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COMMEMORATIVE 
Biographical   Encyclopedia 


..OF.. 

The  Juniata  Valley,  comprising  the  Counties  of 

Huntingdon,  Mifflin,  Juniata,  and 

Perry,  Pennsylvania. 

...  CONTAINING... 

SKETCHES  OF   PROMINENT   AND   REPRESENTATIVE  CITIZENS 
AND   MANY   OF  THE  EARLY  SETTLERS. 


ILLUSTRATED. 


1897. 


CHAMBERSBURG,  PA. 

J.  M.   RUNK  &  CO. 

PUBLISHERS. 


Daily  Tei.egraph  Print, 
Harrisblrg,  Pa. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


-OF- 


HUNTINGDON,  MIFFLIX,  JUNIATA 
AND  PERRT  COUNTIES. 


MIFFLIN  COUNTY-CONTINUED. 


MOSES  KREPPS,  deceased,  was  a  resident 
of  "Granville  township,  Mifflin  county,  but  a 
native  of  Snyder  county.  Pa.  He  came  to 
Mifflin  county  at  about  the  age  of  twenty-five, 
and  for  a  short  time  attended  school  in  the  old 
Snyder  school  house,  and  then  began  farming 
on  his  own  account,  on  a  rented  farm.  He 
was  an  excellent  farmer,  and  so  successful  that 
a  few  years  later,  he  bought  the  same  farm, 
and  there  continued,  engaged  in  labor  which 
was  very  profitable  to  himself,  as  well  as  most 
serviceable  to  others.  He  was  a  very  welcome 
addition  to  the  community  in  which  he  had 
taken  up  his  residence,  being  a  good  and  fair- 
dealing  neighbor,  and  as  a  citizen  always 
ready  to  serve  the  interests  of  the  community. 
He  was  a  Republican,  and  was  elected  on  the 
party  ticket  to  the  office  of  director  of  the 
poor,  which  he  held  with  efficiency.  Mr. 
Krepps  was  a  member  of  the  Dunkard  church. 
He  died  July  28,  1890,  aged  eighty. 

Moses  Krepps  was  first  married  to  Harriet 
Yetter.  Their  children  are:  John,  mamed 
Han-iet  Huffnagel;  Andrew  J.,  married  first 
to  Mary  A.  Krupp,  who  died,  and  he  married 
Martha  Allen,  and  after  her  death,  Mary 
Aucker,  of  Juniata  county.  Pa.;  Margaret 
(Mrs.  Isaac  Heddings) ;  Allen,  married  a  lady 
of  Virginia,  and  resides  in  that  State;  George 
W.,  married  Phebe  Heddings,  who  dying,  he 
married  Sarah  Harshberger;  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
Elisha  Grossmyer);  Reuben,  married  Bella 
Rearick;  jMoses  H.,  man-ied  Elizabeth  Find- 
ley;  Ellen  (Mrs.  Morris  Keller);  Mary  Ann, 
died  at  the  age  of  fourteen;  Joseph,  married 
Ella  Evans;    Susan  H.  (Mrs.  Horsey  Baer); 


and  Emma,  who  died  in  infancy.  The  mother 
of  this  family  died;  and  Mr.  Krepps  was  again 
married,  to  Mrs.  Caroline  Rearick,  widow  of 
John  Rearick.  The  children  of  this  marriage 
are:  Charles,  who  man-ied  Laura  Smith;  and 
James  M.,  who  married  Sarah  Dimn. 

By  her  marriage  with  Mr.  Rearick,  Mrs. 
Krepps  had  five  children:  Albert,  who  mar- 
ried Mary  Tice;  Samuel,  married  Anna  Lu- 
cas; Susan  (Mrs.  Frederick  Miller);  Ellen 
(Mrs.  James  H.  Treaster);  and  Albert  and 
Elizabeth,  twins,  deceased.  John  Rearick 
died  in  1861,  at  about  the  age  of  forty.  Mrs. 
Krepps  resides  on  the  homestead,  in  Granville 
township. 


JOHX  H.  SXYDER,  Lewistomi,  Mifflin 
county,  Pa.,  son  of  Joseph  and  Annie  (Acker) 
Snyder,  was  born  near  Pine  Grove,  Centre 
county.  Pa.,  February  13,  1846.  His  pater- 
nal great-grandparents  were  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Abraham  Schneider,  who  settled  in  America 
some  time  before  the  Revolution,  becoming 
citizens  of  the  province  of  Pennsylvania. 
Here  the  Doctor,  who  was  skilled  in  the  medic- 
inal properties  of  herbs,  practiced  his  profes- 
sion, his  remedies  being  almost  exclusively  se- 
lected from  the  vegetable  kingdom.  He  spent 
the  latter  part  of  his  life  in  Fergusons  valley, 
and  his  remains,  with  those  of  his  good  wife, 
lie  interred  in  the  family  burying  ground  on 
the  old  homestead.  He  built  the  dwelling 
which  is  still  occupied  by  the  family,  and  one 
of  his  two  sons,  John,  the  grandfather  of  John 
H.,  carried  the  work  of  improvement  still  fur- 
ther, and  with  energy  and  good  judgment. 


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He  cleared  much  of  the  hind,  and  hnaight 
it  under  cultivation;  in  1854,  he  built  a 
roomy  and  convenient  barn.  The  farm  be- 
came his  property  after  the  death  of  his  par- 
ents. John  Snyder  was  a  worthy  man  and  a 
public-spirited  citizen,  standing  high  in  the 
regard  of  the  community.  He  was  an  ardent 
Democrat,  and  often  served  in  township  of- 
fices. He  married  Charlotte  Hardy;  their 
children  were  two  daughters  and  eight  sons, 
one  of  the  latter  being  Joseph  Snyder,  father 
of  John  H.  John  Snyder  died  aged  sixty 
years;  his  wife  survived  him  for  many  years, 
reaching  the  venerable  age  of  eighty.  Both 
ai'e  interred  in  the  family  buiying  place,  on 
the  Snyder  farm  in  Fergusons  valley. 

Joseph  Snyder  attended  the  district  school, 
and  during  his  boyhood,  learned  the  business 
of  agriculture  practically  on  the  homestead. 
"When  he  became  of  age,  he  bought  a  farm  in 
Ferguson  to-miship.  Centre  county,  and  began 
farming  on  his  own  account.  It  was  his  life- 
long occupation.  After  the  death  of  his 
father,  he  bought  the  homestead  in  Granville 
township,  and  resided  there  for  the  remainder 
of  his  life.  Joseph  Snyder  maintained  the 
reputation  of  the  family  for  upright  and  just 
dealing.  Although  a  modest  and  unassuming 
man,  he  maintained  his  own  convictions  with 
firmness  and  intelligence.  He  was  a  peacea- 
ble neighbor  and  a  good  friend.  Like  his 
father,  he  adhered  to  the  Democratic  party; 
but  he  never  sought  public  office,  although 
willing  to  serve  his  party  and  the  community 
in  any  other  Avay.  His  wife,  Annie  (Acker) 
Snyder,  is  the  daughter  of  Flenry  Acker. 
Their  children  are:  Mifflin  Dallas,  married 
Miss  Krumrine,  of  Centre  county,  where  they 
reside,  and  have  sons  and  daughters;  John 
H. ;  Charlotte  Hardy  dfrs.  William  Ro])er), 
has  three  children;  Jefferson,  accidentally 
drowned  in  the  Mt.  Eock  mill  dam  in  Derry 
township,  at  the  age  of  twenty-two;  ^Maiy, 
died  aged  about  twenty-two;  Josephine 
Bonaparte,  died  aged  six  or  seven  years.  The 
father,  Joseph  Snyder,  died  in  1887,  at  the  age 
of  sixty-eight;  his  remains  are  buried  in  the 
family  lot  mentioned  before.  He  was  a  faith- 
ful member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 

After  receiving  the  fundamental  part  of  an 
education  in  the  common  schools,  John  TT. 
Snyder  was  for  some  time  a  student  nt  tlie 
academy  in  LewistoA\Ti.  Having  pro])ared 
himself  for  teaching,  he  for  two  tenns  had 


charge  of  a  school  in  the  Ames  school  house 
in  Clearfield  county.  Pa.  In  1808,  he  became 
engaged  in  farming  in  Frederick  county,  Va., 
and  remained  there  until  1888.  After  the 
death  of  his  father,  Mr.  Snyder  purchased  the 
homestead  in  Granville  township,  on  which  he 
now  resides.  He  enjoys  the  confidence  and 
respect  of  his  neighboi-s  and  acquaintances. 
His  political  convictions  are  Democratic. 

John  H.  Snyder  was  married  first  to  Ellen 
Jane,  daughter  of  Abner  and  Catherine 
Schatzer,  by  whom  he  had  three  children: 
Annie  Catherine;  Ira  May;  and  Charles  Wes- 
ley. Mrs.  Ellen  J.  Snyder  died  in  1886,  at 
the  age  of  thirty-seven,  and  is  bui'ied  in  the 
Shenandoah  valley,  in  Virginia.  Mr.  Sny- 
der's second  marriage  was  with  Matilda  J., 
daughter  of  Abraham  and  Mary  Carbaugh,  of 
Frederick  county,  Va.  Their  children  are: 
William  Cleveland;  ^lary  Virginia;  Martha; 
and  Alice  Ruth.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Snyder  are 
members  of  the  Methodist  Ei)iscopal  church. 


SAMUEL  CLAYTOX  MYEP.S,  Lewis- 
town,  ]\Iifflin  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Hill 
valley,  Huntingdon  county,  Pa.,  December 
1,  1851,  son  of  Peter  S.  and  Sarah  (Graeff) 
Myers.  His  paternal  grandparents  were 
Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Myers,  who  resided  on 
the  homestead  in  Oliver  township,  ]Mifflin 
county.  They  had  the  folloA\dng  children: 
Peter  S. ;  William,  married  and  went  to  Illi- 
nois; Reuben,  married  Elizabeth  Bashore, 
who  died,  and  he  married  Vianna  Bashore, 
had  by  the  fii*st  marriage  five,  and  by  the  sec- 
ond four  children,  resides  in  McVeytown,  Pa. ; 
Samuel,  married  Miss  Ruff,  of  Union  county, 
Pa.,  has  children,  resides  in  the  State  of  In- 
diana; David,  man'ied  in  the  Avest,  and  has 
a  family;  John,  man-ied  Miss  Graham,  has  a 
family,  resides  at  j\IcVeytoAvn.  Peter  S. 
]\ryers  Avas  in  early  manhood  a  farmer.  About 
1853,  he  remoA'ed  from  Huntingdon  county 
tb  Oliver  toAAmship,  Mifflin  county,  Avhere  most 
of  his  children  were  born.  By  his  first  mar- 
riage. Avith  Sarah  Graefl^,  his  children  are: 
vSamuel  Clayton;  Serena,  widoAV  of  George 
Rulde,  Avho  AA'as  killed  by  an  accident  on  the 
railroad,  has  four  children,  and  resides  on  the 
flyers  homestead,  near  ]\Ic VeytoAvn ;  IrA'in, 
married  Miss  McDowell,  of  Mifflin  county, 
who  died,  after  which  he  Avent  to  Kansas,  mar- 
ried again,  and  noAV  resides  in  that  State; 
]^^at.thias  GraefiF,  married  Flora  Eby,  has  six 


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children;  Jolm  Allen,  a  liiglilv  intelligent 
and  well-educated  man,  who  has  been  for  years 
associated  with  the  educational  institutions  of 
Mifflin  county,  serving  for  two  terms  as  county 
superintendent  of  schools,  is  now  a  student  at 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania ;  David,  mar- 
ried in  Illinois,  resides  near  Los  Angeles,  Cal. ; 
Elioda,  formerly  wife  of  George  Otto,  who 
died  leaving  her  Avith  one  child,  since  which 
she  has  man'ied  a  second  time,  has  a  child  by 
this  union,  and  resides  in  Calif ovnia;  Emma 
(Mrs.  William  Stands),  has  two  children,  and 
resides  in  Indiana.  Mrs.  Sarah  (Graeff) 
Myers  died;  Mr.  Peter  S.  Myers  afterwards 
married  a  lady  of  Illinois,  and  now  lives  at 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

At  the  time  of  the  removal  to  Mifflin  coun- 
ty, Samuel  C.  Myers  was  aboiit  two  years  old ; 
his  education  Avas  therefore  carried  on  in  this 
county,  in  Oliver  township.  He  was  his 
father's  efficient  assistant  in  the  cultivation  of 
the  home  farm  until  he  reached  the  age  of 
twenty-eight.  At  this  time,  as  a  beginning 
in  independent  business  life,  he  took  the 
George  Myers  place,  in  GrauA'ille  township, 
on  shares.  After  a  few  years'  work,  meeting 
with  very  encouraging  success,  he  bought  the 
same  homestead,  and  has  since  given  his  con- 
stant attention  to  its  cultivation,  introducing 
many  improvements.  The  purchase  was  made 
in  1887;  in  the  course  of  ten  years,  Mr. 
Myers  has  made  his  farin  one  of  the  best  regu- 
lated and  most  productive  in  the  valley,  with 
many  facilities  and  convenient  buildings, 
chief  among  the  latter  being  the  large  and 
comfortable  dwelling  of  his  family,  erected  in 
1892.  He  alwavs  takes  a  kindly  interest  in 
the  affairs  of  the  church  and  the  community 
in  which  he  lives,  and  is  willing  to  contribute 
his  time  and  means  towards  any  Avorthy 
scheme  for  the  ]-»ublic  benefit.  He  adheres  to 
the  Pejuiblican  partA-. 

Samuel  ClaA'ton  !MA-ers  Avas  married  "March 
20,  1879,  to  :\rara'aret  A.,  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Pachel  fSweicart)  Dunmire.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Elmer  ]\rartiu.  born  XoA'ember  27, 
ISSO.  (Hod  Au.o-iist  17.  189.-;:  and  Walter  A., 
born  July  1,  1SR2.  ^ir.  and  :\rrs.  :\[vers  are 
earnest  members  of  the  German  Baptist 
church. 


EPHPAnr  ArOPPTSOX,  deroasod,  for- 
merly of  PeedsA'ille.  ']\riffliu  county.  Pa.,  Avas 
born  July  9,  182.5,  in  Union  toA^mshi]i,  'Mii- 


flin  county.  He  Avas  a  son  of  "William  and 
Catherine  (Bauni)  Morrison.  His  great- 
grandparents  Avere  Joseph  and  Hannah  (Mont- 
gomery) Morrison,  residents  of  the  eastern 
jjart  of  Pennsyh'ania,  who  Avere  married  Oc- 
tober 27,  1772.  Their  son,  William  Morrison, 
Avho  AA^as  born  January  16,  1778,  came  from 
XcAV  London  toAvnship,  Chester  county,  Pa., 
May  12,  1795,  to  L'nion  tOAvnship,  Mifflin 
county,  Avhere  during  all  the  rest  of  his  life 
he  Avas  engaged  in  farming.  He  settled  upon 
the  homestead,  noAV  the  heritage  of  succeeding 
generations  of  the  family.  His  Avife  Avas  bom 
in  Alsace  toAAmship,  Berks  county,  Pa.,  Feb- 
ruary 15,  1781,  and  came  to  Union  toAvnship, 
.Miftiin  county,  at  four  years  of  age.  They 
Avere  mai-ried  by  Rev.  James  Johnson,  April 
27,  1803.  William  Mon-ison  was  a  conscien- 
tious man,  and  just  in  his  dealings.  He  died 
October  11,  1818,  aged  seventy  years,  nine 
months  and  five  days;  his  wife  survived  him, 
dying  at  the  age  of  eighty-three  years,  eight 
months  and  tAveh-e  days,  October  27,  1867. 
Their  son,  William,  and  his  AA'ife  Catherine 
(Baum)  Morrison,  had  children,  as  follows: 
Rose  Ann,  born  ISTovember  9,  1801,  married 
James  Turner,  of  LewistoAAm,  Pa.;  Joseph, 
born  January  3,  1806,  died  September  17, 
1823;  William,  born  December  26,  1806, 
married  Mary  Duncan,  died  March  16,  1866, 
aged  sixty  years,  tAVO  months  and  twenty-one 
days;  Hannah,  born  August  16,  1808,  mar- 
ried first  to  Erancis  McCoy,  and  after  his 
death  to  Dr.  Ross,  of  Williamsburg.  Blair 
county.  Pa.;  Elizabeth,  born  December  31, 
ISIO,  married  John  B.  Hon-ell;  Jean,  born 
November  2,  1812,  married  John  Jackson, 
XoA-eml)er  31,  1837,  died  'March  31,  1897, 
aged  eichty-fiA'e  years,  three  months  and  twen- 
ty-nine days:  John  Baum,  born  Eebruary  4, 
1S15,  married  Louisa  Piatt,  October  4,  1838; 
]\rontgomery,  born  j\rarch  27,  1^17,  married 
^FarA'  Gray,  AA'idoAV  of  Mr.  Dorsey,  ]\rav  21, 
1861.  she  died  aged  sixty-nine  years;  James, 
born  Xovember  4.  1819.  married  ]\rarv  Ann 
^rniiipll.  AvirloAv  of  "NFr.  ^Monsell,  and  died  Jan- 
uarv  31,  1S94,  ac'f'd  scA-euty-four  A'onrs.  tAVO 
months  and  twentA'-six  daA-^;  Peuiunh.  born 
November  4,  1821,  married  Albert  G.  Gib- 
I'nnev.  .TanuarA"  5,  l.'^34;  Alexander,  born 
Arnrdi  4.  1823.  man-ied  Leah  LoAvrv;  Eph- 
raim;  Josenh  Llenderson,  born  October  22, 
1S2S,  died  December  16.  1S96.  a£red  sixtv- 
eifflit  A'ears,  one  month  and  twentv  davs,  mar- 


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ried  Ella  Utts,  April  10,  1872,  she  died  De- 
cember 8,  18U1;  and  three  Avho  died  very 
young;    making  in  all  sixteen  children. 

Ephraim  Morrison  was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  the  to^^^lship,  and  being  ambitious 
for  more  training  than  they  could  afford,  took 
in  early  manhood  a  course  of  study  at  the  Lew- 
istown  Academy.  The  intervals  of  study  he 
spent  in  diligent  labor  on  the  homestead,  as 
his  father's  assistant  in  fanning.  During  the 
latter  part  of  their  father's  life,  Mr.  Morrison 
and  his  brother,  Joseph,  took  upon  themselves 
the  active  management  of  the  farm;  at  their 
father's  death,  still  continuing  to  work  to- 
gether, they  bought  out  their  co-heii-s,  and 
entered  into  possession  of  the  homestead. 
Their  work  progressed  thrivingly  until  1877, 
when  Ephraim  Morrison  became  engaged  in 
hotel-keeping  in  Eeedsville,  and  carried  on 
that  enterprise  for  the  rest  of  his  life.  He 
was  successful  in  this  undertaking,  being  a 
good  landlord,  quiet  and  unassuming,  yet 
genial  and  kindly  in  his  manners.  He  was 
an  ardent  Democrat,  and  was  interested  in 
public  affairs,  especially  those  of  his  own  com- 
munity; he  was  liberal  and  obliging,  and  en- 
joyed the  respect  and  good  opinion  of  his 
neighbors.  In  1893,  he  bought  the  old  flyers 
farm,  in  Granville  township,  on  which  his  son 
now  resides.  He  died  Tuesdav,  Julv  17, 
1894. 

Ephraim  Morrison  Avas  married,  XoA'ember 
8,  18.5-3,  to  Eachel,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
and  Ellen  (Bell)  Scott.  Their  children  are: 
Anna  Turner,  born  in  1854,  died  in  infancy; 
another  child,  a  son,  born  in  1855,  died  in  in- 
fancy;  TTilliam,  born  January  17,  1860,  died 
September  14,  1861,  aged  nineteen  months; 
Louella,  born  December  21,  1856.  died  Eeb- 
ruary  13,  1863;  Catherine  B.,  born  August 
24,  is62,  married  December  14,  1882,  to  Ed- 
gar ]\[.  "Webb,  son  of  Jjafayctte  and  TiFarv  (Isle- 
Fadden")  TTebb,  has  two  children,  Vivian  C, 
born  ^Fay  20,  1884,  and  Edgar  ^F.,  ^Fav  28, 
1892;  they  reside  at  Reedsville;  Joseph  Y., 
bom  January  4.  1865,  married  Emma  ^Fai-y 
E.,  daughter  of  "U'illiam  and  Susan  (Swires') 
De  Arment,  has  children,  Zelpha,  who  died 
aged  one  year  and  eleven  months.  Yernarda, 
Ephraim.  Edward.  Y^'illiam,  Earl,  Xellie, 
and  Joseph,  who  died  very  young:  and  Fred- 
erick C.  born  Jnlv  31,  1871.  ]\Frs.  Bachel 
(Scott')  ^Forrison  is  still  a  resident  of  "Reeds- 
ville, and  a  faithful  member  of  the  Eutheran 


chin-eh  of  that  town.  She  is  of  Scotch-Irish 
descent,  and  is  one  of  a  family  of  eight  chil- 
dren. Her  father  was  a  tailor,  doing  business 
in  Decatur  township.  Both  he  and  his  wife 
died  at  an  advanced  aee. 


AVILLTA:\I  Ct.  roper,  deceased,  of  Lew- 
istown,  ]\Fiftiin  county,  Pa.,  was  born  at  En- 
nisville,  Huntingdon  county,  Pa.,  April  9, 
1846,  son  of  Joseph  Lonsdale  and  Eliza 
(Smith)  Roper.  Joseph  L.  Roper  was  a  native 
of  Great  Britain,  born  near  Lowther  Castle. 
One  of  his  brothers  Avas  employed  by  the  royal 
family  as  a  gardener.  Coming  to  the  United 
States  Avhen  he  was  a  young  man,  Mr.  Roper 
learned  tailoring  in  Philadelphia,  and  after- 
Avards  became  a  resident  of  Mifflin  county, 
living  in  Belleville,  Union  toAvnship,  AA'here  he 
married  Miss  Smith.  Tavo  of  their  daughters 
died  in  early  childhood;  the  remaining  chil- 
dred  are:  John,  first  married  to  Rachel 
Bnrkholder,  of  Shippensburg,  Pa.,  who  died 
leaA'ing  him  three  children,  afterAvards  to 
Maiy  Ellen  Smith,  by  Avhom  he  has  three  chil- 
dren; Annie  Eliza  (!Mrs.  John  Ritchie),  re- 
siding in  Illinois;  Y^illiam  G. ;  Matilda  (Mrs. 
AVesley  Young),  has  two  children;  Joseph 
Luther,  married  Elizabeth  LongAvell,  has  one 
child  living;  Lonsdale,  married  Catherine 
Rice,  has  eight  children;  Richard  B.,  mar- 
ried Ellen  Knode;  Charles  Benton,  married, 
and  has  two  children,  residing  at  Dubois  City, 
Pa.  AFr.  and  ]\Fi-s.  Joseph  Lonsdale  Roper 
are  both  deceased,  the  latter  attained  to  the  age 
of  scA'cnty  years;  Mr.  Roper  Avas  over  eighty 
at  the  time  of  his  death. 

A  busy  and  useful  life  Avas  the  lot  of  Wil- 
liam G.  Roper,  from  the  time  Avlicn,  his  school 
days  scarcely  ended,  he  enlisted,  a  youth  not 
more  than  eighteen  years  of  age,  under  the 
''stars  and  stripes,"  for  the  defense  of  the 
T'nion.  He  serA^ed  throughout  the  war,  and 
Avhen  its  stirring  scenes  were  OA-er,  returned 
to  quiet  Avork  at  home,  a  modest  learner  in  his 
father's  shop.  He  remained  at  Belleville, 
employed  at  his  trade,  until  1881,  Avhen  he 
removed  to  the  old  Ceever  farm,  in  Granville 
toAvnship.  Avhere  he  passed  his  later  years.  Mr. 
Roper  Avas  skillful  and  judicious  as  a  farmer, 
and  Avas  rcAvarded  Avith  abundant  success.  He 
AA'as  interested  in  local  affairs,  and  Avas  a  re- 
spected and  influential  member  of  the  com- 
munity.   !^Fr.  Roper  Avas  an  ardent  Democrat. 


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He  was  a  member  of  Colonel  Hillings  Post, 
i^o.  176,  G.  A.  R.,  at  LeAvisto-wn. 

William  G.  Roper  was  married,  September 
17,  1874,  to  Charlotte  Hardy,  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  x\-nnie  (Acker)  Snyder.  Two  of 
their  children  died  very  young;  those  sur- 
viving are:  Carl  Lonsdale,  born  June  16, 
1875;  Hattie  Pearl,  born  April  19,  1878; 
and  Anna  Lenore,  born  iSlovember  5,  1887. 
The  husband  and  father  died,  aged  about  fifty- 
one  years,  January  25,  1897. 


DANIEL  EDWARD  NOTESTmE, 
Lewistown,  Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  was  born  near 
Bealtown,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  October  14, 
1852,  son  of  John  K.  and  Mary  (Benyman) 
jSTotestine.  His  grandfather,  John  JSTotestine, 
or  Nothstein,  came  from  Germany,  landing 
at  Philadelphia  in  the  latter  part  of  the 
eighteenth  century.  He  settled  in  Berks 
county,  and  married  Miss  Drebs,  of  Union 
county,  Pa.  Their  children  are:  John  K.; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Conrad  Rice),  of  Perry  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  has  a  large  family;  Michael,  married 
Miss  Prank,  has  four  children,  resides  in  Pe- 
oria county,  ni. ;  Tinie  (Mrs.  Daniel  Frank), 
of  Peoria  county,  has  sons  and  daughters; 
Daniel,  married,  and  resided  at  Patterson, 
Pa.,  where  he  died  in  1860,  leaving  three  chil- 
.dren;  and  Susan  (Mrs.  David  Bratton),  of 
Juniata  county,  has  one  child.  John  K.  ISTote- 
stine,  father  of  Daniel  E.,  was  bom  December 
9,  1805,  in  that  part  of  Union  county  which  is 
now  included  in  Snyder  county.  He  received 
a  common  school  education,  and  although 
brought  up  on  a  farm,  and  no  doubt  generally 
assisting  in  its  labors,  he  learned  the  trade  of 
coopering,  at  which  he  worked  with  more  or 
less  regularity  throughout  his  life.  His  char- 
acter was  marked  by  unswerving  rectitude; 
and  his  well-known  integrity,  combined  with 
intelligence  and  good  sense,  won  for  him  many 
friends,  and  the  unfeigned  respect  of  all  who 
knew  him.  He  was  a  faithful  and  zealous 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church; 
he  taught,  and  for  many  years  he  was  superin- 
tendent of  the  Sunday-school  at  the  Boozel 
school  house  in  Beale  township,  Juniata  coun- 
ty. His  house  was  a  headquarters  for  minis- 
ters of  the  Methodist  denomination. 

John  K.  JSTotestine  was  first  mamed  to  Mary 
Weimer.  Their  marriage  took  place  April 
30,  1829;  their  children  are:  Samuel  R.,  of 
Harrisburg,    Pa.,    who    married    Christiana 


Goshen,  and  has  ten  children;  Jane  (Mrs. 
David  Barber),  of  Peoria  coimty.  111.,  has  one 
child;  and  John  A.,  married  Catherine  Bar- 
ber, resides  in  Milo,  AVarren  county,  la.  IMrs, 
Mary  (Weimer)  N'otestine  died  about  1833. 
Mr.  Notestine  afterwards  married  Mary, 
daughter  of  Edward  and  Mary  (Moie)  Berry- 
man,  born  May  31,  1813.  Their  family  con- 
sists of  the  following  children:  Margaret 
Ann,  widow  of  David  Stewart,  of  Port  Royal, 
Juniata  county,  has  three  children;  George 
P.,  born  November  29,  1841,  died  August  28, 
1881;  Nancy  L.,  born  May  31,  1844,  mar- 
ried Joseph  Pennebaker,  and  resided  at  Pat- 
terson, Pa.,  where    she    died    in    jSTovember, 

1870,  leaving  two  children;  William  L.,  mar- 
ried Caroline  Wagner,  and  resided  at  Lewis- 
to-WB,  where  he  died  in  April,  1888,  leaving 
one  child;  Mary  Matilda  (Mrs.  Samuel  War- 
ner), of  Fermanagh  township,  Juniata  county, 
has  eleven  children;  Susan  Alcinda  (Mrs. 
Lucian  Louder),  of  Juniata  county,  whose 
husband  died  in  1887,  has  three  children; 
Daniel  Edward;  James  K.,  married  Jenny 
Palmer,  has  had  five  children;  Albert  J.,  bom 
November  5,  1858,  died  June  24,  1875;  John 
A.,  enlisted  in  Illinois  in  the  Union  army,  and 
served  throughout  the  war  of  the  Rebellion, 
was  twice  captured,  and  confined  in  Libby 
Prison,  whence,  with  some  others,  he  made  his 
escape;  William  L.,  Avho  had  enlisted,  and 
was  on  his  way  to  Harrisburg,  when  he  was 
seriousl}^  injured  in  the  railroad  accident  on 
the  Pennsylvania  railroad,  known  as  the 
"great  Thompsontown  wreck."  The  father, 
John  K.  Notestine,  died  September  17,  1881; 
his  wife  survived  him  only  until  May  12, 
1884.  Like  her  husband,  she  was  a  devout 
member  of  the  Methodist  church;  she  was 
greatly  beloved  for  her  hospitality,  and  her 
constant,  but  unostentatious  kindness  to  those 
in  want. 

Daniel  E.  Notestine  attended  the  common 
schools,  but  only  in  early  boyhood.  He  was 
but  ten  years  old  when  he  began  assisting  by 
his  work  in  the  maintenance  of  the  family. 
He  worked  among  the  farmers  of  the  vicinity 
until  he  was  about  twenty  years  of  age.     In 

1871,  '72,  and  ^73,  he  was  emjaloyed  upon  the 
railroad  and  canal.  In  1875,  he  began  farm- 
ing on  his  own  account  in  Juniata  county,  but 
in  1876,  was  again  on  the  railroad.  After 
this,  until  1880,  he  was  a  dealer  in  stock; 
then  he  turned  his  attention  acain  to  fanning, 


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in  Mifflin  county;  in  ISSl,  lie  engaged  at  the 
Mt.  Rock  floui'ing-mill,  and  remained 
tliere  until  1885.  He  then  purchased  his 
present  homestead,  in  Granville  township, 
which  he  has  ever  since  cultivated  with  excel- 
lent success.  There  is  much  worthy  of  note  in 
Mr.  Xotestine's  course  of  life;  not  only  the 
diligence,  the  good  management  and  just  deal- 
ing that  have  placed  him  in  his  present  hon- 
orable position,  but  also  his  Avatchful  care  for 
the  interests  of  his  parents  and  invalid  brother, 
throughout  their  lives,  in  providing  with  \\n- 
selfish  devotion  for  their  comfort.  Mr.  Note- 
stine  has  served  the  to^\^lship  in  various  offices, 
being  elected  on  the  Democratic  ticket.  He 
is  a  member  in  good  standing  of  the  Patrons  of 
Husbandry,  and  represents  Mifflin  county  on 
the  State  Boai'd  of  AgTicultm'e. 

Daniel  Edward  jSTotestine  was  married,  Sep- 
tember 21,  1879,  to  Sarah  E.,  daughter  of 
Robert  and  Martha  (Major)  Smith.  Their 
children  are:  Robert  Smith,  born  February 
2,  1881;  and  Mary  Agnes,  born  September 
27,  1883.  Mrs.  Xotestine,  who  was  an  only 
child,  was  bora  May  11,  1849.  Her  parents 
are  deceased;  Mrs.  Smith  died  in  1856,  at  the 
age  of  twenty-six  or  twenty-seven;  Mr.  Smith 
died  August  17,  1885,  aged  sixty-four  years, 
six  months  and  twenty-two  days.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Xotestine  are  members  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church. 


GEORGE  3[clvEE,  Strodes  stills,  Mifflin 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  Hugh  and  Margaret  (Han- 
awalt)  ]\rcKee,  was  liorn  on  the  homestead  in 
Granville  township,  January  31,  1827.  The 
McKee  family  is  of  Scotch-Irish  lineage.  One 
of  its  representatives  in  the  country,  William, 
father  of  Hugh  ]\[clvee,  was  a  soldier  of  the 
Revohition,  in  the  Continental  army;  he 
served  also  in  the  war  of  1812.  He  removed 
from  Cumberland  county  to  Centre  county, 
Pa.,  Avhere  he  was  a  farmer.  William  McKee 
married  Sarah  Jane  Taylor,  and  had  children: 
William;  Samuel;  Hugh;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Jacob 
Bergstresser) ;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Samuel  Mc- 
GauV,  and  ]\rary  (Mrs.  James  Crooks). 
Hugh  ^FcTvee  was  born  at  Logans  Gap,  Centre 
county,  in  1799.  He  attended  the  schools  of 
his  neighborhood  during  his  early  youth,  but 
being  left  an  orphan  at  about  thirteen  years 
of  age,  he,  with  his  brother,  Samuel,  came  un- 
der the  care  of  George  Woods,  of  Centre  coun- 
tv,  and  remained  with  him  until  he  had  almost 


reached  his  majority.  About  1820,  Hugh 
McKee  engaged  as  helper  on  the  farm  of 
David  McKee,  m  Fergusons  valley,  who  al- 
though of  the  same  name  was  not  a  relative. 
His  diligent  and  thorough  work  made  him  a 
valued  emjjloyee;  in  a  few  years,  he  under- 
took the  cultivation  of  his  employer's  farm  on 
shares,  an  agreement  mutually  satisfactory, 
which  lasted  until  1831.  He  then  rented 
Judge  Oliver's  farm,  in  Bratton  to^vnsllip, 
Mifflin  county,  for  three  years,  and  subse- 
quently bought  the  farm  from  the  Oliver  es- 
tate. Here  he  continued  farming  until  1839. 
In  1840,  he  purchased  the  land  of  David  Mc- 
Kee, on  which  he  had  formerl}'  been  a  laborer; 
it  contained  about  560  acres.  He  improved 
the  buildings  and  other  accessories  of  the 
farm,  and  built  the  saw-mill  now  owned  by 
his  son,  George  McKee. 

Flugh  McKee  married  a  lady  of  German 
descent,  Margaret,  daughter  of  George  and 
Susan  (Rothrock)  Hanawalt,  of  Wayne  to^vn- 
ship  (now  Oliver),  Mifflin  county.  Their 
children  are:  George;  William,  died  when  a 
small  boy,  from  woimds  accidentally  received; 
]\Iargaret  Ann,  died  at  two  years  of  age;  An- 
drew J.,  died  aged  twenty-six;  Susan,  died 
aged  twenty-two;  Mary  (Mrs.  W.  Scott  Cald- 
well), has  three  children;  and  Miss  Anne,  re- 
siding on  the  old  homestead.  Hugh  McKee 
died  on  the  farm,  August  25,  1870.  He  was 
one  who  OAved  his  financial  success  to  his  own 
sterling  qualities  of  prudence,  steadiness  and 
determination. 

His  eldest  son,  George  McKee,  after  attend- 
ing the  township  schools  for  some  years,  be- 
came his  father's  valued  helper  on  the  farm, 
and  continued  to  reside  with  him  as  such  until 
about  1856.  At  that  time,  he  began  farming 
on  his  ovm  account,  on  jiart  of  the  homestead 
where  he  now  resides.  His  father  built  the 
liouse  and  barn  on  that  tract.  In  1878, 
George  !McKee  succeeded  to  the  homestead 
as  his  share  of  his  father's  estate.  Taking  up 
the  Avork  of  improvement  where  his  father 
left  off,  he  has  by  his  sensible  and  intelligent 
management  made  his  property  what  it  is,  one 
of  the  finest  and  most  productive  farais  in  the 
region.  Mr.  McKee  is  a  Avorthy  and  usefiil 
citizen,  of  high  standing  in  the  commimity, 
not  merely  because  of  his  prosperous  circxim- 
stances,  but  as  a  man  of  character  and  ability. 
That  bis  judgment  and  intelligence  are  appre- 
ciated, is  proved  liy  his  having  been  continued 


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for  twenty-seven  years  in  tlie  office  of  school 
director.  He  lias  served  also  in  otlier  town- 
ship offices.  His  integrity  is  well  known,  as 
is  also  his  charitable  and  hospitable  disposi- 
tion.    He  is  an  ardent  Democrat. 

George  McKee  was  married,  January  16, 
1856,  to  Ann  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Martin 
and  Rebecca  (Ault)  Carney.  Their  children 
arc:  Margaret  Rebecca,  died  aged  about  fif- 
teen months;  Jennie  (Mrs.  Andrew  S.  ]\Ic- 
Kee);  Samuel  Edwin,  now  farming  the  old 
homestead;  Hugh  Ellsworth,  married  Martha 
Burns,  has  two  children,  and  the  fam- 
ily now  resides  at  "West  Carrollton,  O.,  wffiere 
Mr.  H.  E.  McKee  is  engaged  in  mercantile 
business;  Mary  Alice,  residing  with  her  par- 
ents; Anna  Maria,  also  at  home;  Harry; 
Thomas  M. ;  George  M.,  a  graduate  of  the 
State  College  in  Centre  county,  Pa.,  having 
taken  a  course  in  electrical  engineering,  as  a 
mechanical  electrician;  "William;  xVndrew; 
and  Herman  Ray.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Mc- 
Kee are  faithful  inembers  of  the  Presbyterian 
church  at  McYeytown,  in  which  j\Ir.  McKee 
has  l)eeu  for  voars  an  elder. 


JOHX  PROUT.  deceased,  was  English  by 
birth,  born  and  brought  up  on  a  farm  in  Corn- 
wall, and  educated  in  one  of  the  niral  schools 
of  his  native  shire.  Arrived  at  his  majority, 
he  began  to  work  in  the  mines  on  his  own  ac- 
coimt,  and  in  1886  or  1887,  he  emigTated  to 
America,  where  he  followed  the  same  voca- 
tion ;  it  was  his  life  work.  As  time  passed  on, 
and  success,  l)orn  of  industry  and  frugality, 
crowned  his  labors,  he  made  two  visits  to  the 
mother  county,  the  dear  and  well-remembered 
home  of  his  boyhood;  then  returning  to  his 
second  home  and  to  his  family,  he  passed  his 
declining  days  wdth  his  eldest  son,  John,  in 
Granville  township,  Mifflin  county.  He  was 
married  in  England,  to  Mary  Ann  Xetherton. 
Their  family,  a  widely  scattered  one  is  as  fol- 
lows: John;  "William,  married  Ada  Roberts, 
came  to  America,  died  in  Virginia,  had  one 
son,  Thomas,  A\'ho  now  resides  in  England; 
Elizabeth  Jane  (]\Irs.  Frank  "Wedge),  has  one 
child,  Eillian  Beatrice,  resides  in  Johannes- 
burg, southern  Africa;  Bessie  (Mrs.  Richard 
"Wedge),  died  at  Johannesburg;  Frederick, 
engaged  in  mining,  in  Montana;  Thomas,  re- 
siding with  his  brother  John;  two  children 
who  died  young;  Jessie  (Mrs.  George  Rowle), 
of  Johannesburg,  Africa;  and  Maud,  resid- 


ing at  Lewistown,  Pa.  Mrs.  John  Prout,  the 
mother,  died  in  Cormvall,  England,  in  1879; 
her  husband  died  at  the  home  of  their  son, 
John  Prout,  Jr.,  August  6,  1891,  at  the  age 
of  sixty. 

John  Prout,  Jr.,  Avas  born  in  Cornwall,  De- 
cember 17,  1862,  and  there  received  a  com- 
mon school  education.  He  passed  his  boyhood 
in  his  parents'  house,  and  became  engaged  in 
the  mines  which  form  the  principal  wealth  of 
the  Cornish  country.  In  1882,  he,  too,  came 
to  the  United  States,  landing  in  Xew  York, 
and  proceeding  to  Iron  mountain,  near  Lake 
Sujjerior,  Mich.,  he  engaged  in  mining,  first 
at  that  place,  and  later  at  Butte  City,  Mont. 
Four  years  after,  he  returned  to  Xew  York, 
and  subsequently  came  to  Mifflin  county, 
where  he  was  again  occupied  in  mining,  in 
Granville  township.  In  1890  Mr.  Prout  pur- 
chased his  present  farm,  and  turned  his  at- 
tention to  its  cultivation,  which  has  been  his 
occupation  since' that  time.  He  has  worked 
his  own  way  to  his  present  independent  and  re- 
spectable position,  and  to  a  comfortable  com- 
petency for  himself  and  his  family,  by  force 
of  industry  and  perseverance,  having  already, 
in  the  early  prime  of  manhood,  achieved  what 
manv  fail  to  secure  bv  the  cfi^orts  of  a  long- 
life.' 

John  Prout,  Jr.,  was  married  September  6, 
1886,  to  Harriet  Jane,  daughter  of  Frederick 
and  Mary  (Coombe)  Hawke,  of  England. 
Their  children  are:  Bessie,  born  June  11, 
1887;  ]\rarv  Elizabeth,  born  November  19, 
1889;  Frederick  George,  born  December  22, 
1891;  and  Katie,  born  October  10,  1893.  Mr. 
Front's  religious  preferences  are  for  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


SYLVESTER  BROUGHT,  Lewistown, 
jMifflin  county,  Pa.,  was  born  on  the  home- 
stead in  Granville  township,  April  1,  181:-1. 
He  is  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Barbara  (Hous- 
er)  Brought.  His  great-grandfather,  John 
Brought,  came  to  the  Province  of  Pennsylva- 
nia during  colonial  days,  from  one  of  the 
central  German  States.  He  fought  for  the 
liberties  of  his  adopted  couhlry  in  the  Revo- 
lution, and  at  the  close  of  the  war,  settled 
down  to  the  peaceful  occupation  of  tilling  the 
soil,  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa.  Here  he  mar- 
ried, and  among  his  children  Avas  Daniel,  the 
grandfather  of  Sylvester  Brought.  Daniel 
Brought  did  not  leave  Lancaster  countv  imtil 


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he  became  a  man,  and  set  out.  to  make  his  in- 
dependent way  in  the  world.  lie  then  "went 
west,"  that  is,  as  far  as  Thompsontown,  Pa., 
in  the  neighborhood  of  which  place  he  re- 
mained for  a  time,  enoaped  in  farming;  later, 
he  went  np  the  valley  of  the  Juniata,  above 
the  jSTarrows,  and  about  the  year  1798,  bought 
a  tract  of  land  in  what  is  now  Granville  town- 
ship, Mifflin  county.  It  was  then  a  part  of 
Cumberland  county.  His  chosen  home  was 
near  where  the  village  of  Granville  now 
stands.  He  cleared  the  land  and  began  upon 
it  the  work  of  improvement,  which,  during  a 
long  and  industrious  life,  he  carried  on  with 
much  success,  laying  a  good  foundation  for 
the  fortunes  of  his  descendants.  He  married 
Miss  Pyle,  of  Lancaster  county.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  George,  married  Lydia  Lauber, 
resided  for  a  time  in  Juniata  county,  where 
he  died;  John;  Joseph,  who  died  in  early  man- 
hood; and  Daniel.  John,  the  second  of  this 
family,  was  an  intelligent  and  energetic  man, 
and  a  very  prosperous  farmer.  He  mamed 
Mary  Sellers;  their  married  life  w\as  spent  on 
the  Brought  homestead,  Avhich  John  Brought 
managed  as  long  as  he  lived,  adding  to  his  es- 
tate by  various  purchases,  and  thus  becoming 
the  owner  of  much  land  in  Granville  town- 
ship, on  a  part  of  which  the  village  of  Gran- 
ville now  stands.  The  children  of  John  and 
Mary  (Sellers)  Brought  are:  Jacob,  died  at 
about  twenty-six  years  of  age;  Joseph,  married 
Anna  C.  Owens,  was  killed  in  a  railroad  acci- 
dent near  his  home;  and  John,  Jr.,  who  mar- 
ried Rebecca  Owens,  and  has  children,  Cal- 
vin, Austin,  Eliza,  Jacob,  who  died  young, 
Severius  C,  Joseph,  Jennie,  John  and  Sarah. 
Daniel  Brought  and  his  wife,  the  venerable 
grandparents,  both  lived  to  be  three  score  and 
ten  years  of  age. 

Their  youngest  son,  Daniel  Brought,  Jr., 
was  born  February'  15,  1798,  on  the  home- 
stead, wdiere  he  continned  to  reside  nntil  long 
after  his  school  days  were  ended.  He  was 
about  twenty-two  when  he  began  farming  on 
his  own  account,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Ju- 
niata river.  He  removed  some  years  later  to 
the  old  Clay  farm,  where  he  passed  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life.  This  farm  became  the 
homestead  of  his  family.  He  Avas  an  active, 
earnest  man,  a  successful  farmer,  and  had  a 
laudable  ambition  for  the  true  Avelfare  and 
progress  of  his  family  and  neighborhood.     He 


adhered  to  the  old  Whig  party,  and  was  elect- 
ed several  times  on  its  ticket  to  township 
offices.  Daniel  Bi'ought  Avas  married  in  1818 
to  Barbara,  daughter  of  Jacob  Houser,  one  of 
the  pioneer  settlers  of  Centre  county,  Pa. 
Their  children  are:  Jacob,  born  July  16, 
1825,  married  Catherine  Hughes,  had  seven 
children,  some  of  Avhom  reside  in  Illinois  and 
Kansas;  Anna  E.  (Mrs.  Joseph  Wilson),  born 
January  27,  1827,  has  three  children;  Mary 
Barbara,  died  in  early  life;  Mary  Jane,  bom 
December  4,  1831,  married  Joseph  Rawlin- 
son,  had  three  children ;  Henrietta,  born  July 
19,  1833,  died  in  early  childhood;  Daniel, 
born  October  16,  1831,  died  April  1,  1869; 
John  Henry,  born  March  6,  1836,  died  Janu- 
ary 30,  1883;  William  Harrison,  born  Janu- 
ary 2,  1838,  married  Caroline  Lutz,  who  died 
leaving  three  children,  after  Avhich  he  married 
Sarah  Hockey,  by  whom  he  had  four  children ; 
Sylvester,  born  April  1,  1811;  James  Bwine, 
born  Ajjril  19,  1815,  married  Clara  Brene- 
man,  has  ten  children;  and  Martha  Matilda, 
born  May  8,  1847,  married  to  John  Hartman, 
and  died  leaving  four  children,  since  which 
Mr.  Hartman  has  married  again,  and  remoA^ed 
to  the  Avest.  Mi-s.  Barbara  (Houser)  Brought 
died  August  26,  1855.  She,  like  her  husband, 
Avas  an  earnest  and  faithful  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church  at  LewistoAvn.  Daniel 
Brought  afterwards  married  Sarah  Patton. 
He  departed  this  life  September  4,  1860;  Mrs. 
Sarah  Brought  survived  him  until  December 
31,  1869.  John  Henry  Brought,  seventh 
child  of  Daniel  Brought,  Jr.,  after  receiving 
an  academic  education  at  LeAvistoAvn,  and 
studying  for  several  terms  at  the  State  Xormal 
School,  Millersville,  Pa.,  returned  home  and 
taught  school  for  several  terms.  He  had  be- 
gun the  study  of  laAV  under  the  tuition  of  Hon. 
S.  S.  Woods,  at  LcAvistown,  Avhen  the  call  to 
arms  for  the  maintenance  of  the  Union  reach- 
ed his  ears  and  his  heart.  Shortly  after  the 
beginning  of  the  Rebellion,  he  enlisted  as  or- 
derly sorgeant  in  tlie  jSTinth  Pennsyh-ania 
CaA^alry.  He  Avas  afterwards  promoted  to 
first  lieutenant,  and  served  about  four  years, 
until  the  end  of  the  Avar.  He  received  a 
Avound  AAdiich  eventually  caused  his  death,  as 
said  before,  in  1883.  He  died  in  the  home- 
stead, an  inmate  of  his  brother  Sylvester's 
family.  James  Irvine  Brought,  the  youngest 
son,  Avas  educated  in  the  LewistoAvn  borough 
schools,  the  academy  of  the  same  jilacc,  and 


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the  Xormal  School  at  Millersville.  He  after- 
wards taught  school  for  several  years  in  Gran- 
ville townshij). 

Sylvester  Brought  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  and  the  academy  at  Lew- 
istown.  AVhen  he  was  seventeen  years  old, 
he,  with  his  brothers  Daniel  and  John  H., 
took  charge  of  the  homestead  farm.  Their  in- 
terests continued  to  be  united  xmtil  the  death 
of  the  latter  two.  I\Ir.  Brought  has  been  ever 
since  engaged  in  farming,  and  has  also  dealt 
extensively  in  live  stock.  Farming  with  him 
is  not  a  "primitive"'  business;  he  is  always 
ready  to  adopt  any  improved  plans  or  appli- 
ances, after  careful  examination  into  their 
merits.  His  improvements  on  the  homestead 
farm  have  been  numerous.  In  1892-93  he 
erected  a  large  and  convenient  barn;  a  year 
earlier,  his  spacious  and  comfortable  dwelling 
was  built.  He  has  several  properties  in  Gran- 
ville township,  aggregating  some  1,240  acres, 
and  averaging  about  125  acres  to  a  farm. 
Since  1883  he  has  built  four  modern  and  con- 
venient houses  and  four  fine  barns  upon  his 
different  tracts.  He  has  always  taken  an  ac- 
tive interest  in  local  enterprises,  and  has  served 
in  various  township  offices,  when  elected  on 
the  Eepublican  ticket,  although  he  is  by  no 
means  an  office-seeker.  Mr.  Brought's  per- 
sonal qualities  win  for  him  the  esteem  and 
confidence  of  his  friends  and  neighbors. 

Sylvester  Brought  was  married,  March  1-t, 
1871,  to  Elvira  C.,  daughter  of  David  and 
Amelia  (Pawling)  Alleman.  Their  children 
are:  Edgar  A.,  born  December  31,  1871,  was 
at  school  at  Ada,  O.,  when  he  was  compelled 
by  sickness  to  relinquish  his  studies;  and  John 
Henry,  born  jSTovember  9,  1875.  The  family 
attend  the  Lutheran  church  at  Lewistown,  of 
which  Mrs.  Brought  is  a  member.  !Mr. 
Brought  willingly  lends  his  aid  to  all  church 
enterprises. 

The  family  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  Alleman 
is  as  follows:  their  eldest  son,  Harry  B., 
married  Jenny  Smith,  and  resides  at  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. ;  Elvira  C.  (Mys.  Brought) ;  Je- 
rome T.,  graduate  of  Princeton  College, 
taught  the  Airy  View  Academy,  Port  Eoyal, 
Pa.,  for  some  years,  was  cashier  of  a  bank  in 
Silver  City,  ISJ".  M.,  for  several  years,  now 
resides  in  Juniata  county,  was  a  candidate  on 
the  Democratic  ticket  in  1896  for  congress- 
man-at-large,  and  in  1894,  on  the  Populist 
ticket,  for  Governor;   Lavinia  E.;  and  Samuel 


H.  and  Herbert  J.,  twins.  Daniel  Alleman 
was  a  prosperous  farmer.  His  character  as  a 
citizen,  as  a  Christian,  and  as  a  husband  and 
father,  was  exemplary. 

David  Brought,  a  native  of  Granville  town- 
ship, was  brought  up  on  the  homestead,  mar- 
ried, and  has  a  family.  During  the  war  he 
became  known  as  Major  Brought.  He  was 
extensi-^-ely  engaged  as  a  contractor  and 
builder;  he  constructed  a  section  of  the  rail- 
road below  Lewistown.  He  at  one  time  kept 
the  hotel  in  the  Narrows  of  the  Juniata, 
known  as  the  "Seven  Miles"  tavern. 


AVILLIAM    HAEEISOX    BEOFGHT, 

Lewistown,  Mifflin  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in 
Granville  township,  on  the  homestead  where 
Sylvester  Brought  now  resides,  January  2, 
1838.  Fie  is  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Barbara 
(Houser)  Brought.  Mrs.  Daniel  Brought  was 
a  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Martha  Houser, 
whose  parents  were  among  the  first  settlers  of 
Centre  county.  Pa.  William  H.  Brought  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools,  and  resided 
with  his  parents  until  he  was  about  twenty- 
eight  years  of  age.  Then,  after  cultivating 
for  one  year  the  Matthew  Taylor  farm,  in 
Brown  township,  he  took  up  his  residence  on 
his  present  homestead,  a  place  formerly  the 
property  of  Hon.  Samuel  S.  Woods.  This 
place  he  has  ever  since  occupied,  and  has 
farmed  it  with  much  skill  and  success.  Mr. 
Brought  is  a  good  neighbor  and  friend,  and 
a  respected  and  influential  citizen.  Ho  ad- 
heres to  the  Eepublican  party,  on  whose  ticket 
he  has  been  elected  to  different  township 
offices,  and  has  cheerfully  served,  although 
not  an  aspirant  for  political  prefennent. 

AYilliam  Harrison  Brought  was  married  in 
1863  to  Caroline,  daughter  of  JSTicholas  Lutz. 
The  children  of  that  marriage  are:  George  H., 
who  died  young;  Matilda;  and  Annie,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  one  month 
and  three  days,  on  June  19,  1885.  Mrs.  Caro- 
line Brought,  died  April  3,  1875.  Mr. 
Brought  was  again  married,  December  26, 
1S76,  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Eobert  and  Je- 
mima (Xorman)  Hockey,  of  Bridport,  Dor- 
setshire, England.  Their  children  are:  Harry, 
born  May  30,  1880,  died  when  three  months 
old;  Daniel,  born  September  15,  1881;  How- 
ard, born  October  14,  1883;  and  Laiira  Bell, 
born  June  8,  1886.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brought 
are  meml:)ers  of  the  Lutheran  church  at  Lew- 


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istowu.  Robert  Hockey,  the  father  of  ^Irs. 
Brought,  was  a  luoukler.  He  came  to  America 
"vvliile  he  \va^  quite  a  young  man,  and  for  a 
short  time  worked  at  his  trade  in  Lewistown. 
The  chiklrcn  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hockey  were 
two  daughters,  Fanny  and  Sarah.  Fanny  died 
wlien  she  was  a  little  child,  and  is  buried  at 
"Wilmington,  Del. ;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Brought),  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools  of  the  vari- 
ous places  in  which  the  family  resided,  finish- 
ing her  course  of  studies  at  the  Kishacoquillas 
Seminary,  and  qualifying  herself  for  teaching. 
She  taught  for  one  year  in  GranA'ille  township 
and  then  for  ten  years  in  the  graded  school  at 
Lewistown.  Her  father  lived  to  be  sixty  years 
of  age,  Init  lior  mother  completed  her  three 
score  vears  and  ten. 


ISAAC  BEAVER,  Granville,  :\Iifflin 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  August  12,  18-is.  He 
is  the  son  of  Isaac  and  Catherine  (Hughes) 
Cordell.  Being  left  an  orphan  when  but  one 
year  old,  he  became  the  ward  of  Joseph  and 
]\Iary  Ann  (^Messersmith)  Beaver,  who  adopt- 
ed him  as  their  son.  He  attended  the  district 
schools,  and  remained  on  the  Beaver  farm  in 
Granville  township  iintil  he  reached  his  six- 
teenth year.  AMien  ten  years  old,  Isaac 
Beaver  began  t<j  work  among  the  farmers  of 
the  neighborliood ;  at  the  age  of  sixteen  he 
began  working  on  the  railroad  and  remained 
in  this  occupation  until  he  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Juniata  Land  Company,  August 
15,  1877.  In  1882  he  was  promoted  from  the 
jwsition  of  laborer  to  tliat  of  s]ii]i])ing  clerk 
and  foreman  at  (!ranville  .-tati(.)n.  In  1802 
the  conqiany  reniDved  their  Avorks  to  their 
present  location  in  (Iranville.  Mr.  Beaver 
then  became  general  foreman,  assuming  en- 
tire charge  of  all  outside  Avork,  and  continues 
in  this  office  at  the  present  time.  His  indus- 
try and  honesty  have  Avon  for  him  the  confi- 
dence and  esteem  of  his  employers  and  friends, 
as  well  as  a  comfortable  living. 

Isaac  Beaver  Avas  married  in  186G  to  Annie 
E.,  daughter  of  William  and  Polly  Marlin,  of 
LIuntingdon  county,  Pa.  Their  children  are: 
Mary  Ellen;  and  Bertie  May,  both  of  AAdiom 
died  at  the  age  of  three  years  and  six  months. 
George  Franklin,  married  Mary  "Woodhull 
Swartz,  has  one  son,  Henry  Isaac,  and  resides 
at  Altoona,  Pa.;  Thomas  Gibson,  married 
Elizabeth  Ladden,  of  IXew  Jersey,  has  two 
sons,   John    Franklin,   deceased,   and   Charles 


Uinehart;  and  Eleanor  Maud  (Mrs.  Alexan- 
der Whistler),  has  two  children,  Rhoda  May, 
and  John  Isaac;  James  H. ;  William  P.; 
Charles  Campbell;  Edith;  Bertha;  and  Yer- 
nie  Elmina.  Mrs.  Beaver  died  Xovember  21, 
1891,  aged  forty-six  years.  She  Avas  an  earn- 
est and  faithful  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church.  Mr.  Beaver  was  married 
again  February  15,  1893,  to  Maria  C,  Avidow 
of  Charles  Hebby,  and  daughter  of  Xicholas 
and  Elizal)eth  (Ileffncr)  Decker.  Mr.  Beaver 
and  fainily  attend  the  ^Methodist  Episcopal 
church  and  the  Dunkard  chiirch. 

]\Ir.  Xicholas  Decker  serA'ed  in  the  Avar  of 
the  Re]:)ellion  in  the  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-sixth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  He 
lost  a  leg  and  an  arm  in  the  battle  of  Antie- 
tam,  and  died  at  the  hospital  from  the  ampu- 
tation. 


IIEXRY  BOOK,  Lewistown,  Mifflin  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Fermanagh  toAvnship, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  October  28,  1S17.  He 
is  a  son  of  John  and  Barbara  (Witmer)  Book, 
both  of  German  ancestry.  John  Book,  in  his 
youth,  learned  shoemaking,  and  Avas  engaged 
in  this  business  for  a  number  of  years.  After- 
Avards  he  began  to  farm,  and  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life  in  this  occupation.  He 
Avas  a  Whig,  and  interested  in  all  that  con- 
cerned his  country.  He  serA'ed  his  tOAvnship 
in  various  offices  and  Avas  just  and  conscien- 
tious in  all  his  business  transactions.  The  chil- 
dren of  Jolm  and  Barbara  (Witmer)  Book 
are:  Catharine  ( ]\Irs.  Lewis  EA'ans),  has  three 
children,  tAvo  deceased,  and  one,  Charles,  of 
Huntingdon  county,  living;  Elizabeth  (]\Irs. 
Isaac  Price),  has  seven  children,  all  dead  but 
Isaac,  of  Miami  county,  O.;  Abraham,  mar- 
ried Mary  Keefer,  of  Dauphin  county,  Pa., 
three  children  deceased,  the  surAnvors  being 
John,  Joseph,  Daniel,  Jacob  and  Elizabeth; 
John,  married  Sarah  Holtzapfel,  has  seven  liv- 
ing children,  Jane,  Charles,  Margaret,  Mary, 
Sarali,  Emma  and  Ilemy,  and  tAvo  deceased; 
Samuel,  uiari'iecl  Annie  Coder,  has  children, 
Edmund.  Isaac,  Samuel,  Henry,  David. 
Elizabeth,  Catlierine  and  ^larv;  David,  de- 
ceased; Daniel,  married  Miss  Price,  of  Hunt- 
ingdon county,  has  children,  Henry,  Mary, 
Abraham,  Samuel,  and  Catherine,  deceased; 
Esther  (^Irs.  Jose])h  Keefer),  has  five  chil- 
dren,    Jolin.     Jos(>])li,     ^larv,     Barbara     and 


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Elizabeth;    Mattie;    Henry;    and    Jacob,    de- 
ceased. 

Heury  Book  remained  on  the  homestead  in 
Juniata  county  until  he  was  twenty-one  years 
old,  receiving  his  education  in  the  public 
schools.  When  he  reached  his  majority  he 
came  to  Mifflin  county,  and  worked  for  sev- 
eral years  at  coopering  during  the  winter 
months  and  as  farm  laborer  during  the  summer 
months.  In  1844,  he  began  to  farm  for  him- 
self on  the  'Squire  Burkholder  farm  in  Derry 
township,  and  spent  five  years  there.  He  then 
came  to  Granville  township,  and  bought  part 
of  the  'Squire  Elliot  farm,  which  he  cultivated 
for  eight  years.  Mr.  Book  then  retired  from 
farming  and  removed  to  a  home  near  Yeager- 
town,  where  he  lived  for  many  years.  In 
1883  he  removed  to  his  present  home  in  Gran- 
ville township.  He  bought  the  Wakefield 
Mill  property  consisting  of  40  acres  in  Gran- 
ville township,  in  1892.  He  has  been  a  good 
and  useful  citizen  and  enjoys  the  respect  and 
esteem  of  his  neighbors  and  friends. 

Henry  Book  was  married  in  1843,  to  Ma- 
tilda, daughter  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Bis- 
bing)  Burkholder,  of  Derry  township.  Mrs. 
Book  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal church  and  an  active  worker  in  its  so- 
cieties. She  had  a  taste  for  literature  and 
WTOte  many  poems  for  the  local  paper.  She 
was  charitable  in  a  quiet  way,  and  was  held  in 
high  regard  by  her  friends.  Her  death  oc- 
curred September  3,  1883. 


JOHX  GIBSOJSr  WHITE,  Lewistown, 
Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  was  born  at  Three 
Springs,  Clay  township,  Huntingdon  county. 
Pa.,  February  9,  1837.  He  is  a  son  of  Wil- 
liam and  Mary  Ann  (Gibson)  White.  Plis 
father,  AVilliam  White,  was  born  near  Lon- 
donderry, Coiinty  Derry,  Ireland.  He  was 
educated  in  his  native  place  and  learned  coop- 
ering. Desiring  a  more  lucrative  field  of  la- 
lior,  he  came  to  America,  landing  in  ISTew 
York  about  1815,  and  settled  in  Huntingdon 
county.  Pa.  He  began  store-keeping  at  Three 
Springs  and  was  engaged  in  this  business  for 
some  years.  He  then  bought  a  farm  in  Cass 
township,  and  worked  as  a  cooper,  besides  cul- 
tivating his  farm.  Mr.  White  was  a  Demo- 
crat, an  industrious  man  and  worthy  citizen. 
William  White  was  married  at  Three  Springs, 
Huntingdon  county,  to  Mary  Ann  Gibson,  of 
Philadelphia.     Their  children  are:  Eleanor, 


deceased;  Jane  (Mrs.  Samuel  Skipper),  has 
four  children;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Ephraim 
Wian),  has  five  children;  John  Gibson;  Mar- 
garet (Mrs.  Irvine  Myers),  has  four  children; 
Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  Wilson  Averill),  of  Lewis- 
town,  has  two  children;  Frances  (Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Eoundtree),  of  Lewistown,  has  two  chil- 
dren ;  Hannah  and  Sarah,  twins,  of  whom  the 
latter  is  deceased.  William  White  was  a  faith- 
ful member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.  He  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-four. 
His  wife  died  aged  fifty-six  years. 

John  Gibson  White  remained  on  his  father's 
farm  until  he  attained  his  majority,  tie  at- 
tended the  district  schools  and  learned  coop- 
ering. In  1857,  he  went  to  Texas,  where  he 
remained  for  about  two  years.  He  then  re- 
turned and  began  farming  on  the  homestead. 
His  labor  met  with  success,  and  he  bought  a 
part  of  the  home  farm  and  continued  to  cul- 
tivate it  all.  In  1866  he  bought  the  'Squire 
Green  farm  in  Cass  township.  In  1883  he 
came  to  Mifflin  county  and  bought  the  Mor- 
rison farm  in  Granville  township,  consisting 
of  129  acres.  Mr.  White  has  made  extensive 
improvements  iqDon  this  estate.  He  erected  a 
large  barn  and  other  buildings,  laid  over  two 
miles  of  under  drain,  brought  the  land  to  a 
fine  state  of  cultivation,  and  in  1890,  built  a 
tasteful  and  convenient  dwelling  house.  His 
farm  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  township.  Mr. 
White  is  a  Eepublican.  While  a  resident  of 
Huntingdon  county,  he  served  as  justice  of 
the  peace,  and  was  postmaster  at  Hares  Yal- 
ley  for  two  terms.  Islw  White  has  large  tim- 
ber tracts  in  Huntingdon  and  Mifflin  coun- 
ties, and  gives  much  of  his  attention  to  the 
manufacture  of  hnnber.  In  1896  he  bought 
the  Cove  mills,  later  known  as  Stine's  mills, 
and  refitted  them  with  the  modern  roller  sys- 
tem. They  are  now  known  as  the  Maitland 
roller  mills,  near  Maitland  station,  in  Derry 
township. 

John  Gibson  White  was  married  April  17, 
1862,  to  Isabella,  daughter  of  George  Maur- 
ice and  Antha  (Houck)  Greene.  She  was 
born  September  4,  1838.  Their  children  are: 
George  ^lilton,  married  Fanny  Shimp,  has 
three  children,  Antha  Maud;  Maggie  Bell 
and  Wesley  Grant ;  Mary  Etta ;  William  John 
and  Isaac  Goss,  twins ;  Isaac  died  in  childhood, 
William  John  married  Clara  Miller,  their  only 
child  is  William  John,  Jr. ;  Maggie  Bell  (Mrs. 
Wilson  Dell);  and  Antha  Maud  (Mrs.  AVil- 


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liam  Gilbreath).  Mrs.  "White  died  Septem- 
ber 5,  1S72.  Slic  Avas  a  faitliful  member  of 
tlie  Metliodist  Episcopal  ehurcii.  Mr.  AVhite 
was  married  the  second  time,  March  10,  1874, 
to  Lavinia  S.,  widow  of  AVilson  Taylor,  and 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Rebecca  (Baumgart- 
ner)  Stever.  Their  children  are:  Alice  Ger- 
trude, deceased;  Martin  Luther;  Olive  May; 
Franklin  ITayes;  and  Clara  Vernelia.  Martin 
Luther  and  Olive  May  studied  at  the  academy 
at  Huntingdon,  Pa.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  AVhite  and 
family  attend  the  Methodist  Epi^-copal 
church. 


WILLIAM  G.  C.  MINEHAET,  Lewis- 
town,  ^Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Gran- 
ville township,  October  6,  1830,  son  of  John 
]\Iinehart.  Llis  paternal  grandfather,  George 
Minehart,  was  proprietor  of  a  large  tract  of 
land  along  the  Juniata  river  in  Granville 
township,  embracing  the  site  on  which  Gran- 
ville is  built.  He  farmed  for  a  number  of 
years  in  Mifflin  county,  and  then  removed  to 
Xew  Lancaster,  O.,  where  he  spent  the  re- 
maining years  of  his  life.  He  was  married  to 
Miss  Rhodes,  and  had  a  family  of  several 
daughters  and  one  son,  John.  John  Mine- 
hart  grew  to  manhood  on  the  homestead,  ob- 
taining his  education  in  the  district  schools, 
and  the  schools  of  Lewistown.  He  assisted 
his  father  on  the  farm.  The  family  removing 
to  Ohio,  he  remained  there  for  five  years,  then 
returned  to  Granville  township,  and  during 
the  remainder  of  his  life  cultivated  the  old 
homestead,  now  owned  by  Samuel  Woods' 
heirs  and  occupied  by  Josejjh  Miller.  Mr. 
]\Iinehart  was  a  useful  and  Avorthy  citizen; 
his  many  good  qualities  won  the  confidence 
and  respect  of  neighbors  and  friends.  He  was 
an  ardent  Democrat,  and  sensed  in  various 
township  offices.  John  Minehart  was  married 
March  2G,  1829,  to  Mrs.  Mary  Lyons,  widow 
of  James  Lyons,  and  daughter  of  William 
and  Rebecca  Holmes.  Their  children  are: 
W^illiam  G.  C. ;  Catharine  (:\rrs.  Reuben  Har- 
rington), born  jSTovember  16,  1832,  whose 
husband  was  accidentally  killed  in  the  Juni- 
ata sand  banks,  leaving  seven  children;  Mar- 
tha Jane,  born  April  19,  1835,  died  April  11, 
1856;  Robert,  born  April  3,  1811,  married 
Ada  Lutz,  has  five  children;  Holmes,  bora 
July  23,  1837,  died  Februarv  17,  1850; 
Charles  TL,  born  April  18,  1845,  died  in 
childhood.     ]\rr.  IMinehart  died  aged  eighty- 


three  ;  his  v\'if e  died  aged  eighty-six  years  and 
six  months.  Mr.  Minehart  was  a  consistent 
member  of  the  Dunkard  church.  Mrs.  Mine- 
hart was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church 
at  Lewistown,  and  was  known  as  a  most  hos- 
jntable  and  benevolent  woman. 

Five  years  of  the  early  boyhood  of  AVilliam 
G.  C.  Minehart  were  spent  in  Ohio.  AVhen 
the  family  returned  to  Mifflin  county,  he  at- 
tended the  district  schools,  and  led  the  usual 
life  of  a  country  boy.  At  twenty-three  years 
of  age  he  began  to  farm  the  homestead  on 
shares,  and  continued  until  the  death  of  his 
mother,  when  the  farm  became  his,  after  the 
other  heirs  had  been  paid  legacies.  In  1893 
Mr.  Minehart  retired  from  active  life.  He  is 
a  good  citizen  and  has  the  high  regards  of  the 
community.  Like  his  father,  he  is  a  Demo- 
crat. 

William  G.  C.  Minehart  was  manned  JSTo- 
vember  29,  1858,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Jacob  and  Margaret  (French)  Stine.  Their 
children  are:  Martha  Jane,  born  May  28, 
1860,  died  January  25,  1864;  Anna  Cathe- 
rine (Mrs.  John  Nolan),  of  OliA'-er  township, 
born  October  5,  1861,  has  one  son,  Frederick; 
Mary  Margaret,  born  December  20,  1862, 
died  January  25,  1864;  Sarah  Rebecca  (Mrs. 
Charles  Howard  McCord),  born  January  30, 
1864,  has  children,  Anna;  Leah;  Boyd  Cul- 
bertson;  and  Harry  Isett.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Minehart  are  members  of  the  Metliodist  Epis- 
copal church  at  W^esley. 


RUDOLPH  KLIXE,  Granville,  Mifflin 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  near  Hamburg,  Berks 
county.  Pa.,  May  9,  1826,  son  of  Benjamin 
and  Catharine  (Hicks)  Kline.  Benjamin 
Kline  removed  to  Perry  county  about  1835, 
began  fanning  in  Saville  township,  and  follow- 
ed that  occupation  until  his  death.  Mr.  Kline 
was  a  good  citizen,  and  stood  in  high  regard 
Avith  neighbors  and  friends.  He  Avas  a  Demo- 
crat, and  served  in  various  tOAvnship  offices. 
He  married  Catharine  Hicks.  Their  children 
are:  George,  of  LonisA'ille,  Ky.,  married  Su- 
san Barr,  has  tAvo  children;  Daniel,  of  Kcav 
Albany,  Ind.,  married  ]\rary  Nunemacher, 
has  three  sons  and  one  daughter;  William, 
married  Catharine  Pennypacker,  has  eight 
children;  Samuel,  of  Youngstown,  0.,  mar- 
ried, and  has  one  daughter;  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
William  Zehring),  of  Dauphin  county,  has 
two  sons  and  one  daughter;  Benjamin,  of  Xcav 


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Albany,  Ind.,  married,  and  lias  a  son  and 
daughter;  Sarali  (Mrs.  David  Hnlenbacli),  of 
Perry  county,  has  six  children;  Charles,  of 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  married;  and  Catharine 
(Mrs.  David  Anderline),  of  Pottsville,  Pa. 
Mr.  Kline  died  aged  eighty-one  years,  his  wife 
died  aged  sixty-seven.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kline 
were  faithful  members  of  the  German  Re- 
formed church  at  Loysville.  They  are  buried 
in  the  cemetery  adjoining  the  church. 

Rudolph  Kline  spent  his  boyhood  in  Perry 
county,  attended  the  district  school,  and  as- 
sisted his  father  on  the  farm  imtil  he  reached 
his  majority,  when  he  spent  a  year  at  carpen- 
try, and  then  learned  the  trade  of  millwi-ight, 
which  was  his  occupation  until  1861.  At  this 
time  he  bought  a  tract  of  land  in  Granville 
township  of  105  acres,  and  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. Mv.  Kline,  as  a  millwright,  was  well- 
known  throughout  the  central  counties  of  the 
State.  In  his  occuj)ation  of  farming,  his  la- 
bors have  been  rewarded  with  success.  His 
careful  attention  to  the  cultivation  of  the  land 
has  made  it  highly  productive,  and  with  the 
modern  and  convenient  house  built  in  1835, 
the  large  barn  and  other  biiildings,  it  is  among 
the  fine  farms  of  the  valley.  Mr.  Kline  is  a 
public-spirited  citizen,  and  takes  a  deep  in- 
terest in  local  affairs.     He  is  a  Republican. 

Rudolph  Kline  was  first  married  to  Ann 
Goehenhauer,  who  died.  Afterwards,  ]^o- 
vember  3, 1859,  to  Barbara,  daughter  of  Abra- 
ham and  Barbara  (Light)  Wenger.  Their 
children  are:  Mary  Catharine  (Mrs.  William 
Glasgow);  Abraham;  Rudolph  W.,  married 
Annie  Owen,  has  three  children,  Charles  Ed- 
ward; Frank  A.;  and  Ethel  Mary;  and  Bar- 
bara Ellen.  Mr.  Kline  and  family  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Methodist  church.  Mrs.  Kline 
Avas  born  December  31,  1829,  and  died  No- 
vember 19,  1885.  She  was  a  kind  and  hos- 
pitable woman,  and  a  member  of  the  Method- 
ist church. 

SILAS  GLASGOAV,  deceased,  formerly  of 
Granville  township,  Mifiiin  county,  Pa.,  was 
born  in  Derry  township,  Mifflin  county,  ISTo- 
vember  28,  1819.  He  is  a  son  of  James  and 
Jane  (McClintic)  Glasgow,  Scotch  immi- 
grants, Avho  came  about  the  beginning  of  this 
century  to  Mifflin  county,  and  settled  in  Dry 
valley,  in  Derry  township.  Mr.  (Hasgow 
bought  a  farm  there,  on  which  he  built  a 
house   and   barn   and   made   other   improve- 


ments, after  which  he  passed  the  remainder  of 
his  life  in  cultivating  his  land.  He  had  a  fam- 
ily of  five  sons  and  three  daughters,  as  fol- 
lows: Silas;  John,  married  a  lady  in  Centre 
county,  Pa.,  had  two  children,  and  after  her 
death,  married  a, resident  of  the  western  part 
of  the  State,  by  which  imion  he  had  two  chil- 
dren; James,  of  Hollidaysburg,  Pa.,  married 
Ida  Brought,  has  two  children;  AVilliam, 
married  ISTettie  Snyder,  of  Huntingdon  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  has  five  children;  Joseph,  married 
Margaret  Conner,  of  LewistOAvn,  Pa.,  has  five 
children,  who  reside  in  Altoona;  Sarah  M. 
(Mrs.  iilurray  Simpson),  of  Huntingdon,  has 
seven  children;  Jane  (Mrs.  William  Hed- 
dings),  of  Allenville,  Pa.,  had  four  children; 
and  Martha,  who  died  in  early  womanhood. 

The  eldest  son  of  this  family,  Silas  Glasgow, 
divided  his  time  until  he  reached  his 
eighteenth  year  between  attendance  at  the 
commoii  schools  and  such  useful  work  as  a  boy 
is  capable  of  upon  the  home  farm.  At  the  age 
of  eighteen  he  began  to  learn  carpentry  under 
the  teaching  of  John  Copeland,  of  the  Kisha- 
coquillas  valley.  His  apprenticeship  over,  he 
worked  as  journeyman  for  John  Sigler,  of 
Lewistown,  Pa.  A  few  years  later  he  began 
business  for  himself,  undertaking  contracts, 
and  being  a  thoughtful,  diligent  and  honor- 
able artisan,  his  business  became  flourishing. 
Many  of  his  contracts  were  for  the  construc- 
tion of  railroads,  among  which  were  the  Bald 
Eagle  Valley  Railroad,  52  miles  in  length,  in 
Clinton  and  Centre  counties,  the  branch  road 
in  Clinton  county  known  as  the  Sugar  Run 
Railroad,  and  sections  of  various  other  roads 
in  the  State.  Mr.  Glasgow  and  his  skilful  and 
thorough  work  becoming  favorably  known  to 
those  in  control  of  the  roads,  his  services  were 
much  in  demand.  He  was  well  and  favorably 
acquainted  with  some  of  the  leading  men  in 
the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company.  Retir- 
ing from  active  business  about  1870,  ]\Ir. 
Glasgow  first  purchased  a  farm  in  Centre 
county,  upon  which  he  resided  until  1882, 
and  then  removed  to  Mifllin  county.  Here, 
having  bought  the  old  Casper  Dull  property 
in  Granville  township,  he  passed  his  declining 
years,  yet  not  in  idleness.  He  was  interested 
in  perfecting  and  adorning  the  homestead  of 
his  family,  to  whom  he  was  a  kind  and  indul- 
gent husband  and  father.  He  built  a  dwel- 
ling and  a  barn,  and  broiight  the  land  into  a 
good  state  of  cultivation.     Mr.  Glasgow  was 


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BIOGEAPIIICAL  EXCYCLOPEDIA 


formerly  a  Democrat,  but  from  the  year  1860 
to  his  death,  he  was  au  ardent  supporter  of  the 
Republican  party.  Although  interested  in  the 
affairs  of  the  nation  and  in  those  of  his  own 
locality,  he  never  desired  official  distinction. 
His  life  was  one  of  fidelity  and  usefulness. 

Silas  Glasgow  was  married  December  3, 
184:4,  to  Armina  Davis,  daughter  of  Dr.  "Wil- 
liam and  Elizabeth  (Davis)  Westhoven,  of 
Mifilin  county.  They  had  six  children: 
Theodore,  born  February  18,  1840,  died  Au- 
gust 25,  1848;  Elizabeth,  born  January  2, 
1851,  died  October  7,  1851;  Porter,  born 
January  18,  1855,  died  March  6,  1858; 
James,  married  Rebecca  Miller,  of  Centre 
county,  has  four  children,  Maggie,  Claude, 
Harry  and  Theo  May;  William  D.,  married 
Mary  Kline ;  and  Silas  Porter,  married  Xanny 
O'Brien,  and  has  three  children,  William, 
Ida,  and  Armina.  Mr.  Glasgow  and  his  fam- 
ily attended  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church, 
of  which  Mrs.  Glasgow  is  a  member. 


and  Eliza  (Lilley)  Owens,  of  Granville  town- 
ship. Mr.  Brought  was  a  devoted  husband. 
He  was  a  regular  attendant  upon  the  sen'ices 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  con- 
tributed liberallv  to  its  treasure. 


JOSEPH  G.  BROUGHT,  deceased,  for- 
merly of  Granville  township,  Mifflin  county. 
Pa.,  was  born  at  the  old  Brought  homestead, 
near  the  village  of  Granville,  Granville  town- 
ship, April  18,  1822.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and 
Mary  (Sellers)  Brought.  Their  children  are: 
Jacob,  died  aged  thirty;  Joseph  G. ;  John, 
married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Owen  and 
Elizabeth  (Lilley)  Owens,  has  nine  children, 
Calvin,  Austin,  Eliza,  Severius,  Jenny, 
John,  Sarah,  Jacob  and  Anna,  the  last  two 
died  young. 

Joseph  G.  Brought  received  his  education 
in  the  district  schools  of  Granville  township. 
He  remained  with  his  father,  working  on  the 
farm,  until  he  was  twenty-five,  when  he  and 
his  brother  John  began  farming  the  home- 
stead. Their  partnei-ship  lasted  until  their 
father's  death.  Josei^h  received  a  part  of  the 
homestead  as  his  share  of  his  fatlier's  estate, 
and  remained  on  the  home  farm  until  his 
death,  December  16,  1868.  Mr.  Brought's 
intelligence  and  integrity  made  him  influen- 
tial in  the  communitv.  He  identified  himself 
with  the  Republican  party,  was  actively  inter- 
ested in  local  politics,  and  served  in  various 
township  offices.  He  was  struck  by  an  engine 
and  killed  at  the  railroad  bridge  near  Lewis- 
town,  Pa. 

Joseph  G.  'Brought  Avas  married,  IMay  18, 
1847,  to  Anna  Catharine,  daughter  of  Owen 


WILLIAM  SATZLER,  deceased,  of 
Granville,  Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  was  born  near 
McVeytown,  in  Oliver  township,  now  Brat- 
ton  township,  March  4,  1827,  son  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (Strunk)  Satzler.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  Frederick  Satzler,  was  a  weaver, 
who  came  from  central  Germany  in  the  latter 
part  of  the  eighteenth  century,  and  settled  in 
one  of  the  eastern  counties  of  Pennsylvania. 
He  removed  to  Lancaster  county,  and  there 
married  his  wife,  Sarah.  He  then  came  to 
Mifflin  county,  and  became  a  resident  of  the 
village  which  was  afterwards  nan  ed  Freder- 
icksburg in  honor  of  him,  and  followed  his 
trade  until  his  death.  Mr.  Satzler  was  a  good 
citizen,  and  was  esteemed  in  the  community. 
He  was  a  Democrat,  was  a  staunch  supporter 
of  Andrew  Jackson.  His  children  are:  Catha- 
rine (Mrs.  James  Stackpole)^  has  children, 
William,  ^Margaret,  James,  Sarah,  Dorcas 
and  Catharine;  Susan  (Mrs.  John  Ross),  has 
children,  Sarah,  Frederick,  Harry,  Eliza- 
beth, Mary,  Margaret,  Catherine,  and  Mar- 
tha; Frederick,  married  and  has  children, 
Mary  and  Xaney;  and  John.  Mr.  Satzler 
died  in  early  life;  his  wife  some  yeai's  later. 
Lie  was  a  member  of  the  Dunkard  church. 

John  Satzler,  after  attending  the  district 
school,  chose  his  father's  trade,  that  of  Aveav- 
ing,  Avhich  he  followed  for  a  number  of  years, 
and  then  engaged  in  farming.  He  married 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Wiliam  Strunk.  Their 
children  are:  George,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  months;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Matthias 
Boas),  has  children,  William  Harry  and  ^lary 
Elizabeth;  Catharine  (Mrs.  John  Bratton),  of 
Osage  county,  Kan.,  has  children,  Samuel, 
James,  Dallas,  John,  Hardy,  Frederick, 
Louis,  Howard,  Eva  and  Catharine;  AVilliam; 
Frederick,  served  three  months  during  the 
Avar,  married  Maiw  Yoder,  has  one  child, 
Sarah  Elizabeth;  John,  married  Caroline 
Yoder,  has  children,  Arthiu',  Edward,  Bessie, 
MeClellan,  Carrie  and  Mary;  Mary,  AvidoAV 
of  James  Landis,  who  Avas  killed  in  battle  dur- 
ing the  Civil  Avar,  married  Henry  Foyberger, 
has  children,  George  William,  Elizabeth, 
Frederick,    Andrew    and    Minnie;    Elizabeth 


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(Mrs.  James  Mayes),  has  cliiklren,  Jane, 
Elizabeth,  and  Blanche;  Nancy  (Mrs.  Jacob 
Eitlenhouse),  has  children,  Elizabeth  and 
Clarence;  Rebecca  (]\[rs.  Harry  Corbin),  has 
children,  Elmer,  A\'illiam,  and  Bessie,  and 
Louis,  of  Kansas,  served  throughout  the  war, 
was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Gettysburg, 
married  Emma  ]McElhenny,  has  children, 
Harry,  Carrie,  Phemie  and  Sarah. 

AVilliani  Satzler  was  educated  in  the  sub- 
scrijition  and  district  schools.  He  engaged  in 
farming  in  early  manhood,  made  it  his  life 
occupation,  and  was  rewarded  with  success. 
Mr.  Satzler  took  an  active  interest  in  local  af- 
fairs, and  enjoyed  the  confidence  and  respect 
of  neighbors  and  friends.  He  was  a  Demo- 
crat, and  served  in  township  offices;  he  was 
a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
schools. 

William  Satzler  was  married,  Febriiary  12, 
1852,  to  Nancy  Jane,  daughter  of  David  and 
Eve  (Winters)  Boss.  Their  children  are: 
Margaret  Ellen  (Mrs.  Frank  Blarney),  has 
children,  Nancy  Grace,  Myrtle  May  and 
Charles  McClellan,  living;  and  William  Fran- 
cis, Mary  Ethel,  Bertha  Bell  and  Frank  Ross, 
deceased;  Eva  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  Shil- 
ling), has  one  child,  Margaret  Elizabeth; 
Anna  Laura  (Mrs.  Jacob  Potter),  has  one 
child,  Charles  Walter;  John  Ross,  married 
Laura  E.  Lease,  has  children,  Mary  Ross,  AVil- 
liani Boyd,  Roscoe  Lease  and  James  Her- 
bert; Henrietta  McClellan;  William  Grant; 
Sarah  Rebecca,  born  October  13,  1860,  died 
September  20,  1861;  Ada  May,  born  De- 
cember 6,  1863,  died  December  6,  1868;  and 
one  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Satzler 
are  members  of  the  Methodist  church. 


SAMUEL  RITTE'XHOUSE,  Granville, 
Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Mifflin  coun- 
ty, September  20,  1835,  son  of  Jacob  and 
Margaret  (Keys)  Rittenhouse.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  Joseph  Rittenhouse,  a  descend- 
ant of  the  old  Rittenhouse  family  of  Phila- 
delphia, came  to  Juniata  valley  about  the  year 
1810,  and  located  at  Three  Locks,  now  Lock- 
port,  in  Oliver  township.  He  removed  to 
Granville  townshiji,  where  he  engaged  in 
farming  and  blacksmithing  until  his  removal 
to  Lewistown,  when  he  became  proprietor  of 
"Peacock  Major's  Hotel."  Retiring  from  the 
business,  he  followed  other  occupations  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  at  the  age  of  sixty- 


three.  He  was  first  married  to  Rebecca  Cus- 
ter, who  died,  leaving  him  seven  children: 
David;  Jacob;  William,  died  aged  thirty; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Isaac  W.  Donahue) ;  Samuel, 
married  Annie  Miller;  Annie  (Mrs.  James 
Waream);  and  Margaret,  died  in  early  life. 
Afterwards  he  married  Susannah  McFadden. 
Their  children  are:  Zachariah,  married  Han- 
nah K.  Soles;  Martha  (Airs.  Anderson);  Har- 
vey ;  Hannah  Maria  (Mrs.  Flenry  Zerbe) ;  and 
Mary  O.  (Mrs.  James  A.  Jankiu). 

Jacob  Rittenhouse  was  born  in  Montgomery 
county.  Pa.,  February  10,  1801.  When  he 
was  nine  years  old  the  family  removed  to 
Mifflin  county.  After  attending  the  district 
schools,  he  learned  the  trade  of  stone  mason 
and  bricklayer.  He  was  widely  known  as  fi 
skilled  mechanic.  He  and  his  brother,  Sam- 
uel, constructed  the  masonry  and  brick  work 
in  many  of  the  principal  buildings  in  Lewis- 
town.  Mr.  Rittenhouse  was  a  worthy  and  in- 
dustrious citizen,  and  influential  in  the  com- 
munity. He  was  a  Democrat,  and  served  in 
township  offices.  Jacob  Rittenhouse  was  mar- 
ried February  10,  1825,  to  Margaret  Keys. 
Their  children  arc:  Rebecca,  of  Gi-anville 
township,  born  November  13,  1825;  Jane 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  William  Stroup),  of  Belle- 
Aulle,  born  October  15,  1827,  has  four  chil- 
dren; Nancy  Susanna  (Mrs.  John  Brindle), 
born  Februarv  1,  1830,  has  ten  children; 
Sarah  Martha '(Mrs.  William  I.  Aforrison), 
born  July  12,  1832,  has  eight  children; 
George  Custer,  born  November  25,  1833, 
married  Susan  Owens,  has  eight  children; 
Samuel;  Joseph,  born  Sej)tember  18,  1837, 
died  September  18,  1841;  Mary  Margaret, 
born  January  24,  1840,  died  in  April,  1850; 
]\raria  Helen,  also  born  January  24,  1840, 
died  September  16,  1841;  Matilda  Catharine 
(Airs.  Ellis  Donahey),  born  May  8,  1842,  has 
five  children;  and  Jacob  Elwood,  born  Sep- 
tember 20,  1844,  married  Nancy  J.  Satzler, 
has  two  children.  Mr.  Rittenhouse  died 
June  6,  1886;  his  wife,  who  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 26,  1803,  died  December  1,  1857.  Mr. 
Rittenhouse  was  a  member  of  the  German 
Ba]itist  church  at  Lockport. 

Samuel  Rittenhonse  attended  the  schools 
of  the  district.  He  learned  the  business  of 
agriculture,  and  in  1858,  began  farming  on 
his  own  account  on  the  John  A.  Sterrett  farm 
in  Granville  township.  In  1876  he  boxight 
D.  W.  AVood's  farm,  and  there  resides.     Mr. 


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Rittenliouse  has  sliown  liimself  a  successful 
fanner;  his  farm  is  among  the  best  in  the 
township.  He  is  assisted  in  its  management 
by  his  three  sons. 

Samuel  Eittenhouse  was  married  Decem- 
ber 23,  1858,  to  Henrietta,  daughter  of  Zach- 
ariah  Eittenhouse.  Their  surviving  children 
are:  Harry  M.,  born  September  2,  18G0;  Ed- 
w^ard  A.,  born  February  9,  1863;  and  David 
Z.,  born  March  1,  1SG9,  married  Annie  Kel- 
ly, has  children,  Eebecca  Catharine  and  Hen- 
rietta. Anna  Maria  died  August  6,  1859; 
AVilliam  died  September  18,  1876;  and  Mary 
Catharine  died  September  21,  1876.  Mrs. 
Eittenhouse  was  born  July  31,  1836;  she  is 
a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 


WILLIAM  SCOTT  CALDWELL,  Lewis- 
town,  Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  was  born  on  the 
Caldwell  homestead  in  Granville  township, 
December  4,  1845,  son  of  AVilliam  Scott  and 
Susan  (Trimble)  Caldwell.  Andrew  Cald- 
Avell,  his  grandfather,  came  from  Ireland  in 
the  beginning  of  the  present  century.  His 
emigration  to  America  happened  in  this  way : 
AVhile  taking  his  father's  horses  out  to  graze, 
He  met  their  landlord  and  had  a  dispute  with 
him,  which  ended  in  a  qiiarrel.  Young  An- 
drew came  out  victor,  but  the  landlord  was  so 
nnich  the  worse  for  wear  that  it  was  decyned 
necessary  for  Andrew's  health  speedily  to 
take  a  trip  to  America.  He  came  to  Mifflin 
county  and  Avorked  for  some  years  in  the  west- 
ern part  of  the  county.  After  his  marriage 
in  1809  he  farmed  on  a  small  tract  of  land 
near  McVeytown,  which  he  and  his  wife 
bought  with  their  joint  funds.  About  1820, 
they  came  to  Granville  township  and  bought 
a  tract  of  275  acres  and  fanned  it,  adding 
many  improvements.  He  also  kept  a  hotel 
and  continued  this  business  iintil  his  death. 
Andrew  Caldwell  was  married  in  1809  to 
Alary  AYoods.  Their  children  are:  AVilliam 
Scott,  deceased;  Eebecca  (Airs.  Joseph 
Strode),  has  two  sons,  Isaac  and  Andrew^;  An- 
drew Caldwell,  who  spent  most  of  his  life  in 
California,  but  is  now  a  resident  of  Kansas; 
Franklin,  married  Isabella  Irvin,  has  chil- 
dren, AVilliam  Irvin,  Eosanna,  John  Her- 
bert, Alvin,  Bruce,  and  Andrew,  deceased; 
Mary  Ann  (Airs.  AVoods  Trimble),  of  Ohio, 
has  two  children,  Heber  and  Mary  AVoods; 
John  Tliomas,  married  Nancy  Copeland,  has 
six    children,    Xancy,    Scott,    Alice,    David, 


Sarah  and  Eebecca.  Andrew  Caldwell  was 
an  industi'ious  and  progressive  man.  lie  and 
his  family  attended  the  Presbyterian  cliurch. 
He  died  in  1827;  his  wdfe  followed  him  in 
1856. 

AVilliam  Scott  Caldwell,  Sr.,  deceased,  was 
born  in  1810  and  brought  up  on  his  father's 
farm  in  Granville  township.  He  received  his 
education  in  subscription  schools,  and  assisted 
his  father  with  the  farm  Avork.  After  his 
father's  death,  he  succeeded  to  the  homestead 
by  paying  his  co-heirs  for  their  shares.  He 
was  a  good  and  successful  farmer.  AVilliam 
Scott  Caldwell,  Sr.,  was  married  to  Susan, 
daughter  of  AVoods  Trimble.  Their  children 
are:  Andrew  AVoods,  of  Kansas,  married  Ale- 
linda  Kelly,  has  eight  sons;  Thomas  Trimble, 
of  Kansas,  married  Eose  Brenner,  has  two 
sons  and  two  daughters,  he  served  through  the 
late  war  in  the  One  Hundred  and  ISTinth  Penn- 
sylvania A^olunteers,  and  Avas  Avith  General 
Sherman  on  his  raid  through  the  South;  Alary 
Jane;  AVilliam  Scott;  Eebecca  (Mrs.  Jacob 
Stine),  of  AVayne  toAvnship;  Anna;  Susan 
(Airs.  AVilliam  Sterrett),  of  Minnesota,  has 
tAvo  daughters  and  one  son;  James  S.,  of  Cin- 
cinnati, O.,  is  a  graduate  of  a  medical  college 
of  Cincinnati,  married  Lilian  Matthews,  and 
has  two  sons  and  tAvo  daughters;  George,  mar- 
ried Carrie  Vansant,  and  resides  on  part  of  the 
homestead;  Samuel  E.,  resides  on  the  other 
part.  The  father,  William  S.  CaldAvell,  was 
a  Democrat  imtil  the  time  of  the  late  Avar, 
when  he  became  a  Eepiiblican.  He  ncA^er 
sought  political  preferment,  but  served  his 
townshii^  in  A^arious  offices.  He  Avas  a  good 
citizen,  just  in  all  his  business  transactions,  of 
a  liberal  and  hosjoitable  disposition,  and  of  a 
good  character;  he  Avas  esteemed  by  all  his 
associates.  Air.  Caldwell  and  his  wife  Avere 
members  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  His 
death  oecun-ed  August  28,  1886,  his  Avife  De- 
cember 29,  1862.  Samuel  E.  Caldwell,  the 
youngest  son  of  AA'^illiam  Scott  CaldAvell,  Avas 
born  and  brought  up  on  the  old  homestead, 
assisting  his  father  on  the  farm.  He  Avas  edu- 
cated in  the  district  schools.  At  his  father's 
death,  he  inherited  a  part  of  the  estate  and  has 
improved  it  greatly  since  that  time.  In  1889 
he  built  a  large  barn,  and  in  1896,  his  fine  resi- 
dence Avas  erected.  Air.  CaldAvell  is  a  Eepub- 
lican,  as  are  all  the  members  of  the  family. 
He  is  a  good  citizen  and  enjoys  the  respect  of 
his  neighbors.     Samuel  E.  Caldwell  was  mar- 


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ried  January  19,  18SS,  to  Sarah  J.j  daiigliter 
of  James  and  ]\Iary  (Rakerd)  Russler.  Their 
children  are:  Earl  Rnsslcr,  deceased;  Harold, 
deceased;  Koy  F. ;  Franklin  G. ;  and  James 
Marlin. 

William  Scott  Cakhvell  attended  the  dis- 
trict schools  of  his  native  township,  and  as- 
sisted on  his  father's  farm  imtil  1868,  when 
he  began  to  worli  as  a  farm  hand  for  Andrew 
Strode,  with  whom  he  remained  three  years. 
In  1873  he  began  to  farm  on  his  present  home. 
By  his  industry  and  good  management  this 
farm  has  been  brought  into  good  condition 
and  made  very  productive.  Mr.  Caldwell  has 
also  built  a  modern  dwelling  house  and  made 
many  other  improvements,  which  cause  his 
farm  to  rank  among  the  best  of  the  township. 
Mr.  Caldwell  is  a  Republican,  takes  an  active 
interest  in  polities,  and  has  held  various  town- 
ship offices. 

Williain  Scott  Caldwell  was  married  De- 
cember 5,  1872,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Hugh 
and  Margaret  (Hanawalt)  McKee.  Their 
children  are:  Susan  Margaret,  a  twin;  Hugh 
]\rcKee;  Anna  Mary,  a  twin;  and  three  chil- 
dren who  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cald- 
well attend  the  Presbytxi'rian  church. 

GEORGE  A.  LEOPOLD,  Strodes  Mills, 
Mifflin  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Oliver  town- 
ship, June  27,  ISIS,  son  of  George  and  Anna 
(Hanawalt)  Leopold.  ]\Ir.  Leoj^old  is  de- 
scended from  a  Huguenot  family.  His  grand- 
father emigrated  from  France  in  the  latter 
part  of  the  last  century,  settling  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, where  his  son,  George  Leopold,  was 
born  about  1800.  George  Ijcopold  began  life 
Avith  intelligence,  industry  and  strength  as  his 
only  capital.  He  was  a  blacksmith,  but  when 
about  thirty-five  years  of  age,  relinquished 
that  vocation  and  began  farming,  in  Oliver 
township.  Several  years  later  he  bought  a 
farm  of  about  110  acres  in  that  township,  ad- 
joining the  old  Horning  place,  and  continued 
its  cultivation  during  the  rest  of  his  life. 
About  1858  he  bought  the  farm  now  occupied 
by  his  son  Geoi'ge  A.  Leopold.  His  wife, 
Anna  (Hanawalt)  Leopold,  was  a  consistent 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  at  Mc- 
Veytown.  Their  childi^en  are:  Louis  H.,  mar- 
ried Eliza  Owens,  both  deceased;  Catherine 
(Mrs.  J.  Strode  McKee),  had  one  child, 
George,  who  died  Avhen  one  year  old;  Su- 
sanna R.,  married  first  to  Alfred  Ickes,and  had 
one  child,  after  his  death  to  Amos  Pennv- 


paeker,  of  Philadelphia,  and  had  three  chil- 
dren, she  died  in  1885;  and  George  A.  Mr. 
George  Leopold  died  in  1860,  he  was  a  just 
and  honorable  man,  and  though  frugal,  yet 
of  a  generous  disposition.  His  wife  attained 
to  the  age  of  seventy-one. 

Until  he  was  fourteen  years  old,  George  A. 
Leopold  lived  in  Oliver  township,  and  there 
attended  the  common  schools.  In  1862  he 
removed  with  his  mother  to  the  present  home- 
stead, and  became  a  pupil  in  the  Granville 
township  schools.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he 
began  a  two  years'  course  at  the  academy  at 
Lewisburg,  Union  county,  Pa.  On  his  return 
to  the  homestead,  he  took  charge  of  the  farm, 
and  has  ever  since  devoted  himself  with  inter- 
est and  success  to  his  vocation  of  farming. 
He  is  a  worthy  citizen,  and  infiuential  for 
good.  Mr.  LeojDold  adheres  to  the  Democratic 
party,  and  while  not  an  active  politician,  has 
served  in  some  township  offices  at  the  solici- 
tation of  his  neighbors. 

George  A.  Leopold  was  married  March  8, 
1S70,  to  Camilla  C,  daughter  of  Hamilton 
and  Rachel  (Lockard)  Kauffman.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Ada  Irene;  Mary  Louella;  William 
Louis;  George  Albert;  and  Harry  Hamilton. 
"William  Louis  Leopold  was  a  student  in  the 
Juniata  College  at  Huntingdon,  Pa.,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  graduating  class  of  1897.  Mr.  and 
]\[rs.  Leopold  are  members  of  the  Baptist 
church  at  Lockport,  in  Oliver  township. 


DAXIEL  W.  HARTLEY,  Strodes  Mills, 
Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  West  Beaver 
township,  Snyder  county.  Pa.  He  is  the  son 
of  Daniel  and  Catherine  Hartley.  His  par- 
ents had  six  children:  George,  married  first 
to  Maria  Dmnas,  and  afterwards  to  Amelia 
Gill;  Mary  (Mrs.  William  Miller),  of  Buffalo 
valley;  Barbara,  married,  and  resides  in  Union 
countv.  Pa.;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Jacob  Erb); 
Daniel  W.;  and  Delilah  (Mrs.  Erii).  Mr. 
Hartley's  second  wife  was  Mary,  widow  of 
]\Ir.  Klick.  They  have  three  children:  Jack- 
son; Catherine;  and  Hannah.  Mr.  Hartley 
worked  as  a  farm  laborer  until  1860;  he  then 
removed  to  Ohio,  where  he  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  days. 

Daniel  W.  Hartley  was  educated  in  the 
district  schools  of  Snyder  county.  His  mother 
died  when  he  was  three  years  old,  and  when 
he  was  five  he  was  placed  under  the  guardian- 
ship of  Daniel  Mowery.     Seven  years  later. 


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Mr.  Mowery  removed  to  Ohio,  and  Daniel 
spent  one  year  in  Buffalo  valley  with  his  cou- 
sin, David  Bacher.  Returning  to  Beaver 
township,  he  worked  as  farm  laborer  until  he 
was  sLxteen,  when  he  was  apprenticed  for  two 
years  to  Henry  Dietrich,  shoemaker,  at  Beaver- 
town,  Snyder  county.  Mr.  Hartley  Avorked 
as  journeyman  in  Bannerville,  Snyder  coun- 
ty, and  afterwards  opened  a  shop  of  his  own. 
He  worked  at  his  trade  in  Cross  Grove  Hall, 
Pa.;  Bellevue,  O.;  Three  Rivers,  St.  Joseph 
county,  ]\lich. ;  Beavertown,  Snyder  county. 
Pa.;  and  in  Decatur  township,  Mifflin  coun- 
ty. In  1S(U,  Mr.  Hartley  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany L.,  One  Hundred  and  Second  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  served  until  the  close  of  the 
war,  and  was  discharged  at  Pittsburg,  Pa. 
Returning  to  Kelly,  Derry  township,  he  work- 
ed as  farm  laborer  and  at  shoemaTcing  for 
three  years.  After  one  year  at  Maitland,  he 
farmed  on  shares  in  Derry  township  for  two 
years,  and  afterwards,  spending  two  years  at 
each  place,  farmed  for  Mr.  Josejih  Sigler,  De- 
catur township,  in  Granville  township,  and  in 
Oliver  township.  Returning  to  Granville 
township  he  bought  the  old  Henry  Book  farm. 
Four  years  after,  he  sold  this  property,  and  in 
1879  bought  his  present  homestead,  a  farm  of 
182  acres,  on  which  he  has  built  a  large  barn 
and  made  other  improvements.  Mr.  Hartley 
is  an  active  member  of  the  Democratic  party. 
He  cast  his  first  vote  for  Franklin  Pierce. 

Daniel  W.  Hartley  was  married,  March  IS, 
1858,  to  Sophia,  daughter  of  Anthony  and 
Catherine  Peter.  They  have  fourteen  chil- 
dren: Robert  Jackson,  married  Mary  Koch- 
enderfer;  Margaret  Ellen;  Samuel  Homer; 
Daniel  Lawrence;  Annie  Elizabeth;  Carrie 
Belle;  Ida  Barbara;  David  Irvine;  John,  died 
aged  twelve;  one  who  died  in  infancy;  Mary 
Jane;  Sarah  Catherine;  William  Henry;  and 
Isaac.  The  last  four  died  within  a  period  of 
ten  weeks.  Mr.  Daniel  Hartley  and  his  fam- 
ily are  members  of  the  German  Reformed 
church. 


WILLIS  FLOYD  KEARXS,  Lewistown, 
Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Philip  S.  and 
Rhoda  A.  (Copeland)  Kearns,  was  born  in 
Decatur  township,  ]\Iifflin  county,  Febriiary 
7,  1856.  His  grandfather,  John  Kearns, 
came  from  Berks  county  with  his  ])arents 
some  time  during  the  eighteenth  century,  set- 
tling in  Decatur  township,  Avhere  they  took 


up  a  tract  of  land,  part  of  which  is  now  the 
old  homestead.  He  grew  to  manhood  under 
the  i)arental  roof.  Lie  married  Elizabeth 
Stroup,  and  had  seven  children:  Thomas, 
man-ied  to  :SlaYy  Settle;  Philip  S.;  John  W., 
married  Annie  Mohler;  Elias  Calvin,  married 
jS'ancy  Seaver;  Margaret  (Mrs.  Christopher 
Hoover);  Sophia  (Mrs.  John  Preston);  and 
Sarah  (Mrs.  Peter  Townsend).  Philip  S. 
Keams  received  a  common  school  education. 
He  was  brought  up  on  the  homestead,  to 
which  he  succeedetl  by  partial  inheritance. 
He  was  a  progressive  and  rej^resentative  man, 
a  good  citizen  and  a  consistent  Christian.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church 
from  his  early  manhood  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  May  5,  1886,  at  the 
age  of  over  seventy.  On  December  10,  1839, 
he  was  married  to  Rhoda  A.,  daughter  of  Wil- 
lis and  Mary  Ann  (McKinney)  Copeland. 
Their  children  were :  Rebecca,  died  aged  nine 
3'ears;  Peninnah  E.,  died  aged  eighteen 
months;  John  Calvin;  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Huey),  resides  in  Kansas;  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  Henry  Atwander);  Rhoda  (Mrs.  Mat- 
thew Taylor),  resides  in  Oregon;  Sophia  Mar- 
garet (Mrs.  Snyder),  resides  in  Kansas;  Wil- 
lis Floyd;  and  Sarah  Ellen  (Mrs.  Abraham 
Guss),  resides  in  Decatur  township. 

Willis  Floyd  Kearns  passed  his  youth  on 
his  father's  farm.  His  early  years  were  spent 
in  going  to  the  district  school  of  Decatur 
township,  and  when  these  had  passed  he  em- 
ployed his  time  in  farm  work.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-one  he  rented  his  father's  place  and 
remained  as  tenant  until  the  death  of  the 
father,  which  occurred  in  1886,  and  by  which 
he  became  the  owner  of  one  of  the  farms.  Mr. 
Kearns  is  one  of  the  most  progressive  and  en- 
terprising farmers  of  the  township  and  has 
always  taken  a  lively  interest  in  any  entei'- 
prise  intended  to  benefit  the  commiuiity  or 
any  class  of  people.  Active  also  in  political 
affairs,  his  probity,  integrity  and  intelligence 
have  ever  exerted  an  influence  for  good.  He 
was  elected  county  commissioner  in  1890,  and 
has  secured  the  unanimous  support  of  the 
county  for  his  nomination  for  Congressman. 
He  was  married  December  28,  1876,  to  Emma 
Gertrude,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Susan 
(Bastrass)  Patton,  of  Juniata  county.  Their 
children  are:  Peninnah  Floyd,  born  ]\larch 
30,  1878;  Rhoda  Bright,  born  Xovember  25, 
1880;  Thomas  Ferron,  died  in  infancy,  Ajjril 


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26,  1SS3;  Philip  Franklin,  born  :\rarcli  26, 
1884;  Maiy  Ann,  born  October  5,  1886;  Sam- 
uel David,  born  March  3,  1889,  died  in  in- 
fancy; Xathan  Eugene,  born  October  29, 
1890;  Susan  Margaret,  born  October  19, 
1893;  Esther  Winifred,  Lorn  April  3,  1895. 
Mr.  Kearns  and  family  are  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  church  at  Vira,  formerly  Kelly. 
Mr.  Kearns  has  served  as  trustee  of  the  church 
for  many  vears. 


SAMUEL  STERRETT,  Alfarata.  Miiflin 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  Timothy  G.  and  J\Iargaret 
(]\[e]\Lanigal)  Sterrett,  was  born  in  Decatur 
township,  August  25,  1839.  His  grand- 
father, Robert  Sterrett,  settled  in  Armagh 
township  in  1777.  The  father  of  Robert 
Sterrett  had  some  time  previous  to  that  date 
come  to  Armagh  township  and  taken  up  a 
tract  of  land  consisting  of  900  acres,  after 
which  he  returned  to  'Lancaster  county.  Two 
years  later  his  three  sons,  Robert.  John  and 
David,  settled  upon  the  land,  and  began  to 
mqke  improvements.  Robert  married  Ro- 
stuma  (jreen,  of  Lancaster  county.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  Sarah  (]\Irs.  James  Sample),  re- 
moved to  Ohio;  James;  Jane  (Mrs.  Robert 
JSTeely),  removed  to  Ohio;  Timothy  Oreen; 
John;  David;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  James  McCal- 
mont),  of  Centre  county,  whose  descendants 
noAV  live  in  Centre  and  Clinton  counties;  Mary 
(Mrs.  AVilliam  McCalmont),  of  Clinton 
county;  William;  Robert,  married  Susan, 
daughter  of  William  Shaw,  builder  of  the  iirst 
Mount  Rock  mills;  Rosanna;  Rebecca  (Mrs. 
JSTathaniel  W.  Sterrett);  and  Xathaniel. 
James,  the  eldest  son,  married  Miss  Glass,  and 
later  Mrs.  Weaver,  Avho  also  died,  after  Avhich 
he  removed  to  Clarion  county,  Pa.,  married 
again,  and  died  at  a  very  advanced  age.  John 
Sterrett  married  Matilda  Sterrett,  and  resided 
in  Mifflin  county.  He  built  the  first  mill 
where  Locks  Mill  now  stands,  and  later  the 
larger  flouring  mill  at  Lewistown,  where  the 
axe  factory  now  stands.  His  wife  having  died, 
he  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  William 
Thompson,  of  Alilroy.  Their  children  were: 
Frank;  Anna;  and  William.  David  Sterrett 
was  interested  in  real  estate  in  Iowa,  where 
he  owned  a  farm  and  mill.  He  spent  the  last 
years  of  his  life  in  California,  dying  there  at 
an  advanced  age.  William  Sterrett  married 
Mary  ^rcXitt.  and  resided  near  ]\[ili'oy  on  the 
old  Clo.-e  farm,  where  he  lost  his  life  in  a 


well.  He  left  one  son,  William,  who  now 
resides  near  Milroy.  Xathaniel  Sterrett  mar- 
ried Mary  Allison  and  lived  in  Mifliin  coimty, 
but  later  in  life  removed  near  to  Lake  City, 
Minn.,  where  he  died.  They  had  four  chil- 
dren, two  sons  and  two  daughters;  one  of  the 
latter  married  James  Langton  and  removed 
to  Illinois.     The  sons  reside  in  Minnesota. 

Timothy  Green  Sterrett  was  reared  at 
Locks  Mills.  He  received  the  education  af- 
forded l)y  the  common  schools,  but  in  his  case 
the  work  of  the  school  room  was  supplemented 
by  the  gratification  of  a  fondness  for  reading. 
He  began  farming  on  his  OAvn  account  on  his 
aunt  Rebecca's  farm  near  Locks  Mills,  it  be- 
ing a  part  of  the  original  tract  taken  up  by  the 
first  Sterrett.  He  married  ]\Iargaret,  daugh- 
ter of  William  and  Fanny  (Kenney)  ^McMani- 
gal.  They  had  these  children :  Frances  Jane 
(Mrs.  Joseph  Sigler),  resides  in  Decatur  town- 
shi]);  Robert,  married  Ann  E.  Sigler,  resided 
in  Reedsville,  and  died,  leaving  a  son,  Charles 
B. ;  William  John,  died  aged  twenty-two 
years;  James  Woods,  married  Miss  Mann, 
daughter  of  William  Mann,  died  at  Reeds- 
ville, leaving  two  sons;  Sarah  (Mrs.  H.  C. 
Van  Zandt);  David,  married  a  daughter  of 
Dr.  Brook,  of  Pittsburg,  resides  at  Washing- 
ton, Pa.;  Samuel;  Rosanna  Margaret  (Mrs. 
W.  A.  Patterson),  resides  in  Juniata  county, 
has  one  daughter,  Mary.  Mr.  Sterrett  was 
an  honest,  upright,  intelligent  man,  enjoying 
the  respect  and  esteem  of  all  who,  knew  him. 
He  was  a  Whig,  and  later  a  Republican.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 

Samuel  Sterrett  was  brought  up  on  the 
home  farm  and  attended  the  district  schools. 
When  he  was  fifteen  he  entered  the  Airy  View 
Academy,  in  Juniata  connty,  under  the  care 
of  Professor  Wilson.  Having  made  the  nec- 
essary preparation,  he  began  to  teach  school, 
and  taught  successfully  several  terms.  In 
186-lr  he  went  to  Venango  county.  Pa.,  where 
he  remained  fonr  years.  He  returned  home 
in  September,  1868,  and  resumed  teaching; 
in  tlie  fiilldwing  spring  he  liegan  farming, 
which  occujiation  he  followed  successfully  up 
to  1890.  He  has  since  removed  to  Lilley- 
ville,  now  Alfarata,  where  he  now  resides, 
finding  great  comfort  in  the  many  improve- 
ments he  has  made  on  his  place.  He  is  very 
progressive;  he  was  largely  instrumental  in 
securing  the  establishment  of  the  graded 
schools    at    Alfarata,    and    has    been    equally 


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interested  in  other  measures  for  the  iJiiblie 
good.  Mr.  Sterrett  exerted  his  influence  in 
the  establishment  of  the  postofiice  at  Alfarata, 
in  Decatur  townshii^,  in  1891,  and  Avas  the 
first  postmaster  there,  appointed  during  Presi- 
dent Harrison's  administration;  lie  held  the 
office  four  years  and  a  half.  He  is  a  Repub- 
lican. 

On  :]i[arch  :?,  lb 71,  Mr.  Sterrett  was  mar- 
ried to  Jemima  Jane,  daughter  of  Jacob  Y. 
and  Marv  (Hunter)  Sigler.  Their  children 
are:  Mary  M.  (Mrs.  W.  C.  Bell);  Frances 
Martha;  Brice  Woods;  Kalph  Green;  Effie 
Genevieve;  Frank  Hunter;  and  Laura  Eliza- 
beth. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sterrett  are  members 
of  the  Presbyterian  church  at  Yira,  of  which 
he  is  an  elder.  He  has  always  given  liberally 
to  church  enterprises. 


OSCAR  AVITMER  YEAGER,  Alfarata, 
Miflliu  county.  Pa.,  was  born  at  the  old  home- 
stead near  Sulphur  Springs,  now  Lilhwille, 
in  Decatur  township.  He  is  the  son  of  John 
G.  and  Sophia  K.  (Stroup)  Yeager.  John 
G.  Yeager  was  born  August  17,  1826.  For 
some  years  he  kept  a  hotel  at  Millei-sburg,  Dau- 
phin county,  Pa.,  and  afterwards  at  Centre 
Hall,  Centre  county,  Pa.  The  greater  part 
of  his  life  was  spent  in  farming.  Mr.  Yeager 
bought  the  homestead  in  Decatur  toAvnship 
August  1,  IS  TO.  A  good  citizen,  just  and 
prudent,  he  has  won  the  respect  of  his  neigh- 
bors. Mr.  Yeager  belongs  to  the  Republican 
party.  John  Yeager's  wife  was  Sophia  K. 
Stroup.  They  had  two  children:  James  Wil- 
son, who  died  at  the  age  of  eight  years  and 
seA^en  months;  and  Oscar  Witmer.  Mr. 
Yeager  died  August  13,  1876;  his  wife  died 
January  4,  1893,  aged  sixty-three.  Mr.  Yea- 
ger contributed  liberally  to  the  Lutheran 
church,  of  Avhicli  he  and  his  Avife  Avere  mem- 
bers. 

Oscar  AY.  Yeager  grcAV  up  at  Alillersliurg, 
Upper  Paxton  tOAAmship,  Dauphin  county.  Pa., 
and  attended  the  public  schools  there  until  he 
was  fourteen,  AA-hen  he  entered  the  State  Xor- 
mal  School  at  Millersville,  Lancaster  county, 
Pa.,  and  studied  there  for  tliree  years.  At 
eighteen  he  began  work  in  the  machine  shops 
of  the  Xorthern  Central  Railroad  at  Balti- 
more. Md.  After  one  year's  apprenticesliip, 
he  left  the  shops  and  Avorked  as  machinist  in 
several  places,  for  the  greater  part  of  the  time 
at  Sunburv,  Pa.     In  1S7S  he  entered  the  em- 


ploy of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  as  a  fireman 
on  the  Sunbury  division.  After  serving  in 
that  capacity  for  several  months,  he  Avas  made 
engineer,  and  held  this  position  for  nine  years. 
He  Avas  careful  and  attentive;  no  accident  oc- 
curred Avhile  he  Avas  in  charge  of  the  engine. 
In  1889  he  Avas  called  home  on  account  of  his 
mother's  illness.  After  her  death  he  suc- 
ceeded to  the  homestead,  where  he  noAV  re- 
sides. He  is  a  skilful  mechanic,  and  is  em- 
ployed in  the  machine  shop  and  foundry  at 
Alfarata.  Like  his  father,  he  belongs  to  the 
Republican  party,  and  is  interested  in  political 
ati'airs.  He  is  genial  and  benevolent,  and  is 
respected  by  his  neighbors. 

Oscar  AVitmer  Yeager  Avas  married  Jime 
7,  1876,  to  Ida  Frances,  daughter  of  Peter  and 
Eliza  Ann  (Dellbaugh)  Bright.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Frank  Bright,  born  October  19, 
1878,  died  January  14,  1888;  George  Henry, 
born  Alarch  8,  1877;  James  Oscar,  born  Jan- 
uary 16,  1881;  Frances  Franciscus,  born  Oc- 
tober 4,  1883;  and  Frederick  Saylor,  born 
November  14,  1885.  Mr.  Yeager  and  his 
Avife  are  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

Airs.  Yeager's  sister  Ellen  (Mrs.  (ieorge  H. 
Xeft'),  residing  at  Sunbury,  Pa.,  has  tAvo  chil- 
dren, George  and  Harold.  Her  brother,  Ben- 
jamin Franklin,  married  Elizabeth  Kline. 
TheA'  have  one  son,  Harrv  Kline. 


ROBERT  STET^ART,  deceased,  formerly 
of  Paintersville,  Alifflin  county.  Pa.,  Avas  bom 
in  the  Kishacoquillas  valley,  October  31, 
1818.  He  is  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah 
(CressAvell)  Stewart.  Air.  SteAvart  is  of 
Scotch-Irish  descent;  his  grandfather  died  at 
the  age  of  seventy-one.  His  father,  Joseph 
SteAvart,  Avas  a  farmer  in  the  Big  A-alley.  Late 
in  life  he  retired,  and  resided  at  XeAvtown, 
near  Burnham,  in  Derry  toAvnship.  Air. 
StcAvart  Avas  one  of  the  sturdy  pioneers  of  his 
day,  an  energetic,  progressive  man.  He  mar- 
rie<l  Sarah  CressAvell.  Their  children  are: 
Elizabeth,  died  in  youth;  Robert;  Thomas 
and  Jane,  tAvins,  TJiomas  married  and  resides 
in  Derry  tOAvnship,  and  Jane  (Airs.  Peter 
AVelbner),  is  living  at  Rauchs  Gap,  Clinton 
county,  Pa.;  Rebecca  (Airs.  James  Riden), 
Derry  tOAvnship;  Alary  (Airs.  Peter  Albright), 
Red  Cloud,  Xeb. ;  Elijah,  man-ied  Anna  Belle 
A'^an  Arden,  removed  to  Red  Cloud,  Xeb., 
where  he  died;  Sarah  (Airs.  Isaac  Price), 
Derry  tOAvnship;    Anna  (Airs.  John  AIcGee), 


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Belleville,  ]\Iifflin  eountv;  and  Samuel,  mar- 
ried. Mary  Albright,  resides  at  Yeagerstown. 

Robert  Stewart  received  his  education  in 
the  district  schools.  The  son  of  a  farmer,  he 
followed  his  father's  example  and  spent  his 
life  in  the  cultivation  of  the  soil.  Just  and 
conscientious  in  all  business  transactions,  his 
honesty  and  integrity  have  won  the  respect 
and  confidence  of  his  neighbors. 

Robert  Stewart  was  married,  April  17, 
1847,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mar- 
garet (Carnahan)  Mitchell.  They  have  two 
children:  Sarah  M. ;  and  Robert  Bruce.  Mr. 
Stewart  was  a  consistent  Christian,  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  He  died 
October  28,  1856;  his  widow  and  children 
reside  on  the  homestead  in  Decatur  to"wnship. 
The  appearance  of  the  home  and  its  surround- 
ings indicates  careful,  thrifty  management. 


CAPT.  THOMAS  JEFFERSOX  XOV- 
IXGER,  Alfarata,  Mifflin  county,  Pa.,  was 
born  in  Halifax  township,  Dauphin  county, 
Pa.,  September  21,  1840.  He  is  a  son  of 
Isaac  and  Hannah  (Hawk)  jSIovinger.  His 
paternal  grandfather,  De  AValt  i^o\dnger,  was 
of  French  origin,  was  born  February  7,  1737, 
and,  as  tradition  says,  on  the  vessel  in  which 
the  family  crossed  the  Atlantic.  They  set- 
tled in  Montgomery  county,  near  Philadel- 
phia. De  AValt  No\'inger  was  an  only  son, 
but  had  two  sisters,  who  both  married  into  the 
Dubbs  family,  now  so  mdely  and  favorably 
known  in  eastern  Pennsylvania.  De  Walt 
started  with  a  squad  of  men  to  punish  the  red- 
skins, who  had  been  troublesome,  and  in  fol- 
lowing them,  came  to  Lvkens  valley,  now  in 
Dauphin  county,  where  he  settled,  and  mar- 
ried Mary  Woodside,  who  was  born  February 
19,  17.56.  Miss  Woodside's  father  was  a  na- 
tive of  the  Scotch  Highlands,  and  her  mother 
of  the  city  of  Dublin,  Ireland.  From  the 
l^OA^inger-Woodside  union  are  descended  all 
the  i^ovingers  in  the  United  States.  The  two 
families  alike  may  rejoice  in  a  record  of  fidel- 
ity to  their  country;  some  of  the  "Woodsides 
took  part  in  the  ever  memorable  struggle  of 
America  for  independence,  and  later  genera- 
tions, both  of  Woodsides  and  of  ISTovingei's, 
^displayed  their  patriotism  in  the  more  recent 
wars.  Tlie  family  of  De  AValt  and  Mary  ISTov- 
inger  was  composed  of  six  sons  and  three 
daughters;  all  the  sons,  except  the  eldest, 
served  in  the  war  of  1S12,  in  defense  of  the 


city  of  Baltimore.  The  daughters  were: 
Mary  (Mrs.  ]Si^icholas  Hoffman);  Elizabeth 
(Mi-s.  Peter  Boardner);  Jane  (Mrs.  John 
Strouse) ;  all  resided  in  Lykens  valley,  except 
that  Mr.  Strouse  Avas  at  one  time  a  merchant 
in  Lewistown,  Pa.  Of  the  sons,  James,  the 
eldest,  lived  and  died  on  the  homestead  in 
Lykens  valley;  Jonathan  removed  to  Adair 
county.  Mo.,  and  died  there  at  the  age  of 
eighty-two;  Jolm  died  in  Millersburg,  Pa.; 
Walter  removed  to  Oliio,  and  died  there ;  and 
Jesse  was  found  dead  at  a  spring  near  Clarks 
Ferry,  Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  and  was  sup- 
posed to  have  been  murdered.  De  Walt  IsTov- 
inger  died  March  10,  1826;  his  wife  had  died 
four  years  earlier,  August  19,  1822. 

The  remaining  son,  Isaac  N'ovinger,  father 
of  Thomas  J.,  was  born  in  July,  1796.  The 
subscription  schools  of  his  neighborhood  af- 
forded him  but  meager  opportunities  for  men- 
tal culture;  but  he  possessed  an  alert  and  ob- 
serving mind,  and  by  frequenting  the  society 
of  the  intelligent  and  well-read,  became  en- 
dowed with  much  valuable  information.  He 
was  a  millwright,  as  well  as  a  farmer,  having 
learned  that  trade  with  Hon.  Simon  Sallade. 
Isaac  Xovinger  married  Hannah,  daughter  of 
]\ratthias  and  Susanna  (Deibler)  Hawk.  Their 
children  are:  Hiram,  enlisted  in  1846  in  the 
Cameron  Guards,  of  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  died 
July  7,  1847,  near  the  city  of  Mexico;  Charles 
E.,  of  Coffee,  Kas.,  man-ied  Sarah  Mahargue, 
of  Halifax  township,  and  has  a  large  family; 
Isaac,  married  Miss  Kreiner,  of  Leechburg, 
Armstrong  county.  Pa.,  and  has  a  large  fam- 
ily, served  for  three  years  in  the  One  Hundred 
and  Thirty-third  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
in  the  famous  Sixth  Corps,  Army  of  Potomac; 
Simon,  a  successful  farmer  and  fruit  grower, 
of  Phoenix,  Ariz.;  Mary,  widow  of  Henry 
Gilbert,  had  two  children,  of  whom  one  is  de- 
ceased, and  she  resides  with  the  other,  Mrs. 
Calvin  P.  Scholl,  in  Halifax  township;  Su- 
sanna, widow  of  Henry  G.  Clouser.  of  ^[il- 
lersburg.  Pa.,  has  two  sons  and  one  daughter; 
Thomas  Jefferson;  and  James  M.,  of  Sliip- 
pensburg,  Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  served  in 
defense  of  the  Union  in  the  One  Hundred  and 
First  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  was  married 
first  to  Miss  Lutz,  after  her  death  to  Mrs.  Mil- 
ler, by  Avhom  he  has  one  cliild. 

Thomas  J.  N"ovinger  spent  his  youth  in 
Halifax  township,  Daniihin  county,  and  at- 
tended the  pul^lic  school^.     He  learno.'l  carpen- 


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try,  serving  liis  apprenticeship)  with  his 
brother-iu-hnv,  lienry  Gilbert,  and  wurkt'd  at 
this  trade  until  August,  1861.  In  that  month, 
he  enlisted  in  a  Harrisburg  company  known 
as  the  Yerbeke  Rifles,  which  was  mustered  in 
as  Company  D,  of  the  Forty-sixth  Pennsylva- 
nia Volunteers,  September  2,  1861,  and 
served  all  through  the  various  campaigns  of 
the  Anny  of  the  Potomac  until  after  the  bat- 
tle of  Gettysburg,  when  the  Forty-sixth  was 
transferred  to  the  western  army,  commanded 
by  General  Sherman,  and  made  a  part  of  the 
Twentieth  Corps,  under  "Fighting  Joe" 
Hooker.  At  the  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain, 
Ya.,  August  9,  1862,  Mr.  Xovinger  Avas 
wounded  in  the  left  hip,  and  being  left  on  the 
field,  was  taken  prisoner.  He  then  experi- 
enced the  horrors  of  Libby  prison  and  of  Belle 
Island.  He  entered  the  service  as  private,  and 
left  it  as  captain,  receiving  his  promotion  for 
gallant  conduct.  He  was  mustered  out  at 
Alexandria,  Ya.,  July  16,  1865.  Returning 
home,  Mr.  Xovinger  attended  the  Normal 
Schools  at  Millersville,  Lancaster  county,  and 
at  Lewisburg,  Union  county,  Pa.  After  fin- 
ishing the  term  at  ]\Iillersville,  he  went  to 
Adair  coimty.  Mo.,  where  many  of  his  rela- 
tives live.  Here  he  taught  for  six  terms  in 
the  public  schools  of  Adair  county,  and  spent 
two  terms  at  the  ISTorth  Missouri  State  Xormal 
School.  At  the  end  of  the  second  tenn,  ]\Ir. 
Xovinger  returned  to  Lykens  valley.  He 
found  employment  in  different  capacities  imtil 
1876,  when  he  moved  to  Mifflin  county,  and 
began  farming  in  Decatur  township,  on  the 
Sulphur  Spring  farm,  then  known  as  the 
Henry  Bridge  farm.  Here  he  lived  until,  in 
1892,  he  removed  to  Alfarata,  and  engaged  in 
manufacturing.  'Mv.  Xovinger,  having  cast 
his  first  presidential  ballot  for  the  immortal 
Lincoln,  at  the  city  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  after  its 
capture  in  the  campaign  of  1864,  has  always 
belonged  to  the  Republican  party.  He  is  ac- 
tive in  local  affaii-s,  and  has  held  many  of  the 
offices  of  his  township;  he  was  for  some  time 
justice  of  the  peace.  Mr.  Xovinger's  popu- 
larity in  political  circles  was  shown  at  the 
polls  in  1893,  when  he  was  elected  county 
commissioner  l)y  a  good  majority;  and  again 
in  1896,  by  his  re-election  to  that  office.  He 
is  prudent  and  intelligent,  and  enjoys  the  re- 
spect and  confidence  of  his  fellow  citizens. 

Thomas  Jefi^erson  Xovinger  was  married, 
January  20,  1870,  to  Elizabeth  M.,  daughter 


of  John  C.  and  Sarah  (Shott)  Xovinger,  who 
was  born  in  Halifax  township,  Dauphin  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  March  2i,  18-16.  She  was  a  relative. 
They  have  one  son,  AValter  Jesse,  who  is  mar- 
ried, and  has  one  child;  he  resides  with  his 
family  at  Kirkesville,  Adair  county.  Mo.,  and 
is  studying  the  science  of  Osteopathy.  Mr. 
Xovinger's  wife  died  February  24,  1871;  he 
has  not  re-man'ied.  Mr.  Xovinger  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church;  and  has  for  many 
years  been  superintendent  of  the  Sunday- 
school  and  an  officer  in  the  church,  holding  at 
present  the  position  of  elder.  He  is  devoted 
to  church  work. 


AVILLIAM  HOWARD  GOSS,  Painters- 
viile,  Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Jacob  and 
]\Iary  (Stumplf)  Goss,  was  bom  in  West 
Beaver  township,  Snyder  county,  September 
5,  1853.  His  grandfather,  George  Goss,  was 
a  farmer  and  wagon-builder  in  Snyder  county, 
Pa.,  being  one  of  the  most  progressive  citizens 
in  that  district.  He  lived  to  a  venerable  age, 
as  did  also  his  w^ife;  the  former  reached  his 
eighty-ninth  year.  They  had  the  following 
children:  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  Steininger), 
born  February  5,  1813;  Mary  (Mrs.  Daniel 
])ubs),  bom  Xovember  9,  1814;  Sarah  (Mi-s. 
Jacob  Hoiiser),  bom  October  24,  1816;  Ja- 
cob; Henry,  born  December  4,  1820,  man-ied 
Rebecca  Goss,  not  a  relative;  Susanna  (Mrs. 
Reuben  Koch),  born  January  5,  1S23;  Isaac, 
born  ^larch  1,  1825,  married  Rebecca  Meu- 
l)ech;  George,  born  September  25  1827,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Romig;  Elivina  (Mrs.  Abra- 
ham Kauffman),  born  May  19,  1829;  Caro- 
line, born  Xovember  24,  1831,  married  Mr. 
Daniel  Snook,  after  his  death  married  Levi 
Smith;  Julia  (Mrs.  William  Steininger),  born 
.May  IS,  1833;  Delilah  (:\Irs.  Amos  Snook), 
born  March  1,  1836;  and  John  D.,  bom  Janu- 
ary 14,  1838,  man-ied  Sarah  Kimberling. 

Jacob  Goss  was  born  October  12,  1818,  and 
grew  up  on  his  father's  farm,  I'eceiving  a  lim- 
ited education  in  the  district  schools.  He 
learned  Avagon-making  with  his  father,  carry- 
ing on  this  business  in  connection  with  farm- 
ing interests  in  West  Beaver  township,  Snyder 
county,  up  to  1860.  In  ^^7\  lie  1ie£>'an  farm- 
ing in  Decatur  townshij)  and  continued  tha 
same  until  his  death,  December  9,  1894.  He 
Avas  highly  esteemed  for  his  many  virtues.  He 
was  married  in  1842,  tn  ^Farv.  daughter  of 
John  and  ]\Iary  (Ritter)  StunipfT.     Their  chil- 


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dren  were:  Mary  A.,  born  May  11,  1843; 
George  A.,  born  June  1,  1845,  died  August 
29,  1883;  John  O.,  born  March  22,  1848, 
died  September  19,  1896;  Jacob  I.,  born 
May  12,  1850;  "\^"illiam  Howard;  Samuel  H., 
born  ISTovember  10,  1855,  died  January  20, 
1856;  Isaac  L.,  bom  September  6,  1857; 
Jeremiah  F.,  bom  February  29,  1860;  Amos 
E.,  born  ISTovember  18,  1864,  died  August  29, 
1865;  and  Andrew  A.,  born  March  23,  1869. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacob  Goss  were  consistent  mem- 
bers of  the  German  Refonued  church,  eam- 
est  and  active  in  the  discharge  of  their  re- 
ligious duties.  Mrs.  Goss  died  January  20, 
1890,  aged  sixty-five  years,  eleven  months  and 
twenty  days. 

William  H.  Goss  spent  his  boyhood  on  the 
home  farm  in  Snyder  county,  and  .attended 
the  common  schools.  He  removed  with  his 
parents  to  Mifflin  county  in  1871,  continuing 
with  them  until  he  attained  his  majority.  In 
1874,  he  began  farming  independently  in  De- 
catur township,  combining  with  this,  in  1877, 
some  interests  in  lumbering.  Association 
with  men  of  intelligence  and  business  ability 
had  been  of  much  practical  benefit.  Fie  soon 
began  to  manufacture  lumber  and  staves,  car- 
rying on  the  work  with  such  success  that  in 
1890,  he  established  his  present  extensive  busi- 
ness at  Paintersville,  where  by  fair  dealing 
and  honest  business  methods  he  earns  an  am- 
ple competency  for  himself  and  family.  One 
of  the  most  charitable  and  liberal  citizens,  he 
watches  with  the  greatest  interest  any  enter- 
prise for  the  public  good  and  is  ever  ready  to 
lend  a  hel]iing  hand.  He  adheres  to  the  Re- 
publican party.  He  was  married  E"ovember 
23,  1876,  to  Mary  A.,  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Sarah  fLeplev)  Goss.  They  are  both  con- 
sistent, faithful  membei-s  of  the  Reformed 
church. 


JOSEPH  STGLFR,  doceased,  Faintei-s- 
ville,  Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Samuel  and 
Elizabeth  fOrt)  Sigler,  was  born  on  one  of  the 
old  homesteads  in  Decatur  township,  situated 
along  the  old  sta2;e  road.  IMarch  2,  1828.  He 
was  a  ereat-errandsou  of  John  Sigler,  who  came 
from  Xew  Jersey,  where  his  parents  first  set- 
tled on  coming  to  this  country  from  Germany. 
John  Sigler  came  with  them,  in  colonial  times, 
to  what  is  now  Decatur  township;  his  father, 
George  Sigler,  took  up  a  large  tract  of  land. 


which  he  farmed  diu'ing  the  rest  of  his  life. 
His  children  were:  John;  Henry;  Adam; 
Samuel;  Jacob;  George;  and  Elizabeth.  Mr. 
Sigler  died  at  an  advanced  age,  and  was 
buried  on  the  old  homestead.  An  interesting 
story  is  told  of  his  youngest  son,  George.  In 
those  early  days  the  white  settlers  had  to  be 
constantly  on  the  alert  to  repel  attacks  of  the 
Indians.  It  so  happened  that  while  the  youth 
was  away  from  home  warning  the  neighbors 
of  the  approach  of  the  Indians,  the  latter  sud- 
denly appeared,  took  the  boy  and  carried  him 
off.  He  was  held  captive  for  nearly  a  year, 
when  he  either  escaped  or  was  surrendered  by 
the  Indians;  he  reached  his  father's  house  at 
night.  Later  he  mamed  Elizabeth  Bumi,  of 
Xew  Jersey;  both  died  and  Avere  buried  on 
the  farm.  The  original  homestead  has  re- 
verted to  a  (leorge  Sigler  of  each  succeeding 
generation,  the  last  one  of  whom  was  George 
j^lbert,  who  died  unmarried  and  left  the 
property  to  his  mother,  now  residing  in  Lew- 
istdwn.  Pa. 

John  Sigler,  grandfather  of  Joseph,  was  a 
farmer,  and  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-six.  He 
married  Jane  Osborn;  their  remains  lie  side 
by  side  in  the  family  cemetery  on  the  farm. 
Their  children  were:  Elizabeth;  ISTancy; 
Sarah;  Eleanor;  Catharine;  Samuel;  Jacob; 
and  ]Mary.  Samuel  Sigler  was  a  farmer  all 
his  life;  he  died  in  1859,  aged  sixty-six  yeai's. 
His  Avife  was  Elizabeth,  widow  of  Henry  Ort; 
they  have  one  child,  Joseph. 

Joseph  Sigler  attended  the  public  schools 
of  his  townshiji,  and  remained  at  home  with 
his  parents  until  he  began  business  life  for 
himself  by  farming  his  father's  land.  In  this 
he  was  successf\il.  He  was  one  of  the  most 
ju'ominent,  reliable  men  in  the  county.  On 
October  21,  1852,  he  was  married  to  Frances 
Jane,  daughter  of  Timothy  Green  and  ]\Iar- 
garet  (]\lc]\fanigal)  Sterrett.  They  had  seven 
children:  Anna  ^l&ry  (Mrs.  Frank  Fishei'), 
of  Lewistown,  Pa.,  three  children;  ^Margaret 
"Woods  (Mrs.  John  Aitkens),  of  Derry  town- 
ship, three  children;  Fannie  Emma  (Mrs.  Ja- 
cob Peigle),  resides  at  Red  Cloud,  Xeb.,  eight 
childi'en;  Laura  Elizabeth  (Mre.  Orris  Brown 
Thomiison),  Coalport,  Clearfield  countv.  Pa., 
one  child;  Sarah  Elmira  (Mrs.  AVilliam  G.  Sig- 
ler"), Paintersville,  Pn.,  three  children;  Sam- 
uel SteiTctt,  die<l  aged  fiuu-  months.  Mr.  Sig- 
ler died  A]u-il  8.  1803. 


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Samuel  Sterrett  Sigier  was  born  on  the  old 
home  farm,  ]\Iay  4,  1863,  and  here  he  lived 
until  he  was  nine  years  of  age.  His  parents 
then  removed  to  Paintersville.  Leaving 
school  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  he  entered  the 
office  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company, 
at  Paintersville,  and  learned  telegraphy,  work- 
ing at  it  for  ten  years.  During  this  time  he 
was  interested  also  in  the  lumber  manufactur- 
ing business  under  the  firm  name  of  Goss  & 
Sigler,  at  Paintei-sville.  Besides  this  he  was 
associated  with  his  brother-in-law,  AVilliam 
G.  Sigler,  in  mercantile  business  for  four  years 
at  Paintersville.  In  1890,  he  succeeded  his 
brother-in-law  in  the  business,  conducting  the 
same  up  to  the  present  time.  In  all  his  busi- 
ness ventures  Mr.  Sigler  has  been  very  success- 
ful. He  is  a  Eepublican;  he  was  appointed 
postmaster  at  Paintersville,  July  5,  1893.  He 
is  a  member  of  Lodge  IsTo.  203,  P.  and  A.  M., 
at  Lewistown,  Pa.,  also  of  the  I.  O.  O.  P., 
Lodge  Xo.  566,  at  Beaver  Springs,  Snyder 
county.  Pa. 

Mr".  S.  S.  Sigler  was  married  May  13,  1890, 
to  Annice  Baldwin,  daughter  of  John  and 
Jane  G.  (!McClure)  Steele.  They  have  two 
children:  Frances  Jane,  born  April  8,  1801; 
and  Irma  Marie,  born  August  28,  1892.  The 
family  attend  the  Presbyterian  church.  Mrs. 
Joseph  Sigler  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church  at  \^ira,  in  Dry  valley,  Derry  town- 
shi]i:  she  still  resides  at  Paintersville  in  De- 
catur township,  where  she  and  her  husband 
lived. 


GEORGE  RIEGLE,  Paintersville,  :Mifl3in 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  Jacob  and  Catharine 
(Markley)  Riegle,  was  born  near  Painters- 
ville, February  20,  1819.  His  grandfather, 
Jacob  Riegle,  came  from  Berks  coxmty  during 
the  latter  part  of  the  eighteenth  century  and 
took  up  a  tract  of  150  acres  near  the  present 
site  of  Paintersville.  He  had  been  a  soldier 
in  the  ReA-olntionnry  war.  serving  under 
"Washington.  "While  on  the  Itattlefield.  he  re- 
ceived a  gunshot  wound  in  the  liip,  which  left 
him  lanio  for  life.  He  died  at  the  age  of 
sixty-five.  His  chiklren  were:  Jacob;  George; 
Benjamin:  and  ^Fichael.  Jacob  Riegle.  after 
receiving  a  limited  education  in  the  district 
schools,  learned  carpentrv.  and  at  tliis  he 
worked  durina-  the  rest  of  his  life,  pvincipallv 
in  MifHin  and  Snyder  counties.  He  married 
Catharine   ^Marklev.      Their   children     were: 


Catharine,  died  aged  seventeen  years;  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  William  Mayes),  of  Lewistown^ 
Pa.,  has  two  children;  Sophia  (Mrs.  Simon 
Stroup),  nine  children;  Margaret;  Mary;. 
Sarah,  married,  and  resides  in  Michigan  with 
her  family;  Jacob,  died  aged  eighteen;  John, 
married  Susanna  Keller,  removed  to  Xe- 
braska,  where  he  died,  has  fourteen  children; 
and  George. 

George  Riegle  attended  the  common  schools 
of  his  district,  and  on  leaving  them,  went  to 
farming.  When  he  was  twenty-seven  yeai's 
old,  he  began  farming  for  himself  on  his 
father's  place,  Avhich  consisted  of  400  acres. 
After  the  death  of  his  father,  he  removed  to 
his  present  homestead,  received  as  his  share 
of  his  parents'  estate.  He  began  at  once  in- 
dustriously to  improve  the  land,  clearing  it, 
and  bringing  it  to  so  high  a  state  of  cultiva- 
tion, that  he  has  been  regarded  as  one  of  the- 
most  skillful  farmers  of  his  neighborhood. 
He  is  a  Democrat. 

^Ir.  George  Riegle  was  married  August  20, 
1846,  to  Eva  Ann,  daughter  of  Christian  and 
Catharine  (Bishop)  Fraind.  Their  children 
are:  John  AV.,  born  August  1,  1848,  married 
Margaret  Stuck,  died,  and  left  two  children  ;^ 
Philip  M.,  bom  October  16,  1851,  married 
Ahvilda  Smith,  four  children;  Christian  Da- 
A^d,  born  April  5,  1853,  married  Sarah  Zook, 
five  children ;  Matthew  George,  born  October 
15,  1855,  man*ied  jSTola  Quay,  seven  children; 
Valeria  Savannah,  bom  April  1,  1862,  died 
aged  one  year.  Mrs.  Riegle  died  in  August, 
1873,  at  the  age  of  forty-eight.  The  family 
are  members  of  the  Lutheran  clmrcli. 


AUGUSTUS  ^r.  DIGRAM,  deceased,  for- 
merly of  Decatur  township,  Mifflin  county, 
Pa.,  was  born  in  Armagh  township,  Septem- 
ber 3,  1825,  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  How- 
ard McFarland.  He  is  a  son  of  William  and 
]\fartha  (Cottle)  Ingram.  Mr.  Ingram's 
grandfather,  James  Ingram,  was  a  native  of 
Ireland.  He  emigrated  to  America  in  the 
latter  j^art  of  the  last  centuiw,  and  settled  in 
the  Kishacoquillas  valley.  He  had  four  chil- 
dren: Robert;  William;  Mary;  and  Eliza- 
betli.  William  Ingram,  father  of  Augustus 
Ingram,  was  a  farmer  in  the  Kishacoquillas 
valley.  In  1S40,  he  removed  to  Decatur 
township,  and  bought  the  homestead..  His 
wife  was  AFartha  Cottle.  They  had  six  chil- 
dren:  William  Charles,  died  aged  two  years; 


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Augustus  j\fitchell;  Robert  Johu,  born  iu 
1827,  died  in  July,  1851;  James,  married, 
died  in  1858;  ]\[ary  and  Isabella,  twins,  born 
in  1835;  and  Elmer  Charles,  died  in  infancy. 
Marj^  married  James  Potter,  of  Centre  coim- 
ty.  Pa. ;  they  are  now  living  in  Illinois.  Isa- 
bella, married  John  Milliken,  of  Centre  coun- 
ty, and  resides  in  Missouri. 

Augustus  M.  Ingram  received  his  early  ed- 
ucation in  the  district  schools  of  Decatur 
township.  When  he  was  nineteen  he  entered 
the  academy  at  Academia  and  studied  for  sev- 
eral terms  under  the  care  of  Professor  Wilson. 
He  was  also  for  two  summers  under  the  tuition 
of  Rev.  Daniel  L.  Hughes,  in  Deny  town- 
ship. ]\tr.  Ingram  passed  his  life  on  the  farm, 
which  he  improved  by  careful  cultivation. 
He  Avas  a  good  citizen,  and  took  an  active  in- 
terest in  the  affairs  of  the  township.  He  was  a 
Whig,  but  later  joined  the  Republican  party. 
Mr.  Ingram  served  in  various  township  offices; 
for  ten  years  before  his  death  he  was  justice 
of  the  peace. 

Augustus  Mitchell  Ingram  was  married, 
May  10,  1848,  to  Elizabeth  Bunn,  daughter 
of  George  E.  and  Sarah  (To-wnsend)  Sigler. 
They  had  ten  children:  Elizabeth  Larissa 
(Mrs.  AVilliam  Bubb),  of  Decatur  township, 
has  one  child;  Addie  L.  (]\Irs.  John  L.  Har- 
per), of  Dormantown,  has  six  children;  George 
William,  died  at  the  age  of  six ;  Sarah  ^lartha 
(Mrs.  W.  Hutchinson'^Mc^^ett),  of  Patterson, 
Jimiata  county,  Pa.;  Robert  W.,  married  El- 
len Stine,  of  McVeytown,  Pa.,  resides  in  Lew- 
istown,  and  has  two  children;  Mary  W.  (Mrs. 
Dr.  William  M.  Baker),  Lewistown,  Pa.; 
James  II.;  Howard  L.,  Decatur  to^vnship, 
married  Catharine  McClellan,  and  has  four 
sons;  Annie  M.  (Mrs.  James  Wagner),  Lew- 
istown, Pa.,  has  one  child;  and  Ellen  Belle 
(Mrs.  William  R.  Freed),  Siglersville,  Pa. 
Mr.  Ingram  died  December  1,  1883.  He  was 
a  kind  and  indulgent  husband  and  father,  and 
was  a  devout  member  of  the  Lutlieran  church, 
contributing  liberally  to  all  church  enter- 
prises. 


SAMUEL  MUTHERSBAUGH,  deceased, 
who  lived  in  Decatur,  Mifflin  county,  Pa., 
son  of  Samuel  Miithersbaugh,  was  born  ISTo- 
vember  27.  1825.  Beins;  loft  an  orphan  at  an 
early  age.  he  was  brought  up  by  his  relatives, 
who  ]U'nvided  liirn  with  the  moans  of  acquir- 
iuc  a  common  sr-hool  education.     He  betran 


farming  in  Decatur  township,  where,  xVpril 
10,  1856,  he  was  married  to  Julia,  daughter 
of  William  and  Susan  (Peters)  Snook.  They 
had  eight  children:  William,  born  April  3, 
1857;  Abraham  Wilson,  born  K'ovember  30, 
1858,  married  Harriet  Steininger,  has  one 
child  living,  three  dead;  Sarah  Ada  (Mrs. 
George  Biddle),  born  February  21,  1861,  re- 
sides at  Le-wistown,  has  four  children ;  Samuel 
Ellsworth,  born  April  30,  1863,  married  Ma- 
ria Goss,  resides  in  Decatur  township,  has  one 
child;  Andrew  Johnson,  born  October  7, 
1865,  mamed  May  Wagner,  resides  at  Lew- 
istown, has  two  children;  James  Howard, 
born  January  2,  1868,  married  Ettie  Criswell, 
resides  at  Burnham,  has  one  child;  Eddie 
Plummer,  born  February  11,  1870;  George 
"W'ashington,  born  July  4,  1872.  The  father 
died  jSi'ovember  14,  1882,  his  wife,  born  Feb- 
ruary 22,  1832,  surviving  him  imtil  June  27, 
1886.  Mr.  Mi:thersbaugh  began  making  his 
way  in  life  with  little  else  than  willing  hands 
and  a  large  heart,  and  the  comfort  and  plenty 
which  he  later  enjoyed  was  the  result  of  the 
industry,  pains-taking  care  and  honest  dealing, 
coupled  with  frugality,  that  had  ever  been 
characteristic  of  his  life.  He  was  universally 
esteemed.  He  voted  the  Repiiblican  ticket, 
and  took  an  active  interest  in  local  politics, 
tilling  at  different  times  various  township 
oiiices.  Both  husband  and  wife  were  consist- 
ent members  of  the  j\Iethodist  church  at  Lil- 
lyville,  now  Alfarata. 

George  W.  Muthersbaugh  was  married 
February  2,  1892,  to  Fannie,  daughter  of  Isaac 
and  Rebecca  (Freed)  Henry.  They  have  one 
child,-Ethel  May,  born  October,  1892.  The 
political  and  religious  views  of  Mr.  Muthers- 
liaugli  are  in  accord  with  those  of  his  ancestors. 

S A:\rUEL  ELMER  FEAR,  deceased,  for- 
mci'ly  of  Decatur  township,  Mifflin  county, 
Pa.,  was  born  at  Lewistown,  Mifflin  county, 
February  7,  1837.  He  was  the  son  of  Samuel 
and  Xancy  (Ruppert)  Fear.  Mr.  Feai-'s  boy- 
hood was  spent  at  Lewisto^wn,  where  he  at- 
tended the  public  schools.  When  he  was  ten 
years  old,  his  parents  removed  to  Milroy,  and 
Samuel  attended  the  district  school  of  that 
place  until  he  was  fourteen.  At  this  age  he 
Avas  loft  an  orphan,  entirely  dependent  upon 
his  own  exertions,  and  was  apprenticed  for 
throe  yofirs  to  ,Tohn  Riden,  a  miller  at  IMilroy, 
for  whom  he  afterwards  worked  as  journey- 


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man.  In  1864,  he  enlisted  in  Company 
C,  Seventy-eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
Captain  Selheimer,  and  served  until  the  close 
of  the  war.  In  1866,  he  was  made  foreman 
in  the  mills  of  Strnnk  tfe  Hoffman,  at  Eeeds- 
ville,  ]\Iitliin  county^  and  held  this  position  for 
thirteen  years.  ^Ir.  Fear  was  prudent  and 
economical,  and  in  l^T'.i  he  was  ahle  to  buy 
the  homestead,  known  as  Fears  mill,  situated 
in  Decatur  township.  The  industry  and  in- 
telligence which  had  made  Mr.  Fear  desirable 
as  a  foreman,  made  him  successful  as  a  busi- 
ness man.  The  competence  which  he  acquir- 
ed was  the  due  reward  of  his  own  labors.  Mr. 
Fear  was  a  member  of  the  Republican  party. 
Always  interested  in  the  affaii*s  of  his  town- 
ship, he  enjoyed  the  confidence  of  his  fellow 
citizens,  and  was  elected  to  various  township 
offices. 

Samuel  Elmer  Fear  was  married,  ^Tarch  5, 
1868,  to  Rhoda  A.,  daughter  of  David  C.  and 
Ehoda  (Alexander)  ]\riller.  Their  children 
arc:  William,  born  A]iril  25,  1870,  died  Au- 
gust 11,  1870;  Laura  Carlton,  born  July  :2n, 
1871;  and  Rhoda  Alexander,  bom  July  16, 
1876.  Mr.  Fear's  daughter,  Laura,  is  a 
teacher  at  Lillyville,  Decatur  toAvnship.  She 
received  her  early  education  in  the  distviet 
schools  of  Decatur  township,  and  attended  the 
normal  school  at  Millersville,  Lancaster  coun- 
ty, Pa.  She  began  teaching  in  Kauft'man's 
school  house,  LTnion  township.  ]\lr.  Fear  died 
September  3,  1883,  lamented  by  his  many 
friends  and  patrons. 

Mrs.  Fear's  father,  David  C.  ]\Iiller,  was 
bom  in  Ilagerstown,  ^id.  lie  removed  to 
Huntingdon  county,  and  thence  to  Kisliaco- 
quillas  valley,  Avhere  he  worked  as  a  carpenter, 
and  kept  a  general  store.  Xot  long  after,  Mr. 
Miller  removed  to  Reedsville,  where  he  was 
associated  with  Abner  Rood  in  the  firm  of 
Miller,  Reed  it  Co.  Air.  Miller  was  a  mer- 
chant for  more  than  twenty  years.  He  Avas 
a  member  of  the  Republican  party,  and  Avas 
elected  to  vai-ioiis  tovniship  offices.  He  Avas 
married,  August  20,  1833,  to  Rhoda  Alexan- 
der, Avho  Avas  born  at  the  old  Alexander  home- 
stead in  Union  tOAvnship.  Their  children  are: 
Rhoda  A.  (Airs.  Samuel  F.  Fear);  Henry 
Alexander,  resides  with  his  sister,  ]\[rs.  Fear; 
and  John,  married  Xancy  Close,  has  three 
sons.  They  reside  at  !^^ilroy,  Pa.  !Mr.  Miller 
spent  the  latter  part  of  his  life  in  Decatur 
toAvnshi]),  at  the  home  of  his  daughter,  Mi*s. 


Samuel  E.  Fear.      He    died    Xovember    23, 
1879,  aged  seventA'-three  vears. 


J.  W.  H.  RERER,  M.  D.,  Alfarata,  Mif- 
flin county.  Pa.,  son  of  Daniel  B.  and  Hannah 
(Ilottenstein)  Reber,  Avas  born  at  KutztOAvn, 
Berks  county,  Pa.,  October  28,  184:5.  His 
grandfather,  Conrad  Reber,  Avas  a  resident  of 
Reading,  Pa.,  Avho  married  Margaret  Alt- 
house.  They  had  these  children:  Charles; 
John;  Bennival;  Thomas;  Daniel  B. ;  Matil- 
da; and  tAvo  others  Avhose  names  do  not  ap- 
pear. Daniel  B.  Avas  raised  in  Berks  county, 
receiving  his  education  in  the  common 
schools.  On  reaching  manhood  he  came  to 
Union  county,  Avhere  he  engaged  in  the  iron 
business  Avith  David  Kauffman,  operating 
very  successfully  the  White  Deer  furnace  up 
to  1861.  He  then  removed  to  LcAvisburg, 
Union  county,  remaining  there  until  1881,  he 
took  up  his  ])resent  residence  in  Milton, 
Xortlunubcrland  county.  He  Avas  married  to 
Hannah  Caroliiie  Ilottenstein,  a  descendant 
of  the  Avell-knoA\m  Hottenstein  family.  They 
had  tAvo  children:  EdAvard  C,  Avho  married 
and  noAv  lives  in  the  State  of  Washington; 
and  Dr.  J.  AV.  II.  Reber.  When  the  latter 
Avas  an  infant  of  only  scA'en  Aveeks,  his  mother 
died,  aged  tAventy-four.  Some  years  later  Mr. 
Reber  mamed  again,  his  second  Avife  being 
Caroline  Kauffman.  Their  children  Avere: 
Ifary;  Samuel  X.,  Avho  married,  and  died  in 
1884;  Sarah,  Avife  of  T.  F.  Moyer,  proprietor 
of  the  Cameron  House  at  LeAvisburg;  Daniel 
F.,  Avho  married  and  noAv  resides  at  Mt.  Car- 
mel,  Xorthumberland  county.  Pa. 

On  the  death  of  his  mother.  Dr.  Reber  Avas 
taken  in  charge  by  his  grandparents,  Avho 
reared  and  educated  him.  In  his  early  years 
he  attended  the  district  schools  of  Berks,  and 
Avhen  he  Avas  sixteen  entered  the  State  Xormal 
Sclioo]  at  XutztoAvn,  pursuing  his  studies 
there  for  four  years.  At  the  age  of  tAventy  he 
began  reading  medicine  Avith  his  uncle.  Dr. 
Edward  Hottenstein,  of  Ivutztown,  and  the 
folloAvino-  year  entered  Jefferson  ]\redical  Col- 
lege, Philadelphia,  Pa.,  graduating  Avith  honor 
]\rarch  9,  1867,  and  receiving  a  diploma  qual- 
ifying him  for  ]u-actice  in  the  army  and  navy. 
Returning  to  KutztOAvn,  he  again  entered  his 
uncle's  office,  under  Avhose  tuition  he  practised 
fov  four  years;  in  1871,  he  Avent  to  Warren 
connty.  Ind.  whore  he  remained  for  two 
years.      Some  time  Avas  then  spent  traveling 


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tlirougli  the  States.  He  returned  liome  iu 
1876  and  remained  with  his  grandparents  un- 
til 1880,  when  he  went  to  Xorfolk,  Ya. ;  there 
he  jn-aetised  his  profession  for  two  yeare,  then 
in  Milton  for  one  year,  and  in  Madisonburg, 
Centre  county,  for  a  short  time ;  finally,  in  the 
autiunn  of  1884,  he  took  up  his  residence  at 
Alfarata,  where  he  has  built  up  an  extensive 
practise.  Dr.  Reber  is  a  Democrat  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  P.  O.  S.  A.,  Camp  Xo.  93, 
at  Alfarata.  Dr.  J.  W.  H.  Reber  married 
Lizzie  A.,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Anna 
(Pontious)  Groff.  Their  children  are:  Xita 
A.,  born  January  6,  1886;  William  H.,  born 
April  13,  1888-  Eva  C,  bom  August  19, 
1890;  Charles  A.,  born  September  2^4,  1892; 
Han-y  G.,  born  May  18,  1894;  and  Mabel 
Ann,' born  April  28,^1896.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Re- 
ber are  members  of  the  Gennan  Refonned 
church. 


The  Hottexsteix  Family. 

IX  EUROPE.— This  family  clearly  traces 
its  descent  from  the  early  Frankish  nobility, 
having  definite  information  as  to  its  ancestry 
as  far  back  as  the  fourth  century  A.  D.  The 
family  name  is  Old  German,  and  signifies  holy 
rock,  or  stone ;  it  is  supposed  to  have  been  as- 
sumed in  memory  of  the  gTcat  rock  in  the 
Spessard  forest,  where  the  earliest  known  pro- 
genitor of  this  family  lived,  and  held  a  solemn 
court  annually  upon  the  rock,  under  a  mighty 
oak.  That  ancestor  was  Riedbold  von  Hot- 
tenstein,  whose  wife  was  Tlseboda,  daughter 
of  a  Westphalian  count.  He  gave  to  the  fam- 
ily a  coat-of-arms;  a  shield,  of  which  the  up- 
per field  is  red,  the  lower  white;  the  whole  is 
surmounted  by  a  helmet,  between  two  broad 
scrolls  on  either  side,  crowned  with  the  coronet 
of  a  graf,  or  count,  above  which  is  a  white 
falcon,  with  spread  wings;  the  falcon  is  re- 
produced on  the  red  field.  The  colors  sym- 
bolize wisdom  and  strict,  impartial  justice,  and 
the  falcon  courage  and  eagerness  for  battle. 
Riedbold  von  Hottcnstein  is  known  to  have 
lived  and  flourished  in  the  year  380  of  the 
present  era;  his  death  is  recorded  A.  D.  415. 
About  a  century  later  the  only  representative 
of  the  family,  Alfried  von  Flottenstein,  was 
received  into  the  Christian  church  by  Arch- 
bishop Pancratius,  of  Trier,  or  Treves.  His 
title  as  provincial  count  and  his  coat-of-anns 
were  confirmed  to  him  in  a  formal  document. 


at  Mayeuce,  by  King  Clovis.  Alfried  von 
Hottenstein  mai'ried  an  Alsatian  lady,  Anna 
von  Herboldsecke.  He  was  killed  in  a  battle 
Avitli  the  Frisians,  A.  D.  538,  leaving  two  sons, 
Sueno  and  Percival.  The  latter  entered  the 
monastery  at  Fulda,  where  he  died.  The  for- 
mer erected  the  castle  of  Hottenstein,  iipon  a 
hill  in  his  hereditary  domain.  He  is  said  to 
have  been  a  bold  and  successful  warrior.  He 
married  Hirlanda  von  Bremhorst.  Later  rep- 
resentatives of  the  family  were  the  brothers 
Theobald  and  Ansgar  von  Hottenstein.  Theo- 
bald did  not  many ;  Ansgar  married  AValdine 
von  Elmfurt.  He  was  appointed  by  King 
Clovis  II.  to  the  important  office  of  Master 
of  Ceremonies,  or  Truchsess,  a  title  which  has 
been  preserved  in  the  family.  He  died  at  a 
very  advanced  age,  leaving  a  son.  Filbert  von 
Hottenstein,  whose  descendants  were  among 
the  Crusaders.  In  1204  five  knights  of  the 
same  name,  who  had  set  out  for  the  holy  wars, 
were  shipwrecked  on  the  coast  of  Dalmatia. 
Only  one  of  the  von  Hottenstein  line,  there- 
fore, is  found  residing  in  the  ancestral  strong- 
hold in  A.  D.  1288,  Giselbert  von  Hotten- 
stein, married  to  Kunigunde  von  Velleres,  of 
Poitou.  His  titles,  nobility  and  coat-of-arms 
had  been  renewed  and  confirmed  by  the  good 
Rodolf,  Emperor  of  Germany.  Tie  died  A. 
D.  1317,  leaving  sons:  Herman;  Carl;  and 
Hartung.  llartung  married  Leah  von  Dan- 
nenburg,  and  in  their  descendants  the  family 
line  was  continued.  The  castle  von  Hotten- 
stein was  destroyed  during  the  "Peasants' 
War,"  in  1524.  The  only  survivor  of  the 
family  in  that  disastrous  conflict  was  Kuno 
A'on  Hottenstein,  a  captain  under  the  newly 
elected  Emperor  Charles  Y.  His  command 
was  then  in  Italy.  After  the  conquest  and 
pillage  of  Rome  he  returned  to  Germany, 
laden  with  booty.  The  citizens  of  the  free 
city  of  Esslingen  chose  him  as  their  comman- 
der and  protector;  in  that  city  he  was  married 
to  a  noble  lady,  Louise  von  Berg.  He  died 
in  1563.  He  had  two  sons,  Xicholas  and 
Ernst  von  Hottenstein.  The  former  was  a 
soldier  in  the  service  of  the  German  Emperor; 
his  descendants  are  still  numbered  among  the 
Austrian  nobility.  Ernst  became  mayor  of 
Esslingen,  and  left  three  sons,  of  whom  no 
records  remain. 

IX  A^IERICA.— Probably  about  the  be- 
ginning of  the  eighteenth  century,  three 
brothers  von  Hottenstein  emigrated  from  Es- 


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slingen  to  xVmerica.  One  died  in  Philadel- 
phia; another  settled  in  Lancaster,  and  is  still 
represented  by  descendants  in  that  county; 
Jacob  Hottenstein,  the  third  brother,  became 
a  resident  of  Oley  township,  now  in  Berks, 
but  at  that  time  still  included  in  Philadelpliia 
county.  The  first  definite  record  of  his  resi- 
dence here  is  found  in  recorded  instruments 
of  lease  and  of  purchase  of  a  tract  of  land  in 
Maxata^^aiy  township,  same  county,  disposed 
of  to  Jacob  Hottenstein  by  Casper  Wistar  and 
his  Avife  Catherine.  The  documents  are  still 
in  the  possession  of  the  family,  as  well  as  the 
tract  of  IIG  acres  conveyed  by  them,  with 
327  acres  of  which  Jacob  Hottenstein  became 
the  owner  at  a  later  date.  At  his  first  settle- 
ment in  ]\Iaxatawny  township,  the  country 
was  still  in  a  wild  and  unsettled  condition,  al- 
most covered  with  primeval  forests,  the  home 
of  savages  and  wild  beasts.  For  some  years, 
there  were  only  two  neighbors  whose  lands 
adjoined  that  of  Mr.  Hottenstein;  the  other 
adjacent  tracts  were  either  ''proprietors' 
lands,"  or  ownerless.  Jacob  Hottenstein  mar- 
ried Dorothea  Reber;  their  children  were: 
Jacob;  William;  David;  Henry;  Dorothea; 
and  Maria.  They  wer'e  carefully  trained,  es- 
pecially in  matters  pertaining  to  religious 
faith;  the  celebrated  Lutheran  pastor,  Rev. 
Dr.  ^Muhlenberg,  frequently  visiting  the 
house  while  on  his  missionary  journeys,  to 
give  catechetical  instruction  to  the  younger 
members  of  the  family.  The  following  is  a 
translation  of  the  German  inscription  on  the 
tombstone  of  Jacob  Hottenstein,  in  the  fam- 
ily burying  ground  on  the  homestead:  "Jacob 
Hottenstein  was  bom  in  Europe  on  the  18th 
of  February,  1G97;  died  March  23,  1753. 
x\ncestor  of  the  whole  Hottenstein  family. 
He  was  fifty-six  years,  one  month  and  five 
days  old." 

His  eldest  son,  Jacob  Hottensteiu,  Jr.,  mar- 
ried and  settled  in  Ptichmond  township,  Berks 
county.  Pa.  He  had  four  daughters:  Catha- 
rine (Mrs.  Abraham  Biehl);'  jVEaria  (IMrs. 
Abraham  Deyster);  Blondine  (Mrs.  Casper 
]\rcrkel);  and  Susanna  (::\rrs.  Samuel  Ely). 
William,  second  son  of  Jacob  Hottenstein, 
Sr.,  bought  a  farm  nnar  Reading,  in  Cumru 
towushi]-),  Berks  county.  Besides  four  daudi- 
ters,  he  had  five  sons,  as  follows:  Samuel,  set- 
tled in  "The  Forest,"  near  Reading,  had  two 
sons  and  one  daughter;  William,  Jr.,  removed 
to    ]\rt.    Pleasant,    near    Germantown,    had 


two  sons  and  one  daughter;  Henry,  bought 
a  farm  in  Maiden  Creek  township,  Berks 
county,  had  four  daughters  and  nine  sons; 
Solomon,  of  Lehigh  county,  had  seven 
daughters  and  five  sons,  the  eldest  of  the 
sons  married  three  times  and  was  the  father 
of  twenty-four  children;  and  David,  also  of 
Maiden  Creek  toAvnship,  had  five  sons  and  four 
daughters.  David,  third  son  of  the  elder 
Jacob  Hottenstein,  resided  on  the  farm  which 
had  been  his  father's,  in  Maxatawny  town- 
ship, of  which  he  became  sole  owner  by  pur- 
chase. His  children  Avere:  Jacob,  died  aged 
about  twenty;  David,  M.  D.;  Daniel;  Catha- 
rine (Mrs.  Jacob  Grim),  of  Macungie,  Pa., 
had  eight  sons  and  three  daughters;  and  Do- 
rothea, who  died  young.  The  youngest  son  of 
Jacob  Hottenstein,  Sr.,  named  Henry,  studied 
medicine,  and  practised  at  Lancaster,  Pa. ;  he 
had  but  one  child,  who  died  at  an  early  age. 
His  nephew,  David  Hottenstein,  Jr.,  studied 
medicine  with  Dr.  Joseph  Hirsch,  and  gTadu- 
ated  from  a  medical  college  in  Philadeli^hia; 
he  practised  in  the  upper  part  of  Berks  county. 
Lie  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Richard 
Kline,  of  Montgomery  county.  Pa.,  and  had 
children:  David;  Jacob;  Daniel;  William; 
Isaac;  Henry;  Catharine;  and  Dorothea. 
David  and  Henry  died  young. 

The  children  of  Dr.  David  Hottenstein  had 
children  and  grandchildren,  as  follows: 
Jacob,  the  second  son,  had  six  sons,  David, 
Jacob,  Isaac,  James,  Levi,  and  Llenry.  Of 
these,  David,  had  one  daughter,  Catherine 
(Mrs.  A.  B.  Manderbach),  of  Kutztown,  Pa. 
Isaac's  children  were:  Mary  (Mrs.  Dr.  Yor- 
gey),  of  Pottstown,  Pa. ;  Frank;  James;  and 
Charles.  Levi's  were:  Jacob;  Charles;  and 
'^Mlliam.  Henry's  were:  Llettie  E. ;  Sallie; 
Ida;  Jacob;  and  Fanny.  Dr.  Hottenstein's 
thii'd  son,  Daniel,  had  one  son,  Lewis  Iv.,  who 
had  also  one  son,  Daniel  Q.  The  children 
and  grandchildren  of  Dr.  Hottenstein's  son, 
William,  were:  David  II.,  had  children,  Wil- 
liam, Dr.  Austin,  Prof.  John,  Ezra,  ]\Iary, 
widow  of  William  Grim,  and  Ellen  J.; 
Charles  A.,  two  sons,  Robert  and  Edward; 
Robert,  died  in  youth;  Henry,  also  died 
young;  Edward,  ^\.  D..  had  children,  Elmer 
Iv.,  Edward  L.,  William  J.,  Charles  A..  David 
P..  Ida  (Mrs.  James  De  Long),  Alice  H.,  and 
Deborah  C;  Caroline  (IMi-s.  Daniel  Reber), 
two  sons,  Edward  and  J.  William;  Sallie  A. 
(Mrs.  John  Y.  R.  Lligh),  of  Indiana,  had  chil- 


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dren,  Isaac,  Charles,  Jolm,  Eddie,  Caroline, 
Sarah,  Rosa  (]\Irs.  Z.  T.  Miller),  Tillie,  and 
Bessie  J  and  Matilda.  Isaac,  Dr.  Hottenstein's 
fifth  son,  had  children  as  follows:  Percival; 
Cyrus;  Frederic;  Isaac;  Matilda;  and  Mar- 
garet. Catherine,  daughter  of  Dr.  Hotten- 
stein,  married  Jonas  Trexler,  of  Longswamp, 
Pa.,  has  children:  Eden;  Willoughby;  Jonas; 
Abiel;  Peter;  David;  Angeline;  Sarah; 
Catharine;  Eliza;  and  Amelia.  Dorothea 
Hottenstein  died  young. 


JOSEPH  BURKHOLDER,  deceased,  was 
born  June  21,  1804,  and  was  a  son  of  Henry 
and  Elizabeth  (Bisbing)  Burkholder.  Henry 
Burkholder  was  a  farmer  in  Derry  township, 
though  he  came  originally  from  York  county. 
His  father  emigrated  to  America  during  the 
latter  part  of  the  eighteenth  century.  Henry 
Burkholder  died  in  1842;  his  ^vife,  Eliza- 
beth, in  1865;  both  are  buried  in  the  Presby- 
terian church-yard  at  Vira.  His  children  are: 
Jolm,  who  married  Sarah  Groh,  their  children 
Ka'C  in  Mifflin  county,  with  the  exception  of 
a  son  in  Indiana,  and  a  daughter  in  Kansas; 
George,  who  died  in  his  youth;  Samuel,  who 
married  Sophia  Groh,  they  had  two  daughters 
and  one  son,  of  whom  but  one,  a  daughter,  is 
still  living;  Charles,  married  Miss  CLayton, 
had  two  sons,  both  deceased;  Ann  (Mrs.  John 
William),  of  Mifflin  county,  whose  only  child, 
Samuel,  is  deceased;  Isaac,  married  and  re- 
sided in  the  west,  where  he  and  his  wife  both 
died;  Joseph;  Sarah  (Mrs.  George  Sigler), 
had  one  daughter  and  two  sons;  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  John  Q.  Adams),  has  but  one  living- 
child,  John  Q.,  Jr.;  Henry,  married  to  Jane 
Allen,  of  Kentucky,  still  living,  had  seven 
children,  four  deceased;  Susan  (Mrs.  John 
Sigler),  of  Mifflin  county,  whose  eight  daugh- 
ters are  all  deceased;  Mary  (Mrs.  AVilliam 
Montgomery),  had  two  sons  and  one  daughter; 
Matilda  (Mrs.  Henry  Book),  died  several  years 
ago,  and  her  husband  still  resides  in  Granville 
township,  Mifflin  county. 

Joseph  Burkholder  lived  on  his  father's 
farm  in  Dry  valley,  until  his  marriage.  He 
received  a  public  school  education,  and  learned 
carpentry.  He  spent  three  years  at  Lewis- 
town,  and  then  removed  to  Decatur  township, 
where  he  began  to  farm,  and  later  purchased 
the  mill  property  now  owned  by  the  Fear  fam- 
ily. He  built  the  mill  and  house,  and  greatly 
improved  the  place.     He  was  an  industrious 


and  respected  citizen.  Mr.  Burkholder  was  a 
Democrat,  and  took  an  active  part  in  politics; 
though  he  never  sought  public  preferment, 
he  served  the  towmship  in  various  offices. 

Joseph  Burkholder  was  married  about 
1831,  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  John  and 
Xancy  (Glass)  Beatty.  Their  children  are: 
John  Elenry,  who  mamed  Rosanna  Deyo,  and 
resides  in  Huron  county,  0.;  James  Charles, 
deceased,  married  Minnie  Crooks,  his  widow 
and  three  sons  reside  in  Pottawattomie  coun- 
ty, Kan.;  Frances  Marion;  Amanda  Enie- 
line,  who  died  in  August,  1867,  at  the  age  of 
twenty-five  years;  Louisa  Margaret,  died  in 
October,  1866;  Elmira  Adelaide;  Joseph 
Clark,  who  married  Clara  Louisa  Henzey,  re- 
sides at  San  Diego,  Cal.,  has  two  children,  a 
son  and  daughter.  Misses  Frances  Marion 
and  Elmira  Adelaide  Burkholder  reside  in 
Alfarata.  Josejih  Burkholder  was  a  faithful 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  at  Vira. 
His  death  occun-ed  August  11,  1875.  His 
wife  died  March  21,  1885. 


SIMON  KREPS,  deceased,  was  born  in 
West  Beaver  township,  Snyder  county.  Pa., 
and  Avas  a  son  of  Henry  and  Catharine 
(Knepp)  Kreps.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  Kreps 
had  seven  children:  Eve  (Mrs.  "William 
Eberhardt),  has  three  sons;  Solomon,  mar- 
ried to  Rebecca  Cadwalader,  has  five  daugh- 
ters and  three  sons,  resides  on  the  old 
homestead  in  Snyder  county;  Jacob,  married 
jMiss  Oldt,  has  four  sons  and  one  daughter, 
resides  in  Snyder  county;  Henry,  married 
Miss  McCauley,  has  two  sons  and  one  daugh- 
ter, resides  in  Centre  county,  Pa.;  Simon; 
William;  David,  a  resident  of  Centre  county. 

Simon  Kreps  passed  his  boyhood  on  his 
father's  farm,  and  received  his  education  in 
the  district  schools.  He  served  an  apprentice- 
ship Avith  Mr.  Chester,  miller,  in  Mun-ay,  Mif- 
flin county.  After  Avorking  a  short  time  as 
journeyman,  he  began  business  for  himself  at 
lit.  Rock  Mills,  in  Derry  toAvnship.  Later 
he  rented  from  Joseph  Burkholder  the  mills 
now  included  in  the  Fear  estate.  In  1846  he 
came  to  the  jDresent  home,  and  began  to  clear 
and  cultivate  the  land,  building  "a  saw-mill, 
Avhich  Avas  first  run  by  Avater  power,  afterwards 
by  steam.  It  was  the  first  steam  saAv-mill  in 
Mifflin  county.  In  connection  Avith  it,  Mr. 
Kreps  gave  his  attention  to  lumbering;  he 
also  continued  to  cultivate  his  fann.     He  was 


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an  industrious  and  liigldy  esteemed  gentle- 
man. During  the  late  war  Mr.  Kreps  en- 
listed, in  the  fall  of  18G-1,  in  Company  11, 
Fifty-first  Pennsylvania  ^"oluntcers,  and 
served  until  the  elosc  (if  the  war.  lie  was 
a  Republican,  and  served  the  township  in  vari- 
ous offices. 

Simon  Ivreps  was  married  March  26,  ISIG, 
to  Margaret,  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah 
(Gad)  Burkholder.  Their,  children  are:  El- 
vina,  born  June  1,  1847,  died  February  12, 
1862;  Eveline  (Mrs.  William  Shearer),' born 
July  30,  1848,  resides  in  Mattawana,  ]\lifflin 
county,  has  two  children;  Sarah  Catharine, 
born  March  10,  1849,  died  January  18,  1854; 
Simon  Albert,  born  December  30,  1851,  mar- 
ried and  resides  at  Fort  Benton,  Mont.;  Da- 
vid Lawrence,  bom  December  12,  1853,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Romig,  has  eight  children,  re- 
sides in  Decatur  township;  Mary  Margaret, 
born  July  8,  1855,  married  Samuel  D.  Tre- 
vellyan,  of  Stewart,  la. ;  J  olin  Andrew,  born 
June  17,  1859.  Mr.  Simon  Kreps  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  German  Reformed  church.  His 
death  occurred  January  19,  1896. 

Henry  Burkholder,  the  grandfather  of  Mrs. 
Kreps,  was  bom  in  Huntingdon  township, 
York  county,  August  4,  1767.  His  wife  was 
Elizabeth  Bisbing,  avIio  was  born  July  30, 
1769.  They  were  married  in  Whitpain  town- 
ship, Montgomery  county,  December  15, 
1791.  Their  children  are :  John,  born  March 
16,  1793;  William  George,  bom  March  4, 
1794;  Charles,  bom  September  1,  1795; 
Samuel,  born  November  6,  1796;  Ann,  born 
November  9,  1800;  Isaac,  born  July  13, 
1802;  Joseph,  bom  June  21,  1804;  Sarah, 
bom  February  3,  1806;  Elizabeth,  bom  Au- 
gust 17,  1807;  Henry,  bom  April  26,  1809; 
Laura,  born  January  3,  1811;  Mary,  born 
June  16,  1812;  j\ratilda,  bom  May  19,  1815. 
Elizabeth  Burkholder  came  with  her  husband 
from  Yoi'k  county,  and  was  one  of  the  first 
settlers  of  Dry  valley.  They  owned  the  farms 
known  as  the  Albright  fanns,  and  lived  on 
them  for  more  than  sixty  years.  She  was  born 
near  Philadelphia,  and  witnessed  many  inci- 
dents connected  with  the  Revolution.  Gen- 
eral Washington  lodged  at  her  father's  house 
at  the  time  that  both  armies  were  encamj^ed 
around  it.  IMrs.  Burkholder  lived  to  see  her 
children  to  the  fourth  generation;  she  had 
thirteen  children,  fifty-two  grandchildren, 
sixty    gi-eat-grandchildren    and    three    great- 


gTeat-grandchildren  at  the  time  of  her  death. 
She  was  a  woman  well  known  for  her  kindly 
disposition  and  charitable  deeds.  Her  death 
occuiTed  October  12,  1865.  She  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  Henry 
Pjurkholder  died  March  5,  1842.  The  chil- 
dren of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Biirkholder  are: 
George,  who  married  Amelia  Miller,  and  re- 
sides in  Ohio;  Mrs.  Simon  Kreps;  Elizabeth, 
wife  of  Jacob  McCauley,  of  Centre  county; 
Henry,  married  and  resides  in  Iowa;  Mary, 
wife  of  Jackson  Hummel,  resides  in  Illinois; 
John,  deceased;  Abraham,  married  Mary 
Hummel  and  resides  in  Kansas;  Christian, 
who  married  Matilda  Burkholder,  now  Mrs. 
Firth;  Simon,  who  married  and  resides  in 
Illinois;  Joseph,  married  Miss  Kemberling, 
resided  in  Michigan,  was  killed  in  the  late 
war  at  Atlanta,  Ga. ;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Stephen  Mil- 
ler), of  Decatur  township;  Matilda  (Mi's. 
George  Scott,)  of  Borden  county,  Kan.  John 
Biirkholder  died  September  22,  1877;  his 
wife  died  April  30,  1850. 


(PuUi.shed  hy  sj)ecial  request.) 
THE  OLD  WILLOW  TREE  AT  YEAGERTO  WN. 


It  stands  beside  the  turnpike  there, 

That  weeping  willow  tree, 
And  many  birds  its  branches  seek. 

To  sing  with  joy  and  glee. 

A  hundred  years  it  stood  the  blast 
Of  wind  and  storm  and  rain, 

And  many  a  weeping  mourner  passed, 
And  many  a  funeral  train. 

The  rich  and  poor,  the  old  and  young, 

The  sorrowful  and  the  gay, 
The  blind  and  lame,  yea,  many  a  scene 

That  long  has  passed  away. 


And  many  a  traveler  lingered  there, 

To  seek  its  cooling  shade. 
And  many  a  lover  drove  beneath 

Beside  a  lovely  maid. 

And  often  underneath  its  boughs 
Hath  passed  a  happy  bride, 

With  hopes  so  bright,  and  spirit  gay, 
Her  husband  by  her  side. 

Beside  the  pike  that  tree  hath  stood 

More  than  a  century. 
And  many  that  have  passed  beneath 

Are  in  eternity. 


WILLIAM  HENRY  GIBBONEY,  Wag- 
ner, Mifflin  county,  Pa.,  was  born  December 
13,    1846,    son    of    Henry    and    Sarah    Ann 


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(Franks)  Gibboney.  His  grandfatlier,  Thom- 
as Gibboney,  came  first  from  Lancaster  coimty 
to  Jericlio  Mills,  in  Juniata  county,  and 
thence  to  Mifflin  county,  where  he  settled  near 
the  Dunkard  church  in  Derry  township.  He 
was  a  shoemaker,  and  died  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
three;  his  wife  died  aged  sixty-six.  Their 
children  are:  Henry;  Abraham,  who  enlisted 
in  the  late  war,  after  the  death  of  his  wife, 
and  died  in  a  hospital  in  Chattanooga,  Tenn. ; 
Paul,  of  Lewistown,  married  E.  "Wagner,  had 
six  children,  maiiied  again  after  her  death 
to  ISTancy  Lewis;  John,  married  Miss  Kyle, 
has  four  children,  resides  near  Belleville; 
Mary  (Mrs.  Thomas  Miller),  of  Decatur,  has 
four  children;  Elmira  (Mrs.  Thomas  Freed), 
of  Granville  township,  has  four  children; 
Elizabeth,  widow  of  Mr.  Womer;  and  Cath- 
arine (Mrs.  Samuel  Cox),  of  Lancaster  coun- 
ty. Henry  Gibboney,  father  of  William  H., 
came  with  his  parents  to  Mifflin  county  at  the 
age  of  twelve  years,  and  received  his  education 
in  the  district  schools.  He  was  variously  en- 
gaged until  his  twenty-sixth  year;  he  then 
began  to  farm,  and  remained  in  this  occupation 
until  his  death.  About  1830  Henry  Gib- 
boney was  married  to  Sarah  Ann,  daughter 
of  Samuel  and  Rebecca  (Duncan)  Franks. 
Their  children  are :  Sarah  Ellen  (Mrs.  Robert 
Kemberling),  of  Decatur  township,  has  seven 
children;  Thomas  Franklin,  removed  to  Ful- 
ton county  and  married  there;  John  Frank- 
lin, maiTied  Jennie  Sager,  resided  in  DeiTy 
to\^^lship,  where  he  died,  aged  forty-two,  leav- 
ing eight  children;  Rebecca  (Mrs.  Jackson 
Bowersox),  of  Decatur  township,  has  two  chil- 
dren; and  Lillie  Etta  (Mrs.  Casper  Beatty), 
of  McYeytown,  has  four  children.  The  death 
of  Henry  Gibboney  occurred  March  14,  1881, 
in  his  seventy-eighth  year.  His  wife  died 
May  30,  1881,  aged  sixty-four  yeai*s. 

William  Henry  Gibboney  spent  his  first  six- 
teen years  on  his  father's  farm,  receiving  his 
education  in  the  public  schools.  On  Jiily  7, 
1863,  he  enlisted  in  Comj^any  E,  Twentieth 
Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  at  Lewistown,  under 
Capt.  J.  T.  Rothrock,  of  McYeytown.  After 
serving  six  months  he  was  mustered  out  at 
Harrisburg,  the  time  of  enlistment  having  ex- 
pired. The  regiment  was  afterwards  reorgan- 
ized, and  engaged  in  the  campaign  of  the 
Shenandoah  valley.  Mr.  Gibboney  was  dis- 
charged in  February,  1861,  and  returned  to 
his  father's  home.     In  the  following  June  he 


begaii  to  learn  the  business  of  tanning  with 
George  Saylor,  near  Wagner  Station,  in  De- 
catur township.  After  serving  for  two  years 
he  worked  as  journeyman  at  Bunkertown,  in 
Juniata  county,  for  two  years.  He  then  went 
to  Bannerville,  Snyder  coimty,  where  for  two 
}' ears  he  carried  on  business  for  himself.  Af- 
ter this  he  was  superintendent  for  Banks, 
Dreese  &  Co.,  of  Adamstown,  Snyder  county. 
He  was  next  in  business  for  four  years  at  Mc- 
Kees  Half  Falls,  but  this  enterprise  was  un- 
fortunate. For  three  years  he  worked  as 
journeyman  in  Milton,  Northumberland  coun- 
ty; after  which  he  came  to  Wagner,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  and  the 
manufacturing  of  lumber  and  staves.  Mr. 
Gibboney  was  the  first  to  manufacture  here 
and  has  met  with  much  success.  He  is  a  Re- 
publican, and  a  progressive  citizen. 

William  H.  Gibboney  was  married,  March 
13,  1867,  to  Angeline  E.  Guiher,  who  died  in 
1878.  He  was  married  October  16,  1881, 
to  Miss  Savilla  Martin,  of  Beavertown,  Pa., 
daughter  of  Peter  and  Catharine  (Wagner) 
Kline.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gibboney  are  active 
meiubers  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church; 
he  is  a  trustee  of  the  church,  and  has  been  su- 
perintendent of  the  Sunday-school  for  four- 
teen years.  Mr.  Gibboney  is  a  teacher  of  the 
infant  class. 


ISAAC  L.  GOSS,  Paintersville,  Mifflin 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  West  Beaver  town- 
ship, Snyder  county.  Pa.,  September  6,  1857, 
son  of  Jacob  and  Maria  Goss.  Isaac  L.  Goss 
lived  at  his  birthplace  until  he  was  sixteen 
years  old;  then  his  parents  removed  to  Mifflin 
county  in  1873,  and  settled  in  Decatur  town- 
shi]i,  where  they  remained  the  rest  of  their 
li^-es.  Isaac  Goss  attended  the  district  schools 
of  his  native  township,  and  the  schools  of  De- 
catur township  for  two  terms.  He  remained 
with  his  parents  until  he  was  twenty-two  years 
old,  working  on  the  farm.  He  was  then  en- 
gaged to  haul  lumber  for  Mr.  Frank  Sellers, 
of  jMonroe  county.  Mr.  Goss'  only  caj)ital 
was  less  than  $100,  and  one  horse;  yet  by  in- 
dustry and  good  management  he  increased  it 
many  fold.  One  year  he  cut  three  liundred 
thousand  feet  of  lumlier.  but  for  the  next  six 
months  he  was  ill.  In  1883  he  purchased  the 
tract  of  land  that  is  now  his  farm;  he  has 
greatly  improved  it,  and  has  built  a  comfort- 
able home  and  the  largest  barn  in  the  town- 


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BIOGUArillCAL  EXCYCLOPEDIA 


sliip.  Mr.  Goss  and  liis  brotlier  Howard  con- 
stitute the  tirui  of  AV.  H.  A:  I.  L.  Goss,  luann- 
facturers  of  building  lumber.  He  also  has  in- 
terests in  timber  lands.  Mr.  Goss  is  a  Kepub- 
lican,  and  takes  an  active  interest  in  politics. 
He  was  elected  school  director  in  189 6. 

Isaac  L.  Goss  was  married  April  27,  1879, 
to  Kebecca,  daughter  of  Eobert  and  Sarah 
Kcmberling.  Their  children  are:  James 
Adam;  Sadie  Maria;  Earl  AVoodford;  Jacob 
Howard;  Hettie  Sophia;  Sherman  Harrison; 
and  Bessie  May. 

Eobert  Kemljerling,  the  father  of  Mrs. 
Goss,  served  in  the  late  w^ar  and  was  honor- 
ably discharged;  he  died  of  consumption  soon 
after  his  return  home.  ]Mrs.  Kemberling  is 
also  dead.  Their  children  are:  Priscilla 
(Mrs.  Charles  Mackelhoe);  Emma  (Mrs. 
Adam  Goss);  Lizzie  (Mrs.  AVilliam  Ster- 
ringer);  Allen,  who  married  Miss  Gember- 
ling,  of  Selinsgrove,  Snyder  county;  John, 
married  to  Agnes  AVagner,  of  Decatur  town- 
ship; Rebecca  (Airs.  Isaac  Goss).  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Goss  are  members  of  the  Reformed 
church. 


IIEXEY  A.  AlOODIE,  AVagner,  :Nlifflin 
county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Alilton,  ICorthumber- 
land  coimty.  Pa.,  January  11,  1832,  son  of 
Josei:)li  and  Alary  (Eckliert)  Aloodie.  Robert 
Aloodie,  his  grandfather,  was  a  cabinet-maker 
of  iSTorthumberland  county.  His  children 
are :  Isaac,  died  unmarried  at  Pottsville,  Pa. ; 
Joseph;  Charles,  man-ied  and  resides  in  North- 
umberland county:  Robert;  Mary  (Airs.  Da- 
vid Blair),  of  Philadelphia;  Hannah,  married 
and  resides  in  Baltimore;  and  two  whose 
names  we  have  not  obtained.  Joseph  !Moodie 
attended  the  public  schools  and  an  academy, 
and  then  tiirned  his  attention  to  tanning, 
which  was  his  life-long  occupation.  He  was 
married  in  1829  to  ^Ijiiw,  daughter  of  Henrv 
and  Catharine  (Fox)  Eckliert.  Their  clul- 
dren  are:  Henry  A.;  and  AYilliam.  The  lat- 
ter married  A'aleria  Trout,  and  resides  in 
A\"ashington,  D.  ( '.  They  have  four  children. 
Joseph  Aloodie  was  killed  in  an  accident  in 
1835.  He  was  a  good  citizen,  and  a  consistent 
Christian,  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him. 
Airs.  Aloodie  died  in  April,  1892,  aged  eighty- 
three  years.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran church. 

Henry  A.  Aloodie  attended  the  pulJic 
schools  until  he  was  fifteen  vears  old;   he  then 


attended  the  Lewisbiirg  Academy  for  two 
terms.  Eor  seven  years  he  held  the  situation 
of  clerk  in  a  store.  In  1852  he  began  busi- 
ness for  himself,  in  Alilton,  Pa.,  as  a  mer- 
chant. In  1861  he  removed  to  Ashland, 
Schuylkill  county,  where  he  continued  in  mer- 
cantile pursuits.  He  also  became  manager  of 
a  colliery.  In  1869  he  associated  Avith  AI.  L. 
Buckley,  under  the  firm  name  of  H.  A.  Moodie 
&  Co.,  and  began  to  operate  the  Preston  col- 
lieries. ■  They  sold  out  their  interest  to  the 
Philadelphia  and  Reading  Coal  and  Iron  Com- 
pany, in  1872.  Mr.  Aloodie,  however,  again 
invested  in  mining  enterprises  until  1880, 
when  he  began  the  manufacture  of  lumber  in 
Alifflin  county.  He  is  also  one  of  the  firm  of 
Gibboney  tfe  Aloodie,  in  AVagner.  Mr. 
Aloodie  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  faithful 
member  of  the  Alethodist  Episcopal  church. 


REA^.  JACOB  LAAVA^ER,  AA'agner,  Mif- 
flin county.  Pa.,  was  born  near  the  homestead 
in  Decatur  township,  August  31,  1834.  He 
is  the  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Herbster) 
Lavwer.  Mr.  Lawwer's  grandfather,  John 
Lawver,  blacksmith  and  farmer,  was  of  Ger- 
man descent.  His  wife  Avas  Elizabeth 
Thomas.  Mr.  and  Airs.  John  Lawver  lived 
and  died  on  their  farm  in  Decatur  township. 
Their  children  are:  John;  Catharine,  de- 
ceased; Mary,  deceased;  Rebecca,  died  in 
youth;  JacolD,  married  Elizabeth  Herbster; 
Elizabeth,  deceased;  George,  died  in  Illinois, 
mamed  Sophia  Krick,  also  deceased,  leaving 
two  children;  and  Samuel,  married  Elizabeth 
Knepp.  His  second  wife  was  Caroline  Lehr. 
John  Lawwer,  Jr.,  father  of  Jacob  Lawver, 
Avas  educated  in  the  subscription  schools  of 
Decatur  township.  The  son  of  a  farmer,  his 
life  Avas  spent  in  the  cTiltiA'ation  of  the  soil. 
He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Jacob 
Herbster.  Their  children  are:  Jacob;  Lu- 
cinda  (Airs.  George  Krick),  has  tAVo  children; 
John,  married  Alatilda  Krick,  has  thirteen 
children;  George,  married  Sophia  Snook,  has 
one  child;  Sarah  Ann  (Airs.  John  AVray),  has 
five  children;  Susan  (AIi-s.  Daniel  Snook), 
has  tAvo  children;  and  Alary,  Avho  died  in 
childhood.  John  LawA-er  and  his  Avife  Avere 
members  of  the  EA'angelical  church,  in  Avliich 
Air.  LaAVA'er  Avas  an  office-bearer. 

John  Lawver  Avas  educated  in  the  district 
schools  of  Decatur  township.  He  remained  at 
home,  Avorkino-  Avitli  his  father  on  the  farm 


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until  lie  was  twenty-one,  wlien  lie  began  farm- 
ing for  himself  on  tlie  homestead.  He  is  a 
careful  farmer  and  his  land  is  improved  and 
well  cultivated.  His  financial  success  is  due 
to  his  industry  and  economy.  Mr.  La-\\wer  is 
a  Democrat,  and  takes  an  active  interest  in 
all  that  concerns  the  welfare  of  the  to^vnship. 
Eev.  Jacob  Lawver  was  licensed  to  preach  in 
the  Evangelical  church,  March  S,  1878,  and 
was  made  a  deacon  March  5,  1888. 

Rev.  Jacob  La^^wer  was  married,  September 
7,  1851,  to  Salome,  daughter  of  Jacob  and 
Elizabeth  (AVagner)  Krick.  Their  children 
are:  Anna  Mary;  Elizabeth;  James,  married 
first  to  Emma  Legington,  who  had  four  chil- 
dren, and  afterwards  to  Edith  Sanford;  Re- 
becca, died  in  childhood;  and  Sarah  I.  (Mrs. 
Y\.  C.  Erb),  has  five  children.  Mrs.  Lawver 
was  a  devout  member  of  the  German  Re- 
formed church.  She  died  February  8,  1862, 
aged  thirty.  ]\Ir.  Lawver's  second  wife  was 
Christina,  widow  of  Amos  Wierman;  she  died 
Xovemher  19,  1888,  aged  sLxty-eight  years, 
two  month.s  and  twenty-eight  days.  Rev.  Ja- 
cob Lavwer's  daughters  are  members  of  the 
Evangelical  church.  In  1882  his  son  James 
removed  to  South  Dakota,  where  he  is  engaged 
in  farming. 


EDW.VRD  ^'ETTER,  ^[cClure,  Snyder 
county,  Pa.,  a  resident  of  Mifflin  county,  Pa., 
Avas  born  at  the  homestead  in  Decatur  town- 
ship, Mifflin  county,  September  3,  1816.  He 
is  the  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Gill)  Tet- 
ter. ]\lr.  Tetter's  gTandfather,  Jacob  Tetter, 
a  farmer  and  unller,  resided  on  his  farm  near 
Samuel's  church.  He  was  of  German  de- 
scent, and  Avas  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  De- 
catur township.  Jacob  Tetter  had  eleven 
children:  John;  Jacob,  married  Mary  Ivreps, 
has  ten  children;  Jose]ih.  married  Eva  Toung- 
man;  Luther,  married  Miss  Deckert,  who  died, 
leaving  four  children,  after  which  he  maiTied 
3iliss  Kreps,  they  have  six  children;  Jona- 
than, married  and  moved  to  ]\[ichigan;  Philip, 
married,  and  moved  to  Michigan;  Susanna 
(]\frs.  AVagner),  a  nonagenarian,  residing  in 
^Michigan ;  ]\larv  Ann  (Mrs.  George  Ivreps), 
has  eight  children;  Dena  (]\Irs.  "Wills),  has 
six  cliildren;  and  two  whose  names  we  have 
not  obtained.  John  Tetter.  Edward  Tetter's 
father,  grew  upon  his  father's  place,  attending 
the  district  school  and  working  on  the  farm. 
Lie  learned   carpentry,   and   thns   found   em- 


ployment dm-ing  the  winter  months.  In 
1830  he  bought  the  homestead,  then  wild 
land.  This  farm  he  cleared  and  cultivated, 
making  it  a  desirable  ju'operty.  Mr.  Tetter 
was  a  member  of  the  Democratic  party,  and 
was  interested  in  local  affairs.  He  was  super- 
visor of  Decatur  township  for  eighteen  3'ears. 
His  wife  was  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Fred- 
erick Gill.  Their  children  are:  Samuel,  mar- 
ried Mary  Toungman,  has  two  children;  Su- 
sanna (Mrs.  Jacob  Ream),  has  three  children; 
Mary  Ann  (^Irs.  Conrad  3ilull),  has  five  chil- 
dren; Rebecca  (Mrs.  Philip  Kinsor),  has  ten 
children;  Moses,  married  Matilda  Reiser,  has 
six  children;  Mary  (Mrs.  John  Culbertson), 
has  six  children;  and  Edward.  John  Tetter 
died  January  1,  1870,  aged  seventy-four. 

Edward  Tetter  attended  the  public  schools 
in  Decatur  township.  He  remained  A\dth  his 
father  working  on  the  farm,  and  at  his 
fatlier's  death,  inherited  the  homestead.  Mr. 
Tetter  is  a  careful  farmer  and  has  greatly  im- 
proved his  property.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Reimblican  party. 

Edward  Tetter  was  married,  January  30, 
1866,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Amos  and 
Barbara  (Landis)  Xorhood.  They  have  two 
children:  Elizabeth  Sylvania  (Mrs.  Charles 
Stinelv),  lias  two  children,  Henrv  and  Erank- 
lin;  and  Barbara  (Mrs.  AVilliam  Vright),  has 
one  child,  Clayton  Edward.  Mr.  Tetter  is  a 
meniber  of  the  Lutheran  clinrch;  his  wife, 
who  was  an  active  member  of  the  same 
chnreh,  died  October  20,  1S7.-.. 


ISAAC  AITRA:ND,  deceased,  formerly  of 
BannerA^ille,  Snyder  coiinty.  Pa.,  was  born 
December  26,  1827,  in  West  Beaver  town- 
ship, Snyder,  formerly  Union  county.  Pa. 
He  is  the  son  of  John  and  Barbara  (Roth- 
rock)  Aurand.  John  Aurand,  Isaac  Aurand's 
father,  came  to  Mifflin  county  in  1834  or 
1835,  and  settled  on  what  is  now  the  home- 
stead. Isaac  was  their  only  child.  His  mother 
died  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven;  his  father 
lived  to  celebrate  his  eightieth  birthday. 
Isaac  Aurand  received  his  education  in  the 
district  schools  of  his  native  township,  and 
worked  on  his  father's  farm  until  he  entered 
the  army.  In  1864,  he  enlisted  in  Company 
F,  Two  Hundred  and  Fifth  Pennsylvania 
Tohinteers.  He  spent  six  months  in  doing 
gnard  duty,  and  died  of  typhoid  fever  nt  City 
Point,  Ya.,  Octolier  6,  L«^64. 


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Isaac  Anraud  was  married,  June  20,  1859, 
to  Kebecca,  davigliter  of  William  and  Susan- 
na (Peters)  Snook.  Their  children  are:  Su- 
sanna B.  (Mrs.  O.  Eirtley),  died  July  12, 
1888,  had  three  children,  Charles  W.,  Wil- 
liam I.,  and  Annie  A. ;  John  William,  married 
Annie  Smith,  had  four  children,  Samuel  C, 
Henry  Z.,  James  C,  and  Boyd  J.;  Emma 
Jane  (]\Irs.  O.  Eirtley),  has  two  children,  Rus- 
sell L.,  and  Ellen  R.;  and  Isaac  A.,  married 
Emma  J.  Ouldt,  has  four  children,  Lester  J., 
Rettie  J.,  William  J.,  and  Hazel  R.  Mrs. 
Aurand  still  owns  the  homestead,  where  she 
resides.  She  is  a  member  of  the  German  Re- 
formed church.  Her  parents  had  nine  chil- 
dren: Rebecca  (Mrs.  Isaac  Aiu-and);  Joseph, 
married  Rebecca  Price,  has  nine  children; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Joseph  Smith),  has  two  chil- 
dren; Lewis,  married  Caroline  Reninger,  was 
killed  in  the  battle  of  Petersburg,  Ya.,  left 
seven  children ;  Julia  An;i  (Mrs.  Samuel  Mut- 
hersbaugh),  has  eight  children;  Andrew  D., 
married  Mary  J.  Snook,  their  only  child  was 
killed  in  the  battle  of  Petersburg;  Mary  (Mrs. 
Abraham  Goss),  has  eight  children;  Isabella 
(]\rrs.  Conrad  Ulrich),  has  seven  children ;  and 
Matilda  (Mrs.  Andrew  Graty),  has  four  chil- 
dren. Mr.  Snook  died  July  7,  1873;  his  wife 
died  April  6,  1871. 


JAMES  WRAY,  Decatur,  Mifflin  county. 
Pa.,  was  born  near  Harrisburg,  Dauphin 
county.  Pa.,  April  2,  1813.  He  is  a  son  of 
John  and  Christiana  (Kinsor)  Y^ray.  ]\Ir. 
Y^ray's  grandfather,  John  Y'ray,  Avas  a  native 
of  Ireland.  He  emigrated  to  America  in  the 
latter  part  of  the  seventeenth  century,  and 
settled  near  Jonestown,  Lebanon  county.  Pa. 
Mr.  James  Wray's  wife  Avas  Rebecca  Philips, 
of  London,  England.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren: Rebecca  (Mrs.  Jacob  Harren);  ISTellie 
(Mrs.  Conrad  Krisser),  Putnam  county,  111., 
her  husband  is  an  influential  citizen,  her 
daughter  married  D.  Boise,  M.  D.,  a  celebrated 
physician;  and  John,  Jr.  Mr.  Y^ray  returned 
to  Ireland,  where  he  died;  his  wife  remained 
in  America  with  their  children.  She  died  at 
Shickshinny,  Luzerne  county.  Pa.,  aged 
ninety-four.  Mr.  James  Y^ray's  father,  John 
Wray,  was  born  on  the  last  day  of  the 
eighteenth  century.  He  received  a  limited 
education  in  the  district  schools,  and  became 
a  Avorker  in  iron.  Mr.  John  Wray  married 
Christina,    daughter    of    Frederick    Kinsor, 


whose  Avife  was  formerly  iliss  Binney.  ]\Ir. 
and  Mrs.  Y^ray  had  eleven  children:  Amos, 
married  Eunice  Haycock,  resides  at  Ply- 
mouth, Luzerne  county,  has  tAvo  children; 
Y'^illiam,  married  Sarah  Anderson,  living  in 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  has  three  children;  Henry, 
married  Susanna  Gerhart,  both  died  in  Sny- 
der county,  leaving  six  children;  Samuel,  mar- 
ried Miss  Kline,  Avho  died  leaving  six  chil- 
dren, afterAvards  he  married  Mrs.  Christina 
Felson,  Avho  died  at  Danville,  Montour  coun- 
ty, Pa.;  John,  married  Sarah  LaAAwer,  has  five 
children;  James;  Sarah;  and  four  Avho  died  in 
infancy.  Mrs.  Wray  died  in  1859,  aged  fifty- 
three.  Mr.  Y'ray  was  a  consistent  member  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  He  died  in 
1859. 

James  Y'ray  Avas  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  the  towmship.  After  leaA'ing  school 
he  became  a  farmer,  but  at  his  country's  call, 
he  left  his  home  and  enlisted  in  Company  K, 
Forty-fifth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  He  was 
Avounded  in  the  battle  of  Antietam,  and  was 
discharged  as  disabled,  September  17,  1862. 
He  re-enlisted,  August,  1801,  in  Company  K, 
Tavo  Hundred  and  Fifth  Pennsyh-ania  Volun- 
teers, and  served  until  the  end  of  the  war. 
Company  K  Avas  commended  for  gallant  con- 
duct in  the  Imttle  at  Fort  Steadman.  After 
the  Avar,  Mr.  AYray  bought  the  farm  on  Avhich 
he  is  now  living,  in  Decatiu-  township.  Mr. 
Y^ray  was  a  Republican,  but  his  convictions 
have  made  him  a  member  of  the  Democratic 
party.  He  is  a  charter  member  of  Colonel 
Hulings  Post,  Xo.  176,  LcAvistoAvn,  Pa. 

James  Y^ray  Avas  married  in  August,  1863, 
to  Lavinia,  daughter  of  John  and  Catharine 
(Kline)  Y^eiand.  Their  children  are:  Chris- 
tiana (Mrs.  John  Bingaman);  John  Henry, 
married  Delia  Lepley,  has  one  child;  Gran- 
ville Gordon,  who  married  Mattie  Saylor,  has 
ten  children;  James  A.,  married  Ellen  Snook, 
has  one  child;  Y'illiam  Lorenzo,  married 
Emma  Sta-\\wer,  has  tAvo  children;  Commo- 
dore Perry,  married  Emma  Y^agner,  has  two 
children;  and  Ida  Alda,  Avho  died  at  the  age 
of  three.  Mrs.  Y^ray  is  a  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran church. 


JOHN"  YTIAY,  DormantoAvn,  Mifflin 
county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Lancaster,  Pa., 
]\Larch  12,  1824.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and 
Christiana  (Kinsor)  Wray.  John  Y'^ray  re- 
ceived a  limited  education,  attending  the  pub- 


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lie  schools  of  tlie  township,  and  working  on 
his  father's  farm  until  he  was  twenty-one. 
Soon  after  he  was  of  age,  he  began  farming  in 
Decatur  township.  In  1876  he  bought  the 
homestead  where  he  now  resides,  a  farm  of 
187  acres.  Mr.  "Wray  is  an  energetic  and  pro- 
gressiA'e  farmer,  and  has  done  much  to  in- 
crease the  value  of  his  property.  In  1892  he 
erected  a  large  and  convenient  house,  his  first 
home  having  been  destroyed  by  fire.  Xot  con- 
tent with  his  labors  on  the  farm,  Mr.  Wray 
engaged  in  manufacturing,  forming  a  partner- 
ship Avith  Mr.  ~D.  L.  Lawver,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Wray  &  Lawver.  In  1801,  they  be- 
gan the  manufacture  of  staves.  In  1896  Mr. 
"Wray  piu-chased  400  acres  of  timberland,  sit- 
uated in  Decatur  township.  He  has  been  very 
successful  both  as  a  farmer  and  manufacturer; 
he  is  prudent  and  enterprising,  and  has  Avon 
the  respect  and  confidence  of  the  community. 
Mr.  Wray  is  a  member  of  the  Democratic 
party. 

John  "Wray  Avas  married,  September  19, 
1861,  to  Sarah  Ann,  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (Herbster)  LaAvver.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Christiana  (Mrs.  Oliver  Snook),  has 
one  child;  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  J.  B.  Lash), 
Xorth  Dakota,  has  five  children;  George  Wil- 
liam; James  C,  married  Fanny  Smith,  has 
tAvo  children;  Samuel;  and  EdAvin  John. 


JOHX  L.  HAKPER,  Dormantown,  Mif- 
flin county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  at  the  old  home- 
stead, in  DormantoAAai,  Decatur  toAvnship,  Oc- 
tober 7,  1813.  lie  is  a  son  of  Glass  Dorman 
and  Elizabeth  (Dorman)  Llarper.  His  grand- 
father, Robert  Harper,  Avas  a  native  of  Ire- 
land, and  came  to  America  in  the  early  part 
of  the  eighteenth  century.  It  is  supposed  that 
he  landed  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  made 
his  Avay  to  Stone  A^alley,  Huntingdon  county, 
Pa.,  AAdiere  he  taught  school  for  many  years. 
He  afterAA-ards  AA^ent  to  Mifilin  county,  teach- 
ing at  Kelly,  now  Vira,  Derry  township. 
Here  he  Avooed  and  married  his  fii-st  wife, 
Xancy  Dorman.  Their  children  are:  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  Eli  Wagner),  has  one  son,  John, 
who  resides  in  Kansas;  Glass  Dorman;  John 
M.,  married  Margaret  Barr,  had  six  children, 
their  son,  Samuel,  Avas  killed  at  Petersburg, 
they  reside  at  Tyrone,  Pa.;  JSTancy,  married 
and  died  in  Huntingdon  county;  and  Sarah 
(Mrs.  Andrew  McClenahan),  has  three  chil- 
dren.    On  :Mareh  4,  1830,  Mr.  Robert  Har- 


per married  his  second  Avife,  Sarah  Jane 
Smith.  They  had  four  children:  Desdemona; 
Mary  Ann;  Leonidas;  and  Samuel  D.,  mar-' 
ried  and  liA^ing  at  Houtzdale,  Clearfield  coun- 
ty, Pa.  Robert  Harper  is  buried  in  Stone  val- 
ley, Huntingdon  county.  John  L.  Harper's 
father.  Glass  D.  Harper,  was  born  February 
1,  1818.  He  received  his  early  education  in 
Huntingdon  county,  completing  his  course  un- 
der Professor  Wilson,  at  Academia,  Juniata 
county.  Pa.  For  some  years,  he  taught  in  the 
eastern  tOAvnships  of  Mifilin  county.  His  lat- 
ter years  Avere  spent  at  Siglerville,  as  manager 
for  BroAvn,  Sample  &  Company.  Glass  D. 
Harper  Avas  a  man  of  intelligence;  he  com- 
manded the  respect  and  esteem  of  the  com- 
munity. His  Avife  Avas  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Alexander  and  Elizabeth  (McClenahan)  Dor- 
man. Their  children  are:  Rosabelle,  born 
July  11,  1842,  died  April  26,  1853;  John  L.; 
HoAvard  B.,  of  Derry  toAvnship.,  born  Decem- 
ber 20,  1846,  married  Mary  Ort,  has  four 
children,  Charles,  James,  Frederick,  and  one 
daughter  Avho  died  in  youth;  and  Francis  Al- 
bert^  born  August  21,  1848,  died  May  7, 
1853.  Mr.  Harper  and  his  Avife  Avere  devout 
members  of  the  PresbA^terian  church.  Glass 
D.  Harper  died  at  Siglerville,  May  17,  1858; 
his  Avife  died  May  20,  1871. 

John  L.  Harper  received  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  district  schools  of  his  native  toAvn- 
ship.  At  the  age  of  tAventy-three,  he  entered 
the  academy  at  Lockes  Mills,  and  Avas  gradu- 
ated in  the  teachers'  course.  He  enlisted,  Au- 
gust 31,  1861,  in  Company  C,  Foi-ty-ninth 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  served  until  the 
close  of  the  Avar,  three  years  and  tAvo  months, 
and  Avas  mustered  out  at  Winchester,  Va.,  Oc- 
tober 23,  1864.  He  then  for  some  time  culti- 
vated a  farm  in  Brown  township.  In  1868, 
he  began  teaching,  and,  AA^ith  the  exception  of 
tAvo  years,  has  been  constantly  occupied  in  his 
profession.  Mr.  Harper  is  a  popular  and  suc- 
eessfid  teacher;  in  Decatur  toA\Tiship  he  taught 
in  the  same  school  for  eleven  successiA'e  terms. 
John  L.  Llarper  has  ahvays  been  a  member  of 
the  Democratic  party.  He  is  an  intelligent 
citizen,  interested  in  the  Avelfare  and  the  pro- 
gress of  the  community  in  Avhicli  he  lives.  He 
was  appointed  postmaster  at  DormanstoAvn 
Jime  21,  1896. 

John  L.  Harper  Avas  man-ied  in  1875, 
to  Ada  L.,  daughter  of  Augustus  and  Eliza- 
beth  (Sigler)   Ingram.     Their   children  are: 


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BIOGEArniCAL  EXCYCLOPEDIA 


Rosabella,  born  Jannarv  23,  1870;  ]\[ai-y  E., 
bom  September  9,  1878,  died  April  18,  1881; 
Boyd  H.,  born  Xovember  9,  1880,  died  April 
24,  1887;  J.  Ingram,  born  December  9,  1881, 
died  April  21,  1887;  Josie  Kutb  Pearl,  born 
August  29,  1890;  and  Fern  Luther,  born 
April  28,  1893.  Mary,  Boyd  and  Ingram 
died  of  diphtheria.  ^Ir.  Ilar})cv  and  liis  wife 
are  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


Elsie  y.;  and  Kirby.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Baker 
are  members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Mr. 
Baker  has  licen  an  elder  at  Samuers  church 
for  manv  rears. 


AVALT^EB  BAKER,  Dornuuitowm,  Mifflin 
count}-,  Ba.,  vras  born  in  West  Beaver  town- 
ship, Snyder  county.  Pa.,  September  17, 1839. 
He  is  a  son  of  Walter  and  Amelia  (Koch) 
Baker.  Walter  Baker's  gi-andparents  were 
natives  of  Gennany.  They  came  to  America 
about  1800,  and  settled  in  eastern  Pennsylva- 
nia. They  had  eight  children.  Walter  Bak- 
er's father,  Walter  Baker,  was  born  in  Le- 
high county.  Pa.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  of  the  township,  and  became  a  cabinet- 
maker, working  for  many  years  at  his  trade 
in  Snyder  county. 

Walter  Baker  was  an  only  child.  Left  an 
orphan  when  very  yoimg,  he  never  knew  a 
parent's  loving  care.  He  received  no  educa- 
tion beyond  that  which  could  be  obtained  in 
the  public  schools  of  the  district.  Being  anx- 
ious to  learn  a  trade,  he  was  apprenticed  to  his 
guardian,  David  Baker,  a  cabinetmaker  in 
Snyder  county,  and  worked  as  carpenter  and 
undertaker  in  Bannerville,  Snyder  county. 
He  has  always  found  employment  at  one  of 
these  trades.  In  1872  he  bought  his  present 
farm,  a  place  of  100  acres,  and  turned  his  at- 
tention to  its  improvement,  still  working  at 
carpentry  during  the  winter.  In  1861,  ]Mr. 
Baker  enlisted  in  Company  I,  One  Hundred 
and  Eighty-fourth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
Capt.  L.  C.  Edmunds,  in  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac.  He  ser^^ed  until  the  end  of  the  war, 
and  was  mustered  out  at  Ilarrisburg,  Pa.,  in 
Jxme,  1865.  He  took  part  in  the  fights  in  the 
Adeinity  of  Petersburg.  Ya.  Mr.  Baker  is  a 
member  of  the  Republican  party. 

Walter  Baker  was  married  E'ovember  21, 
1860,  to  Salome,  daughter  of  John  and  So- 
phia (Treaster)  ^IcClain.  Their  children  are: 
James  M.,  attorney-at-law,  IMiddleburg,  Pa., 
married  Mary  Yeager,  has  two  children ;  Wil- 
liam ]\r.,  M.  D.,  Lewistown,  Pa.;  Mary,  died 
at  the  age  of  seven  years  and  eight  months; 
Addie  (Mrs.  E.  S.  Anrand);  Ira  R.,  teaching 
in  Decatur  township;  Lizzie  M.;  Samuel  S.; 


JOHX  F.  McCLELLAX,  Dormantown, 
MifHin  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  the  Kishaco- 
quillas  -^^alley,  Armagh  township,  Janiiary  27, 
1835.  He  is  the  son  of  James  and  Margaret 
(^[afi:et)  ^fcClellan.  Mr.  McClellan's  "par- 
ents were  of  Scotch-Irish  descent;  his  father, 
James  McClellan,  Avas  a  native  of  Lancaster 
county.  Pa.  James  McClellan's  first  wife  was 
a  native  of  Lancaster  county;  she  died  leaving 
him  a  son  and  a  daughter.  After  his  wife's 
death,  Mr.  ]\[cClellan  removed  to  Mifflin 
county,  and  settled  in  the  Kishacoquillas  val- 
ley, where  he  engaged  in  many  different  oc- 
cupations. Llis  second  wife  was  Margaret 
Maffet,  of  Shavers  Creek,  Huntingdon  coun- 
ty. They  had  nine  children:  Ann  (]\Irs.  Ja- 
cob Barger),  died  leaving  four  children; 
Sarah,  married  her  brothei*-in-law,  Jacob  Bar- 
ger; Catharine  (Mrs.  ^Villiam  Dippery),  has 
four  children;  ]\Iary  (Mrs.  John  Kibe),  has 
four  children;  Hannah,  deceased,  aged  fif- 
teen; Yllliam,  died  in  childhood;  John;  Sam- 
uel, married  Frances  Sipe,  has  three  children; 
and  Joseph,  married  Elizabeth  Desworth,  has 
eleven  children.  Mr.  James  McClellan  died 
at  the  age  of  fifty;  his  wife  died  aged  sixty- 
five. 

John  F.  ]\[cClellan  received  such  an  educa- 
tion as  could  be  obtained  in  the  district  schools 
of  his  native  township.  Thrown  upon  his 
own  resources  in  early  boyhood,  he  naturally 
sought  employment  from  the  farmers  of  the 
township.  In  1865  he  rented  a  farm  in  Ar- 
magh township,  where  he  remained  for  a  nnm- 
])er  of  years.  He  aftei-wards  farmed  for  one 
yciir  in  Orauville  township,  and  for  nine  years 
in  Hrown  township,  and  in  1886  removed  to 
Decatur  township,  and  purchased  the  fann  on 
which  he  now  resides.  Mr.  McClellan  was  a 
Republican,  recently  he  has  identified  himself 
mth  the  Democratic  party. 

John  F.  McClellan  was  married  ]\Iay  21, 
1857,  to  Hannah,  daughter  of  Frederick  and 
Leah  (Cressman)  Pecht.  Their  children  are: 
^laro-aret  (Mrs.  John  K.  Bell),  has  four  cliil- 
(Ireii;  :\rary  (Mrs.  Charles  G.  Philips),  has  six 
children;  Samuel,  married  Alma  Ely,  has  four 
children;  Catharine  f^Mrs.  Howard  Ingram), 
has  four  children;  William,  died  at  the  age 


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of  three;  Charles  S. ;  Robert  C;  James  B., 
died  in  youth ;  and  one  who  died  in  infancy. 

Mrs.  McClellan's  parents  are  dead.  Her 
father  Avas  a  cooper,  and  towards  the  end  of 
his  life,  a  farmer.  They  had  eight  children: 
Levi;  Leah;  Margaret;  Sarah;  Mary;  Eliza- 
beth; LLmnah;  and  Isaiah. 


JAMES  D.  S^riTII,  Bannerville,  Snyder 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Centre  township,  Sny- 
der county.  In  early  boyhood  he  was  placed 
under  the  care  of  Mr.  George  Laply,  his  guar- 
dian, who  resides  in  Decatur  township,  Mif- 
flin county.  Pa.  Mr.  Laply  found  employ- 
ment for  him  on  the  farm  of  Mr.  Joseph  Tet- 
ter, with  whom  he  lived  until  he  was  eighteen, 
attending  the  district  school,  and  working  on 
the  farm.  Mr.  Smith  learned  carpentry,  and 
worked  at  his  trade  and  as  a  farm  laborer.  In 
1856,  Mr.  Smith  began  farming  in  Decatur 
township,  on  a  place  belonging  to  Mr.  Joseph 
Yetter.  Mr.  Smith  is  progressive  and  enter- 
prising; he  has  made  many  improvements  on 
his  farm,  enriching  the  land  by  careful  and 
intelligent  cultivation.  In  1880-81  he  built 
a  convenient  and  comfortable  house,  and  in 
1886,  a  large  barn;  his  farm  is  regarded  as  one 
of  the  finest  and  best  cultivated  in  the  town- 
ship. Mr.  Smith  is  a  member  of  the  Republi- 
can party  and  takes  an  actiA^e  interest  in  po- 
litical affairs.  He  is  a  good  citizen,  ready  to 
use  his  influence  for  the  benefit  of  the  com- 
munity. He  has  won  the  respect  of  his  neigh- 
bors, who  have  shown  their  confidence  in  him 
by  calling  upon  him  to  fill  various  ofiices  in 
the  township. 

James  D.  Smith  was  married,  June  15, 
1854,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah 
(Snook)  Goss.  They  have  seven  children: 
Sarah  Jane,  born  June  8,  1855,  died  May  19, 
1863;  Susanna  (Mrs.  John  ^Y.  Aurand),  born 
May  12,  1857,  has  two  sons;  Wilson  Alexan- 
der, bom  November  19,  1861,  died  May  27, 
1863;  Susanna  (Mrs.  John  W.  Aurand),  bom 
October  9,  1864,  has  four  children;  Henry 
Clay,  born  January  31,  1866;  Amanda  E., 
(Mrs.  La-\\Trence  Ivrick),  born  jSTovember  7, 
1868,  has  one  child;  and  Eanny  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  James  C.  Wray),  born  March  13,  1871, 
has  two  children.  Mr.  Smith  and  his  wife 
are  members  of  the  Lutheran  church,  in 
which  Mr.  Smith  has  been  an  elder  for  many 
years. 


J.  H.  MYERS,  M.  D..  Alfarata,  Mifilin 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Allegheny  county, 
Pa.,  April  23,  1840.  He  is  a  son  of  Peter  and 
Mary  (Gillespy)  Myers.  His  grandfather, 
Peter  Myers,  was  of  German,  and  his  grand- 
mother, Sophia  Myers,  English  descent.  They 
were  old  residents  of  Lewisburg,  L^nion  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  and  a  large  family.  Mr.  Myers' 
father,  Peter  Myers,  boatman  and  day  lalxu'cr, 
was  born  and  educated  in  Union  couuty. 
The  children  of  Peter  and  Mary  Myers  are: 
George  William,  who  died  in  boyhood;  Dr. 
J.  LL;  Mary  Margaret  (Mrs.  Andrew  Fair- 
man),  of  Middletown,  Dauphin  county,  Pa., 
has  a  family  of  sons  and  daughters;  and  So- 
l-Aiia.  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Xoah  Hollenbach),  of 
Sunbury,  Pa.,  has  one  child,  "William.  jMr. 
Peter  Meyers  died  aged  forty;  his  wife  lived 
to  the  age  of  sixty. 

J.  H.  Myers  Avas  left  an  orphan  at  four- 
teen. Until  he  Avas  seA'enteen  he  attended  the 
district  schools,  and  Avorked  among  strangers 
in  the  counties  of  central  Pennsylvania,  earn- 
ing enough  to  spend  one  term  at  the  academy 
at  Limestoueville,  ISTorthumberland  county. 
He  afterwards  attended  an  academy  in  Co- 
lumbia county,  and  for  sime  time  taught  in 
Pennsylvania.  In  1860,  he  removed  to  Illi- 
nois, AAdiere  he  Avoi'ked  as  farm  laborer  and  at- 
tended the  Prairie  City  Academy,  McDon- 
ougli  county.  111.  In  September,  1861,  he 
enlisted  in  Company  G,  Fifty-fifth  Illinois 
Volunteers,  under  Col.  Davicl  SteAvart.  and 
Capt.  Joseph  Clay,  served  for  three  years  and 
Avas  mustered  out  at  Parkin's  Landing,  Ala. 
He  re-enlisted  in  the  same  company,  served  to 
the  end  of  the  war,  and  Avas  mustered  out  as 
a  corporal,  at  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  August  14, 
1865.  Returning  to  Henry  county.  111.,  he 
again  taught,  Avorking  on  a  farm  in  sununer. 
In  1868,  he  returned  to  the  east  to  attend  a 
medical  college  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  graduat- 
ing in  the  spring  of  1872.  He  opened  an 
office  at  KratzerAulle,  Snyder  county,  Pa.,  and 
began  the  practice  of  his  profession.  In  the 
autumn  of  1878  he  removed  to  Lilly ville,  now 
Alfarata,  Mifflin  county,  and  in  1883  entered 
the  Baltimore  Medical  College,  graduating 
from  that  college  also  in  1884.  He  has  since 
practiced  in  Alfarata  and  LeAA^istoAvn,  Pa.  He 
is  a  Republican. 

Dr.  J.  H.  Meyers  Avas  married  in  February, 
1872,  to  Maria,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Catherine  (Snook)  Sliipton.      They  have  tAvo 


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cliildreu:  Harry  Oliver,  died  in  infancy; 
Tliomas  William,  married  Margaret,  daiigliter 
of  Daniel  and  Mary  Ilheam,  has  one  child. 
Mr.  Meyers  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church.  For  many  years  he  was  assistant  su- 
perintendent of  the  Lutheran  Sunday-school; 
at  present  he  is  assistant  superintendent  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Sunday-school.  He  is  an 
uncompromising  advocate  of  temperance.  In 
1891  he  left  Lewistown,  where  he  had  been 
i:)ractising  for  some  years,  and  returning  to  his 
old  home  in  Alfarata  engaged  in  the  general 
store  business,  and  may,  therefore,  be  consid- 
ered to  have  retired  from  medical  practice. 
During  four  years  of  hard  army  service  at  the 
front  during  the  war  of  the  Ivebellion  he  in- 
curred disease  that  disables  him  from  manual 
labor. 


HOX.  ALEXANDEE  KELLY  Mc- 
CLUEE,  son  of  Alexander  and  Isabella  (An- 
derson) McClure,  was  born  on  his  father's 
farm  in  Perry  county,  Pa.,  January  9,  1828. 
Here  also  his  youth  Avas  passed.  For  his  edu- 
cation he  owes  but  little  to  scholastic  training. 
His  early  opportunities  were  limited  to  the 
brief  sessions  of  the  county  schools;  nor  did 
he  enjoy  even  these  beyond  his  fifteenth  year. 
Having  attained  that  age,  he  became  appren- 
tice to  James  Marshall,  of  Xew  Bloomfield, 
Pa.,  in  order  to  learn  tanning.  The  time  he 
could  sjjare  from  the  acquirement  of  this 
handicraft  was  spent  very  differently  from 
the  leisure  of  most  apprentices.  His  favorite 
diversion  seems  to  have  been  a  visit  to  the 
office  of  a  country  newspaper,  the  Perry  Free- 
man,  and  a  chat  on  cun-ent  topics — especially 
political — with  its  editor.  He  even  wrote 
some  articles  for  the  ]iaper,  which  were  ac- 
cepted. The  owner  of  the  Freeman,  Hon. 
John  A.  Baker,  perceiving  the  lad's  ability 
and  promise,  encouraged  these  early  efforts; 
and  Avhen  by  a  happy  concuiTence  of  circum- 
stances, the  end  of  young  McClure's  appren- 
ticeship coincided  Avith  the  demand  of  the 
Juniata  county  Whigs  for  an  editor  who 
should  conduct  a  paper  in  their  interest  at  the 
county  seat,  this  good  friend  induced  him  to 
place  himself  at  their  service.  Beginning 
Avith  a  modest  outfit,  he  issued  the  first  num- 
ber of  the  Sentinel,  still  one  of  the  leading 
ncAvspapers  of  Pen-y  county,  on  December  9, 
1846.  His  ambition  led  him  to  master  the 
art  of  printing;  and  l)y  the  end  of  his  first  year 


as  editor  of  the  Sentinel,  he  aa'rs  able  to  per- 
form all  the  Avork  of  the  office  unaided.  He 
seemed  to  attain  to  political  prominence  at  a 
bound.  His  early  career  AA^as  closely  connect- 
ed Avith  that  of  Governor  Curtin,  Avhose  cause 
he  advocated  as  conferee  at  a  CongTessional 
conference,  AA'hen  the  young  editor  Avas  not 
yet  twenty-one  years  of  age;  unsuccessfully, 
indeed,  but  so  ably  and  heartily  that  a  strong 
and  lasting  friendship  Avas  at  once  cemented 
bet.Aveen  them.  One  of  the  first  acts  of  An- 
drcAv  G.  Curtin,  on  being  installed  as  GoA'er- 
nor  of  Pennsylvania,  Avas  to  appoint  Mr.  Mc- 
Clure on  his  staff',  as  aide.  In  1850,  Gover- 
nor Curtin  secured  his  appointment  as  deputy 
United  States  Marshal  for  Juniata  county,  for 
the  taking  of  the  census.  Soon  after  this,  he 
sold  the  Sentinel,  and  purchased  a  half  in- 
terest in  the  Franklin  county  Eepository, 
juiblished  at  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  Avhich,  how- 
ever, he  sold  a  f cav  yeai-s  later,  strongly  repre- 
hending the  policy  of  the  Whigs  of  that  coun- 
ty Avitli  regard  to  the  "KnoAV-Xothing''  move- 
ment. 

MeanAvhile,  Mr.  ]\IcClure  had  become  a 
poAver  in  State  politics,  not  only  through  his 
A'igorous  and  incisi\'e  editorials,  Ijut  by  his 
oratorical  poAvers,  Avhich  made  him  a  most  ef- 
fectiA^e  "stump"  speaker.  He  had  also  added 
to  his  intellectual  equipment  by  a  course  of 
legal  study,  under  the  late  William  McLellan, 
Esq.,  of  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Franklin  county,  June  17,  1856, 
entering  upon  practice  as  the  partner  of  Mr. 
McLellan.  For  a  number  of  years  his  life 
Avas  dcA'oted  to  a  series  of  public  services.  He 
Avas  for  a  short  time  superintendent  of  Public 
Printing,  receiA'ing  the  appointment  from 
Governor  Pollock.  He  Avas  next  superinten- 
dent of  the  Erie  and  Xortheastern  Eailroad, 
in  Avhich  capacity  he  jDcrmanently  adjusted  the 
difficulties  AA'hich  had  occasioned  the  Erie 
riots.  He  Avas  a  delegate  in  1856  to  the  Xa- 
tional  Convention  that  nominated  John  C. 
Fremont  for  the  PresidencA'.  In  1857  he  AA'as 
elected  to  the  legislature  of  Pennsylvania, 
and  in  1858,  was  re-elected  by  a  still  larger 
jnajority.  His  nomination  to  the  State  Senate 
in  1859  Avas  followed  by  his  election  to  that 
House  also.  He  was  the  able,  determined 
and  brilliant  chairman  of  the  EepuWican 
State  Committee  in  1860;  and  in  1861,  in  the 
Senate,  his  attitude  on  the  Avar  question  Avas  so 
decided,  and  his  vicAvs  Avere  so  far-reaching 


nrxTixGDox,  mifflin,  juniata  and  pebby  counties. 


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and  so  conviucingiy  expressed  as  to  place  liiin 
at  once  among  the  leaders  in  the  war  policy 
of  the  State.  He  served  as  chairman  of  the 
Committee  on  ^Military  Affairs,  and  was  later 
made  assistant  adjutant  general,  with  the  duty 
of  supervising  the  draft  in  Pennsylvania. 

The  year  1862  left  Col.  McClure  once  more 
at  the  editorial  desk  of  the  Bepository,  in 
Chambersburg,  of  which  journal  he  continued 
for  several  years  to  be  editor  and  propi-ietor. 
In  1864,  he  lost  the  accumulated  savings  of 
many  years  by  the  Confederate  invasion  and 
the  burning  of  Chambersburg.  In  1866,  for 
the  recovery  of  his  health,  which  was  seriously 
imjiaired  by  his  long  and  engrossing  labors, 
he  visited  the  far  west  and  spent  a  year  in  the 
Rocky  mountain  region.  After  his  return  he 
Avas  chaiiTnan  of  the  Pennsylvania  delegation 
in  the  Xational  Republican  Convention  of 
186S,  which  nominated  General  Grant  as 
President;  and  he  took  an  active  part  in  the 
campaign  that  followed.  Colonel  ]\IcClure 
next  became  a  resident  of  Philadel})hia,  in- 
tending to  settle  doAATi  to  legal  practice.  In 
1872,  he  espoused  the  cause  of  Horace 
Greeley,  and  was  prominent  in  the  Cincinnati 
convention  and  the  succeeding  campaign.  He 
was  elected  to  the  State  Senate  in  1872  as  an 
Independent.  During  his  Senatorship  he  was 
nominated  for  the  mayoralty  of  Philadelphia, 
but  was  defeated.  This  defeat  led  to  the  es- 
tablishment of  the  Philadelphia  Times,  on 
JMarch  13,  1875,  by  ^Messrs.  John  and  Prank 
McLaughlin,  of  that  city.  .John  ]\reLaugh- 
lin  died  in  1881  and  liis  brother  in  18117. 
From  the  establishment  of  the  paper  to  the 
present  time,  Hon.  A.  K.  McClure  has  been 
its  vigorous,  brilliant,  aggressive  editor-in- 
chief,  the  leading  spirit  of  a  well-qualified 
staff.  Years  have  not  cooled  his  ardor,  or 
dulled  the  point  of  his  lance;  their  varied  ex- 
periences, on  the  contrary,  have  only  furnish- 
ed him  the  more  abundantly  for  the  work 
which  he  continues  Avith  all  the  force  and  more 
than  the  adroitness  of  his  vouth. 


AAEOX  M.  SHOOP,  Yeagertown,  Mif- 
flin county,  Pa.,  was  born  September  28, 
1816,  at  Xewton  Hamilton,  Pa.,  and  was  a 
son  of  Jacob  and  jSJ'ancy  (Copeland)  Shoop. 
His  grandparents,  Philip  and  Elizabeth 
(N"oss)  Shoop,  came  to  America  in  the  latter 
part  of  the  eighteenth  century  'and  settled 
near  Xewton  Hamilton.     They  took  out  war- 


rants for  a  tract  of  land,  and  with  industry 
and  perseverance  established  their  home. 
Their  children  are:  Jacob;  John;  George; 
Daniel;  and  Xaney.  Jacob  Shoop  spent  his 
youth  in  his  father's  home  and  secured  his 
education  from  the  subscription  schools, 
afterwards  teaching  for  several  terms  at  Xew- 
ton  Hamilton.  He  assisted  in  the  construc- 
tion of  the  Pennsylvania  canal;  after  its  con- 
pletion,  removed  to  the  Tuscarora  valley,  and 
from  that  time  followed  farming  until  his 
death.  Jacob  Shooi?  was  married  to  Xaney 
Copeland,  of  English  descent.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Oliver,  deceased;  Catharine,  widow 
of  Thomas  Roddy,  is  now  Mrs.  Charles  King, 
and  lias  a  family;  Aaron  M. ;  Matthias  F., 
married  Sarah  Carl,  and  has  ten  children; 
Phoebe  Ann,  Mi-s.  Joshua  Edgein ;  John  Wes- 
ley married  Eliza  Brandt,  and  has  four 
children;  Mary  (Mrs.  Calvin  James),  has  a 
family;  Sidney  (]\rrs.  William  Stahlman),  has 
four  children;  Daniel,  married  Isabella  Love, 
and  has  five  children.  Jacob  Shoop  died  in 
1877,  aged  ninety  years,  one  month  and 
twenty  days,  his  wife  died  in  1860  at  the  age 
of  sixty-six. 

Aaron  ]\[.  Shoop  was  educated  in  the  dis- 
trict schools  and  remained  with  his  father  un- 
til his  marriage.  He  first  began  farming  in 
the  Tuscarora  valley,  Huntingdon  county, 
where  he  rented  a  farm  for  twelve  years;  he 
then  bought  a  fami  in  Shade  valley,  which 
he  cultivated  successfully  for  some  years. 
After  retiring  from  farming  he  resided  one 
year  at  Mt.  Union;  in  1866  he  removed  to 
Reedsville,  where  he  resided  five  years.  In 
1871  he  came  to  Yeagertown,  moving  to  his 
present  home  in  1883.  Mr.  Shoop  is  a  Demo- 
crat, and  has  always  taken  an  interest  in  po- 
litical affairs.  He  has  held  the  office  of  justice 
of  the  peace  for  twenty-nine  years. 

Aaron  M.  Shoop  Avas  married  in  1836  to 
Margaret,  daughter  of  George  and  Mary 
(Vaughn)  Goshorn.  Their  children  are: 
Jacob,  born  September  6,  1837,  served 
through  the  late  Avar  and  Avas  seven  times 
Avounded,  married  Hannah  McGarry,  and  has 
three  children;  George,  born  August  25,  1838, 
deceased;  Samuel,  born  February  8,  1840,  de- 
ceased; Maria  (Mrs.  Samuel  Okeson),  born 
:^rarch  2,  1841,  has  one  child;  David  C,  born 
March  1,  1842,  Avas  killed  in  the  battle  of  the 
AYilderness ;  Matthias,  born  September  12, 
1843,  served  throuffli  the  late  Avar,  married 


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Anna  Graffinger,  and  lias  two  cliildren;  Jolm, 
liorn  June  6,  18-i:5,  also  served  in  the  late  war, 
was  married  to  Maiy  Deemer,  and  has  eight 
children;  Adolphus  Patterson,  born  June  28, 
1846,  began  business  as  a  merchant  after  serv- 
ing in  the  war;  Xancy  Jane  (Mrs.  Eli  Al- 
baugh),  born  August  10,  18-47,  resides  in  Ohio 
and  has  five  children;  Susan  Catharine  (Mrs. 
William  Baird),  born  June  16,  1850,  has 
three  children  and  resides  in  Indiana;  Anna 
Elizabeth,  born  May  27,  1851,  deceased;  An- 
drew Porter,  born  January  2,  1853,  died  Sep- 
tember 22,  1883;  Mary"  Ann  ^^Irs.  Jolm 
Wagner),  born  January  10,  1856,  has  six  chil- 
dren; Bruce  Petriken,  born  August  9,  1860, 
married  Alberta  Bower,  and  has  one  child. 

jMrs.  Margaret  Shoop  was  born  Aiigust  3, 
1814;  she  suffered  and  sacrificed  much  for 
her  country  in  giving  her  five  sons  to  its  ser- 
vice in  the  war.  Her  life  ended  July  30, 
18G4.  ]\lr.  Shoop  married  Maria  E.,  daughter 
of  William  and  Eachel  (Bratton)  Clayton. 
Their  children  are:  Cora,  born  September  23, 
1865,  deceased;  Clara,  born  August  19,  1866, 
deceased;  William,  born  August  3,  1867,  de- 
ceased; Henry  Clayton,  born  June  28,  1868, 
deceased;  Lee,  born  June  25,  1871,  deceased; 
James  Mann,  born  April  8,  1873,  deceased; 
Alice  (Mrs.  Eobert  Given),  born  August  4, 
1876.  IMr.  and  Mrs.  Shoop  are  members  of 
the  ^Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

]\[r.  and  ]\rrs.  William  Clayton  have  ten  chil- 
dren. Those  living  are :  James,  raai'ried  Eliza- 
beth Briggs,  and  has  seven  children;  Taylor, 
married  Lucinda  Chilcote,  and  has  eight  cliil- 
dren; ]\rargaret,  widow  of  Cyrus  Jefferies; 
!Matilda  (]\rrs.  Thomas  Lobe),  has  three  chil- 
dren; and  ]\rrs.  Aaron  ]M.  Shoop.  Mrs.  Clay- 
ton died  at  the  age  of  seventy-three.  Mr. 
Clayton  lived  to  the  age  of  seventy-six. 

FRAXCIS  :\nLLTKEX,  deceased,  was 
born  in  Juniata  county,  December  20,  1813, 
a  son  of  James  and  Jane  (Boggs)  Milliken. 
James  ^Milliken  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent: 
he  and  his  wife  settled  in  Juniata  county  in 
the  latter  jiart  of  the  eighteenth  century,  and 
there  engaged  in  farming.  Their  children  are: 
Thomas,  who  married  Miss  Beale,  and  had 
five  children;  James,  mamed  Miss  McDon- 
ald, and  had  one  child;  Millie  (Mrs.  Joshua 
Beale),  had  five  children;  ^Mattie  (Mrs.  John 
Endslow),  had  seven  children;  Joseph,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Laird,  and  had  four  cliildren; 


Jane  (Mrs.  John  McDonald),  had  sons  and 
daughters;  Francis;  John,  married  Isabel 
Barclay,  and  had  six  children;  and  Mary. 
James  Milliken  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-six 
years.    Llis  wife  also  died  at  an  advanced  age. 

Francis  Milliken  attended  the  subscription 
schools  of  his  neighborhood  and  added  to  his 
limited  education  by  reading  and  associating 
with  intelligent  men.  In  his  eighteenth  year 
he  began  to  learn  the  trade  of  saddlery  and 
harness-making  with  George  Beale,  in  Juni- 
ata county,  near  the  present  site  of  Pleasant 
View  post  office.  After  learning  his  trade,  he 
began  business  in  his  own  name  at  his  father's 
home,  which  he  continued  for  nine  years.  He 
then  removed  to  Warfordsburg,  Fulton  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  and  opened  a  store  for  saddlery  and 
harness-making;  after  four  years  of  successful 
business  he  removed  to  Hancock,  Md.  There 
he  remained  for  four  years.  In  1851,  he  came 
to  Miiflin  county  and  purchased  the  old  home- 
stead of  Francis  Boggs,  at  Yeagertown,  which 
he  fanned  to  the  time  of  his  death. 

Francis  Milliken  was  married  in  184(»,  ta 
Sarah,  daughter  of  John  and  Elizal)eth 
(Hencli)  Briner,  of  German  ancestiy.  Their 
children  are :  Matilda  (Mi's.  Henry  R.  Miller), 
who  has  one  son;  Jessie,  died  aged  eighteen 
months;  George,  died  at  seven  years  of  age; 
Myra  Belle,  died  aged  six  years;  John,  mar- 
ried Josephine  Smith,  and  has  children,  Min- 
nie, Stetson,  McClure,  Rita  and  John  Francis  j 
Mary  (Mrs.  Thomas  J.  Boate),  had  seven  chil- 
dren, only  one,  Minnie,  survives. 

Francis  Milliken  Avas  a  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran church.  Fie  died  October  12,  1883. 
Mrs.  Milliken  Avas  born  in  1815.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  still 
takes  part  in  its  work. 

MATTHEW  AIKEX,  deceased,  was  born 
in  Blair  county.  Pa. ;  he  is  the  son  of  John  and 
:\rary  (Uttley)  Aiken.  The  father  of  John 
Aiken,  was  one  of  three  brothers  Avho  together 
came  to  America  from  Scotland,  and  settled 
in  what  Avas  then  the  province  of  Pennsylva- 
nia. The  children  of  John  and  Mary  Aiken 
are:  Watson,  Avho  married  Elizabeth  Shafer, 
and  has  one  child;  Martha,  j\Irs.  Penrose  Mil- 
ler, Avho  has  three  cliildren;  Lucy;  Rebecca 
(Mrs.  William  HocksAVorth),  deceased,  had 
tAvo  children;  Katie,  aa-Iio  died  aged  fourteen 
years;  William,  married,  and  has  five  children 
livino-;  ;^L^ttheAv;  and  two  died  in  infancy. 


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Matthew  Aiken  received  his  education  in 
Blair  county,  and  prepared  to  teach.  He  had 
taught  but  one  term  when  tlie  war  of  the  Re- 
bellion began.  Proni2:)tly  offering  his  sen^ices 
to  his  imperilled  country,  he  enlisted,  April 
20,  18(31,  in  Company  E,  Third  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  and  was  discharged  July  30,  1801. 
On  December  10,  18(31,  he  enlisted  in  the 
three  yeai*s'  service,  under  Capt.  Patrick  H. 
McAteer,  and  Col.  L.  B.  Pierce,  in  Company 
G,  Twelfth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  was  mus- 
tered out  at  the  end  of  his  term  of  enlistment 
at  Martinsburg,  Va.,  on  January  31,  1864, 
but  re-enlisted  and  served  to  the  close  of  the 
war.  For  gallant  and  meritorious  service  he 
Avas  promoted  to  the  position  of  sergeant,  on 
February  12,  1805.  He  was  taken  prisoner, 
confined  in  the  AndersonA'ille  prison  for  three 
months,  and  then  paroled.  He  received  an 
honorable  discharge  July  20,  1805,  at  AVin- 
chester,  Ta.  After  his  return  he  was  for  a 
short  time  in  business  as  a  merchant  in  Al- 
toona.  He  entered  the  shops  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad  Company  as  an  employee.  In 
1868  he  came  to  Mann's  Station,  Derry  town- 
ship, and  was  employed  in  the  axe  works  of 
"William  Mann,  Jr.  &  Company,  which  posi- 
tion he  held  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

Mr.  Aiken  was  man-ied,  December  31, 
1867,  to  Louisa  Jane,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Margaret  (Munsell)  Crownover.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  John  Wilbert;  J.  McDannell;  Mar- 
garet Munsell ;  Mary  Jane ;  and  Lourene  Mer- 
cedes. John  "Wilbert  Aiken  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  district  schools,  and  had  several 
years'  experience  as  a  merchant.  Jle  is  a 
Democrat,  and  was  appointed  postmaster  at 
Yeagertown,  Augaist  3,  1893. 

Matthew  Aiken  was  an  esteemed  citizen  of 
kindly  disposition.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church.  His  death,  which  occurred 
November  3,  1882,  Avas  caused  by  injuries 
receiA'ed  by  falling  from  a  tree  Avhile 
gathering  chestnuts  Avith  his  children.  Mrs. 
MatthcAv  Aiken  is  a  granddaughter  of  John 
Munsell,  who  AA\as  born  at  iSTantz,  in  France, 
in  1812.  He  came  to  Philadelphia,  Avhere  he 
became  acquainted  with  the  philanthropist, 
Stephen  Girard.  John  Munsell  married  Miss 
Campbell  and  had  a  family  of  sons  and  daugh- 
ters; one  of  whom  Avas  Margaret  Ellen,  who 
married  Samuel  Crownover.  They  had  three 
children:  An  infant  that  died;  Samuel  J.  P.; 
and  Louisa  J.   (Mrs.    ]\L    Aiken).       Samuel 


Crownover  died  in  1850.  His  Avidow  mar- 
ried J.  McDannell.  Their  cliildren  are:  An 
infant,  deceased;  Ida  Mary;  Fanny;  Emma 
T.  (Mrs.  Adam  Leise),  Avho  has  two  children; 
Daisy  Ellen  (Airs.  William  Shaff),  who  has 
five  children. 


EDWWRI)  V.  JOHXSTOX,  Yeagertowu, 
Mifilin  county.  Pa.,  AA^as  born  in  Brown  town- 
ship, near  Mann's  axe  Avorks,  January  11, 
1851.  He  is  the  son  of  Peter  and  Catharine 
(BroAATi)  Johnston.  Mr.  Johnston's  father, 
Peter  Johnston,  Avas  born  in  Edinburg,  Scot- 
land. He  came  to  America  about  1842,  land- 
ing at  Philadelphia,  and  Avent  at  once  to  Alif- 
flin  county,  Pa.,  traveling  by  canal.  ~Sl\-. 
Johnston  first  found  employment  Avith  the 
Kishacoquillas  Turnpike  Company.  After  a 
short  time  he  obtained  a  position  as  polisher 
in  the  axe  Avorks  of  AVilliam  Mann,  Jr.,  lV:; 
Co.,  Avhieh  he  retained  for  more  than  thirty 
years.  Although  Mr.  Johnston  was  generous 
and  liberal,  his  industry  and  frugality  enabled 
him  to  spend  the  latter  part  of  his  life  in  re- 
tirement. Lie  Avas  a  devout  member  of  the 
Roman  Catholic  church.  Peter  Johnston 
married  Catharine  Brown,  a  native  of  Ireland. 
Tlieir  children  are :  Michael,  married  Matilda 
Camp,  died  in  189-1,  aged  forty-six,  leaving 
five  children;  EdAvard  V.;  Mary  Ellen  (Mrs. 
Thomas  Rogers),  has  two  children;  Bridget, 
died  at  the  age  of  seven;  Petei-,  married,  had 
one  child,  and  died  in  1887,  in  Philadeli^hia, 
Pa.;  W^illiam  J.,  married  and  has  eight  chil- 
dren; James,  died  at  the  age  of  tAvo  years; 
AndrcAV,  died  in  Philadelphia,  aged  tAventy- 
one;  and  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  James  Foley),  of 
Philadelphia,  has  two  children.  Mr.  Johnston 
died  July  1,  187(>.  He  is  buried  at  LcAvis- 
town.  Pa.  His  Avidow  is  living  in  Philadel- 
phia, Avith  her  daughter  Elizabeth. 

Edward  Y.  Johnston  attended  the  district 
school  of  his  native  tOAvnship.  When  he  Avas 
fifteen  he  began  to  work  in  the  axe  factory 
of  William  Mann,  Jr.,  &;  Co.  At  the  end  of 
the  year  he  was  employed  by  J.  Ferron  Mann, 
and  after  Avorking  for  him  for  tAvo  years,  s]ient 
one  year  at  ISTeAvton  Llamilton  in  the  employ 
of  R.  H.  Kinsloe.  Returning  to  J.  F.  Mann, 
he  Avorked  for  him  for  one  year,  and  again 
found  employment  in  the  axe  Avorks.  .Vfter 
nine  years  spent  in  tempering  axes,  he  Avas 
made  clerk  in  the  company's  store.  In  1885, 
liaA'ing  spent  four  years  in  acquiring  a  prac- 


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tical  knowledge  of  business,  lie  opened  a  store 
at  Yeagertown,  Pa.  Mr.  Johnston's  capital 
was  limited,  bnt  by  liis  energy,  indnstry,  per- 
severance, and  genial  disposition,  he  has  estab- 
lished a  profitable  business.  Mr.  Johnston  is 
a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Sexen- 
nial League,  Lodge  'No.  408,  Yeagertown. 

Edward  V.  Johnston  Avas  married,  June  10, 
1873,  to  Effie,  daughter  of  John  and  Martha 
(Baird)  Smith.  They  had  seven  children: 
Mary  Ellen;  Martha;  Charlotte  Euth; 
Charles;  Albert;  Clio;  and  Edward.  Mrs. 
Johnston  is  deceased;  her  remains  are  in- 
terred in  the  Yeagertown  cemetery.  Her 
father,  John  Smith,  Avas  of  German  descent. 
A  man  of  strict  integrity,  he  was  respected  by 
all  who  knew  him.  lie  had  nine  children: 
EfHe  (Mrs.  Edward  Y.  Johnston);  Mary  Ann 
(]\Irs.  John  McEee),  resides  in  Michigan; 
Araminta  (^Irs.  Lambert  Stout);  Cordelia 
CMys.  Perry  Bird);  Christina  (Mrs.  John  M. 
Miller);  William,  married;  Matilda  (]\Irs. 
Albert  Meyers) ;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Robert  Ken- 
nedy), Grand  Rapids,  Mich. ;  and  Mary  Jane 
(Mrs.  Frederick  Sutton),  Omaha,  IS^eb.  John 
Smith  died  in  1894,  and  is  buried  at  Lock 
Llaven,  Clinton  countv,  Pa. 


JAMES  W.  STARR,  deceased,  of  Burn- 
ham,  Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  West 
Cain  township,  Chester  county.  Pa.,  February 
21,  1821.  He  was  the  son" of  Patrick  and 
Ann  (Murphy)  Starr.  Patrick  Starr,  father 
of  James  Starr,  with  his  two  brothers,  Francis 
and  Hugh,  emigrated  to  America  about  1842. 
They  landed  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  Patrick 
Starr  made  his  way  to  Xew  Garden  township, 
Chester  county.  Being  a  first-class  weaver, 
his  services  were  greatly  in  demand,  and  he 
was  soon  able  to  afford  a  home  of  his  ovm.  His 
wife  was  Ann  Murphy.  Their  children  are: 
Sarah  (jMrs.  Abraham  Cover) ;  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
John  McClenahan);  Jane  (Mrs.  John  Win- 
ger); Catharine;  Margaret;  Clarissa;  James 
W. ;  and  John,  mai-ried  Margaret  HathaAvay. 
Patrick  died  in  1837,  aged  sixty-one;  his  wife 
died  June  21,  1861. 

James  Starr  attended  the  public  schools  of 
his  natiA'e  townshiji.  When  he  was  twenty 
he  left  home  and  Avas  apprenticed  to  Charles 
Siemon,  cooper,  of  Salisbury  toAvnship,  Lan- 
caster county.  Pa.  Lie  worked  at  his  trade 
for  some  time,  biit  owing  to  the  decline  of  the 
business,  he  Avas  obliged  to  seek  other  em- 


ployment, and  turned  his  attention  to  farm- 
ing. He  spent  nine  years  in  Chester  county, 
on  a  place  oAvned  by  James  Gibbs.  For  the 
next  tAvo  years  he  Avorked  as  a  farm  hand  in 
Lancaster  county,  and  Avas  for  one  year  em- 
ployed on  the  canal  in  Schuylkill  county.  Pa. 
After  leaving  Schuylkill  coianty,  he  made  an- 
other attempt  to  find  employment  at  his  trade. 
Failing  in  this,  he  again  returned  to  farming, 
Avorking  as  a  laborer,  part  of  the  time  in  Lan- 
caster county.  In  1863  Mr.  Starr  removed 
to  Freedom  Forge,  now  Burnham,  to  take 
charge  of  the  Logan  farm  for  the  Logan  Iron 
Company,  under  Superintendent  John  A. 
Wright.  After  tAventy-five  years  of  faithful 
service  as  manager  of  this  farm,  Mr.  Starr  was 
able  to  retire  from  active  seiwice.  He  bought 
a  tract  of  land  at  XcAvtoAAui,  Pa.,  and  in  1884 
or  '85  built  his  convenient  home,  where  he 
enjoyed  the  ease  and  comfort  Avhich  his  indus- 
try and  frugality  had  Avon.  Mr.  Starr  ahvays 
belonged  to  the  Democratic  party,  and  Avas 
interested  in  local  politics.  An  earnest  ad- 
A'ocate  of  fraternal  organization,  he  Avas  a 
member  of  Lodge  Xo.  255,  K.  of  P.,  Lewis- 
toAvn.  Pa.,  and  also  of  the  P.  O.  S.  A.,  Camp 
Xo.  232,  YeagertOAA'u,  Pa. 

James  W.  Starr  Avas  married,  August  29, 
1850,  to  Lydia,  daughter  of  John  Glass. 
Their  children  are:  (Jeorge,  died  at  the  age 
of  tAventy;  Emma,  died  aged  eighteen;  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  Xathan  Stewart),  has  fiA^e  children; 
Susanna;  Martha  Ellen  (Mrs.  John  Port), 
Huntingdon  county.  Pa. ;  John,  married  3Iar- 
gery  Ellen  Leeper,  has  one  child,  Zelma 
Pearl;  James,  married  Margaret  Shannon, 
has  four  children;  and  three  Avho  died  in  in- 
fancy. Mrs.  StaiT  died  December  11,  1895, 
aged  sixty-six  years  and  eight  months;  in  less 
than  a  year  after,  on  September  8,  1896, 
James  W.  Starr  also  departed  this  life.  He 
Avas  a  memlter  of  the  Lutheran  churcli  at 
YcacertOAvn. 


ALFRED  KLIXE,  Burnham.  Mifflin 
county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  at  the  old  Kline  home- 
stead near  Burnham,  March  22,  1838.  He  is 
a  son  of  Abraham  and  ]\Iai'garet  (Hummel) 
Kline.  His  gxandfather,  Jacob  Kline.  Avas  a 
resident  of  Snyder  county.  Pa.,  and  afterwards 
of  ]Mifflinburg,  L'nion  county.  Pa.  Jacob 
Kline  Avas  a  stone  mason,  but  he  abandoned 
his  trade  to  engage  in  the  manufacture  of 
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then  Uuiuu.  This  veuture  was  so  successful 
that  he  was  able  to  leave  to  each  of  his  chil- 
dren au  ample  fortune.  Mv.  Jacob  Kline  was 
married  four  times,  and  had  a  family  of  f our 
sons  and  two  daughters.  He  died  and  was 
buried  at  Mitilinburg,  Pa.  Alfred  Kline's 
father,  Abraham  Kline,  attended  the  public 
schools  of  the  district  and  remained  at  home 
until  he  was  of  age.  lie  began  farming  in 
Snyder  county,  and  afterwards  bought  -iOO 
acres  of  land  in  Derry  township,  Mifflin  coun- 
ty. By  careful  cultivation,  and  the  erection 
of  suitable  buildings,  he  greatly  increased  the 
value  of  his  property.  Mv.  Abraham  Kline 
was  kind-hearted  and  charitable,  ever  willing 
to  share  the  fruits  of  his  success  with  his  less 
fortunate  friends  and  neighbors.  Abraham 
Kline  married  Margaret,  daughter  of  John 
and  Catharine  Hummel.  Their  children  are: 
Jacob,  married  Miss  Hoover;  Catharine,  died 
in  early  childhood;  Aaron,  married  Sarah 
Hykis,  and  moved  to  Illinois,  where  he  died 
in  1896,  leaving  a  hirgc  iainily  of  sons  and 
daughters;  Uriah,  married  Susan  Ruble; 
Mary  (Mrs.  Henry  Yearick);  John,  married 
Arina,  daughter  of  Adam  and  Frances  (Koch- 
enaur)  Breneman;  Margaret  (Mrs.  Jacob 
Grove);  Franklin,  married  Peary  Kleckner; 
David  W.,  married  Theresa  Miller;  and  Al- 
fred. Mr.  Abraham  Kline  died  in  1861,  aged 
sixty;  his  wife  survived  him  for  some  years, 
dying  at  the  age  of  seventy. 

Alfred  grcAV  up  on  the  old  homestead  near 
Burnham,  receiving  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Derry  township.  When  lie  was 
fifteen,  he  and  his  brother,  Franklin,  took 
cliiirue  of  their  father's  farm.  They  also  dealt 
largrly  in  horses  and  cattle,  and  were  very 
successful  business  men.  Mr.  Alfred  Kline  is 
prominent  among  the  enterpi'ising  farmers 
of  the  township,  and  is  always  ready  to  aid  in 
any  plan  for  improvement.  He  belongs  to 
the  Democratic  party  and  takes  an  active  in- 
terest in  local  affairs.  He  resides  on  the  old 
homestead,  which  is  still  owned  by  the  family. 

Alfred  Kline  was  married  in  January, 
1886,  to  Mary  S.,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Susan 
(Shirley)  Miller.  They  have  six  cliildren: 
Jesse,  died  in  childhood;  "Walter,  died  in  in- 
fancy; Clara  May,  died  while  at  college  at 
Valparaiso,  Ind..  aged  twenty-one;  Charles 
H.,  married  Ella  Lewis,  has  one  child,  David 
A.;    Bessie  M. ;    and  Cleopatra.     Mr.  Kline 


and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church  at  Yeagertown,  Pa. 


YIXCE.XT  1.  McKlM,  M.  i).,  Buniham, 
MilHin  county.  Pa.,  was  born  at  Concord, 
iranklin  county.  Pa.,  ^^ovember  1,  1856. 
lie  is  the  son  of  James  and  Eleanor  (Little) 
McKim.  Dr.  McKim's  father  owned  and  con- 
ducted the  foundry  and  wagon  works  at  Con- 
cord, Franklin  county.  He  is  well  and  favor- 
ably known  as  an  honorable  business  man, 
and  a  good  citizen.  He  had  always  been  a 
Democrat.  He  married  Eleanor  Little.  Tiieir 
children  are:  Mervin,  born  December  20, 
1850,  married  Elizabeth  Smith;  C.  Howard, 
born  September  10,  1854;  Dr.  Vincent  I.; 
Blanche  S.  (Mrs.  Daniel  Skinner);  and  C. 
Howard  McKim,  merchant,  of  Alpena,  Mich., 
married  Carrie,  daughter  of  "William  and 
Eliza  (McCullough)  Donnelly.  They  have 
three  children:  Roy,  Maud,  and  Maclay  Don- 
nelly, who  was  named  in  honor  of  Samuel  Ma- 
clay, the  first  missionary  to  China.  Mrs. 
James  McKim  died  December  22,  1896;  her 
husband  still  survives  her. 

Vincent  I.  McKim  attended  the  public 
schools  at  Concord,  Franklin  county,  and  Dry 
Run  Academy,  near  Concord;  he  afterwards 
taught  for  several  years  in  Franklin  county. 
In  1879,  he  entered  the  University  of  Louis- 
ville, at  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  was  graduated 
from  its  medical  department  in  March,  1881. 
Allowing  himself  only  a  short  rest  at  his 
home,  he  opened  an  office  in  Burnham,  Derry 
township,  May  10,  1881,  and  began  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession.  He  is  a  successful  phy- 
sician, and  has  won  the  confidence  of  his  many 
friends  and  patrons.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Mifflin  County  Medical  Society,  and  of  Lew- 
istown  Council,  Royal  Arcanum.  Dr.  ]\Ic- 
Kim  belongs  to  the  Democratic  party,  and 
takes  an  active  interest  in  all  that  concerns  the 
welfare  of  the  community. 

Vincent  I.  McKim  was  married,  Noveml)cr 
24,  1881,  to  Lorenda,  daughter  of  Hugh  and 
Margaret  McKay.  They  have  two  children: 
Vincent  L.,  borii  July  7,  188-3;  and  ]\rarga- 
ret  McKay.  Dr.  McKim  and  his  family  at- 
tend the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  ]\rrs. 
McKim's  parents  are  of  Scotch  descent,  and 
were  formerly  residents  of  ISTova  Scotia.  Their 
children  are:  I^orenda  (Mrs.  Vincent  IMc- 
Kim);    Gurden,  died    in    Philadelphia,  Pa., 


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aged  foi'ty-six;  Anna  Jane,  wife  of  liev.  Ed- 
mimd  White,  of  i'reelaiid,  Luzerne  county, 
Pa.;  Sarah  Margaret,  wife  of  ivev.  W  iliiani 
Gwinu,  of  AtL^utic  City,  ^\  J.;  Albenui 
(Jlrs.  Wiiliani  Davis),  Baltimore,  Md.; 
Elizabeth  (:\irs.  Joseph  McGill),  of  Balti- 
more, Md. ;  and  liev.  iiobert,  1).  D.,  rector  of 
the  Chiireh  of  All  Saints,  at  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  married  Harriet  Seltzer,  of  Philadelphia. 
Ihe  name  of  McKay  is  of  Scottish  origin, 
and  figured  among  the  ilighland  clans  of  Scot- 
land for  at  least  eight  centuries.  Donald  }Ag- 
Kay,  ancestor  of  Mrs.  McKim,  was  in  a  Scotch 
regiment  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  liill.  His 
grandson,  and  her  grandfather,  Donald  Mc- 
Kay, was  born  at  Shelbume,  Xova  Scotia,  in 
ISOy.  The  sea,  near  which  his  life  began,  had 
a  great  charm  for  him,  and  the  ships  traversing 
the  unstable  way  of  waters  enchained  his  live- 
liest interest.  He  lived  on  a  farm  and  when 
quite  young  was  a  successful  moose  and  deer 
hunter.  When  Donald  was  nineteen  years  of 
age,  he  and  a  brother  of  similar  tastes  built 
a  fishing  vessel,  which  \vas  regarded  as  a  re- 
markably fine,  substantial  craft.  At  the  age 
of  twenty-two,  he  was  learning  shipbuilding 
in  Xew  York,  and  a  feAV  years  later,  he  estab- 
lished himself  in  this  business  at  Xewbury- 
port,  on  the  Merrinuic  river.  Here  he  built 
ee^■eral  fine  ships  for  Xe\v  York  and  Boston 
houses  which  gave  alunulant  promise  of  fu- 
ture success.  In  1845,  he  removed  his  ship- 
yard to  East  Boston,  where  he  sunii  liccnnie 
one  of  the  most  extensive  and  succi'--l'ii!  --bip- 
builders  in  the  countrj^  When  the  California 
trade  opened,  there  was  a  call  for  the  largest 
class  of  clipper  ships.  Mr.  McKay  built  one 
after  another  of  these  monster  vessels,  and 
soon  his  name  became  famous  over  the  world. 
He  constructed  more  than  fifty  ships  of  the 
largest  size,  every  one  of  which  was  more  or 
less  celebrated  for  s]")eed.  Classed  with  these 
is  '-Tlic  Crcat  Pcpublic."  This  vessel  was 
launchcil  in  October,  IS,")^,  in  the  presence  of 
sixty  thousand  people.  She  was  of  four  thou- 
sand five  hundred  tons  register,  and  six  thou- 
sand tons  stowage  capacity.  When  !McKay 
was  building  this  vessel  the  "harpies"  and  the 
"ravens"  croaked  that  he  would  "ruin  him- 
self," but  he  quietly  pursued  his  wav  and  his 
bnsincs'^.  and  in  due  course  of  time  the  "dreat 
T^ppublic"  rode  at  anchor  in  the  bay.  Tn  Xew 
York  and  Boston,  and  also  in  every  foreign 
port  which  she  visited,  she  attracted  great  at- 


tention by  the  symmetry  and  beauty  of  her 
model,  the  vastuess  of  tier  capacity  and  the 
iuxuriousuess  of  her  furnishing;  and  she 
proved  also  to  be  a  speedy  craft.  Subsequent- 
ly, she  was  cut  down  a  little  to  render  her 
more  eflicient  for  the  purposes  of  commerce. 
'l  he  rapidity  with  which  this  master  builder 
completed  and  launched  his  large  vessels  was 
astonishing.  In  little  more  than  a  year  after 
the  building  of  the  "Great  Republic,"  Donald 
McKay  had  launched  eleven  other  vessels. 
Ten  of  these  were  of  the  aggregate  of  twenty- 
four  thousand  six  hundred  tons,  which  at 
the  then  estimated  cost  of  eighty  dollars  a 
ton,  makes  the  total  value  nearly  two  millions 
of  dollars.  Six  of  these  vessels  were  built  for 
the  house  of  James  Baines  &  Co.,  of  Liver- 
pool, who  were  extensively  engaged  in  the 
.Vustralian  trade.  One  of  the  six,  a  vessel  of 
something  more  than  two  thousand  tons  bur- 
den, launched  in  1854,  was  the  first  ship  ever 
constructed  for  English  use  by  a  foreign 
1  milder.  Indeed,  until  a  few  years  previous 
to  this  time,  British  laAvs  prohibited  the  pur- 
chase of  foreign  vessels.  The  "James  Baines," 
another  of  these  ships,  made  the  voyage  from 
Boston  to  Liverpool  in  the  remarkably  short 
time  of  twelve  days  and  six  hours.  Yoyages 
to  San  Francisco  and  China  were  nmde  in  pro- 
portionately short  periods  of  time. 

In  building  his  clipper  ships  Mr.  McKay 
had  made  bold  departures  from  both  Ameri- 
can and  foreign  models.  His  original  concep- 
tions concerning  the  make  and  mould  of  ves- 
sels constructed  for  speed  and  capacity,  met 
with  rich  success.  The  revolution  made  by 
steamers  in  short  voyages  was  effected  by 
clippers  in  the  long  journeys,  to  more  distant 
seas.  The  advantages  to  commerce  and  the 
renown  which  has  resulted  to  the  American 
marine  are  due  to  the  genius  and  persever- 
ance of  Donald  ]\IcKay  more  than  to  any  other 
man. 

In  1S64,  Mr.  McKay  spent  some  time  in 
Europe  giving  critical  attention  to  the  iron- 
clad ships  of  war  built  by  France  and  Eng- 
land. Afterwards,  he  published  a  very  inter- 
esting ]-)a]ier  embodying  a  scientific  compari- 
son of  their  work  with  that  of  the  United 
States.  'My.  IMcKay  ]")ossessed  those  wonder- 
ful powers  of  calculation  which  brought  liis 
plans  and  his  work  upon  an  exact  line,  and 
this  advantage  insured  him  success. 

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large  fine  head  and  broad  full  face,  bespeak  a 
remarkable  force  of  character.  Of  courteous 
manners,  marked  intelligence  and  persevering- 
soaring  enterprise,  his  popularity  was  equalled 
only  by  his  success.  How  wonderful  is  the 
Divine  economy  that  moulds  for  every  enter- 
jjrise  and  avocation,  the  gifted  mastermind 
for  leader,  while  the  masses,  inferior  in  rea- 
soning and  inventive  power,  but  capable  of 
loyal  obedience  and  industry,  are  the  hands 
appointed  to  carry  out  the  behests  of  the  head. 


EGBERT  C.  GEAHAM,  deceased,  was 
born  on  the  old  homestead  at  Burnhani,  Derry 
toA^^lship,  Mifflin  county,  September  25,  1842. 
He  Avas  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth 
(Wetherill)  Graham.  He  attended  the  dis- 
trict schools  and  also  the  Lewistown  Academy, 
for  several  terms.  Mr.  Graham  then  entered 
the  employ  of  his  brother,  Walter,  who  had 
a  wholesale  and  retail  gTOcery  in  Philadelphia. 
He  soon  acquircil  a  good  knowledge  of  the 
business,  and  his  la-dther  received  him  as  a 
l^artner.  Tlie  Imsiness  prospered  under  the 
new  firm,  but  the  close  confinement  to  busi- 
ness shattered  Mr.  Graham's  health,  and  he 
was  forced  to  seek  rest  in  the  j^m-e  air  of  his 
country  home  at  Burnham,  Avhere  he  em- 
ployed himself  with  various  light  occupa- 
tions.   His  sickness  Avas  of  a  lingering  nature. 

Eobert  Graham  Avas  married,  January  25, 
1877,  to  Emma  J.,  daiighter  of  David  and 
Mary  (Logan)  CaldAvell.  Their  children  are: 
Charlotte,  born  January  26,  1878;  Walter, 
bom  May  11,  1879,  clied  May  11,  iss2; 
Elizabeth,  deceased;  Samuel  CaldAvoll,  liom 
July  13,  1885;  and  Vincent  McKim,  l)orn 
February  18,  1889.  Charlotte  Graham  at- 
tended the  p;iblic  schools  and  prepared  herself 
for  a  teacher.  She  taught  one  term  at  LcAvis- 
tOAvn  and  then  studied  for  one  term  at  the 
State  J^ormal  School  at  West  Chester,  Pa. 
Mr.  Graham  Avas  a  Eepublican.  He  AA'as  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  His 
deatli  occurred  July  16,  1895. 

Eobert  CaldAveli,  tlie  jrrandfatlier  of  ;Mrs. 
Graham,  was  of  Scotch  descent.  His  father 
came  from  Scotland  in  the  eighteenth  century 
and  settled  in  Sinking  valley,  Blair  county. 
Pa.  Eobert  CaldAvell  Avas  a  volunteer,  and 
serA^ed  in  the  A\'ar  of  1812.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth ]\[cKelA'^y,  of  Franklin  county.  Their 
children  are:  DaA'id;  Samuel,  A\dio  married 
Caroline  Brotherton ;    Eebeeca  (]\rrs.  Joseph 


Gilford);  Emma  Jane  (Mrs.  John  Kampner); 
and  Margaret  (Mrs.  George  Mei-ryman). 
Eobert  CaldAvell  died  February  17,  1861,  aged 
seventy-three  years.  His  Avife  died  at  the  age 
of  seventy-tAvo,  May  6,  1873.  Their  eldest 
child,  David  Cakhvell,  Avas  educated  in  the 
district  schools.  He  learned  the  art  of  Avork- 
ing  in  iron,  and  made  that  his  business.  He 
enlisted  for  the  Avar  of  the  Eebellion,  August 
22,  1802,  as  a  private  in  the  Fifth  Pennsyl- 
vania Eeserves,  from  Avhicli  he  Avas  mustered 
into  Company  C,  One  Hundred  and  ]N"inety- 
first  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  under  Capt. 
J.  Wallace  Scott.  He  Avas  honorably  dis- 
charged June  1,  1865,  at  camp  in  the  field, 
under  general  order  of  the  Avar  department, 
issued  May  15,  1865.  David  Cakhvell  mar- 
ried Mary  Logan.  Their  children  are :  Emma 
J.  (Mrs.  Eobert  Graham);  Alfarata  (Mrs. 
James  Moore);  Clara,  deceased;  an  infant, 
deceased;  William,  Avho  married  Mary  Kon- 
sen;  Eobert  Elmer;  ]\[aggie  (Mrs.  William 
Conrad),  lias  two  children;  Lavinia  (Mrs. 
James  Thomas),  has  tAvo  children;  and  Mary 
(Mrs.  Israel  McCaulev),  has  tAvo  children. 
David  CaldAvell  died  in  1881. 


DAXIEL  BAKEE,  deceased,  AA-as  born 
October  25,  1817,  in  Snyder  county.  Pa.  He 
Avas  a  son  of  John  and  Margaret  (Eeitz)  Ba- 
ker. John  Baker  Avas  thrice  married;  by  his 
first  Avif e  he  had  tAA'o  children ;  his  second  wife 
Avas  Margaret  Eeitz;  their  children  are: 
Sophia;  ]\[ary;  Elizabeth;  Sarah;  Margaret; 
Daniel;  Frederick;  John;  DaA-id.  John 
Baker's  third  Avife  Avas  ]\Irs.  EoAve;  they  had 
one  child. 

Daniel  Baker  attended  the  district  schools, 
and  remained  Avith  his  father  until  he  reached 
manhood.  He  came  to  Mifflin  county  in 
1855,  and  settled  in  Derry  toAvnship.  He  Avas 
a  Eepublican.  Daniel  Baker  Avas  married, 
January  2.  1811,  to  Susanna,  daughter  of 
JTenry  and  Magdalena  (Brouse)  Eitter. 
Tlicir  cliildren  are:  Martha,  deceased;  Su- 
sanna, deceased;  Sophia  (Mrs.  William  E. 
Treaster),  of  Snyder  county;  Sarah  (Mrs. 
Joseph  Shirey);  Joseph;  Catharine  (Mrs. 
AndreAv  Wencler);  Mary  Margaret  (Mrs. 
Jacob  Eiehard) ;  and  H.  Albert,  who  mamed 
Sallie  Wherley.  Daniel  Baker  Avas  a  member 
of  the  Presbvterian  church.  He  died  in 
1881. 

Joseph  Baker,   son  of  Daniel   Baker,   A\-as 


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born  Marcli  12,  1S50,  in  Snyder  county.  His 
parents  removed  to  Mifflin  county  when  lie 
was  three  years  old.  Having  been  educated 
in  the  public  schools,  he  remained  on  his 
father's  farm,  of  which  he  has  had  the  entire 
charge  since  his  father's  death.  He  is  a  Ke- 
publican.  Joseph  Baker  Avas  married  to  Mary 
A.,  daughter  of  John  and  Jane  Eurkheimer. 
Their  children  are:  S.  Fannie;  and  Xellie  J. 
Mr.  Baker  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church. 


LEVI  GIFT,  deceased,  was  born  in  Sny- 
der county,  son  of  Jacob  Gift,  elacob  Gift 
was  a  son  of  Andrew  Gift ;  he  was  brought  up 
on  his  father's  farm  near  Middleburg,  Snyder 
county,  and  devoted  his  life  to  farming. 
Jacob  Gift  married  Elizabeth  Eawyer,  of 
Centre  county.  Besides  Levi,  their  children 
are:  John,  who  married  Miss  Poobst,  and 
lives  in  Illinois;  Isaac,  married  and  went  to 
California,  where  he  died,  leaving  one  daugh- 
ter and  four  sons;  Michael,  man-ied  Anna 
Kleckuer,  of  Illinois,  Avhere  they  reside; 
Henry,  who  died  aged  thirty-five  years; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Jacob  Pyle),  of  Juniata 
county,  Avas  first  married  to  John  Houtz,  who 
died,  leaving  two  sons,  Jackson  and  Levi; 
Mary  (Mrs.  Charles  Kleckuer),  of  Illinois; 
Lavinia  (Mrs.  Zeno  Fess),  of  Lewistown,  Pa., 
died  in  October,  1895;  and  Amelia,  deceased. 
Jacob  Gift  died  suddenly  in  the  prime  of  life, 
being  about  forty  years  of  age.  His  widow 
survived  him  until  1861:,  when  she  died  aged 
seventy-seven. 

Levi  Gift  came  to  Mifflin  county  in  1817 
and  purchased  -300  acres  of  land  in  Decatur 
township ;  on  it  he  built  a  new  barn  and  made 
many  improvements.  He  was  a  Republican. 
Levi  Gift  Avas  married  in  1842,  to  Matilda, 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Close)  Fess. 
Their  children  are :  Amnion,  a  Lutheran  min- 
ister, who  married  Julia  AVentzel,  of  Indiana, 
has  one  son,  George,  and  resides  at  Rochester, 
Fulton  county,  Ind. ;  Robert,  Avho  remains  on 
the  old  homestead  and  is  farming.  ]\[r.  and 
Mrs.  Gift  were  faithful  members  of  the  Lu- 
theran church.  :\rr.  Gift  died  May  27,  1888, 
aged  sixty-five  years.  His  Avife's  death  oc- 
curred February  16,  1895,  in  her  seventy- 
second  year. 


JOHX    ^FILLER    STROFP,    Burnham, 
Mifflin  count v.   Pa.,   son   of  ]\rartin   L.    and 


Caroline  (Miller)  Strong),  Avas  born  in  Deca- 
tur toAvnship,  Mifflin  county,  February  23, 
1859.  The  Stroup  family  Avere  among  the 
joioueers  of  DeiTy  toAvnship.  Philip  and  Wil- 
liam Stroup  Avere  the  first  Avarrantees,  and  one 
of  their  descendants  in  Mifflin  county  was 
John  Stroup,  grandfather  of  John  Miller 
Stroup.  He  was  bom  in  iSTovember,  1793, 
and  lived  the  life  of  a  farmer,  Avorking  first  for 
his  father,  and  subsequently  renting  a  farm. 
Having  inherited  a  portion  of  the  homestead 
in  Decatur  toAAmship,  he  purchased  the  re- 
mainder, and  made  all  necessary  improA'e- 
nients.  Besides  farming,  he  engaged  exten- 
sively in  stock  dealing  for  many  years.  Mr. 
John  Stroup  Avas  married  in  1817,  to  Marga- 
ret, daughter  of  Michael  and  Catharine  (Bow- 
ersox)  Bair,  who  Avas  born  in  York  county, 
Pa.,  of  German  descent.  Their  children  are: 
AVilliam,  born  Xovember  9,  1817;  Catha- 
rine (Mrs.  Henry  Bridge),  born  May  16, 
1819;  John,  bom  XoA^ember  5,  1821,  died 
young;  Elizabeth,  born  October  2,  1823,  died 
young;  Margaret  (Mrs.  Frederick  Greinin- 
ger),  born  September  17,  1824,  resides  at 
LcAvistown,  Pa.;  Sarah;  Henrietta  (Mrs. 
Jacob  Rothrock),  bom  December  30,  1828, 
resides  in  Illinois;  Sophia  K. ;  Mary,  bom 
jSTovember  21,  1832,  died  young;  Susan  H.; 
Alartin  Luther;  David  Albert;  John  Levi; 
Lucinda  A.  (Mrs.  Jacob  Straher),  born  De- 
cember 18,  1842,  resides  in  Indiana.  The 
daughter,  Sarah,  born  September  5,  1826,  was 
married  in  LeAvistOAvn,  Pa.,  January  19,  1846, 
to  Josep»h  Mohler,  and  is  the  mother  of  eleven 
children.  Mr.  Alohler  was  a  farmer  and  re- 
sided in  Derry  tOAATiship.  Mrs.  Mohler  is  a 
member  of  the  German  Baptist  church.  So- 
phia K.  Stroup,  bom  in  Decatur  tOAATiship, 
May  19,  1853,  was  married  at  the  home  of  her 
sister,  Mrs.  Bridge,  of  Decatur  toAvnship,  to 
John  G.  Yeager.  After  keeping  hotel  in  De- 
catur township  for  fiA^e  years,  Mr.  Yeager 
Avent  to  farming  for  three  years,  but  at  the 
end  of  that  time  he  resumed  hotel  keeping  at 
Alillersburg,  Dauphin  county,  Pa.  Later  they 
removed  to  a  fann  in  Decatur  tOAATiship,  where 
Air.  Yeager  died,  August  13,  1876.  Their 
children  are:  Oscar  W.  and  James  W.,  de- 
ceased. Susan  H.  Stroup,  born  in  Decatur 
township,  December  3,  1834,  Avas  married 
October  11,  1853,  to  John  M.  McAuley. 
They  reside  at  Locks  Mills,  Armagh  toAvn- 
ship,  Avith  six  children.     Daniel  A.  Stroup, 


M.  S.  CRESSMAN. 


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born  Marcli  21,  1839,  resided  with  his  father 
until  he  was  twenty -four  years  of  age,  assist- 
ing him  on  tlie  fami.  He  has  more  recently 
been  engaged  in  the  wool  and  lumber  busi- 
ness. He  was  married  August  G,  1SG2,  to 
Mary  E.,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Margaret 
Kearns.  They  have  eleven  children.  John 
L.  Stroup,  born  September  25,  1841,  married 
Mary  Lesher,  of  Centre  county,  Pa.  They 
have  had  seven  children,  one  of  whom,  Mc- 
Clellan,  has  died.  Mr.  Stroup  is  a  farmer, 
and  resides  at  Paintersville,  Pa.  He  is  a  Dem- 
ocrat. 

Mr.  John  Stroup,  father  of  this  large  fam- 
ily, was  an  influential  citizen  of  iiTeproach- 
able  character,  one  whose  word  was  as  good 
as  his  liond.  Apart  from  various  township 
ofliices  Avliich  he  held,  he  sought  no  political 
preferment.  He  was  a  member,  and  for  many 
years  an  elder,  of  the  Lutheran  church  in  De- 
catur township.  He  died  December  11,  1867; 
Mrs.  Stroup  preceded  him  by  many  years, 
having  fallen  asleep  January  21,  1843. 

Martin  Luther  Stroup  was  born  in  Decatur 
townshi]!,  March  1,  1837,  and  Avas  educated  in 
the  public  schools.  For  years  he  assisted  his 
father  on  the  farm.  After  receiving  his  pat- 
rimony, he  purchased  a  farm  in  the  same 
township,  but  this  he  sold  later,  and  bought 
again  in  Derry  township;  he  is  a  fanner  of 
recognized  ability  and  marked  success.  Like 
his  father,  he  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  I^utheran  church  in  Decatur,  and  has 
served  as  deacon  for  a  number  of  years;  he 
is  a  faithful,  earnest  worker  in  the  Sunday- 
school.  Mr.  Stroll]:)  was  married  October  5, 
1857,  to  Caroline,  daughter  of  Jacob  W.  and 
Mary  Miller,  of  Schuylkill  county,  Pa.  Their 
children  are:  John  Miller;  Sarah  Ann;  Katie 
J.  (Mrs.  Clinton  B.  Silkman),  resides  in  Scran- 
ton,  Pa.;  Jacob  Warner,  married;  Harry 
Bridge;    and  Frank  Maury. 

John  Miller  Stroup  received  his  elementary 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
township,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  entered 
the  Lewistown  Academy.  After  leaving  that 
institution,  he  assisted  on  his  father's  farm 
until  his  thirtieth  year.  In  1888,  he  began 
farming  for  himself  in  Derry  township;  and 
in  1893,  he  removed  to  his  present  residence. 
As  a  farmer  he  has  been  successful,  and  as  a 
citizen  he  enjoys  the  respect  and  confidence 
of  the  community.  He  is  an  ardent  Democrat. 
Mr.  John  M.  Stroup  was  married,  April  3, 


1888,  to  iSTancy  M.,  daughter  of  McGinnis 
and  Emily  (Alexander)  Martin.  They  have 
one  child,  John  Martin. 


SAMUEL  MITCHELL,  Vira,  Mifllin 
county,  Pa.,  son  of  Samuel  and  Margaret 
(Carnahan)  Mitchell,  was  born  in  Derry  town- 
ship, on  the  old  homestead,  November  2, 
1818.  His  grandfather,  William  Mitchell, 
emigrated  from  Ireland  to  the  United  States 
during  the  latter  part  of  the  eighteenth  cen- 
tury. Coming  with  the  early  settlers  to  the 
Kishacoquillas  valley,  he  bought  a  tract  of 
400  acres  which  he  at  once  began  to  clear  and 
cultivate.  He  married  Rosanna  Wherry,  a 
native  of  Ireland,  and  they  had  these  children: 
Samuel;  Robert,  who  died  unmarried,  aged 
forty  years;  John,  died  unmarried,  aged 
thirty-five  years;  David,  married  Jane  Mc- 
Clenahan,  has  six  children;  Jane  (Mrs.  John 
]\rcDowell);  Mary;  Nancy  (Mrs.  John  Cun- 
ningham); Anna  (Mrs.  George  Bell).  Mr. 
and  :Mrs.  William  Mitchell  lived  to  an  ad- 
vanced age.  Samuel  Mitchell,  the  elder,  was 
raised  on  the  homestead  farm  in  the  Kishaco- 
quillas valley.  He  received  his  education  in 
the  schools  sustained  by  the  families  of  the 
neighborhood,  and  was  at  home  until  his 
twenty-eighth  year.  In  1815,  he  and  his 
father  purchased  400  acres  of  land  in  Derry 
township,  in  what  is  now  known  as  Dry  val- 
ley. Here  the  young  man  began  to  clear  and 
make  improvements;  he  first  built  a  log  house 
and  a  barn,  which  stood  near  the  site  of  the 
present  buildings.  He  applied  himself  dili- 
gently to  the  work,  and  after  a  few  years  of 
careful,  persevering  labor,  he  saw  the  wilder- 
ness replaced  by  broad  fields  of  waving  grain. 
When  he  was  twenty-six  years  of  age,  Mr. 
Mitchell  married  Margaret,  daughter  of  John 
and  Margaret  (McDowell)  Carnahan.  They 
had  the  following  children:  Rosanna  (IMrs. 
William  Sigler),  has  five  children;  William, 
died  aged  twenty-two  years;  Mary  (Mrs.  Rob- 
ert Stewart),  has  two  children;  Samuel;  and 
John  McDowell,  married  Martha  S.,  daughter 
of  xYlexander  and  Nancy  (Sterrett)  jMcNitt. 
The  father  died  January  12,  1853,  the  mother 
surviving  until  April  of  the  following  year. 

Samuel  Mitchell,  the  yoimger,  was  reared 
to  manhood  on  the  homestead  in  Dry  valley 
and  attended  the  schools  of  that  district.  In 
the  earlier  part  of  his  life  he  worked  on  the 
home  farm,  and  when  the  father  died,  he  sue- 


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ceeded  to  tlie  i^lace.  Sliortly  after  this,  lie  con- 
solidated his  interests  with  his  brother,  work- 
ing their  i^roperties  jointly,  the  result  being 
that  industry,  frugality,  and  careful  manage- 
ment have  crowned  their  labors  with  most 
abundant  success.  To-day  the  ]\Iitchell  farms 
are  among  the  finest  and  best  regulated  in  the 
county. 

Mr.  Samuel  Mitchell  was  married  January 
28,  1847,  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  Alexander 
and  Xancy  (Sterrett)  McjSiitt.  Their  children 
are:  Xancy  M.  (Mrs.  James  S.  McNitt),  has 
five  children;  Elder  C,  married  Fannie  Cum- 
mins; John  Brown,  married  Kachel,  daugh- 
ter of  Thompson  and  Margaret  Sterrett,  of 
Juniata  county;  and  Mary  J.  (Mrs.  Adam 
Koons),  of  Cumberland  county,  Pa.  Mr. 
Mitchell  has  always  been  one  of  the  most  char- 
itable, intelligent,  and  progressive  citizens. 
He  is  an  ardent  Democrat.  Both  he  and  his 
wife  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church 
at  Vira,  ^Iv.  :\Iitchell  serving  as  trustee  for 
manv  vcars. 


AXDEEW  SPAXOGLE,  Lewistown,  Mif- 
flin county,  Pa.,  son  of  Andrew  and  Cath- 
erine (Lutz)  Spanogle,  Avas  born  near  Xew- 
ton  Hamitlon,  in  Wayne  township,  Mif- 
flin coimty.  Pa.,  Xoveniber  20,  1822.  He  is 
of  German  descent;  his  great-grandfather, 
George  Spanogle,  came  from  the  fatherland  to 
America,  and  landed  at  Baltimore,  Md.,  some 
time  before  the  Eevolutionary  war.  George 
Snanogle  died  in  Baltimore,  leaving  three 
sons,  two  of  whom,  it  is  supposed,  settled  in 
the  south,  but  they  and  their  descendants  have 
been  lost  sight  of  by  the  other  members  of  the 
family.  The  other  son,  John,  accompanied 
his  mother  to  Huntingdon  countv.  Pa.,  after 
his  father's  death,  and  remained  some  time 
with  her  in  the  fort  at  Huntingdon.  Here 
John  Spanogle  married,  and  settled  in  Hunt- 
ingdon county,  fii'st  near  Spruce  Creek,  after- 
wards at  Warriors  Mark.  Mrs.  Spanogle  also 
married,  accepting  as  her  second  susband  Mr. 
Xehrhof ;  they  had  children,  whose  descend- 
ants are  still  to  be  found  in  the  county,  and 
are  favorably  known.  John  Spanogle  served 
in  the  Continental  army  diiring  the  Revolu- 
tion, but  passed  his  life  principally  in  farm- 
ing. He  died  at  the  age  of  ninety-three,  leav- 
ing a  ]3roperty  consisting  of  three  valuable 
farms  in  Huntingdon  county.  He  married 
Miss  Eby,  of  Maryland.    Their  children  were : 


Henry;  Andrew  (1);  Jacob;  John;  Samuel; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Joshua  Cox);  Mary  (Mrs. 
Abraham  Buck);  Xancy  (Mrs.  Jacob  Buck); 
Sarah  (Mrs.  David  Burkit);  and  Catherine 
(Mrs.  Stevenson).  All  the  sons  man-ied,  and 
their  descendants  Avent  west,  excejit  two  of 
those  of  Samuel  Spanogle,  now  residing  in 
Clearfield  county.  Pa.  The  second  son,  An- 
drew Sjjanogie,  attended  the  rural  schools,  and 
supplemented  the  scanty  store  of  information 
attainable  in  them  by  observation,  association 
with  intelligent  men,  and  by  reading.  He 
was  a  constant  and  devout  student  of  the 
Bible,  and  thus  fitted  himself  to  become  a 
local  preacher  in  his  denomination,  the  Ger- 
man BajDtist,  of  which  church  he  was  a  zeal- 
ous and  faithful  member.  He  preached  in 
German  and  in  English,  and  by  his  character 
no  less  than  by  his  exhortations,  was  influen- 
tial for  good  among  his  neighbors.  He  died 
about  1875,  aged  eighty-five  years  and  six 
months.  Andrew  Spanogle  married  Cathe- 
rine, daughter  of  Abraham  and  Catherine 
(Long)  Lutz.  Their  children  are:  Jacob,  mar- 
ried Hannah  Shearer;  John,  married  Cathe- 
rine Meyers;  Andrew  (2),  married  Miss  Sarah 
Bare;  Catherine  (Mrs.  Peter  M.  Bare) ;  Sam- 
uel, married  Lucy  Porterfield;  Mary  Ann 
(Mrs.  William  L.  Kieffer);  and  David,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Stem. 

Andrew  Spanogle  (2),  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  of  Shirley  township,  Llunt- 
ingdon  county,  whither  his  parents  removed 
when  he  was  seven  years  old.  Attending  the 
schools  during  the  winter  and  assisting  on  the 
farm  in  the  summer,  he  remained  at  home  un- 
til he  reached  his  majority.  He  then,  Avith 
Jesse  Kauffman  as  his  partner,  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  Avoolen  goods  in  his 
father's  mill.  Tavo  years  later,  he  Avent  to 
Yenango  county.  Pa.,  Avhere  he  aided  his 
father  in  the  construction  of  a  flouring-mill, 
and  married  in  the  fall  of  1848.  From  that 
time  for  fourteen  years,  he  Avas  engaged  in 
farming  in  Huntingdon  and  Blair  counties. 
In  1865,  Mr.  Spanogle  entered  into  a  partner- 
ship at  LoAvistoAvn  Avith  his  brother,  Jacob,  his 
son,  and  William  M.  Pannebaker,  imder  the 
firm  name  of  J.  Spanogle  &  Co.;  this  firm 
built  the  Xortli  American  Tannery  at  LcAvis- 
toAvn,  and  carried  on  the  manufacture  of 
leather  successfully  for  about  fifteen  years. 
In  1868,  Mr.  Spanogle  bought  the  farm  on 
Avhich  he  now  resides,  in  Derry  toAvnship,  on 


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Aviiic-li  he  built  a  large  and  commodious  dwell- 
ing, and  made  many  other  improvements.  In 
iSaA,  he  bought  the  Mt.  Hock  flouring  mills, 
now  conducted  by  Spanogle  cfc  Yeager;  he 
also  purchased  the  Eeedsville  flouring  mills, 
which  are  managed  by  the  same  firm.  He 
has  also  large  agricultural  interests  in  Mifilin 
county.  He  is  a  public-spirited  man,  and  a 
promoter  of  useful  and  jDrofitable  enterprises 
in  the  community.  While  giving  such  atten- 
tion as  every  good  citizen  should  devote  to 
political  matters,  Mr.  Spanogle  has  never  de- 
sired to  hold  office;  yielding  to  the  wishes  of 
his  friends,  however,  he  became  a  candidate 
for  director  of  the  poor,  was  elected  by  a  sub- 
stantial majority,  and  served  with  efliciency 
and  fidelity.  Indeed,  his  uprightness  and 
faithful  dischare'e  of  duty  in  all  his  public  and 
private  relations  are  Avell  known.  He  is  a 
loyal  member  of  the  German  Baptist  church. 
Andrew  Spanogle  was  married  October  5, 
1848,  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Eliza- 
beth (Mathias)  Bare.  Their  children  are: 
Elizabeth  (]\Irs.  Martin  M.  Barndollar),  of 
Bedford  county.  Pa.;  All)ert,  married  Anna 
Hunter;  ]\Iary,  died  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
three;  Daniel,  died  aged  twenty-two;  Elmira 
(Mrs.  William  J.  Yeager);  Edwin,  who  mar- 
ried ]Martha  McKee;  Annie;  Adella;  Harry 
Andrew;  and  Elora.  Harry  Andrew  married 
Annie  Mohler.  The  family  of  Mrs.  Span- 
ogle's  parents  consisted  of  four  children: 
Peter,  who  died  aged  aboTit  nineteen  years; 
]\rary  Ann  fMrs.  Isaac  Bower):  and  Daniel, 
who  married  Sarah  Eby,  a  cousin  of  ]\lr. 
Spanogle's;  besides  Sarah  (Mrs.  Spanogle). 
Her  lirother,  Daniel  ^I.  Bare,  is  largely  inter- 
ested in  the  manufacture  of  paper  at  Roaring 
Sjirings,   Blair  county,   Pa. 


JACOB  V.  SIGLER,  deceased,  son  of 
Adam  and  Jemima  (Vanhorn)  Sigler,  was 
born  in  Decatur  toAvmship,  on  the  farm  now 
owned  by  the  heirs  of  A.  "W.  Sigler,  in  the 
year  1810.  He  was  reared  on  his  father's 
farm,  and  remained  at  home  until  his  mar- 
riage, in  1S41.  He  afterwards  removed  to  a 
farm  near  that  of  his  father  in  Decatur  town- 
sliip,  which  he  cultivated  with  great  success, 
remaining  there  until  ]\rarch,  1874.  He  then 
removed  to  the  present  homestead,  a  tract  of 
260  acres,  in  Derry  township,  which  he  bought 
from  the  estate  of  Robert  Eorsythe. 

Mr.    Sigler   was   married,    December     30, 


1S41,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  James  and  Eliza- 
beth (Connell)  Hunter,  of  Scotch-Irish  ances- 
try. She  was  born  August  15,  1812.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Hunter  came  to  America  from  Ire- 
land in  1816,  landing  at  Philadelx^hia  in  Au- 
gust, after  a  stormy  voyage  of  nine  weeks  in 
one  of  the  small  sailing  vessels  then  used  for 
carrying  passengers.  They  settled  in  Peny 
county,  where  Mr.  Hunter  followed  his  occu- 
pation of  weaving,  and  later  came  into  Brown 
townshij:),  Mifilin  county,  residing  near  Tay- 
lors Mills.  His  remains  are  buried  in  the  East 
Kishacoquillas  cemetery.  ]\Irs.  Sigler  was  left 
an  orphan  at  an  early  age,  her  mother  having 
died  near  Duncannon,  Perry  county,  some 
yeai-s  before  her  father's  death.  Her  brothei's 
and  sisters  were:  Jane,  born  February  15, 
1802,  died  in  Ireland;  William,  born  April 
12,  1803;  Martha,  born  March  24,  1805;  El- 
len (Mrs.  John  C.  Davis),  born  1807,  died  in 
Huntingdon  county;  Jacob,  born  October  31, 
1809,  married  Jane  Porter;  Jennie  (Mrs. 
Alexander  Xaginey),  born  February  18,  1815, 
resided  in  Armagh  township,  afterwards  in 
Ohio,  died  April  5,  1897;  Joseph,  born  Au- 
gust 13,  1817,  married  ISTancy  Magill,  resided 
in  Huntingdon  county,  where  they  both  died; 
Eliza  (Mrs.  William  Hughes),  born  March  26, 
1820,  resided  and  died  in  Huntingdon  county. 
James  Hunter,  the  father,  died  in  1829. 

The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sigler  were: 
Jemima,  bom  March  16,  1842.  married 
Samuel  Sterrett,  of  Decatur  toA\^iship,  seven 
childreia:  ^Mary  Elizabeth,  bora  June  12, 
1844;  -lames  and  Edward,  twins,  born  March 
23,  1847,  the  former  married  Lizzie  Bratton, 
and  has  one  child,  Mary  Catharine,  born  in 
1891:  and  William  L.,  born  August  3,  1849. 
^fr.  Sigler  died  September  18,  1875.  He  was 
a  consistent  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
cliurc-h.  and  a  kind  husband  and  father.  His 
eliildren  succeeded  to  his  estate,  the  farm  being 
at  present  one  of  the  most  productive  and  skill- 
fully directed  in  the  county.  The  sons,  like 
their  father,  are  Democrats.  James  has  served 
as  school  director  for  several  terms.  ]\[rs.  Sig- 
ler still  lives,  and  with  her  children  belongs  to 
the  Presbyterian  church  at  Lewistown. 

William  and  Martha  Hunter,  the  grand- 
parents of  ]\Irs.  Sigler,  lived  in  a  village  in 
Ireland.  They  had  children,  as  follows:  Jo- 
seph; James;  Henrv;  John;  William; 
Thomas;  ^Margaret;  ]\rary;  and  Jane.  Jo- 
seph Hunter  came  to  America  in  1812.     He 


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maiTied  liis  cousin,  Martha  Hunter,  and  tliey 
resided  at  various  places  in  Pennsylvania,  set- 
tling finally  in  Perry  county.  James  Hunter 
married  Elizabeth  Connell  in  1801,  and  in 
1816,  embarked  at  Coleraine,  Ireland,  in  one 
of  the  smallest  vessels  that  carried  passengera 
to  America.  They  were  but  one  day  out  when 
the  ship  sprang  a  leak,  and  they  were  obliged 
to  put  back  to  the  Highlands  of  Scotland,  for 
repairs.  The  ship  was  not  made  perfectly 
water-tight,  and  on  the  voyage  across,  she  had 
to  be  pumped  out  every  two  hours.  They 
landed  at  Philadelphia  August  26,  and  re- 
mained two  weeks  in  that  city.  The  family  at 
once  came  to  Perry  county.  After  a  two 
weeks'  stay  in  Hunters  valley,  they  moved  to 
a  point  six  miles  further  do^vn  the  river,  where 
they  resided  for  five  years.  They  then  lived 
four  years  at  Taylors  Mills.  Their  children 
Avere:  William;  Martha;  Ellen;  Jacob; 
Mary  (Mrs.  Jacob  V.  Sigler)  and  Jane,  who 
were  twins,  the  latter  dying  in  infancy;  Jane 
(2);  Joseph;  and  Eliza.  The  children  all 
lived  and  died  in  Huntingdon  county.  Pa.,  ex- 
cept Mrs.  Sigler,  and  Jane  (2),  who  resides 
at  West  Kushville,  O. 


EOBEKT  BRUCE  FORSYTHE,  deceas- 
ed, son  of  Matthew  and  Martha  S.  (McKee) 
Forsythe,  Avas  born  on  the  old  homestead  farm 
near  Lewistown,  ]\Iitflin  county.  Pa.,  June  18, 
1852.  His  grandfather,  Robert  Forsythe, 
came  to  America  from  Ireland,  in  June,  1784. 
He  was  a  blacksmith,  and  after  arriving  in  this 
country  found  employment  near  Philadelphia, 
where  he  worked  for  a  year.  He  was  frugal, 
and  saved  his  earnings,  which  were  paid  in 
pounds  sterling,  and  which  he  invested  in  fine 
fabrics  of  men's  wear.  With  his  stock  of 
goods,  he  made  his  Avay  to  Lewistown,  where 
he  engaged  in  mercantile  business.  By  skill- 
ful management,  he  kept  adding  to  his  busi- 
ness, increasing  his  stock  in  trade  year  by  year. 
He  became  largely  interested  in  shipping  by 
wagon  to  Philadelphia,  and  by  rafting  to  Bal- 
timore; having  besides  numerous  wagons  car- 
rying freight  to  and  from  Pittsburg.  He  pur- 
chased the  mill  at  Yeagertown,  and  bought 
more  land,  until  in  1817,  he  ovnied  a  tract  of 
1,000  acres  in  Derry  township,  ]iart  of  Avhich 
is  still  in  the  possession  of  the  family.  The 
great-grandsons  are  now  li^dng  upon  that 
which  was  warranted  June  8,  1762.  Fore- 
most amono;  the  business  men  of  LcAA-istown 


during  his  day,  ^[r.  Forsythe  continued  his 
mercantile  interests  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  1824.  His  store  was 
situated  where  Dr.  Ritz's  drug'  store  now 
stands.  Mr.  Forsythe  was  a  liberal  minded, 
charitable  man,  and  a  regular  attendant  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  He  married  Mary 
Lyons.  Their  children  were:  Matthew;  Mary; 
Robert,  married  to  Sarah  Stewart,  resided  on 
the  farm  now  owned  by  the  Sigler  family,  and 
built  the  house  and  barn  now  standing  there; 
John,  died  in  early  manhood;  George;  Xancy, 
married  to  Rev.  Samuel  Cooper,  three  chil- 
dren; Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Henry  P.  Taylor),  had 
two  daughters,  ^Irs.  Alexander  Reed,  and  Mrs. 
John  Reed. 

]\Iatthew  Forsythe  was  born  in  Lewistown, 
Pa.,  where  he  attended  the  public  schools  and 
later  took  a  course  at  the  academy.  He  assist- 
ed his  father  in  the  various  departments  of 
his  business,  and  after  his  death  assumed 
charge  of  the  estate.  He  subsequently  re- 
moved with  his  mother  and  family  to  the  old 
homestead  farm,  where  they  first  dwelt  in  a 
small  log  house,  the  position  of  which  may 
still  be  distinguished.  Soon  he  built  a  large 
log  house  and  barn,  and  later  a  large  frame 
barn,  and  a  large  and  convenient  brick  house. 
With  his  brother's  assistance,  he  made  exten- 
sive improvements  on  another  tract  of  land 
belonging  to  their  father's  estate,  where  the 
family  of  Jacob  V.  Sigler  now  resides;  and 
in  1850,  he  built  the  large  and  convenient 
house  in  which  his  grandson  now  lives.  The 
spirit  of  progress  and  the  constant  desire  to 
improve  have  always  been  manifest  in  his  life 
and  work,  and  have  contributed  largely  to  the 
success  that  has  attended  his  efforts. 

^fr.  Matthew  Forsythe  was  married,  August 
14,  1851,  to  Mrs.  (McKee)  McCay,  widow  of 
Abraham  IMcCay,  who  was  a  son  of  Hon. 
Judge  William  McCay.  Husband  and  wife 
are  earnest  and  consistent  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  They  have  had  these 
children:  Robert  Bruce,  deceased,  born  June 
18,1852;  Mary,  died  young;  Homer  McKee, 
died  aged  five  years;  and  Martha,  born  July 
4,  1862. 

Robert  Bruce  Forsytlie  received  an  aca- 
demic education  and  was  a  bright  scholar  and 
an  earnest  student.  He  spent  his  life  in  the 
management  of  his  father's  estate,  and  died 
at  the  early  age  of  thirty-six,  February  21, 
1S89.     He  married  Catharine,   daughter  of 


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Joseph  and  Sarah  Stroiip  Moliler.  Tlieir  chil- 
dren were:  Homer  M.,  born  April  2-i,  1S72; 
Kobert,  died  young;  Edward  Mohler,  born 
August  22,  1876,  married  Martha  Kupper; 
Martha  S.,  born  March  11,  1883;  Kobert 
Bruce,  born  October  12,  1885,  died  aged  nine 
years;  and  William,  born  May  31,  1888.  Mr. 
Forsythe  was  a  member  of  the  Republican 
party.  His  untimely  death  was  the  cause  of 
great  sorrow  to  his  many  friends. 


JAMES  THOMAS  ROTHROCK,  Mm- 
land,  Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  son  of  John  and 
Hannah  (Ruble)  Rothrock,  was  born  near 
Lewistown,  Mifflin  county,  Pa.,  September 
26,  1861.  His  great-grandfather,  Zachariah 
Rothrock,  was  a  native  of  Germany  who  came 
to  Mifflin  county  when  a  young  man,  and  spent 
the  rest  of  his  life  in  farming  there.  He  was 
twice  married,  and  reared  a  large  family.  One 
of  the  daughters,  Mrs.  Houghawout,  resided 
in  Juniata  county.  Pa. ;  a  son,  Valentine,  mar- 
ried Miss  Seely,  and  removed  to  Indiana.  An- 
other son  was  Zachariah,  grandfather  of  John 
Thomas.  He  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm, 
and  married  Mary  ^loorc,  of  Mifflin  county. 
They  had  these  children:  Sarah,  died  aged 
fifty  years;  Catharine  (Mrs.  Michael  Fox), 
of  Mifflin  county;  ^lary  (Mrs.  William  Ri- 
den),  of  Derry  township,  had  one  child, 
Emma;  Elizabeth  (^Irs.  William  Riden),  of 
Lewistown,  Pa.;  ]\rartha,  married  first  to 
George  Fillmore,  who  died,  leaving  two  chil- 
dren, then  married  Thomas  Decker,  of  Sny- 
der county,  three  children;  Margaret  (Mrs. 
Henry  Moore),  six  children ;  Xancy  (^frs.  ]\[c- 
Caleps),  three  children;  William,  married 
Miss  Buchanan,  who  died,  has  married  again 
and  lives  in  Altoona,  Pa.,  with  five  children; 
John;  Moses,  mamed  Miss  Major,  resides  in 
Derry  township;  Flenry,  was  killed  in  battle 
during  the  late  war;  Zachariah,  married  !Mis3 
Sipes,  resides  in  Lewistown;  Valentine,  mar- 
ried Miss  Rhodes,  Avho  died  leaving  one  child, 
then  married  Miss  Smith,  had  three  children, 
and  resides  at  ^NlcVcytown,  !Mifflin  county. 
Mr.  Rothrock.  father  of  this  laroe  family,  lived 
to  be  eighty-three  years  old,  while  the  mother 
died  aged  about  fifty. 

John  Rothrock  was  roared  in  Granville 
township;  he  attended  tlie  common  schools, 
and  on  reaching  manhood,  lies'an  farming, 
which  occupation  he  followed  the  rest  of  liis 
life.     He  was  married  in  1850,  to  Hannah, 


daughter  of  Michael  Ruble.  They  had  ten 
children,  four  of  Avhom  died  young.  Those 
living  are;  Samuel,  M.  D.,  a  graduate  of  Cin- 
cinnati Medical  College,  married  Mary  Lou- 
der, of  Blair  county,  has  three  children; 
Emanuel  T.,  married  Alice  Wagner,  resides  in 
Kansas,  has  four  children;  Oliver  J.,  married 
Ella  Mohler,  resides  in  Derry  township,  has 
five  children;  Isabella  (Mrs.  Howard  Settles), 
of  Derry  township,  has  four  children;  and 
John  T. 

John  Thomas  Rothrock  was  reared  in  Oliver 
township,  Mifflin  county,  where  he  received 
a  common  school  education.  He  remained  at 
home  until  he  was  twenty-three  yeai-s  old,  and 
then  began  farming  as  a  renter.  He  worked 
on  shares,  or  rented,  until  1895,  when  he  came 
to  his  ]iresent  place,  a  tract  of  ninety-five  acres 
in  Derry  township.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Democratic  party. 

]\Ir.  Rothrock  was  married,  December  25, 
1884,  to  Ella  B.,  daughter  of  William  and 
Susan  (Weidman)  Xale.  They  have  three 
children;  Lynn  McClure,  born  August  20, 
1887;  John  "Ernest,  born  May  28,  1892;  and 
Alliert  Fay.  born  July  5,  1895.  The  mother 
of  Mr.  Rothrock  died  July  22,  1890,  aged 
sixty-four  years.  The  family  are  meml)ers  of 
the  Lutheran  church. 


JOSEPH  W.  FLEMIXG,  Lewistown,  Mif- 
flin county.  Pa.,  was  born  near  ]\lenno  P.  O., 
April  27.  1837.  son  of  Joseph  and  Catharine 
(Scott)  Fleming.  The  father,  Joseph  Flem- 
ing, and  his  wife  were  life-long  residents  of 
^Menno  township,  where  they  owned  a  farm. 
Their  children  are:  Joseph  W.;  and  William 
J.,  deceased,  Avho  married  Xancy  Wills,  and 
had  one  child.  The  mother  died  and  Joseph 
Fleming  married  Rebecca  Gilmore.  Their 
children  are:  Elizabeth;  and  Joseph.  ]\lrs. 
Ilebecca  Fleming  died  and  Mr.  Fleming  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Gilmore.  her  sister.  They  had 
rmc  child,  Frank.  ]\Ir.  Fleming  was  killed  by 
the  running  away  of  a  horse  which  was  hitched 
to  a  wagon  on  his  farm.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Presbvterian  church.  !Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Flcmiuff  afterwards  married  George  Rakerd. 
Their  children  are:  James  L.,  an  attornev  of 
Lewistown:  :\rnrv  W..  Qfrs.  — );  Alex- 
ander, dentist.  Bloomfield.  Perry  conntv.  Pa.; 
Catharine,  wife  of  Rev.  William  Tlurlbut.  of 
Pottsville.  Schuylkill  comity.  Mrs.  Rakerd 
died  in  1868,  at  about  fiftv  veal's  of  age. 


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Joseph  AV.  Flemiug  attended  the  public 
schools  until  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age.  He 
then  took  courses  at  the  Tuscarora  Academy 
in  Jviniata  county,  and  at  Shade  Gap  Acad- 
emy. At  the  age  of  twenty-four  he  began  to 
cultivate  the  home  farm  for  himself.  It  was 
subsequently  sold,  and  he  purchased  the  farm 
of  Joseph  J.  Wills,  in  Menno  township.  In 
1871,  he  left  the  farm  and  began  business  as 
a  merchant  in  Belleville,  in  which  he  was  suc- 
cessful, but  sold  out  in  1875.  -Mr.  Flemiug 
Avas  nominated  for  sheriff  and  was  elected  by 
a  large  majority.  He  purchased  the  farm  near 
Lewistown,  Avhere  he  now  resides,  in  1879. 
He  is  a  Democrat.  Mr.  Fleming  belongs  to 
Lodge  Xo.  376,  F.  and  A.  M.,  at  McVeytown. 

Joseph  W.  Fleming  was  married,  December 
25,  1S61,  to  Khoda  M.,  daughter  of  George 
and  Xancy  (Taylor)  Wilson.  Their  children 
are:  Xancy  Taylor;  William  George;  Xiles 
Scott,  deceased;  John  Wilson;  Mary  Marga- 
ret; and  Stella  Reed.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fleming 
are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church  at 
Lewistown. 


HAED:\LVX  PHILLIPS,  Yeagertown, . 
Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  was  born  at  Howard,  Cen- 
tre county.  Pa.,  August  16,  1836.  He  is  the 
son  of  Benneville  and  Phebe  (Eckly)  Phillips. 
Mr.  Phillips'  paternal  and  maternal  grandpar- 
ents were  of  German  descent.  His  paternal 
grandfather  was  a  native  of  Berks  county.  Pa., 
and  was  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits.  He 
had  two  sons:  Dennis;  and  Benneville.  Mr. 
Hardman  Phillips'  father,  Benneville  Phillips, 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Belle- 
fonte,  Centre  county,  Pa.  He  learned  tailor- 
ing, and  worked  at  his  trade  all  his  life.  Ben- 
neAalle  Phillips  Avas  in  early  life  an  associate 
of  ex-Governor  Andrew  G.  Curtiu.  Mr.  Phil- 
lips was  always  interested  in  local  poli- 
tics, and  was  respected  and  esteemed  in  the 
community.  The  latter  part  of  his  life  was 
spent  in  Lewisburg,  LTnion  county,  Pa.  Ben- 
neville Phillips  was  married  Jiuie  13,  1835,  to 
Phebe.  daucrhter  of  Eli  and  Fanny  (Stratton) 
Eckly,  of  Centre  county.  Pa.  Their  children 
are:  Hardman;  John,  born  September  18, 
1838;  Henry,  residing  at  Williamsport,  Pa., 
born  March  3,  1842,  married  Ellen  Polin,  of 
Lewisburg,  has  thirteen  children;  Dennis, 
born  April  6,  1843,  died  in  ]\rifflin  county, 
May  2.  1S63;  Joseph,  bom  September  25, 
1848,  died  in  Centre  county,  May  3,  1857; 


and  Benneville,  born  March  29,  1851,  died  in 
Union  county,July  25,  1852.  John  Phillips 
enlisted  for  the  Avar  of  the  Rebellion,  at  Lewis- 
burg, Union  county,  and  served  for  more  than 
three  years.  He  Avas  Avounded  and  returned 
to  his  home  in  Montour  county.  Pa.,  Avhere  he 
died  January  30,  1868.  Benneville  Phillips 
died  at  his  home  in  Lewisburg,  July  19,  1856, 
He  Avas  a  consistent  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church,  as  his  Avife  is  still. 

Hardman  Phillips  attended  the  public 
schools  in  Centre  county  and  at  LeAvisburg, 
Pa.  When  he  Avas  seventeen,  he  Avas  appren- 
ticed to  Josiah  Grayton,  Avith  Avhom  he  re- 
mained one  year.  He  also  serA^ed  a  tAvo  years' 
apprenticeship  with  Jones  &  Byers,  at  LeAvis- 
burg,  Pa.,  and  afterwards  Avorked  for  them  as 
journeyman.  In  1858  Mr.  Phillips  opened  his 
OAvn  shop  at  Yeagertown.  His  thorough 
knowledge  of  the  business,  and  his  conscien- 
tious Avorkmanship  soon  brought  him  custom. 
The  Avagons  and  coaches  built  in  his  establish- 
ment found  a  ready  market  in  Mifflin  and  the 
adjoining  counties.  Mr.  Phillips  is  one  of  the 
oldest  coach-makers  in  the  central  counties  of 
Pennsylvania.  His  success  in  business  is  due 
to  his  patient  industry  and  careful  manage- 
ment. Mr.  Phillips  belongs  to  the  Democratic 
party.  He  is  generous  and  liberal-minded, 
and  interested  in  all  that  will  advance  the  in- 
terest of  the  community. 

Hardman  Phillips  was  married  in  I860,  to 
Mary,  daughter  of  John  Williams,  of  Mifflin 
county.  His  second  Avife  was  Runa  ]\Iary, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Catharine  (Snyder) 
Yeager,  of  Dauphin  county,  Pa.  ]\[r.  Phillips 
is  a  liberal  contributor  to  the  Lutheran  church, 
of  Avhich  his  wife  is  an  actiA'e  member.  Mrs. 
Phillips  is  an  energetic  Avorker  in  the  charita- 
ble societies  of  the  church,  and  is  Avell  known 
for  her  generous  hospitality. 


JOIIX  B.  PRICE,  deceased,  Avas  born  in 
Derrv  township,  Julv  13,  1829;  son  of  Isaac 
and  Elizabeth  (Book)  Price.  The  father  of 
Isaac  Price  came  from  Lancaster  county  and 
settled  in  Mifflin  county.  The  children  of 
Isaac  and  Elizabeth  Price  are :  John ;  Samuel ; 
Isaac,  of  Ohio,  man-ied  Jane  Fox,  had  five 
children,  aft^^r  her  death  he  married  ^Mercy 
Filson,  and  they  had  three  children;  IMatilda 
(IMi-s.  William  Thompson);  Harriet  (Mrs. 
Jeremiah  Ganoe);   and  Reiiben,  who  married 


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Elizabeth  AVebber.  The  father,  Isaac  Price, 
died  at  an  advanced  age  at  Yeagertowu. 

John  B.  Price  attended  the  schools  of  the 
district  and  learned  farming.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-four,  he  began  to  work  on  shares  his 
father's  farm,  where  his  family  now  resides. 
He  was  very  successful.  After  eleven  years 
of  successful  labor,  he  bought  the  farm  from 
his  father.  Mr.  Price  was  a  Republican;  he 
served  his  toAvnshij)  in  various  offices. 

Isaac  Price  was  married  February  9,  1854, 
to  Barbara,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
(Saltsman)  Seeber.  Their  children  are :  David, 
who  married  Cina  Albright,  and  has  four 
daughters  and  one  so"n;  Mary;  Sarah  Alice 
and  Isaac  Albert,  twins;  Henry,  died  Febru- 
ary 9,  1863;  Minnie  May,  died  December  12, 
1883.  Isaac  Price  Avas  a  minister  of  the 
Brethren  church,  and  was  often  called  upon 
in  cases  of  sickness  and  distress  in  his  commu- 
nity. He  was  highly  esteemed.  His  death 
occurred  August  22,  1874. 


EGBERT  HOWARD  MEAA^S,  Lewis- 
town,  Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  was  born  on  the  old 
homestead  in  Den-y  township,  Mifflin  county, 
December  15,  1843.  He  is  a  son  of  Robert 
A.  and  Elizabeth  Brown  (McXitt)  :Means. 
He  grew  lap  on  his  father's  farm  and  attended 
the  district  schools  of  his  native  township.  At 
the  age  of  twenty,  he  entered  the  Kishacoquil- 
las  Seminary,  where  he  spent'  two  terms. 
After  leaving  school,  he  worked  with  his 
father  on  the  farm  until  January  5,  1887, 
when  his  father  died,  and  Howard  succeeded 
to  the  homestead  by  partial  inheritance.  Mr. 
Means  is  an  intelligent  and  energetic  farmer. 
His  property  is  in  excellent  order,  and  is  one 
of  the  finest  farms  in  Fergusons  valley.  Mr. 
Means  is  an  ardent  Democrat,  and  is  interested 
in  local  affairs. 

Robert  Howard  IMeans  was  marrried,  De- 
cember 14,  1887,  to  Annie  J.,  daughter  of 
J.  Hervey  and  Mary  Jane  (McKee)  McKee, 
of  Ottawa,  Kan.  They  have  two  children: 
Mary  Elizabeth,  born  August  3,  1891;  and 
Frances  Katherine,  born  July  22,  1896.  Mrs. 
Means'  parents  have  two  children:  Annie  J. 
(Mrs.  Robert  H.  Means);  and  Robert  A.,  re- 
siding in  Ottawa  county,  Kan.,  and  married 
to  Esther  Oliver,  has  one  son,  John  Hervev, 
born  June  13,  1892. 


PHILIP  D.  MERTZ,  Vira,  Mifflin  county. 
Pa.,  was  born  at  the  old  homestead  in  Deny 
township),  Mifflin  county,  August  12,  1848. 
He  is  a  son  of  Philip  and  Lydia  (Showere) 
Mertz,  and  a  descendant  of  William  Mertz, 
who  emigrated  from  Germany  about  1776, 
and  settled  near  Mertzto-^vn,  Lehigh  county. 
Pa.  Mr.  Mertz's  grandfather,  Peter  Mertz, 
wagon-maker,  was  still  a  boy  when  his  parents 
removed  to  Snyder  county.  He  had  a  family 
of  four  sons  and  five  daughters :  Philip ;  John 
P.,  merchant  at  Freeburg,  Snyder  county.  Pa. ; 
Peter,  married  Susan  Hilbish,  has  four  chil- 
dren, his  son.  Rev.  John  P.,  of  the  German 
Lutheran  church,  is  stationed  in  Montgomery 
county.  Pa. ;  George,  lived  near  Northumber- 
land, jSTorthumberlaud  county.  Pa.,  married 
Amelia  Hummel,  had  fourteen  children, 
among  whom  were  three  pairs  of  twins;  Mary 
(Mrs.  Brown),  resides  in  Freeburg,  Snyder 
county,  had  a  large  family;  Sarah  (Mrs. 
Stroup),  of  Snyder  county,  had  a  family  of 

sons  and  daughters;   (Mrs.  AVitman), 

of  Union  county,  had  a  family  of  sons  and 

daughters;    (Mrs.  Apjjle),  of  Snyder 

county,  had  a  large  family;  and  Margaret 
(]\rrs.  Sclinee),  of  Snyder  county,  has  two 
children. 

Philip  ]\rertz,  father  of  Philip  D.  Alertz, 
Avas  born  in  Snyder  county,  January  6,  1806. 
Ho  attended  the  district  school  and  worked 
with  his  father  on  the  farm.  In  1840,  he  re- 
moved to  IMifflin  county,  and  bought  106  acres 
of  land  pitiiatod  in  Derry  toAvnship,  whir'li 
he  cleared  and  cultivated.  In  1852,  he  built 
a  large  barn,  repaired  the  dwelling,  and  left 
the  property  in  excellent  condition.  Mr. 
Philip  jMertz  was  mamed  in  1836,  to  Miss 
Lydia  ShoAvers.  Their  children  are:  Susan 
(j\rrs.  Joseph  Amig),  has  two  children;  Daniel, 
married  Sarah  Seiber,  has  four  sons;  Emma 
Jane  (Afrs.  Hiram  Smith),  has  five  children; 
Peter,  married  to  Sarah  Seber,  who  died  leaA^- 
ing  three  children,  after  whir-h  he  married 
acain ;  Edward ;  Mary,  married  first  to  Isaac 
Vp^rf.  Avho  died  leaving  three  children,  and 
afterwards  to  Joel  Weaver,  has  four  children; 
George,  married  Amanda  Yoi'k,  has  five  sons 
and  one  daughter;  Philip;  Sarah,  died  aged 
seven;  and  Ada  (Mrs.  Walter  Rupert),  has 
three  children.  Edward  Meriz  enlisted,  Au- 
gust 12,  1862.  in  Gorapanv  D.  One  Hundred 
and     ThirtA'-first    Pennsvlvania     Yolnnteers. 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


Captain  McManigal.  He  was  killed  at  the 
battle  of  Fredericksburg.  The  father,  Philip 
Mertz,  and  his  family  were  members  of  the 
Dunkard  church. 

Philip  I).  Mertz  attended  the  district  schools 
of  his  native  township,  completing  his  educa- 
tion at  Kishacoquillas  Seminary.  He  then 
taught  in  Derry  township,  in  ^Northumberland 
county,  and  for  one  term  in  Granville  town- 
ship; he  afterwards  taught  for  a  time  in  Car- 
roll county,  Ind.  In  1873,  Mr.  Mertz  began 
farming  the  homestead;  six  years  later,  in 
1S79,  he  removed  to  Lewistown,  Pa.,  and  en- 
gaged in  butchering.  In  May,  1883,  he  re- 
turned to  the  farm,  and  three  years  later,  at 
the  settlement  of  his  father's  estate,  bought 
the  homestead,  where  he  now  lives.  ]\Ir. 
Mertz  is  a  Republican.  He  is  interested  in  all 
the  affairs  of  the  county. 

Philip  D.  Mertz  was  married,  August  24, 
1876,  to  Susan,  daughter  of  David  and  Mar- 
garet (McClain)  Muthersbaugh.  They  have 
eleven  children:  Gertrude;  Edward  L. ;  "Wil- 
lis C;  Millard  M.;  Charles  Blaine;  -lonny; 
Margaret;  Philip;  George;  Harold;  and 
Rutii. 


JOTIX  H.  BELL,  M.  D.,  deceased,  former- 
ly of  LewistOA\ai,  Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  was 
born  at  Donnantown,  Decatur  township, 
Mifflin  county,  Xovember  1,  1839.  He  is  a 
son  of  AVilliam  S.  and  Iveziah  (Beatty)  Bell. 
His  grandfather,  John  Bell,  farmer,  settled 
near  Bclltown,  now  Dormantown,  Decatur 
township,  in  the  latter  part  of  the  last  century. 
He  was  man-ied  to  Mary  Sigler.  They  had 
three  sons  and  seven  daughters:  William; 
Thompson  G.,  married  first  to  Priscilla  IVFar- 
tin,  who  died  leaving  four  children,  and  after- 
Avards  to  ]Mary  Andei*son,  has  three  sons  and 
four  daughters;  John,  married  Henrietta  Hal- 
ler,  has  five  children;  Isabella  (]\rrs.  Robert 
KinsloeV.  :^ratilda  CMrs.  Hines);  Sarah  QFrs. 
Frank  ^Martin);  Mary  Jane  CMrs.  Knight); 
Amanda  (Mr-;.  Janirs  Alexander);  Adeline 
(Mrs.  Henry  Haller);  an<l  Eliza,  died  aged 
twenty. 

Dr.'  BelFs  father,  AVilliam  S.  Bell,  teacher 
and  farmer,  attended  the  district  schools  of  the 
township,  completing  his  education  at  the 
Lewistown  Academy.  He  taught  in  Decatur 
and  Derry  townships,  and  for  a  short  time  in 
Centre  county.  The  latter  part  of  his  life 
was  spent  on  the  old  Bell  homestead  in  Deca- 


tur township.  This  property  is  now  oAATied  by 
his  son,  J.  Clark  Bell.  Mr.  William  Bell  was 
married  to  Keziah  Beatty.  They  had  iowv 
children:  Nancy  Jane,  died  in  childhood; 
John  H. ;  Mary  H. ;  and  J.  Clark,  raanied 
Sarah  Bashore,  has  eight  children,  two  of 
whom  are  dead.  Mr.  Bell  was  a  consistent 
member  of  the  PresbA'terian  church. 

John  H.  Bell  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm, 
and  attended  the  district  schools  of  the  town- 
ship.   At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  entered  the 
Lewistown     Academy,     taking     a     teacher's 
course.    He  taught  for  several  years  in  Mifflin 
county,  and  later  removed  to  Illinois  where  he 
taught  and  also    attended   the    Hahnemann 
(Homoeopathic)  Medical  College,  at  Chicago, 
111.,  graduating  March  1,  1870.    Returning  to 
]\lifflin  county,  he  opened  an  office  at  Lewis- 
town,  Pa.,  and  began  the  practise  of  his  pro- 
fession.    Dr.  Bell  was  a  Republican,  interest- 
ed in  political  affairs,  but  not  an  office  seeker. 
John  H.  Bell  was  married  December  15, 
1803,  to  Eliza  A.,  daughter  of  James  M.  and 
Eliza  (Long)  Martin.     They  have  five  chil- 
dren:   William   C,    married    Mary    Sterrett; 
.Mary  H.,  bom  September  29,  1804,  died  Feb- 
ruarV    13,   1887;    Edward  J.,   Metcalf,  111., 
married  Franklena  Elderburg,  has  one  child, 
Burt;  Elsie  H.;  and  John  IL,  died  aged  three 
years.    Dr.  Bell  was  an  earnest  member  of  the 
Lutheran    church    at    Lewistown.     He    died 
]\hm-h  24, 1884.  His  widow  removed  to  Derry 
township,  and  bought  the  homestead  which 
had  belonged  to  her  grandfather,  Henry  Long. 
]\[rs.  Bell's  father,  James  Martin,  farmer, 
came  with  his  parents  to  DeiTV  township  in 
1820.     His  first  wife  was  Eliza  Long.     They 
had  six  children:  Jane,  died  in  infancy;  j\[ary 
R.  CMrs.  Sylvester  Hillbish),  living'  in  Cali- 
fornia;  Eliza  A.,  widow  of  John  H.  Bell,  M. 
D.;    William  H.,  died  in  infancy;    Priscilla 
Jane  (:^^rs.  Peter  Mitchell) ;    and  Henry,  died 
in  infancy.     ^Frs.  ^lartin  died  January  30, 
1844.     ^Ir.  ^Martin's  second  wife  was  Emily 
Alexander.     They  had  eleven  children;    one 
who  died  in  infancy;    Laura  E.,  Avife  of  John 
AV.     Tlahn,     attorney.     Minneapolis,     !Minn.; 
James  ]\[.,  married  ]\rargaret  Bell;    Samuel, 
died  in  infancy;    William  T..  dentist;    ^far- 
garet  (Airs.  John  Strou)i),  and  Alartha.  twins; 
Jose]Ji,  married  Ellen  Dunn;   twins,  who  died 
in  infancy;    and  Harriet  A.  (Airs.  John  Pen- 
nypacker),   of  California.      Air.   Alartin  'died 
Jime  1,  1883;   his  wife  July  l.".,  1890. 


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JAMES  HUTCHISON  MAXX,  of  the 
Mann  Axe  Company,  Mann's  Station,  Brown 
toAvnship,  MiiBin  connty,  Pa.,  was  bom  Octo- 
ber 28,  1834,  in  what  is  now  Carbon  county, 
Pa.  Thomas  Mann,  great-grandfather  of 
James  H.,  was  born  in  Connty  Derry,  Ireland, 
April  10,  1750.  Before  the  Revolution  he 
came  to  America  and  settled  at  Wales,  Erie 
county,  IsT.  Y.,  where  he  died  April  20,  1820. 
His  wife.  Thankful  Mann,  born  in  1757,  had 
these  children:   Xathan;   Ruth;  and  William. 

William  Mann,  Sr.,  grandfather  of  James 
H.,  was  bom  at  Braintree,  Mass.,  September 

1,  1779.  In  Montgomery  county,  IST.  Y.,  he 
was  a  successful  manufacturer  of  scythes  and 
other  tools.  His  death  occurred  in  Bellefonte, 
Pa.,  February  19,  1860.  He  married,  Decem- 
ber 18,  1801,  Rachel  Gillette,  bom  in  Xew 
York,  May  30,  1782,  and  died  in  Philadel- 
jDliia  in  1847.  Their  children  were:  Wil- 
liam, Jr. ;  Harvey ;  Stephen ;  Willis ;  Maria ; 
Harris;  and  Robert.  Stephen  Gillette,  father 
of  Mrs.  Mann,  was  born  near  Hartford,  Conn., 
in  1753,  and  married  Ruth  Chase,  also  a  na- 
tive of  Hartford,  born  in  17()3. 

Stephen  Gillette  Mann,  third  son  of  Wil- 
liam Mann,  Sr.,  was  bom  August  24,  1808. 
He  went  to  East  Tennessee,  where  he  married 
and  died.  AVillis  Mann,  the  fourth  son,  was 
bom  February  9,  1815,  at  Palatine,  Mont- 
gomery county,  X.  Y.,  and  died  in  Du  Bois, 
Pa.,  February  18,  1879.  He  married  Harriet 
Ann  Porter,  February  11,  1842.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Margaret  Williamson;  Edward 
Porter;  James  Porter,  deceased;  Rachel  Gil- 
lette; Robert,  deceased;  and  Xaney  Jane. 
Mrs.  Willis  Mann  was  born  in  Lamar  town- 
ship, Clinton  covmty.  Pa.,  March  6,  1813,  and 
died  in  Yeagertown,  Pa.,  June  2,  1877.  Rob- 
ert Mann,  youngest  son  of  William  Mann,  Sr., 
was  bom  in  Jefferson  county,  X.  Y.,  June  13, 
1824.  He  married  Christina  Rusman,  and 
settled  at  Mill  Hall,  Pa.,  where  they  have 
lived  continuously  since  1848.  Their  children 
are:  Frances  Jane,  boni  October  19,  1S49; 
Harris  Irving,  boni  ^larch  S,  IS.")!,  and  died 
September  15,  1S<;2;  .lolm  William,  l)<)vn 
Febi'uary  22,  1853.  and  died  September  2, 
1862;  Thomas  R.,  born  February  19,  1855; 
Alfred  Campbell,  born  ■:\lnrcli  7,'  1S57;  Jo- 
se]Ji  R.,  liorn  Feliruarv  16,  IS.")*);  Can-ie 
Emma,  l>oni  April  2(),  1S61.  and  died  Sep- 
tember 4,  1862;  William  Harris,  born  August 

2,  1863;    Mary  Maud,  born  :\lay  20,   1865, 


and  died  December  28,  1S65;  and  Robert 
Xewton,  bom  October  16,  1866.  Mrs.  Robert 
Mann  died  at  Mill  Hall,  January  29,  1897, 
aged  sixty-eight. 

Harvey  Mann,  Sr.,  second  son  of  William 
Mann,  Sr.,  was  bom  near  Johnstown,  Mont- 
gomery county,  X.  Y.,  July  2,  1804,  and  died 
near  Bellefonte,  Pa.,  June  4,  1870.  He  was 
married  to  Jane  F.  Burnside,  who  was  bom 
February  28,  1811,  and  died  October  7,  1885, 
near  Bellefonte,  Pa.  Their  children  were: 
Harvey  Mann,  Jr.,  bom  August  8,  1837,  and 
died  February  27,  1875,  at  Steubenville,  O., 
from  injuries  received  in  a  railroad  accident 
near  Mingo  Junction,  O. ;  Rachel,  born  De- 
cember 14,  1835,  and  died  February  22, 
1853;  and  James  B.,  born  August  23,  1840, 
and  died  May  19,  1860. 

William  Mann,  Jr.,  father  of  James  Hut- 
chison i\Iann,  was  born  at  Johnstown,  Mont- 
gomery county,  X".  Y.,  October  18,  1802,  and 
died  near  Reedsville,  Pa.,  June  11,  1855. 
About  1822,  Mr.  Mann  removed  to  Belle- 
fonte, Centre  county,  Pa.,  where  in  a  common 
blacksmith  shop,  he  made  the  first  axe  manu- 
factured in  the  State.  His  brother,  Harvey, 
soon  joined  him  and  together  they  built  the 
axe  works  at  Boiling  Springs,  above  Belle- 
fonte, Avhieh  in  a  few  years  enjoyed  a  very 
profitable  trade.  Here  William  was  man-ied 
to  his  first  wife,  Beulah  Fearon,  who  lived  but 
a  few  days  after  the  birth  of  her  first  child. 
His  second  wife  was  Ann  Hutchison,  born  in 
Walker  township.  Centre  county.  Pa.,  June 
10,  1813;  and  their  marriage  occiirred  Xo- 
vember  27,  1832.  Mrs.  Mann's  father,  James 
Hutchison,  Avas  born  in  Chester  county.  Pa., 
April  3,  1773,  and  died  October  25,'  1845. 
The  brothers,  William,  Jr.,  and  Haiwey,  dis- 
solved partnership  about  1834;  the  latter  re- 
tained the  property  and  business,  which  he 
opei-ated  successfully  for  many  years.  Wil- 
liam then  left  Bellefonte  and  resided  with  his 
family  on  the  site  of  the  axe  factories,  which 
he  and  his  sons  made  famous,  near  Lewistown, 
Pa. 

An.n  Sample,  great-grandmother  of  James 
H.  ?ilann,  died  August  19,  1825;  and  .Vnn 
Allison,  his  grandmother,  was  bom  Septem- 
ber 17,  1777',  and  died  April  12,  1851. 


DAVID  11.  y.OOK.  IJelloville.  Mifflin 
county.  Pa.,  was  Imrn  Fobrnarv  21,  1S;39.  He 
is  a  son  of  Enoch  and  IMarv  Ilartzler  Z^ok. 


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His  gTeat-graudfatlier  was  John  Zook,  who 
settled  in  the  Kishacoquillas  valley,  in  Union 
toATOship,  in  1792.  His  first  wife  died  some 
yeai-s  after  their  marriage;  one  of  their  chil- 
dren was  David,  the  grandfather  of  David  H. 
Zook.  John  Zook  married  the  second  time, 
and  had  a  son  and  daughters;  the  son,  Shem 
Zook,  became  a  brilliant  scholar,  and  was  well- 
known  for  his  ability  as  a  teacher.  Later  in 
life  he  gave  his  attention  to  farming.  He  was 
married  to  Miss  Yoder.  His  children  are: 
Israel  M.;  Kachel;  Phebe;  and  Melinda, 
widow  of  Samuel  Peaehey.  David  Zook, 
grandfather  of  David  H.,  was  married  to  Eliza- 
beth King.  Their  children  are :  Levi,  of  Lan- 
caster county,  married  to  Miss  Stoltzfoss,  has 
a  family;  Joel,  married  to  Catharine  Ke- 
neagy,  has  a  family;  Enoch;  Simeon  and 
Simon,  twins,  the  former  married  Rebecca 
Hartzler  and  had  a  family,  the  latter  married 
Barbara  King,  had  a  family  and  removed  to 
Lancaster  county.  Two  of  the  daughters  of 
David  Zook  married  and  settled  in  the  Kisha- 
coquillas valley;  the  other  two  married  and 
removed  to  Lancaster  coimty.  One  daughter, 
Salome  (Mrs.  Christian  Yoder),  is  still  living. 
Enoch  Zook,  father  of  David  H.  Zook,  ac- 
quired his  education  in  the  district  schools. 
At  the  age  of  thirty,  he  was  chosen  as  minis- 
ter by  the  congTegation  of  the  Amish  Men- 
nonite  church  in  Union  township,  and  served 
until  his  death.  He  spent  all  his  life  on  the 
homestead.  Enoch  Zook  was  married  to  Mary 
Hartzler,  daughter  of  Yost  and  Elizabeth 
(Beiler)  Hartzler.  Their  children  are:  Yost, 
who  died  aged  twenty-one  years;  Enoch,  mar- 
ried Rachel  Hooley,  had  one  son,  married 
acain  to  LyHia  Blank,  they  have  three  chil- 
dren; Abner;  Lydia  (^h?.  Gideon  Yoder), 
had  one  son,  deceased;  Salome  (^Irs.  Christian 
Detweiler).  has  three  sons  and  four  daughters; 
?Can('v;  Sarah  T^-Fr^.  .Tentha  H.  Peaehey); 
Israel,  married  Fannie  Yoder,  has  four  chil- 
dren. 

David  TT.  Zook  attended  tlie  district  schools 
of  his  native  township,  and  Kishaeoonillas 
Seminary.  .\t  the  ac'c  of  eighteen,  he  becan 
to  teach  school,  and  tnna-bt  dnrinc:  the  winter 
terms  for  ten  yeav'^.  "Mr.  Zook  is  a  Bepubli- 
can;  he  has  served  as  school  director  for 
eighteen  vears. 

David  TI.  Zook  was  married  Fel)ruarv  ^. 
lSfi7.  to  Elizabeth.  diniGbter  of  ,Tohu  C.'aud 
Elizabeth  (Llartzler)  Hoolev.     Their  children 


are:  Alice,  deceased;  Thomas  E. ;  Reuben; 
Stephen;  IsTellie;  Mary  (Mrs.  Levi  D.  Kanff- 
man),  has  one  child,  Sadie.  Mr.  Zook  and 
family  are  members  of  the  Amish  Mennonite 
church. 


JACOB  YODER  came  from  Lancaster 
county,  Pa.,  about  the  year  1794,  and  settled 
in  Brown  township,  Mifflin  county,  about  two 
and  a  half  miles  west  of  what  was  then  called 
Browns  Mills,  now  Reedsville.  He  was  a 
farmer,  and  occupied  what  Avas  known  as  the 
Big  Spring  farm.  Jacob  Yoder  married  Cath- 
erine Plank,   and  had   children,   as  follows: 

I.  John,  married  Sarah  Yoder,  and  had 
children:  Lydia;  David;  Matty;  and 
Frantz.  II.  Jacob,  man-ied  Xancy  Kauff- 
man,  had  children:  Samuel;  John;  and 
Jacob.  Jacob  Yoder,  the  father,  came  to  his 
death  by  falling  from  the  roof  of  a  barn,  about 
1828.  III.  Xicholas,  married  Leah  Yoder, 
and  had  children:  Jacob;  Jonathan;  and 
Sarah.  lA^.  Solomon,  married  Sarah  King, 
and  had  children:  Jacob;  Samuel;  and 
Frany.  Y.  Christian,  married  Lydia  Yoder, 
and  had  children:  David;  Catherine;  and 
Sarah.  YI.  Matty,  man-ied  Christian  Byler, 
and  had  children:  Jacob;  Christian;  Solo- 
mon; Jonathan;  Jonas;  Samuel;  Moses; 
Catherine;  and  Mary.  YIT.  Catharine,  mar- 
ried John  Byler,  and  had  children:  Eli; 
Jacob;  Seaver;  Lizzie;  Lydia;  Mary;  Xancy; 
Hannah;  Frany;  and  Salome.  YIII.  ISTancy, 
married  Jacob  Kurtz,  and  had  children: 
Adam;  John;  Jacob;  Jonas;  Stephen;  Frany; 
Xancy;  and  Catharine.  IX.  Frany.  X. 
Barl)ara,  man-ied  Isaac  Plank,  and  had  chil- 
dren: Jacob;  John;  Jonathan;  Samuel; 
Lydia;  Catherine;  Barbara;  Xancy;  Frany; 
]\lelinda;  and  Sarah.  XL  Lydia,  married 
Jose]ih  Y^ray,  and  had  children,  one  son  and 
one  <laughter. 

All  members  of  the  Yoder  family  above  re- 
corded were  occupied  in  fanning. 


JOHX  P.  CFTTER,  ^F.  D..  Belleville, 
Afifflin  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Pliilip  and  Har- 
riet fByers)  Getter,  was  liorn  near  Xewville, 
Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  October  27,  1857. 
He  is  a  grandson  of  George  Getter,  a  native 
of  Alsace,  then  a  French  province.  This  an- 
cestor was  an  ardent  admirer  of  Xapoleon 
Bonaparte,  and  owing  to  some  political  griev- 
ances, left  his  native  land,  and  in  1821,  came 


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with  liis  Avife  aud  six  eliiklreu  to  America. 
After  a  tedious  voyage  of  ninety-eight  days, 
they  landed  at  Havre  de  Grace,  ITd.,  and 
thence  proceeded  to  Baltimore,  Md.,  where 
they  made  their  home.  The  father  met  his 
death  by  accident  in  a  land  slide  on  the  rail- 
road. The  children  of  George  and  Elizabeth 
Getter  were:  George,  man-ied  Mary  Kendig; 
Philip;  Frederick,  of  whom  the  family  have 
not  heard  for  many  years;  Margaret  (Mrs. 
Hyde),  of  Alexandria,  Ya.;  Dorothy  (Mrs. 
AVolfj,  of  the  vicinity  of  Alexandria,  Va.; 
Katherine;  Elizabeth;  and  Magdalene. 
Left  orphans  at  the  age  of  eight  and  nine 
years,  respectively,  Philip  and  George  Getter 
became  the  wards  of  Major  Au,  near  Xew- 
burg.  Cumberland  county,  and  here  they  re- 
ceived a  common  school  education.  Upon  at- 
taining his  majority,  Philip  Getter,  father  of 
Dr.  Getter,  began  farming  for  himself,  and 
later  purchased  a  tract  of  land  from  his  guar- 
dian. He  was  married  June  9,  1842,  to  Har- 
riet, daughter  of  Daniel  and  Sarah  Byers. 
They  had  these  children:  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
Gracey),  deceased,  had  five  children;  George, 
married  Eliza  Wagoner,  two  children ;  Lovina 
(Mrs.  Daniel  W.  Hursh);  Daniel,  died  aged 
nine  years;  Sarah  Virginia  (wife  of  F.  De  Ar- 
lington), died  aged  thirty-eight  years;  John 
P.;  Dora  (Mrs.  Louis  Hosfield);  Myra; 
Charles,  man-ied  Minnie  Bomberger:  St. 
Elmo,  married  Emma  Wheeler;  and  Rose. 
Mr.  Getter  died  in  1883;  he  was  an  earnest, 
faithful  Christian,  a  member  of  the  Church  of 
God.     ]\rrs.  Getter  still  suiwives. 

Dr.  John  P.  Getter  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools.  After  teaching  one 
term,  he  entered  the  ISTormal  School  at  Ship- 
pensburg,  and  having  taken  the  course  of 
studies  there,  he  taught  three  terms.  Li  1877. 
he  began  readina:  medicine  at  XeWille,  under 
the  direction  of  Dr.  W.  G.  Stewart.  Li  1879, 
he  entered  the  .Jefferson  ^Tedical  College  at 
Philadelphia,  gTaduating  there  three  years 
later.  He  then  took  a  post-graduate  course  at 
Bellevue  Hospital  ]\redical  College  at  Xew 
York,  gTaduating  from  that  institution  in  the 
spring  of  1883.  In  the  following  Auffust,  he 
began  to  practise  in  Allensville.  ]\rifflin  coun- 
ty, remainiuir  there  until  April,  1887.  He 
then  came  to  Belleville,  where  he  has  built  up 
an  extensive  practise.  The  Doctor  has  always 
taken  an  active  interest  in  all  lof^al  enterprises; 
he  was  largely  instrumental  in  the  organization 


and  construction  of  the  K.  Y.  E.  R.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Republican  party;  also  a 
member  of  the  Mifflin  county.  State  and  Na- 
tional Medical  Societies;  and  a  charter  mem- 
ber of  Lodge  Xo.  302,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  at  Belle- 
ville. 

Dr.  Getter  was  married,  December  24, 
1885,  to  Clare  W.,  dai;ghter  of  T.  A.  W.  and 
Anna  (Hamm)  AVebb.  ]Mrs.  Getter  attends 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  She  is  one 
of  four  children,  the  others  being:  Elizabeth; 
John,  married  Salina  King;  and  George. 
Her  parents  reside  in  Mifflin  county. 


CHRISTIAX  K.  SMOKER,  Belleville, 
Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Michael  and  Bar- 
bara (King)  Smoker,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
county.  Pa.,  March  18,  1861.  His  grand- 
father, Daniel  Smoker,  bom  May  29,  1797, 
was  one  of  the  first  Amish  farmers  who  settled 
in  the  Buffalo  valley.  He  married  Barbara 
Lapp,  born  September  5,  1797.  Their  son, 
Aliehael  Smoker,  was  born  in  Mifflin  county, 
Xovember  25,  1835.  His  early  manhood  was 
spent  in  Union  county,  but  since  his  twentieth 
year  he  has  resided  in  Lancaster  county.  He 
has  been  a  farmer  all  his  life.  In  1857, 
Aliehael  Smoker  married  Barljara,  daughter 
of  Benjamin  and  Lydia  (Zook)  King.  She 
was  born  in  Lancaster  county,  Xovember  21, 
1834.  Her  father,  Benjamin  King,  was  born 
in  Lancaster  county,  June  28,  1806;  his  wife 
was  a  native  of  Alifflin  county.  The  children 
of  Alichael  and  Barbara  (King)  Smoker  are: 

I.  Benjamin  K.,  born  August  30,  1858, 
married  Lizzie,  daughter  of  Joshua  aud  I^ydia 
(Zook)  Beiler,  who  was  bom  January  11, 
1857,  and  had  children:  Barbara  M.,  born 
December  31,  1881;  Benjamin  B.,  born  May 
31,  1884,  died  July  12,  1887;  and  Israel  D., 
born  December  30,  1887,  died  January  23, 
1891.  II.  Christian  K.,  born  March  18, 
1861,  married  Mary  Y.,  only  child  of  David  L. 
and  Fanny  (Yoder)  Byler,  who  was  bom  in 
Alifflin  county,  July  2,  1863.  Her  father, 
David  L.  Byler,  a  native  of  Mifflin  county, 
was  born  Jime  21,  1839;  her  mother,  in  the 
same  county,  July  17,  1854.  Christian  K. 
Smoker  and  Mary  Yoder  were  married  Janu- 
ary 8.  1884;  their  children  are:  Arie  B.,  bom 
March  22,  1885;  Barbara  F.,  born  April  12, 
1887;  David  AL,  born  Aiigust  26,  1889,  died 
JauTiaw  7.  1802;  Ezra  B.,  born  Xovember 
13,  I'^ni;    Christian  A.,  born  Julv  25,  1894; 


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and  Fanny  May,  born  Febiiiary  19,  1897. 
III.  Lydia  K.,  born  June  28,  1863,  married 
December  13,  1883,  to  Abraham,  son  of  Abra- 
ham and  Susanna  (Stultzfus)  King;  he  was 
born  June  4,  1859.  Their  children  are :  Bar- 
bara, born  December  28,  1884,  died  February 
2,  1891;  an  infant  son,  born  and  died  June 
30,  1886;  Micliael,  born  August  14,  1887, 
died  February  8,  1891;  David,  born  August 
7,  1890;  Susanna,  born  April  8,  1892;  Mady, 
born  Jime  15,  1893;  and  Lydia,  born  Novem- 
ber 24,  1895.  IV.  Levi  K.,  born  October 
18,  1865,  married  December  1,  1887,  to  Sarah 
Lapp,  who  was  born  January  19,  1865,  and 
had  children:  Rebecca,  born  October  23, 
1888;  Aaron,  born  February  24,  1890;  Bar- 
bara, born  December  8,  1892;  Daniel,  born 
July  14,  1893;  and  Elizabeth,  born  Septem- 
ber'7,  1895.  V.  John  K.,  born  May  18, 
1868,  was  married  Xovember  19,  1889,  to 
Lizzie  Beiler,  who  was  born  December  25, 
1864,  and  has  children:  Bena  B.,  born  Au- 
gust 24,  1890;  Malinda  B.,  born  June  24, 
1892;  Benjamin  T.,  born  December  7,  1893, 
died  October  1,  1895;  and  Priseilla,  born 
Aug-ust  27,  1895.  YL  Barbara  K.,  Ix.ru 
May  29,  1872.  VII.  Michael  K.,  born  Sep- 
tember 20,  1875.  VIII.  Leah  K.,  born  Xo- 
vember 26,  1878. 

Christian  K.  Smoker  received  a  common 
school  education  in  Lancaster  county,  where 
he  grew  to  manhood.  He  remained  with  liis 
parents,  assisting  his  father  with  the  farm 
work,  until  he  Avas  twenty-three  years  old. 
Then  he  came  to  Belleville,  where  he  farmed 
for  a  year,  after  which  he  took  the  Jonathan 
L.  Byler  farm  for  a  year,  and  later  the  Lockes 
Mills  farm  in  Armagh  township  for  the  same 
length  of  time.  Returning  to  Belleville,  he 
gave  his  attention  to  various  occu]iations  for 
the  next  two  years,  and  then  engaged  in  car])et 
weaving,  liis  work  being  of  so  superior  a  (pial- 
ity  as  to  attract  patrous  from  the  valley  and 
neighboring  towns.  In  April,  1896.  he  be- 
came the  proprietor  and  publisher  of  the  Belle- 
ville ThuP!^. 

]\rr.  Smoker's  niaiTJac'c  and  family  have  al- 
ready been  noticed,  ^frs.  Smoker's  parents 
reside  at  Belleville.  Her  grandmother,  Mrs. 
Kate  Yofler.  still  lives,  and  completed  her 
eio-htietli  vear  in  Januarv,  1S97. 


HOX.  SAAIFEL  ^rATLAY,  great-crand- 
father  of  V^illiam  B.  ^laclav.    was    born    in 


Lurgan  township,  Franklin  county.  Pa.,  June 
17,  1741.  He  was  assistant  deputy  surveyor 
to  his  brother,  William  Maclay,  in  1767-68, 
and  in  1769  assisted  in  the  surveys  of  Buffalo 
valley,  where  he  took  up  large  tracts  of  land 
in  what  is  now  MifHin  county.  The  late  Judge 
Brown,  of  Mifflin  county,  used  to  give  the 
following  account  of  an  adventure  which  led 
to  his  meeting  with  Mr.  Maclay: 

"I  was  wandering  about  the  valley,  search- 
ing for  good  locations,  and  examining  the  ris- 
ing groinid  for  a  bear  which  I  had  started, 
when  I  came  suddenly  upon  a  large  spring. 
Being  thirsty,  I  propped  my  rifle  against  a 
bush,  and  rushing  down  the  bank,  stooped  to 
drink,  Avhen  I  saw,  reflected  in  the  water  on 
the  opposite  side,  the  image  of  a  tall  Indian. 
I  snrang  to  my  rifle,  seeing  which  the  Indian 
gave  a  yell,  whether  for  peace  or  Avar  I  was  not 
just  then  sufficiently  master  of  my  faculties 
to  distinguish;  upon  my  seizing  my  rifle  and 
facing  him,  he  knocked  up  the  pan  of  his  gun, 
threw  out  the  priming,  and  extended  his  open 
hand  towards  me  in  token  of  friendship.  Lay- 
ing down  our  gims,  we  met  at  the  spring  and 
shook  hands.  This  was  Logan,  the  best  speci- 
men of  humanity  that  I  ever  met,  either  Avhite 
or  red.  He  could  speak  a  little  English,  and 
told  me  that  there  was  another  white  hunter 
a  little  way  down  the  stream,  offering  to  guide 
me  to  his  camp;  and  there  I  first  met  Samuel 
^laclay.  We  remained  together  in  the  valley 
for  a  week,  looking  for  springs  and  selecting 
lands,  and  laid  the  foundation  of  a  friendship 
which  has  never  had  the  slightest  interruption. 
The  spring  where  I  met  Logan  is  situated 
about  four  miles  west  of  Reedsville,  and  still 
bears  the  name  of  'Logan's  Spring.'  Mr.  Ma- 
clay and  I  visited  Logan  at  his  camp  near  the 
spring,  and  ]\Ir.  j\Iaclay  shot  at  mark  with  him 
at  a  dollar  a  shot.  Logan  lost  four  or  five 
rounds,  and  acknowledged  himself  beaten. 
When  we  were  about  to  leave,  he  went  to  his 
tent,  and  bringing  out  as  many  deer  skins  as 
he  had  lost  dollars,  handed  them  to  J\lr.  Ma- 
clav.  who  refused  to  take  them,  saying  that  we 
had  lieen  his  gue.sts,  and  had  not  come  to  rob 
him,  and  that  the  shooting  had  been  only  a 
trial  of  skill,  and  the  bet  merely  nominal. 
Loq-an  drew  himself  up  Avith  great  dignity, 
and  said:  Ale  shot  to  make  you  shoot  your 
best,  and  me  take  A^onr  dollar  if  me  beat;'  so 
]\lr.  ^laclay  Avas  ol)lioed  to  take  the  skins,  or 
affront  his  friend,  Avhose  nice  sense  of  honor 


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would  not  permit  him  to  receive  even  a  lioni  of 
j^owtler  in  return." 

Mr.  Maclay  was  lieutenant-colonel  of  a  bat- 
talion of  associators,  and  therefore  a  delegate, 
July  4,  1776,  to  the  Associators'  Convention 
at  Lancaster,  Pa.,  where  two  brigadiers  Avere 
elected,  and  the  militia  of  the  State  organized. 
In  1792,  he  was  appointed  associate  judge  of 
Xorthumberland  county.  In  October,  1794, 
he  was  nominated  for  Congress,  and  elected 
by  a  large  majority.  He  was  elected  to  the 
State  senate  in  1801,  and  re-elected  in  1802. 
On  December  14,  1802,  he  was  elected  United 
States  Senator,  and  as  president  of  the  Senate 
of  Pennsylvania,  was  obliged  to  sign  his  own 
certificate.  He  resigned  the  presidency, 
March  16,  1803;  he  resigned  also  his  position 
as  State  senator,  September  2,  and  his  seat  in 
the  United  States  Senate,  Januarj'  6,  1809. 
Mr.  ]\Iaclay  was  a  man  of  fine  physique,  plain 
and  simple,  but  very  genial  in  manner,  greatly 
disliking  all  kinds  of  display.  It  is  said  that 
a  handsome  coach  which  he  had  brought  from 
Lancaster  was  consigned  to  the  carriage-house 
because  it  had  attracted  so  much  attention  when 
the  family  drove  to  Buffalo  church.  At  one 
time  he  stopped  with  the  late  Hugh  Wilson, 
and  the  family  having  nothing  but  mush  for 
supper,  ]\Irs.  Wilson  was  about  to  prepare 
sometliing  better,  as  she  thought,  when  Mr. 
Maclay  stopped  her,  saying,  "Xo,  mush  is  good 
enough  for  king-s."  Mr.  Maclay  was  thrifty, 
and  abhorred  disorder.  Mr.  j\[artin  Dries- 
bach,  who  knew  him  well,  says:  "His  return 
home  was  always  indicated  by  the  hogs  being 
driven  out  of  the  fields,  the  repairing  of  the 
fences,  and  the  activity  which  reigned  over 
the  whole  place."  Mr.  Maclay  was  a  good  me- 
chanic, and  frequently  amused  himself  by 
working  in  the  blacksmith  shop.  Xor  did  he 
neglect  literature;  he  was  a  fine  scholar,  and 
had  an  extensive  library,  of  which  he  made 
constant  use.  His  old  servant,  Titus,  was  as 
well  known  as  his  master.  Titus  was  very 
careful  of  his  appearance;  his  hair  was  white 
as  snow,  and  his  ruffled  shirt,  huge  staff,  and 
erect  figure,  made  a  striking  picture. 

Samuel  Maclay  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Plunket.  Their  children  are :  William  Plun- 
ket;  Charles,  John  Binn's  second  in  his  duel 
Avith  Samuel  Stewart,  died  while  visiting-  in 
Wayne  county,  T^.  Y.,  aged  twenty-seven; 
John;  Samuel;  Robert  Plunket,  born  in 
April,   1799,  senator  from  LTnion  county  in 


1842,  married  Miss  Lashells,  of  Union  county, 
Pa.,  resides  in  Kishacoquillas  valley,  MitHiu 
county;  Eleanor,  married  her  cousin,  David 
Maclay,  of  Franklin  county.  Pa.,  and  she  and 
her  children  are  deceased;  Hester,  accom- 
panied her  brother  Charles  to  Wayne  county, 
]S".  Y.,  and  died  about  that  time;  and  Jane  E. 
(Mrs.  Joseph  Hendei-son),  died  in  January, 
1848.  Her  husband,  Joseph  Henderson,  M. 
D.,  was  a  brother-in-law  of  the  Rev.  James 
Linn,  D.  D.,  of  Bellefonte,  Pa.  Dr.  Hender- 
son served  as  a  captain  of  the  war  of  1812, 
and  was  a  member  of  Congress  diiring 
General  Jackson's  administration.  William 
Plunket  ]\Iaclay  was  born  in  Buffalo  valley, 
August  23,  1774.  He  was  married  in  1802 
to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Judge  William  Brown, 
of  Mifflin  county;  by  this  marriage  he  was  a 
brother-in-law  of  Gen.  James  Potter,  and  of 
John  Xorris,  who  was  for  some  time  cashier 
of  the  old  bank  at  Bellefonte.  ^Irs.  William 
P.  Maclav  died  in  1810,  leaving  three  sons: 
Samuel  Maclay,  M.  D.,  of  Milroy,  Pa.;  Wil- 
liam B.;  and  Charies.  In  1812,  William  P. 
]\Iaclay  married  Jane  Holmes,  of  Carlisle,  Pa., 
who  died  in  1852,  leaving  four  sons:  Holmes; 
David;  Robert  P.;  and  Joseph  H.  William 
Plunket  ]\raclay  died  in  Milroy,  September  2, 
1842.  John  Maclay,  register  and  recorder  of 
L'nion  county,  and  for  two  tenns  prothono- 
tary,  was  married  to  Annie,  daughter  of  the 
Hon.  Samuel  Dale,  and  sister  of  James  Dale, 
of  Buffalo  townshi]).  In  1835,  John  Maclay 
removed  to  Vandalia,  111.,  where  he  died,  leav- 
ing four  children:  Charles;  William;  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  Armstrong);  and  Anne;  all  now 
deceased.  Samuel,  eldest  son  of  John  IMa- 
clay,  died  in  Buffalo  valley.  Samuel  Maclay 
was  married  first  to  IMargaret,  afterwards  to 
Elizabeth,  daughters  of  the  Rev.  James  John- 
ston, of  ]\Iifflin  county.  He  died  February 
17,  1836,  leaving  seven  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters, of  Avhom  the  only  survivors  are :  Robert 
P.,  of  Louisiana;  and  Jane,  living  in  Gales- 
burg,  111.  David  Maclay,  son  of  Samuel  ]\ra- 
clay,  was  a  ripe  scholar,  a  man  of  great  intel- 
lectual promise.  He  married  Isabella,  daugh- 
ter of  Galliraith  Patterson.  David  ]\raclay 
died  in  1818.  His  widow  married  Hon.  A.  L. 
Hayes,  for  many  years  associate  law  judge  of 
Lancaster  county,  Pa. 

Hon.  Samuel  Maclay  died  at  his  home  in 
Buffalo  valley,  October  5,  1811,  and  is  buried 
on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Joseph   Green. 


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'i  lie  graveyard  faies  the  old  stoue  niausiou, 
and  the  briek  wall  enclosing  the  grave  can  be 
seen  from  the  turnpike  after  passing  the  iSew 
lierlin  road,  i'ew  passers-by  know  that  with- 
in those  moss-covered  walls  lie  the  remains  of 
one  of  the  ablest  statesmen  of  Pennsylvania. 


and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
church. 


AVILLIAM  P.  MACLAY,  Pelleville  ^iif- 
Hiu  euunty,  Pa.,  was  born  at  the  old  homestead 
in  Union  township,  jMithin  county,  August  25, 
1800,  son  of  Kobert  P.  and  Martha  B.  (Barr) 
Maclay.  His  father,  Kobert  P.  Maclay,  was 
born  at  Lewistown,  Pa.,  May  21,  1S21.  He 
attended  the  common  schools  of  the  township, 
completing  his  education  at  the  Lewistown 
Academy.  After  leaving  school,  he  began 
farming  on  the  homestead;  his  inheritance 
was  that  part  of  the  estate  on  which  his  father 
had  lived.  He  was  a  Reiniblican,  actively  in- 
terested in  local  affairs,  and  liberal  to  all 
worthy  enterprises.  He  Avas  mari-ied  in  Xo- 
vember,  1857,  to  Martha  B.,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam and  Jane  (Davis)  Barr.  Their  children 
are :  "William  B. ;  and  Jennie  (Mrs.  W.  G.  Wil- 
son), who  has  one  child,  Martha  Barr.  Eobert 
Maclay  was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church,  in  which  he  was  for  many 
years  an  elder.    He  died  April  20,  1881. 

William  B.  Maclay  attended  the  district 
schools  of  his  native  township,  and  in  1878, 
at  the  age  of  eighteen,  entered  the  State  Xor- 
mal  School  at  Indiana,  Indiana  county,  Pa., 
graduating  in  July,  1880.  He  began  teach- 
ing in  Lawrence  county.  Pa.,  but  after  his 
father's  death,  returned  to  the  homestead,  tak- 
ing charge  of  the  farm,  which  he  still  culti- 
vates. His  industry  and  intelligence  have 
brought  him  ample  success.  ^Mr.  Maclay  is 
interested  in  the  affairs  of  the  coi^nty,  progTes- 
sive,  and  ready  to  promote  improvements.  He 
was  instrumental  in  the  organization  of  the 
Kishacoquillas  Valley  Pailroad  Company,  and 
the  ciinstnictioii  of  the  road.  He  is  a  partner 
in  the  firm  of  Wilson  ^'  Maclay,  established  in 
February.  INSH,  and  now  one  of  the  leading 
Inisiness  houses  of  Belleville.  He  is  also  in- 
terested in  local  politics,  and  is  a  supporter  of 
Pepublican  principles. 

William  B.  Maclav  was  married,  Pebruarv 
15,  1S88,  to  Elizabeth  :\r.,  daughter  of  An- 
drew W.  and  ^largaret  J.  (Wilson)  Campbell. 
They  have  throe  cbildren:  TTelen  A.;  Palidi 
He:idcr~on:   a'i<l    Knbcrt   Barr.      :\rr.   :\raclav 


SAMUEL  AVATTS,  Belleville,  Mifflin 
county,  Pa.,  is  one  of  the  staid,  representative 
citizens  of  Belleville.  He  was  born  at  Eair- 
ville,  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  June  22,  1822, 
and  is  a  grandson  of  Thomas  AVatts,  a  farmer 
of  Caernarvon  township,  Lancaster  county. 
The  father  of  Thomas  AVatts  came  from  Eng- 
land during  the  latter  part  of  the  seventeenth 
century,  and  settled  in  the  eastern  part  of  the 
province  of  Pennsylvania.  Thomas  Watts 
married  Maria  Snyder,  who  was  of  Swiss  de- 
scent; they  had  four  children:  George; 
Philip;  Samuel;  and  Catherine.  The  eldest, 
George,  married  and  removed  to  Holmes 
county,  Ohio,  in  1835;  his  descendants  are 
among  the  substantial  citizens  of  that  county. 
Philip,  the  second  son,  married  Mrs.  Henry, 
a  widow;  she  died,  and  he  married  again,  and 
removed  to  the  Kishacoquillas  valley,  Avith  his 
family;  he  had  two  children:  Franklin,  who 
studied  at  a  Catholic  seminary,  graduated, 
was  ordained  to  the  priesthood,  and  when  last 
heard  fi'om,  was  i^ursuing  his  studies  in  Kan- 
sas; and  a  daughter,  Sarah,  who  was  also  con- 
verted to  the  Catholic  faith,  became  a  Sister 
of  Charity,  and  from  latest  information,  had 
gone  to  a  Catholic  institution  in  Paris.  Sam- 
uel, third  son  of  Thomas  AYatts,  and  father  of 
the  gentleman  now  bearing  the  same  name, 
was  a  farmer,  residing  near  Fairville,  Lancas- 
ter county,  and  Avas  considered  a  progressiA-e 
and  enterprising  man;  he  Avas  Avidely  and  fa- 
vorably known  for  sobriety  and  integrity,  en- 
joying the  esteem  and  respect  of  his  friends 
and  neighbors.  During  the  later  years  of  his 
life,  he  Avas  an  earnest  and  consistent  member 
of  the  Evangelical  church.  His  AAdfe  died  in 
1860,  aged  about  sixty-nine;  he,  too,  passed 
aAvay  in  1862,  at  the  age  of  seventy  years. 
( "atlicrine,  yduugopt  child  (if  I'liomas  AVatts, 
married  :\lr.  La].p;  they  had  one  child.  Her 
husliand  died,  and  Mrs.  La]>p  was  married  to 
]\rr.  Silknitter. 

Samuel  AA'atts  (2),  remained  on  his  father's 
farm  in  Lancaster  county,  attending  the  com- 
mon schools,  until  he  arrived  at  ^arly  man- 
hood. In  1840,  lie  Avout  to  Belleville,  Avliere 
he  Avas  engaged  in  his  uncle's  store,  and  at  the 
same  time  continued  his  studies  under  priA^ate 
tuition.     After  some  time,  young  AA^atts  re- 


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turned  to  his  parents'  home.  Having  a  strong- 
desire  for  a  thorough  education,  he  found 
means  to  attend  the  academy  at  New  London 
Cross  Roads,  Chester  county.  Pa.  Here 
among  his  classmates  were  Hon.  J.  Smith  Fu- 
they  and  Hon.  Robert  Emmet  Monaghan. 
Samuel  Watts  Avas  a  diligent  student,  and  his 
standing  in  his  class  was  most  creditable. 
Again  he  returned  home,  and  studied  under 
private  tuition  at  ISTew  Holland,  Lancaster 
county.  Being  now  qualified  for  the  business 
of  teaching,  Mr.  Watts  established  a  school 
near  his  home,  at  the  Overholtzer  school- 
house.  After  teaching  there  for  several  terms, 
he  became  desirous  of  exchanging  his  occupa- 
tion for  one  more  lucrative.  He  accordingly 
embarked  in  mercantile  affairs,  at  Galtsville, 
Lancaster  county,  on  the  Conestoga  creek. 
This  was  in  1844;  some  time  later,  he  opened 
a  flour  and  feed  store  in  Pottsville,  Schuylkill 
county.  Pa.  In  the  fall  of  1850,  he  exchanged 
his  store  for  that  of  his  uncle,  Daniel  Over- 
holtzer, at  Belleville,  Mifflin  county,  of  which 
he  took  possession  early  in  1851.  Through 
his  able  and  prudent  management,  his  mer- 
cantile career  has  been  very  successful.  Mr. 
Watts  may  well  be  styled  a  self-made  man. 
He  1  )egan  without  capital  except  youth,  energy 
and  intelligence;  by  a  right  use  of  these  pow- 
ers, by  perseverance  and  economy,  by  circum- 
spect and  skillful  management,  and  by  a  deter- 
mination undaunted  by  discouragements  and 
difficulties,  he  has  acquired  a  considerable  es- 
tate. His  history  is  encouraging  to  any  young 
man  beginning  life  with  obstacles  to  confront 
and  overcome.  Mr.  Watts  has  become  one  of 
the  most  substantial  and  iisefid  citizens  of 
Belleville.  He  has  erected  a  number  of  new 
Imildings,  in  modern  style.  He  was  largely 
influential  in  the  organization  of  the  Kishaco- 
quillas  Valley  Railroad  Company,  and  the 
construction  of  the  road,  in  1892.  He  was  an 
organizer  and  a  charter  member  of  the  Kish- 
acoquillas  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company, 
and  for  some  years  its  secretary.  He  took  a 
leading  part,  also,  in  the  establishment  of  the 
Reedsville  !N"ational  Bank,  of  which  he  has 
lieen  president  since  the  organization  of  the 
company.  He  was  a  charter  member  of  the 
East  Kishacoquillas  Turnpike  Company,  a  di- 
rector, and  its  president  for  several  years.  He 
has  made  large  investments  in  land  in  Iowa 
and  Illinois,  as  well  as  extensive  improvements 
in  those  properties:  they  are  now  in  the  charge 


of  his  son,  Samuel  Hemy.  Mr.  Watts  is  a 
generous  contributor  to  church  enterprises, 
without  respect  to  creed.  He  has  always  been 
an  ardent  Republican,  and  has  taken  an  active 
interest  in  local  affairs,  but  has  never  aspired 
to  public  oflice. 

Samuel  Watts  was  married  in  February, 
1852,  to  Maria,  daughter  of  John  and  Marga- 
ret (Kurtz)  Overholtzer.  Their  children  are: 
Elizabeth,  died  October  4,  1854,  when  about 
eighteen  months  old;  Martin  O.;  Samuel 
Henry,  residing  in  Iowa;  James  Kurtz;  Mary 
E.  (Mrs.  Oldt),  residing  in  Williamsport,  Pa. ; 
John;  Levi  M.,  married  October  28,  1896,  to 
Sue  Stroup,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Sue 
(Stroup)  Killian;  and  Isaac.  Mr.  Watts  and 
his  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church  at  Belleville. 


BROWN  A.  BIGELOW,  M.  D.,  Belle- 
ville, Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Belle- 
ville, September  25,  1850,  son  of  Dr.  Eliphaz 
and  Leah  (Weidman)  Bigelow.  Dr.  Brown 
A.  Bigelow,  in  early  boyhood,  resided  in 
Jackson  township,  Iluntingdon  county;  his 
education  was  therefore  begun  in  that  county. 
Until  1864,  he  attended  the  common  schools; 
he  then  entered  the  Kishacoquillas  Seminary, 
and  later  Avas  a  student  at  the  Stone  Valley 
Academy,  Jackson  township.  After  the  death 
of  his  father,  he  assisted  his  brother  Jacob  for 
one  year  in  the  cultivation  of  the  home  farm. 
He  then  determined  to  follow  his  father's  pro- 
fession, and  after  three  years'  preparation  un- 
der his  brother,  Dr.  James  Bigelow,  of  Mc- 
Alevys  Fort,  Huntingdon  county,  he  entered 
the  Jefferson  Medical  College  at  Philadelphia, 
and,  taking  a  two  years'  course,  was  graduated 
turned  to  McAlevys  Fort,  and  remained  until 
the  autumn  of  1876,  and  practicing  with 
his  brother.  Dr.  James  Bigelow.  At  this 
time  he  removed  to  Siglereville,  in  the  Kisha- 
coquillas valley,  and  remained  six  years. 
In  1872,  he  removed  to  Belleville,  where  he 
has  a  large  practice.  Dr.  Bigelow  is  a  member 
of  the  Mifflin  County  and  State  Medical  So- 
cieties. His  political  convictions  are  Demo- 
cratic. He  is  a  member  of  the  Pension  Board, 
and  sen-ed  also  during  President  Cleveland's 
first  administration.  He  has  been  a  delegate 
to  State  and  county  conventions.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  following  societies:  Belleville 
Lodge,  No.  302,  I.  O.  O.  F.;  Belleville  Castle, 


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Xo.  160,  K.  G.  E.;  and  Lodge  Xo.  20:3,  F. 
and  A.  M.,  at  Lewistown.  JJr.  Brown  A. 
Bigelow  was  married  May  21,  IS 7-1,  at  Mc- 
Alevys  Fort,  to  Jennie  E.,  daughter  of  the 
late  Xelson  and  Elizabeth  (Stewart)  Tate,  of 
Stone  valley,  Huntingdon  county.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Harry  A.;  Maud,  a  teacher;  Charles 
T.,a  student  at  the  Baltimore  Medical  College; 
Eliphaz  J.;  Edward  S.;  Frank  C;  Leah  E.; 
Ralph  B. ;  Lebbeus  I. ;  and  James  A.  The  fam- 
ily attend  the  Liitheran  church.  Charles  T. 
Bigelow,  M.  D.,  was  educated  at  the  Stone 
Valley  Academy,  Huntingdon  county,  and 
graduated  April  13,  1897,  from  the  Medical 
College  of  Baltimore,  Md. 

Mrs.  Jennie  E.,  wife  of  Dr.  Brown  A.  Bige- 
low, is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  Her  grand- 
father, Edward  Tate,  died  May  11,  1867,  aged 
seA-enty-one  years,  three  months  and  twenty- 
six  days;  her  grandmother  died  July  25, 
1845,  aged  forty-one  years,  two  months  and 
twenty-three  days.  Both  her  parents  also  are 
deceased;  Mrs.  Xelson  Tate  died  December 
1,  1881,  at  the  age  of  fifty-nine  years,  eleven 
months  and  eleven  days;  Mr.  Tate  on  August 
31,  1888,  aged  sixty-four  years,  eleven  months 
and  five  days.  They  were  worthy  and  exem- 
plarv  Christians.  Their  children  are:  Jennie 
E.  (Mrs.  Dr.  BigeloAv);  Charlotta  M.  (Mrs.  E. 
B.  Cole),  died  August  29,  1882,  had  one  child, 
Samuel  Stewart,  who  mai-ried  Elizabeth 
Henn,  of  Iowa,  has  two  children,  and  resides 
at  Orlando,  Oklahoma;  Eobert,  born  March 
25,  1810,  married  Kate  Dunmire,  resides  in 
Kansas;  and  Catherine  A.,  born  ]\Iarch  17, 
1843,  married  Edward  Xoel,  had  three  chil- 
dren, Edward,  Franklin,  and  Mary,  and  died 
December  11,  1888. 


MILES  HAFFLY,  Belleville,  Mifflin  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  son  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Adams) 
Haffiy,  was  born  in  I^nion  township,  January 
9,  1828.  His  paternal  grandparents  Avere 
John  and  Salome  (Landis)  Haffiy,  residents  of 
Lancaster  county.  Pa.  Jose])h  Haffiy  Avas 
born  in  Lancaster  comity,  Pa.,  May  11,  1786, 
and  lived  to  the  A-enerable  age  of  eighty-one. 
His  parents  removing  to  Union  county,  Pa., 
during  his  youth  he  was  a  pupil  in  the 
schools  and  academy  of  that  county,  ami  stud- 
ied surveying.  He  became  a  resident  of  Mif- 
flin county,  in  Union  toAvnship,  near  Belle- 
ville.    Joseph  Hafl3y  was  a  good  citizen,  re- 


spected and  esteemed  by  neighbors  and 
friends.  He  Avas  elected  to  the  office  of 
justice  of  the  peace  in  1845,  and  served  for 
many  years.  He  Avas  a  faithful  member  of 
the  Lutheran  church.  At  the  age  of  tAventy- 
scven,  he  married  Elizabeth  Adams;  their 
children  are:  Miles;  Samuel,  married  Martha 
"Wickes,  has  six  children;  Eliza  xVnn  (Mrs.  Da- 
A'id  Myers),  has  one  child,  residing  in  Harris- 
burg;  Maria  (Mrs.  George  Smith),  has  two 
children  liA'ing;  and  John  C,  died  in  1896, 
in  Kansas. 

]\liles  Hafiiy  attended  the  district  schools, 
then  took  a  course  of  study  in  surveying  at  the 
Milroy  Academy.  For  a  while  he  engaged  in 
teaching.  In  1853,  he  began  farming  and  ac- 
tively folloAved  tills  occupation  until  1876; 
after  that  time,  he  gave  more  attention  to  sur- 
A'eying,  in  Avliich  business  he  became  A'ery 
Avidely  knoAvn.  Mr.  Llaffly  resides  in  Mechan- 
iesville  and  has  retired  from  both  agriculture 
and  surveying.  He  is  a  public-spirited  citizen ; 
his  i^osition  in  the  community  is  one  of  con- 
fidence and  high  regard.  He  is  prominent  in 
local  politics.  In  1875,  he  succeeded  his 
father  in  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace,  and 
has  held  it  up  to  the  present  time.  Mr.  Haf- 
fiy is  an  ardent  Eepublican.  He  is  secretary 
of  the  Kishacoquillas  Valley  Fire  Insurance 
Company,  Avhich  office  he  has  held  since  1887; 
his  father  Avas  a  charter  member  of  the  com- 
pany Avlien  it  Avas  organized  in  1854. 

Miles  Hafiiy  was  mamed  March  22,  1849, 
to  Margaret  J.,  daughter  of  John  and  Ruth 
Rogers.  Their  children  are:  Joseph  Landis, 
married  Mary  Strunk,  has  five  children;  Sam- 
uel Chambers,  married  Emma  jMcCauley,  has 
four  children;  William  J.,  married  Alice 
Ci-iger,  has  four  children;  George  S.,  maii-ied 
Elizabeth  Bennett,  has  four  children;  Harry 
E.,  married  Emma  Johnson,  has  one  child; 
Ida  E.,  died  in  1890,  aged  tAventy-nine  years; 
]\raggie  E.  (Mrs.  John  F.  Ealy);  Anna  M. 
(Mrs.  Philip  Harmon),  has  three  sons;  Miles 
A.;  David  V.;  Frank  C,  married  Mary  J. 
Harmon,  has  one  child.  Mr.  Haffiy  is  an  earn- 
est member  of  the  Lutheran  church  at  ^Me- 
clianicsvillc,  and  has  Itceii  a  member  of  its 
council  for  a  nmnber  of  years. 

^Irs.  ]\Iiles  Haffiy's  parents,  John  and  Ruth 
Rogers,  settled  in  Chester  county,  Pa.,  in 
1828;  their  three  daughters  are:  ^largaret 
J.  (Mrs.  Miles  Hafiiy) ;  Rachel  (:\rrs.  McKee) ; 
and  Letitia. 


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ISAAC  AXE,  Belleville,  Mifflin  county. 
Pa.,  was  bom  near  Heading,  Berks  county, 
I'a.,  January  1,  1821.  He  is  a  son  of  AVilliaiu 
and  Eiizabetli  Axe,  wlio  were  of  German  de- 
scent. Their  children  are:  William,  married 
Rose  Ann  Detweiler,  has  two  sons;  Jacob, 
who  married.  Eliza  Darrah,  resides  in  Indiana, 
has  two  sons;  John,  married  Mary  Ort,  has 
hve  sons  and  one  daughter;  Isaac;  Reuben, 
married  Mary  Cogley,  has  eight  children; 
Sarah  (Mrs.  Charles  Brown),  Rock  Island,  111., 
has  two  children ;  Catharine  (Mrs.  Davis  Mor- 
gan), Green  county,  Ind.,  has  four  sons  and 
two  daughters;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Leonard 
Lytle),  has  two  sons  and  three  daughters;  and 
Hannah  (Mrs.  John  Fife),  has  three  sons  and 
five  daughters.  Mr.  William  Axe  died  in 
Berks  county.  Pa.,  in  1827;  his  mdow  re- 
moved with  her  family  to  Union  township, 
Mifflin  countv,  where  slie  died  in  1843,  aged 
fifty-five. 

Isaac  Axe  was  educated  in  the  district 
schools  of  Union  township.  W^hen  his  father 
died,  Isaac  was  only  seven,  and  while  quite, 
young  he  left  school,  and  toiled  early  and  late 
to  help  his  mother.  He  learned  carpentry, 
and  being  ambitious,  industrious,  and  a  care- 
ful Avorkman,  was  soon  not  a  mere  carpenter, 
but  a  builder  and  contractor;  many  of  the 
largest  barns  and  finest  l)uildings  in  the  valley 
were  erected  by  him.  In  1852,  he  began  on 
his  own  account,  and  for  forty  years  carried 
on  a  thriving  business.  He  is  highly  esteemed 
in  the  community.  He  has  never  been  promi- 
nent in  political  affairs,  but  has  always  identi- 
fied himself  with  the  Democratic  party. 

Isaac  Axe  was  married  in  December,  ISIS, 
to  Maria,  daughter  of  George  and  Elizabeth 
(Hubler)  Smith.  They  have  ten  children: 
Catharine,  died  aged  twelve;  George,  married 
Margaret  Smith,  resides  in  Ohio,  has  four  sons 
and  four  daughters;  Reuben,  married  Eliza 
Johnson,  has  four  sons  and  two  daughters; 
Alice;  Louisa,  died  in  early  childhood;  Wil- 
liam, resides  at  Glenwood  Springs,  Coh;  Mar- 
garet; Joseph  Keller,  died  at  the  age  of  six- 
teen; John,  a  graduate  of  Pennsylvania  Col- 
lege and  of  the  Lutheran  Theological  Semi- 
nary at  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  was  ordained  to  the 
ministry  in  1S94;  and  Maud  (Mrs.  Lambert 
Ivron),  a  graduate  of  the  Edinboro  State  for- 
mal School.  She  is  now  living  at  Kittanning, 
Armstrong  county,  Pa.,  where  she  taught  for 
a  number  of  years.    Mrs.  Isaac  Axe  died,  De- 


cember 16,  1877,  aged  fifty-two.  She  was  a 
devout  Christian,  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  greatly  esteemed  for  her  hospitality 
and  kindness  of  heart.  For  more  than  fifty 
years  Mr.  Axe  has  been  a  member  of  the 
I^utheran  church. 


DAVID  H.  SMUCKER,  Belleville,  Mif- 
flin county,  Pa.,  was  bom  at  Swartzells  Mills, 
L'nion  township,  April  5,  1850.  He  is  a  son 
of  John  and  Mary  (Byler)  Smucker,  and  a 
grandson  of  Mr.  and  Mi-s.  Daniel  Smucker. 
Daniel  Smucker  was  a  native  of  Union  coun- 
ty. His  children  arc:  Jonathan;  Joshua; 
John;  Michael;  Leah;  and  Rachel.  The  third 
son,  John  Smucker,  was  born  in  Buffalo  val- 
ley. Union  county,  and  received  his  education 
in  the  district  schools  of  his  native  township. 
When  he  had  attained  his  majority,  he  left 
home  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Union  t0A\ai- 
ship,  Mifflin  county,  where  he  remained  for 
more  than  twenty  years.  The  latter  part  of 
his  life  was  spent  at-  Port  Royal,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  where  he  died  in  1866,  aged  forty- 
four.  His  death  was  the  result  of  an  accident 
which  occurred  while  he  was  working  in  the 
woods.  He  was  struck  by  the  limb  of  a  tree 
while  cutting  timber  to  build  a  bam.  He  was 
a  good  friend  and  neighbor,  highly  esteemed 
in  the  community,  a  devout  member  of  the 
Amish  Mennonite  chiu'ch,  and  a  liberal  giver 
to  all  church  enterprises.  He  married  jMary, 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  Solomon  K.  and  Sarah 
fllertzler)  Byler.  Their  children  are:  David 
H. ;  Solomon  B.,  married  Rebecca  Yoder,  his 
wife  and  two  children  are  dead;  Sarah  (Mrs. 
J.  F.  Gliek),  resides  in  Costilla  county,  Col., 
has  five  children;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Rufus  Yo- 
der), has  seven  children;  ISTancy  (Mrs.  Joseph 
Z.  Yoder);  John;  and  Selina  (Mrs.  Levi  Zook). 
Mrs.  John  Smucker  died  at  her  home  in  Union 
toAvnship,  in  1896,  aged  seventy-one  years. 
She  was  an  active  worker  in  the  church,  and 
noted  for  her  hospitality. 

David  H.  Smucker  attended  the  district 
schools  of  LTnion  township,  and  worked  with 
his  father  on  the  fami,  until  he  was  twenty- 
two,  when  he  removed  to  Buffalo  township, 
and  invested  in  a  steam  threshing  machine. 
He  was  fairly  successful  in  this  venture,  and 
in  1887,  he  began  his  mercantile  career  at 
Yicksburg,  Union  county.  Pa.  He  removed 
to  Belleville,  April  3,  1895,  where  he  opened 
his  present  commodious  and  attractive  store. 


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His  success  as  a  mercliaiit  is  due  to  his  enter- 
prise and  honest  dealing.  He  is  not  prominent 
in  political  circles,  but  has  always  belonged 
to  the  Eepublican  party. 

David  H.  Smucker  was  married,  December 
25,  1876,  to  Barbara  G.,  only  daughter  of 
Samuel  Byler,  deceased,  of  Union  county.  Pa. 
Their  children  are:  Emma  B.;  Harry;  and 
three  who  died  in  childhood.  Mr.  Smucker 
and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Aniish  Men- 
nonite  church. 


PJCHARD  BPJXDLE,  Belleville,  Mif- 
flin county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Union  township, 
July  17,  1829,  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Hon- 
berger)  Brindle.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
Abraham  Brindle,  was  a  native  of  Germany, 
who  came  to  xVmerica  near  the  close  of  the  last 
century,  settled  in  Pennsylvania  in  Berks 
county,  and  then  removed  to  Lancaster  coun- 
ty. He  lived  to  an  advanced  age,  and  died 
in  Berks  county,  near  Adamstown.  He  had 
sons  and  daughters:  John;  Daniel;  Isaac; 
Elizabeth,  and  two  other  daughters.  John 
Brindle  spent  his  boyhood  on  his  father's 
farm,  and  received  the  usual  rather  limited 
education  of  a  farmer's  son.  After  his  mar- 
riage he' settled  in  MifHin  county,  in  what  is 
now  Union  township,  where  in  the  period  of 
the  '20's  he  bought  a  tract  of  timber  land  upon 
which  he  built  a  log  house  and  shop,  and  began 
coopering.  He  removed  to  Belleville,  bought 
land  adjacent  to  where  the  hotel  now  stands, 
built  a  house  and  shop,  and  was  most  success- 
ful at  his  trade,  which  he  followed  to  the  later 
days  of  his  life.  John  Brindle  was  one  of  the 
most  esteemed  citizens  of  Belleville;  he  was 
interested  in  local  and  political  affairs;  he  was 
a  Democrat,  and  served  in  several  townshij) 
offices.  Mr.  Brindle,  by  his  earnest  effort, 
assisted  largely  in  organizing  and  building  u]) 
the  Lutheran  church  at  Mechanicsville,  of 
which  he  was  a  faithful  member  and  officer. 
Mr.  Brindle's  death  occurred  in  1882,  he  being 
about  eighty  years  of  age;  his  Avife  survived 
hiui  three  years  and  died  aged  eighty-four. 
John  Brindle  was  married  to  Mary,  daughter 
of  John  Honberger;  their  children  are:  Cy- 
rus, accidentally  dro-\\med  at  three  years  of 
age;  Catharine,  died  in  infancy;  Benjamin, 
married  Xancy  Mateer,  died  August  24,  1896, 
has  four  children;  Pichavd;  Josiah,  married 
Sarah  Hntford,  has  five  children;    .John,  mar- 


ried Xancy  Eittenhouse,  has  aeven  children; 
and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  E.  E.  Wills). 

Eichard  Brindle  attended  the  district 
school.  Desiring  to  learn  a  trade,  he  chose 
that  of  tailoring,  and  was  placed  with  Thomas 
Lucas,  tailor  at  Belleville,  for  four  years'  ap- 
prenticeship. After  serving  three  years  he 
bought  the  fourth  year  of  his  apprenticeship 
for  the  sum  of  $25,  and  waived  six  months' 
schooling,  and  one  new  suit  of  clothes  due  him 
at  the  expiration  of  the  contract.  He  then 
went  to  Eeading,  Pa.,  and  for  one  year  worked 
as  a  journeyman;  he  returned  to  Belleville 
and  spent  two  years  as  a  clerk  in  the  store  of 
Daniel  Oberholtzer.  A  year  was  spent  in 
Worcester,  Wayne  county,  O.,  where  he 
learned  cutting  and  fitting.  Eeturning  to 
Belleville,  he  began  business  on  his  own  ac- 
count and  continued  for  six  years,  when  he 
removed  to  Manor  Hill,  in  Stone  valley,  Hunt- 
ingdon county.  He  remained  there  three 
years,  and  then  returned  to  Belleville,  and  en- 
gaged in  the  hotel  business;  for  two  years  he 
was  proprietor  of  James  Poe's  hotel,  after 
which  he  rented  his  father's  house,  where  the 
present  hotel  now  stands,  and  opened  a  tav- 
ern. In  a  few  years  he  bought  the  property; 
for  thirty  years  he  was  proprietor,  and  made 
many  improvements,  until  it  is  now  a  modern 
and  convenient  country  hotel.  The  farm  on 
Avhich  Mr.  Brindle  now  resides  was  a  tract  of 
land  which  he  bought  and  cultivated,  and  with 
its  modern  house,  barn  and  other  appoint- 
ments it  ranks  among  the  finest  farms  of  the 
valley.  Mr.  Brindle  has  the  respect  and  es- 
teem of  friends  and  neighbors;  as  a  jjrogres- 
sive  citizen  he  is  interested  in  the  welfare  of 
the  community.  He  has  always  been  a  Dem- 
ocrat. 

Eichard  Brindle  was  married  ]\Iarcli  11, 
1850,  to  Catharine  Taylor,  daughter  of  David 
and  Sarah  (Altz)  Dunmire;  their  children 
are:  Clarissa  Melvina  (Mrs.  John  Horton), 
has  two  children;  Xarcissa  Leland  (Mrs.  Al- 
fred Mentzer);  George  E.,  married  Elizabeth 
Ivlepfer,  has  one  child;  Sarah  Emma  (Mrs. 
William  Walker);  Gilbert  Beaver,  married 
Elizabeth  Eox;  Eichard  Elmer,  married  Mar- 
garet Kennedy,  has  one  child;  Wilson  Tay- 
lor; Milford  Clay,  married  Phranie  Stroup; 
Archie  Clarence,  M.  D.,  a  graduate  of  the 
class  of  1897  of  the  Jefferson  Medical  Col- 
le<ie,  and  one  of  the  most  earnest  and  diligent 


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stiidents  of  liis  class;  Catliarine  (Mrs.  Fred- 
erick J.  Dalilen),  lias  one  eliild;  aud  Roy 
Hudson.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brindle  are  members 
of  tlie  Methodist  church. 


JOHIs^  HAYES,  deceased,  of  Belleville, 
Mifflin  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
county,  Pa.,  March  6,  1797,  son  of  Andrew 
and  Jane  (Alcorn)  Hayes,  who  before  the 
EeA'olutionary  period  came  from  Ireland  to 
the  province  of  Pennsylvania  and  settled  in 
Lancaster  county.  They  had  nine  children: 
Robert;  Thomas;  Edward;  Andrew;  John; 
Frank;  William;  Henry;  Sallie;  and  one  child 
that  died.  The  first  twenty  years  of  the  life 
of  John  Hayes  were  spent  in  his  native  coun- 
try; he  obtained  the  "schooling"  of  the  dis- 
trict, and  learned  plastering.  He  served  his 
apprenticeship,  and  began  work  at  home,  car- 
rying it  on  afterwards  in  Centre  county.  Pa. 
In  1824  he  removed  to  Mifflin  county.  After 
thirty  years  spent  here  at  his  trade,  of  which 
he  was  master,  he  imrchased  the  farm  upon 
which  he  resided.  John  Hayes  was  married 
to  Jane,  daughter  of  John  Alexander,  of 
County  Armagh,  Ireland;  their  children  are: 
William,  born  July  2,  1825,  died  in  1838; 
Henry,  born  K'ovember  3,  1826;  John,  born 
July  9,  1828;  Francis,  born  March  1,  1830, 
died  in  1866;  Josiah,  born  April  1,  1833; 
Jane  Ann,  born  July  19,  1838,  died  in  1843; 
and  William  James.  Mr.  Hayes  was  promi- 
nent among  the  worthy  citizens  of  the  Kisha- 
coquillas  valley;  his  death  occurred  March 
14,  1888,  at  the  age  of  ninety-one;  his  wife 
was  born  March  11,  1803,  and  died  January 
10,  1883;  she  was  a  consistent  meml)er  of 
the  Presbyterian  church. 

William  James  Hayes  was  born  in  Brown 
township,  Mifflin  county,  October  20,  1843. 
After  attending  the  common  schools  of  his 
township,  he  was  for  two  years  and  a  half  a 
student  at  the  Kishacoquillas  Seminary,  near 
which  he  was  born.  He  remaiiaed  on  the 
homestead,  and  was  his  father's  able  assistant; 
later,  having  thoroughly  learned  the  business 
of  agricultiu-e,  he  took  charge  of  the  farm. 
In  this  occupation  he  has  shown  himself  pro- 
gressive and  judicious;  his  position  in  the 
community  is  one  of  high  regard.  He  takes 
an  active  interest  in  local  and  political  affairs. 
He  is  a  Democrat. 

William  James  Hayes  was  married  ]\Iay  14, 
1890,   to   Emily,   daughter   of   Lebbens   and 


Priscilla  (Alexander)  Bigelow;  their  children 
are:  Jane,  bom  IS^'ovember  28,  1892;  John 
F.,  born  August  27,  1894.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hayes  are  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
Mrs.  William  James  Llayes  is  a  daughter 
of  Lebbens  Bigelow,  who  died  July  31,  1895, 
aged  fifty-four  years  and  seven  months.  As 
a  lumberman  and  farmer  he  was  widely 
known;  his  father,  Dr.  Eliphaz  Bigelow,  set- 
tled in  Mifflin  county,  and  there  practiced  his 
profession.  Mrs.  Hayes  is  one  of  twelve  chil- 
dren. Two  died  in  early  childhood;  those 
surviving  besides  Mrs.  Hayes  are:  Ann  (Mrs. 
Walker  Crissman),  has  six  children;  Eliphaz 
R.,  married  Mary  Houser,  has  two  children, 
one  of  whom,  Cecil,  died  in  eai'ly  life;  John 
A.,  a  trained  nurse;  Clay  W.,  married  Emma 
Fultz,  has  three  childi-en;  Carrie;  Oscar  E.; 
Claude  K.;  Chauncey;  and  Cloyd,  who  died 
at  the  age  of  nineteen  months. 


JOHX  ALEXANDER,  the  ancestor  of  the 
Alexander  family  of  the  Kishacoquillas  val- 
ley, was  born  in  Scotland  about  the  year  1700. 
He  was  the  son  of  Thomas  Alexander,  a  prom- 
inent man  in  Lanarkshire,  Scotland,  from 
1710  and  upwards.  John  Alexander  having 
married  Margaret  Glasson,  daughter  of  Ron- 
ald Glasson,  of  the  city  of  Glasgow,  he  emi- 
grated first  to  County  Armagh,  Ireland,  and 
after  residing  there  a  few  years,  he  came  to 
America  in  the  year  1736\  This  two-fold 
emigration  was  probably  occasioned  by  the 
persecutions  to  which  the  Presbyterians  were 
sul)jectcd,  first  in  Scotland  and  afterwards  in 
Ireland,  for  their  love  of  civil  and  religious 
liberty,  and  their  brave  and  firm  resistance  to 
tyranny  in  both  church  and  state.  John  Alex- 
ander and  wife  Margaret  Glasson,  with  their 
three  sons,  Hugh,  James  and  John,  and  their 
two  daughters,  Rachel  and  Margaret,  settled 
in  West  Nottingham,  Chester  county,  Pa. 
John  Alexander  later  removed  to  the  vicinity 
of  Chambersburg,  Franklin  county,  where 
both  he  and  his  wife  Margaret  died  during  the 
Revolution. 

One  of  the  first  settlers  in  the  valley  of  the 
Kishacoquillas  creek  was  James  Alexander. 
He  was  the  son  of  John  and  Margaret  Glas- 
son Alexander,  of  Lanarkshire,  Scotland,  and 
was  born  during  the  residence  of  his  parents 
in  County  Armagh,  Ireland,  in  1726,  emi- 
grating with  them  to  America  at  ten  years  of 
age.     When  the  land  purchase  of  1754  was 


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made  from  tlie  Indians,  lingli  xVlexander,  tlio 
elder  brother  of  James,  settled  in  Shermans 
A-alley,  and  James  pnshed  further  west,  to  the 
valley  of  the  Kishacoquillas,  which  attracted 
him  by  the  excellence  of  its  soil,  its  valuable 
timber,  and  the  many  fine  springs  in  the  vicin- 
ity. He  located  a  tract  in  175-i  and  received 
a  warrant  for  it  dated  February  5,  1755,  the 
second  day  after  the  opening  of  the  land  of- 
fice. This  land,  when  surveyed,  contained 
two  hundred  and  thirty-nine  acres  and  one 
hundred  and  twenty-five  perches.  He  made 
improvements  u^jou  tliis  land  and  built  a  log 
cabin.  He  was  driven  out  in  1756,  when  the 
Indians  were. raiding  in  this  section  of  the 
coimtry.  About  1702,  when  the  trouble  with 
the  Indians  had  somewhat  subsided,  James 
Alexander  and  his  wife  Eosey  [who  was  the 
daughter  of  Eobert  Eeed,  oii»Chambersburg] , 
returned  to  their  home.  A  log  house,  with 
an  outside  chimney-stack  and  a  capacious  fire- 
place, was  erected  to  take  the  place  of  the  lit- 
tle log  cabin.  This  was  partially  replaced 
later  by  a  stone  house,  which  is  now  a  part 
of  the  residence  of  the  heirs  of  jSTapoleon  B. 
Alexander,  a  grandson  of  the  first  James. 

In  1773  James  Alexander  took  out  a  Avar- 
rant  for  one  hundred  and  eighty  acres,  ad- 
joining his  other  land;  in  1786  for  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  acres,  and  in  1793  for  two  hun- 
dred acres;  other  land  also  was  purchased, 
imtil  his  estate  consisted  of  one  thousand  acres 
of  fertile  land.  He  served  in  the  commissary 
department  of  AVashington's  anny  at  Valley 
Forge,  in  the  winter  of  1777-78.  For  this 
service  he  received  sixteen  hundred  acres  of 
land  in  Clearfield  county.  Pa.  He  died  in 
1791,  at  the  age  of  sixty-six  years,  and  was 
buried  in  the  church-yard  of  the  West  Kisha- 
coquillas Presbyterian  church,  of  which  he 
had  been  one  of  the  founders  and  ruling  el- 
dei-s.  His  lands  in  the  valley  were  left  to  his 
sons  Eobert,  John  and  James,  and  his  Clear- 
field county  lands  to  his  sons  William  B., 
Hugh,  Joseph  and  Eeed.  The  children  of 
James  and  Eosey  Eeed  were  eleven  in  lumi- 
ber:  Jane;  Eobert;  Elizabeth;  John;  James; 
Hugh;  Joseph;  Eaehel;  William  B.;  Eo- 
sanna;  and  Eeed.  They  were  all  born  be- 
tAveen  the  years  1703  and  1786.  James  Alex- 
ander added  a  new  tOA\niship  to  the  then  coun- 
ty of  Cumberland;  this  toAvnship  included 
tiie  entire  Kishacoquillas  valley,  and  in  mem- 
ory and  honor  of  old  Armagh  of  Ireland,  from 


which  in  boyhood  he  came  with  his  father 
John,  he  gave  the  nanie  of  xVrmagh  township 
to  one  of  the  noblest  valleys  of  Pennsylvania. 

Jane,  the  eldest  child  of  James  and  Eosey 
Alexander,  married  Col.  Alexander  Brown, 
brother  of  Judge  William  BroAvn.  He  located 
a  Avarrant  for  three  hundred  acres  of  land 
in  1783,  and  later  three  hundred  acres  ad- 
ditional, now  occupied  by  John  E.  GarA^er, 
Joas  and  John  G.  Kauffman.  Colonel  BroAvn 
settled  on  the  land  he  first  located,  and  left  it 
at  his  death  to  his  daughter  Elizabeth,  AA'ho 
Avas  the  Avife  of  Hugh  Alexander.  He  died 
in  Philadelphia  in  1791.  His  AvidoAV  mar- 
ried David  Semple  and  moved  to  Stone  valley, 
Pa.,  Avhere  she  died  in  1841.  Eobert,  the  eld- 
est son,  Avas  born  in  1776,  and  settled  near 
Stone  mountain,  on  part  of  his  father's  land. 
He  married  Elizabeth  McClure  in  1790  and 
remained  on  the  farm  until  his  death  in  1843. 
He  Avas  for  forty  years  a  justice  of  the  peace, 
and  in  1823  AA^as  elected  to  the  legislature. 
His  eldest  daughter,  Elizabeth,  married  Alex- 
ander Gibboney,  Avho  settled  in  the  valley  and 
Avhose  family  is  quite  numerous.  Silas,  a  son 
of  Eobert,  settled  on  the  homestead.  The 
tract  is  noAV  OAvned  by  Jacob  and  Joseph  Z. 
Yoder  and  James  HaA's.  Elizabeth  Alexan- 
der, daughter  of  James,  Avas  bom  in  1708,  and 
married,  in  1780,  John  Wakefield.  They 
moved  to  Spencer  county,  Ky.,  the  next  year, 
Avhere  their  descendants  are  numerous.  John 
Alexander,  the  second  son  of  James,  Avas  born 
in  1709  and  died  in  1820.  He  married  Anna, 
the  daughter  of  Henry  Taylor,  and  settled 
upon  the  middle  section  of  his  father's  lands, 
and  built  the  house  noAV  OAvned  and  occupied 
bA"  the  heirs  of  James  Alexander.  It  is  said 
that  Logan,  in  1707-78,  AA'hen  he  resided  in 
this  vicinity,  built  his  Avigwam  near  the  spring 
on  this  fann,  and  that  he  cut  upon  an  oak 
near  by  the  picture  of  an  Indian  Avith  a  toma- 
liaAvk.  This  tree  stood  many  years,  and  be- 
coming decayed  at  the  top,  Avas  finally  exit 
doAvn.  John  Alexander  had  six  sons  and  four 
daughters,  of  Avhom  Josiali  settled  on  the 
homestead  of  his  father  for  several  years,  and 
then  moved  to  Milroy  and  died  in  1847. 
Hugh,  also  a  son,  studied  medicine  with  Drs. 
Ard  and  Henderson,  and  graduated  from  the 
medical  department  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  in  March,  1824.  He  settled 
near  Dayton,  O.,  AA^here  he  died  in  1865. 

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Reed  Alexander,  was  born  FeLruary  10,  1772, 
aud  in  1792  married  Jane  Adams,  bom  in 
PliiladeliDliia,  September  15,  1776.  Their 
children  are:  Mary,  born  in  1793;  Rosey, 
1795;  Elizabeth,  179S;  James,  1801;  Wil- 
liam, 1803;  Jessie,  1806;  Jane,  1810;  Rob- 
ert, 1813;  Matilda,  1816;  Xapoleon  B.,  1819. 
James  Alexander  improved  a  mind  naturally 
strong  and  actiA'e  by  varied  reading,  and  was 
regarded  as  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary  in- 
telligence. He  died  Ajml  17,  18-17,  in  liLs 
seventy-sixth  year,  and  his  wife  July  27,  1834, 
aged  fifty-eight  years. 

Mary  Alexander,  eldest  child  of  James  and 
Jane  Alexander,  married  Samuel  Edminston 
Alexander,  of  Little  valley,  in  ISOO,  and  died 
in  1869. 

Rosey  Alexander  married  John  Scott  in 
1814,  and  lived  near  Bedford,  Pa. 

Elizabeth  Alexander,  third  child  of  James 
and  Jane  Alexander,  married  Left'erd  Lease 
Hanghawout,  of  Lost  Creek,  Pa. 

James  Alexander,  fourth  child  of  James 
and  Jane  Alexander,  was  born  in  ISOl. 
Though  trained  by  his  father  to  the  occupation 
of  a  farmer,  he  was  led  by  his  restless,  enter- 
prising nature  to  spend  a  large  portion  of  his 
busy  life  in  the  more  exciting  pursuits  of  mer- 
chandising and  trading.  Two  years  after  his 
marriage,  and  Avhile  still  managing  varied  in- 
terests abroad,  he  added  to  his  patrimonial 
estate  by  purchasing  the  adjoining  homestead 
and  land  of  his  uncle,  John  Alexander,  which 
he  retained  as  his  home  during  all  the  remain- 
ing years  of  his  long  life.  Li  this  old  home, 
built  by  his  uncle  in  1791,  and  ever  since  re- 
tained in  the  name,  he  and  his  saintly  wife 
lived  to  celebrate  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of 
their  maiTiage.  Lie  died  in  his  eighty-fifth 
year,  she  in  her  eightieth  year,  and  they  sleep 
with  their  fathers  in  the  West  Kishacoquillas 
Presbyterian  cemetery.  Through  many  vicis- 
situdes, his  business  tact,  good  management 
and  ceaseless  energy  brought  a  reasonable 
measure  of  success.  Among  his  possessions 
are  two  sections  of  land  in  Illinois,  where  part 
of  his  family  now  reside.  Though  a  firm  ad- 
herent to  tlae  principles  of  Democracy,  Mr. 
Alexander  never  accepted  or  held  office,  pre- 
ferring the  honors  to  fall  upon  those  who  par- 
ticipated in  the  active  work  of  the  party. 
Though  not  a  member,  he  Avas  ahvays  a  Avilling 
supporter  of  the  East  Kishacoquillas  Presl)y- 
terian  church,  and  Avas  one  of  the  most  inter- 


ested and  actiA'e  founders  of  Kishacoquillas 
Seminary,  in  his  neighborhood,  for  many  years 
a  fiourishing  educational  institution.  Mr.  Al- 
exander Avas,  on  the  17th  of  February,  1834, 
married  to  Celia,  daughter  of  Robert  Alexan- 
der, Esq.,  of  Kishacoquillas  valley.  Their 
children  are:  Jane  Elizabeth,  Avife  of  Rev. 
Lefferd  Lease  IlaughaAvout;  James  Porter- 
field,  married  to  Annie  ^\.ugusta  Ilalsey, 
daughter  of  Joseph  J.  and  Mildred  J.  Halsey, 
of  Virginia;  Celia  Anna;  Missouri  Mary; 
Xapoleon  B.,  deceased;  Matilda  A^irginia,  de- 
ceased; Lucy  Josephine,  decreased;  Robert 
Ard,  married  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  Charles 
Maclay,  and  grand-daughter  of  Judge  Robert 
]\raclay,  of  Mifflin  county;  and  Emma  Rosa- 
lind, married  to  Hugh  AVhite  BroAvn,  of  Clin- 
ton county. 

William  Adams  Alexander  married  Jane 
Read,  daughter  of  AVilliam  Read,  of  the  A^al- 
ley.     He  died  in  1804. 

Jessie  Alexander,  daughter  of  James  and 
Jane  Alexander,  married  Hon.  George  Lyons, 
of  Afifflin  county.     She  died  in  1835. 

Jane  Alexander,  born  in  1810,  married  Jo- 
seph Alexander,  Esq.,  of  LcAvistoAvn,  Pa.,  in 
1835.      She  Avas  a  Avoman  of  fine  mind  and  -s^^ 

memory,  which  she  cultivated  by  extended 
reading.      She  died  in  1876. 

Matilda  Alexander,  born  in  ISlC,  married 
Foster  Davis  and  moved  to  Illinois,  Avhere  she 
died  in  1848. 

Robert  Alexander,  born  in  1813,  man-ied 
Catherine  McKee,  and  moved  to  Illinois, 
Avhere  he  died  in  1844. 

Xapoleon  B.  Alexander,  the  last  child  of 
James  and  Jane  xVlexander,  Avas  born  in  1819, 
and  married  his  cousin,  Priscilla  xUexander, 
daughter  of  Robert  M.  ^nd  Rhoda  T.  Alex- 
ander, of  the  valley,  born  in  1820,  married 
February  25,  1845.  Mr.  Alexander  received 
that  part  of  his  father's  land  Avhich  included 
the  old  homestead  on  Spring  run,  AAdiere  his 
grandfather,  the  first  James  Alexander  settled 
in  1755,  and  Avhich  nnist  ever  be  a  place  of 
special  interest  to  the  numerous  and  Avidely- 
scattered  descendants  of  this  branch  of  the 
Alexander  family. 

The  children  of  N'apoleon  E.  and  Priscilla 
Alexander  are:  Rhoda  Ann;  Matilda  Jane, 
married  to  H.  G.  Bratton;  James  HoAvard, 
deceased;  AVilliam  Reed,  deceased;  Robert 
Alaclay,  deceased;   George  A^ance;   Ira  Rush, 


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deceased;  Marv  Margaret ;   John  Foster;   and 
Eugene  Bruce  Alexander. 


ROBERT  CA^IPBELL,  Belleville,  Mii- 
flin  county,  Pa.,  son  of  John  and  Rachel  (Oli- 
ver) Campbell,  Avas  bom  on  the  old  homestead 
in  Union  townshiji,  May  2,  ISOS.  He  is  a 
grandson  of  Robert  Campbell,  who  emigrated 
from  County  Down,  in  Ireland,  where  he  was 
born  in  1T2S.  His  brother  William  was  born 
two  years  later,  and  at  his  birth  his  mother 
died.  Some  time  after  the  mother's  death, 
the  father  married  again.  Young  Robert  re- 
mained under  the  parental  roof  until  he  was 
seventeen,  but  there  l)eing  a  lack  of  harmony 
between  hhnself  and  his  step-mother,  he  de- 
cided to  seek  his  own  liA^elihood.  He  sailed 
for  America  in  1746,  and  landed  in  Philadel- 
phia, where  he  tarried  a  short  time,  and  then 
made  his  way  to  Xew  London  Cross  Roads,  in 
Lancaster,  now  Chester,  county.  Llere  he 
worked  at  cnopering,  the  trade  learned  in  his 
native  land;  and  two  years  later,  seeking  a 
larger  iield  for  his  trade,  he  took  up  his  resi- 
dence in  "Wilmington,  Del.  For  six  years  he 
worked  in  the  Brandywine  Mills  cooper  shops. 
Of  a  frugal  as  well  as  industrious  nature,  he 
saved  every  dollar  possible  for  the  accomplish- 
ment of  a  cherished  purpose — that  of  going 
back  to  Ireland  to  bring  his  brother  William 
to  America.  He  set  sail  on  board  a  Holland 
ship,  commanded  by  a  native  of  that  country, 
and,  owing  to  unfavorable  weather,  they 
sailed  out  of  their  course  and  rifted  to  the 
island  of  St.  Thomas.  Here  they  again  took 
their  bearing  for  the  English  port,  which  they 
reached  after  a  voyage  of  over  three  months, 
with  the  ship's  crew  and  passengers  on  the 
verge  of  staiwation.  Mr.  Campbell  remained 
but  a  short  time  in  Ireland,  returning  to  Amer- 
ica \vitl!  his  brother  William  and  a  young 
friend  named  ^Matthew  Taylor,  whose  passage 
he  paid.  Landing  again  in  Philadelphia,  he 
made  his  way  along  the  valley  of  the  Brandy- 
wine,  and  northward  to  the  vicinity  of  Valley 
Forge,  Chester  county,  Pa.  Here  he  engaged 
in  farming,  and  here  also  he  married  Jane 
Camplielh  a  lady  bcariug  the  same  name  as 
his  own,  bm  lint  iddscly  related.  In  177:^>  Mr. 
Campbell  came  to  ]\rifflin  (-(nintv  and  took  up 
a  tract  of  land  in  Fnion  tn\vn>hi]>,  a  i>art  of 
which  is  now  comprised  in  tlie  homestead. 
After  clearing  off  a  piece  of  land,  he  sowed 
some  gTain  to  insure  a  harvest  f(n-  the  follow- 


ing summer.  During  the  summer  of  1773 
he  built  a  cabin,  and  in  the  fall  returned  to 
Chester  county.  In  the  spring  of  177-i  he 
started  for  the  settlement,  takina'  his  wife  and 
children  -with  him.  All  were  on  horeeback. 
They  made  their  way  to  the  Susquehanna 
ri-\'er,  and  up  the  Juniata  valley,  rea'^'hing  the 
mouth  of  the  creek  at  Lewistown,  on  Sunday, 
May  1,  1774.  The  following  day  they  came 
to  Browns  Mills,  and  on  the  3d  of  May  they 
remained  over  night  at  ]\Ir.  Alexander's,  by 
this  arrangement  reaching  on  the  4th  of  May 
the  little  house  that  was  to  be  their  home. 
Here  the  children  were  reared,  and  here  the 
father  died,  July  10,  1822.  The  children 
were:  William,  died  aged  twelve  years:  Alex- 
ander, died  aged  nineteen;  Elizabeth,  wife  of 
Thomas  Ferguson,  Esq.,  has  one  child,  Jane; 
John;  James,  accidentallv  drowned  in  the 
Susquehanna  river;  Robert,  man-ied  Rebecca 
J.  Robinson,  has  eight  children,  two  of  whom 
were  twins  born  in  1800;  Isabella;  William 
(2),  born  the  same  year  in  which  the  family 
came  to  Mifflin  county,  studied  for  tliP  min- 
istry under  Rev.  Dr.  Breekenridge.  near 
Washington,  D.  C,  and  died  there  at  the  age 
of  eighteen  years;  Joseph,  married  Elizabeth 
Oliver,  eight  children;  Samuel,  married 
Xancy  Oliver,  ten  children. 

John  Campbell  obtained  his  education  un- 
der private  tuition  and  in  the  subscrijition 
schools.  He  learned  his  father's  trade,  coop- 
ering, aiid  worked  at  it  when  not  busily  en- 
gaged on  the  farm.  Lie  was  an  energetic  and 
progressive  man,  prominent  among  the  enter- 
prising farmers  of  his  day.  After  his  father's 
death  he  succeeded  to  the  homestead,  and 
while  living  there  he  was  married.  May  7, 
1807,  to  Rachel  Oliver,  daughter  of  Hon. 
Judge  John  and  Margaret  (Lyon)  Oliver.  Mr. 
and  ]\Irs.  Campbell  had  five  children:  Robert; 
^Margaret  Oliver,  wife  of  James  Oliver,  four 
children;  John  Oliver,  niarri(>(l  Rachel  Camp- 
bell, whd  died,  after  wlii(di  he  married  Ellen 
Jackson,  who  also  died,  leaving  two  children, 
and  he  then  married  Christina  Barr;  James, 
married  Xancy  Ilalleck,  five  children;  and 
Rachel  Jane,  born  ^Fay  22,  ISIO.  two  days 
before  the  birth  of  Queen  A'ictnria.  !Mr. 
Campbell  died  March  2;"),  184."),  aged  seventy- 
nine  years;  his  wife  died  in  1871,  at  the  age 
of  eighty-nine  years. 

Robert  Campbell  received  his  education 
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private  tuition.  He  spent  liis  eariy  years  on 
his  father's  farm,  and  later  in  life  he  carried 
on  farming  in  connection  with  dealing  in  live 
stock. 

Mr.  Campbell  was  married,  December  10, 
1835,  to  Margaret  Jane,  daughter  of  Robert 
and  Ann  (McXitt)  Milliken.  They  had  three 
children:  John  Andrew,  married  Sarah  Wil- 
son: Ann  Mc-Nitt  (Mrs.  Charles  Kyle),  resides 
in  Carroll  county,  la.,  with  five  sons;  Eliza- 
beth Eachel  (Mrs.  Alexander  C.  Henderson), 
has  one  daughter.  The  mother  died  ISTpveni- 
ber  5,  1840,  aged  twenty-six  years;  and  in 
1855  Mr.  Campbell  was  married  to  Ellen 
Montgomery',  of  Centre  county.  She  died 
March  17, 1881.  ^h:  Campbelfis  well  known 
and  influential  in  the  community,  highly  es- 
teemed and  respected.  He  has  served  in  va- 
rious township  offices,  and  during  his  younger 
days  took  an  active  interest  in  local  political 
affairs.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church. 


The  Campbells  of  Kisidvcoquillas. 

ROBERT  CAMPBELL,  of  Scotland, 
gi-andfather  of  the  Robert  Campbell  who  came 
to  Kishacoquillas  valley,  is  the  most  remote 
ancestor  of  whom  we  have  any  record.  Ac- 
cording to  tradition,  he  lived  in  Scotland,  but 
possessed  a  castle  on  the  Isle  of  Man.  He 
married  Ellen  Douglas,  who  was  renowned 
for  her  beaiity  and  culture.  He  was  an 
uncompromising  Protestant  in  the  days  of 
James  IL;  on  the  accession  of  "William  and 
Mary,  he  organized  a  company,  became  its 
captain,  and  fought  in  the  battle  of  the  Boyne, 
receiving  as  a  reward  for  his  services  some 
confiscated  lands  in  the  County  Down,  Ire- 
land. 

The  first  child  of  Robert  and  Ellen  Camp- 
bell they  named  Dugald,  which  was  an  old 
family  name.  This  son  married,  and  was  sent 
by  his  father  to  occupy  the  confiscated  land  in 
Ireland.  His  first  child,  Robert,  was  born  in 
County  Down,  Ireland,  in  October,  1728;  he 
emigi-ated  to  America  in  1746,  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  years,  and  settled  in  the  province  of 
Pennsylvania,  near  Oxford,  Chester  county. 
In  the  same  part  of  Chester  county  there  was 
then  living  a  Scotch  family  by  the  name  of 
Campbell,  who  had  come  to  this  country  di- 
rectly from  Scotland  a  generation  earlier. 
Robert  Campbell  formed  the  acquaintance  of 


this  family,  and  in  1759  married  the  only 
daughter,  Jane  Campbell,  with  whom  he  lived 
more  than  sixty  years,  until  the  time  of  her 
death,  January  21,  1821,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
five  years.  These  two  families  of  Campbells 
were  not  in  any  way  related,  so  far  as  is 
known,  and  nothing  is  known  of  Jane  Camp- 
bell's family,  except  her  brother  John,  who 
always  lived  near  to  her  and  her  husband,  af- 
ter her  marriage.  The  descendants  of  this 
John  Campbell  are  part  of  the  Campbells  of 
Kishacoquillas  valley,  although,  forming  a 
distant  family,  and  are  related  to  the  descend- 
ants of  Robert  Campbell  through  his 
(Robert's)  wife  Jane. 

Robert  Campbell  remained  near  Oxford  for 
about  nine  years  after  his  marriage,  and  was 
identified  with  the  Faggs  Manor  Presbyterian 
church.  After  the  death  of  his  first  child, 
William,  in  1768,  he  removed,  with  his  broth- 
er-in-law, John  Campbell,  to  Delaware,  where 
they  lived  on  a  rented  farm  near  AVilmington 
and  prospered  for  five  years.  At  tlie  end  of 
this  time  the  owner  of  the  lauds  wished  to  re- 
sume possession,  although  the  lease  had  not 
expired,  and  as  an  inducement  to  the  Camp- 
bells to  leave,  told  them  that  a  man  in  Phila- 
delphia had  a  desirable  tract  of  five  hundred 
acres  in  the  "backwoods"  which  they  could 
buy  for  a  dollar  an  acre.  To  accommodate 
her,  and  to  secure  for  themselves  a  permanent 
home,  they  bought  the  land,  although  neither 
of  them  had  seen  it.  The  deed  of  this  prop- 
erty is  dated  Ajwil  13,  1773,  and  was  given 
by  a  man  named  Drinker.  In  August  of  this 
same  year  Robert  and  John  Campbell  hired 
two  men,  and  the  four  started  on  horseback 
to  find  the  tract  in  Kishacoquillas  valley. 
They  took  with  them  axes,  ropes  and  such 
provision  as  they  could  carry,  and  instead  of 
saddle,  each  had  under  him  a  bag  containing 
a  bushel  and  a  half  of  wheat.  The  incidents 
of  this  trip  are  not  now  known,  but  they  found 
the  land  in  this  valley  in  what  was  then  Cum- 
berland, noAV  Mifilin,  county,  in  Union  town- 
ship, near  Stone  mountain.  A  log  cabin  was 
built,  about  twenty  feet  east  of  the  southeast 
corner  of  the  present  barn.  On  a  plot  of 
about  six  acres  they  girdled  the  trees,  scratched 
the  ground  with  a  plow  made  from  the  crotch 
of  a  tree,  sowed  it  in  wheat  and  harrowed  it 
in  with  a  thorn  bush.  That  fall  they  returned 
to  Delaware,  and  in  the  spring  of  1774  started 
with  their  families  for  their  new  home,  one 


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Inindred  and  seventy  miles  distant.  Each 
family  had  a  team  of  horses,  a  Avagon,  and 
some  cows,  colts  and  hogs.  One  night  was 
spent  Avith  old  John  Harris,  the  founder  of 
Harrisbnrg.  The  CA'cning  of  the  1st  of  May, 
1774,  found  them  encamped  at  the  mouth  of 
Xishacoquillas  creek,  Avhere  it  empties  into 
the  Juniata  river,  on  the  site  where  Lewistown 
now  stands. 

On  the  next  day,  Avithout  a  road,  they  trav- 
eled up  the  creek,  and  in  the  nan-OAVs  some- 
times had  to  take  the  bed  of  the  creek,  shifting 
from  side  to  side,  and  even  unloading  and  re- 
loading their  Avagons.  At  siindoAvn  they  en- 
tered the  valley,  after  a  laborious  day,  and 
were  soon  comfortably  housed  in  the  cabin 
of  William  BroAAm.  The  next  morning  the 
ground  Avas  covered  Avith  suoav,  and  all  Avere 
quite  disheartened;  but  William  BroAA'n  as- 
sured them  that  this  Avas  exceptional,  as  he  had 
noAV  been  in  the  A^alley  three  years  and  knew 
the  climate  to  be  good.  The  next  night  Avas 
spent  at  James  Alexander's,  three  miles  from 
their  land.  On  the  morning  of  the  4th  of 
May,  1774,  they  accomplished  the  remainder 
of  their  journey,  and  by  ten  o'clock  in  the 
forenoon  drcAV  \ip  alongside  of  their  cabin,  and 
Avere  soon  established  in  their  neAV  home. 
Mountains  enclosed  them  on  every  side,  and 
trees  grcAV  to  their  A^ery  doorstep.  To  the 
south  and  east  groAV  tall  timber,  principally 
oak,  hickory  and  walnut,  Avhile  on  the  moun- 
tains Avere  found  fine  specimens  of  the  pine, 
chestnut  and  maple.  There  Avas  no  under- 
groAvth  in  the  timber,  but  in  many  places  the 
ground  Avas  covered  Avith  hazel  bushes,  and 
generally  a  growth  of  pea-vines.  A  massive 
oak  still  stands  which  marks  as  nearly  as  may 
be  the  camping  place  of  our  forefathers  Avhen 
they  first  entered  this  valley.  A  soil  lay  be- 
neath their  feet  as  rich  as  any  in  the  State, 
Avliich  when  cleared  of  timber  and  stone  Avas 
unsurpassed  in  raising  all  manner  of  farm 
produce.  When  little  John  saAV  their  dreary 
home  he  began  to  cry,  but  his  father  hung  a 
bell  about  his  neck  and  told  him  to  play  Avitli 
that;  the  jingle  soon  amused  him  so  that  he* 
forgot  his  boyi^^h  tr()nl)]es,  and  for  seventy-two 
years,  until  the  time  of  his  death,  he  never 
Avanted  to  leave  that  place. 

The  two  families  had  brought  Avith  them 
flour  and  provisions,  but  it  never  occurred  to 
them  that  the  harvest  time  Avas  tAvo  days  or 
two  Aveeks  later  here  than  in  DelaAvare,  so  they 


ran  out  of  liread  before  the  Avlieat  Avas  ripe. 
However,  they  ciit  some  of  the  Avheat,  and 
after  drying  it  Avell  in  the  sun,  made  hominy, 
upon  Avhich  they  liA'ed  braA^ely  for  tAvo  Aveeks. 
When  harvest  came  their  Avheat  yielded  Avell, 
and  they  never  again  Avere  out  of  bread. 

On  their  arriA'al  in  Ivishacoquillas,  John 
Campbell,  brother-in-law  of  Robert,  selected 
as  his  share  of  that  purchase  a  strip  aboiit  forty 
rods  Avide  on  the  Avest  side  of  the  tract,  run- 
ning out  into  the  A'alley  and  then  extending 
eastAvard  so  as  to  make  the  bulk  of  his  farm 
farther  from  the  mountain,  and  put  up  a  cabin 
at  the  south  end  of  the  sink-hole.  Later,  he 
erected  the  stone  house  Avhere  John  A.  Camp- 
bell, son  of  Robert,  son  of  John,  son  of  the 
original  Robert,  noAV  resides.  This  tract  now 
constitutes  the  farms  OAvned  by  John  A.  Camp- 
bell and  J.  Milton  Campbell. 

When  Robert  Campbell  came  to  this  valley 
he  had  six  living  children:  Alexander;  Eliza- 
beth; John;  James;  Robert;  and  Isabella. 
Three  sons  Avere  born  to  him  in  this  A'alley: 
William  (2);  Joseph;  and  Samuel.  Alexan- 
der died  in  1781  of  fever,  and  his  death  AA^as 
severely  felt  by  his  parents.  As  the  younger 
boys  greAV  up  they  became  able  to  clear  the 
land  and  manage  the  farm. 

AVhen  a  Presbyterian  church  Avas  organized 
near  Logan's  spring,  the  early  home  of  Logan, 
the  celebrated  Lidian  chief,  Avhich  Avas  north 
of  BroAvn's  Mill,  Robert  Campbell  became  one 
of  its  first  ruling  elders,  and  the  young  men 
of  the  family  used  to  Avalk  doAA'n  there  to 
church,  a  distance  of  fully  eight  miles.  This 
Avas  knoAvn  as  the  East  Kishacoquillas  Pres- 
byterian church,  and  still  retains  the  name. 
Later,  the  West  Kishacoquillas  Presbyterian 
church  Avas  organized,  some  three  miles  Avest 
of  the  present  toAvn  of  Belleville,  and  a  brick 
church  Avas  erected,  Avliieh  has  long  since  dis- 
appeared; the  old  graAcyard  Avas  extended 
eastAvard  so  as  to  include  the  ground  upon 
Avhich  it  stood.  At  the  time  of  its  organiza- 
tion, the  Campbells  became  identified  Avith  it, 
and  haA-e  ever  since  been  active  in  its  material 
as  Avell  as  its  spiritual  advancement.  In  this 
old  graveyard  both  Rohort  and  John  Camp- 
bell, Avith  their  wives  and  many  of  their  de- 
scendants, have  been  laid  to  rest. 

The  first  cabin  occupied  by  these  new  set- 
tlers seems  to  liaA'e  been  succeeded  by  a  story 
and  a  half  log  house,  built  some  ten  rods  from 
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this  log  house  was  removed  up  near  the  foot 
of  the  mountain,  where  it  still  stands,  a  relic  of 
jjioneer  days.  The  stone  mansion  house, 
which  is  still  occupied  by  descendants  of  Rob- 
ert Campbell,  was  built  in  179 3,  and  was  at 
that  time  the  best  house  in  the  valley.  The 
family  was  by  this  time  self-sui^porting,  and 
very  little  dependent  upon  the  outside  world. 
They  raised  flax,  and  made  common  clothing, 
and  their  own  sheep  furnished  their  ^^'inter 
clothing.  Xew  settlers  came  into  this  part 
of  the  valley  and  they  had  neighbors.  In  this 
humble  and  primitive  style,  the  family  man- 
aged to  grow  up  a  strong  and  vigorous  race  of 
men  and  women. 

Of  the  children  of  Robert  Campbell,  the 
first  William,  Alexander,  James,  the  second 
William,  and  Isabella  died  unmarried.  The 
first  AVilliam  died  in  childhood;  Alexander, 
James  and  the  second  William  in  young  man- 
hood, and  Isabella,  familiarly  known  as 
"Aunt  Ibby,"  died  in  IS 64  at  the  advanced 
age  of  ninety-two  years.  The  Robert  Camp- 
bell family  are  therefore  descended  from  the 
other  five  children  of  Robert  Campbell,  viz: 
Robert,  John,  Elizabeth,  Joseph  and  Samuel. 

About  the  beginning  of  the  present  cen- 
tury, Elizabeth,  the  third  child  of  Robert 
Campbell,  married  Thomas  Ferguson,  and 
sjjent  all  her  married  life  near  Pine  Grove,  in 
Centre  county.  She  had  one  daughter,  Jane 
Campbell  Ferguson,  who  married  John  Bar- 
ron, and  had  eight  children,  one  of  whom  is 
Rev.  David  Henry  Barron,  D.  D.,  of  Ilolli- 
daysburg,  Pa.  Robert,  the  sixth  child  of 
Robert  and  Jane  Campbell,  married  in  1798 
Rebecca  Robinson.  He  remained  for  about 
one  year  in  the  old  stone  mansion  with  his 
father,  where  twins  were  born  to  him  in  1799. 
Then  Robert,  Sr.,  bought  a  farm  at  Dry  Run 
Spring,  three  miles  across  the  valley,  and  di- 
vided it  between  his  sons  Robert  and  Samuel. 
This  tract  contained  about  three  hundred 
acres.  At  this  i>lace  Robert's  other  six  chil- 
dren were  born,  and  in  1814  he  remoA'ed  to 
Williamsburg,  in  Huntingdon,  now  Blair 
county.  Two  of  his  sons,  William,  one  ot' 
the  tvrins,  and  James,  were  the  ancestors  of 
the  Campbells  at  Punxsutawney.  Another 
son  of  Robert  (2)  and  Rebecca  Robinson,  his 
wife,  was  John  Campbell,  of  Logans  valley, 
wdio  on  March  6,  1831,  married  Barbara  Hen- 
shey;  they  had  twelve  children,  one  of  whom 
is  Rev.  David    Henshey    Campbell,  of  Mt. 


Union,  Pa.  John  Campbell  was  for  forty- 
four  years  a  ruling  elder  in  the  Logans  Val- 
ley Presbyterian  church,  and  a  man  highly 
esteemed  for  his  intelligence  and  business  in- 
tegrity. 

Going  back  to  the  original  Robert  Camp- 
bell, his  three  remaining  children  were  John, 
Joseph  and  Samuel;  and  I  speak  of  John  in 
connection  with  his  two  younger  brothers  be- 
cause they  all  married  sisters,  daughters  of 
the  Hon.  John  Oliver,  of  McVeytown,  and 
their  children  were  therefore  double  cousins. 
A  fourth  sister,  Jane  Oliver,  nuirried  John 
Campbell,  of  Centre  county,  of  the  original 
John  Campbell  family. 

As  so  many  of  our  ancestoi-s  are  direct  de- 
scendants of  Judge  John  Oliver,  it  is  fitting 
that  special  mention  be  made  of  him  at  this 
place.  He  came  from  County  Derry,  Ire- 
land, in  1770.  The  Olivers  had  come  over 
to  Ireland  from  Scotland  about  the  time  of  the 
"Siege  of  Derry."  Judge  Oliver  having  been 
well  educated  in  his  native  land,  was  thor- 
oughly qualified  for  teaching  when  he  came  to 
America.  He  taught  first  in  Chester  county, 
among  the  Quakers,  for  several  years.  He 
served  a  term  in  the  army  of  the  Revolution, 
and  was  with  AVashington  at  Valley  Forge. 
For  a  period  of  four  years  he  was  a  member 
of  the  legislature  of  Pennsylvania.  Judge 
Oliver  was  appointed  one  of  the  associate 
judges  of  Mifilin  county,  and  held  the  ofiice 
for  many  years.  His  residence  was  in  Oliver 
township,  which  was  named  in  his  honor. 
About  1780  he  married  ]\Iargaret  Lyon,  who 
had  been  one  of  his  pupils.  She  was  the  eld- 
est daughter  of  James  Lyon,  of  Granville  Sta- 
tion, on  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  and 
•grand-daughter  of  John  Lyon,  from  whom 
many  influential  families  of  the  country  are 
descended,  the  most  distinguished  individual, 
perhaps,  being  James  G.  Blaine.  Judge  Oli- 
ver was  an  intelligent,  upright,  genial  man, 
of  unbounded  hospitality,  and  fond  of  inno- 
cent amusement.  He  was  for  fifty  years  a 
ruling  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  church,  and 
wielded  an  extensive  influence.  Both  he  and 
his  wife  are  biii'ic(l  in  the  ]\lcVoytn\vn 
cemetery. 

John  Campbell  married  Rachel  Oliver, 
daughter  of  Hon.  John  Oliver,  in  the  spring 
of  1807.  There  were  born  to  them  five  chil- 
dren: Robert,  born  ^lay  2,  1808,  married  first 
Margaret  Jane  Milliken,  who  had  three  chil- 


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dren:  I.  John  Andrew,  who  married  Sarah 
K.  AVilson,  no  ehihh-en;  II.  Ann  McXitt, 
who  married  Charles  Kyle,  and  has  five  chil- 
dren, all  sons;  and  III.  Elizabeth  Rachel,  who 
married  A.  Clay  Henderson,  and  has  one 
daughter.  Robert,  son  of  John  and  Rachel 
Oliver  Campbell,  married  secondly  Ellen 
Montgomery,   no  children. 

Margaret  Oliver  Campbell,  second  child  of 
John  and  Rachel  Campbell,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 24,  1809,  and  died  October  6,  1880;  mar- 
ried January  25,  IS-il,  James  Oliver,  who 
was  her  first  consin,  once  removed,  being  a 
nephew  of  Judge  Oliver's.  They  had  four 
children:  I.  Sarah  Rachel,  who  lives  at  the 
old  homestead  at  Graysville,  Centre  county; 
II.  John  Campbell,  born  October  15,  1845, 
is  a  Presbyterian  minister,  married  May  23, 
1878,  Jennie  Elizabeth  Kyle;  they  have  two 
daughters.  III.  Andrew  AVilliam,  married 
December  16,  1885,  Jane  Eliza  Cummins, 
lives  on  a  farm  near  Graysville;  they  have 
three  children.  TV.  Sidney  Ellen,  lives  at 
old  homestead. 

John  Oliver  Campbell,  born  September  8, 
1811,  died  October  29,  1SS9,  married  first, 
March  1,  1843,  his  cousin,  Margaret  R., 
daughter  of  John  and  Jane  (Oliver)  Camp- 
bell, of  the  John  Campbell  family.  She  died 
in  December,  1843.  He  married  secondly, 
October  16,  1845,  Eleanor  Jackson,  who  died 
leaving  two  children:  I.  Anna  Mary,  who 
married  her  second  cousin,  Oliver  Hume,  and 
had  two  daughters;  II.  James  Douglas,  mar- 
ried Kate  ]Marshall,  and  they  have  living  two 
children.  John  Oliver  Campbell  married 
thirdly,  January  22,  1856,  Christine  R.  Barr, 
who  was  bom  August  12,  1814,  and  died  Sep- 
tember 29,  1892;    no  children. 

James  Campbell,  youngest  son  of  John  and 
Rachael  (Oliver)  Campbell,  was  bom  July  25, 
'1813,  died  August  3,  1892.  He  was  a  grad- 
uate of  Washington  and  Jefferson  College  in 
1857,  read  laAV  Avith  E.  S.  Benedict,  Esq.,  of 
Lewistown.  He  settled  in  Clarion,  Pa,  in 
1845,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life. 
He  was  president  judge  of  the  Eighteenth  Ju- 
dicial District  from  1861  to  1871.  He  was 
a  member  and  a  staunch  supporter  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church.  He  Avas  a  man  of  command- 
ing presence,  six  feet  one  inch  in  height  and 
weighing  over  two  hundred  pounds.  His  was 
a  genial,  kindly  nature,  which  won  for  him  a 
host  of  friends.     He  married  Mav  10,  1847, 


Xancy  Jane  Hallock,  and  had  eight  children: 
I.  Mary  Rachel,  born  February  19,  1848,  mar- 
ried £)ecember  21,  1871,  Rca'.  Thomas  J. 
Sherrard,  and  lives  in  Chambersburg,  Pa.; 
they  have  four  children;  II.  James  Hallock, 
born  August  10,  1850,  died  July  10,  1851; 
III.  Elizabeth  Lyon,  born  May  4,  1852,  died 
in  Xovember,  1852;  IV.  Robert  Douglas, 
born  March  21,  1854,  married  October  1, 
1878,  Sarah  Henderson,  they  liaA'e  four  chil- 
dren; V.  John  Kuse,  born  July  S,  1856,  mar- 
ried February  21,  1883,  Elizabeth  F.  Sloan; 
they  have  four  children;  \1.  Harriet  Hal- 
lock, married  March  10,  1885,  Ross  Reynolds, 
a  lawyer  of  Kittanning,  and  has  two  children; 
VII.  Emily  Clark,  lives  with  her  mother  in 
Clarion,  Pa.;  VIII.  Virginia,  born  Septem- 
ber 5,  1867,  died  Xovember  15,  1871. 

Rachel  Jane,  youngest  child  of  John  and 
Rachel  (Oliver)  Campbell,  Avas  born  May  22, 
1819,  died  March  3,  1868,  unmarried.  Sam- 
uel Camjibell,  born  in  January,  1779,  died  in 
September,  1841,  mamed  in  1805  Xancy 
Oliver,  remoA'ed  to  Ohio  about  1832,  and  had 
ten  children.  Joseph  Campbell,  grandfather 
of  the  author  of  this  sketch,  Avas  the  ninth  child 
of  Robert  and  Jane  Campbell.  He  Avas  born 
in  Kishacoquillas  A'alley  in  1776.  On  April 
17,  1813,  he  married  Elizabeth  OliA^er,  AAdio 
Avas  born  Xovember  28,  1784,  and  died  De- 
cember 18,  1839.  At  the  time  of  his  mar- 
riage he  received  as  his  portion  the  east  end 
of  his  father's  farm;  he  cleared  the  land  of 
timber  and  stone  and  added  to  it  one  hundred 
acres  by  purchase.  He  erected  buildings 
upon  this  land,  in  Avhich  he  lived  all  his  life. 
He  Avas  a  representative  citizen,  actiA-e  in  the 
furtherance  of  all  public  entei-prises,  and  in- 
fluential in  the  support  of  morality  and  re- 
ligion. He  Avas  a  member  of  the  original 
"West  Kishacoquillas  Presbyterian  church,  and 
aided  in  its  organization  and  in  the  erection 
of  the  edifice.  He  had  eight  children,  four 
sons  and  four  daughtei-s,  Avho  all  grcAV  to  man- 
hood and  Avomanhood.  The  eldest  was  Isa- 
bella, born  February  18,  1814,  died  December 
9,  1863,  immarried;  Margaret  Jane,  born  Xo- 
vember 19,  1815,  has  ahvays  liA^ed  in  Kisha- 
coquillas, on  the  homestead,  near  her  brother 
Douglas,  is  unman-ied;  Joseph,  born  Xovem- 
ber 6,  1817,  married  March  30,  1849,  Eliza- 
beth Wilson,  Avho  Avas  bom  December  15, 
1825,  and  died  August  11,  1894.  There  Avere 
born  to  them  seA'en  children :  I.  Ellen  Marion, 


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born  April  20,  1S30,  died  Xoveniber  27, 
1886,  married  December  27,  1874,  James  Al- 
bert Coiian,  of  Parkesburg,  Chester  county, 
Pa.  Tbey  bad  tliree  children :  Eleanor  Eliza- 
beth, Everett  Campbell,  and  Edith  Marion. 
II.  Josei^h  Milton,  lives  on  his  father's  farm, 
married  in  December,  1881,  and  has  two  sons, 
Frank  Leffai-d,  and  Josei^h  Foster.  III.  Em- 
ma Jane,  married  James  Thomas  Cnmmins; 
children,  William  Franklin,  Arthur  Campbell, 
Katherine  Smith,  Samuel  Howard,  and  Eliza- 
beth. IV.  William  Wilson,  died  when  about 
eighteen.  V.  Oliver  McClelland,  graduated 
at  Washington  and  Jefferson  College  in  1885, 
studied  law,  and  entered  business  in  Minne- 
apolis, Minn.  He  died  in  April,  1805.  YI. 
Rev.  Robert  Lincoln,  graduate  of  Wooster 
University,  1891,  McCormic  Theological  Sem- 
inary, 1894;  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian 
church  at  Grand  Ridge,  111.  VII.  ^[ary 
Elizabeth,  married  June  7,  1894,  Harry  Haz- 
lett,  M.  D.;  they  reside  in  Pueblo,  Col.,  and 
have  one  child,  Elizabeth  Wray.  .!nsc'i)h 
Campbell  always  lived  in  Kishaeoipiillas  val- 
ley, where  he  was  for  many  year-  a  ruling 
elder  in  the  Presbyterian  cliurcli  in  Bcllc\-ilk'. 
He  resided  upon  the  farm  received  from  his 
father  uiitil  February,  1894.  when  he  re- 
moved to  Belleville,  two  miles  away,  where 
his  wife  died  in  the  following  August.  Two 
months  later  he  also  was  called  to  his  eternal 
home.     Elizabeth   Lyon,   born   January    13, 

1820,  lived  with  her  sister  Margaret  Jane  on 
the  homestead,  died  unmarried  February  7, 
1883.     Hugh  McClelland,  born  January  10, 

1821,  graduated  at  AA''ashington  and  Jefferson 
College,  1847,  was  a  lawyer  in  California, 
where  he  died  unman-ied.  May  10,  1850. 
Andrew  William,  born  November  6,  1823, 
mariied  Xovember  22,  1854,  Margaret  Jane 
Wilson;  they  had  two  children:  I.  Kannie 
Argyle,  born  October  20,  1856,  died  Septem- 
ber 15,  1858;  II.  Lizzie  Marv,  born  Februarv 
11,  1863. 

Robert  Douglas,  born  October  30,  1826, 
married  October  10,  1872,  ]\[arv  W.  Mareden, 
who  died  March  16,  1884.  they  had  four 
children:  I.  Florence  Rebecca,  born  Janu- 
ary 5,  1874,  died  April  1,  1890,  at  Indiana, 
Pa.,  where  she  was  attending  school;  II.  Ed- 
na Elizabeth,  born  December  25,  1876,  died 
August  20,  1881;  III.  Douglas  Marsden, 
born  August  21,  1880;  IV.  Hubert  Oliver, 
born  May  7,  1883. 


Mary  Rachel,  born  August  26,  1830,  died 
Xovember  17,  1859,  married  John  Orr  Wil- 
son, and  removed  to  Illinois;  they  had  fou'' 
children:  I.  Myra  Elizabeth,  who  was  born 
September  23,  1853,  married  William  K. 
Stewart,  and  has  one  child,  William  AVilSon 
Stewart;  II.  Robert  Bruce,  born  February 
28,  1855;  III.  Mary  Margaret,  born  Decem- 
ber 28,  1856,  died  June  17,  1859;  IV.  John 
Bailev,  born  September  20,  1858,  died  June 
2,  1859. 

Andrew  William,  who  was  the  sixth  eliild 
of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Oliver)  Campbell, 
resided  on  the  ancestral  lands  until  the  sjjring 
of  1895,  when  he  erected  a  comfortable  home 
in  the  growing  town  of  Belleville,  where  he 
with  his  wife  now  resides.  His  training  in 
the  iiublic  schools  was  supplemented  by  a  ses- 
sion in  the  Tuscarora  Academy  in  1845-46. 
Upon  his  return  home  he,  with  his  brother 
Douglas,  assumed  the  management  of  their 
father's  farm.  In  1851  the  ju-operty  Avas  di- 
vided between  them,  the  north  portion  falling 
to  his  share.  This  he  cleared  and  improved 
and  still  vt'tains,  together  with  a  farm  some  two 
miles  we>t.  He  also  holds  an  interest  in  the 
steam  flouring  mill  in  Belleville;  is  a  director 
in  the  ]Mifilin  County  Xational  Bank,  and  is 
largely  interested  in  the  Kishacoquillas  Valley 
Railroad.  He  is  a  pronounced  Republican; 
his  influence  in  promoting  the  interests  of  his 
25arty  and  upholding  its  principles  has  been 
decided.  He  was  a  staunch  supporter  of  the 
I'nion  during  the  late  Rebellion  and  did  not 
hesitate  to  offer  his  services,  but  was  never 
called  into  active  duty.  Mr.  Campbell  has 
since  early  life  been  an  active  member  of  the 
AVest  Kishacoquillas  Presbyterian  church, 
in  Belleville,  and  was  instrumental  in  the 
erection  of  the  present  edifice.  As  one  of 
its  trustees  for  more  than  twenty-five  years, 
he  has  assisted  materially  in  its  management. 
Hq  has  filled  with  honor  the  local  offices,  and 
has  often  been  called  upon  to  act  as  trustee, 
administrator  and  executor. 

His  only  living  child,  Lizzie  Mary,  was  mar- 
ried February  15,  1888,  to  AVi'lliam  Barr 
Maclay,  whose  father,  Robert  P.  Maclay,  be- 
longed to  the  familj^  of  that  name  who  came 
to  this  valley  at  an  early  date.  Her  education 
was  completed  at  the  Steubenville  Female 
Seminary,  Steubenville,  O.,  where  she  grad- 
uated in  Jime,  1882,  after  which  she  returned 
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and  in  the  Presbytoriaii  clinrcli,  of  wliicli  she 
is  a  member. 

Withi  her  husband,  William  B.  Maclay,  she 
resides  on  tlie  farm  of  Eobert  P.  Maclay,  de- 
ceased, to  which  another  farm  has  been  added 
by  purchase.  Mr.  Maclay  is  largely  inter- 
ested in  the  steam  flouring  mill  in  Belleville, 
Pa.,  and  was  instiiimental  in  its  construction, 
and  in  building  up  its  prosperous  trade.  He 
was  active  in  securing  the  charter  in  the  con- 
struction of  the  Kishacoquillas  A'^alley  Eail- 
road.  To  this  enterprise  he  gave  liberally 
both  of  his  time  and  means,  to  secure  its  com- 
pletion. He  has  been  a  director  of  the  com- 
j)any  ever  since  its  formation. 

AVilliam  B.  Maclay  and  his  wife,  Lizzie 
]\rary  (Campbell)  have  these  cliildren:  I. 
Helen  Argyle,  born  January  8,  1890;  II. 
Ealph  Henderson,  born  June"  26,  1891;  III. 
Eobert  Barr,  bom  November  16,  1893. 

On  May  4,  1874,  the  one  liundredtli  anni- 
versary of  the  settlement  of  the  Campbells  in 
Kishacoqiiillas  valley,  a  centennial  celebra- 
tion was  held  in  the  old  mansion  house  of 
Eobert  Campbell,  grandson  of  the  original 
Eobert  Campbell.  The  assembly  consisted  of 
representatives  of  both  the  Eobert  and  John 
Campbell  families.  The  first  Campbell  re- 
union was  held  at  Ehodendron  Park,  near 
Altoona,  Pa.,  in  August,  1890,  and  was  large- 
ly attended  by  the  descendants  of  these  two 
original  families.  A  second  reunion  was  held 
at  the  same  place  in  August,  1891.  After  an 
interval  of  two  years  a  third  reunion  was  held 
on  the  ancestral  lands  in  Kishacoquillas  val- 
ley, near  the  stone  mansion  of  Eobert  Camp- 
bell, on  Aug-ust  22-23,  1894,  to  celebrate  tlie 
one  hundredth  and  twentieth  anniversary  of 
the  coming  of  the  Campbells  to  the  Kisha- 
coquillas valley  in  1774.  ]\Iore  than  one  hun- 
dred descendants  and  connections  were  pres- 
ent, as  well  as  many  friends  from  the  valley 
and  elsewhere.  A  record  such  as  the  forego- 
ing is  certainly  remarkable  in  the  histories  of 
American  families.  From  such  ancestors 
arose  a  sturdy  race  of  Scotch-Ii"isli  Presby- 
terians, whose  energy,  industry  and  upright- 
ness have  been  perpetuated  throughout  suc- 
ceeding generations.  Great  cause  have  we  of 
tlie  younger  giMieratinn  i'i<y  gi'atitude  that  it 
has  fallen  tn  unr  lot  tn  descend  fnnn  such 
Avorthy  people,  distinguished  alike  for  their 
virtues  and  bravery,  as  well  as  for  their  per- 
severance in  conquering  the  wilds  of  their  for- 


est home,  and  making  it  blossom  as  tlie  rose. 
Such  a  history  should  come  to  us  as  an  inspira- 
tion, and  cause  lis  to  take  a  deeper  interest  in 
our  ancestral  heritage,  and  to  strive  to  render 
our  lives  worthy  of  so  noble  an  ancestry. — 
(Prepared  by  Sirs.  William  B.  Maclay.) 


WILLIAM  WALLACE  McXABB,  Belle- 
ville, Miftlin  county,  Pa.,  son  of  William  and 
Xancy  (Moran)  McXabb,  was  born  in  Belle- 
ville, March  28,  1824.  His  gTandfather  was 
William  McXabb,  who  came  to  America  dur- 
ing the  latter  part  of  the  eighteenth  century. 
Landing  after  a  tedious  voyage  of  three 
months,  he  settled  in  the  eastern  part  of  Penn- 
sylvania. Lie  married  Miss  Mitchell,  who 
came  over  aboard  the  same  ship.  They  had 
four  sons:  Eobert;  John;  William;  and 
James.  William  McXabb  died  in  Derry 
township,  MitHin  county,  aged  about  seventy 
years.  William  McXabb,  the  younger,  re- 
ceived an  education  Avhich,  owing  to  the 
death  of  his  mother,  was  limited  to  the  district 
schools.  He  learned  blacksmithing  with  John 
Eouls,  at  Belle^'ille.  After  finishing  his  ap- 
prenticeship:*, he  began  business  in  a  shop 
which  stood  where  the  Belleville  Hotel  now 
stands.  Here  he  continued  with  success  for 
a  inmdier  of  years,  and  then  gave  up  the 
smithy  business  and  fdllnwed  other  occupa- 
tions until  his  death.  AVilliam  McXabb,  Jr., 
married  Xaney  Moran.  He  died  at  the  age 
of  seventy  years.  Mrs.  McXabb  died  in  Belle- 
ville, and  is  buried  in  the  family  plot  in  the 
Presbyterian  graveyard.  Their  children  are: 
Mary  Ann  (]\Irs.  Joseph  Hoar)  has  three  chil- 
dren living;  Henry  S.,  married  Margaret 
Wilson,  resides  in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  three  chil- 
dren; John,  married  Miss  Longwell,  died  at 
BelleWlle,  in  1894,  aged  seventy-two  years, 
had  three  children;  William  Wallace;  Theo- 
dore, died  aged  fifteen  years;  David,  married 
Eliza  Gilmore;  Arie  (Mrs.  Washington  Xel- 
son),  of  Belleville,  had  one  child,  which  died. 

AVilliam  Wallace  McXabb  enjoyed  no  edu- 
cational advantages  superior  to  tliose  afforded 
by  the  district  schools.  He  chose  the  business 
of  cabinet-making,  serving  an  apprenticeship 
with  John  Koser,  Belleville,  for  which  he  was 
to  receive  $30  per  year,  after  finishing  his  ap- 
prenticeship of  two  years.  For  a  short  time 
he  Avorked  for  his  former  master  as  journey- 
man, but  desiring  to  become  more  proficient 
in  all  the  departments  of  his  handicraft,  he 


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went  to  Philadelphia,  and  worked  in  the  em- 
ploy of  Samnel  Waters  for  two  yeai-s.  Re- 
tiu'ning  to  Belleville,  he  began  business  with 
Jacob  Foltz,  nnder  the  firm  name  of  Foltz  & 
McXabb.  The  new  firm  prospered  so  Avell 
that  they  were  able  before  long  to  l)uy  out 
the  old  business  of  Mr.  Koser.  The  partner- 
ship was  continued  for  about  four  years,  and 
in  1856  the  business  passed  into  the  hands  of 
Mr.  Mc]!:\abb.  By  continued  diligence  and 
strict  attention  to  business,  he  soon  succeeded 
in  establishing  an  extensive  and  profitable 
trade.  In  1880  Mr.  McNabb  retired  from 
the  duties  of  business  life,  whereupon  his  son 
took  the  helm,  and  has  conducted  affairs  up 
to  the  present  time.  The  life  of  Mr.  McISfabb 
exemplifies  the  results  that  may  be  produced 
by  diligence  and  perseverance.  Thi-own  upon 
his  own  resources  early  in  life,  with  little  or 
no  financial  start,  he  succeeded,  through  his 
own  exertions,  in  establishing  an  ample  com- 
petency for  himself  and  family.  He  is  widely 
and  favorably  known  as  one  of  the  original 
promoters  and  organizers  of  the  "\\^asliington- 
ians,  a  temperance  society.  An  ardent  Demo- 
crat, he  has  served  his  party  as  jury  commis- 
sioner of  the  county,  has  been  for  nine  years 
a  school  director,  and  has  held  other  township 
offices. 

William  AV.  McXabl)  was  married,  in  1851, 
to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Davis  Gibboney,  of 
Blair  county,  Pa.  They  had  one  child,  but  it 
died  in  infancy,  and  not  long  after  his  wife 
died  also.  In  1854  he  married  iSTancy,  daugh- 
ter of  Frank  and  Barbara  (Steele)  Morgan. 
They  have  had  these  children :  William,  died 
in  infancy;  Theodore,  died  aged  forty  years; 
Charles  Moran,  married  Miss  Hutchinson,  re- 
sides in  Philadelphia,  with  one  son;  George 
G.;  John  L.,  married  Katie  Dahlen,  has 
five  children,  Frederick  Moran,  Theodore 
Dale,  Rachel  Lillian,  AYallace  Morgan,  and 
Henry  Steele.  Mrs.  W.  W.  McXabb  is  de- 
ceased. Mr.  MclSTabb  is  a  consistent  member 
and  office-bearer  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


JOHIT  RUDY  GARVER,  Kishacoquillas, 
Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  was  born  on  the  old  home- 
stead near  Kishacoquillas  Seminary,  Union 
township,  JSTovember  16,  1839.  He  is  a  son 
of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  (Rudy)  Garver. 
His  grandparents,  Abraham  and  Elizabeth 
Garver,  were  among  the  sturdy  pioneers  of 
Mifflin  county.     About  1793  Abraham  Gar- 


ver left  Lancaster  county,  and  settled  on  a 
tract  of  laud  which  he  had  cleared  and  culti- 
vated in  the  Kishacoquillas  valley,  in  Avliat 
was  then  Armagh  township.  In  isiji.;  he 
bought  the  homestead,  a  farm  of  171  acres, 
tlicn  -wild  land.  Mr.  Abraham  Garver's  chil- 
dren are:  Closes;  Jolni;  Daniel;  Jacob;  Jiuia- 
than;  Benjamin;  Elizabeth  Hester;  and  ]\Lv 
ria.  Benjamin  Garver  grew  up  on  the  farm, 
attending  the  district  school  and  working  with 
his  father  dining  the  summer.  Willing  and 
intelligent,  he  soon  became  his  father's  de- 
pendence and  a  thorough,  practical  farmer. 
AVhen  his  father  died  Benjamin  bought  out 
the  other  heirs  and  remained  on  the  home- 
stead. Mr.  Benjamin  Garver  was  not  only  a 
good  farmer,  but  also  an  enterprising  citizen, 
anxious  for  the  improvement  of  the  com- 
munity. The  construction  of  the  Ivishaco- 
quillas  turnpike  was,  to  a  great  extent,  the  re- 
sult of  his  efforts,  as  was  also  the  organization 
of  the  Kishacoquillas  Seminary,  an  institution 
which  was  one  of  the  leading  schools  of  cen- 
tral Pennsylvania.  .  He  was  also  interested  in. 
local  politics,  and  held  various  township  of- 
fices. He  was  often  chosen  by  the  courts  of 
his  native  county  to  fill  positions  of  trust,  such 
as  guardian,  executor,  and  administrator  of 
estates.  Mr.  Garver  was  married  in  1833  to 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  Rudy. 
Their  children  are:  Sarah  Jane  (Mrs.  David 
Milliken),  born  JSTovember  9,  1831;  Elizabeth 
Ann  (Mrs.  John  AV.  AA^'ilson),  born  September 
8,  1836;  John  Rudy,  born  IsTovember  16, 
1839;  Rebecca  Lepley  (Mrs.  John  Henry), 
born  September  8,  1813;  and  Abraham  Ben- 
jamin, born  April  2,  1848,  married  Clara  Gib- 
boney, and  died  March  9,  1897.  ^S"]''^!!^"!- 
Garver  was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
He  died  July  31,  1860;  his  wife  died  ^\-ayA\ 
17,  1896;  she  was  a  devout  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church. 

John  Rudy  Garver  attended  the  district 
schools  until  he  was  seventeen,  and  completed 
his  education  by  a  three  years'  course  at  tlie 
Kisl)acoquillas  Seminary.  He  has  spent  his 
whole  life  on  the  homestead.  Following diis 
father's  example,  he  took  the  farm,  buying 
out  the  other  heirs.  He  has  made  many  im- 
provements in  his  property,  and  his  farm  is 
now  one  of  the  finest  in  the  valley.  He  has 
always  identified  himself  with  the  Reptiblican 
party,  but,  although  interested  in  local  poli- 
tics, he  has  never  sought  office.       In  1885, 


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however,  when  eanicstlv  solicited  to  aeeept 
the  liepiibliean  nomination  for  director  of  the 
poor,  ilr.  Garver  consented,  Avas  elected  bv 
a  substantial  majority,  and  served  one  tenn; 
again  urged  to  allow  himself  to  be  nominated, 
he  was  re-elected  by  an  increased  majority, 
for  a  second  term.  He  is  an  active  member 
of  the  P.  of  n. 

John  Eudy  Garver  was  man'ied,  Xovember 
9,  1880,  to  jNancy  Jane,  daughter  of  John  and 
Ehoda  (Taylor)  Henry.  They  have  tw^o  chil- 
dren: Elizabeth  H.,  born  January  27,  1883; 
and  Erank  Rudy,  born  February  1-1,  1885. 
Mr.  Garver  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the 
East  Xishacoquillas  Presbyterian  church. 


christians"  KAUFFM.IX,  Belleville, 
Mifflin  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Mifflin  coun- 
ty, July  15,  1829,  son  of  John  and  Barbara 
(Ring)  Rauffman.  His  great  grandfather,  Ja- 
cob Raulfman,  was  born  in  January,  1737, 
and  is  supposed  to  have  been  the  father  of  the 
seven  following  children,  the  register  of  whose 
birth  is  taken  from  a  "Book  of  Martyi's," 
w^hich  is  an  heirloom  in  the  Rauffman  family: 
Christian,  born  May  25,  1764;  Barbara,  born 
October  23,  1765;  Jacob,  born  October  28, 
1766;  Henry,  born  July  25,  1770;  David, 
born  June  22,  1771;  Daniel,  born  January 
27,  1773;  and  John,  born  June  20,  1774. 
Christian  Rauffman,  son  of  this  patriarch, 
came  from  Chester  county  to  Union  township, 
Mifflin  county,  and  owned  and  resided  on  the 
farm  now  in  the  possession  of  xVndrew  Camp- 
bell; in  1814,  he  built  the  large  barn  which 
still  stands  on  that  property.  He  married,  and 
had  sons  and  daughters,  recorded  as  follows: 

I.  ]\[artha,  born  April  27,  1789,  married 
David  Hartzlcr,  farmer,  late  of  Mattawana, 
Mifflin  county;  he  died  at  the  age  of  sixty-one, 
from  injuries  received  while  passing  under  a 
bridge,  on  board  a  packet  boat,  traveling  be- 
tween Lewistown  and  McVevtown,  in  ]\[av, 
1857. 

II.  Jacob,  born  Fcbruarv  7,  1790,  died  in 
1806. 

III.  David,  born  August  24,  1792,  in  Ches- 
ter county,  Pa.,  died  at  West  Liberty,  O.,  aged 
ninety-one.  He  married  Fannie  Yoder.  and 
afterwards  Xancy  Rauffman :  ho  was  a  con- 
sistent member  of  the  Aniish  church.  The 
family  removed  to  Chamjiaign  connty.  O.. 
about  1 845.  His  children,  all  natives  of  ^Eif- 
flin  county,  were:  i.  Joseph,  of  Ohio,  was  a 


minister,  married  Miss  Yoder,  had  a  family, 
died  a  few  years  ago;  ii.  Christian,  married 
Mary  Hooly,  had  many  sons  and  daughters, 
died  suddenly  a  few  years  ago  on  his  father's 
homestead  in  Champaign  county,  O.,  and  his 
widow  still  resides  on  the  farm;  iii.  Mattie, 
married  Jacob  Hooly  in  Mifflin  county,  re- 
moved early  in  life  to  Ohio,  reared  a  family, 
and  still  reside  near  West  Liberty,  O.;  iv. 
J  )a\id,  married  Mary  Hooly,  as  recorded  in 
the  Hartzler  Book,  p.  141;  he  afterwards 
married  Miss  Yoder,  in  Illinois,  and  had  sev- 
eral children,  she  died  and  he  married  a  third 
time,  and  removed  first  to  Washington  Terri- 
tory, and  later  to  Colorado;  v.  Jones,  married 
in  Illinois  to  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Yoder,  had 
one  child,  and  died  of  cholera  when  a  middle- 
aged  man;  vi.  Jonathan,  married  in  Illinois 
to  a  daughter  of  Yost  Yoder,  had  several  chil- 
dren, and  his  first  wife  dying  in  middle  age, 
he  married  a  daughter  of  John  Sharp,  by 
whom  he  had  several  children;  vii.  Solomon, 
went  to  Ransas  in  1861,  enlisted  during  the 
Rebellion,  and  served  his  term  in  the  army, 
was  jiostmaster  at  Garnett,  Ran.,  for  several 
years,  married,  but  had  no  children. 

IV.  Elizabeth,  bom  July  5,  1794.  died 
^March  28,  1856;  Avas  married  to  Christian 
Hertzler,  aaJio  was  born  April  13,  1793,  and 
died  at  Belleville,  Mifflin  county,  July  9, 
1890;  their  record  is  in  the  Hertzler  book,  p. 
68. 

V.  Christian,  born  April  4,  1796,  died  in 
1872,  AA'as  buried  March  5;  he  married  Xancy 
Hertzler,  Avho  Avas  born  July  14,  1800,  and 
died  in  1878.  Their  children  are:  i.  Joel, 
has  been  for  many  years  deceased,  mai-ried 
]\rary  DetAveiler,  Avho  died  in  1896,  and  Avas 
lun-ied  May  6th;  they  had  a  goodly  number  of 
sons  and  daughters:  ii.  Joshua,  went  to  Logan 
county,  O.,  married  Lydia  Yoder,  had  a  son, 
Jacob,  and  several  daughters;  iii.  Emanuel, 
died  unmarried  at  the  age  of  seA'enty-two 
years,  seven  months  and  tAvo  days,  after  an  op- 
eration in  lithotomy,  perforiiicd  at  the  Hah- 
nemann hospital,  in  Philadfljiliia,  and  Avas  in- 
terred in  Mifflin  county;  iv.  Levi,  married 
Frany  Byler,  had  a  large  family,  removed  first 
to  Germany  A-alley,  Pa.,  then  to  Logan  county, 
O.,  Avhere  he  died  of  consumption  abotit  1890, 
and  Avhere  his  AvidoAv  still  resides  (March, 
1897);  V.  Levina,  man-ied  Joel  DetAveiler  and 
lived  two  years  in  I^nion  toAvnship,  then  tAven- 
ty  years  in  Champaign  county,  O.,  then  sold 


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out  aud  removed  to  Tennessee,  and  iu  a  few 
years  returned  to  Logan  county,  where  both 
died,  leaving  a  large  family ;  vi.  Ann,  married 
David  Hostettler,  lived  in  MiiSin  county  until 
she  was  about  sixty-eight,  when  she  died,  a 
few  years  ago,  of  dropsy,  leaving  her  husband 
and  a  large  family  of  children;  vii.  Lydia, 
man'ied  Ohi'istian  King,  lived  in  Ohio,  had 
several  children,  both  died  in  middle  age. 

VI>  Samuel,  born  September  15,  1798, 
married  Sarah  Lapp;  he  owned  a  fine  farm  in 
Menno  township,  which  he  cultivated  success- 
fully for  several  years,  sold  it,  bought  a  good 
farm  in  Buffalo  valley,  afterwards  removed 
to  a  third  farm  which  he  purchased  in  Lan- 
caster county;  he  and  his  wife  both  died  at  an 
advanced  age  at  Gordonville,  Pa.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  i.  John,  married  Miss  King,  reared 
a  large  family;  ii.  Gideon,  married  Susan 
Fisher,  died  about  twenty  years  ago,  leaving 
Si  number  of  children ;  iii.  Jonathan,  married 
Miss  King,  has  sons  and  daughters,  is  a  min- 
ister; iv.  Samuel,  married  Miss  Stoltzfus,  has 
no  children,  is  an  implement  and  hardAvare 
merchant;  v.  Christian,  also  in  the  hai'dware 
business,  married  a  Miss  Stoltzfus,  has  sons 
and  daughters;  vi.  ]\riehael,  married  Miss 
Stoltzfus,  has  twelve  children;  vii.  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  Jonathan  Stoltzfus  has  sons  and  daugh- 
ters; viii.  Xancy  (Mrs.  Jacob  Stoltzfus), 
was  killed  about  six  years  ago  while 
<;rossing  the  railroad  in  a  carriage  with 
Mrs.  Isaac  Stoltzfus,  left  sons  and 
■daughters;  ix.  Sarah  (Mrs.  Amos  Mast), 
has  sons  and  daughters.  All  these  ai'e 
fanners  in  Lancaster  and  Chester  counties. 

VII  and  VIII.  Frany  and  N'ancy,  twins, 
born  August  17,  1800.  Frany  was  married 
to  Christian  Yoder,  distinguished  as  "county- 
line  Christ;"  they  owned  and  cultivated  a 
farm  in  Mifflin  county,  about  a  mile  above 
Allenville,  had  five  sons  and  two  daughters, 
who  had  reached  mature  years,  when  they  sold 
out  and  removed  to  Champaign  county,  O. 
Their  daughter  j^ancy  (Mrs.  Jonathan 
Peachey),  resided  in  Menno  township,  where 
she  died  about  six  years  ago;  the  other 
daughter  died  on  the  homestead,  and  the  rest 
of  the  family  went  west,  where  all  died  ex- 
cept Samuel,  who  lives  in  Missouri.  ISTancy 
Kauffman  was  first  married  to  C.  Lapp,  ancl 
had  one  son;  Mr.  Lapp  dying,  she  married 
Jacob  Yoder,  and  had  three  sons,  when  he 
was  killed  by  falling  from  a  bam  roof  which 


he  was  repairing;  she  afterwards  owned  and 
farmed  the  homestead  until  the  sons  grew  up 
and  were  married.  They  were:  i.  Samuel,  a 
bishop  of  the  Amish  cliurch,  married  Eliza- 
beth Eyler,  had  one  son  and  four  daughters, 
cultivated  the  farm  until  his  death,  some  ten 
years  ago,  when  it  Avas  sold  to  its  present  oAvn- 
er,  and  his  AvidoAV,  Avith  her  single  daughter, 
Molly,  resides  in  Belleville;  ii.  John,  also  a 
minister,  was  a  successful  farmer,  is  retired, 
but  still  OAvns  several  good  farms,  married 
first  Jemima  Zook,  had  one  son  and  one 
daughter,  afterAvards  Elizabeth  Hertzler, 
by  Avhom  he  has  two  sons  living;  iii. 
Jacob,  married  first  Leah  Hostetler,  had 
two  sons  and  three  daughters,  all  industrious 
farmers  and  church  members;  after  the  death 
of  his  fii-st  Avife,  he  married  Barbara  Zook, 
Avho  died  a  fcAV  years  ago,  and  he  is  noAV  living 
alone  in  his  pleasant  home,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-three,  having  been  successful  as  a 
farmer,  and  having  retired  a  number  of  years 
ago.  Llis  mother,  Mrs.  Jacob  Yoder,  Sr.,  died 
in  1873,  at  the  age  of  seventy-three,  and  Avas 
buried  on  December  12th. 

IX.  John,  born  October  21,  1802,  Avas  also 
a  farmer,  and  on  the  death  of  his  parents,  in 
1832,  purchased  the  homestead.  He  mai-ried 
Barbara,  daughter  of  Solomon  and  Veronica 
(Smucker)  King,  in  December,  1821;  her 
father  died  in  Leacock  toAvnship,  Lancaster 
county,  in  1801.  Their  children  are:  i.  Sam- 
uel, born  December  5,  1822,  married  Lydia 
Hostetler,  has  seven  childi*en;  ii.  Catharine 
(Mrs.  Jonathan  Byler),  born  February  29, 
1824,  has  seven  children;  iii.  Eli,  born  August 
8,  1825,  married  Elizabeth  Hooley,  had  three 
children,  and  after  her  death  married  Martha 
Troyer,  moved  to  Ohio,  had  one  son  and  five 
daughters,  died  in  February,  1889;  iv.  Chris- 
tian; V.  Piachel  (Mrs.  Jonathan  K.  Zook), 
born  January  3,  1831,  has  sons  and  daughters; 
vi.  Barbara  (Mrs.  Menno  K.  Zook),  born 
April  12,  1832,  has  sons  and  daughters;  Adi. 
Anna  (Mrs.  Solomon  Byler),  born  March  15, 
1835;  viii.  Sarah,  born  April  5,  1837,  died 
aged  about  forty-seven;  ix.  Elizabeth,  born 
May  3,  1840,  died  unmarried.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Kauffman,  with  all  their  children,  Avere  mem- 
bers of  the  Amish  Mennonite  church. 

After  the  death  of  Solomon  King,  Mrs. 
John  Kauffman's  father,  his  Avidow  was  mar- 
ried to  Christian  Zook,  a  bishop  in  the  first 
congregation  of  the  Amish    church  in    the 


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lvisli;u-u(|uillas  valley;  lie  was  boru  August 
It  I,  ITTtJ,  and  was  distinguished  by  the  cog- 
nomen of  "long  Clu-ist."  His  lirst  Avife  was 
Catliarine  Ilertzler,  by  whom  he  had  five  chil- 
dren, who  all  married  and  had  families;  they 
were:  Fannie;  Christian;  Joseph;  Salome; 
and  Catharine.  The  children  of  the  second 
marriage  were:  Eli,  a  bishop,  married,  and 
lives  in  Lancaster  county;  Elizabeth,  married 
Simon  Kauagy,  both  deceased;  Lydia,  married 
John  Kanagy,  both  deceased;  Martha,  mar- 
ried Jacob  Hertzler,  Avho  died  about  three 
years  ago ;  Samuel,  maiTied  Martha  Zook,  and 
died  seA'cral  years  ago ;  all  these  had  children. 
Christian  Zook  owned  valuable  property  ad- 
jacent to  Belleville.  He  was  a  prosperous 
farmer  and  a  man  of  worthy  character,  com- 
manding respect.  This  may  be  said  in  general 
of  the  families  treated  of  in  this  outline.  Be- 
sides Barbara  (Mrs.  John  Kauffman),  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  King  had  two  daughters,  Catharine  (Mrs. 
Christian  Peachey),  and  Sarah  (Mrs.  Joseph 
Zook).  The  Peaclieys  lived  in  ]\[enuo  town- 
ship; they  had  a  family,  of  whom  four  are 
still  living;  the  children  were  young  when 
their  mother  died.  Christian  Peachey  after- 
wards married  Mary  Byler,  of  Buffalo  valley, 
and  had  seven  children.  Mrs.  Joseph  Zook 
had  one  son,  Joel,  who  married  Lydia  Zook. 
Joseph  Zook  died,  and  his  widow  became  Mrs. 
Yoder,  and  had  three  children:  Jacob,  who 
married  Xancy  Lantz,  she  died  in  Ohio,  and 
lie  married  Xancy  (Detweiler)  Yoder,  widow 
of  Levi  Yoder,  who  died  in  1889  aged  sixty- 
fiA-e;  Samuel  K.,  married  Leah  Yoder,  who 
died  a  few  years  ago,  he  has  sons  and  daugh- 
ters; and  Frany,  who  is  unmarried,  and  lives 
alone. 

r'Iiri<tian  Kauifman  attended  the  district 
schodls:  hi-;  life  lias  been  spent  in  farming  the 
old  homestead,  which  originally  contained 
350  acres.  At  the  age  of  twenty-three  he  be- 
gan farming  the  part  purchased  by  his  father, 
and  at  the  present  carefully  cultivates  it.  In 
is.'i'.i,  he  jinrchased  100  acres  of  his  father, 
on  vhich  in  ISCiO  he  built  a  large  bank  liarn, 
and  in  isc.l  a  hn-e  brick  honse.  Islx.  Kauff- 
man is  a  l\e])ubliean. 

Christian  Kauffman  was  first  married  to  Pe- 
becca,  daughter  of  Shem  and  Phranie  (Yoder) 
Zook,  who  died  June  10.  isf.l,  leaving  the 
following  children:  Israel  IsL.  Iiotii  Septem- 
ber 13,  IS.-,.-,:  SLeni  J.,  burn  W.ayAx  20.  ls.57, 
married  Elizabeth  ITonlcv.  ha-  two  son-;  and 


three  daughters;  Barbara,  born  September  5, 
1858;  Phranie  Kebecca  (Mrs.  C.  B.  Hertzler), 
born  December  26,  1863,  has  three  sons  and 
two  daughters.  The  following  are  the  chil- 
dren of  the  man-iage  Xovember  12,  ISGS,  to 
Phranie  S.,  daughter  of  Solomon  and  Leah 
(Sharpe)  Zook:  Elizabeth,  born  August  16, 
1869,  died  August  27,  1894,  was  a  consistent 
and  earnest  member  of  the  church,  a  Avorker 
in  the  Sunday-school,  and  beloved  and  es- 
teemed by  all  Avho  knew  her;  Anna  F.,  born 
Februaiy  19,  1871;  and  Sallie,  born  Xovem- 
ber 23,  1871.  Mr.  Kauffman  and  his  family 
are  members  of  the  Aiiiish  Mennonite  church. 


JOSEPH  HEXDEESOX  MACLAY,  of 
Belleville,  Mifflin  county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  in 
Union  township,  Mifflin  county,  Xovember 
21,  1825.  He  is  the  youngest  son  of  AVil- 
liam  P.  Maclay,  and  grandson  of  Laiited 
States  Senator  Samuel  jMaclay.  He  resided 
on  his  farm  near  Belleville  from  1855  until 
1894,  Avhen  he  remoA-ed  to  his  present  home 
at  Belleville.  Mr.  ]\[aclay  has  always  taken 
an  interest  in  political  and  local  affairs.  He 
voted  for  Fremont  in  1856,  and  has  A^oted  for 
CA'ery  Republican  presidential  candidate  from 
Fremont  doAA^n  to  McKinley,  in  1896.  Mr. 
]\Iaclay  represented  Mifflin  county  in  the  leg- 
islature, in  the  sessions  of  1879  and  1881.  In 
1879  he  voted  against  the  Pittsburg  riot  bill, 
one  of  the  most  important  measures  before  the 
legislature,  and  Avas  a  Avitness  in  the  bribery 
suits  AAdiich  folloAved.  In  1881  there  Avas  a 
long  contest  for  LTnited  States  Senator.  Mr. 
Maclay  Avas  one  of  the  fifty-six  Republicans 
who  refused  to  supjiort  General  Oliver,  the 
nominee  of  the  Republican  caucus. 


WILLIAM  M.  GIBBOXEY,  Belleville, 
]\Iifflin  county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  at  Belleville, 
L'nion  township,  Mifflin  county,  August  17, 
1852.  He  is  a  son  of  Albert  G.  and  Peniu- 
nah  (Moonson)  Gibboney.  His  father,  Al- 
bert Gibboney,  a  natiA-e  of  Union  tOAvushij^, 
attended  the  public  schools  of  the  district  and 
completed  his  education  at  the  LcAvistOAvn 
^Veademy.  He  remained  at  home  until  he 
Avas  t-Aventy-one,  and  learned  from  his  father 
the  art  of  manufacturing  Avoolen  goods.  "When 
he  left  home  he  and  his  brother  formed  a']iavt- 
nershi]!,  and  Avere  very  successful  as  wcnlen 
manufacturers.  Later  he  bought  a  farm  in 
Union  tOAvnship,  Avhich  he  cultivated  for  sev- 


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eral  years.  In  1801  he  and  his  brother,  Dr. 
Samnel  Gibboney,  opened  the  first  drug  store 
in  Belleville.  The  business  at  this  store  was 
in  the  hands  of  the  family  nntil  1895.  Mr. 
Albert  Gibboney  had  ten  children:  Howard, 
married  Mary  Steely;  Elizabeth  A.  (Mrs.  G. 
AY.  Cogley);  Granville  M.,  married  Cordelia 
Bell,  resides  at  Reedsville,  Pa. ;  "William  M. ; 
Edward,  died  in  childhood;  Charles  B.,  mar- 
ried Jennie  Brindle;  Samuel  11.,  married,  and 
resides  in  Kansas;  Thomas,  married  Margaret 
Fultz;  Catherine,  died  in  early  childhood; 
and  Victor,  died  in  childhood,  ^tr.  Albert 
Gibboney  died  in  1888,  aged  sixty-seven. 

William  Gibboney  was  educated  in  the  dis- 
trict schools  of  his  native  township.  After 
leaving  school  he  entered  the  drug  store,  stud- 
ied with  his  father,  and  at  his  father's  death 
succeeded  him  in  business.  He  took  an  active 
part  in  the  organization  of  the  Kishacoquillas 
Valley  Railroad,  and  served  as  treasurer  dur- 
ing its  construction.  In  1805  he  sold  his  in- 
terest in  the  drug  store.  Mr.  Gibboney  has 
identified  himself  with  the  Democratic  party. 
From  1884  to  1892  he  was  postmaster  of  Belle- 
ville, and  resigned  in  favor  of  the  present  post- 
master. 

William  ^1.  Giliboney  was  man'ied,  Feb- 
ruary 15,  1883,  to  Letitia,  daughter  of  George 
and  Susan  Strayer.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren:   Lenore  D'.;  Hazel  S'.:  and  Albert  G. 


WILLIAM  C.  GARDNER,  Belleville, 
Alifiiin  county.  Pa.,  was  bom  at  Barrville, 
Brown  township,  September  22,  1835,  son  of 
Abram  and  Xancy  (Huston)  Gardner.  His 
paternal  grandfather,  George  Gardner,  was  a 
resident  of  Montgomery  county.  Pa.,  who  dur- 
ing the  war  of  the  Revolution  was  mth  AYash- 
ington's  army  in  the  battle  of  Germantown; 
he  also  served  under  General  Lee  in  1790. 
during  the  outbreak  in  Pennsylvania,  knowii 
as  the  "AYhiskey  Insurrection."  He  settled 
in  Mifflin  county,  at  Decatur,  removed  to 
Armagh  township,  then  to  Brown  township, 
and  was  engaged  in  farming.  Afterward,  in 
1836,  he  removed  to  A-^enango  county,  Pa. 
AYlien  thirty  years  of  age  he  married  Aliss 
Kearns;'they  had  eight  children:  Sophia; 
John,  first  married  Miss  AA'^illiams,  who  died 
leaviug  him  one  son,  later  removed  to  Illinois 
and  maiTied  Airs.  Jane  Stone;  Christiana 
(Airs.  Alexander  Orr);  Thomas;  Abram; 
Mary  (Airs.  Samuel  Huston),  has  one  child; 


George,  married  Betsey  O'Xeil,  of  Venango 
county,  has  thirteen  children;  Catherine 
(Airs.  Samuel  Bushey),  of  A'enango  county, 
has  fo\ir  daughter;  Thomas  Kearns,  fii'st 
married  to  Miss  Jolly,  of  A^enango,  who  died, 
afterwards  to  Aliss  Donaldson,  who  died  leav- 
ing him  one  daughter,  after  which  he  married 
again.  George  Gardner's  elder  brother,  John, 
was  also  in  the  engagement  at  Germantown. 
Before  1800,  this  brother  went  to  Ohio;  his 
descendants  are  among  the  best  citizens  of 
that  State.  George  Gardner  died  in  A^enango 
county  in  September,  1855,  at  the  age  of 
ninety-two. 

Abram  Gardner  was  bom  in  Alitliin  county; 
he  received  his  education  in  the  common 
schools,  and  began  the  active  life  of  a  farmer. 
In  1855  he  went  to  Columbiana  county,  O., 
engaged  in  farming,  and  remained  at  this  oc- 
cupation, in  which  he  was  most  successful,  un- 
til his  death,  which  occurred  when  he  was 
about  fifty-nine  years  of  age.  He  married 
Xancy,  daughter  of  John  and  Jeannette 
(AYilliams)  Huston;  their  children  are: 
James  IL,  married  Harriet  Kearns,  of  A"e- 
nango  county,  has  seven  children;  Frank  P., 
a  graduate  of  the  L'niversity  of  Pittslnirg; 
Catherine  (Airs.  Edward  Garside),  resides  in 
Ohio;  George,  married  Xancy  Aultz,  has  two 
children;  AA'illiam  C. ;  Levi,  married  Lucinda 
Camp,  resides  in  Ohio,  has  one  son;  and  Jane 
E.  (Airs.  Kern). 

AYilliam  C.  Gardner  received  his  prelim- 
inary education  in  the  district  schools;  when 
eighteen  years  of  age,  he  entered  the  Tuscarora 
Academy  in  Juniata  county,  and  was  under 
the  instruction  of  Prof.  J.  H.  Shumaker.  His 
family  then  removing  to  Ohio,  after  a  few 
years  spent  there  in  assisting  his  father  on  the 
farm,  he  returned  to  his  native  county  and 
taught  school  during  the  winter  terms.  Eager 
to  perfect  himself  in  the  profession  he  had 
chosen,  he  entered  the  Kishacoquillas  Acad- 
emy, and  then  the  State  Xormal  School  at 
Alillcrsville,  and  was  graduated  from  the  lat- 
ter institution  in  1862.  He  thereupon  weiit 
to  Lancaster,  enlisted  in  the  army  for  the  nine 
months'  service,  and  was  assigned  to  Company 
E,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-second  Penn- 
sylvania A'^olunteers,  under  Capt.  (Prof.)  A. 
R.  Byerly.  He  was  in  active  service  uutil 
Alay  IT,  1863;  he  was  engaged  in  the  second 
battle  of  Bull  Run,  the  battle  of  Fredericks- 
burg and  Chancellorsville.     He  returned  to 


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BIO  GRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


Mifflin  county,  resumed  teaching,  and  lias 
followed  his  profession  to  the  present  time. 
He  tanght  four  years  in  the  State  of  Illinois. 
Mr.  Gardner  is  actively  interested  in  politics 
and  in  local  enterprises.  He  adheres  to  the 
Democratic  party.  In  1S75,  he  was  elected 
county  superintendent  and  served  one  term. 

William  C.  Gardner  was  first  married  Sep- 
tember 22,  1S65,  to  Martha  J.  McClure,  who 
died  December  9,  1S71,  leaving  one  daughter, 
Elizabeth  Edith,  a  professional  nurse  at  the 
Sanitarium  at  Denver,  Col. ;  afterwards,  Sep- 
tember 23,  1S75,  to  Margaret  Ann,  daughter 
of  Thomas  Jefferson  and  Margaret  (Fleming) 
Wilson;  their  children  are:  ISTancy  Marga- 
ret; and  Anna  W.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gardner 
are  members  of  the  Presbvterian  church. 


JAMES  E.  ELEMIXG,  Belleville,  Mifflin 
county,  Pa.,  is  a  son  of  James  and  Eliza  B. 
(Will's)  Fleming.  His  father,  a  successful 
farmer  in  Menno  township,  was  a  member  of 
the  Democratic  party,  active  in  local  politics, 
and  held  the  oifice  of  county  commissioner. 
He  was  liberal,  intelligent  and  solicitous  for 
the  improvement  of  the  community.  Mr. 
Fleming's  parents  had  six  children:  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  Henry  S.  Xilson),  died  in  1894; 
Samuel  McKinney,  married  Eachel  Wills,  has 
four  children;  Eev.  Joseph  Henderson,  mar- 
ried Miss  Bayle,  who  died  leaving  six  children; 
John  ]\[.,  married  first  to  Eliza  Jane  Kudy, 
who  died  leaving  one  child,  Ellen  Jane,  and 
afterwards  to  M.  Strayer,  who  has  one  child, 
Mary;  Mary  Jane  (Mrs.  James  T.  Wills),  has 
one  child,  James  T. ;  and  James  E.  The  Rev. 
Joseph  Henderson  Fleming  Avas  a  graduate 
of  Allegheny  Seminary.  He  was  ordained  to 
the  ministry,  and  lived  and  died  in  Franklin 
county.  Pa. ;  he  was  a  man  of  force  in  his  pro- 
fession. Mr.  James  Fleming  was  a  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  church,  liberal  and  active  in 
all  good  work. 

James  R.  Fleming  received  his  primary 
education  in  the  district  schools  of  his  native 
t0"\vnship,  and  spent  one  year  under  Professor 
Stone  at  Tuscarora  Academy,  Juniata  county, 
Pa.  He  remained  at  home  working  with  his 
father  on  the  fann,  until  1873,  Avhen  he 
turned  his  attention  to  mercantile  pursuits, 
wath  his  father-in-law.  John  IMclSTabb,  at 
Whitellall.  They  were  ]iros]'(erous  in  business, 
and  in  1883,  ^Fr.  Fleming  siicceedeil  to  ^Fr. 
McNabb's  interest  and  continued  the  estab- 


lishment. In  1893,  he  removed  to  Belleville, 
where  he  is  now  engaged  in  business  with  his 
brother-in-law,  William  McNabb.  ]\E-.  James 
Fleming  is  interested  in  local  politics,  and  fol- 
lowing his  father's  example,  has  identified 
himself  with  the  Democratic  party.  He  was 
postmaster  of  White  Hall  for  more  than  ten 
years.  James  E.  Fleming  was  married  in 
March,  1874,  to  ]S"ancy,  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (Longwell)  McNabb.  They  have 
two  children:  iSTellie  M.;  and  one  who  died 
in  early  childhood.  Mr.  Fleming  and  his  wife 
are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 


ABRAHAM  BEIv^JAMIX  GARVER,  de- 
ceased, of  Kishacoquillas,  Mifflin  county,  Pa., 
son  of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  (Rudy)  Gar- 
ver,  was  born  on  the  homestead  in  Union  town- 
ship, Mifflin  county,  April  2,  1816;  he  died 
March  9,  1897. 

Abraham  B.  Garver  attended  tlie  district 
schools  of  his  native  township  and  completed 
his  education  at  the  Kishacoquillas  Seminary; 
he  remained  at  home  working  with  his  father 
on  the  farm  until  he  was  seventeen.  He  en- 
listed at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  a  cavalry  regi- 
ment, under  Captain  Brown,  of  that  city, 
served  until  the  close  of  the  war  and  was  mus- 
tered out  at  Philadelphia.  After  two  years 
passed  at  his  home  in  Mifflin  county,  he  spent 
two  years  in  different  parts  of  California.  Re- 
turning to  the  east,  he  fanned  for  a  short 
time,  studying  during  the  Avinter.  He  taught 
at  McYeytoAvn  and  at  Reedsville,  Union 
township,  and  afterwards  turned  his  attention 
to  mercantile  pursuits,  forming  a  partnership 
with  his  brother,  John  R.,  under  the  firm  name 
of  J.  R.  Garver  &  Bro.  For  six  years  the 
finn  carried  on  a  thriving  business.  In 
April,  1889,  Mr.  Abraham  Garver  bought  the 
property  of  the  Kishacoquillas  Seminary  and 
opened  a  general  store;  he  was  very  success- 
ful, his  business  constantly  increasing.  Mr. 
Garver  was  a  Republican;  he  was  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  G.  A.  R.  Post  at  Belleville;  and 
Lodge  jSTo.  203.  F.  and  A.  M.,  at  Lewistown, 
Pa.^ 

Abraham  Benjamin  Garver  Avas  married, 
January  22,  1878,  to  Clara  M.,  daughter  of 
Harrison  FI.  and  Elizabeth  (Webb)  Gibboney. 
They  had  tAvo  children :  Robert  Taylor,  born 
May  28,  1879;  and  Rush  H.,  born  February 
17,  1881.  ]\Fr.  Garver,  with  liis  family,  was 
a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 


HUXTIXGDOX,    MIFFLIX,    JUXIATA   AXD   PEEBY    COUXTIES. 


Mrs.  Carver's  parents  liave  seven  eliildren: 
Annie  (Mrs.  O.  D.  Frey),  of  Eeedsville ; 
Clara  M.  (Mrs.  A.  B.  Carver) ;  Eusli,  married 
Alice  McXitt,  lias  two  eliildren;  Thomas  F., 
married  Ida  Dellett,  of  J\Iilroy,  Pa.,  lias  four 
children;  Willa  (Mrs.  Charles  McLaughlin), 
"Washington,  D.  C,  has  one  child;  Cora  J.; 
and  Vernon. 


JOHlsT  B.  FLOYD,  M.  D.,  Belleville,  Mif- 
flin county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Belleville,  oSFo- 
vember  8,  1848.  He  is  a  son  of  Rev.  Moses 
and  Arietta  (Steely)  Floyd.  Mrs.  Floyd  was 
of  German  descent,  her  husband  of  Scotch- 
Irish  ancestry.  His  birthplace  was  County 
Donegal,  Ireland ;  he  attended  college  at  Bel- 
fast, after  which  he  came  to  America  and  took 
a  thorough  theological  course  at  Princeton. 
Dr. Floyd  was  one  of  a  family  of  three  sons  and 
two  daughters.  He  attended  the  public  schools 
and  later  the  Kishacoquillas  Seminary.  Af- 
ter this  he  attended  the  Military  College  at 
Allentown,  Lehigh  county,  under  Professor 
HofFard.  He  took  his  professional  course  at 
the  Jeftei-son  ^Medical  College,  of  Philadel- 
phia, graduating  in  the  class  of  '73.  lie  be- 
gan the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Jackson- 


ville, Centre  county,  liemaining  there  but 
a  short  time,  he  removed  to  Eeedsville,  thence 
to  Allegheny  City,  Pa.,  and  thence  to  Allens- 
ville,  Mifflin  county,  where  he  practiced  for 
two  years.  In  1880,  he  came  to  Belleville, 
where  he  has  been  very  successful.  Dr.  Floyd 
is  an  active  member  of  the  Mifflin  County 
Medical  Society,  and  of  the  Medical  Society 
of  Pennsylvania.  He  is  a  Democrat,  and  is 
interested  in  all  that  concerns  the  welfare  of 
his  town.  Dr.  Floyd  belongs  to  McYeytown 
Lodge,  Xo.  376,  F.  and  A.  M. 

John  B.  Floyd  was  married  in  October, 
187-1,  to  Maggie  J.,  daughter  of  David  and 
Jane  (McElhenny)  Weiler.  Their  children 
are:  Carrie  Jane  and  Henry  S.,  twins,  of 
whom  the  former  was  burnt  to  death  in  the 
burning  of  a  barn;  Arietta;  Marv  and  Laura, 
twins,  who  lived  six  months  and  died  four  days 
ajiart.  Dr.  Floyd  and  family  attend  the  Pres- 
byterian church.  Mrs.  Floyd's  parents,  Mr. 
and  ]\[rs.  Weiler,  were  both  natives  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  spent  the  greater  portion  of  their 
lives  at  Bellevj^e.  Mr.  Weiler  was  engaged  in 
l5anning  and  in  farming.  He  was  a  Democrat 
and  a  respected  citizen.  Mrs.  Floyd  was  their 
only  child.  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Weiler  are  both 
dead. 


JUNIATA   COUNTY. 


JOHN  CxVLVIN  DIMM  is  a  splendid  ex- 
ample of  the  self-made  men  developed  in  the 
county  since  the  war  of  the  Rebellion.  Of 
German  extraction,  he  very  early  became  im- 
bued \v\t]\  a  feeling-  of  pride  in  his  ancestry 
and  tilled  with  a  desire  to  emulate  their  ex- 
ample and  add  tn  the  luster  of  the  family 
name. 

Mr.  Dinim  was  bom  in  the  little  luunlet  of 
Dimmsville,  Greenwood  township,  Juniata 
county,  October  8,  1865.  His  father,  John 
T.  Dinim,  still  keeps  the  little  country  store 
which  was  established  by  him  and  his  own 
father  forty-three  years  ago,  under  the  firm 
name  of  J.  iV'  J.  T.  Dimm.  John  T.  Dimm 
is  .■^till  a  well  i)reserved  old  gentleman,  who 
has  lived  his  long  and  quiet  life  usefully  and 
well.  In  1884  he  was  elected  county  commis- 
sioner, and  served  his  fellow  citizens  ably  and 
honorably.  John  Dimm,  the  grandfather  of 
John  Calvin  Diunn,  was  elected  associate 
judge  of  the  common  pleas  courts  of  Juni- 
ata c<.)unty,  ocetipying  the  l)cn(di  in  that 
capacity  from  185^  to  1857.  The  pioneer 
Dimm  in  Pennsylvania  was  John  Dimm,  who 
came  hither  from  Germany  about  the  year 
1650,  and  settled  in  Philadelphia,  and  later  in 
Berks  county,  where  he  remained  until  his 
death.  His  son,  Ohristo])her  Dimm,  the 
great-great-grandfather  of  Calvin  Dimm,  set- 
tled in  Luzerne  county  near  the  present  site 
of  the  city  of  Wilkes-Barre,  where  he  reared 
a  family  of  five  sons  and  two  daughters.  His 
son,  Henry  Dimm,  the  father  of  John  Dimm, 
and  the  great-grandfather  of  John  Calvin 
Dimm,  married  and  resided  in  what  is  now 
Greenwood  township,  where  his  progeny  have 
since  increased  and  multiplied. 

Of  such  lineage,  it  was  but  natural  that 
John  Calvin  Dimm  should  be  filled  with  a 
longing  for  an  education  and  an  aml)ition  to 
U2>hold  the  honor  of  the  family  name.  The 
nearest  school  house  to  his  early  home  was 
Straight  Water,  and  tnerein  young  Dimm  laid 
the  foundation  for  all  the  knowledge  which  he 
has  since  acquired,  and  formed  the  habit  of  in- 
tellectual industry,  to  which  he  owes  much 
of  his  present  success.    He  was  a  light-hearted. 


rollicking  little  chap,  in  school  and  out,  and 
his  presence  as  a  clerk  in  his  father's  store  no 
doubt  materially  added  to  the  family  revenue. 
Put  the  taste  he  had  had  of  education  at 
Straight  AVater  served  only  to  increase  the 
thirst  for  more  and  higher  acquirements,  and 
in  the  spring  of  1883  he  attended  for  a  tenu 
the  Mifflin  Academy,  then  under  the  guidance 
of  John  Mason  Duncan.  In  the  fall  and  win- 
ter of  that  year  he  taught  the  school  which 
he  had  first  attended  in  Straight  Water,  keep- 
ing up  at  the  same  time  his  own  studies,  and 
in  the  spring  of  1884  he  spent  another  tenu  at 
Prof.  Duncan's  academy,  returning  again  to 
Straight  Water  as  a  teacher  throughout  the 
winter  of  1884-85.  In  the  spring  of  1885  he 
entered  as  a  student  at  Missionary  Institute 
(now  Susquehanna  University)  at  Selinsgrove, 
Snyder  county,  where  he  remained  until  the 
summer  of  1886,  when  he  returned  and  taught 
the  Flint  school,  in  Walker  township. 

At  this  time  the  mercantile  instinct,  which 
even  a  pedagogic  training  could  not  entirely 
roj)ress,  numifested  itself,  and  at  the  close  of 
the  school  term  he  engaged  in  the  lumbering 
btisiness.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  years, 
therefore,  Mr.  Dimm  Avas  one  of  the  busiest 
young  men  in  the  county.  It  was  not  mere 
inclination  that  led  him  to  take  up  the  lum- 
liering  business,  but  the  necessity  for  out- 
door exercise  created  by  a  delicate  constitu- 
tion which  compelled  him  to  lay  down  his 
studies.  His  first  venture  was  on  what  is 
still  known  as  Adams  Eidgc  (now  the  ])rop- 
erty  of  licuben  Guss),  on  the  (A'dur  Sjning 
road  in  Walker  townshij:),  where  he  bought  a 
tract  of  timber  and  hired  a  saw-mill.  He  re- 
turned as  teacher  of  the  Flint  school  for  an- 
other term,  at  the  special  request  of  the 
directors  and  patrons  thereof,  and  in  the  sum- 
mer of  1888,  he  bought  a  steam  saAV-mill  and 
linnl)ered  in  the  mountains  up  Licking  creek 
near  the  ruins  of  Selheimer's  paper-mill, 
where  he  bought  the  timber  right  of  three 
tracts,  and  at  the  same  time  was  operating  on 
a  tract  near  Loi-ust  Run,  in  Delaware  town- 

Shi].. 

At  this  time  he  had  a  narrow  escape  from 


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becoming  a  professional  edncati  ir.  lie  learned 
on  the  afternoon  of  the  day  ou  which  the  di- 
rectors of  the  Mifflintown  schools  were  to 
meet,  that  a  princii^al  of  their  high  school 
was  to  be  elected  that  evening.  At  the  last 
moment,  and  at  the  urgent  solicitation  of 
friends  who  were  familiar  "^^dth  his  career  as  a 
teacher,  he  became  an  applicant  for  the  posi- 
tion. There  were  in  all  eight  candidates  for 
the  honor,  and  the  first  ballot  resulted  in  a 
tie  vote  liet^A^een  Mr.  Dimm  and  the  teacher 
who  finally  seci;red  the  place. 

Still  dominated  by  the  mercantile  impulse, 
which  was,  however,  somewhat  modified  by  his 
educational  training,  in  October,  1SS8,  he 
launched  into  business  in  the  C'rvstal  Palace 
building,  in  Mifflintown,  as  a  manufacturing 
stationer,  starting  with  a  large  stock  of  paper 
and  the  necessary  machinery  for  the  manu- 
facture of  Avriting  paper  tablets,  and  employ- 
ing ten  hands.  Just  seven  weeks  after  he  had 
begiin  this  new  enterprise,  his  establishment 
was  Imrned,  entailing  n  heavy  loss.  AVithin 
thirty  days  Mr.  Dimm  had  recDmmenced  bus- 
iness in  the  Ilollsbaugh  building,  expanding 
his  plant  so  as  to  include  a  complete  job  print- 
ing outfit.  For  a  few  months  he  devoted  his 
attention  exclusively  to  job  work,  after  which 
he  resumed  also  the  work  of  maniifacturing 
writing  paper  tablets.  For  the  next  three 
years  the  growth  of  his  jol)  printing  and  sta- 
tionery business  Avas  phenomenal.  Through- 
out his  career  he  Avas  himself  a  most  persistent 
advertiser,  and  much  of  his  ])atronage  came 
from  distant  localities. 

With  a  large  and  gTowing  business  on  his 
hands  he  was  induced  to  undertake  the  publi- 
cation of  a  weekly  newspaper,  and  on  June  1 , 
1892,  ajDpeared  the  first  number  of  The  Ju- 
niata Star.  Although  there  were  already 
four  newspapers  published  in  the  town  of 
Mifflin  (which  contained  a  population  of  about 
1,000  only),  and  notwithstanding  the  fact  that 
some  people  scoffed  at  the  idea  of  there  be- 
ing room  for  another,  Mr.  Dimm,  when  he 
had  later  acquired  full  control  of  the  editorial 
deiDartment  of  The  Star,  soon  made  a  field 
peculiarly  his  own,  and  his  journal  is  now  as 
extensiA'ely  read  and  as  prosperous  as  any  in 
the  county.  His  specialty  is  making  the 
cause  of  the  farmer  and  the  laboring  man  his 
own,  against  the  oppressions  of  politicians 
and  capitalists. 

After  becoming  a  resident  of  Mifflintown 


Mr.  Dimm  was  appointed  notary  public  by 
Governor  Pattison,  and  seiwed  a  teiin  of  four 
years  from  May  30,  1893.  In  1895  he  was 
appointed  a  member  of  the  town  council  to 
fill  the  unexpired  term  of  David  Holman,  de- 
ceased. 

He  was  married  on  March  9,  1892,  to  Miss 
Mary  Gertrude  Bratton,  daughter  of  Charles 
Bratton,  of  Bratton  township,  Mifllin  county. 
They  have  three  children.  Throughout  his 
entire  career  Mr.  Dimm  has  been  a  consistent 
church  member,  and  an  active  worker  in  the 
Sabbath-school  and  Young  People's  Societies. 
He  joined  the  Lutheran  church  in  Pfoutzs 
Valley,  Perry  county,  in  1883,  and  in  1890 
connected  himself  with  the  Presbyterian 
cluu"ch  in  ^Mifflintown,  of  which  his  wife  is 
also  a  member. 

As  a  whole,  ^Ir.  Dimm's  career  has  been  a 
I'emarkable  one,  and  his  record  of  achieve- 
ments giA'es  great  promise  of  enlarged  use- 
fulness and  continued  success.  Each  succes- 
sive occu])ation  has  lieen  an  outgrowth  of,  or 
dovetailed  exactly  into  its  predecessors,  until 
he  stands  to-day  a  harmonious  product  of  his 
mercantile,  intellectual  and  religious  tenden- 
cies and  training.  He  has  struggled  through 
seas  of  financial  trouble  that  would  have 
overwhelmed  most  men.  Coming  to  the 
county  seat  a  ]ioor  country  boy,  he  has  built  up 
a  business  that  can  never  be  taken  away  from 
him,  as  might  have  been  the  case  had  he  in- 
herited it.  He  knew  nothing  whatever  of  the 
printing  trade  when  he  engaged  in  the  job 
2)rinting  business,  yet,  without  serving  an  ap- 
ju'cnticeship,  or  taking  instructions  from  a 
trained  hand  he  soon  became  one  of  the  most 
skilful  and  finished  job  printers  in  central 
Pennsylvaniii.  His  history  is  a  veritable  ob- 
ject-lesson and  encouragement  to  every  self- 
reliant  and  plucky  bov  within  the  circle  of 
his  infinence. 

HARRY  ELLSWORTH  BOXSALL.— 
A  coming  young  man  in  Juniata  county  is 
Harry  E.  Bonsall,  editor  and  proprietor  of  the 
Juniata  Tribune,  and  postmaster  of  the  town 
of  Mifflin.  High  in  the  counsels  and  con- 
fidence of  the  leaders  of  the  State  Democracy, 
active  and  prominent  in  local  politics,  fore- 
most in  blazing  the  way  for  every  gTeat  home 
improvement  beneficial  to  his  large  constitu- 
ency of  newspaper  patrons,  and  phenome- 
nallv  lavish  *in  the  use  of  his  columns  for  the 


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advancement  of  nieritorions  men  and  meas- 
ures, and  in  familiarizing  his  readers  with  the 
same  by  means  of  i^rinted  portraits  and 
pictures,  he  is  at  the  age  of  thirty-five  years, 
a  man  of  established  high  character  and  stand- 
ing, of  weight  and  influence  in  the  community 
in  which  he  was  boi*n,  and  of  prospective 
power  and  wealth  before  he  has  rouncled  out 
his  busy  and  eventful  career. 

Mr.  Bonsall  was  born  in  Mifflintown,  Au- 
gust 19,  1862.  His  father  was  Amos  G. 
Bonsall,  one  of  the  best  known  editors  in  the 
Juniata  valley,  who  for  thirty-seven  years 
(with  a  single  break  of  one  year)  occupied  the 
editorial  chair  in  Mifflintown.  His  grand- 
father, Benjamin  Bonsall,  was  for  years  a 
merchant  of  the  most  enviable  repute  in  Ju- 
niata county,  and  served  the  people  thereof 
for  one  tenn  as  treasurer  and  one  term  as  reg- 
ister and  recorder,  defeating  so  poi^ular  a  man 
as  Joseph  M.  Belford  for  the  latter  place. 
Benjamin  Bonsall  came  to  Juniata  county 
many  years  ago  from  Greenwood  township, 
Wildcat  valley,  Perry  county,  Avhere  he  had 
married  ]\Iiss  Sarah  Bender,  a  sister  of  Jacob 
Bender  who  died  in  Xewport.,  Perry  county, 
in  1896,  at  an  advanced  age.  As  early  as 
1836  Benjamin  Bonsall  opened  a  grocery 
store  on  the  bank  of  the  canal  in  the  to^vn  of 
Mifflin,  a  short  distance  below  the  present  site 
of  the  bridge  which  connects  the  boroughs  of 
]\[ifflin  and  Patterson.  Here  he  sold  to  the 
citizens  and  passing  boatmen  groceries, 
liquors  (for  they  went  with  the  business  in 
those  days),  hay,  feed,  plaster,  fish  and  other 
stores,  thereby  accumulating  a  modest  fort- 
iTue.  He  became  the  owner  of  considerable 
property,  on  both  sides  of  the  river,  and  at 
his  death  was  survived  by  four  children: 
Amos  G.;  John  C;  Samuel;  and  Sadie,  all 
of  whom  are  now  deceased  except  the  daiigh- 
ter,  who  is  the  widow  of  Dr.  H.  Clarence 
DeiT  (a  brother  of  the  late  Dr.  George  L. 
Derr,  of  Mifflinto-^ATi),  a  dentist,  and  now  re- 
siding in  Milton,  JSTorthumberland  county. 

Amos  Gustine  Bonsall,  father  of  H.  E. 
Bonsall,  was  born  May  5,  1833,  and  died  April 
24,  1888.  For  nearly  twenty  years  he  was  a 
sufferer  from  asthma  and  pulmonary  troubles, 
and  for  the  last  two  years  of  his  life  Avas  al- 
most constantly  confined  to  his  house,  and 
during  most  of  that  period  to  hi§  bed.  Amos 
Bonsall  was  twice  married,  his  first  wife  hav- 
ing been  Miss  Caroline  Frankhouser,  daugh- 


ter of  Jacob  Frankhouser,  and  sister  of  the 
late  Jerry  Frankhouser  and  Mrs.  Benjamin 
Kepner,  the  latter  of  whom  still  lives  near 
Hawns  Mill,  a  short  distance  southeast  of  the 
town  of  Patterson.  Mrs.  Bonsall  died  a  num- 
ber of  years  ago  of  consumption.  They  had 
four  children,  of  whom  only  one  is  now  living, 
Orlando,  an  employee  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad  Company  at  their  roundhoiise  in 
Harrisburg.  Mr.  Bonsall's  second  wife  was 
Miss  Rebecca  Pannebaker  Kejjner,  eldest 
daughter  of  Benjamin  F.  Kepner  (a  distant 
relative  of  the  Kepner's  first  mentioned),  for 
many  years  the  principal  druggist  in  Mifflin- 
town. The  second  Mrs.  Bonsall  died  in  1885. 
Four  of  their  children  still  live:  Hany 
Ellsworth;  Gertrude  May;  Minnie  Laura; 
and  Bessie  Isabel  (Mi-s.  Milton  Larkin),  of 
Beverly,  Jv^.  J.  In  1885  Harry  E.  Bonsall 
was  man-ied  to  Miss  Laura  Alice  Watts,  the 
only  daughter  of  David  Watts,  of  Mifflin- 
town. They  have  four  children:  Edith  Eliza- 
beth; Anna  ]\[argaret;  Charles  David;  and 
Herman  Ellsworth. 

Amos  (i.  Bonsall,  the  eldest  son  of  Benja- 
min Bonsall,  first  appeared  prominently  on 
the  scenes  in  1851,  Avhen  his  father  bought  for 
him  an  interest  in  the  Juniata  Eegister,  and 
established  him  as  one  of  the  editors  thereof. 
The  paper  was  purchased  from  Maj.  William 
Cooper,  Mr.  Bonsall's  partner  being  Samuel 
E.  Hench,  a  Avell  known  and  successful 
lawyer.  Amos  Bonsall  never  served  a  regular 
apprenticeship  to  the  printing  trade,  though 
he  became  a  good  compositor.  He  "just  picked 
it  up  between  times,"  as  some  of  the  most  fa- 
mous editors  in  the  land  have  done.  Lawyer 
Hench  retired  from  his  editorial  labors  in  a 
few  years,  leaving  the  paper  in  full  control  of 
Mr.  Bonsall.  On  January  1,  1858,  the  direc- 
tion of  the  Begister  was  assumed  by  Adam  J. 
Greer  and  Andrew  G.  Allison.  They  ran  it 
for  one  year  only,  however,  when  Mr.  Bonsall 
bought  back  the  property,  and  continued  to 
direct  its  fortunes  until  it  was  merged  with 
the  True  Democrat,  then  owned  by  William 
J.  Jackman,  under  the  name  of  the  Democrat 
and  Begister,  in  1867.  The  harmonious  part- 
nership of  Bonsall  &  Jackman  existed  for 
twenty-one  years,  and,  since  the  death  of  Mr. 
Bonsall,  Mr.  Jackman  has  contined  as  editor 
and  proprietor  of  the  Democrat  and  Begister. 
This  newspaper  partnership  was  bi'ought  about 
in  a  rather  pecnliar  way.     Samuel  P.  London 


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and  "William  J.  Jackman  were  conducting  a 
clothing  and  furnisliing  store  under  tlie  firm 
name  of  Loudon  &  Jackman,  in  a  room  in  the 
old  William  W.  Wilson  mansion,  on  Bridge 
street  next  to  the  canal  bridge,  now  occupied 
by  Mr.  Wilson's  son-in-law,  Charles  W. 
Mayer.  Mr.  Bonsall  bought  ex-Sheriff  Lou- 
don's interest  therein,  and  the  finn  became 
known  as  Jackman  &  Bonsall.  The  two 
partners  found  their  interests  and  tastes 
suited  to  one  another  so  Avell  that  they  after- 
ward consolidated  their  two  newspapers,  and, 
that  neither  should  be  given  under  prominence 
over  the  other,  the  order  of  precedence  in  the 
name  of  the  new  firm  was  changed,  and  thus 
originated  the  well  known  newspaper  and 
printing  house  of  Bonsall  &  Jackman. 

During  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  Mr.  Bon- 
sall was  a  unique  figure  in  Pennsylvania 
journalism.  He  made  many  bitter  enemies 
during  those  troublous  times,  and  his  discus- 
sions with  Rev.  A.  L.  Guss  (then  editor  of  the 
Juniata  Sentinel,  a  contemporary  Republi- 
can paper)  were  marked  with  so  much  rancor 
and  so  many  offensive  personalities  that  blood- 
letting by  the  two  men  was  regarded  as  being 
constantly  impending.  So  hateful  did  the 
utterances  of  the  Register  become  to  some  of 
the  more  pronounced  Abolitionists,  that  there 
was  on  more  than  one  occasion  talk  of  mob- 
bing Editor  Bonsall.  But  he  stuck  fearlessly 
to  his  plan  of  attack,  and  his  personal  popu- 
larity and  that  of  his  newspaper  were  attested 
by  the  frequent  "Lettei-s  from  the  Front," 
which  appeared  in  the  Register  from  Juniata 
soldiers  who  were  fighting  in  the  Union 
army.  Between  these  absent  citizens  and  tneir 
families  and  friends  it  was  the  favorite  and  al- 
most only  means  of  communication,  and  no 
more  interesting  reading  to  a  Juniata  man 
can  anywhere  be  found  than  tliat  contained  in 
the  files  of  the  Register  from  1861  to  1865. 

After  the  Avar  had  ceased,  the  people  of 
Juniata  county,  as  a  whole,  took  Amos  Bon- 
sall, alwavs  a  fun-loving  and  popular  fellow, 
back  into  their  confidence  and  affection, 
though  a  few  of  the  more  radical  Republicans 
hated  him  until  the  dav  of  his  death,  and 
even  pursued  his  character  beyond  that  sacred 
barrier.  In  such  circumstances,  it  is  not  at 
all  remarkable  that  he  never  held  an  elective 
office,  although  he  served  for  a  time  as  a  State 
bank  examiner,  and  during  the  campaign  of 
1876  as  a   clerk   in  the   headquarters   of   the 


Democratic  State  Central  Committee  at  Har- 
risburg.  Beloved  by  his  friends,  but  cordially 
hated  by  his  enemies,  he  was  on  two  or  three 
occasions  nominated  as  the  Democratic  candi- 
date for  Assembly,  only  to  be  defeated,  his 
district — then  composed  of  Juniata,  Snyder 
and  LTnion  counties — being  overwhelmingly 
Republican  in  sentiment. 

In  appearance  Amos  G.  Bonsall  was  a 
typical  dandy  of  his  time.  He  always  looked 
as  though  he  had  just  stepped  out  of  a  band- 
box. He  Avas  a  man  of  rather  less  than  me- 
dium height,  of  delicate  build,  Avith  a  broad, 
high  foi-ehead,  and  a  rather  long,  flowing  full 
beard.  In  his  palmy  days  Mr.  Bonsall's 
clothing  AA^as  ahvays  of  the  finest  texture,  the 
latest  style  and  the  most  faultless  fit,  while 
his  linen  was  perpetually  immaculate,  and  his 
hats  and  footwear  Avere  marvels  of  fresh 
glossiness.  Although  his  walk  bore  someAvhat 
of  a  resemblance  to  a  strut,  it  AA^as  the  only 
gait  he  kneAv.  In  a  Avord,  he  was  a  natural, 
not  an  artificial,  dandy.  In  his  later  years, 
this  harmless  foppishness  almost  entirely  dis- 
appeared, and  ill-health  and  misfortunes 
saddened  and  shortened  what  had  promised 
to  be  a  long  and  a  merry  life.  He  lost  a  con- 
siderable portion  of  the  property  accumulated 
in  the  coal,  clothing  and  newspaper  business, 
mainly  by  endorsing  paper  for  friends,  and 
to-day  his  once  brilliant  career  is  but  little 
more  than  a  memory  with  such  of  his  afore- 
time friends  and  enemies  as  are  still  living. 

From  such  stock  and  in  such  environment 
did  Harry  EUsAvorth  Bonsall  figuratively 
"step  into  his  father's  shoes"  as  the  leading 
Democratic  editor  in  Juniata  county.  His 
educational  advantages  were  almost  identi- 
cally the  same  as  those  of  his  father,  namely: 
attendance  at  the  public  schools  of  Mifilin- 
toAvn,  and  an  academic  course  under  that  cele- 
brated educator,  Prof.  David  Wilson,  the 
father  having  studied  with  him  at  Tuscarora 
Academy,  and  the  son  at  Airy  View  Acad- 
emy. At  the  age  of  thirteen  years  Harry 
Bonsall  entered  the  Democrat  and  Register 
office  as  an  apprentice  to  the  printing  trade, 
serving  the  full  term  of  four  years.  For  three 
years  he  Avorked  as  a  compositor  in  Hunting- 
don and  Harrisburg,  and  OA'er  in  ISTcav  York 
State,  and  then  returned,  on  special  inA'itation 
from  Messrs.  Bonsall  &  Jackman,  to  assume 
the  foi-emanship  of  the  Democrat  and  Register 
office,  Avhich  post  he  filled  for  four  years.     In 


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1886  he  l>ought  the  Times,  in  Tyrone,  Bhiir 
county,  and  continued  as  editor  thereof  until 
1888,  when  he  sold  out  to  J.  C.  :Nissley.  Af- 
ter his  father's  death,  a  longing  to  return  to 
the  scenes  of  his  childhood  and  identify  him- 
self permanently  with  the  community  which 
had  treated  his  grandfather,  his  father  and 
finally  himself  so  generously  and  kindly,  in- 
duced him  to  come  back  to  Mifflintown  in  the 
same  year  and  purchase  the  Juniata  Tribune 
from  Theorus  D.  Garman,  now  a  ]->rosperous 
lawyer  of  Xanticoke,  Luzerne  county,  and  a 
brother  of  John  M.  Garman,  present  chairman 
of  the  Democratic  State  Central  Committee. 
His  success,  from  a  financial  point  of  view, 
may  be  measured  by  the  fact  that  he  now  pos- 
sesses one  of  the  largest,  most  complete  and 
most  costly  newspaper  and  job  printing  estab- 
lishnient  in  central  Pennsylvania,  and  owns 
the  tine  large  two-story  brick  building  on 
Bridge  street,  of  Vv'hich  he  is  the  sole  occu- 
pant, while  his  dwelling  house,  at  the  corner 
of  Fifth  and  Cherry  streets.  East  Point,  is  one 
of  the  handsomest  and  most  commodious  resi- 
dences in  that  desirable  section  of  the  town, 
the  lot  on  which  it  stands  having  a  frontage 
of  -iO  feet  and  a  depth  of  170  feet. 

As  stated  above,  his  paper  is  the  largest, 
most  readable  and  best  patronized  journal  in 
Juniata  county.  It  is  aggressively  Demo- 
cratic in  i^olitics,  and  did  splendid  service  in 
support  of  William  J.  Bryan,  in  1896.  Like 
his  father,  ]\[r.  Bonsall  has  not  been  a  seeker 
after  public  office,  his  present  position  of  post- 
master of  ]\[ifflintown  being  the  first  and  only 
public  place  that  he  has  ever  sought  or  filled. 
But  he  is  a  bom  politician,  and  his  bent  in 
that  direction  is  likely  to  prove  valuable  to 
himself,  and  of  benefit  to  his  fellow-citizens 
in  the  near  future.  The  fame  of  his  enter- 
prise as  a  journalist  has  spread  throughout  and 
far  beyond  the  Juniata  valley.  He  has  been 
known  to  devote  in  a  single  issue,  thirteen  and 
one-half  columns  of  space  (brevier  and  non- 
pareil partly  solid),  including  pictures  of  four- 
teen men,  to  a  history  and  description  in  a 
neighboring  town — the  Delaware  Literary  So- 
ciety, of  Thompsontown.  On  another  occa- 
sion, in  May,  1891,  he  issued  his  celebrated 
"boom"  edition,  containing  eight  pages  of 
facts  relative  to  the  industries  of  Juniata 
county,  with  jiictnros  of  many  jmlilic  and  pri- 
vate buildings  and  likenesses  of  ])rominent 
citizens.      Of  course,  these  manv  ventures  did 


not  "pay"  directly,  or  immediately,  but  they 
all  tended  to  push  Tlie  Tribune  to  the  fore- 
front, where  it  seems  noAV  to  be  permanently 
estalJislied.  Editor  Bonsall  ''keeps  eternally 
at  it,"  however,  and  TJie  Tribune  is  recog- 
nized as  the  only  paper  in  jMifflintown  that  can 
be  relied  upon  for  a  full  and  accurate  account 
of  every  great  event,  copiously  illustrated,  as 
were  the  reports  of  the  Carpenter  murder  in 
Port  Royal  and  the  Ramsey  murder  in  East 
Waterford,  whenever  the  facts  and  public  in- 
terest will  warrant  such  additional  labor  and 
exjiense.  In  this  way  Mr.  Bonsall  has  come 
to  be  looked  upon  as  a  jnoneer  in  every  great 
Juniata  county  enterprise.  It  was  his  agita- 
tion in  the  columns  of  The  Tribune  that  led 
to  the  introduction  of  the  water  works  and  the 
electric  light  plant,  the  free  bridge  across  the 
Juniata  river  connecting  ^lifflintown  and  Pat- 
terson, and  the  complete  equipment  of  the  fire 
departments  of  the  two  towns.  He  is  a  pro- 
nounced,,, progressive  friend  of  the  cause  of 
education,  and  in  1897  devoted  many  columns 
of  The  Tribune  to  descriptions  of  the  graduat- 
ing exercises  of  the  Patterson  and  the  j\rifflin 
high  schools,  with  pictures  of  the  graduates. 
Editorially,  his  paper  ranks  very  high,  and, 
living  in  an  agricultural  community,  Mr.  Bon- 
sall has  wisely  and  conscientiously  ranged  him- 
self on  the  side  of  the  farmer  and  the  work- 
ingman,  and  does  not  devote  the  bulk  of  his 
space  to  borough  news  to  the  exclusion  of  rural 
topics;  in  fact,  he  is  inclined  to  give  more  to 
a  meeting  of  grangers  than  to  a  session  of  the 
town  council.  Although  all  his  folks  were 
Lutherans,  Mr.  Bonsall  is  a  member  of  the 
'\'\'estminster  Presb^^terian  church  of  Mifflin- 
town, of  which  the  Rev.  Alfred  X.  Raven  is 
pastor.  He  belongs  to  but  one  secret  society 
— tlie  Odd  Fellows. 

He  early  imlnbed  from  his  father  a  liking 
for  politics,  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  in 
the  campaign  of  1879,  he  published  a  semi- 
weekly  four-]iage  political  journal  called  The 
Mirror,  which  was  credited  with  having  done 
great  service  for  the  Democratic  ticket. 
While  publishing  the  Tyrone  Times,  in  1887, 
he  Avas  elected  a  delegate  to  the  Democratic 
State  Convention  at  Allentown.  In  that  year 
the  great  fight  was  on  between  Samuel  J. 
Randall  and  William  L.  Scott.  Mr.  Bonsall's 
delegation  was  uninstructed,  but  he  was  the 
oidy  pronounced  Randall  man  in  it.  On  be- 
ing api)roached  by  V.v.  lliuvVdW.  and  asked  if 


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lie  could  not  influence  some  of  the  members 
of  the  delegation,  young  Bonsall  answered 
simply:  "111  tr}'!"  and  went  to  work.  As 
a  result  of  his  labors  the  entire  Blair  cotmty 
delegation  to  the  convention  was  "swung"  for 
Eandall.  In  many  other  ways  he  obliged  and 
made  sacrifices  for  the  State  leaders  until  he 
won  the  warm  regard,  confidence  and  good  of- 
fices of  such  powerftil  men  as  William  F.  Har- 
rity,  William  U.  Hensel,  Kobert  E.  Pattison 
and  Chauncey  F.  Black.  His  opportunity 
for  reward  came  in  1894,  when  there  was  a 
mad  scramble  by  eight  Democrats  for  the  post- 
mastership  of  ]Mifflintown.  The  local  organi- 
zation was  hopelessly  rent  asunder,  and  Islr. 
Bonsall  quietly  stepped  into  the  position 
through  personal  indorsements  by  recognized 
State  leaders.  His  administration  of  the  af- 
fairs of  the  oflice  has  l)een  such  as  to  give  com- 
plete satisfaction  to  all  of  its  patrons,  and  has 
tended  to  greatlj'  eidiance  his  reputation  as  a 
capable,  careful,  conscientious  and  successful 
business  man. 

There  have  been  some  strange  coincidences 
in  the  lives  of  the  three  Bonsalls — grand- 
father, father  and  son — of  which  the  follow- 
ing are  interesting  specimens: 

Jacob  Bender,  a  brother-in-law  of  the 
gi-andfather,  was  for  many  years  in  charge  of 
the  rope  ferry  for  canal  boats  across  the  Ju- 
niata river  below  Millerstown.  When  Ben- 
jamin Bonsall  first  came  to  Juniata  county  he 
was  appointed  lock-tender  at  the  ''first  lock" 
above  ^^[ifflintown.  Subsequently  he  estab- 
lished a  store  and  Avarehouse  on  the  canal  bank 
within  the  borough  limits,  and,  through  traf- 
ficking with  boatmen,  laid  the  foundation  of 
liis  fortune. 

Amos  G.  Bonsall's  first  wife's  sister  married 
a  Benjamin  Kepner,  and  his  second  wife  was 
a  daughter  of  Benjamin  Kepner. 

The  Benjamin  F.  Kepner  last  named  was 
for  many  years  postmaster  of  Milflintown. 
David  Watts,  the  father  of  Harry  E.  Bonsall's 
wife,  also  served  one  tenn  as  postmaster  of 
Mifflintown.  If  this  "sequence"  of  fathers- 
in-law  continues,  it  is  not  improbable  that  the 
future  husband  of  one  of  Harry  E.  Bonsall's 
lovely  young  daughters  may  yet  be  postmas- 
ter of  iliffiintown.  As  a  sort  of  forerunner 
of  his  coming  greatness  in  the  postal  ser\ace, 
it  ought  to  be  mentioned  that  ]\{r.  Bonsall  was 
for  several  months  employed  as  a  Government 
route  agent  between  Xew  York  and  Pittsburg, 


his  "run"  being  over  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road. 

It  is  an  interesting  historical  fact  that  the 
first  thing  Benjamin  Bonsall  did  when  he 
opened  his  grocery  store  was  to  "advertise  in 
his  home  paper" — the  Mifilintowm  Free  Press. 
His  son,  Amos  Bonsall,  was  an  editor  at  the 
age  of  nineteen  years,  and  his  grandson,  Harry 
Bonsall,  was  inducted  into  the  editorial  chair 
at  a  very  tender  age.  In  1877,  when  only 
fifteen  years  old,  and  while  yet  an  apprentice 
in  the  ofiice  of  the  Democrat  and  Register, 
he  began  the  piiblicati(in  of  a  monthly  called 
The  Neiv  Enterprise,  which  had  a  successful 
career  of  eighteen  months'  duration.  This 
was  an  amateur  "sporting  jotirnal,"  devoted  to 
baseball,  croquet,  and  other  boyish  games  and 
gossip;  but  its  field  of  usefulness  Avas  soon 
extended  to  embrace  the  news  of  and  doings 
in  the  public  schools,  in  which  work  its  influ- 
ence was  distinctively  for  good.  Tlic  Ncir 
Enterprise  was  set  in  nonpareil  type,  and  con- 
tained either  four  or  six  pages,  according  to 
"stress  of  matter"  and  the  "other  engage- 
ments" of  its  young  editor.  After  his  able 
co'uduct  of  Tlie  2Iii-ro)\  during  the  campaign 
of  IS  Til,  it  became  evident  that  "Hany  Bon- 
sall was  'cut  out'  for  a  political  editor,"  and 
the  people  of  Juniata  county  are  to  be  con- 
gratulated on  the  fact  that  his  personal  likings 
and  devotion  to  his  old  home  induced  ]\Ir.  Bon- 
sall to  permanently  "cast  his  lot"  with  them. 

Amos  Bonsall  was  a  jolly  fellow,  fond  of 
sport,  especially  tisliing,  and  nothing  delighted 
him  more  than  to  collect  a  crowd  of  good  fel- 
lows and  "go  up  to  Cuba  Mill  to  clean  out  the 
race,"  or  "u]i  the  canal  a  seining."  Harry 
]]onsall  is  built  pretty  much  on  the  same  lines. 
He  can  hardly  wait  until  "bass  are  ripe"  on 
Decoration  Day,  wdien  he  marshals  his  forces 
and  goes  off  to  some  remote  and  isolated  spot 
where  there  is  nobody  to  count  the  number 
of  fish  they  didn't  catch.  He  is  an  enthusias- 
tic angler,  and  under  the  caption  "Ike's  Fishy 
Chat,"  he  adds  a  most  enjoyable  department 
to  Tlie  Tribune  every  spring,  the  product  of 
his  own  l>rain. 

All  of  which  serves  to  confirm  the  truth  of 
two  ancient  maxims — "Like  father,  like  son," 
and  "All  work  an<l  no  ],lav  nnikes  Jack  a  dull 
bov." 


AVILLTA^r  McCORMICK  ALLTSOX.  for 

Alison,  as  it  is  written  in  Scotland),  third  son 


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of  the  late  Matthew  Allison  and  Agnes  Gem- 
mell,  -was  born  in  Ivilbarchau,  Parish  of  Eeu- 
frewshire,  Scotland,  January  25,  1833.  He 
comes  of  good  old  Scotch  Covenanter  stock  and 
is  able  to  trace  his  genealogy  back  to  Somerled, 
Thane  of  Argyle  and  Lord  of  the  Isles,  who 
man-ied  in  1135  a  daughter  of  the  King  of 
Man.  The  Highland  name  of  the  Alisons 
was  Alester  or  McAlester,  and  was  changed 
into  the  Lowland  name,  Alison,  when  the 
family  was  driven  from  Loupe,  near  Oban,  in 
Argyleshire  by  the  followers  of  King  Eobert 
Bruce;  Alexander  McAlester,  of  Loupe, 
eldest  son  of  Augus  Mor,  Lord  of  the  Isles, 
and  Kintyi-e  in  1284,  the  grandson  of  Somer- 
led, the  Thane  of  Argyle,  having  taken  the 
side  of  Baliol,  Bruce's  rival  for  the  throne  of 
Scotland.  Alexander  McAlester,  having  been 
captured  by  Bruce's  followers,  was  confined 
in  Dundonald  Castle,  where  he  died  in  1309, 
but  his  two  sons,  with  several  of  his  followers, 
escaped  to  Sir  Winter  de  Hamelton,  the  an- 
cestor of  the  Dukes  of  that  name,  who  also  at 
first  took  sides  with  Baliol,  who,  to  preserve 
them  from  the  wrath  of  Bruce,  placed  them 
in  a  Moorish  district  in  the  Parish  of  Avon- 
dale,  Lanarkshire,  with  Cairnduff  as  their 
central  home,  and  changed  their  name,  as 
above  stated,  from  Alester  to  Alison.  That 
was  in  1310,  after  the  death  of  their  father  in 
Dundonald  Castle,  and  it  was  John  McAlester, 
the  second  son  of  Alexander,  that  was  placed 
by  Sir  Winter  de  Hamelton  in  Cairnduft'  in 
AA'ondale. 

For  a  considerable  time  afterwards  there 
is  no  authentic  history  of  the  Alisons  of  Cairn- 
duff,  but,  according  to  the  traditions  of  the 
family,  the  estate  was  owned  by  a  John  Alison 
and  an  Alexander  Alison  alternately;  the 
Johns  being  named  after  the  Johns  of  the 
Isles,  and  the  Alexanders  after  their  great 
progenitor,  Alexander  McAlester,  of  Loupe. 
Although  history  is  silent  as  to  their  doings 
from  1310  to  1630,  or  thereabouts,  they  lived 
quietly  at  Cairnduff,  and  greatly  increased  nu- 
merically. In  regard  to  the  extent  of  the  es- 
tate it  is  said  that  one  could  walk  on  it  in  any 
direction  for  five  miles. 

Then  they  came  into  historical  prominence, 
from  their  warm  and  active  adherence  to  "The 
Solemn  League  and  Covenant,"  which  Charles 
I,  of  England,  instigated  by  Archbishop  Laud 
and  his  coadjutors,  attempted,  by  bloody  Cla- 
verhouse  and  his  moss-troopers,  to  crush  and 


stamp  out.  It  was  then  that  William  and 
Michael  Alison  escaped  to  America,  followed 
shortly  afterward  by  Thomas  Alison,  in  1645, 
who  later,  in  the  ship  "Adventure,"  un- 
der the  protection  and  patronage  of  Eussia, 
visited  the  jSTorth  seas,  in  quest  of  the  Xorth 
Pole,  penetrating  to  the  seventy-first  degree 
of  Xorth  latitude.  He  followed  the  seas  for 
thirty-eight  years,  dying  in  what  afterwards 
became  the  LTnited  States,  where  he  had 
eventually  settled. 

The  Alison  family  were  terribly  persecuted 
on  account  of  their  religious  faith,  several 
being  condemned  and  executed  on  that  ac- 
count in  the  Grass  Market  of  Edinburgh, 
among  Avhom  was  Isabel  Alison,  daughter  of 
Archibald  Alison,  and  her  cousin,  Archibald 
Alison,  of  Windyedge,  who  was  taken  prisoner 
at  the  battle  of  Airsmoss;  a  number  escaped 
to  Londonderry,  Ireland,  where  the  Alison 
family  soon  became  very  numerous,  and  quite 
a  number  either  voluntarily  escaped  or  were 
banished  to  the  American  colonies.  The  set- 
tlement of  the  Alison  family  at  Cairnduff  was 
broken  up,  only  one  of  the  original  farms 
which  composed  it  being  retained  by  the  fam- 
ily. Windyedge,  on  which  the  father  of  W. 
^IcCormick  Allison,  Eev.  Matthew  Allison, 
was  bom  July  28,  1793,  and  which  has  re- 
mained in  possession  of  this  branch  of  the  Ali- 
son family  some  600  years. 

In  1841  Eev.  Matthew  Allison,  who  had 
l)cen  settled  as  pastor  of  the  Belief  church 
(now  Presbyterian),  at  Kilbarchau,  from 
1818,  emigrated  with  his  family,  consisting  of 
a  wife,  three  sons  and  a  daughter,  to  the 
United  States.  He  landed  in  ISTew  York  and 
lived  there  for  several  months  while  looking- 
for  a  church.  He  received  a  call  to  the  Pres- 
byterian church  at  Paterson,  iST.  J.,  where  he 
continued  most  acceptably  for  about  eighteen 
months,  but  owing  to  the  ill-health  of  his  wife 
and  daughter,  he  resigned  that  charge  and  re- 
turned with  his  family  to  Scotland,  where 
his  daughter  died  four  days  after  their  arrival. 
He  remained  in  Scotland  about  a  year,  but, 
altliough  offered  several  pastorates,  refused  to 
again  settle  there,  having  formed  too  favorable 
an  impression  of  the  United  States.  Leaving 
his  family  comfortably  settled  in  Glasgow  he, 
in  1844,  returned  to  the  United  States,  where, 
after  a  few  months,  he  received  a  call  to  the 
Presbyterian  church  at  Mifflintown  and  Lost 
Creek,    which    he    accepted    and    faithfully 


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served  until  his  death,  which  occurred  on 
July  S,  1872.  His  family  subsequently,  at 
different  times,  rejoined  him  there,  but  all 
except  "William  McCormick  preceded  him  to 
the  grave. 

After  the  return  of  his  father  to  the  tTnited 
States,  Mr.  Allison  Avas  sent  to  school  at  the 
Ayr  Academy  at  Ayr,  where  he  remained 
one  year.  It  had  a  large  corps  of  teachei-s, 
some  six  or  seven,  and  a  large  number  of  pu- 
pils, some  three  or  four  hundred,  equal  to 
many  colleges.  There  he  ranked  well  in  his 
classes,  carrying  off  several  rewards  of  merit, 
all  his  previous  training  having  been  thor- 
oughly imparted  to  him  by  his  father. 

In  1845,  he  returned  to  his  home  in  Glas- 
gow, and  although  then  only  twelve  years  of 
age,  obtained  emploAmient  as  eri'and  boy  in  a 
stock-broker's  office,  that  of  Mr.  Daniel  Paul, 
where  he  continued  about  four  months,  until 
he  asked  for  his  wages;  being  defrauded  of 
them,  he  left  and  obtained  similar  employment 
in  the  office  of  Messrs.  McK'aughton  &  Ham- 
ilton, with  whom  he  remained  some  eighteen 
months.  He  then  entered  the  service  of  the 
Glasgow  and  Ayr  Railway  Company,  at 
Glasgow,  as  parcels  clerk,  under  Mr.  George 
Knight,  who  was  then  goods  manager,  or,  as 
styled  in  this  country,  superintendent  of 
freight.  There  he  remained  some  three  or 
four  months,  and  only  left  to  gratify  his  long- 
ing desire  to  join  his  father  in  Mifflintown, 
much  to  the  regret  of  Mr.  Knight,  who  stren- 
uously opposed  his  leaving,  and  even  after  he 
had  sailed  from  Glasgow  sent  a  message  after 
him  to  Greenock  to  persuade  him  to  return. 

In  July,  1847,  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  he 
sailed  for  jSTew  York  in  the  barque  "Ann  Har- 
ley,"  and,  after  a  tedious  voyage  of  forty-nine 
days,  landed  there,  and  found  his  way  by  rail- 
road and  canal  to  MiffiintoA\ni,  where,  Avith  but 
slight  interruptions,  he  has  since  resided. 

In  1848  he  entered  the  Juniata  Register 
office,  at  Mifflintown,  then  under  the  manage- 
ment of  W.  P.  Cooper,  to  learn  printing,  re- 
maining at  the  trade  until  September,  1849, 
when  his  health  broke  down  and  he  was  com- 
pelled to  give  it  up.  Then  the  desire  for  an 
education  took  possession  of  him,  and  he  be- 
came a  student  at  Tuscarora  Academy.  He 
remained  there,  until  fitted  to  enter  college, 
which  he  did  in  September,  1851,  at  Lafay- 


ette, in  Easton,  graduating  as  a  first-honor 
man  in  the  class  of  1855. 

In  January,  1856,  in  connection  with  Col. 
E.  B.  McCrum,  he  projected  the  Tribune  as 
a  weekly  paper  at  Altoona,  and  conducted  the 
same  with  fair  ability  for  two  years  and  four 
months,  leaving  it  in  May,  1858,  in  a  most 
prosperous  condition.  Returning  to  Mifllin- 
town,  he  read  law  with  the  late  Ezra  D.  Par- 
ker, Esq.,  and  Avas  admitted  to  the  Juniata  bar 
on  September  4,  1860,  of  which  he  is  to-day 
the  senior  member.  He  at  once  entered  into 
active  practice  and  has  achieved  a  creditable 
modicum  of  success,  when  he  closed  his  ofiice 
and  shouldered  his  musket  as  a  private  in 
Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
sixth  Pennsylvania  Vohinteers,  to  serve  his 
country  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion.  At 
Harrisburg,  on  the  organization  of  the  com- 
pany, he  was  promoted  to  third  sergeant,  and 
on  the  arrival  of  the  regiment  in  Virginia, 
near  Washington,  was  promoted  to  the  posi- 
tion of  regimental  quartermaster-sergeant, 
which  office  he  filled  to  the  satisfaction  of  his 
superior  officers  until  the  close  of  his  period 
of  enlistment,  in  May,  1863.  In  fact,  during 
his  entire  tenn  of  service  he  was  virtually  the 
quartermaster  of  the  regiment  in  all  but  the 
name  and  pay. 

In  the  Avinter  of  1865-66,  he  receiA'ed  the 
appointment  of  assistant  assessor  of  internah 
revenue  for  the  east  side  of  Juniata  county, 
from  Gen.  Thomas  J.  Jordan,  of  Harrisburg, 
who  Avas  then  assessor  of  the  Fourteenth  Penn- 
sylvania district,  Avhich  office  he  filled  efficient- 
ly and  acceptably  for  a  little  OA^er  three  years, 
until  a  change  of  administration  superseded 
him.  In  the  meantime,  in  April,  1866,  he 
purchased  an  outfit  and  launched  the  Repuh- 
liran  on  the  troubled  AA^aters  of  Juniata  jour- 
nalisui.  In  conjunction,  first  Avith  the  late 
W".  W.  Davis,  and  later  Avith  the  late  Capt. 
H.  H.  W^ilson,  he  published  that  paper  Avith 
al)ility  and  success  until  October,  1873,  Avhen 
the  Sentinel  plant,  haA'ing  been  destroyed  by 
fire,  he  sold  the  Republican  to  Mr.  SchAveier, 
who  consolidated  the  tAvo  papers. 

In  January,  1873,  he  receiA^ed  an  appoint- 
ment as  inspector  in  the  Custom  House  in 
Philadelphia,  filling  the  position  for  about  one 
year  and  a  half,  Avhen  he  became  so  disgusted 
Avith  the  management  of  it  by  the  Philadelphia 
politicians  that  he  resigned. 


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BIOGEAPIIICAL  EXCYCLOrEDIA 


In  1877,  he  purt-liasetl  a  ne\v.spa])er  plant 
in  Henderson vilk',  ^'.  V.,  and  moved  there 
mth  hid  family,  \virh  the  pnrpose  of  making  it 
his  fntnre  home,  hut  after  a  trial  of  eighteen 
months,  finding  ne^vspaper  puhlishing  in  that 
part  of  the  South  unprofitable,  packed  up  the 
plant  and  shipped  it  to  MiiflintOA\-n  in  lS7t», 
Avlievc.  on  Fclirnarv  1,  ISSO,  he  established 
Thr  J  niiiald  llcKild,  which  he  has  published 
ever  since,  and  which  is  on  a  linn  and  prosper- 
ous basis.  As  to  its  merits  the  public  can  and 
generally  do  speak  in  no  questionable  tenns, 
but  it  may  not  be  amiss  to  qiiote  here  the  tri- 
bute paid  to  it  and  its  editor  by  Judge  Ilnn- 
gerford,  who  collated  the  material  for  "The 
Juniata  and  Susquehanna  Valleys  in  Pennsyl- 
vania," published  by  Evarts,  Peak  tt  Richards, 
of  Philadelphia,  in  1886: 

"77/r  Jinuaia  Herald  was  established  as  a 
stalwart  iiepublican  ]uiper  in  February,  18S0, 
by  AVilliam  M.  Allison,  attorney-at-law,  who 
had  established  TJie  Juniata  Iiepiihliemi  in 
1866,  and  had  been  connected  -with  that  paper 
up  to  the  time  it  was  merged  into  the  Sentinel, 
in  1873.  It  leads  the  van  of  newspaper  en- 
terprise, not  only  in  Juniata  county,  but  in  the 
Juniata  valley;  is  recognized  as  the  organ  of 
the  Republican  ]iarty  of  Juniata,  and  as  such 
commands  the  confidence  of  the  Republican 
])avty  of  the  State.  It  is  edited  with  signal 
abilitv,  and  its  pungent  criticisms  kee])s  the 
dominant  ])arty  in  the  county  on  its  good  be- 
havior. In  August,  iss:],  in  tlie  last  great 
fire  in  :\Iifflintown,  the  Henihl  office'  was 
destroyed,  everything  but  the  body  ty]ie  of 
the  paper  being  lost;  but  it  appeared  the  next 
week  as  usual,  fresher  and  brighter  than  ever. 
Although  the  loss  was  a  heavy  one,  ^h\  Al- 
lison's insurance  having  expii-ed  a  few  days  be- 
fore the  fire,  he  has  numaged  to  weather  that 
storm,  and  the  JJerahl  i)romises  a  long  life  of 
usefulness  and  ]irosperity.  under  the  manage- 
ment of  its  founder." 

Mr.  Allison,  although  justly  entitled  to  pre- 
ferment at  the  hands  of  his  party,  by  reason 
of  the  gallant  and  effective  service  he  has  ren- 
dered in  making  Juniata  debatable  if  not 
surely  Republican,  has  never  been  an  office- 
seeker,  being  content  to  labor  for  the  advance- 
ment of  others  rather  than  himself,  and  is  to- 
day as  ready  to  work  unselfishly  for  his  party, 
as  when  Juniata  was  strongly  Democratic. 
Beyond  serving  as  the  first  Tiofarv  ])u]ilic  and 
as  assistant  assessor  in  the  conntv,  and  his  short 


term  in  the  Philadelphia  Custom  House,  he 
has  neither  sought  nor  held  office,  but  his 
jiarty  friends  assure  him  that  his  time  will 
soon  come. 


E.  F.  SCHWEIER.— The  ancestors  of  the 
Juniata  county  Schweyer  family,  lived  in 
Pomerania,  Europe,  as  far  back  as  the  twelfth 
century.  In  1630,  two  brothers  of  the  fam- 
ily, Felix  and  Conrad  Schweyer,  joined  the 
;;rmy  of  the  Swedish  king,  Gustavus  Adol- 
]ihns,  when  he  landed  at  Stettin,  on  his  march 
into  central  Europe,  to  take  sides  Avith  the 
Pi'otestants  in  the  Thirty  Years  war  against 
Catholicism.  In  an  assault  upon  the  city  of 
Frankfort  on  the  river  Oder,  Felix  Schweyer 
was  killed.  Conrad  SchAveyer  remained  with 
the  army  until  peace  was  declared  in  16-18, 
and  then  instead  of  going  back  to  his  native 
country,  Pomerania,  he  settled,  liroken  in  for- 
tune, at  Biberic,  Germany.  He  died  in  1072, 
leaving  one  son,  Augustus  ScliAveyer,  to  sur- 
A'ive  him.  Augustus  liad  three  sons,  namely, 
(  'hristo]iher,  Francis  and  Leopold,  and  they 
hai!  cliildrcn.  A  son  of  Francis  ScliAveyer, 
named  Xidiolas,  came  to  America,  landing 
from  the  ship  "Xe|>tune,"  at  Philadelphia,  Oc- 
tol)er  1,  17.3i!.  The  shi])  "Xeptune"  was  over 
two  months  coming  across  the  Atlantic  ocean, 
having  sailed  from  Rotterdam  July  25,  1752. 
Nicholas  Schweyer  settled  at  Kutztown,  Berks 
county,  Pa.,  Avhere  he  became  a  real  estate 
owner.  He  died  in  1801,  and  Avas  buried  on 
his  farm  adjoining  IvutztoAvn.  Six  sons  and 
t\\'o  daughters  snrA'iA'ed  him.  His  son,  George 
Schweyer,  married  Barbara  Rishel.  They  had 
Aa-c  sons  and  tAvo  daughters.  George  died 
and  Avas  buried  at  St.  John's  church,  near 
Hamburg.  One  of  the  five  sons  Avas  named 
for  his  father,  George.  The  second  George 
married  Elizabeth  Gearhard,  and  by  their  mar- 
riage four  children  Avere  born,  namely: 
fieorge;  John;  Susannah;  and  Sojihia.  The 
father  of  these  four  children  fills  an  unmarked 
soldier's  grave  along  the  Canada  line,  haA'ing 
lost  his  life  there  in  the  war  of  1812.  Tlis 
son,  John  Scliweier,  settled  at  ^Miftlintown, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  in  1832,  and  there  be- 
came a  real  estate  owner  in  1833,  and  pos- 
sessed real  estate  from  that  time  on  to  the  time 
of  his  death.  He  Avas  extensively  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  furniture,  and  every  sum- 
mer shi]i]ie(l  many  boat  loads  of  furniture 
down  the  Juniata  canal  and  ui)  and  down  the 


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Susquehanna,  to  all  towns  along  the  line  to 
Harrisburg,  AVilliamsport  and  YV^ilkes-Barre. 
He  died  Januaiy  15,  1876,  and  was  buried  in 
Union  cemetery,  near  ]\[ifiiinto\vn.  He  was 
married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  VanGundy,  a  great- 
granddaughter  of  Christian  VanGitudv,  who 
engaged  in  a  law  suit  of  seven  years  with  Lud- 
wig  Derr,  for  the  land  on  which  Lewisbiirg, 
Pa.,  is  built.  By  this  marriage  three  children 
were  born,  two  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  He 
left  one  son  as  survivor,  namely,  B.  F. 
Schweier,  wdio  was  born  at  Mifflintown,  Pa., 
Jidy  2,  1838.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
and  private  schools  at  ]\Iifflintown,  and  when 
quite  a  youth  contributed  to  tlie  colnmns  of 
the  county  papers.  In  1870  hi'  became  the 
editor  and  owner  of  the  Juniata  Srntuiel,  a 
AVhig  stock  paper,  that  was  started  December 
9,  1846.  The  Juniata  Sentinel  continued  a 
firm  supporter  of  Whig  doctrines  till  the  dis- 
solution of  that  party  took  place,  and  then 
naturally  espoused  the  cause  of  the  Kepiibli- 
can  party,  called  into  being  by  the  aggression 
of  the  slave  party  in  the  Territories  of  the 
United  States.  In  1873,  he  became  the  owner 
of  the  Juniata  Rejmhlican,  a  stock  paper  that 
was  defected  b}^  President  Andrew  .Inlm- 
son's  movement.  He  consolidatcl  the  two 
papers  under  the  name  of  the  Jiniinhi  Sen- 
tinel antl  Iiepi(l)Iican,  and  from  that  time  to 
the  present  has  continued  editor  and  owner  in 
his  native  town.  The  Juniata  Sentinel  and 
Republican  has  ahvays  been  the  principal  Re- 
publican paper  in  Jimiata  county,  and  has 
never  wavered  in  its  support  of  Republican 
measures.  Mr.  Schweier  never  asked  office 
of  the  party  whose  cause  he  served  for  more 
than  a  quarter  of  a  century.  On  January  8, 
1863,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Eveline  Robi- 
son,  a  great-granddaughter  of  Alexander  Robi- 
son,  a  Scott?h-Irishman,  born  in  the  Cumber- 
land valle,y,  Pa.,  in  1732,  who  located  perma- 
nently as  a  land  owner  in  what  is  now  Juniata 
county,  in  1767.  Alexander  Robison  was  a 
soldier  under  Braddock,  in  the  expedition 
against  the  French  and  Indians  at  Fort  Pitt, 
and  a  soldier  under  Colonel  Bouquet  in  the  ex- 
pedition against  the  Pontiac  Indian  conspiracy 
in  1764.  By  the  marriage  of  B.  F.  Schweier 
and  Evaline  Robison,  six  children  were  born, 
three  sons  and  three  daughters;  one  son  died 
in  infancy.  The  children  living  are :  John  F. ; 
Wilberforce;  Annie  E. ;  Mary  E. ;  and  Isa- 
bella, who  is  the  youngest  and  yet  at  school, 


in  the  junior  year  in  the  Institute  at  Bucknell 
Univei'sity,  Lewisburg,  Pa.  John  F.,  after 
education,  identified  himself  with  the  Juniata 
Se)itincl  and  Repuhlican.  Wilberforce,  after 
education  and  graduation  from  the  Law  De- 
partment of  the  Xorthwestern  University  at 
Chicago,  111.,  is  now  engaged  in  the  jiractice 
of  his  profession  at  ^[itfiintown. 


AVILLIAM  JAMES  JACKMAX,  editor 
of  the  Deinocnif  and  Register,  Mifilintown, 
Pa.,  was  born  at  Liverpool,  Perry  county.  Pa., 
AVednesday,  September  20,  1837,  and  is  a 
son  of  James  Jackman,  a  native  of  Old  Eng- 
land, and  an  early  settler  in  Liverpool,  where 
he  carried  on  an  extensive  mercantile  business 
and  owned  five  large  boats,  dealing  extensively 
in  grain,  and  transacting  business  between 
Liverpool,  Philadelphia  and  Baltimore.  He 
was  also  postmaster  in  Liverpool  and  marrit'd 
Eliza  Louisa  Mitchell,  of  Millersburg. 

AVhen  Wiiliam  James  Jackman  was  nine 
years  old,  both  his  parents  died,  and  Capt.  B. 
F.  Miller  became  his  guardian.  During  1849- 
50,  he  boarded  with  his  cousin,  AVilliani  ^lit- 
ehell,  in  the  town  of  Dauphin,  and  attended  a 
private  scliool  kept  by  him.  In  1851-52,  he 
was  a  stiider.t  at  the  academy  in  Xew  Bloom- 
held.  AVhilc  here,  during  the  latter  year,  he 
l)ec;ime  an  apprentice  in  the  printing  oflice  of 
Mr.  Stroo])  and  in  Deeendjer,  1854,  finished 
his  trade  with  lion.  John  A.  Magee,'then,  as 
now,  the  eilitor  of  the  Ferry  County  Demo- 
end.  In  ls,")(;,  he  returned  to  the  academy 
and  completed  his  couree  of  study  there.  Dur- 
ing 1857-58,  he  taught  school  in  Perry  county. 
In  185!)-('.0,  he  accompanied  Dr.  James  Craw- 
ford to  Texas,  where  he  worked  at  his  trade. 
Lie  later  held  positions  as  a  printer  in  Austin, 
^'ew  Orleans,  Louisville,  Cincinnati  and 
Philadelphia.  Mr.  Jackman  returned  to  Mif- 
flintown shortly  after  the  war  broke  out,  and 
was  enrolled  July  24,  1861,  in  Company  A, 
First  Regiment,  Pennsylvania  Reserve  Cav- 
alry, commanded  by  Gen.  George  D.  Bayard, 
and  was  honorably  discharged  at  Philadelphia, 
Se]itember  9,  1864,  by  reason  of  the  expiration 
of  his  term  of  service,  having  worn  the  uni- 
form of  a  Union  soldier  three  years,  one 
month  and  twelve  days.  He  held  by  ])romo- 
tion  the  positions  of  sergeant  and  lios|>ital 
steward. 

After  his  discharije  he  returned  to  ]\riftHn- 
town  and  purchased  the  Juniata  True  Demo- 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


end,  a  paper  that  had  been  owned  by  Dr.  E. 
Uarwiu  Crawford,  deceased,  and  formed  a 
partnership  Avith  Mr.  Greer.  He  also  OAvned 
and  at  the  same  time  carried  on  a  clothing 
store  in  the  Wilson  building,  on  Bridge  street. 
On  October  16,  1867,  the  Democrat  and  the 
Legister,  the  latter  paper  owned  by  Amos 
Bonsall,  Avere  consolidated,  and  appeared  af- 
terAvard  as  the  Democrat  and  Legister,  Bon- 
sall ife  Jackman,  editors  and  publishers.  On 
Xovember  28, 1888,  after  Mr.  Bonsall's  death, 
]\Ir.  Jackman  became  sole  ^woprietor.  His 
paper  has  alAA'ays  been  a  marked  success.  It 
has  a  large  circulation,  is  liberally  supported, 
and  is  recognized  as  an  able  and  influential 
party  organ. 

Mr.  Jackman  married  Catherine  S.  Ickes, 
of  Ickesburg,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  and  has  had 
fiA'e  children:  four  daug-hters,  J.  Gertrude, 
Louisa  K.,  Han-iet  P.,  and  Martha  W.,  are 
liA-ing;    and  one  son  died  in  childhood. 

He  has  tAvo  sisters:  Pamelia  J.,  AA'ho  mar- 
ried Dr.  E.  Darwin  Crawford,  deceased;  and 
Ellen  Eliza,  AA'ife  of  Dr.  David  M.  Crawford, 
a  br<:itlier  of  Dr.  E.  DarAvin  CraAA^ford,  resid- 
ing in  ^MiiflintOAA-n. 

Mv.  Jackmsm  has  been  a  faithful  member 
of  the  Masonic  order  for  thirty  years,  and  is 
also  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  the 
G.  A.  11. 


JOHX  HOWARD  XEELY,  Mifflintown, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Tuscarora 
toAA-nship,  Juniata  county,  September  7,  1858, 
son  of  John  and  Margaret  Jane  (EAA'ing) 
Xeely,  the  former  a  natiA'e  of  Juniata  and  the 
latter  of  Perry  county,  Pa.  The  ISTeely  family 
are  of  the  Scotch-Irish  stock,  so  prominent 
and  so  potent  among  the  "makers"  of  Pennsyl- 
A-auia.  The  ])ioneer  came  to  America  from 
County  Derry.  Ireland,  in  early  colonial  days. 

AVilliam  Xeely,  the  great-grandfather  of 
John  HoAvard  Xeely,  liA-ed,  in  his  boyhood, 
near  the  present  toAvn  of  Roxbury.  Eranklin 
county.  Pa.  Robert  Xeely,  a  brother,  two 
years  younger,  was  captured  by  Indians,  about 
1750,  being  at  the  time  only  soA-en  years  old. 
He  Avas  brought  up  by  the  tribe  and  married 
an  Indian  girl.  The  folloAving  letter  written 
by  Col.  James  Perry,  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  a 
cousin  of  William  XccIa-.  and  of  the  captured 
boy.  fthe  oricrinal  of  which  is  now  in  the  pos- 
session of  ^fargarot  .1.  Xoolv.  of  Gah-eston, 
Ind.y   furnished   the   information   Avhich   led 


to  the  identitication  of  Robert  Xeely  as  the 
captive: 

"PiTTSBUKG,  Oct.  •2-2,  1805. 
Dear  Cousin: 

Tho'  you  and  I  are  so  nearly  related,  I  do 
not  know  that  ever  a  line  passed  from  you  to 
me  or  from  me  to  you.  I  have  often  tho't  that 
it  could  not  be  for  Avant  of  friendship  or 
natural  affection,  as  I  conceive  Ave  are  both 
possessed  of  it.  I  would  rather  impute  it  to 
thotte'htless  negligence.  I  came  to  liA-e  in  this 
place  last  spring,  to  keep  store.  I,  perhaps, 
may  continue  some  time.  My  family,  a  num- 
ber of  girls,  are  groAvn  up,  three  of  them  mar- 
ried, ^ly  tAvo  sons  are  now  beginning  to  be 
able  to  do  business  for  me.  This  day  William 
Cinnev  called  on  me,  on  his  return  home.  He 
told  me  you  Avere  anxiotts  to  hear  from  yottr 
In-other,  Robert,  Avhich  I  do  not  in  the  least 
doubt.  I  haA-e,  a  fcAv  weeks  since,  received 
information  of  him.  I  had  often  heard  of 
such  a  person,  someAvhere  near  the  lakes. 
After  I  came  to  this  place  last  spring,  I  heard 
of  him  on  Buffalo  Creek,  about  five  miles  from 
the  Lake  and  eighteen  aboA'e  Xiagara.  I 
Avrote  a  fcAv  lines  to  him.  to  know  whether  he 
Avas  the  same  Robert  Xeely,  Avhich  I  suspected 
he  Avas,  and  receiA'ed  an  answer  from  !Mr. 
Granger,  Indian  Agent,  informing  me  he 
Avas  the  same.  I  had  not  given  him  any  ac- 
count of  his  friends  until  I  was  certain  he  Avas 
the  person.  A  copy  of  Mr.  Granger's  letter 
vou  have,  as  folloAvs: 

Buffalo  Creek,  Aug.  13,  1805. 

Sir:  Your  letter  to  Robert  Xeely,  dated 
April  21,  Avas  lately  pttt  into  my  hands. 
Tliere  is  no  doubt  but  the  person,  by  the  name 
of  Robert  Xeely,  living  with  the  Seneca  In- 
dians, about  five  miles  from  this  place,  is  the 
person  AA'hom  you  inquire  for.  He  has  often 
mentioned  to  me  the  place  where  he  Avas  taken 
and  some  circumstances  respecting  his  family, 
Avhich  correspond  with  your  description.  Pre- 
vious to  reading  your  letter  to  him.  he  Avas 
questioned  on  the  subject.  He  said  he  liA^ed 
near  Connocogeague  Creek,  that  he  Avent  with 
his  uncle.  Perry,  to  feed  cattle,  that  his  uncle 
Avas  killed  by  the  Indians  and  he  was  taken; 
Ihat  his  father  and  mother  were  dead,  that  he 
had  a  «ister  and  he  thinks  he  had  a  brother. 
Robert  does  not  ai^iiear  to  haA'e  a  perfect  rec- 
ollection of  his  family  relations,  but  says  he 
belioA-es  you  are  his  cousin.  He  has  men- 
tioned to  a  person  here  that  his  father  used  to 


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make  \\'liiskey.  He  is  a  man  of  about  sixty 
years  and.  his  looks  indicate  living  a  long  time 
■\vitli  the  Indians.  He  has  imbibed  their 
habits.  He  is  very  honest  and  industrious  and 
gets  a  good  living  in  their  way.  He  still  re- 
tains his  native  language,  but  speaks  the  In- 
dian tongue  better.  He  was  very  glad  to  hear 
from  you,  and  requests  me  to  write  to  you  for 
&  more  jiartieular  account  of  his  family ;  says 
he  thought  his  relations  were  all  dead.  He 
does  not  recollect  anything  about  Braddock's 
-defeat. 

"I  am  Sir,  your  obedient  humble  serv't, 
"Erastus  Granger, 
'•'Agent  of  Indian  Affairs." 

Col.  James  Perry. 

"I  have  written  to  him  as  particular  account 
of  his  friends  as  I  could  collect.  I  have  never 
heard  anything  of  your  sister,  Mary,  since  she 
went  to  Virginia,  so  that  I  could  give  very 
little  accoimt  of  her.  I  wi'ote  to  him  that  I 
thought  you  or  some  of  your  sons  would  go  and 
see  him  as  soon  as  you  heard  where  he  was. 

I  am,  d^ar  cousin,  with  respect, 
Your  humble  serv't, 
Mr.  William  Xeely.  James  Perry." 

James  iSTeely,  son  of  William  Xeely,  upon 
the  knowledge  contained  in  this  letter,  visited 
his  uncle  and  tried,  by  every  inducement  to 
l>ring  him  back  to  his  family,  but  in  vain. 
Devoted  to  his  squaw,  and  inured  to  the  life 
■  of  the  red  men,  neither  the  ties  of  blood  nor 
the  attractions  of  civilized  life  had  any  power 
•  over  him. 

Early  in  life,  "William  ]^eely  settled  in  Lack 
township,  Juniata  county,  bought  a  tract  of 
land  from  the  Indians,  which  he  improved, 
.and  on  which  he  resided  until  his  death.  This 
tract  of  land  was  in  the  possession  of  the  Xeely 
family  until  1873,  and  is  now  owned  by 
Robert  Robinson.  Mr.  INTeely  was  a  promi- 
nent member  of  the  Presbyterian  clun-eh  at 
"Waterloo,  Juniata  county.  He  married  Miss 
Sallie  Harvey,  of  Path  valley,  Franklin 
-county.  Pa.,  and  had  children:  John,  married 
Margaret  McEeaters;  "William,  married  on 
the  same  day  with  his  brother,  John,  a  sister 
•of  Margaret  McEeaters,  and  died  two  weeks 
after  his  marriage;  James,  married  Martha 
MeConnell,  had  daughters,  Mary,  who  died 
in  July,  1866,  and  Eliza  (Mrs.  Robert  Alex- 
ander), resides  near  Wooster,  O.;  ISTancy, 
-  died  in  infancy. 

John  Xeelv,  eldest  son  of  William  ISTeelv, 


was  born  in  Lack  township,  June  20,  1771. 
He  became  a  farmer,  and  in  1817,  purchased 
a  farm  in  Tuscarora  township,  which  he  culti- 
vated during  the  remainder  of  his  life.  His 
marriage  with  Margaret  McEeaters  took  place 
in  1802;  they  had  the  following  children: 
AVilliam;  James;  ^lary;  John;  Robert  Har- 
vey; and  Sarah.  John  ISTeely,  Sr.,  died  Au- 
gust 5,  1846;  his  wife,  Margaret,  died  July 
21,  1845.  Their  eldest  son,  William  Xeely, 
married  Mary  MeConnell,  January  30,  183-1; 
their  children  are:  Margaret  Jane,  of  Galves- 
ton, Ind. ;  Thomas  MeConnell,  of  Greenfield, 
Adair  county,  la. ;  John  Harvey,  of  ISTorwich, 
Page  county,  la. ;  Mary  Adeline  (Mrs.  Joseph 
Gray),  of  Galveston,  Ind.;  Rachel  Lucinda 
(Mrs.  Peter  Sassaman),  of  Kokomo,  Ind.; 
and  Xancy  Anna  (Mrs.  Samuel  McCulloch), 
of  Shenandoah,  la.  William  Neely  died  jSTo- 
vember  10,  1872,  in  Jimiata  county.  Jamee 
iN'eely,  second  son  of  John,  married  Margaret 
Alexander,  and  died  at  his  home  in  Ohio,  leav- 
ing no  issue;  his  Avife  still  survives  him. 
Mary,  eldest  daughter  of  John  Xeely,  was 
married  to  William  L.  Patterson,  and  had 
children:  Robert  H.  Patterson,  of  Tuscarora 
township,  Juniata  county;  Oliver  J.,  of 
Shenandoah,  la.;  James  A.;  Xancy  (Mrs. 
William  I.  McCulloch),  of  Shenandoah,  la. 
AA^illiam  L.  Patterson  died  Augaist  24,  1846; 
]\lrs.  Patterson  survived  until  January  5, 
ISSI.  Robert  Harvey,  youngest  son  of  John 
Xeely,  married  Rachel  Beale;  their  children 
are:  James  H. ;  Charles,  deceased;  Ella  E. ; 
and  Mary  P.,  died  August  29,  1889.  Robert 
H.  Xeely  died  March  30,  1887;  his  surviving 
children  still  reside  with  their  mother.  Sarah, 
VDunger  daughter  of  John  Xeely,  was  mar- 
ried to  John  McCoy,  and  died  Xovember  7, 
1883,  leaving  three  sons  and  three  daughters, 
residing  in  Ohio. 

John  Xeely,  Jr.,  fourth  child  of  John  and 
Margaret  (McEeaters)  Xeely,  was  born  June 
6.  1S14.  Erom  the  age  of  three  until  his 
death  at  nearly  four  score  years,  he  lived  on 
the  ''old  homestead,"  one  of  the  most  prodiic- 
tive  and  beautiful  farms  in  the  region.  He  was 
educated  in  subscription  schools,  his  intelligent 
and  painstaking  study  enabling  him  to  derive 
much  benefit  from  them,  in  spite  of  the  very 
limited  advantages  they  afforded.  The  same 
diligence  characterized  him  throughout  life, 
and  as  ap])lied  to  his  business  concerns,  en- 
abled him  to  secure  and  bequeath  to  his  family 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  EX  CYCLOPEDIA 


scientiuus,  and  wliile  lie  required  obedience 
and  faitlifulne:S8  from  his  eliiklren  and  em- 
ployees, was  no  less  exaetiny-  towards  himself. 
He  was  fmgal  and  econumieal,  but  nut  par- 
simonious; his  children  must  nut  be  denied  the 
benefits  of  a  liberal  education,  nor  must  any 
who  sought  help  from  him  in  time  of  need  be 
sent  away  empty-handed.  He  was  devoted  to 
his  family,  true  and  constant  in  friendship, 
and  faithful  to  his  church.  Like  his  ancestors, 
John  Xeely  was  a  Presbyterian,  a  life-long 
member  of  the  Middle  Tuscarora  church.  He 
married,  January  13,  1853,  Margaret  Jane 
Ewing,  born  in  Perry  county,  November  20, 
1831.  Their  children  are:  W.  A.  K.,  farmer, 
of  Wayne,  ISTeb. ;  Virginia  M. ;  James  M., 
died  September  G,  iSiVl;  J.  Howard,  twin 
brother  of  James  M. ;  Anson  ( iilroy,  died  Au- 
gust 15,  1SG2;  S.  Arminia;  Peorus  A.,  liv- 
ing on  the  homestead;  Kev.  David  T.,  of  Mil- 
roy,  MifHin  county,  a  minister  of  the  Presby- 
terian church;  and  Edgar  ( '.,  at  in-esent  a  stu- 
dent in  the  medical  dei)artnu'nt  of  the  L"m- 
A'ersity  of  Pennsylvania.  John  Xeely,  the 
father,  departed  this  life  at  his  home  in  Tus- 
carora iownship,  May  30,  1892,  aged  seventy- 
seven  }'ears,  eleven  months  and  twenty-five 
days.  The  faithful  companion  of  nearly  for- 
ty years  of  wedded  life  still  survives  him. 

Their  son,  John  Howard  Xeely,  after  pur- 
suing his  elementary  studies  in  the  common 
schools  of  the  township,  and  graduating  in 
1879  froin  the  Millersville  Xormal  School,  in 
Lancaster  county,  was  prepared  for  college  at 
the  Airy  View  Academy,  and  graduated  from 
Princeton  College  with  the  class  of  1881. 
During  an  interval  of  a  few  years  between  his 
graduation  from  the  normal  school  and  his  aca- 
demic course,  ]\[r.  Xeely  engaged  in  teaching, 
and  in  iSTO  was  chosen  principal  of  the  Hum- 
melstowii.  |)an])hin  county,  schools,  filling 
that  po.-iiion  for  two  years.  After  his  gradua- 
tion from  Princeton,  he  taught  at  the  Airy 
View  and  ]\rifflintowii  Acadenues.  During 
this  time,  he  read  law  with  Alfred  J.  Patter- 
son, Esq.,  of  ]\IifHintown,  and  was  admitted 
to  practice  at  the  Juniata  county  bar,  August 
26,  188G.  From  that  time  until  1892,  he  was 
the  partner  of  his  former  preceptor,  the  firm 
being  styled  Patterson  &  Xeely.  Prom  1S<»1 
to  1804,  he  served  as  district  attorney ;  he  is 
still  actively  engaged  in  iiractice.  His  acute 
intelligence  and  sound    judgment    cause    his 


counsel  to  be  much  in  demand.  ]\Ir.  Xeely  is 
a  Democrat,  as  was  his  father  also,  and  is  active 
in  politics.  He  has  for  many  years  been  secre- 
tary of  the  borough  council.  For  two  years  lie 
was  one-half  owner  of  the  Democvut  and  Reg- 
ister. He  is  a  member  of  L^nion  Lodge,  Xo. 
'■VIA,  F.  and  A.  M.;  of  Xewport  Chapter,  Xo. 
2-')S ;  and  of  Lewistown  Commandery,  Xo.  2G ; 
and  Harrisburg  Consistory. 

John  Howard  Xeelv  married,  Decemlier 
31,  1891,  Ella  K.,  daughter  of  AVilliam 
Jjanks,  of  Mitflintowu.  Their  children  are: 
Lucian  Banks,  born  March  3,  1893,  died  X"o- 
veniber  29,  1893;  J.  Howard,  Jr.,  born  X^o- 
vember  22,  1894;  and  William  H.,  born  Feb- 
ruary 32,  1896.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Xeely  are 
members  of  the  Presbvterian  church. 


JEKEMIAH  X.  KELLER,  Mifflintown, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Monroe 
township,  Jnniata  county,  August  1,  1858, 
son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Xiemond)  Keller, 
natives  of  that  township.  The  first  member 
of  the  family  who  settled  in  Juniata  county 
was  his  great-grandfather,  Frederick  Keller, 
who  was  born  in  Lancaster  county.  He  pur- 
chased a  large  tract  of  land  in  Monroe  town- 
ship, ana  cultivated  his  farm,  besides  carrying- 
on  the  manufacture  of  pottery.  He  was  a  sol- 
dier of  the  Revolution.  His  son,  Jacob  Kel- 
ler, was  also  a  farmer,  residing  in  Monroe 
township.  Lie  was  a  member  of  the  Reformed 
church.  He  married  Hannah  Frey;  their 
children  were:  John,  of  Monroe  tOAvnship, 
Samuel;  David,  of  Fayette  township;  Julia 
(Mrs.  Peter  W.  Swartz),  of  Monroe  township; 
Eliza;  Xancy ;  Fianna;  these  last  three  of  Mon- 
roe township;  and  Jane,  deceased.  The  sec- 
ond son  of  this  family,  Samuel  Keller,  was 
born  in  Monroe  township,  at  that  time  form- 
ing part  of  GreenAvood  township,  Api*il  G, 
1826,  and  after  attending  school  for  some 
A'cars,  learned  carpentry,  which  continued  to 
be  his  occupation  throughout  life.  Lie  Avas  a 
Democrat,  and  served  in  A'arious  toAAmship  of- 
fices. He  Avas  for  forty  years  a  member  of  the 
Xiemond  Reformed  church,  and  ended  a  use- 
ful Christian  life  September  14,  1893.  His 
Avife,  Sarah  (Xiemond)  Keller,  is  still  living. 
Of  their  sons,  John,  died  Avhen  elcA'en  months 
old;  four  lived  to  mature  years:  William,  Ha'- 
a  consideral)le  estate.     He  Avas  eminentlv  con- 


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ing  on  the  homestead;  Jeremiah^.;  David, 
on  the  homestead;  and  Samuel  H.,  who  died 
in  iyS(),  at  the  age  of  twenty. 

Jeremiah  N.  Keller  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  of  Monroe  township,  at 
Airy  View  Academy,  Port  Royal,  Pa.,  and  at 
the  Central  State  formal  School,  Lock  Ha- 
ven, Pa.,  from  )vhich  he  graduated  in  1883. 
He  then  passed  five  years  in  teaching  in  the 
Mifflin  schools,  three  years  in  the  grammar 
school  find  two  in  the  high  school.  Mr.  Kel- 
ler read  law  under  the  preceptorship  of  Hon. 
Louis  E.  Atkinson,  of  Mifflintown,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  December,  1888.  In 
May,  1893,  he  was  admitted  to  practice  before 
the  Supreme  Court  and  since  that  time  has 
had  cases  in  all  the  superior  courts.  His  poli- 
tics are  Democratic,  and  he  takes  an  active  in- 
terest in  the  affairs  of  the  party.  He  has 
served  as  school  director.  In  Xovember, 
1896,  was  elected  to  the  State  legislature. 
Still  in  the  early  prime  of  manhood,  Mr.  Kel- 
ler has  made  long  advances  on  a  very  promis- 
ing career.  He  is  a  member  of  Union  Lodge, 
'No.  324,  F.  and  A.  M. 

Jeremiah  JST.  Keller  was  man'ied,  August 
25,  188.5,  to  Sallie  ^L,  daughter  of  John 
Pooreman,  of  Port  Royal,  Pa.  Their  children 
are:  Xiemond  P.;  John  W. ;  and  Maud  P. 
Mr.  Keller  is  a  member  of  Messiah  Evangeli- 
cal Lutheran  church,  and  is  serving  his  third 
term  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 


THO^IAS  VAX  IRWIX,  ^lifflintown, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  ^Valker 
township,  Juniata  county,  Septeml)er  6,  1813, 
son  of  Dr.  John  and  Jane  Horris  (Bell)  Irwin. 
Dr.  Irwin  was  born  near  Mifflinburg,  Union 
county,  Pa.,  in  April,  1809.  Mrs.  Irwin  was 
a  native  of  Juniata  county,  and  both  w^ere  of 
Scotch-Irish  descent.  Dr.  Irwin's  preceptor 
in  medicine  was  Thomas  Van  Yalzah,  M.  D., 
of  Lewistown,  Pa.  After  graduation  from 
Jefferson  Medical  College,  he  first  practiced  at 
I  Millerstown,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  and  about 
1840,  removed  to  Walker  township.  On  his 
retirement  from  practice,  he  took  up  his  resi- 
dence on  his  farm  in  the  vicinity  of  Thompson- 
town.  He  took  a  lively  interest  in  politics,  as 
an  adherent  of  the  Whig  party.  Dr.  Irwin 
was  a  member  of  the  Mifflintown  Presbyterian 
church.  He  died  March  14,  1853.  Mrs.  Ir- 
win also  is  deceased.  Those  of  their  children 
who  attained  to  mature  age  are:   Sarah  Jane; 


Thomas  V.;  John  IL,  of  Mifflintown;  Mar- 
garetta  B.;  and  Mason,  attorney-at-law,  and 
Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Mason  and 
Chehalis  counties,  Wash. 

T.  Van  Irwin  passed  his  early  years  in 
Walker  township,  and  was  fifteen  years  of  age 
when  the  family  removed  to  Patterson,  and 
later  to  Bells  Island.  He  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools,  from  private 
classical  teachers,  and  in  the  State  College  in 
Centre  county,  where  he  studied  for  two  years. 
He  enlisted  for  the  defense  of  the  Union,  Jan- 
uary 1,  1864,  in  the  Twelfth  Pennsylvania 
Cavalry;  was  promoted  to  adjutant  of  the 
regiment  in  1865,  and  served  until  July  of 
that  year.  He  saw  much  active  and  perilous 
service,  principally  in  the  Shenandoah  valley. 
In  the  Slimmer  of  1864,  he  was  captured  near 
Charlestown,  Va.,  and  held  a  prisoner  for  six 
days;  he  succeeded  in  making  his  escape.  At 
the  close  of  the  war,  Mr.  Irwin  went  to  the 
oil  regions,  where  he  was  engaged  in  oil  opera- 
tions in  various  capacities  for  one  year.  He 
then  studied  at  the  business  college  of  Spring- 
field, ]\rass.,  until  1868,  in  which  year  he  en- 
tered the  Juniata  Valley  Bank  as  clerk,  under 
P.  S.  Jacobs,  cashier.  In  1869,  he  was  jiro- 
moted  to  the  position  of  cashier,  and  has 
ever  since  had  full  charge  of  the  business  of 
the  bank.  Mr.  Irwin  was  one  of  the  organ- 
izers of  the  Mifflintown  and  Patterson  Water 
Company,  and  treasurer  of  the  same.  He 
takes  a  lively  and  generous  interest  in  the  im- 
provement of  the  toAvn  and  is  a  zealous  sup- 
porter of  Republican  views. 

Thomas  Van  Irwin  was  married  in  1893  to 
]\rargarot  Pomeroy,  daughter  of  E.  Darwin 
Crawford,  ]\[.  D.,  of  Thompsontown,  Juniata 
county.  Their  only  child  is  Margaretta  Craw- 
ford Irwin.  Mr.  Irwin  is  a  trustee  of  the 
AVestminster  congTcgation  of  the  Presbyterian 
church,  and  has  acted  as  its  treasurer  for  many 
years. 


HON.  JERE^riAH  LYOXS,  Mifflintown, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  son  of  ISTicholas  and 
Sarah  ("Yohn)  Lyons,  was  born  in  Saville 
township.  Perry  county,  Pa.,  September  16, 
18.19.  Both  of  his  parents  were  natives  of 
Perry  county.  The  first  of  the  Lyons  family 
to  emigrate  from  Cermany,  their  fatherland, 
to  America,  came  before  the  Revolutionary 
war,  and  lent  his  aid  as  a  soldier  in  that  strug- 
gle for  freedom.     After  the  war  he  settled  in 


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Perry  couutv,  aud  passed  tlie  remainder  of  his 
days  in  tlixit  county  in  cultivating  the  soil 
His  son,  ]S^icholas  Lyons,  was  born  and  brought 
up  in  Perry  comity,  and,  like  his  father,  was  a 
farmer.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Ltitheran 
church.  He  died  January  14,  ISG-i.  His 
wife,  Sarah  (Yohn)  Lyons,  survived  him  until 
Jime  6,  1S76.  Of  their  thirteen  children, 
twelve  lived  to  mature  years;  those  now  sur- 
viving are:  ]\Iary  Ann  (Mrs.  Jonathan 
Schwartz),  of  Spruce  H,ill  township,  Juniata 
county;  Bandena  (Mrs.  Ezra  M.  Hoopes),  of 
Milroy,  Pa.;  Daniel,  residing  on  the  home- 
stead in  Perry  county;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Jacob 
Kretzing),  Saville  township,  Perry  county; 
Julia  Ann  (Mrs.  Peter  E.  Smith),  of  Milford, 
PeiTy  county ;  Jeremiah ;  and  Rebecca  (Mrs. 
William  M.  Trostle),  of  Tuscarora  township. 
Perry  county. 

Jeremiah  Lyons  was  educated  at  the  ^far- 
klesville  Academy,  Perry  cijunty.  He  be- 
came a  studeut-at-law  under  Edmund  S.  Doty, 
Esq.,  of  ]Miffliutuwu,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  December  3,  1S63.  He  practiced  in  Mif- 
flintown  until  elected  to  the  bench,  and  his 
practice  being  very  extensive,  he  has  been  con- 
nected with  every  important  case  that  has 
arisen  for  many  years  past.  His  high  re])uta- 
tion  as  an  able  and  assiduous  lawyer  led  to 
his  election  as  Judge  of  the  Eorty-first  Judi- 
cial District  of  Pennsylvania,  in  ^STovendier, 
1891.  Judge  Lyons  is  a  stockholder  in  the 
Miffliutown  and  Patterson  Water  Company; 
also  in  the  First  Xational  Bank  of  ]\rifflintown, 
which  he  helped  to  organize,  and  of  which  he 
was  the  first  president,  continiting  in  office  un- 
til his  election  to  the  judicial  bench.  He  is  a 
memT)er  of  Union  Lodge,  jSTo.  324,  F.  aud  A. 
M.  Lie  adheres  to  the  Republican  party,  and 
in  1876  was  a  member  of  the  Electoral  Col- 
lege. 

Lion.  Jeremiah  Lyons  was  man-ied,  July  5, 
1870,  to  Ada  M.,' daughter  of  Charles  A. 
Thompson,  of  ]\rexico,  Juniata  county.  He  is 
an  active  memlier  of  the  Presbyterian  church, 
serving  his  congrea'atiou  as  trustee. 


WILBERFORCE  SCHWEYER,  :\rifflin- 
town,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  son  of  B.  F.  and 
Eveline  (Robison)  Schweyer,  was  born  in 
Miffliutown,  Pa.,  April  21,'  1865.  He  receiv- 
ed his  education  in  the  public  schools,  and  at 
Airy  Yiew  Academy,  Port  Royal,  Pa.,  and  is 
a    graduate  of    the  law  department  of    the 


Northwestern  University,  Chicago,  111.,  class 
of  18813.  in  the  same  year  Mr.  Schweyer 
was  admitted  to  the  bar.  Soon  after,  he  re- 
ceiA'ed  an  appointment  from  the  Census  Office, 
Washington,  D.  C.  In  May,  1891,  he  resign- 
ed his  position  and  went  to  Winchester,  Va., 
where  he  practiced  law  for  one  year.  In  1892, 
he  entered  upon  his  practice  ,iii  Miffliutown. 
His  election  to  the  office  of  district  attorney 
followed  in  the  next  year,  he  being  the  Repub- 
lican candidate.  That  in  the  exercise  of  the 
duties  devolved  upon  him,  he  fully  satisfied 
the  expectations  of  his  friends  is  shown  by  the 
fact  that  he  was  again  the  nominee  of  his 
party  for  re-election  in  1896.  Mr.  Schweyer 
is  a  stockholder  in  the  Tuscarora  Valley  rail- 
road, and  is  the  vice-2:)resident  of  the  comj^any. 
Wilberforce  Schweyer  was  married  in  May, 
1895,  to  Mary  Juniata,  daughter  of  ]\[aj.  R. 
W.  Patton,  of  Lewistown,  Pa.  Thev  have  one 
child,  Elizabeth  Milliken. 


K.  H.  McCLIXTIC,  Mifflinto^^^l,  Juniata 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Lewistown,  Pa.,  Au- 
gust 11,  1853.  His  parents  were  R.  H.  and 
Isabella  (Kirk)  McClintic,  the  former  of  Mif- 
fiin,  the  latter  of  Juniata  county.  R.  H.  Mc- 
Clintic was  born  in  1811;  he  was  a  cabinet- 
maker. His  politics  were  Democratic,  and  he 
was  an  active  worker  for  his  party.  He  served 
as  treasurer  of  ]Mifflin  eountv.  He  belonged 
to  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  The  children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  R.  H.  ]\IcClintic  are:  James  P.,  machin- 
ist, of  Philadelphia;  Marv  C,  deceased,  wife 
of  John  R.  Crull,  of  Harrisburg,  Pa.;  Wil- 
liam S.,  deceased;  Thomas  K.,  bridge  builder, 
of  ]Xew  York  City;  Robert  H.,  fttrniture 
dealer,  of  Lewistown;  K.  H. ;  George  K.,  fur- 
niture dealer,  Lewistown;  Eliza  K.,  of  Lew- 
istown; Margaret  W.,  deceased;  Howard  H., 
assistant  general  manager  of  the  Shcffler 
Bridge  Company,  Pittsburg,  Pa.  Mr.  R.  H. 
McClintic  died  in  1871;  his  wife  survived 
him  tmtil  1895.  Mr.  McClintic  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  cliurch  and  his  wife 
of  the  ]\Iethodist  Episcojial  church. 

His  youth  being  spent  in  Lewistown,  ^Ir. 
K.  H.  McClintic  received  his  education  in  the 
conmion  schools  of  that  borough,  and  after- 
wards learned  the  tinner's  trade.  In  1880,  he 
removed  to  ]\Iifflintown,  Avhere  at  first  he  car- 
ried on  the  tinning  business,  but  later  extend- 
ed it  into  a  hardware  estalilishment,  in  which 
line  he  noAV  has  the  laroest  trade  in  the  town. 


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He  is  an  honorable  and  substantial  man  of 
business.  Mr.  McClintic  is  past  master  of 
Lewistown  Lodge  jS^o.  303,  F.  and  A.  M.  He 
is  a  Democrat ;  has  served  on  the  school  board. 
K.  H.  McClintic  was  married  in  lSy2  to 
Margaret  X.,  daughter  of  Peter  (Laudensla- 
ger),  of  Lewistown.  Their  children  are:  Isa- 
bella Kirk;  and  lloliert  11.  .Mr.  and  Mrs. 
McClintic  are  niendiers  of  the  Presbyterian 
church. 


Bank  has  him  as  its  legal  counsellor.  Mr. 
Hoopes  is  a  member  of  Victoria  Lodge,  Xo. 
Oil,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  Patterson,  and  of  the  Ju- 
niata Valley  Encampment,  Xo.  305. 


V'ILLIA:\I  L.  hoopes,  esq.,  Milllin- 
toAvn,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  January 
13,  1863,  at  Milroy,"  Mifflin  county,  Pa.  He 
is  a  son  of  Ezra  M.  and  Bandena  (Lyons) 
Hoojjcs.  Ezra  M.  Hoopes  was  a  native  of 
Chester  county,  born  in  1826;  his  parents, 
also  born  in  that  county,  were  members  of 
the  Society  of  Friends.  He  removed  to  Mif- 
flin county  about  1850,  entering  the  employ 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Kailroad  Company  as  a 
blacksmith;  later  in  life  he  established  him- 
self in  the  same  business  in  Milroy,  and  car- 
ried it  on  until  his  death,  in  1886.  He  was 
contractor  for  the  grading  of  the  Mifflin  and 
Centre  Count}-  Railroad.  Mr.  Lloopes  was 
also  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  carriages. 
During  the  Rebellion  he  seiwed  for  a  short 
time  in  the  Union  army.  His  wife,  who  is  a 
daughter  of  Xicholas  and  Sarah  Lyons,  sur- 
vives him.  They  had  ten  children,  of  whom 
seven  lived  to  adult  age,  as  follows:  Ira  T., 
in  the  employ  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
Company  at  Altoona,  Pa.;  -Jennie  (Mi's.  Ed- 
win Jeffries),  of  Chester  county.  Pa.;  Mary; 
William  L. ;  Anna;  Ralph,  in  the  tailoring 
business  at  Huntingdon,  Pa. ;  and  Roland,  re- 
siding at  Reedsville,  Pa.,  employed  by  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company. 

William  L.  Hoopes,  after  receiving  a  goo<l 
common  school  education  in  Mifflin  county, 
learned  carpentry,  and  worked  industriously 
at  that  trade  for  several  years,  besides  assist- 
ing his  father  in  the  smithy.  Then,  exchang- 
ing physical  for  mental  labor,  he  applied  him- 
self to  the  study  of  law,  under  the  preceptor- 
ship  of  Hon.  Jeremiah  Lyons;  his  success 
since  his  admission  to  the  bar  in  1890  has  been 
such  that  he  has  acquired  an  extensive  prac- 
tice, been  admitted  to  all  courts,  and  has  made 
for  himself  an  honorable  and  prominent  place 
at  the  bar.  Mr.  Hoopes  is  a  Republican.  Lie 
is  a  stockholder  in  the  Mifflintown  and  Pat- 
terson Water  Company.      The  First  Xational 


AXSOX  B.  AVILL.  .AlitHintoun,  Juniata 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  Jaeoh  and  Rebecca  (Weid- 
ler)  "Will,  was  born  at  Mountville,  Lancaster 
county.  Pa.,  March  27,  1857.  Both  parents 
were  natives  of  Lancaster  county,  and  of  Ger- 
man ancestry.  They  renaoved  in  1861  to  Ju- 
niata county,  where  Jaeoh  Will  became  the 
proprietor  of  the  Pennsylvania  House,  now 
the  Xational  House,  and  ciiiuhicted  it  until 
his  death,  in  1880.  The  family  continued  the 
management  of  the  house  until  1886.  Mr. 
Will  was  actively  interested  in  the  establish- 
ment of  the  ore  mines,  and  himself  opened 
up  those  at  Minertown.  He  was  a  Repul;)li- 
can,  but  not  a  worker  in  the  political  field. 
The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Will  are:  Abi'a- 
ham  IL,  who  was  a  butcher,  died  in  1881; 
Sarah  J.  (Mrs.  Williani  AV.  Davis),  of  Mif- 
flintown;  Jacob  H.,  in  the  butchering  busi- 
ness in  Mifflintown;  Anson  B. ;  and  Mary 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  I.  D.  Musser),  of  Mifflintown. 
Mr.  Will  attended  the  Lutheran  church. 
Mrs.  Will  survives  him. 

Anson  B.  Will,  at  the  time  of  the  removal 
to  Mifflintown,  was  four  years  old;  lie  ac- 
cordingly received  his  education  in  the  schools 
of  the  borough,  completing  it  by  a  course  at 
the  State  Xormal  School  at  Millersville,  Lan- 
caster county.  He  then  taug'ht  for  eighteen 
years  in  Juniata  connty;  during  three  con- 
secutive terms  he  had  charge  of  the  grammar 
school.  In  1894  Mr.  Will  was  elected  on  the 
Republican  ticket  to  the  office  of  register  and 
recorder  of  Juniata  county,  and  is  still  occu- 
])ied  in  the  performance  of  the  duties  of  that 
office.  He  is  esteemed  as  an  intelligent  and 
faithfid  official. 


JOHX  J.  PATTERSOX,  Mifflintown,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  born  at  Waterloo,  in 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  August  8,  1830.  He 
received  an  excellent  education,  completed  by 
graduation  from  Jefferson  College  in  1SJ8. 
For  two  years  after  he  assisted  his  father  in  the 
management  of  an  extensive  tannery.  In 
1852,  he  became  editor  of  the  Juniata  Sen- 
fine],  advocating  the  election  of  Gen.  Winfield 
Scott  to  the  presidency.  Air.  Patterson  was 
in  the  same  year  one  of  the  State  committee 


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of  tlie  Whig  party  in  Pennsylvania,  after 
which,  until  the  time  of  his  leaving  the  State, 
he  served  upon  almost  every  AVhig  and  Ke- 
publican  committee.  He  was  a  delegate  to 
the  first  national  Republican  convention, 
which  nominated  Gen.  John  C.  Fremont;  also 
of  the  convention  of  1860,  at  Cliicago,  hy 
which  Abraham  Lincoln  was  first  nominated. 
He  was  the  representative  of  Juniata,  Snyder 
and  Union  counties  in  the  Pennsylvania  leg- 
islature in  1859  and  1861. 

On  the  very  day  when  President  Lincoln's 
first  call  for  seventy-five  thousand  volunteers 
for  the  defense  of  the  Union  was  issued,  John 
J.  Patterson,  as  captain  of  a  cavalry  company 
already  organized,  promptly  tendered  his  own 
and  his  company's  services  to  the  government. 
A  letter  from  the  Secretary  of  State  accepting 
the  ofi'er  was  received  on  the  same  day.  A 
rendezvous  was  held  that  evening,  and  the 
members  of  the  company  were  ordered  to  re- 
port at  once  for  duty.  On  the  next  day,  how- 
ever, a  second  dispatch  announced  the  decision 
of  the  authorities  not  to  accept  the  services  of 
volunteer  cavalry,  and  the  order  was  counter- 
manded. Mr.  Patterson  then  volunteered  in- 
dividually, and  was  assigned  to  a  position  on 
the  staff  of  General  Williams,  ranking  as  cap- 
tain, in  the  three  months'  service.  He  was 
afterwards  appointed  to  the  command  of  a 
company  in  the  Fifteenth  Infantry,  regular 
army,  and  served  under  Major  General  Rose- 
crans,  in  West  Virginia.  In  1862,  he  seiwed 
under  the  same  commander  in  the  paymaster's 
department.  Returning  home,  in  the  same 
year,  Mr.  Patterson  was  nominated  for  Con- 
gress on  the  Republican  ticket,  but  was  de- 
feated by  Gen.  W.  H.  Miller.  The  Juniata 
county  delegates  to  the  conventions  of  186-1, 
1866  and  1868  renewed  the  nomination,  but 
unsuccessfully;  the  failure  on  each  repetition 
was  in  the  district  convention. 

For  sLx  years,  from  1863  to  1869,  Mr.  Pat- 
terson was  engaged  in  banking  and  other 
financial  enterprises  in  Juniata  county.  In 
1869,  on  account  of  impaired  health,  he  went 
to  South  Carolina.  It  was  not  long  before  he 
perceived  that  investments  might  very  profit- 
ably be  made  in  some  of  the  languishing  enter- 
prises of  the  I'egion.  The  railroads  of  the 
State  badly  needed  reconstruction,  and,  after 
securing  large  shares  of  their  stock,  he  set 
about  the  work  of  raising  their  condition  to 
something  nearer  the  northern  standard   of 


railway  excellence.  In  1870,  he  Avas  made 
president  of  the  Greenville  and  Columbia 
County  Railroad  Company,  in  which  olfice 
he  served  until  the  road  Avas  sold  to  the  South 
Carolina  Company.  He  is  still  president  of 
the  Blue  Ridge  Railroad  Company,  having 
been  elected  in  1871.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  convention  in  Philadelphia  in  1872,  from 
which  President  Grant  received  his  second 
nomination.  In  December,  1872,  Mr.  Pat- 
terson was  elected  to  represent  South  Carolina 
in  the  United  States  Senate,  to  succeed  Hon. 
F.  A.  Sawyer.  On  the  first  ballot  he  received 
in  the  senate  seventeen  out  of  thirty-three 
votes,  and  in  the  House  seventy-three  out  of 
one  hundred  and  twenty-four.  A  joint  bal- 
lot was  therefore  unnecessary.  He  took  his 
seat  at  the  session  called  for  March  4,  1873, 
and  immediately  applied  himself  Avith  his 
usual  energy  to  the  fulfilment  of  his  duties. 

Hon.  John  J.  Patterson  resided  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  until  188-1.  Besides  his  public 
business,  he  embarked  in  various  financial  un- 
dertakings. He  built  the  Druid  Hill  avenue 
line  of  the  People's  Passenger  Railway  Com- 
pany, of  Baltimore,  Md. ;  he  Avas  a  contractor 
for  the  Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  Rail- 
road; for  the  Forty-second  street  line  in  Ncav 
York  City;  and  for  the  Bloomington  City 
Raihvay  Company,  Bloomington,  111.,  of 
Avhich  he  is  president  and  entire  OAvner.  He 
is  one  of  the  largest  stockholders  of  the 
Wilkes-Barre  and  Wyoming  Valley  Traction 
Company.,  and  Avas  formerly  president  of  the 
company.  In  1893,  haAdug  taken  up  his  resi- 
dence in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  he  organized  the 
Pennsyh^ania  Traction  Company  of  that 
city,  and  Avas  chosen  its  president. 

Hon.  John  J.  Patterson  Avas  married  to  Lu- 
cretia  E.,  daughter  of  Silas  Moore,  of  llolli- 
daysburg.  Pa.  Their  children  are:  William 
H.,  of  Bloomington,  111.;  Silas  W.;  Mary 
AV.;    and  John  J.,  Jr. 

John  J.  Patterson,  Jr.,  attorney-at-la\v,  Mif- 
flintoAvn,  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  that  borough  June 
•1,  1868.  He  Avas  reared  in  South  Carolina 
from  1870  to  1879,  and  in  Washington,  D. 
C,  from  the  latter  year  until  188-1.  He  re- 
ceived his  elementary  education  in  the  Emer- 
son Institute,  at  Washington,  D.  C. ;  Avas  pre- 
pared for  college  at  ]MifflintoAvn,  Pa.,  and  took 
a  tAvo  years'  course  in  civil  engineering  at 
Lafayette  College,  Easton,  Pa.  After  read- 
ing laAV  Avith  ]\rcssrs.  Patterson  &  jSTeely,  of 


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Mifflintowii,  lie  was  admitted  to  the  Juniata 
county  bar,  December  22,  1892,  and  lias  since 
practiced  in  the  courts  of  Juniata,  Mifflin  and 
Perry  counties,  and  in  the  supreme  court.  He 
is  a  Eepublican,  and  an  active  party  worker. 
Mr.  Patterson  is  a  member  of  Union  Lodge, 
'No.  324,  P.  and  A.  M.,  and  of  Lodge  No.  131, 
I.  O.  O.  P.  John  J.  Patterson,  Jr.,  was  mar- 
ried October  18,  1894,  to  Ellen  O.,  daughter 
of  W.  S.  iS^orth,  of  Patterson.  They  have 
one  child,  John  J.  (3).  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Patter- 
son are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 


Lloyd  Irvin;  and  Jennie  Edna.     The  family 
are  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


W.  S.  AEBOGAST,  Mifflintown,  Juniata 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Snyder  county.  Pa., 
September  9,  1858.  Lie  is  a  son  of  William 
and  Jane  (Stuck)  Arbogast,  natives  of  that 
county.  "William  Arbogast  was  a  farmer. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Eepublican  party, 
and  was  elected  to  various  township  offices. 
Lie  was  successively  deacon  and  elder  in  the 
Lutheran  church.  The  children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  William  Arbogast  are :  Thomas,  of  Sny- 
der county;  Simon,  also  of  Snyder  county; 
W.  S.;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Oliver  Kerstetter),  of 
Nanticoke,  Pa.;  John,  of  Snj^der  county;  and 
Amanda  (Mrs.  James  Eislier),  of  Snyder  coun- 
ty. The  father  died  in  1877,  and  the  mother 
in  1894. 

W.  S.  Arbogast,  after  coni])leting  his 
education  by  a  course  at  the  iionnal 
schools  of  Preeburg  and  Selinsgrove,  Avas 
for  ten  years  a  teacher  in  his  native  county. 
In  1886,  he  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness in  Snyder  county,  and  continued  to 
be  so  occupied  for  three  years.  He  was  also 
postmaster  at  Mount  Pleasant,  having  re- 
ceived his  appointment  from  President  Cleve- 
land. In  1891,  he  came  to  Mifflintown,  and 
for  three  years  and  a  half  conducted  the  Ja- 
cobs' House,  after  which  he  Avas  for  nine 
months  proprietor  of  the  iSTational  Hotel  at 
Selinsgrove.  Eetuming  to  Mifflintown  in 
September,  1895,  Mr.  Arbogast  engaged  in 
the  hardware  business,  and  has  thus  far  met 
with  encouraging  success;  he  takes  his  place 
among  the  respected  and  substantial  dealers 
of  the  borough.  He  is  a  member  of  Lafavette 
Lodge,  No.  194,  P.  and  A.  M.,  of  Selins- 
grove, and  of  the  Preeburg  Lodge,  I.  O.  O. 
F.     He  is  active  in  the  Eepublican  party. 

W.  S.  Arbogast  was  married  in  1878  to 
Margaret,  daughter  of  John  Fisher,  of  Mc- 
Kees,    Snyder   county;     their   children    are: 


HENEY  S.  SCHOLL,  Mifflintown,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  son  of  Tobias  and  Barbara 
(Smith)  Scholl,  was  born  February  19,  1841, 
in  Fayette  township,  Juniata  county.  His 
father  was  born  in  that  part  of  Union  county 
afterwards  included  in  Snyder  county,  in 
1812;  he  was  a  son  of  Peter  Scholl,  a  na- 
tive of  Schuylkill  county,  Pa.  Tobias 
Scholl  came  to  Juniata  county  about  1836. 
He  engaged  in  the  tanning  business  in 
Fayette  township,  and  from  that  place 
removed  to  Eichfield,  Monroe  township; 
here  he  conducted  a  tannery  until  his  death, 
Avliich  occurred  in  1863.  He  Avas  an  active 
and  intelligent  man,  interested  in  the  affairs 
of  his  neighborhood,  and  chosen  to  fill  respon- 
sible positions.  He  served  in  various  toAvn- 
ship  offices.  His  politics  Avere  Democratic. 
In  the  Lutheran  church  at  Eichfield,  Avitli 
AAdiich  he  AA^as  connected,  he  took  a  prominent 
part.  Mrs.  Scholl  is  still  living;  their  chil- 
dren are:  Henry;  Sarah  (Mrs.  W.  G.  Winey), 
of  Eichfield,  Pa. ;  Susan  (Mrs.  Philip  Weber), 
of  McAlisterville,  Pa.;  William  G.,  of  Eich- 
field, served  five  years  in  the  regular  army; 
Peter  C,  of  Fishervillo,  Daujihin  county, 
Pa.;  and  John,  Avho  died  in  LsCi'J,  at  the  age 
of  tAventy-two. 

HaA'ing  spent  his  childhood  in  Eichfield, 
and  attended  its  common  schools,  Henry 
S.  Scholl  learned  the  business  of  carriage-mak- 
ing, A\diioh  he  carried  on  prosperously  for 
thirty-three  years.  After  his  father's  death 
he  managed  the  business  of  the  tannery  for 
five  yeare.  He  was  then  in  business  in  the 
Pennsylvania  oil  regions  until  1867,  Avdien  he 
entered  into  a  partnership  with  S.  H.  ShoAvers, 
in  ]\IifflintoAvn,  Avhich  was  not  dissolved  until 
October,  1895.  Mr.  Scholl  Avas  one  of  the  or- 
ganizers of  the  Fernianagh  Building  and  Loan 
Association,  and  is  a  director  of  the  same.  He 
is  affiliated  Avith  Union  Lodge,  No.  324,  F. 
and  A.  M.,  IN^ewport  Chapter,  No.  238,  E.  A. 
M.,  Harrisburg  Commandery,  ISTo.  11,  K.  T., 
and  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  is  a  Democrat  in 
]")olitical  AdcAvs,  and  serA^ed  as  county  treasurer 
for  one  term,  1889-93;  also  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  borough  school  board  for  about 
twenty  years. 

Henry  S.  Scholl  was  married  May  18,  1868, 
to  Annie,  daughter  of  George  M.  Garner,  of 


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Bucks  conntv.  Pa.  Their  eliildren  are:  Al- 
ton G. ;  Marion;  and  Blanclie,  wlio  died  Mav 
11,  1883,  aged  ten  years.  Mi-s.  Sclioll  is  a 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


GEORGE  L.  PIOWER,  attorney-at-law, 
Mifflintown,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in 
Fermanagh  towmship,  Juniata  county,  Pa., 
March  23,  1859,  and  is  a  son  of  George  and 
Eliza  (Wright)  Hower. 

Jacob  Hower,  grandfather  of  George  L. 
Hower,  came  from  near  Milton,  Xorthuniber- 
land  county,  Pa.,  to  Juniata  county,  in  1851, 
and  settled  in  Fermanagh  township,  where 
he  was  engaged  in  farming  and  Avhere  he  died. 
He  attended  the  Lutheran  church.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  Mordon,  of  Xew  Jersey. 

George  IL:)wer,  Sr.,  father  of  George  I^. 
Hower,  was  born  in  Xorthampton  county.  Pa., 
June  25,  1825.  He  received  only  a  limited 
education,  and  was  engaged  in  the  liimber 
business  for  some  years,  but  later  directed  his 
attention  to  farming.  He  removed  to  Juniata 
county  in  1853.  In  political  views,  he  was  in 
accord  with  the  Eepublican  party.  He  fii-st 
man-ied  Sarah  Hagenbaeli.  of  Xorthuml)er- 
land  county,  Pa.,  and  by  her  had  two  sons: 
Marion,  of  Chicago,  policeman,  carpenter  by 
trade; .  Charles  E.,  a  fanner  in  Fennanagli 
township.  He  married  secondly,  Eliza 
"Wright,  of  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  who  died  Xo- 
vember  2,  1866,  and  by  her  he  had  four  chil- 
dren: George  L.;  Mary  F.,  married  "William 
]Sr.  Ort,  of  Corning;  Xehemaha  county,  Kan. ; 
John  Clarence,  of  Fermanagh  township;  Sa- 
rah Eliza,  married  Guss  Swan,  of  Illinois. 
Mr.  Hower's  third  wife  was  Catherine  Fertig, 
by  whom  he  had  two  children:  Harrison  Ir- 
vin,  of  Chicago,  111.,  with  the  C.  B.  k  Q.  R. 
R.  Co. ;  and  AVilliam  Mordon,  at  home. 

'Mr.  Hower  was  drafted  into  the  military 
service  during  the  late  war,  but  was  rejected. 

(ieorge  L.  Hower  was  reared  in  his  native 
township  and  received  his  education  in  the 
common  schools  and  in  Tuscarora  Academy, 
of  Academia,  Pa.,  and  at  the  jSTormal  School, 
of  Valparaiso,  Ind.  He  read  law  with  Hon. 
Alfred  J.  Patterson  and  J.  H.  Xeely,  and  Avas 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  September,  1890,  since 
which  date  he  has  been  in  practice  at  Miillin- 
town  and  in  the  State  courts.  He  is  a  stock- 
holder, director,  secretary  and  solicitor  of  the 
Juniata  Vallev  Canning  Association.     He  has 


also  a  large  peach  orchard  and  is  an  extensive 
grower  of  fruit. 

Since  January  10,  1881,  he  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Mifflintown  Lodge,  Xo.  131, 
I.  O.  O.  F.  He  joined  and  was  first  initiated 
into  Lost  Creek  Lodge,  Xo.  566,  but  on  Oc- 
tober 3,  1891,  the  latter  was  consolidated  with 
the  former.  On  April  9,  1891,  Mr.  Hower 
was  married  to  Miss  Sadie  Rhoads,  daughter 
of  Plenry  K.  and  Sarah  (Castle)  Rhoads,  of 
Hunnnelstown,  Dauphin  county.  Pa.  They 
have  no  children.  Both  are  membei-s  of  the 
Westminster  Presbyterian  church. 

George  AVright,  maternal  grandfather  of 
George  L.  Hower,  was  the  sou  of  Cajit.  John 
Wright,  who  lived  and  died  in  Fermanagh 
township.  He  was  a  native  of  Xew  Jersey, 
and  served  seven  years  in  the  Revolutionary 
war  as  a  captain.  After  the  war  Captain 
Wright  with  some  of  his  comrades,  among 
Avhom  was  ^lichael  McCrumb,  emigrated  to 
Juniata  county,  and  settled  on  a  tract  of  land 
in  Fennanagli  township,  now  owned  by  S.  M. 
Click.  Captain  Wright  died  in  1825,  and  is 
buried  in  the  Pre<l)yterian  cemetery  at  Mif- 
flintown. 


EMIL  SCHOTT,  Mifllintowii,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Xovember,  1818,  in 
Hessen-Darmstadt.  He  is  a  son  of  H.  and 
Xancy  (Gutmann)  Schott.  Mr.  Schott,  after 
reeei^'ing  his  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  Germany,  assisted  his  father  in  his  busi- 
ness. In  1867  he  came  to  America,  and  first 
resided  in  Lel)anon  for  four  years,  being  en- 
gaged in  peddling.  He  was  then  for  two 
months  in  mercantile  business  in  Millerstown, 
from  which  place  he  first  removed  to  Duncan- 
nou,  and  afterwards,  in  1871,  came  to  ]\[ifflin- 
towu.  Here  he  went  into  business  in  a  rented 
store  on  the  site  now  occupied  by  the  McCrum 
liuilding.  Two  years  later  he  removed  to  the 
Wise  store  l)uilding,  where  he  remained  for 
one  year,  and  Avas  then  burned  out.  He  then 
started  anew  in  one  of  his  present  department 
stores,  and  as  his  business  increased,  added  to 
his  accommodations  until  he  occupied,  and  had 
purchased,  three  stores.  Mr.  Schott  is  an  ex- 
cellent financial  manager,  prudent,  but  enter- 
prising, and  has  been  very  successful  in  his 
undertakings.  He  purchased  the  Jacobs 
House  in  1889,  and  is  still  its  owner.  He  is 
interested  in  some  electrical  railway  enter- 
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concerned  for  local  improvements.  He  was 
among  the  advocates  of  free  bridges,  and  an 
organizer  of  the  water  comj^any.  He  has 
seiwed  in  the  school  board  and  the  borough 
council.  He  adheres  to  the  Democratic  party. 
Emil  Sehott  was  married  in  1879,  to  Frida 
Koenig,  a  lady  of  German  birth.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Gertrude  E. ;  Charlotte;  Elmer  S.; 
and  Otto  H.  2Ir.  Sehott  is  a  member  of  the 
Hebrew  congregation  at  Reading,  Pa. 


JA^ilES  XORTH,  Mifflintown,  Juniata 
comity,  Pa.,  was  born  November  6,  1S19,  at 
Thompsontown,  Juniata  county.  He  is  a  son 
of  James  and  Rachel  (Jordan)  Xorth.  The 
Xorth  family  is  of  Irish  and  Scotch  descent. 
One  of  its  ancestors,  Caleb  Xorth,  aided  "Wash- 
ington's ai'my  in  crossing  the  Brand^^\ane. 
He  was  afterwards  sheriff  of  Philadelphia 
county;  many  of  his  descendants  are  still  liv- 
ing in  the  city  and  its  vicinity.  William 
Xorth  was  the  grandfather  of  Mr.  Xorth,  of 
MifflintoAvn.  Among  the  children  of  William 
Xorth  were:  James;  Caleb;  Joshua  and  Re- 
becca. Joshua  served  in  the  war  of  1812. 
Rebecca  became  the  wife  of  Dr.  Ezra  Doty, 
of  Juniata  county.  James  Xorth,  with  his 
brothers  Caleb  and  Joshua,  established  a  tan- 
nery at  Millerstown,  Perry  county.  Pa. 
About  1800  he  removed  to  Juniata  county, 
at  that  time  still  a  part  of  Cumberland,  and  set 
a  tannery  in  operation  at  ThompsontoA^ii.  He 
was  an  active  and  intelligent  man,  of  the  kind 
to  whom  a  prominent  share  in  the  affairs  of  a 
community  seems  to  fall  by  natural  right.  He 
was  appointed  justice  of  the  peace  at  Thomp- 
sontown, and  seiwed  in  that  capacity  for  a 
number  of  years.  James  Xorth  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  church.  Mi's.  Xorth 
was  a  daughter  of  Francis  Jordan,  of  Millers- 
town,  then  in  Cumberland  county.  They  had 
ten  children:  Thomas,  established  a  tannery 
at  Richfield,  Juniata  county,  died  at  that 
place;  Lewis,  carpenter  and  undertaker,  died 
in  Hamilton  coimty,  O. ;  Caleb,  an  educator, 
settled  in  the  west  at  an  early  date,  died  at 
Atchison,  Kan.;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Postlethwaite), 
of  Mifflin  county,  deceased ;  Euphemia  (Mrs. 
Philip  Strouse),  of  Mexico,  Juniata  county; 
Hannah  W.,  deceased;  James;  Amos  J.,  en- 
gaged in  milling,  at  Atchison,  Kan.,  where  he 
died;  Rebecca  (]\Irs.  Col.  John  Brvner),  of 
Peoria,  111. ;   and  Eliza  B.  (Mrs.  David  With- 


erow),  of  Peoria,  111.  James  Xorth  died  in 
February,  1828;  his  wife  passed  her  declin- 
ing years  in  the  home  of  their  son  James, 
where  she  died  in  1872. 

During  his  early  yuuth  James  Xorth  at- 
tended subscription  schools  at  Thompsontown. 
With  that  sturdy  independence  and  industry 
which  have  been  the  source  of  his  success  in 
life,  the  boy  paid  for  his  tuition  in  the  same 
way  in  Avhich  the  prodigal  in  Scripture  earned 
his  scanty  livelihood — by  feeding  swine.  His 
employer  was  Robert  Thompson,  who,  finding 
him  alert  and  faithful,  afterwards  employed 
him  to  work  on  a  canal  boat,  paying  him  five 
dollars  per  month.  Adding  frugality  to  dili- 
gence, in  time  young  Xorth  became  master 
of  a  boat  of  his  own.  In  January,  1S3G,  he 
was  deputed  by  the  Thompsons  to  take  charge 
of  a  branch  store  at  Xewton  Hamilton;  for 
the  first  two  years  he  received  only  his  lioard 
and  clothing;  after  that,  for  a  few  years,  he 
was  paid  one  hmidred  dollars  per  year,  and 
was  then  admitted  to  partnership;  he  contin- 
ued in  this  business  until  1844,  when  his  part- 
ner died,  and  he  was  obliged  to  close  out  the 
business.  He  then  removed  to  Juniata  coim- 
ty, where  he  cleared  a  farm  of  120  acres,  wliich 
was  the  patrimony  of  his  wife.  He  became 
connected  Avitli  the  engineering  corps  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  at  its  organization  in 
1847,  and  after  the  road  was  oj^ened  the  com- 
pany made  him  agent  at  Millerstown,  where 
he  remained  one  year,  and  was  then  transfer- 
red to  Mifllin  station  (Patterson),  where  he 
was  ticket  agent,  freight  agent  and  Adams 
Express  agent.  Mr.  Xorth  w-as  assistant  to 
H.  Jones  Brooks  in  constructing  the  first  tele- 
graph line  west  of  Harrisburg,  Pa.  He  was 
contractor  for  the  poles,  merchandise,  etc.  He 
was  the  first  telegraph  operator  on  the  line. 
During  the  early  existence  of  the  railroad,  in 
order  to  win  trade,  he  established  a  store, 
Avhere  he  purchased  all  products  brought  to 
market,  including  poles,  grain,  etc.  He  also 
dealt  in  coal  and  lumber.  He  was  the  in- 
structor in  telegraphy  of  many  young  men 
wdio  became  prominent  as  operators,  among 
whom  Avere:  David  Strouse,  who  became  su- 
perintendent of  the  military  telegraph  lines 
of  the  United  States  Government,  under  Col. 
Thomas  A.  Scott ;  D.  Homer  Bates,  vice-pres- 
ident of  Tradesmans  Xational  Bank,  of  Xew 
York;  and  others.  ]\Ir.  Xorth  was  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company 


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for  about  thirty-five  years,  and  then  resigned 
in  favor  of  his  son. 

Mr.  North  helloed  to  \&j  out  the  town  of 
Patterson,  and  served  as  its  first  burgess.  He 
has  also  been  a  member  of  the  borough  school 
board.  When  the  postotfice  was  first  estab- 
lished there,  in  1853,  he  was  appointed  post- 
master, and  continued  in  ofiice  until  the  elec- 
tion of  President  Lincoln.  Up  to  the  year 
1860,  Mr.  jSTorth  was  a  Whig,  but  since  thai 
time  he  has  been  a  supporter  of  Democratic 
princijiles.  In  1884  he  was  elected  to  the 
Pennsylvania  house  of  representatives.  He 
served  for  some  time  as  clerk  in  tlie  ofiice  of 
the  secretary  of  the  Commonwealth,  but  re- 
signed in  October,  1895.  In  1852  Mr.  North 
aided  in  organizing  the  Lewistown  bank  as  a 
State  bank,  and  served  as  a  director,  with  Mr. 
Doty  and  Mr.  Parker,  giving  real  estate  se- 
curity. He  was  for  seventeen  years  after  as- 
sociated u-ith  Hon.  E.  M.  Spear  in  the  Union 
Bank,  of  Huntingdon.  He  helped  to  organ- 
ize the  Parmei-s'  Bank,  of  Harrisburg,  and  was 
for  many  years  in  its  board  of  directors.  For 
a  short  time  he  was  president  of  the  Juniata 
Yalley  Bank,  of  Mifflintown.  Mr.  North  has 
been  largely  interested  in  farming.  He  for- 
merly owned  1,600  acres,  and  still  has  two 
farms. 

James  North  was  married,  November  12, 
1840,  to  Susanna  Matilda,  daughter  of  David 
Strouse.  She  died  November  19,  1896. 
Their  children  are:  Caleb  C,  assistant  cashier 
of  the  Columbia  National  Bank,  AVasliini;li;in, 
D.  C;  W.  S.,  agent  for  the  Pemisylvania 
Railroad  Company  at  Mifllin,  and  dealer  in 
coal,  lumber,  etc.;  Rebecca  J.,  wife  of  F.  W. 
Crider,  of  Hastings,  Crider  &  Jackson,  hauli- 
ers and  merchants,  Belief onte.  Pa. ;  Herman 
Haupt,  attorney-at-law  and  member  of  the 
State  legislature,  Bradford,  Pa.;  and  Maiy 
M.,  -widow  of  George  Jacobs,  of  MiifiintOAvn. 
]\Ir.  North  is  an  active  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian church;  has  served  as  trustee  for  eleven 
years. 


JOHN  B.  M.  TODD,  Pattei-son,  Juniata 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  Thomas  and  Margaret 
(Beale)  Todd,  Avas  born  in  Beale  township, 
Juniata  county,  March  8,  1827.  His  grand- 
father, Patrick  Todd,  emigrated  to  this  coun- 
try from  County  Antrim,  Ireland,  in  1791, 
and  settled  in  Milford  township,  Juniata  coun- 
ty.    During  the  voyage  across  the  ocean,  his 


son  Thomas  was  born.  Thomas  Todd  com- 
bined the  business  of  a  tailor  with  that  of  a 
farmer  and  drover.  He  was  prominent  as  a 
business  man,  as  a  local  politician,  and  as  a 
member  of  the  church.  He  was  a  Democrat, 
and  was  elected  on  the  ticket  of  his  party  to 
various  township  offices.  As  a  Presbyterian, 
he  was  active  in  the  service  of  his  denomina- 
tion, and  was  largely  instrumental  in  the 
building  of  the  church  at  Academia.  He  be- 
longed to  the  ]\Iasonic  order,  having  the  de- 
gree of  master,  and  was  so  attached  to  his  lodge 
as  willingly  to  travel  to  Carlisle  for  the  sake 
of  attending  its  meetings.  Mrs.  Thomas  Todd 
was  a  daughter  of  Col.  William  Beale,  of  Mil- 
ford,  Juniata  county.  Seven  of  their  children 
attained  adult  age :  Mary  Ann,  deceased,  was 
the  wife  of  Joseph  Middagh,  county  surveyor 
and  prothonotary  of  Juniata  county;  Cath- 
erine (Mrs.  Christian  Heilman),  of  Blair 
county.  Pa.,  deceased;  ]\[argaret  H.,  deceased; 
John  B.  M. ;  Sarah  Ellen,  deceased;  Louisa 
C,  of  Spruce  Hill  township,  Juniata  county; 
and  Martha  M.  (Mrs.  Robert  Meminger),  of 
Spruce  Hill  township.  Thomas  Todd  died  in 
Beale  township  in  1853;  his  wife  survived 
imtil  1859. 

Having  passed  his  youth  in  Beale  township, 
and  completed  his  education  at  Tuscarora 
Academy,  John  B.  M.  Todd  became  engaged 
in  farming,  and  continued  in  that  vocation 
until  1855,  when  he  removed  to  Patterson, 
and  took  a  contract  for  carrying  the  mails  to 
Academia,  besides  keeping  a  livery  stable. 
For  three  years,  beginning  with  1859,  he  was 
engaged  in  the  grocery  business.  In  1863  he 
purchased  his  present  property,  built  a  store- 
room, which  he  stocked  with  general  merchan- 
dise, and  meeting  with  encouraging  success, 
cari'ied  on  business  there  until  1875.  In  1864 
he  was  elected  on  the  Democratic  ticket  to  the 
oifice  of  county  treasurer.  During  his  term  of 
office  he  paid  cash  for  all  orders,  establishing 
a  precedent  Avhich  has  ever  since  been  fol- 
lowed in  Juniata  county.  In  1884  he  Avas 
appointed  by  the  president  judge  to  be  crier 
of  the  county  court,  which  jDosition  he  retained 
for  seven  yeare.  Mr.  Todd  also  served  in 
Pattei-son  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  seven 
years,  and  as  clerk  to  the  borough  council  for 
six  years.  He  Avas  for  twenty-five  yeare  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  but  takes 
no  active  part  in  the  order  at  present.  He 
belongs  to  Cocolamus  Lodge,  No.  397,  K.  of 


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P.  He  was  formerly  a  stockholder  in  the  Ju- 
niata Valley  Bank,  and  influential  in  its  man- 
agement, contributing  to  its  success. 

John  B.  M.  Todd  was  married,  July  31, 
1856,  to  Mary  Adeline,  daughter  of  Andrew 
Leonard,  of  Walker  township,  Juniata  coun- 
ty, and  his  wife  Sarah  (Sanders)  Leonard,  of 
Perry  county.  Pa.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Todd  have 
children  as  follows :  Margaretta  J.  (Mrs.  "Wil- 
liam Pennoek),  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.;  Emma, 
died  aged  sixteen  years;  Thomas  Elmer,  died 
aged  nineteen;  Andrew  A.,  died  at  the  age 
of  thirty-one;  Samuel  Louden,  clerk  to  the 
superAdsor  of  the  Middle  Division,  Pennsylva- 
nia Eailroad;  Maiy  Alice;  Anna  P.;  Elora 
jSTita;  and  James  Cloyd.  The  family  have 
been  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church  at 
MifflintOAVu  since  1S5G,  and  are  active  in 
church  Avork. 


JOHX  M.  COPELAXD,  Patterson,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Kishacoquillas 
valley,  Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  July  13,  1831, 
son  of  Willis  and  Mary  Ann  (McKinney) 
Copeland.  The  former  was  born  in  York 
county,  Pa.,  of  a  family  of  English  Friends; 
the  latter  was  of  Scotch  descent,  a  native  of 
Mifflin  county.  Willis  Copeland  was  a  car- 
penter and  builder,  Avho  spent  much  of  his  life 
in  Mifflin  county,  but  removed  in  1842  to  Lost 
Creek  valley,  Juniata  county,  and  purchased 
a  farm.  Here  he  passed  his  later  years,  dying 
at  the  age  of  seventy.  ]Mrs.  Copeland  sur- 
vived him  until  1880,  and  departed  this  life 
at  the  venerable  age  of  eighty-three.  One  of 
their  children  died  in  infancy;  Elizabeth  died 
aged  forty-two  years;  Willis,  aged  sixty- 
eight.  Four  others  are  deceased :  Mary  Ann ; 
Jane;  Hannah;  and  Helena.  Those  surviv- 
ing are:  Sarah  Ann,  AvidoAV  of  George  Yea- 
tor,  resides  in  Ohio;  Rhoda  Ann,  widow  of 
Philip  Kerns,  resides  in  Dry  valley,  Mifflin 
county;  John  ^^L;  Rachel  (Mrs.  Jacob  Etka), 
resides  at  the  mouth  of  Lost  Creek  valley,  Ju- 
niata county;  Richard,  of  Columbus,  O. ;  and 
Isaiah,  of  Lima,  O. 

At  about  tweh'e  yeai-s  of  age,  John  M. 
Copeland  came  with  his  parents  to  Fermanagh 
township,  Juniata  county,  and  has  been  a  resi- 
dent of  the  county  for  over  fifty-tlaree  years. 
He  Avas  educated  in  the  common  schools  of 
Mifflin  and  Juniata  counties,  and  for  many 
years  Avas  engaged  in  farming.  He  after- 
wards   became    one    of    the    proprietors    of 


the  Cuba  mills,  situated  in  Lost  Creek 
A'alley.  In  March,  1861,  he  became  con- 
nected Avith  the  Pennsylvania  Eailroad  ser- 
A'ice,  and  Avas  for  tAA'o  years  in  the  main- 
tenance and  w^ay  department;  at  the  end  of 
that  time  he  became  car  inspector,  and  in  1891 
Avas  appointed  to  his  present  position,  that  of 
store-keeper  of  the  shops  at  Mifflin.  Steady 
and  efficient  in  the  performance  of  duty,  he 
possesses  the  confidence  of  the  company.  He 
has  been  chosen  to  various  positions  of  respon- 
sibility in  the  borough;  has  serA^ed  in  the 
council,  on  the  school  board,  and  in  A^arious 
minor  offices;  he  has  also  served  one  term 
as  treasurer  of  Juniata  county.  He  is  a 
"gold"  Democrat.  In  March,  1865,  he  en- 
listed for  the  defense  of  the  Union  in  Com- 
pany A,  One  Hundred  and  First  Pennsylva- 
nia ^^olunteers,  and  served  until  the  close  of 
the  Avar,  being  musteted  out  at  Camp  Palmer 
in  July  of  the  same  year.  Mr.  Copeland  is 
a  charter  member  of  the  O.  U.  A.  M.,  Patter- 
son Council,  Xo.  200. 

John  M.  Copeland  Avas  married  in  Lost 
Creek  valley  to  Catherine,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam and  Catherine  (Miller)  Hartman,  natives 
of  Lancaster  county,  but  long  and  honored 
residents  of  the  valley.  The  children  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Copeland  are:  William  W.,  aA' hole- 
sale  fruit  dealer,  Burlington,  O. ;  Eliphaz  C, 
died  at  the  age  of  tAventy-six;  Mary  Catherine 
and  George  E.,  tAAans,  died  in  infancy;  and 
Henry  T.,  druggist,  of  Greensburg,  Pa.  The 
familv  attend  the  Lutheran  church. 


JOHX  F.  GUSHARD,  MifflintoAvn,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Miamisburg, 
Montgomery  county,  O.,  February  9,  1837. 
His  parents  Avere  Samuel  S.  and  Maria  (Mil- 
ler) Gushard,  the  former  a  native  of  Lebanon, 
Pa.,  the  latter  of  Lancaster  county.  Pa.  From 
the  year  1847  until  their  death  they  resided  in 
Patterson  and  Port  Royal,  Juniata  county. 
They  had  a  family  of  six  children,  four  of 
Avhom  are  noAv  living,  as  folloAvs:  John  F.; 
Samuel,  resident  of  Patterson;  Mary,  AvidoAV 
of  A.  J.  Milligan,  resides  in  Kansas;  and 
Richard,  of  Colorado. 

Being  a  lad  of  ten  years  of  age  at  the  time 
of  the  removal  to  Juniata  county,  John  F. 
Gushard  attended  the  common  schools  in  his 
ncAv  home  for  some  years  before  entering  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  shops,  in  Avhieh  he 
learned  the  business  of  a  machinist.     Being 


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found  apt  and  faithful,  he  has  continued  to 
be  employed  hy  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
Conipan}-  for  forty-two  years.  He  helped  in 
the  constniction  of  the  ]\Iiddle  Division  of  the 
road.  He  has  made  himself  a  record  second 
to  none  in  the  employ  of  the  company ;  his  ex- 
cellent Avorkmanship  and  his  watchful  atten- 
tion to  every  particular  connected  with  the 
business  have  been  appreciated,  and  have  led 
to  his  jjromotion.  In  January,  1865,  Mr. 
Gushard  enlisted  in  Company  H,  Two  Hun- 
dred and  Thirteenth  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, and  seiwed  until  the  close  of  the  Ee- 
bellion,  being  mustered  out  in  Philadeljjhia 
in  October  of  that  year.  He  is  independent 
in  his  political  views,  and  interests  himself  in 
the  affairs  of  his  locality.  He  has  served  as 
borough  councilman  and  as  judge  of  elections. 
He  is  a  member  of  Union  Lodge,  Xo.  324,  F. 
and  A.  ^r.:  of  Iroquois  Tribe,  Xo.  42,  I.  O. 
K.  .M.;  and  of  Lieutenant  Giles  Post,  Xo. 
18S,  G.  A.  P.,  Marysville,  Pa. 

John  F.  Gushard  was  married  in  Mitflin, 
in  August,  18G2,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Jo- 
se^ih  and  Jane  Kennedy.  Foi;r  of  their  chil- 
dren died  in  childhood;  those  surviving  are: 
Mary  ]\[. ;  Edward  C;  William  K.;  George 
P.;  Oii^ha  ]\r. ;  and  Lemuel  K. ;  all  residing 
with  their  juirciits.  The  family  attend  the 
Prcsbvt<Tiaii  dnnvli. 


DAVID  T.  CRAMER,  Patterson,  Juniata 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  at  Sarah  Furnace,  Blair 
county,  Pa.  (then  Bedford  county),  April  15, 
1836,  son  of  Daniel  F.  and  Mary  (Anderson) 
Cramer.  Daniel  F.  Cramer  was  a  soldier  in 
the  war  of  1812;  he  was  present  at  the  battle 
of  Baltimore,  and  took  part  in  other  engage- 
ments. He  and  liis  wife  settled  in  that  part 
of  Huntingdon  cDunty  Avhich  is  now'included 
in  Blair  county  in  the  spring  of  1838 ;  in  1840 
they  removed  to  Hollidaysburg,  Pa.,  where 
they  passed  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  Mr. 
Cramer  was  a  manufacturer  of  brick,  and  was 
for  many  years  in  the  em])loy  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Raih-oad  ('(ini]iany.  Their  children 
are:  William  S..  lioni  Aiigust  16,  1818,  re- 
sides in  Altoona,  Pa.;  George  B.,  born  Janu- 
ary 27,  1820,  resides  in  Philadelphia,  and  is 
librarian  at  tlie  Broad  street  station,  Penn- 
syhania  Railroad;  Catherine  J.,  born  Sep- 
tendicr  ;5.  ISi'l,  married  James  ]\[cCahan, 
di('<l  ill  Harrisliiirg,  :\Larch  4,  1804;  Daniel 
F.,  dr.,  liorn  June  l:),  1823,  for  manv  vears 


yardmaster  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  at 
Mifflin  station,  died  at  Patterson,  June  26, 
1896;  Ellen  X.,  born  March  11,  1825,  mar- 
ried Paul  McCahan,  died  January  2,  1896; 
James  H.,  born  January  28,  1828,  died 
at  Altoona,  April  21,  is;)3;  AVilson  D., 
bom  May  28,  1830,  died  June  16,  ls97; 
Jane  M.,  born  July  16,  1833,  widow  of  James 
White,  resides  at  Hollidaysburg,  Pa. ;  and  Da- 
vid T.  The  father,  Daniel  F.  Cramer,  was  of 
German  descent;  his  wife  was  of  a  Scotch 
family. 

The  early  youth  of  David  T.  Cramer  was 
passed  in  Hollidaysburg,  his  opportunities  for 
education  being  limited  to  a  few  years'  at- 
tendance at  the  common  schools  of  that  bor- 
ough. He  was  still  only  a  boy  when  he  was 
engaged  to  drive  a  team  on  the  canal  between 
Llollidaysburg  and  Cohnnbia.  At  the  age  of 
sixteen  he  became  a  freight  brakeman  on  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad;  for  forty-three  years 
he  has  been  an  employee  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad  Company,  and  has  held  his  present 
p(jsition,  that  of  foreman  of  the  coal  wharf 
at  Mifflin  Station  since  March  1,  1874;  he  is 
a  tried  and  trusted  official.  He  has  rendered 
public  services  in  Avar  and  in  peace.  In  the 
fall  of  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Company  D,  Twen- 
ty-third Pennsylvania  Militia,  and  serA^ed  a 
short  time  in  that  regiment.  In  1864  he 
again  enlisted  in  Comj^any  D,  One  Hundred 
and  Ninety-second  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
and  served  until  Aiigust  24,  1865,  AAdien  he 
Avas  mustered  out  at  Harpers  Ferry,  Va.  Mr. 
Cramer  is  now  serAdng  his  second  term  as  a 
member  of  the  borough  council  of  Patterson; 
he  has  been  collector  of  taxes,  treasurer  of 
school  funds  and  overseer  of  the  poor.  His 
^oolitical  opinions  are  Democratic. 

DaA'id  T.  Cramer  Avas  married  in  Johns- 
town, Pa.,  August  8,  1854,  to  Catherine, 
daughter  of  Richard  and  ]\Iargaret  Sanderson, 
residents  of  Conemaugh,  Cambria  county.  Pa., 
now  both  deceased.  The  children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Cramer  are:  Alexander  L.,  killed  near 
Thompsontown  station,  in  1873,  at  the  age 
of  eighteen,  by  the  explosion  of  a  coal-oil  tank; 
Robert  L.,  of  Patterson;  Mary  A.,  Avife  of 
John  B.  Wissinger,  of  Conemaugh,  Pa.,  en- 
gineer on  Pennsyh^ania  Railroad;  Blanche 
(Mrs.  James  B.  Casner),  of  Patterson ;  George 
B.,  of  Patterson,  engineer  on  Pennsylvania 
Railroad;  Richard  D.,  of  Patterson,  station- 
ary engineer  Pennsylvania  Railroad;    James 


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and  William,  twins,  botli  in  the  employ  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Eailroad  Company;  Theo- 
dore ;  and  an  infant  that  died  unnamed.  The 
family  attend  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


AVILSOX  D.  CRAAIEE,  deceased,  Pat- 
terson, Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  West- 
moreland county.  Pa.,  May  28,  1830,  son  of 
Daniel  F.  and  Mary  (Anderson)  Cramer. 
Daniel  F.  Cramer  was  born  February  7,  1794, 
and  died  June  30,  1863;  his  w-ife,  Mary  An- 
derson, was  born  June  22,  1796,  and  died  Au- 
gust 16,  1857.  Their  lives  and  their  family 
are  more  fully  described  in  connection  with  a 
sketch  of  their  youngest  son,  Da^•id  T.  Cra- 
mer, in  this  work. 

When  Wilson  D.  Cramer  was  a  boy  his  par- 
ents removed  to  Hollidaysburg,  Pa.  lie  re- 
ceived only  two  years  and  eight  months  of 
school  training,  and  at  the  early  age  of  nine 
was  already  a  worker  among  men.  He  was 
engaged  at  grinding  bark  in  a  tannery  for  the 
very  moderate  consideration  of  fifteen  cents 
per  day  and  his  board.  When  he  entered  his 
teens  he  adA'anced  to  driving  a  team  on  the 
canal  path,  between  Hollidaysburg  and  Co- 
lumbia; this  was  during  the  seasons  of  1843 
and  '14.  He  then  became  a  steersman  on  the 
Pennsylvania  canal,  and  Avas  thus  occupied 
until  1847,  when  he  was  promoted  to  be  cap- 
tain of  one  of  the  boats  of  that  line,  and  filled 
the  position  until  July  23,  1851.  On  the  23d 
of  August  of  the  same  year  he  became  a  con- 
ductor on  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  and  as- 
sisted at  the  opening  of  the  first  piece  of  road 
between  Conemaugh,  Cambria  county,  and 
Lockj)ort,  W^estmorelarid  county.  Pa.,  a  dis- 
tance of  twenty-two  miles.  He  was  conductor 
on  what  Avas  then  called  the  Pittsburg  division 
until  the  spring  of  1854,  when  he  Avas  trans- 
ferred to  Altoona  as  yardmaster.  In  Decem- 
ber, 1856,  he  was  made  assistant  trainmaster 
at  Mifflin  station,  in  charge  of  freight  creAVS 
running  betAA-een  Mifflin  and  Cohniibia;  and 
in  1862  was  appointed  to  the  present  position 
of  trainmaster.  He  Avas  continuously  for 
forty-six  years  in  the  employ  of  the  Pennsyl- 
A'ania  Railroad  Company.  During  thirty- 
four  years  of  that  time  he  faithfully  and  ef- 
ficiently performed  the  duties  pertaining  to 
that  position.  Mr.  Cramer  served  the  bor- 
ough as  burgess,  councilman,  school  dii'ector 
and  assessor.  He  Avas  an  adherent  of  the  Re- 
publican party. 


AVilson  D.  Cramer  was  married  in  Holli- 
daysburg, Pa.,  December  16,  1856,  to  Eliza- 
beth D.  Young,  Avhose  parents  AA^ere  residents 
of  Hollidaysburg.  Their  children  are:  S. 
Blair;  Margaret  E.;  George,  Avho  died  in  in- 
fancy; Herman  L.,  clerk  in  the  employ  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company  at  Mif- 
flin station ;  and  ]\Iilton,  who  died  in  infancy. 
The  family  attend  the  Presbyterian  church. 
Mr.  Wilson  D.  Cramer  died  June  16,  1897, 
after  an  illness  of  several  months. 


S.  BLAIR  CRAMER,  eldest  son  of  Wil- 
liam D.  and  Elizabeth  1).  (Young)  Cramer, 
Avas  born  in  Patterson.  Pa.,  April  30,  1857. 
He  Avas  educated  in  the  common  schools  of 
Patterson  and  at  Airy  Y'lew  Academy,  Port 
Royal;  AA'hile  a  student  at  the  academy  he 
learned  telegraphy  in  the  trainmaster's  office 
at  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  station.  He 
Avas  appointed  operator  at  Baileys  station.  May 
27,  1872;  and  on  January  1,  1874,  Avas  made 
ticket  agent  and  operator  at  Aqueduct  station. 
February  22,  1875,  he  w^as  transfeiTed  to  the 
trainmaster's  office  at  Altoona,  as  telegraph 
operator;  on  July  1,  1878,  AA'as  apjioiiited 
operator  and  extra  trainmaster  at  Altoona; 
and  received  the  appointment  to  his  position 
as  assistant  trainmaster  of  the  Middle  Division, 
at  Mifflin  station,  June  1,  1882.  These  fre- 
quent promotions  tell  their  own  stoiy  of  ef- 
ficiency and  fidelity.  Mr.  Cramer  Avas  for 
many  years  fire  marshal  of  Patterson.  He  is 
a  Republican. 

S.  Blair  Cramer  Avas  married  in  MiiflintOAvn 
October  19.  Is75,  to  Mary  li.,  daughter  of 
Henry  and  Elizabeth  Kulp,  of  Hollidaysburg, 
Pa.  Their  children  are:  Margaret  E.  (Mrs. 
J.  Spuniberger);  Jessie  W^.  (Mre.  George  F. 
Faisach),  of  Patterson;  Mary  W^.,  deceased; 
and  Sarah  B..  deceased.  They  attend  the 
Presbvterian  cliiireh. 


HERMAX  L.  CRAMER,  son  of  W^ilson 
D.  and  Elizabeth  D.  (Young)  Cramer,  Avas 
born  in  Patterson,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  July 
15,  1863.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools,  and  first  entered  the  railroad  serA'ice 
in  January,  1880,  as  extra  brakeman  and  fire- 
man on  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad.  In  June, 
1883,  he  Avas  made  checking  clerk  at  the  Mif- 
flin transfer  station,  and  chief  clerk  in  the 
trainmaster's  office  at  Mifflin  in  April.  1890; 
this  position  he  still  retains,  to  the  satisfaction 


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of  tlie  railroad  company.  He  lias  held  office 
ill  the  borougli  of  Patterson  as  auditor,  etc. 
Mr.  H.  L.  Cramer  is  a  member  of  Union 
Lodge,  No.  324,  F.  and  A.  M.,  and  of  Vic- 
toria Lodge,  No.  911,  L  O.  O.  F. 


WILLIAM  li.  RODGERS,  Mifflintown, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Walker 
townshiiJ,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  October  11, 
18-45,  and  is  a  son  of  Henry  Harrison  and 
Lavinia  (Robinson)  Rodgers.  The  first  of 
the  family  to  settle  in  the  county  was  Matthew 
Rodgers,  grandfather  of  AVilliara  H.  Rodgers. 
In  the  war  of  1812  he  served  as  captain  of  a 
company  and  as  colonel  of  a  regiment.  He 
was  of  Scotch-Irish  origin  and  a  member  of 
the  LTnited  Presbyterian  church.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Kennedy  and  their  children  are: 
Thomas;  William;  James;  Matthew;  John; 
and  H.  Llarrison,  all  deceased;  Alexander,  of 
Topeka,  Kas.;  Eliza  (Mrs.  George  McMul- 
len),  of  Perry  county.  Pa.;  and  Sarah  (Mrs. 
John  Thompson),  deceased.  Henry  Harrison 
Rodgers,  father  of  William  H.  Rodgers,  was 
bom  in  1815,  received  a  good  education  and 
engaged  in  teaching.  In  politics,  he  was  a 
AVhig.  He  was  a  member  of  the  United 
Presbyterian  church  and  served  as  clerk  of 
the  church  session.  He  died  April  G,  1857, 
and  his  wife  September  30,  1855.  Their 
children  are:  Matthew  H.,  deceased,  member 
of  Company  A.,  First  Regiment  Pennsylva- 
nia Cavalry,  Orderly  on  the  staff  of  General 
Gregg;  Robert  R.,  deceased,  member  of 
Company  II.,  One  Hundred  and  Thirty- 
eighth  Regiment,  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
was  taken  prisoner  and  died  in  the  Anderson- 
ville  Prison;  William  H. ;  Annie  E.,  mar- 
ried Charles  Griffith,  Lincoln,  Xeb. ;  and 
James  L.,  Reading,  Pa. 

William  IT.  Rodgers  was  educated  in 
Walker  township  public  schools  and  in  the 
McAlistcrville  and  Tuscarora  Academies.  In 
February,  1864,  he  enlisted  in  Company  I, 
Fifty-third  regiment,  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
unteers.  Gen.  John  R.  Brooks.  At  the 
battle  of  Cold  Harbor  he  Avas  wounded  by  a 
shot  passing  through  both  of  his  thighs.  After 
studying  dentistry  under  Dr.  G.  L.  DeiT,  of 
Mifflintown,  he  began  practice  in  1868  in 
Bedford  county.  In  1877  he  returned  to 
Mifflintown,  where  he  has  since  been  practic- 
ing. In  addition  to  his  professional  work  he 
conducts  a   drug  business.     Dr.   Rodgers  is 


past  commander  of  Lieutenant  David  H.  Wil- 
son Post,  Xo.  134,  G.  A.  R.,  a  member  of 
L^nion  Lodge,  Xo.  324  F.  and  A.  M.,  and  of 
Senior  O.  U.  A.  M.  Patterson  Council,  Xo. 
200.  He  is  a  Republican  and  was  postmaster 
of  Mifflintown,  Pa.,  1881-85.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  church.  In  1871,  Dr. 
Rodgers  married  Miss  Annie  M.  Kulp,  daugh- 
ter of  George  M.  Kulp.  Their  children  are: 
Georee  K.,  and  Lavinia  H. 


FRAXK  M.  M.  PEXXELL,  Mifflintown, 
Pa.,  Avas  born  at  Patterson,  Juniata  county. 
Pa.,  February  28,  1862,  and  is  a  son  of 
Joseph  and  Rebecca  (Mickey)  Pennell.  His 
education  was  received  in  the  public  schools. 
Media  Academy  and  Millersville  State  Xor- 
mal  School,  and  he  was  graduated  from  the 
latter  institution  in  1 882.  Dr.  L.  E.  Atkin- 
son Avas  his  preceptor  in  the  study  of  laAV,  and 
he  Avas  admitted  to  practice  in  the  fall  of  1885. 
The  year  folloAving  he  Avas  graduated  from  the 
Albany  Law  School,  since  AA'hich  time  he  has 
been  engaged  in  the  j^ractice  of  laAv  in  Mifflin- 
town, Pa.  In  July,  1887,  he  entered  into  co- 
partnership Avith  Dr.  L.  E.  Atkinson  Avith 
Avhom  he  has  since  continued  to  practice  in  the 
Supreme  and  Superior  courts  and  in  the  coun- 
ties of  the  State.  Mr.  Pennell  is  also  inter- 
ested in  other  branches  of  business,  being  a 
stockholder  in  the  Juniata  Valley  Bank  and 
in  the  MifflintOAvn  and  Pattei-son  Water  Com- 
panies. The  Republican  party  of  which  he 
is  a  member  elected  him  district  attorney  of 
Juniata  county,  and  he  serA'ed  in  that  office  a 
term  of  three  years. 

He  Avas  married  in  December,  1887,  to 
Miss  Ida  I.  McCauley,  of  MifflintoAvn,  Pa., 
and  they  have  one  child  living,  Edred  J.,  Re- 
becca having  died  at  four  years  of  age.  Mrs. 
Pennell  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church,  and  ]\Ir.  Pennell  is  an  attendant  of 
the  church. 


JOLIX  P.  WICKERSHAM,  associate 
judge,  residing  in  ]\Iifflinto^\^a,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Chester  county.  Pa., 
April  16,  1849,  and  is  a  son  of  X.  H.  and 
Sarah  Ann  (Smith)  AVickersham,  natives  of 
Chester  county  and  of  English  origin.  X. 
H.  Wickersham,  father  of  Judge  Wicker- 
sham,  came  to  Juniata  county  in  1856,  and 
settled  in  DelaAA-are  toAvnship,  Avliere  he  pur- 
chased a  farm  and  cleared  the  greater  part  of 


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it.  He  was  a  Republican  in  polities  and 
served  in  township  offices.  Originally  lie  was 
of  the  Friends  belief  in  bis  religious  views. 
He  now  resides  in  Patterson,  Pa.  His  chil- 
dren are:  John  P.;  David  W.,  of  Arizona 
Territory;  Annie  E.  (Mrs.  Robert  M. 
Humphrey);  Mary  T.  (Mrs.  J.  AV.  Hibbs), 
of  Patterson,  Pa. 

John  P.  Wickersham  was  reared  in  Dela- 
ware township  lip  to  his  sixteenth  year  when 
he  took  a  trip  of  a  year  and  a  half  through 
the  west.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
the  township  and  of  Port  Royal  and  Thomp- 
sontown.  Until  1872  he  was  engaged  in  the 
occupation  of  teaching  school,  after  which  he 
was  employed  as  a  clerk  in  a  store  at  Thomp- 
sontown,  Pa.,  for  three  years,  and  in  1876  he 
eng'aged  in  business  on  his  own  account,  in 
which  he  continued  until  1893,  when  he  took 
lip  the  life  and  fire  insurance  business.  Among 
other  companies  he  represents  the  Mutual 
Life  Insurance  Company  of  jSTew  York.  In 
1891  he  was  elected  associate  judge  of  Ju- 
niata county,  and  has  also  served  in  various 
borough  offices  in  Thompsonto^\Ti.  Mr. 
Wickersham  was  married  in  1870,  to  Miss 
Arabella  Myers,  daughter  of  Levi  Myers,  of 
Thompsonto^vn.  Their  children  are:  H.  "\V., 
editor  of  the  Juniata  Glohe,  Thompsontown; 
Herbert  E. ;  and  Mabel  L.  The  family  are 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


JA3IES  P.  CALHOUIsT,  sheriff,  Miffliu- 
toAvn,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Tur- 
bett  township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  June  30, 
1845,  and  is  a  son  of  Armstrong  and  Abigail 
(Hench)  Calhoun.  The  father  came  to  Ju- 
niata county  as  a  young  man  and  was  a  fuller 
by  trade.  He  married  Abigail  Hench  and 
settled  in  Turbett  township.  In  political 
views  he  was  a  Democrat.  His  death  occurred 
in  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  in  1850.  His  wife 
died  in  1879.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  Their  living  children 
are:  Wilson;  Jane,  wife  of  B.  F.  Groodman; 
William;   and  James  P. 

James  P.  Calhoun  Avas  reared  in  Turbett 
township  and  received  his  education  in  the 
township  schools.  He  was  engaged  in  tele- 
graph repairing  for  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road Company  for  about  twenty-five  years. 
In  1894  he  was  elected  on  the  Democratic 
ticket  to  the  office  of  sheriff,  being  the  only 
successful  candidate  on   the  ticket.      He    has 


served  seven  years  as  school  director,  and  as 
tax  collector  and  constable.  Mr.  Calhoun  is 
a  member  of  Tuscarora  Lodge,  Xo.  556,  I.  O. 
O.  F.  of  Port  Royal.  He  was  married  first  in 
1866,  to  Miss  Jennie  Peck,  daughter  of  John 
D.  Peck,  of  Perry  county,  and  she  died  in 
1869,  leaving  two  children:  Irvin  E.,  book- 
keeper, Memphis,  Tenn.;  and  Mary  Ellen 
(Mrs.  George  Boyer),  of  Turbett  township. 
He  was  married  secondly,  September,  1872, 
to  Annie  Carstetter,  daughter  of  Peter  Car- 
stetter,  of  Milford  township,  Juniata  county, 
Pa.,  and  by  her  he  had  seven  children,  of 
whom  six  are  living:  Jennie  M.;  Austin  J.; 
Banks  H. ;  Catherine  M.;  Annie  M.;  and 
Alton  J.  Mr.  Calhoun  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  Mi-s.  Cal- 
houn, the  two  daughters  and  one  son  are 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


WILLIAM  H.  BAXKS,  M.  D.,  ^^lifflin- 
town,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in 
Fermanagh  township,  Juniata  county.  Pa., 
Xoveinber  16,  1862,  and  is  a  son  of  Wil- 
liam and  Jane  (Hamlin)  Banks.  Dr. 
Banks  was  educated  at  Airy  Yiew  Acad- 
emy and  at  the  Lewistown  Academy.  With 
Dr.  Lueian  Banks  as  his  precej^tor  he  began 
the  study  of  medicine  and  received  his  di- 
ploma in  1889  from  the  Univei-sity  of  Penn- 
sylvania. He  has  since  practiced  in  Mifflin- 
town.  Pa.  Under  ]\Ir.  Cleveland's  second  ad- 
ministration he  held  the  office  of  examining 
surgeon  for  United  States  pensions.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Juniata  County  Medical  So- 
ciety. He  is  also  a  member  of  Union  Lodge, 
Xo.  324,  F.  and  A.  M.  Dr.  Banks  is  a  director 
in  the  Mifflintown  and  Patterson  Electric 
Light  Company,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the 
organizers,  also  a  director  in  the  Fermanagh 
Building  and  Loan  Association  of  Mifflin- 
town, Pa.,  and  a  stockholder  in  the  Mifflin- 
tov  1  and  Patterson  Water  Company.  In 
October,  1892,  Dr.  Banks  was  married  to 
Miss  Bess  Jacobs  Parker,  daughter  of  Robert 
Parker,  of  Mifflintown,  Pa.  Tlieir  children 
are:  Robert  Parker;  Jane;  and  Yllliam 
Hamlin  Banks,  Jr.  The  family  are  members 
of  the  Presl)vterian  church. 


DAXIEL  W.  HARLEY,  Mifflintown,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  born  at  Harleysville, 
Montgomery  county.  Pa.,  April  4.  1838,  and 
is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (]\[arkley)  Har- 


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lev.  In  1845  lie  settled  at  McAlisterville, 
L-uinpletiug  liis  education  in  the  township 
scdiools  and  at  the  academy.  His  occupation 
for  nine  years  was  tliat  of  a  cabinetmaker. 
In  August,  18()5,  he  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  in  Mifflintown,  Pa.,  where  he  has  ever 
since  continued.  He  is  one  of  the  original 
stockholders  and  a  director  in  the  Juniata 
Valley  Association.  In  June,  1804,  he  en- 
listed' in  C'l.imiiany  I,  Thirty-sixth  regiment 
Pennsylvania  \'uluntcers,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  Avith  the  rank  of  corporal  of  his 
company.  Mr.  Harley  is  a  Kepublican,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  borough  coimcil.  The 
family  attended  the  Lutheran  church.  Mr. 
Harley  was  married  in  1864,  to  Miss  Susan 
Hoffman,  daughter  of  John  Hoffman.  Chris- 
topher Sower,  maternal  grandfather  of  Mr. 
Harley,  was  the  first  derman  printer  in  the 
United  States,  and  printed  the  first  German 
Bible  in  America. 


COL.  JOHX  K.  POBISOX,  Mifilintown, 
Avas  1  inrn  in  Mill' ord  township,  Juniata  county, 
Pa.,  July  17,  1829,  son  of  John  and  Jane 
(Kincaid)  Kobison.  His  father  was  born  near 
^litiiintown,  about  1792,  and  later  settled  in 
Milford  township  where  he  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. He  was  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian 
church  and  aided  in  erecting  the  fii-st  church 
edifice  of  that  denomination  at  Mitflintown. 
In  politics  he  adhered  to  the  Whig  party,  bat 
Avhen  the  Eepublican  party  was  organized  he 
became  prominent  and  active  in  its  behalf. 
His  death  occurred  in  1888.  He  first  mar- 
ricil  Jane  Kiiicaid,  a  native  of  MifHintown, 
I'a.,  who  (IIimI  in  ls:»2.  They  reared  seven 
children  all  of  whom  are  deceased  excepting 
Col.  John  K.  Roljison.  By  a  second  marriage 
Mr.  Rol)ison  had  one  child,  Hervey,  deceased. 

Col.  John  K.  Rolfison  was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  ^lilford  township,  and  was  brought 
u])  at  farm  lalmr.  In  1858  he  was  elected 
first  lieutenant  of  the  Juniata  troops  in  his 
own  county  which  was  made  Company  A,  of 
the'Fir^t  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  and  of  which 
lie  was  put  in  command  as  captain.  This 
I^osition  he  resigned  after  one  year's  service, 
and  came  home  on  account  of  sickness  in  his 
family.  After  raising  C(ini]>aiiy  F.  with 
whi  li  he  joined  the  Sixteenth  ( 'avalrv,  he  was 
ju'omoted  to  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel, 
and  ]mt  in  command  of  the  regiment  in  June, 
1863,  and  at  the  close  of  the  war  was  made 


brevet  colonel  and  brigadier  general,  having 
participated  in  all  the  battles  fought  by  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac  in  which  the  cavalry 
were  brought  into  action,  and  was  wounded 
twice.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  returned 
home  and  resumed  farming.  In  1867  he  was 
elected  by  the  Eepublican  party  to  the  office 
of  Stat  J  senator  and  served  in  the  position  un- 
til 1870.  Colonel  Robison  is  a  leading  and 
active  politician  and  is  at  present,  by  the  ap- 
pointment of  Governor  Hastings,  one  of  the 
factory  inspectors  of  the  State.  His  enthu- 
siasm as  an  old  soldier  is  expressed  in  his  ac- 
tive membership  of  the  G.  A.  R.,  in  Avhich  he 
is  a  past  commander  of  the  Post,  and  the  Union 
Veteran  League.  He  was  appointed  aid-de- 
camp on  Governor  Beaver's  staff  with  the  rank 
of  lieutenant  colonel. 

Colonel  Robison  was  first  married  in  1851 
to  Miss  Isabella  C.  McKennan,  daughter  of 
Patrick  McKennan,  of  ]\Iilford  township,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  who  died  in  1888;  they  had 
eight  children,  four  of  whom  are  deceased. 
The  living  are:  James  K.,  of  Mifflintown, 
Pa.;  ]\Iary  B.  (]\Irs.  Henry  Lauver),  of  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.;  Laura  J.  (Mrs.  Elmer 
Stoner),  of  MifHintown,  Pa.;  Ella,  at  home. 
His  second  Avife  was  Miss  Rebecca  M.,  daugh- 
ter of  Dr.  David  Crawford,  of  Mifflintown,  l)y 
whom  he  had  two  children:  Ellen  C.  and 
John  Iv.,  Jr.  Colonel  and  Mrs.  Robison  are 
members  of  the  Presbyterian  church  of 
MifHintown,  Pa.  Col.  John  K.  Robison's  eld- 
est bi'other,  James  K.  Robison,  Avas  quarter- 
master of  the  Sixteenth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry, 
and  had  served  three  vears,  Avhen  he  died. 


BAXKS  W.  KATTEFMAX,  MiHiintown, 
Avas  born  in  Walker  toAvnship,  Juniata  county, 
Pa.,  August  22,  1857,  son  of  Jonas  and  Eliza 
(Aloist)  Kauffman. 

Jacob  Kauffman,  grandfather  of  Banks  W. 
Kauflraan,  Avas  a  farmer.  He  married  Anna 
KTirtz  and  they  reared  Ha'c  children:  Phoebe 
(^Irs.  DaA'id  Hertzler),  deceased;  Jonas; 
Isaac,  deceased;  Sarah  (^[rs.  John  Arnold); 
and  Kurtz. 

Jonas  Kauffman  Avas  re  -d  on  the  farm 
and  later  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in 
his  natiA-e  toAvnship,  and  at  Logansport,  Ind. 
At  the  death  of  his  father  he  purchased  the 
home  farm.  He  Avas  married  in  1854  to  Eliza, 
daughter  of  David  Moist,  of  Fermanagh  toAvn- 
ship.     They  reared  seA^en  children:    Harvey 


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X.,  jjrospector  of  Colorado ;  Banks  "W. ;  Sarah 
A.  (Mrs.  Frank  Books);  Eliza  J.  (Mi-s.  AVil- 
liam  Harley);  Lincoln  S. ;  Mary  E.  (Mrs. 
Samuel  Hetriek;   and  Isabella. 

Banks  W.  Kanfinian  attended  the  public 
schools  and  remained  on  the  farm  until  1887. 
Since  that  time  he  has  been  successively  en- 
gaged in  dealing  in  farm  implements,  in 
musical  instruments,  (organs  and  pianos), 
sewing  machines,  etc.  In  1895  in  connection 
with  Mr.  Harley  he  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  carpets,  doing  business  under  the  firm 
name  of  Kauffman  k  Harley. 

Mr.  Kaufiman  is  a  Kepublican.  He  is  a 
borough  councilman,  and  a  member  of 
Victoria  Lodge,  Xo.  911,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  of 
Juniata  Encampment,  Xo.  305. 

Banks  W.  Kauffman  was  married  in  1881 
to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
(Graybill)  Shelly,  of  Faj-ette  township.  Their 
children  are:  Eosie  May;  Jonas  Boyd;  Ray 
Shelly;  and  Mary.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Banks  AY. 
Kauft'man  are  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church.  Jonas  Kauffman  is  a  member  of  the 
Mcnnonite  church. 

IIIVIX  BASHORE,  ^lifflintown.  Pa.,  son 
of  David  and  Elizabeth  (Brenaman)  Bashore, 
was  born  in  Fayette  township,  Juniata  county, 
January  10,  1863.  When  he  was  about  two 
years  old  his  parents  removed  to  Fennanagh 
township  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Fermanagh 
township,  and  has  been  a  farmer  all  his  life. 
He  is  a  Republican  and  is  now  serving  in  the 
office  of  township  auditor. 

Mr.  Bashore  was  married  September  2-1, 
1885,  to  Nancy  Jane,  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Elizabeth  Stouffer,  of  Fermanagh  township. 
They  have  one  son,  Walter  Irvin,  born  Jiuie 
2,  1889.  Mr.  Bashore  attends  the  Lutheran 
church. 

Henry  Stouffer,  father  of  Mrs.  Bashore, 
was  a  native  of  Fermanagh  township,  and 
there  spent  his  entire  life  as  a  farmer.  He 
married  Elizabeth  Gingrich,  and  they  had 
four  children,  two  of  Avhom  survive :  William 
H.;  and  ISTancy  J.  (Mrs.  Bashore).  Mr. 
Stouffer  died  in  1896;  his  widow  resides  in 
Fermanagh  township. 


AYILLIAM  PUFFEXBERGER,  Mifflin- 
town,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Frederick 


and  Catharine  (Elick)  Puftenberger,  was 
born  in  Pine  Grove  township,  Schuylkill 
county,  Pa.,  May  15,  1847.  His  paternal 
great-grandfather,  a  native  of  Holland,  came 
to  this  country  many  years  ago,  and  settled  in 
Schuylkill  county.  Here  Peter  Pufl'enber- 
ger,  grandfather  of  William  Puffenberger, 
was  born  and  spent  his  entire  life.  He  was  a 
tanner  by  trade,  but  afterwards  took  to  farm- 
ing. His  son,  Frederick  Puffenberger,  father 
of  William,  was  born  in  Pine  Grove  town- 
ship, March  10,  1803,  and  resided  in  Schuyl- 
kill and  Lebanon  counties  imtil  1868.  In 
that  year  he  removed  to  Juniata  county.  Pa., 
settling  in  Fermanagh  township.  He  was  a 
potter  but  spent  the  larger  part  of  his  life  in 
farming.  He  was  married  in  Lebanon  county. 
Pa.,  to  Catharine,  daughter  of  Peter  Klick,  of 
Lebanon  county.  They  had  four  children: 
Louisa  A.,  wife  of  Peter  Fessler,  died  1877; 
Lydia  (Mrs.  Aaron  Owens),  resides  in  Schuyl- 
kill county;  Catharine,  wife  of  Samuel  Sot- 
zin,  died  February  24,  1894;  and  William. 
Mr.  Frederick  Puffenberger  died  April  21, 
1880;  and  his  wife  is  also  deceased. 

William  Puffenberger  grew  to  manhood 
o;i  the  old  homestead  in  Pine  Grove  town- 
shi]),  and  received  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lie  schools.  In  1865,  he  became  a  teacher  in 
the  public  schools  of  Washington  township, 
Schuylkill  county,  and  taught  three  terms, 
the  summer  months  being  devoted  to  farming. 
Coming  with  his  parents  to  Fermanagh  town- 
ship, in  1SG8,  be  has  continued  a  resident  of 
the  townshi])  since  that  date.  Besides  farm- 
ing, Mv.  Puffenberger  represents  the  Juniata 
Farmers'  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company, 
and  has  been  secretary  for  four  years.  He  has 
most  efficiently  filled  all  the  township  oifices, 
and  in  1896,  he  was  elected  county  commis- 
sioner. He  is  a  member  of  the  Fermanagh 
Grange.    He  adheres  to  the  Democratic  party. 

]\Ir.  Puffenberger  was  man'ied  in  Schuyl- 
kill county,  April  24,  1866,  to  Sarah  Re- 
becca, daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth 
f Eley)  Mohl,  natives  of  Berks  county,  but  res- 
idents of  Schuylkill  coiinty.  Six  children 
have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Puffenberger: 
Katie  M.  (Mrs.  John  T.  Barefoot) ;  Mary  E. 
(Mrs.  Stewart  C.  Caldron);  William  Oscar; 
SalUe  A.;  Lydia  A.;  and  Annie  May.  Mr. 
Puffenberger  and  his  familv  are  memliers  of 


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the  Lutheran  chiireh,  -with  -which  he  has  been 
connected  since  1SG4,  and  in  which  he  is  now 
a  deacon. 


WILLIAM  A.  STOUFFEE,  Mifflintown, 
Pa.,  son  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Gingrich) 
Stouffer,  Avas  born  on  the  homestead  farm, 
where  he  still  resides,  April  24,  1863.  The 
Stouffer  family  were  originally  of  Swiss  ex- 
traction, but  Christian  Stouffer,  gTandfather 
of  AYilliam  A.  Stouffer,  was  a  native  of  Lan- 
caster county.  He  settled  in  Fermanagh 
township  about  1812,  and  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  life  on  the  farm  now  occupied  by  Wil- 
liam A.  Stouffer.  Henry  Stouffer,  father  of 
William  A.,  was  born  in  Fermanagh  town- 
ship, January  12,  1829,  and  was  a  farmer  all 
his  life.  On  January  5,  1860,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  and 
Xancy  (Gingrich)  Gingrich,  of  AValker  town- 
ship, Juniata  county.  Their  children  are: 
John  Henry,  born  January  15,  1862,  died 
January  26,  1863;  AVilliam  A.;  Xancy  J. 
(Mrs.  i).  Irvin  Bashore),  born  March"  29, 
1866;  and  Elizabeth  A.,  born  March  17, 
1868,  died  July  20,  1877.  Mr.  Heniy 
Stouffer  died  April  9,  1869.  His  widow  re- 
sides with  her  son,  William  A.  Stouffer. 
Mrs.  Stouffer's  family,  the  Gingi-ichs,  were  of 
Gennan  descent.  Her  grandparents  were  na- 
tives of  Dauphin  county.  Pa.,  and  her  father, 
John  Gingrich,  was  born  in  Walker  township. 

William  A.  Stouffer  has  spent  his  whole 
life  up  to  the  present  time  on  the  homestead 
farm.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools, 
and  since  boyhood  has  been  engaged  farming 
and  stock  raising.  He  has  served  as  suj^er- 
visor  also  as  judge  of  elections.  He  is  a  staunch 
Republican. 

Air.  AVilliam  A.  Stouffer  was  married,  in 
Mifflintown,  December  30,  1890,  to  Emma  J., 
daughter  of  C.  G.  and  Sarah  (Benner)  Shel- 
ley. They  have  had  two  children;  one  born 
Jun.  12,  1893,  died  in  infancv;  and  Henry 
H.,  born  Alay  30,  1894. 

Both  Air.  Stouffer's  wife  and  his  mother 
are  members  of  the  Alennonite  church.  The 
parents  of  Airs.  AVilliam  A.  Stouffer  reside  in 
Delaware  township,  Juniata  county. 


ELI  DUXX,  Alitliintown.  Juniata  county, 
Pa.,  was  born  in  Fayette  township,  Juniata 
county,  June  24,    1821,  son    of    James    and 


Alary  (AVebster)  Dunn.  His  paternal  grand- 
father was  a  resident  of  Delaware  township 
nearly  all  his  life. 

James  Dunn  was  born  in  that  portion  of 
Alifflin  county  now  included  in  Juniata 
county.  In  his  early  life  he  engaged  in 
teaching  and  farm  work.  Lie  subsequently 
purchased  a  farm  of  140  acres  in  Fayette 
township,  which  he  cultivated  until  Avithin  a 
foAV  3^ears  of  his  death  AA'hich  occurred  in  1868. 
He  AA^as  sergeant  in  the  Avar  of  1812.  James 
Dunn  was  married  four  times,  first  to  Alary 
AA'ebster.  They  had  a  family  of  nine  chil- 
dren. Eli  is  the  only  one  surviving  member. 
Of  three  children  by  the  second  marriage, 
Jonas  survives. 

Eli  Dunn  attended  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  township.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he 
began  teaching.  About  the  year  1843,  he 
read  medicine  Avith  Dr.  Abraham  Harsh- 
barger,  but  abandoned  this  study  and  resumed 
teaching.  He  taught  tAventy-one  Avinter 
terms.  During  the  summer  he  Avorked  at  car- 
pentry. In  1870,  Air.  Dunn  became  a  resident 
of  Fermanagh  tOAvnship,  and  since  1887  has 
been  engaged  in  the  milling  business.  Since 
1889,  he  has  been  one  of  the  proprietors  of 
the  Cuba  mills,  and  senior  member  of  the 
firm  styled  E.  Dunn  &  Co.  Air.  Dunn  is  a 
Democrat.  In  1869,  he  Avas  elected  register 
and  recorder  of  Juniata  county  for  one  term, 
and  sei'ved  as  deputy  register  and  recorder 
for  nine  years. 

Eli  Dunn  Avas  married  in  DelaAvare  town- 
ship in  1845,  to  Alartha  Jane,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Keziali  A-^an  Ormer,  of  Fayette 
township.  Their  children  are:  Josephine 
(Airs.  B.  F.  Long);  Alary  K.  (Airs.  Clinton 
Singer);  James  X.,  deceased;  Sallie,  AAudoAV 
of  the  late  AVilliam  SAvitzer;  Robert,  de- 
ceased; EllsAvorth;  Alargaret  (Airs.  S.  J. 
Aloyer) ;  and  AVilliam.  Air.  Dunn  and  family 
ai'e  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

EllsAvorth  Dunn  Avas  born  in  Fayette  town- 
ship, April  16,  1860.  He  attended  the  pub- 
lie  schools  of  Fayette  and  Fermanagh  tOAvn- 
ships.  He  then  learned  the  trade  of  carpentry, 
and  later  that  of  milling.  In  1887,  he  and 
his  brother,  James  X.,  rented  the  Cuba  Alills. 
In  the  flood  of  June,  1889,  the  mill  property 
Avas  j^artly  destroyed.  Since  October,  1889, 
he  has  been  one  of  the  proprietors,  and  suc- 
cessfully conducts  the  business.  The  mill  has 
recently  been  greatly  improved  and  equipped 


WILLIAM  J.  JACKSON. 


B.  F.  SCHWEIER. 


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with  tlie  most  complete  roller  mill  machinery 
manufactured.     Mr.  Dunn  is  a  Democrat. 

Ellsworth  Dunn  was  married  in  Mifflintown 
to  Kate  H.,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Eachel 
Etka,  of  Fermanagh  to\\^lship.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Mollie;  Latimer  B. ;  and  Kate  H. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dunn  are  members  of  the  Lu- 
theran chin-ch. 


WILLIAM  B.  HORXIXG,  Mifflintown, 
Jimiata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  on  the  home- 
stead farm  August  8,  1845,  son  of  Enoch  and 
Mary  (Reynolds)  Horning.  His  paternal 
great-great-grandfather,  John  Horning,  who 
was  of  German  birth,  was  a  native  of  Mont- 
gomery county,  and  lived  to  the  remarkable 
age  of  one  hundred  and  twenty  years.  Elias, 
his  son,  who  had  married  in  Montgomery 
county,  resides  in  Bucks  county,  Pa.  Upon 
receiving  his  share  of  his  father's  estate,  he 
removed  to  the  Juniata  river,  where  he  pur- 
chased and  settled  upon  a  tract  of  land  then 
known  as  "Armagh."  He  was  among  the 
earliest  settlers  of  Juniata  county,  and  lived 
here  until  his  death  at  the  age  of  sixty-five. 
The  farm  was  then  divided  among  his  four 
sons,  Jacob,  Joseph,  William  and  Elias;  the 
last  named  getting  the  mansion  house  section. 
Upon  the  death  of  Elias,  the  heirs  sold  it  to 
Jacob  and  his  son  Enoch,  and  upon  the  death 
of  Jacob  which  occurred  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
three,  it  passed  to  Enoch,  as  well  as  a  portion 
to  which  his  father  was  heir. 

Enoch  Horning  spent  his  entire  life  in  Fer- 
managh township,  and  from  boyhood  until  his 
death  was  engaged  in  farming.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Mary,  daughter  of  William  B.  and 
Elizabeth  (Robinson)  Reynolds.  They  had 
nine  children.  Those  surviving  are:  Wil- 
liam B.;  Robert  K.,  of  Ashland  county, 
Ohio;  Catharine  M.  (Mrs.  James  Giles),  of 
Cambria  county;  George  M.,  of  Fermanagh 
township;    and  James  J.,  of  Mifflintown. 

William  B.  Horning  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Fermanagh  township.  Since  boy- 
hood he  has  been  engaged  in  the  business  of 
agriculture;  he  successfully  cultivates  the 
old  homestead,  which  was  bought  by  his  great- 
grandfather a  hundred  years  ago.  Mr.  Horn- 
ing is  one  of  the  progressive  and  prosperous 
farmers  of  the  county.  He  is  a  Democrat, 
and  has  served  in  nearly  all  the  township  of- 
fices. He  is  a  member  of  the  Fermanagh 
Grange. 


AVilliam  B.  Horning  was  married  in  Fer- 
managh township,  September  20,  1866,  to 
Mary  Melinda,  daughter  of  Jolin  F.  and 
Catharine  (Graybill)  Kreider.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Sarah  Catharine  (Mrs.  Morden 
Penny  baker),  born  Febniary  27,  1868; 
Harry  Stuart,  bom  March  29,  1869;  Martha 
E.  (Mrs.  Jersy  Leonard),  born  May  10,  1871; 
Clara  Belle  (Mrs.  Cloyd  Mingel),  born  Jan- 
uary 20,  1874;  Florence  Frances,  born  April 
16,  1875,  wife  of  George  Williams;  Annie 
Maud,  born  March  15,  1877;  Mary  Annette, 
born  September  25,  1879;  Emily  Jane,  born 
June  19,  1882;  Mabel,  born  September  12, 
1887;  and  Margaret  R.,  born  November  22, 
1888.  Mrs.  Llorning  was  born  in  Fermanagh 
to^mship,  April  30,  1848.  ]\[r.  Horning  and 
familv  attend  the  Lutheran  church. 


SIMOX  ULSH,  2Iifflintown,  Juniata 
countv.  Pel.,  was  born  in  Liverpool  township, 
Pen-y  county,  January  30,  1836,  son  of  Jacob 
and  Elizabeth  (Charles)  Ulsh.  His  ancestors 
were  Germans.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
Jacob  Ulsh,  Avho  with  his  two  brothers,  Chris- 
topher and  Henry,  came  to  America  the  lat- 
ter part  of  the  last  century,  first  settled  in  the 
Cumberland  valley  of  Pennsylvania.  The 
scarcity  of  water  in  their  locality  caused  them 
to  come  to  Penn  valley.  Here  the  unfriendli- 
ness of  the  Indians  drove  them  away,  and  they 
finally  settled  in  the  Wild  Cat  valley,  where 
the  grandfather  remained  until  his  death. 

Jacob  Ulsh  was  born  in  Penn  township  in 
1804.  He  spent  his  early  life  in  Perry  county. 
In  1841  he  came  to  Juniata  county,  Ferman- 
agh township,  where  he  continued  farming 
with  much  success  until  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred April  4,  1864. 

Jacob  Ulsh  was  first  married  October  25, 
1825,  to  Elizabeth  Charles,  who  died  Septem- 
ber 12,  1846.  Their  children  are:  Jacob,  of 
Missouri,  born  December  18,  1831;  Susan- 
nah (Mrs.  William  Pennybaker),  of  Bureau 
county.  111.,  born  December  21,  1833;  Simon; 
John,  of  Missouri,  born  June  1,  1839;  and 
George,  of  Lincoln,  ISTeb.,  born  August 
15,  1841.  Those  deceased  are:  Josejih,  born 
October  15,  1845,  died  aged  one  year;  and 
three  other  infants.  Afterwards  March  18, 
1847,  Mr.  Ulsh  married  Hannah  Page.  Their 
children  are:  James  W.  C,  of  Pierce  county, 
Washington,  born  September  20,  1848;    and 


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BIOGEAFIIICAL  EX  CYC  LOPE  VI.  1 


Elizabeth  (Mrs.  "\\''illiam  Aumon),  l)orii  Oc- 
tober 6,  1851,  died  in  Nebraska. 

Simon  Ulsli  has  resided  in  Fermanagh 
township  since  1841.  His  occupation  since 
boyhood  has  been  farming,  and  he  is  well- 
known  throughout  the  county  as  a  progres- 
sive farmer.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  has  served 
as  school  director. 

Simon  Ulsh  was  married  in  Fermanagh 
township,  March  20,  1866,  to  Frances  C, 
daughter  of  John  F.  and  ]\Iary  (Yost)  Krei- 
der.  Their  children  are:  John  William, 
born  May  19,  1867,  died  August  27,  1868; 
Joseph,  born  March  17,  1869,  died  March  19, 
1869;  and  Blanche  Viola,  born  September 
17,  1882,  died  November  14,  1893.  Mrs. 
Ulsh  was  born  Decemlier  ]2,  1844.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Ulsh  arc  consistent  members  of  the  Li:- 
theran  church. 


JACOB  SULOUFF,  Mifflintown,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Turbett  township, 
Juniata  county,  on  the  banks  of  the  Tuscarorn 
creek,  about  one  mile  and  a  half  from  Port 
Royal,  in  December,  1821.  He  is  a  son  of 
David  and  Catherine  (Kepner)  Sulouff. 
Both  the  paternal  and  maternal  ancestors  of 
Mr.  Sulouff  were  of  German  origin.  His  grand- 
father, John  Sulouff,  came  to  America  from 
Germany,  dui'ing  the  Eevolutionary  war,  af- 
ter the  close  of  which  he  settled  in  Pennsylva- 
nia, first  it  is  supposed  in  Lancaster  county, 
but  later  removed  to  Jimiata  eoimty  and  pur- 
chased the  tract  of  land  and  established  the 
home  in  Avhich  Jacob  Sulouff  was  born.  Here 
he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life  in  farming. 
David  Sulouff'  was  born  in  Turbett  township, 
Juniata  county,  and  spent  his  Avhole  life  there 
in  fanning.  Mrs.  David  Sulouff  was  also  born 
in  Turbett  township,  and  was  a  daughter  of 
Jacob  Kepner.  Mr.  and  Mi-s.  David  Sulouff 
had  eight  children  four  of  whom  are  liA'ing, 
they  are:  Jacob;  Flenrv;  David  K.;  and 
Sarah  (:\Irs.  A.  Pierce).  '  Both  .Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Sulouff  lived  to  an  advanced  ago. 

Jacob  Sulouff  acquired  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  MifHinto\v]i,  and  learned 
farming.  When  twenty-two  years  of  age  he 
bep-an  business  as  a  general  merchant  and 
continued  for  twenty  years.  During  this  time 
and  later  he  was  in  the  livery  business  in 
Mifflinto\^m.  For  a  time  he  farmed,  but  of 
late  yeai'S  he  has  given  his  attention  to  his 
nurserv  and  fruit  growing,  his  son,  Thomas  J., 


being  connected  with  him  in  the  nursery  bus- 
iness. Mr.  Sulouff  is  a  Democrat;  he  served 
one  tenn  as  county  treasurer,  and  in  various 
other  offices. 

Jacob  Sulouff"  was  married  in  Fermanagh 
township,  in  August,  1845,  to  Keziah,  daugh- 
ter of  Abraham  and  Jane  Kiser.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  James  M.;  Thomas  J.;  Lily  (Mrs. 
William  M.  Crawford);  Kate,  deceased;  An- 
drew J.,  deceased;  DaA'id  P.,  deceased;  and 
four  who  died  in  childhood.  Mrs.  Jacob  Su- 
louff died  in  October,  1894.  Mr.  Sulouff  was 
brought  up  in  the  Lutheran  church,  but  is 
now  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church. 

James  M.  Sulouff',  the  eldest  living  son  of 
Jacob  Sulouff',  was  born  in  Mifllintown,  April 
8,  1860.  He  was  educated  in  the  23^iblic 
schools  of  Mifflintown.  For  several  years  he 
was  in  the  livery  business  in  Mifflintown,  and 
was  also  a  traveling  salesman.  He  is  at  pres- 
ent in  the  commission  biisiness  and  a  travel- 
ing salesman.  He  is  a  Democrat.  James  M. 
Sulouff  was  married  in  Mexico,  Juniata  coun- 
ty, in  jSTovember,  1883,  to  Kate  K.,  daughter 
of  Stephen  Renno.  Their  children  are:  Ja- 
cob; an  infant  daughter  deceased;  and  Ste- 
phen E.  ^Ir.  and  Mre.  Sulouff  attend  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


JAMES  D.  WILLIAMS,  Mifflintown, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Tower 
Dreath,  Cornwall,  England,  January  22, 
1842.  He  is  a  son  of  James  and  ]\Iartha 
(Dumble)  Williams.  His  paternal  and  ma- 
ternal ancestors  were  natives  of  Cornwall, 
who  lived  and  died  in  their  native  land.  His 
father,  James  Williams,  Avas  also  a  native  of 
Cornwall,  a  miner,  and  spent  his  whole  life 
in  the  land  of  his  birth.  He  was  married  to 
Martha  Dumble,  who  was  born  in  Snyatt, 
Cornwall.  They  had  thirteen  children,  six 
of  whom  are  living:  John,  resides  in  Scran- 
ton,  Lackawanna  coimty.  Pa.;  James  D.; 
George,  resides  in  Queenstowm,  Devon,  Eng- 
land; Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  Joseph  Bray),  Moth- 
erwell, Scotland;  Thomas,  resides  near  Moth- 
erwell, Scotland;  and  William,  residing  near 
Mothenvell.  After  her  husband  died  ]\Irs. 
James  Williams  was  married  to  Josiah 
Broad;  she  died  January  31,  1890,  aged 
sixty-eight  years,  five  months  and  thirteen 
days.  Mr.  Broad  resides  in  Fermanagh  town- 
ship, Juniata  county. 


HUNTINGDON,    MIFFLIN,    JUNIATA    AND    PEBRY    COUNTIES. 


809 


James  D.  AVilliams  speiit  liis  boyliood  aud 
earl}^  youth  in  Cornwall.  AVhen  only  eiglit 
years  old  he  began  the  battle  of  life  in  the 
copper  mines,  where  he  worked  for  thirteen 
years.  In  1863  he  emigrated  to  America, 
and  until  the  spring  of  1864,  he  resided  near 
EastjDort,  Me.  The  ^following  year  was  spent 
at  the  mines  in  the  northern  part  of  Michigan. 
Thence  he  removed  to  Xew  Providence,  Lan- 
caster county,  Pa.,  and  a  short  time  after  to 
Boyerstown,  Berks  county,  Pa.  For  two 
years  he  worked  in  the  coal  mines  in  Mahanoy 
City,  Schuylkill  county.  Pa.  He  has  lived  in 
many  of  the  cities  of  the  mining  districts  of 
Pennsylvania  spending  a  short  time  in  each. 
He  resided  at  Danville,  ]\Iillerstown,  Lewis- 
town,  and  McVeytown.  In  1872  he  re- 
moved to  Fermanagh  township,  Juniata 
county,  purchased  the  farm  on  which  he  now 
resides,  and  leased  the  iron  mines  located  in 
that  township.  He  operated  these  mines  un- 
til 1889  when  the  June  flood  destroyed  a  por- 
tion of  the  canal  by  which  the  ore  was  shipped, 
and  obliged  him  to  abandon  the  mines.  Lie 
then  turned  his  attention  to  the  cultivation  of 
the  soil.  Mr.  AVilliams  is  a  member  of  the 
Republican  party,  interested  in  county  afi'airs, 
and  is  serving  his  township  as  school  director. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  Fermanagh  Grange. 

James  D.  AVilliams  was  married  in  1862, 
at  Cornwall,  to  Elizabeth  Ann,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Sarah  Ough.  They  had  eigh- 
teen children,  six  of  whom  are  living:  Sarah 
Ann  (Mrs.  Stephen  Eenno),  born  in  Pen- 
kand  .  Cornwall,  England;  Thomas  James, 
born  at  Millerstown,  Pa.,  April  19,  1870; 
George,  born  at  Millerstown,  in  August, 
1871;  Helen  (Mrs.  Henry  Domb),  born  in 
Fermanagh  township;  Lily  M.,  born  in  Fer- 
managh township;  and  Julia  Ann,  born  in 
Fermanagh  township.  Mr.  AVilliams  and  his 
family  attend  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

Mrs.  AVilliams'  parents  lived  and  died  in 
Cornwall.  Her  mother,  Sarah  James,  was 
married  twice,  first  to  Mr.  Edy  who  died  leav- 
ing six  children,  and  afterwards  to  Thomas 
Ough.  They  had  six  children  of  whom  only 
two  are  living:  Elizabeth  Ann  (Mrs.  James 
D.  AVilliams);  and  John.  Mr.  Ough  lived 
to  old  age;  his  wife  died  when  her  daughter 
Elizabeth  was  six  years  old. 


county.  Pa.,  was  born  September  10,  1813. 
Mr.  Thomas  spent  his  early  boyhood  days  in 
Montgomerj-  county,  and  from  there  moved 
to  Fermanagh  township,  Juniata  county,  and 
there  engaged  extensively  in  agricultural  piu'- 
suits.  He  also  dealt  largely  and  successfully 
in  live  stock.  Mr.  Samuel  Thomas  was  a 
very  j^i'o^i^^G^t  citizen,  well-known  and 
highly  esteemed,  and  his  sudden  death  was 
felt  to  be  a  great  loss,  not  only  to  his  family 
but  to  the  whole  community.  He  Avas  inter- 
ested in  the  affairs  of  the  township  and  held 
the  office  of  auditor  of  Fermanagh  township. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity, 
and  also  of  Fermanagh  Grange. 

Samuel  A.  Thomas  was  married  in  AValker 
township,  September  11,  1876,  to  Mary  E., 
born  in  AValker  township,  ]\Lirch  7,  1818,  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  (Holtzapple) 
Book.  Their  children  are:  AVilliam  A., 
born  Xovember  22,  1877;  Sallie  E.,  born 
Jttly  20,  1879;  Bradford  U.,  born  February 
16,  1882,  died  in  infancy;  Samuel  AV.,  born 
August  12,  1885;  Marj^^B.,  born  August  16, 
lSb7;  and  Edgar,  born  December  21,  1883, 
died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Thomas  was  a  consistent 
member  of  the  ^Messiah  Lutheran  chttreh,  to 
which  his  familv  belouii'. 


SAMUEL   A.    THOMAS,    deceased,    for- 
merly    of     Fennanagh     township,     Juniata 


THEATER  BURNS  SULOFF.  Mifflin- 
town,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Fer- 
managh township,  Juniata  cotmty,  February 
22,  1852.  He  is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Eliza- 
beth (Aughly)  Sulofl'.  His  parents  reside  in 
Fennanagh  township. 

Turner  B.  Suloff  was  educated  in  the  dis- 
trict schools  of  his  native  township.  He  has 
spent  almost  his  whole  life  in  Fermanagh 
townslii]i,  and  from  boyhood  has  been  en- 
gaged in  the  cultivation  of  the  soil.  He  is  a 
thoroughly  practical  farmer,  one  of  the  rep- 
resentative men  of  his  township.  He  is  in- 
terested in  local  politics  and  has  served  as 
school  director,  and  overseer  of  the  poor.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Democratic  party. 

Ttirner  Btirns  Suloff  was  married  in  Ferma- 
nagh township,  February  1,1876,  to  Hannah 
M.,  born  in  Columbia  county,  Pa.,  August  25, 
1851,  a  daughter  of  Llenry  and  Catherine 
(Persing)  Stine.  Their  children  are :  Samuel 
H.,  born  December  2,  1876,  died  February 
21,  1877;  Elizabeth  Catherine,  born  April 
13,  1878;  Mary  Alice,  born  December  11, 
1880,  died  December  8,  1882;  Martha  AVash- 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


ington,  born  February  22,  1883;  Sarah  Jane, 
born  Marcli  17,  1886;  David  Kunkle,  born 
June  25,  1888;  Charles  AVilliam,  born  March 
26,  1891;  and  Matilda  Grace,  born  September 
5,  189-1.  Mr.  Suloff  and  his  wife  are  con- 
sistent members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

Mrs.  Suloff's  father,  Henry  Stine,  a  native 
of  Schuylkill  county,  resided  for  many  years 
in  Columbia  county,  but  spent  the  latter  part 
of  his  life  in  Fermanagh  township,  Juniata 
county.  He  married  Catherine,  daughter  of 
John  and  Elizabeth  (Demie)  Persing,  who 
was  bom  in  Shamokin,  Xorthumberlaud 
county,  Pa.,  September  19,  1819.  Their 
children  are:  Charles;  Daniel;  Sarah  (Mrs. 
Peter  Shivelhood);  WilHam  H.;  Hannah 
X.  (Mrs.  T.  B.  Suloft') ;  Jacob,  who  was  killed 
while  fighting  in  defense  of  his  country;  and 
Mary  C,  died  in  childhood.  Mr.  Henry  Stine 
died  in  1864,  aged  fifty-five  yeai-s. 


J.  CLAEEXCE  HOWER,  Mifilintown, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Fermanagh 
township,  December  8,  1861.  He  is  a  son  of 
George  and  Eliza  (Wright)  Hower.  Mr. 
George  Hower  resides  in  Fermanagh  town- 
ship; his  wife  is  deceased.  J.  Clarence  Hower 
acquired  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  township.  He  also  took  special 
courses  in  Mifilintown,  Patterson,  the  Aiiy 
View  Academy,  of  Port  Eoyal,  and  Tusca- 
rora  Academy,  of  Academia.  During  seven 
years  of  this  time  he  taught  in  the  public 
schools  during  the  winter  months  and  devoted 
the  summer  months  to  completing  the  aca- 
demic courses.  Since  Mr.  Hower  ceased 
teaching,  he  has  devoted  his  entire  time  and 
attention  to  fruit  growing  and  farming.  Mr. 
Hower  is  a  lieiDublican,  and  has  served  his 
township  as  school  director  and  is  now  in  his 
second  tenn. 

J.  Clarence  Hower  was  married  in  Lewis- 
town,  Mifllin  county,  Pa.,  February  20,  1890, 
to  Annie  E.,  daughter  of  George  and  Mary  E. 
(Diem)  Sweigart,  both  deceased.  They  have 
two  daughters:  Mary  Minerva,  born  Decem- 
ber 30,  1892;  and  Esther  Elizabeth,  born 
April  18,  1897.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hower  attend 
the  Lutheran  church. 


Hower.  Mrs.  Hower  is  deceased.  Mr.  Hower 
is  living  in  Fermanagh  township.  Francis 
Hower  has  been  a  continuous  resident  of  Fer- 
managh township  since  his  third  year.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  this 
township,  and  has  given  his  attention  to  farm- 
ing since  his  boyhood.  He  was  elected  county 
commissioner  in  IN'ovember,  1887,  and  served 
one  term,  and  has  served  efiiciently  in  town- 
ship offices.     He  is  a  Republican. 

Francis  Hower  was  married  in  Fermanagh 
township,  ]S^ovember  3,  1870,  to  Mary  Jane, 
daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Bell)  Ort. 
Their  children  are:  Mary  Ann  (Mj-s.  Frank 
Evans),  of  Vineland,  !N.  J.;  Martha  Jane,  of 
Goodland,  Kansas;  William  Henry.  Mr. 
Hower  and  family  attend  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Ort,  the  parents  of 
Mrs.  Hower,  were  among  the  early  settlers  of 
Fermanagh  to\vnshi2).  Mr.  Ort  is  living,  but 
his  wife  is  dead. 


FRAXCIS  HOWER,  :Mifilintown,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Milton,  jS^orth- 
umberland  county.  Pa.,  December  19,  181:7. 
He  is  a  son  of  Jacob  M.  and  Mary  (Dunachy) 


JOHX  BALLEXTKsE,  Mifilintown,  Ju- 
niata county  Pa.,  was  born  on  the  homestead 
in  Fermanagh  township,  Juniata  county, 
June  30,  1860.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Ann 
(Fulton"!  Ballentine.  His  ancestors,  paternal 
and  maternal,  were  Irish.  His  gTandfather, 
Archibald  Ballentine,  stone  mascn,  emi- 
grated to  America,  and  settled  near  Downing- 
town,  Chester  county.  Pa.,  where  he  sj^ent  the 
remainder  of  his  life.  His  father,  John  Bal- 
lentine, was  born  in  Chester  county,  Pa., 
]\rarch  17,  1818.  He  grew  up  on  his  father's 
fanu  working  in  the  summer  and  attending 
the  district  school  during  the  winter.  Later, 
he  entered  the  service  of  the  P.  V.  R.  R.  Co., 
as  clerk  in  their  Avarehouse  in  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  and  was  afterwards  a  conductor  on  the 
road,  serving  fifteen  years.  Resigning  his  pos- 
ition he  returned  to  Chester  county  and  pur- 
chased a  farm  near  Dowingtown,  which  he 
cultivated  until  the  spring  of  1859,  when  he 
removed  to  Fermanagh  township,  Juniata 
coimty,  and  bought  the  homestead  on  which 
his  son,  John,  now  resides.  He  was  married 
in  Philadelphia  to  Anna  Fulton.  They  have 
six  children:  Margaret  (Mrs.  John  LI.  Peo- 
ples) ;  Sarah ;  Mary  (Mrs.  David  S.  Mummah) ; 
Tillie  (Mrs.  W.  H.  Ivinzer),  deceased;  Annie 
J.  (Mrs.  J.  T.  Van  Ormer) ;  and  John.  Mr. 
Ballentine  and  his  wife  are  dead.    He  died  at 


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his  home  in  Fermanagh  township  Angust  29, 
1880. 

John  Ballentiue  attended  the  jJnblic  schools 
of  his  native  township,  and  completed  his  ed- 
ucation in  the  normal  school  at  Mifflintown. 
His  entire  life  has  been  spent  on  the  home- 
stead. He  is  a  thoroughly  practical  farmer 
and  his  property  is  in  excellent  condition.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Democratic  party,  and  has 
served  as  school  director  and  as  county  com- 
missioner. 

John  Ballentine  was  married  in  Fayette 
township,  June  4,  1885,  to  Sarah  L.,  daugh- 
ter of  Samuel  H.  and  Mary  Kinzer,  of 
Fayette  township.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ballentiue 
have  four  children:  S.  Forster;  John  Le 
Eoy;  EoswellP.;  and  Mary  Ethel.  Mr. 
Ballentine  and  his  family  attend  the  Lutheran 
church  at  McAlisterville,  Pa. 


K.  LOUIS  BOUSU.AI,  Mifflintown,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  MitHiutown, 
Juniata  county,  June  22,  1871.  He  is  a  son 
of  John  and  Catherine  (Guss)  Bousum.  His 
father  is  living  at  Selinsgrove,  Snyder  coun- 
ty. Pa.     His  mother  died  in  1873. 

P.  Louis  Bousum's  mother  died  when  he 
Avas  two  years  old,  and  he  was  adopted  by  his 
uncle,  R.  L.  Guss,  of  Mifflintown,  Pa.  He 
received  his  education  in  the  district  schools 
of  Patterson,  Pa.  Afterwards  he  learned 
tailoring,  and  since  graduating  at  a  cutting- 
college  in  1891  has  been  a  merchant  tailor  in 
^lifflintown,  Juniata  county.  Pa.  ]\Ir.  Bou- 
sum, in  his  political  views,  is  a  Democrat. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  I^utheran  church. 


JOH^^  ZOOK,  Mifflintown,  Juniata  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  was  born  near  the  Gap,  Lancaster 
county.  Pa.,  April  7,  1830.  He  is  a  son  of 
Jacob  and  Anna  (Summers)  Zook.  His 
great-grandfather.  Christian  Zook,  or  Zug,  a 
farmer  of  Swiss  descent,  was,  according  to 
tradition,  a  son  of  John  Zook,  who  was  a 
lineal  descendant  of  Hans  Zug,  of  Switzer- 
land, a  minister  of  the  Mennonite  church, 
Avho,  Avith  six  elders,  teachers  of  the  same 
faith,  were  imprisoned  in  1659  in  the  depart- 
ment of  Benie.  They  were  released  in  De- 
cember, 1671,  on  condition  that  they  would 
leave  Switzerland,  never  to  return  without 
special  permission.  Christian  Zook  was  born 
in  the  vicinity  of  Darmstadt,  Germany.  He 
emigrated  to  America  and  landed  at  Phila- 


delphia, Pa.,  July  17,  1738.  Christian  Zook 
was  married  to  Anna  Kanabell.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  John;  Jacob;  Yost;  and  Christian, 
After  his  wife's  death  Mr.  Zook  visited  Ger- 
many, and  while  in  his  native  country  mar- 
ried Anna  (Dod)  Musser,  widow  of  Mr.  Mus- 
ser.  He  died  in  Chester  county,  December 
17,  1789.  Mr.  Zook's  grandfather,  Chris- 
tian Zook,  a  farmer  and  minister  of  the  Amish 
church,  w^as  born  in  Berne,  now  Centre,  town- 
ship, Berks  county,  Pa.,  April  20,  1752.  He 
was  married  at  Heidelberg  township,  Berks 
county,  to  Magdalena  Blank,  born  1751,  a  na- 
tive of  Lancaster  county,  Pa.  Their  children 
are:  John,  married  Elizabeth  Kurtz;  Chris- 
tian, married  Magdalene  Zook;  Barbara  (Mrs. 
Daniel  Hertzler);  Magdalene  (Mrs.  Jacob 
Hertzler);  K'ancy  (Mrs.  Christian  Hertzler); 
Jacob,  married  Anna  Summers;  Christiana 
(]\Irs.  Christian  Kurtz);  and  three  children 
who  died  in  infancy.  Christian  Zook  died 
October  8,  1826;  his  wife  died  August  8, 
1833.  Mr.  Zook's  father,  Jacob  Zook,  phy- 
sician and  farmer,  was  born  in  East  White- 
land  township,  Chester  county,  Pa.,  October 
30,  1788.  Lie  was  married  to  Anna  Sum- 
mers, born  April  1,  1793,  in  Salisbury  town- 
ship, Lancaster  county,  Pa.  Their  children 
are:  Sarah,  deceased;  Peter;  Magdalena,  de- 
ceased ;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Daniel  ]\Iost) ;  Anna, 
widow  of  Henry  Senders;  Catherine,  de- 
ceased; John;  Sophia,  widow  of  Christian 
C.  Senders;  Eebecca  (Mrs.  Joseph  Miller); 
and  two,  Christiana  and  Christian,  who  died 
in  infancy.  Mr.  Zook  died  March  14,  1864; 
his  wife  died  January  20,  1851. 

John  Zook  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Salisbury,  Lancaster  county, 
and  of  Walker  township,  Juniata  county.  He 
has  been  a  farmer  from  boyhood,  and  has  re- 
sided in  Fermanagh  township  for  forty  years. 
Intelligent  and  energetic,  he  is  interested  in 
all  the  affairs  of  the  township  and  respected 
and  honored  in  the  community.  He  is  a  Re- 
publican, and  has  served  as  school  director  and 
as  supervisor  of  the  township. 

John  Zook  was  married  in  Fermanagh 
township,  February  13,  1855,  to  Eliza,  born 
September  1,  1829,  a  daughter  of  Michael  and 
Barbara  Bashore.  They  have  eleven  chil- 
dren: Sarah  Ann  (Mrs.  Samnel  D.  Llowe); 
AVilliam  C. ;  Jacob  L.;  Michael  E.,  deceased; 
Barbara  J.  (Mrs.  George  M.  Kreps);  Martha 
E.;  J.,  deceased;  Henry  O.  and  Hannah  M., 


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twins;  Eebecca  E. ;  and  Ephraim  D.,  deceased. 
Mr.  Zook  attends  the  German  Bai^tist  cliurcli. 

BEXJAMIX  F.  CKOZIEK,  AValmit,  Ju- 
niata eonntv,  Pa.,  son  of  Armstrong  and  Sa- 
rali  (Bell)  Crozier,  was  born  in  Beale  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  August  25,  1834.  The 
Crozier  family  is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent. 
Armstrong  Crozier  was  born  in  Juniata  coun- 
ty. He  was  a  mason  and  a  farmer,  owning 
187  acres  in  Beale  township,  on  which  he  made 
various  improA'ements,  and  which  he  culti- 
vated; he  was  also  a  distiller,  liv.  Crozier 
was  a  supporter  of  Democratic  iDrinciples ;  was 
elected  supervisor  of  the  township,  and  filled 
the  ofhce  vnX\\  credit.  He  was  a  citizen  in 
good  standing,  and  influential  in  the  com- 
munity. Armstrong  Crozier  was  man-ied  at 
Lost  Creek,  Juniata  county,  to  Sarah,  daugh- 
ter of  Eichard  Bell,  and  a  native  of  Fer- 
managh township.  They  had  the  following 
children:  ]\lclinda,  who  died  in  early  life; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  AVilliam  Olds),  deceased; 
Benjamin  F. ;  James  H.,  now  residing  in  the 
west;  and  Mary  C.  (Mrs.  D.  B.  Mc Williams), 
of  Beale  township.  Mrs.  Crozier  died  at 
Johnstown,  Beale  township,  Juniata  county. 
Mr.  Crozier  died  at  Johnstown,  January  28, 
1847.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church. 

Benjamin  F.  Crozier  joassed  his  boyhood  on 
his  father's  farm  in  Beale  to'\\T.isip,  where  he 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools.  He  re- 
mained at  home  until  after  the  death  of  his 
father,  and  then  supported  his  mother  by 
working  the  homestead  farm,  and  by  hiring 
out  to  the  neighbo^'ing  fanners.  In  1860  he 
boug'ht  a  farm  of  115  acres  in  Beale  township, 
OAvned  by  Calvin  Stewart.  He  made  some 
improvements  on  this  tract,  and  cultivated  it 
for  one  year;  then  he  sold  it,  and  returned 
to  the  homestead.  Three  years  later  he  re- 
moved to  Johnstown,  Pa.  In  the  fall  of  ISG-l 
Mr.  Crozier  enlisted  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in 
Company  E,  Xinth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry. 
He  served  under  General  Sherman  in  his  long 
and  trying,  but  brilliant,  campaign,  following 
that  famous  leader  of  famous  troops  in  his 
triumphant  march  from  Atlanta  to  the  sea. 
For  a  few  days  Mr.  Crozier  was  a  patient  in  a 
field  hospital.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  was 
mustered  out  at  Xewbern,  X.  C.  After  re- 
ceiving his  discharge  he  went  back  to  Beale 
township,  and,  purchasing  the  place  known  as 


the  Jacob  Doughman  farm,  he  resumed  agri- 
cultural operations.  In  a  few  years  he  sold 
this  jilace,  and,  removing  to  the  town  of  Wal- 
nut, began  the  business  of  harness-making, 
and  has  since  followed  that  calling.  In  1890 
he  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace  of  Beale 
townshij:),  on  the  Democratic  ticket.  He  is 
still  fulfilling  the  duties  of  this  responsible 
position  in  a  very  satisfactory  manner.  Xo 
decision  of  his  has  ever  been  reversed  by  a 
higher  court.  For  the  past  four  years  his  son 
has  been  postmaster  at  Walnut,  B.  F.  Crozier 
acting  as  dejiuty.  It  will  be  understood  that 
he  is  a  Democrat.  Mr.  Crozier  is  well  known 
throughout  the  township,  and  as  well  liked. 
His  conduct  as  a  soldier,  in  earlier  years,  as  a 
public  official  and  as  a  private  citizen,  in  later 
days,  have  won  for  him  general  respect  and 
confidence. 

Benjamin  F.  Crozier  was  married  in  Beale 
township,  March  16,  1858,  to  Mary  A.,  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  and  Catherine  Fry,  and  one  of 
a  family  of  nine  children.  The  children  of 
]\Ir.  and  ^Irs.  Crozier  are  as  follows:  Xevin 
P.,  a  farmer  in  the  west;  Mowery  L.,  of  Port 
Iioyal,  Pa. ;  and  Benjamin  F.,  living  at  home. 
Mrs.  Crozier,  who  was  born  in  Delaware  town- 
ship, April  9,  1829,  died  of  a  disease  of  the 
heart,  in  October,  1894:.  She  was  a  consist- 
ent member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  and  Avas 
much  beloved  for  her  piety  and  charity.  Mr. 
Crozier  is  a  zealous  supporter  of  Presbyterian 
doctrine;  he  is  an  active  participant  in  Sun- 
day-school Avork,  having  Ijeen  for  some  time 
a  teacher. 


TIIO^IAS  K.  BEAVEE,  Aeademia.  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Pfoutzs  valley, 
Liverpool  tOAvnship,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  Jam;- 
ary  8,  1864.  He  is  a  son  of  Samuel  L.  and 
Mary  E.  (Kipp)  Beaver,  residents  of  Liver- 
pool toAvnship.  He  received  his  elementary 
education  in  the  common  schools  of  Livei-pool 
and  GreenAvood  townships,  afterAvards  study- 
ing at  the  academy  in  MillerstoAAm,  Peny 
county,  and  at  the  State  Xormal  School,  Lock 
Haven,  Pa.  This  course  completed,  Mr.  Bea- 
A^er  assisted  in  the  cultivation  of  his  father's 
farm  mitil  he  Avas  twenty-one,  and  at  that  time 
Avent  to  McAlisterAdlle,  Pa.,  Avhere  he  farmed 
for  six  years.  He  then  entered  into  partner- 
ship Avitli  his  brother,  William  A.  Beaver,  in 
the  business  of  store-keeping,  at  Aeademia. 
In  1891  William  A.  Beaver,  Avho  OAvned  a 


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farm  coutaining  340  acres,  gave  up  mercantile 
business  to  devote  himself  to  its  cultivation; 
and  at  the  same  time  Thomas  M.  Beaver  en- 
tered uj)on  his  present  business  as  a  general 
merchant,  as  successor  to  AV.  E.  Pomeroy. 
With  the  original  business  Mr.  Beaver  has 
combined  a  trade  in  produce.  His  brother, 
Samuel  G.  Beaver,  is  a  clerk  in  his  establish- 
ment. By  sound  business  jDrinciples  and  dili- 
gent application,  Mr.  Beaver  has  secured  a 
prosperous  trade. 

Mr.  Beaver  is  one  of  the  active  politicians 
of  Juniata  county.  He  upholds  the  cause  of 
the  Eepublican  party,  and  is  zealous  in  its  ser- 
vices. In  recognition  of  this  zeal,  he  has  been 
elected  to  several  honorable  and  responsible 
jDositions.  In  1896  he  was  elected  auditor  of 
the  county,  by  a  flattering  majority.  During 
the  same  year  he  was  appointed  a  conferee 
from  Juniata  county  on  the  senatorial  con- 
test. On  this  occasion  he  displayed  his  usual 
tact  and  diplomacy,  and  he  and  his  associates 
secured  the  nomination  of  their  candidate. 
During  the  four  years  of  President  Harrison's 
administration  Mr.  Beaver  served  as  postmas- 
ter of  Academia. 

On  December  11,  1881,  Thomas  K.  Beaver 
was  married  at  McAlisterville,  Pa.,  to  Fan- 
nie M.,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Anna  ("Wen- 
ner)  Sieber.  She  was  born  in  Walker  town- 
ship, Juniata  county.  Mi's.  Beaver's  father 
is  a  farmer  of  Fermanagh  township.  The 
children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Beaver  are:  Anna 
M. ;  Samuel  S. ;  Harry  S.,  deceased;  Edgar  L.; 
and  Charles  Walter.  Mr.  Beaver  is  a  faithful 
and  esteemed  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
He  has  been  deacon  of  the  church,  and  for 
three  .years  elder.  He  is  a  zealous  worker  in 
the  Sunday-school,  which  he  served  for  three 
years  as  superintendent. 


EEV.  SILAS  A.  DAVEXPOET,  Acad- 
emia, Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  bom  in  Brook- 
lyn, X.  Y.,  June  27,  1846.  He  is  a  son  of 
Silas  and  Betsy  A.  (St.  John)  Davenport. 
The  name  of  Davenport  is  one  of  the  honored 
historic  names  of  America,  and  far  back  be- 
yond our  colonial  history,  of  the  mother  coun- 
try also.  Its  line  can  be  traced  back  in  the 
records  of  England  to  the  year  1086,  when 
its  representatives  were  already  men  of  mark. 
During  the  lapse  of  succeeding  centuries, 
many  important  positions  under  the  crown  of 
Great  Britain  have  been  held  by  members  of 


the  Davenport  family.  Eev.  John  Daven- 
port, the  first  of  the  family  to  come  to  Amer- 
ica, was  born  in  England  in  1597.  He  had 
been  educated  for  the  Church  of  England,  but 
having  more  liberal  views  on  the  subject  of 
religion  than  were  prevalent  in  his  country 
at  that  time,  he  went  to  Holland,  and  joined 
one  of  the  bands  of  pioneers  in  the  search  for 
a  home  where  they  might  enjoy  "freedom  to 
worship  God"  in  accordance  with  the  voice  of 
conscience.  Migrating  with  this  brave  little 
company  to  the  wilds  of  the  western  conti- 
nent, Eev.  John  Davenport,  as  is  well  known 
to  the  reader  of  American  history,  settled  in 
Connecticut,  and  was  the  leading  spirit  in  the 
founding  of  'New  Haven ;  here,  in  after  years, 
grew  up  famous  "old  Yale,"  where  his  de- 
scendant, Eev.  Silas  A.  Davenport,  was  edu- 
cated. Eev.  John  Davenport  was  the  first 
pastor  of  the  Fii-st  Congregational  church  in 
the  city  he  had  founded;  and  here  he  spent 
many  years  of  his  life,  ministering  to  the  spir- 
itual wants  of  his  congregation,  and  lending 
aid,  comfort  and  advice  to  them  in  all  their 
emergencies.  But  the  figure  of  the  "godly 
DaA'enport"  is  too  familiar  to  need  descrip- 
tion; suifice  it  to  say  that,  in  his  religious 
views,  he  was  far  in  advance  of  the  times  in 
which  he  lived.  Eev.  John  Davenport  was 
man-ied  in  England  to  Elizabeth  WoUey. 
They  had  one  child,  John,  who  was  a  merchant 
at  Boston.  He  married  Abigail  Eierson,  of 
Branford,  Conn;  their  children  were  six  in 
number:  John,  who  died  in  infancy;  Eliza- 
beth; John  (2);  Abraham;  Abigail;  and 
3»Iary. 

John  Davenport,  grandson  of  Eev.  John 
Davenport,  the  founder  of  Xew  Haven,  be- 
came a  minister,  and  settled  in  Stamford,  Fair- 
field county.  Conn.  From  him  is  descended 
in  direct  line  the  Eev.  Silas  A.  Davenport. 
William  Davenport,  grandfather  of  Eev.  S. 
A.,  was  bom  in  Stamford,  Conn.  He  was  a 
son  of  Lieut.  H.  Davenport,  a  soldier  in  the 
Eevolutionary  war,  and  was  a  farmer.  He 
was  married  three  times;  his  second  wife, 
Mary  (Hoyt)  Davenport),  was  the  grand- 
mother of  Eev.  Silas  A.  William  Davenport 
was  a  member  of  the  CongTegational  church. 
He  died  at  Stamford  in  1850.  Silas  Daven- 
port, father  of  Eev.  S.  A.,  was  the  eldest  child 
of  AVilliani  and  Marj^  (Hoyt)  Davenport.  He 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Staiu- 
f ord.     He  afterwards  became  principal  of  the 


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academy  at  Xew  Canaan,  Fairfield  county, 
Conn.  He  subsequently  became  a  batter  in 
Kew  York  City,  and  still  later  engaged  in 
tlie  real  estate  business  in  New  York  and 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  and  also  in  tbe  State  of  New 
Jersey.  He  was  a  Eepubliean  of  tbe  most 
pronounced  type,  supporting  abolitionist  prin- 
ciples in  tbe  great  crisis  of  tbe  middle  of  tbis 
century.  Silas  Davenport  Avas  married  at 
New  Haven  to  Betsy  A.  St.  Jobn,  a  resident 
of  New  Canaan,  Conn.  Tbeir  cbildren  are: 
Sarab  St.  Jobn,  wbo  died  young;  William, 
a  soldier  in  tbe  late  war,  died  December  2-J:, 
1SS4;  Sarab  E.,  died  in  August,  1S74;  Silas 
A. ;  and  Anna  M.,  of  Baltimore,  Md.  At  tbe 
time  of  bis  deatb,  wbicb  occurred  in  Pbiladel- 
pbia,  January  13,  1885,  Silas  Davenport  was 
a  member  of  tbe  Presbyterian  cburcb.  His 
wife  now  resides  in  Baltimore. 

Tbeir  son,  Silas  A.  Davenport,  received  bis 
primary  education  at  Elizabetb,  N.  J.,  wbere 
be  studied  under  Rev.  Jobn  Young  and  Rev. 
J.  F.  Pingiy,  D.  D.  After  a  course  at  Yale 
College,  be  was  graduated  in  1868.  Soon  af- 
ter be  went  to  Princeton  Seminary  and  took 
a  two  years'  course  in  tbeology,  supplemented 
by  a  course  of  one  year  at  Union  Tbeological 
Seminary,  New  York  City.  Tbence  be  went 
to  tbe  College  of  Pbysicians  and  Surgeons,  at 
New  York  City,  and  was  graduated  as  a  doctor 
of  medicine  in  1873.  Tbe  first  ministerial 
duties  of  Eev.  Mr.  Davenport  were  at  Port 
Carbon,  Scbuylkill  county,  Pa.,  from  1875  to 
July,  1887.  During  tbe  next  six  montbs  be 
was  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  from  wbicb  place  be 
went  to  Landisburg,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  and 
remained  tbere  from  January,  1878,  to  April, 
1880.  From  tbat  time  iintil  October,  1885, 
be  was  pastor  of  tbe  Middle  Tuscarora  cburcb, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.  In  1885  be  went  to  Bal- 
timore, Md.,  wbere  be  preacbed  until  Novem- 
ber, 1888,  doing  mucb  good  in  tbat  time.  But 
on  account  of  ill-bealtb  be  Avas  obliged  to 
spend  tbe  following  year  in  San  Diego,  Cal. ; 
returning  in  1890,  "be  went  to  Port  Eoyal, 
Juniata  county.  Soon  after  be  accepted  tbe 
call  of  tbe  Middle  and  tbe  Lower  Tuscarora 
cburcbes,  of  wbicb  be  has  ever'  since  been  tbe 
faitbful  pastor.  Tbe  appearance  of  tbe  bouses 
of  worsbip  bas  been  mucb  improved  during 
bis  pastorate,  and  tbe  membersbip  of  tbe 
cburcb  bas  increased.  Mr.  Davenport's  al)il- 
ity  as  an  orator,  as  well  as  bis  wortby  example 
and  bis  diligent  care  of  bis  congregation,  bas 


done  mucb  towards  building  it  up  in  numbers 
and  in  sti'engtb.  In  1873,  after  bis  gradua- 
tion in  medicine,  be  went  to  Ning-Po,  Cbina, 
as  a  medical  missionary  and  an  eye  specialist, 
and  remained  one  year.  Un  bis  return  be  be- 
gan bis  pastoral  career,  as  alread  related. 
Like  bis  fatber,  Jle\.  Mr.  Davenport  is  a  Re- 
publican. He  is  mucb  esteemed  and  re- 
spected, not  only  by  bis  congregation,  but  by 
many  friends  in  all  places  wbere  be  bas  been. 
Rev.  Silas  A.  Davenport  Avas  married  in 
August,  1878,  to  Martba  E.,  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel and  Mary  I.  (Marley)  Mateer,  born  in 
Blain,  Perry  county,  Pa.  Her  fatber  Avas  a 
tanner  of  Blain,  born  in  Landisburg,  Peri'y 
county,  and  ber  mother  a  native  of  Juniata 
county.  Tbe  cbildren  of  tbis  marriage  are: 
Mary  I.,  a  student  at  Wilson  College,  Cham- 
bersburg,  Pa.;  Jesse  S.,  a  student  at  Blairs- 
town,  N.  J.;  Oliver  S.;  Ellen  A.;  and  AVal- 
ter  W.  The  mother  died  of  grippe,  January 
13,  1892,  not  only  raourned  by  ber  family, 
but  deeply  regretted  by  all  Avbo  had  come 
Avithin  the  sphere  of  her  gentle  and  kindly 
infiuenee. 


JESSE  W.  BRYNER,  Academia,  Juniata 
county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Spruce  Hill  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  April  16,  1847.  He  is 
a  son  of  George  and  Susan  (Yobn)  Bremer. 
His  grandfather,  Jobn  Bryner,  Avas  born  in 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  and  Avas  a  farmer  and  dis- 
tiller. He  Avent  to  SjDruce  Hill  tOAvnship  Avhen 
be  was  a  young  man,  and  there  resided  all  bis 
life.  He  OAvned  land  amounting  to  102  acres. 
He  married  Miss  Hencli,  of  Perry  county; 
tbeir  cbildren  Avere:  George;  Jacob;  Eliza; 
Sarab ;  and  Mary.  Mrs.  Jobn  Bryner  died  in 
Spruce  Hill  toAvnship.  Their  eldest  son, 
George  Bryner,  Avas  educated  in  the  schools 
of  that  toAvnsbip.  He  passed  his  Avbole  life 
in  the  same  place,  engaged  in  the  useful  voca- 
tion of  farming.  Here  be  married  Susan 
Yobn,  a  native  of  Perry  county.  They  bad 
ten  cbildren:  John;  James;  George;  Mc- 
Clure;  all  these  are  residents  of  Spruce  Hill 
toAvnship;  An.ua  E.,  AvidoAv  of  William  Rice, 
of  Chester  countA-,  Pa.;  Sarab  (Mrs.  F.  H. 
McNeal),  of  Spruce  Hill;  Jesse  W.;  Wil- 
liam, of  Tuscarora  tOAAmship;  Isabella  (Mrs. 
Jobn  Yoder),  of  Chester  county;  and  !Matilda 
(]\Irs.  Peter  Brandt),  of  Spruce  Hill.  Mr. 
Bryner  Avas  a  Democrat.  He  held  member- 
ship in  the  IMetbodist  Episcopal  church.     He 


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has  been  dead  a  number  of  years.  ]\Ii-s.  Bry- 
ner  still  resides  at  Spruce  Hill,  and  lias 
reached  the  venerable  age  of  eighty-four. 

Jesse  W.  Bryner  received  a  somewhat  lim- 
ited education  in  the  jDublic  schools  of  Spruce 
Hill.  At  the  age  of  twelve  years  he  left 
home,  and  for  four  years  worked  among  the 
fanners  for  his  board,  clothing,  etc.  At  the 
end  of  this  time  he  began  to  receive  wages, 
being  paid  at  the  rate  of  four  dollare  per 
month.  He  continued  in  this  occupation  un- 
til he  reached  his  twenty-fifth  year,  when  he 
became  engaged  in  the  retail  butchering  busi- 
ness, in  Sjiruce  Hill  and  Tuscarora  townships. 
For  eight  years  he  carried  on  this  business 
with  encouraging  success;  he  then  became  a 
■dealer  in  cattle  and  other  live  stock,  and  has 
for  over  fifteen  years  continued  to  prosper  in 
this  undertaking  also.  In  1889  Mr.  Bryner 
removed  to  Academia,  where  in  1896  he  be- 
came a  storekeeper.  In  May  of  the  latter 
year  he  Avas  appointed  postmaster,  and  has 
since  fulfilled  the  diities  of  that  office  credit- 
ably and  with  satisfaction  to  the  community. 
Mr.  Bryner  is  well  known  as  a  good  Democrat. 
He  is  ^^hysically  a  fine  specimen  of  manhood, 
weighing  over  222  pounds.  By  his  industry 
and  business  talent  he  has  secured  success  both 
as  a  merchant  and  as  a  stockman. 

In  1872,  Jesse  AV.  Bryner  was  married,  in 
Spruce  Hill  township,  to  Margaretta,  daugh- 
ter of  James  Beale,  a  resident  of  the  same 
township.  They  have  seven  children :  Hany, 
who  died  young;  Rebecca  (Mre.  Edward 
Rice),  of  Buftalo  Mills,  Peny  county;  Lila; 
Mary;  Lewis  R.;  George;  and  Elsie. 


A.  STEWART  OKESOIs^,  Academia,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Beale  town- 
ship, Juniata  county.  Pa.  He  is  a  son  of 
Samiiel  and  Margaret  A.  (McKennen)  Oke- 
son.  His  paternal  grandparents  were  ISTich- 
olas  Albertson  and  Susan  (Silverthorn)  Oke- 
son,  two  of  whose  children  were:  Samuel; 
and  William,  father  of  Mr.  AV.  B.  Okeson, 
of  Chicago,  111.  Samuel  Okeson  was  born 
at  the  old  Okeson  homestead  in  Beale  town- 
ship, K'ovember  15,  1805.  He  attended  the 
common  schools,  which  afforded  him  a  limited 
education;  but  for  this  deficiency  in  early 
opportunities  he  compensated  to  a  great  ex- 
tent by  reading,  of  which  he  was  A'ery  fond. 
After  leaving  school  he  worked  for  his  father 


on  the  farm.  At  his  father's  death,  the  home- 
stead being  bequeathed  to  him,  Mr.  Okeson 
made  many  improvements  upon  it,  chief 
among  which  Avas  the  erection  of  a  stone  house 
and  frame  barn,  among  the  first  of  the  kind 
in  the  valley.  Besides  farming,  he  dealt  very 
successfully  in  live  stock.  He  visited  the 
State  of  Illinois,  and  there  bought  a  large  tract 
of  land  at  $1.25  per  acre,  which  he  afterwards 
gave  to  his  sons.  Although  not  an  office- 
seeker,  Mr.  Okeson  always  took  an  active  part 
in  25olitics,  first  as  a  Whig,  and  afterwards  as 
a  Republican.  He  was  a  trustee  of  the 
Young  Ladies'  Seminary  of  Tuscarora,  which 
was  originally  held  in  a  stone  building,  erected 
in  18-18;  for  its  accommodation,  Mr.  Okeson 
built  a  large  and  convenient  frame  house.  He 
Avas  active  and  influential  in  the  erection  of 
a  house  of  Avoi'ship  for  the  Lower  Tuscarora 
Presbyterian  church,  at  Academia,  of  which 
he  was  a  member,  and  a  trustee.  The  brick 
used  in  the  building  was  made  on  his  farm. 
]\lr.  Okeson  Avas  also  teacher  and  superintend- 
ent of  the  Sunday-school  of  that  congregation. 
Samuel  Okeson  Avas  tAvice  man'ied;  his  first 
Avife  Avas  Jane  Black,  of  Perry  county,  their 
children  being  as  follows:  George  B.,  farmer, 
of  BroAvn  county,  Kan.;  ISTicholas  A.,  de- 
ceased, was  a  soldier  in  the  Union  army  in  the 
kite  Avar;  and  Samuel  B.,  Avho  also  served  dur- 
ing the  war,  in  the  First  Pennsylvania  Cav- 
alry, and  died  in  1871.  Mrs.  Jane  (Black) 
Okeson  died  in  1843.  Mr.  Okeson  afterAvards 
married  Margaret  A.,  daughter  of  Patrick 
McKennen,  a  fanner  and  a  justice  of  the 
peace  of  the  Tviscarora  valley;  she  is  of 
Scotch-Irish  descent.  The  children  of  this 
union  are:  Mary  J.,  married  to  Dr. .  J.  M. 
Bregee,  both  deceased ;  Elizabeth  C. ;  and  A. 
StcAvart.  Samuel  Okeson  died  on  the  home- 
stead, September  29,  1865;  Mrs.  Okeson,  his 
AvidoAv,  a  A^enerable  lady,  resides  at  Academia. 
A.  Stewart  Okeson,  also  born  on  the  home 
farm,  receiA^ed  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  the  valley,  and  at  the  Tuscarora 
Academy,  Avhere  he  studied  for  several  years, 
and  was  prepared  for  college  by  the  late  Dr. 
J.  H.  Shimiaker.  In  1870  he  turned  his  at- 
tention to  mercantile  business.  At  the  end 
of  three  years  he  sold  out  his  interest,  and  be- 
came a  fire  and  life  insurance  agent,  in  Avhich 
occupation  he  has  passed  more  than  sixteen 
years.      The  companies  Avhieh  he  represents 


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are  the  Palatine  (Fire),  of  Maiicliester,  Eng- 
land; Citizen  (Fire),  of  jSTew  York;  tlio  Al- 
lemauia  (Fire),  of  Pittsbnrg,  Pa.;  the  Teu- 
tonia  (Fire),  of  Allegheny,  Pa.;  the  Leb- 
anon (Fire),  of  Jonestown,  Pa.;  the  Ger- 
man (Fire),  of  Pittsburg;  and  the  Peun  Mu- 
tual Life,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  In  the  prose- 
cution of  this  business  Mr.  Okeson  travels  over 
several  counties,  meeting  Avith  much  success. 
As  a  real  estate  broker  he  has  visited  the  west, 
where  he  owns  five  hundred  acres  of  land;  he 
has  traveled  through  Kansas,  Illinois  and 
Iowa.  It  was  owing  to  the  efforts  of  Mr.  Oke- 
son that  a  postoffice  was  established  at  Okeson, 
Pa.  He  is  a  member  and  the  secretary  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  the  Tuscarora  Academy. 
He  is  a  supporter  of  Eepublican  principles, 
but  does  not  seek  office.  Mr.  Okeson  is  a 
member  of  Yictoi-ia  Lodge,  Xo.  911,  I.  O.  O. 
F.,  of  Patterson,  Pa. 

On  February  1,  1876,  A.  Stewart  Okeson 
was  married  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  by  the  Eev. 
William  A.  West,  to  Linda,  daughter  of  James 
F.  and  Catherine  ("Weaver)  McXeal,  a  native 
of  Xew  Bloomfield,  Perry  county.  Pa.  Mr. 
McXeal  was  a  tanner;  he  and  his  wife  are 
both  deceased.  The  children  of  this  union 
are:  Ella  M.,  died  February  9,  1891;  Alma 
V. ;  Blanche  L. ;  Margaret  A. ;  all  the  daugh- 
ters are  students  at  the  Tuscarora  Academy; 
and  Fred  ~M.  ^h\  Okeson  is  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church  at  Academia,  Pa. 


JOHX  P.  KELLY,  Doyles  Mills,  Juniata 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Milford  township, 
Juniata  county,  November  28,  1821.  He  is 
a  son  of  Moses  and  Elizabeth  (Patterson) 
Kelly.  John  Kelly,  his  grandfather,  was  a 
native  of  Ireland,  who  emigrated  to  America, 
and  settled  in  ]\Iilford  township.  Here  he 
bought  and  cultivated  a  tract  of  land.  Dur- 
ing the  Eevolutionary  war  he  served  in  the 
army.  He  man-ied  Miss  Lyons,  by  whom  he 
had  five  children;  one  of  these  was  Moses 
Kelly,  father  of  John  P.  John  Kelly  died 
in  ]\Iilford  township  after  a  long  and  useful 
life.  Moses  Kelly  passed  his  entire  life  in 
Milford,  his  native  township,  engaged  in  cul- 
tivating his  farm  of  360  acres.  He  was  be- 
sides a  dealer  in  stock.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  John  Patterson,  of  Spruce 
Hill  township,  Juniata  county.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  John  P.;  Rebecca  (Mrs.  J.  H.  Mc- 
Alister),  of  McAlisteiwille,  Pa.;    Elizabeth, 


widow  of  John  Moore;  Alexander',  residing 
in  Iowa;  James,  residing  in  California;  Me- 
linda  (Mrs.  Caldwell),  of  Kansas;  Xancj',  who 
died  young;  David,  who  died  in  infancy;  Pat- 
terson, deceased;  and  William,  deceased.  Mr. 
Kelly  was  a  Eepublican.  He  was  a  member, 
and  a  deacon,  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  died  on  the  homestead 
farm,  the  latter  in  May,  1871. 

John  P.  Kelly  received  his  education  in 
the  subscrijDtion  and  public  schools  of  Milford 
and  Spruce  Hill  toAvnships,  supplemented  by 
a  course  in  the  Tuscarora  Academy,  where  he 
studied  under  the  Eev.  Mr.  McAVilliam.  Af- 
ter leaving  school  he  worked  on  the  home  farm 
until  he  was  of  age,  when  he  purchased  a  por- 
tion of  it,  and  continued  farming  it  for  several 
years.  Then  he  removed  to  xVcademia,  Pa., 
where  he  entered  into  partnership  with  Eob- 
ert  Patterson,  a  general  ^nerchant  of  that 
place.  Six  months  after  this  partnership  was 
formed  Mr.  Patterson  died;  Mr.  Kelly  car- 
ried on  the  business  for  several  years,  and  sub- 
sequently went  to  Doyles  Mills,  his  present 
23lace  of  residence,  where  he  again  engaged 
in  mercantile  business,  being  the  first  mer- 
chant of  that  town.  In  1871  he  was  ap- 
pointed postmaster,  which  position  he  has  ever 
since  retained.  In  early  life  Mr.  Kelly  was 
a  Whig,  and  is  now  a  Eepublican.  He  was 
for  five  years  overseer  of  the  poor.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Building  and  Loan  Association 
of  the  valley.  Mr.  Kelly  owns  the  old  Pat- 
terson homestead  in  Spruce  Hill  township,  and 
the  lot  on  which  his  house  and  store  stand  at 
Doyles  Mills. 

In  1846  John  P.  Kelly  was  married,  in 
Milford  township,  to  Lucinda,  daughter  of 
'Squire  John  McAlister,  of  Fayette  township, 
Juniata  county;  she  was  born  at  McAlister- 
ville.  By  this  marriage  he  had  four  children, 
one  of  whom,  James  Austin,  is  dead.  Those 
living  are:  Edward,  a  merchant  of  Millers- 
town,  Perry  county,  Pa.;  Jennie  (Airs.  Sam- 
uel Graham),  of  Spruce  Hill  township;  and 
Melinda  (Mrs.  George  Moyer),  of  Milford 
toATOship.  Mrs.  Lucinda  Kelly  died  in  1885. 
]\Ir.  Kelly  was  married  the  second  time  to 
]\Irs.  Kerr,  wddow  of  J.  X.  Kerr,  of  Madison 
township,  Perry  county.  She  is  a  daughter 
of  Samuel  Shumaker,  and  a  sister  of  J.  II. 
Shumaker,  Ph.  D.,  one  of  the  best  among  the 
excellent  principals  who  have  had  charge  of 
Tuscarora  Academy.     Mr.  Shumaker  died  at 


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Cliambersburg,  Pa.,  where  liis  youngest  son 
now  holds  a  clerkship  in  the  First  Xational 
Bank.  Mrs.  Kelly  had  no  children  by  either 
marriage.  Mr.  Kelly  is  an  elder  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church  at  Academia,  Pa.,  and  a  faith- 
ful and  zealous  member.  He  was  an  earnest 
worker  in  the  Sunday-school,  in  which  he  has 
served  both  as  teacher  and  as  superintendent. 


JOHX  M.  TELPEP,  Doyles  Mills,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Fermanagh 
township,  Juniata  county,  February  22,  1858, 
son  of  William  and  Mary  (Milliken)  Telfer. 
AYilliam  Telfer  was  a  native  of  Scotland,  and 
a  woolen  manufacturer.  Emigrating  at  the 
age  of  nineteen  to  America,  he  landed  at  Xew 
i'ork,  and  went  to  Lititz,  Lancaster  county. 
Pa.,  where  his  brother  was  manager  of  a 
woolen  factory.  Here  he  spent  some  time, 
and  then  went  to  Erie  coimty,  Pa.,  where  he 
worked  at  his  trade  for  one  year.  He  was 
next  associated  with  his  brother,  Samuel  Tel- 
fer, for  several  years,  in  the  maniifacture  of 
woolen  goods  at  the  old  Port  Royal  mill,  and 
afterwards  with  Adam  Spoonhour,  in  the  same 
business,  near  Oakland,  Pa.  After  celling 
the  mill  he  bought  a  farm  in  the  Tuscarora 
valley,  where  he  settled,  and  became  the  first 
carpet  manufacturer  in  that  section.  The 
later  years  of  his  life  were  passed  in  Spruce 
Hill  township,  where  he  owned  about  170 
acres  of  land,  eighty-seven  of  which  were  in- 
cluded in  the  farm  on  which  he  lived.  He 
bought  Doyle's  mill,  in  Beale  township,  with 
twenty-one  acres  of  land,  and  spent  $2,000  in 
fitting  up  the  mill  for  the  manufacture  of 
flour  by  the  roller  process.  He  also  conducted 
a  saw-mill.  After  having  introduced  many 
improvements,  ]\Ir.  Telfer  only  once  saw  his 
mill  running;  he  died  suddenly  from  heart 
failure,  in  his  carriage,  near  his  home.  3[r. 
Telfer  was  industrious  and  energetic,  and  en- 
joyed universal  confidence  and  respect.  His 
political  views  were  Republican.  William 
Telfer  was  married  in  Tuscarora  township  to 
Mary,  daughter  of  Thomas  Milliken,  of  that 
township.  Their  children  are :  John  M. ; 
Samuel,  living  on  the  homestead  farm;  Jen- 
nie; William,  partner  of  John  M. ;  and  Mai-v 
(Mi-s.  Charles  McCahan),  of  Milford  town- 
ship. Mrs.  William  Telfer  now  resides  with 
her  son  Samuel.  Mr.  Telfer  was  a  trustee 
of  the  Presbyterian  church. 

John  M.  Telfer  attended  the  public  schools 


of  Spruce  Hill  township.  After  leaving 
school  he  learned  weaving.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-seven  he  left  home;  for  three  years 
previous  to  this  time  he  had  worked  at  mill- 
ing. Upon  the  death  of  their  father,  John 
M.  Telfer  and  his  brother,  William  Telfer, 
assumed  the  charge  of  the  flour  and  saw-mills, 
in  which  occupation  they  have  ever  since  been 
engaged,  the  firm  being  designated  as  J.  M. 
Telfer  &  Brother,  manufacturers  of  "White 
Foam"  flour.  Among  the  many  improve- 
ments nu^de  in  the  mill  is  a  new  engine,  which 
increased  its  capacity  from  fifteen  barrels  to 
thirty  barrels  of  flour  per  day.  In  addition 
to  this  business  Mr.  Telfer  is  a  manufacturer 
of  lumber  for  home  consumption,  and  culti- 
vates a  small  farm.  He  is  progressive  and 
enterj^rising  in  his  business  management,  and 
is  also  esteemed  in  social  circles.  As  a  mem- 
l)er  of  the  school  board  of  the  township,  he 
acti^•ely  i)romotes  the  interests  of  the  schools. 
John  M.  Telfer  was  married,  December  22, 
1887,  to  Ida,  daughter  of  JSTathaniel  Moyer, 
of  Beale  township.  Miss  ]\Ioyer  w^as  born  in 
Perry  ouiity.  Their  children  are:  William 
X.:  ('aturah;  James  G. ;  Lila,  who  died  in  in- 
fancy; and  (ine  unnamed.  ]\[r.  Telfer  is  a 
mcmlicr  of  the  Lower  Tuscarora  Presbyterian 
church. 


STILES  K.  BODEX.  Academia,  Juniata 
county.  Pa.,  was  Ixirn  in  Ickesburg,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  ^Earcli  1,  181-7,  son  of  Robert  and 
Susanna  (Rice)  Boden.  His  grandfather, 
John  Boden,  was  a  native  of  Ireland.  On  ar- 
ri-\-ing  in  America  he  settled  near  Carlisle, 
Pa.,  and  there  became  the  owner  of  a  large 
farm,  Avliidi  he  lost  by  bailing  the  sheriff  of 
the  county  (Cumberland).  Having  thus  be- 
come poor,  he  removed  to  Perry  county,  where 
he  owned  some  land  near  Duncannon,  and 
where  he  spent  the  last  years  of  his  life.  He 
did  not  farm  in  PeiTy  county,  but  assisted  the 
justice  of  the  peace  at  Duncannon.  His  jioli- 
ties  were  those  of  the  Whig  party.  He  had 
enjoyed  good  educational  training.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church, 
in  which  he  held  the  office  of  elder.  John 
Boden  died  at  Duncannon,  leaving  several 
children,  one  of  whom  was  Robert,  father  of 
Stiles  K.  Boden.  Robert  Boden  was  a  native 
of  Perry  county,  and  received  his  ediication 
in  its  common  schools.  From  the  end  of  his 
school  davs  until  the  close  of  his  life,  he  was 


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occuiDied  in  farming;  he  owned  and  culti- 
vated 225  acres  of  land  near  Ickesburg,  Pa. 
He  possessed  in  addition  about  100  acres  of 
Avoodland.  Mr.  Boden  was  not  only  jDromi- 
nent  for  his  agricultural  operations,  but  also 
conducted  an  extensive  stock  farm.  Being  an 
exj^ert  in  the  management  of  horses,  he  also 
drove  a  stage  for  a  number  of  years.  He  was 
for  some  time  a  mail  carrier  of  Peny^  county. 
In  earlier  life  a  Whig,  ILr.  Boden  afterwards 
became  a  Republican,  and  was  a  candidate  on 
the  ticket  of  that  party  for  the  State  legisla- 
ture, but  was  defeated.  Robert  Boden  was 
married  in  ISTew  Bloomfield,  Peny  county,  to 
Susanna,  daughter  of  John  Rice,  a  native  of 
McAlisterA-ille,  Pa.  Her  father  is  a  brother 
of  Jesse  Rice,  of  the  Tuscarora  valley.  Fol- 
lowing are  children  of  this  union:  John  K., 
steward  of  the  almshouse  of  Perry  county; 
Jane  (Mrs.  Jacob  Shuman),  of  Huntingdon 
county,  deceased;  Margaret,  widow  of  Samson 
y^.  King,  of  Duneannon,  Pa.;  Stiles  K.;  H. 
Scott,  deceased;  Robert,  a  farmer  of  Ickes- 
burg, Perry  county;  William;  Henry,  on  the 
homestead  near  Ickesburg;  Charles,  deceased; 
and  Mary  (Mrs.  John  Snyder),  of  Ickesburg. 
Robert  Boden  Avas  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church  at  Buffalo,  PeiTV  countA'.     He  died  in 

1861:. 

Stiles  K.  Boden  receiA'ed  his  primary  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  at  Ickesburg,  after- 
Avards  attending  the  academy  at  Xew  Bloom- 
field  for  tAvo  terms.  He  next  took  a  full 
course,  and  Avas  graduated  with  honor,  at  the 
Fairbank  Business  College,  of  Philadelphia. 
He  then  worked  on  the  home  farm  until  ISS-i, 
Avhen  he  removed  to  Spruce  Hill  township, 
Juniata  county,  and  farmed  six  yeai-s  for  Jesse 
Rice.  His  next  agricultTiral  employment  Avas 
in  Beale  toAvnshiii,  on  the  Wharton  farm. 
During  the  AA'inter  months  he  taught  school 
in  Spruce  Hill  and  Beale  townships,  five  terms 
in  the  former,  and  six  terms  in  the  latter,  in 
the  Pomeroy  school-house.  He  Avas  a  suc- 
cessful teacher,  and  acceptable  both  to  his  pu- 
pils and  to  their  parents.  Mr.  Boden  is  a  Re- 
publican, an  advocate  of  sound  money.  He 
Avas  for  two  years  overseer  of  the  poor,  and 
was  also  assessor  of  Spruce  Hill  toAvnship.  Fie 
is  able  and  trustworthy,  and  is  much  respected. 

Stiles  Iv.  Boden  Avas  married  Februaiy  IS, 
1875,  at  "Waterford,  Juniata  county,  to  !N"et- 
tie  J.,  daughter  of  A.  J.  and  Fllen  M.  Fergu- 
son, a  native  of  East  "Waterford,  Pa.     Mr. 


Ferguson  Avas  a  merchant  of  that  place,  and 
Avas  killed  in  IS'J-l  on  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road, being  struck  by  a  train.  Mre.  Fergu- 
son still  resides  at  East  Waterford.  The  chil- 
dren of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Boden  are:  John,  who 
died  young;  Ellie  M. ;  and  Robert  G.  Mr. 
Boden  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church,  and  has  for  three  vears  been  an  elder. 


JAMES  G.  HEADIXG,  M.  D.,  Academia, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Brady  town- 
ship, Huntingdon  county.  Pa.,  February  10, 
1859.  He  is  a  son  of  William  M.  and  Jane 
(GlasgOAv)  Heading.  His  gTandfather,  John 
M.  Heading,  AA'ho  AA'as  of  German  descent,  was 
born  in  Huntingdon  county.  He  was  a  black- 
smith, folloAA'ing  that  calling  throughout  life 
in  Brady  toAvnship.  Mr.  Fleading  was  large 
and  robust  in  appearance.  He  Avas  widely  and 
faA'orably  kno\\m  in  the  county  Avhere  he  lived. 
He  Avas  a  Democrat.  John  M.  Heading  mai'- 
ried  Miss  McGregor,  a  lady  of  Scotch-Irish  de- 
scent; their  children  were:  William  M. ;  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  Signer);  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.'H.  H. 
White);  Martha  (Mrs.  John  K.  Lutz);  James; 
Isabella  (Mrs.  Philip  Fultz);  John;  Jane 
(Mrs.  Charles  Fultz);  all  are  deceased  except 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Signer,  Avho  noAV  resides  in  the 
State  of  Indiana.  Mr.  Heading  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  church ;  his  active  and 
useful  life  terminated  in  Huntingdon  county, 
AA'here  his  Avife  had  died  some  time  before  him. 
Their  son,  William  M.  Heading,  born  in 
Brady  tOAA-nship,  in  1821,  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  of  the  toAvnship.  He  Avas  a 
good  scholar.  He  learned  his  trade  at  his 
father's  forge,  and  made  blaeksmithing  his 
permanent  occupation.  At  this  he  AA'orked 
for  seA'eral  years  in  Brady  tOAvnship,  and  after- 
Avards  in  Menno  township,  Mifflin  county. 
He  then  removed  to  Allensville,  in  the  same 
county,  where  he  purchased  the  dAvelling  and 
smithy  of  Albert  Ilazlet.  Here  he  continued 
to  reside  until  his  death.  He  was  noted  for 
diligence,  for  strict  temperance  principles,  and 
for  steady  and  exemplary  habits.  He  Avas  a 
Democrat,  and  held  several  toAvnship  offices. 
William  IsL  Heading  was  married  in  Brady 
township,  to  Jane,  daughter  of  James  Glas- 
gOAv.  She  Avas  born  near  Lewistown,  Pa. 
Her  father  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary 
Avar;  a  moniunent  has  been  erected  in  his 
honor  in  Diw  A-alley,  Mifflin  county.  The 
children  of  this  marriage  are :    Clara  J.  (Mrs. 


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Jolin  KnepjD),  of  Allensville,  Pa.;  John  M., 
M.  D.,  graduate  of  the  College  of  Physicians 
and  Surgeons,  Baltimore,  Md.,  now  practicing 
at  Johnstown,  Pa.;  James  G.;  and  Elmer 
E.,  who  was  drowned  in  1878,  in  Kansas, 
whither  he  had  gone  for  the  improvement  of 
his  health.  William  Heading  was  a  consist- 
ent member  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  Ill- 
health,  brought  about  by  hard  work,  obliged 
him  to  spend  the  last  years  of  his  life  in  re- 
tirement. He  died  in  1890;  his  wife  had 
passed  away  in  1889. 

James  G.  Heading  received  his  primary 
education  in  the  schools  of  Allensville,  and 
in  the  same  place  learned  the  business  of  plas- 
tering with  his  uncle,  H.  H.  White.  For  the 
succeeding  three  years  he  followed  this  calling 
during  the  summer  months,  attending  school 
in  the  winter.  In  1878  he  attended  the  Al- 
lensville high  school.  In  the  fall  of  1880, 
having  previously  read  medicine  for  three 
years  with  J.  G.  Lightner,  ]\I.  D.,  he  entered 
the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  where 
he  received  his  diploma  with  honor  in  the 
spring  of  1882.  From  that  year  until  1886 
Dr.  Heading  practiced  in  Johnstown,  whence 
he  removed  to  Academia,  succeeding  to  the 
practice  of  Dr.  J.  M.  Brazee,  who  had  died 
in  the  previous  spring.  Here  Dr.  Heading- 
has  built  up  for  himself  a  practice  which  is 
one  of  the  largest  in  the  county,  covering  an 
area  of  ten  miles  in  the  Tuscarora  valley.  He 
has  pursued  a  special  course  of  study  on  dis- 
eases of  the  chest,  throat  and  lungs;  his  skill 
in  surgery  has  also  been  fully  proved.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  medical  society  of  Juniata 
county,  and  is  on  its  censiis  committee.  Dr. 
Heading  stands  high  in  his  profession;  and 
his  kindness  and  affability  render  him  popu- 
lar. He  is  a  supporter  of  Democratic  prin- 
ciples. 

Dr.  James  G.  Heading  was  married  in 
Beale  township  to  Jennie  O.,  daughter  of 
Eichard  and  Jv'ancy  (Criswell)  Doyle,  a  na- 
tive of  that  township.  Eichard  Doyle,  a  well- 
known  justice  of  the  peace  in  Tuscarora  val- 
ley, from  whom  Doyles  Mills  received  its 
name,  died  in  May,  1889.  Mrs.  Doyle  sur- 
vived him  until  February  21,  1897.  Dr. 
Heading  attends  the  Presbyterian  church,  and 
is  a  trustee  of  the  same. 


GEOEGE     MAY,     Academia,      Juniata 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Fayette  county,  Oc- 


tober 18,  183rl:.  He  is  a  son  of  Leonard  and 
Mary  (Firestone)  May.  His  grandfather, 
Michael  May,  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  and 
served  under  General  Washington  in  the  war 
of  the  Eevolution.  From  Virginia  he  re- 
moved to  Pennsylvania,  settling  in  Somerset 
county,  where  he  passed  the  remainder  of  his 
life,  cultivating  his,  own  farm;  and  there  he 
died,  after  a  long  and  useful  life.  He  was  a 
Democrat.  His  son,  Leonard  May,  was  born 
in  Somerset  county.  He  received  no  educa- 
tion, but  at  an  earl}'  age  began  working  on 
his  father's  farm.  He  subsequently  removed 
to  Connellsville  township,  Fayette  county, 
where  he  owned  a  fine  farm,  to  the  cultiva- 
tion of  which  he  devoted  all  his  later  years. 
His  wife,  Mary  (Firestone)  May^  was  a  native 
of  Somerset  county,  where  they  were  mamed. 
The  children  of  this  marriage  are:  Michael, 
deceased;  Catherine,  deceased;  John,  de- 
ceased; Xancy  (Mrs.  Melchior  Eeichey),  of 
Connellsville,  Pa.;  Jacob,  deceased;  Barbara, 
deceased;  Margaret,  deceased;  May,  de- 
ceased; James;  George;  and  two  who  died 
young.  Leonard  May  was  a  Democrat.  He 
and  his  wife  both  ended  their  days  in  Fayette 
county. 

George  ]May  received  no  scholastic  train- 
ing there  being  no  school  within  eight  miles 
of  his  home,  xit  the  age  of  seven,  he  began 
to  work,  and  passed  his  boyhood  in  laboring 
on  his  father's  farm,  and  in  clearing  the  land 
around  his  home.  When  he  was  a  young  man, 
he  went  to  Connellsville,  and  worked  Avith  his 
brother  Jacob  at  boat  building,  on  the  banks 
of  the  Youghiogeny  river  for  fifteen  years. 
For  some  time  after,  he  worked  as  a  laborer 
in  Connellsville,  and  was  then  employed  in 
the  same  place  as  engineer  at  the  brick  yard; 
still  later,  he  was  engaged  in  teaming,  in  which 
occu]iation  he  received  five  dollars  per  dav. 
On  .March  22,  1887,  Mr.  May  removed  to 
Academia,  Juniata  county,  where  he  pur- 
chased the  Andrew  Patterson  farm,  one  of 
the  oldest  in  the  Tuscarora  valley.  Here  he 
began  to  raise  tobacco,  in  which  he  has  been 
fairly  successful.  He  has  made  luany  im- 
provements on  his  farm,  which  comprises 
about  100  acres.  In  1862,  while  working  in 
the  forest,  he  had  the  misfortune  to  cut  off 
three  fingers  of  his  right  hand.  He  cut  the 
first  tree  used  in  the  construction  of  the  Balti- 
more and  Ohio  Eailroad,  and  worked  on  that 
road  until  the  last  nail  was  driven.     His  work 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


was  appreciated,  being  intelligently  and  faitli- 
fully  performed;  and  but  for  bis  lack  of  edu- 
cation, Mr.  May  could  bave  obtained  a  good 
position  on  tbe  road.  He  bas  beld  tbe  oHice 
of  street  commissioner  in  Connellsville.  He 
adberes  to  tbe  Democratic  party. 

George  May  was  married  in  ISGl,  at  Con- 
nellsville, to  Elizabetb,  daugbter  of  Moses  and 
Annie  (Mvu-pby)  Vance,  botb  of  Fayette 
county.  Miss  Vance  was  born  near  Connells- 
ville. '  Of  tbe  ten  cbildren  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
May,  two  are  dead,  Frank  and  Appolos. 
Tbose  surviving  are:  ]\Iary  A.,  at  borne; 
Cbarles  and  Lewis,  twins,  tbe  former  at  borne, 
tbe  latter  a  farmer  in  Beale  townsbip; 
Homer,  a  blacksmitb  of  Academia,  Pa.;  Ed- 
ward; Josepb;  James;  and  Daisy,  all  at 
bome.  Mr.  May's  good  judgment  leading 
bim  to  set  a  true  estimate  upon  tbe  education 
wbicb  be  failed  to  possess,  be  bas  been  careful 
tbat  all  bis  cbildren  sbould  enjoy  its  advan- 
tages. His  excellent  cbaracter  and  good  sense 
win  tbe  respect  and  esteem  of  bis  associates  in 
business  and  bis  general  acquaintances.  Mr. 
May  attends  tbe  Presbyterian  cburcli. 


XATHAXIEL  MOYFR,  AValnut,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Berks  county, 
Pa.,  April  1-i,  1832.  He  is  a  son  of  Samuel 
and  Catberine  (Sebwink)  Moyer,  and  is  of 
German  descent.  His  grandfatber,  George 
Moyer,  was  born  in  Berks  county,  wbere  for 
tbe  greater  part  of  bis  life  be  was  engaged  in 
farming.  He  was  a  Democrat.  He  married 
Catberine  Kline,  of  Berks  county,  and  by  tbis 
marriage  bad  nine  cbildren :  Elizabetb  (^Mrs. 
Samuel  Fisber),  of  Berks  county;  George,  de- 
ceased; Josepb;  Catberine  (Mrs.  George 
"Wolf),  of  Kansas,  deceased;  Samuel  F. ; 
Mary  (Mrs.  Jobn  Ernest),  of  Juniata  county; 
DaA-id,  deceased;  Rebecca,  widow  of  Adam 
Ernest,  of  Patterson,  Pa.;  and  Emanuel,  de- 
ceased. George  Moyer  attended  tbe  German 
Reformed  cburcb.  Altbougb  of  a  delicate 
constitution,  be  lived  to  tbe  age  of  sixty- 
seven.  His  son,  Samuel  Moyer,  was  born  in 
Berks  county.  He  was  educated  in  tbe  Ger- 
man language,  but  could  speak  Englisb. 
Wbile  be  was  a  young  man.  be  worked  at 
sboemaking;  but  after  baving  saved  enougb 
money  to  purcbase  a  farm  of  120  acres  in 
Perry  county,  be  removed  to  tbat  county  witb 
bis  family,  erected  upon  bis  farm  a  frame 
bouse  and  barn,  and  planted  an  orcbard.     Be- 


sides cultivating  bis  land,  he  interested  bim- 
self  to  some  extent  in  raising  stock.  Mr. 
Moyer  was  a  Democrat;  be  served  tbe  town- 
sbip for  several  years  as  assessor,  and  also 
tilled  tbe  office  of  supervisor.  Samuel  Moyer 
was  married  in  Berks  county  to  Miss  Catb- 
erine Moyer,  widow  of  bis  brotber,  George 
Moyer,  and  a  daugbter  of  Henry  Sebwink,  of 
tbe  same  county.  Seven  of  tbeir  cbildren  are 
deceased,  as  follows:  Caroline  (Mrs.  William 
Kepner);  Levi;  "William  D. ;  Lydia  (Mrs. 
Edward  Koppenbeaver) ;  Catberine  (Mrs. 
Henry  Kling),  of  Tyrone,  Pa.;  Martba  A.; 
and  a  cbild  wbo  died  very  young.  Tbose  liv- 
ing are:  Xatbaniel;  Mary  (Mrs.  Peter 
Swartz),  of  Ickesburg,  Pa.;  Reuben,  of  Cen- 
tre, Perry  county;  and  Silas,  of  Perry 
county.  Mrs.  ^loyer  bad  one  son  by  ber  pre- 
vious marriage,  George  Moyer,  of  Waterford, 
Jiiniata  count}'.  Samuel  Moyer  Avas  an  earn- 
est and  consistent  member  of  tbe  German  Re- 
tormed  cburcb,  of  wbicb  be  bad  been  success- 
ively deacon  and  elder.  He  died  at  tbe  bome 
of  bis  son,  in  ^Lannsville,  Perry  county,  in 
18115. 

Xatbaniel  Moyer  attended  tbe  red  scbool 
bouse  near  Loysville,  Perry  county.  He  first 
learned  to  speak  tbe  Gierman  language.  He 
assisted  bis  fatber  on  tbe  farm  until  be  was  of 
age,  wben  be  learned  tbe  plastering  trade, 
and  continued  to  work  at  it  for  tbree  years. 
For  tbe  following  nine  years,  be  was  en- 
gaged in  burning  lime,  after  wbicb  be  rented 
a  farm,  and  cultivated  it  for  cigbt  years. 
At  tbe  expiration  of  tbis  time,  be  rented  a 
farm  in  Sju-uce  Hill  townsbip,  Juniata  county, 
wbere  be  remained  four  years;  be  next  rented 
tbe  Cbarles  Books  farm,  in  Beale  townsbip, 
Avbicb  be  worked  for  fourteen  years.  In  1886 
be  purchased  bis  present  bome,  a  farm  of  100 
acres,  known  as  tbe  Jacob  C.  Hertzler  farm, 
wbicb  be  bas  greatly  improved.  INIr.  Moyer 
is  a  Democrat;  be  bas  been  elected  on  tbe 
ticket  of  tbat  party  to  several  offices,  in  Beale 
township;  among  them  those  of  auditor, -as- 
sessor and  jiidge  of  elections. 

In  1851,  Kathaniel  Moyer  was  married 
near  Loysville,  Perry  county,  to  Mary  Catber- 
ine E.,  daugbter  of  Henry  Kepner,  who  Avas 
l)orn  in  ^Milford  tOAvnship,  Juniata  county. 
Her  fatber  Avas  a  brother  of  Samuel  and  Ben- 
jamin Kepner,  of  Juniata  county.  Tbe  cbil- 
dren of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mover  are:  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  Howard  Martin),  of  MifflintoAvn,  Pa., 


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deceased;  Catherine  A.  (Mrs.  Andrew  Free- 
man), of  Perry  county;  George  H.,  of  Mil- 
ford  to-^vnsliip ;  Emma  (Mrs.  Edward  'Culbert- 
son),  of  Beale  township;  Ida  (Mrs.  John  Tel- 
fer);  William;  Margaret  (Mrs.  Charles  Ma- 
loy),  of  Turbett  township,  Juniata  county; 
Yiola  (Mrs.  Samuel  Fisher);  Samuel,  who 
died  young;  and  a  child  who  died  in  infancy. 
Mr.  Moyer  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church,  and  has  been  for  five  yeai-s  an  elder. 
Diiring  his  residence  in  PeiTy  county,  he  was 
a  trustee  of  his  congregation,  was  also  a  mem- 
ber of  ihe  choir,  and  served  the  Sunday-school 
for  several  years  as  superintendent.  His  life 
has  been  one  of  diligent  and  faithful  service; 
his  usefulness  and  many  good  qualities  have 
Avon  for  him  manv  friends. 


WILLIAM  SWARTZ,  Walnut.  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  near  Buffalo  Mills, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  October  28,  1858,  son  of 
David  L  and  Sarah  A.  (Rice)  Swai'tz.  The 
Swartz  family  had  its  origin  in  Switzerland, 
from  which  country  the  great-grandfather  of 
William  Swartz  came  to  America.  Jonathan 
SAvartz,  son  of  this  immigrant,  and  grand- 
father of  William,  Avas  bom  in  Pennsylvania. 
He  fanned  for  some  time  in  Adams  county, 
and  afterAvards  upon  a  large  tract  of  land  in 
Perry  county,  on  the  Buffalo  creek,  AA'hich  he 
purchased,  and  AA'hich  is  still  knoAvn  as  the 
Swartz  homestead.  His  son,  George  Swartz, 
afterAvard  purchased  it  of  his  father  for  $7,- 
000,  and  sold  it  later  to  William  Bowers  for 
$18,000.  After  selling  his  farm,  Jonathan 
SAvartz  lived  a  retired  life  in  Ickesburg,  Perry 
county.  He  Avas  married  to  Miss  Julius,  of 
Adams  county.  They  had  the  followung  chil- 
dren: John,  of  PeiTy  county;  George,  AA^ho 
died  in  Bloomfield,  Perry  county;  DaA'id  L. ; 
Jonathan  L.,  of  Spruce  Hill  toAvnship;  Fred- 
erick William,  died  of  disease  contracted  Avhile 
in  the  LTnited  States  service  during  the  Avar  of 
the  Rebellion;  Peter  A.,  tanner,  Ickesburg, 
Pa. ;  Jlenry,  a  soldier  in  the  late  Avar,  uoav  re- 
siding in  Altoona ;  B.  Franklin,  of  Beale  town- 
ship, also  a  soldier  in  the  late  w^ar;  Reuben, 
a  soldier  in  the  war,  noAV  residing  in  Virginia ; 
and  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  McKinley),  of 
Iowa,  deceased.  The  family  as  Avill  be  ob- 
served, enjoyed  the  honorable  distinction  of 
sending  four  sons  into  the  perilous  service  of 
the  country  in  her  time  of  need.  Jonathan 
Swartz,  the  father  of  this  familv,  was  a  large 


man,  Aveighing  over  two  hundred  and  thirty 
pounds.  The  German  tongue  Avas  as  familiar 
to  him  as  the  English.  Both  he  and  his  Avife 
were  excellent  singers,  especially  of  German 
Avords  and  music.  Mr.  Swartz  AA'as  for  many 
years  an  elder  in  the  German  Reformed  church 
and  also  did  his  congregation  efficient  service 
in  the  choir.  He  took  a  deep  interest  in  all 
church  business,  and  promoted  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Reformed  congregation  at  Buffalo. 
He  Avas  a  Democrat,  and  A'ery  active  in  poli- 
ties; he  Avas  honored  Avith  election  to  A^arious 
toAAmship  offices.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Swartz  both 
died  in  Perry  county. 

Their  son,  David  L.  Swartz,  Avas  born  in 
Adams  county.  He  attended  the  common 
schools,  and  was  educated  in  the  German  and 
English  languages.  He  has  been  all  his  life 
a  farmer.  He  Avorked  on  the  homestead  Avith 
his  father  until  he  Avas  twenty-seven  years  old, 
and  then  rented  a  farm  for  himself  near  Ickes- 
burg. Here  he  remained  until  1869,  Avhen 
he  bought  a  farm  of  110  acres  in  Spruce  Hill 
tOAvnship,  a  part  of  the  Milliken  estate.  On 
this  farm  he  made  many  improvements, 
building  or  remodeling  the  dAvelling  and  barn, 
planting  a  five-acre  peach  and  apple  orchard, 
purchasing  superior  live  stock,  and  in  many 
other  Avays  adding  to  the  A^alue  of  his  home- 
stead. Since  1885,  he  has  liA'ed  a  life  of  ease 
and  retirement  with  his  son.  Jonathan  R. 
Swartz  still  cultivates  the  farm  OAvned  by  his 
father.  David  L.  Swartz  Avas  married  at 
Buffalo  Mills  to  Sarah  A.,  daughter  of  Con- 
rad Rice,  a  fanner  and  milhvright  of  that 
place.  Their  children  are:  Amanda  J.  (Mrs. 
AVilhani  Bryner),  of  Tuscarora  township; 
Jonathan  Rice,  on  the  homestead  farm;  Fred- 
erick AVilliam;  Harry  A.,  a  stockman  of 
Beale  tOAvnship;  John  J.,  farmer  of  Edgar 
countv.  111.;  Mahala  E.  (Mrs.  A.  M.  Bryner), 
of  Spruce  Hill  township;  Susanna  (Mi's. 
George  Hutching),  of  Tuscarora  tOAvnshi]); 
George  R.,  dealer  in  stock;  David  C,  of  Ed- 
gar county,  111;  and  Catherine  (Mrs.  William 
Harris),  Avliose  husband  is  a  miller.  Mrs. 
Sarah  A.  Swartz  dying  in  1876,  Mr.  SAvartz 
married  Kate  Sansaman,  of  Perry  county, 
Avho  resides  A\dth  her  husband  on  William 
SAvartz's  farm.  David  L.  Swartz  has  reached 
his  sixty-ninth  year,  and  is,  as  he  has  always 
been,  noted  for  his  intelligence  and  sound 
judgment.  He  is  fond  of  reading,  and  Avell 
versed  in  the   Scriptures.      During  the  first 


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year  of  liis  residence  in  Jnniata  county,  lie  was 
elected  elder  in  the  Lutheran  church,  and  has 
held  that  responsible  office  for  more  than  half 
his  life.  He  is  a  Democrat,  and  was  elected 
on  the  ticket  of  his  party  as  overeeer  of  the 
poor. 

"William  Swartz  attended  the  common 
schools  of  Juniata  county;  but  they  were  only 
in  session  during  three  months  of  the  year, 
and  the  nearest  school  house  was  two  miles 
from  his  home.  Though  deprived  of  the  priv- 
ilege of  regular  attendance  at  school,  he  edu- 
cated himself,  and  despite  his  limited  advan- 
tages, is  a  man  of  no  mean  attaimnents.  He 
remained  at  home  until  he  was  fourteen  years 
old,  and  then  hired  out  among  the  farmers, 
receiving  as  his  wages  eight  dollars  per 
month.  For  six  years  he  continued  to  be  em- 
ployed at  farm  labor,  his  wages  being  at 
length  increased  to  fifteen  dollars  per  month. 
Until  he  was  of  age,  he  gave  all  his  earnings 
to  his  father,  reserving  nothing  for  himself. 
For  three  years  after  reaching  his  majority, 
he  cultivated  his  uncle  Jacob  AViscliamp's 
farm,  at  the  same  time  dealing  in  stock  to  a 
limited  extent.  He  then  leased  the  Snyder 
farm,  in  Beale  township,  for  three  yeai-s; 
there  he  dealt  largely  in  stock,  and  also  sold 
farm  implements,  in  order  to  save  money  for 
the  purchase  of  the  farm;  this  design  he  ac- 
complished in  a  short  time.  The  farm  which 
he  bought  contained  18-1  acres;  on  this  tract 
he  made  substantial  improvements,  erecting 
a  house  at  a  cost  of  $2,500,  building  out- 
houses, planting  an  orchard,  etc.  Mr.  Swartz 
is  still  in  the  stock  business,  in  which  he  has 
been  very  successful,  being  the  largest  ship- 
per of  cattle,  sheep,  hogs  and  horses  in  the 
county.  He  procures  some  of  the  cattle  per- 
sonally from  the  west.  He  is  also  a  holder  of 
bank  stock  in  Port  Eoyal  and  Mifflintown, 
and  is  a  director  of  the  Port  Eoyal  bank.  Wil- 
liam Swartz  Avas  elected  associate  judge  of 
Juniata  county  in  1896,  on  the  Democratic 
ticket.  His  popularity  in  the  county  is  in- 
dicated by  the  fact  that  he  was  elected  by  a 
large  majority,  receiving  in  addition  to  tlie 
support  of  his  own  party,  a  nTimber  of  Repub- 
lican votes. 

In  January,  1879,  at  the  age  of  twenty, 
William  Swartz  was  married,  in  Spruce  Hill 
township,  Juniata  county,  to  Mary  E.,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Sarah  (Peck)  Gingrich,  who 
is  about  his  own  age.     John  Gingrich  was  a 


native  of  Lancaster  county  and  a  cattle  dealer 
of  Spruce  Hill  township;  he  died  in  February, 
1890;  his  widow  still  resides  on  the  home- 
stead. The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Swartz 
are:  Luther  D.;  Olive  M.;  Pearl  S.;  W. 
Delbert;  these  four  are  attending  school;  J. 
Milton  died  at  the  age  of  three  years;  Jolin 
R.;  and  Mary  LI.  Mr.  Swartz  is  a  faithful 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  of  which  he 
has  been  a  deacon;  he  is  active  in  the  Sunday- 
school,  has  been  superintendent  and  teacher. 
The  name  of  Swartz  is  widely  known  through- 
out the  Juniata  valley,  and  wherever  known 
is  held  in  honor.  An  upright  and  prosperous 
business  man,  an  impartial  judge,  and  a  man 
exemj)lary  in  every  relation  of  life,  William 
Swartz  is  esteemed  by  all  who  know  him. 
Much  of  his  success  is  due  to  his  own  diligence 
and  enterprise;  but  much  also  to  the  faithful 
and  constant  aid  of  his  wife,  who  from  an 
early  age  has  fought  life's  battles  with  him, 
sharing  alike  his  privations,  his  labors  and 
his  triumphs. 


DENNEY  M.  MARSHALL,  Walnut,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  son  of  James  and  Isabella 
(Cami^bell)  Marshall,  was  born  in  Tuscarora, 
Juniata  county,  March,  2,  1859.  His  father, 
James  Marshall,  was  born  at  Shirleysburg, 
Huntingdon  county,  December  6,  1799.  He 
learned  the  business  of  a  miller  in  his  native 
town,  working  there  until  1855,  when  he  came 
to  Juniata  county.  Settling  in  Tuscarora 
township,  he  engaged  in  milling  at  McCul- 
lough  Mills,  and  later  at  Peru  Mills.  Mr. 
James  Marshall  was  married  in  Fannettsburg, 
Franklin  county.  Pa.,  to  Isabella,  daughter  of 
John  Campbell,  a  cabinetmaker  of  Fannetts- 
burg, of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  Mr.  and  ]Mrs. 
Marshall  had  the  folloAving  children:  Eliza 
D.,  (Mrs.  Thomas  Shull),  of  Perry  county; 
Mary  A.  (Mrs.  S.  F.  Ludwig),  of  McCullough 
Mills;  Sarah  J.  (Mrs.  J.  F.  Brandon),  de- 
ceased; Margaret  E.  (Mrs.  J.  Harry  Wal- 
lace), of  Juniata  coimty;  John  J.,  resides  at 
East  Waterford,  Juniata  county;  Amanda 
B.,  wife  of  R.  M.  Bartley,  postmaster  of  East 
Waterford;  Robert  O.,  resides  in  the  west; 
James  W.,  also  in  the  west;  Rachel  E.  (Mrs. 
H.  ISr.  Boggs),  of  Concord,  Franklin  county, 
Pa.;  Denney  M.;  Laura  R.,  died  in  Illinois; 
and  two  that  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Marshall 
was  a  Whig,  and  later  became  a  Republican. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church, 


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c.  teacher  in  the  Sunday-school,  and  its  super- 
intendent, and  was  ever  an  earnest  Bible 
student,  lie  died  at  Waterford,  April  14, 
1SG9,  and  was  greatly  missed  and  sincerely 
mourned  by  all  who  knew  and  admired  him 
for  his  many  virtues.  ]\lrs.  Marshall  resides 
at  East  "Waterford  at  the  advanced  age  of 
years. 

Denney  M.  Marshall  was  only  ten  years  old 
when  his  father  died.  During  the  winter  he 
attended  the  five  months'  term  of  the  public 
school  in  his  township,  and  in  the  summer 
he  worked  among  the  fanners.  xVt  East  T\"a- 
terford,  he  attended  a  select  school  taught  hj 
Miss  Mary  Eamsey ;  being  anxious  for  further 
improvement,  he  entered  the  County  ISTormal 
School  taught  by  ex-county  superintendent, 
J.  M.  Garman,  T.  D.  Garman,  and  D.  E. 
Lance,  and  here  finished  his  education.  xVt 
the  age  of  eighteen,  he  taught  his  first  term 
in  Toboyne  township.  Perry  county,  then 
five  teiTus  in  Lack  township,  one  term  in  Tus- 
carora  to-^^mship,  and  ten  terms  in  Beale  town- 
shiiJ.  During  the  siimmer  he  worked  at  farm- 
ing. In  1883,  Mr.  Marshall  came  to  Beale 
to-^vuship,  and  ten  yeai-s  later,  in  1803,  he 
bought  a  farm  of  135  acres,  which  he  has  since 
greatly  improved.  In  1890  he  was  a  candi- 
date for  the  office  of  county  superintendent  of 
the  public  schools,  but  met  with  defeat ;  three 
years  later  he  was  again  a  candidate,  and  was 
elected  bv  a  good  majority.  In  1896  he  was 
re-elected,  and  is  still  seiwing  with  increased 
popularity  and  success  each  year.  He  is  a 
close  student,  and  a  scholar  of  fine  mind  and 
advanced  ideas.  He  is  a  member  of  Walnut 
Grange,  of  which  he  has  been  lecturer  and 
master.     Mr.  Marshall  is  a  Kepublican. 

Denney  il.  Marshall  was  married,  in  Beale 
township,  in  1878,  to  Annie  M.,  daughter  of 
O.  P.  Barton,  ex-county  commissioner  of  Ju- 
niata coimty.  Their  six  children  are:  Mor- 
ris O.,  at  school;  Wellington  S.;  James  B. ; 
Hugh  C.;  Mary  B. ;  and  Francis  L.  The 
familv  are  Lutherans,  Mr.  Marshall  being  a 
deacon  in  the  church  and  a  teacher  in  the  Sun- 
day-school. 


JUDGE  J.  KELLY  PATTEESOX,  re- 
tired. Walnut,  Beale  township,  Juniata 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  near  Pleasant  View, 
Spruce  Hill  township,  Juniata  county.  Pa., 
February  25,  1825.  The  Patterson  family 
originated  in  Ireland.     The  first  representa- 


tive of  the  family  to  come  to  this  country  was 
the  great-great-grandfather  of  Judge  Patter- 
son, who  with  his  six  sons,  Alexander,  John, 
Xicholas,  Andrew,  Solomon  and  James,  set- 
tled in  Bucks  county.  Pa.,  in  1845;  all  were 
farmers.  Alexander  Patterson,  great-grand- 
father of  Judge  Patterson,  was  born  in  Ire- 
land in  1T2-1.  After  reaching  Bucks  county 
in  1745  he  spent  some  time  there,  but  before 
the  year  1778,  came  to  Tuscarora  valley,  now 
Juniata  county,  where  he  purchased  land  and 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  married 
Phebe  Carrol,  of  Xew  Jersey;  their  children 
are:  Diana  (^Mrs.  John  Lemon);  Jemima 
(Mrs.  Hugh  Alexander);  Mary  (Mrs.  Aber- 
nathy);  Andrew,  a  fanner,  of  Beale  town- 
ship; John;  Jane;  and  Rachel  (Mrs.  Will 
McCord). 

John  Patterson,  grandfather  of  Judge  Pat- 
terson, was  born  October  6,  1772,  and  was  a 
farmer.  He  married  Xancy  Lyon,  of  Milrlin 
county.  Pa.;  their  children  are:  Alexander, 
farmer,  died  in  1869;  James;  Andrew,  de- 
ceased; Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Moses  Kelly),  de- 
ceased; Phebe  (]\lrs.  William  McClure),  of 
Peny  county;  Rachel  (Mrs.  James  McClure), 
of  Perry  county;  John,  AYilliam,  and  Robert, 
all  deceased.  Mr.  Patterson  died  October  10, 
1843;  his  wife  died  April  16,  1865,  aged 
eighty-five  years.  In  1828  he  was  elected  a 
memljer  of  the  State  Legislatiire  on  the  Whig 
ticket;  he  also  served  as  justice  of  the  peace. 
He  was  an  elder  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 

James  Patterson,  father  of  Judge  Patter- 
son, was  born  in  Mnj,  1797,  in  Spruce  Hill 
to^vnship,  where  he  was  a  tanner  until  1865. 
He  then  retired  and  died  March  22,  1869. 
He  was  married  December  2,  1819,  to  Jane, 
daughter  of  John  Kelly,  of  Milford  township. 
Their  children  are:  John  M.,  deceased;  J. 
Kelly;  Rebecca  C,  eldest  of  the  family, 
widow  of  Rev.  John  Flemming,  of  Nebraska, 
Pa.;  Xancy  J.  (Mrs.  William  McClure),  de- 
ceased; Robert  A.,  deceased;  Joseph  A.,  a 
Presbyterian  minister,  deceased;  William  A., 
Xebraska;  Samuel;  and  one  son  who  died  in 
infancy,  unnamed.  Mr.  Patterson  was  an  el- 
der in  the  Presbyterian  church.  His  political 
views  were  Repiiblican. 

J.  Kelly  Patterson  attended  the  schools  of 
his  native  to^^^lship,  and  the  Tuscarora  Aca- 
demy. He  was  reared  a  farmer  and  tanner, 
and  worked  in  the  tannery  and  on  the  farm 
with  his    father    until    1856.      In    1861,    he 


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bouglit  his  father's  tannery  and  conducted  it 
for  fifteen  years;  lie  has  eA'er  since  been  en- 
gaged in  farming;  in  1879,  he  removed  to 
Beale  toA\aiship.  Before  buying  the  tannery, 
he  was  in  mercantile  business  at  Johnstown. 
Mr.  Patterson  was  elected  associate  judge  of 
Juniata  county  in  1886.  He  has  also  held 
various  township  offices. 

Judge  Kelly  Patterson  was  married  March 
2,  1854,  to  Elizabeth  S.  Beale,  a  native  of 
Beale  township,  and  a  daughter  of  Judge 
John  Beale,  one  of  the  oldest  residents  of  that 
township.  Their  children  are:  W.  Howard, 
farmer,  on  the  homestead,  married  Susan 
Brubaker,  and  has  four  children;  Mary  J. 
(Mrs.  David  Esh),  of  Spruce  Hill  township; 
Helen  Mar,  deceased;  Almira  McF.  (Mrs. 
George  Brackbill) ;  Josej)!!  H. ;  a  son  that  died 
in  infancy;  and  Harry  K.  Judge  Patterson 
is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  clnu-ch  of 
Academia.  The  family  have  occupied  the 
same  seat  in  church  for  forty  years,  and  the 
judge  was  leader  of  the  choir  for  twenty-five 
years.  He  was  a  charter  member  of  the  AVal- 
nut  Grange. 


JOHN  P.  KELLEY,  Yf  alnut,  Beale  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  at  AVa- 
terloo,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  October  14,  1819. 
His  father,  Y^illiam  C.  Ivelley,  son  of  John 
Kelley,  attended  school  in  Mifflin  county,  and 
was  reared  a  fanner.  Y'hen  a  young  man  he 
ojDened  a  general  store  at  Waterloo  which  he 
conducted  for  several  years,  and  later  took 
charge  of  one  half  of  tlie  homestead  farm  of 
150  acres,  which  he  occupied  until  his  death 
in  1828.  He  married  Sarah,  daughter  of 
John  Patterson,  of  Beale  township.  Their 
children  are:  John  P;  James,  a  physician, 
of  Patterson,  Pa.;  Isabella  (Mrs.  Xevin 
Pomeroy),  Chambersburg,  Pa.;  Rebecca 
(Mrs.  John  M.  Pomeroy),  Chambersburg,  Pa.; 
and  two  children  who  died  in  infancy,  ^h-. 
Kelley  was  a  Presbyterian  and  an  oLl  line 
Y'hig.  His  wife  died  at  Academia,  Pa.,  in 
18351 

John  P.  Kelley  attended  subscrijition 
schools  and  the  Tuscorora  Academy.  After 
the  death  of  his  father  he  worked  on  the  farm, 
and  was  later  a  clerk  in  the  store  of  his  uncle, 
John  Patterson,  at  Academia,  Pa.,  until  1850. 
He  then  purchased  and  improved  the  :\IcAl- 
lister  farm  of  234  acres,  and  was  for  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life  engaged  in  general  farm- 


ing and  raising  live  stock.  Mr.  Kelly  Avas 
married  in  Mifflintown,  Pa.,  to  Elizabeth  Fry, 
a  native  of  Delaware  township.  Their  chil- 
dren are :  AVilliam  C. ;  John  P. ;  Edward  D. ; 
Preston,  a  silver  miner  of  Colorado;  Emma; 
James,  died  young;  and  one  that  died  in  in- 
fancy unnamed. 

Mr.  Kelley  votes  the  Democratic  ticket.  He 
was  an  overseer  of  the  poor,  and  has  served  as 
tax  collector,  and  in  other  minor  offices.  He 
is  a  member  of  St.  Paul's  Lutheran  church, 
has  been  deacon  and  elder,  and  was  the  first 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school. 


HAREISOX  MIXIUM,  Walnut,  Beale 
townshiji,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  bom  in 
Fremont,  Snyder  county,  Pa.,  March  22, 
1830.  His  gi-andfather,  Xicholas  Minium, 
was  a  native  of  Dauphin  county,  and  was  of 
Gennan  descent.  He  Avorked  as  a  mason 
during  the  summer,  and  as  a  tailor  in  win- 
ter. He  married  Miss  Lord,  a  native  of  Dau- 
l^hin  coimty.  Pa.;  their  children  are:  George; 
Mcholas;  Michael;  Jacob;  Catherine;  Mary; 
Sophia ;  and  Elizabeth.  He  bought  a  farm  of 
eighty  acres  in  Chapman  township,  Snyder 
county.  Pa.,  Avhich  he  occupied,  and  on  which 
he  built  a  large  stone  house  and  made  other 
improvements.  He  died  at  Fremont,  Pa.  He 
was  a  Whig,  and  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 

George  ^Minium,  father  of  ILarrison 
Minium,  was  born  at  Fremont,  Snyder 
county,  Pa.,  and  was  educated  in  the  German 
schools.  He  learned  the  mason  and  tailor 
trades  with  his  father,  and  Avorked  at  both. 
He  bought  a  farm  in  GreeuAvood  township, 
Juniata  county,  cleared,  improved  and  ciilti- 
A'ated  it.  He  married  MarA"  Stroui^,  a  natiA'e 
of  Fremont,  SuA'der  county.  Pa.;  their  chil- 
dren Avei'e:  Mary  (Mrs.  J.  H.  Patterson), 
deceased;  Harrison;  Sophia  (Mi-s.  Daniel 
Zeigler),  deceased;  Sarah  A.  (Mrs.  Elias 
.Minium),  deceased;  John,  deceased;  Lydia, 
deceased,  second  Avife  of  Elias  Minium;  and 
one  Avho  died  in  infancy,  unnamed.  Mr.  Min- 
ium died  in  1876,  his  AA'ife  liaA'ing  died  in 
1858.  Originally  he  AA^as  a  Y'^hig,  and  later 
a  Republican;  he  served  as  supervisor  of  the 
township.  He  Avas  an  elder  in  the  Lutheran 
church. 

Han-ison  ]\rinium  Avas  educated  in  the  Eng- 
lish schools  of  Greenwood  township.  He  Avas 
reared  on  the  farm  and  remained  on  the  home- 


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stead  until  he  was  twenty-two;  then  for  two 
years  he  worked  as  a  farm  hand.  He  bought 
a  hundred  acres  of  woodland  from  which  he 
developed  a  fine  farm.  In  ISSl  he  sold  his 
farm  and  removed  to  Beale  township,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  where  he  bought  and  im- 
l^roved  a  tract  of  187  acres,  known  as  the 
Crozier  property. 

Mr.  Minium  was  man-ied  to  Julia  A. 
Bousum,  a  native  of  Loysville,  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  and  a  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Margaret 
(Kiner)  Bousum.  Their  children  are :  J  acob 
D.;  Valeria  (Mrs.  Samuel  H.  Miller),  of  the 
Chase  Xational  Bank  of  Xew  York,  X.  Y. ; 
Bertha  (Mrs.  Stewart  Henry),  of  Tuscarora 
township;  Minerva  (Mrs.  H.  E.  Lyter),  de- 
ceased; Efiie,  died  unmarried;  George  L. ; 
William  D. ;  Anna  M. ;  and  Wilson;  the  last 
four  died  young;  one  child  died  in  infancy, 
unnamed. 

Mr.  Minium  is  an  active  Eepublican,  and 
served  as  school  director,  auditor  and  tax  col- 
lector of  Greenwood  township,  aud  as  overseer 
of  the  poor  and  auditor  of  Beale  township. 
During  the  late  war  he  was  drafted  for  mili- 
tary service,  and  provided  a  substitute.  He 
was  deacon  and  a  trustee  of  the  Lutheran 
church  of  Greenwood  township.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Walnut  Grange,  P.  of  H. 

ISAAC  LOXGACRE,  farmer  and  stock- 
raiser,  of  Milford  township,  Juniata  county. 
Pa.,  Avas  born  May  15,  1836,  in  Chester  coun- 
ty, near  Philadelphia.  He  is  a  son  of  Joseph 
and  Sarah  C.  (Essick)  Longacre.  His  grand- 
father, John  Longacre,  was  a  native  of  Chester 
county,  Pa.,  and  a  farmer.  One  of  his  sons 
was  Joseph  Longacre.  Joseph  was  a  carpen- 
ter, and  followed  that  vocation  first  in  Chester 
county,  and  subsequently  in  Juniata,  where 
he  settled  soon  after  his  marriage,  living  there 
for  more  than  fifty-five  years.  When  Joseph 
Longacre  came  to  Juniata  county  he  pur- 
chased a  farm  in  Delaware  township.  He  was 
twice  married,  his  second  wife  being  Sarah  C. 
Essick,  a  native  of  Chester  county.  They  had 
six  children:  Edward,  deceased;  Isaac,  of 
Milford  township,  Juniata  county;  Joseph, 
deceased;  Peter,  of  Mt.  Union;  Abel,  of 
Xewport;  Jacob,  deceased;  and  Catharine, 
who  died  young.  Joseph  Longacre  was  a 
Democrat.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 

Isaac  Longacre  left  Chester  countv  with 


his  parents  when  but  seven  3'ears  of  age.  The 
family  located  in  Greenwood  township,  Ju- 
niata county,  near  -Seven  Stars.  Isaac  attend- 
ed the  school  in  ThomiDSontown,  for  one  win- 
ter term  of  three  months.  At  ten  years  of 
age  he  hired  out  01;  a  boat  on  the  canal  at 
twenty-five  cents  per  day.  He  continued  on 
the  canal  for  fourteen  years,  rising  from  the 
position  of  driver  to  steersman,  in  which  posi- 
tion he  received  fourteen  dollars  per  month. 
During  this  time  he  labored,  during  the  win- 
ter, when  the  canal  was  closed,  as  a  store  ten- 
der at  Hollidaysburg;  and  later,  in  Delaware 
townshij),  among  the  farmers.  After  leaving 
the  canal,  he  worked  as  a  farm  laborer  for 
nine  years,  in  Delaware  township,  after  which 
he  teamed  for  four  years,  being  employed 
principall}^  in  hauling  wood. 

July  21,  1861,  Mr.  Longacre  enlisted  at 
^fiffiintown  in  the  LTnited  States  military  ser- 
Aiee,  and  was  sworn  in  at  Harrisburg,  in  Capt. 
John  K.  Robinson's  Company  A,  of  the  cele- 
brated First  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  command- 
ed by  Col.  George  D.  Bayard,  and  subsequent- 
ly liy  Col.  Owen  Jones.  Among  the  battles 
in  which  his  regiment  participated,  and  in 
some  of  which  he  took  part  were  Drainesville, 
Harrisonburg,  Cross  Keys,  Cedar  Mountain, 
Gainesville,  the  Second  Bull  Eun,  Brandy 
Station,  Gettysburg,  Ashland,  and  Malvern 
Hill.  While  endeavoring,  under  the  lead  of 
General  Bayard,  to  capture  some  prisoners  at 
tlic  second  battle  of  Bull  Run,  he  was  struck 
on  the  shoulder  l)y  the  butt  of  a  rebel  musket, 
by  which  his  shoulder  was  dislocated.  At  the 
second  battle  of  Bull  Run  he  was  also  taken 
])risoner  and  conducted  to  the  enemy's  camp, 
where  he  was  ]iaroled  as  a  prisoner  of  war. 
After  spending  over  three  years  in  the  service, 
he  returned  home,  but  the  exposures  of  army 
life  had  made  serious  inroads  on  his  health. 

After  'Mr.  Longacre's  return  to  civil  life, 
he  was  for  a  time  engaged  in  chopping  wood. 
He  thou  turned  his  attention  to  farming,  rent- 
ing for  a  number  of  years  various  properties 
in  Milford,  Fermanagh  and  Delaware  town- 
ships, after  which  he  purchased  a  small  prop- 
erty in  Milford  township,  continuing  at  the 
same  time  to  work  as  a  farm  laborer  for  others. 
In  1886,  he  purchased  his  present  farm  of 
fifty-one  acres,  which  he  has  since  greatly  im- 
proved. 

Mr.  Longacre  was  married  in  Clearfield 
county,  Pa.,  to  Miss  Mary  J.  Demery,  of  Ju- 


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niata  cuimty.  Their  cliildren  are:  Josiali,  of 
ILilford  tuCvusliiij;  Catharine  (^irs.  Jaeob 
Stouerj,  deceased;  Williaui  Iv.,  of  Fer- 
managh township;  Esalinda  (Mrs.  Samuel 
AVatersJ,  of  Milford  township;  Jerome,  de- 
ceased; John,  of  Indiana;  Clarissa,  deceased; 
George,  of  Indiana;  Homer,  of  Lock  Haven; 
Alice;  Dora  (Mrs.  Sherdan  Padeu),  deceased; 
Alvin,  residing  on  the  homestead;  and  Mary 
E.  His  wife  having  died  in  Milf ord  township, 
Mr.  Longacre,  in  1SS7,  married  Catharine 
Arnold,  a  native  of  Delaware  township,  and 
a  daughter  of  Xicholas  Arnold,  a  farmer  of 
that  township,  to  which  marriage  there  has 
been  no  issue. 

Mr.  Longacre  is  a  Democrat.  Mrs.  Long- 
acre  is  a  member  of  the  Old  School  Baptist 
church.  Mr.  Longacre  has  been  a  hard  work- 
ing man  with  a  life-long  record  for  industry, 
of  good  repute  with  all  who  knoAV  him.  He 
has  been,  in  civil  life,  a  good  citizen,  and,  in 
the  trvino-  times  of  war,  a  brave  soldier. 


AXDEEW  H.  McDonald,  JE.,  farmer, 
of  Milford  township,  Jimiata  county.  Pa.,  was 
born  March  20,  1838,  where  he  now^  resides. 
He  is  a  son  of  Andrew  H.  and  Barbara 
(Sheitz)  McDonald.  Andrew  H.  McDonald, 
Sr.,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  was  a  carpenter, 
contractor  and  builder,  and  worked  principal- 
ly in  Juniata  coimty.  He  married,  in  ]Milford 
township,  of  that  county,  Miss  Barbara  Sheitz, 
born  in  Dauphin  county.  Their  children 
were:  Abner,  deceased;  Augustus,  deceased; 
Herman,  of  Patterson,  Pa.;  Huldah,  de- 
ceased; and  Andrew  H.,  of  Milford  town- 
ship. Mr.  McDonald  was  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  He  died  on  the  home- 
stead in  Milford  to-miship,  in  1838.  His 
■«ddow  survived  until  February  1,  1874. 

Andrew  LI.  McDonald,  Jr.,  received  his  ed- 
ucation in  the  public  schools  of  the  Locust 
Grove  school  house  of  ^lilford  township.  He 
hired  ottt  among  the  neighboring  farmers,  at 
an  early  age,  and  also  spent  five  years  on  the 
home  farm,  after  which  he  learned  plastering 
with  George  Goshen,  of  Patterson,  Pa.,  with 
whom  he  remained  five  years.  He  then  en- 
listed in  Captain  Robinson's  Company  A.  of 
the  First  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  commanded 
by  the  brave  Colonel  Bayard,  who  lost  his  life 
at  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg.  Mr.  l^[eDon- 
ald  participated,  with  honor  and  credit,  in 


many  desperate  battles,  among  which  some 
of  the  most  important  were  the  second  battle 
of  Bull  Bun,  Brandy  Station,  Gettysburg, 
Cedar  Mountain,  iS'ew  Hope  Church  and 
Fredericksburg,  besides  many  of  the  engage- 
ments in  the  Shenandoah  valley.  He  had  a 
good  record  as  a  soldier.  His  entire  term  of 
service  was  three  years  and  two  months,  dur- 
ing which  time  he  was  in  the  hospital  one  week 
on  account  of  sickness.  After  being  dis- 
charged, at  Philadelphia,  at  the  expiration  of 
his  term  of  service,  he  returned  to  Juniata 
county,  Avhere  for  seven  years  he  continued  to 
labor  at  his  trade.  The  seven  following  years 
were  spent  as  a  track  hand  on  the  Pennsylva- 
nia railroad.  Fie  then  began  farming,  rent- 
ing a  jjlace  for  two  years  in  Milford  township. 
Some  time  was  then  spent  on  the  homestead 
farm,  followed  by  one  year  each  in  Fermanagh 
and  Turbett  townships.  Eeturning  to  the 
homestead,  he  remained  there  four  years. 
This  was  followed  by  one  year  as  a  trackman 
on  the  Pennsylvania  railroad,  at  Patterson, 
Pa.,  and  four  years  of  farming  at  ^luddy  Eun, 
Milford  township.  Coming  again  to  the 
homestead,  he  has  remained  there  ever  since. 
Andrew  H.  McDonald  was  married  in  Mif- 
flintown,  to  Miss  ]\Iargaret  E.  Iverlin,  a  native 
of  Turbett  township,  daughter  of  William, 
and  sister  of  Owen  Kerlin  of  Old  Port  Eoyal. 
Their  children  are:  "William,  a  farmer  of  Mil- 
ford township,  who  man-ied  Bertha  Fox;  and 
Minnie  May  (Mrs.  Edgar  Kerchner),  <©f  the 
same  township.  His  wife  having  died  in 
1882,  Mr.  McDonald  married,  on  October  8, 
1884,  Miss  Maria  E.  Kerr,  born  in  Walker 
township,  daughter  of  Alexander  and  Mary 
E.  (Coder)  Kerr.  Alexander  Kerr,  a  farmer 
of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  is  now  deceased;  his 
wife,  who  is  of  German  descent,  survives  him, 
and  resides  Avith  Mrs.  McDonald.  By  this 
second  marriage  there  are  tAvo  children:  Mary 
E.,  deceased;  and  Harrison  E.  Mr.  McDon- 
ald is  a  comrade  of  Wilson  Post,  No.  134,  (t. 
A.  E.,  of  [MifHintoAA-n.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Grange.  He  is  a  staunch  Eepublican. 
Fie  is  a  consistent  member  of  the  Lutheran 
churcli.  and  has  been  identified  Avith  the  Sun- 
day-scliiiol  Avork  both  as  superintendent  and 
as  teacher.  In  all  the  varied  relations  of  life, 
^Ir.  ]\IeDonald  has  an  honorable  record;  he 
is  a  good  citizen  in  time  of  peace,  and  was  a 
brave  and  efficient  soldier  in  time  of  Avar. 


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JOPIX  S.  AUMAX,  merehaut  and  custom 
miller,  of  the  Port  Eoyal  Eoller  j\lills,  Mil- 
ford  township,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born 
Pebruarj  12,  1846,  in  Peun  valley,  Gregg 
toAvnshii),  Centre  county.  Pa.  He  is  a  son  of 
William  and  Amanda  (Osman)  Auman.  His 
grandfather,  Philip  Auman,  of  German  de- 
scent, a  farmer  of  the  same  valley,  was  one  of 
its  first  settlers  and  was  a  large  land  owner. 
He  married  Eebecca  Kinofsinger.  They  had 
fourteen  children,  of  whom  six  died  in  early 
life.  Those  Avho  reached  adult  years  were: 
AYilliam;  Peter;  Philip;  David;  Frederick; 
Conrad;  Jacob;  and  Daniel.  Philip  Auman 
Avas  a  Democrat.  The  family  attended  the 
Lutheran  church. 

William  Auman,  eldest  son  of  Philip  Au- 
man, born  in  Penn  valley,  Centre  county.  Pa., 
received  a  good  German  education,  but  could 
also  speak  English.  He  made  farming  his 
life  occupation,  owning  and  cultivating  150 
acres  of  land  in  the  Penn  valley.  After  erect- 
ing commodious  buildings  and  greatly  improv- 
ing his  property  in  many  ways,  he  retired  in 
1889  from  active  work,  living  at  Spring  Mills 
with  his  wife,  their  ages  being  respectively 
seventy-nine  and  seventy-five.  Mr.  Auman 
married  in  Penn  valley,  Miss  Amanda  Osman, 
a  native  of  the  Lykens  valley,  of  Dauphin 
county.  They  had  eighteen  children,  of 
whom  four  died  in  infancy.  Those  who 
reached  mature  years  were:  John  S.,  of  Mil- 
ford  township,  Juniata  county;  Mary  (Mrs. 
John  Lingle);  Philip,  of  Johnstown.  Pa.; 
Peter,  a  ^^ainter,  in  the  employ  of  .the  Penn- 
sylvania railroad,  at  Spring  Mills;  Rebecca 
(Mrs.  William  Blosser),  of  S]-)ring  ^lills; 
Elias,  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.;  Uriah,  a  post- 
master, residing  near  Spring  Mills;  Mahala 
(Mrs.  Charles  Dellett),  deceased;  William; 
Louisa  (Mrs.  John  Zerby),  of  Penn  valley; 
Ellie  (Mrs.  George  Klinefelter),  of  Lewis- 
town;  Hiram,  residing  in  Illinois;  Gertie 
(Mrs.  Ira  Baker);  and  Jeremiah,  foreman  for 
the  PennsvlA'ania  railroad  at  Fort  AVavne, 
Ind. 

AVilHam  Auman  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a 
prominent  member  of  the  LTitheran  church, 
in  which  body  he  has  held  the  office  of  elder, 
as  well  as  other  positions.  He  held  numerous 
townshiji  offices,  including  that  of  school  direc- 
tor for  a  term  of  years.  His  wife  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Evangelical  communion.     Mr.  and 


Mrs.  Auman  are  still  living,  and  in  the  enjoy- 
ment of  good  health. 

John  S.  Auman,  their  eldest  child,  attend- 
ed the  public  schools  of  Peun  valley,  laboring 
in  the  meantime  with  his  father  on  the  farm, 
imtil  he  had  attained  the  age  of  fifteen,  when 
he  learned  the  milling  trade  in  the  Pot- 
ter Mills  of  Centre  county,  spending  two 
years  there.  He  then  completed  his  trade  in 
Illinois.  Returning  to  his  home  in  the  east, 
he  worked  for  fifteen  years  in  J.  B.  Fisher's 
mill,  at  Farmers  Mills,  which  he  managed  for 
that  period.  He  then  engaged  for  four  years 
in  farming  at  Linden  Hall,  Centre  county, 
after  which  he  sold  out,  and  settled  at  Port 
Royal,  Juniata  county,  purchasing  the  mill 
formerly  owned  by  Stewart  McCullough.  He 
has  here  conducted,  since  1895,  a  general  mill- 
ing trade,  having  spent  more  than  $3,000  on 
modern  machinery  and  other  mill  improve- 
ments. 

]\lr.  Auman  was  married  in  1871,  in  Centre 
county,  to  Catharine  LTlrich,  a  native  of  that 
place,  and  a  daughter  of  Daniel  Ulrieh,  a  tan- 
ner and  harness-maker.  To  this  union  two 
children  have  been  born:  Zera  H.,  a  miller, 
of  Farmers  Mills,  Centre  county;  and  Flora, 
the  wife  of  Albert  Bradford,  now  engaged  in 
milling  at  Centre  Mills,  Centre  coimty.  Pa. 

John  S.  Auman  became  a  member  of  the 
Alcthodist  Episcopal  church  at  Millheim, 
Centre  county.  Pa.,  February  12,  1868,  and 
a  member  of  Old  Fort  Lodge,  No.  537,  F. 
and  A.  AL,  Centre  Hall,  Pa^,  November  10, 
1877. 


BEXJAMIX  D.  IvEPXER,  retired  far- 
mer, of  Milford  township,  Juniata  county. 
Pa.,  Avas  born  August  6,  1820,  in  Turbett 
township,  of  the  same  county.  He  is  a 
son  of  Jacob  and  Sarah  Kepner,  and  a 
brother  of  Samuel  Kepner,  of  Port  Royal. 
]\Ir.  Kepner  is  largely  a  self-educated  man, 
having  received  no  education  except  that  ob- 
tained by  a  limited  attendance  at  subscription 
schools,  in  the  old  log  school  house  of  Church 
Hill,  Tiirbett  township.  He  remained  with 
his  father  on  the  farm  until  he  was  twenty-one 
years  of  age,  when  he  removed  to  Milford 
township,  settling  on  a  fann  belonging  to  his 
father,  wliich  lie  improved  in  many  ways,  es- 
pecially by  the  erection  of  a  very  substantial 
barn,  and  the  jilantiiig  of  an  orchard  of  choice 


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fruits.  lie  also  remodolcd  the  dwelling 
lioiise.  All  excellent  farm  house  which  he 
erected  for  his  father  was  destroyed  by  fire, 
but  was  promptly  rebuilt.  In  addition  to  the 
productive  home  farm  of  150  acres,  he  pur- 
chased in  Walker  township  a  farm  of  100 
acres,  formerly  owned  by  the  Wertz  family. 
His  whole  life  has  been  characterized  by  in- 
dustry and  enterprise.  He  has  been  generally 
recognized  as  one  of  the  best  stock-raisers  and 
the  most  extensive  live  stock  dealers  of  the 
community. 

Benjamin  D.  Ivejmer  was  married,  Xoveiii- 
ber  17,  1842,  at  ]\Iexico,  Pa.,  to  Miss  Margaret 
Frankhouser,  born  in  Earl  township,  Lancas- 
ter county,  Pa.,  January  22,  1822,  daughter 
of  Jacob  and  Hannah  (Zimmerman)  Frank- 
houser. ^Ir.  Frankhouser  was  a  native  of 
Lancaster  county,  of  German  descent,  and  a 
cari)onter;  he  died  at  Mexico,  Pa.  His  wife 
afterwards  died  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  Kep- 
ner.  Their  children  are :  Jeremiah,  a  railroad 
conductor,  residing  at  Frederick  City,  Md. ; 
Theophilus,  a  machinist,  of  Millersburg,  Dau- 
phin county.  Pa.;  Delilah  (Mrs.  Jacob  Sny- 
der), Avhose  husband  is  a  conductor  on  the 
Pennsylvania  railroad;  Austin,  a  farmer,  re- 
siding in  Iowa;  Luther,  a  farmer,  of  Walker 
township,  Juniata  county;  and  Sarah  E.,  who 
died  in  early  life. 

During  the  Civil  war  Mr.  Kepner's  physi- 
cal condition  did  not  permit  him  to  be  an  ac- 
tive participant,  but  his  son,  Jeremiah,  enlist- 
ed in  the  cavalry  under  Colonel  Kobertson, 
and  was  wounded.  For  nine  years,  Mr.  Kep- 
ner  was  a  school  director.  He  has  also  held 
the  offices  of  tax  collector  for  Milford  town- 
ship, supeiwisor  and  overseer  of  the  poor.  He 
is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  prominent  and  con- 
sistent member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  hav- 
ing been  deacon,  elder  and  also  a  member  of 
the  building  committee  for  the  erection  of  the 
new  Lutheran  church  at  Port  Royal,  to  which 
edifice  he  himself  contributed  more  than  $1,- 
100.  He  has  also  been  identified  with  Sun- 
day-school Avork,  both  as  teacher  and  superin- 
tendent. In  1869,  ~Mx.  Kejmer  retired  from 
active  duties  and  has,  since  that  time,  passed 
a  quiet  life,  enjoying  the  pleasures  of  home. 
He  has  taken  several  trips,  with  his  wife,  to 
Ohio,  Iowa  and  other  western  vStates.  In  his 
old  age,  with  grandchildren  and  great-grnnd- 
childron  flustered  around  hiui,  he  livr-  a  life 


of  peace,  enjoying  the  highest  respect  and 
teem  of  all  his  numerous  acquaintances. 


JOHX  T.  ZOOK,  merchant  and  custom 
miller,  of  the  Ridgedell  Roller  Mills,  of  Mil- 
ford  township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born 
April  9,  184:9,  in  Manor  township,  Lancaster 
county,  Pa.  He  is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Jane 
(Tilfer)  Zook.  His  grandfather,  John  Zook, 
of  German  descent,  was  born  in  Chester  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  but  removed  to  Lancaster  county, 
where  he  purchased  a  large  tract  of  land, 
which  he  cultivated  and  on  which  he  lived  and 
died.  He  married  ]\Iiss  Kurtz,  and  had  five 
children:  John;  Jacob;  Christian;  Magda- 
len (Mrs.  John  Yoder);  and  Henry.  John 
Zook  was  a  member  of  the  Aiiiish  church. 
Henry  Zook,  the  youngest  child  of  John  Zook, 
born  in  Lancaster  county,  received  a  fair  edu- 
cation in  the  English  subscription  schools. 
He  followed  both  farming  and  milling  in  his 
native  county,  until  the  year  1850,  when  he 
removed  to  Fermanagh  township,  Juniata 
county,  where  he  purchased  a  mill  property 
and  a  small  farm.  After  some  years,  he  sold 
out,  and  removed  to  another  portion  of  the 
township,  where  he  purchased  a  farm  which 
he  continued  to  cultivate  until  the  time  of  his 
death  in  1889,  and  also  superintended  a  saw- 
mill and  a  chop-mill  which  he  erected  on  his 
j)roperty.  Mr.  Zook  was  married  in  Lancas- 
ter county  to  Miss  Jane  Tilfer,  a  native  of 
Scotland,  who  emigrated  to  this  country  with 
her  brother  and  settled  in  Lancaster  county, 
Pa.  To  this  union  were  bom  two  children: 
John  T.,  of  Milford  township,  Juniata  county; 
and  one  who  died  in  infancy.  His  wife  having 
died  in  1853,  ^Mr.  Zook  married  Lydia  Ober- 
holtzer,  of  Juniata  county,  to  Avliich  union 
four  children  were  born:  Jacob,  residing  in 
Iowa;  ^farv  f^Trs.  J.  Florence  Van  Ormer), 
of  Fayette  township;  ^Magdalena  (]\rrs.  Eli 
Shotzbarger),  of  ]\ritfiintown;  and  one  who 
died  in  infancy.  ^Mrs.  Lydia  Zook  survives 
her  husband,  residing  in  Fermanagh  township. 
Henry  Zook  was  a  devout  member  of  the 
church  of  the  River  Brethren.  He  held  vari- 
ous township  offices,  including  school  director 
and  assessor. 

John  T.  Zook  received  his  education  in  the 
schools  of  Fermanagh  township.  His  life 
was  passed  on  his  fatlier's  farm,  until  he  was 
twentv-one  vears  of  ace,  when  he  learned  mill- 


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ing  and  carpentry.  After  liis  father's  death, 
he  removed  from  Fermanagh  toA\Tiship  to  his 
present  location  in  Milford  township,  where, 
in  1890,  he  purchased  the  mill  formerly 
owned  by  F.  F.  Rhom  and  has  operated  it  ever 
since.  He  has  made  improvements  aggregat- 
ing $5,000,  besides  the  erection  of  an  ice 
house  at  an  expense  of  $1,000.  His  whole 
career  as  a  business  man  has  been  marked  by 
industry  and  indefatigable  energy. 

Mr.  Zook  was  married  in  Fermanagh  town- 
ship in  1878,  to  Miss  Mary  Hower,  a  native 
of  that  township,  daughter  of  Jacob  Hower, 
a  Juniata  county  farmer.  They  have  six  chil- 
dren :  James  L. ;  Harry  C ;  Charles  H. ;  John 
C;   Sylvia  J.;   and  Mary  A. 

Mr.  Zook  is  a  Republican.  He  is  no  office- 
seeker,  but  has  been  an  inspector  of  elections, 
and  also  held  a  place  on  the  Republican  county 
committee.  The  family  attend  the  Lutheran 
church. 

LYMA^T  AUGHEY,  farmer,  Licking 
Creek  valley,  Milford  township,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  October  27,  1846,  on 
on  the  homestead  farm  in  Milford  township. 
He  is  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Kep- 
ner)  Aughey.  The  Aughey  family  were  orig- 
inally inhabitants  of  Germany,  from  which 
country  the  members  emigrated  to  France. 
They  went  thence  to  Scotland  and  the  north 
of  Ireland,  and  in  lS.j2,  a  number  of  them 
came  to  America.  The  spelling  of  the  name 
went  through  various  transformations.  At 
first  it  was  Ache,  then  successively,  Aughe, 
Achey,  and  now  Aughey.  John  Henry 
Aughey,  great-great-grandfather  of  Lyman, 
was  one  of  the  original  emigrants  to  America. 
One  of  his  sons,  named  John,  was  a  farmer  in 
Tulpehocken,  Berks  county,  Pa.,  and  subse- 
quently resided  in  Linglestown,  Dauphin 
county,  where,  in  1771,  he  jnirchased  a  farm, 
and  erected  on  it  a  log  dwelling,  remarkable 
in  that  day  on  account  of  its  size  and  complete- 
ness. Henry  Aughey,  one  of  the  sons  of  John 
Henry  Aughey,  purchased  one-half  of  the 
homestead  farm  of  his  father,  Avhieh  he  culti- 
vated for  several  years,  but  subsequently  sold 
it,  and  removed  to  the  Licking  Creek  valley, 
Milford  township,  Juniata  county.  He  here 
purchased  a  large  tract  of  land  for  fifteen 
hundred  pounds,  equivalent  to  $7,500,  pay- 
ing for  the  same  in  silver  tied  up  in  bags,  each 
of  Avhich  contained  one  hundred  pounds.     He 


married,  and  became  the  father  of  six  chil- 
dren. His  wife  dying,  he  married  Miss  Mag- 
dalena  Felty,  by  whom  he  had  one  child, 
Samuel,  who  was  the  father  of  Lyman. 
Henry  Aughej'  and  his  family  were  members 
of  the  Lutheran  church.  He  and  his  wife  Avere 
buried  in  the  Lutheran  graveyard  at  Mifflin- 
town.    ■ 

Samuel  Aughey  Avas  born  in  Milford  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  in  1804.  He  received 
a  fair  education,  and  Avas  all  his  life  a  farmer, 
OAvning  and  cultivating  a  farm  of  240  acres. 
In  1842,  he  erected  on  his  property  a  large 
stone  barn,  and  in  1847,  a  commodious  dAvell- 
ing  house.  He  Avas  married  in  Turbett  toAvn- 
ship,  in  1827,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Kepner,  bom 
in  that  toAvnship  in  1808,  daughter  of  Jacob 
Kepner,  and  sister  of  Samuel  and  Benjamin 
Kepner,  of  Juniata  county.  They  had  tAvelve 
children:  Rev.  S.  A.  and  Lizzie,  twins,  the 
former  a  minister  of  the  Lutheran  church  and 
a  jorofessor  of  a  prominent  educational  insti- 
tution in  Alabama,  and  the  latter  the  Avife 
of  Henry  Suloff,  of  Fermanagh  toAvnship, 
Juniata  county;  Sarah  D.  (Mrs.  William 
BroAvn),  of  Xebraska;  Hannah  C.  (Mrs. 
Samuel  Dearing),  of  Xebraska;  Mary  J.  (Mrs. 
Jacob  Heikes),  of  Wakefield,  Xeb;  Lyman, 
of  Milford  toAvnship,  Juniata  county;  Har- 
riet (Mrs.  John  Shover),  of  the  same  toAvn- 
ship;  Isabella  (Mrs.  Henry  Arbogast),  of 
Altoona,  Pa.;  and  Jacob,  Henry,  and  De- 
lilah, all  deceased.  Samuel  Aughey  Avas  a 
Democrat.  He  held  various  township  offices, 
incliTding  school  director  and  toAvnship  treas- 
urer. He  Avas  a  prominent  and  active  member 
of  the  Lutheran  church,  being  an  elder  and 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  congregation  in  the 
Licking  Creek  valley.  He  gave  the  land  on 
Avhich  the  brick  building  of  St.  Stephen's  Lu- 
theran church  Avas  erected.  He  died  in  June, 
1889,  highly  respected  by  all  aaJio  kncAv  him. 
His  AvidoAv,  exceedingly  active  for  her  years, 
still  survives,  at  the  age  of  eighty-nine. 

Lyman  Aughey  received  his  ediication  in 
the  Red  Bank  public  school  of  Milford  toAvn- 
ship.  He  has  passed  his  entire  life  on  the 
homestead  farm,  Avhich  he  cultiA'ated  on  shares 
from  the  time  he  Avas  tAventy-one,  until  the 
death  of  his  father  in  1889,  Avhen  he  took  en- 
tire charge  of  its  management.  He  has  de- 
voted much  attention  to  the  rearing  of  im- 
proA^ed  liA'e  stock;  and  is  especially  conspicu- 
ous in  the  communitA-  as  an  extensiA^e  bee- 


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kec'pLi-.  as  were  also  las  father  and  graud- 
father  befure  liim.  Lyiaau  Augliey  was  mar- 
ried in  Duucauuou,  Perrv  county,  in  1S72, 
to  Miss  Clara  A.  Logan,  born  in  Port  Royal, 
daughter  of  James  13.  Logan,  a  tailor  of  that 
place.  There  children  are:  Minnie  B.,  who 
died  young;  Mary  L.,  who  taught  school  for 
three  teiins  in  Juniata  county,  and  was  grad- 
uated from  the  Shippensbui'g  iSTormal  School, 
June  30,  ISUT;  and  Xeviu,  residing  on  the 
homestead.  His  wife  having  died  in  187 G, 
Mr.  Aughej  was  again  married,  January  20, 
1880,  in  Mifflintown,  to  Miss  Mary  A.  Cra- 
mer, born  in  Cambria  county,  and  a  daughter 
of  Daniel  F.  Cramer,  whose  father,  also 
named  Daniel,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution- 
ary war.  Their  children  are:  Fannie  F. ; 
Irk  R.;  Henry  F.;  and  Ray  Elton.  Mr. 
Aughey  has  held  the  positions  of  townsliip 
clerk  and  assessor.  He  is  a  Democrat.  He  is 
a  jDrominent  member  of  the  Lutheran  church, 
in  which  he  has  held  the  office  of  deacon,  and 
has  also  been  active  in  Sunday-school  work, 
both  as  a  teacher  and  as  secretary  of  the 
school.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  members 
of  the  Grange  of  Milford  township.  Among 
the  unique  curiosities  of  the  past  age  preserved 
by  Mr.  Aughey,  and  which  attracts  much 
attention  in  the  comnuTuity,  are  a  "gTand- 
father's  clock"  more  than  one  hundred 
years  old,  and  one  of  the  original  ten- 
plate  stoves.  Mr.  Aughey's  life  has  been  one 
of  industry,  and  uprightness,  by  which  he  has 
won  the  highest  respect  of  all  who  know  him. 
Daniel  F.  Cramer,  Jr.,  father  of  Mrs. 
Aughey,  was  born  in  Blair  county.  Pa.  He 
was  a  brother  of  David  Wilson  Cramer,  of 
Mifflintown.  In  his  earlier  life  he  was  a  brick- 
maker,  and  subsequently  boated  on  the  canal. 
Having  become  connected  with  the  Pennsyl- 
vania railroad,  he  filled  the  position  of  train 
dispatcher  from  1851  to  the  time  of  his 
death,  June  20,  18D6.  He  married  Anna  E. 
Eenshofp,  born  in  Adams  county.  Pa.  They 
had  these  children:  Elihu  B.,  deceased;  Ed- 
gar S.,  deceased;  Fannie  F.  (Mrs.  W.  B. 
Thompson),  of  Patterson;  Frank,  deceased; 
Jesse  L.,  unman-ied;  and  Ira  A.,  a  railroad 
employee,  of  Patterson,  Pa.  ^Irs.  Cramer 
survives,  residing  in  ]\Iifflintown,  Pa.  'Mr. 
Cramer  held  the  position  of  overseer  of  the 
poor  at  Patterson.  He  was  a  Democrat.  He 
Avas  a  consistent  memlier  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church. 


JACOB  LAUVER,  farmer,  of  Milford 
township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  Avas  born 
March  13,  1833,  near  McAlisterville,  Fay- 
ette townshijJ,  Juniata  county.  He  is  a  son  of 
Christian  and  Mary  (Hawk)  Lauver.  His 
grandfather,  Michael  Lauver,  of  German  de- 
scent, was  born  in  Dauphin  county.  Pa.,  and 
came  to  Fayette  township,  Juniata  county,  in 
the  early  part  of  the  present  century,  where 
he  took  up  land,  on  which  he  erected  build- 
ings and  which  he  greatly  improved  in  other 
ways,  converting  a  wilderness  into  a  fertile 
farm.  An  active  and  industrious  man,  he  was 
largely  instrumental  in  making  Fayette  town- 
ship what  it  is  to-day.  He  v\'as  married  in 
Dauphin  county,  and  Avas  the  father  of  nine 
children:  Susan  (or  Catherine),  (Mrs.  Isaac 
Landis);  Annie,  Avho  married  Henry  Auker, 
the  first  man  murdered  in  Juniata  county,  lie 
liaAdng  been  killed  by  a  man  named  John 
Lovering,  who  Avas  executed  for  it  in  1861; 
John;  Henry;  Michael;  Christian;  Jacob; 
Frederick;  and  Baltzer.  Michael  Lauver,  it 
is  thought,  died  at  the  home  of  his  son,  Mi- 
chael, Jr.  He  Avas  a  AVhig.  He  Avas  a  con- 
sistent member  of  the  Mennonite  cliurch,  and 
a  man  highl}^  respected  by  all  who  kncAV  him. 
His  AAufe  died  on  the  homestead  farm. 

Christian  LauA'er,  son  of  ^Michael,  and 
father  of  Jacob  Lauver,  Avas  born  in  Fayette 
toAvnsliip,  and  receiA^ed  there  a  fair  German 
and  English  education.  He  spent  his  early 
life  on  the  homestead  farm,  after  Avhich  he 
pTirchased  a  large  tract  of  forest  land,  the 
home  of  Avild  animals,  and  by  hard  Avork, 
made  of  it  a  dwelling  place  for  himself  and 
his  family.  Building  a  log  house  and  barn, 
Avith  the  assistance  of  his  sons,  he  cleared  the 
land.  A  fine  stone  mansion  soon  replaced  the 
log  house;  he  planted  extensive  apple  and 
peach  orchards,  and  in  a  fcAV  years  had  made 
the  recent  Avilderness  one  of  the  finest  and 
most  productive  farms  in  the  township.  He 
subsequently  sold  the  homestead  farm,  and 
purchased  a  property  near  BroAvns  Alills, 
Avhere  he  died  in  1881.  Christian  Lauver 
married,  in  Fayette  tOAvnship,  Mary  (Polly) 
ITaAvk,  a  native  of  Berks  county,  Avho  died  in 
1839.  They  had  eight  children:  John,  de- 
ceased; ^lichacl,  of  Beale  township,  Juniata 
county;  Jacob,  of  Alilford  toAvnship;  Samuel, 
of  Xebraska;  Elizabeth  (AErs.  Hilary  Ehinzil- 
ler^i;  Annie,  Avho  died  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
one;    Lncinda  (Mrs.  Jacob  Moyer),  deceased, 


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of  Fayette  to-\vnsliii3,  Juniata  county;  and 
Mary  (Mrs.  George  Leister),  of  tlie  same  town- 
ship. After  the  death  of  his  "wife,  Christian 
Laiiver  married  Miss  Catharine  Guyer,  a  na- 
tive of  Fayette  township.  Their  children 
were:  Rebecca;  Hattie  E.  (Mrs.  John  Lics- 
ter),  of  Fayette  township;  and  Angeline 
(Mrs.  Jacob  Basom),  of  Greenwood  township. 
Christian  Lauver  was  a  Whig,  and  subsequent- 
ly a  Republican.  He  held  various  township 
offices,  including  those  of  supervisor  and 
school  director.  He  was  a  prominent  and 
consistent  member  of  the  United  Brethren 
church,  and  was  highly  respected. 

Jacob  Lauver  received  his  education  at  a 
l^ublic  school  of  Fayette  toAvnship,  conducted 
in  a  rude  log  school  house,  by  a  lady  named 
Sarah  Sellers.  Lie  continued  on  the  home- 
stead farm  with  his  father  until  he  had  at- 
tained the  age  of  eighteen,  when  going  to  ]\rif- 
flin  county,  he  spent  one  year  working  with 
his  uncle,  who  resided  in  Oliver  township. 
He  then  spent  a  year  on  a  farm  in  the  State  of 
Illinois.  After  his  return,  he  bought,  in  con- 
junction with  Solomon  Kauffman,  the  home- 
stead farm  of  his  father,  xifter  cultivating 
this  farm  for  one  year,  Mr.  Lauver  sold  out 
his  interest  to  Kauffman,  working  for  some 
time  after  this  at  farm  labor  with  his  brother, 
his  uncle  and  others.  In  1861,  he  rented  the 
Shietz  farm,  which  he  continued  to  cultivate 
for  seven  years.  This  was  followed  by  eight 
years  on  the  Jenkins  farm,  after  which  he 
lived  on  a  rented  farm  in  Mifflin  county  for 
seven  years.  In  1883,  'Mv.  Lauver  returned 
to  Milford  township,  Juniata  county,  and  pur- 
chased for  $8,000  a  farm  of  110  acres  adjoin- 
ing the  one  on  wliicli  lie  now  resides.  In 
1892,  he  added  to  his  possessions  the  farm  of 
122  acres  owned  by  Richard  Cunningham, 
which  he  purchased  for  $6,000.  On  the  lat- 
ter farm  he  erected  in  1893,  at  an  expense  of 
$2,500,  a  fine  brick  dwelling.  Mr.  Lauver 
has  a  high  reputation  in  Juniata  county  as  a 
live-stock  dealer,  being  the  owner  of  some  of 
the  finest  horses  to  be  found  in  the  State.  He 
is  a  Democrat,  and  has  held  the  offices  of  as- 
sessor and  school  director,  and  others  in  his 
township;  he  was  for  three  years  president  of 
the  school  board. 

Jacob  Lauver  was  manned  in  Fayette  town- 
ship, in  Feliruary,  1860,  to  'Miss  Barbara 
"Winegardnov,  a  iiativo  of  Porrv  county, 
daughter  of  John  and  Barbara  AVinecardiior. 


Her  father,  now  deceased,  was  a  blacksmith 
and  farmer  of  Fayette  township,  Juniata 
county.  They  have  ten  children:  Hannah 
(Mrs.  Edward  Smith),  of  Colorado;  Henry, 
a  farmer,  of  Milford  township;  John  E.,  of 
Illinois;  Charles  S.,  residing  on  the  homestead 
farm;  Katie  (Mrs.  Joseph  Earnest),  her  hus- 
band cidtivating  the  first  farm  purchased  by 
Mr.  Lauver;  AVilliam  A.,  of  Milford  town- 
ship; James;  David  B.;  Silas,  still  attending 
school;  Xettie  B.,  who  died  young.  Mr. 
Lauver's  religious  views  are  liberal.  Both  he 
and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Grange,  in 
whicli  he  has  held  the  position  of  treasurer. 


J  A^IES  L.  STEWARD,  pumping  engi- 
neer for  the  Pennsylvania  railroad,  Milford 
township,  Patterson,  Juniata  county.  Pa., 
was  born  jSTovember  13,  1840,  in  Milford 
townshi]).  He  is  a  son  of  George  and  Mary 
]\r.  (Kline)  Steward.  The  Steward  family,  of 
Scotch-Irish  descent,  traces  its  ancestry  back 
to  James  YI.  of  Scotland  and  I.  of  England, 
and  his  mother,  the  beautiful  and  unfortunate 
]\rarv  Queen  of  Scots.  Samuel  Steward, 
grandfather  of  James  L.,  was  born  in  Penn- 
sylvania, and  was  a  local  preacher  in  the 
Ignited  Brethren  church  in  Franklin  county. 
Pa.,  and  subsequently  in  Ohio,  in  which  latter 
State  he  died.  George  Steward,  one  of  the 
sons  of  Samuel  Steward,  born  in  Franklin 
county.  Pa.,  was  a  shoemaker.  He  removed 
to  ^Milford  township,  Juniata  coimty,  while 
still  quite  young.  He  married  ]\[ary  M. 
7\]in''.  the  widow  of  a  man  named  Taylor. 
Tlieir  chilrlren  are:  William  C,  who  died 
young;  James  L.,  of  ^Milford  township, 
Juniata  county;  and  Caroline,  widow  of  Jo- 
seph Keller,  of  Port  Royal,  ^[r.  Steward  hav- 
ing died  in  1^48,  his  widow  married  George 
]\rarks.    She  died  in  Port  Royal,  in  1878. 

James  L.  Steward  was  but  seven  years  of 
ae-e  when  his  father  was  taken  from  him  bv 
death.  He  received  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Port  Royal,  Juniata  countv.  and 
in  various  sHiools  of  Franklin  county,  whither 
his  mother  removed.  He  commenced  life  a« 
a  poor  boy,  and  from  the  age  of  eighteen  un- 
til after  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  war 
he  worked  for  wao'ps  on  various  farms  in 
Franklin  countv.  In  1864,  he  eidi^tod  in 
Franklin  countv  in  ComnanvT.  Tavo  Hundred 
and  First  Pennsvlvania  Yoluntoor^;.  The  rn.o-i- 
nient  spent  the  o-roater  ]iart  of  i*-s  term  in  the 


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Sheuaiidoali  A'alley,  doing  picket  duty.  After 
ten  months,  the  war  having  ended,  he  was 
mustered  out  at  Han-isburg  in  1865.  Return- 
ing to  Franklin  county,  Mr.  Steward  resumed 
farm  labor,  which  he  continued  until  1S69, 
then  obtained  employment  with  the  Pennsyl- 
vania railroad,  being  a  track  hand  until  1875, 
when  he  was  promoted  to  foreman  of  the 
floating  gang;  he  filled  that  position  for  nine- 
teen years,  and  was  then  promoted  to  engineer 
of  the  pumping  station  at  the  Lewistown  Nar- 
rows. Mr.  Steward  owns  a  small  farm  in  ^lil- 
ford  townshijj,  on  which  he  erected  in  1870 
a  dwelling  which  is  not  only  beautifully  sit- 
uated, but  which  is  one  of  the  finest  residences 
in  the  township.  James  L.  Steward  was  mar- 
ried in  Milford  township  to  Miss  Catharine  A. 
Bousum,  a  native  of  Perry  county,  and  a 
daughter  of  William  Bousum,  a  carpenter  of 
Milford  township,  Juniata  county.  Thev 
have  had  seven  children:  Annie  Y. ;  David 
G.,  a  railroad  employee;  Lillie  M.  (Mi-s.  James 
McFadden),  of  Harrisburg;  William,  deceas- 
ed; Mary  K. ;  James  Leroy;  and  George  W. 
Mr.  Steward  was  a  Republican  follower  of 
Lincoln;  and  is  now  liberal  in  his  political 
views,  espousing  those  men  and  measures  that 
he  considers  for  the  best  interest  of  the  nation. 
He  was  for  six  years  a  member  of  the  school 
l)oard.  He  is  a  consistent  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church,  and  has  been  connected 
with  the  Sunday-school  woi'k  both  as  a  teacher 
and  superintendent.  Lie  is  a  member  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  Relief  Association. 
Mr.  Steward  has  been  distinguished  through 
his  whole  life  for  industry  and  sterling  integ- 
rity, and  as  a  consequence  enjoys  the  highest 
esteem  and  respect  of  all  who  know  him. 


GEORGE  AV.  GROXTXGER.  farmer  and 
tol>acco  growor,  ^lilford  township,  Juniata 
county,  T'a.,  wa>  liorn  August  2(1,  1S.S6,  in 
the  township  in  which  he  now  resides.  He  is 
a  son  of  Jacob  and  Sydney  (Wilson)  Gron- 
inger.  His  grandfather,  I^eonard  Groninger, 
of  German  descent,  was  born  in  Lewisburg, 
Union  county.  After  farming  for  a  short 
time  in  his  native  county,  he  removed  to  what 
is  now  ^Filford  township,  Juniata  county, 
where  he  purchased  a  large  tract  of  forest  land 
belonging  to  the  AFoy  estate,  most  of  which  he 
cleared.  After  spending  the  greater  part  of 
his  days  in  a  los;  house,  he  erected  a  fine  stone 
mansion,  the  first  built  in  that  section  of  the 


State.  He  married  Miss  Moy,  born  at  Lewis- 
burg, Union  county.  They  had  these  chil- 
di'en:  Jacob;  Susannah  (Mrs.  John  Wise- 
hope);  Margaret  (Mrs.  John  Hench);  George; 
Henry;  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  Jacob  Kepner); 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  James  Woodward);  and 
Catharine  (Mrs.  Martin  Branx).  Leonard 
Groninger  was  a  Whig.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Lutheran  church.  His  death  occurred  in 
the  year  1831;  both  he  and  his  wife  are  in- 
terred in  the  Church  Hill  graveyard. 

Jacob  Groninger,  eldest  child  of  Leonard 
Groninger,  born  in  1797,  on  the  farm  on 
which  George  W.  now  resides,  received  his 
education  in  the  subscription  schools.  He 
made  farming  his  life  occiipation,  greatly  im- 
proving the  homestead  farm,  and  also  acquir- 
ing a  farm  of  great  value  in  another  portion 
of  the  township.  He  married  Miss  Xancy 
Jlench.  To  this  union  were  born  eight  chil- 
dren: Mary  A.  (Mrs.  Abraham  Carbaugh),  of 
Virginia;  Barbara  (Mrs.  Steward  Turbett), 
deceased;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Jesse  Reynolds),  of 
Milford  township;  John,  a  resident  of  the 
State  of  Indiana;  Jjconard,  of  Milford  town- 
ship ;  Jacob,  of  Port  Royal ;  Orrin,  of  Renovo, 
Clinton  county,  Pa. ;  and  Henry,  of  Patterson, 
Pa.  His  mfe  having  died  in  Milford  town- 
ship, Mr.  Groninger  married  Miss  Sydney 
Wilson,  born  near  Mexico,  Turbett  tOAvnship, 
daughter  of  Richard  Wilson,  a  farmer  of  that 
township.  Thev  have  nine  children:  Hannah 
(Mrs.  David  Suloff),  of  Pattereon,  Pa. ;  Wil- 
son, a  resident  of  Illinois;  George  W.,  of 
Milford  township;  Samuel,  residing  in  Kan- 
sas; William,  of  Turbett  township,  Juniata 
county;  Benjamin,  of  the  same  township; 
EuiJicmia  (Mrs.  John  Ilertzler),  her  husband 
lieing  a  merchant  of  Old  Port  Royal;  James, 
of  Old  Port  Royal;  and  Matilda  (Mrs.  Jonas 
Hertzler),  residing  in  Cmuberland  county. 
Jacob  Groninger  was  a  Whig,  and  subsequent- 
ly a  Republican.  He  held  numerous  toAvn- 
ship  oflices,  and  was  especially  prominent  in 
his  advocacy  of  the  free  school  system.  He 
was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church.  Of  great  weight  and  influence  in  the 
township  and  the  community,  he  was  uni- 
versally esteemed  and  respected.  After  re- 
siding for  ninety-four  years  on  one  fann,  he 
died  in  1894,  at  the  place  of  his  birth.  His 
wife  also  died  in  the  same  year,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-seven. 

George  W.  Groninger  received  his  educa- 


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tiou  iu  the  public  scliools  of  Milford  town- 
ship. After  working  for  his  father  until 
twentv-one  years  of  age,  he  took  charge 
of  the  homestead,  ciiltivating  it  for  his  father 
on  shares.  In  addition  to  owning  the  home- 
stead he  also  cultivates  75  acres  of  land  in  an- 
other location.  Mr.  Groninger  Avas  among 
the  first  in  the  Juniata  valley  to  give  special 
attention  to  the  cultivation  of  tobacco,  which 
he  began  in  1880,  and  has  carried  on  success- 
fully ever  since,  having  constructed  at  an  ex- 
pense of  more  than  $1,000,  a  commodious 
warehouse  for  his  extensive  and  valuable  to- 
bacco products.  He  has  been  a  prominent  and 
judicious  dealer  in  live  stock  of  all  descrip- 
tions. Mr.  Groninger  takes  a  deep  interest 
in  all  matters  pertaining  to  agriculture,  and 
is  a  stockholder  in  the  Juniata  County  Agri- 
cultural Society.  He  has  been  tax  collector 
for  his  township,  and  is  a  member  of  its  school 
board;    he  is  a  Eepublican. 

George  W.  Groninger  married  in  Milford 
township  in  1860,  Miss  Amanda  Rhine,  born 
in  Lack  toAvnship,  Juniata  county,  daughter 
of  James  Rhine,  a  farmer  of  that  township, 
of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  Their  children  are: 
William,  a  cigar  manufacturer,  of  Port 
Royal,  Pa. ;  David,  residing  at  home,  engaged 
in  tobacco  culture ;  James,  residing  at  home ; 
Mary;  Stewart;  Emma;  Lincoln,  deceased; 
and  Euphemia,  deceased.  Mr.  Groninger  and 
his  family  are  consistent  members  of  the 
Pi'esbyterian  church. 


JESSE  REYXOLDS,  fanner,  of  Milford 
township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  De- 
cember 22,  1822,  in  Fermanagh  township, 
Juniata  county.  He  is  a  son  of  William  and 
Elizabeth  (Robinson)  Reynolds.  His  grand- 
father, Jesse  Reynolds,  of  the  Scotch-Irish 
race,  was  born  in  Ireland.  Emigrating  to 
America,  he  settled  in  Maryland,  where  he 
worked  at  his  trade  of  coo]iering  for  a  number 
of  years,  and  then  removed  to  Juniata  county, 
Pa.  Here  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days, 
folloAving  his  trade,  and  also  cultivating  a 
small  farm  which  he  owned.  His  ^rife,  who 
was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  was  liorn  in 
Maryland.  Their  children  Avere:  John;  Ben- 
jamin; Catharine;  Mary;  Susan;  Rachel; 
Hanuah;  and  William.  ^Fr.  Reynolds  Avas  a 
Democrat.  He  Avas  a  meu:bor  of  the  Baptist 
church.  One  of  his  sous.  AVilHam  Reynolds, 
Avas  iHirn  in  Cecil  couutA%  ^^farA-land.  aud  re- 


ceiA^ed  a  common  school  education.  Lie  learn- 
ed coopering  Avith  his  father,  Avith  Avhom  he 
Avorked  for  a  time.  While  still  a  young  man, 
he  removed  from  Milford  toAvnship,  Juniata 
county,  Avhere  his  father  resided,  to  Ferma- 
nagh toAvnship  in  the  same  county,  Avhere  he 
spent  twelve  years  on  a  rented  farm.  He  then 
returned  to  Milford  township,  and  farmed 
there  for  a  number  of  years,  after  Avhich  he 
received  a  position  as  foreman  (or  fireman). 
After  filling  this  for  several  years,  he  re- 
tired; he  died  at  the  home  of  his  daughter  in 
Fermanagh  tOAvnship,  Juniata  county.  Mr. 
Reynolds  Avas  married-  in  Milford  toAAmship 
to  ]\Iiss  Elizabeth  Robison,  a  native  of  that 
tOAvnship,  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  Their  chil- 
dren Avere:  George,  deceased,  who  was  sheriff 
and  register  and  recorder  of  Juniata  county; 
Mary  (]\Irs.  Enoch  Honking),  of  Fermanagh 
township,  deceased;  Jesse,  of  Milford  toAvn- 
ship,  Juniata  county;  Margaret  (Mrs.  Leon- 
ard Groninger);  and  Robert,  residing  in  Har- 
risbnrg.  Pa.  William  Reynolds  was  a  Demo- 
crat. He  Avas  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church.  He  filled  various  positions  in  the 
toAvnship,  including  the  office  of  constable. 

Jesse  Reynolds,  son  of  William  Reynolds, 
received  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Mil- 
ford toAvnship.  He  remained  on  the  farm 
Avith  his  father  until  he  Avas  tAventy-one  years 
of  age;  from  that  time  until  1867,  he  culti- 
vated a  rented  fanu.  RemoA'ing  to  A-^irginia, 
he  farmed  there  for  eight  years;  he  then  re- 
turned to  Pennsylvania,  and  pm'chased  the 
homestead  fann  of  100  acres,  Avliich  he  greatly 
improved  by  the  erection  of  fine  biiildings  and 
the  planting  rif  ovi-hards.  He  subsequently 
purchaseil  in  adtlitiou  his  ]n'esent  farm  of  145 
acres,  Avhich  he  has  brought  up  to  a  high  de- 
gree of  cultivation.  Jesse  Reynolds  married 
in  1817,  in  Milford  tOAvnship,  Miss  Elizabeth 
Groninger,  daughter  of  Jacob  Groninger,  and 
half  sister  of  George  Groninger,  of  Alilford 
township.  Tho^r  children  are:  Mary,  the 
Avidow  of  Fillmore  "Musselman;  Eliza  (Mrs. 
B.  F.  Argenbriglit).  resident  of  Virginia;  Wil- 
liam, of  Altoona,  in  the  employ  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania railroad,  Avho  man-ied  Mary  Gilford; 
Jacob,  an  assistant  foreman  in  the  employ  of 
the  Pennsyh'ania  railroad;  George,  AAdio  died 
young;  Robert  H.,  residing  on  the  home- 
stead; EHzalieth;  and  Jesse  :\[cC.,  residing 
at  home.  Air.  Reynolds  is  a  Democi-at,  as  are 
also  all  his  sons.     He  has  filled  for  several 


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years  the  office  of  school  director,  and  has  also 
been  supervisor  of  the  township.  For  ten 
years  he  has  been  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Grange  in  his  vicinity.  The  family  attend 
the  Presbvterian  church. 


JOHX  E.  McCEUM,,  farmer,  Patterson, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  September  15, 
1831,  at  Muddy  Eun,  in  Milford  township. 
He  is  a  son  of  James  and  Mary  (Johnson) 
McCrum.  His  grandfather,  William  Mc- 
Crum,  a  native  of  Juniata  county,  of  Scotch- 
Irish  descent,  Avas  a  fanner,  hunter  and  distil- 
ler, who  owned  all  the  land  now  comprising 
Muddy  Eun,  having  taken  up  more  than  600 
acres  when  it  was  still  a  wilderness.  K'early 
all  this  land  Avas  cleared  by  him.  Pie  married, 
in  Juniata  county,  and  was  the  father  of  sev- 
eral children.  Mr.  McCrum  Avas  a  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  church.  He  was  a  "Whig. 
His  remains  Avere  interred  in  the  Mifflin  burial 
ground.  James  McCrum,  oue  of  the  sons  of 
William  McCrum,  born  in  ]\[ilford  toAvnship, 
Juniata  county,  receiA'ed  his  education  in  the 
subscription  schools  of  Milford  toAvnship,  in 
the  rude  log  school  house  of  the  earlier  period. 
He  Avas  during  his  entire  life  a  farmer,  and 
Avas  also  an  extensive  distiller.  Amoug  the 
improvements  he  effected  on  his  property,  Avas 
the  erection  of  a  large  stone  mausion,  the 
first  built  in  that  section.  James  McCrum 
Avas  a  renoAvned  hunter  of  his  day.  He  also 
followed  butchering.  He  Avas  married  at 
]\rexieo,  Juniata  county,  to  Miss  Mary  John- 
son, of  English  descent.  They  had  eleven 
children,  of  aaIioui  these  grcAV  to  maturity: 
Sarah,  widow  of  Ezra  Dolen,  of  ^Milford 
toAvuship;  John  E.,  of  the  same  toAniship; 
IMaggie.  deceased ;  Joseph;  and  IMarv  W.  yir. 
McC]"um  Avas  a  Whig,  and  subsequently  a  Ee- 
publicau.  He  Avas  a  member  of  the  Preshy- 
teriau  church.    His  death  or-enrred  in  the  vear 

Jdlin  E.  ^rcCrnm  in  bnvhood  attended  the 
pnblic  scliools  of  ^ilnddy  Eun,  Avhich  at  that 
time  Avero  in  session  but  three  months  of  the 
year.  He  began  life  on  the  farm  Avith  his 
father,  where  he  remained.  Avith  the  excep- 
tion of  two  years  spent  in  the  employ  of  the 
Pennsyh'a'nia  railroad.  He  has,  for  forty 
years,  been  extensively  engaged  in  teaming, 
doing  a  larce  business  in  hanlinc:  railroad  ties 
and  ore.  while  at  the  same  time  he  has  success- 
fullv  cidtivated  his  fine  farm  of  160  acres. 


lie  is  a  Eepublican.  He  has  never  sought  of- 
fice, preferring  tu  devote  his  attention  to  busi- 
ness. 

John  E.  McCrum  was  nuu'ried  in  Milford 
township  in  Iboo,  to  Miss  Hannah  J.  Eobin- 
son,  born  in  Tuscarora  tOAvnship,  daughter  of 
James  and  Elizabeth  (Kissinger)  Eobinson; 
the  former  Avas  a  Juniata  county  farmer,  of 
Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  the  latter  Avas  of 
commingled  Scotch-Irish  and  Gennan  de- 
scent. They  had  six  children:  Mary,  Avho 
died  young;  James,  residing  on  the  farm; 
Eobert,  of  Patterson,  Pa.,  in  the  employ  of 
the  Pennsylvania  railroad;  Susan,  Avife  of 
John  Leach,  a  farmer  of  Milford  township; 
Annie  (Mrs.  AV.  E.  Eurchfield),  of  Miftlin- 
town;  and  ^\'illiam,  Avho  died  in  infancy.  Mr. 
McCrum  is  a  consistent  member  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church,  and  has  been  engaged  in 
Sunday-school  Avork,  l)oth  as  teacher  and  as 
assistant  superintendent.  He  Avas  at  one  time 
a  member  of  the  I.  O.  0.  F. 


GEOEGE  CUDDY  HAEEIS,  bank 
Avatchman  on  the  Pennsylvania  railroad,  Pat- 
terson, Juniata  county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  the 
Tuscarora  valley,  Juniata  county,  December 
2,5,  181G.  He  is  a  son  of  Eobert  and  Sarah 
(Bear)  Harris.  The  Harris  family  is  one  of 
the  oldest  and  most  prominent  families  in  the 
eastern  part  of  Pennsylvania,  Avhere  they  set- 
tled early  in  the  history  of  the  State.  They 
liaA'e  always  taken  an  actiA^e  part  in  the 
affairs  of  the  State,  and  have  been  prompt  to 
fight  in  the  defense  of  their  country.  Mem- 
bers of  the  family  participated  in  the  Eevolu- 
tionary  Avar,  the  Avar  of  1812,  the  Mexican 
Avar  and  the  CiA'il  Avar.  One  of  the  members 
of  this  noted  family  Avas  John  Harris,  the 
founder  of  Ilarrisburg.  Another  member  of 
flie  family  was  killed  by  the  Indians  in  Ar- 
kansas, Avhile  serving  in  the  regular  army. 

Elisha  Harris.  Avho  Avas  the  grandfather  of 
George  Cuddy  Harris,  either  a  son  or  a  grand- 
son of  John  Harris,  Avas  bora  in  Cumberland 
coiinty.  Pa.  He  Avas  a  shoemaker,  which  oc- 
cupation he  folloAved  in  Cumberland  county 
and  later  in  Juniata  county;  in  the  latter 
county,  he  settled  near  the  Tuscarora  ]\[oun- 
tain,  AA'here  he  oAvned  a  small  farm.  He  Avas 
man-ied  in  Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  and  had  fiA'e 
children.  ^Fr.  Harris  Avas  a  member  of  the 
old  school  Presbyterian  church.  He  died  in 
Juniata    countv.      His   son,    Eoliert     Harris, 


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father  of  George  Cuddy  Harris,  ^vas  boru  in 
Cumberland  county,  Pa.  He  received  a  good 
education,  and  was  a  good  singer  and  very 
fond  of  music.  After  completing  Ms  educa- 
tion, he  learned  wagon-making,  which  voca- 
tion he  followed  for  some  time.  He  also 
Avorked  at  bridge  building  in  Juniata  county. 
He  was  married  in  Juniata  county  to  Miss 
Sarah  Bear,  who  was  born  in  Berks  county. 
Pa.  They  had  fourteen  children:  George 
Cuddy;  Mary;  Caroline,  Avife  of  George 
Manley,  a  contractor,  of  Harrisburg;  Mar- 
garet, wife  of  David  Sickles,  a  furniture  deal- 
er, of  Harrisburg;  Martha;  Ellis  and  Annie, 
both  deceased;  and  seven  children  who  died 
young.  Robert  Harris  was  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  He  was  a  Democrat. 
He  died  at  Port  Royal,  then  Perryville,  Juni- 
ata county.  Plis  wife,  who  has  reached  the 
advanced  age  of  eighty-six,  resides  in  Hari'is- 
burg. 

George  Cuddy  Harris,  in  his  boyhood,  at- 
tended the  schools  of  Port  Royal.  He  after- 
wards learned  the  milling  business  in  the  Wil- 
son mill,  and  worked  at  it  for  four  years. 
AYlien  the  Civil  war  broke  out,  "Six.  Harris 
was  very  anxious  to  help  in  the  defense  of 
his  coimtry,  and  when  but  sixteen  years  old 
he  ran  away  from  home,  and,  without  the 
knowledge  of  his  father  or  mother,  joined  the 
army.  In  December,  1864,  he  enlisted  at 
Harrisburg  in  Battery  B,  First  Light  Artil- 
lery, commanded  by  Captain  Cooper,  of  Xew 
Castle,  Lawrence  county.  Pa.,  who  was  after- 
wards succeeded  by  Captain  McClellan,  of  the 
same  county.  After  his  enlistment  he  was  in 
the  gallant  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  took 
part  in  the  battles  of  the  Wilderness,  Laurel 
Hill,  Spottsylvania.  jSTorth  Ann  River,  Cold 
Harbor,  the  siege  of  Petersburg  and  the  bat- 
tle of  Weldon  Railroad.  During  his  career  as 
a  soldier,  Mr.  Harris  displayed  the  greatest 
courage  and  bravery.  He  endured  all  hard- 
ships and  privations  with  fortitude,  and  was 
never  known  to  shirk  a  duty  however  difficult. 
He  participated  in  twenty-two  general  en- 
gagements, and  in  several  minor  ones.  He 
was  mustered  out  at  Harrisburg,  June  10, 
1865.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  engaged  in 
milling  at  Port  Royal,  and  later  went  to  Wa- 
terford,  Juniata  county,  where  he  followed 
the  same  occupation,  until  forced  by  sickness 
to  give  it  up.  Li  1868,  he  was  employed  as  a 
track  hand  on  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  and 


continued  in  this  position  for  twenty-live 
years,  when  he  was  appointed  to  his  present 
position.  As  a  watchman,  he  has  shown  him- 
self careful  and  efficient,  never  absent  from 
his  post,  although  he  has  a  walk  of  four  miles 
and  a  half  every  day.  Since  his  appointment 
there  has  been  no  accident  which. was  in  any 
way  due  to  negligence  on  his  part.  He  is  one 
of  the  most  respected  and  trusted  employees 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company. 

On  September  28,  1868,  Geoi^-e  C.  Harris 
was  married  at  Port  Royal  to  Miss  Catharine 
DePew,  who  was  born  at  Miller  Factory,  Mil- 
ford  township.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Isaac  and 
Mary  A.  (Duncan)  DePew;  her  father,  who 
is  a  tanner,  is  of  French  descent,  and  her 
mother  of  Scotch-Irish.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harris 
have  three  children:  Samuel,  born  in  Milford 
to^\^lship,  Juniata  coimty,  a  blacksmith  of 
]\IcCullochs  Mills,  Juniata  county,  who  mar- 
ried Miss  Ida  Lauver,  and  has  two  children, 
Willie  L.  and  George  R. ;  Melissa,  born  at 
Ashland,  Xeb.,  wife  of  John  A.  Horning,  of 
Fermanagh  township,  Juniata  county,  has 
one  child,  Catharine;  and  William,  born  in 
Milford  township,  Juniata  county,  an  em- 
ployee of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Com- 
pany. Mr.  Harris  is  a  member  of  the  Rail- 
road Relief  Corps,  and  also  of  the  Improved 
Order  of  Red  Men,  Lodge  Xo.  12,  of  Mifflin- 
town.  Fle  belongs  to  AVilson  Post,  Xo.  134, 
G.  A.  R.,  of  Alifflintown.  He  is  a  Democrat, 
but  is  liberal  in  his  views.  He  attends  the 
Lutheran  church. 


H.  CLOYD  HORXIXG,  fanner  and 
stockman  of  Milford  township,  Patterson, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  bom  in  Milford 
townshi]).  Alay  30,  1848.^  He  is  a  son  of  John 
AV.  and  Annie  (Aughey)  Horning.  His 
grandfather,  Samuel  Horning,  was  a  distiller 
of  Perry  county.  Pa.  Subsequently  he  re- 
moved to  Fermanagh  toA\mship,  Jimiata 
county,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  un- 
til his  death.  He  manned  Jane  AVright,  and 
ha<l  tAvelve  children,  one  of  whom  was  John 
AA^.,  father  of  H.  C.  Horning.  Samuel  Hom- 
ing was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
John  AA^.  Horning  was  born  in  Perry  county. 
AYhen  a  young  man  he  learned  the  black- 
smith trade.  During  his  earlier  days  he  also 
taught  school  for  some  time  in  Alilford  town- 
shijx  Then  he  farmed  for  his  father,  after 
which  he  purchased  the  Dufman  farm  of  100 


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acres  in  Milford  tuwiisliip,  on  wKuAi  lie  Imilt 
a  dwelling  liouse  and  barn,  and  made  utlier  im- 
provements. Mr.  Horning  was  married  in 
Milford  township  to  Miss  Annie  Auglaey, 
daughter  of  Heni-y  Angliey  and  sister  of  Jacob 
Aughey,  both  of  that  township.  They  had 
five  children:  H.  Cloyd;  Margaret  (Mrs. 
Weston  McChan),  of  Beale  township,  Juniata 
county;  Samuel,  of  Milford  township;  "Wil- 
liam, of  Fermanagh  township;  and  Jacob,  de- 
ceased. Mr.  Horning  was  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church.  He  was  an  old  line  AVhig. 
He  died  on  his  farm  in  Xovember,  1857. 
His  wife  still  resides  on  the  homestead  fann. 
H.  Cloyd  Horning  attended  the  Red  Bank 
school  house  in  his  native  township.  During 
his  early  days  he  resided  on  the  farm  with  his 
father,  but  at  the  death  of  the  latter,  which 
occurred  when  Cloyd  was  only  nine  years  old, 
he  went  to  his  grandfather,  Henry  Aughey, 
and  remained  Avitli  him  until  he  was  eighteen 
years  of  age.  During  this  time  he  assisted 
his  grandfather,  and  also  worked  on  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad.  At  the  age  of  nineteen, 
he  returned  home,  and  remained  with  his 
mother  for  three  years,  after  which  he  culti- 
vated the  Aughey  farm  for  seven  yeai-s.  He 
then  once  more  returned  to  the  homestead, 
where  he  has  since  remained.  In  1888  he 
j)lanted  on  his  farm  a  peach  orchard  contain- 
ing 2,100  trees,  and  became  one  of  the  first 
peach  growers  in  the  township.  In  1895, 
Mr.  Horning  bought  the  John  R.  Renno  farm, 
of  130  acres,  on  which  also  he  raises  peaches. 
He  purchased  the  Huft'  place  in  Milford  town- 
shijt,  which  contains  1,500  acres  of  land,  and 
at  this  place  he  raises  apples.  In  addition  to 
this,  he  makes  railroad  ties.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  local  Grange.  He  is  a  Democrat,  and 
has  been  auditor,  super^^isor,  overseer  of  the 
poor,  and  assessor  of  his  township.' 

In  18(3!l,  H.  (Jloyd  Horning  was  married  in 
Milford  township  to  Miss  Sarah  J.,  daughter 
of  Alexander  and  Rebecca  (Custer)  Mc- 
Chan. Mr.  McChan  is  a  farmer  of  ^Milford 
township,  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  his  wife 
is  of  (ierman  descent.  The  children  of  ]\lr. 
and  ^Irs.  Horning  are:  Emma  (Mi-s.  Abra- 
ham Zimmerman),  of  Akron,  O..  who  has 
one  child,  Laura  C. ;  Jolm  A.,  a  farmer  of 
Fermanagh  township,  who  married  Alillie, 
daughter  of  Ci.  C.  Harris,  of  Milford  town- 
ship, and  had  one  child.  Christian;   Lillie  ]\I. ; 


Rebecca  A.;  Kiiith  J.;  James  M.;  Charles 
L. ;  and  Laura  E.  Mr.  Horning  is  a  consist- 
ent member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  of  Avhich 
for  two  years  he  was  elder,  and  for  four  years 
a  deacon.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  build- 
ing committee,  and  was  a  teacher  in  the  Sun- 
day-school. All  of  his  children  are  members 
of  the  church  and  of  the  Y.  P.  C.  E.,  and 
Miss  Lillie  is  a  teacher  in  the  Sundav-school. 


WILLIAM  L.  PARTNER,  farmer  and 
fruit  grower  of  Milford  township,  Patterson, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Beale  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  Jamiary  12,  1855.  He 
is  a  son  of  Abraham  and  Martha  (Bruebaker) 
Partner.  His  grandfather,  Jacob  Partner, 
was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  a  prom- 
inent fanner  of  Juniata  county,  where  he 
owned  two  fanns,  one  of  112  acres,  on  which 
William  L.  Partner  now  resides,  and  another 
one  of  111  acres,  now  also  owned  by  his  grand- 
son, William  M.  He  married  Catherine 
Aughey,  sister  of  Henry  Aughey,  of  Milford 
townshi]"),  and  had  sixteen  children,  all  of 
whom  are  dead.  Jacob  Partner  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church,  and  was  one  of 
the  charter  members  of  St.  Stephen's  church 
in  Licking  Creek,  Juniata  county.  He  was  a 
Democrat.  Mr.  Partner  and  his  wife  both 
died  on  the  homestead  fann. 

Abraham  Partner,  father  of  William  L. 
Partner,  was  bom  in  Milford  township,  where 
his  son  now  resides.  He  received  an  education 
in  the  schools  of  his  native  township.  During 
his  boyhood  he  worked  on  the  farm,  but  when 
a  voung  man  he  learned  the  blacksmith  trade, 
which  he  followed  until  1861,  both  in  Mil- 
ford and  in  Beale  townships.  After  this  he 
farmed  the  homestead  until  1881,  when  he 
])nrchased  a  farm  of  sixty-four  acres  in  Beale 
township,  fonnerly  owned  by  Jacob  Brue- 
baker, and  called  the  Bruebaker  farm.  On 
this  he  made  many  improvements,  built  a 
large  bara,  and  here,  besides  farming,  he 
raised  stock.  Abraham  Partner  married 
]\lartha  Bruebaker.  a  native  of  Beale  town- 
ship. Their  children  were:  ]\Iary  C,  de- 
ceased; William  L. ;  Annie  (Mi-s.  Milton 
Guss),  of  Patterson;  and  Jacob  W.,  of  Beale 
township.  He  Avas  a  Democi-at.  He  was  a 
prominent  and  active  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  in  which  he  had  held  several  offices. 


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Abraliam  Partner  died  in  1889;  liis  wife 
jjassed  away  in  1893. 

AVilliam  L.  Partner  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Milford  township.  At  an  early  age 
he  engaged  in  farming,  anc^  has  continued  in 
that  occupation  ever  since.  In  1890,  he  began 
to  grow  peaches,  and  has  now  upwards  of 
eight  hundred  trees.  He  also  raises  stock  and 
sells  railroad  ties. 

On  November  12,  1878,  AVilliam  L.  Part- 
ner was  married  in  Milford  township,  to  Miss 
Jennie,  daughter  of  Finley  Brennon.  She  was 
born  in  that  township.  Their  children  are: 
Albert  A.,  attending  the  Patterson  high 
school:  Mason  F. ;  Edna  B. ;  and  Russel  Gr. 
Mr.  Partner  is  an  active  and  zealous  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church  of  Licking  Creek, 
in  which  he  has  held  the  office  of  elder.  He 
is  a  Democrat,  but  he  is  no  office  seeker,  and 
has  never  held  a  political  position.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  Lodge,  No.  911,  of 
Patterson.  "William  Partner  is  one  of  the 
most  respected  citizens  of  Juniata  county, 
and  is  held  in  great  honor  and  esteem  by  all 
who  know  him.  Finley  Brennon,  father  of 
Mrs.  Partner,  was  born  in  Bratton  township, 
Mifflin  county, Pa., December  20,1840.  He  is 
a  son  of  Michael  and  Lydia  (Trumpli)  Bren- 
non, and  is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  Michael 
Brennon,  father  of  Finley,  and  grandfather 
of  Mrs.  Partner,  Avas  born  in  New  York  State, 
February  17,  1795,  and  was  a  son  of  Michael 
and  Marion  Brennon.  Michael  Brennon,  a 
native  of  Ireland,  emigrated  to  America  and 
resided  on  the  Hudson  river,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  store-keeping.  The  father  of  Fin- 
ley Brennon  was  for  several  years  a  foreman 
on  the  Pennsylvania  canal,  after  which  he  re- 
moved to  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  and  settled  in 
the  Licking  Creek  valley,  Milford  township, 
where  he  bought  a  tract  of  land  which  he  im- 
proved and  cultivated.  During  the  war  of 
1812,  he  served  as  a  private  in  the  army.  He 
was  man-ied  in  Miffiin  county  to  Lydia  J. 
Trumph,  a  native  of  that  county,  and  had  five 
children:  Orren,  of  Lewistown,  Mifflin  coun- 
ty; John,  who  died  at  Altoona,  Pa.;  Sylves- 
ter, deceased;  Finley;  and  William,  of  Pat- 
terson. Mr.  Brennon  attended  the  Lutheran 
church  of  Licking  Creek.  He  was  a  Demo- 
crat.     He  died  in  1880,  and  his  wife  in  1856. 

Finley  Brennon  attended  school  at  Lewis- 
town,  Mifflin  county,  and  in  Licking  Creek 


valley,  Juniata  county.  He  remained  at 
home  until  his  mother's  death,  after  which  he 
started  out  for  himself,  working  on  the  neigh- 
boring farms  and  in  the  tannery  at  Licking 
Creek.  In  1866  he  bought  a  farm  of  twelve 
acres,  on  which  he  built  a  house  and  a  barn, 
and  made  other  improvements.  In  addition 
to  farming  he  raised  stock  and  grew  fruit. 
In  1863,  Mr.  Brennon  enlisted  at  Har- 
risburg,  Pa.,  in  Captain  Degen's  Com- 
pany D.,  Thirty-sixth  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers Militia,  commanded  by  Col.  H.  C. 
Alleman.  During  his  term  of  service  he 
did  guard  duty,  and  was  stationed  principally 
at  Gettysburg.  In  the  fall  of  1863  he  was 
discharged.  On  Januaiy  4,  1864,  he  re-en- 
listed, this  time  in  Company  E,  Third  Penn- 
sylvania Heavy  Artillery,  commanded  by 
Colonel  Roberts.  He  participated  in  some 
minor  ^engagements,  and  Avas  present  at 
Petersburg,  Ya.,  when  General  Lee  sur- 
rendered to  General  Grant.  In  1859  Mr. 
Brennon  Avas  married  at  MifflintOAvn  to  An- 
nie E.  BoAvers,  Avho  Avas  born  in  Licking  Creek 
valley,  and  is  a  daughter  of  George  and  Nancy 
(McCahren)  BoAvers.  Their  children  Avere: 
Rebecca  J.  (Mrs.  William  L.  Partner) ;  Clara 
R.  Qlrs.  Samuel  Dunn),  of  Patterson;  George 
E.;  and  Nancy  C,  Avife  of  Harry  Kauifman, 
a  railroad  man  of  Patterson.  Mr.  Brennon 
is  an  elder  of  the  Lutheran  church,  and  has 
held  the  position  of  deacon.  He  Avas  also  a 
teacher  in  the  Sunday-school.  Formerly  he 
Avas  a  Democrat,  but  he  is  noAV  a  Republican. 
Lie  is  a  member  of  the  Lieut.  D.  M.  AYilson 
Post,  No.  134,  G.  A.  R.,  of  MiffiintoAvn. 

George  BoAvcrs,  father  of  Mrs.  Finley 
Brennon,  and  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Partner, 
Avas  of  German  descent,  and  AA^as  born  in 
Adams  county.  Pa.,  September  26,  1814.  His 
father,  LeAvis  BoAvers,  Avas  a  native  of  Penn- 
sylvania, Avhere  he  engaged  in  store-keeping. 
During  the  Revolutionary  Avar  he  Avas  a  in-i- 
A'ate  in  the  army.  He  married  Elizabeth 
Brenisholtz,  and  had  four  childi'en:  George; 
Isaac;  Jacob;  and  Mary.  George  BoAvers 
learned  masoniy,  and  folloAved  that  A'ocation 
for  a  time  in  his  native  county.  Subsequently 
he  removed  to  Licking  Creek  valley,  Avliere 
besides  Avorking  at  his  ti-ade  he  engaged  in 
farming.  He  Avas  married  in  MifflintoAvn  to 
Miss  Nancy  McCahren,  a  native  of  Turl)ett 
toAvnship,  Juniata  county,  and  a  daughter  ol 


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James  McCaliren.  They  had  four  chilih-eii: 
Amiie  E.,  mother  of  Mrs.  Partner;  May  J., 
deceased;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Samuel  Guss),  of  Mil- 
ford  township;  and  John,  residing  in  Patter- 
son. Mr.  Bowers  was  a  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran church.  Formerly  he  was  a  AVhig, 
and  later  a  EepuLlican.  Plis  death  occurred 
April  14,  1807. 


DAVID  A.  ZIMMEEMAIs^,  merchant 
and  farmer  of  Milford  township,  Patterson 
P.  O.,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Lick- 
ing Creek  valley,  Milford  township,  where  he 
now  resides,  December  10,  1858.  Lie  is  a 
son  of  Alexander  and  Catharine  (Partner) 
Zimmerman.  Alexander  Zimmerman,  father 
of  David  L.  Zimmerman,  was  born  in  Juniata 
county.  When  a  young  man  he  learned  ma- 
sonry in  Miftlintown,  and  worked  there  until 
he  moved  to  Muddy  Kun,  Milford  township, 
where  he  still  followed  his  trade.  After  some 
years'  residence  there,  he  removed  to  Licking 
Creek  valley,  where  he  purchased  a  farm  of 
fifty  acres,  which  he  cultivated  in  addition 
to  his  former  occupation  of  masonry.  He 
married  Catharine  Partner,  a  native  of  Mil- 
ford township,  daughter  of  Jacob  Partner. 
Their  surviving  children  are :  Mary  E.  (Mrs. 
William  McCahan),  of  Milford  township;  Ja- 
cob P.,  of  Ohio;  AVilliam;  Catharine  A.  (Mrs. 
Nicholas  Bartell),  of  Toledo,  O.;  David  A.; 
Abraham  AV.,  of  Ohio;  Mattie  P.,  school 
teacher;  Milton  H.,  of  Akron,  O.  Those  de- 
ceased are :  Maggie ;  Sarah ;  John ;  Samuel  and 
Maria  (Mrs.  John  Pafhlor).  Mr.  Zimmer- 
man was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
Politically  he  was  a  Democrat.  He  died  in 
1876,  and  his  wife  in  1891. 

David  A.  Zimmerman  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Licking  Creek  valley.  His  early 
days  were  passed  at  home,  where  he  worked 
on  the  farm  and  chopped  trees  for  railroad  ties. 
After  spending  some  time  in  Akron,  O.,  he 
returned  and  took  charge  of  the  farm.  In 
1887,  he  opened  a  store  in  Licking  Creek  val- 
ley, which  he  still  owns.  Mr.  Zimmei-man 
is  a  Democrat;  he  has  been  supervisor  and 
tax  collector  of  the  township. 

In  1881,  Mr.  Zimmerman  was  married  in 
Milford  township  to  Miss  Kebecca  Kiser,  a 
native  of  Spruce  Hill  township,  Juniata  coun- 
ty; they  had  five  children:  Lydia;  Raymond 
L. ;  and  Rudolph  S. ;  all  suiwiving;  and  Ralph 
and  Linnie,  deceased.     In  1888  Mrs.  Rebecca 


Zimmerman  died,  and  in  1892  Mr.  Zimmer- 
man married  Sarah,  daughter  of  AVilliam 
Clock,  and  widow  of  James  DePew.  One 
child  was  born  to  this  union,  Millie  AV.  Mrs. 
Zimmerman  had  .three  children  by  her  first 
husband:  Bertha  E.;  Mary  E.;  and  a  child 
who  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Zimmerman  is  a 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which  he 
holds  the  position  of  deacon.  He  is  also  a 
superintendent  and  a  teacher  in  the  Sunday- 
school. 


AVILLIAM  M.  PARTIs^ER,  Patterson, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  a  farmer  and  fruit  grower 
of  Milford  townshi|),  was  born  in  Licking 
Creek  valley,  Milford  township,  April  16, 
1847.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Catharine 
(Guss)  Partner.  John  Partner  was  born  in 
Milford  township,  and  was  a  son  of  Jacob 
Partner.  During  his  boyhood  he  received  a 
good  education.  His  whole  life  Avas  passed 
on  the  farm  in  Licking  Creek  valley,  half  of 
which  he  purchased  when  he  was  a  young 
man,  and  continued  to  cultivate  it  until  his 
death.  He  was  married  in  Milford  township 
to  Miss  Catharine  Guss,  who  was  born  in 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  daughter  of  Henry  Guss, 
a  farmer  of  Milford  township.  Their  chil- 
dren were :  AVilliam  M. ;  Siisan  (Mrs.  George 
Kauffman),  of  Milford  township;  Sarah  (Mrs. 
Samuel  Guss),  of  I^ebraska;  Mary  (Mrs.  J. 
B.  Croushorne),  of  Illinois;  Ida  (Mrs.  J.  E. 
Hartley),  deceased;  Jacob,  who  died  young; 
and  four  children  who  died  in  infancy.  John 
Partner  was  an  old  school  Democrat;  he  was 
no  office-seeker.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran church.  Mr.  Partner  died  on  his  farm 
in  1875,  his  wife  surviving  him  imtil  Octo- 
ber, 1889. 

AVilliam  M.  Partner  received  a  very  limited 
education,  attending  the  Maple  Grove  school- 
house  in  Licking  jCreek  valley  only  three 
months  each  year.  Until  he  was  twenty-one 
years  old  he  assisted  his  father  on  the  farm, 
then  he  worked  on  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road for  a  year  and  a  half,  after  which  he  re- 
turned to  the  homestead,  where  he  has  ever 
since  resided.  Upon  the  death  of  his  father 
he  purchased  the  farm,  on  which  he  has  made 
many  improvements,  including  the  planting 
of  a  fine  peach  orchard.  In  1870  AVilliam  M. 
Partner  was  married  in  Milford  township  to 
Miss  Jane  E.,  daughter  of  James  Colyer,  a 
fanner  of  that  place.     Their  six  children  are : 


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James  E.,  who  works  on  liis  father's  farm; 
Alice  M. ;  Mary  J.;  Annie  C. ;  Harvey  F. ; 
and  Eddie  C.  Mr.  Partner  is  a  zealous  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which  he  holds 
the  positions  of  elder  and  deacon.  .  He  was 
also  a  teacher  in  the  Sunday-school.  He  it  a 
Democrat,  and  although  he  is  no  office-seeker, 
he  has  tmce  been  elected  a  director  of  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  the  township.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Grange,  and  has  held  the  positions  of 
door-keeper,  treasurer  and  overseer.  He  is 
also  a  member  of  Victoria  Lodge,  K'o.  911,  L 
O.  O.  F.,  of  Patterson,  and  of  the  Juniata 
Valley  Encampment  of  the  same  order. 

James  Colyer,  father  of  Mrs.  Partner,  who 
is  of  English  descent,  was  born  in  Juniata 
county,  and  was  a  son  of  Richard  and  Lydia 
(Shields)  Colyer.  The  greater  part  of  his  life 
was  passed  in  Milford  township,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  farming.  He  was  married  in  Mif- 
flin, Juniata  county,  to  Miss  Margaret  Tison, 
a  native  of  Walker  township,  in  the  same 
county;  their  children  were:  Cloyd;  Jane 
(Mrs.  William  M.  Partner);  Alice;  Frank; 
Charles;  William;  and  four  who  died  young. 
Mr.  Colyer  was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church.  In  his  political  views  he  was  Demo- 
cratic. He  died  in  1876.  His  wife  is  now 
living  with  William  M.  Partner.  In  1893, 
she  had  the  misfortune  to  lose  her  eyesight. 


JAMES  M.  RICE,  Walnut,  Juniata  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  a  fanner  and  stockman  of  Milford 
township,  was  bom  in  Saville  township.  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  June  20,  1850.  He  is  a  son  of 
Conrad  and  Elizabeth  (jSTotestine)  Rice.  His 
grandfather,  Conrad  Rice,  Sr.,  was  a  native 
of  Chester  county.  Pa.,  and  was  a  fanner. 
He  removed  to  Saville  township,  Peny  coim- 
ty,  becoming  one  of  its  first  residents.  Some 
years  later  he  went  to  Juniata  county,  where 
he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  days,  and  died 
in  1855.  He  was  married  twice,  his  first  wife 
being  Miss  Foose,  a  native  of  Perry  county; 
they  had  five  children:  Samiiel;  William; 
Margaret  (Mrs.  Fredeiiek  Shell) ;  Sarah  (Mrs. 
Michael  Ickes);  and  Conrad.  The  mother  of 
these  children  died  in  Saville  township,  and 
Mr.  Rice  then  married  Miss  Catharine  Stoney, 
of  Cumberland  county,  Pa.  He  was  a  Demo- 
crat.   He  attended  the  Lutheran  church. 

Conrad  Rice,  Jr.,  father  of  James  M.  Rice, 
was  born  in  PeiTy  county,  where  he  attended 


school  and  received  a  good  education.  Be- 
sides being  an  excellent  reader,  he  was  a  care- 
ful student  of  the  Bible.  After  leaving 
school  he  became  a  millwright,  and  worked 
in  that  calling  for  several  years.  Then  he 
assisted  his  father  in  farming  on  the  home- 
stead until  1850.  His  father  then  gave  him 
a  farm,  on  which  he  made  many  improve- 
ments, building  a  fine  house,  planting  or- 
chards, etc.  Mr.  Rice  was  married  in  Tur- 
bett  township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  to  Miss 
Elizabeth  Notestine,  a  native  of  Cumberland 
county,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Christiana 
(Tress)  Notestine.  Her  father  was  a  hatter; 
he  died  in  Turbett  township.  They  had  these 
children:  Jonathan,  deceased;  Sarah  (Mrs. 
David  L.  Swartz),  mother  of  Hon.  William 
Swartz,  judge  of  the  common  pleas  court  of 
Juniata  count}';  Jane,  who  died  young; 
Elizabeth,  living  with  James  M.  Rice;  Jane 
M.  (Mrs.  John  Wisehaupt),  mother  of  G.  W. 
Wisehaupt,  of  Port  Royal,  Juniata  county; 
Susan  (Mrs.  Jacob  AVisehaupt),  of  Spruce  Hill 
township,  deceased;  Kate  (Mrs.  George  J. 
Rice),  of  Madison  township,  Perry  county; 
Rebecca,  who  died  young;  William,  deceased; 
and  James  M.  Mr.  Rice  was  a  consistent 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which  he 
had  held  the  position  of  elder  and  deacon.  In 
all  church  matters  he  took  very  active  part. 
He  was  a  Democrat,  and  was  elected  to  various 
offices,  among  them  being  those  of  school  di- 
rector and  supen'isor.  Conrad  Rice  died  in 
1876. 

James  M.  Rice  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Saville  township.  He  re- 
mained at  home  with  his  father  until  he  was 
thirty  years  of  age,  and  then  went  to  Ickes- 
burg.  Perry  county,  where  he  fanned  for  three 
year's.  In  1883  he  returned  to  Juniata  coun- 
ty, Avhere,  for  nine  years,  he  cultivated  the 
John  Jenkins  farm  in  Milford  township;  he 
then  bought  a  farm  of  180  acres,  known  as  the 
Wallsmith  fanu,  on  which  he  has  since  re- 
sided. Besides  farming,  he  deals  extensively 
in  stock.  Mr.  Rice  supports  the  principles 
of  Democracy,  but  does  not  seek  office. 

In  1877  James  M.  Rice  was  man-ied  at 
Mt.  Holly,  Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  to  Mary 
E.  Zug,  who  was  one  of  the  nine  children  of 
Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Culver)  Zug.  Mr.  Zug 
was  a  farmer  and  paper  manufacturer.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  R!ce  have  these  children:  Charles, 
who  is  attending  the  high  school  at  Mifflin- 


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town;  Anuie  L. ;  and  Mary  K.  Mr.  Rice  is 
a  zealous  member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  in 
Avhich  he  hokls  the  office  of  deacon.  During 
liis  residence  in  Perry  county  he  sensed  as  a 
superintendent  of  the  Suuday-sehooL 


SOLOMOX  S.  SHIRK,  Patterson,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  was  horn  in  AValker  township, 
Juniata  county,  July  '.il,  1843.  He  is  a  son 
of  James  and  Elizabeth  (Moist)  Shirk.  Da- 
A-id  Shirk,  his  grandfather,  who  was  of  Ger- 
man descent,  Avas  born  in  Lancaster  county, 
Pa.,  and  removed  to  Juniata  county.  Later 
he  resided  in  Bedford  county,  and  died  there. 
He  married  Mary  Love,  and  had  ten  children : 
James;  John;  David;  Barbara;  Joseph;  Sam- 
uel; Michael;  Christopher;  Levi;  and  Henry. 
James  Shirk,  father  of  Solomon  Shirk,  was 
born  in  Lancaster  county.  Lie  was  a  plas- 
terer, and  was  in  business  all  his  life.  He 
married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Henry  Moist. 
Their  children  Avere:  Solomon;  Jennie  (Mrs. 
John  Woodward) ;  David ;  and  Clyde.  James 
Shirk  died  in  1850. 

Solomon  Shirk  Avas  educated  in  Fermanagh 
township,  and  Avhen  sixteen  years  old  learned 
his  father's  trade.  In  18G5  Mr.  Shirk  en- 
listed in  Company  A,  One  Hundred  and  Sev- 
enth Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  seiwed  un- 
til the  close  of  the  war.  Then  he  farmed  in 
dift'erent  places  until  1880,  Avhen  he  moA'ed 
to  the  farm  on  Avhich  he  noAV  resides.  He  is 
a  Republican;  he  has  serA^ed  as  school  direc- 
tor and  as  inspector  of  elections. 

In  1869  Solomon  Shirk  married  Susan  Hal- 
deman,  Avho  died  three  months  later.  In  1871 
he  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Thomas  Beale, 
They  had  three  children:  Bertha;  David;  and 
AViliiam.  Mr.  Shirk  attends  the  Presbyte- 
rian church. 


MITCHEL  II.  YARXES,  Patterson.  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Juniata  coun- 
ty, February  17,  1836.  He  is  a  son  of  Isaac 
and  Jane  (Arnold)  Varnes.  His  grandfather, 
Valentine  Varnes,  Avas  a  native  of  France,  AA'ho 
came  to  America  during  the  Revolutionary 
Avar,  and  was  captain  of  a  company  in  the  Con- 
tineiita]  army.  lie  then  settled  on  Duncan's 
Island,  Dauphin  county.  Pa.  His  children 
Avere:  Valentine;  George;  Isaac;  Abraham; 
Rebecca;  and  Susan.  Isaac  Varnes,  father  of 
Mitchel  H.  Vanies,  was  born  in  Perry  county 
in  1801.  When  a  young  man  he  settled  near 
Mifflintowu,    Juniata    countv,    ])ut    later   re- 


moved to  Milford  toAvnship  and  rented  a  farm. 
He  married  Jane  Arnold,  and  had  ten  chil- 
dren: Arnold;  Phoebe;  Isaac;  Ezra;  Mary; 
Mitchel;  Michael;  Maggie;  Lizzie;  and  Sarah. 
Mitchel  H.  Varnes  Avas  educated  in  ]\lilford 
township.  After  working  on  his  uncle's  farm 
for  thirteen  years,  he  received  an  appointment 
as  Avatchman  in  the  LcAvistown  Xarrows.  In 
1867  he  rented  and  seven  years  later  pur- 
chased the  fanu  on  Avhich  he  noAV  resides.  He 
is  a  Democrat,  voting,  but  not  seeking  office 
for  himself.  He  Avas  overseer  of  the  poor  for 
sixteen  years.  In  1863  Mitchel  H.  Vanies 
Avas  married  to  Martha  Heikes.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  William;  Jennie  (Mrs.  William 
Isenberg);  Sarah  (Mi-s.  Grant  Honer);  Mary 
(Mrs.  Allen  Buckwalter);  John;  George;  Re- 
becca; AndrcAV,  deceased;  Emma;  and  a  child 
Avho  died  in  infancy.  ]\Ir.  Varnes  attends  the 
Old  School  Baptist  church. 


WILLIAM  II.  WILLETT,  Patterson,  Mil- 
ford  township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  Avas  born 
in  Wells  toAvnship,  Fulton  county.  Pa.,  Feb- 
ruary 4,  1841.  Samuel  Willett,  his  grand- 
father, Avas  a  farmer.  He  was  twice  married, 
his  last  Avife  being  Mrs.  EdAvards,  the  grand- 
mother of  William  H.  His  death  occurred 
in  Fulton  county.  Pa.  He  voted  Avith  the 
old  AVhig  party.  His  church  meml)ership 
Avas  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  communion. 
Allen  AVillett,  father  of  William  II.  Willett, 
Avas  born  in  Fulton  county,  owned  400  acres 
of  land,  j^artly  coal  land,  and  succeeded  Avell 
as  a  farmer  and  dealer  in  live  stock.  He 
married  Sarah  A.  Green,  born  in  Wells  toAATi- 
ship,  Fulton  county,  Pa.,  daughter  of  Xa- 
thaniel  Green.  Their  children  are:  Ilum- 
])hrey,  of  California,  a  soldier  in  the  late  Avar; 
Oliver,  Avas  killed  in  the  late  Avar  in  the  Indian 
Territory;  ('onlclia  (Mrs.  Alexander  Boyd), 
of  TojJeka,  Kan.;  William  11.;  Fannie  (Mrs. 
H.  L.  Layton)),  of  Emporia,  Kan.;  George 
A.,  Peabody,  Kan.;  Cambridge  G.,  of  To- 
peka,  Kan.;  and  one  infant  that  died  un- 
named. -Mrs.  Sarah  Willett  died  in  Fulton 
countv,  and  Mr.  Willett  manned  Margaret 
Heni'v,  wi<l,,w  of  Air.  Woodcock.  Mr.'Wil- 
lett  was  a  Iu'])ublicau.  He  served  as  steward 
in  the  Methodist  Ej)iscopal  cluu'ch. 

AVilliam  H.  Willett  attended  the  public 
schools  in  his  native  toAvnship,  and  in  Raines- 
burg,  Bedford  county.  September  1,  1861, 
he  enlisted  at  Wells  toAvnship,  Fulton  county, 
in  Company  F,  Seventy-seventh  Pennsylvania 


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Volunteers,  Col.  F.  Stumbaugli  and  Capt. 
Henry  Wisliart,  and  was  mustered  into  ser- 
■vice  at  Pittsburg,  Pa.  He  participated  in  the 
battles  of  Pittsburg  Landing,  Stone  River, 
Liberty  Gap,  Lookout  Mountain,  Nasliville 
and  Resaca,  and  was  with  Sherman  at  the  siege 
of  Atlanta,  where  he  received  a  Avound  in  his 
right  arm.  He  was  in  the  service  three  and 
a  half  years.  He  was  first  sergeant  of  his 
company  and  orderly  sergeant,  and  was  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  second  lieutenant  by 
Governor  (Airtin,  of  Pennsylvania.  He  af- 
terwards farmed  in  Fulton  county  until  1869, 
in  Douglas  county,  Ivan.,  for  eight  years,  then 
on  the  homestead  until  1893,  Avhen  he  sold  it 
and  removed  to  Xewton  Hamilton.  A  year 
later  he  bought  the  Berdell  fann  of  100  acres 
in  Milford  township,  where  he  has  since  re- 
sided. Lie  is  a  Republican,  and  has  been  on 
the  school  board.  He  is  a  meml)er  of  Wilson 
Post,  G.  A.  R.,  and  of  the  Juniata  A'ctcran 
Association. 

AVilliam  H.  AVillett  was  married  at  Xew- 
ton  Hamilton,  Pa.,  December  21,  1805,  to 
Mary  E.,  daughter  of  (Jeorge  and  Matilda 
(Morrison)  Askin.  Their  children  are:  Kl- 
wood;  Myrtle,  school  teacher  and  later  wife 
of  William  ^IcWhinney,  of  Boon  Grove,  Ind. ; 
Carrie  F. ;  Laura  C.  (Mrs.  Foster  Gallaher); 
and  Alda.  Mr.  Willett  is  a  member  (if  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  lias  been 
class  leader,  Sunday-school  teacher  and  stew- 
ard. 


WILLIAM  V.  LFOXARD,  Patterson,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  born  at  Academia,  Ju- 
niata ciiunty,.  October  7,  1852.  He  is  a  son 
of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Jacobs)  Leonard. 
Joseph  Leonard,  his  grandfather,  was  of  Ger- 
man descent.  His  son,  William  Leonard, 
father  of  William  C,  Avas  born  at  Donnall^^s 
Mills,  Perry  county.  Pa.  He  was  for  many 
years  a  miller,  and  now  lives  a  retired  life  at 
Academia.  He  married  Elizabeth  Jacobs, 
and  had  nine  children. 

William  C.  Leonard  attended  the  public 
schools  and  the  academy  of  Academia.  His 
boyhood  was  passed  at  Pomeroys  Mills,  Acad- 
emia, but  in  1879  he  removed  Avith  his  father 
to  Fulton,  Mo.,  Avhere  he  remained  about 
three  years.  Returning  east,  he  learned  mill- 
ing at  Mexico,  Pa.  From  this  place  he  went 
to  Atkinsons  Mills,  Mifflin  county.  Pa,  and 
then  worked  for  his  father  at  Pomeroys  Mills, 


Academia.  In  1876  he  went  to  Donnallys 
Mills,  and  Avorked  there  for  eight  years,  after 
Avhich  he  Avent  to  Xebraska  and  Kansas,  Avhere 
he  remained  six  months.  In  ISUl:  he  pur- 
chased the  mill  Avhicli  he  noAV  owns.  He  is 
a  Republican,  and  has  served  as  inspector  of 
elections.  In  1877  William  C.  Leonard  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  A.,  daughter  of  William  Baker, 
of  Donnallys  Mills.  Their  children  are :  Mary ; 
Bessie;  LcAvis;  Cloyd;  Blanche;  and  Anna. 
]\Ir.  Leonard  is  a  member  of  the  ]\Iethodist 
Episcopal  church. 


WILLIAM  W.  :MITCHELL,  Patterson, 
Milford  toAvnship,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  Avas 
born  near  West  Chester,  Chester  county.  Pa., 
August  17,  1829.  Michael  Mitchell,  his 
father,  Avas  born  in  Germany.  His  mother 
died  on  the  passage  to  this  country.  His 
father  settled  permanently  in  Lancaster  coun- 
ty. ^Michael  had  a  good  education,  and 
k'arned  the  trade  of  nailer  at  Bridgeton,  X. 
J.,  Avhere  he  Avas  reared  by  Benjamin  ReeA'es. 
In  1846  he  came  to  Milford  toAvnship,' Juniata 
county.  Avhere  he  Avas  engaged  for  three  years 
in  the  uianufactiu'e  of  glue.  Then  purchas- 
ing a  farm  of  ninety-eight  acres,  he  farmed 
until  1861,  Avhen  he  began  shipping  iron  ore, 
Avliich  occupation  he  continued  until  his  death 
at  Patterson,  Pa.,  in  ls71.  He  married  first 
Abigail,  daughter  of  AVilliam  Woodrough,  of 
Xew  Jersey,  a  soldier  of  the  Avar  of  1812. 
Their  children  ai'o:  Charles,  of  Mexico,  Mo.; 
John,  deceased;  William  W.;  Samuel  M.,  of 
Iloutzdale,  Pa.;  and  one  child  died  young, 
unnamed.  ]\lr.  Alitcheirs  second  A\dfe  Avas 
Hannah  (!.  Dowlin,  by  Avhoni  he  had  one 
child.  Later  he  married  Margaret  McKonky, 
by  Avliom  he  had  one  child,  Benjamin  P.,  of 
Han-isburg.  Mr.  Mitchell  Avas  first  a  AVhig, 
and  later  a  Republican.  He  Avas  a  member 
of  the  ]\Iethodist  Episcopal  ehin-ch. 

William  W.  Mitchell  attended  school  at 
Bridgeton,  X.  J.,  at  Laurel  Forge  and  Plioe- 
nixA'ille,  Chester  county.  Pa.,  and  also  in 
Reading,  Pa.  He  assisted  in  the  nail  busi- 
ness, glue  factory  and  on  the  farm  until  he 
Avas  of  age,  and  from  that  time  until  1862  Avas 
employed  as  a  track  hand  by  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad  Company.  In  August,  1862,  he  en- 
listed for  nine  months  at  Han-isburg,  Pa.,  in 
Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  TAventy-sixth 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  Colonel  Elder  and 
Capt.  J.  P.  Wharton,  and  was  in  the  battles 


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of  Fi'edoriekrtburg,  Aiitietam  and  Ohaucellors- 
ville.  In  Jannarj,  1804,  lie  re-eulisted  in 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  fur  three  years,  in  Com- 
pany I,  Third  Artillery,  xifter  one  year  and 
ten  months  of  service  he  was  discharged  at 
Philadelphia  in  November,  1SG5,  resumed 
■work  as  a  track  hand  on  the  Pennsylvania 
Kailroad,  and  cuntinueil  it  until  ISlsT,  when 
he  retired. 

William  W.  Mitchell  was  married  first  to 
Mary  A.,  daughter  of  Peter  Brackbill.  Their 
children  were:  Matilda  (Mrs.  John  AVeller), 
of  Patterson,  Pa. ;  and  James  Theodore.  His 
wife  dying  in  1853-,  he  married  Margaret  A., 
daughter  of  Andrew  and  Susan  Switzer. 
Their  children  are:  Alfred  C,  who  was 
drowned  near  Cameron,  Pa.,  April  9,  187-i; 
Lydia  (Mrs.  Joseph  Glen),  of  Annstrong 
county.  Pa.;  Anna  (Mrs.  T.  C.  Brant),  of 
Huntingdon,  Pa.;  David,  of  Ohio;  Charles, 
of  Ohio;  George,  was  killed  on  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad  at  Patterson,  Pa.,  March  11, 
1887;  and  Edward,  railroad  employee,  Pat- 
terson, Pa.  Mrs.  Mitchell  died  October  9, 
1892.  Mr.  Mitchell  is  liberal  in  politics,  vot- 
ing independently  for  the  best  men.  He  is 
a  member  of  Wilson  Post,  G.  A.  E.,  at  Mif- 


ELMER  E.  McMEEisT,  Patterson,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Turbett  township, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  December  4,  1861,  and 
is  a  son  of  Samuel  R.  and  Hannah  (Rice)  Mc- 
Meen.  Robert  McMeen,  his  grandfather,  was 
a  carjaenter,  settled  in  Turbett  township,  and 
married  Margaret  Rice,  daughter  of  Peter 
Rice.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church  and  died  in  1830  or  1831.  His  chil- 
dren are:  Samuel;  Laird,  deceased;  Robert; 
and  William,  deceased.  His  son,  Samuel  Mc- 
Meen, was  born  in  Turbett  township,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  in  1823.  He  was  a  shoenuiker 
fQr  twenty-five  years.  In  1895,  he  moved  to 
Patterson,  Pa.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  serv- 
ed as  supervisor,  tax  collector,  etc.  He  was 
married  jSTovember  24,  1844,  to  Hannah  Rice, 
daughter  of  Jacob  Rice,  who  died  j\Iay  30, 
1895,  having  reared  four  children:  George; 
John;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Charles  IMcCormick);  and 
Elmer  E.  He  is  a  member  of  the  ^Methodist 
church. 

Elmer  E.  ]\re]\reen  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools.  In  1S79,  he  went  to  Illinois 
and  farmed  there  until  ISRl.whcn  he  returned 


to  Juniata  county.  Pa.  In  1882  he  worked  in 
the  store  of  his  brother-in-law,  Charles  Mc- 
Cormick,  at  Port  Royal,  and  for  the  next  three 
years  in  the  store  of  T.  J.  Midsoyh,  at  Patter- 
son, Pa.  From  1885  until  1892,  he  was  in 
partnership  with  W.  M.  Beale;  he  then  with- 
drew and  conducted  a  store  at  Huntingdon, 
Pa.,  until  JSTovember,  1893.  On  December 
5,  1893,  he  opened  his  present  business.  Mr. 
McMeen  is  a  member  of  Union  Lodge,  No. 
324,  F.  and  A.  M..,  MifHintown;  of  Patterson 
Lodge,  Xo.  911,  L  O.  O.  F.;  of  P.  O.  S.  A.; 
and  of  the  Jr.  O.  U.  A.  M.  He  is  a  Democrat, 
and  was  elected  county  auditor  in  1890,  but 
resigned  the  office  in  1892.  He  is  a  member 
and  the  secretary  of  the  school  board. 

Elmer  E.  McMeen  was  married  in  1884  to 
Miss  Sarah  Lesh,  daughter  of  Daniel  Lesh,  of 
Port  Royal,  Juniata  county.  Pa.  They  have 
one  child,  Ralph.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McMeen  are 
members  of  the  Presbj'terian  church  of  Mif- 
flintown,  Pa. 


SAMUEL  AUGHEY  SULOFF,  M.  D., 
Patterson,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  in 
T'crmanagli  township,  Juniata  county.  Pa., 
September  12,  1857,  son  of  Henry  and  Eliza- 
beth (Aughey)  Suloff.  He  was  educated  in 
the  township  schools  and  in  the  State  Normal 
School,  Sliippei'isburs:,  Pa.  He  read  medicine 
in  the  office  of  Dr.^T.  A.  Elder,  of  Mifflin- 
town,  attended  lectures  at  Rush  Medical  Col- 
lege, of  Chicago,  and  received  his  diploma 
from  that  institution  in  1882.  He  began  prac- 
tice at  Newport,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  and  one 
year  later  removed  to  Patterson,  where  he  has 
since  been  professionally  engaged.  Formerly 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Juniata  Valley  Medi- 
cal Association ;  is  now  secretary  of  the  Coun- 
ty Medical  Society,  and  also  a  member  of  the 
State  ]\Iedical  Society.  Dr.  Suloff  is  a  Demo- 
crat; he  has  been  a  school  director  for  six 
years  and  a  member  of  the  council. 

Dr.  Suloff  was  married  in  ISSS,  to  TiUie  F., 
daughter  of  John  C.  Powell,  of  Lewistown, 
Pa. ;  they  have  one  child,  Donald  F.  Dr.  and 
]\frs.  Suloff  are  active  members  of  the  Evan- 
gelical Lutheran  church,  of  which  the  Doctor 
has  been  a  trustee  for  twelve  vears. 


IIOAVARD  KIRIv,  Patterson,  Juniata 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  !Mifflintown,  Pa., 
August  29',  1849,  and  is  a  son  of  James  and 
]\rartha     (Saicer)    Kirk.       His    great-grand- 


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father,  William  Kirk,  a  native  of  Scotland, 
came  to  America  about  1740  or  '45,  and  was 
one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Tusearora  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  Pa.,  where  he  engaged 
in  fanning.  He  Avas  a  Presbyterian.  His 
gTandson,  James  Kirk,  son  of  William  and 
father  of  Howard  Kirk,  was  born  in  Tusearora 
township  in  1801,  and  received  a  liberal  edu- 
cation, after  Avhieh  he  taught  schoi:)l  in  Juni- 
ata and  Cumberland  counties.  Early  in  the 
"40's",  he  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  in 
Mifllintown,  Pa.,  and  continued  in  this  occu- 
pation until  his  death  in  1870.  He  was  a 
Democrat,  and  served  in  various  offices.  His 
religious  training  was  Presbyterian,  but  after 
his  marriage  he  iinited  with  the  Lutheran 
church.  He  married  Martha  Saiger,  of  Lan- 
caster county,  Pa.,  who  died  in  1882.  Five 
of  their  seven  children  are  living:  JVIai'y  Jane 
(Mrs.  J.  Herman  Bosler),  of  Carlisle,  Pa.; 
Savilla  Charlotte  airs.  Dr.  J.  G.  Trimble),  of 
Philadelphia;  John  W.,  clerk  in  the  F.  S. 
Eevenue  Office,  Lancaster,  Pa.;  Margaretta, 
wife  of  Hon.  Benjamin  Walters,  ex-member 
of  the  legislature;  and  Howard. 

Howard  Kirk  was  reared  and  educated  in 
Mifflintown,  Pa.  For  three  years  he  Avas  a  tel- 
egraph operator  for  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road Company.  Li  1878,  he  began  his  pres- 
ent business,  that  of  dealing  in  confectionery, 
tobacco,  news  and  stationery,  at  Patterson. 
He  is  a  Democrat,  and  in  1S84  was  chairman 
of  the  Democratic  County  Committee.  He 
served  as  postmaster  of  Patterson,  Pa.,  from 
1885  to  1889;  at  present  he  is  the  treasurer 
of  Patterson  borough.  He  is  also  treasurer  of 
the  Friendship  Fire  Company.  Li  1894, 
Howard  Kirk  married  ]\[.  Jeannette,  daughter 
of  William  ]\rarks,  of  :\rifflin  county!  Pa. 
They  have  one  child,  Edward  Bosler.  ^Mrs. 
Kirk  is  a  meml)er  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 

JOHIST  A.  LEACH,  Patterson,  :\rilford 
township,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in 
Beale  township,  jSTovember  13,  1858.  son  of 
Clement  and  Sarah  (Carter)  Leach.  Clement 
Leach  is  a  farm  laborer  and  fence  builder,  and 
resides  in  Beale  township,  Juniata  county.  Pa. 
He  married  Sarah  Carter,  both  of  Welsh  de- 
scent. Their  children  are:  Rebecca;  Susan- 
na; John  A.;  Ellen,  deceased;  Clement;  Wil- 
liam; Zeriah;  and  James,  deceased.  Mr. 
T^each  is  a  Democrat.  Lie  attends  the  Pres- 
byterian church. 


John  A.  Leach  was  a  pupil  in  the  public 
schools  and  the  academy  in  Beale  township. 
He  worked  for  a  time  as  a  f armei*,  and  then  for 
four  years  drove  a  stage,  carrying  the  U.  S. 
Mail  between  Academia  and  Mifflintown. 
After  several  years'  service  as  car  inspector 
for  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company,  he 
worked  in  the  Jacobs  House  at  MifflintoAvn. 
He  then  engaged  in  the  business  of  shipping 
lumber  and  railroad  ties,  in  which  for  the 
past  sixteen  years  he  has  been  very  successful. 
Mr.  Leach  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  as 
chairman  of  the  Democratic  county  commit- 
tee. 

John  A.  Leach  was  married  in  1877  to 
Clara,  daughter  of  Zerah  Dolen.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Bessie  M.;  Clara  Emma;  Cloyd  C; 
and  Charles  C.  The  family  attend  the  Evan- 
eelical  church. 


W.  H.  J.  HOLM  AX,  D.  D.  S.,  Patterson, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  at  Mexico, 
Walker  township,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  Janu- 
ary 13,  1858,  and  is  a  son  of  David  and  Bar- 
bara (Knisely)  Holmaii.  Conrad  Holman,  his 
grandfather,  resided  in  Spring  township. 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  and  was  married  three 
times,  his  third  wife  being  the  mother  of  Da- 
vid, father  of  Dr.  Llohnan.  John  Holman,  a 
son  by  the  first  wife,  came  to  AValker  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  Pa.,  about  1845,  and 
engaged  in  farming.  David  Holman  was 
born  in  Perry  coimty.  Pa.,  September  5,  1831, 
and  came  to  Juniata  county  about  1851.  He 
learned  the  trade  of  moulder.  Later  he  was 
a  despatcher  on  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  at 
Mifflintown,  and  then  for  fifteen  years  was 
an  engineer  on  the  Middle  Di^asion  of  the 
same  road.  He  was  a  Democrat,  served  as 
president  of  the  borough  council  of  Mifflin- 
towii,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternity. Llis  death  occurred  June  22,  1895. 
Both  Mr.  Holman  and  his  wife  were  members 
of  the  Lutheran  church.  He  was  mamed 
July  5,  1853,  to  Barbara,  daughter  of  Samuel 
Knisely,  and  she  survives  him,  with  two  chil- 
dren:   Dr.  Llolman;  and  Clara. 

Dr.  W.  H.  J.  Holman  was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  Patterson,  became  a  bookkeeper 
and  cashier  in  a  mercantile  business,  and  re- 
mained there  until  he  was  twenty-four  years 
of  age.  He  studied  dentistry'  with  Dr.  G.  L. 
Derr,  of  Mifflintown,  Pa.,  and  graduated  from 
the   Philadelphia   Dental    College   in    1886, 


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since  Avhioh  time  lie  has  been  in  sueessful 
jiraetiee  at  Patterson.  Dr.  Holman  is  a 
stockholder  in  tlie  Lancaster  Traction  Com- 
pany, and  has  been  treasurer  of  the  Ferma- 
nagh Building  and  Loan  xVssociation  for  some 
years.  In  the  Odd  Fellows'  fraternity  he  is 
prominent  and  active,  being  a  member  of 
Victoria  Lodge,  Xo.  911,  which  he  organised 
in  December,  1890,  and  of  Juniata  Valley 
Encamjwnent,  Xo.  305.  He  is  the  present 
District  Deputy  Grand  Patriarch  of  the  order, 
and  vice-president  of  the  Odd  Fellows'  Or- 
phans Llome,  of  central  Pennsylvania.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  Coeolamus  Lodge,  Xo. 
397,  K.  P.  Dr.  Holman  is  a  Republican.  Dr. 
Holman  -was  married  in  February,  1890,  to 
Kate  K.,  daughter  of  Michael  and  Amanda 
Hawk,  of  Patterson,  Pa.;  have  one  child, 
Clara  Amanda.  Dr.  Holman  is  a  member  of 
the  Lutheran  church  at  Mifflintown,  and  has 
long  been  president  of  its  lioard  of  trustees. 


OKESOX  FAMILY  of  TUSCARORA 
VALLEY. — John  Okeson  was  the  fii-st  repre- 
sentative in  America,  of  this,  as  far  as  known, 
the  only  family  of  that  name  in  the  LTnited 
States.  He  was  a  native  of  the  city  of  Am- 
sterdam, Holland,  and  a  grandson  of  Jans 
Okerson,  as  the  name  Avas  then  known,  who 
distinguished  himself  in  a  heroic  engagement, 
which  occurred  during  the  Spanish  invasion 
of  Holland.  This  battle  was  made  the  object 
of  a  famous  painting  by  the  celebrated  artist, 
Rembrandt,  one  of  the  best  Avorks  found  in 
the  great  Art  Museum  of  Amsterdam.  John 
Okeson  came  to  America  in  the  year  1(;90 
and  Avent  out  into  the  Avilderness  of  Xcav  Jer- 
sey, taking  up  lands  near  Avhere  the  toAvn  of 
Flemington  stands.  He  Avas  married  and  had 
tAvo  children,  a  son  and  daughter.  The  daugh- 
ter died  in  early  life;  the  son,  Thomas  Oke- 
son, became  a  Baptist  minister  of  considerable 
reputation  in  Xew  Jersey.  He  married  ]Miss 
DaA'idson,  who  bore  him  tAA'o  children:  Eliz- 
abeth and  Daniel.  His  first  Avife  died  in  Sep- 
tember, 1731,  and  in  September,  1739.  he 
married  Mrs.  Deboi-ah  Clayton,  a  lady  of 
some  Avealth.  He  preached  his  first  Avife's  fu- 
neral sermon,  but  never  preached  any  after- 
wards. His  daughter,  Elizal)eth,  married 
Samuel  Johnson,  and  lived  at  Phili))sl)urg, 
XeAv  Jersey  Avhen  she  died,  in  1768.  Of  their 
family  Ave  have  no  definite  information.  His 
son,  Daniel  Okeson,  Avas  born  in  172-i,  Avas 


reared  a  farmer,  and  lived  near  L^nion  Fur- 
nace, in  Hunterdon  county,  Xcav  Jersey.  On 
February  11,  1848,  he  married  Angleslie  Al- 
bertson.  They  had  four  childi'en:  Xancy; 
Sarah;  John,  died  single,  aged  tAventy-five, 
and  Xicholas  A.  Sarah  and  Xancy  married 
two  brothers,  William  and  John  Silverthoni, 
both  of  Avhom  reared  families.  William  Sil- 
verthom  lived  and  died  near  Belvidere  on  the 
DelaAvare  river,  X.  J.  John  lived  in  the 
Tnscarora  valley,  and  he  and  his  wife  died  in 
Juniata  county.  They  had  one  son,  Robei't, 
Avho  died  some  years  ago  near  Peru,  in  which 
portion  of  Juniata  county  some  of  his  children 
and  grandchildren  still  live.  Xicholas  Albert- 
son  Okeson,  ^^oungest  son  of  Daniel  Okeson, 
married  Susan  Silverihorn,  the  sister  of  Wil- 
liam and  John.  Daniel  Okeson  Avas  on  seA^- 
eral  occasions  called  out  as  a  volunteer  soldier 
to  go  into  the  frontier  settlements  to  chastise 
the  hostile  Indians  and  Avas  said  to  haA'e  per- 
formed good  service  Avith  his  trusty  rifle,  be- 
ing an  expert  marksman  or  sharp-shooter. 
L)uring  the  early  days  of  the  Revolutionary 
Avar  an  order  Avas  issued  by  an  officer  of  the 
British  army  to  the  people  living  in  Hunter- 
don county,  X.  J.,  to  go  out,  under  command 
of  a  detailed  oflieer,  to  repair  the  roads  and 
bridges  in  that  portion  of  the  colony  for  the 
passage  of  the  main  army.  Among  those  thus 
called  out  Avere  Xicholas  A.  Okeson  and  John 
Silverthorn,  then  lads  of  seventeen  yeai-s,  and 
particular  friends  and  chums.  Young  Okeson 
received  an  order  Avhich  he  did  not  Avillingly 
oliey,  not  being  in  sympathy  Avith  the  army  of 
the  King.  The  officer  Avho  commanded  the 
Avork  struck  him  Avitli  the  flat  of  his  SAVord. 
An  active,  engagement  at  once  took  place  be- 
tAA^een  the  officer  and  the  two  young  lads,  the 
officer  getting  the  Avorst  of  the  encounter. 
They  quickly  fled,  and  as  fast  as  their  horses 
Avould  carry  them,  made  their  way  to  the 
army  of  General  Washington  on  Long  Island, 
Avhere  they  both  enlisted  for  the  Avar,  just  a 
few  days  before  the  battle  of  Long  Island,  in 
Avhich  they  took  part.  This  Avas  Xicholas  A. 
Okeson's  second  battle  Avith  the  King's  forces. 
He  also  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Trenton, 
Princeton,  White  Plains,  and  BrandAT\'ine, 
and  in  the  capture  of  Staten  Island.  He 
r('niainc(l  in  tlie  army  until  the  close  of  the 
Avar,  doing  military  diity  in  A'arious  capacities, 
and  Avas  for  tAvo  years  master  of  trans- 
portation in  General  Washington's  army.     A 


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few  years  after  he  returned  from  the  war  his 
marriage  took  place.  In  the  fall  of  1785,  in 
company  with  George  Carson,  and  some  other 
neighbors,  he  made  a  tour  to  the  west ;  coming 
into  Tuscarora  valley,  they  were  pleased  with 
the  country  and  he  purchased  from  a  Mr. 
Kenaday  what  is  now  kno^vn  as  the  old  Oke- 
son  farm,  near  Academia.  This  farm  con- 
sisted of  several  hundred  acres,  a  shanty,  and 
a  small  j^atch  of  cleared  land  near  by  a  beau- 
tiful spring,  flowing  from  the  rocky  hill  side, 
beneath  the  shade  of  a  great  oak  tree.  The 
valley  at  that  time  was  a  wilderness,  without 
wagon  roads,  only  bridle  paths  along  the  clear 
streams  of  mountain  water.  The  few  pioneers 
who  had  located  in  the  valley  were  anxious  to 
close  out  their  small  holdings  and  move  across 
the  mountains  to  the  big  woods  of  the  Ohio 
valley.  In  the  following  spring,  1786,  ISTicho- 
las  Okeson,  with  his  aged  father  and  young 
wife,  made  his  Avay  to  his  new  home  in  the 
Tuscarora  valley,  cutting  his  road  as  he  trav- 
eled onward  to  the  log  cabin  on  the  hill.  It 
was  their  home  for  life.  His  father  died  in 
1801,  he  in  1842  and  his  wife  in  1841.  He 
left  a  family  of  eight  children:  John;  ^lar- 
tha;  Daniel;  Sarah;  Aliigail;  AVilliam;  Mary 
and  Margaret. 

John  Okeson  married  Rebecca  Bull,  a  sister 
of  Colonel  Bull,  a  leading  soldier  in  the  war 
of  1812,  who  was  killed  by  the  Indians  in 
1814,  and  left  a  family  of  eight  children,  all 
of  whom  are  dead  but  one  daughter,  who 
married  Mr.  Diven. 

Martha  Okeson  (Mrs.  Thomas  Arbuckle), 
died  recently,  leaving  an  aged  husl)and,  but 
no  children. 

Daniel  Okeson,  born  in  178 G,  married  Miss 
McBride,  and  died  in  I^ew  Bloomfield,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  where  for  many  years  he  was  a 
successful  merchant.  He  left  a  family  of 
four  children:  John;  Samuel;  Daniel;  and 
Margaret.  John  died  young;  Samuel  was  a 
tanner,  married  and  lived  and  died  in  Landis- 
burg;  Daniel  mamed  and  removed  to  Illi- 
nois, and  thence  to  Kansas,  Avhere  he  died  a 
few  years  since ;  Margaret  married  Dr.  Milli- 
ken,  of  Tuscarora  valley,  and  lived  and  died 
in  'New  Bloomfield. 

Sarah  Okeson,  born  in  1788,  married  Wil- 
liam Ard,  died  and  left  several  chiklren:  Jo- 
seph; Samuel  William;  Sarah;  and  Mary,  all 
of  whom  are  now  dead.  Some  of  Joseph's 
family  are  now  living  in  Pennsylvania. 


Abigail  Okeson,  born  in  1791,  mamed  Mr. 
Cooper,  and  had  children:  Thomas,  a  farmer, 
who  married  in  Tuscarora  and  removed  to 
Fulton  county,  and  there  died  leaving  a  fam- 
ily; Susan,  who  married  Joseph  Keister,  left 
children:  John,  an  engineer  on  the  Pennsyl- 
vania railroad,  who  was  killed  in  an  accident 
while  running  the  first  mail  express  in  1872; 
and  Katherine,  a  most  excellent  woman,  still 
living  in  Port  Royal;  Joseph;  and  Samuel. 
The  last  two  are  both  mamed  and  living  in 
the  same  place.  Samuel  Cooper  married  Miss 
Sarah  McGee,  was  for  many  years  engaged 
as  a  passenger  conductor  on  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad,  and  left  a  family;  Elizabeth,  who 
died  young;  Okeson,  a  railroad  engineer  in 
the  west;  Sarah,  Mary  and  Effie,  who  are 
now  engaged  in  the  Indian  Agency  School  in 
Kansas.  Sarah  married  Captain  Pearson,  In- 
dian agent  at  the  Pottawattomie  Agency,  Kan- 
sas. 

William  Okeson,  born  January  15,  1795, 
was  married  in  1817  to  Jane  Black,  daughter 
of  AVilliam  Black,  of  Millerstown,  Perry 
county,  of  which  family  mention  is  made 
hereafter. 

Mary  Okeson,  born  in  1798,  mamed 
George  Black,  a  brother  of  Jane  Black,  and 
removed  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  in  1829.  Her 
husband  died  there  in  1831,  when  A^dtli  one 
child,  Louisa,  she  returned  to  Juniata  and 
li^ed  there  until  the  maii'iage  of  her  daughter 
to  Alexander  Stewart.,  of  Columbus,  Ohio; 
she  then  returned  to  that  city  and  lived  with 
her  daughter  until  her  death  in  1880  or  there- 
al)o;its.  Louisa  Stewart,  her  daughter,  had 
two  children,  AVilliam  and  George;  AA^illiam 
■was  a  lawyer  in  New  York  and  died  a  few 
years  since.  George  Stewart  entered  Prince- 
ton College  and  graduated,  studied  theology 
at  Princeton  and  became  a  Presbyterian  min- 
ister of  considerable  note,  now  occiipying  the 
First  Presbyterian  chiTrch  at  Harrisburg,  Pa., 
and  is  highly  esteemed  by  the  people  of  that 
city.  His  mother  still  makes  her  home  in 
( 'dlniubus,  0.,  to  which  city  she  is  much  at- 
tached. 

Margaret  Okeson,  born  in  February,  1802, 
was  married  in  1838,  to  Samuel  Black,  of 
Landisburg,  a  cousin  of  Jane  and  George 
Black.  They  had  no  family.  They  removed 
from  Landisburg  to  Port  Royal,  Juniata 
county,  and  later  to  Academia,  where  they 
both  died. 


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Samuel  Okeson,  the  youngest  child  of 
iS'icholas  X.  and  Susan  Okeson,  was  boni  in 
1S04,  and  married  jMargaret  Black,  a  sister  of 
Samuel  Black.  He  was  a  farmer  and  resided 
on  the  old  Okeson  farm  until  his  death  in 
1867;  he  was  a  good  and  highly-respected  cit- 
izen and  a  man  of  enterprise.  His  wife  died 
in  1840,  leaving  four  children:  George;  X. 
A.;  Samuel  and  Margaret.  George  and  his 
brother  Albertson  went  to  Illinois,  when 
young  men.  George  married  a  lady  in  In- 
diana and  settled  on  a  farm  near  Chenoa,  111., 
where  he  resided  many  years;  he  at  length 
removed  to  the  vicinity  of  Fairview,  Brown 
county,  Kan.,  where  he  and  his  wife  still  live 
with  their  children,  Samuel  and  two  daugh- 
ters, one  of  whom,  Jennie,  married  Mr.  Van 
Dalsem.  They  are  successful  farmers  and 
highly -respected  citizens  of  Brown  county. 
In  1840,  about  four  years  after  the  death  of 
Samuel  Okeson's  wife,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Margaret  Buchannan,  of  Milford  township, 
by  whom  he  had  three  children:  Alexander 
Stewart  Okeson;  Mary,  and  Elizabeth.  Stew- 
art married  and  lives  at  Academia,  and  is  en- 
gaged in  fire  insurance;  ]\Iary  married  Dr. 
Brazee,  and  died  in  1876  or  '77.  Elizabeth 
lived  with  her  mother  at  Academia,  near  her 
brother,  Stewart  Okeson.  "We  should  have 
spoken  of  Samuel  and  Margaret  Okeson  by 
the  first  wife,  Margaret  Black.  Margaret 
died  when  ten  years  old  at  Landisburg;  Sam- 
uel, her  twin  brother,  when  scarcely  twenty- 
one  enlisted  in  the  Union  army  for  the  term 
of  the  war,  and  served  in  the  Anny  of  the 
Potomac,  taking  part  in  all  the  great  battles 
fought  by  that  army.  He  was  in  the  hottest 
of  the  decisive  battle  of  Gettysburg,  went 
throTigh  the  entire  war  to  the  close,  was  a 
braA'e  and  heroic  soldier,  and  came  home  hav- 
ing never  received  a  scratch  or  had  a  day's 
sickness.  At  his  father's  death,  he  and  his 
brother,  Albertson,  took  the  old  farm,  where 
they  both  lived  until  their  death,  X.  A.  dying 
single.  Samuel  married  Miss  Mary  ^lanifold, 
of  "Washington  county,  Pa.,  who  still  survives 
him.  After  his  death,  she  married  Islv.  Alli- 
son, of  Des  Moines,  la.,  where  she  and  her 
daughter  live  together;  her  son  George  Oke- 
son resides  with  his  uncle  in  Brown  county, 
Kan. 

William  Okeson.  the  husband  of  Jane 
Black,  was  early  in  his  married  life  a  merchant 
in  Concord.  Franklin  countv,  where  he  re- 


mained a  few  years,  and  then  removed  to  a 
farm  in  Tuscarora  valley,  near  Bealto^^^l. 
After  a  few  years,  he  purchased,  in  1831,  the 
old  John  H.  Stewart  farm  near  Doyles  ^lills, 
where  he  lived  many  years  and  where  his  fu-st 
wife,  Jane  Black  died  in  August,  1851,  re- 
spected and  loved  by  all  who  knew  her,  a 
kind,  good  mother,  and  a  most  noble  woman. 
In  1854,  he  was  married  to  his  second  wife, 
Mrs.  BroAvn,  of  Pittsburg.  He  died  in  1873 
at  his  home  in  Port  Royal,  having  lived  and 
died  within  a  few  miles  of  where  he  was  bom, 
respected  as  a  good  citizen  and  an  honest  man. 
He  took  an  interest  in  building  up  Tuscarora 
Academy,  an  institution  whose  establishment 
was  d\;e  to  the  energy  and  benevolence  of  the 
Hex.  McKniglit  Williamson,  and  the  iDeeimi- 
ary  aid  of  the  merchant,  John  Patterson.  For 
many  years  he  served  as  one  of  the  trustees  of 
this,  at  one  time,  noted  institution.  His  fam- 
ily consisted  of  six  boys  and  one  daughter. 
X.  A.  Okeson,  being  the  eldest,  contrived  to 
assist  on  the  farm,  going  to  school  in  Avinter 
as  was  the  custom  in  those  days,  until  he  was 
eighteen,  when  he  prepared  for  college;  in 
1840,  he  entered  the  sophomore  class  at 
I'nion  College,  X.  Y.,  where  he  gradua:ed 
in  1843,  and  soon  after  commenced  the  study 
of  theology  in  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
church.  Xot  long  after  taking  orders,  he  en- 
tered the  work  of  the  ministry  in  Brooklvn, 
X.  Y.,  Avhere  he  preached  for  several  years. 
In  1852,  he  was  called  to  St.  Paul's  church, 
Xorfolk,  a  A-erv  old  and  wealthy  congregation, 
where  he  remained  until  his  sudden  and  un- 
expected death  in  the  summer  of  1884,  at  his 
brother  James'  house,  during  a  vacation  visit 
to  his  old  home  in  Tuscarora  valley.  His 
death  was  much  lamented  by  all  who  knew 
him  in  Xorfolk,  and  especially  by  his  own 
church.  His  remains  were  placed  in  the  hand- 
some cemetery  of  his  own  clmrch,  and  over 
his  grave  a  beautiful  monument  was  erected 
in  honor  of  his  memory.  He  was  a  large,  fine- 
looking  man,  of  commanding  appearance.  He 
was  regarded  as  an  able  preacher,  not  disposed 
to  seek  honors,  but  of  a  retiring  disposition, 
having  refused  to  accept  the  great  honor  of 
a  Bishop's  position  in  his  State.  Tie  was  made 
a  D.  T).  l)y  his  Alma  ]\later  and  liv  many 
other  colk'gcs,  Imt  he  cared  nothing  for  titles, 
they  being  in  his  judo-ment  empty  honors. 
He  married  first  Miss  Lucy  Stiirdivant;  she 
died  some  vears  after  -^vithout  issue.     Some 


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years  later  he  married  Miss  Lucy  Tabb,  of  an 
old  iN'orfolk  family.  She  survives  liim  and 
lives  at  her  old  home  in  that  city.  Jonathan 
B.  Okeson  was  the  second  son,  who,  after  fin- 
ishing his  studies  at  Tuscarora  Academy,  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business,  which  he  fol- 
lowed successfully  most  of  his  life.  He  was 
married  in  1845,  to  Miss  Martha  Mason, 
granddaughter  of  the  Eev.  John  Mason,  of 
Xew  York.  She  died  in  1853,  leaving  no 
family.  In  1871,  he  married  Mrs.  Anna 
Barkley.  He  died  suddenly  in  February, 
1894,  after  a  short  sickness,  leaving  his  wife 
and  three  children:  Walter,  a  graduate  of 
Lehigh  Univei"sity,  and  acting  as  civil  engi- 
neer for  the  Standard  Oil  Company. ;  Martha; 
and  Anna,  at  home  with  their  mother  in  Beth- 
lehem, Pa.  Daniel  Okeson  was  the  next  son, 
who  after  finishing  an  academic  course, 
opened  a  store  in  Frederick  City,  Md.,  but 
soon  after,  in  1847,  went  to  Chicago.  When 
the  great  California  gold  fever  broke  out  in 
1840,  he  joined  the  great  rush  for  gold,  and 
made  his  way  to  the  Pacific  coast,  which  was 
quite  an  undertaking  in  that  day.  His  efforts 
there  to  acquire  wealth  were  attended  with 
various  results.  He  was  married  before  leav- 
ing for  California  to  ]\Iiss  Anna  Mason,  a  sis- 
ter of  ]\rartha  Mason.  In  two  or  three  years 
after  leaving  the  east,  his  family,  wife  and 
children  joined  him,  and  they  remained  there 
until  1855,  when  they  returned  to  Pennsyl- 
vania. Soon  after  he  went  to  Iowa  and  en- 
gaged in  farming.  In  1861,  Avhen  the  war 
with  the  Southern  States  broke  out,  he  re- 
sponded to  his  country's  call,  enlisted  in  the 
Second  Iowa  Cavalry  as  assistant  qmirtermas- 
ter,  with  the  rank  of  captain,  and  took  part  in 
all  the  battles  fought  by  General  Grant  on  the 
Tennessee  and  Cumberland  rivers.  At  the 
liattle  of  Corinth,  Miss.,  he  was  woimded,  and 
died  soon  after  in  the  hospital  at  Memphis, 
Tenn.  He  was  a  good  and  brave  solder,  fear- 
less and  full  of  energy  and  daring.  His  widow 
and  two  children  went  to  the  far  west,  where 
they  all  died  soon  after.  James  B.  Okeson 
was  the  next  son,  who  continued  to  live  in  Tus- 
carora valley  as  a  farmer  until  his  death  about 
1884.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret 
Posevelt  Mason,  a  sister  of  Martha  and  Anna. 
He  was  a  good  citizen,  and  highly  esteemed 
as  a  man  and  neighbor.  William  B.  Okeson 
was  the  next  son  in  the  family.  At  the  age  of 
ten  he  entered  the  Tuscarora  Academy  under 


the  tuition  of  the  Rev.  McKnight  Williamson, 
followed  soon  after  by  Prof.  David  Wilson, 
later  by  David  Laughlin,  and  then  again  by 
Professor  Wilson.  He  entered  Jeflerson  Col- 
lege in  Xovember,  1846,  beginning  with  the 
freshman  class  and  graduated  in  July,  1850, 
having  for  classmates  David  Hall,  D.  D., 
Joseph  Mathers,  D.  D.,  R.  F.  Wilson,  D.  D., 
Cyrus  Pershing,  D.  D.,  Eev.  Dr.  Sample, 
Flon.  Matthew  Stanley  Quay,  and  many 
others  who  have  arrived  at  distinction  in  vari- 
ous pursuits  of  life.  After  graduating,  he 
engaged  to  teach  a  school  in  Kentucky  and 
while  on  his  way  thither  was  stricken  with 
a  severe  attack  of  fever  at  Columbus,  O. 
This  event  changed  his  plans,  and  he  entered 
the  law  oflice  of  Samuel  Galloway  and  Henry 
F.  Page,  with  whom  he  read  law  for  one  and 
a  half  years;  he  then  went  to  Illinois,  where 
he  taught  school  for  one  year;  then  to  Yicks- 
burg.  Miss.,  where  he  taught  and  read  law 
in  the  office  of  Hon.  Horatio  G.  Harris,  a 
nephew  of  the  distinguished  rebel,  Jefferson 
Davis,  whom  he  frequently  met  in  Mr.  Harris' 
office.  He  concluded  his  law  studies  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  before  Judge  John  I. 
Guion,  of  Mississippi.  Then  moving  to  Gal- 
veston, Tex.,  he  was  admitted  to  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Texas,  at  Galveston,  in  April,  1854, 
in  which  State  he  remained  three  years  in  the 
practice  of  law,  when  seeing,  as  he  firmly  be- 
lieved, tlie  inevitable  conflict  rapidly  ap- 
proaching, he  determined  to  return  to  the 
north,  and  in  1856,  removed  to  Dubuque,  la., 
where  he  remained  for  a  few  years.  In  1857, 
he  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  J.  Hardy,  of 
]\reVeytown,  ]\Iiifiin  county.  Pa.,  daughter  of 
William  Hardy,  merchant.  His  wife's  sister 
married  Judge  James  Carr,  of  Paris,  Mo.,  af- 
terward attorney  for  the  Hannibal  and  St. 
Joseph  Railroad,  and  more  recently  one  of 
the  most  noted  attorneys  of  St.  Louis;  an  able 
man  and  a  good  lawyer.  The  sister  of  Mrs. 
Okeson,  Elizabeth  Hardy,  married  John  Jen- 
kins. Esq.,  of  Juniata  county,  late  recorder 
for  that  county,  son  of  William  Jenkins,  an 
old  and  much  res]:)ected  citizen  of  Xewton 
Hamilton.  In  1859,  a  business  enterprise  in- 
duced him  to  remove  to  Monroe  county,  ]\Io., 
notwithstanding  the  possibility  of  war.  Here 
he  settled,  but  in  1861  the  war  came  on,  and 
in  1862,  seeing  no  alternative  but  to  leave 
the  State  or  enter  the  army,  he  took  the  latter 
course.    At  the  solicitation  of  Governor  Gam- 


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l)le,  he  was  iuduced  to  accept  a  colonel's  coni- 
iiiissiiin  and  organize  a  regiment  of  State 
troops  in  the  counties  of  Monroe  and  Shelby. 
He  organized  and  commanded  the  Seventieth 
Missouri,  and  was  in  the  field  most  of  the 
time  until  the  close  of  the  war,  in  the  midst 
of  a  deadly  foe,  in  constant  danger  by  day  and 
night.  It  was  certainly  no  light  task,  but 
required  great  courage  and  firmness.  At  the 
close  of  the  war,  he  returned  with  his  family 
to  Pennsylvania,  and  in  1868,  at  the  request 
of  some  friends,  he  was  induced  to  engage  in 
the  investigation  of  what  has  long  been  known 
as  the  Albertson  estate  in  Holland.  In  Febru- 
ary, 1869,  a  convention  of  the  heirs  of  said 
estate  met  in  Pittsburg.  Coming  from  Xew 
Jei"sey,  Xew  York,  Pennsylvania,  Ohio,  ]\Iich- 
igan,  Mississippi,  Iowa  and  Canada,  they  de- 
termined to  appoint  him  their  attorney  to  pro- 
ceed to  Amsterdam  and  ascertain  once  for  all 
if  any  siich  an  estate  existed  or  ever  had  any 
foundation  in  fact.  To  this  end  he  started 
on  his  long  journey  on  April  17,  1869,  sailing 
on  the  "City  of  Brooklyn,"  for  Liverpool,  and 
arriving  in  Amstei'dam  on  !May  4,  1869.  He 
immediately  began  his  Avork  and  spent  two 
months,  in  wliich  time  he  made  a  thorough 
and  complete  investigation  but  found  no  evi- 
dence that  any  such  estate  ever  existed.  It 
was  a  final  settlement  of  that  question.  After 
returning  from  Euro]ie  he  returned  with  his 
family  to  Illinois  and  has  resided  in  Chicago 
since  1879. 

George  B.  Okeson  was  the  next  child  of 
"William  and  Jane  Okeson.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-two  lie  removed  to  Lexington,  ^IcLean 
county.  Til.,  and  there  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  fov  a  number  of  vears;  when  the  war 
came  on,  he  enlisted  as  captain  of  a  company 
in  the  reo-imont  commanded  by  Col.  John  ]\[c- 
Xnlty.  of  Blnoiiiiiioton.  and  went  throua-h  the 
war,  takiiio  nart  in  many  battles  in  ^Missouri 
and  the  Southwest,  uiider  Generals  Grant  and 
Banks.  Tie  was  a  g-ood  and  faithful  soldier, 
and  hichly  esteemed  l)y  his  men  and  all  who 
knew  him.  .\lthough  of  a  stout  and  mgired 
constitution,  disease  from  army  exposure 
planted  its  fanes  in  his  svstem,  and  doubtless 
shortened  his  life  l)y  many  years.  He  died 
in  December.  188R.  He  Avas  man-ied  in  1859 
to  ">riss  Arnrv  Smith,  of  Lexington.  111.,  who 
siirvivps  hiu'  and  resides  at  her  home  in  the 
town  of  T,exiiiotoii.  Tlioir  children  are:  Fan- 
nie, wi'o  married  F)r.  Stiles,  a  verv  successful 


physician  of  San  Bei'uardino,  Cal. ;  Bessie, 
wife  of  Dr.  Eshbaugh,  of  Kankakee,  111.,  a 
man  very  highly  regarded  in  his  profession 
and  a  good  citizen ;  and  Dolly,  who  lives  with 
her  mother. 

The  last  of  this  family  is  the  only  daughter, 
Rebecca,  who  married  John  Harris,  of  Colum- 
bus, O.,  in  1854,  where  she  resided  until  her 
death  in  1881.  She  had  many  warm  friends 
and  was  highly  esteemed  by  all  of  her  ac- 
quaintances, as  a  noble,  kind  woman.  She 
left  no  family.  Her  husband  sun-ived  her 
only  two  yeai-s;  was  a  good  and  excellent 
citizen. 

Jane  Black  was  the  daughter  of  William 
Black,  the  son  of  James  Black,  wdio  came  to 
this  country  from  Scotland  in  the  year  1735, 
in  company  with  his  brother,  "William,  and 
settled  in  Cumberland  county,  now  Perry. 
They  were  of  the  old  Covenanter  stock  of 
Presbyterians.  They  raised  large  families; 
many  of  their  descendants  are  scattered 
throughout  Ohio,  Kentucky,  and  South  Caro- 
lina ;  some  of  them  have  become  men  of  note 
in  the  affairs  of  the  nation. 


HEXRY  F.  SMITH,  East  "Waterford,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  born  at  Gibson  Rock, 
Perry  county,  August  14,  1831.  He  is  a 
son  of  John  ^[.  and  Mary  (Spriggle)  Smith. 
The  Smith  family  is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent. 
!Mr.  Smith's  grandfather,  "William  Smith,  was 
born  and  educated  in  Ireland;  he  learned 
weaving  and  also  taught  school  in  his  native 
country.  Mr.  William  Smith  emigrated  to 
America  and  settled  near  Xew  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county.  Pa.  Here  he  worked  at  his 
trade,  and  in  the  winter  taught  in  the  old  log 
school  house  at  Xew  Germantown,  Perry 
county.  He  was  known  as  the  "Irish  school 
master  of  Perry  county."  He  was  interested 
in  local  affairs,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Dem- 
ocratic party.  William  Smith  was  married 
in  Ireland  to  ]\Iiss  DoTiglass,  of  Scotch  descent 
and  a  native  of  Ireland.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren: William,  a  soldier  in  the  United  States 
army,  died  in  Canada  diu-ing  the  war  of  1812; 
John;  and  one  who  died  in  infancy,  ^[v. 
Smith  was  a  member  of  the  Preslivterian 
church.  He  died  in  Centre  township,  and  is 
Imried  in  Poplar  Hill  graveyard.  Perry  coun- 
ty. :\rr.  Smith's  father,  John  M.  Smith,  re- 
ceived a  good  education  from  his  father,  and 
learned  tailoi'ing  in  Shippensburg,   Cumber- 


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land  county,  Pa.  He  worked  at  his  trade  in 
Centre  townshiji  all  his  life.  lie  was  an  old 
school  Democrat,  popular  and  highly  esteemed 
in  the  county.  John  M.  Smith  was  married 
in  Perr}'  county  to  ]\Iary  Spriggle,  who  was 
of  German  descent  and  a  native  of  Chester 
county,  Pa.  They  had  seven  children :  Rich- 
ard D. ;  Joseph  W. ;  John  M. ;  William;  Euth 
A.  (Mrs.  Josejjh  Sullenbarger),  whose  hus- 
band died  in  the  army;  Mary  A.  (Mrs.  Wib 
son  Faylor),  of  ISTewville,  Pa. ;  and  Henry  F. ; 
all  but  the  last  two  are  deceased.  Mr.  John 
M.  Smith  died  in  Centre  township  in  ISG-t; 
his  wife  in  1867,  at  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

Henry  F.  Smtli  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Perry  county.  From  his  twelfth 
to  his  seventeenth  year  he  was  hired  for  wages 
to  the  neighboring  farmers.  He  learned  tail- 
oring with  William  Lutman,  at  Loysville, 
Perry  county.  After  working  at  his  trade 
for  nine  years  at  Honeygrove,  in  the  Tusca- 
rora  valley,  Juniata  county,  he  spent  two  years 
in  the  oil  fields  in  Venango  county,  Pa.  He 
returned  to  Honeygrove,  and  after  working  at 
his  trade  for  six  years,  removed  to  his  present 
home.  East  Waterford,  Juniata  county.  In 
twenty-three  years  he  has  won  the  confidence 
and  respect  of  the  community,  and  has  built 
up  a  thriving  business.  He  has  bought  a  prop- 
erty which  he  has  greatly  improved,  and  is 
now  enjoying  the  ease  and  comfort  which  his 
industry  won.  Like  his  father  and  grand- 
father, Mr.  Smith  is  identified  with  the  Dem- 
ocratic party,  but  is  liberal  in  his  political 
views.  He  has  held  various  offices  in  Tusca- 
rora  township;  was  constable  for  three  years, 
assessor  in  1863,  tax  collector  in  1864,  and  in 
1875  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace  on  the 
Democratic  ticket,  and  witli  the  exception  of 
two  years  has  held  the  office  continuously. 
As  justice  he  has  united  manj'  in  the  bonds 
of  matrimony.  His  judgments  have  almost 
always  been  sustained.  In  1890  Mr.  Smith 
was  appointed  pension  attorney;  he  is  particu- 
larly successful  in  prosecuting  claims. 

Henry  F.  Smith  was  married,  first,  in  Peny 
county,  in  18.54,  to  Susan  Reisinger,  born 
near  Ickesburg,  Perry  county.  They  had  five 
sons :  David,  of  Ickesburg,  Pa. ;  Montezuma 
W.,  of  Bellwood,  Blair  coimty.  Pa.;  John 
W.,  of  Loysville,  Pa.;  Henry  J.,  of  Sandy- 
hill,  Perry  county;  and  William  C,  residing 
in  Perry  county.  ]\rrs.  Sniith  died  in  April, 
1870.     ]\[r.  Smith  was  married,  secondlv,  in 


1874,  at  East  Waterford,  Pa.,  to  Sarah  E. 
Marshall,  of  ^ladis(in  township,  Perry  county. 
They  have  one  child,  Lillie  Ct.,  of  Xewport, 
Perry  county.  Mrs.  Smith  died  in  Perry 
county  in  October,  1875.  Mr.  Smith  was 
married,  thirdly,  in  1876,  at  Waterford,  Ju- 
niata county,  to  Theresa  J.  Stake,  a  native  of 
Lack  township,  Juniata  county.  They  had 
one  child,  Ena  I.  Mrs.  Smith  died  in  East 
Waterford  in  January,  1879.  In  1885  Mr. 
Smith  married  his  fourth  wife,  Amanda  L. 
Work,  a  native  of  Tuscarora  township,  Juniata 
county.  They  have  two  children :  Mary  J. ; 
and  Emery  C  Mr.  Henry  F.  Smith  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church, 
and  has  been  for  many  years  an  active  worker 
in  the  Sunday-school;  he  is  also  superintend- 
ent of  the  S.  S.  M.  Societv. 


R.  M.  QUICt,  M.  D.,  East  AVaterford,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Catasauqua, 
Lehigh  county,  Pa.,  Augiist  25,  1855.  He 
is  a  son  of  Frederick  W.  and  Margaret  A. 
(Leslie)  Quig.  His  father,  Frederick  Quig, 
a  native  of  Ireland,  of  Scotch-Irish  descent, 
was  a  regular  graduate  of  the  Medical  College 
of  Glasgow,  Scotland.  When  he  had  taken 
his  degree,  he  emigrated  to  America,  and  after 
living  for  some  time  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  he 
opened  an  office  in  Catasauqua,  Lehigh  coun- 
ty, Pa.  Forty  yeai-s  of  successful  practice 
Avon  for  him  the  respect  and  confidence  of  the 
community.  He  became  prominent  in  his 
profession,  and  more  than  one  of  the  success- 
ful physicians  of  the  State  was  prepared  for 
college  in  his  office.  Dr.  Frederick  Quig  was 
a  thorough  Irishman,  fall  and  finely  propor- 
tioned, gentle  in  manner  and  always  ready  to 
render  assistance.  He  Avas  a  member  of  the 
Republican  party  and  east  his  first  vote  on  the 
Whig  ticket.  Frederick  Quig  was  married  in 
Catasauqua,  to  Afargaret  A.  Leslie,  of  Irish 
descent,  born  at  Alauch  Chunk,  Carbon  coun- 
ty, Pa.  They  have  five  children:  Sarah  J., 
deceased;  Margaret;  Cordelia  (Mrs.  Samuel 
Harrison),  of  Lehigh  county;  R.  M. :  and 
George  L.,  a  moulder,  of  Catasauqua,  Pa.  Dr. 
Frederick  Quig  and  his  wife  were  members 
of  the  Presbyterian  church,  in  which  he  was 
an  elder ;  he  Avas  also  a  teacher  in  the  Sunday- 
school  and  a  patient,  pei-severing  Avorker  in 
the  church.  He  died  at  his  home  in  Catasau- 
qua in  the  summer  of  1895.  His  AvidoAV  re- 
sides in  Catasauqua. 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


E.  M.  Quig  ivc-eIv(Ml  liis  <Mlu<-atioii  in  the 
piiblic  schools  of  his  native  town.  At  the  age 
of  sixteen,  within  one  year  from  his  gradua- 
tion from  the  high  school,  he  began  to  read 
medicine  in  his  father's  office.  For  three 
years  he  was  a  close  student,  and  so  careful 
and  thorough  was  his  father's  training  that  at 
eighteen  he  was  prepared  for  a  medical  col- 
lege. In  1873  he  entered  Jefferson  Medical 
College,  and  was  found  to  be  so  well-read  in 
his  profession  that  he  took  a  two  years'  course, 
graduating  with  honor  in  the  class  of  1875. 
Having  received  his  degree,  he  practiced  for 
three  years  -with  his  father,  and  in  1878  opened 
an  office  in  East  Waterford,  Tuscarora  town- 
ship, Juniata  county.  He  was  the  successor 
of  Dr.  Kodgers,  and  has  greatly  increased  the 
practice,  which  now  extends  over  an  area  of 
ten  miles.  Dr.  Quig  is  physician  for  the  Tus- 
carora Valley  Railroad  Company,  and  has 
successfully  performed  many  delicate  opera- 
tions. He  is  very  popular  in  his  profession 
and  in  the  county,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Medical  Society  of  the  Juniata  valley.  He 
is  also  interested  in  local  affairs,  and  has  iden- 
tified himself  Avith  the  Republican  party. 

R.  .M.  Quig  was  married  in  1884,  at  East 
"Waterford,  Tuscarora  township,  to  Belle, 
daughter  of  A.  J.  and  Ellen  (Beale)  Fergu- 
son,"  of  East  Waterford.  They  have  one 
child,  Evelyn  M.  He  and  his  family  attend 
the  Presbyterian  church.  Mrs.  Quig's  father, 
A.  J.  Ferguson,  a  merchant  of  East  AVater- 
ford,  was  born  at  Dry  Run,  Franklin  county. 
Pa. 


LEMUEL  RAMSEY,  East  AVaterford, 
Juniata  countv.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Lack  town- 
ship. Juniata  county,  July  29,  1818.  He  is 
a  son  of  Manasses  and  Xancy  (Piper)  Ramsey. 
His  father,  Manasses  Ramsey,  a  native  of  Ty- 
rone, Ireland,  was  one  of  seven  brothers.  He 
received  a  good  education  in  his  native  country, 
and  when  a  young  man  emigrated  to  America 
and  encaged  in  mercantile  business  at  Eliza- 
bethtown^  Pa.;  he  was  there  during  the 
"whiskev  rebellion. "  AVhen  the  trouble  was 
over  he  removed  to  Mifflintown,  Juniata  coun- 
ty, where  he  kei>t  a  general  store  for  several 
years.  He  next  removed  to  Roxbury,  Pa., 
and  finally  settled  in  the  Tuscarora  valley,  at 
East  AVaterford,  where  he  opened  the  first 
store  in  that  place.  Lie  was  financially  very 
successful,  and  invested  his  gains  in  land.     At 


(iiie  time  he  owned  more  than  500  acres. 
\Vitliuut  neglecting  his  store,  he  found  time 
to  make  many  improvements  on  his  land, 
building  a  comfortable  stone  house  and  barn, 
and  planting  an  orchard.  Mr.  Ramsey's  genial 
and  accommodating  disposition  won  for  him 
many  friends.  He  was  married  at  East  AVa- 
terford to  Xancy  (Piper)  McLaughlin,  a  na- 
tive of  Cumberland  county,  Pa.,  widow  of  T. 
Laughlin,  M.  D.,  of  East  AVaterford,  whose 
three  children,  Matthew,  AVilliam  and  Mary 
(Airs.  James  Ray),  are  dead.  They  had  six 
children:  Charles,  died  single;  Susan  (Airs. 
AVilliam  AVaters),  of  Illinois;  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
Thomas  Ray);  James;  Lemuel;  and  John. 
Lemuel  is  the  only  survivor.  Mr.  Ramsey 
was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
He  died  at  his  farm  in  Lack  township,  in  18i'7; 
his  Avife  died  in  1883,  on  the  same  farm. 

Lemuel  Ramsey  received  a  very  limited 
education.  He  attended  a  suhseription  school 
in  the  old  log  school  house,  a  A'ery  primitive 
building,  Avith  rough  slab  benches,  his  mother 
paying  the  tuition  by  boarding  the  teacher. 
His  father  died  Avhen  he  Avas  nine  years  old; 
his  mother,  hoAvever,  remained  at  the  home- 
stead and  he  grcAV  i;p  on  the  farm.  Feeling 
the  need  of  a  better  education,  he  spent  the 
Avinter  months  in  study,  and  for  a  short  time 
attended  a  select  school  in  BedfordtOAvn,  Pa., 
under  the  Rev.  Brainard  Hall.  After  teach- 
ing in  BedfordtoAvn,  he  taught  for  one  term 
in  Jackson,  Miss.,  and  returning  to  his  home, 
taught  at  East  AVaterford  and  in  Lack  tOAvn- 
ship.  During  the  summer  he  worked  on  the 
farm  for  his  mother,  and  at  her  death  bought 
the  homestead,  a  farm  of  124  acres.  Lie  has 
greatly  improved  his  property,  repairing  the 
house  and  building  a  ncAv  barn.  In  1889  he 
retired  from  farming,  retaining  the  home- 
stead, hoAveA'er,  and  removed  to  East  AVater- 
ford, Avhere  he  built  a  comfortable  home,  for 
Avhich  he  saAved  his  oavu  lumber.  For  many 
years  Air.  Ramsey  Avas  siuweyor  of  Tuscarora 
valley.  He  cast  his  first  vote  on  the  AVhig 
ticket  for  General  Harrison,  in  1840;  since 
then  he  lias  been  a  nu'mber  of  the  Republican 
party. 

Lemuel  Ramsey  Avas  nnirried  in  ISHO,  near 
Bedford,  Bedford  coTuity,  Pa.,  to  Margaret, 
daughter  of  James  and  Alary  (Anderson)  Rea, 
Avho  Avas  born  near  Bedford.  They  had  four 
children:  31ary  E.,  Avife  of  Dr.  T.'  F.  Ealey, 
of  Sehellburg,  Bedford  county;   Sarah  J.,  de- 


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ceased;  James  E.,  surveyor  of  Tuscai'ora  val- 
ley, died  at  Washingtou  College  in  1876;  and 
Charles  W.  Mr.  Lemiiel  Eamsey  was  prom- 
inent ■  among  the  instiiictors  of  the  county, 
and  procured  for  his  children  the  advantages 
Avhich  he  had  not  been  able  to  enjoy.  A 
teacher  himself  for  many  years,  all  his  chil- 
dren became  teachers  in  the  county  schools. 
His  daughter  Mary  E.,  a  graduate  of  Tusca- 
rora  Academy,  went  after  her  marriage  with 
her  husband,  Dr.  T.  F.  Ealy,  as  missionary 
teacher  to  the  Indians,  and  spent  several  years 
teaching  in  the  government  schools  at  Fort 
Arbuckle,  Indian  Territory.  She  was  also  a 
missionary  teacher  in  Xew  Mexico,  and  en- 
dured many  hardships  during  the  religious 
disturbances  which  arose.  Mr.  Eamsey  and 
his  family  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
chuj'ch,  in  which  he  is  an  elder;  he  was  at 
one  time  superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school. 
James  Eea,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Eamsey,  was 
of  Scotch-Irish,  and  his  mother  of  English  de- 
scent. James  Eea  was  married  twice  and 
Mrs.  Eamsey  was  the  eldest  of  his  ten  chil- 
dren. Her  mother,  Mary  Anderson,  was  a 
native  of  Bedford  county,  Pa. 


H.  S.  THO^IPSOX,  Fast  AVaterford,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Half  Moon 
A-alley,  near  Fort  Matilda,  Centre  county,  in 
May,  1842.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Lydia 
(Blake)  Thompson.  The  Thompson  family 
is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  Mr.  Thompson's 
grandfather,  John  Thompson,  was  born  in 
Londonderry,  Ireland.  He  emigrated  to 
America  when  a  young  man  and  made  his  way 
to  Chester  county.  Pa.,  where  he  worked  as  a 
farm  laborer  for  Mr.  Pyle.  Mr.  Pyle  had  a 
very  handsome  daughter ;  indeed  she  was  con- 
sidered the  most  beautiful  maiden  in  Chester 
county,  where  she  lived.  Love  laughs  at  sta- 
tion, and  the  farm  laborer  won  the  lovely 
girl;  and  when  the  offended  parents  banished 
them  from  their  home,  Mr.  Thompson  and  his 
bride  removed  to  Half  Moon  valley.  Centre 
county,  where  he  bought  a  home.  He  made 
many  improvements  to  his  property  and  built 
a  comfortable  dwelling.  They  had  six  chil- 
dren: Joseph,  died  in  Huntingdon  county; 
Andrew  M.,  deceased;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Shipply); 
Alice  (Mrs.  Henry  Leese) ;  John  ;  and  Ee- 
becca  (Mrs.  Samuel  X.  Hall),  of  Centre  coun- 
ty. Mr.  Thompson  died  on  his  farm  in  1808. 
Mr.  Thompson's  father,  John  Thompson,  was 


born  in  Half  Moon  valley.  Centre  county,  in 
1798.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of  the 
township,  and  after  leaving  school  continued 
to  study;  he  had  devoted  much  of  his  leisure 
time  to  reading  and  thus  acquired  a  good  edu- 
cation. He  was  a  diligent  student  of  the  Bi- 
ble. ^Ir.  Thompson  lived  and  died  on  the 
farm  on  which  he  was  born,  cultivating  the 
homestead,  Avhieli  contained  219  acres,  and  a 
second  farm  in  the  same  county.  He  built 
four  dwelling  houses  on  his  homestead,  and 
moved  four  times  without  leaving  the  home- 
stead. He  also  built  the  finest  barn  in  Cen- 
tre county.  Mr.  Thompson  was  a  Democrat 
by  inheritance,  and  in  1837  was  elected  sheriff 
of  Centre  county  on  the  Democratic  ticket, 
receiving  a  majority  of  seventeen  hundred. 
He  was  a  very  popular  official.  Later,  his 
convictions  made  him  a  Eepublican.  ^Iv. 
John  Thompson  was  married  in  Half  ]\Ioon 
valley.  Centre  county,  September  21,  1818, 
to  Lydia  Blake,  of  Chester  county.  They 
had  these  children:  Joseph,  deceased;  John 
K.,  M.  D.,  deceased;  Martha,  deceased;  Mary, 
died  young;  George  W.,  M.  D.,  of  Mt.  L'nion, 
Huntingdon  county;  Lydia  (Mi's.  George 
Harlacker),  of  Lycoming  county;  Jane,  died 
in  infancy;  Andrew  J.,  deceased;  Henry  A., 
D.  D.,  editor  of  Sundaij-Scliool  ^Yori■  for 
the  LTnited  Brethren  church,  Dayton,  O.; 
James  F.,  M.  D.,  Liverpool,  Pen-y  county, 
Pa. ;  and  H.  S.  ]\Ir.  Thompson  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Society  of  Friends;  he  died  at  his 
home  in  Centre  county,  January  22,  1876. 
His  wife  died  at  the  homestead.  May  7,  1872; 
she  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church. 

H.  S.  Thompson  attended  the  district 
schools  of  Half  Moon  valley  during  the  win- 
ter and  worked  on  the  farm  during  the  sum- 
mer. He  read  and  studied  at  home,  and  at  the 
age  of  seventeen  taught  for  the  first  time. 
He  remained  on  the  homestead,  studying  and 
teaching  in  the  winter  months  imtil  the  be- 
ginning of  the  Civil  war.  He  enlisted  at  Har- 
risburg.  Pa.,  in  October,  1861,  in  Company 
E.,  Forty-fifth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  Col. 
T.  AVelsii  and  Capt.  Henry  Stevens.  He  was 
in  the  service  for  four  years,  and  fought  in 
many  of  the  most  severe  battles.  He  was  in 
three  battles  in  Maryland:  South  Mountain, 
Antietam,  and  Fredericksbiu-g ;  three  in  Ken- 
tucky: Jamestown,  Vicksburg,  and  Big 
Black;   one  in  Mississippi:  Jackson,  where  he 


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was  Avoimded  in  the  chin;  and  four  in  Ten- 
nessee: Blue  Spring,  Leonore  Station,  Camp- 
bell Station,  and  Knoxville.  His  tenu  of  ser- 
vice having  expired,  he  re-enlisted  in  January, 

1864,  as  a  Veteran  Volunteer,  and  took  part 
in  the  battles  of  the  Wilderness,  Spottsylva- 
nia  Court  House,  South  Amia  River,  Cold 
Harbor,  Mine  Run,  Petersburg,  and  several 
smaller  engagements.  At  the  mine  explosion 
at  Petei-sburg,  July  30,  1864,  his  skull  was 
fractured,  yet  he  was  present  at  Mine  Run 
and  at  the  storming  of  Petersburg,  April  2, 

1865.  For  gallant  conduct  in  this  engage- 
ment he  was  made  sergeant-major  of  the  regi- 
ment. He  was  mustered  out  at  Alexander, 
Va.,  July  17,  1865.  After  attending  the  re- 
view at  "Washington,  D.  C,  he  returned  to 
Centre  county,  and  during  the  winter  of  1865 
taught  in  Taylor  township.  Half  Moon  valley. 
For  one  year  he  was  employed  as  clerk  at 
Milesburg,  Centre  county.  The  next  year  he 
Avas  made  a  member  of  the  firm  of  John 
Thompson  ct  Son,  general  merchants.  Six 
years  of  close  application  to  business  so  im- 
paired his  health  that  he  sold  his  interest  in 
the  store  and  removed  to  the  farm,  and  two 
years  after  removed  to  Kansas,  where  he 
farmed  for  four  years.  On  his  return  to  the 
east  he  settled  at  Reeds  Gap,  Juniata  county, 
purchasing  the  store  of  the  Hon.  J.  C.  Craw- 
ford. Here  he  remained  for  three  years  and 
a  half,  when  he  reniovcd  Td  Shade  valley, 
Huntingdon  county,  and  two  years  later  to 
Pine  Grove  Mills,  where  he  was  very  success- 
ful financially,  but  his  health  again  failing, 
he  sold  the  store  and  for  two  years  was  unable 
to  attend  to  any  business.  In  1887  ]\[r. 
Thompson  opened  his  present  store  in  East 
Waterford,  Pa.  His  industry  and  enteii^rise 
have  been  rewarded  by  financial  success,  and 
his  genial  manners  have  Avon  tor  him  many 
friends.  He  is  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Republican  party,  and  is  influential  in  local 
political  circles.  He  AA^as  postmaster  at  Half 
Moon  for  four  years,  at  Reeds  Gap  for  three 
years  aiid  a  half,  Shade  Valley,  Huntingdon 
county,  for  tAvo  years,  and  at  East  AVaterford, 
Juniata  county,  for  more  than  four  years,  and 
has  ahvays  served  acceptably. 

H.  S.  Thompson  Avas  married,  at  McEavcus- 
A'ille,  iSTortliumberland  county,  Pa.,  in  June, 
1867,  to  Francina  Walton,  who  Avas  born  in 
Xorthuml)erland  countv.  Tliov  have  three 
cdiildren:     Marv   (Mrs.' W.    A."  Everett),    of 


Bloomsburg,  Pa.;  Hannah  E.,  book-keeper 
for  H.  M.  Kenster  6z  Co.;  and  Lydia  B., 
teaching  at  Williamsport,  Pa.  Mrs.  Thonii)- 
son  died  in  May,  1878.  Mr.  Thompson  Avas 
married  to  his  second  Avife,  Harriet  Finley, 
of  Franklin  county.  Pa.,  in  April,  1884. 


A.  S.  RAFFEXSBERGER,  East  Water- 
ford,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Juniata 
tOAvnship,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  February  8, 
1856.  He  is  a  son  of  Jeremiah  and  Anna 
M.  (Klinepeter)  Raffensberger.  Jeremiah 
RafFensberger  learned  blacksmithing  Avitli  his 
father,  and  made  it  his  life-long  occupation. 
He  Avas  one  of  the  early  settlers,  and  one  of 
the  oldest  blacksmiths  in,  Juniata  toAvuship. 
He  OAvned'  a  small  farm  there.  Jeremiah 
Raffensberger  Avas  married  in  Penu  tOAvnship, 
Perry  coitnty,  to  Anna  M.  Klinepeter,  born 
near  Duncannon,  Pa.  Their  living  children 
are:  Daniel,  of  Perry  county;  John,  of  Henry 
county,  Ind. ;  Samuel,  carpenter,  of  Donnallys 
]\lills.  Perry  county;  Jeremiah  H., tinsmith, of 
MillerstoAvn,  Perry  county;  HarA'ey;  A.  S..; 
Rebecca  J. ;  Margaret  (Mrs.  William  PoAvell), 
of  Perry  comity;  and  Addie  (!Mrs.  LeAvis  Kirk- 
])atrick),  of  Duncannon,  Pa.  The  deceased 
are:  Sarah;  Catherine;  Christopher;  James; 
and  AVayne.  Mrs.  Raffensberger  died  in 
iNNi'.  Jeremiah  Raffensberger  A\'as  an  old 
line  Whig,  and  later  a  ReiJublican.  He  neA'er 
sought  office.  He  had  few  editcational  ad- 
vantages, but  Avas  Avell  liked  and  respected. 
He  died  in  Juniata  township,  !^^ay  6,  1888. 

A.  S.  I^affensberger  attended  the  public 
schools  in  Perry  county  dttring  the  Avinter 
months.  At  the  age  of  tAvelve  he  hired  his 
services  to  the  farmers,  and  received  one  dol- 
lar and  a  half  per  month.  He  Avorked  in  this 
Avay  tmtil  he  reached  his  tAventy-sixth  year, 
having  had  only  four  employers  in  all  those 
years,  one  of  Avhich  Avas  spent  in  Bureau  coun- 
ty, 111.  During  1881-82  he  Avas  salesman  for 
the  Centre  Woolen  Mills,  a  factory  of  Avoolen 
goods  in  Perry  county.  In  the  sjiring  of  1883 
he  came  to  McCullochs  Mills,  Juniata  county, 
Avhere  he  began  business  AA'ith  S.  W.  Bixler, 
as  general  merchant.  The  year  folloAving  he 
sold  out  his  interest,  and  engaged  as  salesman 
for  Yohn  ife  Smith,  of  XcAvport,  Perry  coun- 
ty, dealers  in  farm  implements.  After  serA'- 
ing  for  one  year  in  this  capacity  he  began 
business  for  himself  in  Juniata  county,  and 
became  a  dealer  in  all  kinds  of  farm  imple- 


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ments,  pliosi^liates,  etc.  Tn  October,  1895, 
Mr.  Eaffensberger  came  to  East  Waterford 
and  continued  the  bnsiness  there  as  dealer  in 
agricnltiiral  implements,  high  grade  phos- 
jDhates,  flour,  feed,  railroad  ties,  etc.  He 
bought  a  fine  dwelling  house,  to  which  he  has 
added  many  improvements,  and  built  a  well 
equipped  store.  He  is  endowed  with  great 
business  ability;  and  his  honest  dealings  and 
Christian  character  have  Avon  for  him  the  es- 
teem of  his  fellow-citizens.  Mr.  Raffensber- 
ger  is  a  Republican.  He  is  serving  as  school 
director.  He  is  also  a  member  and  treasurer 
of  the  P.  O.  S.  A.  Camp  of  East  Waterford. 
He  was  appointed  mercantile  appraiser  in 
1894,  and  filled  the  office  to  the  satisfaction 
of  all. 

A.  S.  Raifensberger  was  manied  at  ^Ic- 
Coystown,  Juniata  county,  in  1886,  to  Eliza- 
beth S.,  daughter  of  Irvin  C.  Stewart,  a  far- 
mer of  Tuscarora  township.  Their  children 
are:  Sallie,  died  in  infancy;  Benjamin  Cor- 
rell,  bom  February  27,  1890.  Mrs.  Raffens- 
berger,  before  her  marriage,  taught  school  for 
six  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raffensberger  are 
members  of  the  Presbyterian  church;  he  is 
a  trustee  of  the  church,  Sunday-school  teacher 
and  assistant  superintendent. 


R.  M.  BARTLEY,  East  Waterford,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  Avasbom  in  Tuscarora  town- 
ship, March  3,  1836.  He  is  a  son  of  Francis 
and  Rosanna  (Work)  Bartley,  and  the  oldest 
liA'ing  person  born  in  East  Waterford.  His 
grandfather,  Manuel  Bartley,  Avas  a  native  of 
Germany.  He  died  near  Philadelphia,  Avhere 
for  some  time  he  kept  a  hotel.  He  had  two 
children:  Francis  and  Cornelius,  l)otli  de- 
ceased. 

Francis  Bartley  Avas  born  near  Pliiladel- 
phia;  he  receiA'ed  only  three  months'  educa- 
tion in  a  Genuan  school.  His  father  died 
when  he  Avas  but  eight  years  old,  and  he  Avas 
forced  to  make  his  liA-ing  by  Avorking  for  the 
farmers  of  Tuscarora  A'alley,  Avhither  his 
mother  had  remoA^ed  on  the  death  of  her  hus- 
band. He  learned  carpentry  and  Avorked  at 
his  trade  during  the  greater  part  of  his  life. 
He  Avas  well  knoAvn  for  his  good  Avorkmanship 
as  a  contractor  and  builder,  and  erected  many 
dAvellings,  barns,  tanneries,  etc.,  and,  besides, 
the  IMethodist  Episcopal  church  at  East  Water- 
ford. He  also  fanned  in  Tiiscarora  tOAvnship. 
For  twenty-five  years  he  seiwed  as  justice  of 


the  peace,  and  Avas  elected,  on  the  Democratic 
ticket,  associate  judge  for  a  term  of  fiA'e  years. 
He  Avas  most  highly  esteemed  by  his  felloAv- 
citizens.  Francis  Bartley  Avas  mamed  to  Miss 
Shaeffer,  of  Tuscarora  tOAvnship.  They  had 
one  child,  Elizabeth,  aa'Iio  died  young.  Mrs. 
Bartley  died,  and  Mr.  Bartley  manned  Ro- 
sanna, daughter  of  Alexander  and  Rosanna 
(McQueen)  Work;  Mr.  Work  Avas  a  carj^enter 
of  Lack  toAvnship.  Their  children  are:  Man- 
uel, of  Altoona;  Letitia  (Mrs.  Oliver  Seibert), 
of  Tyrone,  Pa. ;  R.  M. ;  Samuel,  a  tanner  of 
East  Waterford;  Rev.  Jesse  B.,  of  Page  coun- 
ty, la.,  is  a  Methodist  minister,  he  served  in 
tiie  late  Avar;  Arabella  (Mrs.  A.  W.  Drols- 
baugh),  of  Altoona;  John  W.,  of  loAA^a;  and 
three  Avho  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Bartley  died 
in  East  Waterford  in  1851.  Francis  Bartley 
then  married  Margaret  Seibert,  of  Lack  tOAvn- 
ship.  Their  children  are:  Jacob  R.,  a  rail- 
road employee;  William  C,  a  carpenter  of 
Belhvood,  Blair  county;  and  George  McC, 
(lied  in  infancy.  jMr.  Bartley  Avas  one  of  the 
oldest  inembei"s  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  of  East  Waterford.  He  died  in  East 
Waterford  in  1883. 

R.  ]\r.  Bartley  Avas  only  four  years  of  age 
Avhen  he  began  to  attend  school  at  the  Pine 
Grove  school  house  in  Tuscarora  tOAvnship. 
At  the  age  of  nine  he  Avas  hired  to  a  farmer, 
and  remained  with  him  for  the  summer,  after 
Avhich  he  Avent  to  MifflintOAvn,  Pa.,  and  en- 
tered the  drug  store  of  B.  F.  Ivepner.  Six 
months  after  he  returned  to  his  home  and  re- 
mained there  tAvo  years.  He  Avas  next  clerk 
seven  years  for  A.  J.  Ferguson,  general  mer- 
chant. Foi-  two  years,  during  the  Avar,  ]\lr. 
Bartk'y  was  ])()stinaster  at  Port  Royal.  One 
year  he  spent  as  clerk  in  a  store  at  Walnut, 
Pa.,  and  the  folloAving  two  years  in  a  similar 
position  at  Patterson,  Pa.  For  the  next  sca'- 
enteen  years,  he  Avas  traA'eling  salesman  for 
M.  G.  Piper  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  boot  and 
shoe  dealers.  ]\[r.  Bartley  has  since  made 
East  Waterford  his  home.  He  is  a  Democrat. 
In  1883,  he  was  appointed  postmaster  of  that 
borough,  and  Avas  reappointed  in  1894.  He 
Avas  elected  justice  of  the  peace  in  1890,  for 
three  years,  Avas  also  tax  collector  for  both 
county  and  State.  In  all  these  public  offices 
Mr.  Bartley  has  proved  himself  faithful  and 
eificient.  He  is  a  member  and  the  chaplain 
of  AVashington  Camp,  Xo.  659,  P.  0.  S.  of  A., 
and  is  reanlar  in  attendance  at  all  meetinas. 


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He  was  a  cliarter  ineniber  and  the  lirst  presi- 
dent of  the  camp.  When  Mr.  Bartley  was 
fourteen  years  of  age,  he  was  thrown  violently 
by  his  frig'htened  horse.  His  hii^  was  frac- 
tured, and  this  caused  a  lameness,  which  will 
be  lifelong. 

R.  M.  JJartley  was  married  in  1875,  to 
Amanda  B.,  daughter  of  James  2Iarsliall, 
miller  of  Blairs  Mills,  Huntingdon  county, 
Pa.  They  have  one  child,  Lucretia  M.,  born 
in  1876;  she  married  Jesse  B.  Smith,  and  has 
one  child,  Rosanna  M.,  born  March  3,  1896. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bartley  are  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


BEXJA^irX  H.  RITTER,  M.  D.,  Mc- 
Coysville,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Daniel 
and  Elizabeth  (Tressler)  Ritter,  was  born  in 
Loysville,  Perry  county,  December  13,  1858. 
His  great-grandfather,  Valentine  Ritter,  was 
born  in  Germany,  came  to  America  in  a  sail- 
ing vessel,  Avhile  he  was  yet  a  young  man,  and 
settled  in  Berks  county.  Mr.  Ritter  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  serving  as 
a  private  under  Washington.  Removing  to 
Perry  county,  he  settled  near  Loysville  with 
his  family,  and  was  engaged  in  farming  dur- 
ing the  rest  of  his  life.  He  is  buried  at  Loys- 
ville. Mrs.  Ritter  lived  to  l>e  ninety-nine 
years  old.  Their  children  are:  Daniel;  Jacob; 
John;  George;  Elizabeth;  Mary;  Rebecca; 
and  one  whose  name  is  unknown. 

Daniel  Ritter,  grandfather  of  Dr.  B.  H. 
Ritter,  was  born  in  1791.  He  was  an  ex- 
tensive reader,  equally  at  home  with  the  Ger- 
man and  the  English  languages.  He  was  still 
young  when  his  parents  removed  to  Perry 
county,  and  there  he  grew  to  manhood.  For 
a  few  years  he  farmed  a  tract  of  land  that  he 
owned  near  Ickesburg,  Perry  county,  and  then 
removed  to  Cumberland  county,  farming  near 
Carlisle  for  several  years.  Later,  he  returned 
with  his  family  to  Perry  county,  and  took  up 
his  residence  on  a  large  tract  of  land  near 
Loysville,  building  a  fine  brick  dwelling 
house,  one  of  the  first  of  its  kind  in  Madison 
township,  the  bricks  for  which  were  burnt  on 
his  farm.  He  also  built  a  large  barn  and 
planted  an  orchard.  Besides  farming,  he  de- 
voted considerable  time  to  stock  raising.  Mr. 
Ritter  was  a  Democrat,  and  strongly  in  favor 
of  the  public  schools;  in  connection  Avith  the 
other  township  offices,  he  served  as  school  di- 
rector.    He  married  Barbara  Stover,  of  the 


Cumberland  valley,  and  they  had  seven  chil- 
dren: Jacob,  was  killed  in  Perry  county  by 
a  horse;  George,  died  in  Perry  coimty; 
Lydia,  widow  of  George  Garber,  resides  in 
Carlisle;  Catherine,  widow  of  Jonathan  Min- 
nick,  resides  at  Loys"ville;  Jonathan,  died  in 
Perry  county;  Daniel;  and  John,  died  in 
Perry  county.  Mr.  Ritter  died  on  the  home- 
stead near  Loysville  in  1871,  his  wife  having 
died  there  twelve  years  before.  Both  Avere 
membei-s  of  the  German  Reformed  church, 
Mr.  Ritter  being  an  elder,  and  one  of  the 
most  liberal  contributors. 

Daniel  Ritter,  father    of  Dr.    Ritter,    Avas 
born  near   Carlisle,   Cumberland  county,   in 

1825.  He  attended  both  the  GeiTuan  and  the 
English  schools,  and  at  a  A-ery  early  age  could 
read  and  converse  very  Avell  in  both  languages. 
He  Avas  raised  on  a  farm,  and  in  1871,  after 
his  father's  death,  he  farmed  the  homestead 
for  fiA'e  years,  during  Avhich  time  he  made 
many  improA-ements.  Having  sold  out  in 
1876,  he  remoA-ed  to  Xewville,  Cumberland 
county,  Avhere  he  lived  a  retired  life  until 
1892."  In  that  year  Mrs.  Ritter  died,  and  after 
her  death,  Mr.  Ritter  disposed  of  his  home  in 
NeAvville,  and  coming  to  McCoysville,  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  days  Avith  his  son.  Dr. 
Ritter.  In  politics,  Mr.  Ritter  was  a  Demo- 
crat, but  Avas  no  office-seeker,,  consenting  to 
seiwe  as  school  director  only  through  the  in- 
terest that  educational  matters  ahvays  held 
for  him.  He  Avas  married  near  Loysville  to 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Joseph  Tressler,  and 
niece  of  John  Tressler,  the  founder  of  the 
Soldiers'  OriJians'  Home  of  Perry  coiinty. 
The  Tressler  family  are  of  Gei-man  descent, 
and  were  among  the  early  settlers  of  Perry 
county.  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Ritter),  Avas  born 
near  Loysville,   Perry  county,   December  8, 

1826.  The  children  "of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ritter 
are:  Daniel,  a  book-keeper  in  Chicago,  was 
a  soldier  in  the  late  Avar,  having  enlisted  at 
the  age  of  fifteen  years;  Jacob,  a  foreman 
for  the  Iron  Bridge  Company,  of  Chicago; 
William,  a  railroad  engineer;  Ellen,  AA'ife  of 
Calvin  Rhodes,  a  cai'penter  and  contractor  of 
PeiTy  county;  Dr.  Benjamin  H. ;  Annie 
(Mrs.  John  Kunkle),  of  MeCoysville;  Sarah 
C^frs.  Harry  Stoops),  of  Chicago,  111.  Mr. 
Ritter  died  in  1S93.  He  aa^^s  a  faithful  mem- 
ber of  the  German  Reformed  church,  active 
and  earnest  in  all  lines  of  churiih  work. 

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davs  enjoyed  no  educational  advantages  ex- 
cept tliose  aii'orded  by  the  district  scliools. 
He  attended  school  during  the  winter,  the 
summer  being  taken  Avith  work  on  the  farm. 
Filled  with  a  desire  for  knowledge,  he  at 
length  succeeded  in  sa^dng  the  sum  of  fifty 
dollars,  and  with  this  money,  every  dollar  of 
which  meant  hard  work  and  close  economy, 
he  paid  for  one  term  at  the  Shippensburg 
State  Xormal  School.  After  this  he  taught 
school  for  six  months  in  Cumberland  county. 
In  1878  he  went  to  Aurora,  111.,  where  he 
became  a  fireman  on  the  Chicago,  Burlington 
&  Quincy  Eailroad.  Four  years  later  he  was 
promoted,  becoming  engineer  on  the  same 
railroad,  and  held  that  position  for  five 
months. 

While  connected  with  this  road  he  saved 
one  thousand  dollars.  Having  a  desire  for  a 
professional  life,  he  came  to  NeAv^dlle,  Cum- 
berland county,  and  read  medicine  under  Dr. 
W.  G.  Stewart.  One  year  and  a  half  later 
he  entered  the  "Western  Reserve  Univereity, 
Cleveland,  O.,  studying  two  years  in  the  med- 
ical department,  and  graduating  in  1886.  He 
then  came  to  McCoysville,  Juniata  county, 
succeeding  Dr.  Sahm  of  that  place,  and  there 
during  the  past  eleven  years  Dr.  Hitter  has 
been  building  up  a  very  extensive  practice. 
He  compounds  his  o«^i  medicines,  and  prac- 
tices in  Lack,  Tuscarora,  Beale,  and  Spruce 
Hill  to\\mships,  Juniata  county,  and  in  Tell 
township,  Huntingdon  county.  He  is  one  of 
the  most  skilled  and  efficient  physicians  in 
this  part  of  the  State.  Dr.  Ritter  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Medical  Society  of  Juniata  county, 
and  seiwed  as  its  first  president ;  also  a  member 
of  Union  Lodge,  Xo.  32-1,  F.  and  A.  M., 
Mifflintown.  He  is  a  Democrat.  Since  1894, 
the  Doctor  and  his  family  have  occupied  the 
very  comfortable  home  that  he  built,  costing 
nearly  four  thousand  dollars. 

Dr.  Ritter  was  married  at  MeCoysville,  in 
1887,  to  Jennie,  daughter  of  James  Howell, 
Aeademia.  They  have  three  children: 
Daniel;  James;  and  William.  Dr.  Ritter  is 
a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  His  fam- 
ily attend  the  United  Presbyterian  church 
in  McCoysville. 


primary  education  was  received  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  township,  his 
earliest  school  days  being  spent  in  the 
little  old  log  school  house  that  stood  where 
the  AVarble  postoffice  now  stands.  His 
school  masters  were  Joseph  Middour  and 
John  Grey,  both  gentlemen  of  Scotch- 
Irish  descent.  Mr.  Fitzgerald  also  attended 
during  two  sessions  Tuscarora  Academy, 
Aeademia,  Juniata  county,  under  Profes- 
sors Wilson  and  Laughlin.  School  days  be- 
ing over,  he  worked  on  the  farm  in  the  sum- 
mer, and  taught  school  during  the  winter,  four 
terms  being  thus  spent  at  McCoysville,  two 
terms  at  Collins,  Tuscarora  township,  two  at 
McKinleys,  Tuscarora  township,  two-  at  War- 
ble, Spruce  Hill  township,  and  four  nine 
months'  terms  at  Hancock,  Washington 
county,  Md.  During  the  next  ten  years,  Mr. 
Fitzgerald  worked  on  the  homestead  for  his 
father,  after  which  he  came  to  Tuscarora 
township,  and  farmed  the  Randolph  place  for 
one  year,  and  in  the  next  year,  IS  SO,  pur- 
chased the  property  of  Joseph  S.  Laird,  in  Mc- 
Coysville, where  he  has  since  resided.  In 
1884,  he  was  appointed  postmaster  under 
President  Cleveland,  seiwing  four  yeai-s;  and 
in  1893  he  was  again  appointed  by  the  same 
president.  Mr.  Fitzgerald  has  filled  the  office 
with  the  greatest  satisfaction  to  the  public, 
by  whom  he  is  most  highly  esteemed.  He 
has  also  kept  store  at  McCoysville  for  the  last 
four  years.  He  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served 
as  township  clerk,  auditor,  and  school  director. 
Mr.  Fitzgerald  was  man-ied  in  1866,  to 
Hannah  M.,  daughter  of  John  Randolph,  a 
prominent  resident  of  the  Tuscarora  valley. 
Their  children  are:  William  R.,  married 
Isabella  Stewart,  of  Beale  township  resides 
at  Altoona,  Pa.,  has  one  child;  J.  Howard, 
man-ied  Marian  Mc Williams,  of  Beale  town- 
ship, also  resides  at  Altoona,  with  a  family  of 
two  children;  Charles,  at  home;  Annie  M., 
died  young;  and  Leila  M.,  at  school.  The 
family  are  members  of  the  United  Presbyter- 
ian church  at  McCoysville,  Mr.  Fitzgerald  be- 
ing one  of  the  trustees  and  auditors  of  the 
church  and  a  teacher  in  the  Sundav-school. 


JOHX  FITZGERALD,  McCoysville,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  son  of  James  and  Rachel 
(Gray)  Fitzgerald,  was  born  in  Spruce  Hill 
township,  Juniata  county.  May  5,  1833.    His 


REV.  W.  C.  ADAIR,  McCoysville,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  son  of  Rev.  John  M.,  and 
Sarah  (Cummings)  Adair,  was  bom  at  Mc- 
Alevys  Fort,  Huntingdon  county,  Pa.,  De- 
cember 14,   1863.     Rev.   W.    C.   Adair   at- 


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tended  the  Stone  Valle}'  Academy  at  Mc- 
Alevjs  Fort  under  Prof.  J.  K.  Millen,  Kev. 
J.  B.  Work,  and  Kev.  Samuel  Dodds,  Ph.  D. 
On  leaAdng  the  academy,  he  entered  West- 
minster College  at  Xew  Wilmington,  Law- 
rence county.  Pa.,  completing  a  four  years' 
course,  and  graduating  in  1SS8.  He  Avas  then 
principal  of  Stone  Valley  Academy  for  one 
year,  after  which  he  spent  one  term  at  the 
United  Presbyterian  Theological  Seminary, 
Allegheny  City,  Pa.,  and  one  tenn  at  Prince- 
ton College,  Princeton,  X.  J.  In  the  spring 
of  1S92,  he  graduated  from  the  United  Pres- 
byterian Seminary,  at  Xenia,  O.,  and  was 
licensed  by  the  Albany  Presbytery,  Albany, 
X.  Y.  He  preached  in  McCoysville,  where 
he  was  duly  ordained  and  installed  in  August, 
1S92,  and  also  at  Concord,  Franklin  county, 
and  has  officiated  very  successfully  and  very 
satisfactorily  at  both  places  since.  He  is  an 
able  preacher  and  a  genial  gentleman. 

Eev.  Mr.  Adair  was  married  at  Wurtem- 
burg,  Lawrence  county.  Pa.,  September  7, 
1892,  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  Rev.  M.  and 
Anna  (Ban-)  Telford.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren: Anna  R.;  and  Sarah  M.  Rev.  W.  C. 
Adair  is  a  zealous  Prohibitionist.  Mrs. 
Adair's  father,  Rev.  M.  S.  Telford,  was  for- 
merly a  United  Presbyterian  minister  of  In- 
diana county,  Pa.,  and  was  of  Scotch-Irish 
ancestry.  Her  mother  was  a  daughter  of 
Robert'  and  Elizabeth  (McMinn)  Barr,  of 
Jackson  township,  Huntingdon  county. 


AVILLIAM  H.  LOXG,  McCoysville,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  son  of  Henry  and  Bandena 
(Fliekinger)  Long,  was  born  near  Ickesburg, 
Perry  county,  Xovember  23,  1837.  His 
grandfather,  Henry  Long,  a  farmer  and 
wagon-maker,  removed  from  Adams  county  to 
Peri-y  county,  and  settled  near  Ickesburg, 
where  he  owned  a  farm  of  102  acres.  Being 
a  progressive  farmer,  he  made  many  improve- 
ments upon  his  place,  on  which  he  lived  the 
rest  of  his  life.  He  was  a  Democrat  and  later 
a  Whig.  Loyal  to  the  religious  belief  of  his 
German  forefathers,  Mr.  Long  was  a  con- 
sistent member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  He 
married  and  reared  a  family  of  eight  children, 
one  of  whom  was  Henry,  father  of  William  H. 
Long.  Henry  Long  received  only  a  common 
school  education,  but  had  a  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  both  the  German  and  English  lan- 
guages.   Like  his  father,  he  was  a  farmer  and 


a  wagon-maker,  working  at  the  former  business 
in  the  summer  and  the  latter  in  winter.  His 
farm  near  Ickesburg  consisted  of  160  acres, 
and  on  it  he  built  a  new  barn,  planted  an  or- 
chard and  made  all  other  improvements  requi- 
site to  a  first  class  farm.  At  various  times,  he 
was  also  extensively  engaged  in  raising  stock. 
Mr.  Long  was  married,  near  Ickesburg,  to  Ra- 
chel Cox,  and  they  had  one  child,  which  died 
young;  the  wife  died  also.  His  second  wife 
was  Barbara  Vochell,  and  their  two  children 
were:  Lydia,  widow  of  William  Hench;  and 
a  child  that  died  young.  Mrs.  Barbara  Long 
having  died,  Mr.  Long  then  married  Bandena, 
daughter  of  Henry  Fliekinger,  a  shoemaker 
of  Ickesburg.  They  had  five  children:  Mar- 
garet, widow  of  Daniel  Rice,  of  Perry  county; 
William  H. ;  Samuel  S.,  died  in  the  army; 
Sarah  (Mi's.  Ananias  Bird),  of  Peny  county; 
and  Eliza  Jane,  deceased.  Formerly  a  Dem- 
ocrat, Mr.  Long  later  joined  the  Republican 
party,  and  served  as  supervisor  and  school  di- 
rector of  his  township.  After  the  death  of  his 
wife,  which  occurred  near  Ickesburg,  in  1863, 
aged  sixty -four  years,  he  resided  in  Tuscarora 
township,  Juniata  county,  ■\\'ith  his  son,  Wil- 
liam H.,  and  died  there  in  1876,  at  the  age 
of  eighty-two  years.  He  was  an  elder  in  the 
Lutheran  church,  was  well  known  and  highly 
esteemed  as  a  citizen  and  neighbor. 

William  H.  Long  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Tuscarora  township,  Juniata 
county.  During  his  early  manhood  he  worked 
for  his  father,  and  on  reaching  his  thirteenth 
year  he  bought  the  homestead  and  cultivated 
it  until  1871,  Avhen  he  sold  out  and  came  to 
Juniata  county.  He  there  purchased  the 
Schwab  farm  of  92  acres,  75  acres  being  un- 
der improvement,  and  further  increased  its 
value  by  planting  an  orchard.  Besides  farm- 
ing with  good  success,  Mr.  Long  makes  the 
raising  of  fine  live  stock  a  very  profitable  bus- 
iness. He  is  a  Republican  and  has  been  town- 
ship assessor,  and  for  three  years  school  di- 
rector. 

Mr.  Long  was  married  in  Tuscarora  toAvn- 
ship.  Perry  county,  to  Elizabeth  J.,  daughter 
of  Emanuel  Smith,  a  fanner  of  Tuscarora 
township,  Perry  county.  They  have  had  these 
children:  Samuel,  married  Josephine  Ta- 
burn,  is  an  oil  piunper  in  Wood  county,  O. ; 
Mary,  wife  of  Samuel  O.  Lawson,  wardman 
in  the  Asylum  at  Xorristown,  Pa.;  AEargaret 
v.;  Bradv,  a  medical  student  at  McCoysville; 


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Ward,  deceased;  Minnie;  HaiTV,  of  "Wood 
county,  O.;  AVilliam;  Cliarles  E. ;  Helen; 
and  Benjamin  and  Leona,  who  are  twins.  Mr. 
Long  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  men  in  the 
district,  and  is  well  liked  and  respected  by  all. 
Mrs.  Long  is  fond  of  good  reading  and  is  a  very 
genial  and  intelligent  woman. 


JAMES  B.  HE^TRY,  McCovsville,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Beale  town- 
ship. Juniata  county,  June  9,  1850,  son  of 
Richard  and  Isabella  (Creighton)  Henry.  His 
paternal  grandfather,  William  Henry,  came 
from  L'eland  to  Pennsylvania,  and  settled  in 
Lancaster  county.  He  afterwards  removed 
with  his  family  to  Walker  township,  Juniata 
county.,  where  he  remained  a  short  time,  and 
then  bought  100  acres  of  land  in  Beale  town- 
ship, where  he  farmed  with  much  success. 
He  improved  the  land,  planted  orchards  and 
erected  buildings.  Mr.  Henry  was  well  known 
and  esteemed.  He  was  a  Whig.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Lancaster  county,  and  had  five  chil- 
dren: Mary  (Mrs.  Innis);  Elizabeth;  Wil- 
liam; Robert;  and  Richard.  Mr.  Henry 
died  in  1837  on  the  homestead,  where  his 
wife  also  died.  They  were  members  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  church.  Richard  Henry, 
father  of  James  B.  Henry,  was  widely  known 
as  a  teacher  of  the  subscription  schools.  He 
taught  a  number  of  years  in  Beale  tovmship; 
he  then  took  charge  of  the  homestead  farm, 
which  he  sold  in  1877,  and  was  engaged  in 
agricultural  pursuits  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  December  11,  1805.  In  1860,  he 
bought  a  farm  in  Tuscarora  township,  upon 
which  his  widow  resides.  Mr.  Henry  was  a 
worthy  citizen,  and  highly  esteemed.  He  was 
a  Republican.  Richard  Henry  was  married 
January  10,  1851,  to  Isabella,  daughter  of 
Andrew  Creieliton,  who  was  born  in  Tusca- 
rora township  in  1830.  Their  children  are: 
William,  of  Beale  township;  Mary  (Mrs. 
Isaac  Barton),  of  Walker  township;  James 
B. ;  John,  of  Tuscarora  township;  Maggie 
(Mrs.  Hugh  Stewart),  of  McCoysville;  Annie; 
Joseph,  of  Spruce  Hill;  Harvey,  a  merchant 
of  Honey  GroA^e;  Stewart;  and  Alice.  Mr. 
Henry  was  a  member  of  the  United  Presby- 
terian church  of  McCoysville. 

After  attending  the  schools  of  Tuscarora 
township,  James  B.  Henry  became  a  student 
of  the  Tuscarora  Academy  at  Academia,  un- 
der Professor  Patterson,  and  also  spent  two 


terms  at  Airy  View  Academy  at  Port  Royal, 
under  Professor  Wilson.  He  then  took  a 
commercial  course  at  the  Williamsport  Com- 
mercial College  under  Prof.  F.  M.  Allen, 
and  graduated  in  1887.  Mr.  Henry  taught 
school  with  much  success  for  ten  yeare  in 
Beale,  Spruce  Hill  and  Tuscarora  townships. 
In  ISSS,  he_came  to  McCoysville  and  en- 
gaged in  the  general  merchandise  business, 
as  successor  to  John  Laird.  He  bought  the 
store  and  enlarged  and  improved  it,  spend- 
ing more  than  $3,000  on  the  property.  He 
has  established  a  successful  business,  and  is 
one  of  the  most  influential  men  of  the  town. 
Mr.  Henry  is  also  proprietor  of  a  small  farm 
in  Tuscarora  toAvnship,  and  one  tenant  lioiise 
in  McCoysville.  He  takes  an  active  interest 
in  local  affairs,  and  his  position  in  the  com- 
munity is  one  of  confidence  t.nd  respect.  He 
is  a  Republican;  he  was  postmaster  of  Mc- 
Coysville, appointed  under  the  Harrison  ad- 
ministration. 

James  B.  Henry  was  married  February 
22,  1888,  to  Florence  T.,  daughter  of  AVil- 
liam Hoopes.  Their  children  are:  Marv; 
Maurice;  Maude,  who  died;  and  Louis  Eoy. 
Mr.  Henry  is  a  member  of  the  L'nited  Presby- 
terian church;  he  has  served  as  a  trustee  for 
six  years;  he  was  a  teacher  in  the  Sabbath- 
school,  and  holds  the  ofiice  of  treasurer.  Mrs 
Henry's  paternal  gandparents,  William  and 
Susan  (Bonnan)  Hoopes,  were  residents  first 
of  Lancaster  county,  the  grandfather  of  En- 
glish, and  the  grandmother  of  German  descent. 
They  removed  to  Juniata  county,  and  settled 
in  Fermanagh  township  where  Mr.  Hoopes 
worked  at  his  trade,  that  of  mason,  until  his 
death.  Her  maternal  grandfather,  William 
Cooper,  Avas  of  English  and  Scotch  descent; 
her  grandmother,  Abigail  (Okeson)  Cooper, 
was  a  member  of  the  Okeson  family  of  Tusca- 
rora valley,  and  a  cousin  of  W.  B.  Okeson,  of 
Chicago. 

AVilliam  Lloopes,  her  father,  was  born  in 
Lancaster  county  in  1821.  His  early  life  was 
spent  A\ath  his  paternal  grandfather  near 
AA^ilmington,  Delaware,  where  he  attended 
school,  and  learned  the  trade  of  a  blacksmith. 
He  came  to  Mifflin  county,  and  remained 
there  working  at  his  calling  until  1852,  when 
he  removed  to  Port  Royal,  Juniata  county. 
In  1862,  he  Avent  to  Patterson,  where  he  was 
for  tAvo  years  an  employee  in  the  Pennsylva- 
nia Railroad    shop.      Returning    to    Juniata 


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eountv  he  settled  at  Johnstown,  Beale  town- 
ship, where  he  remained  until  1888;  he  then 
retired  from  active  life,  and  took  up  his  resi- 
dence with  his  daughter  at  McCoysville.  Mr. 
Hoopes  is  one  of  the  oldest  citizens  of  the 
to\TOship  and  is  held  in  high  regard  by  all 
who  know  him.  He  is  a  Kepubliean,  and  has 
sen-ed  as  supervisor  at  Port  Royal,  and  as 
overseer  of  the  poor.  He  was  married  at 
LewistowTi  to  Mary  J.,  daughter  of  "William 
and  Abigail  (Okeson)  Cooper  Theii-  chil- 
dren are:  Frank,  a  blacksmith  and  wagon- 
maker  of  Fairview,  Brown  county,  Kan.; 
Florence  T.  (Mrs.  J.  B.  Henry);  J-  Okeson, 
a  partner  with  his  brother,  Frank,  of  Kan- 
sas; AV.  Homer,  a  physician  at  Xewport, 
Perry  county.  Pa.;  and  one  who  died  in  in- 
fancy. Mrs.  Floopes  died  March  28,  1877. 
Mr.  Hoopes  and  family  are  membei-s  of  the 
Methodist  church. 

Robert  Henry,  deceased,  was  born  in  Beale 
towTiship,  Juniata  county,  son  of  William 
Henr)',  and  brother  of  Richard.  He  attended 
the  common  schools  and  worked  on  the  home- 
stead farm.  When  a  young  man  he  settled 
in  Indiana  county,  where  he  bought  a  tract  of 
land  which  he  fai-med  until  his  death  in  1857. 
Mr.  Henry  was  a  good  citizen,  and  had  the 
respect  of  neighbors  and  friends.  He  was  a 
Republican.  He  was  married  in  Indiana 
county,  and  had  these  children:  Elizabeth, 
who  has  been  twenty  years  in  the  treasury 
department  at  Washington;  Harry,  a  minis- 
ter of  the  Presbyterian  church  in  Hunting- 
don county;  William,  a  printer  in  the  Pub- 
lic Printing  Department  at  Washington; 
Charles,  a  student  who  died;  and  Louisa,  of 
Washington,  D.  C.  Mr.  Henry  was  a  member 
of  the  Presbvterian  church. 


SAMUEL  E.  PAXNEBAKER,  East  Wa- 
terford,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  near 
Honey  Grove,  Tuscarora  township,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  May  5,  1861,  son  of  Samuel  and 
Elizabeth  (Rohrer)  Pannebaker.  His  paternal 
great-grandfather,  William  Pannebaker,  who 
was  of  German  birth,  came  to  America  in 
early  life,  and  settled  near  Mifflintowni,  Pa., 
where  he  fanned  until  his  death.  He  was  a 
Democrat.  His  grandfather,  William  Panne- 
baker, was  born  near  Mifflintown,  and  re- 
ceived a  German  and  English  education.  He 
removed  to  Tuscarora  townshiji,  where  he 
bought  a  farm  of    200    acres,    which  he  im- 


proved and  successfully  cultivated.  He  also 
owned  two  other  farms  in  the  township.  Mr. 
Pannebaker  was  a  Whig. 

William  Pannebaker  was  first  married  in 
Fermanagh  township,  to  Hannah  Myers,  of 
Juniata  county,  who  died  leaving  six  children: 
Jacob,  a  physician;  Mary,  wddow  of  Abra- 
ham Rohrer;  Samuel:  Elsie;  William,  of 
Lewistown;  and  Keziali  (Mi-s.  George  M. 
Smelkeri.  Some  years  after  his  second  mar- 
riage, Mr.  Pannebaker  died  in  Tuscarora 
township:).  He  was  a  member  of  the  Dunkard 
church. 

Samuel  Pannebaker  was  born  on  the  old 
homestead  in  Tuscarora  toAvnshiiJ  March  15, 
1832.  He  attended  school  at  Honey  Grove. 
When  twenty  years  of  age,  he  took  charge  of 
the  homestead  fann,  which  he  has  skillfully 
and  judiciously  cultivated  for  nearly  a  half 
century.  He  also  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  lumber  for  several  years  with  his  son, 
Samuel  E.  Mr.  Pannebaker  o-\\tis  the  fine 
j^icnic  grounds  where  the  ''Harvest  Home"  is 
annually  celebrated.  He  takes  an  active  in- 
terest in  local  aflaii-s;  gives  liberally  to  the 
church,  and  among  his  neighbors  and  friends 
is  held  in  high  regard.  He  served  two  terms 
as  auditor  of  the  townshij),  and  as  overseer  of 
the  poor.     He  is  a  member  of  the  Grange. 

Samuel  Pannebaker  was  fii"st  man'ied  in 
1854:,  to  Elizabeth  Rohrer,  of  Shirleysburg, 
Hmitingdon  county,  who  died  in  1884  leav- 
ing the  following  children:  William  A., 
foreman  on  the  Tuscarora  Valley  Railroad; 
Flora  (Mrs.  Stewart  Manger),  of  Spnice  Hill 
to'ivmship ;  Samuel  E. ;  Mary  (Mrs.  W.  X. 
McClintock),  of  Chicago;  George  M.,  an  en- 
gineer, who  was  killed  on  the  Tuscarora  Val- 
ley Railroad;  Annie  (Mrs.  James  Clark),  of 
Tuscarora  township;  and  Blanche  (Mrs. 
David  Barton),  of  Tuscarora  township.  Mr. 
Pannebaker  was  afterwards  married  to  Susan 
Stouffer,  bom  in  Lebanon,  Pa.  Mr.  Panne- 
baker is  a  member  of  the  Dunkard  church. 

Samuel  E.  Pannebaker  attended  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  township,  and  remained 
on  the  homestead  until  he  was  twenty-one 
years  of  age,  when  he  learned  carpentry  Antli 
L.  R.  Manger,  of  Spruce  Hill  to^^^lship, 
working  with  him  one  year  in  Virginia.  Re- 
turning home,  he  was  two  years  engaged  m 
the  lumber  business,  and  afterwards  went  to 
Xorth  Carolina  as  manager  of  the  Blue  Wing 
Copper  and  Lumber  Co.     In  1887,  he  estab- 


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lislied  his  uo\v  extensive  business ;  he  leased 
several  large  tracts  of  land  in  Tuscarora  town- 
sliip,  containing  over  one  and  a  half  million 
feet  of  timber,  from  which  he  has  manufac- 
tured over  twenty  million  feet  of  lumber. 
Mr.  Pannebaker  oiJerates  two  saw-mills,  one 
in  the  Tuscarora  valley  and  the  other  at 
Doylesburg,  Franklin  county,  Pa.,  and  em- 
ploys over  twenty  men.  He  has  built  sev- 
eral barns  and  fine  dwelling  houses  in  the 
township,  and  also  a  bridge.  He  built  the 
house  in  which  he  lives  at  a  cost  of  over  $2,- 
000;  it  is  the  finest  in  the  to^\^lship.  Mr. 
Pannebaker  is  one  of  the  successful  young 
business  men  of  the  township,  and  has  the  re- 
spect of  his  neighboi's  and  friends.  He  is  a 
Republican.  He  AVas  formerlv  a  member  of 
the  P.  O.  S.  of  A. 

Samuel  E.  Pannebaker  was  married  at 
Mifflintown  in  18SG,  to  (/lara.  daughter  of 
James  Jacobs,  a  school  teacher  and  travelling 
salesman  of  Juniata  county.  They  have  one 
child,  Beulah  V. 

William  A.  Pannebaker  was  born  in  Tus- 
carora township,  December  1,  1856,  son  of 
Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Rohrer)  Pannebaker. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  at  Honey 
Grove.  Pie  remained  at  home  assisting  his 
father  on  the  fanu,  and  worked  in  the  saw- 
mill until  1889,  when  he  went  to  Harrisburg, 
and  was  for  a  short  time  employed  in  a  ma- 
chine shop.  In  1890,  he  became  proprietor  of 
the  American  House  at  East  Waterford. 
Since  1893,  he  has  lieen  general  foreman  of 
the  Tuscarora  Valley  Railroad  shops.  Mr. 
Pannebaker  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Grange,  of  Washington  Camp,  Xo. 
659,  P.  O.  S.  of  A.,  East  Waterford,  and  of 
Mifflintown  Lodge,  Xo.  331,  I.  O.  O.  F. 

William  A.  Pannel:»aker  Avas  married  in 
1881,  to  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Leonard  R. 
Manger,  of  Spruce  Hill  township.  Their 
children  are:  Myra;  Grace;  William,  who 
died  in  infancy ;   Lillie ;   Maude  and  Leroy. 

George  M.  Pannebaker,  youngest  son  of 
Samuel  Pannebaker,  was  born  in  Tuscarora 
township,  August  4,  1864.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools,  and  assisted  on 
the  farm  until  reaching  manhood.  He  was 
also  a  partner  with  his  father  in  operating  a 
steam  thresher.  He  next  became  an  engineer 
on  the  Tuscarora  Yalley  Railroad,  and  faith- 
fully discharged  the  duties  of  that  responsi- 
ble position  until  October  24,  1895,  when  he 


was  killed  in  a  wreck  at  Easton's_  Woods, 
aboiit  three  and  a  half  miles  above  EastWater- 
ford.  He  was  pinioned  beneath  the  engine 
and  horribly  burned  and  scalded  by  escap- 
ing steam  and  hot  Avater,  before  those  present 
Avere  able  to  rescue  him.  His  death  occurred 
about  four  hours  after  the  accident.  His  fire- 
man, Jerome  M.  jSToble,  also  met  death  in  the 
same  Avreck.  George  M.  Pannebaker  AA'^as 
married  to  Miss  Alice  Smith  about  eight 
years  before  his  death.  They  had  no  children. 
In  speaking  of  the  accident,  AAdiich  resulted  in 
the  loss  of  these  tAvo  lives,  the  Port  Royal 
Times  paid  a  deserved  tribute  to  Mr.  Panne- 
baker, as  "the  brave  engineer,  who  remained 
at  his  post  of  duty  and  exhibited  a  coui-age 
and  poAvers  of  endurance  in  the  trying  ordeal 
through  Avhich  he  Avas  called  to  pass  that  have 
seldom  been  equalled  and  never  surpassed; 
for  after  reaching  his  home  he  stood  upon 
liis  feet  and  died  like  a  hero." 


JAMES  K.  McCLURE,  Honey  Grove, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Tuscarora 
township,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  August  29, 
1830,  son  of  Thomas  and  Margaret  (Kirk) 
]\IcClure.  Thomas  McClure  Avas  boi'u  in  Tus- 
carora toAvnship,  and  received  a  common 
school  education.  He  oAvned  250  acres  of 
land  in  Tuscarora  toAvnship,  Avliich  he  cleared 
and  cultivated.  Orchards  Avere  planted,  and 
the  first  buildings,  Avhich  Avere  of  round  logs, 
gave  place  to  a  fine  frame  dAvelling  house  and 
a  bank  barn.  Mr.  ]\[cClure  took  an  active 
part  in  the  Avork  of  the  chiTrch.  He  had  the 
respect  and  esteem  of  all  Avho  knew  him.  He 
Avas  an  old  school  Democrat.  Mr.  McClure 
was  married  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  William 
Ivirk,  a  farmer  and  shoemaker  of  Lack  toAvn- 
ship.  Their  children  are:  Yvilliam,  of  Tus- 
carora township;  Margaret  (Mrs.  John  Sei- 
bert),  of  Illinois;  James  K. ;  Alexander,  on 
the  homestead;  Thomas  H.,  deceased;  Samuel, 
a  travelling  salesman;  John,  deceased;  Re- 
liocea  (Mrs.  John  Barton),  of  Illinois,  de- 
ceased; ]\Iary  S.  (Mrs.  David  Barton),  de- 
ceased; and  Jesse,  of  Tuscarora  toAvnship. 
[Mr.  McClure  died  in  1862;  his  Avife  died  on 
the  homestead  in  1887.  Mr.  McClure  Avas  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  church.  He  served 
as  a  trustee,  a  class-leader  and  steAvard;  he 
Avas  also  a  teacher  in  the  Sabbath-school  and 
its  superintendent. 

James  K.  ^McClure  attended  school  in  his 


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native  townsliip  in  a  log  school  liouse  Avitli 
slab  seats;  his  teachers  were  William  Coan 
and  Joseph  Stewart.  He  remained  on  the 
homestead  farm  nntil  he  was  twenty-five 
years  of  age,  when  he  began  fanning  in  Beale 
township.  After  one  year  he  removed  to  the 
farm,  which  he  bought  and  upon  which  he 
resides  at  the  present  time.  He  built  a  large 
dwelling  house  and  barn,  and  made  other  im- 
provements. He  is  a  successful  stock  raiser. 
]\Ir.  llcClure  has  been  actively  engaged  in  the 
business  of  agriculture  for  nearly  fifty  years; 
he  is  one  of  the  progressive  farmers  of  the 
township.  He  enjoys  the  confidence  and  re- 
spect of  the  community.  He  takes  an  inter- 
est in  the  educational  work  of  the  township; 
and  has  served  three  yeai's  as  a  member  of  the 
board  of  school  directors.  He  has  also  held 
the  office  of  suiDeiwisor  and  overseer  of  the 
poor. 

He  is  a  Democrat.  In  lS6i?,  Mr.  McClure 
enlisted  in  Company  I,  Eighteenth  Pennsyl- 
vania Vohmteei-s.  He  was  on  guard  duty 
six  months  at  Harrisburg,  when  he  became 
ill,  and  was  granted  a  furlough;  he  Avas  af- 
terwards mustered  out  on  account  of  disa- 
bility. He  receives  no  pension.  James  K. 
McClure  was  married  in  1858,  to  Ellen,  born 
in  Perry  county,  daughter  of  William  Ewing, 
a  fanner  of  Beale  township,  Juniata  county. 
Their  children  are:  Lowery,  of  Blairs  Mills, 
Huntingdon  county,  Pa. ;  Jennie  (Mrs.  Mack 
Eaton),  of  Franklin  county,  Pa.;  Thomas  H., 
of  Tuscarora  township;  Howard,  at  home; 
Sarah  (Mrs.  David  (IJlark),  of  Tuscarora 
township;  Minnie  (Mrs.  Howard  Clark),  of 
Lack  township;  Bowden,  married  and  at 
home;  and  Ettie  (Mrs.  Jesse  Water),  of 
Blairs  Mills.  Mr.  McClure  is  a  member  of 
the  church  at  Honey  Grove.  He  has  been  a 
class  leader  for  a  number  of  years;  is  a 
trustee  and  member  of  the  building  com- 
mittee, and  superintendent  of  the  Sabbath- 
school. 


JAMES  L.  MILLIKE^^,  Honey  Grove, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Beale  town- 
ship, near  Aeademia,  Pa.,  December  1.5,  1831, 
son  of  John  and  Isabella  (Barkley)  ]\Iilliken. 
His  paternal  grandfather,  James  Milliken,  of 
Scotch-Irish  descent,  was  a  native  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  owned  a  fann  in  Spruce  Hill 
township,  near  Pleasant  View,  which  he  cul- 
tivated manv   vears.      He    was    a    successful 


farmer  and  a  worthy  citizen.  •  Mr.  Milliken 
was  a  Democrat.  He  married  Miss  Boggs. 
They  had  nine  children,  all  of  whom  are  de- 
ceased: Thomas;  John;  Joseph;  Francis; 
Millie  (Mrs.  Joshua  Beale) ;  Mary;  Margaret 
(Mrs.  John  McDonald);  Jane  (Mrs.  George 
Beale);  and  Mrs.  Martha  Endslow.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Milliken  died  at  Pleasant  View;  they 
were  membei-s  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
John  Milliken  was  born  on  the  homestead 
in  1799.  He  attended  school  at  Pleasant 
View.  He  was  engaged  in  farming  all  his 
life,  and  successfully  cultivated  his  farm  of 
209  acres  near  Aeademia.  He  built  a  large 
barn  and  made  many  improvements.  Mr. 
Milliken  was  a  Democrat,  and  filled  the  office 
of  justice  of  the  peace.  He  served  as  colonel 
of  the  State  Militia  of  Tuscarora  valley. 
John  Milliken  married  Isabella,  daughter  of 
William  Barkley,  of  Beale  township.  They 
had  nine  children.  Those  surviving  are: 
Mary  J.  (Mrs.  Joseph  Colwell),  of  Milton; 
James  L.;  and  Martha  (Mrs.  Charles  Book), 
of  Walker  townshij).  Those  deceased  are: 
William;  Margaret;  Isabella  (Mrs.  William 
Ickes),  of  Perry  county;  Louisa;  John  A.; 
and  Joseph.  Mr.  Milliken  died  April  16, 
1864;  his  wife  survived  i;ntil  March  31, 
1883,  and  died  on  the  homestead.  Mr.  Milli- 
ken was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church 
at  Aeademia. 

After  attending  the  public  schools  of  Aea- 
demia, James  L.  Milliken  became  a  student 
in  the  Tuscarora  Academy  under  Professor 
Wilson  and  Prof.  David  McLaughlin,  and  al- 
so spent  one  term  at  Airy  View  x\.cademy. 
Port  Eoyal.  He  remained  on  the  homestead 
until  1859,  when  he  moved  to  Tuscarora 
township  and  began  farming  on  his  own  ac- 
count. He  has  made  many  improvements  on 
his  farm  of  16-1  acres,  and  by  careful  atten- 
tion to  its  cultivation  has  shoAvn  himself  a 
skillfull  farmer  and  fruit  grower.  Mr.  Milli- 
ken is  a  good  citizen  and  has  the  respect  of  all 
who  know  him.  He  is  a  Democrat,  and  has 
served  three  terms  as  supervisor  of  the  town- 
ship. 

James  L.  Milliken  was  first  married  in 
1858,  to  Sarah,  daugliter  of  Michael  Ickes,  of 
Perry  county,  who  died  leaving  two  children: 
Oscar,  of  Xebraska;  and  lire,  deceased.  He 
was  afterwards  married  to  Margaret  P., 
daughter  of  John  Book,  of  Walker  township. 
Their  living  children  are:     John,  of  Home- 


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stead,  and  Sarali.  Charles  B.,  and  an  infant 
are  deceased.  Mr.  ]Milliken  is  a  member  of 
the  Presbvterian  clinrch. 


AYILLIA^I  YAX  SWERIXGE]ST,  Honey 
Grove,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  near 
McCoysville,  Tuscarora  township,  Juniata 
county,  December  15,  1817,  son  of  Evan  and 
Margaret  (Shafer)  Van  Sweringen.  His  pa- 
ternal grandfather,  Samuel  Van  Sweringen, 
who  was  born  in  Holland,  came  to  America, 
and  first  settled  in  Virginia,  when  he  I'e- 
moved  to  Waterloo,  in  the  Tuscarora  valle}^, 
and  there  engaged  in  farming. 

Evan  Van  Sweringen,  son  of  Samuel  Van 
Sweringen,  was  born  in  1779.  He  owned 
200  acres  of  land  near  ]\[cCoysville,  which  he 
farmed  and  improved  by  planting  orchards 
and  building  a  stone  house  and  barn.  He  was 
fond  of  horses  and  was  a  successful  stock 
raiser.  Mr.  Van  Sweringen  was  a  Democrat. 
Evan  .Van  Sweringen  was  married  in  the  Tus- 
carora valley,  to  Margaret  Shafer,  who  was 
born  April  23,  1785.  They  had  eight  chil- 
dren; two  sur^dve:  William;  and  Drusilla, 
widow  of  Abner  "Wharton,  of  Illinois,  who 
was  bom  May  11,  1826.  'Those  deceased  are: 
John,  born  February  24,  1809;  Mary  (Mrs. 
Alexander  Murphy),  born  Febniary  21,  1811 ; 
Thomas,  born  June  22,  1813;  George,  bora 
August  5,  1815;  William;  Joseph,  born 
May  22,  1820;  and  Margaret  (Mrs.  William 
Silverthorn),  of  Eushville,  Ind.,  born  Novem- 
ber 24,  1822.  Mr.  Van  Sweringen  died  May 
28,  1848;  his  wife  died  in  March,  1860. 
They  were  members  of  the  United  Presby- 
terian church  near  McCoysville. 

William  Van  Sweringen  attended  the 
"Eock  School"  in  Beale  towmship,  at  that 
time  part  of  Milford,  and  assisted  on  the  farm 
until  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age,  when  he 
entered  upon  a  three  years'  clerkship  in  the 
store  of  Joseph  S.  Laird,  of  McCullochs 
Mills.  He  was  then  clerk  during  one  year  for 
A.  Shorb  &  Co.,  of  Centre  county,  and  after- 
wards engaged  in  business  at  McCullochs 
Mills,  buying  the  store  of  Samuel  McCuUoch ; 
here  he  remained  ten  years ;  he  was  also  post- 
master, and  there  was  a  weekly  mail  from 
Mifflintown.  In  1861,  he  removed  to  Beale- 
town,  where  for  thirty  years  he  conducted  a 
successful  business.  Mr.  A^an  Sweringen  is 
proprietor  of  a  farm  of  220  acres,  and  also  of 
the  Honey  Grove  Mills.     The  mill  is  fitted  up 


with  roller  process  machinery  and  is  one  of 
the  finest  in  the  county. 

Mr.  Van  Sweringen  is  one  of  the  oldest 
residents  of  the  township;  he  has  won  the 
confidence  and  respect  of  friends  and  neigh- 
bors, and  is  highly  esteemed  in  the  commu- 
nity. Mr.  Van  Sweringen  is  a  Democrat;  he 
is  postmaster  at  Honey  Grove,  which  position 
he  has  held  for  tweh'e  years ;  he  served  as  com- 
missioner, and  during  his  term,  in  1874,  many 
imjirovements  were  made;  one  of  these  was 
the  first  iron  bridge  in  Juniata  county,  built 
over  Tuscarora  creek.  He  was  tax  collector 
and  assessor  of  the  township  for  several  terms. 
Through  Mr.  Van  Sweriugen's  influence  the 
former  name  of  the  borough,  Bealetown,  gave 
place  to  Honey  Grove. 

William  Van  Sweringen  was  married  in 
Cumberland  county,  October  13,  1851,  to 
Rachel,  daughter  of  Thomas  Sweringen,  a 
farmer  of  Juniata  county.  Their  children  ara : 
William,  a  farmer  of  iSTebraska;  Thomas,  a 
farmer  of  Page  county,  la. ;  Mary  Mrs.  James 
Stewart),  of  Page  county,  la.;  Priscilla  (Mrs. 
James  Thompson),  who  died;  Jesse  B.,  de- 
ceased; George,  of  Iowa;  Clarence,  at  home; 
David,  married  Tessie  Peck,  has  one  child, 
David,  operates  the  Honey  Grove  Mill;  and 
jMatilda  (Mrs.  James  Junk),  of  Tuscarora 
township.  Mrs.  Van  Sweringen  died  Febru- 
ary 7,  1890.  Mr.  Van  Sweringen  is  an  el- 
der in  the  United  Presbyterian  church,  and 
has  been  a  teacher  in  the  Sabbath-school. 


HUGH  L.  McMEEA",  Eeeds  Gap,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  son  of  Josiah  and  Margaret 
J.  (Junk)  McMeen,  Avas  born  at  Waterloo. 
Juniata  county,  March  8,  1836.  His  father, 
Josiah  McMeen,  was  born  in  Adams  county, 
Pa.,  and  was  reared  on  a  farm.  When  a 
young  man  he  removed  to  Waterloo,  where 
he  ke}»t  store  for  some  years,  and  then  went 
into  the  hotel  business  at  Waterford.  Here 
he  remained  until  1861,  when  he  began  farm- 
ing at  Eeeds  Gap.  Mr.  McMeen  was  anold 
line  Whig.  He  was  married  to  Margaret  J. 
Junk,  a  native  of  Ireland,  whose  father  be- 
came a  farmer  in  Milflin  county.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  McMeen  had  six  children:  Anna  E. 
(]\Irs.  Alexander  McClure),  deceased;  Mnry 
J.  (Mrs.  Charles  McKim),  resides  in  Louis- 
ville, Ky.;  Matilda  B.  (Mrs.  Scott  Hardy), 
died  in  Indiana;  Hugh  L. ;  John  S.,  de- 
ceased;   and  an  infant,  deceased.     Mrs.  Mc- 


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Mcen  died  in  January,  1841,  and  her  hus- 
band in  1S67,  at  the  home  of  his  son,  Hugh 
L.  He  Avas  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church,  and  a  kind  husband  and  loving  fathe)'. 

Hugh  L.  McMeen  attended  the  public 
schools  at  East  Waterford,  Juniata  county, 
and  the  Airy  View  Academy,  at  Port  Royal, 
Juniata  county.  He  worked  at  home  until  he 
was  seventeen  years  old,  when  he  entered  the 
foundry  to  learn  the  moulder's  trade.  Some 
years  later,  after  operating  the  foundry  very 
successfully  for  four  years,  he  sold  out  and 
bought  the  James  Robinson  farm  of  128  acres, 
near  Reeds  Gap.  He  has  since  built  a  fine 
barn,  jjlanted  an  orchard,  and  made  other  im- 
provements. Beginning  life  with  no  capital 
or  financial  expectations,  Mr.  McMeen  man- 
aged his  business  affairs  with  such  skill  and 
ability  that  in  the  course  of  a  few  years  he 
possessed  a  comfortable  living.  In  1879,  he 
was  elected  commissioner  of  Jimiata  county, 
and  three  years  later  was  re-elected  as  the  Re- 
publican candidate  to  the  same  office.  Dur- 
ing his  administration,  good  bridges  Avore 
Iniilt  and  many  public  improvements  ef- 
fected. He  also  served  as  assessor,  and  fur 
twelve  years  as  school  director,  always  taking 
the  deepest  interest  in  educational  matters. 
In  connection  Avith  his  farming  interests,  he 
is  now  profitably  engaged  in  raising  live 
stock. 

Mr.  McMeen  Avas  married  in  1858,  to  Eliza, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Van  Sweringen,  a  farmer 
and  stock  dealer  of  Tuscarora  tOAvnship. 
Their  children  are:  Annie  (Mrs.  HoAvard 
Randolph),  of  Tuscarora  toAvnship;  Charles 
McK.,  a  farmer  of  Tuscarora  toAvnship,  mar- 
ried Ida  A.  Kunkle,  has  four  children :  Hany 
H.,  of  Chicago,  man-ied  Elizabeth  E.  Lawson; 
Hugh  L.,  of  Chicago;  Grace  (Mrs.  HaiTy 
LaAvson),  of  Tuscarora  toAvnship;  Edgar  Yan 
S.,  at  home;  and  Cora  C,  at  home.  The 
family  are  Presbyterians,  Mr.  McMeen  being 
one  of  the  church  ti'ustees.  He  is  popular, 
and  deservedly  so,  being  known  as  a  loyal 
friend,  kind  neio-hbor,  and  ffood  citizen. 


ROBERT  HARVEY  PATTERSOX, 
Honey  Grove,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  son  of 
William  and  Mary  (Xeely)  Patterson,  Avas 
born  May  30,  1835,  on  tlie  old  Patterson 
homestead,  his  present  residence.  His  gi-eat- 
grandfather,  AndrcAv  Patterson,  also  a  farmer 
of  Turbett  toAATiship,  Avas  a  native  of  Ireland, 


and  came  to  this  countiy  Avith  five  brothers, 
all  of  Avhom  at  first  settled  in  Lancaster 
county.  Pa.,  and  all  engaged  in  farming;  but 
one  afterwards  returned  to  his  native  land, 
and  remained  there.  They  belonged  to  one 
of  those  old  Scotch  families  Avho  Avere  driven 
by  distui'bed  conditions  in  their  oi'iginal 
home  to  take  refuge  in  Ireland;  and  residing 
in  that  country  Avithout  intermarrviug  to  any 
extent  Avith  its  natives,  they  came  to  be  knoAvn 
as  "Scotcli-Irish,"  a  race  at  all  times  notable 
for  strength  and  integrity  of  character.  That 
son  of  AndreAv  Patterson's  aa^io  became  the 
grandfather  of  Robert  H.,  Avas  John  Patter- 
son. He  Avas  born  in  Pennsyh-ania,  and  fol- 
loAved  his  father's  calling.  He  OAvned  a  farm 
of  180  acres  in  Tuscarora  toAvnship,  and  im- 
proved it  to  some  degree,  erecting  a  barn  and 
other  buildings.  He  Avas  a  man  of  intelli- 
gence, and  enjoyed  so  much  of  confidence  and 
respect  that  he  Avas  appointed  by  the  governor 
of  Pennsylvania  to  the  office  of  justice  of  the 
peace  of  his  township,  and  elected  by  his  fel- 
loAv-citizens  to  represent  them  for  three  tenns 
in  the  State  legislature.  He  Avas  a  Republi- 
can. John  Patterson  man'ied  Miss  Lyons,  a 
native  of  the  Tuscarora  valley.  Their  chil- 
dren Avere:  Alexander,  deceased;  James,  de- 
ceased; AndrcAv,  deceased;  John,  deceased; 
William,  deceased;  Robert,  deceased;  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  S.  S.  Kelly),  deceased;  Phebe 
(Mrs.  AVilliam  McClure),  of  Perry  county; 
and  Rachel  (Mrs.  James  McClure),  of  Perry 
county.  John  Patterson  adhered  to  the 
Presbyterian  faith.  He  died  in  1813;  his 
Avife  survived  until  April  15,  1855,  Avhen  she 
died  at  the  home  of  her  daughter,  Mi-s.  Kelly. 
Their  fifth  son,  Y'illiam  Patterson,  re- 
ceiA'ed  common  school  training  in  his  youth, 
and  supplemented  it  by  reading  so  exten- 
sively that  he  became  a  A'ery  Avell-informed 
man,  especially  on  Scriptural  topics.  Eol- 
loAving  the  A'ocation  of  his  grandfather  and 
his  father,  he  Avas  a  tiller  of  the  ground;  in 
1833,  he  bought  a  fann  of  200  acres  in  Tus- 
carora toAvnship,  the  same  one  on  Avhich 
Robert  H.  Patterson  noAV  lives.  He  built  a 
fine  frame  house,  barns  and  other  outbuild- 
ings, planted  a  Avell-assorted  apple  orchard, 
and  made  other  improvements.  He  added  the 
business  of  stock  raising  to  that  of  farming. 
His  Avife,  Mary,  daughter  of  John  and  Mar- 
garet (McFeeters)  Xeely,  Avas  born  near  Wa- 
terloo, in  Lack  township,  Juniata  county;  her 


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father  was  a  farmer  of  the  Tuscarora  valley. 
Their  children  are:  Robert  H.  and  Rachel, 
twins,  of  whom  the  latter  died  in  infancy; 
John  O.,  of  Page  county,  la.;  James  A.,  of 
Page  coimty,  la.;  and  Xaney  (Mrs.  Irvin 
McCulloch),  also  of  Page  county,  la.  Wil- 
liam Patterson  Avas  an  old  line  Whig,  and 
was  overseer  of  the  ]>oor  in  his  township.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  at 
Academia,  Pa.  He  died  in  1846,  while  still 
a  young  man;  Mrs.  Pattei-son  died  at  the 
home  of  her  daughter,  Mrs.  ilcCulloeh,  in 
Iowa,  January  5,  1881. 

After  being  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  the  Tuscarora  valley,  Robert  H.  Patter- 
son devoted  his  attention  to  cultivating  the 
home  farm,  of  which,  soon  after  the  death  of 
his  father,  he  assumed  the  sole  management. 
In  this  pleasant  home,  and  in  this  most  ser- 
viceable and  dignified  employment,  combined 
with  that  of  stock  raising,  he  has  passed  his 
entire  life,  retiring  from  active  duties  in 
1888.  Besides  building  a  new  barn,  etc.,  he 
has  erected,  in  connection  with  his  brother 
John,  a  fine  dwelling  house,  the  one  in  which 
he  resides.  Mr.  Patterson  is  a  public-spirited 
citizen,  and  while  attending  diligently  to 
his  own  aifairs,  has  found  time  to  serve  the 
township  well  as  supervisor,  for  two  terms, 
as  overseer  of  the  poor,  for  two  yeai-s,  and  as 
school  director,  being  still  a  member  of  the 
board.  He  is  a  Republican,  but  is  a  man  of 
broad  enough  mind  to  be  liberal  towards  the 
opinions  of  those  who  differ  with  him.  He 
is  uniA'ersally  regarded  as  a  substantial  and 
estimable  citizen. 

Robert  Harvey  Patterson  was  married  in 
1871,  near  Waterloo,  Pa.,  to  Martha  J., 
daughter  of  George  MeConnel,  a  farmer  of 
Lack  township,  Juniata  county;  the  McCon- 
nels  are  of  Scotch-Irish  ancestry.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Patterson  are  members  of  the  Presby- 
terian church  at  Academia,  of  which  the  for- 
mer is  a  trustee. 


SAMUEL  B.  CRAWFORD,  M.  D.,  was 
born  in  Mifflintown,  Juniata  county,  in  1817, 
and  Avas  a  son  of  Dr.  David  and  Margaret 
(Brown)  CraAvford.  He  Avas  educated  in  Mif- 
flintoAvn,  and  read  medicine  under  his  father 
and  his  uncle,  Dr.  Samuel  CraAvford,  of  Frank- 
lin county.  Pa.,  after  Avhich  he  attended  lec- 
tures at  Jeft'erson  Medical  College,  and  re- 
ceived his  diploma  in  1856.     For  a  time  he 


practiced  at  MifHintown,  but  soon  succeeded 
Dr.  Kilbraith  at  MeCoysville,  Avhere  he  spent 
his  entire  life.  His  death  occurred  at  Me- 
Coysville in  1878. 

Dr.  CraAvford  married,  first,  his  full  cousin, 
Maria  L.  CraAvford,  Avho  died  in  1864;  they 
had  tAvo  sons:  James;  and  David,  who  died 
young.  In  1867  he  married  Amanda,  daugh- 
ter of  William  and  Jane  (Harris)  Junk,  both 
members  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church. 
Their  children  are:  Samuel  B.,  married  Juuia 
^IcLaughlin,  and  has  four  children,  Bessie 
]\L,  Frances  E.,  Milton,  and  Charles  Bryan, 
named  for  the  silver  candidate  for  the  presi- 
dency; Minnie  M.,  AA'ife  of  William  StcAvart, 
of  Altoona,  Pa. ;  and  Margaret  Gertrude.  Dr. 
Crawford  Avas  prominent  and  popular  in  fra- 
ternity circles,  liaA'ing  been  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  order  and  of  the  Odd  FelloAVS  at  Me- 
Coysville. He  was  commissioned  as  lieuten- 
ant-colonel of  the  Eighteenth  Regiment, 
Pennsylvania  Militia,  by  Governor  Curtin, 
Septeml)er  IS,  1862.  He  Avas  a  Democrat. 
The  family  are  members  of  the  United  Pres- 
byterian church.  The  Doctor  Avas  Avidely  and 
favorably  known,  both  as  a  physician  and  as  a 
good  citizen. 


JOSEPH  X.  DOUGHTREY,  Reeds  Gap, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  MillerstOAvn, 
Pen-y  county,'  Pa.,  October  16,  1839.  Mat- 
thew Doughtrey,  father  of  Joseph  X.,  Avas 
born  in  Chester  county,  Pa.,  and  was  a  far- 
mer. At  his  death  in  1891  he  Avas  an  exten- 
sive land  OAvner.  He  Avas  a  Democrat,  and 
serA'ed  as  tax  collector,  su])ervisor  and  school 
director.  He  Avas  an  active  member  of  and 
founded  the  church  at  Reeds  Gap.  Mr. 
Doughtrey  Avas  married  to  Miss  Susan  Milary, 
liorn  in  Chester  county,  Pa.,  in  1813,  daugh- 
ter of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Kitchen)  Milary. 

Joseph  X.  Doughtrey  attended  the  public 
schools  in  Lack  township,  and  made  farming 
his  occujiation.  After  sjDending  tAveh^e  years 
in  loAva,  he  returned  and  took  charge  of  the 
homestead  farm,  which  contains  133  acres, 
and  which  he  has  substantially  improved. 

Mr.  Doughtrey  first  married  Ellen  Robin- 
son, daughter  of  James  Robinson,  Avho  died, 
leaving  one  child,  James  R.,  deceased.  He 
married  secondly  Miss  Kate  Lane,  and  by  her 
had  one  child,  Clara,  deceased.  Mrs.  Kate 
Doughtrey  died  in  Lack  toAvnship,  and  he  mar- 
ried thirdlv  Esther  S.,  daue,-hter  of  Samuel 


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Girler,  of  Ciimberland  comity;  tliey  have  one 
child,  Laura  AV. 

Mr.  Doughtrey  is  not  an  office-seeker,  but 
is  an  ardent  free  silver  Democrat.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Tusearora  Grange.  The  fam- 
ily are  members  of  the  ^lethodist  Ei^iscopal 
church. 

The  mother  of  Mr.  Doughtrey  is  eighty 
years  of  age  and  is  a  bright  and  genial  old 
lady,  and  finds  a  quiet  and  comfortable  home 
\\\\\\  her  son. 


E.  HAKVEY  XEELY,  deceased,  of  Beale- 
town,  Jimiata  county,  Pa.,  son  of  John  and 
Margaret  (McFeeters)  ISTeely,  was  born  near 
Waterloo,  Jixniata  county,  Febitiary  22,  1817. 
His  father  was  a  Juniata  county  farmer  of 
Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  was  also  the  grand- 
father of  Howard  Xeely,  of  Mifflintown.  R. 
Har\^ey  iSTeely  attended  subscription  schools, 
and  followed  farming  from  boyhood.  Before 
his  marriage  he  bought  the  farm  of  130  acres 
in  Tusearora  township  on  which  his  family 
now  reside.  R.  Harvey  Xeely  was  married, 
in  Tusearora  township,  Juniata  county,  in 
1856,  to  Rachel,  daughter  of  Jesse  and  Eliza- 
beth (Morrow)  Beale,  of  Scotch-Irish  descent. 
Their  children  are:  Brooks,  married  Miss 
Ramsey;  EllaF. ;  Mary  P.,  deceased;  James 
H. ;  and  Charles,  died  young.  Mr.  Xeely 
died  March  30,  1887.  He  was  a  Democrat, 
and  served  as  school  director,  as  assessor  for 
two  years,  and  as  overseer  of  the  poor.  His 
widow  resides  on  the  homestead  with  her  son 
and  daughter.  Mr.  ISTeely  was  a  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  church. 


JAMES  M.  BEALE,  Honey  Grove,  Tus- 
earora township,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was 
born  March  25,  1837.  John  Beale,  the  orig- 
inal ancestor  of  the  family  in  America,  was 
a  native  of  England  and  came  to  this  country 
with  the  Penn  family.  He  was  a  surveyor, 
and  assisted  in  laying  out  the  city  of  Philadel- 
phia. His  son,  William  Beale,  Avas  a  fanner 
and  a  minister  of  the  Society  of  Friends.  Da- 
vid Beale,  son  of  William  Beale,  and  grand- 
father of  James  M.  Beale,  was  a  native  of 
Chester  county.  Pa.,  and  received  a  good  edu- 
cation in  Philadelphia.  He  came  to  the  Tus- 
earora valley  in  company  with  Thomas,  an 
older  brother,  about  1765.  Thomas  settled 
near  Academia,  Pa.,  and  built  a  grist-mill. 
David  took  up  a  large  tract  of  land  on  which 


he  built  a  grist  and  saw-mill,  the  site  of  the 
historic  Bealetown,  about  1773.  In  1811:  he 
built  a  fine  stone  house,  one  of  the  first  erected 
in  the  township,  and  here  he  died  in  1828, 
aged  eighty-three.  He  was  married  to  Rachel 
McConnell,  a  native  of  Tusearora  valley,  in 
1776.  They  had  ten  children:  Mary,  bom 
in  1777;  William,  bom  in  1778;  James,  born 
in  1781,  died  in  1786;  Mary,  born  in  1783, 
wife  of  Thomas  McConnell,  Esq. ;  Ann,  bom 
in  1785,  wife  of  Joseph  McCoy;  David,  born 
in  17S8;  Joshua,  born  in  1791;  Jesse,  born 
in  1791;  Rachel,  born  in  1796,  married  to 
Hon.  Thomas  I.  Milliken;  Edith,  born  in 
1800,  married  Thomas  Van  Sweringen.  His 
wife  died  in  1843,  Avhere  her  grandson,  James 
M.,  now  resides.  ]\Ir.  Beale  was  a  Democrat, 
filled  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace,  and  was 
associate  judge  of  Mifflin  county.  Joshua 
Beale,  father  of  James  M.  Beale,  received  a 
common  school  education.  He  was  one  of  the 
largest  stock  dealers  in  the  county.  At  the 
death  of  his  father  he  took  charge  of  the  home 
farm,  which  contained  about  200  acres,  on 
Avhich  he  planted  an  orchard,  built  a  dwelling 
house  and  made  other  improvements.  He 
died  there  in  1875,  aged  eighty-four  years. 
He  married  Milly  Milliken,  a  native  of  Ju- 
niata county,  in  1834.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren: David  J.  Beale,  D.  D.,  born  July  1. 
1835,  pastor  of  a  Presbj'terian  church  in  Phil- 
adelphia, was  sei'ving  the  first  Presbyterian 
church  of  Johnstown,  Pa.,  during  the  flood 
of  1889;  James  M.;  S.  McConnell,  born  in 
1838;  R.  Jennie,  born  in  1841,  wife  of  Rev. 
I.  jSTewton  Ritner,  jjost  chaplain  Ft.  Keongh, 
Mont.;  and  J.  Frank,  born  in  1843,  merchnnt 
of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

James  M.  Beale  received  his  education  in 
the  Tusearora  township  school,  and  made 
farming  his  life  occupation.  He  has  remained 
on  the  homestead  and  made  a  comfortable 
home  for  his  aged  parents.  Xovember  28, 
1867,  he  was  man'ied  to  Tillie  J.  Randolph,  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  (Kepner)  Ran- 
dolph. Their  children  are:  Anna  Jennette, 
born  September  10,  1868,  died  August  20, 
1889;  Millie  Jane,  bom  January  26,  1870, 
Jmiia  !^^ary,  bom  April  1,  1873,  Avife  of  Stew- 
art ]\[.  Milliken,  East  Waterford,  Pa. ;  James 
Franklin,  born  October  6,  1875;  Tillie  Flor- 
ence, born  February  14,  1878,  died  ]\L;ic'i 
16,  1880;  John  Randolph,  born  July  6,  1881, 
died  in  October,  1883;    and  Lila  May,  bom 


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December  19,  1883.  In  his  political  views 
Mr.  Beale  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  as 
school  director  and  as  judge  of  elections.  He 
has  also  frequently  acted  as  executor  of  "wills. 
His  religious  creed  and  form  of  worshii*  arc 
those  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 


JOHX  EEED,  Warble,  Juniata  county. 
Pa.,  son  of  Robert  and  Diana  (Endslow)  Eeed, 
was  bom  April  25,  1825.  His  father  was  a 
fanner  of  Chester  county,  who,  "^^dth  his 
brother,  Hugh  Eeed,  came  to  the  Tuscarora 
valley  in  1810,  having  exchanged  a  mill  prou- 
erty  in  Chester  county  for  250  acres  of  wood- 
land in  Juniata  county.  The  brothers  cleai'ed 
and  improved  the  land,  and  here  Eobert  Eeed 
engaged  in  fanning  and  stock  raising  until 
his  death  in  18G9.  He  served  as  private  in 
the  Avar  of  1812.  ]\Ir.  Eeed  was  married  to 
Diana,  daughter  of  Abraham  Endslow,  who 
was  of  English  descent.  Their  children  were : 
John;  Abraham,  deceased;  Daniel,  died 
young;  Martha  A.,  widow  of  James  Orr,  de- 
ceased; Margaret  J.  (Mrs.  James  Kidd),  de- 
ceased; Sarah  Ellen  (Mrs.  Henderson  Wil- 
son), deceased,  of  Ohio;  Elizabeth  M.  (Mrs. 
William  Eobinson),  of  Franklin  county,  Pa.; 
and  Xancy  (Mrs.  James  A.  Fitzgerald).  Mrs. 
Eobert  Eeed  died  on  the  homestead  in  1859. 

John  Eeed  attended  the  public  schools,  and 
has  spent  his  whole  life  on  the  homestead. 
From  his  father's  retirement  he  managed  the 
farm  until  1892,  since  which  time  he  has  lived 
retired.  He  is  a  free  silver  Democrat,  and  has 
served  as  judge  and  clerk  of  elections,  and  as 
school  director.  Mr.  Eeed  was  married  in 
1855  to  Margaret  A.,  daughter  of  John  Mc- 
Cullough,  a  cabinet-maker  and  undertaker  of 
Waterford.  They  have  four  children:  Eob- 
ert S. ;  Flora  Myers,  has  two  children,  Grace 
and  John  A. ;  Anne  M.  (Mrs.  William  Conn) ; 
Ellen  (Mrs.  Menno  E.  Esh);  and  Almira  Jo- 
sephine. Mr.  Eeed  is  a  member  of  the  United 
Brethren  church  at  ]\IcCoysville,  Pa. 


JOHX  ADAIE  emigrated  from  County 
Antrim,  Ireland,  about  1780.  He  left  one  of 
his  sons,  Hugh,  behind  to  finish  settling  up 
some  business  matters,  and  the  latter  con- 
cluded to  remain  in  his  native  country.  He 
became  a  man  of  considerable  prominence  and 
wealth,  and  was  high  sheriff  of  his  county; 
his  descendants  live  at  Cookstown.  .John 
Adair  bi-ought  his  wife  and  remainine;  chil- 


dren along  and  settled  near  Hagerstown,  Md. 
His  son  Blaney  was  at  this  time  twelve  years 
old.  He  man-ied  a  Miss  Agey,  raised  in 
Adams  county.  Pa.,  and  settled  in  that  county 
near  Millerstown.  After  living  here  for  some 
years,  he  moved  to  a  farm  that  he  purchased 
on  Two  Lick  creek,  two  miles  southeast  of  In- 
diana, Indiana  county.  Pa.,  where  he  lived 
till  his  death,  about  1840.  He  raised  a  fam- 
ily of  seven  children:  (1)  Jonathan,  married 
a  daughter  of  James  Todd,  lived  and  died  at 
a  good  age  on  a  fann  near  Greenville,  Indiana 
county.  Pa.;  (2)  James,  was  a  physician, 
graduated  from  Jefferson  Medical  College,  of 
Philadelphia,  and  died  after  practicing  a  few 
years;  (3)  Joseph,  also  man-ied  a  daughter  of 
James  Todd,  lived  on  a  farm  two  miles  north- 
east of  Indiana,  and  died  about  1850;  (4) 
Hugh,  after  taking  a  course  in  medicine,  prac- 
ticed some  years  in  Armstrong  county,  where 
he  died;  he  married  a  daughter  of  Thomas 
Steel,  of  Blairsville,  Pa.,  and  left  sevei-al  chil- 
dren, two  of  his  sons  now  being  prominent 
journalists  in  Chicago;  (5)  Maria,  man-ied 
Thomas  Boyle,  of  Blairsville,  Pa.,  and  had 
two  sons  and  two  daughters;  one  son,  T.  Xew- 
ton,  is  a  minister  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  and  the  other,  B.  Franklin,  is  a  min- 
ister in  the  Presbyterian  church;  (6)  Xancy, 
the  youngest  daughter,  never  married,  lived 
with  Mrs.  Boyle,  and  is  deceased;  (7)  John, 
the  oldest  son  of  Blaney  Adair,  was  bom  in 
Adams  county.  Pa.  He  manied  Maria  Mc- 
Cleary,  daughter  of  James  McCleary,  who 
lived  on  ^larsh  creek,  six  miles  south  of  Get- 
tysburg, Pa. ;  they  settled  on  a  farm  two  miles 
south  of  Indianatown,  Pa.,  where  they  lived 
till  the  spring  of  1880,  when  they  removed 
to  Indianatown,  where  he  died  the  same  year, 
and  his  widow  in  1889. 

The  Adair  family  were  originally  Presby- 
terians, but  when  the  controversy  arose  on 
slavery  and  uninspired  hymns  were  introduced 
generally  into  the  Presbyterian  church,  the 
greater  part  of  the  last  generation  withdrew 
and  became  identified  with  what  is  now  the 
United  Presbyterian  church.  John  Adair, 
after  his  children  were  all  baptized  in  the 
Presbyterian  congTegation  of  Indiana,  Pa., 
withdrew  and  united  with  the  United  Presby- 
terian congregation  of  the  same  town,  then 
under  the  pastoral  care  of  Eev.  David  Blair. 
He  and  all  the  relatives  were  strong  advocates 
of  universal  lil>ertv,  and  he  was  identified  with 


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the  Abolition  party  from  its  beginning.  lie 
V(>t('(l  for  every  candidate  of  the  j^arty  till  he 
wiis  permitted  to  see  the  triumph  of  the  prin- 
ciple in  the  election  of  Abraham  Lincoln. 

Of  the  ten  children  of  John  Adair  seven 
grew  to  maturity:  (1)  Hannah,  married  Mark 
Fair,  left  a  son  and  daughter,  and  died  two 
miles  west  of  Indiana,  Pa.  (2)  James  Hill, 
graduated  at  New  Athens  College,  Ohio,  also 
at  the  United  Presbyterian  Seminary,  Alle- 
gheny C'ity,  preached  for  a  number  of  years, 
and  died  at  Chaunte,  Kan.,  in  1885;  a  few 
years  before  his  death  he  united  with  the 
Presbyterian  church.  He  married  Mary  Jane 
Eailey,  of  Uuncannon,  Pa.,  and  had  four  chil- 
dren, one  son  and  three  daughter.  (3)  Joseph 
Blaney,  married  Mary  Jane,  daughter  of  S. 
]j.  Moreliead,  of  Indiana,  and  he  had  six  chil- 
dren; three  of  them  graduated  in  the  Indiana 
Normal  School,  and  one  daiighter,  Jennie,  is 
the  wife  of  Rev.  George  Belsey,  of  the  Con- 
gregational church.  (4)  Eliza,  died  at  the  age 
of  twenty.  (5)  Milton  W.  and  (6)  Calvin  S., 
twins,  luirn  in  18t0 ;  both  enlisted  in  the  army 
of  the  I'liion,  1861.  Calvin  S.  was  killed  in 
the  battle  of  Fair  Oaks,  before  Richmond. 
Milton  W.  remained  with  his  regiment  till  it 
was  disbanded  at  the  close  of  the  war,  and  for 
some  time  he  bore  the  rank  of  captain;  he 
now  lives  at  Garden  City,  Kan.  (7)  -lohu 
McCleary,  Avas  bom  September  10,  1831.  He 
graduated  at  Jefferson  College  in  185-1,  then 
taught  one  year  at  Sewickley  Academy,  Pleas- 
ant Unity,  Pa.,  was  graduated  from  the  theo- 
logical seminary,  Xenia,  O.,  in  1858,  and  was 
ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the  United 
Presbyterian  congregation  of  Stone  A'alley, 
Huntingdon  county,  Pa.,  March  16,  1859, 
where  he  continued  pastor  until  April  16, 
18S1).  From  May,  1890,  until  October, 
1891:,  he  was  pastor  of  Perth  United  Presby- 
terian congregation,  Fulton  county,  X.  Y. 
March  28,  1860,  he  married  Sarah  Cummins, 
of  ^lifflin  county.  Pa.  They  had  four  chil- 
dren, two  sons  and  two  daughters;  the  daugh- 
ters both  died  young. 

John  Calvin,  the  older  son,  graduated  at 
XeAv  Wilmington  College,  Pa.,  in  1884,  and, 
having  taken  a  post-graduate  course  in  Johns 
Hopkins  University,  has  since  occupied  the 
chair  of  natural  science  in  Tarkio  College, 
Mo.  William  Cummins,  the  yovmger  son,  is 
mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  A'olume.  The 
first  wife  of  Rev.  J.  M.  Adair  died  in  1866, 


and  the  following  year  he  married  Ruth  Cum- 
mins, daughter  of  Charles  Cummins,  Hunt- 
ingdon county.  Pa.  They  now  live  in  Ilunt- 
inadon.  Pa. 


JAMES  KIDD,  McCoysville,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Tusearora  township, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  in  September,  1839. 
James  Kidd,  Sr.,  father  of  James  Kidd,  was 
born  in  County  Antrim,  Ireland,  in  1797.  In 
1819  he  came  to  America,  landed  in  Balti- 
more, Md.,  and  finally  made  his  home  Avith  his 
uncle  in  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  and  was  occu- 
pied in  farming.  He  l)ecame  one  of  the  most 
extensiA^e  farmers  in  the  region,  owning  at  his 
death  in  1865  oA^er  1,200  acres  of  land.  In 
1851  he  built  a  saAv-mill,  and  later  a  tannery 
also.  He  married  Mary,  daughter  of  William 
Hart,  a  farmer  of  Tusearora  valley,  and  of 
Irish  (lesc(Mit.  Their  children  are :  William; 
.Margaret  J.  (Mrs.  Samuel  Middaugh),  Xorth 
Jjenton,  O. ;  James;  Mary;  and  Robert,  de- 
ceased. His  wife  died  in  1840,  and  he  mar- 
ried Sarah  ]\Iiddaugh,  born  in  Tusearora  A^al- 
ley,  by  whom  he  had  five  children:  Sarah 
(Mrs.  James  Patterson),  deceased;  Wilson, 
minister  in  the  United  Brethren  church,  Bea- 
ver Falls,  Pa.;  John,  Lizzie,  and  Samuel,  all 
deceased.  His  wife  died  on  the  homestead 
in  iss;).  ;AIr.  Kidd  Avas  a  consistent  member 
of  the  United  Presbyterian  church.  He  Avas 
a  Whig,  then  a  Republican,  and  served  as  tax 
collector  and  assessor. 

James  Kidd  attended  the  township  schools 
and  for  one  term  studied  at  the  Port  Royal 
Academy.  He  Avorked  on  the  farm  and  in 
the  tannery  until  the  war  broke  out,  when  he 
enlisted  and  Avas  mustered  into  service  at  Ilar- 
risburg.  Pa.,  Seiitember  9,  1861,  joining  Com- 
pany I,  Forty-ninth  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, Colonel  Invin  and  Capt.  Cah'in  Dewitt. 
The  regiment  Avas  assigned  to  the  Sixth  Anny 
Cor]->s  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  com- 
nmnded  by  General  Sedgwick.  Mr.  Kidd 
])articii)ated  in  eighteen  general  engagements. 
He  Avas  in  the  hospital  at  Alexandria,  Va., 
five  months.  He  Avas  mustered  out  of  ser- 
vice October  21,  1864.  For  ten  years  he  Avas 
in  partnership  with  his  brother  William  in 
farming,  in  the  tannery  and  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  lumber.  In  1877  he  came  to  his  jn-es- 
ent  farm  of  170  acres,  which  he  has  greatly 
im])rovf(l.  Mr.  Kidd  was  married  December 
27,    18<;(1,   to  Margaret  Reed,  of    Tusearora 


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townslaij],  daughter  of  Eobert  Eeed  and  sister 
of  Mrs.  James  Fitzgerald,  of  Spruce  Hill  town- 
ship. Their  children  are:  Atta  M.,  and  Mer- 
nietta  L.,  both  teachers  and  also  graduates  of 
Millersville  State  Normal  School;  Florence 
E.,  music  teacher;  Cardie  X.,  deceased.  Mr. 
Kidd  is  a  Rej)ublican,  and  has  served  as  town- 
ship auditor  one  term,  tax  collector  one  term, 
and  as  member  of  the  school  board  five  years, 
part  of  the  time  as  president.  He  is  an  elder 
in  the  United  Presbyterian  church. 


CAPT.  WILLIAM  FRY,  Mexico,  Walker 
township,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  Oc- 
tober 2-Jr,  1S38,  in  Walker  township,  Juniata 
county.  He  is  a  son  of  Jesse  and  Martha 
(Kinzer)  Fry.  Jesse  Fry,  of  German  descent, 
was  born  February  26,  1792,  in  Delaware 
township,  Juniata  county.  He  attended  a 
country  school,  but  was  largely  a  self-educated 
man.  He  taught  a  subscription  school  in  Del- 
aware township  for  a  number  of  years,  and 
also  farmed  in  Walker  township,  on  the  farm 
now  owned  by  Michael  Seiber.  He  spent  the 
latter  part  of  his  life  retired,  dying,  in  1854, 
in  Butler  county,  while  on  a  visit  to  his  chil- 
dren living  there.  He  man-ied  Miss  ]Martha 
Kinzer,  born  in  1797,  in  Delaware  township, 
Juniata  count3\  They  had  twelve  children, 
as  folloAvs:  Jacob,  born  September  11,  1816, 
died  in  September,  1880;  Tabitha,  widow  of 
Enos  Graham,  born  June  4,  1818,  resides  in 
Crawford  county.  Pa.;  Lydia  (Mrs.  Richard 
McKinney),  born  July  22,  1820,  died  in 
1884;  Isaac,  bona  October  22,  1822,  died  in 
the  LTnited  States  army,  in  the  Mexican  war, 
in  1846;  Seth,  bom  September  15,  1825, 
died  in  infancy;  Amos,  born  September  11, 
1827,  died  September  3,  1892;  Edmund  and 
Emily  (twins),  born  March  10,  1829,  the  for- 
mer died  in  infancy,  the  latter  married  Oliver 
Andrews,  of  Crawford  county,  and  died  July 
25,  1894;  Martha  (Mrs.  Samuel  V.  Taylor), 
born  January  16,  1831,  is  deceased;  Jackson 
and  Margaret  (twins),  born  October  16,  1834, 
the  former  died  in  July,  1855,  the  latter  mar- 
ried Peter  Longacre,  and  died  in  1889;  and 
William,  of  Mexico,  Juniata  county.  Jesse 
Fry  was  a  Democrat.  He  was  a  consistent 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  was 
for  many  years  an  elder.  His  widow  died 
April  11,  1873,  at  Millerstown,  Perry  county. 

Capt.  William  Fry  attended  public  schools 
in  Avinter,  and  subscription  schools  in  sum- 


mer, until  he  was  thirteen  years  of  age,  after 
which  he  was  a  driver  on  the  tow  path.  He 
remained  on  the  canal  for  five  years,  being 
steersman  on  the  boat  "'Orpha"  the  latter  part 
of  that  time,  after  which  he  worked  on  the 
Pennsylvania  railroad  for  four  years,  three 
years  with  the  floating  gang,  and  one  year  as 
brakeman. 

When  the  dark  clouds  of  a  terrible  Civil  war 
overspread  oiu'  land,  the  nation  did  not  ap- 
peal in  vain  to  William  Fry.  On  September 
3,  1861,  he  enlisted  for  three  years,  in  Capt. 
Calvin  De Witt's  Company  I,  Forty-ninth 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  Col.  William  H. 
Irwin,  commanding.  He  participated  in  the 
siege  of  Yorktown,  April  1  to  May  4,  1862, 
and  in  the  battle  of  Williamsburg,  May  5, 
1862,  in  which  he  was  crippled  in  the  left  arm 
by  a  horse  falling  on  him.  He  was  sent  to 
Cohunbia  College  hospital,  Washington,  D. 
C,  where  seven  Aveeks  later,  he  was  dis- 
charged, June  18,  1862.  Returning  home, 
he  was  an  invalid  until  the  following  spring, 
when  he  went  on  the  canal  as  steersman  for  his 
brother,  Amos,  on  the  boat  "Merchant  of  Mil- 
lerstown," employed  in  the  grain  trade  be- 
tween Juniata  and  Perry  counties  and  the 
city  of  Philadelphia.  Here  he  remained  one 
year.  In  IS 64,  he  steered  for  Captain  Kel- 
le}',  of  Mifflintown.  In  1865,  he  Avas  captain 
of  the  boat  called  "Gen.  iST.  P.  Banks,"  OAvned 
by  EdAvin  Davis.  In  1866,  he  had  charge  of 
the  boat  "Kearsarge,"  OAvned  by  Joseph 
Kemp,  of  Hollidaysburg.  In  1867,  he  steered 
for  Capt.  AVilliam  May,  on  the  boat  "Good 
Intent."  In  1868-69,  he  oAvned  the  boat 
"Joseph  Seller,"  in  Avhich  he  traveled  over  all 
the  canals  then  in  operation  in  Pennsylvania, 
DelaAvare,  Maryland  and  New  York,  dealing 
in  coal,  lumber  and  grain.  In  1870,  he  pur- 
chased a  canal  store  at  Liverpool,  Perry  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  Avhich  he  conducted  jirosperously  for 
five  years.  In  1875,  he  bought  a  Avholesale 
drug,  notion  and  spice  boat,  i-unning  betAveen 
Lock  Haven  and  Columbia,  Pa.,  Avhich  he  ran 
for  tAvo  years.  In  1877,  he  took  cliarge  of  a 
store  at  Montandon,  Northumberland  coimty, 
Avhich  he  superintended  for  one  year,  for  J. 
R.  Boughner.  The  next  year  he  superintend- 
ed a  store  for  the  same  man  at  McAlisterAdlle, 
Juniata  county.  In  1879,  he  Avas  traveling 
salesman  for  Wood,  Marsh  &  Co.,  of  Philadel- 
phia. Coming  to  Mexico  in  1880,  he  opened 
there  a  {reneral  store  Avhich  he  conducted  for 


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two  yeai'j.  In  isS-j,  lie  removed  to  Port 
l\oyal,  where  lie  lived  retired,  four  veiirs.  In 
ISbb,  lie  returned  to  Mexico,  and  in  the  fol- 
lowing year  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace, 
which  position  he  has  held  ever  since,  having 
been  re-elected  in  ISD-l,  by  a  vote  of  287  out 
of  a  total  of  ol2,  which  sirfficiently  indicates 
the  views  of  his  fellow-citizens  in  regard  to 
his  administration  of  the  responsible  duties  of 
the  office.  In  1889,  he  received  from  the 
court,  an  appointment  as  pension  claim  agent, 
and  has  been  efficient  and  successful  in  the 
business. 

Captain  Fry  was  married  in  Walker  tow^n- 
ship,  June  l-i,  1860,  to  Miss  Rebecca  Horn- 
ing, born  in  Snyder  county,  daughter  of 
Joshua  Horning,  a  blacksmith  of  that  county. 
The  children  of  this  maiTiage  are:  Oliver  D., 
superintendent  of  the  store  of  Walter  Mann, 
at  Reedsville,  Mifflin  county,  Pa.;  Melcora 
E.,  wife  of  James  M.  Burns,  principal  of  the 
schools  of  Mexico,  Pa.;  Joseph  A.,  of  Iowa; 
S.  Blanche,  a  teacher  of  Patterson,  Pa.; 
Maude  (Mrs.  Harris  Cooper),  of  Dauphin 
county;  Amos,  of  Mexico,  Pa.;  William  C, 
of  Mexico,  employed  in  the  mail  service; 
John  E.,  who  is  attending  school;  Laura, 
living  at  home;  Grace,  died  young;  and  Le- 
Eoy,  living  at  home. 

Captain  Ery  is  a  member  of  Post  Xo.  134, 
G.  A.  P.,  of  Mifflintown;  of  Lodge  Xo.  364, 
F.  and  A.  M.,  at  Millersburg,  Pa.;  of  Perry 
Lodge,  Xo.  259,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  at  Liverpool, 
Perry  county;  and  of  the  Senior  O.  F.  A.  jM. 
He  is  a  Republican.  Of  a  genial  disposition 
and  universally  respected.  Captain  Fry  has 
made  friends  wherever  he  has  gone  during 
his  bnsv  and  eventful  life. 


IIERMAX  ERAXCKE  WILLARD,  M. 
J).,  ]\rexieo,  Walker  township.  Juniata  county. 
Pa.,  was  born  February  23,  18.57,  at  Loysville, 
Perry  county.  He  is  a  son  of  Rev.  Philiji  and 
Margaretta  (Chritzman)  Willard.  The  Wil- 
lard  family  is  of  Huguenot  descent.  Their 
progenitors  were  driven  by  persecution  to 
seek  refuge  in  Germany,  whence  Elias  Wil- 
lard, great-gi-andfather  of  Dr.  Willard,  came 
with  his  father  to  America;  they  settled  in 
Frederick  county,  ^fd..  where  Elias  Willard 
passed  the  rest  of  his  life.  He  married  ^fiss 
Gump,  a  Moravian  lady,  of  Bethlehem.  Pa. 
They  had  twelve  children;  one  of  these, 
George,  was  bom  May  30,   1770,  and  died 


December  24,  1849;  he  was  the  father  of 
Ivev.  Philip  Willard.  He  was  a  tanner  and 
farmer.  His  wife  Avas  Susanna,  daughter  of 
2Iichael  and  Leiiora  Culler,  born  March  14, 
1781,  died  May  24,  1864.  Their  children 
are:  Mary  (Mrs.  Christian  AVeaver),  born  in 
1805;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Jacob  Remsberg), 
born  in  1807,  is  deceased;  Rev.  Philip,  bom 
Sejitember  29,  1809,  deceased;  Catherine 
(Mrs.  William  Erving),  born  in  1812,  de- 
ceased; Susannah  (Mrs.  Dr.  James  Willard), 
born  in  1814;  John,  born  1817,  deceased; 
Henry,  born  in  1818;  Ann  Eliza,  born  in 
1821 ;  and  George  T.,  bom  in  1824.  The  eld- 
est son,  Philip  Willard,  born  in  Frederick 
county,  Md.,  first  worked  in  his  father's  tan- 
nery, and  later  took  charge  of  the  home  farm. 
This  occupation  was  relinquished  in  Novem- 
ber, 1834,  when  he  entered  the  prejiaratory 
department  of  Pennsjdvania  College,  Gettys- 
burg, Pa.;  in  1839,  he  was  graduated  with 
the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  in  1840,  received  that 
of  A.  M.  In  1841,  he  was  graduated  after  a 
two  years'  course  from  the  Theological  Semi- 
nary at  Gettysburg,  and  immediately  began 
the  active  duties  of  the  ministry,  at  Manches- 
ter, Md.,  Avhere  he  officiated  in  both  English 
and  German,  serving  eight  congregations. 
His  next  pastorate,  covering  three  years,  was 
at  Westminster,  Md. ;  during  that  period,  he 
organized  new  congregations,  and  did  much 
to  extend  and  stimulate  the  work  of  the 
church.  After  some  time  spent  at  Lovetts- 
ville,  Ya.,  Rev.  Mr.  Willard  became  traveling 
agent  for  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  Theologi- 
cal Seminary  at  Gettysburg,  in  1848.  In 
this  capacity  he  added  materially  to  the  pros- 
])erity  of  the  seminary.  He  Avas  afterwards 
])astor  at  Danville,  Pa.,  for  six  years;  at  Loys- 
ville, Pa.,  for  tAvo  years  and  a  half;  and  at 
Alifflintown,  Pa.,  for  tAvo  years  and  a  half; 
then  for  three  years  he  served  the  charge  at 
Schuylkill  Haven,  Pa.,  after  Avhich  he  AA^as  for 
five  years  general  superintendent  of  the  Lu- 
theran Publication  House  in  Philadelphia. 
During  his  various  pastorates,  about  nineteen 
hundred  membei"S  Avere  added  to  the  congre- 
gations Avhich  enjoyed  his  faithful  care.  One 
of  his  latest  serAnces,  and  one  of  the  farthest- 
reaching  as  to  the  benefits  conferred,  Avas  ren- 
dered in  connection  Avith  the  Orphans'  Home 
at  Loysville,  Pa.,  an  account  of  Avhich  is  given 
elscAvhere  in  this  Avork.  Rev.  Philip  Willard 
acted  as  the  a^ent  of  the  Lutheran  church  in 


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the  purchase  of  the  hiud  on  which  the  Tress- 
ler  Orphans'  Home  is  built,  was  active  in  se- 
curing the  co-operation  of  a  number  of  Synods 
comprised  in  the  General  Synod  of  the  Evan- 
gelical Lutheran  church,  and  was  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  the  faithful,  judicious  and  father- 
ly superintendent  of  the  institution.  In  Oc- 
tober, IS-il,  Kev.  P.  Willard  married  Marga- 
retta,  daughter  of  George  Chritzman,  of  Get- 
tysburg, Pa.  Their  children  are:  Virginia; 
Janetta;  Martin  Luther,  of  xVmericus,  Kan.; 
George  M.,  of  Philadelphia;  Samuel 
Schmucker;  Ezra  Kellar;  Herman  Francke, 
M.  D.;  and  Newton  T.,  of  Philadelphia.  A 
life  of  piety  and  usefulness  was  brought  to  a 
sudden  close  by  an  accident  on  the  Pennsylva- 
nia railroad,  in  which  Eev.  Mr.  Willard  was 
killed,  in  July,  1893. 

Dr.  Herman  F.  Willard  attended  the  piiblic 
schools  of  Loysville,  Perry  coimty,  of  Schuyl- 
kill Haven,  Schuylkill  county,  and  of  Hum- 
melstown,  Dauphin  county,  as  well  as  the 
grammar  school  of  Eeading,  Pa.  ISTaturally 
bright  and  diligent  in  the  pursuit  of  knowl- 
edge, he  went  to  Pennsylvania  College,  situ- 
ated on  the  Gettysburg  battle-field,  well  pre- 
pared for  the  course  of  study  which  he  there 
passed  through.  Leaving  the  college  in  1878, 
before  graduation,  the  Doctor  passed  one  year 
as  a  teacher  in  the  Loysville  Orphan  School, 
after  which  he  Avent  to  Kansas,  and  for  six 
years  traveled  from  State  to  State,  engaged 
in  the  purchase  and  sale  of  live  stock.  Return- 
ing east,  he  entered  the  Jefferson  Medical 
College  of  Philadelphia  in  1885,  having  pre- 
viously read  medicine  with  Dr.  Hoke,  of  Loys- 
ville. He  graduated  from  the  medical  college 
in  the  class  of  1889,  with  the  highest  honors. 
Determined  to  stand  at  the  very  head  of  his 
profession.  Dr.  Willard  took  post-gi-aduate 
courses  in  diseases  of  women  and  children, 
surgery  and  other  specialities  of  the  profes- 
sion. He  returned  to  Loysville,  and  since 
1889,  has  been  a  general  medical  practitioner 
in  Mexico,  Pa.,  meeting  with  abundant  suc- 
cess, and  enjoying  in  a  high  degree  the  respect 
and  confidence  of  his  patients  and  of  the 
entire  community.  The  Doctor  is  a  member 
of  the  Medical  Society  of  Juniata  county,  and 
of  several  college  fraternities.  He  is  a  Repub- 
lican. 

Dr.  Herman  Francke  Willard  was  married 
in  Mexico,  in  1892,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  the 
Rev.  Francis  McBumey,  of  Mexico.     Their 


children  are:    Margaret  E. ;    and  Jerome  W. 
The  family  attend  the  Presbyterian  church. 


JOHX  MOTZER,  Mexico,  Walker  town- 
ship, J  uniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  JSlovember 
3,  1818,  near  Plain,  Perry  county.  Pa.  He  is 
the  son  of  Daniel  and  Margaret  (Hench)  Mot- 
zer.  His  grandfather,  Martin  Motzer,  was  a 
nati^-e  of  Germany,  who  emigrated  to  this 
country  with  his  family  at  an  early  period, 
settling  in  what  is  now  Walker  township,  Ju- 
niata county,  and  buying  forest  land,  inhabit- 
ed only  by  prowling  Indians,  bears  and  other 
wild  beasts.  With  the  assistance  of  his  three 
sons,  he  cleared  up  the  greater  part  of  300 
acres,  and  erected  a  stately  stone  mansion 
house  and  a  fine  stone  barn,  the  first  of  the 
kind  ever  seen  in  that  section,  both  of  which 
buildings  are  still  standing.  Both  he  and  his 
wife  died  in  Walker  township,  and  are  in- 
terred in  the  ^lexieo  grave-yard.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  German  Lutheran  church. 
Martin  Motzer  had  a  family  of  three  sons  and 
one  daughter.  His  son,  Daniel,  born  in  Ju- 
niata county,  was  the  father  of  John  Motzer. 
Daniel  Motzer  had  only  a  German  education, 
although  he  could  speak  English.  He  made 
farming  his  life  occupation.  He  owned  one 
farm  in  Walker  township,  and  another  in 
Perry  county,  on  which  latter  John  Motzer 
was  born.  Daniel  Motzer  married  a  native 
of  Perry  county,  Margaret  Hench,  who  was 
of  German  descent.  They  had  thirteen  chil- 
dren, of  whom  six  died  in  infancy.  Those 
who  reached  adult  years  were:  Martin,  a 
judge  of  Perry  county,  deceased;  Margaret 
(Mrs.  Joseph  Burd),  of  Perry  county,  de- 
ceased; Ellen  (Mrs.  Bane);  John,  of  Walker 
township,  Juniata  county;  Rev.  Daniel,  a 
Presbyterian  minister,  deceased;  Hannah 
(Mrs.  Joseph  Markley),  deceased;  Eliza, 
widow  of  Abraham  Seiber.  Daniel  jMotzer 
was  much  respected  in  the  community,  and 
Avas  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Dur- 
ing the  war  of  1812,  he  was  drafted,  but  for 
some  reason  was  not  obliged  to  enter  the  ser- 
vice. He  was  a  Democrat.  Mr.  Motzer  died 
in  Perry  count}^ 

John  ]\[otzer  attended  subscription  school 
in  his  boyhood,  and  also  had  a  tutor  at  home. 
He  was  also  a  pupil  for  one  term  in  a  public 
school  in  Perry  county.  After  spending  his 
early  days  on  the  farm  with  his  father,  he 
settled  in  Walker  township,  Juniata  county, 


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at  the  age  of  twenty,  on  a  farm  with  Uucle 
John,  where  he  remained  until  the  death  of 
his  uncle;  he  then  took  charge  of  this  farm 
and  the  old  homestead,  and  cultivated  both 
until  1857,  when  he  bought  a  residence  in 
Mexico,  to  which  he  removed  and  has  re- 
mained there  ever  since.  He  was  for  ten 
years  in  mercantile  business  in  Mexico,  and 
was  also  for  several  years  postmaster,  but  is 
now  living  retired.  In  partnership  with  Wil- 
liam J.  Thompson,  now  deceased,  he  dealt  ex- 
tensively in  stock  for  twenty-five  years. 

j\lr.  Motzer  was  married  in  Juniata  county, 
in  18-14,  to  Margaret  Tyson,  bom  in  Juniata 
county,  in  1822,  daughter  of  Joseph  Tyson, 
a  farmer  of  German  descent.  They  had  four 
children:  Eliza  J.  (Mrs.  Henry  Kloss),  a 
farmei',  of  Walker  township;  Ahvilda,  at 
home;  Victoria  (Mrs.  Dr.  G.  D.  Arnold),  of 
Cleveland,  O. ;  and  Matilda  (Mrs.  Dr.  David 
S.  Funk),  of  Han-isburg,  Pa. 

Mr.  Motzer  is  a  man  of  most  genial  quali- 
ties, who  has  attained  success  by  industiy,  and 
who  is  universally  resjjected  for  his  probity 
and  uprightness.  He  has  spent  his  whole  life 
with  his  family,  with  the  exception  of  a  trip 
undertaken  some  years  since,  for  the  benefit 
of  his  healtli,  in  which  he  made  the  tour  of 
nearly  all  the  western  States. 

]\Ir.  !Motzor  has  filled  the  position  of  school 
director  for  three  years,  performing  the  duties 
of  the  office  in  an  able  and  satisfactory  man- 
ner. He  has  been  for  twenty-five  years  deacon 
and  elder  in  the  Lutheran  church.  He  has 
also,  for  many  years,  been  connected  with  the 
Sunday-school,  either  as  superintendent  or 
teacher.  He  is  a  Republican,  and,  although 
an  invalid,  east  his  ballot  for  McKinlev. 


REV.  FRAXCIS  McBURXEY,  Mexico, 
Walker  township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  Avas 
born  April  4,  1827,  in  County  Antrim,  Ire- 
laud.  He  is  a  son  of  Francis  and  Margaret 
(Boyd)  McBurney.  His  father  was  a  farmer 
of  County  Antrim,  Avho  cultivated  tlie  same 
farm  wliieh  his  father  and  grandfather  before 
him  had  tilled,  known  as  the  McBurney  estate. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  were  of  the  frugal,  in- 
dustrious and  intelligent  Scotch-Irish  race. 
They  had  a  family  of  eight  children.  Xone 
of  the  family  have  removed  to  this  country 
except  the  Rev.  Francis  ^McBurney,  Ellen 
(Mrs.  Andrew  Boyd),  and  John  McBurney, 
who  lives  in  Delhi,  Delaware  county,  X.  Y. 


Rev.  Francis  McBurney  received  the  foun- 
dation of  his  education  in  the  common  schools, 
where,  in  addition  to  the  common  branches, 
he  received  instruction  in  Latin  and  Greek. 
He  worked  on  the  farm  for  a  short  time,  but, 
his  father  giving  him  the  choice  of  a  profes- 
sion, he  selected  the  ministry,  and  entered  the 
College  of  Belfast,  Ireland,  where  he  gTaduat- 
ed  with  distinction,  after  a  four  years'  course, 
during  which  time  he  read  medicine.  He 
then  proposed  to  enter  Trinity  College,  Dub- 
lin, but  was  not  allowed  to  graduate  on  ac- 
count of  not  belonging  to  the  Episcopal 
church.  He  emigrated  to  America  in  1850, 
embarking  from  Liverpool  and  landing  in 
Xew  York  City.  After  a  short  time  spent 
in  Delaware  county,  X.  Y.,  he  entered  the 
Theological  Seminary  at  Cannonsburg,  Wash- 
ington county.  Pa.,  where,  after  a  three  j^ears' 
course,  he  was  licensed  to  preach  the  gospel, 
as  a  minister  of  the  United  Presbyterian 
church. 

His  first  charge  was  at  Guinston,  York 
county.  Pa.,  where  he  remained  thirteen 
yeare.  In  1869,  he  came  to  Mexico,  Juniata 
county,  preaching  at  both  Mexico  and  Thonip- 
sontown,  and  faithfully  attending  to  the  spir- 
itual wants  of  his  people.  He  was  an  effective 
and  scholarly  speaker,  a  faithful  pastor,  and 
in  his  daily  life  and  by  practical  charity  con- 
stantly exemplified  the  truths  he  taught.  Af- 
ter twenty-six  yeare  of  devoted  service  in  this 
field,  he  retired  in  1895.  In  May  last,  he  was 
affected  Avith  a  jDaralytic  stroke  which  caused 
him  much  suffering. 

Rev.  Francis  McBurney  was  man-ied  in 
Ireland  in  1856,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Dickey, 
of  County  Antrim,  Ireland.  This  imion  was 
blessed  with  nine  children :  Francis,  a  farmer 
in  Kansas;  Thomas  B.,  owner  of  a  silver  mine 
in  I'tah;  Margaret  (Mrs.  Henry  Seiber),  of 
Walker  township,  Juniata  county;  Andrew, 
residing  at  home;  James  D.,  deceased;  Eliza- 
beth W.;  Mary  G.  (Mrs.  Dr.  II.  F.  Willard), 
of  Mexico,  Juniata  county;  Jerome  T.,  an 
operator  at  BaiTee  Forge,  on  the  Pennsylvania 
railroad;  and  Anna  O.  His  first  wife  died 
in  Mexico,  December  21,  1876.  He  was  again 
married,  January  1,  1878,  at  Mexico,  to  Cath- 
erine Robinson,  daughter  of  John  Robinson, 
of  the  State  of  Indiana,  and  widow  of  J.  H. 
Wright,  of  Walker  township,  who  had  died 
at  Middleburg,  Snyder  county,  October  5, 
1868.     Mr.  Wright  was  a  prominent  lawyer 


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and  Lad  beeu  a  member  of  the  State  legisla- 
ture in  1866-67.  The  only  child  of  Francis 
and  Catherine  ^IcBnrney  is  Edith  M.  Mrs. 
McBurney  had  had  three  children  by  her  for- 
mer marriage :  Jennie  L. ;  Florence  Gr.  (Mrs. 
Allen  Martin),  of  the  State  of  Indiana,  de- 
j3eased;  and  Norah  (Mrs.  E.  X.  Wilson),  of 
Bellwood,  Pa.  Kev.  Francis  McBurney  is  a 
staunch  and  zealous  Prohibitionist. 


JACOB  RICKEXBAUGH,  Mexico,  Wal- 
ker townsliip,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  bom 
Xovember  11,  1844,  in  Walker  township,  Mif- 
flin county.  He  is  a  son  of  Jacob  and 
Mary  M.  (Seiber)  Rickenbaugh.  Jacob  Rick- 
enbaugh,  Sr.,  of  Genuan  descent,  was  born 
in  Berks  county.  Pa.,  and  was  a  farmer.  He 
had  a  good  English  and  German  education. 
When  a  young  man  he  came  to  Juniata  coun- 
ty, settling  in  W^alker  township,  where  he 
purchased  a  farm  of  200  acres,  the  larger  part 
of  which  he  cleared,  erecting  suitable  build- 
ings. He  devoted  much  attention  to  stock- 
raising.  He  was  married  in  Walker  toAvnship, 
to  Miss  Mary  M.  Seiber,  bom  in  Juniata  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  near  Mifflintown.  They  had  eleven 
children:  Sarah,  died  young;  Daniel,  resides 
in  Kansas;  Harriet  (Mrs.  Philip  Kepner),  of 
Juniata  county;  Rebecca  (Mrs.  John  Stover), 
of  Juniata  county;  Hattie  (Mrs.  Samuel 
Shayer),  of  Patterson,  Pa.;  Eliza  (Mrs. 
Kurtz  Kauffman),  of  Juniata  county;  Ma- 
linda  (Mrs.  Jerome  Hetrick),  of  Mexico,  Pa.; 
Samuel,  also  residing  in  Mexico;  Jacob,  pro- 
prietor of  the  Mexico  Roller  Mills;  David, 
of  Patterson,  Pa.;  and  William,  of  Mexico, 
Pa.  Jacob  Rickenbaugh  was  a  very  stout 
man.  He  led  an  industrious  life,  reared  a 
fine  family  and  was  highly  respected  in  the 
community.  He  held  several  local  offices,  in- 
eluding  that  of  school  director.  Mr.  Ricken- 
baugh was  a  Republican.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Mennonite  church.  His  widow  died  in 
1890  at  Port  Royal,  at  the  residence  of  one 
of  her  daiighters. 

Jacob  Rickenbaugh,  Jr.,  their  ninth  child, 
attended  the  public  schools  of  Walker  town- 
ship during  the  winter  months,  working  dur- 
ing the  Slimmer  on  the  farm.  The  advantages 
offered  by  the  schools  were  but  slender,  so 
that  he  is.  in  the  main,  self-educated.  On 
July  12.  1864,  he  enlisted  at  Harrisburg  in 
the  One  Hundred  and  Xinety-fourth  Pennsyl- 
vania Yohmteers,  Col.  William  B.  Elder,  com- 


manding. The  regiment  was  employed  prin- 
cipally for  guard  duty  at  Baltimore,  and  was 
mustered  out  at  the  expiration  of  four  months, 
Xovember  11,  1864.  The  following  spring 
Mr.  Rickenbaugh  became  clerk  in  a  general 
store  at  Mifilintown,  where  he  remained  two 
years,  giving  general  satisfaction.  He  was 
then  clerk  for  two  years  in  a  store  at  Mexico, 
at  the  expiration  of  which  time  he  bought 
out  his  employer,  and  for  fourteen  years  con- 
ducted a  general  store  with  success.  He  then 
purchased  the  Mexit-o  flour  mills,  belonging 
to  the  Hetrick  heirs,  which  he  improved  at 
great  exi^ense,  putting  in  rolls  and  all  the 
latest  and  best  machinery,  and  making  it  one 
of  the  finest  mills  in  the  country. 

Jacob  Rickenbaugh  was  married  in  the 
United  Presbyterian  church,  at  Mexico,  by 
the  Rev.  F.  McBumey,  in  December,  1871, 
to  Annie  M.,  daughter  of  Charles  A.  Thomp- 
son, a  merchant  of  Mexico.  Their  children 
are  as  follows:  Mary  T.  (May);  Gertrude 
M.;  Charles  A.;  Margie;  and  Guy.  Mr. 
Rickenbaugh  has  been  for  six  years  a  school 
director  in  Mexico,  having  been  secretary  of 
the  board  for  three  terms,  and  treasurer  for 
two  terms.  The  family  are  connected  with 
the  United  Presbyterian  church.  Mr.  Ricken- 
baugh is  a  Republican.  He  has  attained  suc- 
cess by  industry  and  close  attention.  His  busi- 
ness qualifications  were  illustrated  by  the  ac- 
ceptable manner  in  which  for  twelve  years,  he 
filled  the  position  of  postmaster  at  Mexico, 
giving  entire  satisfaction  to  all  the  patroiLs  of 
the  oflice. 


JEROME  X.  THOMPSOX,  deceased,  who 
was  one  of  the  most  enterprising  citizens  of 
Mexico,  Walker  township,  Juniata  county, 
Pa.,  was  bom  September  27,  1817,  in  Walker 
township,  IMifflin  county.  He  was  a  son  of 
James  and  Martha  (Allen)  Thompson,  both  of 
whom  died  in  Mexico.  James  Thompson  was 
a  merchant  and  miller  of  that  place,  of  Scotch- 
Irish  descent. 

Jerome  X.  Thompson  was  a  close  student; 
attended  school  at  home  and  was  sent  away  to 
school.  When  a  boy  he  worked  on  the  farm, 
and  also  assisted  his  father  in  the  mill.  In 
after  life,  he  made  farming  his  principal  oc- 
cupation, owning  and  cultivating  a  farm  of 
1.^0  acres  in  AValker  township,  as  well  as  an- 
other of  over  100  acres  near  Mexico,  on  which 
his  widow  now  resides.    On  the  latter  he  erect- 


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ed  a  line  brick  dwelling,  uf  great  architec- 
tural beauty,  the  hrst  of  its  kiud  iu  the  town- 
ship. For  more  than  twenty-live  years  Mr. 
Thompson  and  John  ]\Iotzer  were  in  partner- 
ship iu  an  extensive  and  lucrative  stock  busi- 
ness. Associated  with  several  others  he  also 
carried  on,  with  great  success,  a  business  in 
building  stone. 

Jerome  X.  Thompson  was  married  in  Mex- 
ico, in  1S40,  to  Jane,  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (McCrum)  Wright.  She  was  born 
in  Ohio,  July  11,  1816;  her  father  was  a 
farmer  and  hotel  keeper  of  Juniata  county. 
Mrs.Tliompson  was  a  sister  of  the  late  John 
H.  Wright,  Esq.,  the  deceased  husband  of 
Mrs.  ]\IcBurney,  of  Mexico.  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs. 
Thompson  had  three  children,  all  of  wdiom 
died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Thompson  was  an  ener- 
getic, active  man  of  temperate  habits,  and 
strict  integrity,  who  had  the  confidence  and 
respect  not  only  of  his  friends,  but  of  all  who 
knew  him.  He  -was  an  ardent  Republican. 
He  was  a  zealous,  devoted  and  consistent  mem- 
ber of  the  United  Presbyterian,  church,  being 
one  of  its  principal  supporters,  and  deeply  in- 
terested in  all  that  pertained  to  its  welfare. 
Mr.  Thompson's  death  occurred  April  26, 
1895,  from  the  effects  of  a  paralytic  stroke. 


ELI  FARLE:\rAN",  Mexico,  Walker  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  January 
5,  1850,  in  Walker  township.  He  is  a  son  of 
Joseph  and  Margaret  (Row)  Earleman.  Jo- 
seph Farleman,  who  Avas  a  farmer,  was  bom 
in  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  passing  the  greater 
part  of  his  life  in  Walker  township,  where  he 
gave  much  attention  to  the  rearing  of  fine 
stock.  He  obtained  a  good  English  and  Ger- 
man education.  He  ownied  a  fine  home  at 
Mt.  Pleasant,  where  in  his  later  days  he  liA^ed 
a  retired  life.  He  died  in  Mexico  in  1888. 
Joseph  Earleman  married,  at  Mifilintown,  Pa., 
^liss  Margaret  E.  Row,  a  native  of  Snyder 
county,  who  died  in  1869.  They  had  seven 
children:  Eli,  of  Mexico,  Juniata  county; 
George,  deceased;  Charles,  of  Snyder  county; 
Mary  J.  (]\Irs.  Sample  Beatty),  of  Millers- 
town,  Pa.;  Siisan  A.  (Mrs.  Elias  M.  Arbo- 
gast);  Margaret  E.  (Mrs.  Elijah  Hoover),  of 
Fermanagh  township,  Juniata  county;  and 
Joseph  T.,  of  Harrisburg.  Pa.  Mr.  Farleman 
was  industrious  and  upright,  uniA^ersally  re- 
spected in  the  community  in  Avhich  he  resided. 
He  Avas  in  earlv  life  a  Whia-,  and  died  a  Re- 


publican. He  was  a  consistent  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church. 

Eli  Farleman,  in  boyhood,  attended  the 
Walker  township  schools,  during  the  wanter 
months,  laboring  on  the  farm  during  the  sum- 
mer. At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  learned  the 
blacksmith's  trade  with  William  Hetrick,  of, 
Mexico,  Pa.,  remaining  with  him  for  three 
years  and  nine  months.  He  next  worked  at 
Newport,  Pa.,  as  a  journeyman,  for  one  year, 
and  was  afterwards  employed  for  two  years 
as  an  iron  worker,  at  the  coach  factory  of 
Showers  &  Sliull,  Mifilintown,  Juniata  coun- 
ty. His  next  employment  was  as  a  coach- 
smith,  at  Yeagertown,  MifHin  county,  where 
he  w^orked  for  one  year.  During  the  two  fol- 
lowing years,  he  was  blacksmith  for  the  Penn- 
sylvania railroad,  at  the  same  place,  after 
Avliich  he  worked  for  one  and  a  half  years  with 
Showers  &  Shull.  Coming  to  Mexico  in  1876, 
he  bought  a  shop  and  began  business  for  him- 
self, conducting  a  general  blacksmith  trade, 
Avhich  he  has  continued  to  the  present  time, 
with  most  encouraging  success.  By  industry, 
integrity  and  close  attention  to  the  interests 
of  his  patrons,  Mr.  Farleman  has  acquired  a 
high  reputation  in  the  community  as  a  super- 
ior workman  and  a  good  citizen.  He  has  ably 
filled  the  ofliee  of  school  director  for  a  term 
of  three  years,  during  two  of  which  he  was 
treasurer  of  the  board.  In  his  political  views 
he  is  a  staunch  Republican.  Mr.  Farleman  is 
an  active  member  of  Lodge  ISTo.  131,  I.  O.  O. 
F.,  at  Mifilintown. 

Eli  Earleman  was  married  in  ]\rifiliutown 
in  1875,  to  Miss  Lottie  Doling,  born  in  Jii- 
niata  county.  They  have  two  children :  Anna 
B. ;  and  Charles  T.,  the  latter  is  still  attending 
school.  The  family  attend  the  United  Presby- 
terian church. 


DAVID  DASHER,  Mexico,  Walker  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  bom  May  24, 
1838,  at  Hummelstown,  Dauphin  county.  Pa. 
He  is  a  son  of  William  and  ]\fary  (Kirk) 
Dasher.  William  Dasher  was  born  in  Dau- 
phin county  in  1805,  and  was  a  son  of  John 
Dasher,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  wdio  was 
of  German  descent.  William  Dasher  received 
an  education  in  boyhood  in  both  the  English 
and  German  languages.  He  kept  a  hotel  and 
carried  on  the  business  of  butchering  iu  Hum- 
melstoAvn,  Dauphin  county.  In  February, 
1840,  he  removed  with  his  familv  to  Wrights- 


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ville,  York  county,  Pa.,  where  he  died  in  the 
same  year.  He  married,  September  2-i,  1829, 
Miss  Mary  Kirk,  born  in  Xew  Jersey,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Mary  (Durham)  Kirk,  who 
were  of  English  descent,  their  parents  having 
emigrated  from  England.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Dasher  had  four  chiklren:  Mary,  who  died 
July  2,  1800;  Isaac,  who  was  killed  in  the 
Big  Horn  massacre,  where  the  gallant  General 
Custer  lost  his  life ;  Catharine,  deceased,  wife 
of  the  Eev.  Calvin  Coats;  and  David,  of 
Mexico,  Juniata  county.  After  the  early  de- 
mise of  her  husband,  the  widow  married  again 
to  John  Wilson,  of  Juniata  county,  and  had 
one  child,  John  H.,  a  farmer  of  Walker  town- 
ship, bom  in  1845.  Mr.  AVilson  died  in  Wal- 
ker township  in  1848.  Mrs.  Wilson  survived 
him  until  September,  1895.  William  Dasher, 
who  was  so  early  cut  off  by  death  fi'om  what 
promised  to  be  a  prosperous  and  useful  career, 
was  much  respected  in  the  communities  in 
which  he  resided.  He  was  for  several  years 
a  colonel  in  the  State  Militia. 

David  Dasher  attended  the  schools  of  Wal- 
ker township  during  the  winter  months,  la- 
boring on  the  farm  during  the  summer.  He 
is  to  a  large  extent  a  self-educated  man.  He 
continued  on  the  farm  until  he  was  twenty- 
one,  when  he  removed  to  the  toAvn  of  Mexico, 
securing  there  employment  on  the  Pennsylva- 
nia railroad,  at  which  he  continiTed  for  about 
three  yeai-s.  He  then  enlisted  at  Hamsburg, 
for  the  nine  months'  service,  in  Captain  Whar- 
ton's Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
sixth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  with  which 
regiment  he  spent  a  month,  and  was  then  dis- 
charged on  account  of  sickness.  In  1864,  Mr. 
Dasher  again  enlisted  for  one  year,  in  Capt. 
Louis  Degan's  Company  B,  Two  Plundred 
and  Second  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  Col. 
Charles  Albright  commanding.  This  regi- 
ment was  employed  largely  for  guard  duty, 
but  also  partici])ated  in  several  minor  engage- 
ments. Although  s^iffering  severely  from  a 
sore  leg  during  a  j^ortion  of  the  term  of  ser- 
vice, Mr.  Dasher  pluckily  remained  with  his 
company,  but  was  ill  in  consequence  of  the 
exposure  for  fully  a  year  after  his  return 
home.  When  sufficiently  recovered,  he  went 
to  Genesee  county,  j\Iich.,  where  he  found 
employment  at  packing  shingles,  being  a 
foreman  for  a  part  of  the  time.  After  s]")end- 
ing  ten  years  in  the  lumber  region  of  this 


State  as  foreman  and  teamster,  during  which 
time  he  also  visited  Canada,  he  returned  to 
Juniata  county,  and  was  ill  for  two  years  at 
his  home  in  Mexico.  Since  1884,  he  has  been 
successfully  engaged  in  mercantile  business. 
He  Avas  for  one  term  constable  of  the  town- 
ship ;  he  is  a  Republican,  and  an  active  mem- 
l)er  of  Wilson  Post,  ^o.  134,  G.  A.  P.,  at  Mif- 
flintown. ' 

Mr.  Dasher  was  married  December  15, 
1861,  at  Williamsport,  Pa.,  to  Maggie,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Marshall,  a  school  teacher  of  Ju- 
niata county,  where  she  was  born.  Three  of 
their  five  children  died  in  infancy.  Those 
who  reached  adult  years  are:  Jerome,  a  bag- 
gage master  in  the  employ  of  the  Pennsylva- 
nia Railroad;  and  Emma  (Mrs.  James  Rodg- 
ers),  of  Delaware  township,  Juniata  county. 
Mr.  Dasher  and  his  family  attend  the  United 
Presbyterian  church ;  he  was  for  several  years 
connected  with  the  Sunday-school  work  in 
the  capacity  of  a  teacher. 


MICHAEL  R.  BASHORE,  Walker  town- 
ship, Juniata  coimty.  Pa.,  Avas  bom  March  1, 
1834,  in  Fermanagh  township,  Juniata  coun- 
ty. Pie  is  a  son  of  David  and  Mary  (Ruble) 
Bashore.  His  grandfather,  Michael  Beashoar 
(as  the  name  Avas  then  spelled)  Avas  a  fanner 
in  Berks  county.  Pa.,  Avhose  father,  a  native 
of  France,  had  settled  there.  After  farming 
for  a  time  in  his  native  county,  Michael  Bea- 
shoar came  to  Fermanagh  toAvnship,  Juniata 
county,  and  farmed  here  for  a  number  of 
years;  he  then  removed  to  that  portion  of 
Union  county,  Avhich  is  now  Snyder,  Avhere 
he  purchased  a  farm  and  cultivated  it  for  sev- 
eral years.  Selling  out,  he  returned  to  Ju- 
niata county,  where  he  spent  the  latter  years 
of  his  life,  and  died  at  the  house  of  his  son  in 
1859,  at  a  A^ery  advanced  age.  He  married 
]Miss  AVolfe,  a  cousin  of  Governor  Wolfe,  of 
Pennsylvania.  They  had  one  child,  John, 
deceased.  His  Avife  died  young,  and  he  Avas 
married  a  second  time  to  Miss  Myers.  To 
tills  imion  Avere  bom  eight  children,  tAvo  of 
Avhom,  Elizabeth  and  Hannah  still  survive. 
Those  deceased  Avere:  Mary;  Michael; 
Daniel;  DaAdd;  Samuel;  and  Jacob.  After 
the  death  of  his  second  Avife  Mr.  Beashoar 
married  Miss  Withmore.  He  voted  Avith  the 
Whig  party.  He  Avas  a  member  of  the  Ger- 
man Baptist  church. 


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BIOGBAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


Michael  Beashoar's  tion,  David  Basliore, 
was  bom  in  Feniiauagli  township,  Juniata 
county,  in  February,  180'J.  He  received  a 
limited  education  in  the  subscription  schools 
of  the  township,  but  with  a  naturally  bright 
mind,  he  obtained  by  close  application  great 
fluency  in  the  English  as  well  as  the  German 
language,  and  became  a  diligent  reader,  stor- 
ing his  mind  richly  with  all  the  historic  facts 
of  the  day.  He  read  the  Bible  entirely 
through  thirty-six  times.  He  was  employed 
on  his  father's  farm  until  he  was  twenty-one 
years  of  age,  when  he  began  farming  for  him- 
self in  Centre  county;  at  the  end  of  six  years, 
he  sold  out  and  removed  to  Mifflin  county.  He 
remained  there  but  a  single  year,  and  then, 
returning  to  his  boyhood's  home,  bought  a 
farm  in  Fermanagh  township,  where  he  re- 
sided for  the  remainder  of  his  days.  Here 
his  father  erected  the  largest  stone  house  in 
the  county,  with  corresponding  barns  and  im- 
provements. He  was  a  sensible  and  practical 
farmer,  and  became  very  prosperous.  He 
was  celebrated  in  the  community  for  his  ex- 
cellent stock. 

David  Bashore  married  in  Centre  county. 
Miss  Mary  Kuble,  born  in  Centre  county,  in 
1809,  daughter  of  Peter  Ruble,  a  farmer  of 
the  Penn  valley,  of  German  descent.  They 
had  the  following  children:  Susannah  (Mrs. 
Amos  Stouffer),  of  Walker  township,  de- 
ceased; Andrew,  a  farmer,  of  Fermanagh 
township,  Juniata  county;  Michael  E.,  of 
Walker  township;  Sarah,  widow  of  Calvin 
B.  Watts;  David,  a  farmer  of  Fermanagh 
township;  Peter,  deceased;  John,  a  farmer, 
of  Blair  county;  and  Solomon,  residing  on 
the  homestead  farm. 

David  Bashore  had  great  force  of  charac- 
ter, and  exerted  a  commanding  influence  for 
good  in  the  communities  in  which  he  dwelt. 
Well  informed  on  all  current  to])ics.  keenly 
interested  in  all  public  matters,  he  took  an 
active  and  conspicuous  part  in  politics.  Boal- 
izing  the  benefits  of  universal  education,  he 
was  one  of  the  most  zealous  promoters  of  the 
public  school  system  in  Juniata  county.  He 
Avas  a  Whig,  and  afterwards  a  Beiiublican. 
He  was,  at  one  time,  the  Whig  candidate  for 
county  commissioner  in  Juniata  county,  but 
was  not  successful,  as  at  that  time,  the  popu- 
lar vote  of  the  county  was  heavily  on  the  other 
side.  His  personal  popularity,  however,  was 
attested  bv  the  fact  that  he  ran  aliead  of  his 


ticket,  re^'civing  more  votes  than  the  guber- 
natorial candidate  on  the  same  ticket.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  German  Baptist  church. 
Here,  too,  he  was  active  and  prominent,  and 
his  advice  was  freely  sought  and  faithfully 
followed  in  all  church  att'airs. 

Michael  R.  Bashore  attended  no  schools 
but  those  of  his  native  township,  during  the 
winter  months  of  his  boyhood.  With  a  na- 
turally bright  mind  and  thirst  for  knowledge, 
his  opportunities  were  limited.  Having 
worked  on  his  father's  farm  until  the  age  of 
twenty-one,  he  began  for  himself  by  renting 
a  farm  in  Fermanagh  towusliip,  which  he  cul- 
tivated for  six  years,  and  then  removed  to 
Fayette  township,  where  he  bought  a  farm  of 
100  acres;  on  this  he  lived  three  years.  Sell- 
ing out,  in  1867,  he  purchased  the  farm  in 
Walker  township  on  which  he  has  ever  since 
resided,  having  erected  on  the  place  a  very 
commodious  barn,  and  made  other  extensive 
improvements.  One  special  feature  to  which 
he  has  given  close  attention  is  the  raising  of 
improved  stock,  in  which  he  has  dealt  exten- 
sively. In  1894,  he  retired  from  active  labor, 
and  now  enjoys  in  quiet  and  leisure  the  fruits 
of  his  industry. 

Mr.  Bashore  was  married,  in  1857,  to  Mar- 
tha J.,  daughter  of  John  Book,  a  farmer  of 
Walker  township,  where  she  was  born,  and  of 
German  descent.  Their  eight  children  are 
as  follows:  Thaddeus  J.,  chief  of  police  for 
the  city  of  Altoona,  Pa.;  David  Clayton,  of 
Walker  township;  Alice  C.  (Mrs.  AV.  H.  Ben- 
iiager),  of  ISTorthampton  county,  deceased; 
Charles,  a  farmer,  of  Milford  township,  Ju- 
niata county;  Clara  E.  (Mrs.  W.  H.  Mau- 
beck),  of  Pattei-son,  Pa.;  James  C,  a  farmer, 
residing  on  the  homestead  place;  Franklin 
M.;    and  Sarah  B.  (Mrs.  M.  L.  KeiserV 

'My.  Bashore  takes  an  active  interest  in  edu- 
cational matters  and  the  advancement  of  the 
scliools.  He  has  served  ably  on  the  school 
board,  and  has  been  its  treasurer.  Pie  also 
takes  an  active  part  in  "["jolitics,  and  a  lively 
interest  in  all  matters  of  public  concern.  In 
1896,  he  was  a  candidate  for  county  commis- 
sioner on  the  Bepublican  ticket,  but  claims  to 
have  met  defeat  throuch  the  treachei'v  of  men 
within  lii^  own  ]inrty.  AFr.  Basliore  is  an  active 
and  zoalons  member  of  the  German  Baptist 
church,  being  one  of  the  deacons,  and  taking 
a  deep  interest  in  all  church  matters.  He  has 
also  been  identified  with  Sundav-school  work. 


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SxVMUEL  FUXK,  AValker  township,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  born  February  -i,  1823, 
in  Walker  township,  on  the  farm  now  o-wned 
by  Michael  R.  Bashore.  He  is  a  son  of  John 
and  Mary  (Miller)  Funk.  His  gTaudfather, 
Michael  Funk,  was  a  native  of  Lancaster 
county,  Pa.,  where  he  was  a  hotel  keej^er.  He 
was  of  German  descent.  He  became  one  of 
the  first  settlers  of  Walker  towaiship,  Juniata 
county,  where  he  farmed  for  the  remainder  of 
his  days,  o"\\aaing  over  200  acres  of  land,  on 
Avhicli  he  made  considerable  improvements. 
He  had  married  in  Lancaster  county.  Miss 
Giegley,  a  native  of  that  county.  They  had 
thirteen  children,  as  follows:  John;  Michael; 
Joseph;  George;  Samuel;  Barbara;  Siisan; 
Mary;  Rachel;  [N'ancy;  Lydia;  Elizabeth;  and 
Catherine.  Both  of  the  grandparents  died  on 
the  farm  in  Walker  township  on  which  they 
had  lived.  Michael  Funk  was  a  man  of  ex- 
treme piety,  respected  by  all  for  his  upright- 
ness and  blameless  life.  He  was  a  minister 
in  the  Mennonite  denomination.  His  polities 
were  those  of  the  Whig  party. 

Michael  Funk's  eldest  son,  John,  was  born 
in  Lancaster  county,  January  2,  1Y92.  He 
possessed  a  fair  German  and  English  educa- 
tion, which,  combined  with  his  natural  talent, 
made  him  a  man  of  mark.  He  was  reared  as 
a  farmer,  but  in  his  younger  days  was  en- 
gaged in  driving  teams  between  Philadelphia 
and  Pittsburg.  He  spent  his  entire  life  on  the 
old  homestead,  but  owned  other  farms  in  the 
township.  John  Funk  Avas  married  to  Miss 
Mary  Miller,  a  native  of  Lancaster  county, 
daughter  of  Tobias  and  Mary  Miller;  her 
father  was  a  farmer  of  Walker  township. 
Their  children  were:  Tobias,  deceased; 
Samuel,  of  Walker  township,  Juniata  county; 
Michael,  deceased;  John,  of  Philadelphia; 
Cyrus,  of  Port  Royal,  Pa.;  Joseph,  deceased; 
I^ancy  (Mrs.  George  Herr)  of  Walker  town- 
ship; and  ]\rarv,  who  died  in  early  life.  ]\[r. 
Fimk  was  highly  respected  for  his  unimpeach- 
able integrity  and  many  excellent  qiialities. 
His  services  were  in  almost  constant  demand 
as  a  guardian  for  orphan  children  and  in  the 
settling  of  estates.  That  he  was  exceedingly 
popular  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  he  was  elect- 
ed a  commissioner  of  Juniata  county,  and,  in 
1840,  was  elected  on  the  AVhig  ticket  to  the 
legislature,  and  re-elected  at  the  expiration  of 
his  first  term.     He  was  a  consistent  member 


of  the  Lutheran  church.  His  death,  which 
occurred  in  ISoO,  resulted  from  typhoid  fever. 

Samuel  Funk,  second  son  of  John  Funk, 
received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
AValker  toAvnship.  Lie  spent  his  boyhood  and 
a  part  of  his  manhood  on  the  homestead  farm, 
beginning  for  himself  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
six,  when  he  rented  a  farm  from  his  father 
and  occupied  it  for  two  years.  xVfter  his 
father's  death,  he  bought  the  farm  of  125 
acres,  which  he  now  owns,  and  erected  fine 
buildings  on  it.  In  1884,  he  built  near  Van 
Dyke,  at  an  ex|>ense  of  more  than  two  thou- 
sand dollars,  a  fine  dwelling,  in  which  he  has 
lived  a  retired  life  since  that  time,  enjoying 
the  fruits  of  his  industry  and  prudence. 

Samuel  Funk  was  married  Februar}^  6, 
1849,  in  Fayette  township,  Juniata  county, 
by  the  Rev.  AVilliam  Allison,  a  Presbyterian 
minister,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  and 
Alary  (Sansman)  Sieber,  residents  of  Fayette 
township,  where  she  was  born,  and  both  of 
(lerman  descent.  The  children  of  Air.  and 
Airs.  Funk  are:  Dr.  D.  S.,  of  Harrisburg,  Pa., 
who  man-ied  Aliss  Alatilda  Alotzer,  of  Alex- 
ico,  Pa.;  Alary  E.,  wife  of  Dr.  Radclifl',  of 
Philadelphia;  and  John,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  twenty-three,  from  typhoid  fever;  at  the 
time  of  his  death  he  Avas  the  superintendent 
of  the  Sunday-school  connected  with  the 
Lutheran  church. 

Air.  Funk  is  a  man  of  sterling  integrity  and 
honor,  and  is  respected  by  all.  He  has  been 
abundantly  honored  by  his  fellow  citizens. 
He  was  for  nine  years  an  able  and  efiicient 
school  director,  taking  a  keen  interest  in  ed- 
ucational matters  and  doing  much  for  the  ad- 
vancement of  the  schools.  He  has  also  filled 
the  positions  of  overseer  of  the  poor  and  toAvn- 
ship  auditor;  he  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a 
prominent  member  of  the  Lutheran  church, 
having  been  a  deacon  for  a  number  of  years, 
ajid  taking  a  very  active  part  in  all  church 
matters.  The  land  on  which  the  church  is 
built  was  his  gift  to  the  congregation.  He 
has  also  l)een  identified  with  the  Sunday- 
school  as  a  teacher. 


AVTLLTAAI  IT.  ETCHAIAX.  Ynu  Dyke, 
Walker  township,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was 
born  October  13,  I^Cu.  in  Fayette  township, 
Juniata  countv.  He  is  a  son  of  Peter  and 
Alarv  fPosler")  Eiclunan.     Alichael  Eichman, 


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his  graudfatlier,  Avas  a  native  of  Germany,  a 
weaver,  who  came  to  America,  settled  in  Fay- 
ette township,  Jnniata  county,  and  became  a 
farmer.  One  of  Michael  Eichman's  sons  was 
Peter  Eichman,  born  in  Fayette  township, 
September  6,  1844,  who  learned  carpentry, 
but  afterwards  Avas  a  merchant  in  his  native 
township,  Avhere  he  still  resides.  He  married 
in  1865,  in  Fayette  township,  Mary,  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Landis)  Bosler,  a 
native  of  the  same  township.  They  have  had 
four  children,  one  of  whom,  Michael  J.,  is 
dead.  The  surviA^ors  are:  William  H.,  of  Yan 
Dj'ke,  Juniata  county;  Lizzie  A.  (Mrs.  John 
L.  Beers);  and  Franklin  B.,  who  is  a  fanner, 
residing  in  Fayette  township,  and  married 
Anna  Beers.  Peter  Eichman  is  a  Democrat. 
The  family  are  adherents  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 

William  H.  Eichman  attended  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  township.  His  early  life 
was  passed  on  his  father's  farm,  where  he  re- 
mained until  he  was  twenty-two  years  of  age; 
he  then  became  a  clerk  in  W.  S.  BroAvn's  store 
at  Cocolamus,  Juniata  county,  in  Avhich  posi- 
tion he  remained  for  tAvo  and  a  half  years. 
After  this,  he  purchased  the  real  estate  and 
buildings  of  M.  L.  Keiser,  in  Van  Dyke,  and 
has  carried  on  ever  since  a  general  mercan- 
tile business  at  that  place,  meeting  Avith  suc- 
cess. He  is  progressive  and  entei-prising,  has 
fine  business  qualifications,  and  enjoys  general 
respect  and  confidence.  He  is  a  Democrat, 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F., 
at  McAlisterA'ille. 

Mr.  Eichman  was  married  in  Fayette  toAvn- 
ship,  in  1893,  to  Anna  Mary,  daughter  of 
Peter  and  Julia  (Stuck)  BroAATi,  a  native  of 
that  township.  They  have  had  three  children : 
Peter,  deceased ;  and  twins,  of  Avhom  one  sur- 
vives, Julia,  the  other  having  died  in  infancy. 
The  familv  attend  the  Lutheran  church. 


CLOYD  E.  DT^XX.  Yan  Dyke,  Walker 
toA\niship,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  June 
25,  1862.  in  Fayette  tOAvnship,  Juniata  coun- 
ty. He  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Elvina  TKalt- 
rider)  Dunn.  James  Dunn,  his  grandfather, 
a  native  of  PennsylA'ania,  of  Scotch-Irish  de- 
scent, Avas  encrased  in  the  Avar  of  1812-15 
against  Great  Britain,  and  Avas  an  active  par- 
ticipant in  tbe  operations  of  Commodore 
PeiTy  on  T^ake  Erie.  He  Avas  a  farmer  in 
Fayette  township,  Juniata  county,  the  valley 


in  that  townshij)  being  named  in  his  honor. 
He  Avas  married  three  times,  and  Avas  the 
father  of  nine  children.  James  Dunn  Avas  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  Avas 
first  a  AVhig,  and  afterAvards  a  Eepublican. 
He  died  in  Fayette  township  at  an  advanced 
age. 

One  of  the  sons  of  James  Dunn  Avas  Thomas 
Dunn,  born  in  Fayette  toAAoiship.  He  receiA'- 
ed  his  education  in  the  public  and  subscription 
schools  of  his  natiA'e  toAvnshij),  and  passed  his 
entire  life  in  the  tOAATiship  in  Avhich  he  Avas 
born,  foUoAving  farming.  He  had  served  an 
ajiprenticeship  at  blacksmithing,  and  ran  a 
saAV-mill  for  the  AVilson  family.  He  married 
in  Fayette  tOAvnship,  Elvina  Kaltrider,  a  na- 
tive of  Snyder  county.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren: Emma  (Mrs.  Milo  Leonard),  of  Fayette 
toA\mship;  Isadore  (Mrs.  Bobert  Wallace),  of 
Port  Royal,  Pa.,  deceased;  Clara,  deceased; 
Yictoria,  who  died  early  in  life;  and  Cloyd 
E.,  of  Yan  Dyke,  Juniata  county.  Thomas 
Dunn  Avas  highly  respected  in  the  community 
in  which  he  resided.  He  Avas  a  consistent 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 
He  was  a  Democrat,  and  took  an  active  part 
in  political  mattere.  His  death  occurred  in 
1893.  His  Avidow  has  attained  to  the  age  of 
seA'enty-five,  and  resides  with  her  son  Cloyd. 

Cloyd  E.  Dunn  obtained  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  his  natiA'e  township. 
He  remained  on  his  father's  farm  until  he 
Avas  sixteen  years  of  age,  when  he  hired  out 
for  a  year  among  the  farmei-s  of  the  A^cinity, 
at  a  compensation  of  ten  dollars  per  month. 
He  Avas  then  engaged  for  two  years  as  clerk 
in  the  store  of  Isaac  McAllister,  of  McAlis- 
terville,  after  Avhich  he  learned  blacksmithing 
in  the  same  tOAvn.  When  he  had  completed 
his  trade,  ho  Avorked  for  a  year  as  a  blacksmith 
on  the  Pennsyh'ania  railroad.  In  1886  he 
came  to  Y^'alker  tOAvnship,  and  began  businese 
at  Yan  Dyke  as  a  general  blacksmith;  here 
he  has  remained  eA^er  since,  meeting  Avith 
abundant  success.  In  1894,  Mr.  Dunn  was 
appointed  ]")ostmaster  at  Yan  Dyke,  and  has 
discharged  the  duties  of  the  office  to  the  gen- 
eral satisfaction  of  the  community.  He  sup- 
ports the  Democratic  party. 

^Fr.  Dunn  Avas  married  in  ThompsontoAAm, 
October,  1888,  to  :^ri?s  :\ratilda  '^\..  daughter 
of  ^Miller  Tvepner,  of  ThompsontoAvn.  a  canal 
boat  captain.  They  haA'e  four  children:  El- 
sie; Jennie  and  Thomas  (tAvins);  and  George. 


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Mr.  Dimn  and  family  attend  the  Lutlieran 
cliurcli. 


DAVID  FOWLES,  Walker  township, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  that  to"\vn- 
ship  September  29,  1838.  He  is  a  son  of  AVil- 
liam  and  Eliza  (Watson)  Eowles.  Edward 
Eowles,  his  grandfather,  was  of  AVelsh  de- 
scent, and  was  a  cooper  and  carpenter  in  Phil- 
adelphia. Piemoving  to  Juniata  county,  he 
followed  his  trade  there  for  a  number  of  years, 
after  which  he  settled  in  Clarion  county,  Pa., 
where  he  died.  He  was  the  father  of  live  chil- 
dren, one  of  whom  was  William.  Edward 
Eowles  was  a  Democrat.  In  his  church  rela- 
tions, he  was  a  Presbyterian.  William 
Eowles  was  born  in  Philadelphia  in  1805. 
After  receiving  a  substantial  education  he  be- 
came a  carpenter,  having  learned  the  trade 
from  his  father;  at  this  handicraft  he  worked 
during  the  greater  part  of  his  life,  principally 
in  Juniata  county.  He  also  owned  a  small 
farm,  near  the  town  of  Mexico,  on  which  he 
erected  buildings,  and  where  he  died  in  March, 
1867.  AVilliam  Eowles  married  Eliza  Wat- 
son, born  in  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  a  daughter 
of  John  Watson,  a  Juniata  county  farmer. 
They  had  eleven  children,  as  follows:  Sarah 
A.  (Mrs.  Eeuben  Deihl),  of  Walker  township; 
David,  ex-sheriff  of  Juniata  county;  Maggie 
(Mrs.  Lewis  E.  Miller),  of  Walker  township; 
Lizzie  (Mrs.  Ira  Kramer),  of  the  same  town- 
ship; Cyi-us;  Hulda;  AVilliam;  Martha;  one 
who  died  in  early  life;  Kezia  (Mrs.  Seth 
Kerchner),  deceased;  and  Jane  (Mrs.  Thomas 
Stonesypher),  deceased.  Mrs.  William  Eowles 
died  in  Mexico,  August,  1866.  Mr.  Eowles 
was  a  consistent  and  active  member  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  church.  He  was  a  Dem- 
ocrat, and  took  a  prominent  part  in  political 
matters  and  all  public  affairs.  He  held  nu- 
merous offices  and  positions  of  trust,  in  all  of 
which  the  duties  devolving  upon  him  were 
efficiently  discharged.  He  was  for  five  years 
a  justice  of  the  peace.  He  was  also  township 
supervisor,  tax  collector  and  overseer  of  the 
poor. 

David  Eowles  attended  the  public  schools 
of  the  town  of  Mexico.  His  early  life  was 
spent  on  the  farm,  where  he  remained  until 
he  was  twenty-five  years  of  age;  he  then 
worked  for  one  year  in  the  oil  fields  of  Ve- 
nango county.  Returning  to  Juniata  county, 
he  bought  a  farm  of  107  acres  in  Walker  town- 


ship, Avhich  had  been  the  property  of  Robert 
C.  Gallagher.  Mr.  Eowles  cultivated  this 
place  for  seventeen  years,  and  during  that 
time,  by  additional  purchases,  increased  the 
amount  of  land  to  ISO  acres.  In  1880,  he  re- 
tired from  fanning,  and  spent  five  years  as 
the  owner  of  a  steam  thresher,  the  first  in  use 
in  the  county.  In  1885,  he  was  elected  sheriff 
of  Juniata  county  as  the  Democratic  candi- 
date, running  ahead  of  his  ticket.  Sheriff 
Eowles  discharged  the  responsible  duties  of 
his  office  in  an  able  and  impartial  manner, 
with  credit  to  himself  and  to  the  entire  satis- 
faction of  the  citizens  of  the  county.  Since 
the  expiration  of  his  term  he  has  made  his 
home  in  Mt.  Pleasant,  renting  out  the  farm. 

Sheriff"  Eowles  was  married  in  Eebruaiy, 
1865,  in  Clarion  county,  to  Miss  Anna  M., 
daughter  of  Daniel  Reichart,  a  farmer  of 
Clarion  county,  where  she  was  born.  They 
have  had  six  children,  of  whom  one  died  in 
infancy.  The  remainder  were  as  follows: 
Mattie;  Lizzie;  Annie;  Emma;  and  David, 
deceased. 

Sheriff  Eowles  is  a  man  of  immense  j^ersonal 
populai'ity,  whose  whole  life  has  been  charac- 
terized by  industry,  integrity  and  good  judg- 
ment. He  ser%^ed  for  one  term  as  school  di- 
rector, and  was  president  of  the  board.  He 
is  a  member  of  Port  Royal  Encampment,  No. 
556,  L  O.  O.  E.,  and  of  Lodge  l^o.  131,  E. 
and  A.  M.,  at  Mifflintown.  He  is  a  consistent 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  chui'ch. 


THADDEUS  SWITZER,  deceased,  who 
was  one  of  the  best  known  and  most  respected 
citizens  of  Walker  township,  Juniata  county, 
was  bom  April  19,  1829,  in  Eermanagh  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  Pa.  He  was  a  son  of 
Erederiek  and  Catharine  (Horning)  Switzer, 
of  whom  the  former  was  a  farmer  of  Eerma- 
nagh township,  of  German  descent.  Their 
son,  Thaddeus,  received  his  education  in  the 
district  school  of  his  native  county,  working 
in  the  intervals  on  his  father's  farm,  and  also 
on  the  canal.  His  father  dying  when  he  was 
quite  young,  he  was  obliged  to  hire  out  with 
farmers  of  the  \dcinity,  which  he  continued 
to  do  until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age. 
He  then  rented  a  farm  in  Eermanagh  to^\^l- 
ship,  which  he  worked  for  two  years,  after 
which  he  went  into  the  employ  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania railroad,  working  in  the  machine 
shops  of  this  company  for  fourteen  years.    He 


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also  worked  for  one  year  on  a  wood  train. 
While  employed  by  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road Comi3any,  he  bought  a  farm  of  59  acres, 
Avhich  he  continued  to  cultivate  to  the  time  of 
his  decease,  erecting  on  it  excellent  buildings 
and  making  other  great  improvements.  He 
was  so  unfortunate  as  to  lose  his  right  arm  in 
a  threshing  machine,  Avhieh  caused  him  much 
l^ain  for  the  remainder  of  his  life,  but  did  not 
preA'ent  him,  with  his  industrious  disiDOsition, 
from  continuing  to  be  employed  in  useful  la- 
bor. He  died  on  his  farm,  October,  1888, 
deeply  regretted  by  all  who  knew  him.  Mr. 
Switzer  was  a  man  of  genial  character,  a  good 
husband  and  a  kind  father,  respected  by  all 
for  his  integrity,  industry  and  good  qualities. 
His  political  views  were  Democratic.  He  was 
a  member  of  Lodge  Xo.  131,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  at 
MifHintown.  Mr.  Switzer  enlisted,  March, 
1865,  in  Comiiany  A.,  One  Hundred  and  First 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  for  one  year.  Af- 
ter being  employed  four  months  in  doing 
guard  duty,  the  regiment  was  mustered  out, 
June  1,  1865,  at  Xewbern,  Is^.  C. 

Thaddeus  Switzer  was  married  in  1850  in 
Fermanagh  township,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  John  and  Mary  (Yost)  Krider,  both  de- 
ceased. She  Avas  a  native  of  that  toAvnship, 
and  was  educated  in  the  home  public  schools. 
Mr.  Krider  was  born  in  Lancaster  county,  and 
was  of  German  descent.  He  had  settled  on 
a  farm  in  Fermanagh  township,  Juniata  coun- 
ty, and  married  there.  Mr.  Krider  and  his 
wife  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  of 
whom  Mrs.  Switzer  was  the  eldest.  Thaddeus 
Switzer  and  Elizabeth  Krider  had  nine  chil- 
dren: William  C,  a  resident  of  Mifflin,  a 
brakcman  on  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  who 
was  killed  on  the  railroad  near  Huntingdon, 
January  8,  1897;  Thomas  Jefferson,  a  black- 
smith, residing  in  Kansas;  John  E.,  a  farmer, 
in  Colorado;  Mary  J.,  wife  of  Harry  Haines, 
a  railroad  employee  at  Altoona,  Pa.;  Annie 
C.  (Mrs.  Jacob  Kauffman),  of  Walker  town- 
ship, Juniata  county;  Joseph  S.,  a  carpenter 
in  the  employ  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad, 
residing  at  Mifflin,  Pa.;  Maggie;  Charles,  a 
railroad  conductor,  residing  in  Pittsburg;  and 
Heni-y,  who  died  young.  The  family  are 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


MICHAEL  COLDREN,  Walker  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  January 
17,  1829,  in  Walker  township.    He  is  a  son  of 


Samuel  and  Fanny  (Sprigle)  Coldren.  Sam- 
uel Coldren  was  born  in  Lancaster  county, 
and  there  learned  milling,  which  he  followed 
also  in  Juniata  county,  after  his  removal 
thither.  He  spent  the  latter  part  of  his  life  as 
a  day  laborer.  He  mai-ried  Miss  Fannie 
Sprigle,  a  native  of  Lancaster  county.  They 
had  twelve  children,  as  follows;  Isaac,  de- 
ceased; ISTancy;  Mary,  deceased;  Susannah 
(Mrs.  Andrew  Long);  Michael,  of  Walker 
township),  Juniata  county;  Solomon,  of  Iowa 
City,  la.;  Catharine;  Samuel,  a  farmer  of 
Fermanagh  township,  Juniata  county;  John, 
of  Iowa  City;  Fannie;  Margaret;  and  Eliza, 
Avidow  of  John  McKay,  of  LewistoAvn,  Pa. 
Sanniel  Coldren  was  a  Democrat;  he  held  the 
office  of  toAvnship  supervisor.  He  Avas  a  con- 
sistent member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  His 
death  occun-ed  in  AA^alker  toAvnship  in  1867. 
His  Avife  also  died  in  the  same  township. 

Michael  Coldren  received  a  limited  educa- 
tion at  tlie  Van  Wert  school  biiilding,  of 
Walker  township.  From  the  age  of  scA^en  un- 
til he  Avas  eighteen,  he  worked  among  the 
farmers  of  the  Adcinity,  receiA'ing  A^ery  meager 
compensation.  He  then  learned  milling  AA^th 
George  Rothrock,  in  ThomjiSontoAvn,  spend- 
ing three  years  Avitli  him,  after  Avhich  he 
learned  carpentry  Avith  Jacol)  Alleman,  l)eing 
Avitli  him  four  years.  He  then  rented  a  farm 
Avhich  he  cultiA'ated  for  ten  years.  In  1874, 
he  jmrchased  the  farm  of  128  acres  on  Avhich 
he  noAV  resides;  he  made  great  improvements 
upon  it,  and  dcA'oted  considerable  attention  to 
the  raising  of  stock. 

Michael  Coldren  married  in  Walker  toAni- 
ship  in  1855,  Miss  Jemima  Kinser,  born  in 
DelaAvare  toAvnship,  Juniata  county,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Joel  and  Hettie  (Dunn)  Kinser;  her 
father  Avas  a  cooper  of  DelaAvare  toAvnship, 
and  Avas  of  English  descent.  They  had  nine 
children:  Ellen  (Mrs.  Christian  Kauffman), 
of  Walker  tOAvnship;  Josephine,  a  dressmaker, 
married  Robert  Blickensderfer,  of  Toledo,  O., 
Avho  is  superintendent  of  the  Wheeling  & 
Lake  Eric  Railroad;  William,  a  physician,  re- 
siding at  Dennison,  O.,  AAdiere  he  is  the  rail- 
road company's  physician;  Kate  (Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Kauffman),  of  Walker  toAvnship;  Jen- 
nette  (!\rrs.  Banks  L.  Kauffman),  of  Perry 
county.  Pa.;  John  L.,  a  merchant,  residing  at 
Green  Park,  Perry  county,  married  Sarah 
Harbaugh.  of  Perry  county;  Oscar  B..  a  lum- 
ber manufacturer;  Annie  (Mrs.  Cloyd  Slant- 


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terbac'k),  of  Delaware  townsliip,  Juniata  coun- 
ty;   and  James,  residing  at  home. 

In  1862,  Mr.  Coldren  enlisted  at  Mifflin- 
town  in  Comjjauy  F,  One  Hundred  and  Seven- 
ty-first Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  commanded 
by  Col.  Everard  Eierer,  liis  comjDany  being 
under  C'apt.  William  H.  McClellan.  The  reg- 
iment was  in  the  Tnited  States  service  for 
about  ten  and  a  half  months,  during  all  of 
■which  time  he  did  his  duty  as  a  soldier  boldly 
and  unflinchingly.  A  considerable  portion  of 
the  service  was  in  Xorth  Carolina.  Although 
Mr.  Coldren  did  not  participate  in  any  great 
battle,  he  was  in  several  minor  engagements, 
and  saw  much  hard  service.  At  the  time  of 
the  battle  of  "Washington,  X.  C,  he  was  on 
duty  in  the  hospital  as  a  nurse. 

Mr.  Coldren  is  universally  recognized  by 
his  fellow  citizens  as  a  man  of  sterling  integ- 
rity and  good  j;idgment.  He  has  seiwed  for 
two  terms  as  director  of  the  poor,  elected  on 
the  Kepublican  ticket,  of  which  party  he  is  a 
staunch  adherent.  He  has  also  filled,  in  the 
toAvnship,  the  offices  of  school  director,  as- 
sessor, tax  collector,  auditor,  and  inspector  of 
elections,  in  all  of  which  his  duties  have  been 
performed  in  an  able  and  satisfactory  manner. 
He  is  a  member  of  Post  ISo.  331,  G.  A.  R., 
at  ^rifllintown.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Horse  and  Mule  Protection  Company;  and 
was  at  one  time  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F. 
Mr.  Coldren  is  an  active  and  consistent  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  church,  of  which  he 
has  been  a  trustee  for  several  terms,  and  in 
which  he  is  a  ruling  elder.  He  has  also  been 
closely  and  actively  identified  with  the  Sun- 
day-school work,  both  as  a  superintendent  and 
teacher. 


JACOB  SLAUTTERBACK,  Walker 
township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  Xo- 
vember  16,  1833,  in  Millerstown,  Perry  coun- 
ty. He  is  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Mary  A.  (Wohl- 
bolt)  Slauttei'back.  His  father  was  born  in 
1805,  in  Wurtenil)urg,  Germany,  where  he 
was  a  farmer;  he  had  served  for  six  years  in 
the  German  army.  When  a  .young  man,  he 
emigrated  to  this  country,  coming  over  in  a 
sailing  vessel  that  required  thirty  days  to  make 
the  passage.  Landing  in  Philadelphia,  he  re- 
mained there  but  a  few  days,  and  then  went 
to  Millerstown,  Perry  county,  where  he  found 
emplo^anent  for  the  ensuing  three  years.  He 
then  purchased  a  farm  in  Greenwood  town- 


ship, on  which  he  lived  for  the  remainder  of 
his  days.  He  was  married  in  Philadelphia  in 
June,  183:2,  to  Miss  Mary  A.  Wohlbolt,  who 
was  a  native  of  Germany,  and  who  had  come 
over  in  the  same  ship  with  him.  They  had 
seven  children:  Jacob,  of  Walker  township, 
Juniata  county;  Margaret  (Mrs.  George  Hel- 
frick),  of  Schuylkill  county;  Susannah;  Mary 
A. ;  John,  who  died  in  the  United  States  army; 
Lizzie,  deceased;  and  David,  residing  on  the 
old  homestead  in  Perry  county.  The  father 
was  a  Republican.  He  was  a  consistent  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church,  and  was  highly 
respected  by  all  who  knew  him.  His  death 
occurred  February  1,  1882.  His  faithful  wife 
soon  followed  him,  dying  on  the  homestead 
farm  in  the  following  year. 

Jacob  Slautterback,  Jr.,  their  eldest  son,  at- 
tended the  public  schools  of  Greenwood  to^vu- 
ship.  Perry  county.  He  Avorked  on  the  farm 
until  he  was  nineteen  years  of  age;  he  then 
learned  the  blacksmith  trade,  which  he  fol- 
lowed for  thirty  yeai-s,  twenty-one  years  being 
])assed  at  Mifilintown,  seven  at  Mexico,  and 
two  at  Van  Wert.  In  the  spring  of  1883,  he 
began  cultivating  the  Walker  farm,  which  he 
continued  for  twelve  years.  In  1894,  he  pur- 
chased the  farm  on  which  he  now  resides. 

Jacob  Slautterback  was  married  at  Miifiin- 
town.  Juniata  county,  in  1861,  to  Miss  Lizzie 
Kleck,  of  ]\[ifilintown.  They  had  nine  chil- 
dren: David  K.,  residing  in  Allegheny  City; 
William  H.,  a  farmer  of  Walker  township; 
Cloyd  J.,  a  farmer  in  Delaware  township, 
Juniata  county;  Catharine;  Mary  J.;  Emma 
Gertrude;  Sarah  M.,  deceased;  Clai-aE. ;  and 
Beulah  Bell. 

Mr.  Slautterback  enlisted  at  Miffiintown  in 
1865,  in  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  First 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  Capt.  C.  McClellan 
commanding  the  company.  He  participated 
in  an  engagement  at  Roanoke  Island,  and  was 
mustered  out  with  the  regiment  at  the  close  of 
the  war.  !Mr.  Slautterback,  by  industry  and 
close  attention  to  business,  and  by  a  prompt 
and  efficient  discharge  of  all  his  duties,  has 
won  success  in  life,  as  w^ell  as  the  confidence 
and  respect  of  his  fellow  citizens.  He  is  a  Re- 
pul)liean.  He  is  a  consistent  member  and  a 
deacon  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


WILSOX  W.  Di:\[M,  Van  Wert,  Walker 
township,  Jiiniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  Jime 
7,    1849,    in    Greenwood    township,    Juniata 


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county.  He  is  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Leali 
(Shellenberger)  Dimm.  Henry  Dimm,  liis 
grandfatlier,  Avas  a  native  of  Pennsyh'ania,  a 
farmer,  wlio  took  up  land  in  Juniata  county, 
where  lie  si)ent  tlie  remainder  of  liis  days. 
Among  his  children  was  Samuel  Dimm,  bom 
in  J  uniata  county,  who,  after  receiving  a  good 
English  and  German  education,  taught  school 
for  several  terms  in  Greenwood  township, 
Juniata  county.  He  spent  some  time  in  dis- 
tilling and  milling,  and  was  also  one  of  the 
most  extensive  farmers  in  GreenAvood  town- 
ship, devoting  much  attention  to  raising  fruit 
and  rearing  improved  stock.  He  married 
Leah,  daughter  of  Christian  and  Barbara 
(Moyer)  Shellenberger.  She  was  born  in 
Juniata  county,  Avhere  her  father  Avas  a  fann- 
er. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dimm  had  seven  children : 
Joanna,  deceased;  Jennie  (Mrs.  Ferd.  Rine- 
hart),  of  Illinois;  AVilson  W.,  postmaster  at 
Van  Wert;  Franklin,  a  resident  of  Kansas; 
Irvin,  of  LcAvistoAvn,  Pa.;  Benton  T.,  of  Mil- 
lersburg,  Dauphin  county.  Pa. ;  and  Simon  C., 
bookkeeper  for  the  Omaha  Iron  Company, 
Omaha,  ISTeb.  Samuel  Dimm  took  an  active 
part  in  all  public  affairs.  Fie  held  nimaerous 
official  positions,  among  Avhich  Avere  those  of 
school  director,  supervisor,  and  constable. 
He  was  a  Democrat.  He  Avas  also  prominent 
in  the  affairs  of  the  Lutheran  church,  in  Avliich 
denomination  he  held  the  offices  of  elder  and 
deacon.  He  died  in  Kansas  in  1887.  His 
aged  AvidoAV  still  survives,  residing  AAdth  her 
married  daughter  in  Illinois. 

Wilson  W.  Dimm  receiA-ed  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  GreeuAvood  township, 
during  their  short  AAanter  sessions.  He  Avorked 
Avith  his  father  on  the  farm,  until  he  Avas 
twenty-four  years  of  age,  Avhen  he  began  busi- 
ness for  himself  on  a  rented  farm  in  Green- 
Avood  toAvnship,  AAdiere  he  remained  for  six 
years.  Removing  to  Perry  county,  he  engag- 
ed in  mercantile  business  in  Pfoutz  valley, 
in  1882,  succeeding  J.  M.  Welsh.  He  con- 
tinued here  three  years,  meeting  Avith  success, 
and  then  removed  to  Van  Wert,  Avhere  he  has 
ever  since  conducted  a  similar  business,  and 
holds  at  the  same  time  the  office  of  postmaster. 
In  1887,  he  erected,  at  a  cost  of  OA^er  tAvo  thou- 
sand dollars,  a  fine  dAvelling  house  and  store 
adapted  for  a  general  mercantile  business. 

Wilson   W.    Dimm    married    in    1870,    in 
Perry  county.  Miss  Emma  Ulsh,  a  native  of 
the  county,  and  a  daughter  of  Leonard  Ulsh, 


a  farmer  of  the  vicinity.  They  have  had  three 
children:  Carrie;  Ethel;  and  Jay,  Avho  died 
young.  Mr.  Dimm  is  a  man  of  energy  and 
enterprise,  highly  esteemed  and  appreciated 
in  the  communities  in  Avliich  he  has  resided. 
He  AA'as  for  six  years  a  member  of  the  school 
board,  and  Avas  president  and  treasurer.  In 
1896,  he  Avas  elected  auditor  of  Juniata  coun- 
ty on  the  ticket  of  the  Democratic  party, 
Avliich  he  upholds.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church,  and  has  borne  the  offices  of 
elder  and  deacon.  He  is  also  identified  with 
the  Sunday-school  Avork  as  a  teacher. 


WILLIAM  H.  DEPPE:Nt,  Van  Wert, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  September  3, 
1849,  in  Jackson  township,  ISTorthumberland 
county,  Pa.  He  is  a  son  of  Isaac  and  Sarah 
(Shaffer)  Deppen.  William  Deppen,  his 
gTandf ather, was  born  in  Lebanon, Pa.;  he  was 
of  German  descent.  During  his  later  years  he 
farmed  in  Northumberland  county.  Isaac 
Deppen,  one  of  his  sons,  was  born  in  North- 
umberland county,  in  December,  1818,  and 
received  a  common  school  education  in  the 
English  and  German  languages,  in  the  schools 
of  that  county.  Until  1865,  he  farmed  in 
Jackson  toAvnship,  Northumberland  county. 
He  then  bought  a  large  tract  of  land  in  Walker 
township,  Juniata  county,  on  AAdiich  he  spent 
tAventy  years  of  his  life,  having  cleared  it  and 
made  improvements.  Isaac  Deppen  married 
Sarah  Shaffer,  of  Jackson  tOAvnship,  North- 
umberland county.  Their  children  Avere: 
John  D.,  deceased;  Mary  (Mrs.  Isaac  Whit- 
more),  of  Periy  county;  Catharine;  William 
IL,  of  Walker  township;  David  J.,  of  the  same 
tOAvnship;  Jacob;  Abraham;  Sarah  E.,  Avha 
died  young.  Isaac  Depj^en  Avas  Avidely  known 
and  universally  respected  for  his  integrity  and 
honesty.  By  industry  and  frugality,  he  amass- 
ed considerable  Avealth.  He  was  a  courteous 
and  obliging  neighbor,  a  good  husband  and  a 
kind  father,  Avhose  door  Avas  always  open  to 
the  poor  and  destitute.  His  politics  were 
Democratic.  He  Avas  a  consistent  member  of 
the  Lutheran  church.    He  died  in  1886. 

William  H.  Deppen  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Jackson  toAAQiship,  Northumberland 
county.  He  also  attended  the  Flint  Hill 
school,  in  Walker  toAAmshi]),  Juniata  county, 
for  two  terms.  Beginning  life  Avith  his  father 
on  the  farm,  he  has  remained  there  ever  since. 
He  is  noAV  very  successfully  cultivating  the 


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homestead  farm  of  240  acres.  He  lias  asso- 
ciated witli  himself  in  the  management  of  the 
farm,  his  brother  David  J.,  who  was  born  in 
Jackson  township,  Xorthnmberland  connty, 
Jannary  10,  1851. 

David  J.  Deppen  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  Jackson  township, 
K'orthumberland  county,  and  of  Walker  town- 
ship, Juniata  county.  Gro^^dng  up  on  the 
farm,  after  the  death  of  his  father,  he  entered 
into  partnership  with  his  brother,  AYilliam  H., 
for  the  management  and  cultivation  of  the  ex- 
tensive and  productive  homestead  farm.  Both 
the  brothers  are  highly  esteemed  in  the  com- 
munity. Both  are  Republicans.  They  are 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


JOSIAH  GIXGRICH,  Walker  towuship, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  September  15, 
1841,  in  Walker  to^omship,  Juniata  county. 
He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Xancy  (Gingrich) 
GingTich.  His  grandfather,  Joseph  Gingrich, 
was  born  in  Dauphin  county,  where  he  follow- 
ed farming.  In  1813,  he  purchased  a  farm 
of  350  acres,  in  Juniata  county,  on  which  he 
resided  for  the  remainder  of  his  days.  His 
wife  had  been  a  Miss  Books.  He  was  a  Whig, 
and  subsequently  became  a  Eepublican.  Jo- 
seph Gingrich  was  a  member  of  the  Mennonite 
church.  One  of  his  sons  Avas  John  Gingrich, 
born  May  5,  1813,  in  Walker  township, 
Juniata  county,  on  the  farm  now  owned  by 
Josiah  GingTich.  He  received  a  good  educa- 
tion in  both  the  English  and  Grennan  lan- 
guages. After  his  school  days,  he  devoted  his 
entire  life  to  farming,  residing  at  all  times  on 
the  old  homestead,  on  which  he  erected  a  fine 
brick  dwelling  house,  an  extensive  barn  and 
other  necessary  buildings.  He  gave  much  at- 
tention to  rearing  improved  stock.  John  Gin- 
grich married,  in  T'''nion  county,  ISTancy, 
daughter  of  Christian  and  Elizabeth  (Light) 
Gingrich,  a  native  of  that  county.  Although 
of  the  same  name,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gingrich  were 
not  related.  They  have  three  children:  Eliza- 
beth, widow  of  Henry  Stouffer,  of  Fermanagh 
township,  Juniata  county,  has  two  children 
living;  Lydia.  who  died  young;  and  Josiah,  of 
Walker  township,  Juniata  county.  John  Gin- 
grich held  the  offices  of  school  director,  as- 
sessor, supervisor  and  judge  of  elections.  He 
was  a  Bepublican.  He  was  an  earnest,  con- 
sistent member  and  and  elder  of  the  Mennon- 


ite church.  He  was  luiiversally  respected 
for  his  integrity.  His  death  occurred  on  April 
14,  1894.  His  aged  and  respected  widow, 
who  was  bom  March  13,  1815,  departed  this 
life  Xovember  22,  1895. 

Josiah  GingTich  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Walker  township,  Juniata  county,  and  af- 
terwards worked  on  the  homestead  farm,  on 
which  he  has  remained  during  his  whole  life, 
taking  entire  charge  of  it  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
three,  when  his  father  retired  from  active  du- 
ties. He  has  been  prominent  as  a  judicious 
and  successful  stock  raiser.  Mr.  Gingrich  has 
greatly  improved  the  homestead,  having, 
among  other  things,  erected  upon  it  a  fine 
dwelling  house,  at  an  expense  of  more  than 
eighteen  hundred  dollars. 

Josiah  Gingrich  Avas  mamed  at  Mifflin toAvn, 
December  24,  1867,  to  Catharine,  daughter 
of  David  and  Catharine  (Hoover)  Stouffer. 
Her  father,  who  was  a  resident  of  Mifflintown, 
is  deceased.  They  have  two  children,  the  el- 
der, Ulysses  Stouffer,  now  condiicts  the  home- 
stead farm.  Ulysses  Stouffer  Gingrich  Avas 
married  to  Frances,  daughter  of  David  and 
Elizabeth  (Breneman)  Bashore,  of  Fermanagh 
toAvnship,  Juniata  county.  Their  only  child 
is  Alta  E.  The  second  child  of  Josiah  Gin- 
grich is  Alice  E.,  widoAV  of  J.  D.  Saucerman, 
Avho  Avas  a  brakeman  on  the  Pennsylvania 
railroad,  and  Avas  killed  while  in  the  discharge 
of  his  duties,  at  Tipton,  Pa.,  May  1,  1894. 
Mrs.  Saucerman  had  one  child,  l\Iary  B. 

Josiah  Gingrich  is  universally  esteemed  for 
his  industry,  integrity  and  many  estimable 
qualities.  For  three  years  he  Avas  a  school 
director,  and  was  secretary  of  the  board.  He 
has  held  other  offices,  including  the  position 
of  township  auditor  for  nine  years.  In  all 
these  positions,  his  duties  have  been  honestly, 
efficiently  and  ably  discharged.  He  is  a  Re- 
publican. His  family  attend  the  Mennonite 
church,  but  he  is  liberal  in  his  religious  AdcAvs. 
He  has  been  identified  with  the  Sunday- 
school. 

]\ri-s.  Gingrich  is  one  of  seven  children,  all 
daughters;  her  parents  are  deceased;  her 
mother  died  in  1866,  her  father  April  4,  1895, 
at  the  aG:e  of  eighty-five  years,  three  months 
and  eighteen  days.  Their  children  are: 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  William  HaAvk),  of  ]\riffliu- 
toAvn;  one  who  died  in  early  life:  Catherine 
(]\rrs.  Josiah  Gingrich):  IMary,  who  died  Avhen 
she  Avas  five  yeare  old;    Sarah    (Mrs.   John 


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Lower),    of   Huntingdon,  Pa.;    ^Martha;    and 
Annie. 


ABRAHAM  A.  ]3EX:\ER,  Van  Dyke, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  August  26, 
1856,  in  Walker  townshii),  Juniata  county, 
lie  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  ( Auker)  Ben- 
ner. 

C'liristiau  Benner,  liis  grandfather,  was  born 
in  Bucks  county,  and  was  of  German  descent; 
lie  fiunned  in  that  county.  "When  a  young 
man  he  remained  for  eight  years  in  Philadel- 
phia, teaming  and  draying.  Removing  to 
Snyder  county,  he  purchased  a  farm,  where 
he  resided  until,  in  his  old  age,  he  gave  up 
farming,  and  went  to  live  with  his  son  in 
Juniata  county;  there  he  died,  in  1882.  He 
was  a  Whig,  and  subsequently  became  a  Re- 
publican. He  was  a  member  of  the  Men- 
nonite  church,  and  took  an  active  part  in  all 
church  matters.  He  had  married  in  Bucks 
county  before  his  removal  to  Philadelphia, 
and  was  the  father  of  eleven  children,  of 
whom  Thomas  was  one.  Thomas  Benner, 
born  in  Philadeli^hia  in  June,  1831,  received 
a  good  education  in  the  schools  of  that  city 
and  of  Snyder  county,  and  was  fluent  in  both 
the  English  and  Genuan  languages.  His 
early  life  was  spent  on  his  father's  farm.  From 
the  time  he  was"  fourteen  until  he  was  twenty- 
five  years  of  age  he  hired  out  with  various 
farmers  in  Juniata  county.  He  then  rented 
a  farm  in  Walker  to^vnsllip,  Juniata  county, 
wdiich  he  cultivated  for  thirteen  consecutive 
years.  After  spending  two  years  in  Delaware 
and  Fayette  townships,  he  purchased  the  farm 
on  which  Abraham  A.  Benner  noAV  resides, 
Avhich  he  cultivated  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death,  a  period  of  nineteen  yeare,  giving  spe- 
cial attention  to  stock  breeding. 

Mr.  Benner  was  married  in  Juniata  county 
to  Miss  Mary  Auker,  bom  in  Walker  town- 
ship, daughter  of  Christian  Auker,  of  the 
same  township.  They  had  six  children,  of 
Avhom  Abraham  A.  was  the  eldest.  The  oth- 
ers were  as  follows:  Frances  (Mrs.  Lucian 
Auker),  of  Fayette  township;  Catharine 
(Mrs.  George  Kirkner),  of  Walker  township; 
Anne  (Islrs.  Jerome  Auker),  of  Fayette  town- 
ship, Juniata  county;  Samuel,  a  farmer  and 
school  teacher  of  the  same  township;  and 
Maiw  (Mrs.  Charles  Degan),  also  of  Fayette 
township.  Mr.  Benner  was  a  Whig,  and  af- 
terwards a  life-long  Republican.     He  was  a 


prdiniiK'ut  and  ronsistent  member  of  the  Men- 
nnnite  church  of  Walker  township.  His  death 
occurred  in  1886.  His  loving  wife  had  de- 
l^arted  ten  years  before  him,  in  1876. 

Abraham  A.  Benner  received  a  fair  com- 
mon school  education  in  the  Centre  school  of 
Walker  township.  He  began  life  on  his  fath- 
<_'r's  farm,  where  he  remained  until  he  was 
twenty-one,  and  then  removed  to  Fayette 
township,  Juniata  county,  where  he  farmed 
for  five  years.  At  the  expiraition  of  this  time 
he  returned  to  the  homestead  in  Walker  town- 
ship, where  he  has  remained  ever  since.  Since 
1886  he  has  cultivated  the  farm,  also  giving 
attention  to  rearing  stock,  in  which  he  deals 
to  some  extent.  He  is  also  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  lime  on  the  farm,  which  he 
disposes  of  principally  in  his  own  township. 
Besides  other  improvements,  he  has  erected 
a  barn  which  is  an  ornament  to  the  property. 

Mr.  Benner  was  married  in  1880  in  Har- 
risburg.  Pa.,  to  Louisa  Auker,  bom  in  Pfoutz 
A-alley,  Perry  county,  daughter  of  John  Au- 
ker, a  fanner  of  this  valley.  Their  children 
are:  Annie;  Edna;  Wilson;  Elizabeth;  and 
John. 

]\[r.  Benner,  like  all  his  ancestors  for  gen- 
erations, is  an  uju-ight,  industrious  man,  who 
by  integrity  and  by  kindness  to  all  around 
him  has  won  the  highest  esteem  of  the  com- 
munity of  which  he  is  so  useful  a  member. 
He  is  a  Rei^ublican.  Like  his  ancestors,  he  is 
a  devout  member  of  the  Mennonite  church. 

LEWIS  E.  RAPP,  AValker  township,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  January  13,  1839, 
in  DelaAvare  toAvnship,  Juniata  county.  He 
is  a  son  of  Barnett  and  Maria  (DeHaA^en) 
Rapp.  Peter  Rapp,  his  grandfather,  Avas  a 
respected  Chester  county  farmer.  His  son, 
Barnett  Rapp,  learned  the  blacksmithing  trade 
in  Chester  county,  Avhere  he  Avas  born.  While 
still  a  young  man  he  removed  to  Oakland, 
Faj-ette  toAvnship,  Juniata  county,  Avhere  he 
earned  on  his  trade  for  seA^eral  years,  after 
Avdiieh  he  removed  to  DelaAvare  tOAvnship  of 
the  same  county,  and  opened  a  shop  there. 
After  some  years  he  removed  to  Thompson- 
toAvn,  Avhere  he  Avorked  at  his  trade  until  his 
death,  Avhich  occurred  in  1863.  Barnett  Rapp 
maiTied  in  Chester  county  Maria  Dellaven, 
a  native  of  that  county.  They  had  nine  chil- 
dren: Alpheus,  deceased;  Mary  A.,  widoAV 
of  Sterling  Airgood,  of  N'eAV  Berlin,  Lycom- 


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ing  county;  Haunali,  widow  of  John  M. 
Leacli,  of  East  Salem,  Delaware  township,  Ju- 
niata county;  Eachel,  widow  of  Eobert  AVil- 
loughby,  of  Turbett  townsliip,  Juniata  coun- 
ty; Sarah  (Mrs.  Henry  S^^otts),  of  Lycoming 
county,  deceased;  Margaret  (Mrs.  Jonathan 
Warner),  of  Walker  township;  Lewis  E.,  of 
the  same  township;  Priseilla  (Mi-s.  William 
B.  Boring),  of  Mapleton,  Huntingdon  county, 
deceased;  and  Susan  (Mrs.  John  Underwood). 
Barnett  Eapp  was  a  Democrat.  He  was  a 
consistent  member  of  the  English  Baptist 
church.  His  widow  survived  him  many 
years,  dying  March  15,  1883. 

Lewis  E.  Ra^ip,  after  attending  the  public 
schools  of  Thompsontown,  learned  the  black- 
smith trade  with  his  father,  with  whom  lie 
worked  until  he  was  twenty-one,  after  which 
he  was  for  several  months  a  journeyman  with 
Abraham  O'Xeil,  of  Walker  township.  But 
no  peaceful  pursuit  could  detain  Mr.  Rapp 
when  an  imperiled  nation  called  for  the  ser- 
vices of  her  patriotic  ^^ons.  lie  enlisted  at 
Harrisburg,  in  September,  IStJl,  in  tlie  heroic 
Fifty-third  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  com- 
manded by  Col.  John  B.  Brooke,  who  subse- 
quently became  a  major-general.  He  be- 
longed to  Company  I,  Henry  I).  Dimm,  ca]> 
tain.  Mr.  Rapp  participated  in  the  siege  of 
Yorktowm,  the  battles  of  Williamsburg,  Fair 
Oaks,  and  the  terril)le  seven  days'  fighting  on 
the  Peninsula.  After  this  series  of  engage- 
ments he  was  sent  in  consequence  of  sickness 
to  the  Federal  hospital  at  N"ewport  Xews,  Va., 
where  he  spent  several  months,  and  was  sent 
home  in  the  latter  part  of  1862.  He  was  so 
enfeebled  by  the  hardships  that  he  had  en- 
dured that  it  was  two  years  before  he  was  able 
to  do  any  kind  of  labor.  While  in  the  ser- 
vice Mr.  Rap25  faithfully,  cheerfully  and  gal- 
lantly performed  all  the  duties  devolving  upon 
him.  When  he  had  sufficiently  recovered  his 
health  he  resumed  blacksmithing  in  Walker 
township,  and  six  years  later  purchased  a  small 
farm,  and  went  extensively  into  the  fruit 
growing  business,  at  which  he  has  continued 
ever  since. 

Lewis  E.  Rapp  was  married  at  Mifflintown 
in  1867  to  Miss  Sarah  Wertz,  born  in  Walker 
township,  the  only  child  of  Jeremiah  and 
Mary  (Kauffman)  Wertz.  They  have  ten 
children,  as  follows:  Laura  (Mrs.  W.  S.  Wetz- 
ler),  of  Walker  towmship ;  Hannah  (Mrs.  Xew- 
ton  Lukens),  of  the  same  township;    Barnett, 


a  blacksmith,  also  living  in  AValker  township; 
George;  Jeremiah,  deceased;  Katie;  Blanche; 
Louis;  Emma;  and  Delia. 

There  is  no  more  industrious  man  in  Walker 
township,  nor  one  more  highly  respected,  than 
Lewis  E.  Rapp.  He  is  a  prominent,  zealous 
and  hard  Avorking  member  of  the  United 
Brethren  church,  being  the  fomider  of  the 
church  at  Locust  Run,  where,  through  his  ex- 
ertions, a  neat  and  commodious  church  build- 
ing Avas  erected  at  an  expense  of  $1,000.  He 
is  an  elder  in  the  church,  and  an  active  Sun- 
day-school Avorker,  as  a  superintendent  and 
teacher.  He  is  a  sound  Republican.  ]\Ir. 
Rapp  is  a  prominent  member  of  Post.  Xo. 
131:,  G.  A.  R.,  at  Mifflintown,  Pa.,  in  which 
he  has  filled  the  positions  pf  chaplain  and  out- 
side sentinel.  He  has  also  I'cen  a  member  of 
the  I.  0.  O.  F.  and  of  the  I.  O.  R.  M. 


MATTHEW  RODGERS,  Walker  toAvn- 
ship,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  July  4, 
1S43,  on  the  Rodgers  homestead  in  Walker 
township.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Charlotte 
(Boggs)  Rodgers.  The  Rodgei-s  family  came 
to  America  before  the  ReA'olution.  The  first 
one  of  the  family  in  this  country  Avas  William 
Rodgers,  born  in  England,  Avho,  Avith  his  two 
brothers,  came  to  the  Xew  World  about  1760. 
The  two  brothers  subsequently  retm-ned  to 
England,  Itut  William  settled  in  that  part  of 
Lancaster  county  A\diich  is  noAV  Dauphin, 
Avliere  he  engaged  in  farming.  He  took  part 
in  the  Revolutionary  struggle,  holding  the 
rank  of  colonel;  and  is  remembered,  Avith 
Colonel  Clark,  for  an  urgent  appeal  made  for 
A'olunteers,  at  the  time  of  the  "Gi'eat  Runa- 
Avay,"  Avhich  folloAved  the  massacre  of  Wyom- 
ing. He  subsequently  removed  to  the  A^icinity 
of  Duncannon,  Perry  county,  AA^here  he  farm- 
ed until  his  deatli,  in  September,  1807.  He 
Avas  married  to  Miss  Margaret  Kelly,  who  was 
of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  died  in  Aiigust, 
1810.  They  had  nine  children:  Matthew; 
Alexander;  Thomas;  John;  William;  Mar- 
garet (]\rrs.  Hammaker);  Jane;  Mary;  and 
Elizabeth.  He  Avas  a  member  of  the  United 
Presbyterian  church.  He  Avas  a  private  in  the 
ReA'olutionary  Avar,  and  Avas  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  colonel. 

MatthcAV  Rodgers,  eldest  son  of  William 
Rodgers,  Avas  the  grandfatlier  of  the  present 
I\fattheA\'  Rodgers.  Lie  Avas  born  in  Pen-y 
countA-,  in  1770,  serA'cd  in  tlie  Avar  of  1812, 


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and  subsequently  settled  in  wliat  is  now 
Walker  township,  Juniata  county,  lie  was 
both  a  farmer  and  a  blacksmith,  being  the  first 
])ernianent  settler  in  the  county  who  followed 
the  latter  occupation.  He  purchased  a  large 
tract  of  land  in  AValker  township,  Avhich  lie 
greatly  improved.  He  married  Miss  Hender- 
son, of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  They  had  five 
children:  Thomas;  Samuel;  Jane  (Mrs.  John 
Adams),  of  Walker  township;  Margaret  (Mrs. 
Graham),  removed  to  the  west;  and  Isabella 
(Mrs.  Lane),  who  resides  in  Ohio. 

^Matthew  Rodgers'  wife  dying  on  the  home- 
stead farm,  he  was  married  again  to  Miss  Mary 
Kennedy,  a  native  of  Ireland,  born  in  1792, 
married'  in  1810,  and  died  May  28,  1854. 
They  had  nine  children:  James;  William;  Al- 
exander, of  Topeka,  Ivan.,  born  in  1812; 
Henry  Harrison,  the  father  of  Dr.  Rodgers, 
of  MifHintown;  John,  the  father  of  the  pres- 
ent Matthew  Rodgers;  Eliza  (Mrs.  George 
j\Ic]\Iillan),  of  Perry  county;  Matthew,  de- 
ceased; Sarah  (Mrs.  John  Thompson);  and 
Josiah,  deceased. 

]\Iatthew  Rodgers  died  in  Walker  townskip, 
April  14,  1837.  He  was  a  man  of  mark 
and  influence.  Without  being  an  otfice- 
seeker,  he  was  entrusted  with  many  re- 
sponsible positions.  His  part  in  the  war 
of  1812-15  against  Great  Britain  was  prom- 
inent and  honorable.  In  1812  he  was 
captain  of  State  militia  under  Col.  Rees  Hill. 
In  1814  he  was  j^romoted  to  a  colonelcy.  He 
was  with  Pen-y  at  the  battle  of  Lake  Erie. 
Both  of  his  commissions  in  the  military  ser- 
vice were  issued  by  Governor  Snyder.  When 
the  present  school  system  was  put  into  opera- 
tion in  1834,  he  was  the  president  of  the  first 
school  board  in  his  township.  ]\Lr.  Rodgers 
was  a  Democrat.  He  was  a  devout  member 
of  the  United  Presbyterian  church. 

John  Rodgers,  his  son,  was  Ixirn  on  the 
Rodgers  homestead  in  Walker  townsliip,  Oc- 
tober 28,  1816.  He  received  a  fair  education 
in  the  subscription  schools.  Beginning  life 
on  the  farm,  he  made  agriculture  his  ]K'rma- 
nent  oecujiation.  He  owned  a  tract  of  land 
containing  110  acres,  which  he  greatly  im- 
proved. 

John  Rodgers  was  married  in  Beale  town- 
ship, to  Charlotte  Boggs,  a  native  of  that  town- 
ship, (lauditer  of  Alexander  Boo-o-s,  who  was 
br.rM  in  ('hc<loi-  ciiiinty,  and  was  of  iMiglish 
<lc>ceiit;    he  had  been  one  of  the  earliest  set- 


thrs  of  Bcale  township.  ^Mr.  Boggs  died  in 
Illinois.  ^Ir.  and  Mrs.  John  Rodgers  had  six 
children:  ^latthew,  of  Walker  township; 
Hudson  B.,  died  Xovember  2,  1847;  xVmanda, 
wife  of  ex- Judge  John  McMeen ;  Charles,  who 
died  December  10,  1851;  James  F.,  who  died 
January  14,  1856;  and  Mary  Emily  (Mrs. 
Edward  Kauffman),  of  Valley  Falls,  Kan. 

John  Rodgers  possessed  very  estimable 
qualities,  and  was  highly  respected.  He  was 
of  the  Democratic  party.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  United  Presbyterian  church.  His 
death  occurred  October  5,  1856.  His  widow 
sur^'ived  him  many  years,  and  died  at  the 
house  of  her  son,  ]\Iatthew  Rodgers,  Februarv' 
3,  1893. 

Matthew  Rodgers  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Walker  township  and  Airy  View 
Academy,  of  Port  Royal,  conducted  by  Prof. 
D.  Wilson.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  took 
charge  of  the  homestead  farm,  his  father  hav- 
ing died  three  years  before.  He  continued 
to  manage  the  homestead  and  care  for  his  wid- 
owed mother  until  the  close  of  her  life.  When 
he  became  of  age  he  purchased  the  home  place, 
and  soon  after  erected  on  it  expensive  and 
commodious  buildings.  He  is  at  the  present 
time  the  largest  fruit  grower  in  this  section 
of  the  State,  all  the  fruit  being  obtained  from 
orchards  which  he  himself  planted.  His  ap- 
ples are  celebrated  far  and  wide.  Mr.  Rod- 
gers has  evinced  his  enterprise  in  various  di- 
rections. He  is  noted  for  rearing  fine  stock, 
and  is  an  extensive  stock  dealer.  He  has  been 
a  promoter  of  the  electric  railway  at  Wilkes- 
BaiTe  and  Lancaster,  Pa.,  in  which  he  is  an 
extensive  stockholder. 

]\Ir.  Rodgers  was  married  in  Beale  town- 
ship January  6,  1870,  to  Miss  Sarah  Jane  In- 
nis,  a  native  of  Beale  township,  and  a  daugh- 
ter of  Ebenezer  and  Anna  (]Middaugh)  Innis, 
both  of  Seoteli-Irish  descent.  Mr.  Innis,  a 
farmer  of  Beale  township,  was  descended  from 
some  of  its  earliest  settlers.  ]\Ir.  and  Mi-s. 
Rodgere  have  four  children :  Charlotte  Tower 
(Mrs.  Stewart  A.  Robinson),  of  Beale  town- 
ship; Anna  B. ;  John  Foster,  an  electrician 
at  Lancaster,  Pa.;  and  ^lattlicw,  a  student  at 
]\Iifflintown  Academy. 

The  enterprise  displayed  by  Mr.  Rodgers 
has  done  much  to  give  tone  and  impetus  to 
the  community  in  which  he  resides.  He  is 
]iii]inl;ir,  and  his  services  are  in  constant  de- 
mand  in   nianv  directions.      He  has  held  re- 


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sponsible  positions  in  tlie  townsliip,  perform- 
ing ably  and  faithfully  the  duties  connected 
■with  them;  he  has  been  school  director  and 
secretary  of  the  board,  director  of  the  poor, 
assessor  and  tax  collector.  He  is  one  of  the 
organizers  of  the  Juniata  Valley  Horse  and 
Mule  Protection  Society,  of  which  he  has  been 
a  member  for  forty  years,  and  was  secretary 
for  twenty  years.  He  was  for  five  years  or- 
derly sergeant  in  a  company  of  the  JSTational 
Guard  of  Pennsylvania.  Mr.  Eodgers  is  also 
a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture, 
as  one  of  the  representatives  of  Jimiata  coun- 
ty, being  in  that  capacity  chairman  of  the 
■county  board  of  institute  managers.  His  pol- 
itics are  Democratic. 

Mr.  Rodgers  is  prominent  in  the  councils 
of  the  United  Presbyterian  church,  of  which 
he  is  a  devout  and  consistent  member.  He 
has  been  an  elder  for  the  past  twenty-five 
years,  and  is  also  a  deacon  and  trustee.  He 
holds  the  positions  of  clerk  to  the  sessions,  and 
treasurer  of  the  board  of  trustees.  He  is  also 
closely  identified  with  the  Sunday-school  work 
as  a  teacher  and  superintendent  of  the  Mission 
School. 

Mrs.  Sarah  J.  (Innis)  Rodgers  is  descended 
from  a  family  who  were  among  the  earliest 
settlers  of  the  valley.  Francis  Innis,  the 
pioneer  of  the  family,  settled  between  Doyles 
Mills  and  McCoysville,  where  Mre.  Robert 
Innis  noAv  resides.  l\i\\  Innis,  his  wife,  Mar- 
gery (Milliken)  Innis,  and  their  three  chil- 
dren were  carried  away,  June  11,  1756,  by  a 
party  of  French  and  Indians.  They  were 
taken  to  Kittanning,  and  there  forced  to  "run 
the  gauntlet,"  during  Avhich  ordeal  Mrs.  Innis 
had  a  splint  run  through  her  breast.  Her 
infant  child,  Mary,  was  put  under  the  ice  be- 
cause she  was  sickly.  The  other  children  were 
Jane,  afterwards  Mrs.  James  Thompson,  and 
ISTathaniel.  The  family  Avere  separated,  and 
carried  in  different  directions.  Mr.  Innis,  a 
man  of  sturdy  principle,  refused  to  work  for 
his  captors  on  Sunday,  and  was  threatened 
with  death  at  the  stake.  Mrs.  Innis  was  in 
charge  of  some  old  and  decrepit  persons.  See- 
ing a  vessel  approaching,  probably  on  the  St. 
Lawrence  river,  they  sent  her  in  a  boat  to  beg- 
some  bread  for  them.  Providentially,  it  was 
on  that  vessel  that  Mr.  Innis  was  held  pris- 
oner; he  entreated  the  French  in  authority 
on  board  to  l:)uy  his  wife;    they  did  so,  and 


thus  the  pair  were  reunited.  Reaching  ]Mon- 
treal,  they  remained  there  for  a  year;  their 
son  James  was  born  there.  Mr.  Innis  labored 
diligently  until  he  had  earned  enough  to  re- 
pay the  French  for  the  sums  they  had  ex- 
j)ended  in  buying  himself  and  his  wife.  The 
Colonial  Records  show  that  Mr.  Innis,  and 
most  probably  his  wife,  were  in  Philadelphia 
in  the  summer  of  1758.  It  is  a  creditable 
tradition  in  the  family  that  on  their  return 
to  their  land  they  found  it  occupied  by  some 
more  recent  settlers,  and  that  the  brave  Mrs. 
Innis  walked  to  Philadelphia  to  appeal  to  the 
land  office  for  their  removal.  The  202  acres 
warranted  to  Francis  Innis  on  June  3,  1762, 
have  been  the  property  of  the  family  ever 
since. 

The  two  remaining  children,  who  had  never 
been  entirely  separated  during  their  captivity, 
were  brought  back  by  Colonel  Bouquet  from 
one  of  his  expeditions  into  Ohio,  after  having 
been  held  for  eight  years.  A  Philadelphian 
had  taken  the  boy  to  rear,  but  surrendered 
him  when  the  parents  proved  his  identity  by 
means  of  a  scar  left  by  the  lancing  of  two 
boils  on  his  back.  Little  Mary  immediately 
recognized  her  father  aiiiong  a  room  full  of 
gentlemen.  The  joy  and  gratitude  of  the  re- 
united family  may  be  more  easily  imagined 
than  described.  Xathaniel  Innis  in  later 
years  removed  to  Kentucky,  where  he  died. 
Francis  Innis,  Jr.,  born  after  the  return  of  his 
2>arents,  married  Miss  Gray,  removed  to  the 
present  site  of  Cincinnati,  where  he  bought  a 
farm,  now  covered  mth  the  buildings  of  the 
teeming  city.  He  traded  produce  for  sugar, 
in  Xew  Orleans,  shipped  it  to  Baltimore,  Md., 
and  died  soon  after  landing  in  that  city.  His 
only  child  died  in  St.  Louis.  A  tract  of  land 
left  by  Francis  Innis  in  Black  Log  valley  was 
some  years  ago  recovered  by  the  family,  after 
a  long  search  among  family  records  and  other 
documents. 

The  Innis  family  of  the  present  day  is  de- 
scended from  James  Innis,  born,  as  above 
stated,  in  Montreal.  The  names  of  his  de- 
scendants are  given  more  at  large  in  the  sketch 
of  ]Mr.  Robert  Innis,  deceased,  in  this  work. 
Mrs.  Rodgers  is  the  grand-daughter  of  James 
and  Isabella  (Oliver)  Innis.  Her  parents, 
Ebenezer  and  Anna  (Middaugh)  Innis,  had 
three  children:  Sarah  Jane  (Mrs.  Rodgers); 
Belle  (Mrs.  Alfred  Patterson);    and  Robert. 


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KOBEET  IXXIS,  deceased,  was  born  in 
Beale  township,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  Ajii'il 
22,  1851.  The  luuis  family  are  of  Scotch- 
Irish  descent,  and  the  oldest  settlers  in  the 
Tuscarora  valley.  The  grandparents  of  Eob- 
ert  Innis  were  Francis  and  Margery  (Milli- 
ken)  Innis,  who  came  from  Scotland  at  an 
early  date  and  settled  in  the  Tuscarora  valley ; 
Mrs.  Innis  is  said  to  have  been  the  first  white 
woman  that  lived  in  the  valley.  The  whole 
family  was  carried  away  captives  by  the 
French  and  Indians  at  the  taking  of  Bigham's 
Fort.  The  story  of  their  captivity  is  more 
fully  told  in  the  sketch  of  Matthew  and  Sarah 
J.  (Innis)  Eodgers,  in  this  work.  The  home- 
stead, the  claim  to  which  was  established  by 
the  energy  and  determination  of  Mrs.  Innis, 
is  in  Beale  township,  and  here  the  grand- 
parents spent  their  days  and  died. 

James  Innis,  grandfather  of  Eobert  Innis, 
was  born  in  Montreal,  Canada,  and  was  reared 
in  Beale  towmship,  attending  the  township 
schools.  He  grew  up  a  farmer  and  owned  the 
200-acre  farm  now  occupied  by  his  grandson, 
Eobert  Innis.  He  served  in  the  Continental 
army  during  the  Eevolution.  Flis  fii-st  wife 
Avas  Ann  Arbuckle;  they  had  ten  children: 
Francis,  deceased;  William,  deceased;  Sam- 
iiel;  James,  deceased;  John;  Elizabeth,  de- 
ceased; ISTathaniel;  Joseph;  and  Ann  L.  Mrs. 
Innis  died  on  the  homestead,  and  Mr.  Innis 
afterward  mamed  Isabella  Oliver,  of  Beale 
township.  Their  children  are:  Sarah;  Mary, 
deceased;  Isabella;  Eobert;  Jane,  deceased; 
Ebenezer;  and  Xancy.  Mrs.  Isabella  Innis 
also  died  on  the  homestead.  ]\[r.  Innis  was  a 
member  of  the  Democratic  party,  and  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  church,  in  which  he  serv- 
ed as  an  elder.  The  older  sons  went  to  Brown 
county,  O.,  the  rest  by  fllie  first  marriage  to 
Indiana.  Eobert's  children  were :  Sarah  Ann 
(Mrs.  John  Milliken);  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Mc- 
Connell  Beale);  and  Maiy  (Mrs.  John 
Adams). 

Ebenezer  Innis,  father  of  Eobert  Innis,  Avas 
educated  in  the  toAvnship  schools,  became  a 
farmer,  and  remained  on  the  homestead  until 
his  death  in  1864.  He  married  Ann  Mid- 
daugh,  of  Tuscarora  toAvnship.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Sarah  J.  (Mrs.  MatthcAv  Eodgers), 
of  Walker  township;  Isabella  (Mrs.  Alfred 
Patterson),  of  MiiflintoAvn;  John,  died 
young;    and  Eoliert.     His  Avife  died  on  the 


homestead  in  1848.     He  was  a  member  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  church. 

Eobert  Innis  attended  the  schools  in  Beale 
township,  and  also  the  Tuscai-ora  Academy, 
under  Professor  Shumaker.  He  Avas  a  far- 
mer, and  sjDcnt  his  life  on  the  home  farm. 
After  his  father's  death  he  came  into  posses- 
sion of  the  place,  on  which  he  planted  a  peach 
orchard  and  built  one  of  the  finest  barns  in 
the  county.  His  death  occurred  January  28, 
1897.  Eobert  Innis  Avas  married  at  McCoys- 
ville  in  1873,  to  Victoria,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam and  Jane  (Harris)  Junk,  a  natiA^e  of  Tus- 
carora valley,  and  of  Scotch-Irish  descent. 
Her  parents  Avere  members  of  the  United 
Presbyterian  church.  The  children  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Innis  are:  Ella  J.,  educated  at  Mil- 
lersville  Academy,  school  teacher  at  Eock 
school,  Beale  toAvnship';  Anna  M.,  at  home; 
Alma  J.,  at  home;  E.  Francis;  Florence  Y. ; 
and  James  L.  Mr.  Innis  Avas  a  Democrat; 
he  Avas  school  director  of  Beale  toAviiship  for 
several  years,  and  tax  collector.  He  Avas  a 
member  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church 
at  McCoysAdlle,  was  a  trustee  of  the  church, 
a  Sunday-school  teacher  and  for  some  years 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school. 


LEMUEL  A.  KIXSLOE,  Mexico,  Juniata 
county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Walker  township, 
May  1,  1837.  He  is  a  son  of  Michael  T.  and 
Dorothy  (Kinsloe)  Kinsloe.  Michael  Kins- 
loe,  his  grandfather,  Avas  a  native  of  Ireland, 
Avho  emigrated  to  America  and  settled  in  Perry 
county.  He  manied  ]\Iiss  Talbert,  and  had 
four  children:  Xancy;  Margaret;  Eachel:  and 
]\Ii(ihael  T.  Michael  T.  Kinsloe,  father  of 
Lemuel  Kinsloe,  Avas  born  in  Perry  county, 
October  13,  1795.  He  married '  his  first 
cousin,  Dorothy  Kinsloe,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Kinsloe,  a  farmer  of  Walker  toAvnship,  and 
a  natiA^e  of  Ireland.  FiA^e  children  Avere  bom 
to  this  union:  Elizabeth,  deceased;  Marv; 
Ethelinda  (Mre.  John  Crozier);  Margaret  C., 
deceased;  and  Lemuel. 

Lemuel  A.  Kinsloe  Avas  educated  in  the 
schools  of  Walker  township.  For  a  short 
time  he  Avorked  in  the  iron  mines  of  Miflliu 
county,  but  at  his  father's  death  he  assumed 
charge  of  the  homestead  farm,  Avhere  he  has 
cA'er  since  resided.  In  1865,  he  enlisted  in 
the  Homo  Guard.  Company  A,  Twenty-sec- 
ond    Volunteer     Cavalry,    and    was     present 


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at  the  battle  of  Antietam.  Lieutenant  Kins- 
loe  attends  the  Evangelical  church.  He  is  a 
free  silver  Democrat.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  I.  O.  O.  F. 


JOHN  C.  EITZMAIss  Van  Dyke,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Turbett  township, 
same  county,  July  13,  1866.  He  is  a  son  of 
Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Hippie)  Ritzman.  John 
Ritzman  attended  the  public  schools  of  Tur- 
bett to\vnship,  and  then  worked  on  his  father's 
farm  until  he  began  to  learn  telegraphy  at 
Tuscarora  station,  Juniata  county.  In  1885 
he  entered  upon  his  present  employment  as 
oj)erator  on  the  ^fiddle  Division  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad,  which  position  he  has  filled 
with  credit  fo  himself  and  satisfaction  to  the 
company.  In  June,  1892,  Mr.  Ritzman  was 
married  to  Rose  A.,  daughter  of  Palmer  Shel- 
lenberger,  of  Walker  township.  ]\Ir.  Ritz- 
man is  a  member  of  the  railroad  Relief  Corps, 
and  a  charter  member  of  the  P.  O.  S.  A.  lodge 
of  Port  Royal,  Juniata  county.  He  is  a  Dem- 
ocrat. 


WILLIAM  H.  KURTZ,  Mexico,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  son  of  Jacob  and  Catherine 
(March)  Kurtz,  was  bom  in  East  Whiteland, 
Chester  county,  Pa.,  August  15,  1835.  The 
Kurtz  family  is  of  German  descent;  those 
who  first  came  to  this  country  settled  in  the 
lower  counties  of  Pennsylvania,  where  they 
engaged  in  farming.  Joseph  Kurtz,  grand- 
father of  William  H.  Kurtz,  was  born  and 
lived  in  Chester  county.  On  October  19, 
1787,  he  married  Fannie  Miller.  They  had 
a  family  of  nineteen  children,  one  of  whom 
was  Jacob,  father  of  William  H.  Kurtz.  Jo- 
seph Kurtz  was  a  member  of  the  Amish 
church.  He  belonged  to  the  old  Federalist 
party.  He  died  March  18,  1815,  in  Chester 
county,  and  his  widow  spent  the  rest  of  her 
life  with  her  son  Samuel,  in  East  Salem,  Ju- 
niata county.  Jacob  Kurtz  married  Cather- 
ine, daughter  of  Peter  March,  a  farmer  of 
Chester  county.  They  had  two  children: 
William  H. ;  and  Sarah  C.  (Mrs.  Daniel  Daw- 
son), deceased.  In  1837  Mr.  Jacob  Kurtz 
bought  a  farm  of  125  acres  near  East  Salem, 
Juniata  county,  on  which  he  resided  for  eight 
years.  He  then  fanned  and  traded  in  Mc- 
Alisterville  until  1867;  thence  he  removed 
to  Shamokin,  Pa.,  where  he  spent  his  later 
years.     In  1840  Mrs.  Kurtz  died,  and  some 


years  later  Mr.  Kurtz  married  again,  his  sec- 
ond wife  being  Jane  Winegardner,  bom  in 
Delaware  township,  Juniata  county.  Their 
children  were :  Milton,  died  in  the  army;  Jo- 
sephine (Mrs.  Henry  Yeordy),  deceased;  Eliza 
Jane,  deceased;  John,  of  California;  Salome, 
of  Arizona;  Henry,  died  in  the  army,  at 
Washington,  D.  C. ;  Edward,  of  Illinois ;  Bar- 
bara (Mrs.  Calvin  Garman),  of  Dodge,  Xeb. ; 
and  Mary  A.  (Mrs.  Michael),  of  North  Bend, 
Neb.  Mrs.  (Winegardner)  Kurtz  died  near 
McAlisterville. 

AVilliam  H.  Kurtz  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  McAlister^dlle  and  in  a  normal 
school  there,  taught  by  Prof.  William  Divin. 
He  first  worked  with  his  father  on  the  faiTn, 
after  which  he  was  for  three  years  clerk  in  the 
store  of  E.  P.  Thompson,  of  Oakland  Mills, 
Fayette  township,  and  for  four  years  in  that 
of  David  Myers,  at  McAlisterville.  He  then 
Avent  tolllinois,and  taught  school  in  Jo  Daviess 
county,  near  Lena,  for  one  winter.  Coming 
east  again,  he  settled  in  Juniata  county,  and 
began  dealing  in  stock.  In  1857  Mr.  Kurtz 
was  married  to  Catherine,  daughter  of  David 
Moist,  a  farmer  and  River  Brethren  preacher, 
of  Fermanagh  township.  The  first  two  years 
of  his  man-ied  life  he  spent  in  Jo  Daviess 
county.  111.,  as  fanner  and  clerk.  In  the  fall 
of  1860  he  returned  to  Juniata  county,  and 
was  clerk  in  the  store  of  Noah  Heitzler,  Port 
Royal,  for  three  years,  after  which  for  two 
years  he  had  charge  of  his  father-in-law's  farm 
in  Fermanagh  township.  In  1867  Mr.  Kurtz 
went  into  mercatitile  business  at  Van  Wert, 
where  he  sjient  sixteen  years.  In  1883,  he 
sold  out  and  bought  a  fann  of  100  acres  in 
Walker  township.  Disposing  of  his  farm  the 
next  year,  he  kept  store  in  Mexico  for  six 
years.  Since  1890  he  has  lived  retired,  but 
still  deals  to  some  extent  in  stock.  The  year 
1888  was  spent  in  West  Virginia,  as  clerk  in 
a  store.  Mr.  Kurtz  is  a  strong  Republican. 
He  was  postmaster  at  Van  Wert  for  sixteen 
years,  auditor  for  six  yeai-s,  tax  collector  for 
three  terms,  and  township  enumerator  in  1869 
and  1889. 

The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kurtz  are: 
Annie  J.,  deceased;  David  H.,  deceased;  Em- 
ma S.  (Mrs.  E.  Cramer),  deceased,  had  three 
children.  Bertha,  Myrtle  and  W.  Frederick; 
William  Elmer,  of  Nebraska ;  Nora  A.  (Mrs. 
W.  E.  Brooks),  of  Chariestown,  W.  Va. ;  Ber- 
tha (Mrs.   Frederick  Pierce),  of    Nebraska; 


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Ella  K.,  died  young;  and  Veuarda  P.,  at 
scliool.  The  i:)arents  are  niembei's  of  tlie  Ger- 
man Baptist  cluii'cli. 


JEROME  T.  AILMAX,  Tliompsontown 
P.  0.,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Wal- 
ker township,  October  5,  18-i9.  He  is  a  son 
of  Da-sad  and  Amelia  (Pauling)  Ailman.  His 
grandfather,  Frederick  Ailman,  removed  to 
Juniata  county  in  1816.  He  seiwed  in  the 
war  of  1812.  His  wife  was  Catharine  Bensel, 
and  their  children  were :  Henry ;  DaA^id ;  Cath- 
arine; and  Frederick.  David  Ailman,  father 
of  Jerome  T.,  was  a  farmer,  and  was  born  and 
educated  in  York  county.  He  married 
Amelia  Pawling,  of  Snyder  county.  Their 
six  children  were:  Henry  B. ;  Elvira  (Mrs. 
Sylvester  Brought) ;  Lavina  (Mrs.  Joseph  Hos- 
tetler);   Herbert;   Samuel;   and  Jerome  F. 

Jerome  T.  Ailman  spent  his  early  life  in 
Princeton  College,  from  which  institution  he 
was  graduated  in  1877.  Then  he  again  en- 
gaged in  teaching  for  a  few  yeai-s.  In  1887, 
he  purchased  his  present  faiTu  in  Walker  town- 
ship. In  1894,  Jerome  T.  Ailman  married 
IN'ettie,  daughter  of  Joseph  McCleery,  of 
Mercer  county.  Pa.  They  have  one  child, 
Jerome  McC.  Mr.  Ailman  is  independent  in 
his  political  views.  In  1888,  he  was  the  Pro- 
hibition candidate  for  the  State  Legislature; 
in  1890,  he  was  the  candidate  for  Congress, 
both  on  the  People's  Party  ticket  and  the  Pro- 
hibition ticket.  In  1894,  he  was  the  People's 
Party  nominee  for  Governor;  and  in  1896  he 
was  nominated  for  Congressman-at-large,  by 
the  silver  Democrats,  and  the  People's  Party. 
He  attends  the  Lutheran  church. 


CHAPtLES  C.  MERTZ,  Van  Dyke.  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Buffalo  valley, 
Limestone  township,  LTnion  county.  Pa., 
April  20,  1851.  He  is  a  son  of  John  F.  and 
ISTancy  (Benfer)  Mertz.  John  F.  Mertz  was 
bom  in  Mifflin  county.  After  farming  for  a 
time  in  L'nion  county,  he  purchased  a  farm  of 
sixty  acres  in  Walker  township,  to  which  he 
removed.  He  man-ied  Xancy  Benfer,  of 
Snyder  countv,  and  had  six  children :  Samuel ; 
Caroline  (Mrs.  G.  S.  Luckens);  Charles  C; 
John  D. ;  Eva  and  David,  who  died  young. 
John  F.  Mertz  was  a  Democrat.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church;  he  died  in 
1864. 

Charles  C.  Mertz  attended  the"  Centre  pub- 


lic schools  of  Walker  township.  L'ntil  his 
father's  death  he  worked  Avith  him  on  the 
faiTa,  after  which  he  and  his  brother  contin- 
ued to  cultivate  the  farm.  In  1879,  he  rented 
the  Shuman  farm  in  Walker  township,  for  two 
years,  after  which  he  purchased  his  present 
farm.  In  1888,  Mr.  Mertz  married  Miss 
Delia  L.  Xull,  a  daughter  of  Michael  Xull,  of 
Pfoutz  Yalley,  Perry  county,  to  whom  two 
children  were  bom:  Arden  W. ;  and  Annie 
Regina  C.  Mr.  Mertz  is  a  Democrat  of  the 
old  stamp.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 


HOTs^.    H.    LATIMER    WILSOX,  Van 

Wert,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  at  Mc- 
Alisterville,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  October 
20,  1831.  Lie  is  a  son  of  Hugh  and  Martha 
(Banks)  Wilson.  Robert  Wilson,  his  grand- 
father, who  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  was 
born  in  Chester  county,  Pa.,  but  moved  to  Ju- 
niata county,  Avhere  he  engaged  in  farming. 
He  married  Catharine  Haines,  of  Chester  coun- 
ty. Robert  Wilson  was  an  old  line  Whig.  Hugh 
Wilson,  father  of  H.  L.  Wilson,  was  bom  in 
Fayette  township,  Juniata  county,  in  1792, 
and  was  educated  in  subscription  schools.  In 
1823  he  and  Robert  Thompson  opened  a  store 
at  McAlisterville,  and  in  this  business  he  en- 
gaged until  his  death,  Avhieh  occurred  in  1847. 
He  married  Martha  Banks,  of  Scotch  de- 
scent, daughter  of  Gen.  James  Banks,  a  sol- 
dier in  the  war  of  1812.  Their  children  were: 
Lueian,  deceased;  Catharine  Xelson  (Mrs. 
Edmund  S.  Doty),  of  MifflintoA\Ti;  James 
Banks;  H.  Latimer;  and  Robert,  deceased. 
PL  L.  Wilson  attended  the  public  schools, 
and  until  his  father's  death  assisted  him  in 
the  store.  Then  for  one  year  he  kept  books 
in  a  wholesale  store  in  Philadelphia,  after 
which  he  engaged  in  business  with  his  broth- 
ers at  Oakland  Mills  until  1877,  Avhen  he  piu-- 
chased  his  present  farm.  January  13,  1869, 
]\Ir.  Wilson  was  married  to  Josephine,  daugh- 
ter of  Hon.  William  Curran,  of  Walker  town- 
s*hip.  Their  children  are:  Martha  Jane; 
Latimer  Xelson;  William  Walter;  Annie 
Elizabeth;  Ralph  Doty;  Mary  Josephine; 
and  Lueian,  deceased.  In  1892,  Mr.  Wilson 
was  elected  on  the  Republican  ticket  to  the 
State  legislature,  in  a  strong  Democratic 
coimty.  He  was  re-elected  with  an  increased 
majority  in  1894.  He  attends  the  Presby- 
terian church. 


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JOHX  ^Y.  DECKAKD,  M.  D.,  Eichfield, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  son  of  David  and  Bar- 
bara (Stenee)  Deckard,  was  born  in  Howe 
township.  Perry  county.  Pa.,  December  27, 
1852.  David  Deckard  was  born  in  Buffalo 
to\\Tisliip,  Perry  county,  in  1817;  bis  father 
Avas  Philij)  Deckard,  a  farmer  of  that  county, 
and  was  of  Geiinan  descent.  After  receiving 
a  subscription  school  education,  which  was  the 
best  obtainable  in  rural  neighborhoods  in  his 
youth,  he  began  to  maintain  himself  by  his 
own  industry.  He  worked  on  his  father's 
farm,  and  on  others  in  Buffalo  township  until 
his  marriage,  after  which  he  resided  for  some 
time  at  Liverpool,  Pa.,  and  was  for  several 
years  employed  as  boatman  on  the  canal.  He 
afterwards  removed  to  Howe  township.  Perry 
county,  and  settled  down  to  farming,  as  his 
vocation  for  life.  So  diligently  and  with  such 
skill  did  he  pursue  his  calling  that  he  became 
one  of  the  most  substantial  farmers  of  his 
townshij^,  owning  300  acres  of  land,  on  which 
he  had  built  a  comfortable  dwelling,  good 
barns  and  other  outbuildings,  and  made  vari- 
ous other  improvements.  He  was  a  Demo- 
crat. He  served  his  township  as  supervisor 
and  as  school  director.  Having  reached  the 
venerable  age  of  eighty,  David  Deckard  is 
noAv  enjoying  well-earned  repose  from  labor, 
while  still  residing  on  the  farm  he  cultivated 
for  so  many  years.  He  was  married  to  Bar- 
bara Stenee,  a  native  of  Buffalo  township,  and 
a  daughter  of  a  farmer  of  that  township,  who 
Avas  of  German  lineage.  Their  children  are: 
Charles  H.,  residing  on  the  homestead;  Dr. 
John  "W. ;  and  ISToble  C,  of  Howe  township. 
Perry  county.    Mrs.  Deckard  died  in  1890. 

Having  received  instructions  in  the  ele- 
mentary branches  of  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Howe  township,  John  W.  Deckard 
attended  the  ISTormal  School  at  Millerstown, 
Pa.,  taught  by  Professor  Wright,  until  he  was 
qualified  for  teaching,  Avhich  he  followed  for 
four  winter  terms  in  Buffalo  and  Howe  town- 
ships. His  summers  were  occupied  with 
the  study  of  medicine,  which  he  pursued 
under  the  preceptorship  of  Dr.  Stites,  of  ]\Iil- 
lerstown.  Mr.  Deckard  then  entered  the  Ohio 
Medical  College,  Cincinnati,  O.,  and  became 
Dr.  Deckard  in  1874,  graduating  with  honor 
in  the  spring  of  that  year.  In  July  of  the 
same  year,  he  began  practice  at  Richfield,  and 
has  continued  in  the  same  place  ever  since. 
His  professional  skill    and  careful    attention 


have  enabled  him  to  build  up  an  extensive 
practice;  his  field  of  labor  includes  two  coun- 
ties, Juniata  and  Snyder.  For  twelve  years, 
Dr.  Deckard  conducted  the  only  drug  store 
in  Juniata  county,  outside  of  Mifllintown ;  but 
in  August,  1896,  he  sold  the  store,  which  is 
now  kept  by  Mr.  Patterson.  He  has  been 
for  sixteen  years  a  member  of  the  township 
school  board.  Being  a  Democrat,  Dr.  Deck- 
ard was  appointed  postmaster  in  1885,  during 
President  Cleveland's  first  administration;  he 
then  held  the  office  for  four  years,  and  in 
1893,  he  was  again  appointed,  and  is  still  in 
charge  of  the  Richfield  mails,  performing  his 
duties  in  a  manner  eminently  satisfactory. 

Dr.  John  W.  Deckard  Avas  married  in  Cin- 
cinnati, in  1876,  to  Emma,  daughter  of  Gar- 
rett Wills,  a  well-known  resident  of  that  city, 
Avho  died  in  1878.  Mrs.  Deckard  was  born  in 
Richmond,  Ind.  The  children  of  this  mar- 
riage are:  Lillie,  died  Avhen  three  years  old; 
Percy,  a  student  at  the  Academy  of  Miffiin- 
toAAm ;  Oscar,  attending  school  in  Lykens,  Pa. ; 
and  one  that  died  in  infancy.  The  home  of  the 
family  is  considered  the  finest  dAvelling  in 
Richfield;  the  cost  of  its  erection  was  over 
$4,000.  The  Doctor  also  owns  tAvo  farms,  the 
one  in  the  vicinity  of  the  borough  of  Rich- 
field, and  the  other  in  Snyder  eountv. 


JOHX  H.  RINE,  Richfield,  Juniata  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  Avas  bom  near  McClure,  Snyder  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  February  19,  1836.  He  is  a  son  of 
Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Housewerth)  Rine. 
The  ancestors  of  the  Rine  family  inhabited  the 
banks  of  the  historic  German  river,  the  Rhine. 
Henry  Rine,  their  descendant,  a  Pennsylva- 
nian  by  birth,  a  native  of  Snyder  county,  Avas 
educated  in  the  language  of  his  Teutonic  fore- 
fathers, as  well  as  in  English.  He  Avas  all  his 
life  a  farmer,  Snyder  county  continuing  to  be 
his  home;  he  owned  a  fine  tract  of  Avell  culti- 
vated and  improA^ed  land,  with  all  necessary 
and  substantial  buildings.  He  was  married  at 
Freeburg,  Snyder  county.  Pa.,  to  Elizabeth 
Houswerth,  a  native  of  that  place,  and  daugh- 
ter of  a  fanner  and  carpenter.  Their  children 
are:  Susan  (Mrs.  Thomas  Graybill),  of  Rich- 
field, deceased;  Mary  (Mrs.  Peter  Graybill), 
of  Richfield,  deceased;  John  H. ;  Elizabeth, 
AAadow  of  David  Gannan,  of  Richfield;  Sarah 
(Mrs.  George  H.  Yeager),  of  ThompsontoAvn, 
Pa.;  and  Henry,  who  died  young.  Henry 
Rine  died  in  Snyder  county,  August  9,  1872; 


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his  wife  died  June  28,  1885.  They  were 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Mr.  Kiue 
was  a  Democrat. 

John  PI.  liine  received  an  ordinary  English 
education  in  the  common  schools.  The  first 
twenty-four  years  of  his  life  were  passed  on 
the  homestead;  he  was  then  clerk  in  the  store 
of  Jacob  Schnee,  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  Snyder 
county,  for  six  months,  after  which  he  spent 
two  years  at  home.  He  next  conducted  a 
small  store  in  Richfield,  where  he  spent  six 
years  in  building  up  a  trade.  This  time  hav- 
ing expired,  Mr.  Rine  was  again  out  of  busi- 
ness for  eighteen  months,  after  which  he  re- 
sumed mercantile  operations,  in  the  store 
which  he  now  owns,  and  in  which  for  thirty 
years  he  carried  on  business  as  partner  with 
Peter  Graybill.  He  enjoys  a  large  and  profit- 
able trade  in  general  merchandise,  in  addition 
to  which  he  manages  one  or  two  farms.  He 
has  made  substantial  improvements  in  his 
town  property,  having  built  a  dwelling  house, 
etc.  Mr.  Rine,  who  is  a  Democrat,  Avas  for 
four  years  assistant  postmaster  of  Richfield. 
He  is  a  good  business  man,  reliable  and  re- 
spected not  merely  for  his  success  in  his  un- 
dertakings, but  for  his  worthy  character.  He 
is  an  elder  in  the  Lutheran  church,  and  teaches 
in  its  Sundav-sehool. 


GEORGE  DIETZ,  Knousetown,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Wittemberg,  Ger- 
many, July  11,  1832,  son  of  John  and  Marga- 
ret (Klein)  Dietz.  His  parents  were  both  na- 
tives of  Wittemberg,  where  his  father  followed 
the  double  calling  of  weaver  and  farmer. 
They  had  seven  children :  Margaret  and  John, 
both  died  in  Germany;  Jacob,  still  resides  in 
his  native  land;  George;  Michael,  who  lives 
in  Philadelphia;  and  two  wdio  died  very 
young.  The  parents  are  both  deceased.  The 
family  Avere  all  membei's  of  the  I^utheran 
church  of  Germany. 

After  receiving  a  good  education  in  the  Ger- 
man schools,  George  Dietz  continued  working 
with  his  father  on  the  farm  and  at  the  loom 
until  he  was  nineteen  years  of  age.  Then, 
desiring  strongly  to  see  the  great  "Western 
Continent,  of  which  he  had  so  often  heard, 
he  went  to  Liverpool,  England,  and  from  that 
port  embarked  for  America,  on  the  sailing 
vessel  "Elizabeth."  After  a  passage  of  twen- 
ty-three days,  he  landed  in  jSTew  York;  this 
was  in  1851.    The  ship  in  which  he  crossed  the 


sea  was  lost  on  her  return  voyage.  Mr.  Dietz 
spent  a  few  days  in  A'ew  York  City,  then  went 
to  Philadelphia,  and  afterward  to  Trevorton, 
Northumberland  county,  where  he  worked  for 
three  months  on  the  railroad,  at  a  com- 
pensation of  seventy-five  cents  per  day. 
Thence  he  went  to  Tremont,  Schuylkill 
county,  where  he  continued  at  railroad  work 
for  six  months  longer;  and  he  was  next  em- 
ployed in  the  Schuylkill  county  coal  mines  for 
four  years.  In  1856,  he  came  to  Juniata  coun- 
ty, and  bought  a  farm,  which  he  did  not  at 
once  take  under  his  own  charge,  but  s^^ent 
four  years  near  Georgetown,  in  jSTorthumber- 
land  couuty,  working  at  a  lime  kiln.  Then, 
returning  to  Juniata  county,  he  settled  on  his 
farm  in  Monroe  township,  and  remained  there 
until  1862,  when  he  volunteered  for  the  de- 
fense of  his  adopted  country,  enlisting  in  the 
One  Hundred  and  Seventy-firet  Pennsylva- 
nia Vohmteers,  Militia  Companv  F,  under 
Col.  E.  Bierer  and  Capt.  W.  H.''McClellan. 
His  regiment  was  part  of  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  and  was  stationed  at  JSTewbem,  N. 
C.  This  regiment  was  ordered  to  the  relief  of 
the  Federal  troops  at  Gettysburg,  but  did  not 
arrive  in  time  to  participate  in  that  great  bat- 
tle. After  passing  about  ten  months  in  the 
service,  Mr.  Dietz,  being  honorably  dis- 
charged, returned  to  his  home  and  his  custo- 
mary occiipations ;  but  in  March,  1865,  in 
Chambersburg,  he  once  more  enlisted,  this 
time  in  Company  D,  jSTinety-ninth  Pennsylva- 
nia Volunteers.  He  Avas  in  several  charges; 
near  Petersburg,  Va.,  he  was  struck  in 
the  foot  by  a  piece  of  shell,  which  made 
him  lame  for  three  Aveeks.  Mr.  Dietz 
Avas  present  at  the  surrender  of  Lee,  and 
saAv  that  general  take  the  oath  of  allegiance 
under  an  apple  tree.  His  gallant  serAace,  Avith 
all  its  perils  and  hardships,  being  noAV  con- 
cluded, he  once  more  came  back  to  his  farm, 
on  Avliich  he  has  CA^er  since  resided.  He  has 
a  pleasant  home;  but  the  exposures  and  fa- 
tigues of  army  life  had  the  unhappy  effect  of 
ruining  lii?  sight;  it  began  to  fail  in  1877, 
and  it  Avas  not  long  before  he  became  totally 
blind.  Put  a  grateful  country  does  not  neglect 
him;  he  is  in  the  enjoyment  of  a  comfortable 
pension,  as  a  token  of  the  people's  appreciation 
of  the  sacrifice  he  has  made.  The  story  of  his 
life  is  on  the  AA'hole  a  pleasant  one;  he  began 
life  in  America  a  poor  and  friendless  youth,  a 
stranger  among  strangers,  and  by  his  diligence 


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and  iipriglituess  has  secured  not  only  a  compe- 
tence for  himself  and  family,  but  what  is  still 
better,  the  confidence  and  respect  of  his 
friends  and  neighbors.  He  is  a  Democrat ;  he 
was  for  two  years  supervisor  of  the  township. 
George  Dietz  was  married  in  1S57,  at  Tre- 
mont,  Schuylkill  county,  Pa.,  to  Mary  X., 
daughter  of  Frederick  Keisling,  a  farmer  and 
mason  of  that  county,  and  of  German  descent. 
Their  children  are:  Kate  (Mrs.  John  Hopp), 
residing  on  the  homestead;  Margaret  (Mrs. 
John  H.  Tschopp),  upon  a  farm  in  Monroe 
township;  John,  a  merchant  of  Knousetown; 
Frederick,  a  farmer  of  Snyder  county ;  Mary, 
resides  in  Perry  county;  George,  of  Green- 
wood township,  Juniata  county;  Jacob,  of 
]Monroe  township;  Emma  (Mrs.  C.  Earner), 
of  Susquehanna  township;  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
"William  Troiitman),  of  Greenwood  township; 
Alda,  died  young;  and  Ida  S.  (Mrs.  Dietz), 
who  died  September  25,  1894.  Mr.  Dietz  is 
a  member  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  church. 


WILLIA:^!  a.  ZIDEPtS,  Knouseto\\ni, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  at  Ickesburg, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  February  25,  1845,  son  of 
David  S.  and  Mary  J.  (Robinson)  Ziders. 
David  S.  Ziders  was  born  in  Perry  county, 
son  of  Jacob  Ziders,  and  was  a  shoemaker. 
This  trade  lie  earned  on  first  in  Perry  county; 
afterward,  when  his  son,  AVilliani  A.,  was  a 
child,  he  removed  to  Turkey  valley,  in  Juniata 
county,  continuing  to  ]dy  his  trade,  which 
he  did  successively  also  in  Academia,  Turkey 
valley,  and  Thompsontown,  Pa.  In  1891,  he 
retired  from  active  business.  He  and  his  wife 
still  reside  near  Thompsontown,  enjoying  the 
repose  and  leisure  so  suitable  for  those  who  can 
look  back  upon  a  life  long  and  usefully  em- 
ployed. Mr.  David  S.  Ziders  was  first  mar- 
ried at  Ickesburg,  Pa.,  to  Mary  J.  Robinson. 
Their  children  were:  James  and  William  A., 
twins,  of  whom  the  former  is  deceased;  Ellen, 
deceased;  and  Sarah,  deceased.  ^Ir.  Ziders' 
first  Avife  died  in  Perry  county.  Fie  married 
for  his  second  wife  May  Spade,  of  Perry  coun- 
ty; their  children  are:  Kate  (Mi's.  Edward 
Carpenter),  of  Lancaster  coimty;  Henry,  de- 
ceased; George,  of  Kansas;  David,  of  Flar- 
risburg.  Pa.;  Caroline  (Mrs.  Miller  Gray- 
bill),  of  Snyder  county;  Matilda  (Mrs.  David 
Benner);  Martin,  of  Snyder  county;  Annie 
(Mrs.  Jacob  Miller),  of  Snyder  county;  and 
Samuel,  of  Locust  Run,  Juniata  countv.     ^h\ 


Ziders  is  a  Democrat.     He  is  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church. 

William  A.  Ziders  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Academia  and  Turkey  valley.  He 
learned  shoemaking  of  his  father,  but  spent 
only  a  short  time  in  working  at  his  trade. 
AVhen  but  sixteen  years  of  age,  he  enlisted  in 
1861,  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in  Company  I,  Fif- 
ty-third Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  under  Col. 
J.  R.  Brooke  and  Capt.  H.  S.  Dimni.  During 
the  ensuing  winter,  the  regiment  was  stationed 
at  Alexandria,  Ya.,  and  in  the  spring  of  1862, 
was  assigned  to  the  Third  Brigade,  First  Di- 
vision, Second  Corps.  Its  first  engagement 
was  Fair  Oaks,  where  the  gallant  conduct  of 
the  regiment  drew  words  of  commendation 
from  the  commanding  generals.  Its  record  on 
subsequent  occasions — at  Gaines  Mill,  at 
Peach  Orchard,  where  General  Sumner  com- 
mended the  bravery  of  its  men,  at  White  Oak 
Creek,  at  Malvern  Flill,  in  the  Seven  Days' 
fight,  at  Antietam,  Gettysburg,  the  Wilder- 
ness, Fredericksburg,  Chancellorsville,  Spott- 
sylvania,  and  in  other  engagements  of  greater 
or  less  moment — form  a  brilliant  chapter  in 
the  history  of  the  war.  On  the  field  and  on 
the  march,  it  was  constantly  relied  upon  for 
difficult  and  perilous  duties,  and  never  failed 
to  realize  I'tiIIv  all  that  was  expected  of  it.  Of 
this  splendid  body  of  men,  as  circumstances 
show,  William  A.  Ziders  was  a  worthy  com- 
rade. At  Spottsylvania,  May  12,  1861,  where 
the  regiment  made  one  of  its  most  dashing  and 
successful  charges,  he  was  captured,  and  held 
a  prisoner,  first  at  Andersonville,  and  after- 
wards at  Florence,  S.C, until  February,  1865; 
but  the  boy  soldier  and  his  services  were  not 
forgotten  during  his  absence,  the  record  show- 
ing that  on  December  1,  1861,  he  was  promot- 
ed to  coi-jwral.  The  horrible  privations  en- 
dured in  the  southern  prison  pens  reduced  him 
almost  to  a  skeleton.  After  his  release,  he 
obtained  a  furlough  for  thirty-five  days,  which 
he  s]ient  at  home,  and  then  rejoined  his  regi- 
ment at  Alexandria,  and  participated  in  the 
closing  scenes  of  the  Avar;  he  Avas  mustered 
out  A-^dth  his  company,  June  30,  1865.  So 
severely  had  his  constitution  suffered  from 
these  trying  experiences,  that  for  a  year  after 
his  discharge,  he  Avas  inca]')able  of  doing  much 
Avork  of  an_y  kind.  During  this  time,  Avhile 
sloAvly  recuperating,  he  drove  a  mill  Avagon  at 
Liver]-)ool,  Pa.  He  then  learned  Avith  John 
Deane  the  trade  of  a  moulder,  at    which    he 


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worked  for  seventeen  years,  and  afterwards 
engaged  in  the  same  occupation  on  his  own 
account,  and  has  carried  it  on  ever  since.  He 
is  the  manufacturer  of  the  Eohrbaugh  plough, 
and  also  farms  fifty  acres  of  land.  Mr.  Ziders 
is  a  "free  silver"  Democrat,  and  has  served 
as  auditor,  as  supervisor  for  three  terms,  and 
as  school  director  for  three  terms.  He  is  a 
member  and  past  commander  of  Post  ^o.  316, 
G.  A.  li. 

AVilliiim  A.  Ziders  was  married  in  1865,  in 
Monroe  township,  to  Margaret  L.,  daughter 
of  John  X.  Deane.  Their  children  are:  Ida, 
died  young ;  James,  clerk  in  a  store  at  Xorth- 
imiberland,  Pa.;  Dallie  (Mrs.  M.  S.  Marks), 
of  Juniata  county;  John,  clerk,  of  Shamokin, 
Northumberland  county;  George,  residing 
in  the  same  county;  Delia  (Mrs.  A.  P.  Glot- 
felter),  of  Juniata  county;  and  Daisy,  at 
home.  Mr.  Ziders  is  a  member  of  the  Re- 
formed church. 


MICHAEL  EUMFELD,  Richfield,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  l)orn  in  what  is  now 
Snyder  comity,  then  Union,  September  29, 
1821.  He  is  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Catherine 
(Haas)  Rumfeld.  Jacob  Rumfeld,  who  was 
a  native  of  ]\rontgoniery  county.  Pa.,  and  a 
shoemaker,  settled  when  a  young  man  in  Perry 
township.  Union  county,  where  he  worked  at 
his  trade  and  at  farming;  he  continued  in  the 
same  occupations  in  Greenwood  township,  Ju- 
niata county,  whither  he  removed  in  April, 
1837,  and  where  he  died  in  1865.  He  married 
Catherine  Haas.  Their  children  are:  Re- 
becca, widow  of  Peter  Smith,  of  PeiTy  county; 
Michael;  Catherine,  widow  of  Henry  Due- 
field,  resides  in  Illinois;  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
Daniel  Amey),  of  ^lonroe  township;  and 
Sarah,  died  unmarried.  Jacob  Rumfeld  was 
a  Democrat.  He  held  membership  in  the  Lu- 
theran church,  and  was  an  excellent  man. 
Mrs.  Rumfeld  died  in  1876. 

Michael  Rumfeld  attended  school  in  Sny- 
der and  Juniata  counties.  In  November, 
1862,  he  enlisted  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in  Com- 
pany F,  One  Hundred  and  Seventy-first  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteers.  Col.  E.  Pierer,  Capt. 
"William  IT.  ^IcClellan,  a  militia  regiment, 
drafted  for  the  nine  months'  service.  The 
regiment  was  during  most  of  its  term  of  enlist- 
ment in  Xorth  Carolina,  at  Xewbern,  and 
later  at  "Washington,  in  the  same  State,  doing 
picket  duty.     It  was  in  the  battle  of  PJounts 


Creek,  in  April,  1863,  and  was  mustered  out 
of  service  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  August  8,  1863. 
Mr.  Rumfeld,  returning  to  his  home,  resumed 
the  peaceful  occupation  of  farming,  at  which 
nearly  all  his  life  has  been  passed.  On  the 
ninety-acre  farm  where  he  still  resides,  al- 
though he  has  given  up  its  active  manage- 
ment, he  made  many  improA'ements,  in  the 
way  of  building,  planting  fruit  trees,  etc.  Mr. 
Rumfeld  is  a  Democrat,  and  cast  his  first 
vote  for  President  Pierce.  His  advanced  age, 
his  honorable  character  and  his  kindly  disposi- 
sition  cause  him  to  be  regarded  with  affec- 
tionate respect  by  his  friends  and  neighbors. 
Mr.  Rumfeld  is  a  man  of  dignified  and  ven- 
erable ai^pearance,  having  the  "hoary  head," 
which  is  a  "crown  of  glory,"  when  it  marks 
the  later  years  of  a  life  of  industry  and  use- 
fulness. 

^liehael  Rumfeld  was  married  in  1848,  in 
Perry  county,  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  Peter 
Smith;  she  was  born  in  1826,  in  Juniata  tOA\Ti- 
ship,  Perry  county.  Their  children  are :  Mary 
(Mrs.  Eli  Bowersox),  of  Monroe  township; 
Catherine  (Mrs.  Daniel  Fulk),  of  Monroe 
township;  Jacob,  of  L^nion  county;  Daniel, 
on  the  homestead;  Peter,  of  Union  county; 
Rebecca  (Mi*s.  Adam  Rumbaugh,  deceased; 
Amos,  of  Monroe  township;  Ambrose  Rum- 
feld, of  Lycoming  county;  Jennie  (Mi'S. 
Samuel  Watts);  Annie;  and  one  that  died 
in  infancy.  Mr.  Rumfeld  attends  the  Re- 
formed church. 


MEXXO  S.  GRAYBILL,  Evendale,  Ju- 
niata coimty.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Delaware  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  December  28,  1857.  He 
is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Sierer)  Gray- 
bill.  Joseph  Graybill,  born  in  Juniata  county 
in  1820,  has  been  engaged  in  farming  all  his 
life.  After  having  for  many  years  resided  in 
Delaware  township,  he  removed  to  "West  Perry 
township,  Snyder  county,  where  he  still  lives, 
owning  and  cultiA'ating  a  farm  of  over  eighty 
acres.  His  wife  is  Sarah,  daiighter  of  Jacob 
Sierer.  Their  children  are :  Allen ;  and  Men- 
no  S.  Joseph  Graybill  is  a  Republican.  He 
and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  ^lennonite 
church. 

After  receiving  his  education  in  the  schools 
of  Snyder  county,  ^fenno  S.  Graybill  re- 
mained on  the  homestead  until  his  twenty- 
fourth  year.  He  then  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  at  Evendale,  buving'  out  the  establish- 


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ment  of  J.  S.  Graybill.  Ilaviug  conducted 
the  store  for  five  yeai*s,  lie  sold  it,  and  resumed 
farming  in  Juniata  coimty.  Five  years  later, 
in  1891,  lie  returned  to  the  store  at  Evendale, 
and  has  ever  since  been  successfully  engaged 
in  its  management.  He  is  popular  as  a  mer- 
chant, and  esteemed  for  his  personal  qualities. 
Mr.  Graybill  has  been  postmaster  at  difl'erent 
times,  amounting  altogether  to  nine  years;  his 
first  appointment  was  under  President  Arthur, 
in  1881,  when  he  held  the  office  for  two  years; 
he  afterwards  held  it  under  President  Cleve- 
land for  four  years,  and  under  President  Har- 
rison for  three  years.  Mr.  Graybill  owns  over 
100  acres  of  land  in  Monroe  township,  on 
which  he  built  a  fine  dwelling,  and  has  made 
other  improvements.  He  also  purchased  the 
substantial  brick  house  in  which  he  has  his 
store  and  his  present  home,  at  a  cost  of  more 
than  $2,500.  He  is  a  "sound  money"  Repub- 
lican. 

Menno  S.  Graybill  was  married  in  1881, 
in  Delaware  to^\^lship,  to  Annie,  daughter  of 
Emanuel  and  Mary  (Landis)  Speicher.  Their 
children  are:  Xomian;  Floyd;  Esther,  who 
died  aged  four  years ;  and  one  son  born  April 
28,  1897.  Mr.  Graybill,  like  his  father,  is  of 
the  Mennonite  persuasion.  He  is  superintend- 
ent of  the  Sunday-school,  in  which  he  has  been 
a  member  of  the  Bible  class  axid  a  teacher.  He 
is  an  esteemed  and  faithful  member  of  the 
church. 


HEXRY  PAGE,  Richfield,  Juniata  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  son  of  Abraham  and  Elizabeth  (Ly- 
der)  Page,  was  born  in  Monroe  township,  Ju- 
niata county,  March  27,  1851.  Abraham 
Page  and  his  father,  Joseph  Page,  were  also 
natives  of  Monroe  township;  but  the  family 
is  of  German  descent.  Both  Joseph  and  Abra- 
ham Page  were  farmers ;  the  latter  owned  and 
cultivated  400  acres,  and  built  not  only  a 
dwelling,  bam,  etc.,  on  the  homestead  for  his 
own  use,  but  also  two  dwelling  houses  for  his 
sons.  He  raised  cattle  and  horses  of  excellent 
breeds.  Abraham  Page  was  man'ied  in 
Greenwood  township,  Juniata  county,  to 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  George  Lyder,  a  minis- 
ter of  the  Mennonite  church.  She  was  a  na- 
tive of  Liverpool,  Pa.  Their  children  are: 
Susan  and  Annie,  twins,  botli.  deceased,  the 
former  was  ]\rrs.  Daniel  Hornberger,  of  Fay- 


ette township,  Juniata  coimty;  Catherine 
(Mrs.  Abraham  Shelley),  of  near  Thompson- 
town,  Pa.;  Elizabeth  (Mi-s.  Michael  Lepley), 
of  Adamsburg,  Pa.;  Jacob,  married  Sarah 
Winegardner,  resides  on  the  homestead,  and 
gives  some  attention  to  the  raising  of  fruits 
and  berries;  Sarah  (Mrs.  John  M.  AVinegard- 
iier),  of  East  Salem,  Pa.;  Flenry;  Mary 
(Mrs.  Flenry  i\ipple),  of  Greenwood  town- 
ship; George,  of  West  Perry  township,  Sny- 
der county.  Pa.,  married  Mrs.  Freeman;  and 
Joseph,  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  married  Gertrude 
Entriken.  Abraham  Page  was  a  Republican. 
He  belonged  to  the  Mennonite  church.  He 
died  on  the  homestead,  and  his  wife  in  Fayette 
towmship. 

Dividing  his  youthful  days  between  the 
public  schools  and  the  work  on  his  father's 
farm,  in  which  he  was  a  diligent  helper,  Henry 
Page  continued  to  reside  on  the  homestead; 
at  the  age  of  twenty-six  he  arranged  with  his 
father  to  cultivate  the  home  farm  for  two 
years  on  shares.  He  then  bought  of  his  father 
the  tract  of  seventy-two  acres  which  he  still 
cultivates.  He  made  various  imj)rovements  on 
this  farm,  most  important  among  which  are 
his  arrangements  for  fruit  growing.  He  has 
been  in  that  business  for  six  years,  and  has 
been  very  successful.  He  is  the  only  fruit 
grower  in  the  region.  He  set  out  1,400  peach 
trees,  of  superior  varieties;  he  has,  besides, 
fine  raspberries  and  other  small  fruits  under 
cultivation.  Mr.  Page  also  enjoys  some  suc- 
cess as  a  stock  raiser.  He  is  a  Republican,  and 
although  not  an  ofiice  seeker,  has  seiwed  the 
township  efiiciently  as  inspector  of  elections, 
as  assessor  for  two  terms,  collector  of  school 
taxes  for  one  year,  and  school  director  for 
three  years. 

Henry  Page  was  married  in  1876,  in  AVest 
Pei'ry  to"nmship,  Snyder  county,  Pa.,  to  Sa- 
villa,  daughter  of  Jesse  Bowersox,  born  in 
Snyder  county,  near  Middleburg.  Their 
children  are:  Charles,  of  Dauphin  county. 
Pa.;  Ira.  at  home;  Ida;  Elizabeth;  Rlioda; 
Mary;  Walter;  Sarah,  deceased;  Elmer,  de- 
ceased; and  one  that  died  when  an  infant. 
]\rr.  Page  was  deacon  in  the  Reformed  church 
for  ten  years,  and  is  now  an  elder.  He  has 
served  the  Sunday-school  both  as  teacher  and 
as  superintendent;  he  is  a  valued  menilier  of 
the  church,  and  a  man  much  respected  by  all 
his  acquaintances. 


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E.  ADAM  GARMATv^,  sou  of  David  and 
Elizabeth  (Eine)  Grarmau,  was  born  in  Cass 
county,  Mich.,  IS'ovember  15,  1869.  His 
grandfather,  Samuel  Garnian,  fanner,  of  Sny- 
der county,  Pa.,  was  of  German  descent.  He 
was  married  to  Soj)hia  Minium,  and  had  sons 
and  daughters.  Mr.  Garman  was  a  Whig. 
He  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Lu- 
theran church,  lie  died  at  his  home  in  Sny- 
der county;  his  widow  is  living  in  Cass  coun- 
ty, Mich.  David  Garman,  farmer,  was  born 
in  Snyder  county.  Pa.,  and  received  a  German 
and  English  education.  He  married  Elizabeth 
Eine,  sister  of  John  H.  Eine,  of  Eichtield, 
Pa.  They  had  two  cliildren:  E.  Adam;  and 
Eranklin.  ^Lr.  Garman  and  his  wife  were 
mend)ei's  of  the  Lutheran  church.  He  died 
of  consumjjtion  in  1870,  aged  thirty -three 
years;  his  widow  is  living  in  Monroe  town- 
ship, with  their  son,  Adam.  ]\Ir.  Garman  was 
a  Eepublican. 

E.  Adam  Garman  attended  the  Eichtield 
IS^ormal  School.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he 
became  clerk  for  his  uncle,  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Eine  ifc  Graybill.  In  1891,  he  formed 
a  partnership  with  William  H.  Graybill,  the 
new  firm  buying  out  the  old  one.  Mr.  Gar- 
man is  a  Democrat.  He  was  treasurer  of  the 
P.  O.  S.  of  A.,  of  Eichfield,  Pa.  E.  Adam 
Garmau  was  married  in  1894,  to  Jennie 
Boyer.  He  and  his  wife  are  membei's  of  the 
Lutheran  chureli. 


was  married  March  20,  1890,  to  Margaret, 
daughter  of  John  iSfiemand,  deceased,  who 
was  commissioner  of  Juniata  county.  Their 
children  are:   Banks;  Minnie;   and  Eoy. 


WILLIAM  KELLEE,  son  of  Samuel  and 
Sarah  (Xiemand)  Keller,  was  born  in  Keller- 
ville,  Monroe  township,  Februaiy  23,  1856. 
He  is  a  brother  of  J.  M.  Keller,  a  lawyer  of 
Mifflin,  and  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania 
legislature.  William  Keller  attended  school 
at  Stony  Eun  school  house  in  Monroe  town- 
ship, and  for  several  years  worked  as  farm 
laborer.  He  then  learned  carpentry,  and 
worked  three  years  as  a  carpenter  and  one  year 
as  a  house-painter.  He  also  learned  cabinet- 
making  and  has  been  in  this  business  for  about 
fourteen  years.  In  1SS8,  Mr.  Keller  began 
the  manufacture  of  lumber,  and  erected  a 
fine  lumber  and  planing-mill.  He  is  a  Demo- 
crat, and  has  served  as  inspector  of  elections, 
clerk,  and  is  now  auditor  of  the  township.  He 
is  an  active  member  of  the  Eeformed  church, 
of  which  he  is  treasurer,  trustee,  a  member  of 
building  committee,  and  teacher  and  secre- 
tary of  the  Sunday-school.     William  Keller 


DAVID  KELLEE,  son  of  Samuel  and 
Sarah  (Niemand)  Keller,  was  born  in  Keller- 
ville.  Pa.,  December  9,  1861.  He  attended 
school  at  Stony  Eun,  Monroe  townshi]),  and 
learned  farming  and  carpentry  with  his  father. 
He  taught  school  for  two  terms  in  Snyder 
county,  after  which  he  learned  carpet  weaving 
and  has  made  this  his  business.  He  also  cul- 
tivates a  small  farm  which  he  has  greatly  im- 
proved. He  is  a  Democrat,  and  serves  the 
township  as  clerk,  inspector,  and  school  di- 
rector. He  is  a  member  of  the  Eeformed 
church;  is  a  singer  in  its  choir  and  a  teacher 
in  the  Sunday-school. 


JOSEPH  E.  SELLEES,  son  of  William 
and  Annie  (Eagler)  Sellers,  was  born  near 
Sellers  Mill,  Juniata  county,  February  2, 
1835.  His  grandfather,  Jacob  Sellers,  a  na- 
tive of  Genuany,  emigrated  to  America,  and 
settled  on  a  farm  in  Fayette  township,  Cum- 
berland, now  Juniata,  county.  In  1763,  he 
removed  to  Sellers  Mill.  He  was  a  Democrat. 
Jacob  Sellers  married  Barbara  Pile,  and  had 
a  family  of  sons  and  daughters.  One  of  these, 
William  Sellers,  was  a  farmer  and  miller.  He 
was  a  Democrat,  and  served  as  school  director 
and  was  for  forty  years  justice  of  the  peace 
in  Greenwood  and  Monroe  tOA^mships.  Wil- 
liam Sellers  was  married  to  Annie,  daughter 
of  John  Eagler,  of  Snyder  county,  Pa.  They 
had  eleven  childi'en:  Isaac;  Joseph  E. ;  Mary; 
John;  Elizabeth;  Samuel;  Susan;  Solomon; 
Amanda;  Annie;  and  Henry.  Mr.  Sellers 
died  at  the  homestead  in  1863. 

Joseph  E.  Sellers  attended  the  public 
schools,  the  Tuscarora  and  Freeburg  Acade- 
mies, and  subsequently  taught  school  three 
tenns.  Lie  learned  milling  Avith  his  father 
and  worked  at  the  trade  for  fifteen  years.  For 
four  years  he  Avas  clerk  in  l\[r.  Holderman's 
store,  and  while  thus  engaged  received  the  ap- 
pointment of  postmaster  from  President  Bu- 
chanan. He  Avas  the  first  postmaster  and 
named  the  station  EA'endale,  selecting  the 
name  because  the  surrounding  country  Avas 
unusually  cA-en  or  leA'el.  Eeturning  to  the 
mill,  he  remained  until  1870,  Avlien  he  turned 
his  attention  to  the  cultivation  of  the  soil,  and 


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to  siu'veying  and  civil  cngiueeriug.  Mr.  Sel- 
lers succeeded  his  father  as  justice  of  the 
peace  and  still  retains  the  office.  In  1876,  he 
was  a  candidate  for  associate  judge  of  Juniata 
county,  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  but  was 
defeated  at  the  nomination.  He  has  tilled 
various  offices  in  the  township,  suj^ervisor  for 
two  years,  auditor  for  eighteen  years,  and  sec- 
retary of  the  school  board  for  nine  years. 

Joseph  E.  Sellers  was  married  in  1858,  to 
Eva,  daughter  of  Abraham  Kepler,  of  Snyder 
county.  Pa.  Mrs.  Sellers  was  a  native  of 
Montgomery  county,  Pa.  They  have  three 
children:  Stephen  Arnold,  pi'oprietor  of  the 
Evendale  flouring-mill ;  William  H.,  of  Fay- 
ette township,  married  ^lary  Smith,  has  two 
children ;  and  James  M.  Mr.  Sellers  and  his 
family  are  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

Stephen  A.  Sellers,  Evendale,  Juniata  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  son  of  Joseph  E.  and  Eva  (Kepler) 
Sellers,  was  born  in  Monroe  toAvnship,  Juniata 
county,  March  6,  1862.  He  was  educated  in 
tlie  public  schools  of  Evendale,  and  of  Cross 
Roads,  Snyder  county.  He  assisted  his  father 
on  the  farm  until  he  was  twenty.  He  then 
learned  milling  and  has  been  constantly  en- 
gaged in  that  business.  In  1886,  he  rented 
the  home  mill,  and  six  years  later  purchased 
the  property.  He  owns  and  cultivates  a  small 
place,  l)ut  gives  bis  attention  principally  to 
his  mill.  He  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served 
as  inspector  of  elections,  and  for  three  years 
was  auditor  of  the  district.  Ste]ihen  A.  Sel- 
lers was  married  in  1892,  at  Mifflintown,  Pa., 
to  Emma,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Bottiger,  of 
Snyder  county.  They  have  one  child,  Anna 
Clarissa.  Mr.  Sellers  and  his  family  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Lutheran  church. 


REV.  GEORGE  J.  SCHAEFFER,  son  of 
James  and  ]\lary  (Folk)  Sehaeffer,  was  born 
at  Emaus,  Lehigh  county,  Pa.,  January  22, 
1858.  His  great-grandfather,  John  George 
Sehaeffer,  born  February  23,  1742,  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Eva  Eater,  emigrated  to  America, 
and  died  in  Lehigh  county,  ISTovember  13, 
1823,  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Mr. 
Sehaeffer's  grandfather,  Fredei'ick  Sehaeffer, 
was  born  July  18,  1783,  in  Lehigh  county, 
where  he  passed  his  life.  He  was  a  Democrat. 
Frederick  Sehaeffer  married  Catharina 
Marcks,  daughter  of  .Jacob  Marcks.  They  had 
eisht  children:  Joel;  Xnthan;  Anna  (^frs. 
Renjamin    Strouss);    Sarah    (^Irs.    Heilich); 


Lydia;  Julia;  James;  and  Frank;  all  de- 
ceased, except  James.  Mr.  Frederick  Sehaef- 
fer and  his  wife  were  active  membei's  of  the 
Lutheran  church,  and  died  in  Lehigh  county, 
the  former  on  March  IS,  1811,  and  the  latter 
June  25,  1852.  Mr.  Schaeft'er's  father,  James 
Sehaeffer,  farmer,  Avas  born  at  Emaus,  Lehigh 
county,  September  16,  1822.  In  1889,  he  re- 
tired from  active  farm  life,  and  removed  to 
Allentown,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He 
is  a  Democrat.  James  Sehaeffer  was  married 
September  30,  1819,  in  Long  Swamp  town- 
ship, Berks  county.  Pa.,  to  Mary,  daughter 
of  Daniel  Folk.  They  have  five  children: 
Catherine  (^Mrs.  T.  M.  Kemmerer),  of  Lehigh 
county;  Maria;  Daniel,  living  on  the  home- 
stead; George  J.;  and  Amanda  (Mrs.  John 
Schweitzer).  Mr.  James  Sehaeffer  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran,  and  his  wife  of  the  Ger- 
man Reformed  church. 

George  J.  Sehaeffer  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  and  the  Keystone  State  Nor- 
mal School  at  Kutztown,  Berks  county.  Pa. 
x\fter  leaving  the  Normal  School,  he  taught 
for  two  terms  in  Lehigh  county,  and  at  the  age 
of  twenty-two,  entered  ]\Iuhlenberg  College 
in  Allentown,  Pa.,  gTaduating  in  1884.  In 
1887,  he  graduated  from  the  Theological 
Seminary  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  church 
at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  in  the  same  year, 
was  onlaiiietl  to  the  miuistrv  in  Zion's  Lu- 
theran church  at  Philadelphia.  For  ten  years 
he  was  the  faithful  pastor  of  "Richfield  Mis- 
sion." Rev.  George  J.  Sehaeffer  resigned  on 
June  1,  1897;  and,  having  accepted  a  call  to 
the  Line  ^Mountain  charge,  settled  with  his 
family  un  June  10,  1897^  at  Hepler,  Schuyl- 
kill cMiiiity,  Pa.  Rev.  Sehaeffer  owns  a  fairm 
of  fifty  acres  in  Monroe  township.  He  is  a 
Democrat.  George  J.  Sehaeffer  was  married, 
November  1,  1888,  to  Sarah  E.,  daughter  of 
Heurv  Burns.  They  have  three  children: 
:Mary  E.;  diaries  H.;  and  Sylva  N.  Mrs. 
Sehaeffer's  parents  were  of  German  and 
Scotch-Irish  descent.  Her  father  Avas  mar- 
ried to  Sarah  J.  Kellogg.  They  had  eight 
children.      He  died  Novemlier  G,  1896. 


EDWARD  G.  SHEAFFER,  Oriental,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Perry  township, 
Snyder  county,  Pa.,  July  14,  1846,  son  of 
John  and  Sophia  (Garman)  Sheaffer.  His 
paternal  grandfather.  Jolm  Sheaffer,  Sr.,  was 
a  native  of  Germanv,  who  came  to  this  conn- 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


try,  aud  settled  near  Fremont,  Snyder  county, 
Pa.,  then  Union  county.  He  was  a  cooper, 
and  followed  his  calling  throughout  his  life. 
His  political  views  were  Democratic.  Pie  mar- 
ried Miss  Dubbs,  a  native  of  Snyder  county, 
of  German  descent;  their  children  were: 
John;  George;  Mary;  Susan;  and  two  whose 
names  are  not  recorded.  The  grandfather 
died  in  Snyder  county;  lie  was  a  member  of 
tlae  Lutheran  cburch.  His  eldest  son,  John 
Sheafl'er,  Jr.,  had  only  five  months  of  school 
instruction,  but  being  intelligent  and  ambi- 
tious, he  obtained  for  himself  a  better  educa- 
tion than  many  can  boast  of  wbose  advantages 
are  far  greater.  He  read  and  wrote  German, 
as  well  as  English;  bad  much  general  infor- 
mation, and  was  deeply  interested  in  the  study 
of  the  Bible.  He  learned  his  father's  trade, 
cooperage,  at  which  he  worked  for  a  number 
of  years  in  Snyder  county,  before  turning  his 
attention  to  farming.  In  1852,  he  removed 
to  Susquehanna  township,  where  he  farmed 
three  years  for  Michael  Shetterly,  and  three 
years  for  Judge  Weiser,  after  which  he  bought 
105  acres  in  the  same  township,  part  of  the 
tract  being  cleared.  With  the  aid  of  his  sons, 
he  cleared  the  remainder,  and  cultivated  that 
land  until  the  year  of  his  death,  1882.  He 
improved  the  dwelling  house,  and  erected  a 
new  barn  and  other  buildings;  he  also  planted 
an  apple  orchard,  and  added  stock-raising  to 
his  agriciiltural  labors.  John  Sheaffer,  Jr., 
was  married  in  Snyder  county,  to  Sophia, 
daughter  of  John  Garman,  a  well-known  resi- 
dent of  Mt.  Pleasant,  in  that  county.  ]\Iiss 
Garman  was  born  in  Perry  township.  Their 
children  are:  Israel,  of  Greenwood  township. 
Perry  county;  Edward  G.,  of  Susquehanna 
to\\aiship;  Percival  G.,  who  resides  on  the 
homestead;  John,  deceased;  Barbara  f]\Irs. 
Aaron  Karstetter),  of  Susquehanna  township; 
Susan  (]\rrs.  Charles  Eritz),  of  Akron,  O.-, 
Sarah  (Mrs.  A.  M.  Earner),  of  Susquehanna 
township;  Annie  (Mrs.  J.  E.  Hockenbrought), 
of  ISTorthumberland  county;  and  three  Avho 
died  in  infancy.  The  father  of  this  family 
was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  He 
was  in  early  manhood  a  Democrat,  but  later 
became  warm  in  the  support  of  Republican 
views,  though  ho  did  not  sock  office.  Mrs. 
John  Sheaffer  still  resides  on  the  homestead, 
having  passed  her  seventieth  year. 

Edward  G.  Sheaffer,  in  his  childhood,  at- 
tended the  public  schools;   but  in  order  to  ob- 


tain the  necessary  books,  he  was  obliged  ta 
knit  mittens  and  make  split  brooms.  The 
school  term  in  Susquehanna  township  was 
three  winter  months;  in  Turbett  township, 
Avhere  he  lived  for  some  time  with  his  uncle, 
Israel  Garman,  it  was  four  months  in  length. 
Llere  he  worked  on  the  farm  and  fed  his 
uncle's  cattle  for  his  board,  thus  learning 
practically  the  lesson  of  self-reliance  at  a  very 
tender  age.  When  he  was  eleven  years  old, 
he  began  driving  a  team  on  the  tow  path, 
along  the  Pennsylvania  canal,  receiving  sLx 
dollars  per  month  as  his  wages.  This  he  con- 
tinued for  about  two  years,  and  then  spent 
two  years  in  working  on  the  farm,  after  which, 
being  now  about  fourteen,  he  became  a  deck 
hand  on  the  canal  freight  boats,  plying  be- 
tween Pittston  aud  Baltimore.  At  this  em- 
ployment he  spent  two  seasons;  the  last  boat 
on  which  he  was  engaged  Avas  the  "St.  Law- 
rence," of  Liverpool,  Pa.,  Captain  Walker. 
After  this,  he  worked  on  his  father's  farm 
until  1864;  in  that  year,  he  enlisted  at  Harris- 
burg,  Pa.,  in  Company  G,  Two  Hundred  and 
Eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  Colonel 
Heintzelman,  Capt.  B.  F.  Miller.  The  regi- 
ment came  under  the  command  of  General 
Meade,  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  being 
assigned  to  the  Third  Division,  Xinth  Corps. 
Here  Mr.  Sheaffer's  actiA^e  disposition,  as  well 
as  his  patriotic  impulses,  had  full  scope.  Al- 
though in  the  service  barely  nine  months,  the 
regiment  to  which  he  was  attached  was  in  mo- 
tion during  most  of  the  time,  and  took  part 
in  much  important  work.  It  distinguished  it- 
self at  Fort  Steadman,  March  25,  1865,  by  a 
splendid  attack  on  the  enemy's  line,  and  by 
the  capture  of  a  formidable  battery,  with  three 
lumdrcd  prisoners.  This  regiment  also  did 
important  duty  at  the  engagement  of  April 
2,  at  Petersburg,  where  it  held  a  point  in  front 
of  Fort  Sedgwick  against  many  desperate  as- 
saults. The  regiment  also  performed  much 
picket  duty,  which,  though  less  brilliant,  re- 
quired no  less  courage  and  devotion.  At  the 
close  of  the  war,  Mr.  Sheaffer  was  mustered 
out,  and  returned  home;  but  not  before  he 
had  participated  in  the  grand  and  ever-memor- 
able review  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

Mr.  Sheaffer  now  returned  to  the  scene  of 
his  early  labors,  the  canal;  but  only  for  three 
months,  during  which  he  served  as  boatswain 
on  the  "]\rargaret  Weiser,"  at  thirty-five  dol- 
lars per  month.     This  engagement  having  ex- 


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pired,  lie  attended  au  exaniiuation  for  teach- 
ers at  the  Seven  Stars  Hotel,  Greenwood  town- 
ship, the  examiner  being  John  Porter,  county 
superintendent,  from  whom  he  obtained  the 
necessary  certificate,  and  then  taught  school 
in  Liverpool  township.  Perry  county,  for  three 
terms.  During  the  summer  of  1866,  he 
studied  at  Freeburg  Academy,  under  Profes- 
sor VanDyke;  he  attended  also  a  second  ses- 
sion, teaching  during  the  winters  of  1S68, 
'69,  and  'TO,  at  the  Eden  school,  in  Susque- 
hanna township.  In  the  summer  of  1869,  he 
attended  the  Juniata  Valley  Xonual  School, 
at  ^lillerstown.  Pa.,  taking  a  course  in  Latin, 
algebra  and  other  studies,  and  giving  instruc- 
tion for  thirteen  weeks  in  German  and  high 
grade  studies  to  a  class  in  the  Xormal  school. 
The  other  summers  he  spent  on  the  farm.  In 
the  spring  of  1871,  Mr.  Sheaffer  became  a 
clerk  in  the  general  store  of  H.  Freed,  at  Liv- 
erpool, Perry  county,  and  passed  a  yeai*  and 
five  months  in  that  position.  Then,  having 
saved  some  money  from  his  earnings  by  farm- 
ing and  teaching,  and  war  bounty  for  enlist- 
ment, he  bought  the  stock  and  goods  of  FI.  W. 
Shuman,  merchant  at  McKee's  Half  Falls,  and 
conducted  business  there  for  five  and  a  half 
years,  meeting  with  fair  success.  Selling  out 
his  interest  there,  he  came  in  1878  to  Orien- 
tal, where  he  purchased  the  stock  of  Augustus 
Dinger,  and  real  estate  property  of  the  Miller 
heirs,  and  has  carried  on  business  here  ever 
since,  his  affairs  having  flourished  so  as  to  en- 
able him  to  buy  and  enlarge  the  store 
pi'operty;  the  store  room  is  one  of  the  largest 
in  the  coimty,  being  65x25  feet  in  dimensions, 
tw^o  and  one-half  stories  high.  Mr.  Sheaffer 
owns  five  farms  in  Juniata  county,  three  in 
Susquehanna  township,  aggregating  over  200 
acres;  one  in  Perry  county  of  131  acres;  and 
one  in  Greenwood  township,  Juniata  county, 
of  225  acres;  and  one  in  INIonroe  township  of 
100  acres;  besides  extensive  tracts  of  timber 
land  in  Centre  county,  with  a  saw-mill,  in 
Susquehanna  township.  In  1882,  he  built  at 
a  cost  of  $4,000,  a  fine  dwelling  house,  con- 
structed of  brick  manufactured  on  one  of  his 
farms.  He  has  expended  in  improvements 
of  various  kinds  upwards  of  $7,000.  Mr. 
Sheaffer  was  postmaster  for  five  years  and  a 
half  at  McTvee's  Half  Falls,  and  for  eleven 
years  in  Oriental.  He  is  a  Republican.  He 
was  for  nineteen  years  auditor  of  Susquehanna 
township.     He  is  a  member  of  Ben.  Benford 


Post  ^'o.  316,  G.  A.  P.,  at  Oriental,  and  is 
quartermaster  of  the  Post. 

Edward  G.  Sheaffer  was  married  in  Liver- 
pool township,  in  1867,  to  Melinda,  daughter 
of  Jacob  AVeiser,  farmer  and  merchant,  of 
Susquehanna  township.  Their  children  are: 
John  Elmer,  of  ^'ew  York  City,  graduate  of 
the  Eastman  Business  College,  Poughkeepsie, 
X.  Y. ;  Margaret  (Mrs.  J.  M.  Light),  of  Green- 
wood township;  Carrie,  graduate  in  music  at 
Freeburg  College,  residing  at  home,  has  passed 
an  excellent  examination,  and  holds  a  certifi- 
cate from  the  county  superintendent  of 
schools;  William  FL,  proprietor  of  the  Orien- 
tal House,  married  Lillie  Lebkicher;  H.  Clay, 
residing  at  home ;  John  and  Annie,  both  died 
young.  The  same  laudable  ambition  that  in- 
cited Mr.  Sheaffer  to  such  persevering  efforts 
to  gain  an  education  for  himself  has  led  him  to 
afford  his  children  every  advantage  in  his 
power,  of  which  they  have  availed  themselves 
so  conscientiously  that  all  of  the  family  are 
exceedingly  well-informed,  and  prepared  for 
the  requirements  of  business  or  of  society. 
From  early  boyhood,  Mr.  Sheaffer  has  worked 
with  indomitable  perseverance  towards  his 
present  influential  and  respected  position  in 
the  community.  His  has  been  a  career  full  of 
varied  experiences,  but  he  has  faced  hardships 
with  courage,  and  difficulties  with  detennina- 
tion,  and  the  end  of  his  efforts  is  well-merited 
success.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  and  has  served  in  the  Sunday-school 
both  as  teacher  and  as  superintendent. 


JOHX  S.  APP,  son  of  Walter  and  Bar- 
bara (Swineford)  App,  was  born  in  Susque- 
hanna township,  Juniata  county,  December 
29,  1859.  His  grandfather,  Leonard  App, 
who  was  of  German  descent,  was  a  farmer.  ' 
He  was  man-ied  three  times,  and  had  nine 
children.  Lie  was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  and  died  at  his  home  in  Snyder  coun- 
ty. Walter  App,  father  of  John  S.,  was  a 
farmer,  and  was  born  near  Selinsgrove,  Sny- 
der county.  Pa.,  May  21,  1820.  He  also  was 
a  Democrat,  and  served  as  overseer  of  the  poor, 
school  director  and  tax  collector.  In  1869, 
he  was  elected  commissioner  of  Juniata  coun- 
ty but  died  before  his  term  of  office  had  ex- 
pired. Walter  App  was  married  to  Barbara, 
daughter  of  Jacob  S^xdneford,  a  tailor  and  dro- 
ver of  ^liddloburg,  who  was  murdered  in  Leb- 
anon, Pa.,  where  he  had  taken  and  sold  a 


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drove  of  slieep.  They  had  these  children: 
Harriet,  wido\v  of  Wesley  Watts,  who  has  five 
sons,  James  D.,  William  W.,  Robert  S., 
Xorman  A.,  and  Keener  E.  Watts;  Mary  A.; 
John  S.;  Robert  H.;  Alice;  William  B.; 
James  D.;  and  Jacob  S.  Mr.  and  ]\Ii-s.  App 
were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  He 
died  February  IS,  1S71,  and  his  wife  in  1885. 
John  S.  App  attended  the  public  schools, 
and  the  ^Missionary  Institute,  now  called  the 
University,  of  SelinsgTOve,  and  now  farms  the 
homestead.  John  S.  App  Avas  married  in 
1880,  to  Ida,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Abby 
(^loretz)  Grubb.  They  have  three  children: 
Marcia  D. ;  Helen  A.;  and  Harriet  S.  ]\[r. 
App  and  family  are  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 

A.  J.  FISHER,  M.  D.  McAlisterville,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  son  of  Rev.  Peter  S.  and 
Veronica  (Heckart)  Fisher,  was  born  in  Pax- 
ton  township,  Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  Febru- 
ary 2,  18:50.  William  Fisher,  the  tii-st  an- 
cestor in  this  country,  emigrated  from  Ysen- 
burg,  Pmssia,  in  1733,  he  married  a  daughter 
of  George  Hain ;  they  had  seven  sons;  Peter, 
great-grandfather  of  Dr.  Fisher,  married  Aba- 
lona  Heckart;  they  had  six  sons  and  one 
daughter;  his  son,  William,  who  married 
Margaret  Spohn,  was  the  father  of  -fifteen 
children,  and  was  the  grandfather  of  Dr.  A. 
J.  Fisher;  the  aforesaid  ancestors  were  all 
membei-s  of  the  Refonned  church,  and  with 
the  exception  of  Rev.  Peter  S.  Fisher,  were 
buried  at  Harris  Church  near  WernersA-ille, 
Berks  county.  Pa. 

Peter  S.  Fisher  was  born  in  Berks  county, 
near  Reading,  Pa.;  his  father,  also  a  native 
of  that  county,  was  a  farmer.  Peter  S.  Fisher 
having  enjoyed  an  education  in  both  the  Ger- 
man and  English  languages,  strongly  desired 
to  continue  his  studies,  and  to  devote  himself 
to  the  holy  ministry.  This  desire  he  carried 
out  with  such  earnestness  and  diligence  that 
he  was  ordained  at  the  age  of  twenty-two,  as 
a  pastor  of  what  was  then  called  the  German 
Reformed  church.  His  first  charge  was  at 
Linglestown,  Dauphin  county.  Pa.,  and  his 
subsequent  ones  at  Spring  ^lills  and  Boals- 
bvirg.  Centre  county.  Pa.,  and  in  1857,  he  re- 
moved to  Bucks  county  where  he  remained 
until  his  death.  Mr.  Fisher's  activity  and 
missionary  spirit  impelled  him  to  the  estab- 
lishment of  new  congregations,  of  Avhich  sev- 


eral in  Penus  valley,  Sugar  valley,  Brush 
valley  and  Xittany  valley  owe  their  existence 
to  his  efforts.  For  nearly  half  his  life,  he  min- 
istered to  the  wants  of  the  people  of  that  re- 
gion, preaching  almost  everywhere  in  Centre 
county.  In  1857,  he  removed  to  Sellersville, 
Bucks  county.  Pa. ;  here  he  was  instrumental 
in  the  ereinion  of  a  fine  stone  house  of  worship; 
his  ministrations  to  that  congregation  and 
two  others  continued  until  1873,  when  this 
faithful  servant  of  the  Lord  was  called  to  his 
eternal  reward.  His  wife,  Veronica  (Heck- 
art) Fisher,  was  a  native  of  Dauphin  county, 
daughter  of  a  former  resident  there.  She 
died  in  1877.  Both  are  buried  at  Sellersville. 
Their  cliildren  are:  Dr.  Alfred  J.,  of  Mc- 
Alisterville;  Dr.  Calvin  W.,  of  Boalsburg, 
Centre  county,  graduate  in  medicine  of  the 
medical  department  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania;  was  a  surgeon  in  the  late  re- 
bellion, died  in  1889  at  the  age  of  fifty-seven 
years;  Gen.  ]>.  Frank,  Chief  Signal  Ofiicer 
in  the  late  rebellion,  but  now  practicing  law 
in  Philadelphia;  Charles,  avIio  died  in  the 
year  181:5,  aged  eight  years;  Margaret  E., 
Avife  of  Dr.  I.  J.  Wireback,  of  St.  Petersburg, 
Clarion  county.  Pa.;  John  IL,  Avho  enlisted 
during  the  Avar  of  the  Rebellion  in  the  One 
Hundred  and  Thirty-eighth  Pennsyh'ania 
Volunteers,  Avas  killed  at  the  battle  of  the 
Wilderness  in  1804,  and  at  the  time  of  his 
death  was  acting  colonel  of  the  Sixty-seventh 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  aged  tAventy-one 
years;  Dr.  P.  S.,  of  Belief onte.  Centre 
county,  Pa.,  gTaduate  of  the  medical  depart- 
ment of  the  L'niA'ersity  of  -PennsylA^ania; 
Rev.  iSTevin  H.,  superintendent  of  the  Cath- 
olic High  School  at  Philadelphia,  is  a  priest, 
Avas  Avell  educated  and  completed  his  studies 
at  Rome,  Italy;  Aaron  A.,  Avas  a  fine  painter 
by  trade,  and  died  in  1872,  at  the  age  of 
twenty  years;  James,  Avho  died  in  1858  aged 
three  yeare;  Ada  V.,  married  Mr.  C.  S.  Cor- 
die,  of  Oil  City,  an  extensive  manufacturer. 

After  attending-  the  common  schools  of 
Centre  county  during  boyhood,  A.  J.  Fisher 
became  a  student  at  college,  in  the  pleasant 
little  mountain  A'illage  of  Mercersburg,  Pa., 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Diagnothian  So- 
ciety of  the  college.  For  tAvo  years  after  fin- 
ishing his  college  course,  he  Avorked  at  tan- 
ning in  Penn  A'alley,  Centre  county.  He 
then  read  medicine  for  two  ;  ears,  under  the 
l^receptorshiiJ  of  Dr.  Thomas  Van  Valzah,  of 


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Boalsburg,  Centre  county,  following  this  with 
two  terms  at  the  University,  Philadelphia, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1852.  He 
immediately  began  practice  at  Oakland,  Ju- 
niata county,  and  remained  there  until  1857, 
when  he  removed  to  McAlisterville.  Here  he 
has  passed  forty  years  in  the  active  duties  of 
his  noble  profession;  he  is  regarded  mth  re- 
spect and  the  confidence  that  his  thorough 
knowledge  and  his  long  experience  inspire. 
To  these  qualifications,  united  with  a  genial 
and  kindly  manner,  he  owes  his  extensive  prac- 
tice. The  Doctor  is  a  member  of  the  medical 
society  of  Juniata  county.  His  politics  are 
Democratic.  He  has  served  as  school  director, 
and  has  been  a  candidate  for  Congress. 

Dr.  A.  J.  Fisher  was  first  married  in  1857, 
at  McAlisterville,  to  Hannah,  daughter  of 
William  Crozier,  of  that  borough.  She  died 
March  4,  1861.  The  Doctor  was  again  mar- 
ried in  McAlisterville,  in  1867,  to  Jane  "A., 
daughter  of  Rev.  David  Myers,  of  the  Ger- 
man Baptist  church ;  she  is  a  native  of  Fayette 
township.  Their  children  are:  Alfred  M., 
M.  D.,  of  McAlisterville^  practicing  with  his 
father,  educated  in  the  public  schools,  read 
medicine  with  Dr.  A.  J.  Fisher,  is  a  graduate 
of  Jefferson  Medical  College;  John  Js^.,  in 
the  United  States  mail  service;  Annie,  who 
was  killed  by  the  falling  of  a  stone  wall  in 
1887;  Margaret  (Mrs.  Herman  Dock),  of 
Philadelphia;  Mary;  Bessie;  and  Xellie. 
Dr.  Fisher's  family  attend  the  Presbyterian 
church. 


STEPHEN  L.  McALISTER,  McAlister- 
ville, Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  that 
borough,  Xovember  25,  1840,  son  of  Hugh 
T.  and  Julia  Ann  (Alexander)  McAlister. 
The  McAlister  family  settled  in  the  valley  at 
an  early  period.  The  first  comer  was  Hugh 
McAlister,  great-great-gi'andfather  of  Stephen 
L. ;  he  was  born  in  Ireland,  but  as  the  name  in- 
dicates, was  of  Scotch  descent.  He  Avas  a  res- 
ident of  Lancaster  county,  where  he  was  en- 
gaged in  farming,  and  Avherc  he  died.  His 
son,  Hugh  McAlister  (2),  married  Sarah  Xel- 
son,  and  had  several  children,  among  whom 
was  Hugh  McAlister  (3),  who  took  up  a 
large  tract  of  land  in  Juniata  county,  where 
McAlisterville  now  stands.  He  owned  be- 
tween two  and  three  hundred  acres.  He  was 
the  first  postmaster  at  McAlisterville,  and  in 
his  honor   the    town    was   named.     He    was 


widely  kno\\m  and  much  respected.  He  was 
married,  March  12,  1795,  to  Catherine 
Elliott.  Their  children  were:  John  E. ; 
Sarah  X.  (Mrs.  Eichie);  Jane  (Mrs.  John 
North);  Hugh;  Elizabeth  E.  (Mrs.  Robert 
Moore);  and  James  S.  Hugh  McAlister  (3), 
died  in  McAlisterville  in  1843;  his  wife  also 
died  there.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian church,  and  in  politics,  decidedly 
Democratic.  His  son,  Hugh  T.  McAlister, 
was  born  about  one-third  of  a  mile  south  of 
McAlisterville,  in  March,  1804,  on  the  fann 
now  owned  by  Hon.  Samuel  Watts.  He 
learned  the  trade  of  tanning  from  John 
Wright,  in  Miffiintown,  and  carried  it  on  for 
eighteen  years;  during  fourteen  of  those 
years,  he  resided  at  McAlisterville.  Besides 
this,  he  cultivated  and  improved  a  farm  of 
130  acres.  He  was  a  prosperous  man,  and 
built  himself  a  fine  dwelling  in  McAlistei'- 
ville.  For  seventeen  years,  he  was  justice  of 
the  peace,  receiving  his  first  commission  from 
Governor  Wolfe,  in  1831,  it  being  the  first 
commission  issued  by  the  governor  to  any 
ofiicer  of  Juniata  county,  after  its  erection. 
After  the  adoption  of  the  new  constitution  in 
1838,  he  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace  for 
five  years,  and  then  re-elected,  served  the  term 
and  then  refused  the  nomination  again.  He 
was  an  ardent  Whig,  and  after  the  change  of 
party  lines  and  names,  an  equally  ardent  Re- 
publican. He  was  an  extensive  reader,  an 
intelligent  man,  skillful  in  argument,  and 
being  much  interested  in  political  affairs,  was 
instrumental  not  only  in  settling  the  convic- 
tions of  those  who  Avavered,  but  in  some  cases, 
in  chang-ing  the  opinions  of  his  opponents.  He 
was  a  candidate  for  the  Legislature  in  1876, 
but  was  defeated.  His  wife,  Julia  A.  (Alex- 
ander) McAlister,  was  a  daughter  of  John  and 
Ann  (Taylor)  Alexander,  of  Mifflin  county. 
Their  children  are:  Rhoda  A.,  died  yoimg; 
Oliver  IL,  M.  D.,  was  killed  by  the  kick  of  a 
horse;  Charlotte,  died  young;  May  J.,  died 
young;  Josiah  A.,  deceased;  Theodore  A., 
deceased,  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  the  Re- 
bellion; Jane,  died  young;  Stephen  L. ;  and 
Caroline,  wife  of  Dr.  D.  C.  Rothrock,  of 
Snyder  county.  Pa.  Hugh  T.  McAlister  died 
September  4,  1889;  his  wife  died  October 
4,  1873.  He  was  a  good  citizen,  well  liked 
and  respected. 

Stephen  L.   McAlister  attended  the  com- 
mon schools  and  the  McAlisterville  Academy 


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until  the  Civil  war  had  broken  out.  He  en- 
listed, Xovember  10,  1862,  in  the  Third  Penn- 
sylvania Heavy  Artillery,  Battery  E.  He  was 
stationed  during  most  of  the  term  of  enlist- 
ment at  Fortress  Monroe,  not  indeed  taking 
part  in  any  battles,  but  nevertheless  doing  his 
part  as  a  good  and  faithful  soldier.  After 
spending  over  three  years  in  the  service,  Mr. 
McAlister  received  his  discharge  at  Fortress 
Monroe,  and  returned  to  the  homestead.  He 
has  for  some  time  past  lived  a  life  of  retire- 
ment and  leisure  in  McAlisterville,  Avhere  in 
1892,  he  built  a  pleasant  home  for  his 
family.  He  is  a  worthy  citizen,  and  stands 
high  in  the  regards  of  his  neighbors.  Al- 
though a  warm  Republican,  and  interested  in 
public  affairs,  he  does  not  seek  or  desire  office. 
Stephen  L.  McAlister  Avas  maii'ied  at  Ick- 
esburg,  Peny  county.  Pa.,  May  24,  1882, 
to  Anna  M.,  daughter  of  James  and  Jane 
(Linn)  Elliott,  born  near  Ickesburg.  Mr. 
Elliott  is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  a  farmer. 
The  children  of  this  marriage  are:  Jane  E. ; 
Mary  R.;  and  Hugh.  Mr.  McAlister  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  its 
trustee,  and  secretary  and  librarian  of  the 
Sunday-school. 


WILLIAM  H.  KXOUSE,  Swales,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Susquehanna 
township,  Juniata  county,  August  15,  1836, 
son  of  Daniel  and  Catherine  (Zeller)  Knouse. 
Christian  Knouse,  his  grandfather,  Avho  was 
of  Prussian  descent,  but  a  native  of  Mont- 
gomery county.  Pa.,  removed  to  Northum- 
berland county.  Pa.,  while  he  was  a  young 
man,  and  was  there  engaged  in  farming. 
There,  also,  he  married  Catherine  Oberdorff, 
of  Adamsburg,  Snyder  county.  Pa.  He  re- 
moved to  J.-niata  county  in  April,  1830. 
They  had  nine  children:  Elizabeth,  wife  of 
George  Lehr,  both  deceased;  Daniel;  Cath- 
erine, wife  of  Henry  Zellers,  both  deceased; 
Sarah,  widow  of  Abraham  "Wilt,  of  Juniata 
county;  Mary,  Avidow  of  Henry  Lightner; 
Herman,  deceased ;  Samuel,  deceased ;  David, 
deceased;  and  Margaret,  widow  of  Joseph 
Kain,  of  Susquehanna  toAvnship.  Mr.  Chris- 
tian Knouse  died  in  1850,  and  liis  Avife  died 
in  1852.  Mr.  Knouse  AA'as  a  Democrat.  He 
AA'as  a  respected  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  in  Avhich  he  Avas  chosen  to  the  elder- 
ship. His  son,  Daniel  Knouse,  bom  in  North- 
umberland county  in  1811,receiA'ed  a  common 


school  education,  but  by  diligent  reading  in 
his  hours  of  leisure,  he  lias  accumulated  a 
gToat  store  of  useful  and  interesting  informa- 

■  11.  He  is  especially  a  close  student  of  the 
Bible;  has  read  it  through  over  and  over 
again.  He  is  fond  of  discussing  Scrip- 
tural questions,  and  has  cultivated  his  nat- 
ural talent  for  argument  to  a  high  degree. 
He  began  business  on  his  father's  farm,  and 
the  cultivation  of  the  soil  has  been  his  voca- 
tion throughout  life.  By  prudent  and  judi- 
cious purchases  made  from  time  to  time,  he 
has  become  the  OAvner  of  a  farm  of  120  acres 
in  Susquehanna  toAvnship,  on  Avhich  he  has 
made  many  improA'ements,  building  a  fine 
dwelling,  barns,  etc.  His  political  vicAvs  are 
Democratic.  Daniel  Knouse  was  married  in 
Susquehanna  toAvnship  to  Catherine,  daugh- 
ter of  Frederick  Zellers,  a  farmer  of  Snyder 
countv,  Avhere  she  Avas  born.  Their  children 
are:  ' Eliza  (Mrs.  William  Chubb),  of  Sus- 
quehanna toAvnshij^;  John,  of  GreenAvood 
township;  "William  IL;  Christian,  of  Sny- 
der county,  Pa. ;  Sarah,  AAdfe  of  Amos  Miller, 
both  deceased;  Daniel,  of  Sunbury,  Pa.; 
Lucy,  deceased;  Kate  (Mrs.  Henry  Hen- 
drick),  of  Snyder  county;  Solomon,  of  Mon- 
roe toAvnship;  aud  Leah  (Mrs.  Pontius),  of 
Elkhart,  Ind.  Mrs.  Catherine  Knouse  died  in 
1851.  Mr.  Knouse  married  as  his  second 
Avife  Eliza  Haas,  of  Susquehanna  toAvnship, 
Juniata  county;  their  children  are  as  fol- 
lows: Eli,  of  Mifflin  county.  Pa.;  Fianna 
(Mrs.  George  Long),  of  Perry  county,  Pa.; 
Amelia  (Mrs.  Abraham  Long),  of  Pen-y 
county;  Xelson,  of  South  Bend,  Ind.;  and 
Amanda,  Avho  died  young.  Mi-s.  Eliza  Knouse 
died  in  1895.  Mr.  Knouse  still  resides  on  the 
homestead,  a  venerable  and  respected  inhab- 
itant of  the  toAvnship;  he  has  reached  the  age 
of  eighty-six.  He  AA-as  formerly  a  member  of 
the  United  Brethren  church,  and  although 
not  attached  to  any  denomination,  endeaA'ors 
to  regulate  his  life  according  to  Christian 
principles. 

The  education  of  William  H.  Knouse  con- 
sisted of  a  course  in  the  common  schools,  sup- 
jilemented  by  tAvo  terms  in  the  academy  at 
^Lnrklesville,  Pa.  He  remained  on  the  farm 
Avith  his  father  until  he  became  of  age;  he 
then  AA'ent  to  Avork  on  another  farm  for  tAA'O 
years,  saving  his  Avages  to  pay  for  his  tuition 
at  school;  after  a  tenn  in  school,  he  taught 
diu-ing  the  next  Avinter.     He  then  engaged 


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himself  as  clerk  in  a  store  duriug  the  sum- 
mers, and  taught  in  the  winter  season,  alter- 
nating the  two  occupations  in  this  way  for 
several  years.  He  taught  school  in  Perry  and 
Juniata  counties,  and  was  occupied  in  this 
way  for  eleven  years.  During  the  war  of  the 
Ee'oellion,  he  enlisted,  in  February,  1864,  at 
Philadelphia,  in  the  One  Hundred  and 
Twelfth  Pennsylvania,  Second  Heavy  Ar- 
tillery, Battery  B,  under  Colonel  Gibson  and 
Lieutenant  Geissinger.  He  was  in  the  battle 
of  Petersburg.  During  the  most  of  the  period 
for  which  he  enlisted,  he  was  detached  from 
his  company  for  clerk's  duty  in  the  hospital 
department.  After  a  service  of  twenty-five 
months,  Mr.  Knouse  was  mustered  out  at 
City  Point,  Ya.  Returning  home,  he  con- 
tinued his  useful  work  of  teaching,  and  later 
turned  his  attention  to  fanning,  in  Susque- 
hanna township.  There  he  cultivated  ninety 
acres  of  laud,  and  made  improvements  upon 
the  tract,  erecting  a  house,  barn,  etc.  In 
January,  1877,  he  removed  to  the  farm  on 
which  he  still  resides,  and  which  measure? 
seventy-one  acres.  Here  he  has  made  many 
improvements,  and  has  been  very  successfully 
engaged  in  raising  live  stock,  of  which  he  pos- 
sesses many  valuable  species.  He  is  careful 
in  the  selection  of  his  stock,  employing  the 
best  blooded  cattle,  etc.;  his  prime  Jersey 
cows  and  excellent  horses  are  deservedly  ad- 
mired by  competent  judges.  Mr.  Knouse 
was  elected  sheriff  of  Juniata  county  in  1873, 
on  the  Democratic  ticket,  by  a  good  majority. 
He  served  three  years,  and  his  efficiency  as  an 
official,  added  to  his  worthy  personal  charac- 
ter, procured  him  many  friends.  He  is  a 
•  charter  member  of  Lost  Creek  Grange,  P.  of 
H.,  is  Master,  and  has  held  all  other  offices  in 
the  Grange. 

In  1879  he  conceived  the  idea  of  organiz- 
ing a  local  farmers'  Mutual  Fire  Insurance 
Company  for  the  county  of  Juniata.  After 
about  six  months  of  incessant  effort,  contend- 
ing with  j^rejudice  and  suspicion  on  the  part 
of  those  whom  he  meant  to  benefit,  he  suc- 
ceeded in  completing  an  organization  for 
which  the  farmers  of  the  county  owe  him 
their  lasting  gratitude,  as  it  affords  them 
cheap  insurance  in  a  perfectly  reliable  com- 
pany. He  was  the  efficient  secretary  of  the 
company  for  fourteen  years  after  organiza- 
tion. 

William   H.   Knouse   was   man-ied  in   Oc- 


tober, 1867,  in  Perry  county,  to  jSTancy 
Mickey,  widow  of  George  Kempfer.  The 
children  of  this  marriage  are:  Austin,  died 
young;  Oliver  P.,  farmer,  married  Ada 
Kauffman;  Kate,  died  young;  and  Mervin, 
now  a  young  man  and  resides  with  his  father. 
Mr.  Knouse  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 

George  Kempfer,  the  first  husband  of  Mrs. 
Knouse,  Avas  a  native  of  Centre  township, 
Perry  county,  where  he  was  all  his  life  en- 
gaged in  farming.  He  was  of  German  de- 
scent. JSTancy  Mickey,  his  wife,  was  born  in 
Perry  county.  They  had  one  child,  William 
H.  Kempfer,  a  carpenter;  he  married  Ella  B. 
Sansaman,  and  has  children,  Ida,  Annie  and 
George;  his  wife  died  October  15,  1891. 
George  Kempfer  was  killed  in  the  battle  of 
Petersburg,  April  2,  1865;  he  belonged  to 
Company  I,  Two  Hundred  and  Eighth  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteers.  He  was  a  Republican. 
He  held  membership  in  the  Lutheran  church. 


ISAAC  G.  HEADINGS,  M.  D.,  McAlis- 
terville,  Juniata  connty.  Pa.,  was  bom  in  Ar- 
magh township,  Miffiin  county.  Pa.,  Septem- 
ber 27,  1869.  He  is  a  son  of  Isaac  G.  Head- 
ings, a  native  of  Menno  township,  Mifflin 
county,  whose  father,  Jacob  Headings,  was 
a  carpenter  of  that  township.  The  Doctor's 
father  was  educated  in  Menno  township,  and 
chose  farming  as  his  vocation;  with  steady 
perseverance  he  has  continued  in  the  same  oc- 
cupation all  his  life.  After  his  marriage,  he 
removed  to  Armagh  township,  Mifflin  county, 
where  he  and  Mrs.  Headings  now  reside  on 
a  farm  which  he  purchased  and  has  improved. 
He  was  married  in  Menno  township,  to  Maria, 
daughter  of  John  K.  Metz,  an  old  resident  of 
that  township.  Their  children  are:  Robert; 
Samuel;  Oliver;  Dr.  Isaac  G.;  James;  Amy; 
Marshall;  Prestie;  Rhoda;  and  Harry.  The 
father  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church. 

Dr.  Isaac  G.  Headings  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Armagh  to^^Tiship,  in  the 
Milroy  High  School,  at  the  Juniata  Valley 
College,  where  he  studied  for  two  terms,  and 
at  the  high  school  of  Armagh  township,  which 
he  attended  for  two  years.  The  harvest 
months  he  spent  on  the  farm,  faithfully  as- 
sisting his  father  in  its  onerous  labors.  He  be- 
gan the  study  of  medicine  at  Reedsville,  un- 
der the  tuition  of  Dr.  Rothrock;   a  year  later, 


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lie  enteivd  Jetter^on  Medical  College,  in 
Pliiladelpliia,  from  wliicK  lie  was  graduated 
with,  honor  ou  May  7,  1893.  In  the  fall  of 
that  yeai',  he  succeeded  to  the  practice  of  Dr. 
Hoops,  now  of  Xewport,  Pa.,  and  settled  at 
McAlisterville.  Dr.  Headings  is  regarded  as 
a  A-ery  skillful  physician  and  surgeon;  he 
has  a  large  practice  in  the  village  of  McAlis- 
terville and  surrounding  country,  and  lias 
many  friends.  He  is  a  member,  and  the  treas- 
urer, of  the  medical  society  of  Juniata  county. 
His  politics  are  those  of  the  Democratic 
party.  He  is  a  member  of  McAlisteiwille 
Lodge,  Xo.  TIG,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  of  the  Mc- 
Alisterville Lodo-e,  A.  P.  A. 


^y.  HARRY  MOORE,  McAlisterville,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Walker  town- 
ship, February  13,  1836.  His  parents  Avere 
Robert  and  Elizabeth  (McAlister)  Moore. 
His  grandfather,  John  Moore,  was  a  native  of 
Ireland,  of  Scotcli  descent,  Avho  settled  in 
Adams  county.  Pa.,  before  the  Revolution, 
and  took  the  part  of  his  adopted  country  in 
that  struggle.  He  Avas  a  major  under  General 
"Washington.  Alter  the  Avar,  be  settled  in 
the  beautiful  valley  of  the  Juniata,  taking  up 
laud  in  Avhat  Avas  then  Mifflin,  and  is  noAV  Ju- 
niata county,  the  tract  being  between  four 
and  five  hundred  acres  of  Avbat  is  noAV  "Walker 
toAvnship.  John  Moore  farmed  to  some  ex-' 
tent,  but  Avas  less  interested  in  agricultural 
pursuits  than  in  the  pursuit  of  game  and  fish; 
he  cared  for  his  land  principally  as  hills,  Avoods 
and  Avater,  a  good  hunting  and  fisliiug  ground. 
He  lived  to  the  age  of  ninety -four;  he  had 
then  for  some  years  enjoyed  his  "second 
sight;"  at  the  age  oi  ninety,  he  shot  a  squiiTel 
sixty  feet  from  the  ground;  his  eye  Avas  as 
keen  and  his  hand  as  steady  as  in  his  youth. 
He  AA^as  a  populai-  man,  and  widely  knoAvn. 
John  Moore  married  Rebecca  Curran,  of 
Walker  tOAvnship;  they  had  six  children: 
Dr.  James,  deceased,  had  seven  sons  in  the 
United  States  army  in  the  war  of  the  Rebel- 
lion; William,  deceased,  had  three  sons  in 
the  same  army;  Margaret,  was  killed  by  the 
falling  of  her  horse;  Jane  (Mrs.  John  Ten- 
nis), of  Walker  toAvnship;  Ellen  (Mrs.  Joel 
Kinzer);  and  Robert.  John  Moore  was  a 
Whig.  He  Avas  a  good  man,  as  well  as  a  popu- 
lar one,  and  much  respected.  His  wife  died 
in  Walker  township;  her  great-gTandmother, 
Ellen  Curran,  died  December  25,  1823,  and 


Avas  supposed  to  be  one  hundred  and  three 
years  of  age. 

Robert  Moore,  youngest  son  of  John  Moore, 
Avas  educated  in  subscription  schools,  learned 
the  business  of  tanning,  and  OAvned  a  tannery 
at  Van  Wert,  Avhich  he  conducted  all  his  life. 
Besides  this,  he  cultiA'ated  a  small  farm  in 
Walker  t•OA\^lship.  Like  his  father,  he  Avas  a 
supporter  of  the  Whig  party.  He  man-ied  at 
McAlisterAdlle,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Hugh 
and  Elizabeth  (Elliott)  McAlister,  the  former 
a  major  in  the  Pennsylvania  militia.  Their 
children  are:  John,  deceased,  Avas  a  justice  of 
the  i^eace,  and  was  an  elder  in  the  Presbyter- 
ian church  for  twenty  years;  Hugh,  died  at 
Fort  Union,  jSTcav  Mexico,  was  colonel  of  the 
Fourteenth  Kansas  CaA^alry  in  the  AA'ar  of  the 
Rebellion,  and  had  a  horse  shot  under  him 
during  the  battle  of  Wilson  Creek,  in  Avhich 
(ieneral  Lyon  Avas  killed;  B.  Franklin,  Avas 
among  the  earliest  settlers  of  Topeka,  Kas., 
died  in  1857;  W.  Harry;  Ellen,  wife  of  Hon. 
Samuel  P.  Wishart,  member  of  the  Legisla- 
ture from  Fulton  county,  and  an  ardent  Re- 
publican; Catherine,  AAT.fe  of  Dr.  W.  F. 
Sharrer,  of  Delphi,  Ind.,  Avho  was  a  colonel 
in  the  late  war;  Rebecca,  died  young;  Mat- 
tlicAv  A.,  deceased;  and  Elizabeth,  Avho  now 
resides  Avith  and  keeps  house  for  her  brother, 
W.  Harry  Moore.  The  father  Avas  born  jSTo 
vember  5,  1798,  and  died  Xovember  16, 
1850.  He  AA'as  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church,  faithful  in  his  attachment  to  that 
communion,  and  actiA^e  in  church  work.  Mrs. 
Robert  Moore,  Avho  Avas  born  April  20,  1806, 
died  June  14,  1SS9,  at  the  home  of  her  son, 
W.  Harry. 

After  attending  the  public  schools  of  Van 
Wert,  and  finishing  his  studies  at  the  high 
school  of  McAlisterville,  W.  Harry  Moore 
learned  tanning  with  his  father,  and  Avas  oc- 
cupied in  working  at  that  trade  for  a  number 
of  yeare.  After  the  death  of  his  father,  he 
farmed  in  Walker  tOAvnship.  Entering  into 
partnership  Avith  his  brother,  John,  they  con- 
ducted the  tannery  and  the  farming  interests 
together  until  the  death  of  John  Moore.  Mr. 
W.  H.  Moore  has  since  carried  on  the  farm- 
ing. He  is  an  excellent  manager,  attending 
successfully  to  the  cultivation  of  three  farms, 
tAvo  in  Walker  and  one  in  Fayette  toAvnship, 
on  AA-hich  are  seA-eral  productive  orchards,  and 
to  the  raising  of  the  stock,  in  Avliich  he  is 
largely  interested  as  breeder  and  as  dealer. 


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He  lias  made  various  improvements  on  liis 
farms;  is  enterprising,  but  judicious,  and  con- 
sequently prosperous  in  his  undertakings.  Mr. 
Moore's  recollections  of  the  pursuits  and  em- 
ployments of  his  earlier  years  are  interesting. 
He  is  a  lover  of  music;  for  years,  he  taught 
singing  in  the  district  school,  thus  exerting  one 
of  the  happiest  and  most  beneficial  influences 
that  can  be  brought  to  bear  upon  young  peo- 
ple; he  was  also  for  a  long  time  leader  of  the 
choir  in  the  Presbyterian  church  at  McAlis- 
terville.  Like  many  others  of  his  family,  he 
has  a  war  record.  He  enlisted  in  August, 
1862,  at  Mifflintown,  Pa.,  in  Company  I, 
One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth  Pennsylva- 
nia Volunteers,  first  under  Colonel  Elder,  af- 
terwards under  Col.  D.  Watson  Rowe,  of 
Chambersburg,  Pa.,  and  Captain  Martin.  He 
took  part  in  the  battles  of  Antietam,  Fred- 
ericksburg, Chancellorsville,  May  3,  1863, 
and  several  minor  engagements  at  other 
places.  He  was  wounded  in  the  chest,  the 
bullet  passing  through  twenty-one  folds  of 
blanket,  through  his  coat,  vest  and  shirt,  be- 
fore striking  his  breast-bone,  making  twenty- 
seven  holes  on  its  way.  It  was  a  narrow  es- 
cape; but  he  was  only  for  a  short  time  in  the 
hospital.  After  ten  months  of  gallant  and 
patriotic  service,  he  was  discharged  at  Har- 
risburg,  Pa.,  June,  1863.  Another  narroAV 
escape  was  his  fall  from  a  load  of  hay,  in  June, 
1893,  which,  however,  seriously  crippled  him, 
his  right  hip  being  fractured,  which  resulted 
in  the  jDermauent  shortening  of  the  leg,  by  an 
inch  and  a  half. 

In  1893,  Mr.  Moore  was  elected  commis- 
sioner of  Juniata  county  on  the  Republican 
ticket,  receiving  a  large  majority.  He  won 
respect  by  his  conduct  in  office,  and  was  pres- 
ident of  the  board.  He  has  also  been  assessor 
and  tax  collector.  He  is  a  charter  member  of 
Wilson  Post,  :^o.  134,  G.  A.  R.,  Mifflin- 
town, and  is  an  enthusiastic  member  of  the 
A.  P.  A.,  of  the  same  place.  Mr.  Moore  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church;  has 
been  treasurer  and  trustee  of  the  church  for 
nine  yeai-s.  He  is  liked  by  Ms  neighbors,  and 
universally  respected. 


ABRAHAM    SWARTZLA^^dee,     Mc- 

Alisterville,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born 
near  l^ew  Mexico,  Juniata  county,  l^ovem- 
ber  16,  1836,  sou  of  Abraham  and  Elizabeth 
(Allen)   Swartzlander,     His  paternal  ances- 


tors were  German,  and  those  on  the  mother's 
side  Scot-ch-Irish.  Abraham  Swartzlander, 
the  elder,  was  a  native  of  Juniata  and  a 
farmer  of  Walker  township;  he  died  in  the 
spring  of  1837,  and  was  interred  near  Thomp- 
sontown,  Juniata  county.  He  was  an  old  line 
Whig,  and  was  a  man  of  upright  and  worthy 
character.  Mi-s.  Swartzlander,  who  was  a  na- 
tive of  Jimiata  county,  died  in  Fermanagh 
towns'liip,  where  she  had  resided  with  her 
daughter.  Their  children  were:  xVdeline, 
A\ddow  of  William  Chestnut,  who  was  a  sol- 
dier in  the  late  war,  and  died  at  Port  Royal; 
^lartha,  widow  of  Philip  Sheibley,  of  Lewis- 
toA\m,  Pa.;  K'ewton,  of  Fayette  township; 
and  Abraham,  Jr. 

Abraham  Swartzlander,  Jr.,  attended 
school  at  Thompsontown,  and  Spruce  Hill,  Ju- 
niata county.  His  father  died  when  he  was 
only  seven  months  old.  At  the  age  of  ten, 
he  was  afflicted  with  a  white  swelling,  which 
left  him  pemianently  lame;  in  spite  of  this 
infirmity,  he  has  lived  a  life  of  industry,  and 
achieved  success,  working  his  way  from  pov- 
erty to  a  condition  of  ease  and  competence. 
At  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  worked  away  from 
home  for  two  years;  then  was  steadily  em- 
jiloyed  in  a  tan-yard  at  McAlisterville  for  five 
years,  after  which  he  learned  the  trade  of  car- 
riage painting  and  upholstering,  which  has 
ever  since  been  his  calling.  He  was  in  part- 
nership with  Mr.  Benner  for  four  years  as 
carriage  builder  and  upholsterer.  In  1891, 
he  began  business  in  McAlisterville,  with  his 
two  brothers-in-law,  constituting  the  firm  of 
Swartzlander  &  Shirk,  cai'riage  builders  and 
upholsterers.  They  still  carry  on  this  busi- 
ness with  abundant  success,  and  to  the  satis- 
faction of  all  who  deal  with  them.  Mr. 
Swartzlander  has  built  a  pleasant  and  attrac- 
tive frame  dwelling  for  his  family,  at  a  cost  of 
over  a  thousand  dollars,  and  has  made  other 
improvements.  He  is  a  Republican;  has 
served  the  township  as  tax  collector  and  as 
judge  of  elections,  but  is  by  no  means  eager 
for  office,  preferrmg  a  quiet  domestic  life. 

Abraham  Swartzlander  has  been  twice  mar- 
ried. His  first  marriage,  at  Mifflintown,  in 
1867,  was  to  Margaret  Knouse,  born  near 
Richfield,  Juniata  county.  They  had  two 
children:  Stewart;  and  Lema,  bot-li  died  in 
infancy.  Mrs.  Swartzlander  died  in  1870. 
His  second  mai-riage  took  place  at  Richfield, 
February  2,  1871,  to  Sarah  J.,  daughter  of 


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Mk'liael  and  Frances  (Beyer)  Shirk,  of  ]\Ic- 
Alisterville ;  tlieir  cliildren  are :  Ida  J.  (Mrs. 
ISTatlian  Bailey),  of  Pliiladelpliia ;  Marg-aret 
A.  (Mi-s.  Homer  Beny),  of  Mifflin;  Lila,  at 
lionie;  Edward,  teaching  in  a  school  at  Mc- 
Alisterville;    Prudie;    and  Charles. 


PHILIP  M.  SlilEK,  junior  partner  of  the 
fii-m  of  Swartzlander  &  Shirk,  carriage  build- 
ei-s,  McAlisterville,  Juniata  coiinty.  Pa.,  was 
born  in  Fayette  township,  Juniata  county, 
Xovember  15,  1S50,  son  of  Michael  C.  and 
Frances  (Beyer)  Shirk.  His  grandfather, 
Peter  Shirk,  a  farmer  of  the  Juniata  valley, 
was  born  in  Germany.  He  married  Miss 
Ziegler;  they  had  four  children,  one  of  whom 
was  Michael  C.  Shirk.  Both  parents  died  in 
Lost  Creek  valley,  Juniata  county.  Michael 
C.  Shirk  received  his  education  in  both  Ger- 
man and  English.  In  his  earlier  youth,  he 
was  employed  at  farm  work;  he  afterwards 
learned  carpentry,  which  became  his  occupa- 
tion for  life.  He  built  many  of  the  large 
barns  of  the  county.  He  was  a  Republican. 
His  wife,  Frances,  was  a  native  of  Montgom- 
ery county,  Pa.  Their  children  are:  Sarah 
(Mrs.  Abraham  Swartzlander),  Avhose  hus- 
band is  Mr.  Shirk's  partner;  Zitella  (Mrs. 
Elias  Landis),  of  Eiohfield,  Juniata  county; 
David,  partner  with  his  brother  and  brother- 
in-law;  Philip  ]\I. ;  "Willis,  resides  A\ath  his 
brother,  Philip  1\.\  Abner  and  Alvin,  twins; 
Harry  and  Ida,  both  died  young.  Mrs. 
Shirk  died  in  the  fall  of  1893;  her  husband 
survived  her  only  until  March^  1894.  Lie 
was  a  good  man,  a  worthy  member  of  the 
Dunkard  church. 

After  receiving  his  education  in  the  schools 
of  McAlisterville,  Philip  M.  Shirk  was  em- 
ployed for  a  year  as  tracklayer  on  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad,  and  was  then  employed  for 
a  year  upon  a  railroad  in  Indiana.  On  return- 
ing to  his  home,  he  learned  the  trade  of 
coachsmith  with  Thomas  Winey,  and  con- 
tinued to  work  in  his  establishment  for  two 
years;  he  then  went  west  again,  and  worked 
at  painting  in  Indiana  and  other  States. 
Coming  home  once  more,  he  worked  at  his 
trade  until  1889,  and  then  for  one  year  more 
in  Indiana,  before  the  firm  of  Swartzlander 
&  Shirk  was  organized,  in  which  Philip  M. 
Shirk  was  interested  Avith  his  brother-in-law, 
Abraham  Swartzlander,  and  his  brother, 
David  Shirk.     They  have  been  for  six  years 


in  the  business  of  carriage  building  and  up- 
holstering, and  have  established  a  flourishing 
trade.  Mr.  Shirk  is  a  Republican.  He  is 
iwpular  and  cordially  liked  by  his  neighbor 
and  acquaintances. 

Philip  M.  Shirk  was  married  at  Harrisburg, 
Pa.,  in  ISSl,  to  Cordelia,  daughter  of  Benne- 
ville  Heinly,  a  farmer  of  Berks  county,  near 
Reading,  where  Mi's.  Shirk  was  born.  The 
children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shirk  are:  Al- 
berta; Foster;  Xora;  Jessie;  Eugene;  and 
Arthur,  who  died  young.  Mr.  Shirk  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 


ADDISOX  J.  SAUSMAX,  son  of  John  K. 
and  Barbara  (Smith)  Sausman,  Avas  born  in 
Fayette  township,  Juniata  county,  Septem- 
ber 5,  1863.  His  paternal  grandfather,  John 
Sausman,  was  a  fanner.  John  K.  Sausman, 
also  a  farmer,  was  born  February  29,  1831. 
Mr.  Sausman  was  first  married  to  Barbara, 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Christiana  (Koons) 
Smith,  who  died  in  1867,  leaA^ng  the  follow- 
ing children:  Henry  C. ;  Catherine;  Ad- 
dison J.;  and  Ella.  Mr.  Sausman  was  after- 
wards married  to  Susan  "Wise.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  Maggie;  Peter;  Minnie;  Ida; 
Laura;  and  William.  Mrs.  Sausman  died  in 
July,  1895. 

Addison  J.  Sausman  attended  the  public 
schools  and  an  orphans'  school.  He  remained 
on  the  homestead  until  he  was  twenty-foiu" 
years  of  age,  when  he  became  a  general  mer- 
chant at  McAlisterville,  and  later  removed 
to  Oakland  Mills,  where  he  conducts  a  suc- 
cessful business.  Mr.  Sausman  is  a  Republi- 
can, was  postmaster,  and  held  the  ofllce  for 
seven  years.  Addison  J.  Sausman  was  mar- 
ried in  Camden,  X.  J.,  September  21,  1890, 
to  Emma,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Mary 
(Smith)  "Wetzler.  Mrs.  Sausman  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Evangelical  church. 


WILLIAM  SPITLER,  son  of  John  and 
Mary  (Mover)  Sjntler,  was  bom  in  Centre 
county,  Pa.,  March  26,  1842.  His  grand- 
father, John  Spitler,  of  German  descent, 
moved  from  Maryland  to  Huntingdon  county, 
Pa.,  where  he  farmed  imtil  his  death.  He 
was  a  W'hig,  and  also  a  member  of  the  Dunk- 
ard church.  One  of  his  eight  children  was 
John  Spitler,  Jr.,  father  of  William  Spit- 
ler. John  Spitler,  Jr.,  fanner,  married  Mary 
Moyer,  born  in  Union  county,  Pa. ;  their  chil- 


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dren  were:  Perry;  Joliii  L. ;  and  Susauua. 
Mr.  Spitler  died  in  1S50,  and  liis  wife  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1886. 

AViUiam  Spitler  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Huntingdon  county.  AVhen  seventeen 
years  old,  he  learned  the  trade  of  miller  in 
Blair  county,  and  worked  there  for  two  years 
and  a  half.  He  then  enlisted  at  Tyrone,  in 
Company  A,  One  Hundred  and  Tenth  Penn- 
syh'ania  Yoluinteers,  under  Colonel  James 
Cix)wther  and  Capt.  D.  M.  Jones.  Mr.  Spit- 
ler took  part  in  the  battles  of  AVinehester, 
Port  Kepublic,  Second  Battle  of  Bull  Run, 
Fredericksburg,  Chancellorsville,  the  "Wilder- 
ness, Petersbiu-g,  Spottsylvania,  Xorth  Anna, 
Poe  River,  Cold  Harbor,  and  Deep  Bottom. 
In  the  last  named  engagement,  July  27,  1861:, 
he  was  struck  by  a  ball  in  both  legs,  which  in- 
jury necessitated  the  amputation  of  the  left 
limb  above  the  knee.  After  a  few  months' 
stay  in  the  hospital  he  was  discharged  and  re- 
turned to  Hannah  Funi'ace,  Centre  county, 
where  he  taught  school  one  term.  He  then 
attended  the  Iron  City  College,  learned  tele- 
graphy, and  was  in  the  employ  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania and  of  the  East  Broad  Top  Railroad 
companies  for  eight  years.  He  is  now  living 
a  retired  life  in  McAlisterville.  Mr.  Spitler 
belongs  to  the  Union  Veteran  Legion  of  Ty- 
rone, Camp  36,  and  the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  Mc- 
Alisterville, Lodge  Xo.  716.  He  is  a  Repub- 
lican. 

Mr.  Spitler  was  married  in  1869,  to  Har- 
riet Trout.  They  have  these  children:  "\V. 
iN'orth,  a  carriage  blacksmith  of  McAlister- 
\ille,  married  Jennie  Tennis,  has  two  cliil- 
dren,  Gertrude  (Mrs.  J.  C.  Bitzler),  of  AVest 
Salem;  Augustus,  in  Iowa;  and  Lems,  at- 
tending school  at  Alifflintown.  The  family 
are  Methodists,  Air.  Spitler  holding  the  office 
of  steward  and  trustee  in  the  church. 


JOKN  A7.  SPEDDY,  Port  Royal,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  bora  August  16,  1846, 
in  Alifflintown,  Pa.,  son  of  Alexander  and 
Angeline  (AVright)  Speddy.  His  great-grand- 
father was  AVilliam  Speddy,  the  daring  and 
resolute,  but  unsuccessful  agent  of  the  Con- 
necticut colonists  in  pressing  their  claim  to 
lands  in  Pennsylvania.  He  was  a  native  of 
Connecticut,  and  was  sent  from  that  colony 
about  1771,  to  take  and  hold  possession  of 
land  claimed  by  them  under  their  charter, 
which  specified    the    forty-first    parallel    of 


north  latitude  as  the  southei-n  limit  of  their 
grant  from  the  crovai  of  England.  By  way 
of  asserting  the  ]S^ew  England  claim.  Air. 
Speddy  chose  as  his  residence  a  pai*ticularly 
fine  tract  in  Union  county,  and  settled  upon  it 
under  a  Connecticut  warrant.  He  also  took 
occasion  to  warn  those  whom  he  knew  to  be 
contemplating  a  purchase  from  the  Penns, 
to  take  care  that  they  had  likewise  jSTew  Eng- 
land rights,  maintaining  the  claim  of  Con- 
necticut with  great  positiveness.  It  proved 
afterwards  that  he  was  the  harbinger  of  more 
warlike  envoys,  as  in  1773,  a  band  of  armed 
men  from  Connecticut  appeared  in  the  valley 
of  the  Susquehanna,  to  dispossess  the  settlers 
there;  the  expedition,  as  might  be  supposed, 
was  futile.  Air.  Speddy  had  been  peacefully 
ousted,  by  a  decree  of  a  Pennsylvania  court; 
he,  however,  remained  as  a  settler  and  citizen 
of  the  colony,  soon  to  be  the  State  of  Penn- 
sylvania. He  had  undergone  much  for  the 
sake  of  pushing  the  claims  of  his  native  col- 
ony. In  1771,  a  riot  occurred  at  a  fort  in 
AYyoming  valley,  in  the  course  of  which  one 
Xathan  Ogden  was  murdered;  AA'^illiam 
Speddy,  who  was  in  the  fort,  or  blockhouse, 
was  suspected  of  having  fired  the  fatal  shot, 
and  a  proclamation  offering  a  reward  of  fiity 
pounds  for  his  arrest,  was  issued  by  Gov. 
John  Penn.  Air.  Speddy  was  actually  appre- 
hended, and  suffered  a  long  im23i'isonment  in 
Philadelphia.  He  was  finally  brought  to 
trial,  and  on  Xoveniber  4,  1771,  acquitted, 
mainly  through  the  testimony  of  a  AIi*s.  Ben- 
nett, who,  being  cited  as  a  witness  for  his  de- 
fense, had  made  a  journey  of  one  hundred 
and  twenty  miles  on  horseback  in  order  to 
appear.  Such  a  journey,  through  unsettled 
wilds,  and  over  the  primitive  roads  of  that 
period,  was  no  trifle,  and  the  gratitude  of  the 
released  captive  knew  no  limits.  Air.  Speddy 
served  during  the  severe  winter  of  1776  in 
the  Continental  army,  in  the  campaign  in 
Xew  Jersey.  About  1785,  he  removed  from 
Union  county  to  Lost  Creek  valley,  Juniata 
county,  and  spent  his  last  years  near  AIcAlis- 
tenille,  at  what  is  kno-vvn  as  Speddy's  Gap. 

His  grandson,  Alexander  Speddy,  was  edu- 
cated in  the  subscription  schools  of  Alifflin- 
town. He  went  aftei-wards  to  Alilford  town- 
ship to  learn  tailoring  with  Patrick  AIcKen- 
nan.  After  he  had  worked  at  that  trade  for  a 
number  of  yeai-s,  he  l)eeame  agent  for  Adams 
Exjiress  in  Alifflintown;    he  was  the  second 


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man  to  occupy  that  position,  and  did  so  for 
seventeen  years,  "dying  in  the  harness."  lie 
was  also  for  thirty-two  years  court  crier  of  the 
several  courts  of  Juniata  county.  Alexan- 
der Speddy  was  a  Democrat.  He  enjoyed  the 
regard  and  confidence  of  his  fellow  citizens, 
and  was  chosen  to  resj^onsible  positions  in  the 
borough ;  he  was  for  some  time  overseer  of  the 
poor,  and  also  served  in  the  town  council.  He 
was  lirst  man'ied  in  Miffliutown  to  Angeline, 

daughter  of  John  and (McNaughton) 

"Wright,  born  in  Miffiiiitown.  Her  father, 
Mr.  Wright,  was  of  English  ancestry,  and  was 
a  tanner.  Miss  McNaughton,  a  native  of  Ju- 
niata county,  Avas  of  a  Scotch-Irish  family. 
The  children  of  this  marriage  are:  Jane  G. 
(Mrs.  Adam  H.  Weidman),  of  Miffliutown; 
Robert  G.,  of  Indiana,  was  in  the  Thirty-third 
Illinois  Infantry  during  the  late  war;  John 
W. ;  Samuel  A.,  of  San  Francisco,  Gal.,  for- 
merly proprietor  of  the  Occidental  Transfer 
Gomj^any.  The  rest  of  the  children  died  in 
early  life.  Mrs.  Angeline  Speddy  died  at 
MifflmtoAATi  in  1856.  Mr.  Speddy  was  again 
married,  in  Turbett  township,  in  1859,  to  Mar- 
garet, daughter  of  Jacob  Suloff,  of  that  town- 
ship. Three  'of  their  children  died  young; 
the  only  survivor  is  James  M.,  a  train  dis- 
patcher of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  at  Har- 
risburg.  Mrs.  Margaret  Speddy  died  in  1888 
at  Miffliutown ;  Mr.  Speddy  had  died  in  Sep- 
tember, 1879.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  was  class  leader, 
trustee  and  steward. 

John  W.  Speddy  received  his  education  in 
Miffliutown.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  was 
employed  in  the  office  of  the  Tuscarora  Reg- 
ister, of  Miffliutown,  A.  G.  Bonsall,  proprietor 
and  editor.  Mr.  Speddy  spent  three  years  at 
the  case  in  that  office,  thoroughly  learning  the 
trade,  after  which  he  attended  a  select  school 
taught  in  Miffiintown  by  Prof.  E.  J.  Way. 
Among  his  schoolmates  were:  L.  W.  Doty, 
now  president  judge  of  the  Westmoreland 
county  courts;  W.  S.  iN'orih,  noAV  freight  and 
ticket  agent  for  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
at  Miffliutown;  and  the  lady  who  aftei-wards 
became  the  Avife  of  Rev.  T.  A.  Robinson, 
of  Wilmington,  111.  Leaving  the  school  at 
the  end  of  a  year,  ]\[r.  Speddy  was  during  the 
next  year  clerk  in  the  store  of  Joseph  M.  Bel- 
ford,  at  ]\rifflintowu.  He  then  went  to  Phila- 
delphia, and  was  compositor  and  book-keeper 
in  a  newspaper  office  for  one  yeai*;    next  re- 


turned to  ^lifflintown,  and  after  passing  a 
short  time  there,  started  the  Northumberland 
County  Herald,  at  Milton,  Pa.,  and  conducted 
it  for  a  year;  then  removed  the  plant  to  Mif- 
fliutown, and  began  publishing  an  independ- 
ent Democratic  Aveekly  paper,  called  the  Inde- 
■pende)it.  He  continued  to  issue  this  paper 
until,  in  August,  1872,  his  plant  Avas  destroyed 
by  fire,  and  he  Avas  obliged  to  suspend  publi- 
cation for  six  months;  after  that  time  the 
paper  Avas  resumed  and  issued  Avithout  inter- 
ruption until  January,  1876,  Avhen  Mr. 
Speddy  sold  out  to  Col.  E.  B.  McGrum,  of 
MifflintoAvm,  fonnerly  proprietor  of  the  Al- 
tooua  Daili/  and  WeeMy  Trihune.  In  May, 
1876,  Mr.  Speddy  established  the  Port  Royal 
WeeUy  Times;  the  first  issue  appeared  May 
18,  of  that  year;  its  dimensions  Avere  24  by 
36.  In  1894  he  enlarged  it  to  an  eight-col- 
umn sheet,  26  by  40.  The  Times  is  an  inde- 
pendent paper,  devoted  to  the  interests  of  the 
county,  and  Mr.  Spedd}'  has  made  it  a  success 
in  eA-ery  Avay.  He  has  a  plant  AA^iich  is  the 
equal  of  any  in  the  county,  and  he  uses  a 
Gampbell  poAver  press.  Busy  "ueAA^paper 
man"  as  he  is,  Mr.  Speddy  finds  time  and  in- 
clination for  other  valuable  public  serAdces. 
He  is  and  has  been  for  tAvo  years  president  of 
the  borough  council;  AA^as  a  school  director, 
and  served  on  the  high  school  building  commit- 
tee. He  is  liberal  in  his  political  views,  but 
decided  oai  all  important  questions.  He  is 
ready  to  use  the  poAver  of  the  press  against 
rings,  combinations,  etc.,  and  to  stand  by  the 
people  in  cA^ery  fight  for  right  and  fair  deal- 
ings. Mr.  Speddy  is  Avarmly  interested  in 
temperance  reforms. 

John  W.  Speddy  AA^as  married,  December 
12,  1872,  in  Gariisle,  Pa.,  to  Mary  P.,  daugh- 
ter of  Robert  Moore,  of  Gaxlisle,  of  Avhidi 
place  she  is  a  uatiA^e.  Mrs.  Speddy  is  of 
Scotch-Irish  descent.  Their  only  child  died  in 
early  infancy.  Mr.  Speddy  has  been  for  thirty- 
five  years  a  member  of  the  ^lethodist  Episco- 
pal church,  and  is  a  local  preacher.  He  has 
been  a  Sunday-school  teacher  since  his  youth. 


A:\rOS  W.  SHELLEY,  physician  and  sur- 
geon. Port  Royal,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was 
bom  July  26, 'lS50,  at  East  Salem,  Juniata 
countv.  He  is  a  son  of  Henrv  and  Catharine 
(GingTich)  Shelley.  The  Shelley  family  are 
of  German  descent,  three  brothers  having 
emio-rated   to   Lancaster   countA'   verv    carl  v. 


HUNTINGDON,   MIFFLIN,   JUNIATA  AND  PEBRY   COUNTIES. 


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Henry  Slielley  Avas  bom,  in  1S15,  near  Co- 
calamus,  Juniata  county,  where  he  spent  his 
boyhood  days,  afterwards  remoA'ing  to  East 
Salem,  Delaware  township,  Avhere  he  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  life,  following  his  occupa- 
tion as  a  farmer.  He  married  Catharine 
Gingrich,  of  German  descent,  bom  in  Juniata 
county.  The  Gingrichs  had  removed  to  Ju- 
niata county  from  Dauphin  county,  coming 
from  the  vicinity  of  the  Swatara  creek.  The 
children  of  Mr.  Shelley  were:  Xancy  (Mi-s. 
William  Benuer),  deceased;  Samuel  M.,  de- 
ceased; Isaac,  deceased;  Susannah  (Mrs.  Sam- 
uel Warner),  of  jSTewport,  Pa. ;  Christian  G., 
residing  at  East  Salem;  John  H.,  of  Gallon, 
O.;  Amos  W.,  of  Port  Royal,  Pa.;  and  three 
who  died  in  infancy.  Henry  Shelley  w^as  a 
minister  of  the  Mennanite  denomination. 

Amos  W.  Shelley  attended  the  Delaware 
townsliip  public  schools  until  fourteen  years 
of  age,  when  he  removed  to  McAlisterv'ille, 
where  he  also  attended  school.  At  the  age 
of  fifteen  he  began  teaching  school,  and  con- 
tinued during  the  winter  of  1866-67  and  '68. 
In  the  years  1869-70  he  attended  the  State 
]S[ormal  School  at  Bloomsburg,  teaching 
school  the  following  winter  at  Gallon,  0.  Mr. 
Shelley  had  been  quite  successful  as  a  teacher, 
having  those  mental  traits  that  indicate  rare 
ajititude  for  the  important  work  of  an  edu- 
cator. But  he  had  fixed  his  ambition  on  an- 
other field  for  his  life  work.  Accordingly,  in 
the  spring  of  1872,  he  began  to  read  medicine 
with  Dr.  H.  R.  Ivelley,  of  Gallon,  O.,  wliich 
Avas  followed  the  same  fall  by  his  entrance  to 
the  medical  department  of  the  univei-sity  lo- 
cated at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  where  he  remained 
for  one  year.  In  1873  he  entered  the  Bell&- 
vue  HosjDital  Medical  College,  from  which  he 
graduated  with  an  honorable  standing  in  the 
sirring  of  1874.  In  April,  1874,  associated 
with  Dr.  Graham,  he  began  the  practice  of  his 
profession  at  Port  Royal,  Juniata  county, 
wdiere  two  years  were  passed,  after  Avhich  he 
removed  to  Harrisburg,  practicing  his  profes- 
sion there  for  several  months.  Returning  to 
Port  Royal,  he  has  remained  there  ever  since, 
building  up  a  fine  practice,  and  enjoying  in 
a  high  degree  the  confidence  of  his  patients 
and  the  respect  of  the  community. 

Dr.  Shelley  was  married  at  Port  Royal,  De- 
cember 24,  1874,  to  Annie  M.  Herr,  daughter 
of  Samuel  L.  and  Sarah  L.  (Davis)  Herr. 
They  have  seven  children:    Sarah  IT.,  wife  of 


Rev.  David  T.  Xeely;  Gertrude;  Edith,  de- 
ceased; Mai-y  D.;  J.  Wan-en;  Anna  M.; 
and  Penrose  H.  The  Doctor  has  been  for 
fifteen  years  a  member  of  the  Port  Royal 
school  board,  in  which  important  position  he 
has  done  much  for  the  improvement  of  the 
schools,  and  the  advancement  of  educational 
work.  He  is  also  the  president  of  the  board 
of  health.  Dr.  Shelley  is  a  member  of  Union 
Lodge,  No.  324,  F.  and  A.  M.,  of  Mifiiintown; 
of  Newport  Chapter,  Xo.  238,  R.  A.  M.,  of 
Newport;  and  of  LewistoAvn  Comniandery, 
Xo.  26,  K.  T.,  of  Lewistown.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Juniata  County  Medical  So- 
ciety. In  his  political  views  the  Doctor  is  a 
Republican.  He  is  a  consistent  member  of 
the  Pi-esbyterian  church,  in  which  body  he 
is  an  elder. 


REV.  RICHARD  M.  CAMPBELL,  pas- 
tor of  the  Presbyterian  church  at  Port  Royal, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  January  4, 
1842,  in  Tell  township,  Huntingdon  county. 
He  is  a  son  of  Prof.  Samuel  and  Mary  (Mor- 
row) Campbell.  For  centuries  the  name  of 
Campbell  has  been  illustrious  in  Scottish  an- 
nals. Many  of  the  Campbells  have  been 
among  the  hardy,  industrious  and  liberty-lov- 
ing sons  of  Caledonia  who  have  sought  the 
Western  World.  James  Campbell,  the  grand- 
father of  Rev.  Richard  M.,  came  from  County 
Derry,  in  the  north  of  Ireland,  where  many 
of  the  Scotch  had  settled,  and  upon  reaching 
America,  settled  in  the  Tuscarora  valley, 
where  he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  days. 
He  was  by  occupation  a  farmer.  One  of  the 
sons  of  James  Campbell  Avas  Samuel,  the 
father  of  Richard  M.  Samuel  Campbell  was 
born  September  7,  1817,  in  Huntingdon  coun- 
ty, Pa.  His  early  life  was  spent  on  his  fath- 
er's farm,  working  hard  early  and  late,  and 
going  to  the  neighborhood  school,  during  the 
winter  months.  That  he  was  an  ajit  pupil, 
who  improved  every  opportunity,  is  evinced 
by  the  fact  that  in  1835,  when  but  eighteen 
years  of  age,  he  was  engaged  in  teaching 
school.  He  soon  became  a  student  in  the 
Tuscarora  Academy,  conducted  by  Prof.  Da- 
vid AVilson,  which  he  attended  for  sevei-al 
summer  sessions,  teaching  school  during  the 
winter  season.  About  1838,  he  entered  Miln- 
wood  Academy,  at  Shade  Gap,  Huntingdon 
county,  Pa.,  where  for  six  years  he  taught 
some  classes,  and  at  the  same  time  studied  the 


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higher  branches  and  made  himself  proficient  in 
the  Latin  and  Greek  hmguages  and  in  mathe- 
matics. He  was  afterwards  for  five  years 
principal  of  the  public  schools  of  Cannons- 
burg,  AYashington  county,  Pa.,  Avhilst  his  own 
sons  were  studying  in  Jeiferson  College.  From 
Cannonsburg  he  removed  to  Allegheny  City, 
Pa.,  where  he  became  the  principal  of  one  of 
the  schools.  He  taught  for  a  number  of  years 
in  this  city  and  its  suburbs.  He  subsequently 
resided  in  Port  Royal,  Juniata  county,  where 
he  was  principal  of  the  public  schools,  and 
afterwards  w^  until  almost  the  close  of  his  long- 
life,  conducted  a  select  school.  He  engaged 
in  the  profession  of  teaching  almost  continu- 
ally from  1835  to  1894,  a  period  of  fifty-nine 
years,  being  at  the  time  of  his  death  the  old- 
est teacher  in  point  of  ser-\dce  in  the  United 
States.  Prof essor_ Campbell  was  married  in 
1838,  to  Mary  Morrow,  a  daughter  of  Richard 
Morrow,  of  Blairs  Mills,  Pa.  Their  children 
are:  J.  J.,  who  is  vice-president  of  the  AVar- 
rensburg  State  Normal  School,  of  Missouri; 
and  Richard  M.,  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian 
church  at  Port  Royal,  Pa.  Professor  Camp- 
bell was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian church  for  sixty-two  years,  having 
joined  it  when  sixteen  years  of  age.  He  was 
a  Sunday-school  teacher  for  sixty-one  years, 
having  taught  his  class  the  last  Sunday  of  his 
life.  He  Avas  a  ruling  elder  in  the  chiu-ch 
for  forty-eight  yeai-s.  His  faithful  Avife  died 
in  Xovember,  1870.  From  this  time  he  lived 
the  greater  part  of  his  life  with  his  son,  Rev. 
Richard  M.  Campbell,  until  his  own  demise, 
which  occurred  July  24,  1895. 

Rev.  Richard  Campbell  after  attending  the 
public  schools  of  Huntingdon  county,  took  a 
course  at  Jefferson  College,  Cannonsburg, 
"Washington  county.  Pa.,  from  which  he  grad- 
uated with  high  standing  in  the  class  of  1863. 
Ha^^ng  determined  upon  the  ministry  for  his 
life  work,  in  1863,  he  entered  the  Western 
Theological  Seminary  of  Allegheny  City, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1866;  he  was 
ordained  a  minister,  and  installed  as  pastor  of 
the  Presbyterian  church  of  West  Kishaco- 
quillas,  Mifflin  county.  He  remained  in  Belle- 
ville for  nineteen  years,  when  he  received  a 
call  from  the  people  of  Port  Royal,  and  in 
August,  1886,  assumed  the  pastorate  of  the 
Port  Royal  Presbyterian  church,  Avhcre  he  has 
remained  ever  since,  a  faithful  pastor,  a  ju- 
dicious spiritual  adviser  and  counsellor,  an  elo- 


quent pulpit  orator,  respected  and  beloved  by 
all  the  community. 

Rev.  Campbell  Avas  married  at  Reedsville, 
December  15,  1870,  to  Elmira  McFarlane, 
daughter  of  William  and  Hannah  (Means) 
McFarlane,  of  Mifllin  county.  Their  children 
are:  Walter  H.,  born  December  28,  1872, 
died  August  3,  1873;  Mary  M.,  born  July 
20,  187-1:,  graduated  from  Wilson  College, 
Chambersburg,  Pa.,  in  1895,  and  is  noAV  a 
teacher  of  ancient  languages  in  MifflintoAvn; 
William  McF.,  born  January  27,  1876,  is  noAV 
a  medical  student;  Eleanor  H.,  bom  October 
22,  1877,  is  a  student  of  Wilson  College, 
Chambersburg,  Pa.;  Arthur  L.,  born  August 
2-4,  1879,  a  student  at  the  Mifflin  Academy; 
and  Annie  C,  born  October  6,  1881. 


AVILLIAM  C.  POMEROY,  son  of  Thomas 
and  ]\rary  Ann  (Wilson)  Pomeroy,  Avas  born 
at  Roxbury,  Franklin  county,  Pa.,  Xovember 
24,  1851.  The  Pomeroy  family  are  of 
French  origin,  the  name  signifying  "Royal 
Apple."  The  ancestry  is  tracealDle  to  a  clas- 
sical teacher  who  Avas  emi^loyed  as  a  tutor  in 
the  family  of  a  French  nobleman  at  the  time 
of  the  massacre  of  St.  Bartholomew,  in  Au- 
gust, 1572.  Intelligence  of  his  dangerous  po- 
sition— he  being  a  Protestant — having  been 
preA'iously  conA'eyed  to  him  by  the  daughter 
of  the  nobleman  in  whose  family  he  was  teach- 
ing, he  succeeded  in  making  his  escape  to  Ire- 
land, where  he  Avas  afterAvard  married  to  the 
young  lady  AA'ho  Avas  instrumental  m  saving 
his  life.  They  supported  themseh'es  by 
teaching.  Some  of  the  descendants  of  this 
couple  resided  in  LiA'erpool,  England,  where 
they  became  merchants  and  business  men. 
Among  their  descendants  Avas  Thomas  Pom- 
eroy, "a  merchant  of  moderate  business  and 
means"  in  Liverpool.  He  took  passage  for 
America  about  1730.  Settling  in  what  was 
then  a  Aviklerness,  near  the  present  village  of 
Roxbury,  in  Franklin  county,  he  became  a 
farmer.  Here  he  married,  his  Avife's  Chris- 
tian name  being  Margaret,  reared  a  family  of 
eight  children,  and  died  about  1770.  His 
AA'idoAv  died  in  1777. 

Thomas  Pomeroy,  the  father  of  William 
C.  Pomeroy,  was  born  near  Roxbury,  Frank- 
lin county, Pa.,  July  11,  1801.  He  was  reared 
on  the  farm  and  received  a  limited  common 
scho'il  education.  At  an  early  age  he  learned 
tanning  under  his  uncle,  William  Reynolds. 


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After  comiDleting  his  apprenticesliip,  he  em- 
barked in  business  on  his  own  account  at  Eox- 
bury.  Several  years  later,  Thomas  Pomeroy 
also  engaged  in  mercantile  business  and  in 
lumbering,  investing  part  of  his  gains  in  wood- 
lands near  the  Xorth  mountains  and  in  farms 
near  Eoxbury.  He  is  described  as  a  man  "of 
popular  mannei-s,  of  unbending  integrity,  of 
considerable  energy  of  character,  and  ardently 
attached  to  the  fortunes  of  the  Whig  party." 
In  1844  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  county 
commissioner,  and  discharged  his  duties  for 
three  years  with  zeal  and  fidelity.  In  1851 
he  was  elected  associate  judge  of  Franklin 
county.  He  filled  the  requirements  of  this 
office  in  such  a  manner  as  to  increase  his  popu- 
larity, and  bring  him  into  wider  notice  and 
influence.  Thomas  Pomeroy  was  married 
]\[arch  18,  1832,  to  Mary  Ann,  second  daugh- 
ter of  Col.  Stephen  Wilson,  born  May  30, 
1811.  Thomas  Pomeroy,  the  father,  died 
January  13,  1871,  aged  nearly  seventy  yeare. 
In  1879,  his  widow  removed  to  Shippensburg, 
and  died  in  1882. 

William  Culbertson  Pomeroy,  the  young- 
est of  nine  children  of  Thomas  and  Mary 
Ann  (AVilson)  Pomeroy,  w^as  reared  in  Eox- 
bury, Franklin  county,  Pa.  His  early  educa- 
tion was  acquired  in  the  village  schools.  At 
the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  entered  the  Tus- 
carora  Academy  in  Juniata  county,  from 
wdiich  he  graduated  in  1873.  The  practical 
knowledge  of  business  acquired  in  his  father's 
store,  during  boyhood  and  youth,  was  later 
supplemented  by  a  business  college  course. 
Thus  prepared  for  a  successful  business  career, 
he  entered  the  Juniata  Valley  Bank  at  Mif- 
flintown,  Pa.,  as  a  clerk.  In  187G  he  was 
transferred  to  the  branch  of  that  institution 
at  Port  Eoyal,  Pa.,  where  he  filled  the  posi- 
tion of  cashier  up  to  1894.  In  the  latter  year 
he  was  largely  instrumental  in  organizing  the 
Port  Eoyal  Bank,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Pomeroy  &  Co.  This  institution  has  a  capital 
of  $50,000  and  a  surplus  of  over  $5,000.  Mr. 
Pomeroy  has  served  as  cashier  and  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  directors  since  the  organi- 
zation of  the  bank.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  board  of  directors  of  the  Juniata  Valley 
Bank  at  Mifflintown,  and  of  the  First  ISTa- 
tional  Bank  of  Middleburg,  Snyder  county, 
Pa.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  proposed  Airy 
View  Academy  Association,  a  company  incor- 
porated and  located  at  Port  Eoyal. 


From  the  very  outset  of  his  career,  Mr. 
Pomeroy  has  proved  himself  a  thorough  busi- 
ness man,  and  has  exhibited  a  high  order  of 
executive  ability.  His  thorough  and  careful 
early  training  manifests  itself  in  the  accuracy 
and  exactness  of  every  transaction.  He  is  a 
master  of  practical  finance,  and  uses  the  knowl- 
edge gained  by  long  experience  to  safeguard, 
not  only  the  interest  of  the  banks  with  which 
he  is  connected,  but  those  of  the  depositors 
and  others  who  do  business  through  them. 
His  honorable  and  successful  career  speaks  for 
itself,  and  what  he  has  thus  far  achieved  en- 
titles him  to  a  foremost  place  among  the  busi- 
ness men  and  citizens  of  the  Juniata  valley. 

Mr.  Pomeroy  was  married  March  20^  1879, 
to  Ellen  B.  Crawford,  daughter  of  the  late  Dr. 
E.  D.  Crawford,  of  Miffiintown,  Pa.  Their 
children  are:  Mary  Wilson;  Darwin  Craw- 
ford; Gertrude  Murray;  Ellen  Culbertson; 
and  Pamelia  Jackman.  Mrs.  Pomeroy's 
father  was  a  prominent  j)hysician,  a  man  of 
education  and  intelligence,  who  stood  high  in 
the  communit}^,  and  was  respected  and  es- 
teemed by  a  large  circle  of  personal  friends. 
He  served  a  term  in  the  State  senate,  making 
a  creditable  record  to  himself  and  satisfactory 
to  the  people  of  his  senatorial  district.  His 
public  life  was  marked  by  a  fidelity  to  duty, 
an  unswerving  integrity,  and  a  devotion  to 
principle,  such  as  can  only  be  found  in  men 
of  character  and  conscience. 

Mr.  W.  C.  Pomeroy  is  a  staunch  Eepubli- 
can,  and  since  arriving  at  manhood  has  taken 
a  deep  interest  in  promoting  the  success  of  the 
principles  of  that  party.  In  1882,  he  was 
elected  to  the  State  legislature,  and  served  dur- 
ing the  sessions  of  1883-84,  being  one  of  the 
youngest  members  of  that  body.  He  has  also 
served  in  various  borough  and  township  offices. 


D.  C.  EA^JTELS,  of  the  finn  of  Ean- 
nels  et  Co.,  general  merchants.  Port  Eoyal, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  July  20, 
18(30,  near  Patterson,  Juniata  county.  He 
is  a  son  of  Ephraim  and  Elizabeth  (Spon- 
hour)  Eannels,  both  of  whom  still  reside 
in  Port  Eoyal.  When  a  boy,  he  removed 
with  his  parents  to  McAlisterville,  Juniata 
county,  where  he  attended  the  schools  of  Fay- 
ette township.  He  afterwards  took  a  coui-se 
in  a  business  college  of  Columbus,  0.,  after 
which  he  learned  the  painting  trade  in  tlie 
Pennsylvania  Eailroad  shops,  at  Gallon,   O. 


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In  IfsTT,  lie  removed  to  Port  lioyal,  where  he 
eugaged  with  his  father  in  the  mercantile  bus- 
iness, in  which  he  has  been  ever  since.  In 
this  vocation  Mr.  Itaniiels  has  manifested  rare 
business  qualities. 

Mr.  Eannels  was  married  at  Port  Koyal, 
April  IS,  IST'J,  to  Ada  M.  Gray,  a  daughter 
ot  Albert  (iray.  His  wife  died  September 
IT,  LSDG.  Five  children  Avere  born  to  this 
union:  "Walter  C;  Oscar  G.;  Blaine;  Mary; 
and  Hester;  of  whom  the  three  latter  died  in 
childhood.  He  is  a  member  of  the  borough 
council.  He  belongs  to  the  order  of  K.  P., 
having  his  membership  in  a  Philadeljjhia 
lodge;  and  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Juniata 
County  Agricultural  Society.  In  his  politi- 
cal views  Mr.  Kannels  is  a  Kepublican.  He  is 
a  consistent  member  of  the  ]Methodist  Episco- 
pal church. 


XOAH  HEPtTZLER  was  born  in  Caern- 
arvon township  one  mile  east  of  Churchtown, 
Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  June  29,  1815,  and 
died  June  6,  1887,  in  Old  Port  Eoyal,  Ju- 
niata county.  He  was  a  son  of  Daniel  and 
Barbara  (Zook)  Hertzler.  His  great-grand- 
father, Jacob  Hertzler,  was  born  in  Switzer- 
land, in  1703,  and  died  in  March,  1786,  in 
Upper  Bern  township,  Berks  county.  He  was 
a  farmer  and  a  bishop  of  the  Amish  Mennon- 
ite  church,  who  remoATJig  from  Switzerland, 
settled  in  the  Palatinate,  now  Bavarian,  a 
portion  of  the  German  Empire.  Being 
obliged  to  leave  that  coimtry  on  account  of  re- 
ligious persecution,  he  embarked  with  his 
family  at  Eotterdam,  on  the  sailing  vessel  "St. 
Andrew,"  Capt.  James  Abercrombie,  arriv- 
ing in  Philadelphia,  September  9,  1749.  The 
children  that  accompanied  him  were,  John, 
Jacob,  Fanny  and  Christian.  From  Phila- 
delphia he  came  to  Lancaster  county,  where  he 
settled,  and  engaged  in  farming.  His  sons 
having  taken  the  oath  of  allegiance  to  King 
George,  of  Great  Britain,  they  and  the  other 
Amish  Memionites  would  not,  during  the 
Revolutionary  war,  l)reak  their  oath  by  par- 
ticipating in  the  conflict. 

Jacob  Hertzler  (2),  second  son  of  Jacob 
Hertzler,  and  gTandfather  of  ISToah  Hertzler, 
was  born  in  Berne,  Switzerland.  Coming  to 
America  with  his  father,  he  fanned  in  both 
Lancaster  and  Berks  county,  and  died  in  the 
latter  county  in  170.5.  He  was  man-icd  in 
1773  to  Barl)ara  Yoder,  and  was  the  father  of 


eleven  children,  of  whom  seven  died  in  early 
life,  the  survivors  being  named  Daniel,  David, 
Barbara,  and  Jacob.  The  eldest  son,  Daniel 
Hertzler,  father  of  Xoah  Hertzler,  was  bom 
iu  Upper  Bern  township,  Berks  county,  in 
1774,  and  was  a  farmer. 

In  1834,  he  came  to  Turbett  township,  Ju- 
niata county,  where  he  purchased  a  large  tract 
of  land,  on  which  he  erected  buildings,  includ- 
ing a  Avove-mill,  and  in  many  ways  gi-eatly  im- 
proved his  jKirchase.  He  was  married  to  Bar- 
bara Zook  (Zug).  Of  their  twelve  children, 
one  died  in  infancy.  The  others  were: 
Christian;  Jacob;  Henry;  Solomon;  Daniel; 
Samuel;  David;  Xoah;  Magdalene;  Xancy; 
and  John.  He  Avas  a  member  of  the  Amish 
Mennonite  church.  Tie  adhered  to  the  Whig 
party.  He  died  in  Turbett  township,  March 
23,  1848. 

Xoah  Hertzler,  son  of  Daniel  Hertzler,  re- 
ceived a  good  education  in  both  the  German 
and  English  languages.  He  remained  on  his 
father's  fai-m  in  Turbett  township  until  twen- 
ty-three years  of  age.  Then  m  1838,  with  two 
of  his  brothers,  he  went  into  a  general  mercan- 
tile business,  wdiich  was  quite  successful.  Af- 
ter some  years  he  bought  out  the  interests  of 
his  brothers,  and  conducted  the  busines  him- 
self during  the  rest  of  his  life.  Xoah  Hertz- 
ler Avas  a  man  of  remarkable  enterprise  and 
thrift,  possessed  of  rare  business  qualifica- 
tions. He  was  an  extensive  dealer  in  grain, 
and  besides  his  mercantile  operations  owned 
and  conducted  several  excellent  farms.  He 
Avas  prominent  in  the  community,  being 
a  director  in  the  Juniata  Valley  Bank, 
of  MifHintown,  and  the  Port  Royal  Branch 
Bank  until  he  died.  He  held  numer- 
ous toAATiship  ofHces,  and  at  one  time  Avas 
the  Republican  legislative  candidate  in  the 
district  composed  of  Juniata  and  Mifflin 
counties.  He  Avas  a  zealous  Republican,  and 
a  consistent  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
He  Avas  univereally  respected  for  his  integrity; 
his  word  Avas  as  good  as  his  bond.  He  Avas 
man-ied  in  1845  to  Susan,  daughter  of  John 
Gannan,  a  resident  of  Dauphin  county,  Avhere 
she  Avas  born.  ThcA^  had  four  children: 
John  G.,  of  Old  Port  Royal;  David,  of  Phila- 
delphia; ^lary  A.  (Mrs.  James  X.  Groninger), 
of  Turl)ctt  toAvnship:  and  William,  of  Old 
Port  Royal. 

Hon.  William  Hertzler,  sou  of  Xoah  and 
Susan  (Garnian)  Hertzler.  Avas  l)orn  Julv  7, 


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185S,  ill  Old  Port  Royal,  Jimiata  county,  Pa.; 
lie  laid  the  foundation  of  liis  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Turbett  townshi])  and  in  the 
Airy  View  Academy,  after  which  he  took  a 
course  in  Washington  and  JefEereon  College, 
Washington,  Pa.,  from  which  institution  he 
graduated  with  a  meritorious  record  in  the 
class  of  '81.  Having  selected  the  law  as  his 
profession,  he  commenced  reading  with  the 
Hon.  Lewis  E.  Atkinson,  but  his  father's  ill 
health  obliged  him  to  abandon  his  legal 
studies,  in  order  to  return  home  and  take 
charge  of  the  business.  In  1881,  Mr.  Hertz- 
ler  embarked  actively  in  politics,  with  a  suc- 
cess that  has  made  his  name  well-kno^vn 
throughout  the  Keystone  State.  He  was  in 
that  year  elected  chairman  of  the  Republican 
county  committee,  being  the  youngest  chair- 
man in  the  State,  as  he  was  at  the  time  but 
twenty-two  years  old.  He  held  the  same  posi- 
tion in  1882.  In  1888,  he  had  the  distin- 
guished honor  of  being  elected  to  the  legis- 
lature on  the  Republican  ticket,  by  a  ma- 
jority of  353,  being  the  only  successful  can- 
didate on  the  ticket.  Renominated  in  1890, 
he  was  defeated  by  only  149  votes,. although 
the  23opular  vote  of  the  county  at  that  time 
was  heavily  Democratic.  In  1889,  he  was 
nominated  by  the  Republicans  of  Juniata 
county  for  member  of  the  Constitutional  Con- 
vention, but  declined  the  nomination.  In 
1892,  he  was  nominated  by  the  Republicans 
of  Juniata  county  for  the  State  Senate,  but 
failed  to  secure  the  district  nomination.  He 
was  again  the  candidate,  in  1896,  for  the  same 
position,  and  was  elected  by  the  handsome 
majority  of  927  votes  over  his  opponent.  His 
course  as  a  member  of  the  lower  and  upper 
branches  of  the  State  Legislature  has  been  up- 
right, fearless,  and  for  the  best  interests  of 
Ms  constituents  and  of  our  great  Common- 
wealth. He  is  one  of  the  executors  of  his 
father's  estate,  and  is  engaged  in  the  manage- 
ment of  the  same.  He  has  also  been  for  five 
years  an  efficient  member  and  the  secretary 
of  the  local  school  board.  Mr.  Ilertzler  is  a 
member  of  Union  Lodge,  l^o.  324,  F.  and  A. 
M.,  at  Mifflintown;  ISTewport  Chapter,  Ko. 
238,  R.  A.  M.,  at  ISTewport;  Lewistown  Com- 
mandery,  Xo.  26,  K.  T.,  of  Lewistown,  and 
Lodge  ko.  131,  I.  O.  O.  P.,  of  Mifflintown. 


born  in  Turbett  township,  ]!>v'ovember  23, 
1848.  He  is  a  son  of  Xoah  Hertzler,  merchant 
of  Port  Royal.  He  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  and  Airy  View  Academy. 
At  the  age  of  sixteen,  he  entered  his  father's 
store  as  a  clerk,  and  has  been  connected  with 
the  business  ever  since,  being  one  of  the  exec- 
utors of  the  estate. 

He  was  married  in  1870,  in  Milford  town- 
ship, to  Euiihemia  Groninger,  a  native  of  that 
township,  daughter  of  Jacob  GJroniuger. 
They  have  four  children:  William  M.,  a 
cigar  manufacturer  of  Port  Royal ;  Mary  M. ; 
Helen  J. ;  and  Xoah.  John  G.  Hertzler  stands 
high  in  the  community  in  which  he  resides, 
as  a  man  of  well-known  probity  combined  with 
sound  judgment  and  excellent  business  quali- 
fications. He  is  a  Republican  in  his  political 
A'iews.  He  has  been  a  director  in  the  Port 
Roval  Bank  since  its  organization. 


JOHN  G.  HERTZLER,  Old  Port  Royal, 
Turbett  township,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was 


ABRAHAM  SXYDER,  farmer  and  fruit- 
grower, Turbett  to\vnship,  Juniata  county. 
Pa.,  was  born  January  19,  1832,  near  Carlisle, 
Cumberland  county,  Pa.  He  is  a  son  of  Ja- 
cob and  Elizabeth  (Camiany)  Snyder.  His 
grandfather  was  a  native  of  Switzerland,  emi- 
grated to  America  and  settled  in  Lancaster 
county,  Pa.,  where  he  engaged  in  fanning 
until  the  time  of  his  death.  Jacob  Snyder 
was  one  of  the  sons  of  the  foregoing  and  the 
father  of  Abraham  Snyder,  who  was  born  in 
Lancaster  county.  He  having  received  a  good 
English  and  German  education,  he  learned  the 
trade  of  cabinet-making.  He  subsequently 
also  worked  at  carpentry  and  masonry  until 
he  was  complete  master  of  three  trades,  at  all 
of  which  he  worked  from  time  to  time,  during 
his  entire  life.  After  working  for  some  years 
in  Lancaster  county,  he  removed  to  Cumber- 
land county,  Pa.,  where  he  settled  near  Xew 
Kingston,  erecting  for  himself  a  substantial 
home.  He  married  in  Lancaster  county, 
Elizabeth  Cannany,  a  native  of  that  county. 
Their  children  were:  Henry;  John;  Anna; 
Leah;  Lydia  (Mrs.  John  Gibb),  of  Cumber- 
land county;  Rebecca;  Jacob;  Abraham,  of 
Turbett  township;  and  Zebulon;  all  of  whom 
are  deceased  except  Lydia  and  Abraham;  and 
one  child  who  died  in  infancy.  Jacob  Sny- 
der's wife  having  died  in  Cumberland  county, 
he  married,  secondly,  .a  Miss  Dockerman. 
Their  children,  all  of  whom  are  now  deceased, 
Avere:  Lizzie;  Jane;  an  infant  son;  Sarah;  and 


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Samuel.  In  liis  political  views,  Mr.  Snyder 
Avas  a  Kepublican  at  the  time  of  his  death. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  died  in  Cumberland 
county. 

jVbraham  Snyder  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Cumberland  county.  At  the  age 
of  eighteen  yeai-s  he  began  to  work  with  fann- 
ers and  continued  to  be  employed  at  farm 
labors  with  various  persons  until  he  had  at- 
tained the  age  of  twenty-seven,  when  he  en- 
tered the  employ  of  the  Pennsylvania  Eail- 
road.  His  first  seiwice  with  the  company  was 
as  track  hand,  after  which  he  was  for  twelve 
years  the  foreman  of  a  division  at  the  Lewis- 
town  Narrows.  He  was  also  for  a  short  time 
in  the  car  shops  at  Altoona.  In  1S7G,  he 
removed  to  Turbett'township,  Juniata  county, 
where  he  purchased  a  farm  of  fifty  acres, 
Avhich  he  has  greatly  improved. 

He  was  married  April  27,  1861,  at  Carlisle, 
Pa.,  by  the  Eev.  J.  Fry,  to  Isabella  McGaw,  a 
native  of  Upi^er  Mifflin  township,  Cumberland 
county,  and  daughter  of  Samuel  McGaw,  a 
farmer  of  that  section.  They  had  two  chil- 
dren, of  whom  one  died  in  infancy;  the  other, 
Anna  B.,  received  her  education  in  the  schools 
of  Turbett  toAvnship,  at  the  Airy  View  Acad- 
emy, and  at  the  seminary  at  Elmira,  J^J".  Y. ; 
and  Avas  married,  April  14,  1896,  to  Plarry 
Ritzman,  of  Turbett  toAvnship.  In  his  po- 
litical A'icAvs,  ^Ir.  Snyder  is  a  Democrat.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  He 
has  belonged  to  the  I.  0.  O.  F.  and  to  the  I. 
O.  R.  ]\I.  He  is  a  man  Avho  has  by  industry 
and  integrity  Avon  the  confidence  and  resjDect 
of  all  Avith  AA'hom  he  has  been  associated. 


AVILLIAM  II.  TURBETT,  farmer  and 
stock-raiser,  Turbett  toAvnship,  Juniata  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  Avas  born  June  1,  1837,  at  Mexico,  Ju- 
niata county.  He  is  a  son  of  William  and 
K'ancy  (Brandt)  Turbett.  'William  Turbett 
was  by  occupation  a  stone  mason.  He  was  of 
Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  died  in  Mexico,  Ju- 
niata county,  AA'hen  his  son  William  FI.  Avas 
but  three  Aveeks  old.  In  his  political  views 
he  was  a  Democrat. 

William  M.  Turbett  attended  the  public 
schools  of  ]\Iexieo,  Walker  toAvnship,  after 
which  he  became  a  moulder,  learning  his  trade 
AA'ith  S.  S.  Herr,  of  Mexico.  After  Avorking 
at  his  trade  for  eight  years,  he  entered  the 
employ  of  the   Pennsylvania  Railroad   as   a 


track  hand,  at  Avhich  he  continued  for  six 
years.  He  Avas  then  employed  for  one  year  as 
a  brakeman  and  also  as  fireman,  Avith  the  re- 
sult of  a  broken  finger,  after  Avhich  he  re- 
turned to  moulding  for  tAVO  years.  He  Avas 
then  for  tAvo  years  a  farm  hand,  at  Mexico, 
Juniata  county,  after  Avhich,  removing  to  Tur- 
bett township,  he  purchased  a  farm  of  150 
acres,  of  Avhich  100  Avere  under  cultivation. 
This  Mr.  Turbett  has  greatly  improved  in  va- 
rious Avays.  During  the  Civil  Avar  he  enlisted 
in  Company  K,  Eighteenth  Regiment  of 
Pennsylvania  Militia,  in  Avliich  service  he  re- 
mained three  months,  being  at  Chambersburg 
and  the  Antietam  battlefield. 

Mr.  Turbett  Avas  first  married  in  Mitflin- 
town,  to  ]\Iargaret  Collins,  born  in  the  Tus- 
carora  valley.  Their  children  Avere:  Ethel 
(Mrs.  Elmer  Ivepner),  residing  in  Turbett 
toAvnship;  Mary  E.  (Mrs.  William  Miller), 
of  the  same  toAvnship;  and  George,  wdio  died 
in  early  life.  His  Avife  died  in  Mexico,  Ju- 
niata county.  He  married,  secondly,  in  Tur- 
bett tOAvnship,  Matilda  Atkinson,  born  near 
Blairsville,  Indiana  county.  Their  children 
Avere:  Annie;  Lizzie  (Mrs.  Harry  BaiTett), 
of  jS^CAA'port,  Pa.;  William,  Avho  resides  on 
the  homestead  farm;  Mary  Celia;  and  Ro- 
sanna  M.  His  Avife  having  died  on  the  home- 
stead farm,  he  contracted  a  third  marriage,  at 
MifflintoAvn,  Avith  Addie  J.  Karstetter,  a  na- 
tive of  Walker  tOAvnship.  Their  children  are : 
Harry  S. ;  Brady  A.;  Bertha;  Edna;  EA^a; 
Florence;  Stock;  Grace;  and  one  Avho  died  in 
infancy.  Mr.  Turbett  has  ably  filled  the  po- 
sition of  school  director  for  tAvelve  years.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Grange,  of  Avhich  he  has 
filled  the  position  of  master,  for  tAVO  terms; 
that  of  overseer,  for  one  term;  chai:)lain,  one 
term;  and  is  at  present  holding  the  ofiiee  of 
stCAvard.  In  his  political  vicAvs  he  is  a  Demo- 
crat. He  is  a  consistent  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran church,  of  AAdiich.  body  he  Avas  one  of 
the  elders.  He  has  been  actively  identified 
Avith  Sunday-school  Avork,  as  a  superintendent 
and  a  teacher. 


GEORGE  W.  FIXK,  general  blacksmith 
and  justice  of  the  j^eace,  old  Poi't  Royal,  Tur- 
bett tOAvnship,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  Avas  born 
April  17,  1839,  in  Milford  toAvnship,  Juniata 
county.  He  is  a  son  of  Frederick  and  Susan- 
nah (Goshorn)  Fink.  Frederick  Fink  Avas  a 
native  of  Pennsvlvania,  and  had  an  Enclish 


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and  German  education.  He  lived  in  Hunt- 
ingdon county,  and  was  a  contractor  by  occu- 
j)ation.  He  afterwards  made  his  home  in  Mil- 
ford  township,  Juniata  county,  where  he 
owned  a  small  farm.  He  made  a  contract 
with  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company  to 
clear  away  the  timber  for  the  construction  of 
the  track.  During  the  progress  of  this  work 
he  was  killed  by  the  falling  of  a  tree  in  the 
year  1841.  He  married  in  Huntingdon  coun- 
ty, Miss  Susannah  Goshorn,  a  native  of  that 
county.  Their  children  were:  Louisa,  mar- 
ried Charles  McNeil,  both  deceased;  Jacob, 
who  was  killed  on  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad; 
John,  of  Harrisburg;  Martha,  widow  of 
Thomas  Hamilton;  David,  of  Thompson to-\vn, 
Pa.;  George,  of  Old  Port  Royal,  Pa.;  Porter, 
deceased;  and  Margaret  (Mrs.  Andrew  Sny- 
der), of  Perry  county.  Mr.  Pink  was  an  en- 
terprising and  industrious  man,  much  respect- 
ed in  the  community.  In  politics  he  was  a 
Democrat.  He  was  a  consistent  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church.  His  widow  died 
in  Milford  township,  in  1867. 

George  W.  Fink  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Milford  township.  At  the  age  of  fourteen 
he  began  working  for  farmers  in  the  vicinity, 
receiving  very  meager  compensation.  After 
three  years  he  secured  employment  on  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad,  as  a  watchman,  at 
which  he  remained  for  two  years,  after  Avhich 
he  learned  the  blacksmith  trade,  and  followed 
it  for  three  3'ears,  until  the  breaking  out  of 
the  Civil  war.  He  then  enlisted  in  Mifflin- 
town,  in  Company  A,  of  the  First  Pennsyl- 
vania Cavalry,  under  Col.  George  D.  Bayard, 
and  Capt.  John  K.  Robinson.  He  was  in  the 
serAQce  for  over  three  years,  during  which 
time  he  participated  in  most  of  the  battles  of 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  including  such 
prominent  and  bloody  engagements  as 
Drainesville,  Harrisonburg,  Cross  Keys,  Ce- 
dar Mountain,  Gainesville,  the  Second  Bull 
Run,  Fredericksburg,  Brandy  Station,  Aldie, 
Gettysburg,  and  many  others.  He  received 
wounds  in  both  arms  and  also  in  the  stomach, 
in  consequence  of  which  he  was  sent  to  the 
Douglass  hospital  in  Washington,  D.  C,  and 
aftenvards  to  the  Chestnut  Hill  hospital  in 
Philadelphia.  Mr.  Fink  returned  home  with. 
the  proud  record  of  a  brave  soldier,  who  had 
on  all  occasions  unflinchingly  performed  his 
duty.  After  the  war  he  settled  in  Port 
Roval,  where  he  has  remained  for  more  than 


thirty  years  engaged  at  liis  trade  as  a  l)laek- 
smith. 

He  was  married  July  i,  1865,  at  Huuting- 
don,  to  Maria  E.  Kerlin,  born  in  Milford  town- 
ship, May  27,  18-15,  a  daughter  of  David  and 
Jane  (Hardy)  Kerlin,  of  whom  the  former 
was  a  farmer  and  a  blacksmith,  of  Milford 
township.  Of  Mrs.  Fink's  parents  the  father 
is  eighty-three  years  of  age  and  is  of  Scotch- 
Irish  descent,  the  mother,  who  is  deceased, 
was  of  Irish  descent.  To  the  maiTiage  of  Mr. 
Fink  six  children  were  born,  of  whom  Maude, 
David,  Frederick  and  Edward  died  in  infancy. 
The  others  are:  Adessa,  who  has  received  a 
substantial  education  in  the  public  schools  and 
in  the  Airy  View  Academy,  and  is  now  resid- 
ing with  her  parents ;  and  Lenora  May,  wife  of 
Walter  Speise,  a  cigar  manufacturer  of  Port 
Royal.  Mr.  Fink's  integrity  and  sound  judg- 
ment have  been  recognized  by  his  fellow-citi- 
zens in  his  election  to  numerous  responsible 
positions.  He  has  ably  filled  the  otHce  of 
school  director  for  nine  years,  during  which 
time  he  has  been  both  secretary  and  president 
of  the  board.  He  has  also  been  the  tax  col- 
lector of  the  township;  and  in  1894,  was 
elected  a  justice  of  the  peace,  which  office  he 
still  fills  with  credit  to  himself  and  to  the  satis- 
faction of  the  community.  He  is  an  active 
member  of  the  U.  Y.  L.,  and  of  Tuscarora 
Lodge,  Xo.  566,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  located  at  Port 
Royal,  as  well  as  of  Juniata  Encampment  of 
the  same  order.  In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat. 
Mr.  Fink  is  a  zealous  and  consistent  member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  in  which 
body  he  is  a  trustee  and  was  for  many  years 
a  class  leader.  He  has  been  closely  identified 
with  the  Sunday-school  work,  both  as  a  teacher 
and  a  superintendent;  while  his  daughter, 
Miss  Adessa  Fink,  is  prominent  in  the  work 
of  the  Epworth  League. 


JOHJ^  HERTZLER,  retired  manufac- 
turer, president  of  the  Port  Royal  Bank,  and 
director  of  the  Juniata  Valley  Bank,  of  Mif- 
flintown,  a  resident  of  Turbett  township,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  born  ISTovemlier  8, 
1S22,  at  five  o'clock  in  the  evening,  in  Caer- 
narvon township,  near  Churchtown,  Lancas- 
ter county.  He  is  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Bar- 
bara (Zug)  Hertzler.  His  great-gTandfather, 
Jacob  Hertzler,  or  as  originally  spelled  in 
Switzerland,  Hurshler,  was  born  in  1703,  of 
Swiss  parents,  in  Switzerland.     Lie  was  a  far- 


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nier  and  a  bishop  of  the  Aiuish  Mcnnonite 
church.  By  his  first  marriage  he  had  one 
son;  and  his  wife  died,  and  he  married  Cath- 
arine Ruegey.  Their  children  were:  Jacob, 
mamed  Barbara  Yoder;  Fanny  (Mrs.  John 
Kauffman);  and  Christian,  married  Elizabeth 
Yoder.  His  son  by  his  first  wife,  John  llertz- 
ler,  married  Veronica  Eeichenbach.  Jacob 
Hertzler  sailed  from  Rotterdam  on  the  ship 
"St.  Andrew,"  Captain  Abercrombie,  landing 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  September  9,  1749. 
Prom  that  city  he  went  to  Upper  Bern  town- 
ship, at  that  time  in  Berks  county,  Pa.,  where 
he  purchased  from  the  proprietoi's  of  Penn- 
sylvania, Thomas  and  Richard  Penn,  404 
acres  of  land,  all  wilderness,  which  he  im- 
proA'ed;  Thomas  and  Richard  Penn  presented 
him  with  twenty  acres  of  land  adjoining  his 
farm,  on  which  to  build  a  church  for  the 
Amish  Mennonite  congregation  to  woi-ship  in, 
and  a  school  house.  Catharine  Hertzler,  his 
Avife,  died  in  1774;  Jacob  Hertzler  died  in 
March,  1786,  and  both  are  buried  in  the 
Amish  Meunonite  churchyard  there.  His 
first  child  by  his  second  wife,  Jacob  Hertzler 
(2),  was  bom  in  1733;  he  was  a  fanner  in 
Berks  county,  and  died  in  Ajiril,  1795,  of  con- 
sumption. He  had  been  married  in  1773  to 
Barbara  Yoder,  who  died  in  1821,  in  Mifliin 
county.  Their  children  were:  Daniel,  mar- 
ried Barbara  Zug;  John,  married  Cathai-ine 
Yoder;  DaA'id,  married  Catharine  Reichen- 
bach;  Barbara  (Mrs.  John  Stutzman);  Sam- 
uel, who  died  umuarried;  and  seven  children 
who  died  young.  The  family  were  Amish 
Mennonites.  Daniel  Hertzler,  eldest  son  of 
Jacob  Hertzler  (2),  was  born  in  Upper  Bern 
township,  Berks  county.  Pa.,  June  26,  1774; 
he  was  a  farmer,  and  moved  to  Caernarvon 
township,  Bancaster  county,  in  March,  1804. 
He  married  in  November,  1803,  Barbara  Zug, 
born  January  25,  1778,  daughter  of  Rev. 
Christian  and  Magdalene  (Blank)  Zug  (now 
spelled  Zook),  of  Whiteland  township,  Chester 
county.  Both  of  them  were  descended  from 
Swiss  Amish  Mennonite  families,  that  had 
been  pioneei-s  in  the  settlement  of  Chester 
county.  They  had  twelve  children  born  in 
Lancaster  county:  Christian,  married  Cath- 
arine Shirk;  Jacob,  married  Christiana  Kep- 
ner;  Henry,  married  Sarah  Hertzler;  Solo- 
mon, married  ^lary  Trago;  Daniel,  mai'ried 
Mary  Weaver;  David,  married  Phcbe  A. 
Kauffman;    Xoali,  married    Susan    Garman, 


and  was  the  father  of  State  Senator  William 
Hertzler;  Magdalene  (Mrs.  Casper  Schwartz- 
antruber);  Nancy  (Mrs.  Jacob  Kurtz);  Sam- 
uel; one  that  died  in  infancy;  and  John,  un- 
married; all  deceased  but  Magdalene  and 
John. 

Daniel  Hertzler  sold  and  removed  from  his 
130-acre  fann  in  Lancaster  county  to  Juniata 
county,  where  he  arrived  April  5,  1834.  He 
settled  in  Turbett  township,  where  he  pur- 
chased from  Jacob  Rice  a  tract  of  213  acres, 
on  which  he  erected  suitable  buildings.  He 
also  built  a  wool  factory,  and  a  saw-mill  for 
the  production  of  finished  lumber.  Without 
ever  having  attended  school,  Daniel  Hertzler 
had  a  good  education,  in  both  English  and 
German,  obtained  by  his  own  energy  and  as- 
siduous ap^Dlication.  He  was  a  man  universally 
respected  for  his  strict  integrity  and  upright- 
ness of  character,  a  model  man  of  the  olden 
time,  who  practiced  industry,  economy  and 
virtue.  In  early  life  he  was  a  Democrat,  but 
became  a  Whig  in  1828,  and  voted  with  that 
party  for  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Amish  Mennonite  denomi- 
nation. His  death,  caused  by  consumption, 
occurred  in  Turbett  township,  March  23, 
1848.  His  widow  died  on  the  homestead 
farm,  from  the  effects  of  cancer,  December 
29,  1852. 

John  Hertzler  attended  the  schools  of  Lan- 
caster count}',  in  an  old  still  house,  where  he 
Avas  taught  in  the  Gemian  language,  two 
months  in  the  year,  and  later  in  the  stone 
school  house  in  Lancaster  county.  He  worked 
on  the  farm  in  Lancaster  county,  and  Avhen 
his  father  removed  to  Juniata  county  he  was 
still  employed  at  farm  labor.  In  this  county 
he  also  attended  a  subscription  school,  kept 
at  the  Church  Hill  school  house,  of  Turbett 
township,  by  John  Knox,  an  Irish  schoolmas- 
ter, and  was  a  pupil  at  the  Mt.  Hope  school  for 
two  months,  the  first  term  of  free  school  held 
in  Turbett  township.  The  school  building- 
was  an  unsightly  log  structure,  furnished  Avith 
rude  and  uncomfortable  plank  benches.  He 
continued  at  farm  labor  and  in  the  wool  fac- 
tory Avith  his  father  until  the  age  of  seven- 
teen, Avheu  he  learned  carpentry  Avith  Jacob 
Frank,  of  Port  Royal,  then  called  PeiTVAdlle. 
After  tAvo  years  spent  in  learning  the  trade, 
he  began  journey  Avork,  receiving  for  the  first 
two  years  a  compensation  of  ten  cents  a  day 
and  board.      At  the  expiration  of  this  time  he 


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went  to  Lewistown,  -where  lie  worked  as  a  car- 
jjenter,  for  one  year,  under  instructions,  with 
John  Zigler,  and  was  paid  ninety  dollars  for 
the  year's  work.  ^  Returning  to  Turbett  town- 
ship, he  built  a  dwelling  house  for  his  brother 
'Noah.  In  1840,  Mr.  Hertzler  went  west, 
traveling  from  Juniata  county  to  Pittsburg  on 
a  section  boat  on  the  canal,  that  required  five 
days  to  make  the  trip;  and  from  that  point 
to  St.  Louis  by  the  steamboat  "Blue  Eidge," 
on  which  he  made  the  passage  in  twelve  days, 
at  the  expense  of  ten  dollars,  for  cabin  pass- 
age. After  passing  one  week  in  St.  Louis,  he 
went  to  Peoria,  111.,  where  he  was  offered  work 
at  one  and  a  half  dollai-s  a  day,  all  in  trade, 
which. refusing  to  accept,  he  returned  to  St. 
Louis,  remained  there  two  weeks,  and  then 
went  to  Lafayette,  Ind.,  where  he  worked  for 
several  months  with  John  Skinner,  contractor 
and  builder.  On  account  of  sickness,  he  re- 
turned to  Old  Port  Royal,  Juniata  county, 
where  he  worked  until  the  following  spring. 
He  then  contracted  for  the  erection  of  a  dwell- 
ing house  in  Walker  township,  also  worked 
for  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company,  and 
helped  in  building  the  first  temporary  bridge 
across  the  Tuscarora  creek.  Going  to  Phila- 
deli^hia  in  1848,  he  worked  as  a  carpenter  for 
one  year,  with  Van  Kirk  &  Leeds,  then  with 
John  Ferguson  &  Co.,  contractors  and  build- 
ers of  that  city,  for  whom  he  was  foreman  for 
eight  years.  Returning  to  Turbett  township, 
he  engaged  in  milling,  changing  the  wool  fac- 
tory into  a  flour-mill  in  1856,  at  an  expense 
of  over  $3,000  besides  his  own  labor.  He 
also  erected  a  saw-mill  for  the  manufacture  of 
lumber.  He  then  Avorked  again  for  John  Fer- 
guson &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  until  1861;  then 
went  to  Old  Port  Royal.  He  conducted  the 
flour-mill  for  upwards  of  thirty  years,  and  at 
the  same  time  worked  at  his  trade  throughout 
the  surrounding  country.  In  1867,  he  erected 
for  himself,  at  a  cost  of  $2,500,  a  very  com- 
plete dwelling  house,  adding  other  improve- 
ments at  a  heavy  expense,  and  jDlanting  a  fine 
orchard.  Mr.  Hertzler  was  one  of  the  first 
stockholders  in  the  Juniata  Valley  Bank,  of 
Mifllintown,  of  which  he  is  now  a  director;  he 
is  also  president  of  the  Port  Royal  Bank.  His 
work  in  promoting  the  foundation  of  these 
banks,  in  aiding  to  place  and  keep  them  on  a 
sound  basis,  administered  on  business  princi- 
ples, has  been  of  immense  advantage  to  the 
agriculturists  and  all  other  classes  of  Juniata 


county.  Mr.  Hertzler  at  one  time  held  a  large 
interest  in  a  Yenango  county  oil  well,  which, 
however,  failed.  In  the  township  he  has  held 
the  positions  of  ovei-seer  of  the  poor,  and  of 
treasurer.  Having  never  married,  Mr.  Hertz- 
ler has  abundant  opportunities  for  extended 
travel,  both  in  the  eastern  and  western  parts 
of  the  United  States,  as  well  as  in  Canada. 
He  has  taken  a  keen  interest  in  the  genealogy 
of  the  Hertzler  family,  having  interested  other 
branches  of  the  family  in  the  subject,  and 
having  himself  spent  eight  years  in  the  pre- 
paration of  a  very  complete  genealogical  ta- 
ble. With  a  mind  enriched  by  travel  and  by 
the  keen  practical  observations  that  he  has 
made  on  men  and  things  wherever  he  has  been, 
Mr.  Hertzler  is  a  great  reader  and  a  profound 
and  accurate  reasoner  on  the  affairs  of  the  day, 
and  its  gTcat  social  and  economic  problems. 
With  shrewd  common  sense  and  an  evenly 
balanced  judgment,  he  has  been  eminently 
successful  as  a  financier.  Mr.  Hertzler  is  a 
member  of  Welcome  Lodge,  Xo.  229,  I.  O. 
O.  F.,  in  Philadelphia;  as  also  of  the  Daiigh- 
ters  of  Rebecca  and  the  Encampment,  con- 
nected with  the  same  order.  He  is  a  Republi- 
can; and  when  human  slavery  existed  in  this 
country,  he  was  a  bitter  foe  of  that  institu- 
tion, having  been  led  to  these  views  by  read- 
ing Cassius  M.  Clay's  newspaper  entitled  "The 
True  American."  He  is  a  consistent  member 
of  the  Lutheran  church,  and  has  been  an  elder 
for  a  number  of  years.  He  was  director  from 
the  Central  Synod  of  Pennsylvania  of  the 
theological  seminary  in  Gettysburg,  from ' 
1886  to  1896  inclusive. 


WILLIAM  A.  McCAHREN",  contractor 
and  builder,  Turbett  township,  Juniata  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  was  born  June  23,  1840,  in  that  town- 
ship. He  is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Sophia 
(Stewart)  McCahren.  His  paternal  grand- 
father, James  McCahren,  of  Scotch-Irish  de- 
scent, followed  the  occupation  of  a  farmer. 
He  was  a  resident  of  Juniata  county,  and  is 
buried  in  Turbett  township,  where  he  spent 
the  latter  part  of  his  life.  Hemy  McCahren, 
son  of  James  McCahren,  was  born  in  Juniata 
county,  in  1808.  He  had  a  good  English  edu- 
cation, and  followed  farming  and  various 
forms  of  lumbering,  principally  wood-chop- 
i:)ing.  He  made  his  home  in  Turbett  town- 
ship, Avhere  he  owned  a  fine  residence.  He 
married  in  Port  Royal,  Miss  Sophia  Stewart, 


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a  native  of  Juniata  county.  Their  children 
were:  Marj^  who  remained  unmarried;  Jane 
(Mrs.  John  B.  Meloy),  of  Patterson;  William 
A.,  of  Turbett  township;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Jo- 
sei:>h  Hubler),  of  the  same  township;  Stewart, 
Avho  is  a  resident  of  Peoria  county,  111. ;  Sarah 
(Mrs.  W.  S.  Weimer),  of  Turbett  township; 
James,  deceased;  Matilda  (]\Irs.  Jacob  Bos- 
sart),  deceased;  and  one  who  died  in  infancy. 
Both  Henry  McCahren  and  his  wife  died  in 
Turbett  township.  They  were  consistent 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Mr.  Mc- 
Cahren held  the  position  of  road  supervisor 
and  other  township  offices.  In  politics  he  was 
a  Democrat. 

AVilliam  A.  McCahren  attended  the  public 
schools  during  the  winter  months,  working 
among  the  farmers  in  the  vicinity  in  the  sum- 
mer for  a  compensation  of  fifty  cents  a  day, 
Avhich  labor  was  continued  up  to  his  seven- 
teenth year,  when  he  learned  the  trade  of  a 
carpenter  with  C.  B.  Bartley,  of  Mifflintown, 
Avith  whom  he  remained  three  years.  He 
sj^ent  the  following  years,  except  Avhen  in  the 
military  service  of  the  United  States,  as  a 
journeyman  carpenter.  In  1866,  he  started 
in  Port  Eoyal  as  a  contractor  and  builder,  at 
which  he  has  continued  ever  since,  meeting 
with  encouraging  success.  He  has  erected  the 
school  house  and  many  of  the  prominent  resi- 
dences of  Port  Eoyal,  as  Avell  as  many  fine 
farm  houses  in  Turbett  and  adjoining  town- 
ships, giving  employment  to  a  large  number 
of  men.  Mr.  McCahren  has  a  good  war  rec- 
ord. He  first  enlisted  at  Mitflintown,  in  Au- 
gust, 1862,  in  Capt.  Amos  H.  Martin's  Com- 
pany I,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteers,  Col.  James  G.  Elder 
commanding.  ]\Iustered  in  at  Harrisburg,  the 
regiment  was  assigned  to  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac.  The  term  of  service  was  nine 
months,  during  which  time  Mr.  McCahren 
participated,  with  credit,  in  the  bloody  battles 
of  Antietam  and  Fredericksburg,  besides  many 
minor  engagements.  After  the  regiment  had 
been  mustered  out  at  Harrisburg,  "he  worked 
for  a  time  at  his  trade,  at  home,  and  then 
again  enlisted,  in  March,  1865,  in  "Company  I, 
One  Hundred  and  First  Pennsylvania  Yolun- 
teers.  The  active  work  of  the  company  Avas 
confined  iwincipally  to  guard  duty  in  Xorth 
Carolina.  _  Mr.  McCahren  was  taken  sick  dur- 
ing this  time,  but  did  not  go  to  the  hospital. 
He  was  mustered  out  Avith  his  regiment  at  the 


close  of  the  Avar,  and  returning  home  in,  1866, 
remoA-ed  to  his  present  home,  AA'here  he  pur- 
chased a  small  farm,  Avhich  he  cultivated,  in 
addition  to  attending  to  his  business  as  a  con- 
tractor. 

On  January  18,  1865,  Mr.  McCahren  Avas 
married  to  Victoria  Brackbill,  born  in  Spruce 
Hill  toAvnshi}?,  and  daughter  of  John  Brack- 
bill,  a  laborer  residing  in  the  tOAvnship.  Their 
children  Avere:  Charles  E.,  aaIio  is  a  carpenter 
in  Turbett  township;  Blanche  (Mrs.  S.  A. 
Ivepner),  residing  in  Turbett  toAvnship;  Clara, 
at  home;  Thomas  and  Xancy  J.,  tAvins,  both 
of  AA'hom  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  McCahren  is 
imiversally  respected  in  the  community,  in 
Avhieh  he  has  Avon  a  high  position  by  his  in- 
dustry and  integrity.  He  has  filled  accept- 
ably, in  the  township,  the  offices  of  assessor, 
school  director,  and  treasurer.  In  1896,  he 
Avas  the  Democratic  candidate  for  county  treas- 
lu'er,  but  was  not  siiccessful.  He  has  been 
for  thirty-two  years  an  active  member  of 
Lodge  Xo.  131,  I.  O.  0.  F.,  of  Mifflintown. 
The  family  attend  the  Lutheran  church. 

Charles  E.  McCahren,  only  living  son  of 
William  A.  McCahren,  Avas  born,  on  the  home- 
stead farm,  September  3,  1866.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  tOAvnship  schools  and  Airy  View 
Academy,  of  Port  Royal,  and  during  this  time 
AA'orked  on  the  farm,  and  at  the  carpenter  trade 
Avith  his  father.  After  completing  his  appren- 
ticeshi}?,  he  made  this  trade  his  occui^a- 
tion  through  life,  devoting  a  portion  of  his 
time,  hoAvcA-er,  to  the  care  of  the  farm.  He 
AA'as  married  in  Port  Royal,  October  21,  1891, 
to  Junie  Isenberg,  daughter  of  "William  A. 
and  Lydia  Isenberg,  of  Port  Eoyal.  Their 
children  are:  Ruth;  William;  and  Irene.  He 
is  a  member  of  Tuscarora  Lodge,  ISTo.  556,  I. 
O.  O.  F.,  of  Port  Royal.  In  political  vieAvs 
he  is  a  Democrat.  He  attends  the  Presbyte- 
rian chiu'ch. 


GEORGE  P.  McCOXNELL,  farmer  and 
stock-raiser,  Turbett  tOAvnship,  Juniata  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  AA-as  bcm  September  15,  1859,  in  the 
same  toAvnship.  He  is  a  son  of  Daniel  and 
Annie  (Sailor)  McConnell.  His  grandfather, 
John  McConnell,  a  native  of  Ireland,  emi- 
grated to  America,  settling  in  Turbett  toAvn- 
shi]),  Juniata  coimty,  where  he  purchased  a 
small  lot  on  Avhich  he  erected  buildings.  He 
had  been  a  farmer  in  Ireland,  but  in  this  coim- 
try  he  followed  tailoring,  which  he  had  learned 


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in  his  uative  land.  He  sj^ent  the  remainder  of 
his  days  in  Turbett  townshijD,  where  both  he 
and  his  wife  died.  He  was  the  father  of  tliree 
children:  Margaret,  who  died  unmarried; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  Stephenson),  deceased, 
of  Port  Eoyal,  Juniata  county;  and  Daniel. 
The  latter  was  two  and  a  half  years  old  when 
he  came  with  his  parents  to  this  countiy.  He 
received  his  education  in  the  subscription 
schools  kept  in  the  old  log  houses  of  that 
period.  For  some  years,  in  early  life,  he  was 
hired  to  fanners  in  the  vicinity,  receiving  the 
meager  compensation  of  one  and  a  half  dollars 
per  month.  He  continued  at  farm  labors  iintil 
he  learned  the  trade  of  a  stone  mason,  in  Tur- 
bett township,  which  trade  he  made  his  life 
occupation.  He  also  owned  and  cultivated  a 
farm  of  150  acres,  on  which  his  son,  George 
P.,  now  resides.  He  also  owned  the  farm  at 
Church  Hill,  now  belonging  to  the  Hertzler 
heirs,  as  well  as  other  properties,  some  of 
which  he  disposed  of  at  various  times.  He 
dealt  extensively  in  farm  stock.  Mr.  McCon- 
nell  married  Annie  Sailor,  a  native  of  that 
portion  of  Turbett  township  which  is  now 
Spruce  Hill.  Their  children  were:  "William 
E.,  deceased;  Armina  (Mrs.  George  AV.  Kil- 
mer), of  Turbett  township;  C.  Luthei', 
pastor  of  the  Lutheran  church  at  Belleville, 
Mifilin  county;  John  S.,  a  farmer  of  Turbett 
township;  George  P.;  and  Elliott,  deceased. 
Daniel  ^[cConnell  held  several  township  of- 
fices, including  overseer  of  the  poor,  and  road 
supervisor.  In  politics,  he  was  a  Democrat. 
He  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  in  which  body  he  held  the  positions 
of  elder,  deacon  and  treasurer.  He  was 
active  in  promoting  the  building  of  the 
Lutheran  church  at  Port  Royal,  of  which  he 
laid  the  corner-stone.  He  Avas  at  all  times 
both  active  and  efficient  in  church  work.  Mr. 
McConnell  was  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Grange.  Through  life  he  commanded  the  un- 
limited confidence  of  all  who  knew  him.  He 
died  October  29,  1892,  aged  seventy-one,  and 
his  -wife  on  October  2,  1890,  aged  seventy 
years. 

George  P.  McConnell  attended  the  public 
schools  at  the  Church.  Hill  school  house,  and 
also  the  Airy  View  Academy,  of  Port  Eoyal, 
conducted  by  Professor  TVilson.  He  began 
active  life  on  the  farm  with  his  father,  with 
whom  he  remained  until  the  latter's  death, 
when  he  took  charge  of  the  homestead  farm. 


On  this  he  has  made  great  improvements,  and 
has  given  special  attention  to  raising  valuable 
stock,  in  which  he  is  an  extensive  dealer.  He 
was  married,  in  Spruce  Hill  township,  Decem- 
ber 29,  18S7,  to  Miss  Sarah  E.  Wisehaupt,  a 
native  of  that  township,  the  daughter  of  John 
and  Mary  J.  (Rise)  Wisehaupt,  of  whom  the 
former  was  a  fanxier  of  Spruce  Hill  township, 
of  German  descent.  Their  children  are: 
Charles  D.;  Annie  M.;  and  Frank  AV.  Mr. 
McConnell  is  a  hard-working,  industrious  and 
upright  man,  Avhose  probity  and  sound  judg- 
ment have  won  the  esteem  of  all  in  the  com- 
munity. He  has  ably  filled  the  position  of 
school  director,  being  the  president  of  the 
board;  he  has  excellent  practical  ideas  on  all 
educational  mattei-s,  and  has  done  much  for 
the  advancement  of  educational  work  in  the 
township.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Grange. 
Politically,  Mr.  McConnell  is  a  Democrat.  He 
is  a  consistent  member  of  the  Lutheran  de- 
nomination, and  has  for  two  years  held  the  of- 
fice of  deacon  in  the  church.  He  has  also  been 
a  teacher,  and  is  at  present  superintendent  of 
the  Sundav-school. 


CAPT.  AVILLIAM  STEAVART,  fanner 
and  tobacco  grower,  Tiirbett  township,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  born  January  3,  1831:, 
in  that  part  of  Turbett  townshijJ  which  is  now 
Spruce  Hill.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Eliza- 
beth (Stayner)  Stewart.  John  Stewart,  of  the 
Scotch-Irish  race,  was  bom  in  the  north  of 
Ireland.  Coming  to  America,  he  settled  in 
Juniata  county,  where  he  owned  a  small  farm, 
which  he  greatly  imjwoved;  also  worked  as  a 
laborer  for  the  farmers  in  the  vicinity.  He 
married  Elizabeth  Stayner,  a  native  of  Juniata 
county,  who  was  the  daughter  of  Capt.  Rodger 
Stayner,  a  native  of  Scotland,  who,  coming  to 
America  before  the  Revolutionary  war,  took 
an  active  part  in  that  struggle,  being  a  caj)tain 
in  AVashington's  army.  Captain  Stayner  lo- 
cated in  Turliett  township,  Juniata  county, 
where  he  lived  and  died.  To  the  marriage  of 
John  Stewart  were  born  seven  children,  of 
whom  one  died  in  infancy.  The  othei-s  were : 
Jane,  who  died  unmarried;  Martha,  unmar- 
ried, who  is  a  resident  of  Chicago;  Elias  S., 
of  AIcA^eytown;  AVilliam,  of  Turbett  town- 
ship ;  Joseph,  deceased ;  and  Sarah  (Airs.  AA^il- 
liam  Umholtz),  of  Perry  county.  Both  the 
parents  of  these  children  died  in  Turbett  town- 


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ship.  In  his  political  A'iews,  John  Stewart  was 
a  Democrat. 

AVilliam  Stewart  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Tnrbett  and  Spruce  Hill  townships. 
He  began  his  active  life  by  laboring  among 
the  fai-mers  of  the  vicinity.  Losing  his  father 
at  an  early  age,  he  continued  to  be  thus  em- 
ployed until  the  age  of  seventeen,  when  he 
learned  tanning  in  Turbett  township,  at  Avhich 
he  remained  four  years.  He  then  worked  in 
his  native  township  until  the  outbreak  of  the 
Civil  war  opened  up  to  him  a  glorious  career 
in  behalf  of  his  native  land.  Captain  Stew- 
art's war  record  is  replete  with  glory  and  hon- 
ors. On  February  10,  1863,  he  enlisted  in 
Capt.  Frederick  Korte's  Company  M,  of  the 
One  Hundred  and  Fifty-second  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania line,  or  Third  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, heavy  artillery,  Col.  Joseph  Roberts 
commanding.  This  regiment,  during  the  lat- 
ter part  of  the  war,  was  stationed  along  Grant's 
Federal  line  between  the  cities  of  Richmond 
and  Petersburg,  Va.,  and  played  a  conspicuous 
part  in  the  siege  of  these  strongholds  of  the 
Confederacy.  Mr.  Stewart  was  in  the  service 
over  two  years,  during  which  time  he  never 
lost  a  single  hour  from  duty.  After  the  dis- 
charge from  the  army,  he  returned  to  Juniata 
county,  locating  where  he  now  resides.  He 
became  a  sa\\wer  in  steam-mills,  working  for 
eighteen  years  in  the  sa^v-mills  of  Juniata  and 
Mifflin  counties,  all  the  time  for  one  employer. 
He  finally  discontinued  on  account  of  ill- 
health,  devoting  his  entire  time  to  the  farm, 
on  which  he  has  made  the  raising  of  fine  to- 
bacco a  specialty,  Avith  most  gratifying  results. 

He  married  in  ]\[ifflintown,  Juniata  county, 
in  1856,  Rhoda  M.  Stephens,  a  native  of  Mif- 
flin county,  Avho  was  a  daughter  of  Jonathan 
Stephens,  a  resident  of  that  county.  Of  their 
eleven  children,  three  died  in  infancy.  The 
others  are:  Thomas  A.,  residing  on  the  home- 
stead farm;  T^aura  ]\[.  (Mrs,.  Robert  Kerlin), 
of  North  Dakota ;  Alice  M.  (Mrs.  John  Ker- 
lin), of  Altoona,  Pa. ;  William  B.,  of  Altoona ; 
Annie  OTrs.  lleury  Fraker),  of  Fiilton  coun- 
ty; .Iiishna,  an  eiigiiitcr  un  the  !N'orth  West- 
ern Railroad;  (iraei(>:  and  -luniata,  who  died 
in  early  lite.  ^Mr.  Stewart  has  acceptably 
filled  A'^arious  township  offices,  including  over- 
seer of  the  poor,  judge  of  elections  and  auditor. 
He  is  at  present  high  constable  of  the  town- 
ship. Tn  politics  he  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a 
consistent  member  of  the  ^Methodist  Episcopal 


church,  of  which  he  is  one  of  the  trustees. 
He  has  been  both  a  teacher  and  a  superintend- 
ent in  Sunday-school  Avork. 

The  Staynei-s  from  Avhom  AVilliam  StCAvart 
comes  on  the  maternal  side,  were  a  prominent 
Scotch  faiuily,  of  remarkable  heroism.  Cap- 
tain Stayner,  the  maternal  grandfather  of  Mr. 
SteAA'art,  Avas  confined  to  his  bed  by  sickness, 
Avhen  the  British  army  occupied  Philadelphia. 
His  wife,  Avho  Avas  an  English  Avoman,  sur- 
rendered her  husband  to  Tory  soldiers  attached 
to  the  English  army,  Avho  taking  him  out  of 
his  sick  bed,  incarcerated  him  in  a  loathsome 
dungeon.  Captain  Stayner  never  saAV  her 
after  this  deed  of  treachery.  In  the  course 
of  time,  he  Avas  man-ied  again,  his  second  wife 
being  the  grandmother  of  William  SteAvart. 


HEXRY  RITZAIAX,  deceased,  who  was 
one  of  the  most  progressive  farmers  of  Turbett 
toAAmship,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in 
1816,  in  Snyder  county.  He  is  a  son  of  John 
and  Catharine  Ritzman.  Mr.  Ritzman  oA\med 
an  excellent  farm  in  Turbett  township  of  more 
than  160  acres,  Avhich  he  imi>roved  and  cul- 
tiA'ated  to  a  A^ery  high  degree.  Upon  this  land 
he  erected  the  commodious  dAvelling  in  AAdiich 
his  widoAV  still  resides.  Air.  Ritzman's  first 
marriage  Avas  Avith  Sarah  Boyer,  of  Snyder 
county.  They  had  eight  children,  of  Avhom 
tAVO  died  in  infancy.  The  others  are :  Jacob, 
of  Clearfield  county;  Samuel,  deceased;  Cath- 
arine E.  (Mrs.  AVilliam  H.  Groninger),  of 
Turbett  to Avnship;  Percival,  deceased;  George, 
of  iSTorth  Dakota;  and  Jackson,  of  Turbett 
toAvnship.  Airs.  Sarah  Ritzman  died  in  Tur- 
bett toAvnship,  in  1868.  In  186-1,  Air.  Ritz- 
man was  married  in  Perry  county,  to  Eliza, 
daughter  of  Henry  Hippie,  a  blacksmith  of 
that  county;  she  Avas  the  Avidow  of  John  Peck. 
They  have  one  child,  John  C,  telegraph  opera- 
tor for  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company 
at  A'^an  Dyke  Station.  Air.  Ritzman  Avas  an 
old  line  AVhig,  and  subsequently  a  Republi- 
can. He  Avas  a  consistent  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran church.  He  was  a  man  of  upright  Char- 
acter, honored  and  respected  by  all.  His  death 
occurred  in  1878. 

John  Peck,  the  first  husband  of  Airs.  Eliza 
Ritzman,  the  AvidoAv  of  Henry  Ritzman,  Avas 
born  in  Perry  county,  and  was  of  Gennan  de- 
scent. He  Avas  a  farmer,  oAvning  a  farm  in 
Perry  county.  He  Avas  man'ied  to  Eliza  Hip- 
pie in  Perry  county,  Alarch  4,  1847.     They 


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had  four  cliildren,  of  wlioiu  but  one  is  now 
living,  William  H.  Peck,  of  Huron  county, 
O.  i  Lose  deceased  were :  Mary  E. ;  Margaret 
J.;  and  Samuel  M.  Mr.  Peck  was  a  Demo- 
crat, and  held  numerous  offices,  including  the 
responsible  position  of  justice  of  the  peace, 
which  he  filled  for  several  years.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  (German)  Keformed  church. 
His  death  occurred  in  1S0:>. 

Mrs.  Eliza  Kitzman,  the  widow  of  Henry 
Eitzman,  is  a  remarkable  instance  of  physical 
and  mental  strength  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
two.  She  is  universally  respected  for  her 
many  excellent  qualities.  She  was  a  faithful 
and  devoted  wife,  and  a  loving  mother,  not 
only  to  her  own  children,  but  also  to  her  step- 
children. She  is  a  consistent  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church. 


CHAELES  T.  BALSBACH,  agent  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Eailroad  Company,  and  the 
Adams  Express  Company,  at  Port  Eoyal,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  born  March  6,  1862,  at 
Port  Eoyal.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Ehoda 
(Taylor)  Balsbach.  His  grandfather,  John 
Balsbach,  a  native  of  Dauphin  county,  Pa., 
was  a  farmer,  following  that  calling  in  his  na- 
tive county.  He  married  Miss  Ziegler,  of  the 
same  county,  who  was  of  German  descent. 
They  had  nine  children:  John;  Henry;  Solo- 
mon; Elijah;  George;  Valentine;  Sarah; 
Mary;  and  Ann.  John  Balsbach,  Sr.,  was  an 
old  line  Whig.  He  was  a  member  of  the  ( (  Ur- 
man)  Eeformed  church.  His  death  occurred 
in  Dauphin  county,  where  he  had  passed  his 
entire  life.  John  Balsbach  (2),  his  eldest  son, 
born  in  Dauphin  countv.  Pa.,  received  a  good 
English  education  in  the  public  schools.  In 
early  life,  he  worked  for  a  time  on  his  father's 
farm,  and  was  afterward  for  some  time  clerk 
in  a  store  in  Middletown,  Dauphin  county. 
He  then  kept  store  for  several  vears  at  Water 
Street,  Morris  township,  Huntingdon  county, 
and  then  for  some  time  at  N'ewton  Hamilton, 
Pa.  His  next  engagement  was  as  clerk  in  one 
of  the  stores  of  Port  Eoyal,  then  called  Perrys- 
ville,  where  he  remained  until  he  was  appoint- 
ed agent  for  the  Pennsylvania  Eailroad,  a  po- 
sition which  he  ably  filled  for  twenty-five 
years.  He  was  afterwards  agent  for  the 
Adams  Express  Company,  which  position  was 
also  filled  with  credit  to  himself  and  to  the  sat- 
isfaction of  the  comy)any.  He  was  married  in 
Mifflin  county,  to  Ehoda,  daughter  of  Mat- 


thew Taylor,  of  Mifflin  county.  They  had 
eight  children:  John,  who  died  whilst  he  was 
a  young  man;  Mary,  widow  of  Fred.  Green, 
of  Iowa;  George,  residing  at  home;  Martha; 
Ehoda,  deceased;  Charles  T.,  of  Port  Eoyal; 
Annie;  and  W.  Ered,  editor  of  the  Bellivood 
Bullet  in,  of  Bellwood,  Pa.  John  Balsbach 
was  highly  esteemed  in  the  community.  He 
was  a  staunch  Eepublican.  A  consistent  and 
devoted  Presbyterian,  he  served  his  church  -in 
important  positions,  including  that  of  treas- 
urer. His  death  occim-ed  in  1882,  at  his 
home  in  Port  Eoyal.  His  widow  still  resides 
with  her  family  in  the  same  town. 

Charles  T.  Balsbach  attended  the  common 
schools  of  Port  Eoyal  and  the  Airy  View 
Academy,  after  which  he  became  his  father's 
assistant  in  the  Pennsylvania  Eailroad  office  of 
Port  Eoyal,  which  position  he  held  until  1894; 
he  then  received  the  appointment  as  agent 
which  he  has  held  ever  since.  He  was  at  the 
same  time  appointed  agent  for  the  Adams  Ex- 
press Company.  Both  places  have  been  filled 
by  him  in  a  creditable  and  satisfactory  man- 
ner. He  has  exercised  due  care  in  regard  to 
the  interests  of  the  companies  he  represents, 
and  at  the  same  time  has  shown  a  courtesy 
to  the  public  that  has  made  him  many  friends. 
He  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Port  Eoyal  Bank, 
and  in  the  Agricultural  Society.  Mr.  Bals- 
bach is  a  Eepublican.  He  is  an  active  member 
of  Lodge  Tv^o.  324,  F.  and  A.  M.,  at  Mifflin- 
town. 


JOHI^  C.  MOOEHEAD,  superintendent 
of  the  Tuscarora  Valley  Eailroad,  Port  Eoyal, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  October  4, 
1857,  at  Jersey  Shore,  Lycoming  county.  Pa. 
He  is  a  son  of  the  Eev.  John  and  Elizabeth  J. 
(Sweeney)  Moorhead.  The  Moorhead  fam- 
ily is  of"  Scotch-Irish  descent.  At  an  early 
period  several  brothers  emigrated  to  this  coun- 
try, of  whom  some  settled  on  the  Potomac 
river  and  the  Antietam  creek,  and  one  in  Dau- 
phin county.  Pa.  James  Moorhead,  grand- 
father of  John  C,  was  a  farmer  and  exten- 
sive land  owner  of  Waynesboro,  Eranklin 
county.  Pa.,  where  he  spent  his  entire  life. 
He  had  five  children:  John;  Isaac;  James; 
Thomas;  and  Jane  (Mrs.  Golden),  whose 
husband  was  a  lawyer  of  Armstrong  county. 
James  Moorhead  was  a  Jacksonian  Democrat. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 


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Both  he  aud  his  wife  died  in  Fraiikliu  couuty. 
Kev.  J  allies  Moorliead,  his  eldest  son,  lost  his 
father  when  quite  young,  and  was  self-educat- 
ed, lie  began  business  by  learning  the  trade 
of  hutter,  at  which  he  worked  for  several 
years.  Feeling  it  his  duty  to  enter  the  minis- 
try, he  i^repared  himself  by  a  course  of  theo- 
logical reading  and  study,  and  was  ordained 
in  Franklin  county,  as  a  minister  of  the  Meth- 
odist Ej^iscopal  church.  He  was  stationed  for 
several  years  in  different  portions  of  Maryland 
and  Virginia,  but  on  account  of  his  strong  op- 
position to  human  slaA'ery,  it  became  neces- 
sary for  the  Conference  to  withdraw  him  from 
that  section  of  the  country  and  give  him  a 
charge  in  Pennsylvania.  For  more  than  half 
a  century,  he  preached  effectively  in  different 
portions  of  the  State.  He  became  a  power  in 
upholding  the  denomination  to  which  ho  lie- 
longed  in  central  Pennsylvania,  being  a  bril- 
liant orator  as  well  as  a  man  of  rare  executive 
ability.  He  was  the  means  of  founding  many 
new  congregations  and  erecting  many  houses 
of  worship.  He  would  never  allow  a  church 
under  Ins  charge  to  remain  in  debt,  and  had 
extraordinary  tact  and  perseverance  in  raising 
the  funds  necessary  to  pay  for  the  erection  of 
cburch  buildings.  He  died  at  Mt.  Union,  at 
a  ripe  old  age,  in  July,  1890,  having  led  a  re- 
tired life  for  the  nine  preceding  years,  on  ac- 
count of  increasing  infirmities  of  age. 

Rev.  John  JMoorhead  was  married  at  Mil- 
ton, JSTorthumberland  county,  to  Elizabeth  J., 
daughter  of  John  Sweeney,  who  was  an  ex- 
tensive land  owner  and  mill  owner  of  Milton, 
of  Scotch-Irisli  descent.  His  family  name 
was  originally  spelled  McSwiney.  INliss 
Sweeney  was  a  lineal  descendant  of  Brian 
Boru,  the  great  King  of  Ireland,  who  ex- 
pelled the  Danes  from  that  island.  "Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Moorhcad  had  four  children:  Rev. 
Isaac,  pastor  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  at  Mt.  Carmel,  ISTorthumberland  coun- 
ty; Thomas  S..  proprietor  of  the  Tuscarora 
Yallev  Railroad:  John  C;  and  D.  Cooper. 
The  Rev.  John  ]\loorhead  was  noted  for  his 
iron  will  and  firm  unswerving  adherence  to 
what  he  believed  to  be  his  duty.  He  was  a 
Democrat,  but  in  the  latter  part  of  his  life 
voted  the  Republican  ticket.  His  wife,  who 
was  of  a  sweet  and  lovable  disposition,  died  in 
1874. 

John  C.  IMoorhead  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Huntingdon,  the  Lu- 


theran Institute  at  Selinsgrove,  and  the  Dick- 
inson Seminary  of  Williamsport,  Pa.  After 
teaching  school  for  three  years,  he  engaged 
in  telegraphy,  which  he  learned  at  Espy,  Co- 
lumbia county.  He  followed  this  vocation  in 
various  places,  for  a  number  of  years,  spend- 
ing some  time  in  Denver,  Col.,  where  he  had 
charge  of  the  telejjhone  line,  and  also  pros- 
pecting for  a  time  in  Xew  Mexico.  He  was 
then  for  six  years  agent  of  the  D.  L.  &  W. 
R.  R.,  at  Espy,  Pa.,  after  which  he  spent  one 
year  at  Watsontown,  as  assistant  superintend- 
ent of  the  W.  &  W.  R.  R.  He  was  the  agent 
for  the  D.  L.  &  W.  R.  R.,  at  IsTanticoke, 
until  1892,  when  he  was  appointed  superin- 
tendent of  the  T.  V.  R.  R. ;  he  was  also  a 
stockholder  and  a  member  of  the  board  of  di- 
rectors of  the  company. 

John  C.  Moorhead  was  married  in  1883,  in 
Espy,  Columbia  county,  Pa.,  to  Eifie,  daugh- 
ter of  J.  M.  Stookey;  she  was  born  at  Beech 
Haven,  Pa.  They  had  two  children:  Lillian 
I.;  and  John,  who  died  in  infancy.  In  his 
various  official  positions,  Mr.  Moorhead  has 
shown  ability,  enterprise  and  courtesy,  win- 
ning the  commendation  of  his  superior  officers 
and  the  respect  and  esteem  of  all  with  whom 
he  has  been  associated.  He  is  a  member  of 
Keystone  Commandery,  ISTo.  234,  K.  of  j\I., 
at  ISTanticoke.  His  politics  are  Republican. 
He  is  a  prominent  and  consistent  member  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  in  which 
he  is  steward  and  trustee. 

D.  Cooper  Moorhead,  youngest  brother  of 
John  C.  j\[oorhead,  was  born  January  5,  1860, 
in  Millheim,  Centre  county.  Pa.  He  received 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Penn- 
sylvania, at  Dickinson  Seminary,  Williams- 
port,  Pa.,  and  at  the  Wyoming  Seminary, 
Kingston,  Luzerne  county.  Pa.  He  engaged 
in  teaching  in  Cohunbia  county,  Pa.,  and  was 
also,  for  one  year,  in  the  office  of  the  D.  L.  & 
W.  R.  R.  After  several  years  spent  in  the 
south,  he  came  to  Port  Royal  in  1895,  where 
he  is  now  clerk  and  book-keeper  for  the  T.  V. 
R.  R.,  a  place  for  which  he  is  especially  fitted, 
both  by  natural  business  talent  and  a  complete 
course  at  the  Eastman  Business  College,  of 
Poughkeepsie,  ^^T.  Y.,  of  which  institution  he 
is  a  graduate.  He  is  liberal  in  his  political  and 
religious  views.  He  is  a  member  of  Lodge 
Xo.  077,  I.  O.  O.  F..  at  ]\lt.  Union,  Hunt- 
ingdon county.  Pa.;  and  of  Lodge  TTo.  66,  F. 
and  A.  "M.,  at  Arcadia,  Fla. 


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935 


GEORGE  B.  M.  AVISEILVUPT,  grain, 
coal  aud.  lumber  dealer,  Port  Koyal,  Juuiata 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  January  22,  IS (35,  in 
Spruce  Hill  township,  Juniata  county.  He 
is  a  son  of  John  and  Jane  (Rice)' Wisehaupt. 
John  AVischaupt  was  born  in  Spruce  Hill 
township,  Juniata  county,  in  lfc>o2.  He  was 
a  farmer,  of  German  descent.  He  mamed. 
Jane  Rice,  of  Perry  county.  Their  children 
were:  Sarah  (Mrs.  George  McConnell),  of 
Turbett  township;  George  B.  JVL,  of  Port 
Royal,  Pa.;  David,  who  died  young;  Laiu-a 
(Mrs.  Horace  Frazier),  of  Port  Royal;  and 
Annie.  John  Wisehaupt  is  a  Democrat.  He 
is  a  consistent  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  in  which  he  has  been  for  seventeen 
years  an  elder. 

George  B.  M.  Wisehaupt  attended  the  Cen- 
tre public  school  of  Spruce  Plill  township,  and 
the  Airy  View  Academy.  He  remained  on 
the  home  farm  until  he  was  twenty-five  years 
of  age.  He  Avas  then  f®r  two  years  engaged 
in  butchering  at  Port  Royal.  In  1892,  he  em- 
barked in  the  grain  business,  erecting  an  ele- 
vator at  an  expense  of  more  than  $6,000.  He 
rapidly  enlarged  his  lines  of  business,  until 
he  was  also  handling  coal,  lumber,  railroad 
ties  aud  machinery.  ]\Ir.  Wisehaupt  is  a 
prominent  stockholder  and  secretary  in  the 
Port  Royal  creamery,  and  is  also  a  stockholder 
in  the  Port  Royal  Bank. 

He  was  married  in  Port  Royal,  in  1889,  to 
Margaret,  daughter  of  John  Snyder,  a  mer- 
chant of  ]\[exico,  Juniata  coimty.  She  was 
born  in  Port  Royal.  Their  children  are: 
Frank  S.;  Charlotte;  John;  ]\[ary  J.;  Ger- 
trude; and  Margaret  E.  Mr.  Wisehaupt  has 
displayed  remarkable  enterprise  and  the  pro- 
gressive ideas  so  valuable  in  developing  the  re- 
sources of  every  community.  He  is  shrewd 
and  practical,  and  has  done  much  to  advance 
the  interests  of  Port  Royal.  He  is  a  member 
of  Lodge  Xo.  321,  F.  and  A.  M.,  of  Mifflin- 
town;  and  of  the  Lodge  of  the  P.  O.  S.  of  A., 
at  Port  Royal.  His  political  views  are  Demo- 
cratic. He  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  and  has  been  superintendent  and 
teacher  in  the  Sundav-sehool. 


JOHX  WISEHATJPT,  farmer,  whose 
post-office  address  is  Port  Royal,  Juniata  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  was  born  in  Turbett,  now  Spruce  Hill, 
township.  Juniata  county,  February  16.  1834. 

Yalentine  Wisehaupt,  grandfather  of  John 


Wisehaupt,  was  born  in  Germany,  and  came  to 
this  country  and  settled  in  Lancaster  county. 
Pa.,  where  he  was  engaged  in  farming.  Later 
he  bought  a  tract  of  land  in  Turbett  township, 
Juniata  county,  to  which  he  removed,  and 
which  he  improved  and  developed  into  a 
farm,  aud  cultivaTud  it  until  his  death.  He 
was  married  in  Germany  to  Miss  Bender, 
and  their  children  are:  John;  William;  Valen- 
tine; Maggie;  Mrs.  Piper,  of  Ohio.  Mrs. 
AVisehaupt  died  on  the  homestead  in  Turbett 
township,  and  he  contracted  a  second  mar- 
riage with  Miss  Myers,  who  died  without  is- 
sue. Mr.  A\'isehaupt  died  and  is  buried  on 
the  homestead  in  Turbett  township.  In  his 
political  views  he  was  a  Democrat.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

John  Wisehaupt  (1),  father  of  John  AVise- 
haupt, was  born  in  Germany,  and  when  quite 
a  young  man  came  to  this  country  with  his 
parents.  He  attended  subscription  schools  in 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  and  could  speak  both 
English  and  German.  He  was  reared  to  farm- 
ing and  spent  his  entire  life  in  Spruce  Hill 
township,  where  he  owned  106  acres  of  land, 
on  which  he  began  in  the  woods,  cleared  the 
land,  erected  dwelling  house,  barn  and  other 
structm-es,  planted  an  orchard  and  engaged  in 
general  farming.  His  death  occun-ed  in  the 
townshijo,  and  he  is  luiried  at  Church  Hill. 
He  was  married  in  Milford  township  to  Su- 
sanna Groninger,  of  the  same  township.  The 
children  of  this  marriage  are :  Valentine,  died 
a  young  man;  Leonard,  was  a  Lutheran  min- 
ister and  died  in  Missouri;  Sarah  A.,  wife 
of  AA^'illiam  Stewart;  John;  Jacob,  a  farmer 
of  Spruce  Hill  to^vuship;  Caroline,  deceased, 
wife  of  AVilliam  Robinson;  Jesse,  died 
young.  In  his  politics,  Mr.  Wisehaupt  was  a 
Democrat,  and  served  in  the  offices  of  super- 
A'isor,  school  director,  overseer  of  the  poor,  tax 
collector  and  assessor.  He  was  one  of  the  first 
members  of  the  Liitheran  church,  and  aided 
in  building  the  first  house  of  worship,  which 
was  constructed  of  logs,  and  he  took  a  promi- 
nent part  in  all  church  matters. 

John  Wisehaupt  attended  the  to\ATiship 
schools  during  three  months  each  year,  and 
obtained  a  good  common  school  education. 
He  learned  the  business  of  farming  with  his 
father,  and  remained  with  him  until  he  was 
eighteen  years  of  age,  after  which  he  learned 
the  trade  of  chairmaker  with  Joseph  Kessler 
at  Port  Royal.    During  the  winter  months  for 


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twenty-two  years  he  worked  at  this  trade,  and 
in  the  summer  months  was  engaged  in  house 
painting.  Having  come  into  possession  of  a 
part  of  the  homestead,  he  built  a  dwelling 
house  and  bam  and  made  the  improvements 
required  for  a  fii*st-class  fanu,  and  for  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life  gave  his  time  solely  to  ag- 
ricultural pursuits.  In  1862,  Mr.  Wisehaupt 
was  married  in  Saville  township,  Perry  coun- 
ty, to  Mary  Jane  Rice,  a  native  of  Perry  coun- 
ty, and  a  daughter  of  Conrad  and  Elizabeth 
(jSToleshun)  Rice,  the  fonner  a  farmer  and  of 
German  descent.  The  children  born  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Wisehaupt  are:  Sarah  E.,  the  wife 
of  John  McConnell;  George  B. ;  David,  de- 
ceased; Laura,  wife  of  Horace  Frazier,  of  Port 
Royal ;  Annie,  at  home.  Mr.  Wisehaupt  Avas  a 
school  director  of  the  township  for  three 
terms,  and  was  a  candidate  for  the  associate 
judgeship},  but  failed  to  secure  the  nomination. 
He  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  has  filled  the  office  of  deacon  and 
elder  for  thirty-one  years  and  was  a  teacher  in 
the  Centre  Sunday-school. 


^LVJ.  IIEXRY  S.  DIM:\r,  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  was  born  August  29,  1836,  in  Greenwood 
township,  Juniata  county.  He  is  a  son  of  Ja- 
cob mid  Eva  (Stimeling)  Dimm.  His  great- 
great-grandfather,  John  Dimm,  emigrated 
from  Germany,  coming  over  in  a  sailing  ves- 
sel and  landing  in  Philadelphia,  where  for  a 
time  he  worked  at  his  trade  as  a  carpenter,  af- 
ter which  he  removed  to  Berks  county,  where 
he  died.  One  of  his  sons,  born  on  the  Atlan- 
tic ocean,  during  the  passage  to  this  country, 
was  Christopher  Dimm,  great  grandfather  of 
Henry  S.  Dimm.  Christopher  Dimm  was  a 
farmer  and  stock  raiser.  After  his  marriage, 
he  purchased  a  large  tract  of  land  in  Lycom- 
ing county,  Pa.,  and  resided  there.  He  had 
five  sons  and  two  daughters.  One  of  his  sons 
was  Henry  Dimm,  gi'andfather  of  Henry  S. 
Dimin.  He  was  also  the  grandfather  of  W. 
W.  Dimm,  of  Walker  to^vnship,  and  of  J.  C. 
Dimm,  editor  of  the  MifflintOA\Ti  Siar.  Henry 
Dimm  was  boni  in  Lycoming  county  and  re- 
ceived a  good  education  in  English  and  Ger- 
man. While  still  a  young  man,  he  rode  on 
horseback  to  Juniata  county  and  settled  at 
Seven  Stars  in  this  county,  where  he  engaged 
in  farming.  Here  he  married  Susannah, 
daughter  of  Adam  Wilt,  a  farmer  of  Green- 
wood township.   Ho  continued  farming  in  Ju- 


niata county  during  the  rest  of  his  life.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Henry  Dimm  had  five  children: 
Adam,  who  met  death  by  drowning;  John; 
Samuel  and  Jacob,  twins;  and  Mary  (Mrs. 
Henry  Stroup),  of  Snyder  county.  Henry 
Dimm  was  a  Democrat;  he  was  an  upright, 
industrious  and  conscientious  man,  universal- 
ly respected  in  the  community.  He  was  a 
zealous  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  died  in  Gi-eenwood 
township,  Juniata  county. 

Jacob  Dimm,  son  of  Henry  Dimm,  was 
bom  in  Greenwood  township,  Juniata  county, 
Pa.,  July  6,  1806,  and  received  his  education 
in  subscription  schools;  he  was  all  his  life  a 
fanner,  and  in  his  old  age  resided  with  his  son 
Samuel,  in  Loysville,  Perry  county.  He  mar- 
ried Eva,  daughter  of  David  and  Barbara 
(Hook)  Stimeling.  She  was  of  German  de- 
scent, and  was  bom  in  Snyder  coimty.  They 
had  seven  children:  Sarah  A.  (]Mrs.  Thomas 
J.  Cameron),  LewistOAvn,  deceased;  Henry  S., 
of  Port  Roj^al,  Juniata  county;  Susannali 
(^Irs.  John  J.  Graham),  of  Juniata  county, 
deceased;  Samuel  T.,  a  fanner  of  Pen-y  coun- 
ty; Elizabeth,  Avidow  of  Christian  Shelley,  of 
iSTebraska;  Louisa  (Mrs.  JST.  Rinehart),  de- 
ceased; and  Foster  W.,  of  I^ew  Germantown, 
Perry  county.  Jacob  Dimm  was  universally 
respected;  he  died  at  a  good  old  age  in  Pen-y 
county,  in  1890.  His  faithful  partner  in  life's 
toils  died  in  the  same  county,  in  May,  189-1. 
Mr.  Dimm  was  a  Democrat.  He  was  a  prom- 
inent member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  and  ac- 
tive in  church  work. 

Henry  S.  Dimm,  during  the  winter  months, 
attended  a  public  school  of  Greenwood  toAvn- 
ship,  in  an  old  log  school  house.  He  began 
life  on  the  fanu  with  his  father,  and  at  the 
age  of  eighteen,  learned  the  trade  of  mill- 
Avright.  He  worked  at  his  trade  and  also  oper- 
ated his  father's  saw-mill  until,  at  the  age  of 
twenty -five  the  perils  of  the  nation  opened  to 
him  a  wider  and  more  exciting  field  of  action. 
Major  Dimm's  war  record  is  of  the  most  bril- 
liant and  honorable  character.  September  11, 
1861,  he  recruit-ed  in  Juniata  county  in  Com- 
pany I,  of  that  brave  and  illustrious  regiment, 
the  Fifty-third  Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  He 
took  out  a  company  of  eighty  men,  whom  he 
bravely  led  throu.sih  all  the  vicissitudes  of 
three  years  of  bloody  battle.  At  the  battle  of 
the  Po  river,  in  1864,  he  was  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  major.     Besides  many  minor  engage- 


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ments,  llr.  Dimm  participated  in  nearly  all 
of  the  prominent  battles  of  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  including  such  fierce  and  bloody 
battles  as  Yorktown,  Gaines  Mills,  Peach  Or- 
chard, Savage  Station,  Fair  Oaks,  June  1, 
1862,  White  Oak  Swamp,  Malvern  Hill,  Cen- 
treville.  South  Mountain,  Antietam,  Bristow 
Station,  Fredericksburg,  Chancellorsville  and 
Gettysburg,  where  he  was  wounded  by  a  ball 
passing  through  his  thigh.  After  Gettysburg, 
he  was  engaged  at  Mine  Run,  the  Wilderness, 
Po  River  and  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  in 
which  engagement  the  Second  Corps,  with 
which  he  was  connected,  covered  itself  with 
glory  by  participating  in  the  capture  of  five 
thousand  prisoners,  including  two  Confeder- 
ate generals,  Stewart,  and  Johnson,  and  also 
taking  a  large  amount  of  artillery.  The  next 
engagement  in  which  he  fought  was  the  bloody 
field  of  Cold  Harbor,  June  3,  -i,  5,  and  6, 
1864,  where  he  was  Avounded  by  a  ball  passing 
through  his  hand.  He  was  honorably  muster- 
ed out,  September  13,  1864.  He  desired  to 
re-enlist,  but  could  not  gratify  his  desire,  and 
accordingly  returned  home.  Soon  after,  [Ma- 
jor Dimm  engaged  in  milling,  at  Liverpool, 
Perry  county,  which  he  continued  for  six 
years;  he  then  returned  to  Juniata  county, 
and  went  into  the  lumbering  business  in  Del- 
aware and  Greenwood  townships,  running  a 
saAv-mill  night  and  day  until  the  gi'eat  panic 
of  1873.  He  then  worked  at  his  trade  two 
years,  and  afterwards  he  went  to  Xewport, 
Pa.,  where  he  was  manager  of  Cook's  saw-mill 
until  1880.  In  that  year  he  became  foreman 
of  the  planing  mill,  which  position  he  retained 
until  1895,  when  he  retired  from  active  du- 
ties, and  has  ever  since  resided  at  [NTewport, 
Pa. 

March  17,  1864,  ]\[ajor  Dimm  was  married, 
in  the  State  Cajntol  Hotel,  at  Harrisburg,  by 
the  Hey.  J.  A.  Hackenberger,  of.  LiverjDool, 
to  Miss  Louisa  E.  Cox,  bom  in  Greenwood 
township,  Juniata  coiinty,  a  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam and  Christina  Cox,  of  the  same  township. 
Their  children  are:  Cora  M.,  a  merchant,  of 
Port  Royal,  Juniata  county;  Lewis  G.,  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  pursuits;  Harry,  a  watch- 
maker, of  York,  Pa.;  Mary  E.,  a  school 
teacher;  [Maggie;  and  Isaac  Xewton,  a  clerk. 
Mr.  Dimm  has  held  numerous  offices  both  in 
Juniata  and  Perry  counties,  having  been 
township  tax  collector  in  both;  he  has  also  at 
various  times,  acted  as  judge  of  elections,  in- 


spector of  elections,  and  school  director.  He 
is  a  member  of  Adams  Lodge,  Xo.  319,  F. 
and  A.  M.,  of  Xew  Bloomfield,  Perry  county; 
and  is  also  an  honored  comrade  in  Lieut.  Ar- 
nold Lobaugh  Post,  Xo.  297,  G.  A.  R.,  at 
Xe'w'iDort.  Major  Dimm  is  a  firm  Democrat. 
He  is  a  consistent  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church;  he  was  deacon  of  the  church  at  Liv- 
erpool, and  was  also  a  Sunday-school  teacher. 
Miss  Cora  M.  Dimm,  eldest  child  of  Major 
Henry  S.  Dimm,  the  first  lady  in  Port  Royal 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  to  engage  in  mercantile 
pursuits,  has  been  conspicuous  in  that  thriving 
and  progressive  borough,  by  the  enterprise  she 
has  displayed.  She  was  bom  in  Liveriwol, 
Perry  coimty,  and  educated  at  Xewport,  in 
the  same  county,  where  she  also  learned  the 
millinery  trade,  at  which  she  worked  for  seven 
years.  In  1894,  she  removed  to  Port  Royal, 
and  began  work  there  as  a  milliner.  After 
some  time,  Miss  Dimm  enlarged  her  sphere  of 
operations,  by  branching  out  into  a  general 
mercantile  business,  which  she  has  conducted 
Avith  success  without  abandoning  her  trade  of 
millinery.  She  is  an  earnest  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church. 


IRVIX  S.  KEPXER,  hardware  merchant, 
Port  Royal,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  Avas  bom 
February  18,  1856,  in  Turbett  township, 
Juniata  county.  He  is  a  son  of  Samuel  D. 
and  Barbara  (Motze)  Kepner.  His  grand- 
father, Jacob  Kepner,  Avas  a  Pennsylvanian 
by  birtli,  as  his  father  had  been,  AA-ith  AAdiom 
he  came  Aidien  quite  young  to  the  Jiiniata 
valley,  the  family  settling  in  Perry  county, 
near  ]Millerst-own.  In  this  county  Jacob  Kep- 
ner earned  on  farming  and  boating  on  the 
Juniata  river.  He  was  still  a  young  man  Avhen 
he  came  to  Juniata  county,  and  purchased  a 
farm  of  100  acres  in  Turbett  tOAvnship.  He 
subsequently  made  large  additional  jjurchases 
and  became  a  very  extensive  land  OAvner,  his 
fanns  being  improved  by  the  erectioia  of  com- 
modious buildings  and  in  other  Avays.  He 
married  Miss  Gross,  bom  in  Snyder  county. 
They  had  four  children :  DaA^d;  John;  Jacob; 
and  Catharine.  His  wife  having  died  in  Tur- 
bett tOAvnship,  ]\Ir.  Kepner  married  Sarah 
Dups,  a  native  of  Perry  county;  two  of  their 
nine  children,  Susannah  and  Solomon,  died 
young.  The  others  Avere:  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
Samuel  Aughey),  of  Milford  toAAmship;  Chris- 
tina, married    first  to  Jacob  Hertzler,  after- 


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BIOGBAPHICAL  EXCYCLOPEDIA 


wards  to  George  Heikes;  Henry,  deceased; 
Sarah  (Mrs.  Samuel  Rice),  of  Turbett  town- 
sliip,  deceased;  Maiy  (Mrs.  George  Boyer),  of 
the  same  towusliip;  Benjamin,  of  Milford 
township ;  and  Samuel  D.  Jacob  Kepner  was 
a  sound  Democrat.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church,  and  was  deacon  and  elder. 
His  death  occurred  in  Turbett  to^vllship,  in 
1845.     His  ^\idow  suiTived  until  1870. 

Samuel  D.  Kepner,  boim  in  Turbett  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  August  5,  182-4,  attend- 
ed a  subscription  school  at  the  Church  Hill 
school-house.  He  afterwards  attended  the 
public  schools  of  Turbett  township.  He  grew 
up  on  his  father's  farm,  and  remained  there 
for  fifty-seven  years,  greatly  improving  the 
homestead.  He  was  an  extensive  stock  raiser, 
and  possessed  great  enterprise  and  business  ca- 
pacity. 

Samuel  T).  Kepner  was  married  in  Free- 
burg,  Snyder  county,  in  1847,  to  Barbara 
Motze,  born  near  Freeburg,  Snyder  county. 
They  had  six  children:  John  J.,  of  ISTebraska; 
Inan  S.,  of  Port  Eoyal,  Pa. ;  Mary  A.  (Mrs. 
Joseph  Varness),  of  East  Salem,  Juniata  coun- 
ty; William  F.,  of  Kebraska;  Sarah  B.  and 
Matilda,  both  of  whom  died  in  early  life. 
Samuel  D.  Kepner's  wife  having  died  in  Tur- 
bett township,  in  1861,  he  married  Caroline 

,  a  widow.    Their  only  child  is  George 

W.  Kepner.  l^Irs.  Caroline  Kepner  died  in 
April,  1802.  Mr.  Kepner  is  a  Democart;  he 
filled  with  credit  the  office  of  school  director 
in  the  township.  He  is  a  consistent  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  church ;  he  was  formerly 
a  Lutheran,  and  filled  the  offices  of  deacon  and 
elder  in  the  Lutheran  church,  the  former  for 
twenty-fonr  consecutive  years.  He  has  been 
known  and  respected  all  his  life  as  an  upricht 
and  honorable  man. 

Irvin  S.  Kepner  attended  the  public  schools 
at  the  Chm-ch  Hill  school  house,  of  Turbett 
township,  and  worked  on  th.e  farm  until  he 
was  sixteen  years  of  age.  He  then  learned 
carpentry,  which  occupied  two  years.  He 
was  then  for  one  year  clerk  for  A.  J.  Hertzler, 
at  Hnntincdnn.  after  which  he  went  to  Phila- 
delphia, where  he  was  clerk  in  the  commission 
business  for  the  same  employer.  Owning 
eighty  acres  of  land  in  Nebraska,  he  fanned 
there  for  thirteen  years.  Avhen  he  sold  out  and 
traveled  for  one  year  in  the  interest  of  the 
Bnckeye  ^facliino  Comiinnv.  He  then  return- 
ed to  h.is  father  at  Port  Poval,  and  he  worked 


at  carpentry  for  more  than  two  years;  then 
again  went  west,  and  spent  some  time  in  Colo- 
rado and  Missouri.  In  1895,  he  returned  to 
Juniata  county,  and  in  the  following  spring 
engaged  in  the  hardware  business,  in  which  he 
has  met  with  encouraging  success. 

Irvin  S.  Kepner  was  mari-ied  in  Milford 
township,  in  1881,  to  Mary  H.  Sherlock,  bom 
in  Tuscarora  valley,  Juniata  county,  a  daugh- 
ter of  David  Sherlock,  of  that  county.  Mr. 
Kepner  is  a  man  of  energy  and  excellent  busi- 
ness capacities,  universally  respected  and 
highly  esteemed.  He  is  a  member  of  Rising 
Star  Lodge,  Xo.  75,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  Osceola, 
Xeb.,  and  of  the  P.  O.  S.  A.,  of  Port  Royal. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Silver  Democratic  Club 
of  Port  Royal,  and  is  a  strong  silver  Democrat. 
He  and  Mrs.  Kepner  are  consistent  members 
of  the  Presbyterian  chm'cli. 


DAYID  G.  ALTER,  chief  burgess  of  Port 
Royal,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 10,  1841,  at  Alterton,  Cumberland  coun- 
ty. Pa.  He  is  a  son  of  David  and  Sarah  (Gar- 
man)  Alter.  Llis  grandfather,  Jacob  Alter, 
was  born  in  Cumberland  county,  near  Alter- 
ton, and  was  of  Swiss  descent.  He  was  a 
farmer,  miller,  distiller,  an  extensive  land 
owner,  and  the  proprietor  of  a  clover  mill. 
Flis  only  sister  Avas  the  wife  of  Governor  Rit- 
ner,  of  Pennsylvania.  He  was  married  in 
Cumberland  county  to  Elizabeth  Foutz,  and 
had  eight  children,  all  of  whom  are  now  de- 
ceased: William;  Benjamin;  Simon;  John; 
Jacob:  David;  Eliza;  and  Mary.  Jacob  Alter 
represented  Cumberland  coTinty  in  the  legis- 
lature twenty-one  consecutive  terms,  being 
elected  on  the  Whig  ticket.  He  Avas  a  man 
of  great  ability  as  an  orator  and  debater,  and 
his  record  as  a  member  of  the  State  legislature 
was  a  most  honorable  one,  his  A'ote  and  influ- 
ence being  in  favor  of  just  laws.  He  Avas  a 
Whig:  he  Avas  universally  respected  and  es- 
teemed for  his  integrity  and  good  judgment. 
He  Avas  a  consistent  member  of  the  Lutheran 
cliui'ch.  Both  he  and  his  wife  died  in  Cum- 
berland county.  David  Alter,  bom  in  Cum- 
berland county,  received  a  fair  English  educa- 
tion. He  AA-as  a  merchant  dnring  the  greater 
liart  of  his  life  in  Cumberland  and  Dauphin 
connties.  For  tAVo  years,  he  held  from  Gov- 
ernor Joseph  Ritner  the  appointment  of  su- 
perintendent of  tlie  Pennsylvania  canal.  Tn 
1848,  he  removed  to  Dauphin  county,  Avhcre 


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lie  was  in  mereautile- business  until  1852.  He 
then  began  to  read  medicine  with  Dr.  David 
Clugston,  of  Perry  county.  Having  com- 
pleted his  medical  course,  he  practiced  first  iu 
New  Buifalo,  Perry  county,  and  subsequently 
in  Port  Royal,  Juniata  county,  in  which  place 
he  died  in  1863.  He  was  but  a  few  years  in 
practice,  but  was  in  every  way  successful.  Dr. 
Alter  was  a  Eepublican. 

David  Alter  was  man-ied  in  Ilarrisburg, 
Pa.,  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  John  Garman,  a 
farmer  of  Dauphin  county,  where  she  was 
born,  and  of  German  descent.  Their  children 
were:  David  G.,  chief  burgess  of  Port  Royal, 
Juniata  county;  James  ]\L,  of  Lewistown, 
Mifflin  county;  John  P.,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  ten  years;  and  one  child  that  died  in  in- 
fancy. Mrs.  Sarah  Alter  having  died  in  Perry 
county,  Mr.  Alter  married  Elizabeth  Frank, 
of  ISi^ew  Buffalo,  Perry  county.  They  had 
two  children:  Elizabeth  C. ;  and  Alice  (Mrs. 
H.  M.  Engle),  of  Philadelphia.  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth Alter  died  in  Port  Royal  in  1875.  Dr. 
Alter  was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
Alterton,  in  Cumberland  county,  Pa.,  the 
name  of  which  has  since  been  changed  to 
Kerrsville,  was  named  in  honor  of  David  Al- 
ter, he  having  erected  the  first  house.  He 
began  business  there,  and  displayed  such  en- 
terprise in  its  prosecution  that  he  ran  fifteen 
cars  to  Baltimore  to  carry  grain,  lumber  and 
other  products. 

David  G.  Alter  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Turbett  township,  Juniata  county,  during 
the  winter  months.  As  a  youth,  he  passed 
most  of  the  time  in  the  store  of  his  uncle, 
Xoah  Hertzler,  in  Old  Port  Royal,  in  wliich 
town  he  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life  un- 
til 1870,  when  he  removed  to  Port  Royal. 
Here  for  twenty  years  he  superintended  the 
grain,  himber  and  coal  business  of  the  Hertz- 
ler firm.  In  1890,  he  was  appointed  by  Presi- 
dent Harrison  supervisor  of  the  census  enu- 
meration for  central  Pennsylvania.  The 
twelve  counties  in  his  district  were  Adams, 
Eranldin,  Fulton,  Cumberland,  Perry,  Juni- 
ata, Mifilin,  Snyder,  Union,  Bedford,  Blair 
and  Huntingdon.  In  1890,  he  was  appointed 
ganger  in  the  Ninth  Internal  Revenue  Dis- 
trict of  Pennsylvania,  under  Sam.  Matt.  Fridy, 
of  Lancaster  county;  he  held  the  position  for 
six  months,  but  then  resigned  it,  not  finding 
the  duties  congenial.  In  1891,  Mr.  Alter  en- 
gaged in  the  livery  business,  at  the  same  time 


farming  in  Perry  county.  About  this  time, 
he  purchased  his  fine  residence  in  the  town  of 
Port  Royal.  On  July  11,  1861,  Mr.  Alter 
enlisted  in  Philadelphia,  in  Capt.  William 
Babe's  Company  K,  of  Col.  John  R.  Haslett's 
One  Hundred  and  ISTinety-seventh  Pennsylva- 
nia Volunteers.  He  was  in  the  service  one 
hundred  and  ten  days,  during  the  greater  part 
of  which  time  the  regiment  was  employed  in. 
doing  guard  duty  at  Rock  Island  in  the  Mis- 
sissippi riA^er.  He  was  mustered  out  with  the 
regiment  at  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  ser- 
vice. March  7,  1865,  he  re-enlisted  for  one 
year,  in  the  One  Hundred  and  First  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers.  In  this  regiment  he  was 
appointed  sergeant.  The  regiment  was  on 
duty  at  Roanoke  Island,  IST.  C,  but  at  the  end 
of  six  months  was  mustered  out  of  service,  in 
the  same  State,  on  account  of  the  conclusion 
of  hostilities,  when  ]\Ir.  Alter  retin*ned  to  Port 
Royal. 

David  G.  Alter  was  married  in  Port  Royal, 
April  10,  1868,  to  Hannah  Isabella  Thomp- 
son, born  at  McAlisterville,  Juniata  county, 
a  daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  (Gilson) 
Thompson,  both  of  Scotch-Irish  descent;  Mr. 
Thompson  was  a  eoaeh-makcr.  They  have 
six  children:  Annie  T.,  a  very  accomplished 
music  teacher,  who  was  instructed  by  a  promi- 
nent Boston  musician;  James  T.,  assistant 
cashier  of  the  Poi-t  Royal  Bank;  David  B., 
a  student  still  attending  school;  Rebecca; 
Hannah  Isabella;  and  Ruth. 

Mr.  Alter  was  elected  a  member  of  the  town 
council  in  1872,  and  served  in  that  capacity 
for  twelve  years,  during  which  time  he  was 
twice  president  of  the  council  and  did  much 
valuable  work  for  the  best  interests  of  the  bor- 
ough. In  1882,  he  was  elected  chief  burgess 
of  the  town,  for  a  two  yeai-s'  term.  He  was 
again  elected  in  1893,  and  has  held  the  ofiice 
ever  since,  discharging  all  the  duties  incum- 
bent upon  him  in  an  able  manner.  He  has 
also  been  a  school  director  for  four  yeais.  In 
1894,  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  board 
of  health ;  and  in  the  same  year,  was  appoint- 
ed health  officer.  He  has  been  a  member  of 
tlic  I.  O.  O.  F.  Mr.  Alter  is  a  Republican. 
His  family  are  consistent  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  church. 

The  Family  of  Alter. 

I.  Jacob  Alter,  a  native  of  Switzerland, 
a  shoemaker  by  trade,  came  to  America  about 


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BIOGBAPHIOAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


the  year  1765,  locating  in  Lancaster  county, 
Pa.  During  the  Eevolutiou  he  made  shoes 
for  the  patriot  army;  in  1790  remoA'ed  frcai 
Lititz,  Lancaster  county,  and  settled  at  or  near 
Alters  j\Iill  on  the  Conodoguinet  creek,  where 
he  died  in  1806.  He  represented  Cumberland 
county  in  the  legislature  six  or  seven  terms. 
He  married,  about  1768,  Veronica  Landis,  of 
Lancaster  county.  They  had  issue:  i. Veron- 
ica, born  October  9,  1769,  married  LaAvi'ence 
Lefevre;  ii.  John,  bom  September  13,  1771, 
married  Eleanor  Sheetz;  iii.  Jacob,  born  Jan- 
uary 1,  177-'j,  married  Elizabeth  Foutz;    iv. 

David,  liorn  February  7,  1775,  married 

Hell;  V.  Esther,  born  February  28,  1777,  mar- 
ried Michael  Bear;  vi.  Samuel,  born  March  17, 
1779,  d.  s.  p.;  A-ii.  Susannah,  born  October 
30,  1780,  married  Josej^h  Kitner;  "vdii.  Henry, 
born  October  25,  1781,  married  Maria  E. 
Einehard;  ix.  Abraliam,  born  March  13,  1787, 
died  unmarried;  x.  IMargaret,  bom  March  23, 
1790,  man'ied  Mr.  McCullough,  of  Washing- 
ton coimty.  Pa.,  no  children. 

II.  Veronica  Alter  (Jacob),  bom  October 
9,  1769,  married  LaAvrence  LefeA^re.  They 
had  issue  (surname  Lefevre):  i.  Jacob;  ii. 
John;  iii.  Isaac;  Ia-.  David;  y.  Joseph;  A'i. 
Elizabeth;  A-ii.  Faimy,  married  George  AVhit- 
myer;  viii.  Esther,  married  Rev.  J.  W.  Ilann. 
Mr.  Lefevre  married,  secondly,  Sarah  Line; 
no  issue. 

III.  John  Alter  (Jacob),  bom  September 
13,  1771,  man-ied  Eleanor  Sheetz;  they  had 
issue:  i.  Joseph,  born  March  19,  1795,  died 
August  17,  1816;  ii.  Esther,  bom  July  14, 
1798,  died,  1880,  married  Isaac  Vanardsdale, 
had  nine  children;  iii.  John,  bom  July  1, 
1801,  maiTied,  first.  Charity  Vanarsdale,  died 
1835,  second,  Lucinda  J.  Black,  died  1847, 
third,  ]\Iary  Ann  Chamberlain,  had  eighteen 
children,  among  them  Louis  Simon  Alter, 
civil  engineer  of  Remington,  Ind;  iv.  Jacob, 
born  February  27,   1804,  maiTied  Prudence 

,   had    fourteen   children;    v.  David, 

born  December  3,  1803,  married,  first, 


RoAAdey,  second  Amanda  RoAvley,  died  1880, 
had  thirteen  children;  A'i.  Simon,  born  1810, 
mamed  Mary  Braddock,  died  1878,  had  scA^en 
children;  A'ii.  Isaac,  born  1813,  died  May  12, 
1827;  v'm.  Benjamin,  born  1816,  died  May, 
1849,  married  Anna  Bell,  no  children. 

IV.  Jacob  Alter  (Jacob),  bom  January  1, 
1773,  died  June  29,  1839,  in  West  Pennsboro' 
toAvnship,  Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  represent- 


ed his  county  in  the  legislature  tA\renty-one 
consecutive  terms  from  the  year  1814,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Foutz,  born  Ain'il  19,  1768, 
near  HagerstOAAm,  Md.,  died  June  7,  1855,  in 
Cumberland  county.  Pa.;  they  had  issue:  i. 
Susan,  bom  December  19,  1797,  died  March 
7,  1861,  in  Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  married 
Samuel  McCormick,  of  IVIitflin  toAvnship, 
Cumberland  county.  Pa. ;  ii.  Eliza,  born  Jan- 
uary 16,  1805,  died  in  Cumberland  county, 
Pa.,  married  George  Graham,  of  West  Penns- 
boro' toAvnship,  Cumberland  county,  their  son, 
John  Graham,  represented  his  county  in  the 
1885  legislature;  iii.  Mary  (Polly,  bom 
April  14,  1806,  married  December  3,  1844, 
Dr.  David  Clugston,  of  Pen-y  county.  Pa., 
both  deceased;  iv.  Jacob,  born  August  16, 
1799,  died  in  West  Virginia,  maiTied  Eliza 
Tice,  of  ]\[aryland;  y.  Benjamin,  born  De- 
cember 25,  1800,  died  in  Greencastle,  Pa., 
married,  first,  IS^ancy  Lindsay,  second,  Catha- 
rine Walters,  and  had  eighteen  children;  Ad. 
William,  born  March  7,"l802,  died  in  West 
Pennsboro'  toAvnship,  Cumberland  county, 
Pa.,  married  Sarah  Steriek,  his  children  oaati 
the  mill  built  by  him  on  the  Conodoguinet; 
vii.  John,  born  July  3,  1803,  resides  in  Flar- 
risburg.  Pa.,  married  Mrs.  Sarah  Hardy, 
daughter  of  JSTicholas  BroAvn,  of  ISTeAvbury- 
port,  Mass.;  viii.  Simon,  born  February  19, 
1808,  resides  in  Eldorado  coimty,  Cal.,  mar- 
ried Sarah  Hardy,  of  JSTewburyport,  Mass.; 
ix.  David,  bom  February  7,  1810,  died  March 
1,  1861,  in  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  married,  first, 
Eva  CalA-ert,  second  Sai'ah  Garman,  third, 
Eliza  Frank. 

V.  David  Alter  (Jacnl)),  Ijom  Febnuiry  7, 

1775,  married Mell.     They  liad  issue, 

among  others:  i.  David,  married  Margaret 
Ritner,  his  cousin;    ii.  Jacob. 

VI.  Esther  Alter  (Jacob),  born  February 
28,  1777,  married  Michael  Bear,  died  at  Plain- 
field,  Cumberland  county,  Pa.,  a  Mennonite 
preacher.  They  had  issue  (siirname  Bear): 
i.  Benjamin,  married  and  remoA'ed  to  the 
Avest;  ii.  Esther,  died  at  jMechanicsburg,  Pa., 
married StcA'enson. 

VII.  Susannah  Alter  (Jacob),  born  Octo- 
l)er  30,  1780,  died  about  1840,  at  Mt. 
Rock,  married  in  1800,  Joseph  Ritner,  bom 
March  25,  1780,  in  Berks  county.  Pa.,  died 
October  16,  1869,  near  Mt.  Rock,  Cum- 
berland county.  Pa.,  son  of  John  Ritner,  Avho 
emigrated  from  Alsace,  on  the  Rhine.     Was 


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brought  up  as  a  farmer  witli  little  advantages 
of  education.  About  1802  removed  to  Wasli- 
ington  county,  Pa.,  elected  a  member  of  the 
legislature,  sei-ving  six  yeare,  and  for  two  years 
was  speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives. 
In  1835  Avas  elected  Governor  of  Pennsylva- 
nia as  the  Anti-Masonic  candidate.  Was  a 
candidate  for  re-election  in  1838,  but  defeated 
by  David  R.  Porter.  Was  an  earnest  advocate 
of  the  common  school  system,  and  a  decided 
opponent  of  human  slavery.  In  1848  was 
nominated  by  President  Taylor  director  of  the 
mint,  Philadelphia,  serving  only  a  brief  time. 
He  then  retired  to  his  farm  in  Cumberland 
county,  where  he  passed  the  remainder  of  his 
days.     They  had  issue  (surname  Ritner):     i. 

Jacob,    married    first,  Scott,  second, 

■ ^loore;   ii.   Henry,  married  Louisetta 

Alter,  daughter  of  Henry  Alter;  iii.  Michael; 
iv.  Abraham;  v.  Peter,  resides  on  the  old 
homestead  at  ]\rt.  Rock,  Cumberland  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  married  first,  Davison,  sec- 
ond,        Davison,    third    Mrs.    McKee- 

han:  vi.  Emma,  died,  unmarried;  vii.  Susan, 
married  George  Kriechbaum,  of  Chambers- 
burg;    viii.  Margaret,  married  David  Alter. 

YIII.  Henry  Alter  (Jacob),  born  Oetolter 
25,  1774,  married  Maria  E.  Rinehard.  They 
had  issue:  i.  Louisetta,  resides  at  Danville, 
111.,  married  Henry  Ritner,  had  eleven  chil- 
dren; ii.  Eliza;  iii.  DaA'id,  married  and  had 
five  children;  iv.  ]\[argaret;  v.  Sarah;  vi. 
Henry,  married  and  had  eleven  children ;  vii. 
Jacob,  married  and  lind  ten  children;  viii. 
Solomon,  manned  and  had  two  children;  ix. 
Isaac,  married  and  had  a  son,  Isaac;  x.  ^faria, 
married  and  had  seven  children ;  xi.  Jere- 
m.iah,  manned  and  had  ten  children. 


SA:\rT^EL  P>.  RTTZ^TAX,  deceased,  a 
prominent  fanner  of  Turbett  townshi]>,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  l)orn  ^March  30,  1840. 
He  was  a  son  of  Heniw  Ritzman,  also  deceased, 
whose  biography  appears  in  this  work.  He 
received  a  common  school  education  and  was 
a  fanner  all  his  life,  owning  and  cultivating 
ninety  acres  of  cleared  and  highly  improved 
land  in  his  native  townshi]-).  on  which  he  erect- 
ed a  commodious  l)arn.  He  was  conspicuous 
in  that  section  as  a  raiser  of  superior  stock! 
At  Port  Royal,  April  26.  1865,  he  married 
Jennie  ]\r.,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Hattie 
(Walker)  Kepner.  She  was  a  native  of  Tur- 
bett township,  where  her  father  Avas  a  farmer; 


he  was  of  German  descent;  Mrs.  Kepner  was 
born  in  Chester  county,  and  was  of  English 
descent.  ]\lr.  and  Mrs.  Ritzman  had  chil- 
dren: William  P.,  born  October  31,  1867,  a 
farmer  of  Turbett  township,  mamed  to  Miss 
Can-ie  Wise;  Jerome  T.,  born  July  18,  1868, 
a  farmer  of  Spnice  Hill  township,  married  to 
Gertrude  Koons;  Harry  A.,  born  December 
2,  1870,  who  now  farms  the  homestead,  and 
who  was  married  to  Annie,  daughter  of  A.  B. 
Snyder,  of  Turbett  township;  Samuel  C, 
born  June  28,  1875;  and  Matilda  B.,  born 
August  28,  1878.  Samuel  B.  Ritzman  died 
August  22,  1879,  of  consumption.  He  was 
universally  honored  for  his  sobriety,  industry, 
integrity  and  sound  judgment;  a  courteous 
neighbor,  a  loving  husband,  an  affectionate 
father,  and  a  true  man  in  every  sense  of  the 
word.  His  children  thus  early  deprived  of 
their  father's  care,  grew  up  to  manhood  and 
womanhood,  under  the  careful  supervision  of 
a  loving  mother.  ]\rr.  Ritzman  was  a  staunch 
Republican,  but  no  office  seeker,  jn-eferring 
the  duties  and  endearments  of  home  life  and 
social  ]Jeasures  to  the  anxieties  of  public  sta- 
tion. He  was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran church,  and  a  Sunday-school  teacher. 
Samuel  C.  Ritzman,  fourth  son  of  Samuel 
B.,  was  born  and  educated  in  Turbett  town- 
shi]i,  Juniata  county,  after  which  he  worked 
on  the  homestead  farm  for  several  years.  He 
Avas  then  for  some  time  employed  on  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad.  He  is  a  young  man 
of  bright  jiaris,  highly  respected  by  all  his 
associates.  1s\y.  Ritzman  is  a  Republican.  He 
is  a  memlier  of  the  Pennsylvania  Relief  As- 
sociation. 


ORLAXDO  O.  ^LVTHERS,  general  far- 
mer. I'urbett  township.  Juniata  county.  Pa., 
was  linrn  Tifarch  14,  1844,  in  Mifflin  town. 
Pa.  He  is  a  son  of  James  and  Amelia  fEvans) 
^Tathers.  James  ^Nfathers,  of  Scotch-Irish  de- 
scent, was  born  in  1803,  in  Eermanagh  toAAm- 
ship.  After  receiving  a  good  education,  he 
read  laAV,  Avas  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  i^rac- 
ticcd  in  ^MifflintoAvn.  He  was  interested  in  a 
larc'e  tannerv  in  Juniata  county,  nnd  Avns  an 
extensiA'e  land  oAAmer,  oAvning  in  Juniata 
county  alone  more  than  700  acres.  In  his 
legal  practice  he  stood  at  the  head  of  the  bar 
in  his  county,  and  had  an  euA'iable  State  repu- 
tation. He  Avas  elected  to  the  State  Senate, 
and  serA'ed  there  one  term,  with  great  credit 


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to  himself  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  his  con- 
stituents. James  Mathers  Avas  married,  in 
Delaware  township,  J  uniata  county,  to  Amelia 
Evans,  born  in  Thompsontowm,  Jamiary  2, 
1816,  daughter  of  Gen.  Lewis  Evans,  a  sol- 
dier of  the  Mexican  war  and  a  general  in  the 
State  militia.  General  Evans  was  a  warm 
personal  friend  of  Andrew  Jackson,  who,  as 
a  mark  of  esteem,  presented  General  Evans 
with  a  horse,  Avhich  attained  the  surjDrising  age 
of  forty-two  years.  Mr.  and  j\Ii-s.  Mathers 
were  the  parents  of  four  children:  Margaret, 
wife  of  Plon.  L.  E.  Atkinson,  of  MifflintoAvn; 
Lewis  E.,  who  is  deceased;  Orlando  O.,  of 
Turbett  to^\^lship;  and  Clara  I.  (Mrs.  W.  D. 
Davis),  of  Sidney,  Shelby  county,  O.  Earlier 
in  life,  Mr.  Mathei-s  had  married  Jane, 
a  daughter  of  Rev.  J.  Hutchinson,  a 
Presbyterian  minister,  of  Mifflintown.  By 
this  marriage,  there  were  four  children: 
Rev.  J.  LI.  Mathers,  D.  D.,  of  Bell  wood,  Blair 
county,  a  Presbyterian  minister;  John  H.,  a 
lawyer,  who  was  prosecuting  attorney  of  Ju- 
niata county,  and  who  died  in  Sidney,  O.; 
James,  a  lawyer  who  died  when  quite  a 
young  man;  and  one  child  that  died  in  in- 
fancy. James  Mathers  was  a  Whig.  He  was 
a  prominent  and  influential  man  in  his  county, 
and  was  the  clerk  of  the  commission  which 
organized  the  county.  He  was  a  strict  and 
conscientious  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church.  He  died  in  1850,  at  Peru  Mills,  Tus- 
earora  township,  Juniata  county.  His  widow 
married  Stewart  Turbett,  who  died  in  1876, 
Mrs.  Turbett  surtdving  until  ISTovemlier  13, 
1895. 

Orlando  O.  Mathers,  third  child  of  James 
Mathers  by  his  second  marriage,  attended  the 
public  schools  of  IMifflintown,  Airy  View 
Academy,  at  Port  Royal,  and  the  Tusearora 
Academy,  at  which  institution  he  graduated 
at  the  age  of  eighteen.  He  afterwards  attended 
for  two  terms  and  graduated  from  Crittenden 
Commercial  College,  Philadelphia.  After 
spending  one  year  as  clerk  in  a  commercial 
house,  he  removed  to  Sidney,  O.,  where  he  re- 
mained for  twenty-three  years,  during  ten 
years  of  which  time  he  was  in  a  successful 
and  lucrative  business;  he  was  also  for  three 
years  cashier  of  the  Citizens  Bank  of  that 
place.  While  in  Oliio,  he  held  various  re- 
sponsible positions,  having  served  faithfully 
for  five  years  as  deputy  auditor  of  the  county, 
and  for  six  vears  as  auditor.     He  has  alwavs 


been  a  Democrat;  he  now  favors  the  gold 
standard.  In  1885,  he  removed  to  Topeka, 
Kan.,  where  he  was  for  five  years,  engaged 
in  the  cattle  business  and  in  farming.  He 
then  returned  to  Pennsylvania,  and  now  farms 
the  homestead  of  240  acres  in  Turbett  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  as  well  as  Bells  Island, 
at  Mifflintown.  He  was  formerly  a  member 
of  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  of  E.  P. 

Orlando  O.  Mathers  was  married,  in  1869, 
in  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  to  Mary  H.  Clark, 
born  at  Donegal,  Lancaster  county,  daughter 
of  James  Clark,  of  that  county,  a  farmer  of 
English  descent,  who  was  a  graduate  of  Prince- 
ton College,  K.  J.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mathers 
have  three  children:  James  C,  a  student  of 
law  in  Mifflintown;  Louisa  E.,  who  died  in 
infancy;  and  Catharine  B.  (Katie),  a  gi'adu- 
ate  of  Mountain  Seminar}^,  residing  at  home. 
The  family  attend  the  Presbyterian  church. 


JOII^  S.  McCOIv^XEL,  farmer,  stock- 
raiser,  cattle  dealer  and  daii-yman,  Turbett 
township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  May 
20,  1852,  in  the  township  in  which  he  resides. 
He  is  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary  J.  (Sailor) 
McConnel,  who  had  six  children:  Armina  P. 
(Mrs.  G.  W.  Kilmer),  of  Turbett  townslup; 
John  S.;  C.  Luther,  of  Belleville,  Miftlin 
county;  George  P.,  of  Turbett  township;  and 
two  deceased.  Lie  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  to^vnship,  and  has  spent 
his  entire  life  on  the  homestead  farm,  taking 
charge  of  the  same  upon  the  death  of  his 
father.  This  farm  contains  more  than  150 
acres,  and  has  been  greatly  improved  under 
his  efficient  management.  He  has  for  the  past 
eighteen  years  been  successfully  engaged  in 
l)uying  and  selling  stock  in  Juniata  county; 
and  has  been  interested  in  the  dairy  business, 
as  a  large  stockholder  in  the  Port  Royal 
creamery. 

John  S.  McConnel  was  married  at  Port 
Royal,  ISTovember  3,  1875,  to  Clara  J.,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Rice,  a  farmer  of  Perry  county, 
where  she  was  born.  They  have  seven  chil- 
dren: George  S.,  residing  on  the  homestead; 
John  R.;  Sarah  J.;  Mary  B.;  Daniel  W.; 
Jesse  H. ;  and  ]\Iargaret  E.  Mr.  McConnel's 
sound  judgment  and  capacity  for  public  af- 
fairs have  been  recognized  by  his  fellow-citi- 
zens in  elevating  him  to  many  important  and 
responsible  positions  in  the  township.  He 
has  ably  filled  the  office  of  school  director  for 


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six  years,  during  tliree  years  of  which  he  was 
treasurer  of  the  board.  He  has  also  beeu  as- 
sistant assessor  and  overseer  of  the  poor.  Both 
he  and  his  estimable  wife  are  members  of  the 
Grange  in  Turbett  township;  ]\Ir.  McConnel 
is  past  master,  and  is  at  present  lecturer.  He 
has  also  held  the  office  of  steward  of  the 
Grange  for  three  terms,  and  those  of  assist- 
ant steward,  and  of  treasurer.  Mr.  McCon- 
nel is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  consistent  member 
of  the  Lutheran  church  and  identified  with 
Sundav-school  work. 


JOHX  A.  KOHLER,  farmer,  stock-i-aiser 
and  fruit-gTower,  Turbett  township,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  May  22,  1851,  in  the 
township  in  which  he  novs^  resides.  He  is  a 
son  of  AVilliam  and  Susan  (Motz)  Kohler. 
His  grandfather,  Andrew  Kohler,  a  native  of 
Adams  county,  Pa.,  removed  to  Thompson- 
town,  where  for  several  years  he  had  charge 
of  the  Evans  mill.  He  then  settled  in  Eich- 
field,  Snyder  county,  Avhere  he  owned  the 
Kohler  mill,  and  managed  it  prosperously  for 
a  number  of  years.  From  this  point  he  re- 
moved to  ISTew  Berlin,  Union  county,  where, 
after  leading  a  retired  life  for  several  years, 
he  died.  Andrew  Kohler  married  Anna  Ma- 
ria Brenishols,  a  native  of  Adams  county,  on 
November  6,  1817.  Their  children  were  Ja- 
cob; John;  Andrew;  William;  Frederick; 
Catharine;  Simon;  Charles  G. ;  Thomas;  and 
Mary  Ann.  Andrew  Kohler  was  a  Demo- 
crat. He  was  prominent  in  church  business, 
and  held  the  office  of  elder.  His  wife  also 
died  in  Union  county.  William  Kohler,  one 
of  his  sons,  was  born  in  Juniata  county,  and 
farmed  in  Snj'der  county  until  18.51,, when 
he  bought  a  farm  in  Turbett  township,  which 
he  cultivated,  besides  raising  stock.  William 
Kohler  married  a  lady  of  Snyder  county,  Su- 
san, daiighter  of  John  Motz,  a  farmer  and  dis- 
tiller, of  German  descent,  born  in  Centre 
county,  and  a  resident  of  Snyder  county. 
They  had  five  children:  Annie  B.  (Mrs.  J. 
P.  Shindle),  of  Lancaster  city;  Sarah  E.  (Mrs. 
J.  F.  Jacobs),  of  Portsmouth,  Ya.;  John  A., 
of  Turbett  township;  Mary  L.  (Mrs.  M.  L. 
Moul),  of  Peoria  county,  111.;  and  Emelia, 
who  died  when  a  young  woman.  William 
Kohler  was  a  Democrat,  and  was  elected  on 
that  ticket,  in  1861,  one  of  the  commissioners 
of  Juniata  county,  Avhich  position  he  filled  for 
the  best  interest  of  the  taxpayers.     He  also 


filled  acceptably  the  office  of  school  director, 
doing  much  in  his  neighborhood  for  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  public  school  on  a  firm  basis. 
Fie  was  elected  to  several  other  important  of- 
fices. He  was  a  prominent  member  and  an 
elder  of  the  Lutheran  church,  and  was  also 
superintendent  and  teacher  in  the  Sunday- 
school.  Fie  died  universally  respected,  Sep- 
tember 16,  1893.  His  wife,  Susan  (Motz) 
Kohler,  died  February  5,  1894. 

John  A.  Kohler  attended  the  Mt.  Hope  dis- 
trict public  school,  in  the  winter  months,  and 
worked  on  his  father's  farm  during  the  sum- 
mer. At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  attended  the 
Airy  View  Academy,  of  Port  Royal,  for  two 
winters;  and  at  the  age  of  twenty  began  to 
teach  school,  in  the  Red  Bank  district  of  Mil- 
foi'd  township,  Juniata  county.  He  taught 
there  one  term,  and  four  terms  in  Turbett 
tOAAmship.  At  the  age  of  twenty-three,  Mr. 
Kohler  made  a  trip  to  Akron,  O.,  where  he 
remained  several  months.  After  his  return, 
he  began  working  the  homestead  farm  on 
shares,  and  afterwards  rented  the  farm  of 
James  Korth,  which  he  cultivated  for  several 
years.  Piirchasing  the  Robinson  faiTn,  he  re- 
mained there  for  about  seven  years.  He  then 
removed  to  the  Jacobs  farm,  where  he  has 
ever  since  resided,  and  has  been  extensively 
and  prosperously  engaged  in  stock  feeding  and 
the  dairy  business. 

John  A.  Kohler  married  in  1876,  in  Tur- 
bett township,  Anna  M.  Jacobs,  a  native  of 
that  township,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Jacobs, 
a  farmer,  of  Scotch-lris'h  descent.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  William  A.;  Charles  B. ;  WaiTen 
]\I. ;  and  John  L.  Mr.  Kohler  has  filled  with 
ability  th'C  office  of  sehool  director,  and  was 
the  secretary  of  the  board;  he  has  been  as- 
sessor, tax  collector,  and  member  of  the  elec- 
tion board.  He  is  an  active  member  of  the 
Grange,  and  has  been  its  district  master  and 
secretary.  He  is  a  Democrat.  Mr.  Kohler 
is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  and  was  for  a  number  of  yeare  deacon. 
In  Sunday-school  work  he  has  been  both  su- 
perintendent and  teacher. 


GEORGE  HERMAJs^,  tobacco-grower  and 
farmer,  Turbett  township,  Juniata  county, 
Pa.,  was  born  August  6,  1831,  in  Selinsgrove, 
Pa.  He  is  a  son  of  Frederick  and  Mary 
(Crotcher)  Herman.  His  grandfather,  Philip 
Flerman,  was  a  Pennsylvanian,  who    owned 


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and  cultivated  a  farm  in  Snyder  county,  -w-liere 
lie  died.  One  of  liis  sons  was  Frederick,  who 
was  bom  near  Selinsgrove.  He  owned  and 
tilled  a  farm  of  140  acres.  He  was  a  weaver, 
having  learned  the  trade  in  youl^h.  Frederick 
Henuan  was  married  in  Snyder  county,  to 
Mary  Crotcher,  bom  near  Crotchei-s  Mills, 
Pa.  Their  children  were:  Simon,  of  Union 
county;  Jacob,  of  Snyder  county;  George,  of 
Turbett  township,  Juniata  county;  Philii^,  of 
Snyder  county;  Frederick,  deceased;  Phares, 
of  Snyder  county;  Frank,  of  Michigan;  John, 
of  the  same  State;  Peter,  deceased;  Mary 
(Mrs.  Han-ison  Kow),  of  Snyder  county;  and 
Harriet  (Mrs.  George  Brouse),  of  Crotchers 
Mills.  Frederick  Herman  was  a  Democrat. 
He  Avas  an  active  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  taking  a  great  interest  in  all  church 
mattei-s.  His  death  occurred  near  Crotchers 
Mills,  Snyder  county. 

George  Herman  attended  the  puldic  schools 
of  Snyder  county.  He  worked  on  the  farm 
until  he  was  eighteen,  when  he  learned  car- 
pentry in  Selinsgrove;  at  that  business  he 
wcirkcil  f(ir  twelve  years.  During  the  ("ivil 
war  lie  was  employed  as  assistant  foreman  at 
bridge  building  in  West  Virginia,  under  the 
contrac4.ors  Stone,  Quigley  tfe  Bratton.  He 
then  spent  seven  yeai-s  in  farming  near  Selins- 
gTOve,  Snyder  county,  after  which,  selling 
out,  he  came  to  Turbett  township,  where  in 
1884  he  bought  the  Kinneaky  farm,  and  has 
resided  upon  it  ever  since.  Besides  general 
fanning  and  stock-raising,  he  has  made  a  sjie- 
cialty  of  the  culture  of  tobacco.  He  is  also 
famed  for  raising  excellent  peaches,  in  large 
quantities,  from  an  orchard  planted  by  him- 
self. 

George  Hennan  was  man-ied  in  Freebin-g, 
Snyder  county,  November  3,  1854,  to  Hannah 
E.  Fisher,  bom  in  1838,  in  Selinsgrove,  daugh- 
ter of  George  and  Kebecca  (Kemberling) 
Fisher,  of  that  to-wm,  and  a  grand-daughter  of 
Christian  Fisher,  who  established  Fisher's 
Fen'y  on  the  Susquehanna  river.  Thi-ee  of 
their  eight  children,  Mary  A.,  Willie  A.,  and 
Clara  W.,  died  young.  Those  who  reached 
adult  yeai-s  are :  Albert,  a  farmer  of  Turbett 
township;  Emma  (Mrs.  William  Romig),  of 
Snyder  county;  Elizabeth  (Mre.  John  Moyer), 
of  the  same  county ;  Sarah  M.  (Mrs.  Dr.  Sher- 
man Grominger),  of  Ickesburg,  PeiTy  county; 
and  Annie  S.  (Mrs.  Charles  Groninger),  whose 
husband  is  a  fruit-grower  of  Tiirbett  to-wn- 


sliip.  ]\Ir.  Herman  has  been  a  school  director. 
He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Grange,  and  also 
the  order  of  I.  O.  O.  F.  His  politics  are  Dem- 
ocratic. He  is  a  consistent  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church,  and  held  in  Snyder  county 
the  office  of  elder. 


LEMUEL  A.  KEPXER,  farmer  and  to- 
bacco-gTower,  Turbett  township,  Juniata  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  was  born  February  3,  1837,  in  the 
township  in  which  he  now  resides.  He  is  a 
son  of  David  and  Catharine  (Kepner)  Kepner. 
Flis  grandfather,  Benjamin  Kepner,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Germany,  a  farmer,  who  emigrated  to 
this  country,  and  died  in  Turbett  township. 
One  of  his  sons,  David  Kepner,  was  born  in 
1S02,  in  Turbett  township.  He  received  a 
fair  education  in  English  and  German.  He 
was  a  fanner,  and  resided  most  of  his  life  in 
Turbett  township,  where  he  owmed  and  culti- 
vated a  fanu  of  170  acres.  For  several  years 
he  kept  a  hotel  in  Milford  township,  near  Port 
Royal.  He  dealt  extensively  in  stock.  DaAdd 
Ke])ner  married  in  Turbett  township,  his 
cousin,  Catharine,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
Kcimer,  of  that  township.  Their  children 
were:  Jane,  deceased;  Elizabeth,  deceased; 
Sydney  (Mrs.  David  Soidoff),  of  Akron,  O. ; 
Lemuel  A.,  of  Tiirbett  toAvnship,  Juniata 
county;  Stewart;  ThomjDson;  James;  and  Ir- 
vin;  the  last  four  are  deceased.  His  Avife  hav- 
ing died,  Mr.  Kepner  married  Abigail  Brack- 
bill,  daughter  of  Peter  Brackbill,  of  Milford 
township.  To  this  marriage  there  was  no  is- 
sue. David  Kepner  Avas  highly  respected  in 
the  community.  Fie  Avas  a  Democrat,  and 
held  the  offices  of  sdiool  director,  jiidge  and 
inspector  of  elections,  tax  collector,  and  as- 
sessor. He  Avas  a  consistent  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church,  and  Avas  for  many  yeai*3  an 
elder.  He  was  also  a  deacon  and  a  trustee  of 
the  church,  and  Avas  prominent  in  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  Lutheran  church  in  Port 
Royal,  and  in  the  erection  of  a  suitable  church 
edifice;  he  Avas  a  member  of  the  building 
committee.  He  AA'as  teacher  and  superintend- 
ent in  the  Sunday-school  at  Church  Flill. 

Lemuel  A.  Kejiner  attended  in  his  boyhood 
the  public  schools  at  Church  Hill  school  house, 
Avorking  also  on  his  father's  farm.  At  the  age 
of  tAventy-two  he  took  75  acres  of  the  home- 
stead, on  Avhicli  he  erected  a  fine  dAA'elling 
hoTise  and  barn,  together  Avith  extensive  to- 
bacco sheds.     In  1892,  he  began  the  culture 


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and  curing  of  tobacco  on  an  extensive  scale, 
in  which  he  has  been  eminently  successful. 
He  has  also  had  success  as  a  stock  dealer. 

On  October  8,  1856,  Lemuel  A.  Kepner 
married  in  Mifflinto^vn,  Maiy  M.,  second 
daughter  of  Judge  John  Koons,  of  Port  Royal. 
Their  childrem  are :  Juniata  J.  (Mrs.  William 
Crisman),  of  Milroy,  Miillin  county;  John 
S.;  and  Benjamin  F.,  who  died  in  infancy. 
Mr.  Kepner  has  been  honored  wdth  many  of- 
fices. He  was  for  seventeen  years  an  able  and 
efficient  school  director,  and  was  i^resident, 
secreitary  and  treasurer  of  the  board.  He  has 
also  been  assessor,  tax  collector,  and  judge  and 
inspector  of  elections.  He  is  a  Democrat.  He 
attends  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  has  been 
a  Sunday-school  teacher.  His  has  beeai  a  busy 
and  useful  life. 

John  S.  Kepner,  son  of  Mr.  L.  A.  Kepner, 
an  efficient  and  popular  school  teacher,  was 
born  in  Turbett  to-\vnship,  August  12,  1863. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  neigh- 
borhood and  the  Airy  View  Academy,  after 
which  he  took  a  com-se  in  the  State  Xonnal 
School  at  Millersville,  Lancaster  county.  He 
has  been  engaged  in  teaching  in  Port  Royal 
and  in  Turbett  and  Milford  tOAVoiships  for  nine 
3^ears,  devoting  his  time  in  the  summer  to  agri- 
cultural pursuits.  In  1891,  he  went  into  to- 
bacco gTowing,  which  he  has  continued  to  the 
present  time  with  great  success.  John  S.  Kep- 
ner married,  September  7,  1891,  in  Turbett 
toAvmship,  Hattie  ]\L,  daughter  of  Leman  O. 
Boyer,  a  resident  of  that  township.  They  have 
two  children:  Bertha  E. ;  and  Homer  A.  Mr. 
Kepner  is  a  member  of  the  P.  O.  S.  A.  He 
is  a  Democrat.  He  has  held  the  office  of  judge 
of  elections,  and  has  also  been  a  township  au- 
ditor for  nine  years.  He  is  a  consistent  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  church,  of  which  he 
is  a  tiiistee,  and  is  an  efficient  Sunday-school 
teacher. 


GEORGE  B.M.KEPLER,  dealer  in  cloth- 
ing and  gents'  furnishings.  Port  Royal,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  born  Eebruary  1-t, 
1862,  in  Walker  township,  Juniata  county. 
He  is  a  son  of  Ira  and  Hetty  (Musser)  Kepler, 
both  of  whom  are  now  living  retired  at  Port 
Royal.  'Mr.  Kepler  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Walker  township,  and,  for  two  ses- 
sions, the  Airy  View  Academy,  of  Port  Royal. 
He  then  took  a  business  course  at  the  JTuion 
Seminary,  of  Union  county,  graduating  Avith 


honor  in  the  sjiring  of  ISSl.  Previous  to  his 
attendance  at  the  seminary,  he  had  taught 
school  two  terms  in  Walker  township,  thus 
obtaining  means  to  defra}^  his  educational  ex- 
penses. He  also  worked  for  two  years  as  track 
hand  on  the  railroad,  with  the  same  object  in 
view.  After  graduating,  he  opened  a  small 
general  store,  and  conducted  it  with  success 
for  three  years.  Commencing  at  the  lowest 
round  of  the  ladder,  he  sold  the  first  year  that 
he  was  in  business  goods  to  the  amount  of  $3,- 
000.  In  the  fall  of  1881,  selling  out  his  store, 
he  removed  to  Thompsontown,  and  read  medi- 
cine for  one  year  with  Dr.  I.  N.  Gnabb,  after 
which  he  took  a  medical  course  of  one  year  in 
the  uni^'ersity  in  N'ew  York  City.  He  then 
continued  his  medical  reading  in  Thompson- 
town  until,  in  July,  1886,  he  bought  the  drug 
store  of  R.  M.  Sterrett,  which  he  conducted 
for  six  years.  Selling  out  this  business,  in  the 
spring  of  1891  he  embarked  in  the  clothing 
trade,  which  he  has  continued,  with  success, 
up  to  the  present  time.  He  is  imiversally 
esteemed  for  his  fxiir  dealing,  business  tact, 
and  enterprise. 

George  B.  Kepler  maiTied,  May  26,  1887, 
]\Iiss  Annie  E.  Leyder,  a  native  of  DelaArare 
township,  daughter  of  Jacob  W.  and  Susan- 
nah (Marten)  Leyder;  Mr.  Leyder  is  a  retired 
farmer  and  cari^enter  of  Thomjisontown. 
Their  children  are:  Anna  Gertrude;  Irvin 
Talmadge ;  and  Herbert,  who  died  in  infancy. 
Mr.  Kepler  has  held  various  offices;  he  was 
a  member  of  the  town  council  for  three  years, 
and  was  also  in  the  school  board.  He  is  at  the 
present  time  a  member  of  the  board  of  health. 
He  has  been  a  member  of  the  I.  0.  O.  F.,  and 
of  the  P.  O.  S.  A.  Mr.  Kepler  is  a  Democrat. 
He  is  a  consistent  member  of  the  Liitheran 
church,  and  is  a  deacon  and  a  member  of  the 
building  committee.  He  is  also  a  Sunday- 
school  teacher. 


WILLIAM  W.  WILSO]ST,  retired  rail- 
roader. Port  Royal,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was 
born  August  19,  1823,  in  Mexico,.  Juniata 
county.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Tabitha 
(Wallace)  Wilson.  His  grandfather,  William 
Wilson,  born  in  England,  emigrated  to  x\mer- 
ica  before  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  was 
among  the  earliest  settlers  of'  Juniata  county. 
He  was  a  carpenter,  and  also  farmed  the  land 
that  he  acquired  in  Juniata  county.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Brown,  and  had  eight  children,  of 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


wiiom  four  died  in  early  life.  Tlie  remainder 
were:  Jolin;  Kathaiiiel;  James;  and  Maiy. 
Mr.  AVilson  was  a  AVhig.  lie  was  a  member 
of  the  Tresbytenan  churcli.  His  eldest  son, 
John  Wilson,  was  a  carpenter,  having  learned 
the  trade  with  his  father,  and  resided  in  Mex- 
ico, Jimiata  county,  during  his  whole  life.  He 
married  Tabitha  AW^llac^,  born  in  Perry  coun- 
ty, daughter  of  William  Wallace,  a  black- 
smith, of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  They  had  five 
children:  Robert,  Avho  died  in  1841;  Abra- 
ham, a  retired  resident  of  Perry  county,  now 
deceased;  Martha  (Mrs.  Henry  Umholtz),  de- 
ceased; William  AV.,  of  Port  Royal,  Pa.;  and 
Prudence  E.,  widow  of  M.  P.  Howard,  of  Lew- 
istown.  John  AVilson  was  a  AV^hig;  he  was 
universally  respected  and  esteemed.  He  was 
a  consistent  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church. 

AA^illiam  AV.  AVilson  received  his  education 
at  a  subscription  school  in  a  log  school  house 
in  Mexico.  He  began  life  by  working  on 
farms  at  a  meager  compensation  of  $12  per 
month,  and  continued  at  labor  of  this  charac- 
ter until  he  had  reached  the  age  of  twenty, 
when  he  leai-ned  plastering  in  his  native  town, 
and  continued  to  Avork  at  that  business  until 
184:7.  From  August  of  that  year  until  1855, 
he  was  in  the  employ  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad,  as  a  ti^ack  hand.  He  then  took 
charge  of  the  Tuscarora  wood  and  water  sta- 
tion, where  he  remained  until  May  10,  1866. 
From  1866  to  186D,  he  was  again  a  track 
hand.  In  the  latter  year  he  was  appointed 
foreman  of  Division  Ko.  18,  which  place  he 
filled  for  twenty-one  years  and  three  months. 
In  December,  1890,  he  was  appointed  engi- 
•aeer  for  the  engines  at  the  water  troughs,  and 
continued  to  be  thus  employed  until  he  re- 
tired from  active  duties,  in  1806;  he  was  over 
fifty  years  in  the  service  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad,  during  all  of  which  time  his  record 
was  that  of  a  faithful  and  trusted  employee. 

AVilliam  AV.  AVilson  was  married,  in  Path 
valley.  Perry  county,  to  Miss  Jane  Brant,  bom 
in  Turbett  township,  daughter  of  John  Brant, 
of  German  descent,  well  known  as  "Mason 
John."  Of  their  ten  children,  two  died  in 
infancy.  The  others  were:  George  F.,  a  con- 
ductor of  local  freight  trains  on  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad,  residing  at  Harrisburg;  Her- 
bert C,  in  the  coal  biisiness  at  Peoria.  111.; 
AVilliam  A.,  telegi'aph  operator  at  Port  Royal ; 
Cora  J.,  station  agent  for  the  Pennsvlvania 


Jiailroad  at  Roekville,  Dauphin  county;  Ed- 
ward jS\,  train  runner,  at  Bellwood,  Pa.; 
Blanche  C.;  Charles  K.,  agent  of  the  P.  &  iST, 
AV.  R.  R.  at  McGees  Mills,  Clearfield  county, 
Pa.;  and  Jerome  I.,  a  telegraph  operator  at 
Port  Royal.  Mr.  AVilson  is  universally  re- 
spected for  his  industry  and  many  good  quali- 
ties. He  has  been  for  two  terms  a  school  di- 
rector of  Turbett  township;  and  is  a  member 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Relief  Associa- 
tion. Fie  is  a  Democrat.  He  was  at  one  time 
a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  He  is  a  consist- 
ent member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  and  has 
held  the  ofiice  of  deacon.  He  has  also  been 
a  teacher  in  the  Sunday-school,  and  was  su- 
perintendent of  a  Sunday-school  in  Mexico, 
Pa. 


IRA  T.  KIPLER,  retired  railroader.  Port 
Royal,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  ]S^ovem- 
ber  19,  1837,  at  Thompsontown,  Pa.  He  is 
a  son  of  Absalom  and  Catharine  (James)  Kip- 
ler.  His  grandfather,  Jacob  Kipler,  Avas  born 
in  Gennany,  came  to  this  country  Avith  his 
parents,  became  a  distiller,  and  passed  most 
of  his  life  in  ThompsontoAvn,  Juniata  county. 
jMarrying  in  ThompsontoAvn,  he  Avas  the  father 
of  six  children,  one  of  whom  Avas  Absalom. 
Late  in  life  he  Avent  to  Peoria,  111.,  to  Ha^b 
Avith  his  daughter,  and  died  there  of  cholera, 
in  1852.  He  Avas  a  AVhig.  Absalom  Kipler 
received  a  fair  English  education,  and  Avas 
employed  at  farm  labor,  \intil  the  building 
of  the  Penixsylvania  Railroad.  From  1850 
to  1859,  he  Avas  a  track  hand  on  sub-DiAision 
Xo.  16.  He  married  a  lady  of  DelaAvare 
tOATOship,  Miss  Catharine,  daughter  of  Mat- 
thias James,  a  post-maker,  and  of  Scotch-Irish 
descent.  Their  children  are:  Ann  Eliza, 
AvidoAv  of  David  jMedriath;  Ira  T.,  of  Port 
Royal,  Pa.;  Margaretta  (j\lrs.  John  Rem- 
mell),  deceased;  AVilliam,  Avho  is  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  T.  Y.  R.  R. ;  EA^erard,  a  fanner  of 
Walker  toAvnship,  Juniata  county;  James,  a 
miller,  of  Lancaster  coimty;  Washington,  of 
Turl)ett  township;  and  Sarah  M.  (Mrs.  Rob- 
ert Smith),  of  Turbett  township.  After  Ab- 
salom Kipler's  death  his  AvidoAV  married  Henry 
Musser.  They  had  one  child,  AVilson,  foreman 
for  the  T.  A^.  R.  R.  Mr.  Musser  died  in 
AValker  toAvnship;  his  AvidoAV  resides  in  Dela- 
Avare township,  xibsalom  Kipler  was  in  early 
life  a  AVhig,  but  afterAvards  voted  the  Demo- 
cratic ticket. 


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047 


Ira  T.  Kipler  attended  the  public  scliools 
in  Kurtz  valley  and  in  Tliompsontown.  He 
worked  on  tlie  f ai-m  until  lie  was  iifteen  years 
old,  and  then  worked  three  years  for  the  PeruQ- 
sylvania  Railroad,  as  a  wood  sawyer,  and  sev- 
enteen years  as  a  track  hand.  In  1869,  he  was 
promoted  to  foreman,  in  which  position  he 
remained  for  twenty-six  years,  serving  on  Di- 
vision jSTo.  17.  During  thirteen  yeai"s  of  this 
time  he  was  the  owner  of  a  store  at  Van  Dyke 
Station.  In  1895,  he  retired  from  active  ser- 
vice, to  enjoy  in  quietness  and  leisure  the 
means  accumulated  by  an  industrious  life.  He 
biiilt  a  fine  store  room  in  Port  Royal,  and  has 
also  invested  in  a  convenient  dwelling  house 
and  other  property. 

Ira  T.  Kipler  was  mamed,  Januai-y  31, 
1861,  in  Walker  to^vuship,  to  Hattie  Musser, 
born  in  Snyder  county,  near  Selinsgrove, 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Rebecca  (Fellmey) 
Musser;  the  father  was  a  farmer  of  AValker 
township,  of  German  descent.  Their  children 
are:  George  B.  McClellan;  Ella  S.;  and  Or- 
lando S.,  foreman  of  the  Patterson  yard,  mar- 
ried Clara  Kaufl'man,  of  Patterson,  and  has 
two  children,  John  D.  and  Hetty.  Mr.  Kip- 
ler is  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
Relief  Association.  He  is  a  Democrat.  The 
family  attend  the  services  of  the  Lutheran 
church.  In  all  his  long  and  busy  life,  no  one 
has  ever  given  to  Ira  T.  Kipler  aught  but 
words  of  commendation. 


WILLIAM  TURBETT  McCULLOCH, 
deceased,  a  prominent  citizen  of  Port  Royal, 
was  bom  Jime  24,  1853,  on  a  fann  in  Centre 
township,  PeiTy  county.  He  Avas  a  son  of 
Samuel  and  Edith  Beale  McCulloch.  His 
grandfather,  Samuel  McCulloch,  was  a  native 
of  Scotland,  of  Scotch-Irish  extraction,  and 
emigrated  to  America,  settling  in  Jimiata 
county,  Pa.,  where  he  owned  ]\IcCullochs 
Mills.  He  married  Miss  Turbett,  daughter  of 
the  man  in  whose  honor  Turbett  township  was 
named.  Their  children  were:  John;  James; 
Thomas;  Samuel;  George;  Stewart;  I^ancy; 
and  Jane.  Both  he  and  his  wife  died  at  Mc- 
Cullochs  Mills.  Samuel  McCulloch,  the 
fourth  son,  was  born  at  McCullochs  Mills,  Jii- 
niata  county.  Pa.,  and  farmed  in  Tuscarora 
tovaiship,  Juniata  county,  for  the  greater  part 
of  his  life,  moving  three  years  before  his  death 
to  Perry  coimty,  where  he  died,  in  1853.  He 
married  Edith,  daughter  of   David    Beale,  a 


farmer  of  English  descent,  for  whose  family 
Beale  township  was  named.  Their  children 
were :  Samuel,  of  Michigan ;  David,  of  Port 
Royal,  Pa.;  and  William  Turbett,  also  of 
Port  Royal.  Samuel  McCulloch  was  a  con- 
sistent member  of  the  Presbyterian  church, 
and  was  a  strong  Democrat. 

William  T.  McCulloch  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  Airy  View  Academy,  of  Port 
Royal,  conducted  by  Professor  Wilson,  and 
afterward  he  took  a  complete  course  in  the 
Iron  City  Business  College,  of  Pittsburg, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  with  honor.  He 
then  embarked  in  an  extensive  coal  and  grain 
business  in  Port  Royal. 

In  1878  he  opened  a  general  merchandise 
establishment  and  was  er  gaged  in  this  busi- 
ness, with  siiccess,  for  thirteen  years,  retiring 
in  1891.  He  took  a  deep  interest  in  national 
affairs  and  was  active  in  political  matters.  He 
was  postmaster  of  Port  Royal  from  1889  to 
1892.  He  was  especially  noted  for  his  taste 
and  good  judgment  in  horses,  keeping  some 
of  the  finest  stock  to  be  found  anywhere  in 
the  State.  He  was  an  active  man  of  affairs, 
and  when  he  passed  away  his  loss  was  keenly 
felt  in  the  comiuunity  which  he  had  so  greatly 
benefited  by  his  enterprise.  In  addition  to 
his  extensive  farming  enterprises  in  Turbett 
township,  he  Avas  a  prominent  stockholder  and 
director  in  the  Wilkes-Barre  and  Wyoming 
Street  Railroad  Traction  Company. 

Mr.  McCulloch  was  married  at  Port  Royal, 
in  1876,  to  Lucretia  J.  McManigal,  born  in 
Huntingdon,  Huntingdon  county,  daughter  of 
John  and  Jennie  (Rudy)  McManigal,  who 
lived  in  Port  Royal  at  that  time.  They  have 
three  children:  J.  Harry,  a  student  in  the 
Dental  College  of  Philadelphia,  having  been 
educated  at  the  Airy  View  Academy  of  Port 
Royal  am}  the  high  school  of  Lancaster,  Pa. ; 
W.  Ross,  attending  school  in  Port  Royal ;  and 
David  H.  Mr.  McCulloch  was  a  Democrat. 
He  died  in  the  city  of  Lancaster,  Pa.,  in  No- 
vember, 1894.  There  was  not  one  among  the 
thousands  that  knew  William  T.  McCulloch 
that  did  not  sincerely  mourn  when,  in  the 
midst  of  the  success  and  prosperity  produced 
by  his  thrift  and  enterprise,  he  was  taken 
away,  in  the  very  prime  of  life. 


WILLIAM  H.  COLYER,  foreman  on  the 
Middle  Division,  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  Tus- 
carora  Station,     Turbett    township,    Juniata 


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county,  Pa.,  was  burn  Xovcmber  17,  1^00,  in 
Tlionipsonto-wni,  J  uniata  county.  lie  is  a  son 
of  Amos  and  Mary  (Meredith)  Colyer.  Amos 
Colycr,  of  English  descent,  was  bom  in  1831, 
in  layette  township,  Juniata  county.  He  de- 
voted the  greater  part  of  his  life  to  labor  far 
the  Peimsylvania  liailroad  in  the  capacity  of 
a  track  hand,  and  is  now  leading  a  retired 
life,  with  liis  wife  at  Thomp6onto-\ra.  He 
was  married  to  ]\Iary  Meredith,  born  in  Ches- 
ter county,  Pa.  Their  children  were:  Xel- 
son,  a  resident  of  Thompsontown,  the  fore- 
man of  sub-Division  Xo.  16  of  the  Middle  Di- 
vision of  the  Pennsylvania  Eailroad;  Louisa, 
deceased,  who  was  the  wife  of  John  Deems, 
killed  in  a  railway  wreck;  Robeit,  who  is  a 
teamster;  AVilliam  H.,  of  Tuscarora  Station; 
Chai'les,  a  railroad  employee;  George,  sim- 
ilarly eini)loyed;  and  Ilerbert.,  deceased. 
Amos  ('(jlyor  has  been  all  his  life  an  indus- 
trious num,  of  unimpeachable  integTity,  who 
enjoys  the  respect  and  confidence  of  all  who 
know  him.  In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat.  He 
is  a  consistent  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
William  H.  Colyer  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Thomjjsontown,  after  which  he  en- 
gaged .in  day  laboring  until  he  had  attained 
the  age  of  eighteen,  when  he  obtained  em- 
ployment on  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  as  a 
track  hand,  at  which  he  continued  for  eleven 
years,  a  faithful  and  efficient  employee.  In 
1890,  he  was  promoted  to  foreman  of  sub-di- 
vision of  iSTo.  18,  of  the  Middle  Division,  which 
position  he  has  held  ever  since  to  the  entire 
satisfaction  of  the  company.  He  was  mar- 
ried, in  1880,  in  Thompsontown,  to  Jane  H. 
Bogenrife,  bom  in  Union  county,  the  daugh- 
ter of  II.  E.  Bogenrife,  a  blacksmith  of 
Thompsonto^\^l.  Their  children  are:  Her- 
bert; Cloyd;  Mary;  Annie;  Florence;  Nel- 
son and  Roy.  j\Ir.  Coyler  is  a  member  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  Relief  Association, 
and  has  been  a  member  of  the  I.  0.  O.  F.  He 
has  filled  in  an  acceptable  manner,  the  office 
of  town  council.  In  his  politics  he  is  a  Dem- 
ocrat, but  liberal  in  his  views.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church.  He  has  been 
through  life  an  upright  and  hard-working 
man,  universally  respected,  who  now  enjoys 
the  fruits  of  his  laboi-s  in  a  fine  dwelling  house 
which  he  has  acquired  through  his  industry. 

CAPT.  GEORGE  W.  LIXTHURST,  re- 
tired, of  Port  Royal,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was 


born  September  17,  1823,  at  Landisburg, 
Perry  county.  Pa.  He  is  a  son  of  Frederick 
and  Sarah  (Albright)  Linthurst.  Frederick 
Linthurst,  born  in  Germany,  emigrated  to 
America,  settling  in  Sunbury,  Northumber- 
land county.  Pa. ;  he  was  a  harness  maker,  and 
was  accounted  the  best  workman  in  that  oc- 
cupation in  the  State.  From  Sunbury,  he  re- 
moved to  Landisburg,  Perry  county,  where  he 
continued  to  work  at  his  trade  until  1836.  He 
then  tended  a  lock  for  three  years,  having 
been  apjDointed  to  that  position  by  Governor 
Ritner.  In  1831),  he  removed  to  Port  Royal, 
Juniata  county,  where  he  followed  his  trade 
until  his  death,  in  1865.  Frederick  Linthurst 
married  in  Sunbury  Miss  Sarah  Albright,  bom 
near  Philadelphia.  They  had  eight  children: 
Jacob;  William;  Eliza;  Margaret;  Sarah; 
and  Frederick,  all  deceased;  Henry,  of  Phil- 
adelphia; and  Charles,  of  Denver,  Col.  Mi's. 
Sarah  Linthurst  died  in  Port  Royal  in  1860. 
Frederick  Linthurst  was  an  old  line  Whig; 
he  was  much  respected  in  the  community.  He 
was  connected  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church. 

George  W.  Linthurst  had  no  school  ojjjwr- 
tunities,  in  his  youth^  except  those  afforded  by 
a  very  poor  subscription  school,  held  in  an  old 
log  school  house,  and  in  session  only  a  short 
time  during  the  winter.  In  summer,  he  as- 
sisted his  father  at  the  canal-lock.  At  the 
age  of  sixteen,  while  residing  at  Port  Royal, 
he  began  business  life  as  steei-sman  on  a  canal 
boat. 

At  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  took  charge  of 
the  Leach  line  boats,  and  retained  that  posi- 
tion for  thirteen  years;  at  the  time  of  his  ap- 
j)ointment,  he  was  one  of  the  youngest  cap- 
tains ever  given  command  of  a  boat.  By  the 
time  he  had  been  on  the  canal  three  years,  the 
captain  had  saved  enough  money  to  buy  a 
home  for  his  father  and  mother;  he  accord- 
ingly purchased  for  them  a  comfortable  resi- 
dence in  Port  Royal.  After  thirteen  years 
with  the  Leach  line,  he  bought  a  boat  for  him- 
self, named  the  ''Flying  Cloud,"  which  he  ran 
for  six  years  from  Port  Royal  to  Wilkes- 
Barre,  Harrisburg  and  Columbia.  Then,  sell- 
ing his  boat,  he  rented  a  farm  in  Milford 
towTiship,  Juniata  county,  on  which  he  spent 
seven  years.  The  canal,  however,  had  a  fas- 
cination for  Captain  Linthurst  Avhich  he  could 
not  resist.  Pie  again  purchased  a  boat,  named 
the  "W.  C.  Pomerov,"  which  he  ran  until  the 


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time  of  the  memorable  flood  tliat  devastated 
the  city  of  J  olmstown,  when  his  staunch  boat 
\\as  hxnded  in  an  apple  orchard;  it  was  the 
last  boat  that  ever  passed  over  the  Juniata 
canal  between  Rope  Ferry  and  Hollidaysburg. 
Mr.  Linthurst  is  the  oldest  line  boat  captain 
now  living,  but  withal,  a  hale  and  hearty  man, 
who  would  not,  were  boats  now  running,  take 
second  place  with  any  captain  in  their  man- 
agement. 

Captain  Linthurst  was  married  in  Port 
Royal  in  1848,  to  Christiana  Hamlin,  bom 
in  Milford  township,  a  daughter  of  George 
Hamlin,  a  farnier  of  that  township,  of  Scotch- 
Irish  descent.  Of  their  eight  children, 
four,  Mar}',  Loretta,  William  and  George 
died  in  early  life.  The  survivors  ai'e :  Charles, 
a  lineman  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad,  be- 
tween ]\larysville  and  Baltimore;  Annie,  re- 
siding at  home;  Boale,  a  lineman  on  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad;  and  Albright  B.,  a  tele- 
graph operator.  The  Captain's  faithful  part- 
ner in  life's  toils  died  in  July,  1896,  froin  a 
rupture  produced  by  a  fall.  She  was  a  wo- 
man of  most  estimable  character,  universally 
esteemed  by  her  friends  and  acquaiiitanccs. 

In  the  spring  of  1865,  Captain  Linthui-st, 
then  forty  years  of  age,  enlisted  at  Hams- 
burg,  in  Capt.  Levi  Musser's  Company  A, 
of  the  One  Hundred  and  Fii-st  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers.  During  the  greater  part  of  his 
term  of  service,  the  regiment  was  on  guard 
duty  at  Roanoke  Island.  Mr.  Linthurst  was 
here  taken  sick,  and  was  for  a  montJi  in  the 
Albemarle  Hospital,  from  Avhich  place  he  was 
transfen-ed  to  Xewberne,  X.  C.  iSTo  man  in 
Jimiata  county  is  more  univereally  esteemed 
than  Captain  Linthiu'st.  He  is  genial  and  full 
of  interesting  reminiscences  of  the  old  canal 
days.  One  incident  of  that  period  is  deserv- 
ing of  mention.  Fifty  years  ago,  during  the 
Mexican  war,  he  conveyed  Captain  Moor- 
head,  of  Philadelphia,  and  his  company  of 
one  hundred  men,  on  their  way  tO'  the  seat  of 
war.  Captain  Moorhead  was  killed  in  the 
first  battle  in  which  he  participated.  Captain 
Linthurst  is  the  only  man  now  living  who 
was  on  the  boat  the  day  that  he,  as  its  captain, 
transported  the  company.  Captain  Lin- 
thurst is  a  member  of  Wilson  Post,  G.  A.  R., 
at  Mifflintown.  He  was  at  one  time  a  member 
of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  He  is  a  staunch  Republi- 
cm,  and  a  consistent  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 


WILLIAM  A.  PATTOX,  Port  Royal,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  boi-n  April  8,  1857,  in 
Spruce  Hill  township,  Juniata  county,  Pa., 
son  of  Thomas  T.  and  Rebecca  J.  (Patterson) 
Patton.  The  Patton  family  are  of  Scotch- 
Irish  ancestry.  John  Patton,  great-gTcat- 
grandfather  of  William  A.  Patton,  settled 
near  Carlisle,  Cumberland  county.  Pa.  He 
married  ^lary,  daughter  of  William  Ander- 
son, a  native  of  Scotland.  He  owned  land  in 
that  poi-tion  of  Cumberland  county  which  is 
now  Juniata,  and  having  gone  there  in  the 
summer  of  1763,  to  harvest  his  crop,  he  was 
killed  by  the  Indians.  His  children  were : 
William,  the  great-grandfather  of  W^illiam 
A.;  Robert;  and  Mary.  His  eldest  son,  Wil- 
liam, born  in  Cumberland  county,  April  10, 
1758,  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Spruce 
Hill  township,  Juniata  county,  wiiere  he 
owned  an  innnense  tract  of  land.  He  was 
through  life  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits. 
At  the  age  of  seventeen,  he  took  u}>  arms  in 
defense  of  the  liberties  of  his  country,  went 
to  Boston  to  join  the  Continental  army,  and 
took  an  active  part  in  tihe  battles  of  Lexing- 
ton and  Bunker  Hill.  He  Avas  afterwards  de- 
taik'd  fur  service  in  the  commissaiy  depart- 
ment, with  the  rank  of  captain.  He  con- 
tinued to  be  a  brave  and  ethcient  soldier  dur- 
ing the  Revolutionarv-  struggle.  His  sword 
hi  now  in  the  possession  of  one  of  his  grand- 
sons, the  Rev.  W.  A.  Patton.  In  1786,  he 
nuirried  Margaret  Silvers.  Their  children 
were:  Elizabeth;  Mary;  Margaret;  John; 
Jane;  John  (2);  Maria;  Sarah;  and  James. 
His  wife  having  died  in  Juniata  county,  Sep- 
tember 3,  1801,  he  was  again  married  to  Isa- 
bella Young  Patterson.  Their  children  were: 
Isabella  J.;  Rebecca  A.;  and  William  P. 
William  Patton  held  the  office  of  justice  of 
the  peace  for  many  yeare.  He  was  very  in- 
fluential in  the  community,  and  belonged  to 
the  AVhig  party.  He  was  a  consistent  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  church.  His  son,  James 
Patton,  gTandfather  of  William  A.,  was  bora 
in  Spruce  Hill  township,  August  30,  1804. 
He  grew  to  manhood  on  the  farm,  and  made 
agriculture  his  life  occupation,  in  which  he 
was  eminently  successful,  being  industrious 
and  enterprising.  On  January  7,  1834,  he 
married  Jane  Gillifoixl;  their  children  were: 
Thomas  T.;  George  G.;  Rev.  William  A.; 
Harvey,  an  engineer;  Martha  E. ;  Anna  M. ; 
ISTancy  J.  M. ;  and  Joseph  C.    Mr.  Patton  was 


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a  Whig.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian church.  His  death  oecuiTed  at  his 
homestead  farm,  February  3,  1874.  Thomas 
T.  Pat  ton,  his  eldest  son,  was  born  December 
22,  ls:34,  iu  Spiiice  Hill  township.  He  ac- 
quired a  good  education  in  the  common 
schools  and  at  Tuscarora  xVcademy.  His  en- 
tire life  was  spent  in  agricultural  pursuits,  on 
the  homestead.  He  luan-icd  in  Spruce  Hill 
township,  Eebeeca  J.,  daughter  of  Eobert 
Patterson,  a  miller,  of  Scotch-Irish  descent, 
residing  iu  that  township.  Their  children  axe : 
■\Villiam  A.,  of  the  Port  Royal  Roller  Mills; 
John  A.,  a  resident  of  Indiana;  Mary  L.,  died 
in  early  life;  Robert  P.,  of  Altooua,  Pa.; 
Martha  (Mrs.  William  Kelley),  of  Iowa; 
Amra  J.  (Mrs.  J.  F.  Palmer),  of  Philadelphia; 
James  S.,  deceased;  Harvey;  Maria  T.,  de- 
ceased; Joseph  IL,  of  Indiana;  and  Rebecca. 
Thomas  T.  Patton  was  active  and  enterpris- 
ing, and  warmly  interested  both  in  local  mat- 
ters and  in  public  affairs  generally;  he  was  en- 
trusted by  Ids  fellow  citizens  with  numerous 
township  offices.  He  was  fii-st  a  Whig,  and 
subsequently  a  Republican.  Like  Ms  fore- 
fathers, he  was  a  faithful  son  of  the  Presby- 
terian church.  Plis  death  occuiTed  in  Spruce 
Hill  township,  in  1888.  His  widow  resides 
Avith  her  son,  William  A. 

Having  received  a  common  school  educa- 
tion in  his  native  township,  William  A.  Pat- 
ton  remained  on  the  fann  until  he  was  four- 
teen yeai-s  of  age,  Avhen  he  began  to  learn  the 
milling  trade  Avith  his  gTandfather,  Mr.  Pat- 
tei-son.  At  the  age  of  seventeen,  he  began 
biisiness  on  his  own  account,  taking  charge  of 
the  Spruce  Hill  mill,  Avhich  he  conducted  suc- 
cessfully for  three  years.  He  was  then  for 
two  years  engaged  at  milling  in  Kansas.  Re- 
turning to  Juniata  county,  he  Avas  for  some 
time  at  the  toAvn  of  Peru,  and  afterwai-ds  for 
one  year  at  the  Patterson  mill,  of  Spnice  Hill 
toAAmshi]).  He  next  conducted  the  Bealton 
mill,  in  the  Tuscarora  valley,  for  three  yeai-s, 
after  Avhich  he  again  resided  at  Peru,  spend- 
ing four  years  there  in  the  same  occupation. 
This  Avas  followed  by  four  years  more  in 
Spruce  Hill  toAvnship,  and  then,  in  1892,  he 
bought  the  Hertzler  mill,  of  Old  Port  Royal, 
Avhich  he  has  managed  successfully  since  that 
time.  Mr.  Patton  is  deserA'edly  popular  among 
his  felloAv  citizens,  Avho  recognize  the  advan- 
tage to  the  community  of  the  enterprise  in 
Avhich  he  is  engaged.  He  is  a  Republican,  and 


has  held  scA^eral  ofhces,  among  them  that  of 
overseer  of  the  poor,  Avhich  he  filled  for  two 
years;  he  has  also  been  judge  of  elections,  and 
member  of  the  Republican  county  committee. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Mifilintown  Lodge,  F. 
and  A.  M. ;  and  of  Tuscarora  Lodge,  Xo.  556, 
I.  O.  0.  F.,  at  Port  Royah 

AVilliam  A.  Patton  Avas  mamed  in  1877, 
at  McCoysville,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  to  Cath- 
erine M.,  daughter  of  D.  B.  Drobsbaugh,  a 
fanner  of  Tuscarora  toAvnship,  Juniata 
county,  where  she  Avas  bom.  Their  children 
are:  Samuel,  employed  in  the  mill;  Mary 
C. ;  Catherine  M. ;  Thomas  T. ;  William  A., 
deceased;  and  Rebecca.  All  of  the  family 
are  comiect^d  Avith  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
chureh.  Mr.  Patton  has  been  identified  Avith 
Sunday-school  Avork  as  teacher  and  as  super- 
intendent. 


CHRISTIAX  BEXDER,  Turbett  town- 
ship, Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  May  8, 
1820,  in  Turbett  toAA^iship,  Juniata  county, 
son  of  William  and  Barbara  (Brandt)  Bender. 
His  grandfather,  Jolin  Bender,  born  in  Lan- 
caster county.  Pa.,  removed  to  Tiu'bett  toAvn- 
ship,  Juniata  county,  Avhere  he  carried  on  his 
occupation  of  Aveaving,  also  cultivating  some 
land  of  Avhieli  he  Avas  the  OAvner.  He  had 
been  married  before  leaving  Lancaster  county, 
and  had  these  children:  William;  George; 
Peter;  Henry;  Jacob;  Catherine;  Barbara; 
and  Elizabeth.  John  Bender  was  a  member 
of  the  German  Reformed  church.  Both  he 
and  his  Avife  died  in  Turbett  toAvnship.  Wil- 
liam Bender,  his  son,  bom  in  Lancaster 
county,  receiA'ed  an  English  and  German  edu- 
cation. He  Avas  a  cooper,  and  Avas  also  en- 
gaged in  farm  labor.  His  political  a^bavs  were 
Democratic.  William  Bender  mamed  in 
Turbett  toAvnship,  Barbara  Brandt,  a  native 
of  that  toAvnship.  Their  children  are :  Chris- 
tian; John,  residing  in  Michigan;  Julia  A. 
(Mi"s.  Peter  Kilmer);  George  H.,  residing 
in  the  Avest;  and  Martin,  deceased.  Mr.  Ben- 
der dicMJ  ill  Turbett  toA\mship  in  1883;  his 
wife  had  died  in  1860. 

In  his  bo.yhood,  Christian  Bender  attended 
the  subscription  schools  of  Turbett  toAvnship. 
He  early  eugaged  in  labor  A\'ith  the  farmers 
of  the  neighborhood.  He  Avas  also  for  a  time 
in  the  em]:>loy  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad. 
His  services  were  for  the  benefit  of  his  parents 
until  he  attained  his  majority.     In  1859,  he 


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bought  liis  jiresent  place,  ■\vliicli  lie  lias  greatly 
improved  by  the  erection  of  a  commodious 
barn,  and  in  other  ways.  lie  has  made  a 
specialty  of  rearing  excellent  stock.  Mr.  Ben- 
der enjoys  the  esteem  of  the  community  in 
which  he  resides.  His  sujiport  is  given  to  the 
Democratic  party,  but  he  is  no  ollice-seeker. 

Christian  Bender  was  married  in  Turbett 
township,  in  1853,  to  Priscilla,  daughter  of 
AVilliam  and  Judith  (Rice)  Saylor;  Mrs.  Ben- 
der was  a  native  of  Turbett  to^vnship,  where 
her  father  was  a  fanner  and  blacksmith.  They 
had  four  children :  .Vlice  J.,  deceased;  AVil- 
liam  H.,  farmer,  of  Ohio;  John  C,  of  Da- 
kota; and  Mary  E.,  deceased.  ^Mrs.  Priscilla 
Bender  died  October  20,  ISSO;  and  Mr.  Ben- 
der was  again  married,  June  15,  1882,  in 
Tuscarora  township,  to  Mary  E.,  daughter  of 
William  and  Lydia  A.  (Wilson)  Crighton,  a 
native  of  that  township.  Mr.  Crighton,  a 
shoemaker,  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  The 
children  of  this  marriao'e  are:  Luther  A. ;  and 
Clara  M. 

William  H.  Bender,  eldest  son  of  Christian 
and  Priscilla  (Saylor)  Bender,  was  bom  in 
McAfeetovm,  Turbett  to\\mship,  Juniata 
county,  March  21,  1858.  He  was  educated  in 
the  common  schools  of  the  neighborhood,  and 
labored  with  his  father  on  the  homestead 
farm,  until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age, 
Avhen,  going  to  Marshall  county,  111.,  he  was 
engaged  there  in  farm  labor  for  eighteen 
months.  He  next  returned  to  Juniata  county, 
where  he  remained  for  one  year,  and  then  was 
employed  for  nine  years  at  Akron,  0.  Later, 
he  was  employed  at  Tiffin,  0.,  and  then  again 
turned  his  attention  to  farming,  which  has 
been  his  occupation  ever  since.  AVilliam  H. 
Bender  is  a  man  of  acknowledged  integ-rity 
and  industry.  He  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a 
member  of  Lodge  Xo.  176,  Junior  O.  L".  A. 
M.,  of  Tithn.  or 


SAMUEL  DUFFIELD,  Port  Royal.  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  born  April  13,  1827, 
in  SaWlle  township,  Perry  county,  son  of 
Thomas  and  Susan  (Yohn)  Duifield.  His 
grandfather,  Patrick  Dufheld,  a  native  of  Ire- 
land, emigrated  to  America  with  his  brother, 
George,  landing  at  Baltimore,  ^Md.  George 
Duffield  settled  in  Cumberland  cniuity,  Pa., 
while  Patrick  went  to  Pen-y  county,  pur- 
chased a  farm  in  Saville  township,  and  applied 
himself  to  its  cultivation.     He  man'icd,  and 


was  the  father  of  six  children,  one  of  whom 
was  Thomas.  Patrick  Duffield  was  a  AVliig. 
He  was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Presbyter- 
ian church.  His  death  occurred  near  Ickcs- 
burg.  Perry  county,  Pa.,  November  20,  1831. 
Thomas  Dulheld,  born  August  ll,  1791,  in 
Saville  township.  Perry  county,  received  his 
education  in  the  schools  of  his  vicinity,  and 
had  a  mind  well  stored  with  knowledge  by 
extensive  reading.  He  learned  tanning, 
which  occupation  he  followed  for  some  yeai-s 
in  Perry  county.  He  was  also  expert  as  a 
maker  of  post  and  rail  fences,  which  calling 
lie  followed  during  the  latter  part  of  his  life. 
His  home  was  in  Saville  township,  where  he 
died  March  11,  1808.  Mr.  Duffield  was  origi- 
nally a  Whig,  aftenvards  becoming  a  Repub- 
lican. He  was  a  useful  and  intelligent  citizen, 
and  was  esteemed  accordingly.  Thomas  Duf- 
field was  married  in  Perry  county  to  a  native 
of  that  county,  Susan,  daughter  of  John 
Yoliu.  a  farmer  of  Oennan  descent.  Two  of 
their  children  died  in  infancy;  the  surviving 
ones  were:  Margsret  (Mi*s.  John  Sherlock), 
of  Bcale  township,  Juniata  county,  bom  July 
25,  1817,  deceased;  Susan  (Mrs.  John  Breck- 
bill),  born  October  6,  1819,  deceased;  James 
B.,  born  October  24,  1822,  deceased;  Fan- 
nie, born  August  18,  1824,  widow  of  Joseph 
Kennedy,  of  Milford  township?;  Samuel,  of 
Turbett  to"wnsliip;  Jonathan,  bom  December 
20,  1828,  died  in  early  life;  Henry  B.,  born 
November  2,  1830;  Elizabeth  J.  (Mrs.  Jacob 
Klinepeter),  born  September  20,  1832,  de- 
ceased; and  Sarah  A.,  born  April  23,  1834, 
wife  of  Calvin  Bartley,  an  architect  of  Al- 
toona.  Pa.  Thomas  Duffield  was  a  devout 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 

In  early  youth,  Samuel  Duffield  attended 
the  public  schools  of  Saville  township,  and  of 
Ickesburg,  during  their  short  winter  terms. 
At  the  tender  age  of  nine  yeai'S,  he  was  put 
out  to  work  as  a  farmer's  l)oy,  in  Lack  town- 
ship, Juniata  county.  For  two  years  he 
labored  for  Joseph  Robinson,  after  which  he 
returned  home,  and  worked  for  two  years 
among  the  fanners  in  the  vicinity  of  Ickes- 
burg. He  then  worked  two  years  with  James 
Irvin,  of  Saville  township,  Perry  county,  also 
two  years  with  various  farmers  of  the  same 
township,  and  then  two  years  vdtli  Simon 
I\ell.  During  all  this  time,  young  Duffield 
received  but  meager  wages,  which  he  regu- 
larly sent  home  to  assist  in  the  support  of  his 


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liarents,  having  Init  fifty  cents  for  himself  du- 
ring a  period  of  ten  years,  lie  then  spent 
twelve  years  as  a  farm  laborer  with  Kobert 
Boden,  of  Saville  to\\aishii),  Perry  county. 
This  time  haAdng  expired,  he  learned  plaster- 
ing with  John  Sanderson,  remaining  with  him 
in  all  eleven  ycai-s,  as  apprentice,  as  journey- 
man, and  tinally  as  partner.  They  did  con- 
tract work  in  various  parts  of  Juniata  and 
Perry  counties.  Mr.  Dufiield  then  engaged 
in  business  for  himself  at  Ickesburg,  and 
worked  altogether  in  the  two  counties  just 
mentioned,  about  forty  consecutive  years.  He 
jjlastered  many  of  the  church  edifices  of  this 
section  of  the  State,  including  buildings  at 
Marklesville  and  Loysville,  Perry  county, 
and  at  Ickesburg  and  Keeds  Gap,  Juniata 
county.  In  1S8G,  he  removed  to  Port  Royal, 
where  he  purchased  a  fine  residence,  the  sur- 
rouuding-s  of  wdiich  he  has  greatly  improved. 
He  retired  in  1891  from  active  business,  and 
is  now  enjoying  in  quietness  and  leisure  the 
fruits  of  an  industrious  life,  and  the  respect 
and  kind  regards  of  his  friends  and  neighbors. 

On  September  5,  18G4,  Mx-.  Dulfield  en- 
listed at  Ilan-isburg,  Pa.,  in  Company  G,  Two 
Hundred  and  Eighth  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teei-s.  Col.  A.  B.  McCalmont  commanding. 
He  had  no  opportunity  to  participate  in  any 
but  minor  engagements;  Avas  present  at  the 
second  battle  of  Hatchers  Run,  February  15, 
1865.  Before  active  operations  opened  up 
around  Petersburg  in  the  spring,  he  Avas,  un- 
fortunately, taken  ill,  and  sent  to  the  hospital 
at  City  Point,  Ya.  After  three  weeks  there,  he 
was  sent  to  a  Washington  City  hospital,  and 
subsequently  to  one  in  Philadelphia,  in  which 
city  he  Avas  discharged.  He  was  in  Washing- 
ton at  the  time  of  the  assassination  of  Presi- 
dent Lincoln.  Mr.  Duffield  is  a  Democrat. 
He  has  ncA-er  sought  office,  but  Avas  honored 
by  his  felloAv  citizens  Avith  an  election  to  the 
town  council  for  tAvo  tenus.  He  is  a  member 
of  Wilson  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  at  Mifiiintown,  Pa. 
]\Ir.  Duffield  holds  membership  in  the  Lu- 
theran church. 

Samuel  A.  Duffield  Avas  first  nuin-ied  in 
SaAdlle  toAAmship,  Perry  county,  to  Mary  A., 
daug^hter  of  Jacob  Klinepeter,  a  fanner  and 
blacksmith;  she  Avas  a  native  of  Saville  toAvn- 
ship.  Their  children  Avere :  Catherine  (Mrs. 
Calvin  Orris,) deceased ;  [Mary  Jane,  deceased; 
Calvin  E.,  a  plasterer,  of  Kansas  City;  Robert, 
a  plasterer,  of  Port  Royal,  Pa.,  married  Annie 


Ressinger;  and  Susan  (Mrs.  Henry  Bailor), 
deceased,  had  tAvo  children.  Mrs.  Mary  A. 
Duffield  having  died  in  1879,  Mr.  Dufiield 
Avas  married  in  1882,  to  Margaret  Sweiger, 
AvidoAv  of  William  Yohn,  of  Perry  county;  to 
this  marriage  there  Avas  no  issue.  His  second 
Avife  having  died  in  October,  1894,  Mr.  Duf- 
field married,  July  26,  1895,  Martha  J.,  daugh- 
ter of  Jacob  Kauffman,  and  widoAv  of  John 
Ik'aA'er.  She  Avas  born  in  Walker  township, 
Juniata  county,  and  Avas  married  first  to 
Luther  Dillman,  of  Walker  toAAmship;  to 
Avhieh  union  Avere  born  four  children:  Wil- 
liam P.,  deceased;  Minnie  G.,  deceased;  Jen- 
nie M. ;  and  Mary  M.  Mr.  Dillman  having 
died,  she  married,  secondly,  John  Beaver,  a 
blacksmith  of  Port  RoA^al,  AAdio  died  in  1891. 


DAVID  XAYLOR,  Port  Royal,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  November  7,  1834,  in 
Eayette  township,  Juniat-a  county,  son  of 
George  and  Elizabeth  (Hij^ple)  Xaylor. 
George  Xaylor,  a  native  of  Chester  county, 
came  to  Juniata  county  AA^hen  a  young  man, 
and  settled  in  Fayette  toAvnship,  Avhere  he  en- 
gaged in  farming.  His  AAdfe,  Elizabeth  (Hip- 
pie) Xaylor,  still  Ka'cs  on  the  homestead  faiin, 
at  the  venerable  age  of  ninety-five.  Their 
children  are:  Jacob,  an  iron  worker  of  Steel- 
ton,  Pa. ;  David,  of  Port  Royal ;  Xancy,  AAdio 
died  young;  Mary  (Mrs.  John  Yoder), of  LeAV- 
istown,  Pa.,  deceased;  HenrA^,  died  in  early 
life;  George,  a  farmer  of  Spruce  Hill  tOAvn- 
ship;  Catherine  (Mrs.  Clinton  BoA\'ers),  of 
Port  Royal;  Jane,  residing  on  the  homestead; 
and  Christian,  of  Delaware  toAvnship,  Ju- 
niata county.  George  Xaylor  Avas  a  Demo- 
crat.    His  death  occurred  September  1,  1854. 

During  their  three  months'  sessions  in  the 
Avinter  season,  David  Xaylor  attended  the 
])ublic  schools,  assisting  on  the  farm  for  a  part 
of  the  time;  this  he  continued  to  do  until  he 
Avas  nineteen  years  old,  AA^orking  partly  at  home 
and  partly  for  Avages  among  the  farmers  of 
the  neighborhood.  He  then  remoA'ed  to  Scot- 
land, Franklin  county.  Pa.,  where  he  Avas  en- 
gaged for  five  years  in  the  manufacture  of 
lumber,  after  Avhich  he  farmed  for  fifteen 
years  in  the  same  section.  He  next  farmed  in 
Turbett  toAvnship,  Juniata  comity,  for  scA'eu 
years,  and  then  ]uii-chased  the  farm  of  114 
acres  in  Spnice  Hill  toAvnship,  belonging  to 
Jonathan  SAA-artz,  Avhere  he  spent  several 
years;  then,  selling  out,  he  removed  to  Port 


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Royal,  and  remained  there  a  short  time.  He 
finally  settled  in  Port  Eoyal,  in  1891,  and 
has  since  remained  there,  engaged  as  a  dealer 
in  jDroduce.  Mr.  jSTaylor  is  a  Democrat.  lie 
is  not  an  office  seeker,  but  was  selected  by  his 
fellow  citizens  of  Sprnce  Hill  townshii),  as 
a  member  of  the  school  board,  which  j^osition 
he  ably  filled  for  six  years.  His  nseful  ac- 
tivity and  many  excellent  qualities  mn  him 
general  regard. 

David  Xaylor  was  married,  in  Franklin 
county,  in  1851,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
John  C.  and  Esther  (Stewart)  Wiest,  a  native 
of  Amberson's  valley,  Franklin  county.  Pa. 
John  C.  Wiest  was  a  farmer  and  shoemaker 
of  Franklin  county,  who  came  to  America 
from  Germany  when  four  years  of  age;  Mrs. 
Wiest  was  also  of  German  descent.  The  chil- 
dren of  Mr.  and  Mi-s.  David  Naylor  are: 
John,  of  Chester,  Pa.;  Dora;  William,  de- 
ceased; and  George,  deceased.  Mr.  Xaylor 
is  a  zealous  and  active  member  of  the  ]\Ietho- 
dist  Episcopal  church. 


GEORGE  SNYDER,  deceased,  who  was 
one  of  the  oldest  and  most  respected  residents 
of  Juniata  county,  was  bom  in  Jackson  town- 
ship, Dauphin  county.  Pa.,  in  1808,  son  of 
George  and  Frances  (Gensinger)  Snyder.  Mr. 
Snyder  was  educated  in  Dauphin  county,  and 
could  use  both  the  German  and  English  lan- 
guages. Losing  his  parents  when  he  was  very 
young,  he  was  reared  by  his  uncle,  ]\Ir.  Eshel- 
man,  of  Dauphin  county,  Avith  whom  he  re- 
mained until  he  was  a  young  man.  He  then 
embarked  in  the  mercantile  business  in 
Mexico,  Juniata  county,  having  as  his  partner 
Mr.  Cummings.  Mr.  Snyder  was  one  of  the 
firet  merchants  in  the  town  of  Mexico,  where 
he  continued  in  business  for  tliirty  years.  At 
length,  selling  out  his  store,  he  settled  for 
three  years  in  Walker  township,  on  a  farm 
which  he  had  purchased  from  Rev.  Mr. 
Shields,  a  United  Presbyterian  minister  of 
Mexico.  In  1865,  having  sold  the  farm,  he 
removed  to  Port  Royal,  and  was  for  a  short 
time  engaged  in  a  general  mercantile  business, 
which  he  was  soon  obliged  to  give  up  on  ac- 
count of  ill  health;  he  then  lived  a  retired 
life  until  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred 
in  1871  at  his  home  in  Port  Roj^al,  after  an 
illness  of  three  years'  duration.  Mr.  Sn_yder 
possessed  business  ability  of  a  liigh  order,  and 
was  very  enterprising,  which  ensured  to  him 


a  successful  career.  On  removing  to  Port 
Royal,  he  purchased  a  fine  brick  mansion,  and 
erected  an  elegant  store  room,  which  for  twen- 
ty-one years  has  been  used  for  the  Juniata 
Valley  Bank,  of  Port  Royal.  He  was  a 
staunch  Whig,  and  subsequently  an  equally 
staunch  Republican.  He  took  an  intense  in- 
terest in  political  and  national  affairs,  but 
steadily  refused  all  proffers  of  office  for  him- 
self. He  was  a  devout  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran church. 

George  Snyder  was  married  in  Walker 
township,  Juniata  county,  October  19,  1859, 
to  Charlotte,  daughter  of  David  and  Margaret 
(Kantz)  Kloss,  born  in  1830,  in  Freeburg, 
Snyder  county,  Pa.  The  children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Snyder  are:  Rebecca  J.  (Mrs.  AV.  C. 
Guss),  of  Guthriej  Oklahoma,  born  ISTovember 
29,  1860;  her  husband  is  president  of  one  of 
the  first  banks  of  the  Indian  Territory;  John 
Lincoln,  born  July  21,  1862,  died  at  Mexico, 
Juniata  county,  in  1863;  Emma  L.,  born 
July  21,  1864,  died  in  1868;  Margaret  E. 
( Mrs.  George  B.  McClellan  Wisehaupt),  of 
Port  Royal,  born  August  11,  1866;  and 
George "  Franklin,  born  August  25,  1867. 
George  Franklin  Snyder  received  his  prelim- 
inary education  at  the  Airy  View  Academy, 
Port  Royal,  and  at  the  Mifflintown  Academy. 
He  then  took  a  course  at  Pennsylvania  Col- 
lege, and  at  the  Lutheran  Theological  Sem- 
inary, liotli  at  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  gTaduating 
with  high  honors  from  the  latter  institution 
in  1894.  He  now  resides  at  AVilliamsport, 
Pa.,  where  he  has  a  charge,  and  has  already 
become  noted  as  an  earnest  and  able  preacher. 

David  Kloss,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Snyder,  was 
born  in  Lehigh  county,  Pa.,  and  received  an 
education  in  l)Oth  the  English  and  German 
languages.  In  early  life  he  owned  a  bi'ewery 
and  a  mill  in  Union  county.  Pa.,  both  of  which 
he  conducted  with  success;  but  for  the  greater 
part  of  his  life,  he  devoted  his  attention  to 
farming,  first  in  Union  and  afterw^ards  in  Ju- 
niata county.  In  the  latter  county,  he  owned 
an  extensive  farm,  now  the  jwoperty  of  his 
sou,  Henry  Kloss.  He  died  on  this  farm  in 
1860.  He  was  married  to  Margaret  Kantz  at 
Freeburg,  Snyder  county.  Pa.  They  had 
eleven  children,  six  of  whom  are  deceased. 
The  survivors  are:  Charlotte,  widow  of 
George  Snyder,  of  Port  Royal;  Daniel,  of 
Tyrone,  Pa.;  John,  residing  in  Michigan; 
Rebecca,    wife    of  Rev    Daniel  Kloss,  a  Lu- 


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theran  pastor  in  Arizona;  and  Henry,  of 
Mexico,  Juniata  county.  Mrs.  David  Kloss 
died  on  tlie  homestead  farm  in  Walker  town- 
ship, in  1876.  Mr.  Kloss  was  originally  a 
Whig,  and  later  a  staunch  Republican.  He 
Avas  a  faithful  and  consistent  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church. 


GEORGE  T.  IvEP]STER,  Port  Royal,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Turbett  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  June  10,  1S62.  He  is 
a  son  of  Philip  M.  and  Harriet  (Rickenbaugh) 
Kepner.  His  grandfather,  Benjamin  Kepner, 
was  a  native  of  Pfoutz  valley.  Perry  county. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Continental  anuy  and 
served  under  General  Washington.  After 
fanning  for  some  time  in  LiveqDool  township. 
Perry  county,  he  removed  to  Juniata  county, 
and  bought  land  about  three  miles  in  extent 
in  Turbett  township.  The  Kepner  family 
may  be  called  the  fathers  of  Port  Royal,  since 
the  town  was  built  on  a  part  of  this  land. 
When  Mr.  Kepner  purchased  this  land,  a 
large  part  of  it  was  covered  with  valuable 
timber.  He  began  to  clear  the  land  and  build 
a  fine  log  hoi;se,  the  first  one  of  the  kind 
erected  in  the  township.  This  house  is  still 
standing,  and  is  more  than  one  hundred  years 
old.  In  1805,  he  built  a  stone  bam,  the  first 
in  the  tow'nship,  which  is  still  in  existence. 
Mr.  Kepner  also  erected  the  first  brick  dwell- 
ing house  and  barn  in  the  township.  This 
is  on  the  homestead,  and  is  owned  by  his  son, 
Henry.  Mr.  Kepner  was  an  old  school  Dem- 
ocrat, well-known  and  respected  in  the  county. 
He  was  married  twice;  his  son,  Philip,  Avas 
the  child  of  the  second  wife,  who  died  at  the 
homestead  in  Turbett  township,  aged  seven- 
ty-six. ^Ir.  Benjamin  Kepner  died  at  the 
homestead  in  Turbett  township,  where  he  re- 
sided with  his  son,  Henry,  at  the  age  of  nine- 
ty-six. His  son,  Philip  Kepner,  received  a 
fair  education,  and  decided  to  turn  his  atten- 
tion to  the  cultivation  of  the  soil.  Inheriting 
his  father's  enterprising  S])irit,  his  first  im- 
provement, when  at  the  age  of  thirty-five  he 
obtained  the  homestead,  a  farm  of  255  acres, 
was  the  planting  of  a  large  apple  and  peach 
orchard;  xmder  his  intelligent  management, 
it  became  one  of  the  most  productive  orchards 
in  the  township.  He  also  bought  and  shipped 
live  stock;  and  at  one  time  owned  a  steer 
which  he  sold  for  $300.  At  the  age  of  fifty, 
he  retired  from  farming,  and  removing  to  Port 


Royal,  Pa.,  turned  his  attention  to  mercan- 
tile ati'airs,  dealing  in  coal,  gTain  and  lumber. 
He  bought  a  convenient  brick  dwelling,  cost- 
ing about  $-±,000,  one  of  the  most  comforta- 
ble houses  in  Port  Royal.  Mr.  Philip  Kep- 
ner was  interested  in  all  the  afiaii*s  of  the 
township.  He  adhered  to  the  Democratic 
party,  and  served  as  tax  collector,  and  as  a 
member  of  the  council  of  Port  Royal.  Mr. 
Kepner  was  highly  esteemed  in  the  com- 
munity. His  financial  success  and  his  bene- 
volent dis^josition  made  him  prominent  in  the 
county.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
Juniata  Valley  Bank  and  a  stockholder  in 
the  MitfiintO'Wn  Bank,  the  Juniata  Valley 
Bank  at  Port  Royal,  the  National  Bank  of 
Xewport,  Perry  county,  and  in  the  bank  at 
Middleburg,  Snyder  county,  Pa.  Mr.  Philip 
Kepner  was  nianied  near  Mexico,  Walker 
township,  Juniata  county,  to  Henrietta, 
daughter  of  David  Rickenbaugh,  of  Mexico. 
They  have  six  children :  Alice  (Mrs.  William 
Copenhaver),  of  Chicago,  111.;  Eranklin 
Pierce,  of  Pittsburg;  Anna  (Mrs.  John  Dif- 
fenderfer),  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.;  George  T.; 
Jeanette,  liA^ing  at  Harrisburg,  Pa. ;  and  Bes- 
sie, residing  at  Hanisburg.  Mr.  Philip  Kep- 
ner and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Presby- 
terian church.  Mr.  Kepner  died  February  1, 
1892,  aged  seventy-two;  his  widow  resides 
in  Plarrisburg,  Pa. 

George  T.  Ke])ner  received  his  primary 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Turbett 
township  and  of  Port  Royal.  He  completed 
his  course  in  the  Airy  View  Academy  at 
Port  Royal,  under  Professors  Wilson  and  Pat- 
terson. After  leaA'ing  school  he  worked  with 
his  father  in  his  business  house  in  Port  Royal. 
When  he  was  twenty-eight,  he  Avas  made  a 
partner  in  the  finn  of  Kepner  &  Sou.  In 
1890,  his  father  retired,  and  since  that  time 
he  has  had  entire  control  of  the  business. 

He  also  cultivates  the  homestead,  which 
has  been  in  the  possession  of  the  family  for 
more  than  a  hundred  yeai-s.  He  has  made 
many  improvements  in  the  property.  He 
Avas  among  the  first  fanners  to  introduce  the 
culture  of  tobacco  into  Turbett  township.  He 
has  a  large  tobacco  shed  costing  about  $800, 
and  has  uoav  more  than  200  acres  under  cul- 
tivation. He  has  also  repaired  his  home  in 
Port  Royal,  heating  it  by  steam  and  adding 
all  the  modern  improvements.  'Mr  George 
Kepner  is  a  member  of  the  Democratic  party, 


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and  is  actively  iuterested  in  local  politics.  In 
February,  1897,  lie  was  elected  tax  collector 
for  Port  Koyal;  he  is  also  a  member  of  the 
town  council.  Ilr.  George  Kepner  is  an  en- 
terprising business  man,  and  is  interested  in 
the  progi'ess  of  tlie  community.  For  more 
than  three  years  he  has  been  a  large  stock- 
holder in  and  a  director  of  the  Juniata  Val- 
ley Bank,  at  Port  Royal,  and  of  the  National 
Bank  at  Xewj^ort,  Pa.  He  is  also  a  stock- 
holder in  the  bank  at  MifHintown  and  at  Mid- 
dleburg,  Snyder  county,  Pa. 

George  T.  Kej^ner  was  married,  at  MciVlis- 
teiwille,  Juniata  county,  December  10,  1885, 
to  Ella,  daughter  of  Henry  Sieber,  of  Mifflin- 
town.  They  have  five  children:  Blanche 
M.,  deceased;  Ralph  S.;  PaulMcC;  G.Ray- 
mond; and  Frank  B.  Mr.  George  T.  Kopner 
is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 


HENRY  BERRIER,  deceased,  formerly 
of  Shade  Valley,  Huntingdon  county,  Pa., 
was  born  near  Germantown,  Toboyne  town- 
ship. Perry  county,  April  19,  1831.  He  is  a 
son  of  Henry  and  Maria  (Barnhart)  Berrier. 
He  was  one  of  six  children ;  his  parents  both 
died  in  Perry  county. 

Henry  Berrier  received  a  very  limited  edu- 
cation. When  he  was  only  twelve  years  old, 
he  began  to  earn  his  own  living  by  driving 
a  team  to  and  from  Baltimore,  Md.,  for  the 
firm  of  Foss  &  Elder,  tanners  of  Perry  county. 
Pa.  After  driving  for  some  years,  he  bought 
a  small  farm  in  Perry  county,  which  he  culti- 
vated until  1861,  when  he  enlisted  in  Pen-y 
county,  for  one  year,  or  until  the  close  of  the 
war,  in  Company  F,  Two  Hundred  and  Eighth 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  Capt.  G.  C.  Palm. 
The  regiment  was  assig-ned  to  the  Army  of 
the  Potomac  and  took  part  in  some  of  the 
most  desperate  battles  of  the  war.  As  Mr. 
Berrier  was  never  either  wounded  or  in  the 
hospital,  he  was  with  the  regiment  until  the 
end  of  the  war.  In  1866,  he  sold  his  farm 
in  Perry  county  and  bought  a  farm  of  eighty- 
eight  acres  in  Shade  valley,  Huntingdon 
county.  Pa.  He  cultivated  this  farm  until 
the  time  of  his  death,  and  greatly  improved 
his  property  by  building  a  comfortable  frame 
dwelling  and  a  convenient  barn.  He  also 
planted  an  orchard.  Mr.  Berrier  was  inter- 
ested in  the  affairs  of  the  township.  He  was 
a  nieml;)er  of  the  Democratic  party,  prominent 


in  Huntingdon  eount};,  and  was  well  known 
and  esteemed  by  his  neighbors. 

Henry  Berrier's  first  wife  was  Miss  Mc- 
Feeters,  of  Shade  valley,  Huntingdon  county. 
They  had  eleven  children :  Lucinda  (Mrs.  E. 
Wallace),  of  Illinois;  Alexander,  living  on 
the  homestead  in  Shade  valley;  Lillie  O.  (Mrs. 
John  Culver),  of  Illinois;  Elmer,  deceased; 
John,  resides  at  Harrisburg,  Pa. ;  Richard,  liv- 
ing in  Huntingdon  county;  Emma,  resides 
in  Illinois;  Roland  H.,  of  Tuscarora  valley; 
Nancy  (Mrs.  David  Biggs),  of  New  Pliiladel- 
phia,  O.;  Martha,  of  Illinois;  and  William, 
of  Lack,  Juniata  county.  Pa.  Mr.  Berrier 
was  afterwards  married  at  Concord,  Frank- 
lin county.  Pa.,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Jacob 
and  Elizabeth  (Reisinger)  Bender,  who  was  a 
native  of  Perry  county.  They  have  one  son, 
AVilliam,  who  was  born  in  Perry  county.  He 
married  Miss  Harriet  Hess,  of  Periy  county 
and  has  one  son,  James  M.  Mr.  Heniy  Ber- 
rier was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
He  died  at  his  home  in  Shade  valley,  in  1890. 
His  disease  was  caused  by  the  exposure  he  en- 
dured while  in  the  army.  After  the  death  of 
her  husband,  Mrs.  Berrier  sold  the  farm  in 
Shade  valley,  on  which  her  husband's  sons 
are  now  living.  In  1890  she  removed  to  Port 
Royal,  Juniata  county,  where  she  bought  a 
home.  She  is  an  active  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian church. 

Mrs.  Berrier's  gTandfather,  George  Bender, 
was  a  native  of  Germany.  He  emigTated  to 
America  when  a  boy  and  settled  in  Chester 
county.  Fie  learned  shoemaking,  and  after 
working  at  his  trade  for  several  years  in  Ches- 
ter county,  he  removed  to  Perry  county,  where 
he  continued  shoemaking  and  also  cultivated 
a  farm.  George  Bender  was  married  to  Susan 
Carter,  of  Chester  county.  They  had  one 
child,  Jacob.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Bender 
are  buried  in  the  graveyard  in  Saville  town- 
ship, Perrv  county.  Mrs.  Berrier's  father, 
Jacob  Bender,  was  born  in  Chester  county. 
When  he  was  eleven  years  of  age  his  parents 
removed  to  Perry  county,  where  he  received 
his  education.  He  was  able  to  use  both  Ger- 
man and  English,  and  was  a  particularly  fine 
reader.  He  learned  shoemaking  with  his 
father  and  worked  at  his  trade  all  his  life. 
He  also  owned  and  cultivated  a  farm  of  sixty 
acres  in  Saville  township,  on  which  he  built  a 
large  house  and  barn,  planted  a  peach  orchard 


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and  made  many  other  improvements.  -Mr. 
Bender  was  a  llepubliean,  interested  in  all  the 
affairs  of  the  township. 

Mr.  Jacob  Bender  was  man-ied  in  Saville 
township,  PeiTj  county,  to  Elizabeth  Reis- 
inger,  who  was  born  at  Xew  Ickesbm-g,  Perry 
county.  They  have  thirteen  children:  Su- 
sanna (Mrs.  William  Otto),  of  Perry  county, 
deceased;  Margaret  (Mrs.  James  Barrick),  de- 
ceased; Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Jacob  Fritz),  of 
Pen-y  county;  John,  deceased;  George  "W., 
deceased;  Samuel,  resides  in  Madison  town- 
ship. Perry  county;  Mary  (Mrs.  Henry  Ber- 
rier);  Jacob,  living  on  the  homestead;  Ben- 
jamin I''.,  deceased;  Martha  E.  (Mrs.  Samuel 
Evcril),  of  Pcrrv  eountv;  Catherine;  Lu- 
cinda  II.  (Mi-s.  Vv.  II.  Souder),  of  Milford 
township,  Juniata  county;  and  Sarah  (Mrs. 
G.  J.  De  Lancy),  of  Madison  township.  Perry 
county.  Mr.  Bender  was  a  member  of  the 
(Gennan)  Reformed  church,  and  a  diligent 
student  of  the  Bible.  Ele  died  at  the  home- 
stead, April  13,  1S82;   his  wife  died  in  1879. 


HEZEKIAII  McAFEE,  deceased,  Port 
Royal,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  bom  at  Mc- 
Afeetown,  Turbett  township,  February  22, 
1828.  He  is  a  son  of  James  and  Sarah 
(Brackbill)  ^IcAfee.  The  McAfee  family 
is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  "Sir.  McAfee's 
grandfather,  Jdhn  McAfee,  carpenter  and 
merchant,  Avas  born  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  May 
10,  1756.  Mr.  McAfee  was  a  wealthy  mer- 
chant in  his  native  city,  but  having  failed  in 
business  in  1790,  he  and  one  of  his  brothers, 
emigrated  to  America,  and  settled  in  a  place 
known  as  Jennie's  Gap,  in  what  is  now  Tur- 
bett township.  He  spent  his  life  at  this  place, 
working  at  carpentry.  In  1781,  he  married 
Jane  Stephenson  and  began  housekeeping  in 
Dublin,  Ireland.  They  had  five  children: 
Rebecca  (Mrs.  John  Lauver),  born  in  Dublin, 
January  17,  1782;  Daniel,  born  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, August  26,  1795;  James,  born  in 
Pennsylvania,  June  15,  1796;  Margaret 
(Mrs.  William  Richey),  born  in  Pennsylva- 
nia, N'ovember  14,  1799;  and  Wilson,  born 
in  Pennsylvania,  March  21,  1803.  Mr.  John 
McAfee  was  a  good  and  i;seful  man,  a  con- 
sistent member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
He  died  l^ovember  13,  1802;  liis  wife  died 
March  12,  1841.  Hezekiah  McAfee's  father, 
James  McAfee,  was  born  on  a  farm  in  Tur- 
bett  township,   June   15,    179G.      He  had   a 


good  education  and  could  use  both  Gciinan 
and  English.  James  McAfee  spent  the  greater 
part  of  his  life  in  buying  and  selling  cattle, 
driving  them  himself.  He  was  one  of  the  first 
settlers  in  Turbett  township.  In  1825,  he 
built  a  comfortable  dwelling  house  in  Me- 
Afeetown;  the  town  was  named  in  honor  of 
his  family.  James  McAfee  was  an  old  line 
Whig,  interested  in  county  affairs,  and  was 
constable  of  the  township  for  several  years. 
He  was  married  to  Sarah  Brackbill,  who  Avas 
of  Wels'h  descent.  They  have  four  children: 
Hezekiah,  deceased;  Josiah,  born  August  8, 
1830,  resides  in  Topeka,  Kas.,  was  a  dealer  in 
live  stock,  afterwards  a  minister  of  -the  Lu- 
theran church,  and  also  a  member  of  the  Kan- 
sas Legislature,  and  mayor  of  Topeka;  Aza- 
riah  Y.,  born  April  2,  1833,  a  carpenter  and 
teacher  in  McAfeetown,  married  Mary  Kil- 
mer, died  in  1895,  leaving  four  children;  and 
Keziah,  born  May  23,  1836.  Mr.  John  Mc- 
Afee was  well-knoA\ai  and  resi^ected  in  the 
community.  He  and  his  wife  were  members 
of  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  w"as  a  dili- 
gent student  of  the  Bible,  established  the  first 
Sunday-school  in  the  township  at  Church 
Hill,  and  was  superintendent  of  this  school 
for  almost  half  a  life  time.  He  died  Septem- 
ber 11,  1837,  and  is  bTiried  near  his  father 
and  mother  in  the  old  Kilmer  graveyard.  His 
wife  died  November  11,  1877. 

Hezekiah  McAfee  attended  subscription 
and  afterwards  the  public  schools  at  the  old 
Freedom  school  house  in  Turbett  township. 
The  term  lasted  for  three  winter  months,  and 
the  building  was  of  the  most  primitive  kind, 
with  its  huge  stone  fire  place,  and  roughly- 
hewn  slab  benches.  His  first  teacher  Avas 
David  Powel,  and  his  last  David  Shope.  When 
he  was  twelve  years  old,  he  hired  as  a  laborer 
to  the  neighboring  farmers,  receiving  only 
three  dollars  per  month.  He  worked  in  this 
Avay  for  many  years.  In  1856,  Mr.  McAfee 
went  to  Kansas  where  he  remained  for  one 
year  and  a  half  working  at  fence  making  and 
at  farm  labor.  In  1865,  he  enlisted  at  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  in  the  Two  Hundred  and  Thir- 
teenth Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  Company 
G,  Capt.  AVilliam  Baker,  and  served  for  ten 
months.  The  regiment  was  employed  in  guard 
duty  and  was  stationed  in  Maryland.  After 
he  was  discharged,  at  the  close  of  the  Avar,  he 
again  Avorked  for  the  farmers  of  Turbett  toAvn- 
ship.     In  1875  "Sir.  ]\IcAfee  began  dealing  in 


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poultry.  His  energy  and  industry  made  liini 
successful  in  this  business;  lie  also  cultivated 
a.  small  farm.  He  and  his  sister  lived  together 
on  the  farm,  and  a  part  of  his  success  is  due 
to  her  careful  and  intelligent  assistance.  The 
brother  and  sister  educated  and  cared  for 
French  McAfee,  the  son  of  their  brother, 
Azariah.  This  young  man  is  now  a  promi- 
nent minister  in  the  Presbyterian  church,  and 
resides  in  Texas.  Mr.  McAfee  was  a  sound 
Republican,  actively  interested  in  local  poli- 
tics. His  genial  manner  won  him  many 
friends.  He  was  a  consistent  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  a  zealous  advocate  of 
temjoerance,  and  an  active  worker  in  the  cause. 
He  never  used  tobacco  in  any  form.  Heze- 
liiah  McAfee  died  of  paralysis,  April  1,  1897. 


AVILSOX  C'ALHOUX,  Turbett  township. 
Port  Royal  P.  O.,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was 
born  in  Turbett  township,  November  15, 
1829.  He  is  a  son  of  Armstrong  and  Abigail 
{Hench)  Calhoun.  John  C  Calhoun,  grand- 
father of  AVilson  Calhoun,  was  born  in  one  of 
the  southeastern  States,  but  subsequently 
moved  to  Pennsylvania,  and  settled  in  Perry 
county.  He  married  Miss  Dill,  of  Allegheny 
county.  Pa.,  to  whom  six  children  were  born: 
Armstrong;  John  C. ;  Martha  J.;  Margaret 
A. ;  Jane,  wife  of  J.  Speer,  of  Chambersburg, 
Pa.,  both  deceased;  and  Chambers,  deceased. 
Armstrong  Calhoun,  father  of  AVilson  Cal- 
houn, was  bom  in  Perry  county  in  1800,  and 
died  in  Juniata  in  1850.  He  married  Abigail 
Hench,  to  whom  eight  children  were  born: 
Wilson;  Jane,  wife  of  Frank  Goodman; 
Mary  A.,  deceased;  John,  deceased;  Wil- 
liam; Caroline,  deceased,  wife  of  Josiah 
Umholtz;  James  P.,  sheriif  of  Juniata 
county;  and  Samuel,  \\-hu  died  in  the  army. 

Wilson  Calhoun  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Turbett  township,  and 
has  always  been  engaged  in  farm  work.  In 
1857,  he  moved  to  his  present  home.  He  has 
invented  a  hoisting  machine,  which  was  pat- 
ented in  1877,  and  is  now  used  generally  by 
telegraph  companies.  In  1854,  Mr.  Calhoun 
was  married  to  Hannah  J.  Darrli,  daughter 
■of  Henry  and  Mary  (Wilson)  Darrh.  Their 
children  are:  Elizabeth,  deceased;  Le 
Clerc;  Pliny;  Du  Vieney;  Berenice,  wife  of 
John  Wharton;  Anson;  Vanini;  and  Cath- 
arine, deceased. 


Mr.  Calhoun  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church.    Politically,  he  is  a  Democrat. 

John  C.  Calhoun,  uncle  of  Wilson  Cal- 
houn, had  a  family  of  three  sons  and  one 
daughter,  who,  upon  the  death  of  their  father, 
removed  with  their  mother  to  Illinois.  Two 
of  the  sons  are  ministers  in  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church;  AVinfield  Scott  Calhoun  be- 
ing located  at  Tuscola,  111.,  and  John  Dill 
Calhoun  at  Cambridge  in  the  same  State.  The 
other  son,  William,  is  well  known,  being  the 
special  commissioner  sent  by  Presdent  McKin- 
ley  to  Cuba  for  the  pm-pose  of  investigating 
the  real  condition  of  affairs  in  that  country. 
AVilliam  was  born  in  Madison  township. 
Perry  county,  Pa.  For  a  number  of  years 
he  has  been  engaged  in  newspaper  work,  and 
has  also  met  with  well-deserved  success  in  the 
political  field,  having  served  three  terms  in 
the  State  Legislature,  one  term  as  speaker  of 
tlic  House. 


DAVID  KILMER,  was  born  in  Turbett 
township,  December  7,  1827.  He  is  a  son 
of  Samuel  and  Sydney  (McCulloch)  Kilmer. 
Philip  Kilmer,  gTandfather  of  David  Kilmer, 
a  native  of  Germany,  emigrated  to  America, 
first  settled  in  Lancaster  and  then  in  Juniata 
county.  His  second  wife,  Miss  Stoner,  had 
five  children:  Pliilip;  Isaac;  Samuel;  Alex- 
ander; and  Elizaljcth.  Samuel  Kilmer, 
father  ni  David  Kilmer,  Avas  born  and  lived 
on  a  farm  in  Tnrl)ett  township.  He  married 
Sydney  McCulloch,  and  had  a  family  of  eight 
children:  AVilliam;  Alary;  Elizabeth;  Susan; 
Catharine;  Alexander;  and  Sydney,  all  de- 
ceased;   and  David,  still  surviving. 

David  Kilmer  was  educated  in  tlie  public 
and  subscription  scho'ols,  and  nearly  his  whole 
life  has  been  jiassed  on  the  farm  which  he  now 
owns.  His  first  wife,  Elizabeth  AIoss,  had 
one  child,  deceased.  In  1850,  he  married, 
secondly,  Jane  Boyer,  to  whom  were  born 
six  cliildren:  Catharine,  deceased,  Avife  of 
Jacob  Seiler;  James;  Alice,  Avife  of  L.  C. 
('iillinnn;  Samuel;  Delia,  Avho  died  young; 
and  Ira,  win)  with  his  wife,  formerly  Bell 
Barton,  still  resides  at  home.  David  Kilmer 
is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  as  school  di- 
rector, tax  collector,  superAasor,  assessor  and 
overseer  of  the  poor.  He  is  a  trustee  in  the 
Presbyterian  church,  and  has  been  superin- 
tendent of  and  teacher  in  the  Sundav-school. 


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AVILLIA^il  W.  LAXDIS,  treasurer  of  Ju- 
niata county,  residing  in  Turbett  township, 
■was  born  in  McAlisterville,  Fayette  townsliip, 
Juniata  county,  September  17,  1835.  He  is 
a  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Witmer)  Lan- 
dis.  The  great-great-grandfather  of  Mr.  Lan- 
dis  was  a  native  of  HoUand.  His  son,  George, 
great-grandfather  of  "William  Landis,  was 
born  in  Lebanon  county,  Pa.,  and  married 
Miss  Alter.  Their  children  were:  Abraham; 
Isaac;  and  Jacob.  Isaac  Landis,  grandfather 
of  "William  Landis,  was  born  in  Dauphin 
county.  Pa.,  and  married  Barbara  Lauver. 
Their  children  were:  John;  Michael;  Jacob; 
Henry;  Abraham;  Annie;  Catharine;  Eliza- 
beth ;  and  Mary.  John  Landis,  father  of  AVil- 
liam  Landis,  Avas  bom  in  Snyder  county,  but 
in  1811  removed  to  Juniata  county.  He  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Witmer,  and  had  these  chil- 
dren: William;  ILinnah;  Thomas;  Isaac; 
Elizabeth;  Mary;  Melinda;  Si;san;  David; 
John;  and  Annie.  John  Landis  died  in 
March,  1888. 

AYilliam  W^  Landis  remained  at  home  until 
he  was  twenty-five  years  old,  then  went  to 
Illinois.  He  participated  in  many  engage- 
ments during  the  Civil  war.  In  1867,  he  re- 
turned to  Turbett  townsliip,  where  he  has 
ever  since  resided  on  his  farm.  In  1809,  I\[r. 
Landis  married  Katie  Partner,  of  ]\[ilford 
■to\vnship,  Juniata  county.  Their  children 
are:  Charles;  David;  George;  LeRoy;  and 
a  child  who  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Landis  was 
elected  county  treasurer  in  1896  on  the  Re- 
publican sound  money  ticket.  Lie  has  also 
held  the  township  offices  of  supervisor,  as- 
sessor, tax  collector  and  judge  and  inspector 
of  elections. 


DAVID  K.  KEPXER,  was  born  in  Tur- 
bett township,  February  14,  1872;  son  of 
Thompson  "W.  and  Ida  L.  (Kilmer)  Kepner. 
Thompson  "W.  KejDner,  was  born  in  Turbett 
township,  October  6,  1847;  received  a  com- 
mon school  education,  and  during  his  boy- 
hood days  assisted  his  father  on  the  farm, 
which  he  subsequently  cultivated  himself. 
"When  eighteen  he  enlisted  in  the  State  mili- 
tia, in  the  cavalry  company  commanded  by 
Captain  Lambert.  In  1867,  Mr.  Kepner  mar- 
ried Ida  Lincoln  Kilmer,  daughter  of  Peter 
Kilmer,  a  farmer  and  lumberman  of  Turbett 
township.  Their  children  were:  Viola  F., 
deceased;  David  K. ;  and  Alvin  Thompson. 
Mr.  Kepner  died  July  23,  1884. 


David  K.  Kepner  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  native  township  and  in  the 
Airy  View  Academy  at  Port  Royal.  When 
his  father  died  David  took  charge  of  the  farm, 
and  has  cultivated  it  ever  since.  In  May, 
1895,  Mr.  Keimer  was  married  to  Kora  B. 
Koons,  daughter  of  James  Koons,  and  had 
one  child,  W^arren  Thompson.  Mr.  Kepner 
attends  the  Lutheran  church.  Politically  he 
is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  his  party  as  in- 
spector of  election.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
P.  O.  S.  A. 


REA^  H.  S.  GILBERT,  pastor  of  Port 
Royal  and  St.  Paul's  Evangelical  Lutheran 
congTegations,  Turbett  township,  Juniata 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Mercer  county.  Pa., 
February  1,  1868;  son  of  Y.  and  Anna 
(Stoyer)  Gilbert.  Y.  Gilbert,  born  in  Sny- 
der county.  Pa.,  was  of  German  descent,  and 
was  educated  in  the  subscription  -schools  of 
his  native  county.  When  a  young  man  he 
moved  to  Mercer  county,  where  he  worked 
until  the  breaking  out  of  the  war,  when  he 
was  drafted,  and  served  in  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac  for  nine  months.  After  being  dis- 
charged he  enlisted  for  three  years  in  the 
One  Hiindred  and  iSTinety-ninth  Pennsylva- 
nia A^olunteei*s.  Then  returning  to  Mercer 
comity  he  farmed  until  1896,  and  has  since 
lived  retired.  He  married  Anna  Stoyer,  to 
whom  nine  children  were  born:  H.  S.;  Al- 
bert; 'Clara;  Charles;  John;  Alabel;  Frank; 
Ralph;  and  an  infant  who  died. 

Rev.  Gilbert  attended  the  public  schools 
in  winter  and  worked  on  the  farm  in  summer 
until  he  was  eighteen;  then  entered  the  Fre- 
doiiia  Institute.  He  graduated  from  the  Edin- 
boro  State  Xonnal  School,  and  subsequently 
also  from  the  Fredonia  Institute.  He  en- 
gaged in  teaching  in  1890,  and  continued 
until  1894,  when  he  entered  the  Lutheran 
Theological  Seminary  of  SelinsgTOve,  Snyder 
county.  He  was  received  into  the  ministry 
by  the  Pittsburg  Synod  in  1895.  He  was 
called  to  the  Port  Royal  charge  in  July, 
1896.  In  1893,  Rev.  Gilbert  married  Carne 
Steck,  daughter  of  Rev.  J.  M.  Steck,  and  has 
one  child,  Paul. 


SAMUEL  W^IARTOX,  Spruce  Hill,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  born  April  17,  1817, 
in  that  jiortion  of  Turbett  township,  Juniata 
county,  which  is  now  Spruce  Hill  township. 
He  is  a  son  of  AVilliam  and  Jennie  (Stewart) 


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AVliarton.  His  grandfather,  Samuel  Whar- 
ton, was  a  native  of  Scotland,  who  caine  to 
America  in  company  with  his  brother,  the 
former  settling  in  Bucks  county,  the  latter,  in 
Philadelphia.  Samuel  Wharton  was  a  private 
in  Washington's  army  during  the  Kevolution- 
ary  war,  after  which  he  migrated  to  Juniata 
county,  becoming  a  resident  of  Turbett  town- 
ship, where  he  died  in  the  year  1823.  He 
married  Miss  Wilson,  of  Cumberland  county. 
Their  children  were :  John;  Samuel;  James; 
William;  Sarah;  and  two  who  died  in  early 
life.  Samuel  Wharton  was  a  Democrat.  One 
of  his  sons,  William  Wharton,  who  was  born 
in  Berks  county,  received  his  education  in  Ju- 
niata county.  In  1796,  he  enlisted  in  the 
ai'my,  for  service  against  the  hostile  Indians 
of  the  Xorthwest  Territory,  and  was  quarter- 
master at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  imder  General 
St.  Clair.  He  had  in  early  life  learned  carpen- 
try, and  followed  that  trade  until  after  the 
Indian  war,  when  he  purchased  five  hundred 
acres  of  land,  part  of  which  was  timber ;  this 
tract  he  improved  with  suitable  buildings, 
making  farming  his  occupation  for  the  remain- 
der of  his  life.  William  Wharton  married,  in 
Turbett  township,  Jennie,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Stewart,  a  farmer  of  Juniata  cotmty; 
she  was  born  in  that  township.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  Priscilla,  deceased;  Alice  (Mrs. 
John  Gilford),  deceased;  Sarah  (l^Irs.  Y.  V. 
Woods),  of  Perry  county,  deceased;  William, 
deceased;  Margaret  (Mrs.  Wilson  Laird),  de- 
ceased; Samuel,  of  Spruce  Hill  township; 
Kebecca  (Mi's.  James  Culbertson),  deceased; 
Xancy  (Mi-s.  J.  C.  Gilson),  of  Spruce  Hill 
township;  Emeline,  widow  of  Samuel  Mc- 
Laughlin, of  Spruce  Hill  township;  and 
Mary  (Mrs.  James  McLaughlin),  deceased. 
William  Wliarton  was  a  Democrat.  He  was 
one  of  the  first  commissioners  of  Juniata 
county,  having  also  been  a  county  commis- 
sioner when  Mifilin  and  Juniata  still  formed 
a  single  county.  He  also  held  numerous  town- 
ship offices.  He  died  March  24,  1836,  and  was 
interred  on  the  homestead  farm. 

Samiiel  Wl:arton,  son  of  William  Wharton, 
attended  in  his  youth  the  subscription  schools 
of  Spruce  Hill  township,  which  were  in  ses- 
sion but  three  months  of  the  year,  in  the  rude 
log  school  houses  of  that  period.  He  has  made 
fanning  his  life  occu]iation,  laboring  with  his 
father  until  the  death  of  the  latter,  which  oc- 
curred when  Samuel  was  nineteen  years  of 


age.  He  continued  to  work  for  his  widowed 
mother  on  the  farm,  until  he  was  twenty-five 
years  of  age,  when  he  removed  to  his  present 
farm.  He  has  greatly  improved  it  in  various 
Avays,  including  the  erection  of  a  fine  stone 
hoiise  and  barn,  and  the  planting  of  an  excel- 
lent orchard.  He  has  been,  with  success,  an 
extensive  dealer  in  stock  of  all  descriptions. 
After  a  long  and  prosperous  life,  he,  in  1893, 
retired  from  active  duties. 

Samuel  AVhartou  was  married,  in  Spruce 
Hill  township,  in  1815,  to  Elizabeth  H., 
daughter  of  Alexander  Patterson,  a  Juniata 
coimty  farmer,  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  She 
was  born  in  that  township  in  1819.  Their 
children  are:  Stewart  P.,  who  received  an 
academic  and  collegiate  education,  and  who  is 
now  a  commission  merchant  in  Philadelphia; 
Dr.  Sylvester  A.,  of  Chicago;  Agnes  (Mrs. 
John  Ivokehdafl'er),  of  Perry  county;  and 
Jane  (Mrs.  Z.  Y.  Gibson),  of  Spruce  Llill 
township.  Mr.  Wharton  has  held  the  town- 
ship offices  of  school  director,  assessor,  tax  col- 
lector and  overseer  of  the  poor,  in  all  of  which 
positions  he  has  discharged  the  duties  incum- 
bent on  him  ably  and  efficiently.  He  was 
born  and  reared  a  Democrat,  but  became  a  Ee- 
publican  in  1861,  and  has  voted  the  same 
ticket  ever  since.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Academy  Presbyterian  church,  in  which  body 
he  has  held  the  offices  of  deacon  and  trustee. 
^Iv.  AVharton  is  universally  esteemed  for  his 
probity  and  integrity.  In  his  old  age,  he  is 
able  to  produce  the  very  unusual  record  of 
having  passed  through  a  long  life  without  ever 
using  tobacco. 

Sylvester  A.  Wharton,  M.  D.,  second  son 
of  Samuel  Wharton,  was  born  in  Spruce  Hill 
to\TOship,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  March  27, 
ISIS.  After  attending  the  common  schools 
of  Spruce  Hill  township,  he  continued  his 
studies  in  an  academy,  and  in  the  Eastman 
Business  College,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  from 
which  he  graduated  in  1867.  Eor  some  years 
he  worked  witb  his  father  on  the  farm,  and 
also  dealt  in  stock  in  Juniata,  Clearfield  and 
Centre  counties.  In  1870,  he  traveled  over 
every  westei-n  State  in  the  Union,  as  well  as 
through  Canada  and  Mexico,  in  connection 
with  transactions  in  live  stock.  In  1872,  he 
took  up  the  study  of  medicine  in  the  St.  Louis 
^Medical  College,  where  he  spent  two  terms, 
having  previously  read  medicine  in  Chicago. 
He  also  took  a  dental  course  in  the  same  col- 


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lege.  lie  began  practice  in  Rnshfiekl,  Ind., 
where  lie  spent  one  year;  he  then  removed  to 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  -where  also  he  remained  a  year. 
In  1S79-S0,  he  was  in  West  Baden  Springs, 
Ind.  In  ISOG,  he  was  appointed  superinten- 
dent of  the  dental  department  of  A.  M.  Eot- 
childs  &  Co.,  which  position  he  still  occupies. 
His  former  transactions  in  live  stock  have  de- 
veloped so  great  a  fondness  for  the  business 
that  he  is  still  largely  engaged  in  it,  with  head- 
cpiarters  in  Chicago.  Dr.  Wharton  is  a  mem- 
ber <rf  the  Chicago  Medical  Society.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  a  Free  Mason 
of  the  thirtv-second  dearee. 


LEOXAIU)  R.  MAUGER,  Spruce  Hill, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  April  21,  ls;3-4-, 
in  East  Xantmcal  township,  Chester  county, 
Pa.  He  is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Rebecca 
(Hetherly)  ^Manger.  ]\[ichael  Mauger,  born 
in  Chester  county,  Avas  a  wagon  builder,  and 
followed  that  occupation  in  his  native  county 
until  1850,  when  he  removed  to  Spruce  Hill 
township,  Juniata  county,  and  purchased  two 
hundred  acres  of  land.  He  married  in  Chester 
county,  a  native  of  that  county,  Rebecca, 
daughter  of  Adam  Hetherly.  Their  children 
are:  Leonard  R.;  Elizabeth,  deceased;  and 
two  who  died  in  infancy.  Michael  Mauger 
was  a  man  of  strong  character,  respected  l)y 
all  who  knew  him.  He  was  a  Wliig,  and  sul> 
sequently  a  Republican.  He  was  a  consistent 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 
His  death  oceun-ed  on  the  homestead  farm  in 
1864. 

Leonard  R.  ]\Iaugcr,  in  his  boyhood,  attend- 
ed the  common  scliouls  of  Chester  county, 
after  which  he  worked  in  the  shop  with  his 
father,,  and  came  with  him  in  1850,  to  Juniata 
county.  Here  he  remained  with  his  father 
for  three  years,  and  then  learned  the  trade  of 
a  millwright,  at  which  he  has  spent  the  gTcater 
part  of  his  life,  working  not  only  in  all  parts 
of  Pennsylvania,  but  also  in  many  other 
States.  He  has  erected  tanneries  in  Mapleton, 
]\Iount  Union,  Tyrone,  Johnstown,  Xew]-)ort, 
Millerstown,  Dauphin  and  Han'isburg,  as  well 
as  in  A'arious  towns  in  Virginia  and  Maryland; 
besides  building  many  flour  and  saw-mills. 
He  has,  however,  not  neglected  his  farm, 
which  he  has  greatly  improved  by  the  erection 
of  many  necessary  buildings,  and  by  the  plant- 
ing of  an  excellent  orchard ;  he  was  one  of  the 
first  in  Spruce  Hill  township  to  cultivate  the 


peach  on  an  extensive  scale.  Lie  has  also  given 
considerable  attention  to  the  raising  of  apples, 
grajjes  and  plums  of  a  superior  quality.  He 
has  erected  a  cigar  manufactory  on  his  farm, 
haAdng  been  among  the  earliest  tobacco  groov- 
ers of  the  vicinity.  Mr.  Manger's  life  has 
been  a  busy  one,  characterized  by  enterprise 
and  practical  business  tact  of  a  very  high  or- 
der. He  has  ably  filled  the  position  of  school 
director  for  two  terms.  Llis  political  views 
are  Republican. 

Leonard  R.  Mauger  was  married  in  ^litllin- 
town.  Pa.,  January  4,  1859,  to  Melinda, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Rice) 
Stewart.  She  is  a  native  of  Spruce  Hill  town- 
ship ;  her  father  was  a  farmer  and  stock  dealer, 
of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  who  died  in  1888. 
Their  children  are:  Stewart,  man'ied  Elora 
Pcnnebaker,  has  tAvo  children;  Rebecca,  wife 
of  William  A.  Pcnnebaker,  master  mechanic 
on  the  Tuscarora  Valley  Railroad;  Clara,  who 
died  voung;  and  M.  Ettie  Olrs.  Irvin  Brack- 
bill).  Mrs.  Mauger  is  a  member  of  the  ]Metho- 
dist  Episcopal  church. 


CVRUS  ^r.  BRACKBILL,  Spruce  Hill, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  June  20,  1834, 
in  the  tOAvnship  in  which  he  now  resides.  He 
is  a  son  of  William  and  Ellen  (Llartman) 
Brackbill.  His  grandfather.  John  Brackbill, 
l)orn  in  Germany,  emigrated  to  America, 
settling  in  what  is  now  Turbett  toAvnship,  Ju- 
niata county,  where  he  lived  for  a  number  of 
years.  He  subsequently  remoA^ed  to  Fulton 
county,  Pa.,  Avhere  he  died.  He  married,  and 
Avas  the  father  of  five  children.  One  of  these, 
AVibiam  Brackbill,  Avas  born  in  Turbett  toAvn- 
shiji.  Having  receiA'cd  a  common  school  ediT- 
cation,  he  learned  stone-masonry,  and  followed 
that  calling  for  some  years,  assisting  in  the 
erection  of  some  prominent  stone  Imildings  in 
the  A-alley.  He  also  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  cloA^er  hullers,  AAdiich  he  made  his  prin- 
ci]ial  occupation  during  the  latter  part  of  his 
life.  He  Avas  a  Democrat.  William  Brack- 
bill  man'ied,  in  Turbett  toAvnship,  Ellen  Hart- 
man,  a  native  of  Perry  county.  They  had 
elcA'en  children:  Elizabeth,  avIio  died  young; 
Luther,  Avho  also  died  in  early  life;  Cyrus 
]\r..  of  Spruce  Hill  to\vii~hip;  George,  who 
died  young;  Stewart,  deceased;  John,  of 
Spruce  Hill  toAvnship;  Lemuel,  of  Franklin 
county.  Pa.;  Emeline,  aa'Iio  died  young;  El- 
mira  (AFrs.  Georc-e  Ar(AFeen\  of  Illinois,  de- 


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ceased;  William,  deceased;  and  Kobert,  of 
Sj)ruce  Hill  towusliip.  William  Brackbill 
was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Methodist 
EpiscojDal  church.  His  death  occurred  in 
Spruce  Hill  township,  April  13,  1863;  his 
wife  survived  until  March  14,  1892. 

Cyrus  M.  Brackbill  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Turbett  and  Spruce  Hill  townships. 
In  early  life  he  labored  among  the  farmers, 
receiving  but  meager  wages.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-live,  he  learned  carpentry,  at  which 
trade  he  worked  until  1876;  having  then,  by 
industry  and  economy,  saved  sufficient  money, 
he  purchased  the  farm  belonging  to  Mr.  Pome- 
roy,  which  he  greatly  improved  in  value  by 
the  erection  of  suitable  buildings  and  the 
planting  of  a  choice  orchard.  Mr.  Brackbill 
has  held  the  offices  of  school  director  and  tax 
collector,  and  has  also  been  supervisor  for  two 
terms.  He  was  at  one  time  a  member  of  the 
Grange.    He  is  a  Democrat. 

Cyrus  M.  Brackbill  was  married,  in  Spruce 
Hiir  toAvnship,  April  11,  1858,  to  Mary  G., 
daughter  of  George  and  Elizabeth  (Patton) 
]\Iartin,  of  that  to■\^^lship.  They  have  the  fol- 
lowing children:  William  L.,  miller  and  rail- 
road employee,  married,  August  16,  1882, 
Ella  J.  Cassner,  of  Spruce  Hill  township,  has 
four  children,  one  deceased;  George  A.,  far- 
mer, of  Spruce  Hill  township,  married,  Janu- 
ary 1,  1889,  Elmira  M.  Patterson,  has  five 
children,  one  deceased;  Anna  J.,  at  home; 
John  Samuel,  who  died  young;  James  M.,  of 
Spruce  Hill  township,  married,  in  September, 
1894,  Sarah  Voder,  has  one  child;  and  L. 
Irvin,  Avho,  after  completing  his  academic 
course,  has  been  for  six  years  a  capable  and 
successful  teacher;  he  was  married  June  3, 
1897,  to  M.  Etta  Mauger.  His  wife  having 
died  in  1885,  Mr.  Bracklnll,  February  24, 
1887,  contracted  a  second  marriage,  in  Spruce 
Hill  toAvnship,  with  Sarah  A.,  daughter  of 
David  and  Elizabeth  (Peed)  Barton,  born  in 
Spring  Run,  Franklin  county.  Pa.  Her  father 
was  a  native  of  Ireland,  and  a  Idacksmith. 
Mr.  Brackbill  is  a  faithful  meml)cr  of  the 
Presbvterian  church. 


WILLIAM  P.  OPATTAM.  Spruce  Hill, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Spruce  Hill 
township,  October  29,  1842.  son  of  Samuel 
and  Isabella  fPatton)  Graham.  His  great- 
grandfather. William  Graham,  of  Scotch- 
Irish  extraction,who  spelled  his  name  Ghrame, 


came  to  the  Juniata  valley,  settling  in  Milford 
township,  Cumberland  county,  now  Spruce 
Hill  township,  Jmiiata  county,  where  he  took 
up  a  large  tract  of  land ;  the  same  tract  is  now 
divided  into  five  farms,  owned  by  the  Esh 
brothers,  AV.  Washington  Hencli,  J  Swartz, 
and  the  Graham  family.  He  erected  a  log 
house  and  barn,  and  cleared  a  considerable 
portion  of  his  extensive  farm.  He  was  one 
of  the  first  settlers  of  the  Tuscarora  valley, 
having  for  years  wolves,  bears  and  other  wild 
animals  as  almost  daily  visitors.  He  married, 
and  was  the  father  of  these  children:  Wil- 
liam, grandfather  of  AVilliam  P.;  John; 
James;  Alice  (Mrs.  William  Stewart),  of 
Turbett  township;  and  Rebecca  (Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Lyons),  of  Carlisle,  Pa.  William  Gra- 
ham was  a  devout  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church.  His  eldest  child,  William  Graham, 
Jr.,  was  born  in  that  part  of  Cumberland 
county  now  included  in  Juniata  county.  He 
was  through  life  a  farmer,  cultivating  and 
improving  the  extensive  land  purchase  of  his 
father.  He  also  owned  a  flour-mill  and  a  dis- 
tillery, and  erected  the  first  stone  building  in 
that  section.  He  was  for  many  years  a  justice 
of  the  2^eace,  and  was  known  far  and  wide  as 
'Squire  Grahan.i.  He  participated  in  the  Rev- 
olutionary war,  being  a  captain  in  the  Conti- 
nental army.  'Squire  Graham  married  Fanny 
Lyons,  a  native  of  Ireland,  who  came  to  this 
country  Avhen  she  was  twelve  years  old,  and 
was  a  sister  of  William  Lyons,  the  husband 
of  Rebecca,  sister  of  William  Graham.  The 
children  of  William  and  Fanny  Graham  were: 
John;  James;  William;  Samiiel;  Alexan- 
der; and  Xancy  (Mrs.  James  Turbett). 
'Squire  Graham  was  a  consistent  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  church,  in  which  he  held 
the  positions  of  elder  and  trustee.  He  voted 
with  the  Whig  party.  His  death  occun-ed 
April  4,  1813;  his  wife  died  May  4,  1839. 

Samuel  Graham,  fourth  son  of  'Squire  Wil- 
liam Graham,  was  born  in  Juniata  county, 
and  received  his  education  in  the  subscription 
schools  of  Spruce  Hill  township.  On  attain- 
ing manliood,  he  made  farming  his  occupa- 
tion, in  wliich  he  continued  throughout  his 
life.  Tie  owned  and  cultivated  184  acres  of 
land  in  Spruce  Hill  township,  which  he  great- 
ly improved.  IMr.  Graham  held  various  town- 
ship offices,  including  that  of  school  director. 
He  was  a  Whis,  and  subsequently  became  a 
member  of  the  Know^-jSTothing  party.    Samuel 


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Graham  Avas  married,  on  tlie  farm  on  which 
"William  P.  Graham  now  resides,  to  Isabella, 
daughter  of  William  Patton,  a  native  of 
Spruce  Hill  township.  Her  father  was  an  en- 
sign and  quartermaster  in  the  Kevolutionary 
war,  under  Generals  Porter  and  x\.rmstrong. 
This  Mr.  Patton  was  the  great-grandfather  of 
AV.  A.  Patton,  of  Port  Kojal,  Juniata  coun- 
ty. The  children  of  Samuel  and  Isabella 
(Patton)  Graham  are:  Rebecca,  deceased; 
Frances;  Martha;  William  P.;  Samuel,  of 
Sjjruce  Hill  township;  and  Payson,  who  re- 
sides on  the  homestead  farm;  besides  two  who 
died  in  infancy.  Samuel  Graham  Avas  a  ^^rom- 
inent  member  of  the  Academia  Presbyterian 
church,  of  Beale  township.  His  death  oc- 
curred in  Spruce  Hill  township,  in  1854. 

His  eldest  son,  William  P.  Graham,  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  Spruce  Hill  township,  and  at  the  noted  Tus- 
carora  Academy  in  Beale  township,  and  then 
remained  at  home  Avith  his  mother  on  the 
farm  until  his  enlistment  in  the  United  States 
army.  He  was  enrolled  at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  in 
Gapt.  D.  B.  Jenkins'  Company  F,  Twelfth 
Pennsylvania  Cavalry.  He  took  part  in  a 
number  of  engagements,  including  actions  at 
Harper's  Ferry,  Frederick  City,  and  differ- 
ent engagements  through  the  Shenandoah 
valley.  He  was  in  the  service  for  nineteen 
months,  and  although  at  one  time  he  received 
severe  injuries  by  a  fall  from  his  horse,  he  re- 
mained with  his  command.  His  record  as  a 
soldier  Avas  a  good  one,  as  Avas  recognized  by 
his  superior  officers  by  his  promotion,  after 
the  battle  of  W^inchester,  to  the  rank  of  cor- 
poral. The  exposures  and  seA^erities  of  the 
service  caused  the  hearing  of  Mr.  Graham  to 
become  defective.  He  was  mustered  out  at 
Philadelphia,  July  25,  1865.  After  the  Avar, 
Mr.  Graham  remained  on  the  homestead  farm 
until  1870,  Avhen  he  removed  to  the  farm  of 
ninety-one  acres  on  Avhich  he  still  resides.  It 
Avas  formerly  owned  by  his  grandfather,  AVil- 
liam  Patton,  and  subsequently  by  John  Gilli- 
ford.  On  it  he  has  continued  to  enjoy  success 
hoth  as  a  peach  groAver  and  a  stock-raiser.  In 
1890,  he  added  sixty  acres  to  this  farm.  Mr. 
Graham  is  universally  respected  for  his  indus- 
try and  many  good  qualities.  He  is  a  man  of 
the  most  regular  habits,  and  has  never  u^od 
either  alcoholic  drinks  or  tobacco.  JJo  \<  a 
member  of  Wilson  Post,  Xo.  THl,  C.  A.  P.; 
also  of  Spruce  Hill  Grange.  P.  of  IT.,  in  wliich 


organization  he  holds  the  ofHce  of  treasurer. 
He  is  a  Republican.  William  P.  Graham  Avas 
married  in  1870,  in  Sjiruce  Hill  toAAmship,  to 
Annie  E.,  daughter  of  John  and  Alice  (Whar- 
ton) Gilliford.  She  Avas  born  in  that  toAATi- 
ship.  Their  children  are :  Alice  I. ;  John  G. ; 
and  Fannie  L.  Mr.  Graham  is  a  consistent 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  has 
been  connected  Avith  the  Sunday-school  work 
as  superintendent. 

John  Gilliford,  father  of  Mrs.  William  P. 
Graham,  was  born  October  6,  1810,  in  Spruce 
Hill  toAvnship,  son  of  George  and  Elizabeth 
(Gray)  Gilliford.  George  Gilliford,  born 
in  Westmoreland  county.  Pa.,  in  1775, 
settled  in  the  Tuscarora  A-alley,  in  that 
part  of  Cumberland  county  AA'hich  is  now 
Juniata.  Purchasing  a  tract  of  land  from 
a  family  named  Hogg,  he  lived  for  some 
years  in  a  log  house,  but  in  1820  erected 
a  fine  stone  mansion.  George  Gilliford  Avas 
man-ied,  April  16,  1799,  to  Elizabeth  Gray. 
They  had  nine  children:  John,  born  January 
20,  1800,  died  young;  William,  born  in  De- 
cember, 1802;  James,  born  April  30,  1805; 
Robert,  born  ISTovember  4,  1807;  John,  born 
October  6,  1810,  father  of  Mrs.  William  P. 
Graham;  Jane,  born  December  4,  1815; 
Xancy,  born  December  14,  1817;  George, 
born  February  14,  1820;  and  Elizabeth,  born 
May  8,  1826."  His  Avife  died  May  14,  1826; 
and  he  married,  secondly,  ]\Iargaret  Wharton, 
a  native  of  Spruce  Hill  toAAmship.  Their  chil- 
dren Avere:  ^largaret,  born  August  4,  1828; 
Martha,  born  October  22,  1830;  Leslie,  born 
Januaiy  24,  1833;  and  Isabella,  born  Febru- 
ary 23,  1835.  Mr.  Gilliford's  second  wife 
died  August  25,  1843.  He  contracted  a  third 
marriage,  XoA'ember  26,  1844,  Avith  Annie 
Stayner.  He  died  February  24,  1855;  his 
AvidoAv  lived  until  August  28,  1861,  Avhen  she 
passed  aAvay  at  the  age  of  sixty-one.  George 
Gilliford  Avas  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church.  In  his  political  A'icAvs  he  Avas  a  Demo- 
crat. 

John  Gilliford  receiA'ed  a  common  school 
education,  but  was  largely  self-educated.  He 
began  life  on  the  home  farm,  but  while  yet  a 
young  man,  removed  to  Baltimore,  entering 
the  commission  house  of  J.  M.  Girvin,  of  that 
city.  Avliorr  he  sjient  one  year.  At  the  expira- 
tinii  of  that  time,  he  r(>tiirned  to  the  home- 
stead, on  account  of  his  lirother's  having  left 
home,  Avhich  made  it  necessarA'  that  he  should 


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siij)eriutencl  tlie  affairs  of  the  farm  during  liis 
father's  old  age.  He  cultivated  with  success 
the  farm  of  more  than  one  hundred  acres, 
erecting  a  new  barn,  also  a  saw-mill,  and  mak- 
ing other  improvements.  He  engaged  exten- 
sively in  the  preparation  of  finished  lumber 
and  in  the  manufacture  of  clover  hullers, 
meeting  with  great  success  in  both  enterprises. 
Mr.  Gilliford  was  in  early  life  a  Democrat, 
but  later  became  a  Republican.  He  filled  at 
various  times  all  the  township  ofiices.  He  was 
a  man  of  versatile  talent,  and  was  universally 
resjjected. 

John  Gilliford  was  married,  October  15, 
1840,  in  that  part  of  Turbett  township,  which 
is  now  Spruce  Hill,  to  Alice,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Wharton,  born  March  20,  1812.  She  is 
a  sister  to  Samuel  Wharton.  Seven  of  the 
nine  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Gilliford 
died  in  infancy;  the  two  surviving  are:  Annie 
E.  (Mrs.  William  P.  Graham);"  and  Eobert 
W.,  residing  on  the  homestead,  married  Pris- 
cilla,  daughter  of  Boyd  Gibson,  has  three  chil- 
dren, Mary  xV.,  John,  and  Xancy  Alice.  John 
Gilliford  was  an  active  and  respected  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  church,  of  which  he  was  a 
trustee.  He  was  also  for  some  years  librarian 
of  the  Sunday-school.  His  death  occurred 
l^ebruary  3,  1890,  at  the  home  of  William  P. 
Graham,  who  tenderly  cared  for  him  in  his 
old  age.  His  wife  expired  suddenly,  at  the 
same  place,  in  the  following  year,  her  death 
occurring  while  she  was  seated  in  her  chair. 


SAMUEL  MOWERY,  Spruce  Hill,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  born  March  10,  1828, 
in  Adams  county,  Pa.,  son  of  John  and  Mary 
(Peters)  Mowery.  His  grandfather,  John 
Mowery,  was  a  farmer,  residing  near  Gettys- 
burg, Adams  coimty,  one  of  whose  sons  was 
John  Mowery,  the  father  of  Samuel.  He  cul- 
tivated the  homestead  farm  of  nearly  two 
hundred  acres,  which  he  inherited  from  his 
father.  He  was  a  Whig.  John  Mowery  mar- 
ried a  native  of  Adams  county,  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Elric  Peters,  who  had  been  a  brave  sol- 
dier under  Washington  in  the  Revolutionary 
war.  Their  children  were:  Maria,  who  died 
unmarried;  John,  deceased;  Jacob,  of  Big- 
leiwille,  Adams  county;  and  Samuel,  of  Ju- 
niata county.  John  Mowery  was  a  deacon  and 
elder  in  the  I^utheran  church. 

In  his  youth,  Samuel  Mowery  attended  the 
schools  of  Adams  county,  and  afterwards  la- 


bored on  his  father's  farm  until  he  had  at- 
tained the  age  of  seventeen.  He  then  learned 
the  trade  of  a  blacksmith,  with  Samuel  Eieh- 
holtz,  at  Avhich  he  worked  for  thirty-one  years, 
in  Adams  county,  Virginia,  Philadelphia, 
Baltimore  and  in  other  places.  Mr.  Mowery 
also  worked  as  a  coach  maker,  in  Balti- 
more and  in  Washington.  In  1858,  he 
settled  in  Spruce  Hill  township,  Juniata  coun- 
ty, where  in  1888,  he  opened,  at  Seven  Pines, 
the  first  store  ever  conducted  there;  he  has 
ever  since  carried  on  business  in  that  place 
with  success.  In  1861,  Mr.  Mowery  enlisted 
in  the  First  Pennsylvania  Light  Artillery, 
Gol.  Charles  T.  Campbell  commanding.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  celebrated  battery  F, 
better  known  as  Ricketts'  battery,  from  its 
heroic  captain,  R.  Bruce  Ricketts.  Lie  partic- 
ipated, with  honor,  in  the  battles  of  Winches- 
ter, Cedar  Mountain,  Snicker's  Gap,  Second 
Bull  Run,  Fairfax  Court  House,  South  Moun- 
tain, Antietam,  Fredericksburg,  Chancellors- 
ville,  Gettysburg,  Rappahannock  Bridge, 
Bristoe  Station,  Mine  Run,  Wilderness, 
Spottsylvania  Court  House,  Xorth  Anna,  Po 
River,  Cold  Harbor,  Petersburg,  Front  Royal, 
Dutch  Gap,  Weldon  Railroad,  and  Danville, 
besides  many  minor  affairs.  Through  all 
these,  Mr.  Mowery  passed  safe,  without  receiv- 
ing a  wound;  although  attacked  by  illness, 
he  refused  to  leave  the  regiment,  going  home 
at  the  expiration  of  his  three  years'  term  of 
service  without  having  passed  a  single  day  in 
a  hospital.  He  was  captured  at  Gettysburg, 
and  sent  to  Richmond,  Va.,  where  he  was  in- 
carcerated for  thirty-three  days  in  the  notori- 
ous Libby  prison;  there  he  almost  died  of 
starvation  in  consequence  of  insufficient  ra- 
tions. He  was  mustered  out  of  the  service 
in  front  of  Petersburg,  Va.,  August  12,  1864. 
Air.  Mowery  is  a  member  of  Wilson  Post,  ISTo. 
143,  G.  A.'  R.,  of  Mifflintown,  Pa.;  also  of 
the  U.  V.  L.,  of  the  same  place.  He  is  a 
staunch  Republican.  ]\Ir.  Mowery  is  esteemed 
by  every  one  as  an  upright  and  industrious 
man ;  his  reputation  as  a  skilled  mechanic  has 
been  amply  tested.  That  he  enjoys  the  confi- 
dence of  his  fellow  citizens  is  e^ddent  from 
his  election  to  the  responsible  office  of  school 
director,  the  duties  of  which  position  he  has 
ably  and  faithfully  discharged. 

Samuel  jMowery  was  married  at  Bealton, 
Juniata  county,  in  1864,  to  Rachel,  daughter 
of  John  McCullough,    of    Beale    township. 


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Their  children  are:  Annie;  and  Clara  J.,  de- 
ceased. Mr.  Mowerj  is  a  member  of  the  Pres- 
bvtcrian  church. 


WILLIAM  B.  GILSOX,  Spruce  Hill,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  -was  born  Xovember  14, 
1819,  in  Turbett  township,  Juniata  county. 
He  is  a  son  of  David  and  Margaret  (Hender- 
son) Gilson.  The  Gilson  family  is  of  Scotch- 
Irish  descent.  "William  B.  Gilson's  grand- 
father, Thomas  Gilson,  a  native  of  Pennsylva- 
nia, and  a  farmer,  married  Mary,  daughter  of 
David  Boyd,  a  farmer  of  Cumberland  county, 
Pa.,  who  had  been  a  Kevolutionary  soldier 
under  Washington,  and  vt'as  present  wihen 
Cornwallis  surrendered.  Their  children  Avere : 
'William;  David;  Eichard;  Boyd;  James; 
Thomas;  Jane;  Elizabeth;  Hannah;  and 
Xaucy.  After  his  marriage,  Thomas  Gilson 
settled  near  Carlisle,  Pa.,  where  he  engaged 
in  farming.  He  removed  later  to  that  part  of 
Cumberland  county  Avhich  is  now  in  Turbett 
township,  in  Juniata  county,  where  he  pur- 
chased a  tract  of  land,  abounding  in  deer, 
wolves  and  other  wild  animals.  He  cleared  a 
portion  of  this  land,  erecting  buildings,  and 
at  a  later  period,  a  stone  flour-mill  and  a  saw- 
mill, which  were  among  the  first  mills  con- 
structed in  the  township.  In  addition  to  farm- 
ing, he  managed  a  distillery  of  his  own  erec- 
tion. He  met  a  sudden  and  tragic  death  in 
isi;!.  \)y  drowning  in  the  Juniata  river,  while 
returning  from  Lewistown,  where  he  had  been 
in  attendance  at  court  as  a  juror,  the  boat  in 
which  he  was  crossing  the  river  being  upset. 
His  body  was  not  recovered  until  March, 
1814,  when  it  was  interred  in  the  burial 
ground  of  the  Academy  Presbyterian  church. 
His  widow  was  afterwards  married  to  Thomas 
McKee.  Thomas  Gilson  was  an  active  mem- 
ber and  a  ruling  elder  of  the  Presbyterian 
church. 

David  Gilson,  son  of  Thomas  Gilson,  was 
liorn  in  Turbett  township,  in  1791,  and  edu- 
cated in  the  schools  of  his  native  township. 
After  working  for  a  time  on  the  farm  with 
his  father,  he  learned  the  fulling  trade,  which 
he  made  his  life  long  occupation,  erecting  a 
factory  in  which  to  carry  on  his  business. 
David  Gilson  was  niarriod.  in  Turbett  town- 
ship, in  ISin,  to  ^largaret.  daughter  of 
Thomas  Henderson,  a  merchant  of  Turbett 
townshiii,  who  met  his  death  in  the  Juniata 
river  in  1^-2.".     Their  cliildren  were:   Thomas, 


born  in  1817,  deceased;  AVilliam  B.,  of  Spruce 
Hill  township;  Zerah  C,  M.  D.,  who  died  in 
1851;  Hannah  E.,  died  in  early  life;  James 
C,  of  Sjn-uce  Hill  township;  Alexander  J., 
deceased;  and  2Iary  K.,  who  died  while  very 
young.  David  Gilson  was  of  the  Whig  party 
in  politics.  He  was  a  devout  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  and  was  universally  es- 
teemed. He  died  in  Turbett  township,  in 
1836,  at  the  age  of  forty-five.-  His  wife  sur- 
vived him  until  1849. 

Their  second  son,  AVilliam  B.  Gilson,  at- 
tended the  subscription  schools  kept  in  the  log 
school  house  on  his  father's  property,  Avhich 
building  is  still  standing,  having  been  convert- 
ed into  a  dwelling.  He  worked  with  his 
father  in  the  fulling-mill,  until,  at  the  age  of 
nineteen,  he  learned  of  John  Maffett  the 
trade  of  a  millwright,  which  was  his  occupa- 
tion for  the  six  ensuing  years,  during  Avliich 
he  was  engaged  in  the  erection  of  a  number  of 
mills  in  the  count}'.  He  then  Avent  into  the 
machinery  business,  devoting  his  attention  es- 
pecially to  the  manufacture  of  clover  hullers, 
for  fifteen  years,  and  meeting  with  great  suc- 
cess. He  then  engaged  in  farming,  haAang 
purchased  from  Judge  Pomeroy  a  farm  of 
eighty-tAvo  acres,  Avhich  he  greatly  improA'ed 
Avith  buildings  and  orchards.  He  gave  con- 
siderable attention  to  the  rearing  of  excellent 
stock,  and  still  oavus  the  farm,  Avhich  is  one 
of  the  finest  in  that  section  of  the  State,  and 
Avhich  is  conducted  by  his  son.  Mr.  Gilson 
has  held  numerous  toAvnship  offices,  including 
that  of  school  director;  for  three  years  he  Avas 
president  of  the  school  board.  He  has  been 
overseer  of  the  poor,  tax  collector  and  toAvn- 
sliip  auditor,  which  last  oifice  he  held  for  two 
terms.  lie  AA^as  nominated  for  associate  judge 
of  the  county,  but  Avas  defeated.  Mr.  Gilson 
is  a  Democrat;  he  cast  his  first  presidential 
vote  for  James  K.  Polk,  in  1844. 

William  B.  Gilson  manned,  in  Beale  toAvn- 
ship,  February  12,  1845,  a  lady  of  Scotch- 
Irish  descent  aaJio  was  a  native  of  that  toAvn- 
s]ii]\  Xancv,  daughter  of  StcAA'art  Laird,  a 
carpenter  of  Beale  toAvnship,  aa'Iio  erected  the 
first  church  at  Academia.  Their  children 
are:  David,  a  T'nion  soldier  in  the  late  AA'ar, 
Avho  died  from  the  effects  of  the  hardships  of 
arniv  life;  "Margaret,  who  died  young;  Pris- 
cilla  fMrs.  Poliert  Gilliford).  of  Spruce  Hill 
townslii]);  AVnlter  LoAvrey,  deceased;  Annie 
]\r.   f^lrs.  Dr.  D.   C.   Sm'ith),  of  LeAvistoAvn, 


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Pa. ;  and  AVilliam,  residing  on  tlie  homestead, 
married  to  Annie  McCoy,  has  seven  children. 
Mrs.  William  B.  Gilson  died  in  1895.  Mr. 
Gilson  is  an  influential  member  of  the  Aca- 
demia  Presbyterian  church,  having  for  more 
than  forty  years  been  an  elder  and  a  member 
of  the  session.  He  has  been  for  a  lifetime  con- 
nected with  the  Sunday-school  work,  as  su- 
perintendent and  as  teacher.  He  has  the 
unusual  record  of  having  always  abstained 
from  tobacco  and  from  alcoholic  beverages. 

James  C.  Gilson,  brother  of  William  B. 
Gilson,  was  born  October  6,  1827,  in  Spruce 
Hill  township,  Juniata  coimty.  He  is  a  son  of 
David  and  Margaret  (Henderson)  Gilson.  His 
education  was  received  in  the  schools  of  his 
native  township.  His  father  dying  when 
James  C.  was  but  eight  years  old,  he  remained 
with  his  mother,  laboring  for  her  imtil  he  was 
twenty-one  years  of  age,  wdien  he  began  to 
work  at  carpentry  with  his  brother,  Boyd,  and 
continued  in  that  employment  for  several 
years.  He  then  purchased  his  present  farm  of 
seventy-five  acres,  in  partnership  with  his 
brother,  Alexander.  The  brothers  worked  the 
farm  jointly  for  a  number  of  years,  after 
which  James  C.,  took  entire  charge  of  the 
property,  which  was  greatly  improved  imder 
his  management.  In  1865,  Mr.  Gilson  enlist- 
ed at  Harrisburg  in  Company  E,  One  Hundred 
and  First  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  which  was 
connected  with  the  Army  of  the  Potomac. 
He  was  in  the  service  four  months,  during 
which  time  he  did  not  take  part  in  any  battles, 
the  regiment  being  employed  for  guard  duty 
in  ISTorth  Carolina.  After  being  mustered  out 
at  Harrisburg,  he  returned  to  his  home,  where 
he  has  ever  since  resided.  Mr.  Gilson  is  a 
Democrat.  He  has  never  been  connected  with 
any  society  or  association,  except  the  Grange. 
He  is  known  as  a  prosperous  farmer  and  skill- 
ful raiser  of  live  stock. 

In  1871,  James  C.  Gilson  was  married,  in 
Spruce  Hill  township,  to  Nancy  Wharton,  a 
sister  of  Samuel  Wharton.  All  who  are  ac- 
quainted with  Mr.  Gilson  and  his  estimable 
wife  deeply  sympathize  with  them  in  the  afflic- 
tion which  has  clouded  her  life  ever  since 
1895,  when  she  fell  near  her  home,  and  sus- 
tained injuries  which  have  made  her  a  cripple. 
James  C.  Gilson  is  a  consistent  member  of  the 
Academia  Presbyterian  church;  he  has  the 
esteem  and  unlimited  confidence  of  all  who 
know  him. 


JOHIs"  A.  McLAUGHLm,  Spruce  Hill, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  June  12,  1834, 
in  Spruce  Hill  township.  He  is  a  son  of  Jacob 
and  Isabella  (Alexander)  McLaughlin. 
Jacob  McLaughlin,  born  in  Spruce  Hill  town- 
ship, was  a  shoemaker,  and  owned  a  small 
farm  in  the  township.  He  first  married  Isa- 
bella Alexander;  their  children  were:  Re- 
becca (Mrs.  James  Casner),  of  Spruce  Hill 
township;  and  John  A.  His  wife  having 
died  in  1836,  Mr.  McLaughlin  married  sec- 
ondly Mary  Casner,  a  native  of  Spruce  Hill 
township;  they  had  six  children:  Isabella 
(Mrs.  Joshua  Delaney),  of  Huntington,  W. 
Va.;  ^lary  (Mrs.  Joseph  Yohn),  of  Spruce 
Hill  township;  Alfred,  deceased;  James,  de- 
ceased; Elmira  Jane,  deceased;  and  Alice 
(Mrs.  Robert  Jeffries),  of  Fayette  county.  Pa. 
Jacob  McLaughlin  died  at  his  home  in  Spruce 
Hill  township.  May  21,  1885;  his  wife  also 
died  in  the  same  township.  Mr.  McLaughlin 
was  a  Whig,  and  subsequently  a  Republican. 
He  was  a  prominent  and  active  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  church. 

In  his  youth,  John  A.  McLaughlin  attended 
the  township  school  in  the  old  log  house'  at 
Spruce  Llill,  after  which  he  hired  out  among 
the  farmers  of  the  township,  and  also  under- 
took various  jobs  of  wood  chopping  and  clear- 
ing land.  This  continued  until  1858,  when 
he  began  farming  on  what  was  known  as  the 
Dr.  Kelly  farm,  where  he  has  remained  ever 
since,  having  greatly  imjDroved  the  place,  e? 
pecially  in  the  matter  of  planting  orchards. 
He  has  been  both  a  stock  raiser  and  stock 
dealer.  In  1865,  Mr.  McLaughlin  enlisted  at 
Harrisburg,  in  Company  E,  One  Hundred 
and  First  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  Corne- 
lius McClellan,  captain.  The  regiment  was 
stationed  at  Roanoke  Island,  ISTewbern  and 
j\Ioorhead  City,  jST.  C,  until  after  the  close  of 
the  war,  being  employed  for  guard  duty.  Af- 
ter four  months'  service,  during  which  time 
he  suffered  much  from  exposure  and  sickness, 
he  was  mustered  out,  with  his  regiment,  at 
Harrisburg.  Mr.  McLaughlin  is  a  Republi- 
can in  his  views. 

John  McLaughlin  was  married,  in  Spruce 
Hill  township,  in  1866,  to  Hannah  J.,  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  and  Margaret  (Foose)  Biitler, 
the  former  of  whom  is  a  native  of  Turbett 
township,  of  Irish  descent,  the  latter  of  Ger- 
man extraction.  Miss  Butler  was  born  in 
Turbett  township.     Their  children  are :     Wil- 


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liaiii,  fonuerly  a  school  teaclier,  now  a  fore- 
man in  tlie  car  shoi^s  of  Huntington,  W.  Va.; 
George,  also  formerlj-  a  school  teacher,  and 
now  a  foreman  in  the  car  shops  at  Huntington, 
W.  Va.,  and  a  member  of  the  Second  llegi- 
ment  Band  of  that  place;  Joseph,  a  teacher, 
married  Miss  Myrtle  Milliken,  has  one  child, 
Elda  Lenore;  Minnie,  a  teacher  of  music,  and 
an  accomplished  mandolin  ph\ver;  and  Mar- 
garet, a  chorus  singer,  and  also  a  proficient 
player  on  sti-inged  instruments.  Of  the  above 
children,  William,  the  eklest,  mari-ied  Miss 
Elsie  Rosensteel,  and  has  one  child,  Jolm  Mc- 
Laughlin, Jr.;  the  second  son,  George,  mar- 
ried Miss  Starkey,  and  has  one  child,  Vivian 
A.  McLaughlin.  ]\lr.  ^IcLaughlin  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Presljvtcrian  church,  and  has  been 
identified  with  Sunday-school  work,  having 
led  the  singing  in  the  school  and  prayer-meet- 
ino-  for  a  number  of  vears. 


HIRAM  P.  STEWART,  Spruce  Hill,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  born  September  29, 
184:6,  on  the  Stewart  homestead,  where  he  now 
resides.  He  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth 
(Rice)  Stewart.  Very  eai-ly  in  colonial  his- 
tory, three  brothers  of  the  Stewart  family, 
named  William,  James  and  John,  came  from 
Scotland  to  settle  in  America.  One  of  these 
brothers  had  a  son,  William  Stewart,  who  was 
the  great-grandfather  of  Hiram  P.  This  Wil- 
liam Stewart,  who  was  born  in  Cumberland 
county,  Pa.,  removed  to  Tuscarora  valley,  tak- 
ing up  a  tract  of  land  near  Tuscarora  creek, 
at  which  place  he  met  with  a  tragic  death,  hav- 
ing been  killed  by  Lidians  while  searching 
for  his  horses  on  the  Allen  farm.  His  son, 
William  Stewart,  the  grandfather  of  Hiram 
P.  Stewart,  was  a  farmer,  and  purchased  from 
the  Renneson  heirs  a  tract  of  land  in  the  Tus- 
carora A^alley,  comprising  109  acres.  He  Avas 
also  a  tailor,  which  occupation  he  followed  at 
night,  after  the  farm  labors  of  the  day  had 
been  concluded.  He  married,  in  the  Tusca- 
rora valley,  in  1778,  Alice,  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel Graham,  a  fanner  of  that  valley.  To  this 
union  were  bom  ten  children:  William,  who 
married  Margaret  Copeland;  James,  married 
Rebecca  Bell;  Robert,  married  Margaret 
Grove;  John;  George,  who  removed  to  the 
west;  Mary  (Mrs.  Peter  Hench);  Rebecca 
(Mrs.  Nicholas  Arnold);  Annie  (Mrs.  William 
Wharton);  Margaret;  and  Thomas.  William 
Stewart  (2)  was  a  man  of  great  influence,  con- 


spicuous for  his  enterprise  and  good  judg- 
ment. His  politics  were  those  of  the  Fed- 
eralist party.  He  was  a  strict  and  conscien- 
tious member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
His  death  occurred  in  1810. 

Thomas  Stewart,  youngest  son  of  William 
Stewart  (2),  was  the  father  of  Hiram  P.  Stew- 
art. He  was  born  October  24,  1796.  He  at- 
tended school  in  an  old  log  school  house  in 
Spruce  Hill  township,  furnished  with  rude 
slab  seats  and  diminutive  windows,  the  light 
being  admitted  through  panes  made  of  oiled 
paper.  He  also,  for  several  terms,  attended 
the  Freedom  school,  in  Turbett  township,  the 
teachers  being  Samuel  McFadden,  Samuel 
Wharton  and  Mr.  Lane.  Young  Thomas 
Stewart  soon  became  conspicuous  in  these 
schools  for  his  excellent  penmanship.  He  was 
but  thirteen  years  of  age  when  he  lost  his 
father.  He  remained  with  his  widowed 
mother  until  he  was  seventeen  years  old;  he 
then  went  to  Mifflintown,  Pa.,  to  learn  sad- 
dlery with  James  Kenney,  with  whom  he 
spent  three  years,  after  which  he  began  busi- 
ness for  himself  in  Si^ruee  Hill  township. 
Some  years  later  he  removed  to  Tux'bett  town- 
ship, where  he  continued  to  work  at  his  trade 
until  compelled  by  ill  health  to  give  it  up; 
he  then  took  up  his  residence  upon  a  farm  in 
the  same  township,  and  ke23t  a  hotel  in  addition 
to  his  farm  labor.  In  1828,  he  purchased  the 
homestead  fann  in  Spruce  Hill  township,  on 
which  Hiram  P.  Stewart  now  resides,  which 
he  continued  to  cultivate  for  the  remainder  of 
his  life.  He  spent  five  years  on  the  Juniata 
river  as  a  boatman;  the  boat  was  his  own 
property.  He  was  always  an  extensive  dealer 
in  nearly  all  kinds  of  live  stock.  Mr.  Stewart 
was  a  Whig,  and  subsequently  a  Republican. 
He  held,  at  various  times,  numerous  township 
offices,  among  which  were  those  of  overeeer 
of  the  poor,  tax  collector,  and  assessor.  In 
1821,  he  was  commissioned  by  Gov.  Joseph 
Lliester  as  a  first  lieutenant  in  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Militia. 

Thomas  Stewart  was  married  in  Turbett 
township,  in  1824,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Peter  Rice,  a  farmer  of  that  township.  Their 
children  are:  Calvin,  deceased;  Angeline; 
Orin,  died  in  California;  Ephraim,  deceased, 
was  a  lawyer  of  Mifflintown,  and  afterward 
a  Methodist  Episcopal  minister;  Hiram  P.; 
Melinda  (Mi-s.  L.  R.  Mauger),  of  Spruce  Hill 
township;    Frances,  widow  of  Hiram  Knox, 


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of  Harrisburg,  Pa. ;  and  Eobert,  residing  at 
home.  Mr.  Stewart  was  a  consistent  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  was  a  prac- 
tical and  progressive  man,  highly  respected; 
a  good  citizen,  a  loving  husband  and  a  kind 
father.  He  had  the  proud  record  of  never 
having  iised  liquor  or  tobacco.  His  death  oc- 
curred on  the  homestead  in  the  year  1888. 

Hiram  P.  Stewart  first  attended  the  home 
public  schools,  which  preliminary  ediication 
was  followed  by  three  tei'ms  in  the  Tuscarora 
Academy  and  one  in  the  academy  at  McAlis- 
terville.  Beginning  life  on  the  farm  of  Iris 
father,  he  remained  with  him  until  the  death 
of  the  latter.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  en- 
gaged in  teaching,  his  first  school  being  at 
Matamoras,  in  Spruce  Hill  township.  He  has 
since  that  time  given  twenty-five  years  to  edu- 
cational work,  having  been  employed  in  Mif- 
flin and  Juniata  counties.  Since  the  death  of 
his  father,  he  has  also,  in  connection  Avith  his 
brother,  conducted  the  homestead  farm. 
As  an  educator,  his  career  has  been  eminently 
successful.  Among  the  young  men  who  have 
been  fitted  for  the  practical  duties  of  life  un- 
der his  tuition  are  many  who  now  hold  respon- 
sible and  influential  positions.  He  has  for 
many  years  been  a  prominent  and  useful  mem- 
ber of  the  teachers'  institutes  of  the  county, 
and  of  the  literary  societies  of  his  vicinity. 
He  is  an  ardent  Republican. 

Hiram  P.  Stewart  married,  in  Turbett  town- 
ship, in  1889,  Susan,  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (Whitmer)  Landis,  and  sister  to 
William  Landis,  of  Turbett  township.  The 
only  child  of  this  marriage  died  in  early  in- 
fancy. Mr.  Stewart  is  a  member  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church,  and  has  been  a  teacher  in 
the  Sunday-school. 


SAMUEL  A.  GRAHAM,  Spruce  Hill,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  born  December  21, 
1815,  on  the  old  Graham  farm  in  Spruce  Hill 
township.  He  is  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Isabella 
(Patton)  Graham,  and  a  brother  of  William 
P.  and  of  E.  Payson  Graham.  He  obtained 
his  elementary  education  in  the  schools  of  his 
native  township,  which  was  supplemented  by 
two  terms  in  the  Tuscarora  Academy,  and  a 
coin-se  in  the  Eastman  Business  College,  of 
Poughkeepsie,  J^.  Y.,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  with  honors  in  the  spring  class  of 
1868.  His  father  having  died  when  he  was  a 
little  over  eight  years  old,  he  and  his  older 


brother  managed  the  farm  until  the  outbreak 
of  the  Civil  war,  when  his  brother  enlisted. 
Sainuel  A.  then  conducted  the  afl'airs  of  the 
homestead  for  his  Avidowed  mother  until  he 
Avas  thirty-eight  A'ears  of  age.  During  this 
time  he  also  spent  one  year  in  MitfliutOAvn, 
Pa.,  as  a  clerk  in  the  general  mercantile  estab- 
lishment of  Tilton  &  Espenshade,  of  that 
place.  After  his  marriage,  he  Avas  associated 
Avith  his  brother,  E.  Paj^son  Graham,  in  the 
purchase  of  a  farm  of  110  acres,  belonging  to 
the  heirs  of  John  Smueker,  to  Avhich  he  re- 
moved. He  has  resided  on  this  fann  ever 
since,  haAdng  in  the  course  of  time  bought  out 
the  interest  of  his  brother.  The  place  has  been 
A'ery  much  improA^ed  under  his  skilful  man- 
agement. In  politics,  he  is  a  Republican.  He 
has  been  for  six  years  a  school  director  of 
SjOTUce  Hill  tOAvnship,  having  been  also  secre- 
tary of  the  board  during  that  time.  He  has 
besides  held  other  toAvnship  oifices,  including 
those  of  assistant  assessor,  judge  of  elections 
and  clerk  of  the  same.  In  1891,  he  received 
the  Republican  nomination  for  register  and 
recorder  of  the  county,  and  came  Avithin  seven 
Azotes  of  an  election,  although  the  popular  vote 
at  that  time  gave  the  Democratic  party  a  ma- 
jority of  about  250.  Mr.  Graham  Avas  at  one 
time  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F. 

On  February  1,  1883,  Samuel  A.  Graham 
was  man-ied  to  Jennie  E.,  daughter  of  John 
P.  Kelley,  farmer  and  merchant  of  Doyles 
Mills,  Juniata  county;  she  Avas  born  in  Mil- 
ford  toAvnship.  Their  children  are:  Lucinda 
Belle;  Edgar  Thompson;  Harry  Alexander; 
Charles  Kelly,  Avho  died  young;  and  one  that 
died  in  infancy.  lEr.  Graham  is  an  esteemed 
meml)or  of  the  Aeademia  Presbyterian 
cluirc'li,  in  which  he  is  a  ruling  elder,  and  has 
served  as  a  trustee.  He  Avas,  before  remoAdng 
from  the  old  home,  closely  identified  Avith  the 
SundaA^-scbool  Avork.  Mr.  Graham  is  res2>ected 
for  his  many  good  qualities,  and  for  the  in- 
dustry, assiduity  and  integritA'  by  Avhich  his 
success  in  the  Avorld  has  been  attained;  the 
same  honorable  ambition  and  perseverance  by 
which  he  made  his  own  Avay  in  early  manhood, 
earning  the  means  to  pay  for  his  higher  edu- 
cation, haA^e  marked  his  entire  course. 


HOX.  JOSIAH  L.  BARTOX,  Pleasant 
View,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  ]\Iarch 
27,  1834,  at  Waterloo,  Juniata  county.  He 
is  a  son  of  DaAdd  and  Elizabeth  (Reed)  Bar- 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


ton,  both  of  Juniata  county.  His  grandf atlier, 
Samuel  Barton,  was  the  first  of  the  f  amih'  who 
resided  in  tlie  Tuscarora  valley.  He  was  a 
native  of  Ireland,  of  Scotch  descent,  who,  de- 
siring to  live  in  a  land  free  from  proscrijjtion 
or  persecution  on  religious  gi'ounds,  came  from 
County  Derry  to  America,  landing  in  Phila- 
delphia in  1811.  His  friends  wished  him  to 
settle  in  Canada,  but  he  had  had  enough  of 
British  domination  in  Ireland,  and  preferred 
to  spend  the  rest  of  his  life  where  the  English 
flag  does  not  float.  Accordingly,  embarking 
at  Queensto"\vn  in  a  sailing  vessel,  with  his 
wife,  six  sons  and  three  daughters,  he  reached 
America  after  a  rough  passage  of  six  weeks. 
After  spending  some  time  in  the  Quaker  city, 
he  proceeded  to  Lancaster  county,  where  he 
purchased  a  wagon  to  convey  himself  and  fam- 
ily to  their  future  home  among  the  mountains 
of  Tuscarora  valley.  He  went  as  far  as  AVa- 
terford,  Juniata  county,  at  that  time  a  part  of 
Mifilin,  where  he  settled  in  Lack  township, 
purchasing  about  110  acres  of  land,  a  part  of 
which  was  in  timber.  Hei'e  he  built  a  home, 
and  made  farming  his  occupation  for  life,  im- 
proving his  projjerty  in  many  ways.  The  fam- 
ily name  of  his  wife,  to  whom  he  was  man-ied 
in  County  Deny,  Ireland,  was  Perry.  Their 
children  wore:  James;  John;  Robert;  David; 
AVilliam;  Samuel;  Xancy;  Eliza;  and  Mrs. 
Wilson.  2Ir.  Barton  attached  himself  to  the 
Democratic  party.  He  was  an  active  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  church. 

Their  son,  David  Barton,  received  only  a 
subscription  school  education;  he  was  largely 
a  self-educated  man,  being  a  great  reader,  and 
thoroughly  informed  on  cun'ent  topics.  He 
worked  on  the  farm  with  his  father,  and  also 
served  an  apprenticeship  at  the  forge  with 
James  Kirk,  with  whom  he  remained  for  five 
years.  He  then  began  on  his  own  account  at 
McCoysville,  Pa.,  where  he  remained  for  sev- 
eral years.  Lie  next  followed  his  trade  for 
eleven  years  at  Spring  Bun,  Franklin  county. 
Pa.  In  1846,  he  returned  to  the  Tuscarora 
valley,  purchasing  100  acres  of  land  near  East 
Waterf  ord,  on  which  he  erected  suitable  build- 
ings, and  here  cari-ied  on  blacksmithing,  to- 
gether with  the  culture  of  his  farm,  until  the 
time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1880. 
Like  his  father,  David  Barton  was  a  Democrat, 
and  held  various  township  ofiices,  including 
that  of  school  director.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  Samuel  Reed,  a  farmer  of 


Perry  county;  she  was  bom  in  Cumberland 
county.  Their  children  were:  Robert,  de- 
ceased; Mary  (Mrs.  David  Dean),  both  are  de- 
ceased; Samuel,  deceased;  Calvin,  died 
young;  Judge  Josiah  L. ;  David,  a  farmer  of 
Spruce  Hill  township;  Eliza  J.;  and  Sarali 
(Mrs.  C.  M.  Brackhill),  of  Spi-uce  Hill  to^vn- 
ship.  David  Barton  was  an  active  and  es- 
teemed member  of  the  East  Waterford  Pres- 
byterian chui-ch.  He  was  deeply  versed  in 
biblical  history;  by  constant  study  of  the  Bi- 
ble, which  he  read  through  every  year,  he  had 
committed  the  greater  part  of  it  to  memory. 
His  widow  sun'ived  him  three  years,  dying  in 
188.3,  in  Sj^ruce  Hill  township. 

In  his  boyhood,  Josiah  L.  Barton  had  no 
educational  opportunities  except  those  af- 
forded by  the  short  winter  terms  of  the  town- 
ship public  schools.  Desiring  a  more  thor- 
ough education,  he  attended  the  Tuscarora 
Academy  for  two  terms,  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
three,  at  his  own  volition.  He  also  taught  for 
three  years  in  Tuscarora  township,  working 
during  the  intervals  with  his  father  on  the 
farm  and  in  the  blacksmith  shop,  where  he 
received  a  general  idea  of  the  trade  which  has 
been  of  miieli  subsequent  use. 

The  military  record  of  Josiah  L.  Barton 
during  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  was  honor- 
able, and  somewhat  remarkable.  He  enlisted, 
September  7,  1861,  as  a  jwivate,  in  Capt.  Cal- 
vin DeWitt's  Company  I,  of  the  celebrated 
Forty-ninth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  under 
the  command  of  Col.  W.  H.  Irwin.  The  regi- 
ment was  assigned  to  Hancock's  brigade,  of 
"Baldy"  Smith's  division.  Sixth  Army  Corps. 
On  Xovember  24,  1861,  Mr.  Barton  was  de- 
tailed to  assist  in  the  regimental  commissary 
department.  September  30,  1862,  he  was 
promoted  to  the  position  of  quartennaster- 
sergeant  of  the  regiment.  On  March  10, 
1864,  he  was  discharged  as  a  non-commis- 
sioned ofiicer,  and  commissioned  as  first  lieu- 
tenant of  Company  F.  As  such  he  entered 
the  bloody  spring  campaign,  when  Grant  con- 
ducted his  mighty  army  on  its  advance  toward 
the  cai>ital  of  the  Confederacy.  He  passed 
safe  through  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness;  but 
at  Spottsyh-ania  Court  House,  May  10,  1864, 
he  was  wounded  in  the  right  shoulder,  and 
taken  prisoner.  The  treatment  he  received 
while  in  the  hands  of  the  enemy  was  of  a  most 
cruel  character.  He  was  taken  first  to  Macon, 
Ga.;    then   successively    to    Savannah,   Ga., 


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Charleston,  S.  C,  Columbia,  S.  C,  and  Ra- 
leigli,  jST.  C.  He  was  finally  exclianged  at  Wil- 
mington, INT.  C,  March  1,  1865,  having  been 
a  prisoner  of  war  for  nearly  ten  months,  and 
in  the  service  for  almost  three  and  one-half 
years.  On  ]\Iarch  31,  1865,  he  was  commis- 
sioned as  cajitain  of  Company  H,  Forty-ninth 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  his  commission  dat- 
ing back  to  jSTovember  9,  1864;  but  the  war 
ending  a  few  days  after,  he  was  never  mus- 
tered. Lieutenant  Barton  is  one  of  the  few 
who  have  had  an  opportunity  to  read  their 
own  obituaries  and  the  panegyrics  of  fi-iends 
at  their  supposed  demise.  AVhen  he  was  seen 
to  fall  at  Spott^ylvania  Court  House,  he  was 
reported  as  dead  in  the  dispatches  from  that 
field;  and  as  such  he  was  for  months  mourned 
by  his  coanrades  of  the  Forty-ninth,  as  well  as 
by  his  family  and  friends  at  home.  A  short 
time  after  the  bloody  battle  of  Spottsylvania, 
in  which  the  Forty-ninth  lost  its  colonel,  lieu- 
tenant-colonel, and  other  brave  officers,  a  meet- 
ing of  the  surviving  officers  of  the  regiment 
was  held  in  a  rifie-pit  near  Cold  Harbor,  Va., 
to  adopt  suitable  expressions  of  condolence, 
recognizing  the  valor  and  woi'tli  of  their  de- 
ceased brother  officers.  The  part  of  the  reso- 
lutions referring  to  the  supposed  death  of 
Lieutenant  Barton  was  as  follows:  "In  the 
death  of  Lieut.  Josiah  L.  Barton  we  have  lost  a 
most  valuable  officer,  a  man  whose  memory 
Avill  be  held  in  honor  by  every  soldier  in  this 
regiment,  because  of  his  unassuming  and  gen- 
tlemanly deportment,  his  quiet,  but  real  cour- 
age, his  consistent  and  Christian  character,  il- 
lustrated by  the  purity  of  his  life  and  the  re- 
finement of  his  conversation.  To  those  at 
home  to  whom  his  loss  is  that  of  a  brother  and 
son,  we  oft'er  our  sincere  symp^athy,  together 
with  the  assurance  that  their  loved  one  left 
no  stain  on  his  name  as  a  soldier,  a  Christian 
or  a  man."  This  minute  was  signed  by  the 
president  and  secretary  of  the  meeting,  and 
duly  published. 

Returning  home  from  the  army,  ^Ir.  Barton 
embarked  in  a  general  mercantile  business  at 
Pleasant  View,  Spruce  Hill  township,  in 
which  he  succeeded  Judge  Morrison.  This 
business,  which  has  been  continued  for  thirty- 
two  years,  has  been  a  success.  He  has  also 
during  this  time  managed  a  farm  in  Spnice 
Hill  township,  which  he  has  greatly  im- 
proved. Li  1870,  Mr.  Barton  was  appointed 
postmaster  at  Pleasant  View,  which  position 


he  has  held  ever  since,  under  all  the  changes 
of  national  administration,  to  the  satisfaction 
of  the  entire  community.  Mr.  Barton  is  a 
member  of  Wilson  Post,  Xo.  134,  G.  A.  R., 
of  MifilintoATO,  Pa.,  and  of  the  U.  V.  L.,  No. 
37,  of  the  same  place.  He  was  for  one  temi 
a  school  director  in  Spruce  Hill  toAvnship, 
during  which  time  he  was  secretary  of  the 
board.  In  early  manhood,  he  voted  the  Demo- 
cratic ticket,  but  the  events  of  the  Civil  war 
converted  him  into  a  Republican.  He  has 
been  affiliated  with  that  party  ever  since,  and 
is  very  influential  in  its  counsels.  Devoted 
to  Inisiness,  in  Which  he  has  attained  to  emi- 
nent success  by  means  of  scrupulous  integrity, 
business  tact  and  genial  manner;  retiring  and 
avei-se  to  prominence,  Mr.  Barton  has  always 
shunned  the  official  positions  which,  for  years, 
his  political  associates  desired  to  thrust  upon 
him.  He  might  have  represented  his  county 
in  the  legislature  long  ago  had  he  consented 
to  accept  a  nomination ;  but  he  modestly  pre- 
feiTed  the  quiet  and  conscientious  discharge 
of  his  duty  as  a  private  citizen.  In  1 891,  how- 
ever, in  spite  of  his  protests,  he  received  the 
nomination  for  associate  judge  of  Juniata 
county,  to  which  office  he  was  triumphantly 
elected  in  IS^ovember  of  that  year  by  a  ma- 
jority of  one  hundred  and  ten,  while  the  aver- 
age majority  of  the  Democratic  State  ticket 
at  the  same  election  was  over  one  hundred. 
In  fulfilling  the  duties  of  his  office,  Judge  Bar- 
ton has  fully  justified  the  hopes  and  anticipa- 
tions of  his  friends,  and  he  is  regarded  as  one 
of  the  most  efficient  incumbents  of  the  judicial 
bench  ever  elected  in  the  county. 

Josiah  L.  Barton  was  married  in  Beale 
township,  Septeml:)er  28,  1865,  to  Temper- 
ance, daughter  of  Elias  and  Isabella  (Taylor) 
Gruver,  of  Tuscarora  township.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Clara  B.,  widow  of  Crawford  Oke- 
son;  Elizabeth  G. ;  Ida  M.,  a  graduate  of  Wil- 
son College,  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  now  princi- 
pal of  the  St.  Paul  Academy,  in  East  Tennes- 
see: Theresa  A.,  a  teacher  in  the  St.  Paul 
Academy;  J.  Frank,  a  clerk  in  his  father's 
store;  Hany  H.,  a  student;  May  T.,  a  student 
at  Wilson  College;  and  Irene,  who  died  in 
infancy.  The  eldest  daughter,  Mrs.  Okeson, 
is  now  a  teacher;  she  has  one  child.  Judge 
Barton  is  a  prominent  and  consistent  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  church,  in  which  he  has 
been  an  elder  for  twenty-four  years.     He  has 


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also  been  Loth  teaclier  and  superiutendeiit  in 
the  Sundav-Sfhooh 


MAJ.  JOHX  D.  HOWELL,  Pleasant 
View,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 10,  1S19,  in  Lack  township,  Juniata  coun- 
ty, which  was  at  that  time  a  part  of  Mitiiin 
county.  He  is  a  son  of  Memucan  J.  and  Ra- 
chel (Rhea)  Howell.  The  firet  of  the  Howell 
fainily  emigrated  to  America  from  Wales. 
They  were  three  brothei-s,  John,  Daniel  and 
Howell,  who  were  Quakers  or  Friends,  came 
over  with  "William  Penn,  settled  in  Xew  Jer- 
sey, near  Trenton,  and  were  extensive  land- 
holders. John  Howell,  a  grandson  of  one  of 
these,  born  near  Trenton,  X.  J.,  was  the 
grandfather  of  Major  Howell.  He  lived  and 
died  in  Xew  Jersey.  One  of  his  sons  was 
Memucaii  J.,  born  and  reared  in  Xew  Jersey, 
and  a  graduate  of  Princeton  College.  He 
read  medicine,  and  practiced  for  a  time  in  his 
native  State,  having  been  commissioned  as  a 
surgeon  during  the  war  of  1812.  He  after- 
wards removed  to  Xorthumberland,  Pa.,  where 
he  i^racticed  his  profession,  and  where  he  was 
married  to  a  daughter  of  Christian  Bowers, 
of  Xorthumberland  county.  They  had  one 
child,  Lewis,  now  deceased;  he  was  president 
of  the  Second  Xational  Bank  of  Peoria,  111. 
From  Xorthumberland,  Dr.  Howell  removed 
to  Concord,  Franklin  county,  Pa. ;  after  prac- 
ticing there  for  some  time,  he  went  to  Lack 
township,  Juniata  coimty,  in  April,  1819.  His 
wife  having  died  early  in  their  married  life. 
Dr.  Howell  was  again  married,  in  Turbett 
township,  Juniata  county,  to  Rachel,  daugh- 
ter of  James  Rhea,  a  farmer  of  the  Tuscarora 
valley,  where  she  was  born.  Their  children 
were:  twins,  of  whom  one  died  in  infancy, 
the  other  being  Amantus  J.,  of  Xebraska; 
John  D.  and  James  R.,  twins,  of  whom  the 
latter  was  a  saddler,  and  died  in  Beale  town- 
ship in  1802;  and  one  other  child  that  died 
in  infancy.  After  the  death  of  Dr.  Howell, 
whose  remains  were  taken  to  Concord,  Frank- 
lin county,  for  interment,  his  widow  married 
secondly,  Samuel  Williams,  to  which  marriage 
there  was  no  issue.  Dr.  Howell,  who  was  uni- 
versally resj^ected  in  the  commimity,  was  a 
member  of  the  ^lethodist  Episcopal  church. 

John  D.  Howell  never  saw  his  father,  as  the 
latter  died  five  months  before  John  D.  was 
born.  In  early  life  he  attended  the  subscrip- 
tion   school    in    Lack    townshi}).   which   was 


taught  by  his  mother.  In  consequence  of  her 
im2>overished  condition,  she  was  unable  to  af- 
ford her  son  any  further  education,  and  Ma- 
jor Howell  is  largely  a  self-educated  man. 
Beginning  life  in  very  straitene<l  circum- 
stances, he  remained  with  his  mother  and  step- 
father Tuitil  he  was  eighteen  yeai"s  of  age. 
Having  learned  tailoring  in.  Spruce  Hill  towm- 
ship,  he  continued  to  work  at  this  trade  until 
1855,  when  he  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness at  Pleasant  View,  and  Avas  in  this  occu- 
pation Avhen  the  Avar  of  the  Rebellion  broke 
out.  ]\rajor  HoAvell's  army  record  is  of  the 
most  honorable  character.  Early  in  the  Avar 
he  enlisted  in  Capt.  Cahun  DeWitt's  Com- 
pany I,  Forty-ninth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
Col.  W.  II.  IrAvin,  connected  Avith  the  Ai'my 
of  the  Potomac.  Lie  spent  four  years  in  the 
service,  and  participating  bravely  in  many 
important  engagements,  among  Avhich  AA^ere 
the  terrific  battles  of  the  Wilderness  and 
Spottsylvania  Court  House.  In  the  latter  en- 
gagement he  Avas  Avounded  in  the  abdomen, 
on  May  12,  1864,  Avas  sent  to  the  hospital  at 
Fredericksburg,  \n.,  for  ten  days,  and  then 
sent  to  Amiapolis,  Md.  After  remaining  there 
five  Aveeks,  he  Avas  transferred  to  a  private  hos- 
jiital  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Avhere  he  Avas  de- 
tained for  one  month.  Receiving  a  commis- 
sion as  first  lieutenant,  he  rejoined  his  com- 
mand at  City  Point,  Va.,  but  Avas  so  badly 
shattered  physically  that  he  felt  as  if  it  Avould 
be  necessary  for  him  to  leave  the  service,  when 
he  Avas  promoted  to  the  position  of  acting  quar- 
termaster in  the  First  Division  of  the  Sixth 
Corps,  by  General  Wright,  conunander.  He 
Avas  mustered  out  in  1865,  at  Halls  Hill,  Va., 
and,  proceeding  to  Washington,  1).  C.,  Avit- 
nessed  there  the  magnificent  pageant  of  the 
grand  revicAV  of  the  A-ictorious  Union  armies. 
Major  Howell  then  returned  to  Pleasant 
VicAv,  Avhere  for  several  years  he  dealt  in  live 
stock.  Some  years  ago  he  retired  from  actiA'e 
business,  making  his  home  at  Pleasant  View. 
Major  Howell  cast  his  first  A'ote  for  President 
Harrison,  in  1840.  After  A'oting  the  Demo- 
cratic ticket  for  a  number  of  years,  he  voted 
in  1860  for  President  Lincoln,  and  has  ever 
since  been  a  Rejiublican.  Major  HoAvell 
served  for  fifteen  yeai-s  as  justice  of  the  peace 
of  Turbett  tOAvnship,  of  Avhich  Spruce  Hill  is 
noAv  a  part.  Upon  his  election,  he  was  com- 
missioned, in  A]>vil,  18-15,  bv  Gov.  Franci? 
R.  Shunk:   tlicu  in  April,  18.V(),  by  Gov.  Wil- 


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liam  F.  Jolmeton ;  and  finally  hj  Gov.  James 
Pollock,  in  May,  1855.  By  the  last  named 
governor  lie  was  also  commissioned  first  lieu- 
tenant of  Tnscarora  Artillery,  Sixtli  Brigade, 
of  tlie  Fourteenth  Division,  Uniformed  Mi- 
litia of  Pennsylvania,  composed  of  the  militia 
of  Juniata,  Mifflin,  Centre,  Huntingdon  and 
Oleai-field  counties.  His  commission  expired 
about  the  time  of  his  enlistment  in  the  Civil 
war.  In  1860,  he  filled  the  position  of  census 
enumerator,  doing  his  work  in  a  manner  emi- 
nently satisfactory  to  the  officials  in  charge. 
ITotwithstanding  his  advancing  years,  Major 
Howell  is  still  a  keen  sportsman,  able  to  hold 
a  gun  and  pull  a  trigger  with  the  best  and 
youngest. 

John  D.  Howell  was  married  in  Spruce  Hill 
townshijD,  in  1841,  to  Marj^,  daughter  of  Isaac 
Yohn,  a  farmer  of  Juniata  county;  she  was 
a  native  of  Spruce  Hill  township.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Ellen  J.  (Mrs.  Miller  McDonald), 
of  Mifflinto\\Ti,  Pa.,  deceased;  Anna  B.  (Mrs. 
Enoch  Beale),  of  Earlville,  111. ;  Frances; 
Emory  W.,  coal  dealer,  of  Albany,  X.  Y., 
married  on  September  10,  1879,  Emma, 
daughter  of  John  G.  White,  of  Albany;  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  Joseph  I^angle),  of  Albany,  'N. 
Y. ;  and  Lillie  (Mi-s.  James  Sherlock),  of 
Beale  township,  Juniata  county.  Major  How- 
ell is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episeoi>al 
church,  in  which  body  he  has  been  a  class 
leader.  He  lias  filled  every  office  in  the 
church,  and  has  been  for  fifty-five  years  con- 
nected with  the  Sunday-school,  as  teacher  and 
as  superintendent. 


JAMES  A.  FITZGERALD,  fanner  and 
stock-raiser,  of  Spruce  Hill  to^vTlship,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  October  29,  1837,  in 
the  township,  in  which  he  now  resides.  He  is 
a  brother  of  the  late  William  H.  Fitzgerald, 
of  Greenwood  township.  Perry  county;  a 
sketch  of  his  father  is  given  in  this  work. 

James  A.  Fitzgerald  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Spruce  Flill  to-\viiship, 
beginning  life  as  a  farmer  on  his  father's 
place,  where  he  remained  until,  in  186-4,  when 
he  enlisted  in  Capt.  Levi  M.  Coover's  Com- 
pany E,  of  the  Two  Hundredth  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  Col.  Charles  W.  Diven  command- 
ing. The  regiment  was  assigned  to  the  Army 
of  the  Potomac,  and  participated  with  great 
credit  in  several  of  the  bloody  engagements 
around  the  city  of  Petersburg:,  Va.     At  the 


close  of  the  war  Mr.  Fitzgerald  returned  hoiue 
and  followed  farming  on  the  homestead  until 
1879,  when  selling  out,  he  purchased  his  pres- 
ent farm,  in  which  he  also  conducts  a  flour- 
mill.  He  lost  both  the  mill  and  dwelling 
house  by  fire,  some  time  since,  but  has  re- 
placed the  destroyed  residence  with  a  com- 
modious building,  besides  improving  the  prop- 
erty in  other  ways. 

In  1879,  James  A.  Fitzgerald  was  married, 
in  Tnscarora  township,  to  Miss  Xancy  A. 
Reed,  a  native  of  that  township,  and  a  daugh- 
ter of  Robert  and  Diana  (Enslow)  Reed,  both 
of  whom  were  of  English  Quaker  descent.  To 
this  union  of  Mr.  Fitzgerald  there  has  been 
born  one  child,  Bessie  V.,  still  attending 
school. 

James  A.  Fitzgerald  is  universally  respected 
in  the  community  in  which  he  lives,  as  a  man 
of  industry,  integiity  and  sound  judgiiient. 
In  his  political  views  he  is  a  Democrat,  but  op- 
2)o.sed  to  the  free  silver  theory.  He  has  held 
the  position  in  the  to\vnship  of  overseer  of  the 
poor. 


JESSE  RICE,  deceased,  was  one  of  the 
oldest  and  most  highly  respected  citizens  of 
Spi-uce  Hill  township,  Jiuiiata  county.  Pa., 
and  was  born  June  14,  1814,  in  that  portion 
of  Turbett  township  which  is  now  Spruce  Hill. 
He  was  a  son  of  George  and  Catharine  (Gin- 
rich)  Rice.  George  Rice,  born  in  Chester 
county,  Pa.,  in  1770,  removed  to  Perry  coun- 
ty, settling  in  Madison  townsliip,  where  he 
pnrchased  a  farm,  near  the  Bixler  dam,  on 
which  he  remained  for  some  years.  He  then 
removed  to  Juniata  county,  settling  in  what 
is  now  Spruce  Hill  township,  where  he  pur- 
chased a  tract  of  land  of  108  acres,  on  which 
he  erected  buildings.  He  was  married  to  Miss 
Catharine  Ginrich,  of  Chester  county.  Their 
children  were:  Mary,  was  man'ied  to  a  Mr. 
Wilson:  John,  deceased;  William,  deceased; 
George,  deceased;  Catharine  (Mrs.  Henry 
Ivepner);  Sarah  (Mrs.  Samuel  Rice),  de- 
ceased; Benjamin;  Jesse;  and  Zachariah,  of 
Illinois.  George  Rice,  in  politics,  was  a  Dem- 
ocrat. He  was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church.  His  death  occun'ed  January  3,  1841; 
his  wife  also  died  in  Spruce  Hill  township. 

Jesse  Rice  received  his  education  in  the 
township  schools  of  the  period,  but  richly  in- 
formed his  mind  by  extensive  and  varied  read- 
um.    He  commenced  life  on  the  farm  with  his 


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father.  At  the  death  of  the  Litter,  Jesse  ob- 
tained possession  of  the  homestead  farm,  also 
purchasing  another  farm  soon  after.  By  in- 
dustry, economy  and  the  exercise  of  a  rare  good 
judgment  in  all  his  business  transactions,  his 
means  continued  to  increase  until,  at  the  time 
of  his  death,  he  was  the  owner  of  five  farms 
in  the  county,  besides  large  investments  in 
other  directions.  Jesse  liice  married,  in 
Spruce  Hill  township,  Miss  Margaret  Eice, 
daughter  of  John  Rice,  of  Turbett  township. 
They  had  two  children,  both  of  Avhom  died  in 
infancy.  In  politics  Mr.  Rice  was  a  staunch 
Republican.  He  was  a  consistent  member  of 
the  Lutheran  church.  His  death  occurred  in 
1894,  has  wife  having  died  in  1891. 

B.  F.  Rice,  of  Spruce  Hill  township,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  born  ISTovember  2, 
1846,  in  Madison  township,  Perry  county. 
He  is  a  son  of  Benjamin  and  Alice  (Stewart) 
Rice,  of  whom  the  former  was  a  brother  of 
Jesse  Rice,  deceased.  Of  the  parents  of  B.  F. 
Rice,  the  father  is  deceased,  but  the  mother 
still  survives,  residing  in  Spruce  Hill  town- 
ship. B.  F.  Rice  attended,  in  boyhood,  the 
public  schools  of  Sandy  Hill,  Madison  town- 
ship. Perry  county,  and  began  life  on  the 
farm,  where  he  remained  until  tAventy-three 
years  of  age,  when  he  removed  to  Jackson 
township.  Perry  county,  where  he  rented  a 
farm  for  one  year  from  David  Sheeler.  He 
then  removed  to  Centre  township,  where  he 
farmed  for  one  year  for  D.  C  Clark.  After 
this  he  purchased  a  farm  of  eighty  acres  in 
Saville  township,  which  he  sold  after  re- 
maining on  it  for  three  years.  He  then 
conducted  the  farm  of  James  Elliott  for 
three  years,  after  which  he  purchased 
the  Ickes  farm  of  180  acres,  which  he 
sold,  after  remaining  on  it  for  seven  years. 
He  then  purchased  the  Rice  farm,  in  the  same 
township,  on  which  he  remained  for  fourteen 
years,  during  which  time  the  property  was 
greatly  improved  in  many  ways.  In  1892, 
he  came  to  Juniata  county,  residing  on  the 
farm  of  his  uncle,  Jesse  Rice,  for  whom  he 
cared  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  has  re- 
mained in  Spruce  Hill  township,  cultivating 
the  fann  of  180  acres,  on  which  he  has  re- 
cently made  improvements,  aggregating  $1,- 
500. 

B.  F.  Rice  was  married  in  1SG3,  in  Saville 
toA\mship,  Perry  county,  to  Miss  Susan  J. 
Ickes,  of  German  descent,  a  native  of  that 


township,  and  a  daughter  of  ^Michael  and  Sa- 
rah (Rice)  Ickes,  and  grand-daughter  of  Mi- 
chael Ickes,  a  fanner  of  Peny  county,  who 
was  the  founder  of  Ickesburg.  Their  children 
are:  Rufus  R.,  a  farmer  of  Spruce  Hill  town- 
ship, who  married  Mary  J.  Meminger,  of 
Spruce  Hill  township;  Sadie  A.  (Mre.  Wil- 
liam Kell),  of  Plain,  deceased;  Maggie  (Mrs. 
John  Peck),  of  Madison  township,  Peny  coun- 
ty; Emma  J.,  deceased;  Minnie  E.,  deceased; 
and  Annie  L.,  unmarried.  In  his  political 
views  Mr.  Rice  is  a  Republican.  Fie  is  a 
prominent  and  active  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  church,  in  which  he  is  trustee. 
He  is  also  one  of  the  instructors  of  the  choir, 
and  a  teacher  and  assistant  superintendent  in 
the  Sunday-school. 


GEORGE  W.  XAYLOR,  Spruce  Hill 
township,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in 
Fayette  township,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  Octo- 
ber 11,  1841.  George  W.  Xaylor,  Sr.,  father 
of  George  W.  jSTaylor,  was  bom  in  Chester 
county.  Pa.,  and  Avas  engaged  nearly  all  his 
life  in  agricultural  pursuits.  He  was  married 
to  Elizabeth  Hopple,  a  daughter  of  Jacob 
Ho2>ple,  a  farmer,  of  German  descent.  Their 
children  are:  Jacob,  of  Steelton,  Dauphin 
coimty.  Pa.;  David,  of  Port  Royal,  Pa.; 
'Mar J  (Mrs.  John  Yoder),  deceased;  Harry, 
deceased;  George  ^Y.,  Jr.;  Sarah  J.;  Cath- 
erine Amanda  (Mrs.  Thomas  C.  Bowers),  of 
Port  Royal;  Xancy,  deceased;  and  Chris- 
tian, of  Fayette  township.  Mrs.  ISTaylor  still 
lives  on  the  homestead  in  Fayette  township, 
aged  ninety-six.  In  political  views,  Mr.  ISTay- 
lor was  a  Democrat.  He  Avas  a  member  of  the 
United  Brethren  church.  His  death  occurred 
in  18.54. 

George  "\V.  Xaylor,  Jr.,  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  Fayette  township, 
and  Avorked  on  the  farm  Avith  his  father  until 
he  Avas  tAventy-three  years  of  age.  He  has 
made  fanning  his  life  Avork.  Mr.  [NTaylor  was 
manied  near  Richfield,  Monroe  tOAvnship,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  by  Rev.  J.  K.  Snyder,  to 
iSTancy  J.  SteAvart,  Avho  Avas  born  August  12, 
1840,  in  Letterkenny  toAvnship,  Franklin 
county.  Pa.,  and  Avas  a  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (Steach)  SteAvart,  the  former  of 
English  and  the  latter  of  German  descent. 
The  StcAvarts  had  a  family  of  six  children,  two 
sons  and  four  daughters.  ]\[r.  and  Mrs.  Isay- 
lor  had  three  children:    William  W.,  manned 


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L.  Isabella  Ivellar,  of  Port  Eoyal,  lias  three 
children,  Carrie  E.,  Xaiicy  J.  and  one  de- 
ceased; Elizabeth;  and  John  J.  Mr.  I^aylor 
is  a  free  silver  Democrat,  and  his  sons  are 
members  of  the  P.  0.  S.  A.,  at  Port  Eoyal. 


WILLIAM  COXX,  Spruce  Hill,  Juniata 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  East  AVaterford,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  August  22,  1855.  David 
Conn,  father  of  William  Conn,  was  born  in 
Tuscarora  township,  and  is  of  Scotch-Irish  de- 
scent. He  oj)ened  the  first  store  in  Spruce 
Hill  townshij),  and  for  thirty  years  has  con- 
ducted a  successful  business  as  a  general  mer- 
chant and  a  dealer  in  produce.  Mr.  Conn 
was  married  in  Spruce  Hill  township  to  Han- 
nah J.  Beale,  of  that  to-wnship.  Their  surviv- 
ing children  lare:  Mary  A.  (Mrs.  Theodore 
Meminger),  of  Pleasant  View,  Pa. ;  John  C, 
of  Spruce  Hill;  William;  Elmer,  of  McKean 
county;  and  Annie  (Mrs.  William  Shearer), 
of  McKean  county.  Eight  children  died  in 
infancy.  Mr.  Conn  was  a  Democrat  in  poli- 
tics, and  was  postmaster  of  Spruce  Hill  for 
thirty-seven  yeare.  He  was  also  school  di- 
rector and  served  in  other  township  offices. 
He  was  a  steward  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  and  was  a  teacher  in  and  superintend- 
ent of  the  Sunday-school. 

William  Conn  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  and  in  the  academy  of  his  ]ia- 
tive  township.  He  was  then  employed  in  the 
store  of  his  father  until  1875.  Five  years 
later  he  formed  a  partnership  with  his  brother, 
and  for  eleven  years  they  conducted  the  store 
of  their  father  at  Spruce  Hill.  In  1895,  Mr. 
Conn  acquired  full  control,  and  has  since  con- 
ducted the  business.  He  was  married  Janu- 
ary 23,  1889,  to  Annie  M.  Reed,  a  daughter 
of  John  Peed.  Their  children  are :  D.  Mar- 
ion; Frank;  Guy;  and  George.  In  Iris  politi- 
cal views  Mr.  Conn  is  a  Democrat;  he  was 
appointed  postmaster  at  Spruce  Hill  in  1895, 
and  has  also  served  as  auditor  of  the  township. 
He  holds  the  office  of  steward  in  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  church,  and  is  a  teacher  in  and 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school. 


F.  R.  HARXES,  druggist,  of  Port  Royal, 
Jiiniat'a  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Germany 
township,  Adams  county,  Pa.,  September  6, 
1862.  He  is  a  son  of  Sylvester  and  Ellen 
(Weihert)  Harnes,  both  of  German  descent. 
Sylvester  Harnes  was  born  in  Adams  county. 


and  was  a  son  of  John  Harnes.  Sylvester  fol- 
lowed the  occupation  of  a  merchant.  His  first 
wife  was  Ellen  Weikert,  and  had  two  chil- 
dren: Ransas;  and  F.  R.  Mrs.  Harnes  died 
in  1860.  Mr.  Harnes  married  as  his  second 
wife  Athalia  E.  Weikert.  Their  children  are : 
Russel;  Morris;  Scott;  Jordan;  Guy;  Jennie; 
and  Prudence.  Mr.  Harnes  died  in  Littles- 
town,  Adams  county,  in  1881.  Politically, 
he  was  a  Democrat.  He  attended  the  Lu- 
theran church. 

F.  R.  Harnes  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Adams  county.  At  the  age  of  thirteen 
years  he  entered  the  drug  store  of  Francis  Jor- 
dan at  Danville,  Montour  county.  Pa.,  where 
he  remained  thirteen  years,  after  which  he 
went  to  Hazleton,  Luzerne  county.  Pa.,  where 
for  several  months  he  was  clerk  in  a  drug  store. 
In  1892  he  removed  to  Port  Royal,  where  he 
succeeded  to  the  business  of  G.  B.  Kepler. 

Mr.  Llarnes  married,  April  4,  1892,  Carrie 
Reep,  a  native  of  Carlisle,  Cumberland  coun- 
ty, Pa.  Mr.  Harnes  is  a  member  of  the  F.  and 
A.  M.,  Xo.  224,  and  I.  O.  O.  F.,  Xo.  109,  of 
Danville;  and  of  the  P.  O.  S.  A.,  of  Port 
Royal.  He  attends  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.     In  polities,  he  is  a  Democrat. 


WILLIAM  L.  COOK,  Pleasant  View, 
Spruce  Hill  to'\\Tiship,  Juniata  county.  Pa., 
was  born  in  Lack  townshijJ,  Juniata  county, 
Pa.,  September  20,  1830.  Christian  Cook, 
grandfather  of  William  L.  Cook,  was  a  native 
of  Franklin  county,  Pa.  Upon  removing  to 
Juniata  county  he  settled  on  the  Pomeroy 
farm  in  Lack  township.  He  man-led  a  Miss 
Wolfkill,  of  Franklin  county.  Their  children 
are;  Peter;  Elias;  Christian;  Mary  (Mrs. 
Thomas  ^leVitty).  Elias  Cook,  father  of  Wil- 
liam L.  Cook,  was  born  in  Franklin  county, 
Pa.  He  owned  a  small  farm  in  Lack  town- 
ship. In  1840,  he  removed  to  Milford  town- 
ship, where  he  farmed  one  year,  after  which 
he  bought  a  farm  in  Horse  valley.  Perry  coun- 
ty, upon  which  he  built  a  tannery.  He  oper- 
ated both  farm  and  tannery  until  his  death  in 
1862.  Mr.  Cook  was  inan-ied  in  1823,  to 
Catherine  Lyon,  a  daughter  of  John  Lyon. 
Their  children  are :  William  L. ;  Mary  (Mrs. 
Dr.  John  Campbell);  Thomas,  Alexander  and 
Augustus,  all  deceased;  and  two  children  who 
died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Cook  died  at  the  home 
of  her  son,  William  L.,  in  1884.  ]\Ir.  Cook 
was  a  Democrat.     He  was  a  member  of  the 


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Methodist  Episcopal  cluircli,  in  wliit-h  lie  Avas 
a  class  leader. 

William  L.  Oook  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Lack  township  until  nine  years  old.  In 
1862,  he  enlisted  in  Company  F,  One  Hun- 
dred and  Seventy-seventh  regiment,  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  and  served  nine  months.  He 
then  fanned  in  Perry  county  until  1868,  when 
he  went  to  Juniata  county,  and  settled  on  the 
farm  where  he  nOAV  resides.  Mr.  Cook  was 
manied  at  Concord,  Franklin  county,  Pa.,  in 
1866,  to  Elizabeth  J.  Harris,  a  daughter  of 
Thomas  Harris,  a  shoemaker  by  trade.  Their 
children  are:  ]\rary  L.,  at  home;  and  two 
children  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Cook  died 
December  21,  1893.  Mr.  C-ook  is  a  sound 
money  Republican,  and  has  filled  the  offices 
of  sclaool  director,  tax  collector,  overeeer  of 
the  poor  and  assessor  of  the  township.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


REV.  ISAAC  BOOK,  pastor  of  Farmer's 
Grove  German  Baptist  church,  AVarble, 
Spruce  Flill  township,  Juniata  county.  Pa., 
was  born  near  Logan,  Mifflin  county,  Pa., 
March  15,  1835.  John  Book,  gi-andfather  of 
Rev.  Isaac  Book,  was  born  in  Lancaster  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  and  removed  to  Juniata  county.  He 
married  Miss  AVhitmer;  they  had  nine  chil- 
dren: Abraham;  John;  Samuel;  Daniel;  Da- 
vid; Henry;  Elizabeth;  Martha;  and  Hettie. 
Mr.  Book  died  on  the  farm  about  18-t8;  he 
had  been  a  member  of  the  River  Brethren 
church.  Samuel  Book,  father  of  Rev.  Isaac 
Book,  received  an  English  education.  He 
learned  the  trade  of  a  cooper  and  made  this 
trade  his  winter  occupation  and  worked  on  the 
farin  in  the  summer.  Several  years  after  leav- 
ing home  he  rented  land  near  Logan,  where  he 
remained  two  years,  and  then  bought  a  fann 
of  1-10  acres  near  Orbisonia,  Huntingdon 
county,  Pa.  He  was  married  in  Beale  township 
to  Annie  Coder,  daughter  of  Richard  Coder. 
Their  children  are:  Rev.  Edmond,  of  Perry 
county,  Pa.;  Rev.  Isaac;  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
James  Seibert),  of  Williamsport,  Pa.;  John, 
deceased;  Samuel,  ILmtingdon  county.  Pa.; 
Kate  (Mrs.  Jacob  Long),  Riverton,  Cumber- 
land county,  Pa.;  Henry  L.,  of  Tell  township, 
Huntingdon  county,  Pa.;  ^Mary  A.  (Mrs.  "Wil- 
son Rowe),  of  Ilagerstown,  Md.;  and  David, 
of  Penw  county,  Pa.  Mr.  Book  died  in 
Huntingdon  county,  Pa.,  in  1886,  his  wife 
havine;  died  in  the  same  countv  several  vears 


before.  In  politics,  Mr.  Book  was  a  Repub- 
lican. He  was  a  member  of  the  German  ]3ap- 
tist  church. 

Rev.  Isaac  Book  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  Huntingdon  county.  In  1860, 
he  rented  a  farm  in  Lack  township,  Juniata 
county,  and  retained  it  three  years,  after  which 
he  spent  five  years  on  a  rented  farm  in  Hunt- 
ingdon county,  and  then  returned  to  the  home- 
stead, where  he  remained  six  years.  Then  he 
bought  his  present  farm  of  150  acres.  In 
1872,  Mr.  Book  was  ordained  to  the  ministry 
of  the  German  Baptist  church,  since  which  he 
has  served  congregations  in  both  Huntingdon 
and  Juniata  counties.  He  was  married  to 
Mary  Shearer,  daughter  of  Michael  Shearer. 
Their  children  are:  Maggie  (Mrs.  Samuel 
Rolirer),  of  Tuscarora  township;  John  H. ; 
Samuel  S. ;  Kate  M.  (Mrs.  David  Stambaugh), 
of  Blaine,  Peny  county.  Pa. ;  Elmer,  of 
Iowa;  Charles,  a  school  teacher  of  Adel,  la.; 
Isaac,  of  Tuscarora  township,  married  Effie  J. 
Milligan;  Bi'uce,  at  home;  Hayes,  school 
teacher  in  Tuscarora  to^Amship;  Lottie,  at 
school;  Oscar  and  Linnie  LL,  both  at  home; 
William  IST.,  Mary  B.,  Ellie,  Henry  and  Lizzie 
all  died  young.  J\lr.  Book  is  a  Republican, 
and  has  served  as  school  director  seven  years, 
officiating  as  president  and  secretary  of  the 
board,  and  also  sen'ed  as  ovei-seer  of  the  poor 
and  as  supervisor.  The  family  attend  the 
German  Baptist  church. 


CHRISTIAls^  YODER  was  born  in  Spruce 
Hill  township,  September  29,  1810.  The  first 
representative  of  the  Yoder  family  avIio  came 
to  this  country  was  Jacob  Yoder  (1),  who  was 
familiarly  called  "Strong"  Yoder.  He  was 
born  in  Switzerland,  and  landed  in  Philadel- 
phia, September  21,  1742.  He  settled  in  Lan- 
caster county.  Pa.,  and  died  there.  His  son, 
Jacob  Yoder  (2),  a  native  of  Lancaster  county, 
Pa.,  married  Christina  Blank,  of  Lancaster 
county,  by  whom  he  had  several  children,  one 
of  whom  was  John  Yoder  (1),  the  gTandfather 
of  Christian  Yoder.  The  family  were  all 
members  of  the  ]\Iennonite  church. 

John  Yoder  (1)  married  Elizabeth  Kurtz, 
and  their  children  are:  John  (2);  Jacob; 
Christina;    and  Catharine. 

John  Yoder  (2),  was  born  in  Lancaster 
county,  Pa.,  January  25,  1802,  and  was  en- 
gaged in  farming  in  that  county  until  1837, 
when  he  came  to  Juniata  county,  and  bought 


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from  the  McKee  estate  a  tract  of  280  acres 
of  land  in  Spruce  Hill  township,  on  Avhich  lie 
died  March  15,  1869.  He  was  married  to 
Magxlalene  Zook.  Their  children  are:  Eliza- 
beth; Henry;  Magxlalene;  Christina;  John; 
Jacob;  Catherine;  Samuel;  Christian;  Isaac. 
Mrs.  Yoder  died  October  16,  1861.  The  fam- 
ily were  members  of  the  Eiver  Brethren 
church. 


DAVID  B.  ESH  was  born  in  Milford  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  Pa.,  December  25,  1851. 
Christian  Esh,  grandfather  of  David  B.  Esh, 
Avas  a  native  of  Prussia,  Germany.  He  came 
to  this  coimtry  and  finally  settled  on  a  farm 
which  he  purchased  near  McVeytown  and  on 
which  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Mennonite  church.  He 
married  ^liss  Zook,  of  the  Kishacoquillas  val- 
ley, and  they  had  a  family  of  eight  children. 
John  Esh,  father  of  David  B.  Esh,  was  born 
in  a  hotel  near  the  "Narrows,"  in  Mifflin  coun- 
ty, while  his  father  and  mother  were  on  the 
way  to  Juniata  county.  He  obtained  a  good 
common  school  education,  and  was  engaged  all 
his  life  in  agricultural  pursuits.  His  death 
occurred  in  1879.  Mr.  Esh  was  a  member 
and  a  minister  in  the  Amish  Mennonite 
church,  of  Juniata  count3^  Mr.  Esh  was  mar- 
ried to  Leah  Yoder,  a  daughter  of  Yost  Yo- 
der, a  farmer.  Their  children  are:  iSTancy; 
Elizabeth;  Mary;  Sarah;  Lydia;  Slicm;  Katie; 
Susan ;  David  B. ;  and  ISToah  II. 

David  B.  Esh*  attended  the  schools  of  his 
native  townshi])  and  grew  up  on  the  farm. 
In  1873,  he  took  charge  of  the  homestead,  and 
has  managed  it  continuously  since  that  time. 
In  1883,  Mr.  Esh  was  married  to  Mary  J.  Pat- 
terson, a  daughter  of  Judge  Kelly  Patterson. 
Their  chihlren  are:  Helen  E. ;  Mabel  K.;  and 
Edgar  P.  Mr.  Esh  is  a  member  of  the  Eepub- 
lican  party,  and  'n  in  favor  of  the  free  coinage 
of  silver.  He  is  a  well  recognized  leader  of 
the  Grange  interest,  in  State,  county  and  lo- 
cal organizations,  is  master  of  the  county 
grange,  and  has  held  all  the  offices  in  the  local 
grange.  Mr.  Esh  is  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian church,  and  is  a  trustee.  He  has  been 
treasurer  of  the  church,  has  taught  in  the 
Sabliath-school,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Y.  P. 
S.  C.  E. 


John  Sterrett,  grandfather  of  Seth  C.  Ster- 
rett,  Avas  born  May  5,  1780,  in  Ireland.  He 
came  to  America  and  settled  in  Franklin  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  near  Chambersburg,  and  there  he 
li\'ed  and  died.  In  his  religious  faith  he  was 
a  Presbyterian.  He  married  and  had  ele^'en 
children. 

John  A.  Sterrett,  father  of  Seth  C.  Stcn-ett, 
was  born  near  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  December 
15,  1801.  His  primary  education  was  receiv- 
ed in  the  schools  of  his  locality,  and  he  read 
law  in  the  office  of  Judge  Cunningham,  after 
which  he  was  graduated  from  the  law  school 
at  Litchfield,  Conn.  His  practice  of  law  was 
begun  at  Sunbury,  Pa.,  and  after  a  few  years 
he  removed  to  Lewistown,  Pa.,  where  after  a 
few  years'  practice  he  abandoned  the  law,  and 
embarked  in  mercantile  business,  which  he 
conducted  a  short  time.  During  the  last 
twenty  years  of  his  life  he  was  engaged  in 
settling  up  estates  in  various  parts  of  the  coun- 
try, and  died  in  April,  1872.  He  married 
Mary  K.  Chapman,  a  native  of  Cumberland 
county,  and  a  daughter  of  Judge  Seth  Chap- 
man of  English  descent,  judge  of  the  Eighth 
Judicial  District  of  Pennsylvania.  The  chil- 
dren of  Mr.  SteiTett  are:  Seth  C;  Marion; 
Elizabeth;  Louisa;  James  M.;  John  K. 

Mr.  Sterrett  was  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian church  of  Lewistown,  Pa.,  aided  in 
erecting  the  first  house  of  worship,  and  was  a 
trustee  of  that  church.  He  was  the  first  mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic  fraternity  at  Lewistown. 

Seth  C.  Sterrett  attended  the  schools  in 
Northumberland,  Pa.,  and  his  first  teacher 
was  Jane  Lyon.  He  was  married  to  Mary  C. 
Worman.  Two  children  were  bom  to  this 
union:  Charles,  at  home;  John  A.,  educated 
at  the  academy,  and  now  a  hardware  merchant 
at  Great  Bend,  Kas.  John  A.  married  a  ]\Iiss 
Deighton,  and  they  have  two  children,  Seth 
S.,  and  Euth  L. 

Seth  C.  Sterrett  enlisted  in  Lewistown, 
July,  18(11,  in  the  Home  Guard,  did  guard 
duty  at  Shade  Gap  for  two  months,  and  aided 
in  capturing  some  rebel  soldiers.  In  his 
political  views  he  is  a  Republican;  he  was 
elected  to  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace, 
but  declined  to  serve.  Lie  was  a  member  of 
the  I'resbvterian  church. 


SETH  C.  STEBPtETT  was  born  at  Xew 
Berlin,  Hnion  county,  Pa.,  Julv  2,  1827,  and 
died  May  28,  1897. 


JAMES  OKESOX, 
Ham,    and    brother    of 


deceased,  son  of  Wil- 
WiUiam    B.    Okeson, 


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of  Chicago,  111.,  was  bom  iu  Concord, 
Franklin  county,  Pa.,  wliere  his  father  was 
engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  from 
which  place  he  came,  when  quite  young,  to 
Beale  to\\Tiship,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  where 
he  attended  the  public  schools  and  also  the 
academy  under  Professor  "Wilson.  After  his 
marriage,  he  removed  to  Spruce  Hill  township, 
where  he  owned  a  farm  of  300  acres,  and 
which  he  continued  to  cultivate  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  March  26,  1889.  Mr. 
Okeson  was  luarried  in  1853,  to  Margaret  R. 
Mason.  Their  children  were:  Jennie  B.,  un- 
manned; ]Martha,  died  when  a  young  woman; 
Charles,  born  February  2,  1858,  died  in  1867; 
Anna  L.  (Mrs.  K"oah  Esh) ;  Rebecca  M.  (Mrs. 
Elmer  Conn),  of  McKean  county.  Pa. ;  James 
C,  Avho  died  April  6,  1893,  was  married  to 
Clara  Bai-ton,  daughter  of  Judge  Barton,  of 
Spruce  Hill  township,  and  had  one  child,  Re- 
becca; Horace  K.,  of  Altoona,  Pa.,  married 
Irene  Kilgon,  of  that  city,  and  has  one  child, 
Margaret;  William  H.,  unmarried,  a  farmer 
of  McKean  county,  Pa.  Mr.  Okeson  was  a 
RejDublican  in  his  political  A'iews.  JIq  was 
a  consistent  member  of  the  United  Pres])yte- 
rian  church  of  McCoysville,  Pa. 

Dr.  John  Mason,  grandfather  of  ^Irs.  Oke- 
son, was  a  native  of  Xew  York  and  of  Scotch- 
Irish  extraction,  and  was  a  distinguished  min- 
ister in  the  Reformed  church.  He  died  in 
Xew  York  City.  Wo  was  married  to  Anna 
Liffinds,  of  ^cw  York  City.  Their  children 
are:  John;  Amelia  Knox;  Catherine;  Abra- 
ham; Ebenezer,  a  minister;  and  Erskin,  also 
a  minister. 

Abraham  Mason,  father  of  ^Mrs.  Okeson, 
was  a  merchant  in  Xew  York  City,  and  died 
there.  He  manned  Elizabeth  Weir,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Silas  E.  "Weir,  who  was  a  native  of  Ire- 
land. Their  children  are :  Martha  (!Mrs.  Jon- 
athan Okeson),  deceased;  Anna  (Mrs.  Daniel 
Okeson).  deceased;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Col.  W. 
Bell),  of  ]\Iifflinto\vn,  Pa.;  Margaret  (Mrs. 
James  Okeson);  and  Abraham,  who  died  in 
infancy.  Mr.  ^lason  Avas  an  old  line  ~\Yhig. 
He  Avas  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church, 
and  died  March  19,  1834.  His  AA'idoAv  mar- 
ried, secondly,  Silas  Smith,  a  farmer  of  Tus- 
carora  valley,  and  had  tAvo  children:  Eliza- 
beth C^Frs.  Robert  Patterson);  Euphemia 
(Mrs.  S.  Pomerov),  of  ^lill  Hall.  Pa.  "Mrs. 
Smith  died  April  G.  I'^TO.     ^irs.  Okeson  sur- 


vives and  lives  on  the  farm,  and  is  a  Avorthy 
representative  of  her  distinguished  ancestors. 


THOMAS  RAMSEY,  son  of  Samuel  and 
Mary  (Black)  Ramsey,  Avas  born  in  Juniata 
toAvnship,  Perry  county,  Xovember  6,  1817. 
His  grandfather,  John  Ramsey,  of  Scotch- 
Irish  descent,  born  in  County  Derry,  Ireland, 
married  a  Miss  PoAver,  also  a  native  of  Ire- 
land, came  to  this  country,  and  settled  about 
five  miles  from  Xew  Bloomfield,  Perry  coun- 
ty. At  his  death  he  OAvned  nearly  300  acres 
of  improved  land.  He  Avas  a  lieutenant  under 
Washington,  in  the  Revolution;  he  died  in 
Perry  county,  in  1822.  The  children  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  Ramsey  were:  Catherine; 
]\rary;  Sarah;  Elizabeth;  Annie;  and  Samuel. 
Samuel  Ramsey,  father  of  Thomas  Ramsey, 
attended  the  subscription  schools,  and  was  a 
farmer  all  his  life.  Samuel  Ramsey  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  John  Black.  They  had 
nine  children:  Thomas,  noAv  the  only  surA^iA^or; 
John;  James;  Martha;  Mary;  Annie  E.;  Cath- 
erine; and  tAvo  aa'Iio  died  in  infancy.  Samuel 
Ramsey  died  in  1835 ;  and  his  AA-idoAv  in  1846. 
They  Avere  members  of  the  United  Presbyte- 
rian church. 

Thomas  Ramsey  Avas  educated  in  the  sub- 
scription schools,  and  remained  on  the  home- 
stead until  1848.  Subsequently  he  farmed 
for  fifteen  years ;  then  spent  one  year  in  busi- 
ness at  Port  Royal.  Juniata  county;  one  year 
as  steAvard  of  the  Juniata .  almshouse ;  one 
year  on  Dr.  Stcrrett's  farm  in  Milford  toAvn- 
ship;  one  year  on  Samuel  Allen's  fami, 
Beale  toAvnship;  and  in  the  foloAAnng  year  he 
bought  his  present  farm  of  96  acres.  Since 
1892,  Mr.  Ramsey  has  lived  a  retired  life  on 
his  fann,  and  is  still  actiA-e,  although  over 
eighty  years  old.  He  is  a  Republican  and 
Prohibitionist,  and  has  been  school  director 
and  tax  collector. 

Thomas  Ramsey  Avas  married,  In  1850,  to 
Margery  A.,  daughter  of  David  Porter. 
Their  childron  are:  Clara;  Lizzie;  Calvin; 
and  Mary.  ^Ir.  Ramsey  is  a  member  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  church  at  McCoysville. 
He  is  a  teacher  in  the  Sabbath-school,  and  for 
several  terms  Avas  its  superintendent. 


DAYID  BEALE  Avas  born  April  18.  1829. 
The  Beale  family  is  Avidely  knoAvn  in  the  coun- 
tv,  and  aaA'e  the  name  to  Beale  townshii).   The 


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first  representative  to  come  here  was  David 
Beale  (1),  grandfatlier  of  David  Beale.  He 
was  born  in  Chester  countj,  Pa.,  and  was  of 
Scotch-Irish  descent.  He  came  to  the  Tusca- 
rora  valley  when  a  young  man,  making  the 
journey  with  team  and  wagon,  and  cutting  a 
road  as  he  came.  His  wagon  was,  perhaps, 
the  first  that  crossed  the  Tuscarora  mountain. 
Mr.  Beale  took  up  a  large  tract  of  land  in  what 
was  then  Cumberland  county,  a  part  of  which 
lay  in  Spruce  Hill,  and  a  part  in  Tuscarora 
township.  He  cleared  the  land,  built  a  saw- 
mill and  cut  lumber  for  his  buildings,  and 
also  erected  a  grist-mill,  the  first  built  in  that 
county.  He  carried  on  the  farm  and  the  mills 
until  his  death  in  1828.  The  Governor  of  the 
State  appointed  him  judge  of  Mifflin  county, 
which  then  included  Juniata  county.  David 
Beale  (1)  married  ]\Iiss  McConnell,  whose 
family  were  among  the  earliest  settlers  of 
Tuscarora  valley,  and  in  her  girlhood  they 
were  twice  driven  out  of  the  valle}'  by  the  In- 
dians. 

David  Beale  (2),  was  born  in  Tuscarora 
township,  and  received  only  a  common  school 
education.  "When  he  reached  manhood  his 
father  gave  him  a  good  farm  of  180  acres  in 
Tuscarora  township,  on  which  he  spent  his 
life.  His  wife  was  Mary  Beale.  Twelve  chil- 
dren were  born  to  this  union. 

David  Beale  (3)  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Tuscarora  township,  was 
reared  on  the  farm,  and  followed  that  occupa- 
tion all  his  life.  He  was  married  in  1859  to 
Martha  Crawford.  Their  children  are:  Da- 
vid B.;  Ida;  Jennie;  John;  Howard. 

In  1890,  Mr.  Beale  was  elected  to  the  office 
of  county  commissioner  of  Juniata  county,  on 
the  Democratic  ticket,  having  received  a  hand- 
some majority,  and  during  his  occupaiacy  of 
the  office  the  bridge  at  Port  Royal  and  Mexico 
and  many  other  substantial  improvements 
Avere  made.  The  family  are  members  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  church. 


JOHX  L.  PATTEESOX  was  born  in 
Spruce  Hill  township,  January  3,  1820.  The 
first  of  the  Patterson  family  who  came  to  this 
country  was  Alexander  Patterson,  who  was 
born  in  the  north  of  Ireland  in  1722,  and  was 
of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  He  was  first  married 
in  Ireland  and  after  the  birth  of  five  sons  he 
brought  them  and  their  mother  to  America, 
settling  first  in  York  county,  Pa.,  where  he 


was  for  a  short  time  engaged  in  farming,  and 
later  removed  to  Bucks  county,  where  he  be- 
came a  large  land  owner.  His  sons  are: 
ICicholas;  Andrew;  Solomon;  James.  The 
fifth  son  was  lost  at  sea,  and  his  name  is  not 
known.  A  daughter  Rachel  was  born  in  this 
country,  and  married  Mr.  McCord.  Mr.  Pat- 
terson's wife  died  in  Bucks  county  and  he  mar- 
ried for  his  second  wife  Phoebe  Carroll,  of 
French  descent,  and  by  her  his  children  are: 
Diana;  Jemima;  Jane;  Mary;  Andrew;  John. 
In  religious  faith  and  fellowship  he  was  a 
Presbyterian.  In  liis  political  views  he  was 
an  old  liue  AVhig. 

John  Patterson,  grandfather  of  John  L. 
Patterson,  and  also  of  George  C.  Patterson, 
was  born  in  Bucks  county.  Pa.,  October  6, 
1772,  and  when  two  years  of  age  came  with 
his  parents  to  the  Tuscarora  valley.  He  grew 
up  a  farmer,  and  came  to  be  the  owner  of  over 
500  acres  of  land,  and  was  the  largest  land 
owner  in  that  section  of  the  State.  He  built 
the  first  frame  barn  erected  in  the  valley  and 
also  built  a  stone  dwelling  and  made  many 
imiu'ovements,  fully  developing  the  farm, 
which  he  eventually  divided  among  his  sons, 
carrying  on  the  farm,  however,  until  his 
death,  October  10,  1843.  He  married  Agnes 
Lyons,  born  in  ]\Iifflin  county.  Pa.,  August 
11,  1791,  and  died  April  16,  1855.  They 
had  these  children:  Alexander;  James;  An- 
drew; Elizabeth;  Phoebe;  Rachel;  John;  Wil- 
liam; and  Robert.  In  politics  Mr.  Patterson 
was  a  AVhig.  He  served  as  justice  of  the 
2)eaee  for  a  number  of  years.  He  was  an  earn- 
est and  active  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church  at  Academia,  Pa. 

Alexander  Patterson,  father  of  John  L., 
was  born  in  Tuscarora  valley,  February  6, 
1796,  and  secured  a  good  education  in  the 
subscription  schools  of  that  locality.  He  Avas 
married  to  Elizabeth  Hackett,  a  native  of  Ju- 
niata county,  and  a  daughter  of  AVilliam 
Hackett,  and  to  them  was  born  one  child, 
Elizabeth,  who  man'ied  Samuel  T\"liarton. 
]\frs.  Patterson  died  on  the  farm,  and  Mr.  Pat- 
terson married  as  his  second  wife,  Mary  Ster- 
rett,  a  native  of  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  and  a 
daughter  of  James  Sterrett,  a  prominent 
farmer  of  Juniata  county,  and  they  have  six 
children:  Margaret;  ISTancy;  John  L. ;  James 
S.;  Robert;  and  AVilliam.  When  a  young 
man,  Mr.  Patterson  joined  the  Presbyterian 
church,  but  later  became  a  member  of  the 


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United  Presbyterian  cliiircli  of  McCoysville, 
Pa.  His  first  political  alliance  was  Avitli  tlie 
"Whigs,  but  lie  became  a  Kepublican.  He  Avas 
captain  of  the  Juniata  county  militia  a  num- 
ber of  years,  and  served  as  school  director,  su- 
jDervisor  and  in  other  minor  township  offices. 
In  agricultural  movements  and  society  he  Avas 
a  leader,  and  Avas  a  prime  mover  in  the  organ- 
ization of  the  first  temperance  society  in  the 
Tuscarora  A^alley. 

John  L.  Patterson  attended  the  t'j\vn>liip 
schools  and  Tuscarora  Academy,  and  also  the 
Airy  VieAv  Academy  ai  Port  Royal,  under  Pro- 
fessor "Wilson.  In  1805,  he  took  the  chair  of 
Agriculture  in  the  State  College  in  Centre 
county,  then  under  Professor  "Wilson,  Avhich 
position  he  occupied  two  years.  He  resumed 
farming  for  a  short  time,  and  later  became  su- 
perintendent of  an  oil  company  in  Venango 
county,  Pa.,  where  he  spent  four  years,  and 
then  returned  and  tduk  charge  of  the  home- 
stead, Avhere  he  has  since  remained. 

John  L.  Pattereon  Avas  married  in  1872,  to 
Ellie  M.  Stoneroad,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Margaret  (Sigier)  Stoneroad,  both  natives  of 
Miftliu  county.  To  this  union  Avere  born  three 
children:  Grace  E.,  Avife  of  Harvey  Henry, 
a  merchant  of  Honey  Grove,  Pa.;  Thomas  X., 
died  in  1890;  John  J. 

Mr.  Patterson  is  a  Eepublican.  He  Avas  a 
member  of  the  school  board  and  its  president 
and  secretary,  and  Avas  also  tax  collector.  He 
is  a  member  and  trustee  of  the  United  Presby- 
terian church  of  McCoysville.  In  local  and 
county  grange  he  has  been  prominent  as  mas- 
ter and  lecturer,  and  his  Avife  is  uoav  lecturer 
of  the  grange.  John  Patterson,  the  grand- 
father, Avas  elected  three  times  to  the  State 
House  of  EepresentatiA'es,  and  exerted  a 
strong  influnce  in  some  good  legislation. 


ISAAC  XE^\'TOX  GRUBB,  Thompson- 
town,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  August 
25,  1845,  in  Wild  Cat  A'^alley,  near  LiA^erpool, 
Perry  county.  Pa.  He  is  a  son  of  Henry  and 
Margaret  (Cliarlcs)  Cnibb.  Christian  Grubb, 
grandfather  i<{  I-;i;ic  \.  (the  name  Avas  orig- 
inally spelled  Grubbs),  was  born  in  Cliestcr 
county.  Pa.,  of  German  descent.  He,  in  com- 
pany Avitli  four  brothers,  removed  from  his 
native  county,  settling  on  a  farm  near  Liver- 
pool, Perry  county.  One  of  the  brothers,  Da- 
vid, Avas  a  minister  of  the  United  Brethren 
church  at  LiveqDOol,  and  also  a  cabinet-maker. 


Christian  Grubb  married  Miss  Pfoutz,  a  sister 
of  Isaac  Pfoutz.  Their  children  were :  Henry; 
Joshua;  Barbara;  Susan;  Isaac;  Josiah;  and 
Christian,  now  of  jSTorthumberland  county. 
He  died  at  LiA-erpool  at  the  age  of  ninety-one. 
In  politics  he  Avas  a  Democrat.  He  Avas  a  con- 
sistent member  of  the  Lutheran  churoh. 

Henry  Grubb,  the  eldest  son  of  Christian 
Grubb.  was  born  in  1818,  at  Liverpool,  Perry 
county.  He  obtained  his  education  in  the  sub- 
scription schools  of  his  neighborhood,  being 
especially  noted  for  his  superior  penmanship. 
He  folloAved  farming  as  his  life  occupation, 
owning  a  tract  of  land  on  Avhicli  he  resided  up 
to  the  year  1870,  Avhen  he  removed  to  Liver- 
])oo\,  leading  a  retired  life.  Four  years  before 
his  death  he  removed  to  ThompsontOAvn,  mak- 
ing his  home  Avith  his  son,  the  Doctor.  Henry 
Grubb  nrarried,  in  Perry  county.  Miss  ]\Iai'- 
garet  Charles,  a  native  of  the  county,  and  a 
daughter  of  Jacob  Charles,  a  farmer,  of  Eng- 
lish descent.  Their  children  Avere:  Mary, 
now  deceased,  married  Ephraim  Long,  an  at- 
torney, of  Xew  Bloomfield,  Perry  county;  Dr. 
Isaac  IST.,  of  ThompsontoAAm;  Jacob,  AVho  died 
young;  Ellen  (]\[rs.  Frederick  Xijjple),  of 
Perry  A'alley;  Valentine  B.,  Avholesale  manu- 
facturer, Philadelphia;  Elmira,  Avife  of  Eev. 
L.  L.  Logan,  a  Methodist  Episcopal  minister, 
of  Cleaiiield  county;  Lizzie  (Mrs.  John  K. 
Blatteuijcrger),  of  Liverpool,  Perry  coxinty; 
and  A'iola,  Avho  died  in  infancy.  Henry 
Grul)b  was  a  man  respected  and  highly  es- 
tt'cmcd  by  all  Avho  knew  him  on  account  of 
his  many  sterling  qualities.  He  Avas  a  good 
citizen,  a  kind  luTsband  and  a  loving  father. 
In  politics  he  Avas  a  Democrat.  He  died  in 
ThomjisontOAvn  in  189-t.  His  faithful  partner 
in  life's  jdvs  and  sorrows  had  passed  away  in 
1870. 

Dr.  Isaac  X.  Grubb  attended,  in  boyhood, 
the  jniblic  schools  of  his  native  township, 
Avhich  Avas  folloAved  by  tAvo  terms  at  the 
academy  at  Freeburg,  Snyder  county,  of 
Avhich  George  F.  McFarland  Avas  principal, 
and  two  tenus  at  the  MarklesAalle  academy. 
During  the  Avinter  seasons  he  taught  school 
for  the  meager  comi^ensation  of  tw^enty  dol- 
lars per  month,  yet  saved  money  enough  from 
his  salary  for  the  purpose  of  defraying  the 
expenses  of  a  collegiate  course.  But  a  dark 
cloud  Avas  surging  OA'er  the  land,  and  Isaac 
N.  Grnbli  Ava-  not  the  man  to  be  idl(>  in  the 
crisis  of  Columbia's  fate.     His  Avar  record  is 


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•of  the  most  brilliant  and  honorable  character, 
replete  with  deeds  of  valor,  which  won  for  him 
high  commendation.     Pie  went  into  the  ser- 
vice a  private;   he  came  out  a  captain,  whose 
every  step  of  promotion  bad  been  won  by 
merit.     He  had  spent  1861  and  part  of  1862 
on  the  farm.     On  September  26,   1862,  he 
■enlisted  in  Capt.  J.  B.  ^IcAllister's  Company 
I,  of  the  Seventeenth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry, 
commanded  by  Col.  J.  H.  Kellogg.     He  was 
appointed  a  corporal  the  same  year.     He  was 
made  a.  sergeant-major  soon  after  and  was 
commissioned    fii-st    lieutenant,   dating  from 
Jime  5,  1863,  and  as  captain,  from  the  date 
of  September  8,  186-1.    Having  been  wounded 
at  Berr\^'ille,  Va.,  August  21,  1864,  he  was 
sent  to  the  hospital,  where  he  was  obliged  to 
remain  until  discharged,  at  Annapolis,  Md., 
January   13,    1865,   having    participated    in 
every  battle  in  which  his  regiment  was  en- 
gaged from  the  time  it  joined  the  Army  of 
the  Potomac  up  to  the  time    of    his    being 
wounded,  wdiich  comprised  most  of  the  promi- 
nent battles  of  the  east  during  that  period. 
Among   the   great   engagements   and   opera- 
tions in  which  Captain  Grubb  took  part  were : 
Gettysburg,  Brandy  Station,  Upperville,  Wil- 
derness, Sheridan's    raid    around    Richmond, 
Petersburg,  Deej)  Bottom,  and  the  operations 
in  the  Shenandoah  valley,  besides  many  others 
not  here  enumerated.    So  much  was  his  health 
broken  downi  by  the  severe  campaigning  and 
his  wound  that  Captain  Giiibb  was  obliged  to 
remain  at  home  for  a  year  before  he  could  re- 
sume   active    work    in    any    direction.      Cap- 
tain   Grul)b    then    taught    school    for    two 
terms.      The   war   disarranged    the    plans    of 
thousands  of  young  men  and  he  was  among 
the  number.     He  found  that  he  must  forego 
his  cherished  desire  for  a  collegiate  course. 
He  accordingly  began  the  reading  of  medicine 
with  Dr.  P.  L.  Greenleaf,  in  1866,  which  he 
continued  for  three  years,  during  which  time 
he  entered  the  medical  department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  ISTew  York  City,  from  Which  he 
gi'aduated  -with  high  honor,  March,  1869.    He 
immediately  entered  into  a  partnership  with 
his  former  preceptor,  Dr.   Greenleaf.     This 
was  continued  until  the  death  of  his  partner, 
when  he  assumed  entire  control  of  the  prac- 
tice.    He  has  erected  a  fine  dwelling  house 
and  office,  both  tasteful  and  commodious,  in 
their  aiTangements.     In  connection  with  his 
professional  duties  the  Doctor  has  found  time 


to  devote  considerable  time  to  fruit  culture, 
in  a  fine  peach  orchard  in  which  he  is  inter- 
ested. 

Dr.  Grubb's  ability  as  a  practitioner,  and 
courtesy  and  suavity  as  a  man,  his  worth  as 
a  citizen,  and  his  interest  in  all  that  concerns 
the  public  weal,  have  all  contributed  to  make 
him  universally  popular  and  esteemed.  He 
enjoys  the  unbounded  confidence  of  his 
many  patients.  He  has  been  called  upon 
to  take  an  active  part  in  public  afl'airs.  Foe 
five  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Thomp- 
sontown  town  council,  and  for  two  years  sec- 
retary of  the  school  board.  Dr.  Grubb  is  an 
active  member  of  Encampment  Xo.  37,  U.  Y. 
L.,  of  Miifiintown,  of  which  he  is  a  past  colo- 
nel, and  is,  at  present,  the  adjutant.  He  is  an 
active  and  prominent  member  in  Sincerity 
Lodge,  Xo.  357,  I.  0.  O.  F.,  of  Thompson- 
town,  Pa.;  of  Lamberton  Lodge,  'No.  371,  F. 
and  A.  ]\I.,  of  Thompsontown;  of  Chapter  Xo. 
238,  E.  A.  M.,  of  Newport,  Pa., and  of  the  Pil- 
grim Commandery,  l^o.  11,  K.  T.,  of  Harris- 
burg,  in  most  of  which  bodies  he  has  held 
prominent  ofiices.  He  has  been  for  twenty 
years  a  member  of  the  Delaware  township 
Literary  Society  of  Thompsontown.  The 
Doctor  is  also  a  prominent  and  useful  member 
in  the  Juniata  County  Medical  Society.  In 
political  views  Dr.  Grubb  is  a  Democrat. 


IIEXRY  A.  GKUPjB,  farmer  and  dairy- 
man, was  born  in  Greenwood  township.  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  September  30,  1850. 

Henry  Grubb  (1),  grandfather  of  Henry 
A.  Grubb,  was  a  farmer  in  Perry  county,  and 
died  in  that  county.  Henry  Griibb  (2)  was 
born  in  Greenwood  township,  where  he  owned 
and  cultivated  a  fai-m  of  two  hundred  acres, 
on  which  he  died  in  1862.  He  married  Abbie 
Mentz,  a  native  of  Northumberland  county. 
Their  children  were:  Susan;  William;  So- 
phia: and  Sarah  J.;  all  deceased;  Abbie 
(Mrs.  Henry  Long),  Perry  county;  Angeline 
(Mrs.  Joseph  LTlsh) ;  Abraham,  of  Perry  coun- 
ty; Henry  A.;  Mary  (Mrs.  Henry  Grubb), 
Perry  county;  Ida  Qhs.  John  App).  Mrs. 
Gridib  died  in  Perry  county,  February  10, 
1892.  Mr.  Grubb  was  a  Eepublican.  He  was 
a  zealous  member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  and 
took  an  active  part  in  its  enterprises. 

Henry  A.  Grubb  was  married,  in  Lykens 
township,  in  1874,  to  Isabella  Hess,  a  native 
of  Lykens  township,  and  an  adopted  daugh- 


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ter  of  Abraham  Hess,  a  hotel  keeper.  Their 
children  are:  William,  on  the  farm;  Annie; 
Edward  N.;  Charles;  Carrie;  and  one  that 
died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Griibb  is  a  Re^jublican, 
and  is  active  in  public  affaii"s.  He  has  been 
school  director  for  three  years. 


WILLIAM  H.  IIAIXES,  M.  D.,  junior 
partner  ^^'ith  Dr.  I.  X.  Grubb,  Thompson- 
town,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  May 
12,  1862,  in  Walker  to^vnsllip,  Juniata 
county.  He  is  a  sou  of  Isaac  JST.  and  Sarah 
E.  (Smith)  Haines. 

Frederick  Haines,  grandfather  of  William 
H.,  Avas  a  farmer  of  Snyder  county.  Pa.,  of 
German  descent,  who  farmed  a  tract  of  fifty 
acres,  combining  with  his  farm  labors  the 
business  of  a  millwright.  He  was  the  father 
of  seven  cliildren:  Joseph;  Jackson;  Mina; 
Caroline;  Henry;  Isaac  IsT.;  and  Melinda. 
Five  of  the  above  still  survive;  one  child  was 
burned  to  death.  Frederick  Haines  was  a 
Democrat  in  politics.  He  was  a  consistent 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  old  school. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  died  in  Snyder  county. 

Isaac  IS".  Haines,  a  son  of  the  foregoing, 
was  born  in  1819,  in  Beaver  township,  Snyder 
county.  Pa.  He  received  a  fair  education  in 
both  the  English  and  German  languages.  He 
sjient  the  earlier  jiart  of  his  life  as  a  farmer, 
first  in  Snyder  county,  and  subsequently  in 
Walker  township,  Juniata  county.  He  then 
spent  tAventy-two  years  as  a  track  hand  on  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad.  He  is  now  living  re- 
tired in  Thompsontown  Avith  his  son,  AVilliam 
H.  Hames,  M.  D. 

Mr.  Haines  was  married  in  Walker  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  to  JMiss  Sarah  E. 
Smith,  a  native  of  Snyder  county,  a  daughter 
of  John  F.  Smith,  a  farmer  of  Walker  toAAai- 
ship.  She  is  also  a  sister  of  Prof.  John  H. 
Smith.  Their  children  were.  Dr.  William 
H.,  of  ThompsontoAvn ;  Mary,  deceased;  Ida; 
and  one  Avho  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Haines  reside  in  Thompsontown.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Evangelical  congregation 
at  Locust  Run,  AValker  township,  Jiiniata 
county.  In  earlier  life  he  Avas  a  class  leader 
and  an  actiA'e  Sunday-school  Avorker.  In  his 
political  vicAA's,  he  is  a  Democrat. 

William  II.  Haines  received  his  primary 
education  in  the  Walker  township  public 
schools,  sTipplemented  l>y  one  term  in  the 
Lock   Haven   Xormal     school.       He     taught 


school  during  seven  Avinter  terms,  in  Juniata 
county.  He  also  taught  several  terms  of  sum- 
mer school,  Avorked  as  a  track  hand  on  the 
Pennsyh^nia  Railroad  and  among  the  farm- 
ers of  Walker  township.  By  these  means, 
Avith  heroic  determination  and  indefatigable 
industr}',  Mr.  Haines  amassed  the  means  to 
take  the  medical  course  on  which  he  had  de- 
termined. In  1889  he  commenced  a  course 
of  reading  under  Dr.  I.  X.  Grubb  of  Thomp- 
sontoAvn,  Avhich  Avas  continued  for  three  j'ears, 
in  connection  with  attendance  ui^on  the  medi- 
cal department  of  the  University  of  Xew 
York  City,  from  Avhich  institution  he  gradu- 
ated Avith  honor  in  the  spring  class  of  1892. 
He  then  entered  into  partnership  Avith  his 
former  preceptor.  Dr.  Gmbb.  By  close  appli- 
cation to  his  profession  he  has  built  up  a  large 
and  lucrative  practice,  and  gives  brilliant 
promise  of  greater  successes  in  the  future. 
The  Doctor  is  devoted  to  his  profession  and 
the  good  of  his  patients,  and  he  has  their 
unbounded  confidence. 

Dr.  Haines  Avas  married  at  Mexico,  Ju- 
niata county,  in  1891,  to  Miss  Anna  B.  Oyler, 
born  in  ThompsontoAvn,  a  daughter  of  W.  D. 
Oyler,  a  foreman  on  the  Pennsyh^ania  Rail- 
road. To  this  union  have  been  bom  three 
cliildren:  Ethel  M. ;  Sarah  E.;  and  a  son, 
Harold  I.  The  Doctor  is  a  member  of  the  Ju- 
niata County  Medical  Society,  and  of  Sin- 
cerity Lodge,  Xo.  357,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  Thomp- 
sontoA\m.  In  jiolitics  he  is  a  Democrat.  He 
is  an  earnest  member  of  the  EA^angelical 
church. 


JOHX  STEWART  LUKEXS,  deceased, 
AAdio  Avas  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  re- 
spected citizens  of  ThompsontoAvn,  and  Avas 
for  tAventy-two  yeare  a  justice  of  the  peace, 
Avas  born  August  1,  1819,  near  Thompson- 
town,  DelaAvare  tOAvnship,  Juniata  county, 
Pa.  He  Avas  a  son  of  Abraham  and  Annie 
(SteAvart)  Lukens,  both  of  Scotch-Irish  de- 
scent. The  former  was  a  farmer  of  Delaware 
toAvnship;  the  latter  the  daughter  of  Squire 
John  Stewart,  of  the  same  toAvnship. 

His  great-grandfather  on  the  maternal 
side,  Archibald  Stewart,  came  from  Ireland 
to  this  country  in  1752,  making  the  passage 
on  the  sailing  vessel  "Happy  Return,"  James 
Boggs,  captain.  The  StCAvarts  settled  in  that 
portion  of  Lancaster  county,  Avhich  is  now 
Dauphin,  taking  up  a  tract  of  more  than  five 


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hundred  acres  of  laud.  They  afterwards  re- 
moved to  a  poiut  on  the  Juniata  river,  which 
is  now  Delaware  township,  Juniata  county, 
where  they  located  on  a  large  tract  of  land 
known  as  "the  Stewart  purchase."  On  this 
farm  it  is  said,  the  last  Indian  was  killed  in 
the  concluding  hostilities  between  them  and 
the  settlei-s  of  the  frontier  settlements. 

John  Stewart  Lukens  lost  his  mother  when 
he  was  but  twenty-three  days  old,  he  being 
her  only  child.  His  grandfather,  John  Stew- 
art, reared  him  from  babyhood.  In  early  life 
he  attended  the  subscription  schools  of  Walker 
and  Delaware  townships.  He  grew  up  with 
his  grandfather,  as  a  farmer,  and  made  farm- 
ing his  life  occupation.  He  owned  and  culti- 
tivated  a  tract  of  more  than  four  hundred 
acres,  which  he  gTeatly  improved.  In  1816 
he  removed  to  Thompsontown,  where  he 
lived  a  retired  life.  His  services,  however, 
were  placed  in  requisition  by  his  fellow  citi- 
zens, who  in  recog-nition  of  his  well  known 
probity  and  sound  judgment,  bestowed  on 
him  the  position  of  justice  of  the  peace,  which 
place  he  held  with  credit  to  himself  and  to 
the  satisfaction  of  the  entire  community,  for 
more  than  twenty  years.  His  decisions  were 
always  based  on  sound  i>rinciples  and  were  so 
equitable  that  none  were  ever  reversed  by  the 
higher  courts.  He  delighted  in  allaying  ani- 
mosities, and  in  giving  litigants  the  benefit  of 
his  ripe  judgment  and  wise  counsel.  Late  in 
life,  by  the  advice  of  Dr.  Crawford,  he  went 
to  Florida,  remained  two  years,  and  partially 
recovered  his  health.  His  death,  which  oc- 
curred May  21,  ISO 5,  was  the  result  of  the 
grippe,  of  which  he  had  seven  attacks  in  the 
course  of  two  and  one  half  yeare.  His  widow 
survives,  living  in  Thompsontown,  highly  re- 
spected and  esteemed  by  all. 

Mr.  Lukens  was  married  September  29, 
1839,  in  Thompsontown,  to  Miss  Adalene  I^. 
Thompson,  born  in  Delaware  township,  Ju- 
niata county,  February  29,  1824,  a  daughter 
of  Mitchell  and  Jane  (Allen)  Thompson,  of 
whom  the  former  was  a  highly  respected 
farmer  of  Delaware  township  of  Scotch-Irish 
descent,  and  the  latter  was  the  daughter  of 
David  Allen,  of  English  descent,  who  was  a 
brave  soldier  in  the  Eevolutionary  war.  To 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lukens  were  born  three  daugh- 
ters: Martha  J.  widow  of  Elijah  P.  Hender- 
son, of  ^Minnesota;  Lavenia  Annie,  and  Ada 
Marion,  both  of  whom  died  young. 


Mr.  Lukens  was  not  only  a  man  highl}'  re- 
spected in  the  community,  but  also  one  whose 
enterprise  was  of  material  benefit  to  his  fel- 
low citizens.  He  was  one  of  the  incorporators 
of  the  borough  of  Thompsontown,  in  which 
place  he  erected,  at  a  cost  of  more  than  $4,- 
000,  a  fine  brick  dwelling  house,  the  fii-st  of 
the  kind  in  the  to^\Ti.  He  was  a  good  citizen, 
a  courteous  neighbor,  a  kind  husband  and 
a  loving  father.  As  he  and  his  estimable 
wife  journeyed  through  life,  side  by  side,  for 
so  many  years,  they  presented  a  spectacle  of 
conjugal  felicity  which  has  rarely  been 
equalled.  In  politics  Mr.  Lukens  was  an  old 
line  AVhig,  and  then  a  Kepublican.  He  was 
a  consistent  and  devoted  member  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  church,  fonuerly  the 
Associate  Eeformed  or  Seceders  church. 


DA^^D  H.  FIXK,  Thompsontown,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  was  bom  October  17, 
1837,  in  Huntingdon  county.  He  is  a  son 
of  Frederick  and  Susannah  (Goshorn)  Fink. 
Frederick  Fink  was  of  German  descent,  and 
a  day  laborer  by  occupation,  bom  in  Chester 
county,  Pa.,  from  which  place  he  removed  to 
Huntingdon  county.  Here  he  man-ied  Susan- 
nah Goshorn,  born  in  Huntingdon  countv. 
Their  children  were:  Louisa,  now  deceased; 
Jacob,  deceased;  Margaret,  who  is  the  wife 
of  John  Keiser;  John  R.,  a  resident  of  Har- 
risburg;  Martha  G.,  widow  of  Thomas  Ham- 
ilton; David  H.,  of  Thompsontown,  Juniata 
county;  George  W.,  a  blacksmith  of  Port 
Ptoyal,  Pa.;  and  Eittenhouse  P.,  deceased. 
Both  of  the  parents  died  in  Juniata  county. 

David  H.  Fink  in  his  boyhood  attended  the 
public  schools  of  his  vicinity.  His  first  labor 
was  with  fanners  in  the  neighborhood,  his 
compensation  being  very  meager.  When 
twenty-one  yeai-s  of  age,  he  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Pennsylvania  Eailroad  Company, 
and  was  a  track  hand  for  two  years.  In  August, 
1862,  ]\Ir.  Fink  enlisted  in  Cai>t.  John  P. 
Wharton's  Company  F,  of  the  One  Hundred 
and  Twenty-sixth  Pennsylvania  Volunteei-s, 
Col.  James  G.  Elder  commanding.  The  term 
of  service  was  nine  months,  during  which 
time  Islv.  Fink  passed  honorably  through  the 
battles  of  Antietam,  Fredericksburg  and 
Chancelloi-sville,  together  with  other  lesser 
engagements,  during  all  which  time  he  was 
not  ofl:  duty  for  a  single  day,  receiving  on  all 


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occasions  tlie  commendations  of  liis  officers  as 
a  faithful  and  efficient  soldier.  At  tlie  exjji- 
ration  of  tlie  tenn  of  seiTice  the  i-egiment  was 
discharged  at  Harrisburg,  May  20,  1SG3.  Mr. 
Fink  re-enlisted  in  August,  1864,  in  Capt. 
Louis  Degan's  Company  B,  Two  Hundred 
and  Second  Pennsylvania  Yolunteers,  Col. 
Charles  Albright  commanding.  He  partici- 
pated in  the  l)attle  of  Piedmont  and  sevei'al 
minor  engagements  in  the  Shenandoah  valley. 
After  twelve  months  of  service  he  was  mus- 
tered out  at  Hazleton,  Pa.,  Avhere  he  was 
stationed  after  the  close  of  the  war.  Return- 
ing home  Mr.  Fink  again  obtained  employ- 
ment with  the  Pennsylvania  Eailroad,  being 
appointed  foreman  on  section  ISTo.  24,  which 
position  he  filled  for  ten  years,  after  Avhich  he 
was  transferred  to  section  Xo.  14,  as  foreman, 
in  which  place  he  remained  for  fourteen  years. 
During  all  this  long  period  of  time  his  services 
were  of  a  faithful  and  satisfactory  character. 
In  1892,  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  posi- 
tion as  engineer  of  the  Thompsontown  Water 
station.  Mr.  Fink  has  acquired  a  comforta- 
ble property  in  Thompsontown,  which  he  has 
greatly  impr'oved. 

He  was  married  in  Lewistown  in  1865,  to 
Miss  Mary  Shreffier,  who  was  born  in  Ju- 
niata county  and  died  in  1867.  Of  their  two 
children,  one  died  in  infancy.  The  survivor, 
named  Harry,  is  a  fireman  on  the  Central  divi- 
sion of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad.  ]\[r.  Fink 
was  married,  secondly,  at  Port  Royal,  Pa.,  in 
1870,  to  Miss  Mary  Lowe,  a  native  of  Perry 
county,  and  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Lowe  of  that 
county.  Of  their  six  children,  two  died  in 
infancy.  The  survivors  are:  David  E. ;  La- 
venia  E. ;  Mary  B. ;  and  Howard  D.  Mr. 
Fink  is  a  member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  at  Xe^\^3ort; 
K.  P.  at  Mifflintown,  K.  G.  E.,  of  Millers- 
town,  and  of  the  Railroad  Relief  Corps.  He 
is  a  man  of  high  repute  in  the  community  in 
which  he  has  so  long  resided,  greatly  esteemed 
and  respected  for  his  industry  and  unswerv- 
ing integrity.  Relying  on  his  sound  judg- 
ment, his  fellow  citizens  have  availed  them- 
selves of  his  services  as  a  member  of  the  bor- 
ough council,  which  position  he  has  held  for 
a  period  of  two  years.  In  politics  he  is  a 
Democrat.  He  is  a  consistent  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  is  promin- 
ently identified  with  the  Sunday-school  work 
and  the  Epworth  League. 


(iFSTAV  E.  HAXZIG,  M.  D.,  East  Sa- 
lem, Delaware  township,  Juniata  county.  Pa., 
was  born  January  12,  1852,  in  the  town  of 
Jarotschin,  State  of  Posen,  Germany.  He  is 
a  son  of  Ernest  and  Amalie  (Bothe)  Hanzig, 
natives  of  the  above  State,  the  former  of  whom 
was  the  postmaster  in  the  town  in  which  Dr. 
Hanzig  was  born,  and  a  soldier  during  the 
Revolution  of  1848. 

Ernest  Hanzig  died  in  Germany  in  1895. 
He  Avas  the  father  of  five  children,  of  whom 
Gustav  E.,  M.  D.,  and  Albert,  who  is  a  pay- 
master in  the  artillery  of  the  German  army, 
are  the  only  survivors.  The  deceased  are: 
Paul  and  Clara,  who  died  in  early  life;  and 
Julius,  who  was  assistant  postmaster  in  the 
city  of  Berlin,  a  telegraph  operator,  and  also 
a  member  of  the  celebrated  body-guard  of  the 
German  Emperor.  He  died  at  home.  The 
mother  still  sur-^-ives,  and  resides  at  the  old 
home. 

Dr.  Hanzig's  ancestors  came  originally 
from  SAveden,  during  the  memorable  religious 
war  between  the  Lutherans  and  Catholics, 
known  in  history  as  the  '"Thirty  Years'  War." 
His  early  ediication  was  obtained  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  native  place,  which  was  fol- 
lowed by  a  complete  course  in  the  high  school, 
from  Avhich  he  graduated  in  1872.  He  here 
learned  to  speak  and  Avrite  both  the  English 
and  French  languages.  At  the  age  of  twenty 
he  began  teaching  in  the  public  schools  of 
Miloslaw,  Provinz  of  Posen,  State  of  Prus- 
sia, at  which  he  continued  for  ten  years,  being 
at  the  same  time,  organist  and  choir  leader  of 
the  Lutheran  church.  He  was  also,  during 
this  time,  enrolled  as  a  member  of  the  Ger- 
man army.  In  1882  he  emigrated  to  Amer- 
ica. After  remaining  in  Philadelphia  for  a 
short  time  he  came  to  East  Salem,  Juniata 
county,  Avhere  he  practiced  medicine,  which 
he  had  read  in  his  native  land.  In  1885,  he 
returned  to  Philadelphia,  where  he  completed 
a  course  in  the  Hahnemann  Medical  College, 
gi-aduating  in  1888  Avith  high  honors,  both  in 
medicine  and  in  surgery.  He  then  opened  an 
office  at  Waynesboro,  Franklin  county,  Pa., 
AAdiere  he  remained  for  a  short  time,  sold  out 
and  Avent  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  then  made 
an  extended  tour  through  Kentucky,  Missis- 
sippi and  Louisiana.  After  spending  some 
time  in  Xcav  Orleans,  where  he  Avas  engaged 
in   practice,   he  remoA-ed   to   Houston,    Tex., 


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wliere  lie  practiced  two  years.  He  next  visited 
Florida  aud  the  island  of  Cuba,  remaining 
some  Aveeks  in  Havana.  From  Havana  lie 
took  passage  in  a  Spanish  steamer  for  Spain, 
landing  at  Corunna,  from  which  place  he  pro- 
ceeded to  Lisbon,  Portugal,  where  he  remained 
for  a  few  weeks,  and  then  embarked  on  a  Ger- 
man liner  for  Brazil,  South  America,  landing 
at  Eio  de  Janeiro.  Here  he  remained  for  a 
year,  filling  the  position  of  second  clerk  in  the 
oiiice  of  the  United  States  minister.  From 
this  point  he  returned  to  his  'adopted  land, 
locating  at  East  Salem,  where  he  has  ever 
since  remained,  building  up  an  extensive  and 
paying  practice.  While  at  ISTew  Orleans  he 
lost  his  trunk,  containing  among  other  things, 
his  diploma.    It  was  never  recovered. 

I)r.  Hanzig  is  a  highly  educated  man,  an 
accomplished  physician  of  acute  powers  of 
observation,  possessed  by  a  versatile  genius, 
which  has  led  to  a  high  degree  of  excellence 
in  many  widely  separated  acquirements. 
Deeply  read  and  with  a  mind  enriched  by  ob- 
servation in  extended  travels,  he  has  proved 
himself  an  able  and  reliable  practitioner. 
Aside  from  his  medical  work  the  Doctor  is 
especially  noted  for  his  proficiency  in  music, 
the  result  of  natural  inclination  assisted  by  a 
thorough  musical  training.  He  both  com- 
poses and  wTites  the  music  for  the  East  Salem 
band.  Dr.  Hanzig  is  a  member  of  Sincerity 
Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  Thompsontown ;  and 
of  the  Blue  Lodge,  Xo.  371,  F.  and  A.  M.,  of 
the  same  place.  In  his  political  views  the 
Doctor  is  liberal. 


B.  FRAIsHv  OLIVER,  East  Salem,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  was  born  July  11,  1834,  in 
Bucks  county,  Pa.  He  is  a  son  of  Benjamin 
and  Mary  (Hellings)  Oliver.  Benjamin  Oli- 
ver, father  of  B.  Frank,  born  in  Pennsylvania, 
of  Welsh  descent,  was  by  occupation  a  fuller 
and  weaver.  He  folloAved  his  trade  in  Bucks 
county,  and  later  in  Perry  county,  where  he 
also  gave  some  attention  to  farming.  He  w^as 
married  in  Bucks  county  to  ]\Iiss  Mary  Hel- 
lings, a  native  of  that  county.  Their  children 
were:  John,  deceased;  William,  of  Bucks 
county;  Edmund,  deceased;  Rachel,  widow 
of  Samuel  O'JS^eill,  of  Missouri;  Sarah,  de- 
ceased; Charles,  deceased;  Benjamin  Frank- 
lin, of  Delaware  township,  Juniata  county; 
Mary  (Mrs.  John  Bard  ell),  of  Tuscarora  val- 


ley; Emily  (Mrs.  John  Cross),  of  Philadel- 
phia; Margaret,  who  died  young;  jSTathan, 
deceased;  Martha  (Mrs.  Daniel  Kepner); 
and  Frances  J.  (Mrs.  Isaac  J.  Baldwin).  Ben- 
jamin Oliver  was  a  Democrat,  and  died  in 
1856,  a  good  old  AVhig.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Christian  church. 

B.  Frank  Oliver  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Millerstown,  Perry  county.  For  three 
years  he  lived  with  his  uncle,  James  Belair, 
in  Philadelphia.  He  then  learned  the  black- 
smith trade  at  Oakland  Mills,  Juniata  county, 
with  Peter  Dift'endaupher,  with  whom  he  re- 
mained three  years.  He  next  started  in  busi- 
ness for  himself  in  East  Salem,  being  one 
of  the  first  blacksmiths  in  that  section, 
and  has  resided  there  nearly  all  of  his  subse- 
quent life."  In  1884,  he  went  to  ISTebraska, 
where  he  conducted  a  store  for  two  and  one- 
half  years,  and  then  resumed  work  at  his  trade 
in  Juniata  coimty,  Pa.  In  1878,  he  retired 
from  active  labor.  Mr.  Oliver  was  first  mar- 
ried, in  1858,  to  Miss  Margaret  Harner,  bom 
in  Delaware  townshijD,  Juniata  county.  Of 
their  five  children  two  died  in  infancy.  The 
survivors  ai'e :  John,  of  Louisville,  Ky. ;  Jo- 
seph K.,  of  Monterey,  Cal. ;  and  AVilliam, 
residing  in  ISTew  Jersey.  His  wife  died  in  East 
Salem,  in  August,  1880,  and  he  married,  sec- 
ondly, in  1883,  Anna  Eliza  Westfall,  widow 
of  Abraham  Harner,  of  East  Salem.  His 
second  wife  died  in  East  Salem,  in  May,  1889, 
and  on  January  8,  1891,  he  married  Elizabeth 
Wert,  born  in  Snyder  county. 

]\Ir.  Oliver  has  an  army  record  of  the  most 
brilliant  character.  He  enlisted  at  McAlister- 
ville,  in  October,  1863,  in  Company  D,  One 
Hundred  and  Fifty-first  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, Capt.  Walter  L.  Owen  and  Col.  Har- 
rison Allen.  He  participated  in  the  battle  of 
Chancellorsville,  and  on  July  1,  1863,  was 
wounded  in  the  shoulder  at  Gettysburg,  where 
the  regiment  performed  deeds  of  valor  which 
have  seldom,  if  ever,  been  surjjassed  in  history. 
At  the  expiration  of  nine  months,  the  regi- 
ment was  mustered  out,  with  a  most  honorable 
record,  and  of  all  of  its  brave  soldiers,  none 
w^ere  braver  than  Mr.  Oliver.  He  has  been 
supervisor  for  nine  years,  was  assessor,  and 
served  as  census  enumerator  for  the  to^vnship 
in  1890.  For  forty  years  he  has  been  a  con- 
sistent member  of  the  United  Brethren 
church.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  church  and  also 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school. 


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ADAM  K.  MAEKEL,  Delaware  toAvn- 
sliip,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Co- 
dorus  township,  York  county,  Pa.,  Mareli  31, 
1833.  He  is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth 
(Killdon)  Markel.  His  grandfather,  Henry 
Markel,  of  German  descent,  was  born  in  York 
county.  Pa.,  where  he  passed  his  entire  life, 
following  his  trade,  which  was  blacksmithing. 
One  of  the  sons  of  the  above-named  Henry 
Markel,  was  Henry  Markel,  the  father  of 
Adam  K.  He  was  born  in  Codorus  township, 
York  county.  After  receiving  a  fair  English 
and  German  education,  he  learned  the  black- 
smith trade,  with  his  father,  Avhich  occupa- 
tion he  followed  in  York  county,  his  entire 
life,  combining  it  with  farming.  He  mar- 
ried in  York  county,  Miss  Elizabeth  Killdon, 
a  native  of  the  same  county.  Their  children 
were:  Sarah,  who  is  the  widow  of  David  Mar- 
kel; Solomon,  residing  in  Monroe  township, 
Juniata  county;  Catharine  (Mrs.  Dennis  De- 
vinney),  of  York  county;  Rebecca  (Mrs.  Jo- 
seph Baird),  of  Huntingdon  county;  Eli,  who 
died  in  the  United  States  service,  during  the 
Civil  war;  and  Adam  K.,  of  Delaware  town- 
ship, Juniata  county.  Henry  Markel  was  a 
Democrat  in  politics.  He  was  a  consistent 
member  of  the  lAitheran  church,  in  which 
body  he  was  for  many  years  one  of  the  elders. 
His  wife,  as  well  as  himself,  died  in  York 
county. 

Adam  K.  Markel  never  had  the  opportu- 
nity of  attending  school,  as  there  were  no  pub- 
lic schools  in  his  section  of  the  State,  in  his 
boyhood  days.  At  a  very  early  age  he  was 
obliged  to  engage  in  hard  labor,  driving  a  team 
before  he  was  fom-tcen  years  of  age,  and  doing 
all  kinds  of  farm  work  for  his  father,  until  he 
was  twenty-one  years  old.  He  then  hired  out 
among  the  farmers  of  the  vicinity,  until  he  was 
twenty-four,  when  he  spent  the  following 
years  working  at  common  lalior  l)y  tlie 
day,  in  various  parts  of  York  county.  In 
1859,  he  came  to  Juniata  county,  locating  in 
Greenwood  township,  where  he  purchased  a 
small  tract  of  land,  with  the  money  wliieh  he 
had  saved  by  years  of  hard  labor.  Cultivat- 
ing his  own  little  farm  he  also  worked  for  other 
and  larger  farmers  in  the  vicinity,  and  thus 
increased  his  means.  In  1877,  he  sold  out, 
removing  to  Delaware  township,  where  he 
followed  fence-making  for  several  years.  In 
August,  1886,  he  purchased  his  present  place, 
near  East  Salem,  which  he  has  cultivated  ever 


since,  also  dealing  in  and  rearing  live  stock. 

Mr.  Markel  was  married  in  1856,  in  York 
county,  and  had  these  children:  Sarah  J. 
(Mrs.  Samuel  Shellenberger),  of  Juniata 
coimty;  William  H.,  a  farmer  of  Mifflin 
county;  Mary  A.  (Mrs.  E.  R.  Landis),  of 
East  Salem,  Juniata  county;  Benjamin  F., 
residing  in  Snyder  county;  and  Charles  D., 
a  store  keeper. 

Mr.  Markel  has  an  honorable  and  glorious 
army  record.  He  enlisted  at  Harrisburg, 
February,  186i,  in  Capt.  Joseph  J.  Lawson's 
Company  C,  of  the  honored  Seventy-seventh 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  commanded  by 
Col.  Thomas  E.  Rose,  which  regiment  was  at- 
tached to  the  western  army.  Shortly  after 
the  opening  of  the  war  he  received  a  wound 
by  which  he  was  disabled.  After  spending 
two  nights  in  the  field  hospital,  he  Avas  again 
sent  to  the  front.  He  participated  in  the 
memorable  siege  of  Atlanta.  As  a  j^art  of 
General  Thomas'  army,  he  took  part,  with  his 
regiment,  in  the  terrible  and  bloody  battle  of 
Franklin  and  the  terrific  battle  of  Xashville, 
Avhich  lasted  for  two  days.  He  also  partici- 
pated in  many  minor  engagements.  When, 
at  the  conclusion  of  the  Civil  war,  the  regi- 
ment Avas  sent  to  Texas  to  participate  in  the 
contemplated  moA-ements  along  the  frontier 
of  the  Rio  Grande,  he  Avas  detailed  for  special 
seiwice  at  brigade  headquarters.  After  almost 
tAvo  years  of  serA'ice  he  was  mustered  out  at 
Victoria,  Tex.,  December  6,  1865.  During 
all  this  time  Mr.  Markel  preserved  the  record 
of  a  brave  and  Avilling  soldier,  Avliose  CA^ery 
duty  AA-as  cheerfully  and  honorably  performed. 
Returning  home,  he  resumed  his  former  oc- 
cupations. There  is  no  feature  of  his  army 
experience  more  creditable  to  himself  than  the 
fact  that  applying  himself  diligently,  Mr.  Mar- 
kel, Avhile  a  soldier  for  ''Uncle  Sam,"  learned 
to  read  and  Avrite.  In  politics  Mr.  Markel  is  a 
Democrat.  He  has  filled  the  position  of  in- 
spector of  elections  for  tAvo  terms.  He  attends 
the  United  Brethren  church. 

Charles  D.  Markel,  the  youngest  son  of 
Adam  K.  Markel,  Avas  born  iMay  6,  1876,  in 
GreeuAvood  tOAAmship,  Jimiata  county.  He  re- 
ceiA-ed  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
East  Salem,  DelaAvare  toAvnship,  Avorking,  in 
the  meantime,  AA'hen  school  Avas  not  in  session, 
on  the  fann  AA^th  his  father.  He  has  shown  a 
remarkable  degTce  of  enterprise,  which  argues 
well  for  his  future  success.     He  is  a  member 


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of  the  United  Bretlireu  cliurcli  and  a  teacdier 
in  the  Sunday-school. 


JOHX  ^I.  WIXEGAEDXER,  Delaware 
township,  East  Salem,  Juniata  county,  Pa., 
was  bom  May  28,  1847,  in  Juniata  county. 
He  was  a  son  of  Zacheus  and  Barbara  (Hostet- 
ler)  Winegardner. 

Mathias  Winegardner,  grandfather  of  John 
11.,  was  a  native  of  German}^,  who  emigrated 
to  America,  and  settled  in  Juniata  county. 
Here  he  followed  farming  and  also  taught  a 
German  school.  He  married  a  Miss  Durst, 
born  in  Pennsylvania,  whose  father  was  the 
fii'st  member  of  the  Lutheran  church  in  Mif- 
flintown.  They  had  these  children.  John; 
Zacheus;  Mathias;  Catharine;  Susan;  James; 
and  Mary  (Mrs.  Jacob  Slagle),  of  Delaware 
township.  All,  except  Mary,  are  deceased. 
In  politics,  Mathias  Winegardner  was  a  Whig. 
He  was  a  zealous  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church.  Both  he  and  his  wife  died  in  Fayette 
township,  Juniata  county. 

Zacheus  Winegardner,  a  son  of  Mathias 
Winegardner,  was  liorn  in  Juniata  county. 
He  received  an  education  in  both  English  and 
German,  and  made  farming  his  life  occupa- 
tion, living  in  Fayette  and  Monroe  toA\mships. 
He  owned  a  farm  which  he  greatly  improved. 
He  was  married  in  Delaware  township  to  Bar- 
bara Hostetler,  a  native  of  ]\Ionroe  township. 
Their  children  were:  Sarah,  wife  of  Jacob 
Page,  of  Monroe  township;  John  M.,  de- 
ceased, Juniata  county;  Hannah  and  Zacheus, 
both  of  Avhom  died  in  early  life;  and  Jacob 
T.,  also  deceased.  Zacheus  Winegardner  was 
an  industrious,  upright  man,  and  highly  re- 
spected in  the  community.  He  was  a  consist- 
ent member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  In  poli- 
tics he  was  a  Democrat.  He  died  at  an  ad- 
vanced age,  December  5,  1891,  in  Fayette 
township.  His  aged  widow  still  survives,  re- 
siding with  her  son,  John  M. 

John  M.  Winegardner  received  an  English 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
county.  He  grew  up  on  the  farm  with  his 
father,  Avhere  he  remained  until  twenty-one 
years  of  age;  he  then  settled  on  the  home- 
stead, and  resided  there  until  1S91.  At 
that  time,  still  retaining  the  ownership  of  the 
homestead  farm,  he  removed  to  East  Salem, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  harness-making  busi- 
ness. He  erected  a  fine  dwelling  house,  for 
himself  in  the  town,  besides  placing  a  very 


substantial  new  dwelling  on  the  farm,  which 
he  also  greatly  improved  in  other  respects. 
In  July,  1892,  he  was  appointed  postmaster, 
which  office  he  filled  to  the  general  satisfac- 
tion of  the  community  until  his  death. 

Mr.  Winegardner  was  married  in  1868,  in 
Snyder  county,  to  Miss  Sarah  Page,  boi'n  in 
]\lonroe  township,  Juniata  county,  and  a 
daughter  of  Abraham  Page,  a  farmer  of  Mon- 
roe townshi}).  They  have  eight  children:  Wil- 
liam H.,  a  farmer  of  Fayette  township,  Juniata 
county;  John  L.,  also  a  fanner;  Emma  L., 
wife  of  Sylvester  Stuck,  jjostmaster  of  Cocola- 
mus,  Juniata  county;  Barbara  L.,  the  wife 
of  William  Browand,  of  Mifflintown;  Mary 
Ada;   Hannah  M. ;   Gertrude  E. ;  and  Sadie. 

Mr.  Winegardner  was  a  genial  and  upright 
man,  who  enjoyed  the  unlimited  confidence 
and  respect  of  all  who  knew  him.  He  was  the 
tax  collector  of  the  township,  and,  in  1887, 
was  a  candidate  for  county  commissioner  of 
Juniata  county,  which  he  lost  by  but  eight 
A'otes.  He  was  an  earnest  and  zealous  member 
of  the  United  Brethren  church,  which  he  had 
done  much  to  advance,  having  been  both  a 
steward  and  a  class-leader.  He  was  also  closely 
identified,  for  nrany  years,  with  the  Sun- 
day-school work,  in  the  capacity  of  a  superin- 
tendent and  a  teacher.  ]\Ir.  Winegardner  died 
June  l(j,  1897. 


ABRAHAM  H.  KURTZ,  Delaware  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  March  21, 
1812,  in  Kurtz  valley,  Delaware  township. 
He  is  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Xancy  (Hertzler) 
Kurtz.  The  first  of  the  Kurtz  family  to  emi- 
grate from  Germany  to  Pennsylvania  was 
Abraham  Kurtz,  the  great-great-grandfather 
of  the  2^resent  Abraham  H.  Kurtz.  He  came 
over  on  the  ship  "Robard,"  Capt.  Allison  W. 
Goodman,  plying  from  Rotterdam  to  Philadel- 
])liia.  Arriving  in  1740,  he  proceeded  to 
Chester  comity.  Pa.,  Avhere  he  engaged  in 
farming  and  the  dairy  business,  until  the  time 
of  his  death.  He  was  first  married  to  Miss  Bol- 
linger, a  native  of  Germany,  and  had  two  chil- 
dren. Christian  and  Jacob.  His  wife  having 
dieil  in  Chester  county,  he  returned  to  Ger- 
many in  1749,  and  there  married  Barbai'a 
Bollinger,  a  sister  of  the  first  wife.  He  re- 
turned to  this  country  on  the  ship  "Phoenix," 
John  Mason,  master,  sailing  from  Rotterdam, 
September  15,  1749.  The  chihben  of  his  sec- 
ond marriage  were:    Abi-aham;  John;  Peter; 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


Joseph;  David;  and  Samuel.  Mr.  Kurtz  was 
a  member  of  the  old  Amish  church.  His  son 
John  was  the  great-grandfather  of  Abraham 
H.  Kurtz.  He  was  born  in  Chester  county, 
and  removed  to  Juniata  county,  which  was 
then  a  part  of  Cumberland,  in  the  year  1812. 
He  there  took  up  two  himdred  and  fifty  acres 
of  land,  at  a  price  of  forty-five  dollars  per 
acre,  buying  it  from  Charles  Cookson,  wlio 
was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  the  valley.  The 
farm  was  situated  in  what  is  now  known 
as  the  "Kurtz  Valley"  of  Delaware  township. 
By  faithful  work  he  erected  a  log  house  and 
barn,  and  cleared  a  considerable  portion  of  the 
land.  He  continued  to  reside  on  this  farm 
imtil  the  time  of  his  death.  His  children 
were:  Abraham;  Samuel;  John;  Joseph;  Da- 
vid; and  Sarah,  who  was  the  wife  of  a  man 
named  Kauffman.  Mr.  Kurtz  was  a  man  up- 
right and  influential,  and  a  member  of  the 
old  Amish  church.  He  died  in  Delaware 
township  and  was  interred  in  the  Renno 
gi"ave-yard  at  ^Mifflintowm.  His  son,  Abraham, 
grandfather  of  Abraham  H.  Kurtz,  born  in 
Kurtz  valley,  had  a  German  and  English  edu- 
cation. Following  fai'ming  all  his  life  he 
greatly  improved  the  farm  on  which  he  resid- 
ed. In  1826,  he  built  a  fine  stone  house,  the 
first  structure  of  that  kind  in  the  valley.  The 
farm,  Avhich  he  brought  to  a  high  degree  of 
cultivation,  contained  over  two  hundred  and 
fifty  acres.  Like  his  ancestors,  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  x\mish  church.  He  was  a  man  of 
influence  in  the  community,  holding,  as  he 
did,  a  power  of  attorney  to  settle  up  all  the 
old  estates  in  the  valley.  He  was  married, 
first,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Kauffman,  and  had 
one  child,  Jacob,  the  father  of  Abraham  H. 
His  wife  dying  yoimg,  he  was  married  to  an- 
other Miss  Kauffman,  to  whom  were  born  two 
children,  Lydia  and  Catharine,  both  deceased. 
Mr.  and  ]\rrs.  Kurtz  both  died  on  the  home- 
stead, his  death  occurring  April  14,  1863. 

His  son,  Jacob  Kurtz,  bora  on  the  home- 
stead farm,  in  the  Kurtz  valley,  1817,  was  ed- 
ucated ill  the  subscription  schools  of  the  town- 
ship, and  spent  his  entire  life  on  the  farm. 
He  owned  one  hundred  acres  of  cultivated 
land  and  sixty  acres  of  timber.  He  was  mar- 
ried at  Port  Royal  to  Miss  ISTancy  Hertzler,  a 
sister  of  John  Hertzler.  Their  children  were: 
Abraham  H.,  of  Delawere  townshi]-);  Sarah 
(IFrs.  John  Sieberl.  deceased;  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  Joseph  Gayman),  deceased;    Catharine 


(Mrs.  Peter  Lyder),  of  Juniata  county.  Ja- 
cob Kurtz  in  politics  was  a  Whig,  and  subse- 
quently a  Republican.  He  was  an  honest,  up- 
right member  of  the  ]\Iennonite  church,  in 
which  he  was  a  preacher  for  forty-two  years. 
Pie  held  various  township  offices,  and  was  uni- 
versally respected  for  his  integrity.  He  died 
November  2,  1890,  and  his  wife,  who  was 
l)orn  October  12,  1818,  died  August  12,  1881. 
.Vbraham  H.  Kurtz,  in  youth,  attended  the 
]iublie  schools  of  the  Kurtz  valley.  He  has 
spent  his  entire  life  on  the  homestead  farm, 
which  lie  has  brought  into  a  most  excellent 
condition;  he  also  devotes  much  attention  to 
the  raising  of  superior  stock.  In  1873,  he 
made  an  extended  trip  to  the  State  of  Kansas, 
and  to  other  portions  of  the  west.  Mr.  Kurtz 
was  married  December  20,  1866,  to  Mary  E. 
Bergey,  bom  in  Greenwood  township,  Juniata 
county,  and  a  daughter  of  Enos  and  ISTancy 
(Sieber)  Bergey,  the  fonner  a  tailor,  farmer 
and  mill  ownier  of  Eermanagh  township,  and 
of  German  descent.  The  father  of  Mrs.  Kurtz 
died  February,  1886,  the  mother  still  survives, 
residing  with  Mrs.  Kurtz.  The  children  of 
Abraham  H.  Kurtz  are :  Jacob  Banks,  a  law- 
yer, residing  at  Altoona,  Pa.,  who  was  edu- 
cated at  Dickinson  College,  and  aftenvards 
graduated  in  1893  from  the  Dickinson  Law 
School,  Carlisle,  Pa.;  married  on  September 
4,  1895.  Jennie  Stockton,  daughter  of  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  T.  C.  1\I.  Stockton,  of  Washington  coun- 
ty. Pa.;  Annie,  married  Lincoln  Kauffman, 
December  21,  1890,  had  four  children,  Ethel, 
Lincoln,  Rosene  ami  ]\larv  Elizabeth;  ]\Iin- 
nie,  man-ied  in  ^farch,  1895,  to  Dr.  Stanton 
Diffenderfer,  a  dentist,  graduated  from  the 
dental  department  of  the  University  of  ^lary- 
land;  Charles  M.,  attending  school;  Russel 
and  Stanley,  twins;  and  Abraham  P.,  who 
died  :\rarch,  1883.  Mr.  Kurtz  is  a  Republi- 
can. He  was  a  school  director  for  seven  terms, 
and  treasurer  of  the  board.  He  has  also  been 
collector  of  State  and  county  taxes.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Ignited  Brethren  church.  Ju- 
niata county  contains  no  more  proo-vessive  or 
practical  man  than  Abraham  IT.  Kurtz. 


DAYTD  B.  Di:\L\r.  Delaware  township, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  Eeln-narv  9, 
1835,  near  Dimmville,  Greenwood  township, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and 
Siisfiiinali  rCox")  Diinm. 

His  iirandfatlier  was    Henrv  Dimm,   who 


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was  also  the  gTandfatlier  of  jMaj.  H.  Dimm, 
of  ]S[ewport.  One  of  tlie  sons  of  Henry  Dimm 
was  John,  born  in  Greenwood  township,  where 
he  owned  a  fine  faiin  of  two  hundred  and 
nineteen  acres,  and  a  saw-milL  He  subse- 
quently removed  to  a  town  in  Greenwood 
township,  named  Dimmville,  after  the  Dimm 
family,  where  he  opened  the  first  store  in  the 
township.  A  postofiice  was  established  at  this 
place,  and  he  was  appointed  the  postmaster. 
He  married  Miss  Susannah  Cox,  a  native  of 
Greenwood  township,  and  a  daughter  of  Paul 
and  Susannah  Cox.  Their  children  are :  John 
T.,  a  merchant  of  Dimmville ;  David  B. ;  Mary 
J.;  and  Thomas  P.,  residing  at  Dimmville. 
His  wife  having  died,  Mr.  Dimm  married  her 
sister,  Mary  Cox,  and  had  three  children: 
Calvin,  who  died  young;  Louis  A.,  residing 
at  Dimmville;  and  Mineiwa  (Mrs.  David 
Sieber),  now  deceased.  John  Dimm  was  a 
good  citizen,  and  highly  respected  in  the  com- 
munity. In  politics,  he  was  a  Democrat.  He 
was  a  zealous  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
He  died  in  Dimmville  in  186i.  His  ^vidow 
survives,  and  resides  in  Dimmville. 

David  B.  Dimm  attended  the  public  and 
subscription  schools  of  Greenwood  township. 
He  commenced  life  vdth.  his  father  on  the 
farm,  and  remained  with  him  until  he  attain- 
ed the  age  of  twenty-three,  when  he  removed 
to  the  Kurtz  valley,  in  Delaware  township, 
where  he  purchased  the  old  I^ancy  Bowl  farm 
of  one  hundred  and  forty  acres,  on  which  he 
still  resides.  He  greatly  improved  this  prop- 
erty, erecting  in  1869-70  a  handsome  and 
commodious  residence,  costing  more  than 
$3,000.  He  is  an  extensive  breeder  of  and 
dealer  in  stock. 

Mr.  Dimm  was  married  in  1S5S,  at  Dimm- 
ville, to  Miss  Hannah  Puntius,  born  in  Green- 
wood township,  and  a  daughter  of  Hemy  Pun- ' 
tins,  a  farmer  of  the  township.  Their  children 
were:  Emma,  wife  of  David  E.  Spicher;  D. 
Harvey,  a  farmer;  Elmer  E.,  a  farmer;  Mag- 
gie, wife  of  W.  R.  Cline,  of  Missouri;  Wil- 
liam, a  merchant  in  Philadelphia;  Mollie  E., 
residing  in  Philadelphia;  Cora  E.,  wife  of 
M.  Bastress,  residing  in  ISTew  Jersey;  Ibra  L., 
of  Philadelphia;  Annie;  Albert;  Clara,  de- 
ceased, wife  of  H.  P.  Speakman;  and  John, 
who  died  in  early  life.  Mr.  Dimm's  wife  died 
in  1877.  On  IMovember  11,  1879,  he  man-ied 
as  his  secou'd  wife  Miss  Amanda  Spicher,  who 


is  the  mother  of  three  children:    Laura  A.; 
Mertie;  and  Charles  P. 

David  B.  Dimm  is  a  man  highly  respected 
throughout  Juniata  county  for  his  integrity 
and  sound  judgment.  In  politics,  he  is  a  Dem- 
ocrat. He  has  filled  the  position  of  school  di- 
rector for  three  terms,  and  has  served  one  term 
as  a  county  commissioner.  His  administration 
of  the  financial  affairs  of  the  county  was 
marked  by  needed  improvements,  combined 
with  strict  economy,  and  gave  general  satisfac- 
tion to  the  taxpayers.  During  his  term  of  of- 
fice the  first  iron  bridges  in  Juniata  county 
were  erected  and  the  present  court  house 
built.  He  is  a  devout  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  in  which  he  has  been  an  elder  for  more 
than  twenty  years.  The  church  building  of 
the  Lutheran  denomination  at  Thompsontown 
was  erected  under  his  supervision,  he  being  a 
member  of  the  building  committee.  He  has 
also  been  identified  with  the  Siinday-school 
work. 


DAVID  E.  SPICHER,  Delaware  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  June  15, 
18.5-1,  in  the  same  to'wnship  in  which  he  now 
resides.  He  is  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Sarah 
(Ickes)  Spicker.  The  grandfather  of  David 
E.,  was  a  native  of  Berks  county,  of  German 
descent,  who,  after  his  marriage,  removed  to 
Juniata  county,  settling  in  "Walker  township, 
where  he  purchased  a  farm  on  which  he  re- 
mained until  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was 
married  to  Miss  Mary  Kaufi^man.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  Joseph;  Jacob;  Michael;  Eman- 
uel; William;  Jonas;  John;  Mary;  Barbara; 
Phoebe;  and  Elizabeth.  Both  the  grandpar- 
ents died  in  Walker  township.  Daniel 
Spiclier,  l)oni  in  Walker  township,  received 
both  an  English  and  German  education,  in 
the  subscription  scliools.  In  bo3diood  he  la- 
bored on  the  farm,  with  his  father,  who  died 
when  he  was  but  eighteen  years  of  age.  Con- 
tinuing on  the  homestead  until  thirty  years  of 
age,  when  he  removed  to  Delaware  township. 
Here  he  purchased  a  tract  of  woodland,  which 
he  cleared  and  greatly  improved,  erecting  on 
it  comfortable  and  commodious  buildings. 
He  married  Sarah  Ickes,  born  in  Snyder  coun- 
ty. Their  children  were:  Ephraim  and  Alice, 
both  deceased;  Amanda  (Mrs.  David  B. 
Dimm);  Rel)ecca;  Edward,  residing  on  the 
homestead;     Eranklin    C,    of    Williamsport, 


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Pa.;  Mary  A.;  and  David  E. ;  William;  aud 
Samuel,  all  of  whom  reside  iu  tlie  same  town- 
ship. Daniel  Spicher  was  a  man  of  the  high- 
est probity  and  integrity,  nniversally  esteemed 
and  respected  in  the  community.  In  politics, 
he  was  a  Whig,  and  subsequently  a  Eepubli- 
can.  He  was  a  consistent,  upright  member  of 
the  Mennonite  church.  Among  other  town- 
ship positions,  which  he  filled  in  an  efficient 
manner,  Avas  that  of  school  director.  Both 
he  and  his  wife  died  in  Delaware  township, 
the  date  of  his  death  being  1879. 

David  E.  Si)icher  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Delaware  township,  and  also  spent 
one  term  at  the  nonnal  school,  located  at 
Thompsontown.  His  early  life  was  passed  on 
the  farm.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  taught 
the  Lack  school  of  Delaware  to-wnship.  After 
teaching  one  tenn  he  attended  school  the  fol- 
lowing summer,  and  then  resumed  teaching, 
at  Avhich  he  spent  twelve  of  the  best  years  of 
his  life,  laboring  on  the  farm  during  the  smn- 
mer,  when  school  was  not  in  session.  J^othing 
but  words  of  praise  were  ever  heard  in  regard 
to  ']\Ir.  Spicher's  career  as  a  teacher.  He  pos- 
sessed rare  qualifications  for  that  important 
work,  and  many  a  young  man  Avas  fitted,  un- 
der his  tuition,  for  the  high  positions  which 
they  have  since  filled.  In  1879  he  purchased 
the  old  Yeager  farm,  which  he  now  owns. 
On  this  he  erected  commodious  and  substan- 
tial buildings,  the  improvements  he  made  ag- 
gregating a  cost  of  $2,500.  Mr.  Spicher  is  a 
man  of  enterprise,  who  has  been  successful  in 
every  avenue  of  life  to  which  he  has  devoted 
himself.  He  has  been  prominent  as  a  stock 
raiser;  and  is  now  conducting  a  wholesale 
butchering  business,  which  has  been  attended 
with  marked  success. 

Mr.  Spicher  was  married  on  the  Dimm 
homestead,  in  1876,  to  Miss  Emma  Dimm. 
Their  children  are:  David  F. ;  Edna  P.; 
Charles;  Chester  A.;  Margie  A.;  and  Euth. 
Mr.  Spiher  has  held  the  office  of  tax  collector 
in  the  township.  In  polities,  he  is  a  Republi- 
can. He  is  a  consistent  member  of  the  Luth- 
eran church,  in  which  he  holds  the  office  of 
deacon. 


JOIIX  AVEBSTEPt,  Thompsontown,  Del- 
aware township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was 
bom  August  24,  1838,  at  Thompsontown.  He 
is  a  son  of  Charles  and  ^Nfarv  Webster.  His 
grandfather,  William  Webster,  was  a  veteran 


of  the  war  of  1812.  He  was  a  native  of  Ju- 
niata county,  and  followed  blacksmithing, 
having  been  one  of  the  first  blacksmiths  in 
Thompsontown.  Here  he  died  and  was  buried 
in  the  Thompsontown  cemetery.  In  politics, 
he  was  a  Whig.  He  married  a  Miss  Meredith, 
and  had  a  family  of  four  children:  Priscilla; 
William;  Charles;  and  one  daughter  whose 
name  is  not  known.  Charles  Webster,  son  of 
William  AVebster,  was  educated  in  Thompson- 
town,  and  learned  blacksmithing  Avith  his 
father,  which  occupation  he  followed  dining 
his  entire  life.  He  Avorked  at  first  in  a  shop 
which  he  OAvned,  in  ThompsontoAvn,  and  later 
removed  to  another  shop  in  DehiAvare  tOAvn- 

ship.    He  Avas  mai-ried  to  Miss  Mary , 

a  natiA^e  of  Dauphin  county,  Pa.  Their  chil- 
dren Avere:  Mary  (Mrs.  George  Kline),  of 
Harrisburg;  John,  of  ThompsontoAvn;  Kate 
(Mrs.  Henry  Speece),  deceased;  Daniel,  de- 
ceased; William,  of  Pattei-son,  Pa.;  Tillie 
(Mrs.  James  Graham);  Ellen  (Mrs.  Jacob 
Deitrick),  deceased;  Charles,  in  the  United 
States  army;  and  Walter,  deceased.  Charles 
Webster  was  a  man  highly  respected  in  the 
community.  In  politics,  he  Avas  a  Eepublican. 
He  died  in  the  year  1876.  His  Avidow  died 
in  ThompsontoAvn,  at  the  home  of  her  son 
John. 

John  Webster,  in  boyhood,  attended  the 
public  and  subscription  schools  in  Thompson- 
toAvn, and  at  a  later  period  AVorked  for  a  time 
on  the  farms  in  the  vicinity.  From  the  age  of 
fourteen  until  he  Avas  twenty-one  he  Avorked 
Avith  his  father  in  the  blacksmith  shop.  He 
then  Avorked  at  his  trade  in  the  township,  un- 
til he  enlisted  in  the  United  States  service.  In 
September,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Company  I, 
Fifty-third  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  Col. 
John  R.  Brooke  and  Captain  Dimm.  He  spent 
three  years  and  eight  months  in  the  seiwice, 
Avith  a  record  of  the  most  honorable  character. 
He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Yorktown, 
Fair  Oaks,  the  series  of  seven  days'  battles  on 
the  Peninsula,  South  Mountain,  Antietam 
and  Chancellorsville,  besides  many  minor  en- 
gagements. He  Avas  then  detailed  for  ser- 
vice as  a  blacksmith  Avith  the  teams  of 
the  division.  Mustered  out  at  Harrisburg, 
he  returned  home  and  commenced  work  at  his 
trade  in  ThompsontOAAm,  Avhere  he  has  been 
most  of  the  time  since.  Mr.  Webster  has  the 
rejuitation  of  being  one  of  the  most  expert 
Avorkmen  in  the  business  in  this  section  of  the 


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State.  He  was  mamed  at  Thompsontowu,  to 
Miss  Alice  Brandt,  born  in  Delaware  town- 
ship, and  a  danghter  of  Jolin  Brandt,  a  farmer 
of  that  township.  Their  children  are:  Her- 
bert Kline,  of  Harrisburg,  Pa.;  and  one  that 
died  in  infancy.  In  his  political  views,  Mr. 
Webster  is  a  Eepublican.  He  is  prominent  in 
both  the  U.  V.  L.  and  the  G.  A.  E.,  in  the 
former  of  which  he  is  the  colonel  commanding 
the  camp. 


IsTATHAXIEL  S.  HEXKELS,  retired, 
Thompsontown,  Jnniata  connty.  Pa.,  was 
born  October  8,  18-i4:,  in  Delaware  township, 
Jnniata  connty.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (Lantz)  Henkels.  His  father,  John 
Henkels,  of  German  descent,  was  born  in 
1817,  in  Danphin  connty,  Pa.,  where  he  fol- 
loAved  farming.  While  still  a  young  man  he 
removed  to  the  Jnniata  valley,  settling  in 
Delaware  township,  Jnniata  county,  where  he 
passed  the  remainder  of  his  days  as  a  farmer. 
He  married,  in  Dauphin  connty,  Elizabeth 
Miller,  a  native  of  that  county.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  Susan  (Mrs.  Henry  Weltmer),  of 
Kansas;  George,  of  Nebraska;  Mary  (Mrs. 
Israel  Seiders),  of  Harrisburg;  and  John,  who 
died  yoiang.  Mr.  Henkel's  wife  died  in  Dau- 
phin county,  and  he  married,  secondly,  in 
Delaware  township,  Elizabeth  Lantz,  born  in 
Lancaster  county,  and  a  daughter  of  John 
Lantz,  a  miller  and  farmer  of  Lancaster  coun- 
ty, who  had  removed  to  Juniata  connty.  Their 
children  were:  Daniel,  deceased;  Samuel,  of 
Missouri;  ISTathaniel  S. ;  Annie,  deceased;  Erie 
M. ;  Daniel,  deceased;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Austin 
Woods),  of  Corning,  'N.  Y. ;  Fenton,  of  Mif- 
flintown;  William,  deceased;  Elsie  (Mrs.  R. 
J.  Mickey);  and  one  who  died  in  infancy. 
Mr.  Henkels  was  an  exemplary  member  of 
the  Church  of  God,  taking  a  deep  interest  in 
all  church  matters.  In  his  political  views  he 
was,  in  early  life,  a  Whig,  and  subsequently 
a  Republican.  He  died  January  26,  1887, 
and  his  widow  on  March  1,  1897,  aged 
seventy-foiir.  at  the  residence  of  her  son,  Na- 
thaniel S.  ^ 

Nathaniel  S.  Henkels  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Thompsontown,  and  began  work  on 
the  farm  of  his  father,  with  whom  he  remain- 
ed until  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  war. 
Mr.  Henkel's  war  record  is  one  of  a  most  hon- 
orable and  glorious  character,  to  which  he  can 
point  with  justifiable  pride.     His  first  enlist- 


ment was  in  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-sixth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  Col- 
onel Elder,  and  Capt.  John  P.  Wharton. 
AYith  this  regiment  he  participated  with 
honor  in  the  bloody  battles  of  Antietam 
and  Fredericksburg.  In  the  latter  he  received 
a  severe  skiill  wound,  by  which  he  was  obliged 
to  remain  in  a  hospital,  at  various  points,  for 
four  months,  being  first,  for  two  weeks,  in  the 
field  hospital,  then  at  Douglas  Hospital,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  and  finally  two  months  in  the 
Chestnut  Hill  Hospital.  He  then  rejoined 
his  regiment,  and  at  the  expiration  of  nine 
months'  term  of  service,  was  mustered  ou.t  at 
Harrisburg,  in  May,  1863.  He  then  enlisted 
at  Harrisburg,  in  February,  1861,  in  Company 
C,  Twenty-first  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  Col. 
Oliver  B.  Knowles  and  Captain  Yondersmith. 
With  this  regiment  he  participated  in  the  bat- 
tles of  Cold  Harbor,  Petersbm-g,  the  Wilder- 
ness, the  Weldon  Railroad,  Poplar  Spring 
Church,  Boydton  Road,  Bellefield  and  several 
minor  engagements,  remaining  with  the  Army 
of  the  Potomac  till  the  close  of  the  war,  when 
he  was  mustered  out  and  returned  home.  Mr. 
Henkels  spent  some  time  in  West  Yirginia  as 
a  wood-cliopper.  Returning  to  the  place  of 
his  l)irtli,  lie  sjient  a  short  time  there  and  then 
went  to  Philadelphia,  where  five  years  were 
jiassed  as  a  weighmaster  for  a  coal  dealer  of 
that  city.  He  Avas  then  express  agent  in  the 
State  of  Missouri  for  eighteen  months,  when 
he  returned  to  Philadelphia,  where  he  was 
agnin  a  coal  weigh-master  for  one  year.  Re- 
turning home,  Mr.  Henkels  has  remained 
there  ever  since,  suffering  to  such  an  extent 
from  diseases  resulting  from  the  ex]30sures 
and  hardships  of  army  life,  that  ho  is  practi- 
cally disabled  from  ]iarticipation  in  the  active 
duties  of  life. 

Mr.  Henkels  has  held  the  office  of  assessor 
of  Delaware  tovmshi]i  for  t\A'o  years,  and  of 
auditor  of  Thompsontown  for  six  years.  He 
is  an  honored  member  of  Sincerity  Lodge,  iSTo. 
?.r)7,  G.  A.  R.,  of  Miffiintown;  and  has  been 
connected  with  the  K.  P.;  T.  O.  R.  M.;  and  P. 
O.  S.  A.  In  his  iwlitical  views  he  is  a  Republi- 
can. Mr.  Henkels  is  a  devout  and  consistent 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church, 
who  shows  a  deep  interest  as  a  teacher  in  the 
Snndav-school  work.     He  has  never  married. 


JA:^rES  a.  CAMEROX,  Tliom]-)sontown, 
Jnniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  September  11, 


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ISGS,  in  Tliomjisonto'^^Ti.  He  is  a  son  of  Xoali 
and  Eliza  (Wilt)  Cameron. 

Xo  name  is  more  illustrious  in  the  liistoiy 
of  Scotland  than  that  of  the  clan  of  Cameron. 
Many  of  the  name  have  sought  honor  in  the 
new  world,  and  have,  in  the  country  of  their 
adoj^tion  made  it  equally  conspicuous.  Xoah 
Cameron,  whose  ancestors  came  to  America 
at  an  early  period,  was  a  hunbennan  in 
Thompsoutown,  shipping  to  Baltimore,  Phil- 
adelphia and  Xew  York.  In  his  younger  days 
Mr.  Cameron  gave  some  attention  to  farming. 
He  married  in  Juniata  county  Miss  Eliza 
"Wilt.  Their  children  were:  Erasmus  B.,  a 
carpenter;  Sarah,  wife  of  H.  Z.  Sowers,  of 
Lewistown,  Pa.;  Agnes,  wife  of  Charles 
Roberts,  of  Steeltou,  Pa.;  Ledman  G.,  of 
Perry  county;  Ida  A.,  wife  of  WaiTen  S. 
"Ward,  of  Pennsylvania  Furnace,  Huntingdon 
county,  Pa.;  S.  W.;  and  James  A.,  of 
Thompsoutown;  Katie,  died  at  the  age  of 
twenty-three;  Willie  and  two  other  children, 
who  died  young.  In  politics  Mr.  Cameron 
was  a  Whig,  and  later  a  Republican.  Among 
positions  which  he  filled  was  that  of  constable 
of  Thompsoutown.  He  was  an  earnest  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which  he  was 
an  elder.  He  died  in  Thompsoutown  in  1880. 
His  widow  died  at  the  residence  of  her  son, 
James  A.,  in  1896. 

After  attending  the  schools  of  Thompson- 
town,  James  A.  Cameron  was  employed  as 
a  clerk  in  the  store  of  J.  P.  Wickersham,  re- 
maining three  and  a  half  years,  after  which 
he  learned  telegTaphy  and  was  for  two  years 
in  the  service  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
in  the  Thompsoutown  station.  In  1892  he 
purchased  an  interest  in  the  general  store  of 
J.  H.  Harman  &  Co.  He  subsequently  bought 
out  the  firm,  and  entered  into  a  partnei'ship 
with  S.  S.  Stroub.  The  new  firm  have  met 
with  abundant  success,  doing  an  extensive 
business  in  general  merchandise,  including 
transactions  in  coal  and  grain.  Mr.  Cameron 
is  a  member  of  Sincerity  Lodge,  Xo.  357,  I. 
O.  0.  F.,  of  Thompsoutown;  and  the  Blue 
Lodge  of  the  F.  and  A.  M.,  of  Xe-\vport.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican.  Mr.  Cameron  is 
a  progressive  and  practical  business  man,  who 
has  shown  himself  adapted  for  mercantile  af- 
fairs. He  is  univei-sally  regarded  as  a  liberal- 
minded  citizen  of  sound  judgment,  and  oc- 
cupies a  deservedly  high  standing  in  jtublic 
estimation. 


DR.  PETER  L.  GREEXLEAF,  deceased, 
who  was  an  accomplished  physician  and  sur- 
geon, of  Thompsoutown,  J^^niata  county,  Pa., 
was  born  March  25,  1830,  in  Salisibury  town- 
ship, Lancaster  county,  Pa.  He  was  a  son  of 
John  and  Anna  (Worrest)  Greenleaf. 

Jacob  Greenleaf,  gTandfather  of  Dr.  Green- 
leaf,  was  a  native  of  Switzerland,  and  came  to 
this  country  when  a  boy.  He  settled  in  Berks 
county,  and  followed  farming.  After  some 
yeaa-s,  he  removed  to  Lancaster  county.  He 
was  married  to  Frances  Bruner,  a  native  of 
Berks  county,  and  of  German  descent.  Their 
children  were :  Jacob ;  Martin ;  John ;  Fran- 
cis; Mary;  Barbara;  and  Elizabeth.  In  pol- 
itics he  was  a  Democrat.  In  his  church  rela- 
tions he  was  a  Presbyterian.  His  death  oc- 
curred in  Lancaster  county. 

John  Greenleaf,  son  of  Jacob  Greenleaf, 
and  father  of  Dr.  Peter  L.  Greenleaf,  fol- 
lowed farming  nearly  all  his  life.  He  re- 
moved from  Lancaster  county  to  Juniata  in 
the  year  1850,  and  settled  in  Delaware  town- 
ship, where  he  purchased  a  farm  which  he  cul- 
tivated for  six  years.  In  1856  he  removed 
to  Thompsoutown.  He  was  married  in  Lancas- 
ter county,  to  Anna  Woi'rest,  a  native  of  that 
county,  and  a  daughter  of  Peter  Worrest,  a 
farmer,  of  German  descent.  Their  children 
were:  Frances,  who  died  unmarried  in  1892; 
Anna  B.,  unmarried;  Dr.  Peter  L.,  and  one 
that  died  in  infancy.  John  Greenleaf  was  a 
life-long  Democrat.  The  family  attended  the 
ministrations  of  the  United  Presbyterian 
church.  He  was  a  man  highly  esteemed  in 
the  community,  a  good  citizen,  a  loving  hus- 
band and  father,  who  strictly  attended  to  his 
own  affairs,  and  was  no  office  seeker.  Both 
he  and  his  wife  died  in  Thompsoutown  in 
1874. 

Peter  Greenleaf,  after  attending  the  public 
schools  in  Lancaster  county,  was  clerk  in  a  store 
for  two  year's.  After  the  removal  of  the  fam- 
ily to  Juniata  county,  he  taught  school  for  one 
year  in  Thompsontown.  He  then  read  medi- 
cine with  Dr.  Cra'wford,  for  three  years,  be- 
ginning his  medical  stffdies  at  the  age  of 
twenty.  He  attended  the  medical  department 
of  the  University  of  Xew  York,  from  which 
institution  he  graduated  with  high  standing 
in  the  year  1854,  and  entered  into  partnership 
with  his  former  preceptor.  Dr.  Crawford. 
Tliree  years  later,  he  bought  out  Dr.  Crawford, 


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and  continued  tlie  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Thompsontown  until  his  death,  which  occur- 
red October  2,  1870.  Many  young  men  com- 
menced their  medical  career  under  the  wise 
and  careful  tuition  of  Dr.  Greenleaf,  one  of 
whom,  Dr.  Grubb,  he  subsequently  took  into 
partnership. 

Dr.  Greenleaf  was  a  man  well  known 
throughout  Juniata  and  adjoining  counties, 
and  was  highly  respected  and  esteemed.  As 
a  physician  he  was  an  able  and  conscientious 
practitioner,  who  had  the  unlimited  confidence 
of  his  many  patients.  As  a  citizen  Dr.  Green- 
leaf was  characterized  by  enterprise,  zeal  for 
the  public  welfare,  and  sound,  practical  judg- 
ment. He  ably  filled  the  jiosition  of  school 
director,  doing  much  for  the  advancement  of 
the  schools.  It  was  through  Dr.  Greenleaf's 
instrumentality  that  Thompsontown  was  made 
a  borough.  He  was  a  prominent  and  honored 
member  of  the  lodges  of  the  F.  and  A.  M.,  and 
of  the  I.  O.  0.  F.,  at  Thompsontown.  In  his 
political  views  he  was  a  strong  Democrat. 

The  Misses  Annie  B.  and  Frances  Green- 
leaf— ^tlie  latter  deceased — the  respected  sis- 
ters of  Dr.  Peter  L.  Greenleaf,  deceased,  were 
marked  with  the  same  excellent  qualities  of 
heart  and  mind  which  distinguished  their 
brother.  All  the  members  of  the  family  have 
been,  renowned  for  their  charity  and  their 
many  excellent  qualities.  The  sisters  erected 
in  Thompsontown,  at  an  expense  of  more  than 
$3,000,  one  of  the  most  complete  residences 
in  that  thriving  borough,  a  building  replete 
with  elegance  and  all  modern  conveniences, 
which  is  an  ornament  to  the  to^vn.  Miss  An- 
nie B.  Greenleaf  is  a  devout  and  consistent 
member  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church. 


JOJIN  THOMPSON,  Delaware  township, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  September  9, 
182-i,  in  the  township  in  which  he  now  resides. 
He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Jane  (Gilfilen) 
Thompson.  The  Thompson  family  are  of  the 
hiardy  and  industrious  Scotch-Irish  race.  The 
grandfather,  John  Thompson,  was  born  in 
the  north  of  Ireland.  Emigrating  to  America 
he  settled  at  the  Furnace,  in  Delaware  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  where  he  engaged  in 
farming,  fishing  and  hunting.  He  owned  a 
farm  of  more  than  two  hundred  acres,  the 
greater  part  of  which  he  cleared,  erecting  on 
the  place  a  commodious  log  house  and  making 
other  improvements.     He  was  married  three 


times,  and  was  the  father  of  a  number  of  chil- 
dren. He  died  on  the  property  in  Delaware 
township  on  which  he  had  lived,  and  is  in- 
tended in  the  Thonipsonto-\vn  graveyard.  John 
Thompson,  son  of  the  said  John  Thompson, 
was  born  on  the  farm  at  the  furnace.  He  ob- 
tained his  education  in  the  subscription 
schools,  after  which  he  followed  farming  and 
fishing,  being  also  employed  as  a  pilot  for  the 
arks  and  rafts  on  the  Juniata  river.  He  was 
prominently  connected  with  the  construction 
of  the  canal,  and  boarded  over  one  hundred 
Irish  laborers  who  were  employed  in  building 
it.  He  owned  two  boats,  which  he  built  him- 
self, and  which  he  used  to  convey  his  produce 
to  Harrisburg  and  other  points.  John  Thomp- 
son ei'ected  one  of  the  first  brick  houses  that 
was  seen  in  that  portion  of  the  State,  the  bricks 
for  its  construction  being  made  and  burnt  on 
his  own  farm.  Fie  was  an  industrious,  enter- 
prising citizen,  and  a  progTessive  man.  Mr. 
Thompson  first  married  a  Miss  Stewart ;  their 
children  are:  Jane,  married  Mr.  Claybaugh, 
both  are  deceased;  Mary  (Polly)  (Mrs. 
Michael  Benner);  and  Martha,  who  died  in 
early  life.  His  wife  having  died  at  the  home 
in  Delaware  township,  he  was  married,  sec- 
ondly, in  Perry  county,  to  Miss  Jane  Gil- 
filen, a  native  of  that  county,  and  a  daughter 
of  James  Gilfilen,  a  respected  farmer  of 
Scotch-Irish  descent.  Their  children  were: 
William;  James;  Eobert;  John;  Kebecca;  all 
of  whom  are  deceased;  and  John,  of  Delaware 
towusliip,  Juniata  county.  In  politics  Mr. 
ThonipHoii  was  a  strict  AVhig,  but  no  office- 
seeker.  He  was  a  consistent  member  of  the 
United  Presbyterian  church.  After  a  busy 
and  industrious  career  he  was  cut  off  in  the 
prime  of  life,  in  the  year  1829.  It  was  the 
good  fortune  of  John  Thompson  to  have  for 
his  wife  a  woman  of  more  than  ordinary  abil- 
ity and  enterprise,  who  was  a  valuable  help- 
meet while  he  lived,  and  a  devoted  mother 
in  caring  for  the  orphans  he  left  behind  him. 
She  was  a  woman  of  rare  business  skill,  and 
was  the  owner  of  a  boat  on  the  canal  named 
the  "Dove."  She  died  on  the  old  homestead 
farm. 

John  Thompson,  the  only  surviving  child, 
is  almost  entirely  a  self-educated  man,  having 
had  but  limited  school  facilities.  Fle  attended 
subscription  schools  for  a  short  time,  and  also 
spent  one  year  in  the  public  schools.  At  the 
aa-e  of  five  vears  he  lost  his  father,  from  which 


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time  lie  was  compelled  to  make  his  own  wav 
tlirougli  the  world.  At  the  age  of  seven  years 
he  was  obliged  to  earn  his  own  bread  and  bnt- 
ter  by  laboring  for  his  uncle,  at  a  compensa- 
tion of  fifty  cents  a  month  and  board.  A 
rather  dreary  outlook  for  future  life,  one 
would  sui:)pose.  Ihit  John  Thompson  pos- 
sessed that  combination  of  industry,  integrity 
and  perseverance  that  Avill  win  success  under 
the  most  adverse  circumstances,  and  he  even- 
tually won,  in  a  manner  most  creditable  to  his 
sterling  manhood.  At  the  age  of  eleven, 
young  Thom^ison  was  driving  on  the  canal  for 
his  mother,  and  from  that  time  until  her  de- 
mise he  never  ceased  to  assist  her  with  support 
and  cai'e.  At  the  age  of  twenty-four  he  left 
the  homestead,  making  his  residence  at  the 
old  still  house,  where  as  a  poor  man  he 
began  his  married  life.  He  farmed  his 
mother's  land  on  shares  until  her  death, 
and  then  jiurchased  a  portion  of  the  home- 
stead property,  which  he  has  cultivated 
ever  since.  In  1855,  he  erected  on  his 
property  a  fine  stone  dwelling  house,  costing 
more  than  four  thousand  dollars.  This  com- 
fortable and  commodious  residence  was  de- 
stroyed by  fire  in  1891,  which  entailed  on  the 
proprietor  a  heavy  loss,  iimning  into  thou- 
sands of  dollars,  in  consequence  of  the  de- 
struction of  clothing,  furniture,  thirty  beds, 
and,  most  serious  of  all,  valuable  papers  which 
never  can  lie  replaced.  The  following  year 
he  rebuilt  at  an  expense  approximating  $2,- 
000.  At  one  time  2Ir.  Thompson  was  en- 
gaged in  the  hotel  business,  having  conducted 
successfully  for  eleven  years  the  Thomj^son 
House  at  Mechanicsburg,  Cumberland  county, 
Pa.,  the  hotel  property  situated  near  the  rail- 
road station,  which  is  now  owned  by  the  Cum- 
berland 'N'alley  Railroad  Company.  Mr. 
Thompson  has  been  very  successful  as  a 
breeder  of  excellent  stock,  in  which  he  is  also 
an  extensive  dealer.  Mr.  Thompson  was  mar- 
ried in  1847,  to  Miss  Sarah  Rodgers,  born  in 
Walker  township,  and  a  daughter  of  Matthew 
Rodgers,  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Jennie  R.  (Mrs.  John  Milleisen), 
of  Quincy,  111.;  James  L.,  of  "Walker  town- 
ship; Johii,  a  merchant  in  Topeka,  Ivan.; 
Cerrilla;  Hulde  and  Lewis,  both  of  whom  died 
in  infancy;  and  Cloyd,  of  Colorado.  His  wife 
died  in  1893  on  the  homestead  from  the  effects 
of  spinal  disease.  All  the  members  of  'Mx. 
Thompson's  family  attend  the  Presbyterian 


church.     He  is  a  Reirablican,  but  is  not  an 
office-seeker. 


PHILIP  HARLEY,  Delaware  township, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born  January  6, 
1822,  in  Chester  county,  at  or  near  Kauffmans 
Mill.  He  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Mark- 
ley)  Harley.  The  Harley  family  came  from 
Germany,  settling  in  Chester  county,  Pa. 
Mr.  Harley's  grandfather,  Samuel  Harley,  was 
born,  it  is  tliought,  in  Montgomery  county, 
where  he  followed  farming,  and  kejjt  a 
store  and  a  tavern,  at  a  place  called  Harleys- 
A'ille.  He  married  Miss  Catherine  Sowers,  a 
native  of  Montgomery  county,  and  a  daughter 
of  Christopher  Sowers,  the  first  G-erman  prin- 
ter to  come  to  America.  He  conducted  an 
immense  printing  establishment  in  Philadei- 
pliia.  in  the  work  of  which  was  included  the 
[•ublication  of  the  edition  of  the  Bible  in  Ger- 
man. During  the  Revolutionary  war,  he  re- 
fused to  take  any  part  in  the  struggle,  which 
led  to  the  confiscation  of  his  jDroj^erty  and  the 
destruction  of  his  printing  establishment. 
Restitution  was  subsequently  made  to  his  chil- 
dren. Samuel  Llarley  had  these  children:  Dan- 
iel; Samuel;  John;  Josej^h;  Jacob;  Abraham; 
]*ilary;  Sarah;  Catharine;  and  Elizabeth.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Crerman  Baptist  church. 
In  politics  he  was  neutral.  Both  he  and  his 
wife  died  in  Montgomery  county. 

Jose])li  Harley,  a  son  of  Samuel  Harley, 
received  his  education  in  the  subscription 
scjiools,  and  could  speak  both  the  English  and 
German  languages.  His  occupation  was  that 
of  a  butcher  and  drover.  He  made  Montgom- 
ery county  his  home  for  the  greater  part  of  his 
life,  but  spent  a  few  3'ears  in  Chester  county, 
wl^ere  his  son  Philip  was  born.  He  married 
in  [Montgomery  county.  Miss  Sarah  Markley, 
a  native  of  that  county.  Their  children  were: 
Samuel;  Philip,  of  Delaware  township; 
^'ancy;  Edwin;  Deliorah  (Mrs.  "W.  Moyer); 
Sarah  (!Mrs.  Benjamin  Z.  Alderfer);  Jonas 
M.:  John  ^L;  Daniel,  residing  in  Miffiintown; 
and  Joseph,  who  died  in  the  United  States 
service  during  the  Civil  war.  The  death  of 
Joseph  Harley  occurred  in  Montgomery  coun- 
ty, December  22,  1837.  His  widow  was  mar- 
ried, secondly,  to  Joseph  Moyer,  of  ]\[ontgom- 
ery  county,  and  had  one  child.  Lydia  (Mrs. 
Jacob  Booz).  Both  ]\Ir.  and  ^frs.  Moyer  died 
at  Harleysville,  Montgomery  county.  Joseph 
llarlfv  was  a  man  of  sterling  integritv.  uni- 


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versally  rcsi^ected.  In  politics,  he  was  neutral. 
He  was  a  consistent  and  zealous  member  of 
the  German  Eeformed  church. 

Philip  Harley,  son  of  Joseph,  i-eceived  a 
subscription  school  education,  in  Montgomery 
county,  after  which  he  attended  a  boarding 
school  for  one  year.  At  the  age  of  fourteen 
he  began  to  learn  cabinet-making  with  an  un- 
cle, Mr.  Sell,  with  whom  he  continued  twenty- 
five  years  as  a  journeyman,  first  in  Montgom- 
ery county,  and  subsequently  in  Juniata,  to 
which  county  they  removed  in  1846.  Mr. 
Sell  located  at  McAlisterville,  at  which  place, 
with  the  assistance  of  Mr.  Harley,  he  opened 
a  factory.  Mr.  Harley  remained  in  his  un- 
cle's employ  most  of  the  time  imtil  1868. 
While  thus  employed  he  had  also  learned  the 
business  of  an  undertaker.  About  the  year 
1868,  he  spent  some  time  at  driving  in  various 
parts  of  Pennsylvania  and  in  Virginia.  In 
1868,  Mr.  Harley  removed  to  Delaware  town- 
ship, where  he  purchased,  for  five  thousand 
dollare,  a  farm  of  eighty-two  acres,  which  he 
has  greatly  improved.  He  has  given  consid- 
erable attention  to  stock-breeding,  and  was  an 
extensive  stock  dealer.  During  eleven  years 
he  engaged  largely  and  successfully  in  raising 
poultry,  which  was  disposed  of  principally  in 
the  Philadelphia  markets. 

Mr.  Harley  married  in  ^Montgomery  coun- 
ty, Dolinrah  Anderson,  a  native  of  the  county, 
and  a  d:i lighter  of  John  Anderson,  of  Scotch- 
Irisli  (Icsct'ut.  Their  children  are:  John  S., 
residing  on  the  homestead  farm,  married  Miss 
Clara  Cox,  has  three  children,  one  of  whom, 
Ernest,  died  October  31,  1895;  Sarah  (Mrs. 
John  Musser),  of  Fayette  township,  Juniata 
county;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  ^Y.  Branthoffer),  of 
Dclawai-e  township;  AVilliam  E.,  a  carpet 
manufacturer  of  Mifilintown;  Mary,  a  gradu- 
ate of  the  Millersville  State  Xormal  School, 
taught  school  in  Juniata  county,  and  is  now 
the  jDrincipal  of  the  schools  at  Helena,  Mont. ; 
B.  Franklin,  a  merchant  of  Freeburg,  Sny- 
der county;  and  Amanda,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  twenty-two.  The  mother  of  these 
children  died  in  1881,  after  suffering  for  seven 
years  Avith  cancer  on  the  breast.  She  was  a 
faithful  wife  and  a  devoted  mother,  and,  as 
a  woman,  was  universally  respected  and  be- 
loved. Mr.  Harley  is  a  man  distinguished  for 
integrity,  benevolence  and  kindness.  He  has 
the  confidence  and  esteem  of  all  as  an  upright 
man  and  a  good  citizen.     In  the  social  rela- 


tions he  has  shown  himself  a  model  husband 
and  father,  as  was  evinced  by  the  liberal  man- 
ner in  which  he  provided  for  the  education 
of  his  children.  He  filled  acceptably  for  three 
years  the  oftice  of  jury  commissioner  of  Ju- 
niata county.  He  has  also  held  in  the  town- 
sliip  the  position  of  school  director  for  twelve 
years,  being  for  a  considerable  portion  of  that 
time  secretary  of  the  board.  He  has  been  the 
tax  collector  in  both  Delaware  and  Fayette 
townships,  and  is  treasurer  of  the  school,  poor 
and  sj)ecial  need  funds.  He  has  also  been  a 
prominent  candidate  for  the  place  of  county 
commissioner,  but  was  not  successful  at  the 
primaries.  Mr.  Harley  was  born  a  Whig  and 
is  now  a  staunch  Eepublican.  He  is  a  con- 
sistent member  of  the  German  Baptist  church, 
in  which  he  has  also  been  conspicuous  in  Sun- 
day-school work. 

John  S.  Harley,  the  eldest  child  of  Philip 
Harley,  was  born  in  Fayette  township,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  January  20,  1848.  He  at- 
tended the  public  schools,  followed  by  several 
terms  at  the  excellent  M!cAlisterville  Acad- 
emy. He  assisted  his  father  for  some  time  on 
the  farm,  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen  he 
taught  his  first  school,  the  "Red  Bank"  school 
of  Fayette  township.  He  continued  teaching 
for  eight  winter  terms,  in  the  townships  of 
Fayette,  Monroe  and  Delaware,  assisting  on 
the  farm  during  the  summer.  In  1868,  he 
removed  vdth  his  father's  family  to  the  present 
home  in  Delaware  township.  For  two  years 
he  was  employed  as  a  clerk  with  Mr.  Beaver, 
of  McAlisterville.  In  1877,  going  west,  he 
first  spent  a  year  in  Kansas  as  a  fami  laborer, 
and  then  went  to  Montana.  After  being  in 
this  State  for  some  time,  he,  in  connection 
with  his  uncle,  Harry  Fulton,  bought  a  ranch, 
which  he  conducted  for  one  year.  Selling  out 
his  interest,  he  returned  to  Juniata  county,  in 
1880,  where  he  has  remained  ever  since,  tak- 
ing charge  of  the  homestead  fami  in  the  year 
1885.  in  addition  to  farming,  he  has  also 
carried  on  poultry  business  extensively  and 
successfully.  In  1881,  Mr.  Harley  was  mar- 
ried in  Fermanagh  township,  to  Miss  Clara 
Cox,  born  in  Greenwood  townshi]^,  Juniata 
county,  and  a  daughter  of  John  Cox,  a  farmer, 
of  English  descent,  residing  in  the  last  men- 
tioned township.  Their  children  are:  James 
Blaine;  LeEoy;  and  Ernest,  who  died  young. 
John  S.  Harley  is  a  man  of  bright  mind,  sound 
judgment  ancl  great  force  of  chai-acter,  who 


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commands  tlie  respect  of  all  who  know  liini. 
As  a  tea'cher  be  was  eminently  successful, 
many  of  the  iDujiils  who  began  their  education- 
al work  under  his  tuition  holding  prominent 
and  responsible  positions.  His  patriotism  was 
shown,  when,  near  the  close  of  the  Civil  Avar, 
his  father  was  drafted  for  military  service. 
John  S.,  who  was  then  but  sixteen  years  of 
age,  Avas  anxious  to  take  his  place,  but  could 
not  be  accepted  on  account  of  his  youth. 
With  a  Avell-informed  mind,  keeping  abreast 
of  the  topics  of  the  day  by  close  reading,  John 
S.  Ilarlcy  takes  a  deep  interest  in  public  af- 
fairs, lie  has  filled  the  offices  of  assessor, 
judge  and  clerk  of  elections,  and  township 
auditor,  the  latter  office  for  a  period  of  sixteen 
years,  having  first  been  elected  in  1880.  In 
political  Adews,  he  is  a  staunch  Kepubliean. 
He  is  a  consistent  member  of  the  German  Bap- 
tist church. 


JOSEPH  G.  LOXG,  East  Salem,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  Friday,  January  15, 
1819,  in  GreeuAvood  tOAvnship,  Periy  county. 
He  is  a  son  of  Christian  and  Nancy  (Gable) 
Long.  The  original  German  spelling  of  the 
name  Avas  Lang.  The  great-grandfather  of 
Joseph  G.  Long  came  from  Baden,  Germany, 
to  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  at  a  very  early 
period  in  the  history  of  the  colony.  David 
Long,  grandfather  of  Joseph  G.,  born  in  Lan- 
caster county,  was  a  farmer  by  occupation, 
and  removed  to  Perry  county  in  1814,  settling 
in  Pfoutz  valley,  Avhere  he  purchased  a  large 
tract  of  land,  on  Avhich  he  passed  the  remain- 
der of  his  days.  At  his  death  the  land  Avas  di- 
A'ided  among  his  children.  He  Avas  married  in 
Lancaster  county  to  Miss  Catharine  Hershey, 
a  native  of  the  county.  To  this  union  Avere 
born  eight  children:  Christian  ;  Abraham; 
DaA'id;  John;  Benjamin;  Catharine  (Mrs. 
John  Ulsh);  Elizabeth  (Mi^.  Henry  Kauff- 
man);  and  Xancy  (Mrs.  Simon  Harter).  Li 
his  early  life  Mr.  Long  Avas  a  Whig.  He  Avas 
a  member  of  the  Mennonite  church,  and  after- 
Avards  became  a  member  of  the  United  Bx'eth- 
ren  church,  in  Avhich  body  he  Avas  an  elder  and 
minister.  A  man  of  prominence  in  the  com- 
munity, he  was  universally  respected.  Both 
he  and  his  Avife  died  on  their  farm  in  Pfoutz 
valley. 

Christian  Long,  eldest  cliihl  of  David  Long, 
had  only  a  German  education,  Avhich  he  re- 
ceived in  Lancaster  count  v,  Avhere  he  remained 


until  he  removed  Avith  his  parents  to  Perry 
county.  OAvning  tAvo  hundred  and  thirty 
acres  of  land,  he  made  farming  his  life  occu- 
l)ation.  He  Avas  married  in  Lancaster  county, 
to  a  natiA^e  of  that  county,  of  German  descent. 
To  this  union  Avere  born  fourteen  children: 
Abraham,  deceased;  Henry,  deceased;  Chris- 
tian, deceased;  DaA^d,  residing  in  Michigan; 
John,  deceased ;  Joseph  G.,  of  Delaware  toAvn- 
ship;  Benjamin,  deceased;  Isaac,  residing  in 
Michigan;  Daniel,  of  Pfoutz  valley,  Perry 
county;  Jonas,  deceased;  Samuel,  deceased; 
Emanuel,  residing  in  Perry  county;  William, 
residing  in  Pfoutz  valley.  Perry  county;  and 
Hannah,  AvidoAV  of  Charles  Grubb,  of  Perry 
county.  In  politics  Mr.  Long  Avas  a  Whig. 
In  the  United  Brethren  church,  of  Avhich  he 
Avas  a  consistent  and  zealous  member,  he  held 
the  office  of  elder.  Highly  respected  by  all 
Avho  kncAV  him,  Mr.  Long  died  in  Liverpool 
township,  Perry  county,  in  1856. 

Joseph  G.  Long,  son  of  Christian  Long,  at- 
tended none  but  the  subscription  school  of  Liv- 
erpool toAvnship,  Perry  county,  in  the  old  log 
school  house  furnished  with  slab  seats  and  Avith 
plank  Avri ting  desks  extending  the  length  of  the 
house.  He  remained  on  thefarmwithhisfather 
until  he  Avas  tAventy-one  yeai-s  of  age,  Avhen, 
after  boating  on  the  canal  for  a  time,  he  began 
burning  lime  in  Liverjwol  tOAvnship,  Perry 
county,  Avhich  he  continued  for  sixteen  years, 
OAvning  three  kilns  in  the  toAvnship.  He  then 
remoA'ed  to  near  Shippensburg,  Cumberland 
county.  Pa.,  AA'here  he  spent  one  year  in  farm- 
ing, after  Avhich  he  removed  to  Juniata  coun- 
ty, settling  in  Fayette  toAvnship,  Avhere  he  re- 
mained for  tAventy-four  years,  cultivating  a 
farm  of  fifty  acres  Avhich  he  had  purchased. 
In  18SS  he  removed  to  DelaAvare  toAvnship, 
Avhere  he  now  resides,  cultivating  ninety  acres 
of  land,  the  greater  part  of  Avhich  is  devoted 
to  apples,  peaches  and  other  species  of  choice 
frviits. 

Joseph  G.  Long  Avas  married  at  Liverpool, 
Perry  county,  in"  1815,  to  Miss  Mary  A. 
Kauifman,  a"  native  of  GreeuAVOod  tOAvnship, 
PeiTy  county,  and  a  daughter  of  Henrs^  Kauff- 
man,  a  famier  of  that  tOAvnsliip.  To  this 
union  seven  children  Avere  bom:  Isaac,  re- 
siding in  the  Avest;  Susannah,  unmarried; 
Herman,  residing  in  the  State  of  Missouri; 
Lizzie,  who  is  the  Avife  of  Frank  McCall,  of 
IMissouri;  ISTora,  unmarried;  Joseph,  a  fruit 
groAver  of  Juniata  county;   and  Thaddeus,  de- 


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ceased.  His  wife  having  died,  lais  second  mar- 
riage toolv  place  in  Fayette  townshiji,  Juniata 
county,  January,  1874,  with  Miss  Eose  Isen- 
berg,  born  in  Huntingdon  county,  and  a 
daiTgbter  of  David  and  Agnes  (Mooney)  Isen- 
berg.  To  this  marriage  one  child  was  bom, 
David  I.,  residing  on  the  homestead. 

Mr.  Long  has  filled  various  offices.  He  was 
for  one  term  a  school  director  of  Fayette  town- 
ship, Juniata  county;  for  two  years  he  was 
a  justice  of  the  peace  in  Liverpool  township. 
Perry  county,  and  in  1891  he  was  elected  to 
the  same  ofiice  in  Delaware  township,  Juniata 
county,  which  he  filled  for  a  term  of  five 
yeare,  his  judgments  always  giving  satisfac- 
tion to  the  community,  and  never  being  re- 
versed by  the  higher  courts.  AVhile  holding 
this  ofiice  he  united  several  couples  in  the 
bonds  of  matrimony.  In  politics  Mr.  Long 
is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  consistent  member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  was 
also  for  many  years  identified  with  the  Sun- 
day-school work.  He  has  been  a  member  of 
the  I.  O.  0.  F. 


ROBERT  W.  HUMPHREY,  deceased, 
formerly  of  Maze,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was 
born  in  Chester  county.  Pa.,  October  15,  1841, 
son  of  Jacob  E.  and  Lucilla  V.  (Doughton) 
Humphrey.  Jacob  E.  Humphrey,  who  was 
a  descendant  of  a  Scotch-Irish  family,  was 
born  in  Chester  county  in  1807.  He  was  a 
farmer,  and  lived  for  many  years  upon  a  farm 
which  he  o-\vned  in  Delaware  township,  Ju- 
niata county,  but  finally  returned  to  Chester 
county,  where  he  died  in  1S81.  His  first  wife, 
Mrs.  Lucilla  V.  Humphrey,  was  also  a  native 
of  Chester  county;  their  children  are:  John, 
deceased;  Lucilla  (Mrs.  E.  C.  Lewis),  of 
Montgomery  county.  Pa.;  Mary,  widow  of 
Hugh  Harlan ;  Robert  "W. ;  Joseph,  was  killed 
in  battle  during  the  war  of  the  Rebellion ;  and 
Annie.  Mrs.  Humphrey  died  in  Juniata  coun- 
ty, February  18,  1857.  Mr.  Humphrey  mar- 
ried as  his  second  wife  Hannah  Stutz;  they 
had  one  son,  Warren  IST.,  of  Fermanagh  town- 
ship, Juniata  county.  Jacob  E.  Humphrey 
was  a  Democrat. 

Robert  W.  Hi:mphrey  attended  school  in 
Delaware  township,  as  his  pare?ats  had  re- 
moved to  Juniata  county  during  his  boyhood. 
After  his  education  was  finished,  he  learned 
stone-cutting,  and  worked  at  that  trade  for 
several  years,  after  which  he  turned  his  atten- 


tion to  agricultural  pursuits.  He  bought  a 
farm  of  165  acres  in  Delaware  township  and 
cultivated  it  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  In- 
cluding woodlands,  his  property  consisted  of 
320  acres.  He  made  many  improvements  on 
the  farm,  and  conducted  a  saw-mill,  where  he 
manufactured  lumber  for  sale  throughout  the 
county.  In  connection  with  his  farming 
operations,  Mr.  Humphrey  was  interested  in 
stock  raising;  he  was  a  good  judge  of  stock, 
especially  of  horses,  of  which  he  owned  some 
very  fine  breeds.  Mr.  Humphrey,  when  not 
yet  quite  twenty  years  of  age,  enlisted 
in  Chester  county,  August  30,  18G1,  in 
the  Ninety-seventh  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
Company  B,  Colonel  Guss  and  Capt.  W.  B. 
McCoy.  He  was  in  many  of  the  most  cele- 
brated battles,  among  which  were:  James 
Island,  July  16,  1863;  the  siege  of  Fort 
Wagner,  Moores  Island,  in  July,  1863; 
Swifts  Creek,  May  9,  1864;  Cold  Harbor, 
June  7  and  12,  1864;  James  River;  Peters- 
burg, June  16  and  Jime  30,  1864;  Deep  Bot- 
tom, August  15,  1864;  and  Bermuda  Hun- 
dred, August  25,  1864,  where  he  received  a 
gunshot  wound  in  the  left  foot.  After  this 
Mr.  Humphrey  was  detailed  for  duty  in  the 
commissary  department,  until  he  received  his 
honorable  discharge,  August  30,  1864.  He 
was  a  brave  and  faithful  soldier;  he  after- 
Avards  became  a  member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  Mr. 
Humphrey  belonged  also  to  the  F.  and  A.  M., 
the  I.  O.  6.  F.,  and  the  K.  P.  He  was  a  Dem- 
ocrat, and  took  an  active  part  in  politics;  was 
interested  in  the  affairs  of  the  country  at  large, 
as  well  as  those  of  his  own  neighborhood.  He 
served  the  township  as  school  director.  He 
was  a  good  citizen,  and  universally  esteemed 
for  his  many  excellent  qualities. 

Robert  W.  Humphrey  was  first  married  in 
PhiladeliJiia,  in  1867,  to  Grace  A.,  daughter 
of  Hanson  Thornberry,  of  Chester  county,  her 
native  place.  They  had  one  child,  E.  Viola 
HumjDhrey;  she  was  bom  in  Delaware  town- 
ship, and  educated  partly  there,  and  partly 
at  the  high  school  in  Thompsontown,  Pa.  She 
was  manned,  in  ISTovember,  1896,  to  Victor 
A.  Harris,  a  native  of  Snyder  county.  Pa.,  and 
now  a  merchant  at  Maze,  Juniata  county.  His 
father  is  Jacob  Harris,  a  i^rominent  farmer  of 
Monroe  township.  Mrs.  Grace  A.  Humphrey 
died  December  2,  1876,  and  is  buried  at  Mar- 
shallton,  Chester  county.  Pa.  Mr.  Humphrey 
was    again    married,    in    Miffiintown,    Juni- 


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ata  county,  in  1880,  to  Annie  E.,  daugh- 
ter of  Xewton  H.  and  Sarah  (Smith)  Wieker- 
sham,  a  native  of  East  Marlborough  township, 
Chester  county.  Mr.  Wickersham  was  a  well- 
known  farmer  of  Chester  county;  he  and  his 
wife  now  reside  at  Patterson,  Juniata  county, 
aged  respectively  seventy-eight  and  seventy- 
three  yeare.  Their  children  are:  Judge  J. 
P.  Wickersham,  of  Milllintown;  D.  W.  AVick- 
ersham,  of  Tucson,  Ariz.;  Annie  E.  (Mrs. 
Humphrey);  and  Mary  T.  (Mrs.  J.  W.  Hobb), 
of  Patterson,  Pa.  Of  the  second  marriage  of 
Mr.  Humphrey  there  was  one  child,  Jennie 
"W.,  who  died  young.  He  died  on  the  farm, 
December  12,  1892,  and  is  interred  at  Mar- 
shallton,  Chester  county. 


JOXATHAX  KISER,  Delaware  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  Pa.,  was  born  June  8, 
1836,  in  Delaware  township,  at  Evans  Mills. 
He  is  a  son  of  Jonathan  and  Catharine  S. 
(Aurand)  Kiser.  Peter  Kiser,  grandfather  of 
Jonathan  Kiser  (formerly  Keiser),  was  born 
in  Germany.  He  emigrated  to  this  country 
and  settled  in  Union  county,  Pa.,  where  he 
engaged  in  milling.  He  married,  and  was  the 
father  of  four  children,  one  of  whom  was 
Jonathan.  In  his  political  views  he  was  a 
Whig.  He  died  in  Turbett  township,  Juniata 
county.  Jonathan  Kiser  w^as  born  in  Union 
county.  He  received  a  German  and  English 
education,  and  was,  by  occupation,  a  miller. 
He  was  also  engaged  in  fanning  for  the  six 
years  preceding  his  death.  He  was  employed 
in  Walker,  Turbett  and  Delaware  townships, 
having  been  for  five  years  the  miller  at  Evans 
Mills  in  Delaware  township.  He  man'ied 
Catharine  S.  Aurand,  born  in  Snyder  county. 
Their  children  were:  Eli,  of  Altoona;  Han- 
nah (Mi-s.  Thomas  Quay) ;  Edward,  of  DeLa- 
ware  tcw\aiship;  Lydia  (Mrs.  Samuel  Hack), 
of  Mexico,  Juniata  county;  John,  deceased; 
Mary  A.  QFrs.  James  Rickenbaugh),  of  Al- 
toona; Jonathan,  of  Delaware  township; 
Catharine  (Mrs.  Robert  Woodward),  de- 
ceased; and  two  who  died  in  infancy.  Air. 
Kiser  was  a  man  highly  respected  by  all  who 
knew  him.  In  polities,  he  was  a  life-long 
"Whig.  He  was  a  consistent  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church.  His  wife  died  in  Delaware 
township,  Alarch  23,  1873,  aged  seventy 
years,  seven  months  and  ten  days.  His  own 
death  occui-red  in  Turliett  township. 

Jonathan  Kiser  attended  the  public  schools 


of  AValker  township  during  the  Avinter  months 
until  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age,  when  he 
started  out  to  make  his  OAvn  lining.  He  was 
employed  for  one  year  on  the  railroad,  driving 
a  cart  for  the  meager  compensation  of  seven 
dollars  per  month,  and  then  for  two  years  on 
the  Pennsylvania  canal,  after  which  he  was  a 
driver  on  the  tow-path  of  the  canal,  which  was 
followed  by  five  years  of  farm  labor  in  Walker 
township.  Mr.  Kiser  then  began  to  farm  for 
himself,  renting  the  Hamilton  farm  in  Walker 
township,  on  which  he  remained  six  years. 
He  then  farmed  for  one  year  at  Van  Wert, 
when,  crossing  the  river,  he  spent  two  years 
in  the  Tuscarora  valley,  after  which  he  re- 
turned to  Walker  to\Aniship,  where  he  re- 
mained for  one  year,  which  was  followed  by 
eight  yeai-s  on  the  Lukens  farm  of  Delaware 
township.  In  1874,  he  purchased  the  farm 
on  which  he  now  resides,  which  he  has  greatly 
improved,  in  many  ways,  especially  by  the 
erection  of  substantial  and  commodious  build- 
ings. Mr.  Kiser  was  first  married  December 
28,  1859,  in  Walker  township,  to  Miss  Cath- 
arine Patterson,  a  native  of  Juniata  county, 
and  a  daughter  of  William  Patterson.  Their 
children  Avere:  Geoi'ge,  a  fireman  on  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad;  Mary  (Mrs.  Samuel 
Spicher),  deceased;  and  Catharine.  His  Avife 
Avas  born  June  4,  1811,  and  died  January  25, 
1865.  He  w^as  married  secondly  on  February 
23,  1866,  to  Miss  Jane  Smith,  daughter  of  Da- 
vid Smith,  Sr.,  born  in  Fayette  tOAvnship,  Ju- 
niata county.  Their  children  Avere:  Luther, 
H  school  teacher;  Hulda  (Mrs.  J.  Holmes 
Book),  of  Walker  township;  Bertha  (Mrs.  Si- 
mon P.  Cameron),  of  ThompsontoAvn;  David 
S.,  AA^ho  resides  on  the  homestead;  Rosa;  and 
Vertie  C.  Mr.  Kiser's  second  Avife  died  April 
12,  1887.  He  AA^as  married,  thirdly,  Septem- 
ber 23,  1889,  to  Mary  E.  Kearns,  Avidow  of 
Thomas  G.  Kearns,  and  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Susan  (Bastress)  Pytton.  They  have  one 
child.  Bertha,  a  student  of  the  State  N^ormal 
School  at  MillersA'ille,  Lancaster  county.  Pa. 
]Mr.  Kiser  has  a  most  honorable  war  record. 
In  1862,  he  enlisted  at  Harrisburg  in  Com- 
pany K,  One  Hundred  and  Fifth  Pennsylva- 
nia Volunteers,  Capt.  James  Miller,  and  Col. 
CaWin  A.  Craig.  With  the  regiment,  he 
passed  through  the  battles  of  the  Wilderness, 
Poe  River,  SpottsylA^ania,  Bottom  Ridge, 
Xorth  xVnna,  and  Cold  Harbor.  In  the  last 
mentioned  engagement  he  Avas  Avounded  by  a 


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ball  passing  througli  his  left  forearm,  and  was 
compelled  in  consequence  to  spend  four 
months  in  the  hospital.  Honorably  discharged 
in  1865,  he  returned  home  with  an  established 
record  as  a  good  and  brave  soldier.  Mr.  Kiser 
has  ably  served  his  district  for  eighteen  years 
as  a  school  director,  during  five  of  which  he 
was  president  of  the  board,  and  its  treasurer 
for  the  remainder  of  the  time.  He  has  also 
been  the  township  assessor  for  two  terms,  and 
the  tax  collector  for  two  years.  He  is  presi- 
dent of  the  Farmers'  Mutual  Fire  Insurance 
Company  of  Juniata  county,  a  position  to 
which  he  was  elected  in  1895.  In  his  political 
views,  he  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  consistent 
and  devout  member  of  the  Lutheran  church, 
in  which  he  has  been  an  elder  for  the  past 
twenty-five  years.  He  has  for  many  years 
been  prominently  identified  with  the  Sunday- 
school  work  as  a  teacher  and  superintendent. 

David  S.  Kiser,  son  of  Jonathan  Kiser,  was 
born  September  12,  1869,  in  Delaware  town- 
ship, Juniata  county.  He  attended  the  public 
scliools  of  the  township,  and  has  since  fol- 
lowed farming  on  the  homestead.  He  is  a 
prominent  and  active  member  of  Lodge  J^o. 
357,  I.  0.  O.  F.,  of  Thompsontown,  having 
been  selected  as  their  representative  to  the 
meeting  of  the  Grand  Lodge  in  Williamsport, 
Pa.  He  was  honored  by  being  selected  as 
a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Inspection 
of  the  exhibition  at  Chicago. 

Thomas  Patton,  father  of  Mrs.  Kiser,  was 
born  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa.  He  Avas  a  wa- 
gon-maker in  Thompsontown,  where  he  passed 
his  entire  life,  highly  resepcted  by  all  in  the 
connnunity  for  his  integrity  and  many  good 
qualities.  He  married  in  Thompsontown,  Su- 
san Bastress,  born  in  Montgomery  county.  Pa. 
Their  children  were:  John,  deceased;  Mary 
E.  (Mrs.  Jonathan  Kiser) ;  Alice  (Mrs.  H.  T). 
Sowers),  deceased;  Annie;  Emma  (Mrs.  Wil- 
lis Kearns);  William,  of  Mifflin  county;  and 
Samuel.  Mr.  Patton  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil 
war,  being  in  the  service  six  months,  during 
which  time  he  saw  great  hardshiijs,  including 
many  severe  marches.  He  was  a  Democrat 
in  early  life,  but  at  a  later  period  voted  the 
Republican  ticket.  He  was  a  consistent  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church,  prominent  in 
Sunday-school  efforts  and  in  all  good  works. 
He  took  great  pleasure  in  home  life  and  the 
social  circle.  He  was  always  deejDly  inter- 
ested in  making  his  home,  on  which  he  spent 


more  than  $5,000,  replete  with  comfort  and 
elegance.  He  died  April  14,  1896,  and  his 
vdie  January  6,  1895. 


ROBERT  M.  THOMPSOX,  deceased,  was 
born  in  Delaware  township,  February  14, 
1822,  son  of  John  and  Jane  Thompson,  of 
Thompsontown,  Juniata  county.  Robert 
Thompson  was  engaged  in  farming  in  Dela- 
ware township,  where  he  died  December  24, 
1879.  He  man-ied  his  first  wife,  Amelia 
North,  December  20,  1853.  Their  children 
were:  Clara  Jane;  Mary  Agnes;  Ida  Bell; 
Amelia  Xorth;  and  Calvin  Xorth;  all  de- 
ceased; and  Dallas  Clinton,  of  Dennison, 
Jackson  county,  Kan.  Mr.  Thompson  was 
married,  secondly,  in  ISTew  Bloomfield,,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  on  September  11,  1860,  to  Sarah 
E.  Toomey,  who  was  born  in  Juniata  town- 
ship. Perry  county.  She  is  a  daughter  of 
Henry  Toomey,  a  farmer  of  Scotch-Irish  de- 
scent, Avho  was  a  native  of  York  county,  Pa. 
Their  children  are:  Ida  M.  (Mrs.  E.  E.  Mc- 
Cauley),  of  Harrisburg,  Pa. ;  Rettie  M.  (Mrs. 
R.  W.  Grubb),  of  Perry  valley,  Perry  county; 
Annie  L. ;  Robert  M.,  of  Perry  county;  Xora 
E.,  deceased;  Harry  T.,  of  Thomj^sontown ; 
Domer,  of  Harrisburg;  and  Lottie  A.,  of 
Thompsontown.  Mr.  Thompson  was  a  Re- 
publican, politically.  He  was  a  consistent 
member  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church, 
and  was  highly  esteemed  and  respected  in  the 
community  in  which  he  lived. 


JACOB  SCHLEGEL,  of  East  Salem,  Del- 
aware township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born 
in  Adams  county.  Pa.,  January  26,  1821.  He 
is  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Spitler) 
Schlegel.  Jacob  Schlegel  is  of  German  de- 
scent. His  father,  Jacob  Schlegel,  was  a  far- 
mer of  Adams  county.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Spitler,  and  had  children:  Catharine 
(Mrs.  Peter  Gemberling),  deceased;  and  Ja- 
cob. Jacob  Schlegel  was  killed  in  1823.  His 
widow  married  Jacob  Gemberling,  and  had 
three  children:  Mathias;  David;  and  a  child 
who  died  in  infancy. 

Jacob  Schlegel  attended  the  subscription 
schools  of  Union  county,  and  then  the  public 
school  of  Delaware  Hill,  Juniata  county.  He 
has  been  engaged  in  farming  all  his  life.  In 
1844,  he  was  married  at  Mifflintown,  Juniata 
county,  to  Mary  A.  Winegardner,  daughter  of 
Mathias  Winegardner.     Their  children  are: 


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Catharine  (Mrs.  ISTathan  Van  Horn),  deceased; 
Jacob;  Mary,  deceased;  Amanda  (Mi's.  Jacob 
Brubaker);  (Jeoree:  Jolm;  Sarali  (Mrs.  Jo- 
seph Long);  .Miltnii;  and  AVilliam.  Jacob 
Schlegel  is  a  uienibcr  ni  the  Lntheran  church, 
of  which  he  was  an  ehkn-  live  years.  In  poli- 
tics, he  is  a  Republican. 

William  Schlegel,  stm  of  Jacob  Schlegel, 
was  born  March  31,  1869.  lie  learned  the 
trade  of  tinner,  which  occu]>ation  he  follows 
in  addition  to  cultivating  the  homestead 
farm.  In  1M»1,  he  married  Anna  ILoutz,  of 
Fayette  township,  -hniiata  county. 


A.  BRADFORD  FVAXS,  farmer,  Dela- 
ware township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  was  born 
in  Delaware  township,  August  1-1,  1857.  He 
is  a  son  of  S.  Owen  and  Anu'lia  (Kramer) 
Evans.  The  Fvans  family  came  to  this  coun- 
try abdiit  1  •;.■)(»,  when  five  or  six  brothei-s  of 
that  n;ime  left  Wales,  their  native  land,  for 
America.  Arriving  here  they  located  at 
Trappe,  Montgomery  county.  Pa.,  where  they 
engaged  in  farming.  George  Evans,  the 
great-grandfather  of  A.  B.  Evans,  was  born 
in  Montgomery  county.  One  of  his  five  chil- 
dren, Louis,  grandfather  of  A.  B.  Evans,  was 
born  at  Trappe.  He  married  ]Miss  Gwlehause, 
and  had  six  children:  Julia;  S.  Owen;  Lydia; 
Mary;  Amelia;  and  Harriet.  S.  Owen  Evans, 
father  of  A.  B.  Evans,  was  born  in  Delaware 
townslii])  ill  1807.  lie  inirried  Amelia  Kra- 
mer, and  had  three  children:  George;  Louis, 
deceased ;  and  A.  Bradford. 

A.  Bradford  Evans  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  native  township,  in  the  sub- 
scription schools  of  Thompsontown,  and  in  the 
Airy  View  Academy  at  Port  Royal,  Juniata 
county.  After  leaving  school  Mr.  Evans 
studied  telegraphy  for  one  year,  and  then  for 
two  years  read  law,  after  which  he  Avent  to 
Denver,  Colo.,  Avhere  he  remained  seven  years. 
At  the  death  of  his  father,  in  1887,  he  re- 
turned to  and  has  since  residcil  in  Delaware 
township.  In  politics,  !Mr.  l^x'ans  is  a  Re- 
pulJican. 


from  Ireland  to  America,  and  settled  in  Lan- 
caster county.  Pa.,  from  Avhich  place  he  re- 
moved to  Juniata  county  in  1765.  He  was 
twice  married,  William  Thomson,  grand- 
father of  T.  S.  Thomjison,  being  one  of  the 
children  of  his  first  wife,  Miss  Greenlee. 
AVilliam  Thomson  was  bom  in  Lancaster  coun- 
ty. He  married  Jane  Mitchel,  and  had  nine 
children,  one  of  whom  was  William,  father 
of  Theodore  S.  Thompson.  William  Thom- 
son was  born  in  Thompsontown  in  1785.  He 
married  Charlotte  Chambers  Patterson.  Their 
surviving  children  were:  Edward  P.;  The- 
ophilus;  and  Josephine  (Mrs.  Thomas  Bell), 
of  Lancaster  county. 

Theodore  S.  Thompson  received  his  educa- 
tion at  the  Thompsontown,  Mt.  Joy  and  Tus- 
carora  Academies,  and  at  the  Jefferson  Col- 
lege, in  Washington  county.  After  leaving 
school  he  spent  three  years  at  Pottsville, 
Schuylkill  county,  where  he  learned  the  trade 
of  a  machinist.  In  1866,  he  entered  upon  his 
present  occuj^ation  as  a  grain  merchant  and 
miller  at  Thompsontown.  In  1861,  Mr. 
Thompson  married  Annie  Cassel,  of  Marietta, 
Lancaster  county,  I'a.  Their  children  are: 
Emilie  (Mrs.  Thomas  Haldeman);  William; 
Herbert  M. ;  and  Edward  Shippen.  Mr. 
Thompson  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal 
church.     Politically  he  is  a  Republican. 


THEODORE  S.  THOMPSOX,  of  Thomp- 
sontown, Delaware  township,  Juniata  county, 
Pa.,  was  born  in  Thompsontown,  December 
■21,  1829.  He  is  a  son  of  William  and  Char- 
lotte (Patterson)  Thompson.  The  ancestry  of 
Theodore  Thompson  is  Scotch-Irish.  In  1730, 
the  great-grandfather,  John  Thomson,  came 


WILLIAM  H.  ROBIXSOX,  East  Water- 
ford,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Robert  and 
Catherine  (Hench)  Robinson,  was  born  at 
Xewport,  Perry  county,  June  17,  1856.  His 
grandfather,  Robert  Robinson,  a  native  of  Ire- 
land, came  to  this  country  and  settled  in  Perry 
county,  buying  a  farm  on  which  he  lived  the 
rest  of  his  life.  The  farm  was  situated  in  that 
part  of  Perry  county  known  as  Raccoon  val- 
ley. Mr.  Robinson  was  married,  and  one  of 
his  six  children  was  Robert,  father  of  William 
FI.  Robinson.  Robert  Robinson,  the  younger, 
farmed  for  some  years  in  Raccoon  valley,  and 
then  removed  to  Xewport,  where  he  kept  ho- 
tel for  two  years.  Having  bought  a  fann  of 
310  acres  in  Lack  township,  he  removed 
thither,  and  in  1851  built  a  very  comfortable 
house,  cleared  more  of  the  land,  and  made 
many  improvements.  After  a  seven  years' 
residen<>e  in  this  place,  Mr.  Robinson  removed 
to  Waterloo,  Lack  township,  where  he  bought 
a  farm  of  175  acres.  In  connection  with  farm- 
ing, he  also  kept  a  store  in  Waterloo  and  was 


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postmaster  in  that  place  for  over  twenty  yeai-s. 
With  characteristic  energy  and  pi^ogressive- 
ness,  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  improve- 
ment of  his  farm  and  land,  erecting  new 
buildings,  including  a  house  and  barn,  plant- 
ing an  orchard,  and  in  many  ways  adding  to 
the  value  of  the  place.  .\Ir.  lu^binson  was 
married  in  Raccoon  valley,  to  Catherine, 
daughter  of  John  Hench,  a  farmer  of  Perry 
co^mty.  They  had  these  children:  Kancy, 
Avidow  of  William  Piles,  of  Lack  township; 
John,  deceased;  William  H. ;  Ephraim,  de- 
ceased; Rachel  (Mrs.  George  Campbell),  of 
Lack  township;  Jason,  of  Lack  township; 
Elizabeth,  died  young;  Anna  (Mrs.  Samuel 
Montgomery),  of  Shade  Gap,  Huntingdon 
county;  Ross,  of  Shade  Gap;  and  Margaret 
(Mrs.  William  Williams),  of  Phillipsburg, 
Centre  county.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robinson 
died  in  Waterloo.  They  were  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  and  Mr.  Robinson  was 
all  his  life  a  friend  and  advocate  of  the  cause 
of  temperance. 

William  H.  Robinson  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  Lack  township, 
■whither  his  parents  removed  when  he  was  only 
two  years  old.  At  the  age  of  twenty-three 
years  he  left  the  homestead  and  went  to  Wa- 
terloo, where  he  spent  two  years  in  a  store. 
He  then  started  a  store  in  East  Waterloo, 
Avhich  he  continued  for  four  years,  after  wdiich 
he  removed  to  lekesburg.  Perry  county,  and 
opened  a  store.  Here  he  remained  four  yeai-s, 
and  at  Warriors  Mark,  Huntingdon  county, 
three  years,  when,  having  sold  out  his  store 
in  the  latter  place,  he  came  back  to  Lack 
township,  and  settled  on  his  father's  farm.  In 
connection  Avith  farming,  Mr.  Robinson  is  now 
giving  considerable  attention  tO'  raising  live 
stock.  Since  189^1,  he  has  also  been  engaged 
in  business  as  a  general  merchant  in  East- 
Waterford,  his  son,  Frank,  having  charge  of 
the  store.  In  his  political  views  he  is  a  Re- 
publican, and  has  served  as  tax  collector  of 
Lack  township. 

Mr.  Robinson  was  married  in  ISliS,  to 
Mary,  daughter  of  John  Eower,  a  blacksmith 
of  Tuscarora  township,  Juniata  county.  Their 
children  are:  Ira,  resides  on  the  homestead; 
Frank,  formerly  a  school  teacher,  now  a  mer- 
chant in  East  Waterford;  EfRe;  Blanche; 
Banks;  T^ellie;  Herbert;  Edward;  and  one 
died  in  infancy.  The  family  a.re  memliers  of 
the  United  Presbyterian  church. 


SAMUEL  LEO.XARD,  Waterloo,  Juniata 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Swarner) 
Leonard,  was  bom  in  Perry  county.  Pa.,  Feb- 
ruary 15,  1839.  Llis  grandfather,  John  Leon- 
ard, a  native  of  Ireland,  of  Scotch-Irish  de- 
scent, came  to  this  country  and  settled  on  a 
farm  in  Perry  county,  spending  there  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life.  He  married  and  one  of 
his  children  was  John,  the  father  of  Samuel 
Leonard.  John  Leonard  (2)  had  only  a  com- 
mon school  education.  For  some  years  he 
farmed  in  BuckAvheat  valley.  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  and  in  1838,  he  came  to  Lack  township, 
Juniata  county,  where,  having  bought  321 
acres  of  improved  land,  he  built  a  frame  house 
and  a  barn,  and  planted  an  orchard.  In  1855, 
he  built  a  saAv-mill  and  operated  it  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  January  1, 
1891,  on  the  homestead.  He  Avas  an  old  line 
Whig,  and  later  a  Republican.  Mr.  Leonard 
Avas  nuu-ried  in  Perry  county,  to  Mary  (SAvar- 
ner)  Bryner,  AvidoAV  of  Mr.  Bryner,  of  Perry 
county.  Their  children  are :  Samuel ;  David, 
of  Lack  toAvnship;  Rebecca;  Mary;  Margaret; 
and  Ellen  (Mrs.  George  xirmstrong),  of 
Lack  township.  By  her  former  marriage 
Mrs.  Leonard  had  two  children:  Henry,  of 
Illinois;  and  Mary,  AvidoAV  of  John  S^varner. 
Mrs.  Leonard  died  in  188-t,  just  seven  years 
prior  to  the  death  of  Mr.  Leonard.  The  fam- 
ily Avere  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 

Samuel  Leonard  attended  school  only  dur- 
ing the  short  Avinter  terms  held  in  his  native 
toAvnslaip.  He  Avas  raised  on  the  farm,  spend- 
ing his  earlier  years  on  the  old  homestead  of 
over  200  acres,  A\diich  he  still  further  im- 
proved, and  also  overseeing  the  management 
of  500  acres  of  mountain  land.  Besides  this 
he  has  operated  his  father's  saw-mill  since  the 
latter's  death.  He  is  a  Republican;  in  the 
spring  of  1897  he  Avas  elected  tax  collector  for 
a  term  of  three  years. 

^.h.  Leonard  Avas  married  in  189-t,  to  Sarah, 
daughter  of  David  Williams,  a  farmer  of  Lack 
township.  They  are  members  of  the  Metho- 
dist church,  ^h:  Leonard  holding  the  office 
of  trustee.  He  is  an  enterprising  and  pro- 
gressive man,  and  has  many  friends. 


ROBERT  H.  PATTERSO^T^  Pe^  Mills, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  at  Academia, 
Beale  toAvnship,  Juniata  county,  March  12, 
18-14:.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Ellen  (Van 
Dyke)     Patterson.      His     great-grandfather, 


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Jolm  Patterson,  farmer  and  merchant,  was  a 
native  of  Ireland.  He  emigrated  to  America 
and  settled  in  Ked  Bank,  Bucks  county.  Pa., 
where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  !Mr. 
Patterson's  grandfather,  John  Patterson,  re- 
ceived a  good  education  and  was  trained  to 
business  habits  in  his  father's  store  in  liurks 
county.  When  he  was  quite  a  young  man  his 
father  died  and  he  removed  to  the  Juniata 
valley,  intending  to  open  a  store  where  Mil- 
ton now  stands.  But  finding  the  river  frozen 
over,  and  being  advised  by  his  uncle,  he 
changed  his  plans  and  settled  in  Tuscarora 
valley,  Avhere  Academia  is  now  located.  He 
was  the  first  merchant  in  the  Tuscaroa-a  val- 
ley, if  not  in  the  county.  Up  to  this  time 
the  people  had  been  obliged  to  travel  as  far 
as  Carlisle  to  purchase  goods.  Mr.  John  Pat- 
terson decided  to  make  his  home  there,  and 
built  a  comfortable  brick  dwelling,  and  also 
a  building  for  his  store.  Xot  content  with 
his  business  and  his  farm,  his  energy  and  en- 
terprise incited  him  to  ncAV  efforts.  He  estab- 
lished three  flouring  mills,  at  Academia,  Peru, 
and  at  Waterloo,  at  which  places  he  also 
opened  stores.  He  owned  a  number  of  rafts 
on  the  Juniata  and  Susquehanna  rivere  and 
traded  as  far  as  Port  Deposit  and  also  sent 
teams  to  Baltimore,  and  was  the  largest  land 
owner  in  the  Tuscarora  valley,  having  in  his 
possession  fourteen  farms  comprising  upwards 
of  ten  thousand  acres.  Mr.  Patterson  was  ex- 
ceedingly anxious  for  improvement  in  the  val- 
ley; knowing  the  value  of  education,  he  used 
his  influence  for  the  founding  of  the  academy 
at  Academia,  contributing  money  and  also  the 
grounds  for  the  necessary  buildings.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Whig  party.  Mr.  Patterson 
was  maiTied  Jime  20,  1793,  near  Pleasant 
Yiew,    Spruce    Hill    township,    to    Isabella, 

daughter    of    James    and    (.Martin) 

Lyon,  who  Avas  born  near  Lewistown.  ^Mifflin 
county,  August  14,  1770.  The  Lyon  family 
is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  is  related  to  the 
family  of  James  G.  Blaine.  Her  father, 
James  Lyon,  a  fanner  of  Mifilin  county,  was 
a  native  of  Ireland.  Mr.  John  Patterson  had 
eleven  children:  James,  died  when  a  young 
man;  Sarah  (Mrs.  W.  C.  Kelly),  deceased; 
Margaret  (^Irs.  Robert  Sterrett),  mother  of 
Chief  Justice  Sterrett,  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Pennsylvania;  AVilliam  Ilart,  deceased, 
was  merchant  and  tanner  at  Peru  .Mills;  Ilol)- 
ert,  died  at  AVasliinolun,  1).  C,  was  married 


first  to  Jane  Wilson,  and  afterwards  to  Ln- 
cinda  Blaine;  Elizabeth,  deceased;  Andrew, 
deceased,  was  a  merchant  and  farmer,  was 
married  first  to  Annie  L.  Walker,  and  after- 
wards to  Mary  Brazer,  had  six  children ;  Mary 
L.  (Mrs.  Robert  Patterson),  deceased;  John; 
Isabella;  and  Jane  (Mrs.  Preston  Cochran), 
deceased.  Mr.  Patterson  Avas  an  earnest  and 
liberal  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church 
and  gave  the  ground  on  which  the  Presby- 
terian church  in  Academia  Avas  erected.  He 
died  at  his  home  in  Academia  in  October, 
1836.  His  Avidow  died  on  the  Judge  Sterrett 
farm  in  Milford  tOAvnship,  June  28,  1858. 
Mr.  Patterson's  father,  John  Patterson,  at- 
tended school  in  Academia  and  in  MifilintoAvn, 
completing  his  education  at  the  gTammar 
school  in  Xew  London,  Chester  county,  Pa. 
After  leaving  school  he  entered  his  father's 
store,  and  in  1836  inherited  the  business.  In 
1847,  he  remoA-ed  to  Peru  Mills,  Lack  to\vn- 
ship,  Juniata  county,  Avhere  he,  in  connection 
Avith  his  brothers,  William  and  Robert,  and 
James  Mathers,  built  a  large  tanneiy.  He 
conducted  the  business,  and  twenty-one  years 
before  his  death  became  the  OAvner.  Mr.  John 
Patterson  inherited  his  father's  enterprising 
disposition;  he  not  only  superintended  the 
tannery,  but  built  a  flour-mill,  and  in  1861 
opened  a  store;  he  also  found  time  to  culti- 
vate a  farm  of  175  acres,  and  to  attend  to  the 
building  of  scA^eral  fine  dAvellings  in  Peru. 
From  1849  to  1851,  he  resided  in  Milwaukee, 
Wis.  He  Avas  a  member  of  the  Republican 
party,  actively  interested  in  the  affairs  of  the 
toAvnship,  and  Avas  postmaster  for  twenty-eight 
3"eaTs.  Mr.  John  Patterson  Avas  manned  at 
Mercersburg,  Franklin  county.  Pa.,  October 
6,  1836,  to  Ellen,  daughter  of  William  and 
I^ancy  (Duncan)  Van  Dyke,  AA'ho  Avas  a  native 
of  Mercersburg.  Her  mother  Avas  of  Scotch 
descent.  Tier  father  was  a  farmer  and  tanner 
in  Mercersburg;  his  ancestors  Avere  natives 
of  Holland  and  England.  Mr.  John  Patter- 
son had  eleven  children :  Isabella  (Mrs.  David 
D.  Stone),  Avhose  husband  is  a  real  estate 
agent  at  Washington,  D.  C. ;  James  J.,  of 
Oklahonui,  married  Elizabeth  M.  Jack,  of 
Centre  county ;  Ellen  Van  Dyke  (Mre.  James 
C.  Patton),  of  Franklin  county,  both  are  dead; 
Mary,  died  aged  tAventy-six,  unmarried;  Wil- 
liam IT.,  died  in  youth;  Robert  H. ;  Charles 
W.,  of  Huntingdon  county;  Adelia  F.;  Clai^a, 
married  Capt.  William  McDowell,  of  Union- 


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town,  Fayette  county,  Pa. ;  Lillie  L.  (Mrs.  T. 
P.  Carson),  Prescott,  Ariz.;  and  Annie  D., 
died  in  early  womanhood.  Mr.  Jolin  Patter- 
son was  an  earnest  member  of  the  Presbyte- 
rian church,  in  whieli  he  was  a  trustee.  He 
was  active  in  all  church  enterprises,  giving  lib- 
erally both  time  and  money.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  building  committee  and  gave  the 
ground  on  which  the  present  church  now 
stands.  He  died  at  Peru,  June  30,  1886;  his 
wife  died  October  13,  1865. 

Kobert  H.  Patterson  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Lack  township,  and  completed  his 
education  at  Boalsburg  Academy,  in  Centre 
county,  of  which  institution  his  brother  James 
was  principal.  "While  at  school  he  enlisted, 
August  6,  1863,  at  Boalsburg,  in  Company 
G,  One  Hundred  and  Forty-eighth  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  under  Col.  J.  A.  Beaver, 
now  ex-Governor  of  Pennsylvania,  and  Capt. 
James  J.  Patterson,  brother  of  Robert  H.  Pat- 
terson, and  was  mustered  in  at  Han'isburg, 
Pa.  The  regiment  was  assigned  to  the  Second 
Army  Corps,  under  General  Hancock,  and  be- 
longed to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  He  was 
at  Chancellorsville  and  at  Gettysburg,  where 
he  was  wounded  in  the  left  arm  and  sent  to 
the  Turner  Lane  hospital  at  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Three  months  after,  he  rejoined  his  company 
and  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Auburn  Mills, 
Bristow  Station,  Kellys  Ford,  ^Idne  Run,  the 
Wilderness.  Poe  Run,  Spottsylvania,  ]N"orth 
Anne  River,  Cold  Llarbor,  and  another  which 
occurred  soon  after  they  had  crossed  the  Pa- 
munkey  river.  At  Cold  Llarbor  he  was 
wbunded  in  the  knee,  and  on  June  4,  1864, 
was  taken  to  the  hospital  at  White  House 
Ivanding,  thence  to  Alexandria,  Va.,  and  af- 
terwards to  Satterlee  hospital  at  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  After  eight  months  in  the  hospital, 
he  was  dischai'ged  from  the  service  as 
disabled.  Retiu'ning  to  his  home,  he  en- 
tered Marshall  College  at  Mercersbiirg, 
Franklin  county,  Pa.  He  afterwards  at- 
tended the  Quaker  City  Business  College  at 
Philadelphia,  graduating  in  1866.  After  leav- 
ing the  college  he  was  employed  as  clerk  at 
Mifflintown,  Pa.,  for  Sulouff,  Frow  &  Parker, 
and  remained  with  the  firm  until  December, 
3  866,  when  he  began  business  as  a  general 
merchant  at  Peru,  Juniata  coiinty.  Lie  also 
cultivates  a  fann  of  175  acres,  and  besides  is 
a  peach  grower  and  manufacturer  of  h;mber. 
Mr.  Robert  Patterson  is  a  member  of  the  Re- 


publican party,  prominent  in  local  political 
circles.  He  has  been  president  of  the  school 
board  for  six  years,  postmaster  of  Pera  since 
1886,  and  treasurer  of  the  township  for  ten 
yeare. 

Robert  H.  Patterson  was  married  in  1883, 
in  Lack  township,  to  Laura,  daughter  of  John 
and  Mary  A.  (Clark)  Henry,  who  was  bom 
in  Lack  township.  They  have  one  child,  John, 
at  school.  Mr.  Patterson  is  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  in  which  he  has  been 
an  elder  since  1874.  Lie  is  also  an  earnest 
worker  in  the  Sunday-school,  of  which  he  lias 
been  superintendent  half  a  life  time.  ]\Irs. 
Patterson's  father,  carpenter  and  contractor, 
is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent. 


JOHN  GROUSE  was  born  in  Path  valley, 
Franklin  county,  Pa.,  July  28,  1823.  He  is 
a  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Sharer)  Grouse. 
His  grandfather,  John  Grouse,  a  native  of  Ger- 
many, emigrated  to  America  when  a  young 
man,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Franklin  county, 
Pa.  The  father  of  Mr.  Grouse,  John  Grouse, 
was  a  shoemaker  and  farmer,  and  in  1845  re- 
moved to  a  farm  in  Lack  township,  Juniata 
county.  He  was  married  to  Mary  Sharer. 
They "^ had  eleven  children:  John;  Michael; 
AViliiam;  x\nn;  Dewalt;  Jonas;  Kate;  Marga- 
ret; Mary;  Lizzie;  and  one  who  died  in  in- 
fancy, ilr.  Grouse  and  his  family  attended 
the  Presbyterian  church.  ]\Ir.  Crouse  died  in 
1869,  and  his  wife  in  1880. 

John  Crouse  received  his  education  at 
Spring  Rim,  Franklin  county.  In  1853,  he 
removed  to  tlio  Tuscarora  valley.  Lack  town- 
ship, to  a  farm  of  L'^O  acres,  which  he  culti- 
vated on  shares  for  more  than  thirty  years. 
In  1886,  he  bought  the  property  on  which  he 
now  resides.  Mr.  Crouse  is  a  Republican  and 
has  served  as  supervisor. 

John  Crouse  was  married  in  1851  to  Sarah 
S.,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Cramer) 
Brown.  They  have  seven  children:  MaryE.; 
W'illiam  B.;  IS^'ancy  E.;  Ida  C;  John  A.,  de- 
ceased; Carrie  C.;'and  Sarah  L.  Mr.  Grouse 
and  his  family  attend  the  Presbyterian  church. 


JASON  T.  ROBINSON  was  born  near 
AVaterford,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  Mav  11, 
1844.  He  is  a  son  of  Robert  and  Catherine 
(Hench)  Robinson.  Jason  T.  Robinson  was 
educated  in  the  district  schools  of  Lack  to^vn- 
ship.     Lie  grew  up  on  the  farm  and  for  ten 


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years  was  a  clerk  in  liLs  fatiher's  store.  After 
being  engaged  for  nine  yeare  in  merchan- 
ieal  pursuits,  lie  bought,  in  1883,  tbe  home- 
stead farm  of  110  acres,  where  he  now  re- 
sides. 21r.  Robinson  is  a  Republican;  and 
also  a  member  of  the  I.  0.  O.  F. 

Jason  T.  Robinson  Avas  married  in  1S67,  to 
Uretta  C,  daughter  of  James  and  Elizabeth 
(Graybill)  Gray.  Her  father,  a  native  of 
Perry  county,  is  of  Scotch-Irish,  and  her 
mother,  a  native  of  Lancaster  county,  is  of 
German  descent.  ]\[r.  Jason  T.  Robinson  has 
nine  children:  Maude  E.,  teacher,  a  graduate 
of  Xew  Bloomfield  Academy,  and  also  of  the 
State  jSTonnal  School  at  Shipjjensburg,  Pa., 
was  a  candidate  for  county  superintendent  in 
ISOG;  Grace,  died  in  1893;  Walter  M.,  at 
home;  Fred  ]\I.;  Cloyd;  Effie  Pearl;  Harry 
S.  L. ;  E.  Guy  T. ;  and  Goldie.  The  family 
attend  the  Presbvterian  church. 


THOMAS  MURPHY,  son  of  Andrew  and 
Mary  (Wherry)  Murphy,  was  bom  in  Lack 
township,  Jimiata  county.  May  21,  1830.  His 
grandfather,  Patrick  Murphy,  bom  in  Ire- 
land, of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  came  to  this 
country,  and  finally  engaged  in  farming.  He 
married  Miss  Work,  and  their  children  were: 
Andrew;  Patrick;  Alexander;  Mary;  Han- 
nah; and  ]Myra.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Patrick 
Murphy  were  members  of  the  Presbvterian 
church,  and  died  in  Lack  township.  Andrew 
Murphy,  father  of  Thomas  Murphy,  was  a 
farmer.  He  Avas  married  to  Mary  Wherry. 
Their  children  were:  Alexander;  John;  An- 
drew AV.;  James;  Mary;  Thomas;  and  Joseph 
I.  The  family  were  Presbyterians.  Mr. 
Murphy  died  in  1860,  and  some  years  later 
his  wife  died  at  the  home  of  her  son,  Thomas. 

Thomas  Murphy  attended  school  in  Lack 
township,  and  worked  on  his  father's  fami  un- 
til his  eighteenth  year,  then  he  learned  the 
trade  of  cabinetmaker  Avith  Alexander  GiA'en, 
of  McCoysville,  at  Avhich,  in  connection  Avith 
carpentry,  he  Avas  employed  for  many  years. 
Returning  to  Lack  tOAvnship  later  in  life,  he 
bought  from  his  father  a  farm  of  109  acres, 
and  also  bought  tAvo  tracts  of  timber  land  suit- 
able for  grazing  and  stockraising.  Avhich  he 
carried  on  A-ery  successfully.  In  his  political 
A'ieAvs,  he  is  a  Democrat,  and  an  adA'ocate  of 
free  sih-er.  For  seA'en  years  he  serA-ed  as 
school  director  in  Lack  tnwnship,  and  also  a 
nuni'ber  of  terms  as  audi  tor  and  township  clerk. 

Mr.  ^lurphy  Avas  married  in  ToAva.  in  1857, 


to  Margaret  P.,  daughter  of  James  Lauther,  of 
Lack  tOAvnship.  They  have  these  children: 
AndrcAv  W.,  of  loAva;  Sylvia  (Mrs.  George 
Thompson),  of  Lack  tOAvnship;  James,  mar- 
ried Ella  Thatcher,  has  three  children;  Sam- 
uel G.;  Anna  P.;  and  Mary.  ]\[r.  Murphy 
and  his  family  ai'e  members  of  the  Presbyte- 
rian church,  in  Avhich  he  has  been  an  elder  and 
a  Sundav-sehool  teacher. 


ALBRIGHT  S.  BOSTWICK,  Xekoda 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  Avas  bom  in  Milesburg, 
Centre  county.  Pa.,  July  2,  1830.  He  is  a 
son  of  Isaac  and  Elizabeth  (Fultz)  BostAvick. 
The  father  of  Isaac  BostAvick  Avas  English  by 
birth,  and  a  ship  carpenter;  Isaac,  Avho  Avas 
bom  in  Pennsylvania,  learned  that  handicraft 
from  his  father,  and  Avorked  at  it  for  several 
years.  He  remoA^ed  to  GreeuAVOod  township, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  in  1852,  and  AA'as  there 
occupied  Avith  general  carpentry  during  the 
rest  of  his  life.  His  Avife,  Elizabeth  (Fultz) 
BostAAdck,  was  born  in  Snyder  county.  Their 
children  are:  John,  living  in  the  Avest;  Su- 
sanna, man-ied  John  Shank,  both  deceased; 
Eliza  (Mrs.  EdAvard  Wetzel),  of  J^orthumber- 
land  county,  Pa.;  Robert,  died  AAdiile  serving 
in  the  United  States  armv;  Mary  (Mrs.  D.  G. 
Winey),  of  Elkhart,  Ind. ;  Albright  S. ;  ^lar- 
garet,  deceased;  Samuel,  died  in  Indiana;  and 
Thomas,  also  died  in  Indiana;  Isaac  Bost- 
Avick died  in  1857,  in  Richfield,  Pa.  He  AA'as 
of  the  Democratic  party. 

Albert  S.  BostAvick,  having  obtained  his  ed- 
ucation in  the  common  schools  of  Richfield, 
learned  the  business  of  tilling  the  soil  on  the 
homestead,  and  for  fourteen  years  made  his 
living  by  Avorking  for  different  fanners.  He 
then  for  tAvo  years  cidtivated  a  farm  Avliich  he 
rented  in  Liverpool  tOAvnship,  Perry  county, 
and  during  the  next  year  farmed  in  DelaAvare 
toAvnship,  Juniata  county.  Since  that  time, 
he  has  continuously  cultivated  fifty  acres  of 
good  land  in  GreenAvood  toAvnship,  AAdiich  by 
skillful  cultivation  he  has  made  A^ery  produc- 
tive. He  has  built  upon  his  farm  a  comforta- 
ble home  and  convenient  farm  buildings,  and 
is  counted  among  the  successful  agriculturists 
of  GreeuAvood  toAvuship.  His  occu]iations 
haA'e  not  alAA'ays  been  so  peaceful.  In  18()4, 
he  responded  to  the  call  to  arms  by  enlisting 
on  February  24,  at  Han-isburg,  Pa.,  in  Com- 
pany C,  SeA'cnty-seventh  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, Colonel  Rose  and  Capt.  J.  J.  LaAvson. 


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He  was  iu  tlie  pioneer  corps,  and,  near  At- 
lanta, Ga.,  in  Jiine,  1864,  lie  lost  three  fingers 
of  his  right  hand  by  a  shot  from  a  rebel  gnn. 
He  was  first  in  the  field  hospital,  and  after- 
wards in  the  general  hospital,  and  was  then 
sent  to  Camp  Denison,  O.,  where  he  received 
an  honorable  discharge,  May  12,  1865.  Since 
that  time,  he  has  spent  his  years  in  Juniata 
county.  Like  his  father,  he  is  a  Democrat; 
he  has  served  on  the  school  board  of  Green- 
wood township,  and  as  supervisor.  Mr.  Bost- 
wick  is  an  excellent  neighbor  and  a  woi-thy 
citizen,  and  has  the  respect  and  kind  regard  of 
those  who  knew  him. 

Albright  S.  Bostwick  was  married  in  1851:, 
to  Hannah,  a  daughter  of  Adam  AVilt,  a  na- 
tive of  Greenwood  township.  Of  their  six 
children,  two  died  in  infancy;  another.  El- 
wood,  is  also  deceased ;  the  survivore  are :  Mor- 
ris, fanner,  on  the  homestead;  Seemon,  of 
Bloomfield,  O.;  and  Isaac,  fanner,  married  to 
Anna  Rumbaugh,  has  two  children,  Franklin 
A.  B.,  and  Katie.  Mrs.  Bostwick,  who  was 
a  good  woman,  a  faithful  and  devoted  wife 
and  mother,  died  May  12,  1896;  her  loss  was 
not  only  mourned  by  her  family,  but  deeply 
regTctted  by  her  many  neighbors  and  friends. 
Mr.  Bostwick  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 


FBEDERICK  A.  WILT,  Xekoda,  Peny 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Greenwood  township, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  February  27,  1863.  He 
is  a  son  of  Adam  and  ]V[argaret  (Freet)  Wilt. 
His  paternal  grandfather,  Adam  Wilt,  who 
was  a  native  of  Lebanon  county,  came  with  his 
parents  to  the  Juniata  valley  when  a  boy,  and 


followed  farming  in  Mifiiin  county  on  a  large 
tract  of  five  hundred  acres.  He  was  a  Demo- 
crat. Adam  Wilt  was  mai-ried  to  Catharine 
Heiser.  They  had  these  children:  John; 
Mary;  Joseph;  Adam;  Eve  (Mrs.  Elijah 
Steele);  Eliza  (Mrs.  Xoah  Cameron);  Jacob; 
Sarah  (Mrs.  George  Lutz);  Hannah  (Mrs.*  A. 
S.  Bostwick);  Frederick;  and  Catharine  (Mrs. 
John  Criswell).  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilt  died  in 
Greenwood  township,  Jiiniata  county;  both 
were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  xVdam 
Wilt  (2)  was  born  in  Greenwood  to\\niship  in 
1832,  and  attended  the  common  schools,  after 
which  he  engaged  in  teaching  for  thirty  years. 
Mr.  Wilt  was  active  in  politics,  being  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Democratic  party.  He  served  as 
county  surveyor  for  two  tenns,  and  was  tax 
collector  of  the  township.  Adam  Wilt  was 
man-ied  in  1855,  to  Margaret,  daughter  of 
Michael  and  Catharine  (Clair)  Freet.  Their 
children  are:  Ah"in,  married  Ella  Clair,  died 
in  1891,  leaving  one  child,  Emily;  John,  of 
Harrisburg;  Frederick  A.;  and  Catharine 
(Mrs.  Mafthias  Swartz),  of  Millerstown.  Mr. 
Wilt  died  in  1885.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church,  in  which  he  served  as  trus- 
tee, and  was  also  a  teacher  in  the  Sabbath- 
school. 

Frederick  A.  Wilt,  after  attending  the  pub- 
lie  schools  of  his  native  township,  became  a 
student  of  the  ]\lillerstown  iSTormal  School  in 
Perry  county.  Since  1888,  he  has  been 
teaching  school  with  much  success.  During 
the  summer  he  cultivates  the  homestead  farm. 
Mr.  Wilt  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  as  aiT- 
ditor.  He  is  a  memlier  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  and  a  teacher  in  the  Sunday-school. 


PERRY   COUNTY. 


ALEXANDER  BLAIXE  GROSH,  editor 
and  proprietor  of  the  Perry  County  Freeman, 
Avas  bom  March  12,  1S46,  in  Andersonburg, 
]\Iadison  township,  Perry  county,  Pa.  His 
father,  Benjamin  E.  Grosh,  Avas  bom  in  Ma- 
rietta, Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  January  4, 
1818,  and  was  a  son  of  Judge  Jacob  Grosh,  a 
l^rominent  citizen  and  business  man  of  Ma- 
rietta. The  family  is  of  German  origin  and 
were  among  the  early  settlers  of  Lancaster 
county,  where  Judge  Grosh  grew  to  maturity 
and  became  kno\\Ti  as  a  man  of  energy  and  en- 
terprise, and  where  he  filled  the  office  of  asso- 
ciate judge  of  the  county.  His  son,  Benjamin 
E.,  received  a  good  English  education,  supple- 
mented by  a  course  in  the  medical  department 
of  the  University  of  Vermoni ,  from  Avhich  he 
gi'aduated,  and  at  once  began  the  practice  of 
his  profession  in  Lancaster  county,  Pa.  With- 
in a  year  or  two  he  removed  to  Utica,  X.  Y., 
where  he  remained  but  a  short  time.  In  1843, 
he  came  to  Perry  county,  settled  in  Anderson- 
burg, and  pursued  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion imtil  his  death,  Xovember  9,  1857.  He 
was  recognized  as  a  leading  physician  and  a 
progressive,  public-spirited  citizen;  he  was 
one  of  the  organizers  and  the  first  secretary  of 
the  Perry  County  Medical  Society.  Dr. 
Grosh  was  mari'ied  June  5,  1845,  to  Mary  El- 
len, daughter  of  Judge  William  and  Isabella 
(Blaine)  Anderson,  of  Andersonburg.  They 
had  five  children:  Alexander  B. ;  Mary  Isa- 
bella; William  A.,  who  died  young;  Benjamin 
E.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-sLx;  and 
Charles  L.,  who  died  in  youth.  Mrs.  Grosh 
died  June  10,  1856.  Her  father,  William 
Anderson,  was  a  leading  citizen,  and  served 
as  associate  judge  of  Perry  county.  Dr.  Grosh 
was  originally  a  Democrat,  but  Avhen  the  Re- 
publican party  Avas  organized,  he  embraced  its 
principles  and  remained  steadfast  to  them  dur- 
ing the  rest  of  his  life.  Though  not  an  office- 
seeker,  he  took  an  active  interest  In  politics. 


and  dcA'oted  his  efforts  to  the  success  of  his 
party. 

Alexander  Blaine  Grosh  received  good  ed- 
ucational advantages  in  his  youth.  After  the 
usual  instruction  in  the  common  schools  of  his 
native  toAvn,  he  entered  Loysville  iVcademy, 
taking  a  partial  course.  He  then  became  a 
student  in  Bloomfield  Academy  and  later  in 
Lafayette  College,  where  he  studied  with  a 
view  to  becoming  a  civil  engineer.  In  1863, 
being  then  but  seventeen  years  of  age,  he  en- 
listed in  Company  E,  First  Battalion,  Emer- 
gency ]\[en,  and  served  one  hundred  days.  In 
1864  he  again  enlisted  for  one  year,  in  Com- 
23any  G,  Xinth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  and 
participated  in  the  battle  of  Xashville,  De- 
cember 15  and  16,  186-1,  Avhich  resulted  in 
the  defeat  and  practical  annihilation  of  Hood's 
army  by  the  Union  forces  under  Maj.  Gen. 
George  H.  Thomas.  In  June,  1865,  Mr. 
Grosh  Avas  honorably  discharged  Avith  his 
command.  In  1867  he  embarked  in  the  mer- 
cantile business  in  Blain,  Jackson  township. 
Perry  county,  continuing  for  seven  years.  He 
then  dcA'oted  six  ye&vs  to  farming  in  Madison 
township.  In  the  fall  of  1879,  Mr.  Grosh 
Avas  elected  tO'  the  office  of  prothonotary  of 
Perry  county  on  the  Republican  ticket,  and 
Avas  re-elected  in  1882.  He  made  a  faithful 
and  efficient  public  servant,  and  filled  the  of- 
fice to  the  satisfaction  of  the  people  of  the 
county,  irrespective  of  party.  After  retiring 
from  office,  he  engaged  in  lumbering,  and  is 
still  identified  Avith  lumbering  enterprises.  On 
January  21,  1895,  he  became  the  editor  and 
proprietor  of  the  Perry  County  Freeman, 
Avhich  AA'as  established  in  1839,  and  is  the  old- 
est Republican  paper  in  the  county.  Al- 
though Avithout  pi'evious  neAvspaper  experi- 
ence, Mr.  Grosh  has  conducted  his  paper  in 
an  able  and  successful  manner,  and  made  it 
a  recognized  factor  in  the  local  affairs  and 
politics  of  the  county,  of  A\diich  he  has  long 


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1013 


been  a  representative  and  a  popular  citizen. 
Mr.  Grosli  is  a  Republican,  and  since  arriv- 
ing at  manhood  lias  labored  earnestly  in  be- 
lialf  of  the  recognized  principles  of  that  party, 
giving  to  its  platfonn  and  its  candidates  a 
faithful  and  unfaltering  support.  He  is  one 
of  the  leaders  of  the  party  in  the  county,  and 
is  personally  popular  with  the  citizens  of  every 
towaiship. 

On  October  S,  1S6S,  Mr.  Grosh  was  mar- 
ried to  Mary  C,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Julia  (Sheibley)  Smith.  Only  one  of  their 
four  children,  Samuel  L.,  survives;  the  othei' 
three  died  young.  A  man  of  education  and 
a  lover  of  books,  he  has  surrounded  himself, 
in  his  comfortable  home,  with  a  well  selected 
library  of  the  works  of  standard  English  au- 
thoi-s,  and  with  the  best  current  literature. 
His  genial,  companionable  nature  and  his  wn- 
failing  courtesy  have  won  him  Avidespread  re- 
spect and  esteem,  and  have  given  him  a  secure 
place  in  the  friendship  and  regard  of  all  who 
know  him. 


JOHN  H.  SHEIBLEY,  the  veteran  editor 
and  proprietor  of  the  Advocate  and  Press, 
ISTew  Bloomfield,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born 
in  Landisburg,  Pa.,  ISTovember  17,  1827.  His 
grandfather,  Peter  Sheibley,  the  ancestor  of 
the  family  in  America,  was  a  native  of  Switz- 
erland. He  crossed  the  ocean  to  the  Xew 
World  while  yet  a  young  man,  settled  in 
JSTorthampton  county,  Pa.,  and  served  as  a  sol- 
dier in  the  Revolutionaiy  war.  After  resid- 
ing for  a  number  of  years  in  aSTorthampton 
and  Berks  counties,  he  came  to  Perry  county, 
and  about  1793  settled  near  Green  Park, 
where  he  cleared  and  cultivated  a  fann,  on 
which  he  resided  until  his  death  in  1824,  at 
the  age  of  eighty-two.  He  was  the  father  of 
twenty  children,  seventeen  of  whom  grew  to 
maturity  and  lived  to  old  age,  the  majority 
passing  the  four  score  mark.  The  descendants 
of  this  unusually  large  family  are  very  numer- 
ous, and  embrace  many  of  the  most  reputable 
and  respected  citizens  of  Perry  county.  Bem- 
hard  Sheiljley,  a  son  of  Peter  Sheibley,  and 
father  of  John  H.,  was  born  in  what  is  now 
Tyrone  township.  Perry  county,  Pa.,  Aug-ust 
18,  1794,  and  was  reared  on  the  old  family 
homestead.  He  received  his  education  in  the 
early  subscription  schools,  and  prepared  him- 
self for  a  life  of  practical  industry  by  learning 
the  wheelwright  trade  at  which  he  worked  in 


Landisburg  from  1824  to  his  death  in  1876. 
He  was  also  for  a  time  in  mercantile  business 
in  Landisburg.  Mr.  Sheibley  enlisted  during 
the  war  of  1812,  at  Landisburg,  and  marched 
with  his  command  to  Carlisle  and  Philadel- 
phia. In  early  life  he  was  a  Democrat,  but 
became  a  Republican  after  the  organization 
of  that  party,  and  always  remained  steadfast 
to  its  principles.  In  1814,  he  was  confirmed 
as  a  member  of  the  Gennan  Reformed 
church,  and  from  that  time  forward  lived  the 
life  of  a  consistent  Christian.  He  was  an  earn- 
est, industrious  man,  and  was  honest  and  xvp- 
right  in  all  his  dealings.  The  respect  and  es- 
teem that  he  enjoyed  were  fully  merited,  and 
his  memory  is  revered  by  his  descendants,  to 
'\\''liom  he  left  the  priceless  heritage  of  an  un- 
sullied name.  Mr.  Sheibley  was  man-ied  to 
Mar}-,  daughter  of  Conrad  Holman.  Their 
children  are:  Peter  M.,  who  died  in  1892  in 
Rome,  Ga. ;  Harriet  M.  (Mrs.  Lewis  Grubb), 
of  Buffalo,  Sangamon  county.  111.;  John  H., 
of  JsTew  Bloomfield,  Pa. ;  Elizabeth  Ann  (Mrs. 
Samuel  Kast),  of  Kingston,  Cumberland 
county.  Pa.,  deceased;  Sarah  H.  (Mrs.  Samuel 
A.  Lightner),  of  Madison  township,  who  died 
October  5,  1894;  Henry  S.,  who  died  in  1839; 
William  H.,  who  died  at  Landisburg,  in  1892, 
from  the  effects  of  a  Avound  received  at  Fred- 
ericksburg, while  serving  as  captain  of  Com- 
pany G,  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-third 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers  in  the  late  Rebel- 
lion; ]\rary  Jane,  who  died  in  childhood,  in 
1839;  Samuel  H.,  a  gTo-cer  in  Philadelphia; 
James  P.,  a  phj-sician  of  Landisburg,  who 
served  during  the  Civil  war  in  Company  D, 
Seventh  Pennsylvania  Reserve,  and  was 
wounded  at  Gaines  Mills;  jMary  Ellen;  and 
Ada;  the  last  two  reside  on  the  old  homestead 
at  Landisburg. 

John  H.  Sheibley  was  reared  in  La>ndis- 
burg,  where  he  received  a  common  school  edu- 
cation. At  sixteen  years  of  age  he  became  a 
printer's  apprentice  in  the  office  of  the  Be- 
formed  Messenger,  at  Chambersburg,  Pa.  Af- 
ter serving  five  years,  and  acquiring  a  thor- 
ough knowledge  of  the  "art  preservative  of  all 
arts"  he  went  to  Madison  Court  House,  Ya., 
in  1849,  and  there  attended  an  academy  for 
one  year.  In  1850,  he  went  to  Philadelphia 
and  worked  in  the  old  Johnson  Type  Foun- 
dry as  a  printer  until  1853,  when  he  pur- 
chased the  necessary  material,  came  to  Xew 
Bloomfield,  and  began  the  publication  of  the 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


People  s  Advocate  and  Press.  This  jjaper  he 
has  edited  and  i^ublished  to  the  present  time, 
a  period  of  forty-four  years,  giving  him  an  ex- 
perience as  printer,  editor  and  publisher,  of 
fifty -four  years.  Originally  a  Democrat,  Mr. 
Sheibley  became  a  Republican  when  that 
party  Avas  organized.  During  President  Lin- 
coln's administration,  he  was  appointed  an  as- 
sessor of  internal  revenue,  and  in  1873  was 
elected  to  the  legislature  from  Perry  county 
and  served  one  term.  He  has  also  filled  the 
offices  of  school  director  and  councilman,  and 
is  regarded  as  a  representative  citizen  of  the 
county.  He  has  conducted  his  paper  with 
marked  ability,  and  has  made  it  a  valuable 
exponent  of  the  doctrines  and  principles  of 
the  Republican  party.  The  local  field  is  well 
gleaned,  and  the  neighborhood  news  written 
in  readable  and  interesting  manner. 

Mr.  Sheibley  was  mari-ied  June  2-1,  1858, 
to  Mary,  daughter  of  Ximrod  and  Eliza 
(Drexler)  Eby.  Of  their  three  children,  one, 
Charles  X.,  is  deceased.  Two  sons,  "William 
B.  and  Horace  E.,  are  living.  Both  are  gradu- 
ates, the  former  of  the  class  of  1881,  and  the 
latter  of  the. class  of  1882,  of  Franklin  and 
^Marshall  College,  Lancaster,  Pa.,  and  both 
have  acquired  a  thorough  and  practical 
knowledge  of  the  art  of  printing,  and  ai'e  ca- 
pable editorial  assistants,  performing  much  of 
the  work  both  in  the  local  and  editorial  de- 
partments. The  family  are  members  of  the 
Refoniied  church,  and  are  earnest  supporters 
of  everything  tending  toward  the  advance- 
ment of  the  communitv  in  which  thev  live. 


HOX.  JOHX  A.  MAGEE,  editor  of  the 
Perry  Countv  Democrat,  and  one  of  the  oldest 
active  ne^vspaper  men  in  Pennsylvania,  both 
in  years  and  length  of  service,  was  born  at 
Landisburg,  then  the  county  seat  of  Peny 
county,  October  11-,  1827.  Alexander  Ma- 
gee,  the  father  of  John  A.,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 20,  1791  in  Philadelphia,  and  was  of 
Xorth-of-Ireland  ancestry.  He  learned  print- 
ing and  bookbinding  in  Carlisle,  Pa.,  and  dur- 
ing the  war  of  1812  enlisted  in  Captain  Alex- 
ander's comjiany  of  A'olunteers.  He  came  to 
Landisburg,  Perry  county,  in  1820,  and  es- 
tablished the  Perry  Forrester,  the  pioneer 
newspaper  of  the  county.  He  continued  the 
publication  of  this  paper  until  1832,  when  he 
sold  it  to  David  A.  Reed,  of  Cumberland,  and 
embarked  in  the  mercantile  business  in  Xew 


Bloomfield,  then  recently  made  the  county 
seat.  He  remained  engaged  in  mercantile 
pui-suits  until  1811,  when  he  was  elected 
sherifi'.  After  faithfully  and  acceptably  till- 
ing this  office,  he  lived  retired  until  his 
death,  July  8,  1845,  at  the  age  of  fifty-four 
years.  Mr.  Magee  was  a  prominent  and  rep- 
resentative citizen  during  the  earlier  years 
of  the  country's  history,  and  shared  in  a  large 
degree  in  the  work  of  its  material  upbuild- 
ing. He  was  also  a  friend  of  education,  and 
of  every  movement  or  enterprise  calculated 
to  promote  the  moral  or  intellectual  advance- 
ment of  the  people,  lie  was  a  delegate  from 
Perry  county  to  the  convention  which  framed 
the  constitution  of  1837-38,  which  remained 
the  fundamental  laws  of  Pennsylvania  until 
1874.  A  man  of  character  and  of  conscience, 
he  commanded  respect  and  esteem,  and  was 
recognizee!  as  one  whose  aim  in  life  was  to 
jjerform  the  duties  of  each  day  fearlessly  faith- 
fully. Mr.  Magee  was  married  about  1815, 
to  Sarah  Crever,  born  August  4,  1795,  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Eve  Crever,  of  Carlisle, 
Pa.  She  was  of  Pennsylvania-German  de- 
scent, and  was  a  model  wife  and  mother.  She 
died  January  24,  1855.  The  children  of  this 
niai'riage  were:  Anna  Catherine  (Mrs.  Ed- 
ward S.  Swartz),  of  Berks  county.  Pa.,  de- 
ceased; Eleanor  (Mrs.  James  G.  Sample),  of 
Crawford  county.  Pa.,  deceased;  Mary  A. 
(Mrs.  Matthew  Mc Bride),  of  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  deceased;  Eliza  (Mrs.  Samuel  G.  Morri- 
son), of  Lycoming  county,  Pa.,  deceased; 
Margaret  (Mrs.  Joseph  M.  Shatto),  of  Perry 
county,  Pa.;  John  A.,  of  Xew  Bloomfield; 
Sarah  J.,  who  makes  her  home  with  him;  Em- 
ma J.,  Avidow  of  Addis  McVeagh,  of  Wil- 
liamsport.  Pa.;  and  James  Black,  Avho  died  in 
infancy. 

John  A.  Magee  received  a  common  school 
education,  supplemented  by  a  course  at  the 
Xew  Bloomfield  Academy.  In  August, 
1845,  in  order  to  give  his  education  a  more 
practical  turn,  he  entered  the  office  of  the 
Perry  County  Democrat  as  a  printer's  ap- 
jirentice,  the  editor  and  piiblisher  at  that  time 
being  George  Stroop.  After  the  usual  ap- 
prenticeship, he  Avent  to  Harrisburg  in  1850, 
and  there  set  type  in  the  office  of  the  Keystone 
and  of  the  Daily  American.  In  1851,  he 
taught  school  a  portion  of  the  time.  In  1853 
he  was  a  type-setter  in  the  office  of  the 
Xalioiial  Era,  Washington,  D.  C.     On  the 


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deatli  of  George  Stroop,  in  January,  lS5-t,  lie 
became  the  editor  of  tlie  Perry  County  Demo- 
crat. He  is  still  "at  the  helm"  of  this  pa2>er; 
is  one  of  the  oldest  editoi-s  in  point  of  service 
in  the  Commonwealth,  and  expects  to  die  with 
the  harness  on.  In  the  conduct  of  the  Perry 
County  Democrat,  Mr.  Magee  has  exhibited 
marked  ability  as  a  thinker  and  writer.  A 
Democrat  of  the  Jeffersonian  and  Jacksonian 
stamp,  he  has  earnestly  devoted  himself  to 
the  advocacy  of  the  recognized  principles  of 
his  party,  which  have  been  set  forth  by  him 
in  the  editorial  columns  of  his  paper  in  a  clear, 
forcible  and  logical  manner.  He  has  for  many 
years  taken  an  active  and  prominent  part  in 
the  political  affairs  of  his  native  county  and 
State,  and  of  the  country  at  large.  In  1862, 
he  was  elected  to  the  legislature,  and  served 
through  the  sessions  of  1SG3,  making  a  credit- 
able record.  He  served  as  a  delegate  in  1S6S 
in  the  ISTational  Democratic  Convention, 
which  met  in  Xew  York,  and  nominated 
Horatio  Seymour  for  President.  In  1872  he 
was  a  candidate  for  Congress  from  the  district 
then  composed  of  Cnmberlaiid,  Perry  .  and 
York  counties,  and  notwithstanding  the  great 
Republican  landslide  of  that  ^-ear,  received  a 
majority  of  1,826  out  of  a  total  of  28,890 
votes,  thus  attesting  his  popularity  with  the 
people  of  the  district.  He  was  a  delegate  in 
1876  to  the  National  Democratic  Convention 
which  met  at  St.  Louis  and  nominated  Samuel 
J.  Tilden.  He  Avas  the  unanimous  choice  of 
his  county  for  Congress  in  1874:  and  1878, 
and  has  been  many  times  a  delegate  to  the 
State  conventions  of  his  party.  In  1891  he 
was  one  of  the  candidates  of  the  district  com- 
posed of  the  counties  of  Juniata,  Mifflin  and 
Perry  to  the  proposed  convention,  which  was 
not  lield,  to  revise  the  constitution  of  the 
State.  In  the  summer  of  1896  he  was  a  del- 
egate to  the  Democratic  State  Convention, 
held  at  AUentown,  and  was  there  chosen  a 
delegate  to  the  Chicago  Convention  that  nom- 
inated William  Jennings  Bryan  as  the  Dem- 
ocratic candidate  for  President.  In  1894,  Mr. 
Magee  was  elected  chairman  of  the  First  Di- 
vision Democratic  State  Executive  Com- 
mittee, embracing  the  counties  of  York, 
Adams,  Cimiberland,  Franklin,  Dauphin, 
Lebanon,  Perry,  Juniata  and  Mifflin,  and  was 
re-elected  in  1895-96,  serving  three  consecu- 
tive terms.  He  declined  to  l>e  a  candidate  in 
1897. 


It  will  be  seen  from  the  foregoing  that 
aside  from  his  position  as  the  editor  of  a  Dem- 
ocratic newspaper,  of  acknowledged  value  and 
influence,  Mr.  Magee  has  been  intimately 
connected  with  the  political  affairs  of  Penn- 
sylvania and  the  nation  for  more  than  a  third 
of  a  century,  and  has,  during  that  time,  ren- 
dered to  his  party  and  to  the  people,  able,  ac- 
ceptable and  important  service.  His  life  has 
been  one  of  unremitting  activity.  Loyal  to 
the  principles  he  believes  in,  he  has  fully  mer- 
ited the  unreserved  confidence  reposed  in  him, 
and  to-day  is  respected  and  esteemed  by  his 
fellow  citizens  of  Perry  county  as  a  man  whose 
life  has  been  characterized  by  an  unfalter- 
ing fealty  to  his  convictions,  an  unremitting- 
devotion  to  duty,  and  an  unswerving  adher- 
ence to  honesty,  uprightness  and  integrity  in 
all  his  dealings. 

John  A.  Magee  was  married,  June  10, 
1857,  to  ]\Iargaret  Hettic,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam D.  Ramsey,  Esq.,  of  the  bar  of  Cumber- 
land county.  Four  of  their  children  are  de- 
ceased: Alexander  R.;  John  A.;  Benjamin 
C;  and  Louis  A.  The  living  are:  Charlotte 
Annie;  and  William  R.,  a  graduate  of  La- 
fayette College,  who  reside  at  home;  and 
James  S.,  who  is  a  cashier  under  Collector  R. 
E.  Shearer,  in  the  internal  revenue  offlce  of 
the  Xinth  Collection  District  at  Lancaster, 
Pa.  He  married  Mary,  a  daughter  of  Frank 
Mortimer,  of  New  Bloomfield,  editor  of  the 
Perry  County  Times,  and  is  the  father  of 
tlirce  children:  John  A.;  James  S.;  and 
Frank  M. 

Although  well  advanced  in  years  Mr.  Ma- 
gee still  gives  his  personal  attention  to  the 
editorial  management  of  his  paper,  which  has 
a  large  circulation  throughout  Perry  county. 
Questions  of  public  interest  are  dealt  with  in 
an  al)le  an<l  thoughtful  manner,  and  local 
news  receive  care  and  attention  their  import- 
ance demands.  The  question  of  retiring  from 
active  service  has  not  even  been  considered  by 
this  veteran  A\Titer  in  the  newspaper  field, 
and,  as  has  already  been  stated,  he  purposes, 
"dving  in  the  harness." 


ROBERT  ^IcCLELLAN  ALEXANDER, 

New  Bloomfield,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of 
Randall  and  Sarah  H.  (Carothers)  Alexander, 
was  born  January  10,  1840,  at  Shirleysburg, 
Pa.  The  families  on  both  the  paternal  and 
the  anaternal  sides  are  of  Scotch-Irish  origin, 


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and  have  been  long  settled  in  this  country,  so 
that  their  history  is  identified  with  the  growth 
and  development  of  this  Commonwealth, 
and,  indeed,  with  that  of  fhe  nation.  Col. 
William  Alexander,  Dr.  Alexander's  grand- 
father, fought  for  the  maintenance  of  the 
American  llepublie,  enlisting  as  a  captain  in 
the  war  of  1812,  and  being  jiromoted  to 
colonel  and  given  the  command  of  a  regiment. 
lie  was  afterwards  sheriif  of  Fraidvlin  county. 
Pa.,  and  also  represented  that  county  in  the 
State  Legislature.  The  honored  veteran  died 
March  4,  1838.  He  was  married  to  Miss 
Moore,  and  had  cliildrcn:  Thomas;  Robert; 
William;  James;  Margaret  (Mrs.  McKinley); 

(Mrs.    Andrew   Wilson);    Jane 

(^Irs.  John  Temj^leton);  and  Randall. 
Samuel  Carothers,  Dr.  Alexander's  maternal 
grandfather,  Avas  a  settler  in  Huntingdon 
county,  and  a  farmer.  He  was  an  influential 
cirizoii,  and  was  one  of  the  first  elders  of  the 
Pi-esbyterian  church  at  Shirleysburg.  He 
married  ^liss  Zimmennan,  a  descendant  of  an 
old  family  of  York,  Pa.,  who  are  supposed  to 
have  come  to  this  country  from  Holland. 
Their  children  were:  James;  Lewis;  Abra- 
ham; Samuel;  Sarali,  the  mother  of  Rol)ert 
McC.  Alexander;  ]\raria  (Mrs.  ^latthew 
Campbell);  and  Ann  (Mrs.  Richard  Gal- 
lagher).    All  of  the  family  are  deceased. 

Randall  Alexander  was  a  native  of  Frank- 
lin county,  and  removed  to  Huntingdon 
countv,  where  he  passed  the  active  years 
of  manhood  in  tilling  the  soil.  Three  of  the 
children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Randall  Alexander 
are  deceased:  John  T;  James  Moore;  and 
an  infant.  Those  surviving  are:  Rev.  Wil- 
liam, D.  D.;  Rev.  Samuel  C,  D.  D.;  Thomas 
Jefferson;  Dr.  Robert  McClellan;  Ann  J., 
widow  of  John  Adams;  Mary  E.,  Avife  of  Rev. 
P.  H.  Denning;  Dr.  Randall  McGinley;  Dr. 
George  E.;  and  David  IST.  Randall  Alexan- 
der, the  father,  died  about  1854.  At  the 
time  of  his  death,  he  was  justice  of  tlie  peace, 
and  had  held  that  office  many  yeai"s.  Both  he 
and  his  wife  were  mombcrs  of  the  Shirleys- 
burg Presbyterian  cliurdi,  in  whica  Mr.  Alex- 
ander served  long  and  well  as  an  elder.  Mrs. 
Alexander  died  ]\ray  30,  1894,  at  the  vener- 
able age  of  eighty-eight.  Their  son,  Rev. 
Samuel  C.  Alexander,  was  for  nearly  two 
years  jiastor  of  the  church  to  which  they  'had 
given  so  much  of  their  devout  care  and  ser- 
vice.    The  eldest  son.  Rev.  William  Alexan- 


der, D.  D.,  resides  in  California,  where  he  is 
professor  of  Church  History,  &c.,  in  the  San 
Francisco  Theological  Seminary,  of  which  he 
was  one  of  the  founders. 

A  resident  of  LIuntingdon  county  during 
his  boyhood,  Robert  McClellan  Alexander 
acquired  his  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  Shirle}^  township,  and  in  the  academy  and 
Juniata  Seminary  in  Shirleysburg,  complet- 
ing his  course  at  the  Tuscarora  Valley  Col- 
lege. While  still  a  pupil  in  these  institutions, 
he  alsO'  acted  as  schoolmaster,  teaching  during 
three  winter  terms.  One  term  was  when  he 
was  yet  a  yourh,  scarcely  emerged  from  his 
"teeus,"  and  before  the  war  broke  out.  In 
the  early  days  of  the  Rebellion,  in  1861,  he 
enlisted  in  Company  G,  Fifth  Pennsylvania 
Reserve  Volunteer  Corps,  and  serA^ed  three 
years,  receiving  his  discharge  June  11,  1864. 
During  that  time  he  saw  much  active  service, 
taking  part  in  the  hottest  and  most  memora- 
ble engagements  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac: 
Fredericksburg,  where  he  was  slightly  dis- 
abled by  being  struck  in  the  riglit  leg  by  a 
spent  ball;  Richmond;  the  Seven  Days'  fight; 
Mechanicsville;  Gaines  Hill;  Charles  City 
Cross  Roads;  Malvern  Hill;  Second  Bull  Run; 
South  jMountain;  Antietam;  Bristow  Station; 
Gettysburg;  the  Wilderness;  Spottsyh'ania 
Court  House;  Bethseda  Church;  the  Xorth 
Anna,  and  other  battles  and  skinnishes.  The 
Doctor's  gallant  and  patriotic  performance 
of  his  soldierly  duty  may  be  easily  in- 
ferred from  the  promotions  which  were 
his  more  immediate  reward.  Entering  the 
army  as  a  private,  he  served  successively 
as  corporal,  fourth  sergeant,  first  sergeant, 
second  lieutenant,  and  first  lieutenant.  Re- 
turning from  the  stirring  scenes  of  the  war 
to  the  no  less  useful  and  patriotic  service 
of  student  and  teacher,  the  Doctor  com^Jeted 
his  seminary  and  academy  courses,  and  taught 
during  two  winter  terms.  In  1865,  he  began 
studying  dentistry  with  Dr.  G.  W.  Stewart  at 
Dry  Run,  Franklin  county,  Pa.,  and  con- 
tinued with  his  preceptor  for  three  years.  He 
then  oi>fneiI  nn  office  at  Landisburg,  Perry 
county,  and  after  jiracticing  there  for  a  year, 
removed  to  Loysville,  Perry  county,  -where  he 
was  the  only  (huitist,  and  where  he  resided, 
A'cry  ]irofitably  occupied,  for  nine  yeai-s. 
Since  IsTH.  he  has  been  established  at  Xew 
Bloomficld,  wliere  he  has  been  very  success- 
ful, enjoying  the  confidence  of  a  large  circle 


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of  patiente.  Dr.  Alexander  is  an  active  mem- 
ber of  Sergeant  John  Jones  Post,  jSTo.  448, 
G.  A.  E.,  at  Xew  Bloomfield.  He  has  also 
been  for  some  years  a  member  of  the  I.  O. 
O.  Y.,  and  belongs  to  the  Junior  O.  U.  A.  M. 
Robert  McClellan  Alexander  was  first  mar- 
ried to  Maiy  W.,  daughter  of  George  B.  and 
Elizabeth  (Scott)  Rakerd,  in  June,  1868. 
Three  of  their  children  died,  two  in  infancy, 
and  Charles  at  the  age  of  five  years.  The 
others  are:  Mary  (Mi's.  J.  H.  Sweger);  Ar- 
thur C. ;  William  L. ;  and  Robert  Malcolm. 
Mi-s.  Mary  W.  Alexander  died  March  4,  1887, 
aged  forty  years.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  The  Doctor's  second 
mamage,  to  Lam-a  Y.,  daughter  of  Hon. 
Jacob  and  Caroline  (Emerick)  Sheibley,  took 
place  March  5,  1891.  They  have  one  daugh- 
ter, Laura  Jeannette.  Dr.  Alexander  and  his 
wife  are  members  of  the  Presbvterian  church. 


FRAXK  MORTIMER,  editor  and  pro- 
prietor of  the  Perry  County  Times,  jSTew 
Bloomfield,  Pa.,  was  bom  in  Franklin,  Mass., 
March  4,  1829.  His  parents,  Samuel  and 
Eleanor  (Richardson)  Mortimer,  lived  and 
died  in  ^Massachusetts,  the  former  when  their 
son  Frank  was  between  two  and  three  years 
old,  and  the  latter  in  1851.  Mr.  Mortimer  re- 
ceived a  common  school  and  academic  edu- 
cation in  his  native  State,  where  he  resided 
until  1849.  He  then  Avent  to  Xew  York 
City,  and  entered  upon  the  study  of  the  law 
in  the  office  of  his  brother,  Samuel  Mortimer. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1853,  but,  ow- 
ing to  failing  eyesight,  never  entered  upon 
active  practice,  but  devoted  himself  to  other 
pursuits  imtil  the  breaking  out  of  the  Rebel- 
lion in  1861,  when  he  entered  the  service  in 
defense  of  the  Union  as  captain  of  Company 
L,  Xinth  Xew  York  Militia.  He  participated 
in  the  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  and  in  De- 
cember, 1862,  was  taken  prisoner  near  Cat- 
lett  Station,  Ya.,  by  a  detachment  of  Stuart's 
Cavalry.  He  was  detained  in  Confederate 
prisons  at  Culpeper  and  Lynchburg,  Ya.,  and 
at  Atlanta,  Ga.  Li  April,  1863,  while  being 
taken  as  he  supj^osed  to  Selma,  Ala.,  he  man- 
aged to  effect  his  escape,  during  the  con- 
fusion attendant  upon  a  railroad  wreck,  ami 
reached  the  Federal  lines  in  safety.  He  tlion 
resigned  his  commission,  and  returned  to  Xew 
York  City.  In  January,  1864,  he  came  to 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  and  embarked  in  mercan- 


tile business  at  Green  Park,  remaining  until 
March,  1865,  when  he  came  to  Xew  Bloom- 
field. Here  he  continued  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness until  1889,  when  he  sold  out  to  John 
Arnold,  and  has  since  given  his  entire  atten- 
tion to  the  business  and  editorial  management 
of  the  Perry  County  Times,  which  was  es- 
tablished by  him  in  August,  1867.  Tliis 
paper,  which  until  1892  was  independent  in 
politics,  has  since  that  year  been  an  able  ad- 
vocate of  Republican  principles.  Mr.  Morti- 
mer is  a  virile  and  forcible  writer,  and  has 
kept  his  paper  abreast  of  the  progress  of  the 
day,  dealing  with  public  questions  with  can- 
dor and  courage,  and  giving  the  local  news 
the  prominence  it  deserves  in  a  paper  in- 
tended for  home  reading.  As  a  business  man 
and  citizen,  Mr.  Mortimer  has  exhibited  an 
enterprising  and  progTessive  spirit,  and  stands 
high  in  the  esteem  of  the  people  of  Perry 
county.  Though  an  ardent  Republican,  he 
has  never  held  public  office,  but  has  ever  been 
ready  to  do  his  part  in  forwarding  the  best  in- 
terests of  that  great  i^arty. 

Mr.  ]\Iortimer  is  married  and  is  the  father 
of  five  children:  Eleanor  Mary  (Mrs.  James 
S.  Magee),  of  Xew  Bloomfield;  Harry, 
who  died  in  March,  1896;  Alice  (Mrs.  E.  B. 
AVelcomer),  of  Xew  Bloomfield;  and  Adel- 
aide. In  addition  to  his  newspaper  work,  Mr. 
Mortimer  finds  time  to  keep  in  touch  with 
the  literary  thought  of  the  hour,  and  is  well 
informed  on  all  questions  of  general  public 
interest.  He  is  of  a  genial,  sociable  nature, 
and  has  many  wann  personal  friends  in  all 
parts  of  the  c(junty.  Those  who  know  him 
best  like  him  best  and  respect  him  most. 


CHARLES  L.  JOHXSOX,  Xew  Bloom- 
field, Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  AVatts 
township,  Pen-y  county.  Pa.,  May  18,  1868, 
son  of  Jesse  and  Elizabeth  (Schatto)  John- 
son. His  grandfather.  Jesse  Johnson,  Sr., 
was  a  native  of  the  State  of  Xew  York,  and 
for  many  years  a  farmer.  He  married  Sarah 
Hummel;  their  only  child  was  Jesse,  the 
father  of  Sheriff  Johnson.  The  maternal 
grandparents,  Michael  and  Elizabeth  (Leedy) 
Scliatto,  were  born  in  Perry  county,  where 
]\rr.  Schatto  pursued  the  business  of  farming. 
One  of  their  four  children,  Mary,  is  deceased; 
those  surviving  are:  Samuel;  Michael;  and 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Johnson).  Both  Mr.  and 
Mrs.   Schatto  were  members  of  the   LTnited 


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Brethren  cliurcli.  Mrs.  Sehatto  died  Mareli 
28,  1856,  aud  her  husband  in  18!)1,  aged 
eighty-seven.  Their  daughter,  Mrs.  Johnson, 
is  a  native  of  Perry  county.  Her  husliand 
was  born  in  Xew  York;  came  to  Perry 
county  about  1850,  became  one  of  the  indus- 
trious and  substantial  farmers  of  central  Penn- 
sylvania, and  passed  the  rest  of  his  life  here. 
He  was  a  i3ublic-S23irited  and  useful  citizen, 
and  was  called  ujion  by  his  fellow-citizens  to 
fill  various  township  offices;  he  Avas  tax  col- 
lector, supervisor,  inspector  of  elections,  and 
served  for  several  years  on  the  school  board. 
His  children  are:  Marv  (Mrs.  John  A.  Al- 
bright); Laura  J.  (Mrs^  A.  M.  Albright); 
Jesse  B. ;  Samuel  "W. ;  Emma  E. ;  Charles  L. ; 
George  H. ;  and  Otto  B.  He,  as  well  as  his 
wife,  belonged  to  the  United  Brethren  church. 
Mr.  Johnson  died  June  14,  1892,  aged  sixty- 
seven  years,  ten  months  and  seven  days.  Mrs. 
Johnson,  who  has  almost  reached  the  goodly 
age  of  three  score  and  ten,  enjoys  good  health, 
and  resides  with  her  son. 

After  a  course  of  study  in  the  common 
schools  of  Perry  county,  and  at  Bloomiield 
Academy,  Charles  L.  Johnson  taught  for  one 
winter  term,  and  in  1878,  he  taught  for  one 
term  in  his  native  township,  "Watts.  Again 
he  became  a  student,  this  time  at  the  State 
Xormal  School,  Millersville,  Lancaster 
county,  Pa.,  and  his  course  there  being  com- 
pleted, was  engaged  with  his  father  on  the 
farm  until  1892,  when  he  went  to  Dauphin 
county.  There  he  taught  one  entire  term,  and 
two  months  of  a  second  term,  after  Avliich  he 
resigned  his  position,  in  order  to  assume  charge 
of  a  school  at  Xew  Buffalo,  Perry  county, 
which  he  taught  for  six  months.  About  this 
time,  his  father  dying,  Mr.  Johnson  bought  a 
farm  near  the  former  homestead,  and  turned 
liis  attention  to  farming,  to  keep  the  family 
together.  To  his  agTicultural  labors  he  added 
the  business  of  trading  in  live  stock,  and  con- 
tinued in  these  lines  of  work  until  1895.  In 
the  fall  of  1895,  Mr.  Johnson  was  elected 
sheriff  of  Perry  county,  in  which  office  he  is 
still  faithfully  and  imjiartially  serving.  He 
is  an  active  member  of  Duncannon  Lodge,  Xo. 
51,  Senior  Order  O.  U.  A.  M.,  and  in  religion 
he  is  a  memlier  of  the  ^Nlethodist  Episcopal 
church. 


HEXRY  CLAY  SHEARER,  Xew  Bloom- 
field,  Perrv  countv,  Pa.,  was  born  Julv  17, 


1813,  in  Tyrone  township,  Pen-y  county,  son 
of  the  late  Jacob  and  Amelia  (McGowan) 
Shearer.  His  paternal  grandparents  were  na- 
tives of  Frederick  City,  Md.,  the  grandfather 
being  a  farmer  of  that  vicinity.  The  grand- 
parents on  the  maternal  side  were  of  Cum- 
berland county.  Pa.;  ^Ir.  McGowan  also  a 
farmer,  and  for  some  years  an  iron  master. 
Jacob  Shearer  was  born  at  Frederick  City, 
Md. ;  he  learned  the  business  of  tanning,  and 
was  occupied  with  it  until  1849.  The  gold 
discoveries  in  California  now  lured  thousands 
all  over  the  country  to  the  Pacific  shore,  and 
Mr.  Shearer,  having  by  this  time  become  a 
resident  of  Perry  county,  set  out  with  a  num- 
ber of  other  gentlemen  of  that  county  for  the 
land  of  gold.  Establishing  himself  at  Parks 
Bar,  in  Yuba  county,  he  remained  there  nearly 
eight  years,  mining  and  keeping  store.  Dur- 
ing two  years  of  that  time,  he  represented 
Yuba  county  in  the  California  Legislature. 
Returning  in  1857  to  Perry  county,  he  set- 
tled down  to  farming  for  a  few  years,  then 
superintended  a  steam  tannery  for  three  years, 
and  after  a  few  more  years  passed  in  farming, 
I'etired  to  enjoy  the  repose  that  ought  to 
crown  an  active  and  diligent  life.  Jacob 
Shearer  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was 
Amelia,  daughter  of  David  McGowan;  their 
children  were:  Alverda;  Harvey;  Susan  E.; 
Emily  J.;  George  L. ;  and  Henry  Clay,  now 
the  only  survivor  of  the  family.  The  mother 
died  December  25,  1859,  at  the  age  of  fifty- 
three.  Mr.  Shearer  was  again  married  to 
Sarah  A.  Stockton,  daiighter  of  John  Black. 
She,  too,  died  in  1868;  and  Mr.  Shearer  de- 
parted this  life  June  10,  1872,  aged  seventy 
years.  Both  were  members  of  the  Presby- 
terian church. 

The  education  of  Henry  C.  Shearer  was 
begun  in  the  common  schools  and  finished, 
when  he  was  twenty-three  years  of  age,  at 
the  Bloomfield  Academy.  In  the  interval  of 
the  school  term,  Mr.  Shearer  assisted  his 
father  in  the  cultivation  of  his  farm.  He  en- 
listed for  the  defense  of  the  country  against 
rebellion,  August  11,  1862,  in  Company  G, 
One  Hundred  and  Thirty-third  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  for  a  tenn  of  nine  months.  In 
the  battle  at  Fredericksburg,  Ya.,  December 
13,  1862,  he  received  a  gun-shot  wound,  by 
which  he  was  disabled  for  three  months;  he 
was  mustered  out  at  the  close  of  his  time  of 
enlistment,    Mav  26,    1863.      On    February 


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25,  1861,  Mr.  Shearer  re-enlisted,  in  Company 
D,  One  Hundred  and  Eigiity-seventli  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteers,  as  a  A'eteran,  and  served 
until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  took  part  in 
the  battles  of  Antietani,  Fredericksburg, 
Chancellorsville,  Cold  Harbor,  Petersburg 
from  June  18  to  22,  and  on  July  30,  1864; 
he  was  also  in  the  fight  at  Weldon  Railroad, 
August  18  to  21,  and  under  fire  most  of  the 
time.  At  the  close  of  this  time  of  perilous 
and  gallant  service,  he  was  mustered  out  as  a 
veteran,  August  3,  1865. 

Having  partially  learned  tanning  before 
his  enlistment,  Mr.  Shearer,  on  his  return 
home,  assisted  in  his  father's  tannery  for  a 
year.  He  then  spent  nearly  two  years  in 
study  at  the  Bloomfield  Academy,  afterwards 
working  again  at  the  tanning  business  for 
about  three  years,  in  different  places.  At  the 
end  of  that  time,  his  father  havini;-  died,  he 
began  farming  the  homestead  on  his  own  ac- 
count, and  continued  eleven  yeara  in  that  em- 
ployment. In  1883,  he  was  elected  to  the 
office  of  sheriff  of  Perry  county  on  the  Repub- 
lican ticket,  and  entered  upon  the  duties  of 
the  ofiice  on  the  first  ^londay  in  January, 
1884.  For  three  years,  he  fillcil  ihat  import- 
ant and  responsible  office  with  judicial  im- 
partiality, and  when  his  term  had  expired,  he 
took  a  year  of  retirement  and  leisure.  In 
1888,  Mr.  Shearer  was  appointed  deputy 
register  and  recorder  of  Perry  county,  and 
served  until  his  appointment  as  postmaster  at 
New  Bloomfield,  in  1889.  He  still  holds  that 
ofiice.  Mr.  Shearer  was  actively  interested 
in  the  construction  of  the  Perry  County  Rail- 
road, of  Avhich  he  is  a  director,  and  has  always 
been  a  large  stockholder.  He  is  prominent 
and  influential  in  Sergeant  John  Jones  Post, 
Ko.  44:8,  G.  A.  R.  department  of  Pennsyl- 
vania', and  has  for  the  past  six  years  acted  in 
the  capacity  of  post  commander.  For  many 
years  he  has  belonged  to  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternity. 

Henry  Clay  Shearer  was  first  married  in 
March,  1872,'  to  Julia  C,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam and  Rebecca  Powers;  two  of  their  chil- 
dren died  in  infancy,  and  one,  Edward,  at  the 
age  of  eight  years  and  a  half.  Those  surviv- 
ing are:  Mary;  and  Julia.  Mrs.  Julia  C. 
Shearer  died  in  July,  1884,  aged  thirty-six 
-  years.  The  second  marriage  of  ]\[r.  Shearer 
was  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  David  and  Re- 
T>ecea  Eaton,  and  widow  of  Robert  I.  Dwen, 


in  July,  18S'J.  Their  children  are:  Henry; 
Anna  Belle;  James;  and  George  Lewis.  Mr. 
Shearer  and  his  family  are  members  of  the 
Presbvterian  church. 


AXDREW  P.  XICKEL,  Xew  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  v,-as  born  near  Oak  Grove 
Furnace,  Perry  county,  June  27,  1845.  He 
is  a  son  of  the  late  Casper  and  Susan  (Car- 
roll) Xickel.  His  grandfather,  Henry  Xickel, 
came  from  Germany  in  early  life,  and  lived 
at  Mt.  Holly,  Cumberland  county.  Pa.  He 
was  a  cooper,  and  besides  making  kegs,  he 
manufactured  rakes  and  forks,  which  he  used 
regularly  to  take  to  Carlisle  for  sale.  A  vig- 
orous constitution  and  a  simple,  healthy  life 
made  him  still  able  to  carry  on  this  business 
at  the  age  of  ninety-three.  His  wife  died  in 
Germany;  Casper,  and  two  other  children, 
who  accom]ianicd  him  to  this  country,  were 
the  only  ones  who  lived  to  mature  years.  At 
last,  one  day,  the  familiar  figure  of  the  good 
old  cooper  was  missed  from  the  streets  of  Car- 
lisle; he  had  died,  lacking  only  four  jeavg,  of 
having  lived  a  century.  The  maternal  grand- 
parents of  Mr.  Andrew  P.  Nickel  were  among 
the  early  settlers  of  Perry  county.  Casper 
Nickel,  who  was  only  about  twelve  years  old 
when  he  came  with  his  father  from  Hesse 
Darmstadt  to  New  York,  in  1829,  came  at  a 
later  date  to  Perry  county,  and  here  met  and 
married  Susan  Carroll.  Of  their  nine  chil- 
dren, two  died  in  infancy:  Catherine,  died 
at  the  age  oi  six  years;  and  John  PL  was  ac- 
cidentally killed  in  1858,  at  the  age  of  six- 
teen. Those  surviving  are:  Joseph  Y. ; 
Eliza ;  Andrew  P. ;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Samuel  Eby) ; 
and  Alfred.  Mr.  Nickel  maintained  his 
family  by  general  labor.  He  died  in  January, 
1867,  aged  fifty;  his  wife  survived  iintil  1888, 
dying  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight.  Both  were 
members  of  the  I^utheran  church. 

Andrew  P.  Nickel  attended  the  public 
schools  until  he  was  thirteen  years  old.  He 
was  brought  up  on  a  farm,  and  of  course  gave 
his  aid  as  a  strong  and  willing  lad  to  the  work 
going  on  around  him.  He  remained  on  the 
farm  after  leaving  school  until  he  was  six- 
teen, and  then  was  apprenticed  for  three  years 
to  John  Roop,  a  cabinetmaker  of  Mechanics- 
burg,  Pa.  During  the  time  of  his  apprentice- 
ship, he  enlisted  in  the  United  States  army, 
July  18,  1864,  being  enrolled  in  Company  I, 
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Volunteers;  lie  served  for  one  hundred  days, 
and  was  discharged  in  November,  1865.  This 
patriotic  service  rendered,  Mr.  Nickel  went 
back  and  perfected  himself  in  his  trade,  and 
then  worked  as  a  journeyman  in  Carlisle  for 
three  years,  after  which  he  returned  to  Me- 
chanicsburg  for  three  months.  In  1866,  he 
was  employed  by  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
ComjDany  at  Altoona  upon  the  inside  finish- 
ing of  passenger  ears;  he  remained  at  this  oc- 
cupation a  little  over  a  year.  In  1868,  he 
went  to  Duncannon,  Perry  county,  and 
worked  at  his  trade  with  S.  H.  Moses,  but  af- 
ter a  year  spent  there,  he  went  back  to  Al- 
toona, and  was  employed  until  1870  in  the 
same  department  in  which  he  had  worked 
before.  In  1870,  he  boi;glit  out  the  under- 
taking and  furniture  establishment  of  Mr. 
Penstemacher,  then  located  in  the  principal 
square.  In  1871,  he  removed  to  his  present 
establishment  at  the  corner  of  Main  and 
Church  streets,  Avhere  he  has  ever  since  car- 
ried on  his  business  with  great  success.  He 
has  one  of  the  largest  establishments  in  his 
line  of  business  in  N'ew  Bloomfield.  Mr. 
J^ickel  is  an  active  member  of  Xew  Bloom- 
field  Lodge,  1^0.  380,  I.  O.  O.  P. 

Andrew  P.  Nickel  was  married  March  24, 
1870,  to  Ellen,  daughter  of  S.  H.  and  Mary 
(Wade)  Moses.  Their  children  are:  Elsie 
Y.;  Mary  A.;  Carrie;  Harriet;  Helen  H. ; 
Samuel  M.;  Casper;  and  Virginia.  The 
f amilv  are  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


HON.  BENJAMIN  P.  JUNKIN,  New 
Bloomfield,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in 
Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  November  12, 
1822,  son  of  the  late  John  and  Maria  (Adams) 
Junkin,  of  Cumberland  county.  In  1823, 
they  removed  from  Cumberland  to  Perry 
county,  Avhere  John  Junkin  bought  the 
Stroop  farm,  near  Landisburg;  here  they  re- 
sided until  1853,  when  Mr.  Junkin  sold  the 
property,  and  removed  with  his  family  to 
Muscatine  county,  la.  Mrs.  Maria  (Adams) 
Junkin  dying,  Mr.  Junkin  was  married  again, 
to  Susan  Guss. 

During  their  residence  upon  the  Stroop 
farm,  Benjamin  P.  Junkin  attended  a  select 
school.  In  1838,  he  became  a  student  at 
Lafayette  College,  Easton,  Pa.,  under  the 
presidency  of  Eev.  George  Junkin,  1).  1). 
He  began  the  study  of  law  in  1841,  his  pre- 
ceptor being  Hon.  Samuel  Hepburn;  he  was 


admitted  to  the  Cumberland  county  bar  in 
August,  1844.  In  the  ensuing  year,  he  re- 
moved to  Perry  county,  and  began  practice 
at  New  Bloomfield.  In  1852,  he  was  selected 
district  attorney  for  a  term  of  three  years. 
He  was  elected  to  Congress  on  the  Republican 
ticket  in  1858,  to  represent  the  district  which 
embraced  Perry,  Cumberland  and  York 
counties.  In  1871,  he  Avas  made  president 
judge  of  the  Ninth  Judicial  District,  then 
composed  of  Cumberland,  Juniata  and  Perry 
counties.  In  this  office  he  was  the  successor 
of  Judge  Graham.  Judge  Junkin  resumed 
practice  at  the  close  of  his  term,  and  still  de- 
votes to  it  much  time  and  attention.  In  1884, 
he  was  a  representative  of  the  Republican 
party  as  presidential  elector  from  Pennsylva- 
nia. Belonging  to  the  old  school  of  lawyers, 
whose  training  was  such  as  to  ensure  absolute 
mastery  of  every  point  presented  for  their 
consideration,  Judge  Junkin  is  noted  for  the 
soundness  and  the  thoroughness  of  his  legal 
knowledge.  His  reputation  as  a  lawyer  and 
as  judge  is  wide  and  substantial.  He  is  care- 
ful and  thorough  in  searching  out  the  merits 
and  the  bearings  of  a  case,  and  possesses,  out- 
side of  his  legal  acquirements,  a  fund  of  gen- 
eral information  which  is  often  happily  sub- 
servient to  the  purposes  of  legal  investiga- 
tion. His  intellect  is'  quick  and  penetrating, 
and  this  char^acteristic,  combined  with  a  good 
memory,  an  active  imagination,  and  great 
fluency  and  elegance  of  diction,  make  him  a 
very  effective  orator.  Judge  Junkin's  kindly 
and  genial  disposition  and  his  keen  sense  of 
humor  make  him  a  most  agTeeable  companion, 
and  have  won  for  him  the  regard  of  many 
friends. 

Hon.  BenjaminF.  Junkin  was  married  April 
12,  1848,  to  Annie  E.,  daughter  of  James  and 
Eliza  McGowan,  of  Perry  county.  Their 
children  are:  Mary  F.  (Mrs.  Jacob  Strick- 
ler),  of  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. ;  and  John  E., 
who  married  Elizabeth  E.,  daughter  of  "Wil- 
liam Willis,  Esq.,  of  New  Bloomfield.  Judge 
Junkin  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church. 


WILLTA^I  HENRY  KELL,  district  at- 
torney, New  Bloomfield,  Perry  county.  Pa., 
was  born  NoA^ember  21,  1869,  near  Alinda, 
Spring  township,  Perry  county.  The  ances- 
tor of  the  family  in  the  county  was  Philip 
Kell,  who  came  from  York  county  at  an  early 


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day  and  settled  in  Spring  township,  where 
four  generations  have  since  resided.  Abra- 
ham Kell,  a  son  of  Philip,  and  the  grandfather 
of  William  H.  Kell,  was  a  mason  and  farmer, 
and  passed  his  life  in  Spring  township,  where 
he  died.  His  wife,  Elizabeth,  survived  until 
1884.  John  W.  Kell,  Sr.,  father  of  W.  H. 
Kell,  was  born  on  the  old  homestead  in  Spring 
to-\vnship,  December  1,  1842.  There  he  grew 
to  manhood,  and  followed  farming  and  black- 
smithing  until  after  the  breaking  out  of  the 
war  of  the  Rebellion,  when  he  entered  the 
service  of  the  Government  as  a  teamster,  and 
was  afterwards  promoted  to  wagon  master. 
His  service  was  with  the  Army  of  the  Potomac. 
In  1864,  he  enlisted  as  a  jirivate  in  Company 
E,  Two  Hundred  and  Eighth  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  and  served  until  after  the  close 
of  the  war,  participating  with  his  regiment  in 
the  battle  of  Fort  Steadman,  and  the  engage- 
ments before  Petersburg.  After  being  honor- 
ably discharged  from  the  service,  he  returned 
home,  cultivated  his  farm  and  practiced  as  a 
veterinary  surgeon  for  several  years.  In  1876, 
he  embarked  in  mercantile  business  in  Elliotts- 
burg,  and  continued  imtil  1880.  The  acci- 
dental loss  of  a  hand,  however,  in  1875,  so 
interfered  with  his  efforts  in  performing  the 
heavier  work  on  the  farm  that  he  retired  af- 
ter a  few  years,  and  has  since  devoted  him- 
self to  the  care  of  his  property.  In  1890,  he 
was  elected  county  treasurer  on  the  Republi- 
can ticket  and  filled  that  office  with  fidelity 
and  efficiency  for  three  years.  Mr.  Kell  is 
highly  esteemed  throughout  the  county  for 
his  unquestioned  integrity. 

Mr.  Kell  is  a  Republican,  and  has  given  a 
faithful  adherence  to  the  doctrines  and  prin- 
ciples of  that  party  since  arriving  at  man- 
hood. His  personal  efforts  have  ever  been 
in  behalf  of  the  party's  success,  and  he  stands 
high  in  the  party  councils  of  the  county.  Mr. 
Kell  is  a  member  of  the  G.  A.  R. 

John  W.  Kell,  Sr.,  was  married  in  Decem- 
ber, 1867,  to  Susanna,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
and  Susanna  Rice,  of  Spring  township.  Their 
children  are:  William  H.,  of  New  Bloom- 
field;  Catherine  (Mrs.  Frank  E.  Crist),  of 
Harrisburg,  Pa.;  Susan  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
Harry  W.  Robinson),  of  Shermansdale,  Perry 
county.  Pa.;  and  John  W.,  Jr.,  a  teacher  in 
the  public  schools  of  Spring  township.  Both 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kell  are  members  of  the  United 
Evano-elieal  church. 


William  H.  Kell  was  reared  to  manhood 
in  Spring  township.  His  early  education 
was  acquired  in  the  public  schools,  and  was 
supplemented  by  a  special  course,  with  a  view 
to  entering  the  legal  profession,  taken  in  the 
ISTew  Bloomfield  Academy.  This  course  was 
pursued  during  the  spring  terais,  fi-om  1886 
to  1892,  Mr.  Kell  teaching  during  the  winter. 
His  last  term  before  devoting  himself  en- 
tirely to  the  study  of  law,  was  as  principal  of 
the  Xew  Bloomfield  schools.  In  the  spring  of 
1891  he  became  a  law  stiident  in  the  office  of 
James  W.  Shull,  and  after  the  prescribed 
course,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Perry 
county  in  June,  1894.  After  his  admission 
he  began  practice  for  himself.  In  November, 
1896,  Mr.  Kell  was  elected  district  attorney 
of  Perry  county,  on  the  Republican  ticket,  by 
the  largest  majority  ever  accorded  a  candi- 
date for  that  office.  He  assumed  the  duties 
of  the  office  January  1,  1897,  and  has  since 
discharged  them  in  an  able  and  efficient  man- 
ner. On  April  12,  1894,  Mr.  Kell  was  mar- 
ried to  Mary  E.  Tressler,  a  daughter  of  David 
and  Catherine  M.  (Ensminger)  Tressler.  To 
this  union  there  have  been  born  two  chil- 
dren: one  that  died  in  infancy;  and  Myrtle 
Marie,  born  February  15,  1897.  Mr.  Kell  is 
a  Republican,  and  is  an  active  and  influential 
member  of  his  party  in  the  county.  Though 
yet  a  young  man,  he  has  shown  himself  to  be 
possessed  of  decided  ability.  He  has  a  good 
legal  mind,  and  those  who  know  him  best  pre- 
dict for  him  a  brilliant  career  at  the  bar.  He 
is  a  man  of  studious  habits,  careful  and  meth- 
odical in  business  matters.  He  has  won  dis- 
tinction as  a  public  speaker.  Besides  doing 
effective  woi'k  in  his  own  and  other  counties 
in  Pennsylvania  he  was  called  in  1896  into 
the  State  of  Ohio  on  a  lecture  tour  in  the  in- 
terest of  the  Junior  Order  of  United  Ameri- 
can Mechanics.  His  integi'ity  is  beyond  ques- 
tion, and  he  fully  merits  the  high  respect  and 
esteem  accorded  him.  In  addition  to  his  pres- 
ent position,  he  has  served  three  terms  as 
clerk  of  the  borough  council  of  JSTew  Bloom- 
field, and  has  also  filled  the  office  of  school 
director.  He  is  a  member  of  New  Bloom- 
field Council,  No.  626,  Jr.  O.  U.  A.  M.,  in 
which  he  has  filled  the  position  of  deputy 
State  councillor,  and  has  served  as  represen- 
tative to  the  State  convention,  and  represen- 
tative to  the  National  Funeral  Benefit  Asso- 
ciation.    He  is  also  a  member  of  Mackinaw 


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Lodge,  No.  380,  I.  0.  0.  F.,  of  Xew  Bloom- 
field.  Mr.  Kell  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 


HOX.  CHAELES  H.  SMILEY,  IS^ew 
Bloomfield,  Perry  countv.  Pa.,  was  born  at 
Shemiansdale,  Perrv  county,  May  9,  1844, 
son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (McMurray) 
Smiley.  His  paternal  grandfather  was  oc- 
cupied during  most  of  his  life  in  farming,  be- 
sides serving  many  years  as  justice  of  the 
peace.  He  was  for  more  than  fifty  years  an 
elder  in  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  mar- 
ried a  lady  who  bore  the  same  family  name  as 
himself;  she  was  a  daughter  of  George  Smiley. 
The  Smiley  family  is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent, 
and  its  progenitors  in  this  country  were  among 
the  pioneer  Pi-esbyterian  settlers.  Samuel 
Smiley  was  a  teacher  in  early  life ;  he  was  af- 
terwards engaged  in  mercantile  business  in 
Carlisle,  Pa.  In  the  early  fifties  he  purchased 
a  farm  in  Perry  county  which  had  been  owned 
in  the  name  of  Smiley  for  one  hundred  years; 
on  this  farm  he  passed  the  rest  of  his  life. 
While  a  resident  of  CaiToll  township,  he 
seiwed  for  a  number  of  years  as  justice  of  the 
peace.  He  was  a  citizen  of  prominence  and 
influence.  His  wife,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam and  JSTancy  McMurray,  was,  like  himself, 
of  a  Scotch-Irish  Presbyterian  family.  Their 
children  are :  Charles  H. ;  Mary  A.  (Mrs. 
John  S.  Weaver),  of  Harrisbnrg,  Pa. ;  Phebe 
(Mrs.  B.  G.  Zimmerman),  of  Osborne  county, 
Kas.,  where  her  husband  is  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business;  Belle  (Mrs.  Lloyd  Kistler), 
whose  husband  is  a  farmer  in  Marshall  county, 
Kas.;  David,  a  machinist,  of  Allegheny 
City,  Pa.;  Thomas,  died  aged  twenty-one; 
Gertrude,  died  aged  twenty;  and  twin  chil- 
dren, who  died  in  infancy.  Samuel  Smiley 
died  November  7,  1857;  his  wife  survived 
him  for  thirty  years,  dying  in  May,  1887. 
Their  daughter,  Gertriide,  being  a  little  child 
at  the  time  of  her  father's  death,  her  elder 
brother,  Charles  H.  Smiley,  took  her  under 
his  care,  and  educated  her.  She  was  teaching 
in  Marshall  county,  Kas.,  at  the  time  of  her 
death. 

In  his  early  youth,  Charles  H.  Smiley  at- 
tended the  public  schools  of  Carlisle,  Pa.;  he 
afterwards  studied  at  the  academy  at  New 
Bloomfield,  PeiTy  county;  but  for  the  greater 
part  of  his  literary  education,  he  is  indebted 
to  his  own  intellectual  taste  and  ambition,  his 


well-chosen  courses  of  reading,  and  his  habits 
of  independent  study.  He  is  a  self-educated 
man,  the  possessor  of  a  large  fund  of  infor- 
mation on  various  subjects.  Intercourse 
through  reading  with  the  master  minds  of  all 
time  has  combined  with  native  Avit  and  an 
amiable  disposition  to  mature  his  conversa- 
tional powers,  and  to  make  his  society  a  pleas- 
u.re  and  a  helpful  stimulus.  Mr.  Smiley 
served  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  iinder  Gen- 
erals Sheridan,  Hunter  and  Sigel,  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Signal  Corps,  which  rendered  such 
valuable  service  in  the  valley  of  Virginia.  The 
corps  was  honorably  discharged,  August  2, 
1865,  at  Winchester,  Va. 

Mr.  Smiley  has  also  rendered  much  public 
service  in  time  of  peace;  from  1867  to  1870, 
he  filled  the  oftice  of  jn'othonotary  and  clerk 
of  the  courts  of  quarter  sessions,  and  of  Oyer 
and  Terminer,  of  PeiTy  county.  He  was  in 
1880  elected  to  represent  the  Thirty-first  Sen- 
atorial District  (Mifflin,  Juniata  and  Perry 
counties),  in  the  Legislature  of  Pennsylva- 
nia, and  served  until  December,  1884.  Dur- 
ing his  term  of  service,  he  was  chairman  of  the 
Judiciary  (both  local  and  special)  Committees, 
and  secretary  of  the  committees  on  Education, 
the  Library,  Insurance,  etc.  In  1892,  Mr. 
Smiley  was  elected  president  of  the  Perry 
County  Railroad  Company,  and  still  holds 
that  position.  His  legal  practice  dates  from 
August,  1872,  when  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Perry  county.  Since  1884,  he  has  de- 
voted his  attention  almost  exclusively  to  his 
profession,  in  which  he  has  been  conspicuously 
successful. 

Charles  II.  Smiley  was  married  in  October, 
1876,  to  Emily,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
(Sheibly)  Ferguson.  Mrs.  Smiley  was  born 
in  Washington,  D.  C,  but  her  family  were 
natives  of  Perry  county.  Their  children  are: 
Charles  H. ;  and  Mary  H.,  a  student  at  Wil- 
son College,  Chambersburg,  Pa.  The  family 
are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 


WILLIAM  B.  ANDERSON,  New  Bloom- 
field, Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Alexander  B. 
and  Mary  A.  (Lackey)  Anderson,  was  born  in 
Perry  county,  December  17,  1856.  His 
gTandfather,  William  Andereon,  was  bom  in 
Scotland  in  1771.  He  was  among  the  early 
settlers  of  this  region,  and  one  of  the  most  ex- 
tensive land  owners;  he  took  up  land  in  Perry 
county  while  it  still  formed  part  of  Cumber- 


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land  county,  and  during  tliat  early  time,  rep- 
resented Cumberland  county  in  the  State 
Legislature.  Andersonburg  received  its  name 
from  his  family,  and  some  of  his  descendants 
still  reside  on  the  Anderson  farm  in  that  vi- 
cinity. In  1820,  when  Perry  county  was  oi'- 
ganized,  AVilliam  Anderson's  pTopei*ty  had 
the  highest  valuation  on  the  assessment  list 
of  Toboyne  toAvnship;  he  was  the  only  per- 
son in  the  township  assessed  Avith  a  negro 
slave.  In  the  same  year,  he  was  made  one  of 
the  associate  judges  of  the  new  county,  and 
held  that  post  of  honor  at  the  time  of  his 
death  in  1832.  William  Anderson  was  mar- 
ried to  Isabella  Blaine;  their  children  are  as 
follows:  "William  B.,  for  three  years  in  the 
State  Legislature  as  representative,  and  for 
three  years  as  senator;  Matilda,  wife  of  Eev. 
Lindley  Rutter,  of  Lancaster  county.  Pa.; 
Margaret  (Mrs.  Stuart  Turbett),  of  Juniata 
county,  Pa.;  Hon.  Alexander  B. ;  and  Mary, 
wife  of  B.  F.  Grosh,  ]\I.  D.,  for  many  years 
the  principal  physician  of  the  county.  A.  B. 
Grosh,  only  surviving  son  of  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Grosh,  was  for  six  years  the  efficient  prothono- 
tary  of  Perry  county,  and  is  now  editor  of  the 
Perry  county  Freeman. 

Alexander  B.  Anderson,  eldest  son  of  Wil- 
liam and  Isabella  (Blaine)  Anderson,  was 
born  in  Perry  county,  December  25,  1819. 
His  scholastic  education  Avas  begun  in  the 
common  schools  of  his  native  county,  and  com- 
pleted by  gi-aduation  from  Dickinson  College, 
Carlisle,  Pa.  He  immediately  began  reading 
law  with  Benjamin  Mclntire,  Esq.,  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  April,  1846,  and  practiced 
with  distinction  until  he  was  elected  associ- 
ate judge  of  Perry  county,  in  which  office  he 
served  for  live  years.  His  term  having  ex- 
pired, he  removed  to  his  farm  in  Madison 
toAvnship;  there  he  was  again  and  again  elect- 
ed justice  of  the  peace,  filling  that  office  for 
many  years.  His  conciliating  manner  made 
him  popular;  and  his  information  and  excel- 
lent judgment  were  so  fully  appreciated  that 
persons  of  all  classes  and  ages  sought  his  ad- 
vice. Alexander  B.  Anderson  was  married  in 
1853  to  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  William  and 
Elizabeth  (Titzel)  Lackey.  Of  their  six  chil- 
dren, two  are  deceased :  Isabella  (Mrs.  T.  H. 
Butturf);  and  Annie  E.  Those  surviving 
are:  William  B. ;  Alexander  L.,  of  Nevada; 
Charles  A.;  and  Benjamin  H.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Anderson  were  both  faithful  members  of  the 


upper  Presbyterian  church  at  Blain,  Periy 
county;  he  held  various  offices  in  the  church, 
and  was  ruling  elder  at  the  time  of  his  death. 
Mi-s.  Anderson  still  resides  on  the  homestead. 
Most  of  the  boyhood  of  William  B.  Ander- 
son was  passed  on  his  father's  farm,  and  after 
attending  the  common  schools  and  the  Bloom- 
field  Academy  until  he  was  twenty  years  of 
age,  he  continued  to  be  occupied  with  farm.- 
ing  until  1887.  Meanwhile,  he  had  filled 
several  township  offices,  and  in  1883,  was 
elected  justice  of  the  peace,  in  which  capacity 
he  served  five  years,  less  two  months.  In 
April,  1888,  he  went  west  with  the  intention 
of  locating  a  land  claim.  Having  gone  as  far 
as  Chicago,  his  jDlans  undenvent  modification, 
and  he  engaged  with  Mr.  Kepner,  formerly  of 
Perry  county,  to  run  a  paper  wagon.  About 
six  months  later,  in  October,  he  returned  to 
his  home  in  Madison  township,  where  he  re- 
mained until  the  following  spring.  He  then 
became  engaged  in  the  business  of  machinery 
and  farming  implements  with  his  brother-in- 
law,  T.  H.  Butturf,  at  ISTewport,  Perry  county. 
In  1891,  while  still  employed  in  this  business 
Mr.  Anderson  was  appointed  to  his  present 
office,  clerk  of  the  county  commissioners  of 
Perry  county ;  he  proved  efficient  and  reliable, 
and  was  re-appointed  in  189-4.  He  is  a  staunch 
Republican.  Both  in  business  and  in  social 
circles,  Mr.  Anderson  is  highly  esteemed. 


DAVID  M.  RHIXESMITH,  Spring 
township,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Henry 
and  Elizabeth  (Garber)  Rhinesmith,  was  bom 
December  31,  1831,  near  Blain,  Perry  county, 
Pa.  His  father,  Henrv  Rhinesmith,  came 
with  his  parents  to  Perry  county  from  Le- 
high county.  Pa.,  wdien  a  small  boy.  He  grew 
to  manhood  and  learned  weaving,  at  which 
he  worked  for  a  number  of  yeai-s,  and  after- 
wards became  a  farmer.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Garber;  their  children  were:  Margaret 
(Mrs.  Solomon  Gutshall);  John  D.,  who  died 
at  the  age  of  sixty-eight  years;  Elizabeth,  who 
died  single  at  the  age  of  twenty-three;  Susan 
(Mrs.  Frederick  Gutshall);  David  M.;  Sam- 
uel, a  resident  of  Blain;  and  William,  of  Car- 
lyle.  111.,  who  are  twins;  Henry,  of  Jackson 
township;  and  George,  a  dealer  in  tinware 
and  stoves  in  Carlisle,  Pa. 

David  M.  Rhinesmith  spent  his  youth  near 
Blain,  Perry  county.  He  secured  a  fair  Eng- 
lish education  in  the  public  schools,  and  after 


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reaching  manhood,  worked  for  some  time  at 
carpentry,  and  then  became  a  farmer.  He 
lived  near  Blain  until  he  was  thirty  years  old, 
and  then  removed  to  Spring  township.  His 
life  has  been  one  of  energy,  activity  and  suc- 
cessful effort.  He  has  been  a  successful  and 
popular  landlord,  as  well  as  a  prosperous 
farmer.  He  has  kept  hotel  at  different  times 
in  BLain,  Landisburg  and  New  Bloomfield. 
In  the  latter  place  he  was  landlord,  first  of  the 
Mansion  House,  and  more  recently  of  the 
Perry  House,  which  was  rebuilt  in  1895,  and 
the  name  changed  to  the  Hotel  Rhinesmith; 
it  is  now  owned  and  carried  on  by  his  son,  H. 
B.  Rhinesmith.  Mr.  Rhinesmith's  services 
have  for  years  been  in  demand  as  an  auc- 
tioneer; he  has  probably  sold  more  property 
at  public  sale  than  any  other  man  in  the 
county.  Whatever  he  has  undertaken,  he 
has  made  a  success  of,  combining  energy  and 
enterprise  with  a  genial  and  sociable  disposi- 
tion that  has  won  for  him  a  veritable  legion 
of  friends.  In  the  spring  of  1897,  he  re- 
turned to  his  fine  farm  of  nearly  400  acres  in 
Spring  township,  to  the  care  and  cultivation 
of  which  he  now  devotes  his  attention. 

Mr.  Rhinesmith  is  an  earnest  Democrat. 
In  1871,  he  was  elected  sheriff  of  Pen-y 
county;  he  served  one  term,  and  was  an  effi- 
cient and  popular  ofilcer. 

David  M.  Rhinesmith  was  married  March 
14,  1854,  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  John  Smith, 
of  Mannsville,  Perry  county.  Pa.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Charles  W.,  editor  of  the  Shelby 
county  Republican,  Harlan,  Shelby  county, 
la. ;  James,  who  died  at  the  age  of  seventeen 
months;  Annie,  at  home;  Sallie  (Mrs.  George 
Crozier),  of  Carlisle,  Pa.;  and  Harry  B.,  of 
New  Bloomfield.  Mrs.  Rhinesmith,  who  is 
a  most  estimable  lady,  is  a  member  of  the  Re- 
formed church. 

Harry  B.  Rhinesmith,  youngest  child  of 
David  M.  and  Sarah  Rhinesmith,  was  born  in 
Blain,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  March  2,  1867.  His 
education  was  acquired  in  the  common  schools 
and  in  the  Bloomfield  Academy.  He  early 
acquired  a  practical  knowledge  of  the  hotel 
business  as  a  clerk  from  his  father,  for  whom  he 
worked  until  the  spring  of  1895,  when  he  ])ur- 
ohased  from  him  the  old  Perry  House.  This 
he  rebuilt  and  remodeled  throughout,  and 
changed  its  name  to  the  Hotel  Rhinesmith. 
It  is  now  one  of  the  best  hotel  properties  in 
Perry  county.    Mr.  Rhinesmith  enjoys  a  well 


deserved  reputation  as  a  first-class  landlord, 
and  is  exceedinglv  popular  with  the  traveling 
public.  On  March  15,  1892,  Mr.  H.  B. 
Rhinesmith  was  married  to  Miss  F.  H. 
Sheibley,  a  daughter  of  Hon.  David  H.  and 
Matilda  Sheibley,  of  Spring  township.  They 
have  one  daughter,  Anna  Ernestine,  born 
March  3,  1896.  Mr.  Rhinesmith  is  an  ardent 
Democrat,  but  has  not  held  public  office.  He 
is  a  member  of  Mackinaw  Lodge,  No.  380,  I. 
O.  O.  F.,  and  has  passed  all  the  chairs. 


SAMUEL  H.  BECK,  New  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  a  native  of  Perry  county, 
was  born  January  24,  1848;  he  is  a  son  of 
Christian  and  Eliza  (Shull)  Beck.  His  grand- 
parents on  the  paternal  side  were  of  German 
descent;  the  grandfather  died  at  the  age  of 
eighty-two.  Mr.  Beck's  paternal  grandpar- 
ents were  English  by  birth,  and  came  to  this 
country  in  early  life;  Mr.  Shull  was  a  black- 
smith. Their  children  were:  Thomas,  de- 
ceased; Abraham,  deceased;  Elijah,  de- 
ceased; Margaret,  widow  of  C.  Hoover;  and 
Chauncey  M. ;  the  last  two  reside  at  Lewis- 
town,  Mifflin  county.  Pa.  Mr.  Beck's  father. 
Christian  Beck,  was  born  in  Lebanon  county, 
Pa.  He  early  learned  the  business  of  tailor- 
ing, and,  coming  to  Perry  county  while  a 
young  man,  carried  on  his  business  there  for 
many  years.  In  whatever  place  he  resided, 
he  proved  a  worthy  and  useful  citizen,  and 
soon  obtained  the  good  will  and  confidence  of 
the  citizens.  He  was  for  many  years  justice 
of  the  peace,  both  in  Mifflin  and  in  Perry  coun- 
ties. He  removed  to  Reading  in  1868,  and 
continued  in  business  there  for  the  remainder 
of  his  life.  Mr.  Beck  married  Eliza,  daughter 
of  Abraham  and  Elizabeth  Shull.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Margaret,  who  died  in  1850;  Clara, 
died  July  4,  1862,  aged  eleven  years;  Chaun- 
cey, died  in  1855,  aged  two  years;  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  E.  L.  Gillette);  Samuel  H.;  and  Wil- 
liam, residing  in  New  York.  Christian  Beck 
died  May  22,  1875,  aged  fifty-six  years  and 
six  months;  his  wife  survived  him  until  March 
20,  1884,  when  she  died  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
five.  Both  were  consistent  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  church. 

Samuel  H.  Beck  was  educated  partly  in 
Ohio,  where  the  family  resided  for  a  very 
short  time  during  his  early  youth,  and  partly 
in  the  schools  of  Pennsylvania.  He  finished 
his  course  of  studies  at  the  age  of  fifteen,  in 


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Perry  county.  He  Avas  tlien  clerk  in  a  gen- 
eral store  at  McVeytown,  Mifflin  county,  Pa., 
for  about  four  months.  Then  came  the  days 
of  the  Rebellion,  when  the  patriotic  Ameri- 
can boy  could  scarcely  restrain  his  eagerness 
to  be  at  the  front,  fighting  for  the  Union, 
"rallying  round  the  flag."  Samuel  H.  Beck 
was  but  sixteen  when  he  enlisted,  in  July, 
1864,  and  was  enrolled  in  Company  G,  One 
Hundred  and  Ninety-fourth  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers.  He  served  one  hundred  days, 
and  was  honorably  discharged,  November  9, 
1864.  His  first  employment  after  his  duty 
to  his  country  had  been  discharged,  was  in  the 
store  of  Joseph  Abram,  of  Xew  Bloomfield, 
an  engagement  which  lasted  two  years.  The 
next  was  with  the  well-knowm  and  genial 
Frank  Mortimer,  and  lasted  six  years.  He 
then  gave  two  years  to  perfecting  himself  in 
tailoring,  which  he  had  partially  learned  with 
his  father  before  the  war,  and  at  the  end  of 
those  two  years,  returned  to  Mr.  Mortimer, 
with  whom  he  now  remained  five  years.  From 
1879  to  1880,  Mr.  Beck  was  traveling  sales- 
man for  the  wholesale  house  of  J.  H.  Long 
&  Co.,  of  Philadelphia.  He  then  bought  out 
the  coach-making  establishment  of  Stouffer 
&  Crist,  in  Xew  Bloomfield,  and  carried  on 
that  business  for  five  years.  During  that  time 
he  was  appointed  deputy  sheriff  of  Perry 
county,  in  which  capacity  he  served  five  years. 
In  the  fall  of  1884,  Mr.  Beck  sold  out  his 
coach  shop,  and  again  became  a  traveling 
salesman,  representing  the  Maysville  Shoe  Co. ; 
the  engagement  was  broken  off  by  the  failure 
of  the  company  in  1889.  Mr.  Beck  then  lived 
retired  for  a  short  time.  In  1880,  he  was  ap- 
pointed to  fill  out  an  unexpired  term  as  justice 
of  the  peace  at  New  Bloomfield,  and  in  1882, 
he  was  elected  to  that  office  for  a  tenn  of  five 
years.  Before  the  term  had  expired,  he  went 
to  Bedford  county.  Pa.,  to  assume  the  charge 
of  the  office  of  B.  Green  <fe  Co.,  as  head 
clerk;  this  was  in  December,  1886,  and  he 
remained  until  September,  1887.  In  the 
mean  time,  his  term  as  justice  of  the  peace  at 
New  Bloomfield  having  expired,  the  voters 
of  that  borough,  fully  assured  of  his  return, 
re-elected  him  without  his  knowledge,  so  that 
on  coming  home,  he  had  but  to  step  into  the 
old  familiar  routine.  He  seiwed  as  magistrate 
in  all  about  twelve  years.  He  also  held  the 
office  of  deputy  register  and  recorder  for  five 
years.     From  1889  to  1893,  Mr.  Beck  served 


the  Perr}'  County  Railroad  Company  as  gen- 
eral agent;  he  was  then  promoted  to  superin- 
tendent of  the  road,  which  position  he  still 
holds.  All  connected  AAath  the  road,  officials 
and  em]3loyees  of  every  degree,  hold  Mr.  Beck 
in  high  esteem;  his  faithful  and  .efficient  ser- 
vices are  rewarded  with  full  confidence.  He 
has  for  many  years  been  an  active  member  of 
the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  the  K.  of  P.,  and  of  Sergeant 
John  Jones  Post,  No.  448,  G.  A.  R. 

Samuel  H.  Beck  was  first  mamed  in  May, 
1868,  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Elizabeth  (Shuler)  Roath;  their  children  were 
two  daughters,  Annie  and  Mary.  Mrs.  Mar- 
garet Beck  died  January  29,  1875,  aged 
twenty-six.  On  June  6,  1876,  Mr.  Beck  was 
married  to  Rebecca  Roath,  sister  of  his  first 
wife.  Their  children  are :  Clara,  died  in  Oc- 
tober, 1893,  aged  six  years;  Blanche;  Alice; 
Marian;  Howard;  Catherine;  and  Sarah. 
Mr.  Beck's  family  are  members  of  the  Metho- 
dist church. 


PROF.  E.  H.  BRYNER,  county  superin- 
tendent of  schools,  and  a  resident  of  New 
Bloomfield,  is  a  native  of  Perry  coimty.  Pa. 
His  great-grandfather,  John  Bryner,  was  a 
native  of  Northampton,  and  Avhile  yet  a 
young  man  became  one  of  the  first  set- 
tlers of  Madison  toAvnship,  and  later  a 
resident  of  Toboyne  township,  Cumber- 
land county.  Pa.,  where  he  j^assed  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life  and  died  on  the  old 
homestead  in  1842.  Joseph  Bryner,  son 
of  John  Bryner,  and  grandfather  of  Prof. 
E.  H.  Bryner,  Was  bom  on  the  homestead  at 
Sandy  Hill,  Toboyne  township,  Cumberland 
county,  in  1798.  At  the  death  of  his  father 
he  succee<led  to  the  home  farm,  which  he  cul- 
tivated for  many  yeare  and  finally  sold.  He 
died  at  the  home  of  his  son,  George  M.  Bryner, 
in  1879,  his  wife  having  died  in  1850.  He 
was  the  father  of  thirteen  children.  George 
M.  Bryner,  father  of  Professor  Bryner,  was 
born  in  Madison  township.  Perry  county, 
April  9,  1832.  His  education  was  acquired 
in  the  common  schools.  He  remained  on  the 
farm  until  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age,  when 
he  went  to  Ickesburg  to  learn  the  blacksmith's 
trade.  He  later  married  and  afterwards  re- 
sided and  for  eight  years  conducted  a  smithy 
in  Elliottsburg.  Desiring  to  open  a  shop  on 
a  larger  scale,  he  removed  to  Cisneys  Run,  in 
Perry  county,  where  he  has  since  resided.     In 


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August,  1SG4,  he  enlisted  in  the  T^vo  Hun- 
dred and  Eighth  Eegiment,  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, in  the  company  of  Cai^taiu  McKee- 
han,  and  with  this  regiment  was  assigned  to 
the  Xinth  Army  Corps,  in  which  he  served 
until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  married  Fanny 
Peck;  their  children  are:  Theodore  M., 
blacksmith  at  Cisneys  Eun,  Pa.;  Albert  K., 
foreman,  in  Perry  county,  and  county  com- 
missioner; Xewton,  a  gi-aduate  in  medicine 
of  the  University  of  Xew  York,  who  died  at 
Cisneys  Eun;  Elmer  E.,  died  in  infancy,  at 
Elliottsburg;  Prof.  E.  H. ;  and  Ira  L.,  super- 
intendent of  the  Cumberland  county  schools. 

Prof.  E.  H.  Bryner  was  born  at  Elliotts- 
burg, Perry  county,  Pa.,  February  13,  1864. 
He  jjursued  the  regular  course  in  the  public 
schools,  and  in  1SS7  entered  the  Millersville 
State  Xormal  School,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1890.  Prior  to  his 
graduation  from  the  normal  school,  he  had 
been  engaged  in  teaching  in  the  schools  of 
Perry  and  Lancaster  counties.  For  three 
years  after  his  graduation  he  continued  teach- 
ing in  the  schools  of  Lancaster  county,  spend- 
ing the  last  year  of  this  period  in  the  high 
school  at  Maytown.  His  next  engagement 
was  at  Xewport,  where  he  served  as  principal 
of  the  schools  for  three  years,  and  on  the  1st 
of  September,  1896,  he  was  appointed  county 
superintendent  by  Dr.  X.  C.  Schaefl'er,  State 
Superintendent  of  Public  Schools.  ]\Ir.  Bry- 
ner is  a  gold  standard  Eepublican. 

Professor  Bryner  was  married  at  Mayto^^^l, 
Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  June  6,  1893,  to  Miss 
Minerva  Brandt,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Ma- 
ria (Stauffer)  Brandt;  their  children  are:  Gail 
Leone,  who  died  in  infancy;  and  Helen.  He 
is  actively  interested  in  all  church  matters,  as 
a  consistent  member  of  the  Presbyterian  de- 
nomination. 


AMOS  HAIE,  Xew  Bloomfield,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  January  11,  1864,  son 
of  David  and  Ellen  (Sweger)  Hair,  both  na- 
tives of  Pcn-y  county.  They  were  married 
in  1853;  Mrs.  David  Hair  is  a  daughter  of 
George  and  Mary  Sweger.  They  now  reside 
in  Carroll  towmship.  Perry  county,  where  Mr. 
Hair  is  engaged  in  farming.  Both  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Methodist  church;  Mr.  Hair  has 
been  for  a  long  time  an  office-bearer  in  the 
church;  he  was  steward  and  treasurer  for 
manv  A'ears,  and  is  now  a  trustee.     Of  their 


thirteen  children,  nine  are  deceased:  Mary; 
Daniel;  John;  Henrietta;  Sarah;  Annie; 
Clara;  Alice;  and  Emma.  Those  survi^-ing 
are:  Amos;  Harrv  M.;  William  W.;  and 
Adam  F. 

Brought  up  on  a  farm,  and  familiar  with 
the  work  of  cultivation,  Amos  Hair  received 
also  a  good  plain  education  in  the  common 
schools,  which  he  attended  until  he  was  eight- 
een. For  three  years  from  that  time  he 
worked  on  one  of  the  neighboring  farms,  and 
then,  having  attained  his  majority,  he  thought 
to  try  his  fortune  in  the  "great  west."  In 
1885  he  went  to  Ohio,  and  remained  there 
seven  months;  then  further  west,  as  far  as 
Illinois,  where  he  was  occupied  for  a  short 
time,  and  then  decided  to  return  to  the  east. 
On  his  way  he  stopped  in  Ohio,  and  was  em- 
ployed in  farming  there  for  a  year,  coming  to 
Xew  Bloomfield  at  last  in  the  fall  of  1888. 
In  the  following  spring  Mr.  Hair  embarked 
in  the  mercantile  business,  which  has  pros- 
pered so  well  that  he  has  carried  it  on  ever 
since.  In  1891,  he  built  a  spacious  and  con- 
venient residence  and  store  on  the  comer  of 
Carlisle  street,  in  Xew  Bloomfield,  where  he 
does  a  large  and  steadily  increasing  business. 
His  success  is  due  to  his  careful  attention  to 
the  wants  of  his  patrons,  and  his  judicious  and 
strictly  honorable  business  methods.  In  addi- 
tion to  this  establishment,  Mr.  Hair  in  1893 
opened  a  livery  stable,  one  of  the  finest  and 
best  equipped  places  of  the  kind,  well  pro- 
vided with  buggies  and  other  conveyances  for 
pleasure  driving,  and  with  well  trained  saddle 
horses.  Eeasonable  charges,  and  the  presence 
of  all  the  latest  adjuncts  for  convenience  and 
utility,  make  Mr.  Hair's  establishment  a  pop- 
ular one.  His  patrons  include  many  business 
men,  farmers  and  professional  men;  and  all 
are  sure  of  gentlemanly  and  obliging  treat- 
ment. In  1892,  Mr.  Hair  was  elected  auditor 
of  the  toAvnship,  and  served  for  three  years. 
In  1895,  he  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace 
of  Xew  Bloomfield,  and  still  holds  that  posi- 
tion. He  is  a  staunch  Eepublican.  He  be- 
longs to  Mackinaw  Lodge,  Xo.  380, 1.  O.  O.  F. 

Amos  Hair  was  man-ied,  July  28,  1889,  to 
Anna  Y.,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel 
B.  Matlack.  Their  children  are:  David  Stan- 
ley; and  Leslie  E.  The  family  are  members 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

The  ancestry  of  Mrs.  Hair  in  America  is 
traceable  to  William  Matlack,  who  emigrated 


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to  the  jSTew  World,  from  Cropsell  Bisliop,  ISTot- 
tingiiamsbire,  England,  in  the  ship  "Kent," 
Oapt.  George  Marlow,  in  company  with  Dan- 
iel Wills  and  Thomas  Olive.  This  ship  came 
to  Sandy  Hook,  near  Perth  Amboy,  and 
thence  to  Chester  on  the  Delaware,  arriving 
June  14,  1677.  Here  the  immigTants  left  the 
ship,  and  went  up  the  river  to  the  settlement 
now  called  Burlington.  The  "Kent"  was  the 
second  ship  that  brought  settlers  to  Xew  Jer- 
sey. William  Matlack,  being  a  carpenter, 
built  the  first  and  second  houses  in  the  city 
of  Burlington.  After  having  served  four 
years  with  Thomas  Olive,  he  married  Mary 
Hancock,  who  came  with  her  brother,  Timothy 
Hanock,  in  the  ship  "Paradise,"  Captain 
Evele.  They  arrived  March  7,  1781.  Wil- 
liam Matlack's  mother  came  from  Brayles,  in 
Warwickshire,  England.  William  settled  on 
the  south  side  of  Penshawkin  creek  in  Burling- 
ton. 

The  foregoing  account  of  his  coming  to 
America  and  settlement  at  Burlington,  was 
given  in  1728  by  William  Matlack  to  one  of 
his  children.  lie  had  six  sons  and  three 
daughters,  and  he  lived  to  see  his  youngest 
daughter  the  mother  of  seven  children.  The 
children  of  William  and  Mary  (Hancock) 
Matlack  were  as  follows:  John,  who  married 
Hannah  Homer  in  1709,  and  whose  second 
wife  was  Mary  Lee;  Timothy,  who  luarried 
Mary  Haines,  in  1720,  and  whose  second  wife 
was  Mrs.  Martha  Haines,  who  had  one  son, 
Reuben  Haines,  born  in  1728,  by  her  first 
marriage ;  George,  who  married  Mary  Foster, 
in  1709,  and  his  second  wife,  Mary  Hancock, 
in  1729;  William,  who  married  Ann  Antrim, 
and  settled  on  the  patrimonial  estate ;  Joseph, 
who  man-ied  Rebecca  Haines,  in  1722,  and 
settled  at  Goshen,  Pa.;  Richard,  who  mar- 
ried Rebecca  Haines,  in  1721,  and  his  second 
wife,  Mary  Cole,  in  1745,  and  settled  near 
Haddonfield;  Mary  M.,  who  married  Jona- 
than Haines,  in  1731,  and  whose  second  hus- 
band was  Daniel  Morgan;  Jane  M.  (Mrs.  Ir- 
vin),  married  in  1710,  and  settled  in  Chester 
county,  Pa.;  and  Sarah  M.  (Mrs.  Carlisle 
Haines  Everhard),  married  in  1721. 

Timothy  Matlack,  third  child  of  William 
Matlack,  whose  wife  was  Mary,  a  daughter  of 
Richard  and  Mary  Haines,  w^as  the  father  of 
the  following  children :  Priscilla,  who  married 
Isaac  AVarren,  in  1739,  and  whose  second  hus- 
band was  John  Brown;    Letitia,  w^ho  married 


Samuel  Michle,  in  1742,  and  whose  second 
husband  was  Thomas  Flinchman ;  Ascha,  who 
married  Job  Siddon,  in  1744;  Obi,  supposed 
to  have  died  immamed;  and  Timothy,  who 
married  the  widow  of  Josiah  Haines,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  Burr,  in  1730. 
Their  children  were:  Timothy,  born  April 
20,  1734,  in  Haddonfield;  Titus;  Seth;  Jo- 
siah; White;  Marius;  Mary;  Tauxper,  who 
settled  in  Xew  York;  Sybil  (Mrs.  David 
Cooper) ;  and  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  Chandler). 
Timothy  Matlack,  as  shown  by  Friends'  cer- 
tificate, February  12,  1746,  moved  from  Had- 
donfield to  Philadelphia,  where  his  son  Tim- 
othy and  his  second  wife  were  married  in  the 
Friends'  meeting  house,  J^ovember  5,  1758. 
She  was  a  Miss  Ellen  Yarnall,  daughter  of 
Mordecai  Yarnall.  Their  children  were:  Wil- 
liam B.,  who  manied  Hannah  Cornwall,  in 
August,  1759;  Mordecai,  who  does  not  ap- 
pear to  have  ever  married;  Sybil,  who  mar- 
ried Maria  Jostrech,  in  1764;  Catherine  (Mrs. 
William  Murray);  and  Maria  (Mrs.  Guy 
Bryan).  Timothy,  the  father,  served  as  a 
colonel  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  Wil- 
liam B.,  the  eldest  son,  served  on  a  privateer 
during  the  same  struggle.  He  was  captured 
by  the  British,  taken  to  London  as  a  prisoner, 
and  there  confined  in  a  dungeon,  where  he  con- 
tracted rheumatism  in  the  limbs,  from  the  ef- 
fects of  which  he  was  a  cripple  for  the  rest 
of  his  life. 

The  children  of  William  B.  and  Hannah 
(Cornwalt)  Matlack  were:  Timothy,  born 
February  11,  1788,  died  in  October,  1839, 
unman-ied;  James,  born  February  14,  1791, 
married  Elizabeth  Reestine,  and  their  chil- 
dren were,  T.  C,  John  William,  James,  Guy, 
Thomas,  Josej^h,  Samuel  B.,  father  of  Mrs. 
Hair,  and  Louise. 

Samuel  B.  Alatlack,  the  father  of  Mrs. 
Amos  Hair,  was  a  native  of  Philadelphia.  His 
wife,  Mary  Ann  Fry,  was  born  February  13, 
1832,  in  Perry  county,  Pa.,  and  died  IsTovem- 
ber  21,  1875.  Mr.  Matlack  is  now  a  resident 
of  Aurora,  111.  One  of  their  children,  Mary 
Elizabeth,  is  deceased;  those  living  are: 
Louisa  (Mrs.  C.  Hamish),  Shiremanstown, 
Pa. ;  Timothy,  Lake  View,  la. ;  Martha  (Mrs. 
Benjamin  Harnish),  AYaterman,  111. ;  Emma, 
a  widow,  residing  in  Chicago,  111.;  Annie  V. 
(Mrs.  Amos  Hair),  JSTew  Bloomfield,  Pa. ;  and 
James  C,  a  resident  of  Aurora,  111. 


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HEXRY  MEYERS,  Xew  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  York  county 
Pa.,  February  11,  1829.  He  is  a  son  of  Dan- 
iel and  ]\rargaret  (Swanger)  Meyers.  His  pa- 
ternal great-grandfather,  George  Meyers, 
came  from  Germany  to  America  when  a  young 
man,  and  settled  in  Lancaster  county,  Pa., 
where  he  maiTied.  In  1810,  he  removed  to 
York  county  and  engaged  in  farming.  His 
son,  George  Meyers,  grandfather  of  Mr. 
Henry  ]\leyers,  was  l)orn  in  Lancaster 
county  and  removed  with  his  parents  to  York 
county.  He  married  a  Miss  Kreider;  only 
two  of  their  ten  children  are  now  living:  Cath- 
erine, widow  of  Joseph  Eshelfeldter;  and 
Samuel,  a  resident  of  Ohio.  Those  deceased 
are:  Jacob;  John;  George;  Daniel;  Nancy; 
Fanny;  Elizabeth;  and  Lydia.  George  Mey- 
ers died  in  March,  1838,  aged  sixty-four  years. 
His  wife  died  in  186-1,  aged  eighty.  Mr. 
Meyei-s  was  a  member  of  the  Mennonite 
church,  in  which  he  was  for  many  years  a 
deacon.  Mrs.  Meyers  was  a  member  of  the 
Gennan  Reformed  church.  Their  son,  Dan- 
iel Meyers,  was  born  in  York  county.  He  was 
a  cooper  and  farmer,  working  at  the  former 
business  in  the  winter  and  the  latter  in  the 
summer.  He  was  an  intelligent  and  indus- 
trious man,  finding  time  and  opportunity  not 
only  for  his  o-\vn  two-fold  occupation,  but  also 
for  some  attention  to  the  affairs  of  the  com- 
munity, by  which  he  was  chosen  to  fill  some 
township  offices,  serving  as  supervisor  and  for 
several  years  as  tax  callector.  Daniel  Meyers 
was  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Mar- 
garet Swanger.  Her  parents,  who  were  life- 
long residents  of  Cumberland  county,  are  both 
deceased.  Mr.  Swanger  died  in  July,  1841, 
aged  eighty-four.  Two  sisters,  Susan  and  An- 
nie, arc  also  deceased.  The  children  of  Daniel 
and  Margaret  Meyers  were:  George,  who  died 
in  1857,  aged  twenty-three;  Henry;  Sophia, 
widow  of  George  Hoffman;  Daniel;  John  S. ; 
and  Margaret  (Mrs.  David  Rivers).  Mrs. 
Meyers  died  December  27,  1855,  aged  fifty- 
four.  Li  1864  Mr.  Meyers  married  as  his  sec- 
ond wife  ^Irs.  Esther  Blank,  widow  of  Jacob 
Blank.  She  is  now  a  resident  of  New  Bloom- 
field.  Mr.  Meyers  died  April  13,  1875,  aged 
sixty-seven. 

Henry  Meyers  attended  the  public  schools 
of  York  county  until  he  was  sixteen  years  of 
age.  At  this  time,  1845,  his  father  removed 
to  Perry  county,  where  he  assisted  in  the  work 


on  the  farm.  Mr.  Meyers  is  a  Republican; 
has  served  the  township  as  auditor,  inspector 
of  elections,  assessor,  supervisor,  judge  of  elec- 
tions and  school  director;  he  was  a  member 
of  the  sdhool  board  for  twenty  years.  During 
the  Civil  war  he  was  drafted,  but  paid  his  com- 
mutation and  did  not  enter  the  army,  his  farm 
and  his  family  requiring  his  presence  at  home. 
On  October  24,  1852,  Mr.  Meyers  was  mar- 
ried to  Margaret,  daughter  of  David  and  Sa- 
rah (Hippie)  Smee.  Their  children  are:  Dan- 
iel E. ;  Maggie  (Mrs.  George  Brunner),  of  Il- 
linois; William;  John  A.;  Addie  (Mrs.  Jacob 
Pottiger);  Hiram;  Edward  G. ;  Harry  H. ; 
May  J.;  Wilson  H.,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
two;  and  Sarah  E.,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
five.  Mr.  Meyers  and  family  are  members  of 
the  Mennonite  church.  Mr.  Meyers'  farm,  on 
which  he  has  resided  since  1864,  is  a  part  of 
the  old  family  homestead  of  his  father.  It  is 
well  improved  and  carefully  cultivated  and  is 
one  of  the  best  farms  in  the  county. 


DANIEL  MEYERS,  New  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  York  county, 
Pa.,  July  27,  1832,  and  is  a  son  of  Daniel  and 
Margaret  (Swanger)  Meyers.  In  his  youth  he 
attended  the  common  schools,  first  of  York 
and  afterwards  of  Perry  county,  and  between 
the  terms  acquired  a  practical  knowledge  at 
home  of  both  farming  and  coopering.  After 
leaving  school,  he  continued  to  work  on  the 
farm  with  his  father  until  he  was  twenty-three 
years  old,  and  then  for  two  years  longer,  on 
wages.  He  was  about  twenty-five  when  he 
married.  In  the  spring  of  1876  he  removed 
to  the  farm  on  which  he  now  lives,  and  which 
he  cultivated  until  1883,  when  he  retired  from 
active  business.  Besides  giving  the  careful 
attention  to  his  own  affairs  which  rendered 
them  prosperous,  Mr.  Meyers  has  served  the 
township  as  tax  collector  for  one  year,  and  has 
also  been  administrator  and  guardian  for  six 
different  families,  some  of  them  containing 
several  children.  He  has  attended  to  the  set- 
tlement of  five  assigned  estates.  He  is  a  sys- 
tematic and  accurate  man  of  business.  Dur- 
ing the  war  of  the  Rebellion  he  enlisted,  first 
carefully  settling  up  all  the  affairs  he  had  on 
hand  at  the  time.  He  was  enrolled  August 
31,  1864,  in  Company  G,  Two  Hundred  and 
Eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers;  after  serv- 
ing for  nine  months,  during  which  time  he  saw 
much  active  and  perilous  service,  especially 


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before  Petei-sburg,  Va.,  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged in  June,  1865,  and  returned  to  the 
quiet  care  of  his  farm  and  family.  He  still 
resides  upon  the  farm,  although  enjoying  a 
life  of  leisure.  He  is  a  lle^mblican,  and  a  de- 
cided opjDonent  of  "free  silver." 

Daniel  ]\Ieyers  was  mamed  iSTovember  29. 
1856,  to  Elizabeth  :\r.,  daughter  of  David  and 
Matilda  (Wise)  Horting.  Their  children  are: 
Annie  (Mrs.  Benjamin  Fetterhoff);  Pi-iscilla 
E.  (]\Irs.  John  S.  Hoffman) ;  and  Melinda  M. 
(Mrs.  Jacob  Powell).  Mr.  Meyers  is  of  the 
Mennonite  persuasion. 

The  parents  of  Mrs.  Meyers,  David  Horting 
and  his  wife  Matilda,  daughter  of  George 
Wise,  were  both  natives  of  Perry  county.  Mr. 
Horting  was  a  farmer,  and  also  had  charge  of 
a  saw-mill.  Six  of  their  children  are  deceased : 
Michael;  Amelia;  and  four  infants.  The  sur- 
viving children  are :  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Meyers) ; 
Mary  (Mrs.  Ephraim  Jones),  residing  at  Pat- 
terson, Pa.;  Isaiah;  Julia  (Mrs.  William 
Stall),  resides  in  Virginia;  Angeline  (Mrs. 
William  Rice),  and  Adeline  (Mrs.  William 
ISTesbitt),  twins;  Ellen  (Mrs.  Charles  Diener); 
Emma  (Mrs.  Jacob  Fetterhoff);  and  Kate 
(Mrs.  Hoover  Jones).  Mr.  Horting  died  in 
August,  1873.  The  venerable  mother,  eighty 
years  of  age,  resides  in  Hannsburg,  Pa.,  with 
her  youngest  daughter.  Both  parents  were 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


JOHX  S.  MEYEPS,  Xewport,  PeiTy 
coimty.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Monaghan  township, 
York  county,  Pa.,  March  8,  1836.  He  is  a  son 
of  Daniel  and  Margaret  (Swanger)  Meyere. 
Until  he  reached  the  age  of  seventeen  years, 
John  S.  ]\reyers  was  a  jDupil  in  the  common 
schools  of  his  township.  From  that  time  until 
he  was  about  twenty-two  years  "of  age  he  as- 
sisted in  the  work  on  his  father's  farm.  He 
then  began  laboring  by  the  day,  as  a  moun- 
taineer. Some  time  after  his  marriage  he  was 
for  one  year  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
hoops  for  cooperage.  In  1864,  he  bought  the 
farm  upon  which  he  now  resides.  It  was  at 
that  time  all  timberland.  He  afterwards 
added  to  his  farm  by  purchase.  He  cleared, 
cultivated  and  improved  it;  by  industry  and 
careful,  judicious  management  he  has  made 
it  a  very  productive  and  valuable  farm,  and 
a  desirable  home.  Mr.  Meyers  is  a  contractor, 
and  is  still  doing  a  profitable  business  with 
his  timber.     He  is  regarded  in  his  neighbor- 


hood as  an  active  and  reliable  man,  and  has 
been  chosen  for  several  township  ofiiees,  in- 
spector, judge  of  elections  and  supervisor,  all 
the  duties  of  which  he  has  faithfully  and  ef- 
ficiently perfonned.  He  belongs  to  the  Re- 
publican party. 

John  S.  Meyers  was  man-ied,  Septend)er  17, 
1857,  to  Catherine,  daughter  of  John  and 
Leah  (Gardner)  Hostetter.  Mrs.  Meyers  was 
born  October  2,  1837.  Thi-ee  of  their  children 
are  deceased:  Ida,  who  died  September  8, 
1878,  at  the  age  of  fourteen;  Emma,  died 
September  19,  1878,  Avhen  three  years  old; 
and  one  that  died  in  early  infancy.  Those 
who  sui-vive  are:  George  W.,  married  Cath- 
erine Beard;  Minnie  (Mrs.  Jacob  Ben-y);  Ja- 
cob, married  Ellen  Holabaugh;  John;  and 
Cora.  The  parents  of  Mrs.  Meyers,  Mr.  and 
]\Irs.  John  Hostetter,  were  both  natives  of 
Perry  county.  Mr.  Hostetter's  life-long  oc- 
cupation was  farming.  His  wife  was  Leah, 
daughter  of  William  and  Catherine  Gardner. 
They  had  nine  children,  of  whom  six  are  liv- 
ing: AVilliam;  Catherine  (Mre.  Meyers);  Ro- 
sanna  (Mi's.  Jonas  jSTull);  John;  Joseph;  and 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  David  Stutzman).  Those  de- 
ceased are:  Abraham;  Jacob;  and  George. 
The  father  was  killed  on  the  railroad  near 
I^ewport,  January  2,  1871,  aged  sixty  years. 
His  wife  died  January  9,  1880.  They  were 
membere  of  the  Reformed  church. 

George  W.  Meyers,  eldest  son  of  John  S. 
Meyers,  is  a  telegraph  operator  in  the  employ 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company  sta- 
tioned at  Rope  Ferry  tower;  he  resides  near 
Xew|5ort,  Perry  county.  Pa. 


WILLIAM  EMERICH,  New  Bloomfiold, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  is  a  native  of  ISTorthumber- 
land  county,  bom  September  22,  1840.  His 
parents  were  Benjamin  and  Susan  (Forney) 
Emerieh.  Three  generations  of  Emerichs,  be- 
ginning with  John  George  Emerieh,  grand- 
father of  William,  were  born  in  N^orthumber- 
land  county;  the  ancestors  in  the  preceding 
generation  came  there  from  Lancaster  county. 
John  George  Emerieh,  a  farmer,  married 
Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  David  and  ^^lary 
Zorteman.  They  had  twelve  children,  of 
wdiom  seven  are  deceased:  George;  Rebecca; 
Benjamin;  Elias;  Sarah;  Susan;  and  John, 
who  died  Febniary  16,  1896,  aged  seventy- 
foiu'  years,  one  month  and  twenty-five  days. 
The  survivors  are:    Jacob;  Catherine,  widow 


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of  Jotn  Stine;  Mary,  widow  of  Isaac  Metz; 
Joseph;  and  Mieliael.  Jolm  G.  Emericli  died 
in  1873,  aged  eighty-three  years  and  a  little 
more  than  sLx  months;  his  wife  died  in  1876, 
at  the  age  of  eighty-one  years  and  eleven 
months.  Both  were  devout  members  of  the 
Lutheran  church,  in  which  ]\Ir.  Emerich  was 
for  many  yoars  an  office-bearer,  firet  deacon 
and  at'tcr\v:inls  elder.  William  Emerich's  ma- 
ternal iiTimilparents  were  Peter  Forney  and  his 
wife  Catherine,  a  daughter  of  David  and  Paul- 
ine Rumbarger.  Mr.  Forney,  a  native  of 
Berks  county.  Pa.,  removed  to  Daiiphin  coun- 
ty in  his  youth.  lie  was  for  many  years  a 
mason,  but  later  bought  a  farm,  and  cultivated 
it  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  His  children 
are:  Susan,  deceased;  John,  deceased;  Cath- 
erine, wife  of  Michael  Metz;  Mary,  widow  of 
George  Spotts;  and  Hannah,  wife  of  Eev. 
John  G.  Adams.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  Foniey 
were  faithful  members  of  the  Methodist 
church;  the  latter  died  in  1868,  aged  seventy- 
nine,  and  the  former  in  1871,  at  the  age  of 
ninety-three.  Benjamin  Emerich,  the  father 
of  William,  was  a  native  of  liorthumberland 
county,  whose  life-long  occupation  Avas  farm- 
ing. He  died  May  4,  1842,  aged  twenty-four 
years,  five  months  and  eight  days.  His  chil- 
dren are:  William;  and  Isaac,  who  resides  in 
N^oi'thumberland  county.  His  Avife,  Susan 
Forney,  survived  him,  and  in  1848  was  mar- 
ried to  Adam  Zorteman.  She  died  March  19, 
1894,  aged  seventy-four. 

Being  only  one  year  and  a  half  old  when 
his  father  died,  William  Emerich  was  brought 
up  by  his  grandparents,  Mr.  and  Mi's.  John 
G.  Emerich.  He  attended  the  common  schools 
of  his  native  county  until  he  reached  the 
age  of  seventeen,  after  which  he  remained 
with  his  grandfather,  assisting  in  the  cultiva- 
tion of  the  farm,  until  he  was  twenty-five.  At 
that  age  he  was  married,  and  has  made  farming 
his  chief  occupation.  In  1888,  he  bought  the 
farm  in  Perry  county  Avhich  has  ever  since 
been  Im  home.  Since  1895,  Mr.  Emerich  has 
represented  the  Massillon  Machine  Company, 
of  Ohio.  He  has  always  been  an  industrious 
man,  with  the  desire  and  ability  for  acquiring 
any  useful  handicraft;  he  has  accordingly,  by 
his  own  exertions,  become  a  skilful  shoer  of 
horses,  as  well  as  an  expert  carpenter.  He 
adheres  to  the  Republican  party. 

William  Emerich's  first  marriage,  in  1865, 
was  to  Susan,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Anna 


Mai-y  (Zorteman)  Trego.  Their  children  are: 
B.  Frank;  Lizzie  I.  (Mrs.  Frank  Foltz); 
Charles;  and  Samuel,  who  died  in  June,  1871, 
when  tlhree  months  old.  Mrs.  Emerich,  who 
was  a  member  of  the  Reformed  church,  died 
April  6,  1873,  aged  twenty-nine  years,  one 
month  and  seventeen  days.  Her  parents,  na- 
tives of  ISTorthumberknd  county,  were  also 
members  of  the  Reformed  church.  Samuel 
Trego  was  for  many  years  engaged  in  boat- 
ing. His  wife,  Anna  Mary,  was  a  daughter  of 
]\rartin  and  Mary  (Eisenhard)  Zorteman. 
Seven  of  their  children  are  deceased :  Mary ; 
Sarah;  John;  Sophia;  Isaac;  Louisa;  and 
Susan;  the  only  surviving  one  is  Eliza  J. 
(Mrs.  Henry  Witmer).  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Trego  are  deceased. 

The  second  marriage  of  AVilliam  Emerich, 
to  Jane,  daughter  of  David  and  Elizabeth 
(Kell)  Stambaugh,  took  place  June  12,  1875. 
Two  of  tflieir  children  died  in  infancy,  one  of 
them,  Sarah,  when  only  seventeen  days  old. 
Tlie  others  are:  Clara  G.;  Martha  M.;  Cal- 
vin Luther;  Katie  C;  and  Arden  Vestal.  Mrs. 
Jane  Emerich's  paternal  grandparents  were 
natives  of  Berks  county,  Pa.,  and  had  a  family 
of  eleven  children;  her  grandparents  on  the 
maternal  side  were  born  in  York  county,  and 
had  ten  children.  Both  grandfathers  were 
farmers,  and  all  lived  to  an  advanced  age. 
Mrs.  Emerich's  father,  David  Stambaugh,  was 
also  a  farmer,  and  he  and  his  wife  were  natives 
of  Perry  county.  Seven  of  their  fourteen  chil- 
dren are  deceased:  Mary;  Martin;  Caroline; 
Sarah;  Ellen  L.;  Hom-y;  and  Margaretta. 
Those  living  are:  Catherine  (Mrs.  Jacob 
Shearer);  Julia  (Mrs.  David  Reeder);  Jacob, 
married  Catherine  Louchman;  John,  married 
Henrietta  Bellman;  David,  married  Martha 
Ernest ;  Jane  (Mrs.  Emerich) ;  and  Anna  Belle 
(Mrs.  David  Reapsomer).  Mrs.  David  Stam- 
baugh died  in  1858;  she  was  a  member  of  the 
Reformed  chuiTh.  Mr.  Stambaugh  belonged 
to  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which  he  served  as 
an  elder.  He  died  in  1886,  at  the  age  of  eigh- 
ty-two. 


CHARLES  TRESSLER,  Xew  Bloomfield, 
PeiTy  county.  Pa.,  a  son  of  David  and  Cather- 
ine (Ensminger)  Tressler,  was  bom  April  25, 
1858.  He  is  a  native  of  Perry  county,  as 
were  his  parents  also.  David  Tressler,  his 
grandfather,  was  born  in  Berks  county.  Pa., 
and  came  to  Perry  county  early  in  life,  set- 


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tling  in  the  northern  part  of  the  county.  He 
was  a  bhicksmitili,  but  afterwards  turned  his 
attention  to  farming,  and  jDurchased  and  cul- 
tivated the  farm  ^\4iich  is  still  the  homestead 
of  the  family.  He  was  an  honored  and 
trusted  citizen;  for  a  number  of  years  he  was 
coroner  of  Perry  county,  and  later  justice  of 
the  peace.  He  man-ied  Miss  Bernheisel ;  three 
of  their  children  are  deceased :  Rebecca,  died 
at  the  age  of  sixty-seven;  Catherine  (Mrs. 
John  Dunn);  and  Solomon.  Those  now  liv- 
ing are:  John;  Samuel;  David;  Elizabeth, 
widow  of  George  Leonard;  Susan,  widow  of 
David  Billett;  Andrew;  William;  George; 
and  Sarah  J.  (Mrs.  George  Billett),  of 
Springfield,  O.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  Tressler 
are  both  deceased;  they  were  members  of  the 
Lutheran  dhurch  and  were  inten-ed  in  the  Lu- 
theran cemetery  at  Loysville.  David  Ens- 
minger,  Charles  Tressler's  maternal  grand- 
father,  was  a  farmer,  and  came  to  Perry 
county  at  an  early  day  to  locate  a  land  claim. 
He  took  up  land  near  Dells^dlle,  which  at  that 
time  was  a  wilderness.  Clearing  and  gi'adu- 
ally  improving  his  chosen  tract,  he  succeeded 
in  making  of  it  a  fine  and  profitable  farm; 
none  more  desirable  as  a  home  or  as  an  invest- 
ment could  be  found  in  the  township.  David 
Ensniinger  married  Barbara  Messenger,  of 
Cumberland  county.  Their  only  child  now 
living  is  Mrs.  Tressler;  those  deceased  are: 
David,  died  in  July;  1892;  Henry,  died  in 
Ohio;  and  George.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ensminger 
were  both  members  of  the  Lutiheran  church; 
Mr.  Ensminger  died  about  1860;  his  wife 
in  August,  1876,  aged  seventy-seven  years; 
both  died  on  the  homestead. 

David  Tressler,  Jr.,  the  father  of  Charles 
Tressler,  is  a  farmer,  and  now  cultivates  the 
farm  adjoining  the  homestead,  on  which  his 
son  resides.  He  is  a  gentleman  of  known  in- 
telligence and  fidelity,  to  whom  more  than 
one  important  trust  has  been  committed,  in 
the  church  and  in  the  community.  He  has 
held  for  several  years  each,  the  offices  of  si^ 
pervisor  and  school  director  in  the  township; 
has  settled  up  many  estates,  as  administrator, 
and  is  now  in  charge  of  the  settlement  of  the 
Ensminger  estate;  and  in  the  Lutheran  church, 
of  which  he  and  his  wife  are  members,  he  has 
for  years  been  deacon,  and  is  now  also  trustee. 
The  children  of  David  and  Catherine  (Ens- 
minger)   Tressler    are:      Charles;     Margaret 


(Mi-s.  Oharies  Fritz);  Emma  (Mrs.  Albert 
McKee);  John  W.,  married  to  Jessie  L. 
Owens,  and  resides  in  Victor,  Col. ;  Catherine, 
widow  of  James  Brindle;  Lillie;  Mary  E.,  wife 
of  William  Kell,  attorney-at-law,  of  'New 
Bloomfield;  David  A.;  Elmer  P.;  Ellen  P.; 
Laura ;  and  one  that  died  in  infancy. 

Charles  Tressler  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  and  the  academy  at  New  Bloom- 
field.  Erom  his  majority  until  the  age  of 
twenty-five,  he  worked  on  the  home  farm  with 
his  father;  he  then  began  farming  for  him- 
self on  the  place  which  is  now  his  home.  He 
is  a  skilful  and  diligent  farmer,  Avhose  land  ii 
well  tilled  and  productive.  Mr.  Tressler  has 
held  more  than  one  position  of  responsibility; 
he  is  a  Pepublican  in  sentiment;  while  by  no 
means  an  office-seeker,  he  has  been  elected  in- 
spector of  elections  for  his  township,  auditor 
for  three  years,  and  tax  collector  for  one  year. 
In  1881,  he  was  elected  to  the  school  board, 
on  AVhich  he  served  three  years;  and  in  1896, 
he  was  made  supeiwisor,  for  a  tenn  which  has 
not  yet  expired. 

Charles  Tressler  was  married,  Decembej" 
21,  1882,  to  Ellen  M.,  daughter  of  John  and 
Sarah  (Comp)  Shearer.  Their  children  are: 
William  B.;  Mary  A.;  and  Frank  A.  Mrs. 
Tressler  died  July  23,  1895,  at  the  age  of 
forty-one.  She  was  a  consistent  member  of 
the  Lutheran  church,  to  which  her  husband 
also  belongs,  and  in  which  he  exercises  the 
office  of  deacon. 

John  Shearer,  Mrs.  Tressler's  father,  was 
born  in  Perry  county,  October  2,  1813.  He 
was  a  mason;  for  a  number  of  years  he  was 
engaged  in  tanning,  and  later  in  life  turned 
his  attention  to  farming;  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  in  September,  1891,  he  had  retired 
from  active  business.  His  wife,  Sarah,  was 
the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Andrew  Comp; 
their  children  are:  Andrew,  died  in  October, 
1894;  John  W.,  died  in  infancy;  Wilson,  died 
in  1873;  Ellen  (Mrs.  Tressler),  deceased; 
Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  Henry  Biseline);  Eliza 
(Mi-s.  Lewis  Haver);  Sarah  Jane  (Mrs.  Ezra 
E.  Fleischer);  AVillard;  and  Dr.  A.  L. 
Shearer,  residing  at  Duncannon.  Mrs. 
Shearer,  who,  in  spite  of  having  almost 
reached  her  eightieth  birthday,  enjoys  good 
health,  resides  with  her  son-in-law,  Mr.  Tress- 
ler. She  is  a  faithful  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 


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SAMUEL  D.  SHUMAKER,  Xewport, 
Perry  comity,  Pa.,  was  born  Ajsril  20,  1854, 
in  Perry  count}'.  He  is  a  son  of  Henry  and 
Margaret  (Kessler)  Shiimaker,  also  natives  of 
Perry  county.  His  grandfather,  Henry  Shu- 
makei",  was  a  native  of  Berks  county.  Pa.,  who 
came  to  Perry  county  in  early  life,  and  was 
a  fanner.  He  manied  Miss  Sitler;  their 
only  surviving  child  is  Henry  Shumaker,  Jr., 
father  of  Samuel  D.  Both  of  the  grandpar- 
ents lived  to  a  venerable  age,  and  passed  their 
last  days  in  the  home  of  their  son  Henry. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  Kessler,  maternal  grand- 
parents of  Mr.  S.  D.  Shumaker,  were  among 
the  early  settlers  of  this  region.  Mr.  Kessler 
was  a  farmer.  Their  children  are:  Maria, 
deceased;  Adam,  deceased;  Michael,  de- 
ceased; George,  left  home  in  his  youth,  and 
has  never  been  heard  from;  Margaret  (Mrs. 
Shumaker);  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  George  Stam- 
baugh);  David;  and  Andrew.  Henry  Shu- 
maker, the  younger,  has  led  from  his  boyhood 
the  industrious  and  useful  life  of  a  farmer,  and 
is  now  enjoying  well-earned  leisure,  both  he 
and  his  wife  still  residing  on  the  fann.  Of 
their  family  of  ten  sons  and  two  daughters,  two 
are  deceased:  Henry,  who  died  in  Septeml)er, 
1882;  and  Peninna,  who  died  while  an  infant. 
The  others  are:  Mary  (Mrs.  Samuel  Long); 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Daniel  Minnich);  Samuel 
D. ;  Luther  ]\L ;  Peter  H. ;  John  L. ;  Margar- 
etta  I.  (Mrs.  Charles  Kistler);  and  Andrew 
S.  Henry  Shumaker  has  been  an  active 
worker  in  the  community  and  the  church,  as 
well  as  in  his  business.  He  has  served  the 
township  as  supervisor  and  school  director, 
and  the  county  as  commissioner.  He  has  been 
deacon  in  the  Lutheran  church,  of  which  he 
and  his  wife  are  members. 

The  early  years  of  Samuel  I).  Shumaker 
were  passed  in  attendance  at  the  common 
schools,  and  work  on  the  home  farm.  Af- 
ter leaving  school,  he  continued  to  work  for 
different  farmers  until  he  was  twenty-one 
years  old.  In  1878,  he  went  west,  and  spent 
about  seven  years.  He  was  engaged  in  farm 
work  for  a  year  in  Illinois,  besides  six  months 
which  he  passed  in  Chicago;  in  Tennessee, 
he  was  for  about  three  months  engaged  in  va- 
rious kinds  of  labor;  but  most  of  the  time  was 
spent  in  Ohio,  where  he  remained  five  years, 
principally  occupied  wdth  farming.  Samuel 
D.  Shumaker  was  married,  neconilier  2S, 
1880,  in  Xewjwrt,  Pcn-y  county,  ]'a.,  where 


ho  arrived  that  day,  to  Martha  J.,  daughter 
of  Philip  Reis,  a  native  of  Perry  county. 
Mr.  Reis  was  in  his  yoimger  days  both  black- 
smith and  farmer;  the  latter  vocation  he  fol- 
lowed all  his  life.  Eight  children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Reis  are  living:  Elizabeth,  \vidow  of 
John  Sunday;  Henry;  Margaret  (Mrs.  jSTich- 
olas  Resinger);  Philip;  Jacob;  Mary  Ellen; 
Martha  J.  (Mrs.  Shumaker) ;  and  Levi.  Both 
parents  are  deceased;  Mr.  Reis  died  in  1889. 
They  were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church, 
as  are  also  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  D.  Shu- 
maker. 


EUGEXE  G.  SHOAYVAKER,  Manns- 
ville.  Perry  county,  Pa.,  is  a  son  of  Jacob  R. 
and  Anna  Elizabeth  (Bradfield)  Sho-w^^aker, 
and  was  born  in  Chester  county.  Pa.,  April  9, 
1857.  His  grandfather,  Charles  Showvaker, 
was  of  German  descent,  and  was  bom  in 
Montgomery  county.  Pa.,  December  17, 
1789.  His  marriage  took  place  December 
IS,  1813,  to  Annie  Reaver,  born  Febina- 
ary  1(3,  1795.  Their  children  were:  Isaiah; 
Samuel;  Susan  (Mrs.  Joihn  Bergh);  Margar- 
etta  (Mrs.  William  Ginnodo);  Jacob  R. ; 
John;  Charles  and  Reiter,  twins;  Hester  M. 
(Mrs.  Samuel  J.  Hill),  of  Kent  county,  Md. ; 
Sarah  Ann  (Mi-s.  Benjamin  Phiffer),  of  Phil- 
adelphia; and  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Alfred 
Springer).  Of  this  numerous  family,  the  lady 
last  named  and  John  are  now  the  only  living 
members.  Charles  Showvaker  died  August 
23,  1857,  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight;  his  wife 
survived  him  until  January  10,  1868.  In 
early  life  both  were  members  of  the  Lutheran, 
in  later  yeare  of  the  Methodist  church. 

Abner  Bradfield,  maternal  great-grand- 
father of  Eugene  G.  Showvaker,  was  of  Eng- 
lish descent,  a  native  of  Montgomery  county. 
Pa.,  and  inherited  those  robust  qualities  of 
character  which  win  for  their  possessor  suc- 
cess and  tlie  respect  of  his  fellows.  He  was 
intelligent  and  thrifty,  and  became  a  useful 
and  valued  citizen.  His  father  was  a  native 
of  England,  who  came  to  America  about  the 
time  of  the  Pemis,  but  it  is  not  kno\%Ti  where 
he  first  settled.  At  the  time  of  the  birth  of 
Abner,  he  ai^jicars  to  have  been  a  resident  of 
Montgomerv  ((iiinty.  He  married  Phoebe 
West;  their  cliildrcii  are:  William;  Samuel; 
Isaac;  :\rahln]i:  .b.lm;  and  Rachel  (Mrs.  John 
Scheaffer).      Abner    Lradfield    and    his    wife 


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both  attained  to  a  good  old  age.  They  were 
of  the  Society  of  Friends,  aind  brouglit  up 
their  diildren  in  that  staid  and  peaceful 
faith.  Their  son,  John  Bradfield,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Montgomery  county,  bom  October 
17,  1783.  He  was  all  his  life  engaged  in  the 
business  of  agriculture,  excejit  during  three 
years,  when  he  conducted  a  hotel.  He  was 
man-ied,  September  12,  1807,  to  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (McFadden) 
Byerly.  Elizabeth  Byerly  was  bom  in  Doyles- 
town,  Bucks  county,  July  23,  1789,  and  like 
Mr.  Bradfield,  was  brought  up  a  Friend.  Two 
of  their  children  did  not  live  beyond  their  in- 
fancy; Greorge  W.,  was  bom  in  1808,  aud 
died  in  1888,  in  his  eightieth  year;  Harriet, 
born  in  1810,  died  in  March,  1815,  aged 
thirty-five  years,  was  the  wife  of  Jonathan 
Baldwin;  Thomas  C,  bom  July  23,  1812; 
Priscilla,  born  in  1814,  died  in  April,  1816, 
aged  thirty-two,  was  the  wife  of  Charles  Car- 
penter; Alfi-ed,  born  in  October,  1818; 
James  F.,  bom  July  23,  1820,  died  in  IS^ovem- 
ber,  1891,  at  the  age  of  seventy-one;  John  B., 
born  in  November,  1824;  and  Anna  E.  (Mrs. 
J.  E.  Showvaker),  March  8,  1829.  The 
father,  John  Bradfield,  died  May  20,  1841, 
aged  sixty- two;  his  wife  survived  him  more 
than  twenty  years,  dying  Mare^i  5,  1864,  at 
the  venerable  age  of  seventy-five. 

Jacob  R.  Show^^aker  was  born  February 
20,  1820,  in  the  suburbs  of  Philadelphia.  He 
received  a  common  sdhool  education,  and  af- 
terwards learned  cooperage  with  his  father; 
he  worked  at  his  trade  for  about  twen- 
ty years,  and  was  for  three  years  in  the 
grocery  business  in  Philadelphia;  but  after 
coming  to  PeiTy  county,  he  gave  his  attention 
exclusively  to  farming.  The  volunteer  fire 
department  of  Philadelphia,  during  the  earl- 
ier part  of  the  present  century,  was  composed 
of  stalwart  and  public-spirited  young  men 
of  the  best  families,  and  was  a  very  service- 
able and  highly  esteemed  organization;  to  it 
Mr.  Showvaker  belonged,  as  a  member  of  the 
Diligent  Hose  Company,  and  often  in- 
dulged in  pleasant  reminiscences  of  his 
comrades,  and  of  the  many  thrilling  scenes 
through  which  he  had  passed  with  them. 
The  family  to  which  he  belonged  was  much 
respected  in  the  city  and  vicinity,  and  is  con- 
nected by  more  than  one  intermarriage  with 
the  most  substantial  class.  Jacob  R.  Show- 
vaker was  married,  July  3,   1844,  to  Anna 


Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
(Byerly)  Bradfield,  and  had  children:  James 
R.;  Josephine  B.  (]\Irs.  James  Lewis),  of 
Philipsburg,  Pa. ;  Eugene  G. ;  Anna  E.  (Mrs. 
George  B.  Shields),  of  Shippensburg,  Pa.; 
and  Henry  C,  married  Anna  E.  Harjjer.  In 
the  fall  of  1855,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  R.  Show- 
vaker removed  to  Chester  county,  and  in  1859 
to  TobojTie  township,  Periy  county,  where 
Mr.  Sho\v^\fiker  continued  famiing  until  1893, 
and  then  removed  to  Centre  township.  He  was 
for  more  than  twelve  years  in  the  Toboyne 
township  school  board,  and  was  also  supervisor 
and  judge  of  elections.  During  his  residence 
in  Philadelphia,  Mr.  Sho\v\^aker  became  a 
member  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ,  and  was 
for  some  time  sexton  of  the  cliurch.  Altbough 
far  from  his  church,  he  still  retained  his  mem- 
bership until  his  death ;  this  occurred  January 
28,  1896,  in  Centre  township;  his  age  was 
seventy-two  years,  eleven  months  and  eight 
days.  Mrs.  Anna  Elizabeth  Sho^rvaker,  now 
over  sixty-eight  years  of  age,  resides  with  her 
son,  Eugene  G.  She,  too,  holds  her  cherished 
membership  in  the  congregation  of  Disciples 
of  Christ  in  Philadelphia. 

Being  only  two  years  of  age  when  the 
family  removed  to  Toboyne  township,  Eu- 
gene G.  Showvaker  passed  all  his  boyhood 
there,  and  received  his  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools.  He  worked  for  his  father  on 
the  farm  Avithout  interruption  imtil  he  was 
nineteen  years  old;  he  then  passed  a  year  in 
leaming  the  business  of  milling,  after  which 
he  went  back  to  agricultural  work,  and  has 
made  it  his  occupation  ever  since,  except  dur- 
ing 1883-4,  when  he  was  running  an  express 
wagon  between  Xewport  and  New  German- 
town.  At  the  same  time,  he  was  proprietor 
of  a  confectionery  store,  his  industrious  young 
wife  assisting  him  by  taking  cdiarge  of  the 
store  during  his  absence.  But  in  1885,  he 
had  returned  to  the  plough,  and  they  have 
since  that  time  resided  upon  the  farm,  with  in- 
creasing prosperity. 

Eugene  G.  Showvaker  was  married,  Feb- 
ruary 9,  1882,  to  Annie  J.,  daughter  of  Jacob 
and  Sarah  (Snyder)  Rickard,  natives  of  Perry 
county.  Mr.  Rickard  is  a  saddler,  and  is  act- 
ively employed  at  his  business.  He  is  well 
known  and  well  regarded  in  his  neighborhood ; 
was  for  many  years  postmaster  at  Loysville, 
Perry  county,  and  was  justice  of  the  peace 
for  fifteen  years,    having    been    three    times 


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elected.  He  still  resides  in  Loysville.  Jacob 
Rickard  was  married,  May  25,  1847,  to  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mary  (Bower)  Snyder. 
They  had  ten  children;  three  are  deceased: 
David;  John;  and  an  infant.  Those  surviving 
are:  James  C;  Samuel  L.;  Mary  E.  (Mre. 
Joseph  D.  Kistler);  Benjamin  F.,  of  Lewis- 
town,  Mifflin  county,  Pa.;  Annie  J.  (Mrs. 
Showvaker);  and  Emma  H.  and  Sarah  A., 
twins.  Mr.  Rickard  and  his  wife  are  es- 
teemed members  of  the  Reformed  church  at 
Loysville,  in  which  he  was  for  many  years 
deacon,  and  has  for  some  yeai-s  past  been  an 
elder. 


JOHJ^  RAFFEXSPERGER,  Mannsville, 
PeiTy  county,  Pa.,  was  bom  in  Juniata  town- 
ship, Pen-y  county,  Febiiiary  28,  1820,  son 
of  John  and  Magdalena  (Klinepeter)  Raffens- 
perger.  Christian  Raffensperger,  his  grand- 
father, was  of  Gennan  descent,  and  a  native 
of  York  county;  he  took  a  double  share  in  the 
business  of  life,  being  both  weaver  and  black- 
smith; an  industrious  and  thrifty  father  of  a 
family.  His  children,  now  all  deceased,  were: 
Christian;  Peter;  Martin;  Rudolph;  John; 
David;  Daniel;  Catherine;  and  Christine. 
John  Raffensperger's  maternal  grandfather, 
Adam  Klinepeter,  was  also  a  native  of  York 
county,  Pa.;  he  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolu- 
tion. He  man-ied  Anna  Maria  Long,  and  had 
children:  Jacob;  John;  William;  Mary; 
Magdalena;  Elizabeth;  and  Sarah.  All  of 
these  ai'e  now  deceased,  as  well  as  the  grand- 
parents, who  lived  to  a  very  advanced  age. 
John  Raffensperger,  Sr.,  was  born  in  York 
county  in  1783.  His  principal  trade  was  that 
of  a  blacksmith,  to  which  he  devoted  most  of 
his  life;  but,  following  his  father's  thrifty 
example,  he  added  to  his  income  by  butcher- 
ing during  the  winters.  His  wife,  Magdalena 
Klinepeter,  was  also  born  in  York  county, 
in  1786.  Thej'  had  six  sons  and  six  daugh- 
ters, none  of  Avhom  reached  adxilt  years,  and 
only  one  son,  John,  is  now  living.  Those  de- 
ceased are:  John;  Caroline;  Catherine;  Eliz- 
abeth; Mary  Ann;  Samuel;  William;  Sarali 
J.;  Jeremiah;  Daniel;  and  an  infant.  The 
father  of  the  family  died  June  5,  1842,  aged 
fifty-nine  years,  six  months  and  fifteen  days; 
the  mother  lived  to  see  her  eighty-fourth  birth- 
day, and  departed  this  life  June  22,  1870. 
They  were  members  of  the  Reformed  ohurch. 
Brought  up  on  a  farm,  John  Raffensper- 


ger, Jr.,  enjoyed  only  such  advantages  as  were 
afforded  by  the  common  schools  of  the  rural 
districts;  but  2>ossessing  one  of  those  active 
and  inquiring  minds  that  find  means  for  im- 
provement in  spite  of  discouragements,  he 
succeeded  in  acquiring  a  good  education,  and 
in  preparing  himself  to  teach.  He  became  a 
schoolmaster  in  1844,  and  taught  for  six  con- 
secutive tenns,  alternating  the  quiet  work  of 
the  schoolroom  with  the  invigorating  exer- 
cises of  the  forge.  In  1839,  Mr.  Raffens- 
perger removed  to  Centre  to\vnship,  where  he 
continued  his  business;  in  1843,  he  purchased 
the  farm  on  which  he  now  resides,  and  which 
he  cultivated  prosperously  until  1892.  Dur- 
ing his  active  years,  he  served  the  toAvnship  as 
clerk,  auditor,  and  judge  of  elections;  in 
1863,  he  was  elected  assessor,  but  did  not  serve 
out  his  term,  on  account  of  having  enlisted 
for  a  more  lu'gent  and  stirring  service.  In 
August,  1864,  he  was  enrolled  in  Company 
E,  Two  Hundred  and  Eighth  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers;  he  served  until  the  close  of  the 
war,  participating  in  the  battles  of  Fort  Stead- 
man,  and  of  Petersburg,  and  in  other  soldierly 
service.  He  was  honorably  discharged  in 
June,  1865.  At  the  time  of  his  enlistment, 
he  had  seiwed  almost  nine  years  as  justice  of 
the  peace;  his  second  tenn  in  that  office  ex- 
pired before  he  was  discharged.  Returning 
to  his  farm,  he  was  elected  to  the  offices  of 
assessor,  auditor,  and  school  director,  serving 
in  the  last  named  capacity  for  tlaree  years. 
Mr.  Raffensperger's  life  has  been  one  of  con- 
stant activity,  and  full  of  varied  experiences, 
recollections  of  usefulness  which  are  calculat- 
ed to  add  much  to  the  enjoyment  of  his  pres- 
ent life. 

Jolin  Raffensperger  was  man-ied  May  9, 
1848,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Jacob  Shoemaker, 
and  had  children:  Ezra  Alvin,  died  March 
.'U,  1851,  aged  two  years,  one  month  and 
eleven  days;  Annie  C,  died  July  4,  1852, 
aged  one  year,  two  months;  and  Franklin  P., 
died  in  October,  1853,  Avhen  two  years  old. 
Mrs.  Mai-y  Raffensperger,  who  was  a  faithful 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  died  De- 
cember 4,  1852,  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight. 
Mr.  Raffensperger  was  married  again,  May 
25,  1853,  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  Andrew 
and  Sarah  (Messemer)  McAfee.  They  had 
four  children,  of  whom  two  are  living,  Mary 
K.  (Mrs.  J.  H.  Morgan),  resides  in  Illinois; 
and  David  W.,  married  to  Olive  P.  Mogel. 


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Thomas  J.  and.  Jacob,  twins,  died,  the  foinner 
in  his  nineteenth  year,  in  1872,  the  latter  in 
infancy.  Mi-s.  Margaret  Eaffensioerger  died 
Mav  30,  1859,  aged  twenty-nine  years.  Mr. 
Raffensijerger  was  married  September  15, 
1861,  to  Anna  Catherine,  daughter  of  David 
and  Catherine  (Bailer)  Fry.  Three  of  their 
children  are  deceased:  Clara,  who  died 
March  17, 1869,  aged  four  years,  eight  months 
and  six  days;  Levi  and  Frank,  twins,  died  in 
infancy.  The  suryiving  members  of  the 
family  are:  E.  Ellsworth;  Maggie  J.  (Mrs. 
Eryin  Fryfield);  Andrew  G.  C;  William  E.; 
Charles  I.;  Hayes  B.;  Cora  A.;  and  Minnie 
E.  Mi*s.  Raffensperger  is  a  member  of  the 
Evangelical  church. 

David  Fry,  Mrs.  Raffensj^erger's  father,  is 
a  fanner,  and  a  native  of  Adams  county.  Pa. 
His  family  were  among  the  earliest  settlers  of 
central  Pennsylvania.  His  wife,  Catharine 
Bailer,  was  born  in  Cumberland  county. 
Their  children  are:  Ellen  (Mrs.  ]^icholas 
Bitner),  deceased;  Annabella,  deceased;  Jane 
(!Mrs.  Aaron  Woods),  deceased;  Samuel,  de- 
ceased; John;  Catherine  (Mrs.  Raffensper- 
ger); Wesley;  Andrew;  Mary  (Mrs.  Hem-y 
Sunday).  Mrs.  Fry  died  in  the  prime  of  life, 
at  the  age  of  forty-four;  her  husband  died  in 
1885,  aged  about  sixty. 


JACOB  KUHX,  Mannsville,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Juniata  county.  Pa., 
August  14,  1831,  son  of  Jacob  and  Rachel 
(Xipple)  Kuhn.  Jacob  Kuhn,  Sr.,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Chester  county,  Pa.,  and  was  a  farmer; 
he  removed  to  Perry  county  about  1839,  and 
there  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life,  always 
employed  in  cultivating  the  soil.  Both  he 
and  his  wife,  who  was  a  daughter  of  Frederick 
XijDple,  were  members  of  the  Reformed 
chui'ch.  Their  children  are:  Frederick  and 
Catherine,  who  died  in  infancy;  Andrew; 
Maiy,  widow  of  Levi  Haulsbaugh;  Jane, 
widow  of  Abraham  Snyder;  William;  Jacob; 
John;  Sidney  (Mrs.  Samuel  Robinson); 
Samuel;  and  Alfred.  Jacob  Kuhn  died  in 
1859,  aged  eighty-three;  Mrs.  Kuhn,  who 
was  born  in  Mifflin  county,  died  in  1872,  at 
the  age  of  seventy-eight. 

The  family  became  residents  of  Liberty 
valley,  in  Perry  county,  when  the  younger 
Jacob  Kulm  was  eight  years  old;  he  accord- 
ingly received  his  education  in  the  schools  of 
that    vicinity.       After    leaving    school,     he 


Avas  ai^prentice  to  Richard  Adams,  a  mill- 
wright, for  a  period  of  two  yeai-s,  after  which 
he  continued  to  be  occupied  in  the  same  busi- 
ness until  1882,  with  good  success.  He  was 
before  that  date  a  resident  of  Madison  town- 
ship, but  removed  at  that  time  to  the  farm 
in  Centre  county  which  he  has  ever  since  oc- 
cupied and  diligently  cultivated,  besides 
carrying  on  successfully  the  business  of  his 
mill.  He  has  served  the  township  for  one 
year  as  inspector  of  elections,  and  his  church, 
the  Reformed,  in  various  capacities.  In  the 
congregation  at  Sandy  Hill  he  was  a  deacon, 
and  was  on  the  building  committee;  in  the 
congregation  at  IS;  ew  Bloomfield,  he  was  or- 
dained to  the  office  of  elder. 

Jacob  Kuhn  was  first  married,  March  1, 

1855,  to  Angelina,  daughter  of and 

Catherine  (Miller)  Fry.  Their  children  are: 
three  who  died  in  August,  1861;  Harriet, 
aged  four  years;  Amanda  A.,  aged  three 
yeare;  and  Mary  Bell,  aged  four  months;  Har- 
rison; Margaret  IS^.  (Mrs.  Amos  Garling); 
Minerva  (Mrs.  Frank  Budd),  her  husband  a 
merchant  of  JohnstoAvn,  Pa.;  Howard;  Syl- 
vester; and  Clara.  Mrs.  Angelina  Kuhn  died 
Xovember  18,  1893,  aged  fifty-seven  years, 
one  month  and  twenty-seven  days.  She  was 
a  member  of  the  Refomied  church.  Both  of 
her  parents  were  natives  of  Mifflin  county; 
her  father  was  a  general  laborer.  Mr.  Fry 
was  for  years  a  class-leader  in  the  Methodist 
church,  of  which  he  and  his  wife  were  mem- 
bers. They  had  five  children,  one  of  whom, 
George,  resides  in  Kansas  City.  Mr.  Fry  died 
in  1871,  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight.  Mr. 
Kuhn's  second  marriage,  to  Mrs.  Xancy  Long, 
widow  of  Henry  Ivong,  took  place  June  26, 
1895.  The  father  of  the  second  Mrs.  Kuhn 
was  born  in  Perry  county,  where  he  was  for 
many  years  a  farmer  and  general  merchant. 
He  manied  a  Miss  Sweigert,  and  had  chil- 
dren, of  whom  the  following  are  now  living: 
Margaret  (Mrs.  Jacob  Flickinger);  Xancy 
(Mrs.  Kuhn);  Hamilton;  Ellen  (Mrs.  John 
Orris);  Amanda  (Mi-s.  Robert  Orris);  Keziah 
(Mrs.  John  Kohr).  Mrs.  Kuhn's  parents  are 
both  deceased.  They  were  members  of  the 
Reformed  church,  in  which  he  was  long  an 
elder,  and  also  served  on  the  building  com- 
mittee. 


J.   CALYIX  BAKER,   Xew  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  PeiTy  county, 


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BI 0 GBAPHICA L  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


July  3,  1859,  son  of  William  and  Lucy 
(Reber)  Baker.  The  paternal  griindpareaits 
■were  of  Gennan  descent;  the  grandmother's 
family  name  was  "Weibly.  They  were  en- 
gaged in  farming.  Their  ehildi-en  were: 
John,  deceased;  Samuel,  deceased;  William; 
James;  Peter;  Abraham;  Joseph;  Elizabeth; 
and  Catherine  (Mrs.  James  Lochford).  George 
Reber,  Mr.  J.  C  Baker's  maternal  grajid- 
father,  was  German  by  descent;  he  lived  in 
Perry  and  Cumberland  counties,  dying  in  the 
latter  county.  His  children  are:  William; 
BenjamLii;  George;  Lucy  (Mi"s.  William 
Baker);  Annie  (Mrs.  Harry  Sweiner);  Eliza- 
beth, widow  of  Mr.  Conip;  and  Henry,  de- 
ceased. Mr.  and  Mi^.  William  Baker  are  both 
natives  of  Perry  county.  Mr.  Baker  was  for 
years  a  shoemaker,  which  trade  he  had 
learned  in  his  youth;  he  also  engaged  in 
farming,  and  finally  turned  his  attention  to 
mercantile  business,  at  Donnallys  Mills,  in 
Tusearora  towTiship.  He  is  still  prosperously 
carrj'ing  on  that  biisiness.  Mrs.  William 
Baker  is  a  daug-hter  of  George  Reber;  the 
children  of  William  Baker  and  his  wife  are: 
Harry;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  William  C.  Leonard); 
George;  J.  Calvin;  Charles;  Alice  (Mi-s.  D. 
C.  Flickinger);  iSTora  (Mrs.  Frank  Baser); 
John  W.;  Priscilla  (Mrs.  E.  Mickey);  Clara 
(Mrs.  John  Baker);  and  Gertrude.  Both 
parents  are  members  of  the  Baptist  church. 

J.  Calvin  Baker  attended  the  common 
schools  until  he  was  fifteen  years  old.  In 
1875,  he  went  west,  and  there  engaged  in 
farming  for  six  years.  He  then  gave  a  year 
to  the  marble  business,  with  the  intention  of 
learning  it,  but  resumetl  farming  at  the  end 
of  that  year,  and  two  years  later,  in  the  witer 
of  1884,  returned  to  his  native  toAviiship, 
bought  a  half  interest  in  the  mill  property, 
and  a  tract  of  land,  upon  which  he  has  ever 
since  been  successfully  engaged  in  farming 
and  milling.  He  is  a  Republican,  and  has 
served  one  year  as  judge  of  elections. 

J.  Calvin  Baker  was  married,  Augnist  21, 
1886,  to  Annie  'M.,  daughter  of  John  and 
Mary  (Weibly)  Schwartz.  They  have  two 
sons:  Ralph  E.;  and  John  W.  Mr.  Baker 
belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  his 
wife  is  a  member  of  the  Reformed  church. 
Her  father,  John  Schwartz,  was  born  in 
York  county.  Pa.  He  was  a  very  successful 
farmer,  and  in  this  his  lifelong  pursuit,  has 
laid  up  a  competency  for  his  declining  years. 


so  that  he  is  now  enjoying  well-merited  rest. 
During  his  yeai-s  of  activity,  he  served  the 
township  as  supendsor,  and  for  three  terms  of 
three  years  each,  as  director  of  the  poor.  He 
was  first  married  to  Miss  Keyser;  their  chil- 
dren were:  Jonathan;  George;  and  Jacob, 
deceased.  His  fii"st  wife  having  died,  Mr. 
Schwartz  man-ied  Mary  Weibly;  their  chil- 
dren are:  Da\dd;  William;  Annie  (Mrs. 
Baker);  Chaides;  and  Elizabeth,  died  in  1894. 
Both  Mr.  Schwartz  and  his  wiie  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Reformed  church.  She  is  now  de- 
ceased. 


DAVID  W.  RAFFEXSPERGER,  Xew 
Bloomfield,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  bom  in 
Centre  township,  Perrj'  county,  October  19, 
1857,  son  of  John  and  Margaret  (Mehaffie) 
Raffensperger.  He  received  a  common  school 
education,  and  was  brought  up  on  a  farm,  ac- 
customed to  its  routine  of  Avork,  and  to  the 
labors  of  the  forge.  From  the  time  he  was 
twenty  until  he  reached  his  majority,  he 
worked  with  his  father.  After  that,  he  took 
charge  of  the  home  farm,  iising  his  father's 
stoek,  and  receiving  one-third  of  the  profits; 
this  aiTangement  lasted  for  six  years.  In 
1885,  the  year  after  his  man*iage,  he  began 
farming  on  the  property  of  John  Kerr,  of  Sa- 
ville  toAvnship,  which  he  had  renteil;  here  he 
continued  for  one  year,  and  removed  in  1886 
to  the  farm  of  C.  Swab,  which  he  cultivated 
for  two  years.  In  the  sjmng  of  1888,  he.  left 
Saville  for  Tusearora  township,  taking  charge 
of  the  farm  of  Abraham  Frey',  deceased;  he 
cultivated  this  place  for  one  year,  and  then 
removed  to  Mre.  Lyon's  farm,  in  the  same 
towTiship,  and  in  the  Juniata  valley.  In  the 
spring  of  1890,  he  removed  to  his  father-in- 
law's  farm  in  Centre  township,  and  managed 
it  until  the  spring  of  1894,  when  he  removed 
to  the  farm  which  is  his  present  home.  In 
1893,  ]\rr.  Raffensperger  became  agent  for 
the  P.  C.  and  Lewis  Mfg.  Co.,  of  Catskill,  N". 
Y.,  which  he  still  represents.  He  is  an  active 
member  of  Elliottsburg  Grange,  Xo.  626,  P. 
of  H.  His  politics  are  those  of  the  "free  sil- 
ver" division  of  the  Republican  party. 

David  W.  Raffensperger  was  married  De- 
cember 18,  1884,  to  Olive,  daughter  of  Jacob 
and  jMaiy  (Clouser)  Mogel.  Their  children 
are:  ^ferwyn  A.;  and  Leroy  Y.  Mrs.  Raff- 
ensperger was  born  January  8,  1863.  Yalen- 
tine  Moiicl,  her  grandfather,  was  a  native  of 


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Berks  county,  Pa.,  a  carpenter,  and  later  a 
farmer.  His  wife,  Catherine  Kline,  was  of 
the  same  county;  in  1830,  they  removed  from 
Berks  to  Perry  county,  and  continued  farm- 
ing, which  Mr.  Mogel  had  begun  in  "old 
Berks."  During  the  last  years  of  his  life,  he 
cultivated  the  farm  on  which  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Eaffensperger  now  reside.  He  was  for  several 
years  sujjervisor.  He  died  in  February, 
1848,  aged  sixty-five;  his  wife  survived  until 
1851,  dying  at  about  the  same  age.  Four  of 
their  children  are  deceased:  Catherine; 
David;  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  Wilson  Sauseman); 
and  Liicetta.  The  others  are:  Margaret 
(Mrs.  John  Wagiier);  Esther  (Mrs.  Daniel 
Meyere);  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Michael  Weaver); 
Jacob;  and  Valentine,  who  resides  in  Iowa. 
Mrs.  Eaffensperger's  maternal  grandparents, 
Simon  and  Catherine  (Hostetter)  Clouser, 
were  of  German  descent,  and  engaged  in 
farming.  Their  children  are  enumerated  in 
the  following  sketch  of  A.  H.  Clouser. 

Jacob  Mogel,  son  of  Valentine  and  Cather- 
ine (Kline)  Mogel,  was  born  in  Berks  county, 
September  26,  1826.  The  children  of  Jacob 
and  Mary  Ann  (Clouser)  Mogel  are:  Annie 
Frances,  died  April  4,  1857;  Elizabeth  Alice, 
died  March  23,  1862;  Mary  Louise,  died  June 
26,  1865;  an  infant  that  died  June  25,  1866; 
Minnie  Minerva,  died  July  1,  1870;  Emma 
J.,  (Mrs.  Samuel  Q.  Snyder) ;  Cyrus  K. ;  Jes- 
sie M. ;  Olive  P.  (Mrs.  Eaffensperger);  and 
Carrie  E.  (Mi-s.  James  Kirkpatrick).  Jacob 
Mogel  has  been  continuously  engaged  in 
farming  up  to  the  present  time.  He  has  been 
chosen  inspector  of  elections ;  is  a  Eepublican. 
Mr.  Mogel  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  Ee- 
formed  church,  was  deacon,  and  afterwards 
for  several  years  elder;  he  is  now  an  active 
member  of  the  Methodist  church.  His  first 
wife  was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church;  she  died  Januaiy  22,  1888,  aged  fif- 
ty-eight. Mr.  Mogel  married,  on  March  24, 
1891,  Jane  A.,  daughter  of  David  and  Bar- 
bara (Clark)  Miller. 


A.  H.  CLOUSEE,  Is^ew  Bloomfield,  PeiTy 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  the  late  Simon  and  Eliza- 
beth (Hostetter)  Clouser,  was  bom  in  Centre 
township,  June  23,  1847.  His  grandfather, 
Philip  Clouser,  was  a  native  of  Perry  county, 
and  a  fanner.  He  married  Miss  Keener,  and 
theii"  children  were:  Simon;  Michael; 
George;  Mary;  and  Susan  Jane,  all  of  whom 


are  now  deceased.  Abraham  Hootetter,  Mr. 
A.  H.  Clouser's  maternal  grandfather,  was 
a  native  of  Adams  county.  Pa. ;  he  was  a  far- 
mer, tO'  which  he  added  the  business  of  burn- 
ing lime.  He  manied  Elizabeth  Wellet; 
their  children  were:  Mary  (Mrs.  John  Ben- 
der); Jobn;  George;  Elizabeth;  Christine 
(Mrs.  David  Gardner);  Lydia  (Mrs.  Henry 
Souder);  Abraham;  Lucetta;  and  an  infant 
that  died.  Abraham  Hostetter  died  at  the  age 
of  thii-ty-eight ;  his  wife  died  aged  seventy- 
six;  both  were  members  of  the  Eeformed 
church.  Simon  Clouser,  father  of  Mr.  A.  H. 
Clouser,  was  born  April  5,  1800,  in  Perry 
county.  When  a  young  man  he  was  for  a 
short  time  engaged  in  shoemaking,  but  turned 
his  attention  to  fanning,  and  meeting  with 
success,  continued  for  the  remainder  of  his 
life  in  that  calling.  He  was  a  Democrat,  and 
for  a  few  yeai-s  held  the  office  of  supervisor. 
His  wife,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Abraham 
and  Elizabeth  (Wellet)  Hostetter,  was  born 
in  Adams  county.  Pa.,  May  10,  1810.  Their 
children  are:  George,  died  September  8, 
1858,  ag-ed  twenty-six  years,  five  months  and 
eleven  days;  Mary  A.,  deceased;  John  S., 
died  October  21,  1861,  aged  twenty-five  years, 
one  month  and  twelve  days;  Jane  B.,  died 
August  1,  1871,  aged  nineteen  yeai-s,  one 
month  and  twenty-eight  days;  Elizabeth,  de- 
ceased; Catherine  (Mrs.  Abraham  Fleurie); 
David;  Cynis;  William  A.;  A.  H.;  and  W. 
K.  Simon  Clouser  died  October  8,  1867;  his 
age  was  sixty-seven  years,  six  months  and 
three  days.  Mrs.  Clouser  died  May  22,  1883, 
at  the  age  of  seventy-four  years  and  eleven 
days. 

Brought  up  on  his  father's  fann,  A.  H. 
Clouser  w^as  educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  his  township,  and  after  leaving  school,  was 
from  time  to  time  engaged  in  assisting  his 
father  on  the  farm,  so  long  as  the  latter  lived. 
Li  1870,  he  began  farming  for  himself  on 
a  part  of  the  homestead,  which  he  still  culti- 
vates, and  where  he  has  his  home.  He  has 
not  been  engrossed  with  his  own  business  to 
the  exclusion  of  the  interests  of  the  to-wnship, 
but  has  filled  the  office  of  inspector  of  elec- 
tions, that  of  supervisor,  to  which  he  was 
elected  in  1883,  and  various  other  posts  of 
responsibility.  He  is  a  member  of  Bloom- 
field  Lodge,  ISTo.  30, 1.  O.  O.  F.  A.  H.  Clouser 
was  married,  January  8,  1881,  to  Catherine, 
daughter  of  William  and  Mary  Ann   (Car- 


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roll)  Garlin.  Their  only  cliild  is  Eoss  K.  Mr. 
Clouser's  family  are  members  of  the  Lu- 
theran church. 

Peter  Garlin,  ]Mrs.  Clouser's  paternal 
grandfather,  was  born  in  Perry  county,  and 
was  a  farmer.  He  married  Miss  Smith;  of 
their  sixteen  children,  the  following  survive: 
William;  John;  Abraham;  Jonas;  Daniel; 
Catherine;  Elijah;  and  Piebecca  (Mrs.  Charles 
Dunkelberger).  Peter  Garlin  died  at  the 
age  of  eighty-five  years;  his  wife  died  at 
about  fifty  years  of  age.  They  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Church  of  God.  Mr.  Carroll,  the 
maternal  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Clouser,  was  al- 
so a  farmer;  he  manied  Catherine  Miller. 
Their  children  were  as  follows:  Samuel, 
died  in  February,  1888;  Sarah,  deceased; 
Mary,  deceased;  William;  John;  Susan  (Mrs. 
Leonard);  Lydia;  and  xVnn  (Mi's.  George 
Kulp).  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carroll  are  deceased, 
the  latter  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-nine.  They 
were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
Mrs.  Clouser's  father,  William  Garlin,  has 
also  been  all  his  life  engaged  in  cultivating 
the  soil;  he  added  to  his  calling  for  some 
years  that  of  constructing  post  fences.  The 
children  of  "William  and  Mary  '(Carroll)  Gar- 
lin are:  Catherine  (Mrs.  Clouser);  and 
Amos.  Mr.  Garlin  was  for  one  year  tax  col- 
lector of  Centre  township.  Mi-s.  Garlin  died 
March  3,  1895,  at  the  age  of  sixty-sLx  years, 
five  months  and  nine  days;  she  was  a  congre- 
gational member  of  the  United  Brethren 
church ;  Mr.  Garlin  is  a  member  of  the  Church 
of  God.  He  resides  in  Carroll  towuship,  and 
is  still  engaged  in  farming. 


HEXRY  KIRKPATEICK,  Xew  Bloom- 
field,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  the  late  Alex- 
ander and  Mary  (Fritz)  Kirkpatrick,  was  born 
in  Perry  county,  May  5,  1833.  His  great- 
grandfather, Richard  Kirkpata-ick,  Avho  was 
of  Irish  extraction,  was  one  of  the  early  set- 
tlers of  Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  where  he 
took  up,  in  1751,  a  tract  of  land  Avithin  three 
miles  of  the  present  site  of  Carlisle.  His  son, 
Joseph  Kirkpatrick,  Avas  bom  in  Cumberland 
county.  He  settled  on  Shermans  creek  before 
the  Revolutionary  Avar.  He  served  in  the 
Continental  army  during  seA^en  years  of  that 
Avar.  He  married  Miss  Hayes,  and  had  chil- 
dren: Jolm;  Joseph;  William;  James;  and 
Alexander.  Henry  Kirkpatrick's  maternal 
grandfather,  John  M.  Fritz,  a  native  of  Berks 


county,  Pa.,  came  early  in  life  to  Cumberland 
county.  He  Avas  a  farmer,  and  for  a  few  years 
kejjt  a  hotel  near  Xew  Bloomfield.  Later,  he 
bought  a  farm,  upon  Avhich  he  erected  a  large 
and  commodious  house  of  entertainment, 
called  at  that  time  the  Xcav  Bark  Tavem.  He 
resided  there  during  the  latter  part  of  his  life. 
John  M.  Fritz  married  Elizabeth  Robinson, 
a  lady  of  English  descent.  Their  children 
Avere:  Israel;  John;  Thomas;  William; 
Starrett;  Richard;  Robertson;  George; 
Sarah;  Mary;  Catherine;  these,  Avith  one  that 
died  in  infancy,  are  all  deceased. 

Alexander  Kirkpatrick,  son  of  Joseph,  Avas 
born  September  8,  1796,  near  Shennans 
creek.  Perry  county.  He  Avas  nearly  all  his 
life  emj)loyed  as  a  foundryman.  His  wife, 
Mary,  daughter  of  John  M.  and  Elizabeth 
(Robinson)  Fritz,  Avas  born  in  Cumberland 
county,  April  12,  1792.  Their  children  are: 
John,  deceased;  Catherine,  deceased;  Mag- 
dalena,  deceased;  Sarah,  deceased;  Ann,  re- 
siding in  XeAv  Bloomfield;  Mary,  widoAv  of 
William  Rauch;  and  Henry.  Alexander 
Kirkpatrick  died  in  December,  1868,  aged 
seventy-tAvo;  his  AAdfe  departed  this  life  twelve 
years  earlier,  dying  at  the  age  of  sixty-four 
years  and  seven  months,  November  13,  1856. 
Both  Avere  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
church. 

After  attending  the  common  schools  for 
some  years,  Henry  Kirkpatrick,  at  the  age  of 
seA'enteen,  applied  himself  to  learning  car- 
pentry, as  an  apprentice  to  Mr.  Simon  Shull, 
AAdth  whom  he  Avorked  for  two  years,  receiv- 
ing as  the  Avages  of  those  tAVO  years  only  thirty 
dollars.  His  term  of  apprenticeship  ended, 
he  continued  Avorking  at  his  trade  until  he 
Avas  about  tAventy-eight  years  old.  At  this 
time  he  Avas  married,  and  bought  a  tract  of 
land  in  Raccoon  valley,  Perry  county,  on 
which  he  erected  necessary  buildings,  and 
Avhich  he  cultivated  for  nine  years.  He 
then  sold  his  fai-m,  and  went  to  CallaAvay 
county,  ]\ro.,  Avhere  he  was  engaged  in  agri- 
cultural hiisiness  for  twenty-four  years,  not 
only  tilling  the  soil,  but  also  raising  stock. 
In  the  spring  of  1892,  Mr.  Kirkpatrick  re- 
turned to  Perry  county,  bought  a  small  farm, 
and  cultiA-ated  it  for  a  year,  after  AA'liich  he 
disposed  of  that  property,  and  purchased  the 
homestead  on  which  he  now  resides,  and  the 
culture  of  Avliich  he  still  manages.  He  has 
been  very  prosperous,  and  occupies  an  envia- 


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ble  position,  being  respected,  not  only  for  those 
qualities  whicli  ensure  financial  success,  but 
for  cliaracteristics  which  inspire  confidence 
and  friendly  regard.  He  has  been  called  up- 
on by  his  fellow  citizens  to  perform  various 
public  services;  in  Missouri,  he  was  one  of  the 
organizers  of  public  schools  in  Callaway 
county,  and  served  for  nine  years  as  a  director. 
In  Perry  county,  he  has  been  inspector  and 
judge  of  elections,  and  in  1861,  was  elected 
to  the  school  board,  on  which  he  served  for 
three  years.  He  is  a  decided  Eepublican,  an 
advocate  of  the  "gold  basis." 

Henry  Kirkpatrick  was  first  married,  Jan- 
uary 29,  1857,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  J  ohn 
and  Martha  (Cobb)  Gingrich.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Tabitha  (Mrs.  Edward  Ulrich),  of 
Callaway  county.  Mo.;  Le-\vis  A.,  also  residing 
in  Missouri;  Martha  (Mrs.  Silas  Bradley); 
John  W.,  partner  with  his  brother  Lewis  in 
Missouri,  in  the  grocery  business;  Sarah,  for 
the  past  five  years  a  teacher  in  an  asylum  for 
the  deaf  and  dumb  in  Missouri;  James  L.,  re- 
sides with  his  father  on  the  fann;  AVilliam 
G.,  farmer,  of  Eulton,  Mo.;  Mary  E.,  died  in 
1858,  one  year  old;  Hannah  M.,  died  in  1869, 
also  aged  one  year;  and  Charles  H.,  died  in 
infancy.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Kirkpatrick  died 
September  9,  1890,  at  the  age  of  fifty-four 
years,  eleven  months  and  twenty-seven  days. 
She  was  a  consistent  and  devoted  member  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  Her  par- 
ents, Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gingrich,  were  both  na- 
tives of  Lancaster  county.  Pa. ;  about  the  year 
1810,  they  removed  to  Juniata  county,  and 
became  engaged  in  farming.  Seven  of  their 
children  are  deceased:  Jacob;  Lewis,  died 
September  21,  1891,  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
four;  Mary  Ann;  David;  William;  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  Kirkpatrick),  and  Tabitha,  who  were 
twins.  The  surviving  membei"s  of  the  family 
are:  John,  residing  in  California;  Philip,  in 
Missouri;  and  George  W.,  of  Polo,  HI.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  Gingrich  are  both  deceased; 
the  latter  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-four. 

Mr.  Kirkpatrick's  second  marriage  took 
place  October  14,  1891.  He  married  Cather- 
ine G.,  daughter  of  John  and  Margaret  (Lup- 
f er)  McKeehan,  both  natives  of  Perry  county. 
Capt.  John  McKeehan  was  for  many  years 
in  the  insurance  business,  and  was  also  for  a 
long  time  in  the  furnace  business.  His  wife 
Margaret  is  a  daughter  of  Casper  Lupfer. 
Some  account  of  their  family  is  given  in  the 


sketch  of  Francis  M.  McKeehan  in  this 
work.  Mr.  Kirkpatrick  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  chm-ch,  a  trustee  and 
class-leader;  in  Missouri,  he  was  for  many 
years  superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school. 


S.  S.  AVITHEKOW,  Xcw  Bloomfield, 
Pei-rjr  county.  Pa.,  was  born  September  19, 
1836,  son  of  John  and  Margaret  (Simder- 
land)  Witherow.  His  paternal  grandparents 
were  of  Scotch  descent.  Their  family  con- 
sisted of  six  children:  Sarah  (Mrs.  Cyrus 
Stine);  Samuel;  John;  Rebecca;  Eobert;  and 
Thomas,  all  of  whom  are  deceased.  Their 
son  John  "Witherow  vras  born  in  Chester 
county.  Pa.,  in  1803.  He  was  a  miller,  and 
removed  to  Perry  county  in  1836;  he  re- 
sided there  during  all  the  rest  of  his  life.  He 
was  three  times  married.  His  first  vdfe  was 
Margaret  Sunderland;  of  their  seven  children, 
four  are  living:  Sarah  (Mrs.  William  Mc- 
Gowan),  of  Baltimore,  Md.;  Mary  E.;  Re- 
becca (Mrs.  H.  C.  Dem);  and  S.  S.  Mrs. 
Margaret  Witherow  died  in  1838.  Mr.  With- 
erow afterwards  married  her  sister,  Sai'ah 
Sunderland.  Their  children  are:  Clara  (Mrs. 
J.  W.  Klinepeter);  John  K".;  Alice  V.  (Mrs. 
Philip  Strauss),  of  Juniata  county;  and  Cy- 
rus S.,  who  was  drowned  in  the  Missouri 
river.  Mi's.  Sarah  Witherow  also  dying,  Mr. 
AVithcrow  was  married  in  1852  to  Maria, 
daughter  of  Philip  and  Sarah  (Fritz)  Eoth. 
They  have  one  son,  C.  Thomas,  residing  in 
Altoona,  Pa.  Mr.  Witherow  died  November 
IS,  1890,  at  the  venerable  age  of  eighty-seven. 
He  was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Presbyter- 
ian church;  his  wife  survives  him. 

After  attending  the  public  schools  for  some 
years,  S.  S.  Witherow  finished  his  education 
at  the  Bloomfield  Academy.  He  left  school, 
at  the  age  of  fourteen,  learned  from  his 
father  the  management  of  a  woolen-mill, 
and  continued  in  that  employment  until 
his  enlistment  in  the  Hnion  army,  in  Au- 
gust, 1864.  He  was  enrolled  in  Company 
G,  Two  Hundred  and  Eighth  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the 
war.  Returning  after  rendering  this  gallant 
ser^-ice  to  his  country,  he  continued  in  the 
woolen  business  until  the  death  of  his  father, 
when  he  rented  the  mill  for  two  years.  He  is 
at  present  leading  a  life  of  retirement  and 
leisure.  Mr.  Witherow's  political  convic- 
tions are  Democratic. 


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S.  S.  Witherow  was  married,  February  23, 
1860,  to  Marcella,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Ann  (Eumbaugh)  Chirk.  Their  children 
are:  William  M.,  business  manager  of  the 
Altoona  Tribune,  Altoona,  Pa.,  married 
Laura  Adams,  of  Lancaster,  Pa.;  and  Laura 
C  ^Ir.  Witherow  is  a  mendjer  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church,  of  which  he  has  for  some  time 
been  a  trustee. 

Mrs.  Witherow's  paternal  ancestors  were 
Scotch.  Edward  Clark,  her  gTandfather,  set- 
tled in  Cumberland  county,  Pa.,  early  in  life, 
and  afterwards  came  mth  his  family  to  PeiTy 
connty.  Lie  was  a  farmer.  He  married  Mag- 
dalena  Phillips,  and  has  childi-en:  Anna 
(Mrs.  Thomas  Ilollipeter) ;  Benjamin;  Solo- 
mon ;  David ;  and  Robert ;  all  of  wh  om  are  de- 
ceased. The  Eumbaugh  family,  Mrs.  AVith- 
erow's  maternal  ancestors,  were  German;  her 
gTandparents,  L>avid  and  Elizabeth  (Miller) 
Rumbaugh,  had  five  children:  Julia: 
George;  Julia  Ann;  Leah;  and  Allen.  Her 
father,  Thomas  Clark,  was  born  in  Cumber- 
land county;  he  was  a  plasterer.  Eor  a  num- 
ber of  vears,  he  was  treasurer  of  Perry  county; 
he  resided  nearly  all  his  life  in  New  Bloom- 
field.  The  children  of  Thomas  and  Ann 
(Rundiaugh)  Clark  are:  six  deceased,  as  fol- 
lows: James  B.;  Thomas;  Edward;  Charles; 
George;  and  one  that  died  in  infancy.  Those 
living  are:  MaiX'ella  (Mrs.  Witherow);  and 
Annie  (Mre.  Luke  Davis),  of  Thompsontown, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.  Mr.  Clark  died  m  1881, 
aged  seventy-five  years;  his  wife  died  May 
18,  1887,  at  the  age  of  seventy-nine;  both 
were  members  of  the  Presbyterian  chimdi. 


JOHN  W.  WAGXER,  Xew  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Perry  county, 
January  12,"^  183 9;  he  is  a  son  of  John  Wag- 
ner, who  was  born  in  Wurtemberg,  Gennany, 
came  to  America  Avhile  he  was  young,  and  set- 
tled in 'Chester  county,  Pa.  He  afterwards 
removed  to  Saville  to^\mship.  Perry  coimty, 
where  he  passed  the  rest  of  his  life  in 
farming.  Lie  was  twice  married;  the  chil- 
dren of  his  first  wife  are:  Jacob,  deceased; 
Catherine,  deceased;  Samuel,  enlisted,  was  in 
service,  and  was  among  the  missing;  Mary 
Ann  (Mrs.  Henry  Harshberger),  deceased; 
Dorothy  (j\trs.  Henry  Turnbaugh);  John 
W. ;  and  George,  resides  in  Chester  county. 
Mr.  Wagner's 'first  wife  died,  and  he  was 
married  again  to  Mrs.  John  Miller,  a  widow, 


daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacob  Mogel. 
The  children  of  the  second  marriage  are: 
David,  died  May  22,  1896;  Margaret  (Mrs. 
Solomon  Gatshaw);  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Henry 
Hoover),  of  Steelton,  Dauphin  county.  Pa.; 
William;  and  Emma  (Mrs.  Frederic  Morgen- 
thal),  of  Harrisburg,  Pa.  Mr.  Wagner  died 
September,  1876,  aged  seA^enty-three  years. 
His  second  wife  survives  him,  residing  in  Har- 
risburg. Both  were  membere  of  the  Reformed 
church,  in  which  j\Ir.  Wagner  was  elder  and 
deacon  for  many  years. 

Educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  town- 
ship, and  taking  in  the  inten^als  of  attendance 
at  school,  practical  lessons  in  farming,  John  W. 
Wagner  grew^  up  to  be  an  intelligent  and  cap- 
able agriculturist.  Except  during  one  year 
given  to  the  service  of  his  country  in  the  time 
of  her  sorest  need,  Mr.  Wagner  has  sj^ent  his 
whole  life  in  the  important  pursuit  of  farm- 
ing. He  enlisted  in  Augaist,  1864,  and  served 
until  the  close  of  the  war,  being  honorably 
discharged  June  1,  1865.  He  was  constantly 
detailed  on  s]3ecial  duties,  and  was  therefore 
not  a  participant  in  any  battles.  Since  that 
time  he  has  continuously  resided  upon  and 
cultivated  the  homestead. 

John  W.  Wagner  was  married  October 
24,  1861,  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  George  and 
Elizabeth  (Woomer)  Eby.  Their  children 
are:  William  W.,  deceased;  George  AV., 
died  September  1,  1887,  aged  twenty-four; 
Lews  L. ;  Edward  M. ;  John  C. ;  Scott  R. ;  and 
Clara  M. 

Mrs.  Sarah  (Eby)  AA^agner  was  bom  June 
12,  1843,  in  Dauphin"  county.  Pa.  Her 
father,  George  Eby,  a  native  of  Lancaster 
county,  was  a  farmer  throughout  his  life,  ex- 
cept during  six  years  when  he  was  engaged  in 
the  coal  mines.  He  was  a  well  known  and 
highly  esteemed  man;  besides  filling  other 
township  offices,  he  was  for  a  number  of  years 
in  the  school  board.  An  active  member  of 
the  Lutheran  church,  he  was  successively  dea- 
con and  elder,  bearing  office  for  many  years. 
He  was  mamed  February  18,  1838,  to  Eliza- 
beth AA^oomer,  daughter  of  John  and  Eliza- 
beth (Kentner)  AVoomer,  bom  March  19, 
1819.  Their  children  are:  John,  died  in  Au- 
gust, 1885;  Peter,  died  in  1880;  William  H., 
died  in  February,  1893,  aged  fifty-two;  Sarah 
E.  (Airs.  AVagner);  Benjamin  F.;  George  D.; 
Thomas  J.;  and  SuSan  C.  (Airs.  Calvin 
Hench).    Air.  Eby  died  in  1858;   his  wdfe  re- 


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sides  at  tlie  home  of  ]\Ir.  Waguer,  enjoy- 
ing excellent  health  at  the  venerable  age 
of  seventy-eight.  She  is  a  consistent  member 
of  the  Eeformed  church.  Her  father,  John 
Woomer,  was  a  native  of  Schuylkill  county, 
Pa.,  where  he  was  engaged  for  many  years  in 
the  coal  mines.  The  coal  used  then  to  be 
transiDorted  by  rail,  the  cars  being  drawn  by 
horses;  Mr.  Woomer  used  to  take  coal  to 
Schuylkill  Haven  in  this  way.  He  removed 
later  to  Dauphin  county,  and  continued  to  be 
employed  in  the  coal  business  there.  Both 
he  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth  (Kentner)  AVoomer, 
were  earnest  members  of  the  Reformecl 
church.  Several  of  their  family  died  very 
young;  others  deceased  are:  Catherine; 
George;  Susan;  Maria;  those  now  living  are: 
Lucy,  widow  of  Joseph  Burger;  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  Eby);  and  John.  Mr.  Woomer  died  at 
the  age  of  eighty-five;  his  wife  also  lived  to  a 
very  advanced  age;  they  were  members  of  the 
Eefomied  church. 

Peter  Eby,  Mrs.  Wagner's  paternal  grand- 
father, was  a  native  of  Dauphin  county,  well 
known  as  a  farmer,  having  passed  his  life 
there.  He  and  his  wife  spent  their  declin- 
ing days  with  their  son,  and  died  at  liis  home, 
at  a  good  old  age.  Their  children  were: 
George;  William;  Peter;  Elizabeth;  Sarah; 
Pollie;  Annie;  Susan;  and  Catherine. 


J.  WESLEY  GAISTTT,  Newport,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Centre  township, 
March  19,  1829,  son  of  the  late  Joseph  and 
]\rary  A.  (McGowan)  Gantt.  His  grand- 
father, Joseph  Gantt,  who  Avas  of  Scotch  de- 
scent, was  bom  December  12,  1769.  He  was 
a  farmer.  His  wife,  Mary  (Laubach)  Gantt, 
was  born  August  28,  1775.  Their  children 
are:  John,  bom  July  5,  179-4 :  Joseph,  March 
9,  1796;  Daniel,  March  28,  1797;  Elizabeth, 
June  25,  1798;  David,  October  31,  1799; 
Jacob,  June  13,  1803;  Hiram,  March  17, 
1805;  Frederick,  March  23,  1807;  Jesse, 
November  5,  1808;  Jesse  (2),  October  17, 
1810;  Sanrael,  July  30,  1812;  Daniel,  June 
28,  1814;  Mary  Ann,  May  19,  1816;  Agnes, 
July  26,  1818;  and  one  that  died  in  infancy. 
Joseph  Gantt  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-two; 
his  wife  departed  this  life  at  the  same  age,  in 
1840.  They  were  members  of  the  Presbvter- 
ian  church.  Mr.  J.  W.  Gantt's  maternal 
grandfather,  Dennis  McGowan,  was  a  native 
of    Ireland,    and    came    to    this    country    at 


eighteen  years  of  age.  His  wife,  Catherine, 
crossed  the  ocean  when  she  was  eight  years 
old.  Mr.  McGowan  was  for  some  years  a  col- 
lier. Their  children  v\'ere:  Moses;  Daniel; 
James;  Mary  A.;  Margaret  (Mrs.  Solomon 
Baxter) ;  and  David.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McGowan 
have  been  dead  many  years;  they  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Methodist  church.  Joseph  Gantt, 
Jr.,  second  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Laubach) 
Gantt,  was,  like  his  father,  a  farmer.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  A.  McGowan;  their  children  are: 
Isaiah,  who  died  January  6,  1893,  aged  fifty- 
eight;  J.  Wesley;  Catherine  (Mrs.  Samuel 
Eeed),  of  Perry  county;  Jacob,  resides  in 
]\Iissouri;  Mary  Ann,  widow  of  John  Swartz; 
]\rargaret,  widow  of  Philip  Bailey;  Elizabeth, 
resides  in  Xew  York;  William  E.,  of  Sioirx 
City,  la.  Joseph  Gantt  died  in  January, 
1872,  aged  seventy-two  years;  his  wife  in 
1876,  aged  about  seventj^-three.  Both  were 
members  of  the  Methodist  church. 

After  studying  the  elementary  branches  of 
education  in  the  common  schools,  J.  Wesley 
Gantt  attended  the  Bloomfield  Academy.  He 
was  accustomed  from  his  early  years  to  farm 
work,  but  ])referring  the  no  less  difiicult 
work  of  teaching,  he  obtained  by  persevering 
effort  the  knowledge  necessary  for  his  accept- 
ance, and  in  1850,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one, 
he  was  placed  in  charge  of  a  school  in  Wheat- 
field  township,  where  he  taught  for  two  con- 
secutive terms.  He  was  afterwards  engaged 
for  two  tonus  in  ]\[iller  township,  and  then  re- 
turned to  the  business  of  cultivating  the  soil. 
He  remained  with  his  father  until  the  year  of 
his  marriage,  1856;  from  that  time,  he  was 
occupied  in  famiing  on  his  own  account.  In 
1860,  Mr.  Gantt  removed  to  the  farm  which 
has  ever  since  been  his  home.  In  1864,  he 
left  these  peaceful  fields  for  the  field  of  battle, 
enlisting  in  Company  E,  Two  Hundred  and 
Eighth  Pennsvlvania  Volunteers,  in  Avhich  he 
was  appointed  second  sergeant.  He  was  in  the 
battles  of  Petersburg,  Fort  Steadmau,  and 
Hatchers  Pun;  in  the  former  engagement,  he 
received  a  flesh  v/onud  in  the  right  shoulder. 
During  his  term  of  enlistment,  Mr.  Gantt  per- 
formed his  duty  as  a  patriot  with  fidelity  and 
efiiciencv,  and  was  honorably  discharged,  in 
June,  1865.  He  has  served  his  township  in 
many  responsible  positions.  In  1860,  he  was 
first  elected  assessor,  and  is  now  serving  his 
sixth  term  in  that  capacity.  He  was  auditor 
for  three  years ;   school  director  for  ten  years, 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


during  nine  of  wliieli  lie  was  secretary  of  tlie 
board,  and  for  one  year  president;  he  was  su- 
pervisor for  three  terms,  and  tax  collector  for 
some  years,  besides  filling  election  offices.  He 
has  been  jury  commissioner,  and  served  two 
terms  as  county  commissioner.  His  good 
judgment  and  business  tact  have  been  fre- 
quently in  demand  for  the  settlement  of  es- 
tates, and  he  has  acted  as  guardian  for  a  child. 
He  is  a  Eepublicaii;  he  cast  his  first  presi- 
dential vote  for  General  Scott,  and  has  not 
missed  voting  at  any  election  since. 

J.  "Wesley  Gantt  Avas  married,  September 
27,  1855,  to  Catherine,  daughter  of  Henry 
and  Elizabeth  (Markle)  Smith.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Clara  E.,  died  December  16,  1856, 
aged  three  months  and  thirteen  days;  Harry 
C. ;  Laura  E. ;  Amos  L. ;  Mary  Ann  (Mrs. 
John  E.  Sheibley);  Florence  E.  (Mrs.  James 
L.  Frank),  of  Han-isburg,  Pa.;  and  William 
S.  [Mr.  Gantt  is  a  member  of  the  Evangelical 
church,  in  which  he  was  for  some  years  stew- 
ard and  assistant  class-leader,  and  for  many 
years  superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school. 
Mrs.  Gantt's  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry 
Smith,  were  of  German  ancestry;  her  father 
was  a  native  of  Perry  coiinty,  and  a  farmer. 
They  are  more  fully  spoken  of  in  the  sketch 
of  Amos  Smith,  which  appears  in  this  work. 

Hariw  C.  Gantt,  son  of  J.  "Wesley  and  Cath- 
erine Gantt,  was  bom  in  Centre  township, 
Peri'y  county.  October  8,  1857,  and  received 
a  common  school  education.  He  fanued  on 
the  home  place  until  he  was  twenty-six  years 
of  age,  then  went  to  Lockport,  IST.  Y.,  and 
later  to  Snyder  county,  Pa.,  where  for  a  shoi-t 
time  he  engaged  in  various  occupations.  Re- 
turning to  Pen-y  county,  he  embarked  in  the 
sewing  machine  business,  continuing  three 
years.  He  next  did  carpenter  work  for  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company  for  two 
years,  and  then  became  a  conductor  on  the 
Shermans  Yalley  Railroad.  This  position  he 
held  for  five  years.  In  the  fall  of  1896  he  was 
elected  treasiirer  of  Perry  county  on  the  Re- 
publican ticket.  He  had  previoiisly  served 
for  two  years  as  a  member  of  the  Centre  town- 
ship school  board.  Mr.  Gantt  was  married 
September  22.  1886,  to  Annie  D.,  daughter 
of  Cornelius  Showalter,  deceased.  ]\rr.  Sho- 
walter  was  a  resident  of  Landisburg.  He  was 
twice  married.  His  first  Avif  e  was  Miss  Spohn ; 
his  second  wife,  who  was  Miss  Alice  Fetter, 
is  still  living.     ^Fr.  Gantt  is  a  Republican; 


he  is  a  member  of  Newport  Castle,  Xo.  300, 
K.  G.  E. 


ROBERT  M.  OWIXGS,  Xew  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  July  22,  1859, 
in  Franklin  county,  son  of  the  late  John  and 
Catherine  (Hollenbaugh)  Owings.  John 
Owings,  who  was  a  native  of  Perry  county, 
was  in  early  life  engaged  as  a  teamster,  but 
later  became  a  farmer.  The  children  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  Owings  are:  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
John  Adams);  Robert  M.;  Frank  J.;  Jennie 
L.  (Mrs.  John  Tressler),  of  Victor,  Col.; 
James  L.,  deceased;  and  Lillie  B.,  deceased. 
Mr.  John  Owings  died  in  May,  1888,  from  the 
kick  of  a  horse. 

During  his  boyhood  and  youth,  Roliert  M. 
Owings  attended  the  public  schools  in  the  win- 
ter, assisting  on  his  father's  farm  during  the 
sunmier.  Time  passed  thus,  until  he  reached 
his  majority  in  1880.  He  then  went  to  Ohio, 
and  remained  there,  engaged  in  farming,  for 
one  year.  In  1881,  he  returned  to  his  father's 
farm  in  Centre  township,  and  remained  there 
for  a  short  time;  then  he  went  to  Colorado, 
where  for  a  year  he  drove  a  team  for  Patter- 
son Gutschall.  After  again  returning  for  a 
short  time  to  his  father,  he  went  out  to  Bird 
City,  Kan.,  where  he  bought  160  acres  of 
land;  then  went  to  Colorado  again,  and 
worked  another  year  for  his  fonner  employer. 
Xext,  in  the  spring  of  1888,  Mr.  Owings  came 
east,  to  his  native  place.  His  father  was  about 
building  a  new  barn,  in  which  Isir.  R.  M. 
Owings  helped;  but  not  long  after  his  return 
home,  the  accident  occurred  which  cost  Mr. 
John  Owings  his  life.  Robert  1L  Owings  then 
took  charge  of  the  farm;  in  1889,  he  settled 
his  father's  estate,  and  in  the  same  year  liegan 
farming  for  himself,  in  which  occupation  he 
was  engaged  until  the  spring  of  ISOo.  At 
that  time,  he  sold  his  stock,  rented  out  the 
farm,  and  Avent  to  a  point  in  Illinois  about 
twenty  miles  south  of  Rock  Island;  he  re- 
mained, however,  only  until  the  fall  of  the 
same  year,  coming  then  to  ISTew  Bloomfield, 
where  he  lived  with  his  mother,  at  leisure  from 
business,  until  the  following  spring.  1894.  He 
then  embarked  in  the  livery  business,  which 
he  has  since  carried  on  with  profit  to  him- 
self and  satisfaction  to  his  customers.  jMr. 
Owings  has  his  office  on  the  corner  of  McClure 
and  Church  streets.  Here  he  makes  a  special- 
tv  of  c'ood  "ric's''  and  careful  drivers.     He  has 


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well-appointed  equipages  for  private  hire,  car- 
riages for  balls  and  other  assemblies,  buggies 
for  pleasure  driving,  and  well-trained  horses 
for  hire  at  reasonable  rates.  There  are  in  the 
establishment  all  the  modern  adjuncts  for  con- 
venience and  utility.  The  establishment  is 
deservedly  popular,  has  won  public  confidence, 
and  is  jjatronized  by  many  of  the  most  sub- 
stantial business  men  and  families  of  the  bor- 
ough. Besides  this  flourishing  business,  Mr. 
Owings  has  also  established  a  brisk  and  lucra- 
tive trade  in  buggies,  which  he  buys  and  sells 
■vith  reference  to  the  wants  of  the  conimmiity. 
He  o^vns  one  of  the  finest  farms  in  PeiTy 
county,  about  two  miles  from  Bloomfield. 
ICr.  Owings  is  a  Democrat.  He  still  resides 
with  his  mother  in  ISTew  Bloomfield. 


E.  BANNISTER  GIBSOX,  ESQ.,  New 
Bloomfield,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  May 
19,  1864,  in  Spring  township,  Perry  county. 
He  is  a  son  of  Francis  and  Tabitha  (Kennedy) 
Gibson,  natives  of  Perry  county.  Francis 
Gibson  was  born  in  March,  1821;  he  was  a 
cabinet-maker  and  a  dealer  in  lumber;  the 
latter  business  received  his  principal  atten- 
tion during  the  later  years  of  his  active  life; 
since  1885,  he  has  given  up  the  cares  of  busi- 
ness, and  lives  a  retired  life.  Mr.  Gibson  mar- 
ried Tabitha,  daughter  of  Thomas  Kennedy. 
Their  children  are:  Francis,  died  an  infant, 
in  1865;  Laura,  died  in  September,  1885, 
aged  thirty-one;  Cora,  died  in  April,  1894,  at 
the  age  of  twenty-five;  Lula,  died  in  July, 
1874,  when  two  years  old;  James  P.,  of  Sher- 
mansdale,  Perry  county;  Sarah;  George  E., 
a  prominent  lawyer  of  Erie  City;  R.  Bannis- 
ter; Frances,  wife  of  Professor  Richards,  of 
Lebanon,  O.;  Maud;  and  Olive.  Mrs.  Fran- 
cis Gibson  died  in  jSTovember,  1876,  at  the 
age  of  forty-eight;  she  was  an  excellent 
mother,  and  a  consistent  member  of  the  Re- 
formed church.  Mr.  Gibson,  now  seventy- 
five  years  of  age,  but  still  in  good  health,  re- 
sides in  New  Bloomfield  with  his  son  and 
daughter. 

The  birthplace  of  R.  Bannister  Gibson  was 
the  old  Gibson  mansion,  the  same  in  which 
Governor  Bigler,  of  Pennsylvania,  and  Gover- 
nor John  Bigler,  of  California,  first  saw  the 
light ;  the  celebrated  Chief  Justice  Gibson,  so 
widely  known  for  his  profound  erudition  and 
almost  unerring  legal  judgment,  was  born  in 
the  same  house;   he  was  a  granduncle  of  Mr. 


R.  B.  Gibson.  The  latter,  after  pursuing  his 
elementary  studies  in  the  public  schools,  and 
supplementing  them  by  an  academic  course  in 
the  Bloomfield  Academy,  devoted  himself  to 
the  study  of  law.  Having  read  for  three  years 
in  the  office  of  Judge  R.  M.  Henderson,  of 
Carlisle,  Pa.,  and  taken  a  course  in  the  law 
school  of  Dickinson  College,  graduating  in 
the  class  of  1894,  he  w^as  admitted  to  the  bar 
June  4,  1894.  Mr.  Gibson  has  had  varied  ex- 
periences of  life  and  work.  In  his  boyhood 
and  youth,  he  learned  much  of  agriculture  by 
helping  in  farm  work,  and  passed  two  years  in 
acquiring  the  trade  of  carpentry,  with  Eli  H. 
Crum.  At  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  became 
a  teacher,  and  for  seven  successive  winters 
taught  in  different  townships;  three  terms  in 
Spring  township,  one  term  in  Wheatfield 
township,  one  term  in  Marysville,  and  two 
terms  in  Page  township,  industriously  filling 
up  his  summer  vacations  with  work  at  the  car- 
penter's bench.  In  1889,  he  engaged  in  the 
lumber  business,  and  did  not  begin  his  legal 
studies  until  the  spring  of  1891.  In  the  fall 
of  1896,  Mr.  Gibson,  already  noted  for  his 
skill  in  the  law,  was  a  candidate  for  the  office 
of  district  attorney.  He  is  a  Democrat  and  an 
active  member  of  the  P.  O.  S.  A.,  of  Marys- 
ville. He  belongs  to  the  Dickinson  Chapter 
of  the  Delta  Chi  legal  fraternity.  ]Mr.  Gibson 
resides  with  his  father  and  sister  in  New 
Bloomfield ;  he  is  a  member  of  the  Reformed 
church,  and  secretarv  of  its  Sundav-school. 


JACOB  FRITZ,  New  Bloomfield,  Peri-y 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  May  7,  1836,  in  Perry 
county.  He  is  a  son  of  the  late  George  and 
Rel)ecca  (Christ)  Fritz.  His  grandfather, 
John  Fritz,  was  born  November  11,  1754,  son 
of  an  immigrant  from  Gennany.  Besides 
woi'king  as  a  blacksmith,  John  Fritz  was  a  far- 
mer, in  the  days  when  to  find  a  market  for  his 
produce,  he  was  obliged  to  haul  it  to  Baltimore 
by  team.  He  was  married,  April  26,  1785, 
to  Elizabeth  Robinson,  bom  December  4, 
1764.  Their  children  were:  John;  Sallie; 
Richard;  Israel;  Henry  and  Mary,  twins; 
Robinson;  Thomas;  William  and  Catherine, 
twins;  Stewart;  Richard;  and  George.  John 
Fritz  died  February  4,  1832,  aged  seventy- 
seven  years,  two  months  and  twenty-two 
days;  his  wife  had  died  January  13,  1828,  at 
the  age  of  sixty-three  years  and  nine  months. 
Their  youngest  son,  George  Fritz,  was  l)orn 


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Deceiuber  21,  1803,  in  Perry  county;  he  Avas 
a  jjlasterer.  His  wife,  also  a  natiye  of  Perry 
county,  Ayas  a  daugliter  of  Jacob  Christ.  Their 
chikh-en  were:  Eebecca,  died  September  3, 
1855,  aged  fifteen;  John  M.,  Avhen  one  year 
old  was  drowned  in  a  tub  of  water,  Xoyember 
lU,  1S34;  William,  died  August  19,  1850, 
two  years  old;  Jacob;  ]\Iary  (Mrs.  George  A. 
Smith) ;  Sarah,  first  wife  of  George  A.  Smith, 
is  deceased;  Harriet;  George;  and  Henry. 
Mr.  Fritz,  the  father,  died  March  10,  1858, 
aged  fifty-fiye;  his  wife  suryiyed  until  June 
27,  18G2.  They  were  members  of  the  Luth- 
eran church. 

The  eldest  of  this  family,  Jacob  Fritz,  now 
one  of  the  older  citizens  of  Centre  township, 
and  greatly  resj^ected  there,  was  a  pupil  in  the 
connnon  schools  during  their  winter  sessions 
lui til  he  reached  the  age  of  fifteen ;  during  the 
rest  of  the  year,  he  gaye  willing  and  seryice- 
able  aid  in  farm  labor.  At  the  age  of  seyen- 
teen,  he  applied  himself  to  learn  the  trade 
of  blacksmitli;  he  was  an  aj^prentice  for  two 
years  and  a  ji:)nrneyman  for  one  year  at  Liyer- 
pool,  Perry  county.  He  then  bought  a  lot  in 
Xew  Bloomfield,  on  Ayhich  he  built  himself 
a  house  and  a  smithy,  and  carried  on  his  busi- 
ness there  for  sixteen  years.  He  then  gaye  his 
property  in  part,  exchange  for  the  farm  which 
he  noAV  owns,  and  which  formerly  belonged 
to  his  uncle.  In  the  spring  of  1863,  he  re- 
moyed  to  the  farm,  and  cultiyated  it  for  four 
years;  at  the  end  of  that  time,  his  health  be- 
coming impaired,  Mr.  Fritz  sold  his  stock, 
rented  his  farm,  and  remoyed  to  Xcw  Bloom- 
field;  one  year  later,  howeyer,  he  returned 
to  the  farm,  and  remained  there  until  he  went 
in  1877  to  Cumberland  county,  Pa.,  where  he 
resided  for  six  years.  He  has  eyer  since  re- 
sided on  the  homestead.  He  gaye  the  cultiya- 
tion  of  the  farm  his  personal  attention  until 
1889;  since  that  time,  it  has  l)een  managed 
by  his  son.  It  is  one  of  the  finest  and  best 
cultiyated  farms  in  Centre  township.  In 
1880,  Mr.  Fritz  undertook  the  sale  of  ferti- 
lizers, in  which  he  is  still  engaged,  and  is  also 
agent  for  mowers,  reapers,  and  other  agricul- 
tural implements.  He  has  acted  as  superyisor 
for  his  township,  has  been  on  the  school  board 
for  ten  years,  and  filled  other  offices.  He  is  a 
Eepublican. 

Jacob  Fritz  was  married.  August  21,  1856, 
to  Caroline,  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Anna 
(Bonsall)  Fickes.     Two  of  their  children  are 


deceased,  an  infant,  and  Frank,  who  died  May 
22,  1876,  aged  fiye  years.  The  others  are: 
Charles;  William;  Richard;  Hannah  (Mrs. 
Calyin  Bressler);  and  George.  Mr.  Fritz  is 
a  faithful  member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  in 
whicli  he  is  a  deacon. 


J.  W.  KLIXEPETER,  ]S^ew  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  bom  in  Perry  county, 
June  8,  1834,  son  of  the  late  Samuel  and  Maiy 
(Fowler)  Jvlinepeter.  Adam  Klinepeter,  his 
grandfather,  a  natiye  of  York  county.  Pa., 
came  to  Juniata  township.  Perry  county,  in 
early  life.  He  was  for  many  years  a  black- 
smith, but  later  turned  his  attention  to  fam> 
ing,  and  made  that  his  occiipation  during  ths 
rest  of  his  life.  He  married  Miss  Crist ;  their 
children  were:  Jacob;  John;  Samuel;  Wil- 
liam; ^[ary;  and  Elizabeth.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Adam  Klinepeter  both  liyed  to  a  yenerable 
age.  Mr.  Klinepeter's  maternal  grandfather, 
Mr.  Fowler,  came  from  London,  England,  to 
this  country  when  a  boy,  and  settled  in  Perry 
county;  the  date  is  not  exactly  known.  He 
made  farming  his  occupation.  Samuel  Kline- 
peter, third  son  of  Adam,  was  Iwrn  in  York 
county,  Pa.  He  was  a  farmer,  but  for  about 
twenty  years  had  been  a  contractor.  He  came 
from  York  to  Perry  county,  while  a  young 
mau.  About  1834,  he  bought  the  farm  then 
lately  owned  by  Mr.  Shmnan,  and  now  the 
homestead  of  the  Klinepeter  family.  He  anar- 
ried  ]\rary  Fowler,  and  had  chihlren:  Caro- 
line, deceased,  wife  of  Capt.  P.  Zinn,  of  Har- 
risburg,  Pa.;  William,  deceased;  A.  S.,  died 
in  :}»Larch,  1888,  aged  fifty-fiye;  J.  W.;  and 
Anna  (]\Irs.  E.  'M.  Skinner),  Tontogany, 
Wood  county.  O.  ^Ir.  Klinepeter  belonged  to 
the  Eeformed  church,  his  wife  to  the  Presby- 
terian. He  died  in  July,  1868,  aged  seyeuty- 
two;  she  suryiyed  him  until  she  reached  her 
seyenty-ninth  year. 

Educated  in  tlie  common  schools  and  on  the 
farm,  ]\rr.  Klinepeter  became  a  skillful  farmer. 
He  resided  at  home  until  his  father's  death, 
assisting  in  the  management  of  the  farm. 
After  that  eyeut,  which  occurred  in  Jiily, 
1868,  he  took  charge  of  the  farm,  and  settled 
hi?  father's  estate.  Since  that  time  he  has 
been  witlmnt  interruption  occupied  with 
farming.  He  is  the  only  suryi^-iug  son  of  his 
father's  family.  ]\rr.  Klinepeter's  fann  is 
northwest  of  the  borough  of  Xew  Bloomfield, 
and  is  one  of  the  finest  properties  in  Centre 


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towBslnp;  the  buildings  are  witliiu  the  bor- 
ough limits.  Mr.  Kliuepeter  is  a  Democrat, 
but  not  a  politician,  in  the  sense  of  desiring 
public  office.  He  has,  hoAvever,  been  insjjector 
of  elections. 

J.  "\V.  Klinepeter  was  iirst  married  October 
8,  18G7,  to  Melinda  C,  daughter  of  William 
and  Mary  (McAlister)  Moore,  of  K'ew  Bloom- 
field.  They  had  one  son,  Eothwell,  who  died 
while  an  infant.  Mrs.  Melinda  Klinepeter 
died  at  the  age  of  twenty-five,  in  August, 
1868;  she  was  a  consistent  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  Mr.  Klinepeter  was 
again  married,  December  22,  1887,  to  Clara 
C,  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  (Sunderland) 
Witherow.  Mr.  Klinepeter  is  a  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  church. 


CLAEIOX  T.  EICE,  Jv^ew  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  at  Ickesburg,  Sa- 
ville  township,  Peny  county,  December  16, 
1846,  son  of  the  late  Samuel  and  Mary  J. 
(Eitter)  Eice.  His  grandfather,  John  Eice, 
was  first  a  merchant,  and  aftemvards  turned 
his  attention  to  farming.  He  was  for  five 
years  associate  judge  of  the  Perry  county 
coiirts.  He  married  Miss  Ickes.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  Samuel,  deceased;  ]\[argaret,  de- 
ceased; George,  deceased;  AYilHani;  Oliver; 
David;  John;  and  Catherine.  Jacob  Eitter 
and  his  wife,  maternal  grandparents  of  Mr. 
C.  T.  Eice,  were  both  bom  in  Perry  county, 
and  both  of  German  descent.  Jacob  Eitter 
was  for  some  years  a  manufacturer  of  spin- 
ning-wheels, and  afterwards  for  a  number  of 
years  was  a  farmer.  He  married  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Billman.  Their  children  were: 
Elizabeth,  deceased;  Diana,  deceased;  George, 
deceased;  and  ^fary  J.,  deceased;  those  who 
survive  are :  John  B. ;  and  Susan  (Mrs.  Henry 
Eringer).  Mr.  Eitter  died  April  7,  1877.  aged 
seventy-seven  years.  His  wife  died  in  1879. 
Mr.  and  ]\rrs.  Samuel  Eice  were  both  liorn  in 
Peny  county;  he  was  engaged  throughout 
his  active  years  in  mercantile  business.  Mrs. 
Eice  was  a  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mary  (Bill- 
man)  Eitter.  They  had  two  children: 
Clarion  T. ;  and  Jei'ome,  deceased.  Both 
parents  are  deceased. 

Being  left  an  orphan  in  his  infancy  by  the 
death  of  his  father,  Clarion  T.  Eice  was  during 
his  bovhood  under  the  care  of  his  matenial 
grandfather,  M\\  Eitter,  who  lived  in  Tyrone 
township.    In  that  to^wnship,  the  boy  attended 


the  common  schools.  His  mother  also  dying 
while  he  was  quite  young,  he  remained  with 
his  maternal  grandfather  until  he  was  twenty- 
one.  He  then  took  chai'ge  of  his  grand- 
father's farm,  and  managed  its  cultivation 
for  six  years.  He  is  a  skillful  fai-mer,  a  man 
of  industry  and  good  judgment,  and  having 
followed  the  same  calling,  that  of  a  farmer, 
throiighout  life,  his  experience  and  persever- 
ing diligence  have  been  crowned  with  ample 
success.  He  cultivated  a  farm  in  the  north- 
eastern part  of  Madison  tovmship  for  sixteen 
years.  In  the  spring  of  1896,  he  removed  to 
the  farm  lately  owned  by  Joseph  Mills,  which 
he  had  purchased,  and  which  he  has  ever  since 
occupied  and  farmed.  He  was  for  two  years 
supervisor  of  Madison  township.  He  adheres 
to  the  Eepublican  party. 

Clarion  T.  Eice  was  married,  January  16, 
1S6S,  to  Elizabeth  A.,  daughter  of  Jeremiah 
and  ]\Iary  Ann  (Leidy)  Minnich.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  "William  M.,  married  Ellen  Hollen- 
bach;  and  Daisy,  a  proficient  in  music,  resides 
at  home.  Mr.  Eice  is  a  member  of  the  Luth- 
eran church.  Mrs.  Eice's  parents  were  born  in 
Perry  county.  Mr.  Minnich  was  a  farmer, 
and  was  also  engaged  in  butchering.  He  was 
steward  at  the  county  almshouse  for  six  years, 
and  filled  other  county  offices.  His  first  wife 
was  ]\Iary  Ann,  daughter  of  Jacob  Leidy; 
their  children  were:  Cyrus  W. ;  Josiah;  Ja- 
cob; and  Elizabeth  A.  (Mrs.  Eice).  Mrs.  Min- 
nich died  in  1851.  Mr.  Minnich  was  again 
married,  to  Lydia,  daughter  of  Jacob  Bal- 
thauser;  their  children  are :  Alice;  Margaret 
(Mrs.  Snyder);  Charles;  Ellen;  George; 
Plenry;  Hooper;  Cora;  Daniel;  and  Annie, 
deceased.  Mr.  Minnich  died  in  September, 
1896,  aged  seventy-three  years.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which  he 
held  different  offices. 


J.  F.  AYLE,  Xew  Bloomfield,  Perry  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Lancaster  county,  Pa., 
December  27,  1842,  son  of  Henry  and  Cath- 
erine (Brenneman)  Ayle,  who  were  natives  of 
that  county.  Henry  Ayle  was  a  farmer;  he 
removed  to  Perry  county,  where  for  some  time 
he  was  su]iervisor  of  Centre  township.  Hav- 
ing been  during  his  years  of  strength  and  ac- 
tivity a  skillful  and  successful  agriculturist,  he 
has  now  retii'ed,  and  resides,  with  his  wife,  in 
Harrisburg,  Pa.  Thev  are  members  of  the 
]\rennonite  church.     Mrs.  Ilenrv  Avle  is    a 


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daughter  of  John  Breunemaii,  of  Lancaster 
county.  Their  children  are:  Elizabeth,  who 
died  in  1844;  one  that  died  in  infancy;  Annie, 
died  in  18G1;  Benjamin,  died  aged  four  years; 
J.  F.,  who  is  the  eldest  of  the  family;  Mary 
(Mrs.  Augustus  Seeger);  Susan  (Mrs.  David 
Swope),  of  Harrisburg;  Jacob;  Martha  (Mrs. 
Daniel  Fickes);  Sarah  (Mrs.  George  Kling); 
Catherine  (Mrs.  John  Owings);  Harry;  and 
Margaret  (Mrs.  William  Eafton).  Henry 
Ayle  is  of  Irish  descent;  his  father  was  a 
weaver,  and  carried  on  that  business  all  his 
life,  except  that  for  some  years  he  was  engaged 
in  butchering.  He  was  a  man  so  robust  and 
so  habituated  to  industry,  that  he  was  still  in 
active  business  at  the  age  of  ninety;  he  died 
in  1872,  aged  ninety-sLx  years  and  eleven 
months;  his  wife,  who  was  Miss  Shoop,  died 
about  1851.  They  had  two  sons,  of  whom  one 
died  when  an  infant;  Mr.  Henry  Ayle  is  the 
only  survivor  of  the  family.  Mrs.  Ayle's 
father,  Mr.  John  Brenneman,  was  also  a  wea- 
ver who  during  the  winter  attended  to  butcher- 
ing. He  married  Miss  Miller.  Their  children 
are:  Catherine  (Mrs.  Ayle);  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
Christian  Hahn) ;  Mary  (Mrs.  Joseph  Miller) ; 
I^ancy;  Fanny  (Mrs.  Isaac  Herr);  John; 
Daniel;  Joseph;  Henry;  the  last  four  are 
deceased. 

Having  received  a  common  school  education 
in  Lancaster  county,  and  learned  much  of 
farming,  J.  F.  Ayle  removed  with  his  parents 
to  PeiTy  county  in  1860,  and  worked  with  his 
father  until  the  war  of  the  Eebellion  broke 
out.  He  was  not  quite  twenty-one  when,  in 
August,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  a  regiment  of 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  served  until 
June  16,  1868.  In  .Vugust  of  the  next  year, 
he  again  enlisted,  and  served  until  the  close  of 
the  Avar,  being  honorably  discharged  in  1865. 
Mr.  Ayle  saw  much  hard  service  during  his 
gallant  participation  in  the  defense  of  the 
Union.  He  was  in  some  of  the  most  desperate 
battles,  among  them  those  of  Petersburg, 
Chancellorsville,  and  Fort  Steadman.  At 
Petersburg,  April  2,  1865.  a  shell  struck  him 
on  the  right  side  of  the  head,  causins,'  him  to 
spend  a  month  in  the  liospital,  and  leaving  a 
wnnnd  which  did  not  entirely  heal  for  over  two 
years.  After  the  war,  he  continued  to  reside 
with  his  parents  until  he  was  married.  In 
1866,  the  year  after  his  marriage,  he  began 
cultivating  the  fann  on  which  he  still  lives; 
at  that  time,  there  was  n  flnnrishinc  business 


done  in  the  saw-mill  which  is  still  standing  on 
the  place.  Mr.  Ayle  has  gi-eatly  improved  the 
farm,  by  the  erection  of  a  new  dwelling,  barn, 
and  all  other  necessary  buildings.  He  has  at 
present  a  fine  garden  and  nursery,  well  cared 
for  and  very  profitable.  He  has  found  time 
and  inclination  for  some  public  business,  in 
addition  to  his  private  concerns;  has  filled 
efiiciently  several  township  offices,  and  been 
inspector  and  clerk  of  elections;  he  served 
one  tenn  as  school  director.  He  belono's  to 
the  Jr.  O.  U.  A.  M.,  Lodge  No.  626.  Since 
1874,  he  has  been  a  member  of  Sergt.  John 
Jones  Post,  JSTo.  448,  G.  A.  E.,  and  is  a  quar- 
termaster. 

J.  F.  Ayle  was  married,  October  26,  1865, 
to  Catherine,  daughter  of  AVilliam  and  Mary 
(Fry)  Baker.  Theii*  children  are:  Harry; 
Annie  (Mrs.  John  Eothmaker);  Addie;  and 
David  A.    Mr.  Ayle  is  a  Eepublican. 

OTHNIEL  KITNEE,  Xew  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  the  late  George  and 
Mary  Ann  (Wox)  Kitner,  was  born  in  Carroll 
township,  Perry  county,  June  5,  1858.  His 
gi-andparents,  John  and  Sarah  E.  (Eigleman) 
Kitner,  spoken  of  more  at  leng"th  in  the  sketch 
of  their  son,  Henry  Kitner,  of  Carroll  town- 
ship, had  eleven  children,  three  of  whom  are 
living:  Peter;  Sarah  (Mrs.  George  McCul- 
longh);  and  Henry.  Those  deceased  are: 
John,  who  sei-ved  in  the  regular  army,  and 
was  drowned  while  out  boating  on  the  river; 
Jacob;  George;  William;  David;  Samuel; 
Abraham,  who  was  in  the  army.  William  and 
David  both  served  in  the  war  of  the  Eebellion, 
in  which  the  latter  was  killed.  Mr.  Kitner's 
parents  receive  fuller  notice  in  the  sketch  of 
Joshua  Kitner,  on  another  page. 

Othniel  Kitner  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  township,  was  brought  up 
to  farming,  and  continued  to  assist  his  father 
in  cultivatina;  his  fields  until  the  latter  died. 
After  that,  the  children  remained  together  on 
the  farm  until  the  estate  was  settled  up.  in 
1888;  then  Joshua,  one  of  the  brothers,  came 
into  possession  of  the  homestead  as  his  share 
of  the  patrimony.  Othniel  Kitner  remained 
until  1888,  when  he  bought  and  took  posses- 
sion of  the  farm  of  350  acres  in  Centre  town- 
ship, lately  owned  by  Dr.  Strickler,  to  which 
he  has  since  made  additions  by  purchase.  This 
farm  he  has  kept  rented  to  good  tenants,  devot- 
ing time  to  overseeing  its  improvements.    He 


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enjoys  tlie  free  and  leisurely  life  of  a  bachelor, 
doing  just  as  mucli  work  as  suits  his  pleasure 
and  convenience.  Mr.  Kitner  is  a  staunch  Re- 
publican, 


FEA^^CIS  M.  McKEEHAX,  deceased,  of 
Ferguson,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  Octo- 
ber 20,  1834,  in  Perry  county.  He  Avas  a  son 
of  John  and  Margaret  (Lupfer)  McKeehan. 
His  paternal  gTandfather  was  a  native  of  Ire- 
land; but  John  McKeehan,  his  father,  was 
bom  in  Perry  county,  and  for  many  yeai-s  was 
in  the  furnace  business.  He  served  several 
tenns  as  register  and  recorder,  and  was  the 
agent  of  cei'tain  insurance  companies.  His 
wife  w^as  a  daughter  of  Casper  and  Barbara 
(Clouser)  Lupfer,  well-known  citizens  of 
Perry  county,  who  were  of  Gennan  birth. 
Mr.  Lupfer  was  a  farmer.  The  Lupfers  be- 
longed to  the  Dunkard  chiu'ch.  The  children 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  ]\IcKeehan  are:  Mary 
(Mrs.  George  Spahr) ;  Catherine  (Mrs.  Henry 
Kirkpatrick) ;  Margaret,  widow  of  Isaiah 
Gantt;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Levi  Smith);  Addie 
(Mrs.  James  Richards) ;  Rev.  John  L. ;  Annie 
(Mrs.  Joseph  B.  Hawley) ;  Ellen  (Mrs.  Henry 
G.  Swartz) ;  Charles  X.,  residing  on  the  home- 
stead; Elijah,  deceased;  and  Francis  M.,  de- 
ceased. Mr.  John  McKeehan  and  his  wife 
were  members  of  the  Reformed  church ;  both 
have  departed  this  life. 

Having  acquired  his  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools  and  the  Bloomfield  Academy, 
Francis  M.  McKeehan  became  a  teacher  at  the 
age  of  eighteen,  and  continued  teaching  until 
he  was  twenty-three.  From  the  time  of  his 
maiTiage,  in  1855,  he  was  occupied  with  fann- 
ing. In  September,  1864,  he  left  his  farm, 
his  vdfe  and  little  family,  to  ser\^e  under  ''the 
stany  flag,"  in  defense  of  the  Union.  He  was 
enrolled  in  Company  E,  Two  Hundred  and 
Eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  served 
for  nine  months.  While  in  the  army,  ]Mr.  ]\Ic- 
Keehan  contracted  a  disease  which  eventually 
caused  his  death.  Upon  receiving  his  honora- 
ble discharge,  he  resumed  fanning,  and  fol- 
lowed that  vocation  during  the  rest  of  his  life. 
Mr.  McKeehan's  upright  character  and  good 
judgment  were  appreciated  by  his  neighbors, 
and  he  Avas  chosen  to  fill  various  responsible 
positions  among  them.  Besides  holding  other 
township  ofiices,  he  was  for  some  time  a  school 
director,  and  for  many  years  justice  of  the 
peace. 


Francis  ^1.  McKeehan  was  married,  ]May 
29,  1855,  to  Margaret  A.,  daughter  of  John 
and  Catherine  (Smith)  Bealor.  Their  chil- 
dren are :  Henry,  married  Addie  Beaver,  and 
resides  in  Scranton,  Pa.;  Samuel,  also  of 
Scranton,  married  Kate  Lutz;  Bella  (Mrs. 
Edward  "Whitcomb) ;  Scott,  married  Ella  Mc~ 
x\f  ee,  resides  in  Centre  township ;  Lillie  (Mrs. 
Francis  Minnich),  of  Steelton,  Pa.;  Curtin,  a 
printer,  resides  in  California;  Kate  (Mrs. 
Emory  Young),  of  Scranton;  William,  resid- 
ing on  the  homestead;  Annie  L.  (Mrs.  Samuel 
Clay) ;  Ada  C. ;  John  A. ;  and  Dunn  O.  Mr. 
]\rcKeehan  was  a  member  of  the  Reformed 
church,  and  served  her  faithfully,  first  as  dea- 
con, afterwai-ds  as  elder.  He  was  active  in  the 
latter  office,  and  was  serving  the  consistory 
as  secretary  at  the  time  of  his  death.  Mr. 
McKeehan,  like  a  good  soldier,  died  at  liis  post 
of  duty.  He  had  long  been  superintendent  of 
the  Sunday-school ;  on  the  last  day  of  his  life, 
he  taught  the  Bible  class,  and  died  on  his  way 
home  from  school.  It  was  March  25,  1894, 
and  his  age  was  sixty  years,  five  months  and 
five  days.  Thus  closed  a  life  of  earnest  devo- 
tion to  duty. 

]\Irs.  Margaret  A.  (Bealor)  McKeehan  was 
born  October  22,  1832.  Her  parents  were  na- 
ti^'es  of  Perry  county,  where  her  father,  John 
Bealiir,  liad  all  his  life  been  a  farmer.  He  had 
liold  tlie  tdwnshijt  offices  of  supervisor  and 
school  director.  Mrs.  John  Bealor  was  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Smith.  Their 
children  were:  Samuel,  deceased;  David, 
died  aged  fourteen;  Catherine,  deceased; 
John,  died  when  a  year  old;  Elizabeth,  widow 
of  Michael  Crist;  Benjamin;  Bernard;  Mary 
(Mrs.  elacob  Koons);  Margaret  A.  (Mrs.  Mc- 
Keehan) ;  and  Joseph.  The  parents  were  both 
members  of  the  Union  Lutheran  and  Reform- 
ed church.  Mr.  Bealor  was  trustee,  elder  and 
secretary,  and  for  a  year  superintendent  of 
the  Sunday-school.  He  died  in  March,  1855, 
at  the  age  of  sixty-two;  his  wife  died  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1874,  aged  seventy-seven  years.  ]\Iark 
Bealor,  father  of  John  Bealor,  was  born  in 
Germany,  and  came  to  America  in  his  youth. 
He  was  a  farmer.  He  settled  at  Toughkena- 
mon.  Pa.,  maiTied,  and  reared  a  family  of 
eight  children:  John;  David;  Daniel;  Joseph; 
Benjamin;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  McDowell); 
Margaret,  wife  of  Philip  Raymond:  and 
James  Blair.  Mrs.  JMcKcehan's  maternal 
grandfather,  John  Smith,  was  a  native  of  Ger- 


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many,  who  settled  in  Perry  county;  lie  was 
engaged  in  nulling,  lie  married  Elizabeth 
Smith;  their  children  were :  John;  Margaret; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  James  Polk);  Martha  (:\rrs. 
George  Keiser);  Catherine  (Mrs.  John  Bealor); 
and  Daniel.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  are  both  de- 
ceased; the  latter  died  in  IS-tO.  They  were 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

Mrs.  ]\lcKeehan  still  resides  on  the  home- 
stead, the  cultivation  of  which  she  has  superin- 
tended since  her  husband's  death.  Her  daugh- 
ter, ]\lrs.  Annie  Clay,  was  postmistress  at  Fer- 
guson from  the  fall  of  1892  until  March  1, 
1897,  when  she  was  succeeded  by  her  sister, 
Ada  C.  ^rdvcehan.  Her  son,  "William  Mc- 
Keehan,  born  March  2,  1865,  has,  since  his 
education  in  the  common  schools  was  com- 
liloted,  given  his  attention  principally  to  the 
farm.  In  1893,  he  Avent  to  Chicago,  111., 
Avhere  for  six  months  he  was  in  the  steel  works. 
In  1895  he  was  elected  supervisor  in  Centre 
township,  and  served  for  a  year.  His  politics 
are  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ee- 
formed  church,  and  a  worker  in  its  Sunday- 
school. 


MISS  CATHEPtIXE  J.  HESTOX,  Xew 
Bloomficld.  Perry  county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  in 
Delaware  county,  Pa.,  July  7,  1832;  she  is  a 
daughter  of  [Morris  W.  and  Esther  (Davis) 
Heston,  both  of  English  ancestry.  Her  great- 
grandfather, EdAvard  Heston,  was  born  in 
Philadelphia  coxmty  in  1715;  he  Avas  tAvice 
married,  haA'ing  by  the  first  marriage  six  chil- 
dren, and  by  the  second,  eight.  He  was  a 
prominent  and  useful  citizen.  He  aided  in  the 
Avar  for  American  independence,  serA^ng  as 
captain  in  the  Continental  army.  In  peace, 
his  seiwices  were  no  less  distinguished;  he 
represented  his  district  for  many  years  in  the 
State  Legislature,  and  again  for  numy  years 
Avas  judge  of  the  Coui't  of  Common  Pleas  of 
Philadelphia  county.  His  son,  Abraham  Hes- 
ton, Avas  also  a  native  of  Philadelphia  county, 
born  in  Hestonvillo,  a  sulmrb  Avhich.  though 
noAv  incor]iorated  with  the  city,  still  bears  the 
family  name.  He  was  a  millwright,  and  the 
OAvner  of  a  large  mill;  he  became  a  successful 
business  man,  being  intelligent,  industrious 
and  frugal;  he  was  Avell  knoAvn  throughout 
that  part  of  the  State,  especially  among  the 
Society  of  Eriends,  of  Avhich  he  was  a  mem- 
ber. ATu'aham  Heston  Avas  twice  married; 
his   first   Avife   AA-as   Hannah    Supplee.     Their 


children  were:  Priseilla;  Edward;  Mary  (Mi's. 
Thomas  Hall),  Avho  lived  to  the  age  of  one 
hundred  and  three  years;  Ellen;  Jonathan; 
Morris  "W.;  Sarah;  and  Abraham.  Mr.  Hes- 
toii's  second  wife  was  Martha  Kiiisey;  they 
had  one  son,  Warner.  Abraham  Heston  de- 
jiarted  this  life  at  the  age  of  eighty-seven. 
George  DaA'is,  maternal  grandfather  of  Miss 
Heston,  and  his  Avife,  Esther  (Griffith)  Davis, 
Avere  natives  of  Wales.  Mr.  DaAns  was  the 
OAvner  of  a  large  plantation.  He  was  for  many 
years  a  successful  classical  teacher.  The  chil- 
dren of  George  and  Esther  (Griffith)  Davis 
are:  Eebecca  (Mrs.  Benjamin  Thomas); 
Louisa  (Mrs.  George  Trites) ;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Ed- 
ward LeA'is);  Serena;  Esther  (Mi-s.  Morris  W^. 
Heston) ;  Susan  (Mrs.  Charles  Barnard)  ;Mar- 
garet  (]\[rs.  John  H.  Barnard);  and  Lydia. 
^h\  and  Mrs.  Davis  Avere  members  of  the  Xew 
Jerusalem  church. 

]\rorris  W.  Heston  learned  in  early  life  the 
business  of  pump-making,  Avhich  he  carried  on 
for  many  years.  In  1866,  he  removed  to 
Perry  county,  becoming  a  resident  of  Centre 
township,  and  cultivated  from  that  time  until 
the  year  1876,  the  farm  which  is  still  the 
homestead  of  the  family.  He  niarried  Esther, 
daughter  of  George  DaA'is;  of  their  eight  chil- 
dren, four  have  departed  this  life:  Hannah; 
Sarah;  Margaret,  in  1871,  aged  forty-one;  and 
Jonathan  S.,  in  1882;  the  others  are:  Martha 
Iv.  (^Irs.  Alfred  A.  Lister),  of  Philadelphia; 
Catherine  J. ;  Abraham,"  married  to  Martha 
Simpson;  and  Mary  H.  (Mrs.  Francis  Thurs- 
ton), of  Xebraska.  The  Heston  family  were 
all  members  of  the  Xew  Jerusalem  church,  in 
Philadelphia,  in  AAdiich  ^Iv.  Heston  Avas  an 
office-bearer.  The  father.  ^lorris  W".  Heston, 
entered  into  rest  August  29,  1876,  at  the  age 
of  seA'enty-oiie ;  his  Avife,  March  5,  1S78,  aged 
seA'enty-four. 

Alfred  A.  Lister,  Avho  man-ied  ]\Iartlia  K. 
Heston,  is  a  manufacturer  of  pumps,  in  busi- 
ness in  Philadelphia.  Three  of  their  children 
liaA-e  passed  aAvay:  ]\Iorris;  Mary,  aged  nine 
months;  and  Sallie  L.,  in  1878,  aged  tAventy- 
tliree  years.  The  others  are:  Ilettie  (^Irs. 
John  McPhinony);  Maggie  L.,  aa'Iio  has  for 
the  past  thirty  years  resided  Avitli  her  aunt. 
Miss  Catherine  J.  Heston;  Joseph  J.;  Alfred 
T. ;  William  H. ;  John  J. ;  and  Charies  H.  :\[r. 
and  Mrs.  Lister  are  members  of  the  Xew  Jeru- 
salem church,  in  Philadelphia.  Francis 
Thurston,  husband  of  [Marv  H.  Heston,  also 


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belongs  to  au  old  and  well-known  family  of 
Philadelphia.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Francis  Thurs- 
ton now  reside  in  jSTebraska,  and  are  engaged 
in  farming.  In  earlier  life,  Mr.  Thurston  was 
for  many  years  a  lithographer.  Four  of  their 
children  departed  this  life  at  a  very  tender 
age:  Lizzie;  Rebecca;  John;  and  Kate.  Those 
remaining  are:  Morns;  Annie  (Mrs.  William 
Pine),  resides  in  Michigan;  David  H.,  a  grad- 
uate of  Bloomfield  Academy,  and  now  promi- 
nent at  the  bar  in  Xebraska ;  and  George,  Ka'- 
ing  at  home. 

Jonathan  S.  Heston,  son  of  Morris  "W.  and 
Esther  (Davis)  Heston,  followed  the  vocation 
of  carj)entry  until,  inspired  by  love  of  country, 
he  enlisted  under  the  flag  of  the  Union,  in 
April,  1861,  for  the  three  months'  service.  In 
1862,  he  enlisted  again,  in  Company  F,  Sixty- 
eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  took 
part  in  some  of  the  great  battles  of  the  war; 
among  them  the  fight  at  G  ettysburg,  and  the 
Seven  Days  fight.  Dimng  the  latter,  he  was 
shot  through  the  right  lung.  Mr.  Heston  was 
enrolled  as  a  private;  but,  in  reward  of  his 
gallant  and  faithful  service,  he  was  at  its  close 
honorably  discharged  as  lieutenant.  Jonathan 
S.  Heston  was  married  first  to  Emma,  daughter 
of  Clarence  and  Emma  White.  Of  three  chil- 
dren: Florence;  Arthur;  and  Bertha;  only 
the  last-named  sm-vives;  she  resides  with  her 
aunt,  Miss  Catherine  J.  Heston.  Mrs.  Emma 
Heston  died  in  1874.  Mr.  Heston  afterwards 
married  ]\Irs.  Kate  Eberly,  who  now  resides, 
with  their  two  children,  Edward  L.  aud  Lillie, 
in  Xew  Bloomfield,  Pa.  Jonathan  S.  Heston 
and  his  family  were  members  of  the  Methodist 
church;    he  died  in  1SS2,  at  the  aa'e  of  forty- 


SIXGLETOX  SHEAFFEPt,  Xew  Bloom- 
field, Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Madison 
township,  Perry  county,  July  1,  1846.  He  is 
a  son  of  the  late  William  and  Mary  Ann  (Lit- 
tle) Sheaffer.  His  paternal  grandfather  was 
a  farmer,  who  with  his  wife,  came  from  Ger- 
many, and  settled  in  Adams  county.  Pa.  Be- 
sides farming,  Mr.  Sheaffer  was  engaged  in 
hauling  produce,  etc.,  between  Pittsburg  and 
Baltimore.  He  was  the  first  man  in  Adams 
county  to  use  a  brake  on  his  wagon.  Only  one 
of  his  family  of  five  children  is  now  living, 
John  Sheaffer,  of  Adams  county.  On  the  ma- 
ternal side,  the  grandparents  of  Singleton 
Sheaffer,  were  also  of  German  birth,  natives 


of  the  city  of  Wiu'teniberg;  and  they,  too, 
settled  in  Adams  county,  where  Mr.  Little  was 
a  general  laborer.  They  were  members  of  the 
Catholic  church.  William  Sheaffer,  who  was 
all  his  life  a  fai-mer,  took  up  his  residence  in 
Jackson  township,  Perry  county,  about  sixty 
years  ago;  after  pursuing  his  important  call- 
ing there  for  many  years,  he  removed  to  Ty- 
rone toAvnship  for  one  year,  then  to  Centre 
township  for  two  years,  and  lastly  to  Saville 
township,  where  he  passed  the  last  part  of  his 
life,  dying  in  1872,  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight. 
His  wife  is  living,  a  venerable  but  still  active 
woman  of  eighty-three,  and  resides  in  Xew 
Bloomfield.  These  worthy  parents  were  both 
earnest  and  faithful  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church.  Their  children  are:  George,  deceas- 
ed; Oliver,  died  in  1857,  aged  twenty  years, 
eleven  months  and  fifteen  days;  Emeline 
(]\Irs.  Henry  Bailor),  died  in  1864,  at  the  age 
of  twenty-four;  Lavina,  married  first  to  Benja- 
min Ziegler,  secondly  to  James  P.  Flickinger, 
both  deceased;  Caroline  (Mrs.  George  Sheaf- 
fer), of  Harrisburg;  Singleton;  and  Amos, 
also  of  Xew  Bloomfield. 

LTntil  ho  was  eighteen  years  of  age.  Single- 
ton Sheaffer  attended  the  common  schools  dur- 
ing the  winter  months,  helping  on  the  farm 
as  a  robust  and  willing  son  can  do  during  the 
l)usy  seasons  of  the  year,  and  continuing  after 
his  school  days  were  over  to  be  his  father's 
helper,  so  long  as  the  latter  lived.  Almost  the 
only  interruption  to  this  busy  and  useful  life 
was  caused  by  the  war  of  the  Eebellion,  which 
called  so  many  patriotic  youths  from  quiet 
pursuits  to  the  battlefield.  Lie  entered  the 
service  as  a  teamster  in  1861  and  sei'ved  for 
three  years,  lacking  but  twenty  days.  On  ac- 
count of  illness,  he- was  discharged  at  City 
Point,  A"a.,  but  after  a  very  short  stay  at  his 
liome,  he  re-entered  the  service  in  the  same  ca- 
pacity and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war. 
His  duties  in  hauling  ammunition  exposed 
him  to  the  jierils  of  the  battlefield,  and  he  saw 
service  of  this  kind  at  Fredericksburg,  the 
Wilderness,  Antietam,  Chancellorsville,  Spott- 
sylvania  Court  House,  and  many  other  points. 
In  the  year  before  his  father  died,  Mr.  Sheaffer 
began  running  a  team  from  Loysville,  carrying 
all  kinds  of  produce,  which  entei-prise  he  con- 
tinued for  a  year.  After  that  he  was  for  four 
years  in  the  business  of  fanning  and  hauling 
in  Centre  township.  His  principal  business 
since  1871  has  been  dealing  in  stock,  with 


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wliicli  lie  connected  tlie  livery  business.  From 
18S5  to  1888,  lie  resided  in  Carlisle,  Pa.,  oc- 
cupied witli  stock  dealing  through  the  warm 
seasons,  and  in  conducting  a  restaurant  in  the 
winter.  He  then  removed  to  ISTew  Bloomfield, 
which  has  since  been  his  home;  here  he  car- 
ried on  his  trade  in  live  stock,  and  for  three 
years,  ran  a  team.  In  1892,  he  embarked  in 
the  livery  business,  in  which  he  is  prospering 
Avell;  he  has  many  patrons,  who  are  among 
the  best  classes  of  peojile,  he  having  won  the 
confidence  of  all  who  deal  with  him.  He  has 
handsome  and  comfortable  equipages  for 
private  hire,  and  well  trained  horses;  his  es- 
tablishment is  popular,  and  his  enterprise 
flourishing.  On  January  IS,  1897,  he  took 
charge  of  the  Eagle  Hotel,  jSTew  Bloomfield, 
which  he  has  since  successfully  conducted. 
Before  his  removal  to  Carlisle,  Mr.  Sheaffer 
was  constable  of  ISTew  Bloomfield  for  seven 
successive  years;  after  his  return  to  Perry 
county,  he  was  again  elected  constable,  serving 
three  years;  he  was  afterwards  elected  high 
constable  of  Xew  Bloomfield,  and  served  one 
year. 

Singleton  Shealfer  was  married,  June  9, 
1871,  to  Margaret  E.,  daughter  of  John  A. 
and  ]\Iargaret  (BoAver)  Fisher.  Their  children 
are:  William;  James  F.;  Henry  L.;  Mary; 
Eliza;  Emily  E.;  and  George  0.,  who  lived 
but  a  single  day.  Mrs.  Shealfer's  parents  were 
natives  of  Wurtemberg,  Germany.  On  com- 
ing to  this  country,  about  1845,  they  landed 
in  Philadelphia,  near  which  city  Mr.  Fisher 
was  at  first  engaged  in  working  on  a  truck 
farm;  later,  he  was  in  a  general  store  in  the 
city.  From  the  time  of  his  removal  to  Perry 
county,  he  gave  his  attention  entirely  to  farm- 
ing. Mr.  Fisher  was  three  times  married; 
his  first  two  wives  were  sisters,  of  the  Bower 
family,  one  of  Avhom,  Margaret,  was  the 
mother  of  Mrs.  Sheaffer,  and  of  Emily  Fisher, 
who  resides  in  Chicago,  HI.  Mr.  Fisher's 
third  wife  Avas  Miss  Sarah  SAveiger.  He  died 
in  June,  1887,  aged  sixty-six  years.  He  Avas 
a  man  of  intelligence  and  of  excellent  charac- 
ter, and  exerted  a  good  influence  in  the  com- 
munity and  in  his  church;  he  Avas  a  member 
of  the  Lutheran  denomination,  and  Avas  chosen 
to  the  various  ofiices  of  the  concreffation. 


HENKY  J.  LUPFER,  Xew  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Perry  county, 
July  28,  1843,  son  of  the  late  John  and  Eliz- 


abeth Anna  (Hohenshildt)  Lupfer.  His  great- 
grandfather, Jacob  Lupfer,  Avas  born  in  Wit- 
tenburg.  Saxony,  October  31,  1725,  came  to 
America  in  1757,  and  soon  afterward  settled 
on  the  site  of  I^cav  Bloomfield,  Perry  county, 
Pa.  He  died  September  10,  1803,  aged  seven- 
ty-seA'en  years,  ten  months  and  ten  days,  and 
lies  buried  in  the  old  cemetery  at  ISTew  Bloom- 
field. The  cemetery  lot  and  the  sites  occupied 
by  the  Eeformed  and  Lutheran  churches  Avere 
presented  by  him  during  his  life  time.  His 
Avife  Anna  Lupfer,  who  lies  buried  beside  him, 
A\'as  born  in  Nassau,  Germany,  February  22, 
1732,  and  died  Seiitember  12,  1805,  aged 
seventy-three  years,  six  months,  and  tAventy 
days.  His  son,  Casper  Lupfer,  grandfather  of 
Henry  J.  Lupfer,  Avas  born  IsTovember  10, 
1760,  and  was  a  native  of  Perry  county.  He 
Avas  a  farmer,  a  saw-mill  oAAoier  and  operator, 
a  brickmaker,  having  one  of  the  first  brick- 
yards in  Centre  township,  and  was  also  a  large 
owner  of  real  estate.  He  died  March  5,  1846, 
aged  eighty-five  years,  four  months  and 
tAventy-fiA'e  days.  His  Avife,  Elizabeth  Loy, 
died  October  23,  1827,  aged  fifty-five  years 
and  three  months.  Their  children,  uoaa'  all 
deceased,  Avere:  Jacob;  Henry;  Samuel;  Da- 
vid; Michael;  Mary;  Margaret;  John;  and 
Catherine.  John  Lupfer,  son  of  Casper  Lup- 
fer, Avas  bom  in  Perry  county,  in  September, 
1815,  and  died  ISToA^ember  17,  1878,  aged 
sixty-three  years  and  two  months.  He  made 
farming  his  life  occupation.  He  Avas  first  mar- 
ried to  Elizabeth  Anna,  daughter  of  Henry 
Hohenshildt;  besides  their  son,  Henry  J. 
Lupfer,  they  had  only  one  other  child,  Sarah 
J.,  Avlio  Avas  burned  to  de{ith  Avhile  her  mother 
Avas  milking  in  the  barn,  iVpril  5,  1843,  in  her 
early  childhood.  After  the  death  of  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Anna  Lupfer,  Mr.  Lupfer  maiTied 
]\rargaret  J.,  a  daughter  of  William  Peed. 
She  died  July  24,  1879,  aged  sixty-three  years 
ten  months  and  four  days.  Their  children  are : 
Charles  C. ;  and  Wilson,  Avho  in  his  short  ca- 
reer of  eight  years  at  the  bar  AA'on  great  esteem 
and  admiration,  and  gave  promise  of  a  success- 
ful future.  He  died^February  27,  1882,  leav- 
ing a  AvidoAv,  Amelia  (Hyde)  Lupfer.  John 
Lupfer  Avas  a  respected  citizen,  and  a  highly 
esteemed  member  of  the  Reformed  church,  in 
Avhich  he  Avas  long  an  office-bearer.  Henry 
Hohenshildt,  the  father  of  Mi-s.  Elizabeth 
Anna  Lupfer,  died  June  12,  1849,  aged  sixty- 
seven  years,  two  months  and  tAventy-two  days. 


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His  wife,  Sai-ah,  died  June  20,  1866,  aged 
eighty-five  years,  two  months  and  three  days. 
After  recei^dng  his  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools,  Henry  J.  Lupfer  continued  as- 
sisting his  father,  as  he  had  done  from  an  early 
age,  in  the  work  of  cultivating  his  farm.  Ar- 
rived at  the  age  of  twenty  years,  he  still  re- 
sided at  the  homestead,  but  supported  himself 
by  work  obtained  in  his  own  vicinity.  The  first 
employment  for  which  he  left  his  home  was  in 
a  large  tannery,  where  he  remained  for  one 
year.  In  1868,  he  visited  various  localities  in 
the  west,  with  the  hope  of  obtaining  a  good  po- 
sition there.  He  first  remained  for  a  short  time 
in  Johnson  county.  Mo.,  and  then  went  to 
Leavenworth,  Kan.;  thence  to  Harper,  and 
then  back  to  Leavenworth.  He  then  for  a  few 
months  worked  at  harvesting,  on  the  prairies. 
Mr.  Lupfer  gave  the  "great  west"  a  trial  of 
seven  years'  duration.  He  was  in  Golden 
City,  Col.,  for  a  year,  member  of  the  firm  of 
Soper,  Lupfer  &  Lee,  furniture  dealers.  He 
then  went  to  Denver,  Col.,  and  was  employed 
as  a  clerk  by  Messrs.  Smith  &  Doll;  then 
in  Leavenworth,  Kas.,  by  Abemethy  Bros. 
In  1875,  he  returned  to  the  old  Keystone 
State,  and  to  jSTew  Bloomfield,  where  for  nine 
months  he  was  in  the  foundry  business,  one 
of  a  firm  known  as  Snyder  &  LujDfer.  Mr. 
Snyder  failing,  the  firm  changed  at  the  end 
of  that  time  to  Lupfer  &  Evinger.  The  busi- 
ness was  earned  on  for  another  nine  months 
by  the  new  firm;  meanwhile  the  real  estate 
of  Mr.  Snyder  was  sold,  and  became  the  prop- 
erty of  ex-Sheriff  Cooper;  this  circumstance 
caused  the  firm  of  Lupfer  and  Evinger  to  re- 
linquish the  business.  In  1878,  Mr.  Lupfer 
engaged  in  the  cigar  and  tobacco  business  in 
Xew  Bloomfield,  and  while  still  carrying  it 
on,  bought  a  half  interest  in  the  Duncannon 
Becord.  After  he  had  been  for  some  time 
connected  with  that  paper,  he  bought  the 
whole  stock,  but  later  sold  a  half  interest  in 
it  to  Eev.  George  W.  Crist;  the  paper  then 
remained  for  a  few  years  in  the  hands  of 
Lupfer  &  Crist,  and  was  eventually  sold  by 
them  to  Prof.  John  L.  McCaskey.  Mean- 
while, Mr.  Lupfer's  tobacco  establishment  had 
grown  into  a  general  store,  which  in  1888  he 
sold  to  Messrs.  Smee  &  Hair.  For  one  season 
Mr.  Lupfer  was  manufacturing  brick,  on  the 
farm  of  Frederick  Barnett.  In  1886,  he 
bought  a  half  interest  in  the  marble  and  gran- 
ite works  at  Duncannon,  since  conducted  un- 


der the  firm  name  of  Lupfer  &  Elickiuger. 
This  firm  opened  a  branch  ofiice  at  Bloom- 
field, where  Mr.  Lupfer  resides  and  manages 
the  business.  Mr.  Lupfer  is  noted  in  the  com- 
munity as  a  prominent  and  enterprising  busi- 
ness man,  a  member  of  an  old,  respected  fam- 
ily, and  a  worthy  citizen. 

Henry  J.  Lupfer  was  married,  October  11, 
1876,  to  Emma  T.,  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Mary  A.  (Sweger)  Eice.  They  have  had 
three  children:  Frank  S.,  who  died  when  he 
was  two  years  and  a  half  old;  Benjamin  B., 
a  prominent  jeweler  of  Reedsville,  Miiflin 
county;  and  Frederick  W.,  at  home,  attend- 
ing school.  Mr.  Lupfer  and  his  family  are 
members  of  the  Reformed  church.  The  fore- 
fathers of  Mrs.  Lupfer  emigrated  from  Ger- 
many to  America  about  1786.  Her  grand- 
father, Henry  Rice,  was  bom  April  1,  1812, 
and  died  July  2,  1883.  In  the  days  before 
railroads,  he  conducted  a  team  between  Perry 
county  and  Baltimore,  Md.  Her  father,  also 
named  Henry,  was  born  in  Perry  county,  and 
became  one  of  its  best  known  merchants.  Dur- 
ing the  war  he  kept  a  successfid  livery  stable, 
but  later  was  occupied  exclusively  with  mer- 
cantile pursuits.  He  held  the  ofiice  of  county 
treasurer,  and  other  positions  of  trust.  He 
was  married  first  to  Fannie  Weary,  born  jSTo- 
vember  13,  1818,  and  died  July  11,  1848,  by 
whom  he  had  five  children:  Eleanora,  de- 
ceased; Mary,  died  aged  nineteen  years; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Samuel  Reed),  died  in  1877; 
Margaret  (Mrs.  William  Marshall);  and  Fan- 
nie (Mrs.  John  A.  Griffith).  His  first  wife 
dying,  Mr.  Rice  married  Maiy  A.,  daughter 
of  John  and  Annie  (Miller)  Sweger.  She  was 
born  February  25,  1827,  and  died  Januaiy  11, 
1876.  Four  of  their  children  survive :  Henry ; 
Annie  (Mrs.  Frank  Murphy);  Emma  T. 
(Mrs.  Lupfer);  and  Rebecca  (Mrs.  J.  M. 
B.Jackson).  Those  deceased  are:  Henrietta; 
Jane;  Martha;  Jackson;  and  Clara  (Mrs.  Sam- 
uel Bentzel).  Mr.  Rice  was  an  active  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which  he  held 
various  offices.  He  died  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
six;  his  wife  departed  this  life  in  1876,  aged 
forty-nine. 


LUTHER  MELAI^CTHOIi  SHUMA- 
KER,  IL  D.,  Elliottsburg,  Perry  county,  Pa., 
was  bom  in  Perry  county,  April  26,  1856,  son 
of  Henry  and  Margaret  (Kessler)  Shumaker. 
His  paternal  grandfather,  Henry  Shumaker 


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(1),  was  of  German  birth.  Henry  Sliumaker 
(2)  is  a  native  of  Perry  county,  and  a  promi- 
nent farmer;  he  has  served  as  supei'\dsor,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  board  of  school  directors 
for  many  years.  In  1883,  he  was  elected 
county  commissioner,  and  served  a  term  of 
three  years.  Henry  Shuniaker  was  married  to 
Margaret,  daughter  of  Peter  Kessler.  Their 
children  are :  Mary  (Mrs.  Samuel  Loy) ;  Eliza- 
beth (:]krrs.  Daniel  K.  Minich);  Samuel  D.; 
Luther  M.;  Peter  H.,  of  Marklesville,  Pa.; 
Jolm  L. ;  Andrew;  Ida  (Mrs.  Charles  Kistler); 
Andrew  S.;  Henry,  died  when  a  student  at 
Gettysburg  College;  and  Peninna,  died  when 
a  child.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shumaker  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Lutheran  church.  Mr.  Shumaker 
has  been  in  serA'ice  as  a  trustee,  a  deacon,  and 
an  elder  for  many  years. 

Luther  M.  Shumaker  attended  the  public 
schools  until  the  age  of  sixteen,  when  he  en- 
tered the  academy  at  Bloomfiekl,  and  later 
the  college  at  Gettysburg.  In  1882,  he  be- 
came a  student  of  Carthage  College,  Carthage, 
111.,  but  his  health  failing,  he  returned  home 
and  did  not  resume  his  studies  for  several 
years.  In  1883,  he  began  teaching  school, 
and  taught  four  years  in  his  district,  and  three 
years  in  Wyoming  valley.  In  1887,  he  en- 
tered Jefferson  Medical  College  at  Philadel- 
phia, and  was  gTaduated  in  1889.  Lie  began 
the  active  work  of  his  profession  at  Elliotts- 
burg,  and  there  has  established  a  good  prac- 
tice. He  is  a  member  of  the  Perry  County 
Medical  Society.  Luther  M.  Shumaker  was 
married,  Se])tembor  10,  1891,  to  Lizzie  K., 
daughter  of  John  K.  and  Henrietta  (Billman) 
Stambaugh.  Their  children  were:  Luther, 
died  aged  twenty-eight  days;  Eugene,  died 
aged  eleven  months;  and  Morris  M.,  died  aged 
two  years,  three  months  and  eighteen  days. 
Dr.  Sliumaker  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 


SMILEY  DUXKELBEKGER,.  Falling 
Spring.  Spring  township,  Peny  county.  Pa., 
was  born  in  Perry  county,  September  13, 
1853,  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Loy)  Dunkel- 
berger.  His  parents  were  residents  of  Pen-y 
county;  his  father  was  engaged  in  fanning, 
and  served  one  term  as  a  member  of  the  boai-d 
of  directors  of  the  poor  of  Perry  county. 
Samuel  Dunkelberger  was  married  to  Mary, 
daughter  of  "William  Loy.  Their  children 
are:    Kate,   foi-merly  Mrs.   George   Dentler, 


now  Mi's.  Henry  C.  Paine;  Josiah;  Susan 
(Mrs.  Frank  Gallagher);  Suiiley;  Frances 
(^Irs.  James  Wilkin);  and  Mary,  deceased. 
Mr.  Dunkelberger  died  April  1,"  1892;  his 
wife  died  when  her  son  Smiley  was  three 
weeks  old. 

Smiley  Dunkelberger,  after  attending  the 
public  schools,  assisted  his  father  in  cultivat- 
ing the  farm.  In  1871  he  went  to  Blair  coun- 
ty, and  learned  shoemaking.  He  then  worked 
in  the  Blair  county  furnace,  and  afterwards 
went  to  Livingston,  111.,  where  he  spent  one 
year  in  farming.  He  next  engaged  in  busi- 
ness in  Brooklyn,  K".  Y.,  remained  one  year, 
and  returned  to  the  homestead,  which  he  now 
farms.  Mr.  Dunkelberger  served  one  term 
as  inspector.     He  is  a  Eepublican. 

Smiley  Dunkelberger  was  mai-ried  April  1, 
1892,  to  Clara  I.,  daughter  of  Abraham  and 
Marv  (Garman)  "Wcrtz.  Tliev  have  one  son, 
Gordon  C.  P. 


WILLIAM  E.  DUM,  Elliottsburg,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Tyrone,  now  Spring 
township.  Perry  county,  March  10,  1812,  son 
of  Jacob  and  Sarah  (Eeapsomer)  Dum.  The 
jmtei'nal  grandfather,  Frederick  Thommeii 
(the  name  was  contracted  to  Dum),  pre- 
ceded his  father  from  Switzerland  to  Harris- 
burg,  Pa.,  in  1805,  when  he  was  eighteen 
years  of  age.  In  his  native  country,  he  was 
a  silk  weaver,  and  was  for  some  time  employed 
by  a  weaver  of  Harrisburg,  then  came  to 
Centre  township,  PeiTy  county,  and  followed 
his  trade  for  many  years.  He  then  bought  a 
farm  in  Spring  township,  now  o^^^led  by 
Sheriff  Gray,  and  occupied  it  until  his  death. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Souder;  they  have  four- 
teen children ;  two  only  survive :  Lydia  (Mrs. 
Henry  Smith),  of  E"ewport,  Pa. ;  and  William, 
of  Elliottsburg,  Pa.  Those  deceased  are: 
Catherine  (Mrs.  Samuel  Loy),  of  Centre; 
Frederick,  now  thirty  years  of  age;  Mary 
(Mrs.  John  Tressler),  of  Marklesville;  Caro- 
line (Mrs.  David  Adams);  Susan  (Mrs.  John 
Fosselman);  John;  Jacob;  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
Abram  Kell);  and  three  infant  children. 
Mr.  Dum  died  October  1,  1856,  aged  seventy 
years;  his  wife  died  in  1873,  aged  eighty- 
seven.  They  were  for  many  years  members 
of  the  Eeformed  church,  but  later  in  life 
joined  the  Evangelical  Association.  The  ma- 
ternal great-great-grandfather  of  William  E. 
Dum,  Daniel  Piper,  came  from  Germany  and 


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engaged  in  farming  in  Perry  connty,  and  was 
among  the  early  settlers  of  that  section. 
He  was  married  to  Catherine  Markel;  they 
had  one  child.  The  maternal  great-grandpar- 
ents, John  Keapsomer  and  wife,  were  Ger- 
mans. They  had  two  cliildren.  John,  the 
son,  came  to  America  in  1803,  and  began 
farming  in  Sftring  township,  Perry  county,  on 
the  farm  that  is  still  the  Eeapsomer  home- 
stead. John  Eeapsomer  was  manned  to  Cath- 
erine Burrel.  They  had  five  children,  one 
survives:  Elizabeth  (]\Irs.  Franklin  Leonard), 
of  Eye  township.  Perry  county;  John,  died 
in  infancy;  Mary  (Mrs.  Joseph  Biseline),  died 
in  1880,  aged  sixty-seven;  Sarah,  died  October 
20,  1884;  and  Daniel,  died  in  October,  1887, 
aged  seventy-one.  ]\Ir.  Eeapsomer  died  April 
9,  1840,  aged  sixty-five  years;  his  wife  died 
March  9,  1840,  aged  fifty  years. 

Jacob  Dum  was  born  in  Madison  township, 
December  20,  1819.  Tie  was  a  large  land 
owner,  and  an  able  financier.  In  connection 
with  his  occupation  of  farming,  he  held  a  fire 
insurance  agency;  he  served  as  school  director 
for  many  years.  Jacob  Dum  was  manied  to 
Sarah,  daughter  of  John  and  Catherine  Eeap- 
somer. Their  chikben  are :  William  E. ;  Cath- 
erine (Mrs.  Henry  L.  Tressler);  Sarah  (Mrs. 
Josiah  W.  Dunkelberger) ;  Emma  (Mrs.  O. 
L.  Hench);  and  Dr.  J.  M.,  of  Mackeyville, 
Clinton  county.  Pa.;  Daniel  C.  A.,  died 
March  9,  1863,  aged  six  years  and  three 
months;  and  Jacob  F.,  died  in  Kansas,  Sep- 
tember 29,  1872,  aged  twenty-one.  Mr.  Dum 
died  IvTovember- 17,  1893,  aged  seventy-four; 
his  wife  died  October  20,  1884,  aged  sLxty-six. 
Mr.  Dum  was  a  member  of  the  Eefomied 
church,  and  Mrs.  Dum  of  the  Evangelical  As- 
sociation. Mr.  Dum  was  in  service  as  deacon 
and  elder. 

After  attending  the  public  schools,  William 
E.  Dum  entered  the  Mt.  Dempsey  and  Loys- 
ville  Academies.  Until  he  was  twenty-one 
years  of  age  he  assisted  his  father  on  the  farm, 
and  when  eighteen  was  engaged  in  school 
teaching.  August  13,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  the 
army  and  was  assigned  to  Company  H,  One 
Hundred  and  Thirty-third  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers. He  was  discharged  in  June,  1863. 
He  re-enlisted  August  30,  1864,  and  with  the 
rank  of  fifth  sergeant  was  assigned  to  Com- 
pany E,  Two  Hundred  and  Eighth  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  and  served  until  the  close 
of  the  war,  being  discharged  June  1,  1865. 


Mr.  Dum  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Antietam, 
Fredericksburg,  Chancellorsville,  Hatchers 
Eun,  in  the  capture  of  Fort  Steadman,  and  in 
all  the  engagements  in  front  of  Petersburg. 
He  returned  home  and  engaged  in  farming, 
and  in  teaching  during  the  winter.  In  the 
fall  of  1866,  he  entered  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness, and  continued  until  1870,  when  he  began 
farming,  which  is  his  occupation  at  the  pres- 
ent time.  Mr.  Dum  is  a  Eepublican.  He  was 
appointed  postmaster  in  1869,  under  Presi- 
dent Grant,  and  served  for  two  years.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  Mu- 
tual Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Perry  coun- 
ty; he  is  a  member  of  Sergt.  John  Jones  Post, 
No.  448,  G.  A.  E.,  and  of  the  O.  U.  A.  M. 

William  E.  Dum  was  married.  May  2, 
1867,  to  Mary  C,  daughter  of  William  and 
Catherine  (Stone)  Fidler,  of  Saville  town- 
ship. Their  children  are:  Mary  Alice  (Mrs. 
Elmer  Eicedorf);  Alfred,  manied  Emma  Si- 
ler;  Amanda  (Mrs.  John  Eitter),  of  I^ew 
Kingston,  Cumberland  county.  Pa.;  Jacob 
M.  F.,  married  Elizabeth  L.  Garber,  occupies 
the  homestead;  Grace  V.;  James  A.  G.;  Jo- 
siah F.;  Mabel  Sarah  M.,  died  March  1,  1885, 
aged  one  year,  five  months;  and  one  child 
died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Dum  and  family  are 
members  of  the  United  Evangelical  church, 
in  which  he  serves  as  trustee,  and  has  served 
as  Sunday-school  superintendent. 


DAAaD  H.  SMITH,  Elliottsburg,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  William  and  Hannah  (Corn- 
man)  Smith,  was  born  in  Carroll  township, 
Perry  county,  ]\rarch  25,  1846.  His  father 
was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  The  records  of 
the  family  show  that  John  Smith  was  born  in 
Ireland  in  1668,  and  that  in  1720  he  and  his 
wife  Susannah  emigrated  to  the  United  States 
and  settled  in  Uwchland  township,  Chester 
county.  Pa.  John  Smith  brought  with  him 
his  sister  J\Iary,  who  some  time  afterwards 
married  Alexander  Fulton.  Alexander  and 
Mary  (Smith)  Fulton  became  residents  of  Lit- 
tle Britain,  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  where  Eob- 
ert  Fulton,  the  inventor  of  the  steamboat,  was 
born.  Eobert  Fulton  married  Mary  Smith, 
who  was  probably  his  cousin.  John  and  Su- 
sannah Smith  had  fifteen  children;  in  his  will, 
dated  February  12,  1761,  he  mentions  sons: 
James;  John;  Abraham;  Eobert;  and  Isaac. 
Eobert  was  known  as  Col.  Eobert  Smith.  The 
third  of  these  sons,  Abraham  Smith,  removed 


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first  to  Berks  and  afterwards  to  Perry  county. 
He  served  in  tlie  Continental  army;  but  from 
which  county  he  enlisted  is  not  known.  Abra- 
ham Smith  had  the  following  sons:  Fred- 
erick, who  died  in  the  beginning  of  the  pres- 
ent century,  and  is  buried  at  Loysville,  Pa.; 
John,  who  is  buried  at  Plymouth,  Ind. ;  Abra- 
ham, Jr.,  buried  at  Sandy  Hollow,  Pa.;  and 
Solomon,  the  grandfather  of  David  H.  Smith. 
Abraham  Smith  is  buried  at  Loysville,  Pa., 
beside  his  son.  When  he  died,  there  was  no 
hearse  in  the  country,  so  his  body  was  con- 
veyed to  the  grave  on  the  bed  of  a  large  four- 
horse  wagon,  the  friends  riding  on  the  same 
wagon. 

Solomon  Smith  was  born  October  21,  1791, 
and  died  August  7,  ISSl;  he  is  buried  near 
Dellville.  Pa.  He  was  a  noted  hunter;  he 
sometimes  killed  as  many  as  three  deer  in  one 
day  on  ground  where  to-day  you  could  hardly 
find  a  squirrel.  He  took  great  delight  in  tell- 
ing his  grandchildren  about  the  last  Indian 
massacre,  on  Shermans  creek,  as  he  was  near 
the  place  at  the  time  it  occurred;  he  often 
pointed  out  the  graves  of  the  victims.  Solo- 
mon Smith  had  sons:  Abraham,  who  sensed 
in  the  war  of  1861  to  1865  with  his  six  sons; 
Frederick,  who  died  at  Plymouth,  Ind. ;  John, 
who  lost  his  life  in  the  army ;  David,  now  of 
Hoguestown,  Cumberland  county,  Pa.,  who 
served  faithfully  with  the  Seventh  Pennsyl- 
vania Reserve;  and  William,  the  father  of 
David  H.  Smith.  Solomon  Smith  lived  the 
life  of  a  zealous  Christian;  and  it  was  said 
of  him  that  he  had  not  an  enemy  in  the  world. 
Williaiu  Siuith  Avas  mamed  to  Hannah  Corn- 
man,  of  Carroll  township.  Perry  county,  by 
Jacob  ShuU,  January  24,  1813.  They  had 
eight  sons  and  five  daughters.  The  eldest  of 
the  sons  is  David  H.  In  April,  1871,  Wil- 
liam Smith  moved  to  Cerro  Gordo,  Piatt  coun- 
ty, III,  where  he  died,  April  18,  1887,  aged 
sixty -seven  years,  nine  months  and  eight  days. 
Hannah  Smith  also  died  there,  September  7, 
1890,  aged  sixty-five  years.  They  lie  buried 
in  the  cemeteiw  at  Cerro  Gordo,  111.,  beside 
their  son  James,  who  died  April  28,  1879, 
aged  twenty-nine  years. 

David  H.  Smith  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Spring  township,  whither  his  father  had 
moved  in  1855,  and  also  helped  his  father  on 
the  farm  until  he  was  seventeen  years  of  age. 
He  then  enlisted,  June  23,  1863,  in  Company 
F,  First  Battalion    of    Pennsylvania  Volun- 


teers, for  six  months,  under  Capt.  Joseph  Ege, 
of  Newville,  Pa.  During  this  term  of  service, 
he  acted  as  a  guard  to  President  Lincoln,  and 
stood  behind  him  when  he  spoke  at  Gettys- 
biu'g.  Pa.,  on  the  19th  day  of  November, 
I860.  He  was  discharged  January  9,  1861. 
On  February  19,  1861,  he  again  enlisted,  in 
Company  D,  Twentieth  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teer Cavalry,  for  three  years,  or  during  the 
war.  This  company  was  commanded  by  Capt. 
Frank  DoUes,  a  Prussian.  On  June  5,  1864, 
Mr.  Smith  was  shot  through  the  head  from 
ear  to  ear,  at  the  battle  of  Piedmont,  Va., 
wliile  serving  under  General  Hunter.  He  lay 
unconscious  on  the  field  for  three  days  and 
nights.  On  the  third  day  he  was  found  by 
his  comrades  and  taken  to  Staunton,  thirteeii 
miles  distant,  where  he  was  captured  by  the 
eneiuy  and  taken  to  Andersonville  prison. 
There  he  lay  on  the  sand  for  five  months 
and  nineteen  days,  no  one  to  hand  him  a  drink 
or  give  him  shelter  of  any  kind.  Finally,  on 
November  20,  1864,  Mr.  Smith  was  ex- 
changed at  Savannah.  His  wound  is  still  open 
and  very  severe;  he  has  lain  screaming  Avith 
pain  as  much  as  thirteen  days  and  nights  at 
a  time,  without  food  or  sleep.  The  ball  is  still 
in  his  head,  although  he  Avas  under  treatment 
at  Annapolis,  Md.,  and  in  Philadelphia,  Avhere 
he  Avas  at  the  Chestnut  Hill  hospital.  He 
Avas  treated  by  surgeons  like  AgncAv  and  Pal- 
mer, but  could  not  obtain  relief  from  the  in- 
tolerable suffering  Avith  Avhich  his  years  are 
to  be  burdened.  He  Avas  discharged  from  the 
service  June  13,  1865.  He  then  returned  to 
his  home  and  assisted  his  father  until  the  spring 
of  1866,  AA'hen  he  Avent  to  Decatur,  111.,  and 
remained  there  eight  months.  Then  once 
more  he  returned  to  his  father,  and  remained 
Avith  him  until  his  marriage. 

Mr.  Smith  is  a  member  of  Sergt.  John  Jones 
Post,  No.  448,  G.  A.  R,  at  New  Bloomfield, 
Pa.,  and  Avhen  his  health  permits,  traA'els  and 
lectures  for  the  Grand  Army.  Lie  is  a  Re- 
publican ;  he  voted  for  Lincoln  when  eighteen 
yeai-s  of  age,  the  ballot  being  a  black  soup 
bean.  David  H.  Smith,  was  married  Novem- 
ber 12,  1868,  to  Margaret  M.  Loose,  of  Spring 
toAvnship.  They  have  had  seven  children; 
tAvo  of  them,  Harry  Milton  and  Mary  Frances, 
died  of  diphtheria,  December  23,  1876;  they 
Avere  buried  in  one  coffin  at  the  Liidolph 
church,  near  the  place  wdiere  they  died,  and 
where  the  parents  still  live.     William  A.  and 


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Florence  live  near  Cerro  Gordo,  111.;  David 
H.,  Jr.,  is  a  painter,  and  lives  in  Marysville, 
Pa.;  Jesse  Alvin  and  Roy  Edwin  are  still  at 
home.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  Christian,  a  faithful 
member  of  the  church,  and  has  often  served  as 
class  leader  and  sn^ierintendent  of  the  Sab- 
bath-school. 


ABRAHAM  BOWER,  Falling  Spring, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  bom  in  Madison  town- 
ship, Peny  county,  on  what  was  kno\^ai  as  the 
Ulrich  farm,  October  11,  1833.  He  is  a  son 
of  Joseph  and  Anna  Mary  (Arnold)  Bower. 
His  great-gTandfather,  Stephen  Bower,  was 
a  native  of  Genuany;  the  time  of  his  emigra- 
tion is  not  known.  His  grandfather,  Abraham 
Bower,  was  among  the  early  settlers  of  Peri-y 
county.  He  came  from  Franklin  county.  Pa., 
in  1790,  bought  a  farm  and  cultivated  it  for 
many  yeai"s.  He  was  also  a  distiller  and  used 
to  haul  his  whiskey  to  Baltimore,  Md.  He 
was  married  to  Miss  Jane  Billman.  They  had 
a  large  family  of  sons  and  daughtei-s.  Mr. 
Abraham  Bower  was  one  of  the  first  commis- 
sioners of  Perry  county,  and  served  for  many 
years.  He  died  at  the  age  of  sixty-two.  Mr. 
Bower's  maternal  grandparents  were  natives 
of  Berks  county,  Pa.  His  grandfather,  Jacob 
Arnold,  came  to  Pei*ry  covmty  a  poor  boy, 
but  by  hard  work  and  careful  saving  he  be- 
came a  successful  farmer,  and  at  the  time  of 
his  death  owned  several  fine  farms  in  Madison 
township.  He  was  mamed  to  Miss  Tressler, 
and  had  a  family  of  sons  and  daughters.  Mr. 
Bower's  father,  Josej)h  Bower,  a  native  of 
Perry  county,  spent  his  life  in  the  cultivation 
of  the  soil.  He  was  married  to  Mary  Ann, 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Malinda  (Tressler)  Ar- 
nold. They  had  six  children :  Abraham ;  Sa- 
rah (Mrs.  John  Yoder),  living  near  Chambers- 
burg,  Franlvlin  county,  Pa. ;  John  A.,  a  mer- 
chant at  Bridgeport,  Perry  county;  Esther 
(Mrs.  David  B.  Dromgold),  of  Landisburg, 
Pa.;  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  Emanuel  Souders); 
and  ^lary  J.,  died  aged  nine  years.  Mr.  Jo- 
seph Bower  died  March  1,  1845,  aged  thirty- 
four  ;  his  widow  is  eighty-two,  and  resides  with 
her  youngest  daughter.  She  is  an  active  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which  her 
husband  was  an  office-bearer.  At  the  time  of 
his  death  he  was  an  elder. 

Abraham  Bower  owes  much  of  liis  useful- 
ness in  life  to  the  careful  training  of  pious 
parents.      His    educational    advantages    were 


limited.  He  grew  up  on  the  farm,  and  at  his 
father's  death,  which  occurred  when  he  was 
twelve,  went  to  live  with  his  grandfather  Ar- 
nold in  Madison  township,  working  on  the 
farm  during  the  summer.  The  next  summer 
he  hired  as  farm  laborer  to  Jonathan  Arnold 
for  several  years.  But  in  the  following  spring 
his  mother  decided  to  cultivate  the  farm  of  the 
heirs  of  Joseph  Bower,  that  she  might  be  able 
to  keep  her  family  at  home.  As  Abraham 
was  the  eldest,  he  was  made  manager  for  five 
years.  At  the  end  of  five  years  he  bought  out 
the  interests  of  the  other  heirs  and  began  farm- 
ing for  himself.  Mr.  Bower  is  an  entei*prising 
citizen  and  has  done  much  for  the  improve- 
ment of  the  township.  He  was  actively  inter- 
ested in  the  construction  of  the  Perry  Coiinty 
Railroad,  of  which  he  is  a  director  and  a  large 
stockholder.  He  owns  the  Peny  County 
Wai-m  Springs,  where  he  has  erected  a  large 
and  convenient  dwelling,  making  it  an  attrac- 
tive siunmer  resort.  An  analysis  of  the  Warm 
Springs  water  is  given  below.  He  is  inter- 
ested in  all  the  affairs  of  his  township,  has 
served  as  auditor,  and  was  a  school  director 
for  twelve  years.  In  1888,  he  was  nominated 
for  congressman  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  for 
the  Fourteenth  District  of  Pennsylvania,  com- 
posed of  the  counties  of  Lebanon,  Dauphin 
and  Perry. 

Abraham  Bower  was  man-ied,  Febniary  22, 
1855,  to  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  Jeremiah 
and  Susan  (Bernheisel)  Dunkelberger.  Their 
children  are:  Alice  B.  (Mrs.  Snyder),  of 
Spring  township;  Annie  JST.  (Mrs.  John  W. 
Kennedy),  Harrisburg,  Pa.;  David  L.,  cash- 
ier for  the  Boston  Merchants'  Association, 
man-ied  Addie  B.,  daughter  of  ex-Sherifi 
Clouser,  of  Bloomfield;  Edgar  T.,  at  home; 
Jeremiah  D.,  clerk  in  the  Philadelj^hua 
Bourse,  room  K,  Philadelphia;  and  Samuel 
A.,  who  was  killed  in  the  railroad  yards  at 
Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in  1886,  aged  twenty-eight. 
The  family  belong  to  the  Lutheran  church, 
of  which  Mr.  Bower  has  been  a  member  since 
he  Avas  twenty-one.  He  has  been  deacon  and 
elder,  and  is  now  secretary  of  the  church 
council. 

Following  is  a  copy  of  the  analysis  of  the 
Wann  Springs  water,  made  by  the  chemist 
of  the  Board  of  Health  of  Philadelphia,  and 
dated  at  the  chemical  laboratory.  City  Hall, 
Philadelphia,  February  19,  1897.  Since  the 
receipt  of  this  letter,  the  water  has  been  placed 


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on  the  Philadelphia  market,  with  satisfactory 
results. 

"Analysis  Xo.  1556.  Sample  of  water  from 
the  Pen-y  county,  Pa.,  Warm  Springs,  lo- 
cated on  the  banks  of  Shermans  creek,  at  the 
foot  of  Quaker  Hill,  furnished  by  ]\Ir.  Walter 
Byrnes,  February  12,  1S97. 

Condition:  Clear,  Colorless. 

Beadioii:   Slightly  Alkaline. 

There  is  a  small  quantity  of  Carbonic  Acid 
Gras  in  solution.  The  mineral  constituents  are 
probably  combined  as  follows: 

Parts  in  a  Million. 

Calcium  Sul])hate 8.8-1 

Calcium  C'arbonate 77.50 

Magnesium  ( 'arlnmate, 10.71 

Silica, 11.00 

Sodium  Chloride,    8.(10 

Oxide  of  Iron, O.SO 

Alumina, 1.20 

Organic  matter  (of  vegetable  origin),      20.00 

Total  solids,    l;3s.05 

"It  contains  no  Xitrates,  Xitrites,  Free  Am- 
monia or  Albuminoid  Ammonia.  It  is  thoi"- 
oughly  aerated,  palatable  and  wholesome  Ava- 
ter  of  great  purity  with  mildly  laxative  prop- 
erties. Respectfully  submitted, 
"(Signed)  AYm.  C.  Robinson,  Jr., 
"Chemist  to  the  Board  of  Health, 

"Ptoom  713,  City  Hall." 

HENPiY  BILLMAX,  Falling  Spring, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Daniel  and  Cath- 
arine (Wentzel)  Billman,  was  born  in  jSTorth- 
umberland  county,  Pa.,  September  13,  1835. 
His  paternal  grandparents  were  natives  of 
Lancaster  county,  and  farmed.  The  grand- 
mother's maiden  name  Avas  Mower.  They 
had  these  children:  David;  Peter;  Daniel; 
Jacob;  Solomon;  and  Rebecca,  Avife  of  Jacob 
Tressler.  Both  grandparents  Avere  members 
of  the  Lutheran  church,  the  grandfather  hold- 
ing office  in  the  same.  Mr.  Billman's  mater- 
nal gTandparents  Avere  natiA'es  of  Northumber- 
land county.  The  grandfather,  Abraham 
Wentzel,  a  farmer  all  his  life,  married  Miss 
Catharine  Cobel.  They  reared  a  family  of 
eight  children:  (Mrs.  Henry  Hepler);  Dan- 
iel, resides  at  Blain,  PeiTv  county;  John, 
died  in  3  858,  aged  fifty-fiA'e  years;  Polly 
(Mrs.  Isaac  Sortman).  died  in  1874;  Sallie 
(Mrs.  Honicle  Conrad),  died  in  1874;  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  John  Adams),  died  in  1888,  aged 


seventy-four;  Hannah  (Mrs.  Jeremiah  Ad- 
ams), died  in  1894;  and  Catharine  (Mrs. 
Daniel  Billman).  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Abraham 
Wentzel  Avere  membei-s  of  the  Refomied 
church,  Mr.  Wentzel  serving  as  deacon  and 
elder.  He  died  in  1837,  his  Avife  surviA^ng 
until  1861,  when  she  died  at  the  advanced  age 
of  eighty  years. 

Daniel  Billman,  father  of  Henry  Billman, 
was  l)orn  in  Schuylkill  county.  Pa.,  and  Avas 
a  shoemaker.  He  Avorked  at  his  trade  for  a 
number  of  yeare  and  later  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. Coming  to  Perry  county,  in  1858,  he 
settled  on  the  farm  adjoining  that  on  Avhich 
his  son  Henry  noAV  resides,  both  farms  being 
owned  by  the  latter.  The  farm  first  referred 
to  was  formerly  knoAvn  as  the  Lightner  farm, 
and  Avas  OAvned  by  John  Shumaker.  Mr.  Bill- 
man  Avas  married  in  1833  to  Catharine,  daugh- 
ter of  Abraham  Wentzel.  They  had  eleven 
children,  seA^en  of  whom  survive:  Henry; 
Daniel,  resides  in  Carroll  township;  Isaac,  re- 
sides in  Si)ring  township;  Adam;  Rebecca 
(Mrs.  Daniel  Serphing),  of  Landisburg,  Perry 
county;  Henrietta  (Mrs.  John  Stambaugh); 
Mary  (^Irs.  David  Campbell);  Jordan,  Avas 
killed  by  lightning  in  1872,  aged  tAventy-one 
A'ears;  John,  died  in  1890,  aged  fifty-six 
years;  Arasman,  died  in  1891,  aged  forty 
years;  and  Eli,  died  young.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Daniel  Billman  Avere  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  in  which  Mr.  Billman  held  A^arious 
offices.  He  died  in  1885,  aged  seventy-seven 
years;  his  Avife  died  in  1889,  at  the  age  of 
scA'enty-fiA^e  years. 

Henry  Billman  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools,  Avhich  he  attended  up  to 
his  seA'enteenth  year.  He  Avas  raised  on  the 
farm,  but  at  the  age  of  seventeen  he  appren- 
ticed himself  to  a  carpenter.  He  serA^ed  tAvo 
years,  and  in  all  Avorked  at  his  trade  for  six- 
teen years.  In  1858,  he  returned  to  his  fath- 
er's farm  in  Spring  township,  and  there 
Avorked  at  carpentry.  In  1869,  he  removed 
to  his  present  farm,  and  here  his  mechanical 
skill  served  him  well,  enabling  him  to  erect 
all  the  buildings  on  his  farm  himself. 

Mr.  Billman  Avas  married,  in  1862,  to  Sarah 
J.,  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Bower) 
Shumaker.  The  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Billman 
Avas  Henry  Shunmker,  a  native  of  Lancaster 
county,  a  farmer  and  distiller,  AAdio  came  to 
Pei-ry  county  in  isOli,  and  settled  in  Spring 
toAATiship.     He  had  been  married  three  times. 


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His  son  John,  father  of  Mrs.  Bilhnan.  was 
born  in  Perry  county,  and  followed  farming 
all  his  life.  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Solomon  and  Mary  (Briner) 
Bower.  They  had  these  children:  Sarah  J.; 
William,  resides  in  Washington  City;  Eliza 
(Mrs.  Henry  Sheibley),  of  Decatur,  111.; 
John;  Kate  (Mrs.  William  Sperra);  and  Su- 
san (Mrs.  Henry  Yohn),  died  in  1SS2,  aged 
fifty-six  years. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shumaker  were  members  of 
the  Lutheran  church,  the  father  having  held 
all  the  offices.  He  died  in  1880,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-eight  years.  Mrs.  Shumaker  then 
made  her  home  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Bill- 
man,  where,  in  1886,  she  died,  lacking  just 
one  year  of  being  four  score. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Billman  have  six  children: 
Clara  (Mrs.  Walter  Weibly);  John;  Daniel 
H. ;  Aaron  H. ;  Minnie  ]\[. ;  and  Albert,  died 
in  infancy.  Mr.  Billman  is  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church,  and  has  been  a  trustee  and 
an  elder  for  twelve  years.  He  is  one  of  the 
most  highly  respected  citizens  in  his  town- 
ship. 


EDWAED  L.  REAPSOMEK,  Elliotts- 
burg,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Daniel  and 
Susan  (Foose)  Reapsomer,  was  born  on  the 
old  homestead  in  Penw  county,  Janiiary  11, 
1863.  His  great-gTandfather  came  from 
Switzerland  in  1754,  took  up  land  in  Pen-y 
county  in  1756,  and  began  fanning.  This 
farm  has  been  in  the  possession  of  the  Reap- 
somer descendants  from  that  early  date  to  the 
present  time.  John  Reapsomer,  grandfather 
of  E.  L.  Reapsomer,  was  a  farmer  all  his  life. 
His  maternal  grandparents  were  also  farmers, 
natives  of  Perry  county.  Daniel  Reap- 
somer was  born  on  the  old  homestead,  and 
there  he  lived  and  died.  He  was  twice  mar- 
ried, first  to  Miss  Biseline.  Of  their  three 
children,  only  one  survives,  Matilda  (Mrs. 
John  Long),  of  Kansas.  Mr.  Reapsomer's 
second  wife  was  Susan,  daughter  of  Mi- 
chael and  Susan  (Slioner)  Foose.  They 
had  ten  children:  Daniel;  David;  Adeline; 
Edward  L. ;  AVilliam;  Maclada  (Mrs.  David 
Ritter) ;  Maggie,  deceased ;  and  thi'ee  that  died 
in  infancy.  Mr.  Reapsomer  was  a  prominent 
man  in  his  day,  and  was  chosen  to  fill  positions 
of  honor  and  trust.  Possessed  of  business 
ability  in  an  unusual  degree,  he  was  appointed 
to  settle  up  many  estates.     He  was  a  faithful 


member  of  the  Lutheran  churoh,  holding  of- 
fice continuously,  and  helped  to  build  the  old 
stone  church,  tie  died  in  1887,  aged  sev- 
enty-two years  and  three  months.  The  mother, 
who  has  passed  the  age  of  seventy,  resides  with 
her  son  Edward  L. 

Edward  L.  Reapsomer  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools,  which  he  attended  until  he  was 
eighteen  years  of  age.  He  was  raised  to  farm- 
ing, in  which  occupation  he  is  still  engaged, 
cultivating  the  same  farm  that  was  managed 
not  only  by  his  father,  but  by  his  ancestors  for 
four  generations. 

Edward  L.  Reaj^somer  was  married,  Decem- 
ber 3,  1889,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  James 
A.  and  Annie  (Snyder)  Gray.  They  have 
these  children :  James  M. ;  Daniel  E. ;  Ralph 
G. ;  and  Clara  B.  The  family  are  members 
of  the  Lutheran  church. 


GUSTAVUS  BOLZE,  deceased,  formerly 
of  Alinda,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in 
Germany,  February  10,  1832.  Mr.  Bolze  was 
twenty  years  old  when  he  came  to  this  country 
and  settled  in  Spring  township.  Perry  county; 
there  he  engaged  in  making  post  fence  and  in 
working  among  the  fanners  of  the  neighbor- 
hood. He  was  twice  married;  first  to  Sarah 
A.,  daughter  of  John  Faulk.  They  had  two 
children:  Lewis  P;  and  John  M.,  both  of 
whom  died  in  I^ovember,  1863,  while  still 
young.  Mrs.  Bolze  died  September  2,  1863. 
Mr.  Bolze  was  married  the  second  time  to 
Mary  M.,  daughter  of  Philip  and  Dorothy  B. 
(Wagner)  Stuber.  Mrs.  Bolze's  paternal 
gTandfather  was  Joseph  P.  Stuber,  a  native 
of  AVurtemberg,  Germany,  who  lived  there 
all  his  life.  Mrs.  Bolze's  maternal  grandpar- 
ents, ChristoiD^her  and  Mary  M.  (Kartzawadel) 
Wagner,  were  also  bom  in  Wurtemberg,  and 
came  to  America  in  early  life,  settling  in 
Chester  county,  Pa.,  where  Mr.  Wagner  en- 
gaged in  fanning.  They  had  these  children, 
only  one  of  whom  survives:  Hannah  (Mrs. 
Jacob  Utely),  resides  at  Ickesburg,  Perry 
countv;  Christopher;  Christian;  Lewis;  Do- 
rothy B.  (Mrs.  Philip  Stuber);  and  Christina 
(Mrs.  John  Flickinger).  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wag- 
ner were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
The  parents  of  Mrs.  Bolze  were  both  born  in 
Wurtemberg.  They  came  to  this  country  at 
the  age  of  twenty  years,  and  farmed  first  in 
Chester  county,  but  in  1820  they  came  to 
Perry  county,  continuing  to  farm  near  Ickes- 


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burg.  They  liad  these  children:  Mary  M.; 
Eebecca,  who  has  been  a  cripple  for  twenty- 
nine  years;  Joseph;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Henry  San- 
serman);  Martin  Luther,  married  Ellen  Bix- 
ler;  Daniel,  died  aged  three  years;  and  Han- 
nah, died  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Stuber  were  members  of  the  Lu- 
theran church  at  Loysville,  Periy  county, 
where  he  held  all  the  offices  connected  with  the 
church.  He  died  in  September,  1873,  his  wife 
surviving  until  the  year  1888. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bolze  had  twelve  children: 
Annie  (jMrs.  Benjamin  L.  Dunkelbergor); 
Wilhelmina;  Joseph  M.;  Oscar  H.;  "Walter 
M.;  Jacob  S.;  Lenens  W.;  David  G.;  Martin 
Luther;  Philip  Lewis,  died  June  9,  1866,  aged 
two  yeai-s;  Maria  Emma,  died  January  17, 
1881,  aged  two  months;  and  Frederick  W., 
died  January  11,  1883,  aged  eight  months. 
Mr.  Bolze  came  to  this  country  a  poor  boy, 
but  through  industry  and  careful  saving  his 
work  prospered,  and  he  became  the  owner  of 
a  fine  farm.  He  was  highly  esteemed  by  all, 
and  for  many  years  held  the  office  of  deacon 
in  the  Lutheran  church.  He  died  January 
30,  1895,  aged  sixty-two  years,  eleven  months 
and  twenty-nine  days.  Mrs.  Bolze  resides  with 
her  family  on  the  farm  where  they  have  lived 
since  1885. 


FEED  SOUDER,  Alinda,  Perry  county. 
Pa.,  was  born  in  Spring  township,  Perry  coun- 
ty, October  15,  1821.  His  paternal  grand- 
father, Henry  Souder,  was  born  in  Germany 
and  came  to  this  country  when  only  seven 
years  of  age.  He  worked  as  a  day  laborer. 
His  children  were:  Jacob;  John;  George; 
William;  Mrs.  Gameman;  Mrs.  Shull;  Mrs. 
Turnbaugh;  and  Mrs.  Miller.  The  grand- 
father died  at  the  age  of  seventy-five  years. 
The  maternal  grandparents  of  Mr.  Souder 
were  natives  of  Maryland,  who  came  to  Perry 
county  in  1805  and  engaged  in  farming  in 
Tyrone  township.  They  had  two  children: 
William;  and  Mary;  both  now  deceased.  Both 
grandparents  Avere  members  of  the  Reformed 
church,  and  both  lived  to  an  advanced  age. 
Jacob  Souder,  eai'penter,  was  born  in  Perry 
county.  He  followed  that  occupation  for 
thirty-five  years,  and  then  engaged  in  farming, 
being  the  owner  of  a  very  fine  fai-m.  He  was 
married  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Fred  Sowers. 
They  had  a  family  of  seven  children:  Mary 
Ann  (^Irs.  Henry  Sigener).  of  Youngstown, 


O. ;  Fannie  (2Irs.  Henry  Rhinesmith),  of  Lan- 
disburg.  Perry  county;  Fred;  Jacob,  died  in 
1852,  aged  forty- three  years;  John,  died  while 
returning  by  sea  from  California,  in  1852, 
aged  forty-four  years;  Samuel,  died  in  xVpril, 
188 6,  aged  seventy-six  years;  and  Magaret 
(Mrs.  Henry  Watson),  died  in  1894,  aged  sev- 
enty years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacob  Souder  were 
members  of  the  Reformed  church,  the  father 
serving  as  deacon  and  elder  for  many  years. 
Lie  died  in  December,  1842,  aged  sixty-two 
years.  Mrs.  Souder  died  in  1825,  at  the  age 
of  thirty-four  years. 

Fred  Souder  was  educated  in  the  subscrip- 
tion schools,  and  in  the  public  schools  after 
their  establishment  in  1834.  He  grew  to  man- 
hood on  his  father's  farm,  working  at  home 
until  he  reached  his  majority.  On  the  death 
of  his  father,  he  rented  the  place  and  there 
farmed  for  himself  for  five  years.  Then  the 
farm  was  sold,  the  elder  brother  having  in 
charge  the  settlement  of  the  estate.  In  1848, 
Mr.  Souder  removed  to  Ciunberland  county, 
where  for  six  years  he  gave  his  attention  to 
farming.  Returning  to  Perry  county,  in 
1854,  he  bought  the  farm  on  which  he  now 
lives,  a  retired  farmer.  He  has  filled  very  ac- 
ceptably the  offices  of  of  inspector,  township 
auditor,  school  director  for  six  yeai's,  assessor 
for  six  years,  and  justice  of  the  peace  for  ten 
years. 

Mr.  Souder  was  married,  November  9, 
1843,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Christian  and 
Frances  (Heckendorn)  Kell.  Their  ten  chil- 
dren are  all  living:  Alfred,  married  Margaret 
Sheibly,  is  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at 
Alinda;  Francis,  married  to  Mary  Rosenber- 
ger,  resides  in  Chambersburg,  Pa.;  Lewis 
]\Ioms,  of  Whatcom,  Wash. ;  John  W.,  a  pho- 
tographer at  St.  Joseph,  j\Io. ;  Sarah  E.  (]\Irs. 
Zachariah  Dock),  of  Tyrone  township,  Perry 
county;  Samuel,  married  to  Mary  Scott,  is  a 
druggist  in  Dayton,  O. ;  Mary  Alice,  wife  of 
ReA^  S.  S.  Snyder,  a  missionary  to  Japan; 
Oliver,  a  printer,  resides  in  Seattle,  Wash.; 
Henry  M.,  also  a  printer,  married  to  Elizabeth 
Williams,  resides  in  the  State  of  Washington; 
and  Frederick  H.,  resides  in  Dayton,  O.  The 
family  are  members  of  the  Reformed  church. 
The  father  was  a  deacon  and  is  now  elder,  and 
takes  a  ]u-ominent  part  in  the  work  of  the  Sun- 
day-school. 

The  i)aternal  grandfather  of  ]\Irs.  Fred  Sou- 
der, -lohn  Xoll,  a  native  of  York  county,  was 


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a  farmer  all  his  life.  He  was  married  to  Cath- 
arine Iviilp.  Tlieir  children  were:  Henry; 
John;  Christian;  Philip;  Jacob;  Clarissa  (Mrs. 
Jacob  Sunday);  Kate  (Mrs.  John  Jacobs); 
Sarah  (Mrs.  Joseph  Color);  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
David  Stambaugh);  and  Mary  (Mrs.  Philip 
Maul).  The  grandparents  were  members  of 
the  Reformed  church,  Mr.  Kell  serving  as 
elder  and  deacon.  He  helped  to  build  the 
first  church  that  was  erected  in  Spring  town- 
ship. He  died  in  1827,  at  the  age  of  seventy 
years.  Mrs.  Souder's  maternal  grandparents 
were  natives  of  Snyder  county,  Pa.  Besides 
working  at  carpentry,  Mr.  Heckendorn  also 
engaged  in  fanning,  and  later  in  the  ho- 
tel business  at  Wag'ners  Gap.  He  was 
married  to  Frances  Darby.  Their  children 
are :  Mary  (Mi*s.  David  AVunderlich) ;  Eva 
(Mrs.  Simon  Moses);  Elizabeth;  Catherine 
(Mrs.  Wagner);  Adam;  David;  Francis;  and 
Joseph.  Mr.  Heckendorn  and  his  wife  were 
members  of  the  Reformed  church,  in  wliich 
he  held  successively  all  the  offices.  He  died 
at  the  age  of  seventy-four  }^ears ;  his  wife  sur- 
viving until  1846,  when  she  died  aged  eighty- 
nine  years.  The  parents  of  Mrs.  Souder  were 
born  in  York  county,  and  came  to  Perry 
county  in  early  life.  There  they  engaged  in 
farming,  altliough  her  father's  trade  was  that 
of  a  weaver.  Mr.  Kell  was  married  to  Frances 
Heckendorn,  daughter  of  Christian  and  Fran- 
ces (Darby)  Heckendorn.  They  had  nine  chil- 
dren: Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Fred  Souder);  Mary, 
widow  of  Daniel  Hallman ;  Levi ;  John ;  Cath- 
arine (Mrs.  Sterrett  Shaeffer);  Frances,  widow 
of  John  Wagner;  Sophia  (Mrs.  Jacob  Shu- 
maker);  William,  diecl  in  1863,  aged  twenty- 
eight  years;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Philip  Thumma), 
died  in  April,  1895,  aged  sixty-six  years.  Mr. 
Kell  was  township  supervisor  for  some  years. 
The  family  were  members  of  the  Reformed 
church,  the  father  holding  all  the  offices.  He 
died  in  1863,  aged  seventy-four  years  and  five 
months;  his  wife  survived  imtil  1880,  dying 
then  at  the  age  of  eighty-six  years,  two  months 
and  five  days. 


JOHN  R.  SHEIBLEY,  Alinda,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
(Probst)  Sheibley,  was  born  in  Franklin  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  August'l2,  1814.  His  grandfather, 
Peter  Sheibley,  removed  from  Berks  coimty 
to  Perry  coimty,  and  settled  in  Tyrone  town- 
ship.    Fie  was  a  farmer  all  his  life,  and  was 


twice  married.  The  children  of  the  first  mar- 
riage were  as  follows:  Fred;  Solomon;  Abra- 
ham; John;  David;  and  Margaret  (Mrs. 
Henry  Kline).  Mr.  Sheibley  was  man-ied  the 
second  time  to  Miss  Lynn,  and  they  had  nine 
children:  Daniel;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Jacob 
Stambaugh) ;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Jacob  Bernlieisel) ; 
Susan  (Mrs.  Henry  Lightner);  Catherine 
(Mrs.  Fred  Shaeffer);  Jacob;  Barnett; 
George ;  and  Peter.  The  maternal  grandpar- 
ents, ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Probst,  were  natives  of 
Berks  county,  Pa.,  who,  coming  to  Franklin 
county,  settled  near  C'hambersburg,  and  en- 
gaged in  the  hotel  business.  They  raised  a 
family  of  four  children :  jS[ancy  (Mrs.  Daniel 
Kramer);  Susan  (Mrs.  Christian  Shearer); 
Elizabeth;    and  John. 

John  Sheibley,  father  of  John  R.,  was  born 
in  Perry  county.  His  trade  was  that  of  black- 
smith, which  he  followed  as  long  as  he  was 
able  to  work.  Fie  married  Elizabeth,  daugh- 
ter of  Andrew  Probst,  of  Franklin  county. 
They  had  these  children :  John  R. ;  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  Sterrett  Lightner);  Belle  (Mrs. 
Andrew  Eiker),  of  Chambersburg;  Jacob; 
Peter;  William;  Mary  (Mre.  AVilliam  Al- 
len); Sarah  (Mrs.  William  Stone);  Hen- 
rietta (Mrs.  Gabriel  Kline) ;  and  David.  All 
are  deceased  except  the  first  three.  The  par- 
ents were  members  of  the  Reformed  church. 
The  father  died  in  1839,  aged  eighty-three; 
the  mother  died  at  the  age  of  forty-nine  years. 

John  R.  Sheibley  received  his  education  in 
the  subscription  schools,  which  he  attended 
until  he  was  sixteen  years  old.  His  parents 
being  poor,  he  hired  out  among  the  farmers 
in  his  neighborhood,  and  thus  was  able  to  con- 
tribute to  the  support  of  the  family.  This  he 
did  until  he  was  twenty-seven  years  of  age. 
During  this  time,  Avhen  about  sixteen  years 
old,  he  went  to  Wayne  county,  O.,  and  there 
drove  a  team  for  two  months.  He  remained 
in  Ohio  for  seven  years,  employed  at  intervals 
in  blaeksmithing  and  tanning,  and  then  re- 
turned to  Pen-y  county,  Pa.  Mr.  Sheibley  was 
married,  October  6,  1842,  to  Mary,  daughter 
of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Ernest)  Rhinesmith. 
They  have  had  eight  children:  Mary  Ellen 
(Mrs.  George  A.  AYagner);  David;  John  A.; 
Margaret  J.  (Mrs.  Samuel  Dunkelberger) ; 
James  C,  died  December  4,  1894,  aged  forty- 
three  years;  and  three  that  died  in  infancy. 
Mrs.  John  R.  Sheibley  was  born  in  Perry 
county,    October    16,    1815.     Her    paternal 


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grandfather  was  a  native  of  Germany,  who 
came  to  this  countrv  and  settled  in  Little  Ger- 
many, Spring  township,  where  he  engaged  in 
farming.  lie  married  Snsan  Zimmerman; 
they  had  these  chikh'en:  John;  Henry;  Jona- 
than; Elizabeth;  George;  and  Snsan.  The 
family  were  Lutherans.  The  maternal  grand- 
parents were  farmers  in  Perry  county.  The 
grandfather  died  in  1830,  aged  seventy-three 
years;  his  wife  died  some  years  before,  at 
the  age  of  thirty-seven  years.  The  father  of 
Mrs.  Sheibley  followed  the  trade  of  blacksmith 
for  a  number  of  years,  but  later  bought  a  farm 
and  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits.  He  was 
married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Mary  (Kramer)  Ernest.  They  had  the  fol- 
lowing children:  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  R. 
Sheibley);  Henry;  Samuel;  David;  E.  Jane 
(Mrs.  John  Wetzel),  of  Harrisburg;  John, 
died  aged  twenty-three;  Maria,  died  at  eigh- 
teen 3'ears;  and  George,  died  July  25,  1894, 
aged  sixty-seven  years.  Both  parents  were 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church,  the  father 
holding  the  office  of  deacon  and  elder.  He 
died  in  1831,  at  the  age  of  eighty-three. 

Since  his  marriage  Mr.  Sheibley  has  been 
engaged  in  farming,  and  in  1844,  he  removed 
to  the  farm  on  Avhich  he  now  resides.  He  is 
one  of  the  oldest  and  most  highly  respected 
residents  of  the  township.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Reformed  church,  and  has  been  a  deacon 
for  many  years. 


JOHN  EMLET,  Alinda,  Perry  county. 
Pa.,  was  born  in  Adams  county.  Pa.,  Novem- 
ber 18,  1830.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Mary 
(Hinkel)  Emlet.  Llis  paternal  grandparents 
were  natives  of  Germany.  His  father,  John 
Emlet,  a  native  of  Adams  county,  was  a  far- 
mer and  distiller;  for  many  years  he  drove  a 
team  between  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  Pittsburg, 
Pa.  Mr.  John  Emlet  was  married  to  Mary 
A.  Hinkel,  a  native  of  Carroll  county,  Md. 
They  had  ten  children:  Lucinda  A.,  deceased; 
Annie  (]\[rs.  George  Sheely);  Da^dd,  de- 
ceased; Jacob,  deceased;  George,  married 
Leah  Wolf,  died  in  Adams  coimty.  Pa. ;  Henry, 
deceased;  Maria  (Mrs.  Jesse  Roser);  Cath- 
erine, deceased;  John;  and  one  who  died  in 
infancy.  Mr.  John  Emlet  and  his  wife  were 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  He  died 
in  April,  1845,  aged  sixty -two;  his  wife  in 
January,  1S66,  aged  seventy-three. 

John  Emlet  received  a  limited  education  in 


the  public  schools  of  Adams  county.  He 
worked  with  his  father  on  the  farm  until  he 
Avas  fifteen,  when  his  father  died  and  his  eld- 
est brother  rented  the  farm.  After  working 
for  his  brother  for  two  years,  he  hired  as  a  farm 
laborer  in  Adams  county  for  two  years.  At 
the  age  of  nineteen  he  learned  carpentry  with 
his  brother,  serving  an  apprenticeship  of  two 
years  and  three  months.  He  Avorked  at  his 
trade  for  ten  years,  four  of  which  were  spent 
in  Virginia.  In  1863,  Mr.  Emlet  removed 
from  Virginia  to  Adams  county  to  work  in 
the  machine  shops;  a  few  months  afterwards 
the  battle  of  Gettysburg  was  fought,  the  shop 
Avas  closed,  and  he  returned  to  farm  labor. 
Six  months  later  he  removed  to  Washington, 
D.  C,  to  take  charge  of  a  farm  and  dairy.  In 
1865,  Mr.  Emlet  remoA-ed  to  Perry  county 
and  rented  a  farm  in  Spring  tOAvnship,  culti- 
vating the  land  and  engaging  in  hucksterage. 
In  1885  he  bought  the  farm  on  AAdiich  he  now 
resides;  his  son-in-laAV  farms  the  land,  and 
he  gives  all  his  attention  to  hucksterage.  His 
farm  is  in  good  condition,  and  is  one  of  the 
finest  in  Spring  toAvnship. 

John  Emlet  Avas  married,  December  7, 
1858,  to  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  John  and 
Sarah  (Sugert)  Bear.  They  had  four  chil- 
dren: Sarah  E.  (Mrs.  Augustus  Ellerman), 
resides  in  Spring  tovraship;  William,  mar- 
ried Cora  SnaA^ely,  resides  in  Missouri;  Ma- 
mie E.  (Mrs.  Richard  Thompson);  and  one 
Avho  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Emlet  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Refonned  church;  she  died  April 
23,  1863.  Mr.  Emlet  Avas  married  to  his  sec- 
ond wife,  Leah,  daughter  of  Andrew  and 
Elizabeth  (Kochenhour)  Beitzel,  October  31, 
^865.  They  hav^e  four  children:  Annie  C. 
(Mrs.  Charles  Kennedy),  her  husband  is  a 
huckster  in  Spring  toAvnship ;  David,  married 
Emily,  daughter  of  Isaac  Billman,  has  been 
engaged  in  hucksterage  Avith  his  father  since 
he  Avas  tAveh^e,  and  in  189-1  remoA^ed  to  Loys- 
ville,  Vhere  he  caiTies  on  the  same  business; 
Ida  (]\Irs.  Rudolph  Billman),  her  husband  is 
a  huckster  in  Loysville;  and  T.  Calvin,  died 
May  28,  1807.  aged  six  months  and  eight  days. 
Mrs.  Emlet  is  a  member  of  the  Reformed 
church  and  a  teacher  in  the  Sunday-school. 
Since  he  Avas  eighteen,  Mr.  Emlet  has  been  an 
active  member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  in 
Avliich  he  has  been  deacon,  trustee  and  elder. 
He  is  also  connected  Avith  the  Sunday-school, 
of  Avhich  he  has  been  a  teacher  for  many  years. 


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ILO^.  DAVID  H.  SHEIBLEY,  Landis- 
biirg,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Jacob  and  Sa- 
lome (Harman)  Sheibley,  was  bom  July  14, 
1835,  on  the  old  homestead  where  he  still 
resides.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Peter 
Sheibley,  a  native  of  Switzerland,  came  to  this 
country  when  a  young  man,  and  resided  in 
]!>[orthampton,  Berks,  and  finally  in  Perry 
county.  He  was  a  farmer  all  his  life,  was 
twice  married  and  had  a  large  family  of  chil- 
dren. His  second  wife  was  Miss  Lynn.  Peter 
Sheibley  was  a  member  of  the  Reformed 
church.  Hon.  D.  H.  Sheibley's  maternal 
grandfather  was  a  farmer.  He  o'wned  the 
farm  on  which  Mr.  Sheibley  now  resides,  and 
reared  six  children.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sheibley, 
the  parents  of  Mr.  Sheibley,  were  both  bom 
in  Perry  county.  In  early  life  his  father  had 
learned  carpentry,  but  worked  at  it  only  a 
few  years  and  then  went  to  farming.  He  mar- 
ried Salome  Harman;  they  had  seven  chil- 
dren, only  two  of  whom  are  living:  David 
H.;  and  Angeline  (Mrs.  Charles  K.  Smith). 
Those  deceased  are:  John;  Peter;  Mary  Ann 
(Mrs.  Francis  Gibson) ;  Caroline,  wife  of  Reu- 
ben Spotts,  and  later  of  Jesse  L.  Garrett ;  and 
one  that  died  in  infancy. 

Jacob  Sheibley,  father  of  David  IL,  was 
prominent  in  his  community.  Besides  serving 
in  many  of  the  township  offices,  he  was  county 
commissioner  for  a  term  of  three  years,  and 
associate  jvidge  for  a  term  of  five  years.  He 
was  active  in  church  affairs  also;  a  member 
of  the  Reformed  church,  he  was  deacon  and 
elder  for  many  years.  He  died  Febriiary  14, 
1882,  at  the  age  of  eighty-three  years  and  four 
months.  His  wife  died  April  5,  1848,  aged 
thirty-eight  years. 

David  H.  Sheibley  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  and  the  academies  of  Bloom- 
field  and  Landisburg.  He  was  reared  on  a 
farm  belonging  to  his  father,  for  whom  he 
worked  until  he  was  twenty-six  years  of  age; 
then  he  began  farming  for  himself,  and  that 
occupation  still  engrosses  his  time  and  atten- 
tion. He  is  one  of  the  most  highly  esteemed 
citizens  of  the  county.  Capable  and  popular, 
he  has  filled  creditably  all  the  township  of- 
fices. He  has  seiwed  as  school  director  for 
twenty  years,  and  as  assessor  for  three  terms; 
in  1876  he  was  elected  to  the  State  legislature 
for  two  sessions.  In  1883,  Mr.  Sheil)ley  was 
made  treasurer  of  the  Farmers'  and  Mechan- 
ics' Fire  Insurance  Company,  and  held  that 


position  for  fourteen  years;  and  in  1895,  he 
was  made  president  of  the  same  company.  He 
has  been  connected  with  the  Perry  County 
Agricultural  Society  since  its  organization  in 
1885,  and  during  the  last  six  years  has  been 
its  president.  Mr.  Sheibley  is  an  active  mem- 
ber of  Mt.  Demi:)sev  Lodge,  Is"o.  172,  I.  O. 
O.  F. 

On  December  25,  1S72,  Mr.  Sheibley  was 
married  to  Matilda  L.,  daughter  of  Frederick 
and  Susan  (Lenker)  Boger.  Fredei-ick  Boger 
was  born  in  Gemianv,  and  on  coming  to  Amer- 
ica he  settled  in  Berks  county.  He  was  a  clerk 
nearly  all  his  life.  He  man-ied  Susan  Lenker, 
and  they  had  eight  children:  Amelia,  widow 
of  John  Cree;  Frederick;  Matilda  L. ;  Vic- 
toria, widow  of  Jacob  Thudium,  resides  in 
Baltimore;  Edward,  died  young;  Virginia, 
wife  of  John  Calio,  and  later  of  Joseph  Wert, 
died  in  1880,  aged  thirty-eight  years;  Amanda 
(Mrs.  George  Shearer),  died  in  Calif omia; 
and  Albert,  died  in  June,  1893,  aged  forty- 
eight  years.  Mr.  Boger  was  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church,  and  Mrs.  Boger  of  the  Re- 
formed. He  died  in  1876,  at  the  age  of  sev- 
enty-nine years;  his  wife  preceded  him  to  the 
grave,  dying  in  1869,  at  the  age  of  forty-eight 
years. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sheibley  have  three  children: 
Charles,  married  to  Miss  Milligan,  resides  in 
Iowa,  where  he  is  engaged  in  farming;  Sal- 
lie,  wife  of  H.  B.  Rhinesmith,  the  well-known 
proprietor  of  Hotel  Rhinesmith,  Bloomfield; 
and  Jacob  L.,  who  is  not  married  and  lives  at 
home.  The  family  attend  the  Refonned 
church. 


JOH^^  PREISLER,  Lebo,  Pei-ry  coimty, 
Pa.,  son  of  John  and  Susan  (Burtnette)  Preis- 
ler,  was  bom  November  11,  1845,  in  Perry 
county.  His  paternal  grandparents  were  born 
in  Germany  and  came  to  this  country  when 
quite  young.  They  settled  in  Lancaster  coun- 
ty, and  removed  to  Cumberland,  and  later  to 
Perry  county.  In  his  early  life,  the  grand- 
father was  a  school  teacher;  for  many  years 
he  was  a  local  preacher;  later  he  engaged 
in  fanning.  He  was  married  to  Maria  Mussel- 
man;  they  had  a  family  of  seven  children: 
Daniel;  John;  Henry;  George;  Mai-y,  died 
in  1862,  aged  fifty  years;  Joseph  and  Cath- 
erine, died  in  infancy.  He  died  in  Perry 
county.  Mr.  Preisler's  maternal  grandpar- 
ents, ^Ir.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Burtnette,  were 


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natives  of  Pennsylvania.  His  grandfather,  a 
farmer  all  his  life,  was  maiTied  to  Miss  Grove; 
they  had  eleven  children:  Kate  (Mrs.  Daniel 
Preisler);  Susan:  Xancy  (Mrs.  John  Keek), 
deceased;  j\Iary  (Mre.  David  Xeely),  deceased; 
John,  also  deceased;  "William,  died  in  Michi- 
gan; Jacob,  deceased;  Samnel, deceased;  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  Jonathan  Eejelman),  deceased; 
Thomas,  deceased;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Charles  Bress- 
ler),  died  December  25,  1896. 

John  Preisler,  Sr.,  was  born  in  ITnion  coun- 
ty. He  followed  his  trade  of  stone  mason 
nearly  all  his  life.  He  was  married  to  Susan, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Burtnette,  and  had  these 
children:  John;  Susan  E.,  widow  of  J.  C. 
Frink;  J.  C. ;  Joseph,  deceased;  Sarah,  de- 
ceased; Anna  Man,%  died  in  infancy;  George, 
died  in  March,  1891,  aged  thirty -seven  years; 
and  Catharine,  died  June  27,  1894,  aged  fifty 
years,  taught  school  for  a  number  of  years. 
Mr.  Preisler  Avas  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church  and  an  office-holder.  He  died  ISTovem- 
ber  21,  1870,  aged  seventy-three  years.  His 
wife  resides  in  Bloomfield,  Perry  county. 

John  Preisler  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools.  His  trade  was  that  of  a  saw- 
yer, and  he  worked  at  it  for  many  yeai-s.  He 
spent  a  number  of  years  in  Virginia,  employed 
there  at  his  trade,  also  in  Centre  county  for 
ten  months.  During  the  war  he  was  driving 
a  team  in  Washington  City,  and  later  drove 
in  Cumberland  and  Franklin  counties.  After 
this  he  again  engaged  in  sawing.  In  1893  he 
turned  his  attention  to  farming,  and  in  1894 
removed  to  his  present  place,  which  he  man- 
aged Avith  much  success. 

Mr.  Preisler  Avas  man-ied,  February  22, 
1879,  to  Mrs.  Sarah,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Hattie  (Xailer)  Allen,  and  AvidoAV  of  Harvey 
Shirpening.  They  had  three  children :  Charles 
P. ;  Frank  T. ;  and  Mary  K.  The  family  are 
members  of  the  Eeformed  church,  Mr.  Preis- 
ler holding  the  office  of  elder  in  his  congrega- 
tion, and  superintendcTit  of  the  Sunday- 
school.  Mrs.  Preisler  died  March  1,  1897, 
aged  fifty. 

Mrs.  Preisler's  father,  Sanniel  Allen,  Avas 
born  in  Lancaster  county.  In  his  youth  he 
was  a  carpenter,  but  later  Avent  to  farming. 
He  Avas  twice  married;  his  Avivcs  Avcre  sisters, 
daughters  of  George  Nailer.  The  first  Avife 
Avas  Catharine  Xailer,  Avhom  he  married  Feb- 
ruary 15,  1821.  They  had  seA-en  children,  tAvo 
of  Avhom  surAdve :  Mary  (Mrs.  Solomon  Sitze) ; 


and  Samuel.  Those  avIio  died  Avere:  Catharine 
died  in  February,  1839,  aged  one  year; 
George,  died  in  18G4;  John;  Josiali;  and 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  Green).  On  the  12tli 
of  March.  1838,  Mrs.  Preisler  died,  aged 
thirty-eight  years.  The  second  Avife  was  Hat- 
tie  Xailer.  The  fiA^e  children  of  this  marriage 
are  all  living:  Eebecca,  AvidoAV  of  Benjamin 
Limk;  DaA'id;  Jacob;  Sarah  (Mrs.  John 
Preisler);  and  Yost  S.  Five  of  Mr.  Allen's 
sons  served  in  the  late  Avar,  A'iz:  John,  Jo- 
siah,  Samuel,  David  and  Jacob.  Though 
John  Avas  imprisoned  for  a  long  time,  and 
David  had  a  horse  shot  under  him,  all  lived 
to  come  home  in  safety.  Mr.  Allen  and  his 
Avife  were  members  of  the  Evangelical  church, 
in  Avhich  the  former  Avas  a  class  leader  for 
many  years.  He  died  March  9,  1873,  aged 
seA'enty-six  years  and  six  months;  his  Avife 
died  April  17,  1883,  aged  scA-enty-eight  years, 
tAvo  months  and  fourteen  days. 

JOHX  DUXKLEBEKGER,  Lebo,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Bau- 
sum)  Dunkleberger,  AA-as  born  in  Perry  county 
March  17,  1851.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
John  Dunkleberger,  was  a  natiA^^e  of  Berks 
county,  and  came  to  Perry  county  in  1814. 
He  Avas  a  farmer  all  his  life,  and  Avas  married 
to  Miss  Sunday.  Their  children  Avere :  Catha- 
rine, AA'idoAV  of  AVilliam  Loy;  Jonathan;  John; 
Elizabeth  CMrs.  Jacob  Kell);  Jeremiah; 
Charles ;  Samuel ;  Hannah  (Mrs.  Solomon  Bern- 
heisel);  and  Joseph.  All  are  uoav  deceased 
except  the  first  named.  The  grandparents 
AA'Cre  both  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
Mr.  Dunkleberger's  great-gTandfather  on  his 
mother's  side  Avas  Henry  Bausum,  a  natiA'e 
of  Perry  county  and  carpenter  by  trade.  He 
married  Miss  dinger,  and  raised  a  large  fam- 
ily, among  Avhoni  AA'as  Jacob,  the  grandfather 
of  John  Dunkleberger.  Jacob  Bausum  Avas 
a  shoemaker  for  a  number  of  yeai"s,  but 
later  engaged  in  farming.  Fie  Avas  mar- 
ried tAvice,  the  first  time  to  Rebecca  Keiner. 
Of  their  eleven  children,  only  six  survive: 
Catherine  (Mrs.  David  Barrick);  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  John  Dunkleberger);  John;  Jacob; 
]\[argaret  (Mrs.  DaA'id  Flickinger);  Julia 
(Mrs.  Henry  ]\renion).  These  have  died: 
Leah;  Sarah;  Susan;  Mary  (Mrs.  Moore); 
and  William.  The  first  Avife  died  in  1836,  at 
the  age  of  thirty-six  years.  Mr.  Bausum  Avas 
married  the  second  time  to  Elizabeth  Shu- 


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maker,  and  tlieir  cliiklrcn  were:  Ilettie 
(Mrs.  William  Bitner);  and  Haunali  (Mrs. 
David  Bitner,  deceased.  Mr.  Bausnm  died  at 
the  ag-e  of  forty-seven;  his  wife  has  also 
l^assed  away.  Both  were  members  of  the  Lu- 
theran church. 

Joseph  Dunkleberger,  father  of  John  Dun- 
kleberger,  was  bom  in  Berks  county,  April 
19,  ISll.  In  that  same  year  his  parents  re- 
moved to  Perry  county,  and  settled  on  the 
farm  on  which  John  Dunkleberger  now  re- 
sides. He  was  a  fuller  and  was  thus  employed 
for  twenty  years;  then  he  engaged  in  farming, 
and  so  continued  until  1870,  when  he  retired 
and  his  son  John  took  charge  of  the  farm. 
He  was  married  March  13,  1815,  to  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Rebecca  (Keiner) 
Bausiim.  They  had  these  children:  John; 
David;  Harrison;  Charles;  Mary  A.,  died  Oc- 
tober 6,  1850,  aged  two  years  and  eight  days; 
Catherine  E.,  died  jSTovember  13,  1850,  aged 
four  years,  and  one  month;  and  Margaret, 
died  February  26,  1869,  aged  five  years,  four 
months  and  fifteen  days.  Mr.  Dunkleberger 
died  August  13,  1895,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
one  years.  He  was  an  active,  faithful  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which  he  held 
all  the  offices.  His  widow,  an  active  lady  of 
seventy-two,  resides  on  the  home  farm  with 
her  son. 

John  Dunkleberger  grew  up  on  his  father's 
farm  in  Spring  township,  and  attended  the 
public  schools  of  his  district.  He  worked  for 
his  father  until  he  attained  his  twenty-first 
year  and  then  began  farming  for  himself.  In 
.connection  with  his  farming  interests,  Mr. 
Diinkleberger,  has  for  four  years,  given  some 
time  to  thrashing,  and  has  also  for  two  sea- 
sons sold  farming  implements  and  machin- 
ery. During  the  winter  months  he  is  en- 
gaged in  butchering  for  the  neighboring 
farmers.  Besides  this,  his  services  are  fre- 
quently called  for  as  veterinary  surgeon,  as 
his  skill  in  the  treatment  of  diseases  among 
domestic  animals  is  very  great.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Democratic  party,  and  during  the 
years  1875-76,  filled  various  township  offices. 

Mr.  Dunkleberger  was  married,  Februaiy 
8,  1872.  to  Mary,  daughter  of  John  and  Lydia 
(English)  Klinepeter.  Their  children  are: 
Martin  L.,  born  May  2,  1873,  married  to  ISTan- 
nie  Hassinger,  is  a  farmer  in  Spring  township ; 
Joseph  E.,  born  October  1-i,  1874,  married 
Annie   Kitner,   resides   in   Spring  township; 


"William  O.,  born  November  16,  1875,  died 
October  11,  1876;  Sallie  V.,  bom  July  5, 
1880;  Harvey,  born  December  31,  1883;  Jo- 
seph C.,  born  May  11, 1885;  Walter  Scott, bom 
October  5,  1886;  Emma  Jane,  died  Septem- 
ber 29,  1878,  aged  one  year,  one  month  and 
twenty-nine  days;  Elsie,  born  January  22, 
1888,  died  September  23,  1888;  Viola,  bom 
March  16,  1890,  died  July  25,  1890.  On 
the  14th  of  October,  1891,  Mrs.  Dunkleber- 
ger died,  aged  forty-one  years.  She  was  a 
faithful,  earnest  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church.  Mr.  Dunkleberger  is  also  a  member, 
and  filled  the  office  of  deacon  for  many  years; 
he  is  now  superintendent  of  the  Sunday- 
school.  Some  years  ago  he  organized  a  Sun- 
day-school at  Oak  Grove,  of  which  he  was 
superintendent  for  three  years.  Lie  is  highly 
esteemed  by  all  who  know  him. 


joxatha:nt  dunkelberger,  ahu- 

da,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  John  Dunkel- 
berger,  was  born  in  Spring  township,  Decem- 
ber 22,  1818.  He  was  raised  on  the  farm, 
and  educated  in  the  common  schools.  At 
Loekport,  N".  Y.,  he  learned  the  trade  of 
cooper,  which  he  followed  for  a  short  time, 
and  then  engaged  in  farming.  He  was  mar- 
ried three  times.  The  fii-st  wife  was  Catha- 
rine Campbell,  whom  he  man-ied  January  9, 
1843.  They  had  four  children:  Caroline 
(Mrs.  John  D.  Sender);  William;  John,  died 
October  24,  1845;  and  a  child  that  died  in 
infancy.  The  first  wife  died  April  4,  1851, 
aged  thirty-seven  years  and  fifteen  days.  She 
was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Mr. 
Dunkelberger  was  married  the  second  time  to 
Caroline  Beitzel;  they  had  one  son:  Charles 
R.  Mrs.  Caroline  Dunkelberger  having  died, 
Mr.  Dunkelberger  was  married  again,  Sep- 
tember ;'.,  1SS5,  to  Leah,  daughter  of 
William  and  Barbara  (Banch)  Keiner.  Mr. 
Dunkelberger  was  a  farmer  the  greater  part 
of  his  life,  and  a  hard  working,  industri- 
ous man.  For  over  a  year  his  mental  powers 
had  been  weakening,  the  result  of  a  stroke 
sustained  in  January,  1895,  from  which  time 
until  his  death,  February  9,  1897,  he  was  im- 
able  to  speak.  Like  his  parents,  Mr.  Dun- 
kelberger was  a  Lutheran,  in  which  church  his 
father  was  deacon  and  elder. 

The  parents  of  Mr.  Dunkelberger's  third 
wife  were  natives  of  York  county,  and  far- 


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niers.  Her  father,  "William  Keiuer,  married 
Barbara  Bancli.  Tbev  liad  five  cliildren: 
Mary,  widow  of  Jesse  Kell;  Sarali,  widow  of 
John  Slioner;  Leah  (Mrs.  Jonathan  Dunkel- 
berger);  Samnel,  died  young;  Eliza  (Mrs. 
Abraham  Ehodes),  died  January  8,  1896, 
aged  seventy-eight  years;  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Kei- 
ner  were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

Charles  R.  Dunkelberger,  son  of  Jonathan 
and  Caroline  (Beitzel)  Dunkelberger,  was 
born  Xovemlier  17,  1862.  He  was  reared  on 
a  farm  and  educated  in  the  public  schools. 
In  1886,  he  began  farming  on  shares  and  is 
still  thus  engaged. 

Charles  Dunkelberger  was  married,  Sep- 
tember 22,  1885,  to  Rebecca,  daughter  of 
Peter  and  Rebecca  (Smith)  Garlin.  They 
have  two  children:  Lillie  May;  and  Rose 
Emma.  The  family  are  Lutherans.  Mrs. 
Duukelberger's  father,  Peter  Garlin,  was  a 
native  of  Perry  county,  and  married  Rebecca, 
daughter  of  Abraham  and  Catharine  Smith. 
They  had  a  large  family  of  children:  AVilliam; 
Abraham;  Daniel;  John;  Jonathan;  Catha- 
rine; Elijah;  Jennie;  Rebecca  (Mrs.  Charles 
Dunkelberger);  aJid  several  that  died  in  in- 
fancy. The  mother  died  in  1862,  aged  fifty- 
two;  the  father  in  ISDl,  aged  eighty-seven 
years. 


RICHARD  ADA^rS,  Lebo,  Perry  county. 
Pa.,  son  of  John  and  Siisan  (Moore)  Adams, 
was  born  in  Spring  towmship,  Perry  county, 
January  23,  1839.  His  paternal  gTandfather 
was  a  native  of  Berks  county  and  reared  a 
family  of  seven  children :  David ;  John ;  Mar- 
tha; James;  Mary  (Mrs.  Chester  Zigler); 
Richard;  and  Joseph.  His  maternal  grand- 
father, John  Moore,  a  native  of  Germany, 
was  a  weaver.  He  Avas  married  to  Mary 
Shearer;  their  children  were:  Susan;  Kate 
(Mrs.  Joseph  Bailer);  Jane  (Mrs.  John 
Croll);  Hettie  (Mrs.  Samuel  Shettler);  David, 
deceased;  Lena,  died  in  1865;  Peter;  and 
Mary  (Mrs.  Abraham  Hopple).  In  1866,  Mr. 
Moore  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-four  years. 

John  Adams,  father  of  Richard  Adams, 
Avas  born  in  Berks  county,  and  followed 
farming  all  his  life  with  the  exception  of  a 
few  years  during  Avhich  he  kept  hotel  in 
Spring  township.  He  was  twice  married. 
His  first  Avife  Avas  Sarah,  daughter  of  James 
Bell,  and  of  their  six  children  only  one  sur- 
vives:    Elizabeth,  Avidow  of  Peter  AVarner. 


Those  that  died  AA^ere:  Mary;  Martha; 
Samuel;  and  two  that  Avere  tAvins.  His  first 
Avife  having  died,  Mr.  Adams  married  Susan, 
daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Shearer)  Moore. 
They  had  four  children:  Henry;  John; 
Richard;  and  Sarah  (Mrs.  John  Reiber).  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Adams  Avere  members  of  the  Lu- 
theran church.  Mr.  John  Adams  died  aged 
eighty-one  years  and  seven  months.  His 
AvidoAV  is  eighty-three  and  resides  in  Spring 
township. 

Richard  Adams  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools.  He  Avas  reared  on  a 
farm,  and  Avhen  eighteen  years  of  age  learned 
the  trade  of  stone  mason,  AA'ith  Stephen  Losh. 
He  served  an  apprenticeship  of  three  years, 
and  this  being  over,  Mr.  Losh  gaA'e  him  em- 
ployment for  six  consecutive  years. 

ilr.  Adams  continued  to  Avork  at  his 
trade  until  the  second  year  of  the  war,  Avhen 
he  Avent  to  Duncannon,  Perry  county,  and 
Avorked  at  puddling  for  tAvo  years.  On  Sep- 
tember 1-4,  1861:,  he  enlisted  in  Company  F, 
Two  Hundred  and  Ninth  PennsylA'ania  Vol- 
unteers, and  served  for  nine  months.  Dur- 
ing that  time  he  participated  in  the  battles  of 
Eort  Steadman  and  of  Petersburg,  Va. 
AVliile  serving  in  the  anny  a  log  fell  on  his 
arm,  and  broke  scA^eral  bones  in  his  right  hand, 
disabling  him  for  ten  Aveeks.  The  Avar  being 
ended,  Mr.  Adams  again  found  em^Dloyment 
Avith  Mr.  Losh,  Avith  Avhom  he  continued  for 
four  years,  after  which  he  spent  tAvo  yeare  in 
the  puddling  mills  in  Dunrannon.  Subse- 
quently he  engaged  in  farming  on  the  place 
Avhere  he  noAv  resides,  and  on  Avhicli  he  has 
built  a  new  house.  He  is  a  successful  farmer, 
and  an  esteemed  friend  and  neighbor.  He  is 
serAdng  his  third  year  as  school  director. 

Mr.  Adams  Avas  married,  March,  1859,  to 
Abigail,  daughter  of  Adam  and  Eliza  J. 
(Stoiiesifer)  Eenical.  They  have  had  these 
children:  Susan  (]\rrs.  Emanuel  Shearer); 
AVilliam;  Charles;  George;  Thomas;  Harry; 
Albert;  Matilda;  AYalter;  Flossie;  HoAvard; 
Edward  Logan,  died  in  infancy,  1862;  Eliza 
J.,  died  in  1866,  aged  three  months  and  five 
days;  and  Chester,  died  October  29, 1894,  aged 
nineteen  years  and  seven  months.  Mrs. 
Adams  and  children  are  members  of  the 
L^nited  Brethren  church. 

!Mrs.  Adams'  grandfather,  j\Iatthias  Fenical, 
Avas  a  native  of  Periw  county  and  a  farmer. 
He  Avas  married  to  Marv,  daughter  of  AndreAV 


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and  Mary  (Haines)  Losli.  Tliej  had  these 
chiklren:  John;  Amanda  (Mrs.  William 
Martin);  Edward,  died  aged  thirty-seven 
years;  Margaret  (Mrs.  Jacob  Deiisler),  de- 
ceased; Peter,  deceased;  Susan  (Mrs.  Joseph 
Carmichael),  deceased;  Adam,  deceased; 
Stephen,  deceased;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Jonathan 
Murphy),  deceased.  Both  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Fen- 
ical  were  members  of  the  Church  of  God. 
Adam  Fenical,  father  of  Mrs.  Adams,  was 
born  in  Perry  county.  He  was  a  puddler,  and 
also  worked  at  blacksmithing  in  his  younger 
days,  but  later  in  life  he  went  to  farming. 
He  was  married  to  Eliza  J.  Stonesifer,  a  na- 
tive of  Maryland.  They  had  a  family  of 
eight  chiklren:  Abigail  J.  (Mi's.  Richai-d 
Adams);  Margaret  (Mrs.  Samuel  Brubaker), 
of  Lancaster,  Pa.;  "William;  Mary  (Mrs. 
Isaac  Meger);  Edward,  died  aged  twenty 
months;  John  "W.,  deceased;  and  Charles 
Morgan,  who  was  killed  on  the  railroad  near 
Bailey  Station,  in  the  year  1890.  Mr.  Feni- 
cal died  in  Xovember,  1892,  aged  seventy- 
one  years.  Mrs.  Fenical  died  veiy  suddenly 
in  January,  1894-,  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight 
years. 


FREDERICK  S.  COOPER,  Lebo,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Tyrone  township. 
Perry  county,  July  13,  1851.  He  is  a  son 
of  Henry  and  Sarah  (Schaeffer)  Cooper.  His 
patei-nal  grandfather  was  of  Scotch  descent, 
a  native  of  Wilkes-Ban-e,  and  settled  in  Cum- 
berland county,  Pa.  His  maternal  grandfa- 
ther was  a  farmer,  and  married  Catherine, 
daughter  of  Peter  and  Ellen  Sheibley.  They 
had  ten  children:  Addie  (Mrs.  George 
Strohm),  of  Carlisle,  Pa.;  Jane;  Peter;  John; 
William;  George;  Sarah;  Mary  (Mi's.  Jacob 
Kennedy);  and  Catherine,  wife  of  the  Rev. 
Mr.  ShulL  All  except  the  first  two  are  dead. 
His  father,  Henry  Cooper,  was  born  in  Cum- 
berland county.  Pa.  In  his  youth  he  was 
bound  out  to  a  master,  who  taught  him  tailor- 
ing at  which  he  worked  for  many  years.  Af- 
terAvards  he  became  a  dealer  in  live  stock, 
paying  particular  attention  to  the  sale  of  cat- 
tle and  sheep.  ]Mr.  Cooper  is  a  progressive 
man,  prominent  in  county  affairs  and  has 
served  as  school  director  and  as  supervisor,  and 
in  18-tl,  Avas  elected  sheriff  of  the  county. 
He  Avas  the  founder,  and,  for  many  yeai's,  one 
of  the  directors  of  the  Farmers'  Fire  Insur- 
ance Company.     He  man'ied  Sarah,  daughter 


of  Frederick  and  Catherine  (Sheibleyj 
Schaffer,  a  native  of  Spring  township,  Perry 
county.  Their  children  are:  Mary  J.  (Mrs. 
Frederick  Lynn),  of  Youngstown,  O.;  Josiah 
K. ;  George  A.;  John  D.;  Samuel  C,  Harris- 
burg,  Pa.;  Frederick  S.;  Andrew,  died  in 
1865;  William,  died  iii  1873;  and  Catherine, 
died  in  youth.  Mr.  and  Mi's.  Henry  Cooper 
Avere  members  of  the  Reformed  church,  in 
which  he  was  for  many  years  a  deacon.  He 
died  in  1881,  aged  scA^enty-three ;  his  Avife,  in 
1881:,  aged  seA^enty-four. 

Frederick  S.  Cooper  receiA-ed  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  and  at  Landisburg  Aca- 
demy. He  remained  at  home  learning  prac- 
tical farming  with  his  father,  until  1870, 
Avhen  he  found  employment  in  a  foundry, 
but  after  working  there  for  twenty-one  months 
he  removed  to  Tyrone  to\^mship,  and  began 
to  deal  in  live  stock,  principally  cattle  and 
shee^J.  In  1884,  he  began  farming  on  the 
place  Avhich  he  noAv  cultiA'ates. 

Frederick  S.  Cooper  Avas  married,  June  14, 
1888,  to  Elizabeth  J.,  daughter  of  Frederick 
and  ^lartha  (Johnson)  ShuU.  They  have 
three  children:  Henry  R.;  Josiah  W. ;  and 
Clark  Shull.  He  and  his  family  are  members 
of  the  Reformed  church  at  Landisburg,  Pa. 
Mr.  Cooper  has  held  the  office  of  deacon  for 
ten  years. 

Mrs.  Cooper's  parents  Avere  natives  of  Perry 
county.  Her  father  spent  his  life  in  the  cul- 
tivation of  the  soil.  His  Avife  Avas  ^lartha 
Johnson.  They  luxA^e  ten  children:  Eliza- 
beth J.  (]\[rs.  Frederick  Cooper);  Henry  S. ; 
Georo-e;  Minnie  (Mrs.  Enoch  Harmon); 
Ruth  (Mrs.  Christian  W.  Comp);  Rilla;  Wil- 
liam F. ;  Hook;  Clarence;  and  Ben  P.  H. 
Both  parents  Avere  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church.  They  reside  at  Lebo,  Spring  town- 
ship, Perry  county. 


AVILLIA]^!  H.  SCHLUSSER,  Lebo,  Perry 
eounty,Pa.,  was  born  in  Spring  toAATiship, 
Perry  countj^,  May  28,  1843.  He  is  a  son  of 
Peter  and  Jane  M.  (Jones)  Schlusser.  His 
l^aternal  grandfather,  Henry  Schlusser,  a  na- 
tive of  Adams  county.  Pa.,  was  of  German 
descent.  His  Avife  was  Margaret  Fitzel. 
The}"  had  tAvelve  children:  John;  Henry; 
Catherine;  Annie  (Mrs.  Joseph  Lah); 
Michael;  Daniel;  Mary;  Leah;  Peter;  Sarah; 
Isabella;  and  one  Avho  died  in  infancy.  Only 
four   are   living.      Mr.    Schlusser's    maternal 


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grandfather,  Benjamin  Jones,  a  native  of 
Wales,  emigrated  to  America  and  settled  on 
a  farm  in  Spring  township.  He  married  Ee- 
bec'ca  Sutch.  Their  children  are:  AVilliam; 
Eobert;  Israel;  Benjamin;  Josej)h;  John; 
Sarah;  James;  Elizabeth;  Eebecca;  Martha; 
and  Margaret.  Mr.  Jones  was  a  member  of 
the  United  Brethren  chnrch,  in  Avhich  he  was 
an  office  bearer.  He  died  in  1856,  aged  eigh- 
ty-two; his  wife  died  in  1857,  aged  seventy- 
seven.  Mr.  Schlnsser's  parents  Avere  natives 
of  Perry  county.  His  father  was  a  moulder, 
and  although  he  cultivated  a  fann,  he  never 
abandoned  his  trade.  He  was  married  to 
Jane,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Eebecca 
(Sutch)  Jones.  Their  children  are:  David; 
Benjamin;  William  H. ;  Sarah  (2Irs.  Archi- 
bald Wells);  Joseph;  Hiram;  and  John, 
starved  to  death  in  the  prison  at  Anderson- 
ville,  in  1864.  Mr.  Schlusser  and  his  wife 
were  members  of  the  United  Brethren  church 
in  wdiich  Mr.  Schlusser  Avas  a  class-leader. 
He  died  NoA^ember  5,  1879,  aged  sixty-six; 
his  Avife  died  January  20,  1896,  at  the  age  of 
eighty-six. 

William  H.  Schlusser  Avas  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Spring  tOAvnship.  He  re- 
mained at  home,  Avorking  Avith  his  father  on 
tlie  farm,  and  as  a  stone  mason,  until  he  Avas 
tAventy-seven.  He  enlisted  August  30,  1864, 
in  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and  Eighty- 
fourth  Pennsylvania  Volunteei-s,  and  served 
for  one  year.  He  took  part  in  the  battles  of 
Hatchers  Eun,  Amelia  Court  House,  Yellow 
SAvamp,  Petersburg,  Weldon  Eailroad,  Beams 
Station,  Appomattox  Court  House,  and  Eicli- 
mond.  After  he  Avas  discharged,  ]Mr. 
Schlusser  returned  to  Spring  township,  and 
rented  a  farm  which  he  cultivated  until  1888, 
Avlien  he  removed  to  the  farm  on  Avhich  he  noAV 
resides. 

William  H.  Schlusser  Avas  married,  March 
9,  1871,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  John  G.  and 
Elizabeth  (Hoover)  Nickey.  Their  children 
are:  Matilda  (Mrs.  James  MorroAv);  Wil- 
liam E. ;  M.  Lizzie;  Harrison  C;  John  B.,  died 
aged  eight  months  and  six  days;  and  Emma 
C,  died  aged  eighteen  months.  Mr.  Schlusser 
and  his  family  are  members  of  the  United 
Brethren  church. 

Mrs.  Schlnsser's  paternal  grandparents 
were  German  by  birth;  her  maternal  grand- 
parents Avere  natives  of  Lebanon  county. 
They    removed    to    a    farm    in    Cumberland 


county,  Avhere  they  spent  the  remainder 
of  their  lives.  Tier  parents  Avere  born  in 
Cumberland  county.  Her  father  Avas  a  tailor 
but  also  OAvned  and  cultivated  a  farm.  He 
married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  and 
Julia  (Livingston)  HooA^er.  Their  children 
are:  Susan  (Mrs.  Jacob  Mountz);  Mary 
(Mrs.  William  H.  Schlusser);  Caroline,  died 
July  27,  1856,  aged  one  year;  Sarah  Ann, 
died  March  16,  1872,  aged  twenty;  Levi,  died 
June  10,  1894,  aged  forty-nine  years,  eleAJ^en 
months  and  seventeen  days;  John  C,  died 
January  3,  1887,  aged  thirty  yeai-s,  six 
months  and  tAventy-two  days;  and  Emma  C, 
died  October  10,  1891,  aged  tAventy-nine 
years,  nine  months  and  Sa'c  days.  Mr.  Hoover 
and  his  Avife  Avere  members  of  the  LTnited 
Brethren  church.  Mr.  Hoover  died  October 
11,  1878,  aged  fifty-six;  his  Avife  died,  March 
31,  1874,  aged  seventy-four  yeare,  tAvo  months 
and  sixteen  days. 


JOHX  McBEIDE,  Lebo,  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  AA'as  born  in  Carroll  township,  Perry 
countv,  August  11,  1836.  He  is  a  son  of 
Hugh  and  Sarah  (Murphy)  McBride.  His 
grandfather,  John  McBride,  was  a  native  of 
Ireland.  The  date  of  his  emigration  is  un- 
knoAvn.  He  settled  in  Springfield,  Cumber- 
land county.  Pa.  He  Avas  a  Aveaver  and  Avas 
never  Avithout  employment.  Mr.  McBride's 
father,  Hugh  McBride,  a  native  of  Cumber- 
land county,  was  a  Avagonmaker  and  Avorked 
at  that  trade  all  his  life.  He  Avas  married 
to  Sarah,  daughter  of  William  and  Mary 
(McKee)  Murphy,  aa'Iio  Avas  a  native  of  Perry 
county.  Their  children  are:  John;  Wil- 
liam; Thomas  M. ;  Wesley;  Elizabeth,  died 
in  1850,  aged  eighteen;  Mary,  died  aged 
eighteen;  and  Annie,  died  at  the  age  of  six- 
teen. Mr.  Hugh  McBride  AA'as  a  member  of 
the  Lutheran,  and  his  Avife  of  the  Methodist 
church.  He  died  at  the  age  of  eighty;  his 
Avife  died  aged  fifty-nine. 

John  McBride  Avas  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  toAvnship.  He  learned 
Avagon-making,  serving  an  apprenticeship  of 
three  years,  and  afterAvards  Avorked  as  jour- 
neyman. He  enlisted  August  8,  1862,  un- 
der Captain  Tressler,  Company  H,  One  Hun- 
dred and  Thirty-third  Pennsyh^ania  Volun- 
teers, and  served  for  nine  months,  taking  part 
in  the  battles  of  Fredericksburg  and  Chan- 
ccllorsville.     Mr.  McBride  never  desired  of- 


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fice.  In  1ST6,  lie.retired  from  business  and  re- 
moved to  his  present  lionie  in  Spring  town- 
ship. 

John  McBride  was  married,  January  14, 
1864,  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and 
Susan  (Bernheisel)  Dunkelberger.  Their  on- 
ly daughter  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  McBride 
and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church  in  Avhich  he  has  been  deacon,  trustee 
and  elder. 


GEOEGE  A.  BISTLINE,  Elliottsburg, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  bom  in  Toboyne  town- 
ship, Pei-ry  county,  January  28,  1856.  Ele 
is  a  son  of  John  and  Margaret  (Stump)  Bist- 
line.  His  paternal  grandfather,  George  Bist- 
line,  a  native  of  Perry  county,  was  a  wagon- 
maker  and  farmer.  He  died  in  1863,  aged 
seventy-years.  He  mamed  Miss  Jennie  Lai- 
ser,  who  died  May  10,  1877,  aged  eighty-one. 
Their  children  are:  Michael;  Sarah  (Mrs. 
Samuel  Hassinger);  Margaret;  Kate;  John; 
Eliza;  Susan;  Fannie;  and  George.  All  ex- 
cept the  first  two  are  dead.  Mr.  George  Bist- 
line  and  his  family  were  members  of  the  Lu- 
theran church,  in  which  he  held  many  offices. 
Mr.  Bistline's  maternal  grandparents  were  al- 
so natives  of  Perry  county.  His  grandfather, 
Mr.  Stump  was  a  blacksmith  and  worked  at  his 
trade  nearly  all  his  life.  He  married  Miss 
Barbara  Xeighic.  They  have  seven  children: 
Margaret  (Mrs.  John  Bistline);  Matthew; 
Alexander;  Mary  (Mrs.  William  Anderson); 
John;  Thomas;  and  Simon.  All  except  the 
first  three  are  dead.  Mr.  Stump  and  his  wife 
were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  He 
died  wdiile  quite  a  young  man ;  his  wife  lived 
to  be  sixty-seven.  Mr.  George  A.  Bistline's 
father,  John  Bistline,  wagon-maker  and  far- 
mer, was  a  native  of  Perry  county.  He  was 
interested  in  local  affairs  and  was  supervisor 
of  Spring  township  for  three  years.  He  was 
married  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  John  and 
Barbara  (ISTeighic)  Stump.  They  have  nine 
children:  Mary  (Mrs.  David  Kistler); 
George  A.;  Sarah  (Mrs.  John  Steward);  Sol- 
omon, deceased;  Margaret,  died  September 
22,  1877,  aged  eight  years,  two  months  and 
thirteen  days;  Jane,  died  aged  twenty-one 
years;  Matilda,  died  in  ISTovember,  1880, 
aged  thirty-one;  and  two  that  died  in  infancy. 
Mary,  who  married  David  Kistler,  had  chil- 
dren: Tillie;  William;  Charlan;  Kamon  and 
one  infant,    deceased.      Sarah,    who   married 


John-  Steward,  had  children:  Florence; 
Charlie;  Mabel.  Mr.  John  Bistline  and  Ms 
family  were  active  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  in  which  he  was  an  office  bearer  for 
many  years.  He  died  Xovember  20,  1879, 
aged  fifty-seven;  his  widow  is  still  active  in 
church  work;  she  resides  at  the  homestead 
with  her  son,  George  A. 

George  A.  Bistline  received  his  education 
in  the  district  schools  of  Spring  township. 
When  he  was  two  years  old  his  father  removed 
to  Spring  township,  to  the  farm  on  which  Mr. 
George  A.  Bistline  now  resides.  This  farm 
had  been  owned  and  cultivated  by  his  grand- 
father, George  Bistline.  He  learned  farming 
mtli  his  father,  and  has  never  left  the  home- 
stead. His  father  also  taught  him  wagon- 
making  and  at  this  trade  he  found  profitable 
employment  during  the  intervals  of  farm 
w^ork.  He  is  a  prosperous  farmer  and  has  im- 
proved the  property  which  he  inherited. 

George  A.  Bistline  was  married  January 
8,  1883,  to  Jennie,  daughter  of  John  and 
Catherine  (Reapsomer)  Rice,  born  March 
17,  1861.  They  have  five  children:  Mar- 
garet, born  J^ovember  23,  1883,  died  Septem- 
ber 28,  1885;  Annie  C,  born  July  9,  1884; 
Josiah,  September  25,  1886;  Aaron,  born 
May  22,  1889;  Meles  G.,  born  June  14,  1896. 
Mr.  Bistline  and  his  family  are  members  of 
the  Lutheran  church. 

John  Rice,  Mrs.  Bistline's  father,  was  born 
in  Tyrone  township,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  Oc- 
tober 28,  1834.  His  wife,  Catherine,  died 
May  28,  1871,  aged  thirty-three  years,  leav- 
ing six  small  children:  Jennie;  Daniel; 
Adda;  Horace;  Maggie,  died  September  2, 
1888;  Susan,  died  N"oVember  10,  1884. 


HENRY  RIXESMITH,  Landisburg, 
PeiTy  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  that  part  of 
Cumberland  county  now  embraced  in  Madi- 
son township,  PeriT  county,  December  28, 
1819;  he  is  a  son  of  the  late  John  and  Eliza- 
beth (Ernest)  Rinesmith.  Both  the  Rine- 
smiths  and  the  Ernests  were  of  German  de- 
scent, and  were  among  the  early  settlers  of 
Pennsylvania.  Mrs.  John  Rinesmith's  gTand- 
father  was  for  many  years  a  resident  of  Madi- 
son township.  John  Rinesmith's  calling,  in 
his  earlier  yeare,  was  that  of  a  blacksmith ;  but 
he  afterwards  turned  his  attention  to  agTicul- 
ture,  and  Avas  for  the  greater  part  of  his  life 
a  farmer  of  Spring  tOAvnship,    then    forming 


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part  of  Tyrone.  Here  lie  resided  at  the  time 
of  his  death. 

Brought  up  on  his  father's  lioniestead, 
Henry  Einesmith  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  the  township,  and  after  his  school 
days  Avere  over,  continued  to  follow  agricul- 
tural pursuits.  After  some  years,  he  bought 
the  Souder  farm,  and  cultivated  it  with  suc- 
cess for  many  years.  From  1889  to  1895, 
Mr.  Einesmith  served  the  county  efficiently 
as  associate  judge.  He  has  also  been  elected 
to  various  townshi23  offices,  among  them  those 
of  director  of  the  poor  and  justice  of  the 
l^eace.  "With  the  exception  of  rendering  these 
public  seiwices,  he  has  devoted  his  attention 
exclusively  to  his  farm.  Pie  is  an  adherent 
of  the  Democratic  party. 

Henry  Einesmith  was  married  in  Spring 
township,  March  23,  1843,  to  Frances,  daugh- 
ter of  Jacob  and  Mary  (Sowers)  Souder.  Two 
of  their  children  died  young;  those  surviving 
are:  William;  Elizabeth  M.  (Mrs.  George 
Patterson) ;  James  P. ;  Alice  (Mrs.  Thomas  T. 
Graham);  and  Ida  (Mrs.  Charles  H.  Eaton). 
The  familv  attend  the  Eeformed  cluirch. 


SAMUEL  E.  LIGHTNEE,  Landisburg, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Madison  town- 
ship, Perry  county,  January  12,  1828.  He  is 
a  son  of  Jacob  and  Susanna  (Sheibley)  Liglit- 
ner,  both  deceased.  The  Lightner  family  is 
of  German  origin.  Mr.  Lightner's  grandpar- 
ents, Matthias  and  Eve  Lightner,  were  natives 
of  the  fatherland,  and  early  settlei-s  of  Perry 
county.  It  is  supposed  that  they  resided  in 
what  is  now  Spring  township.  They  had  seven 
children,  all  of  Avhom  are  deceased.  Two  of 
their  sons,  Loudy  and  Michael,  lived  in  Ohio; 
two,  Adam  and  Matthias,  Jr.,  in  Huntingdon 
county.  Pa.;  and  the  remaining  two,  Jacob 
and  Henry,  spent  their  lives  in  Tyrone  town- 
ship. The  seventh  child  was  a  daughter,  who 
died  young,  and  whose  remains,  with  those  of 
her  parents,  repose  in  the  Power  graveyard, 
Tyrone  township.  Their  son,  Jacob  Lightner, 
w'as  born  in  1776 ;  he  was  a  prosperous  farmer 
of  Perry  county.  His  wife,  Susannah  (Sheib- 
ley) Lightner,  was  born  in  Tyrone  township, 
August  15,  1787.  Their  children  are:  John 
S.,  born  December  4,  1806;  !N'ancy  (Mrs.  Pe- 
ter Schaeft'er),  bom  May  22,  1808,  both  she 
and  her  husband  are  deceased;  Henrv,  born 
March  1,  1810;  Peter,  born  March  6^,  1812; 
Sterrett,  born  August  11,   ISll,  died  while 


serving  in  defense  of  his  country;  Elizabeth 
Jane,  widow  of  Jacob  Lay,  born  February  23, 
1817;  Eva  Ann  (Mrs.  Jacob  Dick),  deceased, 
born  jSTovember  12,  1819;  William  Lightner, 
deceased,  exact  date  of  birth  not  known;  Ja- 
cob, born  July  4,  1825,  died  August  27,  1831; 
and  Samuel  E.  Jacob  Lightner  died  sud- 
denly, February  18, 1861,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
seven;  his  wife  survived  him  until  May  1, 
1874,  dying  at  the  age  of  eighty-six  years, 
eight  months  and  seventeen  days. 

During  his  boyhood,  Samuel  E.  Lightner 
had  only  the  advantage  of  the  brief  winter  ses- 
sions which  were  then  considered  a  sufficient 
allowance  for  the  common  schools;  during 
the  remaining  three-quarters  of  the  year  he, 
like  most  farmers'  boys,  was  kept  abundantly 
busy  at  farm  work  and  lumbering.  Married 
in  1853,  at  the  age  of  twenty-five,  he  made  a 
home  for  himself  and  bride  in  TjTone  town- 
ship. In  this  early  home  he  lived  until  1890, 
when  he  removed  to  the  farm  on  which  he 
now  resides,  and  which  he  had  purchased  in 
1884.  Since  his  removal  Mr.  Lightner  has 
relinquished  the  active  supervision  of  farm 
duties  to  his  son  Frank.  He  has  been  ener- 
getic and  ]3rogressive,  very  successful,  upright 
in  his  dealings,  and  is  universally  honored  and 
esteemed.  He  has  served  in  various  township 
offices ;  is  a  director  of  the  Perry  County  Eail- 
road,  and  takes  an  active  part  in  mattere  per- 
taining to  the  welfare  of  the  county.  He  was 
formerly  a  AVhig,  and  now  belongs  to  the 
Eepublican  party. 

Samuel  E.  Lightner  was  married,  October 
6,  1853,  in  Tyrone  township,  to  Julia  Ann, 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Donald- 
son) Stewart,  old  and  honored  residents  of  Ty- 
rone township.  Their  children  9ve:  Ada 
Kate  (Mrs.  John  S.  Patterson);  Eliza  Jane 
(]^[rs.  William  H.  ISTcely),  deceased;  George 
P.,  deceased;  and  Frank  P.,  agent  for  the 
Perry  County  Eailroad  at  Landisburg.  The 
familv  attend  the  Church  of  God. 


SAMUEL  ^r.  LIGHTXEE,  Landisburg, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Tp-one  tovni- 
ship,"  February  15,  1852,  son  of  William  and 
Frances  (Shaelfer)  Lightner.  William  Light- 
ner, a  native  of  Madison  township,  Peny  coun- 
ty, spent  most  of  his  life  in  Tyrone  township. 
He  was  a  carpenter;  his  death  was  due  to  his 
accidentally  falling  from  a  building  upon 
which  he  was  engaged,  September  13,  1875. 


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One  of  the  cliildren  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William 
Lightner  died  very  young;  those  sui'viving 
are:  Joseph  B.;  Samuel  M.;  Jacob;  Laura 
(Mrs.  Frank  Swamer);  Annie  (Mrs.  George 
Kutz),  and  Jane  (Mrs.  Albert  Davidson), 
twins;  Eeuben;  Mary  (Mrs.  William  Power); 
and  Benjamin.  Mrs.  Lightner,  the  mother, 
is  also  deceased. 

A  life-long  resident  of  Tyrone  township, 
S'amiiel  M.  Lightner  was  educated  in  its  pub- 
lic schools,  and  has  come  to  the  prime  of  man- 
hood among  its  serviceable  and  prosperous 
workers.  He  early  learned  carpentry  mth  his 
father,  but  has  devoted  most  of  his  time  and 
attention  to  agriculture.  He  is  a  well-known 
and  successful  farmer.  Mr.  Lightner  is  a 
stockholder  in  the  Perry  County  Railroad. 
His  political  preference  is  for  the  Republican 
party. 

Samuel  M.  Lightner  was  man-ied  in  Ty- 
rone township,  October  14,  1870,  to  Mary 
Ellen,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Rebecca 
(Shearer)  Adams,  of  Spring  township.  Perry 
county.  Their  children  are  as  follows:  Annie 
B.  (Mrs.  William  Pollette),  of  Menoken,  ^. 
D.;  Clara  F.  (Mrs.  Harvey  Clouse);  Frank 
R.,  at  home;  and  Lily  M.,  at  home.  The  fam- 
ily attend  the  Church  of  God. 


SAMUEL  A.  DUM,  Landisburg,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Spring  township. 
Perry  county,  December  22,  1856,  and  is  a 
son  of  the  late  John  and  Mary  C.  (Tressler) 
Dum.  The  Dum  family  are  of  Swiss  or  Ger- 
man ancestry.  Mr.  Dum's  grandfather,  Fred- 
erick Thumma  (for  so  the  name  was  originally 
Spelled),  came  to  America  at  an  early  date, 
settled  in  Perry  county,  and  was  for  many 
years  a  resident  of  what  later  became  Spring- 
township;  he  died  there.  He'  is  referred 
to  in  the  sketch  of  W.  R.  Dum,  of  Spring 
township,  in  this  work.  He  married  Elizalieth 
Souder,  of  Can-oil  township.  Perry  county; 
their  family  consisted  of  thirteen  children,  of 
whom  the  only  ones  now  living  are:  Lydia 
(Mrs.  Henry  Smith),  of  JNTewport,  Pei-ry  coun- 
ty; and  William,  of  Elliottslourg,  Pa.  Their 
son,  John  Dum,  was  born  in  Madison  town- 
ship. Perry  county,  in  1816;  his  parents  re- 
moving to  Spring  township  while  he  was  a 
child,  he  resided  in  that  township  until  1870. 
At  that  date,  he,  in  connection  with  Amos 
Smith,  purchased  an  interest  in  the  White 


Hall  Soldiers'  Orphan  School,  at  Camp  Hill, 
Cumberland  county,  Pa.  Mr.  Dum  became 
principal  of  the  school,  March  1,  1875,  and 
served  in  that  capacity  until  1877.  In  that 
year  he  removed  to  Tyrone  township,  where 
he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life.  The  chil- 
dren of  John  and  Mary  C.  Dum  are:  Mary 
C.  (Mrs.  Amos  Smith),  of  Camp  Hill,  Pa.; 
Frederick  E.,  deceased;  Elizabeth  R.,  widow 
of  Moses  F.  Noll,  residing  at  Americus,  Kan. ; 
David  T.,  who  was  killed  in  battle,  having 
enlisted  for  the  defense  of  the  Union;  Wil- 
liam H.,  of  Tyrone  township.  Perry  county; 
Mary  E.  (]\lrs.  John  B.  Hench),  deceased; 
Anna  S.  (Mrs.  John  H.  Noll),  of  Greenwood 
township.  Perry  county;  John  Wesley,  de- 
ceased; Susan  B.  (Mrs.  David  R.  Kane),  of 
Spring  tDWiiship,  Perry  county;  Samuel  A.; 
Margaret  J.;  and  George  B.,  of  Landisburg. 
John  Dum  ended  a  life  of  usefulness,  March 
2,  1S!)7;  his  wife  follDwed  him  in  death,  April 
19,  1893. 

The  education  of  their  son,  Samuel  A.  Dum, 
was  acquired  in  the  common  schools  of  his 
native  township,  and  in  the  high  schools  of 
Landisbm-g,  Bloomfield  and  Millerstown. 
This  cniirsc  (if  training  completed,  he  taught 
for  .some  time  in  the  jjublic  schools  of  Spring- 
township,  and  has  since  that  time  been  con- 
tinuously engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits;  ho 
has  been  a  resident  of  TjTone  township  since 
1877,  and  ranks  among  the  progressive  and 
prosperous  men  of  the  to^vnship.  Mr.  Dum 
has  served  as  tax  collector,  and  is  now  assessor 
of  the  township.  lie  is  a  member  of  Mt. 
Dempsey  Lodge,  No.  172,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  Lan- 
disburg, and  is  secretary  of  the  lodge.  He  is 
a  stockholder  in  the  Perry  County  Railroad. 
E  e  votes  with  the  Republican  party. 

Samuel  A.  Dum  was  married  in  the  bor- 
oagi.  of  Blain,  December  30,  1880,  to  Jennie 
S.,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Eliza  Jane  (Kiner) 
Lightner.  Their  children  are :  Edith  I. ;  Mary 
E. ;  and  Amos.  Mr.  Dum  and  his  wife  and 
daughters  are  members  of  the  Church  of  God. 


ROBERT  A.  MORROW,  Landisburg, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  sou  of  Thomas  W.  and 
Mary  (Meredith)  Morrow,  was  born  in  Tyrone 
township,  February  2,  1841.  His  grand- 
father, Robert  Mon-ow,  with  six  brothers,  was 
a  resident  of  Juniata  county,  the  Morrow  fam- 
ily having  settled  there  at  an  early  date.   Rob- 


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ert  j\Ion'ow  removed  to  Laudisburg,  wliere  lie 
carried  ou  the  business  of  tamiiug,  and  also 
taught  school;  he  died  in  Laudisburg  in  1865. 
His  son,  Thomas  "\V.  Morrow,  Avas  born  in 
Waterford,  Juniata  county,  and  -was  still  a 
young  man  at  the  time  of  the  removal  to  Ty- 
rone township.  Tie  chose  farming  as  his  vo- 
cation, and  passed  the  rest  of  his  life  in  Perry 
county,  dying  in  Carroll  township  in  the  fall 
of  1885,  an  honored  resident  of  that  town- 
ship. The  children  of  Thomas  W.  and  ilary 
Morrow  are:  Sarah  Jane  (Mrs.  John  Light- 
ner),  deceased;  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  Thomas 
Kemiedy),  deceased;  Kobert  A.;  David  T.; 
John  W.;    Samuel  McL.;    and  Joseph  M. 

Educated  in  the  schools  of  Tyrone  town- 
ship, and  brought  up  to  the  calling  of  his 
father,  Eobert  A.  Morrow  has  always  been  a 
citizen  of  Tyrone  township,  and  is  one  of  the 
substantial  and  prosperous  farmers  of  the  re- 
gion. For  a  time  he  exchanged  the  plough- 
share for  the  sword,  to  aid  the  Union  in  its 
hour  of  peril.  In  August,  1862,  he  enlisted 
in  Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Thirty- 
third  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  served  in 
that  regiment  for  nine  months.  After  receiv- 
ing liis  discharge,  he  again  enlisted,  at  Har- 
risburg.  Pa.,  July  28,  1863,  in  Company  I, 
Thirty-sixth  Pennsylvania  Emergency  Troops; 
the  term  of  this  enlistment  was  also  ninety 
days.  Mr.  ]\Iorrow  saw  some  of  the  hardest 
conflicts  of  the  war,  taking  part  in  the  battles 
of  Antietam,  Fredericksburg,  and  Chancel- 
lorsville.  Being  discharged  and  mustered  out 
at  TIarrisburg,  Mr.  ]\Iorrow  returned  to  his 
home  in  Tyrone  township,  where,  with  this 
exception,  he  has  resided  all  his  life.  The 
twenty-three  years  previous  to  April,  1S97, 
he  spent  on  his  farm  in  Schaeffers  valley. 
Since  the  latter  date  he  has  resided  in  Laudis- 
burg. He  has  served  satisfactorily  in  several 
township  offices.  His  political  views  are  Re- 
publican. He  is  a  member  of  Eli  Rice  Post, 
Xo.  529,  G.  A.  R.,  of  Laudisburg. 

Robert  A.  Morrow  was  married  in  ^ladison 
toviniship,  February  2,  1864-,  to  Frances  H., 
daughter  of  George  W.  and  Elizabeth  fShat- 
to)  Shaeffer.  Their  cliildren  are:  Lilly  Maud 
CMrfi.  Robert  Eaton),  of  Laudisburg;  George 
T. ;  J.  Geai-y,  graduate  of  ]\Iillersville  State 
ISI'ormal  School,  residing  and  teaching  school 
in  Bellwood,  Blair  county.  Pa.;  and  Ida  F., 
who  died  in  infancy.  The  family  attend  the 
Church  of  God. 


IIEXRY  SHEAFFER,  Laudisburg,  Perry 
comity.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Spring  township, 
about  a  mile  west  of  Falling  Springs,  Septem- 
ber 2,  18-40.  He  is  the  youngest  child  of 
Peter  and  jSTancy  (Lightner)  Sheaiier.  The 
Sheafl:'er  family  is  German  by  descent.  Mr. 
Sheafler's  gi-andfather,  Jacob  Sheaiier,  emi- 
grated to  America  at  an  early  date,  and  settled 
on  a  farm  in  Tyrone  townshi]^,  where  he 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  died  in 
the  house  in  which  his  grandson,  Sterrett,  now 
resides.  Mr.  Sheaffer's  father,  Peter  Sheafl'er, 
was  born  in  Tyrone  township,  and,  with  the 
exception  of  two  years  which  he  spent  in  Cum- 
berland county,  his  whole  life  Avas  passed  in 
Tyrone  townshij).  Perry  county,  where  he  is 
honored  and  esteemed  by  his  fellow-citizens. 
He  was  married  to  Js^ancy  Lightner.  They 
have  four  children:  Sterrett;  Francis,  re- 
siding in  Saville  township.  Perry  county; 
Eva  Ann  (Mrs.  John  IT.  Jones),  residing  in 
Carroll  township,  Peri-y  county;  and  Henry. 
Mr.  Peter  Sheafl'er  died  at  his  home  in  Tyrone 
township  in  1890;  his  wife  died  in  1889. 

"When  his  parents  removed  from  Spring  to 
Tyrone  township,  Henry  Slieaffer  was  l)ut  a 
year  old;  he  may,  therefore,  be  called  a  life- 
long resident  of  the  latter  township.  After 
receiving  his  education  in  the  schools  of  the 
township,  he  learned  the  business  of  farming 
in  the  most  practical  way,  and,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  three  years  j^assed  in  Cumberland 
county.  Pa.,  has  cultivated  the  soil  of  Tyi'one 
township  ever  since.  Mr.  Sheaft'er  is  a  worthy 
and  substantial  citizen.  He  has  served  the 
township  as  school  director  and  as  supervisor. 
He  is  a  stockholder  of  the  Perry  County  Rail- 
road.   He  adheres  to  the  Republican  party. 

Henry  Slieaffer  was  married  in  Shermans- 
dale,  Carroll  township,  December  5,  1865,  to 
Margaret  E.,  daughter  of  John  and  Susan 
(Henderson)  Smiley.  Their  children  are: 
John  S.,  born  September  11,  1866;  and  Fran- 
cis, born  October  18,  1869,  died  August  14, 
1870.  John  S.  Sheaffer  was  married  in  Spring 
township,  Perry  county,  to  Adeline,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Susan  C.  (Reapsomer)  Rice, 
the  former  still  residing  in  Spring  township, 
the  latter  deceased.  The  children  of  this  mar- 
riage are:  George  Henry,  born  !N"ovember  25, 
1890;  and  Teresa  Jane,  born  October  3.  1893. 
Part  of  the  Sheaffer  family  attend  the  Church 
of  God;  liut  IMrs.  Henry  Sheaffer  is  a  mem- 
ber of  tlic  Presbyterian  church. 


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STEEKETI  SHAEFFEli,  Landisbiu-g, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  at  the  Shaeii'er 
homestead  in  Tyrone  township,  Perry  county, 
in  October,  lb'6-2.  He  is  a  son  of  Peter  and 
K^ancy  (Lightnei')  Shaeii'er.  lie  received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  T}T."one 
township,  and  remained  at  home  learning 
farming  under  his  father's  thorough  training. 
From  1855  until  18G3,  he  resided  in  Xorth 
Middleton  to^^oiship,  Cumberland  county,  and 
then  returned  to  his  home  in  I'yrcjiie  town- 
ship. Perry  county.  Mr.  Shaeifer  is  interested 
in  local  affairs,  is  a  Kepublicau,  and  has 
served  acceptably  in  various  township  offices. 
He  is  a  prosperous  business  man  and  a  stock- 
holder in  the  Perry  County  liailroad. 

SteiTett  Shaetfer  was  married  in  Carlisle, 
Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  March  5,  1S57,  to 
Catherine,  daughter  of  Christian  and  Frances 
(Heckendorn)  Kell.  They  have  five  children: 
Andrew;  Jennie  (Mrs.  George  B.  Miller),  of 
Tyrone  township;  Daniel,  of  Franklin  coun- 
ty. Pa.;  John  E.,  at  home;  and  Sarah,  died 
at  the  age  of  seven.  Mr.  Shaeifer's  family  at- 
tend the  Keformed  church. 

The  Kell  and  Heckendorn  families  are  of 
German  ancestry.  Mrs.  Shaeffer's  grandpar- 
ents, paternal  and  maternal,  were  among  the 
original  settlers  of  Northumberland  county, 
and  afterwards  removed  to  Spring  township. 
Perry  county.  Her  father,  Christian  Kell,  was 
a  native  of  York  county.  Pa.,  but  spent  the 
greater  part  of  his  life  iu  Spring  township. 
He  had  ten  children:  Levi,  of  Landisburg; 
Eliza  (Mrs.  Frederick  Souders),  of  Spring 
township,  Perry  county;  William,  died  in 
early  mauhood;  Mary  (Mrs.  Daniel  Hollman), 
of  Harrisburg,  Pa. ;  Catherine  (Mrs.  Sterrett 
Shaeifer);  Sarah,  died  in  early  womanhood; 
John,  of  Spring  township;  Frances  (Mrs. 
John  Wagner),  of  Cumberland  county,  Pa.; 
Sophia  (Mrs.  Jacob  Shoemaker),  of  Cumber- 
land county,  Pa.;  and  a  son  who  died  in  in- 
fanev. 


SA:^IUEL  yUXEMAKEK,  SR.,  Landis- 
burg, Perry  county.  Pa.,  one  of  the  oldest  liv- 
ing residents  of  Tyrone  township,  was  bom 
in  Shrewsbury  township,  York  county.  Pa., 
January  30,  1809.  He  is  a  son  of  Jacob  and 
Mary  (^liller)  Xunemaker.  The  !N"unemaker 
family  first  settled  in  Easton,  Pa.;  but  the 
grandfather  of  Samuel  ISTunemaker  removed 
to  York  coimty,  and  there  spent  the  remainder 


of  his  life.  His  son,  Jacob  Xunemaker,  was 
born  in  Easton,  but  passed  most  of  his  life  in 
York  county,  and  died  in  Shrewsbury  town- 
ship, February  21,  1852,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
four  years;  his  ^\•ife,  ilary  (Miller)  Aime- 
maker,  also  died  in  York  county?  December 
25,  181:9,  aged  eighty-one.  Their  children 
were  twelve  in  number,  of  whom  two  now 
survive:  Samuel;  and  Margaret,  widow  of 
Jacob  Snyder,  residing  in  Cumberland  county. 

Spending  his  youth  upon  the  farm,  Samuel 
Xunemaker  received  his  education  in  the 
short  winter  sessions  of  the  primitive  country 
school.  Meanwhile,  however,  body  and  mind 
received  strength  from  the  practical  lessons 
and  robust  exercise  of  fann  duties.  From 
early  youth  until  18S7,  he  was  engaged  in  til- 
ling the  soil,  and  as  the  result  of  an  active  and 
maul}'-  course  of  life,  he  is  still  sound  and 
hearty,  at  the  age  of  eighty-eight.  His  mem- 
ory is  wonderfully  retentive,  and  his  many  ex- 
periences and  companionable  disposition  ren- 
der his  society  entertaining.  He  removed 
from  York  county  to  Tyi-one  township,  Perry 
county,  in  1832,  and  has  been  a  citizen  of  this 
toAvnship  ever  since;  for  forty-four  years  he 
has  occuined  his  jn-esent  fann.  Since  1887, 
he  has  relinquished  the  active  business  of  farm- 
ing. He  has  always  held  Democratic  prin- 
ciples. 

Samuel  Xunemaker,  Sr.,  was  married  in 
York  county,  January  12,  1832,  to  Susanna, 
daughter  of  Abraham  and  Mary  Snyder,  of 
that  county.  Of  their  nine  chikben,  five  are 
now  living:  Lydia  (Mrs.  Jacob  Keck),  of  Ode- 
bolt,  Sac  county,  la.;  Daniel,  also  of  Ode- 
bolt,  la.;  Jacob,  of  Spring  township.  Perry 
county;  John,  of  Churchtown,  Cumberland 
county.  Pa.;  and  Samuel.  Jr.,  of  Tyrone 
tovcnship.  IMrs.  Susanna  Xunemaker  died 
Xovember  29,  1886.  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
seven.  Mr.  Xunemaker  attends  Mount  Zion 
Lutheran  chiu'ch. 

Samuel  Xunemaker,  Jr.,  of  Tyrone  town- 
shiji,  son  of  Samuel  and  Susanna  Xunemaker, 
Avas  born  in  Tyrone  township,  February  1, 
1813.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  the  township,  and  in  his  boyhood 
worked  iipon  the  homestead  fann.  In  1862, 
he  enlisted  for  the  defense  of  his  country  in 
Company  F,  Seventeenth  Pennsylvania  Cav- 
alry, and  served  three  years,  taking  part  on 
many  a  hard-fought  field.  Among  the  impor- 
tant battles  in  which  he  participated  was  that 


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of  Gettysburg.  After  liis  discharge,  he  re- 
turned home,  and  has  ever  since  resided  in 
Tyrone  townshij).  Mr.  Nunemaker  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Elias  Kice  Post,  No.  529,  G.  A.  11. 
Like  his  father,  he  is  a  Democrat. 

Samuel  ZS'unemaker,  Jr.,  was  married  in 
Tyrone  township,  to  Eliza  Jane,  daughter  of 
John  and  Elizabeth  (Reisinger)  Sunday. 
Their  children  are :  Alice  (Mrs.  John  E.  Swe- 
ger),  born  October  1,  18 G6,  resides  in  Car- 
lisle, Pa.;  Louis  E.,  born  February  14,  1877; 
and  Susanna  E.,  born  June  1,  1878;  both  the 
latter  residing  at  home.  The  family  attend 
the  Church  of  God. 


GEOPtGE  WEAVER,  Loysville,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  East  Brunswick  town- 
ship, Schuylkill  county,  Pa.,  September  22, 
1830.  He  is  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth 
(Kleckner)  Weaver.  His  paternal  gi-and- 
father,  also  a  native  of  Schuylkill  county, 
married  Miss  Bensinger;  they  had  sLx  chil- 
dren, tlu'ee  sons  and  three  daughters.  The 
sons,  John,  Jacob,  and  Daniel  AVeaver,  were 
all  very  large  men,  weighing  over  two  hundred 
pounds  each.  Daniel  Weaver  was  born  in 
Schuylkill  county,  and  there  spent  his  entire 
life,  during  the  greater  part  of  which  he  was 
in  the  milling  business.  He  died  in  East 
Brunswick  township,  in  January,  1867.  His 
wife,  Elizabeth  (Kleckner)  Weaver,  died  in 
May,  1881.  They  had  thirteen  children,  of 
whom  five  are  deceased:  Annie  (Mrs.  George 
Hummel;  Daniel;  Henry;  Martin;  and  one 
that  died  in  infancy.  Those  siirviving  are: 
William;  Mary  (Mrs.  Israel  Stamm);  George; 
Benjamin;  John;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Henry 
Reed);  Charles;  and  Joshua. 

On  account  of  adverse  circumstances, 
George  Weaver  could  receive  only  a  limited 
education.  During  his  boyhood,  which  was 
in  his  native  township,  he  worked  much 
his  father's  mill,  and  finally  adopted  the 
same  vocation,  which  he  has  followed  through- 
out his  life.  In  the  spring  of  1855,  he  re- 
moved to  Loysville,  Pen-y  county,  where  he 
farmed  during  the  summer,  and  was  engaged 
at  his  trade  during  the  winter.  In  the  spring 
of  1857,  he  rented  a  mill  in  ]\Iadison  township, 
Perry  county,  wliich  he  conducted  for  three 
years.  In  1860,  he  returned  to  Loysville,  and 
remained  there  about  twenty  years.  About 
1880,  he  went  back  to  Madison  to^vnship,  and 


was  there  for  two  years.  During  1882-83,  he 
resided  in  Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  and  in  the 
latter  year,  he  purchased  his  present  mill  and 
business  in  Tyrone  township.  By  unremitting 
diligence  and  judicious  management,  Mr. 
Weaver  has  made  his  Avay  from  a  very  modest 
beginning  to  his  present  comfortable  position, 
and  in  contending  against  difficulties,  has 
shown  exemplary  patience  and  determination. 
His  mill  property  has  been  twice  destroyed 
by  floods.  In  1883,  he  met  with  a  severe 
loss;  and  in  the  June  flood  of  1889,  he  sus- 
tained another  heavy  loss;  b\it  in  spite  of  re- 
verses, he  has  persevered  and  w^on  merited 
prosperity.  To-day,  he  owns  and  operates  one 
of  the  most  convenient  and  completely  equip- 
ped roller  flouring-mills  in  the  county.  Mr. 
Weaver  forms  his  political  opinions  and  votes 
independent  of  party  control. 

George  AVeaver  was  married  in' Loysville 
in  April,  1855,  to  Susanna,  daughter  of 
George  and  Catherine  (Loy)  Ritter,  of  Loys- 
ville. Their  children  are:  Catherine  (Mrs. 
Jacob  Lightner);  John  Calvin,  a  miller  in 
his  father's  employ;  and  Annie  (Mrs.  D.  II. 
jMinich),  of  Chambrsburg,  Pa.  AL-.  and 
Mrs.  AVeaver  are  members  of  the  Reformed 
church. 

John  Calvin  AVeaver,  only  son  of  George 
and  Susanna  (Ritter)  AVeaver,  Avas  born  in 
Madison  township,  Peny  county.  Pa.,  De- 
cember 8,  1857.  He  Avas  educated  in  the 
common  schools  of  Tyrone  toAvnship,  and 
learned  house-j^ainting,  besides  acquiring 
knowledge  and  experience  in  milling  under 
his  father's  instructions.  For  fifteen  years, 
he  conducted  a  milling  business  on  his  OAvn  ac- 
count in  West  Pennsboro  toAvushiji,  Cumber- 
land county,  Pa.;  he  is  now  engaged  in  his 
father's  mill.  His  politics  are  Republican. 
John  C.  AVeaver  Avas  married  in  Ncav  Jersey, 
January  25,  1887,  to  Alabel,  daughter  of 
Jacob  and  Annie  (Heikes)  Bixler.  They 
have  three  children:  Annie  R. ;  Lynn  ~M.; 
and  Beulah.  Air.  and  Airs.  J.  C.  AVeaver  at- 
tend the  Reformed  church. 


JOSEPH  C.  AVAGXER,  Landisl)urg, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  the  late  George  and 
Alary  (Stambaugh)  Wagner,  Avas  born  Sep- 
tember 23,  1849,  on  the  homestead  in  Tatoub 
toAvnship,  Avhere  he  still  resides.  His  mater- 
nal ancestry  Avas  Gennan,  but  the  Wagner 


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family  is  of  Swiss  descent.  Its  progenitor  in 
America  came  here  in  1740,  a  lonely  little 
child,  Only  seven  yeai-s  of  age,  oi"phaned  on  the 
passage  across  the  sea  by  the  much-dreaded 
"black  plagaie;"  both  his  parents  were  con- 
signed to  ocean  burial.  On  arriving  in  Phila- 
delphia, little  Jacob  Wagner  was  taken  in 
charge  of  the  directors  of  the  poor  in  that  city, 
and  bound  out  to  a  farmer,  to  remain  until  he 
was  eighteen.  At  the  expiration  of  that  time, 
he  became  apprentice  to  a  blacksmith,  and 
having  acquired  his  trade,  carried  it  on  in 
Eockhill  township,  Bucks  county,  Pa.,  until 
about  1780;  he  then  removed  to  Xorth  ]\Iid- 
dleton  township,  Cumberland  county.  Pa., 
where  he  passed  the  rest  of  his  life,  conduct- 
ing both  a  smithy  and  a  fann.  He  resided 
near  Avhat  is  called  ''Wagner's  Gap."  Jacob 
Wagner  was  married  in  Bucks  county,  Febru- 
ary 15,  1758,  to  Mary  Catherine  Bauer.  Their 
children  were:  Jacob,  born  January  16,  1760; 
John,  born  ]\Iay  11,  1762;  Catherine,  bom 
May  2,  1761;  Philip,  born  January  27,  1767; 
Mary  Magdalena,  bom  March  26,  1769; 
Henry,  born  May  1,  1770,  died  October  22, 
1777;  Martin,  born  January  2,  1773,  died 
October  6,  1777;  George,  born  oSTovember  18, 
1774;  Margaretta,  born  ISTovember  18,  1778; 
Elizabeth,  bom  August  10,  1780;  Abraham, 
born  January  19,  1784;  and  one  child,  of 
whose  birth  no  record  has  been  preserved. 
Jacob  Wagner  died  May  25,  1808,  at  the  age 
of  seventy-five;  his  remains  are  interred  in 
the  old  gi'aveyard  at  Carlisle,  Pa.;  his  wife 
sundved  him  about  a  year,  and  is  buried  in  the 
same  place. 

George  Wagner,  eightli  child  of  Jacob  and 
Catherine  Wagnier,  who  was  bom  Xovember 
18,  1774,  in  Bucks  county,  was  consequently 
about  six  years  old  at  the  time  of  the  removal 
of  the  family  to  Cumberland  county.  He  be- 
came a  farmer,  and  removed  to  a  part  of  Cum- 
berland county,  which  was  afterwards  includ- 
ed in  Tyrone  township,  Penw  county;  there 
he  passed  the  last  years  of  his  life  on  the  fann 
now  occupied  by  his  grandson,  Joseph  C. 
Wagner.  George  Wagner  married  Catherine 
Heckendom;  they  had  twelve  children,  as 
follows:  Samuel,  bom  March  9.  1804,  died 
April  23,  1889;  Georg-e,  born  February  19, 
1806;  ISTancy  (Mrs.  Jacob  Yohn),  deceased; 
Elizabeth;  Sarah  (Mrs.  John  Sloop),  deceas- 
ed; Sophia  (Mrs.  John  Swarner);  John; 
David;    Frances  (Mrs.  John  Hager),  deceas- 


ed; Julia  (^Irs.  John  Stewart);  Mary  (Mrs. 
Thomas  Stewail:);  and  Susan.  George  Wag- 
ner, Sr.,  died  December  10,  1824. 

His  son,  George  Wagner,  Jr.,  who  was  bom 
in  Tyrone  township,  February  19,  1806, 
passed  his  life  in  the  same  township,  engaged 
in  the  quiet  and  useful  pursuit  of  farming; 
in  connection  with  which,  he  also  conducted 
a  saw-mill.  One  of  the  eight  children  of 
George  and  j\Iary  (Stambaugh)  Wagner  died 
in  infancy;  those  who  attained  to  mature 
years  are:  Jacob  S.,  bom  January  2,  1832, 
resides  in  Montgomerv  countv,  Kan.;  Susan 
C.  (Mrs.  W.  H.  Eodciy),  of  Landisburg,  Pa., 
bom  September  14,  1834;  Emily  E.,  born 
February  27,  1837,  died  in  childhood;  Jen- 
nie M.,  born  December  12,  1839,  died  Febru- 
ary 3,  1891;  James  M.,  bom  March  1,  1842, 
is  a  minister  in  the  Church  of  God  at  Lingles- 
town,  Dauphin  county.  Pa.;  George  C,  bom 
September  29,  1847,  resides  in  Alamosa,  Col.; 
and  Joseph  C.  George  Wagner,  Jr.,  died 
September  22,  1885.  Mrs.  Wagner  was  bom 
July  23,  1807,  and  died  January  18,  1880. 

The  elements  of  an  English  education  hav- 
ing been  acquired  in  the  public  schools  of  the 
township,  Joseph  C.  Wagner  applied  himself 
to  a  more  extended  course  of  studies,  first 
at  -Mt.  Dempsey  Academy,  and  then  at  the 
academy  of  Xew  Bloonifield.  His  cumcu- 
lum  completed,  he  taught  in  the  common 
schools  of  Tyrone  township  and  in  those  of  the 
borough  of  Eandisburg  for  nine  years.  Since 
that  time,  ^fr.  Wagner  has  given  his  whole 
attentir)n  to  fanning.  He  has  served  on  the 
school  board,  and  efliciently  filled  the  office 
of  secretary  of  that  body.  He  is  a  director 
of  the  Landisburg  Manufacturing  Company, 
and  a  stockholder  in  the  Perry  County  Rail- 
road.    His  political  views  are  Democratic. 

Joseph  C.  Wagner  was  married  in  Spring 
township.  Perry  county,  in  Januarv,  1889, 
to  Lilly  E.,  daughter  of  Michael  and  Elizabeth 
Shelley.  They  have  one  daughter,  Clara  M., 
bom  April  2,  1890.  ^{r.  and  Mrs."  Wagner 
are  faithful  members  of  the  Church  of  God; 
]\rr.  Wag'ner  is  an  elder  of  that  church. 


CHAPvLES  A.  WIDLE.  Loysville.  Peny 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Butler  county.  Pa., 
May  15,  1860.  His  early  youth  was  nassed 
on  a  farm,  and  his  elementarv  education  re- 
ceived in  the  common  schools,  after  which 
through  his  own  effort  he  became  a  student 


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of  Grove  City  College.  His  curriculum  fiu- 
islied,  he  taught  school  for  eight  years,  and 
during  the  same  years  took  a  course  of  in- 
structions at  Duff's  Commercial  College, 
Pittsburg,  Pa.  In  1888,  Mr.  Widle  was 
chosen  suijerintendent  of  the  boys'  department 
in  the  Soldiers'  Orphans'  School  at  McAlis- 
terville.  Pa.  After  serving  there  for  one 
year,  he  was  transferred  to  the  same  position 
in  the  Chester  Springs  School,  Chester  county, 
Pa.  When  that  institution  was  closed,  he  was 
transferred  to  the  school  at  Harford,  Susque- 
hanna county.  Pa.,  with  the  same  duties;  and 
after  serving  there  for  about  a  year,  he  was 
appointed,  in  July,  1890,  to  his  present  posi- 
tion, serving  for  the  first  year  as  superintend- 
ent of  the  boys'  department  only,  and  on  the 
retirement  of  the  general  superintendent  in 
1891,  succeeded  to  his  vacated  office,  that  of 
general  superintendent  of  the  Tressler  Or- 
phans' Home. 

This  noble  institution,  an  outgrowth  of  the 
Christian  benevolence  of  the  Lutherans  of  the 
General  Synod  of  the  United  States,  occupies 
the  building  originally  erected  and  owned  by 
Col.  John  Tressler,  of  blessed  memory,  as  a 
home  for  the  Loysville  Academy.  Here,  in 
1865,  a  primary  school  for  soldiers'  orphans 
was  founded  by  his  son,  the  late  Rev.  Prof. 
David  L.  Tressler.  As  first  organized,  the  in- 
stitution was  successively  under  the  care  of 
Mr.  William  Minnich,  Mr.  G.  V.  Tressler, 
and  Eev.  J.  Kistler.  In  1866,  after  examina- 
tion of  the  property  by  Rev.  Philip  Willard 
and  Daniel  Eppley,  Esq.,  it  was  decided  to  se- 
cure it  as  a  home  for  orphans  of  the  Lutheran 
church.  In  this  enterprise,  the  Synods  of 
East,  West  and  Central  Pennsylvania  and  Al- 
legheny became  the  charter  Svmods;  many 
besides  these  are  now  interested  in  its  support 
and  represented  in  its  management.  The  del- 
egates of  the  above-named  Synods,  except 
West  Pennsylvania,  organized  and  adopted  a 
constitution  at  Loysville,  in  October,  1867; 
and  an  agreement  Avas  entered  into  on  Febru- 
ary 20,  1868,  for  the  purchase  of  the  academy 
building,  at  the  sum  of  $.5,000  for  the  house 
and  its  five-acre  campus,  David  L.  Tressler, 
then  an  attorney-at-law  in  l^ew  Bloomfield, 
giving  his  share  of  inheritance  in  the  academy, 
$500,  as  his  subscription  towards  the  purchase. 
Twenty-five  acres  were  added  to  the  land  per- 
taining to  the  academy  building,  at  a  cost  of 
$90  per  acre;    and  thirteen  acres  more  have 


since  been  purchased.  The  amount  necessary 
for  the  original  purchase  and  for  the  equip- 
ment of  the  building  for  its  destined  use  was 
apportioned  by  the  members  of  the  board  upon 
the  four  Synods  which  they  represented ;  and 
Rev.  Mr.  AVillard,  who  was  appointed  by  them 
as  the  first  superintendent,  immediately  start- 
ed out  to  obtain  subscriptions.  The  school 
Avas  leased  for  a  year  to  Mr.  P.  Bosserman,  of 
jSTewjJort,  Pa.;  and  Avhen,  on  June  1,  1869, 
Mr.  Willard  assumed  the  duties  of  the  super- 
intendency,  he  had  received  subscriptions  to 
the  amount  of  about  $4,000.  His  efforts  in 
behalf  of  the  Home  were  not  relaxed  imtil  the 
entire  indebtedness  Avas  paid. 

I'he  building  has  since  been  enlarged,  so 
that  it  has  accommodations  for  225  children. 
Its  situation  is  charming  and  salubrious;  it 
enjoys  an  abundant  supply  of  pure  Avater,  from 
a  s]n*ing  on  the  property ;  has  a  A^ery  thriAdng 
orchard  and  a  farm,  small,  but  fertile  and  Avell- 
cultiA'ated.  The  Tressler  OrjDhans'  Home  has 
been  adjudged  by  the  State  inspectors  as  one 
of  the  finest,  most  complete  and  best  equipped 
institlitions  of  its  kind  in  the  country.  Care 
is  exercised  to  make  it  really  a  home  for  its 
Avards;  a  place  Avhere  not  only  their  physical 
needs  are  supplied,  but  AAdiere  provision  is  at 
hand  for  the  harmonious  development  of  every 
part  of  their  nature.  To  religious  training 
and  intellectual  culture  is  added  the  formation 
of  habits  of  industry,  Avith  such  instructions 
in  handicrafts  suited  to  their  age,  strength 
and  varied  capacities  as  tend  to  prepare  them 
for  the  practical  duties  of  life.  The  number 
of  children  noAv  inmates  of  the  Home  is  one 
hundred  and  fifty.  Its  officers  are:  ReA^  W. 
H.  Dunbar,  D.  D.,  president,  667  W.  Frank- 
lin street,  Baltimore,  Md.;  Rca'.  A.  S.  Hart- 
man,  D.  D.,  secretary,  1914  N^.  Carrollton 
avenue,  Baltimore,  "Md. ;  and  J.  H.  Wolf,  Esq., 
treasurer,  Carlisle,  Pa. 


MARTK^T  J.  BERXHETSEL,  Green  Park, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Tyrone  tOAvn- 
ship.  Perry  county,  December  29,  1889,  son 
of  the  late  Solomon  and  Hannah  (Dunkel- 
berger)  Bernheisel.  The  first  of  the  Bern- 
heisel  family  to  settle  in  Perry  county  was 
]\rartin  Bernheisel,  great-grandfather  of  Mar- 
tin J. ;  he  Avas  a  resident  of  Tyrone  toAvnship, 
and  at  one  time  OAAmed  all  the  land  now  oc- 
cupied by  the  Perry  county  almshouse;  he 
purchased  the  tract,  comprising  264  acres,  of 


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William  ]\IcClure,  the  original  warrantor.  In 
1794,  Mr.  Bernlieisel,  conjointly  with.  Mi- 
chael Loy,  gave  to  the  Lutheran  congregation 
of  Shermans  valley  the  land  on  Avhich  their 
first  church  bnilding  was  erected.  Mr.  Bern- 
heisel's  sons  were:  Adam;  John;  Samuel; 
and  Jacob.  Adam  Bernheisel  was  mariied 
to  Eve  Loy ;  they  moved  west,  having  sold  the 
farm,  April  12,  1810,  to  the  directors  of  the 
poor.  John  Bernheisel  was  married  to  Cathe- 
rine Loy,  a  sister  of  Mrs.  Adam  Bernheisel; 
both  were  daughters  of  Michael  Loy.  Jacob 
Bernheisel  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Peter 
Sheible3\  All  the  brothers,  except  Adam, 
were  residents  of  Pen-y  county.  John  Bern- 
heisel passed  his  entire  life  in  Tyrone  to^vTL- 
ship;  his  farm,  situated  between  Elliottsburg 
and  Green  Park,  is  still  in  the  possession  of  the 
family.  LTpon  it  was  a  saw-mill,  built  some 
time  in  the  "thirties;"  and  a  clover-mill  erect- 
ed in  1826,  wdiieh  was  changed  by  Solomon 
Bernheisel  into  a  grist-mill,  about  1874,  and 
refitted  with  steam  power  in  1878.  John 
Bernheisel  was  an  active  business  man,  and  in- 
terested in  the  progress  of  his  neighborhood. 
The  first  store  property  in  Green  Park  was 
built  by  John  Bernheisel,  a  cousin  of  Martin 
J.  Bernheisel,  in  conection  with  Judge  Moot- 
zer,  and  the  post-office  at  that  point  was  estab- 
lished about  the  same  date,  1860.  Solomon 
Bernheisel,  also  a  life-long  resident  of  Tyrone 
township,  was  born  there  in  1808.  His  prin- 
cipal business  enterprise,  up  to  1836,  was  a 
carding  and  saw-mill ;  in  that  year,  he  erected 
the  mill  now  occupied  by  his  son,  Martin  J., 
in  which  clover  seed  and  sumach  were  ground ; 
about  1874,  it  was  converted  into  a  grist-mill, 
and  operated  by  Mr.  Bernheisel  until  near  the 
close  of  his  life.  He  also  owned  and  cultivat- 
ed a  farm  of  sixty-six  acres.  Of  the  ten  chil- 
dren of  Solomon  and  Anna  Bernheisel,  two 
are  deceased;  those  surviving  are:  Alvina 
(Mrs.  Emanuel  Sheibley);  Caroline;  Martin 
J.;  Luther;  Solomon;  Da^dd;  Annie  (Mrs. 
Oliver  Baird);  and  Samuel  H.  Solomon 
Bernheisel  died  Aiigust  7,  1889,  aged  eighty- 
one  years,  one  month  and  eleven  days.  His 
wife,  Hannah  Bernheisel,  died  October  31, 
1892,  aged  eighty  years,  three  months  and 
five  days. 

A  citizen  all  his  life  of  Tyrone  township, 
Martin  J.  Bernheisel  was  educated  in  its 
schools,  has  carried  on  his  business  of  milling 
here,  and  here  has  married  and  reared  his  fam- 


ily. He  is  one  of  the  useful  and  substantial 
residents  of  the  county,  possessing  influence, 
and  regarded  with  respect  and  confidence.  He 
has  served  as  clerk  of  the  township,  and  been 
for  two  terms  a  school  director.  He  is  a  sup- 
porter of  the  Republican  party.  On  June  19, 
1863,  Mr.  Bernheisel  enrolled  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  E.  Spencer  Miller's  Independent  Bat- 
tery, Emergency  Men,  and  served  until  Jidy 
25,  1863,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged, 
his  term  of  ser\dce  having  expired.  Martin 
J.  Bernheisel  was  married  in  September,  1865, 
to  Catherine,  daughter  of  William  and  Su- 
sanna Lleim.  They  have  nine  children;  one 
was  accidentally  drowned  when  only  three 
years  old ;  those  remaining  are :  Ora  H. ;  Aus- 
tin S.;  Mary  H.;  Susan  C;  Frederick  S.; 
Cathertne  E.^  Luther  A.;  and  Edith  E.  The 
family  attend  the  Lutheran  chiu'ch,  in  which 
Mr.  Bernheisel  is  a  deacon. 


XEWTOX  J.  BKIXEE,  Green  Park, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  near  Loysville, 
Pa.,  March  18,  1865.  He  is  a  son  of  Solomon 
and  Annie  (Kiner)  Briner.  He  received  his 
elementary  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  Tyrone  township,  and  afterwards  attended 
the  Tressler  Orphan  Home  School,  the  acad- 
emy at  Bloomfield,  Pa.,  and  the  Cumberland 
Valley  State  Xormal  School,  Shippensburg, 
Pa.  He  was  a  graduate  of  the  normal  school, 
in  the  class  of  '92,  and  since  that  time  his  en- 
tire attention  during  the  school  temi  has  been 
given  to  teaching.  During  the  interim  be- 
tween school  terms,  ]\Ir.  Briner  is  occupied  in 
agricultural  pursuits,  which  is  not  only  di- 
rectly profitable  to  him,  but  by  affording  relief 
from  the  sedentary  life  of  the  school  room, 
no  doubt  conduces  to  his  physical  health,  and 
helps  him  to  maintain  his  standard  as  a  teacher. 
He  has  taught  three  terms  in  the  Loysville 
public  schools,  and  is  now  in  his  second  term 
in  the  schools  of  Green  Park. 

Xewton  J.  Briner  Avas  married  at  his  wife's 
home,  his  present  residence,  December  7, 
1893,  to  Charlotte,  daughter  of  William  and 
Fannie  (Xoll)  Bernheisel.  Mr.  Briner  is  a 
member  of  Landisburg  Lodge,  ISTo.  707,  Jr. 
O.  U.  A.  M.  He  is  an  adherent  of  the  Demo- 
cratic party.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Briner  attend  the 
Reformed  church,  of  which  they  are  members. 


THE     BRINER     FAMILY,     Loysville, 
Perry  county,  Pa.     George  Briner,  the  first 


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member  of  the  family  of  wliom  there  is  any 
record,  was  a  farmer  of  Tyrone  township.  He 
was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Hemmer,  Avho  was 
a  nati\-e  of  Tyrone  township.  They  had  eleven 
ehi](h'en:  Johnson;  John;  Mary  Ann;  Jnlia; 
Andrew;  Samuel;  Solomon;  Elizabeth;  An- 
nie, willow  of  John  Thnmma,  residing  in  Loys- 
ville;  Margaret;  and  Leah  (Mrs.  Emanuel 
Freeman),  of  Tyrone  township.  Annie  and 
Leah  are  the  only  survivors. 

Solomon  Briner  was  born  in  Tyrone  town- 
ship, February  24,  1820.  His  whole  life  was 
spent  on  his  fanu  in  Tyrone  township,  where 
his  labors  were  rewarded  by  financial  success. 
He  was  married  to  Annie,  daughter  of  George 
and  Sarah  (Ebert)  Kiner.  They  have  four 
children:  Elmer,  residing  in  Spring  town- 
ship. Perry  cnnnty;  Margaret  A.;  Xewton  J.; 
and  Edward  (i.,  residing  in  Tyrone  township. 
]\rr.  Ih'inor  was  a  member  of  the  Reformed 
chinvli. 

.Mrs.  Eriner's  parents,  George  and  Sarah 
(Ebert)  Kiner,  reside  in  Tyrone  township. 
They  have  ten  children:  Lydia,  widow  of  Pe- 
ter Kaizer;  Sarah,  deceased;  John,  residing 
in  Huntingdon,  P'a. ;  Henry,  residing  in  Sa- 
ville  township.  Perry  county;  Catherine,  de- 
ceased ;  George,  residing  in  Tyrone  to^\mship ; 
Eliza,  deceased;  Annie,  widow  of  Solomon 
liriner;  Alvina,  widow  of  William  (iensler; 
and  William. 


PKTER  G.  KEEL,  Loysville,  Perry  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  was  born  in  Tyrone  township,  August 
31,  1845.  He  is  a  son  of  the  late  Andrew 
and  ^[argaret  (Kochenderfer)  Kell.  The 
Kell,  as  well  as  the  Kochenderfer  family,  are 
of  German  descent.  John  Kell,  great-grand- 
fatlier  uf  Peter  G.,  emigrated  from  the  Pala- 
tinate in  Genuany  sometime  in  1700,  and  set- 
tle<l  ill  Chester  coimty.  Pa.  There  he  married 
Miss  Culbertson,  v^hose  family  was  noted  as 
a  tall,  hardy  race  of  people,  which  is  still  their 
characteristic  in  the  present  generation.  Sub- 
sequently he  removed  with  his  family  to  York 
county,  Pa.,  and  thence  to  Spring  township, 
Perry  county,  having  purchased  the  Gamber 
farm,  near  the  St.  Peter's  church,  part  of 
which  is  now  owned  by  Fxederic  Souder. 
Mr.  Kell  being  a  stranger  in  the  community, 
Gamber  was  advised  not  to  let  him  have  pos- 
session until  he  had  made  his  first  payment. 
It  was  raining  at  the  time  when  the  Kell  fam- 
ily arrived  at  their  new  hnme,  and  the  iron- 


bound  chest  containing  the  valuables  was 
stowed  away  in  the  bottom  of  a  wagon,  so  that 
they  were  placed  at  some  inconvenience,  but 
hiially  the  chest  was  reached  and  payment 
made,  largely  in  sih'er  coiii,  which  assured 
p(  issession  of  the  home.  J  ohn  Kell  passed  the 
remainder  of  his  days  on  this  farm,  and  his 
body  and  his  Avife's  both  rest  in  the  cemetery 
of  St.  Peter's  church,  of  which  they  were 
members.  Henry  Kell,  son  of  John  Kell,  who 
was  born  in  York  county,  and  had  married 
Esther  Baker  prior  to  coming  to  this  county, 
bought  a  house  and  lot  adjoining  St.  Peter's 
church,  and  carried  on  weaving.  He  after- 
wards bought  a  farm  in  Saville  township, 
where  he  continued  to  reside.  He  and  his  wife 
are  interred  in  the  Buffalo  graveyard.  They 
had  twelve  children,  who  all  attained  to  ma- 
ture years;  only  two  now  survive:  William, 
residing  in  Blain;  and  Mary,  widow  of  Henry 
liartiiian,  of  Saville  township.  Their  son, 
^\iidrew  Kell,  was  born  in  York  county,  Pa., 
in  1809.  He  was  a  farmer,  an  industrious 
worker,  and  progressive  in  his  ideas.  He  S2>ent 
many  years  of  his  life  in  Tyrone  township,  and 
died  suddenly  of  apoplexy  while  away  from 
home  attending  a  sale  in  Saville  tow^nship,  in 
1881.  He  and  his  wife  are  both  buried  in  the 
Loysville  graveyard.  Of  the  six  children  of 
]\Ir.  and  "Mrs.  Andrew  Kell,  three  died  in  in- 
fancy; those  now  living  are:  William,  of 
Loysville,  Pa.;  Henry;  and  Peter  G. 

His  education  Peter  G.  Kell  received 
in  the  common  schools  of  the  township  and 
the  academy  at  Loysville.  After  leaving 
school,  he  learned  carpentry.  Llis  apprentice- 
ship ended,  he  worked  at  his  trade  during  the 
summer,  and  taught  school  in  the  winter. 
This  industrious  and  useful  course  he  followed 
until  the  spring  of  1882,  when  he  Avas  ap- 
pointed  stcAA^ard  of  the  Perry  county  alms- 
house; he  held  that  position  for  eight  years. 
During  the  year  1890,  ]\Ir.  Kell  returned  to 
look  after  the  interests  of  his  farm.  For  the 
ensuing  two  years,  he  Avas  in  the  agricultural 
implement  business  at  Loysville;  in  1898,  he 
was  ajipointed  to  his  present  position,  that  of 
agent  for  the  Perry  Comity  Railroad  at  Loys- 
ville. He  is  still  engaged  in  the  efficient  and 
faithful  performance  of  his  important  duties. 
Mr.  Kell  is  a  stockholder  of  the  Perry  County 
Railroad,  and  of  the  Shermans  Yalley  Rail- 
road.    His  political  views  are  Reimblican. 

Peter  G.   Kell  was  married  in  Harrislmrg, 


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Pa.,  in  IST-i,  to  Sarali  E.,  daughter  of  Isaac 
and  Susan  Long,  of  Saville  township,  Perry 
county.  They  have  four  chiklren :  Harry  H. ; 
Elmer  A.;  Ealph  L.;  and  Mary  L.  The  fam- 
ily are  members  of  and  attend  the  Reformed 
church,  of  which  Mr.  Kell  is  an  elder. 


JOHN  R.  BODEX,  Loysville,  Peny  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  was  born  in  Saville  township.  Perry 
county,  January  18,  1840.  He  is  a  son  of 
Robert  C.  and  Susan  (Rice)  Boden,  his  father 
being  of  Scotch-Irish  and  his  mother  of  Ger- 
man descent.  His  grandfather,  John  Boden, 
who  was  at  one  time  prothonotary  of  Perry 
county,  and  also  served  as  justice  of  the  peace, 
resided  during  the  latter  part  of  his  life  at 
Duncannon,  Pa.,  where  he  died.  His  son, 
Robert  C.  Boden,  who  was  born  in  Cumber- 
land county,  came  to  Perry  county  early  in 
life,  and  spent  his  boyhood  in  Duncannon. 
He  became  a  farmer  of  Saville  township,  and 
died  there  about  18G5,  while  yet  in  the  prime 
of  life.  The  children  of  Robert  C.  and  Susan 
Boden  are:  Jennie,  deceased;  Margaret, 
widow  of  Sampson  King;  Styles  K. ;  Hugh 
S.,  deceased;  Robert  C,  Jr.;  William  H.; 
Harry  C. ;  Charles  E.,  deceased;  Mary  C. 
(Mrs.  John  Snyder);  and  John  R. 

Born  and  educated  in  Saville  township, 
John  R.  Boden  has  passed  there  the  greater 
part  of  his  life.  After  his  course  in  the  public 
schools  was  fiuisliod.  he  devoted  himself  dili- 
gently and  successfully  ti)  the  business  of 
farming.  He  ])ossesses  the  respect  and  confi- 
dence of  his  fellow  citizens;  he  was  elected 
county  treasurer,  and  served  one  term  in  that 
office.  In  1890,  he  was  appointed  to  his  pres- 
ent position,  that  of  superintendent  of  the 
Perry  county  almshouse.  Mr.  Boden  is  a  Re- 
publican. John  R.  Boden  was  married  in 
1862,  to  Henrietta,  daughter  of  Peter  and 
Jane  Baker,  of  Tuscarora  township,  Perrv 
county.  Mr.  and  ^Irs.  Boden  attend  the 
Presbyterian  church. 

Harry  C.  Boden,  seventh  child  of  the  late 
Robert  and  Susanna  (Rice)  Boden,  was  bora 
on  the  homestead  farm  in  Saville  township, 
Perry  county,  July  1,  1855.  He  was  educated 
in  the  common  schools  of  the  township,  and 
has  spent  his  entire  life  since  that  time  as  a 
cultivator  of  the  soil.  He  now  resides  upon 
and  farms  the  homestead,  and  is  known  as  a 
good  farmer  and  a  worthy  and  honorable  citi- 
zen.    He  votes  with  the  Republican  party. 


Harry  C.  Boden  was  married  in  Wilkes-Barre, 
June  28,  1892,  to  Harriet  J.,  daughter  of  John 

and  (Hess)  Berrier.     Mr.  and  Mrs. 

Boden  have  one  son,  John  Arthur,  born  Sep- 
tember 5,  1895.  They  attend  the  Presby- 
terian church. 

Styles  K.  Boden,  fourth  child  of  Robert  C. 
and  Susan  Boden,  was  born  on  the  homestead 
farm  in  Saville  township.  After  a  common 
school  course,  he  went  to  Airy  View  Academy 
at  Xew  Bloomfield,  and  afterwards  to  the 
Quaker  City  Business  College,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  He  married  ISTettie,  daughter  of  A.  J. 
and  Ellen  Beal  Ferguson,  of  East  Waterford, 
on  February  18,  1875.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren: John  F.;  Elbe;  and  Robert  J.  The 
oldest  child  died  and  was  buried  at  McCul- 
lochs  ]\lills,  Juniata  county,  Pa.  They 
moved  to  Jimiata  county,  where  Mr.  Boden 
farmed  and  taught  school  in  winter.  Both 
are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church  at 
Academia,  Juniata  county.  Styles  K.  Boden 
being  an  elder  in  the  church,  and  superintend- 
ent of  the  Sabbath-school. 

Robert  C.  Boden,  Jr.,  was  born  at  the  home- 
stead, and  was  educated  at  Xew  Bloomfield 
Academy.  After  teaching  school  several  terms 
he  cultivated  a  farm  at  Ickesburg.  He  was 
married,  Februarv  7,  1893,  to  Emma  E., 
daughter  of  Dr.  D.  B.  and  Elizabeth  (Mc- 
Coy) Milliken;  they  removed  to  Landisburg, 
Pa'.,  in  A])ri],  1S97.  Both  attend  the  Pres- 
bvteriaii  church. 


JOHX  DALLAS  COOPER,  Green  Park, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Henry  and  Sarah 
(Sheaffer)  Cooper,  was  born  in  Bloomfield, 
Perry  coimty,  March  15,  1846.  In  1848, 
Henry  Cooper's  term  as  sheriff  of  Perry 
county  having  expired,  the  family  removed 
to  the  farm  near  Green  Park,  Tyrone 
township.  Here  John  D.  Cooper  spent 
his  youthful  days.  After  receiving  his  pri- 
mary education  in  the  common  schools  of 
the  township,  he  studied  first  at  Mt.  Demp- 
sey  Academy,  at  Landisburg,  and  afterwards 
at  the  Loysville  Academy.  His  course  being 
completed,  he  first  taught  for  some  time  in 
the  public  schools,  and  then  spent  one  year 
in  the  business  of  milling.  Since  that  time 
he  has  devoted  all  his  attention  to  farming. 
Mv.  Cooper  has  served  efficiently  in  several 
township  offices.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  Mutual  Fire  Insur- 


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ance  Company.  His  political  views  are  Dem- 
ocratic. 

Jolin  Dallas  Cooper  was  married  in  Tyrone 
township,  January  27,  1870,  to  Susan  E., 
daughter  of  William  and  jMary  Ann  (Bower) 
Briekley;  both  parents  are  deceased.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Cooper  have  three  children:  Alice  Lynn, 
born  October  9,  1872;  Sarah  Frances,  born 
February  21,1875;  and  Floy  Ella,  born  April 
4,  1880.  All  the  family  are'  members  of  the 
Lutheran  church. 

George  A.  Cooper,  son  of  Henry  and 
Sarah  (Sheaffer)  Cooper,  was  born  in  Ijloom- 
field.  Perry  county,  AjDril  25,  1841.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools.  Since 
boyhood  his  occupation  has  been  farming,  and 
his  life  of  quiet  diligence  and  usefulness  has 
been  spent  in  Tyrone  township.  He  was  mar- 
ried at  Shermansdale,  Perry  county,  Septem- 
ber 22,  1885,  to  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  George 
and  Susanna  (Kowe)  Faust.  Their  children 
are:  Frank  M.,  born  January  23,  1889;  Ruth 
v.,  born  May  24,  1890;  Marion  L.,  born  Feb- 
ruary 23,  1892;  and  Clarence,  born  June  7, 
1894.  Like  his  brother,  ]\[r.  Cooper  is  a  Dem- 
ocrat.    He  attends  the  Church  of  God. 


EMAXITEL  GARBER,  LoysviUe,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Madison  township. 
Perry  county,  December  18,  1842.  He  is  a 
son  of  John  and  Hannah  (Balthasar)  Garber, 
whose  families  were  both  of  German  origin. 
Mr.  Garber  passed  his  boyhood  on  the  home- 
stead, and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Madison  township.  He  chose  and  has  fol- 
lowed throughout  life  the  important  and  hon- 
orable vocation  of  a  farmer.  Since  March, 
1892,  he  has  been  a  resident  of  TjTone  to^vn- 
ship.  Mr.  Garber  votes  with  the  Republican 
party.     He  is  a  worthy  and  respected  citizen. 

Emanuel  Garber  was  married  at  Sandy  Hill, 
Perry  county,  September  28,  1868,  to  Me- 
linda  H.,  daughter  of  John  W.  and  i^ancy 
Jane  (Kochenderfer)  Rice.  Their  family  con- 
sists of  eight  children :  Hannah  Jane  Gertnide 
(Mrs.  Edward  G.  Briner);  Emma  Catherine 
"W.;  Charles  Edward;  John  Clinton;  Eliza- 
beth Lucretia  (Mrs.  Jacob  M.  Dum) ;  Samuel 
Rice;  Dora  Edith;  and  Minnie  Mary  Estella. 
The  family  attend  the  Lutheran  church. 


in  Perry  county,  April  18,  1809.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native 
township.  Llis  calling  from  his  boyhood  has 
been  the  cultivation  of  the  soil.  He  is  an  ex- 
perienced and  judicious  farmer,  as  well  as  a 
useful  and  honorable  citizen.  Mr.  Briner  is 
a  member  of  I-.andisburg  Lodge,  ISTo.  757,  Jr. 
O.  IT.  A.  ^L  He  votes  the  Democratic  ticket. 
Edward  G.  Briner  was  married  in  Carlisle, 
Cumberland  county,  Pa.,  to  Gertrude  J., 
daughter  of  Emanuel  and  Melinda  H.  (Rice) 
Garber.  The  children  of  ^Ir.  and  Mrs.  Briner 
are:  Harriet  May,  born  May  16,  1893;  An- 
nie Hope,  born  September  29,  1894;  and  Sa- 
rah Grace,  born  January  3,  1896.  The  fam- 
ilv  attend  the  Reformed  church. 


EDWARD  G.  BRIXER,  Loysville,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  Solomon  and  Annie 
Briner,  was  born  upon  the  homestead  farm 


DAVID  BEALE  MILLIKEX,  M.  D., 
Landisburg,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  near 
Academia,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  January  1, 
1833.  He  is  a  son  of  Thomas  J.  and  Rachel 
(Beale)  Milliken.  The  ^lilliken  family  is  of 
Scotch-Hish  descent.  Thomas  Milliken,  the 
Doctor's  great-grandfather,  was  an  early  set- 
tler, and  a  farmer  of  what  is  now  Juniata 
county,  but  was  at  that  time  a  part  of  Cum- 
berland county.  James  B.  Milliken,  son  of 
Thomas,  a  native  of  that  county,  also  devoted 
his  attention  to  agriculture.  He  married  Miss 
Boggs;  their  children  are:  Thomas  J.;  John; 
James  B.;  Joseph;  Francis;  Mary;  Amelia; 
Margaret;  Martha;  and  Jane.  The  eldest  of 
the  family,  Thomas  J.,  born  in  Juniata  county 
in  1794,  j^assed  his  life  there,  and  was  also  a 
farmer.  He  was  a  Democrat,  and  very  de- 
cided in  his  convictions.  He  was  elected  to 
various  public  offices;  among  them,  he  filled 
those  of  county  commissioner  and  associate 
judge.  He  was  married  to  Rachel,  daughter 
of  Judge  David  Beale,  of  Chester  county.  Pa. 
Their  children  are:  Jane  (Mrs.  William 
Xeely);  James  B. ;  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  John 
Barnard) ;  David  B. ;  and  John  D.  Mrs.  Ra- 
chel Milliken  died  March  20,  1848;  her  hus- 
band survived  her  until  September  19,  1876. 

In  the  common  schools,  which  he  attended 
until  he  was  fourteen  years  old,  David  B.  Mil- 
liken acquired  the  elementary  branches,  and 
laid  a  good  foundation  for  further  studies. 
His  literary  education  was  completed  at  Tus- 
carora  Academy,  where  he  was  for  five  years 
under  the  tuition  of  Professor  Wilson.  In 
1850,  he  began  the  study  of  medicine  at  Mc- 
Covsville,  Pa.,  under  the  direction  of  Samuel 


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Crawford,  M.  D.  He  attended  two  courses 
of  lectures,  besides  taking  a  course  of  private 
study  under  the  preceptorsliip  of  Dr.  Aylette, 
of  the  medical  department  of  the  University 
of  Xew  York,  from  which  celebrated  school 
he  was  graduated  in  ISai.  Dr.  ^Milliken  at 
once  commenced  practice  in  Landisburg,  and 
has  continued  the  same  with  success  and  honor 
in  that  borough  for  forty-three  years.  He 
was  commissioned,  Xovember  18,  1862,  by 
Surgeon-General  King,  of  Pennsylvania,  to 
care  for  disabled  soldiers  of  the  State  in  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac,  in  general  and  regi- 
mental hospitals;  this  service  he  rendered  un- 
til February,  1863.  He  is  examining  phy- 
sician of  the  board  of  pensions  of  Perry  coun- 
ty, and  a  member  of  the  Peny  County  Medi- 
cal Society,  of  which  he  has  been  treasurer 
since  1888,  besides  having  several  times  been 
president.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  Medical  Society  and  of  the 
American  Medical  Association.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber and  Past  X.  G.  of  ^Ct.  Dempsey  Lodge, 
Xo.  172,  I.  O.  O.  P.;  a  director,  since  1893, 
in  the  Xational  Bank,  of  Duncannon,  Pa.; 
and  a  director  in  the  Perry  County  Railroad. 
He  was,  in  February,  1885,  a  delegate  to  the 
meeting  of  the  American  Agricultural  Asso- 
ciation, at  Xew  Orleans,  La.  He  represented 
his  county  in  the  State  Legislature  during  the 
terms  of  1871  and  1873,  and  served  during 
that  time  upon  some  important  committees. 
His  political  convictions  are  Democratic. 

Dr.  David  Beale  Milliken  was  first  mar- 
ried, May  2,  1853,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
ISTeal  and  Mary  McCoy,  of  McCoysville,  Pa. 
Their  only  child  is  Emma  E.  (Mrs.  Robert 
C.  Boden).  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Milliken  died 
February  20,  1856.  The  Doctor  was  again 
married,  in  1858,  to  Margaret  J.,  daughter 
of  Daniel  and  Jane  Okeson ;  she  died  in  1889. 
He  married,  in  1891,  Rebecca  C.  Jones,  widow 
of  the  late  David  Eaton.  The  Doctor  and  his 
family  attend  the  Presbyterian  church.  His 
long  and  honorable  career  as  a  physician,  com- 
bined with  his  estimable  personal  qualities, 
have  won  for  the  Doctor  not  only  many  pa- 
tients, but  a  larae  circle  of  friends. 


JAMES  P.  SHEIBLEY,  M.  D.,  Landis- 
biu'g.  Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Bemhard  and 
Mary  (Holmon)  Sheibley,  was  born  in  Lan- 
disburg, Ajn-il  11,  1843.  He  was  educated 
at  Mt.   Dempsey  Academy,   of  Landisburg. 


He  was  barely  eighteen  years  old  when,  on 
May  4,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Company  B, 
Seventh  Pennsylvania  Reserve,  a  company 
raised  at  Liverpool,  Pa.,  and  commanded  by 
Capt.  John  Jamieson.  Mr.  Sheibley  served 
in  this  regiment  for  three  yeai-s,  and  at  the 
expiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment,  June  16, 
1864,  was  discharged  at  Philadelphia.  Dur- 
ing this  time,  he  had  taken  part  in  the  battles 
of  Mechaniesville,  Ya.,  Gaines  Hill,  Ya.,  and 
Charles  City  Cross  Roads,  Ya.;  in  the  last 
named  engagement  he  was  wounded  in  the 
thigh,  taken  prisoner  on  the  field,  and  conveyed 
to  Savage  Station,  where  a  mouth  later  he  was 
exchanged,  and  went  to  the  Crozer  Seminary, 
Chester,  Pa.  During  the  time  he  lay  wounded 
on  the  field,  the  ball  was  extracted  from  the 
bone  by  a  Confederate  surgeon;  it  is  now  in 
Dr.  Sheibley's  possession.  After  convales- 
cence, he  returned  to  his  regiment  and  served 
the  remainder  of  his  time  of  enlistment,  taking 
part  in  all  the  battles  under  General  Grant, 
from  Rapidan  to  Cold  Harbor.  He  was  dis- 
charged at  Philadelphia,  June  16,  1864,  and 
went  home  to  Landisburg.  During  the  follow- 
ing year,  he  worked  in  the  iirinting  oftice  of 
the  Advocate,  at  Xew  Bloomfield.  Li  1866, 
he  was  appointed  to  a  clerkship  in  the  AYar 
Department,  at  Washington,  D.  C.  He  occu- 
pied this  position  for  one  year,  during  the 
same  time  attending  lectures  at  the  medical 
department  of  Georgetown  College.  In  1867, 
he  entered  the  medical  department  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania,  graduated  in  1868, 
and  on  May  6  of  that  year  was  appointed  act- 
ing assistant  surgeon,  L'nited  States'  Army, 
and  filled  this  position  in  the  Fourth  Military 
district  for  about  a  year.  Dr.  Sheibley  then 
returned  to  Philadelphia,  and  took  a  post- 
gi-aduate  course  at  the  university.  Since  1871 
he  has  been  in  continuous  practice  at  Landis- 
burg, one  of  the  honored  and  trusted  guard- 
ians of  the  health  of  that  borough.  He  is  a 
member,  and  the  surgeon  of  Elias  Rice  Post, 
Xo.  539,  G.  A.  R. ;  he  served  four  years  as 
post  commander.  He  has  been  a  school  direc- 
tor for  twelve  years;  was  treasiu-er  of  the 
board  for  three  years,  and  is  now  its  presi- 
dent. He  is  a  Republican.  Dr.  Sheibley  at- 
tends the  Reformed  church. 


ZACHARLIH  M.  DOCK,  Landisburg, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Freeburg.  Sny- 
der county.  Pa.,  Xovember  24,  1847.     He  is 


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a  son  of  Renjainin  F.  and  Margaret  (Menges) 
Dock.  His  ancestors,  both  paternal  and  ma- 
ternal, Avere  German,  and  were  among  the 
pioneer  settlers  of  Snyder  eoimty.  Benjamin 
F.  Dock  was  a  native  of  Snvder  county,  and 
resided  there  throughout  his  life,  engaged  in 
farming.  The  surviving  children  of  Benja- 
min F.  and  ]\Iargaret  Dock  are:  Benjamin  F., 
of  Freeburg,  Snyder  county;  Margaret  (Mrs. 
William  Sfrayer),  of  Waterloo,  Black  Hawk 
county,  la.;  Jacob  M.,  of  Kantz,  Snyder 
conntv;  Peter,  of  Dul>ois,  Clearfield  county, 
Pa.;  Abbie  (Mrs.  Samuel  Watt),  of  WilliamV 
l)ort,  Pa.;  Catherine  (Mrs.  Henry  Holtza]i- 
ple),  of  Kantz,  Snyder  county;  and  Zachariah 
M.  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Xathan  Roush),  of  Sny- 
der county,  died,  leaving  a  son  about  three 
years  old;  George  Washington,  died  aged 
twenty.  Benjamin  F.  Dock  died  when  his 
youngest  child,  Zachariah  M.,  was  l)ut  four 
weeks  old. 

Until  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age,  Zachariah 
M.  Dock  attended  the  common  schools  of  Free- 
burg, and  helped  in  cultivating  the  farm.  Af- 
ter that,  for  five  years,  he  was  engaged  in 
boating  on  the  canal;  he  then  went  into  the 
mill  of  his  uncle,  Samuel  Haas,  of  Xew  Mex- 
ico, Juniata  county,  Pa.,  to  learn  the  business. 
He  followed  the  calling  of  a  miller  for  about 
nineteen  years,  and  at  the  end  of  that  time  re- 
turned to  his  early  occupation  of  farming.  In 
1875,  he  removed  to  Spring  township,  PeiTV 
county,  where  he  resided  for  four  years;  for 
the  last  seventeen  he  has  been  a  continuous 
resident  of  Tyrone  township.  He  is  widely 
and  favorably  known,  and  is  a  skilful  and 
progressive  farmer.  He  has  served  two  terms 
as  school  director  of  Tyrone  township;  he  is 
Republican  in  his  political  views. 

Zachariah  ]\[.  Dock  was  married  in  Free- 
burg, Pa.,  June  16,  1873,  to  Catherine,  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  (Turner)  Custer; 
she  died  September  18,  1892.  Mr.  Dock  was 
married  the  second  time,  October  26,  1893, 
to  Sarah  E.,  daughter  of  Frederick  ajid  Eliza- 
beth (Kell)  Souder,  of  Spring  township,  and 
widow  of  A.  M.  Billman.  ^Ir.  and  ^Irs.  Dock 
have  one  daughter,  Orpha  Elizabeth,  bom  Au- 
gust 31,  1894:.  By  Mrs.  Dock's  first  marriage 
she  had  six  sons,  four  of  whom  survive :  Fred- 
erick H.  Billman;  Daniel  M.  Billman;  Irvin 
S.  Billman;  and  Erasmus  M.  Billman.  ]Mr. 
Dock  and  his  family  attend  the  Lutheran 
church. 


ALFRED  SIGLER,  Falling  Spring,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Cumberland  county, 
Pa.,  July  11,  1852.  He  is  a  son  of  Samuel 
and  Mary  Ann  (Dunkelberger)  Sigler.  His 
grandfather,  John  Sigler,  was  a  tailor  of  Perry 
county.  He  married  Susan  March  and  had 
four  children;  they  are:  Jacob;  Josejjh,  de- 
ceased; Sarah  (Mrs.  John  Dunkelberger),  de- 
ceased; and  Samuel,  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
John  Sigler  were  membei*s  of  the  Reformed 
church.  The  maternal  grandparents,  John 
Dunkelberger  and  his  wife,  Avere  natives  of 
Berks  county,  but  came  to  Perry  county  early 
in  life  and  settled  in  Spring  township,  where 
they  spent  their  lives  in  farming.  John  Dun- 
kelberger married  Susan  Sollenberger.  Their 
children  are:  Jeremiah;  Sarah, "widow  of  John 
Hair;  Eliza  (Mrs.  Isaiah  Carl),  deceased; 
Catherine  (Mrs.  William  Dunkel),  deceased; 
Caroline  (Mrs.  William  Shatto),  deceased; 
David,  deceased;  William,  deceased;  and 
]\rary  Ann  (]\rr3.  Samuel  Sigler),  deceased. 

Samuel  Sigler  was  a  blacksmith,  but  later 
turned  his  attention  to  farming,  in  which  he 
continued  until  187S,  Avhen  he  retired  from 
business.  He  seiwed  in  different  township  of- 
fices; was  constable  for  some  years,  and  also 
school  director,  and  director  of  the  poor  of 
Perry  county.  Samuel  Sigler  Avas  married  to 
Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  John  and  Susan  (Sol- 
lenberger (Dunkelberger.  Their  children  are: 
Julia  (Mrs.  Joseph  Eberly);  Sarah  (Mrs.  Ja- 
cob Ivillinger);  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  Robert  Cam- 
eron); Keziah  (Mrs.  George  W.  Messenger); 
Alfred;  Alice  (Mrs.  Daniel  Stone);  John  D.; 
Oliver,  deceased;  Emma,  deceased;  Samuel, 
deceased;  Caroline,  deceased;  Smiley  A.,  de- 
ceased; and  Susan,  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Sigler  Avere  of  (lerman  descent.  They  Avere 
l)oth  faithful  members  of  the  Reformed 
church.  Samuel  Sigler  died  July  9,  1895, 
aged  eighty-tAvo  years,  seven  months  and 
tAventy-seA'en  days.  His  Avife  died  October  11, 
1893,  aged  eighty-one  years  and  four  months. 

Alfred  Sigler  attended  the  district  schools 
of  Perry  county,  and  fanned  Avith  his  father 
until  he  reached  his  tAventy-fourth  year;  he 
then  married,  and  has  farmed  ever  since.  Mr. 
Sigler's  political  vicAvs  are  Republican. 

Alfred  Sigler  Avas  married  April  22,  1877, 
to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Ann 
(Crocier)  Foster.  Their  children  are:  IMary 
E. ;  Emma;  Sarah  Ann;  Kate;  Arabella; 
John;  Bertha  F.;  Charles  D. ;  and  Anna  ;May. 


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Mr.  Sigler  and  family  are  members  of  tlie  Re- 
formed cliurch. 

John  Foster,  the  father  of  ]\Irs.  Sigler,  is  a 
fanner  and  a  native  of  York  county.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Mary 
Ann  (Rice)  Crocier,  of  Perry  county.  Their 
children  are :  William ;  John ;  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
Sigler);  Catherine  (Mrs.  Thomas  Lebo);  Sa- 
rah Ann  (Mrs.  Joseph  Wesley) ;  Robert,  died 
aged  four  years;  James  C,  was  struck  on  the 
head  by  a  falling  limb  of  a  tree  and  killed, 
August  29,  1884,  he  was  twenty-one  years  of 
age ;  and  three  Avho  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Foster  were  both  members  of  the  Lu- 
theran church.  Mrs.  Foster  died  December 
15,  1880,  aged  fifty-seven  years,  two  months 
and  fifteen  days.  Mr.  -Foster  is  seventy-five 
years  old  and  resides  in  Tyrone  township,  Pa. 
Mrs.  Sigier's  paternal  grandfather  came  from 
York  county;  he  was  of  Irish  descent,  and  a 
farmer  all  his  life.  He  married  Catherine 
Sollinger;  their  children  are:  John;  Marga- 
ret (Mrs.  Joshua  Hair) ;  Catherine  (Mrs.  Nich- 
olas Hench);  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  George  Hop- 
ple); William;  Abraham;  Henry,  deceased; 
Letta  J.,  deceased;  Eliza  (Mrs.  George  Ester- 
line),  deceased;  and  Sarah  Ann  (Mrs.  Samuel 
Hench),  deceased.  Mr.  Foster  died  in  1872, 
aged  eighty-seven  years.  His  Avife  died  at  the 
•age  of  eighty-six  years.  Both  were  members 
of  the  Reformed  church.  Robert  Crocier, 
Mrs.  Sigier's  maternal  grandfather,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Chester  coimty.  He  was  a  miller  and 
also  farmed.  He  Avas  justice  of  the  peace  for 
many  years.  Robert  Crocier  Avas  married  to 
Mary  Ann  Price.  Their  children  are:  Ara- 
bella (Mrs.  Alfred  Brennaman);  Robert;- 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  AndreAV  Haymaker);  Arm- 
strong, deceased;  William,  deceased;  Mary 
Ann,  deceased;  N"ancy  (Mrs.  William  Koons), 
deceased.  Robert  Crocier  and  Avife  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Lutheran  church.  They  were  both 
of  German  ancestry.  He  died  in  October, 
1856.  His  wife  died  March  Y,  1873,  aged 
seventy-tAvo  years. 


JOHX  SOLOMOX  ZIMMERMAX,  Fall- 
ing Spring,  Peii'y  county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  in 
Cumberland  county,  Xoveraber  9,  1848.  He 
is  a  son  of  William  and  Margaret  (BoAver) 
Zimmerman.  His  grandfather,  John  Zimmer- 
man, was  a  farmer,  and  also  kept  a  hotel  for 
a  number  of  years  in  Andersonburg,  Perry 
county,  Pa.    His  children  are:   Henry;  Mary 


(Mrs.  Henry  Kcll);  George;  Matilda,  Avife  of 
Judge  Joseph  B.  Garver,  of  Perry  county; 
David,  deceased;  John,  deceased;  Margaret 
(Mrs.  James  Black),  deceased;  Eliza  (Mrs. 
EAving),  deceased;  and  William.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  John  Zimmerman  are  both  dead.  Mr. 
Zimmerman's  maternal  grandparents  Avere  of 
Gei-man  ancestry.  Solomon  BoAver  AA'as  a 
farmer;  he  married  Mary  Fosselman.  Their 
children  are:  Margaret,  AvidoAV  of  William 
Zimmerman;  John;  Isabella  (Mrs.  F.  Gray); 
Sarah  (Mrs.  John  Gray),  mother  of  Sheriff 
Gray;  Eliza  (Mrs.  William  Skinner),  Mr. 
Skinner  Avas  a  major  in  our  late  Avar;    Susan 

(Mrs.  • );    Solomon;    and  Mary 

(Mrs.  William  Bickley),  died  May  10,  1896. 
These  children  are  all  dead  but  Mrs.  Zimmer- 
man. ]Mr.  and  Mrs.  BoAver  are  both  dead. 
William  Zimmerman  Avas  a  farmer,  and  a  na- 
tive of  Perry  county.  He  served  the  township 
as  school  director  and  supervisor.  He  married 
Margaret,  daughter  of  Solomon  BoAver,  of 
Perry  county.  Their  children  are:  Lizzie 
(Mrs.  A.  F.  Hohenshilt);  B.  F.  G.;  John; 
William  H. ;  Reuben  A. ;  Sarah  A.  (Mrs.  Dan- 
iel Bosserman) ;  Mary  M.  (Mrs.  StcAvart  Light- 
ner);  and  Dr.  George  L.,  of  Bloserville,  Cum- 
berland county;  Madison  F.,  died  in  1881. 
Mr.  Zimmerman  Avas  a  member  of  the  Luth- 
eran church,  in  Avhich  he  was  for  many  years 
an  elder.  He  died  in  1887.  Mrs.  Zimmerman 
resides  Avith  her  children,  and  is  a  Lutheran. 

John  S.  Zimmcrmau  attended  school  until 
he  reached  the  age  of  tAventy-one,  and  re- 
mained Avith  his  father  until  he  was  twenty- 
five  ;  then,  in  1873,  he  began  to  farm  for  him- 
self. For  nine  years  he  rented  the  Xelson 
farm  aboA'e  Xcav  Bloomfield,  in  Centre  town- 
ship. Since  then  he  has  lived  on  his  farm 
in  Spring  tOAvnship,  which  he  has  made  one 
of  the  finest  in  the  county.  Mr.  Zimmerman 
is  a  Republican;  he  has  served  as  school  di- 
rector in  Centre  township,  for  three  years,  and 
in  1893  was  elected  to  a  three  years'  tenn  of 
the  same  office  in  Spring  toAvnship. 

John  S.  Zimmerman  was  married  XoA^em- 
l)er  12,  1874,  to  Mattie,  daughter  of  George 
Washington  and  Fannie  (Rice)  Hench.  Their 
children  are :  Daisy  A. ;  Robei-t  M. ;  Sallie  J. ; 
William  X.;  Roy  H.;  Eulalia  T.;  Rebecca 
May;  Delia  F.;  Ruth  Esther;  and  Jacob  L., 
died  April  2,  1886,  aged  one  year,  one  month 
and  one  day.  Mr.  Zimmerman  and  his  family 
are  all  members  of  the  Lutheran  church.    Mr. 


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Zimiiieriiian  is  deacon,  and  Las  held  this  of- 
fice for  six  years.  He  lias  been  sui>erinteudent 
of  the  Sunday-school  for  five  years.  He  is  a 
good  citizen  and  is  much  resisected. 


JOSHUA  KITJs^EK,  Xew  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  on  the  old  home- 
stead in  Carroll  township.  Perry  county,  No- 
vember 22,  1848.  lie  is  a  son  of  George  and 
Mary  M.  (AVox)  Kitner.  His  paternal  grand- 
father, John  Kitner,  a  native  of  Cumberland 
county,  removed  to  Perrj'  county  while  a 
young  man  and  settled  in  Tyrone  township. 
For  some  time  he  found  employment  as  a 
blacksmith,  but  he  aftci-vi^'ards  turned  his  atten- 
tion to  farming.  He  mamed  Rebecca  Sprig- 
gleman.  They  had  thirteen  children,  all  of 
whom  lived  to  be  men  and  women.  Three 
are  still  living:  Sarah  (Mrs.  McCullough); 
Peter;  and  Henry.  jMr.  Kitner  lived  to  mid- 
dle and  Mrs.  John  Kitner  to  old  age.  They 
were  meml)ers  of  the  German  Refonned 
churL'h.  His  maternal  grandpai'ents,  Philip 
and  ]\Iary  ^L  AVox,  were  of  German  descent. 
His  grandfather  was  a  native  of  Cumberland 
county,  and  spent  his  life  in  the  cultivation 
of  the  soil.  They  have  eight  children:  John; 
Christine  (Mrs.  Thomas  Huston);  Catherine 
(Mrs.  John  Snoke);  Peter;  Hannah  (Mrs.  Si- 
mon Miller);  IMary  ]\L;  Anthony;  and  one 
who  died  in  youth.  All  are  dead  except  John. 
Mr.  Wox  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the 
United  Brethren  church.  Mr.  Kitner's  par- 
ents were  natives  of  Perry  county.  His  father, 
George  Kitner,  was  a  blacksmith,  but  also 
owned  and  cultivated  the  farm  on  which  he 
resided.  He  was  interested  in  the  affairs  of 
the  township,  and  was  for  one  term  a  school 
director.  He  was  married  to  ]\Iary  M.,  daugh- 
ter of  Philip  and  :\rary  ]\L  Wox.'  Their  chil- 
dren arc:  Caleb,  deceased;  Pianna  (Mrs.  John 
P.  Sloufer);  Joshua;  Enos,  deceased;  Simeon; 
Wilhelmiiui  J.,  deceased;  and  Otlmiel.  Mr. 
George  Kitner  was  a  mcndior  of  llio  Cluirch 
of  God,  in  which  he  was  an  elder;  his  wife 
belongs  to  the  United  Brethren  in  Christ. 

Joshua  Kitner  received  his  education  in  the 
district  schools  of  his  native  townsliip.  He 
remained  at  home  working  with  his  father  on 
the  farm.  He  attended  school  during  the  win- 
ter months  until  he  was  nineteen  and  after- 
wards taught  for  several  terms  in  Centre  and 
Carroll  townships.  When  he  was  eighteen  his 
father  died;    the  faniilv,   however,   remained 


on  the  farm  until  1883,  when  the  estate  was  set- 
tled. Mr.  Joshua  Kitner  was  one  of  his  father's 
executors  and  received  the  old  homestead  as 
his  share  of  the  estate.  He  has  identified  him- 
self with  the  Republican  party,  is  actively  in- 
terested in  local  politics,  and  has  held  the  of- 
fices of  auditor  and  assessor.  He  was  elected 
school  director  in  1892.  Mr.  Kitner  is  an  ac- 
tive member  and  a  deacon  of  the  Church  of 
God.  He  is  also  a  worker  in  the  Sunday- 
school. 


GEORGE  KLIXG,  Xew  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Lancaster  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  May  24,  1842.  He  is  a  son  of  George 
and  Mary  (Miller)  Kling.  His  paternal  grand- 
father, Lewis  Kling,  a  native  of  Switzerland, 
emigrated  to  America  while  quite  young,  and 
settled  in  Lancaster  county,  where  he  found 
work  of  various  kinds.  He  died  while  on  a 
visit  to  Ohio;  his  wife  died  in  Lancaster  at 
an  advanced  age.  Their  children  are :  Lewis; 
George;  Philij);  Michael;  Daniel;  and  Bern- 
hard.  Llis  maternal  grandfather,  Andrew 
Miller,  a  native  of  Lancaster  county,  was  a 
tanner  and  worked  at  his  trade  all  his  life. 
He  was  married  to  Miss  Kochenaur.  They 
had  twelve  children:  Jacob;  Henry;  Solo- 
mon; Philip;  Margaret;  Christina;  Martha; 
Xaney;  Mary;  and  three  whose  names  are  not* 
known.  Mr.  Miller  and  his  wife  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Christian  church.  Mr.  Kling's 
parents  Avere  natives  of  Lancaster  county.  Pa. 
Ilis  father,  George  Kling,  was  born  April  6, 
1800.  He  v\'as  employed  in  general  labor,  and 
was  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Andrew 
]\[iller.  They  have  three  children:  George; 
Phili]);  and  Susanna  (Mrs.  Benjamin  Good), 
died  in  ISTovember,  1868,  aged  twenty-eight. 
Mr.  George  Kling  died  June  29,  18G2,  aged 
sixty-two;  his  wife,  November  18,  1856,  aged 
forty-nine.  Both  were  members  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church. 

George  Kling  received  his  education  in  the 
]niblic  schools  of  his  native  township.  "When 
he  Avas  twenty  he  was  apprenticed  to  a  mason, 
l)ut  before  his  term  had  expired  the  war  of 
the  Rebellion  broke  out  and  he  enlisted  in 
August,  1862,  in  Company  B,  Second  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteer  Cavalry.  Mr.  Kling 
served  until  June,  1865,  and  took  part  in 
nearly  all  the  battles  Avhich  were  fought  in 
Virginia.  After  his  return  from  the  army, 
he  completed  his  term  of  apprenticeship,  antl 


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lias  worked  at  his  trade  nearly  all  his  life. 
Mr.  Kling  spent  one  year  in  Perry  county 
and  was  so  pleased  with  the  country  that  after 
returning  to  Lancaster  county  for  eleven 
mouths,  he  removed  to  Perry  county  and 
bought  a  farm  in  Carroll  township.  He  now 
resides  on  this  farm,  cultivating  it  and  also 
working  at  his  trade.  Mr.  Kling  is  a  self-made 
man,  active  and  energetic,  and  has  won  the 
respect  and  esteem  of  his  neighbors.  He  has 
identified  himself  with  the  Kepublican  party. 
George  Kling  was  married,  March  20,  1874, 
to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Catherine 
(Brenneman)  Ayle.  They  have  five  children : 
David  C,  Benjamin  S.;  Catherine;  Elizabeth; 
and  Philip.  Mr.  Kling  and  his  family  are 
members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


JOIIX  E.  BEUXEil,  Xew  Bloomfield, 
PeiTy  county.  Pa.,  was  born  at  the  old  home- 
stead in  Carroll  township,  Peny  county,  Au- 
gust 27,  1854.  He  is  a  son  of  Jacob  and 
Elizabeth  (Hippie)  Bruner.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  Abraham  Bruner,  was  a  mer- 
chant and  farmer,  and  for  many  years  kept  a 
hotel  in  Wheatfield  township,  Peny  county. 
He  was  man-ied  three  times.  The  children  of 
the  first  marriage  were:  John;  Samuel;  Eliza- 
beth; Jacob;  and  Susan.  Only  the  first  two 
are  living.  Three  children  were  born  to  the 
second  marriage:  Mary;  AVilliam;  and  La- 
vinia.  His  third  wife  was  Mrs.  Wox.  Mr. 
Bruner's  maternal  grandfather,  John  Hippie, 
was  a  cooper  and  farmer.  He  Avas  married  to 
Elizabeth  Silor.  They  had  eleven  children: 
Kate  (Mrs.  John  Baimian);  Sarah  E. ;  Susan 
(Mrs.  James  McCarter) ;  Margaret  (Mrs.  Dan- 
iel AYallet);  John;  Wesley;  Kebecca;  Jere- 
miah, killed  in  the  army;  Elizabeth,  deceased; 
William,  deceased;  and  Lavinia,  deceased. 
Mr.  Hippie  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the 
United  Brethren  church.  He  died  about 
1858;  his  wife  died  in  October,  1875,  aged 
seventy.  Mr.  Bruner's  father,  Jacob  Bruner, 
plasterer  and  farmer,  was  born  in  Cumberland 
county,  Pa.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Repub- 
lican party,  prominent  in  the  coimty,  and  was 
elected  to  various  township  ofiices,  serving  as 
supervisor  and  school  director.  He  enjoyed 
the  esteem  and  confidence  of  his  neighbors  and 
was  frequently  called  upon  to  settle  estates. 
Mr.  Jacob  Bruner  Avas  married  three  times. 
His  first  wife  was  Miss  Jane  Ann  Owen.  They 
had  one  son,  Oliver.     His  second  wife  was 


Miss  Murphy.  They  had  one  son,  Isaiah,  who 
resides  in  Ohio.  His  third  wife  was  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Siler)  Hip- 
pie. They  had  five  children:  John  E. ;  Cyrus; 
Annie  (Mrs.  Elmer  Smith);  Frank;  and 
Charles.  Mr.  Jacob  Bruner  was  a  member 
of  the  United  Brethren  church.  He  died  Feb- 
ruary 14,  1876,  aged  sixty-five  years,  one 
month  and  fourteen  days;  his  wife,  April  27, 
1891,  aged  sixty-five. 

John  E.  Bruner  received  his  education  in 
the  district  schools  of  Carroll  township.  He 
attended  school  during  winter  and  worked 
with  his  father  on  the  farm  until  he  was  seven- 
teen, when  he  began  to  learn  carpentry.  Af- 
ter woi-king  at  his  trade  for  several  months, 
he  changed  his  plans  and  learned  plastering 
with  his  father,  serving  a  two  years'  appren- 
ticeship. He  Avorked  at  this  trade  for  a  few 
years,  but  the  attractions  of  farm  life  proved 
irresistible  and  he  returned  to  the  homestead 
where  he  now  resides.  Although  not  promi- 
nent in  local  politics,  Mr.  Bruner  has  identified 
himself  with  the  Republican  party. 

John  E.  Bruner  was  married,  March  22, 
18S1,  to  Mary  A.,  daughter  of  J.  B.  and  Sa- 
rah (McCoy)  Owen.  They  have  five  children : 
Olive  Pearl;  Cyrus  M.;  Cora  A.;  Sarah  A.; 
and  one  Avho  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Bruner 
and  his  family  are  members  of  the  United 
Brethren  church,  in  which  Mr.  Bruner  is  a 
deacon;  he  is  also  connected  Avith  the  Sunday- 
school. 


JOHX  BAIR,  Xew  Bloomfield,  Pen-y 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Perry  county,  August 
18,  1829.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Sarah 
(Sugard)  Bair.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
Avho  Avas  a  native  of  Germany,  emigrated  to 
America  aud  settled  in  Lancaster  coimty.  Pa., 
Avhere  he  afterAvards  owned  a  large  farm  and 
a  grist-mill.  Later  he  removed  to  Perry 
county,  of  Avliich  county  he  Avas  one  of  the 
early  settlers.  Mr.  Pair's  maternal  grand- 
father, Hartman  Sugard,  Avas  born  in  Hesse 
Cassel,  Germany.  Mr.  Sugard's  wife  Avas  a 
native  of  SAvitzerland.  Shortly  after  their 
marriage  they  emigrated  to  America  and  set- 
tled on  a  farm  in  Cumberland  county.  Pa. 
Mr.  Sugard  had  learned  weaAdng  and  Avorked 
at  his  trade  in  the  Avinter,  giving  his  attention 
to  the  farm  during  the  summer.  He  Avas  a 
soldier  in  the  Continental  army,  thus  proving 
his  love  for  his  adopted  country.     He  had  a 


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large  family  of  sons  and  dangliters.  Mr.  Sn- 
gard  and  liis  wife  were  members  of  the  Re- 
formed church.  He  died  in  1842,  aged  eighty- 
eight.  ]\rr.  Bair's  father,  John  Bair,  a  native 
of  Lancaster  county,  was  a  eai-jjenter  and 
worked  at  his  trade  in  his  native  county  for 
many  years.  1809,  he  removed  to  a  farm  in 
Perrj^,  then  Cumberland  county,  where  he 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Hartman  and  Sarah 
Sugard.  They  had  twelve  children,  all  of 
whom  are  dead  except  one  son,  John,  Jr.  ]\Ir. 
John  Bail"  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the 
Keformed  church.  He  died  in  June,  1853, 
aged  fifty-seven. 

John  ]3air  received  his  education  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  native  township.  Until  he 
Avas  sixteen  he  attended  school  in  winter  and 
worked  with  his  father  on  the  farm  in  sum- 
mer. One  year  after  his  father's  death,  he 
left  home  and  went  to  seek  his  fortune  in 
Juniata  county,  Pa.  At  first  he  found  work 
as  a  wood-chopi^er,  and  was- afterwards  em- 
ployed in  various  Avays.  In  1858,  he  went  to 
the  place  on  which  he  now  resides,  then  forest 
land,  and  at  once  began  to  clear  and  cultivate 
it.  He  built  a  large  house  and  barn,  and  ha- 
proved  the  land  in  various  ways.  His  labors 
have  been  well  repaid,  and  lie  has  now  a  valu- 
able propert^^  For  some  years  he  was  also  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  shingles.  Mr. 
Bair  is  a  self-made  man  and  owes  his  present 
ease  and  comfort  to  his  own  industry  and 
economy.  He  is  one  of  the  oldest  citizens  of 
Carroll  township,  highly  honored  and  es- 
teemed by  all  who  knoAV  him.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Eepublican  party. 

John  Bair  was  married,  March  1.  1852,  to 
Ann,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Er\un)  Mc- 
Gill.  Their  children  are:  Catherine  F.  (Mrs. 
Joseph  D.  Arnold),  and  Mary  M.  (Mi-s.  David 
L.  Hess),  twins;  William  S.;  James  M.;  Ellen 
B.  (.^rrs.  John  Kohr) ;  Is^ettie  E. ;  Tirzah  G. ; 
John  S. ;  and  Sarah  J.,  deceased.  Mr.  John 
Bair  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church. 

Mrs.  Bair's  paternal  grandparents  were  na- 
tives of  Ireland  who  emigTated  to  America 
and  settled  in  Juniata  county.  Her  grand- 
father was  a  minister  of  the  Presbyterian 
church.  Her  maternal  grandparents  Avere  na- 
tives of  Ireland  who  settled  on  a  farm  in  Perry 
county.  Her  parents  Avere  born  in  Juniata 
county.     Iler  father,  John  McGill,  spent  his 


life  in  farming.  He  married  Mary,  daughter 
of  Moses  Erviu.  They  have  nine  children: 
Margaret;  Moses;  Martha  J.  (Mrs.  Madison 
How);  Hugh,  deceased;  Mary  J.  (Mrs.  Sam- 
uel McMinn);  AVilliam;  Elizabeth,  deceased; 
Ann  (Mrs.  John  Bair);  and  Sarah  J.  (Mrs. 
Thomas  Cracken).  . 


JOHX  L.  SMITH,  Falling  Springs,  Pen-y 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Perry  county,  June 
•1,  IStJl.  He  is  a  son  of  H.  F.  and  Catharine 
(Kochenaur)  Smith.  His  paternal  grand- 
father, A.  P.  Smith,  carpenter  and  shoemaker, 
is  eighty-four  years  old  and  resides  in  Perry 
county.  ]\Ir.  A.  P.  Smith  Avas  married  to 
Catherine  Fry.  They  have  eight  children :  H. 
F. ;  John  C. ;  Samuel  B. ;  Susan  (Mrs.  Josiah 
Hertzel);  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  George  W.  Pal- 
mer); Sarah  (Mvs.  Abraham  Kitner),  de- 
ceased; and  Catherine,  deceased.  Mrs.  A.  P. 
Smith  died  December  7,  1894,  aged  eighty- 
one.  She  Avas  a  member  of  the  Church  of 
God,  to  Avhich  Mr.  Smith  still  belong-s.  John 
L.  Smith's  maternal  grandfather,  Peter  Kocli- 
enaur,  spent  his  life  in  farming.  He  married 
]\Iiss  Bair.  Only  six  of  their  children  are  liv- 
ing: Daniel;  Joiin;  Peter;  Washington;  Cath- 
erine; and  Martha  (^^Irs.  Thomas  Shearer). 
Mr.  Smith's  i)arents  were  natives  of  Perry 
county.  His  father,  a  mason  and  bricklayer, 
Avas  a  successful  business  man,  and  from  a  la- 
borer became  a  contractor.  He  was  interested 
in  toAvnship  affairs  and  served  as  supervisor 
and  as  judge  of  elections.  He  was  frequently 
draAvn  as  a  juror.  He  Avas  married  to  Cath- 
erine, daughter  of  Peter  and  Catherine  Kocli- 
enaur.  Their  children  are:  Annie  (Mrs.  Oli- 
ver Schaeft'er);  John  L.;  Mary  (Mrs.  Samuel 
Keiner);  Henry;  Samuel;  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
Kochenderf er) ;  'Nova;  Curtis;  and  Catherine, 
Avho  died  in  March,  1890.  Mr.  Smith  and  his 
Avife  are  members  of  the  Church,  of  God. 
They  reside  at  Landisburg,  Perry  county. 

John  L.  Smith  received  his  education  in  the 
district  schools  of  his  native  toAvnship.  Fie 
remained  at  home,  learning  fanning  Avith  his 
father  until  he  was  twenty-one,  when  he  began 
farming  for  himself.  Industrious  and  thrifty, 
he  saved  money,  and  in  1895  purchased  from 
his  father  the  "fanii  on  which  he  now  resides. 
;^rr.  Smith  is  a  member  of  the  Eepublican 
party. 

John  L.  Smith  Avas  maiTied  October  11, 
1888,  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  George  and 


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Hannah  (Page)  Shoop.  They  have  six  chil- 
dren :  Henry  F. ;  Mase ;  Elmer  E. ;  Curtis  A. 
('. ;  John  L.;  and  Katie  E.,  died  at  the  age  of 
one  year,  one  month  and  thirteen  days.  Mrs. 
Smith's  parents  were  natives  of  Perry  county. 
Her  father,  George  Shoop,  spent  his  life  in 
the  cultivation  of  the  soil.  He  was  married 
to  Hannah,  daughter  of  Joseph  Page.  They 
had  two  children:  Ellen  (Mre.  Joseph  Ad- 
ams); and  Margaret  (Mrs.  John  L.  Smith). 
Mr.  Shoop's  widow  resides  in  Centre  township, 
Perry  county. 


HEXRY  KTTXEE,  Xew  Bloomfield, 
Perry  coiinty,  Pa".,  was  born  in  Carroll  town- 
ship. Perry  county,  May  4,  1832.  He  is  a 
son  of  John  and  Sarah  Rebecca  (Rigleman) 
Kitner.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Jacob 
Kitner,  farmer,  was  a  native  of  Germany. 
Mr.  Ivitner's  maternal  grandparents  were  na- 
tives of  Perry  county  and  spent  their  lives  on 
the  farm.  His  parents  were  born  in  Perry 
county.  His  father,  John  Kitner,  was  a  black- 
smith and  farmer.  The  children  of  John  and 
Sarah  Rebecca  (Rigleman)  Kitner  are:  Peter; 
Sarah  (Mrs.  George  McCullough);  Henry; 
John;  Elizabeth;  Jacob;  George;  William; 
Samuel;  Mary;  Isaiah;  Abraham;  and  David, 
who  was  killed  fighting  in  defense  of  his  coun- 
try. Only  the  fu'st  three  survive.  Mr.  John 
Kitner  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Re- 
formed church.  He  died  aged  forty-four;  his 
wife  died  in  1866,  aged  seventy-seven  years, 
two  months  and  twenty-two  days. 

Henry  Kitner  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm, 
working  with  his  father  in  the  summer  and 
attending  the  district  school  in  winter.  When 
he  was  twelve  years  old  his  father  died,  but 
his  mother  retained  the  farm  and  Henry  re- 
mained at  home  working  for  her  until  he  was 
twenty.  In  1852,  he  went  to  the  Avest  and 
spent  three  years  in  Illinois,  working  as  a 
farm  laborer.  He  returned  to  his  home  in 
Perry  county,  and  enlisted,  in  February,  1862, 
in  Company  A,  One  Hundred  and  First  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteers.  He  served  for  three 
years,  and  took  part  in  twenty-five  battles, 
some  of  them  the  most  severe  of  the  war.  In 
the  Seven  Days'  battle  before  Richmond,  he 
was  shot  through  the  neck,  and  was  taken  pris- 
oner, July  20,  1864,  at  Plymouth,  X.  C,  and 
for  eleven  months  and  twelve  days  endured 
all  the  hoiTors  of  Andersonville.  After  his 
return  from  the  army,  he  bought  the  farm  on 


which  he  now  resides,  and  turned  his  attention 
to  the  cultivation  of  the  soil.  Mr.  Kitner  has 
identified  himself  with  the  Republican  party, 
and  is  a  member  of  Sergt.  John  Jones  Post, 
Xo.  448,  G.  A.  R.,  Xew  Bloomfield,  Pa. 

Henry  Kitner  was  married,  February  22, 
1S65,  to  Ann,  daughter  of  William  and  Sarah 
M.  (Losh)  Petrie.  They  have  ten  children: 
Mary  (Mrs.  Jesse  Cooper) ;  Frederick  B. ;  Da- 
vid and  William,  residing  in  Iowa;  Rosa  (Mrs. 
Henry  Foose);  George,  resides  in  Ohio;  Sam- 
uel; Jesse;  Lizzie  J.,  died  January  23,  1868, 
aged  three  months;  and  Sarah  R.,  died  Au- 
gust 29,  1862. 

Mrs.  Ivitner's  father,  William  Petrie,  shoe- 
maker and  farmer,  was  born  in  Dauphin  coun- 
ty. Pa.  He  was  married  April  27,  1820,  to 
Sarah,  daughter  of  Andrew  and  Mary  (Hain) 
Losh,  who  was  a  native  of  Perry  county. 
Their  children  are :  Lucetta  (Mrs.  Philip  Om- 
holtz);  Lavinia,  widow  of  Frederick  Smith; 
Ruth  (Mrs.  Franklin  Hartz);  Ann  Eliza  (Mrs. 
Henry  Kitner);  Jemima  (Mrs.  Houser  Koon); 
Catharine,  died  May  9,  1831;  Margaret,  de- 
ceased; Xancy,  died  in  1861;  Peter,  died  Oc- 
tober 5,  1869;  and  Maria,  deceased.  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Petrie  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the 
]\Iethodist  Episcopal  church.  He  died  April 
22,  1885,  aged  seventy-eight  years;  his  wife, 
August  8,  1884,  aged  seventy-seven  years. 


H.  W.  RAMBO,  Dellville,  Pen-y  county, 
Pa.,  son  of  Xathan  and  Martha  (Robinson) 
Rambo,  was  born  in  Lancaster  county,  Pa., 
May  29,  1847.  His  grandfather,  Joshua 
Rambo,  was  a  miller  and  farmer.  He  raised  a 
family  of  six  children.  H.  W.  Rambo's  ma- 
ternal grandfather,  John  Robinson,  was  a 
farmer.  For  many  years  he  held  the  ofiice  of 
justice  of  the  peace.  He  was  married  to  Mar- 
tha, daughter  of  Alexander  Grad.  They  had 
five  children,  all  of  whom  are  now  deceased: 
Martha;  Jane  (Mrs.  Robert  Martin);  William; 
Margaret;  and  Wilson.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Robinson  were  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
church,  in  which  the  former  was  elder  for 
many  years.  Xathan  Rambo,  father  of  H.  W. 
Rambo,  was  born  in  Lancaster  county.  For 
many  years  he  worked  at  milling,  but  later 
in  life  engaged  in  fanning.  In  1868,  he  re- 
moved from  Lancaster  county  to  Centre  town- 
ship, Perry  county.  Here  he  lived  a  retired 
life  for  a  year,  and  then  removed  to  Carroll 
township,  and  bought  two  farms  lately  owned 


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by  George  Albrigiit,  Jeeeased.  Mr.  Xatliaii 
Hambo  was  married  to  Martha,  dangliter  of 
Jolm  ]\ol)inson,  of  Perry  county.  They  had 
these  children:  John  R.;  Isabelha  (Mrs.  An- 
drew B.  Comp);  H.  W. ;  Ellen,  deceased;  Wil- 
liam, deceased;  and  DaWd,  deceased.  The 
parents  were,  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
church ;  Nathan  Rambo  was  an  elder.  Both 
are  deceased. 

H.  W.  Eambo  received  his  education  in  the 
primary  and  high  school  of  his  native  county. 
lie  was  raised  to  farming  and  worked  for  his 
father  until  he  was  twenty  years  of  age.  He 
then  removed  from  Lancaster  count}'  to  Car- 
roll township,  Perry  county,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  farming.  Mr.  Eambo  is  one  of  the 
most  prominent  and  prosperous  farmere  in  his 
township.  Pie  is  a  member  of  the  Republican 
party.  Mr.  Rambo  was  married,  December 
22,  1874,  to  Nancy  C,  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (McCord)  Henderson.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Lizzie;  and  James  R.  McC.  The 
family  are  members  of  the  Presbytei'ian 
church,  ^[r.  Rambo  holding  the  office  of  elder, 
assistant  superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school, 
and  teacher  of  a  Bible  class. 

Mrs.  Rambo's  paternal  grandfather.  Hog- 
den  Ilendei'son,  a  native  of  Ireland,  came  to 
this  country  when  aboiTt  ten  years  old,  and 
settled  in  Perry  couTity.  He  was  a  weaver  by 
trade,  but  the  gi'eater  part  of  his  life  was 
spent  in  farming.  He  married  Naaicy  AVhite, 
and  of  their  seven  children  six  still  survive: 
John ;  William ;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Wilson  Smiley) ; 
Alexander;  James;  and  Samuel;  Susan  died 
in  1894.  Hogden  Henderson  and  wife  were 
members  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  died 
in  1858;  his  \\nie.  also  is  deceased.  His  father, 
William  Henderson,  also  a  native  of  Ireland, 
was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Perry  county. 
He  was  a  weaA'er  for  many  years,  but  later 
engaged  in  farming.  His  children  were :  Sam- 
uel; James;  Nathaniel;  AVilliam;  Hogden; 
Catharine  (Mrs.  James  McCord);  and  Ellen 
(Mrs.  Samuel  Eckels).  The  parents  of  Mrs. 
Raml)0  were  natives  of  Peny  county.  Her 
father,  John  Henderson,  was  born  September 
26, 1823,  and  her  mother,  Elizabeth  (McCord) 
Henderson,  in  1828.  Mr.  Henderson  was  a 
weaver  for  forty  years,  but  the  latter  years 
of  his  life  were  spent  in  farming.  He  was  tax 
collector  for  two  years.  Mr.  Henderson  was 
man-ied  March  6, 1857,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  James  and  Catharine  (Henderson )  ]\[eCord. 


They  had  these  children:  Nancy  C.  (Mrs.  H. 
AV.  Rambo) ;  and  Sarah  A.  (Mrs.  Daniel  Gale- 
baugh).  Mr.  Henderson  has  been  an  elder  in 
the  Presbyterian  church  for  many  yeai"s,  and 
is  also  connected  with  the  Sunday-school. 
Since  the  death  of  Mrs.  Henderson,  which  oc- 
cun-ed  March  8,  1890,  in  her  sixty-second 
year,  Mr.  Henderson  has  resided  with  his 
daughters. 


JOHN  R.  RAMBO,  New  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Nathan  and  Martha 
(Robinson)  Rambo,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
county,  February  1,  1837.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  a  native  of  Ireland,  came  to  this 
country  and  settled  in  Lancaster  county.  He 
was  a  miller  and  farmer.  He  married  Ellen 
Robinson;  they  had  eight  children,  all  of 
whom  are  deceased  except  one  son,  John.  The 
others  were:  Nathan;  Eliza;  Margaretta;  El- 
len; Hugh;  William;  and  David.  Mr.  Ram- 
bo's maternal  grandparents,  John  Robinson 
and  wife,  were  also  natives  bi  Ireland.  Mr. 
Robinson  was  a  farmer  and  a  very  |)romincnt 
man.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary 
war,  and  filled  all  the  township  offices.  He 
was  married  to  Isabella  Gault,  and  had  five 
children,  all  now  deceased:  Martha;  Wilson; 
Jane;  Margaret;  and  William.  Nathan 
Rambo,  father  of  John  R.,  was  born  in  Lan- 
caster county,  February  17, 1812.  He  learned 
milling,  which  occupation  he  followed  for 
many  years,  until  he  came  to  Carroll  to^^^l- 
ship  and  engaged  in  farming.  In  1835,  he 
was  married  to  Martha,  daughter  of  John  and 
Isabella  Robinson;  their  children  were:  John 
R.;  Isabella  (Mrs.  Andrew  B.  Comp);  H.  W.; 
William,  died  November  1,  1846,  aged  four 
years,  five  months  and  twenty  days;  Ellen, 
died  August  6,  1860,  aged  ten  years,  two 
months  and  twenty  days;  and  David,  died 
December  20;  1862,  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
three  years,  three  months  and  twenty-two 
days.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nathan  Rambo  were 
members  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  in  which 
he  held  the  office  of  deacon  and  elder  for  many 
years. 

John  R.  Rambo  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  his  native  county,  and 
at  the  age  of  twelve  years  he  was  apprenticed 
to  a  miller.  At  this  business  he  worked  for 
about  fifteen  years  in  Lancaster  county,  and 
in  1871  came  to  Perry  county.  He  settled  in 
Carroll  township,  on  the  farm  on  which  he 


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now  lives  retired.  He  is  a  Eepublican,  bi:t 
has  never  sought  political  preferment. 

Mr.  Eambo  was  married,  January  2,  1868, 
to  Margaret,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Katie 
(Bare)  Comp.  They  have  two  children:  Sam- 
uel; and  Frank.     The  family  are  Lutherans. 

Mrs.  Eambo's  paternal  grandfather  was  a 
native  of  Perry  county,  and  a  farmer.  He 
manied  Mary  Shoner,  and  had  twelve  chil- 
dren: Mollie  (Mrs.  John  Keighter);  Sarah 
(Mrs.  John  Shearer);  Eliza  (Mrs.  AVilliam 
Fosse);  Fannie  (Mrs.  Samuel  Clouser);  Mai-y 
(Mrs.  Samuel  Shull);  Sophia  (Mrs.  Henry 
Bentsel);  Daniel,  deceased;  Samuel,  de- 
ceased; Andrew,  deceased;  and  three  that  died 
in  infancy.  Mr.  Comp  died  in  1875,  aged 
ninety-four  years,  his  mfe  having  preceded 
him  to  the  grave  one  year.  The  maternal 
grandparents  of  Mrs.  Rambo  were  natives  of 
Germany.  Her  grandfather,  John  Bare,  mar- 
ried Sarah  Sugard,  and  coming  to  this  coun- 
try, engaged  in  farming.  Of  their  twelve  chil- 
dren, only  one  survives,  John.  The  others 
were:  Fannie;  jSTancy;  Margaret;  Sarah; 
William;  Jacob;  Christina;  and  tliree  that 
died  young.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bare  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Reformed  church.  He  died  while 
yet  a  young  man;  his  widow  lived  to  the  age 
of  seventy. 

Mrs.  Rambo's  father,  Samuel  Comp,  born 
in  Perry  county,  was  a  farmer,  working  also 
at  shoemaking  and  blacksmithing.  He  was 
married,  January  16,  1834,  to  Catharine, 
daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  (Sugard)  Bare. 
Their  children  were:  Mary  J.  (Mrs.  David 
Beaver);  Sarah  (Mrs.  Henry  Souder);  Cath- 
arine (Mrs.  D.  J.  Long) ;  Margaret  (Mrs.  John 
R.  Rambo);  John;  Andrew;  Samuel;  Frank; 
Francis  E.,  died  April  30,  1885,  aged  twelve 
yeai-s;  Helen  W.,  died  June  13,  1855,  aged 
one  month;  Cassandra,  died  January  16,  1867, 
aged  eighteen  years;  and  two  that  died  in  in- 
fancy. Mr.  Comp  and  wife  were  members  of 
the  Lutheran  church,  in  which  he  served  as 
deacon  and  elder  for  many  years.  The  wife 
died  December  22,  1874,  aged  sixty-two  years. 
Mr.  Comp  survived  until  January  9,  1896, 
Avhen  he  died  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty- 
eight  years  and  five  months. 


JOHI^  S.  RICHEY,  New  Bloomfield, 
Periy  county.  Pa.,  son  of  William  and  Mar- 
garet (McAfee)  Richey,  was  bom  in  Juniata 


county,  March  10,  1S25.  Llis  mateiiial  grand- 
father, John  McAfee,  was  a  native  of  L-eland, 
w^ho  came  to  this  country  and  settled  in  the 
Tuscarora  valley,  just  at  the  foot  of  the  moun- 
tain. In  this  favorable  x>06ition  he  engaged 
in  milling,  and  continued  in  that  vocation  for 
the  rest  of  his  life.  He  married  Jennie,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Stei>hens,  and  raised  a  family  of 
five  children:  Daniel;  Rebecca;  James;  Mar- 
garet; and  Wilson.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McAfee 
were  members  of  the  Presbyterian  chui'ch. 
William  Richey,  father  of  John  S.  Richey, 
w^as  born  in  the  north  of  Heland.  He  came  to 
this  country  in  early  life,  and  settled  in  Ju- 
niata county.  He  was  a  Aveaver,  having 
learned  that  handicraft  in  Ireland;  at  a  later 
date,  he  carried  it  on  in  coiinection  with  farm- 
ing. Lie  was  mai-ried  to  Margaret,  daughter 
of  John  and  Jennie  (Stephens)  McAfee,  of 
Juniata  county.  Their  children  were:  John 
S. ;  Daniel,  a  printer,  died  at  the  age  of  nine- 
teen years ;  Samuel,  deceased,  was  a  prominent 
lawyer;  and  five  who  died  in  infancy.  Mr. 
William  Richey  and  wife  Avere  members  of 
the  ]\Iethodist  church.  He  died  at  the  age  of 
sixty-five  years;  his  wife  died  in  1869,  aged 
sixty. 

John  Richey  received  his  early  education 
in  the  public  schools,  completing  his  course  in 
the  Marklesville  Academy.  His  parents  be- 
ing poor,  his  boyhood  was  spent  among  strang- 
ers, farmers  who  lived  in  the  neighborhood. 
At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  became  a  learner 
with  William  McAfee,  manufacturer,  in  Ty- 
rone toAvnship,  Perry  county.  Having  served 
an  ajjprenticeshij)  of  three  yeai"s,  he  continued 
in  the  same  employ  for  five  years,  working  as 
a  journeyman.  In  1863,  Mr.  Richey  entered 
the  State  service  at  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  Company 
I,  Thirty-sixth  Regiment,  Pennsylvania  Emer- 
gency Men,  and  served  for  six  weeks.  In  the 
fall  of  1864,  he  became  brakeman  and  fiag- 
man  for  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company, 
and  served  in  that  position  for  seven  years. 
He  then  came  to  Carroll  township,  Peny  coun- 
ty, and  bought  the  farm  on  which  he  now  re- 
sides, superintending  its  cidtivation. 

Mr.  Richey  was  married,  September  2, 
1852,  to  Alcinda,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and 
Susan  (Rod)  Hubler.  Mr.  Richey  is  an  active 
Prohibitionist,  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
church.  He  is  one  of  Perry  county's  oldest 
and  most  highly  respected  citizens. 


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JACOB  X.  CLAY,  Dellville,  Perry  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  was  born  January  24,  1854,  son  of 
Martin  and  Leali  (Kasncr)  Clay.  His 
grandfather,  Nicholas  Clay,  was  a  farmer, 
and  a  native  of  Cumberland  county.  He  had 
a  family  of  nine  children.  The  only  surviving 
member  is  Caroline  (]\Irs.  Christian  Kath- 
ford).  Those  deceased  are:  Elizabeth;  So- 
phia; John;  Martin;  Hemy;  Kate;  Solomon; 
and  Mary.  Nicholas  Clay  and  his  wife  were 
members'^  of  the  Methodist  church.  Mr.  Kas- 
ner,  Mr.  J.  N.  Clay's  maternal  gramlfather, 
was  a  farmer  and  the  father  of  four  cliildren. 
One  survives,  Sarah  Theresa. 

Martin  Clay  was  born  in  Cumberland  coun- 
ty in  the  part  since  included  in  Perry.  He 
came  to  Carroll  township  when  a  young  man, 
and  here  engaged  in  farming.  He  married 
Sarah  Kasncr,  of  Perry  county.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  William;  Samuel;  Jacob  N.;  Kate 
(Mrs.  David  Gussler);  Sarah  (Mrs.  AVilliam 
Eathfon) ;  and  Henry,  who  was  made  prisoner 
during  the  war  and  starved  to  death  at  An- 
dersomdlle.  Mr.  Clay  died  at  the  age  of  sixty- 
seven  years.  He  was  a  member  and  a  trustee 
of  the  Methodist  church  for  many  yeare.  His 
wife  survives,  and  resides  with  her  son  Jacob. 
Mrs.  Clay  is  a  member  of  the  ]\rethodist 
church. 

Jacob  N.  Clay  attended  the  public  schools. 
He  assisted  his  father  on  the  farm  until  he 
was  twenty-one  years  of  age.  He  then  began 
farming  on  his  own  account,  and  has  contin- 
ued since  with  much  success.  Mr.  Clay  is  a 
Democrat;  he  served  as  assessor  of  the  to^\m- 
ship  for  one  term. 

Jacob  X.  Clay  was  man-ied,  July  29,  1883, 
to  :Maoo-ie,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Isabella 
(Caldwell)  McDonald.  Their  children  are: 
Olive;  Florence;  Clara;  Elsie;  and  Grover. 


J.  W.  BURKHOLDER,  Dellville,  Carroll 
township,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in 
Perry  county.  May  24,  1859,  son  of  John  H. 
and  Caroline  (Leiby)  Burkholder.^  His  pater- 
nal grandfather  came  to  America  in  1845,  and 
was  a  farmer  of  Carroll  township.  In  1863, 
he  enlisted  in  the  army,  and  was  killed  in  bat- 
tle. His  wife,  noAV  eighty-two  years  of  age, 
resides  in  AYheatfield  township.  Mr.  Burk- 
holder's  maternal  great-grandparents  were  na- 
tives of  Perry  county.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren, two  of  Avhom  siu'vive;  Caroline;  and 
Frederick.     Those  deceased  are:    Alexander; 


Samuel;  and  Benjamin.  His  maternal  grand- 
]iarents  resided  first  in  Adams,  afterwards  in 
Perry  county;  the  grandfather  cultivated  a 
farm  in  Juniata  township,  two  miles  north  of 
Milford.  They  had  a  family  of  eight  children. 
Those  surviving  are:  Alfred;  Lydia  (Mrs. 
William  Foltz) ;  and  Abraham.  The  deceased 
are :  John ;  Hannah  (Mrs.  Alfred  Fickes) ;  Jo- 
seph; Elizabeth  (Mrs.  George  Leiby);  and  Re- 
liecca.  John  II.  Burkholder  was  a  miller  and 
a  farmer  of  Pen-y  county;  he  spent  a  few 
years  in  Ohio.  Mr.  Burkholder  was  a  Repiib- 
lican.  He  served  in  various  township  offices; 
he  was  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  a  number  of 
years,  and  was  constable  in  Howe  township. 
He  married  Caroline,  daughter  of  George  and 
Eliza  Leiby.  They  had  one  child,  J.  W.  Mr. 
Burkholder  died  aged  fifty-four  years,  eleven 
months  and  nine  days.  Both  he  and  his  wife 
were  members  of  the  United  Brethren  church ; 
she  now  resides  in  Perry  county. 

J.  AY.  Burkholder  attended  the  ]mblic 
schools.  He  learned  his.  trade  ^^•ith  Michael 
Miller  &  Co.,  potters,  working  two  years.  In 
1878,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Pennsylva- 
nia Railroad  Company  at  Han'isburg,  as  a 
trackman.  After  two  years,  he  was  transfer- 
red to  the  Northern  Central  Railroad,  Balti- 
more Division,  working  four  years  as  brake- 
man.  He  returned  to  Harrisburg,  and  worked 
a  while  in  the  railroad  yards.  In  1884,  ]Mr. 
Burkholder  came  to  Perry  county  and  was  for 
two  yeajs  engaged  in  farming.  He  was  next 
track  foreman  on  the  Perry  County  Railroad 
for  about  five  years;  he  then  resumed  farming 
in  Carroll  township.  In  1895,  he  moved  to 
the  farm  on  Avhieh  he  now  resides.  Air.  Burk- 
holder is  a  Republican.  He  has  served  as 
clerk  of  elections. 

J.  AY.  Burkholder  was  mamed,  January  1, 
1882,  to  Ida,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Ellen 
(Durham)  Fry.  They  have  one  child,  Ellen. 
Airs.  J.  AY.  Burkholder's  parents  were  resi- 
dents of  Perry  county.  Her  father  was  en- 
gaged in  farming  until  his  death,  Avhich  oc- 
curred in  December,  1881,  at  the  age  of  forty- 
one  years.  Samuel  Fry  was  married  April  30, 
180.'',,  to  Ellen,  daughter  of  John- and  Alary 
(Stone)  Durham,  who  died  Alarch  21,  1874, 
aged  twenty-nine  years,  six  months,  and 
twentv-six  davs,  leaving  six  children:  Ida 
fAfrs.'j.  W.  Burkholder);  Harry  S.:  Eliza- 
beth; Kate  (A[rs.  Charles  Askins);  Emma, 
who  died  a-ard  one  vear  and  ten  mouths;    and 


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Amy,  who  died  March  2,  1874,  aged  one  year 
and  six  days.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fry  were  mem- 
bers of  the  United  Brethren  chiu'ch. 

Daniel  Fry,  Mrs.  Burkholder's  paternal 
grandfather,  was  a  farmer.  He  married  xVnn 
Sunday.  They  had  four  children;  the  only 
one  surviving  is  Catharine,  widow  of  Thomas 
Stone.  Those  deceased  are :  Henry,  who  was 
killed  in  battle;  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  Samuel 
Matloe);  and  Samuel.  John  Durham,  mater- 
nal grandfather  of  Mrs.  Burkholder,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Chester  county,  and  for  a  number  of 
years  was  a  sailor.  He  married  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Ganett  and  Sarah  Stone.  They  had 
eleven  children.  Those  suiwiving  are:  Clara 
(Mrs.  AVilliam  Shearer);  William;  David; 
Lewis;  and  Jacob.  Those  deceased  are: 
Jane;  Emma;  Sarah;  Annie;  John;  and  Ellen. 


•  JACOB  W.  GUTSHALL,  Dellville,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Cumberland  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  September  19,  IS-ii,  son  of  George 
and  Sarah  (Gutshall)  Gutshall.  His  grand- 
father, Henry  Gutshall,  farmer,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Germany.  His  maternal  grandparents 
were  natives  of  Cumberland  county.  The 
grandfather  was  a  mason;  but  after  follow- 
ing his  trade  for  a  number  of  years,  en- 
gaged in  farming.  They  had  six  chil- 
dren; only  one  survives,  Leonard.  Those  de- 
ceased are:  Mary;  Elizabeth;  Sarah;  John; 
and  Jacob.  The  gTandparents  were  members 
of  t<he  Lutheran  church.  George  Gutshall 
Avas  a  native  of  Berks  county.  He  was  a  ma- 
son, and  worked  at  that  trade  for  many  years. 
In  184:1  he  removed  to  Cumberland  county, 
Avhcre  he  bought  a  property  and  engaged  in 
farming,  retiring  in  1876.  George  Gutshall 
was  man'ied  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Jacob  and 
Susan  Gutshall,  of  Cumberland  coimty. 
Their  surviving  children  are :  George ;  Sarah 
(Mrs.  Henry  Miller);  and  Jacob  W.  Those 
deceased  are:  Catherine;  David;  William 
F.;  Susan;  and  John.  Mr.  Gutshall  died 
aged  seventy  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gutshall 
were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

Jacob  AV.  Gutshall  obtained  his  education 
in  the  public  schools.  Until  he  was  twenty- 
one,  he  assisted  his  father  on  the  farm.  At 
this  time  he  took  charge  of  the  homestead  and 
continued  nine  years  managing  the  farm  with 
much  success.  He  then  moved  to  Perry  coun- 
ty, and  bought  the  farm  on  which  he  has  since 
resided.    Mr.  Gutshall  is  a  progressive  farmer. 


and  is  highly  regarded  in  the  commmiity.    He 
is  a  Democrat. 

Jacob  W.  Gutshall  was  married  in  July, 
1876,  to  Matilda,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
(Souder)  Foulk.  Their  children  are:  Harry 
Clarence;  Minnie  Adella ;  Susan;  Elizabeth; 
and  Russell  Eaymond.  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Gut- 
shall are  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


SAMUEL  Y.  WEAA^EE,  Dellville,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  Jacob  and  Hannah  (Yo- 
cum)  AYeaver,  was  bom  in  Berks  county,  Feb- 
ruary 18,  1823.  His  gTeat-grandfather,  Ja- 
cob AA^eaver  (1),  born  in  Germany,  was  one 
of  the  earlier  settlers  of  Berks  co\inty.  Pa. 
He  erected  a  large  sandstone  hoiise  in  Berks 
county,  which  is '  still  standing.  Lie  was  a 
farmer.  Jacob  Weaver  (2),  grandfather  of 
Samuel  Y.  AVeaver,  was  a  native  of  Berks 
county,  and  a  farmer.  He  reared  a  family  of 
ten  children,  of  whom  the  only  sur^^-ivor  is 
Lydia  (Airs.  Samuel  Knabb).  Both  parents 
lived  to  an  advanced  age.  Air.  Samuel 
AYeaver's  maternal  grandparents,  George  Yo- 
cum  and  wife,  were  also  natives  of  Berks  coun- 
ty, and  farmers.  They  had  four  children. 
Mr.  and  Airs.  Yoer.ni  were  members  of  the 
Lutheran  church.  Jacob  AVeaver  (3),  father 
of  Samuel  Y.  AA^eaver,  was  born  in  Berks  coim- 
ty.  He  was  a  farmer  and  distiller.  He  was 
married  to  Hannah,  daughter  of  George  Yo- 
cum,  of  Berks  county.  Of  their  ten  children, 
two  survive:  Alary  (Airs.  Jacob  Hartranft); 
and  Samuel  Y.  Those  deceased  are :  Rachel ; 
Susan;  Ann;  Sarah;  John;  Caroline;  Rebecca; 
and  one  that  died  in  infancy.  Jacob  Weaver 
died  in  18.57,  aged  seventy-three  years;  his 
widow  passed  away  in  1863,  at  the  age  of 
seventy-seven.  Both  wore  meml-)ers  of  the 
Lutheran  church. 

Samuel  Y.  Weaver  enjoyed  no  superior  edu- 
cational advantages.  In  his  youth  he  attend- 
ed tlie  short  winter  tenn  of  what  were  known 
as  the  ]-)ay  schools,  in  Berks  and  Alontgomery 
counties.  He  way  reared  on  a  farm,  and 
worked  frir  his  father  until  he  was  twenty-one 
ycins  old.  In  18.51,  Afr.  Weaver  left  Berks 
county,  niid  settled  in  Carroll  township. 
Perry  connty,  where  he  has  since  lived,  and 
where  lie  owns  two  fine  farms.  In  1876,  he 
took  u])  bis  residence  on  one  of  these  farms, 
erecting  ujion  it  a  large  and  commodious 
house;  he  now  lives  a  retired  life.  He  served 
in  the  late  war  from  August,  1861,  to  June, 


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1865,  a  member  of  Company  G,  Two  Hundred 
and  First  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  receiving 
his  discharge  at  Harrisb'urg.  He  is  a  Repub- 
lican, and  has  served  in  various  to\vnship 
oiiices,  among  them  being  that  of  school  direc- 
tor. 

Mr.  Weaver  was  twice  married.  His  first 
wife  was  Leah,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Eliza- 
beth (Kress)  Moser.  They  had  these  children : 
Hannah  (IMrs.  Samuel  Briggs);  Henrietta 
(Mrs.  John  A.  Zigler),  died  at  the  age  of 
thirty-six  years;  and  Emma  (Mi's.  John  A. 
Durham),  died  at  the  age  of  forty-eight.  Mrs. 
Weaver  died  in  June,  1875,  at  the  age  of 
forty-two  years.  She  was  an  active,  faitliful 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Mr.  Weaver 
was  maiTied  the  second  time  to  Ann,  daughter 
of  Henry  Eagle.  He  and  his  wife  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Liitheran  chui'ch,  in  which  he  has 
been  deacon  for  twelve  vears. 


DAXIEL  W.  BILL^IAX,  Dellville,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  son  of  Daniel  and  Catharine 
(Wentzel)  P)il]man,  was  born  in  ISTorthumber- 
land  county,  Pa.,  September  16,  1836.  His 
paternal  grandparents  were  natives  of  Ger- 
many, who  came  to  America  in  early  life,  and 
settled  in  Northumberland  county,  where  they 
engaged  in  farming.  They  had  six  children: 
David;  Peter;  Jacob;  Solomon;  Daniel;  and 
Rebecca.  Both  grandparents  were  members 
of  the  Lutheran  church.  ]\Ir.  Billman's  ma- 
ternal grandfather,  Abraham  Wentzel,  was 
also  a  native  of  Germany,  and  an  early  settler 
of  ISTorthumbex-land  county.  In  his  younger 
days  he  worked  at  weaving,  but  his  later  years 
were  spent  in  farming.  He  married  Miss  Co- 
ble, and  they  had  these  children:  Hannah 
(Mrs.  Jeremiah  Adams);  Daniel;  John,  de- 
ceased; Sarah  (Mrs.  John  Snyder),  deceased; 
Mary  (Mrs.  Isaac  Sortman),  deceased;  and 
Elizabeth  f^Mrs.  John  Adams),  deceased. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wentzel  were  Lutherans. 
Daniel  Billman,  father  of  Daniel  W.  Billman, 
was  born  in  jSTorthumberland  county.  He 
was  a  shoemaker,  but  later  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. He  was  a  Democrat,  and  filled  various 
township  offices.  He  married  Catharine, 
daughter  of  Al)raham  Wentzel.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Henry;  Daniel  W.;  Rebecca  (Mrs. 
Daniel  Zerphie);  Henrietta  (Mrs.  John  Iv. 
Stambaugh);  Isaac;  ]\rarv  (Mrs.  Daniel 
Campbell);  Adam;  Elias,  deceased;  Jordan, 
was  killed  bv  liohtnina;,  in  1873,  aged  twenty- 


one;  John,  died  at  the  age  of  fifty;  and  Her- 
man-, died  in  1889,  aged  forty.  The  father 
died  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight;  the  mother 
also  is  deceased.  Both  were  members  of  the 
Lutheran  church. 

Daniel  AV.  Billman  was  educated  partly  in 
the  common  schools  of  jSi'orthumberland  coim- 
ty,  and  partly  in  those  of  Perry  county, 
whither  his  parents  removed  in  1858.  He 
spent  two  years  in  learning  masonry,  after- 
wards working  at  that  trade  for  nine  years, 
but  since  his  marriage  he  has  been  engaged  in 
farming.  In  1878,  he  removed  to  his  farm  in 
Carroll  township,  where  he  has  since  resided. 
He  is  a  Democrat,  but  has  never  sought  politi- 
cal preferment. 

Mr.  Billman  was  married,  January  10, 
1865,  to  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Elizabeth  (Tressler)  Wagner.  Their  children 
are:  Charles  V.,  resides  in  South  Dakota; 
George  A.,  also  of  South  Dakota;  Lizzie  A.; 
Harry  S.;  Mary  C;  Daniel  E.;  David  W.; 
and  Cora  R.  Mr.  Billman  and  his  family  are 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which 
the  former  was  deacon  for  many  years,  and  is 
at  present  trustee,  and  a  meml)er  of  the  Sun- 
dav-school. 


DAVID  HAIR,  Shermansdale,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  Peter  and  Sarah  (Smeigh) 
Hair,  was  born  in  Perry  county,  July  20, 
1831.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Jacob  Llair, 
Avas  born  in  York  county.  Pa.,  and  came  to 
Perry  county  when  a  young  man.  He  was  a 
carpenter,  but  later  engaged  in  farming.  He 
was  married  and  reared  a  family  of  nine  chil- 
dren: John;  Joseph;  Levi;  Jacob;.  Thomas; 
William;  Peter;  Eliza  (Mrs.  Samuel  Shatto); 
and  Susan  (Mrs.  Henry  Lackey).  David 
Hair's  maternal  grandparents,  George  Smeigh 
and  wife,  were  natives  of  York  county,  of 
German  descent,  who  came  to  Perry  county, 
and  settled  in  Can-oil  township.  Besides 
farming,  Mr.  Smeigh  worked  at  shoemaking. 
He  was  maa-ried  to  ]\liss  Messimer,  and  they 
had  nine  children,  all  of  Avhom  have  died  ex- 
cept the  first  named:  David;  Benjamin;  Ja- 
col);  John;  William;  George;  Sarah;  Rachel 
(Mrs.  Joseph  Kain);  and  Ann  (Mrs.  Jacob 
Stai']ier).  His  Avife  having  died,  Mr.  Smeigh 
married  again,  his  second  wife  being  Miss 
Wox.  Peter  Hair,  father  of  David  Hair,  Avas 
a  native  of  Perry  coimty,  a  laborer  and  farmer. 
He  Avas  married  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  George 


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Smeigli,  and  had  eight  children :  David ;  Wil- 
liam, of  Dickinson  connty,  Kas;  Carson;  Eliz- 
abeth (Mrs.  Washington  Keller);  Susan,  died 
July  14,  1860,  aged  nineteen  years  and  four 
months;  Jacob,  died  in  one  of  the  hospitals 
of  Washington,  D.  C,  March  31,  1862,  aged 
twenty-four  years,  eight  months  and  thirteen 
days;  Sarah,  died  March  31,  1876,  aged 
twenty-seven  years;  and  Mary  (Mrs.  AVilliam 
Enswinger),  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter 
Hair  were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
The  father  died  February  5,  1865,  at  the  age 
of  fifty-one  years;  and  the  mother  died  iSTo- 
vember  23,  1874,  aged  sixty-eight  years. 

David  Hair's  only  chance  for  obtaining  an 
education  was  found  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  district,  which  he  attended  for  a  few 
terms.  He  was  reared  on  a  farm,  and  at  the 
age  of  thirteen  years  began  to  work  in  a  saw- 
mill, Avhere  he  continued  for  eight  years.  At 
the  end  of  that  time,  Mr.  Hair  became  inter- 
ested in  farming,  and  was  thus  engaged  until 
the  breaking  out  of  the  war.  In  August, 
1864,  he  enlisted  in  Company  G,  Two  Hun- 
dred and  First  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and 
served  for  ten  months  and  fifteen  days.  Re- 
turning from  the  war,  he  resumed  farming. 
For  four  years  he  lived  a  retired  life,  but  once 
more  returned  to  farming,  and  is  still  in  that 
calling.  He  has  devoted  some  time,  too,  to 
settling  up  the  estate  of  his  father  and  mother. 

Mr.  Hair  was  married,  ]S[ovember  11,  1853, 
to  Ellen  ]Sr..  daughter  of  George  and  Mary 
(Hallebaugh)  Sweger.  Their  children  were: 
Amos;  HaiTy  ]\[.;  William  W.;  Adam  F.; 
Mary  J.,  died  April  13,  1858,  aged  eight 
months  and  sixteen  days;  Sarah  E..  died  Au- 
gust 15,  1863,  aged  one  year;  Henrietta,  died 
February  6,  1864,  aged  five  years  and  six 
months;  Daniel  S.,  died  February  25,  1864, 
aged  six  years,  nine  months  and  eighteen  days; 
Annie  S.,  died  May  21, 1871,  aged  three  years, 
two  months  and  eleven  da_ys;  Clara  E.,  died 
May  25,  1871,  aged  one  year,  one  month  and 
twenty-five  days;  Alice  ]\f.,  died  September 
6,  1878,  aged  two  months  and  nine  days; 
Emma  ISF.,  died  August  6,  1880,  aged  one 
month  and  twenty-two  days.  Mr.  Hair  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  church.  At  present 
he  holds  the  office  of  trustee  and  treasurer. 

The  parents  of  ]\[rs.  Hair,  George  and  ]\Iary 
(Hallebaugh)  Sweger,  were  natives  of  Perry 
county,  where  jMr.  Sweger  was  a  farmer  and 
distiller.     They    had    these    children:    Mary 


(Mrs.  William  Shearer);  Ellen  (^Irs.  David 
Hair);  Sarah  (Mrs.  Carson  Hair);  David; 
Rebecca,  widow  of  William  Smith;  William; 
and  Hemy.  The  above  named  are  the  chil- 
dren of  Mr.  Sweger's  second  marriage.  He 
was  first  married  to  Miss  Mark  el;  their  chil- 
dren were:  Elizabeth,  Avidow  of  Aaron 
Daugherty;  George;  Samuel;  Levi;  John; 
Daniel;  and  Catharine  (Mrs.  George  Smeigh). 
The  family  are  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  in  which  Mr.  Sweger  held  the  office  of 
trustee.  He  died  on  August  27,  1851,  and  his 
wife  in  1883. 


JOH^^  B.  ZORGEP,  Shermansdale,  PciTy 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  Adam  H.  and  Elizabeth 
(Pair)  Zorger,  was  born  in  York  county,  June 
25,  1844.  His  paternal  grandparents  were 
natives  of  York  county,  of  German  descent, 
and  were  farmers.  Their  children  were: 
Michael;  Charles;  Jacob;  Susan  (Mrs.  Burk- 
holder),  deceased;  and  Adam  H.,  deceased. 
Mr.  Zorger's  maternal  grandparents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bair,  were  also  of  German  extraction, 
and  nati-»es  of  York  co;mty.  Mr.  Bair  was  a 
miller  and  Avorked  at  that  trade  until  he  engag- 
ed in  farming.  The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Bair  were:  DaA^d;  Martin;  Samuel;  John; 
William;  Xancy;  Eliza  (Mrs.  Adam  H.  Zor- 
ger); and  Polly;  all  deceased  except  the  first 
two.  Adam  H.  Zorger,  father  of  John  B.  Zor- 
ger, was  born  in  York  county.  He  Avas  a 
farmer,  but  later  in  life  he  was  also  interested 
in  mercantile  business  and  dealt  in  gi'ain. 
Besides  this  he  conducted  a  large  saAv-mill  for 
a  niunber  of  years.  He  filled  the  office  of 
school  director  in  Carroll  toAvnship  for  nine 
years,  and  in  Rye  township  for  one  year;  he 
Avas  also  supervisor  and  tax  collector  for  tAVO 
terms.  Mr.  Zorger  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Bair;  they  had  these  children:  John  B. ; 
Mary  E.  '(Mrs.  W.  A.  Meyers) ;  Lydia  A. 
(Mrs.  Daniel  Stine) ;  Jacob ;  and  Susan  (Mrs. 
William  Sweger.)  The  mother  died  in  1890, 
aged  sixty-nine  years;  the  father  surAnved  un- 
til October  17,  1893,  Avhen  he  died  at  the  age 
of  seventy-four. 

John  B.  Zorger  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Cumberland  and  PeiTy 
counties,  whither  his  parents  had  removed 
Avhen  he  Avas  a  year  old.  He  Avorked  on  h^s 
father's  farm  until  he  Avas  twenty-one,  and 
then  began  to  cultivate  the  place  on  shares, 
continuing  this  for  some  years.     In  1878,  he 


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removed  to  his  present  farm,  wliieli  is  one  of 
the  finest  in  Carroll  to^\^lship.  Mr.  Zorger 
is  a  Republican,  and  has  filled  the  ofiice  of 
judge  of  elections,  and  school  director,  in 
which  latter  position  he  is  now  serving,  having 
been  appointed,  in  1800,  to  fill  an  unexpired 
term. 

21r.  Zorger  was  married,  in  ]\Iarch,  1SC6, 
to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Amos  S.  and  Susan 
(Ferry)  Green.  They  have  had  two  children; 
both  died  in  infancy.  !Mr.  Zorger  is  highly  re- 
spected and  esteemed  by  all. 


JOIIX  F.  STOUFER,  Falling  Spring,  Per- 
ry county.  Pa.,  son  of  Christian  and  Mary 
(iSroy)  Stoufer,  was  born  in  Perry  county, 
February  7,  1844.  His  grandfather,  Jacob 
Stoufer,  carpenter  and  miller,  was  also  inter- 
ested in  the  lumber  business.  He  was  married 
to  Miss  Elizabeth  Miller;  their  children  were: 
Christian;  Hilary  (^li-s.  Abraham  Spotts); 
Eliza  (Mrs.  Francis  Mickey);  and  three  that 
are  deceased.  Jacob  Stouffer  died  in  1850, 
aged  sixty-eight  years;  his  wife  died  the  next 
year,  at  the  age  of  seventy-two  years.  Both 
were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  The 
maternal  grandparents  of  John  F.  Stoufer, 
]\lr.  and  ^Irs.  .Vdam  jSToy,  were  natives  of  Dau- 
phin county.  Mr.  Xoy  was  a  shoemaker,  and 
worked  at  his  trade  besides  farming.  Chris- 
tian Stoufer,  father  of  John  F.  Stoufer,  mill- 
Avright  and  carpenter,  is  a  native  of  Perry 
county.  For  many  years  he  had  charge  of  the 
saw-mill  that  is  now  operated  by  his  son,  John 
F.,  and  was  also  engaged  in  the  lumbering 
business.  He  has  served  his  township  as  con- 
stable, and  as  school  director  for  three  years. 
Mr.  Stoufer  married  ^larv  J.,  daughter  of 
Adam  ISToy.  Of  their  seven  children  five  sur- 
vive: John  F. ;  Martha  J.  (Mrs.  ^lartin 
Mickey);  Sarah  (Mrs.  John  Rupp);  ]\Iartin; 
Emma  (Mrs.  C.  C.  Lupfer);  Francis,  died  in 
1856,  aged  one  year  and  five  months;  and 
Adonijah  Riglcr,  died  October  27,  1877,  aged 
twenty-seven  years.  On  the  27th  of  August, 
1895,  l\rrs.  Stoufer  died,  aged  seventy-two 
years.  Z^fr.  Stoufer  resides  on  the  old  home- 
stead in  Carroll  township. 

John  F.  Stoufer  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  his  district.  He  learned 
carpentry,  and  when  he  was  nineteen  entered 
the  saw-mill  that  had  been  built  by  his  father 
in  ISn.*^.  Some  years  after,  this  saw-mill  was 
Avaslicd  awav  liv  a  flood,  and  rolnillf  the  same 


year.  Later  it  was  destroyed  by  fire,  and  again 
rebuilt.  In  1884,  ALr.  Stoufer  built  on  the 
present  farm  and  was  engaged  in  agricultui'al 
pursuits  until  1893,  when  he  again  assumed 
the  management  of  the  saw-mill,  and  is  so  em- 
ployed at  the  present  time.  For  three  years 
he  has  served  as  county  auditor,  and  for  three 
terms  as  justice  of  the  peace.  Since  his 
twenty-fifth  year,  he  has  been  a  member  of 
Sherniansdale  Council,  Xo.  186,  Sr.  O.  U. 
A.  M. 

Mr.  Stoufer  was  married,  January  16,  1883, 
to  Fianna,  daughter  of  George  and  Mary 
(AVox)  Kitner.  They  have  one  child,  Mary 
C.  Mr.  Stoufer  is  an  active  member  of  the 
Church  of  God,  in  which  he  has  been  elder  for 
several  years. 

Mrs.  Stoufer's  parents,  George  and  Alary 
("Wox)  Kitner,  were  natives  of  Perry  county, 
and  farmers.  Their  children  were:  Fianna 
(Airs.  Stoufer);  Joshua;  Simeon;  Otlmiel; 
AVilhelmina,  deceased;  Caleb,  deceased;  and 
Enos,  deceased.  Air.  Kitner  Avas  a  member 
of  the  Church  of  God  and  his  Avife  of  the 
LTnited  Brethrezi  church.  Air.  Kitner  died 
at  the  age  of  fifty-five  years;  his  widow  sur- 
vived until  December  31,  1893. 


T.  AI.  DROMGOLD,  Shermansdale,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  son  of  Alanasseh  and  Sarah  (Loy) 
Dromgold,  Avas  born  in  Perry  county,  August 
27,  1843.  His  great-grandfather,  on  his  fath- 
er's side,  was  a  native  of  Ireland,  but  his 
grandparents  on  the  same  side  Avere  born  in 
Perry  county,  and  Avcre  farmei-s.  The  mater- 
nal grandparents  of  Air.  Dromgold,  Air.  and 
Airs.  Alichael  Loy,  Avere  natiA^es  of  Perry  coun- 
ty. They  had  these  children:  Annie  (Aire. 
DaA-id  Zimmennan);  Samuel,  resides  in  Ohio; 
Elizabeth;  George;  John;  William;  Cath- 
arine; and  Susan;  all  being  deceased  except 
the  first  tAvo.  Air.  and  Airs.  Loy  were  mem- 
bers of  the  German  Reformed  church.  Air. 
Loy  enjoyed  the  distinction  of  haA^ing  the 
town  of  Loysville,  Pen-y  county,  named  for 
him.  Alanasseh  Dromgold  Avas  born  in  Perry 
county.  In  early  life  he  Avas  a  laborer,  but 
later  became  a  farmer.  He  A\'a.s  married  to 
Sarah,  daug'hter  of  Alichael  Loy,  and  they 
had  six  children:  Alarv  J.  (AIi-s.  Lcaa'Is  Paul); 
T.  AI.;  John  W.;  DaVid  B.;  George  C,  de- 
ceased; and  Jemima  (Airs.  Alichael  Aker), 
died  in  1875,  aged  thirty-three  years.  Alanas- 
seh l)rniimnl,rdie(l  in 'Auo-ust',   1857,  at  the 


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age  of  fortv-three  years,  Mi's.  Dromgold  sur- 
viving him  until  1893,  when  she  died  aged 
seventy  yeai*s.  Both  parents  were  members 
of  the  Lutheran  chureli. 

T.  ]\I.  Dromgold  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools,  and  was  reared  partly  on  a 
farm.  At  the  age  of  eleven  years,  he  began 
an  apijrenticeship  of  two  years  with  a  tanner, 
and  worked  at  the  tannery  for  about  twenty- 
eight  years.  In  August,  1862,  Mr.  Dromgold 
enlisted  in  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and 
Thirty-third  Pennsylvania  Yolunteers,  and 
served  for  nine  months.  Ee-enlisting  Sep- 
tember, 1864,  in  Company  G,  Mnth  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteer  Cavalry,  he  served  imtil 
the  end  of  the  war.  During  his  first  enlist- 
ment, he  was  taken  prisoner  and  ret-ained  for 
ten  days.  He  fought  in  the  battles  of  Antie- 
tarn,  Fredericksburg,  a,nd  Chancellorsville. 
In  his  second  enlistment,  he  took  part  in  the 
engagements  at  AVaynesburg,  and  Savannah. 
He  received  an  honorable  discharge  at  Xew- 
berne,  JST.  C,  in  June,  1865.  Having  returned 
from  the  war,  he  resumed  the  tanning  busi- 
ness, in  which  he  continued  until  1893,  when 
he  began  farming.  Besides  farming,  he  is  at 
present  engaged  in  the  sale  of  tombstones. 
He  is  a  Republican,  and  has  seiwed  as  tax  col- 
lector for  two  years,  as  school  director  and 
treasurer  of  school  board,  as  inspector,  and 
as  clerk  of  elections. 

Air.  Dromgold  was  married,  December  16, 
1869,  to  Annie,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and 
Amelia  (Henderson)  Cunningham.  Their 
children  are:  Martha  May  (Mrs.  Lewis  Robin- 
son); Amelia  Pearl  (Mrs.  Harry  S.  Brown); 
Bessie  M. ;  Lettie  Y. ;  Lewis  T. ;  and  Thomas 
Roy.  The  family  are  members  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church,  Mr.  Dromgold  having  for- 
merly held  the  office  of  elder.  Mrs.  Drom- 
gold's  father,  Benjamin  Cunningham,  was 
born  in  Perry  county,  and  was  a  farmer  all  his 
life.  Lie  married  Amelia  Llenderson,  and 
they  had  the  following  children:  Margaret 
(Mrs.  George  Robinson);  Annie  (Mi-s.  T.  M. 
Dromgold);  Elizabeth,  deceased;  James,  de- 
ceased; and  Benjamin,  died  in  the  army,  in 
1864,  aged  about  twenty  years.  Both  parents 
were  membei-s  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
The  father  died  in  1874,  a^'ed  seventy  vears. 


REV.  JOHX  GARMAX,  Shermansdale, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Franklin  coun- 
ty, December  5,  1826.    He  is  a  son  of  Conrad 


and  Rebecca  (Kramer)  Gannan.  His  mater- 
nal great-grandfather,  John  Kramer,  was  of 
German  ancestry;  he  was  a  farmer  of  Leb- 
anon county,  and  had  served  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war.  Mr.  Garman's  maternal  grand- 
father, John  Kramer,  Avas  a  native  of  Lebanon 
county,  and  was  a  farmer,  miller  and  distiller 
in  Franklin  county.  "With  him  Mr.  Garmaa 
lived  from  the  time  of  his  father's  death,  which 
occurred  when  he  Avas  but  three  years  old,  till 
he  Avas  a  young  man.  John  Kramer  AA'as  mar- 
ried to  Mary  Killinger;  their  children  are: 
Jacob;  Eliza  (Mrs.  John  Lyons);  Susan  (Mrs. 
Jacob  Gelwix);  Catherine  (Mi-s.  Jacob  Shu- 
gart);  John,  a  salesman,  died  at  the  age  of 
forty-eight  years;  PoUie,  deceased;  and  four 
Avho  died  in  infancy.  John  Kramer  died  in 
1851,  aged  seventy-seven  years.  Mrs.  Kramer 
died  in  1866,  aged  eighty-four  years.  One 
AA'as  a  member  of  the  Reformed  church  and 
the  other  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Both  AA'ere 
earnest  and  faithful  Cliristians.  Conrad  Gar- 
man,  Mr.  Garman's  paternal  grandfather,  Avas 
a  fanner  of  Lebanon  county.  Conrad  Gar- 
man,  the  father  of  John  Garman,  AA^as  a  miller. 
He  mamed  Rebec^ca,  daughter  of  John  and 
Mary  Ann  (Killinger)  Kramer.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  John;  and  Mary  (Airs.  George 
Thomas),  of  Cumberland  county.  Mr.  and 
Airs.  Garman  Avere  both  membei-s  of  the  Lu- 
theran church.  Air.  Garman  died  in  1838. 
Airs.  Garman  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-six 
years,  in  October,  1891. 

John  Garman  acquired  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Cumberland  county,  AAdiich 
he  attended  until  his  nineteenth  year.  He 
then  served  an  apprenticeship  of  three  yeai-s 
in  learning  AA^agon  and  coach-making.  For 
ten  years  he  AA'orked  at  his  trade,  and  then 
farmed  until  1872;  during  all  these  years  he 
Avas  studying  to  prepare  himself  for  the  min- 
istry. Air.  Garman  also  sei-ved  in  various 
tOAvnship  offices  in  this  period  of  his  life;  he 
was  constable  for  one  year  and  justice  of  the 
peace  for  five  years  in  Cumberland  county, 
and  school  director  for  three  years.  In  Perry 
county  he  seiwed  three  years  as  director  of  the 
poor.  He  settled  many  estates.  Air.  Garman 
enlisted  in  the  AA-ar  of  the  Rel)ellion,  under 
Ca]itain  Lynn,  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Fifty- 
eighth  Pennsylvania  A^olunteers,  but  serA-ed 
only  a  short  time,  as  he  was  constable  at  that 
time,  and  AA'as  required  as  a  Avitness  in  several 
criminal  cases;    he  was  therefore  discharged. 


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BIO  GRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


Mr.  Garman  entered  the  ministry  of  tlie 
United  Brethren  church  in  1872.  His  first 
charge  was  in  York,  where  he  remained  one 
year;  his  next  call  Avas  to  Yocumtown,  York 
county,  here  he  served  three  years.  In  1S76 
he  came  to  Perry  county  and  served  Sher- 
mansdale  church  for  two  yeai*s;  he  was  then 
ti-ansferred  to  Carlisle,  where  he  remained 
three  years.  In  1878,  Rev.  Mr.  Garman  was 
permanently  established  in  Carroll  township, 
and  purchased  the  farm  which  is  his  present 
home;  from  that  date  he  has  had  charge  of 
the  Pleasant  Grove  church,  Snyder  church, 
Cherico  charge  and  Pisgah  charge,  for  two 
years.  His  advanced  years  rendered  these 
charges  too  burdensome  for  his  strength,  so 
he  relinquished  all  but  the  church  at  Pisgah. 
Here  he  did  efficient  Avork  until  188-i,  when 
he  announced  his  resignation  on  account  of 
failing  health.  He  is  now  living  on  his  farm 
near  Shermansdale,  Avith  his  son,  resting  after 
man}'  years  of  labor.     * 

John  Garman  Avas  married  December  2, 
1851,  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  William  and 
Margaret  (Rhoads)  Ferguson.  Their  children 
are:  William  F.,  of  Harrisburg;  John  L. ;  An- 
nie M.  (Mrs.  Harry  Trauger);  Sheridan; 
Harry,  Avho  farms  at  home;  Susan  E. ; 
Zephaniah;  and  Ina  Pearl,  died  in  1878,  aged 
three  mouths. 


JOHX  ^Y.  HUGHES,  Shermansdale, 
PerrA'  county.  Pa.,  was  bora  in  Franklin 
county,  O.,  August  21,  1848.  He  is  a  son  of 
J.  B.  and  Marian  (Dougherty)  Hughes.  His 
grandfather,  Walter  Hughes,  was  of  Irish  de- 
scent, aud  farmed  all  his  life  in  Ohio.  Ho 
married  Nancy  Haines,  of  English  ancestry, 
and  had  a  family.  Walter  Hughes  died  of 
cholera;  his  Avife  lived  to  the  age  of  ninety 
years.  !Mr.  Hughes'  maternal  grandfather, 
Caleb  Dougherty,  was  also  a  farmer.  He  mar- 
ried Keziah  Xeedles.  Their  children  are: 
Mariam;  John;  Sarah  Ann;  George;  and  Bar- 
rett. IMr.  and  Mrs.  Dougherty  are  both  de- 
ceased. J.  B.  Hughes,  the  father  of  John  W. 
Hiighes,  is  a  native  of  Ohio.  He  was  a  butcher 
for  forty-five  years;  he  also  gave  his  attention 
to  harness-making.  At  present  he  is  farming 
in  Hancock  county,'0.  He  has  served  in  A^ari- 
ous  toAvnship  offices. 

J.  B. Hughes  was  married  to  Marian, daugh- 
ter of  Calel)  and  Keziah  fXeodles)  Dougherty. 
Their  children  are:    John  AV. ;    Barrett  J.; 


James  Y.;  Marian  (Mrs.  Charles  StCAvart); 
Rozilla  C.  (Mrs.  John  Coleman);  Sarah  J., 
died  aged  eighteen  months;  and  Perry,  an  in- 
fant, died  in  1857.  Mr.  J.  B.  Hughes  is  a 
trustee  and  elder  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.  Flis  Avife  died  at  the  age  of  forty- 
five  yeai-s. 

John  W.  Hughes  Avas  educated  in  the  public 
schools  and  at  Mt.  Blanchard  Academy,  O. 
He  remained  on  his  father's  farm  until  he 
reached  the  age  of  seventeen  years.  At  that 
age  he  commenced  to  teach,  the  next  year  he 
began  to  learn  harness-making,  and  after 
teaching  seven  terms,  he  gave  his  entire  atten- 
tion to  his  trade.  In  1872,  Mr.  Hughes  open- 
ed a  harness  shop  in  Monroeville,  Ind.,  but 
remained  only  a  short  time,  then  he  returned 
to  Mt.  Blanchard,  O.,  and  then  to  Whartons- 
burg,  and  Avas  in  business  in  these  jDlaces  for 
about  tAA^o  years,  after  Avhich  he  taught  school 
one  term  in  the  county  near  Mt.  Blanchai'd. 
The  folloAving  year  he  took  an  agency  for 
pianos  and  organs;  after  one  year  spent  in  the 
business,  Mr.  Hughes  Avent  to  Baltimore  and 
engaged  in  butchering,  and  with  the  capable 
assistance  of  his  Avife  established  a  good  busi- 
ness. He  sold  out  at  the  end  of  a  year.  In 
1881,  Mr.  Hughes  and  his  brother,  in  partner- 
ship, opened  a  store  for  general  merchandise, 
and  conducted  the  business  one  year;  they 
then  returned  to  Mt.  Blanchard  and  continued 
the  store  there  for  eighteen  months.  Mr. 
Hug'hes  then  again  Avent  to  Baltimore  and  con- 
ducted a  general  store  until  1891.  At  this 
time  he  came  to  Perry  county,  and  bought  the 
Loy  farm,  lately  OAvned  by  William  Bonoll, 
in  Carroll  toAvnship.  Mr.  Hughes  has  great- 
ly improved  this  estate.  'Mv.  Hughes  Avas  a 
member  of  the  school  board  in  Baltimore  for 
four  years.  He  belongs  to  the  I.  O.  0.  F., 
HayAA\ard  Lodge,  jSTo.  333,  jSTorth  Baltimore; 
to  Marius  Encampment,  No.  196,  and  to 
Lodge  No.  196,  O.  U.  A.  M.,  of  Shermans- 
dale.    Mr.  Hughes  is  a  Democrat. 

John  W.  Hughes  was  married  November  9, 
1872,  to  Emma,  daughter  of  John  and  Ger- 
aldine  (Picket)  Colman.  Their  children  are: 
Charles  J. ;  Beraice  M. ;  Nellie  and  Stella,  in- 
fant tAvins,  deceased;  Wallace,  died  aged  six 
Aveeks.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hughes  attend  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


JAAIES    GIBNEY,    Shermansdale,  Perry 
countA-,  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Chester  county.  Pa., 


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January  27,  1S5S.  He  is  a  son  of  Tliomas  an.l 
Margaret  (Conrad)  Gibney.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  Luke  Gibney,  a  farmer  and  sur- 
veyor, was  a  native  of  Ireland.  He  came  to 
America  witli  his  son,  and  settled  on  a  farm 
near  the  old  Perry  Furnace  in  Centre  town- 
ship. Perry  county.  He  was  the  father  of  the 
following  children:  Thomas;  Michael; 
Catherine  (Mrs.  ]\richael  Ehine);  Patrick; 
Bryan;  James;  Margaret;  Mary  (Mrs.  Pat- 
rick Smith);  John;  Bryan  (2);  and  two  whose 
names  are  not  recorded.  Mr.  Luke  Gibney 
and  his  wife  w^ere  members  of  the  Roman 
Catholic  church.  Lie  died  in  1867;  his  wife 
in  1863.  Mr.  Gibney's  maternal  grandpar- 
ents were  also  natives  of  Ireland,  who  came 
to  America  in  early  life,  and  settled  in  West 
Chester,  Chester  county,  Pa.  They  had  two 
children;  Margaret  and  Mary  (Mrs.  Patrick 
Gaston).  Mr.  Conrad  was  killed  by  an  in- 
furiated bull;  his  wife  died  in  1884,  aged 
seventy-fiA'e.  Both  w'ere  members  of  the  Ro- 
man Catholic  church.  Mr.  Gibney's  parents, 
natives  of  Ireland,  came  to  America  in  their 
youth,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Chester  coun- 
ty, Pa.  Mr.  Thomas  Gibney  not  only  culti- 
vated his  farm,  but  was  also  a  drover  for  many 
years.  In  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Company  E, 
Forty-ninth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  and  served 
for  three  years.  Lie  was  married  in  1865, 
to  Margaret  Conrad.  They  have  twelve  chil- 
dren: John;  Mary  (Mrs.  James  L.  Brown); 
James;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Charles  McClinn);  Ed- 
ward; William;  Bryan;  Harry;  Margaret,  de- 
ceased; Thomas,  deceased;  Christopher,  de- 
ceased; and  one  who  died  in  infancy.  Mr. 
Thomas  Gibney  and  his  wife  reside  in  Spring- 
township,  Perry  county,  on  his  farm,  which  he 
still  cultivates. 

James  Gibney  Avas  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Perry  county,  whither  his  father 
had  removed  when  James  was  a  mere  boy.  He 
learned  farming  with  his  father,  and  when  he 
Avas  twelve  he  left  home  to  work  as  a  farm 
hand.  In  1881,  he  began  farming  for  himself. 
He  also  dealt  in  live  stock.  For  a  short  time 
he  lived  in  ISTew  Bloomfield,  Pa.,  where  he 
kept  a  livery  stable.  In  1895,  he  removed  to 
his  parents'  home,  one  of  the  finest  farms  in 
Carroll  township,  situated  on  the  main  road 
between  'New  Bloomfield  and  Shemiansdale. 
In  addition  to  the  cultivation  of  his  farm,  he 
still  deals  largely  in  li^^e  stock,  and  during  the 
last  year  has  also  had  a  thriving  business  as  a 


butcher.  Mr.  Gibney  is  enterprising  and  is 
interested  in  all  the  affairs  of  his  toAvnship. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Republican  party. 

James  Gibney  Avas  marled,  December  15, 
1881,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  John  G.  and 
Louisa  (Fritz)  Shearer.  They  have  tAvo  chil- 
dren: Parker,  died  in  infancy,  in  1882;  and 
John  E.  Mr.  James  Gibney  and  his  family 
are'anembers  of  the  Presb^-terian  church. 


GEORGE  ZEITER,  Shemiansdale,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Dauphin  county,  Pa., 
June  23,  1835.  He  is  a  son  of  George  and 
Sophia  (Cassel)  Zeiter.  Llis  paternal  grand- 
parents Avere  natives  of  Germany.  His  mater- 
nal grandparents  Avere  natives  of  Dauphin 
county,  Avhere  his  grandfather,  Michael  Cas- 
sel, Avas  a  farmer.  Mr.  Cassel  Avas  married  to 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  Ebersole.  They 
had  four  children:  Henry;  Jacob;  Daniel;  and 
Sophia.  Mr.  Zeiter's  parents  Avere  natives  of 
Dauphin  county.  Llis  father,  George  Zeiter, 
Avas  a  wagonmaker,  but  after  working  at  his 
trade  for  many  years,  he  turned  his  attention 
to  farming,  and  about  ten  years  before  his 
death  retired  from  business.  Mr.  George  Zei- 
ter Avas  married,  to  Sophia,  daughter  of  Mi- 
chael and  Elizabeth  (Ebersole)  Cassel,  Avho 
Avas  born  in  Dauphin  county.  Their  children 
are:  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  Samuel  Meehan);  Da- 
vid; Jacoh;  George;  William;  Frederick;  Cy- 
rus; Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  Ebersole);  Michael; 
Llenry;  Solomon;  Sarada;  and  four  Avho  died 
in  infancy.  Mr.  George  Zeiter  and  his  Avife 
Avere  members  of  the  Lutheran  church,  in 
wdiich  he  held  various  offices.  Both  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Zeiter  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-four. 

George  Zeiter  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Dauphin  county.  He  greAV 
up  on  his  father's  farm  and  remained  at  home 
Avorking  with  his  father  until  he  Avas  tAventy. 
Lie  learned  milling  and  wor-ked  at  the  trade 
for  a  short  time,  but  his  health  failing,  he 
turned  his  attention  to  farming.  In  1871,  he 
removed  to  Perry  county,  to  the  farm  on 
Avhich  he  now  resides.  Mr.  Zeiter  is  highly  es- 
teemed in  the  county.  He  is  a  Democrat,  ac- 
tively interested  in  local  politics,  and  has  ser- 
ved as  inspector  of  elections  and  as  supervisor 
of  Carroll  township. 

George  Zeiter  Avas  maiTied  to  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Catherine  (Swiles) 
Hoover.  They  have  eleven  children:  Mary 
J.  (Mrs.  Peter  Smith);  William  IL,  maiTied 


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]Mary  Callender;  Jacob  AV.,  married  Alice 
Johnson;  Kate;  Edward  O.,  mamed  Esther 
Stine;  Sarah  E.  (Mrs.  Charles  Adams);  John; 
James,  married  Annie  M.  Morrow;  Albert; 
Agnes;  and  Joseph  C.  Mr.  George  Zeiter  is 
a  member  of  the  United  Bref-hven  clmrch,  in 
Avliieh  he  is  a  class-leader,  and  snperintendent 
of  the  Sunday-school. 

!Mrs.  Zeiter's  parents  were  natives  of  Dau- 
phin county.  Her  father,  Jacob  Hoover,  was 
a  weaver,  and  although  engaged  in  farming, 
never  abandoned  his  trade.  He  was  married 
to  Miss  Catharine  Swiles.  Their  children 
are:  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  George  Zeiter);  Sarah, 
widow  of  Jacob  Hoover;  Lydia,  v4dow  of 
Frederick  ]\Iinich ;  Peter ;  Eebecca  (Mrs.  John 
Cassel);  Cyrus;  Linda  (Mrs.  Samuel  L.  Lease); 
Valentine;  Mitchell;  Simon;  and  one  who  died 
in  infancy.  Mr.  Lloover  died  in  18SG;  his 
wife  in  ]8S3,  a^ed  sixtv-three  vears. 


GEOEGE  ^Y.  ROBIXSOX,  Shermans- 
dale,  Perry  coTinty,  Pa.,  was  Ijoru  in  Tvrone 
township.  Perry  county.  May  12,  ISll.  He 
is  a  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Rice)  Robinson. 
His  i^aternal  grandfather,  Charles  Robinson,  a 
native  of  Ireland,  came  to  America  when  a 
boy.  He  was  a  weaver  and  worked  at  his 
trade  all  liis  life.  ^h.  Cliarles  Robinson  was 
married  to  ]\[iss  Mary  Duncan.  Their  ehil- 
dren  are:  Hannah;  James;  Elizabeth;  Sam- 
uel; Alexander;  David;  and  John.  All  are 
dead  except  Hannah.  Mr.  Robinson's  mater- 
nal grandparents  were  natives  of  Perry  coun- 
ty. His  grandfather,  Samuel  Rice,  wheel- 
wright and  famier,  was  married  to  Miss  Maiy 
Shull.  Their  children  are:  Sarah,  widow  of 
John  Sandere;  Elizabeth  (Mi's.  Samuel  Or- 
ris); Mary,  Avidow  of  John  Robinson;  Fanny 
(Mrs.  George  W.  Flench);  Samuel;  Susan, 
widow  of  Joseph  Kell;  Ellen  (^Irs.  James 
Meminger);  Josiaih;  Conrad;  Catharine,  de- 
ceased; and  Phoebe,  deceased.  Mr.  Robin- 
son's parents  were  natives  of  Perry  county. 
His  father,  John  Robinson,  tanner  and  fanner 
was  an  enterprising  business  man,  interested 
in  improved  methods  of  farming.  He  brought 
the  first  reaper  into  Perry  county  in  IS-iO.  He 
was  actively  interested  in  county  affairs,  and 
filled  vai'ious  township  offices.  Mr.  John 
Robinson  was  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Mary  fShull)  Rice.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Georae  W. ;  Marv  J.,  died  at  the  aa'<-: 


of  twelve;  Emma  (Mrs.  Enos  Young),  died  in 
1891,  aged  forty-five;  and  David  Wilson,  died 
in  1895,  aged  forty-six.  David  W.  Robinson 
was  a  carpenter,  and  afterwards  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Perry  Valley  Railroad  as  di- 
vision foreman.  After  holding  this  position 
for  several  years,  he  removed  to  Iowa,  and 
secured  a  position  on  a  railroad  as  roadmaster. 
Ten  years  later  he  removed  to  Xew  Bloom- 
field  and  took  charge  of  the  division  between 
JNTewberry  and  Milton.  He  was  well-known 
and  highly  esteemed  among  railroad  men.  Mr. 
John  Ro'binson  Avas  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian church,  in  which  he  was  for  many  years 
an  elder.  He  died  in  1849,  aged  thirty-one 
years;  his  widow  married  ]Mr.  Thomas  ^le- 
haffey.     She  resides  with  her  son  George. 

George  V".  Robinson  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  township.  He  re- 
mained at  home,  attending  school  in  winter 
and  working  on  the  fann  in  summer.  His 
father  died  when  he  was  nine  years  old.  After 
his  mother's  marriage  to  Mr.  ]\Iehaffey, 
George  continued  to  work  for  her  on  the  farm 
until  he  was  twenty-five,  when  he  began  fann- 
ing for  himself;  he  now  owns  two  of  the  finest 
farms  in  Perry  county.  In  1893  he  retired, 
and  is  enjoying  the  fruits  of  his  labors.  Mr. 
Robinson  is  a  ineml)er  of  the  Democratic 
]iarty.  lie  is  highly  esteemed  as  a  neighbor 
and  as  a  citizen. 

George  AV.  Robinson  was  married,  March 
1,  18G6,  to  Catherine,  daughter  of  John  and 
j\rary  (Souder)  Foulk.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren: Alice  (Mrs.  James  Baer);  Lewis;  Harry 
W. ;  Dellie ;  and  Annie  C.  Mrs.  Robinson  was 
an  actiA'e  member  of  the  United  Brethren 
church;  she  died  May  20,  1887,  aged  forty- 
five  years.  Mr.  Robinson  was  married  a  second 
time,  August  29,  1889,  to  Margaret,  daug-hter 
of  Benjamin  Cunningham.  He  and  his  wife 
are  members  of  the  United  Brethren  church, 
in  wliich  [Mr.  Robinson  has  held  numerous 
offices.  The  grandparents  of  Mi's.  George 
Robinson  (Catherine  Foulk),  were  of  German 
descent.  Of  their  seven  children  only  two 
survive:  John;  and  George.  Her  parents 
were  nati\-es  of  Perry  county.  Her  father, 
John  Foulk,  a  farmer  in  PeiTv  county,  was 
married  to  Miss  Kozier,  and  afterA\'ar(ls  to 
Mary,  daughter  of  John  Souder.  Six  of  their 
children  are  living:  Amos;  John;  ]\rary  (Mi-s. 
Weslev  Wallace);  Kellev;  Henrv;  and  Eliza- 
beth (^[rs.  Charles  Henderson).'    ^Fr.  Foulk 


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died  in  1880,  aged  sixtv-four;  liis  wife  died  in 
1889. 


ALLEI^  CLELAX,  Shermansdale.  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Carroll  township, 
Peny  county,  August  6,  184:3.  He  is  a  son 
of  David  and  Eliza  (Eeinsberger)  Clelan.  His 
paternal  grandparents  were  natives  of  Lan- 
caster county,  Pa.  His  grandfatlier  removed 
to  Carroll  township,  Perry  count}',  and  bouglit 
the  homestead.  He  had  three  ehildi-en:  Mrs. 
Jacob  Shearer;  James;  and  David.  Mr.  Clel- 
■an's  maternal  grandparents  were  natives  of 
Perry  county.  His  grandfather  was  a  farmer 
and  had  a  large  family  of  sons  and  daughtei-s. 
Mr.  Clelan's  parents  were  bom  in  Perry  coun- 
ty. His  father,  David  Clelan,  spent  his  life  in 
farming.  Mr.  David  Clelan  was  married  to 
Eliza  Eeinsberger.  Their  children  are :  Mary 
(Mrs.  John  Boyer) ;  Robert ;  Margaret,  widow 
of  George  Shatto,  who  died  in  Libby  prison; 
Agnes  (Mrs.  William  Bayer);  Allen;  Annie 
E.  (Mrs.  William  Bench);  Lemuel;  Clara,  de- 
ceased; and  Wilson,  died  in  September,  1896, 
aged  forty-one.  Mr.  David  Clelan  and  his 
wife  were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
He  died  in  1874,  aged  seventy-five;  his  widow 
is  living  at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  at  the  advanced  age 
of  ninety. 

Allen  Clelan  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  county.  He  re- 
mained at  home  working  with  his  father  on 
the  f  ann  until  he  was  twenty-five.  He  learned 
masoiiry,  serving  a  three  years'  apprenticeship 
and  afterwards  working  as  a  journeyman  for 
two  years.  In  August,  1861,  he  enlisted  in 
Company  H,  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-third 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  served  for  nine 
months.  He  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Antie- 
tam,  September  17,  1862,  and  in  the  battle 
of  Fredericksburg,  December  13,  1862.  In 
this  battle  he  received  a  wound  in  the  shoul- 
der which  disabled  him  for  a  year.  He  re- 
ceived his  discharge  in  May,  1862.  After  his 
return  from  the  army  he  worked  at  his  trade, 
but  finding  that  his  wound  had  unfitted  him 
for  such  labor,  he  began  farming  on  the 
homestead,  where  he  now  resides,  cultivating 
the  land  ^Vhich  his  grandfather  bought.  ]\Ir. 
Clelan  is  interested  in  the  affairs  of  his  town- 
ship, and  has  served  as  school  director  for 
three  years. 

Allen  Clelan  was  married.  May  24,  1866, 
to   Louisa,    daughter   of   David   and   Louisa 


(Ault)  Black.  They  have  seven  children: 
Minnie  (Mrs.  Henry  Yard);  Emma;  Sarah; 
Susan;  Alice;  Erank;  and  one  who  died  in  in- 
fancy. Mrs.  Clelan's  paternal  gTandfather 
was  a  carpenter,  a  native  of  Lebanon  county. 
Pa.  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Bricker. 
Their  children  are :  Eosanna  (Mrs.  Henry  Ser- 
geant); Sarah.  (Mrs.  John  Eudy);  Henry;  Hi- 
ram; Elizabeth;  Louisa;  John;  and  Adam. 
The  last  four  are  dead.  Her  maternal  grand- 
jparents  were  natives  of  England,  who  came  to 
America  in  earh-  life,  and  settled  on  a  farm. 
Her  parents  were  natives  of  Lebanon  county. 
Her  father,  David  Black,  marble-cutter,  was 
married  to  Louisa,  daughter  of  L^avid  and 
Elizabeth  (Miller)  Ault.  Their  children  are: 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  Ebersole);  Sarah  (Mrs. 
Ezra  Eoland);  Louisa  (Mrs.  Allen  Clelan); 
John;  Emma  (Mrs.  Jacob  Imboden);  Samuel; 
Annie;  Aaron;  ISTorman;  Eosanna;  and  Maria. 
Mr.  Black  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the 
Lutheran  church.  He  died  December  18, 
1871,  aged  sixty-one;  his  wife  December  11, 
1893,  aged  eighty-four  years. 


JOHX  L.  SHATTO,  Shermansdale,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Perry  county,  June 
28,  1848.  He  is  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Eliza- 
beth (Lackey)  Shatto.  His  paternal  gi-and- 
father,  JacolD  Shatto,  a  native  of  York  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  spent  his  whole  life  on  the  farm.  His 
maternal  grandparents  were  of  Irish  descent. 
His  grandfather,  Alexander  Lackey,  was  a 
farmer  and  also  owned  and  managed  a  saw- 
mill. Alexander  Lackey  was  married  to  Miss 
Albrig'^ht.  They  had  ten  children:  Elizabeth; 
Henry;  John;  Alexander;  Benjamin;  Marga- 
ret (Mrs.  Andrew  S.  Loy) ;  Mary  (Mrs.  Enoch 
Young);  Sarah;  William;  and  ISTancy.  Mr. 
Alexander  Lackey  and  his  mfe  were  faithful 
members  of  the  LTnited  Brethren  church,  in 
which  Mr.  Lackey  held  vaiious  offices.  He 
was  a  prominent  man  in  his  denomination, 
and  during  the  latter  part  of  his  life  was  a 
local  preacher  to  a  large  congregation,  assem- 
bled in  a  school  house.  In  the  act  of  an- 
nouncing his  text,  "Blessed  are  the  dead  who 
die  in  the  Lord,"  he  dropped  dead.  Mr.  Shat- 
to's  parents  are  natives  of  Peny  county.  His 
father,  Samuel  Shatto,  was  a  farmer,  but  has 
now  retired  from  business.  He  and  his  Avife 
are  living  in  their  native  county.  Although 
he  has  passed  his  eighty-ninth  birthday,  he  is 
briolit  and  active,  taking  an  interest  in  all  the 


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affairs  of  life,  aud  caring  for  Lis  wife,  who  is 
very  feeble.  Mr.  Samuel  Siiatto  was  married 
three  times.  His  first  wife  was  ^liss  Hair. 
They  had  two  children:  Levi;  and  Jacol),  de- 
ceased. His  second  wife  Avas  J^>iiss  .Vnnie 
Shade.  Mr.  Shatto  was  married  the  third  time 
to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Alexander  Lackey. 
Their  children  are:  Isaac;  John  L. ;  Benjamin; 
Maria  (Mrs.  Daniel  Comp).  Mr.  Samuel 
Shatto  is  a  member  of  the  Dunkard  church. 

John  L.  Shatto  grew  up  on  his  father's  faraa 
attending  the  district  school  in  winter,  and 
working  with  his  father  in  summer.  "When  he 
was  iiineteen  he  was  apprenticed  to  a  stone- 
mason, and  has  worked  at  this  trade  in  connec- 
tion with  farming  all  his  life.  In  1875.  Mr. 
Shatto  bought  the  land  on  which  he  now  re- 
sides, then  forest  land,  and  began  to  clear  and 
improve  it,  building  a  comfortable  house  and  a 
convenient  barn.  He  has  now  a  valuable  prop- 
erty, which  has  well  repaid  him  for  his  labor. 
Mr.  Shatto  has  identitied  himself  Avitli  the 
Democratic  party,  and  is  actively  interested  in 
local  politics.  He  has  been  inspector  of  elec- 
tions for  a  number  of  years. 

John  L.  Shatto  was  married,  October  IT, 
1872,  to  Annie  F.,  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Mar- 
tha (Perry)  ISfoy.  Their  children  are:  Clara 
L.  (Mrs.  Elmer  Loy);  Annie  M.;  Elmer  L.; 
and  Effie  L.  ^fr.  Shatto  and  his  family  are 
members  of  the  LTnited  Brethren  church. 
Mrs.  Sluitto's  parents  were  natives  of  Perry 
county.  Her  father,  Isaac  Noy,  Avagon-maker, 
was  married  July  3,  1853,  to  Miss  Martha 
Perry.  Their  children  are:  x\nnie  (Mrs.  John 
L.  Shatto);  Charles;  Andrew;  Theodore; 
Sarah;  John;  Ellen,  died  August  14,  1857, 
aged  one  year;  William,  died  March  21,  1860, 
aged  two  years;  Margaret,  died  March  22, 
1864;  Laura  C,  died  May  4,  1875,  aged  fif- 
teen; and  two  who  died  in  infancy.  ]\Irs.  Noy 
was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Methodist 
church ;  she  died  at  the  age  of  fifty-one.  ]\[r. 
Shatto  resides  with  his  son  in  Perrv  countv. 


CYRUS  W.  SMITPI,  Shermansdale,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  February  24,  1851,  in 
Carroll  township,  not  far  from  his  present 
home.  He  is  a  son  of  .]n\m  aiid  Elizabeth 
(Smiley)  Smith.  His  paternal  grandfather 
was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  He  was  a  tailor, 
and  came  from  Baltimore  to  l'(>rrv  county, 
where  he  took  uj)  land  and  farnie(l,  and  be- 


came one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the  county. 
He  had  five  children:  Margaret;  John;  Annie; 
Smiley;  and  William;  all  deceased.  He  and 
his  wife  lived  to  an  advanced  age.  John  Smith 
was  a  native  of  Perry  county  and  a  farmer. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Smiley,  and  had  two 
sons:  Cyrus  AV.;  and  Elmer  E.,  a  farmer  of 
Carroll  tnwnship.  John  Smith  died  in  his 
sixty-sixth  year,  March  3,  1870.  Mi-s.  John 
Smith  was  a  devoted  mother  and  an  earnest 
Christian;  she  was  an  active  Avorker  in  the 
church  and  Sunday-school.  She  professed  her 
faith  early  in  life,  and  all  those  that  knew  her 
felt  the  influence  of  her  piety.  Her  death, 
Avhicli  occurred  in  1889,  was  peaceful;  she  was 
then  sixty-eight  years  old. 

Cyrus  W.  Smith  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Shermansvilfe,  and  remained  with  hi? 
father  until  the  death  of  the  latter,  which  oc- 
curred when  Mr.  Cyrus  Smith  was  in  his 
twenty-ninth  year.  He  continued  to  cultivate 
the  homestead  for  four  years,  and  then  bought 
a  small  farm  of  Enoch  Young,  on  Avhich  he 
lived  for  three  years.  In  1892,  he  bought  his 
]>resent  farm  of  Jacob  Billow.  Mr.  Smith  is 
a  Pepublican;  he  has  served  the  township  as 
assessor  for  three  years,  being  elected  in  1888, 
and  as  auditor,  to  which  office  he  Avas  elected 
in  1893  for  three  years;  he  is  noAV  county 
auditor. 

Cyrus  W.  Smith  Avas  married  in  1879,  to 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  McAllister.  Their 
children  are:  Cora;  Charles;  Blair;  and  Bes- 
sie. Mrs.  Smith  died  in  February,  1890,  aged 
thirty-fiA'e  years.  She  was  a  faithful  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  church.  Mr.  Smith  Avas 
married  in  1892,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Peter  and  Elizabeth  Shaeffer.  They  have  one 
daughter,  Grace.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  are 
members  of  the  LTnited  Brethren  church. 

The  parents  of  Mr.  Smith's  first  Avife,  Mr. 
and  ]\Irs.  ^ifcAllister,  came  from  Ireland, 
when  their  daughter  Elizabeth  AA'as  a  child, 
and  settled  in  Duncannon,  Ferry  county.  Mr. 
McAllister  Avas  an  iron-Avorker.  John  McAl- 
lister had  five  children:  Mary  (Mrs.  Charles 
Detra);  Martha;  David;  Annie;  and  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  Smith.) 

^Ir.  and  ]\[rs.  Peter  Shaeffer,  the  parents  of 
^Fr.  Smith's  second  Avife,  were  farmers  of 
Perry  county.  Their  children  are:  Jemima 
(':N[rs.  Trostie);  Columbus;  Amanda  (Mrs. 
Trego);  George;  Budolphus;  Elizabeth;  and 
Sarah  (]\[rs.  Nixon  Bixler). 


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HEXRY  L.  CKOLL,  Shermansdale,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Perry  county,  April 
11,  1846,  son  of  Joseph  and  Jane  (Porter) 
Croll.  Henry  Croll,  his  paternal  grandfather, 
was  bom  in  Philadeljjhia  in  1773.  He  learned 
the  trade  of  miller  and  settled  in  Centre  town- 
ship, Perry  county,  where  he  died  May  1, 
1847.  His  wife  died  March  4,  1849,  aged 
seventy-five  years.  They  had  four  children: 
Joseph;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Shearer);  Kate  (Mrs. 
Weirich;  and  William.  His  maternal  grand- 
parents were  natives  of  Ireland. 

Josej^h  Croll  was  a  native  of  Bucks  county; 
he  was  a  miller  for  a  number  of  years,  and  at 
length  retired  from  the  business.  He  mar- 
ried Jane,  daughter  of  James  and  Mary  (Mc- 
Cafferty)  Porter,  and  niece  of  ex-Governor 
Porter.  Their  children  are:  Sai-ah  (Mrs. 
Joseph  Leonard);  and  Henry  L.  Mr.  Croll 
died  in  1854,  aged  fifty-four;  his  wife  died 
December  7,  1890,  aged  eighty-seven  years, 
seven  months  and  seven  days. 

Henry  L.  Croll,  after  attending  the  public 
schools,  entered  the  academy  at  Marklesville, 
where  he  was  a  student  until  he  was  twenty- 
two  years  of  age.  He  then  began  teaching, 
and  taught  three  terms  in  Centre,  Saville  and 
Tuscarora  townships,  working  at  carjDentry 
during  the  summer  months;  he  is  now  engaged 
as  fanner  and  carpenter.  Mr.  Croll  is  a  Ee- 
publiean.  In  1868  he  was  elected  justice  of 
the  peace,  and  has  continued  in  the  office 
twenty-six  years. 

Henry  L.  Croll  was  married  in  1868  to  Ada- 
line,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Margaret  (Bark- 
ley)  Inglish.  The  parents  of  Mrs.  Croll  were 
natives  of  Peny  county.  Her  father,  when 
he  was  a  young  man,  taught  school.  He  en- 
gaged in  farming,  bi:t  retired  from  active  life 
in  his  later  years.  He  was  a  local  preacher  of 
the  Methodist  church.  He  married  Margaret 
Barkley.  They  had  ten  children,  of  w'hom 
foiir  died  in  infancy.  Those  surviving  are: 
Martha  (Mrs.  Jacob  Kleinpeter);  James;  Ada- 
line  (Mi-s.  Henry  L.  Croll) ;  Lydia  (Mrs.  John 
Kleinpeter) ;  and  Margaret.  Mr.  Barkley  died 
aged  sixty-one  years  and  three  months;  his 
wife  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-five  years. 
They  were  earnest  members  of  the  Methodist 
church.  Mrs.  Croll's  paternal  grandfather, 
who  was  of  Irish  descent,  was  bom  in  America. 
He  married  Lydia  Worley.  They  had  eleven 
children:  Samuel;  John;  Margaret  (Mre.  Wil- 
liam Robinson);  Linda  (Mrs.  Frank  ISTorth); 


William;  Abraham;  Frank;  Washington; 
i^ancy  (Mrs.  George  Patterson);  isellie  (Mrs. 
John  Baker);  and  Jane.  Her  maternal 
grandparents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barkley,  natives 
of  Ireland,  who  came  to  America  at  an  early 
period.  They  bought  land  in  Saville  town- 
ship. Perry  county,  and  there  began  farming. 
Mrs.  Barkley's  maiden  name  w^as  Martha 
Smith.  Their  children  were:  Xancy;  John; 
Andrew;  William;  Margaret;  James;  and 
Martha. 


THEODORE  JOXES,  Sterretts  Gap, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Carroll  town- 
ship, August  27,  1832,  son  of  Robert  and 
Jane  (Hart)  Jones.  His  j^aternal  great-gTand- 
father  came  from  Wales  to  ximerica  when  a 
young  man.  ISTathan  Jones,  grandfather  of 
Theodore  Jones,  was  among  the  early  settlers 
of  Perry  county,  and  was  engaged  in  farming 
all  his  life.  He  seiwed  the  township  as  su- 
pervisor and  inspector.  jSTatban  Jones  was 
maiTied  to  Martha,  daughter  of  Matthew 
Adams.  Their  children  are:  Robert;  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  John  Henderson);  Mattie  (Mrs. 
George  Sutch);  Sarah  (Mrs.  George  Hender- 
son); Isaac;  and  iSTancy  (Mrs.  William  Leeds). 
Mr.  Jones  died  April  11,  1855,  aged  seventy- 
four  years;  his  wife  died  April  16,  1858,  aged 
seventy-four.  Mr.  Hart,  maternal  grand- 
father of  Theodore  Jones,  was  born  in  Ire- 
land, came  to  America  with  his  parents  when 
five  yeare  of  age,  and  settled  in  Chester  coun- 
ty, Pa.  He  was  a  distiller  and  farmer.  He 
was  married  to  Margaret  Anderson.  They 
had  eight  children:  Martha  (Mrs.  Alexander 
Lackey);  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Abraham  Long); 
Sarah;  Ellen;  Jane  (Mrs.  Robert  Jones);  Mar- 
garet (Mrs.  Louis  Ferry);  David;  and  Mary 
(Mrs.  Henry  Faust).  Mr.  Hart  died  in  1830; 
his  wife  died  in  N"ovember,  1849,  aged  seven- 
ty-six years.  They  were  members  of  the 
United  Brethreii  church. 

Robert  Jones  was  born  in  Perry  county. 
All  his  life  was  spent  in  Carroll  township,  in 
his  occu]3ation  of  farming.  He  served  the 
township  in  the  office  of  constable  for  one 
year,  and  for  one  term  as  assessor.  Robert 
Jones  was  married  to  Jane,  daiighter  of  David 
and  Margaret  (Anderson)  Hart.  They  had  a 
family  of  thirteen  children.  Those  surviving 
are:  ISTathan;  Theodore;  Margaret  (Mi*s.  Fred- 
erick Leiby);  Martha;  Rachel  (Mi-s.  Isaac 
Yoimg) ;  ISTancy  (widow  of  John  Baughmyer ) ; 


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BIO  GRAPHICAL  ENCYCL OPEDIA 


Tahitha  (.Mrs.  Joliu  Leliii);  Jane  E.  (Mrs. 
John  Pickerel);  Harriet  Ann  (Mi's.  Calvin 
Swauder);  and  Clara.  Samuel  died  Aug'ust 
7,  1852,  aged  eighteen;  an  infant  child  died 
in  185-1;  Harrison  was  killed  in  the  battle  of 
Cedar  Creek,  October  19,  1864.  Mr.  Jones 
died  May  -1,  1870,  aged  sixty-four;  his  wife, 
who  was  born  January  19,  1812,  died  March 
15,  1S5G,  aged  forty-four  years  and  two 
months. 

Theodore  Jones  attended  the  common 
schools  only  a  few  months  of  the  winter 
term  until  he  was  seA'enteen  years  of  age.  He 
helped  his  father  until  he  was  twenty,  when 
he  learned  stone-masonry.  He  served  an  ap- 
prenticeship of  two  summers,  receiving  the 
first  smumer  twenty-five  cents  a  day,  and  fifty 
cents  per  day  the  second  summer.  He  then 
worked  as  a  journeyman  until  1854,  when  he 
went  to  Macon  county.  111.,  and  was  for  a  year 
engaged  in  farming  and  carpentry.  He  then 
returned  home,  and  worked  at  his  trade  until 
he  entered  the  army.  Mr.  Jones  first  enlisted 
October  16,  1862,  and  was  assigned  to  Com- 
pany E,  One  Hundred  and  Seventy-third 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  served  nine 
months;  he  re-enlisted  September  1,  1864,  in 
Company  I,  Two  Hundred  and  Eighth  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteer's,  and  sei-^'ed  until  honor- 
ably discharged  at  Alexandria,  June  1,  1865. 
Mr.  Jones  Avas  in  the  engagements  at  Fort 
Steadman  and  Hatchers  Run,  and  in  the  bat- 
tle in  front  of  Petersburg,  April  2,  1865.  His 
health  has  been  miich  impaired  by  his  service 
in  the  army.  At  the  close  of  the  war  Mr. 
Jones  returned  home,  and  then  removed  to 
Carlisle,  Pa.,  where  he  engaged  in  the  restau- 
rant and  hotel  business  for  about  thirteen 
years.  Since  April  1,  1891,  he  has  resided 
in.  Carroll  to\\^lship,  on  the  old  homestead 
farm  upon  which  his  grandfather  erected  the 
first  buildings,  and  cleared  and  cultivated  the 
land.  Mr.  Jones  is  one  of  the  oldest  residents 
of  the  townshij),  and  is  highly  esteemed  by  all 
who  know  him.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the 
board  of  school  directors  for  twelve  years. 

Theodore  Jones  was  first  married  Decem- 
ber 17,  1868,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (Souder)  Smee,  wdio  died  in  Janu- 
ary, 1865,  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight,  leaving 
a  daughter,  Mary,  wdio  died  in  July,  1865, 
aged  six  months.  He  afterwards  was  married 
October  16,  1866,  to  Susan,  daughter  of  Ster- 
rett  and  Elizabeth  (Sheiblev)  Lio-litncr,  who 


died  October  o,  187o,  at  the  age  of  thirty- 
two,  leaving  three  children:  Harry,  a  clerk; 
David;  and  Blanche.  IMi-s.  Jones  was  a  con- 
sistent member  of  the  Lutheran  church  at  Car- 
lisle. Mr.  Jones  was  afterwards  married  to 
Mrs.  Shenk,  daughter  of  Elias  and  Catharine 
(Leafhard)  Brow^^ewell.  They  had  one  child, 
Bertie  Ann,  who  died  aged  eighteen  months. 


GEORGE  W.  KELLER,  Shcrmansdale, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Perry  county, 
July  13,  1862,  son  of  Emanuel  and  Elizalx4h 
(Bashinger)  Keller.  His  paternal  gi'andfather 
was  bom  in  Gennany;  he  lived  to  the  remark- 
able age  of  ninety-nine  year's.  His  maternal 
grandparents  were  natives  of  York  county, 
and  w'ere  engaged  in  fanning.  Emanuel  Kel- 
ler was  born  in  York  county,  where  he  farmed 
until  1856,  wdien  he  removed  to  Rye  township, 
Perry  county,  where  he  now  lives.  He  retired 
from  the  active  business  of  agriculture  a  num- 
ber of  years  ago.  Mr.  Keller  has  filled  the 
oflice  of  super\dsor  in  Rye  township  for  a  long 
term.  Emanuel  Keller  was  married  to  Eliza- 
beth Bashinger.  They  had  eleven  children. 
The  surviving  are :  B.  F. ;  Henry ;  Mary  (Mrs. 
William  Gutshall);  Annie  (Mrs.  John 
Rhoades);  David;  George  W.;  Samuel;  John; 
and  Amos.  Mr.  Keller  and  his  wife  have 
reached  the  advanced  age  of  eighty  years. 
They  are  members  of  the  Evangelical  church, 
in  which  Mr.  Keller  has  been  a  class  leader 
and  a  steward. 

George  W.  Keller,  after  attending  the  pub- 
lic schools,  entered  the  Seminary  at  liew  Ber- 
lin, where  he  was  a  student  for  six  terms.  He 
then  taught  school  two  terms  in  Wheatfield 
township,  and  one  year  was  spent  in  farming. 
In  1886,  he  removed  to  the  old  homestead, 
where  he  now  resides.  Mr.  Keller  still  holds 
the  office  of  assessor,  to  which  he  was  elected 
in  1895. 

G.  W.  Keller  was  married  March  26,  1885, 
to  Harriet,  daughter  of  Andrew  and  Rebecca 
(Keiner)  Loy.  The  sui-A^ving  children  are: 
Benjamin  F. ;  and  Maggie  E.  Charles  W. 
died  January  7,  1889,  aged  two  years  and  ten 
days;  one  child  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Keller 
is  a  member  of  the  United  Brethren  church, 
holds  the  office  of  steward,  and  has  served  five 
years  as  superintendent  of  the  Sabbath- 
school.  Mrs.  Keller's  paternal  grandfather 
was  a  native  of  Perry  county  and  a  farmer. 
He  married  ^frs.  Shuman.    Thev  had  a  familv 


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1113 


of  eight  children.  Her  maternal  graudparentd 
also  were  residents  of  Perry  county.  Her  par- 
ents were  born  in  Perr}^  county;  her  father 
served  as  assessor  of  the  township.  He  was 
first  married  to  Eebecca  Keiner,  who  died, 
leaving  five  children;  Lewis;  Addie  (Mrs. 
Hariy  Wallace);  Harriet  (Mrs.  George  W. 
Keller);  Alice;  and  Ida  (Mrs.  B.  S.  Smiley). 
He  aftenvards  married  Margaret  Lackey. 
They  had  one  son,  Elmer.  Mr.  Loy  died  Feb- 
riiary,  1895,  aged  sLxty-two  years;  his  wife 
died  in  1895,  at  the  age  of  sixty.  Mr.  Loy 
was  a  faithful  member  of  the  United  Brethren 
church ;  he  served  in  all  the  offices.  Mrs.  Loy 
was  a  member  of  the  Liitheran  church. 


LEWIS  SWEGEPt,  Sherman^dale,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Saville  township, 
Peny  county,  June  9,  1836,  son  of  William 
and  Mary  Ann  (Bausum)  Sweger.  John 
Sweger,  his  paternal  grandfather,  was  of  Ger- 
man descent.  He  was  a  shoemaker  and 
farmer.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Weary,  who 
had  been  a  school  teacher.  Lewis  Sweger's 
maternal  grandparents  were  of  Gennan  de- 
scent, and  resided  in  Perry  county.  His 
father,  William  Sweger,  was  a  gunsmith,  and 
was  also  engaged  in  farming.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Mary,  daughter  of  Philip  Bausum. 
Their  suiwiving  children  are:  Lewis;  Joshua; 
L.  Kane;  Ellen  (Mrs.  ]\Iichael  Lov);  Emma 
(Mrs.  Henry  Wolfort);  Tillie  (Mrs.  Alfred 
Kane);  John  C.;  and  George  W.  Those  de- 
ceased are:  Sarah;  Absalom;  and  William  H. 
Mr.  Sweger  died  in  Jime,  1892;  his  wife  died 
in  1889.  They  were  members  of  the  German 
Eefomied  church. 

Lewis  Sweger  attended  the  public  schools 
until  the  age  of  eighteen.  He  then  learned 
carpentry  with  William  Bausum,  of  Juniata 
county,  serving  an  apprenticeship  of  one  sum- 
mer. Four  years  he  worked  as  a  journeyman, 
and  in  1859  engaged  in  business  for  himself, 
and  continued  until  August,  1862,  when  hs 
enlisted  in  the  army.  He  was  assigned  to 
Company  H,  One  Hundred  and  Thirtv-third 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  He  served  nine 
months,  and  when  discharged  May  26,  1863, 
returned  home  and  w^orked  at  his  trade  imtil 
January  9,  1865,  when  he  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany H,  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers. He  saw  active  service  in  the  battles  of 
Antietam,  Fredericksburg  and  Chancellors- 
ville,  and  was  honorably  discharged  July  '18, 


1865.  'My.  Sweger  returned  home,  and  fol- 
lowed his  trade  until  1895,  when  he  retired. 

Lewis  Sweger  was  married  February  4, 
1858,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
and  Sarah  (Low)  Reiber.  Their  surviving 
children  are:  Clara  (Mrs.  John  Wilson); 
Sarah  Ann  (Mrs.  George  W.  Mace);  Maggie 
(Mi-s.  Sherman  T.  Dunkelberger) ;  Harry  E.; 
Lewis  E.;  and  Charles  M.,  a  teacher.  Those 
deceased  are:  Oliver  0.,  died  April  2,  1859; 
A.  T.,  died  March  24,  1859;  Benjamin  Lu- 
ther, died  September  4,  1860,  aged  six 
months;  Thomas  E.,  died  January  4,  1881, 
aged  twenty;  and  Bessie,  who  died  August  26, 
1880,  aged  two  j^ears.  Mr.  Sweger  is  a  dea- 
con in  the  Lutheran  church. 

Mrs.  Sweger's  j)aternal  gTandparents,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Eeiber,  were  natiA'es  of  York  coun- 
ty, and  removed  to  Perry  county,  where  they 
engaged  in  farming.  Mr.  Reiber  married 
Elizabeth  Arnold.  The  maternal  gTandpar- 
ents resided  in  York  county,  and  farmed.  Her 
father,  Benjamin  Reiber,  was  born  in  Perry 
county.  His  occupation  was  that  of  farming; 
he  served  as  assessor  a  number  of  years.  He 
was  married  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Peter  and 
Elizabeth  Low,  of  Cumberland  county.  They 
had  five  children.  Those  surviving  are:  Mar- 
garet (Mrs.  C.  F.  Davenport) ;  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
Lewis  Sweger);  and  Ellen  (Mrs.  Elias  Dun- 
kelberger). Those  deceased  are:  Susan  (Mrs. 
William  Zimmennan);  and  an  infant.  Mr. 
Low  died  in  1886,  aged  seventy-six;  his  wife 
died  in  1884,  aged  seventy-seven.  They  were 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Mr.  Low 
was  a  member  of  the  coimcil  for  many  years ; 
he  seiwed  as  an  elder  and  deacon. 


JEREMIAH  SMEE,  Grier  Point.  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Peny  county,  No- 
vember 16,  1849.  He  is  a  son  of  the  late 
Jacob  and  Sarah  (Connan)  Smee.  His  grand- 
father, George  Smee,  was  a  native  of  Mary- 
land. He  came  at  an  early  date  to  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  settled  in  Cari'oll  township,  Perry 
county,  where  he  engaged  in  farming.  He 
was  married  twice.  His  firet  wife  was  the 
mother  of  nine  children,  only  one  of  whom, 
David,  is  living.  Those  deceased  are  as  fol- 
lows: Benjamin;  Jacob;  George;  William; 
Sarah;  John;  Ann;  and  Rachel.  After  the 
death  of  his  first  wife,  George  Smee  married 
Miss  Wox.  He  and  his  second  wife  both  lived 
to  a  very  advanced  age.    Ludwig  Corman,  the 


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maternal  grandfather  of  Jeremiah  Sniee,  was 
born  in  Lancaster  county,  Pa.  He  was  a  la- 
borer. He  removed  to  Peny  county,  and  re- 
sided in  Rye  townshi]:).  He  married  Mary 
Foulk;  of  their  eight  children,  only  two  are 
living:  Eve  (Mrs.  L.  W.  Thompson);  and 
John.  Those  deceased  are:  Samiiel,  was  ac- 
cidentally killed  in  a  well;  Mary  (Mrs.  Wat- 
kins);  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Jonathan  Gorman); 
Hannah  (Mrs.  "William  Smith);  Philij^;  and 
Sarah  (Mrs.  Jacob  Smee).  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gor- 
man were  consistent  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church.  Mr.  Gorman  died  in  1872,  at  the 
venerable  age  of  ninety-one.  Ten  yeare  later, 
in  1882,  his  wife  died,  having  attained  the 
same  age  as  her  husband. 

Jacob  Smee,  the  father  of  Jeremiah  Smee, 
was  born  in  Maryland,  March  5,  1815.  He 
was  a  son  of  George  Smee  by  his  first  marriage. 
AVlien  a  young  man,  he  came  to  Pennsylvania, 
and  settled  in  Garroll  township.  Perry  county. 
He  was  a  plasterer,  and  followed  that  occupa- 
tion as  long  as  he  was  able  to  work.  He  mar- 
ried Sarah,  youngest  daughter  of  Ludwig  and 
Mary  (Foulke)  Gorman.  They  had  nine  chil- 
dren: John  T.,  died  April  6,  1858;  Mary 
(Mrs.  John  Richards),  died  July  2,  1872; 
Lucia  Ann;  Francis;  Jeremiah;  Rebecca 
(Mrs.  Gharles  Troup);  Jesse;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Ja- 
cob Dietch) ;  and  Hiram.  Jacob  Smee  and  his 
wife  were  both  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church.  The  fonner  died  November  2,  1866, 
aged  fifty-one;  the  latter  passed  away  in  De- 
cember, 1895,  aged  nearly  seventy-six  years; 
she  was  born  April  27,  1820. 

Jeremiah  Smee  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  the  townshi]^,  which  he 
attended  until  he  was  about  nineteen.  He 
then  for  a  few^  years  assisted  his  father  at  his 
business  of  plastering,  and  also  worked  at 
farming.  Since  1871,  the  year  of  his  man'iage 
Mr.  Smee  has  been  chiefly  occupied  with  farm- 
ing. ^Vfter  cultivating  the  same  farm  for 
about  sixteen  years,  he  removed  in  1884:  to 
Can'oll  township,  on  the  farm  where  he  has 
ever  since  continued  to  live.  He  was  also  for 
a  number  of  years  engaged  in  post  fence  mak- 
ing. During  his  residence  in  Garroll  town- 
ship, Mr.  Smee  has  held  difierent  offices.  In 
1892,  he  was  elected  supervisor  for  the  term 
of  one  year.  In  1895,  he  was  inspector  of 
elections.     He  is  a  Democrat. 

On  January  1,  1871,  Jeremiah  Smee  was 
married  to  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  Frederick 


and  Mai-y  Ann  (Floyd)  Pillard.  They  have 
had  eight  children,  three  of  whom  are  de- 
ceased, as  follows:  Adella,  died  April  12, 
1878,  when  one  year  old;  Ghester  A.,  died 
April  1,  1882,  aged  three  years;  and  Oharles 
F.,  died  December  5,  1889,  aged  fourteen 
years.  The  others  are:  Elmer  H.;  Garrie  A. 
(Mrs.  David  Wetzel) ;  Glarence  A. ;  Laura  E. ; 
and  Dora  ]\r.  The  family  are  all  members  of 
the  United  Brethren  church,  Mr.  Smee  being 
one  of  the  most  active  workers  in  his  congre- 
gation. He  was  steward  of  the  church  for  one 
year.  He  is  also  zealously  engaged  in  Sun- 
day-school work,  and  was  for  two  years  su- 
perintendent of  the  school.  He  has  been  class 
leader,  and  still  holds  that  office. 

Samuel  Floyd,  the  maternal  gTandfather  of 
Mrs.  Jeremiah  Smee,  was  a  native  of  York 
county.  Pa.  He  was  for  many  years  a  maker 
of  spinning-wheels.  He  died  in  1866,  at  the 
age  of  sevent}'-two. 

Frederick  Pillard,  Mrs.  Smee's  father,  was 
born  in  Saxony,  Germany.  When  a  young 
man,  he  emigrated  to  America,  where  he  be- 
came a  resident  of  Baltimore,  Md.  He  had 
learned  weaving,  and  made  that  his  occupation 
for  sevei*al  years.  Mr.  Pillard  married  Mary 
Ann,  daughter  of  Samiiel  and  Mary  (Ha^^^l) 
Floyd.  Their  only  child  now  living  is  Mary' 
Ann  (^Ii-s.  Jeremiah  Smee).  Those  deceased 
are:  John;  Gharles;  Amelia  and  Salome. 


JOH^T  SMEE,  Shermansdale,  Perry  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  was  born  in  Perry  county,  March  4, 
1835,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Souder) 
Smee.  His  paternal  grandfather,  George 
Smee,  came  from  Maryland  to  Perry  county, 
and  settled  in  Garroll  township,  Avhere  he  en- 
gaged in  fanning  until  his  death.  He  held  the 
various  township  offices.  Mr.  Smee  served  in 
the  war  of  1812.  He  was  man-ied  to  Miss 
Messmer.  They  had  ten  children,  one  only 
survives,  David.  Those  deceased  are:  John; 
George;  William;  Benjamin;  Jacob;  Sallie; 
Rachel;  Ann;  and  one  infant  child.  ]\[r.  and 
Mi-s.  Smee  were  members  of  the  German  Re- 
formed church.  His  maternal  grandfather 
was  a  native  of  Perry  county,  and  a  farmer. 
He  Avas  the  father  of  six  children.  Those  sur- 
viving are:  John;  and  George.  Those  de- 
ceased are:  Jacob;  Henry;  Elizabeth;  and 
Susan. 

John  Smee  was  born  in  Maryland,  and 
came  with  his  parents  to  Perry  county.     He 


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was  in  tlie  butclieriug  and  liucksteriug  busi- 
ness, and  also  tiiat  of  agriculture.  He  was 
supervisor  for  many  years  and  served  in  otlier 
townslaii^  offices.  John  Smee  was  manied  to 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Susan  Sou- 
der.  Their  children  are:  George;  Jacob; 
John;  and  Mary  (Mrs.  Theodore  Jones),  who 
died  in  1864.  Mr.  Smee  died  aged  seventy- 
seven;  his  wife  died  at  the  age  of  eighty.  Mr. 
Smee  Avas  a  member  of  the  German  Re- 
formed church.  ]\Irs.  Smee  was  a  member  of 
the  Lutheran  church. 

John  Smee  attended  the  common  schools 
until  he  was  seventeen.  He  assisted  his  father 
until  he  was  twenty-two,  when  he  learned  car- 
pentry, serving  an  apprenticeship  of  two 
years  ^^dth  Jacob  Smee,  and  being  afterwards 
his  partner  for  five  years.  On  August  17, 
1863,  Mr.  Smee  enlisted,  and  was  assigned  to 
Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  Forty-ninth 
PennsA'lvania  Yolunteers.  He  served  until 
the  close  of  the  war,  and  was  discharged  at 
Alexandria,  Ya.,  June  24,  1865.  While  in 
the  United  States  service  Mr.  Smee  took  part 
in  ten  battles.  He  was  with  General  Grant's 
army  in  the  thirty  days'  campaign  from  the 
"Wilderness  to  Cold  Harbor.  In  the  first  bat- 
tle of  the  Wilderness,  he  was  strack  by  a  ball, 
and  in  the  engagement  at  Laurel  Hill,  he  was 
wounded  b}'  a  shell ;  he  was  in  the  severe  fights 
at  Spottsjdvania,  Xorth  Anna  River,  Cold 
Hai-bor,  Weldon  Railroad,  Llatcher's  Run, 
Bellfield,  and  in  front  of  Petersburg.  After 
the  close  of  the  war,  Mr.  Smee  was  employed 
at  his  trade  until  a  few  years  ago,  Avhen  he 
engaged  in  fanning.  He  is  a  Democrat,  and 
has  served  as  inspector  for  a  number  of  years. 
He  is  a  member  of  Post  Xo.  480,  G.  A.  R.,  at 
Ploomfield. 

John  Smee  was  mamed  January  2,  1862, 
to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mary 
(Smith)  Shatto.  Their  children  are:  Jacob 
^y. ;  John  W. ;  and  George  M.  Mrs.  Smee's  pa- 
ternal grandfather,  Benjamin  Shatto,  had  a 
family  of  three  sons:  Abraham;  Jacob;  and 
John.  Her  maternal  grandfather  Avas  a  na- 
tive of  Pen-y  county,  and  engaged  in  fann- 
ing. He  was  married  to  Mary  Shearer.  Thev 
had  ten  children,  only  one  surviving,  David. 
Those  deceased  are:  Catharine;  John,  died  in 
the  late  war;  Susan  (Mi-s.  Ephraim  Day); 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  William  Souder);  Frederick; 
Rebecca  (Mrs.  Henry  Snyder) ;  and  Maiy  M. 
Mr.  Smith  died  at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety- 


four;  his  wife  died  aged  fifty-eig'ht.  The,>- 
were  members  of  the  Evangelical  church,  of 
which  Mr.  Smith  was  an  office  bearer.  Jacob 
Shatto  was  a  native  of  Perry  county.  In  early 
life  he  was  a  miner.  His  occupation  for  many 
years  was  farming.  He  was  man-ied  to  ^laiy, 
daughter  of  Solomon  and  Eve  Smith.  They 
had  twelve  children:  those  surviving  are: 
Susan  (Mrs.  Joseph  Bender) ;  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
John  Smee);  Isabella  (Mrs.  Washing-ton 
Koehenderfer) ;  Samuel  and  Amos.  Those  de- 
ceased are:  Catharine;  John  C,  died  in  in- 
fancy; Solomon;  Henry;  Abraham;  William; 
and  Mary  (Mrs.  Allen  Hassinger),  who  died 
June  10,  1890,  aged  forty-four  years.  Mr. 
Shatto  died  November  22,  1891,  aged  seventy- 
eight;  his  wife  died  jSTovember  1,  1893,  aged 
seventy-seven  years,  six  months  and  eighteen 
days.  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Shatto  were  members  of 
the  Lutheran  church. 


ISAAC  SHATTO,  Shermansville,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  October  28,  1815,  and  is 
a  son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Lackey)  Shat- 
to. His  great-grandfather,  ISTicholas  Shatto, 
was  a  native  of  York  county,  but  came  to 
Perry  county  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers 
there.  He  lived  in  Tyrone  township,  and 
spent  his  life  in  farming.  He  married  and 
had  the  following  named  children;  Joseph; 
David;  Benjamin;  and  Jacob.  He  died  at  an 
advanced  age.  Jacob  Shatto  was  born  in  York 
county;  he  farmed  and  operated  a  saw-mill. 
He  mai-ried  Miss  Rensberger.  Their  children 
are:  Samuel;  Joseph;  Sarah  and  Susan,  twins; 
Hester;  and  Hettie.  All  are  dead  but  Samuel. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacob  Shatto  were  members  of 
the  Dunkard  church.  He  died  March  8,  1856, 
aged  eighty-eight  years.  His  wife  died  Febru- 
ary 17,  1853.  Mr  and  Mrs.  Alexander 
Lackey,  Mr.  Shatto's  maternal  grandparents, 
were  both  natives  of  PeiTy  county.  Mr. 
Lackey  was  a  farmer;  he  mamed  ]\Iargaret 
Renbright;  their  children  are:  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  Shatto);  William;  Sarah;  iNl'ancy; 
Benjamin;  Alexander;  Mary  (Mrs.  Enoch 
Yoimg);  Henry;  John;  and  Margaret  (Mrs. 
Andrew  S.  Loy).  All  are  deceased  but  Mrs. 
Shatto.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lackey  were  members 
of  the  United  Brethren  church  in  Avhich  Mr. 
Lackey  served  as  local  preacher.  They  are 
both  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Shatto 
are  natives  of  Perry  county;  Mr.  Shatto,  who 
Avas  a  farmer,  was  bom  October  21,  1808,  in 


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Tyrone  toAvnsliip.  Mrs.  Sliatto  was  born  aSTo- 
vember  22,  1821.  Samuel  Shatto  was  mar- 
ried in  183G,  to  Eliza,  daughter  of  Jacob  Hair. 
Their  children  are:  Levi;  and  Jacob,  who 
died  April  17,  1850,  aged  eleven  years.  Mi-s. 
Shatto  died  August  10,  1840.  Mr.  Shatto 
was  married  in  1812,  to  Annie  Shade.  Their 
only  child  died  in  infancy.  She  died  July  10, 
1843.  Mr.  Shatfo  was  married  Januaiy  9, 
1845,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Alexander  Lackey.  Their  children  are: 
Isaac;  JohnL.;  Benjamin  F.;  Mary  E.  (Mrs. 
Daniel  Comp);  Maria,  first  wife  of  Daniel 
Comp,  died  in  June,  1889,  aged  thirty-eig-ht. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Shatto  reside  with 
their  son,  Isaac.  Isaac  Shatto  attended  the 
public  schools,  and  learned  farming  with  his 
father.  At  the  age  of  twenty-three  years  he 
began  to  farm  for  himself.  He  farmed  in 
Dellville  and  Cumberland  until  1877,  when  he 
returned  to  the  homestead,  and  has  cultivated 
it  to  the  present  time. 

Isaac  Shatto  was  married  May  25,  1869.  to 
Elmira  A.,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Catharine 
(Aultland)  Beacher.  Their  children  are: 
Benjamin  F.;  and  Mary  E.  (Mrs.  David 
Hamman).  Mrs.  Shatto"  died  May  8,  1877, 
aged  twenty-seven  years,  eleven  months  and 
nine  days.  Isaac  Shatto  was  again  married, 
January  8,  1884,  to  Susan,  daughter  of  Jacob 
and  Elizabeth  (Myers)  Drawbaugh.  ^Mr. 
Shatto  and  his  family  are  members  of  the 
United  Brethren  church;  Mr.  Shatto  has  been 
steward  for  several  years. 


JACOB  DRAWBAUGH,  Shermansdale, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth 
(Meyers)  Drawbaugh,  was  born  in  Perry  coun- 
ty, November  12,  1852.  His  grandfather, 
Peter  Drawbaug-h,  was  a  native  of  York  coim- 
ty,  and  a  farmer  all  his  life.  He  was  married 
to  Mary  Gilmore,  and  they  reared  a  family  of 
ten  children,  all  of  whom  were  members  of 
the  L^nited  Brethren  chxirch.  Mr.  Draw- 
baugh's  maternal  great-grandfather,  Geoi'ge 
Meyers,  born  in  Germany,  was  one  of  the 
early  settlers  of  York  county.  He  had  a  fam- 
ily of  six  children:  George;  Jacob;  John; 
Margaretta;  jMaria;  and  Mary.  John  Meyers, 
grandfather  of  ^Fr.  Drawbaugh,  was  born  in 
York  county,  and  Avas  a  wagon-maker  by 
trade.  He  married  Catharine  Weinman; 
their  children  were:  Elizabeth;  Henry;  John; 
Joseph;    Andrew;    Valentine;    George,  died 


at  the  age  of  twelve  years;  Daniel,  deceased; 
and  Jesse,  deceased.  Both  grandparents  were 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church,  and  both 
lived  to  be  over  four  score  years. 

Jacob  Drawbaugh,  the  elder,  Avas  born  in 
York  county,  and  coming  to  Perry  county, 
settled  in  Carroll  township,  on  the  farm  where 
his  widow  still  resides.  He  had  formerly 
been  a  distiller,  but  after  his  removal  to  Perry 
county  was  engaged  in  fanning  for  the  rest 
of  his  life.  In  1837,  he  was  married  to  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  John  and  Catherine  (AVein- 
man)  ]\reyers.  They  had  these  children: 
David;  Ann;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  Stude- 
baker);  Susan  (Mrs.  Isaac  Shatto);  Jacob; 
Sarah  (]\[rs.  Eeuben  Stewart);  Catharine 
(Mrs.  George  Kunkle),  died  aged  forty-four 
years;  and  Andrew,  died  in  1892.  ]\Ir.  Draw- 
baugh was  an  office-holder  in  the  Lutheran 
church,  where  his  widow,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
eight,  still  holds  membership.  He  died  in 
1S62. 

Jacob  Drawbaugh,  Jr.,  receiA'cd  a  limited 
education  in  the  common  schools.  He  worked 
on  the  farm  for  his  father  until  the  death  of 
the  latter,  after  which  he  and  his  brother,  Da- 
vid, undertook  the  management  of  the  farm 
for  their  mother,  who  still  lives  with  them. 
Besides  being  a  successful  farmer,  Jacob 
Drawbaugh  is  also  a  skilled  veterinaiy  sur- 
geon, and  has  a  large  practice.  He  is  one  of 
the  most  highly  esteemed  citizens  of  the  town- 
ship. 


JAMES  A.  WHITE.  Shermansdale,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  son  of  A.  Or.  and  Margaretta 
(Robinson)  White,  was  born  in  Penn  town- 
ship. Perry  county,  February  16,  1855.  His 
grandfather.  Elder  Thomas  White,  of  Irish 
ancestry,  was  born  in  PeiTy  county,  and  for 
many  years  was  largely  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business.  He  was  married  to  Mary  Taylor, 
and  they  had  three  children:  James  M. ;  A. 
G.,  died'in  1886;  and  Elizabeth,  died  in  April, 
1895,  aged  seventy-two  years.  The  family 
were  Presbyterians,  Mr.  White  being  an  elder 
in  the  church  at  the  time  of  his  death.  The 
maternal  grandfather  of  James  White  was 
]\raj.  George  Robinson,  a  native  of  Perry  coun- 
ty, and  a  cooper.  He  served  in  the  late  war, 
was  inspector  of  military  service,  and  then  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  major.  He  married  l^[ar- 
garetta  Graham,  and  their  children  were 
these:    Esther  (Mrs.  Robert  Wilson);    Sarah, 


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widow  of  Andrew  Paunell ;  David;  and  Syd- 
ney (Mi-s.  John  Smith),  deceased.  Both  Mr. 
and  Mrs  Eobinson  were  members  of  the  Pres- 
byterian chnrch.  He  died  in  1874,  aged 
eighty-five  years,  and  his  wife  died  in  1879, 
aged  eighty-five  years. 

A.  G.  White,  father  of  James  A.  White, 
was  born  in  Perry  county  and  engaged  in 
farming  and  the  lumber  business.  At  Al- 
iens Cove,  now  known  as  Cove  Forge,  Perry 
county,  he  built  the  Good  Ilope  tannery  and 
there  carried  on  the  tanning  business.  He 
was  a  prominent  and  influential  citizen,  filling 
many  township  offices,  among  them  being 
those  of  supervisor  and  school  director.  He 
also  served  in  the  late  war.  For  many  years 
he  was  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  at  Dun- 
cannon,  Perry  county.  He  was  married  to 
Margaretta  L.,  daughter  of  Maj.  George  and 
Margaretta  (Graham)  Eobinson.  They  had 
eleven  children:  James  A.;  Margaretta; 
David:  Pichard;  Ann  (Mrs.  Henry  Bran- 
yaii);  William;  Thomas,  died  at  the  age  of 
one  year;  Eavada,  twin  sister  of  James  A., 
died  in  infancy;  George,  deceased;  Mary 
(Mrs.  Joseph  Hawley),  died  aged  thirty-eight 
years;  Nancy  (Mrs.  Lynn  Shull),  deceased. 
The  parents  were  members  of  the  Presbyte- 
rian church,  the  father  serving  as  elder.  He 
died  in  1886,  aged  sixty-five  years;  Mrs. 
White  having  died  ten  years  before,  at  the 
age  of  fifty-five. 

James  A.  White  attended  the  public  schools 
of  his  district  during  the  winter  term,  and  at 
other  seasons  he  worked  on  the  farm.  In  the 
spring  of  1878,  he  went  to  O'Brien  county, 
la.,  where  he  secured  a  position  on  the  Chi- 
cago, Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Eailroad,  remain- 
ing there  for  a  year  and  a  half.  After  an  ab- 
sence of  two  years  in  the  west,  he  returned 
homo.  Since  then  he  has  been  engaged  in 
farming.  For  four  years  he  farmed  in  Penn 
township,  and  then  removed  to  his  present 
place  which  he  purchased  of  John  McCord. 
He  served  on  the  election  board,  and  as  su- 
pervisor. 

My.  White  was  married  in  March,  1880,  to 
Jane  S.,  daughter  of  Wilson  and  ]\[argaret 
Smiley.  Their  children  are:  Jesse  M. ; 
James  W.;  and  Clara,  died  in  infancy.  INfr. 
White  and  family  are  members  of  the  Presby- 
terian chureh.  and  ho  is  also  connected  with 
the  Sundav-school. 


JACOB  AXTHOXY,  Shermansdale, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Charles  and  Agnes 
(Losh)  Anthony,  was  born  in  Wheatfield  town- 
ship, Perry  county,  April  2,  1852.  Mr.  An- 
thony's paternal  grandfather  was  a  native  of 
Xorthampton  county,  and  lost  his  life  while 
serving  in  the  war  of  1812.  His  only  child 
was  Charles,  the  father  of  Jacob  Anthony. 
The  maternal  grandfather  of  Jacob  Anthony 
was  Andrew  Losh,  a  native  of  JSTorthumber- 
land  county.  He  was  a  carpenter,  at  which 
trade  he  worked  in  addition  to  farming.  He 
was  married  twice.  The  first  wife  was  Miss 
Haines,  and  their  children  were:  George; 
Mary  (Mrs.  Mathew  Finical);  Adam;  and 
Sarah  (Mrs.  William  Petery).  Mr.  Losh  was 
married  the  second  time  to  Sarah  Such,  and 
their  children  were  Agnes  (Mrs.  Charles  An- 
thony); Jacob;  and  Amanda  (Mrs.  W.  Mat- 
lack);  Mr.  Losh  and  his  wife  were  members 
of  the  Lutheran  eliureh.  Charles  Anthony 
was  born  in  ISTorthampton  county.  While 
very  yoimg  he  learned  the  trade  of  a  shoema- 
ker, and  worked  at  it  for  many  years,  after 
which  he  began  fanning.  He  was  luarried  in 
1849,  to  Agnes,  daughter  of  Andrew  and 
Sarah  (Such)  Losh;  they  have  had  five  chil- 
dren: Jacob;  Charles;  George,  who  resides 
in  Virginia;  Sarah  E.,  deceased;  and  Wes- 
ley, deceased.  Mr.  Anthony  and  his  wife  re- 
side with  their  son,  Jacob.  Since  1892, 
Charles  Anthony  has  been  afilicted  with  blind- 
ness, caused,  it  is  supposed,  by  working  at  his 
trade  at  night.  He  is  eighty-four  years  old. 
]\[r.  and  ]\rrs.  Anthony  are  members  of  the 
German  Baptist  church. 

Jacob  Anthony  received  his  edur-ation  in 
the  public  schools,  which  he  attended  until 
his  eighteenth  year.  Lie  worked  for  his  father 
for  seven  years,  and  then  began  farming  for 
himself  on  the  old  homestead,  on  which  he  still 
resides,  his  parents  living  with  him.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Church  of  God. 


MAETIX  F.  FOEEEE,  Bloomfield,  EeiTy 
county,  Pa.,  son  of  Chi-istian  and  Caroline 
(Eendig)  Eorrer,  was  born  in  Lancaster  coun- 
ty. Fa.,  December  31,  1842.  His  gTandfather, 
Martin  Eorrer,  was  born  in  York  county,  and 
was  a  carpenter,  but  also  worked  as  a  distiller 
for  many  years.  He  man-ied  and  reared  a  fam- 
ily. He  was  a  member  of  the  Mennonite 
church,  in  which  he  held  ofiice.     Both  he  and 


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his  wife  died  at  a  very  advanced  age.  Mr. 
Forrer's  maternal  grandparents,  George  Ken- 
dig  and  wife,  were  natives  of  one  of  the  eastern 
counties  of  Pennsylvania,  hut  were  of  German 
ancestry.  They  had  the  following  children: 
Annie,  widow  of  Henry  Souder;  Amelia 
(Mrs.  Henry  Forrer),  of  Ohio ;  Caroline  (Mrs. 
Christian  Forrer);  and  Christian,  deceased. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Kendig  were  members 
of  the  Mennonite  church,  and  both  died  while 
yet  young.  Christian  Forrer,  father  of  Mar- 
tin F.,  was  born  in  Lancaster  county,  and 
reared  on  a  farm.  He  was  a  blacksmith,  and 
worked  at  his  trade  for  fifteen  years,  biit  after 
his  removal  to  Perry  county  in  1855,  he  en- 
gaged permanently  in  farming.  During  his 
residence  in  Perry  coimty,  he  served  as  school 
director  for  many  years,  and  at  different 
times  as  juryman.  Pie  Avas  married  to  Caro- 
line, daughter  of  George  Kendig,  and  their 
children  were :  Martin  F. ;  Amelia  (Mrs.  John 
Weaver);  Catherine  (Mrs.  John  Comp); 
Mary,  widow  of  John  Hcrr;  ]\Iargaret,  de- 
ceased; Christian,  deceased;  and  Henry,  de- 
ceased. The  father  and  mother  were  members 
of  the  Mennonite  chiu-ch.  He  died  March  l-l, 
1881,  aged  sixty-one  years  and  nine  months. 
Mrs.  Forrer  died  at  the  age  of  ninety-nine 
years  and  five  months. 

Martin  F.  Forrer  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Lancaster  and  Perry  counties. 
He  was  reared  on  a  farm,  and  worked  for  his 
father  until  he  was  thirty  years  of  age.  He 
resides  on  the  same  farm  that  his  father  occu- 
pied on  coming  from  Lancaster  county  to 
PeiTy.  Martin  F.  Forrer  w^as  married  Decem- 
ber 26,  1872,  to  Catherine,  daughter  of  Chris- 
tian and  Mary  (Easphen)  Weaver.  They  have 
had  these  children:  Mary  K.  (Mrs.  Samuel 
Bruner;  Christian,  who  resides  in  Delvalb 
county,  111.;  John  M.;  Thomas;  Jane; 
Samuel;  and  !Maggie  E.,  who  died  when  five 
years  old.  Since  Mr.  Forrer's  marriage,  he 
has  been  very  successfully  engaged  in  farming. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  United  Brethren 
church,  and  is  one  of  the  most  highly  respected 
citizens  of  Carroll  tOA\mship. 


WILLIA:\I  H.  SWEGER,  Shermansdale, 
Pen-y  coxinty,  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Carroll  town- 
ship, Periw  county,  February  18,  1856.  He 
is  a  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Reed  Sweger. 
His  paternal  grandfather,  George  Sweger, 
distiller  and  farmer,  was  a  native  of  PeiTV 


county.  George  Sweger  Avas  married  twice. 
Seven  children  Avere  born  to  the  first  man-iage : 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  M.  Daugherty);  George; 
Samuel;  Levi;  John;  Daniel;  and  Catha- 
rine (Mrs.  George  Smee).  The  last  three  are 
deceased.  George  Sweger's  second  Avife  Avas 
]\liss  Mary  Ilollebaugh.  Their  children  are: 
Mary  (Mi's.  William  Shearer);  Ellen  (Mrs. 
David  Hair);  Sarah  (Mrs.  Carson  Hair); 
David;  Rebecca,  AA-idoAV  of  William  Smith; 
William;  and  Henry.  ^Ir.  George  Sweger 
and  his  Avife  were  members  of  the  Methodist 
church.  Mr.  SAveger's  maternal  grandfather, 
Peter  Reed,  Avas  employed  in  general  labor. 
He  married  Miss  Mary  SAvartz.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Adam,  deceased;  George;  Wil- 
liam; Anna;  John;  Peter;  Susan.  Mr.  Reed 
and  his  Avife  arc  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 

Mr.  Sweger's  father,  John  SAveger,  Avas  born 
in  Perry  county,  February  10,  1815.  He 
Avorked  with  his  father  in  the  distillery  until 
he  was  tAventy-tAvo.  He  afterAvards  engaged 
in  farming,  and  was  for  a  time  a  partner  in 
a  mill  at  Dellville,  Wheatfield  township, 
Perry  county.  ^Ir.  John  SAveger  Avas  promi- 
nent in  the  affairs  of  the  township.  He  Avas 
tax  collector  and  assessor,  and  was  made  ad- 
ministrator of  many  estates.  He  Avas  married 
December  8,  1842,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Peter  and  Mary  (Swartz)  Reed,  aa'Iio  Avas  born 
in  Perry  county,  November  -1,  1818.  Their 
children  are:  William  H. ;  George  W.,  died 
December  18,  1862,  aged  nineteen  years,  one 
month  and  scA^en  days;  and  Alexander,  died 
December  25,  1862,  aged  sixteen  years,  three 
months  and  six  days.  Mr.  John  Sweger  was 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  church,  in  AA'hich 
he  Avas  a  trustee.  He  Avas  actiA'ely  engaged 
in  church  work  and  Avas  A^ery  liberal ;  he  gave 
the  ground  on  AAdiich  the  church  building  Avas 
erected.  For  many  years  he  held  the  position 
of  sexton.  He  died  February  5,  1890,  aged 
seventy-four  years,  eleven  months  and  tAventy- 
four  days;  his  wife  died  February  9,  1893, 
aged  seventy-three. 

William  LI.  Sweger  grew  up  on  the  farm, 
lentil  he  AA'as  seventeen,  he  attended  the  dis- 
trict schools  of  Perry  county  and  Avorked  with 
his  father  during  the  summer.  He  afterAvards 
fanned  for  his  father  for  one-third  of  the 
profits.  For  some  time  he  cultivated  the  old 
homestead  on  Avhich  he  Avas  born,  and  at  the 
same  time  Avorked  at  carpentry.     In  1S82,  he 


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removed  to  the. farm  on  wliieli  lie  now  resides. 
He  cultivated  tliis  land  for  a  one-third  interest, 
imtil  his  father's  death  in  1890,  when  he  rent- 
ed the  farm  and  retired  from  business. 

"William  H.  Sweger  was  married,  jSTovember 
28,  1878,  to  Susan,  daughter  of  Adam  and 
Elizabeth  (Bair)  Zorger.  They  have  one  son, 
John  H.,  a  pupil  at  the  ISTew  Bloomfield  Acad- 
emy. ]\Ir.  Sweger  and  his  family  are  members 
of  the  Methodist  church,  of  which  he  has  been 
steward  for  the  last  nine  years,  and  president 
of  the  board  of  trustees  since  1890.  He  is 
also  very  active  in  Sunday-school  work,  of 
which  he  has  been  assistant  superintendent, 
secretary,  and  treasurer.  He  is  at  present  su- 
perintendent of  the  Sunday-school,  in  which 
his  wife  is  an  active  worker;  he  has  held  the 
office  of  treasurer  since  1893.  For  many  years 
Mr.  Sweger  was  sexton  of  the  church. 

Mrs.  William  Sweger  was  born  April  1, 
1862.  Her  paternal  gTandparents  spent  their 
lives  on  the  farm.  They  had  five  children: 
Michael;  Susan  (Mrs.  Henry  Brubaker),  de- 
ceased; Jacob;  Charles;  and  Adam  H.,  de- 
ceased. Her  maternal  grandparents  were  na- 
tives of  York  county.  Pa.  Her  grandfather 
was  a  farmer  in  his  native  county.  They  had 
eight  children :  David ;  j\rartin ;  ISTancy  (^Irs. 
Jack  Festenbaugh) ;  Mary;  Elizabeth;  John 
Samuel ;  and  George.  All  except  the  first  two 
are  dead.  Mrs.  Sweger's  parents  were  natives 
of  York  county.  Her  father,  Adam  Zorger, 
a  merchant  and  dealer  in  grain,  removed  to 
his  farm  in  Carroll  townshiyi,  Perry  county, 
in  1881.  He  was  interested  in  the  affairs  of 
the  township,  and  for  some  years  served  as  tax 
collector.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth 
Bair.  Their  children  are:  John;  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  AVilliam  Meyers);  Lydia  (]\rrs.  Daniel 
Stine);  Jacob;  and  Susan  (Mrs.  William  H. 
Sweger.  Mi*.  Zorger  died  October  17,  1893, 
aged  seventy-four;  his  wife,  December  10, 
1890,  aged  sixtv-nine. 


WILSOX  S^IILEY,  Shermansdale,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  at  the  old  homestead  in 
Carroll  township.  Perry  county,  ^lareh  17, 
1820.  He  is  a  son  of  William  and  Ann  (Wil- 
son) Smiley.  His  grandfather,  John  Smiley, 
was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Perry  county, 
at  the  time  when  Indians  were  numerous  in 
the  county.  He  married  Miss  Mehaffie  and 
brought  her  to  the  farm  on  which  they  spent 
their  lives.     They  had  seven  children:    Eliza- 


beth (;]\Irs.  Benjamin  McCord);  Ruth  (Mrs. 
Jesse  Kirkpatriek) ;  Sarah  (Mrs.  AVilliam 
Smith);  Xancy  (Mrs.  John  McKenzie); 
Martha;  AVilliam;  and  John.  Mr.  John  Smi- 
ley and  his  wife  were  membei-s  of  the  Presby- 
terian church.  He  died  at  the  advanced  age 
of  ninety-seven ;  his  wife  died  very  suddenly. 
Mr.  Smiley's  maternal  grandfather,  Mr.  James 
AVilson,  a  native  of  Lancaster  county,  Pa., 
learned  tailoring  and  worked  at  his  trade  all 
his  life.  He  owned  and  resided  upon  a  farm 
in  Cumberland  county.  Pa.  He  was  married 
to  Jane  Ramsey,  of  Lancaster  county.  Pa. 
Their  children  are :  Mary  (Mrs.  Partington) ; 
Ann  (Mrs.  William  Smiley) ;  and  Eliza  (Mrs. 
John  Davidson).  ]\fr.  AVilson  was  a  member 
of  the  Society  of  Friends,  and  his  wife  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  died  aged 
eighty;  his  vdie  died  in  1831.  Wilson  Smi- 
ley's father,  AVilliam  Smiley,  was  a  native  of 
Perry  county,  and  a  farmer ;  he  married  Miss 
Anna  AA'ilson,  of  Cumberland  county.  They 
had  seven  children:  AVilson;  John;  Jane, 
widow  of  Joseph  McCaskey,  wdio  died  in  the 
army ;  Alargaret  (Mrs.  John  Henderson) ;  AVil- 
liam; Benjamin;  and  Rev.  James,  died  aged 
sixtv-nine  years.  ^NFr.  AA^illiam  Smiley  and 
his  wife  were  nionibers  of  the  Presbyterian 
church,  in  which  he  held  various  offices.  He 
died  at  the  aged  of  eighty-one;  his  wife  died 
aged  seventy-five. 
"  AA'^ilson  Smiley  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Perry  county.  He  remained  at 
home,  working  with  his  father  on  the  fann 
untiriie  was  eighteen.  After  serving  a  two 
vears'  apprenticeship  at  N"ew  Bloomfield,  Pa., 
with  llr.  John  McBride,  blacksmith,  he 
worked  at  his  trade  for  two  years  in  Cumber- 
land county,  and  in  1843,  returned  to  his  home 
and  l^egan  business  for  himself,  in  a  forge 
which  ills  father  had  built  for  him  in  Sher- 
mansdale. Afr.  Smiley  devoted  his  whole  at- 
tention to  his  business.  His  industry  and  en- 
terprise have  made  him  financially  successful, 
and  have  Avon  for  him  the  respect  and  confi- 
dence of  the  community.  In  connection  with 
his  forge,  he  is  now  the  owner  of  a  foundry  in 
Shermansdale  and  a  farm,  part  of  the  original 
Smiley  tract.  He  is  actively  interested  in  the 
affairs  of  the  township  and  has  seiwed  as  in- 
spector of  elections. 

Wilson  Smiley  was  married,  October  28, 
1849,  to  Alargaret,  daughter  of  James  and 
Martha  (Smiley)  Smiley.    Their  children  are : 


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Jane  S.  (Mrs.  James  A.  White);  Martlia,  de- 
ceased; and  James,  deceased.  Mrs.  Wilson 
Smiley  died  in  1857,  aged  thirty-eiglit.  Mr. 
Wilson  Smiley's  second  wife  was  Sarali, 
daughter  of  Hodgen  and  j^ancy  (V\"liite) 
Henderson.  Tliey  have  six  children:  Annie 
(Mrs.  Peter  Kell);  Emma,  a  missionary  in 
India  since  1894;  Alexander;  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
John  Souders);  Ellen  (Mrs.  Charles  Murphy), 
her  husband  is  a  prominent  lawyer  in  Philippi, 
W.  Va.;  and  John.  Mr.  Wilson  Smiley  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  in  which 
he  was  for  many  years  a  deacon,  and  is  at  pres- 
ent an  elder  and  trustee.  He  is  also  connected 
with  the  Sunday-school  and  the  Society  of 
Christian  Endeavor.  Mr.  Wilson  Smiley  is 
kindhearted  and  benevolent,  and  a  liberal  sup- 
porter of  all  church  enterprises. 


JOSEPH  B.  McCLIXTOCK,  Shermans- 
dale,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  on  the  home- 
stead in  Carroll  township.  Perry  county,  De- 
cember 2-1:,  1814.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and 
Sarah  (Jones)  McClintock.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  John  ]\IcClintock,  was  a  native 
of  Ireland.  He  cmigi'ated  to  America  when 
a  young  man,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Carroll 
township,  Perry  county.  He  also  engaged  in 
lumbering.  He  had  seven  children :  Alexan- 
der; James;  Sarah  (Mrs.  McKinsey);  John; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  Finley);  ]\[argaret 
(Mrs.  James  White) ;  and  David.  David  Mc- 
Clintock removed  to  the  west.  After  the  de- 
cision of  a  case  in  court  in  which  he  had  been 
one  of  the  principal  witnesses,  one  of  the  men 
concerned  came  to  his  house,  called  him  to  the 
door,  and  shot  him  dead.  Of  these  seven  chil- 
dren. Alexander  is  the  only  survivor.  ]\Ir. 
McClintock's  maternal  grandfather,  Benja- 
min Jones,  a  native  of  Wales,  emigrated  to 
America  during  the  last  century,  and  settled 
on  a  farm  in  Spring  township,  Perry  county. 
He  was  a  prominent  man  in  the  county  and 
held  various  offices.  He  had  ten  children: 
Joseph;  Israel;  John;  William;  Rebecca 
(Mrs.  Benjamin  Jones);  Sarah;  Martha  (Mrs. 
David  Wickerd);  Jane  (Mrs.  Peter  Sowers); 
and  two  who  died  in  infancy.  All  are  dead. 
Mr.  Jones  died  aged  eighty-three;  his  wife 
at  the  age  of  seventy-seven. 

Mr.  ]\reClintock's  parents  were  natives  of 
Perry  county.  His  father,  John  McClintock, 
spent  his  life  on  his  farm  in  his  native  county. 


Mr.  John  McClintock  was  married  to  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  Jones.  They  had  ten 
children:  Benjamin;  Martha  (Mrs.  R.  M. 
Jones) ;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Thomas  Smiley) ;  Joseph 
B. ;  Mary  (Mrs.  Thomas  Larmer) ;  Washing- 
ton; Rebecca,  deceased;  Joshua,  died  in 
18G3,  aged  twenty-four  years  and  six  months; 
John,  was  killed  in  the  army;  and  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  Jacob  Caulter),  died  July  4,  1893,  aged 
fifty-eight.  Mr.  John  McClintock  and  his 
wife  were  members  of  the  United  Brethren 
church,  in  which  he  was  trustee,  steward  and 
class-leader.  He  died  Jiil.y  16,  1877,  aged 
seventy-five  years,  one  month  and  twenty-two 
days;    his  wife  died  aged  eighty-one  years. 

Joseph  B.  McClintock  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  county, 
studying  in  winter  and  working  with  his  father 
on  the  farm  during  the  summer.  When  he 
was  twenty,  he  learned  carpentry,  serving  a 
two  years'  apprenticeship  with  his  brother. 
He  worked  at  his  trade  for  ten  years,  four  of 
which  were  spent  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.  Later, 
Mr.  McClintock  turned  his  attention  to  mer- 
cantile pursuits;  for  one  year  he  had  a  grocery 
store  in  Steelton,  Pa.,  after  which  he  removed 
to  Carroll  township,  Perry  coimty,  and  opened 
a  general  store;  he  also  engaged  in  huckster- 
age  and  in  farming.  Since  1889,  he  has  been 
agent  for  the  sale  of  jihosphates  in  Carlisle, 
Cumberland  county.  Mr.  McClintock  takes 
an  active  interest  in  local  affairs,  and  has  filled 
various  townshi]>  offices.  In  1881,  he  was 
elected  constable,  and  in  1888  supervisor.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Senior  0.  U.  A.  M.,  ISTo. 
168,  Shermansdale  Lodge. 

Joseph  B.  ]\IcClintock  was  married  April 
20,  1871,  to  Lydia,  dai;ghter  of  Amos  and  Sa- 
linda  (Struder)  ]\Iillhouse.  Mr.  McClintock 
and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  United  Breth- 
ren church,  in  which  he  holds  various  offices. 
He  is  also  superintendent  of  the  Sunday- 
school. 


FRAXCIS  Sj\rEE,  Shermansdale,  Pel-iw 
county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  May  15,  1847,  son  of 
Jacob  and  Sarali  (Corman)  Smee.  His  pater- 
nal grandparents  were  natives  of  Maryland; 
his  maternal  grandparents  Avere  Germans  by 
liirth.  Ludwig  Connan  was  a  cooper,  and 
worked  at  his  trade  the  gi'eater  part  of  his  life. 
He  married  Miss  Eoulk.  Their  living  children 
are:  Eve  (Mrs.  L.  Wayne  Thompson);    and 


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John.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gorman  are  both  de- 
ceased. Jacob  Smee  was  a  native  of  Mary- 
land, and  came  to  Perry  county  while  yet  a 
young  man.  He  was  a  plasterer  and  worked 
at  his  business  all  his  life.  He  married  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Ludwig  Gorman.  Mrs.  Smee  was 
an  earnest  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

Francis  Smee  acquired  his  education  in  the 
public  schools,  and  remained  on  his  father's 
farm  until  he  reached  the  age  of  twenty-four. 
He  has  farmed  continuously  since  his  mar- 
riage. Mr.  Smee  served  on  the  election  board 
for  several  years. 

Francis  Smee  was  married  April  9,  1S71, 
to  Julia  Hanna  Frances,  daughter  of  Alexan- 
der and  Elizabeth  (Reed)  Lackey.  Their 
children  are:  Gharles  L. ;  Daisy  Myrtle; 
Florence;  Sarah;  Henry  Alexander,  died 
April  12,  1872;  Elizabeth  May,  died  January 
24,  1880,  aged  six  years,  eleven  months  and 
five  days.  Mr.  Smee  and  family  are  members 
of  the  United  Brethren  church.  Mr.  Smee 
served  his  church  as  steward  for  fifteen  years, 
is  now  trustee,  which  office  he  has  held  for 
twenty  years.  He  is  also  a  faithful  worker  in 
the  Sunday-school,  and  has  been  superinten- 
dent since  1892. 

Alexander  Lackey,  Mrs.  Smee's  father,  Avas 
a  native  of  Perry  county.  He  taught  school 
for  a  number  of  years,  but  afterwards  gave  his 
attention  to  farming.  He  had  also  learned  car- 
pentry, and  worked  at  it  for  a  time.  Mr. 
Lackey  filled  various  township  offices;  he  was 
a  member  of  the  election  board,  and  also  served 
as  assessor.  Mr.  Lackey  was  an  earnest  mem- 
ber of  the  United  Brethren  church,  he  was 
steward,  trustee  and  class-leader  for  many 
years;  in  the  spring  of  1871,  he  was  ordained 
as  a  minister,  but  on  account  of  ill  health  he 
could  not  serve  long. 

Alexander  Lackey  was  married  to  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  ISTaaman  and  Julia  (Fair) 
Peed.  Their  children  are:  Julia  Hanna 
Frances;  Ida  May  (Mrs.  William  Adams); 
Margaret  E.,  died  in  May,  1892,  aged  thirty- 
two  years ;  ei^ht  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Lackey 
died  September  18,  1875,  aged  fifty  years, 
four  months  and  twenty-seven  days.  IMrs. 
Lackey  has  reached  the  age  of  seventy  years; 
she  resides  on  the  homestead. 

Mrs.  Smee's  gTandfather,  Alexander  Lac- 
key, was  a  native  of  Germany;  he  came  to  this 
country  and  spent  his  life  in  farming.     He 


was  during  the  latter  part  of  his  life  a  local 
preacher.  He  was  the  father  of  ten  children, 
mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  work.  Mrs. 
Smee's  maternal  grandparents,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Reed,  had  a  family  of  seven  children:  Gon- 
rad;  J3avid;  Jacob;  John;  Mar}^;  Gathe- 
rine;   and  Julia. 


WILSOI^  SHEARER,  Shermansdale, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Garroll  town- 
shijj,  December  10,  18-19.  He  is  a  son  of 
George  and  Mary  E.  (Beissel)  Shearer. 
George  Shearer  was  a  native  of  Perry  county 
and  farmed  all  his  life;  he  learned  blacksmith- 
ing  when  young,  but  neved  worked  at  it.  He 
was  a  respected  citizen  and  filled  various  town- 
ship oriiees;  he  was  constable  for  many 
years.  George  Shearer  married  Rosanna 
Johnson.  Their  children  are:  Samuel;  Mar- 
garet (Mrs.  John  Ank);  Mary  A.  (Mrs. 
Samuel  B.  Smith);  AVilliam,  deceased;  John, 
deceased.  Mrs.  Shearer  died,  and  Mr.  Shearer 
married  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  Philip  Beissel. 
They  had  two  children;  G.  Thomas;  and 
Wilson.  Mr.  Shearer  died  in  1877,  aged  sev- 
enty-six years.  Mrs.  Shearer  has  reached  the 
age  of  eighty-two ;  she  has  been  afflicted  with 
blindness  since  1890. 

Wilson  Shearer  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools,  and  then  worked  for  his  father  on  the 
farm  until  he  reached  the  age  of  twenty,  when 
he  began  to  farm  for  himself,  and  has  farmed 
ever  since.  For  the  last  thirteen  years  he  has 
given  his  attention  to  threshing. 

AVilson  Shearer  was  married  to  Gatherine 
E.,  daughter  of  George  and  Sarah  (Zimmer- 
man) Wagner.  Their  children  are:  George 
T. ;  Plarry  T.;  and  Sarah  F.  Both  sons  are 
machinists;  the  second  son,  Harry  T.,  showed 
great  mechanical  ability  while  yet  a  child. 
When  but  twelve  years  old,  he  built  without 
assistance  a  perfect  model  of  an  engine.  At 
the  age  of  seventeen  he  began  to  leaim  his 
trade,  and  served  three  years  and  six  months. 
Though  but  twenty-four,  he  now  holds  the 
position  of  foreman  in  the  machine  shops  at 
Waynesboro.  He  is  married  to  Laura  Reed. 
Mr.  Shearer  and  his  family  are  members  of 
the  United  Brethren  church. 

The  parents  of  Mrs.  Shearer,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
George  Wagner,  are  natives  of  Perry  county, 
but  now  reside  in  Iowa,  where  they  cultivate 
a  fami.     Mr.  Wairner  learned  mouldint;-.  and 


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in  liis  younger  days  worked  at  liis  trade.    They 
haA'e  several  children. 


JOHN  A.  PiEXTSP:L,  Grier  Point,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  July  22,  1S5S,  in  Perry 
county.  He  is  a  son  of  AVilliam  and  Sarah 
(Fair)  Bentsel.  His  grandfather,  John  Bent- 
sel,  was  a  contractor  and  bridge  builder  of 
York  county,  who  came  to  PeiTy  county  and 
settled  near  Shermansdale,  in  Carroll  town- 
ship. He  was  one  of  those  who  built  the  first 
bridge  across  Shermans  creek  at  Shermans- 
dale.  John  Bentsel  was  married  and  was  the 
father  of  the  following  children :    Sarah  (Mrs. 

George  Finical) ;   John;   Peter;  (Mrs. 

Sunday);  "William;  Mary  (Mrs.  David  Shat- 
to);  Margaret;  Hem-y.  They  are  all  de- 
ceased except  Mrs.  Finical.  The  maternal 
grandparents  of  John  Bentsel,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Conrad  Fair,  were  nati^^es  of  Perry  county. 
;Mr.  Fair  was  a  farmer  all  his  life,  and  one  of 
the  early  settlers  of  the  county.  Conrad  Fair 
married  Susan,  daughter  of  John  Finical. 
Their  children  are:  Sarah  (]\[rs.  William 
Bentsel);  ^fargaret  (Mrs.  Charles  Seibert); 
and  Jeremiah,  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fair 
were  of  German  ancestry.  They  were  both 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church;  both  died 
at  an  advanced  age. 

William  Bentsel  was  a  native  of  York  coun- 
ty; when  he  Avas  four  years  old  his  parents 
removed  to  Perry  county.  He  was  reared  on 
a  farm.  After  attaining  liis  majority  he  went 
to  California,  and  spent  eight  years  as  a  miner. 
He  had  learned  masonry,  and  after  his  return 
from  California,  worked  at  his  trade  for  a  few 
years,  but  was  obliged  to  give  it  up  on  account 
of  his  health.  He  then  farmed  from  the  time 
of  his  marriage  until  his  death.  He  had  also 
been  engaged  in  the  huckstering  business  for 
a  few  yeai-s.  Mr.  Bentsel  served  the  township 
for  several  years  as  supervisor.  William  Bent- 
sel Avas  man-ied  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Conrad 
and  Susan  (Finical)  Fair.  Their  children 
are:  John  A.;  Wilson;  Ida  (Mrs.  John 
James) ;  Ervin  H. ;  Annie,  deceased ;  James, 
died  in  1891,  aged  thirty;  William,  who  was 
accidentally  shot  while  gimning,  December 
23,  1892,  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight,  had  mar- 
ried Tizzie  Pike,  of  Kansas  City,  who  is  also 
dead.  ^fr.  Bentsel  was  a  member  of  the  Unit- 
ed Brethren  church.  He  died  in  187-4,  aged 
fiftv-two.     ]\rrs.  Bentsel  resides  on  the  home- 


stead in  Carroll  township.  She  is  an  earnest 
member  of  the  United  Brethren  church. 

John  A.  Bentsel  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Perry  county,  until  he  reached  the  age  of 
fifteen.  He  then  worked  on  the  farm  with 
his  father  for  a  year.  Then  he  went  to  the 
mountain  and  worked  at  lumbering  until  he 
reached  the  age  of  twenty-three;  at  this  time 
he  began  the  himbering  business  for  himself, 
in  which  he  continued  imtil  1892.  In  1883, 
he  spent  seven  months  visiting  in  Minnesota, 
Dakota  and  Iowa.  In  1892,  Mr.  Bentsel 
bought  his  present  farm.  Besides  farming  he 
deals  in  railroad  ties,  and  is  also  an  extensive 
dealer  in  stock.  ]\Ir.  Bentsel  is  a  Republican; 
he  has  been  elected  to  A'arioiTS  township  ofiices, 
but  declined  to  serve,  as  he  prefei*s  to  devote 
his  time  to  business. 

Jolm  A.  Bentsel  was  married  January  17, 
1884,  to  Laura,  daughter  of  John  K.  and 
Maria  (j\IcAllister)  Gaudy.  They  have  one 
son,  William  H.,  a  very  promising  yoxith. 
Mrs.  Bentsel's  father,  John  K.  Gaudy,  was  a 
native  of  York  county,  but  came  to  Perry 
county  early  in  life,  and  settled  in  Carroll 
township.  He  was  a  stone-mason  and  worked 
at  his  trade  all  his  life,  though  at  the  time  of 
his  death  he  was  farming.  Mr.  Gaudy  enlisted 
in  the  late  war,  in  1861,  and  seiwed  three 
years;  he  then  re-enlisted,  and  was  honorably 
discharged  in  1865.  Lie  was  one  of  the  first 
men  from  Carroll  township  to  respond  to  the 
call  of  his  country  for  soldiers.  John  K. 
Gaudy  was  married  to  Maud,  daughter  of 
David  and  Mary  (Long)  McAllister,  of  PeiTy 
county.  Their  children  are:  Mary  (Mrs.  Da- 
vid Baxter) ;  Laura  (Mrs.  Bentsel) ;  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  Elmer  Buchan),  of  Iowa;  David,  of 
California;  Annie  (Mrs.  Lincoln  Dunkle- 
berger);  Lewis,  of  Iowa;  Susan;  Maria; 
Maggie;  Pearl;  John,  died  February  25, 
1893,  aged  twenty  years  and  eight  months. 
Mr.  Gaudy  died  February  27,  1894,  aged  fif- 
ty-seven years.  ]\[rs.  Gaudy  resides  in  Carroll 
township.  The  paternal  grandparents  of  Mrs. 
Bentsel  were  natives  of  York  county.  Their 
children  are:  ISTancy  (Mrs.  William  Brown), 
of  Carlisle;  Susan  (Mrs.  John  Adams),  of 
Carlisle;  Henry,  of  Harrisburg;  Ellen  (Mrs. 
John  Shatto),  of  Mechanicsbin-g ;  Lewis; 
Kate  (Mrs.  Reuben  Sailor),  of  Cariisle;  Wil- 
liam, deceased ;  Samuel,  deceased.  Mrs. 
Bentscd's  maternal  grandjiarents,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
David  ^rcAllistcr,  wore  natives  of  Periw  coun- 


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ty;  they  farmed  all  their  lives.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Christian;  John;  David;  Maria 
(Mrs.  John  K.  McAllister);  Margaret,  mar- 
ried first  to  Samuel  Martin,  and  now  widow 
of  John  Barriek;  Frank;  Eliza,  deceased; 
Annie  (Mrs.  Harry  Holmes),  deceased.  Mr. 
McAllister  died  in  1872,  aged  sixty  years. 
Mrs.  McAllister  has  reached  the  venerable  age 
of  eighty. 


CAPT.  ANDEEW  LOY,  Centre,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  April  9,  1816,  in  Tyrone 
township,  then  in  Cumberland  county,  but 
now  in  Perry.  He  is  a  son  of  Xicholas  and 
Mary  (Kuhn)  Loy.  His  grandfather,  Michael 
Loy,  was  a  native  of  Germany,  who  came  to 
this  country,  and  passed  here  all  the  later 
years  of  his  life.  His  son,  jSTicholas  Loy,  born 
in  Germany,  also  came  to  America,  and  settled 
first  in  Berks  county,  and  aftenvards  within 
the  present  limits  of  Perry  county.  He  Avas  a 
farmer,  and  died  in  18-40  on  the  farm;  he 
was  interred  at  Loysville.  jSI'icholas  Loy  was 
first  married  to  Miss  J\Iiller;  their  children 
were :  Margaret ;  John ;  Susan ;  Eliza ;  Samuel ; 
Jacob ;  and  William.  By  his  second  marriage, 
with  Mary  Kuhn,  he  had  two  sons,  George  M., 
of  Andersonburg,  Pa.,  born  in  1812;  and 
Andrew. 

Andrew  Loy,  after  acquii-ing  a  good  plain 
education  in  the  public  schools,  remained  at 
home,  giving  attention  to  the  cultivation  of 
his  father's  farm.  In  1837,  two  years  after 
his  marriage,  he  bought  the  home  farm,  in 
partnership  with  his  brother,  George  M.  Loy. 
Their  association  in  the  management  of  the 
farm  continued  until  Andrew  Loy  bought  his 
brother's  interest,  and  became  sole  owner.  In 
the  same  year,  1837,  Mr.  Loy  built  the  dwell- 
ing which  he  occupies.  This  farm  now  con- 
tains 200  acres;  it  was  originally  300  acres 
in  extent,  and  was  first  settled  by  George  Rob- 
inson, from  who  Fort  Robinson  took  its  name. 
Mr.  Loy  has  rendered  efficient  public  service 
in  both  civil  and  military  ofiices.  He  has  been 
supervisor  of  his  township,  and  school  director; 
in  1835,  he  was  commissioned  by  Governor 
"VYolfe  as  captain  of  the  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia.  He  is  a  Democrat.  Captain  Loy  has 
reached  a  patriarchal  age,  and  is  respected  not 
only  as  one  of  the  most  venerable  residents  of 
the  township,  but  for  his  worthy  character. 

Andrew  Loy  was  married  in  1835,  to  Maria 
Wormly,  of  Toboyne  township.  Perry  county. 


Their  children  are :  John,  of  Chicago,  111. ; 
Catlierine,  died  young;  Ann  (Mrs.  AYest 
Lesh),  of  Kansas;  Samuel,  of  Spring  town- 
ship, Perry  county ;  Margaret  D.  (Mrs.  Samuel 
Bixler),  of  Blain,  Pa.;  George,  machine  agent, 
of  Loysville,  Pa.  ^Irs.  Maria  Loy  dying  in 
1858,  Mr.  Loy  was  again  married,  in  1861, 
to  Ann  Eliza  Linn.  Their  children  are  as  fol- 
lows: Linn  L.,  of  Minnesota;  AVilliam,  re- 
porter on  the  Great  Falls  Trihune,  Great 
Falls,  Mont. ;  James,  manufacturer  of  woolen 
carpets,  Carlisle,  Pa. ;  Mary  (Mrs.  James  AVil- 
son),  of  Landisburg,  Pa.;  and  Edwin,  at  home. 
Captain  Loy  is  a  Presbyterian;  he  acted  for 
twentv  vears  as  trustee  of  his  congregation. 


GEORGE  SAYLOR,  Sandy  Hill,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  ;N'ovember  3,  1823,  near 
Port  Royal,  Juniata  county,  Pa.  He  is  a  son 
of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Shreffler)  Saylor. 
His  grandfather,  Philip  Saylor,  came  from 
Scotland,  and  settled  near  Mifflintown,  Ju- 
niata county,  where  his  family  grew  up;  he 
afterwards  removed  to  Ohio,  and  died  there, 
aged  ninety-nine  years.  Joseph  Saylor,  son 
of  Philip,  became  a  resident  of  Madison  town- 
ship, Perry  county,  in  1830;  he  died  in  that 
locality  in  his  eightieth  year.  His  wife  had 
preceded  him  to  the  grave.  Their  children  are 
as  follows:  Isaiah,  of  Nebraska,  is  eighty-six 
years  old;  Ts^aomi  (Mrs.  Thomas  Wohler),  of 
Nebraska,  is  over  eighty;  AA^illiam,  died  in 
Perrv  county,  aged  seventy-six;  Margaret 
(Mrs.  V]y\c  Kovser),  deceased;  George;  Jo- 
seph, died  in  Illinois;  Peter,  went  away  from 
home,  and  was  never  heard  from;  Henry,  died 
in  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in  June,  1896;  and  Eliza- 
beth (Airs.  AVilliam  Creek),  of  Snyder  county. 
Pa. 

George  Saylor  received  his  education  in 
the  schools  of  Afadison  township.  At  the  age 
of  twenty-two,  he  learned  tanning  with  Alilli- 
gan  &  Bell,  of  Liberty  valley,  senung  an  ap- 
prenticeship of  nine  months.  He  was  then 
employed  successively  at  Peru  Alills,  Juniata 
county,  and  at  jSTossville,  Huntingdon  county. 
In  1851,  he  went  to  Decatur  township,  Afiffiin 
county,  as  superintendent  of  a  tannery,  and 
remained  there  until  1857.  He  then  bought  a 
half  interest  in  the  tan-yard  at  AIcAlisterville, 
Juniata  county;  after  carrying  on  business 
there  for  seven  years,  he  returned  to  his  former 
position  as  superintendent,  in  Decatur  town- 
ship.   In  the  same  year,  he  bought  that  yard, 


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ami  carried  on  business  in  it  until  1S71,  having 
nieamvhile  been  burnt  out,  in  1868,  and  erect- 
ed new  buildings.  In  1871,  after  disiDOsing 
of  the  Decatur  townshiji  tannery,  he  went  to 
Bedford  county  as  superintendent  in  the  same 
business,  at  a  salary  of  $1,200;  he  remained 
there  for  two  years,  then  worked  two  years 
for  F.  Burt  &  Sons,  in  Mannington,  W.  Va., 
and  then  rented  a  yard  in  Palatine,  W.Ya.,  for 
five  years.  These  engagements  having  been 
lucrative,  'Mr.  Saylor  returned  to  Decatur 
township,  bought  back  his  former  stand,  and 
continued  in  business  there  from  1887  to 
1895.  In  the  spring  of  1896,  he  bought  the 
place  upon  which  he  resides,  a  farm  of  over 
180  acres,  to  which  he  removed  in  December, 
of  the  same  year.  He  still  retains  an  interest 
in  the  Decatur  township  tannery,  Mr.  Saylor 
has  always  been  an  active  and  entex'prising 
man  of  business,  and  occupies  an  honored  and 
influential  position.  He  is  a  Republican.  He 
belongs  to  the  Masonic  order,  a  member  of 
Lodge  No.  203,  Lewistown,  Pa. :  he  was  for- 
merly a  member  of  the  K.  of  P.,  and  I.  O. 
O.  F. 

On  October  27,  ISU,  George  Saylor  mar- 
ried Jane,  daughter  of  Peter  Iveyser,  of  Perry 
county.  Their  children  are:  Joseph  H.,  of 
Mattawana,  Pa. ;  Mary  (Mrs.  William  Miller), 
died  in  Indiana;  George  F.,  tanner,  superin- 
tendent of  yard  in  Beavertown,  Pa.;  Belle 
(Mrs.  David  iJiIiddlesworth),  of  Beavertown, 
Pa.;  John,  of  Mattawana,  Pa.;  Kate  (j\rrs. 
Robert  Middlesworth),  of  Snyder  county;  and 
Emma  (Mrs.  Charles  Riley),  of  Wheeling,  W. 
Ya.  Mr.  Saylor  has  been  for  forty-five  years 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  church. 


JOHN  BIXLER,  Sandy  Hill,  Perry  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  was  born  April  10,  1832,  in'Saville 
township,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Joseph 
and  Mary  Bixler.  He  passed  his  youth  on  the 
fai-m  of  his  father,  and  worked  there  as  long 
as  his  father  lived.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one, 
he  went  as  a  learner  into  the  grist-mill  with  his 
brother,  David  Bixler;  this  he  did  in  order  to 
be  prepared  to  take  charge  of  his  father's  mill, 
according  to  his  father's  directions,  in  case  his 
brother  should  decide  not  to  remain  in  that 
business.  Mr.  Bixler  was  thus  occupied  from 
1853  to  1855.  At  the  age  of  twenty-five,  he 
became  clerk  in  a  store  in  Ickesburg,  which  he 
bought  in  1857,  and  in  which  he  carried  on 
business  very  2Jrospcrously  until  IS  GO.     He 


tiicn  entered  into  a  partnership  with  Frederick 
Hartman,  at  Blain,  Pa.,  which  lasted  for  three 
years,  and  in  the  spring  of  1862  he  removed 
to  the  place  on  which  he  now  lives,  a  property 
of  150  acres.  In  the  fall  of  that  year,  Mr. 
Bixler  was  drafted  for  service  in  the  United 
States  army.  When  his  company  Avas  made 
up  he  marched  with  it  to  Harrisburg,  Pa., 
where  he  was  elected  captain.  The  company 
Avas  chiefly  composed  of  Democrats  who,  al- 
though he  is  a  Republican,  were  friendly  to 
him.  Among  the  members  of  the  regiment, 
however,  he  had  opponents  who  preferred  to 
see  him  in  the  ranks.  Having  engaged  a  farm- 
er to  take  charge  of  his  jjlace,  Mr.  Bixler  before 
proceeding  to  the  seat  of  war,  had  started  to 
make  a  visit  at  home,  in  order  to  see  that  all 
was  going  on  well  there,  when  he  received 
word  that  his  company  had  been  consolidated 
■with  one  from  Lancaster  county,  and  that  one 
of  the  Lancaster  men  had  been  made  captain. 
He  immediately  returned,  and  found  the  in- 
formation correct,  and  himself  sui^)erseded. 
The  majority  of  his  comi>any  advised  him  to 
petition  for  another  election,  but  he  declined 
to  insist,  and  walked  out  of  Camp  Curtin.  Be- 
ing challenged  by  the  sentinel,  he  threw  back 
his  coat  and  showed  his  stripes,  and  was  allow- 
ed to  pass.  Flis  enemies  ondeavored  to  per- 
suade Provost  Marshal  Benjamin  Mclntire, 
of  Perry  county,  to  arrest  him  for  desertion, 
but  Mr.  Mclntire  refused.  A  similar  attempt 
was  made  with  Hiram  Fertig,  who  succeeded 
^Mclntire  as  provost  marshal;  but  he  told  ]\Ir. 
Bixler  tliat  lie  cnuld  not  and  would  not  arrest 
Inm.  liut  would  lay  the  case  before  Governor 
Curtin,  which  he  did;  and  Governor  Curtin, 
learning  the  facts,  decided  that  Mr.  Bixler  Avas 
to  be  allowed  to  remain  at  home.  In  the  same 
year  he  opened  a  general  store,  was  appointed 
postmaster  at  Sandy  Hill,  and  has  held  the 
office  continuously  ever  since,  being  the  only 
man  in  Perry  county  who  has  had  the  honor 
of  so  long  a  tenure  of  office.  In  the  early  years 
of  his  life,  he  taught  school  for  several  terms. 
He  is  a  staunch  Republican,  having  niirde  that 
party  his  deliberate  choice  from  boyhood.  He 
Avas  led  to  this  choice  by  finding  in  the  coui-se 
of  his  geographical  studies  at  school  that  Vir- 
ginia, a  slave  State,  Avas  less  Avealthy  than 
Pennsylvania,  a  free  State,  Avith  no  greater 
natural  advantages;  and  desiring  to  belong  to 
that  ]iarty  Avhose  ideas  Avould  most  benefit  the 
country  at  lara'e,  his  reasonino-  horn  the  above 


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fact  led  him  first  into  the  Whig,  and  after- 
wards into  the  Eepiiblican  party. 

John  Bixler  was  married  in  1859  to  Eliza- 
beth Long,  of  Eshcol,  Pa.  Their  children 
are:  Lemuel  Curtin,  at  home,  engaged  in  the 
cultivation  of  his  father's  farm;  Elmer  H.,  an 
instructor  in  the  high  school  at  Carlisle,  Pa.; 
Clara  (21rs.  D.  E."  Flickinger),  of  Madison 
townshij). ;  Annie  Lulu,  of  Philadelphia ;  Clin- 
ton J.,  died  an  infant;  Minnie  E.  (Mrs.  Milton 
Kline),  of  Harrisburg,  Pa.;  and  Calvin  P., 
died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Bixler  was  ordained  an 
elder  in  the  Eeformed  church,  but  declined 
to  be  continued  in  active  exercise  of  the  office. 


A.  K.  DOBBS,  Kistler,  Perry  county,  Pa., 
son  of  John  E.  and  Eebecca  (Arbuckle) 
Dobbs,  was  born  jSTovember  2,  1838,  in  Tus- 
carora  township,  Juniata  county,  Pa.  His 
paternal  ancestors  were  Irish,  and  those  on  his 
mother's  side,  Scotch.  Thomas  Dobbs,  his 
paternal  gi-andfather,  was  born  and  reared  in 
Juniata  county,  in  Tuscarora  township,  where 
he  died  in  1840,  at  a  very  advanced  age;  his 
wife  had  died  some  time  earlier.  They  were 
devoted  members  of  the  United  Presby- 
terian cliurch,  worthy  and  consistent  Chris- 
tians. Their  children  were:  Thomas,  went 
to  Ohio,  and  settled  first  in  Eichmond  coun- 
ty, afterwards  in  the  town  of  Mansfield; 
John  E. ;  Martha,  died  unmarried ;  and  Mary 
(Mrs.  William  Borton),  deceased,  whose  hus- 
band died  in  the  west.  The  second  of  this 
family,  John  E.  Dobbs,  was  a  native  and  life- 
long resident  of  Tuscarora  to-wnship,  Juniata 
county.  He  was  a  fanner.  He  man-ied  Ee- 
becca, daughter  of  William  ]\I.  Arbuckle,  of 
the  same  township  with  himself.  Both  were 
active  and  devoted  members  of  the  L^nited 
Presbyterian  church.  Mr.  Dobbs  died  on  the 
farm  on  which  he  was  reared,  September  1-t, 
1839,  at  forty  years  of  age.  Mrs.  Dobbs,  "wdth 
her  infant  son  and  only  child,  returned  to  her 
father's  house,  and  lived  there  a  widow  for 
seventeen  years.  At  length  she  was  married 
to  Joseph  Wallace,  and  spent  the  latest  years 
of  her  life  near  Johnstown,  Pa.  She  was  al- 
ways faithful  in  her  attendance  on  church 
worship,  and  would  often  go  nine  miles  to  at- 
tend a  service  at  McCoysville.  She  died  July 
4,  1891;  Mr.  Wallace  still  suiwives  her. 

Her  only  child,  A.  K.  Dobbs.  who  was,  as 
has  been  seen,  not  yet  a  year  old  at  the  time 
of  his  father's  death,  was  brought  up  in  the 


house  of  his  maternal  grandfather,  William 
M.  x\.rbuckle.  He  first  attended  the  common 
schools,  completing  his  educational  training 
at  Tuscarora  Academy,  Academia,  Pa.  In 
1856,  he  began  work  as  a  clerk  at  MeCullochs 
Mills,  Juniata  county,  where  he  remained  one 
year.  He  then  occupied  similar  positions  in 
the  employ  of  Samuel  Milligan,  Sandy  Hill, 
Peny  county,  for  nearly  three  yeare;  of  A.  J. 
Ferguson,  Waterford,  Juniata  county,  for  two 
years;  and  of  J.  B.  Okeson,  of  Port  Eoyal,  Pa., 
with  whom  he  remained  until  some  time  in 
1863.  He  would  gladly  have  enlisted  in  the 
Union  army  for  the  war  of  the  Eebellion,  but 
being  an  only  child,  and  not  in  vigorous 
health,  he  complied  ■with  his  mother's  "wish, 
and  remained  at  home.  Mr.  Dobbs  spent  part 
of  1863-64  in  the  west.  On  May  4,  1864, 
he  married  Sarah  E.,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Sarah  (Eiee)  Eice,  of  Madison  township, 
Perry  county.  After  their  marriage,  they 
lived  for  seven  years  on  their  present  farm, 
which  was  owned  by  Mrs.  Dobbs'  father.  Mr. 
Dobbs  then  bought  a  fami  in  Madison  town- 
ship, near  the  Pine  Grove  school;  here  they 
lived  from  1871  until  1883,  when  they  moved 
back  to  the  Eice  farm,  as  the  parents  of  Mrs. 
L)obbs  were  growing  aged  and  infirm.  In 
1891,  Mr.  Dobbs  sold  hrs  other  fann.  He 
now  o^vns  and  cultivates  250  acres.  He  stands 
hig'h  in  the  estimation  of  his  fellow-citizens, 
as  may  be  inferred  from  his  having  been  elect- 
ed to  several  township  ofiiees.  He  served  as 
justice  of  the  peace,  and  being  a  candidate  for 
re-election,  claims  that  he  had  a  majority,  but 
was  deprived  of  the  office  by  a  miscount  of 
the  votes.     He  is  a  staunch  Eepublican. 

The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  K.  Dobbs 
are:  Annie  V.  (Mrs.  B.  T.  Holabaugh),  of 
Harrisburg,  Pa.;  Charles  H.,  was  accidentally 
killed  on  the  railroad  at  LewistoAvn  Junction 
in  1893,  at  the  age  of  twenty-five;  Samuel  E., 
of  Madison  to-^vnship,  married  Eebecca  Kist- 
ler,  is  a  school  teacher;  Sarah  J.,  also  a  teacher; 
Edward  ]\f.,  a  farmer,  at  home,  married  Clara 
j\r.  Showers.  Mrs.  Dobbs  is  a  member  of  the 
Reformed  church,  and  Mr.  Dohbs  of  the  Lu- 
theran; he  is  a  trustee  of  the  congregation  at 
Ivistler,  with  which  he  is  now  connected,  and 
was  fornierlv  an  office  bearer  in  the  church  at 
Bnifalo  Mills. 


DAVID  KISTLER,  familiarly  known  as 
'Squire  Ivistler,  of  Kistler,  Perry  county,  Pa., 


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was  born  in  Tyrone  townsliiji,  on  the  farm 
now  owned  by  William  R.  JJum,  May  23, 
1827.  He  is  a  son  of  Jolin  and  Salome  (Tress- 
ler)  Ivistler.  His  great-grandfatlier,  George 
S.  Kistler,  a  native  of  Switzerland,  came  to 
America  wlieu  a  young  man,  some  time  before 
tlie  Re^'olutionary  war,  and  settled  in  Berks 
connty,  Pa.  There  his  son,  Abraham  Kistler, 
was  born;  wiio  removed  in  the  latter  part  of 
the  last  centnry  to  that  part  of  Cumberland 
county  now  called  Peny  county.  Abraham 
Kistler  was  firet  married  to  Maria  Loy,  a  lady 
of  a  prominent  family  in  central  Pennsylva- 
nia. Tlieir  children  were:  Jacob,  I'esided  at 
Waterloo,  X.  Y.,  where  he  died;  Abraham,  of 
Centre  towushij),  now  Sj)ring,  where  lie  died ; 
Susan  (Mrs.  Jacob  Stambaugh),  resided  and 
died  in  Tyrone  to-svnship;  John;  William,  resi- 
dent of  Tyrone  township,  deceased;  Samuel, 
also  died  in  Perry  county;  and  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
Frederick  Dum),  of  Juniata  township,  Perry 
count}',  where  s'he  and  her  husband  died. 
After  the  death  of  his  fii-st  wife,  Abraham 
Kistler  maii-ied  again;  his  second  wife  was 
Jane  Ruprecbt;  they  had  no  children.  His 
third  child,  John  Kistler,  was  born  in  1800, 
at  Loysville,  Pa.,  where  he  was  reared,  re- 
ceiving his  education  in  the  rural  sdhools  of 
the  neig'hboi''hood.  He  married  Salome, 
daughter  of  Andrew  Tressler,  of  Kutztown, 
Pa.,  AVho  had  been  a  Revolutionary  soldier. 
He  and  his  brother,  Da^ad  Tressler,  having 
enlisted  in  the  ])atriotic  army,  under  Wash- 
ing-ton, DaA-id  was  taken  ill;  Andrew  brought 
bim  home  on  horseback,  and  ■\\''lien  they 
reached  'Berks  county,  they  were  obliged  to 
hide  themselves  to  escape  being  killed  by  some 
of  their  German  neighbors,  Avho  were  Tories. 
The  children  of  John  and  Salome  Kistler  are : 
Rev.  John;  Mary  (Mrs.  W.  W.  Snyder); 
Catherine  (Mrs.  Jolm  Minnich);  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  D.  :\[.  Gariand);  David;  Samuel;  Sarah, 
wife  of  Rev.  George  S.  Rca;  William,  de- 
ceased; Andrew  T. ;  and  Rebecca  Jane  (Mrs. 
George  Settle  Moyer).  Mr.  John  Kistler,  a 
man  of  sound  sense  and  intelligence,  rightly 
appreciated  those  educational  advantages 
which  had  been  denied  to  himself,  even  the 
common  school  system  having  been  estiablis'hed 
too  late  to  be  available  for  him.  He  Avas  there- 
fore detenuined  that,  so  far  as  lay  in  his 
power,  his  children  should  have  the  benefit  of 
the  improved  and  more  easily  accessible  facili- 
ties of  their  dav.     Two  of  his  sons,  John  and 


Andrew  E.,  desiring  to  prepare  themselves  for 
the  work  of  the  ministry,  were  sent  to  Penn- 
sylvania College,  Gettj'sburg,  Pa.  John 
graduated  in  theology,  and  was  sent  to  Africa 
as  a  missionary;  four  yeai-s  later,  he  retui-ned, 
in  broken  health,  having  buried  his  wife  in 
that  far-off  mission  field.  He  was  then  for 
some  time  sui>erintendent  of  the  Soldiere'  Or- 
phans' Home  at  Loysville,  Pa.,  after  which, 
his  health  being  in  a  measure  restored,  he  ac- 
cepted a  call  to  a  pastorate  in  Blair  county, 
where  he  remained  seven  or  eight  years.  He 
nest  went  to  OiTStown,  Eranklin  county.  Pa., 
theuce  to  Carlisle,  Pa.,  and  he  is  now  preach- 
ing at  Riverton,  Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  be- 
sides having  an  agency  for  the  Xew  York  Life 
Insurance  Company.  Andrew  T.  Kistler  en- 
tered the  Theological  Seminary  at  Gettysburg; 
through  over-application  to  study,  his  mind 
became  temporarily  unsound,  and  he  was 
forced  to  relinquish  his  purpose ;  but  lie  is  to- 
d'ay  considered  the  ripest  Latin  scholar  in 
Perry  county.  Mr.  David  Kistler  was  for  ten 
years  a  justice  of  the  peace.  The  mother, 
Mrs.  John  Kistler,  Sr.,  died  at  LoysAdlle,  Pa., 
after  which  hex  husband  passed  the  remainder 
of  his  life  in  the  home  of  his  daughter,  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Garland,  in  Madison  township. 

Da^ad  Kistler's  educational  opportunities 
were  no  more  than  such  as  are  afforded  by  the 
common  schools;  but  his  own  ambition  and 
taste  accomplished  more  for  him  than  in  many 
cases  is  the  result  of  an  extended  scholastic 
course.  By  diligent  application  at  home  to 
standard  works  in  various  dei>artments,  he  ob- 
tained a  large  and  varied  fund  of  infonnation, 
and  i^repared  himself  for  a  successful  career 
as  a  teacher.  Entering  that  profession  in  the 
fall  of  1847,  Mr.  Kistler  taught  for  fifteen 
years,  and  was  considered  one  of  the  most  su- 
l)erior  instructors  in  tlie  county.  In  1853,  he 
bonght  a  fariii,  and  from  that  time,  he  alter- 
nated the  healthy  emplo^mients  of  agriculture 
dui'ing  the  summers  with  the  sedentary  work 
of  teaching  that  occupied  his  winter  months. 
He  had  muc'li  fondness  and  considerable  talent 
for  debate;  accordingly,  in  1855,  he  organized 
a  debating  society  in  his  school.  He  has  al- 
ways been,  and  is  still,  warmly  and  actively 
interested  in  educational  work.  He  is  promi- 
nent as  a  speaker  in  farmers'  and  teachers'  in- 
stitutes; eloquent,  keen-Avitted  and  genial,  he 
is  always  listened  to  with  pleasure  and  profit. 
He  has  been  called  upon  to  address  assemblies 


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in  all  parts  of  Pennsylvania.  In  the  fall  of 
1896,  a  Sunday-school  convention  was  held  at 
Carlisle,  at  which  the  'Squire's  brother  was  to 
be  present.  'Squire  Kistler  wished  veiy  much 
to  attend  this  convention;  and  as  he  had  a 
horse  which  he  wanted  to  sell,  he  i^lanned  to 
accomplish  his  trade  on  the  same  trip.  At 
first  sight,  the  two  errands  may  seem  incon- 
gruous; but  as  there  is  no  absolute  reason  why 
they  should  be,  no  one  who  knows  Mr.  Kist- 
ler is  likely  to  wonder  at  his  associating  them. 
During  the  session,  he  made  some  remarks, 
which  not  only  were  well-received  by  the  au- 
dience, but  elicited  congTatulations,  accom- 
panied with  a  kindly  shake  of  the  hand,  from 
John  Wanamaker,  who  presided  over  the  con- 
vention. 'Squire  Kistler  was  in  his  earlier 
years  a  Democrat,  of  the  Jeffersonian  type, 
but  upon  the  organization  of  the  Republican 
party,  he  beciame  one  of  its  first  supporters. 
He  voted  for  Gen.  John  C.  Fremont  for  the 
presidency.  He  has  never  sought  office  for 
himself. 

David  Kistler  was  married  in  1847,  when 
only  t\venty  years  old,  to  Susan,  daug'hter  of 
George  Rice,  of  Madison  township.  They  had 
the  following  children:  Lloyd  Ivnig-ht,  went 
to  Kansas  in  1867,  is  now  a  fanner  near 
AV'ater\ille,  Kan.;  Prof.  John  L.,  of  Hart- 
wick  Seminary,  in  Kew  York,  a  brillianc 
scholar;  George  R.,  went  to  Kansas  about 
1873,  and  is  farming  near  AYaterville;  Sarah 
E.  (Mrs.  Dorsey  Fulton),  of  Trego  county, 
Kan. ;  David  A.,  of  Chicago,  HI.,  graduate  of 
Carthage  College,  111.,  studied  law  and  wa^ 
admitted  to  the  bar,  but  never  jDracticed,  has 
the  general  agency  of  the  State  of  Iowa  for  a 
publishing  house,  is  connected  with  the  edi- 
torial staff  of  the  New  York  Tribune,  married 
an  artist  who  studied  painting  in  Europe; 
William  A.,  farmer  of  AYaterville,  Kan.; 
and  Susan  R.,  went  to  India  as  a  missionary  in 
1884,  returned  home  on  a  visit  in  1895,  and 
after  going  back  to  the  mission  field  in  Febru- 
ary, 1896,  was  man-ied  there  to  Rev.  Dr. 
Chester,  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  Mr. 
Kistler's  first  wife  died  in  the  fall  of  1863. 
After  several  years  of  widowerhood,  he  mar- 
ried Maria  Slocum,  daughter  of  AVilliam  An- 
derson, Jr.,  of  Plain,  Pa.  The  children  of 
this  union  are:  Oscar,  a  mechanic,  resides  in 
Kansas;  Charles  Edward,  died  aged  sixteen; 
Mary  S.  (Mrs.  Charles  Kyner),  at  home;  How- 
ard A.,  at  home;  Isaac  N.,  deceased;  Jacob 


M.,  deceased;  Benjamin  F.,  deceased;  Cathe- 
rine A.,  deceased;  Rebecca  I.  (Mrs.  Samuel  R. 
Dobbs),  of  Madison  township.;  Ida  P.,  at 
home;  and  Frank  G.,  deceased.  Mr.  Kistler 
is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which 
he  has  held  several  offices. 

GEORGE  AYASHIXGTOX  MITCHELL, 
M.  D.,  was  born  January  4,  1834,  in  Perry 
valle}'-,  in  Greenwood  to-nmship,  on  the  farm 
now  owned  by  Mr.  Douglas.  He  is  a  son 
of  William  and  Alice  (McBlair)  Mitchell. 
His  grandfather,  George  Mitchell,  who  was 
of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  married  after  coming 
from  Ireland  to  America;  his  wife  was 
Elizabeth  (Taylor)  Mitchell.  They  had  one 
daughter,  who  became  Mrs.  McGowan,  and 
nine  sons,  all  now  deceased:  John;  David; 
Isaac;  Joseph;  James;  Samuel;  Hugh; 
George ;  and  William.  William  Mitchell,  the 
youngest  son,  was  born  on  the  old  Joseph  Mit- 
chell farm  in  Perry  valley,  and  was  brought 
up  to  fanning.  His  father,  owning  six  or 
seven  thousand  acres  of  land,  was  able  to  give 
each  of  his  sons  a  farm.  After  cultirating  the 
farm  'w'hich  was  his  portion  for  some  time, 
William  Mitchell  removed  about  1840  to  Ju- 
niata township.  Perry  county,  where  he  died 
about  1881,  in  his  eighty-fifth  year.  His  wife 
had  died  in  the  previous  year.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Isabella  (Mrs.  Jacob  Gantt),  of  Mis- 
souri; Margaret  Ann  (Mrs.  William  C. 
Brown),  of  Liverpool,  Pa;  George  W.,  M.  D.; 
AYilliam,  had  been  mth  the  Pike's  Peak  ex- 
pedition in  1858,  and  started  to  return  home, 
when  he  was  drowned  in  the  Platte  river; 
Alice  (Mrs.  James  Adams),  of  Juniata  coun- 
ty. Pa.;  Isaiah,  farmer  of  Juniata  county, 
was  for  three  years  county  commissioner; 
Xaomi  (Mrs.  H.  Clay  Meredith),  of  Quincy, 
111. ;  and  Arthur,  farmer  on  the  homestead  in 
Juniata  towaisihip. 

At  the  time  when  his  parents  removed  to 
Juniata  township,  George  AY.  Mitchell  was 
five  or  six  yeai-s  old.  He  attended  the  com- 
mon schools  of  that  township,  and  afterwards 
the  academy  at  jSTew  Bloomfield.  He  had  en- 
tered Dickinson  College,  Carlisle,  Pa.,  in- 
tending to  study  there  for  three  years,  when, 
the  Kansas  excitement  being  at  its  height,  his 
father  wrote  him  to  come  home  and  go  west 
with  him.  It  was  in  1850;  they  went  by  rail 
to  Pittsburg,  thence  by  steamboat  to  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  by  rail  to  Jefferson  City,  and  by  steamer 


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to  Kansas  City.  Xot  being  pleased  vdi\\  tlie 
country,  the  older  Mitchell  remained  only  a 
week,  and  then  set  out  for  home.  His  son  ac- 
companied him  as  far  as  Jefferson  City,  where 
he  decided  to  stop,  and  from  which  place  he 
went  to  California,  Mo.,  and  taug-ht  a  sub- 
scription school  there  for  three  months.  At 
the  end  of  that  time  a  man  having  come  from 
Miller  county,  Mo.,  to  ask  him  to  come  to  that 
county  and  teach,  Mr.  Mitchell  complied. 
After  teaching  there  for  three  months,  he  re- 
turned home,  having  made  xip  his  mind  to 
study  medicine.  This  he  did  until  the  follow- 
ing October  under  the  preceptorshijD  of  Dr. 
Brown,  of  K^ewport,  Pa.  In  that  fall,  he 
matriculated  at  Jeffei-son  College,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.,  and  graduated  March  12,  1S60.  He 
practiced  at  Xewport,  Pa.,  from  that  time  im- 
til  December,  1861,  when  he  removed  to  An- 
dersonburg,  Perry  county,  where  he  has  now 
a  very  successful  and  lucrative  j^i'actice.  On 
February  8,  1863,  Dr.  Mitchell  enlisted  as  as- 
sistant surgeon  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Nine- 
teenth Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  a  Philadel- 
phia regiment.  He  remained  with  the  army 
until  the  close  of  the  war,  being  present  at  the 
battle  of  Chancellorsville,  then  at  Gettysburg, 
and  from  that  time,  at  all  of  the  principal  bat- 
tles in  which  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  was 
engaged,  until  General  Lee's  surrender.  After 
the  close  of  the  war,  the  Doctor  returned  to 
Andersonburg,  Avhere  his  practice  has  since 
been  uninterrupted.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
medical  societies  of  Perry  county  and  the 
State  of  Pennsylvania.  Dr.  Mitchell  is  a 
farmer  as  well  as  a  physician,  owning  and  cul- 
tivating a  fann  of  75  acres.  He  is  a  warm 
supporter  of  Democratic  principles. 

Dr.  George  Washington  Mitchell  was  mar- 
ried, January  29,  1861,  to  Ellen  C,  daughter 
of  Israel  and  Catherine  (Livingstone)  Caii^en- 
ter.  She  was  bom  in  Halifax,  Dauphin  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  November  22,  1845 ;  her  parents  were 
both  natives  of  Cumberland  county.  Pa.  The 
children  of  Dr.  and  'Mvs.  Mitchell  are:  Wil- 
liam, attorn  ey-at-law,  of  Alliance,  Neb.; 
Catherine  J.  (Mrs.  B.  P.  North),  of  Compton, 
Va.;  George  Arthur,  printer,  of  Pittsburg, 
Pa.;  Charles  C,  bi-oker,  interested  in  rail- 
roads in  Nebraska;  Frank  P.,  railroad  em- 
ployee in  Nebraska;  ]\Lary  Alice,  attending 
school;  and  Bessie  May,  at  home.  Dr.  Mit- 
chell is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church, 


and  has  been  in  the  eldership  for  the  past  ten 
vears. 


JOSEPH  B.  GAEBER,  Andersonburg, 
Pen-y  county,  Pa.,  was  born  March  2,  1830, 
in  Madison  township,  Perry  county,  son  of 
Daniel  and  Maiy  (Bower)  Garber.  His  ances- 
tors all  came  from  Gennany.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  John  Garber,  was  born  in  Berks 
county,  Pa.,  where  he  gi-ew  up  and  married 
Miss  Holabaugh.  After  his  marriage,  he  re- 
moved to  what  is  now  Madison  township. 
Perry  county,  and  there  passed  his  later 
years.  His  son,  Daniel  Garber,  was  born  in 
Berks  county.  He  came  to  Perry,  then  Cum- 
berland county,  in  1806.  He  learned  the 
business  of  farming  in  early  life,  was  pains- 
taking and  skilful  in  his  calling,  and  at  his 
death,  left  two  valuable  farms.  He  died  in 
April,  1840;  his  Avife,  Mary  (Bower)  Garber, 
died  about  1866.  Their  children  are:  Joseph 
B.;  Diana  (Mrs.  Samuel  Arnold),  went  to  Mis- 
souri, where  both  she  and  her  husband  died; 
Margaret  (Mrs.  John  Hench),  is  widowed, 
and  resides  on  the  old  Garber  homestead; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  William  Keck),  became  a 
■widow,  and  after  some  years  married  Henry 
P.  Lig''htner;  John  A.,  fai'mer,  of  Tyrone 
township,  Perry  county;  Daniel  E.,  farmer, 
of  Tyrone  township. 

Joseph  B.  Garber  obtained  his  education  in 
the  schools  of  his  toAviiship,  and  of  Anderson- 
burg. He  was  but  ten  years  of  age  when  his 
father  died,  and  he  was  obliged  to  live  among 
strangers.  For  the  first  few  year's,  he  earned 
his  board  by  doing  such  work  as  a  child  can 
do;  but  being  willing  and  capable,  he  began 
before  long  to  receive  wages,  and  thus  made 
his  beginning  in  self-support.  In  1850,  when 
he  was  twenty  years  of  age,  he  began  work  on 
his  own  account  on  one  of  his  father's  farms, 
at  Cessna's  Run.  He  cultivated  that  farm  un- 
til 1854,  and  in  that  year,  entered  into  a  part- 
nerehip  with  George  A.  Zimmerman,  in  a  gen- 
eral store  at  New  Germantown.  A  year  later, 
the  finn  removed  to  Newport,  and  at  the  ex- 
piration of  a  second  year,  Mr.  Garber  sold  his 
interest  to  Peter  Bensel,  returned  to  tlie  fann 
he  had  left,  and  continued  work  there  \mtil 
ISGO.  He  then  removed  to  another  fann, 
belonging  to  his  father's  hell's,  cultivated  it 
for  two  years,  and  in  the  spring  of  1862,  once 
more  took  u]")  his  residence  on  the  ohl  place. 


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In  September  of  the  same  year,  Mr.  Garber 
was  drafted  into  the  army,  became  a  member 
of  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and  Seventy- 
seventh  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  Captain 
Filbert,  and  was  elected  second  lieutenant  of 
the  company.  His  connection  with  the  army 
was  rather  uneventful,  involving  only  the 
monotonous  life  of  the  camp,  with  its  priva- 
tions, loneliness  and  exposure,  often  harder  to 
endure  than  the  perils  of  an  active  campaign. 
After  a  short  stay  at  Camp  Curtin,  in  Harris- 
burg,  Lieutenant  Garber's  regiment  was  sent 
into  camp  near  ISTorfolk,  and  j^erformed  the 
guard  and  other  duties  assigned  to  them  dur- 
ing the  nine  months'  service  for  which  they 
were  enrolled.  Having  received  an  honor- 
able discharge  at  the  end  of  that  term,  Mr. 
Garber,  with  health  much  impaired,  came 
home.  In  December,  18G3,  he  went  to  Phila- 
delphia, and  laid  in  a  stock  of  goods  for  a 
store,  which  he  and  his  brother,  Daniel  E. 
Garber,  were  about  to  open  at  Cessna's  Run. 
After  they  had  carried  on  the  business  there 
jointly  for  two  years,  Joseph  B.  Garber  bought 
his  brother's  interest,  and  continued  the  store 
by  himself  until  the  spring  of  1868,  when  he 
purchased  his  present  property,  including 
store-room  and  dwelling.  Putting  in  the  re- 
maining stock  from  the  store  at  Cessna's  Run, 
he  added  to  it,  and  conducted  the  store,  with 
gratifying  prosperity,  until  187-1.  He  then 
sold  both  stock  and  real  estate,  and  moved  into 
the  house  he  had  built  at  Newport  in  the  fall 
of  1873.  This  removal  was  made  with  the 
opening  of  a  hardware  store  in  view;  but  Mr. 
Garber  changed  his  intention,  and  went  into 
the  drug  business  with  Dr.  Richardson.  Be- 
fore the  end  of  the  year,  however,  he  sold  his 
interest  in  the  business  to  Dr.  Richardson, 
and  his  property  to  Dr.  Orris,  and  bought 
back  the  old  property  at  Andersonburg.  He 
has  carried  on  the  business  there  with  excel- 
lent success  ever  since  the  spring  of  1875. 
Mr.  Garber  was  elected  associate  judge  for  a 
term  of  five  years,  in  the  fall  of  1884.  Before 
that  time,  he  had  seiwed  one  term  as  county 
auditor.  Mr.  Garber  is  a  Republican,  and  de- 
cided in  his  political  opinions.  He  is  a  worthy 
and  reliable  citizen,  and  owes  his  success  in 
life  to  his  own  diligence,  good  judgment,  and 
honorable  reputation. 

Joseph  B.  Garber  was  marrid  January  5, 
1854,  to  Matilda,  daughter  of  Major  John 
Zimmerman.    Their  children  are:  Beatty,  de- 


ceased; Luther,  deceased;  AVilliam  C,  re- 
sides with  his  father,  and  is  clerk;  Mary  E., 
at  home.  Mr.  Garber  is  a  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran church ;  he  was  formerly  a  deacon,  and 
has  now  been  for  many  yeare  an  elder. 


THO]\IAS  F.  MARTIK,  Andei-sonburg, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  June  24,  1849, 
on  the  homestead  in  Madison  township,  which 
has  now  been  in  the  family  for  three  genera- 
tions. He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Sarah  (Spotts) 
Martin.  His  gTandfather,  Thomas  Martin, 
was  Avithout  doubt  of  English  birth.  He  set- 
tled at  an  early  date  in  Madison  township,  on 
the  fami  now  owned  by  his  ga-andson  and 
namesake.  He  married  Miss  Hobaugh;  their 
children  were  as  follows:  John;  Ellen  (Mrs. 
Isaac  Batturf),  of  Chambersburg,  Pa.;  Jane 
(Mrs.  William  B.  Stambaugh),  now  residing 
in  "Wayne  county,  jSTeb. ;  and  George,  a  clerk, 
at  Steelton,  Pa.  The  eldest  of  this  family, 
John  Martin,  born  on  the  homestead  in  1826, 
was  obliged  to  be  content  mth  the  slender 
educational  advantages  offered  by  the  sub- 
scription schools,  and,  his  father  dying  in  his 
thirty-eighth  year,  while  his  children  were 
still  young,  the  boy  had  to  face  the  stem  reali- 
ties of  life  at  an  early  age.  He  was  for  a  time 
hired  out  to  various  persons,  among  whom  he 
met  with  little  s_)Tnj)athy  and  a  great  deal  of 
exaction.  But  severity  and  hard  work  were 
met  -with  the  sturdy  endurance  which  belongs 
to  the  strong  English  character.  The  boy  per- 
severed in  his  work  for  his  masters  until  he 
was  eig'hteen  or  twenty  years  old;  he  then  re- 
turned to  the  home  farm,  and  managed  it  for 
his  mother,  who  had  stocked  it,  until  his  mar- 
riage. After  that  time,  he  worked  it  on 
shares  for  some  time;  but  owing  to  some  dis- 
satisfaction on  the  part  of  his  brother,  Mr. 
Martin  left  the  homestead,  and  worked  the 
old  McClure  farm  for  three  years.  At  the 
end  of  that  time,  the  Martin  farm  was  sold  by 
the  heirs,  and  John  Martin,  purchasing  it,  once 
more  came  into  charge  of  it,  and  made  it  his 
home  until  he  died  in  1891.  Mr.  Martin  was 
a  Republican.  In  his  political  and  religious 
convictions  he  was  as  firm  and  decided  as  he 
was  faithful  in  his  discharge  of  duty.  His 
wife,  Mrs.  Sarah  (Spotts)  Martin,  now  re- 
sides with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Stroup.  Their 
chilren  are:  Thomas  F. ;  Mary  (Mrs.  George 
Stroup),  of  Jackson  township.  Perry  county; 
Sarah  (Mrs.  Miles  Bower),  of  Jackson  town- 


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ship,  deceased;  William,  farmer,  of  Madison 
township;  Laura  (Mrs.  W.  F.  H.  Garber),  of 
Kew  Bloomfield,  Pa. ;  J.  Calvin,  merchant  at 
Andersonburg,  Pa.;  and  George  D.,  farmer, 
of  Jackson  toA\Tiship.  Mr.  Martin  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Keformed  church. 

Thomas  F.  Martin  received  his  education 
in  the  common  schools,  which,  although  they 
afforded  opportunities  somewhat  superior  to 
those  at  hand  in  the  subscription  schools,  were 
as  j-et  by  no  means  liberal  in  mental  culture. 
They  were  open  only  eight  weeks  out  of  the 
fifty-two,  and  the  teaching  force  was  by  no 
means  equal  to  that  of  the  present  day.  At  the 
age  of  fourteen,  Mr.  ]\[artin  began  to  follow 
the  plough,  and  continued  on  the  farm  until 
he  was  twenty-two.  He  then  tried  the  effi- 
cacy of  Horace  Greeley's  well-known  pre- 
scription, "Go  west,  young  man!"  and  being 
industrious  and  thrifty,  found  it  a  salutary  one 
for  him.  He  obtained  employment  in  a  saw- 
mill in  Colorado,  at  $45  per  month,  v<n.t\\ 
board;  and  so  satisfactory  was  his  work  and 
his  general  conduct  in  that  position,  that  his 
wages  were  soon  raised  to  $92  per  month.  At 
the  end  of  a  year,  he  had  saved  $250.  He 
then  returned  home,  his  father  having  re- 
peatedly written,  urging  him  to  do  so,  and 
cultivated  the  farm  for  his  father  until  he  was 
twenty-five  years  old.  At  that  time  he  pur- 
chased a  farm  of  203  acres  in  Turbett  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  being  helped  by  his 
father  to  a  part  of  the  purchase-money,  and 
leaving  a  part  as  a  debt.  This  farm  he  culti- 
vated for  three  years,  then  sold  it,  and  bought 
the  Grosh  farm,  in  Madison  township,  which 
he  cultivated  for  nearly  sixteen  years.  At 
leng-th,  selling  this  farm,  he  bought  the  home- 
stead, which  has  since  continued  to  be  his 
dwelling  place.  It  consists  of  162  acres  of 
good  arable  land.  Mr.  Martin  began  dealing 
in  cattle  about  1885.  He  buys  fat  cattle  for 
shipment  in  the  sjiring,  and  in  the  fall  buys 
feeders.  Mr.  ]\rartin  makes  numerous  busi- 
ness trips  to  Buffalo  and  ISTew  York  City,  1^. 
Y.;  to  Pittsburg,  Chicago,  the  State  of  Tenn- 
essee, and  other  points.  He  has  one  of  the 
finest  and  best  managed  farms  in  the  county, 
and  in  all  his  business  disjjlays  prudence,  en- 
terprise and  slirewdness,  combined  ^vith  fair 
and  just  dealing.  He  finds  time  in  the  midst 
of  his  business  activities  for  public  serAdces; 
has  served  his  township  as  assessor,  for  nine 


yeai-s,  and  also  for  some  j'ears  as  school  direc- 
tor. 

Thomas  F.  Martin  was  married  i^ovember 
12,  1871,  to  Anna  Beda  Frances,  daughter  of 
George  M.  and  Lydia  Ann  (Bower)  Loy.  Mrs. 
Martin  was  born  December  2,  1855.  Their 
children  are:  Sally  Grace;  Clarence  Loy;  An- 
nie Mary;  and  PlusscH  John;  all  at  home. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Martin  are  members  of  the  Re- 
formed church. 


SOLO^rOX  GRAY,  deceased,  of  Madison 
township.  Perry  county,  was  born  June  17, 
1810,  in  Toboyne  township.  Perry  county, 
son  of  Hugh  and  Isabella  (Bower)  Gray. 
When  he  was  eight  years  old,  his  parents  re- 
moved to  Madison  township,  where  he  finished, 
the  education  begun  in  the  common  schools 
of  Toboyne  township.  He  might,  indeed,  be 
styled  a  self-educated  man,  as  he  owed  more 
knowledge  to  his  own  obseiwation  and  reading 
and  liis  retentive  memory,  than  to  the  in- 
structions received  at  school.  During  his 
youth  and  early  manhood,  he  was  the  faithful 
assistant  of  his  father  in  the  cultivation  of  the 
home  farm.  He  enlisted  for  the  defense  of  his 
country's  flag,  June  6,  1863,  as  a  private 
in  Company  A,  Twentieth  Pennsylvania 
Cavalry,  for  a  term  of  six  months,  during 
which  he  acted  as  orderly  sergeant.  Before 
moving  to  the  seat  of  war,  while  his  regiment 
was  quartered  in  Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  he 
made  a  hurried  trij)  across  the  mountains  to 
visit  his  home.  Mr.  Gray  saw  active  and  per- 
ilous service,  and  had  to  endure  exposure  and 
hardships.  He  took  part  in  several  battles, 
among  which  were  those  of  Gettysburg  and 
of  Cedar  Creek.  He  was  discharged  at  the 
expiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment,  January 
8,  1861,  and  returned  to  his  home;  but  in  that 
short  period  he  had  contracted  chronic  rheu- 
matism, and  doubtless  impaired  his  constitu- 
tion. 

Hugh  Gray,  his  father,  who  was  born  March 
7,  1801,  died  December  30,  1876,  bequeath- 
ing his  farm  to  his  sons  Solomon  and  John. 
In  1877  or  1878,  Solomon  Gray  bought  his 
brother's  interest  in  the  fami,  and  continued 
to  cultivate  it  until  his  own  death,  which  oc- 
curred May  21,  1895,  after  several  years  of 
ill  health.  Mr.  Gray  was  decidedly  Republi- 
can in  his  political  views.  He  served  on  the 
school  board  of  the  township.     He  was  very 


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■wadely  and  favorably  known  in  tlie  valley; 
a  man  of  kind  disposition,  helpful  to  liis 
friends  and  to  those  in  need  of  his  assistance.. 
Solomon  Gray  was  married,  February  9, 
1871,  to  Lydia,  daughter  of  John  and  Han- 
nah (Balthasar)  Grarber.  Their  children  are: 
Mary  A.,  born  December  12,  1875,  resides  at 
home;  and  William  Musser,  born  !N'ovember 
25,  1878,  educated  in  the  common  schools  of 
Madison  township,  cultivates  the  home  farm. 
Mrs.  Lydia  Gray  was  born  April  26,  18-19; 
she  received  her  education  in  the  common 
schools  of  Madison  township;  she  is  one  of  a 
family  of  nine  children.  Mrs.  Gray  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Reformed  church,  with  wliich  Mr. 
Gray  also  was  connected. 


S.  W.  BER2s^HISEL,  Blain,  Perry  county. 
Pa.,  was  bom  October  11,  1842,  in  Madison 
township,  on  the  farm  which  he  now  owns, 
and  which  his  father  owned  before  him.  He 
is  a  son  of  Ooraelius  and  Margaret  (BuiTell) 
Bernhisel.  His  grandfather,  Samuel  Bern- 
hisel,  was  a  native  of  the  eastern  part  of  Penn- 
sylvania. Remo^-ing  to  what  afterwards  be- 
came Periy  county,  he  settled  on  the  fanii  now 
owned  by  Henry  P.  Lightner,  and  lived  there 
until  his  death.  He  married  Susan  Bower, 
who  attained  to  the  remarkable  age  of  ninety- 
six  years.  Their  children  are :  John,  who  went 
to  Utah,  and  became  a  ^Mormon;  "William, 
died  in  Madison  to"ttTiship;  Fanny  (Mrs.  John 
Kell),  died  in  Saville  township;  Samuel,  died 
while  traveling,  on  his  way  to  the  west;  Cor- 
nelius; and  Diana  (Mrs.  Jacob  Burrell),  died 
in  Madison  township.  Cornelius  Bernhisel 
was  born  August  17,  1814,  on  the  farm  now 
occupied  by  Mr.  Lightner,  in  the  brick  house, 
now  one  hundred  years  old;  it  is  in  Tyrone 
township.  Here  he  attended  subscription 
schools.  His  father  died  while  he  was  still 
very  young,  but  his  mother,  being  left  in  com- 
fortable circumstances,  afforded  him  the  best 
educational  advantages  the  neighborhood  had 
to  offer.  He  lived  at  home  until  he  was  about 
seventeen,  and  then,  coming  into  what  is  now 
Madison  township,  he  obtained  employment 
from  Abraham  Bower,  and  remained  with 
him  for  six  years,  receiving  from  four  to  six 
dollars  per  month.  Out  of  this  small  stipend 
he  prudently  managed  to  lay  by  some  money, 
and  Mr.  Bower  dying  at  the  end  of  six  years, 
he  and  his  brother  William  rented  the  farm, 
and  cultivated  it  for  two  years.     He  then  re- 


moved to  the  farm  of  James  Clark,  in  Jack- 
son townshi]).  A  year  later,  in  the  spring  of 
1842,  he  bought  the  farm  now  owned  by  his 
son,  S.  W.  Bernhisel.  Here  he  remained 
imtil  the  spring  of  1869,  when  he  relinquished 
farming,  and  removed  to  that  property  of  his 
which  is  now  owned  by  James  Stewart  and 
Mrs.  Peter  Stroup.  An  old  saw-mill  stood  on 
the  place,  which  Mr.  Bernhisel  began  to  re- 
build; but  that  work  was  interrupted  by  his 
death,  July  17,  1870.  His  son  afterwards 
finished  the  structure,  and  sold  it  when  set- 
tling the  estate.  Cornelius  Bernhisel,  in  ear- 
lier days  a  Whig,  afterwards  espoused  the 
principles  of  the  Republican  party.  He  was 
almost  continuously  in  township  offices.  He 
was  active  and  attentive  to  business,  either 
public  or  private,  and  was  endowed  with  a  de- 
gree of  intelligence  and  good  sense  wliich 
made  him  an  influential  person.  Cornelius 
Bernhisel  was  twice  married;  the  first  mar- 
riage, contracted  while  he  was  still  in  the  em- 
ploy of  Mr.  Bower,  was  with  Margaret  Bur- 
rell. Their  children  are:  Susan,  widow  of 
George  T.  Rice,  resides  in  Kalamazoo,  Mich. ; 
S.  W. ;  Emma  (Mrs.  W.  A .  Wylie),  of  Phila- 
delphia; and  Margaret  Ellen  (Mrs.  Chance), 
of  Philadelphia.  Mrs.  Bernhisel  died  April 
17,  1861.  Mr.  Bernhisel  afterwards  married 
Catherine  Smith,  -ndio  survives  him.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

S.  W.  Bernhisel  passed  his  youth  on  the 
farm,  receiving  his  elementary  education  in 
the  common  schools,  and  completing  his 
course  under  the  tuition  of  Prof.  David  Tress- 
ler,  later  Captain  Tressler.  His  vacations 
were  by  no  means  seasons  of  idleness,  being 
employed  in  active  duties  on  the  farm.  After 
his  school  education  was  ended,  he  taught  for 
five  terms.  On  September  2,  1864,  Mr.  Bern- 
hisel enlisted  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in  Company 
F,  Two  Hundred  and  Eighth  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  Capt.  G.  C.  Palm.  The  regiment 
fonned  part  of  the  First  Brigade,  Third  Divi- 
sion, Xinth  Army  Corps;  their  division  com- 
mander was  General  Hartranft.  After  en- 
listment, the  regiment  remained  one  week  at 
Camp  Curtin,  and  then  proceeded  to  Balti- 
more, Md.,  from  which  point  it  was  transport- 
ed by  steamer  down  the  Chesapeake  Bay  to 
City  Point.  For  one  month,  they  were  en- 
camped at  Bermuda  Hundred,  doing  picket 
duty;  the  next  move  was  to  the  front  of 
Petersburg,  Va.,  where  again  they  were  on 


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picket  duty.  From  that  place  tliey  were  or- 
dered to  Hatchers  Kun,  Avhere  they  arrived 
just  after  the  battle.  Afterwards,  they  raided 
through  to  ISTottaway  river,  to  intercept  Mos- 
by  and  his  men,  who  were  coming  up  to  cut 
off  communications  with  City  Point,  the  base 
of  supplies  for  the  Union  army.  On  the 
morning  of  March  25,  General  Lee  tried  to 
accomplish  the  same  design;  he  took  Forts 
Steadman  and  Haskell.  Mr.  Bernhisel  took 
part  in  the  battle  of  Fort  Steadm^an  for  five 
hours.  The  division  took  1,700  prisoners. 
After  the  fight  at  Fort  Steadman,  his  regiment 
was  in  the  battles  of  Richmond  and  of  Peters- 
burg. On  April  2,  1865,  a  charge  was  made 
on  the  first  line  of  breastworks,  the  Two  Hun- 
dred and  Eighth  occupying  a  prominent  posi- 
tion. By  four  o'clock  of  the  same  day,  three 
lines  of  breastworks  had  been  captured.  The 
nearest  that  Mr.  Bernhisel  ever  came  to  being 
wounded  was  ha\ang  the  visor  of  his  cap 
struck  by  a  minie  ball,  and  the  left  side  of 
his  cape  penetrated  by  another.  On  the  morn- 
ing of  April  3,  1865,  the  regiiuent  followed 
General  Lee  to  Appomattox  Court  House, 
where  he  surrendered;  they  then  returned  to 
Alexandria,  Va.  They  took  part  in  the  gTand 
re^dew  at  Washington,  D.  C;  and  were  dis- 
charged at  Alexandria,  Va.,  June  1,  1865, 
and  mustered  out  at  Harrigburg,  Pa. 

Having  thus  served  his  country  through 
many  scenes  of  hardship  and  privation,  as  w^ell 
as  of  difiiculty  and  danger,  and  having  per- 
formed his  duty  with  gallant  fidelity,  Mr. 
Bernhisel  returned  to  his  home,  and  resiimed 
the  quiet  pursuits  of  the  farm.  After  a  series 
of  years  marked  by  success  and  increasing  use- 
fulness, he  was  in  1893  obliged  by  impaired 
health  to  relinquish  active  employment.  He 
still,  however,  deals  to  some  extent  in  stock, 
buying  cattle  in  the  fall,  fattening  them,  and 
disposing  of  them  in  summer.  He  is  also,  as 
he  always  has  been,  much  interested  in  the 
work  of  the  Republican  party,  of  whicb  he  is 
an  entbusiastic  and  influential  member.  His 
farm,  which  contains  161  acres,  is  one  of  the 
best  equipped  in  the  county.  Among  other 
conA'enient  structures,  for  various  uses,  the 
barn  is  conspicuous.  Tt  is  one  hundred  and 
sixteen  and  a  half  feet  long  by  forty-seven  in 
depth,  and  contains  all  the  latest  improved 
appliances.  The  farm  is  stocked  ^Adth  the 
finest  cattle,  etc.,  and  with  Kentucky  bred 
horses.  The  home,  whicli  is  the  crowning  orna- 


ment of  liis  farm,  is  an  ideal  one.  The  house 
is  of  brick,  forty-eight  feet  by  thirty  feet,  and 
two  and  a  half  stories  in  height,  comfortable, 
cheerful,  well  supplied  witfh  convenient  and 
elegant  furniture,  and  with  books  and  what- 
ever else  may  serve  to  gratify  the  mind  and 
the  taste,  it  is  the  model  of  what  a  farmer's 
house  should  be.  In  all  its  appointments,  it 
is  the  outcome  and  expression  of  the  refined 
and  courteous  hospitality  of  its  master  and 
mistress. 

S.  W.  Bernliisel  was  married,  September 
17,  1868,  to  Emma  S.,  only  daughter  of  Hugh 
Gray,  deceased.  Their  children  are  four  in 
mimber:  Laura  Belle,  born  Januaiw  3,  1S70, 
died  in  her  third  year;  Harry  Grant,  born 
September  13,  1871,  at  home;  Chariey  Wil- 
liam, born  December  24,  1875,  at  home;  Lil- 
lie  May,  born  August  4,  1882,  at  home.  Mr. 
Bernhisel  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
ohureh  at  Blain,  Pa.,  and  is  active  in  the  work 
of  his  congregation. 

]\Ir.  Bernhisel  has  served  his  township  as 
judge  of  elections,  tax  collector,  inspector,  au- 
ditor and  school  director.  During  1894,  he 
was  mercantile  appraiser. 


WILLIAM  H.  GARBER,  Andereonburg, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  October  18,  1840, 
in  Ma-dison  township,  in  the  old  Garber  man- 
sion, then  owned  by  his  father.  He  is  the  son 
of  Jahn  and  Hannah  (Balthasar)  Garber. 
John  Garber  v>x\s  born  in  Berks  county.  Pa., 
October  19,  1803.  At  the  age  of  three  yeai-s 
he  was  brought  by  his  parents  to  w'hat  is  now 
Madison  township.  Perry  county,  where  he 
grew  up  and  received  his  education.  After 
his  marriage,  he  boug'ht  the  farm  now  owned 
by  William  Boyd,  and  later  the  one  now 
owned  by  Harry  Wliite,  w'here  he  died,  Sep- 
tember 15,  1887,  at  the  age  of  eighty-four. 
He  was  in  early  life  a  Whig,  but  afterwards 
became  a  supporter  of  the  Republican  party. 
He  held  several  township  offices,  in  which  he 
rendered  intelligent  and  efiicient  sendee.  His 
Avife,  Hannah  (Balthasar)  Garber,  who  was 
born  in  1809,  died  November  5,  1893.  Their 
cbildren  are  enumerated  in  the  sketch  of  their 
son.  Emanuel  Garber,  of  Tyrone  township,  iii 
this  work.  "Mr.  Garber  was  an  active  member 
of  the  Reformed  church,  in  which  he  held  suc- 
cesisiA'ely  the  offices  of  deacon  and  elder. 

Attending  .school  in  an  old  log  school 
house,  for  a  vorv  few  months  of  everv  vear. 


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1135 


William  H.  Garber  lias  not  inneli  for  wliieli  to 
thank  his  early  opportunities.  But  as  lie  grew 
up,  he  became  a  diligent  reader  of  worthy  and 
useful  books,  and  stored  his  mind  by  his  own 
efforts  with  much  useful  infonnation.  In 
1863,  he  enlisted  at  Oamp  Curtin,  Ilarris- 
burg.  Pa.,  for  six  months'  service,  in  Com- 
pany A,  Twentieth  Pennsylvania  Cavali-y, 
Captain  Thorpe.  His  regiment  was  engaged 
in  no  regular  battle,  and  was  discharged  at 
Chambersburg,  Pa.,  at  the  expiration  of  its 
term  of  enlistment.  ^Ir.  (iarber  returned 
home,  but  stayed  there  only  until  September 
1,  1864,  when  he  again  enlisted  at  Harrisburg, 
in  Company  F,  Two  Hundred  and  Eighth 
Pemisylvania  Volunteers.  During  this  en- 
listment, he  was  in  active  service  in  Virginia. 
In  the  midst  of  a  charge  on  the  works  at 
Petei-sburg,  Va.,  he  was  knocked  senseless, 
and  after  recovering,  found  that  his  regiment 
had  left  him.  Joining  himself  with  another 
regiment,  he  took  part  in  the  charge  that  was 
then  being  made.  At  the  end  of  the  war,  Mr. 
Garber  was  discharged  at  Alexandria.  Va., 
and  mustered  out  at  Harrisburg.  He  then  re- 
turned home,  and  resumed  his  former  pur- 
suits. He  is  a  staunch  Republican.  He  has 
served  the  township  as  assessor  for  three  years, 
and  as  judge  of  elections  for  one  year.  He 
still  resides  on  his  property  of  131  acres,  but 
does  veiy  little  active  Avork,  leading  a  rather 
retired  life.  Mr.  Garber  is  an  excellent  and 
much  esteemed  citizen. 

William  H.  Garber  was  married  in  187S 
to  Annie  Lesh,  of  ^^ladison  township.  Their 
children  are:  Laura  May,  died  May  3,  1894, 
aged  fifteen;  LaA\Tence  M.  and  Maggie  Jane, 
twins,  both  deceased;  Grier  E.,  at  home; 
Clai'k  Blaine  and  Ira  William,  twins,  at  home; 
Minnie  Ruth;  and  John  Mclvinley.  Mr. 
Garber  is  a  member  of  the  United  Evangelical 
cliurch. 


W.  S.  GROInHNGER,  ^I.  D.,  Ickesiburg, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Patterson,  Ju- 
niata coimty.  Pa.,  July  20,  1865.  He  is  a 
son  of  William  H.  and  Catherine  (Ritzman) 
Groninger.  The  father  of  Dr.  Groninger  was 
a  teacher  in  the  common  schools,  under  whose 
tuition  he  was  during  a  large  part  of  his  ele- 
mentary course,  in  Patterson,  Milford,  and 
Turbett  township.  As  a  boy,  the  Doctor  was 
a  diligent  and  enthusiastic  student,  applying 
himself  closely  to  the  pursuit  of  knowledge, 


during  the  school  terms,  while  the  vacations 
were  employed  in  farm  work.  From  this  he 
obtained  a  double  benefit;  while  renewing  his 
health  and  strength  by  athletic  exercise  in  the 
open  air,  he  was  earning  the  means  for 
academic  training.  At  the  age  of  sixteen,  he 
entered  the  Airy  View  Academy,  then  con- 
ducted by  Dr.  David  Wilson,  where  he  studied 
for  four  or  five  terms.  During  the  winters 
immediately  following  his  academic  course, 
he  was  engaged  in  teaching,  thereby  adding  to 
his  store.  While  at  the  academy,  he  had  al- 
ready begun  preparing  himself  for  his  chosen 
profession,  by  reading  medicine  with  Dr.  A. 
W.  Shelley,  of  Port  Royal,  under  whose  pre- 
ceptorship  he  had  studied  for  two  years;  so 
that  in  1886,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one,  he  was 
prepared  to  enter  the  Medical  College;  he 
matriculated  at  the  Jefferson,  in  Philadel- 
I>hia,  in  the  fall  of  that  year,  and  gTaduated 
in  1889.  After  i>racticing  for  a  year  and  a 
half  at  McEwens^dlle,  JSTorthumberland  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  Dr.  Groninger  removed,  in  the  fall  of 
1891,  to  Ickesburg,  where  he  has  since  had 
his  home,  and  having  won  the  confidence  and 
kind  regards  of  the  citizens,  has  built  up  an 
extensive  and  successful  practice.  The  Doc- 
tor is  a  staunch  Republican;  he  was  elected 
coroner  of  Perry  county  in  the  fall  of  1896, 
and  in  the  spring  of  1897,  was  elected  school 
director  for  a  term  of  one  year.  He  is  a 
friend  of  education,  and  a  warm  advocate  of 
the  compulsory  law. 

Dr.  W.  S.  Groninger  was  married  at  Port 
Royal  in  the  fall  of  1889,  to  Sarah  M.  Her- 
man, daughter  of  George  Heiinan.  Their 
children  are:  Frank  McClure,  aged  six  years; 
and  N'ellie  Louise,  three  yeai-s  old. 


J.  H.  BRYXER,  :\L  D.,  Ickesburg,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  February  18,  1861,  at 
Andersonburg,  Perry  county,  in  the  house 
now  occupied  by  Dr.  Mitchell.  He  is  one  of 
the  two  children  of  John  and  Margaret  A. 
(Rice)  Biyner.  John  Bryner  Avas  a  native  of 
Madison  township.  Perry  county,  and  was 
nearly  all  of  his  life  engaged  in  mercantile 
business.  He  had  a  large  establishment,  with 
an  extensiA'e  trade,  at  Blain.  In  business,  in 
social  relations,  in  the  church,  in  fact  in  every 
relation  of  life,  Mr.  Bryner  Avas  exemplary, 
and  Avas  much  esteemed  Ijy  all  Avho  kncAV  him. 
He  Avas  a  Republican,  and  Avarmly  attached 
to  his  party.     As  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


cliurcli,  he  took  an  active  part  in  lier  affairs, 
promoting  her  work  to  the  best  of  his  ability. 
He  was  married  first  to  Margaret  A.  Rice,  who 
died  in  lS6-i.  Three  years  later,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Emma  Ernest,  by  whom  also  he  had 
tr^vo  children.  Mr.  Bryner  was  nominated  for 
the  ofiice  of  register  and  recorder,  Ijut  died  in 
1869,  before  the  election. 

Dr.  Bryner  wa,-;  a  child  of  three  years  when 
his  mother  died.  \x  the  time  of  his  second 
mamage,  Mr.  John  Bryner  removed  to  Blain, 
and  the  son  was  but  eight  years  old  when  his 
father,  too,  Avas  taken  from  him  by  death.  His 
grandfather,  Mr.  Rice,  of  Madison  township, 
then  took  charge  of  him,  and  with  this  kind 
relative  the  boy  remained  until  he  was  old 
enough  to  make  his  own  way  in  the  world. 
The  foundation  of  his  education  was  laid  in 
the  common  schools  of  Madison  to\\Tiship,  af- 
ter A\''hioh  his  grandfather  sent  him  for  three 
years  to  the  academy  at  Bloomfield,  Perry 
county.  In  1879,  having  for  some  time  read 
medicine  under  the  direction  of  Dr.  M.  B. 
Strickler,  of  Bloomfield,  he  entered  the  medi- 
cal department  of  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, attending  lectures  there  during  that 
winter,  1879-80,  and  during  the  ensuing  win- 
ter, 1881-82,  at  the  medical  college  of  Colum- 
bus, O.,  Avhere  he  was  gTadnated  in  1882.  Dr. 
Bryner  began  practice  at  jSTew  Gennantown, 
Perry  county,  and  in  1886,  removed  to  Ickes- 
burg,  A^diere  he  has  a  very  fine  practice,  not 
only  in  the  borough,  but  throughout  a  large 
extent  of  surrounding  country.  He  is  an  ex- 
president  of  the  Perry  County  Medical  So- 
ciety; a  permanent  member  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Medical  Association,  and  a  mem- 
ber-elect of  the  American  Medical  Associa- 
tion. Dr.  Bryner  is  a  Republican,  of  decided 
convictions,  but  so  far  from  seeking  the  po- 
litical loaves  and  fishes,  he  has  refi;sed  to  run 
for  ofiice,  when  solicited.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Jr.  O.  U.  A.  M. 

Dr.  -J.  H.  Bryner  was  married  in  1888,  to 
Lila  J.  Wilson,  of  Ickesburg.  They  have  five 
children,  four  daughters  and  a  son.  Mrs.  Bry- 
ner is  a  meml)er  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


DAVID  C.  KELL,  J.  P.,  Ickesburg,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  January  26,  1867,  in 
SaA'ille  township.  Perry  county,  son  of  Henry 
and  Julia  (Rice)  Kell.  His  great-grandfather, 
Philip  Kell,  came  to  this  country  from  Ger- 
many, and  settled  in  York  county.  Pa.,  where 


he  23assed  the  rest  of  his  life.  His  son,  Henry 
Kell,  who  Avas  a  farmer,  removed  from  York 
to  Perry  county,  and  resided  there  perma- 
nently. He  died  at  the  age  of  eighty-two; 
his  Avife,  Esther  Kell,  survived  him  for  many 
years,  and  died  aged  ninety-three.  Their  chil- 
dren Avere:  Fanny,  deceased;  Mary  (Mi"s. 
Hartman),  of  SaAdlle  township;  Sarah,  de- 
ceased; Catherine;  John;  Jacob;  Andre av; 
Jesse;  Peter;  Henry;  and  William.  Henry 
Kell,  Jr.,  was  born  jSToA^ember  17,  1822,  in 
Saville  toAvnship,  Avhere  he  always  resided. 
After  his  marriage,  he  bought  the  homestead 
on  Avhich  he  Avas  born,  but  later  sold  the  old 
mansion  and  part  of  the  land.  On  the  part 
AAdiich  he  retained,  he  erected  a  new  dwelling 
and  other  building's.  Henry  Kell  Avas  a  strong 
Republican.  He  was  of  a  kind  and  amiable 
disposition,  and  had  many  friends.  As  a 
faithful  member  of  the  Reformed  church,  he 
took  an  active  part  in  church  Avork.  He  died 
in  1889.    Mrs.  Kell  still  i-esides  on  the  farm. 

Tlieir  only  child,  David  C.  Kell,  Avas  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  and  at  the  acad- 
emy of  Bloomfield,  Pa.  His  youth  Avas 
passed  on  the  farm,  AVhere  during  his  vacations 
he  assisted  his  father,  sharing  in  the  labors  of 
the  field  and  cheerfully  rendering  all  the  ser- 
Adces  within  the  powers  of  a  boy.  After  his 
marriage,  in  1887,  he  moved  with  his  young 
Avife  into  a  property  AVhich  his  father  pur- 
chased in  Ickesburg,  and  in  which  he  opened 
a  store  for  the  sale  of  confectionery,  cigars  and 
tobacco.  In  1891,  he  sold  out  this  business, 
and  assumed  the  duties  of  postmaster,  to  which 
position  he  was  appointed  by  President  Harri- 
son. He  resigned  the  ofiice  during  President 
CleA^eland's  administration,  and  Avas  elected 
justice  of  the  peace  in  the  spring  of  1895,  for 
a  term  of  fiA'e  yeai"S.  To  the  duties  of  this  of- 
fice he  is  still  giAdng  his  undivided  attention, 
serAdng  faithfully  and  efliciently.  He  is  a  Re- 
publican, and  labors  conscientiously  for  the 
success  of  that  party. 

David  C.  Kell  Avas  married,  June  2,  1887, 
to  Annie  L.,  daughter  of  Solomon  E.  and 
Catherine  (Barnes)  BoAver.  They  have  had 
tAVO  children:  one,  Arthur  L.,  is  deceased; 
the  living  child  is  Harry  A.  Mr.  Kell  is  a 
member  of  the  Refomied  church,  and  is  active 
in  its  Avork.  He  is  now  sendng  the  congrega- 
tion as  deacon  for  the  second  term,  and  is  in 
his  fourth  year  as  superintendent  of  the  Sun- 
dav-school. 


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1137 


THADDEUS  STEVENS  ZIM:\1ER- 
MAN',  Ickesburg,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born 
November  19,  1848,  in  Thompsontown,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.  He  is  t/he  only  eliild  of 
Isaac  and  Mary  Ann  (Gutsliall)  Zimmerman. 
Isaac  Zimmerman,  who  was  a  native  of  Juniata 
county,  died  Avhile  bis  son  Thaddeus  S.  was 
very  young.  His  widow  was  married  to  Ja- 
cob Kauffman,  who  is  also  deceased,  and  Mi-s. 
Kauffman  resides  with  Mr.  Zimmerman.  She 
has  besides  one  son  by  her  second  marriage, 
James  Kauffman,  Who  resides  in  Juniata 
county. 

Attending  the  common  schools  in  his  boy- 
hood during  the  very  brief  winter  terms  which 
were  then  considered  abundant  measure, 
Thaddeus  Zimmerman  spent  his  vacations  in 
doing  any  honest  work  by  which  he  might  ac- 
cumulate a  sum  sufficient  to  procure  for  him 
broader  educational  opportunities.  He  worked 
as  a  farm  hand;  he  w^as  not  above  chopping 
wood  for  his  neighbors,  or  doing  stable  work 
at  the  hotel — anything  to  further  his  cherished 
purpose.  He  succeeded,  as  he  deserved  to  do. 
People  were  glad  to  employ  the  willing  lad. 
Before  he  was  twenty  he  was  one  of  the  "float- 
ing gang,"  working  at  repairs  on  the  railroad 
at  $1.60  per  day;  he  was  thus  employed  be- 
tween Patterson,  Juniata  county,  and  Hunt- 
ingdon, Pa.,  for  about  three  years.  He  ac- 
compli^ed  his  desire,  studied  for  a  temi  at 
the  normal  school  at  Thompsontown,  Pa.,  at 
the  age  of  twenty,  and  then  taught  for  a  year 
in  the  free  schools,  thus  at  once  reviewing  and 
giving  form  to  the  knowledge  he  had  acquired, 
and  earning  a  modest  livelihood.  He  received 
his  first  training  for  mercantile  life  as  a  clerk 
in  the  store  of  George  S.  Mills  &  Co.,  of 
Thompsontown,  for  which  position  he  gave  up 
teaching.  He  was  some  time  later  employed 
in  the  establishment  of  John  G.  Halderman, 
for  whom  he  was  clerk  until  Mr.  JIalderman's 
interest  was  merged  into  the  firm  of  Halder- 
man &  Sellers,  Mr.  Zimmerman  continuing 
for  one  year  as  a  clerk  to  the  firm.  At  the 
close  of  his  engagement  vdiih.  George  Mills  & 
Co.,  that  firm  sold  out  to  Messrs.  Kelley  & 
Smith,  and  Mr.  Zimmerman  remained  one 
half  year  with  them,  in  order  to  assist  them 
in  learning  the  busiiness.  He  was  A^ery  suc- 
cessful as  a  clerk,  being  capable  and  strictly 
attentive  to  duty,  and  his  services  were  always 
in  demand.  After  leaving  the  establishment 
of  Halderman  &  Sellers,  he  spent  a  year  on 


the  Bradford  fruit  farm,  and  then  engaged 
with  Hench  &  Stewart,  wholesale  notion  deal- 
ers, of  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  as  traveling  salesman. 
His  business  was  to  go  with  a  two-laorse  team 
through  Cumberland,  York,  PeiTy  and  Ju- 
niata counties,  supplying  the  storekeepers  with 
goods.  This  he  continued  to  do  for  four  years, 
and  was  then  in  the  store  of  Hench  &  Stewart 
for  one  year,  after  which  Mr.  Henoh  placed 
him  in  charge  of  his  store  at  Ickesburg;  in 
this  place  Mr.  Hench  was  born  and  reared. 
The  engagement  was  for  one  year,  but  Mr. 
Zimmerman  managed  the  business  for  four 
years,  after  which  he  purchased  the  property, 
stock  and  good  will  of  Mr.  Hench,  and  has 
carried  on  business  here  ever  since.  He  has 
greatly  increased  the  original  trade,  and  has 
remodeled  the  dwelling,  which  is  now  a  beau- 
tiful and  convenient  home.  Mr.  Zimmer- 
man's business  methods  are  noted  for  honor 
and  fairness,  so  that  his  customers  are  more 
than  satisfied  with  his  dealings.  His  political 
opinions  are  decidedly  Republican;  he  could 
not  belong  to  any  other  party,  he  thinks,  as 
a  namesake  of  Thaddeus  Stevens,  of  whom  it 
was  said,  among  many  other  jokes  perpetrated 
on  that  distinguisihed  man,  that  he  was  so 
"black"  a  Eepublican  that  he  could  have  none 
but  a  black  housekeeper. 

Thaddeus  S.  Zimmerman  was  married,  De- 
cember 22,  1873,  to  Lucinda,  daughter  of 
Jesse  and  Susanna  (Seiders)  Baker,  of  the 
vicinity  of  Thompsontown,  Juniata  county. 
Their  children  are:  Olive  M.,  a  teacher,  resid- 
ing at  home ;  Mason  S. ;  Mervin  G. ;  Janet  and 
Thersa,  twins;  all  the  children  reside  with 
their  parents.  Mr.  Zimmerman  was  formerly 
an  attendant  on  the  services  of  the  United 
Presbyterian  church,  but  is  now  active  in  the 
Lutheran  denomination ;  he  is  an  elder  in  the 
church,  and  has  for  four  years  been  superin- 
tendent of  the  Sunday-school. 


ISAAC  LAIsE  LON'G,  Eshcol,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  son  of  Isaac  and  Susan  (Bern- 
lieisel)  Long,  was  born  in  Saville  township, 
Pen-y  county,  jSTovember  27,  1865.  His 
grandfather,  Henry  Long,  came  from  either 
York  or  Adams  county,  about  1795,  and  set- 
tled in  what  is  now  Saville  township,  purchas- 
ing a  tract  of  land  which  was  very  little  im- 
proved. Besides  clearing  and  cultivating  his 
land,  he  carried  on,  with  the  assistance  of  his 
sons,  the  business  of  wagon-making.     He  died 


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August  25,  181:2,  at  tlie  age  of  seven ty-eiglit 
years,  six  months  and  twelve  days;  his  wife, 
Catherine  Long,  was  in  her  seventy-ninth  year 
when  sne  died,  September  30,  1848.  Their 
son,  Isaac  Long,  Avas  born  on  the  homestead  in 
Saville  township,  June  5,  1813.  He  received 
a  good  education,  making  the  best  of  the 
scanty  facilities  then  afforded.  Although  he 
partly  acquired  the  trade  of  wagon-making  in 
his  father's  shop,  he  preferred  fanning,  which 
he  learned  at  the  same  time,  and  followed  it 
as  his  calling  throughout  life.  After  his 
marriage,  he  boug'ht  the  homestead  of  his 
father,  with  the  condition  that,  besides  paying 
a  stipulated  sum,  he  was  to  maintain  his  par- 
ents so  long  as  they  should  live.  Isaac  Long 
was  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Eliza- 
beth Smith,  and  they  had  four  children:  Jona- 
than, deceased;  Henry,  resides  in  Georgia; 
Catherine  O. ;  and  Peter,  of  Lecompton,  Kan. 
After  the  death  of  ]\frs.  Elizabeth  Long,  Mr. 
Long  married  Miss  Bei'nheisel,  February  25, 
1817.  Their  children  are:  "William  and  Sam- 
uel, twins,  born  ISTovember  10,  1847,  both  de- 
ceased; Mary  Jane  (Mrs.  Solomon  Burd),  of 
Saville  township,  born  December  20,  1848; 
Jacob  M.,  boiTi  ISI'ovember  8,  1850,  went  west 
about  1884,  and  now  resides  in  Exeter,  ISTeb. ; 
Sarah  Ellen  (Mrs.  Peter  Kell),  of  Loysville, 
Pa.,  born  April  29,  1852;  Cornelius,  farmer, 
of  Exeter,  Xeb.,  born  June  3,  1854;  Lucinda 
(Mrs.  Isaiah  Campbell),  residing  on  the  home- 
stead, born  November  23,  1856;  George  Mc- 
Clellan,  born  June  7,  1861,  married  Ida  Lesh, 
resides  at  Steelton,  Pa.,  was  for  six  years  a 
partner  with  his  younger  brother;  and  Isaac 
Lane.  The  father,  Isaac  Long,  was  in  early 
manhood  a  Whig;  he  aftei'wards  attached 
himself  to  the  Republican  party.  He  died  on 
the  i^lace  on  which  he  was  born,  June  25, 
1883.  Llis  wife,  Mrs.  Susan  Long,  survived 
him  until  October  5,  1895.  They  were  devout 
Christians,  faithfiil  members  of  the  Lutheran 
churcli,  in  which  !Mr.  Long  was  for  many  years 
an  office-bearer. 

Their  youngest  son,  Isaac  L.  Long,  attended 
the  common  schools  until  he  attained  to  his 
eighteenth  year,  and  then  studied  for  one  term 
at  the  academy  in  Bloomfield.  During  his  va- 
cations he  assisted  in  the  cultivation  of  the 
homestead.  Llis  scholastic  course  finished,  Mr. 
Long  taTight  for  two  terms  in  Saville  town- 
ship, and  for  two  in  Spring  township.  He 
then,  in  connection  with  his  brother,  George 


McC.  Long,  bought  his  present  projierty, 
erected  a  dwelling  and  store,  where  they  began 
business,  March  25,  1889.  In  the  same  year, 
George  McC.  Long  was  appointed  postmaster 
at  Eshcol.  The  enterprise  was  successful,  and 
the  partnership  continued  for  six  years;  at  the 
end  of  that  time,  Isaac  L.  Long  bought  his 
brother's  interest  and  share  in  the  property, 
and  in  the  same  year  (June  5,  1895),  was  ap- 
pointed postmaster  in  his  stead.  He  still  car- 
ries on  the  business,  and  is  a  popular  as  well 
as  a  successful  merchant.  He  is  a  "straight 
out"  Republican,  but  does  not  seek  or  desire 
office. 

Isaac  Lane  Long  was  married,  August  22, 
1889,  to  Kate,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Re- 
becca (Billman)  Zerfing,  of  Landisburg,  Pa. 
Their  children  are:  Ida  Z.,  attending  school; 
Susan  B.,  at  school;  Ruth  E.;  Arthur  Ray- 
mond; and  Mai*y  K.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Long  are 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Mr.  Long 
is  a  deacon,  and  is  also  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday-school. 


HEXRY  BIXLER,  Eshcol,  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  was  born  at  Eshcol,  November  18,  1827. 
He  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  M.  (Long) 
Bixler.  His  grandparents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jacob 
Bixler,  came  from  Lykens  valley,  in  Dauphin 
county,  with  their  family.  Mr.  Bixler  bought 
a  mill  at  Eshcol,  which  was  afterwards  burned 
down;  he  erected  another  mill,  but  did  not 
live  very  long  after.  His  wife,  Mrs.  Barbara 
Bixler,  suiwived  him  for  many  years,  attain- 
ing to  a  very  advanced  age;  she  was  married 
a  second  time,  to  John  Miller.  Their  son, 
Josejih  Bixler,  was  still  a  young  man  at  the 
time  of  his  father's  death.  Shortly  after  that 
event,  the  mill  property  was  sold  by  the 
sheriff;  and  for  some  years  Joseph  Bixler  cul- 
tivated rented  farms,  on  shares.  Through  his 
industry  and  good  management,  he  at  length 
became  able  to  purchase,  in  partnership  with 
his  brothers,  a  fann  of  232  acres;  he  after- 
wards purchased  his  brothers'  shares  in  the 
property,  and  became  its  sole  owner.  He  was 
born  in  1802;  about  1825  he  married  Mary 
M.  Long;  their  children  are:  David,  de- 
ceased; Henry;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  Lyons), 
of  Tuscarora  township;  John,  farmer  and  mer- 
chant at  Sandy  Hill,  Perry  county;  Jacob, 
deceased;  Mary  (Mrs.  Ross  Hench),  deceased; 
Catherine,  married  to  Daniel  Shuman,  who 
died,  afterwards  to  Peter  Baker,  of  Hunting- 


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don  county;  Lydia  Ann  (^[rs.  Tliomas  Harki- 
son),  of  Juniata  county.  Pa. ;  and  Barbara  E. 
(Mrs.  J.  11.  Baker),  of  Eshcol.  Joseph  Bixler 
was  a  "Whig,  and  later  a  Kepublican.  He  died 
March  7,  1854;  his  wife  in  July,  1862.  They 
were  good  members  of  the  Reformed  church. 

The  common  schools  of  Saville  township, 
with  their  scanty  three  months'  terms  in  the 
winter  season,  afforded  Henry  Bixler  all  the 
educational  advantages  that  he  enjoyed;  and 
in  harvest  seasons,  threshing  times,  and  other 
busy  days,  his  assistance  was  indispensable  on 
the  farm.  He  was  set  at  work  as  soon  as  he 
was  able  to  give  any  help  at  all ;  his  knowledge 
of  agriculture  therefore  became  more  intimate 
and  thorough  than  his  acquaintance  with 
books.  It  was  in  the  spring  of  1829,  when 
Henry  was  about  a  year  and  a  half  old,  that 
his  father  and  two  uncles  bought  the  farm 
which  Henry  Bixler  now  owns.  Upon  it  stood 
an  old  log  house,  in  which  he  passed  much  of 
his  boyhood;  in  18-1:6,  his  father  replaced 
that  primitive  dwelling  by  a  better  house,  still 
of  logs,  but  weather-boarded.  In  the  spring 
of  18.52,  the  year  after  his  marriage,  he  began 
fanning  for  himself,  on  a  part  of  the  home- 
stead. "When  the  property  was  appraised,  in 
1863,  he  bought  129  acres  of  the  farm,  and 
resided  in  the  old  dwelling  until  he  built  his 
new  home,  on  tlie  same  farm,  in  1890,  and 
moved  into  it  the  next  year,  in  the  spring. 
By  economy  and  careful  management,  with 
diligent  and  persevering  effort,  Mr.  Bixler  has 
made  his  way  to  his  present  position  of  ease 
and  comfort.  He  is  a  Republican ;  he  served 
the  township  for  one  term  on  the  school  board. 

Henry  Bixler  was  married,  December  2, 
1851,  to  Sarah  A.  Hench,  of  Tuscarora  town- 
ship. Perry  county.  Their  children  are :  ]\Iary 
Alice  (Mrs.  James  L.  Campbell),  of  Tuscarora 
township;  Joseph  A.,  farmer  on  the  home- 
stead, married  Annie  McVey;  John  X.,  teach- 
ing a  school  at  Maiden,  111.;  Sarah  Almii'a 
(Mrs.  Martin  L.  Stuber),  of  Saville  township; 
Rev.  Cassius  C,  missionary  of  the  Presb}^- 
terian  church  in  Bi'azil,  South  America,  sent 
out  in  the  fall  of  1896;  and  Anna  T.,  at  home. 
The  excellent  wife  of  Henry  Bixler,  the  part- 
ner of  his  cares  and  labors,  died  in  July,  1872 ; 
she  was  a  devout  Christian,  a  member  of  the 
Reformed  church. 


JOHX  A.  BARXS,  Ickesburg,  Perry  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  was    born    December  22,   1851,  in 


Ickesburg,  son  of  xVlexander  and  Isabelle 
(McKinley)  Barns.  His  ancestors  on  both 
sides  are  descendants  of  the  worthy  Scotch  set- 
tlers whose  influence  on  the  history  of  the 
State,  its  manners  and  its  characters,  has  been 
so  salutary.  His  grandfather.  Miller  Barns, 
was  born  in  York  county,  where  he  died  at 
the  age  of  fifty-five.  His  wife  survived  him, 
and  accompanied  her  son  to  Perry  county. 
Their  children  were:  Alexander;  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  John  Power),  deceased;  Catherine  (Mrs. 
Frank  Mateer),  deceased.  Alexander  Barns, 
the  eldest  of  the  family,  was  born  near  Delta, 
in  York  county.  He  learned  saddlery.  After 
his  father's  death  he  came  to  Perry  county, 
accompanied  by  his  mother  and  two  sisters; 
they  resided  first  in  Landisburg  and  afterwards 
in  Ickesburg;  in  both  places  Mr.  Barns  worked 
at  his  trade.  After  carrying  this  on  for  a  num- 
ber of  years,  he  relinquished  it  for  a  more  ac- 
tive employment,  and  from  1850  to  1862  he 
drove  a  stage  between  Millerstown  and  i^ew- 
port.  In  1863,  he  engaged  in  hotel  business, 
and  continued  it  for  four  years;  then  returned 
to  his  trade,  and  was  occupied  with  that  for 
several  years.  He  was  next  for  some  years  on 
the  farm  with  his  son  John,  and  his  last  resi- 
dence was  in  Ickesburg,  where  he  kept  a  con- 
fectionery store,  and  was  postmaster.  Mr. 
Barns  was  a  Democrat,  and  was  elected  on  the 
ticket  of  his  party  to  several  township  offices. 
He  died  January  14,  1886,  aged  seventy;  his 
Avife  survived  him  until  1894;  both  were  ex- 
cellent peo]")le,  members  of  the  Reformed 
church.  Their  children  are:  Annie,  deceased; 
Kate  J.,  widow  of  Solomon  E.  Bower,  of 
Ickesburg;  John  A. ;  and  Alice,  deceased.  Al- 
exander Barns  had  many  friends,  and  was 
miieh  esteemed. 

John  A.  Barns  was  a  pupil  in  the  common 
schools  of  Ickesburg.  When,  in  1863,  his 
father  undertook  to  keep  a  hotel  in  that  bor- 
ough, John,  as  the  only  son,  just  coming  into 
his  teens,  manly,  willing  and  alert,  was  de- 
pended upon  for  much  work  about  the  house. 
It  is  among  his  boyish  recollections  that  when 
rebel  raids  upon  Pennsylvania  were  antici- 
pated, or  actually  took  place,  many  fugitives 
from  the  border  counties  made  their  appear- 
ance in  Ickesburg,  and  he  was  kept  busily  at 
work  attending  to  their  horses.  In  1869,  Mr. 
Barns  purchased  the  farm  upon  which  he  still 
resides;  its  extent  is  120  acres;  he  has  erected 
upon  it  a  pleasant  dwelling  and  various  farm 


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buildings.  Here  lie  Las  for  many  years  been 
successfully  engaged  in  agricultural  business. 
He  is  an  active  worker  in  the  Democratic 
party,  and  influential,  largely  on  account  of 
bis  kindly  and  generous  disposition,  his  intelli- 
gence, and  the  fund  of  general  information 
that  renders  his  conversation  interesting. 

John  A.  Barns  was  maiTied  in  1878,  to 
Eunice  L.,  daughter  of  Washington  Hench, 
of  Liberty  valley,  Madison  township.  Their 
children  are:  Annie  Belle;  Gurney,  deceased; 
Lee,  deceased;  Bessie  A.;  Olive  F.;  Emma 
A.;  Lillian  May,  deceased;  John  Arthur; 
George  L.;  and  Charlotte.  Mr.  Barns  is  a 
member  of  the  Reformed  church. 


GEORGE  B.  SHEAEFER,  Ickesburg, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  July  2-4,  1818, 
in  Tyrone  township,  two  miles  from  Loysville, 
Pa.  He  is  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Catherine 
Sheaffer.  His  grandfather,  George  Sheaffer, 
came  from  Germany;  he  emigrated  without 
the  means  to  pay  his  passage,  and  on  his  ar- 
rival here,  was  sold — that  is,  his  services  for 
a  number  of  years  were  sold — to  defray  the 
expense  of  his  voyage.  But  he  was  a  willing 
and  steady  young  man,  and  in  spite  of  so  hum- 
ble a  beginning,  he  died  a  wealthy  man,  in 
Landisburg,  at  the  age  of  eighty-two.  His 
wife,  whose  maiden  name  was  Peck,  attained 
to  the  same  age.  Their  son,  Daniel  Sheaffer, 
father  of  George  B.,  was  born  in  Berks  coun- 
ty, Pa.  He  was  a  small  boy  when  his  parents 
removed  to  Perry  county,  and  was  reared  in 
what  is  now  Spring  township,  then  part  of 
Tyrone.  He  was  brought  up  to  the  business 
of  farming,  and  always  followed  the  same  vo- 
cation. He  was  twice  married;  his  first  wife 
was  Catherine  Miller;  their  children  are :  Su- 
san, deceased;  Julia,  deceased;  George  B.; 
Kate,  deceased ;  William,  resides  in  Pittsburg, 
Pa.,  has  retired  from  business;  and  Samuel, 
deceased.  Tlie  mother  died  at  the  age  of  forty- 
two,  leaving  her  children  young,  and  greatly 
in  need  of  her  maternal  care.  Mr.  Daniel 
Sheaffer  afterwards  married  Sarah  Kiner,  by 
whom  he  had  four  children:  Leah;  Kate; 
Lewis;  and  one  tliat  died  young.  The  father 
died  near  Loysville. 

The  small  fanu  owned  by  his  father,  and  the 
hotel  which  he  conducted,  kept  George  B. 
Sheaffer  busily  employed  until  he  was  seven- 
teen years  of  age.  He  then  began  a  two  years' 
apprenticeship  at  carpentry,  with  Jacob  Sou- 


der.  Tliese  two  years  were  the  beginning  of 
a  struggle  with  the  world  in  which  the  lack 
of  a  mother's  sympathy  and  advice  were  long 
and  keenly  felt.  During  those  two  years  Mr. 
Sheaffer  received  no  wages,  but  by  careful 
management  he  incurred  but  little  debt.  He 
was  obliged  to  boiTow  money  in  order  to  clothe 
himself,  but  paid  off  his  indebtedness  with  the 
first  money  that  he  earned.  His  first  earnings 
at  his  trade  were  $14  per  month.  During  the 
second  year  after  his  apprenticeship  ended,  he 
was  engaged  in  Mifflintown  to  help  in  the 
building  of  two  churches  and  a  hotel.  He 
then  returned  home,  and  worked  there  until 
he  was  twenty-five.  By  that  time  he  had 
saved  $500,  and  thought  he  could  afford  to 
take  a  wife;  so  he  married  a  very  excellent 
lady,  and  they  kept  house  near  Loysville  for 
four  years.  They  managed  their  expenses  so 
prudently  that  at  the  end  of  those  four  years 
they  had  $1,050,  which  sufficed  to  purchase  a 
home,  with  seven  acres  of  laud,  one  mile  be- 
low Landisburg,  at  a  place  called  Blue  Ball. 
Here  they  resided  for  twenty  years.  Mr. 
Sheaffer  had  added  the  business  of  undertak- 
ing to  his  other  work,  and  sometimes  had  as 
many  as  five  or  six  hands  employed.  He  built 
a  hotel,  and  managed  it  for  seven  years  in  ad- 
dition to  his  other  interests.  After  following 
his  calling  for  thirty  years,  he  had  $5,000 
laid  iij).  Meanwhile,  his  boys  had  gTO"«Ti  up, 
and  to  provide  them  with  healthy  and  profit- 
able employment,  he  purchased  his  present 
farm,  in  the  spring  of  1867,  at  a  valuation  of 
$11,000.  It  was  not  long  before  the  debt  of 
the  farm  was  paid,  and  a  substantial  dwelling 
built  upon  it.  Mr.  Sheaffer,  who  is  a  Demo- 
crat, has  found  time  to  be  interested  and  some- 
what active  in  public  affairs.  He  has  been  a 
defeated  candidate  for  county  commissioner 
and  for  director  of  the  poor,  but  has  served  in 
some  township  oflices,  to  the  satisfaction  of 
his  constituents. 

George  B.  Sheaffer  Avas  man-ied.  May  31, 
1843,  to  Eliza,  daughter  of  Jacob  Ritter,  of 
Tyrone  township.  Of  their  family  of  twelve 
children,  seven  are  deceased:  Mary  C.  (Mrs. 
David  Dunkelberger),  died  in  Perry  county; 
DaA'id  Walter,  died  aged  tAventy;  Jerome; 
Daniel ;  Clara ;  the  three  last  named  died  very 
young,  and  two  others  before  being  named. 
The  surviving  children  are:  George  N".,  far- 
mer; Charles  J.,  yardmaster  for  the  railroad 
company  at  Scottdale,  Pa.;    John  William, 


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employed  by  the  railroad  company  at  Jimction 
City,  Kan.;  Margaret  (Mrs.  Samuel  Simon- 
ton),  of  Concord,  Franklin  county,  Pa.;  and 
Jane  (Mrs.  George  Sliuman),  of  Hall  county, 
Neb.  After  fifty-one  years  of  peaceful  and 
happy  married  life,  Mrs.  George  B.  Sheaffer 
died,'March  3,  1894.  The  story  of  Mr.  Sheaf- 
fer's  life  of  success  speaks  for  itself;  and  noth- 
ing about  it  is  more  plainly  indicated  than  the 
aid  and  influence  of  the  good  wife  in  forming 
the  fortunes  of  her  husband  and  children.  She 
was  a  very  devout  Christian  woman,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church.  AYith  this  de- 
nomination of  Christians  Mr.  Sheaffer  also 
united  himself  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  and  he 
has  always  been  liberal  in  bestowing  his  time, 
hLs  efforts  and  his  means  for  the  promotion  of 
the  welfare  and  work  of  the  church.  He  has 
for  many  years  served  his  congTegation  as 
trustee,  as  deacon  and  as  elder. 


LEWIS  BARXETT  KERR,  Saville,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  March  19,  1830,  in  Ju- 
niata township,  now  Tuscarora,  on  the  farm 
now  owned  by  the  heirs  of  McClelland  Kerr. 
He  is  the  only  son  of  William  and  Eliza  (Post- 
lethwaite)  Ken'.  The  Kerr  family  is  of  Scotch- 
Irish  descent.  Mr.  Kerr's  gi-eat-grandfather, 
Matthew  Kei'r,  was  probably  born  in  Ireland; 
he  came  to  this  country  accompanied  by  two 
brothers,  who  settled  and  lived  for  the  re- 
mainder of  their  lives,  in  western  Pennsyl- 
vania. Matthew  Kerr  settled  in  Perry  county, 
within  the  present  limits  of  Tuscarora  town- 
ship. Llis  family  consisted  of  two  daughters, 
Mrs.  Carson  and  Mrs.  ISTelson,  and  five  sons: 
Matthew,  Jr.;  John;  Alexander;  William; 
and  Robert.  His  son,  Alexander  Kerr,  was  a 
farmer,  and  resided  on  the  farm  afterwards 
owned  by  his  son  William,  father  of  Lewis  B. 
Kerr.  Alexander  Kerr  and  three  of  his 
brothers  held  over  300  acres  of  land  in  Rac- 
coon valley,  in  Juniata  county.  On  this  farm 
he  resided  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in 
1852,  when  he  was  about  sixty  years  old.  His 
wife,  Ruhamah  (McCall)  Kerr,  lived  to  be 
about  eighty.  Their  children  were:  William; 
Robert,  died  at  Shirleysburg,  Huntingdon 
county,  Pa.;  James,  died  young;  Alexander, 
Jr.,  farmer.  Raccoon  valley;  John  j^elson, 
died  in  Juniata  county;  Thompson  W.,  died 
in  Raccoon  valley;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Robert 
Work),  died  in  Juniata  county;  Margaret 
(Mrs.  Daniel  Long),  died  in  Tuscarora  town- 


ship, Perry  county;  Letitia,  deceased;  Mai^ 
Ann  (]\Irs.  William  Frantz),  died  in  Saville 
township;  and  Ruhamah  (Mrs.  Peter  Reisin- 
ger),  died  in  Tuscarora  township.  The  eldest 
son,  AVilliam  Kerr,  born  October  26,  1803, 
lived  and  died  on  a  part  of  the  farm  on  which 
he  was  born.  He  was  both  farmer  and  black- 
smith. He  was  a  man  of  active  mind,  and 
interested  himself  in  public  affairs — an  old 
line  Whig.  He  was  first  married  about  1828, 
to  Miss  Postlethwaite,  who  became  the  mother 
of  Lewis  B.  Kerr.  She  died  July  5,  1841, 
when  scarcely  thirty-two  years  of  age;  she 
was  born  July  9,  1809,  in  Juniata  township, 
Perry  county.  AVilliam  Kerr  was  again  mar- 
ried, in  1843,  to  Ann  L.  Frankenberger,  born 
in  Saville  township  in  1822.  They  had  four- 
teen children,  who  are  all  deceased  but  three 
daughters:  Elizabeth  Ellen  (Mrs.  James 
Kreamer),  of  Tuscarora  township;  Elbina 
Jane  (Mrs.  John  Rouse),  of  Ickesburg,  Pa.; 
and  Lucinda  Mahala.  Mr.  Kerr  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  church. 

The  youth  of  Lewis  B.  Kerr  was  passed  on 
a  farm  adjoining  the  one  on  which  he  was 
born.  He  was  educated  principally  in  the 
common  schools,  but  attended  the  Airy  View 
Academy,  Port  Royal,  Pa.,  under  the  princi- 
palship  of  Dr.  David  Wilson,  for  one  summer, 
and  the  academy  at  Bloomfield,  then  con- 
ducted by  Charles  A.  Barnett,  afterwards 
Judge  Barnett,  for  three  terms.  Every  dollar 
paid  for  his  tuition  Mr.  Kerr  earned  himself. 
From  his  twenty-second  year  until  1880,  he 
was  in  one  way  or  another  engaged  in  the  busi- 
ness of  education.  For  seven  years  of  that 
time  he  was  county  superintendent  of  Perry 
county.  During  three  summers  he  taught  at 
Mt.  Dempsey  Academy,  Landisburg,  Pa.  It 
has  always  been  his  aim  to  advance  the  cause 
of  education  as  far  as  might  lie  in  his  i30wer, 
and  to  promote  improvements  in  methods,  etc. 
He  has  during  his  experience  seen  many 
changes  in  the  common  school  system.  In 
1878,  Mr.  Kerr  turned  his  attention  to  farm- 
ing, having  purchased  a  tract  of  122  acres. 
He  still,  however,  taught  for  two  winters  after 
making  this  jDiirchase;  but  since  that  time  he 
has  devoted  all  his  energies  to  the  work  of  till- 
ing the  soil,  and  has  been  very  successful.  He 
has  greatly  improved  his  farm,  in  various 
ways;  most  conspicuously,  by  the  erection  of 
fine  and  convenient  buildings.  The  first  cost 
of  the  land  was  $6,100.     Mr.  Kerr  is  a  Re- 


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publican;  he  was  on  the  school  board  of  his 
township  for  three  years.  He  is  resjiected  as 
a  worthy  and  useful  citizen. 

Lewis  Barnett  Kerr  was  married,  April  1:^, 
1860,  to  Eliza  J.,  daug-hter  of  Samuel  and 
Elizabeth  (Tressler)  Wagner,  born  in  Juniata 
township,  Perry  county,  September  10,  1836. 
Their  children  are :  Rev.  David  Wagner  Iverr, 
born  February  6,  1864,  now  a  Reformed  pas- 
tor in  Jefferson  county.  Pa. ;  Annie  Gertrude, 
born  October  1,  1865,  teaching  in  a  school  in 
Steelton,  Pa.;  Samuel  William,  born  Decem- 
ber 5,  1866,  a  man  of  fine  mind,  a  professor 
of  Gemian,  Latin  and  mathematics  at  Frank- 
lin and  Marehall  College;  Rev.  Frank  Lewis, 
born  September  14,  1869,  a  pastor  of  the  Re- 
formed church,  in  Dauphin  county.  Pa. ;  Eliz- 
abeth Jane,  born  Aj^ril  7,  1872,  married  Au- 
gust 21,  1895,  to  David  E.  Rimer,  of  Clarion 
county.  Pa.,  has  one  child,  Paul  Eugene,  bom 
August  18,  1896;  and  Elmina  Mahala,  born 
Sejjtember  25,  1878,  a  student  of  Smith  Col- 
lege, Is'orthampton,  Mass.  One  son,  Alvin, 
died  in  infancy.  Lewis  B.  Kerr  is  an  elder  and 
an  aetiA'e  memlier  in  the  Reformed  congre- 
gation at  Saville. 


PHILIP  JACOBS,  Roseburg,  Perry  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  son  of  Samuel  and  Catherine  (Reisin- 
ger)  Jacobs,  was  born  May  30,  1825,  in  Sa- 
ville townshijD,  Perry  county.  His  grand- 
father, Peter  Jacobs,  a  veteran  of  the  Revolu- 
tion, came  Avith  his  wife  Elizabeth  from  Ches- 
ter county.  Pa.,  to  Perry  county,  where  they 
settled  in  Saville  townslaip,  and  there  passed 
their  remaining  days.  One  of  their  sons,  John 
Jacobs,  fought  for  the  honor  of  his  country 
in  the  war  of  1812.  Samuel  Jacobs,  bom  in 
Saville  township,  farmed  there  during  his  en- 
tire life.  He  died  in  that  township  many 
years  ago,  his  Avife,  Catherine,  surviving 
him  for  seA^eral  years.  She  was  a  member 
of  tlie  Lutheran  church.  Their  children  are: 
Peter,  died  in  Illinois;  Philip;  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  John  Bitner),  of  Illinois;  Sarah,  Avidow 
of  DaAdd  Dougherty,  of  Lycoming  connty, 
Pa.;  Jane  (Mrs.  David  Robinson),  of  Saville 
township;  William,  farmer,  of  Saville  town- 
ship ;  and  several  that  died  in  early  life. 

After  spending  his  boyhood  on  the  farm, 
attending  the  schools  of  the  vicinity,  and  aid- 
ing in  the  work  of  the  homestead,  Philip  Ja- 
cobs, at  the  age  of  tAventy,  began  an  appren- 
ticeship of  two  years  Avith  George  Weaver,  of 


the  same  toAvnship,  at  carpentry  and  cabinet- 
making.  He  Avorked.  at  his  trade  for  fifteen 
years,  and  then  bought  the  farm  of  seventy 
acres  which  he  now  OAvns,  and  Avhich  he  culti- 
vated imtil  1896.  Here  he  erected  a  dwelling 
house,  of  tasteful  and  comfortable  style,  and 
other  convenient  buildings,  besides  improA'- 
ing  the  soil.  He  managed  the  Egolf  farm,  at 
Bridgeport,  Perry  county,  for  four  years.  Mr. 
Jacobs  has  served  as  postmaster  at  Roseburg 
for  three  years,  giving  uniA^ersal  satisfaction. 
He  is  a  Democrat  of  decided  convictions;  he 
has  served  scA^eral  times  as  judge  of  elections, 
and  also  as  school  director. 

Philip  Jacobs  Avas  married,  September  21, 
1854,  to  Rachel,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
(Utley)  Wagner,  of  SaA'ille  toAvnship.  Mr. 
Wagner  is  deceased;  but  Mrs.  Wagner,  a  ven- 
erable lady,  far  advanced  in  years,  is  still  liv- 
ing. Mrs.  Jacobs,  Avho  was  born  in  Saville 
townshiji,  December  23,  1832,  died  June  14, 
1890.  She  Avas  a  devout  Christian  lady,  a 
member  of  the  Reformed  church;  her  death 
Avas  Avidely  and  greatly  regretted.  She  left 
the  following  children:  Samuel  Allen,  born 
June  23,  1855,  carpenter,  in  Ohio  and  Illi- 
nois; George  U.,  born  in  1857,  farmer,  of  Sa- 
A'ille  toAvnship;  John  William,  born  IsTovem- 
ber  5,  1859,  died  in  1863;  Cyrus  P.,  bom 
jSToA'ember  24,  1861,  farmer,  of  Saville  town- 
ship; Charles  D.,  born  September  27,  1863, 
blacksmith,  at  Eshcol,  Pa.;  AndrcAv  Ernest, 
born  June  16,  1865,  died  young;  Jennie 
Belle,  born  June  22,  1866,  AA^ife  of  William 
Peck,  of  Saville  township;  Ward  EdAvard, 
born  December  2,  1868,  is  a  nurse  at  the 
asylum  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.;  Ada  O.  (Mrs. 
Cyrus  Egolf),  of  Carlisle,  Pa.,  bom  June  19, 
1870;  Mary  Ellen  (Mrs.  Martin  Burd),  of 
Byron,  111.,  born  August  19,  1871;  and  Sa- 
rah Elizabeth,  born  October  25,  1872,  died 
October  28,  1872.  Mr.  Jacobs  is  an  active 
and  esteemed  member  of  the  Reformed 
church;  he  serA'ed  on  the  building  committee 
of  the  congregation  Avith  Avhicli  he  is  con- 
nected. 


GEORGE  WILLIAM  KOCHENDER- 
FER,  Ickesburg,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  A\'as  bom 
September  10,  1841,  in  SaA^lle  township. 
Perry  county,  son  of  John  and  ]\Iary  Ann 
(Ritter)  Kochenderfer.  His  grandfather,  Pe- 
ter Kochenderfer,  Avas  descended  from  a  Ger- 
man family;    he  became  a  resident  of  Perry 


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county  many  years  ago,  coming  from  an  east- 
ern county  of  Pennsylvania,  wkile  this  central 
region  was  still  very  wild.  He  died  comj^ara- 
tively  early  in  life,  leaving  his  wife  burdened 
mth  the  management  of  the  farm,  as  well  as 
with  the  rearing  of  their  large  family  of  chil- 
dren. But  she  was  a  woman  of  great  energy, 
and  was  equal  to  the  emergency.  She  suj)er- 
intended  the  fann,  employing  laborers,  and 
giving  attention  to  stock  raising,  besides  the 
cultivation  of  the  soil.  Thus  she  maintained 
her  young  family  in  comfort,  and  trained  them 
to  industiy.  Their  children  were:  George; 
John;  David;  Jacob;  "William;  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  John  Shuman);  Mary  (Mrs.  Jacob 
Kell);  Margaret  (Mrs.  Andrew  Kell);  and 
Catherine  (Mrs.  George  Hall);  all  now  de- 
ceased. The  second  son,  John  Kochenderfer, 
born  in  1815  in  Saville  township,  then  Tyrone, 
was  a  farmer.  He  continued  for  some  time 
after  his  marriage  to  work  as  a  laborer  for  oth- 
ers. From  1844  to  1S46,  he  was  in  mercantile 
business  in  Loysville,  Pa.;  from  1846  to  1852, 
he  was  tenant  of  the  farm  left  by  his  father, 
which  in  the  latter  year  he  bought  from  the 
heirs  of  the  estate,  making  it  from  that  time 
forth  his  permanent  residence.  John  Kochen- 
derfer was  a  Democrat,  and  was  elected  to  va- 
rious township  offices,  besides  serving  one  term 
as  county  commissioner.  His  wife,  Mary  Ann 
Ritter,  was  born  in  1814.  Their  children  are: 
Peter,  a  workingman  of  N'ewport,  Pa. ;  George 
"William;  John  R.,  farmer,  of  Saville  town- 
ship; Martin  L.,  clerk  for  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road Company  in  Philadelphia  .for  many 
years;  Amos,  farmer  of  Saville  township; 
Charles  L.,  a  resident  of  Iowa  since  1881,  is 
now  a  dealer  in  wood  at  Sioux  City;  Edgar 
M.,  postmaster  at  Ickesburg;  Rebecca  A.  (Mrs. 
D.  C.  Hollenbaugh),  of  Lancaster  county,  Pa. ; 
and  Mary  J.  (Mrs.  Henry  Lenig),  of  Milford, 
Pa.  John  Kochenderfer  was  a  member  of  the 
Reformed  church.  He  died  on  the  homestead 
in  1877;   his  wife  suiwived  him  until  1890. 

A  lifelong  resident  of  the  home  farm, 
George  "W.  Kochenderfer  obtained  his  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  his  vicinity, 
completing  his  course  at  the  high  school  in 
Landisburg,  Pa.,  and  at  the  Loysville  Acad- 
emy. He  taught  school  in  Centre  county.  Pa., 
during  the  winter  of  1864-65,  and  subsequent- 
ly for  about  seven  terms  in  Saville  township. 
In  1870,  he  rented  the  home  farm,  of  which  in 
1884  he  bought  86  acres.     In  1895,  he  built 


a  new  dwelling,  a  comfortable  and  convenient 
home,  in  which  he  now  resides.  Besides  this 
farm,  Mr.  Kochenderfer  owns  two  tracts  of 
land,  containing  respectively  43  and  21  acres. 
He  has  much  improved  his  jjroperty.  He  is 
a  staunch  Democrat;  has  served  in  several 
township  offices;  has  been  auditor,  and  is  now 
fulfilling  his  sixth  year  as  tax  collector.  He 
has  been  a  member  of  the  election  board. 

George  William  Kochenderfer  was  first 
married  in  1867,  to  Margaret  Dromgold,  who 
died  in  1872.  In  1875,  he  married  Matilda 
Bernheisel,  of  Green  Park,  Perry  county,  Pa., 
who  is  still  living.  Their  only  child  is  Sarah 
Ann,  but  they  are  rearing  a  little  girl,  whose 
name  is  Mary  Ellen  Garman.  Mr.  Kochen- 
derfer is  an  esteemed  and  useful  member  of 
the  Reformed  church,  with  which  he  has  been 
connected  since  his  boyhood.  He  is  a  deacon; 
for  two  terms  he  acted  as  elder.  His  wife  is 
also  a  member  of  the  same  church. 


WILLIAM  W.  AA^OODS,  Plain,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  Francis  A¥.  and  Sarah 
(AYharton)  AVoods,  was  born  in  Turbett  town- 
ship, Juniata  county,  Pa.,  May  6,  1833.  His 
grandfather,  Robert  AYoods,  came  from  Ire- 
land during  the  latter  part  of  the  eighteenth 
century,  and  settled  in  what  is  now  Turbett 
township,  Juniata  county.  Having  purchased 
a  tract  of  land,  he  began  farming.  In  Ireland 
he  had  learned  and  worked  at  shoemaking,  but 
after  coming  to  America  he  gave  the  greater 
part  of  his  time  to  farming,  making  occasion- 
ally, however,  a  pair  of  fine  boots  or  shoes  for 
some  friend.  He  was  a  very  intelligent  man, 
and  was  highly  esteemed.  For  many  years  he 
filled  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace  in  his 
township.  Robert  Woods  was  married  to  Miss 
Lyle,  of  Chester  county.  Pa.,  and  they  had 
these  children:  John,  died  in  early  manhood; 
Eliza  (Mrs.  Thomas  Elliott),  has  a  family  of 
five  children  and  resides  in  Iowa  since  1843; 
Joseph,  married  to  Miss  Smith,  who  died,  then 
to  Margaret  Adams,  and  had  a  family  of  six 
children;  Mary,  died  at  the  age  of  eight  years; 
Thomas,  married,  and  had  four  children;  Mar- 
tha, died  aged  over  eighty  years;  Hetty,  died 
aged  sixty-five  years;  Francis  Wayne;  James, 
married  Louisa  Brickley,  has  nine  children; 
and  one  child  that  died  in  infancy.  Mr. 
AVoods  died  in  February,  1837,  aged  seventy- 
eight  years;  his  wife  died  in  1813,  at  the  age 
of  forty-five. 


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Francis  "Wayne  Woods  was  reared  in  Tur- 
bett  township,  and  received  his  education  in 
the  subscription  schools  sustained  by  the  neigh- 
boring farmers.  At  the  age  of  thirty  years 
he  came  to  Jackson  township,  Perry  county, 
and  purchased  a  ti-act  of  land  from  David  and 
John  Mooreland.  This  tract  consisted  of  about 
175  acres,  and  was  the  site  of  the  present  bor- 
ough of  Blain.  Here  Mr.  Woods  began  a  suc- 
cessful career  as  a  farmer.  He  was  a  Demo- 
crat, of  the  Jeffersonian  type,  and  although 
never  aspiring  to  public  office,  he  consented  to 
serve  his  township  in  various  capacities.  Mr. 
Woods  was  married  February  1,  1832,  to  Sa- 
rah, daughter  of  William  and  Annie  (Stew- 
art) Wharton.  They  had  these  children :  Wil- 
liam W.;  Ann  Eliza  (Mrs.  George  Martin), 
died  in  early  womanhood;  two  sons  died  in 
infancy;  Emmeline  (Mrs.  John  Skinner),  re- 
sides at  Dry  Run,  Franklin  county.  Pa.,  with 
seven  children,  Clara,  Frank,  Samuel,  Harry, 
Alice,  Cora  and  Edith;  Samuel,  mamed  Ag- 
nes Stambaugh,  resides  in  Jackson  township; 
Francis  AV.,  married  Mary  Klouse;  Annie, 
died  aged  ten  years;  Harry  and  Sallie,  twins, 
the  latter  married  Arthur  Garber;  Cloyd; 
John;  and  Samuel.  Francis  W.  Woods  died 
August  23,  1873,  aged  sixty-five  years,  six 
months  and  twenty-two  days;  Mrs.  Woods 
died  in  December,  1857,  aged  forty-seven 
years  and  nine  months.  She  was  a  consistent 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 

William  W.  Woods  came  with  his  parents 
to  Jackson  township,  April  1,  1838.  He  at- 
tended the  district  schools  diu-ing  the  winter 
months,  and  assisted  on  his  father's  farm  dur- 
ing the  rest  of  the  year.  He  remained  at  home 
until  his  twenty-fourth  year,  but  after  his  mar- 
riage he  removed  to  Middle  Springs,  near 
Shippensburg,  Cumberland  county,  and  farm- 
ed for  three  years.  Having  bought  a  farm 
in  Fannett  township,  Franklin  county,  he  re- 
moved to  that  place  and  remained  three  years. 
In  1864,  he  returned  to  Jackson  township,  and 
bought  the  old  Eobert  Woods  farm,  which  he 
operated  very  successfully  until  1880,  when 
he  purchased  his  present  homestead.  He  has 
been  very  successful  as  a  farmer.  Like  his 
father,  he  is  a  Democrat,  and  is  interested  in 
all  local  affairs. 

William  W.  Woods  was  married,  August  4, 
1857,  to  Catherine  Jane,  daughter  of  George 
]\r.  and  T^ydia  Ann  (Bower)  Loy.  Their  chil- 
dren arc:    Francis  Elaine,  died    aged    three 


years;  George  L.,  married  Mary  Schoeffler, 
has  six  children  living  and  one  dead;  Emma 
Adella  (Mrs.  William  F.  Stambaugh),  has  two 
children  living  and  one,  David,  died  aged 
three  years;  and  Robert  W.,  a  student  at 
Pennsylvania  College,  Gettysburg,  Pa.  On 
November  1,  1891,  Mrs.  Woods  died.  She 
was  born  June  16,  1839,  and  was  a  faithful 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  On  January 
23,  1896,  Mr.  Woods  married  again,  his  sec- 
ond wife  being  Martha,  widow  of  Robert  El- 
der. Mr.  Woods  is  one  of  the  most  enterpris- 
ing farmers  and  progressive  citizens  of  his 
township. 


WILLIAM  G.  GUTSHALL,  Blain,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  bom  near  Blain,  Jackson 
township.  Perry  county,  November  24,  1837. 
He  is  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Sarah  (Bower)  Gut- 
shall.  His  grandparents,  George  and  Barbara 
(Spohn)  Gutshall,  were  natives  of  Berks  coun- 
ty. Pa.  They  removed  to  Cumberland,  now 
Periy,  county,  and  bought  a  homestead  sit- 
uated on  Shermans  creek,  Jackson  township, 
about  two  and  a  half  miles  west  of  Blain. 
Their  son,  Daniel,  born  in  1808,  was  educated 
in  a  subscription  school  in  Jackson  township, 
where  he  was  taught  very  little  English. 
When  a  young  man,  he  Avorked  as  a  farm  la- 
borer in  Juniata  county,  for  William  Okeson, 
and  other  farmers  of  the  neighborhood.  Mr. 
Gutshall  began  fanning  on  his  own  account 
in  Jackson  township,  west  of  Blain.  He  af- 
terwards sold  his  property  and  bought  his  fath- 
er's farm  on  Sherman  creek.  Here  he  built  a 
new  house  and  bank  barn,  and  made  many 
other  improvements;  by  careful  and  intelli- 
g-ent  cultivation,  he  so  increased  the  value  of 
his  property  that  it  was  considered  one  of  the 
finest  farms  in  the  valley.  In  1869,  he  bought 
an  adjoining  tract  of  land,  which  he  improved 
in  the  same  judicious  manner;  this  farm  is 
now  o\\med  by  his  son,  William  B.  Later,  he 
retired  from  farm  life  and  removed  to  Blain. 
He  was  a  just  and  conscientious  man,  highly 
esteemed  by  his  neighbors.  Interested  in  all 
the  affairs  of  the  township,  he  was  always  ac- 
tively engaged  in  local  jiolitics,  and  was  a  Dem- 
ocrat of  the  true  Jeffersonian  type.  Mr.  Dan- 
iel Gutshall  was  maiTied  to  Sarah,  daughter 
of  Abraham  and  Jane  Bower.  They  have 
twelve  children:  Jane  (Mrs.  John  Tressler), 
of  Jackson  township:  ALiry  (IMrs.  George 
Ivern),   of  Toboyne  township;    William  B.; 


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1145 


Solomon  B.,  married  Margaret  AVaggoner; 
Caroline  (Mrs.  Amos  AVatts),  of  Oliver  town- 
ship; Wilson,  an  emiDloyee  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Eailroad  Company,  married  Sarah  Dra- 
venstadt,  of  Harrisburg,  Pa.;  Abraham,  has 
resided  at  Pueblo,  Col.,  for  more  than  twenty 
yeai-s,  and  is  engineer  on  the  Denver  and  Rio 
Grande  Eailroad;  Sarah  (Mrs.  David  Bower), 
of  Xew  Bloomfield;  Henry,  married  Mary 
Johnson,  died  from  the  effects  of  a  kick  from 
a  horse;  Diana  (Mrs.  Wilson  Morrison),  of 
Toboyne  township;  George  W.,  married  Miss 
Bennett,  of  Juniata  county,  resides  on  the 
homestead  in  Jackson  township;  and  Melinda, 
died  in  1865,  aged  eleven.  Mr.  Daniel  Gut- 
shall  and  his  wife  Avere  devout  members  of  the 
Lutheran  church.  He  died  at  the  age  of  sev- 
enty-seven; his  wife  died  in  1878,  aged  sev- 
enty-nine. 

William  B.  Gutshall  grew  up  on  the  home- 
stead, attending  the  public  schools  of  the  town- 
ship when  he  could  be  sjoared  from  home.  He 
began  farming  for  himself.  May  6,  1869,  in 
Shermans  valley,  on  land  belonging  to  his 
father,  and  four  years  later  removed  to  the 
homestead,  where  he  remained  for  seven  years. 
In  1880,  he  purchased  a  home,  and  after  his 
father's  death,  bought  additional  land,  which 
he  improved  and  cultivated  until  1891;  he 
then  retired  from  farm  life,  and  removed  to 
Blain.  He  formed  a  partnership  with  Wil- 
liam Bower  and  they  opened  a  warehouse  as 
commission  merchants;  they  were  also  the 
agents  of  the  N'ewport  and  Shermans  Valley 
Railroad  at  Blain.  Mr.  Gutshall  shared  his 
father's  political  views,  and  has  always  been 
a  Democrat.  He  is  prominent  in  local  poli- 
tics and  has  held  various  borough  offices.  In 
1896  he  was  nominated  for  the  office  of  county 
commissioner  and  was  elected  by  a  good  ma- 
jority. 

William  B.  Gutshall  was  married,  in  1869, 
to  Emma,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Rice.  They 
have  no  children,  but  with  true  generous  be- 
nevolence, Mr.  Gutshall  has  shared  his  com- 
fortable home  with  two  children,  his  wards, 
whom  he  has  cared  for  and  educated.  Mr. 
Gutshall  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Lu- 
theran church  at  Blain,  Pa. 


WILLIAM  ALEXAI^DER  and  JAMES 
B.  MOORELAND,  Blain,  Perry  county.  Pa., 
are  sons  of  David  L.  and  Sarah  C.  (Hollings- 
head)  Mooreland.     The  former  was  bom  Jan- 


uary 3,  1837,  in  Blain;  the  latter  at  Spring 
Run,  Path  valley,  Franklin  county,  December 
16,  18-1:1.  Their  grandfather,  David  Moore- 
land, came  from  Ireland,  in  the  latter  part 
of  the  eighteenth  century,  and  settled  in  Sher- 
mans valley,  near  the  present  site  of  Blain. 
Here  he  bought  a  tract  of  land,  and  began  to 
cultivate  and  improve  it.  He  was  industrious 
and  thrifty,  and  established  a  comfortable 
home  and  income  for  his  family.  David 
Mooreland  was  married  January  14,  1804,  to 
Elizabeth  Lemon.  Their  children  are:  Diana 
(Mrs.  Dr.  Gitt),  of  Missouri,  born  March  15, 
1805,  has  five  children;  Sallie  (Mrs.  Anthony 
Black),  of  Jackson  township,  born  ISTovember 
8,  1806,  has  four  children;  John,  bom  March 
3,  1809,  man-ied  Miss  Hetrick,  and  removed 
to  South  Bend,  Ind.,  where  his  descendants 
now  reside;  David  L.,  born  July  27,  1811; 
Lemon,  born  in  September,  1813,  mari'ied  and 
removed  to  Washington,  Washington  county, 
la.;  James,  born  in  1816,  married  and  re- 
moved to  Iowa  City,  la.,  had  three  children; 
Mary,  wife  of  Rev.  George  Porter,  of  Illi- 
nois, born  jSTovember  6,  1818,  has  two  sons 
and  two  daughters ;  Alexander,  born  in  June, 
1821,  went  to  Missouri  and  married  there. 
David  Mooreland  was  an  earnest  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  church,  and  was  a  just  man. 
He  died  October  25,  1821,  aged  fifty  years. 
His  wife  died  April  30,  1837,  aged  fifty  years, 
ten  months  and  two  days.  The  father  of  the 
Messrs.  Mooreland,  David  L.  Mooreland,  was 
born  and  reared  in  Jackson  township.  He  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  district  schools,  and 
at  the  early  age  of  sixteen  entered  the  employ 
of  the  Oak  Grove  Furnace  Comj^any,  in 
Spring  township.  Perry  county,  as  book- 
keeper. Upon  attaining  his  majority,  he  re- 
turned to  Blain,  and  began  business  for  him- 
self, as  a  merchant;  after  a  short  time,  how- 
ever, he  removed  to  Spring  Run,  Franklin 
county,  and  continued  in  prosperous  busines«5 
there  for  five  years.  Mr.  Mooreland  then  pur- 
chased a  farm  in  Fayette  township,  Frank- 
lin county;  after  nine  years  he  sold  it,  re- 
turned to  Jackson  township,  and  farmed  the 
David  Black  estate  for  a  number  of  years. 
Mr.  Mooreland  was  a  man  of  advanced  ideas, 
and  like  his  father,  honorable  in  all  his  deal- 
ings. He  was  highly  respected  by  all  who 
knew  him.  In  his  later  years  he  retired  from 
business  and  lived  with  his  sons  in  Blain.  Da- 
vid L.  Mooreland    was    married  October  5, 


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1833,  to  Sarali  C,  daughter  of  William  and 
Hoi>e  Hollingshead,  Quakers  of  Xew  Jersey. 
Their  children  are :  William  Alexander,  born 
January  3,  1837;  David  Schaffer,  born  May  2, 
1839,  died  January  25,  1810;  Mary  E.  (Mrs. 
E.  B.  Lesh),  of  Lyon  county,  Kan.,  was  born 
March  25,  1843,  has  two  sons,  David  K.  and 
Charles  M.;  George  M.  Deems,  born  May 
18,  1845,  died  July  9,  1845;  Margaret  Ann, 
born  March  29,  1847,  died  January  22,  1851. 
Mrs.  David  !Mooreland  Avas  born  March  8, 
1808.  She  ended  a  beautiful  Christian  life, 
November  27,  1884.  Mr.  Mooreland's  death 
occurred  April  18,  1894. 

William  A.  and  James  B.  Mooreland  at- 
tended the  district  schools,  and  William  xi. 
also  attended  Shade  Gap  Academy  for  one 
term.  James  B.  served  a  full  apprenticeship 
with  Stewart  &  Zollinger,  tinsmiths,  of  Har- 
risburg.  He  then  returned  to  Blain  and  eon- 
ducted  a  business  until  1863.  At  the  breaking 
out  of  the  late  war,  both  of  these  brothers  re- 
sponded to  their  country's  call.  William  A. 
Mooreland  enlisted  at  Camp  Curtin,  at  Har- 
risburg,  September  3,  1861,  in  Company  I, 
Forty-ninth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  He 
served  three  years  and  participated  in  many 
engagements  and  struggles,  in  those  memora- 
ble years  of  our  country's  history.  He  was 
discharged  at  Winchester,  Va.,  in  1864. 
James  B.  Mooreland  enlisted  in  the  Twentieth 
Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  under  Captain  Bald- 
win, April  4,  1863.  He  served  one  and  a  half 
years,  and  Avas  honorably  discharged  at  Cloud 
Mills,  Va.,  in  1865.  After  their  return  from 
the  war,  the  Messrs.  Mooreland  together 
opened  a  tin,  stove  and  hardware  store  in 
Blain.  Early  in  this  business  career  they  had 
the  misfortune  to  be  burned  out,  but  by  in- 
dustry and  good  management,  they  have  now 
a  large  and  prosperous  business.  They  are 
both  members  of  the  Samuel  Baker  Post,  G. 
A.  R.,  in  Blain.  William  A.  IMooreland  also 
belongs  to  I^dge  Xo.  706,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  at 
Blain. 

James  B.  Mooreland  Avas  marriedAEarch  11, 
1886,  to  Elizabeth  W.,  daughter  of  William 
D.  and  Maria  (Fritz)  Boyer.  The  Messrs. 
Mooreland  and  family  are  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


FRAXK  A.  GFTSHALL,  ^f.  D.,  Blain, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  at  Carlisle,  Cum- 
berland county,  Pa.,  March  15,  1844.    He  is 


a  son  of  John  and  Catherine  (Wuuderlich) 
Gutshall.  His  grandfather,  Peter  Gutshall, 
of  German  descent,  Avas  born  in  1790,  at  Har- 
risburg.  Pa.  When  he  was  five  years  of  age 
he  Avas  brought  to  Carlisle,  Pa.,  and  received 
his  education  in  the  district  schools  of  that 
place.  He  learned  carjDentry  and  became  a 
skilful  mechanic  and  master  workman.  Just 
and  conscientious  in  his  business  transactions, 
he  Avas  universally  respected.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Sarah  Hagan,  who  was  of  Irish  descent. 
They  had  two  sons:  John;  and  Joseph,  mar- 
ried Sarah  My  ere  and  in  1849  Avent  to  Cali- 
fornia, returning  to  the  east  for  his  Avife  in 
1851.  Both  died  soon  after  settling  in  Cali- 
fornia, and  Mr.  Gutshall's  estate,  the  proceeds 
of  Avhich  amounted  to  several  thousand  dol- 
lars, Avas  divided  among  strangers.  Mr.  Peter 
Gutshall  Avas  a  consistent  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran church;  he  died  at  Carlisle  in  1863. 
His  Avife  Avas  a  member  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
church.  Patient  and  charitable  in  dispo- 
sition, a  friend  to  all  in  distress,  she  Avas  a  true 
helpmate  to  her  husband,  and  Avas  beloA^ed  by 
all  who  knew  her. 

John  Gutshall,  father  of  Dr.  Gutshall,  Avas 
born  October  9,  1818,  and  received  a  limited 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Carlisle. 
He  learned  carpentry  Avith  his  father,  and 
Avhile  Avorking  at  his  trade,  cherished  the  hope 
of  becoming  an  architect.  Industry,  perse- 
verance and  conscientious  workmanship  pre- 
vailed. He  became  prominent  in  his  chosen 
profession  throughout  the  counties  of  eastern 
Pennsylvania.  The  jail,  the  county  alms- 
house, the  barracks,  and  many  of  the  finest 
houses  in  Carlisle  were  built  by  him.  In  1856, 
he  planned  and  built  the  jail  at  Lewistown, 
Miiflin  county.  Pa.  Many  other  buildings  in 
different  counties  show  his  skill  as  a  Avorkman. 
Mr.  John  Gutshall  Avas  a  Whig,  but  on  the 
formation  of  the  Republican  party,  he  became 
an  ardent  Democrat.  He  is  actively  interested 
in  all  local  affairs,  and  has  held  various  bor- 
ough offices;  he  was  assessor  of  the  borough 
for  twenty  yeai"s.  He  was  nominated  for 
treasurer  of  Cumberland  county,  and  was 
elected  by  a  very  large  majority.  Mr.  Gut- 
shall Avas'  a  Knight  Templar,  and  a  member 
of  the  F.  and  A.  M.,  and  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  He 
Avas  married  in  1843,  to  Catherine,  daughter 
of  Simon  and  Sarah  (Crane)  Wunderlieh. 
They  have  three  children:  Frank  A.,  M.  D.; 
Joseph  M.,  builder  and  contractor,  removed 


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to  South  America  in  1S70,  and  lias  never  been 
heard  from;  and  John  Charles,  died  aged 
eleven.  Mrs.  Gutshall  died  in  1851,  aged 
twenty-seven.  Quiet  and  retiring  in  manner, 
she  was  noted  for  her  charities  and  for  her  gen- 
erous hospitality,  and  her  untimely  death  was 
deeply  mourned  by  her  numerous  friends. 
Mr.  Gutshall's  second  wife  was  Hettie,  daugh- 
ter of  James  Graham.  Their  children  are: 
Georgia,  died  aged  eighteen;  Catherine  (Mrs. 
Charles  Eppley),  of  Cumberland  county,  has 
one  son,  Mervin;  Sarah  F.  (Mrs.  James 
Moose),  Andersonburg,  Perry  county.  Pa., 
has  one  sou,  Roy;  and  James,  residing  at  Car- 
lisle, Pa.,  married  Jiilia  Claudy,  has  two  chil- 
dren, William  and  John.  ]\Ir.  John  Gutshall 
was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church.     He  died  September  12,  1890. 

Frank  A.  Gutshall  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Carlisle,  graduating 
from  the  high  school  in  1862.  In  the  same 
year  he  enlisted  in  Company  A,  One  Hundred 
and  Thirtieth  Penns^dvania  Volunteers,  Capt. 
William  F.  Porter,  'in  1863,  he  had  an  attack 
of  typhoid  fever,  and  was  discharged  as  dis- 
abled, February  20,  1863.  Eeturning  to  his 
home,  he  began  to  read  medicine  with  Dr.  J. 
J.  Zitzer,  of  Carlisle,  and  shortly  after  entered 
the  medical  department  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  at  Philadelphia,  and  graduated 
in  March,  1866.  Dr.  Gutshall  began  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  Carlisle,  but  shortly 
after  removed  to  jSTew  Germantown,  Toboyne 
township.  Perry  county,  where  he  had  a  large 
practice.  In  1881,  he  removed  to  Plain,  Jack- 
son township.  Perry  county,  where  he  has  an 
extensive  and  constantly  increasing  practice, 
and  has  become  prominent  in  professional  cir- 
cles. He  is  a  member  of  the  Peny  County 
Medical  Association  and  of  the  State  Medical 
Society.  Dr.  Gutshall  is  actively  interested 
in  all  the  affairs  of  the  community;  he  is  en- 
terprising and  anxious  for  improvement  in 
every  direction.  Like  his  father,  he  is  a  firm 
adherent  to  the  principles  of  Democi'acy,  and 
although  not  an  office-seeker,  has  held  various 
borough  and  township  offices.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Samuel  Baker  Post,  l^o.  543,  G.  A. 
R.,  at  Plain.  He  is  also  medical  examiner  for 
the  Mutual  and  Equitable  Life  Insurance 
Company,  of  ISTew  York,  and  for  the  ISTorth- 
western  Mutual  Life  Insurance,  of  Milwaukee, 
Wis. 

Frank  A.   Gutshall,  M.   I).,  was  married, 


June  1,  1867,  to  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  Levi 
and  Margaret  (Kunkle)  Swartz.  They  have 
Uvo  children:  John  Charles,  at  home;  and 
Daisy  B.  (Mrs.  i^ewton  K.  Bistline),  has  one 
child,  Elsie.  Dr.  Gutshall's  family  attend  the 
German  Baptist  church.  He  is  a  liberal  sup- 
porter of  all  church  enterprises. 


WILLIAM  H.  HALL,  deceased,  formerly 
of  Blain,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Mad- 
ison township,  PeiTy  county,  in  August,  1839. 
He  was  a  son  of  Daniel  ancl  ISTancy  (Hartman) 
Hall,  who  was  a  farmer  of  Madison  township, 
was  industinous  and  enterprising,  managed  his 
land  well,  was  successful  in  his  undertakings, 
and  by  his  intelligence  and  upright  character 
maintained  a  position  of  respect  and  influence 
in  the  community.  He  was  an  earnest  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  The 
children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Daniel  Hall  are: 
Benjamin  F.,  married  Mary  Ann  Hippie; 
Eliza(  Mrs.  Conrad  Hench),  has  five  children; 
Diana  (Mrs.  Isaac  F.  Hollenbaugh) ;  Sarah 
(Mrs.  Samuel  Bechtel);  Wilhelmina  (Mrs. 
John  Seeger);  Rebecca,  married  first  to  Wil- 
liam Campbell,  who  died,  and  afterwards  to 
George  Rice;  Maria  (Mrs.  ^STicholas  Loy),  re- 
moved to  Kansas;  ISTancy  and  Caroline,  twins, 
the  fonner  mamed  to  Jacob  Flickinger,  the 
latter  first  to  Xixon  Bixler,  who  died,  and 
then  to  Joseph  Walker;  and  William  II. 

Beginning  life  on  the  farm,  William  H. 
Hall,  attended  first  the  common  schools  of  his 
township,  taking  afterwards  courses  of  study 
in  the  academies  of  Loysville  and  Landisburg. 
Having  thus  become  qualified  to  be  an  in- 
structor, lie  taught  for  a  nundier  of  years  in 
Shemrans  valk'v.  T\w  value  of  his  intelli- 
gence and  careful  preparation  for  the  duties 
of  his  j)rofession,  of  his  executive  ability,  and 
above  all  of  his  purity  and  integrity  of  char- 
acter, was  not  long  in  being  recognized.  He 
was  considered  a  very  superior  instructor,  was 
for  seven  yeare  teacher  and  afterwards  prin- 
cipal of  the  Andersonburg  Soldiers'  Orjihan 
School,  Andersonbiirg,  Pa.  He  was  of  a  gen- 
erous and  kindly  nature,  exemplary  in  his  do- 
mestic relations,  and  a  faithful  member  of  his 
chosen  denomination,  the  Presbyterian.  For 
the  last  seventeen  years  of  his  life,  Mr.  Hall 
was  engaged  in  agricutural  pursuits.  He  had 
been  to  some  extent  interested  in  that  busi- 
ness in  Madison  township,  and  in  1879,  he 
bought  the  Captain  Gutshall  farm  in  Jackson 


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townsliip,  near  Blain,  -whore  he  tlicd  while  at 
church,  July  12,  1896.  He  ardently  sup- 
ported the  Republican  party;  he  sen'cd  the 
township  in  various  responsible  positions.  His 
death  was  sincerely  and  universally  regretted. 

William  H.  Hall  was  married,  'in  1869,  to 
]\rrs.  Elizabeth  Kinsloe,  widow  of  S.  E.  B.  P. 
Kinsloe.  ^Ir.  and  j\Irs.  Hall  had  four  chil- 
dren, three  of  whom  died  in  early  life.  The 
only  survivor,  Harry  Motzer  Hall,  was  born 
near  Andersonburg,  Madison  township,  and 
lived  there  until  he  was  about  ten  years  old, 
Avlien,  in  1879,  his  parents  remoA'ed  to  Jackson 
township.  Here  he  attended  school,  supple- 
menting his  curricuhmi  at  the  common  schools 
by  a  term  in  the  State  jSTomial  School  in  Mans- 
field, Tioga  county.  Pa.  Harry  M.  Hall  was 
man-ied  in  June,  1890,  to  Elorence  V.,  daugh- 
ter of  .Vndrow  and  Sarah  (Wentz)  Shreffier; 
they  have  one  child,  AVilliam  Franklin.  IMr. 
Hall  is  a  liepublican,  and  he  and  his  wife  are 
members  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 

The  first  husband  of  Mrs.  Hall,  Mr.  S.  E.  B. 
P.  Kinsloe,  to  Avhom  she  was  man'ied  July  12, 
1858,  enlisted  for  the  war  of  the  Rebellion 
in.  Company  E,  Two  Hundred  and  Eighth 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  died  in  the 
Carver  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C,  from  the 
effects  of  gnnshot  wounds  received  in  the  bat- 
tle of  Petersburg.  The  children  of  that  mar- 
riage are:  Thomas  AVest  Kinsloe,  married 
Ella  D.  Sheafer,  of  Blain,  has  two  children 
living,  Edmund  Burke  and  Grace  Elizabeth, 
besides  Ida  Gertrude,  Avho  died  when  about 
six  years  old;  S.  E.  Biirke  Kinsloe,  married 
Ella  E.  Simons;  and  Annie  M.,  married  Rev. 
John  TI.  Cooper,  of  Jefferson  county,  Pa.,  has 
children,  Clyde  C,  Ethel  Margaret,  AAlUiam 
H.,  Florence  E.,  and  Biirke  Kinsloe.  Airs. 
Hall  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church 
at  Blain;  she  is  a  good  neighbor  and  friend, 
helpful  and  kind  in  times  of  need,  and  faith- 
ful to  duty. 


JOHX  A.  KISTLER,  Blain,  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  son  of  Samuel  and  Catherine  (Kline) 
Kistler,  was  born  in  Spring  township,  Perry 
county,  February  8,  1832.  Samuel  Kistler 
was  also  a  native  of  Spring  township,  where  he 
■was  educated  in  the  early  subscription  schools, 
the  instructions  there  imparted  being  princi- 
pally in  the  German  language.  His  wife's  ed- 
ucation was  similar  to  hi?;  «lie  did  not  learn 
to   read    English    until    after   their   mnrria<i-e. 


They  Avere  an  excellent  couple;  they  resem- 
bled each  other  in  generosity,  both  always 
ready  to  assist  the  needy  to  the  extent  of  their 
ability;  Samuel  Kistler,  indeed,  went  beyond 
it,  involving  his  estate  to  a  considerable  extent 
by  loans  and  endorsements.  He  was  equally 
kind  and  indulgent  to  his  family.  Air.  Kistler 
was  in  earlier  life  a  AYhig,  and  afterwards  l)e- 
came  an  ardent  supporter  of  the  Republican 
party.  Their  children  are :  AVilliam,  married 
Emeline  Gates,  has  five  children  living;  Mary, 
died  aged  about  twenty-four  years;  Abraham, 
man-ied  Sarah  Eby,  who  died,  leaA'ing  two 
children,  after  which  he  man-ied  Fanny  Koch, 
and  they  had  five  children;  Jacob,  married 
Alary  AVhistler,  has  seven  children;  John  A.; 
Caroline,  man-ied  AVilliam  Loy,  and  had  chil- 
dren, of  whom  three  are  living,  after  his  death 
mai-ried  Aloses  Jeffries,  who  also  dying,  she 
became  Airs.  Getter;  David,  man-ied  Caroline 
Alyers,  has  sons  and  daughters,  removed  to 
Colorado;  and  Alargaret  (Airs.  Jonathan 
Bistline),  of  Dakota,  has  five  children.  Sam- 
uel Kistler  was  bom  in  1802;  his  wife  was 
bom  September  13,  1804,  and  died  September 
12,  1890.  She  was  a  consistent  member  of 
the  Alethodist  Episcopal  church. 

AVhile  John  A.  Kistler  was  very  young,  his 
parents  removed  to  Jackson  township,  where 
he  attended  the  common  schools.  At  the  age 
of  twenty,  he  began  to  learn  his  trade  of  James 
Alagce,  tanner,  at  Fluntingdon,  Pa.  His  ap- 
prenticeship ended,  he  worked  at  the  business 
for  some  time  as  a  journeyman,  and  then,  after 
a  few  changes  of  occupation,  he  turned  his  at- 
tention to  fanning,  in  Jackson  township,  and 
has  continued  to  follow  that  vocation,  with 
but  little  interruption,  ever  since.  In  the  first 
year  of  the  gi-eat  Rebellion,  Air.  Kistler  num- 
bered himself  among  the  gallant  defenders  of 
his  country.  He  enlisted,  September  14, 
1861,  in  Company  I,  Forty-ninth  Pennsylva- 
nia Volunteers;  after  three  years  of  service, 
having  taken  part  with  his  regiment  in  every 
battle  in  which  it  was  engaged,  he  was  wound- 
ed in  1864,  in  a  fight  on  the  Rapahannock 
river,  and  was  soon  after  honorably  discharged 
at  AA^inchester,  A^a.  Desiring  to  re-enlist,  he 
was  rejected  on  account  of  disability.  He  then 
spent  about  a  year  in  AVashington,  D.  C,  after 
which  he  returned  home.  Air.  Kistler  has  al- 
ways been  an  ardent  Reimblican.  He  is  a 
memlicr  of  Samuel  Baker  Post,  Xo.  543,  G. 
A.  R.,  at  Blain. 


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1151 


John  A.  Kistler  was  married,  Jauiiaiy  5, 
1866,  to  Caroline  Y.,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Elizabeth  (Wolf)  Sheiblej.  Their  children 
are:  Milton,  graduate  of  the  State  Xormal 
School  at  West  Chester,  Chester  county.  Pa., 
and  of  Dickinson  College,  Carlisle,  Pa.,  class 
of  1894,  is  now  an  instructor  in  the  State 
Xormal  School  at  Edinborough,  Erie,  Pa.; 
Alihi  Irene  (Mrs.  Abraham  Bucher),  has  one 
son,  Llovd  Day;  Olivia;  Clark,  married 
Blanche  McCord,  has  one  child,  Carrie  Mar- 
garet, resides  at  McVeytown,  Pa.;  Mary  J.,  a 
gradiiate  of  the  Edinborough  State  IS'ormal 
School,  Erie,  Pa.,  now  doing  good  service  as 
a  teacher  in  the  borough  school  of  Blain ;  Ed- 
win, also  a  qualified  teacher,  engaged  in  the 
same  important  work  at  the  Monterey  school, 
in  Toboyne  township,  Perry  county;  and 
Frederick  Blain,  married  Mary  Hollenbaugh, 
has  one  child,  Irene.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Kist- 
ler are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  at  Blain. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Sheibley,  the  parents 
of  Mrs.  J.  A.  Kistler,  have  a  family  of  eight,  as 
follows:  Mary  (Mrs.  Samuel  Smith) ;  Eebec- 
ca  (Mrs.  Daniel  Schaeifer);  Jane  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  Alexander  Metz);  Anna;  Leah  (Mrs. 
Benjamin  Bistline) ;  Carrie  Y.  (Mrs.  Kistler) ; 
]\Iatilda  (Mrs.  Henry  Bear) ;  and  David  Alex- 
ander, married  a  lady  in  Kansas,  and  resides 
at  Americus,  Kan.  Mrs.  Sheiblej',  an  excellent 
lady,  died  in  1881,  aged  three-score  years;  her 
husl)and  survived  her  until  1886,  when  he 
died,  in  Fel;)ruarv,  aa'ed  about  seventv. 


WILLIAM  SAMUEL  EXDSLOW,  Blain, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  the  Endslow 
homestead,  where  he  now  resides,  March  18, 
1843,  son  of  Samuel  Simmison  and  Eliza  (Mc- 
JSTeal)  Endslow.  AVilliam  and  Isabella  (Sim- 
mison) Endslow,  his  paternal  grandparents, 
were  both  of  Scotch-Irish  descent;  they  re- 
sided in  Juniata  county.  Their  children  were : 
William,  first  married  to  Miss  Junk,  of  Juniata 
county,  who  died  leaving  five  children,  next 
to  a  lady  in  Ohio,  wdio  also  died  leaving  sev- 
eral children,  and  lastly  to  another  lady,  by 
whom  he  had  children,  making  in  all,  includ- 
ing step-children,  a  family  of  twenty -three ; 
John,  married  Martha  Milliken,  had  children, 
William,  Samuel  and  Harvey,  who  both  en- 
listed in  1861,  in  Company  I,  Eorty-third 
Pennsylvania  Yolunteers,  and  the  latter  died 
from  the  hardship  and  exposure  of  camp  life ; 


Milliken,  Annie  B.,  Mary  and  Mattie,  who 
were  twins,  and  one  son  and  one  daughter  who 
died  very  young;  James,  married  Jane  Eaton, 
resided  in  Madison  township,  Perry  county, 
for  years  conducted  the  McFarland  mill,  had 
no  children,  and  adopted  Llenry  Zeiders,  who 
succeeded  to  their  estate,  and  now  resides  in 
St.  Louis,  Mo.;  Samuel  Simmison;  Catherine 
(Mrs.  Butler);  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  AVilliam  Mc- 
Killip);   and  Isabella. 

James  McXeal,  maternal  gTandfather  of 
William  S.  Endslow,  came  from  Yirginia  in 
]\larch,  1795,  and  settled  upon  a  tract  of  land 
which  he  purchased  in  Jackson  township,  now 
Perry,  but  then  a  part  of  Cumberland  county. 
Here  he  became  a  very  successful  merchant, 
bringing  his  goods  on  wagons  from  Baltimore, 
Md.  He  acquired  considerable  property,  and 
reared  a  family  of  nine  children:  Martha, 
lived  unmarried  to  the  age  of  eighty-one ;  Dan- 
iel, married  and  removed  to  Indiana,  had  two 
children,  Emily  and  Mary;  David,  married 
and  had  a  large  family;  resides  in  Ohio; 
Maria,  became  the  second  wife  of  Samuel  S. 
Endslow;  James  L.,  married  Jane  Ann  Quig- 
ley,  has  daughters,  Matilda,  ISTancy,  Eliza  and 
Jane  Ann,  and  one  son  who  died  in  early  life; 
Eliza,  first  wife  of  Mr.  Endslow,  and  mother  of 
A\''illiam  S.  Endslow;  John,  died  aged  about 
sixteen;  Emily,  died  in  early  womanhood; 
and  Matilda,  Avho  also  died  young. 

Samuel  Simmison  Endslow,  born  in  1809, 
passed  his  early  life  in  Juniata  county,  attend- 
ing the  common  school,  which  was  at  such  a 
distance  from  his  home  that  he  not  unfre- 
quently  found  himself  obliged  to  stay  there 
all  night.  He  was  afterwards  apprentice  to 
his  brother,  James  Endslow,  a  miller  in 
Kishacoquillas  valley,  in  Mifilin  county.  Dur- 
ing his  apprenticeship,  he  received  $.37  per 
year,  and  had  one  week  at  his  own  disposal 
during  the  harvest  season.  After  becoming 
well  acquainted  with  the  milling  business,  Mr. 
Endslow  rented  the  old  Towsey  mill,  in  Mad- 
ison toAvaiship,  afterAvards  owned  by  Mr.  Bix- 
ler,  and  now  the  property  of  G.  E.  Beck.  Here 
he  remained  one  year,  and  then  rented  An- 
thony Black's  mills,  at  Blain,  which  he  con- 
ducted for  two  yeai-s,  during  which  time  he 
married.  In  1837,  he  bought  the  mills  and 
property  of  his  father-in-law,  James  MclSTeal, 
and  here  conducted  business  successfully  until 
1860,  when  he  retired  from  active  em]iloy- 
ment.     It  was  well  known  that  the  products 


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of  Mr.  Endslow's  mill  were  never  rejected  in 
the  Baltimore  market.  The  mill  was  destroy- 
ed by  hre  in  1857,  and  rebuilt  in  1858.  Mr. 
Endslow  was  an  honorable  man,  exemplary  in 
every  relation.  He  was  a  consistent  and  active 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church; 
his  home  or  his  mill  frequently  ati'ordcd  a 
place  for  meeting  for  worship.  Samuel  S. 
Endslow  was  first  married,  March  9,  1837,  to 
Eliza,  daughter  of  James  and  Alice  (Gregoiy) 
McXeal,  born  July  9,  1811.  Their  chihlren 
are:  Alice  Maria  (Mrs.  AVilsou  Alexander 
Sterrett),  of  Cumberland  county,  born  Janu- 
ary 20,  1838,  had  one  child,  and  both  another 
and  child  died;  Isabella  Jane,  second  Avife  of 
■\Vilson  A.  Sten-ett,  born  May  9,  1839,  has 
two  children,  Wilson  A.  and  David  Kerr; 
James,  boni  August  29,  1840,  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany I,  Forty-third  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
died  while  in  service,  at  Camp  Griifin,  Va., 
January  2,  18C2;  Martha  Emily  (Mrs.  Da- 
vid P.  Elder),  of  Topeka,  Kan.,  born  Octol)er 
9,  1811,  has  children,  Flora,  Addie  S.,  Alice 
E.,  Samuel  E.  and  David  P.;  and  William 
Samuel,  :^[rs.  Eliza  Endslow  died  July  12, 
1813,  in  her  early  prime,  having  just  iiassed 
her  thirty-second  bii'thday;  she  was  amiable 
and  kind^  a  faithful  Christian,  and  was  deeply 
mourned.  In  the  following  year,  February 
22,  1814,  Mr.  Endslow  mamed  her  sister, 
Maria  McXeal,  bom  July  4,  1800.  He  died 
November  23,  1885,  and  she  survived  him  un- 
til July  2,  1888. 

Brought  up  in  Jackson  township,  AVilliam 
S.  Endslow  received  his  primary  education  in 
the  public  schools,  and  then  for  two  terms  at- 
tended the  Mt.  Dempsey  Academy,  at  Landis- 
burg.  Pa.  He  learned  the  management  of  a 
mill  under  his  father's  instructions,  and  resid- 
ed with  his  father  until  the  latter  part  of  1868. 
Being  man-ied  at  this  time,  he  soon  after 
bought  the  mill  property  and  the  farm  from 
his  father,  and  began  business  on  his  own  ac- 
count. He  has  shown  himself  to  be  energetic 
and  persevering,  as  well  as  conscientious  in 
his  business  dealings.  His  mill  was  destroyed 
by  fire  July  13,  1883,  and  he  rebuilt  it  in 
1886.  He  has  enjoyed  a  large  share  of  patron- 
age, and  in  return  has  always  interested  him- 
self heartily  in  the  welfare  and  progress  of 
the  community.  He  is  an  ardent  Republican, 
as  was  also  his  father:  the  latter  was  a  Whig 
in  his  earlier  years. 

William  Samuel  Endslow  was  married  Oc- 


tober 15,  1868,  to  Addie  S.,  daughter  of 
George  and  Arabella  (Stambaugh)  Stroup. 
Their  children  are:  George  Stroup,  born  Sep- 
tember 18,  1870,  a  graduate  of  Palm's  Busi- 
ness College,  Philadelphia,  manied  March  7, 
1895,  to  Jenny  E.  Bryan,  has  two  children, 
Isabella  and  an  infant;  Samuel  Simmison, 
born  Jime  10,  1872,  now  a  student  at  Dickin- 
son College,  Carlisle,  Pa. ;  Wilson  Alexander 
Sten-ett,  born  April  29,  1874,  now  teaching  a 
school  in  Jackson  township;  Elsie  May  Stam- 
baugh, born  September  6,  1876;  and  James 
Matthew  Simpson,  born  November  22,  1882. 
Mr.  Endslow  is  an  earnest  member  of  the 
j\Iethodist  Episcopal  church  at  Blain,  and  has 
served  as  an  officer  in  the  congTCgation  for 
some  years.  ^Mrs.  Endslow  is  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church  at  Blain. 


WILLIAM  B.  GRAY,  Blain,  Perry  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  was  born  in  Jackson  township,  near 
Blain,  September  20,  1836,  son  of  Hugh  and 
Isabella  (Bower)  Gray.  His  grandparents 
were  James  and  Emily  (Walker)  Gray.  James 
Ciray  was  born  in  Scotland,  and  came  to  Amer- 
ica with  his  parents,  wdao  settled  in  one  of  the 
counties  of  Eastern  Pennsylvania,  probably 
]\Iontgomery.  He  was  a  weaver.  He  nuirried 
Miss  Walker  in  1800,  and  in  the  following 
year,  settled  within  the  present  limits  of  Perry 
county,  in  the  Sandy  Hill  district  of  ]\[adison 
township.  Fie  was  a  pioneer  settler,  and  a  very 
active  business  man.  Besides  carrying  on  the 
weaving  business,  he  also  conducted  a  still. 
He  was  not  only  a  just  man,  and  reliable  in  all 
his  transactions,  but  was  liberal  to  persons  in 
need  of  assistance,  and  to  the  church.  He 
contributed  largely  to  the  erection  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church  at  Centre,  one  of  the  earliest 
church  edifices  in  Shermans  valley.  His  chil- 
dren were:  Fanny,  unmarried,  lived  to  pass 
her  eightieth  year:  Flugh;  James,  married 
Elizabeth  Graybill,  of  Centre  county,  had 
seven  children:  John,  married  Sarah  Bowei-, 
had  four  children,  one  of  whom,  James  A. 
(iray,  was  elected  sheriff  of  Perry  county  in 
1878,  on  the  Democratic  ticket;  ]\rary  (Mrs. 
David  Adams) ;  Jane  CMrs.  William  A.  Mor- 
rison), has  six  children;  William,  married 
Eliza  Elder,  of  Franklin  county.  Pa.,  had  three 
children;  Thomas,  married  Catherine  Crisp- 
li]),  of  Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  had  four  chil- 
dren; and  Ellen  (Airs.  Benjamin  Xnrtnn),  of 
Xewtnii   Hatiiiltou,    Pa.,   had    four    children. 


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1153 


James  Gray  died  aged  alwut  forty-seven;  his 
good  wife  survived,  to  reach  tlie  venrable  age 
of  eiglity-six. 

Tlieir  son,  Hugh  Gray,  received  the  limited 
education  then  ordinarily  obtainable  by  farm- 
ers' boys,  worked  with  his  father  both  at  the 
loom  and  in  the  still  imtil  he  married,  in 
1S35.  After  that  event,  he  turned  his  atten- 
tion to  farming,  and  cultivated  a  tract  in  To- 
boyne  township  for  ten  years.  lie  then  re- 
moved to  Madison  townshiji,  continuing  to 
follow  the  same  calling,  which  he  did  with 
good  success.  He  was  progressive  in  his  meth- 
ods, and  of  a  disposition  and  character  that 
won  him  many  friends.  His  wife  also 
was  highly  esteemed  for  her  many  virtues  and 
consistent  life;  she  was  a  very  kind  and  hos- 
pitable woman.  Mr.  Gray  was  a  Presbyterian, 
and  his  wife  a  Lutheran.  ]\Irs.  Isabella  Gray 
Avas  a  daughter  of  Solomon  and  Magdalena 
(Fosselman)  Bower;  she  was  born  in  1811, 
and  man-icd  to  Hugh  Gray  in  September, 
1835.  Their  children  are:  AVilliam  B.;  Solo- 
mon, married  Lydia  A.  Garbev,  and  died  May 
21,  1895,  leaving  two  children.  .Mary  Aurelia 
and  William  Musser;  Emma  Sii-nu  (Mrs.  S. 
W.  Bernheisel),  has  three  children  living, 
Harry  G.,  Charles  W.  and  May;  and  John  G., 
married  Marv  Smith,  has  three  children,  Delia, 
William  H.,'  and  Grace.  :\rrs.  Hugh  Gray 
died  in  February,  18G8.  ^Ir.  Gray,  who  was 
born  March  T,  1801,  died  December  31,  1876. 

Passing  his  boyhood  in  ^Fadison  township, 
William  B.  Gray  attended  the  common  schools 
of  his  neighborhood,  and  resided  at  home,  as- 
sisting his  father  in  the  management  of  the 
farm,  until  he  Avas  twenty-five,  at  which  time 
he  was  married.  He  was  very  successful  as  a 
farmer.  He  began  on  liis  own  account  on  the 
farm  of  his  father-in-law,  Jolm  Stumbaugh, 
the  place  on  which  he  now  resides.  In  1S()5, 
he  bought  the  homestead  at  public  sale.  He 
has  made  many  jiidicidus  improvements,  such 
as  erecting  farm  buildings,  in  addition  to  his 
spacious  and  comfortable  residence,  construct- 
ing fences,  etc.,  besides  so  managing  the  culti- 
vation of  the  land  as  to  render  the  farm  highly 
productive.  He  has  been  actively  interested 
in  local  political  affairs,  and  piiblic  improve- 
ments. He  is  of  the  same  political  party  as 
his  father,  who  was  in  early  life  a  Whig,  and 
aftemvards  became  a  Bepublican.  He  was 
nominated  on  the  ticket  of  that  party  in  1890, 
for    the    office    of    county  commissioner,  and 


elected  by  a  veiw  flattering  majority.  He  was 
chosen  president  of  the  board  of  commission- 
er's, and  was  instrumental  in  making  many 
improvements;  among  these  were  the  annex 
to  the  court  house,  and  the  improved  fixtures 
and  facilities  in  the  various  offices  in  the  build- 
ing. During  the  administration  of  Mr.  Gray, 
seven  new  iron  and  steel  bridges  were  built  in 
the  county,  and  one  stone  arch  bridge,  at 
Montgomerys  Ferry,  besides  three  covered 
wooden  bridges  along  Shermans  creek.  In 
1892,  the  famous  bridge  across  the  Jimiata  at 
Millerstown  was  rebuilt.  Taken  altogether, 
Mr.  Gray  may  congratulate  himself  upon  hav- 
ing had  a  very  useful  and  popular  administra- 
tion. He  has  also  served  in  various  township 
offices.  He  is  a  member  of  Lodge  jSTo.  TO(i,  I. 
O.  O.  F.,  at  Blain. 

AVilliam  B.  Gray  was  married  in  1801  to 
]\[argaret  Jane,  daughter  of  John  and  Xancy 
(McKoe)  Stumbaugh.  Their  children  are: 
James  IT.,  conductor  on  the  Xorthern  Central 
Eailroad,  between  ]\rarysville  and  Baltimore, 
Md.,  married  Ella  Mann,  has  one  child,  Lena; 
Scott  M.,  of  Kingston,  Cumberland  county, 
Pa.,  married  Annie  Freman;  W.  Frank;  and 
Arthur  G.  The  family  attend  the  Reformed 
church  at  Blain. 


AVILLIA:\r  A.  KLIXE,  Blain,  Pen-y  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  was  l)orn  in  Tyrone  township,  near 
Loysville,  January  5,  1846,  son  of  Peter  and 
Sarah  (Smith)  Kline.  His  grandfather,  Henry 
Kline,  was  a  stone  mason,  a  contractor  and 
builder:  he  was  well  known  throughout  the 
county  for  his  work.  He  was  an  intelligent 
and  well-read  man,  particularly  on  the  sub- 
ject of  Biblical  historj';  during  his  later  years, 
he  became  a  preacher  in  the  Church  of  God. 
He  was  noted  for  his  kind  and  generous  dis- 
position; he  was  tall  and  of  a  large  figiu-e, 
and  it  used  to  be  said  of  him  that  he  was  "as 
good  as  he  was  great.''  He  was  twice  married, 
the  first  time  to  j\Iiss  Sheibley,  who  died,  leav- 
ing a  large  family  of  children;  he  afterwards 
married  again.  Their  children  are:  Alary 
(Mrs.  Peter  Smith),  has  eight  children;  Eliza- 
beth (]\Irs.  Daniel  Smith),  has  seven  children; 
Catherine  (Mrs.  Samuel  Kistler),  has  seven 
children;  Margaret  (Mrs.  Jacob  Kyner),  has 
nine  children;  Diana  (Mrs.  Henry  Ebert), 
has  three  children;  Susan  (Airs.  McCartney), 
had  three  children;  Lydia  (Aifrs.  John  Col- 
lins), has  three  children ;   Sarah  (Airs.  Alichael 


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Kepucr),  lias  two  cliiklren;  Jacob,  married 
and  removed  to  Illinois;  Jolm,  man'ied  Miss 
Fleisclier,  has  three  sons  and  fonr  danghters; 
William;  and  Peter.  Peter  Kline  was  bom 
JSTovember  8,  1810,  and  brought  up  near  Loys- 
ville ;  he  attended  the  schools  of  Tyrone  town- 
ship, receiving  a  somewhat  limited  education. 
In  the  year  in  which  he  was  married,  1839,  he 
bought  the  homestead  upon  which  his  son, 
William  A.  Kline,  resides,  from  William 
Blackburn.  He  had  already  made  a  begin- 
ning in  farming  on  his  OAvn  account,  on  his 
father's  farm;  he  now  left  his  early  home, 
and  devoted  his  attention  to  the  laud  which  he 
had  purchased,  on  Avhicli  he  built  a  comforta- 
ble house,  and  made  many  other  improve- 
ments. He  was  prosperous,  and  was  consider- 
ed to  deserve  his  prosperity,  being  a  man  of 
upright  character  and  liberal  spirit.  He  was 
warmly  interested  in  church  affairs,  and  in 
the  general  concerns  of  the  community.  He 
was  a  decided  Republican.  Peter  Kline  was 
married  March  19,  1839,  to  Sarah,  daughter 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  elacob  Smith.  Their  children 
are:  George,  born  April  4,  1840,  married 
Mary  Bailor,  has  had  seven  children,  William, 
deceased,  Edward,  deceased,  Amina,  Clara, 
Alvin,  Lilly  and  Orville;  Margaret  E.,  born 
August  22,'l842 ;  Jacob  H.,  born  October  23, 
1843,  resides  in  Illinois,  married  Elizabeth 
Burd,  has  seven  children,  Harry,  Charles, 
Pearl,  Edward,  Cloyd,  Eva,  and  one  that  died 
very  young;  William  A.;  and  Caroline  S. 
(Mrs.  John  A.  McKee),  has  five  children, 
Charles,  deceased,  Sallie,  Harry,  May  and 
Floy.  Peter  Kline  died  June  3,  1875.  His 
wife,  who  was  born  March  15,  1807,  died  in 
March,  1880,  after  a  life  of  usefulness,  kind- 
ness and  faithful  devotion  to  diity. 

At  the  age  of  seven,  William  A.  Kline  was 
brought  by  his  parents  to  the  homestead  in 
Jackson  township.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  and  assisted  in  the  cultivation  of  the 
farm  until  he  reached  the  age  of  twenty-four. 
He  then  went  to  Illinois  and  worked  there  as 
a  farm  hand  for  two  years,  coming  back  at  the 
end  of  that  time  to  Jackson  township.  He 
began  farming  on  the  homestead  in  1877,  and 
in  the  same  year  came  into  possession  of  that 
property.  In  1S89,  he  l)iii]t  a  large  and  con- 
venient barn,  and  has  made  many  other  im- 
provements. He  has  served  in  various  town- 
ship offices,  but  has  maintained  his  independ- 
ence of  any  political  party. 


William  A.  Kline  was  married  January  18, 
1874,  to  Catherine,  daughter  of  William  and 
Sophia  (Roth)  Mumper.  Their  children  are: 
Myra  (Mrs.  George  A.  Spohn),  has  one  child, 
Myrtle;  Irvin  Eugene,  graduate  of  the  State 
Xormal  School  at  Lock  Haven,  Pa.,  now  teach- 
ing in  Jackson  township;  Emma  F.,  born  Feb- 
ruary 23,  1S7G;  Ella  K,  born  July  30,  1877; 
Sallie  M.,  born  May  3,  1879;  George  A.,  bora 
July  27,  1880;.  John  R.,  bom  May  27,  1882; 
Bertha  S.,  bom  April  11,  1885;  Annie  Pearl, 
born  February  25,  1888,  died  January  27, 
1893;  Mary  M.,  born  December  21,  1889;  Ida 
M.,  born  June  6,  1893;  and  Margaret  Edith, 
bom  April  10,  1896.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kline  are 
members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
at  Blain. 


DAVID  ROAVE,  Blain,  Perry  county.  Pa., 
was  born  near  Germantown,  Pa.,  March  10, 
1830,  son  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Himes) 
Rowe.  Jacob  Rowe  was  a  native  of  Philadel- 
phia ;  both  his  parents  died  when  he  was  very 
young,  and  he  became  the  Avard  of  a  family  re- 
siding at  Sunbury,  Pa.,  and  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  schools  of  that  place.  At  the  age 
of  eighteen,  he  began  to  learn  carpentry  with 
the  gentleman  in  whose  family  he  had  been 
reared,  and  after  acquiring  a  knowledge  of 
his  trade,  followed  it  for  some  years  in  To- 
boyne  township,  Perry  county,  with  encourag- 
ing success.  He  took  contracts  for  building, 
and  having  made  for  himself  a  good  reputation 
as  a  skillful  and  reliable  mechanic,  besides  be- 
ing frugal  in  his  expenditures,  it  was  not  many 
years  before  he  had  saved  enoiTgh  to  jjurchase 
a  farm  in  Toboyne  towmship.  The  ciiltivation 
of  this  land  now  became  his  main  occupation, 
and  continued  to  be  so  during  the  rest  of  his 
life.  By  his  integrity  and  persevering  indus- 
try, he  had,  although  he  began  life  poor,  at- 
tained to  a  position  of  ease  and  comfort,  en- 
abling him  to  bring  up  his  large  family  well, 
and  to  assist  others  who  were  in  need.  He  was 
twice  married;  hie  first  wife  was  Miss  Seeger, 
and  their  children  were  as  follows :  Mary  Ann 
(Mrs.  Samuel  Hollenbaugh);  Julia  (AFrs.  Jon- 
athan Kontz);  Mary  (Mrs.  Daniel  Bloom); 
Hannah  (Mrs.  Jacob  Kramer);  Susanna  (Mrs. 
George  Pfoutz);  Isabella  (Mrs.  Michael  ]\[um- 
ber);  Joshua,  married  Sarah  Sheibley;  John, 
married  and  resided  in  ISTorthumberland  coun- 
ty. Pa.;  Joremiah,  ninrried  Jennie  Showers; 
Jacob,  marrie<l  Afarv  Hollenbauch;    and  Wil- 


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liam,  married  Miss  Foltz.  After  the  death  of 
his  first  wife,  Jacob  Eowe  married  Elizabeth 
(Himes)  Smith,  daughter  of  William  and 
Elizabeth  Himes,  and  widow  of  George  Smith. 
The  children  by  this  marriage  are:  David; 
and  George,  who  mamed  Mary  Marshall,  and 
has  children,  Artlmr,  Edward,  and  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  William  Giitshall).  Jacob  Rowe  died 
at  the  age  of  seventy-two;  his  wife  survived 
him  for  many  years,  reaching  the  age  of 
eighty-six.  She  was  an  excellent  woman, 
kind  and  charitable,  and  a  consistent  member, 
with  her  husband,  of  the  Lutheran  church  at 
Blain. 

Eeared  in  Toboyne  township,  and  educated 
in  its  common  schools,  David  Rowe  continued 
to  be  his  father's  assistant  in  the  management 
of  his  farm  until  after  his  marriage,  which 
took  place  in  1819.  He  married  Sarah,  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Kiner)  Mumper, 
and  after  this  event,  farmed  the  homestead  in 
Toboyne  township  for  his  father  for  four 
years,  after  which  he  removed  to  Jackson 
township,  and  worked  as  a  farm  hand  until 
1857,  when  he  purchased  a  small  home  in 
Toboyne  township.  After  a  residence  of  four- 
teen years  there,  he  bought  his  present  home 
in  Jackson  township,  has  made  many  improve- 
ments upon  it,  and  can  boast  of  a  well-ordered 
and  profitable  farm.  Mr.  Eowe  has  not  only 
been  diligent  in  his  business,  but  has  served 
his  township  with  fidelity  in  several  offices. 
Like  his  father  before  him,  he  is  a  Democrat. 

The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mre.  Rowe  are: 
Elizabeth,  born  ]\Lay  25,  1850;  is  married 
to  William  Henry,  and  has  five  children; 
Mary  W.  (Mrs.  Philip  A.  Boll),  born  July  4, 
1851,  has  five  children;  Sarah  Jane  (Mrs. 
Sylvester  Shields),  born  February  10,  1854, 
has  six  children;  Albert  A.,  living  in  Texas, 
was  bom  March  18,  1855;  Matilda  Ann  (Mrs. 
William  DeLancy),  born  March  5,  1857,  has 
seven  children;  David  M.,  bo:yn  in  December, 
1860,  married  Ellen  Wilt,  has  two  children; 
Catherine  (Mrs.  Andrew  J.  AVentz),  born 
December  13,  1862,  has .  seven  children; 
William  E.,  born  September  18,  1869,  married 
Elizabeth  S.  Shuman;  and  Ira  J.,  born  June 
1,  1872.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rowe  are  both  mem- 
bers of  the  Reformed  church  at  Blain. 


GEORGE  IIOLTZ,  deceased,  formerly  of 
Blain,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  l)orn  on  his 
father's  fann  in  Toboyne  township,  Jaiuiary 


1,  1829,  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Gutshall) 
Holtz.  His  grandfather,  Frederick  Holtz,  a 
native  of  Germany,  settled  in  the  provinces  of 
Pennsylvania  some  time  in  the  last  century. 
Among  his  sons  and  daughters  were:  John, 
father  of  George  Holtz;  Jacob,  married  and 
went  to  Ohio,  where  his  descendants  are  now 
living;  Frederick,  married  and  removed  to 
Adams  county.  Pa.,  had  children,  some  of 
whom  are  now  residing  on  the  old  homestead; 
Margaret  (Mrs.  Border),  of  the  vicinity  of 
East  Berlin,  Pa.;  Mary  (Mrs.  Snyder),  lives 
near  Xew  Chester,  Pa. ;  Mrs.  Henry  Chronis- 
ter,  of  Bermudian,  Pa.  The  eldest  of  the 
famil}",  John  Holtz,  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Adams  coimty,  and  while  still  a 
young  man,  began  farming  in  Toboyne  town- 
ship. Perry  county.  Some  time  later,  he  pur- 
chased and  improAJ^ed  land  in  Jackson  town- 
ship, Avhich  he  cultivated  very  successfully. 
He  was  regarded  as  a  skillful  and  substantial 
farmer  and  a  worthy  citizen.  By  his  marriage 
with  jMiss  Gutshall,  he  had  three  children: 
Susanna  (Mrs.  Samuel  Crider),  has  children, 
Mary  E.  (Mrs.  George  Hollenbaugh),  Lydia 
Melinda  (Mrs.  John  A.  Snyder),  and  John, 
married  Laura  Baker;  David,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  twenty-five ;  and  George.  The  father, 
John  Holtz,  Avas  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 

Llaving  been  educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  Toboyne  township,  George  Holtz 
continued  to  reside  with  his  father  until  he 
was  thirteen  years  old,  when  he  began  farming 
on  the  place  which  is  now  the  home  of  his 
family.  He  was  prosperous  in  his  andertak- 
ing,  and  by  reason  of  his  well-merited  success 
and  his  excellent  character,  was  much  respect- 
ed in  the  community.  George  Holtz  Avas  mar- 
ried, December  16,  1856,  to  Mary  A.,  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  and  Sarah  A.  (Smith)  Ebert. 
Their  children  are:  William  Alexander,  died 
Avhen  four  years  old;  a  son  Avho  died  in  early 
infancy;  Susan  E. ;  Sarah  P.  (Mrs.  AVilliam 
H.  Trestle),  of  Madison  toAvnship;  Annie  A., 
noAV  instructor  in  a  school  in  Madison  toAvn- 
ship;  MarA^  E.,  teaching  in  Toboyne  toAvn- 
ship;  Daisy  A.;  and  Emma  McC.  Mr.  Holtz 
died  April  28,  1890.  A  good  husband  and 
father,  a  consistent  Christian,  and  faithful  to 
the  obligations  of  a  citizen,  a  neighbor  and  a 
business  man,  his  loss  Avas  universally  re- 
gretted. 

Mrs.   George  Holtz  is  a  great-great-great- 


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grandilaug-liter  of  Jacolj  Ebert,  who  was  born 
ill  Wurtcmbcrg,  Germany,  in  1676.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Urenkel,  and  emigrated  to  America, 
landing  here  December  12,  1713.  The}'  toolc 
np  their  residence  near  the  old  English  settle- 
ment of  Jamestown,  Va.,  and  there  brought 
np  their  little  family  of  two  sons,  John  and 
William,  and  one  daughter.  William  went  to 
Pennsylvania,  and  settled  in  what  is  now 
Xorthnmberland  county;  here  he  married 
Catherine  Kretzinger,  the  only  remaining 
member  of  a  family  who  had  fallen  victims 
to  an  Indian  massacre ;  they  had  five  sons  and 
three  daughters.  Their  youngest  son,  Joseph, 
was  married  in  1767  to  Catherine  Smith,  of 
JSTorthumberland  county;  they  had  four 
daughters  and  three  sons:  Lawrence;  Adam; 
and  Conrad.  Lawrence  Eliert  went  in  17!>3, 
to  Berks  county.  Pa.,  where  he  married  Cathe- 
rine Keck;  in  1810,  they  removed  to  Lan- 
disburg,  Pa.  They  had  eight  daughters;  their 
sons  were:  Daniel;  Peter;  John;  Henry; 
Samuel;  and  William.  Samuel  married  and 
resided  in  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  where  he  died 
about  1863.  AVilliam  man'ied  IvTancy  Wag- 
goner; he  died  at  ^Fartha  Furnace,  Centre 
county.  Pa. 

Daniel  Ebert  went  to  Loysville,  Perry  coun- 
ty. He  married  Elizabeth  Smith,  a  native  of 
Germany,  in  1832;  they  had  one  son  and  one 
daughter;  the  latter  died  when  eighteen 
months  old,  and  the  mother  died  when  she 
had  been  man'ied  only  four  years.  The  son, 
John  Ebert,  Avho  Avas  born  ^larch  21,  1833, 
went  west,  and  settled  at  Indianapolis,  Ind., 
May  1,  1854.  There  he  worked  at  carpentry 
until  1876.  From  186-4  to  1867,  he  was  part- 
ner with  W.  A.  Bristor  in  the  Carmel  shoe 
store,  which  is  still  carried  on.  In  1863,  he 
entered  into  partner-^liip  with  AV.  V>.  Owens 
in  the  lumber  business.  Tliis  connection  was 
dissolved  January  <;.  I^SO,  and  Air.  Ebert 
went  to  "Mineral  City,  Tnd..  where  he  became 
a  nioiiibcr  nf  t1ie  firm  of  .Iomos  cV  Benner,  also 
lundier  nier(diants;  the  two  original  partners 
withdrawing  at  different  times,  Mr.  Ebert  was 
left  sole  proprietor  of  tlie  business,  after 
which,  ;May  5,  1884,  he  removed  to  Portland, 
Ind.,  transferring  his  lumber  interest  to  that 
place.  John  Ebert  was  married,  August  28, 
1850,  to  Mary  Clark,  a  native  of  Ircdan.l;  be- 
sides one  daughter,  they  had  four  sons,  as  f(d- 
lows:  William  IT.,  born  September  11,  1857; 
John  J.,  l)orn  AFay  2:'.,   isci;    Charles  D., 


born  March  7,  1863;  and  George  W.,  born 
Xovember  8,  1866.  William  became  a  clerk, 
and  married  Louise  E.  Sherman,  of  Green- 
ville, 111.,  November  21,  1863. 

The  second  mari'iage  of  Daniel  Ebert  was 
with  Sarah  A.  Smith,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife. 
I'heir  children  are:  Mary  A.  (Mrs.  George 
Iloltz);  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Abraham 
Ilostetter);  Samuel;  George  A.;  and  AVil- 
liam D.  Samuel  Avas  married  in  December, 
1879,  to  Augusta  McCarthy,  and  has  one  son, 
Charles  A.,  and  one  daughter;  George  A., 
married  Miss  Ilostetter,  has  one  soil,  Ehvyn 
A.,  and  three  daughters;  AVilliam  D.,  also 
married  a  Miss  Hostetter,  and  has  one  daugh- 
ter and  one  son,  Samuel. 


ISAAC  STOKE,  Bhdn.  Perry  county.  Pa., 
Avas  born  in  Harford  county,  AFd.,  October  2, 
1831,  and  is  a  son  of  George  and  Sarah  C. 
(Trostle)  Stoke.  His  paternal  grandfather 
Avas  a  pastor  of  the  Reformed  church;  he  re- 
sided near  Dublin  Springs,  Cumberland  coun- 
ty. Pa.  His  children  Avere:  Joseph,  married 
and  remoA'ed  to  Clarion,  0.,  had  one  son  and 
one  daughter;  Peter,  married  and  removed 
to  ZanesA'ille,  O.,  had  a  family  of  children; 
Samuel,  married  and  resided  in  Franklin 
county,  died  in  Chambersburg,  Pa.;  George; 
and  Annie  (Mrs.  Fuhrnall),  of  Cumberland 
county,  where  her  descendants  now  reside. 
The  youngest  son,  George  Stoke,  Avas  brought 
u])  and  attended  the  common  schools  in  Cum- 
berland county.  He  learned  the  trade  of 
fuller,  in  wliidi  business  he  Avas  skilled  and 
successful;  he  Avas  occupied  Avith  it  during 
most  of  his  life.  He  married  Sarah  Catherine, 
daughter  of  Abraham  and  Catherine  (Brough) 
Trostle.  One  of  their  children  died  Avhile  an 
infant;  the  others  are:  AA'illiani,  of  Jackson 
toAvnship,  married  ^largaret  AVentz,  has  nine 
children;  Alu-aliam,  of  Mt.  Yernon,  O.,  mar- 
ried a  lady  of  that  State,  has  nine  children; 
Isaac;  George,  of  Adams  county.  Pa.,  married 
first  Miss  Ilullingi'r,  had  li\-e  chibh-en.  and 
after  her  death  married  another  lady  of  the 
same  county;  Samuel,  unmarried,  an  inmate 
of  the  Soldiers'. Home,  Upper  Sandusky,  O.; 
Jacob  Franklin,  noAv  of  Kansas,  married  Miss 
Kennedy,  of  Adams  county,  Pa.,  resided  in 
Town,  wlicre  she  dio<l,  leaving  two  children, 
iuid  lie  married  again;  Lev.  Flarry  A.,  an 
I'^vanarlii-al  niini-tcr.  resides  in  l-"ulton  coiintv, 
Pa.;   ratlierine  (AFrs.  Alfred  AVilf),  of  Adams 


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county,  lias  a  large  family,  both  sons  and 
dangliters ;  and  twins,  Joseph  and  Sarah  xVnn, 
the  former  married  a  lady  of  Huntingdon 
connty,  Pa.,  and  resides  at  Altoona,  Pa.,  the 
latter  married  Charles  Schaft'er,  of  Adams 
connty,  has  sons  and  daughters,  resides  in 
Marion  county,  Kan.  All  the  sons  of  George 
Stoke,  except  Isaac,  served  in  the  Union  army 
during  the  war  of  the  Eebellion ;  George  was 
wounded  in  the  service.  George  Stoke,  Sr., 
spent  his  declining  years  in  T_)Toue  township, 
Adams  county.  He  was  a  worthy  man  and 
a  good  citizen,  and  much  respected.  He  and 
his  wife  were  faithful  members  of  the  Evan- 
gelical church.  Mrs.  Stoke  died  in  18.53, 
aged  about  forty-five  yeare;  Mr.  Stoke  died 
April  7,  1877,  aged  about  seventy-seven  years. 

The  education  of  Isaac  Stoke  was  obtained 
in  the  common  schools  of  Adams  county,  after 
Avhicli  he  became  apprentice  to  a  miller,  and 
thoroughly  acquired  the  knowledge  and  prac- 
tice requisite  for  carrying  on  that  business. 
He  worked  as  a  journeyman  in  various  places, 
among  which  were  Harrisburg  and  towns  in 
Cumberland,  Huntingdon,  Mitfiin  and  Lan- 
caster counties.  In  1857,  he  came  to  Perry 
county,  and  purchased  the  mill  jirojioi'ty  of 
Thomas  AYoods,  where  he  now  resides  and 
conducts  a  flourishing  trade.  He  has  made 
many  inqn-ovoments.  In  1875,  he  built  a 
new  mill,  fitting  it  up  with  new  and  inqn'oved 
machiner}^,  of  a  larger  capacity  than  the  mill 
had  ever  before  had.  In  1895,  he  added  a 
powerful  engine  and  boiler  in  addition  to  his 
water-power,  yielded  by  two  iron  turbine 
wheels.  He  is  enterprising  and  progressive  in 
his  ideas,  and  this,  combined  with  his  just  and 
reliable  dealings,  has  brought  him  unbound- 
ed success.  His  comfortable  and  convenient 
dwelling  was  erected  in  1861:,  and  has  a  rather 
peculiar  history.  During  its  erection,  the 
seven  men  employed  in  the  work  all  decided 
to  enlist;  they  did  so,  leaving  ]\Ir.  Stoke  to 
carry  on  the  building  as  best  he  might;  after 
serving  their  term  of  enlistment,  however, 
all  returned  to  the  work  except  one,  Sylvester 
McElhenny,  who  died  from  a  gunshot  wound 
received  in  battle.  Besides  the  house  and  mill, 
Mr.  Stoke  has  built  a  fine  large  barn,  and  add- 
ed other  facilities.  He  is  a  Re])ul)lican,  and 
interested  in  politics,  but  not  an  ofRce-seeker. 

Isaac  Stoke  was  married.  XyvW  11,  1857, 
to  Susan  Elizal)eth,  daughter  of  John  and 
Mary    (Trimmer)    Howe.       Their     children 


are:  Mary  Eugenia,  deceased;  David  P.,  mar- 
ried Phebe  Morrow,  has  children,  Elizalicth 
E.,  Ma}',  AVilliam,  Frank  S.,  Minnie  and 
Martha;  Isaac  Howard,  married  Ellen  Sny- 
der, has  eight  children,  Georgiana,  Bessie, 
Tower,  Laura,  Grace,  Euth,  Eoy,  and  an  in- 
fant; "Warren  J.,  married  Sarah  Biseline;  and 
Harry  D.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Isaac  Stoke  are  mem- 
bers of  the  ]\Iethodist  Episcopal  church  at 
Blain. 


DAVID  STAAIBAUGH.  ]]lain,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  on  the  homestead,  July 
7,  1819,  son  of  John  and  Sarah  C.  (Foust) 
Stambaugh,  and  grandson  of  John  and  Mary 
Magdalena  (Bower)  Stambaugh.  The  elder 
John  Stambaugh  came  between  1815  and 
1820,  from  the  eastern  part  of  Pennsylvania, 
and  settled  in  Shermans  valley.  He  was  a 
farmer,  and  a  citizen  of  excellent  repute.  His 
children  were:  John,  Jr.;  Arabella  (Mrs. 
George  Stroup\  had  four  children;  Anna 
(Airs.  Bloom),  of  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  had 
one  child;  Samuel  S.,  was  reared  by  his  grand- 
parents at  the  old  Stambaugh  farm  in  Jack- 
son township,  and  is  now  practicing  law  in 
Eichland  county,  O. ;  and  AVilliam  B.,  mar- 
ried Jane  Alartin,  and  resided  in  Jackson 
township,  until  1878,  and  now  live  in  Xe- 
l)raska;  their  children  are:  Alartin  B.,  Ade- 
line and  Pinberr.  Alartin  B.  Stambaugh  is 
married  and  resides  in  the  State  of  AVashing- 
ti)ii.  Tlie  eldest  of  this  family,  John  Stam- 
baugh, born  Alay  10,  1819,  passed  his  youth 
on  the  home  farm,  and  was  educated  in  the 
district  schools.  He  became  a  skillful  and  ex- 
])crien(-ed  farmer,  having  assisted  in  the  cul- 
tivation of  the  homestead  from  early  youth; 
to  this  property  he  succeeded  upon  the  death 
of  his  father,  and  resided  in  the  same  place 
throughout  his  peaceful  and  prosperous  life. 
He  was  a  good  neighbor  and  friend,  and  was 
much  esteemed.  His  wife,  a  daughter  of 
lonathan  and  Catherine  (Himes)  Foust,  was 
Ixivu  in  1820;  she  was  an  excellent  lady,  and, 
like  her  husband,  a  consistent  member  of  the 
church.  Their  children  are:  Samuel  F..  of 
Atchison,  Kan.,  married  Alary  E.  Aloore,  has 
three  children,  John  Carrollton,  Grace  Aloore 
an.l  Luther  Earl;  David;  Alary  E.  Qirs. 
Simon  E.  Harkins),  of  Jackson  township,  has 
three  children,  Sarah  Eveline,  and  twins, 
John  Franklin  and  Annie  Florence;  Sarah  C. 
(Airs.  Solomon  Aloose),  of  Aladison  townsliip; 


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Jolm,  of  McGuffy,  O.,  married  Margaret  J. 
Jolmsou,  lias  cliildren,  Alexander  Anustroug, 
Sarah  Letitia,  John,  Margaret  and  Annie; 
AV^illiani  F.,  married  Dqlla  AVoods,  has  two 
children,  resides  in  Madison  townshij);  and 
Annie  K.  (Mrs.  Tower  McConnell),  residing 
on  the  homestead,  has  one  child,  Thomas  Dale. 
The  father,  John  Stambaugh,  died  April  26, 
1869;  his  wife  snrvived  him  until  July  2S, 
1894. 

A  resident  all  his  life  of  the  pleasant  and 
productive  homestead  which  has  now  been 
the  dwelling  place  of  three  generations,  David 
Standjaugh  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  the 
neighborhood,  and  was  from  boyhood  a  helper 
in  the  Avork  of  cultivation;  he  assisted  his 
father  during  his  life,  and  succeeded  to  the 
homestead  after  the  father's  work  on  earth  was 
ended.  Mr.  Stambaugh  is  a  worthy  and  in- 
telligent man,  and  well  maintains  the  respect- 
able position  of  his  family.  He  is  a  supporter 
of  the  Democratic  party.  David  Stambaugh 
was  marriec},  in  1872,  to  Mary  E.,  daughter 
of  James  and  Louisa  (Brickley)  Woods.  Their 
children  are:  Jesse  Lisle;  Samuel  Himes; 
Delia  Woods;  John  Wayne;  and  Annie 
Bertha.  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Stambaugh  died  March 
16,  1889,  aged  about  forty-four  years.  Mr. 
Stambaugh  was  again  married,  May  31,  1893, 
to  Minerva  K.,  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Mary 
(Shearer)  Book.  Of  this  marriage  there  is  one 
child,  David  Book.  Mr.  Stambaugh  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church. 


JOHN  C.  SNYDEE,  Blain,  Perry  county. 
Pa.,  was  bom  November  18,  1838,  in  Toboyne 
townshij),  son  of  David  and  AFary  (Rfnm])) 
Snyder.  Alu'aham  Snyder,  his  grandfather, 
came  from  IS'orthumberland  county,  Pa.,  and 
settled  in  Toboyne  township,  where  he  was  oc- 
cupied for  some  years  both  with  farming  and 
with  tailoring;  but  during  the  latter  part  of 
his  life  he  did  very  little  at  the  latter  business, 
devoting  almost  exclusive  attention  to  farm- 
ing, especially  after  his  removal  to  Adams 
county,  wliere  he  died  at  the  age  of  eighty. 
Abraham  Snyder  was  twice  married,  in  To- 
boyne townshiii.  His  first  wife  Avas  ]\rary 
Kern;  they  had  children,  as  follows:  David; 
SiiiKni;  .r<)sc])]i;  John;  Cleorge;  AVilliani; 
Hannah;  Mary;  Sarah:  and  Susan.  To  his 
second  marriage,  with  IMiss  Holtz,  were  born 
three  daughters  and  two  sons.  '\\r.  Snyder  was 
a  worthy  and  respected  citizen,  a  meinber  of 


the  Reformed  church,  and  of  good  character 
and  influence.  His  son,  David  Snyder,  hav- 
ing been  educated  in  the  common  schools  of 
Toboyne  township,  continued  to  reside  with 
his  parents  until  he  reached  manhood.  He 
became  a  cooper,  and  worked  at  that  trade 
■in  addition  to  farming  during  most  of  his  life. 
In  1S58,  he  purchased  the  farm  in  Jackson 
township,  on  which  Mr.  John  C.  Snyder  now 
lives,  and  made  it  his  permanent  residence 
during  his  later  years.  Like  his  father,  he 
was  a  good  citizen,  and  well  regarded  by  his 
neighbors.  He  was  a  Democrat,  of  the  Jeffer- 
son school,  and  warmly  interested  in  the  af- 
fairs of  the  country  and  of  his  vicinity.  David 
Snyder  was  married  in  1834,  to  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  Messias  Stump.  Their  children  are: 
Abraham,  married  first  to  Elizabeth  Baker, 
who  died,  then  to  Lydia  Ann  Gray,  who  also 
died,  leaving  three  children,  and  lastly  to 
Annie  Reed,  of  Cumberland  county.  Pa. ;  Wil- 
liam, married  Sarah  Loy,  has  two  sons  and 
seven  daughters;  Simon,  man'ied  Sarah  Bist- 
line,  has  seven  children;  John  C. ;  Sarah 
(Mrs.  John  Swartz),  has  ten  children;  Mag- 
dalena  (Mrs.  Jacob  Allison),  has  five  children; 
Barbara  (Mrs.  David  Ilollenbaugh),  has  two 
children;  Angelina  (Mrs.  George  Ensmin- 
ger),  has  two  children;  and  Jemima  (Mrs. 
Alpheus  ISTeidich),  has  eight  children.  David 
Snyder,  who  Avas  born  in  1805,  died  December 
9, 'l872;  his  Avife  survived  him  imtil  1881, 
reaching  the  age  of  about  seA^enty-seA^en.  Both 
Avere  consistent  members  of  the  Reformed 
church. 

Their  third  son,  John  0.  Snyder,  attended 
the  schools  of  Toboyne  toAvnship,  and  assisted 
in  the  Avork  of  his  father's  farm,  thus  acquir- 
ing skill  and  experience  as  a  tiller  of  the 
ground.  He  married  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
three,  and  in  the  same  year  began  farming  for 
himself  on  his  father's  property  in  Jackson 
toAAmship.  Here  he  has  passed  a  life  of  activ- 
ity and  usefulness.  Lie  has  so  improA^ed  his 
land  and  buildings  as  to  have  a  neat,  conven- 
ient and  very  productive  farm.  The  home- 
stead became  his  property  after  his  father's 
death.  IMr.  Snyder  is  interested  in  local  af- 
fairs, and  is  ahvays  ready  to  promote  any 
Avorthy  enterprise. 

John  C.  Snyder  Avas  married,  ISToA'ember  21, 
l'-i61,  to  IMary  A.,  dauo-hter  of  Jacob  and  Mniy 
(Rheibley)  Dcach.  Their  children  are:  Am- 
brose,   died    when    about    three    years    old; 


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Samuel,  died  at  tlie  age  of  twenty-three; 
Pierce  B.,  died  aged  twenty-five;  David  M., 
married  Delilali  Slioemaker,  has  four  daugh- 
ters, Gertrude  S.,  Maiy  G.,  Ida  F.,  and  Vera 
M.;  Florence  (Mrs.  AVilliam  Sheaffer); 
Charles  F.;  Eose  E.;  Ada  L.;  and  William 
D.,  died  aged  four  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sny- 
der are  members  of  the  Church  of  God. 


GEOEGE  S.  BEIXEE,  Blain,  Perry  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  son  of  George  and  Magdalena  (See- 
ger)  Briner,  was  born  July  7,  18-11,  at  Mt. 
Pleasant,  Jackson  township,  on  the  place 
where  he  now  lives.  His  great-grandfather, 
a  German  by  birth,  setled  in  Pennsylvania  be- 
fore the  Eevolutionary  war.  He  enlisted  in 
the  Continental  army,  and  served  under  Gen- 
eral Washington  in  the  conflict  that  secured 
American  independence;  his  name  is  written 
in  the  archives  of  his  adopted  country.  Fie 
reared  his  young  family  in  Berks  county,  Pa. ; 
but  his  son,  Jacob  Briner,  grandfather  of 
George  S.,  left  home  at  the  age  of  eighteen, 
made  his  way  westward  to  where  the  borough 
of  Middletown  is  now,  and  there  found  em- 
ployment with  a  farmer  named  Young.  Here 
he  remained  for  several  years;  then  he  re- 
turned to  Berks  county,  married  Magdalena 
Hammer,  and,  accompanied  by  his  brother, 
George,  came  to  Perry  county,  and  settled 
in  Shermans  valley,  about  two  miles  south- 
west of  Loysville,  where  the  brothers  began 
farming.  This  took  place  in  1806  or  1807. 
Somewhat  later,  George  Briner  also  returned 
to  Berks  county  on  a  matrimonial  errand,  and 
taking  to  himself  another  daughter  of  the 
Hammer  family,  a  sister  of  Mrs.  Jacob  Briner, 
brought  her  out  to  the  settlement  in  Perry 
county,  where  the  brothers  continued  farming 
together  for  about  two  years  longer.  Next, 
a  third  brother,  Peter  Briner,  married  a  third 
Miss  Hammer,  a  sister  of  the  two  earlier 
brides,  and  settled  on  the  Briner  homestead, 
near  Loysville.  Peter  Briner  was  endowed 
with  a  variety  of  talents.  He  soon  became 
widely  known  throughout  Cumberland  and 
the  adjoining  counties  as  a  skillful  vetei'inary 
surgeon.  He  also  served  for  some  years  as 
constable,  and  was  an  acute  and  successful  de- 
tective. He  made  persevering  efforts  for  the 
capture  of  horse  thieves,  sometimes  following 
them  as  far  as  Ohio,  and  seldom  failing  to  ap- 
prehend them.  He  passed  the  I'emainder  of 
his  life  on  the  farm  near  Lovsville,  and  reared 


a  family  of  six  daughters  and  three  sons.  One 
son  and  one  daughter  were  drowned  in  the 
Himes  mill-dam,  now  Weaver's.  Jacob  and 
George  Briner  removed  in  March,  1809,  to 
the  homestead  in  Jackson  township.  Herg 
they  bought  from  a  man  named  Hunter  a  tract 
of  226  acres,  improved  their  purchase,  and 
became  prosperous  farmers.  The  children  of 
George  Briner  were:  Jonas;  John;  Mary 
Ann;  Julia;  Andrew;  Samuel;  Solomon; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  George  Kiner);  Annie,  who 
became  the  second  wife  of  John  Thumma,  and 
who  still  resides  at  Loysville ;  Margaret ;  Leah 
(Mrs.  Emanuel  Freeman) ;  and  Eebecca  (Mrs. 
Andrew  S.  Loy).  Annie  and  Leah  are  the 
only  survivors. 

Jacob  Briner  had  his  agricultural  interests 
in  common  with  his  brother,  George,  for  twen- 
ty-two years.  They  at  length  separated,  buy- 
ing the  old  property  near  Loysville,  on  which 
they  had  formerly  lived,  and  to, which  George 
Briner  now  removed.  He  passed  the  rest  of 
his  life  there,  and  bequeathed  the  farm  to  his 
sons,  John  and  Solomon;  after  their  death, 
it  passed  into  the  hands  of  Solomon's  son,  Ed- 
ward Briner.  Jacob  Briner  was  a  man  of  ex- 
cellent ehai-acter  and  of  high  reputation,  be- 
sides being  a  good  farmer  and  business  man. 
His  known  integrity  procured  for  him  univer- 
sal confidence.  While  still  a  young  man,  he 
became  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church  at 
Loysville,  and  after  becoming  a  resident  of 
Jackson  township,  connected  himself  with  the 
congregation  at  Blain,  and,  with  his  wife, 
Magdalena  (Hammer)  Briner,  continued  a 
faithful  participant  in  its  work  and  its  privi- 
leges. Their  children  are:  George;  Cathe- 
rine, died  unmarried,  aged  about  seventy- 
three;  Mary  (Mrs.  George  Seeger),  of  To- 
boyne  township,  near  New  Germantown,  has 
children,  Jacob,  Melinda,  Magdalene,  Cathe- 
rine and  George;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Jesse  Say- 
lor),  of  Juniata  county;  Susan  (Mrs.  J.  P. 
Armold),  removed  first  to  Shelby,  O.,  resides 
now  in  Eiehland  county,  O.,  has  children, 
George,  Mary,  Ellen,  and  John;  Jacob  J., 
married  Amelia  Eitzman,  of  Juniata  coiinty, 
removed  to  Springfield,  O.,  in  1865,  has  chil- 
dren, ^Minerva,  wljo  died  and  is  buried  at 
Blain,  another  that  died  aged  two  years, 
Samuel  Eitzman,  George  Milo,  William.  Ida, 
and  j\Iartha;  Anna  Magdalena  (]\[rs.  Simon 
Kern),  resided  in  Toboyne  townshi]).  had  two 
children  who  died  verv  vounii',  and  one  now 


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liviuy,  Anna  M.  (Mrs.  Elmer  WiUhide);  and 
AVilliani,  wlio  died  when  about  five  years  old. 
The  mother,  Mrs.  Magdaleua  (Hammer)  Bri- 
ncr,  ilicd  a,ucd  about  forty-one;  her  husband 
survivt'd  licr  until  August,  1842. 

Their  eldest  son,  George  Briner,  was  born 
xsovember  IS,  1807,  on  the  Briner  farm  near 
Lovsville,  the  homestead  now  in  tho  possession 
of  Edward  Briner.  He  was  ediieated  in  the 
seliools  maintained  by  the  citizens  of  the  town- 
ship,  in  which  instructions  were  given  in  Ger- 
man and  J'jiuiish.  lie  became  a  farmer  of 
skill  and  experience,  being  accustomed  to  the 
care  and  management  of  the  homestead  from 
his  early  youth.  At  his  father's  death,  he 
siiccc<-d(Ml  fn  the  property  in  Jackson  township, 
wlici'c  tlic  fauuly  then  resided.  He  was  a  man 
o{  intelligence,  good  moral  character  and 
siiuml  judgment,  which  gave  him  an  excellent 
standing  in  the  community,  and  led  to  his 
being  called  upon  for  important  services,  both 
in  tlie  ])ublic  offices  of  the  township,  and  in 
bii>iiiess  affairs,  as  in  the  settlement  of  estates, 
etc.  He  was  a  Democrat,  and  was  warmly  in- 
terested in  political  and  general  local  con- 
cerns. George  Briner  was  married  September 
2,  1820,  to  Magdalena,  daughter  of  Tohu  and 
Catheriue  (Koontz)  Seeger.  Tlieii'  children 
are:  Sarah  A.  (Mrs.  Henry  Miller),  resided  at 
Harri^buri;-  ami  Mi<ldletown,  where  her  hus- 
band died,  after  Avhicli  Mrs.  Miller  became 
successively  matron  of  the  laundry  department 
at  the  Harrisburg  Asylum,  nuitron  of  the 
Emaus  Orphan  School,  of  Middletown,  and 
manager  at  the  Morganza  Keform  School, 
near  Pittslnu'g,  and  noAV  resides  on  the  home- 
stead in  Jackson  township;  Magdalena,  re- 
siding in  Toboyne  township,  -widow  of  Jacob 
Eliy,  who  died  January  1,  1858,  of  typhoid 
fe\-cr.  \\n<  one  daughter,  ]\[rs.  Charles  ]S[.  Mc- 
Kieluin,  of  X'ew  Bloomfield,  Pa.;  Jacob,  un- 
married, a  shoemaker,  residing  on  tlie  home- 
stead, eidi>ted  October  21,  1802,  for  the  nine 
months'  service,  in  the  One  Hnndred  and 
Seventy-seventh  Pennsylvania  A'olunteers, 
Gomiiany  F,  Gapt.  Isaac  S.  Filbert,  was  dis- 
charged at  Harrisbiu-g,  August  5,  1803,  went 
to  Ohio  in  October,  1804.  where  he  was  en- 
gaged in  varions  occnpntions  for  four  years, 
and  returned  home  in  IsCiS;  John  H..  of 
Jackson  township,  married  Diana  K.  Tfollen- 
baugh,  of  Shelby,  O.,  has  cl,iMrcn,  William, 
who  died  young,  Anna  and  Marv,  twins,  and 
Harry    J.';    (ieorge    S.;    Fli/.alu'th    C.    (Mrs. 


Adam  Foust),  of  Madison  township;  Hannah 
M.  (Mrs.  Andrew  Brown),  of  MiiHin  town- 
ship, Cumberland  county,  Pa.,  has  three  chil- 
dren, Mary,  George  B.,  and  Sarah;  and 
Daniel,  formerly  of  Shade  valley,  Huntingdon 
county,  since  1880,  in  insurance  business 
at  Xew  Bloomfield,  Pa.,  married  Elizabeth 
Parsons,  of  Xossville,  Pa.,  has  three  children, 
John,  who  died  young,  Ira  G.,  a  stxident  at 
Pennsylvania  College,  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  and 
Dora.  The  fourth  member  of  this  family, 
John  H.  Briner,  who  learned  cabinet-making 
at  Landisburg,  Pa.,  and  worked  as  a  joxirney- 
man  at  that  trade  for  some  years,  enlisted, 
like  his  elder  brother,  Jacob,  for  nine  months' 
service  in  the  Fnion  army;  he  was  enrolled 
Septendjer  2,  ISOI,  in  Company  F,  Two  Hun- 
dred and  Eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers. 
Fie  experienced  some  active  and  perilous  ser- 
A'ice,  taking  part  among  other  engagements  in 
the  battle  of  Fort  Steadman,  March  25,  1865, 
and  in  that  of  Petersburg,  April  2,  1865.  He 
Avas  discharged  in  June  of  that  year. 

After  receiA'iug  his  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools,  George  S.  Briner,  at  the  age  of 
eighteen,  learned  carjientry,  serving  an  ap- 
])renticeship  of  two  ycvars,  and  afterwards  per- 
forming journey  work  at  Harrisburg  and 
AVashingtou,  Pa.,  and  at  Shelby,  O.,  one  year 
in  each  place.  He  filled  out  the  patriotic  re- 
cord of  his  family  by  enlisting  at  the  same 
time  with  his  brother,  John  II.  Briner.  and  in 
the  same  regiment  and  conijiany.  Company  F, 
Two  Hundred  and  Eighth  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers. The  regiment  was  attached  to  the 
First  Brigade  and  Third  Division  of  the  Mnth 
Army  Corps.  Mr.  Briner  did  faithful  and 
courageous  service  from  September  2,  1864, 
to  June  2,  1865,  when  he  was  discharged  at 
Harrisburg,  Pa.  He  then  went  home  to  the 
labors  of  the  farm  and  the  gathering  in  of  the 
harvest,  and  in  the  fall  went  to  Huntingdon, 
Pa.,  and  was  em]>loye(l  at  the  business  of  his 
trade  by  the  Pennsylvania  Pailroad  Company, 
from  that  time  until  1866.  After  another 
summer  of  agricnltural  work,  he  engaged  as 
a  journeyman  carpenter;  in  1868,  he  began 
to  erect  the  framework  for  the  house  in  which 
he  now  resides,  in  dacksoii  town-hip,  for  which 

he   prepared    all    the    w Iwork   himself.      In 

the  fall  of  iscs,  he  bnilt  for  Samuel  Endslow 
the  dwelling  in  which  William  S.  EndsloAV 
now  lives.  Mr.  I'.i'iner  workecl  at  carpentry 
with   more  or   less  reizularitv   until     ISO'.)    at 


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Lome,  and  went  in  tliat  year  to  Shelby,  O., 
where  he  was  engaged  in  the  same  occupation 
until  January  4,  1870.  He  then  returned 
home,  and  became  actively  engaged  in  con- 
tracting and  building.  He  built  the  hall  at 
Blain;  a  house  for  Solomon  Bowers  in  Jack- 
son township;  a  large  barn  for  Samuel  A. 
Johnson,  and  a  number  of  other  striictures. 
On  December  19,  1870,  he  fell  from  the  roof 
of  ]\Ir.  Johnson's  barn,  sustaining  a  compound 
fracture  of  the  left  leg,,  which  disabled  him 
for  some  time  for  the  work  of  his  trade.  In 
February,  1874,  he  was  appointed  mercantile 
appraiser  of  Perry  county;  he  also  received 
the  appointment  of  tax  collector  of  Jackson 
township.  In  1875,  he  resumed  work  at  his 
trade,  and  built  a  barn  for  his  uncle,  George 
Seeger,  and  a  school  house  in  Horse  valley. 
In  1875,  he  received  the  Democratic  nomina- 
tion for  register,  recorder  and  clerk  of  the 
Orphans'  Court  of  Perry  county,  was  elected, 
and  served  for  three  years.  Being  renominat- 
ed in  1878,  he  was  elected  by  a  majority  of 
437,  and  again  served  for  three  years.  In 
1881,  he  became  engaged  in  the  insurance 
business  at  [N'ew  Bloomfield,  Pa.,  and  in  188G, 
removed  to  jSTewport,  where  he  continued  in 
the  same  business,  in  partnership  with  his 
brother,  Daniel.  The  firm  was  in  successful 
operation  until  1890,  when  George  S.  Briner 
sold  his  interest,  and  returned  to  the  home- 
stead, where  he  turned  his  attention  to  farm- 
ing. He  lived  in  one  of  his  father's  houses 
until  1894,  when  he  removed  to  the  one  which 
is  now  the  home  of  his  family.  His  father 
died  in  1893,  and  Jacob  and  George  S.  Briner 
succeeded  to  the  homestead.  Mr.  Briner's  ac- 
tivity in  business,  his  progressive  spirit,  his 
good  judgment  and  fair  dealing  have  made 
him  prosperous  in  his  own  business  undertak- 
ings, and  useful  in  the  affairs. of  others  and  of 
the  community.  Like  his  father,  he  has  been 
sought  as  trustee,  guardian,  and  for  other  re- 
sponsible positions.  As  already  intimated,  he 
is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  Tobovne 
Lodge,  Xo.  625,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  of  Se'rgt. 
John  Jones  Post,  Xo.  448,  G.  A.  P.,  at  Xew 
Bloomfield. 

George  S.  Briner  was  married,  January  17, 
1876,  to  Susan  B.,  daughter  of  William  and 
Eebecca  (Balthaser)  :\Ioose.  Their  children 
are:  Laura  S.,  died  aged  four  years,  ten 
montlis  and  twenty-seven  days;  Mary  P.; 
Sarah  F.,  died  in  infancy;    George  M. ;    Wil- 


liam Grier;  Jacob  Frank;  and  Charles  S. 
Mr.  Briner  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the 
Lutheran  church  at  Blain,  of  which  ]\Ir.  Bri- 
ner has  been  a  trustee  since  1890. 


JOHX  C.  REFDER,  Blain,  Perry  county. 
Pa.,  son  of  Solomon  and  Hannah  (Smith) 
Reeder,  was  born  in  Spring  township,  Cumber- 
land county,  Pa.,  January  27,  1856.  Llis 
grandfather,  John  Reeder,  came  from  Berks 
county.  Pa.,  to  the  lower  part  of  Perry  county, 
where  he  was  a  farmer,  and  reared  a  family  of 
sons  and  daughters.  Among  these  was  Solo- 
mon Reeder,  born  near  Elliottsburg,  Perry 
county,  and  educated  in  the  schools  of  that 
vicinity.  Like  his  father,  he  was  a  farmer; 
he  was  a  worthy  and  useful  man,  respected 
and  esteemed  by  his  neighbors  and  acquain- 
tances for  his  many  excellent  qualities.  In 
1841,  Solomon  Reeder  married  Hannah, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  (Kern) 
Smith.  Their  children  are:  Elizabeth,  born 
April  5,  1S43,  died  unniarrie<l  :\ray  6,  1SS6; 
George  W.,  l)()rn  Deccndicr  19,  i844,  mar- 
ried Jennie  Gilles,  of  Indiana,  had  one  child, 
]Mal)el  E.,  and,  his  wife  dying,  he  married 
again,  and  now  resides  at  South  Bend,  Ind. ; 
Daniel  and  Samuel,  twins,  bm*n  Xoveniber 
4,  1846,  Daniel  married  Laura  Spotts,  of  Cum- 
1>crland  county,  and  resides  in  Brooklyn,  X. 
Y.,  has  daughters,  Rettie  and  Catherine,  and 
Samuel  married  Xellie  Pack,  of  Kings  coun- 
ty, X.  Y.,  resides  in  Xew  York  City,  and  has 
one  daughter,  Jennie,  whose  mother  having 
died,  Samuel  Reeder  married  Mary  Coleman, 
of  Xew  York  City,  by  whom  he  has  two  daugh- 
ters; Francis  Marion,  farmer,  of  Manitoba, 
B.  A.,  born  February  19,  1849 ;  Matilda,  born 
July  3,  1851,  died  in  infancy;  David,  of  Fort 
Madison,  la.,  born  Xovember  11,  1853,  mar- 
ried Jennie  Smith,  of  Indiana;  and  John  C. 
The  father,  Solomon  Reeder,  died  in  Febru- 
ary, 1856,  aged  about  forty-two  years.  He 
was  a  faithful  member  of  the  Reformed 
church,  and  an  exemiilary  husband  and  father. 

When  John  C.  Reeder  was  about  a  year  old, 
his  widowed  mother  came  with  her  young  fam- 
ily to  the  homestead  in  Jackson  township, 
where  he  was  reared,  attending  the  common 
scIkx^Is  of  his  neighborhood.  He  was  early 
accustniiicd  to  the  work  and  management  of  a 
farm,  and  when  he  became  a  young  man,  was 
])]ac(Ml  in  charge  of  his  uncle's  land,  which  he 
cidtivatcd  with  care  and  success.     Lie  is  con- 


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sidered  a  skillful  agriculturist,  and  an  lionor- 
able  and  reliable  man  of  business.  Like  his 
father,  he  is  a  Democrat.  He  adheres  to  the 
licformcd  eluircli,  in  which  he  was  brought 
up. 


AV.  J.  ALLEX,  :\[.  I).,  Xew  (icnuantown, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Ephraini  11.  and 
Isabella  A.  (Leach)  Allen,  was  born  in 
■  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  December  27,  1861. 
W.  J.  Allen  was  three  years  old  when 
his  jjarents  removed  to  McCoysville,  Juniata 
county,  Pa.,  where  he  received  his  early  edu- 
cation. After  teaching  for  two  years,  he  bor- 
rowed money  enough  to  comjilete  his  educa- 
tion at  xiiry  View  Academy,  Port  Eoyal,  Ju- 
niata county.  During  his  vacations  he  work- 
ed for  the  neighboring  farmers,  and  drove  the 
stage  on  his  father's  route,  thus  earning  money 
to  pay  in  jiart  for  his  tuition.  Li  1881,  he 
began  the  study  of  medicine  at  McCoysville, 
Pa.,  where  he  remained  for  three  years,  dur- 
ing Avhich  time  he  also  taught  school  to  de- 
fray his  expenses.  In  the  autumn  of  1883,  he 
entered  the  University  of  Baltimore,  Balti- 
more, Md.,  and  gTaduated  in  the  class  of  1886. 
During  the  last  year  of  his  medical  course,  he 
lived  in  j^v^ew  Germantown,  Pa.,  and  was  the 
assistant  of  Dr.  Gutshall,  of  Plain,  Pa.  After 
his  graduation  he  opened  an  office  in  JSTew  Ger- 
mantown, where  he  is  now  a  well-known  and 
successful  physician.  Dr.  Allen  is  a  self-made 
man,  and  a  firm  friend  and  supporter  of  higher 
education.  His  attention  is  turned  to  ad- 
vanced medical  work;  with  untiring  zeal  he 
jwosecutes  his  studies,  and  labors  for  the  ad- 
vancement of  his  chosen  profession.  He  has 
taken  special  courses  in  surgery  and  medicine, 
has  a  constantly  increasing  practice,  and  he  is 
a  prominent  member  of  the  Perry  County 
Medical  Association.  He  is  a  staunch  Demo- 
crat, and  lias  been  Senatorial  conferee  and  a 
mcmlier  of  the  county  convention  for  six 
years.  For  one  term  he  was  clerk  of  the  coun- 
ty, and  is  now  serving  his  third  term  as  audi- 
tor. He  is  a  member  of  the  P.  O.  S.  A.,  has 
passed  all  the  chairs  in  the  lodge  in  !N'ew  Ger- 
mantown, and  is-  highly  esteemed  and  re- 
spected. 

W.  J.  Allen,  :\r.  D.,  was  married  at  Mc- 
Coysville, Pa.,  May  27,  1886,  to  Flora  L., 
daughter  of  John  H.  and  Hannah  (Kepner) 
Pandolph.  Their  children  are:  Pov  Pan- 
(Inlph.  aged  ten;   Hannah  Belle,  agoil  oiaht; 


and  Helen  ^lay,  aged  seven.  Dr.  Allen  was 
a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  There 
being  no  church  of  that  denomination  in  Xew 
Germantown,  he  has  not  connected  himself 
with  any  church,  but  contributes  liberally  to 
all.  Mrs.  Allen  was  born  in  McCoysville,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.,  May  31,  1861.  She  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  and  in  the  acad- 
emy at  McCoysville  under  Professors  William 
Gill  and  Wilson  Kidd.  At  her  graduation 
she  received  a  higli-grade  certificate,  and 
tauo-ht  for  one  term. 


GEORGE  KERX,  Xew  Germantown, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  a  son  of  Simon  and  Mag- 
dalene (Gutshall)  Kern),  was  born  in  Toboyne 
townshijo,  Perry  county,  in  1835.  Llis  grand- 
father, Simon  Kern,  a  native  of  Berks  coun- 
ty, died  in  Toboyne  township.  Perry  county, 
in  the  house  now  owned  by  his  grandson, 
George.  Mr.  Kern's  father,  Simon  Kern,  a 
native  of  Berks  county,  was  one  of  the  early 
settlers  of  what  is  now  Toboyne  township. 
Perry  county.  At  that  time  the  Indians  were 
very  troublesome,  and  kidnapped  two  of  his 
sisters,  of  whom  notihing  was  ever  heard.  Si- 
mon Kern  was  married  to  ]Miss  Gutshall. 
Their  children  are:  David,  died  in  Perry 
county;  John,  died  in  Perry  county;  Simon, 
a  soldier  in  the  Civil  Avar,  died  in  Toboyne 
township;  George;  Polly  (Mrs.  Samuel  Kern), 
both  are  dead;  Sarah  (Mrs.  David  Hollen- 
baugh),  a  widow  of  Blain,  Pa.;  Peggy  (Mrs. 
William  Hall),  died  in  Toboyne  township. 
]\Ir.  Hall  resides  in  Kansas;  Susan,  married 
first  to  Andrew  Ilollenbaugh,  and  afterwards 
to  Wiliam  Dumshe,  died  at  Elliottsburg, 
Perry  county,  where  Mr.  Dumshe  now  resides; 
and  Esther  (3Irs.  Barney  Rhodes),  both  de- 
ceased. 

George  Ivern  was  born  in  the  house  in  which 
he  now  resides.  He  had  no  opportunities  for 
acquiring  an  education,  and  began  work  on 
the  farm  when  he  was  very  young.  They  had 
little  or  no  farm  machinery;  wheat  and  clover 
Avere  thrown  on  the  barn  floor  and  trodden  out 
by  horses,  and  farmers  Avorked  early  and  late. 
He  remained  at  home,  and  at  his  father's  death 
he  and  his  brother,  Simon,  divided  the  home- 
stead. Mr.  Kern  is  a  staunch  Democrat,  but 
not  an  office-seeker.  Heai-ing  rumoi-s  of  the 
battle  of  Antietam,  he  and  five  companions 
drove  over  the  mountains  to  Avitness  it.  They 
rcacluMl  the  iilace  at  nic'ht  and  some  whiskey 


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wliicli  tliey  liad  brought  with  them  was  stolen 
by  the  soldiers.  George  Kern  is  in  the  prime 
of  life,  a  man  of  fine  physique,  with  iron-gray 
hair.  The  lines  of  his  smooth  face  reveal  the 
resolute,  genial  gentleman.  He  was  married 
in  Jackson  township,  Pen-y  county,  to  Mary 
Barbara,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Sarah  (Bow- 
er) Gutshall.  She  was  born  in  Jackson  town- 
ship, in  1842.  Her  parents,  who  are  both 
dead,  had  these  children:  Jane  (Mrs.  John 
Tressler),  of  Jackson  township;  Mary  Bai'bara 
(Mrs.  George  Kern);  William,  county  com- 
missioner, resides  at  Blain,  Pa.;  Solomon,  a 
farmer  in  Blain;  Caroline  (Mrs.  Amos  Watt), 
of  Newport,  Pa.;  Wilson,  of  Harrisburg,  Pa., 
is  a  foreman  in  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
Company's  shops;  Sarah  (Mrs.  David  Bower), 
of  Bloomfield,  Pa.;  J.  Diana  (Mrs.  Wilson 
Morrison),  of  New  Germantown,  Pa.;  Abra- 
ham, resides  in  Pueblo,  Col.;  Han-y,  died 
from  the  effects  of  a  kick  from  a  horse ;  George 
W.,  of  Jackson  township;  Malinda,  died  aged 
eleven. 


PETER  G.  BEICHLER,  Xew  Gennan- 
town,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Adam  and 
Elizabeth  (Greenawalt)  Eeiehler,  was  born  in 
Hesse  Darmstadt,  Prussia,  April  26,  18-12. 
Adam  Beichler,  weaver  and  farmer,,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Hesse  Darmstadt,  Prussia,  and  served 
for  six  years  in  the  German  army.  He  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Greenawalt,  also  a  native  of 
Hesse  Darmstadt.  Their  children  are:  Peter 
G. ;  William,  an  employee  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad  at  Altoona,  Pa.,  who  seiwed  as  a  sub- 
stitute for  his  uncle  for  one  year  during  the 
Civil  war;  and  Margaret  (Mrs.  John  Crouse), 
of  Altoona,  Pa.  In  1852,  he  and  his  son, 
Peter,  emigrated  to  America.  Crossing  to 
London,  England,  they  took  passage  for  the 
United  States  in  a  sailing  vessel,  the  voyage 
occupying  fifty-two  days.  Mr.  Beichler  made 
his  way  to  West  Hempfield  to\ynship,  Lan- 
caster county.  Pa.,  where  he  had  relatives, 
with  whom  he  remained  for  one  year,  finding 
employment  in  the  ore  mines.  In  1853,  he 
sent  for  his  wife  and  remaining  children,  and 
the  re-united  family  made  a  home  for  them- 
selves in  their  adopted  land.  He  continued  to 
work  in  the  mines  until  1861,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Perry  county,  and  bought  a  farm  in 
Toboyne  township,  where  he  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life.  He  died  in  1871,  aged 
fiftv-five;    his  wife  died  in  1801:. 


Peter  G.  Beichler  attended  the  schools  of 
Hesse  Darmstadt,  Prussia,  until  he  was  ten 
years  old,  when  he  came  with  his  father  to 
Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  and  there  attended 
school  for  a  short  time.  His  educational  ad- 
vantages were  very  limited,  as  he  was  obliged 
to  aid  in  the  support  of  the  family.  Eor  a 
short  time  he  drove  a  eart  in  the  mines  in 
which  his  father  was  employed,  but  he  was 
too  small  and  was  forced  to  give  up  the  place. 
Lie  then  hired  out  among  the  neighboring 
farmers,  receiving  his  board  and  $1.50  per 
month,  all  of  which  was  used  for  the  support 
of  the  family.  He  has  earned  his  own  living 
from  boyhood,  most  of  the  time  among  stran- 
gers. When  the  Civil  war  broke  out,  and  the 
Government  called  for  volunteers  for  three 
months,  he  was  eager  to  enlist,  but  his  par- 
ents would  not  consent.  When  the  two-years 
men  were  called,  he  again  asked  and  was  again 
refused.  Lie  learned  blacksmithing  in  Lan- 
caster county,  and  was  working  at  his  trade 
in  Toboyne  township,  Perry  county,  when  the 
nine-months  men  were  called.  He  now  deter- 
mined to  go,  and  enlisted  at  ISTew  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county,  in  August,  1862,  under  Cap- 
tain Shively.  The  regiment  hastened  to 
Washington,  D.  C,  thence  to  Fairfax,  and  was 
hurried  forward  to  Antietam.  During  the 
battle  they  were  detailed  to  guard  the  baggage 
ti-ains,  and  afterwards  encamped  at  Shai-ps- 
burg,  Md.  Later  they  crossed  the  Potomac, 
and  marched  up  the  Shenandoah  valley  to 
White  Plains,  where  Mr.  Beichler  was  taken 
sick  and  sent  to  the  hospital.  After  some  time 
spent  in  different  hospitals,  he  was  discharged 
in  February,  1863.  He  returned  to  his  home, 
and  being  unable  to  work  at  his  trade,  his  im- 
cle  in  Lancaster  county  wrote,  inviting  him  to 
come  to  the  mines  and  leam  to  manage  the 
stationary  engine.  He  was  living  three  miles 
from  Columbia,  when  the  Confederate  troops 
appeared  on  the  other  side  of  the  river.  This 
so  fired  his  enthusiasm  that  he  re-enlisted  at 
Lancaster,  in  1864,  in  Company  F,  Seventy- 
ninth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  under  Cap- 
tain Wisner;  and  joining  his  regiment  at  At- 
lanta, Ga.,  took  part  in  several  battles.  He 
was  wounded  at  Bentonville  while  rendering 
gallant  service.  They  were  lying  on  their  faces 
Iteforc  the  enemy's  works,  when  the  order 
was  given  to  retreat  twenty  paces,  no  more, 
this  was  done,  and  shortly  after  they  were 
again  ordered  to  retreat.    As  Mr.  Beichler  was 


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rising  he  tvipped  and  fell;  just  as  lie  rose  again 
a  ball  struck  his  right  hand  tearing  away  two 
fingers;  hurrying  to  overtake  his  company,  he 
was  struck  in  the  right  thigh.  Still  pressing 
on,  in  a  few  moments  he  was  again  hit  in  the 
left  leg  above  the  knee.  It  almost  seemed 
as  if  the  enemy  were  making  him  a  target,  for 
as  he  limped  wearily  along,  weakened  by  loss 
of  blood,  a  fourth  bullet  pierced  his  left  thigh 
coming  out  on  the  inside  above  the  knee.  See- 
ing the  Union  line  again  moving  to  attack,  and 
fearing  that  he  would  be  killed  by  his  friends, 
he  rallied  his  failing  strength  for  a  last  des- 
perate effort,  and  had  almost  reached  his  goal, 
when  another  ball  entered  his  shoulder  pass- 
ing out  through  his  left  arm;  he  tottered  for- 
Avard  and  fell  exhausted,  but  within  the  Union 
lines.  His  comrades  tenderly  lifted  him  to  a 
litter  hastily  constructed  from  some  saplings 
and  his  gum  blanket,  and  bore  him  to  the 
wood,  where  he  was  placed  in  an  ambulance 
and  taken  to  the  hospital.  Here  he  remained 
from  that  day,  March  19,  until  July  6,  when 
he  was  discharged,  after  refusing  to  accept 
promotion.  He  returned  to  his  parents  in  To- 
boyne  township;  his  wounds  were  still  un- 
healed, and  for  many  days  he  was  unable  to 
walk  without  a  cane.  As  soon  as  possible,  he 
returned  to  his  fonner  position  as  engineer  at 
the  ore  mines  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  where 
he  remained  for  six  years.  His.healtli  failing, 
he  turned  his  attention  to  agriculture,  and 
bought  his  father's  farm,  which  he  cultivated 
for  some  years,  and  afterAvards  farmed  in  dif- 
ferent parts  of  the  township.  In  ISSO,  he 
purchased  his  present  home,  a  farm  of  40 
acres,  which  he  has  greatly  improved.  He  has 
erected  all  the  buildings  on  the  property.  He 
is  a  Republican,  and  a  member  of  the  Sergeant 
John  .I.iiifs  Post,  C.  A.  K.,  at  Xew  Bloom- 
field,  Pa. 

Peter  G.  Beichler  was  first  married  in  18(37, 
to  Sarah  Gutshall,  of  Lancaster  county,  Pa. 
Their  children  are:  William,  of  Philadelphia, 
Pa.;  Xorman,  removed  to  the  west;  Annie  C. ; 
Grace  ^L;  and  Charles.  The  last  three  died 
in  youth,  and  Mrs.  Beichler  died  in  1875.  In 
1877,  Mr.  Beichler  married  secondly,  Frances 
J.  Bower,  of  Blain,  Pa.  llicir  cliildvcn  are: 
Ira  Irving;  Grace  M. ;  LucUa;  and  Pcniamin 
H.  ~My.  Beichler  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  in  whicli  he  is  a  deacon. 


BEV.    ISAAC    EBY,  Xew  Germantown, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth 


(]\Iyers)  Eby,  was  l)()rn  near  Uoylesburg,  in 
Path  Valley,  Franklin  county,  Pa.,  October 
16,  1827.  When  he  was  two  yeai-s  old  his  par- 
ents removed  to  Letterkenny  township,  Frank- 
lin county,  and  seven  years  later  to  Dickinson 
township,  Cumberland  county,  Pa.  Isaac 
Ebj^'s  education  was  begun  in  an  old  log  school 
house  in  Letterkenny  township.  Some  of  the 
mastere  were  very  severe.  Among  them  was 
an  Irishman,  Mr.  Patterson,  who  used  to  sleep 
in  the  school  house  when  the  storms  were  too 
severe  to  permit  him  to  return  home.  On  one 
such  occasion,  he  lay  too  close  to  the  stove  and 
his  clothing  took  fire  and  burned  to  the  knees. 
In  the  morning  the  merry  children  enjoyed  a 
hearty  laugh  at  the  master's  plight,  and  he 
soothed  his  wounded  feelings  by  thrashing  the 
culprits  soundly.  In  1843,  the  family  re- 
moved to  the  farm  on  which  Mr.  Eby  now  re- 
sides, in  Toboyne  township.  Perry  county, 
and  Isaac  attended  the  school  at  Fair  View 
school  house,  under  Hugh  Campbell,  who  was 
afterwards  sheriff  of  Peny  county.  During 
his  vacations  he  worked  on  the  home  farm, 
spending  his  evenings  and  leisure  moments 
poring  over  such  books  as  their  small  library 
contained.  In  these  studies  the  Bible  was  not 
forgotten.  In  the  spring  of  1850,  he  began 
fanning  for  himself,  living  in  the  tenant's 
house  on  his  father's  farm.  Two  years  later, 
he  removed  to  the  mansion,  and  in  1866 
bought  the  fann.  He  has  113  acres  under 
cultivation,  and  280  acres  of  mountain  land. 
In  1868,  he  Avas  elected  to  preach  in  the  Dun- 
kard  church  in  which  he  had  held  the  office 
of  deacon  for  se^-eral  years.  For  many  years 
Ue  preached  regularly,  but  is  now  heard  only 
occasionally.  He  has  not  \oU'A  for  thirty 
years.  When  studying  the  doctrines  of  the 
Dunkard  church,  he  decided  that  he  could  not 
conscientiously  take  part  in  politics;  he  has, 
however,  served  his  township  as  school  direc- 
tor for  twenty-eight  years. 

Isaac  Eby  was  married,  December  20,  1849, 
to  Sarah  Sluambough,  of  Toboyne  township. 
Their  children  are:  Josiah,  a  minister  of  the 
Dunkard  church,  stationed  in  Toboyne  town- 
ship, married  Agnes  G.  Berrier;  Henry,  at 
home;  John,  died  in  youth;  and  ]\[aud.  died 
aged  twenty.  Mrs.  Eby  died  January  30, 
1897;  she  was  an  active  member  of  the  Breth- 
ren church,  charitable,  kind-hearted,  and 
noted  for  her  hospitality;  no  one,  rich  or  poor, 
ever  left  her  house  hungry.    A  loving  mother 


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and  a  devoted  wife,  she  is  deeply  mourned  by 
her  family. 


EDWAED  C.  JOHXSTOX,  Xew  Ger- 
mantown,  Pen-y  county,  Pa.,  was  born  De- 
cember 2,  1842,  in  Toboyne  townshi23,  on  the 
farm  wdiich  he  now^  owns.  He  is  a  son  of 
G-eorge  and  Margaret  (Eussell)  Johnston.  His 
grandfather,  James  Johnston,  was  a  native  of 
County  Armagh,  Ireland.  He  emigrated 
to  this  country  between  1760  and  1770,  and 
settled  in  Toboyne  township,  Perry  county. 
James  Johnston  mai'ried  Margaret  Anderson, 
of  Madison  township,  Perry  county.  Their 
children  were:  "William;  John;  Ann;  Jane; 
James;  George;  Alexander;  and  Elizabeth,  all 
deceased.  The  second  son,  John,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  legislature  when  the  law  establish- 
ing the  free  school  system  was  passed,  and 
supported  the  Hon.  Thaddeus  Stevens  in  its 
passage.  Being  at  one  time  asked  what  they 
raised  in  Peny  county,  he  answered,  "we 
raise  men."  He  had  a  fine  physique,  being 
OA^er  six  feet  in  height,  and  weighing  more 
than  two  lumdred  pounds.  George  Johnston 
was  born,  December  14,  1802,  on  the  old 
Johnston  farm.  He  received  a  pai't  of  his  edu- 
cation at  Andersonburg  school,  which  was  six 
miles  from  his  home.  He  learned  fanuing, 
but  began  business  for  himself  by  dealing  in 
cattle,  buying  in  Ohio,  and  the  western  part  of 
Pennsylvania,  and  selling  in  the  east.  Tn  this 
way  he  made  enough  money  to  buy  the  farm 
now  owned  by  his  children.  Mr.  Johnston 
was  a  Eepublican;  and  served  as  school  direc- 
tor for  several  years.  G'eorsre  Johnston  mar- 
ried Marg-aret  Eussell.  of  ^[iami  county.  O.. 
in  May,  1835.  Their  journey  home  was  made 
via  Cincinnati;  there  they  took  a  boat  up  the 
Ohio  river  to  Pittsburg,  then  went  to  ^lifflin- 
town  by  canal  and  inclined  planes.  They  set- 
tled on  the  homestead  which  they  bought,  and 
began  life  in  a  simple  manner,  having  but  lit- 
tle fumitui*e.  jMr.  Johnston  spent  his  life  in 
farming  and  stock-raising.  They  were  mem- 
bers of  the  United  Presbyterian  church.  ^Ir. 
Johnston  died  January  26,  1872;  his  vnio  sur- 
vived him  about  three  years.  Their  children 
are:  Samuel  A.,  a  farmer  of  Spring  Eun, 
Franklin  county.  Pa.,  where  he  settled  in 
1887;  Margaret;  Edward  C. ;  Alexander  A., 
a  farmer  of  Toboyne  township;  Marv  A.,  died 
aged  two  years;  and  Letitia  (Mrs.  James  An- 
derson), died  in  Jackson  township. 


Edward  C.  Johnston  received  his  primary 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
township,  and  completed  his  course  at  Loys- 
ville  Academy  under  Prof.  George  W.  Lesher. 
He  was  very  studious  and  devoted  all  his 
spare  time  to  his  books.  He  was  twice  pre- 
pared to  enter  college,  but  was  forced  to  aban- 
don these  plans,  as  his  father  needed  his  as- 
sistance on  the  farm.  "When  Mr.  Johnston 
was  thirty,  his  father  died;  since  then  he  and 
his  brother  Alexander,  and  their  sister  Mar- 
garet have  held  the  estate  in  equal  shares.  Mr. 
Johnston  is  a  Eepublican ;  he  has  never  sought 
office.  He  is  a  meml>er  of  the  United  Pres- 
bvterian  church. 


EOBEET  H.  CAMPBELL,  ¥ew  Ger- 
mantown.  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 7,  1845,  in  his  present  home.  He  is  a 
son  of  Thomas  and  Margaret  (Adams)  Camp- 
bell. James  Campbell,  the  paternal  grand- 
father, was  born  in  1772.  He  emigrated  from 
L-eland,  his  native  country,  in  his  youth ;  set- 
tled in  Carlisle,  Pa.,  and  later  removed  to  what 
is  now  Toboyne  township,  Perry  county.  He 
"was  twice  married.  The  children  of  the  first 
marriage  were:  John;  Eobert;  and  Mary.  His 
firet  wife  dying,  he  married  Mrs.  Martha  Wa- 
dell.  She  was  born  in  January,  1780,  and 
was  the  daughter  of -Alexander  Fleming,  an 
officer  in  the  English  araiy,  who  died  toward 
the  close  of  the  eighteenth  century  in  active 
service.  a,nd  it  is  thought  upon  the  field  of 
battle,  leaving  herself  and  an  older  sister, 
]\Iary.  without  paternal  care.  After  the 
father's  death  they  went  to  live  in  the  Xorth 
of  Ueland  witli  their  maternal  grandfather, 
who  was  named  AVatson.  Here  Mary  mar- 
ried an  Englishman,  a  weaver  by  trade,  and 
went  to  live  in  England.  At  the  age  of  six- 
teen years.  ]\rartha  married  William  "Wadell. 
In  1798,  she  being  then  eighteen  years  of  age, 
her  husband,  herself  and  their  infant  son,  Wil- 
lie, set  sail  for  America.  On  the  way  over 
yellow  fever  broke  out  on  the  ship,  and  before 
they  were  ]terniitted  to  land  in  Xew  York,  her 
husl)and  and  child,  as  well  as  nearly  all  the 
other  passengers  were  dead,  and  she  found 
hei-self  a  widow  in  a  strange  land  and  among 
strangers.  As  soon  after  landing  as  she  was 
able,  she  proceeded  to  Carlisle,  Pa.,  where  in 
December,  1801,  she  was  married  to  James 
Campbell,  then  a  young  widower.  Soon  after- 
>vard  they  settled  in  Toboyne  township,  where 


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Mr.  C'amj^bell  aeqiiireJ  manv  hundred  acres 
of  laud,  owned  and  operated  a  grist-mill  and 
died  wealthy.  The  children  of  James  and 
Margaret  Campbell  were:  James  Jr.,  born 
December  20,  1802,  died  February  19,  1854; 
Elizabeth,  bom  February  20,  1S05;  Xancy, 
born  June  11,  1807;  Samuel  Pencil,  born  Au- 
gust 9,  1809;  Hance,  born  February  21,  1812; 
Alexander  F.,  the  only  one  now  living,  born 
October  4,  1814;  Thomas,  born  March  1, 
1817;  Margaret  Jane,  born  July  22,  1820, 
died  January  19,  1842;  William,  bom  March 
28,  1822,  and  Lucinda,  born  July  9,  1826. 
James  Campbell,  the  father,  died  March  8, 
1842;  his  wife  survived  him  several  years. 
Thomas  Campbell,  father  of  Kobert  II.,  was 
a  native  of  Florse  valley,  Toboyne  toAVUship. 
He  enjoyed  no  educational  opportunities,  but 
farmed  all  his  life.  About  1840,  he  bought 
the  farm  now  owned  by  his  son  Robert,  w^hich 
was  then  a  wild  tract;  he  cleared  and  cultivated 
it,  building  a  stone  house  and  making  other 
improvements.  To  this  property  he  added  at 
intervals,  until  he  owned  300  acres.  He  was 
a  steady  and  industrious  worker.  Thomas 
Campbell  married  Margaret  Adams.  Their 
children  were:  Robert  H. ;  Lucinda  (Mrs.  John 
Wolf),  of  Bedford  county,  Pa. ;  and  two  who 
died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Campbell  died  in  1859; 
and  her  husband  in  February,  1893. 

Robert  H.  Campbell  attended  the  schools  of 
the  township.  HIb  father  Avas  anxious  to  edu- 
cate his  children,  but  Robert  prefen-ed  an  ac- 
tive life  to  a  studious  one.  At  the  beginning 
of  the  war  of  the  Rebellion,  he  ran  away  to 
Harrisburg,  and  tried  to  enlist,  but  was  re- 
fused, on  account  of  his  youth  and  of  his  not 
having  the  consent  of  his  parents.  He  re- 
turned home  much  crestfallen,  but  a  short 
time  after,  he  wrote  a  recommendation  for 
himself,  went  to  Harrisburg,  and  enlisted  Au- 
gust 10, 1862,  as  a  private  in  Company  K,  One 
Hundred  and  Thirty-third  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  a  Bedford  oi'ganization,  to  which 
he  had  been  assigned,  although  he  had  hoped 
to  enter  a  Perry  county  regiment.  This  regi- 
ment went  to  Fredericksburg  and  took  part  in 
the  battle  December  16,  1S62,  when  Mr. 
Campbell  was  wounded  in  his  right  elbow  by 
a  minie  ball.  He  went  to  Mt.  Pleasant  Hos- 
pital, Washington,  D.  C,  on  December  17, 

1862,  and  remained  there  imtil    March    31, 

1863.  He  w-as  then  discharged  on  account  of 
disability,  and  returned  home.     During  the 


summer,  he  studied  under  Professor  Lesher 
at  Xew  Gennantown,  and  assisted  his  father 
on  the  farm.  In  September,  1864,  he  again 
enlisted,  in  Company  F,  Two  Hundred  and 
Eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  under  Cap- 
tain Palmer,  for  nine  months.  He  took  part 
in  the  l)attles  of  Fort  Steadman  and  Peters- 
burg, and  in  the  grand  review  at  Washington, 
D.  C.  He  was  discharged  at  Alexandria,  Va., 
whence  he  went  to  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  and  then 
to  his  home,  where  he  farmed  for  his  father 
until  his  marriage.  In  1867,  he  bought  a 
small  tract  of  land  which  he  farmed  for  two 
years,  then  bought  the  farm  adjoining  the 
homestead,  and  in  February,  1891,  he  bought 
the  homestead  from  his  father.  ]\Ir.  Campl)ell 
is  a  Republican.  He  has  served  his  township 
as  supervisor. 

Robert  H.  Campbell  was  married  in  June, 
1867,  to  Mary  Edith,  daughter  of  David 
Kern,  of  Toboyne  township.  Their  children 
are:  Lucinda  Lucetta  (Mrs.  John  Kennedy), 
of  Bedford  county.  Pa.;  Daisy  lona  (Mrs. 
Hany  Pierson),  of  Colorado  Springs,  Col.; 
and  Ava  Ola  (Mrs.  Dr.  Lightner),  of  Lancas- 
ter county,  Pa.  Mr.  Campbell  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  at  Xew  Ger- 
mantown. 


EPHRAIM  McLAUGHLIX,  Xew  Ger- 
mantown,  Pen-y  county.  Pa.,  w^as  born  in 
Providence  township,  Bedford  county.  Pa., 
February  13,  1821.'  He  is  a  son  of  Charles 
and  Sarah  (Akers)  McLaughlin.  His  gi-and- 
father,  Charles  (or  Robert),  ilcLaughlin,  was 
a  native  of  County  Armagh,  Ireland.  He  and. 
his  family  emigrated  to  America  shortly  after 
the  Revolution,  and  bought  a  large  tract  of 
land  in  Providence  township,  Bedford  county. 
Pa.,  where  he  farmed  until  his  death.  He  had 
three  sons  and  one  daughter.  His  son,  John, 
seiwed  as  a  captain  in  the  war  of  1812. 
Charles  McLaughlin,  the  father  of  E.  A.  Mc- 
Laughlin, was  born  in  Coimty  Armagh,  Ire- 
land, and  came  to  this  country  with  his  par- 
ents when  he  was  twelve  years  old.  He  at- 
tended school  in  Ireland,  under  Catholic 
teachers,  and  comj^leted  his  education  in  the 
schools  of  Bedfoi-d  county.  At  his  father's 
death,  the  homest<>ad  was  divided  into  three 
farms,  for  the  three  sons;  Mr.  McLaughlin  in- 
herited one  of  these,  and  bought  another  from 
one  of  his  brothers.  For  two  terms  lie  was 
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McLaughlin  was  married  in  Providence  town- 
ship, Bedford  county,  to  Sarah  Akers.  Their 
children  were:  Cynthia  Ann  (Mrs.  John  Bar- 
ton), born  June  6,  1809,  died  Xovember  9, 
1844;  Xancy  (Mrs.  Stiles  Jackson),  born 
March  21,  1811,  is  deceased;  John  Lawson, 
merchant,  married  Sarah  Foulk,  born  April 
16,  1813,  died  in  Eainsburg,  November  9, 
1847;  Kachel  (Mrs.  William  Lysinger),  born 
April  24,  1816,  died  in  1891;"  Theresa  G., 
wife  of  Rev.  George  Stevenson,  born  October 
22,  1819,  deceased;  E.  A.;  Charles  J.,  born 
October  26,  1824,  fanner,  married  Martha 
Campbell,  died  in  Shelby,  la.,  in  July,  1888. 
Charles  McLaughlin  died  in  1877;  and  his 
wife  on  May  23,  1846.  She  was  of  Scotch- 
Irish  ancestry.  Before  the  Revolution,  her 
family  resided  in  Virginia,  l)ut  afterwards  re- 
moved to  Bedford  county,  Pa. 

E.  A.  ]\IcLaughlin  received  a  limited  edu- 
cation in  the  schools. of  Bedford  county,  but 
he  improved  his  mind  by  studying  at  home. 
He  began  to  work  for  himself  at  an  early  age. 
In  1848,  he  bought  two  tracts  of  land  in  To- 
boyne  township,  Perry  county,  one  of  93  acres 
and  one  of  83  acres  from  Roland  Bro\\ai,  who 
a  few  years  before  had  bought  it  from  James 
Campbell.  The  land  was  almost  wild,  but  by 
energy  and  perseverance  he  brought  it  into  a 
fine  state  of  cultivation.  He  was  an  old  line 
"Whig,  and  east  his  first  vote  for  "William 
Llenry  Harrison,  but  is  now  a  staunch  Re- 
publican, and  has  served  for  some  time  as 
school  director.  E.  A.  McLaughlin  Avas  mar- 
ried, June  1,  1848,  to  Lucinda  Ann,  daughter 
of  James  and  Martha  (Fleming)  Campbell. 
Their  children  are:  Martha,  died  in  her  fifth 
year;  Charles  J.,  a  teacher  at  East  Waterford; 
Emma  Jane,  of  Llollidaysburg,  Pa.,  was  mar- 
ried to  Rev.  Luther  F.  Smith,  who  died  Janu- 
ary 4,  1893;  Alexander  Campbell,  district  at- 
torney of  Yuba  City,  Cal. ;  Mary  Lucinda 
(]\Irs.  Rev.  John  L.  Leilich),  of  Hamsburg, 
Pa.;  Sarah  Louella;  and  E.  William  Lincoln, 
who  died  in  Lincoln,  Xeb.,  July  4,  1888.  Mr. 
McLaiighlin  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcojial  church,  and  has  served  as  trustee, 
steward,  class-leader,  and  Sunday-school  su- 
perintendent. Mi's.  McLaughlin  was  born  in 
Horse  valley.  Perry  county.  Pa.,  July  9,  1826, 
and  died  October  27,  1878.  Her  mother, 
^Martha  Fleming,  was  born  in  England.  When 
she  was  fourteen  she  went  to  Ireland,  where 
at  the  age  of  sixteen  she  was  married  to  Mr. 


William  Wadell.  On  their  way  to  America, 
Mr.  Wadell  and  their  infant  child  died.  Mrs. 
Wadell  came  to  her  uncle,  Ih'.  Carleton,  of 
Carlisle,  Pa.,  and  was  married  at  Carlisle  in 
December,  1801,  to  James  Campbell.  She 
was  his  second  wife,  and  bore  him  ten  chil- 
dren. 


WILLIAM  FRY,  JR.,  Xew  Germantown, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  a  son  of  William  and  Mar- 
garet (Anderson)  Fry,  was  born  in  Jackson 
township,  Pen-y  county.  Pa.,  February  28, 
1845.  Llis  father,  William  Fry,  a  native  of 
Saville  township,  Pen-y  county,  after  living 
for  many  years  in  Toboyne  township,  removed 
to  Jackson  township.  Perry  county,  where  he 
now  resides.  His  children  are:  George,  de- 
ceased; William;  Mary  (Mrs.  William  Hock- 
enberry),  of  Cumberland  county.  Pa.;  John, 
a  carpenter,  of  Jackson  township),  and  Martin, 
of  Toboyne  township.  Mrs.  Fry  died  in  1885. 
Mr.  Frj' 's  second  wife  is  ]\Irs.  Amanda  Baus- 
man,  a  widow.     He  is  a  Republican. 

AYilliam  Fry  Avas  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Jackson  and  Toboyne  townships, 
and  lived  with  his  father  in  Toboyne  township, 
on  the  farm  now  occupied  by  Mrs.  Broadfield. 
He  farmed  for  his  father  from  boyhood  until 
the  Civil  war  broke  out,  when  he  enlisted  at 
Carlisle,  in  1863,  for  three  years,  in  Company 
M,  First  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  under  Cap- 
tain Gast.  This  regiment  was  stationed  at 
Xashville,  Tenn.,  for  some  time,  and  Mr.  Fry 
took  part  in  many  skirmishes,  and  in  one  se- 
vere battle  near  Columbia.  He  was  detailed 
as  scout  for  a  great  part  of  the  time,  and  at  the 
close  of  the  war  was  discharged  at  Harrisburg, 
Pa.  He  returned  to  his  liome,  but  owing  to 
illness,  could  not  work  for  a  year.  Mr.  Fry 
removed  To  a  small  })lace  after  his  mari'iage, 
and  worked  as  a  laborer.  In  1897,  he  bought 
his  present  farm  of  100  acres.  William  Fry 
was  married  in  1869,  to  Elizabeth  Henry,  of 
Toboyne  township.  Their  children  are :  Mary 
(Mrs.  Emmert  Trestle),  of  Toboyne  township; 
James  Edward,  who  farms  for  his  father; 
Charles,  a  fanner  of  Jackson  township;  John; 
and  Bertha  ]\Iary. 


ALEXANDER  G.  SMITH,  deceased,  was 
born  nearXew  Bloomfield,  Perry  county,  Pa., 
October  2,  1831.  He  was  a  son  of  Daniel  and 
Elizal^etli  (Kline)  Smith,  who  had  seven  other 
children:  John;  Joseph;  and  William,  all  de- 


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ceased;  David;  Samuel;  Jackson;  and  Su- 
sanna. Alexander  G.  Smith  Avas  educated  in 
the  schools  of  Loysville  and  of  Toboyne  town- 
ship, lie  was  not  fond  of  study,  preferring 
manual  labor.  When  he  was  a  boy,  his  par- 
ents removed  to  Jackson  township,  Perry 
county,  and  later  to  the  farm  now  occupied 
by  his  son,  John,  where  he  grew  to  manhood. 
xVfter  his  first  marriage,  he  removed  to  the 
home  in  which  his  widow  now  resides,  a  farm 
of  119  acres,  where  he  spent  the  remainder 
■of  his  life.  During  the  Civil  war,  he  enlisted 
at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in  Company  B,  Two  Hun- 
dred and  Second  Pennsylvania  A'^olunteers, 
and  took  part  in  many  skirmishes.  He  was  a 
Republican,  and  served  his  township  in  vari- 
ous offices.  ^Ir.  Smith  was  a  member  of  Sam- 
uel Baker  Post,  Xo.  543,  G.  A.  R.,  at  Blain, 
Pa.;  and  always  took  an  active  part  in  the 
ceremonies  of  Decoration  Day,  and  delighted 
to  honor  the  memory  of  his  departed  comrades. 
Alexander  G.  Smith  Avas  first  married  Xovem- 
ber  16,  1852,  to  Margaret  E.  Beaston.  Their 
children  are:  James  A.,  born  February  19, 
IS.-,!,  died  March  18,  1879;  Emeline  (Mrs. 
AViUiam  Shields),  of  Shelby,  O.,  born  March 
4,  1S5G;  John  R.,  born  December  10,  1858, 
resides  on  the  homestead;  William  P.,  born 
Februarv  21,  1863,  works  in  the  orange  groves 
of  California;  Elmer  E.,  bom  July  19,  1866, 
a  farmer  of  Perry  county;  and  Eugene,  bom 
September  18,  1872,  resides  in  California. 
Mrs.  Smith  died  January  30,  1874.  Mr. 
Smith  was  married,  January  19,  1875,  to  his 
second  wife,  S.  Jennie  Trostle.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Ora  C,  born  January  28,  1876; 
Oarrv  May,  bom  August  4,  1879,  died  Au- 
gust 24,  1879;  Ira  L.,  born  May  17,  1880,  re- 
sides in  Shelby,  O.;  and  Myrtle  Gertrude, 
bom  June  24,  "1883.  Mr.  Smith  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Church  of  God,  and  held  the  offices 
of  deacon  and  elder.  He  was  a  Christian  gen- 
tleman, much  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him, 
and  a  devoted  husband  and  father.  He  closed 
a  good  and  useful  life  September  15,  1896. 

Mrs.  S.  Jennie  Smith  was  born  in  Madison 
township,  Perry  county,  March  25,  1S44. 
She  is  a  daughter  of  Andrew  and  Sarah  (Ken- 
nedy) Snyder.  Her  parents  had  nine  chil- 
dren: ]Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  George  Walton),  of 
Juniata  cournty;  S.  Jennie;  James  B. ;  a 
farmer  near  Shelby,  O.;  David  C,  a  fruit- 
gi'ower  in  Michigan;  Hannah  C.  (^fi-s.  John 
Kline),  of  Greenwich,  O.;  William,  at  home; 


John  R.,  a  farmer  of  Madison  township;  Ida 
Sowers;  George  F.,  of  Madison  township,  mar- 
ried Jennie  Barkey,  has  two  children,  Arthur 
and  Ethel  ]\Iay,  deceased ;  and  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
Grant  Campbell),  of  Toboyne  toA\aiship. 
Mi's.  Snyder  died  in  JMadison  township,  where 
Mr.  Snyder  now  resides.  S.  Jennie  Snyder 
was  married  February  22,  1870,  to  Daniel 
Trostle,  of  Madison  township.  Their  children 
are:  Hanw  E.,  born  January  8,  1871,  married 
Mary  Fry,  resides  in  Toboyne  township;  and 
Sarah  E.,  born  April  9,  1872,  died  in  January, 
1870.  ]\Ir.  Trostle  died  aged  alxiut  twenty- 
three. 


PERRY  KREMER,  Millerstown,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  March  14,  1818,  at  Mc- 
Kees  Half  Falls,  then  in  Union,  noAV  in  Sny- 
der county.  Pa.  He  is  a  son  of  Frederick  and 
:\lary  (Hill)  Kremer.  The  first  settlers  of  the 
Kremcr  family  came  to  this  country  from  Ger- 
many. 3Ir.  Kremer's  grandfather,  Frederick 
Kremer,  Sr.,  Avas  a  native  of  Berks  county,  and 
a  farmer.  He  and  his  wife,  Mary  Elizabeth 
Kremer,  removed  Avith  their  son,  Frederick, 
and  his  family  in  1S12,  to  Union  county, 
traveling  in  Avagons,  and  going  by  Avay  of 
Pottsviile,  Pa.  The  father  and  son  were 
associated  in  the  jmrchase  of  property 
near  McKees  Half  Falls,  but  from  the  time 
of  the  remoA'al,  the  old  gentleman  liA^ed  at 
leisure,  exempt  from  active  duties.  He  died 
■at  the  age  of  eighty-three,  about  the  year 
1829;  his  wife  suiwiA^ed  him  for  ten  years,  and 
Avas  a  nonagenarian  Avhen  she  died.  They  had 
seweral  children  AA'hose  names  are  not  on  any 
existing  record.  One  of  their  daughters,  Mrs. 
Snyder,  died  near  Pottsviile;  another  child 
manned  and  removed  to  the  State  of  ISTew 
York.  Their  son,  Frederick  Kremer,  Jr.,  was 
born  on  a  faiin  in  Long  Swamp  township, 
Berks  county.  He  Avas  educated  by  Gemian 
school  masters,  and  in  that  language;  in  nar- 
rating the  circumstances  of  his  boyhood,  he 
used  often  to  tell  of  the  pupils  going  to  school 
in  the  morning  furnished  Avith  provisions 
enough  to  last  over  night,  so  that  if  a  heavy 
storm  came  on,  they  need  not  A^enture  to  take 
the  long  walk  home.  Those  were  the  days 
AAdieii  a  farmer  had  to  be  also  a  teamster,  and 
carry  his  produce  by  Avagon  to  the  city  mar- 
kets; this  Frederick  Kremer  did,  and 
lirouo-lit  back  supplies  for  the  family  in  his 
market  Avagoii.     He  marrieil  in  Berks  county, 


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and  at  the  time  of  his  removal  to  Union  conn- 
ty,  had  eight  children.  Passing  throngh 
Schuylkill  and  adjacent  counties,  they  ob- 
served black  spots  in  the  road,  but  were  far 
from  sus23eoting  their  nature,  or  the  value  of 
the  treasures  of  coal  that  they  revealed.  The 
projoerty  j)urchased  by  the  Kremers  in  Union 
county  consisted  in  part  of  the  mill  prope-rty 
now  owned  by  the  Weisers,  of  Juniata  county. 
Here  Frederick  Krenier  spent  the  last  years 
of  his  life,  dying  in  June,  1850;  his  firet  wife, 
who  was  the  mother  of  all  his  children,  died 
about  1826.  He  was  again  married,  to  Mary 
Fisher,  who  survived  him  for  forty  years.  Mr. 
Kremer  was  a  Democrat.  His  religious  belief 
was  that  of  the  Lutheran  chm'ch.  His  chil- 
dren were:  Peter,  deceased,  lived  in  Seneca 
county,  O. ;  Joseph,  died  in  Stevenson  coun- 
ty, 111.;  Benjamin,  M.  D.,  of  Brighton,  Wash- 
ington county,  la.,  died  there,  and  his  widow 
died  in  1894:,  aged  eighty  years;  John,  resided 
first  in  Ohio,  later  in  Stevenson  county,  111., 
where  he  died;  Eliza,  died  just  before  tlie  time 
a^Dpointed  for  her  marriage;  Penw;  Benne- 
ville,  resided  on  the  homestead,  where  he  died; 
and  Frederick,  resided  in  Stevenson  county, 
111.,  where  he  died.  The  wiie  of  Dr.  Benja- 
min Kremer  was  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Dr. 
Samuel  ]\Ialey,  of  Millerstown,  Pa.,  a  promi- 
nent citizen,  and  for  one  term  a  member  of  the 
State  legislature. 

During  the  boyhood  of  Perry  Kremer,  the 
common  school  system  was  established  in 
Pennsylvania,  so  that  the  education  begun  in 
the  subscription  schools  was  finished  under  the 
new  institution.  The  first  schools  which  he 
attended  were  taught  in  German.  His  studies 
often  had  to  give  way  to  the  requirements  of 
farm  work;  such  business  as  tending  stock, 
riding  the  horse  on  the  barn  flojr,  in  threshing 
time,  etc.,  nafturally  falling  to  the  share  of  the 
strong  and  wdlling  boy.  In  those  days,  the 
modern  labor-saving  agTicultural  implements, 
being  as  yet  unknown,  more  hands  were  re- 
quired to  perform  the  work  of  cultivation  than 
are  needed  now.  Mr.  Kremer  continued  to 
live  at  home  until  his  man-iage,  which  took 
place  in  Pfoutz  valley,  Perry  county.  He 
mari'ied  Is^ancy,  daughter  of  James  and  Sarah 
(Jones)  Gilfillan,  who  was  born  in  Greenwood 
township,  April  21,  1821.  Mr.  Gilfillan  was 
a  native  of  Perry  county,  but  his  wife  had 
come  from  Chester,  Pa.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Krem- 
er first  resided  for  se-\'en  years  on  the  Kremer 


homestead,  Snyder  county,  and  next  on  James 
Gilfillan's  farm  in  Greenwood  township, 
Perry  county,  for  three  years.  Mr.  Kremer 
then  bought  his  present  home,  a  farm  of  about 
200  acres;  this  was  a  venture,  as  he  had  no 
money,  but  by  his  diligence  and  excellent 
management,  he  had  paid  all  his  indebted- 
ness in  the  course  of  a  few  years.  He  has  very 
much  improved  the  place,  by  erecting  new 
farm  buildings,  &c.  His  home  was  destroyed 
by  fire  in  the  summer  of  1875;  but  it  was  in- 
sured, and  he  immediately  set  about  rebuild- 
ing. He  owns  a  half-interest  in  a  brick  liTiild- 
ing  at  Millerstown.  During  the  war,  Mr. 
Kremer  made  considerable  money  on  wheat, 
wdiieh  sold  then  at  two  or  three  dollars  per 
bushel. 

Mr.  Kremer  is  a  staunch  Democrat.  In 
18G5,  he  was  elected  county  commissioneT, 
and  served  a  term  of  three  yeai-s.  He  was 
twice  nominated  for  associate  judge.  He  has 
served  in  several  tO'wnship  offices,  and  always 
efiiciently.  From  1872  to  1883,  he  resided 
in  ]\Iiller&to^^^l,  during  which  time  he  served 
as  burgess  of  the  borough  for  two  terms.  He 
was  treasurer  of  the  Bridge  Company  at  Mil- 
lerstowm;  was  also  president  of  the  Farmers' 
Bank  at  Millerstown  from'  1873,  and,  not- 
Avithstanding  the  gTeat  panic  of  that  year,  the 
l)ank  continued  for  six  yeare  or  more,  when 
tl)c  banking  company  dissolved,  and  the  bank 
was  removed  to  IS^ewport.  Mr.  Kremer  is  now 
enjoying  the  leisure  and  repose  which  fittingly 
crown  a  career  of  useful  activity.  His  robust 
appearance  bespeaks  a  sound  physical  consti- 
tution. He  has  many  friends,  and  his  varied 
experiences  and  excellent  memory  make  him 
an  entertaining  companion. 

The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kremer  are: 
James  G.,  farmer,  born  jSTovember  22,  1843, 
lives  in  Tuscarora  township,  married  Ellen 
Kerr,  and  has  one  son  and  four  daughters,  of 
whom  one,  Nancy,  is  married  to  Prof.  A. 
P.  Ditfenderfer,  and  two  are  teachers;  Henri- 
etta H.,  born  March  10,  1846,  married  J.  R. 
Black,  and  both  are  deceased,  learaig  one 
daughter  and  six  sons;  William  F.,  fanner,  of 
Fullerton,  I^ance  county,  ISTeb.,  married  Jen- 
nie Aldrich;  Charles  D.,  farmer,  born  April 
14,  1850,  man-ied  in  Tuscarora  township,  to 
Ejihelia  Yohn,  who  died  in  Millerstown,  after 
which  he  went  to  Green  county,  la.,  maiTied 
Sarah  Bordner,  and  finally  removed  to  jSTance 
countv,  Xeb. ;  Thomas  J.:  Sarah  Alice,  was 


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married  in  ISSl  to  Dr.  G.  W.  Canipl.ell,  of 
l^ewport,  Pa.;  Mary  Margaret,  born  March 
11,  1858,  and  died  Avlien  a  year  and  a  month 
old.  Thomas  J.  Kremer  Avas  educated  in  the 
common  schools  of  Tuscarora  to^\^^5hi]),  and 
the  high  school  and  select  school  at  Millers- 
town.  In  1874,  he  entered  the  Farmers' 
Bank  at  jMillerstown  as  clerk,  and  soon  ex- 
hibited marked  ability  in  the  discharge  of  his 
duties.  By  faithful  and  diligent  application 
to  business,  in  which  he  was  strictly  honest 
and  upright,  he  soon  won  the  confidence  and 
esteem  of  the  patrons  of  the  bank,  and  of  the 
officials  of  the  same.  The  latter,  to  show  their 
appreciation  of  his  worth,  promoted  him  with- 
in two  years  to  the  responsible  position  of 
cashier,  in  which  he  continued  to  render  cred- 
itable sen-ice  to  the  institution.  When  the 
banking  firm  went  out  of  business,  Mr.  Krem- 
er was  selected  to  settle  its  affairs,  which  he 
did  in  a  manner  eminently  satisfactory  to  all 
concerned.  In  1883,  he  came  back  to  live  on 
the  farm  with  his  father,  and  conducted  the 
farm  until  1890,  when  he  and  his  wife  re- 
moved to  Millei-stown,  and  resided  there  for 
three  years.  During  part  of  that  time,  he  was 
in  the  grain  and  coal  business.  He  was  mar- 
ried, March  11,  1880,  to  Myra  E.  Keely,  of 
Millerstown,  who  died  August  29,  1893.  She 
was  an  active  and  consistent  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  in  which  Mr.  Kremer  is 
an  earnest  worker;  he  has  been  a  trustee  since 
about  1885  or  1886,  and  was  on  the  building 
committee  haA^ing  in  charge  the  remodelling 
of  the  church.  Upon  the  death  of  his  \r\ie, 
Mr.  Kremer  returned  to  the  old  home  at  the 
request  of  his  aged  parents,  and  now  has  gen- 
eral charge  of  his  father's  business  interests. 
He  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  always  done  his 
share  towards  the  success  of  his  party.  Perry 
Kremer  was  brought  up  in  the  Lutlieran 
church,  but  after  his  removal  to  Tuscarora 
township,  joined  the  Presbyterian  church,  to 
which  he  still  adheres.  He  is  active  in  pro- 
moting the  welfare  and  work  of  the  church; 
was  a  trustee,  and  held  other  oflices  also. 


WILLIA^r  BAKEE,  Donnallys  :Mills, 
Pen-y  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Samuel  and  Eliza- 
beth (Sheibley)  Baker,  Avas  born  at  Swartz 
Mills,  near  Landisburg,  Perry  county,  Febru- 
ary 27,  1827.  Samuel  Baker  Avas  a  native  of 
Pfoutz  A'alley,  in  Perry  county,  but  after  his 
father's     death    Avent    Avith     his    mother     to 


SAvartz  ]\Iills.  Mrs.  Baker  Avas  married  again 
to  ]\Ir.  Swartz,  and  had  one  child,  John 
Swartz,  Avho  man-ied  Miss  Rice;  both  are  de- 
ceased ;  the  mother  also  died,  and  is  buried  at 
Marklesville.  Samuel  Baker  Avas  educated  in 
the  common  schools,  and  Avas  a  farmer  of  ac- 
knoAvledged  superiority.  He  cultivated  Ew- 
ings'  farm  for  some  time,  then  remoA-ed  to 
BoAA-ers  Hill,  then  back  again  to  EAvings' 
farm.  ^Vbout  1851,  he  removed  to  Buck- 
Avheat  A-alley,  in  Tuscarora  township,  and 
bought  a  farm  upon  Avhich  he  resided  for  the 
rest  of  his  life.  He  Avas  a  Democrat,  decided 
in  his  convictions,  and  filled  several  to\Aaiship 
offices.  He  married  Elizabeth  Sheibley, 
Avhose  grandfather  Avas  one  of  three  brothers, 
emigrants  from  Germany,  Avho  all  at  first 
liA'ed  near  Landisburg;  tAvo  of  the  brothers 
removing  to  other  localities,  left  Mrs.  Baker's 
ancestor  the  only  representative  of  the  family 
in  the  neighborhood.  Their  children  are :  Isa- 
bella (Mrs.  Henry  Kyner),  died,  leaA-ing  tAvo 
children;  William;  Abraham,  of  Oak  Grove 
Furnace,  Pa.,  aw^s  a  soldier  in  the  late  war, 
and  man-ied  a  Miss  Moses;  Samuel,  also  enlist- 
ed in  the  Union  anny,  Avas  shot  in  the  battle 
of  the  Wilderness,  and  brought  to  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  Avhere  he  died,  and  is  buried  in 
the  ^MarklesA'ille  cemetery;  Peter,  of  the  vicin- 
ity of  Olinda,  Perry  county,  a  soldier  in  the 
Avar  of  the  Rebellion,  married  Miss  Kell; 
Catherine  (Mrs.  James  Latchford),  resides 
near  MarklesA'ille ;  Joseph  and  James,  twins, 
both  served  in  the  late  AA'ar,  the  former  mar- 
ried Miss  Kepner,  and  resides  in  Altoona,  Pa., 
and  the  latter  married  IMiss  Frye,  and  lives  on 
a  part  of  the  homestead  in  BuckAvheat  valley; 
and  Elizabeth.  This  family  presents  a  noble 
Avar  record,  five  of  its  sons  liaA'ing  enlisted  un- 
der the  Union  flag,  one  of  AA'hom  laid  down  his 
life  for  the  preserA'ation  of  the  Union.  The 
parents  are  both  deceased,  Mrs.  Baker  having 
surA-iA-ed  her  husband  for  some  years;  they 
are  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Mai'klesville. 
They  Avere  membei-s  of  the  United  Brethren 
church. 

Having  taken  the  usual  coui-se  of  studies 
in  the  common  schools  of  his  toAATiship,  Wil- 
liam Baker  became  engaged  in  farming  and  In 
the  manufacture  of  shingles,  etc.  He  had  no 
capital,  and  Avas  entirely  dependent  upon  his 
own  exertions;  but  as  the  time  for  his  mar- 
riage approached,  he  had  s.aved  about  $300, 
on  which  to  l)egin  liousekeeping.      Thinking 


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to  increase  this  inodes't  store,  lie  speculated  in 
wheat,  was  unfortunate,  and  lost  all  the  fruits 
of  his  economy.  I^othing  daunted,  however, 
the  young  couple  set  out  to  make  their  way 
together,  although  the  bridegToom  had  scarce- 
ly more  than  enough  to  i>ay  the  wedding  fee. 
William  Baker  was  man-ied,  March  15,  1853, 
to  Louisa  Reiter,  of  Oak  Grove  Furnace,  near 
which  place  they  resided  for  four  years,  and 
then  removed  to  Peter  Shaffer's  farm  in  Shaf- 
fers valley,  which  Mr.  Baker  cultivated  for 
TWO  years.  They  next  passed,  a  year  on  the 
homestead  in  Buckwheat  valley;  then  three 
years  on  the  Dewees  farm;  and  then  Mr. 
Baker  purchased  a  part  of  the  property  on 
which  they  now  live.  Upon  his  purchase 
there  stood  a  dwelling  and  a  shoe  shop;  here 
he  did  shoemaking  for  two  or  three  years, 
and  then  built  a  store  room,  and  laid  in  a  gen- 
eral stock.  He  has  built  up  a  substantial  and 
profitable  business,  and  has  admitted  his  son, 
Harry,  to  partnership  in  the  enterprise.  Mr. 
Baker,  having  added  to  his  original  purchase 
of  land,  now  owns  a  good  farm  of  some  seveai- 
ty  or  eighty  acres.  He  is  a  Eepublican, 
strongly  attached  to  his  party;  has  served  as 
assessor  for  the  township,  but  never  accepted 
any  other  office. 

The  children  of  :\lr.  and  Mrs.  "William 
Baker  are:  Harry,  born  February  19,  1854, 
his  father's  partner  in  business ;  Elizabeth  Ann 
(Mrs.  AVilliam  C.  Leonard),  born  September 
1,  1855,  married  jSTovember  8,  1877,  resides 
in  Juniata  county,  Pa.;  Greorge  W.,  of 
Omaha,  ISTeb.,  born  Augus.t  2,  1857,  married 
Susan  Dana;  James,  born  July  8,  1859,  mar- 
ried Annie  Swartz,  resides  near  Bloomfield, 
Pen-y  county;  Charles,  born  June  12,  1861, 
married  Annie  Krist,  lives  in  Perry  county; 
Mary  Alice  (]\Irs.  Dr.  Flickmyer),  born  June 
10,  1863,  and  resides  in  Perry  county;  John 
Wesley,  of  ISTewport,  Pa.,  born  August  18, 
1866, 'maiTied  Bertha  Rice;  Drusilla  (Mrs. 
Edward  ^Mickey),  of  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  born 
August  17,  1868;  Ellen  Ts^ra  (Mrs.  Frank 
Baker),  of  Donnallys  Mills,  born  October 
12,  1870;  Clara  M.  (Mi-s.  John  Baker),  re- 
sides in  Perry  county,  born  June  3,  1873; 
and  Gertrude  (Mrs.  Charles  Orms),  of  Juni- 
ata county,  bom  August  18,  1876. 


JOHIiT  H.  GABLE,  Donnallys  Mills, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Henry  L.  and  Eliza- 
beth (Sellei-s)  Gable,  was    born    March    20, 


1852,  in  ]\Iiddletown,  Dauphin  county.  Pa. 
His  great-great-grandfatlier  came  from  Ger- 
many alone,  when  only  nine  years  of  age,  hav- 
ing in  some  way  managed  to  conceal  himself 
on  board  of  a  vessel  bound  for  America;  it 
was  about  the  year  1750.  After  reaching 
America  the  little  stowaway  slipped  out  into 
the  country,  and  bravely  made  his  way  to 
Lancaster  county,  where  he  grew  up  among 
the  farmers,  supporting  himself  by  such  work 
as  he  was  able  to  do.  He  married  in  Lancas- 
ter county,  and  there  his  son,  Henry,  was  born 
about  1766.  Heniy  Gable  was  a  fanner;  he 
was  man-ied  in  Lancaster  county  to  Miss  Bow- 
man; some  years  later,  they  removed  to 
Pfoutz  valley,  where  he  died  at  the  age  of 
sixty-five.  His  son,  John  Gable,  bom  August 
26,  1791,  in  Lancaster  county,  came  to  Perry 
county  with  his  parents,  but  on  reaching  man- 
hood, returned  to  Lancaster  county  to  seek 
as  a  wife  one  whom  he  had  left  there  a  little 
maiden,  Magdalene  Lane,  bom  August  31, 
1793.  The  young  couple  first  resided  six 
miles  east  of  Harrisburg,  where  he  owmed  a 
small  farm;  all  their  marketing  was  done  in 
Harrisburg.  Later,  Mr.  Gable  bought  and 
resided  on  a  fann  of  120  acres  in  Howe  town- 
ship, Perry  county,  now  owned  by  LeAvis  Mes- 
sersmith.  It  was  partly  improved,  and  they 
made  their  home  in  an  old  log  house  that 
stood  on  the  place,  until  a  more  commodious 
dwelling  could  be  built.  John  Gable  enlisted 
for  the  war  of  1812,  and  was  detailed  to  act 
as  teamster,  hauling  supplies.  His  first  mar- 
riage took  place  September  18,  1817,  and  his 
children  were:  Samuel,  a  farmer,  bom  April 
25,  1819,  married  first  to  Mary  J.  Yarues, 
and  Uyiqq  afterwards,  lived  on  Duncan's  Is- 
land, Dauphin  county,  and  later  removed  to 
Selinsgrove;  Barbara,  bom  June  4,  1821,  mar- 
ried Daniel  Ward,  resided  in  Pfoutz  valley, 
where  both  died;  Llenry  L.,  born  December 
6,  1823;  John,  born  jS^ovember  5,  1826,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Eby,  of  ^ew  Germantown,  Pa., 
went  to  Illinois  after  1860,  and  later  to  New 
Sharon,  la. ;  Magdalene,  widow  of  John  Hop- 
ple, bom  Aiigust  2,  1829,  resides  in  Howe 
township;  Michael,  born  October  18,  1831, 
married  Lucinda  Geyer,  of  Juniata  county, 
who  died,  and  he  married  again,  and  now  re- 
sides at  Richfield,  Pa. ;  and  Maria,  bom  May 
17,  1834,  died  young.  Mrs.  Magdalene 
(Lane)  Gable  died  February  1,  1849,  aged 
fifty-five  years.     Some  years  later,  Mr.  Gable 


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maiTied  Mrs.  Sarali  (Manrcr)  Grubb,  a  widow; 
of  this  mamage  there  was  no  issue.  John 
Gable  died  on  the  homestead,  October  11, 
1875. 

His  second  son,  Henry  L.  Gable,  was  born 
in  Pfontz  valley,  but  during  his  boyliuod  his 
jiarents  went  to  live  near  Harrisbin-g,  where  he 
obtained  work  as  soon  as  he  was  old  enough, 
in  lumber  yards  and  other  jilaces  about  the 
city.  His  oiJi^ortunities  for  education  were 
limited;  but. he  was  an  ambitious  and  intelli- 
gent boy,  and  supiDlemented  the  small  amount 
of  school  training  that  fell  to  his  lot  by  in- 
dependent reading  and  study,  with  such  suc- 
cess that  he  was  able  to  teach,  and  was  several 
times  given  positions  in  Dauphin  and  Perry 
county  schools.  Between  the  school  terms, 
he  acted  as  clerk  in  a  store  east  of  Middletown, 
Pa.  About  1852,  his  father  sent  for  him  to 
come  home  and  take  charge  of  the  farm;  he  did 
so,  and  for  ten  years  cultivated  his  father's 
land  on  shares.  He  then  fanned  on  the  same 
terms  for  four  years  in  Perry  valley,  and  next 
near  Xewport,  Pa.,  for  three  yeai-s.  After 
this  he  returned  to  the  homestead,  and  con- 
ducted the  farm  until  the  death  of  his  father; 
he  then  bought  the  place  at  the  appraisement, 
and  continued  to  farm  it  until  near  the  end 
of  his  life,  when  he  sold  it  to  his  sons,  John 
and  Hiram.  He  died  Januaa-y  9,  1888.  A 
few  years  before  his  death  he  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Dunkard  church.  Henry  L.  Gable 
was  married,  December  5,  1850,  to  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Elizabeth  (Bow- 
man) Sellei-s;  she  was  born  September  8, 
1828,  near  Middletown,  DauiDhin  county  Pa., 
where  she  lived  at  the  time  of  their  man*iage. 
Their  children  are:  John  H.  and  Jeremiah  I)., 
twins,  bom  March  20,  1852;  Annie  M.,  of 
Perry  county,  born  March  1,  1854;  Hiram 
S.,  of  Hebron,  Thayer  county,  Neb.,  born 
January  12,  1856,  married  Margaret  Mc- 
ISTaughton,  of  jSTewport,  Pa.;  and  Josiah  S., 
bom  December  23,  1857,  married  Annie  Mil- 
ler, of  Mechanicsburg,  Cumberland  county, 
Pa.,  and  is  in  the  lumber  business  in  Lincoln, 
Is^eb. 

John  IT.  Galjle  attended  the  common 
schools  until  he  reached  the  age  of  twenty-one. 
When  he  was  seventeen,  he  began  running  a 
steam  engine  for  George  Fleischer,  in  his 
planing-mill;  he  was  thus  employed  for  four- 
teen yeare.  His  next  engagement  was  in  the 
furnace  of  j\f ai-shall  Brothers,  at  Xewport,  for 


seven  years;  then  in  the  position  of  locomotive 
engineer  for  the  IS' ewport  and  Sherman's  Val- 
ley luiilroad  Comi>any,  for  four  years  and 
four  months.  During  this  time,  he  became 
joint  owner  with  his  brother  of  the  homestead, 
lie  had  manied  at  the  age  of  twenty-six,  on 
September  24,  1878,  Isaphene  L.,  daughter 
of  David  and  Martha  (Stevens)  Grubb.  They 
first  resided  with  Mr.  Gable's  parents  on  the 
homestead  for  a  year  and  a  half,  and  then 
built  a  house  on  a  lot  belonging  to  Mr.  Gable 
in  XeA\73ort,  where  they  resided  for  four  or 
five  years,  and  then  returned  to  the  home- 
stead, which  the  Gable  brothers  bought  at  this 
time.  In  the  purchase  was  included  a  brick 
house  in  Xewpi^ort.  They  afterwards  disposed 
of  the  farm  at  public  sale.  During  these 
years,  Mr.  Gable  did  not  of  course  give  pa'- 
sonal  attention  to  the  ciiltivation  of  the  land, 
being  almost  constantly  employed  as  an  en- 
gineer up  to  the  spring  of  1895.  He  resided 
in  Xe^v}>ort  after  the  sale  of  the  homestead, 
until  he  bought  in  1895  his  present  farm  in 
Tuscarora  townshijj,  Perry  coiinty.  Pa.,  coa- 
sisting  of  197  acres,  and  formerly  kno^\ai  as 
the  John  Yohn  farm.  Sharing  his  father's 
j)olitical  opinions,  Mr.  Gable  has  always  been 
a  Republican.  He  has  never  sought  office,  but 
served  one  tenn  as  school  director  in  Howe 
township.  On  June  23,  1896,  Mre.  John  H. 
Gable  died.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran church,  an  estimable  Christian  lady, 
whose  kindly  and  sympathetic  nature  won  her 
many  friends.  Her  loss  is  deeply  regretted 
by  all  who  knew  her.  She  left  two  children: 
Annie  Elizabeth,  born  April  17,  1879;  and 
H.  Blaine,  born  June  1,  1884.  Mr.  Gable  is 
a  member  of  the  Brethren  church. 


WILLIAM  FOSSELMAN",  Donnallys 
Mills,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  John  and 
Susan  (Dum)'  Fosselman,  was  bom  May  17, 
1835,  in  Elliottsburg,  Perry  county.  He  is  a 
great-grandson  of  Daniel  Fosselman,  who  with 
a  brother,  John  Fosselman,  aiTived  in  Phila- 
delphia during  the  year  1700,  on  the  ship 
"Eink,"  from  Bavaria,  Germany,  they  being 
Germans  by  birth.  They  settled  in  Berks 
county,  where  they  died,  and  where  Daniel 
Fosselman,  Jr.,  was  bom.  He  learned  car- 
l>entry  in  his  youth ;  he  and  two  brothers,  John 
and  Phili]i,  settled  in  Pea'ry  county,  and  here 
Daniel  Fosselman  married  Jane  Weitzel,  a 
native  of  Perry  eounty.      Philip  Fosselman 


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built,  owned  and  managed  a  tannery.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Lutheran  chnrch.  Daniel's 
children  are:  Philip;  Mrs.  "William  Sheibley; 
Mrs.  "William  Kistler;  and  John.  His  -widow 
was  married  to  'Squire  Titzel,  and  had  chil- 
dren: Henry;  and  Mrs.  William  Shaffer.  John 
Fosselman,  youngest  son  of  Daniel,  Jr.,  was 
born  in  Tyrone  township,  Perry  county,  in 
1805.  He  received  an  ordinary  common 
school  education,  but  by  diligent  situdy  ac- 
quired an  extensive  knowledge  of  books.  He 
excelled  also  as  a  2>enman  and  a  mathemati- 
cian. As  a  boy,  he  learned  the  business  of 
tanning  from  his  uncle  Philip.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Susan  Dum  in  Spnng  township, 
and  commenced  housekeeping  there;  about 
1837  he  removed  to  Juniata  township,  buy- 
ing the  fann  of  Samuel  Wagoner,  now  owmed 
by  Benjamin  F.  Clouser.  The  land  was  near- 
ly all  cleared  and  a  log  dwelling  was  on  the 
place,  which  Mr.  Fosselman  remodeled  and  en- 
larged. He  introduced  also  other  changes, 
making  considerable  improvements.  In  1S6G 
he  engaged  with  his  son,  W^illiam,  in  conduct- 
ing a  tannery,  which  he  continued  until  his 
death.  Originally  a  Democrat,  Mr.  Fossel- 
man was  during  his  later  years  a  Kepublican. 
His  children  are:  Daniel,  served  during  the 
late  war  in  the  Fifty-third  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  mamed  Catherine  Fleck,  died  in 
Juniata  county;  Elizabeth,  died  young;  Sarah 
(Mrs.  "William  Arnold),  a  widow,  resides  on 
Middle  Ridge;  John,  served  during  the  Re- 
bellion in  Company  G,  Two  Hundred  and 
Eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  married 
Catherine  Rioe,  resides  in  Juniata  township, 
Pei-ry  county;  David,  died  at  the  age  of 
tw^enty;  Mary  (Mrs.  B.  F.  Clouser),  of  Juni- 
ata township,  Pen-y  county;  SiLsan  (Mrs. 
Josiah  Fickes),  of  I^ewport,  Pa.;  Millard,  an 
Evangelical  preacher  in  Milton,  Pa.,  man*ied 
Miss  Grarner;  Martha  (Mrs.  William  Wilt),  of 
Xewport,  Pa.;  and  Joseph  E.,  of  Tuscarora 
township,  married  to  Martha  Minnick.  John 
Fosselman  was  a  member  of  the  Evangelical 
church.    His  wife  survived  him  until  1889. 

At  the  time  when  the  family  removed  to 
Juniata  townshij),  Perry  county,  William 
Fosselman  w^as  a  small  boy.  He  obtained  his 
education  in  the  common  schools  under  nu- 
merous disadvantages;  they  were  only  in  ses- 
sion during  three  months  of  the  year;  the 
branches  taught  were  spelling,  reading,  arith- 
metic and  geography;  the  buildings  were  fair- 


ly comfortable,  but  the  course  of  instruction 
was  not  yet  well  devised,  nor  were  the  teach- 
er's, as  a  rule,  very  competent.  Xor  could  the 
boy  make  full  use  of  the  ojDportunities  that  he 
had,  because  the  condition  of  fanning  was 
such  as  to  require  the  help  of  many  hands,  and 
he  was  often  obliged  to  stay  at  home  and  as- 
sist his  mother  in  the  household  duties.  From 
the  age  of  eighteen  to  that  of  twenty,  he  Avas 
employed  in  learning  the  trade  of  millwright 
with  Richard  Adams;  during  the  first  summer 
he  was  paid  $4.00  per  month,  and  during  the 
second,  $6.00.  He  continued  to  follow^  this 
vocation  until  1866.  In  August,  1864,  while 
still  in  his  early  married  life,  ^Villiam  Fossel- 
man enlisted  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in  Comjoany 
G,  Two  Hundred  and  Eighth  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  as  private,  but  was  elected  second 
lieutenant  at  Hanisburg.  The  regiment  Avent 
to  Baltimore,  thence  to  City  Point,  and  thence 
to  Bermuda  Hundred,  Avhere  it  was  encamped 
in  a  peach  orchard.  It  was  assigned  to  Colonel 
Potter's  brigade,  in  Gen.  B.  F.  Butler's  de- 
partment, and  remained  at  Bermuda  Hun- 
dred, doing  picket  duty,  until  December,  when 
the  regiment  was  ordered  to  the  Avery  House, 
in  front  of  Petersburg.  There  the  comj3any 
was  detailed  to  act  as  provost  guard  to  General 
Hartranft,  until  spring.  On  April  2,  1865, 
it  was  in  the  battle  of  Petersburg,  and  after- 
wards followed  up  General  Lee  in  his  retreat 
tow'ards  Xottaway  Court  House.  The  Two 
Hundred  and  Eighth  was  in  the  center  of  the 
LTnion  line,  which  extended  thirty-eight 
miles.     It  charged  the  rebel  line  on  April  2, 

1865,  at  four  o'clock  in  the  morning  in  front 
of  Fort  11(41,  broke  through  and  captured 
Foi''t  Damnation.  These  forts  were  christened 
thus  because  they  kept  iip  an  almost  continual 
artillery  fire  or  duel  day  and  night.  Lieutenant 
Fosselman  has  a  sword  which  was  cai>tured  at 
ISTottaway  Court  House,  and  presented  to  him 
by  his  company.  It  was  formerly  owned  by  a 
Confederate  officer,  Lieut.  William  H.  Horst- 
niann.  The  Two  LIundred  and  Eig-hth  was 
discharged  at  the  close  of  the  war,  and  mus- 
tered out  of  service  June  1,  1865,  at  Harris- 
burg. 

]\rr.  Fosselnran  returned  to  Juniata  town- 
ship, where,  just  before  his  enlistment,  he  had 
taken  up  his  residence  on  the  farm  of  ]\[r. 
Jones,  having  purchased  a  part  of  that  farm, 
as  well  as  part  of  his  father's.     In  Felu-uary, 

1866,  be  exchanged  his  property  with  Joseph 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


Joues,  for  a  steam  tannery  and  saw-mill,  in 
Tuscarora  township.  He  removed  to  this 
l^roj^erty,  and  conducted  both  until  1881, 
when  he  disposed  of  it,  and  removed  to  his 
present  home,  the  place  known  as  the  Bull 
farm.  Here,  in  the  same  year,  he  erected  a 
new  and  beautiful  dwelling.  He  has  upon  his 
land  one  of  the  finest  springs  in  this  region. 
Since  1884,  Mr.  Fosselman  has  devoted  his 
exclusive  attention  to  fanning  his  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  acres.  He  is  a  Eepublican,  and 
has  served  as  assessor,  school  director  and  au- 
ditor. He  was  nominated  without  his  knowl- 
edge or  solicitation  as  a  candidate  for  the 
legislature  on  the  Republican  ticket  in  1868, 
but  was  unsuccessful.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
G.  A.  E.  Post  at  iSTewport,  and  of  the  local 
Grange.  William  Fosselman  was  married, 
November  8,  1860,  at  the  home  of  his  bride, 
near  Milford,  Pa.,  to  Rebecca  M.,  daughter  of 
Jolm  and  Hettie  (Meredith)  Jones;  she  was 
born  hi  Juniata  to'\\Tiship,  March  31,  1831:. 
They  settled  first  at  Milford,  Pa.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Hettie  (Mrs.  William  C.  Lyons),  of 
Tuscarora  township,  born  March  31,  1862; 
Charles  S.,  born  April  18,  1866;  Jessie  M., 
bo™  April  3,  1872,  died  in  Augiist,  1875; 
and  John  J.,  teacher,  born  October  18,  1878. 
Mrs.  Fosselman  is  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian church,  which  Mr.  Fosselman  also  at- 
tends. 


The  Owen  Family. 

GRIFFITH  OWE^^,  a  native  of  Wales, 
came  to  America  about  the  same  time  as  Wil- 
liam Penn,  and  settled  in  the  vicinity  of  Phila- 
delphia. Fie  was  one  of  the  members  of  Gov- 
ernor Penn's  council,  his  name  appearing  in 
the  minutes  of  a  meeting  of  that  body  held 
October  28,  1701.  These  minutes,  which  are 
recorded  in  Pat.  Book  A,  Yol.  2,  P.  125,  are 
signed  by  Joseph  Crowden,  sj^eaker. 

Griflitli  Owen,  Jr.,  married  ^Maroaret 
Thomas. 

Levi  Owen,  son  of  Griffith  Owen,  Jr.,  was 
born  Feliruary  24,  1744,  and  was  married  to 
Ann  Smith,  of  English  descent,  March  10, 
1767.  They  moved  to  Pen-y  county  about 
1770,  and  entered  a  large  tract  of  land  be- 
tween Duneannon  and  IS^ew  Bloomfield.  This 
was  when  the  Onez  and  Owendot  Indians 
roamed  over  the  Juniata  valley.  He  helped 
convey  these  Indians  over  the  Allegheny 
mountains,  when  thev  were  removed  farther 


west.  He  was  appointed  a  justice  of  the 
peace  and  held  the  ofiice  until  incapacitated 
by  old  age.  He  was  the  father  of  four  chil- 
dren: Grifiith;  Benjamin;  John;  and  Mar- 
garet. 

Grifilth  Owen  (3),  son  of  Levi  and  Ann 
(Smith)  Owen,  married  IsTancy  Shortis,  and 
had  children:  Levi;  Susan;  Polly;  I^Tancy; 
Josej^h;  and  Phoebe. 

Levi  Owen,  son  of  Griffith  Owen  (3),  mar- 
ried Catherine,  daughter  of  Rev.  John  Sny- 
der, and  sister  of  Mrs.  Mary  K'nmsen,  of  Bal- 
timore, Md.  Their  children  were:  Mary  Ann; 
John  Snyder;  Catherine;  Susan  Rebecca; 
Sarah;  Isaiah.  The  mother  died  in  1844  or 
1845,  and  Levi  married  as  his  second  wife 
the  widow  of  John  Smith.  Her  maiden  name 
was  Elizabeth  Leppard.  They  had  one  son, 
George  Dickson,  named  partly  for  Bishop 
Dickson,  then  a  young  United  Brethren 
preacher  on  the  Perry  circuit.  Mary  Ann, 
eldest  child  of  Levi  and  Catherine  (Snyder) 
Owen,  married  Eleazer  Oavcu,  and  had  chil- 
dren: Ezra,  who  married  Mary  Harnish; 
Catherine  A.,  unmarried;  John  L. ;  Sophia, 
widow  of  a  Mr.  Rose;  Ira  Benjamin. 
John  Snyder  Owen,  deceased,  second  child 
of  Levi  and  Catherine  (Snyder)  Owen,  mar- 
ried Esther  Kiikpatrick,  maiden  name,  Esther 
Owen.  Their  children  Avere:  Francis;  Jose- 
phine; John  Wesley;  Elmira.  Catherine 
Owen,  deceased,  third  child  of  Levi  and  Cathe- 
rine (Snyder)  Owen,  was  married  twice.  Her 
first  husl:)and  was  Griffith  Owen,  a  cousin. 
Theii-  children  were:  Erastus  G.  and  Mary 
Isabel.  Erastus  G.  moved  to  AVhite  City, 
Kan.,  where  he  married  Miss  Shilling  and 
died,  leaving  one  child,  JSTellie.  Mary  Isabel 
married  Isaac  Miller,  of  Wheatfield  township. 
Their  children  are:  Erastus  Walter;  Elsie 
Louisa;  Cora  May;  Olive  P.;  Clayton;  and 
Eniest.  The  second  husband  of  Catherine 
Owen  was  Samiiel  Wallace,  who  survives. 
Their  chilren  are:  Rebecca;  Ira;  John; 
Emma.  Rebecca  is  the  wife  of  Charles  Zig- 
ler,  of  Wheatfield  township.  Ira,  who  mar- 
ried a  daughter  of  Andrew  Loy,  resides  in 
Wheatfield  township.  John,  who  married  a 
Miss  Speas,  resides  in  C'arroll  township. 
Emma  is  the  wife  of  Harry  Liddick,  of  Wheat- 
field  township.  Susan  Rebecca,  fourth  child, 
of  Levi  and  Catherine  (Snyder)  Owen,  re- 
moved to  near  Waterman,  111.,  and  married 
a  widower  named  Dickson.     He  died  and  she 


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is  now  keeping  house  for  lier  two  step-sons. 
Sarah,  fifth  chikl  of  Levi  and  Catherine  (Sny- 
der) Owen,  resides  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  is 
married.  George  Dickson  Owen,  son  of  Levi 
Owen,  by  his  second  wife,  was  a  school  teach- 
er. He  married  Sadie  McFarland,  of  Mans- 
field, O..  who  survives  him.  He  died  in  De- 
cember, 1882.  His  children  were:  John  L. ; 
Jesse  Milton,  deceased;  Xoble  Victor;  George 
Dielvson. 

Susan  Owen,  second  child  of  Griffith  Owen 
(3)  man-ied  Thomas  Shortis,  and  raised  a  large 
family.  They  removed  to  Richland  county, 
O.,  where  her  husband  died  at  an  advanced 
age.  She  died  in  Mansfield,  0.,  a  few  years 
ago,  aged  ninety-two. 

Polly  Owen,  third  child  of  Griffith  Owen 
(3),  married  John  McCaskey.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  Amos;  llachel  Jane;  and  Freder- 
ick, who  was  killed  in  battle  during  the  war 
of  the  Rebellion.  The  parents  and  the  other 
children  removed  to  near  Waterman,  111., 
Mrs.  McOaskey  died  and  he  married  the 
widow  Kirkpatrick,  a  f onner  resident  of  Perry 
county.  Amos,  son  of  the  first  man-iage,  mar- 
ried a  daughter  of  widow  Kirkpatrick  by  hei' 
first  husband.  The  wife  is  deceased.  Rachel 
Jane  remained  single. 

Xancy  Owen,  fourth  child  of  Griffith 
Owen  (3),  married  Joseph  McBride,  of 
AVheatfield  township,  who  later  removed  to 
Iowa.  He  was  a  farmer  and  lumberman. 
Both  are  deceased.  Their  children  were: 
John;  Maiy  Ann;  Jesse;  Israel;  Ezekiel; 
Gideon. 

Jesse  L.  Owen,  yoiingest  son  of  Griffith 
Owen  (3),  learned  blacksmithing  with  Capt. 
Samuel  McKenzie,  of  Duncannon,  and  moved 
to  Ohio.  He  married  a  Miss  Rathbun,  and 
had  one  son,  Eleazer  Owen,  who  went  to 
Texas.  The  mother  died,  and  Jesse  L.,  mar- 
ried as  his  second  wife  Susan  Snyder,  a 
daughter  of  Rev.  John  Snyder.  They  became 
the  parents  of  several  children. 

Phoebe,  youngest  child  of  Griffith  Owen 
(3),  died  single. 

Benjamin  Owen,  second  son  of  Levi  Owen, 
and  brother  of  Griffith  Owen  (3),  married 
Mary  McBride,  a  sister  of  Joseph  McBride. 
They  were  the  parents  of  twelve  children: 

I.  Lemuel,  married  Emily  Shortis.  They 
moved  west,  reared  a  large  family,  and  died 
at  an  advanced  age. 

II.  "Wesley,  moved  to   Ohio  and  later  to 


Iowa,  where  he  married,  reared  a  family  and 
died  well  advanced  in  years. 

III.  Mary,  remained  single. 

IV.  Peggy,  married  Rev.  John  G.  Sny- 
der, a  United  Brethren  minister.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  Mary  Oatherine,  burned  to  death 
in  infancy;  George  S.,  married  and  removed 
to  Iowa,  where  he  held  a  position  in  the  West- 
ern College  of  the  United  Brethren  church; 
John  "Wesley,  graduated  in  medicine  and  siu"- 
gery  in  Xew  York,  after  the  Rebellion,  and 
moved  from  Iowa  to  Pueblo,  Col.,  where  he 
manied  and  died,  leaving  a  widow  and  these 
children;  Almira  J.,  who  married  a  Mr. 
Thatcher,  of  Perry  county,  afterwards  one  of 
the  judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Colorado; 
Sarah;  George  W. ;  Simon  D.,  a  United 
Brethren  minister;  and  Daniel. 

y.  John  Fletcher,  married  Sarah  McKin- 
ney,  and  had  several  children. 

VI.  Jane  Ann,  married  Jacob  Bruner. 
She  died,  leaving  one  son,  Owen  Bruner. 

VII.  Esther,  married  John  Kirkpatrick,  a 
carpenter.  I'hey  had  one  child,  who  died 
young.  'My.  Kirkpatrick  was  accidentally 
killed  at  Barnetts  Mill.  The  widow  married 
John  S.  Owen. 

VIII.  Jesse  Smith,  a  plasterer,  removed  to 
Schuylkill  county.  Pa.,  where  he  maiTied  and 
died,  leaving  a  small  family. 

IX.  Seth,  removed  to  Burligton,  la.,  where 
he  died  about  1842. 

X.  Reuben,  became  a  minister  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  located  in 
the  Eastern  Pennsylvania  Conference. 

XL  Benjamin. 

XII.  Josiah. 

Margaret  Owen,  third  child  and  only 
daughter  of  Levi  Owen,  man-ied  Alexander 
Shortis,  of  Carroll  toumship.  She  died  and 
is  buried  in  Wheatfield  township.  He  lives 
near  Shennansdale.  Their  children  were: 
Thomas,  who  married  Susan  Owen;  "Wesley, 
a  tanner,  who  married  Miss  Diven,  who  with 
her  tAvo  children  died  in  1832,  and  were  all 
buried  at  the  same  time  in  Smith's  graveyard, 
"Wheatfield  township;  Mary  Ann,  married 
Robert  Milligan,  of  Milligan  Station,  near 
Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and  died  at  gn  advanced  age, 
leaving  a  large  family;  Emily,  married  Lem- 
uel Owen,  and  moved  west;  John,  married  a 
]\Iiss  McCaskey.      They  moved  west. 

John  Owen,  youngest  child  of  Levi  Owen, 
married  Amelia  Owen,  a  second  cousin,  and  a 


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(laughter  of  Abel  and  Isabella  Owen.  Their 
children  are:  Eleazer;  Samuel;  Ann;  Griffith; 
Tirza;  John  Thomas;  Abel  Davis;  Esther  E.; 
Kaehel  Jane;  Isabella;  Joel  B. 

Eleazer  Owen,  eldest  child  of  John  Owen, 
married  ]\Iarv  Ann  Owen,  daughter  of  Levi 
Owen  (2),  already  noted.  Eleazer  Owen  was 
a  member  of  the  State  legislature  in  1845,  and 
a  justice  of  the  jDeace  for  many  yeai-s. 

Samuel  Owen,  second  child  of  John  Owen, 
married  Tirza  Casner.  Their  children  were: 
Edward,  married  Susan  ^lickey,  whose  chil- 
dren were  Ida,  Avho  man-ied  George  Leppard; 
William,  married  and  lives  in  Ohio;  Elmer; 
and  ]\Iinnie,  single;  Mary  Ann,  married  James 
Martin,  an  engineer,  has  one  daughter,  Tirza; 
Esther,  man-ied  John  Craig,  superintendent 
of  railway  signal  service,  Harrisburg,  and  has 
children;  Lizzie,  married  to  Mr.  Trostle; 
James,  drowned  near  Middletowm,  leaving  a 
widow;  Jessie,  at  home;  and  Charleis,  who 
man'ied  Miss  Toomy,  and  has  one  child; 
Elizabeth,  deceased,  married  Jacob  Berk- 
stresser,  of  Duncannon,  who  had  seven  sons  in 
the  Union  army,  all  of  whom  came  home. 

Ann  Owen,  third  child  of  John  Owen,  mar- 
ried Samuel  Gross,  a  gunsmith  and  silver- 
smith. They  settled  near  Bloomville,  Seneca 
county,  O.,  about  1830,  where  they  died, 
leaving  three  daughters:  Martha  Ann; 
Amelia  Jane;  Marv  E. 

Griffith  Owen  ('-i),  fourth  chil.l  of  John 
Owen,  married  ('atherine  Owen. 

Tirza  Owen,  fifth  child  of  John  Owen,  died 
single. 

John  Thomas,  sLxth  child  of  John  Owen, 
married  Margaret  Searer  and  had  two  chil- 
dren: Alfred,  a  merchant  at  Chicago  Junc- 
tion; and  Mary  Amelia  (Mrs.  Meyers),  who 
lives  in  Ohio.  Mrs.  Owens  died  and  he  mar- 
ried Sarah  Xewman,  and  had  three  children: 
David;  .Margaret;  and  Esther  M. 

Alx'l  Davis  Owen,  seventh  child  of  John 
Owen,  is  deceased.  He  mamed  Margaret 
Fiidey.  Their  children  were:  James  Thomp- 
son; Martha  Ann;  Eebecca  Jane;  Mary  Isa- 
bel, and  several  that  died  young.  James 
Thompson  lives  near  Duncannon.  His  first 
wife  was  Miss  .  Ellenherger,  whose  children 
were:  Charlie  and  Elmer.  His  second  wife, 
widow  of  a  Mr.  Sheaffer.  Martha  Ann,  de- 
ceased, was  the  wife  of  Abram  Freese.  Re- 
becca Jane  mai-ried  Abraham  J.  Ellenberger, 
of  ]\farysville,  a  sketch  of  whom  appears  else- 


\\\\QYQ  in  this  work.  ]\lary  Isabel  is  the  wife 
of  AVilliam  lieamer,  of  Hamsburg.  They 
have  two  children:  Harry  and  Ernest.  Wil- 
liam Davis,  married  Martha  Mitchner.  He  is 
a  restaurant  keeper  in  Duncannon. 

Esther  E.  Owen,  married  Joseph  Young, 
son  of  Rev.  Hemy  Young.  They  were  the 
])arents  of  these  children:  Margaret  Ann; 
Levi;  Jolm  Henry;  I'anny  E.;  Enos  Eranklin. 
-Mary  ^Vnn  married  Andrew  Layman.  They 
reside  in  Iowa  and  have  four  children.  Levi 
was  a  Union  soldier  and  was  killed  near  Eort 
Steadman.  John  Henry  man-ied  Sarah  Jane 
Leppard;  they  live  in  Wheatfield  township. 
Eannie  A.  married  Jacob  Ayle.  They  moved 
to  Iowa.  Enos  Franklin  is  married  and  lives 
in  Missouri. 

Joel  Benjamin  Owen,  youngest  son  of  John 
Owen,  was  born  in  Wheatfield  township,  Au- 
gust 6,  1825.  He  received  a  common  school 
education  and  was  raised  on  the  fanii.  During 
his  young  manhood  he  taught  school  four 
tenus  in  Penn  township  and  two  in  Wheat- 
field  township.  His  life  has  been  devoted  to 
lumbering  and  farming.  On  June  24,  1847, 
]\[r.  Owen  married  Sarah  Ann  McCoy,  and 
lias  ten  children:  John;  David;  William; 
George  '\X.;  Mary  A.;  Eleazer;  Annie;  Liz- 
zie C. ;  Thomas  J. ;  Benjamin  F. ;  John,  a  ma- 
cliinist,  resides  in  Carroll  township.  He  mar- 
ried Catherine  Ayle.  Their  children  were: 
Gertrude  F.;  Harry  G.;  Jennie  May,  de- 
ceased; Clarence  B. ;  John  Thomas;  Oscar 
-Milton,  deceased;  Lucy  Kate,  deceased; 
Sarah  Ann;  Mary  Amelia;  Edna  Emily;  Su- 
sie Xaomi.  DaA'id  manied  Susan  Harnish. 
They  reside  in  Harrisburg,  and  have  children: 
Christian  B..  married  to  Luella  Johnson,  live 
in  Flarrisburg,  and  have  one  child,  Robert 
Ray;  Bertha  May,  married  June  3,  1897,  to 
Jesse  Stephens,  of  Harrisburg;  Charles;  Wil- 
liam died  in  infancy.  George  W.  married 
.Vnna  Rathfon,  resides  in  Carroll  township, 
and  has  children:  Joel  B.;  Laura  Emma; 
Ella;  and  John.  Mary  A.  is  the  wife  of  John 
E.  Braner.  Eleazer  resides  in  Harrisburg, 
and  is  married  to  Sarah  C.  Wallace.  Their 
children  are:  Robert;  Sarah  Myrtle;  Anna 
Grace;  Xcllie  Florence;  Edna,  dece'ased;  Wil- 
mot  A.  Annie  married  Austin  J.  Rathfon, 
a  i)roduce  and  commission  merchant  in  Chi- 
cago. Lizzie  C.  is  the  wife  of  Franklin  P. 
Le])pard,  of  Wheatficdd  township.  Thomas  J. 
and  Perrv  F.  are  at  home. 


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1179 


Amelia  Owen,  mother  of  Joel  B.  Oweu, 
was  the  oldest  child  of  Abel  and  Isabella 
(Davis)  Owen,  whose  other  children  were 
Tirza;  Joanna;  Owen  Owen;  John;  Zelophe- 
had.  Tirza  manied  Isaac  Glover,  of  Rye 
townshij:).  She  died  leaving  one  son,  John, 
Avho  moved  west  with  his  father.  Joanna 
married  James  Casner.  Their  children  were: 
Tirza;  Abel  D.,  deceased;  Sarah,  deceased. 
The  latter  married  Martin  Clay,  deceased,  of 
Carroll  township.  Their  children  were: 
Henry,  who  died  in  the  anny;  John  Griffith; 
Samuel,  married  to  Irene  Donnally,  of  Carroll 
township;  William,  who  mamed  Mrs.  Benja- 
min Mclntyre,  Jr.,  resides  in  Jersey  City,  IST. 
J.;  Mary  C,  the  wife  of  AVilliam  Rathfou,  of 
Carroll  tm\Tiship;  Kate,  wife  of  David  Giis- 
sler,  of  ^N'ew  Bloomfield ;  Jacob,  who  married 
Margaret  McDonald,  of  Wheatfield  township. 
Owen  Owen,  deceased,  married  Catherine 
Long;  John  lives  in  Philadelphia,  where  he 
conducted  an  academy  for  many  years.  He 
was  married  twice.  His  oldest  son,  John,  was 
an  Indian  agent  in  Bitter  Ro'ot  valley,  Wasb- 
ington  Ten-itory,  during  Buchanan's  admin- 
istration. Zelophehad  married  Rebecca  Cas- 
ner, moved  to  Marion  county,  O.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  Edmund;  Ira;  Eleazer;  Owen  0.; 
Davis;  Ivate  A.;  May  Isabel.  By  his  second 
marriage  he  had  one  son,  Zelophehad. 

Sarah  Ann  McCoy,  wife  of  Joel  B.  Owen, 
was  born  February  11,  1826,  in  Penn  town- 
ship. Perry  county.  Pa.,  and  is  a  daughter  of 
David  and  Mary  (McKinney)  McCoy.  Her 
father  was  a  contractor.  Her  brothers  and 
sisters  were :  William ;  David ;  Kate ;  Matthew 
P.;  Hacket;  Elizabeth.  William  resides  in 
Penn  township,  married  Margaret  Kirkpat- 
rick,  whose  children  were:  Jesse  K.,  who  mar- 
ried Emma  Aughinbaugh;  Mary,  single,  em- 
ployed in  asylum  in  Hamsburg;  Matthew,  re- 
sides at  Big  Island,  Dauphin  county.  Pa.; 
William,  married  Miss  Gamble,  and  resides  in 
Duncannon.  Isaac  married  Miss  Green,  re- 
sides in  Altoona.  Minnie,  married  Allen 
Thompson,  resides  in  Watts  township.  David 
McCoy  married  Mary  J.  Gray,  both  are  de- 
ceased. Their  children  were:  Harry  B.,  mar- 
ried Tenie  Dunkle,  of  Duncannon;  Richard 
M.,  married  Carrie  Moses,  railroad  ticket 
agent  at  Lewistown,  Pa. ;  Jones,  married  Car- 
rie Green,  is  a  telegraph  operator  at  Altoona, 
Pa.  Catharine  McCoy  mamed  Rev.  John 
Kistler,  a  Lutheran  minister.     They  went  to 


Africa.  She  died.  Their  son  Henry  is  liv- 
ing in  Demer,  Col.  ]Mr.  Kistler  manied 
again,  and  resides  in  Carlisle.  Matthew  P. 
McCoy,  a  carpenter,  went  to  Arkansas  in 
1861,  and  has  not  been  heard  from  since. 
Hacket  McCoy  was  a  soldier  in  the  Union 
army,  is  single.  Elizabeth  MoCoy  manied 
Robert  Bothwell,  deceased.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Bucktail  regiment.  Their  children 
are:  Jennie  May,  wife  of  AVilliam  Boyd,  a 
railroad  employee  at  Sunbury,  Pa.;  Ralph 
Samuel;  Harvey  F. ;  Francis  W. ;  May; 
Mary;  Elliott;  Is^ellie  McCoy.  Joel  B. 
and  Mrs.  Sarah.  Ann  (McCoy)  Owen  cele- 
brated their  golden  wedding  June  24,  1897, 
upon  wdiich  occasion  one  hundred  and  seven- 
teen guests  were  entertained  at  the  family 
home  in  Wheatfield  township. 


GEORGE  AY.  SXEATH,  Newport,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth 
(Albright)  Sneath,  of  Lancaster  county,  was 
born  in  that  county,  December  15,  1838.  Llis 
educational  advantages  were  limited,  and 
early  in  life  he  began  earning 'his  own  liveli- 
hood, for  which  he  at  first  worked  by  the 
month.  He  was  for  some  time  a  boatman  on 
the  Pennsylvania  canal  and  on  the  Juniata 
canal;  for  one  year  he  was  employed  in  a 
l)oat-yard.  In  1865,  Mr.  Sneath  enlisted  in 
C'oini>;]iiy  II,  One  Hundred  and  ]S[inety-sec- 
ond  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  served  six 
months,  and  was  honorably  discharged,  Sep- 
tember 1,  1865.  After  this  he  was  for  three 
yeai-s  engaged  in  farming  in  Buffalo  township, 
Peny  county;  then  he  removed  to  Upper  San- 
dusky, 0.,  and  was  occupied  for  one  year  with 
bridge  building,  and  for  the  ensuing  three 
years  in  farming.  Returning  to  Pennsylvania 
he  worked  in  a  saw-mill  at  Williamsport  for 
two  summers,  and  then  for  four  years  fanned 
in  Buffalo  township,  Perry  county.  In  1879, 
Mr.  Sneath  Avent  to  Kansas,  and  remained 
there  until  1891,  engaged  in  stock  raising.  He 
then  came  back  ouce  more  to  the  old  Key- 
stone State,  and  purchased  the  farm  in  Wheat- 
field  township,  which  is  now  his  home.  He 
was  a  member  of  Allison  Post,  jSTo.  196,  G. 
A.  R.,  of  Duncannon.  He  votes  with  the 
Democratic  party,  and  has  served  sixteen  years 
as  school  director. 

George  W.  Sneath  was  married  in  1862  to 
Catherine  E.,  daughter  of  Henry  Sehultz,  of 
Buffalo  township,  Peny  county.    Their  chil- 


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dren  are:  Adam  O.,  teacher  iu  AVheatfield 
townsliip;  William  Henry,  a  ranchman  in 
Kan.-as;  Lewis;  Eva  Ellen;  and  John  B.  Mr. 
Sneath  and  family  are  members  of  the  L'nited 
Brethren  church,  of  which  he  is  a  trustee. 


JOIIX  HEFELEY.  Duncannon,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  2s  ew  Bloomiield, 
Perry  county,  April  2,  1841.  He  is  a  sou  of 
Leonard  and  E^-a  Catherine  (Weaver)  Hef- 
fley,  natives  of  Geiinany.  His  ])areuts  wrote 
their  names  Huftt  in  German.  They  came 
to  America  in  1832,  and  engaged  in  the 
butchering  business  in  York,  Pa.  They  re- 
moved from  that  town,  first  to  I\ew  Bloom- 
field,  and  afterwards,  in  1842,  to  Duncannon, 
where  they  carried  on  the  same-  business. 
Leonard  Heffley  died  there  in  1851;  Mrs. 
Hefiley  survived  him  until  March  5,  1888. 
They  were  members  of  the  Lntheran  church. 
Of  their  children,  the  following  are  deceased: 
Frederica  (Mre.  Isaac  Smith),  of  Harrisburg, 
Pa. ;  Catherine  (Mrs.  Andrew  Burd) ;  Chaides, 
a  teacher  and  merchant  of  Duncannon;  and 
Isaiah,  who  died  young.  Those  who  survive 
are:  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  William  Maley),  of  Har- 
risburg; and  John. 

John  Heffley  attended  the  common  schools 
nntil  he  had  arrived  at  the  age  of  twelve.  He 
then  learned  the  trade  of  a  n-ailer,  which  he 
pursued  until  1892.  In  that  year,  having  by 
steady  industry  and  frugality  acquired  a  com- 
petence, he  relinquished  laborious  business, 
and  retired  to  the  farm  which  is  now  his  home. 
He  is  a  stockholder  of  the  Perry  County  Eail- 
road.  Mr.  Heifley  is  a  Bepublican;  he  has 
served  as  a  member  of  the  borough  council  in 
Duncannon.  He  belong?  to  the  Sr.  O.  U.  A. 
M.,  and  to  Lodge  Xo.  205.  I.  O.  O.  F. 

John  Heifiey  was  married  in  lss:l  to  So- 
phia, daughter  of  Jacob  and  Frances  A. 
(Freet)  j\Iiller,  of  Perry  connty.  Their  chil- 
dren are :  John  W. ;  and  William  B.  H.  Mrs. 
Ilefiley  is  a  member  of  the  United  Brethren 
clinrch. 


ISAIAH  HARTZELL,  Dellville,  P,  rrv 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Perry  county,  Decem- 
ber 10.  1841,  son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth 
(Clay)  Hartzell.  His  grandfather,  John 
Hartzell,  was  a  native  of  Adams  connty.  Pa., 
and  a  miller,  (ieorge  Clay,  maternal  grand- 
father of  ^,lr.  Isaiali  Hartzell.  was  a  farmer, 
burn   in   Cnmberhmd  countv.   Pa.      He  mar- 


ried three  times;  his  first  wife  Avas  Miss 
Shultz,  and  their  children  were:  Jacob;  Mary 
(Mrs.  George  Galebaugh);  and  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  Samuel  Hartzell).  Mr.  Clay  was  again 
married,  to  a  widow,  Mrs.  Buck;  the  children 
of  this  marriage  were:  Annie  (Mrs.  John  D. 
Dickel) ;  and  Rev.  J.  Clay.  The  third  wife  of 
Mr.  Clay  Avas  Mi's.  Bear.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Refonned  church;  he  died  in  1866, 
at  the  age  of  eighty-four. 

Samuel,  son  of  John  Hartzell,  was  born  in 
Maryland,  and  came  to  Perry  county  in  1827, 
becoming  a  resident  of  Rye  township,  for  one 
year;  then  in  Penn  township,  where  for  five 
years  he  conducted  a  mill;  he  afterwards 
turned  his  attention  to  farming.  He  enjoyed  a 
position  of  respect  and  confidence  in  the  com- 
munity, and  was  elected  to  various  township 
offices.  Xine  children  composed  the  family 
of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Clay)  Hartzell,  of 
whom  the  following  are  deceased:  John;  Su- 
san; Harriet  M.  (Mrs.  Andrew  J.  Bird);  Sam- 
uel, a  soldier  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Eighty- 
eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  in  the  late 
war,  who  lost  his  life  in  the  defense  of  his  coun- 
try; and  Mary  E.  (Mi^.  John  M.  GrabiU). 
The  surA-iving  children  are:  Henry  J.,  lives 
in  Dauphin  county,  Pa.;  George  A.,  and 
Isaiah,  reside  in  Perry  county,  Pa. ;  and  Jere- 
miah S.,  of  jSTewport,  Pa.  Samuel  Hartzell 
was  a  member  and  a  trustee  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church;  he  died  in  August,  1884, 
aged  seventy-nine;  his  wife  died  in  1891,  aged 
seA'enty-nine  yeare. 

After  fighting  the  schoolboy's  battles  with 
"sums"  and  other  tasks  for  several  years,  in 
the  common  schools  of  his  neighborhood,  and 
the  farmer's  battle  with  the  soil  and  the  i>ow- 
ers  of  nature,  Isaiah  Hartzell  enlisted,  before 
he  was  out  of  his  teens,  for  the  more  exciting 
battles  of  the  war  of  the  Rebellion.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  well-remembered  "Bucktail" 
regiment,  the  Forty-second  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, a  I'ifle  regiment,  which  did  splendid 
service.  Mr.  Hartzell  was  mustered  in  as  a 
jn-ivate  in  Company  Ji,  April  19,  1861,  and 
after  faithful  performance  of  his  patriotic  diity 
for  three  years,  was  mustered  out,  June  11, 
1864,  with  his  company.  He  then  returned 
to  his  chosen  pursuit  of  faiining,  in  which  he 
has  ever  since  been  successfully  engaged.  He 
has  resided  upon  and  cultivated  his  present 
farm  since  1868.  Besides  having  been  inspec- 
tor of  elections,  he  has  filled  various  township 


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1181 


offices.  He  was  elected  to  tliat  of  supervisor 
in  1877,  and  in  1894  was  appointed  assessor 
to  fill  an  unexpired  tenn,  and  was  subse- 
quently elected  to  that  office.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Jobn  Jones  Post,  G.  A.  R. 

Isaiah  Hartzell  was  married,  February  8, 
1866,  to  Susan,  daughter  of  Abraham  and 
Catherine  (Frey)  Smith.  Only  one  of  their 
large  family  is  deceased:  John  M.,  who  died 
August  14,  1873,  aged  ten  months  and  two 
days.  The  others  are:  Ida  M.  (Mre.  Lewis 
S.  Manum),  of  Harrisburg,  Pa.;  Catherine 
B.  (Mrs.  Morris  Wall);  Abraham  S.;  ISTewton 
S.;  Hai-ry  V.;  Herbert  M. ;  Datie  A.;  Jessie 
W.  F.;  Clara  E.;  Pearl  E.;  Bertie  A.;  and 
Mary  B. 


GEORGE  I.  CROUSE,  Logania,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Snyder  county,  Pa., 
October  15,  1855.  He  is  a  son  of  Dr.  George 
J.  and  Mary  (Shaffer)  Grouse,  natives  of  Sny- 
der county.  George  J.  Crouse,  M.  D.,  was  a 
gentleman  of  excellent  education,  a  graduate 
of  Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadelphia. 
He  practiced  medicine  first  in  Snyder  county. 
Pa.,  then  for  three  years  in  Kansas,  and  after- 
wards successively  in  Philadelphia,  Snyder 
county,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  and  Atlantic 
county,  N".  J.  From  the  last  named  place  he 
removed  with  his  family  in  1886  to  Wheat- 
field  township,  Perry  county;  there  he  died 
October  24,  1890.  Mrs.  Crouse  survives  him. 
He  was  an  adherent  of  the  Republican  party. 
He  sent  a  substitute  to  the  war  of  the  Rebel- 
lion. Dr.  Crouse  served  as  postmaster  at  Rich- 
field, Juniata  county.  Pa.,  and  at  Logania. 
The  children  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Crouse  are: 
John,  at  home,  married  Emma  Hertz,  who 
died  in  1887,  leaving  three  children,  Edith, 
Lizzie  and  Jackson";  George  I.,  who  is  a  pros- 
perous and  well  known  farmer  of  Wheatfield 
township;  James  IST.,  at  home;  Mary  M.  (Mrs. 
Uriah  Winey),  of  Wheatfield  township;  Ben- 
jamin F.,  of  Wheatfield  township,  married  Ida 
C,  daughter  of  Christopher  G.  Shelley,  has 
three  children,  B.  F.,  Jr.,  Sarah  and  Charles; 
Annie  M.  (Mrs.  Adolph  L.  Metzger),  of  Phil- 
adelphia; and  Emma  R.,  at  home.  Dr.  Crouse 
attended  the  Lutheran  church,  and  contributed 
to  its  support. 


(Eshelman)  Baker,  natives  of  Dauphin  coim- 
ty,  Pa.  They  were  meml^ers  of  the  Dunkard 
church.  Their  children  were  named  as  fol- 
lows: Henry,  of  Dauphin  county;  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  John  Crossley),  of  Dauphin  county,  de- 
ceased; Isaac;  John,  of  Dauphin  v;ounty;  Ru- 
dolph, of  Indiana;  Jacob,  of  Dauphin  county; 
Frederick,  also  of  Dauphin  county;  and  Cath- 
erine (Mrs.  Straw),  of  Indiana.  Mrs.  Baker 
died  in  1851,  and  her  husband  in  1862. 

The  youth  of  Isaac  Baker  was  passed  in 
Dauphin  and  Lancaster  counties,  where  his 
education  was  obtained  in  the  common  schools. 
He  learned  shoemaking,  but  later  turned  his 
attention  to  farming,  in  Dauphin  county.  In 
1866,  he  removed  to  his  present  farm,  where 
he  has  since  resided.  He  is  a  worthy  and  sub- 
stantial citizen;  a  Republican  in  his  political 
convictions,  and  has  served  the  township  as 
super-^dsor.  Isaac  Baker  was  married  in  1851 
to  Susan,  daughter  of  Frederick  Straw,  of 
Dauphin  county.  She  was  killed  on  the  rail- 
road at  Logania  in  1892.  The  children  of 
]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Baker  are:  Kate  (Mrs.  Charles 
Seibert),  of  Hamsburg;  AVilliam  F.,  of  Watts 
township,  Perry  county;  Frederick  F.,  of  Mil- 
ler township,  Perry  county;  Susan,  of  Harris- 
buro';  and  Florence,  at  home. 


ISAAC  BAKER,  Logania,  Perry  county. 
Pa.,  was  born  near  Camjobellstovrai,  Pa.,  Feb- 
ruary 1,  1821,  son  of  Frederick  and  Catherine 


HARRY  H.  lAAl^,  editor  of  the  Duncan- 
non  Record,  Duncannon,  Perry  county,  Pa., 
was  born  in  Buffalo  township.  Perry  county, 
July  25,  1873.  He  is  the  yoimgest  of  five 
children  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Huggins) 
Hain.  Henry  Hain  is  a  grandson  of  Casper 
Hain,  an  early  settler  of  Berks  county,  whose 
son,  John  Hain,  became  a  resident  of  North- 
umberland county.  John  Hain  married  Kath- 
arine Snyder,  and  their  son,  Henry  Hain,  was 
born  in  IsTorthumberland  county,  September 
2,  1833.  He  removed  at  an  early  age  to  Perry 
county,  where  for  the  greater  part  of  his  life 
he  has  been  engaged  in  farming.  He  has 
served  in  many  offices  in  the  gift  of  his  to^vii- 
ship.  His  children  are :  John  L. ;  George  C. ; 
Hany  H.;  Alice  M.;  and  Emma  C."  The 
first  two  are  employed  in  the  railway  mail  ser- 
vice. Henry  Hain  is  a  gentleman  in  good 
standing  and  held  in  great  esteem  in  his  com- 
munity; but  his  greatest  satisfaction  is  found 
in  the  success  of  his  children. 

At  the  early  age  of  sixteen,  Harry  H.  Hain 
successfully  passed  a  teachers'  examination, 
and  began  teaching  school.     Having  a  taste 


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for  newspaper  Avork,  lie  was  employed  on  tlie 
Greencastle  Pilot  and  the  Harrisburg  Patriot. 
In  1891,  forming  a  partnership  with  a  brother, 
he  purchased  the  plant  of  the  Duncannon 
Record.  By  the  dissolution  of  this  partner- 
ship, in  1894,  H.  H.  Hain  seciired  entire  con- 
trol of  the  paper,  of  which  he  is  still  both  pub- 
lisher and  editor.  He  became  an  enthusiastic 
party  worker  while  yet  in  his  teens,  and  his 
inclinations  are  strongly  political.  He  is  well- 
known  in  patriotic  circles,  being  past  president 
of  the  county  organization  of  the  Junior  O. 
U.  A.  M.,  and  having  served  two  successive 
years  as  chairman  of  the  State  appeal  com- 
mittee of  that  organization.  He  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  Iron  Conclave,  Xo.  136,  I.  O.  H.,  and 
of  Evergreen  Lodge,  No.  205,  I.  O.  O.  F. 
Mr.  Hain  was  secretary  of  the  board  of  trade 
for  several  years,  having  been  the  leading 
spirit  in  its  organization  in  1892.  But  his 
"hobby"  is  the  newspaper  business,  and  in  it 
all  his  hopes  for  the  future  are  centered. 
Early  in  1896,  Harry  H.  Hain  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Fannie  Swartz,  an  estimable 
young  lady  of  HaiTisburg,  Pa.,  but  a  native  of 
ISTew  Bloomfield,  Pa.  One  little  daughter, 
Martha  Amelia,  with  her  parents,  constitutes 
the  household.  Mr.  Hain  is  a  "home"  man, 
and  is  fond  of  his  family.  His  wife  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church,  where  the  family 
are  wont  to  attend  services. 


ARTHUR  C.  LACKEY,  attorney-at-law, 
Duncannon,  Pa.,  was  born  at  Aliens  Cove, 
Penn  to^vnship.  Perry  coiinty,  June  16,  1868. 
He  is  a  son  of  David  and  Sarah  (Sheibley) 
Lackey,  both  natives  of  Perry  county,  of 
udiom  the  former  is  deceased;  Mrs.  Lackey 
still  resides  in  Penn  township.  Both  parents 
were  distinguished  in  the  community  for  sterl- 
ing and  estimable  qualities,  which  endeared 
them  to  all  their  acquaintances. 

The  boyhood  of  Arthur  C.  Lackey  was 
passed  on  the  homestead  farm  amid  the  invig- 
orating influences  of  rural  life.  He  first  at- 
tended the  public  schools  of  his  native  town- 
ship, and  possessing  a  vigorous  mind  and  a 
thirst  for  knowledge,  soon  mastered  their  cur- 
riculum. His  public  school  work  was  supple- 
mented by  a  course  at  the  Shippensburg  "N  or- 
mal  School,  where  he  ranked  high  as  a  dili- 
gent and  successful  student,  of  keen,  jmicti- 
cal  judgment  and  exemplary  deportment. 
During  the  year  1886,  he  was  persuaded  to 


accept  the  charge  of  the  public  schools  at  Al- 
iens Cove,  in  which  he  had  formerly  been  a 
pui^il.  He  served  acceptably,  and  continued 
in  this  position  for  five  successive  years.  He 
then  obtained,  at  a  more  lucrative  salary,  a 
similar  position  in  the  floiirishing  town  of 
Marysville.  While  teaching,  Mr.  Lackey  car- 
ried on  his  work  at  the  ISTormal  school  with 
the  energy  inherent  to  his  nature;  his  appli- 
cation was  crowned,  in  1889,  with  a  meritori- 
ous graduation. 

Having  determined  to  make  law  his  pi'ofes- 
sion,  he  entered  the  Dickinson  Law  School,  at 
Carlisle.  His  labors  here  were  characterized 
by  the  same  earnestness  and  thoroughness 
which  had  distinguished  his  former  Avork;  and 
in  1895,  after  the  completion  of  a  full  course, 
he  was  gTaduated  with  high  honors.  Soon 
after  graduation,  Mr.  Lackey  began  the  ]irac- 
tice  of  his  profession  in  Duncannon,  where 
his  worth  and  ability  commanded  respect,  and 
won  the  confidence  of  the  substantial  citizens 
of  the  community.  This  has  been  evinced  by 
the  steady  constant  growth  of  his  lucrative 
practice,  and  by  the  responsible  positions 
which  have  been  conferred  upon  him.  He  is 
secretary  and  attorney  for  the  borough,  and 
has  filled  those  positions  most  satisfactorily. 
He  has  also  filled  with  much  credit,  for  two 
successive  terms,  the  office  of  township  auditor. 
]\rr.  Lackey  is  an  earnest  advocate  of  the  views 
of  the  Republican  party.  His  energy,  practi- 
cal sense,  and  close  application,  together  with 
his  exemjilary  conduct  in  the  varied  relations 
of  life  and  in  the  discharge  of  his  professional 
duties,  ensure  his  success.  The  people  of 
Duncannon  naturally  take  great  pride  in  the 
achievements  of  the  rising  attorney,  and  pro- 
phesy for  him  a  brilliant  future.  Mr.  Lackey 
is  a  ruling  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  church, 
and  a  faithful  and  regular  attendant  upon  its 
services. 


SA^riTEL  SHELLER  (Schiller),  a  leading 
and  popular  merchant  of  Duncannon,  and  one 
of  its  oldest  living  residents,  was  born  near 
Churchtown,  Cumberland  county,  Pa.,  June 
24,  1827.  He  is  a  son  of  George  and  Rebecca 
(Stover)  Sheller  (Schiller).  ^Both  paternal 
and  maternal  ancestors  were  of  the  hardy, 
frugal  and  industrious  German  stock  which 
have  been  so  prominent  in  the  development 
of  the  great  Keystone  Commonwealth.  His 
STandfather,   Daniel    Sheller   (Scliill(  r),    was 


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born  in  Germany,  in  1762,  and  married  Eliza- 
betli  Long,  born  in  the  same  year.  As  immi- 
grants to  Pennsylvania  they  first  settled  in 
Lancaster  county,  and  subsequently  removed 
to  a  farm  two  miles  from  Greencastle,  Frank- 
lin county.  There  the  two  sons,  John  and 
Daniel,  Jr.,  grew  to  manhood;  and  there, 
life's  fitful  fever  over,  the  patriarch  and  the 
lifelong  companion  of  his  joys  and  sorrows 
died  within  less  than  a  month  of  each  other, 
the  one  in  March,  the  other  in  April,  1829. 

Samuel  Sheller  (Schiller),  spent  his  boy- 
hood under  the  family  roof  in  Cumberland 
county.  Not  enjoying  the  educational  facili- 
ties now  at  hand  for  yoimg  people,  ]\lr.  Shel- 
ler's  education  was  limited  to  a  few  months, 
during  the  winter  season,  in  the  common 
schools  of  his  neighborhood.  After  leaving 
school,  he  worked  as  a  farm  hand,  and  at  the 
age  of  eighteen  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  flour  barrels.  Removing  to  Duneannon, 
in  1846,  he  was  for  seven  years  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  nail  kegs  for  the  extensive 
works  of  Morgan,  Fisher  &  Co.,  now  known 
as  the  Duneannon  Iron  Company.  Active 
and  keen  as  a  man  of  business,  and  giving  evi- 
dence of  a  probity  that  secured  to  him  the  re- 
spect of  the  community,  Mr.  Sheller  (Schiller) 
was  successful  in  enlarging  his  business  rela- 
tions and  rendering  himself  useful  in  the  com- 
munity. He  engaged  in  the  butchering  busi- 
ness, and  continued  it  with  success  for  nine 
years.  In  1860,  he  entered  into  a  partnership 
in  mercantile  business  with  Daniel  Rife,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Sheller  &  Rife.  In  1862, 
having  sold  out  his  interest  to  tlio  junior  part- 
ner, he  again  engaged  in  butchering,  besides 
carrying  on  an  extensive  flour  and  feed  estab- 
lishment. This  was  continued  for  two  years, 
until,  in  1864,  he  disposed  of  both  interests, 
and  has  been  since  that  time,  for  more  than 
thirty  years,  in  mercantile  business.  In  1862, 
during  the  dark  days  of  the  Civil  war.  ]\fr. 
Sheller  enlisted  in  Company  B,  Sixth  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteers.  His  standing  among  his 
fellow-citizens  was  shown  by  his  immediate 
election  as  captain  of  the  company,  in  which 
position  he  served  with  honor  and  credit  to 
himself  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  those  under 
his  command,  until  the  discharge  of  the  com- 
pany. 

Samuel  Sheller  (Schiller)  was  married  in 
Duneannon,  January  3,  1850,  to  Margaret 
Haines  Lewis,  born  March  29,  1831,  daughter 


of  Guyan  and  Elizabeth  (Barnett)  LeAvis. 
Their  children  are:  Rebecca  Jane,  bom  Oc- 
tober 24,  1850,  died  December  24,  1882; 
Elizabeth  Gainer,  widow  of  Joshua  North 
Gladden;  Sylvester  Snow,  married  Agatha 
T.  Sweger,  of  New  Bloomfield,  deceased; 
Catharine  Virginia,  who  died  in  infancy; 
Mary  Emma  (Mrs.  J.  J.  Miller),  of  Philadel- 
phia; Clara  Cordelia;  Francis  Stover,  born 
August  1,  1862,  is  a  grocer  of  Philadelphia, 
and  married  Mary  E.  Epright,  of  Norristown, 
Pa.;  Letitia  Stella,  who  died  in  infancy;  Lula 
Josephine,  a  graduate  of  the  musical  depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  is 
now  a  successful  music  teacher  in  Philadel- 
phia; Ada  Viola;  Samuel  Barnett,  chief  bur- 
gess of  Duneannon;  and  Charles  Sturdevant, 
born  September  24,  1872.  The  first  daughter, 
Rebecca  Jane,  was  a  young  lady  of  more  than 
ordinary  ability,  gifted  alike  in  mathematics, 
music  and  poetry.  She  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools,  Susquehanna  Institute,  of  Dun- 
cannon,  and  Irving  College,  of  Mechanics- 
burg,  and  during  this  period  developed  marked 
literary  ability.  She  was  the  author  of  a  num- 
ber of  poems,  and  for  over  two  years  was  edi- 
tress of  the  Duneannon  Record. 

For  several  terms  Mr.  Sheller  acceptably 
filled  the  ofiice  of  chief  burgess  of  Duneannon, 
and  also  served  as  secretary  of  the  town  council 
and  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Dimcannon 
school  board.  Mr.  Sheller  (Schiller)  has  been 
for  many  years  an  influential  and  valued  mem- 
ber, and  for  over  twenty  years  treasurer,  of 
Evergreen  Lodge,  No.  205,  I.  0.  O.  F.,  being 
one  of  its  past  noble  grands.  He  is  also  a  stock- 
holder in  the  Duneannon  National  Bank,  and 
has  been  a  director  in  this  institution  since  its 
organization. 

He  has  been  a  staunch,  unswerving  Repub- 
lican. The  family  attend  the  Methodist  E]us- 
copal  church.  After  a  busy  and  useful  life, 
whose  every  record  has  been  one  of  honor, 
probity  and  devotion  to  duty,  Mr.  Sheller 
(Schiller)  in  a  ripe  and  cheerful  old  age  enjoys 
the  unlimited  respect  of  all  who  know  him. 

Mrs.  Miller,  who  is  the  fourth  daughter  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Sheller  (Schiller),  and 
who  now  resides  at  No.  17  SoTith  Fortieth 
street,  Philadelphia,  was  educated  at  IMillers- 
ville.  Pa.,  studied  sight  sino-ing  under  Dr. 
Lyte,  teacher  of  music  in  the  school  at  that 
phice.  and  also  received  instructions  in  voice 
culture  and  in  artistic  singing  from  the  teacher 


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of  that  department.  She  was  afterwards  a  pu- 
pil of  the  celebrated  teacher,  Mme.  Seller,  of 
Philadelphia,  a  lady  eminently  successful  in 
developing  the  vocal  powers  and  studied  the 
theory  of  music  and  harmony  under  Hugh  A. 
Clarke,  Mus.  Doc,  and  Professor  of  Music 
in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  and  under 
the  celebrated  Michael  Cross,  also  of  Philadel- 
•jihia.  In  1897,  Mrs.  Miller  had  the  honor  of 
being  elected  one  of  the  six  assistants  to  the 
Supervisor  of  ]\lusic  iu  the  Public  Schools  of 
Philadelphia. 

Lines  Avritten  for  the  Soldiers'  Keunion, 
held  iu  Is^ew  Bloomiield,  Pa.,  October  18, 
1877,  by  Eebecca  Jane  Sheller,  deceased: 

The  first  faint  notes  from  my  untutored  lyre 

In  early  youth  were  breathed  to  Freedom's 
name. 
And  years  have  taught  that  bard  cannot  as- 
pire 

To  loftier  theme  or  more  ennobling  strain. 
Ah,  then,  thou  ^Musel   who  dost  inspire  my 
song 

To  Freedom,  let  thy  thoughts  be  consecrate. 
Welcome  this  phalanx  of  the  soldier  throng. 

Who  fought  to  keep  her  shrine  inviolate. 
Be  thine,  O  willing  muse,  the  grateful  task 

Their  many  deeds  of  valor  to  recall ; 
Pour  out  the  wine  of  mem'ry's  fragrant  flask 

And  let  it  shimmer  o'er  the  deeds  of  all. 

2.  Xo  more  the  din  of  war  is  in  the  air. 
Its  cruel  echoes  long  have  died  away ; 

Knapsacks  are  dusty,  sabres  rusting  where 

They  long  have  rested  from  the  bloody  fray. 
The  brilliant  battle-flags,  grimy  and  torn, 
Are  folded,  and  each  glittering  sword  is 
sheathed 
Muskets  are  stacked,  and  through  the  fields 
are  borne 
The  melodies  by  peaceful  workers  breathed. 
And  homes  are  happy;   then  upon  this  day, 

Forget  not,  these  are  of  the  soldier  boys 
Who,  iu  the  weary  march  and  deadly  fray. 
Wrought  for  our  land  the  peace  she  now 
enjoys. 

3.  They  tramped  tlirough  tangled  wood  and 

mountain  glen. 
Through  fevered  swamp  and  lialeful  l)lack 
bayou ; 
Languished  perhaps  in  dreary  prison  pen. 


For  Freedom's  flag — the  red,  the  white  and 
blue. 
Theirs  are  the  tears  of  many  a  battle  plain. 

The  memories  of  great  privations  borne, 
Of  patient  sacrifice  and  hours  of  pain. 

Afar  from  home  and  loving  kindred  torn. 
What  now  our  fortune,  had  their  sturdy  arms, 

And  those  of  their  braA'e  comrades  failed 
us,  when 
Black  treason  filled  the  land  with  dire  alarms, 

And  reared  her  hydra-head  in  every  glen. 

-1.  What  would  it  brook  us  tliis  autumnal  day 

That  plenteous  crops  are  garnered  east  and 
west, 
That  sunrise  clouds  of  gold  and  coral  ray 

Portend  a  dawning  with  rich  promise  blest  ? 
For  all  the  lands  we  till,  the  homes  we  claim 

Were  then  the  haughty  foeman's  whom  we 
dread. 
Ours  were  a  heritage  of  grief  and  shame, 

And  we  were  slaves  and  Liberty  Avcre  dead. 
Our  glorious  flag  now  floating  high  and  higher, 

AYere  trailed  in  dust,  trampled  'neath  das- 
tard feet, 
While  in  its  place  on  sunlit  tower  and  spire 

Were  hung  the  banner  we  disdain  to  greet. 

5.  O,  hopeless  picture!    shrinkingly  we  turn 
With  deeper  gratitude  to  those  who  wore 

The  true  blue  colors,  and  with  sorro"w  burn 

For  all  the  dead  ones  who  can  come  no  more. 
In  southern  everglade,  by  southern  stream 
'jSTeath  blue  waves  where  the  Cumberland 
went  down, 
These  heroes,  slain  for  Lil)erty,  now  dream 
The    endless    sleep,    having    attained    the 
crown. 
On  Fame's  escutcheon  written  are  their  deeds 
Embalmed  in  faithful  hearts  their  memories 
dwell, 
Who  answere<l  with  their  lives  their  country's 
needs. 
And  won  the  meed  "Servant,  thou  hast  done 
well." 

6.  To-dav  wo  cannot  greet  them — mute  they 

lie,  " 

Heedless  of  hopes  that  in  our  bosoms  stir, 
Xor  peal  of  drum,  nor  horn,  nor  bugle  cry, 

Can  be  to  them  a  thought's  interpreter. 
But  when  these  soldiers,  having  mission  still 

To  fight  for  truth  in  years  of  civic  rule, 


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Have  fiirtlier  striven  'witli  lirave  and  virtu- 
ous will 
To  break    tlie    teachings    of    dark    error's 
school : 
When  thev  in  life's  great  battle  faint,  and 
fold 
Their  pallid  hands  and  close  their  wearv 
eyes, 
The  comrades  whom  thev  now  no  more  be- 
hold, 
"Will  welcome  to  reunion  in  the  skies. 

— Iichecca  J.  Sch  iller. 


SAMUEL  BAR^^ETT  SCHILLER  (Shel- 
ler),  chief  burgess  of  Duncannon,  Perry  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  was  born  in  the  l^orough  of  Duncan- 
non, August  21,  IS 71.  He  is  a  son  of  Samuel 
and  Margaret  H.  (Lewis)  Schiller.  Educated 
in  the  schools  of  his  native  place,  he  early  dis- 
l^layed  the  vigorous  mind  and  keen  aptitude 
for  affairs  which  lias  led  to  his  present  elec- 
tion, so  early  in  life,  to  the  highest  office  in 
the  gift  of  his  fellow-citizens.  After  the  com- 
pletion of  his  education,  he  became  a  salesman 
in  the  extensive  mercantile  establishment  of 
his  father,  wdiere  his  dealings  with  cus- 
tomers were  characterized  by  his  usual  good 
judgment  and  probity.  "With  progressive 
views  on  public  affairs,  and  favored  with  uni- 
versal esteem,  it  is  not  surprising  that,  when 
he  had  barely  passed  his  majority,  the  voters 
should  turn  to  him  as  the  one  to  till  accepta- 
bly the  office  of  chief  burgess,  which  his  father 
had  already  occupied  for  several  terms,  in  a 
most  satisfactory  manner.  He  was  nominated 
for  this  office  in  1893,  and  triumphantly  elect- 
ed. His  administration  Avas  acceptable,  and 
_  he  has  been  continued  in  the  office,  by  siiccess- 
ive  re-elections,  to  the  present  time.  JSTothing 
but  words  of  praise  have  ever  been  heard  in 
regard  to  Mr.  Schiller's  conduct  of  municipal 
matters.  He  has  treated  the  many  problems 
presented  in  connection  with  his  responsible 
position  with  a  constant  view  to  the  welfare 
of  the  borough;  and  it  may  be  anticipated, 
with  confidence,  that  it  will  l:)e  a  stepping- 
stone  to  higher  honors  in  the  future.  ^Mr. 
Schiller  is  a  sincere  Republican. 


_  ALFRED  L.  SHEARER,  M.  D.,  pharma- 
cist, Duncannon,  Pa.,  was  born  near  Blain, 
in  Toboyne  township.  Perry  county.  Pa.,  Au- 
gust 31,  1859.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Sarah 
(Comp)  Shearer,  both  natives  of  Perry  county. 


The  mother  is  still  living,  residing  with  her 
son,  D.  A.  L.  Shearer,  in  Duncannon,  \\ith 
whom  she  expects  to  make  her  home  the  re- 
mainder of  her  life.  The  father  of  Dr. 
Shearer,  who  resided  for  his  entire  life  in 
Perry  county,  was  a  stone-mason  and  brick- 
layer. The  latter  part  of  his  life  was  passed 
in  farming  in  Centre  township,  where  he  died 
September  18,  1892,  after  an  active  and  use- 
ful life,  during  all  of  which  he  enjoyed  the 
confidence  and  respect  of  all  who  knew  him. 
The  Doctor  was  the  youngest  of  ten  children, 
who  were:  Mary  (Mrs.  Henry  Biseline),  of 
Jackson  township.  Perry  county;  Jane  Eliza- 
i)etli  (Mrs.  William  Haver),  of  Emporia, 
Kan.;  John  William,  died  in  infancy;  Paul, 
died  in  infancy;  Andrew,  died  in  September, 
1891;  Sarah  (Mrs. Ezra  A.Elasher),of  Juniata 
township.  Perry  county;  Wilson,  a  young 
man  of  groat  promise,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
tv,'enty-onc ;  Ella  (Mi-s.  Charles  Tressler), 
v/ho  died  in  July,  1895,  sincerely  mourned  by 
a  large  circle  of  friends;  AVilliard  B.,  residing 
at  Trenton,  X.  J. ;   and  Alfred  L. 

The  boyhood  and  youth  of  Dr.  Shearer  were 
passed  in  his  parents'  home.  His  elementary 
education  was  received  in  the  common  schools, 
and  was  supplemented  by  a  full  course  in  the 
Xew  Bloomfield  Academy.  Here  he  displayed 
great  aptitude  for  mental  training,  and  ability 
and  precision  in  scholastic  work,  which  re- 
sulted in  his  graduation  from  his  Alma  Mater 
with  distinguished  honor  and  credit.  Having 
chosen  medicine  as  his  profession,  he  read  first 
with  the  late  Dr.  Ard,  of  Xew  Bloomfield, 
and  after  his  decease,  with  Dr.  Hunt,  Dr. 
Ard's  successor.  Mr.  Shearer  completed  his 
studies  by  a  four  years'  course  at  the  celebrated 
Medical  University  of  jSTew  York,  graduating 
with  high  standing,  in  the  year  1883.  He  be- 
gan practice  at  ISTew  Bloomfield,  where  he  re- 
mained but  three  months,  removing,  July  1, 
1883,  to  Duncannon,  in  which  place  he  has 
been  in  continuous  ^^ractice  since  that  time, 
with  marked  and  gratifying  success;  he  now 
ranks  among  the  best  physicians  in  the  comity. 
Some  time  after  his  removal  to  Duncannon, 
Dr.  Shearer  also  opened  a  drug  store  in  con- 
nection ^Yit]l  his  professional  labors. 

Dr.  A.  L.  Shearer  was  married  at  Xew 
Bloomfield,  March  9,  1883,  to  Ella  R.,  daugh- 
ter of  Rev.  P.  P.  and  Sarah  Lane,  Iwth  of 
whom  are  now  deceased.  Dr.  and  ]\Ir3. 
Shearer  have  one  dau2:hter,  Helene  Mav,  born 


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August  19,  1886.  His  fellow-citizens  recog- 
nizing his  worth,  have  shown  a  disposition  to 
shower  upon  him  many  honors,  most  of  which 
he  has  been  obliged  to  decline  on  account  of 
imperative  professional  duties.  He,  however, 
accepted  an  election  to  the  borough  council, 
where  he  served  with  great  credit  to  himself 
and  satisfaction  to  his  constituents  for  three 
years,  during  tw^o  of  which  he  was  president 
of  that  body.  The  Doctor  is  a  member  of  the 
Perry  County  Medical  Society,  of  which  asso- 
ciation he  has  been  president  and  vice-presi- 
dent. He  is  a  charter  member  of  Iron  Con- 
clave, jSTo.  136,  I.  O.  H.,  of  Duncannon,  and 
has  contributed  in  a  marked  deg-ree  to  its  suc- 
cess. The  Doctor  is  a  staimch  Republican. 
He  has  been  from  boyhood  a  iiseful  and  con- 
sistent member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  regu- 
larly attending  its  ministrations. 

Of  the  same  hardy  German  stock  which  has 
done  so  much  to  the  development  of  our  State, 
both  his  grandparents  having  been  born  in 
Germany  and  moving  to  Perry  county  early 
in  life,  Dr.  Shearer  has  shown  in  his  life  work 
and  in  all  his  social  and  business  relations 
those  qualities  of  probity  and  close  attention 
to  duty  that  invariably  bring  success  and  win 
the  respect  and  confidence  of  associates. 


HAEEY  D.  REUTTEE,  M.  D.,  a  promi- 
nent physician  and  surgeon,  of  Duncannon, 
Pa.,  and  one  of  the  Pension  Board  Examiners 
for  Perry  county,  was  born  at  Duncan's  Is- 
land, Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  Xoveniber  IS, 
1861.  He  is  a  son  of  Dr.  George  IST.  and  ^Mar- 
garet  S.  (Smith)  Eeutter,  both  deceased.  The 
Eeutter  family  forms  a  part  of  the  immense 
influx  from  the  German  nationality  which  has 
been  so  conspicuous  in  the  development  of 
Pennsylvania's  resoiu'ces  and  wealth,  and  so 
renowned  throughout  our  country  for  its  char- 
acter of  sturdiness  and  thrift. 

Dr.  Eeutter's  gTeat-grandfather,  ]\Iichael 
Eeutter,  was  born  in  Germany  and  came  to 
America  in  1762.  Daniel  IST.  L.  Eeutter,  son 
of  Michael  Eeutter,  was  bom  in  Philadelphia, 
in  1800,  was  at  one  time  a  large  contractor  and 
helped  to  build  the  Pennsylvania  canal.  For 
several  years,  he  conducted  a  drug  store  in 
Market  Square,  Elarrisburg,  Pa.  In  the  year 
1848,  he  settled  in  Watts  township.  Perry  coim- 
ty,  Avhere  he  resided  the  remainder  of  his  life. 
His  son.  Dr.  George  ^N".  Eeutter,  the  father  of 
Dr.  H.  D.,  was  born  at  Buffalo  Cross  Eoads, 


Union  county.  Pa.,  in  1835;  when  but  a  child, 
he  removed  with  his  parents  to  AVatts  town-' 
ship,  Perry  county,  where  he  spent  his  entire 
life.  He  had  an  extensive  practice  in  Dauphin 
and  Perry  counties,  and  possessed  those  ster- 
ling qualities  of  heart  and  mind  that  gained 
him  hosts  of  friends  and  the  warm  esteem  of 
all  his  extensive  acquaintances.  He  was  of  a 
genial  temperament,  and  was  an  earnest  poli- 
tician in  the  ranks  of  the  Democratic  party; 
he  represented  his  county  in  the  State  Legis- 
lature in  1875-76.  After  an  actiA'e  and  useful 
career,  he  passed  away,  regretted  by  all  who 
knew  him,  in  1890;  his  faithful  wdfe  had  died 
in  1878.  They  had  seven  children,  two  of 
whom  died  in  infancy.  Those  surviving  are: 
Kate  C,  wife  of  Josej^h  C  Hawley,  superin- 
tendent of  the  Duncannon  N"ail  Works;  Dr. 
Harry  D. ;  j\Lary  E. ;  Carrie  B. ;  and  Thomas 
G. 

The  early  life  of  the  present  Dr.  Eeutter 
was  spent  with  his  parents,  his  education  was 
received  in  the  public  schools  of  Watts  town- 
ship, and  in  the  Duncannon  and  Harrisburg 
high  schools.  Dr.  Eeutter  afterwards  read 
medicine  in  the  office  of  his  father  until  the 
year  1882,  when  he  entered  the  Jefferson  Med- 
ical College,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  From  this  in- 
stitution he  was  graduated  in  1884,  with  an 
enviable  and  honorable  record  of  meritorious 
work.  In  May,  1885,  he  began  the  active 
practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  selecting  as 
his  location  the  borough  of  Duncannon,  where 
he  has  ever  since  been  engaged  in  active  pro- 
fessional duties.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Perry 
County  Medical  Society,  and  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Medical  Association.  The  Doctor 
is  a  Democrat.  He  is  prominent  and  influen- 
tial in  Evergreen  Lodge,  I^o.  205,  I.  O.  O.  F. 

August  3,  1885,  Dr.  Eeutter  was  married  to 
Clara  L.,  daughter  of  William  J.  Stewart,  Sr., 
and  Hannah  Stewart,  of  Duncannon.  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Eeutter  have  one  daughter,  Margaret 
H.,  born  in  the  following  year.  They  are 
l)oth  consistent  and  devoted  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  church. 


P.  F.  DUXCA]^,  cashier  of  the  Duncannon 
Xational  Bank,  was  born  on  Duncans  Island, 
Dauphin  county.  May  27,  1859.  He  is  a  son 
of  Benjamin  Stiles  and  Priscilla  (Miller)  Dun- 
can. Benjamin  I.  Duncan  is  deceased.  Mrs. 
Duncan,  who  is  of  German  descent,  resides  at 
Duncannon  with  her  son,  Mr.  P.  F.  Duncan. 


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For  mauy  generations  Lack,  even  long  be- 
fore authentic  history,  the  Duncan  family 
occupied  an  honorable  place  in  Scotland. 
With  the  opening  of  the  New  World  to 
Europeans,  many  of  the  hardy  and  frugal 
sons  of  Scotland  came  to  this  Western  land, 
where  they  and  their  descendants  have  been 
among  our  most  valued  citizens,  many  of  them 
rising  to  high  positions  in  church  and  State. 
JN'ot  only  in  Pennsylvania,  but  also  in  many 
other  parts  of  the  Union,  this  influx  of  the  lib- 
erty-loving sons  of  Caledonia  has  left  a  lasting 
impress  for  good.  Xone  of  those  families  have 
become  more  widely  spread  or  more  potent  in 
their  influence  than  the  Duncans. 

Thomas  Duncan,  great-great-great-grand- 
father of  the  subject  of  this  biography,  emi- 
grated from  Scotland  to  Pennsylvania  with 
his  family  prior  to  1740.  Settling  for  a 
time  in  the  western  part  of  Lancaster  county, 
he  died  in  Cumberland  county,  in  the  year 
immortalized  by  the  Declaration  of  American 
Independence,  177C.  His  sons  were:  Wil- 
liam; John;  David;  Stephen  and  Daniel, 
twins;  and  Samuel.  William  died  in  Cum- 
berland county  in  179-4;  Samuel  in  1778;  of 
John  and  David  there  is  no  authentic  record; 
Stephen  died  in  Carlisle,  Pa.,  in  1794;  Dan- 
iel, in  Shippensburg,  Pa.,  in  1791. 

The  line  of  descent  from  the  original 
Thomas  Duncan,  who  came  from  either  Aber- 
deenshire or  Perthshire,  to  the  subject  of  the 
present  biography  was  as  follows:  (1)  Thomas 
Duncan,  who  emigrated;  (2)  Stejihen,  son  of 
Thomas;  (3)  Thomas,  grandson  of  Thomas; 
(4)  Robert  C,  great-grandson  of  Thomas;  (5) 
Benjamin  S.,  great-great-gTandson  of  Thom- 
as; (G)  P.  F.,  great-great-great-grandson  of 
Thomas.  Robert  C.  Duncan  and  Stephen 
Duncan,  were  sons  of  the  celebrated  Judge 
Thomas  Dimcan,  of  Carlisle,  the  third  in  order 
of  the  above  genealogical  table.  Robert  C, 
the  grandfather  of  Mr.  P.  F.  Duncan,  remov- 
ed to  Duncan's  Island  about  the  year  1806. 
Here  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days,  and 
it  is  from  him  that  this  beautiful  and  well- 
known  island  takes  its  name.  His  brother 
Stephen  resided  in  Perry  county,  near  the 
mouth  of  Shermans  creek,  and  was  the  founder 
of  the  Duncannon  forges.  He  subsequently 
removed  to  the  city  of  Washington,  where  he 
died.  Robert  C.  Dimcan  had  two  sons;  one 
of  these  was  Dr.  Thomas  Duncan,  who  was 
born  in  1814,  and  died  on  Duncans  Island  in 


1879.  He  was  one  of  the  most  prominent 
medical  practitioners  of  Pennsylvania;  and 
was  conspiciious  as  a  member  of  the  State  leg- 
islature. 

The  other  son  of  Robert  C.  was  Benjamin 
S.  Duncan.  Born  on  Duncans  Island  in  1816, 
he  went  in  his  boyhood  to  Arkansas,  where  he 
resided  imtil  1858.  He  was  a  prominent  pol- 
itician, and  held  the  ofiice  of  sherifl,  and  other 
responsible  positions.  He  dealt  extensively  in 
real  estate.  Among  his  operations  in  this  line 
was  laying  out  a  suburb  of  Arkadelphia,  which 
is  still  known  as  Duncans  Addition.  When 
he  finally  left  Arkansas,  in  1858,  he  returned 
to  Duncans  Island,  and  engaged  in  fanning, 
residing  in  the  house  in  which  he  had  been 
born,  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1870.  Benjamin  S.  Dimcan  was  twice 
married.  His  first  bride  was  Elizabeth  Car- 
penter. They  had  two  children,  one  of  whom, 
I\Iary,  widow  of  the  late  David  Heikel,  resides 
at  Ocean  Grove,  X.  J.  Mr.  Duncan's  second 
marriage  was  with  Priscilla  ililler;  they  had 
five  children,  of  whom  two  died  in  childhood. 
Three  survive,  as  follows:  Patrick  F. ;  Jane 
M.  (Mrs.  William  Wills),  of  Duncannon;  and 
:\liss  Priscilla  M. 

]\Ir.  P.  F.  Duncan  passed  through  a  full 
course  of  studies  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
A'icinity,  after  which  he  entered  the  ofiice  of 
the  Duncannon  Iron  Works  in  a  responsible 
position,  which  he  filled  most  acceptably  and 
v/ith  the  greatest  fidelity  for  ten  years.  Upon 
the  institution  of  the  Duncannon  IsTational 
Bank,  January  1,  1890,  he  was  appointed  to 
his  present  ofiice,  he  being  at  the  same  time  a 
stockholder  in  the  bank.  He  has  been  a  resi- 
dent of  Duncannon  since  1883. 

Patrick  F.  Duncan  was  married  at  Duncan- 
non to  Ida  May,  daughter  of  William  J.  aiid 
Hannah  Stewart.  Mr.  Stewart  was  for  many 
years  manager  of  the  Dimcannon  Iron  Com- 
pany's Store,  and  a  leading  and  infiuential 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  Mr. 
Stewart  is  deceased;  Mrs.  Stewart  still  resides 
in  Duncannon.  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Duncan  have 
six  children:  Benjamin  Stiles;  William  Stew- 
art; Helen  Huling,  deceased;  Priscilla  May; 
Patrick  F.,  Jr.;  and  Jean  Stewart.  Mr.  Dun- 
can and  his  family  attend  the  Presbyterian 
church,  ^[r.  Duncan  is  an  advocate  of  the 
Democratic  party.  Honored  and  respected 
by  all  his  fellow-citizens,  he  has  been  entrusted 
with   many   important   and   responsible   posi- 


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tioiis,  in  addition  to  liis  situation  as  bank 
casliiei-.  Among  these  may  be  mentioned 
those  of  director  of  the  Duncannon  Xational 
Bank;  of  the  Perrv  Coimty  Railroad:  and  of 
tlie  Trout  Run  Water  Company.  "With  an 
ancestry  distinguished  for  generations  for  the 
responsible  positions  they  have  ably  filled,  Mr. 
Duncan  has  apparently  started  on  a  career 
which  promises  to  add  new  laurels  to  the  bril- 
liant record  of  his  progenitors. 


JOHX  WISTER,  Duncannon,  Pen-y  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  was  born  in  Germantown,  Pa.,  Jiily 
15,  1829.  He  is  a  son  of  William  and  Sarah 
Logan  (Fisher)  Wister,  now  both  deceased. 
Mrs.  William  Wister  Avas  a  descendant  of  an 
English  family,  who  settled  in  Pennsylvania 
at  an  early  date ;  the  family  name  is  still  prom- 
inent among  the  most  substantial  and  honora- 
ble citizens  of  Philadelphia. 

The  Wister  family,  distinguished  from  a 
collateral  branch,  the  Wistars,  by  only  a  single 
vowel  of  its  patronymic,  is  also  Philadelphian 
by  a  residence  of  one  hundred  and  seventy 
years.  Both  these  families  are  descended  from 
one  ancestor,  Hans  Casper  Wuester,  chief 
jaer/ei\  or  huntsman,  in  the  service  of  the 
Prince  Palatinate,  who  with  his  wife.  Anna 
Catherina  Wuester,  resided  in  the  village  of 
Hilspach,  near  Heidelberg,  in  the  Rhenish 
Palatinate.  The  first  of  their  family  to  emi- 
grate to  America  was  Casper,  born  February 
3,  1696,  who,  declining  the  inheritance  of  his 
father's  comfortable  position,  and  asked  only 
for  an  outfit  and  the  payment  of  his  passage 
to  the  Xew  World,  crossed  the  sea,  and  landed 
in  Philadelphia,  September  16,  1717.  His 
possessions  upon  landing  consisted  of  his  mod- 
est wardrobe,  his  double-barrelled  gun,  and  a 
pistareen  (about  twenty  cents).  His  first  meal 
consisted  of  a]iples,  earned  by  helping  to  gath- 
er the  fruit  of  an  orchard  somewhere  in  Avhat 
is  now  Sixth  street,  in  Philadelphia.  Alert 
and  industri<iiis,  the  young  adventurer  pros- 
pered; he  became  a  merchant,  and  was  intei'- 
ested  in  the  early  iron  manufactures  of  the  col- 
ony. In  1740,  he  began  manufacturing  glass, 
his  being  the  first  enterprise  of  that  nature  in 
the  country.  On  ^Eay  25,  1726,  Casper  Wues- 
ter, now  Wistar,  as  he  had  Anglicised  his  name 
on  taking  the  oath  of  allegiance  to  King 
George,  married  Catherine,  daughter  of  Dirck 
Jansen,  of  Germantown.  He  was  popular, 
and  was  elected  to  public  ofiices.     He  became 


Avealthy,  and  during  the  latter  part  of  his  life 
resided  in  Market  street,  east  of  Third,  at  that 
time  one  of  the  most  aristocratic  neighbor- 
hoods of  the  young  city.  He  died  in  1752. 
His  son,  Richard  Wistar,  Avas  also  prominent 
in  municipal  affairs,  and  was  especially  noted 
as  a  pioneer  in  prison  reforms,  having  been  in- 
fluential in  introducing  many  important  and 
much  needed  changes.  Dr.  Casper  Wistar, 
son  of  Richard  Wistar,  born  in  1761,  and  edu- 
cated in  that  city  and  in  Scotland,  rose  to  great 
eminence  as  a  physician  and  as  a  naturalist. 
He  was  early  elected  one  of  the  presidents  of 
the  Royal  Medical  Society  of  Edinburg,  Scot- 
land, and  was  president  of  the  Society  for  the 
further  investigation  of  ISTatural  History.  He 
Avas  the  colleague,  in  the  American  Philosoph- 
ical Society,  of  such  men  as  Thomas  Jefferson, 
Benjamin  Franklin  and  David  Rittenhouse, 
and  in  1S15  succeeded  Thomas  Jefferson  as 
president  of  that  society.  He  Avas  not  only 
honored  for  his  splendid  abilities  and  thorough 
culture,  but  beloved  for  his  genuine  kindness 
and  unfailing  urbanity.  He  Avas  instrumental 
in  the  consolidation  of  the  College  of  Pennsyl- 
vania Avith  the  university.  He  AA^as  a  student 
of  many  branches  of  natural  history.  Perhaps 
none  of  the  benefits  he  has  confen-ed  upon 
posterity  has  avou  for  him  more  wide-spread 
gratitude  than  the  introduction  of  the  beauti- 
ful A'ine  knoAvn  to  all  lovers  of  flowers,  and 
named  in  his  honor  Wistaria. 

It  Avas  in  1726  that  the  pioneer  of  the  fam- 
ily, Casper  Wuester,  sent  for  his  brother, 
Johannes,  or  John,  Avho,  in  conforming  his 
name  to  English  orthography,  still  adhered  a 
little  more  cIoscIa'  to  its  original  form,  and 
made  it  Wister.  He  Avas  born  in  1708,  and 
Avas  a  lad  of  eighteen  when  he  came,  on  the 
ship  William  and  Sarali,  from  Rotterdam  to 
Philadel]Jiia.  He,  like  his  elder  brother,  was 
]"irosperous,  and  a  fcAV  years  after  settling  in 
Philadelphia,  bought  property  on  ]\[arket 
street,  betAveen  Third  and  Fourth  streets,  on 
which  "Wister's  Roav,"  consisting  of  a  num- 
ber of  stores,  Avas  built.  In  1741,  he  purchas- 
ed an  extensiA'e  tract  in  GermantoAA-n,  on  INfain 
street.  On  this  land  he  built,  in  1744,  the  first 
country  seat  erected  by  a  citizen  of  Philadel- 
]ihia.  Plain,  comfortable  and  substantial,  a 
good  specimen  of  the  quiet  and  dignified  taste 
of  the  times,  the  house  still  remains,  and  al- 
though it  has  been  to  some  extent  remodeled, 
it  lu'cscrvc-i  ennugh    of  its  original    style  to 


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make  it  a  most  interesting  relic.  For  thirty 
years  before  the  KeA^ohitionai-y  war,  the  Wis- 
ter  family  occupied  this  mansion  every  siira- 
mer;  and  on  Saturday,  distributions  of  bread 
baked  in  its  great  oven  wei'e  made  to  the  poor. 
John  "Wister  died  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia 
in  1789,  in  his  eighty-first  year.  After  his 
death,  his  son,  Daniel  Wister,  returned  to  the 
mansion  in  Germantown,  and  occupied  it  dur- 
ing the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  succeed- 
ed by  his  son,  Charles  J.  Wister,  who  was  mar- 
ried in  1803  to  Eebecca,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Bullock,  of  Germantown.  Charles  J.  AVister, 
Jr.,  his  son  by  a  second  marriage,  is  now  the 
occupant  of  the  house,  thus  the  home  of  four 
successive  generations.  The  interior  of  the 
mansion,  which  contains  many  curious  relics 
of  colonial  times,  is  even  uKU'e  interesting  than 
the  exterior. 

The  Wisters  are  distinguished  for  literary 
culture,  and  some  of  the  family  have  won  fame 
as  writers;  among  these  is  Mrs.  Annis  Lee 
Wister,  wife  of  Dr.  Casper  Wister,  a  very  su- 
perior translator  of  German  classic  fiction. 
Among  Avriters  of  short  stories,  Owen  Wister 
has  recently  come  to  the  front,  having  attract- 
ed much  attention  by  his  forcible  and  dramatic 
portraitures  of  western  life. 

William  Wister  Avas  a  native  and  lifelong 
resident  of  Philadelphia.  He  was  prominent 
as  a  manufacturer,  and  during  the  last  twenty- 
five  years  of  his  life,  was  treasurer  of  the 
North  Pennsylvania  Eailroad.  A  thoughtful 
and  earnest  man,  maintaining  well  the  high 
character  of  his  old  and  honored  family,  he 
was  always  found  on  the  side  of  true  progress; 
the  public  school  system,  by  Avhich  the  bless- 
ings of  education  are  diffused  among  all  classes 
of  people,  found  no  warmer  advocate  or  more 
active  promoter  than  he;  and  for  this  reason 
he  Avas  chosen  among  the  first  members  of  the 
Board  of  Education.  He  Avas  a  strong  "old 
line"  Whig,  a  personal  friend  of  Henry  Clay; 
he  afterAvards  became  a  Eepublican,  but  al- 
though interested  in  public  affairs,  it  was  with 
the  sentiment  of  a  patriot,  aiid  not  of  an  office- 
seeker.  After  a  useful  and  active  life,  he 
passed  aAvay  in  1883;  his  Avife  died  in  1891. 
They  had  eight  children,  of  Avhom  tAVO  died  in 
infancy;  Gen.  Langhorne  Wister  died  in 
1891;  and  those  surAdving  are:  AVilliam; 
John;  Prancis;  Jonas;  and  Eodman.  All  ex- 
cejit  John  are  residents  of  Philadelphia. 

John  Wister  passed  his  boyhood  in  that  city. 


and  Avas  educated  at  the  GermantOAvn  Acad- 
emy. He  removed  to  Duncannon,  Pa.,  No- 
vember 1,  1845.  Here  he  Avas  at  first  employ- 
ed by  the  Fisher  Morgan  Company.  At  the 
organization  of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Com- 
pany, Mr.  Wister  Avas  made  its  treasurer,  and 
at  the  death  of  his  father,  succeeded  him  as 
president.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Trout 
Eun  Water  Company,  vice-president  of  the 
Perry  County  Eailroad  Company,  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Duncannon  National  Bank.  Mr. 
Wister  is  in  his  political  vicAA-s  an  ardent  Ee- 
publican. 

John  Wister  was  married  in  Harrisburg, 
October  19,  1864,  to  Sarah  Tyler,  daughter  of 
Daniel  D.  and  Margaret  Boas.  Their  children 
are:  Jane,  who  died  in  infancy;  Elizabeth 
(]\rrs.  C.  StcAvart  Wurts),  of  GermantOAvn, 
Philadelphia;  Sarah  Logan;  and  Margaret. 
The  family  attend  the  Episcopal  church. 


Marcus  Hulixgs  and  His  Fajiily. 

From  data  in  our  possession  Ave  are  able  to 
giA^e  the  year  of  the  location  of  an  early 
settler  at  the  mouth  of  the  Juniata,  that  of 
Marcus  Hulings  in  1753.  Day  and  Eupp, 
relying  upon  tradition,  give  the  time  "possi- 
l)ly  as  early  as  1735."  It  is  a  matter  of  his- 
tory that  all  the  settlers  on  Shearmans 
creek  and  tlio  Juniata  had  been  remoA^ed  by 
the  sherifr.  Andrew  Work's  posse,  in  1750, 
and  the  houses  of  the  settlers  burned;  so  that 
it  Avas  not  for  tAvo  or  three  years  at  least  after- 
wards that  the  hardy  frontiersman  ventured  to 
build  his  rude  cabin  on  the  forbidden  land. 
It  is  stated  by  Watson  that  Marcus  Hulings 
came  from  Marcus  Hook  on  the  DelaAvare. 
Nevertheless,  the  Hulings  were  among  the 
earliest  settlers  on  that  river,  settling  there 
long  before  the  founder  came  over  and  consti- 
tuted the  grand  old  CommonAvealth  called  for 
him.  The  name  is  spelled  Uhling,  Hewlings 
and  Hulings,  and  is  Swedish. 

A  fcAr  years  after  Mr.  Hulings'  settlement 
on  the  Juniata  came  Braddock's  defeat,  and 
all  the  horrors  of  an  Indian  war  followed.  In 
the  spring  after  (1756)  the  saA-ages  had  reach- 
ed the  Susquehanna;  but  the  fcAV  scattered 
frontiersmen  were  unequal  for  the  conflict, 
and  were  obliged  to  flee.  Some  lingered  too 
long,  for  the  Avily  red  man  came  doAvn  sud- 
denly and  the  tomahaAvk  and  scalping  knife 
were  reeking  Avith  the  life-blood  of  the  hardy, 
but  unfortunate,  pioneers.     Air.  Huling-s,  on 


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being  apprised  of  the  near  approach  of  tlie 
savages,  hurriedly  packed  up  a  few  A'aluables 
and,  placing  his  wife  and  youngest  child  upon 
a  large  black  horse  (the  other  children  having 
previously  been  removed  to  a  place  of  safety) 
fled  to  the  point  of  the  island,  ready  to  cross 
over  at  the  first  alarm.  Forgetting  something 
in  the  haste,  and  thinking  the  Indians  might 
not  have  arrived,  Mr.  Hulings  ventured  to  re- 
turn alone  to  the  house.  After  carefully  re- 
eonnoitering,  he  entered,  and  found,  to  his  sur- 
prise, an  Indian  iipstairs  '"coolly  picking  his 
flint."  Stopping  some  time  to  parley  with  the 
savage,  so  that  he  might  retreat  without  being 
shot  at,  the  delay,  to  his  wife,  seemed  unac- 
countable and,  fearing  he  had  been  murdered, 
she  whipped  up  her  horse  and  swam  the  Sus- 
quehanna. The  water  was  quite  high,  but, 
nowise  daunted,  she  succeeded  in  reaching  the 
oj^posite  shore  in  safety.  Mr.  Hulings  soon  &])- 
peared,  and  finding  the  animal  with  his  wife 
and  child  had  disappeared,  in  turn  he  became 
alarmed,  but  a  signal  from  the  eastern  shore 
of  the  stream  relieved  his  anxiety,  and  he  him- 
self, by  means  of  a  light  canoe,  was  safe  from 
piirsuit.  The  fugitives  succeeded  in  reaching 
Fort  Hunter,  where  the  Baskins  and  others  of 
their  neighbors  had  congregated  and  the  in- 
habitants of  Paxtang  had  rallied  for  a  defense. 

It  was  not  until  the  fall  of  Fort  Duquesne, 
and  the  erection  of  Fort  Pitt,  that  Marcus 
Hulings  returned  to  his  farm  with  his  family. 
A  year  after,  however,  we  find  him  at  the 
Forks  of  the  Ohio,  where  he  took  up  a  tract  of 
land.  In  the  meantime,  encroachments  were 
being  made  upon  his  lands  on  the  Juniata, 
and  in  1762  we  have  the  following  letter,  pro- 
testing against  the  same : 

"Fort  Pitt,  May  the  7//i,  1162. 
"To  ]Y{Ih'am  Peters.,  Esq.,  Secreforey  to  the 

Propriatorries  in   land  office  in  Philadel- 

pliia,  cfr.  ; 

"The  Petitioner  hereof  humbly  showeth 
his  grievance  in  a  piece  of  uncultivated  land, 
laying  in  Cumberland  county,  on  the  North- 
west side  of  Juneadey,  laying  in  the  vei-ry 
Forks  and  Point  between  the  two  rivers,  Sus- 
quehanna and  Juneadey,  a  place  that  I  Em- 
proved  and  lived  on  one  Year  and  a  half  on 
the  said  place  till  the  enemeyes  in  the  begin- 
ning of  the  last  Warrs  drove  me  away  from  it, 
and  I  have  had  no  opertunity  yet  to  take  out 
a  Warrant  for  it ;  my  next  neighbor  wass  one 
Joseph  Greenwood,  who  sold  his  improvement 


to  Mr.  Xeaves,  a  merchant  in  Philadelphia, 
who  took  out  a  warrant  for  the  s'd  place,  and 
gave  it  into  the  hands  of  Collonel  John  Arm- 
strong, who  is  Surveyor  for  Cumberland  Coun- 
ty; and  vdiile  I  was  absent  from  them  parts 
last  summer,  Mr.  Armstrong  runed  out  that 
place  Joyning  me,  for  Mr.  Xeaves;  and  as 
my  place  layes  in  the  verry  point,  have  en- 
croached too  much  on  me  and  Take  away  part 
of  Improvements;  the  line  Disided  between 
me  and  Joseph  Greenwood  was  up  to  the  first 
small  short  brook  that  empyed  into  Susque- 
hannah  above  the  point,  and  if  I  should  have  a 
strait  line  run'd  from  the  one  river  to  the  other 
with  equal  front  on  each  River  from  that 
brook,  I  shall  not  have  300  acres  in  that  sur- 
vey; the  land  above  my  house  upon  Juneadey 
is  much  broken  and  stoney.  I  have  made  a 
rough  draft  of  the  place  and  lines,  and  if 
Your  Honour  Avill  be  pleased  to  see  me  right- 
ed, the  Petitioner  hereof  is  in  Duty  bound 
ever  for  you  to  pray;  from  verry  humble 
serv't,  "Makcus  Hulings." 

"With  the  foregoing  he  sent  the  following 
note  to  Mr.  Peters: 

"2Iay  ye  17th,  1762. 

"Sir:  I  have  left  orders  for  Mr.  Mathias 
Holston  living  in  Upper  Merrion  of  Philadel- 
phia county,  to  take  out  two  warrants  for  me, 
one  for  the  Point  between  the  two  Rivers,  and 
one  for  the  Improvements  I  have  in  the  place 
called  the  Onion  bottom  on  the  south  side  of 
Juneadey  right  opposite  to  the  other,  where  I 
lived  six  months  before  I  moved  to  the  other 
place;    from  your  humble  servant, 

"Marcus  Hulings." 

Directed  to  -]yUlht)y,  Peters,  Esq.,  Secre- 
torey  to  the  Propr'mlorics  land  office  in  Phila- 
delphia.^^ 

AVith  tlicsc  IcttiTs  is  the  "rough  draught" 
of  the  land  at  the  mouth  of  the  Juniata,  which 
would  be  worth  reproducing,  as  no  description 
we  can  give  Avill  convey  an  accurate  idea  of  it. 
Three  islands  are  noted.  One  now  known  as 
Duncans  Island  is  marked  "Island"  and  the 
house  upon  it  as  "AViddow  Baskins."  The 
large  island  in  the  Susquehanna  known  as 
Haldemans  Island,  containing  three  houses — 
the  one  to  the  siiutlicrn  point,  "Francis  Bas- 
kins," one-third  further  up,  on  the  Susquehan- 
na side,  "George  Clark,"  while  about  the  cen- 
ter that  of  "Francis  Ellis."  On  the  north 
point  is  the  word  "Island."  Almost  opposite, 
on   the   east  bank   of    the     Susquehanna,    is 


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"James  Reed's"  house ;  while  between  the  cen- 
ter of  the  island  and  the  western  shore  is  a 
small  triangular  "island,"  so  marked.  Ou  "the 
point"  between  the  "Susquehanna  River"  and 
the  "Juneadey  River,"  near  the  bank  of  the 
latter  stream  is  "Hulings'  house."  Some  dis- 
tance from  "the  point"  is  a  straight  line  run- 
ning from  river  to  river  on  which  is  written 
"this  is  the  way  I  want  my  line;"  while  be- 
yond on  the  West  Branch  of  the  Susquehanna 
nearly  opposite  "James  Reed's"  house  is  "Mr. 
Xeave's  house."  Farther  up  the  river,  oppo- 
site a  small  island  is  "Francis  Ellis'  "  house. 
A  circuitous  line  denominated  "Mr.  jSTeave's 
line,"  crosses  the  straight  line  referred  to, 
which  included  "Part  of  Hulings'  Improve- 
ment." On  the  south  side  of  the  Juniata  be- 
low the  mouth  thereof  is  "William  Iverl's" 
house;  opposite  the  point  of  Duncans  Island, 
"James  Raskins'  "  house,  while  "Hulings' 
house"  (another  improvement)  is  farther  up — 
in  what  is  named  the  "Onion  bottom."  Be- 
yond this  on  the  soi;th  side  of  the  Juniata  is 
a  house  marked  "Cornelius  Acheson,  Avho  has 
encroached  upon  Hulings'  Improvement  in 
the  Onion  bottom — settled  there  last  spring." 
Opposite  the  islands  on  the  east  bank  of  the 
Susquehanna  are  "Peter's  mountain"  and 
"narroughs."  We  suppose  Mr.  Hulings  was 
"righted,"  as  he  desired. 

Becoming  discontented  with  the  situation 
at  Pittsburgh,  Hulings  sold  his  claim  for  £200 
and  returned  to  his  home  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Juniata,  where  he  made  considerable  improve- 
ments. He  established  a  ferry,  and  built,  says 
Watson,  a  causeway  at  the  upper  end  of  Dun- 
cans Island  for  pack  horses  to  pass. 

JMareus  Hulings'  home  was  lately  in  the  pos- 
session of  Dr.  George  IST.  Reutter.  He  origi- 
nally owned  all  the  land  between  the  Susque- 
hanna and  Jiiniata  below  ISTew  Buffalo,  and 
had  also  a  tract  of  land  at  the  mouth  of  Shear- 
mans  creek,  then  in  Rye  township,  Cumber- 
land county,  but  now  Penn  township.  Perry 
county. 

Mr.  Hulings  died  in  September,  1788,  and 
is  buried  in  a  graveyard  nearLosh's  Run.  Mi's. 
Hulings,  whose  maiden  name  has  not  come 
down  to  us,  was  a  remarkable  woman,  and  on 
more  than  one  occasion  forded  the  Susquehan- 
na and  wended  her  way  to  the  mill  at  Fort 
Hunter  with  a  small  bag  of  grain ;  after  wait- 
ing till  it  Avas  ground,  she  hastened  homeward. 
This,  however,  was  onlj  in  the  first  years  of 


her  pioneer  life,  for  shortly  after  a  grist-mill 
was  erected  on  Shearmaus  creek.  She  was  a 
brave  and  intrepid  pioneer  woman,  and  a  no- 
ble wife  for  the  hardy  frontiersman.  She  died 
prior  to  the  Revolution  and  is  buried  in  the 
same  graveyard  Avith  her  husband,  but  their 
graves  are  unmarked.  They  had  five  children 
who  survived  their  parents : 

I.  Marcus,  the  eldest,  born  in  1747,  possi- 
bly never  returned  with  his  father  from  Fort 
Pitt.  He  erected  a  large  stone  tavern  and  es- 
tablished a  ferry  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mo- 
nongahela  river,  opposite  the  foot  of  Liberty 
street,  Pittsburgh.  It  was  afterwards,  says 
Mr.  Isaac  Craig,  for  half  a  century  known  as 
Jones'  ferry  house,  and  as  frequently  noted  in 
the  journals  of  travelers  about  the  commence- 
ment of  the  present  century.  He  seems  to 
have  been  quite  prominent  on  the  western 
frontiers  and  is  frequently  made  mention  of. 
Gen.  Richard  Butler,  one  of  the  commissioners 
appointed  to  hold  treaties  with  the  ISTorthern 
and  Western  Indians,  in  his  journal  of  Octo- 
ber 1,  1785,  says:  "I  fortunately  recommend- 
ed the  employment  of  one  Mr.  Huling,  who  I 
find  to  be  a  very  useful,  active  and  ingenious 
man,  he  goes  ahead  with  a  small  canoe  to 
search  out  the  channel,  Avhich  Ave  find  to  be 
very  crooked."  This  Avas  no  doubt  Marcus 
Hulings.  In  the  journal  of  Gen.  Joseph 
Buell,  the  arrival  at  Fort  Harmar  of  "Uhling, 
a  trader  on  the  river,"  is  mentioned  three 
times,  November  5  and  December  3,  1786, 
and  on  the  4th  of  January,  1787.  For  more 
than  ten  years  subsequent  to  1790,  Marcxis 
Hulings  Avas  employed  by  Major  Isaac  Craig, 
quartermaster  at  Pittsburgh,  in  transporting 
military  stores  up  the  Allegheny  to  Fort 
Franklin  and  to  Presqu'  Isle,  and  doAvn  the 
Ohio  and  Mississippi  to  the  military  posts  on 
those  streams.  Major  Craig's  letter-books  and 
]ia]iers  contain  ample  evidence  that  Marcus 
Hulings  Avas  a  faithful  and  reliable  man  in 
all  his  undertakings.  We  have  no  knoAvledge 
as  to  his  subsequent  career,  although  Ave  are 
informed  that  he  died  in  Tennessee.  He  left 
descendants. 

II.  j\fary,  born  in  1749;  married,  first, 
Thonms  Simpson;  second,  on  January  18, 
1780.  William  Stewart.  Thev  had  four  chil- 
dren. She  died  February  22.  1790.  ^[r. 
Stewart  afterAvards  married  Martha  Espy, 
AvidoAv  of  James  Espy. 

III.  Samuel,  born  in  17.">1,  also  located  on 


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the  Ohio.  He  owned  an  ishiud  in  the  Alle- 
gheny called  Hillings',  and  we  presume  it  is 
yet  kno^^^l  by  that  name.  Samuel  Huliugs 
married  and  left  issue. 

IV.  James,  born  in  1753;  we  have  no 
knowledge  whatever. 

Y.  Thomas  Hulings,  yoimgest  son  of  Mar- 
cus Hulings,  who  succeeded  to  the  paternal 
estate,  born  March  3,  1755;  died  in  Buffalo 
township,  Perry  coimty,  March,  1808.  He 
was  a  prominent  man  in  the  locality,  and  serv- 
ed on  several  important  State  commissions. 
He  was  twice  married,  first,  to  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Gen.  Frederick  Watts,  of  the 
Eevolution,  and  Jane  Murray,  his  wife,  born 
July  7,  1749;  died  July  15,  1801.  They  had 
issue:  i.  Rebecca,  born  March  25,  1789;  mar- 
ried May  21,  1811,  Robert  Callender  Dimcan, 
son  of  Judge  Duncan,  of  Carlisle,  from  whom 
Duncans  Island  derives  the  name.  She  died 
in  April,  1850,  leaving  tAvo  children:  Dr. 
Thomas  Duncan,  who  died  in  1879,  without 
issue;  and  Benjamin  Styles  Duncan,  who 
died  in  1870,  leaving  four  children  now  resid- 
ing on  Duncans  Island.  It  may  be  here  re- 
marked that  ^[rs.  Duncan,  in  her  will,  says, 
"of  Isle  Benvenue."  ii.  Marcus,  born  Febru- 
ary 11,  1791;  removed  to  the  south;  married 
and  left  issue,  iii.  Frederick  Watts,  born 
March  9,  1792;  married  and  settled  in  Ten- 
nessee, where  he  became  quite  prominent,  be- 
ing at  one  time  speaker  of  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives of  that  State.  He  was  a  captain 
in  the  Confederate  army,  and  while  attempt- 
ing to  get  on  a  train  of  cars  during  the  Rebel- 
lion Avas  severely  injured,  from  the  effects  of 
which  he  died  at  his  then  residence,  ISTew  Or- 
leans. He  left  issue,  vi.  David  Watts,  born 
1793;  married  Maria  Patton,  of  Lewistown. 
He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  Dau- 
phin county  bar  April  21,  1823.  He  became 
the  possessor  of  the  old  homestead,  Imt  after- 
wards disposed  of  it  and  purchased  largely 
near  Lewistown.  He  bought  Hope  Furnace, 
which  he  greatly  improved.  He  represented 
Mifflin  county  in  the  legislature.  Subsequently 
he  removed  to  Baltimore,  where  he  died  leav- 
ing children,  Thomas,  Maria,  Ellen,  jMary  and 
Lizzie.  Thomas  married  a  daughter  of  Gen- 
eral Thomas,  of  Washington,  D.  C. ;  was  a 
colonel  in  the  Civil  w\ar,  and  killed  in  the  bat- 
tle of  the  Wilderness.  Maria  married  Lloyd 
Williams,  a  lawyer,  of  Baltimore.  Ellen  mai'- 
ried  Charles  Denison,  of  AVilkes-Barre.    ]\rarv 


married  Goodwin  Williams,  of  Baltimore,  and 
Elizabeth  married  Chauncey  Rejmolds^  of 
Wilkes-Barre.  The  latter  are  both  widows, 
residing  at  Baltimore,  v.  Mary,  born  May  8, 
1798;  married  James  S.  Espy,  of  Harrisburg, 
and  had  two  children,  both  of  whom  are  de- 
ceased. 

Thomas  Hulings  married,  secondly,  Re- 
becca, daughter  of  Andrew  and  Rebecca  Ber- 
ryhill,  of  Harrisburg,  and  had  issue:  vi. 
Eleanor,  born  1803;  married  John  Keagy,  of 
Harrisburg,  and  had  issue:  Thomas  and  Re- 
becca, both  residing  at  Baltimore.  After  Mr. 
Keagy's  death,  she  married  Dr.  Joseph  Ard, 
of  Lewistown,  whom  she  survived.  She  died 
at  Baltimore  in  June,  1880.  vii.  Elizabeth, 
born  1805;  married  James  Dickson,  of  Lew- 
istown, and  had  issue:  Annie  and  William. 
The  latter  died  in  Philadelphia  in  1875,  leav- 
ing Annie,  who  resides  at  Xew  Bloomfield. 
Mrs.  Dickson,  the  last  surviving  child  of 
Thomas  Hulings,  died  at  Xew  Bloomfield  on 
the  25th  of  July,  1881.  viii.  Julia;  married 
William  Bringhurst,  of  Clarkesville,  Tenn., 
and  had  issue,  three  boys  and  three  girls;  two 
of  the  former  are  dead;  the  remaining  chil- 
dren married  and  are  residing  in  Tennessee. 


JOSEPH  E.  JACKSOX,  cashier  and  book- 
keeper of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company,  of 
Duncannou,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Roaring  Creek 
township,  Columbia  county.  Pa.,  November 
30,  1833.  He  is  a  son  of  Benjamin  S.  and  Sa- 
lome (Metz)  Jackson,  both  deceased.  Mr. 
Jackson  is  of  English  origin,  his  great-great- 
grandfather, Ephraim  Jackson,  having  come 
from  Leicester,  England,  to  America  in  1687, 
five  years  after  the  founding  and  original  set- 
tlement of  our  gTcat  State,  of  which  his  de- 
scendants have  ever  since  been  honored  citi- 
zens. He  settled  in  Delaware  county.  Pa., 
where  he  died.  Samuel  Jackson,  great-grand- 
father of  Joseph  E.  Jackson,  was  born  in  Del- 
aware county.  Pa.,  in  1704.  In  the  latter  part 
of  his  life  he  removed  to  Leacock  toAvn- 
ship,  Lancaster  county,  where  he  died.  His 
son,  Josejih  Jackson,  was  born  in  Leacock 
township,  Lancaster  county,  in  1748,  but  re- 
sided in  Berks  county  until  about  1800;  he 
then  removed  to  Columbia  county,  where  he 
passed  the  remainder  of  his  life.  His  wife  was 
]\Lary  Bonsall,  descended  from  Richard  Bon- 
sall,  who  came  to  this  country  in  1683  and  set- 
tled in  Philadeli)liia.    Their  son,  Benjamin  S. 


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1195 


Jacksou,  was  born  in  Eoaring  Creek  township, 
Columbia  county,  in  March,  1S06.  He  was 
a  blacksmith,  but  was  engaged  in  teaching  for 
the  last  twelve  years  of  his  life.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Columbia  county  to  Salome  Metz;  they 
had  five  children:  Eliza,  widow  of  James 
Brown;  Joseph  E. ;  Henry  C;  Mary  (Mrs. 
John  A.  Smith),  of  Medf ord.  Ore. ;  and  Annie, 
who  died  at  the  early  age  of  seven  years.  Their 
fourth  child,  Henry  C.  Jackson,  was  among 
the  thousands  who,  during  the  Civil  war,  re- 
sponded to  the  call  of  an  imperiled  country 
and  rushed  to  its  defense.  As  a  lieutenant  of 
Company  G,  Forty-eighth  Pennsylvania  Yol- 
imteers,  he  fell  for  the  flag  beneath  which  he 
fought,  at  the  bloody  battle  of  Spottsylvania 
Court  House,  May  12,  1861. 

The  early  life  of  Joseph  E.  Jackson,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  was  passed  in  St.  Clair, 
Schuylkill  county,  to  which  place  he  had  re- 
luoved  with  his  parents  when  quite  young. 
He  received  his  education  in  the  common 
schools  and  siibsequently  in  tiie  Arcadian  In- 
stitute, at  Orwigsburg.  A\  the  age  of  thir- 
teen he  became  an  apprentice  to  the  tailoring 
trade.  He  worked  at  this  for  about  five  years, 
but  a  thirst  for  larger  acquisitions  of  knowl- 
edge, induced  him  to  return  to  school,  Vv'here 
he  continued  his  stiidies  for  five  years,  in  the 
meantime  paying  his  oax'u  tuition  and  ex- 
penses by  teaching  as  assistant  in  the  academy 
during  three  years.  Recognizing  his  attain- 
ments and  his  aliility,  the  school  authorities 
of  Pottsville  elected  him  principal  of  the  Male 
Grammar  School.  After  fifteen  months  his 
success  as  a  teacher  led  to  his  promotion  to  be 
principal  of  the  high  school  of  the  same  place, 
which  position  he  ably  filled  for  four  consecu- 
tive terms  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  school  au- 
thorities and  patrons.  He  finally  resigned  his 
place  to  engage  in  book-keeping  in  Pottsville, 
and  subsequently  in  Philadelphia,  thus  enter- 
ing on  a  career  for  which  his  whole  life  has 
sliown  him  to  be  most  eminently  fitted.  On 
January  14,  18G7,  he  removed  to  Duncannon, 
and  at  once  entered  upon  his  duties  as  cashier 
and  book-keeper  of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Com- 
pany, which  important  position  he  has  faith- 
fully and  honorably  filled  for  more  than  thirty 
consecutive  years.  This  fact  alone  is  a  sufli- 
cient  tribute  to  the  high  character  and  great 
ability  of  Mr.  Jackson. 

Joseph  E.  Jackson  was  married  in  St.  Clair, 
Schuylkill  county,  July  8,  1863,  to  Isabella 


A.,  daughter  of  Scott  and  Ann  Steell.  Their 
children  are:  Annie  I.  (^Irs.  H.  C.  McKen- 
zie),  of  Scranton,  Pa. ;  Harry  B. ;  and  Williaiu 
S.  Mr.  Jackson  and  his  family  attend  the 
Presbyterian  church. 

When  the  presence  of  immense  armed  in- 
vading forces  north  of  the  Potomac,  during 
the  great  Rebellion,  appealed  to  Pennsylvania 
patriotism  for  the  defense  of  homes  and  fire- 
sides, ]\Ir.  Jackson  served  for  six  weeks  in  Col- 
onel Prick's  Emergency  Regiment,  until  the 
retreat  of  the  invaders  rendered  the  furtlier 
service  of  the  regiment  unnecessary.  Mr. 
Jackson  is  an  honored  and  valued  member  of 
Pulaski  Lodge,  Xo.  216,  E.  and  A.  M.,  at 
Pottsville,  Pa.  He  is  allied  with  the  Repub- 
lican party.  During  the  thirty  years  that  Mr. 
Jackson  lias  been  a  resident  of  Duncannon, 
there  has  been  Avithin  its  boiinds  no  more  pub- 
lic-spirited citizen  or  more  honorable  man. 


CJEOEGE  PEXXELL,  superintendent  of 
the  I)uncannon  Iron  Company,  of  Duncan- 
non, Pa.,  was  born  about  two  miles  from  Dun- 
cannon, in  Wheatfield  township,  Perry  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  April  29,  1810.  He  is  the%on  of 
Andrew  and  Margaret  (Hornketh)  Pennell, 
lioth  deceased.  Mr.  Pennell  is  descended  from 
the  Irish  ancestry  that  has  done  so  much  to 
develop  the  vast  latent  resources  of  our  coun- 
try. His  father  was  born  in  Ireland,  and  came 
to  this  country  when  about  twenty-three  years 
of  age.  He  first  resided  in  Xorristown,  Pa., 
but  in  1836  removed  to  "Wheatfield  township. 
Perry  county,  where  he  passed  the  remainder 
of  his  days  in  agTicultural  pursuits.  Mr.  Pen- 
nell's  mother  was  of  German  ancestry.  She 
was  born  in  jST'On-istown,  Pa.,  Avhere  she  was 
also  united  to  tlie  husband  of  her  choice.  They 
had  ele-^-en  children,  two  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy. Those  who  sur^vdve  are:  John,  resid- 
ing in  Harrisburg,  where  he  occupies  a  trusted 
position  with  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Com- 
pany; Robert,  a  resident  of  "Williamstown, 
Pa.;  George;  AVilliam,  of  Duncannon; 
Thomas;  Andrew;  James;  and  Mary;  these 
four  are  still  residents  of  the  homestead  farm 
in  Wheatfield  township;  and  Hanson,  who 
resides  at  Newport,  Perry  county. 

The  early  life  of  George  Pennell  was  passed 
upon  the  homestead  farm  of  his  father.  His 
education,  begun  in  the  public  schools  of  the 
vicinity,  was  completed  by  a  course  in  the 
Duncannon    Academy.      When    the    nation 


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called  for  aiined  defenders,  from  no  source 
■was  the  ranks  of  her  armies  more  freeh'  re- 
cruited than  from  those  of  Irish  blood;  and 
nowhere  did  she  obtain  braver  or  better  sol- 
diers. It  is  not,  therefore,  surprising  to  find 
that  Mr.  Peunell  has  a  long  and  brilliant  rec- 
ord of  war  sei'\'ice.  In  1862,  he  enlisted  for 
nine  months,  in  Company  H,  One  liuudred 
and  Thirty-third  Pemisylvania  Volunteers, 
and  with  them  went  honoi'ably  through  the 
lurid  fires  of  the  ten-ible  battles  of  Antietam, 
]"redericksburg'  and  Chancellorsville.  Re- 
turning home  at  the  expiration  of  his  tei'ni  of 
service,  he  soon  enlisted  again,  this  time  in 
Company  A,  Xinth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry. 
He  served  with  his  regiment  to  the  close  of  the 
war,  being  honorably  mustered  out  at  ISTew- 
berne, X.  C., in  1805.  With  this  regiment  Mr. 
Pennell  participated  in  Sherman's  famous 
march  from  Atlanta  to  the  sea,  and,  during 
his  services  in  the  west,  was  a  participant  in 
numerous  engagements.  Having  served  his 
country  faithfully  and  well,  without  a  single 
blot  on  his  record,  Mr.  Pennell  at  the  close 
of  the  war  returned  home.  In  July,  1865,  he 
entered  the  seiwice  of  the  Duncannon  Iron 
Company,  in  which  he  has  continued  for 
thirty-one  years;  during  the  last  twelve  years 
he  has  faithfully  and  efficiently  filled  the  po- 
sition of  superintendent,  performing  all  the 
arduoiis  duties  of  the  place  with  an  alacrity 
and  zeal  that  have  won  for  him  high  and  de- 
served commendation. 

George  Pennell  was  married  in  Duncannon 
to  Miss  Rebecca  C,  daughter  of  George  and 
Maria  Bruner,  of  Penn  townshijJ,  Perry  coun- 
ty, both  of  whom  are  deceased.  Their  children 
are  three  sons:  Frank;  Charles  B.;  and  Harry. 
The  family  are  faithful  attendants  at  the  ser- 
vices of  the  ]\Iethodist  Episcopal  church. 

A  man  of  Mr.  Pennell's  integrity,  ability 
and  good  judgment  could  not  fail  to  be  recog- 
nized by  his  fellow-citizens  as  a  proper  man 
to  whom  to  entrust  the  guidance  of  municipal 
affaii*3.  He  has  acceptably  filled  the  positions 
of  chief  burgess,  councilman,  and  school  direc- 
tor. He  is  a  director  in  the  Duncannon  Xa- 
tional  Bank,  and  of  the  Trout  Run  AVater 
Company,  being  also  a  stockholder  in  both  of 
these  institutions.  ]Mr.  Peiuiell  is  a  promi- 
nent and  influential  member  of  Yandelburg 
Lodge,  Xo.  288,  K.  of  P.:  and  of  Perrv  Coun- 
cil, Xo.  50,  Senior  Order  U.  A.  :\I.  Mr.  Pen- 
nell is  a  staunch  and  devoted  Republican. 


His  career  illustrates  the  benefits  arising 
from  honorable  dealing,  industry  and  thrift. 
Genial  in  all  his  social  and  business  relations, 
and  of  acknowledged  probity,  Mr.  Pennell  is 
justly  appreciated  by  many  devoted  friends. 


EDGAR  K.  GRABILL,  forenum  in  the 
rolling  ]nill  of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company, 
Duncannon,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  at 
2Iontebello,  Perry  county.  May  22,  1844.  He 
is  the  son  of  ]\Iarcus  and  Margaret  (Graffe) 
Grabill,  both  of  whom  are  deceased.  Mr. 
Grabill  is  of  German  ancestry  on  both  paternal 
and  maternal  sides.  His  father  was  born  in 
Lancaster  county,  in  1809;  and  Avhen  about 
eighteen  years  of  age  removed  with  his  mother 
and  other  members  of  the  family  to  that  por- 
tion of  Cumberland  county  which  was  later 
erected  into  Perry  county.  Entering  the  ser- 
vice of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company,  he  con- 
tinued in  the  same  to  the  time  of  his  death. 
It  is  stated  that  he  hauled  the  timber  for  the 
first  building  erected  at  Montebello.  Early  in 
life  he  had  shown  his  fitness  for  receiving 
many  delicate  and  important  commissions  of 
the  highest  trust,  all  of  which  were  most  faith- 
fully executed.  He  was  frequently  employed 
to  carry  money  and  valuable  packages  be- 
tAveen  Hamsburg,  Duncannon,  Duncans 
Island  and  other  points.  Mr.  Grabill's  mother 
was  born  in  Perry  county,  was  married  and 
passed  her  entire  life  there.  She  was  the 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mary  Graffe.  There 
were  eight  children,  namely:  AYashing-tou ; 
"William,  deceased;  Jacob,  deceased;  John; 
Mary,  deceased;  Edgar  K.;  Margaret;  and 
Marcus,  Jr.,  deceased. 

Edgar  K.  Grabill's  boyhood  was  spent  in 
Duncannon,  his  education  being  received  in 
the  public  schools.  When  but  ten  yeai-s  of 
age,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Duncannon 
Iron  Company,  and  has  been  with  them  for 
a  period  of  more  than  thirty  yeai-s.  For  the 
past  ten  years  he  has  held  his  present  resjwnsi- 
ble  position,  the  duties  of  which  have  always 
been  faithfully  and  efficiently  performed:  the 
same  may  truly  be  said  of  Mr.  Grabill's  ser- 
vices throughout  life,  wherever  he  has  been 
called  upon  to  act.  Burning  with  patriotic 
ai'dor,  Mr.  Grabill  was  anxious,  when  war  con- 
fronted the  nation,  to  do  something  for  the 
cause  of  his  country.  Extreme  youth  pre- 
vented his  enlistment  at  the  opening  of  hos- 
tilities;   but  in  1SG4  he  entered  Company  A, 


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119i 


Two  Huudred  and  First  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, with  which  regiment  he  served  honor- 
ably and  efficiently  for  a  year,  until  at  the 
restoration  of  peace  it  was  mustered  out  at 
Harrisburg,  in  1865.  Mr.  Grabill  is  a  char- 
ter member  of  Vandelburg  Lodge,  I^o.  288, 
K.  P.  He  is  also  a  prominent  and  efficient 
comrade  in  Lieut.  William  Allison  Post,  'No. 
196,  G.  A.  E.,  of  Duncannon.  Mr.  Grabill 
is  a  Republican. 

Edgar  K.  Grabill  was  married  at  the  old 
homestead  in  Wheatfield  township.  Perry 
county,  in  1866,  to  Louisa  J.,  daughter  of 
William  and  Effie  Krieger,  natives  of  Bedford 
county,  both  of  whom  are  deceased.  The  chil- 
dren of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grabill  are :  Olive  M. ; 
Hanson  E. ;  Hariy  C. ;  Jessie  V. ;  William  M. ; 
Anna;  and  Grace;  the  last  two  died  in  in- 
fancv.  The  family  regularly  attend  the 
Church  of  God. 


ELLIS  H.  ALLAXDER.  puddler,  Dun- 
cannon  Iron  Company,  of  Duncannon,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  Avas  bom  about  four  miles  from 
Wrightsville,  York  county,  Pa.,  September 
10,  1834.  He  is  the  son  of  John  K.  and  De- 
borah Jane  (Harland)  Allander,  both  de- 
ceased. John  Iv.  Allander  was  born  in  Ches- 
ter county,  July  19,  1809.  He  was  married 
and  resided  in  York  county,  and,  at  a  later 
time,  removed  to  Duncannon,  Perry  county, 
where  his  life  terminated,  December  28,  1873. 
Mi-s.  John  K.  Allander  was  born  in  Lancaster 
countjs  June  28,  1811;  she  died  at  Duncan- 
non, August  27,  1849.  They  had  six  children, 
besides  Ellis  H.  The  other  membere  of  the 
family  were:  Heni-ietta,  widow  of  the  late 
David  Black;  Mary,  deceased;  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  Jeremiah  Sailor) ;  Sarah,  deceased ;  Car- 
oline (Mrs.  Jonas  Gray);  and  Matilda,  de- 
ceased. By  a  second  marriage,  John  K.  Al- 
lander had  one  child,  John  C,  who  now  resides 
in  Cincinnati,  O. 

At  ten  yeai-s  of  age,  Ellis  H.  Allander  re- 
moved to  Duncannon  with  his  father's  family, 
and  for  fifty-two  years  has  been  a  continuous 
resident  of  this  borough.  Mr.  Allander's  edu- 
oatioii  was  received  in  the  public  schools,  and 
for  the  greater  part  of  his  life  he  has  been  in 
the  employ  of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company, 
where  his  services  have  been  most  faithful, 
and  have  been  highly  appreciated  by  the  heads 
of  that  great  corporation.  'Mv.  Allander's  rec- 
ord is  one  of  which  he  and  his  descendants 


may  justly  be  proud.  Ellis  H.  Allander  was 
married  in  Duncannon,  March  10,  1859,  to 
Miss  Susan  P.,  daughter  of  Jacob  Miller,  of 
Penn  township.  Both  the  father  and  the 
mother  of  Mrs.  Allander  are  deceased.  The 
children  of  this  marriage  are:  Deborah  Jane; 
Thomas  R.,  deceased;  Jonas  W. ;  Margaret  K. 
(Mrs.  William  Messimer);  Wilmer  W.;  Har- 
vey W. ;  and  John  W.  ]\[r.  Allander  is  a  Re- 
publican. Tlie  family  attend  the  seiwices  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  chiirch. 


THOMAS  B.  MUTZABAUGH,  puddler, 
Duncannon  Iron  Company,  Duncannon,  Pa., 
was  born  in  Penn  township,  Peny  coimty,  De- 
cember 14,  1835.  He  is  a  son  of  Jacob  G. 
and  ]\fartha  (Bonner)  Mutzabaugh,  both  de- 
ceased. Jacob  G.  Mutzabaugh  was  of  Ger- 
man ancestry,  and  was  born  in  Lancaster 
county.  At  a  very  early  age  he  removed  to 
Perry  county,  where  he  married  and  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  life,  being  during  the 
entire  time  in  the  em^^loy  of  the  Duncannon 
Iron  C^ompany.  His  wife  was  of  Scotch-Irish 
ancestry,  liorn  in  Perry  county.  There  were 
five  children  besides  Thomas  B.,  who  were 
as  follows:  Joseph  M. ;  George  W. ;  Jacob  G. , 
who  lost  his  life  in  the  service  of  his  country 
during  the  Civil  war;  Anna  L.  (Mrs.  John 
Greek);  and  Ada  (Mrs.  Michael  Foose). 

Thomas  B.  Mutzabaugh,  who  was  the  eldest 
of  the  family,  has  spent  his  entire  life  in  Perry 
county  and  in  Penn  township.  His  education 
was  received  in  the  public  schools.  He  spent 
his  boyhood  as  a  farm  hand,  and  in  service  on 
the  canal  boats,  which  were  an  important  me- 
dium of  commercial  exchange  and  traffic  at 
that  period.  For  over  forty  years  he  has 
worked  at  his  present  business  in  the  enij^loy 
of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company.  His  long 
term  of  service  with  the  same  employere  speaks 
volumes  for  Mr.  Mutzabaugh's  integrity,  and 
the  value  of  his  sersdces.     He  is  a  Republican. 

Thomas  B.  jMutzabaugh  was  married,  April 
21 ,  186."),  to  Mary,  daughter  of  John  and  Cath- 
erine Roth.  Their  children  are:  Martha  Cath- 
erine (^Irs.  Henry  Fritz),  of  Duncannon;  Ger- 
trude (Mrs.  Benjamin  Lightheiser),  of  Colum- 
bia, Pa.;  Thomas  C,  residing  in  Erie,  Pa.; 
Ada,  widow  of  Samuel  Ream,  of  Duncannon; 
Anna  f^NIrs.  Harvey  Allander),  of  Duncan- 
non; Roy  E. ;  Jacob  G. ;  Rachel;  and  John 
G.,  all  of  whom  are  still  residents  of  Duncan- 
non.    The  members  of  the  family  attend  the 


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mi  ni.-t  rations     of    the     Metbodis-t     Episcopal 
elnirch. 


SAMUEL  XOSS,  of  Duneaimon,  Pa.,  was 
bom  in  Rye  township,  Perrv  county.  Pa.,  Feb- 
ruary 2,  1826.  He  is  a  son  of  Lewis  and 
Catharine  (Foulk)  Xoss,  both  of  German  de- 
scent. His  paternal  grandfather,  born  in  Ger- 
many, emigrated  to  the  Xew  World  before 
the  Revolutionary  war,  and  took  part  in  that 
great  struggle;  and  some  of  his  descendants 
have  participated  in  every  gTeat  confuct  in 
which  the  country  has  been  engaged  since  in- 
dependence was  secured.  George  Xoss,  gTand- 
father  of  Samuel  Xoss,  was  born  in  Lancaster 
county,  Pa.,  and  enlisted  in  the  war  of  1812 
against  Great  Britain.  His  son,  Lewis  Xoss, 
was  bom  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  in  1793, 
and  removed  to  Perry  county  about  ISIO.  He 
was  a  farmer  in  Perry,  Cumberland  and  York 
cou.utics.  His  death  occurred  in  Perry  county, 
April  7,  1855,  at  the  age  of  sixty-two  yeai-s. 

My:  X'oss's  maternal  ancestors,  the  Foulks, 
Vt'ere  early  residents  of  Pei-ry  county;  his 
mother's  parents  lived  for  many  yeai^s  in  Rye 
township.  Catherine  Foulk  was  born  March 
8,  1801,  and  was  united  in  marriage  to  Lewis 
Xoss  in  1821.  They  lived  together  ha]>i)ily 
for  thirty -four  yeai-s.  Mrs.  Xoss  died  April 
20,  1874,  nineteen  years  after  her  excellent 
husband  had  preceded  her  across  the  river  of 
death.  She  was  the  mother  of  eleven  children, 
and  had  forty  grandchildren  and  thirteen 
great-grandchildren.  At  the  age  of  twenty, 
she  united  with  Mt.  Ziou  Evangelical  Lu- 
theran church,  and  remained  a  consistent  and 
devoted  mem])er  of  that  communion  through- 
out her  long  life.  Of  the  eleven  children  of 
Lewis  and  Catharine  Xoss,  three,  besides  Mr. 
Samuel  Xoss,  still  survive.  They  are:  Sarah, 
widow  of  Cyriis  Gamber;  Elizabeth,  widow 
of  Daniel  Houdyshell;  and  John  H.,  who, 
through  disabilities  incurred  while  fighting  in 
defense  of  his  country  dui-ing  the  Civil  war, 
has  been  an  invalid  for  fourteen  years. 

Samuel  Xoss  was  a  year  old  when  his  ^jar- 
ents  removed  to  Cumberland  county;  in  1840 
he  returned  Avith  them  to  his  natiA^e  tOAvnship. 
He  aequii'ed  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Perry  and  Cumberland  counties,  and  after 
leaving  school,  learned  the  blacksmith  trade 
in  Shiremanstown,  Cumberland  county.  Af- 
ter the  completion  of  his  apiirenticeshiii,  he 
Avorked  'as  a  journeynian  until  April,   1818, 


Avhen  he  started  in  the  same  business  for  him- 
self, and  conducted  it  successfully  for  eighteen 
years.  FolloAving  this,  he  was  for  sixteen 
years  in  the  retail  shoe  business;  for  the  past 
fourteen  yeare  he  has  conducted  a  general 
merchandise  business  in  Duncannon.  He  has 
been  a  continuous  resident  of  the  place  for  a 
period  of  fifty-two  years.  As  might  naturally 
be  expected,  a  man  of  Mr.  Xoss'  universally 
acknowledged  ability,  probity  and  integrity, 
has  been  the  recipient  of  many  flattering  te-s- 
timonials  from  his  felloAV-citizens  of  Duncan- 
non and  Perry  county.  Among  the  most  im- 
portant ofiices  conferred  upon  him  may  be 
mentioned  the  folloAving:  in  1851,  he  AA^as 
elected  chief  burgess  of  the  borough  of  Dun- 
cannon,  in  which  capacity  he  served  ably  and 
acceptably  for  one  year;  in  1878,  the  voters 
of  Pen-y  county  elected  him  to  the  high  office 
of  associate  judge,  which  he  filled  Avith  credit 
for  fiA-e  years.  lie  is  a  Democrat  to  the  back- 
bone, and  a  prominent  member  of  Everoreen 
Lodge,  Xo.  205,  I.  O.  O.  F. 

Samuel  ^oss  was  married  in  Carlisle.  Pa., 
February  22,  1819,  to  Melinda,  daughter  of 
John  and  Anna  (Frye)  Green,  old  and  hon- 
ored residents  of  Penw  county,  both  noAv  de- 
ceased; their  memory  is  still  revered  by  those 
who  kncAv  their  many  A'irtues.  The  children 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Xoss  are:  LiniLS,  bom  Au- 
gust 15,  1852,  a  sweet  flower  early  trans- 
planted by  the  reaper  Death  to  fairer  Avorlds, 
on  March  30,  1855;  Caroline  M.,  born  Au- 
bnst  2«,  1850,  died  September  24,  1894; 
Binus  H.,  bom  Xovember  27,  1855,  and  noAV 
residing  at  Radford,  Ya. ;  Annie  S.  (Mrs.  AVil- 
liam  F.  Reed),  of  Dauphin  county.  Pa. ;  and 
George  B.  The  estimable  mother  of  these 
children,  Mrs.  Melinda  Xoss,  was  called  away 
from  her  husband  and  family,  and  from  a  large 
circle  of  friends  to  Avhom  she  w-as  endeared  by 
a  thousand  tender  recollections,  Februaiy  15, 
1892,  at  the  age  of  sixty-two  years,  five  months 
and  twenty-two  days.  The  family  arc  con- 
nected Avitii  the  Lutheran  ehurcli,  and  attend 
its  Avorship. 

Any  sketch  of  the  Xoss  family  Avould  be 
incomijlete  without  a  fuller  account  of  George 
B.  Xoss,  youngest  child  of  the  venerable  Sam- 
uel Xoss,  than  could  be  given  Avhile  speaking 
of  the  father.  Bom  in  Duncannon,  December 
2,  ISCl,  lie  received  his  education  in  the 
]ml)lic  schools  of  that  toAvn  and  in  a  private 
school    located    at    :\[illerstown,    Pa.      Since 


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leaving  school,  lie  lias  Ijeen  continuously  en- 
gaged in  his  father's  business,  mth  which  he 
is  so  identified  as  to  make  his  name  a  household 
word  throughout  the  borough.  Like  his 
father,  he  is  a  member  of  Evergreen  Lodge, 
ISTo.  205,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  in  political  views  is 
a  Democrat. 

Mr.  George  B.  Xoss  was  married  in  Dun- 
cannon,  September  15,  1885,  to  Elizabeth 
Ann  Fritz,  daughter  of  David  and  Sarah 
Fritz,  of  Penn  township,  Perrj  couutv;  .and 
this  union  has  been  crowned  with  one  son, 
Oscar  Fritz,  born  August  3,  1886.  George 
B.  Xoss  attends  the  Presl)vterian  church. 


LIEXPtY  MOELAXD,  chief  engineer, 
Duncannon  Iron  Company,  Duncannon,  Pa., 
was  born  in  Xorthumberlandshire,  near  Xew- 
castle-upon-Tyne,  England,  October  24,  1832. 
He  is  the  son  of  Charles  and  Ann  (Leslie) 
Morland,  both  deceased.  ]\Ir.  Borland's 
father  was  of  Irish  extraction;  the  ancestors 
of  his  mother  were  English.  Both  parents 
spent  their  lives  in  England;  his  father  was 
a  general  storekeeper,  and  died  while  his  son, 
Henry  Morland,  was  still  an  infant. 

Henry  ^lorland  passed  his  early  life  in  his 
native  town,  his  education  being  acquired 
principally  in  the  public  schools.  After  leav- 
ing school,  he  went  to  the  city  of  York,  where 
he  was  emjjloyed  by  the  Darlington  and  York 
Railway  Company  at  such  repairs  on  their 
locomotives  as  could  be  done  in  the  round- 
house, without  going  into  the  machine  shops. 
After  a  year  thus  spent,  he  returned  home  to 
accompany  a  brother  to  America.  This  was 
in  1853;  they  landed  at  Xew  York,  and  Mr. 
Morland  proceeded  at  once  to  Pittsburg,  and 
he  was  there  emplo}-ed  for  three  yeai-s  as  a  sta- 
tionary engineer.  In  1856,  he  removed  to 
Duncannon,  where  he  has  been  for  more  than 
forty  years  continuously  in  the  employ  of  the 
Duncannon  Iron  Comi:)any  as  an  engineer; 
since  1867,  he  has  been  their  chief  engineer. 
This  continuous  employment,  for  much  more 
than  an  average  generation,  at  a  place  and  in 
a  position  such  as  this,  bears  sufficient  testi- 
mony to  Mr.  Morland's  integTity,  ability  and 
Avorth. 

Henry  Morland  was  married  in  Duncannon, 
July  8,'  1858,  to  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of 
George  Bruner.  They  have  seven  children: 
Annie  Leslie  (Mrs.  William  E.  Miller) ;  Wil- 
liam B.;  Elizabeth  (:\rrs.  Charies  Crow);  Myr- 


tle T.,  deceased;  George  B.  and  Emily,  twins, 
the  latter  is  deceased;  Maud  (Mrs.  Harvey 
Liddicks).  The  family  attend  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church,  of  wliich  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Henry  Morland  are  faithful  and  active  mem- 
bers. 

Recognizing  Mr.  Morland's  integrity,  up- 
rightness and  sound  judgment,  the  citizens  of 
Penn  township  have  elected  him  to  the  re- 
S2>onsible  i>osition  of  justice  of  the  peace,  a 
tribute  well  deserved.  It  is  unnecessary  to 
say  he  has  filled  the  ofiice  most  justly  and  ac- 
ceptably. Mr.  Morland  is  a  worthy  member 
of  Adams  Lodge,  F.  and  A.  M.,  at  Xew 
Bloomfield,  Pen-y  county.  Pa.  He  is  a  staunch 
adherent  to  the  doctrines  of  the  Republican 
party. 

This  sketch  of  a  man  distinguished  for  his 
many  good  traits  can  not  be  better  concluded 
than  by  a  brief  outline  of  the  life  of  the  eldest 
sgn,  Mr.  William  B.  ]\Iorland,  who  was  born 
in  Duncannon,  and  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  that  place.  After  completing  his 
term  at  school,  he  learned  with  his  father  the 
business  of  stationary  engineer,  and  since  that 
time  has  been  in  the  service  of  the  Duncannon 
Iron  Company,  for  a  term  of  twenty-five  suc- 
cessive years.  Mr.  William  B.  Morland  is  an 
active  member  of  Vandelburg  Lodge,  Xo.  288, 
K.  of  P.  He  supports  the  Republican  party 
and  its  policy  in  public  affairs. 

William  B.  Morland  was  married  in  Har- 
risburg,  December  26,  1SS3,  to  Annie,  daugh- 
ter of  Stewart  and  Elizabeth  Smith.  They 
have  four  children:  Harry;  Emily,  deceased; 
]\Iargaret;  and  James. 


GEORGE  B.  MORLAXD,  engineer,  Dun- 
cannon Iron  Company,  Duncannon,  Pa.,  was 
born  at  Duncannon,  September  3,  1870.  He 
is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  Ann  (Bruner) 
Morland.  After  receiving  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Penn  township,  he 
learned  the  business  of  engineering,  which  has 
been  his  occuiDation  ever  since;  he  has  been 
for  the  i^ast  twelve  yeare  in  the  employ  of  the 
Duncannon  Iron  Comjjany.  He  is  a  member 
of  Yandelburg  Lodge,  Xo.  288,  K.  of  P.,  and 
is  a  strong  and  earnest  Prohibitionist. 

George  B.  Morland  was  man-ied  in  Duncan- 
non, March  10,  1892,  to  Annie,  daughter  of 
Washington  and  Ruhama  Charters.  Mr. 
Charters  is  deceased.  Mr.  and  !Mrs.  !Morland 
have  one  child.  Myrtle  ]May,  born  May  16, 


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BIOGRAnilCAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


1893.     Tliey  are  consistent  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  chiirch. 


JOIiN  W.  BEOWX,  blacksmith,  of  Dun- 
cannon,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Peters- 
burg, now  the  borough  of  Duneannon,  July 
6,  1850.  He  is  the  son  of  the  late  Henry  and 
Sarah  (Helsel)  Brown.  Henry  Brown  be- 
came a  resident  of  Duneannon  in  1840.  He 
was  a  blacksmith,  and  after  carrying  on  busi- 
ness for  a  number  of  years  on  his  own  accoiint, 
was  for  thirty  years  employed  as  blacksmith 
by  the  Duneannon  Iron  Company.  He  had 
nine  children,  of  whom  four  survive:  Jane 
M.  E.  (Mrs.  AVilliam  Pennell),  of  Dunean- 
non; John  W. ;  Annie  M.  (Mrs.  William  J. 
Xepp),  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  and  Hany  E., 
an  employee  of  the  Philadelphia  and  Reading 
Railroad,  who  resides  in  Philadelphia. 

The  boyhood  of  John  "W.  Brown  was  spent 
under  the  i>arental  roof,  his  education  beiijg 
acquired  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
borough.  After  leaving  school,  he  learned 
blacksmithing  with  his  father,  and  has  fol- 
lowed that  occupation  continuously  since  that 
time.  Since  1885,  he  has  been  in  the  employ 
of  the  Duneannon  Iron  Company,  the  officials 
of  which  regard  him  as  a  skilled  workman  and 
a  man  worthy  of  their  highest  confidence.  He 
is  a  staunch  and  earnest  supporter  of  Republi- 
can principles  and  policy.  ]\Ir.  Broxra  has 
been  honored  by  an  election  to  the  borough 
council,  in  which  he  has  ably  and  worthily 
sers'ed  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  his  con- 
stituents. 

John  W.  Brown  was  man'ied  in  Dunean- 
non, August  2,  1893,  to  Rebecca  E.,  daughter 
of  John  H.  and  Elizabeth  J.  Hanuan,  resi- 
dents of  Perry  county.  Their  children  are: 
Henrv  Paul,  born  October  24,  1893;  and  Sa- 
rah Elizabeth,  born  March  17,  1896,  died  Oc- 
tober 5,  1896.  J\Ir.  Brown  attends  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  church. 


ABRAHA^r  FEI^^STEMAKER,  deceas- 
ed, of  Duneannon,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  was 
born  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  I^ovember  26, 
1819,  son  of  Christian  and  Fannie  (Eshel- 
man)  Fenstemaker.  His  ancestors  were  of 
German  descent;  his  paternal  gi-andfather 
was  born  in  Gennany.  and  came  to  America 
at  an  early  date,  settling  in  Pennsylvania. 
Christian  Fenstemaker  was  for  a  number  of 
years  a  resident  of  Chambcrsburg,  Franklin 


county,  Pa.  He  was  engaged  in  farming  and 
in  eoopering.  He  was  the  father  of  ten  chil- 
dren, four  of  whom  survive:  Jacob,  of  New 
Bloomfield;  Abraham;  Charles  W.,  of  Phila- 
delphia; and  Fannie,  widow  of  Jacob  Sny- 
der, of  Chambei'sburg,  Pa. 

At  about  six  years  of  age,  Abraham  Fenste- 
maker's  parents  removed  to  Lewistown,  Mif- 
flin county.  Pa.;  some  years  later  they  re- 
turned to  Chambersburg.  He  acquired  his 
education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  place 
and  of  Lewistown.  After  leaving  school,  he 
learned  harness-making,  at  which  business  he 
worked  for  about  seven  years.  In  1853,  he 
removed  to  Duneannon,  and  was  employed  by 
the  Duneannon  Iron  Company;  his  continu- 
ance in  the  same  employ  during  forty-four 
years  sufficiently  indicates  their  high  appre- 
ciation of  his  service  and  worth.  He  is  an 
adherent  of  the  Republican  party. 

Abraham  Fenstemaker  was  man-ied  in  Xew 
Bloomfield,  December  26,  1848,  to  Isa- 
bella, daughter  of  William  and  Phebe  Boyle, 
old  and  much  respected  residents  of  Pen-y 
county.  They  had  ten  children,  four  of  whom, 
William  E.,  Harry,  Fannie  and  Phebe,  died 
in  childhood.  The  names  of  the  six  who  sur- 
vive are:  Charles  A.;  Mollie;  Lydia;  Eliza- 
beth L. ;  Frank;  and  Annie.  The  family  at- 
tend the  services  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 

Abraham  Fenstemaker  died  January  13, 
1897,  aged  seventy-seven  years.  He  was  a 
consistent  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
His  wife,  Isabella  Fenstemaker,  died  Janu- 
ary 4,  1884,  at  the  age  of  fifty-nine. 

JOHX  G.  KUGLER,  engineer,  Dunean- 
non, Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  AYest 
Pikeland  township,  Chester  county,  Pa.,  Feb- 
ruary 19,  1843,  son  of  David  and  Ann 
Broom)  Kugler.  His  paternal  great-gTand- 
father  was  born  in  Germany,  and  emigrated 
to  Pennsylvania  early  in  colonial  times.  John 
Kugler,  grandfather  of  John  G.,  was  born  on 
the  old  Kugler  homestead  in  Chester  county. 
David  Kugler  was  also  bom  on  the  same  farm, 
and  was  through  life  a  farmer;  the  greatest 
part  of  it  was  spent  in  his  native  county.  He 
Avas  a  soldier  in  the  Florida  war,  and  died  in 
1855,  in  Chester  county.  His  wife.  Ann 
Broom,  was  born  in  England,  and  was  mar- 
ried to  David  Kugler  after  her  arrival  in  this 
country.  They  had  six  children,  of  whom 
John  G.  was  the  second.     All  six  still  survive. 


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The  brothere  and  sisters  of  John  CI.  in  tlie 
order  of  tlieir  ag'es  are:  Charles  D.,  of  Elk 
county,  Pa. ;  Joseph,  of  X e\v  Freedom,  York 
county,  Pa.;  Sarah  P.  (Mrs.  Charles  Torra- 
silles),  of  Secane,  Pa.;  Hannah  E.,  -widow  of 
Koger  Shiink,  station  agent  at  Green  Hill, 
Chester  county,  Pa.;  Clara  A.,  widow  of  Mad- 
ison Howard,  of  Philadelphia. 

The  early  life  of  John  G.  Kugler  was  spent 
on  the  homestead  farm,  his  education  being 
acquired  in  the  public  schools,  amid  the  peace- 
ful sun-oundings  of  the  teeming  industiw  and 
magnificent  agricultural  development  of  Ches- 
ter county.  But  when  he  had  reached  the  age 
of  eighteen,  the  dark  billows  of  war  came 
sweeping  across  all  oiu-  fair  land.  Animated 
by  a  high  patriotic  impulse,  Mr.  Kugler  was 
among  the  first  to  leap  to  anns,  at  the  call  of 
an  imperilled  nation.  He  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany K.,  Fourth  Pennsylvania  Reserves,  and 
with  that  wonderful  organization  whose  fame 
can  never  die  as  long  as  history  lasts,  he  went, 
with  a  brilliant  record,  through  three  years 
of  seiwice.  Among  the  most  prominent  en- 
gagements in  which  Mr.  Kugler  participated 
were  Mechanicsville,  Gaines  Mill,  Charles 
City  Cross  Roads,  Malvern  Hill,  and  Han-i- 
sons  Landing,  of  the  McClellan  Peninsular 
campaign ;  Gainesville,  and  Second  Bull  Run, 
of  the  Manassas  campaigTi  nnder  General 
Pope ;  Sonth  Mountain,  and  Antietam,  of  Mc- 
Clellan's  IMaryland  campaign;  Belle  Plain, 
Warrentown.  and  Fredericksburg,  of  the  Vir- 
ginia campaign  that  followed.  Up  to  this 
time  he  had  been  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac. 
Being  transfeiTed  to  the  army  operating  in 
"West  Virginia,  he  participated  in  Mulligan'^ 
campaign  in  Hardy  county,  in  January,  1864, 
and  in  Crook's  campaign  in  Kanawha  county, 
in  April,  1864.  Among  the  battles  in  West 
Virginia  in  which  Mr.  Kugler  took  an  active 
part  were:  Princeton,  fought  May  6,  1864; 
Fayetteville ;  Beverly;  Fort  Breckenridge ; 
Llovds  Mountain,  fought  May  9,  1864;  ISfew 
River  Bridge,  fought  May  'lO,  1864;  Salt 
Pond  Mountain,  May  12 ;  Meadow  Bluff,  May 
19;  and  Mineral  Springs.  Honorably  mus- 
tered out  with  his  regiment,  June  17,  1864, 
at  the  expiration  of  their  term  of  service,  Mr. 
Kugler  was  able  to  return  home  with  a  con- 
sciousness of  duty  well  and  nobly  performed. 
He  received  his  final  discharge  in  the  city  of 
Philadelphia,  and  wended  his  way  to  his  home 
in  Chester  countv.     For  a  vear  or  two  he  was 


engaged  in  agi-ieultural  pursuits.  In  1S6T, 
he  was  employed  by  the  Union  Pulp  Com- 
pany as  assistant  foreman  at  McCalls  Ferry 
and  Peach  Bottom,  York  county.  Pa.  Re- 
maining here  about  eight  months,  he  then  re- 
turned to  Chester  county;  in  January,  1868, 
he  removed  to  Stillmans  Swamp,  Perry  coun- 
ty; and  in  Xovember,  1870,  to  Duncannon, 
since  which  time  he  has  been  continuously  in 
the  employ  of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company. 

Naturally,  a  man  of  ]Mr.  Kugler's  ability 
has  been  recognized  and  honored  by  his  fel- 
low-citizens, who  have  called  him  to  fill  the 
responsible  office  of  school  director  in  both 
the  township  and  the  borough.  Mr.  Kugler 
is  a  member  of  Adams  Lodge,  ]S!^o.  319,  F. 
and  A.  M.,  at  i^ew  Bloomfield;  of  Vandel- 
burg  Lodge,  Xo.  288,  K.  of  P.,  at  Duncannon; 
and  of  Lieut.  William  Allison  Post,  Xo.  196, 
G.  A.  R.,  at  the  same  place.  Mr.  Kugler  is 
a  staunch  Republican. 

John  G.  Kugler  was  married  in  Lancaster, 
Xovember  28,  1867,  to  Mary  C,  daughter  of 
John  and  Sai'ah  (Bradley)  Carter,  prominent 
and  respected  residents  of  Chester  county, 
both  deceased.  Of  eight  children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Kugler,  three.  Myrtle  A.,  Francis  L.  and 
Francis  W.,  died  in  infancy.  Those  who  sur- 
vive  are:  Xora  Blanche;  John  Wesley;  Da- 
vid Paul ;  Sarah  E. ;  and  Emily  A.  Mr.  Kug- 
ler and  his  wife  are  faithful  and  devoted  mem- 
bers of  tlij  Methodist  EpiscoiDal  church,  and 
punctual  in  their  attendance  upon  its  services. 


HORACE  W.  McKEXZIE,  M.  D.,  homoe- 
ojtathic  physician,  Duncannon,  PeiTy  county, 
Pa.,  was  born  in  Wheatfield  township.  Perry 
county,  July  2,  1863,  son  of  John  H.  and 
Mary  (Bergstresser)  McKenzie.  By  paternal 
ancestry  Dr.  McKenzie  belongs  to  the  hardy, 
conscientious  and  liberty-loving  Scotch-Irish 
element  that  has  given  so  many  distinguished 
men  to  every  department  of  national  life  and 
j^rogress.  His  paternal  grandfather  came  to 
America  at  an  early  date,  and  settled  in  Car- 
lisle, Pa. ;  he  aftei-wards  removed  to  that  por- 
tion of  Cumberland  county  wliich  at  a  later 
period  became  Penw.  Dr.  McKenzie's  grand- 
father and  father  were  born  in  Perry  county. 
His  maternal  ancestry  was  German. 

The  Doctor's  early  life  was  spent  at  home, 
his  primary  education  being  received  in  the 
public  schools  at  Duncannon.  Here  he  al- 
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also  distinguished  his  collegiate  coiirse.  After 
leaving  the  common  school,  he  entered  Dickin- 
son College,  at  Oarlisle,  from  which  he  grad- 
uated in  1SS6,  with  a  most  honorahle  record. 
Having  determined  upon  the  medical  profes- 
sion for  his  life  work,  he  commenced  a  couree 
at  the  celebrated  Hahnemann  Medical  College 
of  Philadelphia,  where  his  earnest  labors  and 
close  application  were  crowmed  with  a  success- 
ful graduation  in  1889.  On  May  30,  of  the 
same  year,  he  began  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession in  Duncannon. 

As  the  only  homoeopathic  physician  in  the 
thriving  towm  of  Duncannon,  Dr.  McKenzie, 
of  course,  has  a  large  and  lucrative  practice, 
which  is  still  further  increased  by  his  genial 
and  cultured  mannei-s,  and  the  general  popu- 
lar appreciation  of  his  Avorth.  The  voters  of 
the  borough  have  shown  their  esteem  for  him 
by  electing  him  to  the  responsible  position  of 
school  director,  to  the  duties  of  which  the  Doc- 
tor faithfully  attends,  notwithstanding  his  nu- 
merous and  arduous  professional  engagements. 
Dr.  McKenzie  is  a  member  of  the  B.  of  H. 
He  is  a  staunch  advocate  of  the  doctrines  of 
the  Eepublican  party. 

Dr.  McKenzie  was  married  at  Steelton, 
Dauphin  county.  Pa.,  July  26,  1894,  to  Miss 
Catharine  S.,  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Ma- 
linda  Hess;  Mr.  Hess  still  resides  at  Steelton; 
his  wife  is  deceased.  The  Doctor  attends  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


ISAAC  BASHOPtE,  engineer  at  the  nail 
works,  Duncannon,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  was 
born  near  Carlisle,  Cumberland  county.  Pa., 
January  4,  1841.  He  is  a  son  of  David  and 
Sarah  (Miller)  Bashore,  both  of  German  an- 
cestry, and  both  natives  of  Lebanon  county, 
Pa.  The  father,  who  was  a  prosperous  and 
successful  fanner,  spent  most  of  his  life  in. 
Cumberland  county,  where  he  died  in  1869, 
his  wife  having  preceded  him  to  the  other 
Avorld  in  1851.  Both  were  highly  esteemed 
and  respected.  Of  their  seven  children,  Isaac 
was  the  youngest.  The  other  members  of  the 
family  were:  Henry,  who  died  in  Philadel- 
phia, at  the  age  of  sixty-five;  John,  who  was 
accidentally  killed  in  St.  Louis,  at  the  age  of 
fifty;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Daniel  Kutz),  died  in 
Carlisle,  Cumberland  county,  in  1872;  Sarah 
(Mrs.  Andrew  Kutz),  is  a  resident  of  ISTewville, 
Cumberland  county.  Pa. ;  Daniel,  a  physician, 
of  West  Fairview,  Cumberland  county.  Pa.; 


and  David  G.,  residing  on  a  farm  near  Boiling 
Springs,  Cumberland  county.  Pa. 

The  early  life  of  Isaac  Bashore  was  passed 
ui^on  the  homestead  farm,  and  he  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  county. 
After  leaving  school,  he  learned  the  business 
of  flour  milling,  in  which  he  continued  for 
fourteen  years.  In  1871,  he  removed  to  Al- 
toona.  Pa.,  and  there  learned  engineering,  in 
the  service  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad.  He 
was  for  four  years  in  the  employ  of  the  rail- 
road comi^any,  after,  which,  for  three  •  years, 
he  worked  as  an  engineer  in  different  sections 
of  Pennsylvania.  Since  1879,  he  has  been 
continuously  in  the  employ  of  the  Duncannon 
Iron  Company. 

Mr.  Bashore  has  a  brilliant  war  record. 
Heeding  the  call  of  Columbia  for  her  patriotic 
sons,  he  enlisted,  in  1862,  in  Company  F,  One 
Hundred  and  Thirtieth  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, for  nine  months.  With  his  regiment  he 
passed,  with  honor  and  credit,  through  the 
ten-ible  and  bloody  battles  of  Antietam,  Fred- 
ericksburg and  Chancellorsville.  After  being 
mustered  out,  in  Hamsburg,  in  1863,  he  re- 
enlisted  in  Company  I,  of  the  One  Hundred 
and  J^inety-fifth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
with  which  regiment  he  ser\"ed  for  three 
months,  after  which  he  returned  to  his  home 
in  Cumberland  county.  The  citizens  of  Dun- 
cannon have  recognized  the  personal  worth 
and  business  ability  of  Mr.  Bashore  by  his 
election  to  the  school  boaixi,  and  the  board  of 
health.  He  is  also  an  influential  member  in 
the  deliberations  of  Evergreen  Lodge,  Xo. 
205,  I.  0.  0.  F.,  of  Duncannon.  Mr.  Bashore 
is  a  Republican. 

Mr.  Bashore  was  married  in  Carlisle,  SejD- 
tember  17,  1868,  to  Mary  Frances,  daughter 
of  David  and  Elizabeth  Haverstick,  of  Car- 
lisle. Their  children  are:  ISTellie  Frances, 
who  died  in  infancy,  at  Altoona;  and  HaiTy 
Edgar,  residing  in  Jereey  City,  N'.  J.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bashore  are  faithful  members  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


WILLIAM!  J.  BLACK,  machinist,  Dun- 
cannon, Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  the 
same  town  in  which  he  now  resides,  September 
11,  1848.  He  is  a  son  of  James  and  Margaret 
Jane  (Allison)  Black.  James  Black  died  in 
1876;  Mrs.  Black  still  lives  in  Dunc^annon, 
at  the  advanced  age  of  seventy-six.  All  of 
Mr.  Black's  ancestoi-s  were  of  the  hardy  and 


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industrious  Scotcli-Irish  race.  His  paternal 
grandfatlier  resided  for  many  years  at  Hali- 
fax, Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  but  at  an  early  date 
removed  to  Duncannon.  James  Black,  father 
of  William  J.,  was  a  gunsmitli;  he  resided 
in  Duncannon  fi'om  boyhood  to  the  time  of 
his  death.  Mr.  and  ^Mi-s.  James  Black  had  six 
children :  two  daughters,  who  died  in  infancy, 
and  four  sons:  Thomas  J.,  of  Philadelphia; 
Archibald  Allison,  of  Altoona;  William  J.; 
and  John,  of  Altoona. 

Except  about  two  years,  the  entire  life  of 
William  J.  Black  has  been  passed  in  Duncan- 
non, but  his  fame  as  a  master  mechanic  has 
spread  among  the  trade  throughout  the  nation. 
He  Avas  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  town,  and  learned  his  trade,  that  of 
machinist,  with  the  Duncannon  Iron  Com- 
pany. For  thirty-two  years  he  has  been  con- 
tinuously in  the  employ  of  this  company. 
During  this  time,  Mr.  Black  has  come  to  be 
recognized  as  one  of  the  most  intelligent  and 
thorough  mechanics  on  the  continent,  second 
to  none  in  any  State.  He  built  and  set  up  the 
nail  making  machine  that  was  placed  on  ex- 
hibition by  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company 
at  the  Centennial  Exhibition  of  1876,  in  Phil- 
adelphia. In  connection  with  J.  C.  Hawley, 
he  is  the  patentee  of  an  underground  trolley 
for  street  railways  that  may,  ere  long,  make  a 
complete  revolution  in  the  modes  of  city  tran- 
sit. Mr.  Black  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Perry  Council,  ^^o.  57,  O.  U.  A.  ^I. 

William  J.  Black  was  married  at  Duncan- 
non, June  10,  1873,  to  Sarah  Ellen,  daugh- 
ter of  Joseph  ]\r.  and  Margaret  Shatto.  They 
have  two  children:  Charles  A.;  and  Margaret 
E.  Mr.  Black  and  his  family  are  consistent 
members  of  the  Presbyterian  chureh;  he  is 
a  ruling  elder  in  the  congregation,  of  which 
he  has  for  a  long  time  been  a  devoted  adherent. 


DAYID  S.  I^ICKUM,  puddler,  Duncan- 
non, Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  bom  at  Caledonia 
Furnace,  Franklin  county.  Pa.,  February  8, 
1 846.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Eebecca  (Fos- 
ter) Xickum,  both  deceased.  They  were  na- 
tives of  Virginia.  John  Is"ickum  was  a  forge- 
man,  and  passed  his  life  partly  in  Virginia 
and  partly  in  Franklin  coimty,  Pa.  They  had 
four  children :  Joseph  W.,  who  was  acci- 
dentally drowned  in  the  Susquehann'a  river; 
David  S.;  James  E. ;  and  Sarah  Catherine, 
who  died  in  infancy.    After  the  death  of  John 


Xickum,  his  widow  married  James  Kirkwood, 
and  had  eight  children,  of  whom  four  survive : 
AVilliam;  Peter;  Eliza;  and  Sally  (Mrs.  AVil- 
liam  Paig). 

David  S.  Xiokum  has  been  a  continuous 
resident  of  Duncannon  since  1857.  Before 
that  time  he  had,  for  a  short  time,  during  his 
childhood,  lived  with  his  parents  in  the  same 
place.  Owing  to  circumstances,  his  educa- 
tional opportunities  were  limited  to  a  rather 
short  course  in  the  Duncannon  public  schools. 
Mr.  Xickum  has  been  for  more  than  thirty- 
five  years  in  the  emjDloy  of  the  Duncannon 
Iron  Company,  by  the  olficials  of  which  he 
is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  able  and  reliable 
workmen  in  his  line  to  be  found  anywhere. 
By  industiy,  integrity  and  thrift,  Mr.  JSTickum 
has  won  the  respect  of  all  in  the  community 
in  which  he  resides.  He  endorses  the  prin- 
ciples and  policies  of  the  Democratic  party. 

David  S.  jSTickum  was  mai'ried  in  Duncan- 
non, November  11,  1869,  to  Anna  C,  daugh- 
ter of  Hem-y  and  Frances  II.  Kline.  Their 
only  child  is  John  H.,  who  was  born  Novem- 
ber 3,  1870.  The  family  attend  the  services 
of  the  Alethodist  Episcopal  church. 


JAMES  _E.  mCKUM,  puddler,  Duncan- 
non, Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  January  2, 
1848,  at  Loyal  Forge,  Adams  county.  Pa.  He 
is  a  son  of  John  and  Eebecca  (Foster)  Mckimi, 
natives  of  Virginia,  both  deceased.  His  father 
died  when  James  E.  Xickum  was  a  mere 
child.  His  brothers  are :  Joseph  W.,  who  was 
accidentally  dro^wned  in  the  Susquehanna ;  and 
David  S.,  of  Duncannon;  his  only  sister,  Sarah 
Catharine,  died  in  infancy.  The  widowed 
mother  subsequently  became  Mrs.  James  Kirk- 
wood. 

After  the  death  of  his  father,  James  E. 
jSTiekum  went  with  his  mother  to  Maryland, 
where  he  remained  until  he  was  eleven  years 
of  age.  He  went  to  Hughes  Furnace,  Frank- 
lin county.  Pa.,  and  afterwards  to  Duncan- 
non, in  1859;  he  has  resided  in  the  latter 
place  ever  since.  He  has  been  for  thirty-five 
years  in  the  employ  of  the  Duncannon  Iron 
Company,  and  has  been  noted  by  the  officials 
of  the  company  for  industry  and  assiduity  in 
the  discharge  of  his  duties,  and  by  the  com- 
munity for  his  integi'ity  and  good  citizenship. 
His  intelligence  and  good  judgment  have  been 
readily  recognized  by  his  fellow-citizens.  This 
is  evinced  by  the  fact  that  he  is  now  serving 


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his  third  term  as  a  school  director  of  Penii 
township,  and  has  discharged  the  dnties  de- 
veloping upon  him  ablj  and  faithfully,  and 
to  the  full  satisfaction  of  the  patrons  of  the 
school.  Mr.  Xickum  is  an  active  member  of 
Evergreen  Lodge,  Xo.  205,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of 
Duncannon.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Dun- 
cannon  Iron  Company  Workman  Burial  As- 
sociation. Mr.  Xickum  is  a  staunch  Repub- 
lican. 

James  E.  Xickum  was  married  in  Duncan- 
non, September  2,  1S72,  to  Matilda  A.,  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  and  Mary  A.  Eemsburg,  natives 
of  Frederick  county,  Md.  The  children  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Xickum  are:  Anna  R.  (Mrs. 
John  Mutzabaugh) ;  Isabel  J. ;  Daniel  E. ;  and 
Victoria  Virginia ;  all  are  living.  Mr.  Xickimi 
and  several  of  his  family  are  connected  with 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


JACOB  LOSH,  deceased,  of  Duncannon, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Carroll  town- 
ship, Perry  coimty.  Pa.,  February  -i,  1826. 
He  was  a  son  of  the  late  Andrew  and  Sarah 
(Such)  Losh.  His  paternal  ancestry  were 
Welsh;  those  iipon  the  maternal  side  were 
Irish.  His  father,  bom  in  1751,  was  a  brave 
soldier  in  the  Eevolutionary  war.  He  was  a 
carpenter,  and  passed  a  large  portion  of  his 
life  in  Perry  county,  where  he  was  universally 
respected.  He  died  in  Wheatfield  township, 
Pen-y  coimty,  Pa.,  April  12,  1849,  at  the  re- 
markable age  of  ninety-eight.  His  death  and 
funeral  obsequies  attracted  general  attention, 
as  he  was  one  of  the  very  few  survivors  of  the 
perilous  times  in  which  our  national  existence 
was  secured.  The  mother  of  Jacob  Losh  was 
born  in  what  is  now  Penn  township.  Perry 
coimty,  in  1792.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
George  Such,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Perry 
county,  and  was  the  second  wife  of  Andrew 
Losh."  By  his  first  marriage,  to  Mollie  Haines, 
he  had  eleven  children,  all  of  whom  are  now 
deceased.  By  the  second  marriage  there  were 
four  children,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy, 
and  three  are  still  living:  Xancy  (Mrs.  Charles 
Anthony),  of  Carroll  township,  Perry  county; 
Amanda,  widow  of  the  late  Thomas  Matlack, 
who  is  a  resident  of  Duncannon;  and  Jacob. 

When  Jacob  Losh  was  eight  years  old,  the 
family  removed  to  Wlieatfield  township,  Perry 
county.  Here  he  spent  part  of  his  boyhood, 
receiving  a  fair  education  in  the  public  and 
private  schools  of  that  township.     After  leav- 


ing school,  he  learned  the  trade  of  millwright, 
at  which  he  worked  all  his  life  in  various  parts 
of  Pennsylvania.  From  the  year  1870,  he 
was  continuously  in  the  employ  of  the  Dun- 
cannon Iron  Company,  and  Avas  one  of  their 
most  faithful  and  efficient  workmen.  Mr. 
Losh  was  married  in  Carroll  township,  Janu- 
ary 1,  1856,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Jacob  and 
Mollie  Brown,  old  and  much  respected  resi- 
dents of  Perry  county.  All  of  their  six  chil- 
dren are  living;  they  are:  Lucy  Ann  (Mrs. 
Josiah  Knaub),  of  Rye  township;  Mollie; 
Adam;  Sarah;  Margaret;  Jane;  and  Amanda. 
The  family  attend  the  ministrations  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  Jacob  Losh  died  at  his 
home  in  Penn  township,  March  12,  1897,  of  a 
paralytic  stroke.  His  age  Avas  seventy-one 
years,  one  month  and  eight  days.  He  was  in- 
terred in  the  Lutheran  graveyard  at  Duncan- 


ROBERT  S.  McCAXX,  roller,  Duncan- 
non, Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  at  Monte- 
bello  Furnace,  Perry  county,  July  23,  1842, 
son  of  the  late  Edward  and  Martha  (Graybill) 
McCann.  His  gTandfather,  Torrence  Mc- 
Cann,  was  born  in  Ireland,  and  settled  in 
Perry  county  at  an  early  date,  where  Edward 
McCann  was  born.  The  latter  lost  his  life  by 
accident,  in  1846,  at  the  early  age  of  thirty- 
four,  while  in  the  employ  of  Fisher  &  Morgan, 
at  ]\Ioutebello  Furnace.  Mr.  McCann's  mater- 
nal ancestors  Avere  of  German  origin,  but  were 
among  the  earliest  settlers  of  Perry  coimty. 

Robert  S.  McCann,  after  the  untimely  death 
of  his  father,  AA'ent  with  his  mother  to  Dun- 
cannon, he  being  then  four  years  old;  he  has 
been  a  continuous  resident  of  Penn  township 
since  that  time.  He  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools,  and  since  the  age  of  ten 
years  has  been  in  the  emialoy  of  the  Duncan- 
non Iron  Company.  During  all  these  forty- 
five  years,  Mr.  McCann  has  enjoyed  a  high 
reputation  for  industry,  integrity  and  a  faith- 
ful and  efficient  discharge  of  all  the  duties  de- 
volving upon  him. 

Mr.  McCann  Avas  married  in  Penn  township, 
December  24,  1867,  to  Susan,  a  daughter  of 
Evan  and  Mary  Jones,  for  many  years  respect- 
ed residents  of  Penn  tOAynship,  but  both  now 
deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McCann  have  had 
twelve  children,  four  of  whom  are  deceased. 
The  surAdvors  are:  EdAvard;  William; 
Thomas;  Xaomi  (Mrs.  Charles  Leper);   Jere- 


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miali;  Martlia;  Charters;  and  Deliiia.  Mr. 
McCann  and  liis  family  attend  the  church  of 
the  United  Brethren  in  Christ. 

Mr.  McCann's  war  record  is  a  most  credit- 
able one.  He  early  listened  to  the  nation's 
call  for  defenders;  and  in  September,  1S61, 
enlisted  in  that  magnificent  regiment,  of  glo- 
rious record,  the  jSTinth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry, 
becoming  a  member  of  Company  A,  under 
Capt.  Griffith  Jones.  With  this  regiment  he 
served  for  nearly  four  years,  during  which 
time  he  participated,  with  honor,  in  ahuost 
all  the  prominent  engagements  of  the  Western 
armies.  He  was  one  of  the  escort  to  the  flag 
of  truce,  when,  in  ISTorth  Carolina,  Gen.  Joe 
Johnson  surrendered  the  last  of  the  army  of 
the  Confederacy  to  the  victorious  Sherman. 
He  was  mustered  out  of  service  at  Lexington, 
lyT.  C.,  June  6,  1865,  after  a  period  of  faithful 
service  covering  nearly  the  entire  duration  of 
the  war;  in  all  that  time,  Mr.  McCann's  valor 
and  heroism  was  unstained  by  a  single  blemish. 
He  is  a  member  of  Lieut.  William  Allison 
Post,  l<lo.  196,  G.  A.  E.  Mr.  McCann  is  a 
staunch  Eepublican.  Both  he  and  his  family 
are  attendants  upon  the  service  of  the  church 
of  the  United  Brethren  in  Christ. 


WILLIA:M  MOEPtlSOX,  roller,  Dunean- 
non,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  September 
16,  1842,  in  the  most  romantic  part  of  Ireland, 
the  beautiful  and  picturesque  country  County 
of  Longford.  He  is  a  son  of  Charles  and 
Elizabeth  (Fitzimmons)  Morrison,  both  of 
whom  were  natives  of  the  Emerald  Isle.  In 
1847,  when  he  was  but  five  years  of  age,  his 
parents,  following  the  example  of  thousands 
of  their  countrymen,  crossed  the  blue  sea  to 
find  a  permanent  home  beneath  the  Stars  and 
Stripes.  They  immediately  settled  at  Dun- 
cannon,  where  they  lived,  industrious,  frugal 
and  respected,  imtil  called  away  by  death  with- 
in one  year  of  each  other,  the  demise  of 
Charles  Morrison  occurring  in  1867,  and  that 
of  his  wife  in  1868.  They  were  the  parents 
of  eleven  children,  of  whom  six  died  in  in- 
fancy. James,  Eliza,  Margaret,  and  William 
attained  maturity,  but  William  is  the  only 
one  now  surviving. 

William  Morrison  has  been  a  continuous 
resident  of  Duncannon  since  his  arrival  there 
in  1847.  He  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Penn  township.  From  nine 
years  of  age,  for  a  period  of  forty-six  years. 


he  has  been  in  the  employ  of  the  Duncannon 
Iron  Company.  Diiring  all  that  time,  Mr. 
Morrison  has  been  conspicuous  for  his  indus- 
try, thrift  and  conscientious  and  faithful  dis- 
charge of  duty.  He  is  a  member  of  Adams 
Lodge,  Xo.  319,  F.  and  A.  M.,  at  Xew  Bloom- 
field,  Pa.  He  is  a  sincere  advocate  of  Eepub- 
lican j^rinciples. 

Mr.  Morrison  has  been  twice  married.  He 
was  married  in  Patterson,  Juniata  county.  Pa., 
in  1865,  to  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  Elkanah  and 
Mary  Fuller,  of  Sandy  Hill,  Perry  county. 
Pa.  They  had  one  son,  George  Washington, 
who  died  in  1885.  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Morrison 
died  in  the  year  1884.  Mr.  Morrison  was  mar- 
ried the  second  time  in  Penn  township,  in 
1885,  to  Margaret  B.,  daughter  of  John 
Heishley,  of  Philadelphia.  By  this  marriage 
he  has  had  six  children,  of  whom  three,  Ida, 
William,  and  Blake,  are  deceased.  Those 
now  living  are:  Thomas  L. ;  Annie  Lizzett; 
and  Mary  K.  ]\lr.  Morrison  and  his  family 
attend  the  services  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


JOLIX  W.  PAESOXS,  carpenter,  Dun- 
cannon, Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Watts 
to^^^lship,  Peny  county,  August  6,  1838,  son 
of  James  S.  and  Eliza  (Morrison)  Parsons, 
both  now  deceased.  His  gi'andfather,  James 
L.  Parsons,  was  born  in  Somersetshire,  Eng- 
land, and  emigrated  to  this  country  in  early 
life.  He  settled  in  Perry  county,  where  he 
passed  the  remainder  of  his  days.  Mr.  Par- 
sons' maternal  ancestry  was  German;  his 
grandfather,  Mr.  Morrison,  Avas  born  in  Ger- 
manv,  and  his  grandmother  in  Lebanon  coun- 
ty. Pa. 

James  S.  Parsons  was  born  in  Watts  town- 
ship, on  the  romantic  banks  of  the  lieautiful 
Juniata  river,  about  five  miles  above  Duncan- 
non. His  entire  life  was  spent  in  his  native 
county.  He  was  a  weaver,  but  passed  the 
greater  portion  of  his  life  in  fishing  and  boat- 
ing on  the  Juniata.  His  death  occiu'red  at  the 
age  of  seventy-seven  years,  eleven  months,  and 
foiu'teen  days.  After  a  useful  and  well-spent 
life,  he  passed  away  -with  the  profound  re- 
spect of  all  with  whom  he  had  been  associated. 
James  S.  Parsons  was  the  father  of  twelve 
children:  James  F.,  deceased,  of  Penbrook,  • 
Dauphin  county.  Pa. ;  ]\rargaret  (Mrs.  James 
Wood),  of  Hamshurg,  Pa.;  John  W.;  An- 
nie Y.  (:\Irs.  John  Wlaitmery),  of  Ohio;  Wil- 
liam A.,  of  Duncannon;   Leonard  W.,  of  Ala- 


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bama;  five  that  died  in  infancy;  and  George 
B.,  Avlio  fell  -while  fighting  in  the  defense  of 
his  country  in  the  war  of  the  Kebellion. 

John  W.  Parsons  was  ediicated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Watts  township),  after  which  he 
learned  carpentry.  He  early  displayed  sterl- 
ing qualities,  integrity,  good  judgment,  and 
ability  in  various  directions;  this  excellent 
endowment  secured  for  him  success,  and  gen- 
eral respect.  "When  the  tocsin  of  war  sound- 
ed, Mr.  Parsons  was  of  an  age  to  be  influenced 
by  the  great  tide  of  patriotic  ardor  then  sweep- 
ing over  the  land.  His  bleeding  country  did 
not  appeal  to  him  in  vain;  early  in  1861,  Mr. 
Parsons  responded,  by  enlisting  in  the  historic 
regiment,  the  Forty-second  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania line,  whose  fame  under  the  name  of 
"Bucktails,"  has  become  world-wide.  As  a 
member  of  Company  B,  of  this  regiment,  he 
Avent  honorably  through  the  campaigiis  and 
marches  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  imtil  he 
received  a  desperate  wound  on  the  bloody 
field  of  Chaneellorsville.  Upon  becoming 
convalescent,  he  was  placed  in  charge  of  the 
hospital  in  Hari'isburg.  In  this  city  he  was 
mustered  out,  in  1863,  after  two  years  of  ser- 
vice. After  the  war,  Mr.  Parsons  remained 
for  some  time  in  Duncannon,  working  at  his 
trade.  In  1866,  he  removed  to  ISTebraska, 
where  he  remained  one  year.  After  staying 
two  years  longer  in  other  portions  of  the  west, 
he  again  came  to  Dimcannon,  where  he  ever 
after  resided;  he  was  for  more  than  twenty 
years  a  trusted  and  faithful  employee  of  the 
Duncannon  Iron  Company. 

Mr.  Parsons  was  mamed,  by  the  Kev.  Mr. 
Zeigler,  at  Duncan's  Island,  March  -1,  1863, 
to  Leah,  da;ighter  of  Lawrence  and  Annie 
Gross,  of  Penn  township.  They  had  six  chil- 
dren: Annie  Y.  (Mrs.  Otho  Bowers),  of  Har- 
risburg,  Pa.;  Julia  E.  (Mrs.  Elmer  Foster); 
George  L.,  of  Altoona;  W.  E.,  who  died  when 
three  years  old;  Charles  C,  who  lost  his  life 
by  an  accident,  at  twenty  years  of  age;  and 
Harry  E.,  still  at  home.  Mr.  Parsons  was  a 
member  of  Lodge  Xo.  57,  Senior  O.  U.  A.  ]\L ; 
of  Lodge  Xo.  27,  of  the  Knights  of  the  Mystic 
Chain,  at  Altoona,  Pa.;  and  of  the  Duncan- 
non Iron  Company  Burial  Association.  He 
was  killed  December  18,  1896,  while  coming- 
home  from  his  work. 

The  citizens  of  Duncannon.  recognizing  the 
ability  and  worth  of  'Mr.  Parsons,  called  upon 
him  repeatedly  to  fill  the  various  offices  within 


their  gift.  He  was  chief  burgess  of  the  bor- 
ough, member  of  council,  and  judge  of  elec- 
tions. He  was  a  Kepublican.  In  the  church 
with  which  he  was  connected,  he  served  in  al- 
most every  office  connected  with  the  congrega- 
tion. He  and  his  family  were  connected  with 
the  church  of  the  United  Brethren  in  Christ. 
Mr.  Parsons  lived  and  died  in  the  faith,  hon- 
oring it  by  his  regular  and  exemplary  con- 
duct. 


SAMUEL  FmKENBIXDER,  heater, 
Duncannon  Iron  Company,  Duncannon, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Xe\\wille, 
Cumberland  county,  Pa.,  July  17,  1845.  He 
is  a  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Barnetts) 
Finkenbinder,  both  natives  of  Cumberland 
county;  the  former  is  deceased,  but  his  wife 
still  lives  in  Xewville,  Cumberland  county, 
having  reached  the  advanced  age  of  eighty- 
one.  Their  children  are:  Joseph;  Samuel; 
Sarah  A.  (Mrs.  Benjamin  Wolf);  John;  An- 
drew; Catharine  (Mrs.  Michael  Smith);  and 
Samuel. 

Samuel  Finkenbinder  was  reared  as  a  far- 
mer's boy,  receiving  a  limited  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Cumberland  county,  during 
their  short  winter  terms.  His  early  life  was 
principally  devoted  to  agricultural  pursuits. 
In  1876,  he  removed  to  Duncannon,  and  since 
that  time  has  been  continuously  in  the  employ 
of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company.  He  has 
acquired  among  those  ^rith  whom  he  daily 
mingles  a  reputation  for  integTity  of  which 
any  man  may  justly  feel  proud. 

Samuel  Finkenbinder  was  married,  at  Car- 
lisle, Cumberland  county,  February  9,  1871, 
to  Sarah  Ann,  daughter  of  John  and  Margaret 
Deam.  They  have  seven  children,  all  now 
living:  John  A.;  William  I.;  Elizabeth; 
Bertha;  Grace;  Alice;  and  ]\Lirtha.  Mr. 
Finkenbinder  and  his  family  attend  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church. 

Although  not  yet  seventeen  years  of  age 
when  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  began,  Samuel 
Finkenbinder  was  not  the  man  to  remain  tame- 
ly at  home  when  the  nation  was  calling  loudly 
to  her  patriotic  sons  for  defenders.  He  soon 
enlisted  and  served  for  over  three  years,  mak- 
ing an  honorable  record  for  valor  and  efficient 
service.  Lie  was  a  member  of  Company  F, 
Seventeenth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  and  par- 
ticipated in  many  of  the  most  important  en- 
Q-ao-ements  of  the  war.     ]Mr.  Finkenbinder  is 


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a  wortliy  and  efficient  member  of  Evergreen 
Lodge,  Xo.  205,  I.  0.  O.  F.,  and  an  active 
comrade  in  Lieut.  William  Allison  Post,  ISTo. 
196,  G.  A.  R.    He  is  a  Democrat. 


JOSEPH  GRIFFITH,  engineer,  Duncan- 
non  Iron  Company,  Duncannon,  Pa.,  was  bom 
July  24,  1843,  at  Montebello,  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  son  of  Jolin  and  Eve  Ellen  (Claydon) 
Griffith,  both  deceased.  John  Griffith  was 
born  in  Mt.  Holly,  Cumberland  county.  Pa., 
January  1,  1815.  In  1838,  he  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company,  in 
which  he  remained  until  a  short  time  before 
his  death.  Mrs.  John  Griffith  was  a  native  of 
Perry  county.  They  had  four  children: 
Mary  A.  (Mrs.  John  Pierce),  of  Altoona; 
Joseph;  Elmira  Jane,  widow  of  Henry  Jones; 
and  Samuel,  who  died  in  infancy. 

Joseph  Giifflth  acquired  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Penn  township.  For 
thirty-four  years  he  has  been  in  the  employ 
of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company,  more  than 
thirty  years  of  which  time  has  been  in  the  ca- 
pacity of  an  engineer.  His  record  has  been 
one  of  duties  faithfully  and  efficiently  per- 
formed, to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  offi- 
cials at  the  head  of  this  great  industry.  He 
supports  the  Republican  party. 

Mr.  Griffith  was  married  in  Duncannon, 
January  17,  1877,  to  Amanda  E.,  daughter  of 
Jacob  and  Frances  Miller.  Of  their  nine  chil- 
dren, two  died  in  infancy.  Those  surviving 
are:  Margaret  May;  Anna  Mary;  John; 
Jacob;  Amanda  Ellen;  Joseph  Samuel; 
Thomas  Winter;  and  Charles  William.  The 
family  attend  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


WILLIAM  I.  REED,  heater,  Duncannon 
Iron  Company,  Duncannon,  Pa.,  was  born  in 
Duncannon,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  February  27, 
1827,  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Flickner) 
Reed,  of  whom  the  former  was  a  native  of 
Cumberland  county,  the  latter  of  Perry.  Mr. 
Reed's  paternal  ancestry  was  Scotch;  his 
grandfather,  who  was  greatly  respected,  set- 
tled in  Cumberland  county  at  quite  an  early 
period.  His  son,  Samuel  Reed,  became  a  resi- 
dent of  Perry  coimty  in  early  life.  He  was  for 
many  years  a  trusted  employee  of  the  Duncan- 
non Iron  Company. 

William  I.  Reed  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Duncannon.  From  eai-ly  youth, 
for  more  than  fifty  years,  he  has  been  in  the 


employ  of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company.  In 
all  its  departments,  the  company  has  no  more 
reliable  or  tiaistworthy  man  than  Mr.  Reed. 
He  is  especially  noted  for  his  vigor  and  activ- 
ity, reminding  one  of  the  hardy  Highlanders  in 
the  rugged  mountains  of  his  ancestral  coun- 
try. Although  more  than  seventy  years  of 
age,  his  agility  is  almost  that  of  a  boy;  with- 
out special  effort,  he  can  do  a  day's  work  that 
would  cause  many  much  younger  than  he  to 
flinch.  Mr.  Reed  is  an  active  member  of  Van- 
delburg  Lodge,  Xo.  288,  K.  of  P.,  and  of  the 
Duncannon  Working  Men's  Burial  Associa- 
tion.    He  is  a  staunch  Republican. 

William  I.  Reed  was  married  in  Duncan- 
non, June  29,  1848,  to  Catharine,  daughter  of 
William  and  Mary  Rosier.  Their  children 
are:  Samuel  O.;  William  B. ;  Christian  F.; 
Mary  A.  (Mrs.  Charles  Hague);  Catharine 
(Mrs.  Joseph  Kime);  Emma  (Mrs.  Isaac 
Daniels);  Charles  IST.;  Thomas  R.,  who  was 
accidentally  killed  by  a  horse;  and  Myrtle  Y. 
Mr.  Reed  attends  the  United  Brethren  church, 
while  most  of  his  family  are  attendants  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


HOX.  WILLIAM  R.  SWARTZ,  mer- 
chant, Penu  township.  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was 
born  September  14,  1840,  in  Watts  township, 
Perry  county.  He  is  a  son  of  George  and 
Elizabeth  (Fesler)  Swartz.  On  both  sides 
his  ancestry  is  of  hardy  German  nationality. 
His  father  and  mother  were  bom  in  Cumber- 
land county,  but  settled  in  Perry  county  at  an 
early  date,  and  there  passed  the  remainder  of 
their  days,  universally  respected  and  esteemed 
for  their  many  excellent  qualities.  George 
Swartz  was  a  farmer.  He  died  in  1872.  His 
partner  through  the  journey  of  life  had  pre- 
ceded him  in  death,  September  25, 1866, being- 
then  seventy-two  years  of  age.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
George  Swartz  had  eleven  children,  of  whom 
five  are  known  to  sui-^'ive  at  this  date: 
Amanda,  widow  of  the  late  Joseph  Steele; 
Susan  (Mrs.  John  P.  Steele) ;  Leonard ;  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  John  W.  Charles);  and  AVilliam 
R. 

With  the  exception  of  two  years  spent  in 
mercantile  pursuits  in  Harrisburg,  the  entire 
life  of  Hon.  William  R.  Swartz  has  been 
passed  in  Perry  county,  in  every  part  of  which 
he  is  well-kno^m.  He  received  his  elementary 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Watts  town- 
ship;   it  was  supplemented  by  a  course  in  the 


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Dickinson  Seminary,  Williamsport,  Pa.  After 
leaving  school,  lie  taught  for  one  term  in 
Watts  township,  and  was  subsequently  en- 
gaged for  a  time  in  clerical  work  in  general 
stores  at  West  Fairview,  Cumberland  county, 
and  at  jSTewport,  Perry  county.  In  1863,  Mr. 
Swartz  began  business  for  himself,  and  has 
since  that  time  successfully  conducted  a  gen- 
eral mercantile  business,  which  has  been  built 
up  into  very  large  proportions  by  tact,  indus- 
try and  fair  dealing.  Mr.  Swartz  ranks  to- 
day among  the  solid  business  men  of  Perry 
county.  He  has  also,  since  July  1,  1885,  rep- 
resented the  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company 
of  ISTew  York,  having  had  charge  of  their 
Johnstown  office  during  three  years  of  that 
time. 

William  R.  Swartz  was  married,  in  ISTew 
Buffalo,  January  29,  1863,  to  Ada  P.,  daugh- 
ter of  Jacob  and  Mary  S.  (Urben)  Steel;  Mr. 
Steel  is  a  native  of  Perry  county,  and  Mrs. 
Steel,  of  ^Northumberland.  The  children  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Swartz  are:  John  B.,  who  died 
in  infancy;  Stiles  J.,  superintendent  of  agen- 
cies for  five  States  for  the  Fidelity  Mutual 
Life  Insurance  Company,  of  Philadelphia; 
Mary  E. ;  William  K.,  a  young  man  of  much 
promise,  now  a  student  at  Dickinson  College; 
Ada  Josephine;  Anna  B. ;  Roberta  E. 

It  is  not  to  be  supposed  that  a  man  of  Mr. 
Swartz's  well-known  ability  and  uprightness 
would  fail  to  attract  the  attention  of  his  fel- 
low-citizens, and  that  they  should  wish  to  util- 
ize his  service  for  the  public  good.  In  1888, 
he  was  sent  to  Hamsburg,  to  represent  Perry 
county  in  the  State  legislature.  So  upright 
was  his  course,  and  so  satisfactory  to  his  con- 
stituents that  he  was  re-elected  in  1890.  Mr. 
Swartz  is  a  member  of  Adams  Lodge,  ISTo.  319, 
F.  and  A.  M.,  of  Xew  Bloomfield;  also  of 
Evergreen  Lodge,  Is^o.  205,  I.  O.  O.  P.,  of 
Duncannon.  He  is  a  staunch  supporter  of  the 
principles  and  policy  of  the  Republican  party. 
He  has  been  for  many  years  a  consistent  and 
devoted  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  in  which  he  is  a  licensed  local  preacher 
and  the  superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school. 
His  family  are  consistent  memliers  of  the 
same  church. 


WILLIAM  H.  WILLIS,  farmer,  Duncan- 
non, Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  July  23, 
1847,  on  the  farm  on  which  he  now  resides 
in  Penn  township.     lie  is  a  son  of  James  D. 


and  Mary  (Hunter)  Willis.  The  Willis  fam- 
ily was  of  English  origin;  the  Hunters  were 
Irish.  Both  families  settled  early  in  Perry 
county,  and  were  among  the  most  respected 
and  substantial  families  of  the  county.  The 
great-gTandfather  and  father  of  William  H. 
Willis  Avere  both  born  in  Perry  coiinty  and 
passed  their  entire  lives  within  its  bounds,  de- 
voting their  attention  to  farming.  They  were 
interred  in  the  Presbyterian  cemetery  at  Ju- 
niata Bridge.  James  D.  and  Mary  (Hunter) 
Willis  had  seven  sons,  of  whom  three  now  sur- 
vive: William  H.;  Toktuga  H.,  of  Miller 
to-wnship,  Perry  county;  and  Adolphus  H., 
also  a  resident  of  Miller  township.  Those  de- 
ceased are :  Delavan  F. ;  Alphousus  A. ;  Win- 
field  S. ;   and  Samuel  C. 

With  the  exception  of  two  years  spent  in  the 
service  of  the  LTnited  States,  during  the  war 
of  the  Rebellion,  the  entire  life  of  William 
H.  Willis  has  been  passed  in  the  county  and 
township  in  which  he  was  born,  his  employ- 
ment at  all  times  having  been  agriculture. 

Mr.  Willis  Avas  twice  married.  The  first 
marriage  was  celebrated  at  Carlisle,  where  he 
was  united  to  Elizabeth  Barrett;  they  had 
two  children:  Delia  (Mrs.  Peter  Kirk),  of 
Harrisbnrg,  Pa. ;  and  Grant  D.,  of  Penn  town- 
ship, Perry  county.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Willis 
dying,  Mr.  Willis  was  married  the  second  time 
in  Philadelphia,  December  13,  1882,  to  Mary 
W.,  daughter  of  William  C.  and  Matilda 
Hench.  To  this  union  there  is  one  daughter, 
Lillian  Grace,  born  January  19,  1884. 

Universally  respected  for  his  integrity,  and 
enjoying  the  pleasures  of  rural  life,  there  was 
in  Mr.  Willis,  quality  powerfid  enough  to 
tear  him  from  his  neighbors  and  his  peaceful 
employments,  and  to  send  him  in  the  presence 
of  the  deadliest  dangers.  That  quality  was 
patriotism.  On  February  21,  1864,  when  he 
Avas  a  youth  of  less  than  seventeen  years  of 
age,  Mr.  Willis  enlisted  in  Company  C,  Twen- 
ty-first Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  of  which  the 
gallant  William  H.  Boyd  was  colonel.  With 
this  regiment  young  Willis  served,  with  credit 
and  distinction,  for  seventeen  months,  partici- 
pating honorably  in  many  battles,  among 
which  were  such  fields  of  death  as  Cold  Har- 
bor, Poplar  Grove  Church,  the  Explosion  of 
the  J\line  in  front  of  Petersburg,  Boydton 
Plank  Road,  Stony  Creek  Station,  the  Belle- 
field  raid.  Hatcher's  Run,  Dinwiddle  Court 
House,  Amelia  Springs,  Flat  Creek,  and  Ap- 


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1209 


pomattox.  Mr.  ■\Yillis  was  mustered  out  and 
honorably  discharged,  at  Lynchburg,  Va., 
July  18,  1S65.  Mr.  Willis  has  been  a  school 
director  for  a  period  of  eleven  years.  During 
all  that  time  the  duties  of  his  important  office 
have  been  ably  and  faithfully  discharged. 
Mr.  Willis  is  a  staunch  Eepublican.  Like  his 
ancestors,  he  is  connected  with  the  Presby- 
terian church. 

William  Hench,  the  father  of  Mrs.  AVillis, 
was  born  September  8,  1823,  in  Milford, 
Perry  county.  He  is  a  son  of  George  and 
Mary  (Campbell)  Hench.  His  grandfather, 
George  Hench,  was  a  German,  came  to  Amer- 
ica before  the  Eevolutionary  war,  and  settled 
in  what  is  now  Perry  county.  He  served  as  a 
fifer  in  the  Continental  army.  He  was  a 
wagon-maker,  at  which  business  he  worked 
after  his  return  from  the  army.  At  the  time 
of  his  death,  he  resided  in  Tuscarora  township, 
Perry  county.  One  of  his  sons  was  George 
Hench,  father  of  William  C.  Hench.  Bom  in 
Juniata  township.  Perry  county,  he  passed 
his  entire  life  within  his  native  county.  On 
the  maternal  side  the  ancestry  of  William  C. 
Hench  was  Scotch,  the  Campbells  having  been 
early  settlers  of  Perry  county.  The  parents 
of  Mr.  William  Hench  had  eleven  children, 
of  whom  but  two  now  suiwive :  William ;  and 
Samuel,  of  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

William  Hench  spent  his  early  life  in 
Greenwood  township.  Perry  county,  acquu'- 
ing  his  education,  during  the  winter  months, 
in  subscription  schools,  supplemented  by  a 
course  in  the  public  schools  of  the  to-WTiship. 
After  leaving  school,  he  learned  ship  carpen- 
try, which  occupation  he  followed  until  1861. 
In  1862,  he  began  farming  in  Wheatfield 
township,  Perry  county,  and  has  followed  the 
same  vocation  ever  since.  He  is  a  staunch 
Republican. 

William  C.  Hench  was  nian-ied,  at  Holli- 
daysburg.  Pa.,  February  1,  1850,  to  Matilda, 
daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Mary  (Sharei-) 
Williams,  old  and  honored  residents  of  Hunt- 
ingdon county.  They  had  four  children,  three 
of  Avhom  died  in  early  life,  the  only  survivor 
being  ]\rary,  the  estimable  consort  of  William 
H.  Willis.  Both  llr.  and  Mrs.  Hench  are 
members  of  the  Presbvterian  church. 


ALLEIsT  D.  MICHEXER,    farmer,    Dun- 
cannon,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  bom  July  1, 


1867,  on  the  homestead  farm  in  Penn  town- 
ship, on  which  he  now  resides.  He  is  a  son 
of  Jonathan  and  Hannah  (Games)  Michener. 
The  Michener  family  is  of  Gennan  exti'action. 
Eleazer  Michener,  gTandfather  of  Allen  D., 
was  born  June  20,  1791.  He  was  man-ied  in 
Plymouth,  Montgomery  coiinty.  Pa.,  to  Mary 
Fie,  February  27,  1817.  Their  children  were: 
Jonathan,  father  of  Allen  D. ;  Katharine,  died 
unmarried,  March  17,  1866;  Philip,  died 
July  30,  1889;  William,  died  in  infancy; 
Lewis,  died  in  the  bloom  of  manhood,  in  his 
twenty-eighth  year;  Doan  Michener,  was  ac- 
cidentally hurt  on  the  railroad  at  Marysville, 
and  died  from  the  effects,  December  7,  1879; 
Josejih,  residing  in  Duncannon;  Susanna 
(Mrs.  Starett  Fritz),  died  October  13,  1859; 
^lartha  A.;  George  W. ;  and  Eleazar;  the 
last  three  reside  in  Philadelphia.  Eleazar 
Michener,  Jr.,  served  in  the  war  of  the  Re- 
bellion, and  returned  home  safe,  never  having 
received  so  much  as  a  scratch  during  the 
whole  war.  About  1840,  Eleazar  Michener, 
Sr.,  came  from  Plymouth,  and  settled  in  what 
is  now  Penn  tovmship,  where  he  resided  for 
the  remainder  of  his  days.  His  death  occun^ed 
April  2,  1850. 

Jonathan  Michener  was  bom  in  Plymouth, 
IMontgomery  county,  Pa.,  ISTovember  27, 
1817.  In  1810.  he  came  with  his  father  to 
Perry  county,  where  he  s]:)ent  the  gTcater  part 
of  the  remainder  of  his  days,  being  a  prosper- 
ous and  successful  farmer,  well  and  favorably 
known  throughout  the  community.  He  was 
married  in  Penn  township  to  Hanna,  daughter 
of  David  and  Jane  (]\rcBride)  Games.  David 
Games  was  a  native  of  York  county;  his  wife 
was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  Avas  bora  in 
Perrv  county.  Hannah  Michener  was  bom 
in  this  tovmship.  Jonathan  and  Hannah 
fCarnes)  ]\fichener  had  three  children:  Allen 
D. ;  Ida  J.  P. ;  and  one  that  died  in  infancy. 
Jonathan  l\richener  died  full  of  years  and 
honor?,  ]\ray  27,  1887.  David  Games  came 
when  a  young  i^an  from  York  county  to  Perry 
county,  where  he  passed  the  remainder  of  his 
life  in  farming.  He  had  seven  children :  John, 
wlio  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-seven  years; 
]\rary  Ann,  who  died  in  infancy;  Catharine, 
widow  of  the  late  Gattleberry  Harris,  and  who 
resides  in  Penn  township:  David,  who  died 
December  27,  1893,  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight 
years;  Eliza  Ann,  who  died  in  childhood; 
Hannah,  widow  of  Jonathan  Michener,  and 


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motlior  of  Allen  D.;   and  Maria,  tlie  widow  of 
Doan  Mieliener. 

Allen  D.  Michener,  oldest  child  of  Jonathan 
and  Hannah  Michener,  has  passed  his  entire 
life  as  a  resident  of  Penn  township.  His  edu- 
cation Avas  received  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  township.  Eeared  a  faiTner,  his  life 
has  been  spent  in  agricultural  occupations,  and 
by  a  life  of  industry  on  the  homestead  farm, 
he  has  attained  success  in  an  eminent  degree, 
while  he  has  developed  a  character  which 
commands  the  respect  and  confidence  of  all 
who  know  him.  Mr.  Michener  is  a  staunch, 
unwavering  Republican.  He  and  the  other 
members  of  his  mother's  family  are  connected 
with  the  Presbyterian  church.  Mr.  Michener 
is  unmarried. 


HEXKY  SXYDER,  a  prosperous  farmer 
of  Penn  township,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born 
jSTovcmber  15,  1837,  upon  the  homestead  fann 
in  Penn  township,  Avhere  he  still  resides.  He 
is  the  son  of  John  T.  and  Christiana  (Schreck) 
Snyder,  both  of  German  descent;  their' grand- 
parents and  parents  were  bom  in  Germany. 
John  T.  Snyder  came  to  America  about  1825, 
settling  in  Perry  county.  He  engaged  in 
farming,  and  passed  the  remainder  of  his  days 
in  Penn  towmship.  He  was  the  father  of  a 
family  of  eight  children,  of  whom  George  and 
one  other  died  in  childhood.  The  six  who 
reached  adult  years  were :  "William,  who  died 
in  Penn  tOAvnship;  Jacob  C,  who  died  in 
Perry  county;  Catherine  (Mrs.  John  Rath- 
fon),  of  Penn  township;  Mary  (Mrs.  William 
Boslier),  of  Penn  township;  Henry;  and  Car- 
oline (Mrs.  George  W.  Wetzell),  of  Penn 
township. 

The  entire  life  of  IXw  Henry  Snyder  has 
been  passed  in  his  native  township,  his  atten- 
tion having  been  exclusively  devoted  to  agri- 
cultural pursuits.  In  this  line  of  life  he  has 
been  eminently  successful.  He  is  not  only  a 
practical  and  prosperous  farmer,  but  an  active 
and  energetic  citizen. 

Appreciating  the  ability  and  good  judgment 
of  Mr.  Snyder,  his  fellow-citizens  of  Penn 
township  have  sought  his  services  in  the  re- 
sponsible positions  of  assessor  and  school  di- 
rector, which  offices  he  has  ably  and  judicious- 
ly filled.  He  is  a  member  of  Vandelburg 
Lodge,  jS^o.  288,  K.  of  P.,  of  Dnncannon.  Mr. 
Snyder  is  a  Republican.     The  family  attend 


the  Reformed  church,  of    which  body  Mrs. 
Snyder  is  a  consistent,  devoted  member. 

Mr.  Snyder  was  married,  in  Penn  township, 
August  13,  1877,  to  Jane  B.  Lesher,  widow  of 
Henry  Graham  and  daughter  of  Gerhardt  and 
Christina  Lesher,  of  Bedford  county.  All 
their  seven  children  are  living;  they  are: 
John  T.,  bom  September  2,  1879;  Luvilla, 
born  December  17,  1881;  Charles  L.,  born 
April  12,  1883;  Marietta,  born  September 
12,  1885;  Annie  B.,  bom  Jime  17,  1888; 
Blanche  Y.,  born  September  17,  1890;  and 
Margaret,  born  January  14,  1893.  By  Mrs. 
Snyder's  marriage  with  Henry  Graham,  she 
had  one  son,  Edward,  who  was  accidentally 
drowned  at  Riddlesburg,  Bedford  countv.  Pa. 


WASHIXGTOX  FRITZ,  one  of  the  most 
successful  and  prominent  farmers  of  Penn 
toAvnship,  Duncannon,  Perry  county,  Pa., 
was  born  September  10,  1837,  on  the  home- 
stead where  he  still  resides.  He  is  a  son  of 
Israel  and  Elizabeth  (Siders)  Fritz,  the  former 
a  native  of  Perry  county,  the  latter  of  Dauphin 
county,  both  of  whom  are  now  deceased.  All 
of  Mr.  Fritz's  ancestors  were  of  German  ex- 
traction. The  Fritz  family  settled  in  Perry- 
county,  near  I^ew  Bloomfield,  at  a  very  early 
date.  Israel  Fritz,  father  of  "Washington 
Fritz,  spent  all  his  life  in  Perry  county.  He 
was  a  stone-mason,  but  passed  the  greater  part 
of  his  life  in  farming.  He  died  in  Penn  town- 
ship, April  19,  1872,  in  the  eighty-second  year 
of  his  age.  His  wife,  Elizabeth  Fritz, 
had  long  preceded  him  to  the  other  world; 
she  died  June  1,  1847,  in  her  fiftieth  year. 
They  had  ten  children,  of  whom  four  now  sur- 
vive: John;  Sterrit;  Lingley;  and  "\Yashing- 
ton.  Those  deceased  were:  Elizabeth,  who 
died  September  23,  1821,  aged  three  years, 
one  month  and  eleven  days;  Robinson,  who 
died  January  3,  1833,  aged  four  years,  six 
months  and  six  days;  George  and  Henry,  who 
died  in  infancy;  Thomas,  who  died  October 
30,  1886,  at  the  age  of  sixty-five  years;  and 
David.  Avho  died  in  1892,  aged  sixty-five  years 
and  ten  months. 

Washington  Fritz  has,  like  his  father,  spent 
his  entire  life  in  his  native  township.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools;  and,  since 
boyhood,  has  made  farming  his  occupation. 
He  is  a  staiinch  and  uncompromising  Repub- 
lican. 

]\Ir.  Fritz  was  twice  man-ied.    His  fii-st  mar- 


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riage  took  place  at  Carlisle,  Cumbei'laiid  coun- 
ty, where  he  was  imited  by  the  Rev.  Jacob 
Frye,  to  Lydia  Ann,  daughter  of  Emanuel  and 
Margaret  "Duggan,  on  February  18,  1864. 
Mrs.  Fritz  died  at  their  home  in  Penn  town- 
ship, iSTovember  30,  1875,  in  her  thirty-fifth 
year.  Mr.  Fritz  was  man-ied  the  second  time, 
at  Shermansdale,  Carroll  toAvnship,  Perry 
county,  December  28,  1880,  to  Sarah  F., 
daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  Bartruff,  of  Perry 
county.  They  have  three  children:  John 
Royer,  born  Thursday,  April  12,  1883;  Ida 
Gertrude,  born  Sunday,  March  8,  1885;  and 
Edwin  L.  B.,  bom  July  4,  1SS8.  Mr.  Fritz 
and  his  familv  attend  the  Lutheran  church. 


WILLIAM  H.  CAMBER,  fanner,  of  Penn 
township,  Perry  coimty,  Pa.,  was  born  June 
28,  1848,  in  Fishing  Creek  valley,  Peny 
county.  He  is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Polly 
(Ensminger)  Camber,  both  deceased.  All  the 
ancestry  of  Mr.  Camber  was  German.  Both 
the  Cambers  and  the  Ensmingers  were  among 
the  earliest  settlers  of  Fishing  Creek  valley, 
where  his  parents  were  born  and  spent  their 
entire  lives.  Both  parents  reached  an  ad- 
vanced age;  Henry  Camber  died  in  1873, 
aged  seventy-seven  years;  his  wife  in  1882, 
at  the  great  age  of  ninety-two  years. 

They  had  nine  children:  Margaret,  resid- 
ing in  Carlisle,  Cumberland  county.  Pa.; 
Eliza  (Mrs.  Jacob  Sloop),  deceased;  John,  re- 
siding in  Kansas;  Susan  (Mrs.  David  Sher- 
iffe),  deceased;  Regina,  widow  of  Henry  Sou- 
der,  residing  in  Fishing  Creek  valley.  Perry 
county;  David,  of  Fishing  Creek  valley;  Ellen 
(Mrs.  David  Sheriffe),  of  Cumberland  county, 
Pa.;  Mana,  widow  of  John  Campbell,  resid- 
ing in  Cumberland  county;    and  William  H. 

The  entire  life  of  Mr.  William  H.  Camber 
has  been  spent  in  his  native  county.  He  ac- 
quired his  ediication  in  the  common  schools 
of  Fishing  Creek  valley,  after  which  he  learn- 
ed the  blacksmitli  trade  in  his  fatlier's  shop, 
and  followed  that  vocation  for  twenty-six 
years.  He  cultivated  a  farm  at  the  same  time 
in  the  Fishing  Creek  valley.  Mr.  Camber 
subsequently  removed  to  Duncannon,  and 
there  worked  at  his  trade  for  several  yeai-s; 
but,  for  the  past  six  years,  he  has  devoted  his 
entire  time  and  attention  to  the  management 
of  his  farm  in  Penn  township.  Mr.  Camber 
is  a  Democrat. 

William  H.  Camber  was  manned,  at  Car- 


lisle, Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  to  Fredericka, 
a  daughter  of  George  and  Fredericka  Pipple. 
One  of  their  children  died  in  early  life ;  those 
who  survive  are:  George;  Henry;  Franklin 
A.;  Adeline  May;  Edgar  T.,  and  Charles  AVil- 
liam.  The  family  attend  the  Lutheran 
church. 


GEORGE  W.  SLOUGH,  a  prosperous 
farmer  of  Penn  tovmship,  Duncannon,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  September  6,  1856,  near 
iSTewport,  Perry  county.  He  is  a  son  of  Jacob 
and  Julia  A.  (Mickey)  Slough,  natives  of 
Perry  county,  of  whom  the  former  is  deceased, 
and  the  latter  resides  in  Carroll  township. 
Jacob  Slough,  a  iDrominent  fanner  of  Perry 
county,  aiid  a  man  who  enjoyed  the  confidence 
of  all,  passed  away,  after  an  industrious  and 
useful  life,  in  June,  1888.  He  had  five  chil- 
dren, all  of  whom  are  now  living.  They  are: 
Sarah  (Mrs.  George  W.  Shearer),  of  Carroll 
township;  William,  residing  in  the  same 
township;  Barbara  E.  (Mrs.  James  E.Mickey), 
also  of  Carroll  tOAvnship ;  George  W. ;  and  An- 
nie (Mrs.  George  E.  Albright),  of  Carroll 
toAvnship. 

George  AY.  Slough  spent  his  boyhood  in  his 
parents'  home,  and  has  resided,  for  the  gTcater 
part  of  his  life,  in  Perry  coimty.  His  educa- 
tion was  acquired  in  the  public  schools  of  the 
county,  and  since  leaving  school,  he  has  always 
been  a  *  farmer.  He  maintains  Democratic 
principles  and  policy. 

George  W.  Slough  was  married  in  Carroll 
township,  January  22,  1880,  to  Sophia,  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  and  Mary  Ann  Comp;  Mr. 
Comp,  who  is  deceased,  was  a  native  of  Peny 
county,  and  Mrs.  Comp  of  York  county;  the 
latter  is  still  living.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Slough  have 
had  nine  children,  two  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy. The  seven  who  survive  are:  Charles 
A.,  born  March  13,  1881;  Eva  Y.,  born  Au- 
gust 14.  1882;  Rebecca  P.,  born  October  14, 
1883;  Elsie  Y.,  born  September  21,  1885; 
George  M.,  born  j^ovember  17,  1887;  James 
D.,  born  August  8,  1891;  Davidson  Y.,  born 
August  26,  1894.  He  and  the  members  of 
his  familv  attend  the  Hnited  Brethren  church. 


AYILLIAM  A.  ACHENBACH,  one  of  the 
most  prosperous  and  progressive  fanners  of 
Penn  tOAvnship,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born 
February  6,  1852,  in  the  same  townsliiii  in 
which  he  now  resides.     He  is  a  son  of  John 


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and  Frederica  Aclienbacli.  He  lias  speut  his 
life  ill  Peiin  township,  where  he  acqnired  his 
education  in  the  public  schools.  From  boy- 
hood he  has  been  engaged  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits.   Mr.  Achenbach  is  a  Kepublican. 

William  A.  Achenbach  was  married,  in 
Philadelphia,  October  20,  1892,  to  Hannah 
S.,  daughter  of  George  and  Sophia  Elinora 
Schade.  They  have  three  children,  all  now 
living:  Louisa  E.,  born  July  11,  1893;  George 
William,  born  February  21,  1895;  and  How- 
ard A.,  born  July  29,  1896.  The  family  at- 
tend the  ministrations  of  the  Eefomied 
church. 


JOHX  O.  COLLIEK,  a  prominent  and  en- 
terprising farmer  of  Penn  township.  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  bom  in  the  Fishing  Creek 
valley,  Rye  township,  Perry  county,  Decem- 
ber 21,  1840.  Fie  is  a  son  of  Is^athan  and  Su- 
san (Ogle)  Collier,  both  deceased.  Xatlian 
Collier  was  born  in  Perry  county,  and  settled 
in  Penn  township  early  in  1847,  having  pur- 
chased from  the  heirs  of  Isaac  Ogle  the  farm 
now  occupied  by  John  O.  Collier.  Xatlian 
Collier  was  a  farmer  of  thrift  and  entei-i^rise. 
His  children  were  as  follows:  Sallie  (Mrs. 
Brown),  of  the  vicinity  of  Columbia,  Union 
county.  Pa.;  John  O.;  Zaehariah  T.,  of 
Marysville,  Perry  county;  Xathan  A.,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  years;  .George 
W.,  residing  at  ^larysville;  and  ]\Iai-y  Jane 
(Mrs.  Amos  Glendenning),  of  Eiverton,  Cum- 
berland county.  Pa. 

The  entire  life  of  John  O.  Collier  has  been 
passed  in  Penn  township,  upon  the  homestead 
farm.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Penn  township,  and  has,  since  boyhood, 
been  engaged  almost  exclusively  in  agricul- 
tural pursuits.  Animated  by  patriotic  im- 
pulses, he  enlisted  in  1863,  in  Company  H, 
One  Hundred  and  Eighty-seventh  Pennsylva- 
nia Volunteers,  in  which  regiment  he  served 
with  honor  and  credit  for  sixteen  months.  At 
the  expiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment,  he 
received  his  discharge  at  Flarrisburg,  Pa.  His 
fellow-citizens  of  Penn  township  have  sho^^m 
their  appreciation  of  ]\Ir.  Collier's  good  judg- 
ment and  practical  business  management  by 
electing  him  for  one  term,  to  the  office  of 
school  director,  and  for  two  terms  to  the  office 
of  supervisor.    !Mr.  Collier  is  a  Republican. 

John  O.  Collier  was  married  in  Penn  to^vn- 
ship,   December   24,    1869,   to  Margaret  E., 


daughter  of  Joseph  and  Susan  Dissingcr,  old 
and  honored  residents  of  Penn  township,  both 
deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Collier  have  five  chil- 
dren :  Joseph  jST. ;  John  M. ;  Harry  H. ;  George 
G.,  deceased;  and  Florence  P.  The  family  at- 
tend the  Lutheran  church. 


SAMUEL  H.  DERICK,  a  progressive 
farmer,  of  Penn  township,  Perry  county.  Pa. 
was  bom  July  1,  1853,  in  Centre  township, 
Perry  county.  He  is  a  son  of  Harry  and  Mary 
(Bird)  Derick;  the  former  is  a  native  of 
Adams  county,  and  the  latter  of  Perry.  Han-y 
Dei'ick  came  to  Perry  county  early  in  life  and 
spent  there  the  gTeater  part  of  his  days.  He 
was  a  shoemaker,  but  was  also  engaged  in 
farming.  He  still  survives;  but  his  wife  pass- 
ed aAvay  in  the  year  1882.  Of  their  eight  chil- 
dren, one  died  in  infancy.  Those  surviving 
are :  Catharine  (]\Irs.  George  Shearer) ;  George 
W.;  Christian  C;  Michael;  Samuel  H.;  Sarah 
(Mrs.  Jacob  Laman) ;  and  Mary  (Mrs.  George 
W.  Arthur). 

The  entire  life  of  Samuel  H.  L)erick  has 
been  spent  in  Perry  county.  After  receiving 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Penn 
township,  he  entered,  while  still  a  mere  boy, 
the  employ  of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company, 
in  which  he  continued  for  eleven  years.  For 
the  past  eighteen  yeffrs,  however,  he  has  been 
engaged  exclusivelv  in  farming.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Yandelhurg  Lodge,  Xo.  288,  K.  P.,  of 
Duncannon;  and  of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Com- 
pany Burial  Association.  His  politics  are 
Democratic. 

Mr.  Derick  was  man'ied,  in  Penn  township, 
January  14,  1875,  to  Alice,  daughter  of  Ben- 
jamin and  Sarah  Jane  (Hench)  Pee.  They 
have  eight  children:  Leah  E.,  born  March  22, 
1876;  Anna  C,  born  April  14,  1879;  Henry 
M.,  born  January  22,  1882;  Benjamin  F., 
born  October  3,'  1884;  Thomas  "W.,  born 
January  22,  1888;  Grace  Pearl,  born  Octo- 
ber 23,"^1889;  Oliver  McCurdy,  born  June  3, 
1892 ;  and  Margaret  May,  born  May  18,  1896. 
The  familv  attend  the  Presbvtcrian  church. 


SAMUEL  A.  E.  RIFE,  manager  of  the 
store  of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company,  Dun- 
cannon, Penw  county.  Pa.,  was  born  February 
7,  1849.  in  East  Pennsboro  township,  Cum- 
berland countv.  Pa.  He  is  the  son  and 
only  child  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Erb)  Rife, 
both  deceased,  the  former  having  passed  away 


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in  1856,  the  latter  in  1869.  Mr.  Rife's  pater- 
nal ancestry  Avere  English;  on  the  maternal 
side  it  is  German.  His  father,  who  was  a  pros- 
perous farmer,  was  born  in  Cumberland  coun- 
ty, and  remained  there  during  his  entire  life. 

Samuel  A.  E.  Rife  passed  his  boyhood  in 
his  native  township,  on  the  homestead  farm, 
receiving  his  education  in  the  public  schools. 
After  the  completion  of  his  school  days,  he 
was  engaged  as  salesman.  In  March,  1870, 
he  removed  to  Duncannon,  where,  for  the  past 
twenty-six  years,  he  has  been  continuously  in 
the  employ  of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company, 
filling  ably  and  efficiently  the  responsible  po- 
sition with  which  he  has  been  entrusted.  Mr. 
Rife  has  served  his  fellow-citizens  of  the  bor- 
ough faithfully  and  well  as  school  director  and 
member  of  the  council.  His  political  views 
are  Republican. 

Samuel  A.  E.  Rife  was  married  at  Carlisle, 
Cumberland  county,  July  17,  1869,  to  Elmira 
B.,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Joanna  (Trout) 
"Weaver,  natives  of  Lancaster  county,  who  had 
removed  to  Cumberland  county.  They  have 
two  children:  Blanche,  who  died  in  child- 
hood ;  and  J.  Artlnir,  the  only  surviving  child, 
Mr.  Rife  attends  the  Presbyterian  church. 


LEAa  M.  SELLERS,  Duncannon,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  March  12,  1831,  in 
Penn  toAvnship,  Perry  county.  He  is  the  son 
of  Le\d  and  Mary  (Cannichael)  Sellers.  His 
paternal  ancestors  were  German;  the  mater- 
nal, Irish.  Mr.  Sellers,  who  was  the  only 
child  of  his  parents,  passed  his  boyhood  in 
Wheatfield  to'^^lship,  Perry  county,  on  the 
farm  of  Jacob  Rathfon.  At  fourteen  years 
of  age,  he  was  employed  at  the  Juniata  fur- 
naces, but  for  more  than  forty-seven  years 
past,  he  has  been  continuously  in  the  employ 
of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company,  a  record 
that  indicates  a  most  faithful  discharge  of 
duty.    Mr.  Sellers  is  a  Republican. 

Levi  M.  Sellers  was  married  in  Duncannon, 
April  6,  1854,  to  Mrs.  Catharine  Masters, 
daughter  of  Jacob  Shearer,  and  vpidow  of  Jo- 
seph Masters.  They  have  four  children: 
Levi,  who  died  in  infancy;  Josephine  Mary 
(Mrs.  Francis  Daniels),  deceased;  Alice  V. 
(Mrs.  Amos  Hoffman);  and  Minnie  M.  (Mrs. 
Joseph  Kearns,  of  Steelton,  Dauphin  county. 


JEROME  SUNDAY,  M.  D.,  agent  for  the 
Perry  County  Railroad,  at  Duncannon,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  bom  Jiily  11,  1852,  in  what 
is  now  East  Madison  township.  Perry  county. 
He  is  a  son  of  John  B.  and  Sarah  A.  (Shope) 
Sunday,  both  deceased.  Both  of  his  parents 
were  born  in  Perry  county,  and  spent  their 
entire  lives  in  their  native  county,  the  father 
being  a  prominent  farmer,  highly  respected 
in  the  community.  The  parents  had  a  family 
of  six  children,  of  whom  three  died  in  infancy, 
and  one,  Mary  Ellen  (Mrs.  Samuel  Hollen- 
baugh),  died  in  later  life.  The  only  members 
of  his  father's  family  now  surviving  are  Je- 
rome and  David. 

Jerome  Sunday  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Madison  township.  From  the  age 
of  eighteen  to  twenty,  he  was  engaged  in  vari- 
ous occu]3ations.  From  1876  to  1879,  he  read 
medicine  with  Dr.  Lewis  E.  Rogers,  of  Sandy 
Hill.  Lie  then  attended  Cleveland  Medical 
College  for  two  terms,  graduating  in  the 
spring  of  1880.  After  lu'acticing  for  one  year 
at  AVaterloo,  Juniata  county.  Dr.  Sunday  re- 
turned to  iSTew  Bloomfield,  Perry  county, 
where  he  was  in  practice  during  1881-82.  In 
1882,  he  removed  to  Marysville,  and  was  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  business  for  two  years. 
Removing  to  Duncannon  in  1884,  he  was  in 
similar  business  there  for  three  years.  On  the 
opening  of  the  Perry  County  Railroad,  Dr. 
Sunday  was  appointed  to  his  present  position, 
which  he  has  efficiently  filled.  Dr.  Sunday  is 
a  staunch  Republican. 

Jerouie  Sunday  was  married  in  Penn  town- 
ship in  1876,  to  Rebecca  C,  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel and  Lavina  Shall ;  the  former  is  still  living 
and  the  latter  is  deceased.  They  have  eight 
children:  Robert;  Sarah;  John;  Annie; 
James;  Jennie,  deceased;  Earl;  and  Yere. 
The  family  attend  the  Presbyterian  and  Luth- 
eran churches. 


AYILLIAM  M.  BROTHERS,  retired.  Dim- 
canon,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  ISTovember 
20,  1830,  in  McYeytown,  Mifflin  county.  Pa. 
He  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Catharine  (Steele) 
Brothers.  His  paternal  ancestry  is  German; 
the  family  settled  in  l^ew  Jersey  previous  to 
the  Revolutionary  war,  in  which  Mr. 
Brothers'  gTeat-grandfather  was  a  valiant  sol- 
dier, and  gave  his  life  for  the  cause  of  Ameri- 
can Independence.     His  grandfather,  Joseph 


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Brothers,  Sr.,  and  John,  son  of  Joseph,  both 
fought  in  the  war  of  1812-15  against  Gh-eat 
Britain.  Joseph  Brothers  removed  from  New 
Jersey  to  Mifflin  county,  Pa.,  where  he  engag- 
ed in  the  lumber  business.  He  continued  to 
reside  in  that  county  until  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred in  1838.  Joseph  Brothers,  Jr.,  father 
of  William  ]M.,  was  born  near  Xewport,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  March  31,  1801,  and  resided 
there  until  1814,  when  he  removed  to  Mifflin 
county.  In  1858,  he  removed  to  Perry  coun- 
ty, and  resided  in  Duncannon  until  his  death, 
in  1886.  lie  was  married  in  Mifflin  county, 
to  Catharine,  a  daughter  of  Paul  and  Sarah 
(Byers)  Steele;  of  their  nine  children,  four 
are  now  living:  William  M. ;  Ann  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  John  Y.  Willis),  of  Duncannon;  James 
S.;  and  Joseph. 

William  M.  Brothers  spent  his  boyhood 
with  his  parents  in  Mifflin  county,  receiving 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  learn- 
ing the  butchering  business.  This  employ- 
ment he  followed  until  1891,  since  which  time 
he  has  lived  retired.  He  has  been  a  worthy 
and  much  respected  resident  of  Penn  town- 
ship since  1865,  a  period  of  more  than  thirty 
years. 

William  M.  Brothers  has  been  twice  mar- 
ried. His  first  marriage  took  place  in  Mifflin 
eoimty,  October  4,  1854,  when  he  was  joined 
in  matrimony  to  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  John 
and  Christina  Wiels.  They  had  two  children: 
Catharine,  who  died  at  the  age  of  thirty  years; 
and  Mary  E.,  who  died  in  childhood.  Mr. 
Brothers  lost  his  wife  by  death  in  1865.  His 
second  marriage  was  solemnized  in  Perry 
county,  December  21,  1866,  when  he  was 
united  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  James  and  Eliza- 
beth Coulter.  Their  children  ai'e :  David,  who 
died  in  infancy;    and  William  Ross. 

William  Boss  Brothers,  M.  D.,  was  bom 
January  8,  1869,  in  Penn  township.  Perry 
county.  Pa.  He  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  and  the  Xew  Blonmfield  Acad- 
emy. He  read  medicine  with  Dr.  A.  L. 
Shearer,  of  Duncannon,  after  which  he  enter- 
ed the  Jefferson  ^ledical  College,  gi'aduating 
from  that  institution  with  a  meritorious  stand- 
ing in  1891.  During  the  following  year,  he 
was  resident  jihysician  in  the  city  hospital,  of 
Altoona,  Pa.  From  1893-95,  Dr.  Brothers 
practiced  his  profession  in  Ramie,  Clearfield 
county.  Pa.,  during  which  time  he  was  com- 
pany surgeon  for  the  Pennsvlvania  Railroad. 


Subsequently  he  was  examining  physician  at 
Philadelphia  for  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
and  for  the  Philadelphia  &  Reading  Railroad. 
On  ISTovember  1,  1896,  he  began  practice  at 
Duncannon,  with  every  promise  of  a  brilliant 
and  successful  future.  Dr.  Brothers  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  H.  H.  Hare  Medical  Society,  of 
Philadelphia,  and  of  tlie  Alumni  Association 
of  Jeiierson  ]\Iedical  College.  He  was  also 
late  visiting  physician  to  the  Lying-in-Hospital 
of  Philadel]ihia.  Dr.  Brothers  is  a  Republi- 
can. 

Dr.  Brothers  was  married  at  ISTew  Bloom- 
field,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  in  1894,  to  Ma- 
tilda S.,  youngest  daughter  of  George  and 
]\Iary  Swartz.  Mr.  Swartz  is  deceased; 
his  widow  resides  in  New  Bloomfield.  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Brothers  have  one  child,  Elizabeth 
Swartz,  born  May  3,  1895.  The  family  attend 
the  Presbyterian  church. 


WILLIAM  MIFFLIN  SMITH,  Mai-kles- 
ville,  Peny  county.  Pa.,  was  bom  in  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.,  July  23,  1836.  He  is  a  son  of  Wil- 
liam T.  and  (Mary  Grant)  Smith.  His  pater- 
nal ancestors  came  to  America  with  the 
Swedes,  in  1643,  and  settled  along  the  Dela- 
ware river.  His  grandfather,  Thomas  Smith, 
a  native  of  Delaware  county,  spent  his  life  on 
the  fann.  He  was  first  married  to  Maria, 
daughter  of  Gov.  Thomas  Mifflin.  They  had 
four  children:  William  T.;  ]\[aria  (Mi-s.  Rob- 
ert Ewing) ;  Israel ;  and  Thomas  M.  His  sec- 
ond wife  was  ^liss  C.  Broome.  Their  children 
were:  Aubrey;  Maria;  Henry;  Edmund;  Al- 
exander; Elizabeth;  Henrietta;  James  B. ; 
Emily;  and  Francis.  They  lived  to  a  ripe  old 
age.  Mr.  Smith's  great-grandfather  on  the 
maternal  side,  John  Grant,  crossed  the  Atlan- 
tic with  the  Pilgi-im  Fathers  in  the  historic 
"]\Iayflower."  Moses  Grant,  one  of  his  gTcat- 
uncles,  assisted  at  the  Boston  Tea  Party,  De- 
cember 16,  1773.  His  maternal  grandfather, 
Samuel  Grant,  was  a  native  and  a  merchant  of 
Boston,  Mass.  His  wife  was  Judith  Richard- 
son, bom  on  the  Island  of  St.  Tvitts.  Their 
children  were:  Maiy;  Julia,  wife  of  Richard 
C.  Moore,  D.  D. ;  Frances  (Mrs.  John  S. 
Twells);  Sarah;  Amelia  (Mrs.  Stephen  S. 
Deblois) ;  Samuel  G.;  Louisa  (Mrs.  L.  T.  Salig- 
nac) ;  William  S. ;  and  Henry.  All  except  the 
last  three  are  dead.  The  grandfather  died  in 
Philadelphia,  aged  ninety-four,  and  his  wife 
aced  seventv-six.     Both  were  members  of  the 


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Episcopal  cliurcli.  Mr.  Smitli's  fatlier,  Wil- 
liam T.  Smitli,  was  a  native  of  Delaware  coun- 
ty. He  received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools,  and  while  still  a  boy  began  to  read 
law.  In  due  time  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar, 
and  devoting  his  life  to  the  practice  of  his 
chosen  profession,  became  prominent  among 
the  lawyers  of  Philadelphia.  At  the  time  of 
his  death  he  was  a  member  of  the  State  Senate. 
William  T.  Smith  was  married  to  Mary, 
daughter  of  Samiiel  and  Judith  (Richardson) 
Grant,  who  was  a  native  of  Boston,  Mass. 
They  have  two  children:  Samuel  Gr.,  of  Phil- 
adelphia; and  William  Mifflin.  William  T. 
Smith  died  December  14,  1837,  aged  thirty- 
three;  his  wife  died  March  28,  1896,  aged 
eighty-seven.  Both  were  membei-s  of  the 
Episcopal  church. 

William  Mifflin  Smith  was  educated  at  the 
Bolmar  Academy,  West  Chester,  Pa.  At  the 
age  of  fifteen  he  entered  the  Xorris  Locomo- 
tive Works,  Avhere  he  served  a  four  years'  ap- 
prenticeship. In  the  spring  of  1855,  he  went 
to  California  and  engaged  in  mining,  he  also 
dealt  in  cattle  and  horses.  In  1861,  he  enlist- 
ed in  Company  I,  Fifth  California  Infantry, 
and  served  until  April  8,  1865.  Mr.  Smith's 
courage  and  faithfulness  were  rewarded  by 
regular  and  rapid  promotion.  He  was  cor- 
poral, sergeant,  first  sergeant  of  his  com- 
pany, sergeant-major  of  the  regiment,  sec- 
ond lieutenant,  first  lieutenant,  and  later 
captain  of  the  First  'New  Mexico  Infantry. 
This  captaincy  he  resigned  to  accept  the  office 
of  first  lieutenant  of  his  old  regiment.  Shortly 
after  he  was  made  a  captain  and  sent  to  south- 
ern jSTew  Mexico,  where  he  remained  until 
February,  1865.  He  resigned  his  commission, 
April  8,  1865,  and  returned  to  the  mines, 
where  he  speculated  until  1866;  then  returned 
to  Philadelphia  for  one  year.  In  1867,  Mr. 
Smith  went  to  the  West  Indies,  but  remaining 
only  a  short  time,  he  returned  to  Philadelphia, 
and  was  appointed  chief  clerk  in  the  office  of 
the  assessor  of  the  second  internal  revenue 
district.  In  1872,  he  resigned  his  position, 
and  for  three  years  engaged  in  manufacturing. 
In  1877,  Mr.  Smith  again  went  to  ITew  Mex- 
ico, and  spent  two  years  in  speculating  at  the 
mines.  Eeturning  to  his  native  city  he  lived 
in  retirement  until  1885,  when  failing  health 
induced  him  to  leave  the  city  and  try  the  in- 
vigorating air  of  the  country.  He  went  to 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  intending  to  remain  three 


months,  but  he  was  so  delighted  with  the  place, 
and  with  his  physical  improvement,  that  he  de- 
cided to  make  it  his  home.  In  1887,  he  built 
a  large  and  convenient  dwelling  and  brought 
his  family  to  their  new  home.  Mr.  Smith  was 
his  own  architect ;  his  house  is  one  of  the  finest 
buildings  in  Perry  county  and  has  all  the 
modern  improvements.  It  stands  on  a  hill, 
open  on  all  sides  to  the  pure  fresh  air.  ]\Ir, 
Smith  is  highly  esteemed  in  the  community. 
He  was  for  one  term  a  member  of  the  legisla- 
ture of  California.  William  Mifflin  Smith 
was  married,  June  26,  1883,  to  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Ann  M.  (Sierer)  Lash,  of 
Cumberland  county.  Pa.  They  have  four  chil- 
dren: Jessie;  William  T.;  John  W. ;  and 
Anna,  who  died  in  September,  1893,  aged  two 
years  and  six  months. 


JOSEPH  HOWANSTIIs^E,  MarklesviUe, 
Juniata  township.  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  bom 
in  Franklin  county,  Pa.,  February  14,  1826, 

son  of and  Elizabeth  (Wilson)  IIow- 

anstine.  His  grandparents  were  of  German 
birth,  who  came  to  America  in  early  life.  Mr. 
Howanstine  was  a  native  of  Franklin  county, 
and  a  cabinetmaker;  he  married  Elizabeth 
Wilson.  They  had  ten  children,  one  only  sur- 
vives, Joseph.  Those  deceased  are:  Nancy; 
Samuel;  Leah;  John;  Jackson;  William; 
George;  and  two  infants.  Mr.  Howanstine 
died  January  4,  1865,  aged  eighty  years.  His 
wife  also  is  deceased. 

When  Josejih  Howanstine  was  a  boy  the 
family  removed  to  Perry  county,  where  he  at- 
tended a  subscription  school.  Until  he  was 
twenty-one,  he  assisted  his  father  on  the  farm, 
and  then  began  farming  on  his  own  account. 
He  has  served  the  to^vnship  for  a  number  of 
years  as  supervisor  and  school  director.  Joseph 
Howanstine  was  first  married  January  31, 
1856,  to  Catherine,  daughter  of  John  and 
Margaret  (Keiser)  Biseline,  who  died  in  May, 
1884,  aged  fifty-five,  leaving  these  children: 
Margaret  (Mrs.  Joseph  Van  Camp),  of  Har- 
risburg.  Pa.;  John;  David;  Wilson;  Mary 
(Mrs.  Dr.  Manning),  of  Harrisburg,  Pa. ;  Ed- 
ward; Celesta,  died  in  February,  1861,  aged 
four  years;  William,  died  Febniary  11,  1869, 
aged  ten  years,  six  months  and  four  days ;  and 
Frank  S.,  died  July  18,  1872,  aged  fom-teen. 
j\Ir.  Howanstine  was  afterwards  married,  jSTo- 
vembor  11,  1886,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  George 
and  Barbara  (Deitz)  Camp.     Mr.  Howanstine 


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is  a  member  of  tlie  Lutlieran  church,  and  for 
a  number  of  years  was  a  deacon. 

The  parents  of  Catherine  (Biseline)  Howan- 
stine  were  natives  of  Perry  county,  whose  an- 
cestors of  Gennan  birth,  settled  in  Juniata 
township.  Their  chiklren  were:  Elizabeth; 
Susan;  Jonas;  Margaret;  Catherine  (Mrs.  Jo- 
seph HoAvanstine) ;  Peter;  John;  David;  Sam- 
uel; Isaac.  Mr.  Biseline  filled  the  office  of 
supervisor,  and  was  a  deacon  in  the  Lutheran 
church. 

George  Camp  and  his  wife,  the  parents  of 
Mary  (Camp)  Howanstine,  were  natives  of 
Darmstadt,  Germany,  who  came  to  Pennsyl- 
vania about  the  year  1832,  and  settled  near 
Carlisle.  Mrs.  Howanstine's  grandfather, 
George  Camp,  Sr.,  also  emigrated  to  America, 
and  became  a  resident  of  Perry  county,  where 
he  followed  the  handicraft  he  had  learned  in 
Germany,  carpentry,  and  was  also  engaged  iu 
general  merchandise.  Her  father  removed  to 
the  State  of  Indiana,  and  there  died;  his  wife 
died  in  1866,  aged  fifty-one.  Their  suiwiving 
children  are:  Mary  (Mrs.  Joseph  Howan- 
stine); George;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  William 
Jones);  and  Louisa;  Sarah,  John  and  two  in- 
fants died.  ]\rr.  Camp  was  a  member  of  the 
German  Reformed  church,  and  his  wife  was  a 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Mrs.  How- 
anstine's maternal  g^'andfather,  Henry  Deitz, 
was  of  German  birth;  he  had  two  children: 
Henrv  and  Catherine. 


AAPtOX  LENKEPt,  Newport,  Perry  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  was  born  in  Dauphin  county.  Pa.,  Au- 
gust 20,  1858,  son  of  William  P.' and  Mary 
(Landis)  Lenker.  His  gi-andfather,  Philip 
Lenker,  has  always  been  a  farmer.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Holtzman,  and  of  their  thirteen  chil- 
dren these  are  living:  Leah;  William  P.; 
Henry;  Edward;  Hannah  (Mrs.  Jacob  Zim- 
menuan);  David;  Amelia;  Elizabeth;  Mary 
(Mrs.  David  Lark).  Those  who  died  are: 
Sarali;  Katherine;  Jonathan;  ISTathaniel.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Philip  Lenker  are  members  of  the 
Lutheran  church.  Their  son,  William  P. 
Lenker,  is  a  native  of  Dauphin  county.  He 
spent  his  earlier  years  in  railroad  business,  but 
has  given  his  attention  to  farming  for  some 
years,  in  Howe  toAvnship.  He  is  a  Republican, 
and  a  much  esteemed  citizen.  William  P. 
Lenker  was  first  mamed  to  Mary  Landis;  their 
children  are:  Aaron;  Salome;  James  M. ; 
Mary  (Mrs.  ^Millard  Flickinirer);  Katie  Ann, 


deceased;  Sarah  J.,  deceased;  William  II.,  de- 
ceased. Mrs.  Mary  Lenker  was  an  earnest 
member  of  the  Dunkard  church.  Mr.  Lenker 
was  married  the  second  time,  to  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Katherine  Horting. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lenker  are  members  of  the 
Lutheran  church,  where  Mr.  Lenker  holds  the 
oifice  of  elder. 

Aaron  Lenker  received  his  education  in  the 
district  schools  of  Dauphin  and  Perry  coun- 
ties, his  parents  having  removed  to  the  latter 
county  in  his  tenth  year.  He  learned  to  fann 
and  worked  for  his  father  until  he  was  twenty- 
nine  years  of  age.  In  1888,  Mr.  Lenker  be- 
gan farming  for  himself  on  his  father's  farm 
in  Howe  township,  where  he  remained  for 
seven  years.  In  the  spring  of  1895,  he  re- 
moved to  his  present  home  in  Juniata  to^vn- 
ship.  This  farm  also  belong-s  to  his  father, 
and  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  toAvnship.  Mr. 
Lenker  is  a  Republican,  and  an  advocate  of 
sound  money.  Aaron  Lenker  was  married, 
December  15,  1887,  to  Hannah,  daughter  of 
John  and  Martha  (Gable)  Hopple.  Their 
children  are:  William  H. ;  Clai-a  M. ;  Andrew 
J.  ]\rr.  Lenker  is  a  deacon  in  the  Lutheran 
cliurch  and  a  worker  in  the  Sunday-school. 


JOIIX  EOSSELMAX,  Juniata,  Pen-y 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  December  4,  1810,  son 
of  John  and  Susan  (Dum)  Fosselman.  His 
paternal  gTandfather,  Daniel  Eosselman,  Jr., 
was  a  farmer.  He  married  Miss  Weitzel. 
Their  children  are :  John ;  Philip ;  Kate  (Mrs. 
William  Sheibley);  and  Mrs.  AYilliam  Kistler. 
The  maternal  gi-andfather,  Frederick  Dum, 
came  from  Germany.  He  was  a  weaver,  and 
Avorked  at  that  business  all  his  life.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Souder;  their  living  children  are: 
William;  and  Lydia  (Mrs.  Heniy  Smith),  of 
]Xew])ort,  Perry  county;  those  deceased  are: 
Martin;  Erederick;  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  Samuel 
Loy);  Susan  (Mrs.  John  Fosselman);  John; 
Jacob;  Pollie  (Mrs.  John  Tressler);  Elizabeth 

(Mrs.  Abraham  Kell);  (Mrs.  Daniel 

Adams") ;  and  Caroline.  The  parents,  Mr.  and 
j\lrs.  Fosselman,  were  both  natives  of  Perry 
county.  The  father  Avas  in  the  tanning  busi- 
ness for  a  few  years;  he  then  turned  his  at- 
tention to  farming,  in  which  he  was  engaged 
until  1865.  At  this  date,  he  resumed  the 
tanning  business,  continuing  it  imtil  his  death. 
Mr.  Fosselman  served  the  tOAAmship  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  as  tax  collector  and  assessor.    He 


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was  a  good  and  respected  citizen.  John  Fos- 
selnian  married  Snsan,  daughter  of  Frederick 
and  Elizalieth  (Souder)  Dnm.  Their  children 
are:  AVilliam;  Sarah,  widow  of  AVilliam  Ar- 
nold; John;  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  B.  F.  Cloiiser); 
Susan;  Wesley;  Martha  (Mrs.  AVilliam 
Wildt) ;  Millard  F. ;  Joseph ;  Daniel,  deceased ; 
Elizabeth,  deceased;  David,  deceased;  Ma- 
tilda, decased.  John  Fosselman  died  Angnst, 
1869.  His  wife  lived  to  the  age  of  seventy- 
two,  and  died  in  May,  1889.  Both  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Evangelical  church,  of  which  Mr. 
Fosselman  was  a  trustee. 

John  Fosselman  was  educated  in  the  district 
schools  and  learned  fanning.  He  attended 
school  until  he  reached  the  age  of  twenty;  he 
assisted  his  father  until  he  was  twenty-two  and 
then  worked  his  father's  fanu  for  three  years 
on  his  own  account.  During  the  war  of  the 
Eebellion,  Mr.  Fosselman  served  in  Company 
G,  Two  Hundred  and  Eighth  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  having  enlisted  August  30,  1864. 
His  regiment  participated  in  the  battles  of 
Fort.  Steadman  ,and  Fort  Hale.  He  received 
an  honorable  discharge  June  9,  1865.  Mr. 
Fosselman  is  a  Republican.  He  has  given  his 
attention  to  farming  since  his  return  from  the 
war.  John  Fosselman  was  married  February 
24,  1863,  to  Catharine,  daughter  of  William 
and  Mary  Ann  (On-is)  Rice.  Their  children 
are:  Matilda  (Mrs.  Henry  Wildt);  Ulysses 
Grant;  William;  John;  Robert;  Myrtle  ]^a- 
omi;  and  Etfie.  Mr.  Fosselman  is  a  member 
of  the  Evangelical  church ;  is  one  of  the  tnis- 
tees,  and  has  been  a  class  leader  for  a  number 
of  years.  He  is  held  in  high  esteem  by  all  his 
associates. 


JESSE  M.  MOGEL,  Marklesville,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  bom  March  26,  1860,  son  of 
Jacob  and  Mary  (Clouser)  Mogel.  He  at- 
tended the  public  schools  of  Centre  township, 
Perry  county,  and  took  one  course  at  a  select 
school.  After  leaving  school,  Mr.  Mogel  turn- 
ed his  attention  to  farming  and  remained  with 
his  father  until  he  reached  his  twenty-eighth 
year.  After  his  marriage,  he  farmed  for  three 
years,  for  his  father,  and  then  worked  as  gen- 
eral laborer  for  two  years.  In  1893,  Mr.  Mo- 
gel cultivated  Mr.  Mitchell's  farm,  and  in  the 
same  year  purchased  the  estate  on  Avhich  he 
now  lives.  He  is  a  Democrat,  and  seiwed  one 
term  as  clerk  of  elections. 

Jesse    M.  Mogel    was  married,  March  6, 


1888,  to  Lennie,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Ma- 
tilda (Reamer)  Corl.  Their  children  are: 
Charles  L. ;  and  Bertha  A.,  died  September  12, 
1892,  aged  one  year,  one  month  and  fo^^r 
days.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mogel  are  members  of 
the  Lutheran  church,  in  which  Mr.  Mogel  has 
served  as  assistant  Sunday-school  superintend- 
ent and  as  teacher. 

Mrs.  Mogel  was  born  in  Juniata  township. 
Her  father,  Samuel  Corl,  was  born  April  11, 
1823,  and  died  February  2,  1888.  He  was  a 
farmer.  His  first  marriage  was  to  Miss 
Hamaker.  Their  children  are:  John;  Theo- 
dore; and  Kate  (Mrs.  William  Borall).  His 
second  wife  was  Matilda,  daughter  of  Philip 
Ramer.  She  was  born  August  10,  1832,  and 
died  September  2,  1876.  Their  children  are: 
Abbie  (Mrs.  Wesley  Fosselman);  Philip  Cy- 
rus; Amos;  Alice  (Mrs.  Henry  Smith);  Me- 
linda  (Mrs.  Mogel),  and  an  infant,  deceased. 
Mr.  Corl's  third  wife  was  Mrs.  Mollie  Graham. 
Mr.  Corl  was  an  active  member  of  the  Luther- 
an church,  and  Avas  much  respected.  His 
widow  still  lives  on  the  homestead. 


F.  M.  SHADE,  Marklesville,  Mifflin  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  son  of  Jacob  S.  and  Maria  (Postel- 
thwaite)  Shade,  was  born  in  Mifflin  coimty, 
December  19,  1864.  Her  grandparents  were 
native  farmers  of  Perry  county,  Pa.  His 
father  was  born  in  Berks  county,  in  1825,  and 
his  mother  in  Mifflin  county.  In  early  life, 
the  father  taught  school  in  Mifflin  county,  and 
engaged  in  business  as  a  druggist.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  ]\Iexican  war.  Later  in  life  he 
engaged  in  farming,  which  he  made  his  per- 
manent occupation.  lie  married  Maria  Pos- 
telthwaite,  and  they  had  one  child,  F.  J\I.  The 
father  died  April  11,  1894,  aged  sixty-eight 
years,  ten  months  and  twenty  days ;  the  mother 
died  Jamiary  31,  1892,  aged  sixty-two  years. 
Both  were  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
church. 

F.  M.  Shade  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  county,  which  he 
attended  until  he  was  sixteen  years  old.  He 
then  went  to  Altoona,  and  worked  for  tAVO 
months  in  the  car  shops  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad  Company.  When  past  seventeen,  he 
went  to  Indiana,  where  he  was  employed  for 
six  months  in  grading  a  railroad.  After  liv- 
ing in  the  west  for  two  years  and  a  half  he 
came  back,  and  remained  for  more  than  a 
year  in  Huntingdon  county,  Pa.,  whither  his 


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parents  had  renioved.  In  1886,  when  his  par- 
ents left  Huntingdon  county  and  took  up  their 
residence  on  a  farm  in  Perry  county,  he  went 
with  them  and  remained  two  years.  He  then 
became  brakeman  on  the  Pennsyh^ania  Rail- 
road at  Harrisburg,  serving  for  five  years,  af- 
ter which  he  went  back  to  his  parents  and  en- 
gaged in  farming,  which  he  has  continued 
ever  since.  He  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  filled 
the  office  of  inspector.  F.  M.  Shade  was  mar- 
ried, in  1887,  to  Hattie,  daughter  of  William 
and  Sarah  (Fosselman)  Arnold.  Mr.  Arnold 
was  a  farmer  in  Perry  county,  and  his  wife 
was  a  daughter  of  John  Fosselman.  Their 
children  are:  John;  Annie;  Harry;  Hattie; 
George;  Kate;  Frank;  Esther;  Ethel;  and 
Blanche,  who  died  aged  six  months.  Mr.  Ar- 
nold filled  the  office  of  school  director  for  two 
terms.  He  died  in  August,  1891,  aged  fifty- 
seven  years.  Mrs.  Arnold  resides  in  Juniata 
township,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Evangelical 
church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shade  have  two  chil- 
dren :  Clyde  M. ;  and  Harold  L.  The  parents 
are  members  of  the  Reformed  church,  in 
which  Mr.  Shade  has  been  a  trustee. 


JOHX  II.  HORTIXG,  Marklesville,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Catharine 
(Harman)  Horting,  was  bom  in  Perry  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  May  16,  1837.  His  gi-andfather,  Mi- 
chael Horting,  was  a  native  of  Lancaster  comi- 
ty and  a  farmer.  He  was  manied  twice  and 
reared  a  family  of  eight  children,  two  of 
whom  are  still  living:  Eliza  (Mrs.  Heni-y 
Smith);  and  Mary  (Mrs.  Christian  Long). 
The  others  were:  David;  Michael;  Benjamin; 
John;  Abrahaan;  and  Margaret,  all  deceased. 
Michael  Horting  died  September  19,  1834, 
aged  fifty-two  years,  one  month  and  twenty 
days.  Mr.  Horting's  maternal  grandfather, 
Jacob  Harman,  was  a  blacksmith.  He  had 
five  children:  Rebecca  (Mrs.  John  Grove); 
Eliza  (Mrs.  Jacob  Kipp);  Catharine  (Mrs. 
Benjamin  Horting);  Mary  (Mrs.  Jacob  Lin- 
thirst)  ;  and  Sarah  (Mrs.  Thomas  P.  Runyan). 
All  are  deceased  except  Mrs.  Grove.  Benja- 
min Horting  was  bom  in  Perry  county,  in 
1806,  and  made  farming  his  occupation.  Be- 
ing a  popular  man,  and  interested  in  local  af- 
fairs, he  Avas  chosen  to  fill  various  township 
offices,  serving  as  supervisor  as  many  as  five 
terms,  and  also  as  school  director.  He  mar- 
ried Catharine,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Eliza- 
beth Harman,  of  Perry  county.    They  had  ten 


children:  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  Bonsall); 
Margaret  (Mrs.  William  P.  Lenker);  Sarah 
(Mrs.  Jeremiah  Baer);  John  PL;  Catharine 
(Mrs.  John  Fickes);  Mary  J.  (Mrs.  Eli 
Grubb);  Harry  LL,  married  to  Susan  Tum- 
baugh;  Abraham,  married  to  Mary  Hol- 
ley;  Benjamin,  deceased;  and  Emma,  de- 
ceased. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Benjamin  Horting  were 
consistent  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
Mr.  Horting  held  successively  all  the  offices  in 
the  congregation.  He  died  in  1873,  aged 
sixty-seven  years,  eleven  months  and  twenty- 
one  days.  Mrs.  Horting  died  in  1885,  aged 
seventy-two  years,  nine  months  and  five  days. 

John  H.  Horting  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Howe  to-miship,  Perry  county,  dur- 
ing the  short  winter  term,  and  during  the  sum- 
mer he  worked  on  the  farm.  AVhen  he  was 
twenty-six  years  old,  he  began  farming  for 
himself,  first  cultivating  his  father-in-law's 
farm  for  three  years,  then  the  farm  on  which 
he  now  lives  for  two  years;  after  which  he  re- 
moved to  Millford,  Perry  county,  where  he 
remained  three  years.  He  then  bought  his 
present  farm,  lately  owned  by  Henry  Fickes, 
and  has  made  it  his  home  ever  since.  He  has 
held  various  township  offices,  including  that  of 
school  director  for  twelve  years,  and  super- 
visor in  Juniata  township  for  one  year,  and  in- 
spector for  two  terms.  The  Hortings  have  al- 
ways been  active  Republicans. 

Mr.  Horting  was  married  December  22, 
1863,  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Re- 
becca (Hoffman)  Fickes.  They  have  these 
children:  Benjamin  F.,  who  married  Annie 
J.  Fickes,  March  17,  1896;  Harry  F.,  who 
married  Mary  E.  Toomey,  December  27, 
1892;  William;  Anna  Belle,  who  died  Febru- 
ary 24,  1879,  aged  twenty-one  days;  and  three 
others  who  died  in  infancy.  The  family  are 
adherents  of  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which 
the  father  held  the  office  of  deacon. 


HENRY  C.  SMITH,  Marklesville,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth 
(Smith)  Smith,  was  bom  in  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  February  23,  1829.  His  paternal  gi-and- 
father,  Henry  Smith,  was  a  native  of  Ger- 
many. His  children  were:  Peter;  John; 
Henry;  Martin;  Barbara;  Mary  (]\Irs.  Jacob 
Lenig);  and  Catherine  (Mrs.  Henry  Lenig). 
Mr.  Smith's  maternal  grandparents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Jacob  Smith,  were  natives  of  Berks  coim- 
ty,  and    farmers  by  occupation.     They  had 


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these  children:  A'alentine;  Jacob;  Jonas  J.; 
Samuel;  Henry;  Maria  (Mrs.  George  Sancer- 
man),  of  Saville  township;  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
Henry  Smith);  Sarah  (Mrs.  Peter  Kline),  of 
Blain;  Lydia  (Mrs.  Levi  Burd);  Catherine 
(Mrs.  John  K.  Smith);  Margaret  (Mrs.  Peter 
Sheibley),  of  Gennanto\\Ta ;  and  Molly  (Mrs. 
Christian  Swanb),  of  Saville  township:*.  The 
parents  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Smith  died  in  Juni- 
ata township,  the  mother  dying  some  time  be- 
fore her  husband,  who  lived  to  a  very  advanc- 
ed age.  Both  were  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  and  both  are  buried  in  Bloomfield, 
Perry  coimty.  Henry  Smith,  father  of  Henry 
C,  was  bom  in  Berks  county,  came  to  Periy 
county  when  a  boy,  and  resided  with  his 
mother  in  Juniata  to'wnship.  He  learned 
carpentry,  which  he  carried  on  in  addition  to 
farming.  He  was  mamed  to  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Jacob  Smith,  formerly  of  Berks 
county,  and  had  these  children:  Lydia  (Mi-s. 
Michael  Stutsman) ;  Henry  C. ;  Joseph,  of  ISTe- 
braska;  Peter  E.,  of  Millford,  Juniata  town- 
ship; Isaac,  also  of  Millford;  Catharine,  de- 
ceased; John  W.,  died  February  20,  1889, 
aged  sixty-four  years;  Sarah,  died  in  1887; 
and  Jacob,  deceased.  Mr.  Smith  died  in  1858, 
aged  sixty-seven  years,  his  wife  on  January  1, 
1869,  aged  sixty-nine  years.  He  was  a  promi- 
nent member  of  the  Eeformed  church,  filling 
at  different  times  the  office  of  trustee,  deacon, 
and  elder.  Mrs.  Smith  was  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church. 

Henry  C.  Smith  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools,  attending  as  a  pay  scholar 
during  the  first  two  terms.  The  house  in 
which  he  first  went  to  school,  in  Millford,  is 
still  standing.  Leaving  school  at  the  age  of 
sixteen  yeai-s,  he  remained  with  his  parents 
until  he  was  twenty-eight.  He  then  farmed 
on  his  own  account  until  1884,  when  he  re- 
tired. The  years  between  1869  and  1872,  he 
spent  at  farming  in  Bureau  county,  HI.,  re- 
turning to  Perry  county  in  July  of"  the  latter 
date.  He  now  leads  a  retired  life  on  his  farm 
near  Marklesville.  He  has  served  his  township 
as  school  director  and  supervisor  for  a  number 
of  terms. 

Mr.  Smith  was  married,  December  11, 
1856,  to  Joanna  G.  Willis.  They  had  nine 
children:  Alice  (Mrs.  TVerden  Eobinson); 
Eeuben,  married  Adeline  Simpson;  William 
H.,  married  Ada  Smith;  George,  of  Colorado; 
Annie  B.  (Mrs.  Clark  Stentson) ;  Willis  Long, 


died  October,  1857;  Grace,  died  December, 
1891,  aged  twenty- two  years;  Maiy  E.,  de- 
ceased; and  Melham  G.,  also  deceased.  Mrs, 
Smith  died  in  February,  1891,  aged  fifty-five 
years.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
church,  and  a  most  estimable  woman.  Mr. 
Smith  has  for  many  years  held  the  office  of 
deacon  and  elder  in  that  church. 


SxUIUEL  T.  WATTS,  Marklesville,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  October  28,  1836,  son 
of  James  and  Sarah  (Farley)  Watts.  James 
Watts  was  a  Scotchman  and  came  to  this  coun- 
try in  early  life.  He  was  a  distiller  and  fol- 
lowed this  business  until  his  death.  James 
Watts  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Samuel 
Farley.  Mr.  Watts  died  in"l836,  before  the 
birth  of  his  only  child,  Samuel  T.  Mrs.  Watts 
was  married  again  to  Valentine  Quaterman, 
who  resides  in  Orlean,  Ind.  Their  children 
ai-e:  James;  Catherine,  widow  of  John  Price; 
Martha;  William,  deceased;  George,  died  in 
1895.  Samuel  Farley,  Mr.  Watts'  maternal 
grandfather,  was  of  Irish  descent,  and  was 
among  the  early  settlers  near  Shippensburg. 
He  was  for  many  years  a  merchant.  He  was 
mamed  to  a-  daughter  of  Peter  Keiser,  and 
had  a  family. 

Samuel  T.Watts  attended  the  public  schools 
of  the  township,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  be- 
gan a  two  years'  apprenticeship  at  blacksmith- 
ing.  After  this,  he  took  a  course  in  the  Mar- 
klesville Academy.  He  then  resumed  black- 
smithing,  and  continued  in  this  business  until 
1866.  For  the  next  thirteen  years,  Mr.  Watts 
farmed  on  an  estate  which  he  bought  in 
Juniata  tovmship.  Mr.  Watts  then  removed 
to  Marklesville  and  resumed  business  as  a 
blacksmith;  after  sLx  years  he  bought  his  pres- 
ent home  and  retired  from  business.  Mr. 
Watts  has  served  his  township  in  various  offi- 
ces; in  1860  he  was  elected  constable  but  de- 
clined the  commission.  Mr.  Watts  enlisted 
August,  9,  1862,in  Company  I,  One  Hundred 
and  Thirty-third  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
and  served  for  nine  months.  He  took  part  in 
the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  December  13, 
1862,  and  in  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville  on 
the  second,  third  and  fourth  of  May,  1863. 
During  his  services  in  the  army,  Mr.  Watts 
contracted  a  disease,  on  account  of  which  he 
di-aws  a  pension.  In  1870,  he  was  elected 
auditor  and  served  tlu-ee  yeare;  in  1871:,  he 
was  elected  assessor  of  Juniata  township,  and 


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served  three  years;  and  in  1879,  lie  Avas  elected 
school  director,  served  sLx  successive  years,  and 
afterwards  three  years  more.  In  ISSl,  Mr. 
"Watts  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace,  and 
holds  this  office  at  the  present  time,  having 
been  re-elected  in  1895.  He  belongs  to  Lieut. 
Arnold  Lobaugh  Post,  No.  297,  G.  A.  K.,  of 
Newport.  Mr.  Watts  has  won  the  confidence 
and  esteem  of  his  fellow-citizens  by  his  faith- 
ful sendee  and  honest  dealings. 

Samuel  T.  "Watts  was  married  to  Susan 
E.,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Susan  (Keiser) 
Lupfcr.  Their  children  are:  L.  ^X.,  of 
Altoona;  Ida  (Mrs.  John  A.  Fleisher); 
and  Anna  Bell.  Mr.  Watts  is  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and 
has  for  many  years  held  the  office  of  trus- 
tee and  steward.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lupfer,  the 
parents  of  Mrs.  Watts,  were  natives  of  Perry 
county.  Mr.  Lupfer  was  a  farmer;  he  also 
held  the  office  of  supervisor  and  tax  collector 
for  many  years.  Samuel  Lupfer  was  married 
to  Susan,  daughter  of  John  and  Susan  (Hersh- 
berger)  Keiser.  Their  children  are :  Jesse  K. ; 
Susan  E.  (Mrs.  Watts);  Margaretta  (Mrs. 
Charles  Whitekettle) ;  Mary  B.  (Mrs.  John  S. 
Kerr),  died  September  12,  1864;  and  Dr.  Sam- 
uel P.,  a  graduate  of  the  Jefferson  Medical 
College  of  Philadelphia,  who  served  in  the  late 
war,  and  contracted  a  disease,  which  resulted 
in  his  death,  July  12,  1864.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Lupfer  were  both  members  of  the  Eeformed 
church,  in  which  ]\Ir.  Lupfer  served  as  deacon 
and  elder  for  many  years.  Mr.  Lupfer  closed 
a  useful  Christian  life  on  March  6,  1882,  aged 
seventy-eight  years.  Mrs.  Lupfer,  who  was  a 
highly  esteemed  lady,  died  December  23, 
1881,  aged  seventy-six  years.  Mrs.  Watts's 
maternal  gTandfather  was  a  native  of  Berks 
county.  He  came  to  Perry  coimty  early  in 
the  eighteenth  century,  and  settled  on  Buffalo 
creek,  in  JiTuiata  to-wnship. 


HENRY  S.  LENIG,  Juniata,  Perry  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  was  born  in  Juniata  township,  April 
16,  1850.  He  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary 
(Stambaugh)  Lenig.  Peter  Lenig,  his  gr(>at- 
grandfather,  a  native  of  Berks  county.  Pa., 
removed  to  PeiTy  county,  settled  in  the  south- 
ern part  of  Juniata  township,  and  was  a  far- 
mer all  his  life.  Peter  Lenig  married  Miss 
Walborn;  their  children  were:  Jacob;  John; 
Henry;  IMary  (Mrs.  William  Lenig);  and  Mrs. 
Michael  Smith.    Henry  Lenig,  grandfather  of 


Henry  S.,  was  a  native  of  Perry  county,  and 
a  farmer ;  he  was  in  early  life  a  weaver.  He 
married  Kate,  daughter  of  Peter  Smith.  Their 
children  were:  Thomas;  and  Barbara  (Mrs. 
Samuel  Tressler),  who  died  in  1881.  Henry 
Lenig  died  in  1850;  his  wife  survived  him 
seven  years.  He  Avas  a  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran church,  his  wife  of  the  Reformed. 
Their  son,  Thomas  Lenig,  Avas  born  in  Perry 
county,  December  25,  1821,  and  AA^as  a  far- 
mer. He  served  his  toAvnship  in  various  of- 
fices. For  some  time  he  was  connected  with 
j\Ir.  Fickes  in  the  business  of  baling  hay. 
Thomas  Lenig  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Da- 
vid and  (Kell)   Stambaugh.      Their 

children  are:  Kate  (Mrs.  Jerome  Toomey); 
Henry  S.;  and  Cornelia  (Mrs.  John  Stroup). 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Lenig  Avere  fdithful 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church,  in  Avhich 
Mr.  Lenig  was  deacon  and  afterAvards  elder. 
He  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-one  years,  seven 
months  and  thirteen  days,  on  July  19,  1893. 
His  Avife  also  lived  to  the  age  of  seventy-one; 
she  died  October  13,  1895.  The  maternal 
grandparents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  Stambaugh, 
Avere  both  natives  of  Perry  county.  Mr.  Stam- 
baugh was  a  farmer  and  distiller.  He  married 
Miss  Kell.  Their  children  are:  Kate  (Mrs. 
Jacob  Shearer);  Julia  (Mrs.  David  Reeder); 
Jacob;  John;  David;  Henry;  Jane  (Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Emerich);  Bella  (Mrs.  Daniel  Reap- 
somer);  Martin,  deceased;  Caroline  (Mrs. 
Frank  Spotts),  deceased;  Margaret,  died  in  in- 
fancy; Henry,  Avas  killed  in  the  Avar  of  the 
Rebellion;  Ellen  (Mrs.  John  Long),  de- 
ceased; Sarah  (Mi's.  DaA^id  Adams),  deceased; 
and  Mary,  deceased.  Mr.  Stambaugh  was  a 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church ;  he  liA^ed  to 
the  age  of  eighty-four  years.  Mrs.  Stambaugh 
Avas  a  member  of  the  Reformed  church;  she 
died  in  1858.  Henry  S.  Lenig's  great-grand- 
father, DaAdd  Staml>augh,  was  a  natiA'c  of  Le- 
high county,  and  a  farmer.  He  came  to  Perry 
county  and  settled  in  Spring  township. 

Heniw  S.  Lenig  receiA^ed  his  early  education 
in  the  public  schools  and  attended  Bloomfield 
Academy.  Lie  learned  farming,  and  remain- 
ed Avith  Ins  father  until  he  reached  his  ma- 
jority. Mr.  Lenig  then  took  charge  of  the 
homestead  fanu  and  has  lived  there  ever 
since,  with  the  exception  of  four  years.  Mr. 
Lenig  has  interests  in  the  lumber  business,  and 
has  giA'en  his  attention  to  threshing.  He  Avas 
one  of  the  first  to  use  a  steam  threshinc;  ma- 


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cliiue  in  Peiiy  county.  Mr.  Lenig  is  also  a 
builder  and  contractor.  He  has  served  the 
township  as  auditor  for  three  years  and  for 
one  year  as  supervisor.  In  1885,  he  was  elect- 
ed school  director,  and  served  three  years. 
Mr.  Lenig  belonged  to  Elliottsburg  Grange, 
No.  626,  P.  H. 

Henry  S.  Lenig  was  married  November  15-, 
1877,  to  Mary  J.,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
(Kitter)  Koughderfer.  Their  children  are: 
Thomas ;  Clara  M. ;  and  Mary  C.  Mr.  Lenig 
holds  the  office  of  deacon  and  trustee  in  the 
Lutheran  church  and  is  also  a  faitlif ul  worker 
in  the  Sunday-school.  He  is  an  industrious 
and  enterprising  citizen  and  has  the  respect  of 
his  associates.  John  Koughderfer,  the  father 
of  Mrs.  Lenig,  was  a  native  of  Perry  county, 
and  was  born  April  25,  1816.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  was  also  in  the  mercantile  business 
for  some  years  at  Loysville  and  Ickesburg. 
Mr.  Koughderfer  served  the  township  as  su- 
pervisor, county  commissioner  and  school  di- 
rector. He  was  an  honored  citizen  and  enjoy- 
ed the  esteem  of  his  fellow  men.  John  Kough- 
derfer was  married  to  Mary,  daughter  of  John 
and  Rebecca  Ritter.  Their  children  were: 
Peter  A^.;  G.  William;  John  R.;  Martin  L.; 
Amos;  Rebecca  C.  (Mrs.  David  Haulbaugh); 
Mary  J.  (Mrs.  H.  S.  Lenig);  Charles  L.;  Ed- 
gar M.;  and  David,  died  Apnl  17,  1851,  aged 
five  months  and  one  day.  Mr.  Koughderfer 
was  a  member  of  the  Reformed  church,  in 
which  he  held  the  office  of  deacon  and  after- 
wards that  of  elder,  for  many  years.  He  died 
in  January,  1877,  aged  sixty-one  years.  His 
wife  lived  to  the  age  of  seventy-two,  and  died 
January  23,  1890.  Peter  Koughderfer,  Mrs. 
Lenig's  grandfather,  came  to  Perry  county  in 
his  youth,  settled  in  Smull  township,  and  spent 
his  long  life  in  farming.  He  married  Cathe- 
rine Hubaugh ;  their  children  were :  Elizabeth 
(Mrs.  John  Shuman);  Margaret  (]\[rs.  Andrew 
Kell);  George;  Mary  (Mrs.  Jacob  Kell);  John; 
David ;  Jacob ;  Catherine  (Mrs.  George  Hall) ; 
and  William,  all  deceased. 


JACOB  S.  ST^PER,  Xewport,  Perry  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  was  born  in  Oliver  townshiji,  Peri*y 
county,  April  12,  1840,  son  of  George  and 
Margaret  (Stutsman)  Super.  His  grandfather, 
Jacob  Super,  a  native  of  Germany,  came  to 
this  country  with  his  children  in  1833,  after 
the  death  of  his  wife.  He  had  been  a  member 
of  the  legislature  while  in  Germany.     Jacob 


Super  was  a  carpenter,  and  worked  at  his  trade 
as  long  as  he  was  able  to  work.  His  wife  was 
Miss  JSisley;  their  children  were:  Jacob;  Mi- 
chael; John;  George;  Daniel;  Dorothy;  Mary; 
and  Elizabeth,  all  deceased.  Jacob  Super  died 
at  an  advanced  age.  The  maternal  grandfather, 
xVdam  Stutsman,  was  a  native  of  Berks  coun- 
ty, and  came  to  Perry  county  about  1811,  and 
settled  in  Tuscarora  township,  where  he  spent 
the  rest  of  his  life  in  fanning.  Adam  Stuts- 
man married  Barbara,  daughter  of  John 
Smith.  Their  children  w^ere: Margaret  (Mrs. 
George  Super);  Catherine  (Mrs.  John  Lenig); 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Samuel  Biseline);  Charles; 
Michael;  Daniel;  Jonas;  Lydia,  first  married 
to  John  Biseline,  then  to  William  Weibley; 
all  are  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stutsman  were 
members  of  the  Refomied  church.  He  died 
in  February,  1867,  aged  seventy-nine  years; 
his  wife  in  jSTovember,  1866. 

George  Super,  the  father,  a  native  of  Wur- 
temberg,  Germany,  emigTated  to  this  country 
in  1833,  and  resided  in  Oliver  township  until 
his  death.  He  was  a  carpenter,  but  spent  most 
of  his  life  in  farming.  George  Super  was  mar- 
ried to  Margaret,  daughter  of  Adam  and  Bar- 
bara (Smith)  Stutsman.  Their  children  were: 
Barbara  (Mrs.  George  Wilson);  Elizabeth 
(^Irs.  Henry  Zeigler) ;  Jacob  S. ;  Lydia  (Mrs. 
Isaac  L.  English);  Jolm  A.;  Margaret  (Mrs. 
B.  F.  Smith);  Mary,  died  in  1848,  aged  five 
years;  and  three  who  died  in  infancy.  Mr. 
and  ]\Irs.  George  Super  were  members  of  the 
Lutheran  church.  Mr.  Super  died  Februaiy 
24,  1881,  aged  seventy-six  years,  two  months 
and  twenty  days.  Mrs.  Super's  death  occuiTed 
August  21,  1889;  she  was  aged  eighty  years 
and  seven  months. 

Jacob  S.  Super  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools,  and  farmed  with  his  father  until  the 
war  began.  He  enlisted  September  18,  1862, 
in  Company  F,  Seventeenth  Pennsylvania 
Volunteer  Cavalry,  and  Avas  honorably  dis- 
charged June  29,  1865.  During  his  service 
he  was  engaged  in  the  following  fights:  Chan- 
cellorsville,  April  30,  to  May  2.1863;  Beverly 
Ford,  June  9,  1863;  Aldie,  June  16,  1863; 
ITpperville,  June  21,  1863;  Goose  Creek,  June 
22;  Gettyslmrg,  July  1,  2,  and  3;  Williams- 
port,  July  6 ;  ■  Funkstowm,  July  7 ;  Beaver 
Creek,  July  8 ;  Boonsborough,  July  9 ;  Falling 
Water,  July  14;  Brandy  Station,  August  1, 
and  September  14;  Raccoon  Ford,  September 
15;  Barnetts  Ford,  September  22;    Mortons 


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Ford,  October  11;  Eappaliannock  Station,  Oc- 
tober 12;  Oak  Hill,  October  13;  Stephens- 
bui-g,  October  14;  TboroiTghfare  Gap,  Octo- 
ber 20;  Liberty,  October  24;  Bealton  Station, 
October  28  to  30;  Kicks^dlle,  November  8; 
Mine  Run,  November  20  to  December  1, 
1863;  Barnetts  Ford,  February  5,  1864;  Kil- 
patrick's  Raid  to  Richmond,  February  27  to 
March  15;  Todds  Tavern,  May  7  and  8;  Yel- 
low Tavern,  May  11;  Meadow  Bridge,  May 
12;  Hanovertown,  May  27;  Haws  Shop,  May 
28;  Old  Church,  May'sO;  Cold  Harbor,  May 
31  to  June  1;  Trevilians  Station,  June  11  and 
12;  White  House,  June  21;  Jones  Bridge, 
June  23;  Darb}^own,  July  28;  White  Post, 
August  11;  Cedarville,  August  15;  Berryville, 
Aiigust  22;  Reamsville,  August  25;  Leetown, 
August  28;  Smithfield,  August  29;  Winches- 
ter, September  19;  and  Summit  Point,  Sep- 
tember 21,  1864,  which  was  Mr.  Super's  last 
engagement,  for  he  there  received  two 
wounds;  one  ball  struck  him  in  the  right  knee, 
and  the  other  on  the  right  thigh,  disabling  him 
for  nine  months.  He  was  taken  prisoner  and 
was  in  captivity  for  eight  weeks  of  this  time. 
He  has  suffered  much  from  rheumatism, 
which  he  contracted  from  his  exposure  in  the 
army,  and  from  his  old  wounds,  on  account 
of  wliich  he  receives  a  pension.  Mr.  Super 
has  farmed  ever  since  his  marriage.  He  is  a 
Democrat,  and  has  served  in  various  township 
offices;  he  was  elected  school  director  for 
Juniata  to^^'nship  in  1873  and  served  for 
three  years;  in  1880,  he  was  chosen  super- 
visor for  two  years;  served  one  year  as  annual 
assessor,  and  in  1888  was  elected  triennial  as- 
sessor, and  served  until  1892.  He  is  a  member 
of  Lieut.  Arnold  Lobaugh  Post,  ISTo.  297, 
ISTewi^ort. 

Jacob  S.  Super  was  married  Jamiary  3, 
1867,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mary 
(Clouser)  Flisher.  Their  children  are:  Elsie 
v.;  Katie;  William;  Emma;  George,  died 
March  3,  1873,  aged  one  year,  eleven  months 
and  three  days;  Charles  0.,  died  February  3, 
1884,  aged  eleven  months  and  five  days;  Sam- 
uel C,  died  October  23,  1895,  aged  ten  years, 
sLx  months  and  twenty-six  days;  and  two  who 
died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Super  and  family  are 
members  of  the  Lutheran  chureh,  in  which  he 
has  been  deacon  for  nineteen  years,  and  has 
also  been  superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school. 

Mr.  Jacob  Flisher,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Super, 
was  a  farmer  of  Perrv  countv,  and  married 


Mary  Clouser,  also  a  native  of  Peny  county. 
Their  children  are:  George;  John;  Jacob; 
Henry;  Amos;  Daniel;  Simon;  Catherine 
(Mrs.  W.  W.  Jacobs);  Mary  (Mrs.  Super); 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Arthur  B.  Mitchell).  ]\Ir. 
Flisher  filled  various  township  offices.  He 
died  in  March,  1867,  aged  sixty-two  years;  his 
wife  in  May,  1863,  aged  forty-nine  years. 
They  were  both  faithful  members  of  the 
Lutheran  church. 


JEREMIAH  D.  GABLE,  Newport,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Lancaster  county, 
March  20,  1852.  He  is  a  son  of  Henry  L.  and 
Elizabeth  (Sellers)  Gable.  Llis  grandfather, 
John  Gable,  was  of  German  ancestry,  was  a 
farmer,  and  spent  most  of  his  life  in  Lancaster 
county.  He  married  Miss  Lane,  daughter  of 
Abraham  Lane.  Their  children  are :  Samuel ; 
John;  Magdalene,  widow  of  John  Hoppel; 
Michael;  Barbara,  deceased;  Henry  L. ;  and 
Maria,  deceased.  John  Gable  was  a  member 
of  the  German  Baptist  church.  He  died  in 
1876,  aged  eighty-five.  Jeremiah  Sellers,  Mr. 
J.  D.  Gable's  maternal  grandfather,  v/as  a 
Aveaver,  biit  later  in  life  became  a  farmer.  He 
man-ied  Miss  Bowman.  Their  children  are: 
Mary  (Mrs.  John  C.  Demming),  of  Illinois; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Henry  Gable);  Samuel; 
Sarah,  deceased;  and  John,  deceased.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Sellers  are  both  dead.  Henry  L. 
Gable  was  an  intelligent  and  esteemed  citizen. 
While  residing  in  Lancaster  county,  he  taught 
school  for  three  terms,  but  afterwards  turned 
his  attention  to  farming.  He  served  the  town- 
ship as  supervisor,  auditor,  tax  collector  and 
school  director,  and  in  other  offices.  Henry  L. 
Gable  was  mari'ied  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Jeremiah  Sellei-s.  Their  children  are:  Jere- 
miah D. and  John  H., twins;  Annie  M. ;  Hiram 
S.;  and  Josiah  S.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  L.  Ga- 
ble were  both  members  of  the  German  Bap- 
tist church.  Mr.  Gable  died  January  9,  1888, 
aged  sixty-four  years  and  one  month.  Mrs. 
Gable  resides  with  her  son;  she  is  sixty-nine 
years  of  age. 

Jeremiah  D.  Gable  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Perry  county,  whither 
his  parents  had  removed  when  he  was  one  year 
old.  He  attended  school  until  he  reached  his 
twenty-first  year,  and  learned  to  farm.  Mr. 
Gable  held  a  position  in  a  planing-mill  in 
Newj-iort  for  twenty-six  yeai-s.  In  1893,  he 
removed  to  his  presont  home,  where  he  is  en- 


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gaged  in  farming.    Mr.  Gable  is  a  Republican, 
and  lias  served  tbe  township  as  auditor. 

Jeremiah  D.  Gable  was  married  December 
25,  1877,  to  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  David 
and  Mary  Marshall  Stephens.  Their  children 
are:  Harry  D.;  Nelson  B.;  Josiah  S.;  Hiram 
J.;  and  Carrie  V.  Mrs.  Gable's  parents,  Mr. 
and  ]\Irs.  David  Stephens,  are  natives  of  Perry 
county.  Mr.  Stephens  was  a  farmer;  he 
sensed  the  township  as  supervisor  and  school 
director,  and  in  other  offices.  He  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  John  and  Margaret  (Buck- 
waiter)  Marshall.  Their  children  are:  Mar- 
garet (Mrs.  Henry  Kraft);  Mary  Ann  (Mrs. 
Gable);  John  AV.;  Kate  (Mrs.  George  W. 
Moretz);  Louisa,  died  aged  fourteen  years; 
and  George  W.,  died  aged  about  three  years. 
Mr.  Stephens  was  a  member  and  an  office- 
bearer in  the  United  Brethren  church.  He 
and  his  wife  are  both  deceased.  Mrs.  Gable's 
grandfather,  David  Stephens,  was  married  to 
Miss  Bair.  Their  children  were :  Susan  (Mrs. 
Abraham  Howe);  John;  Simon;  Elizabeth; 
Mary  Ann;  Kate;  Mattie;  and  David;  all  are 
dead  but  Mrs.  Howe.  Her  maternal  grand- 
parents were  natives  of  Chester  county;  they 
came  to  Howe  to^vnship.  Perry  county,  where 
they  cultivated  a  farm.  John  Marshall  was 
married  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  Henry 
Buckwalter.  Their  children  were :  Jane  (Mrs. 
Jacob  Siegrist);  Margaret,  widow  of  Charles 
Fry;  Alexander;  AYilliam;  John,  deceased; 
Elizabeth,  deceased;  Mary,  deceased;  and 
Henry.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marshall  are  both  de- 
ceased. 


ABRAHAM  J.  ELLENBERGER,  the 
genial  proprietor  of  the  Commercial  Hotel, 
and  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  popular  resi- 
dents of  Marysville,  was  born  in  Susquehanna 
township,  Dauphin  county.  Pa.,  Febriiary  18, 
1844.  He  is  the  son  of  Abraham  and  Cathe- 
rine (Sheets)  Ellenberger,  both  deceased. 
Abraham  Ellenberger,  Sr.,  had  been  for  years 
a  miller  in  Dauphin  coimty;  but  when  Abra- 
ham, Jr.,  was  three  years  old,  the  family  re- 
moved to  the  present  site  of  Marysville,  in 
Perry  county.  After  leaving  Dauphin  coun- 
ty, Mr.  Ellenberger  did  not  again  engage  in 
his  former  business.  He  and  his  faithful  wife 
both  died  in  1851. 

Abraham  J.  Ellenberger  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools,  where  he  applied  himself 
diligently  to  his  studies.     At  thirteen  years  of 


age  he  left  school,  and  entered  the  service  of 
the  jSTorthern  Central  Railroad  Company, 
sliomng  the  same  faithfulness  at  work  as  at 
study.  Patriotism  inspired  him,  in  1863,  to 
enlist  for  three  months'  service  at  Camp  Cur- 
tin.  He  enlisted  again  in  1863,  this  time  for 
three  years,  in  the  Seventh  Pennsylvania  Cav- 
alry, and  endured  much  hard  service  under 
Generals  Wilson  and  Kilpatrick.  His  career 
as  a  soldier  was  rendered  brilliant  when  near 
the  close  of  the  war  he  made  one  of  Sherman's 
heroic  band  on  his  memorable  and  famous 
march  from  xVtlanta  to  the  sea.  The  war  be- 
ing ended,  he  was  mustered  out  at  Macon,  Ga., 
iVugust  17,  1865,  and  finally  discharged  at 
Harrisburg,  Pa.,  September  5,  1865.  He  then 
returned  to  Marysville,  and  re-entered  the  ser- 
vice of  the  jSTorthern  Central  Railroad  Com- 
pany as  brakeman  in  the  yard.  His  faithful 
attention  to  his  duties  was  rewarded  by  promo- 
tion to  the  post  of  freight  conductor,  and  later 
to  the  position  of  yard  master  at  Marysville. 
He  remained  in  the  service  of  the  ISTorthem 
Central  Railroad  Company  until  December, 
1880,  when  he  resigned  his  position  after  fif- 
teen years'  service.  He  was  considered  one  of 
the  most  efficient  and  painstaking  employees 
of  the  company.  During  the  four  years  fol- 
lowing his  resignation,  he  was  in  the  insurance 
business;  but  in  Jime,  1884,  he  abandoned 
this  for  the  restaurant  business,  Avhich  he  fol- 
lowed for  the  next  six  years.  His  friendly 
manner  and  generous  disposition  made  him 
exceedingly  popular.  These  qualities  have 
been  still  more  clearly  manifested  since,  in 
1890,  he  became  proprietor  of  the  Commercial 
Hotel.  On  account  of  the  pressing  duties  con- 
nected with  his  business,  Mr.  Ellenberger  has 
been  compelled  to  decline  various  responsible 
positions,  which  his  fellow-citizens  have  urged 
upon  him;  but  for  three  years  he  has  seiwed 
ably  as  school  director. 

Abraham  J.  Ellenberger  was  married,  in 
Marysville,  April  23,  1867,  to  Rebecca  J., 
daughter  of  Abel  D.  and  Margaret  (Findlay) 
Owen,  well-known  and  highly  respected  citi- 
zens. She  was  born  in  AAHieatfield  township. 
May  18,  1848.  Their  children  are:  Calvin  C. 
AV.!^born  June  25,  1868;  Harry  D.,  born  Sep- 
tember 4,  1870;  Maggie  May,  born  Eebruary 
28,  1873;  Annie  V.,  born  December  14, 
1874;  Blanche  B.,  bom  May  27,  1877;  Virgie 
E.,  born  November  24,  1879 ;  Cora  Effie,  bom 
Xovember  29,  1881,  died  January  13,  1882; 


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Mabel  O.,  l)orn  March  11,  1SS6;  and  Mary 
Rebecca,  born  January  24,  1889.  Mr.  El- 
lenberger  is  a  prominent  and  active  member 
of  Egy^itian  Commandery,  Xo.  114,  K.  M. 
In  i^olitics,  he  is  very  liberal,  casting  his  vote 
for  the  men  and  measures  he  thinks  most  ben- 
eficial for  the  country  which  he  helped  to  save. 
His  family  are  all  members  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church. 

Eew  men  of  Eye  townsliip  are  more  widely 
known,  or  more  highly  honored  by  their  fel- 
low-townsmen than  Mr.  Ellenberger.  The 
confidence  and  esteem  of  his  many  friends  has 
been  won  entirely  by  his  sterling  faithfulness 
in  the  performance  of  his  duties;  his  readiness 
to  befriend  and  help  those  around  him,  and 
his  promptness  to  serve  his  native  country,  in 
peace,  as  well  as  in  the  dark  days  of  the  war. 

WILLIAM  S.  RITCH,  M.  D.,  Marysville, 
Pei-ry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Northumber- 
land coimty.  Pa.,  September  2,  1862.  He  is 
the  son  of  Charles  and  Emma  J.  (Phillips) 
Ruch;  the  former  still  surviving  and  residing 
in  Xorthumberland,  the  latter  having  died  at 
her  home,  JMarch  13,  1865,  while  the  Doctor, 
her  only  child,  was  almost  an  infant.  On  his 
father's  side,  Dr.  Ruch  is  descended  from  the 
hardy  German  stock,  wdiile  from  his  mother, 
he  received  the  Irish  blood  of  her  ancestors. 
Charles  Riich  has  spent  the  greater  part  of  his 
life  in  Northumberland  county,  and  for  over 
thirty  years  has  been  in  the  employ  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company.  In  July, 
1886,  he  was  married  again  to  Susan  Welker, 
and  by  this  man-iage  has  one  daughter,  ]\Iar- 
garet. 

Upon  the  early  death  of  his  mother.  Dr. 
Ruch  was  sent  to  reside  with  his  paternal 
grandmother.  LTntil  he  was  fifteen  years  of 
age,  he  continued  to  live  upon  the  farm  with 
his  grandparents  where  the  pure,  invigorating 
influences  of  nature  helped  in  a  great  degree 
to  mould  his  character  and  form  his  boyish 
mind.  The  foundation  of  his  education  was 
laid  in  the  public  schools  of  Northiimberland 
county.  This  was  supplemented  by  a  thorough 
course  in  the  high  school.  During  his  whole 
school  life,  he  Avas  distinguished  as  a  bright 
piipil,  apt  and  diligent.  After  leaving  the  high 
school,  he  devoted  his  time  for  a  few  years  to 
private  study,  as  a  preparatory  course  to  his  in- 
tended profession.  He  spent  two  years  in  the 
drug  business,  and  finally  began  the  study  of 


his  chosen  profession  with  Dr.  AVilliam  B. 
Stoner,  a  well-known  physician  of  Xorthum- 
berland. 

In  1885,  Dr.  Ruch  entered  the  Jefferson 
Medical  College,  and  devoted  himself  with  so 
much  of  his  characteristic  application  to  his 
college  course  that  his  class  standing  was  al- 
ways high,  and  he  graduated  with  honors, 
April  4,'  1888.  In  May,  1888,  one  month  af- 
ter his  graduation,  he  began  practice  in  his  na- 
tive town,  Northumberland.  A  few  months 
later,  much  to  the  regret  of  his  fellow-towns- 
men, he  moved  to  Hickory  Cornel's,  North- 
luuberland  county,  where  he  continued  in 
practice  for  two  years.  On  July  3,  1890,  Dr. 
Ruch  moved  to  Marysville,  and  during  his 
seven  years  of  residence  in  that  borough,  has 
obtained  a  large  and  flourishing  practice.  The 
Doctor  is  an  influential  member  and  a  past 
oflicer  of  Beulah  Lodge,  No.  269,  K.  P.,  of 
Marysville.  He  is  a  staunch  siipporter  of  the 
principles  of  the  Republican  party.  Recog- 
nizing the  Doctor's  ability,  his  fellow-citizens 
have  elected  him  to  the  board  of  school  direc- 
tors, Avhere  he  has  so  discharged  the  duties  as 
to  reflect  gTcat  credit  upon  himself  and  to 
give  the  fullest  satisfaction  to  his  associates. 

Dr.  Ruch  was  man-ied  at  Northumberland, 
November  29,  1888,  to  Alice  M.,  daughter  of 
John  and  Mary  Connelly,  highly  respected 
citizens  of  Northumberland.  On  September 
4,  1889,  Edith  A.,  the  first  child  of  Dr.  Ruch, 
was  born;  she  died  January  3,  1894,  at  the 
tender  age  of  four  years  and  four  months. 
One  year  after  this  afllicting  event,  Robert  E., 
their  only  surviving  child,  was  bom,  January 
7,  1895.  Dr.  Ruch  and  his  family  worship 
at  the  Lutheran  church  of  Marysville. 

He  is  considered  one  of  the  most  useful  and 
prominent  citizens  of  ]\Iarysville,  taking  an 
active  part  in  all  matters  tending  to  advance 
the  welfare  of  the  borough.  Cultivated, 
highly  educated,  a  thorough  gentleman  in 
every  respect,  his  fellow  citizens  feel  that  he 
is  well  worthy  of  their  esteem  and  merits  the 
confidence  which  they  place  in  him. 


WILLIAM  W.  JACKSON,  yai-d  master 
of  the  Northern  Central  Railroad,  Marysville, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  ]\Iarvsville, 
October  11,  1827.  He  is  the  son  of  the  late 
Lyman  and  Mary  ("White)  Jackson.  On  the 
father's  side,  Mr.  Jackson  inherits  the  well- 
knoAvn     characteristics    of     the    Scotch-Ii*ish, 


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wliile  from  liis  mother,  lie  received  tlie  mrxed 
blood  of  her  English  and  Genuan  ancestors. 
The  Jackson  family  first  settled  in  Massachu- 
setts, but  later,  Lyman  Jackson,  father  of  Wil- 
liam W.,  with  his  two  brothers,  William  and 
Hubbard,  moved  to  Chemung  county,  Xew 
York.  Some  years  later,  William  and  Lyman 
Jackson  removed  to  Perry  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania, where  the  two  brothers  met  and  man-ied 
two  sisters,  Lyman  marrying  Mary,  and  Wil- 
liam, Elizabeth,  daughters  of  James  White,  of 
Perry  county.  Hub];)ard  Jackson,  meanwhile, 
had  remained  in  jSTew  York,  Avhere  William 
after  a  time  joined  him;  there,  after  a  long 
and  useful  life,  AVilliam  Jackson  died. 

Lyman  Jackson,  father  of  William  W. 
Jackson,  after  his  removal  from  Xew  York, 
passed  nearly  all  of  his  life  in  Perry  county. 
He  was  an  able  and  efficient  school  teacher; 
and,  when  not  teaching,  he  was  engaged  in 
boating  on  the  SusqiTehauna  river,  and  in  the 
construction  of  keel-bottomed  boats.  This 
useful  life  was  prematurely  cut  short,  as  he 
was  accidentally  killed  in  1831,  while  manag- 
ing a  boat.  Of  the  five  children  of  Mr.  Jack- 
son, but  two  survie:  William  W.  and  Mary 
Ann,  widow  of  David  H.  Stabler.  Those  de- 
ceased were:  Melinda;  Jahial;  and  Margaret 
J.  (Mrs.  Henry  Musser).  Mrs.  Lyman  Jack- 
son married,  secondly,  John  A.  Humes,  of 
Carlisle,  Cumberland  county,  and  had  two 
children:  Sarah  A.  (Mrs.  P.  J.  I^evins),  of 
Marysville;  and  Lyman  A.,  of  Harrisburg, 
who  married  Annie  Butt. 

With  the  exception  of  ten  years,  the  entire 
life  of  William  W.  Jackson  has  been  spent  in 
Marysville.  He  received  his  education  in  a 
select  school  and  in  the  common  schools  of 
Perry  county  and,  during  his  school  course, 
he  proved  himself  an  earnest  and  persistent 
seeker  after  knowledge.  Leaving  school,  at 
the  age  of  fourteen,  he  learned  with  his  step- 
father the  blacksmith  trade,  at  which  he 
worked  for  two  years.  In  1843,  he  was  em- 
ployed on  Charles  Hiester's  farm,  in  Dauphin 
county,  where  he  continued  for  three  years. 
Prom  1848  to  1850,  he  was  engaged  in  boating 
on  the  Pennsylvania  canal.  He  assisted  in 
grading  the  road-bed  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad  when  that  railroad  first  peneti-ated 
into  Perry  county,  and  remained  in  the  same 
employ  for  ten  years.  Since  March,  1859,  he 
has  been  employed  by  the  ISTorthern  Central 
Hailroad  Company,  rendering  service  of  the 
most  faithful  and  efficient  nature. 


AVilliam  W.  Jackson  was  married,  October 
22,  1860,  in  Dauphin,  Dauphin  county.  Pa., 
to  Miss  Catherine  M.,  daughter  of  Levi  and 
Mary  (McKenney)  Adams,  of  Dauphin  coun- 
ty. Their  children  are :  Levi  Allen,  deceased ; 
Mary  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  George  Tuckey),  de- 
ceased; Emma  Alice  (Mrs.  R.  Q.  King);  of 
Hoboken,  1^.  J.;  and  Sarah  Catherine  (Mrs. 
J.  AVUliam  Flickinger),  of  Harrisburg. 

Mr.  Jackson's  sound  common  sense  was 
never  more  clearly  shown  than  during  the 
thirteen  years  he  has  seiwed  as  a  director  of 
the  public  schools,  and  as  a  member  of  the 
borough  council.  During  this  period,  his  chief 
aim  was  to  improve  the  educational  advan- 
tages, and  to  promote  in  eveiy  possible  way  the 
welfare  of  the  borough.  He  is  a  charter  mem- 
ber and  past  noble  grand  of  Marysville  Lodge, 
J^To.  590,  L  O.  O.  F.,  Avas  its  first  master,  and 
first  representative  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the 
State,  Mr.  Jackson  is  an  ardent  Democrat. 
He  has  seiwed  as  judge  of  election  board  for 
three  terms,  has  been  a  member  of  council, 
and  for  thirteen  years,  of  the  school  board. 
He  and  his  family  attend  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church.  By  his  integrity,  his  fidelity  to 
duty,  and  his  stern,  uncompromising  sense  of 
right,  Mr.  Jackson  has  won  the  respect  and 
esteem  of  all  with  whom  he  has  come  in  con- 
tact. 


CHARLES  A.  FALK,  manager  of  the 
Railroad  Hotel,  Marysville,  Perry  county.  Pa., 
was  born  in  Baltimore  City,  Md.,  September 
11,  1856.  He  is  a  son  of  J.  George  and  Anna 
Barbara  (Fox)  Falk.  J.  George  Falk  and  his 
wife  were  both  born  in  the  Kingdom  of  Ba- 
varia, Germany;  the  former  December  15, 
1822,  and  the  latter  February  4,  1821.  They 
were  united  in  marriage  in  their  native  land, 
and  in  1846  emigi'ated  to  America  and  settled 
in  Baltimore,  where  they  resided  for  fourteen 
years.  In  1860,  they  moved  to  Hari-isburg, 
Dauphin  county, Pa.,  and  from  that  city  went, 
in  1865,  to  Coxestown,  Dauphiii  county, 
where  they  lived  for  eleven  years.  In  1876, 
they  returned  to  Harrisburg,  and  for  three 
years  made  that  j)lace  their  home,  after  which 
they  removed  to  Marysville.  Here,  in  June, 
1894,  fifteen  years  after  their  removal  from 
Han-isburg,  the  aged  couple  celebrated  the 
fiftieth  anniversary  of  their  marriage.  Scarce- 
ly two  3'ears  after  this  happy  and  auspicious 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


occasion,  the  faitliful  \viie  was  separated  from 
her  husband,  who  died  May  23/  1896,  at  the 
advanced  age  of  seventy-three  years,  five 
months  and  eight  days.  His  widow  still  re- 
sides in  Marysvillfe.  During  this  long  mar- 
ried life,  the  parents  were  made  happy  by  the 
birth  of  ten  children,  of  whom  four  died  in 
childhood.  The  six  who  survived  to  cheer  the 
declining  days  of  their  parents,  and  to  partici- 
pate with  them  in  their  golden  wedding  anni- 
versary, are:  Mary  R.  (Mrs.  H.  H.  Richards), 
of  Marysville;  John  S.,  passenger  engineer, 
on  the  'New  York,  Syracuse  &  Buffalo  Rail- 
road, residing  in  Syracuse,  IST.  Y. ;  Catherine 
M.  (2Irs.  G.  W.  Miller),  of  Lebanon  county. 
Pa.;  George  W.,  engineer  on  the  Syracuse 
and  West  Shore  Railroad,  also  residing  in 
Syracuse;  Anna  B.,  (Mrs.  Thomas  Fahey), 
whose  husband  is  a  conductor  on  the  Northern 
Central  Railroad,  residing  in  Marysville;  and 
Charles  A. 

Charles  A.  Falk  was  only  about  four  and  a 
half  years  old,  when  his  parents  came  from 
Baltimore  to  Harrisburg.  Before  he  was  ten 
years  old  they  had  removed  to  Coxestown,  and 
it  was  in  the  public  schools  of  that  place  that 
his  education  was  principally  acquired.  Af- 
ter lea\'ing  school,  Mr.  Falk  was  for  a  while 
engaged  in  milling.  At  a  later  period  he  be- 
came a  railroad  employee;  but  for  the  last 
seven  years,  he  has  been  conducting  the  hotel. 
Mr.  Falk's  political  views  are  Democratic. 

Charles  A.  Falk  was  married,  in  Harrisburg, 
April  15,  1880,  to  Mary  C,  daughter  of  John 
M.  and  Dora  M.  Hoyler,  residents  of  that 
place,  and  natives  of  Germany.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  George  H.,  died  in  infancy;  John 
C;  Charles  A.;  Frederick  H.;  Mary  C; 
Anna  B. ;  Herman ;  and  Dora  M.  Mr.  Falk 
is  a  member  of  the  Marysville  Lodge,  ISTo.  590, 
L  O.  O.  F.,  and  of  Beulah  Lodge,  No.  269, 
K.  P.  He  is  also  a  charter  member  of  the 
German  Lutheran  Beneficial  Society,  of  Har- 
risburg. He  attends  the  South  Second  Street 
German  Lutheran  church,  of  Harrisburg. 


ARTHUR  D.  YAIT  DYKE,  M.  D.,  Marys- 
ville, PeiTy  county.  Pa.,  was  bom  near  Mc- 
Yeytown,  Mifflin  "county,  March  22,  1860. 
He  is  a  son  of  Kelson  D.  and  Catharine  (Klose) 
Van  Dyke,  both  residing  in  Philadelphia. 
The  Doctor's  ancestors  on  both  sides  were  Ger- 
man. His  grandfather  settled  at  a  very  early 
date  in  Mifflin  countv,  where  he  became  a 


prominent  farmer.  His  son,  Xelson,  father 
of  Arthur  D.,  moved  to  Juniata  county  about 
1861.  During  his  four  years'  residence  here, 
he  taught  school,  both  at  Patterson  and  Port 
Royal.  About  1865,  he  moved  to  Freeburg, 
Snyder  county,  where  he  became  principal  of 
the  Freeburg  Academy,  and  retained  this  posi- 
tion for  three  years.  He  afterwards  removed 
to  Centreville,  Juniata  county,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  pursuits.  In  the  same 
county,  he  was  also  postmaster  of  Yan  Dyke, 
the  town  that  bears  his  name.  Since  the  fall  of 
1889,  jSTelson  Yan  Dyke  has  lived  a  retired 
life  in  Philadelphia.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  jSTelson 
Yan  Dyke  had  nine  children,  one  of  whom 
died  in  infancy.  The  eight  siirviving  are; 
Dr.  Arthur  D. ;  James  K. ;  William  C. ;  Al- 
fred N". ;  J.  Burt;  D.  Elmer,  of  Philadelphia; 
Carl  H.,  of  Huntsville,  Ala.;  and  Clare,  of 
Philadelphia. 

The  Doctor's  early  life  was  spent  in  his 
parents'  home,  which  was  for  most  of  the  time 
in  Juniata  county.  His  education  was  begun 
in  the  public  schools,  and  supplemented  by  a 
course  in  the  Airy  Yiew  Academy,  of  Port 
Royal.  He  then  taught  school  in  Juniata 
coimty  for  five  years,  and  at  the  expiration  of 
that  time,  commenced  the  study  of  medicine 
with  Dr.  I.  ISr.  Grubb,  of  Thompsontown,  Pa. 
In  1888,  Dr.  Yan  Dyke  entered  the  medical 
department  of  the  University  of  the  City  of 
ISTew  York.  After  three  years  of  earnest,  care- 
ful work,  he  graduated  from  that  institution 
in  1883.  He  at  once  entered  into  partnership 
with  his  former  preceptor.  Dr.  Grubb,  of 
Thompsontown,  and  commenced  practice  at 
that  place.  He  moved  to  Marysville  in  Octo- 
ber of  the  same  year,  and  since  that  date  has 
continiied  to  be  a  resident  of  the  borough. 
That  Dr.  Yan  Dyke  ranks  high  in  his  profes- 
sion, is  evident  from  the  various  offlces  which 
he  holds.  He  is  secretary  of  the  board  of 
health  of  Marysville ;  a  member  and  secretary 
of  the  Perry  County  Medical  Society ;  a  mem- 
ber of  the  State  Medical  Society  of  Pennsylva- 
nia; a  member  of  the  Harrisburg  Academy 
of  Medicine,  and  the  American  Medical  Asso- 
ciation. -The  ISTorthern  Central  and  Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad  Companies  have  both  appoint- 
ed him  as  their  surgeon  at  Marysville.  He  is 
also  a  member  and  secretary  of  of  the  Board  of 
Pension  Examiners.  For  the  past  six  years, 
Dr  Yan  Dyke  has  been  secretary  of  the  school 
board  of  the  liorough,  which  position  he  still 


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holds.  He  belongs  to  Perry  Lodge,  ISTo.  458, 
F.  and  A.  M.,  of  Marysville.  His  political 
views  are  tliose  of  the  Democratic  party. 

Dr.  Van  Dyke  was  married  at  Newport, 
Perry  coimty.  Pa.,  on  March  22,  1888,  to 
Laura  Jane  Leiby,  a  daughter  of  Joshua  and 
Susanna  A.  (Holman)  Leiby,  who  was  born, 
ISTovember  18,  1862.  Their  children  are: 
Maurice  Leiby,  born  May  14,  1889,  died  Au- 
gust 11,  1889;  ]S"ellie  Holman,  bom  May  2, 
1890;  Charles  William,  born  October  16, 
1891;  Eugene  IsTelson,  born  January  7,  1893; 
and  James  Eichard,  born  April  5,  1895.  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Van  Dyke  are  members  of  the  Re- 
formed church. 


JOHxv"  A.  KRICK,  foreman  carpenter  of 
the  ISTorthern  Central  Railroad,  at  Marysville, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  bom  in  Liverpool, 
Perry  county,  March  28,  1834.  He  is  a  son  of 
Jacoi)  and  Catharine  (Rouse)  Krick.  Both  the 
paternal  and  maternal  ancestors  of  Mr.  Krick 
were  German.  His  maternal  grandfather, 
John  Rouse,  was  born  in  that  part  of  Union 
county.  Pa.,  which  is  now  Snyder  county;  biit 
the  birth  place  of  his  paternal  grandfather  is 
unknown.  Jacob  Krick,  father  of  John  A. 
Krick,  was  bom  in  Scioto  county,  O.,  May  11, 
1807.  In  1814,  when  he  was  but  seven  years 
old,  his  parents  removed  to  Union  county. 
Mr.  Krick  went,  in  1830,  to  Perry  county, 
where  he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He 
was  a  carpenter,  but  devoted  many  years  of  his 
life  to  agricultural  pursuits.  He  died  at  jSTew- 
l^ort,  Perry  county,  in  ISTovember,  1865,  when 
about  fifty-eight  and  a  half  years  old.  Jacob 
and  Catharine  Krick  had  ten  children:  one 
who  died  in  infancy;  Elizabeth,  Michael  G., 
Barbara  and  Sarala,  all  of  whom  lived  to  ma- 
turity, but  are  now  deceased;  John  A.; 
George  C,  of  Duncannon,  Perry  county; 
Jacob  H.,  of  Penn  township.  Pa.;  Mary  L. 
(Mrs.  John  Both  well),  of  Duncannon;  and 
Margaret  Alice  (Mrs.  Thomas  J.  Pines),  of 
Marysville. 

The  boyhood  of  John  A.  Krick  was  passed 
with  his  brothers  and  sisters  at  home,  and  in 
attending  the  public  schools  of  Buffalo  town- 
ship. After  leaving  school,  he  learned  boat 
building,  and  followed  this  occupation  for 
about  nineteen  years.  On  October  19,  1876, 
he  removed  to  Marysville,  and  entered  the  ser- 
vice of  the  ISTorthem  Central  Railroad  Com- 
pany.   During  the  past  twenty  years,  in  which 


he  has  continued  in  the  same  employment,  he 
has  proved  himself  a  most  trustworthy,  faith- 
ful and  efficient  employee.  While  residing 
in  Kew  Buffalo,  he  served  as  school  director 
and  as  assessor.  He  is  a  good,  honest  Republi- 
can. Mr.  Krick  is  a  member  of  K'ew  Buffalo 
Lodge,  Xo.  628,  I.  O.  O.  P.,  and  of  Beulah 
Lodge,  Xo.  269,  K.  of  P. 

John  A.  Krick  was  married  in  ISTew  Buffalo, 
Perry  coimty,  February  12,  1857,  to  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  Isaiah  and  Catharine  Gam- 
ber.  Their  children  are:  Emma  C,  who  died 
in  childhood;  George  F.,  of  Baltimore,  Md.; 
and  Amanda  E.  (Mrs.  Charles  H.  Free),  of 
Baltimore.  After  twenty  years  of  wedded 
life,  Mrs.  Krick  died,  March  1,  1877.  Mr. 
Krick  is  a  consistent  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church. 


JOSEPH  F.  HEISHLEY,,  of  the  firm  of 
Heishley  &  Rupley,  dealers  in  coal,  railroad 
ties  and  wood,  was  born  in  Hepburn  township, 
Lj^coming  county.  Pa.,  ISTovember  5,  1855, 
and  is  a  son  of  Philip  and  Margaret  (Shiich) 
Heishley.  Mr.  Heishley  is  of  German  descent, 
all  his  gTandparents  having  been  born  in  Ger- 
many. At  an  early  date  they  came  to  America 
with  their  children,  and  settled  in  Lycoming 
county.  Philip  Heishley  and  his  family 
moved  to  Rye  township.  Perry  county,  about 
1872.  Here  he  passed  the  remainder  of  his 
days  in  farming,  which  had  been  his  occupa- 
tion from  childhood.  He  died  November  13, 
1883.  His  wife  is  now  living  at  Marysville, 
although  she  still  owns  the  old  Heishley  farm, 
in  Rye  township.  Their  twelve  children  are : 
Peter;  Christian;  Joseph  F.;  Harriet  (Mrs. 
George  R.  Myers);  Catharine  (Mrs.  H.  E. 
Gault);  Philip;  William;  Charles;  George; 
Daniel;   Matilda;    and  Edward. 

Joseph  F.  Heishley  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Lycoming  county. 
When  he  was  about  eighteen,  the  family 
moved  to  Perry  county;  he  there  learned  mill- 
ing, and  was  engaged  in  that  occupation  for 
some  time.  He  was  afterwards  in  a  warehouse 
and  in  the  stationery  business.  Since  1892, 
he  has  been  in  partnership  with  Mr.  Ru]>ley. 
Mr.  Heishley  is  now  serving  his  second  term 
as  councilman  of  the  borough,  in  which  he  has 
resided  for  the  past  fifteen  years.  He  is  a 
member  of  Perry  Lodge,  'No.  458,  F.  and  A. 
M.;  and  of  Marysville  Lodge,  No.  590,  I.  O. 
0.  F.    He  adheres  to  the  Democratic  party. 


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Josepli  F.  Heisliley  was  married  in  April, 
1891,  to  Margaret,  daughter  of  William  and 
Amelia  GingTich,  residents  of  Marysville. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ileisliley  attend  the  Keformed 
church. 


JOHN  RUPLEY,  of  the  firm  of  Heishley 
&  Rupley,  dealers  in  flour,  grain,  coal  and 
wood,  Marysville,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  bom 
in  East  Pennsboro  township,  Cumberland 
county.  Pa.,  December  27,  1857.  He  is  a  son 
of  John  and  Leah  (Forry)  Rupley. 

Joseph  Rupley,  the  father  of  the  subject  of 
this  sketch,  was  born  in  East  Pennsboro  town- 
ship, Cumberland  county.  His  wife  was  born 
in  Lancaster  county.  Pa.  Both  parents  are 
still  living,  and  reside  in  the  borough  of  Marys- 
ville. Of  the  ten  children  born  to  them,  four 
died  in  childhood.  Those  surviving  are:  John; 
Frank;  Frances,  wife  of  John  Geib;  Hari-y; 
Mary,  wife  of  James  Halbaugh;   and  Mattie. 

The  Rupley  family  came  to  Marysville 
when  John  Rupley,  Jr.,  was  but  five  years  old. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  of  that  place. 
From  the  time  of  leaving  school,  until  the  year 
1892,  he  was  engaged  in  the  service  of  the 
ISTorthern  Central  and  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road Companies.  In  August,  1892,  he  en- 
tered into  his  present  partnership  with  Mr. 
Heishley. 

Mr.  Rupley  is  a  member  of  Beulah  Lodge, 
No.  269,  K.  of  P.  His  political  views  are 
Democratic.     He  has  never  married. 


JOHN  KAHLER,  car  inspector  for  the 
Northern  Central  Railroad  Company,  Marys- 
ville, Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  York 
county.  Pa.,  August  3,  1834.  He  is  a  son  of 
Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Houdeshell)  Kahler, 
both  natives  of  York  county,  and  of  Pennsyl- 
vania German  descent.  Henry  and  Elizabeth 
Kahler  had  four  children,  but  only  two  are 
now  living:  John;  and  Elizabeth,  widow  of 
"William  Llartman.  John  Kahler  was  brought 
up  by  his  parents  on  the  farm.  He  received 
his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  his  na- 
tive county.  But  while  yet  a  child,  he  had  the 
great  misfortune  to  lose  his  father  by  death, 
and  was  thus  compelled  to  go  forth  from  the 
home  roof  at  a  tender  age  to  begin  life's  battles 
for  himself.  Until  he  was  sixteen  years  old, 
he  lived  the  hard  life  of  a  boy  bound  out  to 
farm  labor.  At  that  age  he  began  a  two 
years'  apprenticeship  at  shoemaking.     Having 


now  two  occupations,  he  devoted  himself  to 
each  in  turn,  resuming  farm  work  during  the 
summer,  and  in  winter,  carrying  on  his  trade 
of  shoemaking.  In  1861,  he  removed  to 
Marysville,  and  became  an  employee  of  the 
Northern  Central  Railroad  Company.  In  this 
service  he  has  remained  for  the  past  thirty- 
five  years,  proving  himself  always  faithful, 
painstaking  and  trustworthy.  Mr.  Kahler  has 
always  been  a  staunch  Republican.  He  owes 
his  present  position  to  his  own  persistent  ef- 
forts, his  perseverance,  and  his  faithful  per- 
formance of  his  duties,  from  the  day  when,  as 
a  fatherless  lad,  he  first  commenced  the  strug- 
gle of  life,  until  the  present  time,  when  he  is 
one  of  the  most  respected  and  trusted  em- 
ployees of  the  Northern  Central  Railroad 
Company. 

John  Kahler  was  married  in  York,  Pa.,  May 
28,  1858,  to  Rebecca,  daiighter  of  John  and 
Mary  (Spahr)  Kunkle,  of  Cumberland  coun- 
ty. Pa.  Their  children  are:  Mary  (Mrs.  Frank 
Yan  Camp),  deceased;  and  Emma.  Mr.  Kah- 
ler's  religious  preferences  are  for  the  Lutheran 
church. 


THOMAS  W.  MORLEY,  a  prominent 
merchant  and  representative  man  of  Marys- 
ville, Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Luzerne 
county.  Pa.,  September  22,  1831,  a  son  of  the 
late  Thomas  and  Harriet  (Potter)  Morley). 
His  paternal  grandfather  was  bom  in  England, 
but  came  to  America  while  a  young  man,  to 
escape  military  duties.  He  first  resided  in 
Luzerne  county.  Pa.,  but  subsequently  re- 
moved to  Susquehanna  county.  Here  he  be- 
came a  farmer,  and  passed  the  latter  days  of 
his  life.  His  wife  survived  him  until  she  had 
readied  the  remarkable  age  of  one  hundred 
yeare.  Thomas  W.  Morley's  maternal  gi'and- 
father  was  a  native  of  New  York  State,  but 
passed  his  later  years  in  Wyoming  county.  Pa. 
He  died  at  a  very  ripe  old  age. 

Thomas  ]\Iorley,  the  father  of  Thomas  W., 
was  born  in  1802  in  Luzerne  county,  where  he 
resided  for  fifty  years,  and  represented  that 
county  in  the  State  legislature  during  the 
yeai-s  1844-45.  In  1852,  he  moved  to  Perry 
county,  the  place  where  Marj'sville  now 
stands.  He  was  a  contractor  and  assisted  in 
building  the  Northern  Central  ■  Railroad. 
After  a  residence  of  some  years  in  Perry  coun- 
ty, he  went  to  Harrisburg,  and  was  some  time 
in  the  oToceiw  business.     He  was  a  resident  of 


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Harris'biirg  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in 
May,  1874,  after  a  long  and  useful  life.  He 
had  been  one  of  the  largest  land  owners  of 
Perry  county,  and  at  one  time  owned,  the  land 
now  covered  by  the  borough  of  Marysville. 
Thomas  Morley  was  the  father  of  eight  chil- 
dren :  four  who  died  in  childhood ;  Hiram  P., 
died  in  Atlanta,  Ga.,  August  6,  1896,  at  the 
age  of  sixty-nine  years;  Alonzo,  died  in  Har- 
risburg  about  1875;  Thomas  W. ;  and  Stephen 
H.,  who  is  in  the  employ  of  the  jSTorthern  Cen- 
tral Eailroad. 

The  boyhood  and  youth  of  Thomas  W.  Mor- 
ley was  spent  in  his  native  county,  where,  in 
the  common  schools,  he  received  a  limited  edu- 
cation. After  leaving  school,  he  learned  the 
moulding  business  in  his  father's  foundry.  In 
1854,  he  removed  to  Marysville,  and  farmed 
for  about  six  years.  For  the  next  five  years  he 
was  in  the  service  of  the  N"orthem  Central 
Eailroad  Companj^  Since  1865,  he  has  been 
very  prosperously  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness. Mr.  Morlev  was  luarried  in  Oswego, 
]^.  Y.,  IsTovember  19,  1873,  to  Mary  'E. 
Smith,  a  daughter  of  Lester  and  Sarali 
(Clark)  Smith,  both  natives  of  jS^cav  York 
State.  Their  children  are:  George  Weston,  a 
book-keeper  in  the  employ  of  the  Swift  Pack- 
ing Company,  stationed  at  Haverstraw,  N". 
Y.,  who  was  born  Wednesday,  January  20, 
1875;  JSTellie  Jayne,  born  Friday,  June  2, 
1876;  Sarah  Grace,  bom  Satiu'day,  Septem- 
ber 7,  1878;  and  Mary  Harriet,  born  Sunday, 
December  7,  1879.  The  family  are  all  con- 
sistent members  of  the  Reformed  church.  Mr. 
Morley  served  as  treasurer  of  the  borough  of 
Marysville,  since  its  incorporation,  but  on  ac- 
count of  failing  health,  resigned  the  position 
April  1,  1897.  He  is  a  stockholder  in  the 
Marysville  cemetery.  He  is  a  charter  me:u- 
ber,  and  a  past  master  of  Perry  Lodge,  'No. 
458,  F.  and  A.  M.,  also  a  past  noble  grand 
of  Marysville  Lodge,  ISTo.  590,  at  Marysville, 
and  a  member  of  Dauphin  Encampment,  No. 
10,  Harrisburg,  I.  O.  O.  F.  Mr.  J^Jorley  is  a 
Democrat,  but  he  is  not  a  politician  in  the 
common  acceptation  of  the  word,  as  he  is  not, 
and  never  has  been,  an  office  seeker.  He  i-^ 
well-known  as  one  6i  the  solid  business  men 
of  the  borough,  and  stands  high  in  the  esti- 
mation of  the  citizens,  admired  for  his  honor- 
able business  methods,  and  his  sterling  char- 
acter. 


GEORGE  W.  DICK,  yard  master  of  the 
ISTorthern  Central  Railroad,  at  Marysville, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  New  Free- 
dom, York  county,  Pa.,  ITovember  1,  1847, 
son  of  Israel  and  Elizabeth  (Stine)  Dick.  All 
his  lancestoa-s  were  German.  The  families 
came  to  America  before  the  war  of  1812,  in 
which  struggle  his  gi'andfather,  Philip  Dick, 
took  i^art,  fighting  for  the  land  in  which  he 
had  come  to  make  a  home.  Israel  Dick  was 
born  in  York  county.  Pa.  He  was  a  black- 
smith, but  spent  most  of  his  life  in  farming 
and  fruit  growing.  About  1852,  he  removed 
to  Rye  towTiship,  Perry  county,  where  he  en- 
gaged extensively  in  fimit  growing.  The  re- 
mainder of  his  life  was  spent  in  this  township. 
He  died  at  his  home,  June  27,  1884,  four 
months  after  the  death  of  his  wife,  which  oc- 
cui-red  February  28,  1884.  Of  their  seven 
children,  Sophia  (Mrs.  George  W.  Stabler), 
is  the  only  one  deceased.  Those  living  are: 
Josiah  S.,  residing  near  Columbia,  Ore.; 
George  W. ;  Calvin  J.,  of  Berwick,  Columbia 
county.  Pa.;  Rev.  Jeremiah,  a  Congrega- 
tional minister,  now  residing  at  Hillsborough, 
Ore.;  Eli  E.,  baggagemaster  on  the  ISTorthern 
Central  Railr'oad,  residing  in  Baltimore,  Md. ; 
and  Mary  M.  (Mrs.  Christian  I.  Heisley),  of 
Steelton,''Pa. 

George  W.  Dick  first  came  to  Perry  county 
with  his  parents,  when  he  was  five  years  old. 
Since  that  time,  for  a  period  of  over  forty- 
four  years,  he  has  continued  to  be  a  resident 
of  the  county.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Rye  township,  and  the  Millersville 
State  ISTormal  School.  After  leaving  school, 
he  engaged  in  teaching  during  the  winter 
months,  and  in  farm  work  during  the  summer. 
He  was  thus'occupied  until  1868,  since  which 
time  he  has  been  a  faithful  and  trustworthy 
employee  of  the  ^N'orthern  Central  Railroad 
Company.  Mr.  Dick  is  now  serving  his  four- 
teenth year  as  a  school  director  of  the  borough 
of  Marysville.  During  his  term  of  office,  two 
brick  school  houses  have  been  erected.  He  is 
a  member  and  past  master  of  Perry  Lodge, 
ISTo.  458,  F.  and  A.  M.,  and  a  member  of  Beu- 
lah  Lodge,  K'o.  269,  K.  of  P.  Mr.  Dick  is 
a  Republican. 

Mr.  Dick  married,  in  Marysville,  May  5, 
1872,  to  ]\Iiss  Marie  Woods,  a  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Sarah  Woods,  of  Xewport,  Perry 
countj^     They    have    five    children:    Emma 


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Alice  Jackson  (Mrs.  Charles  B.  Sellers),  of 
Marysville;  Milton  C;  lantha  Edna;  Xellie 
j\Iay;  and  Pierce  AV.  The  family  attend  the 
Lutheran  chiirch,  of  which  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dick 
are  members. 


JOHX  C.  F.  GEIB,  yard  master  of  the 
ISTorthern  Central  Railroad,  Marj'sville,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Mifflintowu,  Juniata 
county,  August  24,  1860,  son  of  David  and 
Anna  (Hackenberger)  Geib.  Through  both 
his  father  and  his  mother,  Mr.  Geib  is  of  Ger- 
man descent.  His  paternal  gTandfather  came 
to  America  before  the  Eevolutionaiy  war,  and 
settled  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa.  His  ma- 
ternal grandfather,  Mr.  Hackenberger,  was 
born  in  Hesse  Darmstadt,  Germany.  At  an 
early  date,  he  likewise  emigrated  to  America, 
and  settled  in  Lancaster  county.  Both  grand- 
parents were  farmers,  and  both  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  their  lives  in  the  place  where  they 
first  established  their  homes  in  the  Xew 
World.  David  Geib,  father  of  John  C.  F. 
Geib,  was  bom  near  Manheim,  Lancaster 
county.  Pa.,  March  12,  1828.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  his  native  county,  whei'e  he  also 
learned  the  milling  business,  with  which  he 
was  occupied  until  1864.  In  that  year  he  en- 
listed in  the  One  Hundred  and  Seventy-first 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  was  appointed  n 
second  lieutenant,  and  served  bravely  and 
faithfiilly  until  the  close  of  the  war.  After 
being  honorably  discharged,  he  returned  to 
Juniata  county,  which  had  been  his  home  for 
several  years  before  his  enlistment,  and  again 
pursued  the  trade  of  milling.  In  the  spring 
of  1866,  he  entered  the  service  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Eailroad  Company,  as  warehouse- 
man at  Mifflintown  Station.  About  1868,  he 
was  transferred  to  Maiysville  as  assistant 
agent,  and  in  a  short  time  was  appointed  agent 
at  the  same  place.  He  continued  in  this  posi- 
tion until  the  time  of  his  death,  which  was 
occasioned  by  an  accident  on  the  IN'orthern 
Central  Railroad,  Febmary  28,  1880.  David 
Geib  was  married  in  Lancaster  county  to 
Anna,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Elizabeth  Hack- 
enberger. Of  their  seven  children,  one  died 
in  infancy.  Those  surviving  are:  Amanda 
(Mrs.  William  H.  Eppley),  of  MarysA^lle; 
Jane  (Mrs.  John  H.  Ellenberger),  of  Sun- 
bury,  Pa.;  Annie,  married  first  to  the  la-te 
G.  L.  Davis,  and  now  the  wife  of  William 
Patterson,  Marysville;   Samuel  G.;  Jolni  C. 


F. ;  and  AVilliam  D.  C,  all  residing  in  Marys- 
ville. 

John  C.  F.  Geib  came  to  Marysville  with 
his  parents,  in  1868,  when  but  eight  years  old, 
and  has  been  since  that  time  a  resident  of  the 
borough.  Ele  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  the  district,  and  was  after- 
wards engaged  for  about  three  years  as  a  sales- 
man. In  1880,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Korthern  Central  Eailroad  Company,  in 
which  he  has  ever  since  continued.  For  the 
past  thirteen  years  he  has  filled  his  present 
position  of  yardmaster.  Mr.  Geib  is  a  member 
and  past  master  of  Perry  Lodge,  ISTo.  458,  F. 
and  A.  M. ;  a  past  noble  gTand  of  Marysville 
Lodge,  'No.  590,  I.  O.  O.  F.;  and  a  mem'ber  of 
Marysville  Camp,  Is^o.  218,  E.  O.  S.  of  A.  His 
l>olitical  views  are  Republican. 

David  Geib  was  married,  at  Marysville, 
June  21,  1883,  to  Frances,  daughter  of  John 
and  Leah  Eupley.  They  have  four  children: 
Lizzie  E.;  David  E.;  Harry  E.;  and  Chattie. 
The  family  attend  the  Eeformed  church. 


HEJs^RY  H.  FISHEE,  a  prominent  mer- 
chant of  Marysville,  Ferry  county,  Ea.,  was 
born  in  Hellam,  York  county.  Pa.,  March  15, 
183S,  son  of  Daniel  and  Rebecca  (Hindel) 
Fisher,  natives  of  York  county,  both  now  de- 
ceased. They  spent  their  entire  lives  in  their 
native  county,  where  Daniel  Fisher  was  en- 
gaged in  butchering.  They  had  four  chil- 
dren: Henry  H. ;  Daniel,  resides  at  Marys- 
ville; Frederick,  fonnerly  an  engineer  on  the 
Fort  Wayne  and  Chicago  Eailroad;  and  Leah, 
who  died  when  about  eleven  years  old. 

The  boyhood  days  of  Henry  H.  Fisher  were 
passed  in  his  native  county,  where  he  received 
his  primary  education  in  the  common  schools. 
He  spent  the  year  1857  at  the  State  J^Tormal 
School,  Millersville,  Lancaster  county,  Ea. 
In  1858,  he  entered  White  Hall  Academy, 
Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  and  in  the  fall  of 
the  same  year  became  a  teacher  in  the  public 
schools  of  York  county.  During  the  next  two 
years,  he  spent  his  time  alternately  in  teach- 
ing and  studying.  In  the  spring  of  1859,  he 
again  entered  the  Millersville  Xormal  School, 
resuming  his  duties  as  teacher  in  the  fall  of 
that  year.  In  the  spring  of  1860,  he  attended 
school  in  York  county,  for  one  term,  return- 
ing to  the  Millei^ville  ISTormal  School  for  the 
fall  term,  at  the  expiration  of  which,  he  again 
engaged  in  teaching.     For  the  following  six 


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yeai-s,  lie  tauglat  in  the  public  scliools  of  York 
and  Perry  counties.  The  terms  of  1862,  1863 
and  1864  were  devoted  to  the  schools  of 
Marysville.  During  the  spring  of  1862,  he 
also  engaged  in  the  lumbering  business,  in 
Marysville,  and  in  the  same  year,  became  a 
contractor  and  builder.  In  1865,  he  erected 
a  planing-mill  at  Marysville,  which  he  con- 
ducted very  successfully  until  1889,  when  it 
was  destroyed  by  fire.  Mr.  Fisher  was  very 
successful  as  a  contractor.  A  large  number 
of  buildings  of  the  borough  have  been  erected 
by  him;  he  also  built  the  first  new  school 
house,  which  was  situated  on  the  bank  of  the 
river.  After  the  destruction  of  his  mill  in 
1889,  he  entered  upon  his  mercantile  career, 
in  which  he  has  ever  since  continued.  Mr. 
Fisher  has  been  twice  elected  chief  burgess  of 
the  borough  of  Marysville,  and  while  in  olfice, 
he  performed  all  his  duties  in  the  most  satis- 
factory manner.  He  has  served  one  term  as 
councilman,  and  is  now  serving  his  ninth  year 
as  tax  collector.  He  is  a  member  of  Perry 
Lodge,  Xo.  458,  F.  and  A.  M.,  and  of  ]\Iarys- 
ville  Lodge,  I^o.  590,  L  O.  0.  F.  Mr.  Fisher 
is  a  Democrat. 

Henry  H.  Fisher  was  married  at  York,  in 
March,  1862,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John 
and  Elizabeth  (Keller)  Ruby.  By  this  mar- 
riage there  were  eight  children,  all  of  whom 
are  living:  Alice  E.  (Mi-s.  James  Benfor),  of 
Marysville;  Annie  R.  (Mrs.  William  Heish- 
ley),  of  Rye  township;  Harry  W.;  Perry  R.; 
Minnie  M.;  Wesley  D.;  Cora  E.;  and  Amos. 
Mr.  Fisher  and  his  family  attend  the  Evan- 
g'elical  church. 


JOHN  C.  SWEGER,  Marysville,  Fevrj 
county.  Pa.,  was  bom  in  Saville  township, 
Perry  county,' May  12,  1851.  He  is  a  son  of 
the  late  William  and  Mary  (Bousman)  Swe- 
ger.  Both  parents  were  natives  of  Perry 
county,  and  were  of  Pennsylvania  German 
ancestry.  William  Sweger  was  a  gunsmith, 
which  occupation  he  followed,  and  also  cul- 
tivated a  small  farm  in  Saville  township.  On 
this  farm  John  Sweger  was  bom;  and  here, 
amidst  the  surroiindings  incidental  to  farm 
life,  his  boyhood  was  passed.  Dimng  the  win- 
ter months,  he  attended  the  common  schools 
■of  the  to'wnship,  receiving  such  limited  educa- 
tion, as  could  be  obtained  in  this  way.  At 
about  seventeen  years  of  age,  he  was  appren- 
ticed to  a  shoemaker.    This  business,  which  has 


been  his  occupation  through  life,  he  has  fol- 
lowed in  several  States  of  the  Union.  Mr. 
Sweger  is  a  member  of  the  council  of  the  bor- 
ough of  Marysville.  In  his  politics  he  is  a 
Republican. 

John  C.  Sweger  was  married  in  Loysville, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  to  Jennie  Wax,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  and  Rebecca  Wax,  who  were  na- 
tives of  Perry  county.  There  were  six  chil- 
dren by  this  union,  four  of  whom  survive: 
Bessie  A.;  Clara  May;  Benjamin  F.;  and 
Charles  L.  Mr.  Sweger's  church  fellowship 
is  with  the  Reformed  congregation. 


AVILLIAM  H.  LEOIvTARD,  a  prominent, 
progressive  merchant,  of  Marysville,  PeiTy 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Juniata  township. 
Perry  county,  February  4,  1855.  He  is  a  son 
of  Benjamin  F.  and  Elizabeth  Leonard,  na- 
tives of  Perry  county.  Benjamin  Leonard 
died  April  27,  1894.  His  wife  resides  with 
her  daughter  in  Cumberland  county.  Pa. 
Their  four  children  survive,  and  are:  Mary 
E.  (Mrs.  John  R.  Albright);  John  P.,  and 
Levi  L.,  both  residing  in  Rye  township;  and 
William  H. 

William  H.  Leonard  was  but  seven  years 
old  when  his  parents  removed  to  Rye  town- 
ship, in  1862,  and  here  he  continued  to  reside 
until  1889,  a  period  of  twenty-seven  years. 
He  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  the  district.  After  leaving  school,  he  was 
for  ten  years  in  the  employ  of  James  Bell. 
In  1890,  he  engaged  in  the  feed  and  coal  busi- 
ness, at  Marysville,  and  was  for  over  two  years 
in  this  occupation.  Removing  to  ISTew  Bloom- 
field,  Pei-ry  county,  in  1892,  he  resided  there 
for  about  eight  months,  and  then  went  to  Lan- 
disburg,  Perry  county,  purchased  the  Demp- 
sey  Hotel,  and  conducted  it  for  two  years. 
For  one  year  following,  he  was  engaged  in 
the  lumber  business.  In  the  spring  of  1896, 
Mr.  Leonard  entered  upon  his  present  career 
as  a  grocer  and  manufacturer  in  Marysville. 
The  factory  which  he  has  opened  is  the  only 
one  of  its  kind  in  the  Juniata  valley,  the  ma- 
chinery is  i-un  by  steam.  He  manufactures 
shirts,  wrappers  and  overalls,  which  are  sold 
in  different  jjarts  of  the  State.  He  has  been 
successful  in  this  enterprise,  and  employs  fi-om 
sixteen  to  twenty  hands.  Mr.  Leonard  has 
served  one  term  in  the  borough  council  of 
Landisburg.     He  is  a  staunch  Republican. 

A7illiam  H.  Leonard  was  mai-ried  in  Marys- 


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ville,  Sei3tember  24,  1SS5,  to  Minnie  F., 
daugJiter  of  Jesse  S.  and  Jane  Xace.  They 
have  had  three  children:  Jesse  F. ;  Benjamin 
H.,  deceased;  and  FIngh  B.,  deceased.  Mr. 
Leonard  attends  the  Evangelical  church. 


JOHIsT  W.  BEERS,  a  lumberman,  and 
one  of  the  representative  men  of  Marvsville, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Horse  valley, 
Toboyne  township,  Pen-y  county,  December 
27,  1848.  He  is  a  son  of  Joseph  B.  and  Anna 
(Kelley)  Beers.  Andrew  Beers,  his  grand- 
father, was  born  in  Ireland.  At  an  early  date 
he  came  to  America,  and  engaged  in  farmmg 
near  Concord,  Franklin  county.  Pa.  The  re- 
mainder of  his  life  was  spent  in  that  place.  He 
was  twice  married,  both  of  his  wives  being  na- 
tives of  the  Emerald  Isle.  •  Joseph  B.  Beers, 
the  father  of  John  W.  Beers,  was  the  yomig- 
est  child  to  the  second  union.  Joseph  B. 
Beers  was  born  near  Concord,  Franklin  coun- 
ty, in  June,  1815,  and  received  his  education 
in  the  schools  of  that  district.  After  leaving 
school  he  learned  tanning.  He  removed  to 
Horse  valley,  in  Toboyne  township,  Perry 
county,  where  he  purchased  a  farm  and  culti- 
vated it  until  1863,  when  he  removed  to  jSTew 
Bloomfield,  Perry  county,  where  he  worked 
for  one  year  at  his  trade  of  tanning.  In  1864, 
he  went  to  McYeytown,  Mifflin  county.  Pa., 
where  he  continued  for  about  three  years  in 
the  tanning  business.  Later,  he  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  patent  medicines,  in  which 
he  was  very  successful.  He  became  widely 
known  as  the  maker  and  proprietor  of  "Beers' 
Famous  American  Liniment,"  a  sovereig-n 
remedy  for  headaches,  colds,  etc.  After  con- 
ducting the  patent  medicine  business  for 
eighteen  years,  he  retired  and  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  da^-s  with  his  sou,  John  W. 
Beers,  in  Marysville.  Here,  after  a  well- 
spent  and  useful  life,  he  passed  away,  Decem- 
ber 2,  1889,  at  the  age  of  seventy-four  yeai-s, 
five  months  and  sixteen  days.  Josejih  Beers 
was  man-ied  in  Toboyne  township,  January 
22,  1846,  to  Miss  Anna,  daughter  of  John 
and  Margaret  Kelley,  she  was  born  July  23, 
1817,  and  died  at  the  residence  of  her  son, 
John,  in  Marysville,  March  1,  1895.  Their 
children  were:  Andrew  Jackson,  born  Octo- 
ber 19,  1846,  now  residing  in  Oliver  town- 
ship, Mifflin  county;  John  W. ;  Margaret  E., 
born  March  26,  1851,  died  August  29,  1851; 
Joseph  Alexander,  born  March  1,  1853,  resid- 


ing in  Oliver  township,  Mifflin  county;  Sarah 
E.,  born  September  13,  1855,  died  September 
18,  1856;  and  Cambridge  Graham,  born  Xo- 
vember  29,  1857,  residing  in  Sunbury,  Xorth- 
umberland  county,  Pa. 

J  ohn  W.  Beers  received  his  early  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Toboyne  township. 
This  was  supplemented  by  a  course  at  the  Xew 
Bloomfield  Academy,  after  which  he  studied 
telegi-aphy.  He  was  then  a  news  agent  on  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  for  about  six  months, 
after  which  he  was  engaged  as  a  salesman  in  a 
general  store  at  Mattawana,  Mifflin  county. 
In  1869,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad  Company,  at  Altoona, 
Blair  county.  Pa.,  and  was  soon  after  ap- 
pointed foreman  in  the  Maintenance  of  Way 
Dei>artment.  In  the  following  year,  he  was 
transfen-ed  to  Marysville,  and  on  March  1, 
1873,  was  appointed  foreman  of  sub-Division 
Xo.  4,  which  position  he  filled  until  his  resig- 
nation in  Sej^tember,  1880.  In  1877,  he  was 
nominated  by  the  Republican  party  for  sheriff 
of  Perry  county,  and  was  defeated  by  only 
nine  votes.  In  1880,  he  was  renominated  for 
sherifl',  and  was  elected.  During  his  term  of 
three  years,  he  fulfilled  all  his  duties  in  the 
most  satisfactory  manner.  At  the  expiration 
of  his  term  of  office,  he  was  engaged  with  the 
Bell  Telephone  Company.  Since  1884,  he  has 
carried  on  the  lumber  trade.  Mr.  Beers  was 
the  contractor  for  furnishing  the  water  sup- 
plies to  Xew  Cumberland  and  Marysville. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  borough  council;  has 
served  as  school  director;  and  has  filled  other 
minor  offices.  He  is  a  member  of  PeiTy 
Lodge,  Xo.  458,  of  Marysville;  of  the  F.  and 
A.  M.,  of  Xewport,  Perrv  county;  and  of 
Beulah  Lodge,  Xo.  269,  K.'P. 

John  W.  Beers  was  married  in  Le^^^stown, 
Miffiin  county,  September  16,  1873,  to  Re- 
becca E.,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Martha 
Kauffman.  Their  children  are:  Joseph  C, 
bom  Xovember  27,  1874;  Pearl  M.,  bom 
December  4,  1876;  Albert  W.,  and  Walter 
B.,  twins,  born  October  14,  1879.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Beea-s  are  faithful  members  of  the  Lu- 
theran church. 


JACOB  ZAXG,  Marysville,  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  was  born  in  Friedewald,  Ivreis  Hersfeld, 
Hesse  Cassel,  Germany,  October  29,  1832, 
son  of  Xicholas  and  Anna  Barbara  Elizabeth 
(Reimiller)  Zang,  both  natives  of  Germany. 


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Jacob  Zang  spent  his  early  life  in  his  native 
countrj,  where  lie  received  the  thorough  edu- 
cation of  the  German  schools.  He  also  ac- 
quired the  trades  of  masonry,  stone-cutting 
and  wood-turning;  and  worked  for  some  yeai-s 
as  a  mason.  On  his  twentieth  birthday,  Octo- 
ber 29,  1852,  he  left  his  native  land  for 
America,  landing  at  Baltimore,  Md.,  Janu- 
ary 24,  1853.  Here  he  remained  for  a  short 
time,  in  the  employ  of  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio 
Railroad  Company.  He  went  to  Bridgeport, 
Cumberland  county,  Pa.,  March  17,  1853, 
and  there  worked  for  a  year  on  the  construc- 
tion of  what  is  now  the  jSTorthern  Central 
Railroad,  after  which  he  remained  in  Bridge- 
port until  the  fall  of  1851,  engaged  in  various 
occupations.  In  September  of  that  year  he 
began  a  service  of  over  forty-two  years,  as  a 
valued  employee  of  the  iSTortheru  Central 
Railroad  Company.  He  has  held  various  po- 
sitions, and  is  one  of  the  oldest  locomoti-s-e  en- 
gineers on  the  road,  having  served  in  that 
capacity  for  thirty-three  years.  Mr.  Zang 
was  among  the  earliest  settlers  of  Marysville; 
his  house  was  the  third  one  built  within  the 
present  limits  of  the  borough.  For  thirteen 
years,  he  has  served  the  borough  as  school  di- 
rector, and  for  eleven  years  of  that  time  was 
treasurer  of  the  board.  He  is  a  member  of 
Perry  Lodge,  Xo.  458,  F.  and  A.  M.,  and  of 
Beuiah  Lodge,  IvTo.  269,  K.  P.,  both  of 
Marysville.  He  has  been  a  member  of  Monu- 
mental Division,  ISTo.  52,  Brotherhood  of  Loco- 
motive Engineers,  of  Baltimore,  Md.  Since 
September,  1867,  he  is  a  supporter  of  Demo- 
cratic principles. 

Jacob  Zang  was  first  married,  June  30, 
1861,  at  Bridgeport,  Cumberland  county,  to 
Susan,  daughter  of  John  and  Anna  I^.  (Gar- 
ber)  Eppler,  of  Rye  township.  Mrs.  Susan 
Zang  died  December  23,  1874.  Of  their 
eight  children,  five  died  in  infancy.  Three 
sons  survive:  William  F. ;  George  W. ;  and 
John  Wesley.  Jacob  Zang  was  married  the 
second  time  in  Marysville,  October  3,  1875, 
to  Elmira  B.,  daughter  of  John  D.  C.  and 
Henrietta  (Jones)  McJSTaughton,  born  in 
Oliver  township,  Perry  county,  April  22. 
1847.  Their  children  are:  Jacob  Milton,  born 
December  4,  1881;  and  Foster  R.,  bom  April 
11,  1886.  Mr.  Zang  and  his  family  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Reformed  church,  of  which  Rev. 
J.  David  Miller  is  pastor. 


JOHN  H.  RHOADS,  Marysville,  Peny 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  the  late  George  and  Mar- 
garet (McLaughlin)  Rhoads,  was  born  April 
24,  1843,  very  near  his  present  residence. 
His  paternal  ancestors  were  German,  while 
those  on  his  mother's  side  were  Irish.  Both 
parents,  however,  were  bom  in  America,  his 
father  in  Maytown,  Lancaster  county.  Pa., 
and  his  mother  in  Dauphin  county.  Pa.  The 
eldest  of  their  six  children,  James,  died  Au- 
gust 5,  1865;  the  others  are:  Cyrus,  of  Marys- 
ville, Perry  county,  Pa.;  Joseph  W.,  of  Rye 
township;  George  W.,  of  Marysville;  John 
H.;  and  Margaret  Jane  (Mrs.  Elijah  David), 
of  Rye  township. 

Except  during  sixteen  months,  spent  in  the 
defense  of  his  country  during  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion,  John  H.  Rhoads  has  passed  all  his 
life  in  Rye  township.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools,  and  then  worked  for  some 
years  at  wood-chopping  and  basket-making. 
Later,  he  was  employed  by  the  ISTortheru  Cen- 
tral Railroad  Company  for  about  five  years. 
On  February  23,  1864,  he  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany M,  Seventh  Veteran  Pennsylvania 
Cavalry,  and  for  about  sixteen  months  served 
in  this  regiment,  displaying  great  bravery  in 
action  and  endurance  in  hardships.  He  was 
honorably  discharged  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  June 
30,  1865.  Unhappily,  Mr.  Rhoads  has  en- 
tirely lost  his  sight,  and  is  thus  incapacitated 
for  work  of  any  kind.  He  is  of  the  Demo- 
cratic party.  John  H.  Rhoads  was  married 
in  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  April  29,  1861,  to  Louisa, 
daughter  of  John  F.  and  Margaret  Dale,  of 
Rye  township,  Perry  county.  They  have 
one  daughter,  Anna  Mary  (Mrs.  John  H. 
Shone),  of  Rye  to'miship.  After  thirty-five 
years  of  married  life,  Mr.  Rhoads  was  separ- 
ated by  death  from  his  faithful  wife,  April 
9,  189(3.     He  attends  the  Bethel  church. 


CHARLES  BARSHINGER,  Keystone, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  York  county, 
Pa.,  August  23,  1834,  son  of  Henry  and  Mary 
(Austine)  Barshinger,  both  of  German  an- 
cestry, and  natives  of  York  county.  Hon.  Mr. 
Austine,  father  of  Mrs.  Henry  Barshinger, 
represented  York  county  in  the  State  legisla- 
ture in  1834.  Henry  Barshinger  died  in 
1845,  and  -his  wife  in  1880,  both  in  York 
county,  where  they  had  passed  their  entire 
lives.     Five  of  their  familv  of  eleven  children 


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are  deceased;  the  surviA^ors  are:  Henry,  of  Red 
Lion,  York  county;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Emanuel 
Keller);  Samuel,  of  Windsor  township,  York 
county;  Charles;  Mary  Jane  (Mrs.  lienry  Ty- 
son), of  Y^'ork  county;  and  Amos,  of  York 
county. 

The  youth  of  Charles  Jjarshinger  was  spent 
upon  his  father's  farm,  in  his  native  county, 
where  he  continued  to  reside  until  he  was 
twenty-five  years  of  age.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools.  After  leaving  school, 
he  was  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  until 
1859,  when  he  removed  to  Rye  township,  and 
has  ever  since  been  a  resident  and  a  merchant 
of  Perry  county.  He  has  jDroved  himself  a 
useful  and  trustworthy  citizen;  has  served  for 
eighteen  years  on  the  school  board  of  Rye 
township,  besides  filling  the  ofiices  of  asses- 
sor and  tax  collector.  Fgr  thirty-six  years,  he 
has  been  postmaster  at  Keystone.  He  sup- 
ports Republican  views.  Charles  Barshinger 
was  married,  January  5,  1860,  in  Mechanics- 
burg,  Pa.,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of.  Francis 
and  Elizabeth  Idel.  Their  children  are :  Mary 
Jane  (Mrs.  John  Shaffer);  Clara  V.  (Mrs.  D. 
W.  Sunday);  Milton  A.,  deceased;  tind  Tal- 
bot N.,  of  Rye  township.  Mr.  Bai-shinger 
and  family  attend  the  Evangelical  church,  of 
which  he  has  been  a  trustee  for  twenty-five 
years;  for  the  same  length  of  time  he  has 
been  superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school. 


CHAUNCEY  S.  AYISE,  Marysville,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Erankstown,  Blair 
county,  Pa.,  September  6,  1857,  son  of  Eli  W. 
and  ]\Iargaret  M.  (Quigley)  Wise.  Eli  W. 
Wise,  who  was  a  son  of  Michael  and  Mary 
Wise,  was  born  in  February,  1839,  in  Cumber- 
land county.  Pa.,  where  he  spent  his  early  life. 
After  reaching  mature  years,  he  went  to 
Frankstown,  Pa.,  where  he  engaged  in  busi- 
ness as  a  tailor.  Later,  he  became  proprietor 
of  the  Frankstown  Hotel.  Some  years  after, 
he  removed  to  Shiremanstown,  Pa.,  and  there 
carried  on  mercantile  business  until  1870. 
From  that  year  iintil  his  death,  which  occur- 
red Ai^ril  23,  1889,  he  was  in  the  same  busi- 
ness in  Marysville.  During  the  nineteen 
years  of  his  residence  there,  he  took  a  promi- 
nent and  active  part  in  borough  affairs,  lend- 
ing his  aid  to  all  worthy  entei'pri^es,  and  es- 
teemed in  the  commitnity  for  his  many  sterling 
qualities.  He  was  mari-ied  to  Miss  Quigley 
in  Cumberland  county.     They  had  four  chil-. 


dren,  of  whom  two  are  now  living:  Chauncey 
S.;  and  Emma  E.  (Mrs.  Samuel  G.  Geib). 

It  was  during  the  early  childhood  of 
Chauncey  S.  Wise  that  his  parents  removed 
from  Blair  to  Cumberland  county.  He  re- 
ceived his  early  education  in  the  Cumberland 
county  i>ublic  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  eigh- 
teen, went  with  the  famil_y  to  Marysville.  A 
few  years  later,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 
iSTorbhern  Central  Railroad  Company,  and  re- 
mained in  the  same  for  eight  years,  part  of 
the  time  stationed  at  Marysville,  and  the  re- 
mainder at  Baltimore.  After  severing  his  con- 
nection with  the  railroad  company,  he  em- 
barked in  mercantile  business,  in  which  he 
has  ever  since  been  successfully  engaged. 
Since  the  death  of  his  father,  he  has  carried 
on  the  business  formerly  conducted  by  him. 
Mr.  Wise  is  a  member  and  the  secretary  of 
Marysville  Lodge,  ISTo.  458,  F.  and  A.  M.;  a 
member  and  also  treasurer  of  Beulah  Lodge, 
'No.  269,  K.  P.;  and  a  member  of  Washing- 
ton Camp,  Xo.  218,  P.  O.  S.  A.,  of  Marys- 
ville. Tie  gives  his  support  to  the  Republi- 
can party.  Mr.  Wise  is  the  superintendent  of 
Chestnxit  Grove  cemetery. 

Chauncey  S.  Wise  was  married,  in  Rye 
township,  October  1,  1874,  to  Ellen  C,  daugh- 
ter of  Edward  C.  and  Louisa  Gault;  Mr. 
Gault  is  deceased,  but  his  wife  still  resides  in 
Marysville.  The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Wise  are:  Romaine  M.,  died  August  9,  1892, 
aged  seventeen  years;  Bertha  L.,  died  July 
22,  1892,  aged  ten  years;  Walter  E.;  Delia 
M.;  Elsie  E.;  Marvin  S.;  and  Helen  P.;  Mrs. 
Wise  died  October  25,  1892.  Mr.  Wise  is  a 
member,  and  has  for  years  been  a  trustee,  of 
the  ITnited  Evangelical  church.  For  the  past 
seventeen  years,  he  has  been  superintendent 
of  the  Sunday-school  connected  with  the 
church  which  he  attends. 

HARRY  J.  DECKARD,  Marysville, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Liverpool, 
Perry  county,  April  10,  1869.  He  is  a  son  of 
Samuel  R.  and  Elizabeth  (Jordan)  Deckard, 
still  residents  of  Liverpool.  In  the  same  bor- 
ough, Samuel  R.  Deckard  was  born;  he  has 
always  resided  in  Perry  county.  He  was  for 
many  years  a  furniture  dealer  and  undertaker, 
but  two  years  ago  retired  from  business,  and 
is  enjoying  well-earned  leisure.  Llis  wife, 
Elizabeth  (Jordan)  Deckard,  was  born  in 
Mexico,  Juniata  county,  but  has  been  a  resi- 


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dent  of  Liverpool  since  lier  marriage.  Their 
children  are :  one  who  died  in  infancy ;  Harry 
J.;  JS^ita  (Mrs.  J.  N.  Roush);  and  Rebecca, 
(Mrs.  W.  \\.  Ritter.) 

Passing  his  yonth  in  his  native  borough, 
Harry  J.  Deckard  received  his  education  in  its 
common  schools.  He  afterwards  learned  cabi- 
net-making in  his  father's  shop,  and  from 
1890  until  IS 9-1,  was  his  father's  partner  in 
the  business  at  Liverpool.  In  the  latter  year, 
Samuel  R.  Deckard  retiring  from  business, 
his  son  removed  to  Marysville,  where  he  has 
already  built  up  a  llourishing  trade.  His 
worth  as  a  substantial  business  man  and  as  a 
citizen  having  been  realized,  he  is  regarded 
Avith  respect  and  confidence  in  the  borough. 
While  a  resident  of  Liverpool,  he  was  for  some 
time  auditor  of  the  borough;  he  now  occupies 
the  same  office  in  Marysville.  Mr.  Deckard 
is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  Beulah 
Lodge,  lv"o.  269,  K.  P.,  of  Marysville. 
Henry  Deckard  was  married  at  Liverpool, 
September  19,  1889,  to  Margaret  H.,  daugh- 
ter of  Isaac  N.  and  Mary  Murray;  Mr.  Mur- 
ray is  deceased;  his  wife  still  resides  in  Liver- 
pool. The  children  of  this  marriage  are: 
Elizabeth  E. ;  Jennie  Blanche;  Stella  S. ;  and 
Harry  M.,  born  March  11,  1897.  The  family 
attend  the  Lutheran  church. 


Elizabeth    Jane    (Mrs.    S.    S.    Leiby).     Mr. 
Schools  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


WILLIAM  M.  SCHOOLS,  Marysville, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Pa., 
September  27,  1824,  son  of  Williaan  and 
Elizabeth  (Moore)  Schools,  both  deceased. 
He  grew  up  in  his  native  county,  and  after 
receiving  a  somewhat  limited  ediTcation  in  its 
schools,  he  became  an  apprentice  at  carpen- 
try, w'hile  yet  in  his  early  "teens."  This  trade 
has  been  his  only  occupation  through  life ;  ten 
years  ago,  he  relinquished  active  work,  and  has 
since  then  led  a  life  of  retirement  and  leisure. 
He  has  for  thirty-three  years  been  a  resident 
of  Marysville,  to  which  place  he  removed  in 
June,  1863.  Mr.  Schools  has  served  one  year 
as  a  member  of  the  borough  council,  and  two 
years  as  tax  collector.  He  gives  his  support 
to  the  Democratic  party. 

In  Union  township,  Lebanon  county,  in 
1851,  William  M.  Schools  was  married  to 
Caroline,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Catherine 
(Hess)  Stein.  After  thirty-nine  years  of  mar- 
ried life,  Mrs.  Schools  died  in  1889.  The 
children  of  Mr.  and  Mre.  Schools  are:  Cathe- 
rine   Ann    (Mrs.    George    Strasbaugh);   and 


JAMES  BELL,  Keystone,  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  was  born  in  Wheatfield  township,  Perry 
county,  March  8,  1842,  son  of  the  late  Hugh 
and  Jane  (Bell)  Bell.  All  of  his  ancestors 
were  Irish.  Hugh  Bell  and  his  wife  were 
both  natives  of  County  Down,  Ireland,  and 
came  to  America  about  1835.  They  became 
residents' of  Wheatfield  township  about  1840, 
and  subsequently  removed  to  Penn  township, 
Perry  county,  where  they  passed  the  remain- 
der of  their  lives.  Jane  Bell  died  in  jSTovember, 
1870;  her  husband  survived  her  almost  twelve 
yeai-s,  dying  March  8,  1882.  Of  their  five 
children,  four  are  living:  Agnes  (Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Barnett),  of  Dakota  county,  ISTeb.; 
James;  Isabella  (Mrs.  David  Boyd),  of  Dun- 
cannon,  Pa.;  and  John  IL,  of  Rye  township. 

As  his  parents  removed  to  Penn  township 
while  James  Bell  was  but  an  infant,  he  grew 
up  in  that  district,  and  there  received  his  pre- 
liminary education.  He  w\is  afterwards  for 
two  or  three  terms  a  student  at  the  academy 
in  JSTew  Bloomfield,  Pa.  The  knowledge  thus 
acquired,  he  systematized  and  fixed  more  per- 
fectly in  his  memory  by  teaching  for  three 
terms  in  Penn  and  Rye  townships.  But  most 
of  his  life  has  been  spent  in  the  lumber  busi- 
ness, to  which,  during  later  years,  he  has  ad- 
ded that  of  agriculture.  Mr.  Bell  has  been  for 
three  terms  a  school  director,  besides  having 
served  as  county  surveyor,  and  in  Penn  town- 
ship as  tax  collector.  He  is  a  member  of 
Marysville  Lodge,  JS^o.  458,  F.  and  A.  M. 
He  votes  the  Democratic  ticket.  James  Bell 
was  married  in  Rye  township,  January  2, 
1868,  to  Susan  B.,  daughter  of  William  and 
Margaret  (Messinger)  Sloop.  Their  children 
are:  Hugh  W. ;  Margaret;  Jane;  Arthur,  who 
died  in  childhood;  Archie;  George;  Cathe- 
rine; Isabella;  Agnes;  and  Susan.  Mr.  Bell 
and  his  family  attend  the  Evangelical  church. 
William  Sloop,  Mrs.  Bell's  father,  was  bom  in 
Rye  township,  and  was  a  life-long  resident 
there.  He  was  a  cooper,  but  gave  his  princi- 
pal attention  to  husbandry.  His  wife,  Mar- 
garet (Messinger)  Sloop,  was  a  native  of  York 
county,  Pa.,  but  passed  the  greater  part  of  her 
life  in  Rye  township.  She  died  December  4, 
1863,  honored  and  beloved  by  a  large  circle 
of  friends.  Mr.  Sloop  died  December  20, 
1891. 


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DAVID  P.  LIGHTNER,  Grier  Point, 
Perry  couuty,  Pa.,  son  of  Sterrett  and  Eliza- 
beth (Sheibley)  Lightner,  was  born  in  Ty- 
rone township,  PeiTy  connty,  May  1,  1840. 
His  parents  also  were  natives  of  Perry  county. 
His  paternal  great-grandfather  was  born  in 
Germany,  and  at  an  early  date,  emigrated 
with  two  brothers  to  America,  and  lived  in 
Pennsylvania.  Jacob  Lightner,  grandfather 
of  David  P.,  settled  while  a  young  man  in 
Madison  township.  Perry  county,  and  resided 
there  during  the  rest  of  his  life.  During  the 
war  of  1S12,  he  enlisted  in  the  United  States 
army,  and  served  with  great  valor.  His  son, 
Sterrett  Lightner,  was  born  in  Madison  town- 
ship, Avhere  he  resided  during  his  whole  life. 
He  was  a  farmer.  At  the  beginning  of  the 
war  of  the  Rebellion,  in  1861,  he  enlisted  for 
the  defense  of  his  country  in  the  Forty-sev- 
enth Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  served  for 
three  years.  At  the  expiration  of  his  term  of 
enlistment,  while  on  his  way  home  with  the 
regiment,  he  was  taken  ill  in  Philadelphia, 
and  died  shoi'tly  after  in  a  hospital  in  that 
city.  His  widow,  Elizabeth  (Sheibley)  Light- 
ner, a  native  of  Franklin  county.  Pa.,  and  a 
daughter  of  John  Sheibley,  resides  in  Lan- 
disburg,  Pa.  Xine  of  their  ten  children  are 
living;  they  are:  AVilliam,  who  after  three 
years'  service  in  the  Mnth  (Lochiel)  Cavalry, 
Avas  honorably  discharged,  now  resides  at  Lan- 
disburg.  Pa. ;  David  P. ;  Columbus,  of  Spring 
township,  Peny  county;  Joseph,  of  Wheat- 
field  township.  Perry  county;  James;  Theo- 
dore, M.  D.;  Martha  (Mi-s.  David  Stam- 
baugh),  of  Spring  township;  Melinda  (Mrs. 
Theodore  Bryner),  of  Madison  township, 
Perry  county;  and  Harriet  (Mrs.  William 
IN'eily),  of  Tyrone  to\vnship.  Perry  county. 

David  P.  Lightner  was  a  resident  of  Ty- 
rone, his  native  township,  until  he  was  twenty- 
five  years  of  age.  He  attended  the  public 
schools,  and  afterward  took  a  course  of  study 
at  Mt.  Dempsey  Academy.  After  this,  he 
taught  school  for  three  terms,  in  Cumberland 
and  Perry  counties.  During  the  Civil  war, 
Mr.  Lightner,  like  his  father,  served  in  the 
Union  anny.  He  belonged  to  Company  H. 
One  Hundred  and  Thirty-third  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers.  After  receiving  an  honorable 
discharge,  at  the  end  of  nine  months'  faith- 
ful service,  he  returned  to  Tyrone  township. 
Shortly  after,  he  embarked  in  mercantile  busi- 


ness at  Good  PI(,)pe,  Cumberland  county,  Pa. 
He  subsequently  purchased  the  Dellville 
property,  in  Wheatfield  township,  to  which 
he  removed,  and  continued  in  his  former  vo- 
cation for  thirteen  years.  Since  1880,  he  has 
canied  on  business  in  Rye  township.  While 
a  resident  of  Delville,  Mr.  Lightner  served  as 
postmaster  for  six  years.  On  his  removal  to 
Rye  township,  in  1880,  he  was  aji^pointed 
postmaster  at  Grier  Point,  and  filled  that 
position  efficiently  for  thirteen  years.  In 
1893,  he  was  elected  county  commissioner, 
and  Avas  on  that  account  obliged  to  resign  his 
position  as  postmaster.  He  has  also  served 
for  one  term  as  auditor  of  Rye  township.  He 
is  a  supporter  of  the  Republican  party. 

At  Grier  Point,  on  November  10,  1864, 
David  P.  Lightner  was  married  to  Mary  Jane, 
daughter  of  Samuel  C.  and  Annie  (Bretz) 
Greer.  One  of  their  children  died  while  still 
quite  young.  Those  surviving  are:  Annie  E., 
wife  of  John  F.  Sheibley,  M.  D.,  of  Sher- 
mansdale,  Pa.;  Elsie  May;  and  Charles  D.; 
the  last  two  reside  at  home  with  their  parents. 
Mr.  Lightner  is  a  member  of  the  LTnited 
Brethren  church,  and  his  daughter,  Mrs. 
Sheibley,  belonged  to  tlie  Evano-elical  church. 


AMOS  W.  BILLOW,  Keystone,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  upon  the  homestead 
farm,  where  he  still  resides,  July  1,  1857.  He 
is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Leah  (Elgenfritz)  Bil- 
low, both  deceased.  His  ancestors,  both  pa- 
ternal and  maternal,  were  German ;  his  grand- 
father. Billow,  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers 
of  Rye  township.  Henry  Billow,  father  of 
Amos  W.,  was  a  native  and  life-long  resident 
of  Rye  township,  and  was  a  farmer.  His  wife 
died  July  17,  1886;  he  survived  her  nearly 
two  years,  dying  in  June,  1888.  Four  of  their 
nine  children  are  deceased:  Rebecca  (Mrs. 
David  Fertenbaugh) ;  William,  died  young; 
Harvey,  also  died  in  his  boyhood;  and  Lydia 
Ann,  died  in  childhood.  Those  still  living 
are:  Lucetta  (Mrs.  Joseph  Hemp);  Mary 
(Mrs.  John  Weitzel);  Emma  (Mrs.  Henry 
Carman);  Pierce;  and  Amos  W. 

The  whole  life  of  Amos  W.  Billow  has  been 
passed  in  Rye  township.  He  attended  the 
common  schools,  receiving  a  fair  education. 
At  an  early  age,  he  acquired  a  practical  knowl- 
edge of  farming,  and  has  devoted  his  life  to 
tlie  important  pursuit  of  agriculture.     He  is 


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a  Eepublican  and  lias  several  times  been  elect- 
ed on  his  party's  ticket  to  office;  lie  lias  also 
served  as  judge  and  inspector  of  elections. 

Amos  "W.  Billow  was  married  in  Rye  town- 
ship, to  Driisilla  A.,  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Barbara  Kocher,  old  and  honored  residents 
of  the  township.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Billow  attend 
the  Evangelical  church. 


CxEORGE  SHROM,  Newport,  Perry  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  son  of  Joseph  and  Rebecca  (Kenower) 
Shrom,  was  boni  in  Carlisle,  Pa.,  February  4, 
1841.  Plis  ancestry  can  be  traced  back  no 
further  than  to  his  great-grandfather,  who 
came  with  his  wife  from  Germany.  Mr. 
Shrom's  grandfather,  Joseph  Shrom,  Sr.,  set- 
tled in  Carlisle,  Pa.,  where  he  carried  on  the 
business  of  a  tanner  and  currier.  He  was  mar- 
ried May  31,  1766,  to  Barbara  Ann  Uhler. 
They  died  only  four  days  apart,  Joseph  Shrom 
September  14,  1838,  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
six  years,  and  his  wife  Sej^tember  18,  1838, 
aged  seventy-two.  They  had  thirteen  chil- 
dren, one  of  whom,  Joseph  Shrom,  Jr.,  was 
born  June  8,  1792,  and  died  March  2,  1865, 
at  the  age  of  seventy-three.  He  was  twice 
maiTied,  the  first  time  to  Mrs.  Ann  Fleming 
Randolph,  the  second  time  to  Rebecca  Ken- 
ower. Like  his  father,  he  followed  the  voca- 
tion of  a  tanner  and  cun'ier  in  Carlisle,  re- 
siding in  the  house  in  which  he  was  bom, 
throughout  his  life,  except  Avhen,  for  about 
six  weeks,  he  worked  as  a  journeyman  at  his 
trade,  in  Baltimore,  Md.  He  served  as  a  pri- 
vate soldier  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  besides 
his  pay,  received  as  a  pension  two  land  war- 
rants for  80  and  160  acres  respectively  of 
Government  land. 

George  Shrom  is  the  seventeenth  child, 
the  tenth  of  his  father's  second  marriage. 
In  his  fifth  year,  he  met  with  an  acci- 
dent that  deprived  him  of  the  sight  of 
his  right  eye;  it  was  a  gun-shot  wound, 
the  weapon  being  in  the  hands  of  a  boy 
about  twelve  yeai-s  old,  named  Benjamin 
Spicer.  The  little  sufferer  was  carried  from 
the  tan-yard,  where  the  shooting  occurred,  to 
his  home  at  the  other  end  of  the  lot,  by  a 
neighbor  named  Timothy  Sullivan,  and  was 
laid  on  a  table.  Doctors  were  summoned,  but 
all  shook  their  heads,  pronouncing  the  case 
hopeless.  But  an  old  army  officer,  Maj.  Ed- 
ward Armor,  asked  permission  to  take  care  of 
the  suj)posed  dead  boy.     After  cleaning  the 


blood  and  dirt  from  the  face  and  the  wound, 
and  applying  restoratives,  the  child  began  to 
breathe  visibly,  and  the  doctors  returned  to 
render  aid.  For  seven  weeks  the  little  lad 
was  totally  blind,  and  it  was  feared  that  he 
would  remain  so.  But  by  tender  nursing,  he 
was  rapidly  restored  to  strength.  When  only 
a  little  more  than  five  years  old,  he  entered 
the  public  schools  of  Carlisle,  and  passed  from 
one  gi'ade  to  another  until  he  reached  the 
high  school.  But  he  was  obliged  to  relinquish 
his  studies  before  graduating,  to  enter  the 
office  of  the  Carlisle  American,  a  "Know- 
nothing"  paper  published  by  George  Zinn,  to 
learn  the  art  of  printing.  After  serving  four 
years'  faithful  apprenticeship,  he  started  out 
in  the  world  to  make  his  own  way.  He  work- 
ed as  a  journeyman  j^rinter  in  Carlisle,  Pitts- 
burg, Greensburg,  Johnstown,  Philadelphia, 
Uniontown,  Harrisburg  and  other  places,  un- 
til the  winter  of  1869,  when  he  purchased  the 
office  of  the  jSTewport  News,  which  paper  had 
been  suspended.  He  placed  it  upon  a  sound 
footing,  and  published  it  successfully  until 
June,  1874,  when  he  sold  the  office  to  AY.  H. 
Minick,  who  in  turn  sold  it  to  H.  B.  Zimmer- 
man &  Son,  who  conducted  the  paper  for 
about  two  years.  The  business  of  the  office  de- 
clining, the  Zimmermans  sold  the  plant  to 
James  H.  Ferguson  and  Frank  A.  Fry,  the 
latter  of  whom  is  still  the  editor  and  publisher. 
George  Shrom  proposed  moving  to  Iowa,  but 
his  family  refused  to  accompany  him  thither, 
which  obliged  him  to  try  his  luck  at  job  print- 
ing, and  he  established  a  small  plant  in  ISTew- 
port  in  the  fall  of  1874.  In  May,  1875,  Mr. 
Shrom  established  the  Millerstown  Ledger, 
in  Millerstown,  five  miles  west  of  ISTewport. 
After  a  year  and  a  half,  he  removed  the  plant 
to  JSTewport,  and  changed  the  name  of  his 
paper  to  the  Neivport  Ledger,  While  he  has 
not  realized  a  fortune,  he  has  made  a  com- 
fortable living  for  his  family,  and  is  in  easy 
circumstances. 

George  Shrom's  marital  ventures  were  two. 
He  was  fii-st  married  in  ISTewport,  February 
2,  1865,  to  Miss  :N'.  Ellen  Singer,  who  die'd 
July  20,  1889,  shortly  after  the  great  flood 
that  will  be  an  historical  landmark  for  gener- 
ations to  come.  They  had  seven  children, 
three  of  whom  died  in  infancy;  those  living 
are :  Lorena  S. ;  George  Elmer,  of  Altoona, 
Pa.;  Harry  Kenower;  and  Xellie  R.,  at  home. 
The  second  marriage  was  with  Marv  R.  Jones, 


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of  Dover,  Del.;  of  this  marriage  there  is  no 
issue. 


JAMES  B.  EBY,  M.  D.,  JsTewport,  Perry 
county,  son  of  ISTimrod  and  Eliza  (Drexler) 
Eby,  was  born  at  New  Bloomfield,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  February  24,  1840.  Abraham 
Eby,  his  grandfather,  was  also  a  native  of 
Pennsylvania,  and  sj^ent  his  entire  life  at  Car- 
lisle, where  he  was  a  well-known  and  highly 
respected  citizen;  his  vocation  was  carpentry 
and  cabinet-making.  His  son,  Nimrod  Eby, 
was  born  in  Carlisle,  Pa.,  in  1810,  but  in  early 
boyhood  removed  to  jSTew  Bloomfield,  Pa., 
where  he  learned  printing,  wdiich  he  made  his 
occupation  during  his  life.  At  the  same  place 
he  mamed  Miss  Eliza  Drexler,  and  their  chil- 
dren in  the  order  of  their  birt-h  were:  Mary, 
married  John  H.  Sheibley,  an  editor  at  Xew 
Bloomfield;  Helen,  died  young;  James  B. ; 
xinnie,  died  young;  William,  died  at  ISTew 
Bloomfield.  The  father  died  in  1847;  his 
wife  survived  him  and  was  united  in  a  second 
marriage  with  Mr.  Samuel  Wiggins,  of  iiSTew 
Bloomfield. 

James  B.  Eby  enjoyed  the  educational  ad- 
vantages of  the  common  schools  and  of  an 
academy,  in  his  native  toAvu.  In  1863,  he  be- 
came a  student  of  medicine  with  Dr.  Strick- 
ler,  and  pursued  with  him  the  regular  course 
of  instruction  until  he  entered  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  from  which  institution  he 
received  his  medical  diploma  in  1866.  Im- 
mediately upon  his  graduation  he  opened  an 
ofiice  for  practice  at  2v"e'\vport,  where  he  re- 
mained one  year,  after  which  he  removed  to 
New  Buffalo,  Perry  coimty,  but  in  a  short 
time  returned  to  Newport,  where  he  has  since 
remained,  in  the  enjoyment  of  a  large  and  lu- 
crative practice.  Dr.  Eby  is  also  considered 
a  good  business  man,  and  has  given  important 
personal  service  to  several  branches  of  com- 
mercial enterprise.  In  1893  he  became  the 
president  of  the  Eirst  National  Bank,  and  has 
held  that  position  to  the  present  time.  The 
Citizens  Passenger  Railway  Company,  of 
Harrisburg,  Pa.,  annually  elects  him  as  oAe 
of  its  honored  directors,  and  iu  the  Newport 
Home  Water  Company,  he  is  both  director 
and  treasurer. 

The  military  record  of  Dr.  Eby  shows  laud- 
able patriotic  devotion.  He  responded  to  the 
first  call  for  volunteers  at  the  breaking  out  of 
the  war,  and  served  for  three  months  in  the 


Second  Pennsylvania  Volunteer  Infantry, 
after  which  he  re-enlisted  for  nine  months  in 
the  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-third  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  Company  G,  Captain 
Sheibley,  in  which  he  was  promoted  to  sec- 
ond lieutenant.  He  served  with  his  company 
in  the  battles  of  Fredericksburg  and  Chancel- 
lorsville,  and  was  throughout  his  tema  of  ser- 
vice with  his  company  and  regiment  in  all  its 
active  duties  and  campaigns.  The  Ncwi^ort 
Post,  G.  A.  R.,  now  enrolls  him  as  one  of  its 
honored  comrades.  In  all  political  issues  he 
stands  firmly  with  the  Republican  party,  and 
has  ser'^'ed  as  school  director  and  in  other  lo- 
cal oflices. 

The  marriage  of  Dr.  Eby  occurred  in  1875, 
w^hen  he  Was  united  to  Miss  Emma  S.  Toland, 
daughter  of  Mrs.  Ellen  K.  Frederick.  Mrs. 
Eby  died  in  1881 ;  she  had  been  a  worthy  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  church  and  actively  em- 
ployed in  all  the  benevolent  and  charitable 
works  of  the  eommiinity.  On  account  of  her 
womanly  and  Christian  virtue,  she  was  es- 
teemed and  beloved  by  all  who  knew  her. 
Two  children  were  born  to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Eby; 
Charles  McHenry,  who  is  a  West  Point  cadet 
from  this  district  under  an  appointment  from 
the  Hon.  E.  M.  Woomer;  and  Bertie  IT.,  who 
died  in  January,  1896. 


S.  H.  VmiTMER,  D.  D.  S.,  Newport, 
Perry  county.  The  Whitmer  family  origin- 
ated in  Sweden,  and  some  of  its  members 
came  to  America  before  the  Revolutionary 
war,  in  which  they  took  an  active  and  honor- 
able part.  John  Whitmer,  great-grandfather 
of  Dr.  AVhitmer,  served  in  the  Continental 
army,  and"  lost  his  life  in  the  battle  of  the 
BrandyAvine.  Samuel  Michael,  the  maternal 
great-gi'andfather  of  Dr.  AVhitmer,  was  also 
in  the  Revolutionary  army,  and  was  killed  at 
the  battle  of  Princeton,  N.  J.  Henry  Whit- 
mer, grandfatlier  of  Dr.  AVhitmer,  was  born 
in  Pennsylvania,  and  spent  his  life  in  agricul- 
tural pursuits.  He  married  Miss  Byerly,  of 
Northumberland  county,  and  died  at  the  age 
of  eighty  years,  his  wife  living  to  be  ninety 
years  old.  Two  of  their  c'hildren,  Benjamin 
and  Elizal)eth,  lived  to  old  age.  Elizabeth 
married  Afr.  Daniel  AVolf,  with  whom  she  re- 
sided at  TTniontown,  Pa.,  where  they  remained 
until  1^70,  when  they  removed  to  Lykens, 
Pa.  Here  Air.  AVolf  died,  but  his  widow  still 
sur-^-ives.      Saniuel,    another    son    of    Henry 


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"\^^litmer,  was  a  farmer,  and  died  at  the  age 
of  twenty-six  years,  leaving  one  daughter,  who 
married  Emanuel  S^wtts. 

Benjamin  Wliitmer,  father  of  Dr.  Whit- 
mer,  was  born  east  of  Georgetown,  in  Stone 
valley,  jSTorthumberland  county,  Pa.,  in  1811. 
He  was  reared  a  fanner,  and  continued  at  this 
occupation  until  IS 58,  when  he  removed  to 
Mifflintown,  Pa.  His  first  removal  to  Juniata 
county  Avas  after  the  death  of  his  grandfather 
in  1851,  when  the  old  homestead  in  ISTorthum- 
berland  county  was  sold.  His  wife,  the 
mother  of  Dr.  Whitmer,  was  bom  in  1812, 
and  died  Aj^ril  5,  189-1,  and  was  buried  at 
Mifllintown,  Juniata  county,  by  the  side  of  her 
husband.  He  was  originally  an  old  line  Whig, 
but  joined  the  Republican  party  at  its 
fomiation.  He  lived  a  consistent  Christian 
life  in  the  membership  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  in  which  he  held  important  oflicial 
places.  Pie  was  most  charitably  inclined,  and 
on  many  occasions  substantially  befriended 
the  poor.  The  children  of  Benjamin  Whit- 
mer  are:  Eeuben  W.,  died  March  24,  1885, 
at  Goshen,  Ind.,  where  he  conducted  the 
largest  planing-mill  in  that  part  of  the  State; 
he  married  Mary  Hackenberger,  of  Selins- 
grove,  Snyder  county.  Pa.;  Planw  W.,  who 
went  to  Decatur  county,  111.,  in  1859,  where 
he  is  employed  in  manufacturing  brick  and 
tile,  married  Anna  j\I.  App,  of  Selinsgrove, 
Snyder  county.  Pa.;  Mary  A.  (Mre.  Daniel 
Pannebaker),  of  Mifllintown,  Pa.;  Isaac  D., 
merchant,  of  Selinsgrove,  Pa.,  enlisted  in  the 
One  Hundred  and  Forty-seventh  Pennsylva- 
nia Volunteers,  in  1863,  and  was  killed  at 
Fayetteville,  ^T.  C,  March  14,  1865;  John, 
died  in  infancy;  Dr.  S.  H.;  Elizabeth,  died  in 
infancy;  Benjamin  P.,  died  in  infancy;  and 
one  infant  died  unnamed  at  the  age  of  three 
days. 

Dr.  S.  H.  Whitmer  was  born  near  George- 
town, JSTorthiimberland  county.  Pa.,  Septem- 
ber 14,  1844.  At  six  years  of  age,  he  removed 
with  his  parents  to  Perry  county,  where  he 
remained  one  year,  the  family  then  removed  . 
to  Juniata  county,  where  he  first  attended 
school  at  Horningtown.  For  the  next  two 
years  the  family  occupied  a  farm  at  Cuba 
Mill,  owned  by  Mrs.  Forrey,  and  after  that, 
until  the  spring  of  1858,  rented  the  farm  of 
George  McCiillough,  near  Jerico  Mills,  where 
the  Doctor  attended  the  Big  Run  school.  Mif- 
flintown  next  became  the  place  of  family  resi- 


dence, and  here  the  Doctor  attended  school 
and  completed  his  education  at  the  age  of 
fourteen  years,  most  of  his  instruction  having 
been  received  in  the  common  schools.  His 
next  removal  was  to  Decatur,  111.,  where  he 
resided  in  the  family  of  his  brother;  but  soon 
after  his  arrival  he  entered  the  printing  office 
of  the  Decatur  WeeMy  Gazette,  edited  by  A. 
J.  Davis,  where  he  remained  until  February, 
1862.  At  the  request  of  his  father,  he  then 
returned  to  Mifllintown,  Pa.,  and  at  once  en- 
listed in  the  army  for  a  term  of  nine  months. 
Joining  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and 
Twenty-sixth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  The 
regiment  was  sent  to  the  front  and  placed  as 
a  part  of  the  reserved  line  in  the  second  battle 
of  Bull  Run,  after  which  it  proceeded  in  pur- 
suit of  Lee's  army,  reached  the  battlefield  of 
Antietam,  September  18, 1862,  and  was  placed 
in  line  of  battle.  Subsequently,  the  regiment 
participated  in  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg, 
and  was  also  in  the  grand  charge  made  by 
Humphreys'  Division  on  ]\Iary's  Heights,  De- 
cember 13,  1862.  Shortly  after  this  the  reg-i- 
ment  took  part  in  the  gyeat  Meade  march,  and 
in  May  of  the  same  year  proceeded  to  Chan- 
celloTSville,  by  Kelly's  Ford,  was  taken  to  the 
extreme  left  of  the  army,  and  occupied  the 
intrenchments  during  Friday  and  Saturday; 
on  Sunday  morning  it  was  moved  to  the  front 
and  engaged  the  enemy,  to  the  right  of  the 
Chancellorsville  House.  Here  the  Doctor  was 
wounded  in  the  head  by  a  buckshot,  after 
which  he  was  conveyed  to  the  Fifth  Corps 
Hospital,  near  Potomac  Creek  bridge,  where 
he  remained  till  the  discharge  of  the  regi- 
ment; he  vv-as  taken  by  his  comrades  to  Har- 
risburg  and  honorably  discharged  by  reason 
of  expiration  of  term  of  service,  in  May,  1863. 
Returning  to  his  home,  his  wound  was  skil- 
fully dressed  by  Drs.  Light  and  Cra^vford. 

In  the  fall  of  1863,  he" entered  the  ofilce  of 
Dr.  G.  L.  Derr,  where  he  pursued  the  study 
of  dentistry  until  April,  1864.  At  this  date 
he  removed  to  Landisburg,  Periw  county.  Pa., 
where  he  opened  a  dental  office.  He  was  not 
quite  twenty  years  of  age,  but  was  possessed  of 
plenty  of  pluck  and  energy.  In  the  spring  of 
1866.  he  sold  his  practice  and  removed  to 
Shippensburg,  Pa.,  where  he  opened  a  new 
office  and  remained  in  practice  until  1868;  he 
then  sold  out  and  removed  to  Millersburg, 
Dauphin  county.  Pa.  Here  he  Ava's  engaged  in 
practice  until  April,  1870,  when  he  sought  a 


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new  location  at  jSTewport,  Pa.;  here  lie  lias 
since  been  employed  in  professional  work, 
with  the  most  gratifying  success.  Dr.  Whit- 
mer  is  one  of  the  organizers  and  a  director  of 
the  First  National  Bank,  and  is  also  a  pro- 
moter and  a  director  of  the  "Water  Company. 
In  society  circles  he  is  prominent,  holding 
place  in  the  various  ranks  of  the  Masonic  Or- 
der, and  membership  in  the  ISTe-^vport  Post, 
E"©.  294,  G.  A.  K.  In  religious  preference  he 
naturally  leans  towards  the  Lutheran  church. 
He  is  a  Eepublican,  and  has  seiwed  as  school 
director,  being  now  president  of  the  school 
board.  He  is  a  iirni  advocate  of  compulsory 
education. 

Dr.  Whitmer  was  mari-ied  jSTovember  25, 
1865,  to  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  Maj.  William 
and  Rebecca  (Kennedy)  Power;  their  chil- 
dren are:  Prank  P.,  a  graduate  in  the  class  of 
1890,  of  Pennsylvania  College  of  Gettysburg, 
and  private  secretary  of  J.  M.  Tamphton, 
general  yardmaster  of  the  Baltimore  and 
Ohio  Railroad;  and  Dr.  S.  Edward,  also  a 
graduate  of  Gettysburg  College,  and  a  prac- 
ticing dentist  located  at  Trov,  Bradford  coun- 
tv.  Pa. 


CHARLES  E.  DeLAXCEY,  M.  D.,  l^ev?- 
p>ort.  Perry  county.  Francis  DeLancey, 
grandfather  of  Dr.  Charles  E.,  was  born  in 
Paris,  France,  where  he  was  educated  for  the 
priesthood  in  the  Roman  Catholic  church,  but 
abandoned  his  calling  and  came  with  General 
LaFayette  to  America,  serving  under  him  in 
the  army  during  the  continuance  of  the  Revo- 
lutionary war.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he 
purchased  a  large  fann  near  Kissler,  Pei-ry 
county,  upon  which  he  resided  during  the  rest 
of  his  life,  and  where  he  died  from  the  effect 
of  injuries,  at  the  age  of  eighty-three  years. 
He  was  married  first  to  a  French  woman,  by 
vrhom  he  had  several  children.  William  and 
Oliver  DeLancey,  dawyers,  of  ISTew  York,  are 
sons  of  Bishop  DeLancey,  of  jSTew  York,  by 
his  first  marriage.  In  his  second  marriage  he 
was  united  to  an  American  woman ;  they  had 
several  children,  among  whom  was  William  W., 
the  father  of  Dr.  DeLancey.  The  second  wife 
of  Francis  DeLancey  survived  him  a  number 
of  years.  William  W.  DeLancey,  the  father 
of  Dr.  Charles  E.,  was  the  youngest  of  twenty- 
one  children,  and  was  born  on  the  homestead 
near  Kistler,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  in  1810, 
where  he  was  reared  and  where  he  remained 


until  after  the  death  of  his  father;  the  home 
was  then  sold  by  his  mother,  and  the  family 
removed  to  Landisburg,  in  the  same  county. 
His  educational  opportunities  were  few  and 
slender;  he  became  apprentice  to  a  weaver 
^  while  quite  young,  and  worked  at  that  occu- 
pation during  the  winter  mouths;  in  the  sum- 
mer season  he  worked  as  a  mason  in  brick  and 
stone,  and  followed  the  latter  branches  of  busi- 
ness until  his  retirement  from  active  pursuits. 
His  public  profession  of  religion  was  made  by 
connecting  himself  with  the  Presbyterian 
church,  and  this  profession  he  abundantly 
adorned  by  a  devoted  Christian  life.  His 
death  occurred  in  1883,  and  was  universally 
lamented  by  his  friends  and  neighbors,  by 
whom  he  was  highly  esteemed  and  beloved. 
William  W.  DeLancey  was  married  first  to 
Miss  Mary  Lightner;  their  children  are:  Mary 
J.,  mdow  of  David  Miller,  Odebolt,  la. ;  Wil- 
liam P.,  bricklayer,  N'ewport,  Pa.;  Catharine 
(Mrs.  Patton),  Bennington,  Kan.  His  second 
Avife  was  Susan  Wilant,  and  the  children  of 
this  union  are:  Margaret  (Mrs.  David  Bitt- 
ner),  of  Loysville,  Pa.;  Charles  E. ;  James 
O.,  bricklayer,  Loysville,  Pa.;  Jerusha  (Mrs. 
George  Wolf),  residing  near  Loysville;  Jo- 
seph, bricklayer,  EUiottsville,  Pa.;  Clara 
(Mrs.  Samuel  Kline),  residing  near  Elliotts- 
burg,  Pa. 

Dr.  Charles  E.  DeLancey  was  born  at  Lan- 
disburg, Peny  county.  Pa.,  August  20,  1816. 
He  first  attended  school  at  the  Oak  Grove 
school  house,  and  found  his  first  teacher,  Mr. 
Graham,  a  very  strict  disciplinarian.  At 
eight  years  of  age  he  went  to  live  on  a  farm 
in  Juniata  county,  with  his  uncle,  Jacob  De- 
Lancey, for  whom  he  worked  on  the  fann  in 
the  summer  time;  his  compensation  was  his 
board  and  clothing  and  the  privilege  of  attend- 
ing school  in  the  winter.  Here  he  remained 
until  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age,  and  then 
returned  to  Perry  county.  In  1863  he  en- 
listed in  the  army,  becoming  connected  Avith 
the  emergency  service  in  Captain  Jones' 
Company,  called  the  Curtin  Horse  Guards, 
doing  duty  in  Pennsylvania  and  Maryland; 
he  was  discharged  at  the  end  of  two  months. 
After  this,  he  enlisted  in  the  regular  service 
in  the  quartermaster's  department,  under 
]\raj.  E.  C.  Rickenbaugli,  his  duty  being  to 
look  after  horses  and  teams  and  their  manage- 
ment and  supply;  in  this  service  he  remained 
until  June  1,  1866,  and  was  among  the  last 


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men  discliarged  from  tlie  service.  At  the 
close  of  his  military  career,  lie  returned  to 
Perry  county  and  learned  bricklaying  with 
his  father  and  brother.  He  devoted  the  sum- 
mer months  to  this  business,  and  in  the  winter 
season  attended  school,  following  these  pur- 
suits in  different  parts  of  the  United  States 
until  1S75.  In  1868,  he  worked  at  Williams- 
port  for  two  months,  then  was  at  Parkersburg, 
West  Virginia,  for  three  months;  in  the  fol- 
lowing spring  he  returned  to  Parkersburg, 
and  in  the  summer  of  the  same  year,  went  to 
Pleasant  Hill,  Mo.,  thence  to  Lafayette,  Ind., 
and  thence  to  Harrisburg,  Pa.  At  AVilliams- 
port  he  worked  several  years,  returning  dur- 
ing the  winters  of  these  years  to  attend  school. 
Finally,  September  13,  1875,  he  went  home, 
and  during  the  ensuing  winter  took  a  course 
of  study  in  the  Bloomfield  Academy;  in  Sep- 
tember of  the  next  year,  1876,  he  was  en- 
rolled as  a  student  in  the  medical  department 
of  the  University  of  ISTew  York,  where  he  re- 
mained imtil  the  spring  of  1877;  he  then  re- 
turned home,  and  taught  penmanship  at  the 
Bloomfield  Academy  during  the  summer 
term.  In  the  autumn  of  the  same  year,  he  re- 
joined his  class  at  the  University,  and  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1878,  was  graduated  and  received  his 
medical  diplom^a.  Milltown,  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  was  chosen  as  a  location  for  beginning 
his  professional  work,  and  here  he  remained 
for  eighteen  months,  after  which  he  formed  a 
partnerehip  for  medical  practice  with  Dr.  W. 
E.  Cessna,  at  Ickesburg,  in  the  same  county. 
At  the  expiration  of  eighteen  months,  this 
partnership  was  dissolved,  and  Dr.  DeLancey 
entered  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  for  a 
post-graduate  course.  In  March,  1887,  he  be- 
gan practicing  at  Loysville,  Pa.,  continuing 
there  until  May  8,  1889,  when  he  removed  to 
Millmount,  Union  county.  Here  he  remain- 
ed until  October  8,  1891,  when  he  removed 
to  Newport.,  and  has  since  been  engaged  in 
professional  work  in  that  place.  While  at 
Loysville,  Dr.  DeLancey  was  physician  at  the 
Tressler  Orphans'  Home  and  at  the  County 
Almshouse  at  jSTewport.  He  has  secured  an 
extensive  and  profitable  practice.  The  Doc- 
tor is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Lodge,  at  AVilliamsport,  Pa.,  of  the 
K.  G.  E.,  the  K.  P.,  and  of  Elias  Rice  Post, 
E'o.  529,  Landisburg,  Pa. 

Dr.  DeLancey  was  first  married  May  15, 
188-4,  at  Hartleton,  Union  county,    Pa.,    to 


Miss  E.  Arabella  Moyer,  who  died  October  5, 
1888,  at  Loysville,  Pa.  She  was  a  music 
teacher  at  the  Orphans'  Home,  where  she  had 
been  a  pupil.  They  had  two  children:  Fairlie 
M.,  born  March  5,  1887;  and  Irene  A.,  bom 
July  15,  1888,  died  July  4,  1889.  In  his 
second  marriage,  ^vhich  occurred  April  27, 
1893,  Dr.  DeLancey  was  united  to  Miss  Mary 
L.  Baker,  a  native  of  Juniata  county;  they 
have  one  child,  Carrie  A.,  born  August  1, 
1895.  In  his  religious  profession,  Dr.  De- 
Lancey is  a  Lutheran.  In  every  fair  sense  of 
the  ward,  he  is  a  self-made  man,  having  work- 
ed his  way  from  early  boyhood,  secured  his 
own  education,  and  attained  a  most  honorable 
position  in  society. 


REV.  WILLIAM  DORWART,  of  the 
Church  of  Xativit}^,  Newport,  Perry  county, 
Pa.  The  ancestors  of  Mr.  Dorwart  came  orig- 
inally from  Germany,  and  were  among  the 
very  earliest  settlers  at  Lancaster,  Pa.,  where 
John  Dorwart,  his  grandfather,  was  born, 
lived,  and  died  many  years  ago.  John  Dor- 
wart married  Miss  Stone,  and  had  nine  chil- 
dren, among  whom  was  Martin  Dorwart, 
the  father  of  Rev.  William  Dorwart.  Martin 
Dorwart  was  born  at  Lancaster,  Pa.,  in  1828, 
attended  the  common  schools  of  that  city  dur- 
ing his  childhood,  and  there  in  youth  learned 
plastering,  which  was  his  occupation  until 
1881;  in  that  year  he  retired  from  active  biisi- 
ness,  but  still  has  his  home  in  his  native  city. 
Althougii  retired, and  comparatively  relieved 
from  active  pursuits,  he  is  still  interested  in  the 
building  of  houses.  The  mother  of  Rev.  Wil- 
liam Dorwart  is  Wilhelmina,  daughter  of 
Adam  and  Susan  (Ho'over)  Dellet,  who  also 
still  resides  in  Lancaster,  Pa. ;  she  is  a  cordial 
adherent  of  the  Episcopal  faith  and  order. 
Her  fathei',  Adam  Dellet,  was  a  contractor. 
He  died  at  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  having  fallen  a  vic- 
tim of  the  black  small  pox  scourge  which  raged 
in  that  city  some  years  ago.  Her  mother,  Su- 
san Dellet,  lived  to  the  ad^^anced  age  of 
eighty-five  years.  The  children  of  Martin 
Dorwart  are:  Emma  (Mrs.  Wilson  Shriver), 
of  Lancaster,  Pa.;  Adam,  a  compositor,  of 
Lancaster,  Pa.,  married  Miss  Mary  C.  Bare; 
Ida  (Mi-s.  William  F.  Humble),  of  Lancas- 
ter, Pa.;  Rose  (Mrs.  Arthur  B.  Clark),  of 
Reading,  Pa.;  Rev.  William;  and  Rev.  George 
M.,  Rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Com- 
munion, Paterson,  JSI.  J. 


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Rev.  William  Dorwart  was  born  at  Lancas- 
ter, Pa.,  July  20,  1864.  His  primajry  edu- 
cation was  received  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  city,  which  he  attended  until  he  was 
fifteen  years  of  age,  and  then  took  his  college 
preparatory  course  at  the  Yeates  Institution 
of  Lancaster.  In  September,  1S83,  he  was 
admitted  to  St.  Steplien's  College  at  Annan- 
dale,  jSTew  York,  from  which  institution  he 
was  gTaduated  in  June,  1887.  His  theological 
training  was  received  at  the  General  Theolo- 
gical Seminary  of  New  York  City,  where  he 
completed  the  prescribed  course  of  study  in 
1890.  While  pursuing  his  studies  in  New 
York,  he  was  engaged  as  a  lay  reader  at  St. 
Mary's  church  at  Haledon,  N.  J.  The  diac- 
onate  was  conferred  upon  him  June  1,  1890, 
in  the  Ohuroh  of  the  Nativity,  at  South  Beth- 
lehem, Pa.,  by  the  Rt.  Eev.  N.  S.  Eulison, 
D.  D.,  bishop  of  the  diocese  of  central  Penn- 
sylvania. On  July  1,  1890,  he  took  charge 
of  Trinity  church  at  Steelton,  Pa.,  and  was 
advanced  to  the  priesthood  December  22, 
1890,  by  Bishop  Eulison.  In  August,  1891, 
he  was  called  to  the  Church  of  the  Nativity 
at  New|>oi*t,  Pa.,  accepted  the  call,  and  at  once 
took  charge  of  the  church,  but  did  not  remove 
his  residence  to  the  place  until  the  following 
October.  At  this  time  he  also  took  charge  of 
St.  Stephen's,  Thompsontown,  where  he  re- 
vived a  church  organization  which  had  been 
abandoned  since  1839.  The  labors  of  Mr. 
Dorwart  in  this  field  have  been  abundantly 
successful,  the  proof  of  which  is  seen  in  many 
signs,  both  material  and  spiritual.  The 
church  property,  seriously  damaged  by  the 
floods  of  1889,  has  been  restored,  and  a  sub- 
stantial and  beautiful  rectory  has  been  built, 
which  is  a  credit  to  the  parish  and  an  orna- 
ment to  the  town.  Mr.  Dorwart's  political 
views  are  decidedly  Eepublican;  he  Ls  a 
staunch  upholder  of  the  single  gold  standard 
in  finance. 

On  June  7,  1891,  Mr.  Dorwart  was  married 
in  St.  James'  Church,  Lancaster,  Pa.,  to  Miss 
Katharine  E.,  daughter  of  Jacob  M.  and 
Elizabeth  C.  fllerr)  Marks,  both  of  Lancaster, 
Pa.  Their  children  are:  Elizabeth;  Frederick 
G. ;  Albert  Leonard;  and  Georo;e  Marx. 


EEY.  W.  R.  IL  DEATEICH,  D.  D., 
Newport,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  at  St. 
Thomas,  Franklin  county,  Pa.,  June  28,  1834. 
He  is  a  son  of    John    and    Mary    (Brazier) 


Deatrich.  His  ancestors,  paternal  and  mater- 
nal, came  from  the  Palatinate,  on  the  Ehine. 
His  grandfather,  John  Ludwig  Deatrich,  was 
well  educated,  and  was  intended  by  his  par- 
ents for  one  of  the  learned  professions,  but 
such  was  not  his  own  inclination.  In  early 
life,  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  New  World 
and  as  he  grew  in  years,  its  attraction  for  him 
increased,  till  at  length  he  bade  farewell  to  the 
Fatherland,  and  set  out  for  America.  He 
sailed  from  Eotterdam,  clearance  at  Cowes, 
England,  in  the  ship  "Minerva,"  John  Spur- 
iers,  master,  and  landed  at  Philadelphia,  Oc- 
tober 29,  1767.  Lie  was  married  in  this  coun- 
try to  a  Lady  who,  with  her  parents,  crossed 
the  ocean  in  the  same  vessel  with  him.  With 
an  eye  to  business,  John  Ludwig  Deatrich, 
"with  a  little  colony  of  his  countrymen,  moved 
westward,  and  took  up  their  abode  in  what 
was  called,  at  that  early  day,  the  "Conoco- 
cheague  Settlement,"  in  the  loeautiful  and  fer- 
tile Cumberland  valley.  This  settlement  is 
mow  embraced  in  the  territory  of  Fi'anldin 
county,  Pa.  Here  Mr.  Deatrich  became  a 
prosperous  farmer.  Lie  loved  his  new  home 
and  his  adopted  country,  shomng  his  patriot- 
ism by  becoming  a  soldier  in  the  Eevolution- 
ary  army;  as  such,  he  passed  throug'h  many 
trying  scenes.  He  had  a  family  Of  twelve 
children,  of  whom  John,  born  at  the  honae- 
stead  in  Franklin  coimty,  February  2,  1796, 
was  the  youngest.  It  is  clear  that,  although 
the  elder  Deatrich  declined  a  professional 
career,  it  was  not  through  lack  of  ability,  or 
an  appreciation  of  learning.  These  traits 
were  his,  and  became  the  heritage  of  his  pos- 
terity. Thus  we  find  that,  although  an  arti- 
san, John  Deatrich  enjoyed  a  libei'-al  educa- 
tion, and  was  a  warm  friend  and  supporter  of 
popular  education,  as  afforded  by  the  common 
school  system. 

John  Deatrich  was  twice  married;  his  only 
child  by  his  first  wife  is  James  Deatrich,  Esq., 
of  Roaring  Spring,  Blair  county.  Pa.  Of  the 
second  marriage,  the  first  child  is  Rev.  W.  R. 
LIumphrey;  the  others  are  three  daughters, 
and  two  sons:  Charles  McCauley,  a  merchant, 
of  St.  Thomas,  Pa.;  and  John  Calvin.  Prof. 
John  Calvin  Deatrich,  A.  M.,  died  very  sud- 
denly, in  the  midst  of  his  life-work,  August 
8,  1896,  at  Chambersburg,  Pa.  He  was  un- 
married. The  following  kindly  tribute  to  his 
memory  says  no  more  than  is  well  known  to 
Mr.  Deatrich's  large  circle  of  acquaintances  in 


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the  valley:  "Professor  Deatrich  belonged  to  a 
large  and  honored  relationship,  about  all  of 
whom  are  members  of  the  Reformed  church. 
He  was  a  life-long  member,  and  during  the 
fifty-one  years  of  his  life,  devoted  himself  to 
all  the  interests  of  the  church,  and  greatly  en- 
deared himself  to  all  mth  whom  he  associated. 
He  was  the  leading  member  of  the  St.  Thomas 
church.  From  a  scholar  in  the  Sunday- 
school  he  became  a  teacher,  then  an  officer,  and 
ended  his  labors  as  superintendent.  He  had 
been  honored  Avith  the  sacred  offices  of  deacon 
and  elder  in  the  church,  and  was  known  far 
and  wide  for  his  faithfulness  in  everything  he 
undertook.  But  Professor  Deatrich  was  best 
and  most  widely  known  'as  a  teacher,  than 
whom  there  was  no  better  in  the  county  of 
Franklin.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was 
principal  of  a  select  school  in  St.  Thomas,  in 
which  he  prepared  pupils  for  teaching  and  for 
college.  In  this  work  he  was  successful,  and 
will  be  lovingly  remembered  by  the  many 
young  men  and  women  who  sat  at  his  feet. 
His  kindness  of  heart,  amiable  disposition, 
humble  spirit,  correct  judgTQent  and  honesty 
of  purpose,  won  him  many  friends,  and  made 
him  a  valuable  citizen."  The  father  and 
motl'.er  also  rest  from  their  labors.  They  were 
devoted  Christians,  whose  supreme  delight  it 
was,  by  precept  and  example,  to  train  up  their 
children  in  the  true  knowledge  and  fear  of 
Clod,  according  to  the  articles  of  the  Chris- 
tian faith  and  doctrine  as  laid  down  in  the 
Old  and  K^ew  Testaments  and  in  the  symbols 
of  the  Eeformed  church. 

In  accordance  wjth  their  pious  practice, 
their  son,  W.  E.  H.  Deatrich,  was  baptized 
when  less  than  three  months  old,  September 
14,  1834,  by  Rev.  Frederick  Rahauser.  After 
having  been  instructed  in  the  doctrines  and 
duties  of  the  Christian  religion,  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  his  first  communion.  May  4,  1850, 
under  the  ministry  of  the  Rev.  ISTicholas  Gehr, 
D.  D.,  who  catechised  and  confirmed  him  in 
the  faith  of  the  Refonned  church  at  St. 
Thomas.  The  boy  received  his  secular  in- 
struction in  the  common  schools  and  in  two 
schools  of  higher  education,  the  Franklin  and 
Marshall  Collegiate  Institute,  at  Mercersburg, 
Pa.,  whose  principal  was  the  Rev.  Prof.  John 
R.  Kooken,  A.  M.,  and  the  Franklin  Acad- 
emy, at  Chambersburg,  then  under  the  care 
of  that  wonderful  linguist,  John  Knight 
Shryock,  A.  M.     His  theological  preparation 


was  made  in  the  study  of  the  Rev.  Samuel 
Philips,  A.  M. ;  he  also  received  valuable  as- 
sistance from  the  Revs.  Samuel  R.  Fisher,  D. 
D.,  Benjamin  S.  Schneck,  D.  D.,  and  Benja- 
min Bausman,  D.  D.  He  was  licensed  to 
preach  the  gospel  by  the  Classis  of  Mercers- 
burg, Synod  of  the  Potomac  of  the  Reformed 
Church  in  the  United  States,  at  its  annual 
meeting,  in  Chambersburg,  .Pa.,  May  22, 
1860,  and  was  ordained  to  the  holy  ministry 
in  the  church  at  Grindstone  Hill,  near  Cham- 
bereburg,  November  17,  1860,  by  the  same 
classis,  through  a  committee  consisting  of  the 
Revs.  Henry  AV.  Super,  D.  D.,  Thomas  G. 
Apple,  D.  D.,  and  Samuel  Philips,  A.  M. 
During  a  ministry  of  thirty-six  years,  Rev.  Dr. 
Deatrich  has  served  four  pastorates:  Grind- 
stone Hill,  three  years  and  six  months;  Get- 
tysburg, Pa.,  nine  years  and  six  months;  Me- 
chanicsburg,  Pa.,  eight  years;  and  ISTewport, 
fifteen  years;  he  is  still  in  the  active  work  of 
the  Christian  ministry  at  the  last-named  jilace. 
Flis  charge  comprises  three  congi-egations, 
Trinity,  at  ISTew  Bloomfield,  Pa.,  organized 
about  1798  by  Rev.  Anthony  Houtz,  the 
Church  of  the  Incarnation,  ISTewport,  Pa.,  or- 
ganized in  1820,  by  Rev.  Jacob  SohoU,  and 
St.  John's,  at  Marklesville,  Pa.,  organized 
about  18a5  by  Rev.  Jacob  Scholl;  all  in  a 
prosperous  condition,  and  free  from  debt. 
The  congTegation  at  ISTewport  has  the  most 
valuable  and  attractive  church  property  in  the 
county.  Its  trustees  have  recently  contracted 
with  a  jSTew  York  manufacturing  company 
for  a  first-class  pipe  organ  to  be  built  in  the 
church  edifice,  with  bellows  operated  by  a 
water  m-otor. 

For  seventeen  years.  Dr.  Deatrich  was  stat- 
ed clerk  of  the  Classis  of  Zion,  embracing  the 
parishes  within  the  counties  of  Adams,  York, 
Cumberland  and  Perry.  On  June  9,  1868, 
Franklin  and  Marshall  College,  Lancaster, 
Pa.,  the  leading  institution  of  learning  in  the 
Refonned  church,  conferred  upon  him  the 
honorary  degree  of  Master  of  Arts;  on  June 
9,  1896.  he  received  from  the  same  institu- 
tion that  of  Doctor  of  Divinity.  He  has  served 
upon  the  various  boards  of  the  churcli,  but 
takes  especial  pleasure  in  the  memory  of  "nine 
delightful  years"  on  the  Board  of  Visitors  of 
the  Theological  Seminary  at  Lancaster,  Pa. 
He  has  more  than  once  presided  at  the  sessions 
of  the  Classis  of  Carlisle,  and  was  president  of 
the  Synod  of  the  Potomac  of  the  Reformed 


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eliurcli  ill  the  Uiiited  States  at  its  annual  ses- 
sions, held  in  October,  1888,  at  Woodstock, 
Va.  That  part  of  the  Reformed  church  which 
is  of  German  origin  is  now  denominated  by 
the  above  title,  to  distinguish  it  from  the  "■Re- 
formed Church  in  America,"  fonnerly  kno-wn 
as  Dutch  Reformed,  which  took  its  rise,  as  in- 
dicated by  its  earlier  name,  in  Holland.  Dr. 
Deatrich  was,  J.une  30,  1875,  elected  an  alum- 
nus of  Franklin  and  Marshall  College;  he  has 
also  been  made  an  honorary  member  of  Mar- 
shall Literary  Society,  of  Mercersburg  Col- 
lege; of  the  Phrenakosmian  Society  of  Penn- 
sylvania College;  and  of  the  Diagnothean 
Literary  Society  of  Franklin  and  Marshall. 
He  has  frequently  lectured  with  acceptance 
before  literary  societies,  county  and  district 
teachei-s'  institutes,  and  church  societies.  The 
Doctor's  kindly  presence  and  genial  humor,  a 
perennial  characteristic  of  his,  go  far  to  render 
his  j^resentation  of  truth  striking  and  effective 
He  is  v\'ell-known,  especially  in  his  own  de- 
nomination, as  a  sincere,  faithful  and  untiring 
Christian  worker,  whose  long  and  devoted 
services  have  endeared  him  to  many  friends. 
Rev.  Dr.  Deatrich  learned  to  admire  the 
Masonic  and  Odd  Fellows'  fraternities  on  the 
battlefield  at  Gettysburg,  where  amid  danger 
and  death  their  menibere  persisted  in  their 
quiet  ministries  to  the  sick  and  dying.  Seek- 
ing their  society  and  fellowship,  he  was  init- 
iated into  Good  Samaritan  Lodge,  336,  Ma- 
sonic, in  May,  1864,  at  Gettysburg;  was  ad- 
A'anced  to  comiDanionship  in  Samuel  C.  Per- 
kins R.  A.  Chapter,  209,  at  Mechanicsburg, 
Pa.,  in  February,  1878,  and  knighted  in  St. 
John's  Commandery,  Iso.  8,  at  Carlisle,  Pa., 
in  April,  1880.  He  became  a  member  of 
Lodge  Ko.  124,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  at  Get- 
tysburg, in  February,  1867.  As  to  politics, 
he  was  formerly  an  "old-fashioned  Democrat," 
but  finds  now  so  much  of  confusion  and  cor- 
ruption everj^vhere,  that  he  finds  it  difficult 
to  define  his  portion.  This  pastor  of  many 
experiences  has  a  bit  of  a  war  record,  which 
we  will  give  nearly  in  his  own  words:  "In  my 
early  ministry,  I  was  arrested,  near  Chambers- 
burg,  Pa.,  July  1,  1863,  by  order  of  General 
Imbodeu,  of  the  Confederate  army,  on  sus- 
picion of  robbing  his  mail,  and  marched  on 
foot  with  his  cavalry  and  mounted  infantry 
to  t'he  battlefield  of  Gettysburg,  a  distance  of 
24  miles.  The  day  was  extremely  warm;  the 
thermometer    indicated    ninety    degi^ees.       I 


weighed  over  two  hundred  pounds,  and  wore 
a  silk  hat.  I  saw  the  famous  charge  of  Pickett 
from  the  Confederate  side,  and  I  had  all  the 
'l3oetry  of  war'  knocked  clean  out  of  me.  I 
was  finally  discharged,  and  given  a  pass  to  my 
home,  dated  on  the  battlefield,  in  Adams 
county,  July  3,  1863,  which  I  have  pasted, 
for  ^^reservation,  on  the  front  lid  of  my  Bib- 
lia  Polyglotta ;  I  prize  it  as  a  souvenir  of  war 
times.  On  my  return  from  the  battle  ground, 
I  got  mixed  up  Avith  General  Lee's  retreating 
arn^y.  The  common  soldiers,  looking  at  my 
aldermanic  proportions  and  silk  hat,  regarded 
me  as  a  high  oificial.  They  asked  me  many 
questions;  among  these  were:  'Where  did  you 
git  that  hat?'  'Come  down  out  of  that  big 
hat — ^needn't  say  you  ain't  in  it, — I  see  your 
feet  hanging  out!'  " 

It  remains  only  to  speak  of  Rev.  Dr.  Dea- 
trich's  man-iage.  He  was  united  in  holy  wed- 
lock to  Mary  Clark  Maxwell,  May  3,  1855,  by 
the  Rev.  Jacob  Hassler,  D.  D.,  of  Ft.  Loudon, 
Pa.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Deatrich  have  one  child, 
Mrs.  Julien  E.  Epping,  of  Portland,  Ore. 


MAJ.  PETER  HIESTA:f^D,  superin- 
tendent of  the  Juniata  Furnace  and  Foundry, 
East  iSTewport,  Perry  county.  Pa.  In  1708, 
3,600  Germans  were  transferred  from  their 
native  land  to  Ireland,  among  whom  were 
some  w'ho  bore  the  family  name  and  Avere  an- 
cestoi-s  of  Major  Hiestand.  Some  years  later 
it  is  recorded  that  Dennis  Hiestand,  with  his 
mother,  aged  eighty-five  years,  was  evicted 
from  the  miserable  hovel  they  occupied  on  an 
estate  in  that  country.  Sojiie  of  these  German 
emigrants  on  their  arrival  in  Ireland,  were 
settled  upon  im]")roved  land  in  the  County  of 
Limerick,  near  Arbela  and  Adair,  and  others 
settled  in  the  town  of  Rotlikeale,  where  their 
descendants  still  reside,  and  are  known  as 
German  Palatines,  preserving  their  German 
characteristics  of  industry,  thrift  and  honest 
dealing.  Jacob  and  Johannes  Hiestand  emi- 
grated with  their  families  from  Germany  to 
America  in  1727,  being  accompanied  by  other 
emigrants,  described  as  46  Palatines  with  their 
families,  constituting  a  company  of  200  souls. 
They  landed  in  Philadelphia  from  the  ship 
"Friendship,"  October  16,  1727,  and  were 
among  those  emigrants  who  came  to  America 
on  the  invitation  of  William  Penn;  he  had 
several  times  visited  the  part  of  Germany 
from  which  thev  came,  and  cordiallv  invited 


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them  to  find  peaceful  liomes  in  the  great 
Commonwealth  he  was  fonnding  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  America.  In  this  land  of  Penn,  they 
found  that  freedom  to  live  and  labor  and 
build  uj)  homes  for  themselves  and  their  de- 
scendants which  was  denied  them  in  the 
Fatherland.  Johannes  Heistand,  from  whom 
Major  Heistand  is  descended,  signed  a  declar- 
ation of  citizenship,  and  settled  upon  a  fai-m 
of  150  acres,  situated  in  Manor  township,  five 
miles  west  of  Lancaster,  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Lancaster  and  Columbia  turnpike.  He 
made  his  will  in  1781,  and  died  in  1784.  He 
had  one  son,  Henry,  and  six  daughters.  Henry 
Hiestand,  who  it  is  supposed  was  born  in  Ger- 
many, succeeded  to  the  fanii,  it  having  in  fact 
been  given  up  to  him  some  time  before  his 
father's  death.  At  the  death  of  Heniw,  which 
occurred  on  the  same  farm,  in  1805,  there  sur- 
vived his  widow,  Esther  (whose  maiden  name 
was  Eeiper),  two  sons,  John  and  Peter,  and 
two  daughters,  Elizabeth  and  Barbara.  The 
elder  son,  John,  married  Annie  Hiester,  who 
survived  him  many  years,  dying  in  1855,  at 
the  age  of  93  years.  They  resided  in  Done- 
gal township,  where  John  Hiestand  died. 
Their  children  are:  Jacob;  Andrew;  Henry, 
father  of  Major  Hiestand;  these  three  died  in 
Donegal  township;  John,  who  removed  to 
Germantownj  Montgomery  county,  O. ;  Theo. ; 
Joseph,  died  young;  and  Peter,  who  died 
after  reaching  manhood. 

Heniy  Hiestand,  a  wealthy  and  influential 
fanner,  who  was  the  third  son  of  John  and 
father  of  Major  Hiestand,  married  Margaret 
Cochran,  September  1,  1818,  and  died  Janu- 
ary 12,  1864,  at  the  age  of  seventy-four  years, 
eight  months  and  five  days.  His  wife  died 
September  20,  1868,  aged  seventy-three  years, 
three  months  and  two  days.  Their  children 
are:  Hon.  John  A.,  deceased,  wdio  will  be 
further  noticed  below;  Samuel;  Henry;  Pe- 
ter; Jacob;  Abraham;  and  Elizabeth,  the 
youngest  of  the  family,  who  died  young. 

Maj.  Peter  Hiestand  was  born  in  East  Don- 
egal township,  Lancaster  county,  P'a.,  Febru- 
ary 11,  1831.  His  education  was  received  in 
the  common  schools  of  the  vicinity,  and  he 
remained  with  his  father  on  the  farm  until 
he  was  twenty-three  years  of  age,  when  he 
determined  to  leave  home  and  try  his  fortune 
in  the  great  west.  His  first  stopping  place 
was  Freeport,  111.,  which  he  reached  in  tbe 
spring  of  1854,  and  where  he  remained  a  short 


time;  he  then  made  a  tour  through  the  State 
of  Iowa,  but  finally  returned  to  Freeport,  and 
was  employed  in  a  store  until  February,  1861. 
When  the  call  was  made  for  volunteers  to  put 
do^\m  the  Eebellion,  he  responded  at  once,  re- 
ceived a  captain's  commission,  and  was  made 
assistant  quartermaster,  soon  after  which  he 
was  ordered  to  Washington  and  assigned  a 
2>lace  in  the  Army  of  the  Potornac;  he  ac- 
com2>anied  the  army  in  the  march  through 
Maryland,  participating  in  the  battles  of  An- 
tietam  and  South  Mountain.  His  meritorious 
services  and  brave  conduct  were  recognized, 
and  he  was  rewarded  in  1863  by  a  major's 
commission.  After  the  second  battle  of  Fred- 
ericksburg, the  ISTinth  Army  Corps,  to  which 
he  belonged,  was  transferred  to  the  west,  and 
participated  in  the  march  through  Kentucky, 
and  afterwards  aided  in  the  siege  of  Vicks- 
burg.  Upon  the  capture  of  this  stronghold, 
the  corj^s  returned  to  Kentucky  and  took  part 
in  the  brilliant  campaig-n  of  General  Burn- 
side's  army  through  East  Tennessee,  culmi- 
nating in  the  siege  of  Knoxville,  after  which 
it  was  transfeiTcd  again  to  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  then  on  the  heights  back  of  Arling- 
ton, and  participated  in  the  battle  of  the  Wil- 
derness; moving  thence  to  Petersburg,  it  re- 
mained in  camp  a  short  time.  After  the  sur- 
render of  Lee,  Major  Hiestand  was  on  duty 
in  Washington,  D.  C,  for  a  year,  and  then  be- 
came a  clerk  of  Colonel  Pierce,  who  was  com- 
missioned to  visit  the  important  points  which 
had  been  the  seat  of  army  operations,  and  set- 
tle up  all  business  jDertaining  to  the  war.  Un- 
der this  commission,  they  visited  in  turn  Yicks- 
burg,  Chicago,  Montana,  Ft.  Snelling,  where 
they  remained  one  year.  Little  Rock,  Ark., 
and  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  where  Colonel  Pierce 
resigned  in  1868,  and  Major  Hiestand  re- 
turned to  his  home  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa. 
After  a  short  stay  with  friends  and  relatives, 
he  came  to  N'ewport,  where  for  two  years  he 
was  engaged  in  mining  ore,  after  which 
he  was  appointed  to  his  present  position, 
that  of  superintendent  of  the  Juniata  Fur- 
nace and  Foundry  Company.  Major  Hiestand 
is  a  Republican,  but  refrains  altogether  from 
office-seeldng,  content  vfith  being  a  private 
worker  and  voter.  He  is  recognized  as  a  citi- 
zen of  sterling  character,  and  universally  es- 
teemed as  a  gentleman  of  worth  and  ability. 

October  26,  1876,  Major  Hiestand  was  mar- 
ried at  Lewistown,  Pa.,  to  Miss  Sarah  M.  Kerr, 


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born  May  23,  1837,  at  Mifflin,  Juniata  county, 
Pa.,  and  daughter  of  Tliomas  and  Elizabeth 
(Selheimer)  Kerr.  At  the  age  of  eighteen 
years,  she  studied  telegraphy  at  Lewistown, 
after  which  she  was  j)ut  in  charge  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  office  at  Spruce  Creek, 
where  she  served  during  the  war,  and  was  soon 
after  transferred  to  the  office  at  jSTewport,  Pa., 
which  she  held  until  her  marriage  to  Major 
Hiestand  in  1876.  While  at  Spruce  Creek, 
Mi's.  Hiestand  was  in  an  office  near  that  of 
Mr.  Cullen,  the  railroad  supervisor,  who  at 
the  beginning  of  the  war  was  a  staunch  Demo- 
crat, and  was  regarded  by  the  Eepiiblicans  as 
a  Southern  symj^athizer.  On  one  occasion, 
while  Mr.  Cullen  was  absent,  Mrs.  Hiestand 
received  tidings  that  a  company  of  soldiers 
newly  enlisted  in  the  neighborhood  were  com- 
ing to  raid  the  office,  provided  they  found  no 
American  flag  displayed  on  the  building.  The 
news  filled  her  with  gTeat  distress,  as  she  knew 
that  Mr.  Cullen  was,  in  fact,  loyal  to  the  na- 
tional cause;  she  accordingly  hastened  to  pro- 
cure the  needful  material  and  make  a  flag, 
which  she  flung  to  the  breeze  from  the  build- 
ing. When  Mr.  Cullen  arrived,  and  was  in- 
formed of  the  proceeding  and  the  situation, 
he  warmly  commended  the  prudence  and  pa- 
triotism of  Mrs.  Hiestand.  During  the  first 
year  of  their  marriage.  Major  and  ]\Irs. 
Hiestand  remained  in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  but 
early  in  1878  they  went  to  housekeejMng  at 
ISTewport,  where  they  now  have  a  beautiful 
and  commodious  residence.  Both  ]\Iajor  and 
Mrs.  Hiestand  are  adherents  and  su2")portcrs  of 
the  Episcopal  church — the  Major  having  been 
baptized  in  that  communion  and  Mre.  Hiestand 
having  been  the  first  Episcopalian  in  ISTewport. 
She  has  always  been  actively  engaged  in 
church  work,  and  in  connection  Avith  Mrs. 
Bechtel  collected  enough  money  to  build  the 
church  edifice  at  ISTewport. 

The  parents  of  Mrs.  Hiestand,  Thomas 
and  Elizabeth  (Selheimer)  Kerr,  were  both 
bom  in  Juniata  county  and  there  spent  their 
early  life.  They  were  united  in  marriage  at 
Mifflintown  in  December,  1822;  some  sixteen 
years  later,  or  about  1838,  they  took  up  their 
residence  in  Lewisto\va,  ]\Iifflin  coiinty.  Pa. 
Both  died  in  this  borough,  Mr.  Kerr  in  1854 
and  Mrs.  Kerr  in  1873.  They  had  eight  chil- 
dren, one  of  whom,  a  daughter,  died  in  child- 
hood. Their  firet  c'hild  was  a  sou,  who  was 
named  in  baptism  George.     He  was  born  Sep- 


tember 26,  1823,  and  resided  with  his  parents 
until  he  had  attained  the  age  of  seventeen 
years,  receiving  the  advantages  of  a  moderate 
education  in  the  best  schools  of  that  day.  On 
the  4th  day  of  July,  1840,  he  became  an  ap- 
l^rentice  mth  Henlock  &  Bratten,  printers,  of 
Harrisburg,  Pa.  In  1843  he  went  to  jSTew 
Orleans,  and  was  there  engaged  as  a  com- 
positor on  the  Bee  and  Courier,  and  also  on 
the  Delta  from  its  first  issue  in  October,  1845, 
until  the  breaking  out  of  the  Mexican  war. 

On  the  first  requisition  made  upon  the  gov- 
ernor of  Louisiana  for  troops  by  General  Tay- 
lor, after  the  battles  of  Palo  Alto  and  Resaca 
de  la  Palma,  he  enlisted  and  served  three 
months  on  the  Eio  Grande  as  a  private  in  the 
Andrew  Jackson  regiment.      On  August    7, 

1847,  he  was  elected  first  lieutenant  of  Com- 
pany C,  Eirst  Battalion,  Louisiana  Mounted 
Volunteers,  and  was  subsequently  chosen  cap- 
tain of  this  company.  That  he  seiwed  with  dis- 
tinction may  be  inferred  from  the  fact  that 
he  was  mentioned  in  dispatches  by  General 
Scott.     The  regiment  was  disbanded  Jiily  17, 

1848,  and  after  a  short  visit  to  his  family  in 
Pennsylvania,  he  returned  to  ISTew  Orleans 
and  embarked  for  California  via  Panama,  in 
the  steamer  "Galveston,"  reaching  San  Eran- 
cisco  in  the  steamer  "Panama.  He  shortly 
after  proceeded  to  Stockton,  and  engaged  in 
various  pursuits  in  that  place  and  vicinity  un- 
til May,  1851,  on  which  date  he  purchased 
the  material  of  the  Stockton  Times,  and  com- 
menced the  publication  of  the  San  Joaquin 
Befmblican,  which  under  his  management  be- 
came the  leading  Democratic  newspaper  of  the 
San  Joaquin  valley.  In  Eebruary,  1853,  he 
was  elected  State  printer,  and  in  June  of  the 
same  year  became  associated  in  the  publication 
of  the  Placon  Times  and  Transcript,  of  San 
Erancisco,  of  which  paper  he  continued  to  be 
one  of  the  proprietors  up  to  the  date  of  his 
death,  which  sad  event  occurred  March  5, 
1854. 

The  second  child  born  to  the  parents  of  Mrs. 
Hiestand  was  Elizabeth  H.,  who  married  Jo- 
seph Mount;  they  were  both  mutes,  and  died, 
leaving  one  child,  a  daughter  named  Eliza- 
beth, a  bright  and  intellectual  young  lady. 
Their  third  child,  James  D.  Kerr,  served  in 
the  late  Rebellion  as  a  corporal  in  Company 
D,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  and  died  from  the  effects  of 
exposure  during  his  service  in  tihe  army,  Jan- 


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uary  19,  1865.  The  remainder  of  this  family 
are:  Miss  Jean  A.,  a  teacher  in  the  public 
schools  of  Lewistown,  Mifflin  county;  i!^ancy, 
deceased;  Sarah  M.  (Mrs.  Peter  Hiestand); 
Mary  C.  (Mrs.  T.  L.  Johnson);  and  Martha 
E.,  wife  of  Rev.  T.  W.  Martin,  at  present  re- 
siding on  Long  Island. 

Miss  Jean  A.  Kerr,  teacher  of  the  grammar 
school  of  Lewistown,  Pa.,  was  born  at  Lewis- 
town,  Mifflin  count}'.  Pa.,  and  received  her 
education  in  the  borough  schools  and  at  the 
Lewistown  Academy.  At  the  age  of  seven- 
teen, she  was  appointed  a  teacher  in  the  bor- 
ough schools,  and  has  served  in  that  capacity 
uninterruptedly  since  that  time.  Miss  Kerr 
was  one  of  the  first  teachers  qualified  by  the 
first  school  3Uj)erintendent  of  Mifflin  county, 
in  1850,  Superintendent  Ross.  She  has  held 
certificates  under  each  succeeding  county  su- 
perintendent, up  to  the  reception  of  her  pro- 
fessional and  final  certificate,  from  the  State 
and  county  superintendents  jointly.  Miss 
Kerr  is  not  only  acknowledged  as  an  able 
teacher,  but  is  personally  esteemed  by  the 
many  who  have  the  privilege  of  acquaintance 
with  her. 

Hon.  John  A.  Hiestand,  son  of  Henry 
Hiestand,  Avas  born  in  East  Donegal  town- 
ship, Lancaster  county,  October  2,  1824. 
He  first  attended  the  piiblic  schools  in  the 
neighborhood  of  his  home,  and  subsequently 
entered  Pennsylvania  College,  Gettysburg, 
from  which  he  was  graduated.  After  studying 
law  with  the  late  Judge  Champneys,  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1849.  In  early  life 
he  took  an  active  interest  in  politics,  associat- 
ing himself  with  the  Whig  party,  by  whom  he 
was  e'hosen  as  representative  of  the  Lancaster 
district  in  the  House  of  Representatives  in 
1852,  1853  and  1856. 

October  20,  1838,  in  company  with  John 
F.  Huber  and  Francis  Heckert,  Mr.  Hiestand 
purchased  from  Edward  C.  Darlington,  the 
Lancaster  Examine?-  and  Herald.  The  paper 
was  published  under  the  firm  name  of 
Hiestand,  Huber  &  Heckert  until  1862,  when 
on  the  death  of  'Mr.  Huber,  an  interest  was 
purchased  in  the  firm  by  Edmund  M.  Kline. 
Other  changes  in  the  firm  occurred  until  in 
1874,  v/hen  Mr.  Kline  withdrew  and  Mr. 
Hiestand  became  sole  proprietor.  In  the  Hart- 
ranft  campaign  of  1872;,  the  Daily  Examiner 
first  made  its  'appearance.  This  paper  Mr. 
Hiestand   continued   to  publish   until    1888, 


when  he  sold  it  to  its  present  proprietors. 
When  he  luade  his  appearance  in  the  news- 
paper field,  Mr.  Hiestand  relinquished  the 
practice  of  the  law  and  devoted  his  entire  time 
to  his  newspaper.  He  was  conspicuous  in  poli- 
tics, and  in  1860  was  sent  to  the  State  Senate, 
remaining  there  for  a  term  of  three  years.  In 
1864  he  was  a  district  Lincoln  and  Johnson 
elector,  and  was  appointed  by  the  electoral  col- 
lege to  carry  the  vote  of  the  State  to  "Wash-  _ 
ington.  In  1869  he  was  the  Cameron  candi- 
date before  the  Republican  State  convention 
for  the  nomination  of  Auditor  General,  but 
was  defeated  by  Gen.  John  F.  Hartranft.  In 
1871  he  was  appointed  by  President  Grant, 
upon  the  solicitation  of  Senator  Simon  Cam- 
eron, a  waiin  personal  and  political  friend, 
naval  officer  at  the  port  of  Philadelphia,  a 
position  which  he  held  for  two  terms  of  four 
years  each. 

In  1884  he  entered  the  field  for  the  Repub- 
lican nomination  for  Congress  against  Hon.  A. 
Ilerr  Smith,  who  had  served  several  terms  in 
the  National  House  of  Representatives,  but 
]*ilr.  Hiestand  defeated  him  easily.  Two  years 
later  he  was  given  his  second  term  without 
oi>position.  In  1888  he  was  a  candidate  for 
a  third  term,  but  was  defeated  by  Hon.  Mar- 
riott Brosius. 

For  many  years  he  made  his  home  at  the 
Cooper  House,  and  after  the  death  of  Gen. 
James  L.  Reynolds,  he  j)urchased  the  old  man- 
sion, 'No.  126  ISTorth  Prince  street,  where  he 
lived  until  March,  1890.  Here  about  his 
board  were  frequently  gathered  men  of  the 
most  prominent  positions  in  the  State  and  na- 
tion. Statesmen,  authors,  lawyers  and  actors 
often  assembled  in  his  bachelor  home  and  en- 
joyed his  generous  hosj)itality.  He  died  De- 
cember 14,  1890.  Mr.  Hiestand  was  kind  and 
gener'ous  to  a  fault.  His  purse  was  always 
opened  to  the  poor,  needy  and  distressed,  and 
to  do  a  mean  act  would  have  been  in  direct 
opposition  to  his  nature.  He  died  as  he  lived 
— calm  and  at  peace  with  the  world.  His 
death  was  deeply  regretted  and  closed  the  ca- 
reer of  one  of  nature's  noblemen. 


RUDOLPH  H.  WDs^GERT,  Is^ewport, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  September  24, 
1826,  at  Annville,  Lebanon  coimty,  Pa.,  son 
of  Henry  and  Mary  (Shindle)  Wlngert.  His 
grandfather,  Loretz  Wingert,  was  born  in  Al- 
sace, then  a  French  province,    and    was    de- 


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scended  from  a  Huguenot  family.  During  po- 
litical disturbances  in  Europe,  lie  left  his  na- 
tive country,  and  came  to  America,  landing  at 
Charleston,  S.  C.  From  that  city  he  made  his 
way  north  to  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  where  he 
became  engaged  in  farming,  and  later  came  to 
Perry  county,  at  that  time  included  in  Cum- 
bei-land.  Here  he  settled  on  a  farm  near 
Landisburg,  at  St.  Peter's  church.  Loretz 
Wingert  was  married  January  14,  1766,  to 
Barbara  Gamber.  Their  children  were:  1. 
Simon,  born  N'ovember  29,  1768,  died  unmar- 
ried. II.  Elizabeth,  born  May  27,  1771,  died 
unmarried.  III.  John,  born  February  14, 
1773;  some  years  after  removing  from  Lan- 
disburg, John  married  Miss  Moore,  of  Balti- 
more, Md.,  he  was  a  merchant  in  Landisburg 
when  he  died,  a  short  time  after  his 
father's  death.  His  mdow  afterwards  went 
back  to  her  friends  in  Baltimore  with  their 
only  child,  ^fary,  and  later  remoA'ed  with  her 
friends  to  Cincinnati,  O.  IV.  Jacob,  bom  N'o- 
vember  6,  1776,  removed  to  the  State  of  New 
York,  and  thence  to  the  State  of  Indiana.  Y. 
Eva,  born  October  26,  1778.  VI.  Annie 
Mariah,  bom  April  13,  1781.  One  of  these 
daughters  became  Mrs.  Hacket,  and  the  other 
Mrs.  F.ulweiler.  VII.  Barbara,  born  January 
2,  1785,  married  Dr.  Benjamin  Phreanor,  of 
Lebanon,  Pa.  VIII.  Valentine,  born  October 
16,  1787,  married  Miss  Todd,  of  Carlisle,  Pa., 
had  children:  i.  Isaac;  ii.  Rebecca,  became 
Mrs.  Bingham,  and  they  with  her  brother, 
Samuel,  live  in  the  State  of  Washington;  they 
changed  the  spelling  of  the  family  name  to 
Wingard;  iii.  Eveline,  man-ied  to  General 
Albright,  of  Allentown,  Pa.,  Avho  was  in  the 
iv.  Samuel;     v.  John;     vi.  Ed- 


mond;  Samuel  and  another  brother  were 
gi-aduates  of  Dickinson  College,  in  Carlisle, 
the  home  of  their  mother.  IX.  Henry,  bom 
January  16,  1790.  Loretz  Wingert  died  in 
Landisburg  about  1802  or  1803;  his  wife  died 
at  the  home  of  her  son,  Valentine,  in  Peters- 
burg, Huntingdon  county,  Pa.  Loretz  Win- 
gert became  a  member  of  the  Gennan  He- 
formed  church  in  1798. 

Their  son,  Henry  Wingert,  was  endowed 
with  fine  natural  abilities,  and  great  force  and 
decision  of  character;  he  was  a  consistent 
Christian,  and  as  an  elder  in  the  Church  of 
God,  gave  much  time  and  attention  to  study- 
ing and  imparting  Scripture  truth,  and  exert- 
ed a  powerful  influence  in  his  denomination. 


He  had  received  a  common  school  education, 
and  learned  the  trade  of  hatter,  which  calling 
he  followed  all  his  life.  Henry  Wingert  was 
married  to  Mary  Shindle,  of  the  town  of  Leb- 
anon, Pa.,  her  father  being  a  prominent  citi- 
zen of  that  place.  Their  children  are:  Jere- 
miah, married  Hetty  Gunday,  a  daughter  of 
John  Gunday,  a  leading  citizen  of  Union 
county,  living  near  the  town  of  Lewisburg, 
Union  county,  Pa. ;  he  died  some  time  in  1867 
or  '68,  leaving  one  child,  John  G.  Wingert, 
now  living  near  Lewisburg;  Mary  Ann,  mar- 
ried to  Dr.  George  Brickley,  a  homoeopathic 
physician,  who  died  in  the  town  of  York,  Pa., 
some  years  ago,  had  three  sons  and  two  daiigh- 
ter,  of  whom  Dr.  Obadiah  C.  Brickley  is  still 
a  practicing  physician,  and  one  sister,  Rebec- 
ca, unmarried,  is  yet  living  at  the  same  place ; 
Louisa  Ann  (Mrs.  Henry  Preisler),  had  four 
sons  and  one  daughter,  the  parents  are  both 
dead,  their  oldest  son,  Rudolph  H.,  served  in 
the  Union  army  during  the  war  of  the  Rebel- 
lion, in  Company  B,  Seventh  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers;  Peter  S.,  married  Miss  Mariah 
Rynard,  moved  to  Illinois  in  1866,  thence  to 
Cameron,  'Neh.,  and  their  eldest  son,  Salmon 
M.,  served  in  the  Union  army  in  Company  G, 
One  Hundred  and  Twenty-seventh  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers;  Andrew  S.,  married  to  Miss 
Mary  Hotz,  of  Lancaster,  also  served  in  the 
ITnion  army  in  Company  F,  Ninth  Pennsylva- 
nia Cavalry;  John  F.,  was  married  to  Anne 
Eliza,  daughter  of  Robert  Mclvee,  of  Fulton 
county.  Pa.,  and  Avas  a  practicing  physician 
from  1850  till  1873,  when  his  health  failed, 
and  he  has  since  acted  as  a  justice  of  the  peace, 
and  served  as  postmaster  in  Landisburg  under 
the  administration  of  President  Harrison; 
Elijah,  the  youngest  child,  was  in  the  Union 
army  in  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and 
Eighteenth  Com  Exchange  of  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  went  west  and  died  in  the  State  of  Wash- 
ington several  years  ago;  Susan,  married  first 
to  Mr.  Shelley,  after  his  death  to  Philip  Zig- 
ler,  and  after  his  death  to  Zacharias  Rice;  Isa- 
belle,  married  first  to  John  Bingham,  of  Mary- 
land, aftenvards  to  Mr.  Sanderson,  of  New- 
port, Pa. ;  and  Rudolph  H.  Henry  Wingert 
died  in  1873,  at  Landisburg;  his  wife,  who 
was  an  excellent  Christian  woman,  had  preced- 
ed him  to  the  grave. 

Being  only  nine  years  old  when  his  parents 
removed  from  Lancaster,  Wolf's  Hill,  to  Lan- 
disburg, Pei-ry  county,  Rudolph  H.  Wingert 


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was  educated  in  tlie  schools  of  tlie  latter  place. 
After  learning  his  trade,  which  was  that  of 
shoemaking,  he  went  to  work  at  Loysville,  but 
finally,  after  his  marriage,  he  opened  a  store 
at  Newport,  manufacturing  and  selling  boots 
and  shoes.  His  skill  and  honorable  methods 
of  business  made  him  prosperous,  and  his  trade 
increased,  enabling  him  to  give  employment 
to  many  workmen.  He  is  what  may  very  well 
be  called  a  ''self-made"  man,  meriting  all  the 
credit  which  the  term  implies.  He  has  served 
in  all  the  offices  of  the  borough ;  is  a  "free  sil- 
ver" Democrat,  and  very  decided  in  his  politi- 
cal opinions.  He  was  elected  justice  of  the 
peace  first  in  1868,  T\^hen  he  served  five  years. 
Although  a  Democrat,  he  was  elected  on  the 
Republican  ticket,  Avith  a  majority  of  nine. 
His  second  election  Avas  on  the  Democratic 
ticket,  in  1889;  majority  nine.  In  1894,  his 
term  of  five  years  having  expired,  he  was  again 
elected  with  a  majority  of  fifty-four. 

Rudolph  H.  Wingert  was  married  May  19, 
1853,  to  Mary  Oren;  their  children  are:  Oren 
D.,  merchant  at  Millerstown,  Pa.;  Harvey 
H.,  biitcher,  resides  with  his  father.  The  fam- 
ily are  connected  with  the  Church  of  God. 


DAVID  GRING,  superintendent  of  the 
JSTewport  and  Shermans  Valley  Railroad,  and 
extensive  lumber  dealer,  Newport,  Perry 
county.  Pa.  His  grandfather,  David  Gring, 
was  a  native  of  Berks  county.  Pa.,  and  was 
both  farmer  and  miller.  He  accumulated  a 
handsome  property  and  died  in  his  native 
county  in  1890.  The  Gring  family  came  orig- 
inally from  Holland  and  settled  in  Berks  coim- 
ty,  Pa.  David  Gring  married  Catharine  Hill, 
who  died  in  1886.  Their  son,  Samuel  H., 
Gring,  was  born  in  the  village  of  Sinking 
Spring,  Berks  county,  Pa.,  where  he  attended 
the  common  schools  and  learned  the  trade  of 
miller.  He  followed  this  vocation  until  1871, 
when  he  engaged  in  the  lumber  business.  He 
went  in  1854,  from  Berks  county  to  the  vicin- 
ity of  Denver,  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  where 
he  owned  and  operated  a  grist-mill  and  tan- 
nery. In  1871,  he  removed  to  Newville, 
Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  where  he  carried  on 
the  lumber  business  until  1876,  at  which  date 
he  removed  to  Reading,  Pa.,  his  present 
place  of  residence.  In  1890,  he  began  the 
construction  of  the  Newport  and  Shermans 
Valley  Railroad,  which  was  completed  in 
1892.     He  also  took  the  contract  for  the  con- 


struction of  the  Path  Valley  Railroad,  an  ex- 
tension of  the  Newport  and  Shermans  Valley 
Railroad,  upon  which  he  began  Avork  in  the 
fall  of  1893,  and  continued  until  the  fall  of 
1894,  at  Avhich  date  he  suspended  Avork; 
nothing  has  since  been  done.  It  is  proposed  to 
resume  the  construction  of  the  road  in  1897, 
and  to  push  it  to  a  speedy  completion.  Since 
1894,  Samuel  H.  Gring  has  not  been  engaged 
in  any  business  of  his  own,  but  is  occasionally 
the  assistant  of  his  son,  David  Gring.  He  Avas 
formerly  a  Whig,  but  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Republican  party  since  its  organization. 
During  the  late  war  he  served  as  captain  of  the 
Home  Guards.  His  religious  faith  and  fellow- 
ship are  Avitli  the  Reformed  church.  He  mar- 
ried Catharine  Hoyer,  who  is  still  living ;  their 
children  are:  David;  Catharine  (Mrs.  Sny- 
der), of  Berks  county.  Pa.;  Lizzie,  married 
and  resides  near  Reading,  Pa. ;  and  three  boys 
and  tAvo  girls  who  are  deceased. 

David  Gring  was  born  at  Denver,  Lancaster 
county,  Pa.,  June  10,  1857,  and  Avas  educat- 
ed in  the  common  schools.  At  the  age  of  four- 
teen years  he  began  AVork  in  his  father's  saAV- 
mill;  he  Avas  employed  continuously  with  his 
father  until  1876,  and  went  AAith  him  to  Cum- 
berland county  in  1871.  In  the  fall  of  1876, 
he  embarked  in  the  lumber  business  on  his 
own  account  in  Huntingdon  county,  Pa.,  buy- 
ing up  large  tracts  of  land  in  Himtingdon, 
Blair,  Mifflin,  Bedford  and  Juniata  counties, 
from  Avhich  he  cut  the  lumber.  In  1881,  he 
bought  a  home  in  NeAvport,  which  he  has 
since  remodeled.  In  1886,  he  built  the  Dia- 
mond Valley  Railroad,  and  operated  it,  open- 
ing up  extensive  lumber  districts  along  its  line. 
In  1891,  after  the  lumber  had  been  removed 
from  these  regions,  he  took  up  the  railroad. 
Mr.  Gring  was  also  instrumental  in  promoting 
and  building  the  NcAvport  and  Shermans  Val- 
ley Railroad,  the  construction  of  AA'hich  Avas 
begun  in  1890;  he  became  the  president  of 
the  company,  and  still  holds  the  office;  he 
also  became  general  manager  of  the  road.  He 
is  also  president  of  the  Path  Valley  Railroad. 
In  Perry  county  alone,  he  owns  very  exten- 
siA-e  tracts  of  land.  Mr.  Gring  was  married, 
July  21,  1880,  to  Miss  Emma  C.  Caldwell,  of 
RenoA^o,  Pa.  Their  children  are:  Elizabeth; 
Robert  Bruce;  Rodney;  Wilbur;  and  Ed- 
ward Milton,  the  tAvin  brother  of  Robert 
Bruce.  Avho  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Gring  is  a 
staunch  Republican. 


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MILTOX  B.  ESHLEMAX,  Xewport, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Jacob  and  Juliette 
(Wituier)  Eshlenian,  Avas  born  in  Paradise 
township,  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  February  4, 
1835.  The  earliest  record  of  the  family  in 
America  is  that  of  the  great-great-grandfather 
of  Mr.  Eshleman,  John  Jacob  Eshleman,  who 
was  born  in  Germany  in  1707,  and  came  to 
this  country  in  1729.  '  He  settled  at  Strasburg, 
Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  where  he  bought  a 
tract  of  land;  he  was  a  millwright.  He  was 
married  in  Lancaster  county  to  Barbara  Barr. 
They  had  but  one  son,  Jacob  Eshleman,  born 
in  1712.  The  father,  John  Jacob,  was  a 
Mennonite;  he  died  in  Strasburg,  Pa.  His 
son,  Jacob,  married  Barbara  Groff;  their  chil- 
dren were :  Jacob ;  John,  resided  at  Strasburg, 
married  first  to  Mary  Weaver,  afterwards  to 
Alice  Groff;  Susan  (Mrs.  Henry  Breckbill), 
of  Lancaster  county;  Eanny  (Mrs.  Joseph 
Potts),  died  at  Strasburg;  Benjamin,  married 
Fanny  Herr,  both  died  at  Greenland,  Pa.; 
David,  married  Mary  Groff,  both  died  at  Stras- 
burg; Barbara,  married  Jacob  Bachman,  both 
died  at  Strasburg;  and  ]\Eary,  married  David 
Miller,  of  Carlisle,  Pa. 

The  eldest  son  of  this  family,  Jacob  Eshle- 
man, who  was  bom  in  1768,  conducted  a  mill- 
ing business,  having  purchased  a  flour-mill  at 
Jjeaman  Place,  Lancaster  county.  He  mar- 
ried ]\Iary  Breckbill,  and  resided  at  Paradise, 
Lancaster  county.  Their  children  are :  Susan 
(Mrs.  Michael  Barr),  of  Quincy,  111. ;  Benja- 
min, maiTied  Elizabeth  Staufl^er;  Maria  (Mrs. 
John  Warfel),  of  Lancaster,  Pa.;  Barbara 
(Mrs.  Jacob  Frantz),  of  Leaman  Place,  Lan- 
caster county;  Jacob;  Ann  (Mrs.  George 
Groff),  of  Strasburg,  Pa.;  Fanny,  died  un- 
married; Dr.  John  K.,  of  Downingfown,  Pa., 
married  Fanny  Edge;  Eliza,  died  unmarried; 
and  Martha  (Mrs.  Christian  L.  LeFevre),  of 
Lancaster,  Pa. 

Jacob  Eshleman,  Jr.,  fifth  child  of  the 
above  family,  was  bom  in  1802.  He  entered 
his  father's  mill  when  a  boy,  and  acquainted 
himself  thoroughly  with  its  management.  Af- 
ter his  marriage,  he  took  charge  of  the  milling 
business  of  his  father.  He  continued  to  con- 
duct it  until  about  1866,  when  his  youngest 
son,  Silas  Eshleman,  assumed  the  charge. 
Jacob  Eshleman  (3)  married  Juliette  Witmer. 
Their  children  are:  jMilton  B.;  Ferree,  who 
married  Clara  Musselman;  Amos  L.,  of  Para- 
dise, Pa.,  mamed  Esther  Hoover;    Flam  TV., 


of  Leaman  Place,  Pa.,  married  Belle  Lightner; 
Eliza,  deceased;  and  Silas  K.,  of  Leaman 
Place,  Pa.,  married  Emma  Slay  maker.  The 
father  was  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church. 
He  died  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  in  1880; 
his  wife  survived  him  about  six  years. 

Milton  B.  Eshleman  received  his  education 
in  the  common  school  and  at  Lititz  Academy, 
which  he  attended  for  one  term.  During  his 
vacations,  and  aft«r  his  course  of  study  was 
ended,  he  assisted  his  father  in  many  ways 
both  on  the  fanu  and  in  the  mill,  and  was  al- 
ways a  willing  and  industrious  helper.  For  a 
short  time  before  the  war  of  the  Rebellion 
broke  out,  he  had  charge  of  his  father's  mill. 
"At  his  country's  call,"  like  many  other  brave 
young  Americans,  he  enlisted,  in  October, 
1S61.  He  went  as  a  private  in  Company  D, 
Second  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  and  Avas  as- 
signed to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  His  regi- 
ment lay  for  one  Avinter  in  Philadelphia,  and 
in  the  spring  Avas  ordered  to  Washington, 
Avliere  the  men  Avere  mounted  and  anned,  after 
Avhich  they  were  sent  to  the  front.  Their  first 
battle  Avas  at  Cedar  Mountain,  under  General 
Pope.  They  were  afterwards  attached  to 
G  eneral  Sheridan's  command,  and  Avere  in  the 
battle  of  the  Wilderness.  In  1864,  Mr.  Eshle- 
man Avas  discharged,  his  time  having  expired. 
I'pon  his  return  to  his  home,  his  father  pur- 
chased another  mill  in  their  vicinity,  called 
the  "Evergreen  Mill,"  AA'hich  Mr.  M.  B.  Eshle- 
man managed  until  1876.  He  then  removed 
Avith  his  Avife  and  family  to  Pen-y  county,  and 
bought  his  present  mill  in  East  jSTcAvport. 
Here  he  has  ever  since  carried  on  business  with 
profit  to  himself  and  satisfaction  to  those  Avho 
have  business  relations  AAath  him.  Mr.  Eshle- 
man is  a  member  of  the  G.  A.  E.  Post  at  New- 
port. He  is  a  "free  silver"  man,  and  an  ear- 
nest advocate  of  Prohibition.  He  takes  a  sin- 
cere interest  in  the  Avelfare  of  others,  and  de- 
sires true  progTess  for  his  own  neighborhood, 
and  for  his  Avhole  country. 

Milton  B.  Eshleman  Avas  first  married  to 
Jennie  Williams,  who  died  in  Lancaster  coun- 
ty, leaving  one  son,  Victor  E.  In  1874,  he 
Avas  married  a  second  time,  to  Annie  Lightner. 
Their  children  are ;  Fannie  E. ;  and  a  son,  J. 
EdAvin.  TIr.  Eshleman  is  a  member  of  the 
Episcopal  church. 


O.  H.  P.  PJDER,  meat  dealer,  XeAvport, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Paul  and  Dorothy 


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(Frank)  Eider,  was  born  December  9,  1837, 
on  the  homestead  in  Oliver  township,  Ferrj 
county. 

Among  the  ancestors  of  ]\Ir.  Eider,  there 
were  three  brothers  of  the  name  who  came 
from  Germany  during  the  jDrogress  of  the  war 
for  American  independence,  and  rendered  pa- 
triotic service  as  Eevolutionary  soldiers.  They 
settled  first  in  Xew  York  State,  and  subsequent- 
ly removed  to  York,  Pa,  where  some  of 
their  descendants  still  reside.  Paul  Eider, 
grandfather  of  O.  H.  P.  Eider,  with  his 
brothers,  John,  Henry,  Abraham  and  David, 
came  to  Perry  county,  Pa.,  and  bought  all  the 
land  lying  between  Little  and  Big  Bufi'alo 
creeks,  on  which  they  built  a  mill  and  laid  out 
the  tovv^l  of  I^fewport,  which  they  then  called 
Eidersville.  The  brothers  wei'e  engaged  in 
boating  on  the  river,  and  in  transporting  farm 
products  and  commercial  supplies.  After 
some  time  they  dissoh'ed  their  business  con- 
nection and  divided  their  property.  They 
were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Paul 
Eider  married  Miss  Clouser,  and  their  children 
are:  Paiil,  father  of  O.  H.  P.  Eider;  Abra- 
ham; George;  John;  Margaret  (Mrs.  John 
Gensler);  Mrs.  Kumler;  Mrs.  Pool;  and 
Mary.  The  eldest  of  this  family,  Paul  Eider 
(2),  Avas  born  in  1806,  and  died  in  1886.  For 
a  nuiuber  of  years  he  was  engaged  in  agricul- 
tural pursuits,  but  about  18-17,  he  sold  the 
farm  inherited  from  his  father,  and  embarked 
in  the  butchering  business  at  jSTewport,  which 
he  conducted  until  he  retired  from  active  pur- 
suits. Flis  education  was  received  in  the  com- 
mon schools,  which  he  attended  in  the  v.dnter 
months,  during  his  childhood  and  early  youth. 
He  was  originally  a  W'hig,  but  later  identified 
himself  with  the  Eepublican  party,  only  how- 
ever, as  a  private  voter,  never  having  sought 
any  political  ofiice.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  church.  He  married  Miss  Dorothy 
Frank,  who  preceded  him  to  the  grave  by  some 
years.  Their  children  are:  Paul  F. ;  David, 
died  aged  fifty-six  years;  O.  H.  P. ;  Thaddeus 
C.,  died  with  brain  fever  at  Hagerstown  Hos- 
pital, during  the  Avar,  a  member  of  Company 
D,  Second  Pennsylvania  Volunteers;  Jacob 
E.,  of  Harrisburg,  Pa.;  and  Margaret  Jane 
(Mrs.  Milton  Clemson),  of  ISTcAvport,  Pa. 

O.  H.  P.  Eider  enjoyed  very  limited  educa- 
tional advantages,  as  he  was  biit  three  months 
at  school.  His  first  occupation  was  on  his 
father's  farm,  Avhere  he    Avas    engaged  until 


181-8;  his  father  then  sold  the  farm,  and  he 
Avas  employed  as  a  mule  driver  on  the  canal 
betAveen  Wilkes-Barre  and  Pittsburg.  When 
President  Lincoln  issued  his  first  call  for  vol- 
uiueers  in  April,  1861,  Mr.  Eider  promptly 
enlisted  in  Company  D,  Second  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers.  This  regiment  Avas  ordered  to 
Harrisburg,  Pa.,  and  thence  to  Baltiiuore, 
Avhere  it  did  duty  in  guarding  the  railroad  be- 
tAveen  that  city  and  Washington,  D.  C.  From 
that  place  the  regiment  Avas  moved  to  York, 
Pa.,  thence  back  to  Virginia,  and  at  the  expi- 
ration of  its  term  of  service  in  July,  1861,  it 
Avas  discharged  at  Harper's  Ferry.  Upon  re- 
turning home,  Mr.  Eider  Avas  prostrated  Avith 
camp  fever,  and  remained  in  a  critical  condi- 
tion for  three  months.  After  convalescence, 
he  resumed  his  occupation  on  the  canal,  in 
Avliich  he  continued  to  be  engaged  for  some 
years.  In  1871:,  he  opened  a  meat  market  in 
XeAvport,  Pa.,  Avhich  he  has  successfully  con- 
ducted since  that  time.  He  is  also  interested 
in  toAvn  property.  Mr.  Eider  is  an  indepen- 
dent Eej^ublican.  He  is  prominent  among 
the  substantial  and  honored  citizens  of  New- 
port. 

0.  H.  P.  Eider  Avas  united  in  marriage  in 
1864,  to  Miss  Jane  AVilson;  they  had  the  fol- 
loAving  children:  William  S.,  motorman  at 
Harrisburg,  Pa. ;  Gertrude  (Mrs.  William  Ma- 
son), of  Harrisbiu'g,  Pa.;  Osias  Paul,  shoe 
cutter,  Philadelphia,  Pa. ;  and  Clara,  at  home. 
Mr.  Eider's  second  marriage  occurred  ISTovem- 
ber  7,  1875;  he  was  then  united  to  Eliza  J. 
AYertz,  born  March  31,  1845,  at  LcAvistown, 
Pa.,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Frey,  Avho 
Avas  brought  by  her  parents  to  XeAvport  Avhen 
she  Avas  two  vears  of  aii'e. 


PAUL  F.  EIDEE,  blacksmith,  Newport, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Paul  and  Dorothy 
(Frank)  Eider,  Avas  born  in  Oliver  towuship. 
Perry  coimty,  inl832.  A  history  of  his  ances- 
tors is  given  in  connection  Avith  the  sketch  of 
Mr.  0.  H.  P.  Eider.  His  education  Avas  such 
as  could  be  secured  in  the  subscription  and 
public  schools  of  the  neighborhood,  Avhich  he 
attended  during  his  early  boyhood;  but  his 
school  days  Avere  someAvliat  shortened  by  his 
desire  to  be  engaged  in  the  active  Avork  of  life. 
In  early  youth  he  displayed  the  energA',  indus- 
try and  close  application,  AAdiich  in  their  fuller 
dcA^elopment  soon  made  him  a  prosperous 
business    man.     His    first    emj^loyment    Avas 


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on  his  father's  farm,  but  finding  himself 
endowed  with  a  native  liking  for  mechanical 
work,  he  learned  later  the  trade  of  black- 
smith. When  the  work  of  building  the  Penn- 
sylvania Eailroad  was  begun,  he  joined  the 
ranks  of  the  workmen  engaged  in  that  grand 
public  improvement,  and  was  found  sometimes 
among  those  doing  the  excavating  and  grad- 
ing, and  sometimes  among  the  mechanics  em- 
ployed in  the  various  branches  of  the  work. 

Finally,  in  1853,  he  was  gratified  by  obtain- 
ing ample  scope  for  the  exercise  of  his  me- 
chanical tastes  and  faculties  in  a  situation  in 
the  blacksmith  shops  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Eailroad  at  Altoona,  Pa.,  where  he  was  con- 
stantly employed  during  the  next  six  years. 
Here  his  skill  and  energy  as  a  mechanic  and  his 
excellent  qualities  as  a  man,  secured  for  him 
the  abiding  confidence  and  respect  of  his  em- 
ployers. At  the  end  of  six  years,  Mr.  Eider 
was  transferred  to  a  situation  in  the  company's 
shops  at  Allegheny  City,  Pa.,  where  he  main- 
tained and  increased  his  reputation  as  an 
able,  skillful  and  reliable  workman.  He  has 
held  the  position  of  foreman  blacksmith  for 
the  past  twenty-three  years  in  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Eailroad  shops. 

Paul  F.  Eider  was  married  in  March,  1859, 
to  Miss  Matilda  Grove,  who  was  born  in  Blair 
county.  Pa.;  their  children  are:  Otis;  Do- 
rothea; Vesta;  Luzetta;  Margaret;  Jeannette; 
and  William.  Mrs.  Matilda  Eider  died  in 
August,  1878,  and  Mr.  Eider  was  married 
the  second  time  to  Mrs.  W.  H.  Troup,  of  New- 
port, Pa.,  in  1881.  The  children  of  this  mar- 
riage are:   George;  and  F.  T. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Eider  is  a  decided 
Populist,  and  a  firm  believer  in  free  silver. 
He  was  once  a  candidate  on  the  Greenback 
ticket  for  State  Senator,  but  failed  of  election. 
The  "Golden  Eule"  is  the  law  by  which  he 
earnestly  strives  to  regulate  his  life,  but  he  is 
not  connected  with  any  church.  In  personal 
appearance,  Mr.  Eider  is  tall,  fine-looking, 
with  clear  cut  features;  he  Avears  a  full  gray 
beard,  and  has  an  air  of  intelligence  and  re- 
finement. 


J.  W.  FEAXK,  hardware  merchant,  New- 
port, Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  George  and 
Catherine  (Eathford)  Frank,  was  born  in  Tur- 
bett  township,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  April  4, 
1825.  Of  the  ancestors  of  Mr.  Frank  little  is 
knowTi,  excepting  that  his  grandfather,  Jacob 


Frank,  settled  on  what  became  the  homestead 
farm  in  Howe  township,.  Perry  county,  which 
he  cultivated  during  his  life,  and  on  which  he 
died.  George  Frank,  the  father  of  J.  W. 
Frank,  was  born  on  this  place,  which  he  after- 
wards inherited,  and  on  which  he  spent  his  life 
in  agricultural  pursuits.  In  religious  faith 
and  church  membership  he  was  a  Presbyterian. 
Politically,  he  was  first  associated  with  the 
old  Whig  party,  but  afterwards  became  a 
Eepublican.  He  was  married  to  Catharine 
Eathford,  whose  death  occurred  before  his 
own.  Their  children  are:  J.  W.  Frank; 
Samuel,  resides  in  Newport,  Pa. ;  Hiram,  was 
a  soldier  in  the  Mexican  war,  and  died  soon 
after  he  returned  to  his  home;  Martha  Jane, 
married  Jacob  Bender,  of  Perry  county,  and 
both  are  deceased;  Jemima  (Mrs.  Jacob 
Flesher),  resides  near  Newport;  Ellen  (Mrs. 
Eobert  Mc Williams),  of  Harrisburg,  Pa. ;  and 
Fatima  (Mrs.  Abraham  Fetroe),  deceased. 

J.  AV.  Frank  early  attended  subscription 
schools  in  his  native  county,  but  when  he 
Avas  ten  years  old,  his  parents  removed 
to  Perry  county,  and  occupied  the  old 
homestead  in  Howe  township;  here  he  fin- 
ished his  education  in  the  public  schools. 
When  quite  young,  he  was  employed  on  the 
home  farm,  where  he  remained  until  the  death 
of  his  father;  he  and  his  brother,  Samuel,  then 
took  charge  of  the  farm,  Avhich  they  ciiltivated 
for  some  years,  until  Samuel  Frank  disposed  of 
his  interest  in  the  farm  to  George  W.  Bretz. 
J.  W.  Frank  continued  the  business  with  his 
new  partner  until  1848,  Avhen  he,  too,  sold  his 
interest  to  Mr.  Bretz,  and  became  a  clerk  in 
the  general  store  of  Keim  &  Demaree,  where 
he  continued  fourteen  years.  Three  or  four 
years  after,  the  firm  Avas  changed  to  J.  S.  De- 
maree, and  Mr.  Frank  eventually  became  in- 
terested in  the  business  as  a  partner  of  Mr. 
Demaree.  In  1868,  in  partnership  Avith  Mr. 
J.  P.  Clark,  Mr.  Frank  embarked  in  the  hard- 
AA^are  business  in  MifflintoAvn.  This  arrange- 
ment continued  until  1871,  Avhen  the  business 
was  sold;  he  then  bought  the  hardAvare  store 
of  B.  F.  Miller  &  Son,  in  NeAvport,  and  short- 
ly afterAvards  erected  the  building  Avhich  he 
noAv  occupies,  and  in  AA'hich  he  has  since  con- 
ducted his  business. 

The  Eepublican  party  has  no  more  loyal 
aud  ardent  adherent  than  ]\[r.  Frank.  Under 
Mr.  Lincoln's  administration  he  Avas  appoint- 
ed postmaster  in  1860,  and  he  has  acceptably 


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and  faitlifiillj  filled  the  oliices  of  burgess, 
councilmau.  and  school  director.  By  his  own 
efforts  he  has  seciired  his  business  success  and 
social  standing.  He  is  highly  esteemed  and  is 
regarded  as  a  leading  citizen. 

In  1858,  J.  W.  Frank  was  manied  to  Cathe- 
rine E.,  daughter  of  John  and  Catherine 
(Horfnogel)  Bretz.  Their  only  child,  Floy, 
married  C.  A.  Stoger,  a  railroad  agent  at 
Philadelphia. 


ADOLPHUS  YIXCEXT  HOMBACH, 
senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Hombach  & 
Sons,  proprietors  of  the  marble  works,  iSTew- 
port.  Perry  county,  Pa. 

William  Louis  Hombach,  father  of  Adol- 
phus  Y.,  was  born  in  Prussia,  studied  medi- 
cine in  Berne  iand  Berlin,  and  became  an  able 
and  successful  practitioner.  He  emigrated  to 
America,  landing  at  Baltimore,  first  practiced 
four  years  at  Jefferson,  York  county,  Pa.,  and 
subsequently  removed  to  ]\IcSherrysto^\ai, 
Adams  county,  where  he  was  in  practice  forty- 
two  years,  and  where  he  died  in  1864,  in  the 
sixty-fourth  year  of  his  a'ge.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Catholic  church.  He  man-ied  Miss 
Eve  Ax,  a  native  of  Germany,  and  she  survived 
him  ten  years.  Their  children  are:  Charles, 
read  medicine  with  his  father  for  nine  years 
and  practiced  at  McSherrystown,  Pa.,  until 
his  death,  w^hich  occurred  in  1877;  Caroline 
(Mrs.  John  Busby),  of  Adams  county,  Pa.; 
Mary  (]\frs.  Small),  of  Adams  county; 
Louisa  (Mrs.  F.  X.  Smith),  of  Adams  county; 
Adolphus  Y.;  Clara  (]\rrs.  John  A.  Poist),  of 
Adams  county;  Josei^hine  (Mrs.  Harry  Alt- 
hoff),  of  Adams  county;  William,  served  four 
years  in  the  late  war,  died  at  McSherrystown, 
July  10,  1889;    and  Louis,  who  died  young. 

Adolphus  Yincent  Hombach  was  born  at 
Berlin,  Prussia,  Octoberl4,  1838,  and  when 
nine  months  old  was  brought  by  his  parents 
to  America.  He  first  attended  the  public 
schools  at  McSherrystown,  and  afterwards 
pursued  a  course  of  study  at  the  Oxford  Col- 
lege, Adams  county.  Pa.,  upon  the  completion 
of  which  he  read  medicine  with  his  father  and 
brother  for  two  and  a  half  years.  ITot  being 
inclined  to  the  medical  profession,  he  aban- 
doned his  preparation  for  it,  and  served  an 
apprenticeship  of  three  years  at  marble  cut- 
ting, at  McSherrystovsTi,  Pa.,  after  which  he 
worked  at  his  trade  as  a  journeyman  at  Bal- 
timore for  two  and  a  half  vears.     At  first  his 


wages  were  $1.25  per  day,  but  they  were  ad- 
vanced to  $2.50  per  day.  From  Baltimore  he 
returned  to  McSherrystown  and  began  the 
marble  business,  with  Mr.  Kerr  as  his  partner. 
This  partnership  continued  for  foiir  years; 
then  the  business  was  sold,  and  Mr.  Hombach 
embarked  in  the  same  business  at  Harrisburg, 
After  three  years  he  sold  this  interest  also, 
and  in  1866,  came  to  I^Tewport  where  he 
worked  with  S.  H.  Brubaker  as  a  journeypian 
for  one  year,  and  after  that  bought  the  place 
and  began  business  for  himself,  in  which  he 
has  since  continued.  He  has  also  a  branch 
shop  at  Port  Eoyal,  Juniata  county.  Pa.  For 
some  years  he  has  had  his  sons  associated  with 
him  in  the  business.  Mr.  Hombach  is  a  free 
silver  Democrat.  He  was  formerly  a  member 
of  the  K.  of  P.,  but  has  severed  his  connection 
Avith  that  order. 

Adolphus  Y.  Hombach  was  married  at  New- 
port, Pa.,  Jime  6,  1866,  to  Miss  Katura  Pris- 
cilla  Miller,  of  Pfoutz  valley,  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Sarah  (Pfoutz) 
Miller.  Their  children  are:  William,  died 
at  Lincoln,  Neb.,  where  he  was  pursuing  his 
studies  in  preparation  for  the  ministry  in  the 
Methodist  church;  Paul  Eider  Hombach,  in 
business  with  his  father;  Walter;  Francis, 
Bessie,  and  Adoliihus,  all  died  young.  Mr. 
Hombach  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
church,  and  has  served  as  president  of  the 
board  of  trustees  for  sixteen  yeai's. 

Paul  Rider  Hombach,  son  of  Adolphus  Y., 
was  born  in  NeAvport,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  in 
1871.  He  attended  the  public  schools  until 
he  was  fifteen  years  of  age,  when  he  learned 
marble  cutting  with  his  father,  with  whom  he 
has  continued  to  the  jDresent  time.  In  1889, 
he  was  admitted  to  partnership  in  his  father's 
business.  His  political  views  are  Democratic. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  K.  G.  E.,  and  of  the 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  at  Newport.  On  December  6, 
1894:.  he  was  mai'ried  to  Carrie  G.,  daughter 
of  T.  J.  and  Annie  E.  (Bair)  Y^iite,  who  died 
April  27,  1897.  She  was  a  loA^ely  Christian 
Avoman,  a  devout  member  of  the  Methodist 
church,  and  dearly  beloved  bA--  all  who  knew 
her. 


JAMES  B.  LEIBY,  merchant.  Newport, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Samuel  and  Eve 
(Smith)  Leiby,  was  born  at  Newport,  May  11, 
1836.  The  great-2:i-andfather  of  Mr.  Leiby 
Avas  a  prominent  citizen  of  Berks  county.  Pa., 


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a  man  of  reputation  and  influence,  and  at  one 
time  possessed  of  mucli  property.  At  the  close 
of  tlie  Eevolutionary  war  he  sold  much  of  his 
property  and  received  his  pay  in  Continental 
scrip,  the  depreciation  of  which  caused  him 
much  loss  and  left  him  in  comparatively 
straitened  circumstances.  Frederick  Leiby, 
grandfather  of  James  B.  Leiby,  was  a  native  of 
Berks  county,  and  resided  there  for  many 
years,  but  eventually  purchased  a  farm  in  Ju- 
niata township,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  upon 
which  he  passed  the  remainder  of  his  life,  dy- 
ing about  1845,  aged  between  sixty  and  sixty- 
five  years.  To  develop  a  farm  in  the  new  coun- 
tiy  demanded  great  exertion,  indiistry  and  en- 
ergy, and  sometimes  great  courage  as  well; 
because,  as  in  Mr.  Leiby's  case,  the  pioneer 
farmer  must  sometimes  rise  at  midnight  and 
go  out  with  torches  to  rescue  the  sheep  from 
the  wolves  and  other  wild  animals.  Mr. 
Leiby  was  a  devout  member  of  the  Reformed 
church.  His  children  are :  John,  resided  for  a 
time  in  Perry  county  and  afterwards  removed 
to  Carlisle,  Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  where  he 
died;  Sarah,  married  Jacob  Bird,  and  resided 
at  Middle  Eidge,  Perry  county,  where  they 
both  died;  Samuel,  resided  in  is"ewport;  Wil- 
liam, lived  on  a  farm  three  miles  west  of  ISTew- 
port.  Pa.,  where  he  died;  Mrs.  Weary,  died  at 
Green  Park,  Perry  county,  Pa.;  George,  set- 
tled after  his  marriage  in  the  neighborhood  of 
Scrantou,  and  died  there;  Jacob,  lived  first  at 
Carlisle,  and  later  at  Middletown,  Dauphin 
county,  Pa.,  where  he  died;  James,  a  x^^^jsi- 
cian,  married  and  went  to  Lawrence,  Kas., 
where  he  was  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his 
profession  until  his  death.  William  Leiby, 
mentioned  above,  had  three  sons  who  served  in 
the  late  war;  Benjamin,  a  gunner  on  a  gun- 
boat, was  captured  and  died  in  Libby  Prison; 
Alexander,  served  in  the  Pioneer  Corps,  was 
seriously  wounded  and  died  at  Middletown, 
Pa. ;  Samuel,  the  third  son,  also  rendered  val- 
iant service  in  the  war. 

Samuel  Leiby,  father  of  James  B.  Leiby, 
was  born  in  1804  on  the  old  homestead  in 
Centre  township.  Perry  county.  Pa.  AVhile 
he  enjoyed  very  limited  educational  advan- 
tages in  his  youth,  he  had  brio^ht  native  talents 
and  secured  at  least  a  practical  education. 
He  learned  plastering  and  bricklaying  and 
followed  these  occupations  in  Perry  county. 
For  two  seasons  he  was  at  Geneva,  2C.  Y., 
walking  thither  in  the  summer  and  returning 


in  the  autumn,  there  being  no  public  means  of 
transportation  in  those  days.  Upon  becoming 
of  age  he  built  a  hotel  in  New  Bloomfield,  and 
before  it  was  completed,  exchanged  it  for  store 
goods  at  Newport,  where  he  finally  settled  and 
remained  in  business  until  about  1850,  at 
which  time  he  sold  out  and  retired  to  his  farm, 
which  included  the  gi'ist-mill  owned  now  by 
Mr.  Eshleman.  He  cultivated  his  land,  and 
also  conducted  the  mill  and  continued  farming 
until  his  death,  in  1867.  Samuel  Leiby  mar- 
ried Eve,  daughter  of  John  and  Catherine 
(Lesh)  Smith.  They  first  met  on  an  occasion 
when  Miss  Smith  rode  on  horseback  from  her 
home  to  New  Bloomfield  to  attend  a  class  for 
catechetical  instruction;  Mr.  Leiby  assisted 
her  from  her  horse,  and  from  the  intercoui-se 
there  begun  their  marriage  resulted.  Their 
children  are:  Catherine,  married  first  F.  Rol- 
ler, second.  Dr.  R.  S.  Brown,  and  third,  Dr. 
J.  P.  Fishburn;  Margaret,  widow  of  Dr.  Wil- 
liam Howe,  resides  in  Newport  and  has  two 
daughters,  Annie,  married  Eev.  W.  B.  Gland- 
ing,  who  has  a  charge  at  Ashland,  and  Cath- 
erine, married  Horace  Beard,  resides  at  New- 
port ;  James  B. ;  John,  died  an  infant ;  Joshua 
S. ;  Samuel,  merchant  at  Marysville;  Elias  B., 
a  lumberman  at  Marysville,  Pa.,  and  one  child 
who  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Samuel  Leiby  died 
in  1876,  aged  sixty-five  years.  Mr.  Leiby  Avas 
a  Democrat.  He  was  one  of  the  oldest  mem- 
bers of  the  Reformed  church  in  that  region 
and  was  highly  esteemed  for  his  many  virtues. 
James  B.  Leiby  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  and  at  the  Cumber- 
land Yalley  Institute,  Mechanicsburg,  Pa. 
He  entered  his  father's  store  at  the  age  of 
ten  years  and  was  employed  there  until  the 
business  was  closed  out  in  1850,  Avhen  he 
became  a  clerk  in  the  general  store  of  Dem- 
aree  &  Frank.  Later,  he  held  the  same  posi- 
tion with  Mr.  Demaree,  until  the  spring  of 
1861,  when  he  opened  a  small  general  store 
in  a  large  modern  structure  on  the  corner  of 
Market  and  Canal  streets,  and  conducted  it 
until  he  sold  out  to  his  brother  Joshua.  He 
remained  out  of  business  one  year,  after  which 
he  bought  his  present  property,  which  he  re- 
modeled and  refitted.  The  brothers,  not  wish- 
ing to  antag'onize  each  other  in  business,  form- 
ed a  partnership  under  the  firm  name  of  J.  B. 
Leiby  ct  Brother;  this  partnership  continued 
for  several  years,  after  which  James  B. 
bought  his  brother's  interest,  and  has  since  con- 


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tinned  aloue.  Owing  to  an  increase  of  trade, 
demanding  larger  accommodations  and  new  fa- 
cilities, he  lias  been  compelled  to  construct 
substantial  additions  to  bis  store  room,  and 
has  also  erected  a  large  modern  brick  residence 
adjoining  bis  store.  Mr.  Leiby  was  a  director 
in  tbe  Peoples'  Bank  nntil  it  was  reorganized 
as  tbe  Xational  Bank. 

In  bis  political  preferences  and  actions  be 
is  a  staunch  Democrat,  but  having  large  busi- 
ness interests  which  demand  his  entire  time 
and  attention,  he  has  never  sought  any  public 
or  political  office. 

"While  a  clerk  for  Mr.  Demaree,  James  S. 
Leiby  was  married,  January  22,  1861,  to  Cath- 
erine A.,  daughter  of  Henry  L.  and  Mary  A. 
(Ickes)  Smith.  Their  children  are:  Annie 
(Mrs.  J.  L.  Butz,  Jr.),  of  Xew-port,  Pa. ;  Wil- 
liam H.,  resides  at  home;  John  S. ;  Mary,  died 
in  infancy;  and  James  Edgar. 

]\[r.  Leiby  has  been  a  liberal  contributor  to 
the  Reformed  church,  in  which  he  is  a  consis- 
tent member  and  in  which  he  has  held  the 
office  of  elder  since  1881.  He  is  also  secretary 
of  the  congregation,  and  served  for  several 
years  as  deacon. 


W.  A.  SMITH,  Music  Dealer,  Xewport, 
PeiTv  county.  Pa.' 

Adam  Smith,  great-grandfather  of  W.  A. 
Smith,  was  a  native  of  France,  and  in  his  boy- 
hood emigrated  to  America,  just  before  the 
breaking  out  of  the  Eevolutionary  war.  He 
found  a  home  and  emplo^mient  with  a  man 
who  proved  to  be  a  very  severe  taskmaster, 
and  from  whom  he  shortly  ran  away.  When 
he  reached  manhood,  he  was  tall  and  fine 
looking,  with  a  decidedly  military  appearance, 
and  was  a  splendid  equestrian.  He  enlisted  in 
the  Continental  army  arid  served  valiantly 
through  the  w^ar  for  independence,  being  one 
of  those  noble  heroes,  Avho  barefooted,  half 
starved  and  almost  destitute  of  clothing,  mark- 
ed the  frozen  ground  in  their  winter  marches 
with  the  blood  which  oozed  from  the  wounds 
of  their  lacerated  feet.  Three  sons  survived 
him:  Jacob;  Henry;  and  Samuel.  Jacob 
Smith,  grandfather  of  W.  A.  Smith,  when  a 
young  man,  lived  near  Mannsville,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  but  later  bought  a  farm  in  Oliver 
township,  in  the  same  county,  which  he  culti- 
vated until  the  approach  of  old  age.  His  dis- 
position was  peaceable  and  very  amiable.  His 
wife  was  a  Miss  Wearv,  and  their  children 


were:  Jacob;  Jonas  J.;  Henry  L. ;  Betsey 
(Mrs.  Swab);  Mrs.  Kline;  and  Mrs.  Bird. 
ToAvards  the  end  of  bis  life  he  foiind  a  very 
quiet  and  comfortable  home  with  his  eldest 
son,  Jonas  J.  Smith,  who  resided  on  what  was 
known  as  the  Fair  Hill  Farm,  now  owned  by 
bis  grandson,  Levi  Smith.  Both  Jacob  Smith 
and  his  wife  are  deceased,  Mrs.  Smith  having 
died  before  her  husband,  and  both  are  buried 
at  Marklesville,  Pa.  In  religious  preferences 
he  was  a  Lutheran ;  he  was  universally  belov- 
ed and  esteemed. 

Jonas  J.  Smith,  father  of  W.  A.  Smith,  was 
born  on  the  old  homestead  farm,  near  Manns- 
ville, Perry  county,  Pa.,  in  1812.  His  educa- 
tion was  obtained  in  subscription  schools.  He 
grew  up  on  the  farm,  and  was  engaged  in  agri- 
cultural pursuits  during  his  entire  life.  After 
his  marriage,  he  bought  a  farm,  situated  six 
miles  west  from  Newport,  kuowm  as  the  Fair 
Hill  Farm,  and  now  owned  by  his  son.  He 
was  a  staunch  Democrat,  and  filled  with  credit 
and  acceptance  many  township  ofiices.  The 
religious  and  charitable  interests  of  tbe  com- 
munity always  deeply  interested  him.  He 
was  a  consistent  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  and  his  wife,  Catherine  (Meyers) 
Smith,  of  the  German  Eeformed  church.  She 
survived  her  husband,  and  died  in  April,  1896. 

Their  son,  W.  A.  Smith,  was  born  in  Ju- 
niata township,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  December 
29,  1853.  His  earlier  instruction  was  received 
in  the  public  schools  of  the  neighborhood,  and 
later  he  attended  the  select  school  at  i^^ew 
Bloomfield,  Pa.  Having  decided  musical  tal- 
ent, he  concluded  to  follow  this  natural  bent, 
and  in  pursuance  of  this  object  took  a  course 
of  instruction  at  the  Tv'ew  England  Conserva- 
tory of  Music,  Boston,  ]\Iass.,  which  he  supple- 
mented by  a  course  of  private  tuition  under 
Professor  Morrison,  of  Philadelphia.  The  ex- 
jDense  of  his  musical  education  was  met  with 
money  which  he  had  earned  by  teaching  pub- 
lic schools  in  the  winter  months  and  select 
schools  in  summer.  His  strong,  native  love  of 
music  naturally  drew  him  into  business  con- 
nected with  his  art  and  its  appliances.  His 
reputation  as  an  able  and  successful  musical 
conductor  is  wisely  established,  and  he  has 
rendered  distinguished  services  in  this  capacity 
at  the  county  institute  and  in  many  churches 
and  musical  conventions.  In  1879  he  was 
first  employed  as  an  agent  for  prominent  mu- 
sical firms,  and  in  the  pursuance  of  this  occu- 


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j^ation,  by  strict  attention  to  business  and  tbe 
exercise  of  prudent  economy,  he  found  him- 
self in  1887  with  sufficient  means  to  embark 
in  business  on  his  own  aecolmt.  In  this  year 
he  bought  what  is  known  as  the  Marshall  prop- 
erty on  Second  street,  which,  by  remodeling 
and  refitting,  he  has  converted  into  a  very  fine 
musical  Avareroom.  His  stock  consists  of  a 
general  line  of  musical  instruments  and  sui> 
plies,  which  he  buys  in  large  quantities  directly 
from  the  manufacturers,  and  is  thereby  en- 
abled to  afford  his  patrons  the  opportunity  of 
getting  the  very  best  goods  at  bottom  prices. 
His  stock  of  musical  supplies  is  supplemented 
by  an  excellent  line  of  stationery  goods  and 
office  furnishing-s.  In  the  gratification  of  his 
musical  taste,  Mr.  Smith  has  been  a  public 
benefactor,  since  he  has  been  largely  instru- 
mental in  elevating  the  standard  of  musical 
culture  in  the  country. 

AV.  A.  Smith  was  married  August  3,  1887, 
to  Frances  C.  Thomas,  of  Waterloo,  IsT.  Y., 
daughter  of  Mr.  Michael  Thomas.  Mr. 
Thom'as  was  bona  on  the  Sulphur  Spring  farm 
and  was  taken  to  Buffalo,  ^N^.  Y.,  in  1811. 
Owing  to  the  threatening  attitude  of  the 
French,  the  family  went  to  the  central  part  of 
the  State  of  ISTew  York  and  bought  from  De 
Witt  Clinton,  governor  of  ISTew  York,  a  large 
tract  of  land,  near  the  site  of  the  town  of  Wa- 
terloo. Mrs.  Smith  is  the  youngest  of  six  chil- 
dren. She  has  as  decided  native  taste  and  tal- 
ent for  art  as  her  husband  has  for  music,  and 
this  talent  was  liberally  cultivated  in  the  line 
of  painting.  Attractive  and  artistic  specimens 
of  her  skill  adorn  the  walls  of  her  home.  To 
the  union  of  this  worthy  couple  was  born, 
January  7,  1892,  a  son,  Thomas  Leslie.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Smith  are  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 

Mr.  Smith  has  always  held  and  advocated 
independent  views  in  political  matters,  and 
casts  his  vote  for  the  men  he  deems  best  quali- 
fied for  the  offices  they  seek,  regardless  of 
their  party  connection.  Mr.  Smith  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Masonic  Lodge  ISTo.  381,  and  of  I.  O. 
O.  F.  Lodge  ISTo.  102.  In  all  social  circles  he 
is  prominent,  being  a  fluent  talker  and  very 
intelligent  on  all  current  topics  of  interest  to 
society. 


JACOB  BOWERS,  merchant,  ^s^ewport. 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  June  17, 
1846,    in    New    Bloomfield,    Perry    county. 


Pa.,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Peifer) 
Bowers.  His  grandfather,  Andrew  Bow- 
ers, was  born  at  Wurtemberg,  Germany. 
He  was  a  hotel-keeper,  and  died  in  his 
native  place  at  the  age  of  ninety-five  years. 
John  Bowers,  father  of  Jacob  Bowers,  was 
born  in  AViu'temberg,  GeiTuany,  in  1821. 
When  a  young  man,  he  emigrated  to  America, 
making  the  trip  of  four  months  across  the 
ocean  in  a  sailing  vessel,  and  entering  port  at 
New  York.  He  was  a  tanner,  and  first  found 
employment  for  six  months  at  Philadelphia, 
after  which  he  worked  at  Columbia  for  seven 
years;  he  then  removed  to  ISTew  Bloomfield, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  where  he  owned  and  oper- 
ated two  tanneries.  Disposing  of  his  property 
and  business  at  iSTew  Bloomfield,  he  built  a 
new  tannery  at  Mannsville  and  carried  on  the 
business  there  for  seven  years.  His  next 
change  was  to  a  farm  of  90  acres,  which  he 
piirchased  in  Howe  township,  Perry  county, 
and  which  he  cultivated  during  the  following 
nine  years.  Returning  then  to  Mannsville, 
he  carried  on  the  tannery  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  seven  years  after,  in  1871. 
He  was  a  Democrat,  and  for  four  years  was 
the  postmaster  at  Mannsville,  Pa.  His  church 
fellowship  was  with  the  Lutherans.  He  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Peifer,  a  native  of  Lancaster 
county,  who  died  in  April,  1896.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Jacob;  John,  born  at  ISTew  Bloom- 
field, Pa.,  April  25,  1849,  has  been  occupied 
on  the  farm,  in  the  tannery  and  as  a  laborer, 
married  and  has  two  children,  Theodore,  em- 
ployed in  the  railroad  car  shops  at  Harrisburg, 
Pa.,  and  Mary  (Mrs.  John  Llabecker),  who 
died  at  East  Newport;  Daniel,  born  August 
20,  1856,  educated  in  the  public  schools,  was 
associated  with  his  brother  in  boating,  etc., 
built  in  1889  the  dwelling  and  store  occupied 
by  his  brother,  maiTied  Isadore  Fleiek,  and 
has  had  six  children,  two  of  whom  are  de- 
ceased; David,  died  young;  Lizzie,  married 
first  Charles  Smith  and  afterwards  James 
Weaver,  resides  at  Newport;  Annie  and 
Aaron,  t%vins,  Annie  died  young  and  Aaron 
is  a  barber  at  Newport,  Pa. 

Jacob  Bowers  attended  the  schools  in  his 
native  place  and  in  Howe  township.  During 
his  vacations,  he  was  engaged  in  farming  and 
in  hauling  timber  from  the  mountains.  When 
he  was  eighteen  yeare  of  age,  his  parents  re- 
moved to  Mannsville,  where  his  father  opened 
a  store  and  a  tannery.    During  the  seven  years 


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they  remained  there,  Jacob  Bowers  did  most 
of  the  business  for  his  father,  and  during  the 
last  year  he  had  charge  of  the  store  himself. 
He  then  removed  to  East  ISTewport,  where  he 
worked  as  a  laborer  for  eight  years,  after 
which  he  and  his  brother  Daniel  were  engaged 
together  in  boating  for  ten  3'ears.  Their  line 
was  from  Huntingdon  to  Philadelphia,  Balti- 
more, I^anticoke  and  Williamsport.  The  first 
boat  they  owned  was  the  "Frank  E.  Billings." 
They  next  added  the  "T.  H.  Milligan,"  next 
the  "Mina"  and  "Minnie"  and  "John  Hoffer," 
and  the  next  was  the  "Mollie."  In  1889,  the 
brothers  abandoned  the  boating  business  and 
Jacob  in  1890  embarked  in  his  present  busi- 
ness, a  general  store  kept  in  the  building 
erected  by  his  brother  Daniel.  He  began  on 
a  small  scale,  but  the  increase  of  trade  has 
since  compelled  him  to  enlarge  his  store  twice. 
Mr.  Bowers  is  a  Democrat,  and  an  advocate 
of  the  free  coinage  of  silver.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church  for  eighteen 
years. 


GEORGE  FLEISHER,  Xe^viDort,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  August  17,  1833,  in 
Saville  township.  Perry  county,  on  the  old 
homestead  upon  which  his  grandfather  settled. 
When  George  Fleisher  was  but  a  few  months 
old,  his  father  removed  to  Oliver  township, 
one  mile  and  a  half  from  ]Srewport.  Here  his 
opi^ortunities  for  an  education  were  rather 
meager.  All  the  knowledge  which  the  teach- 
ers of  that  day  were  able  to  impart  was  soon 
acquired,  and  whatever  problems,  mathemati- 
cal or  otherwise,  presented  themselves  for  so- 
lution to  an  inquiring  young  mind,  had  to  be 
worked  out  independently.  Young  Fleisher 
felt  himself  challenged  by  some  such  knotty 
questions,  and  probably  the  necessity  for  self- 
reliance  in  solving  them  was  a  wholesome 
stimulus,  serving  to  develop  a  habit  of  inde- 
pendent reasoning  and  a  resolute  persever- 
ance in  the  face  of  difficulties.  Such  as  it  was, 
"school  kept"  only  three  months  in  the  year; 
the  long  vacation  was  passed  for  the  most  part 
in  helpful  labor  on  the  farm.  At  the  age  of 
nineteen,  Mr.  Fleisher  became  an  apprentice 
for  two  years  at  carpentry,  under  the  instruc- 
tions of  his  uncle,  George  Fleisher,  of  Mark- 
lesville.  Pa.  For  one  year  more,  he  continued 
working  for  his  uncle  as  journeyman;  then  he 
worked  in  the  same  capacity  for  a  year  in  Blair 
county,  Pa.     Then,    after   a   year's   work   at 


home,  he  began  business  for  himself.  He  was 
married  when  about  twenty-four  years  old, 
and  soon  after  rented  a  small  property  in 
Oliver  township,  which  a  little  later  became 
his  own  by  purchase.  He  then  began  con- 
tracting, and  his  business  rapidly  extended. 

In  1866,  Mr.  Fleisher  became  a  member  of 
the  jSTewport  Manufacturing  and  Building 
Company,  which  began  business  in  May  of 
that  year.  The  company  was  at  first  an  asso- 
ciation of  eighteen  or  twenty  gentlemen,  but 
in  the  summer  of  1867,  the  style  of  the  firm 
changed  to  the  ISTewport  Planing  Mill  Com- 
pany, and  the  number  of  partners  was  re- 
duced to  five.  The  interest  was  purchased  by 
AVilliam  Bossei-man,  John  W.  Smith,  Henry 
C.  Smith,  B.  F.  Miller,  and  George  Fleisher. 
The  interests  of  Henry  C.  Smith,  William 
Boss'erman,  and  B.  F.  Miller  were  bought  out, 
one  after  the  other,  and  for  several  years,  the 
business  was  conducted  by  John  W.  Smith 
and  George  Fleisher;  finally,  on  May  5,  1883, 
the  latter  bought  out  Mr.  Smith's  sh^re  in  the 
concern,  and  has  ever  since  been  the  sole 
owner  and  manager.  He  has  enlarged  the 
business,  including  the  machinery  and  capa- 
city of  the  mill,  to  three  or  four  times  its  ori- 
ginal extent.  He  furnishes  employment  10 
thirty  or  forty  men.  As  a  boy,  Mr.  Fleisher 
wished  very  much  to  be  owner  of  a  planing 
mill,  but  scarcely  ventured  to  hope  that  the 
wisii  would  be  realized.  But  the  same 
straightforward,  manly  resolution  that  made 
the  schoolboy  successful  in  spite  of  difficul- 
ties, has  secured  the  prosperity  of  the  man. 
Besides  his  mill,  Mr.  Fleisher  owns  consider- 
able real  estate  in  ISTe^vport,  Altoona  and 
Steelton,  and  also  several  good  farms.  He 
adheres  to  the  Republican  party. 

George  Fleisher  was-man'ied  in  January, 
1857,  near  Marklesville,  to  Mary  E.  Long. 
Their  second  child,  Jerome  Milton,  died  when 
very  young;  those  living  are:  Ella,  at  home; 
Jennie  (Mrs.  Charles  Shutter),  of  Steelton, 
Pa. ;  and  J.  Emery.  J.  Emery  Fleisher,  now 
twenty-eight  years  of  age,  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools,  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  East- 
man Business  College,  of  Pou2'hkeepsie,  X. 
Y.  He  is  a  popular  young  man,  active  i-  poli- 
tics, and  much  esteemed.  Mr.  George 
Fleisher  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


J.  C.  FRAIsFK,  coach  manufacturer,  I\"ew- 
port,    Perry    county.     Pa.,     son    of    Philip 


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and  Mary  S.  (Glace)  Frank,  was  born  in 
Buffalo  township,  Perry  county,  January 
1,  1837.  His  great-grandfather  came  from 
France,  and  served  in  the  army  during  the 
French  war.  His  hair  which  was  very  long 
was  shot  off  in  an  engagement.  Michael 
Frank,  grandfather  of  J.  C.  Frank,  Avas  born 
in  Perry  county,  was  reared  a  farmer  and  con- 
tinued in  that  occupation  through  life.  He 
married  Miss  Macklin;  they  lived  first  in 
Howe  township.  Perry  county,  but  later  in 
Buffalo  township,  same  county,  where  they 
both  died.  Their  children  are:  Philip;  Bar- 
bara; George;  David;  and  Eliza.  Philip 
Frank,  father  of  J.  C.  Frank,  was  born  in 
Howe  township,  Perry  county,  in  1807.  Very 
little  of  his  youth  was  spent  in  schools,  but  he 
was  industriously  employed  on  the  farm 
during  his  boyhood.  His  natural  talents 
Avere  of  a  mechanical  turn;  he  mastered 
tile  art  of  wagon-making  entirely  by  himself, 
and  was  acknowledged  as  the  most  skillful 
man  of  his  time  in  that  business.  He  married 
Mary  Sophia  Glace,  wdio  was  born  in  Berks 
county.  Pa.,  and  reared  partly  in  Perry,  and 
partly  in  l^Torthumberland  county,  Pa.  In 
1843,  he  settled  at  Gertys  Notch,  on  the  Sus- 
quehanna river,  four  miles  from  Buffalo,  Pa., 
where  he  opened  a  wagon  shop  and  remained 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1882.  His 
first  wife  died  in  1850.  Their  children  are: 
John,  of  Lock  Haven,  Pa.;  Hannah  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  Matchert),  residing  near  Halifax, 
Dauphin  county,  Pa.;  J.  C. ;  Samuel,  served 
in  the  late  war  and  died  of  disease  dui-ing  his 
term  of  service;  Sarah  Catherine,  died  in  in- 
fancy; Mary  Emma  (Mrs.  Shaffner),  of  Mil- 
lersburg.  Pa.;  Alexander,  was  killed  in  the 
Red  River  Expedition  during  the  late  war; 
Rebecca  Jane  (Mrs.  Rhodes),  of  Hamsburg, 
Pa.  Philip  Frank  was  again  married,  in  1852. 
The  cliildren  of  his  second  wife,  Mrs.  Ellen 
Frank,  are:  Maggie  (Mrs.  Vetting),  whose 
husband  is  a  merchant  residing  on  Duncan's 
Island;  Agnes  (Mrs.  Klinger),  of  Liverjwot, 
Perrv  countv,  Pa. ;  George,  was  married  in 
1881  and  died  in  1883.  Mrs.  Ellen  Frank 
now  resides  at  Liverpool,  Pa.  Mr.  Frank  was 
not  connected  with  any  church,  but  was  a 
strictly  moral  man,  and  was  highly  esteemed 
by  a  large  circle  of  friends. 

J.  C.  Frank  did  not  attend  school  until  the 
family  had  settled  at  Gertys  l^otch.  The 
school  house  was  situated  three  miles  from  the 


home,  anil  was  a  very  primitive  edifice,  its 
furniture  consisting  solely  of  slab  benches. 
Tlie  teachers  were  very  incompetent,  and  were 
sorely  deficient,  both  in  intellectual  and  equip- 
ment and  in  morals.  One  was  much  addicted 
to  drink,  and  frequently  during  school  hours, 
making  some  plausible  excxTse  to  the  scholars 
for  leaving  the  room,  would  resort  to  the 
bushes  nearby,  to  take  inspiring  draughts  from 
his  bottle,  which  he  had  concealed  there.  He 
was  closely  watched  on  such  occasions;  his 
much  loved  bottle  often  disappeared  myster- 
iously, and  only  fi-agments  of  broken  glass 
were  found  near  the  place  where  he  had  hid- 
den it.  Another  teacher  would  sometimes  be- 
come so  much  intoxicated  that  he  could  not 
sit  in  his  chair,  and  on  one  such  occasion  the 
scholars  resorted  to  the  wood  pile  and  brought 
in  cord  wood  with  which  they  propped  him  in 
his  seat.  As  soon  as  he  was  old  and  strong 
enough  to  work,  Mr.  Frank  was  employed  in 
boating  on  the  canal,  and  afterwards  on  the 
Susquehanna  river.  His  father  later  took  him 
into  the  shop,  where  he  worked  for  two  years, 
during  which  time  he  acquired  the  ti-ade  of 
wagon-making.  After  his  marriage  he  be- 
came a  resident  of  Port  Royal,  Juniata  county, 
Pa.,  where  he  bought  a  lot  and  built  a  shop; 
in  order  to  accomplish  this  he  was  compelled 
to  boiTow  money,  but  such  was  his  success  in 
business  that  he  was  able,  at  the  expiration  of 
three  and  a  half  years  to  return  his  loan  and 
clear-  eleven  thousand  dollars.  For  the  next 
two  months,  he  worked  in  a  saw-mill  at  Wil- 
liamsport.  Pa.,  at  two  dollars  per  day,  his  wife 
in  the  meantime  remaining  with  her  father. 
He  next  went  to  the  oil  fields,  and  was  em- 
ployed for  one  month  at  Oil  City,  Pa.,  in 
building  tanks,  after  which  he  was  made  fore- 
man and  received  five  dollai-s  per  day.  He 
went  to  the  oil  fields  by  way  of  Pittsburg,  Pa., 
where  he  took  passage  on  a  steamboat  run- 
ning on  the  Allegheny  river.  Having  ex- 
hausted their  fuel  before  they  reached  the  end 
of  the  trip,  the  crew  were  compelled  to  burn 
the  empty  oil  barrels  which  constituted  the 
cargo  of  the  boat.  On  reaching  Bradys  Bend, 
the  water  in  the  river  was  so  low  that  the  boat 
could  proceed  no  further,  and  Mr.  Frank 
was  compelled  to  leave  his  trunk  on  the  boat, 
and,  Avith  several  companions,  to  make  the  re- 
maining forty  miles  of  the  journey  on  foot. 
His  trunk  reached  liim  about  a  week  later. 
At  the  end  of  two  years,  he  resigned  his  place 


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as  foreman  at  Oil  City  on  ■account  of  an  in- 
jury to  his  leg,  wliicli  necessitated  the  use  of 
crutches  for  three  months.  In  the  fall  of 
1866,  he  returned  to  the  vicinity  of  iSTe^vport, 
Pa.,  buying  a  farm  of  twenty-nine  acres  there, 
which  he  cultivated  for  a  time,  and  on  w'hich 
he  later  built  a  sihop.  His  business  increased 
to  such  proportions  that  he  was  obliged  to 
sell  this  place  and  remove  to  ISTewport,  where 
he  rented  a  d"welliug  and  shop,  which  he  oc- 
cupied until  1875.  At  this  date,  he  bought 
three  lots,  on  which  he  erected  a  shop  and 
dwelling  house,  which  were  completed  in  the 
spring  of  1876.  He  had  built  two  houses,  a 
blacksmith  shop  and  a  coach  shop. 

The  Republican  party  has  a  loyal  adherent 
in  Mr.  Frank,  and  he  classes  himself  with  the 
gold  standard  wing  of  the  party.  For  two 
terms,  he  has  acceptably  filled  the  office  of 
common  councilman.  It  has  ever  been  the 
pleasure  of  Mr.  Frank  to  aid  every  worthy  en- 
teijirise.  His  business  has  always  been  con- 
dxicted  with  industry  and  energy,  and  on  the 
most  uprigiht  principles.  He  is  higflily  es- 
teemed, and  is  very  popular. 

J.  C.  Frank  was  married  in  April,  1860,  to 
Miss  Christiana  Miller,  of  Perry  county,  Pa. 
Their  children  are:  Ida  C,  died  aged  eight 
years;  ^Eaggie  Jane  (Mrs.  Charles  Sefton),  of 
XeW'port.  Pa.;  Samuel,  died  in  infancy; 
Han-y  Ohisley,  born  in  1872,  maiiied  Effie 
P.,  daughter  of  Resler  and  Esther  Buck;  Gil- 
bert Horace,  born  in  3  874,  at  home;  Mary 
Emma,  at  home;  Maud  Y.,  at  home;  Annie, 
at  home.  Mr.  Frank  is  a  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist church,  and  has  for  many  years  served 
his  congregation  as  trustee,  class  leader,  and 
steward. 


MRS.  T.  H.  BUTTURF,  TvTewport,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Centre  tO'-nmship, 
Perry  county,  August  9,  1855,  daughter  of 
David  and  Mary  (Earhart)  Clark.  When  she 
was  fifteen  years  of  age  her  j^arents  removed  to 
Xe^A'port,  where  Miss  Clark's  education  was 
finished.  In  1876,  she  was  married  to  Frank 
Fitzgerald.  He  was  bom  June  28,  18-16,  in 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  son  of  Flo  ratio  !N^elson  and 
Susan  Fitzgerald,  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools,  and  graduated  from  a  business  college 
of  that  city.  His  first  position  in  business  was 
in  the  employ  of  Stanley  G.  Flagg  &  Co., 
manufacturers  of  brass  fixtures,  etc.     He  first 


married  I\lary  A.  Tarode,  who  lived  only  a 
few  months  after  her  marriage.  Mr.  Fitzger- 
ald engaged  in  business  on  his  own  account 
in  Philadelphia,  and  held  a  high  position 
among  manufacturere  in  his  line  in  that  city. 
His  health  becoming  impaired,  he  retired  from 
business  before  the  year  1876.  After  his  mar- 
riage vdi\\  Miss  Clark,  he  continued  to  reside 
in  Philadelphia,  and  died  there  in  May,  1881. 
Before  1880,  Mr.  Fitzgerald  had  attended  the 
Presbyterian  church,  but  in  that  year,  he  be- 
came a  member  of  the  Reformed  church,  of 
whidh  he  was  a  faithful  member  for  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life.  He  was  a  man  of  very 
estimable  character  and  of  a  kind  disposition; 
he  had  many  friends,  by  whom  he  was  greatly 
esteemed.  Mr.  and  Mi"s.  Fitzgerald  had  two 
children:  Charles  K^elson,  died  in  infancy, 
August  24,  1878;  and  Mary  Clark,  born  July 
19,  1879,  is  attending  the  Hollidaysburg 
Seminary. 

Horatio  Xelson  Fitzgerald  was  bom  in 
Philadelphia,  and  resided  all  his  life  in  that 
city.  Flis  first  wife,  Mrs.  Susan  Fitzgerald, 
died  many  years  ago;  their  children  are: 
Horatio  X.,  Jr.,  deceased;  Frank;  Charles,  re- 
sides in  Philadelphia;  Linda  (Mrs.  Thomas 
Huston  Craig),  of  Philadelphia.  The  father 
of  the  family  died  in  his  native  city  in  1894. 

In  the  fall  of  1881,  Mrs.  and  Miss  Fitzger- 
ald removed  to  Xe^v[3ort,  wiiere  the  former 
made  her  home  with  her  parents,  Mr.  and  ^Irs. 
Clark,  until  her  mamage  with  Mr.  Butturf. 
Mrs.  Butturf  is  one  of  a  family  of  nine  chil- 
dren. She  has  considerable  talent  for  paint- 
ing, which  seems  to  be  inherited  by  her  daugh- 
ter. Miss  Mary  C.  Fitzgerald,  who  not  only 
draws  and  paints  well,  but  is  also  a  clever  elo- 
cutioaiist.  The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  But- 
turf took  place  at  Xewport,  March  24,  1884; 
they  have  one  child,  Linda  C,  who  is  eleven 
years  of  age.  Mrs.  Butturf  is  an  active  mem- 
ber of  the  Reformed  church. 


JOHX  C.  HETRICK,  farmer,  contractor 
and  builder.  East  Xevf^jort,  Pa.,  son  of  John 
and  Elizabeth  (Wagner)  Hetrick,  was  born  in 
Miller  township.  Perry  county,  Pa.,  August 
23,  1828.  His  grandfather,  Xicholas  Het- 
rick, was  born  in  Germany,  and  -with  his  wife 
and  children  emigrated  to  America,  settling 
at  an  early  day  in  Greenwood  township,  PeiTy 
county.  Pa.,  wliere  he  died.     Jdhn  Hetrick, 


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father  of  John  C,  "vvas  born  in  Greenwood 
township,  Perry  conuty,  in  1S03.  lie  became 
a  fai-mer,  and  after  his  marriage  to  Elizabeth 
Wagner,  removed  to  Miller  township,  where 
he  rented  a  farm  and  cultivated  it  nntil  his 
death  in  1828.  His  widow  married  David 
M.  Derickson,  by  whom  she  had  three  chil- 
dren: Mary  (Mrs.  Jacob  Trontman),  of  New- 
port, Pa.;  Henry  B.,  farmer.  Greenwood 
township,  Perry  county;  and  William  W., 
baggage  master  for  the  Permsylvania  Railroad 
Company,  Harrisburg,  Pa.  John  C.  Hetrick 
was  her  only  child  by  her  first  husband.  She 
died  in  1868,  in  Greenwood  townsihip,  where 
Mr.  Derickson  also  died. 

In  his  early  iirfa.iicy,  John  C.  Hebrick  had 
the  misfortune  to  lose  his  father.  His  educa- 
tion was  obtained  in  the  common  schools  and 
at  White  Hall  Academy  in  Cumberland 
ooiTuty,  Pa.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  years, 
he  began  a  three  years'  apprenticeship  at  car- 
pentry; at  the  end  of  that  term,  he  went  w^est 
and  worked  at  his  trade  as  a  journeyman  in 
Columbus,  O.,  and  S2OTng-field,  111.  On  his 
return  from  the  west,  after  spending  a  short 
time  at  home,  he  found  employment  at  his 
trade  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  in  'New  Jersey 
and  Tennessee.  In  1866,  he  came  to  I^ewport 
where  he  has  ever  since  been  engaged  in  con- 
tracting and  building.  The  excellence  of  his 
work  is  attested  by  the  numerous  substantial 
and  elegant  structures  he  has  built,  among 
which  may  be  named  the  edifices  of  the  Epis- 
copal, the  Presbyterian  and  the  Eeformed 
churches  in  l^ewport,  the  court  house  in  Ju- 
niata county,  the  JMethodist  church  at  Dun- 
cannon,  Pa.,  and  the  beautiful  Mann  residence 
at  Lewistown,  Pa.  In  1884,  he  bought  the 
Leiby  farm  of  sixty  acres,  in  East  ISTewjwrt. 

In  his  marriage,  which  occurred  in  18  64-, 
he  was  united  to  Elizabeth  M.,  daughter  of 
William  Howe,  and  to  this  union  there  is  no 
issue.  Mrs.  Hetrick  died  in  1890,  and  her 
death  was  universally  mou^med.  She  was  a 
worthy  member  of  the  Methodist  church,  and 
adorned  her  profession  by  a  life  of  active  be- 
nevolence and  devoted  piety.  She  had  a  wide 
acquaintance  and  was  greatly  beloved  by  all 
who  knew  her.  Her  remains  are  interred  in 
the  cemetery  at  Xe^^^ort.  The  Methodist 
Episcopal  church  roll  beai*s  the  name  of  Mr. 
Hetrick.  He  is  a  staunch  Prohibitionist,  but 
was  formerly  a  Republican. 


JOHA^  WERTZ,  Sr.,  Newport,  PeiTy 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  Peter  and  Mollie  (Foose) 
Wertz,  was  born  at  Landisburg,  Perry  county, 
April  24,  1819.  His  great-grandfather, 
Daniel  Wertz,  came  from  England  and  set- 
tled near  Landisburg.  He  was  a  farmer,  and 
became  well  knoA\Ti  in  this  community,  where 
he  passed  his  entire  life.  His  son,  the  grand- 
father of  John  Wertz,  Sr.,  settled  with  his 
parents  at  Landisburg,  was  a  carpenter,  and 
died  at  the  age  of  eighty-six  years,  his  wife 
surviving  him  a  few  years.  Peter  Wertz, 
father  of  John  Wertz,  Sr.,  also  had  his  resi- 
dence at  Landisburg  and  worked  at  carpentry. 
He  married  Mollie  Foose. 

John  Wertz,  Sr.,  was  not  favored  by  oppor- 
tunities in  securing  an  education.  At  Little 
Germany,  he  attended  a  subscription  school 
when  he  was  twenty  years  old,  paying  for  his 
tuition  himself.  When  only  a  small  boy,  he 
drove  a  cart  in  the  ore  banks  of  his  father.  At 
sixteen  years  of  age,  he  began  to  learn  shoe- 
maldng,  biit  not  liking  the  work,  he  did  not 
complete  his  apprenticeship.  At  nineteen 
years  of  age,  he  ran  away  from  home,  having 
only  nineteen  cents  in  his  pocket,  and  went  to 
Mt.  Arabella  Furnace,  where  he  was  em- 
ployed in  chopping  wood  for  six  months.  Af- 
ter this,  he  drove  a  team  on  the  canal  for  one 
season,  and  then  came  to  Newport,  where  he 
arranged  to  learn  carpentry  with  Mr.  Fos- 
ter, his  wages  to  be  six  dollars  per  month. 
His  next  engagement  was  with  Mr.  Beatty, 
for  whom  he  worked  on  the  canal  as  a  carpen- 
ter, receiving  thirteen  dollars  per  month  and 
his  board.  While  engaged  here,  in  1838,  he 
learned  that  John  Musser,  of  Lewistown,  Pa., 
was  employing  carpenters,  and  going  to  that 
tov^-n  he  agreed  to  work  for  Mr.  Musser  one 
week  on  trial.  As  a  result  of  this  experiment, 
he  was  employed  pemianently  at  twenty  dol- 
lars per  month,  and  worked  for  nine  months. 
During  the  next  two  years  he  worked  in  the 
boat  yard  at  Lewisto^vn,  and  then  for  two  or 
three  years  folloAving,  was  emploj^ed  by  diff- 
erent persons  in  the  boat  yard  at  Newport. 
In  1850,  he  aided  in  constructing  the  bridge 
spanning  the  Juniata  river.  In  the  same  year, 
he  went  to  Illinois  and  for  five  months  was 
employed  in  the  construction  of  the  Burling- 
ton and  Peoria  Railroad.  At  the  end  of  this 
time,  he  returned  to  Newport  where  he 
worked  at  house  car[3entry  in  the  summer, 
and  in  the  winter  found  employment  on  the 


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canal.  Later,  he  bought  a  farm,  which  he 
cultivated  for  a  time  and  then  sold.  In  1884, 
he  built  his  jDresent  home,  which  he  occupied 
the  following  year,  and  opened  the  store 
which  he  still  conducts,  having  for  some  time 
prior  to  that  year  carried  on  a  small  business. 
Mr.  Wertz  is  an  adherent  of  the  Democratic 
party,  and  advocates  "free  silver." 

On  December  22,  1842,  John  AVertz  was 
married  to  Miss  Mary  Frye,  of  Tyrone,  Pa.; 
their  children  are:  William,  born  October 
34,  1843;  Mary  Jane  (Mrs.  Perry  Eider),  of 
Il^ewport,  Pa.,  bom  March  31,  1845;  Cather- 
ine (Mrs.  John  Barrick),  ISTewport,  bom  De- 
cember 11,  1846;  Emma  Rebecca  (Mrs. 
Joseph  Murphy),  of  Miller  township.  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  bom  September  9,  1849;  Mary 
Ellen,  born  September  29,  1847,  died  young; 
Martha  Eve,  bom  June  15,  1853,  died  aged 
twenty  years;  John,  of  Harrisburg,  and  Mar- 
garet (Mrs.  John  Hanes),  of  Altoona,  Pa., 
trwins,  born  June  17,  1856;  Peter,  bom  ISTo- 
vember  13,  1858,  resides  at  ISTewport,  Pa.; 
Charles,  bom  June  4,  1860,  farmer  in  Iowa; 
James,  born  December  26,  1863,  farmer  in 
Dakota.  Mrs.  Wertz  died  in  1886.  She  was 
the  daughter  of  Abraham  Frye,  and  was  bom 
in  Perry  county  in  1824.  Mr.  Wertz  mar- 
ried as  his  second  wife  Mrs.  Catherine  Zim- 
merman, a  widow.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Liitheran  church. 


WILLIAM  AVEETZ,  stockholder  and  di- 
rector of  the  Newport  ISTational  Bank  and 
canal  boatman,  iS[e\vport,  Perry  coimty,  Pa., 
was  born  October  31,  1843,  at ,  Lewistown, 
Mifflin  county,  Pa.,  son  of  John  and  Mary 
(Frye)  Wertz,  the  former  a  native  of  Perry 
county,  Pa.  His  parents  removed  to  ISTew- 
port, Pa.,  when  he  was  four  years  of  age.  He 
has  a  faint  recollection  of  the  flood  of  1847, 
as  he  was  imi^ressed  by  the  unusual  sight  of 
the  people  sailing  to  their  houses  in  boats. 
His  education  was  received  in  the  common 
schools  of  ISTewport;  he  did  not  follow  a  very 
extended  course  of  study,  as  he  began  at  nine 
years  of  -age  to  drive  mules  on  the  tow  path. 
He  was  at  this  time  so  small  of  stature  that  it 
was  necessary  for  him  to  take  the  mule  to  the 
fence  in  order  to  mount.  This  occupation 
furnished  him  continuous  employment  until 
he  was  competent  to  take  charge  of  a  boat. 
August  9,  1862,  he  enlisted  for  nine  months 
at  ISTewport,  Pa.,  in  Company  I,  One  Hun- 


dred and  Thirty-third  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, and  was  sent  with  his  regiment  to  the 
front,  where  he  participated  in  the  battles  of 
Fredericksburg  and  Chancellorsville.  At  the 
expiration  of  his  term  of  service,  he  was  hon- 
orably discharged.  May  28,  1863.  After  re- 
turning from  the  army,  in  September,  1863, 
he  bought  from  Thomas  Shellenberger  an  in- 
terest in  the  boat  ''Abraham  Collins"  of  which, 
with  its  team  of  five  mules,  he  had  the  sole 
charge,  day  and  night,  until  the  spring  of 
1865.  In  the  summer  of  1864  he  conducted 
another  boat,  called  "The  Lizzie  Dugan,"  for 
A.  Collins,  of  Falmouth.  In  1865,  he  became 
sole  proprietor,  and  manager  of  the  boat 
"Parish  IvTo.  35,"  which,  with  its  team,  he 
bought  from  Major  Dunbar.  From  time  to 
time  he  made  other  purchases  in  this  line,  un- 
til he  found  himself  the  owner  of  nine  boats. 
Some  of  these  he  used  until  they  were  worn 
out,  and  the  others  he  disposed  of.  His  boats 
plied  between  ISTanticoke,  Baltimore,  jSTew 
York  and  Philadelphia.  He  made  two  trips 
to  Lake  Ohamplain  and  Fort  Flenry,  which 
consumed  one  month  and  five  days,  and 
cleared  him  above  all  expenses  the  handsome 
sum  of  three  hundred  dollars.  The  business 
of  boating  employed  him  imtil  1892,  when  he 
retired  from  its  active  management,  but  still 
retains  the  ownership  of  five  boats.  When 
the  People's  Bank  of  ISTewport  was  organized, 
Mr.  Wertz  became  a  stockholder  and  was 
chosen  one  of  its  directors;  he  continued  in 
this  office  for  seventeen  yeans.  When  this 
bank  was  reorganized  and  became  the  ISTa- 
tional Bank,  he  became  a  stockholder  and  di- 
rector in  the  new  organization,  and  has  con- 
tinued in  this  relation  to  it  up  to  the  present 
time.  Until  1884  Mr.  A¥ertz  had  his  resi- 
dence in  Oliver  township,  at  which  date  lie  re- 
moved to  ISTewport,  and  bought  a  dwelling, 
which  he  has  since  occupied.  "A  Democrat 
Avith  free  silver  views,"  is  the  way  in  which  he 
designates  his  political  preferences.  Office- 
seeking  has  not  occupied  much  of  his  atten- 
tion, although  he  has  held  several  township 
offices.  Mr.  Wertz  is  a  member  and  past  com- 
mander of  Lieut.  Arnold  Lobaugh  Post,  ISTo. 
297,  G.  A.  P. 

AVilliam  Wertz  was  married  August  12, 
1863,  to  Catherine,  daughter  of  Rev.  Samuel 
Glaze,  who  was  killed  on  the  railroad  cross- 
ing at  ISTewport,  Pa.  Their  children  are :  W. 
Hany,  shipping  clerk  in   the  office    of    The 


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United  Colliers  Co.,  of  West  Moshannon,  Pa., 
married  Cora  IS;  oil,  of  Newport,  Pa. ;  ]\I'aggie 
W.  (Mrs.  Silas  J.  Clark),  of  Xewport,  Pa.; 
Carrie  L.  (Mrs.  Harry  B.  Miller),  removed  to 
Pendleton,  Ore.,  in  1S95;  Lam^a  Myrtle,  mar- 
ried Herman  E.  Snyder,  of  Harrisbnrg,  Pa.; 
J.  Price,  married  Ada  Barrett,  and  resides  at 
Donnallys  Mills,  Peny  county,  Pa.;  Victor 
H.  and  Fannie  Elmer,  botli  at  liome.  The 
chnrcli  of  Mr.  Wertz's  choice,  in  which  he  has 
served  two  terms  as  deacon,  is  Zion  Lutheran; 
he  has  been  all  his  life  a  member  of  its  Sab- 
bath-school. 


ALVIN  JONES,  grain  dealer,  Newport, 
Perry  county,  Pa.  Joseph  Jones,  great-grand- 
father of  Alvin  Joues,  was  of  Scotch-Irish 
descent,  and  came  to  this  country  about  the 
year  1735,  settling  in  Chester  county.  Pa. 
He  afterwards  came  to  what  was  then  Cum- 
berland, now  Perry,  county,  and  settled  in 
Juniata  township;  he  Avas  the  founder  of 
Milford,  which  was  then  called  Jonestown; 
he  was  the  father  of  five  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters: Joseph,  farmer,  married  Miss  Marshall, 
his  second  wife  was  Miss  Smith;  John,  far- 
mer, married  Martha  Monroe ;  Thomas,  hotel 
keeper,  of  Plarrisburg,  married  Margarey 
Donnelly;  Benjamin,  farmer,  married  Miss 
Luckens,  of  Thompsontown;  Joshua,  distil- 
ler, married  Julia  Brown;  Eebecca  (Mrs. 
Philip  31il]er);  and  Nancy,  married  John 
Vincent,  a  hatter.  Two  of  these  sons  served  in 
the  war  of  1812. 

John  Jones,  second  son  of  Joseph,  and 
grandfather  of  Alvin  Jones,  died  in  1818,  at 
the  age  of  seventy-four  years;  his  children 
were:  John,  married  to  Hettie  Meredith; 
Joseph,  m.arried  to  Elizabeth  Ilinies;  and 
Martha  (Mrs.  Eobert  Stephens). 

John  Jones  (2),  son  of  the  John  Jones  last 
named,  and  father  of  Alvin  Jones,  was  born 
in  Juniata  township,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  De- 
cember 25,  1809,  and  died'in  1880.  His  edu- 
cation was  obtained  in  the  common  schools, 
and  he  grew  up  on  the  farm.  On  reaching 
maturity  he  bought  a  part  of  the  old  home- 
stead which  was  settled  by  his  grandfather  and 
which  he  cultivated  until  1866,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Newport  and  formed  a  partnership 
witli  Mr.  B.  Himes,  which  continued  for  three 
years.  At  the  end  of  this  period,  Ifr.  Jones 
boup'ht  the  interest  of  ^Ir.  Himes.  A  little 
later,  he  took  his  son,  D.  Meredith  Jones,  into 


partnership  with  himself,  and  later  still  ad- 
mitted his  son,  Alvin,  to  the  business.  His 
wife  v/as  Miss  Hettie  Meredith,  of  Madison 
township,  Perry  county,  who  died  in  1856. 
Their  children  are:  Rebecca  (Mrs.  William 
Fosselman),  of  Tuscarora  valley;  John, 
served  in  the  cavalry  under  General  Fitzpat- 
rick,  in  the  late  war,  was  killed  at  the  age  of 
twenty-six  3'ears,  was  a  brilliant  scholar  and 
had  been  studying  law  at  New  Bloomfield, 
was  active  in  politics,  was  highly  esteemed, 
and  his  untimely  death  sincerely  lamented; 
D.  Meredith  died  in  1885,  had  married  Miss 
Mary  E.  Gantt,  who  survives  him;  Martha 
(Mrs.  G.  AV.  Simpson),  of  Indiana  county,  Pa., 
died  in  October,  1896,  was  a  gifted  woman,  a 
writer  of  some  note  and  the  author  of  some 
beautiful  poems;  Mary  B.  (Mrs.  Amos  Flei- 
slier),  of  Oliver  township,  PeiTy  county,  Pa.; 
Alvin;  and  William,  who  died  in  infancy. 
Mr.  Jones  is  actively  interested  in  political 
matters,  in  connection  with  the  Republican 
party,  and  has  served  in  local  offices.  He  was 
reared  in  the  Presbyterian  faith,  and  is  es- 
teemed and  honored  by  all. 

Alvin  Jones  was  ]:)orn  on  a  part  of  the  old 
homestead  farm  in  Juniata  township,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  October  15,  1850.  His  first  at- 
tendance at  school  was  in  his  native  townsihip. 
His  mother  having  died  when  he  was  six  years 
old,  he  was  brought  by  his  father  to  Newport, 
where  his  instruction  was  completed  in  the 
jDublic  schools.  In  1869,  he  was  employed  by 
the  firm  of  John  Jones  &  Son,  his  father  being 
the  head  of  the  firm.  In  1871,  an  interest  in 
the  lousiness  was  given  him,  and  the  firm 
then  became  John  Jones  &  Sons.  His  father 
died  in  1880,  and  himself  and  his  brother,  D. 
Meredith,  took  charge  of  the  business,  buying 
the  interests  of  the  remaining  heirs,  and  estab- 
lishing the  firm  of  Jones  Brothers,  which  part- 
nership continued  until  the  death  of  his 
brother  in  August,  1885.  After  this  event, 
Alvin  Jones  continued  the  business  under  the 
old  firm  name  until  1890,  when  he  bought  the 
interest  of  his  brother's  estate,  and  has  since 
conducted  the  business  alone. 

On  May  25,  1876,  Alvin  Jones  was  married 
to  Miss  Mary  Sheats,  daughter  of  John  Sheats, 
of  Newport.  Their  children  are:  S.  Jessa- 
mine; Mae  M.:  Helen  W. ;  Charles  A.; 
Ruth  E. ;  John  Howard ;  and  Janet.  Frank, 
the  second  child,  died  in  infancy,  also  one 
son,  unnamed.     Mr.  Jones  has  alwavs  voted 


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the  Repiiblicau  ticket;  he  lias  served  in  the 
borough  council  and  in  the  school  board.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  in 
■which  he  has  been  uniformly  an  active  worker. 
The  beautiful  and  commodious  residence  of 
the  family  was  designed  by  Mrs,  Jones.  It 
is  built  of  brick  w^ith  brown  stone  trimmings, 
and  is  one  of  the  finest  residences  in  ISTewport. 


CHAELES  L.  YA^  ^^EWKIEK,  New- 
port, Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Howe 
township.  Perry  county,  September  29,  1845. 
He  is  a  son  of  John  C  and  Charlotte  (Beatty) 
Van  ISTewkirk.  The  family  originated  in  Hol- 
land, and  the  prefix  Van  was  formerly  Yon. 
John  C.  Van  ISTewkirk  was  a  native  of  Balti- 
more, Md.,  who  came  to  Perry  county,  and 
settled  in  Howe  township  before  his  marriage, 
occupied  as  a  day  laborer.  He  was  twice  mar- 
ried; his  first  wife  died,  leaving  three  daugh- 
ters ;  he  afterwards  married  Charlotte  Beatty, 
and  had  children,  as  follows:  Charles  L.; 
Mary  (Mrs.  Samuel  Bosom),  of  ISTewport; 
Wilhelmina,  married  James  L.  Gardner,  both 
deceased;  and  Susan,  widow  of  Oliver  B. 
Smith,  resides  at  Hai'risburg,  Pa.  The  father 
of  the  family  was  killed  in^  1854,  by  the  fall- 
ing of  a  tree. 

As  Charles  L.  Van  ISTewkirk  was  only  about 
nine  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  father's 
death,  and  his  mother,  by  this  disaster,  was 
left  with  three  young  children,  and  without 
resources,  to  meet  the  trials  of  life,  the  boy 
was  obliged  to  do  without  a  school  education; 
he  was  never  at  school  more  than  six  months 
in  his  life.  He  was  bound  out  to  a  farmer, 
a  German,  who  was  of  so  harsh  and  cruel  a 
temper  that  the  child  could  not  stay  in  his 
house ;  so  for  the  following  six  or  seven  years, 
he  paid  his  board  by  working  for  dil^erent 
farmers.  He  at  first  received  two  dollars  a 
month ;  the  very  first  earnings  that  he  brought 
home  consisted  of  two  gold  dollars  andsixbush- 
els  of  buckwheat.  The  entire  property  of  the 
little  family  was  their  small  house  and  one  acre 
of  land,  the  whole  estate  of  the  deceased 
father.  At  the  age  of  sixteen,  Charles  Van 
Newkirk  enlisted  in  Company  I,  One  Hun- 
dred and  Thirty-third  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers. Capt.  A.  B.  Demaree,  for  the  nine 
months'  service.  Being  discharged  at  the  ex- 
piration of  that  time,  he  came  home,  biit  re- 
enlisted  in  the  United  States  Signal  Corps, 
■and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war;   he  was 


finally  discharged  in  August,  1865.  Of  his 
three  half-brothers,  one  was  killed  at  Malvern 
Hill ;  the  other  two  were  both  in  the  western 
army,  both  marched  to  the  sea  with  Sherman, 
and  both  died  later  from  the  effects  of  wounds 
received  in  the  service.  Once  more  at  home 
after  foiir  years  of  patriotic  and  gallant  ser- 
vice, which  had  matured  the  boy  into  a  man, 
Mr.  Van  ISTewkirk,  for  one  year,  worked  in 
ISTewport  at  brick-making;  he  was  then  for 
three  years  employed  on  the  railroad;  then 
for  two  years  at  Marshal  Furnace ;  finally,  he 
returned  to  railroad  work,  and  has  been  occu- 
pied in  the  same  ever  since.  In  1877,  he  was 
made  foreman  of  the  floating  gang;  in  1881, 
he  was  promoted  to  foreman  of  sub-Division 
Iso.  12.  During  the  years  of  his  railroad  ser-' 
vice,  his  family  has  resided  in  ISTewport.  He 
has  built  for  them  a  pleasant  residence  at  K'ew- 
port,  besides  two  other  beautiful  dwellings, 
both  of  which  he  has  sold.  In  early  life,  he 
was  under  Democratic  influence,  but  having 
formed  his  own  judgment  as  to  political  ques- 
tions, he  adheres  to  the  Republican  party. 
He  served  the  borough  three  years  as  council- 
man. Mr.  Van  Xewkirk  is  a  member  of  the 
I.  0.  O.  F.,  holding  the  rank  of  past  grand  in 
the  subordinate  lodge,  and  of  past  chief  pa- 
triarch in  the  Encampment. 

Charles  L.  Van  T^Tewkirk  was  married,  Feb- 
ruary 1,  1866,  to  Catherine  Franklin,  of  I^ew- 
port.  Their  children  are :  J.  Frank,  telegraph 
operator  at  Davis,  W.  Va.;  Mary  I.  (Mrs. 
Charles  Oren),  of  N"ewport;  Ralph  G.,  a  tan- 
ner, resides  with  his  father;  Blanche  M.,  at 
home;  John  C.  at  home;  and  Victor  Lee. 
J\rr.  Van  TTewkirk  is  a  mendier  of  the  Episco- 
pal church. 


M.  E.  HELLER,  telegraph  operator  for  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company,  West  New- 
port, Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Martin  L.  and 
Elizabeth  (Reynolds)  Lleller,  was  born  at 
Thompsontown,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  Jtily  10, 
1858.  His  grandfather,  John  Heller,  was 
born  in  Adams  county,  Pa.,  and  there  sjoent  his 
life  in  farming;  his  death  occurred  in  the 
early  sixties.  His  wife's  family  name  was 
Warren;  she  lived  to  the  venerable  age  of 
OA'er  ninety  years,  her  death  occurring  in  the 
spring  of  1896.  Martin  Luther  Heller,  father 
of  M.  E.  Pleller,  was  born  in  Adams  county. 
Pa.,  in  1828.  When  a  young  man,  he  came  to 
Juniata  county,  where  he  was  an  iron  moulder, 


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but  siibsequently  found  employment  on  the 
railroad  as  a  section  hand,  and  after  a  few 
years'  service  in  this  capacity,  was  advanced 
to  the  position  of  foreman,  in  charge  of  the 
Thomi^sontown  division,  which  post  he  occu- 
pied until  his  death  in  1879.  He  was  reliable 
and  skillful,  and  the  work  j^ut  into  his  charge 
was  always  done  in  a  manner  most  satisfactory 
to  his  employers.  Mr.  Heller  was  a  Democrat. 
He  man-ied  Miss  Elizabeth  Eeynolds,  who  sur- 
vives him,  and  lives  at  Thompsontown.  Their 
children  are :  James  W.,  book-keeper,  residing 
at  Colorado  Sjmngs,  Col.;  M.  E. ;  George 
McAlleland,  telegraph  operator  at  Thompson- 
to^vn;  John  and  two  other  children  are  de- 
ceased. Mr.  Heller's  religious  faith  was  that 
of  the  Methodist  church. 

M.  E.  Heller  received  his  earliest  instruc- 
tion in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  place; 
later,  during  two  summer  terms,  he  attended 
the  State  ISTormal  School  at  Millerstown,  Pa., 
under  Prof.  Silas  Wright,  and  during  three 
summer  terms,  the  Xormal  School  at  Mifflin- 
towu,  under  Messrs.  Garman  and  Harman. 
Mr.  Garman  is  at  present  chairman  of  tl\e 
State  Democratic  Committee.  Upon  the  com- 
pletion of  his  education,  Mr.  Heller  was  em- 
ployed in  the  railroad  freight  office  at  Thomp- 
sontown, but  not  finding  the  duties  of  the  po- 
sition congenial  to  him.  he  gave  up  the  place 
and  learned  telegraphy,  receiving  a  part  of 
his  training  at  Tuscaroi'a  and  completing  his 
preparation  at  IMifflin,  Pa.  The  same  day  on 
which  he  completed  this  course,  he  received 
orders  to  come  to  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in  order  to 
be  examined  as  to  his  proficiency  and  compe- 
tency for  the  work  of  telegraphy.  Having 
creditably  sustained  this  examination,  he  was 
taken  into  the  service  of  the  company  and  was 
sent  first  to  Tusearora;  thence  for  two 
weeks  to  Thompsontown;  thence  for  a  short 
time  to  Petersburg,  and  thence  to  McYey- 
town,  where  he  remained  a  short  time*  he  was 
then  assigned  to  a  permanent  position  as  extra 
man  on  the  Middle  Division  of  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad.  After  three  months  in  this 
place,  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  position, 
and  was  later  sent  to  NaiTows,  where  he  was 
continuously  employed  from  July,  1880,  to 
March,  1887.  On  the  latter  date,  he  accepted 
the  appointment  to  the  position  he  now  holds, 
the  duties  of  which  he  has  efficiently  and  ac- 
ceptably performed  up  to  the  present  time. 
Bv  his  skill  and  reliabilitv  he  has  won  and  re- 


tains the  utmost  respect  and  confidence  of  his 
employers.  His  political  views  are  Demo- 
cratic. His  name  is  not  on  the  roll  of  any 
church  organization,  but  he  adopts  the  Golden 
Eule  as  the  law  of  all  his  transactions.  Mr. 
Heller  was  married  in  1879,  to  Miss  Lizzie 
Hall,  daughter  of  Peter  Hall,  of  Greenwood 
township.  Perry  county.  Their  children  are: 
Pearl  Elizabeth;  Olive  May;  and  Banks 
Keifer. 


CAPT.  ALBERT  B.  DEMAREE,  de- 
ceased, of  ISTewport,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  was 
born  in  IsTewport,  January  29,  1839.  The 
ancestors  of  Captain  Demaree  came  from 
France.  His  father,  Abraham  Demaree,  was 
bom  in  Adams  county,  Pa.,  and  came  to  ISTew- 
port,  Pa.,  when  quite  a  young  man.  Here  he 
embarked  in  the  mercantile  business,  in  which 
he  was  continuously  engaged  until  his  death 
in  1849.  He  married  Miss  Margaret  Yan 
Horten,  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  whose  death  oc- 
curred before  his  own.  They  had  several 
children,  but  Albert  B.  was  the  only  one  who 
lived  to  maturity. 

Li  his  boyhood,  he  attended  the  common 
schools  and  took  an  academic  course  at  l^ew 
Bloomfield,  Pa.  ISTot  being  studiously  in- 
clined, he  did  not  seek  to  acquire  a  liberal  edu- 
cation, but  early  sought  employment  in  busi- 
ness pursuits.  In  1858,  he  was  received  into 
the  store  of  his  uncle,  John  S.  Demaree, 
where  he  was  carefully  instructed  and  trained 
in  business  methods.  He  afterwards  formed 
a  partnership  with  his  brother-in-law,  John  R. 
Lowther,  and  bouglit  the  store  of  his  uncle. 
At  the  breaking  out  of  the  Avar,  he  was  instru- 
mental in  forming  a  company,  of  which  he 
was  commissioned  the  captain.  This  company 
became  Company  I,  of  the  One  Hundred  and 
Thirty-third  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  which 
was  attached  to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac. 
At  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  Captain  De- 
maree received  a  serious  wound,  by  which  he 
was  disabled  for  a  short  time,  and  was  sent  to 
the  hospital  at  Washington,  D.  C.  When 
partially  recovered,  he  was  sent  home  on  a 
furlough,  and  in  about  six  weeks  his  woimd 
was  so  far  healed  that  he  was  able  to  rejoin 
his  regiment  in  time  to  take  part  in  the  battle 
of  Antietam.  At  the  end  of  his  nine  months' 
term  -of  enlistment,  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged from  the  service,  upon  which  he  re- 
turned to  his  home  and  resumed  the  manage- 


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ment  of  his  business.  Aboi;t  1870,  he  sold 
his  interest  in  the  store  and  removed  with  his 
wife  and  family  to  Stockton,  Cedar  county, 
Mo.,  where  associated  with  a  partner,  he 
opened  a  general  store  and  was  occupied  with 
its  management  for  seven  years.  At  the  end 
of  this  time,  he  disposed  of  his  interest  and 
came  east,  again  taking  up  his  residence  at 
ISTewport.  A  boot  and  shoe  house  at  Philadel- 
phia gave  him  employment  as  traveling  sales- 
man, in  which  capacity  he  was  continuously 
engaged  until  his  death,  December  1,  1891. 
In  political  matters  he  acted  with  the  Eepiibli- 
can  party.  He  did  not  hold  membership  in 
any  religious  organization.  In  character  and 
reputation  he  was  a  type  of  noble  manhood, 
exact  in  the  duties  and  genial  in  the  ameni- 
ties of  life.  He  won  and  retained  the  regard 
and  confidence  of  all  associated  mth  him.  His 
remains  are  interred  in  the  cemetery  at  jMew- 
port.  Pa. 

In  1869,  Captain  Deraaree  was  married  to 
Miss  Yictoria  Lowther,  daughter  of  Capt. 
William  Lowther,  of  Concord,  Juniata  coiin- 
ty.  Pa.  Captain  Lowther  was  reared  at  I^Tew- 
ton  Plamilton.  MifEin  county,  Pa.,  and  came 
to  [NTewport  when  he  was  quite  a  young  man. 
In  early  life,  he  was  engaged  in  boating  on  the 
canal  and  was  afterwards  employed  as  a  rail- 
road contractor,  in  which  business  he  con- 
tinued until  his  retirement.  His  death  oc- 
curred at  ISTewport.  Captain  Lowther  was 
three  times  married.  The  mother  of  Mrs.  De- 
maree  was  Christiana  Rider;  they  had  two 
chihlren:  Tohn  P.,  builder  and  contractor  in 
ISTew  York  City;  and  Yictoria  f'^Irs.  De- 
maree),  who  was  but  two  years  old  when  her 
mother  died. 


JOHN  ^y.  ALBRIGHT,  farmer,  NewjDort, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  John  G.  and  Susan 
(Bitner)  Albright,  was  born  at  Loysville, 
Perry  coimty,  June  15,  1831.  His  paternal 
ancestors  came  from  Germany,  his  grandpar- 
ents being  the  first  in  their  line  to  emigrate 
to  this  country.  John  G.  Albright  was  born 
December  25,  1800,  in  York  county.  Pa., 
where  he  lived  Tintil  just  before  his  marriage, 
when  he  came  to  Perry  county,  Pa.,  and  set- 
tled near  Loysville ;  he  removed  later  to 
Centre  township,  in  the  same  county.  He  was 
a  shoemaker,  and  worked  for  some  years  at 
this  occupation,  but  abandoned  it,  and  bought 


a  farm  in  Centre  township.  Later  he  sold 
this  place  and  removed  to  ISTewport,  where  he 
died  in  1872,  aged  seventy-five  years..  In  the 
waj"  of  1812,  he  served  as  a  drummer  boy,  and 
was  stationed  at  Baltimore,  Md.  John  G. 
Albright  married  Susan  Bitner,  of  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  who  survived  him  many  years, 
and  died  at  Han'isburg,  Pa.,  December  25, 
1889.  Their  children  are:  William,  deceased; 
Mary  A.,  widow  of  George  C.  Smith,  Harris- 
burg,  Pa.;  Catherine  (Mrs.  B.  P.  Bador), 
Harrisburg,  Pa.;  Simon,  deceased,  served  in 
the  late  war;  John  W.;  Henry  W.,  served 
in  the  late  war,  resides  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.; 
Laura  (^Irs.  Richard  Latchford),  of  Oliver 
townshi]:*;  George,  was  a  soldier  in  the  late 
war,  resides  in  Harrisburg. 

When  John  W.  Albright  was  a  little  boy, 
his  father  removed  with  him  to  Centre  town- 
shi]"),  where  he  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  years, 
he  began  driving  mules  on  the  tow  path  of 
the  canal.  He  soon  mastered  the  whole  busi- 
ness of  boatinff  and  finally  took  charge  of  a 
boat,  and  in  this  occupation  was  employed  for 
twelve  years.  In  1862,  he  enlisted  for  nine 
months'  service  in  Captain  Tressler's  comjmny 
H,  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-third  Pennsylva- 
nia Yolunteers,  and  was  mustered  in  at  Camp 
Curtin,  Harrisburg,  Pa.  He  participated  with 
his  regiment  in  the  battles  of  Antietam  and 
Fredericksburg,  and  in  the  latter  battle  was 
wounded  in  the  breast,  the  abdomen  and  the 
hip.  These  wounds  confined  him  to  the  hos- 
pital until  the  following  spring,  when  he  was 
honorably  discharged  from  the  service  on  ac- 
count of  disabilities  resulting  from  them.  He 
was  brought  home  on  a  stretcher  and  lay  in 
bed  for  six  months  before  he  was  sufficiently 
recovered  to  be  able  to  walk.  Some  time  af- 
terwards, he  went  to  Philadelphia  and  had  his 
hip  replaced,  and  in  the  course  of  three  or  four 
yeai-s  was  able  to  begin  business  in  a  grocery 
store,  which  he  kept  for  four  years.  During 
the  next  two  years,  he  was  a  hotel-keeper  at 
ISTewport,  having  charge  first  of  the  Dunkle 
House  and  then  of  the  Ninth  Ward  House. 
In  the  spring  of  1889,  he  bought  the  farm  he 
now  occupies,  formerly  called  the  Y^ertz  farm, 
which  contains  eighty-six  acres,  and  the 
greater  part  of  which  he  has  much  improved. 
For  several  years  he  worked  at  shoemaking. 
My.  Albright  is  a  staunch  Republican,  and  has 


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served  for  some  years  as  siiiiervisor  and  as  no- 
tary public.  In  1S51-52,  lie  was  under-sheriff 
of  Luzerne  county,  Pa. 

On  March  21,  1861,  Mr.  Albright  was  mar- 
ried to  Margaret  Roth,  of  Bloomfield,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
(Miller)  Roth,  both  deceased.  The  children 
by  this  marriage  are:  John  Edward,  born  in 
Centre  township,  April  10,  1862,  died  August 
23,  1864,  aged  two  years,  four  months  and 
thirteen  days;  W.  H.,  born  in  ISTewport,  Feb- 
ruary 25,  1864,  is  in  the  employ  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad  Company,  at  Harrisburg; 
Emma  E.,  born  in  !N"ewport,  October  2,  1865, 
died  June  9,  1871,  aged  five  years,  eight 
months  and  seven  days;  Charles  T.,  bom  in 
ISTevpport,  March  18,  1866,  farms  at  home; 
Francis  R.,  born  in  Viewport,  Sej^tember  28, 
1868,  works  for  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
Company  at  Altoona,  Pa. ;  George  S.,  born  in 
JSTewport,  July  9,  1870,  is  a  day  laborer; 
Jennie  Bell,  born  in  ISTewport,  December  13, 
1873,  died  May  20,  1875,  aged  one  year,  five 
months  and  seven  days;  Milton  S.,  bom  in 
]S[ewport,  May  6,  1876,  died  December  15, 
1893,  aged  seventeen  years,  seven  months  and 
eight  days;  and  Curtis  J.,  born  in  ISTewport, 
March  18,  1878. 

WILLIAM  H.  HOPPLE,  furniture  dealer 
and  undertaker,  ISTewport,  Perry  county.  Pa., 
is  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Jane  (Horting)  Hopple, 
and  was  born  at  ISTewport,  April  29,  1842. 
Jacob  Hopple  was  born  in  Lancaster  county, 
Pa.,  and  removed  first  to  Dauphin  county  and 
later  to  Perry  county.  At  ISTewport,  Pa.,  he 
learned  cabinet-making  with  Mr.  Sowders. 
This  occupation  he  followed  through  life, 
conducting  the  business  in  a  shop  of  his  own 
at  Is'ewport,  imtil  his  death,  March  26,  1890. 
His  first  wife  was  Jane  Horting,  by  whom  his 
children  are :  William  H. ;  Almira  (Mrs. 
George  Rider),  of  Xew  Bufialo,  Pa.;  Amos 
B.,  married  Ada,  daughter  of  Jackson  Rhodes, 
and  resides  at  J^ewport,  Pa.;  ISTancy  (Mrs. 
David  Shade),  deceased;  Charles  W.,  married 
Hannah  McComb,  of  Harrisburg,  Pa.;  and 
James,  who  died  young.  Mr.  Hopple's  second 
wife  was  a  widow,  !Mrs.  Monroe;  they  had 
two  children:  Frank  and  Wilson,  both  of 
whom  died  young. 

William  H.  Hopple  attended  the  public 
schools,  and  when  fom-teen  years  of  age, 
worked  during  the  summer    months    in    the 


brick-yard.  His  father  took  him  into  the  shop 
and  taught  him  cabinet-making.  This  has 
been  his  chief  occupation.  In  1862,  he  enlist- 
ed in  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Thirty- 
third  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  for  nine 
months,  and  was  mustered  into  the  service  at 
Camp  Curtin,  Harrisburg,  Pa.  The  regiment 
was  equipped  and  sent  to  the  front,  becoming 
a  part  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  After 
having  been  drilled  along  the  Appomattox 
for  a  short  time,  it  took  part  in  the  engage- 
ments at  Fredericksburg,  Antietam  and  Chan- 
cellorsville,  and  was  drawn  up  in  line  of  battle 
at  Soiith  Mountain,  but  was  not  sent  into  the 
fight.  At  the  end  of  the  term  of  enlistment, 
the  regiment  was  ordered  to  Harrisburg  and 
mustered  out  of  service.  While  at  Camp  Cur- 
tin, Mr.  Hopple  was  prostrated  by  a  severe  at- 
tack of  camp  fever,  and  was  carried  home  on 
a  stretcher,  and  compelled  to  lie  in  bed  several 
weeks.  After  convalescence  he  worked  as 
bowman  on  the  canal  boat  for  three  months, 
at  the  end  of  which  time  he  re-enlisted  in  the 
Seventh  Ward  of  Philadelphia,  joining  the 
jSTinth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry.  For  the  first 
nine  months,  he  was  on  detached  duty  at 
Philadelphia.  Then  the  war  closed,  and  after 
his  discharge  he  returned  home  and  worked 
with  his  father  until  1888,  when  he  succeeded 
to  the  business,  and  has  since  conducted  it 
alone.  He  is  also  interested  in  the  Building 
and  Loan  Company,  mth  branch  ofiices  at 
Baltimore  and  ISTew  York.  By  tradition  and 
by  j^reference  he  is  a  Republican,  and  has 
served  as  councilman  for  three  years.  He 
was  largely  instrumental  in  getting  the  water 
works  for  the  town.  In  fraternal  societies,  he 
is  prominent  and  active,  being  a  member  of 
the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  Newport;  of  the  Junior 
Order  TJ.  A.  M.,  and  of  the  Lieut.  Arnold 
Lobaugh  Post,  ISTo.  297,  G-.  A.  R.,  at  viewport. 
Soon  after  his  return  from  the  army,  Mr. 
Hopple  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Jane  Frank, 
daughter  of  Jacob  Frank.  Their  children 
are:  Clara  (Mrs.  John  Musser),  of  ISTewport, 
Pa.;  Amanda,  at  home;  and  two,  Frank  and 
Annie,  who  are  deceased. 


WILLI  A  ^r  HEXRY  SMITH,  postmas- 
ter, ]STew])ort,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  is  a  son  of 
Emanuol  and  l\rary  (Miller)  Smith.  His 
father  wpp  tvricc  married;  his  first  marriage 
was  to  Miss  Mary  Miller,  who  died  in  1868. 
Their  children  are:    Lizzie  (Mrs.  Long),  has 


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twelve  cliildreu;  William  Henry;  Catherine 
(Mrs.  J.  Speeht),  resides  in  Virginia;  Jolin 
F.,  postmaster  at  Mannsville,  Perry  county, 
an  able  and  eloquent  advocate  of  tlie  free  coin- 
age of  silver;  Samuel,  M.  D.,  of  Carlisle,  Pa.; 
Ella;  Lxicy,  widow  of  George  Wriglit;  and 
Lyda  M.,  at  home.  The  second  wife  of  Mr. 
Smith  was  a  widow,  Mrs.  Miller,  who  survives 
him.  Emanuel  Smith  being  deceased. 

"William  Henry  Smith  is  one  of  the  promi- 
nent and  prosperous  men  of  Newport.  His  ad- 
vancement and  success  are  due  for  the  most 
part  to  his  strong  native  talents  and  his  indoiu- 
itable  pluck  and  persistency.  His  opportuni- 
ties for  acquiriug  an  education  were  limited, 
and  while  they  were  as  well  improved  as  his 
busy  boyhood  would  allow,  were  insufficient 
to  prepare  him  for  the  work  of  life.  But  this 
lack  of  opportunities  was  made  up  by  indus- 
trious application,  quick  and  accurate  observa- 
tion, and  the  untiring  energy  with  which  he 
sought  useful  knowledge  outside  of  schools 
and  books.  Pew  men  are  more  ready  and  ac- 
curate in  the  use  of  figures  than  Mr.  Smith, 
yet  this  skill  was  acquired  after  he  had  em- 
barked in  business.  Until  he  reached  his 
nineteenth  year,  he  was  employed  rn  the 
mountains,  peeling  bark,  cutting  wood  and 
hauling  logs;  after  which  he  entered  upon  an 
apprenticeship  of  three  years  with  Samuel 
Paffensberffer,  blacksmith,  at  ^larklesville, 
Pa.  Havinc  completed  his  trade,  he  conclud- 
ed to  try  his  fortune  in  the  west,  and  went  to 
Morgan  county.  Mo.,  where  he  worked  at 
the  forge.  Here  he  had  been  employed  but  a 
short  time  when  he  had  the  misfortune  to  sus- 
tain a  fractiu'e  of  the  wrist.  This  discouraging 
accident  compelled  him  to  seek  for  a  time 
some  other  occupation.  His  pluck  availed 
him  here.  He  had  still  two  good  legs,  one 
good  arm  and  a  strong  will,  and  these  enabled 
him  to  accept  an  offer  made  him  by  a  farmer 
to  take  charge  of  and  drive  a  team  of  oxen, 
another  man  guiding  the  plow  in  breaking  up 
prairie  land.  After  nearly  a  year  in  this  place, 
Mr.  Smith  fully  recovered  his  strength,  and 
returned  to  the  east,  where  he  found  employ- 
ment at  his  trade  at  Cunningham,  Luzerne 
county.  Pa.,  for  one  year.  Afterwards,  for 
eight  or  ten  years,  he  conducted  business  in 
a  shop  of  his  own  at  ISTew  Bloomfield,  Pa. 
ISText.  forming  a  partnership  with  Mr.  Young, 
he  embarked  at  ISTewport  in  the  business  of 
■selling  implements,  as  agents  of  the  Triumph 


and  Osburn  companies,  Mr.  Smith  taking  the 
road  as  a  traveling  salesman.  At  the  same 
time,  he  became  an  agent  of  the  Standard  Oil 
Company.  In  these  ventures  he  met  with 
gratifying  sucess. 

As  a  life-long  Democrat,  Mr.  Smith  has 
been  active  and  has  become  prominent  in  the 
party.  In  1884,  he  Avas  called  to  the  chair- 
manship of  the  Democratic  county  committee, 
and  in  1885  was  honored  by  being  made  the 
candidate  of  his  party  for  the  State  legisla- 
ture, but  was  defeated  at  the  polls  by  a  small 
majority.  In  1896,  he  received  his  appoint- 
ment and  commission  as  postmaster  at  Xew- 
port.  Pa. 

Mr.  Smith  was  married  at  ISTew  Bloomfield, 
Pa.,  to  Miss  Maggie,  daughter  of  Solomon 
Baxter,  who  lost  his  life  in  battle.  Mrs.  Smith 
died  without  issue.  After  remaining  a  wid- 
ower four  years,  ]\Ir.  Smith  was  married  to 
Miss  Clara, E.  Clark,  of  Perry  county,  Pa., 
by  whom  he  has  two  children:  Ealph  T. ;  and 
Viola  May.  The  popularity  of  Mr.  Smith  is 
due  to  his  kindness  of  heart,  his  abounding 
good  will  to  everybody,  and  his  jovial  and 
companionable  disposition.  He  is  universally 
esteemed. 


JOHX  BAIPt,  ex-president  of  the  People's 
Bank,  now  the  First  Xational  Bank,  Xewport, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,'  is  a  son  of  John  and  Mary 
(Moore)  Bair,  and  was  born  in  Bufi^alo  town- 
ship, Perry  county,  IN'ovember  14. 1821.  John 
Bair,  Sr.,  was  also  a  native  of  Buft'alo  town- 
ship. He  was  a  prosperous  farmer,  and  spent 
his  entire  life  in  his  native  township.  The 
children  of  John  and  Mary  (Moore)  Bair  are : 
Susan,  wife  of  Solomon  Matter,  both  de- 
ceased; Jacob,  died  in  Buffalo  township; 
John;  Samuel,  died  in  Buffalo  township  in 
1896;  Jesse,  Avas  killed  in  the  battle  of  the 
Wilderness;  David,  died  in  Illinois;  Sarah; 
Mary;  Jeriy;  and  Isaac;  the  last  four  all  liv- 
ing. Mrs.  Bair  died,  and  Mr.  Bair  was  again 
man-ied,  to  Mrs.  Susan  Higgins,  a  Avidow; 
they  had  one  son,  Horace,  who  resides  in  Buf- 
falo township. 

John  Bair,  Jr.,  received  his  education  prin- 
cipally in  the  subscription  schools  of  his  neigh- 
borhood. His  father  was  opposed  to  the  free 
school  system,  and  after  its  adoption  by  the 
State,  kept  his  children  out  of  the  school  for 
tAvo  terms.  As  soon  as  John  was  old  enough, 
and  had  sufficient  strength,  he  was  set  to  Avork 


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on  the  farm,  and  as  his  father  owned  a  hirge 
extent  of  timber  land,  there  was  always  nineh 
choi^i^ing  and  hauling  to  do  in  addition  to  the 
ordinary  work.  As  the  youth  wished  to  learn 
a  trade,  his  father  consented  to  his  leaving 
home  for  that  purpose.  At  twenty  years  of 
age,  accordingly,  he  went  to  Liverpool,  Pa., 
and  served  an  apprenticeship  of  two  and  a  half 
years  at  plastering  with  Joel  Huggins.  His 
ambition  soon  led  him  to  branch  out  into 
larger  ventures.  One  of  his  first  undertakings 
was  the  building  of  a  hotel,  on  leased  ground 
at  Gertys  ]^otch,  in  which  he  proposed  to  pro- 
vide entertainments  for  the  "Yankees,"  as  all 
the  raftsmen  and  lumbermen  were  then  called. 
When  the  hotel  was  comi^leted,  he  installed 
himself  as  landlord,  and  for  eight  years  was  a 
successful  and  poular  tavern  keeper.  Some 
years  after,  he  bought  the  lease  of  the  ground 
on  which  the  hotel  stood.  His  next  enterprise 
was  fanning,  and  in  connection  wdth  his  agri- 
cultural operations  he  became  a  buyer  and 
seller  of  lumber;  in  these  operations  he  was 
reasonably  successful.  He  came  to  ISTewport 
in  December,  1868,  and  here  at  once  em- 
barked in  the  lumber  trade,  continuing  his 
operations  with  most  satisfacto-ry  results  until 
he  disposed  of  his  business.  He  has  a  farm  of 
140  acres  in  Buffalo  township,  but  gives  it 
no  further  attention  than  to  keep  it  rented  to 
a  good  tenant.  In  1883,  Mr.  Bair's  financial 
soundness  and  ability  were  recognized  by  his 
election  to  the  presidency  of  the  People's 
Bank,  which  trust  he  administered  to  the  ut- 
most satisfaction  of  the  directors,  stockholders 
and  i^atrons  of  the  bank,  until  1893,  at  which 
date  the  People's  Bank  was  merged  in  the 
First  ISTational  Bank  of  ^NTewport.  Since  1893 
he  has  given  up  participation  in  active  pur- 
suits, and  lives  retired,  in  the  quiet  and  com- 
fortable enjoyment  of  the  fruits  of  his  labor 
in  former  years.  Mr.  Bair  is  a  staunch  Demo- 
crat, but  he  has  never  sought  any  political  of- 
fice and  would  never  accept  any  public  po- 
sition. 

On  February  18,  1847,  John  Bair  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Louisa  A.  Coam,  who  was  bom 
in  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  October  23,  1826. 
Their  children  are:  Mary  E.  (Mrs.  AVilliam 
H.  Zeigler) ;  and  Clara  Louisa,  widow  of  Isaac 
Barnes,  who  resides  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.  Mr. 
Bair's  religious  opinions  are  Lutheran,  and  he 
maintains  active  fellowship  with  that  church. 
The  father  of  Mrs.  Bair  died  in  Lancaster 


county.  Pa.,  and  her  mother  subsequentlv  mar- 
ried Mr.  Albright. 


ABEL  LOXGACKE,  dealer  in  imple- 
ments, Newport,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born 
in  Pilveland  township,  Chester  county.  Pa., 
March  11,  1837,  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Es- 
sick)  Longacre.  Joseph  Longacre  was  born 
in  Chester  county,  Pa.,  in  1800.  He  was  a 
carpenter;  about  1839,  he'removed  to  Juniata 
county,  where  he  died  in  1854.  His  political 
views  were  Democratic.  In  religious  faith  and 
connection,  he  was  of  the  lieformed  church. 
His  Avife,  Sarah  (Essick)  Longacre,  died  in 
1876,  aged  seventy-four  years.  Their  children 
are:  Edward,  died  in  Philadelphia  in  1893; 
Isaac,  served  three  years  in  the  late  war,  was 
captured  at  the  second  Bull  Run  battle,  and 
now  resides  in  Juniata  county;  Joseph,  died 
in  1894  in  Juniata  county;  Peter,  of  Mt. 
Union,  Huntingdon  county.  Pa.;  Abel;  and 
Jacob,  who  served  in  the  late  war,  and  died 
of  cancer,  caused  by  wounds  received  in  the 
battle  of  Chancellorsville. 

Abel  Longacre,  at  two  years  of  age,  was 
brought  by  his  parents  to  Juniata  county, 
where*  they  settled  about  one  mile  and  a  half 
from  Thompsontown.  His  school  days  were 
few,  as  he  early  became  a  bread-winner,  being 
set  to  work  while  quite  young,  on  the  farms 
throughout  the  valley.  He  remained  at  home 
until  his  marriage,  after  which  event  he  set 
up  a  home  of  his  own  in  the  neighborhood, 
where  he  remained  until  1864;  he  then  re- 
moved to  I^ewport,  Pa. 

The  military  record  of  Mr.  Longacre  shows 
him  tO'  be  a  patriotic  citizen  and  a  soldier  of 
pluck  and  valor.  He  enlisted,  September  3, 
1864,  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in  Company  H, 
Fifth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  known  as  the 
"Cameron  Dragoons."  From  that  date  he  w^as 
in  active  seiwice  until  the  close  of  the  war, 
doing  all  that  was  demanded  of  him,  and  that 
w^as  within  his  power,  in  camp,  on  the  march 
and  in  the  fight,  to  defend  the  nation  and  pre- 
serve free  institutions.  During  a  week  or  ten 
days,  just  at  the  close  of  the  war,  his  regiment 
was  a  part  of  General  Sheridan's  army,  but 
prior  to  that  it  was  an  independent  brigade, 
Avliich  made  a  part  of  the  cavalry  forces  so  ef- 
ficient in  raiding  in  the  rear  of  the  rebel  forces. 
The  first  raid  in  which  Mr.  Longacre  partici- 
pated was  in  that  made  toward  the  city  of 
Richmond,  during  which  several  of  the  brig- 


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ade  were  wounded  and  killed.  On  the  Tth  of 
October,  the  Fifth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry  was 
in  the  fight  in  front  of  Eiehmond,  on  the 
Chapman  farm.  During  the  remainder  of  the 
winter  this  brigade  did  picket  duty,  and  Mr. 
Longacre  was  detailed  as -night  scout  for  six 
weeks.  After  leaving  winter  quarters  in  the 
spring  of  1865,  the  regiment  was  in  active  ser- 
vice from  March  29  until  April  9,  all  of  this 
time  under  fire.  It  took  part  in  the  battle  of 
Five  Forks  and  fought  against  General  Lee 
until  he  surrendered  to  General  Grant  at  Ap- 
pomattox, May  19,  1865.  The  regiment  was 
honorably  discharged,  and  Mr.  Longacre  re- 
turned home,  suffering  from  heart  disease  con- 
tracted while  in  ser^ace.  He  was  under  the 
doctor's  hands  for  two  weeks  and  for  several 
weeks  was  almost  totally  disabled.  During 
the  summer  of  1865,  lie  was  engaged  in  blast- 
ing rock,  in  da.j  labor  and  in  farming.  For 
a  time  he  was  foreman  at  the  Eagle  iron  ore 
banks,  for  the  furnace  company  at  ISTewport. 
During  two  years  of  the  time  since  the  war, 
Mr.  Longacre  has  resided  at  Thompsontown, 
Pa.  In  the  spring  of  1896,  he  opened  business 
at  j^ewport  as  a  dealer  in  implements. 

In  March,  1858,  [Mr.  Longacre  was  married 
to  Miss  Mai-y  A.  Kenzer,  of  Perry  county. 
Their  children  are:  Alice;  Katherine;  Harry, 
killed  on  the  railroad;  Carrie,  died  aged  six- 
teen years;  Edward;  Etta;  Frank  and  Myrtle. 
Mr.  Longacre  is  in  favor  of  the  free  coinage 
of  silver.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
church. 


PETER  DEARDOPFF,  foreman  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad,  Xevq>ort,  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  is  a  son  of  Abraham  and  Susanna  (Ehr- 
hart)  Deardorff,  and  was  born  in  Oliver  town- 
ship, PeiTy  county,  January  2,  1839.  The 
ancestors  of  Mr.  Deardorff  came  from  Ger- 
many. Abraham  Deardorff  was  born  in  Ad- 
ams county.  Pa.,  and  Avas  educated  in  the 
common  schools  and  reared  on  the  farm.  He 
learned  wagon-making,  and  when  a  young 
man  came  to  Perry  county.  Lie  Avas  a  man  of 
large  frame  and  of  great  muscular  strength. 
After  marriage,  he  settled  on  a  farm  in  Oliver 
township,  which  his  wife  inherited  from  her 
father,  where  he  died  in  1871,  his  wife  having 
died  in  December,  1861.  He  was  an  old  time 
Whig.  His  first  wife  was  Miss  Zeigler,  by 
whom  he  had  the  following  children :  Sarah ; 
Jacob;  Eva;  Mary;  and  John;  all  of  whom 


are  deceased;  and  Catherine,  a  maiden  lady  re- 
siding at  I^ewport.  Abraham  Deardorfi's  sec- 
ond wife  was  Susanna  Ehrhart,  and  their  chil- 
dren are:  William,  track  hand  on  Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad,  residing  in  ISTewport,  Pa.,  mar- 
ried Lavina  Myers;  and  Peter.  Mr.  Deardorff 
was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

Peter  Deardorff  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  Mt.  Fairview,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  which  he  attended  only  three 
months  in  the  first  year,  and  four  months  in 
the  succeeding  years  of  his  boyhood,  being 
engaged  in  the  intervals  upon  the  farm.  In 
1863,  he  secured  regular  work  on  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad,  and  was  continuously  em- 
ployed until  1869,  when  he  was  promoted  to 
the  position  of  foreman,  and  assigned  to  the 
thirteenth  section  of  the  Middle  Division  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Railroad.  The  duties  of 
this  imjDortant  jDosition  he  has  most  accej)tably 
performed  since  that  date,  and  he  is  now  one 
of  the  oldest  employees  in  this  division  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company.  At  the 
time  of  the  invasion  of  this  State  by  the  army 
of  General  Lee,  Mr.  Deardorff  served  for  six 
weeks  with  the  State  Emergency  forces.  Mr. 
Deardorff  is  a  staunch  Democrat,  and  a  firm 
believer  in  the  expediency  of  a  free  coinage  of 
silver.  For  one  term  he  was  inspector  of  elec- 
tions. 

Peter  Deardorff  was  first  married  December 
24,  1863,  to  Miss  Julia  Stringfellow,  of  New- 
port, who  died  August  17,  1875.  Five  of 
their  children  are  deceased,  and  two  living: 
Yictorine  Demaree  (Mrs.  Harry  Baker),  of 
Donnallys  Mills;  and  Annie  Belle,  at  present 
a  trained  nurse  in  Frankford,  Philadelpliia, 
Pa.  Mr.  Deardorff's  second  maii'iage  occurred 
September  10,  1878,  in  which  he  was  united 
to  Miss  Sabina  Titzel,  born  in  Juniata  town- 
ship. Perry  county.  Pa.,  October  27,  1855, 
daughter  of  George  Was'hington  and  Sarah 
(Bealor)  Titzel,  both  deceased.  They  have 
one  child,  Minnie  Pearl,  at  home.  Mr.  Dear- 
dorff's religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Reformed 
church,  of  which  he  is  a  consistent  meml>er. 


GEORGE  W.  TAYLOR,  farmer  of  New- 
port, Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Robert  and 
Sarah  (Brown)  Taylor,  was  born  at  I^ewport, 
June  29,  1853.  His  paternal  grandfather 
was  born  in  England,  and  lived  there  until 
after  his  marriage,  when  he  emigrated  to 
America.     During  the  voyage  he  lost  a  part 


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of  his  effects.  He  landed  at  Baltimore,  Md., 
with  his  wife  and  family  he  came  to  Middle 
Eidge,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  where  he  pursued 
his  occupation  of  confectioner,  and  where  his 
wife  died,  leaving  a  family  of  several  chil- 
dren. Here  he  married  his  second  wife  who 
was  Miss  Kline,  and  by  whom  he  had  several 
children.  He  died  here  and  is  buried  in  the 
cemetery  of  the  Old  Stone  church.  His  son, 
Robert  Taylor,  was  born  in  Baltimore,  Md., 
in  1813.  After  reaching  manhood,  he  came 
to  Perry  county  with  his  father  and  was  for 
some  time  engaged  in  teaming  between  Mid- 
dle Ridge,  Pa.,  and  Baltimore,  Md.  Subse- 
quently, he  bought  property  in  J^ewport, 
where  he  worked  at  house  carpentry  until  the 
partial  failure  of  his  sight  compelled  him  to 
change  his  occupation.  In  1855,  he  bought 
the  farm  now  owned  and  occupied  by  his  son, 
G-eorge  W.  Taylor,  on  which  be  built  a  I'og 
house;  in  1870  that  primitive  structure  gave 
place  to  the  modern  and  substantial  residence 
which  is  now  the  home  of  his  son.  Robert 
Taylor  continued  to  give  his  attention  to 
farming  until  his  death  in  1891.  The  flood 
of  1889  proved  very  disastrous  to  the  family, 
causing  them  a  heavy  loss,  the  water  having 
risen  to  the  height  of  nine  feet  on  the  first 
floor  of  the  dwelling.  Mr.  Taylor  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church.  On  December 
25,  1837,  he  was  married  at  ISTewport,  Pa.,  by 
A.  W.  Monroe,  justice  of  the  peace,  to  Miss 
Sarah  Brown,  born  August  5,  1820,  in  Oliver 
township,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  on  the  farm  now 
occupied  by  Isaiah  Carl.  She  was  a  consistent 
member  of  the  Methodist  church,  and  died  in 
the  triumph  and  comfort  of  the  Christian 
faith,  April  28,  1889.  Their  children  are: 
Lewis,  born  October  24,  1840,  died  June  2, 
1848;  Sarah  P.,  born  April  1,  1844,  died 
July  20,  1844;  Emma  B.,  born  May  13,  1846, 
died  June  6,  1876;  and  George  AV. 

George  W.  Taylor  was  two  years  old  when 
the  family  removed  to  the  farm  where  he  was 
reared,  and  where  he  found  employment  as 
soon  as  he  was  old  and  strong  enough  to  give 
assistance  in  the  farm  work.  His  education 
was  received  in  the  public  schools,  which  he 
was  permitted  to  attend  during  the  winter 
months,  when  he  could  be  spared  from  the 
farm  work.  In  1870,  he  went  to  work  in  the 
tannery  of  John  A.  Bechtel  and  Son.  Here 
he  improved  his  opportunity  and  became  a 
complete  master  of  the  trade,  continuing  to 


work  for  the  firm  for  several  years.  When 
the  time  came  for  his  father  to  retire  from  ac- 
tive work,  he  took  the  farm  and  has  continued 
to  cultivate  it  up  to  the  present  time.  Mr. 
Taylor  is  a  staunch  Republican;  he  has  served 
as  auditor  for  one  term,  and  in  1893  was  tax 
collector. 

George  W.  Taylor  was  married  August  5, 
1875,  to  Miss  Mary  C.  Toomey,  of  Juniata 
township.  Perry  county,  Pa.,  daughter  of 
Cornelius  and  Mary  (Smith)  Toomey.  Their 
children  are:  Harry  B.,  attending  school  at 
Harrisburg,  Pa.;  Laura  M.,  at  home;  and 
Prank  E.,  at  home.  T'he  family  are  members 
of  the  Lutheran  church  at  I>[ewport,  and  in 
the  work  of  which  Mr.  Taylor  is  very  active; 
he  is  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of 
the  Sunday-school. 

The  Toemeys,  to  which  family  Mrs.  Tay- 
lor belongs,  came  originally  from  England, 
but  her  maternal  ancestors  came  from  Scot- 
land. Her  father,  Cornelius  Toomey,  was 
born  in  York  county.  Pa.,  and  in  early  boy- 
hood was  brought  by  his  parents  to  Perry 
county,  where  he  grew  uji  on  the  farm  and  re- 
ceived a  good  common  school  education. 
His  special  efforts  were  directed  towards  pre- 
paring himself  for  teaching,  and  he  finally  en- 
tered upon  that  occupation  and  pursued  it  for 
twenty  years.  After  his  mamage,  he  became 
a  resident  of  Juniata  tO'\\Tiship,  Perry  county, 
where  he  died  August  10,  1880.  He  married 
Mary  Smith,  who  still  survives  him.  Their 
children  are:  Louisa  (Mrs.  T.  W.  Tressler), 
of  Juniata  township;  John  C,  of  Harrisburg, 
Pa.;  Mary  C.  (Mrs.  George  W.  Taylor); 
Alo'nzo,  died  young;  Elmira  (Mrs.  John  New- 
lin),  of  I^ewport,  Pa.;  Belle  (Mrs.  E.  S. 
A¥hitekettle),  of  Mifflin  county,  Pa.:  Lauic 
IS'ewton,  died  JN^ovember  18,  1894;  Sally  M. 
(Mrs.  John  P.  Constine),  of  Harrisburg,  Pa. ; 
Olive  R.  (Mrs.  John  Shaffer),  of  Bloomfield, 
Pa.;  and  Harrj;-  M.,  of  Hamsburg,  Pa. 


DAA'^D  McCO:N'KEY  RICKABAUGH, 
merchant,  Millerstown,  Perry  county.  Pa., 
son  of  Da\dd  and  Sarah  (!N'eagley)  Ricka- 
baugh,  was  bom  July  2,  1833,  on  the  home- 
stead near  Oakland  Mills,  Juniata  county. 
His  great-grandfather  came  from  Switzerland, 
and  on  reaching  this  country  bought  land 
from  John  Penn  and  seitled  in  Chester  county, 
Pa.     He  was  one  of  fourteen  brothers,  and 


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had  one  sister  who  married  Mr.  Gfajbill,  of 
Lancaster  county,  Pa. 

Henry  Eickabaugh,  grandfather  of  David 
M.,  was  born  and  reared  in  Chester  county; 
after  his  marriage  he  removed  to  Juniata 
county.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  was  one  ol  the 
old  Mennonites,  who  were  noted  for  their 
honesty.  He  first  married  ]\Iiss  Annie  G-ar- 
ver,  in  Chester  county;  their  children  are: 
John,  married  Margaret  Christoff,  settled  near 
Niagara  Falls,  where  he  died;  David,  married 
Sarah  jSTeagley;  Elizabeth,  married  William 
Harmon,  settled  in  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  where 
they  both  died;  ISTancy,  married  Andrew  Har- 
mon, went  west,  as  it  is  supposed,  and  was  not 
heard  from  afterwards. 

David  Eickabaugh,  father  of  David  M., 
was  born  June  3,  1795,  in  Chester  county, 
"Pa.,  and  when  a  young  man  came  with  his 
parents  to  Juniata  county.  He  married  Miss 
Sarah  Xeagiey  January  11,  1821,  and  settled 
on  the  old  homestead,  which  he  inherited  from 
his  father;  he  resided  there  until  about  1839, 
when  he  sold  the  homestead  to  Jacob  Lapp  and 
removed  with  his  family  to  Millersto^wn,  Pa. 
Here  he  opened  a  store  and  later  bought  and 
conducted  a  hotel,  called  the  Mansion  House. 
The  store  was  in  charge  of  his  eldest  brother, 
George,  until  his  death,  after  which  it  was 
sold,  but  David  Eickabaugh  continued  to 
conduct  the  hotel  during  the  rest  of  his  life. 
His  death. occurred  April  28,  1847,  when  he 
was  fifty-two  years  of  age,  and  was  the  result 
of  a  severe  cold,  which  developed  into  rapid 
consumption.  In  addition  to  his  mercantile 
and  hotel  interests,  he  was  also  extensively  en- 
gaged in  raising  and  dealing  in  live  stock.  His 
wife  survived  until  1873,  when  she  died  aged 
seventy-four  years.  Mr.  Eickabaugh  was  an 
old  time  Whig;  in  religious  faith  and  worship 
he  was  a  Lutheran.  He  was  a  man  of  fine 
physique,  stoiit,  well  built  and  of  command- 
ing appearance.  His  children  are:  George 
Henry,  died  May  14,  1843,  aged  twenty-one 
years;  Anna  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Samuel  H. 
Baker),  of  Pfoutz  valley,  Perry  county;  Mar- 
garet (Mre.  William  Eothrock),  died  February 
16,  1851,  one  year  after  her  marriage,  in  Mil- 
lerstowu,  Pa.;  Jacob  Whiteside,  died  in  in- 
fancy; James  Snoden,  a  merchant  of  Altoona, 
Pa.;  David  McConkey;  John  ISTeagle,  ^Dostal 
clerk  on  Pennsylvania  Eailroad  for  many 
years,  and  subsequently  employed  in  the  com- 
pany's office  at  AltO'ona,  Pa.,  where  he  died 


in  1871;  Sarah  Jane,  widow  of  Martin  Long- 
enecker,  residing  at  Altoona,  Pa.;  Albert 
Cramer  engineer  at  Altoona,  Pa. ;  and  Han- 
nah Virginia,  died  in  infancy. 

George  !Neagley,  maternal  grandfather  of 
David  M.  Eickabaugh  and  son  of  George 
Xeagley,  Sr.,  emigrated  from  Wittenburg, 
Germany,  to  America,  settled  in  Lykens  val- 
ley, Pa.,  and  later  removed  to  Pfoutz  val- 
ley, where  he  died.  He  mai-ried  Miss  Snyder, 
a  fxill  cousin  of  Governor  Snyder,  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  they  reared  a  family  of  five 
daughters:  Magdalene  (Mrs.  David  Kepiier), 
of  Pfoutz  valley;  Hannah  (Mrs.  Henry  Hes- 
ser),  of  Juniata  county,  Pa.;  Lydia  (Mrs.  Jo- 
nas Eothrock),  who  died  in  Michigan;  Sarah 
(Mrs.  David  Eickabaugh);  and  Catherine 
(^li-s.  David  Long),  of  Pfoutz  valley. 

When  David  McConkey  Eickabaugh  was 
about  six  years  of  age,  his  parents  removed 
to  Millerstown,  Pa.,  where  he  at  once  entered 
the  primary  school,  and  eventually  completed 
his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  the 
town.  His  father  died  when  he  was  quite 
young,  and  he  assisted  his  mother  in  the  man- 
agement of  the  hotel,  which  she  conducted 
successfully  for  twenty  years  after  her  hus- 
band's death.  Mrs.  Eickabaugh  then  sold  the 
hotel,  and  removed  to  Altoona,  Pa.,  where 
she  died,  ?v'ovember  26,  1873.  At  about  eigh- 
teen years  of  age,  D.  McC.  Eickabaugh  began 
to  learn  tailoring  with  Christian  Beck,  but 
never  worked  much  at  his  trade.  Having  a 
natural  liking  for  mercantile  pursuits,  he  be- 
came clerk  in  a  store,  in  order  to  learn  busi- 
ness methods  thoroughly,  and  was  employed 
for  two  years  in  this  way  by  Mr.  George  Bly- 
myer  at  Lewistown,  Pa.  In  1861  he  left  the 
employ  of  Mr.  Blymyer,  and  began  business 
on  his  own  account,  opening  a  general  store  in 
Pfoutz  valley.  Pa.,  which  he  conducted  suc- 
cessfully two  years,  and  then  sold  his  stock 
of  goods  to  Jacob  Eshelman,  of  Millerstown, 
Pa.  In  partnership  with  C.  E.  Patterson,  he 
then  started  a  store  at  Altoona,  Pa.,  which 
they  sold  at  the  end  of  one  year;  both  part- 
ners came  to  Millerstowm,  bought  the  stock  of 
goods  of  Bobletts,  and  conducted  a  business 
at  this  stand  for  two  years.  They  then  re- 
moved to  a  building  which  occupied  the  site 
of  Mr.  Eickabaugh's  present  store,  and  which 
was  erected  by  William  Lease,  Sr.,  and  occu- 
pied by  him  as  a  store.  It  was  an  old  frame 
structure,  which  thev  afterwards  demolished. 


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and  erected  in  its  place  a  more  modern  and 
substantial  edifice.  Both  partners  were  bach- 
elors, and  occupied  living  apartments  above 
the  store,  having  an  old  lady  for  housekeeper. 
The  partner  of  Mr.  Eickabaugh  died  Janii- 
arj  17,  1871.  In  1882  he  remodeled  his 
frame  building,  which  was  burned  down 
April  17,  1894,  and  six  months  after  the 
fire,  began  building  his  jH'esent  substan- 
tial and  spacious  structure  of  brick,  with 
a  large  room  above,  rented  for  a  town  hall. 
Mr.  Riekabaugh  married  Jlkliss  Sophia  Alice, 
daug'hter  of  George  Beaver,  of  Pfoutz  valley, 
June  20,  1872.  Their  children  are:  Margaret 
Kramer;  Catherine  Long;  George  Beaver; 
Alice  Sophia;  Sarah  ISTeagley;  and  David  Gil- 
bert, all  at  home.  His  choice  of  political  par- 
ties is  the  Eepublioan,  the  principles  and  pol- 
icy of  Avhich  he  cordially  approves,  and  for 
the  success  of  which  he  is  an  active  worker. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
In  the  character  and  conduct  of  Mr.  Eicka- 
baugh there  is  presented  the  example  of  hon- 
orable success,  attained  by  his  own  efl^orts. 
Oast  early  upon  his  own  resources,  he  devel- 
oped sterling  qualities  of  head  and  heart,  the 
exercise  and  discipline  of  which  have  brought 
him  a  comfortable  competency,  and  have  won 
ioY  him  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  his 
neiii'hbors. 


THOMAS  PRESTOK"  OOCHEA^t^  re- 
tired, Millerstown,  Perry  county.  Pa.  Thomas 
Oochran,  father  of  Thomas  P.  Cochran,  was 
born  at  Londonderry,  Ireland,  in  1776.  He 
and  his  three  brothers,  Samuel,  Robert  and 
"William,  were  Protestants,  and  were  pos- 
sessed of  considerable  property,  but  were  com- 
pelled to  leave  their  property  behind  them 
and  flee  to  this  country.  A  priest  of  the  Cath- 
olic church  was  a 'true  friend  to  them,  and 
took  charge  of  their  property  interests  in  Ire- 
land. The  Cochran  brothers  bought  land  in 
Chester  county,  Pa.,  laid  out  a  town  which 
they  called  Oochransville,  and  which  still  bears 
that  name.  The  three  brothers  of  Thomas 
Oochran  remained  in  Chester  county,  where 
they  reared  families  and  died,  bilt  he  moved, 
in  1801,  to  Millerstown,  where  he  taught 
school,  and  afterwards  engaged  in  mercantile 
biisiness;  here  also  he  kept  the  first  tavern 
opened  in  the  town,  in  the  building  now  owned 
by  Mrs.  Goodman,  and  continued  in  the  man- 
agement of  both  branches  of  business  until 


1813.  B&iug  postmaster  during  the  war  of 
1812,  he  could  not  enlist  in  the  army.  In 
181;^  he  disposed  of  the  hotel,  and  continued 
his  mercantile  pursuits  until  1835,  when  he 
was  succeeded  in  the  business  by  his  son, 
Thomas  P.  Cochran.  He  and  his  wife  were 
the  principal  promoters  and  supporters  of  the 
Presbyterian  church  at  Millerstown,  whose 
house  of  worship  was  built  in  1831.  Giving 
uji  his  business  to  his  son,  Thomas  Oochran 
retired  from  active  jjursuits  and  died  in  1847. 
His  wife  died  March  29,  1852.  Her  maiden 
name  was  Sophia  Maria  Porter,  and  she  was 
born  near  Londonderry,  Ireland,  October  16, 
1776.  She  came  with  her  parents  to  America 
when  she  was  seventeen  years  old.  Her  father, 
Robert  Porter,  an  uncle  of  Governor  Porter, 
of  Pennsylvania,  settled  at  Lewistown,  Pa., 
where  he  engaged  in  mercantile  business. 
During  the  war  of  the  Eevolution,  he  loyally 
supported  the  cause  of  the  colonies;  having 
enlisted  as  a  private  and  being  shortly  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  colonel,  he  was  assigned 
to  "Washington's  army,  then  on  the  Brandy- 
wine,  and  was  a  participant  in  the  famous  bat- 
tle of  that  name. 

The  eldest  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas 
Cochran,  William  Cochrari,  died  in  Boone 
county.  Mo.,  in  18S6.  He  was  a  Presbyte- 
rian minister,  and  was  sent  as  a  home  mission- 
ary to  that  State  in  1831,  to  labor  among  the 
slaves.  Tor  some  time  he  was  engaged  in  this 
j)hilanthropic  work  at  Palmyra,  Mo.,  when 
one  of  the  slave  owners  welcomed  him  to  his 
hoiise,  and  showing  iiim  to  his  I'oom,  told  him 
he  might  occupy  that  room  as  long  as  he  de- 
sired to  stay,  and  pray  all  he  wished  inside  of 
that  room,  biit  not  outside  of  it.  The  other 
members  of  their  family  were:  Eobert  Bol- 
ton, resided  in  Franklin  county,  Pa.,  where  he 
died;  Eliza  Jane,  married  Eobert  McDowell, 
an  attorney,  of  Chambersburg,  Pa.,  where 
they  both  died;  James  Madison,  resided  at 
Liverpool,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  and  there  died; 
Mary  Ann  (jMrs.  Charles  Thompson),  of  Mex- 
ico, Juniata  county.  Pa. ;  and  Thomas  Preston. 

Thomas  Preston  Cochran  was  born  at  Mil- 
lerstown, Pa.,  April  10,  1813.  His  primary 
education  was  received  in  the  common  schools 
of  his  natiA^e  town,  which  he  attended  until 
he  was  ten  years  of  age,  and  then  for  two 
years  piu'sued  studies  preparatory  for  college, 
at  West  JSTottingham  Academy,  near  Port  De- 
posit, Cecil  county,  Md.    After  a  three  years' 


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course  at  CannonsLurg  College,  now  Wash- 
ington College,  Washington,  Pa.,  he  vv^as 
graduated,  after  which  he  studied  medicine 
for  eight  months  with  Dr.  McClellan,  at 
Philadelphia,  but  on  account  of  failing  sight 
was  obliged  to  give  up  preparation  for  profes- 
sional life  and  return  home.  This  enforced 
change  in  his  plan  of  life  did  not  deter  him 
from  forming  plans  for  activity  and  useful- 
ness. He  became  a  clerk  in  his  father's  store, 
where  he  soon  mastered  the  details  of  mercan- 
tile business,  and  on  his  father's  retirement 
in  1835  succeeded  to  the  establishment,  and 
was  successful  as  a  merchant.  Later  in  life, 
Mr.  Cochran  disposed  of  the  store  and  bougiht 
a  farm  in  Greenwood  township,  where  he 
busied  himself  in  agricultural  pursuits,  in  the 
course  of  time  coming  into  the  possession  of 
several  farms.  In  1846,  he  gave  up  farming 
for  a  short  time,  but  afterwards  resumed  it, 
and  continued  in  this  occupation  until  IS 6-1, 
when  he  pennanently  retired,  and  took  up  his 
residence  at  Millerstown.  He  has  since  sold 
fi^'e  of  his  farms,  but  still  retains  possession 
of  two.  He  also  owns  the  property  built  by 
Isaiah  Clark  in  1818.  Mr.  Coehran  is  a  gen- 
uine Democrat  of  the  Jeffersonian  school;  he 
was  county  commissioner  from  1842  to  1845, 
and  has  also  served  in  borough  and  toAvnship 
offices. 

Thomas  Preston  Cochran  was  mamed  Feb- 
ruary 12,  1835,  to  Miss  Jane  Patterson,  of 
Juniata  county,  daughter  of  John  Patterson, 
merchant.  She  died  in  1836,  leaving  one  son, 
Eobert  P.,  ^vho  resides  in  Millerstown,  Pa. 
In  1839,  Thomas  P.  Cochran  was  married  to 
his  second  wife,  Rebecca,  daughter  of  John 
Black,  of  Tuscarora  township,  who  died  about 
1884;  their  children  are:  Mary  Ann,  mar- 
ried William  Mann,  resides  at  Mifflin,  where 
he  died,  and  she  is  now  the  wife  of  Thomas 
Prow,  of  Mifflin  county,  Pa. ;  Josephine,  mar- 
ried Robert  Cathcart,  of  Carlisle,  Pa.,  re- 
moved to  Chicago,  where  he  died,  and  she  is 
now  the  wife  of  Thomas  Cluck,  of  that  city; 
John,  Thomas  and  William,  triplets,  John  died 
when  six  months  old,  Thomas  at  the  age  of 
eight  years,  and  William  aged  eighteen  years. 
In  his  third  marriage,  March  16,  1886,  Mr. 
Cochran  was  united  to  Hannah  Maria  Kauff- 
man,  widow  of  David  Vincent,  and  daughter 
of  Samuel  Kauffman,  of  Juniata  county.  Pa. 
For  many  years  he  has  consistently  maintained 
his  membershij)  in  the  Presbytei'ian  church, 


in  which  also  he  has  long  served  efflciently 
an  elder. 


THOMAS  P.  CATHCART,  merchant, 
Millerstown,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Rob- 
ert and  Josephine  (Cochran)  Cathcart,  was 
born  in  Greenwood  township.  Perry  county, 
September  9,  1861.  The  Cathcarts  came  orig- 
inally from  Scotland.  Alexander  Cathcart, 
grandfather  of  Thomas  P.  Cathcart,  was  born 
in  Cumberland  county.  Pa.  He  was  a  far- 
mer, and  acciimulated  a  large  amount 
property,  after  which  he  lived  retired 
from  active  pursuits,  at  Carlisle,  Pa., 
for  many  years.  Robert  Cathcart,  father 
of  Thomas  P.  Cathcart,  also  a  native 
of  Carlisle,  Cumberland  coimty,  Pa.,  re- 
ceived his  primary  education  in  the  common 
schools,  and  was  a  student  at  college.  After 
completing  his  course,  he  entered  a  store  at 
Harrisburg,  where  he  learned  the  details  of 
mercantile  business,  after  which,  in  connec- 
tion with  his  brother  William,  he  opened  a 
general  store.  This  business  was  continued 
for  some  years,  but  was  eventually  sold.  Mr. 
Cathcart,  after  being  for  several  years  con- 
ductor on  a  passenger  train  on  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad,  settled  on  a  farm  in  Green- 
wood township,  Peny  county,  and  cultivated 
it  for  two  or  three  years;  he  then  opened  a 
general  store  on  the  site  now  occupied  by  his 
son.  He  continued  to  manage  the  store  in 
Millerstov/n  until  the  close  of  his  business 
career  in  1871;  after  retiring  from  the  bur- 
dens and  cares  of  active  life,  he  passed  the  re- 
mainder of  his  days  in  Millerstown  and  Car- 
lisle, where  he  died  amid  the  scenes  of  his  early 
childhood,  in  1883.  He  Avas  a  Republican. 
Mr.  Cathcart  was  a  man  of  great  personal 
worth,  and  was  highly  esteemed.  He  mar- 
ried Josephine  Cochran;  their  children  are: 
Laura,  resides  Avith  her  mother  in  Chicago, 
111.;  Thomas  P.;  Alexander,  married  jMary 
Elliott,  resides  in  Chicago,  111. ;  and  Mary,  at 
home.  Mre.  Cathcart  survived  her  husband, 
became  the  wife  of  Thomas  Cluck  and  now 
resides  in  Chicago,  111. 

Thomas  P.  Cathcart  attended  the  common 
schools  at  Millerstown,  Pa.,  until  he  was  six- 
teen years  of  age,  and  then  devoted  three 
years  to  learning  a  trade  at  Cochransville,  Pa., 
after  which  he  worked  at  his  trade  for  eight 
months  at  Oxford,  Chester  county,  Pa. 
Thence  he  went  to  Risina'  Sun,  Cecil  county, 


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Md.  Eeturuing  to  Cochransville,  lie  re- 
mained there  until  December,  1883,  at  wliicli 
date  he  came  to  Millerstown,  Pa.,  and  erected 
his  iDresent  store  room,  in  which  he  placed  a 
general  stock  of  goods.  Here  he  has  built  iip 
the  largest  and  most  profitable  trade  in  the 
place.  Mr.  Cathcart  is  a  Democrat;  he  has 
served  one  term  as  councilman.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Golden  Eagle  Lodge,  ^^o.  289,  of  Mil- 
lerstown, Pa. 

Thomas  Preston  Cathcart  was  married  Sep- 
tember 23,  1885,  to  Lynda  Holman,  daughter 
of  Jacob  and  Sarah  Ann  AYallace,  of  Liver- 
pool, Perry  county,  Pa.  Their  children  are: 
Laura,  died  in  infancy;  and  Stanley  Holman, 
at  home,  and  attendinc;  school. 


EDWARD  M.  KELLEY,  general  mer- 
chant, Millerstown,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of 
John  P.  and  Lucinda  (McAllister)  Kelley,  was 
born  in  Mifflin  township,  Juniata  county,  Oc- 
tober 18,  1850.  Moses  Kelley,  his  grand- 
father, was  born  in  Ireland  and  was  a  Pres- 
byterian in  his  religious  convictions.  AVith 
his  two  brothers,  he  came  to  this  country  and 
settled  in  Milford  township,  Juniata  county, 
Pa.,  one  of  his  brothers  settling  at  Easton,  Pa. 
He  reached  the  advanced  age  of  eig'hty-six 
years.  John  P.  Kelley,  father  of  Edward  M. 
Kelley,  was  born  in  Milford  township,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  in  1816,  and  was  reared  on 
the  farm,  but  later  developed  a  liking  for 
other  business  and  was  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  at  Academia,  Pa.,  and  afterwards 
at  Doyles  Mills,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  where 
he  is  now  canying  on  an  extensive  trade.  He 
fii-st  married  Lucinda,  daughter  of  'Squire 
John  McAllister,  of  McAlisterville,  Pa.,  by 
whom  his  children  are :  Edward  M. ;  Jemiie 
E.,  married  Samuel  Gorham,  resides  in  Spring- 
field township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.;  J.  Aus- 
tin, died  aged  twenty-seven  years,  in  Milford 
township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.;  Mary  L.,  mar- 
ried George  Moyer,  resides  in  Milford  town- 
ship. Mrs.  Kelley  died  several  years  ago,  and 
Mr.  Kelley  then  married  Mrs.  Kerr,  a  widow, 
and  by  her  he  has  no  children.  In  politics  his 
affiliation  was  with  the  Eepublican  party, 
while  in  religious  faith  and  practice  he  was  a 
Presbyterian. 

Edward  M.   Kelley  was  born  in  Milford 
township,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,   October  18, 
1850.     He  attended  the  schools  in  his  native 
township  until  he  was  about  fourteen  or  iif- 


teen  years  of  age,  and  then  was  for  three  years 
a  student  in  Tuscarora  Academy  at  Academia, 
Pa.  Having  been  brought  iip  on  the  farm 
and  having  a  natural  liking  for  agricultural 
pursuits,  after  completing  his  education  he 
turned  his  attention  to  farming  as  an  occupa- 
tion, and  for  eight  years  conducted  his  father's 
farm.  At  the  end  of  this  period  he  removed 
to  Fayette  township,  Juniata  county,  Pa., 
where  for  fifteen  years  he  was  engaged  in 
managing  the  store  of  Mr.  McAllister.  In 
the  spring  of  1896,  he  bought  the  Hopple 
property  in  Millerstown,  Pa.,  and  having  re- 
paired and  remodeled  the  building,  took  W. 
C.  Moore  as  a  partner,  and  occupied  the  store 
room  with  a  general  stock  of  merchandise,  and 
here  he  has  since  continued  in  the  enjoyment 
of  a  large  and  increasing  patronage,  and  a  pros- 
perous and  profitable  trade.  He  also  has  a 
substantial  interest  in  several  large  peach  or- 
chards in  Perry  and  Juniata  counties.  As  a 
staunch  Republican,  Mr.  Kelley  is  active  and 
prominent  in  his  party,  and  has  been  postmas- 
ter at  Swales,  Juniata  county.  In  church  fel- 
lowship he  is  with  the  Presbyterians. 

On  I^ovember  14,  1872,  he  was  married  to 
Miss  Jennie  McDonald,  of  Beale  township, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  and  their  union  is  with- 
out issue. 


AMOS  BOYEPt,  furniture  dealer,  Millers- 
town, Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Susque- 
hanna township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  May  Y, 
1863,  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  A.  (Schaff- 
'stalle)  Boyer.  Joseph  Boyer  was  born  near 
Millersburg,  Dauphin  county.  Pa.  Having 
learned  several  trades  and  kinds  of  business, 
he  was  variously  occupied;  among  other 
things,  he  was  for  some  time  a  farmer,  at  one 
time  had  a  saw-mill,  and  also  worked  more  or 
less  at  carpentry.  He  remained  in  Dauphin 
county  until  after  his  mamage,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Snyder  county  and  bought  a  farm, 
and  cultivated  it  iintil  he  removed  to  his  pres- 
ent residence  in  Susquehanna  township,  Ju- 
niata county.  He  maiTied  Miss  Mary  A. 
Schaffstalle  in  Dauphin  county;  they  are  both 
living  and  in  the  enjoyment  of  good  health, 
and  both  are  members  of  the  United  Brethren 
church.  Mr.  Boyer  is  a  Republican.  Their 
children  are:  Penrose,  in  the  furniture  busi- 
ness with  his  brother  in  Millerstown;  Amos; 
Ella,  married  and  resides  in  Duncannon;  Wil- 
son, nrarried,  and  resides  in  Snyder  county, 


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Pa.;  Frank,  at  home;  Annie,  residing  in  Har- 
risburg;  Lydia  and  Charles,  both  at  home; 
Priscilla,  the  eldest  born,  died  in  infancy. 

Amos  Boyer  was  reared  on  the  farm  and 
educated  in  the  common  schools.  About  the 
age  of  twenty-three  or  twenty-four  years,  and 
before  his  marriage,  he  went  abroad  in  the 
world  to  make  his  way  in  life.  For  one  season 
he  found  employment  at  peeling  bark  in  Rac- 
coon valley,  then  returned  home  and  remained 
a  short  time,  spending  two  years  in  learning 
carpentry.  His  apprenticeship  being  finished, 
he  worked  about  three  yeai-s  at  his  trade  as 
a  journeyman,  at  Shamokin,  Pa.,  after  which 
he  was  for  two  years  engaged  in  farming  on 
his  own  account  in  Juniata  county.  At  the 
end  of  this  period,  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  his  brother  Penrose,  and  embarked  in 
the  furnituj*e  and  undertaking  business  at  Mil- 
lerstown.  Pa.,  which  has  prospered,  and  their 
trade  is  extending  and  is  altogether  satisfac- 
tory in  its  results.  Mr.  Boyer  is  enrolled  as  an 
active  worker  in  the  Republican  party,  but 
does  not  sustain  membership  in  any  fraternal 
order  or  in  any  church.  By  his  own  effoi'ts, 
industriously  and  wisely  put  forth,  and  by  the 
exercise  of  the  homely  virtues  of  frugality  and 
economy,  accompanied  by  the  display  of  social 
qualities,  ^h:  Boyer  has  attained  an  honorable 
success  and  enjoys  an  honorable  name. 

Amos  Boyer  mamed  Miss  Louisa  Cox,  of 
Juniata  county,  and  their  children  ax-e:  Ralph 
Paul,  at  home;  Willis  J.,  at  home;  and  a 
bright  infant  bov,  not  named  at  this  writing. 


JAMES  ROUXSLEY,  proprietor  and 
operator  of  ore  mines,  Millerstown,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  son  of  William  and  Jane  (I^anki- 
vell)  Rounsley,  was  born  at  Marytavy,  Devon- 
shire, England,  March  21,  1851.  Richard 
Rounsley,  his  gi-andfather,  born  in  1797,  was 
a  native  of  Devonshire,  where  he  was  reared 
by  an  aunt,  having  been  left  an  oi-phan  at  the 
age  of  two  years.  Upon  reaching  manhood, 
he  found  emi^loyment  as  an  engineer  at  the 
mines,  and  in  1834,  while  thus  engaged,  lost 
his  right  arm.  About  the  years  1815  and 
1816,  he  engaged  in  cod  fishing  oft'  the  coast 
of  ISTewfoundland.  His  death  occurred  in 
1873,  in  Devonshire,  England.  He  married 
Mary  Weeks,  who  was  also  born  in  Devon- 
shire, November  30,  1802,  and  died  Jime  22, 
1891.  They  reared  a  family  of  seven  sons  and 
four  daughters,  the  eldest  child  being  Wil- 


liam, father  of  James  Rounsley.  Of  the  sons, 
John  and  Samuel  died  at  Houtzdale,  in  Clear- 
field county,  Pa.;  James  died  at  Mooresburg, 
Montour  county.  Pa.;  Richard,  Thomas  and 
Francis  died  in  England.  Of  the  daughters, 
Ann  and  Mary  died  in  England;  Jane  mar- 
ried John  Fuge;  and  Elizabeth  married  John 
Crocker,  and  both  are  well  known  residents 
of  Houtzdale,  Clearfield  county.  Pa. 

AVilliam  Rounsley,  father  of  James  Rouns- 
ley, was  born  in  Devonshire,  England,  August 
18,  1822.  He  married  Jane  ISTankivell  in 
1816,  and  she  died  March  26,  1859.  On  Jan- 
uary 10,  1862,  an  exj>edition  of  twenty  men, 
of  whom  William  Rounsley  was  made  leader, 
was  sent  to  the  west  coast  of  Africa  to  explore 
for  minerals.  He  was  seized  with  the  African 
fever,  which  caused  his  death.  May  14,  1863, 
at  the  town  of  Benguela,  State  of  Angola, 
Africa ;  only  one  man  of  the  expedition  lived 
to  return  and  tell  the  story  of  fatality.  Dur- 
ing his  absence  on  this  expedition,  his  \fiie 
died,  and  his  children  being  young,  his  mother 
took  charge  of  his  family  of  four  sons,  Rich- 
ard, James,  AVilliam  and  Samuel.  The  two 
daughters,  Salina  and  Jane,  had  died.  The 
sons  remained  with  their  grandmother  until 
Richard,  the  eldest,  who  was  as  yet  only  eigh- 
teen yeai-s  of  age,  went  to  south  Africa  to  take 
charge  of  a  copper  mine.  After  a  short  time 
in  the  copper  fields  of  Cape  Colony,  he  went 
to  the  diamond  fields  of  the  same  region,  where 
he  remained  until  1874.  As  a  result  of  these 
ventures,  and  also  of  his  mercantile  business 
at  Spring  Bok,  Africa,  he  accumulated  con- 
siderable means.  He  was  fond  of  adventure 
and  travel,  and  visited  many  interior  points 
in  the  country,  at  the  same  time  making  these 
expeditions  profitable  in  the  way  of  trading 
with  the  natives  in  cattle,  ivory,  and  other 
objects  of  barter. 

In  the  spring  of  1874,  with  ample  means 
at  his  command,  he  resolved  to  gratify  his  love 
of  travel  and  have  the  pleasure  of  seeing  his 
native  land  and  his  home  friends.  He  first 
went  to  England  and  met  his  two  younger 
brothers,  now  young  men,  and  with  them 
came  to  America,  his  object  being  to  settle 
these  brothers  in  business  in  the  new  country, 
and  to  pay  a  visit  to  his  brother  James,  who 
had  already  been  some  time  in  this  country. 
They  took  passage  on  the  steamship  Indiana, 
and  reached  port  at  Philadelphia  about  July 
'20,  1874,  where  James  met  them,  and  the  two 


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younger  brothers  went  to  tlieir  nncle  at 
Bloomsburg,  Columbia  county,  Pa.  In  Oc- 
tober of  the  same  year,  Eichard  Eounsley  re- 
.turned  to  Africa,  became  interested  in  railroad 
construction,  and  was  one  of  the  earliest  pro- 
moters of  railroads  in  that  country.  He  died 
at  Cape  Town,  Africa,  Januaiy  22,  1879.  He 
married  Miss  Castles,  who  was  bom  at  Cape 
Town,  and  whose  parents  were  natives  of  Ger- 
many. Samuel,  the  younger  of  the  two  broth- 
ers, came  to  Millerstown  in  February,  1878, 
and  has  been  employed  by  his  brother  James 
since  that  date.  AVilliam  came  in  1879  and 
is  also  employed  by  his  brother  James. 

James  Eounsley,  his  parents  having  died 
while  he  was  quite  young,  was  reared  by  his 
grandmother,  attended  school  until  he  was 
ten  years  old,  and  then  remained  with  his 
grandmother  until  1867.  On  December  7  of 
this  year  he  sailed  from  Liverpo'ol  for  Glas- 
gow on  the  Princess  Eoyal,  and  on  De- 
cember 9  embarked  at  Glasgow  on  the 
Europa,  a  steamer  of  the  Anchor  line, 
arrived  at  Londondeny,  Ireland,  the  next 
day,  and  reached  ISfew  York  December  28, 
after  encountering  severe  storms  and  having 
a  rough  voyage.  From  New  York  he  pro- 
ceeded to  Bloomsburg,  Columbia  county, 
where  his  uncle,  Samuel  Eounsley,  who  had 
come  from  England  in  1862,  had  settled  and 
was  engaged  in  business.  Later,  October  4, 
1869,  he  came  to  Millerstown,  where  he 
worked  at  any  chance  job  which  presented 
itself,  his  chief  employment,  however,  being 
in  the  mines  which  he  now  owns.  Being 
anxious  to  learn  all  he  could,  Mr.  Eounsley 
attended  school  at  Millerstown  for  one  year, 
and  industriously  employed  his  evenings  and 
all  the  time  he  had  free  from  work  in  reading 
and  study,  being  especially  interested  in  his- 
toi-y.  He  was  public-spirited,  and  aided  as 
far  as  lay  in  his  power  to  promote  the  cause 
of  education  in  the  community,  demonstrating 
his  interest  in  the  cause  by  serving  as  school 
director  for  twelve  consecutive  jeavs.  His  fit- 
ness for  other  offices  was  recognized,  and  he 
was  elected  town  clerk  for  three  years.  In 
August,  1877,  he  bought  the  mines  in  which 
he  had  been  employed,  the  purchase  money 
ha^dng  been  accumulated  from  his  earnings, 
Avhich  he  had  carefully  laid  by  for  this  pur- 
pose. These  mines  are  situated  in  Greenwood 
and  Tnscarora  townships.  Mr.  Eounsley  is 
also  superintendent  of  the  McDonald  estate. 


of  which  ex-Governor  Beaver  is  an  heir.  The 
skill  and  success  of  his  management  are  dem- 
onstrated by  the  fact  that  since  work  began 
ill  these  mines  it  has  never  been  suspended, 
but  has  given  constant  employment  to  many 
men. 

James  Eounsley  was  married  October  26, 
1875,  to  ]\[iss  Ella  M.  Thompson,  of  Watts 
township.  Perry  county.  Pa.,  who  taught 
school  several  years  before  her  marriage.  His 
children  by  this  marriage  are:  William  T., 
principal  of  the  Millerstown  schools,  not  yet 
twenty-one  years  of  age;  James  E.,  a  student 
at  Dickinson  College;  Annie  M.,  Leland  E., 
and  Edith  M.,  all  at  home;  and  one  son  not 
named,  died  in  infancy. 

Eobert  Fulton  Thompson,  father  of  Mrs. 
Eounsley,  now  living  on  the  farm  on  which 
his  father  settled,  was  a  colonel  in-the  Home 
Guards  fifty  years  ago,  and  is  a  descendant  of 
Eobert  Fulton,  inventor  of  steamboats, 
through  a  maternal  ancestor,  whose  maiden 
name  was  ISTancy  Fulton.  Eobert  F.  Thomp- 
son was  born  near  LondondeiTy,  Ireland.  He 
came  to  America  with  his  widowed  mother 
when  seven  years  of  age,  settled  first  at  Baskin- 
Adlle,  near  Duncannon,  Pa.,  and  after  reaching 
manhood  resided  in  AVatts  township,  on  tjhe 
farm  which  his  son,  ]\Irs.  Eounsley's  father, 
now  owns,  wliere  he  died  in  the  early  forties. 
His  wife,  Christiana  (Howe)  Thompson,  is  on 
her  father's  side  of  English  descent,  and  on  her 
mother's  side  of  German  descent,  her  grand- 
father, Henry  Yingst.  having  been  a  native  of 
Germany. 


ABEAHAAI  LONG,  retired,  Millerstown, 
Peny  county,  Pa. 

The  great-grandfather  of  Abraham  Long 
came  from  France  and  settled  in  Lancaster 
county.  Pa.,  where  he  engaged  in  farming. 
Like  most  of  his  nationality,  he  sympathized 
with  the  colonists  in  the  Eevolutionary  strug- 
gle, and  served  as  a  soldier  during  the  war. 
David  Long,  grandfather  of  Abraham  Long, 
was  born  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  where  he 
lived  until  lie  had  a  family,  with  which  he  re- 
moved to  Perry  county  in  1814,  and  bought 
the  old  Spahr  farm  in  Greenwood  township, 
where  he  resided  until  his  death.  He  was  suc- 
cessful in  business,  and  came  into  the  posses- 
sion of  large  tracts  of  land;  he  gave  a  farm 
to  each  of  his  sons.  His  death  occurred  on 
the  homestead  about  1858,  at  the  age  of  about 


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eighty  years.  He  married  Miss  Catherine 
Hershey,  of  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  whose 
death  occurred  previous  to  his  own.  Their 
sons  are:  Christian,  died  in  Liverpool  town- 
ship, Perry  county;  Abraham;  David,  died  in 
Tuscarora  townsliip,  Juniata  county;  and 
Benjamin,  died  in  Greenwood  township. 
Their  daughters  are:  Catherine,  married  John 
IHsh,  and  died  in  Liverpool  township,  he  re- 
moved to  Indiana,  married  again  and  died 
there;  Xaney,  married  Simon  Harter,  and 
both  died  in  Ohio;  Elizabeth,  married  Henry 
Ivauffman,  and  both  died  in  Greenwood  town- 
ship. Mr.  Long  was  one  of  the  ox'ganizers  of 
the  L^nited  Brethren  church,  it  having  been 
formed  in  his  house,  and  he  was  an  itinerant 
"minister  in  that  denomination  as  long  as  he 
was  able  to  travel. 

Abraham  Long,  Sr.,  father  of  Abraham 
Long,  was  born  in  Lancaster  county  in  1796, 
and  when  eighteen  years  of  age,  came  with  his 
parents  to  Perry  county,  where  he  married 
Mary  Kauffman,  who  was  born  in  Peiiy  coun- 
ty in  1791:.  They  settled  on  a  pare  of  the  farm 
which  his  father  bought  from  Mr.  Sjiahr,  and 
resided  there  until  his  death  in  1853.  He 
also  owned  another  farm.  He  was  an  old  line 
Whig.  His  spiritual  fellowship  was  with  the 
LTnited  Brethren  church.  His  wife's  death  oc- 
curred five  years  before  his.  Their  children 
are:  Elizabeth,  died  aged  fourteen  years;  Da- 
vid C,  married  and  reared  two  children,  both 
of  whom  are  li^dng,  he  died  in  1855;  and 
Abraham,  Jr. 

Abraham  Long,  Jr.,  was  born  October  4, 
1825,  on  the  old  homestead  in  Greenwood 
township,  PeiTy  county.  Pa.,  where  he  had 
his  residence  until  1892.  Lie  then  retired 
from  active  business  and  took  up  his  residence 
at  Millerstown.  Llis  education  was  received 
in  the  common  schools,  but  his  assistance  be- 
ing almost  always  needed  on  the  farm,  he  had 
only  limited  opportunities  for  pursuing  his 
studies.  He  became  a  farmer  and  pursued 
this  occupation  through  life,  succeeding  to  the 
old  homestead  at  the  death  of  his  father.  On 
ISTovember  13,  1851,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Catherine  Kepner,  born  in  Greenwood  town- 
ship, daughter  of  David  and  Susanna  Buser. 
Their  children  are:  Mary  C,  married  Dr.  J. 
C.  Oellig,  and  resides  in  Greencastle,  Eranklin 
county,  Pa.;  Theodore  K.,  graduate  of  the 
Yale  College  Law  School,  now  an  attorney-at- 

law,  Chicago,  111.,  practiced  for  some  years 


Dakota,  married  Kate  Carson,  of  Eau  Claire, 
Wis.;  Ida  (Mrs.  Adam  Holman),  resides  on 
the  old  homestead,  has  six  children. 

The  Eepublican  ticket  has  always  had  Mr. 
Long's  cordial  support;  he  has  served  as  direc- 
tor of  the  poor,  and  in  several  minor  offices; 
he  is  at  this  time  president  of  the  town  council. 
As  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  he 
is  active  in  religious  and  philanthropic  work. 
In  personal  appearance,  Mr.  Long  is  very  ven- 
erable, having  white  hair  and  whiskers.  He 
is  genial  and  warm-hearted.  Being  a  fluent 
and  agreeable  talker,  he  is  counted  good  com- 
pany, and  is  highly  respected. 


AVILLIA]\r  KIPP,  justice  of  the  peace, 
Millerstown,  Perry  county,  Pa.  Peter  Kipp, 
diis  grandfather  was  of  Holland  descent,  and 
was  born  in  the  State  of  Xew  York.  The  rec- 
ords of  the  war  department  show  that  he  en- 
listed January  1,  1777,  in  the  Continental 
army,  and  served  as  sergeant  in  the  Sixth 
Company,  Captain  Eleming's  Company,  Sec- 
ond Xew  York  Artillery,  that  he  first  held  the 
rank  of  corporal,  and  that  his  name  is  on  the 
rolls  until  June  10,  1783.  His  brother  Jacob 
enlisted  in  the  same  regiment  at  the  same  date. 
They  were  with  the  army  at  Valley  Forge, 
and  Jacob  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  the 
Brandj^vine.  At  the  close  of  the  war,  Peter 
came  to  Bucks  valley,  Periy  county.  Pa.,  and 
married  Miss  Margaret  Finton,  of  that  valley. 
He  was  a  tailor,  and  in  accordance  with  the 
custom  of  that  time,  plied  his  vocation  as  a 
journeyman  from  house  to  house,  carrying  his 
"goose"  and  other  implements  with  him. 
Later,  he  settled  in  Greenwood  township, 
where  he  died  about  1827.  His  wiie  Marga- 
ret survived  him,  and  died  in  Delaware  town- 
ship, Juniata  coimty,  in  1840,  having  been  a 
pensioner  as  the  widow  of  a  Kevolutionary 
soldier.  Mr.  Kipp  was  not  a  member  of  any 
church.  His  children  are:  Peter,  a  farmer, 
settled  in  Perry  county,  removed  later  to  Ju- 
niata county,  where  he  died;  Isaac,  a  miller, 
settled  in  Mifflin  county.  Pa.,  and  died  in 
Juniata  county;  William,  wagon-maker,  set- 
tled and  died  at  Millerstown,  Pa.;  Jacob; 
John,  wagon-maker,  settled  in  Centre  county, 
Pa.,  and  later  at  ISTewport,  Pa.,  where  he  died; 
and  Margaret,  married  Mr.  Parsons  and  set- 
tled in  Bucks  valley,  where  both  died. 

Jacob  Kipp,  father  of  William  Kipp,  was 
inborn  in  Bucks  valley.  Perry  county.  Pa.,  Feb- 


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ruary  6,  1806.  He  was  eduoated  in  subscrip- 
tion schools  and  ranked  well  in  scliolarship, 
considering  the  slightness  of  the  advantages 
he  enjoyed.  For  two  terms  he  was  engaged  in 
teaching,  but  afterwards  turned  his  attention 
to  mechanical  pursuits,  learning  wagon-mak- 
ing Avith  John  Shull  at  Millerstown,  Pa.  Af- 
ter marriage,  he  removed  to  Milroy,  Mifflin 
county.  Pa.,  where  he  followed  his  trade  for 
twelve  years,  and  was  for  the  ensuing  three 
years  engaged  in  farming.  In  1851,  he  re- 
moved to  Greenwood  township,  where  he  cul- 
tivated a  farm  for  ten  years,  and  then  for  five 
years  fanned  in  Tuscarora  township.  In  1SG6 
he  returned  to  Greenwood  township  and 
bought  the  Daniel  Kauffman  farm,  near 
Wardville  Postoffice,  on  which  his  father  died, 
and  which  he  occupied  until  his  own  death, 
which  occurred  March  10,  1896,  at  the  age 
of  ninety  years,  his  wife  having  died  some 
years  previous.  Mr.  Kipp  was  a  Presbyterian, 
and  was  an  elder  in  that  church  for  many 
years.  He  served  in  several  township  offices. 
He  was  of  commanding  appearance,  being  six 
feet  in  height,  well  proportioned,  and  weigh- 
ing 200  i^ounds.  He  was  intelligent  and  pro- 
gressive, and  wielded  much  influence  in  the 
community.  His  children  are:  Margaret, 
died  young  at  Milroy,  Pa.;  William;  Mary 
E.,  married  Samuel  Beaver,  a  cousin  of  Gov- 
ernor Beaver,  resides  in  Liverpool  township. 
Perry  county.  Pa. ;  J.  Calvin,  of  Millerstown, 
Pa.;  James  M.,  farmer  on  the  old  homestead; 
Sarah  Jane  (Mrs.  J.  Coler  Peck),  of  Snyder 
county,  Pa.;  and  J.  Harmon,  farmer,  of 
Greenwood  township. 

AVilliam  Ivip^D  was  born  at  ]\lilroy,  Alifflin 
county,  Pa.,  August  12,  1836,  where  he  at- 
tended the  common  schools  and  the  academy 
of  which  Rev.  James  ISTourse  was  the  princi- 
pal. He  also  continued  his  studies  in  the 
night  schools  at  Millerstown,  after  the  family 
removed  to  that  place.  His  love  of  books  and 
of  study  was  always  strong,  and  he  diligently 
improved  every  opportunity  for  acquiring  in- 
formation. He  remained  at  home  until  he 
was  twenty-six  years  of  age,  and  in  October, 
1862,  enlisted  in  Company  E,  One  Hundred 
and  Seventy-third  Pennsylvania  A^olunteers, 
with  the  rank  of  corporal.  The  regiment  was 
ordered  to  i^orfolk,  Va.,  and  was  in  camp 
there  some  time.  It  was  on  the  way  to  Get- 
tysburg when  the  battle  ended,  and  was  a  part 
of  the  force  which  followed  General  Lee  in 


his  retreat  from  that  great  struggle.  Mr.  Kipp 
was  discharged  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  August  lY, 
1863.  Immediately  upon  his  return  he 
rented  a  farm  at  Millerstown,  and  was  en- 
gaged in  cultivating  it  for  a  year,  when  the 
ore  business  revived,  and  he  took  contracts  for 
hauling  and  loading  ore  on  boats  and  cars, 
and  followed  this  business  until  1885. 

On  February  21,  1867,  he  married  Miss  F. 
Eva  Hirsh,  of  Millerstown,  who  died  July  6, 
1879.  Their  children  are:  Sarah  A.  and 
Mary  B.,  both  at  home;  Edith  May  and  "Wal- 
ter, both  died  young;  Jessie,  attending  the 
normal  school  at  Shippensburg,  Pa. ;  and  Lois, 
at  home.  He  married  secondly,  September 
30,  1885,  Elizabeth  Y.  Clemens,  of  Chester 
valley,  Chester  county,  Pa.,  who  died  June 
24,  1896,  without  issue. 

In  1878  Mr.  Kipp  was  made  justice  of  the 
peace,  and  has  continued  in  the  office  since 
that  time.  His  attention  is  given  in  part  to 
insurance  and  real  estate,  buying,  selling  and 
settling  estates  he  is  also  the  •  agent  of  the 
Reading  Iron  Company.  In  1871,  he  bought 
his  present  home,  which  he  has  since  remod- 
eled and  made  a  beautiful  residence.  Mr. 
Kipp  is  a  stauneh  Republican;  has  held  all 
borough  offices,  and  has  been  clerk  of  council 
for  the  past  fourteen  years.  Since  he  was 
eighteen  years  of  age  he  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  for  thirty-five 
years,  has  held  the  office  of  elder;  he  lias  al- 
ways cherished  the  deepest  interest  in  the  Sun- 
day-school. He  is  a  member  of  Lieutenant 
Arnold  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  Xewport,  and  has 
filled  the  office  of  senior  vice  commander  of 
this  Post.  Mr.  Kipp  is  of  fine  personal  appear- 
ance, large  build,  six  feet  tall,  with  iron  gray 
beard.  He  is  of  genial  manner,  and  kindly 
disposition,  and  is  popular  and  highly  es- 
teemed. 


MARTIIs"  NOLL,  saddler,  Millerstown, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Michael  and  Lydia 
(Sha'ffner)  Noll,  was  born  in  Upper  Paxton 
township,  Dauphin  county.  Pa.,  June  28, 
1836.  His  grandfather,  John  Noll,  was  born 
in  Berks  county.  Pa.,  and  emigrated  after  his 
marriage  to  Upper  Paxton  township,  where 
he  was  engaged  in  farming,  and  where  he  died 
about  1850,  aged  eighty-one  years.  His  son, 
Michael  Noll,  was  born  and  reared  in  that 
township;  his  life-long  occupation  was  farm- 
ing.    His  religious  views  were  those  of  the 


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United  Brethren  chnrcli,  of  whicli  lie  was  a 
member.  Before  the  war  he  was  in  the  Demo- 
cratic party,  bnt  after  that  event  he  became  a 
Eepiiblican.  His  death  occurred  in  1SS4.  He 
married  Lydia  Shaifuer,  of  Upper  Paxton 
township,  Dauphin  county.  Pa.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Henry,  died  in  Ohio;  Martin;  Su- 
san (Mrs.  John  Bernheisel),  of  Greenwooi 
Park,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  died  in  Perry  county, 
leaWng  two  children;  Jonas,  of  Greenwood 
Park,  Pa.,  served  in  the  Emergency  Troops 
of  Pennsylvania;  Moses,  died  in  Kansas, 
served  ten  months  as  a  private  in  Company 
G,  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-third  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers;  Fanny  (Mrs.  William 
Bernheisel),  of  Greenwood  Park,  Perry  coun- 
ty. Pa.;  Samuel,  of  Newport,  Pa.,  was  a  cav- 
alryman with  General  Sherman's  army  in  the 
late  war;  Katy  (Mrs.  John  Showers),  of  Kist- 
ler.  Perry  county,  Pa. 

Martin  Isoll  removed  from  Dauphin  county 
to  Greenwood  township,  Perry  county.  Pa. 
His  education  was  received  in  the  public 
schools,  and  at  about  seventeen  years  of  age, 
he  learned  saddlery  at  Millersburg.  Aftea* 
working  at  his  trade  at  that  place  for  a  short 
time  and  afterwards  at  Union  Deposit,  he 
came,  in  1859,  to  Millerstown  and  opened  a 
shop;  in  the  follomng  year  received  D.  S. 
Snyder  as  a  partner,  and  the  firm  has  contin- 
ued the  business  here  ever  since. 

Mr.  Xoll  enlisted,  August  6,  1862,  in  Com- 
pany I,  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-third  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteers,  and  went  with  the  regi- 
ment immediately  to  the  front.  His  first  im- 
i:)ortant  engagement  with  the  enemy  was  at 
the  second  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  and  the 
next  was  Chancellorsville,  in  April,  1863.  In 
June,  1863,  he  was  honorably  discharged, 
and  immediately  upon  his  return  home  re- 
sumed his  business,  which  was  at  that  time 
very  prosperous.  Mr.  ISToll  was  reared  and  re- 
mained in  the  Democratic  party  until  the  war, 
and  then  joined  the  Kepublican.  Mr.  ISFoll 
is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church;  is  a 
member  of  Post  297,  G.  A.  R. 

Martin  JSToll  was  married,  December  27, 
1860,  to  Miss  Jane  E.  Hoffman,  of  Millers- 
to-RTi,  who  died  in  March,  1885.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Emma  E.  (Mrs.  Frederick  Pillow), 
of  Houtzdale,  Pa. ;  Laura  S.  (Mrs.  John  Bran- 
son), of  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  Charles  H.,  at 
home;  Sally,  at  home;  John  S.,  telegraph 
operator  at  Altoona,  Pa.;  Mary,  died  in  1888, 


aged  fifteen  years;  and  Fanny,  at  home.     Mr. 
Xoll  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church. 

One  of  Mr.  XoH's  uncles  attained  the  ven- 
erable age  of  ninety-one  years. 


JEROME  BONAPARTE  LAHR,  shoe- 
maker and  ex-sheriff,  Millerstown,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  son  of  George  and  Elizabeth 
(Knouse)  Lahr,  was  born  in  Liverpool,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  July  11,  1841.  His  grandfather 
was  an  Englishman,  and  his  grandmother  was 
of  German  descent.  George  Lahr  was  born  in 
Lancaster  county.  Pa.  After  his  marriage 
to  Elizabeth  Knouse,  of  Northumberland 
county,  Pa.,  he  settled  in  Liverpool,  Perry 
county,  Avhere  he  died  in  August,  1842.  Their 
children  are:  Peter,  of  Harrisburg,  Pa., 
served  in  the  Sixteentli  Pennsylvania  Cavalry 
in  the  late  war;  Hannah  (Mrs.  Jacob  Zeig- 
ler),  died  in  Howe  township,  Perry  county,  in 
1871;  Louisa  (Mrs.  George  Huggins),  of  Wil- 
liamsport.  Pa.;  and  Jerome  B.  After  Mr. 
Lahr's  death,  Mrs.  Lahr  married  Philip 
Peters;  they  resided  in  Bufl'alo  tovv'nship, 
Perry  county,  where  she  died  in  1873. 

Jerome  Bonaparte  Lahr  enjoyed  very 
limited  opportunities  for  securing  an  educa- 
tion, ten  months  in  school  being  the  only  in- 
struction that  he  received.  Llis  father  died 
when  he  was  thirteen  months  old,  and  he  lived 
with  his  grandfather,  until  he  was  six  years 
old;  then  his  grandfather  died,  and  at  that 
tender  age  he  was  left  without  a  home.  Ho 
worked  on  a  farm  in  Juniata  county  for  two 
years,  then  returned  to  Perry  county  where 
he  was  employed  at  farm  work  until  Octo- 
ber, 1856,  when  he  became  an  aj)prentice  to 
Daniel  P.  Long,  shoemaker,  in  Greenwood 
township,  with  whom  he  served  six  mouths. 
He  then  worked  at  Donnallys  Mills  for  Mr. 
Hufi'ord,  until  June,  1862,  when  he  went  to 
Lancaster  and  worked  at  his  trade  as  a  jour- 
neyman until  the  following  August.  From 
Lancaster  he  went  to  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  and  en- 
listed as  a  private  in  Company  I,  One  Hun- 
dred and  Thirty-third  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers. At  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  he 
was  woiinded  by  a  ball  which  passed  through 
the  bridge  of  his  nose;  he  was  in  the  hospital 
at  Point  Lookout  for  six  weeks,  after  which 
he  rejoined  his  regiment  at  Camp  Falmouth, 
near  Frederickstown,  Va.  His  next  great  bat- 
tle was  at  Chancelloi-sville,  and  soon  after, 
about  May  6,  his  term  of  enlistment  expired, 


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and  he  received  an  honorable  discharge.  Af- 
ter a  short  stay  in  Perry  county,  he  went  to 
West  Donegal  township,  Lancaster  county, 
where  he  worked  on  a  farm  for  two  months. 
He  then  opened  a  shoe  shop  on  his  own  ac- 
count in  Pfoutz  valley,  and  continued  there 
until  August,  1864,  at  which  date  he  enlisted 
at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  in  Company  C,  ISTinth  Penn- 
sylvania Cavalry,  and  served  until  the  close 
of  the  war.  He  joined  his  reginieiit  at  Chat- 
tanooga, Tenn.,  and  thence  moved  to  Atlanta, 
Ga.,  reaching  that  place  a  few  days  after  its 
fall.  The  regiment  was  m^ade  part  of  Gen- 
eral Kilpatrick's  division,  was  on  picket  duty 
at  Atlanta,  and  followed  Sherman  on  the  fa- 
mous march  to  the  sea.  They  were  in  a  hotly 
contested  engegement  at  Greenwood's  Sta- 
tion, when  a  number  of  men  belonging  to  the 
regiment  were  taken  j^risoners.  They  moved 
next  to  Milledgeville,  Ga.,  then  the  capital  of 
the  State,  where  they  captured  the  town  and 
got  possession  of  a  large  amount  of  Confed- 
erate money,  of  which  each  soldier  obtained  a 
share.  "Within  a  few  miles  of  Andersonville, 
they  were  joined  by  thousands  of  the  unfor- 
tunate Union  troops  who  had  been  imprison- 
ed and  reduced  to  starvation  by  the  inhuman 
and  infamous  commander  of  that  slaughter 
pen,  and  were  now  naught  but  living  skele- 
tons, whose  deplorable  condition  and  mani- 
fest sufferings  were  appalling  to  the  beholder. 
At  Waynesborough,  they  had  a  sharp  fight 
with  the  enemy,  after  which  they  moved  to 
Loui3\-ille,  and  a  few  days  after  marched  by 
way  of  Waynesborough  to  Savannah,  where 
they  witnessed  the  capture  of  Port  McAllis- 
ter. They  then  proceeded  northward  by  way 
of  Barnwell,  S.  C,  Aiken,  S.  C,  near  wAiioh. 
they  fought  another  battle,  Columbia,  S.  C, 
where  they  were  present  at  the  burning  of  the 
town,  and  Lancaster,  S.  C,  into  ISTorth  Caro- 
lina; from  Eockiugham,  JST.  C,  they  went 
to  the  battle  of  Faj-etteville,  where  there  was 
a  fight,  thence  to  Averytown,  Where  several 
cavalry  engagements  took  place,  thence  to 
Bentonville,  and  in  the  battle  at  this  place 
occupied  the  extreme  left;  thence  they 
marched  to  Goldsboro,  JST.  C,  where  they 
rested  three  weeks,  and  then  went  in  pursuit 
of  -Johnson  at  Durham's  Station,  where  John- 
son surrendered,  the  regiment  served  as  body 
guard  to  General  Sherman  on  that  important 
occasion.  ]\rr.  Lahr  was  discharged  ^\^y  10, 
1865,     returned     and     resumed     business   at 


Pfoutz  valley,  and  continued  there  until 
March  26,  1867,  when  he  bought  property 
and  opened  a  shojD^at  Millerstown.  In  the 
following  July,  he  occupied  his  present  place, 
where  he  has  since  enjoyed  a  prosperous  trade. 
He  was  burned  out  April  17,  1895,  but  at 
once  rebuilt  and  proceeded  with  his  business. 
Mr.  Lahr  is  a  Eepublican.  In  1886,  he  Avas 
elected  sheriff,  and  served  three  years  in  that 
office. 

Jerome  B.  Lahr  was  married,  November 
9,  1867,  to  Miss  Frances  Graham,  of  Millers- 
town,  who  died  July  16,  1890,  since  which 
date  he  has  remained  a  widower.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Charles  W.,  of  Millerstown,  en- 
gaged in  the  postal  service;  Clara,  married 
Dr.  E.  A.  Moore,  of  ITew  Bloomfield,  Pa.; 
Dorff,  a  druggist  at  Millerstown;  John,  died 
in  infancy;  and  Jerome  Banks,  at  home.  Mr. 
Lahr  is  a  Pres'byterian,  in  which  church  he 
is  an  elder  and  superintendent  of  the  Sunday- 
school. 


ISAIAH  HUXTEE,  cabinet-maker  and 
undertaker,  Millerstown,  Pen-y  county,  Pa., 
son  of  Eobert  and  Mary  (Murray)  Hunter, 
was  born  in  Hunters  valley,  Perry  county, 
September  8,  1825.  His  grandfather,  James 
Hunter,  was  born  in  Ireland,  of  Scotch-Irish 
l>arentage.  Lie  emigrated  to  America  when 
a  young  man,  and  settled  in  a  valley  in  Perry 
county,  which  is  called  Hunters  valley  to  this 
day.  His  business  prospered  well  and  he  be- 
came the  ovmer  of  several  farms.  There  was 
a  peculiar  halt  or  catch  in  his  speech,  which 
caused  him  to  utter  and  repeat  the  letter  "C 
C  C"  several  times  before  each  sentence  he 
spoke,  and  from  this  peculiarity  he  was  called 
"C.  Jimmie"  to  distinguish  him  from  the 
many  other  James  Hunters,  one  being  desig- 
nated "Oxen"  Jimmie,  another  "Long"  Jim- 
mie, and  another  "Shoi't"  Jimmie,  etc.  They 
were  all  Presbyterians  in  those  days.  He  was 
twice  married,  and  the  maiden  name  of  the 
grandmother  of  Isaiah  Hunter  was  Buchanan. 
His  children  arc:  James;  John;  Eobert; 
Joseph;  Samuel;  William;  Sally  (Mrs.  John 
Elmaker);  and  Mrs.  Thompson.  His  son, 
Eobert  Hunter,  was  born  in  Buffalo  town- 
ship, Pen-v  county,  Pa.,  in  1799.  He  was 
reared  a  farmer  and  made  fanning  his  princi- 
pal occupation  through  life.  He  wa^  a  Demo- 
crat. In  tlie  former  part  of  his  life  he  was  a 
Presl^vterian,  but  before  his  death  became  a 


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Lutheran.  He  married  iMarv  ]\Iurray,  wlio 
died  some  thirty  years  before  him.  AY  hen  he 
was  advanced  in  years,  the  home  farm  in 
Buffalo  township  was  sold,  and  he  made  his 
home  among  his  children.  His  death  occurred 
in  1888,  at  the  home  of  his  daughter,  Jane 
Shnler.  The  children  of  Robert  and  Mary 
Hunter  are:  Isaiah;  Martha,  widow  of  J. 
B.  Carr,  of  Xew  Florence,  Westmoreland 
county.  Pa.;  Jane,  married  first  George 
Wells,  and  second,  Joseph  Shuler,  who  died  at 
Liverpool,  Pa.,  and  his  widow  now  resides  at 
I^ewport,  Pa.;  Maria  (Mrs.  Abraham  Hort- 
ing),  of  Howe  to-\vnship,  Pen-y  county.  Pa.; 
James,  a  boatman,  was  drowned  at  Philadel- 
phia; Sally  Ann  (Mrs.  Samuel  Eeeves),  of 
Xewport,  Pa.;  Robert,  when  last  heard  from 
was  in  the  coal  regions;  Johanna  (Mrs.  David 
Shellenberger),  of  Chicago,  111. ;  Amos,  died  at 
Duncannon,  Pa.;  Lavina,  married  first  Wil- 
liam Agley,  and  secondly,  Isaac  Gruhb,  both 
of  whom  died  in  Perry  county;  and  Rachel, 
died  unmarried. 

Isaac  Hunter  was  a  very  industrious  and 
useful  boy.  and  found  time  to  attend  the  pub- 
lic schools  three  months  each  year.  The  mem- 
ory of  many  happy  hours  passed  on  the  farm 
still  lingers  with  him,  but  none  are  more 
fondly  recalled  than  those  spent  in  riding  the 
horses  while  they  tramped  out  the  wheat  on 
the  bam  floor,  which  was  the  ■  process  of 
threshing  grain  in  those  days.  At  eighteen 
years  of  age  he  became  an  apprentice  to  the 
trade  of  cabinet-making  with  his  maternal 
uncle,  Jacob  E.  Murray,  at  Liverpool,  with 
whom  he  served  three  years,  and  then  worked 
two  years  longer  as  a  journeyman,  after  which 
he  followed  this  occupation  at  several  places. 
After  his  marriage  he  resided  in  Liver2>ool 
until  the  spring  of  1867,  then  at  ISTewport  for 
two  years,  and  then  took  up  his  residence  at 
Millerstown,  where  he  has  been  since  that 
time. 

Mr.  Hunter  enlisted  March  7,  186.5.  in  the 
United  States  Army,  and  was  assigned  to 
Company  K,  Eighty-third  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, joining  his  regiment  at  Hatchers 
Run.  He  was  in  line  at  several  battles,  and 
was  kept  on  heavy  marches  during  the  battle 
of  Five  Forks,  after  which  he  was  engaged 
in  guarding  wagon  trains  until  the  close  of 
the  war.  He  participated  in  the  grand  review 
of  the  army  at  Washington.  T).  C.  was  mus- 
tered out  at  Arlington  Heights,  and  paid  off 


at  Harrisburg,  Pa.  After  retiu-ning  home, 
he  was  employed  for  several  seasons  at  his 
trade,  and  was  also  engaged  in  constnictiug 
canal  boats  and  in  building  houses  and  barns. 
For  the  past  twenty-eight  years  Mr.  Hunter 
has  combined  the  occupations  of  cabinet-mak- 
ing and  undertaking.  His  party  membership 
is  with  the  Democrats,  and  he  strongly  ad- 
vocates the  free  coinage  of  silver.  He  has 
served  ascoimcilman  and  burgess  one  term, 
and  also  as  school  director.  He  is  a  member 
of  Post  297,  G.  A.  R.  at  Newport. 

Isaiah  Hunter  was  married  September  29, 
1853,  to  Catharine  Foley,  born  JvTovember  30, 
1826,  in  Liverpool,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  daugh- 
ter of  Martin  and  Elizabeth  (Keeny)  Foley. 
Their  children  are:  James  ^I.,  died  at  Liver- 
pool, Pa.,  aged  two  and  a  half  years;  Robert 
B.,  employed  in  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
shoj)s  at  Altoona,  Pa.;  John  W.,  employed 
as  gateman  at  the  railroad  depot,  Altoona^ 
Pa.;  George  M.,  was  employed  in  the  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad  shops  at  Altoona,  where  he 
died  August  28,  1896;  Harvey  H,  employed 
in  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  office  at 
Pittsburg,  Pa.  Isaiah  Hunter  is  now  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  church;  he  was  formerly 
connected  with  the  Reformed,  and  aftenvards 
with  the  Lutheran  church. 


EMANUEL  TROUTMAX,  farmer,  Mil- 
lerstown, Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  David  and 
Sarah  fMertz)  Troutman,  was  bom  in  Liver- 
pool township,  Pen-y  county,  October  20, 
1841.  His  grandfather,  Peter  Troutman, 
was  bom  and  reared  in  Dauphin  county,  Pa., 
where  he  also  sj^ent  his  life  and  died.  Isaac 
Mertz,  maternal  grandfather  of  Emanuel 
Troutman,  was  also  a  native  of  Dauphin 
county.  Da^id  Troutman  was  born  in  Dau- 
phin county,  Pa.,  in  1798,  where  he  grew  to 
manhood ;  after  his  marriage  he  sold  his  small 
fann  in  Dauphin  county,  and  bought  a  larger 
one  in  Liverpool  township.  Perry  county. 
Here,  beginning  on  a  small  scale  and  prac- 
ticing the  virtues  of  industry  and  frugality, 
he  ju-ospered,  and  accumulated  a  comfortable 
property.  This  farm  continued  to  be  his  res- 
idence until  1860,  when  he  sold  it  to  his  two 
sons,  and  removed  to  a  farm  in  Greenwood 
township,  where  he  remained  until  his  death 
in  1870.  His  wife,  Sarah  (Mertz)  Troutman, 
was  born  in  Dauphin  county.  Pa.,  in  1804, 
and  died  in   Greenwood  to^vnship  in   1876. 


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Mr.  Troutman  was  a  Republic'au.  He  held 
his  church  membership  with  the  Lutherans. 
His  children  are:  Isaac,  died  in  G-reenwood 
township;  David,  a  farmer  in  Greenwood 
township;  Charles,  a  farmer  in  Perrv  county; 
Phoebe  (Mrs.  Joseph  Lebkichler),  of  Liver- 
pool township;  Katv  (Mrs.  Henry  Xoll),  oi 
Carey,  O.;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Jerry  Bare),  died  at 
Newport,  Pa.;  Jacob,  of  Newport,  Pa.,  re- 
tired; Henry,  died  at  Newport,  Pa.;  Eman- 
uel; Susie  (Mrs.  Frank  Buckwalter),  died 
at  Mexico,  Pa.;  and  Mary  (Mrs.  Lewis 
Mitchell),  of  Greenwood  township. 

The  education  of  Emanuel  Troutman  was 
begun  in  the  schools  of  his  native  townsihip, 
and  completed  in  Greenwood  township.  He 
was  reared  on  the  farm",  and  made  farming  his 
occupation.  He  enlisted,  September  9,  1861, 
in  the  Union  army,  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  was 
assigned  to  Company  I,  Two  Hundred  and 
Eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  at  once 
proceeded  with  his  regiment  to  Virginia,  go- 
ing into  camp  at  City  Point,  near  the  Ap- 
pomattox river.  The  first  battle  in  which  he 
was  engaged  was  at  Fort  Steadman  and  the 
next  was  in  front  of  Petersburg,  Va.  He  was 
honorably  discharged  at  Harrisburg,  Pa., 
June  12,  1865,  and  reached  home  June  16, 
when  he  resumed  farming,  and  remained  at 
home  imtil  his  marriage.  He  then  made  his 
home  on  the  farm  which  he  now  occupies, 
which  comprises  255  acres,  which  he  farmed 
on  shares  for  eight  years.  At  the  end  of  this 
period  the  farm  came  into  his  possession, 
partly  by  purchase,  and  partly  by  inheritance, 
from  his  father.  On  this  farm  he  lias  made 
substantial  and  extensive  improvements,  re- 
modeling and  enlarging  the  dwelling  and  in- 
creasing the  fertility  of  the  soil.  In  addition 
to  his  farm  he  purchased  from  the  Brandt 
heirs  a  farm  of  250  acres,  adjoining  his  own. 
Mr.  Troutman  is  an  advocate  of  liepubliean 
J)rinciples.  He  is  at  present  supervisor  of 
roads,  and  it  is  to  his  credit  that  the  high- 
ways of  his  district  are  always  found  in  firm 
condition. 

Emanuel  Troutman  was  mari-ied  Decem- 
ber 12,  1865,  to  Miss  Linda  E.  xVumiller,  born 
at  Selinsgrove,  Snyder  county.  Pa.,  March 
14,  1841,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Mary 
Detrich.  Miss  Anmiller  became  a  teacher  at 
the  age  of  fourteen,  and  taught  school  six 
years.  Their  children  are:  ^lary  Emma 
(Mrs.    William    Beaver),    of   Acadcniia,    Ju- 


niata county;  John  David,  at  home;  Jesse 
Franklin,  a  school  teacher  in  Green-wood  town- 
ship, a  graduate  of  Lock  Haven  State  Normal 
School;  Sara  A.,  at  home;  Emmett  Theodore, 
aged  eighteen  yeai-s,  attending  school.  The 
roll  of  the  Lutheran  church  at  Livei-pool  con- 
tains Mr.  Troutman's  name,  and  for  years  he 
has  served  that  congregation  very  acceptably 
as  deacon. 

WILLIAM  JEFFEESON  HARTEPt, 
farmer,  Millerstown,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  son 
of  Joel  and  Elizabeth  (Baker)  Harter,  was 
born  in  Greenwood  township.  Perry  county, 
January  22,  1844.  Llis  great-great-grandfa- 
ther, Frederick  Harter,  was  of  German  de- 
scent. At  a  very  early  day  he  took  up  large 
tracts  of  land  in  Pfontz  and  Perry  valleys, 
where  he  lived  after  the  most  primitive  style 
of  the  pioneers,  maintaining  himself  by  hunt- 
ing and  living  as  best  he  could  until  farms 
could  be  made  out  of  the  wilderness.  The 
name  of  the  great-grandfather  of  William  J. 
Harter,  is  not  known.  His  grandfather, 
Frederick  Harter  (2),  was  bom  in  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  Avhere  he  was  reared  and  always 
continued  a  farmer.  After  his  marriage  he 
resided  in  Greenwood  township,  where  he 
reared  a  family.  His  children  are:  Simon, 
died  at  East  Salem,  Juniata  county,  had  chil- 
dren, a  number  of  whom  married  aud  re- 
moved west;  Joel,  father  of  William  J.; 
Catherine,  married  Daniel  Frye,  a  farmer, 
who  died  in  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  and  after 
his  death  she  mamed  Jacob  Smith  in  Perry 
county,  and  removed  to  Juniata  county, 
where  she  died;  Barbara,  married  David  Long, 
who  died  in  Greenwood  township,  and  she 
died  at  the  home  of  her  daughter 'at  Harris- 
burg, Pa.  After  the  death  of  Frederick  Har- 
ter (2),  his  -widow  married  Mr.  Frye,  and  the 
children  born  to  this  union  are:  Lydia,  mar- 
ried Mr.  Frye,  who  had  the  same  name  as  her- 
self but  was  not  related;  Susan,  married  Mr. 
McQuillan,  who  had  previously  been  married 
to  her  half-sister,  the  second  daughter  of 
Frederick  Harter. 

Joel  Harter,  father  of  William  J.  Harter, 
was  born  in  Cumberland  county,  now  Perry 
county,  in  1794.  He  learned  masonry,  and 
followed  that  business  until  the  latter  part  of 
his  life,  when  he  engaged  in  fanning.  In 
1841,  he  bought  the  farm  on  which  his  son, 
William  J.  Harter,  now  lives,  and  in  1852 


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built  the  house  which  his  son  occuiiies  as  his 
residence.  Here  he  died  in  1870,  and  is  in- 
terred in  St.  ^Michael's  cemetery  in  Green- 
wood township.  He  married  Elizabeth  Baker, 
born  in  America,  who  died  in  1881,  aged 
seventy-six  years.  Mr.  Harter  was  a  Demo- 
crat, and  served  in  several  township  offices. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Dunkard  church. 
His  children  besides  William  J.  are:  Caleb 
ISTorth,  a  merchant  at  Covington,  Fountain 
county,  Ind.,  married  Annie  Wertz;  Jesse 
M.,  married  first  Miss  Kimports  and  resided 
in  Indiana  county,  Ba.,  and  secondly,  Emma 
Batchen,  a  native  of  Indiana  county;  Absa- 
lom B.,  a  retired  merchant,  mamed  Mary 
Buckwalter,  and  resides  in  Indiana  county, 
Ba. ;  Catherine  (Mrs.  Harry  Long),  of  Green- 
wood township;  Mary,  deceased,  wife  of 
Abram  O'Brien,  who  was  a  soldier  in  the  late 
war,  and  was  killed  in  battle  near  Richmond, 
Va. ;  Frederick,  died  aged  thirty -five  years; 
Lydia,  married  Joseph  Hesser,  removed  to 
Iowa,  where  they  both  died;  Joel,  died  un- 
married; Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Charles  Sly),  of 
Andersonville,  Ba.;  and  Samuel  B.,  went  to 
Indiana  county,  Ba.,  and  thence  to  Ohio, 
where  he  mamed,  removed  later  to  Colorado, 
and  now  resides  there. 

William  Jefferson  Harter  was  reared  on 
the  farm  and  attended  the  schools  of  his  native 
township.  ISTaturally,  he  fell  into  agi-icul- 
tural  pursuits,  but  of  late  yeai-s  has  worked 
at  carpentry.  He  remained  at  home  until  his 
marriage,  and  then  settled  on  the  homestead, 
which  he  bought  at  the  administrator's  sale, 
and  on  which  he  has  made  many  gTcat  im- 
provements. In  politics,  Mr.  Harter  is  ac- 
tive and  prominent  as  a  worker  in  the  Demo- 
cratic ranks,  and  has  served  in  township  offi- 
ces, as  super"visor,  tax  collector  and  assessor. 
In  the  winter  of  1861-62  he  was  engaged  in 
teaming  for  the  government,  hauling  supplies 
for  the  city  of  Washington,  in  which  service 
he  often  suffered  gi-eat  hai-dships.  Mr.  Har- 
ter w^as  married  March  5,  1874,  and  when  on 
his  wedding  tri20  had  the  misfortune  to  lose 
his  trunk,  and  to  get  in  exchang-e  the  trunk 
of  an  old  Irish  woman,  which  upon  being 
opened  displayed  a  lot  of  dried  fruit  and  some 
infant's  clothing.  The  children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Harter  are:  Bearl  Viola  (Mrs.  Otis  B. 
Ward),  of  Greenwood  to\\ms]iip;  Leona  May, 
at  home ;  and  Jessie  Belle,  at  home. 


GEOBGE  E.  BEAVEB,  farmer.  Millers- 
town,  Berry  county,  Ba.,  was  born  in  Liver- 
pool township,  Ben-y  county,  Ba.,  September' 
24,  1843,  and  is  a  son  of  George  and  Maria  C. 
(Long)  Beaver.  George  Beaver,  great-great- 
grandfather of  George  E.  Beaver,  emigrated 
from  Germany  in  1740  and  settled  in'  Ches- 
ter county,  Ba.  He  participated  in  the  Indian 
wars  and  fought  in  the  Eevolutionary  war 
under  Gen.  Anthony  Wavne.  His  occupa- 
tion was  that  of  fanning.  His  children  were : 
George;  Jacob;  Abraham;  Hannah  (Mrs. 
Roseuberger),  of  Lebanon  county,  Ba.; 
Houdeter  and  Benjamin,  both  killed  in  the 
Revolutionary  war.  George  Beaver,  gTcat- 
grandfather  of  George  E.  Beaver,  was  bom 
May  1,  1755,  in  Chester  county,  and  removed 
to  Franklin  county,  settling  at  Reefers 
church,  near  Strasburg,  where  he  died.  He 
maiTied  Catharine  (or  Barbara)  Reefer,  and 
their  children  were:  Beter;  Mary  (Mrs. 
Gudekuntz);  Samuel,  died  in  South  America; 
Hannah,  also  married  a  Mr.  Gudekuntz; 
Betsey  (Mrs.  Edwards);  Beggy,  who  was  also 
Mrs.  Gudekuntz;  George,  died  in  Sliippens- 
burg,  Ba.,  in  1868;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Delaney); 
David;  and  three  daughters  whose  names  are 
not  known. 

Rev.  Beter  Beaver,  grandfather  of  George 
E.,  was  born  December  25,  1782,  in  Lebanon 
county.  He  was  ordained  in  1809  at  Elktou, 
^h\.,  by  Bishop  Asbury,  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church.  For  many  years  he 
l)reaclieil  in  both  the  English  and  German 
languages,  so  that  all  in  his  congregation 
might  be  equally  benefited.  He  was  also  en- 
gaged in  meTcantile  pursuits  in  Bfoutz  val- 
ley, where  he  died  August  25,  1849;  his 
wife,  who  was  Elizabeth  Gilbert,  having  died 
before  him.  Their  children  were:  George; 
Samuel,  born  in  1804,  maiu-ied  Maria  Leh- 
man and  died  March  20,  1834;  Jacob,  mar- 
ried Eliza  Adams,  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  at  Millersto^^m,  Ba.,  and  died  in 
1840,  aged  thirty-five;  Jesse,  born  March  8, 
1811,  nuirried  Mary  Ann  Schwartz  and  died 
December  9,  1892;  Thomas,  born  JSTovember 
16,  1814,  and  died  in  Danville  May  16,  1891; 
Beter,  bon.  June  28,  1816,  married  first  Miss 
Simonton,  and  then  Mrs.  Elliott,  and  died 
June  13,  1890;  Sarah  (Mrs.  Aaron  ^exms), 
born  ISTovember  25,  1808,  and  died  in  Ohio, 
September  13,   1892;  Eliza  F.,  born  Febru- 


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ary  1,  1818;  Catharine,  born  June  25,  1819, 
widow  of  Eev.  Archibald  Greenlee;  Mary, 
born  E'ovember  22,  1820,  widow  of  Henry 
Miller;  Elmira,  born  May  9,  1839,  died  De- 
cember 13,  1859;  Amanda  and  Lydia,  both 
deceased. 

George  Beaver,  father  of  George  E.,  was 
born  in  Lebanon  county,  September  21, 
1802,  but  soon  removed  to  Perry  county.  Af- 
ter receiving  an  education  in  the  public  schools 
he  learned  the  trade  of  tanner  at  Stumpstown, 
in  his  native  county,  and  then  conducted  bus- 
iness in  Pfoutz  valley.  Perry  county.  In 
1830,  he  purchased  the  farm  now  the  home 
of  his  son,  Samuel,  and  continued  to  devote 
his  energies  to  its  cultivation  until  his  death, 
December  31,  1878.  One  year  before  his 
death,  he  also  bought  the  farm  O'U  which  his 
son,  George  E.,  now  resides;  both  places  had, 
about  1800,  been  o^vned  by  tfohn  Long,  grand- 
father of  Mrs.  Beaver.  Mr.  Beaver  was  a 
Democrat  until  1851,  belong-ed  to  the  Know- 
ISTothing  party  during  its  brief  existence,  and 
then  became  a  Republican.  In  company  with 
several  others,  he  at  one  time  conducted  an 
independent  Democratic  journal  which  after- 
wards became  the  Republican  People's  Advo- 
cate and  Press.  Mr.  Beaver  served  efficiently 
in  the  State  legislature,  being  elected  in 
1841;  he  also  seiwed  as  county  commissioner 
in  1883-34.  He  was  man-i-ed  April  15,  1827, 
to  Maria  C.,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Long. 
Their  children  were:  Mary  Ann,  deceased; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  George  M.  Brubaker),  de- 
ceased; Samuel  L. ;  Sarah  Catharine,  de- 
ceased; Sophia  (Mrs.  D.  M.  Rickabaugh); 
Peter,  deceased;  George  E.;  and  Ellen  Jane 
(Mrs.  Uriah  Shnmaii),  deceased.  Mr.  Beaver 
was  a  very  influential  citizen,  because  of  his 
sound  judgment  and  integrity.  He  was  a 
supporter  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church, 
of  which  his  wife  was  a  consistent  member. 

Mr.  Beaver's  lot,  in  his  boyhood,  was  that 
of  the  majority  of  farmer  boys,  busy  clays  of 
farna  work  in  the  summer,  and  a  few  months 
of  study  in  the  common  schools  in  the  winter. 
In  addition  to  this  schooling,  it  was  his  good 
fortune  to  enjoy  for  a  time  more  extended 
tuition  in  the  Bloomfield  Academy.  These 
means  of  education  were  diligently  employed, 
and  other  sources  of  information  was  found  in 
the  few  good  books  and  periodicals  which 
fell  into  his  hands.  Being  quick  and  obseiw- 
ant,  he  read  manv  useful  lessons  in  the  books 


of  nature  and  of  human  nature,  and  in  his 
training  on  the  fai-m  he  was  every  year  pre- 
paring for  the  work  of  life.  He  reached  man- 
hood with  a  fair  amount  of  intelligence,  and 
mth  habits  of  industry  and  familiarity  with 
jDractical  affairs,  which  made  it  safe  to  pre- 
dict for  him  a  good  degree  of  success.  Ac- 
cording to  his  view  two  people  are  better  and 
stronger  than  one,  and  hence  he  early  sought 
marriage  with  one  who  would  be  a  genuine 
helpmeet  in  his  coming  battle  with  the  world; 
this  helper  he  found  in  the  person  of  Miss 
Elizabeth  Sieber,  to  whom  he  was  united  in 
marriage,  January  18,  1870.  Fortunately 
for  the  young  joeople,  there  was  room  and  em- 
ployment ready  for  them  on  the  fann  of  his 
father,  and  there  they  lived  prosperously  for 
nine  years.  By  the  exercise  of  a  wise  econ- 
omy, they  accumulated  a  fund  which  added 
to  the  means  received  from  Mr.  Beaver's 
father,  enabled  them  to  purchase  a  good 
piece  of  land,  on  which  is  the  home  where  he 
now  lives.  Buildings  were  lacking,  but  in- 
dustry, perseverance  and  prudent  management 
have  supplied  this  lack,  and  they  now  have  a 
farm  and  a  home,  furnished  with  necessaries, 
conveniences  and  comforts,  adequate  to  their 
wishes  and  tastes.  They  have  also  been 
blessed  with  a  family  of  bright  children, 
whose  names  are :  Margaret,  at  home ;  James 
S.,  man-ied  Katie  Gayman,  and  resides  in 
Greenwood  township;  Mary  (Mre.  "William 
Keams),  of  Mifflin  county;  Katherine,  at 
home;  Charles  E.,  at  home;  and' George  G. 


ABRAHAM  CAUEFMAIT,  retired  far- 
mer, N'ekoda,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Henry 
and  Elizabeth  (Long)  Cauflman,  was  born 
January  21,  1822.  The  family  name  was  ori- 
ginally spelled  Kauffman;  the  ancestors  were 
from  Switzerland.  Peter  Cauffman,  grand- 
father of  Abraham  Cauffman,  was  a  native  of 
Germany,  and  with  his  two  brothei-s  emigTat- 
ed  to  America.  One  of  his  brothers  settled  in 
Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  and  the  other  in  Ohio. 
Peter  Cauft'man  came  to  Perry,  then  a  part 
of  Cumberland  county,  took  up  300  acres  of 
land,  became  a  very  successful  and  thrifty 
farmer,  and  died  here  about  1836.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  or  Elizabeth  Fistle,  a  small  but  en- 
ergetic and  active  woman,  who  died  before 
her  husband.  Their  children  are:  Michael; 
John;  Joseph;  Peter;  Henry;  Solomon;  Mrs. 
Long;  and  Catherine,  who  died  in  girlhood. 


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Henry  Caufl'man,  father  of  Abraham  Cauif- 
man,  was  born  on  the  farm  now  owned  by 
Mr.  Earner  in  Liverpool  townshiiJ,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  August  l-i,  1796.  He  obtained 
a  fair  education,  partly  in  the  schools  of  his 
locality,  but  in  great  measure  through  read- 
ing. He  had  a  love  for  good  books,  and  was 
very  fond  of  reading  aloud.  He  read  the 
Gei-man  Bible  through  five  times,  and  the 
English  Bible  seven  times.  It  was  his  custom 
to  have  family  worehip  every  morning,  he  was 
a  warm  hearted  and  devout  Christian  man. 
In  (all  business  transactions  he  was  prompt 
and  exact,  and  his  word  was  as  good  as  his 
bond.  In  person  he  was  about  five  feet  ten 
inches  in  height,  and  of  stout  frame.  After 
Henry  Cauffman's  marriage,  he  bought  the 
farm  his  son  Abraham  now  owns,  and  first  oc- 
cupied an  old  log  house  on  the  place  for  six  or 
seven  years,  after  which  he  built  a  stone  house 
in  which  he  resided  until  his  death,  in  June, 
1875.  He  was  a  staunch  Democrat,  and 
seiwed  as  super\'isor.  He  married  Elizabeth 
Long,  who  died  about  1830,  when  their  son, 
Abraham  Oauffman,  was  a  mere  boy.  The 
children  by  this  marriage  are:  Sarah,  died 
in  girlhood;  Abraham;  Eliza,  married 
Thomas  Shellenberger,  died  in  Perry  county, 
and  her  husband  died  near  Steelton,  Pa.; 
Catherine,  died  in  childhood;  Benjamin,  mar- 
ried Rebecca  Stewart,  of  Indiana  county.  Pa., 
and  lived  first  in  Perry  county,  afterwards  in 
Indiana  county,  and  then  again  in  Perry 
county,  where  Mrs.  Rebecca  Cauffman  died; 
Benjamin  then  maii-ied  Mary  Ann  Meredith, 
and  they  removed  to  Kansas,  and  thence  to 
Oregon,  where  they  now  reside.  Henry 
Caulfman  mamed  secondly  Elizabeth  Dun- 
myer,  from  the  vicinity  of  McVeytown,  Pa. 
She  was  born  in  March,  1800,  and  died  May 
17,  1871,  without  issue. 

Abraham  Cauffman  was  born  on  the  home- 
stead, in  the  old  house  which  was  built  many 
years  ago.  He  had  limited  opportunities  for 
securing  an  education,  since  he  was  the  only 
boy  at  home  and  was  sometimes  helping  to 
do  the  winter  threshing  when  other  boys  were 
in  school.  On  this  account  he  received  dur- 
ing some  winters  only  two  weeks'  schooling. 
'Not  were  the  teachei-s  always  competent.  His 
first  teacher  was  Ann  Watts,  who  afterwards 
became  a  i^reacher.  Mr.  Porter  was  also  for 
a  time  his  instructor.  When  fourteen  or  fif- 
teen years  of  age    Abra-ham    Cauffman    ob- 


tained a  good  set  of  text  books  in  various 
branches,  and  was  often  after  working  hours 
engaged  until  far  into  the  night  in  studying. 
He  also  took  up  suiweying  and  by  independent 
study,  made  himself  proficient  in  this  useful 
science.  For  many  years  he  I'emained  with 
his  father,  and  was  engaged  in  farming.  In 
1866,  in  partnership  with  his  brother  Ben- 
jamin, he  opened  a  store  at  JvTekoda,  Green- 
Avood  township,  where  the  postoffice  was  es- 
tablished through  his  instrumentality  In 
1874  or  '75  the  store  was  sold,  and  he  went 
back  to  his  farm,  and  about  that  time  erected 
the  building's  on  his  present  farm,  which  con- 
tains about  210  acres.  In  1885,  he  bought  his 
brother's  fann  of  ninety  acres;  he  also  owns 
180  acres  of  cleared  land  in  Liverpool  town- 
ship, PeiTy  county.  Abraham  Cauffman  was 
man-ied  December  29,  1870,  to  Miss  Maiy 
House,  of  Mahantango  valley,  Jimiata  county, 
Pa.  She  was  born  August  11,  1848,  and  is 
a  daughter  of  Ephraim  and  Elizabeth  Cather- 
ine House.  Three  of  the  children  died  in  in- 
fancy, unnamed.  Their  other  children  are: 
Ella  May,  at  home,  was  a  pupil  at  Anm-ille 
College,  and  later  at  the  State  ]Sromial  School 
at  Millersville,  Pa.;  and  Annie  Eliz:abeth,  at 
home.  They  have  also  an  adopted  daughter, 
Emma  Jane,  now  Mrs.  Cloyd  Ulsh. 

In  local  politics  Mr.  Cauffmto  is  an  inde- 
pendent voter,  but  on  national  and  State  is- 
sues votes  with  the  Democratic  party;  he  has 
never  sought  office.  He  was  for  many  years 
a  member  of  the  United  Brethren  church,  but 
later  became  connected  with  the  Evangelical 
church,  in  which  he  has  served  in  all  offices. 


LOUIS  H.  ZEIGLER,  farmer.  Millers- 
town,  Peri-y  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Daniel  and 
Mary  (Keiser)  Zeigler,  was  born  in  Liverpool 
township,  Penw  county,  i^ovember  13,  1858. 
Daniel  Zeigler  was  born  near  ^Markles-^-ille, 
Perry  coimty,  Pa.,  December  25,  1816.  At 
the  age  of  six  months  he  was  left  by  the  death 
of  his  father  to  the  sole  care  of  his  widowed 
mother.  There  is  no  information  concei-iiing 
his  early  years,  but  the  character  developed 
by  him  shows  clearly  enough  that  his  mother's 
care  and  training  were  faithful  and  judicious. 
When  he  was  twelve  years  of  age,  his  mother 
married  Mr.  Hufford,  a  shoemaker,  with  wliom 
Daniel  worked  for  some  time,  and  acquired 
a  knowledge  of  the  trade,  but  as  soon  as  he 
was  large  and  strong  enough  for  other  work 


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he  abandoned  the  bench  and  shop,  and  in  eon- 
uection  mth  his  brothers,  secnred  a  contract 
for  chopping  and  began  work  on  his  Ofwn  ac- 
oonnt.  The  scene  of  their  labors  was  some- 
where west  of  Duneannon,  and  the  Avood  was 
designed  for  the  Montabello  Furnace,  being 
cut  and  delivered  in  the  winter.  The  brothers 
kept  bachelors'  hall  in  a  log  house,  built  and 
furnished  in  primitive  style,  with  a  chimney 
built  on  the  outside  and  occupying  almost  the 
whole  of  <me  end  of  the  cabin,  which  with  its 
large  open  flue  furnished  all  the  ventilation 
needed;  their  beds  were  of  straw  covered  with 
a  blanket.  There  was  laborious  occupation 
here,  and  slender  means  of  comfort,  but  gen- 
uine contentment  and  happiness  were  not 
v/anting,  and  a  review  of  life  fails  to  show 
any  happier  days  than  these  passed  in  the  old  . 
log  hut  in  the  woods.  In  the  course  of  several 
years  t?he  contract  was  fulfilled,  the  timber 
camp  was  deserted,  and  Mr.  Zeigler  found 
occujxition  at  Duneannon  with  Isaac  Keiser, 
who  kept  a  hotel,  in  connection  with  which  he 
cultivated  a  small  farm.  Mr.  Zeigler's  part 
Avas  to  manage  the  farm,  and  at  times  also  to 
attend  the  bar  in  the  hotel.  The  hotel  was 
well  patronized  by  the  employees  of  the  Dun- 
cannon  Iron  Works,  and  was  the  scene  of 
much  comviviality,  and  it  was  not  strange 
that  sometimes  the  hilarious  proceedings 
passed  tlie  bounds  of  jwopriety.  AVhile  in 
Duneannon,  the  Clarks  Feny  dam  was  con- 
structed, on  which  Air.  Zeigler  found  em- 
ployment, first  as  a  hand,  and  later  as  a  boss, 
his  employees  having  discerned  in  him  the  ca- 
pacity and  sober  habits  which  qualified  him 
for  the  position.  As  the  result  of  his  five 
years'  stay  at  Duneannon  he  accumulated  five 
hundred  dollars.  The  next  business  venture 
of  Air.  Zeigler  was  the  purchase  and  occupancy 
of  a  large  tract  of  heavily  wooded  land  in 
Susquehanna  township,  Juniata  county,  Pa., 
from  which  he  cleared  the  timber,  converting 
it  into  railroad  ties,  lumber  and  cord  wood, 
the  sale  of  which  netted  him  a  handsome 
profit.  He  also  improved  the  golden  days  of 
canal  boating,  by  owning  a  boat  of  his  own, 
with  which  he  realized  large  returns  for  the 
transportation  of  freight.  After  the  timber 
was  cut,  the  land  was  sold,  and  Air.  Zeigler 
removed  to  Livei-jiool  townshi]-*.  Perry  count}^ 
taking  with  him  about  seven  thousand  dollars, 
the  fruits  of  his  judicious  investment,  wise 
management  and    frugal    habits.      Here    for 


only  a  short  time  he  was  the  tenant  of  Chris- 
tian Leiter,  on  the  fann  now  owned  by  Isaac 
AVitmer;  but  being  desirous  of  possessing  a 
fertile  farm  of  his  ouai,  he  was  induced  by 
the  urgent  representations  of  the  late  John 
Holman,  Esq.,  to  buy  the  John  Ulsh  farm, 
two  and  a  half  miles  west  of  Liverpool,  which 
was  then  on  the  market,  and  on  which  he  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  life.  This  proved  a  for- 
tunate investment,  for  although  it  adjoined 
the  farm  on  whdch  he  was  living,  he  had  not 
even  noticed  its  good  points  until  his  friend 
urged  him  to  miake  the  purchase.  Under  his 
judicious  management  the  capabilities  of  the 
farm  wei-e  speedily  developed,  and  here  the 
foundation  of  his  fortune  were  so  securely 
laid  that  no  panic  in  the  business  world  could 
shake  them. 

The  Democratic  party  of  which  Air.  Zeigler 
was  an  active  and  prominent  adherent  hon- 
ored him  and  itself,  by  making  him  candidate 
for  the  associate  judgeship  and  his  neighbors 
manifested  their  confidence  in  his  probity  and 
intelligence,  by  electing  him  repeatedly,  dur- 
ing the  course  of  twenty  yeare,  to  the  respon- 
sible position  of  justice  of  the  peace. 

Air.  Zeigler  was  first  married  to  Alary, 
daughter  of  Isaac  Keiser,  who  died  in  1859; 
their  children  are:  Elizabeth  (Airs.  George 
Alartin),  of  AIcAlisterville,  Pa.;  Isaac  K.,  re- 
sides on  the  old  home  in  Pfoutz  valley.  Pa.; 
Emma,  married  first  Emanuel  Lebkicher,  and 
resided  on  his  father's  farm  two  and  a  half 
miles  east  of  Liverpool,  where  he  died,  after 
which  she  married  Joseph  L.  Kline,  and  they 
now  reside  at  Academia,  Pa.;  Alary  Ellen, 
died  in  infancy;  E.  D.,  resides  in  Alissouri; 
and  Louis  IL,  the  youngest  of  the  family  re- 
sides in  Pfoutz  valley,  near  Alillerstown, 
Pa.  Air.  Zeigler  passed  peacefully  to  his 
final  re^Yard  February  19,  1894,  aged  sev- 
enty-seven. At  the  time  of  his  death  his 
family  consisted  of  five  children,  nine  grand- 
children and  five  great-grandchildren.  His 
funeral  was  an  impressive  event,  attended  by 
a  large  concourse  of  the  best  citizens  of  Pei-ry 
and  Juniata  coujities,  all  of  whom  had  been 
his  fii-m  and  life-long  friends,  and  who  desired 
to  pay  the  last  tribute  to  one  whom  they  rec- 
ognized as  possessing  every  attribute  of  hon- 
orable manhood.  Alany  men  have  been  more 
■widely  kno\vn,  but  few  have  been  mo^-e 
highly  esteemed  in  their  immediate  circle  than 
was  Air.  Zeiffler.     His  business  methods  were 


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characteTized  by  unspotted  righteousness,  and 
not  one  dollar  of  liis  fortune  was  acquired 
through  injustice  or  oppression.  Having  to 
struggle  ill  early  life  he  learned  the  value  of 
judicious  help,  and  was  always  ready  to  aid 
those  who  were  hindered  by  jDoverty.  His 
good  name  and  his  fragrant  ineinory  are  a 
richer  heritage  bequeathed  to  his  descendants 
than  the  great  estate  which  he  left  them. 

The  birthplace  of  Louis  H.  Zeigler  was  the 
Lighter  farm,  now  owned  by  Isaac  AVitmer. 
When  he  was  a  year  old,  his  parents  removed 
to  the  neighborhood  of  the  Lebicher  school 
house,  where  he  received  his  primary  educa- 
tion, after  which  he  enjoyed  the  advantages  of 
a  select  school.  He  was  reared  on  the  farm, 
and  lived  with  his  father  until  March,  1882, 
when  he  left  home  for  a  tour,  being  desirous 
of  seeing  other  sections  of  the  country.  He 
visited  different  parts  of  Indiana,  Iowa  and 
Kansas.  After  spending  eighteen  months  in 
travel  he  returned  home  and  resumed  work 
with  his  father;  after  his  man'iage,  he  resided 
on  one  of  his  father's  farms,  near  Mexico,  Ju- 
niata county.  Pa.  In  the  spring  of  1890,  he 
removed  to  a  farm  in  Perry  valley,  purchased 
from  Samuel  Beaver,  the  father  of  his  first 
vnie.  This  fann  he  sold  in  the  spring  of  1889, 
Avhen  he  took  up  his  residence  on  his  present 
fann,  known  as  the  Eobert  Cochran  fann, 
Avhich  he  has  gi'eatly  improved,  and  on  which 
he  now  has  a  model  home ;  he  has  one  of  the 
finest  farms  and  residences  in  the  county. 
Mr.  Zeigler  inherits  the  political  views  of  his 
honored  father,  and  is  a  staunch  Democrat. 
His  life  and  conduct  have  been  such  as  to  se- 
cure to  him  the  good  will  and  esteem  of  the 
community,  and  he  is  recognized  as  one  of  the 
progressive  and  prosperous  men  of  the  to-wn- 
sihip. 

Louis  H.  Zeigler  was  first  married  October 
27,  1887,  to  Laura,  daughter  of  Samuel  Bea- 
ver, who  died  June  14,  1890;  they  had  one 
child,  Lola,  who  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Zeigler 
was  married  again  October  10,  1894:,  to  Jen- 
nie, daughter  of  Francis  and  Susanna  (Trout- 
man)  Bookwalter,  of  the  vicinity  of  Mexico, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.;  their  children  are:  one 
daughter,  deceased,  and  one  son  living,  born 
Febmary  28,  1897,  Owen  Paul.  Mrs.  Zeig- 
ler's  mother  died  December  12,  1886;  her 
father  is  still  living. 


Perry  county.  Pa.  James  Oilfilen,  his  grand- 
father, was  born  in  Ireland  and  emigrated  to 
America  with  his  brother,  who  settled  in  east- 
ern Pennsylvania,  while  James  settled  in 
Greenwood  township,  Peny  county,  Pa.,  and 
there  he  was  engaged  in  farming  until  his 
death.  His  son,  Louis  Gilfilen,  father  of 
James  Lewis,  was  born  in  Greenwood  town- 
ship. He  was  reared  a  farmer,  and  made  farm- 
ing his  life  occupation,  in  Wliicli  he  was  pros- 
perous, and  accumulated  much  property,  be- 
ing the  owner  of  three  of  the  best  fanns  in 
Perry  county,  all  of  which  became  the  inher- 
itance of  his  granddaughter,  H.  Jennie  Gil- 
filen. He  was  a  prominent  and  influential 
man,  and  was  highly  esteemed.  His  death  oc- 
curred in  April,  1892,  in  the  eig'htieth  year 
of  his  age.  Mr.  Gilfilen  married  Phanna 
Ulsh,  who  was  reared  and  died  in  Pfoutz  val- 
ley, and  their  children  are:  William  H.,  died 
young;  James  Lewis;  and  Mary  Emma,  died 
young.  His  wife  was  a  devout  Christian  wo- 
man, and  a  member  of  the  Church  of  God, 
but  he  was  not  connected  with  any  church  or- 
ganization. 

James  Lews  Gilfilen  was  bom  in  Green- 
wood township,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  in  De- 
cember, 1844.  His  boyhood  was  passed  on 
the  farm;  he  attended  the  common  schools, 
and  also  select  schools.  x\."fter  his  marriage 
he  resided  on  his  father's  fann,  and  gave  much 
attention  to  agTicultural  pursuits.  For  nearly 
two  years  he  was  in  mercantile  business  in 
Millerstown,  Pa.,  and  his  death  occun-ed  in 
1873,  while  thus  engaged.  In  political  mat- 
ters, Mr.  Gilfilen  acted  with  the  Eepublican 
party.  His  religious  faith  and  fellowship  were 
with  the  Presbyterian,  and  in  thajt  church  he 
maintained  a  consistent  membership. 

In  1869  Mr.  Gilfilen  was  man-ied  to  Miss 
Mary  M.  Jones,  daughter  of  William  J.  and 
Susan  B.  (Milford)  Jones.  They  had  two 
children:  Helen  Mary,  who  died  in  infancy; 
and  II.  Jennie,  who  is  now  at  home. 


JAMES   LEWIS    GILFILEJT,   deceased, 
was  a    prominent   farmer    near    Millerstown, 


WILLIAM  HAMILTO^T  FITZGER- 
ALD, deceased,  was  a  farmer  and  miller,  of 
Millerstown,  Perry  county,  Pa.  John  Fitz- 
gerald, his  great-great-grandfather,  came  from 
the  north  of  Ireland,  his  ancestors  having  been 
driven  from  Scotland  by  religious  persecution. 
When  a  young  man,  he  emigrated  to  America 
and  took  up  land  in  Tuscarora  valley.  Spruce 
Hill  township,  Juniata  county,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  agi-icultural  pursuits,  and  where  he 


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died.  Xo  biographical  data  concerning  the 
great-grandfather  of  William  H.  Fitzgerald, 
are  at  hand,  but  John  Fitzgerald,  his  gTand- 
father,  was  born  near  Blain,  Perry  county. 
Pa.  He  married  Miss  Kelson,  and  they  re- 
moved to  Ohio,  where  he  died.  Their  children 
are:  John,  removed  when  a  young  man  to 
Alabama;  William,  married  Miss  Innis,  of 
Juniata  county,  removed  to  near  Logansport, 
Ind. ;  James;  Mary,  lived  to  old  age,  and  died 
unmarried;  Margaret,  deceased,  married  Mr. 
Wallace,  who  died  in  Juniata  county;  ISTancy 
also  married  a  Mr.  Wallace,  and  resided  in  Ju- 
niata county,  where  they  both  died.  After 
the  death  of  John  Fitzgerald  in  Ohio,  his 
widow  and  her  family  returned  to  their  old 
neighborhood,  near  Blain,  Pa.,  where  she 
man-ied  Mr.  Lemon,  and  where  she  died.  She 
had  one  child  by  her  second  marriage,  Susan- 
na, deceased. 

James  Fitzgerald,  father  of  AVilliam  H. 
Fitzgerald,  was  born  near  Blain,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  in  1803,  and  aocompanied  his 
parents  to  Ohio,  the  journey  being  made  in 
wagons.  Here  he  engaged  in  farming.  He 
married  Miss  Rachel  Grey,  and  they  settled 
in  Spruce  Hill  township,  Juniata  coimty,  Pa., 
on  a  farm  his  wife  inherited  from  her  father, 
and  which  was  first  occupied  and  cultivated  by 
her  grandfather,  who  was  one  of  the  fii-st  set- 
tlers in  Tuscarora  valley.  On  this  farm  Mr. 
Fitzgerald  died  in  1883;  his  wife  died  a  short 
time  before  him  in  the  same  year.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  John,  married  Mahala  Randolph, 
resides  in  Juniata  county;  William  H. ;  James, 
of  Spruce  Hill  township,  Juniata  county.  Pa., 
was  a  soldier  in  the  late  war;  Samuel,  married 
A'n  ';-a  Cross,  of  York  county,  Pa.,  is  a  min- 
isrcr  ii;  "he  United  Presbyterian  ohurch,  and 
li^es  ir.  CL'hidelphia,  Pa. 

Williii.'n  ^lamilton  Fitzgerald  was  born  in 
Spni"e  Hiil  t^irpiiship,  Juniata  coiinty.  Pa., 
February  .",  i3o5,  wLore  he  had  his  home  imtil 
his  marriage  in  187"!.  His  education  was  ob- 
tained in  tl'.e  couniion  schools  and  at  Tusca- 
rora Academy,  after  wMcli  he  taught  school 
for  several  terms.  IIo  was  reared  as  a  farmer 
boy.  In  October,  1N()2,  he  enlisted  at  Har- 
risburg.  Pa.,  in  Company  F,  One  Hundred 
and  Seventy-first  Pennsyhatiia  Volunteers, 
and  at  once  proceeded  with  the  regiment  to 
the  front.  The  fii-st  battle  in  which  he  par- 
ticipated was  at  White  Oak  River,  ISTorth 
Carolina,  in  1863;  he  was  also  in  the  latter 


part  of  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.  In  Oc- 
tober, 1863,  he  was  honorably  discharged 
from  the  service,  on  the  account  of  the  expi- 
ration of  his  term  of  enlistment,  after  which 
he  immediately  returned  and  took  charge  of 
the  fann  while  his  brother  James  went  into 
the  army.  In  1873,  William  Fitzgerald  and 
his  mf  e  took  possession  of  the  f  aimi,  which  the 
latter  inlierited.  It  contains  100  acres  of 
land,  on  which  there  is  a  good  grist-mill.  Hav- 
ing learned  milling,  he  managed  both  fann 
and  mill,  with  good  success.  W.  Fitzgerald 
was  married  in  1873  to  Martha  Hart,  of 
Greenwood  townshij^,  Periy  county,  Pa.  She 
was  born  in  Tuscarora  valley,  Juniata  county, 
and  came  with  her  parents  to  Perry  county 
when  she  was  three  weeks  old,  where  she  has 
had  her  home  ever  since.  She  is  the  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Sarah  Irvin.  One  child  of  Mr. 
and  Mre.  Fitzgerald's  is  living:  Sarah  Flor- 
ence, wife  of  J.  J.  Mars,  of  Boston,  Mass., 
who  completed  her  studies  at  Irving  College 
in  1893. 

Mr.  Fitzgerald  was  a  Democrat  and  an  in- 
defatigable worker  for  the  success  of  his  party. 
He  was  defeated  for  director  of  the  poor  in 
1895,  by  only  a  small  majority.  He  filled 
the  office  of  school  director  for  twelve  yeai-s, 
was  also  auditor  and  assessor.  The  United 
Presbyterian  church  at  Thompsontown,  Pa., 
bears  his  name  on  its  roll  of  membere.  He 
was  known  as  a  thorough  gentleman  in  every 
respect.  His  friends  were  legion.  He  pos- 
sessed a  soldierly  bearing,  standing  six  feet 
high,  and  weighing  two  hundred  pounds.  Flis 
grey  beard  and  moustache  gave  him  a  schol- 
arly appearance.  He  rendered  valuable  as- 
sistance to  those  in  distress,  and  was  ever 
ready  to  help  any  charitable  undertaking. 
His  kindness  of  heart  and  gentlemanly  quali- 
ties won  for  him  a  warm  place  in  the  hearts  of 
his  fellow  men.  One  of  his  favorite  studies 
was  astronomy.  He  was  thoroughly  versed 
in  Biblical  lore.  As  a  soldier  in  the  late  war, 
he  served  with  much  bravery,  and  his  comrades 
left  behind  tell  of  the  many  good  deeds  he 
performed  towards  the  sick  and  wounded  on 
the  field  of  battle. 


PETER  LAUVER,  farmer,  Millerstown, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  McAlisterville, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.,  July  19,  1826,  and  is  a 
son  of  Henry  and  ISFancy  (Auker)  Lauver. 
His  grandfather,  Michael  Lauver,  traces  his 


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lineage  back  to  Germany,  from  which  country 
liis  immediate  progenitoi*s  came,  and  settled 
in  Virginia.  From  this  State  he  removed  to 
the  location  now  occupied  by  Evendale,  Ju- 
niata county,  Pa.,  where  he  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. His  son,  Henry  Lauver,  was  bom  in  Ju- 
niata county,  and  was  brought  up  on  the  farm. 
He  learned  blacksmithing  when  a  yoimg  man, 
and  made  this  his  principal  occupation.  Af- 
ter his  marriage  he  resided  at  Liverpool,  Pei-ry 
county,  and  worked  at  his  trade  for  some  time , 
he  then  moved  to  McAlisterville,  Pa.,  where  he 
conducted  a  shop  until  1831.  In  that  year, 
he  came  to  Greenwood  township,  where  he 
bought  and  farmed  the  Terry  property, 
and  in  the  same  year  he  erected  the  house 
which  his  son  Peter  now  occupies,  and  in 
which  Henry  Lauver  spent  the  remainder  of 
his  life,  dying  in  1879.  He  was  a  Republi- 
can. Llis  church  membership  was  with  the 
Mennonites,  and  he  was  widely  known  and 
highly  esteemed  for  his  many  virtues.  He 
maiTied  JSTancy  Auker,  whose  death  occured 
in  the  TO's,  and  they  are  both  intei-red  in  the 
Auker  cemetery  in  Pfoutz  valley.  Their 
children  are:  Catherine,  married  Joseph 
Brubaker,  and  both  died  in  Snyder  county, 
Pa. ;  Armie,  married  firet,  Robert  Gilfilen,  and 
secondly,  Enoch  Eby,  and  they  reside  in  Kan- 
sas; Margaret,  married  Jacob  Smith,  and  both 
died  in  Juniata  county,  Pa.;  Peter;  John, 
married  Susan  Holfman,  and  resides  in  Mont- 
gomery county,  O.;  Llenry,  married  Han- 
nah Landis,  and  in  1879  removed  to  Kansas, 
where  he  still  resides;  and  Frances,  died 
young. 

Peter  Lauver  was  five  years  of  age  wMeii 
his  parents  removed  to  the  fann  he  nO'W  occu- 
pies in  Greenwood  township.  Perry  county, 
Pa.  For  three  months  of  each  year,  public 
schools  were  maintained  in  this  township,  and 
in  these  schools  he  received  his  first  instruc- 
tion in  books.  But  as  there  were  many  busy 
weeks  even  during  the  winter  months  when 
farm  jobs  demanded  all  the  force  the  family 
could  muster,  he  was  sometimes  kept  from  at- 
tendance upon  the  brief  annual  session.  The 
most  important  of  these  winter  jobs  was  the 
threshing  of  the  grain,  which  before  the  intro- 
duction of  machinery,  when  it  was  all  done  by 
the  trampling  of  horses  or  the  stroke  of  fiails 
on  the  barn  floor,  was  a  protracted  process ;  in 
certain  parts  of  the  woi-k  it  gave  employment 
to  even  the  youngest  boy  on  the  farm.     At 


the  age  of  nineteen  years  all  Peter  Lauver's 
schooling  was  over,  and  he  was  regularly  em- 
ployed on  the  farm.  After  his  marriage,  he 
took  up  housekeeping  with  his  father,  and  af- 
ter his  father's  death  in  1879,  succeeded  to  the 
old  homestead,  which  consisted  of  176  acres, 
on  which  he  now  lives  in  the  house  built  in 
1831.  His  political  views  accorded  with  those 
of  the  Republican  party,  and  he  was  repeated- 
ly called  to  fill  townshi]^  olfices.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  German  Brethren  congi'ega- 
tion  at  Lost  Creek,  Juniata  county,  Pa.  His 
genial  countenance  and  cordial  manner  were 
the  outer  manifestations  of  his  benevolent 
heart. 

In  1861:,  Mr.  Lauver  was  married  to  Su- 
sanna Keagle,  of  Liverpool  township,  daugh- 
ter of  Frederick  Keagle,  who  died  in  1888. 
She  was  a  devout  Christian  woman,  perform- 
ing faithfully  and  in  a  most  loving  spirit,  all 
the  duties  of  her  varied  relationship  in  life. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  German  Brethren 
congregation.  Their  children  are:  Louisa 
(Mrs.  Isaac  Burrows),  of  Juniata  county.  Pa. ; 
Maggie  (Mre.  Charles  Emerson),  resides  near 
Chicago,  111.;  Milton,  married  Sarah  Long,  is 
a  farmer  in  Juniata  county.  Pa.;  Maurice, 
died  aged  twenty-one  years;  Emma  (Mrs. 
Stalesmith),  resides  in  Mercer  coi;nty.  Pa.; 
Laura;  Lewis,  married  and  resides  at  Spring- 
field, O. ;  Mina  (Mrs.  Joseph  Gist),  resides  at 
Enid,  Okl. ;  and  Cloyd,  died  aged  two  and  a 
half  years. 

The  life  of  Mr.  Lauver  has  been  one  of 
earnest  and  persistent  effort,  prosecuted  from 
early  life  with  industry,  perseverance  and  ad- 
herence to  right  principles.  His  lack  of  acl- 
Aantages  at  the  outset  has  given  him  warm 
sympathy  with  the  young  who  are  similarly 
pjaceJ,  and  have  made  him  willing  to  assist 
i\]\  iii  his  power.  The  lo'ss  of  his  estimable 
wife  cisl;  a  shadow  upon  his  way  and  left  him 
many  i)iuirs  of  loneliness.  ISTearly  all  his  chil- 
dren ha\e  gone  to  homes  in  various  parts  of 
the  country,  but  his  son  Milton  remains  and 
cultivates  the  farm. 


LEONARD  K.  ULSH,  farmer.  Millers- 
town,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Joseph  and 
Susanna  (Kline)  Ulsh,  was  born  in  Liverpool 
township.  Perry  county,  ^tlay  6,  1830.  His 
grandfather,  Henry  Ulsh,  came  from  Germany 
whtn  a  young  man,  and  settled  in  Liverpool 
township,  the  country  at  that  time  being  in 


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its  primitive  state  and  occupied  by  the  forest, 
the  Indians  and  the  wikl  beasts;  here  he  built 
his  cabin  and  attacked  these  enemies  in  true 
pioneer  style,  cutting  down  the  forests,  driv- 
ing away  the  Indians,  and  slaying  the  wild 
beasts.  His  son,  Joseph  Ulsh,  was  bom  in 
Liver^TOol  township,  January  13,  1804.  He 
was  reared  on  the  farm  and  educated  in  the 
common  schools,  and  for  two  terras  was  en- 
gaged in  teaching.  At  forty-five  years  of  age, 
he  met  with  business  reverses  and  lost  his 
property.  In  order  to  retrieve  his  fallen  for- 
tunes, he  accompanied  his  sons  to  California 
in  1851,  and  having  seen  them  settled  in  a 
promising  mine,  returned  to  his  home,  after 
one  year's  absence.  The  search  for  gold  by 
his  sons  soon  proving  successful,  they  were 
able  to  send  him  money  for  the  purchase  of  a 
fann,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
life,  his  death  occurring  January  8,  1888.  He 
first  married  Susanna  Kline,  who  died  in 
1838;  his  children  by  this  marriag-e  are: 
Mary  Ann;  Reuben,  married  Margaret  Mil- 
ler, and  resides  in  California;  Leonard  K. ; 
and  John  "W.,  married  Susan  Rickabaugh,  de- 
ceased. Mr.  Ulsh  married  secondly  Elizabeth 
Bow;  his  third  wife  was  Elizabeth  Pfoutz;  to 
neither  of  these  marriages  was  there  any  is- 
sue. 

Leonard  K.  Ulsh  received  some  instruction 
in  the  common  schools,  but  he  and  his  brothers 
were  frequently  employed  on  the  farm  and  in 
the  saw-mill,  and  some  of  the  time  usually  em- 
ployed in  attending  school  was  occupied  with 
work.  He  remained  on  the  farm  until  Feb- 
ruary, 1851,  when  his  father  and  his  two 
brothei-s,  John  W.  and  Reuben  went  in  search 
of  gold  to  California.  They  sailed  from  ISTew 
York  on  the  United  States  mail  steamship, 
Ohio,  reached  Aspinw^all,  and  proceeded  up  the 
Jaguars  river  to  Archipelago,  where  Joseph 
Ulsh  was  made  captain  of  the  mule  train 
which  transported  the  baggage  of  the  600  pas- 
sengers to  Panama,  and  made  the  trip  mount- 
ed on  the  back  of  one  of  the  mules.  The  boys 
were  obliged  to  make  the  journey  on  foot, 
starting  early  in  the  morning,  traveling  hard 
all  day,  and  reaching  Panama  in  the  evening, 
almost  exhausted  by  the  walk.  They  also  met 
with  startling  adventures  and  narrow  escapes 
on  the  way.  At  Havana,  a  town  on  the 
ronte,  they  were  ordered  to  halt  by  the  native 
soldiers,  and.  disregarding  tlie  nrdor  Avere 
fired  upon,  but  happily  escaped,  no  one  being 


hit.  At  Panama  they  took  the  steamer  "Isth- 
mus of  Panama"  and  reached  San  Francisco 
in  forty-two  days  from  the  time  they  left  New 
York.  They  proceeded  thence  by  water  to 
Stockton,  and  thence  by  teams  to  the  South- 
ern Mines;  here  fifteen  of  the  party  hired 
a  team  of  four  mules,  with  which  they  cov- 
ered the  distance  of  twenty-two  miles  to 
Daily's  Halfway  House,  and  from  there  pro- 
ceeded on  a  two  days'  journey  to  Murphy's 
Camp,  where  they  pitched  their  tents,  and  on 
the  second  day  afterwards  began  digging  for 
gold.  They  occupied  their  tents  for  a  short 
time,  but  the  father  and  sons  built  a  log 
cabin,  which  was  considered  the  most  com- 
fortable habitation  at  Murphy's  Camp. 
Joseph  Ulsh  having  returned  home  the  next 
year,  the  sons  remained  and  worked  the  mines 
for  four  years,  meeting  with  enviable  success, 
and  sending  home  amounts  sufficient  to  pur- 
chase two  farms. 

As  a  respite  from  their  exhausting  work  in 
the  mines,  they  frequently  went  out  on  h\mt- 
ing  expeditions  to  a  region  nineteen  miles 
distant  from  the  camp,  where  deer  abounded. 
On  one  of  these  expeditions,  Leonard  K.  Ulsh 
and  Joe  Sheffler,  of  Louisville,  Pa.,  met  with 
a  thrilling  adventure.  They  had  been  a  short 
time  separated  when  Mr.  Ulsh  heard  his  com- 
rade calling  lustily  for  help,  and  hurrying  to 
the  spot  with  all  possible  haste,  found  him  in 
a  life  and  death  struggle  with  a  monster  buck. 
He  at  once  proceeded  to  render  all  the  assist- 
ance in  his  power,  but  fearing  to  shoot  lest  he 
might  hit  Joe  instead  of  the  buck,  he  gave  the 
animal  several  thrusts  with  his  bowie  knife 
Avith  apparently  no  results  save  that  of  increas- 
ing its  TRge,  and  his  friend's  peril.  At  length, 
seeing  no  other  way  of  rescuing  his  comrade 
and  securing  the  game,  he  seized  the  buck  by 
the  horns,  an  J  in  this  way  took  the  place  of  his 
comrade  in  the  fierce  struggle  with  the  beast, 
which  they  finally  despatched  by  cutting  his 
throat.  By  this  time  darkness  had  overtaken 
them,  and  they  could  find  their  way  back  to 
camp  only  by  firing  a  gun,  and  listening  for 
a  return  shot  from  their  companions  in  camp. 
Fortunately,  the  gun  in  reply  was  soon  heard, 
and  they  got  back  with  their  fine  trophy,  in 
due  time  and  in  fine  shape.  Mr.  Ulsh  killed 
eight  deer  on  this  trip,  but  his  brother,  J.  W., 
came  in  ahead  of  him  on  the  honor  list,  hav- 
ing nine  to  his  credit. 

On  Fi'iday,  February  Ifi,  1855,  they  took 


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passage  on  the  steamer  "Golden  Age"  at  San 
Francisco,  and  reached  Xew  York  in  twenty- 
four  days,  the  time  across  the  isthmus  being 
shortened  by  the  completion  of  the  railroad, 
from  four  weeks  to  four  days,  and  they 
reached  home  ]\Iarch  28.  ^Ir.  Ulsh  resumed 
fanning  on  one  of  the  places  piirchased  with 
the  money  they  had  sent  home  from  the  mines ; 
after  man-iage,  he  went  to  housekeeping  on 
this  place,  ^Vhere  he  also  opened  a  store,  and 
conducted  it  for  six  years. 

Leonard  K.  Ulsh  was  man-ied  February  16, 
1857,  to  Caroline  Eickabaugh,  of  Juniata 
county,  Pa.  Their  children  are:  Emma  C. 
(Mrs.  W.  W.  Dimm),  of  Juniata  county.  Pa. ; 
Willis  W.,  married  Miss  Cox,  and  resides  in 
Altoona,  Pa.;  Joseph  E.,  married  Maggie 
Cauffman,  and  resides  in  Altoona,  Pa.;  Levi 
R.,  man-ied  Emma  Zearny,  and  resides  in 
Greenwood  township;  Alberta;  Harvey  L. ; 
and  Charles;  the  last  three  at  home.  Their 
deceased  children  are:  Ida  May;  Minnie 
Alice ;  and  Jay  M. ;  all  died  young.  Mr.  LTlsh 
is  prominent  in  local  politics,  and  is  a  Dem- 
ocrat. He  has  been  president  of  the  school 
board  for  fourteen  or  fifteen  years.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


SAMUEL  L.  BEAVER,  farmer,  Millers- 
to^vn,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  George  and 
Maria  C.  (Long)  Beaver,  was  bom  March  2, 
1831.  The  histoi-y  of  his  ancestors  is  found 
in  this  volume  in  connection  with  the  sketch 
of  .Mr.  George  Beaver,  of  Greenwood  town- 
ship. 

The  birthplace  of  Samuel  L.  Beaver  was 
an  old  log  house  on  the  farm  he  now  owns, 
which  is  the  old  Beaver  homestead.  AVhen 
he  was  fifteen  years,  he  helped  to  canw  the 
brick  for  the  house  in  which  he  now  lives. 
He  attended  the  common  schools,  held  for 
three  months  in  the  winter  season,  but  his 
schooling  was  sometimes  shortened  by  his  be- 
ing called  upon  to  do  extra  work  on  the  fann, 
and  during  busy  seasons  his  assistance  in  the 
farm  work  was  given  constantly.  He  contin- 
ued at  home  until  he  was  twenty-one  yeai-s  of 
age,  when  he  became  a  clerk  in  the  store  of  his 
brother-in-law,  at  Millersburg,  Dauphin 
county,  Pa.  His  tastes  naturally  inclined 
him  to  mercantile  business  and  he  might  per- 
haps have  found  his  life  occupation  in  that 
line;  but  at  the  end  of  seven  months  spent  in 
the  store,  the  hay  harvest  came  with  its  ur- 


gent demand  for  additional  help  on  the  farm, 
and  his  father  sent  for  him  to  come  home. 
Flis  return  proved  to  be  the  determining  move 
of  his  life,  for  he  never  ag^ain  left  the  farm, 
biit  continued  with  his  father,  and  took  charge 
of  the  farming  operations  until  he  was  thirty- 
one  years  old. 

This  brought  him  to  the  important  event  of 
his  marriage,  which  occurred  June  12,  1862, 
when  he  was  united  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Ivipp, 
born  at  Milroy,  Mifflin  county,  October  11, 
1838,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  (Har- 
mon) Kipp.  After  their  marriage  Mr.  Bea- 
ver conducted  their  old  home  farm  for  three 
years;  he  then  bought  a  farm  of  100  acres  in 
Perry  valley,  which  he  cultivated  for  twelve 
yeai-s;  he  then  returned  and  purchased  and 
occupied  the  old  homestead,  taking  care  of 
his  parents  as  long  as  they  lived.  Mr.  Bea- 
ver is  a  staunch  and  true  Republican;  he  has 
served  acceptably  as  school  director  and  as 
county  auditor.  Formerly,  he  was  connected 
with  the  Methodist  church,  but  is  now  a  mem- 
ber of  the  United  Brethren  church,  and  has 
always  contributed  generously  to  the  cause  of 
benevolence  and  religion.  During  the  war  he 
was  drafted  for  service,  but  after  medical  ex- 
amination at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  was  rejected.  His 
children  are:  Thomas  K.,  married  .Fanny 
Seiber,  of  McAlisterville,  was  born  January 
8,  1861,  was  first  a  farmer  and  is  now  a  mer- 
chant at  Academia,  Juniata  county.  Pa.; 
William  A.,  born  May  5,  1865,  married 
Emma  Troutman,  of  Greenwood  to\\mship. 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  and  is  now  a  farmer  at 
Academia,  Pa.;  Laura  (Mrs.  Lewis  Zeigler), 
born  November  22,  1866,  is  deceased;  George 
E.,  born  June  10,  1868,  at  home;  Jennie, 
born  May  25,  1871,  died  in  infancy;  Samuel 
G.,  born  August  6,  1873,  is  a  clerk  in  his 
brother's  store  at  Academia,  Pa. ;  Bessie,  born 
August  1,  1875,  died  in  infancy;  Mary  Ella, 
born  ISTovember  2,  1877,  at  home;  Lizzie, 
born  December  1,  1880,  at  home;  Minnie  C, 
born  Aue-ust  8,  1884,  at  home. 


JOXATHAX  WERT,  shoemaker  and  far- 
mer, ^[illerstown,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of 
John  and  Elizabeth  (lliller)  AVert,  was  l;)orn 
on  the  old  homestead  near  Millersburg,  I>au- 
phin  county,  Pa.,  September  23,  1814.  John 
Wert  (1),  his  great-grandfather,  was  born  and 
reared  at  Wurtemberg,  Germany.  After  his 
marriage,  he  emigrated  to  America,  settling 


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first  in  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  and  later  re- 
moving to  Lykeus  valley,  Dauphin  county. 
Pa.,  where,  surrounded  \)j  Indians,  he  built 
his  house  in  the  woods,  under  a  big  white  oak 
tree,  and  there  passed  the  remainder  of  his 
life.  He  accumulated  a  large  amount  of 
property,  and  reared  nine  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters. His  son,  John  Wert  (2),  was  born,  it 
is  siipposed,  in  Lancaster  county,  and  re- 
moved with  his  parents  to  Lykens  valley.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution, 
after  which  he  settled  on  one  of  his  father's 
farms  in  Lykens  valley.  As  the  result  of  the 
hardships  and  exposure  he  endured  in  the 
army,  he  died  comparatively  early,  being 
about  forty  years  old.  His  family  consisted 
of  two  sons  and  five  daughters.  The  sons  are : 
John;  Adam,  married  at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  where 
he  had  a  store  and  a  tavern,  removed  to  Miff- 
lin county,  Pa.,  where  he  kept  a  tavern  for 
some  time,  after  which  he  engaged  in  the 
grain  bi;siness  at  Massillon,  O.  The  daughters 
of  John  Wert  (2),    are:      Eve    (Mrs.    John 

jSTeatter),  she  and  her  husband  died;  ■ 

(Mrs.  John  Fetterhoff),  resided  with  her  hus- 
band near  Halifax,  Dauphin  county.  Pa., 
where  both  died;  Catherine  (Mrs.  John  Sny- 
der), settled  and  died  south  of  Berrysburg, 
Dauphin  coimty,  Pa.;  Christiana,  died  xm- 
married;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  Yeagle),  set- 
tled near  Berrysburg,  Dauphin  county.  Pa., 
removing  to  the  State  of  Xew  York,  and  there 
died. 

John  Wert  (3),  father  of  Jonathan  AVert, 
was  born  on  one  of  his  gTandfather's  fanns, 
adjoining  the  old  homestead,  and  situated  in 
the  Lykens  valley  about  three  miles  from  Mil- 
lersburg,  in  17S4.  His  opportunities  for  se- 
curing an  education  were  not  abundant,  but 
such  as  .they  were,  he  diligently  improved 
them,  and  having  much  natural  talent,  he 
prepared  himself  for  usefulness,  and  was  for 
several  years  a  teacher.  But  he  was  chiefly 
interested  in  agriculture,  and  when,  as  he  ap- 
proached his  majority,  his  grandfather  died, 
he  took  the  farm  at  its  appraisement.  Lie  en- 
listed in  the  war  of  1812,  and  was  stationed 
for  six  weeks  at  Baltimore.  His  death  oc- 
curred in  1S59,  his  wife  surviving  him  nine 
years.  He  man-ied  Elizabeth  Miller,  a  na- 
tive of  Dauphin  county,  whose  father  came 
from  Germany.  She  was  born  in  1786  and 
died  aged  eighty-two.  Their  children  are: 
Simon,  married  a  lady  of  Lebanon,  Pa.,  and 


settled  at  Millersburg,  Pa.;  Eli,  married 
Sarah  Weaver,  and  occupied  his  father's 
farm,  where  he  died  in  1895,  and  where  his 
widow  now  resides;  Mary,  died  aged  forty 
years,  unmarried;  Jonathan;  Joseph,  mar- 
ried at  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  a  lady  from  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  and  both  are  deceased;  Josiah, 
married  a  native  of  jSTorthumberlanJ  county. 
Pa.,  where  they  now  reside;  Susanna  (Mrs. 
Geoi'ge  Shaffer),  of  Georgetown,  Pa.;  Amos, 
married  in  Pottsville,  Pa.,  and  moved  to  Phil- 
adelphia, where  he  now  resL'es;  Rebecca,  mar- 
ried fii-st  Mr.  Martin,  and  second,  Mr.  Yeag- 
ley,  now  deceased,  and  resides  at  Georgeto  .  a. 
Pa.;  John  B.,  removed  to  Massillon,  married 
and  resides  there,  his  wife  being  deceased. 
John  Wert  (3),  was  prominent  and  active  in 
the  Democratic  party,  and  was  justice  of  the 
peace  for  several  years.  In  religious  views 
and  fellowship  he  was  a  Lutheran. 

The  education  of  Jonathan  Wert  was  car- 
ried on  in  the  Gennan  subscription  schools, 
and  he  could  speak  no  English  until  he  was 
twenty-two  years  of  age.  Much  of  his  in- 
fonuation  was  obtained  by  reading  useful 
books  after  he  reached  manhood.  When  he 
was  seventeen  years  of  age,  he  began  an  ap- 
prenticeship with  Heni-y  Lebo,  shoemaker, 
near  Millersburg,  Pa,  serving  two  years,  and 
afterwards  Avorked  at  this  trade.  At  twenty- 
two  years  of  age,  he  went  to  Massillon,  O., 
making  the  journey  from  Lykens  valley  to 
Bucyrus,  O.,  on  foot,  carrying  his  kit  of  tools 
with  him,  and  being  accompanied  by  cousins, 
John  and  Henry  Wert.  During  a  two  years' 
stay  in  Ohio,  he  was  able  to  save  one  hun- 
dred dollars.  The  return  jouracy  was  begun 
on  foot,  but  on  the  way  he  fell  in  with  an 
aged  couple  who  were  makiiig  tho  io"rrey  by 
team,  and  they  offered  him  a  ride.  This  he 
gladly  accepted,  accompanied  thern  to  .htir 
home  near  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and  remained  vrlth 
them  until  the  old  man  died.  After  reach- 
ing home,  Air.  AVert  was  for  a  year  and  a  half 
engaged  in  farming,  after  which  he  came  to 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  and  bought  twenty-six  and 
a  half  acres  of  land  in  Perry  valley.  Green- 
wood township,  where  he  opened  a  shop. 
This  tract  he  sold  after  a  time,  and  bought 
and  sold  several  places,  until  finally  he  set- 
tled on  his  present  place  of  fifty-three  acres, 
which  was  then  in  the  woods.  Air.  AVert  is  an 
independent  voter  vn\h.  leanings  toward  the 
Prohibition  party. 


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In  IS-iO,  Jonathan  Wert  married  Miss 
Catherine  Derrick,  born  in  IsTorthmBberland 
county,  Pa.,  and  reared  in  Perry  county,  Pa., 
who  died  December  3,  1863,  and  by  whom 
his  children  are:  Joseph  Henry,  Greenwood 
townshijj;  George  AV.,  Greenwood  township; 
Benjamin  F.,  South  Pend,  Ind. ;  Mary  E. 
(Airs.  Juliii  Pitting),  Greenwood  township; 
Johji  Is.,  of  New  Cumberland,  Pa.;  William 
A.,  died  young;  Sarah  Jane,  died  aged  nine- 
teen; Jonathan  R.,  of  Greenwood  township; 
Catherine,  died  young;  David  E.,  of  Marys- 
ville,  Pa.;  and  Samuel  T.,  died  young.  In 
1864,  Mr.  Wert  was  married  the  second  time 
to  Miss  Catherine  Pines,  born  in  Perry  val- 
ley, December  31,  1838.  Their  children  are: 
Amos  M., resides  in  Colorado;  Eebecca  E.,died 
young;  Alice  E.  (Mrs.  Aaron  Moyer),  of  Al- 
toona.  Pa.;  Susanna  Viola  (Mrs.  James  Sny- 
der), of  Greenwood  township;  Martin  Lu- 
ther, resides  in  Iowa;  Cora,  married  Lewis 
Sturdevant,  a  barber,  born  at  Liverpool,  Pa., 
June  15,  1873;  Simon  Le^vis,  at  home;  and 
Jesse  Moody,  died  young.  Mr.  Wert  is  a 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  In  personal 
appearance  he  is  dignified  and  venerable,  hav- 
ing white  hair  and  a  white  flowing  beard. 


GEORGE  WASHINGTON  WERT,  far- 
mer, Millerstown,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born 
in  Greenwood  township,  Perry  county,  March 
28,  1843.  His  education  was  received  in  the 
common  schools.  At  the  age  of  eight  years, 
he  went  from  his  home  to  earn  his  own  living, 
and  for  a  number  of  years  was  in  the  employ 
of  George  Ulsh  doing  chores  on  the  farm,  and 
in  the  winter  attending  school,  his  compensa- 
tion being  his  board  and  clothing,  excepting 
for  the  last  two  years,  during  which  he  was 
paid  three  dollars  joer  month  in  addition. 
For  the  next  two  years  he  worked  for  Isaac 
Lenkard  for  eight  dollars  per  month,  after 
which  he  came  home  and  worked  on  the  farm 
for  his  father  until  September,  1861,  when 
he  enlisted  in  the  United  States  military  ser- 
vice at  Duncannon,  Pa.,  being  assigned  to 
Company  A,  Ninth  Pennsylvania  Volunteer 
Cavalry,  First  Brigade,  Third  Cavalry  Divi- 
sion. The  company  was  commanded  by  Capt. 
Griffith  Jones,  who  was  later  promoted  and 
bis  place  filled  by  Capt.  Charles  A.  Appel, 
who  being  also  promoted,  his  place  was  taken 
by  Capt, "John  Boal,  killed  March  16,  1865, 
at  Averysboro,  N.  C.     Captain  Boal's  place 


was  filled  by  Capt.  AVilliam  M.  Potter,  who 
was  wounded  at  Ready ville,  Tenn.,  September 
6,  1864.  At  Carters  Station,  Mr.  AVert  was 
struck  by  a  ball;  and  again  at  Cripple  Creek, 
a  ball  having  passed  through  his  captain's  arm, 
struck  Mr.  Wert  in  the  right  hand.  His  next 
wound  was  received  at  Griswold  Station;  a 
minnie  ball  entered  his  left  leg  near  the  hip, 
and  passing  downward,  lodged  in  his  leg  and 
still  remains.  This  wound  was  received  in  a 
hand  to  hand  encounter  with  a  rebel  soldier, 
who  thrust  a  revolver  into  Mr.  AVert's  face 
and  called  on  him  to  surrender,  but  seeing,  as 
he  looked  directly  into  the  muzzle  of  the  re- 
volver, that  it  contained  only  one  ball,  Mr. 
AVert  resoh^ed  to  risk  all  and  make  a  desperate 
fight.  He  quickly  raised  his  hand  and  struck 
the  revolver  just  as  the  shot  went  oft;  and  the 
ball  entered  his  leg  as  described.  Then  he 
wheeled  his  horse  and  made  a  dash  for  liberty 
through  the  rebels  who  had  come  in  between 
him  and  his  regiment,  and  as  he  spurred  his 
horse  to  utmost  speed,  received  from  the 
rebels  a  volley  of  bullets,  nine  of  which 
pierced  his  overcoat,  and  one  scarred  his  back. 
After  reaching  his  regiment  his  colonel  asked 
him  where  he  was  wounded;  he  did  not  want 
to  tell,  as  they  were  about  to  make  an  assault 
on  the  rebels,  and  he  wanted  to  take  part  and 
secure  revenge  for  his  wounds.  But  his  col- 
onel, seeing  that  Mr.  AVert  w^as  faint  from  loss 
of  blo'od,  sent  him  back  to  the  field  hospital, 
where  he  lay  for  one  day,  and  was  taken  thence 
in  an  ambulance,  with  the  army,  to  Savannah, 
Ga.,  there  he  lay  in  a  rice  house  for  two  days, 
whence  he  was  conveyed  to  Beaufort,  S.  C, 
lay  there  for  two  weeks,  and  was  then  taken  to 
Davies  Island,  New  York  Harbor,  where  for 
two  months  he  was  under  the  care  of  Dr.  De 
Witt,  called  by  the  soldiers  "Dr.  AVitless." 
In  April,  1865,  he  was  released  from  the  hos- 
pital, rejoined  his  regiment  at  Lexington,  N. 
C,  and  remained  with  it  until  he  was  mus- 
tered out  of  the  service,  at  this  point,  in  July, 
1865.  He  received  an  honorable  discharge 
at  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

At  Greenwald  Station,  one  of  the  regiment, 
William  Cauffman,  having  had  his  right  leg 
shot  off,  was  lying  on  the  field,  almost  perish- 
ing for  water,  and  begged  his  comrade,  John 
Fritz,  to  get  him  a  drink;  but  as  the  nearest 
place  for  obtaining  the  cooling  beverage 
was  a  point  within  the  rebel  lines,  Fritz 
refused    to    go    for    it,    saying    he    would 


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not  risk  liis  life  for  a  drink  of  water 
for  anybody.  Cauft'man  then  said,  "If 
AVert  were  here  he  would  go  through  h — 1 
to  do  it  for  me,"  and  Wert,  overhearing  the 
remark,  and  determined  not  to  fall  below  the 
estimate  of  his  comrade  for  courage  and  self- 
sacrifice,  forthwith  dashed  into  the  rebel 
camp,  snatched  a  bucket  of  water  and  two 
tin  cups  from  a  table,  and  returned  to  his  com- 
rade with  the  refreshing  draught.  Such  deeds 
of  unselfish  heroism  were  not  infrequent  dur- 
ing the  memorable  days  of  conflict.  Mr.  Wert 
had  a  wide  and  well  sustained  reputation 
among  his  comrades  as  a  practical  joker,  and 
they  tell  many  stories  of  his  mirth-provoking 
jDroceedings.  One  such  incident  is  the  fol- 
lowing: on  an  occasion  when  he  was  detailed 
to  aid  in  harnessing  and  hitching  \ip  a  mule 
train,  one  of  the  mules  was  very  refractory, 
unmanageable  and  even  vicious.  When  Mr. 
Wert  was  proceeding  to  put  the  harness  on 
this  animal,  he  reared  on  his  hind  legs  and 
placed  his  forelegs  on  Wert's  shoulders,  one 
on  each.  Wert  instantly  caught  the  mule's 
hoofs,  one  in  each  hand,  and  resolutely  and 
firmly  held  the  animal  in  this  position  until 
his  comrades  had  buckled  on  the  harness. 

Upon  reaching  home  at  the  close  of  the  war 
Mr.  Wert  resumed  work  on  the  farm,  and 
cleared  seven  acres  for  his  father,  with  whom 
he  remained  for  three  years.  In  the  fall  of 
1868,  he  was  thrown  under  a  team  and  Avas 
severely  kicked  in  the  breast  and  shoulders  by 
a  horse.  In  the  spring  of  1867,  after  his  mar- 
riage, he  settled  on  the  fann  he  now  owns, 
resided  there  three  years,  then  removed  to 
Heading,  Pa.,  and  lived  there  two  years,  dur- 
ing which  time  he  was  engaged  in  general 
work.  His  next  removal  was  back  to  his 
farm;  there  he  remained  until  1876,  and  then 
returned  to  Reading,  where  he  was  employed 
in  railroad  business  for  several  years.  In 
March,  1877,  he  met  with  the  painful  acci- 
dent of  having  his  two  fingers  mashed  be- 
tween couplers,  and  in  July,  1878,  he  had  his 
right  heel  crushed  in  the  same  way.  On  Feb- 
ruary 25,  1879,  he  was  struck  by  a  locomo- 
tive and  throAvn  under  moving  cars,  thus  be- 
ing disabled  for  twenty-six  days.  At  Womels- 
dorf,  Pa.,  September  2,  1879,  he  had  three 
fingers  crushed  while  coupling  cars,  and  on 
account  of  this  accident  lost  one  Aveek's  time. 
At  Lebanon,  Pa.,  on  February  25,  1SS2,  his 
leg  Avas  crushed  under  the  Avheels  of  a  Penn- 


sylvania llailroad  stock  car,  and  this  laid  him 
up  for  four  months.  On  March  17,  1883,  Mr. 
Wert  returned  to  the  fami  Avhich  he  bought 
from  his  father  t-AVO  years  before.  In  the  fall 
of  1886,  while  threshing  at  the  home  of  his 
father,  he  Avas  struck  on  the  cheek  by  a  piece 
of  casting  and  received  a  painful  Avound. 
While  he  Avas  splitting  rails,  Friday,  January 
28,  1887,  the  axe  rebounded  Avith  great  force 
and  struck  him  above  the  eye.  While  haul- 
ing lumber  February  16,  1887,  the  wagon 
overturned  badly  breaking  both  of  his  wrists. 
Only  a  Avonderfully  strong  constitution  and 
remarkable  vitality  coupled  Avith  the  splendid 
pluck  of  Mr.  Wert  have  sustained  him  imder 
these  injuries  and  secured  his  recovery.  He 
holds  membership  in  the  Duncannon  Post  G. 
A.  R. 

Mr.  Wert  takes  an  active  part  in  politics, 
and  is  one  of  the  hard  Avorkers  of  his  party. 
He  served  as  tax  collector  in  1885.  Many  ac- 
cidents, reverses  and  disappointments  have 
fallen  to  his  lot,  but  his  successes  and  good 
fortunes  have  been  more  numerous  and  uni- 
form, and  he  is  perennially  jovial,  and  kindly, 
enjoying  his  own  blessings  and  delighting  in 
the  Avelfare  of  his  friends;  he  is  therefore  pop- 
ular and  highly  esteemed. 

In  the  spring  of  1867,  Mr.  Wert  was  mar- 
ried in  GreeuAvood  toAvnship,  to  Anna  M. 
Rowe,  born  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  Sep- 
tember 14,  1848,  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Anna  Mary  (Clark)  RoAve.  The  parents  of 
Mrs.  Wert  Avere  natives  of  Lancaster  county. 
Pa.  In  1864,  Mr.  Rowe  and  family  removed 
to  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  and  in  the  following- 
year  to  Pfoutz  valley,  where  their  daughter 
Avas  married  in  1867,  after  Avhich  her  parents 
removed  to  Berks  county,  Pa.,  and  there  died. 

The  following  is  the  list  of  battles  partici- 
pated in  by  Mr.  AVert:  Tompkinsville,  Ky., 
July  19,  1862;  Paris,  Ky.,  July  29,  1862; 
Richmond,  Ky.,  September  2,  1862;  Perry- 
Adlle,  Ky.,  October  8,  1862;  Carter's  raid  into 
Tennessee,  tAventy-one  days;  Franklin,  Tenn., 
March  4,  1862;  Thompsons  Station,  Tenn., 
March  4  and  5,  1862;  Spring  Hill,  Tenn., 
March  10,  186.3;  Brentwood,  Tenn.,  March 
25,  1863;  Franklin,  Tenn.,  April  10,  1863; 
Harpeth  Creek,  Tenn.,  June  4,  1863;  Triune, 
Tenn.,  June  11,  1863;  Rover,  Tenn.,  June 
24,  1863;  MiddletoAvn,  Tenn.,  June  25,  1863; 
ShelbA^nlle,  Tenn.;  La  Fayette,  Ga.;  Ohick- 
amauga,  Tenn.,  September  19,  20,  21,  1863; 


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New  Market,  Ala.,  October  6,  1863;  Dan- 
dridge,  Tenn.,  December  24,  1863;  Mossy 
Creek,  Tenn.,  December  26,  27  and  29,  1863; 
Dandridge,  Tenn.,  January  16,  1864;  Se- 
vierville,  Tenn.,  January  26,  1864;  Fair 
Garden,  Tenn.,  January  27,  1864;  Ready- 
ville,  Tenn.,  September  6,  1864;  Lovejoy 
Station,  Ga.,  A'^ovember  16,  1864;  Macon, 
Ga.,  November  20,  1864;  and  Griswold  Sta- 
tion, Ga.,  November  22,  1864. 


WILLIS  AV.  CAUFFMAN,  farmer.  Re- 
ward, Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Wesley  M. 
and  Barbara  (Hoffman)  Cauffman,  was  born 
in  Greenwood  township,  Perry  county,  No- 
vember 9,  1860.  His  grandfather,  Daniel 
Cauffman,  was  a  native  of  Pfoutz  valley,  and 
a  grandson,  on  the  maternal  side,  of  the  Mr. 
Miller,  who  founded  Millersburg,  Dauphin 
coimty,  Pa.  He  was  reared  on  the  farm,  and 
made  farming  his  occupation.  After  his  mar- 
riage to  Sophia  Long,  he  settled  on  the  farm 
on  which  his  son,  Wesley  M.,  was  born,  and 
died  there  in  1844,  aged  thirty-seven  years, 
having  been  a  prominent  and  influential  man. 
His  children  are:  Josiah,  married  Mrs.  Stein- 
metz,  and  settled  in  Bureau  connty,  111., 
where  she  now  resides,  a  widow ;  Mariah,  died 
aged  eighteen  years ;  Wesley  M. ;  Cyrus,  mar- 
ried in  Illinois,  and  lives  in  Bureau  county,  in 
that  State;  John,  died  in  infancy;  Sarah 
J.  (Mrs.  Ard  Brant),  died  in  Raccoon  valley. 
Perry  county.  Pa.  Wesley  M.  Cauffman, 
father  of  Willis  W.  Cauffman,  was  born  on  the 
old  homestead  in  Greenwood  township,  Febru- 
ary 2,  1833.  His  education  was  received  in 
the  common  schools,  and  being  possessed  of 
good  natural  ability  and  a  taste  for  good  read- 
ing, he  became  a  well-informed  man.  His 
proficiency  in  the  art  of  spelling  was  unusual; 
in  all  spelling  contests  in  that  region  he  in- 
variably came  out  first  in  accuracy.  Lie  was 
chiefly  occupied  throughout  life  with  farming, 
but  he  had  much  native  mechanical  skill,  eas- 
ily learning  the  use  of  all  tools,  and  was 
"usually  his  own  carpenter  and  shoemaker. 
He  remained  at  home  with  his  mother,  his 
father  having  died  when  he  was  eleven  years 
old,  and  the  other  children  having  married 
and  removed  to  the  west.  His  mother  was  a 
prudent  and  practical  business  woman,  and 
they  lived  together  very  comfortably  and 
prosperously.  In  due  time,  he  brought  his 
"bride  to  the  old  home,  and  for  eight  years  car- 


ried on  the  farm  for  his  mother.  In  1865, 
he  settled  on  a  farm  Avhich  he  had  bought  in 
the  previous  year,  the  same  which  his  son, 
Willis  W.,  now  owns  and  occupies.  His 
mother  remained  on  the  old  farm  for  a  few 
years,  after  which  she  sold  it,  and  visited  her 
children  in  the  west,  in  turns,  making  her 
home  with  each  one  for  a  time,  and  journey- 
ing to  and  from  the  west  as  she  felt  inclined. 
Finally  she  was  taken  sick,  and  after  a  short 
illness,  died  at  the  home  of  her  son,  Josiah, 
in  Bureau  county.  111.  Mr.  Cauffman  was 
engaged  in  agTicultural  pursuits  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  ]\Iay  23, 
1871.  He  was  a  strong,  muscular  man  but 
was  short  in  stature,  standing  only  five  feet, 
five  and  a  half  inches.  In  political  matters 
Mr.  Cauff'man  was  prominent  and  actiA^e,  as 
a  member  of  the  Republican  party.  He  was 
of  a  firm  and  determined  disposition,  and  was 
eminently  honest  and  upright.  He  had  many 
friends  and  won  and  held  the  respect  and  es- 
teem of  all.  His  wife  was  Barbara  Hoffman, 
now  living  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Sheesley. 
Their  children  are:  Clara  (Mrs.  Sheesley), 
Susquehanna  township.  Perry  country.  Pa.; 
Mary  J.  (Mrs.  Elbert  Hufferd),  Green  county, 
la.;  Willis  W.;  and  Ada  B.  (Mrs.  William 
Ilebel),  Buffalo  township.  Perry  county.  Pa. 
Mr.  Cauff'man  was  an  honored  member  of  the 
Methodist  church. 

The  old  homestead  on  which  Willis  W. 
Cauffman  was  born,  was  the  farm  now  owned 
by  James  Kipp,  in  Pfoirtz  valley,  Greenwood 
townshij).  He  spent  his  early  youth  on  the 
farm,  and  being  the  only  boy,  his  services  were 
in  great  demand,  leaving  him  only  a  limited 
portion  of  time  for  schooling.  But  he  wisely 
imj^roved  his  opportunities,  and  obtained  the 
best  education  the  schools  of  the  locality  af- 
forded. At  eleven  years  of  age,  he  Avas  left 
to  the  care  of  his  widoAved  mother,  from 
A\ducli  time  he  bought  and  paid  for  all  his  own 
clothing.  For  four  summer  seasons  he  hired 
oiit  for  Avork,  three  seasons  with  Mr.  Derrick- 
son  and  one  Avith  his  grandfather,  Samuel 
Hoffman,  returning  each  Avinter  to  Avork  with 
his  mother  and  attend  school.  He  Avas  frugal, 
and  saA'ed  money,  Avhich  he  iised  to  buy  stock 
for  his  mother's  farm.  In  the  spring  of  1877, 
Avhen  he  Avas  seventeen  years  of  age,  he  began 
farming  for  himself,  and  being  full  of  energy 
and  courage,  he  determined  to  succeed.  That 
spring,  he  took  his  father's  farm,  which  he 


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managed  indepenclenth^,  but  received  many 
valuable  suggestions  from  liis  kind  neighbor, 
Samuel  L.  Beaver.  The  farm  continued  un- 
der his  management  until  April  18,  1888,  at 
■which  date  he  bought  it  from  the  heirs  of  his 
father's  estate.  It  consists  of  eighty-seven 
acres,  sixty-four  of  which  are  cleared,  and 
gTeatly  improved.  Mr.  Cauffman  is  wide 
awake  and  intelligent,  and  keeps  himself  well- 
informed  on  current  topics,  by  carefully  read- 
ing the  best  papers  and  periodicals  of  the 
times.  His  special  interest  centers  in  political 
matters,  and  as  a  member  of  the  Republican 
party  he  is  prominent  and  active.  For  one 
term  of  three  years  he  served  as  school  direc- 
tor, and  has  always  demonstrated  his  belief  in 
liberal  education. 

AVillis  "W.  Cauffman  was  married,  January 
15,  1891,  to  Sarah  A.,  daughter  of  Lewis  and 
Mary  (Troutman')  Mitchell,  of  Greenwood 
township,  who  by  her  many  womanly  excel- 
lencies has  materially  aided  him  in  his  suc- 
cessful and  prosperous  career.  Their  children 
are:  '\Yesley  M.,  born  April  12,  1892;  Lewis 
M.,  born  May  30,  1893;  Wilbur  Harold, 
born  March  28, 1895 ;  and  Leslie  Gerard,  bom 
March  24,  189Y.  Mr.  Cauffman  is  a  member 
of  the  ]\rethodist  church  at  Liverpool,  Pa.,  and 
liberal  in  support  of  that  organization  and  of 
every  beneficial  public  enterprise. 


HE:NRY  B.  DERICKSOIT,  farmer,  Mil- 
lerstown,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  David  and 
Elizabeth  (Wagner)  Derickson,  was  born  ISTo- 
vember  29,  1838.  His  grandfather,  William 
Derickson,  bom  March  26,  1779,  was  drowned 
while  boating  on  the  Susquehanna  river, 
April  25,  1805.  He  married  Jane  Buchanan, 
who  was  born  April  12,  1775,  and  died  Feb- 
ruary 17,  1853.  Their  son,  David  Derickson, 
was  born  in  Buffalo  township.  Perry  county. 
Pa.,  August  4,  1803.  He  was  left  to  the  care 
of  his  widowed  mother  when  not  yet  two  years 
old,  by  the  sad  accident  that  terminated  his 
father's  life.  He  received  as  good  an  educa- 
tion as  could  be  obtained  in  the  schools  of  that 
period,  and  learned  the  trade  of  tinsmith  at 
Milton,  Pa.,  where  he  afterwards  worked  sev- 
eral years  as  journeyman.  After  his  marriage, 
he  bought  fifty  acres  of  wood  land  in  Green- 
wood township,  and  cleared  a  space  upon  it 
large  enough  for  the  site  of  a  log  house.  There 
in  su.rampr  he  grubbed  and  cleared  and 
farmed,  and  in  winter  taught  school,  keeping 


up  these  varied  occupations  for  thirty-one 
years.  His  death  occuiTed  January  1,  1884, 
at  the  age  of  eighty  years,  four  months  and 
twenty-seven  days.  He  was  a  very  worthy 
and  peaceable  man,  and  was  highly  esteemed, 
never  making  an  enemy.  David  Derickson 
was  married  in  Liverpool  township,  October 
1,  1832,  by  Rev.  Byron  E.  Collins,  pastor  of 
the  Reformed  church,  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
(Wagner)  Hetrick,  widow  of  John  Hetrick, 
and  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Wagner, 
who  was  born  in  Liverpool  to\vnship.  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  May  15,  1802,  and  died  July  13, 
1858,  in  her  fifty-sixth  year.  Their  children 
are:  an  infant,  born  August  20,  1834,  died 
unnamed;  Mary  (Mrs.  Jacob  Troutman), 
bom  May  23,  1836,  resides  in  N'ewport,  Pa.; 
Henry  B. ;  and  William  W.,  married  Alice 
Earnest,  resides  at  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

The  house  in  which  Henry  B.  Derickson 
was  born  is  the  one  in  which  he  now  lives, 
and  which  was  built  in  the  year  of  his  birth. 
He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools, 
which  he  attended  in  the  winter  season  until 
he  was  fourteen  years  of  age.  His  father  was 
engaged  in  teaching  school,  and  he  was  kept 
at  home  to  do  the  work  on  the  farm.  He  con- 
tinued on  the  farm  for  about  seven  years,  and 
until  he  was  of  age,  when  his  mother  died,  and 
his  father  broke  up  housekeeping.  The  next 
summer  he  spent  in  the  employ  of  George 
Ulsh,  from  whom  he  received  as  wages  ten 
dollars  per  month  and  his  board.  Li  the  fall 
of  the  same  year,  he  went  to  work  for  Samuel 
Grubb,  of  Greenwood  township,  with  whom 
he  remained  four  years,  and  succeeded  in  sav- 
ing most  of  his  money,  which  he  put  out  at 
interest.  After  his  marriage,  he  went  to 
farming  in  Greenwood  township  Avith  his  half- 
brother,  J.  C.  Hetrick.  At  the  end  of  three 
years  he  had  cleared  fifteen  hundred  dollars, 
with  which  he  bought  the  old  homestead;  he 
has  made  substantial  improvements  upon  it. 
Mr.  Derickson  A^oted  the  Republican  ticket 
for  twenty  years,  but  has  supported  the  Prohi- 
bition ticket  for  several  years  past,  and  has 
served  as  supervisor  for  two  terms.  He  is  a 
consistent  member  of  the  TJnited  Brethren 
church,  and  is  a  trustee  of  his  cona'regation. 

JTem-v  B.  Derickson  was  married  first  Au- 
gust 4,  1862,  to  Sarah  Jane,  daughter  of 
Henry  A.  and  Abbie  (^.Uvefz)  Grnbb.  of 
Groenwoof]  to^v-nship.  who  died  l\Lav  27.  1875, 
and  bv  whom  he  had  six  children:    Marv  E. 


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(Mrs.  John  W.  Furtuey),  born  June  19, 
1S63,  resides  at  Farmer  City,  111.;  David  M., 
born  January  29,  1865,  married  Maggie  Barr, 
of  Germantown,  O.,  is  a  farmer,  near  Gales- 
burg,  III.;  Lincoln  H.,  born  April  17,  1866, 
married  Etta  Barr,  resided  first  at  Farmer 
City,  111.,  lives  now  at  Trenton,  O.;  Edward 
E.,  bom  December  25,  1868,  married  Mary 
E.  Shaffer,  of  Greenwood  township,  resides  at 
Farmer  City,  111.;  Clara  May,  married  May 
6,  1871,  to  Wiley  Smiitz,  and  resides  at  Dan- 
ville, 111. ;  and  John  Holman,  born  April  18, 
1875,  at  home.  Mr.  Derickson  was  married 
the  second  time,  November  4,  1875,  to  Miss 
Lizzie  IN'.  Hoffman,  born  in  Greenwood  town- 
ship, Perry  county.  Pa.,  November  22,  1810, 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Good) 
Hoffman.  She  received  a  good  common 
school  education  in  Greenwood  township,  af- 
terwards attended  the  academy  at  Xew  Buffalo 
and  then  the  academy  at  ISTew  Bloomfield,  af- 
ter which  she  studied  for  four  terms  at  Mil- 
lersville  State  ISTormal  School.  She  then 
taught  school  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  and 
then  for  five  years  in  Dayton,  O.,  after  which 
she  remained  at  home  until  her  marriage.  The 
only  child  of  Mr.  and  ^^frs.  Derickson  is 
Samuel  Hoffman,  born  April  9,  1879,  attend- 
ing school  at  ISTewport,  Pa. 

John  Hoffman,  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Derick- 
son, was  bom  in  Germany  and  emigrated  to 
the  United  States  in  his  early  boyhood.  He 
resided  in  Greenwood  township,  Pfontz  val- 
ley, Avas  a  minister  in  the  United  Brethren 
church,  and  as  the  custom  of  those  primitive 
times  was,  he  traveled  around  the  circuit  on 
horseback.  His  first  wife  was  Magdalene 
Lembert,  by  whom  he  had  twelve  children; 
she  died  in  Greenwood  township.  Three  of 
their  children  settled  in  Perry  county.  They 
are:  Henry,  married  Catherine  Swartz,  both 
are  deceased;  Samuel,  father  of  Mrs.  Derick- 
son; Magdalene,  married  Ulrich  Eumbaugh, 
both  are  deceased.  Mr.  Hoffman  married  sec- 
ondly Susanna  Long,  in  Greenwood  township; 
they  had  three  children.  She  died,  aged  sev- 
enty-two years,  in  Ohio,  whither  he  removed 
in  1838.  He  lived  to  be  seventy-two  years 
of  age. 

Samuel  Hoffman,  father  of  Mrs.  Derickson, 
was  born  October  30,  1811.  He  was  educated 
in  subscription  schools  and  reared  on  the  farm. 
After  his  marriage  he  bought  and  occupied  his 
father's  farm,  on  which  he  died,  January  25, 


1879.  Honesty  and  uprightness  characterized 
all  his  business  transactions;  he  was  genuinely 
benevolent,  and  very  considerate  of  all  in 
want,  kindly  relieving  their  needs,  and  in  all 
his  social  relations  he  manifested  an  amiable 
and  kind  disposition.  In  his  religious  views 
he  inclined  toward  the  United  Brethren 
church.  His  death  resulted  from  heart  dis- 
ease, and  occurred  siiddenly  while  he  was  driv- 
ing from  home  in  a  sleigh  with  his  wife.  The 
mother  of  Mrs.  Derickson  was  born  March  9, 
1815,  daughter  of  Christian  and  Barbara 
(Groh)  Good,  of  Lykens  valley,  Dauphin 
county,  Pa.  She  was  a  kind  mother  and  a 
devout  Christian  woman,  maintaining  her 
membership  in  the  United  Brethren  church. 
Her  death  occurred  at  the  home  of  her  daugh- 
ter, Mrs.  Derickson,  September  9,  1893.  The 
children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hoffman  are:  Bar- 
bara (Mrs.  Wesley  M.  Cauffman),  born  July 
25,  1835;  Susanna  (Mrs.  John  Lauver),  born 
January  23,  1837,  resides  in  Montgomery 
county,  O.;  Kate  A.,  born  January  23,  1838, 
died  February  23,  1881;  Henry  M.,  born 
April  23,  1839,  married  Susanna  Long,  re- 
sides at  West  Baltimore,  0.;  Mrs.  Derickson; 
John,  born  July  15,  1843,  died  young;  Ma- 
ria, died  aged  two  years;  Kachel  (Mrs.  B.  C. 
Wakefield),  born  April  2, 1845,  resides  at  Chi- 
cago, 111. ;  Phenie  S.  (Mrs.  J.  M.  Acker),  born 
May  7,  1846,  died  in  Dauphin  county.  Pa.; 
Le-wis  J.,  born  March  29,  1848,  married  Mary 
Thomas,  resides  at  Poast.Town,  O.;  and  Sam- 
uel G.,  born  September  18,  1853,  died  aged 
five  years.  Mi-s.  Derickson  is  a  lady  of  fine 
natural  endowments,  and  is  highly  educated 
and  cultured.  She  is  of  affable  manner  and 
easy  bearing,  and  in  every  word  and  deed  dis- 
plays a  heart  full  of  the  most  kindly  senti- 
ments. In  conversation,  she  has  the  advan- 
tage of  a  very  retentive  memory,  and  the  com- 
mand of  a  large  and  varied  vocabulary. 


G.  FRED  NIPPLE,  farmer,  of  Greenwood 
township,  postoifice  Millerstown,  Perry  coun- 
ty. Pa.  Frederick  ISTipple,  his  gi'andfather,  is 
supposed  to  have  been  of  either  Irish  or  Eng- 
lish descent.  He  removed  with  his  wife  and 
family  from  one  of  the  lower  counties  of  Penn- 
sylvania to  Greenwood  township,  Periy  coun- 
ty. Pa.  He  was  accidentally  killed  by  a  rail- 
road train,  while  crossing  the  track  above  New- 
port. His  wife  survived  him  some  years. 
Their  children  are :  Tillie,  married  Mr.  Keim, 


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Avho  is  deceased,  and  she  has  her  home  with 
her  daughter,  near  ISTewjJort,  Pa.;  !Narcissa, 
also  married  a  Mr.  Iveim,  and  now  lives,  a 
widow,  at  ISTewport,  Pa.;  Henry;  and  John, 
died  when  a  young  man  in  the  west.  Henry 
Nipple,  father  of  G.  Pred  iS^ipple,  was  born 
in  Perry  county,  Pa.,  and  was  a  farmer.  He 
Avas  a  staunch  Democrat.  His  death  occurred 
in  Greenwood  township  in  1890,  at  the  age  of 
eighty-one  or  eighty-two  years.  He  married 
Mary  Orner,  who  died  in  1881.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Rebecca,  living  on  the  old  home- 
stead; Henry,  M.  D.,  of  Selinsgrove,  Snyder 
county.  Pa.,  married  Miss  Snay,  of  Fremont, 
Snyder  county;  G-.  Fred;  Mary,  living  on 
the  old  homestead. 

G.  Fred  ISfij^ple  was  born  in  Buffalo  town- 
ship, Perry  county,  Pa.,  January  4,  1841,  and 
was  but  a  small  boy  when  his  father  removed 
to  Greenwood  township,  where  he  attended 
the  public  schools,  and  in  the  summer  months 
assisted  with  the  farm  work  at  home.  In 
1864,  he  enlisted  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  for  one 
year,  or  during  the  war,  in  Company  G,  Two 
Hundred  and  Eighth  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, and  at  once  proceeded  with  his  regiment 
to  the  front,  encamping  in  Virginia,  along  the 
Potomac  river.  The  first  battle  in  which  he 
participated  was  at  Petersburg,  Va.  He  came 
back  to  Alexandria,  where  he  was  discharged 
on  account  of  the  close  of  the  war.  Returning 
home  he  resumed  farming.  After  his  mar- 
riage he  settled  at  Millersburg,  Dauphin  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  and  engaged  in  carpentry,  at  which 
trade  he  had  some  years  previously  served  an 
apprenticeship  with  George  Fleisher,  at  Mark- 
lesville,  Pa.  He  remained  at  Millersburg  for 
six  months,  then  resided  for  six  months  at  Liv- 
erpool, Pa.,  then  removed  to  his  father's  farm 
in  Greenwood  township,  which  he  cultivated 
for  eleven  years,  after  which  he  bought  his 
present  place  of  160  acres.  Mr.  Jvlipple  is  a 
staunch  Democrat. 

Mr.  Nipple  was  married,  November  1, 
1866,  to  Ellen  J.  Grubb,  who  was  born  in 
Livei-pool  township.  Perry  county,  Pa.,  Jan- 
uary 11,  1844,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Mar- 
garet (Charles)  Grubb.  Their  children  are: 
Came  (Mrs.  Bart  Troutman),  living  near 
Duncannon,  Pa. ;  Harvey,  died  aged  eighteen 
years;  Clayton  13.,  born  May  30,  1872;  and 
Fern  L.,  at  school. 


LEWIS  BESOM,  farmer,  Xe\\-port,  Perry 
countv,  Pa.,  was  born  near  Seven  Stars,  Green- 


wood township,  Juniata  county,  Pa.,  Decem- 
ber 30,  1837,  and  is  a  son  of  Christian  and 
Jane  (Heiser)  Besom.  His  grandfatlier. 
Christian  Besom  (1),  was  born  near  Richfield, 
Snyder  county,  Pa.,  and  resided  in  Greenwood 
township.  Fie  was  a  cooper,  and  also  owned 
and  occupied  a  farm  in  Greenwood  township. 
He  became  a  prosperous  man,  and  was  widely 
known  and  honored.  Flis  death  occurred  on 
his  farm,  when  he  was  about  sixty-two  years 
of  age.  He  married  Susanna  Long,  a  native 
of  Greenwood  township,  Perry  county.  Pa. 
Their  children  are :  Christian  (2);  Jesse,  born 
May  1,  1812,  died  unmarried;  Mary  (Mrs. 
John  Jopson),  born  March  10,  1881,  settled  in 
Millerstown,  but  died  in  Marysville,  Pa.,  her 
husband  now  resides  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.;  Sa- 
rah (Mrs.  Samuel  Chathams),  bom  August 
6,  1820,  resided  at  Millerstown,  afterwards  re- 
moved to  the  Pennsylvania  oil  regions,  where 
she  and  her  husband  died;  Henry,  born  Octo- 
ber 11,  1822,  maiTied  Amelia  Jones,  and  re- 
sides in  Juniata  county.  Pa. ;  John,  born  April 
4,  1825,  married  Catherine  Stahl  and  settled 
in  Altoona,  Pa.,  where  he  was  accidentally 
killed. 

Christian  Besom  (2),  father  of  Lewis  Be- 
som, was  born  in  Juniata  county,  Pa., 
March  15,  1810,  and  died  at  New]>ort,  Pa., 
February  3,  1894.  He  married  Jane  Heiser, 
who  was  born  in  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  Febru- 
ary 9,  ISIO,  and  died  near  Newport,  Pa.,  July 
30,  1892.  After  his  marriage,  Mr.  Besom  re- 
moved to  Greenwood  township,  where  'he 
worked  in  the  country  as  a  journeyman  cooper. 
He  had  a  limited  education,  but  Avas  a  man 
of  much  natural  ability.  He  always  adhered 
to  the  Democratic  party.  His  children  are: 
Sarah  (Mrs.  Henry  Kines),  born  November 
13,  1835,  resides  in  Juniata  township.  Perry 
county.  Pa.;  Lewis;  John,  born  February  6, 
1840,  married  Elizabeth  Oren,  resides  in  Oli- 
ver township.  Perry  county.  Pa.,  served  in  the 
Ninth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry  during  the  late 
war;  Susanna  (Mrs.  William  Cook),  born 
October  17,  1841,resides  at  Wilmington,  Del., 
where  Mr.  Cook  died;  Samuel,  born  Jime  16, 
1844,  served  with  the  one  hundred  days  men 
in  the  late  war,  manued  Mary  Van  Newkirk, 
and  resides  at  Newport,  Pa.;  William,  born 
October  6,  1846,  married  Margaret  Troup, 
and  resides  at  NeAA^port,  Pa. ;  Isaac,  born  April 
2,  1852,  married  Mary  Fortney,  resides  at 
Duncannon,  Pa.;    Jacob,  born  February  16, 


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1855,  married  Alice  Gelnet,  and  removed  to 
DeWitt  county,  111.,  w'here  they  now  reside. 

Lewis  Besom  was  educated  in  tlie  public 
schools  of  Millerstown  and  surrounding  town- 
ships. At  the  early  age  of  fifteen  years  he 
became  a  mule  driver  on  the  canal  between 
Pittsburg  and  Columbia.  In  1869,  he  was 
able  to  buy  a  boat  of  his  own,  Avith  money 
saved  fr'om  his  wages,  and  he  named  his  boat 
"William  Bosserman."  His  next  boat  he 
called  the  "Jo'hn  W.  Geary,"  which  he  ran  for 
two  years.  Next  he  owned  the  "Fikes  and 
Bro.,"  for  four  years,  and  next  the  ''Kough 
and  Bro."  In  1882,  he  sold  his  boat  and 
bought  his  present  farm  of  100  acres  Avith  all 
requisite  buildings.  In  1862,  Mr.  Besom  first 
enlisted  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in  Company  I, 
One  Hundred  and  Thirty-third  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  for  a  term  of  nine  months.  He 
proceeded  with  the  regiment  to  Arlington 
Heights,  Va.;  after  being  in  camp  a  short 
time  they  advanced  to  Antietam,  but  did  not 
take  part  in  that  battle;  they  were  in  the  en- 
gagement at  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  and  after- 
wards in  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  where 
Mr.  Besom  saw  Gen.  Joe  Hooker  knocked 
down  by  a  rail  which  had  been  struck  by  a 
cannon  ball.  After  this  battle  he  was  dis- 
charged and  came  home,  having  in  his  nine 
months  of  service  encountered  many  perils 
and  endured  great  exposure  from  long  and 
tedious  marches.  For  a  time,  Mr.  Besom  was 
employed  again  on  the  canal,  but  in  the  spring 
of  186-4,  he  enlisted  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in 
Company  G,  Two  Hundred  and  Eighth  Kegi- 
ment,  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  as  first  ser- 
geant, for  one  year,  or  during  the  war.  The 
regiment  was  sent  to  Bermuda  Hundred,  on 
the  James  river;  thence  to  Point  of  Eocks, 
near  Dutch  Gap  canal,  where  after  a  short 
time  in  camp  they  went  to  the  front  of  Peters- 
hxirg  and  took  part  in  that  battle,  after  which 
they  followed  General  Lee  to  Five  Forks  and 
engaged  with  his  army  at  that  point,  then 
were  brought  to  City  Point,  and  thence  to 
Alexandria,  Va.,  where  they  were  discharged, 
in  June,  1865.  After  his  return  from  the 
army  Mr.  Besom  returned  to  boating.  Lie  is 
a  member  of  Lieut.  A.  Lobaugh  Post,  iSTo. 
297,  G.  A.  E.,  I^ewport,  Pa. 

On  December  21,  1865,  Lewis  Besom  was 
maiTied  to  Miss  Mary  Jane  Troup,  born  in 
Oliver  township.  Perry  county.  Pa.,  March 
9,   1845,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth 


(Eeed)  Troup.  Their  children  are:  Henry 
Milton,  born  September  1,  1866,  fireman  on 
the  Pennsylvania  Eailroad;  Charles  Lewis, 
born  July  6,  1868,  died  February  11,  1872; 
Lizzie  Jane  (Mrs.  Hiram  AVright),  of  Home- 
stead, Pa.,  bom  April  10,  1872,  manned  July 
7,  1892;  Philip,  twin  to  Lizzie,  died  in  in- 
fancy; and  Thomas  Garfield,  bom  December 
4,  1880,  at  home  attending  school.  Mr.  Be- 
som is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  in 
Perry  valley. 


ISEAEL  E.  SHAEFFEE,  farmer,  Millers- 
town,  Perry  county,  Pa.  His  grandfather, 
John  Shaeffer,  was  born  in  Snyder  county, 
then  Union  county.  Pa.  He  was  a  day  la- 
borer and  died  comparatively  a  young  man. 
He  married  Mary  Doobs,  who  was  born  at 
Middletown,  Dauphin  county.  Pa.,  and  Avhen 
a  young  girl  removed  with  her  parents  to 
Snyder  county.  Their  family  consisted  of 
five  daughters  and  two  sons.  Their  daughters 
are:  Mrs.  Simon  Hill,  Snyder  county,  Pa.; 
Mrs.  John  ISTewman,  died  in  Snyder  county, 
Pa. ;  Mrs.  John  Moyer,  died  in  Snyder  coun- 
ty, Pa.;  Mrs.  Samuel  Catterman,  emigrated 
to  Three  Eivers,  St.  Josei^h  county,  Ind.; 
Mrs.  Sarah  Gambay,  died  near  McKees,  Sny- 
der county,  Pa. ;  Mrs.  Jacob  Geistwhite,  died 
at  McKees,  Snyder  county.  Pa.  Their  sons 
are:  George,  settled  near  McKees,  Snyder 
county,  and  died  there;  and  John.  John 
Shaeffer  (2),  father  of  Israel  Shaeffer,  was 
bom  near  McKees,  Snyder  county.  Pa.,  in 
1819,  and  had  the  misfortune  to  lose  his  father 
when  quite  young.  Being  the  eldest  of  the 
children,  much  of  the  care  of  the  family  fell 
upon  him.  He  early  went  oat  from  home  to 
make  his  own  way  and  assist  in  the  support  of 
the  family.  In  those  days,  when  so  much 
clearing  was  to  be  done,  even  very  young  boys 
could  make  themselves  useful  at  such  jobs  as 
l>icking  and  burning  brush.  At  the  age  of 
seven  years,  he  found  employment  with  Mr. 
Shetterly,  of  Snyder  county,  and  at  fii'st 
worked  for  his  board;  but  Mr.  Shetterly  soon 
saw  that  he  was  an  industrious  and  energetic 
boy,  and  was  quite  willing  to  pay  him  wages, 
which  he  turned  over  to  his  mother.  He  was 
ingenious  as  well  as  industrious.  In  order  to 
make  the  soil  slide  off  of  the  wooden  mould 
board  of  the  plow  more  freely,  he  tacked  the 
skin  of  an  animal  over  it.  All  farming 
imj)lements   were    of   a   primitive    character 


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in  those  early  days.  First  sleds  were  used 
for  hauling  the  grain  to  the  bam.  ISText 
the  ends  of  large  logs  were  sawed  off, 
out  of  which  wheels  were  made  for  the 
primitive  wagon,  and  finally,  the  modern 
wheel  made  with  spoke  and  hub  and  felloe 
made  its  appearance.  Mr.  Shaeffer  used  the 
first  cast  metal  plow  broug'ht  to  that  part  of 
the  country.  The  grain  was  transported  in 
bags  on  the  backs  of  horses  to  the  mill  near 
Duncannon  to  be  ground. 

On  account  of  the  care  of  the  family  being- 
thrown  upon  him,  Mr.  Shaeft'er  was  able  to 
attend  school  only  seven  weeks,  in  which  time 
he  learned  to  read  and  write,  and  acquired  a 
little  arithmetic.  lie  remained  with  Mr.  Shet- 
terly  imtil  he  was  fifteen  years  old,  and  then 
went  to  Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  where  he  found 
employment  on  the  construction  of  the  Wic- 
onisco  canal.  While  engaged  at  one  place  in 
w^orking  in  a  tunnel  a  body  of  earth  fell  upon 
him,  breaking  one  leg  in  three  places,  and 
the  other  in  two  places,  and  also  break- 
ing one  finger;  these  injimes  disabled  him 
for  one  year.  After  his  recovery,  he  came 
to  Perry  county.  Pa.,  and  was  employed 
by  Jacob  Kline,  in  a  distillery  near  Liv- 
erpool, where  for  about  three  years  he 
was  engaged  in  driving  a  team.  After  this, 
he  returned  to  Snyder  county.  Pa.,  and  learned 
coopering  with  his  brother-in-law,  Mr.  ISTew- 
man,  near  McKees,  Pa.  After  Jearning  his 
trade  he  worked  with  Mr.  ]S[ewman  a  niimber 
of  years,  under  the  arrangement  that  he  was 
to  make  two  barrels  per  day,  that  being  con- 
sidered a  fair  day's  work  with  the  crude  ma- 
terials then  employed.  This  arrangement 
continued  until  about  1840,  when  Mr.  Shaef- 
fer removed  to  Premont,  Pa.,  and  married 
Sophia  Garman,  a  native  of  that  place,  and 
a  daughter  of  John  Garman,  a  farmer  and 
distiller.  Here  he  remained  and  did  the 
cooper  work  for  his  father-in-law's  distillery, 
and  later  operated  a  distillery  himself.  His 
next  removal  was  to  a  point  three  miles  south, 
whe'.-e  he  bought  a  little  land  along  the  Ma- 
hantongo  creek,  near  Shadells  Mill,  which  he 
later  sold,  and  went  to  farming  for  Judge 
Leight  for  two  years,  after  which  he  culti- 
vated the  farm  of  Michael  Shettei'ly  for  three 
years  and  then  farmed  for  Judge  Weiser  three 
years  more.  At  this  time,  his  wife  inherited 
a  little  money  from  her  father's  estate,  with 
wdiich  they  bought  a  tract  of  land,  mostly  cov- 


ered with  timber,  in  Susquehanna  township, 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  which  he  and  his  sons 
cleared  and  brought  into  tillable  condition. 
Here  Mr.  Shaeft'er  was  engaged  in  farming 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  very  suddenly 
April  2,  1882.  On  the  morning  of  this  day 
he  rose  full  of  life  and  in  the  best  of  spirits. 
After  breakfast,  he  went  to  the  woodpile  and 
taking  up  the  axe  to  chop,  had  made  but  two 
strokes  when  he  fell  to  the  ground,  and  ex- 
pired in  a  few  minutes.  Mr.  Shaeffer  was  a 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  He  voted 
with  the  Deriiocratic  party.  His  wife  re- 
mained a  widow  a  few  years  and  then  married 
Perry  Llare,  of  Snyder  county;  they  now  re- 
side on  the  farm  in  Juniata  county.  Pa.  When 
the  children  were  young,  their  mother  made 
all  their  clothes,  spinning  and  weaving  her 
materials.  She  made  each  child  one  suit  each 
year.  The  suit  for  the  first  year  was  kept  for 
Sunday  wear  and  for  all  dress  occasions,  and 
for  the  second  year  it  became  the  everyday 
and  working  suit.  The  mother  still  survives 
and  enjoys  perfect  health.  The  children  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sliaeffer  are:  one  that  died 
young,  unnamed;  Israel  E. ;  Edward  G.,  mar- 
ried Miss  Malinda  Weiser,  and  resides  in  Ori- 
ental, Juniata  county,  Pa.;  Percival,  married 
Angeline  Heckart,  of  Dauphin  county.  Pa., 
resides  on  a  farm  in  Juniata  county.  Pa.; 
Johnny  (so  he  was  christened),  died  aged  sev- 
enteen years;  Mary  Ann,  died  aged  five  years; 
Barbara  Ann  (Mrs.  Aaron  Karstetter),  of  Ju- 
niata coimty,  Pa. ;  Susan  (Mrs.  Charles  Eritz), 
of  Akron,  O. ;  Sarah  Ann  (Mrs.  Absalom  Bar- 
net),  resides  near  Oriental,  Pa.;  and  Annie 
SoiDliia  (Mrs.  Houghenbrought),  resides  in  Ly- 
kens  valley,  Dauphin  county.  Pa. 

Israel  E.  Shaeffer  was  born  on  the  old  home- 
stead of  his  grandfather,  near  Fremont,  Sny- 
der county.  Pa.,  July  11,  1843.  His  first  at- 
tendance at  school  was  at  Shadells  Mill,  and 
his  first  teacher  was  ISTathan  Ferry,  afterwards 
sheriff  of  Snyder  county.  When  about  thir- 
teen years  old,  Mr.  Shaeffer  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  Juniata  county,  where  he  completed 
his  education  in  Susquehanna  to"wnship,  and 
attended  Marklesville  Academy  for  one  term. 
At  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  loegan  teaching 
school,  and  taught  each  succeeding  winter  im- 
til 1863.  In  August,  1864,  he  enlisted  at 
Carlisle,  Pa.,  in  Company  A,  Ninth  Pennsyl- 
vania Cavalry,  for  one  year.  At  Griswold 
Station  he  was  captured,  and  was  taken  to  Sa- 


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vannali,  Ga.,  thence  to  Charleston,  S.  C,  and 
thence  to  Florence,  S.  C,  where  he  lay  in  a 
rebel  prison  ninety-seven  days,  when  General 
Schofield  came,  and  he  was  released  on  parole. 
He  was  almost  a  complete  wreck,  being  un- 
able to  walk,  and  had  to  be  carried,  because 
he  had  been  almost  starved,  had  been  exposed 
to  all  kinds  of  weather,  and  had  his  feet  frozen. 
He  was  sent  to  Camp  Parole  at  Annapolis, 
Md.,  and  thence  sent  home  for  thirty  days, 
after  which  he  returned  to  Camp  Parole;  af- 
ter being  there  two  days,  he  volunteered  as 
a  nurse,  and  was  sent  to  Annapolis  for  thirty 
days,  when  the  order  came  to  rejoin  his  regi- 
ment. He  proceeded  to  "Washington,  D.  C. ; 
thence  to  Beaufort,  JST.  C. ;  thence  to  Ealeigh, 
]Sr.  C,  and  thence  to  Lexington,  Avhere  he  was 
discharged  on  account  of  the  close  of  the  war. 
After  his  discharge  he  was  sent  to  Roanoke 
Island,  where  he  was  paid  off,  and  sent  to 
Portress  Monroe,  thence  to  Baltimore,  thence 
to  Han-isburg,  Pa.,  and  thence  to  his  home. 
That  summer  he  worked  for  ]\Ir.  Kauffman 
at  harvesting. 

On  November  2,  1865,  Israel  E.  Shaeffer 
was  married  to  Miss  Maria  A.  Criley,  born  in 
ThompsontovTi,  Pa.,  August  30,  1842,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Mary  Ann  Williams,  both 
of  Chester  county,  Pa.,  and  the  latter  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Society  of  Friends.  After  his  mar- 
riage, Mr.  Shaeffer  was  engaged  in  farming 
by  the  year,  and  in  the  winter  season  tanght 
school.  In  1867,  he  bought  his  present  place 
of  120  acres  and  here  made  his  home.  His 
house  was  built  by  the  foriuer  owner,  Henry 
Witt.  Marked  improvements  have  been  made 
by  Mr.  Shaeffer  since  he  occupied  the  place. 
Mr.  Shaeffer  has  taught  school  ten  terms  in 
Perry  county,  and  three  in  Juniata  county, 
for  which  the  lowest  salary  received  by  him 
was  eleven  dollars  per  month,  and  the  highest 
thirty-five  dollars  per  month.  He  is  promi- 
nent in  connection  with  the  Republican  party, 
and  has  served  as  township  auditor  for  twelve 
years.  At  nineteen  years  of  age,  Mr.  Shaeffer 
united  with  the  Methodist  church  on  the  jSTew- 
port  circuit,  and  has  since  taken  an  active  in- 
terest in  church  and  Sunday-school  affairs, 
having  filled  almost  all  oflicial  positions  in  the 
organization.  On  principle,  he  is  strongly  op- 
posed to  the  use  of  intoxicating  drinks,  is 
strictly  an  abstainer,  and  does  not  use  tobacco 
in  any  form.  His  children  are:  John  Wesley. 
died  aged  five  vears:    Marv  S.  (Mrs.  Edward 


Derickson),  of  Earmer  City,  111. ;  George  Ed- 
ward, died  aged  ten  years;  Israel  Morris,  died 
in  infancy;  Henry  Milton,  born  December 
1,  1873,  has  always  lived  at  home,  with  the 
exce^Dtion  of  two  years  when  he  was  a  nurse 
at  the  Plarrisburg  Asylum;  Jay  Emerson, 
born  September  17,  1875,  farmer  at  Fanner 
City,  111.;  Alma  Orissa,  born  July  16,  1878, 
at  home;  Chester  L.,  born  April  9,  1882,  at- 
tending school;  and  Edgar  Grant,  born  Au- 
gust 2,  1884,  attending  school. 


REV.  SA]\IUEL  CAROTHERS  ALEX- 
AInTDER,  D.  I).,  Millerstown,  Perry  county. 
Pa.,  son  of  Randall  and  Sarah  (Carothers) 
Alexander,  was  born  near  Shirleysburg,  Hunt- 
ingdon county,  Pa.,  in  1833. 

Samuel  C.  Alexander  graduated  from 
Washington  and  Jefferson  College,  Washing- 
ton, Pa.,  in  1858,  and  from  the  Theological 
Seminary  of  Columbia,  S.  C,  in  1861.  He 
was  pastor  of  the  Steel  Creek  church,  Meck- 
lenburg county,  X.  C,  until  1865.  He  was 
actively  concerned  in  founding  and  organizing 
Biddle  University,  at  Charlotte,  ]\^.  C,  and 
received  the  degree  of  D.  D.  from  that  in- 
stitution in  June,  1895.  While  he  was  con- 
nected with  the  university,  he  was  also  ex- 
tensively engaged  in  literary  work,  writing  for 
the  press  in  different  parts  of  the  country,  and 
for  a  time  was  editor  of  the  Freeman's  Jour- 
nal, published  in  Charlotte,  IST.  C.  For  four- 
teen years,  he  was  the  successful  pastor  of  the 
large  Upper  Path  Valley  Presbyterian  chui-ch. 
Plis  great-grandfather,  whose  descendants 
have  been  represented  in  the  ruling  elderehip, 
in  an  unbroken  succession,  to  the  present  time, 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  this  church.  In 
1887,  Samuel  Alexander  removed  to  Millers- 
town,  Pa.,  and  became  pastor  of  the  churches 
at  Xewport  and  Millerstown.  He  is  scholarly 
in  appearance,  eloq;ient  and  impressive  in  de- 
livery, greatly  beloved  by  his  people,  and  hon- 
ored in  the  community.  He  has  acquired 
property  and  now  owns  the  homestead  on 
which  he  was  born. 

Rev.  Samuel  Carothers  Alexander  was  mar- 
ried, March  25,  1862,  to  K'annie  R.  Price,  of 
Charlotte,  JST.  C.  Their  children  are:  Alice 
]\[. ;  AVilliam;  Jessie  L. ;  Clara  B.;  George  E. ; 
and  Annie  K. 

The  ancestral  history  of  the  Rev.  and  Mrs. 
Samuel  Carothers  Alexander  is  as  follows. 
Reynold  Alexander,  a  Scotch-Irish  Presbyte- 


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rian,  is  found,  witli  a  few  others,  a  settler  in 
Path  valley,  one  mile  south  of  the  jDresent  vil- 
lage of  Dry  Eun,  Franklin  county,  Pa.,  as 
early  as  1750.  He  was  a  man  of  good  educa- 
tion, strong  religious  convictions,  and  great 
personal  courage.  He  Avas  active  in  founding 
the  Presbyterian  church  at  Sirring  Run,  and 
was  one  of  the  original  trustees  to  whom  Gov- 
ernor John  Penn  made  a  grant  of  land  "for 
a  Presbyterian  meeting-house  and  burial- 
ground,"  in  1761.  He  took  up  and  acquired 
by  purchase  large  ti'acts  of  land  in  the  State. 
This  land  is  still  occupied  principally  by  his 
descendants.  He  had  three  sons:  Robert; 
James;  and  William;  and  one  daughter,  Polly, 
who  married  David  Campbell,  an  elder  in  the 
Presbyterian  church. 

Col.  William  Alexander,  youngest  son  of 
Reynold  Alexander, born  in  1767,  was  a  prom- 
inent citizen  of  Franklin  county.  Pa.  He  was 
county  commissioner  from  1810  to  1811,  au- 
ditor from  1815  to  1816,  and  from  1825  to 
1826  represented  the  county  in  the  legisla- 
ture. In  1811  he  raised  a  company  of  volun- 
teers in  his  native  valley,  and  as  their  captain, 
mustered  them  into  service  against  the  British 
at  Baltimore,  just  before  Lord  Ross  ajDpeared 
against  the  city.  He  afterwards  received  a 
colonel's  commission.  At  the  age  of  nineteen 
he  married  Ann  Moore.  Their  children  are: 
Thomas;  AVilliam;  James;  Robert;  Randall; 
Margaret  (Mi"s.  Ebenezer  McGinley);  Mary 
(Mrs.  David  Elder) ;  Anna  (Mrs.  Andrew  Wil- 
son); Temperance  (Mrs.  Edward  Kirkpat- 
rick);  and  Janett  (Mrs.  John  Templeton). 

Thomas  xVlexander,  son  of  Col.  William 
Alexander,  was  sheriff  of  Franklin  county 
from  1814  to  1817,  and  later  removed  to  the 
west.  He  Avas  married,  in  1808,  to  Siisan 
(Walker)  Elder.  Their  sons  are:  William; 
and  James.  The  Hon.  AYilliam  Alexander, 
member  of  the  legislature  from  Cumberland 
county,  was  married  to  Miss  Osbom.  He  died 
at  XeVwille,  Pa.,  in  August,  1837.  Randall 
Alexander,  when  a  young  man,  removed  to 
Huntingdon  county.  Pa.,  where  he  served  for 
many  years  as  justice  of  the  peace.  He  Avas 
an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  church.  In  1836, 
he  received  the  Democratic  nomination  for 
the  legislature.  He  Avas  married  in  February, 
lS31.\o  Sarah  A.  Carothers.  Their  children 
are:  William;  Samuel  C;  John  T. ;  Thomas 
J.;  Robert  M.;  George  E.;  and  DaA^d  IS^. 

RcA^   William  Alexander,   D.   D.,   son   of 


Randall  Alexander,  was  born  in  1831.     In 

1858,  he  graduated  from  Washington  and 
Jefferson  College,  and  in  1861,  from  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary;  in  the  latter  year 
he  Avas  installed  as  pastor  of  the  Xewbury 
church,  Williamsport,  Pa.  He  afterwards  ac- 
cepted a  call  to  the  Presbyterian  church  in 
Beloit,  Wis.,  and  in  1869  to  the  church  in 
San  Jose,  Cal.  In  1871  he  Avas  chosen  presi- 
dent of  City  College,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  and 
tAvo  years  later,  he  and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Scott,  by 
the  direction  and  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Synod  of  the  Pacific,  founded  the  Theological 
Seminary  of  the  Presbyterian  church  in  San 
Francisco,  Cal.,  in  which  institution  he  is  a 
IDrofessor.  In  1876,  he  receiA^ed  the  degree 
of  D.  D.  from  Wooster  University.  He  Avas 
married  in  December,  1861,  to  MinerA^a  Os- 
born.  They  had  three  children:  William; 
Thomas  I^CAvton;  and  Paul  Clifton.  Randall 
McGinley  Alexander,  M.  D.,  graduated  from 
Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
in  1872,  and  is  a  successful  physician  in  Fan- 
nettsburg,  Franklin  county.  Pa.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  1871  to  Mary  J.  McGaughey.  Their 
children  are:  IsTcAA'ton;  Frank;  and  Archibald. 
Hon.  Thomas  Jefferson  Alexander  Avas  born 
March  13,  1838.  He  is  a  merchant,  residing 
in  Xebraska,  and  has  served  in  the  legislature 
of  that  State.  George  Edmund  Alexander, 
M.  D.,  born  October  15,  1817,  graduated  from 
Jefferson  Medical  College  in  1871,  and  is  a 
prominent  physician  in  San  Ramon,  Cal. ;  he 
has  acquired  some  celebrity  as  a  surgeon.  He 
was  married  to  Mary  Lynch;  has  one  sou, 
Archibald,  and  a  daughter,  named  Mary. 

William  Alexander,  son  of  John  T.,  and 
grandson  of  Randall  Alexander,  Avas  born  in 

1859.  He  read  laAV  in  Chambersburg,  Pa., 
Avith  the  firm  of  Stenger  &  McKnight,  and  Avas 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1883.  He  was  chair- 
man of  the  Democratic  committee  of  Franklin 
county,  and  is  successfully  practicing  his  pro- 
fession in  Chambersburg,  Pa. 

John  Alexander,  son  of  James,  and  grand- 
son of  Reynold  Alexander,  was  born  in  1800; 
he  OAvned  and  cultivated  the  mountain  farm 
which  had  belonged  to  his  grandfather.  His 
education  Avas  conducted  Avitli  a  a^Icav  to  the 
ministry  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  but  fail- 
ing health  obliged  him  to  relinquish  all  hope 
of  entering  that  profession,  and  to  turn  his 
attention  to  agricultural  ]nusuits.  He  has 
been  verv  successful  in  business  and  has  ac- 


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quired  a  large  estate.  He  Avas  commissioner 
of  Franklin  county  from  1862  to  1864.  For 
many  years  He  -was  a  ruling  elder  in  the  Pres- 
byterian cliurcli,  and  was  universally  es- 
teemed as  a  man  of  probity  and  lionor.  He 
was  married  to  Annie  McCurdy.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  James;  Mary  J.;  McGinley;  and 
Margaret  Blair.  He  died  in  1876.  William 
Alexander,  a  grandson  of  John  Alexander,  is 
a  merchant  in  Dry  Run,  Pa.,  and  an  honored 
elder  in  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  was 
married,  Xovember  26,  1885,  to  Xettie  B. 
Wolff. 

Joseph  B.  Alexander,  a  descendant  of  Rob- 
ert, son  of  Reynold  Alexajider,  of  the  fifth 
generation  from  the  original  settler,  is  a  pros- 
perous citizen  of  Path  vallev,  Franklin  coun- 
ty, Pa. 

Xannie  R.  Price,  wife  of  Rev.  Samuel  Ca- 
rothers  iVlexander,  is  a  daughter  of  Thomas 

B.  and  Margaret  (Xeagie)  Price.  Thomas  B. 
Price  was  born  in  Mecklenburg  county,  X. 

C,  January  30,  1814.  He  resides  on  his  plan- 
tation. For  many  years  he  has  been  an  elder 
in  the  Steel  Creek  Presbyterian  church,  near 
Charlotte,  X.  C.  Mr.  Price  served  as  justice 
of  the  peace  in  Mecklenburg  county  until  the 
time  of  the  Civil  war.  Before  the  secession 
of  Xorth  Carolina  he  was  a  strong  Union  man, 
but  like  many  others  he  decided  that  his  alle- 
giance was  due  to  his  native  State;  he  there- 
fore supported  the  cause  until  the  close  of  the 
war.  He  was  mamed  twice.  His  second  wife 
was  Elizabeth  Parks.  Their  children  are :  An- 
drew Parks,  died  at  the  old  homestead;  Mar- 
garet Josephine  Annetta,  resides  at  the  home- 
stead in  Xorth  Carolina;  Elizabeth  J.,  died 
aged  nine  years;  Thomas  K.,  died  at  the 
homestead  about  1893;  and  John  Knox,  re- 
sides on  the  homestead,  married  Essie  Sum- 
merville,  has  two  children,  Andrew  Parks  and 
Sarah  Annetta. 

Isaac  Price,  Mrs.  Alexander's  grandfather, 
born  in  Mecklenburg  county,  X.  C,  August 
2,  1778,  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  and  in- 
herited his  father's  property  situated  on  the 
Catawba  river,  eleven  miles  from  Charlotte, 
X.  C.  He  was  married  in  1811,  to  Xancy 
Bamett.  Their  children  were:  Esther  B., 
born  May  30,  1812,  died  in  her  sixth 
year;  Thomas  Barnett,  father  of  Mrs. 
Alexander,  was  born  January  30,  1814, 
died  June  23,  1896;  Ann  G.  (Mrs.  James 
Knox),    born    July    19,    1816,    died    I'ebru- 


ary  23,  1847;  John  James,  bom  Febru- 
ary 20,  1818,  died  in  Xorth  Carolina,  about 
1889;  Isaac  Jasper,  born  December  25,  1819, 
died  Xovember  1,  1885;  Mary  Martha  (Mrs, 
William  McDowell),  born  January  29,  1822, 
resided  in  Tennessee,  where  she  died  in  1877; 
Xancy  Rebecca,  born  September  10,  1823, 
died  September  29,  1831;  Joseph  William, 
born  July  6,  1825,  died  July  19,  1827;  Jane 
ifargaret  Barnett  (Mrs.  Starr  Xeely),  born 
I'ebruary  11,  1828,  died  in  Xorth  Carolina, 
in  1895;  and  Juliiis  Giles,  bom  April  18, 
1832,  resides  in  Xorth  Carolina.  Mr.  Isaac 
Price  died  at  the  homestead,  June  22,  1833; 
his  wife  died  in  1854,  aged  eighty-four. 

Mrs.  Alexander's  great-grandfather,  Isaac 
Price,  was  bom  in  Mecklenburg  coiinty,  X. 
C,  in  1747.  He  was  a  white-smith,  and  also 
owned  a  large  farm,  which  he  bequeathed  to 
his  son  Isaac.  During  the  Revolutionary  war, 
he  made  swords  and  presented  them  to  the 
Continental  army.  General  Tarleton,  of  the 
British  army,  hearing  of  his  devotion  to  the 
cause  of  freedom,  sought  to  capture  him,  but 
he  was  warned,  and  succeeded  in  making  his 
escape.  He  was  married  to  Esther  Bradley, 
who  was  born  in  1748,  and  died  in  1811. 
Their  children  are:  Rebecca,  born  January 
28,  1772,  died  in  Xorth  Carolina;  Joseph, 
bom  May  24,  1775,  died  in  Xorth  Carolina; 
James,  born  June  20,  1778,  died  in  Xorth 
Carolina;  Mary  (j\Irs.  Benjamin  Ormond), 
born  July  12,  1780,  died  in  Xorth  Carolina; 
John,  l)om  May  4,  1783,  died  in  Xorth  Caro- 
lina; Esther,  bom  January  5,  1786,  man-ied 
a  minister  and  removed  to  Tennessee,  where 
she  died;  Isaac,  Mrs.  Alexander's  grand- 
father and  Martha,  bom  May  5,  1791,  died 
in  Xorth  Carolina. 

Mrs.  Alexander's  great-great-grandfather, 
John  Price,  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  was  born 
in  Ireland  in  1715.  T\Tien  a  young  man  he 
came  to  America  with  a  party  of  emigrants 
who  passed  through  Pennsylvania,  and  finally 
reached  what  is  now  Mecklenburg  county,  X. 
C,  where  they  were  the  first  settlers.  He  was 
married  to  Mary  White,  who  died  Xovember 
25,  1804.  The  following  inscrijjtion  was  taken 
from  his  tombstone:  ''John  Price,  died  Octo- 
ber 27,  1802,  aged  eighty-seven  years,  after 
having  lived  to  discharge  the  duty  of  a  child, 
a  husband,  a  father,  a  citizen,  a  Christian,  with 
a  great  degree  of  respectability." 


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J.  F.  THOMPSON,  M.D.,  Liverpool,  Perr J 
county,  Pa.,  son  of  Jolm  and  Lydia  (Blake) 
Thompson,  was  bom  on  the  homestead  farm  at 
Stormstown,  Centre  county.  Pa.,  October  8, 
1839.  His  paternal  grandfather  was  bom  in 
Ireland,  and  emigrated  to  the  United  States 
at  an  early  day,  settling  on  the  present  site 
of  Stormstown,  where  he  died,  having  reared 
a  family  of  four  sons  and  two  daughters.  His 
son,  John  Thompson,  was  bom  at  Stormstown. 
A  part  of  the  old  homestead  property  came  to 
him  by  inheritance,  and  he  purchased  the 
shares  of  the  other  heirs.  Pie  was  reared  to 
farming  pursuits,  and  enjoyed  the  ordinary 
advantages  of  the  common  schools.  Endowed 
with  more  than  ordinary  intelligence  and  ob- 
servation, he  became  a  student,  and  attained 
to  unusual  proficiency  in  mathematics  and  the 
sciences.  His  taste  for  good  literature  was 
liberally  cultivated  and  indulged.  Pie  served 
one -term  in  the  olfice  of  sheriff  of  Centre 
county;  as  a  candidate  for  State  Senator,  he 
was  defeated  by  eleven  votes,  a  result  at- 
tributed by  his  friends  solely  to  the  circula- 
tion of  false  reports  to  the  effect  that  he  was 
opposed  to  the  floating  of  large  logs  in  the 
rivers.  His  associates  and  peers  were  such 
prominent  people  as  the  McAlistere,  the  Cur- 
tins  and  the  Halls.  For  ten  years  he  was  en- 
gaged in  mercantile  pursuits,  after  which  he 
retired  from  active  business.  His  death  oc- 
curred about  1886,  when  he  was  about  sev- 
enty-eight years  of  age.  ]\Ir.  Thompson  was 
originally  of  the  old  Democratic  school  of  poli- 
ticians, and  when  the  "Know-jS^othing"  party 
came  into  existence  he  joined  in  its  organi- 
zation. Later  he  united  with  the  Eepublican 
party,  having  been  an  Abolitionist,  in  touch 
with  managers  of  the  Underground  Railroad, 
and  a  constant  reader  of  William  Lloyd  Gar- 
rison's anti-slavery  newspaper. 

Mr.  Thompson  married  Lydia  Blake,  who 
was  born  at  West  Chester,  Pa.  She  had  a 
brother,  John  Blake,  and  a  sister,  Hannah 
(Mrs.  Robert  Monahan),  who  settled  near 
West  Chester,  Pa.,  where  she  died,  leaving 
an  only  daughter.  John  Blake  is  supposed 
to  have  been  a  lawyer.  The  children  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Thompson  are:  I.  Joseph,  farmer 
and  wagon-maker,  married  Mary  A.  Johnson, 
and  resided  in  Clearfield  county,  Pa.,  after- 
wards in  Centre  county.  Pa.,  where  he  died 
about  1884,  his  wife  still  surviving  and  oc- 
cupying the  old  homestead  in  Centre  county; 


II.  John  K.,  M.  D.,  read  medicine  with  Dr. 
G.  P.  Engles,  of  Centre  county,  was  gradu- 
ated from  Jefferson  Medical  College  about 
1842,  settled  at  Marion,  Indiana  county.  Pa., 
where  he  became  a  successful  practitioner,  and 
died  in  1890,  was  married  to  Jane  Thomjjson, 
whose  death  occurred  before  his  own;  HI. 
George  AV.,  M.  D.,  graduate  of  Jefferson  Med- 
ical College  in  1853  or  1854,  was  in  practice 
for  a  number  of  years  at  Mill  Creek,  Hunt- 
ingdon county.  Pa.,  now  lives  retired  at  Mt. 
L^nion,  Pa.,  mamed  first  Rebecca  Dougherty, 
who  died  about  1866,  and  secondly  Miss  Mc- 
Gai-vey,  of  Huntingdon  county;  IV.  Andrew 
Jackson,  deceased,  was  a  farmer,  and  remained 
on  the  old  homestead,  of  which  he  owned  one- 
half,  married  Mary  Hartsock,  of  Centre  coun- 
ty, and  died  in  1885;  V.  Henry  Adams,  re- 
mained on  the  old  homestead  until  sixteen 
years  of  age,  prepared  for  college  at  the  Pine 
Grove  Academy,  was  graduated  from  Jeffer- 
son College,  and  took  the  course  at  the  West- 
ern Theological  Seminary,  Allegheny  City, 
Pa.,  was  a  professional  teacher  in  several  west- 
ern cities,  and  for  twenty  years  was  president 
of  Otterbein  University  at  Westerville,  O., 
during  which  time  he  became  deeply  inter- 
ested in  the  temperance  reform,  and  was  a 
prominent  and  ^^opular  leader  in  the  Prohi- 
bition party,  was  nominated  for  Congress,  and 
for  the  vice-presidency  on  the  ticket  of  that 
party,  now  resides  at  Dayton,  O.,  and  is  editor 
of  the  United  Brethren  Simday-School  Jour- 
nal; VI.  Dr.  J.  F.;  VII.  Homer  S.,  was 
reared  on  the  farm,  attended  Otterbein  Uni- 
versity, O.,  enlisted  in  Company  E,  Forty- 
fifth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  served  till  the 
close  of  the  war,  returned  a  veteran.  He  was 
wounded  in  the  side  of  the  head  at  the  battle 
of  the  Wilderness,  by  a  minie  ball.  At  the 
close  of  his  military  service,  he  embarked  in 
mercantile  business  at  his  old  home,  Storms- 
town, Pa.,  in  which  he  remained  for  several 
years,  and  afterwards  went  to  Kansas,  Avhence 
he  returned  in  1879  to  Pennsylvania,  and  kept 
a  store  at  Reeds  Gap,  Juniata  coimty,  for  three 
years,  then  opened  a  store  at  Pine  Grove  Mills, 
Centre  county.  Pa.,  but  owing  to  the  failure 
of  his  health,  resulting  from  the  severe  hard- 
ships of  his  anny  life,  he  was  compelled  to 
abandon  business  for  a  time.  In  1887,  hav- 
ing in  a  gTcat  measure  regained  his  health, 
he  engaged  in  mercantile  business  at  East 
Waterford,  Juniata    county.  Pa.,  wjiere    he 


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still  lives.  He  is  a  large  stockliolder  in  the 
bank  at  Port  Royal,  Pa. ;  his  wife  is  a  native 
of  Lycoming  county,  Pa. ;  YIII.  Martha,  at- 
tended the  common  schools  and  prepared  her- 
self for  teaching,  v/hich  occupation  she  fol- 
lowed until  her  declining  years  forced  her  to 
seek  a  more  quiet  life ;  she  died  unmarried  in 
October,  1S96,  in  the  seventy-second  year  of 
her  age;  she  was  a  woman  of  strong  intellect, 
clear,  common  sense  views,  and  a  large  and 
losing  heart,  beloved  by  a  host  of  ardent  and 
admiring  friends,  and  was  an  active  member 
of  the  Presbyterian  church;  IX.  Lydia  (Mrs. 
George  Horacher),  of  Montoursville,  Lycom- 
ing county.  Pa. 

Dr.  J.  P.  Thompson  attended  the  common 
schools  of  his  native  place  and  pursued  a 
course  of  study  at  Pine  Grove  Academy,  after 
which  he  became  a  clerk  in  the  store  of  Samuel 
E.  Isett,  at  Aetna  Furnace,  Blair  county.  Pa. 
He  then  read  medicine  for  two  years  with  his 
brother.  Dr.  G.  ^Y.  Thompson,  at  Mill  Creek, 
Pa.,  was  graduated  from  Jeiferson  Medical 
College  in  1863,  and  immediately  after  pass- 
ing his  examination,  went  into  the  military 
service  as  assistant  surgeon  of  the  Sixtieth 
Ohio  Sharpshooters,  and  remained  until  mus- 
tered out  of  the  service  at  Cleveland.  O.,  in 
August,  1865.  He  was  wounded  in  the  foot 
by  a  shell  at  Cold  Harbor.  After  his  dis- 
charge from  the  army  he  practiced  at  Three 
SiDrings,  Hiintingdon  coimty,  Pa.,  until  1876; 
he  then  removed  to  Liveri^ool,  Pa.,  where  he 
has  established  a  large  and  lucrative  practice. 
Both  professionally  and  socially.  Dr.  Thomp- 
son stands  in  the  lead,  enjoying  the  esteem 
of  the  community.  He  is  an  active  worker 
in  the  Republican  party,  but  not  a  political 
aspirant.  He  served  for  three  years  of  Presi- 
dent Harrison's  administration,  as  pension  ex- 
aminer. 

Dr.  J.  F.  Thompson  married  first,  at  Jersey 
City,  in  1865,  Jennie  L.  Xeevetey,  a  native  of 
that  place.  Their  children  are:  Lillie  K. 
(Mrs.  Woods),  of  Huntingdon,  Pa.;  and 
George  Blake,  graduate  of  Lock  Haven  jSTor- 
mal  School,  now  employed  in  the  office  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company  at  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.  Mrs.  Jennie  L.  Thompson  died  in 
February,  1886.  Dr.  Thompson  was  married 
December  4,  1888,  to  Miss  Xettie  Pauling, 
born  in  Chester  county.  Pa.,  and  reared  in 
Philadelphia,  daughter  of  Robert  A.  and 
Fanny  M.    (Marduck)   Pauling,   the  fonner 


born  in  Berks  county.  Pa.,  and  still  living, 
the  latter  born  in  Chester  county.  Pa.,  and  is 
deceased.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Thompson  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Methodist  church,  in  which  Mrs. 
Thompson  is  a  prominent  worker. 


E.  AVALT  SXYDER,  ^L  D.,  Liverpool, 
Perry  county,  Pa. 

David  Snyder,  grandfather  of  Dr.  Snyder, 
always  spelled  his  name  Schneider.  He  was 
born  of  German  parentage  in  Mahantongo 
valley.  Pa.,  whence  he  removed  to  "Wild  Cat 
valley,  where  he  spent  his  life  in  farming,  and 
where  he  died.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran church.  Charles  Snyder,  father  of  Dr. 
Snyder,  was  born  in  Mahantongo  valley  in 
1836.  His  parents  removed  during  his  boy- 
hood to  Wild  Cat  valley,  where  he  attended 
school  four  months,  and  was  reared  on  the 
farm.  He  learned  carpentry,  and  followed 
that  occupation,  but  for  thirty-five  yeai-s  has 
been  employed  on  the  Pennsylvania  canal. 
During  the  war,  he-served  one  year  in  Com- 
pany K,  Eighty-third  Pennsylvania  A^olun- 
teers.  After  his  marriage,  he  resided  at  Liver- 
pool. He  married  Mary  E.  Dietrick,  of  that 
borough,  who  died  of  nervous  disease  in  1894:. 
Their  children  are:  Dr.  E.  Walt;  Lillie  (Mrs. 
AA^agner),  died  aged  twenty-five  years;  the 
next^two  children  died  in  infancy,  unnamed; 
Lena  (Airs.  Snyder),  of  Liverpool;  Sarah 
(Airs.  AA^elker),  of  Liverpool;  George,  of  Liv- 
er^Dool;  Reif,  died  young;  and  Mna,  at  home. 
Air.  Snyder  is  a  Democrat. 

Dr.  E.  AYalt  Snyder  was  born  at  Liverpool, 
Pa.,  August  18,  1857.  Until  he  was  ten  years 
of  age  he  attended  school,  and  then  engaged  as 
clerk  with  his  uncle,  George  C.  Snyder,  a  mer- 
chant at  PeiTyville,  now  a  part  of  Liverpool, 
Pa.,  remaining  until  he  was  seventeen.  The 
next  winter  he  taught  school,  and  in  the  fol- 
lovring  smmner  entered  Alillei-sville  State 
Xormal  School.  This  course  he  repeated  dur- 
ing the  two  ensuing  summers,  and  was  grad- 
uated from  the  normal  school  in  1879.  Dur- 
ing his  second  term,  he  was  called  home  for 
one  week,  to  take  charge  of  the  business  of 
his  uncle,  who  was  then  ill  with  pneumonia. 
During  the  following  three  years,  Air.  Snyder 
taught  school  at  Alillerstown,  Pa.,  and  for 
four  months  during  the  summer  season  had 
charge  of  the  nonnal  school  at  that  place.  For 
the  next  four  years,  he  taught  at  Liverpool, 
Pa.,  durino-  which  time  he  also  had  a  summer 


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scliool.  Impaired  health  compelled  liim  to 
relinquish  teaching  for  the  years  1881  and 
'82;  in  the  former  year,  he  made  an  extended 
tour  through  the  west  for  the  recovery  of  his 
health.  He  afterwards  took  a  post-gi-aduate 
course  at  Millersville  State  ISTormal  School. 
In  the  meantime,  he  had  done  the  reading  and 
study  preparatory  to  a  medical  course,  and  in 
1887,  he  entered  Jefferson  Medical  College, 
Philadelphia,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1889.  His  opportunities  for  study  and  pre- 
l^aration  for  professional  work  had  been  most 
diligently  improved,  and  had  all  been  pro- 
cured by  money  he  had  earned  for  himself. 
His  reputation  as  a  teacher  was  wide  and  well 
established.  The  first  class  in  Perry  county 
was  graduated  under  him  in  April,  1884.  One 
of  his  pupils  is  president  of  the  Strasburg 
schools,  another  is  president  of  Yfieonisco 
schools,  and  one  gets  a  salary  of  one  thousand 
dollars  as  a  teacher  at  Steelton,  Pa. 

After  securing  his  diploma  as  a  physician, 
Dr.  Snyder  became  a  resident  of  his  native 
town,  Liveri^ool,  Pa.,  where  he  had  bought 
property,  before  going  to  college;  and  here 
liis  native  and  professional  abilities  and  his 
popular  manners  have  been  factors  in  his  well 
known  success  as  a  physician. 

In  1884,  Dr.  E.  W.  Snj^der  was  married  to 
Miss  Laura  Maynard,  of  Strasburg,  Lancas- 
ter county.  Pa.,  daughter  of  George  and  Sarah 
M.  Maynard.  Mrs.  Snyder  was  educated  at 
home  in  vocal  and  instrumental  music,  in  pre- 
paration for  a  career  on  the  stage,  and  later 
was  graduated  from  the  State  ISTormal  School 
at  Millersville.  Dr.  Snyder  has  been  a  life- 
long Democrat,  and  is  president  of  the  school 
board.  His  religious  faith  and  fellowship  are 
with  the  United  Brethren  church. 


ELY.  H.  T.  SEARLE,  pastor  of  United 
Evangelical  church,  Liverpool,  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  and  in  charge  of  four  other  appointments 
in  Perry  and  Juniata  counties,  is  a  native  of 
Cumberland,  county  of  Surrey,  England.  His 
grandfather,  William  Searle,  was  born  in  the 
same  town,  and  brought  up  to  mercantile  pur- 
suits. In  his  boyhood,  he  entered  a  store  as 
clerk  and  later  became  proprietor  of  a  mercan- 
tile business  of  his  own.  His  children  are: 
Em.ma,  died  in  England;  Eliza,  died  in  Eng- 
land; and  William.  AVilliam  Searle  (2), 
father  of  Eev.  Mr.  Searle,  was  born  at  Cum- 


berland, and  attended  the  Duke  of  York's 
school  in  London.  In  training  for  mercantile 
business,  he  entered  the  store  of  his  grand- 
father, whom  he  eventually  succeeded  in  busi- 
ness. He  was  remarkably  prosperous,  and  be- 
came the  leading  merchant  in  the  town.  Mr. 
Searle  married  Sarah  Wiemot,  of  Walworth, 
county  of  Surrey,  England,  who,  as  well  as 
her  husband,  is  deceased;  she  survived  him 
only  a  short  time.  They  were  members  of  the 
Baj^tist  church,  in  which  Mr.  Searle  served 
as  deacon  for  thirty  years.  Their  children 
are:  AVilliam,  assistant  secretary  of  the  Bank 
of  London,  on  Threadneedle  street;  Rebecca, 
died  aged  twenty-two  j^ears;  Rev.  H.  T. ; 
Clement,  London,  Eengland,  clerk  in  the  Tea 
Department,  London  Docks;  Annie  (Mrs. 
Fred  Fisher),  of  Boulogne,  France;  Ernest, 
resides  in  Berlin,  Germany,  employed  by  an 
English  finn  in  a  large  woolen  house ;  Emily, 
resides  in  London,  England;  and  Fred,  a  clerk, 
London,  England. 

Rev.  H.  T.  Searle  was  bom  April  2,  1851, 
At  the  usual  age,  he  attended  the  local  schools,, 
his  father  paying  his  tuition.  At  fourteen 
years  of  age,  he  entered  Dr.  Yeates'  Academy 
at  Camberwell,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
at  the  age  of  eighteen.  Then  he  was  for  two 
years  clerk  at  the  London  Docks,  after  which, 
at  tv/enty  years  of  age,  he  emigrated  to  Amer- 
ica, sailing  from  London  on  the  merchantman 
"Liverpool,"  and  reaching  'Ne^v  Y^ork  after  a 
voyage  of  seven  weeks.  The  first  employment 
he  had  in  New  Y^ork  was  as  clerk  in  a  dry  goods 
store;  he  afterwards  filled  several  similar  po- 
sitions in  Xew  York  City  and  other  parts  of 
the  State. 

About  this  time,  he  became  interested  in 
the  subject  of  personal  religion,  and  was  con- 
verted in  the  Methodist  church,  after  which 
he  came  to  Pennsylvania,  and  joined  the 
United  Evangelical  church.  In  this  connec- 
tion he  received  a  license  as  a  local  preacher, 
and  began  to  study  for  the  ministry.  In  the 
spring  of  1881,  he  joined  the  Central  Penn- 
sylvania Conference,  and  was  assigned  to  Jer- 
sey Shore  circuit,  for  one  year;  then  to  Mt- 
tany  valley  circuit,  for  one  year;  and  next  to 
Bendersville  circuit,  for  two  years.  He  went 
next  to  Alberton  circuit,  Howard  county,  Md., 
for  five  years,  and  then  to  New  Berlin,  Union 
county.  Pa.,  for  two  years;  and  next  to  El- 
liottsburg,  Perry  county,  where  he  served 
three  years.     In  the  spring  of  1895  he  came 


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to  Liverjiool,  where  he  has  been  in  chai'ge 
since  that  time. 

Mr.  Searle  was  manied  in  ISS-i,  at  Ben- 
dersville,  to  Clarissa  Savilla  Meals,  born  in 
Cumberland  county,  Pa.,  and  lived  near  Car- 
lisle until  her  marriage.  She  is  a  daughter 
of  Jeremiah  and  Sarah  (Miller)  Meals,  both 
of  whom  are  living.  The  children  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Searle  are:  Samuel  Franklin,  born  Sep- 
tember 23,  1885;  Mary  Emma,  born  Jime 
22,  1889;  Sarah  Ann,  born  April  9,  1893; 
and  Clayton  Stanley,  born  June  10,  1895. 
Mr.  Searle  takes  an  active  interest  in  political 
matters,  and  is  a  staunch  and  tnie  Kepubli- 
can.  As  a  man  and  a  minister,  his  worth  and 
ability  are  acknowledged,  and  he  enjoys  the 
good  will  and  respect  of  the  entire  commii- 
nity.  The  churches  under  his  ministrations 
have  uniformly  prospered. 


REV.  W.  IT.  ^riXGLE,  pastor  of  the 
TJnited  Brethren  church,  Liverpool,  Peny 
county,  Pa.,  was  born  January  20,  1854, 
at  Warriors  Mark,  Huntingdon  county. 
Pa.  His  great-grandfather  came  from  Ger- 
many as  a  Hessian  soldier,  and  afterwards 
espoused  the  cause  of  American  independence. 
After  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  he 
settled  as  a  farmer  in  the  Shenandoah  valley. 
His  only  son,  Jacob  jMingle,  inherited  the  old 
home  in  the  Shenandoah  valley,  where  he  re- 
mained until  after  his  marriage;  he  then  re- 
moved to  Morrisons  Cove,  Pa.,  where  his  wife 
died.  Later,  he  removed  to  AVarriors  Mark, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  farming  until  he 
retired  from  active  work,  and  lived  with  his 
son  George.  His  death  occurred  here  about 
1859.  His  children  are:  Elizabeth,  died  un- 
married; Jane,  died  unmarried;  Jacob,  mar- 
ried and  was  accidentally  killed,  leaving  two 
children;  William,  was  accidentally  killed 
when  a  young  man,  by  falling  off  a  l)arn; 
George,  married  Rebecca  Domer,  and  spent 
most  of  his  life  in  Warriors  Mark  township, 
Huntingdon  county,  v/here  he  died.  Joseph 
Mingle,  father  of  Rev.  W.  H.  Mingle,  was 
born  on  the  old  homestead  in  Shenandoah 
valley,  Va.,  May  14,  1823.  He  grew  to  man- 
hood on  the  farm,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen 
years  came  to  Scotch  valley,  now  in  Blair 
county.  Pa.,  where  he  worked  among  the  far- 
mers for  several  years,  and  then  went  to  Hunt- 
ingdon county,  Pa.,  and  rented  a  farm  in  War- 
riors Mark  township.     After  a  time  he  was 


able  to  purchase  a  farm  of  156  acres,  with 
money  which  he  had  earned  and  saved.  Pros- 
perity attended  his  plans,  and  he  accumulated 
a  handsome  property,  with  which  he  retired 
from  active  work  and  took  up  his  residence 
in  1888  at  Tyrone,  Blair  county.  Pa.,  at  which 
place  his  death  occurred  October  4,  1896.  His 
old  homestead  is  now  owned  by  two  of  his 
sons.  He  was  a  prominent  and  honored  mem- 
ber of  the  United  Brethren  church,  active  in 
its  work.  His  Avidow  resides  at  Tyrone,  Pa. 
Their  children  are:  John  L.,  married  Miss 
Ermine,  of  Blair  county.  Pa.,  and  now  resides 
in  Sinking  valley,  same  county;  Mary  (Mrs. 
W,  H.  Galbraith),  of  Binningham,  Pa. ;  Rev. 
W.  H. ;  Janie,  widow  of  Rev.  J.  E.  Shevers, 
resides  with  her  mother;  A.  D.,  in  mercantile 
business  at  Tyrone,  Pa. ;  Ellen  (Mrs.  William 
Lower),  of  Altoona,  Pa.;  Minnie  (Mi's.  R.  C. 
Galbraith),  of  Altoona,  Pa.;  David  B.,  in  busi- 
ness at  Tyrone,  Pa.;  Annie;  Ada  (Mrs.  John 
Lower),  of  Tyrone,  Pa. 

Rev.  W.  H.  Mingle  attended  the  public 
schools  of  his  township,  where  his  father  had 
bought  a  farm.  Having  finished  his  primary 
education,  he  next  attended  the  Mountain 
Seminary  at  Birmingham,  Pa.,  after  which 
he  entered  the  Union  Biblical  Seminary  at 
Dayton,  O.,  and,  completing  the  full  course 
of  study,  was  gi'aduated  from  that  institution 
in  18S3.  An  appointment  was  then  given 
him  at  IS^ew  Paris,  Bedford  county,  Pa.,  in 
which  he  remained  two  years;  he  was  then 
in  charge  of  a  congregation  at  Madison,  West- 
moreland county,  for  two  years.  K'ext,  he  was 
sent  to  the  First  United  Brethren  church  at 
Johnstown,  Pa.,  where  he  remained  four 
years,  during  which  time  the  great  flood  oc- 
curred, by  which  his  church  was  partially  de- 
stroyed. Mr.  Mingle  immediately  secured  the 
remodeling  of  the  church  edifice,  and  the  erec- 
tion of  a  beautiful  parsonage.  His  next  charge 
was  at  Conemaugh,  in  which  he  was  engaged 
for  three  years,  after  which  he  was  at  Pit- 
cairn,  Allegheny  county,  for  one  year,  and 
thence  returned  to  his  old  charge  at  Madison, 
where  he  remained  until  October,  1896;  in 
that  month  he  took  charge  of  the  church  at 
Liverpool,  in  connection  with  which  he  fills 
five  other  appointments  in  Peny  county. 

Rev.  W.  H.  Mingle  was  man-ied  Septem- 
ber 20,  1883,  to  Miss  Annie  Campbell,  of 
Millersville,  Lancaster  county,  Pa.,  and  after 
marriage  began  housekeeping  in  his  new  field 


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of  labor  at  Xew  Paris.  Mrs.  ^iliiigle's  parents 
are  David  and  Mary  Campbell,  the  former  de- 
ceased, tbe  latter  residing  at  Millersville,  Pa. 
The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mingle  ai-e: 
Grace  Ethel,  died  in  infancy;  JosejA  Arthur, 
at  home;  William  Paul,  at  home;  Charles 
Tousten,  at  home;  John  Eussel,  at  home; 
and  Mary,  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Mingle  is 
an  original  and  cordial  supporter  of  the  prin- 
ciples of  the  Eepublican  party ;  but  inasmuch 
as  the  influence  of  the  liquor  traffic  on  the  poli- 
tics of  the  country  is  so  harmful,  and  the  open 
saloon  is  such  a  menace  to  the  peace  and  wel- 
fare of  society,  he  strongly  leans  towards  the 
position  of  the  Prohibition  party.  His  intelli- 
gence and  his  devotion  to  humanity  and  re- 
ligion give  him  a  power  for  good  in  the  com- 
munity, and  his  personal  worth  engages  the 
esteem  of  all  who  know  him. 


G.  CAEEY  THARP,  justice  of  the  peace, 
Liverpool,  Perry  county.  Pa.  The  original 
manner  of  spelling  the  name  was  Thorpe.  The 
ancestors  of  the  family  were  jSToraian  English; 
one  of  them  was  lord  mayor  of  London,  and 
another  was  chief  justice  of  England.  John 
Tharp,  grandfather  of  G.  Carey  Tharp,  was 
born  in  the  town  of  ]\Ioville,  near  London- 
derry, Ireland,  and  died  in  Ireland.  He  was 
a  gentleman,  and  owned  an  estate.  He  was 
married  and  reared  one  child,  George.  George 
Thai-p,  father  of  G.  Carey,  was  born  in  Ire- 
land, and  lost  his  father  when  a  child.  He 
inherited  his  father's  estate,  and  embarked  in 
the  grocery  business  at  Londondeii'v,  where 
he  married  Mary  Carey,  daughter  of  John  and 
Eosetta  Carey,  of  Norman  English  ancestry. 
He  emigrated  to  America  with  his  wife  in 
1819,  sailing  from  Londonderry  and  landing 
at  Philadelphia,  whence  he  proceeded  to  Liv- 
erpool, Perry  county,  and  engaged  in  mex'can- 
tile  business,  which  he  carried  on  until  his 
death,  in  Janiiary,  1867.  At  one  time  he 
failed  in  business  and  was  left  without  prop- 
erty and  with  a  heavy  indebtedness,  but  later 
he  recovered,  and  paid  all  his  debts.  He  was 
well  known  throughout  the  country  and  was 
universally  regarded  as  a  thoroughly  upright 
and  honest  man.  In  Ireland,  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Episcopal  church,  but  after  coming 
to  America  he  affiliated  with  the  Lutheran 
church.  His  wife  having  died  in  1854,  he 
man-ied  ^larv  Ann  Grubb;  they  had  one 
child,  who  died  in  infancy.     By  his  first  wife 


he  had  five  children,  all  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy. Mr.  G.  Carey  Tharp  is  his  child  by 
adoption. 

G.  Carey  Tharp  was  bom  at  Mt.  Patrick, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  September  7,  1830,  and 
was  adopted  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tharp  when  he 
was  three  weeks  old.  His  education  was  ob- 
tained in  the  public  school,  which  he  attended 
until  he  was  thirteen  years  of  age.  At  this 
age  he  was  attacked  by  a  nervous  disease,  on 
account  of  which  he  was  withdrawn  from 
school  and  placed  under  the  treatment  of  Prof. 
McClellan,  M.  D.,  father  of  Gen.  George  B. 
McClellan,  the  late  honored  commander  of 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  But  he  was  never 
able  to  resume  his  studies.  Prom  boyhood, 
he  was  a  diligent  reader  of  good  books,  and 
in  this  way  practically  became  self-educated. 
His  business  training  was  secured  in  his  fath- 
er's store,  in  which  he  was  employed  as  a 
clerk  and  on  becoming  of  age,  he  was  admit- 
ted to  partnership  mth  his  father,  and  con- 
tinued with  him  until  mthin  a  vear  of  his 
father's  death.  On  October  21,  1865,  G.  C. 
Tharp  purchased  the  business  and  conducted  it 
alone  at  the  original  stand.  In  1873,  his  store 
was  burned  and  he  suffered  a  heavy  loss,  but 
at  once  resumed  business  at  another  stand  and 
continued  in  it  alone  until  January,  1877,  when 
he  formed  a  partnership  with  his  son,  and  the 
firm  carried  on  business  until  1882,  when  he 
sold  the  property  to  John  Shank.  ^Ir.  Tharp 
is  a  strong  Democrat,  and  has  served  in  the 
office  of  justice  of  the  peace  for  twenty-five 
years,  having  been  elected  to  this  office  for 
five  consecutive  terms,  and  each  time  by  an 
increased  majority.  In  this  responsible  office, 
he  has  always  given  satisfaction  by  his  im- 
partiality and  the  justice  of  his  decisions.  He 
has  also  sers'ed  many  years  as  school  director, 
and  has  frequently  been  elected  to  the  town 
council;  he  was  once  a  candidate  for  pro- 
thonotary,  but  was  defeated  at  the  polls. 

Mr.  Tharp  adopted  the  creed  of  the  Lu- 
therans, and  is  a  member  of  that  church,  in 
which  he  fills  the  office  of  deacon.  Mr.  Tharp 
is  possessed  of  fine  literary  talent,  and  has 
excelled  as  a  biographical  writer.  Lie  has  also 
a  poetical  gift,  and  has  in  his  possession  the 
manuscripts  of  many  beautiful  poem.s,  pub- 
lished and  unpublished.  Many  magazines  and 
periodicals  have  been  enriched  by  his  contri- 
l)utions  in  both  prose  and  verse. 

G.  Carey  Tharp  was  married  in  1853  to 


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Miss  Helen  M.,  daughter  of  Dr.  James  H. 
Case,  of  Liverpool.  Their  children  are:  Lu- 
cius Victor,  married  Mary  A.,  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Phoebe  Lebkieher,  of  Liverpool, 
and  is  engaged  in  carrying  the  mail;  George 
J.,  at  present  postmaster  at  Liverpool,  Pa., 
married  to  Annie,  daughter  of  George  H.  and 
Mary  Ann  (Cochran)  Martin;  Mary  C, 
widow  of  Peter  Keif snyder;  Florence;  Jessie 
Blanche,  at  home;  and  six  children  that  died 
young. 

The  maternal  ancestors,  the  Careys,  were 
Norman  English.  The  first  of  them  who  emi- 
grated to  Ireland  was  Sir  John  Carey.  Sir 
Ralph  Carey  was  a  godson  of  Queen  Eliza- 
beth. Sir  Jvucius  Carey  was  the  Viscount  of 
Falkland,  and  was  killed  in  fighting  Oliver 
Cromwell,  under  the  standard  of  Charles  I. 
Mr.  Tharp's  mother  had  but  one  full  brother, 
and  he  was  appointed  to  fill  a  cro-wn  position 
at  Port  Philip,  Australia.  She  had  two  half 
brothers,  both  of  whom  emigrated  to  America. 
James  Carey  settled  in  the  west,  and  took  the 
name  of  Wilson.  George  settled  in  Florida, 
and  it  is  supposed  was  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  at  Key  West. 


JOLIX  D.  SXYDER,  merchant,  and  dealer 
in  coal  and  in  railroad  ties,  Liverpool,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  is  a  son  of  George  C.  and  Mary 
(Loring)  Snyder,  and  was  bom  at  Liverpool, 
August  31,  1863.  His  gi-andfather,  David 
Snyder,  was  an  old  resident  of  LiveriDool  tOAvn- 
ship.  He  was  engaged  in  farming  all  his  life, 
was  twice  married,  and  died  on  the  old  home- 
stead in  Liverpool  township.  There  George 
C.  Snyder,  father  of  John  D.,  was  born,  and 
was  reared  on  the  farm.  After  reaching  man- 
hood, he  leamed  carpentry  of  Jacob  A. 
Smith,  at  Middleburg,  Snyder  county.  Pa., 
after  which  he  returned  to  Liverpool  and  was 
for  several  years  clerk  in  the  store  of  H.  W. 
Silverman,  for  whom  he  worked  several  years. 
After  this  he  went  into  business  on  his  own 
account,  on  the  site  now  occupied  by  his  son 
John  D.  The  business  prospered  and  became 
too  large  for  its  accommodations,  and  he  then 
tore  away  the  old  building  and  erected  a  com- 
modious store  room.  In  1861,  he  married 
Mary  Zaring,  and  built  a  large,  substantial 
brick  dwelling,  which  is  now  occupied  by  his 
son.  Mr.  Snyder  was  a  prosperous  business 
man  and  was  one  of  the  leading  men  of  the 
town.      He   was   a   staunch    Democrat,    and 


served  one  term  as  overseer  of  the  poor.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  United  Brethren  church 
and  for  many  years  superintendent  of  the  Sun- 
day-school. He  died  June  12,  1893,  his  Avife 
having  died  in  the  previous  year,  and  both 
are  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Liverpool.  Their 
children  are:  Susan  (Mrs.  Peter  O.  Owens), 
of  Liverpool,  Pa.;  John  D.;  Albert  S.,  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Kat}^  Huttenstein  from  Shamokin 
Dam,  Pa.,  resides  at  Liverpool;  Almeda,  mar- 
ried Park  Holman,  merchant,  Liverpool,  Pa. ; 
Miles  0.,  married  Anna  Sheets,  of  Liverpool, 
Pa.,  and  is  in  the  coal  business  at  Selinsgrove, 
Snyder  county.  Pa.;  G.  Guy,  attending  Jef- 
ferson Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  Pa.; 
Bertha,  resides  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Holman; 
Max  0.;  Stanley  A.;  Duke;  and  J.  L.;  the 
last  four  at  home;  Artie  Alma,  died  aged 
eight  years;  Eufus  W.,  died  aged  two  and  a 
half  years;  and  Hilda,  who  died  aged  six 
weeks. 

John  D.  Snyder  attended  the  schools  of  his 
native  place,  and  in. the  spring  of  1888,  after 
some  training  in  his  father's  store,  took  a  three 
months'  course  at* the  business  college  of  Bry- 
ant &  Stratton.  After  the  completion  of  his 
commercial  course,  he  spent  two  years  in  his 
father's  business,  after  which  he  went  to  Se- 
linsgrove, Pa.,  and  began  dealing  in  coal  and 
railroad  ties.  At  the  end  of  three  years  his 
father  died,  and  he  I'eturned  and  took  charge 
of  the  business,  including  a  general  store,  and 
a  yard  for  coal  and  railroad  ties.  He  fur- 
nished each  year  50,000  ties  to  the  Central 
[NTew  Jersey  Railroad. 

John  D.  Snyder  was  married  in  1884  to 
Miss  Lena  Snyder,  of  Liverpool.  Mr.  Snyder 
is  an  adherent  of  the  Democratic  party.  He 
is  at  present  filling  the  ofiice  of  burgess,  and 
is  the  first  incumbent  of  the  office  to  serve  a 
term  of  three  years.  He  has  also  served  as 
borough  auditor.  He  is  a  member  of "  the 
United  Brethren  church,  and  a  trustee  of  his 
congregation.  Mr.  Snyder  is  genial  and  pop- 
ular; he  enjoys  the  confidence  and  esteem  of 
the  community. 


SAMUEL  M.  SHULER,  hardware,  gro- 
cery and  drug  store,  Liverpool,  Perry  county, 
Pa. 

John    Shulcr,    his   grandfather,    was   born 
near  Quakertown,  Montgomery  county.  Pa., 
whence  he  removed  after  his  marriage  to  Mil- 
lerstown,  Pa,     He  was  a  gunsmith;    he  died 


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some  time  prior  to  1827.  In  1799,  lie  married 
Miss  Thomas,  of  Montgomery  county,  whose 
death  occurred  before  his  own.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Samuel  (1);  Lydia  A.,  bom  in  1801, 
married  in  JSTew  York  City  to  Mr.  Simon 
Bradley;  Polly,  born  in  1803;  Leonard,  a 
gunsmith  of  Lewistown,  Pa.,  married  a  na- 
tive of  that  place  and  died  there;  John,  a  gun- 
smith, was  a  giant  in  stature  and  size,  married 
Elizabeth  Inch,  resided  at  Liverpool,  where 
they  both  died;  Joseph,  man-ied  first  Miss 
Yocum,  of  Liverpool  to-wmship,  and  resided 
in  the  borough  of  Liver2Dool,  where  his  wife 
died;  he  afterwards  married  Mrs.  Wells,  who 
survives  him  and  resides  at  Xewport,  Pa.,  Mr. 
Shuler  having  died  at  Liverpool,  Pa.  Joseph 
Shuler  was  a  Whig,  and  in  1838,  when  Perry 
county  was  Democratic  by  1,000  majority,  he 
Avas  elected  sheriff  of  the  county  by  a  majority 
of  38  votes.  John  Shuler,  his  father,  was  a 
member  of  the  Dunkard  church. 

Samuel  Shuler,  father  of  Samuel  M.  Shu- 
ler, was  born  in  Quakertown,  Pa.,  December 
23,  1779.  He  learned  the  trade  of  gunsmith 
with  his  father,  and  worked  at  this  trade  dur- 
ing the  earlier  part  of  his  life.  Having  re- 
moved to  Millerstown,  he  married  Miss  Jones, 
a  native  of  Eaccoon  valley,  and  they  resided 
at  Millerstown  until  1827;  in  the  spring  of 
that  year  he  removed  to  Liverpool,  where  he 
followed  the  occupation  of  gunsmith  until 
1831.  At  this  date  he  embarked  in  the  gTO- 
cery  business,  in  which  he  continued  until  his 
death  in  August,  1875.  Mr.  Shuler  took  a 
prominent  part  in  all  borough  matters,  and 
served  as  the  first  burgess  of  Liverpool,  Some 
years  prior  to  his  death,  he  united  with  the 
Lutheran  church.  His  marriage  to  Miss  Jones 
occm-red  September  16,  1823,  and  she  died 
IN'ovember  10,  1872.  Their  children  are :  Ca- 
leb William,  born  June  26,  1825,  a  gunsmith, 
niarried  Isabella  Charles  in  1811,  lived  and 
died  at  Liverpool;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Samuel 
Roath),  bom  October  13,  1826,  died  in  Liv- 
erpool, Pa.,  her  husband  now  resides  at  New 
Bloomfield,  Pa.;  John  Eamsey,  born  March 
2,  1829,  man-ied  Mary  Eook,  July  28,  1852, 
and  resided  first  at  Liverpool,  later  at  Bloom- 
field,  Pa.,  where  both  died;  Albert  Joseph, 
bom  October  30,  1830,  died  May  8,  1833; 
Preston,  bom  December  8,  1832,  died  April 
15,  1818:  ]\[argaret.,  born  April  30,  1831,  was 
reared  in  i^ew  York,  where  she  mamied  Mr. 
Ealston,  and  died  tliere;    Samuel- M.;    Sarah 


Jane,  bom  September  13,  1812,  married  Wil- 
liam Harris,  a  native  of  Tennessee,  and  for  five 
years  a  soldier  in  the  United  States  army,  set- 
tled in  1863  at  Liverpool,  Pa.,  later  removed 
to  Xew  Btiffalo,  Pa.,  where  he  died,  and  she 
now  resides  in  Hamsburg,  Pa.,  married  to 
Mr.  John  H.  Bishop;  Eebecca  Catharine, 
born  March  2,  1815,  married  B.  M.  Eby,  a 
druggist,  at  Xewport,  where  they  reside. 

Samuel  M.  Shuler  was  born  in  Liverpool, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  June  7,  1810,  and  received 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  na- 
tive place.  His  first  employment  was  as  clerk 
in  his  father's  store,  when  he  was  eight  or  ten 
years  old;  he  continued  there  until  the  break- 
ing out  of  the  late  war.  He  enlisted,  ^^larch 
23,  1861,  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in  the  Seventy- 
seventh  Regimental  Band,  as  a  cymbal  player, 
went  at  once  with  his  regiment  to  Kentucky, 
and  served  until  January  31,  1862,  when  he 
was  mustered  out  of  the  service  by  general 
orders,  at  Camp  Wood,  on  the  Green  river,  in 
Kentucky.  He  returned  home,  and  in  1863 
was  drafted  into  ami}'  service,  and  paid  three 
hundred  dollars  for  a  substitute.  He  enlisted, 
February  20,  1861,  in  the  Third  Heavy  Ar- 
tillery, joined  the  One  Hundred  and  Eighty- 
eighth  Infantry,  October  25,  1861,  at  Deep 
Bottom,  Ya.,  and  seiwed  with  the  regiment 
until  mustered  out  at  City  Point,  Xovember 
23,  1865.  He  was  j^aid  oif  at  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  December  23,  1865,  and  reached  home 
on  Christmas  day,  1865.  In  186 6,  Mr.  Shu- 
ler became  his  father's  partner  in  mercantile 
business,  which  partnership  continued  until 
1872,  when  he  bought  the  whole  business.  In 
1881,  he  increased  the  capacity  of  his  store, 
by  the  addition  of  a  brick  building  22^x70 
feet,  at  which  time  he  dropped  his  dry  goods 
and  clothing  department,  and  in  place  of  it 
added  hardware;  in  1896,  he  added  a  drug 
department. 

Samuel  M.  Shuler  was  mamed,  April  23, 
1861,  to  Caroline,  daughter  of  Harry  ^Miller, 
a  farmer  of  Liverpool  township.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Myrtie  May,  bom  March  10,  1863, 
died  October  10,  1863;  Albert  Morris,  bom 
June  17,  1864,  married  Alice  Zeigler,  of  Liv- 
erpool, Pa.,  where  they  now  reside;  Irvin  G., 
born  September  19,  1866,  died  JSTovember 
5,  1870;  Annie  W.  (Mrs.  Oscar  Beigh), 
of  Lorain,  O.,  bom  April  18,  1868; 
Mary  Yiolet,  bom  ISTovember  5,  1869, 
trained  nurse   at  Woman's   Hospital,   Phila- 


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delpliia,  Pa. ;  Sallie  Kate,  born  Novem- 
ber 14,  1871,  at  home;  Howard  Augustine 
Stevenson,  born  March  19,  1874,  a  graduate 
of  the  Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy;  James 
Shields,  born  September  29,  1875,  died  Sep- 
tember 10,  1877;  Samiiel  Morris,  born  Sep- 
tember 9,  1877,  at  home;  John  Thomas,  born 
April  7,  1879,  at  home;  and  George  Allen, 
born  January  27,  1881,  died  August  1,  1881. 
Mr.  Shuler  has  always  been  a  strong  Republi- 
can, has  sei-ved  as  burgess,  and  at  different 
times  has  been  a  member  of  the  town  council. 
He  is  a  member  and  a  trustee  of  the  Methodist 
church.  Mr.  Shuler  is  a  member  of  Post  jSTo. 
408,  G.  A.  R.;  a  charter  member  of  P.  O.  S.' 
A.;  and  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  K. 
P.  and  the  I.  O.  O.  F. 


H.  B.  STAILY,  tinware,  stoves,  etc.,  Liv- 
erpool, Perry  county,  Pa. 

The  ancestors  of  Mr.  Staily  were  prominent 
people  in  Germany  and  left  a  large  estate 
there,  Avhich  remains  unclaimed  for  the  reason 
that  their  descendants  changed  the  manner 
•of  spelling  their  names  after  they  emigrated 
to  America.  The  great-grandfather  of  H.  B. 
Staily  came  from  Germany,  settled  in  Penn- 
sylvania, and  purchased  a  large  tract  of  land 
where  Liverpool  now  stands.  John  Staily, 
grandfather  of  H.  B.  Staily,  bought  the  tract 
of  land  after  his  father's  death,  plotted  it  in 
four  acre  lots,  and  thus  founded  the  town. 
He  erected  a  log  house,  covered  it  with 
weather-boarding  and  occupied  it  as  a  tavern, 
calling  it  the  Liverpool  Inn.  He  died  about 
1841.  In  his  religious  views  he  was  a  Lu- 
theran. He  married  Miss  Rinehart,  who  sur- 
vived him  some  years.  Their  children  are: 
Frederick,  married  Abbie  Speece  and  settled 
at  Liverpool,  Pa.,  where  they  both  died;  Eva 
(Mrs.  Jacob  Bamer),  resided  at  the  upper  end 
of  Liverpool  for  a  few  years,  and  then  re- 
moved to  Pfoutz  valley,  where  her  husband 
died,  and  Mrs.  Bamer,  now  aged  eighty-six 
years,  has  since  then  lived  with  her  sister, 
Mrs.  Margaret  Shellenberger,  at  Covington, 
Miami  county,  O. ;  John ;  Margaret,  married 
Dr.  Shellenberger,  a  physician,  a  native  of 
Ritchfield,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  and  they  now 
reside  at  Covington,  Miami  county,  O.; 
Henry,  a  saddler,  married  Fanny  Shaffer  and 
settled  at  Liverpool,  Pa.,  where  his  wife  died, 
and  after  a  few  years  he  married  again  and 
removed  to  Covington,   O. ;    James,  a  boat- 


man, maii'ied  first  Annie  Keagle  and  settled 
at  Liverpool,  where  he  now  lives  retired,  with 
his  second  wife,  formerly  Christine  Lenhart. 
John  Staily,  father  of  H.  B.  Staily,  Avas 
born  at  the  old  Liverpool  Inn,  December  15, 
1814.  He  attended  the  common  school  only 
a  part  of  the  time  during  his  boyhood  days, 
as  he  was  an  expert  fisherman  and  was  able 
to  make  considerable  money  at  the  business, 
even  in  his  early  youth,  which  limited  his 
school  days.  He  married  Miss  Harriet  Shoe- 
maker, a  native  of  Liverpool,  who  died  in 
May,  1896,  aged  seventy-six  years.  After  his 
marriage  Mr.  Staily  went  into  the  hotel  busi- 
ness at  the  old  stand,  the  Liverpool  Inn.  In 
1865,  he  decided  to  have  better  accommoda- 
tions and  extend  the  business.  He  erected  a 
large  brick  building  and  made  preparations 
to  accommodate  the  traveling  public  in  more 
liberal  and  modern  style,  but  in  1866,  having 
experienced  a  change  of  heart,  he  became  dis- 
satisfied with  the  bar,  and  without  saying  a 
word  to  anyone,  emptied  all  his  liquors  on  the 
floor  and  closed  the  bar  room.  The  destruc- 
tion was  first  discovered  by  the  family,  when 
his  wife  went  to  the  bar  to  get  some  liquor  for 
her  mince  meat,  and  she  told  him  he  should 
at  least  have  spared  her  some  liquor  for  the 
mince  pies.  Some  time  prior  to  this  he  had 
bought  a  small  farm,  to  which  he  removed 
and  has  since  been  engaged  in  farming.  Lie 
Avas  a  man  of  great  muscular  strength,  was  six 
feet  in  stature,  Aveighed  190  pounds,  and  in 
his  younger  days  was  easily  the  champion  in 
all  athletic  feats.  Once,  Avhile  keeping  tav- 
ern he  entertained  P.  F.  Barnum's  circus 
troupe,  in  Avhich  there  Avere  a  number  of 
strong  men.  While  the  circus  Avas  in  toAvn, 
the  men  of  the  troupe  and  the  toAvn  boys  got 
into  a  hand  to  hand  fight,  in  Avhich  all  kinds 
of  Aveapons  Avere  used,  from  a  pitchfork  to 
a  tent  pin.  The  circus  men  threatened  to  turn 
the  elephant  loose,  Avhen  the  toAvn  boys  pro- 
cured an  old  cannon,  Avhich  they  loaded  Avith 
scrap  iron,  and  then  told  the  showmen  to  trot 
out  their  elephant;  they  were  ready  for  the 
fight.  The  tOAvn  boys  came  out  the  Avinners. 
Mr.  Staily  is  a  strong  Democrat,  and  has  serA'ed 
as  burgess  and  in  other  offices.  He  is  a  Lu- 
theran. Two  or  three  of  his  older  children 
died  young;  Jeremiah  James  died  at  LiA'er- 
pool.  Pa.,  in  1884,  leaving  a  Avife,  Louise 
(Kluck)  Staily,  and  two  daughters.  In  ]\Iay, 
1861,  he  enlisted    in  Company  B,   Seventh 


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Penusylvauia  Reserves,  and  served  within 
thirty  days  of  three  years,  when  he  was  taken 
prisoner  at  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness  and 
was  sent  to  Andersonville  Prison,  and  there 
was  stripped  of  all  his  clothing  save  shirt  and 
pants.  Three  months  later,  he  was  sent  to 
Libby  Prison  and  had  been  there  three  months 
when  a  man  came  in  and  asked  if  any  one  in 
the  place  could  clean  tripe  and  prepare  it  for 
food.  Mr.  Staily  had  learned  this  at  home, 
and  so  informed  the  questioner;  whereupon 
they  took  him  out  of  the  prison,  and  he  went 
to  work  on  the  job.  He  soon  improved  in 
health  and  strength,  and  desired  to  help  his 
fellow  prisoners,  so  he  would  often  conceal  a 
tripe  in  his  clothing  and  carry  it  to  his  com- 
rades. Having  been  detected  in  this,  he  was 
sent  back  to  prison,  and  compelled  to  carry 
a  heavy  billet  of  w^ood  strapped  on  his  back 
for  forty-eight  hours.  He  was  at  Libby  when 
the  prisoners  had  jolanned  an  escape  by  under- 
mining and  tunneling,  and  were  defeated  in 
their  plot  by  the  betrayal  of  one  of  the  pris- 
oners. Mr.  Staily  was  paroled  and  sent  to 
Annapolis;  he  was  in  such  an  emaciated  con- 
dition that  he  was  unable  to  walk  and  had  to 
be  carried.  He  was  in  many  battles  and  re- 
ceived two  small  scratch  wounds.  The  other 
children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Staily  are: 
William  Henry,  married  Elizabeth  Shoe- 
maker, resides  at  Liverpool,  Pa. ;  H.  B. ;  Sarah 
Alice,  married  Manford  Miller  and  resides  at 
Shamokin,  Pa.;  John  J.,  married  Catherine 
Learie  and  resides  in  Liverpool,  Pa. 

H.  B.  Staily  was  born  September  7,  1851, 
and  attended  the  common  schools  at  Liver- 
pool, but  obtained  the  better  part  of  his  edu- 
cation by  travel.  Pie  learned  the  trade  of  tin- 
smith with  Jesse  Cauffman  and  Kamsey  Wil- 
liamson, after  which  he  left  home  and  worked 
as  a  journeyman  in  different  parts  of  the  coun- 
try; he  was  in  Shamokin  when  the  Molly 
McGuires  were  in  full  force.  He  also  worked 
in  Ohio,  Indiana  and  Illinois,  spending  six 
months  at  Chicago.  Ten  years  were  passed  in 
this  way,  during  which  he  was  at  home  occa- 
sionally on  a  visit.  In  September,  1880,  H. 
B.  Staily  was  married  to  Mary  Emma  Miller, 
at  Liverpool,  where  they  began  housekeeping. 
At  the  time  of  his  marriage  he  was  working  in 
the  coal  mines  at  Shamokin,  and  was  often 
molested  by  the  "Mollies."  In  1884,  he 
opened  a  stove  and  tinshop,  in  the  basement 
of  his  father's  place,  with  a  capital  of  five  dol- 


lars, but  his  credit  was  good  and  he  bought 
one  stove  at  a  time.  He  conducted  his  busi- 
ness in  the  basement  for  six  years,  and  then 
bought  his  present  site  and  erected  the  store 
he  now  occupies.  In  the  flood  of  1889,  he 
suffered  much  loss,  but  has  recuperated,  and 
his  business  is  steadily  increasing. 

Mr.  Staily  is  a  Democrat,  and  stands  firmly 
with  the  silver  wing  of  the  party.  He  has 
served  as  member  of  the  town  council.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  His  chil- 
dren are:  J.  Warren,  born  May  14,  1881; 
Madge  Edna,  bom  February  21,  1883;  Bes- 
sie Jane,  born  May  29,  1887. 


M.  H.  GRUBB,  merchant,  Liverpool,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Perry  valley, 
Liverpool  township,  December  14,  1847.  Plis 
grandfather.  Christian  Grubb,  was  born  in 
Perry  valley,  his  father  having  removed 
thither  from  Chester  county.  Pa.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  an  extensive  landholder.  He  lived 
to  the  advanced  age  of  ninety-two  years,  and 
died  about  1877.  He  married  firstMissPfoutz, 
and  secondly  Susanna  Wagner.  His  children 
are:  Henry;  Joshua;  Barbara;  Isaac;  and  Jo- 
siah,  all  deceased ;  and  Christiaxia,  who  resides 
in  Sunbury.  Joshua  Grubb,  father  of  M.  H. 
Grubb,  was  born  in  Perry  valley,  and  became 
one  of  the  leading  men  of  that  valley.  He 
received  a  common  school  education,  and  was 
reared  on  the  farm.  After  his  marriage  his 
father  gave  him  a  tract  of  land,  entirely  cov- 
ered with  timber.  He  cleared  the  land,  erected 
all  needful  and  convenient  buildings,  and 
made  himself  a  beautiful  home.  In  1864,  he 
died  of  tyj)hoid  fever,  on  the  old  homestead, 
in  the  forty -fourth  year  of  his  age.  Five  other 
members  of  the  family  were  sick  with  the  same 
disease  at  the  same  time,  but  recovered.  He 
married  Catharine  Holman,  who  survives  him 
and  resides  in  Liveqiool  township.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Ira,  removed  to  Bellevue,  O.,  in  the 
spring  of  1889,  married  Miss  Pines,  of  Perry 
valley;  M.  H.;  Frances  (Mrs.  Cyrus  A. 
Frank),  resides  near  Humboldt,  Kan.;  Han- 
nah (Mrs.  John  E.  Deckard),  of  Liverpool 
township,  Peny  county,  Pa.;  Susanna  (Mrs. 
John  D.  Grubb),  in  the  80's  emigrated  to 
Kansas  and  resides  near  Ellsworth ;  Mary  El- 
len (Mrs.  AVesley  M.  Stevens),  of  Harrisburg, 
Pa.;  Annie  (Mrs.  George  Mickey),  of  Har- 
risburg, Pa.;  Charles  W.,  married  Mary  E. 
Holman,  resided  at  Liverpool,  where  he  died 


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in  18S3;  Jacob  H.,  married  Etta  Xoll,  of 
Perry  valley,  and  still  resides  there ;  and  Min- 
nie May  (Mrs.  John  "W.  Lutz),  of  Liverpool, 
Pa.  Mr.  Grubb  took  an  active  part  in  po- 
litical matters  as  a  member  of  the  Republican 
party,  and  held  several  township  offices.  As 
f  member  of  the  Lutheran  church,  he  was 
recognized  as  the  leading  spirit  in  all  relig- 
ious and  beneA'oleut  movements. 

M.  H.  Grubb  received  his  primary  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools,  and  at  the  academies 
at  Marklesville  and  Kew  Bloomfield.  As  a 
bo}',  he  was  employed  as  clerk  by  Llolman  & 
Grubb,  and  when  the  firm  was  dissolved  in 
IS 64:  he  returned  and  worked  for  his  mother 
on  the  farm  in  the  summer.  In  the  winter 
months  he  taught  school,  his  experience  as  a 
teacher  beginning  Avhen  he  was  eighteen  years 
old.  This  round  of  employment  he  main- 
tained for  seven  years.  In  1872,  Mr.  Grubb 
married  Laura,  daughter  of  John  and  Mar- 
garet (Roath)  Deckard,  of  Liverpool,  Pa. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grubb  began  housekeep- 
ing at  Liverpool,  Pa.,  where  for  the  next 
year  and  a  half  he  was  employed  as 
teller  in  the  Farmers'  Bank.  For  the 
following  three  years,  he  was  in  mercantile 
business  at  Centreville,  Perry  valley,  after 
which  he  returned  to  Liverpool,  and  became 
cashier  of  the  Farmers'  Bank,  which  place  he 
occupied  for  a  year  and  a  half.  He  then 
bought  from  his  brother  the  original  home- 
stead in  Perry  valley,  and  farmed  it  for  two 
years.  In  the  spring  of  1881,  he  opened  a 
general  store.  Later,  lie  bought  the  adjoin- 
ing property,  on  which  stands  a  warehouse 
and  a  coal  and  tie  yard.  An  important  jjart 
of  his  business  is  buying  and  shipping  railroad 
ties,  his  transactions  reaching  each  year  to 
from  5,000  to  20,000  ties.  He  still  owns  the 
homestead  farm,  and  is  a  stockholder  in  the 
Duneannon  ISTational  Bank.  ^Ir.  Grubb  has 
never  sought  political  office,  but  he  is  an  ar- 
dent Republican.  Thirty  yeai-s'  membership 
in  the  Methodist  church  testify  to  his  interest 
in  practical  religion;  during  this  time  he  has 
held  nearly  all  offices  in  the  church,  and  at 
present  is  steward  and  trustee.  His  gratifying- 
success  in  his  social  and  business  career  is 
mainly  the  fruit  of  his  own  exertions,  by  which 
he  has  won  and  held  the  respect  and  esteem 
of  the  community.  His  children  are:  Flor- 
ence Eusebia,  at  home;  an  infant,  died  un- 
named:  and  Alvin,  at  home. 


AV.  L.  LEX  HART,  owner  of  a  saw-mill, 
Liverpool,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Lewis 
and  Deborah  (Snyder)  Lenhart,  was  born  at 
Shamokin  Dam,  Pa.,  March  26,  1837.  Geoi'ge 
Lenhart,  his  grandfather,  settled  at  Shamokin 
Dam,  then  in  Union,  now  in  Snyder  county, 
Pa.,  where  he  owned  and  managed  the  old 
hotel,  when  the  canal  was  being  constructed; 
he  removed  later  to  Perry  county.  His  son, 
Lewis  Lenhart,  was  born  October  20,  1805, 
and  was  for  many  years  a  day  laborer.  He 
kept  a  hotel  at  Shamokin  Dam,  Avhere  his 
father  was  in  the  same  business.  He  died  at 
Liverpool,  Pa.,  May  1,  1885.  He  married 
Deborah  Snyder,  a  resident  of  Sunbui-y,  Pa., 
who  was  born  January  23,  1810.  Mr.  Len- 
hart was  a  Democrat,  and  all  his  life  voted 
the  ticket  of  that  party.  He  consistently 
maintained  his  membership  in  the  Lutheran 
church.  His  children  are:  Christiana,  mar- 
ried first  Frank  Diehl,  of  Sunbury,  and  sec- 
ondly J.  J.  Staily,  and  they  now  reside  at  Liv- 
erpool, Pa.;  Catherine  (Mrs.  Michael  Deck- 
ard), of  Liverpool,  Pa.;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  J. 
H.  Hottenstine),  of  Snyder  county,  Pa.;  W. 
L. ;  Susan,  married  first  Mr.  Serier,  and  af- 
terward Mr.  Gardner,  of  Ohio,  and  she  is  now 
a  widow,  residing  at  Marion,  O. ;  Isaac,  who 
after  serving  as  a  soldier  in  the  late  war,  and 
returning  home,  went  away  presumably  to  the 
frontier,  and  has  not  since  been  heard  from; 
Margaret  (Mrs.  Isaac  Sturtevant),  of  Liver- 
pool, Pa.;  David  L.,  man-ied  Annie  Lupfer, 
resides  at  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

W.  L.  Lenhart  first  attended  school  at  his 
native  place,  and  afterwards  in  Buffalo  town- 
ship. At  Shamokin  Dam  he  was  employed 
about  his  father's  hotel,  in  connection  with 
Avhich  there  was  a  ferry  to  Sunbury,  which 
he  assisted  in  managing.  After  coming  to 
Buffalo  township,  he  was  for  a  few  years  em- 
ployed (in  the  farm,  and  when  his  father 
opened  a  grocery  store,  he  held  for  a  few  years 
a  position  in  it  as  clerk,  but  at  length  resigned, 
and  engaged  in  boating,  as  that  business  ap- 
peared to  afford  superior  opportunities  for 
profitable  employment.  He  followed  the 
caual  for  two  years,  managing  a  boat  of  his 
owu,  which  plied  mostly  between  l^anticoke 
and  Baltiuiore,  Md.  For  the  next  year,  he 
conducted  a  gTocery  store  at  Liverpool.  In 
1866,  W.  L.  Lenhart  married  Miss  Mary  Ann 
Cochran,  born  in  Buft'alo  township,  Novem- 
ber 9,  1835,  daughter  of  James  M.  Cochran, 


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a  farmer  of  that  towusliip,  and  his  wife, 
Lavina  (Thompson)  Cochran.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Lenhart  began  houselveeping  at  Lower  Liver- 
pool Lock,  where  he  opened  a  grocery  store 
on  the  property  owned  by  his  father.  Prior 
to  this  he  had  been  in  partnership  with  his 
father  in  the  saw-mill,  and  on  May  12,  1883, 
he  bought  his  father's  interest  in  the  mill 
jn-operty.  For  one  year  he  managed  the  store 
in  addition  to  the  saw-mill,  but  now  he  de- 
votes his  entire  attention  to  the  milling  busi- 
ness. The  tract  of  land  he  owns  embraces 
58  acres.  In  the  sunnner  of  1896,  he  erected 
a  new  house.  In  connection  with  the  mill, 
he  has  also  a  hydraulic  cider  press  and  a  plan- 
ing-mill.  Mr.  Lenhart  is  a  Democrat,  and  has 
served  as  councilman,  school  director,  burgess 
and  in  several  other  minor  offices.  Both  iie 
and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church,  in  all  the  work  of  which 
they  take  a  prominent  and  active  part.  Mr. 
Lenhart  is  also  a  member  of  the  P.  O.  S.  A., 
and  was  at  one  time  a  member  of  the  K.  P. 
and  of  I.  O.  O.  F.  Mrs.  Lenhart  is  a  woman 
of  fine  motherly  appearance,  with  manners 
betokening  a  warm  heart  and  a  good  disposi- 
tion, and  both  she  and  her  estimable  husband 
enjoy  the  regard  and  affection  of  their  neigh- 
bors. Their  children  are:  Lewis  T.,  cashier 
at  the  Continental  Hotel,  Philadelphia,  Pa.; 
John  W.  and  Florence  ]\I.,  twins,  both  at 
home;  Steward  L.  and  Porter,  twins,  both 
died  young. 


JOLIX  L.  KLIXE,  associate  judge,  resid- 
ing in  LiverjDOol  township.  Perry  county,  Pa. 
The  maternal  great-grandfather  of  Judge 
Kline  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  the  Revolu- 
tion. He  was  a  native  of  Germany,  and  when 
he  came  to  America  he  brought  with  him 
many  relics,  which  are  now  in  the  possession 
of  Mary,  sister  of  Judge  Kline.  Leonard 
Kline,  grandfather  of  Judge  Kline,  was  a  na- 
tive of  Berks  county.  Pa.,  Avho  removed  to 
Perry  county  prior  to  1800,  and  bought  a 
farm,  on  which  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
life;  here  he  died  in  18-15.  He  married  Miss 
Wagner,  wlio  survived  him  a  few  years.  Their 
children  are:  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Isaiah  Jones); 
Susan  (Mrs.  Joseph  Ulsh);  Barbara  (Mrs. 
Philip  Keiser);  Adeline  (Mrs.  Jacob  Barto); 
Catherine  (Mrs.  John  Dietrich);  Mary  (Mrs. 
Daniel  Charles);  Jacob;  and  Leonard;  all  of 
whom  are  dead  except  Mrs.  Daniel  Charles, 


who  resides  in  Livei-pool,  Perry  county.  Pa. 

In  coming  to  Perry  county  Mr.  Kline  was 
accompanied  by  his  two  brothers,  one  of  whom 
later  emigrated  to  Canada  and  the  other  to 
Ohio;  they  were  never  heard  from. 

Jacob  W.  Kline,  father  of  Judge  Kline, ' 
was  born  in  Liverpool  township,  a  half  mil% 
from  Liverpool  borough,  in  1801.  His  educa- 
tion was  received  in  common  schools,  and  he 
was  reared  on  the  farm  and  brought  up  to 
farming  pursuits.  He  was  married  in  Pfoutz 
valley,  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Samuel 
Beaver,  to  Miss  Susanna  Long,  born  in  that 
valley  in  1806,  and  died  in  1878.  After  mar- 
riage, they  removed  to  McKees  Half  Falls, 
where  he  rented  for  one  year,  and 
then,  in  1827,  removed  to  the  place 
which  his  son,  Judge  Kline,  now  owns, 
and  where  he  died  in  1877.  Mr.  Kline 
was  a  Republican.  He  was  an  active  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church.  His  chil- 
dren are:  Catherine  S.,  was  drowned  at 
three  j^ears  of  age;  Leonard,  died  in  Juniata 
county,  leaving  a  Avife  and  family;  Daniel, 
emigrated  to  Kansas  in  the  spring  of  1878, 
married  Amelia  Smith,  of  Juniata  county, 
Pa.;  Jacob  L.,  emigrated  to  Kansas  in  1882, 
married  Mary  Crow,  of  Perry  county;  Isaiah 
L.,  died  aged  nineteen  years;  Jonathan  L., 
died  aged  eleven  years;  Joseph  L.,  resides  in 
Juniata  county,  Pa.,  married  Mrs.  Emma  Leb- 
kichler  (nee  Zeiglfer);  George  L.,  resides  in 
Liverpool  township;  Susanna,  died  aged 
twenty-one  years;  and  Mary  (Mrs.  Edward 
Spicher),  resides  in  Juniata  coxmty.  Pa. 

John  L.  Kline  was  born  in  Liverpool  town- 
ship, April  13,  1841.  He  was  educated  in 
the  common  schools  of  his  native  place  and 
was  reared  on  the  farm.  He  remained  with 
his  father  until  his  marriage,  which  occurred 
in  Liverpool  township,  in  1877.  After  his 
marriage,  he  began  housekeeping  on  the  old 
homestead.  His  Avife  was  Sarah  A.  Aumiller, 
born  in  Selinsgrove,  Snyder  county.  Pa., 
Marcli  5,  1852.  Her  paternal  great-great- 
gTandfather,  with  four  sons,  came  to  this  coun- 
tr}'  from  Prussia.  Three  of  the  sons,  George, 
John  and  Philip  C.  xiumiller,  fought  during 
the  greater  part  of  the  Revolutionary  war. 
George  settled  in  Virginia,  John  and  Philip 
Conrad  both  settled  in  Snyder  county,  Pa. 
John  Aumiller,  great-grandfather  of  Mrs. 
John  L.  Kline,  had  three  sons:  John;  George; 
and  Benjamin;  and  three  daughters:  Rebecca; 
Susanna;  and  Catherine.     George  Aumiller, 


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grandfather  of  Mrs.  J.olm  Kliue,  was  born  in 
Snyder  county,  about  the  close  of  the  Revolu- 
tionary war.  He  had  five  sons:  Jacob;  Benja- 
min; George;  John;  and  Manassas;  and  five 
daughters:  Abbie;  Annie;  Eliza;  Catherine; 
and  Deborah. 

Benjamin  Aumiller,  born  in  Snyder  coim- 
ty,  in  1813,  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools.  He  was  reared  near  Smith  Grove, 
on  the  farm  which  his  father  owned,  now 
owned  by  John  Bickel  and  Charles  jMiller. 
After  his  marriage,  he  cultivated  his  father's 
farm  a  few  years;  afterwards  he  removed  to 
Selinsgrove,  where  he  followed  the  butcher 
trade.  He  then  moved  to  Perry  county,  in 
1852,  where  he  continued  in  the  same  busi- 
ness. He  married  Miss  Mary  M.  Dietrich,  of 
Selinsgrove.  Their  children  are:  Benjamin, 
born  in  1846,  died  aged  sixteen  years;  Ed- 
Avard  A.,  born  1849,  a  teacher  for  twenty-five 
years;  Emmett  U.,  was  superintendent  of  the 
public  schools  of  Perry  county  for  nine  years, 
and  is  at  present  principal  of  the  public  schools 
in  Wrightsville,  Pa.;  Malinda,  born  March, 
1844,  married  Emanuel  Troutman,  of  Pfoutz 
valley,  and  at  present  lives  there;  Mary  Jane, 
born  in  July,  1845,  married  Absalom  Goug- 
ler,  and  is  at  present  residing  in  Liverpool 
township;  Emma,  born  in  1847,  married 
Louis  B.  Heilhecker,  and  at  present  resides 
in  Williamsport;  Sarah  A.  (Mrs.  Kline); 
and  Ella,  born  in  October,  1855,  died  in  1863. 

The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  L.  Kline 
are:  Daniel  A.,  teaching  at  Thompsonto^^^l, 
Juniata  county.  Pa.;  Benjamin  A.,  at  Lock 
Haven  ISTormal  School;  Edna  A.,  at  home; 
George  A.,  died  aged  two  years;  John  Louis, 
at  home ;  Mary  Jane,  died  aged  four  months ; 
and  Susanna  A.,  at  home. 

In  1878  Mr.  Kline,  in  connection  with  his 
brothers,  bought  the  old  home  farm,  and  is 
ciiltivating  it  with  his  brother  George.  The 
farm  contains  350  acres,  and  the  house  is  a 
substantial  stone  structure,  built  in  1778. 
Judge  Kline  is  a  staunch  Republican,  and  has 
taken  a  prominent  part  in  township  matters, 
having  served  as  school  director  and  tax  col- 
lector, and  is  now  filling  the  im^^ortant  office 
of  associate  judge,  to  which  he  was  elected  in 
the  fall  of  1894.  In  religious  faith  and  fel- 
lowship he  is  a  Lutheran,  and  in  this  church 
he  has  served  in  various  ofiices  for  fifteen 
years.  He  was  a  school  teacher  in  the  early 
part  of  his  life. 


ADAM  GOUGLER,  Liverpool,  Pen-y 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Chapman  township, 
Snyder  county,  Pa.,  j\Larch  29,  1839.  His 
father,  Jacob  Gougler,  was  born  in  what  was 
then  Snyder  county,  now  Union  county.  Pa., 
and  died  in  Liverpool,  Pa.,  in  the  spruig  of 
1874,  aged  seventy-two  years.  In  boyhood 
he  attended  school  and  became  a  good  German 
scholar.  In  his  youth  he  learned  the  carpen- 
ter trade,  but  never  followed  it  as  a  regular 
occupation.  For  four  years  he  was  engaged 
in  boating  on  the  canal,  and  was  the  owner  of 
one-half  interest  in  a  boat.  He  married  Bar- 
bara Wert,  who  died  in  1851.  The  children 
by  this  marriage  are:  Eliza,  married  and  re- 
sided in  Snyder  coimty,  where  she  died;  Mrs. 
Witmer,  deceased;  Daniel,  married  Susan 
Canity  and  died  in  Liverpool  township;  ^lay^ 
married  Levi  Karstetter  and  resides  in  Mifflin 
county;  Fred,  resides  in  Dauphin  county,  Pa., 
married  Miss  Castner;  Amelia,  married  Sam- 
uel Earner,  and  resides  in  Liverpool  township; 
Absalom;  and  two  children  died  in  infancy. 
Mr.  Gougler's  second  -wife  was  Mrs.  Gribble, 
a  mdow. 

Absalom  Gougler  when  young  lived  three 
miles  from  the  school  house  and  was  kept  at 
home  a  great  part  of  the  time  on  account  of 
sickness,  consequently  his  educational  advan- 
tages were  limited,  and  he  received  only  such 
education  as  could  be  obtained  under  those 
conditions  in  the  public  schools.  When  he 
was  thirteen  years  of  age  his  parents  removed 
to  Perry  county.  Pa.,  and  bought  a  farm  in 
Liverpool  township,  on  which  they  settled, 
and  he  then  gave  his  time  and  assistance  to 
the  faiin  work.  At  times  during  the  busy  sea- 
son in  the  summer  months  he  hired  out  among 
the  neighboring  farmers,  and  received  wages, 
^vhich  he  gave  to  his  father,  with  whom  he 
remained  until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of 
age.  He  then  went  from  home  and  for  about 
six  years  was  engaged  in  boating  on  the  canal, 
at  one  time  owning  a  boat  which  plied  be- 
tween Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.,  and  Baltimore,  Md. 
In  1862  he  was  drafted  for  the  army  and  was 
assigned  to  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and 
Seventy-third  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  then 
at  Hamsburg,  Pa.,  and  two  weeks  later  pro- 
ceeded to  the  front  with  the  regiment.  They 
were  in  camp  at  ISTorfolk,  Ya.,  and  vicinity  for 
three  months,  and  then  moved  to  Suffolk, 
where  for  some  time  they  were  on  guard  and 
provost  duty.     From  Suffolk  they  went  to 


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Washington  and  tlienee  -to  (rettysburg,  Pa., 
arriving  too  late  to  take  part  in  the  battle 
there,  but  were  ordered  in  pursuit  of  tieneral 
Lee's  army.  The  regiment  was  discharged  at 
Harrisburg,  Pa.,  at  the  expiration  of  his  ten 
months'  term  of  service.  Mr.  Gougler  then 
returned  home  and  again  engaged  in  boating. 
In  1865  he  was  married  to  Mary  Jane  Aumil- 
ler,  bom  in  Snyder  county,  Pa.,  July  2,  1812, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Mary  (Dei trick) 
Aumiller.  They  at  once  began  housekeeping 
in  Liverpool  township,  where  they  were  rent- 
ers for  nine  years,  and  then  bought  property 
at  Dry  Saw  Mill  in  the  same  township,  where 
he  conducted  a  grocery  store  for  the  next  nine 
years,  after  which  he  disposed  of  the  business 
and  bought  his  present  farm  of  211  acres.  In 
1892  the  home  was  burned,  and  with  it  all 
their  goods  and  property,  including  the  money 
they  had  saved  that  summer.  The  loss  was 
a  serious  setback,  but  Mr.  Gougler  has  re- 
placed the  demolished  house  with  a  new  sub- 
stantial building,  and  is  once  more  on  the  road 
to  prosperity  and  success.  He  gives  his  entire 
attention  to  farming,  in  connection  with  cut- 
ting cord  wood,  bark  and  railroad  ties.  He 
is  a  Republican,  and  has  served  as  school  di- 
rector, tax  collector  and  in  other  offices.  Both 
]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Gougler  are  members  of  the  Lu- 
theran church  and  take  an  active  part  in  all 
its  religious  and  benevolent  work.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  B.  Theodore,  born  August  29,  1865, 
man-ied  ISTora  Troutman,  and  is  an  employee 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company  at 
Hai-risburg,  Pa.;  Mary  E.,  born  August  14, 
1870,  and  died  in  1871;  Absalom  D.,  born 
Septem])cr  11,  1883,  attending  school. 


SAMUEL  EARNER,  Liverpool,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  bom  at  Earner's  church,  Liv- 
erpool township,  April  4,  1821.  Adam  Ear- 
ner, his  grandfather,-  was  born  in  Smtzerland 
and  emigrated  to  America  in  early  manhood, 
before  the  period  of  the  Revolution.  He  was 
a  tailor,  and  was  hired  out  for  seven  years  to 
pay  his  passage  across  the  ocean.  When  the 
Revolutionarv  war  broke  out,  he  was  pressed 
into  the  military  service,  and  continued  in  the 
army  until  the  close  of  the  war,  after  which 
he  settled  in  Liverpool  townshi]),  on  the  fann 
now  o-waied  by  Henry  Kline.  This  place  was 
in  the  wilderness,  and  it  caused  much  time  and 
hardship  to  clear  the  land  and  erect  buildings 
suitable  for  a  home.     But  he  had  determina- 


tion and  energy  and  soon  had  the  soil  under 
cultivation,  and  a  comfortable  barn  and  dwell- 
ing. In  addition  to  fanning,  he  worked  at  his 
trade.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Reformed 
church,  and  active  in  the  promotion  of  all  re- 
ligious work.  He  married  the  widow  of  John 
Eunn;  they  had  five  daughters,  whose  names 
are  unknown,  and  two  sons,  Heniy  and 
George. 

George  Earner,  father  of  Samuel  Earner, 
was  born  and  gi'ew  up  in  Liverpool  township, 
Perry  county,  on  the  farm  now  owned  by 
Henry  Kline.  He  had  only  six  weeks'  school- 
ing, but  while  not  proficient  in  mathematics, 
he  was  an  excellent  reader.  Later,  he  bought 
the  mansion  farm,  now  owned  by  his  son  Sam- 
uel. It  was  then  principally  in  timber,  and 
he  set  to  work  to  clear  and  improve  the  place.  . 
He  built  a  log  house,  which  still  stands,  having 
been  improved  and  Aveatherboarded  by  the 
present  occupant ;  in  1823,  he  built  a  log  bam. 
His  energy  and  industry  were  unfailing;  for 
these  traits  and  other  excellencies  of  charac- 
ter, he  was  esteemed  by  all  his  neighbors.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Reformed  church.  His 
death  occurred  in  1862,  in  the  eighty-third 
year  of  his  age.  He  married  Mary  Dups,  who 
died  three  years  before  him,  in  her  eightieth 
year.  Their  children  are:  Henry,  died  in 
Liverpool  township,  married  Elizabeth  Smith, 
deceased;  Elizabeth,  married  first  Isaac 
Pfoutz,  and  second  Capt.  Joseph  Ultz,  both 
ai-e  deceased;  Sarah,  married  John  Kepner, 
both  died  in  Buffalo  township.  Perry  county. 
Pa.;  Fanny,  died  unmarried;  Jacob,  died  in 
Liverpool  township,  his  wife  was  Elizabeth 
Wagner,  deceased;  Adam,  deceased,  mamed 
Catherine  Smith,  who  survives  him;  Mary, 
man-ied  Frederick  Row,  deceased,  and  she,  a 
widow,  resides  at  Liverpool,  Pa.;  Samuel; 
Lydia,  widow  of  Samuel  Shaffer,  resides  in 
Liverpool  township. 

Samuel  Bai-ner  attended  the  common 
schools  for  a  limited  time.  He  was  brought 
up  on  the  fann,  and  remained  witli  his  father 
until  he  was  thirty-eight  years  of  age.  In 
1858,  Mr.  Baj-ner  was  married  to  Miss  Amelia 
Gougler,  of  Liverpool  township.  In  1862, 
his  father  died  and  he  bought  the  home  farm 
and  cultivated  it  until  the  spring  of  1887,  but 
as  it  contained  210  acres  it  seemed  too  large  for 
him  to  work;  he  therefore  bought  the  Fultz 
farm  of  45  acres,  occupied  it  for  two  years, 
and  then  bought    his    present  property,   on 


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Avliich  he  lias  since  made  liis  liome.  Besides 
this,  lie  owns  four  other  farms.  Mr.  Earner 
has  never  been  a  seeker  for  office,  but  he  is  a 
good  Democrat  and  good  offices  have  fre- 
quently sought  him.  In  1882,  he  was  elected 
county  commissioner  and  served  the  term  of 
three  years;  he  has  served  as  school  director 
eighteen  years,  as  tax  collector  two  terms,  and 
as  assessor  four  terms.  Originally  he  joined 
the  Reformed  clnirch,  and  served  as  elder  in 
that  church  for  sixteen  years,  but  of  late  years 
he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  cluu-ch. 
His  children  are:  John  C,  farmer  in  Liver- 
pool township,  man-ied  Irene  Hufford;  Liz- 
zie (Mrs.  Ben.  Rine),  of  Juniata  county.  Pa.; 
Jacob  I.,  farmer  in  Liverpool  township,  mar- 
ried Miss  Rinehart;  Mary  (Mrs.  G.  AV.  Witt), 
resides  Avith  her  brother,  Samuel  Bamer; 
Alice,  married  J.  E.  Shaffer,  a  book-keeper  in 
Brooklyn,  X.  Y. ;   and  Annie,  at  home. 


H.  M.  FREED,  merchant,  of  Liverpool, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  is  a  son  of  Abraham  and 
Mary  (Moyer)  Freed,  and  Avas  born  near  Free- 
burg,  Snyder  county.  Pa.  (then  Union),  Feb- 
ruary 2,  1842.  The  ancestors  of  Mr.  Freed 
came  from  Germany,  and  were  among  the 
earliest  settlers  in  Bucks  county,  Pa.,  where 
they  were  engaged  in  agTicultural  pursuits. 
Abraham  Freed,  grandfather  of  H.  M.  Freed, 
was  born  and  reared  near  Richlandtown, 
Bucks  county,  Pa.,  whence  he  removed  about 
1800.  At  this  time,  he  was  married  and  had 
two  daughters,  and  was  comparatively  a  poor 
man,  being  able  to  load  all  his  worldly  pos- 
sessions into  a  two-horse  wagon,  which  he 
drove  from  Bucks  county  to  Meiserville,  Sny- 
der county,  Pa.  There  he  bought  a  farm, 
which  he  afterwards  exchanged  for  another 
farm,  near  Freeburg,  in  the  same  county.  This 
farm  he  occupied  until  he  sold  it  to  his  son, 
Abraham,  and  then  resided  on  a  tract  of  four- 
teen acres  adjoining  the  homestead,  until  he 
went  to  live  with  his  daughter  Abigail,  near 
Mt.  Pleasant,  Pa.;  there  he  died,  about  1860, 
in  the  ninetieth  year  of  his  age.  He  never 
united  Avith  any  church,  but  in  his  religious 
views  inclined  toward  the  Mennonite  church. 
He  Avas  an  old  time  Whig.  By  his  first  AA^ife 
he  had  three  daughters  and  two  sons;  his 
second  Avife  Avas  Catherine  Stroup,  Avidow  of 
William  Ramstone;  they  had  one  daughter, 
Abigail. 

Abraham  Freed,  father  of  H.  M.  Freed, 


Avas  born  in  Snyder  county,  Pa.,  Avhere  Meiser- 
A'ille  now  stands,  in  1805;  Avas  educated  in  the 
public  schools,  and  reared  a  farmer.  He  Avas 
married  near  Freeburg  to  Mary  Moyer,  born 
in  that  locality.  In  1842,  he  removed  to  the 
neighborhood  of  Selinsgrove,  Snyder  county, 
Pa.,  and  for  six  years  farmed  as  a  tenant,  after 
Avhieh  he  bought  the  old  homestead  near  Free- 
burg, on  Avhich,  in  1854,  he  built  a  neAv  barn. 
He  made  considerable  additions  to  the  origi- 
nal tract  of  land.  Here  his  death  occurred 
in  February,  1876.  Besides  the  homestead  he 
OAvned  two  other  farms,  and  Avas  one  of  the 
most  prosperous  men  of  the  region.  His  Avif  e 
died  in  1886;  she  Avas  a  member  of  the  Re- 
formed church.  For  some  years  before  his 
death,  he  had  been  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church.  Their  children  are:  Jdhn,  a  farmer 
near  Freeburg,  married  Susan  Craig;  Eliza- 
betli,  married  Henry  Garnian,  in  Snyder 
county;  Abraham,  farmer  on  the  old  home- 
stead, married  Jane  Apple,  deceased;  George, 
a  fanner,  died  in  November,  1888,  in  Snyder 
county,  married  first,  Ellen  Roush,  and  sec- 
ondly, Sarah  Garman,  who  survives;,  Philip 
M.,  farmer  in  Snyder  county,  married  Caro- 
line Craig;  and  Mary  A.  (Mrs.  William  Free- 
man), of  Snyder  county.  Pa. 

When  H.  M.  Freed  Avas  a  year  old,  his 
father  remoA^ed  to  the  vicinity  of  Selinsgrove, 
where  he  began  his  schooling.  Six  years  af- 
terAvards  his  father  returned  to  Freeburg  and 
bought  the  old  homestead,  and  H.  M.  Freed 
finished  his  education  in  the  Academy  of 
Freeburg.  He  remained  Avith  his  father  and 
assisted  him  in  farming  until  he  Avas  tAventy- 
three  years  of  age,  Avith  the  exception  of  the 
last  summer,  during  AA^hich  he  Avent  to  Trum- 
bull and  Mercer  counties,  O.,  and  bought  cat- 
tle, Avhich  he  drove  to  Pennsylvania,  and  dis- 
posed of  in  Montgomery,  Schuylkill  and 
other  counties.  For  four  Avinters  previous  to 
liis  tAventy-third  year  he  had  taug'ht  school  in 
Snyder  county.  In  1865,  he  foiTQed  a  part- 
nership with  Daniel  Stuck  and  opened  a  gen- 
eral store  at  McKees  Half  Falls,  Snyder  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  and  this  i>artnership  continued  until 
1867,  Avhen  he  bought  his  partner's  interest 
in  tlic  business  and  conducted  it  until  1871; 
he  then  sold  the  stock  and  bought  his  present 
property  in  Liverpool,  consisting  of  two  dwell- 
ing houses,  a  Avarehouse  and  a  store  room. 
Hei-e  he  put  in  a  general  stock  of  goods  and 
has  built  up  a  large  and  profitable  trade,  con- 


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stantly  enlarging  his  stock  to  answer  the  de- 
mands of  liis  increasing  business.  To  the 
original  business  he  has  added  a  clothing  de- 
partment. In  addition  to  his  mercantile  in- 
terests, he  owns  a  farm  and  one-half  of  another 
farfn  in  Snyder  county.  Mr.  Freed  is  a  Ke- 
publican,  and  has  served  as  school  director. 
For  twenty  years  he  has  been  superintendent 
of  the  Sunday-school  of  the  Lutheran  church, 
of  w'hich  he  is  an  active  member,  and  is  now 
one  of  the  board  of  trustees.  His  genial  man- 
ners and  public  spirit  make  him  popular,  and 
his  love  of  reading  keeps  him  informed  on  all 
current  topics.  He  possesses  those  qualities 
which  secure  to  him  the  esteem  and  confidence 
of  the  community. 

Mr.  Freed  was  married  February  17,  1867, 
to  Mis's  Louisa  A.  Sechrist,  of  Chapman  town- 
ship, Snyder  county.  Pa.,  daughter  of  John 
Sechrist,  deceased.  Their  e'hildren  are: 
Annie,  at  home;  Mary  Jane  (Mrs.  Frank 
Hamilton),  of  Liverpool,  Pa.;  Henry  S. ; 
Esther  L. ;  and  Laura  M. ;  all  at  home ;  G-eorge 
A.,  died  in  boyhood;  Arthur  M.,  died  aged 
seventeen  vears. 


SIMOX  S.  CLIARLES,  Liverpool,  Pei-ry 
county,  Pa.,  son  of  Sebastian  and  Mary  Mag- 
dalena  (Long)  Charles,  was  born  on  the  farm 
which  he  now  owns,  in  Liverpool  township. 
Perry  county,  August  11,  1836,  and  is  of 
English  and  German  descent.  His  gi-eat- 
grandfather.  Christian  Charles,  came  from 
England  to  the  American  colonies  long  before 
the  Revolution,  and  settled  in  Lancaster  coun- 
ty, where  he  married  a  lady  of  German  an- 
cestry. He  was  a  farmer.  Two  of  his  family. 
Christian  Charles,  Jr.,  and  George  Charles, 
"went  west"  from  Lancaster  county,  as  far  as 
the  vicinity  of  Shippensburg,  Pa.,  where  they 
remained  for  some  time,  and  married.  They 
subsequently  took  up  a  large  tract  of  land  in 
Buffalo  township,  Peny  county,  ■^^4lich  they 
developed  into  fine  farms.  The  land  is  still 
in  the  possession  of  their  descendants.  Chris- 
tian Charles,  Jr.,  was  a  soldier  of  the  Kevolu- 
tion.  He  was  of  the  Lutheran  denomination. 
He  married  Miss  Moore,  and  had  children: 
George;  John;  Sebastian;  Simon;  Jacob; 
Elizabeth  (Mrs.  UlshV,  and  Mary  (Mrs. 
Thomas  Williamson).  All  are  deceased.  The 
third  son,  Sebastian  Charles,  was  born  in  Buf- 
falo township  in  1803,  received  an  ordinary 
education,  and  was  brought  up  as  a  farmer. 


In  1S26,  he  purchased  the  farm  now  owned 
by  Mr.  S.  S.  Charles.  It  was  a  tract  of  wood- 
land, but  the  old  tough  trees  were  no  discour- 
agement to  the  stout  heart  and  strong,  Avilling 
arm  of  the  young  farmer.  He  built  him  a 
log  house  in  the  wood,  and  soon  had  a  good 
part  of  his  land  cleared  and  under  cultivation. 
It  measures  sixty-eight  acres,  and  is  now  near- 
ly all  arable.  He  was  well-known,  and  well- 
liked;  he  Avas  a  member  of  the  Lutheran 
church,  as  -was  also  his  wafe,  Mary  Magdalena 
(Long)  Charles.  Their  children  are:  Eliza- 
beth, married  Joseph  Charles,  a  second  cousin, 
emigrated  in  1851  to  Missouri,  wdiere  she 
died;  Susan,  deceased,  went  to  Missouri  with 
her  sister,  and  there  married  William  B. 
Jones,  a  steamboat  captain,  who  survives  her; 
Simon  S.;  Leah,  resides  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.; 
Mary  (Mrs.  William  L.  Funk),  of  Liverpool 
township;  and  Hannah  E.,  married  George  C. 
Murray,  a  member  of  the  Harrisburg  police 
force.     Sebastian  Charles  died  July  31,  1846. 

In  the  boyhood  of  Simon  S.  Charles,  ttere 
stood  on  the  farm  of  his  uncle,  Jacob  Ulsh, 
an  old  log  school  house.  To  this  unpretending 
place,  open  for  only  three  months  of  the  year, 
in  the  winter,  Simon,  with  the  other  young 
people  of  the  neighborhood,  went  to  receive 
instruction  in  the  necessary  branches  of  an 
English  education.  Simon  Charles  possessing 
an  earnest  and  inquiring  mind,  made  the  best 
of  his  slender  opportunities.  He  managed  to 
find  time  to  attend  school  until  he  had  at- 
tained his  majority,  although  he  had  more  of 
care  and  responsibility  resting  upon  him  than 
is  usual  with  boys  in  their  teens.  He  was  but 
nine  years  of  age  when  his  father  died,  and  at 
thirteen,  he  took  charge  of  the  farm,  and  man- 
aged it  with  very  encouraging  success.  He 
was  the  only  son,  with  his  mother  and  five  sis- 
ters, at  once  depending  upon  and  aiding  his 
efforts.  Simon  S.  Charles  was  married,  June 
10.  1860,  to  Mary  Leiter,  of  Greenwood  town- 
ship, daughter  of  John  W.  and  Elizabeth 
(Snoke)  Leiter. 

Leaving  his  home  and  his  young  wife  for 
the  defense  of  the  Union,  he  enlisted,  October 
10,  1862,  at  Hamsburg,  in  Company  E,  One 
Hundred  and  Seventy-third  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  as  a  private.  He  had  the  offer  of 
a  lieutenancy,  but  modestly  declined  the  rank. 
His  captain  was  Henry  Charles,  a  cousin. 
The  regiment  went  into  camp  at  ^N'orfolk,  Va., 
and  was  next  ordered  to  Suffolk,  wdiere  it  was 


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engaged  in  skirmi8liing.  Some  time  later,  it 
was  ordered  to  Washington,  D.  C,  and  then 
marched  to  Gettysburg,  but  arrived  too  late  to 
take  part  in  the  gi-eat  battle  there;  following 
up  General  Lee,  a  skirmish  occiirred  at  Ches- 
ter Gap.  The  time  of  enlistment  having  ex- 
pired, Mr.  Charles's  regiment  was  discharged 
August  17,  1863.  He  at  once  returned  home 
and  resumed  his  agricultural  labors,  to  which 
he  has  since  devoted  his  exclusive  attention. 
At  one  time,  he  owned  and  operated  two  boats 
on  the  canal,  but  placed  them  under  the  charge 
of  other  persons. 

jSh\  Charles  is  a  staunch  Eepublican,  but 
has  ahvays  declined  office.  He  is  not  active 
politically,  not  thinking  it  rigtit  to  influence 
the  votes  of  others.  He  is  fond  of  reading, 
giving  his  preference  to  the  Scrij)tures  and 
to  standard  authors;  having  a  retentive  mem- 
ory, he  quotes  freely,  especially  from  the 
Bible,  and  is  interesting  and  entertaining  in 
conversation.  Although  not  a  member  of  any 
church,  he  tries  to  live  according  to  the  dic- 
tates of  "his  conscience,  and  is  interested  in 
Christian  doctrine.  He  believes  that  the 
seventh  day  of  the  week  should  still  be  kept  as 
the  Sabbath,  and  supports  this  belief  from  the 
Scriptures. 

The  children  of  Simon  S.  and  Mai-y  (Lei- 
ter)  Charles  are:  William  Edmund,  a  farmer 
of  Vernon  county,  Mo.,  to  which  State  he 
emigrated  in  the  spring  of  1885;  George  C, 
at  home;  Simon  S.,  Jr.,  went  to  Vernon  coun- 
ty. Mo.,  in  the  spring  of  1890,  and  has  mar- 
ried; John  Austin,  at  home;  Maiy  Ellen 
(Mrs.  Elmer  Eeiber),  of  Liverpool  township; 
Sarah  C.  (Mre.  John  Foster),  of  Wiconisco 
township,  Dauphin  county,  Pa.;  Cora  Alice 
(Mrs.  George  Kough),  of  Liverpool,  Pa.; 
Susan  E.,  deceased;  and  Ida  E.,  deceased. 
In  1872  Mr.  Charles  visited  his  two  sisters  in 
Vernon  county.  Mo.,  and  remained  two 
months  and  a  half. 

The  name  Charles  was  originally  spelled 
Carles  by  the  German  ancestors,  and  subse- 
quently changed  to  its  present  way  of  spelling. 

FREDEEICK  F.  GOTHEL,  Peny  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  was  born  !N'ovember  10,  1827,  in  the 
Kingdom  of  Saxony,  at  a  town  near  Leipsic. 
He  is  a  son  of  John  David  Gothel.  John 
David  Gothel  was  born  in  1765  or  '66.  When 
a  young  man,  he  learned  the  trade  of  black- 
smith, l3ut  the  labor  being  too  severe  for  him, 


he  gave  it  up  for  the  business  of  weaving, 
which  he  carried  on  all  his  life.  He  served 
twelve  yeai-s  in  the  anuy,  taking  part  in  the 
wars  with  I^apoleon.  He-was  three  times  mar- 
ried ;  by  his  first  wife  he  had  one  child,  Fred- 
eric AVilhelm,  w^ho  died  in  Saxony.  There 
were  no  children  of  the  second  marriage;  but 
his  third  wife,  whose  family  name  was  Stuck- 
man,  was  the  mother  of  four  children,  of 
whom  Frederic  F.  was  one;  another,  AugiLs- 
tine,  was  accidentally  killed  at  the  age  of 
twenty-eight.  John  David  Gothel  died  in 
Saxony,  aged  ninety-two;  his  wiie  survived 
him,  dying  at  the  age  of  seventy-two.  One 
of  the  great-gTcat-grandfathers  of  Mr.  Gothel 
came  to  America,  and  settled  in  Pennsylvania ; 
He  was  a  native  of  Hamburg.  Mr.  Gothel 
has  met  some  of  that  ancestor's  descendants 
in  Franklin  county.  Pa. 

Frederick  F.  Gothel  attended  school  in  his 
native  place  until  he  was  about  fourteen  years 
old;  he  then  learned  spinning,  weaving,  and 
the  other  branches  of  the  manufacture  of 
woolen  stuffs,  serving  a  two  years'  appren- 
ticeship. This  vocation  he  followed  in  many 
parts  of  Euroi>e.  He  was  well  accustomed  to 
traveling  through  the  country,  having  earned 
money  when  a  child  by  going  on  foot  through 
the  rural  districts,  selling  pins,  thread,  and 
other  small  necessaries.  As  a  young  man,  he 
worked  not  only  in  Bremen,  Dresden,  Berlin, 
and  other  places  in  Germany,  but  also  in  Po- 
land, France  and  Italy.  Lie  traveled  for 
eighteen  successive  months,  being  unable  to 
find  emplojrment.  He  beloiiged  to  a  trade 
guild,  which  paid  his  traveling  expenses  until 
he  could  find  work.  His  father,  at  the  age  of 
eighty-eight,  once  walked  with  him  a  distance 
of  twenty-four  miles.  In  1853,  Mr.  Gothel 
went  to  Bremen,  and  waited  there  three  weeks 
for  a  ship  on  which  to  sail  for  America;  he 
sailed  at  last,  June  29,  on  the  "Hindoo,"  and 
after  a  voyage  of  forty-three  days,  landed  in 
Baltimore,  August  12.  He  was  provided  with 
but  little  more  money  than  sufficient  to  pay 
his  passage.  At  Danville,  Pa.,  he  worked  for 
a  short  time  in  the  iron  works,  but  could  not 
perform  the  work,  not  being  robust  enough 
for  that  kind  of  emj)loyment.  He  was  em- 
ployed for  some  time  at  IN'orthumberland,  on 
tlie  railroad;  next  in  a  stone  quarry  at  Sun- 
bury.  When  once  more  out  of  work,  he  went 
to  Baltimore,  making  part  of  the  joiu'ney  on 
foot,  and  spent  a  few  days  with  some  fellow 


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countrymen  there.  His  next  employment  was 
at  Williamsport,Pa.,on  a  canal  boat.  He  then 
found  work  at  his  o^vI^  trade  in  Lykens  val- 
ley, and  after  that  'became  a  weaver  in  a 
woolen  factory  in  Perry  county,  where  he 
worked  nine  weeks  for  $8.00.  He  was  in  bad 
health  when  he  came  to  the  county,  and  it  was 
some  time  before  he  recovered.  All  the 
money  he  possessed,  about  $120,  had  been 
used  in  jjaying  doctor's  bills,  and  he  came  to 
Perry  county  with  only  five  cents  in  his 
pocket.  His  next  employer  was  Joseph  Kei- 
fer,  for  whom  he  Avorked  for  five  years,  after 
which  he  worked  at  his  trade  in  Lykens  val- 
ley, first  Avith  David  C.  Grosh,  and  then  with 
Mr.  Hennicke ;  here  he  managed  to  save  about 
$300,  but  was  attacked  with  brain  trouble, 
the  result  of  ovei-work  and  anxiety;  he  had 
worked  day  and  night  to  lay  up  his  little  store 
of  money,  and  now  had  to  pass  a  year  in  the 
institution  for  the  insane  at  Harrisburg.  A 
strange  coincidence  is,  that  he  had  seen  that 
building  in  a  dream,  during  his  passage  across 
the  Atlantic.  After  rest  and  medical  skill 
had  cured  him,  and  .he  was  discharged  from 
the  hospital,  he  went  to  work  again  with  Mr. 
Keifer  in  Perry  county;  he  was.  somewhat 
later  persuaded  by  Mr.  Grosh  to  transfer  his 
services  to  him;  Mr.  Gothel  having  become 
kno-^ATi  as  an  expert  hand,  his  work  was  in  de- 
mand. In  the  course  of  eleven  months,  he 
had  saved  $200,  and  had  a  good  suit  of  clothes. 
He  asked  Mr.  Grosh  to  allow  him  to  peddle 
his  goods;  Mr.  Grosh  at  first  hesitated,  fearing 
that  Mr.  Gothel's  imperfect  knowledge  of  the 
English  language  v.^ould  prevent  him  from 
succeeding,  but  at  last  consented  to  allow  him 
a  trial.  Mr.  Gothel  accordingly  set  out,  pro- 
vided with  a  horse  and  vehicle,  and  a  full  stock 
of  goods;  after  spending  a  .week  on  the  road, 
be  came  home  with  all  his  stock  disposed  of. 
His  employer  was  elated.  Mr.  Gothel's  wages 
were  $1.00  per  day,  but  by  retailing  many  of 
the  articles  in  the  stock,  he  made  $18.00  that 
week.  He  then  peddled  with  a  pack  upon 
his  back,  the  goods  being  done  up  in  a  shawl. 
In  this  way  he  traveled  through  several  coun- 
ties. Later,  he  ceased  to  be  employed  by  Mr. 
Grosh,  but  bought  his  goods  to  sell  again,  con- 
tinuing this  manner  of  doing  business  until  the 
war  broke  out,  when  he  could  not  obtain  the 
goods.  He  had  traveled  for  three  months  on 
foot,  carrying  his  pack;  had  then  bought  a 
team,  with  one  horse,  but  afterwards  traveled 


for  seven  years  with  two  horses.  In  1862,  Mr. 
Gothel  bought  the  farm  upon  Avhich  he  now 
resides,  paying  for  it  $1,782.  It  was  not  in 
good  order  when  he  made  the  purchase,  being 
without  fences,  and  otherwise  in  disorder.  He 
carefully  imjjroved  it  by  erecting  new  build- 
ing's, fences  and  other  necessary  structures. 
The  farm  contains  OA^er  eighty  acres,  and  is 
in  good  productive  condition.  Mr.  Gothel 
has  led  a  life  of  industry,  patience  and  perse- 
verance under  great  difficulties,  the  recollec- 
tion of  Avhich  must  give  him  much  satisfac- 
tion, as  contrasted  A\'itli  his  present  condition 
of  ease  and  comfort. 

While  traveling  through  the  country, 
Frederic  P.  'Gothel  met  the  lady  who  after- 
wards became  his  wife,  Evelina  Buchanan; 
they  were  married  October  4,  1864.  Their 
children  are:  John  D.,  farmer,  of  Greenwood 
township,  born  October  27,  1865;  Charles 
Henry,  deceas'ed,  born  December  25,  1866; 
Frederic  P.,  Jr.,  deceased,  born  February  17, 
1868;  Edward  Wilson,  deceased,  born  June 
15,  1869;  Walter  H.,  born  July  29,  1872; 
Josejjh,  born  October  15,  1875;  Georg'e  Cal- 
vin, born  July  2,  1878.  Mr.  Gothel  Avas  a 
member  of  the  Lutheran  church  in  Germany. 
He  is  a  firm  belieA-^r  in  the  Bible,  much  of 
which  be  has  memorized. 


JOHX  C.  HEBEL,  Liverpool,  Perry  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  AA'as  born  December  1.3,  1838,  in  Hali- 
fax tO'Avnship,  Dauphin  county.  Pa.  He  is  a 
son  of  George  and  Rosanna  (Matchett)  Ilebel. 
His  grandfather,  Henry  Hebel,  came  from 
Germany  some  time  after  the  Pevolution,  and 
settled  near  Sunbury,  Pa.  His  wife  and  son, 
George,  accompanied  him.  Early  in  the  AVar 
of  1812,  they  Avere  attacked  in  their  country 
home  by  British  soldiers,  driven  out,  and 
forced  to  hide  themseh^es  in  a  corn  field.  After 
that  occurrence,  Henry  Hebel  enlisted,  and 
lost  his  life  on  the  battle-field.  His  AvidoAV  re- 
moA^ed  to  Millersburg,  Pa.,  Av'here  she  r'esided 
for  the  rest  of  her  life.  Besides  their  son, 
George,  they  had  one  daughter,  Rebecca,  Avho 
married  Henry  Rutter,  and  Avent  to  reside  in 
Ohio,  Avhere  both  died.  George  Hebel,  Avho 
Avas  a  child  at  the  time  of  their  crossing  the 
ocean,  learned  his  trade,  that  of  a  millwright, 
AA'ith  Stephen  McCaiiley,  in  Lancaster  or 
Berks  county.  Settling  afterwards  in  Millers- 
burg, he  juirsued  his  vocation  in  Dauphin  and 
the  adjacent  counties.     He  built  man}'  of  the 


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mills  now  standing  in  Perry  ,  county.  His 
wife,  Rosamaa  Matcliett,  was  born  in  1811, 
and  brought  up  near  Halifax ;  after  their  mar- 
riage they  resided  for  some  time  in  Dauphin 
county,  and  about  1840,  removed  to  Perry 
county,  where  Mr.  Ilebel  bought  a  farm  of 
sixty-four  acres  in  Buffalo  township.  He  did 
not,  however,  relinquish  his  former  calling, 
but  cultivated  his  farm  in  addition  to  it;  he 
also  made  patterns  for  foundry  work.  He  ^vas 
ingenious  as  well  as  industrious,  and  seemed, 
at  home  in  any  kind  of  w^ork.  He  was  active 
in  politics,  voting  and  working  with  the  Re- 
publican party.  The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mi-s. 
George  Hebel  are:  David,  was  in  Company 
B,  Seventh  Pennsylvania  Reserves,  and 
served  from  1863  to  the  end  of  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion,  married  Miss  Thompson,  and  set- 
tled in  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  where  both 
died;  AVilliam,  died  unmarried;  Alfred,  was 
also  in  the  war,  and  a  prisoner  in  Libby  Prison 
and  at  Andersonville,  married  Miss  Buchanan, 
and  now  resides  in  Arkansas;  James,  enlisted 
in  the  Union  army,  was  captured,  and  taken 
to  Libby  Prison,  has  manned  and  resides  in 
Clearfield  county,  Pa.;  Annie  (Mrs.  Shoop), 
lives  in  Ohio;  Franklin  S.,  is  married  and  re- 
sides in  Ohio;  and  seven  children  who  died 
very  young.  Mrs.  George  Hebel  died  in 
1877;  Mr.  Hebel  died  in  Buffalo  township, 
in  February,  1884.  His  life  was  one  of  activ- 
ity and  usefiilness.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church,  and  in  his  later  years  he 
took  an  active  part  in  its  work. 

At  the  time  of  the  removal  of  the  family  to 
Buffalo  township,  John  C.  Hebel  was  two 
years  old.  He  attended  school  in  that  town- 
ship during  the  "winter  terms  of  three  months. 
As  soon  as  he  was  able  to  work,  he  was  ex- 
pected to  give  his  help  on  the  farm.  At  the 
age  of  eighteen,  he  learned  stone-cutting  with 
Joseph  Eberly,  at  3.1illersburg,  Pa.,  serving 
an  apprenticeship  of  two  years,  and  after- 
wards continuing  for  some  time  in  Mr.  Eber- 
ly's  employ  as  journeyman.  In  1861,  he  en- 
listed at  Liverpool  in  Company  B,  Seventh 
Pennsylvania  Reserves.  The  regiment  being 
made  up,  was  ordered  to  West  Chester,  Pa., 
and  from  that  point  in  about  two  months  to 
Washington,  D.  C,  where  it  was  encamped 
for  a  i-hort  time.  They  were  next  moved  to 
winter  quarters  Avhere  they  were  engaged  in 
drilling  and  doing  guard  duty.  In  the  spring, 
they    were    ordered    to    Manassas    Junction, 


where  the  rebels  had  erected  fortifications. 
They  took  part  in  the  battle  at  Mechanicsville, 
in  which  engagement  Company  B  had  a  few 
men  wounded.  After  this,  they  performed 
guard  duty  for  a  time  at  Alexandi-ia,  Va.,  and 
were  then  ordered  to  White  House  Landing, 
on  the  James  river,  and  became  a  part  of  the 
Army  of  the  Potom'ac,  under  General  McClel- 
lan.  '  They  next  marched  to  Dranesville,  and 
fought  through  the  first  of  the  famous  Seven 
Days;  the  next  day  they  fought  at  Malvern 
Hill,  which  was  followed  by  Gaines  Mill,  June 
27,  1862;  Charles  City  Cross  Roads,  June 
30;  Malvern  Hill,  July  1;  Bull  Run,  Au- 
gust 28,  29,  30;  South  Mountain,  September 
14;  Antietam,  September  16,  17;  and  Fred- 
ericksburg, December  13,  1862.  Mr.  Hebel 
took  part  in  eighteen  battles,  among  them  the 
great  engagement  at  Gettysburg.  He  was 
discharged  "in  Virginia,  June  1,  1864,  and 
came  first  to  Philadelphia,  and  then  to  his 
home.  He  has  ever  sinte  followed  his  early 
calling  through  the  summer  months. 

John  C.  Hebel  was  married,  February  28, 
1865,  to  Hannah  Resinger,  a  native  of  Buffalo 
township.  Their  children  are:  AVilljam 
Henry,  married  Miss  Cauffman,  and  resides 
in  Buffalo  to^vnship;  Milton  R.,  married  Miss 
Buchanan,  resides  in  Liverpool  to\\mship; 
John  Y.,  married  Flora  Grubb,  lives  in  Howe 
township;  Ida  May;  and  Charles  R.  Mrs. 
Hebel  died  in  August,  1895,  aged  about  forty- 
two  years.  Mr.  Hebel  is  a  deacon  in  the  Lu- 
theran church.     In  politics  he  is  independent. 

ISAAC  ZELLERS,  Liverpool,  Pen-y  coim- 
ty.  Pa.,  was  born  March  9,  1836,  in  Susque- 
hanna township,  Juniata  county.  Pa.,  son  of 
^ifiehael  and  Mary  (Huffer)  Zellers.  ITis 
great-great-grandfather  left  England  in  1747, 
bringing  his  wife  and  children,  three  girls 
and  "five  boys,  to  America  on  the  ship 
"Howard."  After  a  voyage  of  seven  weeks 
and  two  days,  during  which  the  vessel  con- 
tended for  two  days  and  a  niglit  with  a  heavy 
storm,  they  landed  September  7,  and  for  three 
months  remained  in  Philadelphia.  They  then 
went  to  Reading,  Pa.,  where  George  Zellers 
bought  of  Jacob  Hoffer  300  acres  of  land  for 
£400.  He  died  in  Reading.  His  son,  John 
Zellers,  was  bom  in  Lancaster,  England,  ]\L^y 
8,  1742,  and  was  therefore  a  child  of  five 
when  the  family  emigrated  from  the  home 
land.     His  boyhood  and  youth  were  passed 


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in  Reading,  and  there,  on  June  8,  1776,  'he 
married  Mary  Fisher.  Before  his  marriage, 
he  had  worked  in  Juniata  county,  then  includ- 
ed in  Cumberland,  for  two  years.  He  bought 
in  that  county  about  900  acres  of  land,  whic'h 
he  divided  into  eight  farms.  Leaving  his  wife 
after  but  a  few  months  of  wedded  life,  to  fight 
in  the  cause  of  his  ado^Jted  country,  he  enlist- 
ed in  the  Continental  army,  October  9,  1776. 
Four  of  his  brothers  were  also  serving  iinder 
General  Washington.  His  brother,  Tobias, 
was  taken  prisoner,  and  shot.  Jonas  was  cap- 
tured, and  died  of  starvation  on  board  of  a 
prison  ship.  After  nine  months  in  the  service, 
John  Zellers  obtained  a  month's  leave  of  ab- 
sence, to  see  his  first-born  child,  and  to  attend 
the  bedside  of  his  wife,  who  was  very  ill.  At 
the  close  of  his  furlough  he  returned  to  the 
army;  but  obtaining  another  month's  leave 
at  a  later  time,  she  died  during  his  visit.  He 
served  until  the  end  of  the  war,  taking  part 
in  seven  battles  and  nine  skirmishes.  Some 
time  after  his  return  to  'his  home,  he  married 
IMaria  Fisher,  a  cousin  of  his  first  wife.  His 
eldest  son,  the  child  of  his  first  wife,  was  John, 
who  resided  in  Sugar  valley.  Centre  county, 
Pa.,  where  he  died;  the  issue  of  the  second 
marriage  were:  Henry,  of  Snyder  county. 
Pa.;  Margaret,  married  John  "Wilt,  inherited 
part  of  the  homestead;  Mary,  married  John 
Hoopes,  resided  on  a  part  of  the  homestead 
in  Juniata  county;  Benjamin,  of  Snyder 
county;  George,  resided  in  the  State  of  J^Tew 
York;  Mary  Magdalena,  married  George 
AVilt,  resided  in  Snyder  county;  Tobias,  re- 
sided on  the  old  homestead;  Susan,  mamed 
Solomon  Karstetter,  lived  in  Snyder  county; 
and  Derickson,  died  at  the  age  of  fourteen. 
One  child  died  in  infancy.  John  Zellers  died 
December  17,  1808;  his  -wife  preceded  him 
in  death  by  two  years. 

Benjamin  Zellers,  grandfather  of  Isaac, 
who  was  born  June  14, 1781,  on  the  homestead 
in  Juniata  county,  inherited  a  part  of  that 
property,  and  lived  and  died  where  he  had 
first  seen  the  light.  He  married  Barbara 
Shettcrley,  born  in  1783.  Their  children  are: 
Abraham,  born  March  8,  1812,  resides  at  Sil- 
ver Lake,  Mich. ;  Frances  (Mrs.  Peter  Good- 
ling),  born  April  14,  1814,  lived  and  died  in 
Juniata  county;  Michael,  born  March  10, 
1816;  Barbara,  widow  of  William  Portzline, 
born  ]\ray  9,  1818,  resides  in  Snyder  county; 
Susan  (Mrs.  Jacob  Brooker),  born  December 


6,  1821,  lived  and  died  in  Juniata  county;  and 
Eachel,  bom  May  11,  1826,  married,  and  re- 
moved to  Missouri,  where  she  died.  Benjamin 
Zellers  died  May  2,  1840;  his  wife  survived 
him  until  January  6,  1847.  They  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Lutheran  church.  Their  third 
child,  Michael,  learned  farming  in  his  boy- 
hood, and  made  it  his  vocation  throughout 
life.  After  his  marriage,  he  bought  over  200 
acres  in  Susquehanna  township,  Juniata 
county,  but  he  met  with  reverses,  and  lost  all 
his  possessions.  His  children  by  his  first  wife,, 
Mary  (Huffer)  Zellers,  are:  Isaac;  Jacob, 
born  July  10,  1838,  was  a  soldier  in  the  late 
war,  resides  in  Juniata  coiTnty;  Catherine 
(Mrs.  Jacob  Tressler),  bom  October  20,  1840, 
lives  in  Juniata  county;  Johanna  (Mrs.  Ben- 
jamin Franz),  born  July  4,  1844,  resides  in 
Perry  township,  Snyder  county;  and  Rachel 
(Mrs.  Daniel  Brown),  of  Juniata  count}^  born 
April  7,  1847.  His  first  wife  died  July  13, 
1851.  Mr.  Zellers,  on  February  14,  1853, 
married  Eve  Kreps.  Their  children  are :  Mary 
(Mrs.  Simon  Fugleman),  born  December  14, 
1853,  resided  in  Juniata  coiiflty,  where  she 
died;  Sarah,  born  March  14,  1855,  died  at 
the  age  of  fifteen;  and  Michael,  Jr.,  bom 
March  14,  1859,  died  aged  twenty-seven.  Mr. 
Zellers  died  September  12,  1873,  aged  fifty- 
nine  years.  ' 

At  the  age  of  nine  years,  Isaac  Zellers  went 
to  live  with  his  maternal  grandfather,  Jacob 
Hoffer,  of  Union,  now  Snyder,  county.  He 
remained  there  three  years,  but  had  not  begun 
to  go  to  school.  He  then  lived  three  years 
with  Michael  Shetterley,  in  Susquehanna 
township,  Juniata  county,  and  attended 
school  thirty-six  and  one-half  days.  He  was 
kept  at  work  on  the  farm  and  in  the  saw-mill. 
His  next  place  of  abode  was  the  house  of 
Jacob  Weiser,  for  whom  he  worked  five  years, 
at  farming,  and  on  the  canal.  In  1856,  he 
undertook  to  learn  carpentry  with  Daniel 
Moyer,  of  Snyder  county,  and  was  under  his 
instructions  for  a  year;  but  Mr.  Moyer  giv- 
ing lip  the  business,  in  order  to  devote  his  at- 
tention to  farming,  there  was  an  interval  when 
Mr.  Zellers  was  unemployed,  and  which  he 
very  wisely  made  use  of  to  attend  school. 
After  this  he  worked  one  year  vrith  Jacob 
Showers,  millwrig'ht,  of  Snyder  county;  then 
was  employed  for  two  years  and  a  half  by 
John  C.  Burns,  of  Juniata  county;  but  dur- 
ing most  of  the  time,  Mr.  Zellers'  work  lay  in 


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Seneca  county,  X.  Y.  By  tliis  time,  his  dili- 
gence and  economy  liad  enabled  hiin  to  save 
about  $1,000;  and  in  1S62,  lie  began  business 
on  his  own  account  in  Juniata  and  Snyder 
counties,  as  a  contractor  for  the  construction 
of  saw-mills,  grist-mills,  houses  and  barns. 
Since  that  time,  he  has  built  twenty-eight 
barns  and  as  many  dwellings.  During  the 
winter  of  1863-6-1,  Mr.  Zellers  was  Avorking  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  for  John  E.  Smith,  wdio 
was  employed  by  the  United  States  Govern- 
ment. This  engagement  lasted  eleven 
months;  but  Mr.  Zellers  was  at  the  end  of  that 
time  obliged  to  go  home  on  account  of  illness. 
After  his  recovery,  he  worked  for  the  United 
States  Government  in  Virginia,  North  and 
South  Carolina,  Georgia,  Pennsylvania  and 
Oliio,  on  various  structures,  but  principally  on 
repairing  bridges.  On  March  29,  1858,  he 
bought  a  part  of  the  place  on  which  he  now 
lives,  and  has  added  to  the  original  tract  by 
successive  purchases.  In  1859,  he  bought  the 
Samuel  Ehodes  tract;  in  1863,  the  Dillman 
tract,  and  in  1864,  part  of  the  Lyter  tract, 
making  in  all  300  acres.  In  1865,  he  boxight 
the  Isoah  Seaman  tract,  in  Jimiata  county. 
In  1874,  Mr.  Zellers  lost  all  of  his  possessions 
by  bailing  officers.  It  was  in  1862  that  he 
and  his  wife  began  housekeeping  on  the  farm 
Avhich  is  still  their  home.  Mr.  Zellers  began 
at  an  early  age  to  vote  Avith  the  Democratic 
party,  and  has  never  changed  his  mind  or  his 
custom.  He  has  never  been  prevailed  iipon 
to  accept  any  public  office.  He  is  still  a  con- 
tractor, as  well  as  a  fanner. 

Isaac  Zellers  was  mai-ried  in  1861  to  Sarah 
Sechrist,  a  native  of  Snyder  county.  Their 
children  are:  Frederick,  married  Susan 
Fahnestock,  resides  in  Liver|)ool  township; 
Amelia;  Henry,  mamed  Miss  McMichael, 
resides  in  Liver|^ool  township;  Isaac,  of  Dau- 
]>hin  county;  John;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  James 
Feister),  of  Liverpool  township;  William; 
and  Jacob.  ]\fr.  Zellei-s  is  a  member  of  the 
Dunkard  church.  He  oaahis  and  prizes  as  a 
relic,  the  Bible  that  belonged  to  his  o-reat- 
grandfather,  printed  in  England  in  1742. 


there,  and  afterwards  removed  to  a  farm  be- 
longing to  his  father-in-law  in  Susquehamia 
townsliip,  Juniata  county,  and  now  resides 
in  Chapman  township,  Snyder  county.  He  is 
a  Democrat,  decided  in  his  convictions.  He 
has  served  several  terms  as  justice  of  the  peace, 
has  been  a  school  director,  and  held  other  of- 
lices.  His  children  are:  George  A.,  a  farmer, 
of  Pleasant  View,  Juniata  county;  James  L., 
died  in  infancy;  William  II.;  Calvin  J., 
died  at  the  age  of  nine;  Martha  E.,  married 
A  mason  Spicher,  and  lives  on  her  father's 
farm  in  J  uniata  county.  Mr.  Lyter  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church. 

A\'illiam  II.  Lyter,  after  attending  tlie 
common  schools  in  his  early  years,  took  a 
course  at  the  academy  at  Mifflintown,  and  at 
the  Patterson  high  school.  Until  he  was  twen- 
ty-one years  old,  he  worked  on  the  farm  dur- 
ing the  summere.  He  then  began  teaohing 
in  Juniata  county,  but  after  teaching  only  one 
term,  he  went  to  Michigan,,  and  worked  for 
seven  months  on  a  farm  in  Berrien  county. 
Beturning  home,  he  taught  again,  for  two 
winter  terms.  William  H.  Lyter  was  married 
in  Juniata  county,  in  1884,  to  Lillian,  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  Barner.  They  remained  at  liis 
home  in  Susquehanna  township,  until  the 
spring  of  1886,  when  they  removed  to  Perry 
county,  where  Mr.  Lyter  bought  his  present 
place,  which  originally  contained  niuety-hve 
acres;  he  has  since  added  sixty-five,  and  has 
built  a  new  dwelling.  He  did  not  give  up 
teaching  until  the  spring  of  1896,  having 
taught  ten  terms  since  he  has  been  a  resident 
of  Perry  county.  Mr.  Lyter  is  a  staunch  Dem- 
ocrat, and  now  takes  much  interest  in  poli- 
tics. He  has  sensed  his  township  as  auditor. 
In  addition  to  farming,  he  is  agent  for  agri- 
cultural imjjlements. 

The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lyter  are: 
George  Cleveland;  Henry  Alton;  and  Wil- 
liam Elmer.  Although  brought  up  in  the  Lu- 
theran church,  Mr.  Lyter  now  attends  the 
United  Brethren  church. 


WFLLTA:^!  H.  LYTEB.  Liveri>ool.  PeiTv 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  Fel^ruary  4.  1861,  in 
Snsonehanna  township,  Juniata  countv,  son 
of  Georp-e  W.  and  Susanna  (Snyder)  Lvter. 
Georere  W.  Lvter  was  born  in  Snyder  eountv. 
in  March,  1832.     He  grew    up    and  married 


AP.BAHA:\r  FLUKIE,  farmer,  Newport, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Abraham  and  Leah 
(Trimmer)  Flurie,  was  born  April  12,  1834, 
on  the  homestead  in  Oliver  townshii^,  PeiTy 
county.  Abraham  Flurie,  Sr.,  was  born  in 
Perry  county,  and  died  in  Oliver  township  in 
the  spring  of  1863,  aged  nearly  eighty  years. 
He  married  Leah  Trimmer,  whose  death  oc- 


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curred  many  years  before  his  owni.  Tlieii' 
cliildren  are:  Henry,  deceased;  Barbara, 
widow  of  Thomas  Haney,  resides  in  Oliver 
township;  Eosanna,  widow  of  George  Peter- 
man,  resides  in  Miller  township,  Perry  coun- 
ty; Margaret,  resides  in  Oliver  township; 
Abraham;  Eleanor,  deceased;  Isaac;  Jacob; 
and  Daniel;  the  last  three  reside  in  Oliver 
township. 

A  i3art  of  the  old  homestead  on  which  Abra- 
ham Flurie,  Jr.,  Avas  born,  is  in  his  posses- 
sion, lie  attended  the  common  schools  when 
he  had  the  opportunity,  but  he  was  one  of  a 
large  family  of  children,  and  was  kept  busily 
employed  on  the  farm  a  greater  part  of  the 
time.  When  old  enough  to  be  put  to  regular 
work,  he  was  set  to  chopping  wood  for  the 
distillery  which  his  father  was  conducting. 
When  his  school  days  were  ended,  he  remained 
at  home  and  worked  Avith  his  father  on  the 
farm  until  he  was  twenty-two  years  of  age. 
Xot  being  able  to  come  to  an  agreement  with 
his  father  as  to  his  work  and  wages,  he  left 
home,  and  for  one  season  procured  work  at 
painting  bridges,  but  the  Avork  not  proving 
agreeable  he  returned  and  Avorked  at  any  odd 
job  he  could  obtain. 

About  1859,  he  Avas  married  to  Miss  Cathe- 
rine Clouser  and  they  made  their  home  in 
Howe  toAvnsihip,  Perry  county,  Avhere  for  tAvo 
years  he  Avas  employed  as  a  day  laborer.  In 
1862,  Mr.  Flurie  Avas  drafted  into  the  United 
8tates  military  service,  and  Avas  assigned  to 
Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Seventy-third 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  Joining  his  regi- 
ment at  Han'isburg,  he  Avas  sent  Avith  it  to 
Virginia,  and  Avas  detailed  on  guard  duty  at 
ivempsville.  At  this  place  he  Avas  taken  sick 
and  Avas  sent  to  the  field  hospital.  Shortly 
afterAvard,  he  Avas  honorably  discharged  from 
the  service  on  account  of  physical  disability, 
and  sent  to  his  home,  haAang  been  in  the  ser- 
vice four  months.  It  Avas  tAvo  years  before  he 
recovered  his  health  and  strength,  and  then 
he  resumed  Avork  as  a  day  laborer.  The  doc- 
tors told  him  he  could  not  live  longer  than 
two  ye^rs  if  he  Avent  into  the  army.  When 
he  left  home  for  the  army  the  burden  for  pro- 
viding for  his  three  children  fell  upon  his  Avife, 
and  this  duty,  although  it  entailed  great  hard- 
ship, she  cordially  and  faithfullv  performed 
Avith  motherly  devotion  and  heroic  patriotism. 
At  the  death  of  his  father  in  18fi.3,  the  home 
farm,    consisting    of    ninetv-fonr    acres,    Ae- 


seended  to  the  children,  and  it  fell  to  the  lot 
of  Mr.  Elurie  to  take  charge  of  it.  It  Avas 
much  run  down  and  in  A^ery  bad  shape,  but 
proper  attention  and  skillful  culture  resulted 
in  its  great  improvement.  In  1883,  Mr. 
Elurie  met  Avith  a  severe  accident  by  the  fall 
of  the  top  of  a  tree  upon  his  left  leg,  Avhich 
fractured  the  ankle  joint.  The  Republican 
party  has  a  loyal  and  stahvart  adherent  in  the 
person  of  Mr.  Elurie.  He  has  served  as  in- 
spector of  elections,  and  for  six  years  as  school ' 
director. 

The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elurie  are: 
William,  brickmaker,  ISTcav  Cumberland,  Pa. ; 
Ellsworth,  brickmaker,  ISTeAvport,  Pa.;  Lizzie, 
at  home;  Curtis,  Avorks  at  ISTewport,  Pa.;  Paul 
P.,  clerk  at  Hotel  Central,  NeAvport,  Pa.; 
and  Charles,  brickmaker,  at  x^Tcav  Cumberland, 
Pa. 


D.  :\r.  EHRHART,  farmer,  Newport. 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  son  of  John  and  Elmira 
(Super)  Ehrhart,  Avas  born  in  Siigar  Run  val- 
ley, Perry  county,  Pa.,  September  15,  1854. 
The  maternal  great-gTandparents  of  Mr.  Ehr- 
hart came  from  Germany.  His  paternal  great- 
grandfather died  Avhen  a  young  man,  and  his 
AvidoAV  aftenvards  married  Philip  Shearer. 
Michael  Ehrhart,  grandfather  of  D.  M.  Ehr- 
hart, Avas  born  in  Vork  coimty,  Pa.,  and  re- 
mained there  until  shortly  after  his  marriage, 
Avhen  he  removed  to  Oliver  toAvnship,  Periy 
county,  Pa.,  transporting  his  family  and  ef- 
fects in  a  Avagon,  oAAmed  and  driven  by  a  ^Ir. 
Himes.  He  Avas  a  man  of  slender  means  and 
AA'orked  as  a  day  laborer,  living  on  a  rented 
farm.  On  reaching  Perry  county,  he  bought 
a  small  home  and  occupied  it  for  some  years, 
but  sold  it  later  and  moved  from  place  to  place. 
Eor  some  years  the  family  liA^ed  in  a  log  house 
on  the  Bloomfield  road.  He  died  in  OliA^er 
tOAvnship  and  is  buried  at  Altoona,  Pa.  His 
AAdfe  Avas  Miss  Wolf,  AA^'ho  died  in  West  Hunt- 
ingdon, Pa.  Their  children  are:  John  E. ; 
Mary,  deceased;  David,  deceased;  Michael, 
a  Lutheran  minister,  deceased;  George,  de- 
ceased; William,  died  yoimg;  Sarah,  resides 
in  the  west;  and  Susanna,  resides  in  the  south. 

John  Ehrhart.  father  of  D.  M.  Ehrhart, 
Avas  born  in  Vork  county.  Pa.,  July  10,  1818. 
When  he  Avas  sixteen  months  old.  his  parents 
removed  to  Perry  countv.  Pa.,  Avhere  he  re- 
ceiA'cd  his  education  in  the  subscription 
schools.     When  a  boA%  he  droA'e  an  ore  cart  at 


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the  old  Jumata  Furnace;  at  tiie  age  of  eleven, 
lie  was  put  out  to  work,  and  after  this  was 
never  at  home,  except  to  make  short  visits  to 
his  parents.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  yeai-s,  he 
learned  carpentry.  Three  years  previous  to 
his  marriage,  he  bought  a  tract  of  land  in 
Sugar  Run  valley,  situated  in  the  wilderness 
and  clothed  in  its  native  forests.  Here  he  de- 
termined to  make  a  home,  and  proceeded  to 
clear  the  land  and  build  a  house.  A  comfort- 
able log  house  was  soon  in  readiness,  and  this 
was  their  residence  for  many  years.  About 
1865,  Mr.  Ehrhart  exchanged  this  place  for 
the  farm  which  his  son,  D.  M.  Ehrhart,  now 
occupies.  In  1885,  he  relinquished  active 
pui-suits,  and  retired  to  Juniata  to-wnship, 
where  he  now  resides.  Mr.  Ehrhart  is  a  Pro- 
hil)itionist;   he  has  never  sought  any  office. 

In  1847,  John  Ehrhart  married  Elmira 
Super.  When  a  small  girl,  Mrs.  Ehrhart  was 
taken  by  her  parents  to  Ohio,  then  considered 
the  far  west.  The  journey  thither  and  the  re- 
turn were  by  wagon,  and  the  road  was  through 
the  wilderness,  still  occupied  by  the  Indians, 
who  gave  the  travelers  much  annoyance.  The 
children  of  John  and  Elmira  Ehrhart  are: 
"William,  superintendent  of  schools  in  Schuyl- 
kill county,  Pa.;  Sarah  Ella,  married,  and 
resides  in  Juniata  townsihip;  Jacob  H.,  re- 
moved to  the  west  in  1874,  is  a  contractor  in 
Missouri;  D.  M.;  Mary  Jane  (Mrs.  D.  A. 
Campbell),  of  Juniata  township;  George, 
died  in  Perry  county;  Charles,  died  young; 
Annie  (Mrs.  Clell  Black),  resides  at  Harris- 
burg,  her  husband  being  employed  by  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company;  and  Ella 
]\I.  (^Irs.  Cyrus  Magie),  resides  at  Altoona, 
Pa.  Mr.  Ehrhart  is  a  man  who  loves  peace, 
and  does  all  in  his  power  to  make  social  inter- 
course agreeable.  He  never  sued  a  man  in  his 
life,  and  was  never  sued  but  once,  and  then 
his  opponent  had  to  pay  the  costs  of  the  suit. 

D.  M.  Ehrhart  received  his  education  in  the 
common  schools,  and  was  reared  on  the  fann. 
When  he  was  about  twenty-one  years  of  age, 
he  worked  at  the  blacksmith  trade,  and  this 
has  been  his  occupation,  at  intervals,  since 
that  time.  After  his  man'iage,  he  rented  a 
fai'm  in  Oliver  township,  and  cultivated'  it  for 
five  years,  after  wdiich  he  removed  to  ]Sre\^q>ort, 
Pa.,  wdiere  he  resided  for  three  years,  working 
at  brickmaking  in  the  summer  seasons,  and  in 
the  winter  doing  such  chance  jobs  as  came  in 
his  way.     He  bought  property  in  l^ewport. 


which  he  sold  in  January,  1888,  and  removed 
to  the  farm  he  now  occupies,  consisting  of 
eighty-five  acres.  Mr.  Ehidiart  is  a  strong  Re- 
publican; he  has  filled  the  office  of  school 
director  for  six  years.  His  church  member- 
ship is  in  the  St.  Samuel's  Lutheran  church, 
in  which  he  holds  the  office  of  deacon. 

1).  ]\I.  Ehi'hart  was  married,  December  18, 
1879,  to  Miss  Emma  MciSTaughton,  of  Oliver 
township,  daughter  of  George  W.  and  Lavina 
(Rider)  McNaughton.  Their  children  are: 
Mary  L.,  at  home;  and  Solomon  E.  Mr.  Ehx-- 
hart  holds  membership,  and  is  a  deacon,  in  St. 
Samuel's  Lutheran  church. 


JOIEN^  BLACK,  farmer,  ISTewq^ort,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  Robinson  and  Eliza 
(Noble)  Black,  was  born  in  Raccoon  valley, 
Perry  coimty,  February  13,  1824.  It  is  not 
known  whether  his  grandfather,  John  Black 
(1),  was  born  in  this  country  or  in  Great  Brit- 
ain. The  earliest  knowledge  his  descendants 
have  of  him  is  that  he  settled  on  a  farm  above 
Jacksburg,  which  is  now  o^vned  by  a  ]\Ir. 
Hartman.  At  a  later  date  he  settled  in  Rac- 
coon valley,  and  there  boiight  three  farms. 
The  Indians  were  still  in  that  section  of  the 
country  in  gTcat  numbers,  were  always 
troublesome  to  the  pioneers,  and  frequently 
were  hostile.  For  the  protection  and  safety 
of  the  new  settlers,  a  fort  was  at  that  time  built 
near  Jacksburg.  Here  Mr.  Black  passed  his 
life  and  here  he  died  at  about  sixty  years  of 
age.  He  married  Miss  Robinson,  a  native  of 
Pennsyh'ania,  who  suiwived  him  some  years. 
Their  children  are:  Robinson,  died  in  Oliver 
township;  James,  died  in  Bloomfield,  Pa.; 
Samuel,  died  in  Raccoon  valley;  Jonathan, 
died  young,  in  Raccoon  valley;  Jane,  married 
David  Meredith,  both  deceased;  Molly,  mar- 
ried Mr.  Ramsay,  both  deceased;  and  Re- 
l)ecca,  married  Mr.  ]\[ateer,  both  deceased. 
Mr.  Black  was  an  old  time  "UHiig.  In  religious 
faith  and  communion  he  vjas  a  Seceder. 

Robinson  Black,  father  of  John  Black,  w^as 
born  in  Raccoon  valley.  Perry  county.  Pa.,  in 
1779.  His  education  was  received  in  sub- 
scription schools,  and  he  was  reared  a  farm 
l>oy.  Upon  becoming  of  age  he  occupied  and 
cultivated  one  of  his  father's  fanns  in  Raccoon 
valley.  He  was  a  Democrat.  He  and  his  wife 
were  members  of  the  ^lethodist  church.  On 
January  5,  1821,  he  was  married  to  Eliza 
Xoble.     Their  children  are:    ]\Iarv,  born  in 


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1822,  died  at  afcout  sixteen  years  of  age; 
John;  Rebecca,  died  August  25,  1893,  aged 
sixty-five  years,  was  the  wife  of  John  Smith, 
deceased;  Grace,  died  in  childhood;  Martha 
Ann,  widow  of  Robert  Monroe,  resides  in 
Xewport,  Pa.;  Adeline  (Mrs.  Joseph  P. 
Smith),  of  York,  Xeb.;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  W. 
^Y.  Lesh),  resided  in  Washington,  D.  C, 
where  she  died;  James  B.,  of  Oliver  township; 
Margaret  Jane  (Mrs.  Charles  Swab),  of  Perry, 
la.  In  1869,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  Black  visited 
their  two  daughters  living  at  Buda,  Bureau 
■county,  111.,  and  they  remained  two  years. 
Mr.  Black  was  taken  sick  there  and  brought 
home,  and  died  in  1871.  His  wife  died  July 
27,  1887,  aged  eighty-seven  years. 

John  Black  first  attended  subscription 
schools,  and  later  the  public  schools.  -His  edu- 
eational  opportunities  were  slender,  as  he  was 
in  school  only  two  months  out  of  the  twelve. 
There  was  much  land  to  be  cleared  on  his 
grandfather's  fann,  and  his  'assistance  in  this 
work  was  often  called  for.  He  and  his  wife 
lived  for  a  year  after  their  marriage  on  his 
father's  farm;  for  the  next  two  years,  tliey 
rented  and  occupied  the  Josiah  Pickes  farm,  in 
Oliver  township.  They  then  rented  a  fann  in 
S'aville  township  for  five  years,  after  which 
they  bought  a  tract  of  seventy  acres,  lived  one 
year  upon  it,  and  then  sold  it,  and  bought  of 
Charles  Sweezy  a  farm  of  sixty-nine  acres, 
which  they  still  own  and  cultivaite.  They  are 
successful  and  prosperous  and  are  very  highly 
esteemed.  Mr.  Black  is  a  staunch  Democrat; 
he  is  active  and  prominent  in  local  politics, 
and  has  served  as  supervisor  and  as  school  di- 
rector for  several  terms. 

John  Black  was  married  November  27, 
185G,  to  Sarah  Jane,  daughter  of  David  and 
Margaret  (Rider)  Pool,  the  former  a  native 
oi  Carlisle,  P'a.,  the  latter  of  Newport,  Pa. 
The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Black  are: 
James,  died  aged  six  weeeks;  Mary  Jane  (Mrs. 
Charles  "Wilson),  of  Harrisburg,  Pa. ;  Maggie, 
•died  aged  seventeen  months;  Anna  B.,  mar- 
ried Frank  Bair,  resides  in  Buffalo  township. 
Perry  county.  Pa.;  Charles  E.,  born  in  Oli- 
ver township,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  November 
6,  1868,  was  brought  up  on  the  farm  and  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools,  went  west  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1895,  on  a  tour  of  observation,  intend- 
ing to  settle  at  some  point  which  promised 
well  for  business,  but  not  finding  a  favoralJe 
opening,  returned  the  following  July,  and  in 


August,  accepted  a  position  as  attendant  in 
the  State  Lunatic  Asylum  at  Harrisburg,  Pa., 
but  was  taken  sick  and  returned  to  his  home, 
Avhere  he  has  remained  up  to  the  time  of  this 
writing;  and  William  C.,  fireman  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad,  residing  at  Harris- 
burs;,  Pa. 


HEXRY  FLEISHER,  farmer,  Newport, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  born  February  18, 
1812,  on  the  homestead  he  now  owns  and  oc- 
cupies, which  was  originally  bought  at  sheriff's 
sale  by  his  father,  and  occupied  as  the  family 
residence.  In  his  early  boyhood,  Mr.  Fleisher 
attended  the  common  schools,  but  while  still' 
very  young,  he  began  to  help  with  the  farm 
work,  which  cut  his  school  days  short.  Even 
during  the  winter  months,  there  were  fre- 
quently jobs  to  be  done,  such  as  threshing  the 
grain,  which  was  then  trampled  out  by  horses 
on  the  barn  floor;  and  the  small  boy  found 
very  congenial  occupation  in  riding  the  horses. 
After  reaching  eighteen  years  of  age,  his  time 
was  wholly  given  to  farm  work.  His  mother 
died  during  the  w^ar,  and  his  father's  death  oc- 
curred soon  after.  Henry  Fleisher  and  his 
brother,  Jacob,  then  took  the  homestead  at 
the  price  at  which  it  was  appraised  for  the  set- 
tlement of  the  estate,  and  cultivated  the  farm 
in  partnership  until  about  1890,  when  he 
bought  his  brother's  interest  in  the  place,  and 
has  occupied  it  alone  since  that  time.  Under 
his  management,  the  old  homestead  has  been 
improved  and  remodeled,  and  has  been  ren- 
dered more  valuable  and  comfortable.  Mr. 
Fleisher's  political  principles,  which  he  claims 
to  have  inherited  from  his  father,  are  of  the 
staunch  Democratic  type.  He  has  served  as 
school  director  one  term,  and  is  now  serving 
his  third  temi  as  tax  collector. 

In  March,  1871,  Henry  Fleisher  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Christiana  Kraft,  born  in  Lancas- 
ter county.  Pa.,  January  18,  1852,  daughter 
of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Miller)  Kraft. 
Henry  Kraft,  father  of  Mrs.  Fleisher,  was 
born  in  Lancaster,  Pa.,  and  owned  a  farm  of 
eighty  acres,  now  within  the  limits  of  the 
city  of  Lancaster;  a  part  of  his  land  is  included 
in  the^  grounds  of  Franklin  and  Marehall  Col- 
lege. Flere  he  lived  until  a  short  time  after 
his  marriage.  When  his  daughter,  Christiana, 
was  six  weeks  old,  he  removed  to  Perry  coun- 
ty, Pa.,  and  bought  a  farm  in  Llowe  township, 
now  owned  by  Alfred  Wright.     On  this  place 


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Mr.  Kraft  died  in  1866,  aged  about  fifty-five 
yeai-s.  His  wife,  Catherine,  died  at  the  home 
of  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Fleisher,  in  January, 
1891,  aged  sLxty-two  yeare.  The  children  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fleisher  are:  Frank  AV.,  born 
February  11,  1874,  a  telegraph  operator 
at  Tyrone,  Pa.;  Catherine  L.,  born  August 
7,  1877,  a  pupil  at  the  Shippensburg  Normal 
School,  preparing  for  the  work  of  teaching; 
Myrtle  ]May,  born  May  16,  1881,  attending 
school  in  Oliver  township;  Margaret  A.,  bom 
December  15,  1885,  at  school.  The  family 
are  members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Mr. 
Fleisher  is  one  of  the  solid  men  of  the  commu- 
nity, and  enjoys  the  confidence  and  esteem  of 
his  neighbors. 


mer  in  Howe  township.  Mr.  Deckard  has  won 
the  esteem  of  the  community  by  his  honorable 
conduct  in  the  various  relations  of  life. 


DAYID  DECKARD,  retired.  Acker, 
Pen-y  county.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Buffalo  town- 
ship, Perry  county.  Pa.,  in  September,  1813. 
His  father,  Philip  Deckard,  was  born  in  one  of 
the  eastern  counties  of  Pennsylvania,  and  pre- 
vious to  his  marriage  settled  in  Buffalo  town- 
ship, PeiTy  county,  where  he  resided  until  his 
death.  He  married  Miss  Alsbaugh,  of  Periy 
county,  whose  death  occurred  one  year  before 
his  own.  Their  children  were:  Julia  Ann; 
Henry;  David;  Eliza;  Sarah;  and  Mary; 
all  deceased,  except  David.  He  was  a  Demo- 
crat and  was  a  member  of  the  United  Brethren 
church. 

David  Deckard  Avas  reared  on  the  farm  and 
attended  the  public  schools  in  the  winter. 
When  he  attained  his  majority,  he  began  work 
on  his  own  account,  and  in  1850,  settled  on  his 
present  farm,  of  which  he  came  into  possession 
at  the  death  of  his  father.  It  contains  300 
acres  of  excellent  land,  and  under  Mr.  Deck- 
ard's  skillful  management,  has  been  vastly 
improved.  Among  his  most  substantial  im- 
provements is  a  commodious  and  beautiful 
residence,  which  is  a  credit  to  his  enterprise 
and  good  taste.  He  has  passed  his  entire  life 
on  the  place,  and  has  something  of  value  to 
show  for  his  many  years  of  industry.  He  is 
now  quietly  retired  from  active  pursuits  and 
is  enjoying  the  well-earned  fruits  of  his  labor 
and  frugality  in  former  years.  Mr.  Deckard 
is  an  adherent  of  the  Democratic  party.  He 
has  served  efficiently  as  school  director. 

David  Deckard  married  ]\riBs  Barbara 
Stenz,  of  Buffalo  township,  who  died  in  Octo- 
ber, 1890.  Their  children  are:  Charles,  at 
home;    John,  a  physician;    and  Calvin,  a  far- 


ALFRED  WRIGHT,  farmer,  is"e^^l^ort, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  was  born  in  Greenwood 
township,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  February  5, 
1849,  son  of  James  and  Melissa  (Buchanan) 
Wright.  His  ancestors  came  from  England. 
His  great-gi'andfather,  a  bridge  builder,  lived 
near  Philadelphia,  and  while  working  at  his 
trade,  fell  from  a  bridge  and  was  killed. 
Charles  Wright,  grandfather  of  Alfred 
Wright,  it  is  supposed  was  born  near  Philadel- 
phia and  was  very  young  at  the  time  of  his 
father's  death.  His  mother  then  married  a 
Mr.  Mitchell,  after  which  the  family  came  to 
Perry  comity.  Charles  Wright  married  De- 
borah Van  Camp,  settled  in  Greenwood  town- 
ship, became  a  prosperous  farmer  and  a 
prominent  and  honored  citizen,  and  was 
elected  county  commissioner  for  one  term. 
On  retiring  from  active  business,  he  settled  at 
Millerstown,  Pa.,  where  he  resided  for  twen- 
ty years,  and  died  about  1868,  aged  eighty- 
six  years,  his  wife  having  died  some  years  be- 
fore, at  the  age  of  eighty-two. 

James  Wright,  father  of  Alfred  Wright, 
was  born  in  Greenwood  township.  Perry  coun- 
ty, in  1813,  and  learned  farming.  He  then 
bought  a  farm  from  his  father,  which  he  occu- 
pied until  1867,  when  he  sold  it  and  removed 
to  a  farm  which  he  purchased  in  the  north- 
western part  of  DeKalb  county.  Mo.  After 
holding  this  land  for  three  years,  he  sold  it, 
returned  to  Perry  county.  Pa.,  and  made  his 
home  with  his  son,  Alfred,  until  his  death. 
He  married  Melissa  Buchanan,  who  was  born 
in  Livei-pool  township  in  1814.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Charles,  a  carpenter,  of  Millers- 
town,  Pa.,  served  in  the  late  war;  John  B., 
died  in  Mis.souri  in  1871,  enlisted  in  the  late 
war  in  the  Two  Hundred  and  Eighth  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers;  Lucretia  Ann  (Mi-s.  Henry 
Martin,  resides  on  the  old  homestead  in  Green- 
wood township;  James  A.,  farmer,  Liveri>ool 
to-\\aiship,  served  in  the  laite  war  in  the  One 
Hundred  and  Thirty-third  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, was  discharged,  and  afterwards  served 
in  the  Signal  Corps  under  Gen.  Phil.  Sheri- 
dan; and  Alfred.  Mr.  Wright  always  voted 
the  Democratic  ticket,  excepting  in  1864, 
when  he  voted  for  Abraham  Lincoln  for  a  sec- 
ond term  of  the  presidency.    He  died  in  1874, 


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his  wife  in  March,  1892.  He  was  prominent 
and  active  in  the  Presbyterian  church,  and 
was  hig-hly  honored. 

Alfred  Wright  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools,  and  grew  up  on  the  farm,  and  was  the 
only  one  of  the  children  who  accompanied  his 
parents  Avhen,  in  1867,  they  removed  to  Mis- 
souri. He  remained  in  that  State  only  two 
months,  and  then  returned  to  Perry  county. 
Pa.,  where  he  found  employment  with  his 
brother-in-law  in  Greenwood  township.  In 
February,  1868,  he  rented  a  farm  in  Green- 
wood township,  where  he  went  to  housekeep- 
ing, and  on  w'hich  he  continued  to  live  until 
the  fall  of  1871,  when  he  bought  his  present 
place  containing  197  acres,  once  known  as 
the  Trim'mer  farm  and  later  as  the  Kraft  farm. 
Here  he  has  been  engaged  in  raising  general 
farm  products  and  has  made  his  biisiness  suc- 
ceasful  and  profitable,  and  in  the  meantime  has 
added  many  substantial  and  valuable  improve- 
ments to  the  farm.  Mr.  Wright  has  been  ac- 
tive in  polities  in  connection  with  the  Demo- 
cratic party,  and  has  served  in  all  township 
offices,  having  been  school  director  six  years, 
supervisor  three  years,  and  member  of  the 
election  board  almost  continuously.  The  Gol- 
den Riile  has  been  the  governing  law  of  his 
life,  although  he  never  joined  any  church  or- 
ganization. 

On  November  21,  1867,  he  was  married  to 
Miss  Catherine  Kraft,  of  Howe  township, 
daughter  of  Henry  Kraft.  Their  children  are: 
Henry  Harrison,  farmer  in  Greenwood  town- 
ship ;  Alfred  Ambrose,  railroad  track  man,  of 
Oliver  township;  Xaomi  Ellen  (Mrs.  John  H. 
Hetrick),  of  Greenwood  township;  Clark 
Wellington,  resides  in  Howe  township;  Mag- 
gie M.,  at  home;  Elmer  H.,  at  home;  Grover 
Cleveland;    K"ellie  Frances;    and  Cyrus  S. 


MICHAEL  O'REX,  farmer,  Newi>oi-t, 
Perry  county.  Pa.,  son  of  Jesse  and  Catherine 
(Horting)  Oren,  was  born  in  Greenwood  town- 
ship, Pen-y  county,  October  27,  1822.  His 
ancestors  came  from  Germany,  His  grand- 
father died  in  Howe  township,  on  the  Kumb- 
ler  farm,  named  for  his  son-in-law,  Mr.  Kumb- 
ler.  Jesse  Oren  was  born  in  York  county,  Pa., 
in  1801,  and  came  to  PeiTy  county  when  a 
young  man,  in  the  spring  of  1828.  In  the 
follow^ing  spring,  he  married  Miss  Catherine 
Horting,  and  they  settled  on  a  farm  of  ninety- 
seven  acres,  now  owned  by  their  son,  Michael. 


This  farm  was  probably  bequeathed  to  Mrs. 
Oren  by  her  father,  at  least  in  part,  as  Mr. 
Oren  paid  a  balance  on  it  to  the  other  heirs  of 
the  estate.  At  that  time  the  land  was  nearly 
all  in  timber;  Mr.  Oren  cleared  it,  prepared 
the  soil  for  cultivation,  and  erected  the  needful 
building-s.  Another  part  of  his  occupation 
was  driving  a  team  to  and  from  Baltimore. 
He  was  a  man  of  fine  physique,  and  of  robust 
health.  He  had  a  double  row  of  teeth,  not 
one  of  which  was  decayed ;  to  the  end  of  his 
life  his  sight  was  as  good  as  it  was  in  his  youth, 
serving  him  perfectly,  without  the  aid  of 
glasses.  His  reputation  was  widely  established 
over  the  county  as  a  capable  and  successful 
business  man,  of  unquestioned  probity.  His 
religious  views  were  clearly  and  firmly  held, 
and  he  maintained  a  consistent  course  of  con- 
duct as  a  member  of  the  Church  of  God.  His 
death  occun-ed  at  the  home  of  his  son,  Michael, 
jSTovember  12,  1893,  his  wife  having  died 
eight  years  before,  at  the  age  of  seventy-five 
years;  the  remains  of  both  are  interred  in  the 
cemetery  of  the  Church  of  God  in  Howe  town- 
sihip.  Their  children  are:  Michael;  ]\fary 
(Mrs.  R.  H.  Wingert),  of  IsTewport,  Pa.; 
Jesse,  died  near  Milford,  in  Juniata  towns- 
ship;  Margaret  (Mrs.  John  L.  Wingert),  of 
Howe  township;  William,  died  in  Howe 
township,  aged  seven  years;  George,  died 
young;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  Basom),  of 
Howe  township,  whose  husband  ser\^ed  in  the 
late  war;  Annie  (Mrs.  Philip  Zeigler),  of 
Howe  township;  Catherine  (Mi-s.  John  Free- 
land),  of  Howe  township;  John,  farmer, 
in  Juniata  township;  and  Abraham,  of  ISTew- 
port. 

Michael  Oren's  parents  removed  when  he 
was  five  or  six  years  old,  to  Howe  to^vnship, 
where  he  attended  the  district  schools  until  he 
was  twenty-ooe  years  of  age,  and  worked  on 
the  fann.  Being  of  a  mechanical  turn,  he 
readily  learned  carpentry  without  apprentice- 
ship, and  rendered  valuable  service  in  the 
erection  of  the  home  dwelling  and  other  build- 
ings. His  first  employment  was  as  cook  on  a 
canal  boat,  foa-  which  he  received  one  dollar 
per  day,  after  \\^hich  he  worked  as  a  carpenter 
with  Mr.  Horting  at  I^ewport.  His  readiness 
and  ing-enuity  at  almost  any  kind  of  work 
render  it  easy  for  him  to  keep  in  employment. 
In  the  spring  of  1861,  he  built  a  house  for 
himself  on  a  lot  on  the  river  in  Howe  town- 
ship, and  resided  there  until  April,  1893,  when 


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lie  took  possession  of  his  present  home,  wliicli 
was  bequeatlied  to  him  and  his  brother,  Abra- 
ham, by  their  father.  Mr.  Oren  cordially 
adopted  the  political  -views  of  the  Republican 
party,  and  served  as  auditor  of  the  township 
and  as  judge  of  elections.  His  life  and  char- 
acter are  such  as  to  beget  the  good  will  and 
esteem  of  all  his  neighboi"S. 

In  the  spring  of  1848,  Michael  Oren  was 
man-ied  to  Rachel  Elizabeth  Freeland,  born 
in  Howe  township,  June  29,  1833,  daughter 
of  John  and  Mary  (Kumbler)  Freeland. 
Their  children  are:  Ellen,  Avidow  of  John 
Lynch,  resides  in  Harrisburg,  Pa. ;  John  "Wil- 
liam, died  aged  two  years;  George  W.,  works 
in  the  stone  quaiTy  at  Harrisburg,  Pa. ;  James 
F.,  resides  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.;  Louise; 
Charles  H.,  drayman  at  IS'ewport,  Pa. ;  Abra- 
ham Jesse,  railroad  hand  on  the  JSTewport  and 
Shermans  Valley  Railroad;  and  Dotty,  died 
aged  nineteen  years. 


JOSEPH  A.  ^T^IGHT,  farmer  and  stock- 
man, ]Sre\vport,  Peny  county,  Pa.,  son  of  Wil- 
liam and  Rebecca  H.  (ISTipple)  Wright,  was 
born  in  Howe  township,  Perry  county,  April 
9,  1843.  His  grandfather,  Charles  Wright, 
was  born  in  Germantown,  Philadelphia 
county.  Pa.,  November  17,  1781,  his  father 
having  died  three  months  previous  to  his 
birth.  He  was  reared  in  Greenwood  township, 
his  mother  having  removed  thither  after  her 
marriage  to  David  Mitchell,  an  Irishman. 
Charles  Wright  married  Deborah  Van  Camp, 
settled  in  Greenwood  township,  and  spent  his 
life  in  farming;  he  died  in  Millei-stown,  Pa., 
March  27,  1868,  aged  eighty-six  yeai-s,  four 
months  and  ten  days.  His  son,  William 
Wright,  was  bom  in  Greenwood  to"wn^hip. 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  June  12,  1809.  He  grew 
up  on  the  farm,  and  also  learned  shoemaking, 
which,  however,  he  did  not  follow.  About 
1829,  he  married  Rebecca  H.  N'ipple,  and 
shortly  afterwards  settled  on  a  farm  in  Howe 
township,  where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was. 
spent.  In  1855,  he  bought  a  farm  on  the  river 
and  there  he  died,  June  7,  1882,  aged  seventy- 
two  years,  eleven  months  and  twenty-five 
days.  He  was  active  in  politics,  as  a  decided 
Democrat.  In  1863,  he  was  elected  county 
commissioner,  and  served  until  1866.  He 
also  served  in  every  township  office,  and  for 
thirty-five  years  was  justice  of  the  peace,  in 
which  office  his  administration  was  so  wise  and 


just  that  he  enjoyed  the  unusual  distinction 
of  never  having  a  case  appealed  from  his  doc- 
ket. In  youth  he  joined  the  Presbyterian 
church,  and  held  to  the  faith  and  worship  of 
that  denomination  during  life,  an  honored 
communicant  in  the  church  at  Millersto^vn. 
No  man  in  the  community  was  better  known 
than  he,  and  none  more  highly  esteemed.  His 
upright  character  and  blameless  life  were  con- 
ceded by  all  who  knew  him,  and  his  record 
for  fair  dealing  and  cordial  bearing  was  with- 
out exception.  His  friends  were  a  host,  and 
his  death  was  universally  lamented.  His  wife 
died  August  15,  1861.  She  was  at  one  time 
a  communicant  in  the  Presbyterian  church. 
In  all  relations  of  life  she  was  exemj^lary',  and 
sustained  the  character  of  a  devout  Christian. 
Both  are  interred  in  Wright's  cemetery,  in 
Peny  valley.  Their  children  are:  Amos,  of 
Howe  township;  Mary  Jane  (Mrs.  Lease), 
Greenwood  township;  Deborah  A.  (Mrs. 
Daniel  Hilbert),  Tuscarora  township,  Peny 
county;  John  L.,  of  Howe  township;  Wil- 
liam W.,  was  accidentally  killed  by  tSe  cars 
on  the  railroad  crossing  in  ISTew^ort,  Pa., 
January  3,  1893;  Joseph  A.;  Cyrus  K,  died 
in  Howe  township;  George  T.,  died  at  Har- 
risburg, Pa.;  and  Wesley  Is".,  who  has  been 
absent  about  twenty-five  years,  and  when  last 
heard  from  was  at  Perry,  Oklahoma.  In 
1862,  Mr.  Wright  was  united  in  his  second 
marriage  to  Mary  Jane  Asper,  who  still  sur- 
vives. Their  children  are:  Elmira  M.  (Mrs. 
Perry  Grubb),  of  Howe  township;  and  one 
daughter,  died  in  infancy. 

Until  he  was  seventeen  years  of  age,  Joseph 
A.  Wright  was  under  instniction  in  the  com- 
mon schools,  attending  three  months  each  year 
at  first,  and  in  later  years,  four  months.  Be- 
fore the  war,  he  served  a  two  years'  apprentice- 
ship at  carpentry.    He  enlisted,  September  23, 

1861,  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  in  Company  H,  For- 
ty-seventh Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  This 
regiment  was  at  once  ordered  to  the 
front,  and  was  among  the  first  to  cross 
the  Potomac  and  invade  Virginia.  It 
was  liere  assigned  to  picket  duty,  and  also 
employed  in  building  fortifications;  it  was  at 
the  game  time  subjected  to  severe  military 
training,  which  sometimes  occupied  as  much 
as  eight  hours  per  day.    About  January  27, 

1862,  the  regiment  was  transferred  to  the  De- 
partment of  the  Gulf,  and  stationed  at  Key 
West,  Fla.,  and  for  six  months  was  engaged 


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in  garrison  duty;  the  next  six  months  were 
spent  in  active  military  duties  at  Port  Royal, 
S.  C,  during  which  time  seA'cral  expeditions 
were  sent  up  the  Savannah  river.  In 
the  first  of  these,  the  rebels  were  met 
at  Pocotalgo,  by  six  hundred  of  the 
Forty-seventh,  and  two  companies  of  the  Sixth 
Connecticut,  in  an  engagement  in  which  the 
loss  fell  heavily  upon  Company  H.  From 
Port  Royal,  the  regiment  was  returned  to  Key 
West  and  Fort  Jefferson,  where  it  remained 
for  fourteen  months,  doing  garrison  duty,  af- 
ter which  it  was  ox'dered  to  Xew  Orleans  and 
went  thence  under  General  Banks  on  a  cotton 
expedition  up  Red  river.  On  April  8,  1864, 
in  an  engagement  with  the  rebels  at  Sabine 
Cross  Roads,  the  Forty-seventh  regiment  lost 
one  hundred  men,  and  was  compelled  that 
night  to  fall  back  to  Pleasant  Hill,  and  take 
a  new  position,  where  on  the  following  day 
another  fierce  fight  oecurred,  and  large  losses 
were  sustained.  Another  backward  move  was 
then  lyade,  to  Grande  Core,  thence  to  Alex- 
andria, and  thence  to  Morganza  on  the  ]\Iis- 
sissijipi  river,  whei'e  they  went  into  camp  and 
remained  until  July  1.  The  regiment  was 
then  ordered  to  Xew  Orleans,  and  thence  to 
Washington,  D.  C,  which  they  reached  July 
14,  1864.  Having  remained  there  one  night, 
the  regiment  was  next  sent  to  Snicker's  Gap, 
on  the  Shenandoah  river,  in  the  department 
imder  the  command  of  General  Wright,  whom 
General  Grant  shortly  afterwai'd  removed, 
placing  General  Sheridan  in  command  of  the 
department.  From  Snicker's  Gap,  the  regi- 
ment fell  back  to  Washington,  moving  by  way 
of  Leesburg  and  Chain  Bridge,  and  from 
Washington  advanced  by  way  of  Frederick 
City  to  Harper's  Ferry,  and  thence  proceeded 
with  General  Sheridan  up  the  Shenandoah  val- 
ley. They  were  in  the  battle  at  Cedar  Creek, 
and  Mr. Wright  here  witnessed  the  famous  ride 
of  Sheridan  down  from  Winchester.  After 
this  battle,  the  regiment  gradually  advanced 
ujD  the  Aialley,  but  was  not  again  engaged  in 
any  battle;  in  the  winter  of  1864-65,  it  was 
again  ordered  to  Savanniah,  Ga.  Mr.  Wright's 
term  of  service  having  expired,  he  was  ordered 
to  Flarrislnirg,  Pa.,  where  he  was  honorably 
discharged,  ^larch  17,  1865.  After  reaching 
home,  Mr.  Wright  resumed  his  unfinished 
apprenticeship  and  completed  it  in  one  year, 
after  Adiich  he  worked  at  his  trade  as  a  jour- 
neyman until  July,   1880,   and   then   turned 


his  attention  to  farming.  In  the  spring  of 
1875,  he  bought  his  present  place  of  sixty 
acres,  on  which  he  erected  a  house  and  other 
buildings. 

Mr.  Wright  is  past  commander  of  Lieut. 
Arnold  Lobaiigh  Post,  Xo.  297,  G.  A.  R.,  at 
Xe^vi^ort,  Pa.  He  is  an  extensive  reader,  and 
is  a  strong  advocate  of  the  free  coinage  of  sil- 
ver; he  has  always  been  strongly  Democratic 
in  his  political  views.  He  was  elected  to  the 
office  of  justice  of  the  peace,  but  he  did  not 
take  up  his  commission.  He  has  served  three 
years  as  school  director;  as  judge  of  elections, 
one  term;  and  as  supervisor,  one  term;  he 
was  re-elected  judge  of  elections  for  1897. 

Joseph  A.  Wright  was  married,  March  19, 
1867,  to  Isabella,  daughter  of  George  Shull, 
of  Howe  township.  She  died  April  15,  1889, 
aged  thirty-nine  years,  three  months  and 
twenty-five  days,  and  her  remains  are  buried 
in  the  cemetery  at  ]Srewi>ort.  She  was  a  devot- 
ed Christian,  and  left  a  memory  fragrant  with 
good  deeds  and  loving  service.  Theii*  children 
are:  George  F. ;  William  H. ;  James  C; 
Wesley  IST. ;  and  Emory  E. ;  all  at  home ;  and 
one  daughter,  who  died  in  infancy.  In  his 
second  mamage,  Mr.  Wright  was  united,  ISTo- 
vember  24,  1892,  to  Elizabeth  Bohner,  widow 
of  Peter  Chubb,  born  in  Perry  county.  In  his 
religious  views  Mr.  AYright  is  ardently  non- 
sectarian,  believing  that  denomination]  strife 
and  differences  are  an  injury  to  the  cause  of 
humanity,  for  which  reason  he  has  never 
united  vfiih.  any  church,  but  in  heart  and  life 
is  a  true  Christian. 


JACOB  LIVINGSTOIsT  ARXOLD,  de- 
ceased, formerly  of  New  Buffalo,  Perry  coun- 
ty. Pa.,  was  bom  at  New  Buffalo,  February 
12,  1835,  son  of  Peter  and  Catherine  (Living- 
ston) Arnold.  His  grandfather,  George  Ar- 
nold, was  a  farmer  of  Watts  township,  where 
he  died.  His  children  Avere:  Peter;  Samuel; 
William;  George;  and  Barbara  (Mrs.  George 
Varnes);  all  of  whom  died  in  Perry  county. 
Peter  Arnold,  like  his  father,  was  a  tiller  of 
the  soil;  he  owned  a  farm  adjoining  the  bor- 
ough of  New  Buffalo,  where  he  died  at  an  ad- 
vanced age;  his  wife  preceded  him  to  the 
grave.  Their  children  are:  Susan  (Mrs. 
George  W.  Lesher),  of  New  Buffalo;  Jacob 
L. ;  and  a  twin  sister  of  his,  Caroline,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  twenty-one. 

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cation,  Jacob  L.  Arnold,  while  yet  a  boy,  be- 
came a  clerk  in  the  store  of  Mrs.  Irving;  he 
continued  there  a  short  time,  and  then  was 
employed  by  John  Swartz,  at  Newport,  for 
two  years,  in  the  same  capacity.  He  next 
held  a  clerkship  in  Philadelphia  for  some  time, 
after  which  he  returned  to  his  native  town, 
and  opened  a  store  in  the  same  place,  where 
his  wife  now  continues  the  business.  He  also 
owned  a  boat  yard,  and  conducted  a  store  at 
Buffalo  Lock.  In  1871,  Mr.  Arnold  sold  out 
his  business,  went  west,  and  became  engaged 
in  railroad  contracting.  His  wife  and  chil- 
dren joined  him  in  Kentucky.  He  was  very 
successful  in  his  line  of  business. 

Jacob  Livingston  Arnold  was  first  married 
to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Mary 
(Leidig)  Mitchell,  born  in  Greenwood  town- 
ship. Perry  county.  Their  children  were:  an 
infant,  deceased;  and  Joseph  M.  Arnold, 
principal  of  the  schools  of  Towanda,  Pa.,  mar- 
ried to  Florence  Tomer,  of  Easton,  Pa.,  has 
two  children.  Mr.  Arnold  maiTied  secondly, 
March  19,  1867,  ^iarj  E.,  daughter  of  John 
and  Susan  (Brothers)  Mitchell,  born  in  Green- 
wood township,  October  24,  1834:;  they  had 
two  sons :  Jacob  Livingston,  Jr. ;  and  John 
William.  Mr.  Arnold  died  August  27,  1873, 
at  Enon,  Pa.,  east  of  Pittsburg,  where  he,  w^ith 
liis  partner,  William  A.  Douglas,  has  a  con- 
tract. He  was  a  meniber  of  the  ]\Ietliodist 
church  in  Xew  Buffalo,  but  after  removing 
to  the  west,  joined  the  Christian  church,  and 
continued  in  that  communion  until  be  died. 
He  AVas  a  true  Christian  gentleman,  benevo- 
lent in  spirit  and  in  manner;  the  cry  of  dis- 
tress never  reached  his  ear  in  vain.  He  died 
not  only  mourned  by  his  family  and  imme- 
diate friends,  but  regretted  by  all  who  knew 
him.  He  was  interred  at  the  Hill  cemetery, 
Watts  township.  Perry  county.  ^Mr.  Arnold 
was  a  staunch  Kepublican.  In  the  Masonic 
and  Odd  Fellows'  fraternities,  of  which  he  w^as 
a  member,  he  Avas  held  in  high  esteem;  they 
attended  his  funeral,  and  performed  their  sol- 
emn rites  for  the  dead. 

Jacob  Living-ston  Arnold,  Jr.,  was  born 
March  29,  1868,  in  A^ew  Buifalo,  Avas  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  and  at  Dickinson 
Seminary,  Williamsport,  Pa.  On  the  com- 
pletion of  his  studies,  he  entered  his  mother's 
store.  For  one  year  he  traveled  through  Ohio 
and  Michigan,  handling  high  class  paintings, 
etc. ;   he  next  secured  a  position  with  the  Avell- 


known  house  of  Dodd,  Mead  &  Co.,  of  NeAV 
York.  On  April  27,  1897,  he  Avas  suddenly 
taken  ill  Avith  Bright's  disease,  and  died  May 
19,  1S97.  He  Avas  interred  in  Hill  cemetery, 
Watts  township.  He  Avas  a  staunch  Repub- 
lican; he  Avas  of  a  kind  and  generous  nature, 
and  Avas  held  in  high  esteem  by  a  host 
of  friends,  Avho  mourn  his  loss.  The  younger 
son,  John  William  Arnold,  born  June  12, 
1873,  and  educated  in  the  common  schools 
and  at  Bloomfield  Academy,  resides  at  home. 
.  In  the  spring  of  1873,  Mrs.  Arnold  and  her 
family  returned  from  Illinois,  Avhere  they  Avere 
then  living,  and  again  took  up  their  abode  in 
Xew  Buifalo,  Avhere,  in  1877,  she  opened  the 
store  formerly  conducted  by  her  husband,  and 
has  ever  since  prosperously  conducted  the 
business. 


AXDPtEW  GARNET,  Xew  Buffalo, 
Perry  county,  Pa.,  Avas  born  XoA^ember  17, 
1834,  in  Turbot  toAvnsliip,  Xorthumberland 
county.  Pa.,  son  of  John  F.  and  Mary  L. 
(Young)  Garnet.  John  Garnet  Avas  a  natiA^e 
of  Chester  county,  Pa.,  AA-hence  he  removed 
to  Xorthumberland  county,  was  married 
there  and  worked  at  caii>entry.  He  died 
about  1839;  his  wile  surAdved  him  many 
years,  dying  in  her  seventy-eighth  year,  in 
Rush  toAvnship,  Xorthum]>erland  county. 
Their  children  are:  Susan,  deceased;  Xancy 
Ann;  John,  deceased;  and  Andrew.  During 
Andrew's  early  childhood,  his  parents  re- 
moA'ed  into  the  toAAm  of  Xorthumberland, 
Avhere  he  attended  the  public  schools  until  he 
Avas  fifteen  years  old.  He  then  became  em- 
ployed on  the  canal,  for  the  first  tAVO  yeare  as 
driver,  and  for  one  year  after  as  boatswain. 
He  Avas  next  occupied  for  one  year  in  fanning, 
for  ]\Ir.  Campbell,  of  Rush  township,  Xorth- 
umberland county,  after  Avhich  he  went  back 
to  the  canal,  this  time  as  captain  of  a  boat; 
in  this  position  he  continued  for  seven  years, 
and  then  exchanged  boating  for  Iwat-building. 
He  came  to  Xew  Buffalo  about  1858,  and 
learned  the  trade  from  George  Lesher;  for 
seA'eral  years  he  followed  this  calling,  and 
then  for  two  years,  he  conducted  his  mvn  boat. 
In  September,  1862,  ]\[r.  Garnet  enlisted  for 
nine  montlis  in  Company  E,  One  Hundred 
and  Seventy-third  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
as  a  priA-ate.  His  regiment  marched  to  Xor- 
folk,  Va.,  and  acted  as  provost  g-uard  until  the 
folloAvinc  Julv,  when  it  Avas  ordered  to  Get- 


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tysburg,  but  arrived  too  late  to  have  part  in 
the  gTcat  battle  at  that  place.  Mr.  Garnet  was 
discharged  at  Harrisbiirg,  Pa.,  August  18, 
1863.  He  then  returned  to  his  trade  of  boat 
building.  In  the  following  spring,  he  went  to 
Freedom,  Pa.,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the 
same  occupation  for  one  year;  then  came 
back  to  ISTew  Buffalo,  and  continued  at  the 
same  for  nine  mionths  longer;  the  next  two 
years  he  spent  in  farming  in  ISTorthumberland 
county,  and  then  worked  for  other  persons  in 
New  Buffalo  until  1875.  In  that  year,  Mr. 
Garnet  purchased  a  boat  yard,  Avhich  he  has 
ever  since  conducted. 

Andrew  Garnet  first  man-ied  the  widow  of 
his  brother,  John  Garnet;  she  died  March  9, 
1882.  His  second  marriage,  to  Eliza  J.  (How- 
ard) Thurston,  mdow  of  T.  A.  Thurston,  of 
Lynn,  Mass.,  took  place  October  26,  1887.  In 
1890,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Garnet  removed  to  Lynn, 
Mass.,  where  he  was  for  three  years  in  the 
grocery  business;  at  the  end  of  that  time, 
they  returned  to  I^ew  Buffalo,  selling  out  the 
store;  and  Mr.  Garnet  has  ever  since  devoted 
his  attention  exclusively  to  his  boat  yard.  He 
is  a  Republican.  He  was  formerly  a  member 
of  the  K.  P.,  I.  O.  O.  P.,  and  G.  A.  R.  Mr. 
Garnet  is  universally  honored  and  esteemed  as 
a  man  of  great  kindness  and  benevolence,  not 
in  word  alone,  but  in  his  actions.  His  affec- 
tionate care  for  the  family  of  his  brother  is 
well  remembered  by  his  neighbors.  The 
brother  having  by  accident  broken  his  leg, 
Andrew  Garnet  faithfully  tended  him  until 
his  death.  There  were  nine  children  in  the 
family,  left  with  his  mdowed  mother;  he 
cared  for  them  too;  and  after  his  mother's 
death,  when  eight  of  the  children  were  ill  at 
once  with  the  diphtheria,  and  the  neighbors 
were  afraid  to  do  anything  for  them,  fearing 
the  contagion  for  their  own  families,  the  un- 
cle took  upon  himself  the  trying  task  of  nurs- 
ing and  tending  them.  Mr.  Garnet  certainly 
honors  his  profession  as  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  church. 

Mrs.  Eliza  J.  (Howard)  Garnet  was  bom  in 
Melrose,  Mass.,  March  21,  1844,  daughter  of 
Joseph  A.  and  Sarah  (Penney)  Howard.  She 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Mel- 
rose and  of  Lynn,  to  which  place  the  family 
removed  when  she  was  eight  years  old.  She 
was  first  married  in  Lynn  to  Theodore  Albert 
Thurston,  bom  in  that  city,  December  14, 
1844,  son  of  John  A.  Thurston,  who  was  for 


many  years  city  marshal  of  Lynn,  and  who  is 
still,  at  the  age  of  eighty,  a  member  of  the 
force,  but  is  not  on  active  duty.  Mr.  and 
Mre.  Theodore  A.  Thurston  resided  in  Lynn; 
but  they  had  been  man-ied  only  a  few  months 
when  Mr.  Thurston  enlisted,  and  was  in  active 
service  for  a  year  and  a  half.  At  the  expira- 
tion of  his  term,  he  went  home,  but  soon 
enlisted  again,  in  the  heavy  artillery,  serving 
nine  months.  He  was  a  contractor  for  ma- 
sonry. Mr.  Thurston  was  a  member  of  the 
G.  A.  R.  Post,  in  Lynn;  he  died  in  that  city. 
Their  children  are:  Rev.  William  Albert,  a 
Methodist  Episcojial  minister,  in  Beverley, 
Mass.;  and  Ida  Adelaide,  died  aged  seven. 
Mrs.  Thui-ston  had  adopted  a  boy,  Charles 
Walter,  who  succeeded  to  the  masoni-y  busi- 
ness of  Mr.  Thurston.  Her  parents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Howard,  had  seven  children,  of  whom 
the  survivors  are:  Eliza  J.  (Mi's.  Gai'net); 
Elizabeth  Eldora  (Mrs.  Arthur  Hawks),  of 
Lynn;  and  Joseph  Ethan,  an  overseer  in  the 
shoe  factory  at  Lynn.  The  grandfather  of 
Joseph  A.  Howard,  Mrs.  Garnet's  father,  was 
a  descendant  of  a  noble  family  of  England, 
and  was  bom  in  that  country.  Emigrating  to 
America,  he  became  a  resident  of  Litchfield, 
Me.,  where  he  died,  and  where  Joseph  A. 
Howard  was  born.  His  father,  who  died  when 
Joseph  was  two  years  old,  was  a  seaman  on 
board  the  famous  war  vessel  "Constitution." 
Follomng  the  paternal  example,  Joseph  A. 
Howard  also  went  to  sea,  and  idsited  all  parts 
of  the  world.  He  died  in  Lynn.  His  -wife 
was  a  native  of  Maiden,  Mass.,  where  they 
were  married,  removing  afterwards  to  Mel- 
rose. They  were  membei-s  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church. 


JOim  A.  HILBISH,  New  Buffalo,  Perry 
county.  Pa.,  was  born  February  12,  1843,  in 
the  borough  of  Liverpool,  Perry  county, 
in  the  old  stone  house  now  occupied  by 
Mr.  Brown.  His  gi'eat-grandfather  was 
an  immigrant  from  Germany,  who  land- 
ed in  this  country  in  1790,  settled  first 
in  Montgomery  county.  Pa.,  'and  after- 
wards removed  to  Freeburg,  Pa.  There 
the  father  of  John  A.  Hilbish  was  born,  and 
did  not  remove  to  Liverpool  until  after  his 
miarriage.  He  learned  the  business  of  tanning 
while  he  was  a  young  man,  and  was  engaged 
in  that  calling  until  after  his  removal  to 
Montgomery's  Ferry,  in  1848.     He  bought  a 


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hotel  and  a  farm  at  the  Ferry,  and  conducted 
both  until  his  death  in  1850.  Mrs.  Hilbish 
then  gave  up  the  hotel,  and  resided  during  the 
rest  of  her  life  upon  her  farm.  She  died  in 
1872,  in  her  fifty-eighth  year;  she  was  born 
in  Freeburg,  Snyder  count}'-,  Pa.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Sarah  C.  (Mrs.  William  Moyer),  of 
Freeburg;  Henry  J.,  died  in  1850;  John  A.; 
Zachariah  T.,  farmer,  of  Kansas,  was  a  sol- 
dier in  the  Union  army  in  the  late  war;  and 
one  child,  a  boy,  who  died  in  infancy. 

When  his  parents  removed  to  Montgom- 
ery's Ferry,  John  A.  Hilbish  was  about  five 
years  old;  here  he  acquired  the  rudiments  of 
his  education,  and  afterwards  studied  one  year 
in  the  Xormal  School  at  Freeburg,  supple- 
menting these  studies  by  a  course  at  the  acad- 
emy at  iSI'ew  Berlin,  Pa.  Having  completed 
his  scholastic  training,  he  devoted  his  atten- 
tion to  his  mother's  farm,  which  he  cultivated 
for  her  until  his  enlistment;  that  is,  for  about 
five  years.  In  the  fall  of  1864,  Mr.  Hilbish 
enlisted  at  HaiTisburg,  Pa.,  in  Company  I, 
Two  Hundred  and  Eighth  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, as  a  private.  The  regiment  was  imme- 
diately ordered  to  the  front;  for  a  short  time 
it  was  on  provost  guard  at  City  Point,  Ya., 
then  on  picket  duty  before  Petersiburg,  Ya. 
After  this  it  took  part  in  the  Black  Water  raid, 
which  lasted  about  two  days;  was  then  order- 
ed back  to  Petergburg,  and  on  March  25, 
1865,  was  in  the  battle  of  Fort  Steadman. 
After  the  battle  of  Fort  Sedgwick,  April  2, 
1865,  it  followed  the  southern  army  toward 
Richmond,  but  while  on  the  road  was  ordered 
to  Alexandria,  Ya.,  and  after  doing  camp  duty 
for  two  weeks,  was  sent  to  Harrisburg,  Pa.; 
here  the  men  received  their  discharge,  and 
were  mustered  out  June  1,  1865.  Mr.  Hil- 
bish was  slightly  wounded  in  the  left  foot  by 
a  minie  ball  at  the  battle  of  Fort  Steadman. 
For  a  short  time  after  his  return  home,  he 
managed  his  mother's  farm.  He  then  bought 
the  old  Montgomery  farm  at  the  Ferry,  which 
he  cultivated  for  two  years,  then  sold  it,  and 
for  about  three  years  occupied  and  farmed  a 
part  of  the  homestead.  He  then  bought  his 
present  place,  which  contains  150  acres  of 
good  arable  land.  By  careful  and  judicious 
management,  he  has  made  constant  and  steady 
advances  in  prosperity.  He  h'as  built  a  new 
bam,  and  has  his  farm  in  a  thriving  and  pro- 
ductive condition.  He  is  a  director  in  the 
Bank  of  Duncannon.    Mr.  Hilbish  is  a  Dem- 


ocrat; he  has  been  called  by  his  fellow-citizens 
to  render  various  public  services;  has  served 
three  ycare  as  supervisor,  ten  yeai-s  as  school 
director,  and  nine  years  as  assessor,  which  last 
position  he  still  holds.  He  is  a  worthy  and 
highly  resiDCcted  citizen,  and  well  merits  his 
prosperity  and  his  position  in  the  community. 
John  A.  Hilbish  ^YHS,  married,  June  7, 
1871,  to  Mary  J.,  daughter  of  Boss  and  Eliza 
(Arnold)  Finton,  who  was  born  in  Buffalo 
township,  August  23,  1846.  Their  children 
are:  Arthur  T.,  married  Dora  Liddick,  re- 
sides in  Watts  townsliip;  Bertha  May,  edu- 
cated in  tlie  common  schools  and  at  the  high 
school  of  Duncannon;  Earle  Edwin;  Anna 
J.;  AVilliam  B.;  Edna  P.;  and  Philip  Roy, 
all  residing  with  their  parents  except  the  eld- 
est. Mrs.  Hilbish  is  a  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church,  and  Mr.  Hilbish, 
while  he  is  not  a  member  of  any  cliurch,  pre- 
fers the  same  denomination. 


ZAOHARY  T.  SHULER,  Montgomery's 
Ferry,  Perry  county.  Pa.,  was  bom  July  2, 
1848,  in  the  borough  of  Liverpool.  His  par- 
ents were  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Yocum) 
Shuler.  Josei^h  Shuler  was  born  in  1811.  As 
a  boy,  he  learned  the  trade  of  giinsmith,  but 
did  not  follow  that  calling  in  later  life.  In 
1838,  he  was  elected  sheriff  of  Perry  county, 
on  the  Whig  ticket,  being  the  first  man  not  a 
Democrat  to  hold  any  office  of  importance  in 
the  county.  He  was  postmaster  at  Liverpool, 
besides  occupying  some  minor  offices.  From 
1842  to  1865,  Mr.  Shuler  was  in  mercantile 
business;  he  then  sold  out  his  Store,  in  oi-der 
to  devote  exclusive  attention  to  the  business 
of  his  boat  yard,  which  he  had  conducted  for 
some  time  in  addition  to  the  store.  He  was 
twice  a  member  of  the  State  legislature,  being 
elected  in  1872  and  1873.  Joseph  Shuler's 
first  wife  was  Miss  Meek,  by  whom  he  had 
two  children,  an  infant  that  died,  and  AY. 
AVirt,  who  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  the  Wil- 
derness. Elizabeth  Yocum  became  his  sec- 
ond wife;  their  cliildren  are:  Joseph  R.,  of 
Lykens,  Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  served  for  six 
months  in  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and 
Xinety-second  Pennsylvania  A^olunteers; 
Henry  H.,  of  Liverpool,  Pa.,  served  three 
years  in  Company  B,  Seventh  Pennsylvania 
Reserve,  Yolunteer  Cor|-)s;  Zachary  T. ;  An- 
nie E.,  of  Livei-pool,  widow  of  Dr.  T.  G.  Mor- 
i-is;    and    Ella    J.,  deceased,    man-ied    Frank 


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Jeft'ers,  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  resided  in 
Staten  Island,  jST.  Y.  Mr.  Shuler's  third  wife 
was  Mrs.  Jane  Wells;  they  had  one  child, 
Mary  0.,  who  Avith  her  mother  resides  in  Xew- 
port.  Perry  county.  Joseph  Sliuler  died 
Marcli  6,  1879.  lie  was  a  member  of  the 
United  Brethren  church. 

Zachary  T.  Sliuler  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools  of  'his  native  place.  At  the  age 
of  thirteen,  be  began  spending  his  summers 
in  liis  father's  boat  yard,  while  still  attending 
school  during  the  winter  terms.  His  father  al- 
lowed him  what  he  could  make,  and  the  boy 
earned  seventy-five  cents  per  day  as  a  caulker. 
Then  came  the  war,  Avitb  its  irresistible  fasci- 
nation for  daring  and  patriotic  boys.  Zaclmry 
T.  had  just  entered  his  sixteenth  year,  when 
one  night  he  slipped  away  from  home,  walked 
to  Harrisburg  on  the  towpath,  and  enlisted, 
for  one  hundred  days,  in  Gapt.  John  Bell's 
Company  G,  One  Hundred  and  E"inety-fourth 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  lying  at  Gamp  Gur- 
tin.  He  had  but  twenty-five  'Cents,  five  of 
which  he  had  invested  in  crackers  at  a  small 
grocery  at  Montgomery's  Feny.  Arriving  at 
Camp  Gurtin,  he  asked  an  officer  if  they  need- 
ed men,  and  on  receiving  an  affirmative  reply, 
said  that  he  was  ready  to  go.  The  officer 
smiled  at  his  youthful  appearance,  but  told 
him  to  put  his  name  on  the  roll.  He  had  not 
told  his  parent-s  what  he  meant  to  do,  but  when 
they  learned  where  he  was  they  made  no  ob- 
jection; they  were  warm  patriots;  Joseph 
Shuler  used  to  say  that  he  mshed  he  had  more 
sons  to  send  to  the  army.  Five  of  his  boys  en- 
listed; William  W.  was  killed  in  the  battle 
of  the  AA^ilderness,  and  Henry  H.  wounded  at 
Antietam. 

The  One  Hundred  and  Ninety-fourth  was 
ordered  to  Mankin's  Woods,  near  Baltimore, 
Md.,  and  was  encamped  there  for  three  weeks, 
and  then  distributed  through  the  city  of  Balti- 
more, doing  provost  duty,  until  the  term  of 
enlistment  ex|)ired.  Mr.  Shuler  was  dis- 
charged at  Harrisburg,  ISTovember  6,  1864,  re- 
turned home  and  pursued  his  studies  that  win- 
ter as  usual;  but  in  February  of  the  next  year, 
he  again  enlisted  at  Harrisburg,  in  Company 
H,  One  Hundred  and  ITinety-second  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  for  a  term  of  one  year,  or 
until  the  war  should  end.  This  time,  he  had 
made  up  his  mind  not  to  enlist  without  his 
mother's  consent.  It  was  on  Monday  that  he 
left  home;    his  mother  was  at  the  wash-tub. 


By  much  persuasion,  he  at  last  prevailed  upon 
her  to  say  that  he  might  go;  "But  feed  your 
chickens  first,"  she  added.  The  youth  bade 
her  goodbj'e,  fed  his  fowls,  and  passed  out  by 
the  garden  gate,  fearing  to  go  back  through 
the  house  lest  his  mother  might  change  her 
mind,  and  withdraw  her  consent.  The  com- 
pany in  which  he  was  enrolled  was  ordered  to 
Columbus,  O.,  by  way  of  Pittsburg;  here  they 
did  guard  duty  at  Camp  Chase,  Avbere  a  num- 
ber df  rebel  prisonere  were  confined.  About 
three  weeks  later,  they  were  marched  to  Har- 
per's Ferry,  by  way  of  Cumberland,  Md.,  re- 
m'ained  there  over  night,  then  went  to 
Charleston,  Va.,  where  they  joined  their  regi- 
ment. Mr.  Shuler  was  with  the  regiment  only 
a  week  after  its  organization,  being  detached 
to  serve  on  a  proVost  guard  at  General  Egan's 
headquarters;  this  honor  was  confeiTcd  on 
only  two  out  of  each  company  in  the  regiment, 
in  order  to  fill  out  the  General's  body-guard. 
The  command  was  now  ordered  to  move  to- 
wards Lynchburg,  Va.  On  the  way,  Mr. 
Shuler  was  attacked  by  inflammatory  rheu- 
matism; he  and  a  comrade  who  was  also  ill 
sought  shelter  in  an  old,  deserted  building  at 
Berr^adlle,  Va.  Here  his  illness  increased,  so 
that  he  became  helpless;  'his  comrade  was  not 
as  ill,  and  could  wait  upon  him  a  little.  A 
boy,  rambling  about  the  country,  found  the 
two  sick  men.  It  happened  that  the  same  lad 
had  overheard  some  guerillas  telling  their 
comrads  that  they  knew  where  there  were  two 
Yankees,  whom  they  intended  to  "fix"  that 
night.  He  went  home  and  told  his  mother 
what  he  had  heard,  and  where  the  unfortunate 
Yankees  were.  The  mother,  a  kind-hearted 
Christian  lady,  sent  a  wagon  and  had  the  sick 
men  couA'eycd  to  her  house,  wliere  she  and  her 
family  took  the  best  possible  care  of  them, 
and  kept  them  concealed  until  a  detachment 
of  Union  cavalry  came  along,  and  removed 
them  in  an  ambulance.  The  family  were,  of 
course,  Southern  in  their  sentiments;  the 
father  and  one  of  the  sons  were  in  the  Confed- 
erate army;  but  Mr.  Shuler  and  his  com- 
panion were  not  the  only  sick  "Yankees" 
nursed  and  saved  from  the  hands  of  the  guer- 
illas by  them.  ISJ^aturally,  a  warm  friendship 
sprang  up  between  Mr.  Shuler  and  his  pre- 
servers, whom  he  now  regards  with  as  warm 
an  affection  as  if  they  were  members  of  his 
own  family;  a  correspondence  has  ever  since 
been  kept  up.     A  daughter  of  the  family,  a 


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cliild  of  about  seven  years,  when  Mr.  Shuler 
was  in  their  more  than  hospitable  home,  after- 
wards became  Mrs.  A.  E.  Brecken,  and  went 
to  reside  in  Toronto,  Canada.  In  1891,  while 
on  her  way  to  \'isit  her  friends  in  Virginia, 
Mrs.  Brecken  stopped  to  see  Mr.  Shuler;  her 
visit,  we  may  be  assured,  was  most  gladly  re- 
ceived. 

From  the  mansion  of  these  "Good  Samari- 
tans," the  young  soldier  was  conveyed  to  Win- 
chester, Ya.,  where  he  was  for  a  week  in  the 
hospital;  he  was  then  transferred  to  the  Jar- 
vis  Hospital,  in  Baltimore,  and  three  weeks 
later,  as  a  convalescent,  to  Fort  Federal  Hill, 
Baltimore.  Thence  he  was  sent  to  Washing- 
ton, then  to  Camp  Convalescent,  at  Alexan- 
dria, Ya.,  then  back  to  Washington,  where  he 
was  put  on  a  train  with  an  Indiana  regiment 
on  its  way  home,  to  go  to  Harper's  Ferry.  He 
was  obliged  to  hunt  General  Egan's  head- 
quarters, and  found  them  at  Summit  Point, 
Ya.,  where  he  reported  to  the  provost  marshal 
for  duty,  and  was  assigned  to  his  former  post. 
Reaching  his  appointed  place  minus  all  his 
equipments,  he  was  furnished  with  accoutre- 
ments, which,  he  says,  were  as  dirty  and  rusty 
as  himself.  On  the  next  morning  he  was  de- 
tailed for  guard  mount.  The  inspecting  offi- 
cer, after  taking  an  impression  of  Mr.  Shuler's 
rusty  gun  barrel  on  his  white  glove,  gave  him 
fifteen  minutes  in  which  to  clean  his  gun, 
brighten  his  buttons  and  wash  his  gloves.  He 
took  advantage  of  the  fifteen  minutes;  need- 
less to  say  that  he  did  not  accomplish  much 
"furbishing  up,"  but  he  was  nott  afterward  ob- 
served by  the  officer.  About  three  weeks 
later,  the  same  provost  marshal,  Capt.  John 
Jones,  selected  Mr.  Shuler  as  his  orderly;  this 
position  he  held  until  after  Captain  Jones  had 
resigned;  the  bluff  old  captain  parted  from 
him  at  Harper's  Ferry  with  tears  of  sorroAv. 
The  officer  who  took  Captain  Jones'  place  mis- 
took the  orderly  for  his  hostler;  Mr.  Shuler 
told  him  he  was  above  that,  but  the  officer  in- 
sisted, and  the  young  man  resigned  his  posi- 
tion. Not  long  after  this,  on  August  12, 
1865,  they  were  mustered  out  at  Hai-per's 
Ferry,  by  special  order.  On  his  return  home, 
]\fr.  Shuler  received  from  his  father  six  hun- 
dred dollars  in  "5-20's"  gold-bearing  bonds, 
the  amount  which  he  had  saved  while  in  the 
service  of  "Uncle  Sam."  He  now  remained 
at  home  and  completed  his  education.  At  the 
age  of  eighteen  he  began  an  apprenticeshijj  of 


two  years  and  a  half  at  cabinet-making,  with 
Isaac  Lutz,  at  Liverpool.  He  next  worked  for 
six  months  in  the  car  shops  of  the  Philadelphia 
and  Erie  Railroad,  at  Sunbury,  Pa. ;  and  then 
for  a  year  in  the  planing-mill  of  Walker  Bros., 
Osceola  Mills,  Clearfield  county.  Pa.  He  then 
took  a  vacation  of  six  weeks,  and  visited  the 
family  of  Mr.  Thomas  Bragg,  at  Charlestown, 
Ya.,  the  same  who  had  befriended  him  during 
his  illness  when  in  the  army.  After  his  re- 
turn, in  1874,  he  opened  a  cabinet-making 
shop  in  Liverpool ;  here  he  had  every  prospect 
of  success  and  a  flourishing  trade;  but,  un- 
happily, in  six  weeks  after  opening,  he  was 
liurned  out  and  lost  all  that  he  had.  A  few 
months  later,  he  became  clerk  to  his  cousin, 
S.  M.  Shuler,  at  Liverpool,  and  continued 
with  him  for  about  eight  years.  At  the  end  of 
that  time,  he  opened  a  store  at  Montgomery's 
Ferry,  with  a  full  line  of  general  merchandise. 
This  business,  started  in  1883,  has  growm  to 
an  extensive  and  profitable  trade,  in  which  Mr. 
Shuler  is  still  engaged,  enjoying  the  confi- 
dence of  all  with  whom  he  is  connected.  He 
is  a  Republican.  He  has  never  sought  or  de- 
sired public  office. 

Zachary  T.  Shuler  was  married.  May  28, 
1876,  to  Ellen,  daughter  of  Frederick  Wendt, 
of  Snyder  county.  Pa.  Their  children  are: 
Charles  L.,  a  pupil  at  the  State  Normal 
School,  Lock  Haven,  Pa.;  Chester  E. ;  and 
twins,  Wirt  B.  and  Ralph  O.,  who  died  in  in- 
fancy. 


J.    B.    JACKSON    and    AVILLIAM    H. 

JACKSON,  New  Buffalo,  Perry  county.  Pa., 
are  natives  of  New  Buffalo,  and  sons  of  Wil- 
liam and  Margaret  (  Steel)  Jackson.  Wil- 
liam Jackson  Avas  born  January  29,  1815,  and 
settled  in  New  Buffalo  prior  to  1837,  the  year 
in  which  he  was  married.  He  first  began  keep- 
ing a  store  in  New  Buffalo,  on  the  premises 
now  occuj^ied  by  Mrs.  Arnold,  and  some  time 
later  bought  and  removed  his  stock  to  his  pres- 
ent location.  He  also  purchased  a  farm  of 
twenty-five  acres,  which  he  had  cultivated. 
Mr.  Jackson  was  in  his  earlier  life  a  Demo- 
crat, but  afterwards  became  a  Republican,  and 
an  active  worker.  He  was  appointed  postmas- 
ter, and  served  for  twenty-five  years.  He  was 
elected  to  almost  all  the  borough  offices.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge,  and  of  the 
K.  P.  William  Jackson  mari'ied  Margaret 
Steel,  a  gi-and-daughter  of  Jacob  Baughman, 


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the  "original  settler"  of  ISTew  Buffalo,  wliose 
name  the  town  bore  during  its  early  existence. 
She  was  born  in  Watts  township,  then  Buf- 
falo, October  10,  1815.  Their  children  are: 
Andrew,  born  April  29,  1839;  Susan,  born 
December  24,  1840,  married  John  Garnet, 
both  deceased;  William  H.,  born  January  24, 
1843;  Mary  E.,  born  February  28,  1845, 
married  first  to  William  H.  Fessler,  afterwards 
to  Joseph  C  Fessler,  resides  in  Ilari-isburg, 
Pa.;  J.  B.,  bom  January  9,  1851;  Margaret 
S.,  bom  August  10,  1853,  died  in  infancy; 
Charles  S.,  born  September  18,  1858,  resides 
with  his  brother,  J.  B. ;  and  Milton  F.,  born 
August  6,  1860,  merchant  in  Harrisburg,  Pa. 
William  Jackson  was  a  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  church,  and  interested  in  church 
business;  his  house  was  a  home  for  all  visiting 
ministers.  His  death  occurred  March  22, 
1872;  his  wife  died  May  1,  1880. 

J.  B.  Jackson  attended  the  common  schools 
of  New  Buffalo  until  his  twentieth  year,  and 
received  mercantile  training  in  his  father's 
store.  He  then  passed  three  years  in  learning 
carpentr}''  and  undertaking  with  John  Baugh- 
man.  He  next  turned  his  attention  to  boat 
building,  working  for  his  brother-in-law,  John 
Garnett.  At  this  trade  he  spent  several  years, 
having  at  the  same  time  an  interest  in  the  firm 
of  Jackson  Bros.,  general  merchants,  which 
was  established  in  1872,  the  year  of  their  fath- 
er's death,  by  Andrew,  William  H.  and  J.  B. 
Jackson.  In  1878,  Andrew  Jackson  removed 
to  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  withdrawing  from  the 
firm,  and  began  in  the  notion  business;  he 
is  now  a  druggist,  and  has  a  contract  for  de- 
livering the  mails.  The  remaining  partners 
have  since  carried  on  the  business,  gradually 
enlarging  it.  Mr.  J.  B.  Jackson  is  a  staunch 
Rei^ublican,  and  a  worker  in  politics.  He  is 
chairman  of  the  town  committee,  and  has  been 
assessor  for  nine  years,  tax  collector,  council- 
man, and  school  director,  having  served  the 
school  board  as  secretary  and  as  president. 

J.  B.  Jackson  was  married  January  15, 
1880,  in  Buffalo  township,  to  Caroline,  daugh- 
ter of  Josiah  and  Mary  (Huggins)  Bair,  of 
Buffalo  township;  they  began  housekeeping 
in  New  Buffalo.  Their  children  are:  Julius 
F.,  deceased;  Euth  Virginia,  deceased;  Wil- 
liam B.,  attends  school  in  New  Buffalo,  will 
prepare  for  college  and  become  a  student  of 
Dickinson  College,  Carlisle,  Pa. ;  Edith  May, 
is  attending  school,  and  is  to  receive  a  musical 


education;  and  Josiah  Eoy,  at  school.  Mr. 
Jackson  has  been  a  memloer  and  an  active 
worker  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  for 
thirty-five  years.  After  the  death  of  his 
father,  who  had  been  for  some  years  a  stew- 
ard, he  was  appointed  to  that  office,  which  he 
still  holds.  He  has  been  for  many  years  su- 
perintendent of  the  Sunday-school.  Mr.  Jack- 
son is  a  member  of  the  Jr.  0.  U.  A.  M.,  and 
held  the  ofiice  of  D.  S.  Councilor  for  two 
terms;  he  was  also  representative  to  the  State 
Council. 

AVilliam  H.  Jackson  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools,  at  the  academy  of  Bloom- 
field,  which  he  attended  for  one  term,  and  at 
Newport,  where  he  studied  during  one  term. 
He  was  for  ten  terms  a  teacher  in  the  public 
schools,  exchanging  that  vocation  for  mercan- 
tile pursuits  in  1872,  when  the  firm  of  Jack- 
son Bros,  was  organized.  He  is  a  Republican, 
and  active  in  i^olitical  affairs;  has  served  three 
years  as  county  auditor,  has  been  tax  collector, 
assessor,  school  director  and  councilman,  serv- 
ing two  years  as  president  of  council;  he  is 
now  in  his  second  term  as  justice  of  the  peace. 

William  H.  Jackson  was  first  married  in 
September,  1875,  to  Eliza  Leopold,  of  Mifflin 
county,  who  died  August  27,  1877.  He  was 
mai-ried  again,  November  13,  1879,  to  Lucy 
A.,  daughter  of  N.  C.  and  Margaret  (Frank) 
Heyd,  of  New  Buffalo.  Their  children  are: 
Nelson  H.,  died  March  12,  1886,  aged  four 
years;  Andrew,  bora  January  12,  1884,  at- 
tends school;  and  JMargaret,  born  February 
5,  1889,  attends  school.  Mr.  Jackson  is  a 
member  and  trustee  of  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal church;  he  is  at  present  secretary  of  the 
Sunday-school.  He  is  treasurer  of  New  Buf- 
falo Lodge,  No.  628,  I.  O.  O.  F.;  and  a  mem- 
ber and  trustee  of  Council  No.  672,  Jr.  O. 
U.  A.  M. 


ISAAC  CROW,  Liverpool,  Perry  county, 
Pa.,  is  a  retired  farmer  of  Buffalo  to\\Ti- 
ship.  His  grandfather,  Michael  Crow,  came 
from  Lancaster  county.  Pa.,  to  Perry  coimty, 
and  bought  400  acres  of  land,  situated  along 
the  Susquehanna  river,  in  Buffalo  township. 
He  built  a  log  cabin,  in  which  he  lived  wliile 
clearing  the  land  and  developing  a  /ann.  He 
married  Miss  Howard,  in  Lancaster  county; 
they  had  three  sons  and  two  daughters. 

Jacob  Crow  was  the  third  child,  received  a 
common  school  education,  and  was  brought 


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iij)  as  a  farmer.  After  his  marriage  he  settled 
on  the  home  farm,  and  was  all  his  life  en- 
gaged in  farming.  He  was  an  old  line  Whig, 
and  afterwards  a  Eei)nblican;  he  sei-A^ed  in 
several  township  offices.  Jacob  Crow  died  in 
1847,  in  his  fifty-fourth  year.  He  married 
Elizabeth  Kanagy,  whose  death  occurred  two 
years  previous  to  his  own.  Their  children  are : 
Jacob,  married  Miss  Bruner,  settled  in  Buffalo 
township,  and  died,  leaving  four  children; 
John,  now  of  Clarence,  la.,  married  fii-st  Miss 
SaraJi  J.  Grubb,  who  died,  leaving  two  chil- 
dren, and  secondly  Hannah  Williamson; 
Abraham,  married  Mary  Bair,  and  resides  in 
Bujffalo  township;  Mary  (Mrs.  Jesse  Bucher), 
resides  near  Mechanicsburg,  Ba. ;  Michael, 
married  Ruth  Foreman,  resides  in  Cumber- 
land county.  Pa.    Mr.  Crow  was  a  Methodist. 

Isaac  Crow  was  born  on  the  old  homestead, 
which  he  now  occupies,  and  which  has  be- 
longed to  the  Crow  family  nearly  a  hundred 
years,  July  5,  1830.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools,  and  set  to  work  on  the  farm 
at  a  very  early  age.  When  he  was  seventeen 
years  of  age,  his  father  died,  and  he  and  his 
brothers,  after  farming  the  homestead  for  sev- 
eral years,  divided  it,  he  getting  the  home 
dwelling  and  87  acres  of  the  land,  which  he 
continued  to  cultivate.  He  was  also  employed 
a  short  time  on  the  canal.  He  is  a  Republi- 
can, and  has  held  some  township  offices. 

Isaac  Crow  was  married  in  October,  1851, 
to  Miss  Elizabeth  Holman,  bom  in  Green- 
wood township,  Peny  county,  Pa.,  September 
1,'  1830,  daughter  of  Adam  and  Frances 
(Bunn)  Holman,  both  deceased.  The  children 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crow  are :  Louisa  Ellen,  died 
in  infancy;  J.  Pierce,  born  September  24, 
1854,  farms  with  his  father;  Helen  Jane,  died 
aged  nine  years;  Frazier,  born  December  5, 
1858,  a  farmer;  Clarence,  born  March  9, 
1861,  a  miller,  married  Miss  Annie  Kauff- 
man,  and  resides  at  Milf ord.  Pa. ;  and  Laura 
C,  at  home.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crow  are  members 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


JACOB  STEELE,  'New  Buffalo,  Perry 
county,  Pa.,  was  bom  AjDril  10,  1810,  in  Watts 
township.  He  is  a  son  of  Morris  and  Cath- 
erine fLiddick)  Steele,  old  and  highly  re- 
spected residents  of  that  township.  Mon-is 
Steele  was  a  farmer,  and  a  Democrat.  His 
father,  Eberhardt  Steele,  came  from  Ger- 
many, settled  in  Watts  township,  and  died 


there.  The  family  belonged  to  the  Lutheran 
church.  The  children  of  MoitIs  Steele  and 
his  wife  are:  John,  deceased;  Samuel,  de- 
ceased; Elizabeth  (Mrs.  John  Shaffer),  of 
New  Buffalo,  deceased;  Catherine,  widow  of 
Rev.  Mr.  Erlenmoyer,  pastor  of  the  Lutheran 
church  at  Fre«burg,  Pa.,  for  thirty-four  years; 
she  still  resides  there. 

Jacob  Steele  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools,  learned  shoemaking  with  his  father, 
and  followed  that  calling  for  some  time.  He 
grew  up  on  the  farm,  and  with  his  brother 
conducted  it  until  his  marriage.  After  that, 
he  resided  in  ISTew  Buffalo,  and  was  for  seven- 
teen years  in  mercantile  business,  keeping  the 
store  now  occupied  by  Mrs.  Arnold;  he  sold 
out  to  J.  L.  Arnold,  and  has  since  lived  re- 
tired. He  built  a  home  for  his  family  in  ISTew 
Buffalo;  owns  two  farms,  and  a  large  tract 
of  mountain  land.  He  is  a  member  of  Halifax 
Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  in  Dauphin  county.  He 
has  been  an  active  Democrat  all  his  life,  but 
never  sought  office. 

Jacob  Steele  was  married,  April  28,  1842, 
to  Mary  Salome,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Mary 
(Liebrick)  Urban,  of  IsTorthumberland,  Pa., 
where  she  was  bom  on  January  13,  1820. 
Their  children  are:  Ada  F.  (Mrs.  Swartz),  of 
Duncannon,  Pa.;  Emma  M.  (Mrs.  David  A. 
McAllister),  deceased,  had  five  children,  Car- 
roll James,  Jacob  Steele,  AVilliam  A.,  David 
A.  and  Lizzie  M.  Jacob  Steele  and  David  A. 
McAllister  are  in  Holyoke,  Mass.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Jacob  Steele  are  members  of  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  church;  the  latter  has  taken 
an  active  part  in  church  and  Sunday-school 
work  since  she  was  sixteen  years  old;  she  has 
been  and  still  is  a  teacher.  She  contributes 
her  means,  time  and  personal  efforts  to  mis- 
sions and  other  benevolent  enterprises.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Steele  early  opened  their  house  to 
Methodist  ministers  who  came  to  preach,  be- 
fore a  congregation  had  been  organized. 

Nicholas  Urban,  her  grandfather,  was  bom 
and  died  in  Lancaster  county.  Pa.  Her  father, 
Jacob  Urban,  and  her  mother,  Mary  (Lie- 
brick)  Urban,  were  natives  of  the  same  coimty. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Urban  removed  to  Northumber- 
land, w^here  Mr.  Urban  was  a  tanner,  and  be- 
came one  of  the  most  prosperous  and  sub- 
stantial business  men.  After  selling  his  estab- 
lishment, he  removed  to  New  Buffalo,  carry- 
ing on  a  tannery  there  for  some  time,  and 
then  retired  from  business,  and  died  in  1850, 


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aged  seventy  years.  His  wife  had  died  two 
years  before,  aged  sixty-four.  They  were 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which 
he  hekl  othce.  Their  children  are :  Catherine, 
married  John  Bowes,  of  Halifax,  Pa.,  both 
deceased;  George  AV.,  merchant,  formerly  of 
Dauphin,  Pa.,  now  of  Jefferson  City,  Mo., 
married  Mary,  now  deceased,  daughter  of 
Judge  Green;  Frances  Ann,  widow  of  Mr. 
McFadden,  of  Lewisburg,  Pa.,  died  in  Vir- 
ginia; Ambrose,  died  at  the  age  of  seventeen; 
Mary  Salome  (Mrs.  Steele);  and  John  L., 
died  in  Burlington,  la. 


A.  K.  JOHXSTOX,  M.  D.,  Xew  Bloom- 
field,  Pa.,  was  born  January  26,  1856,  son  of 
Alexander  and  Letitia  Ann  (Russell)  John- 
ston. His  grandfather,  James  Johnston,  was 
bom  in  1766,  son  of  John  and  Jane  Johnston, 
who  came  from  Ireland.  James  Johnston 
man-ied  Margaret  Anderson.  They  had  eight 
children.  Alexander  Johnston  married  Le- 
titia A.  Russell.  Their  children  are:  James; 
A.  R. ;  Margaret  J. ;  and  Mary. 

A.  R.  Johnston  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  and  at  the  N^ew  Bloomfield  Academy. 
He  graduated  from  Jefferson  Medical  Col- 
lege, Philadelphia,  March  12,  1881.  He 
spent  one  year  in  a  Philadelphia  hospital; 
practiced  in  Germantown  one  year,  came  to 
Xew  Bloomfield  in  1884,  opened  a  drug  store 
in  1SS7,  and  has  practiced  here  ever  since. 

Dr.  A.  R.  Johnston  was  married,  Septem- 
ber 4,  1884,  to  Laura  T.,  daughter  of  Ze- 
phaniah  and  Catherine  (Sheibley)  Willhide. 
Their  children  are:  Russell  W. ;  Frank  A.; 
Clarence  E. ;  and  Catherine.  Dr.  Johnston 
and  family  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
church;    the  Doctor  is  an  elder. 

Mrs.  Johnston's  father,  Zephaniah  Will- 
hide,  married  Catherine  Sheibley.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Albert  E. ;  William  L. ;  Arnold  R. ; 
Miles  K;  Elmer  E.;  Laura  T.;  Mary  E.,  died 
September  9,  1884. 


DARIUS  J.  LOXG,  New  Bloomfield,  Pa.. 
Avas  bom  February  19,  1830,  son  of  Pet«r  and 
Rebecca  (Hall)  Long.  His  grandfather, 
Henrv'  Long,  came  to  Perry  county  in  1800; 
he  was  a  wagon-maker  and  farmer.  Henry 
Long  married  Catherine  Utz;  their  children 
are:  Peter;  Henr^-;  John;  Daniel;  Isaac; 
Pollie;  Catherine;  Margaretta.  Heniy  Hall, 
a  native  of  York  countv,  became  a  fanner  of 


Perry  county.  He  married  Catherine  Leiby. 
Peter  Long  was  born  in  Berlin,  xVdams  county, 
and  came  to  Perry  county  when  he  was  eight 
years  old.  He  learned  wagon-making,  but  af- 
terwards farmed.  He  married  Rebecca, 
daughter  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Leiby) 
Hall.  Their  children  are:  Darius  J.;  Eliza- 
beth; Catherine;  David;  John;  George; 
Henry;  Peter;  Johanna.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Long 
were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Mr. 
Long  died  June  7,  1861.  Mrs.  Long  died 
aged  ninety-two. 

Darius  Long  attended  the  public  schools. 
He  taught  several  tenns  of  school,  and  has 
followed  farming.  Mr.  Long  was  school  di- 
rector in  Centre  township  for  three  years.  In 
1877,  he  was  elected  triennial  assessor *and  tax 
collector,  and  in  1883  justice  of  the  peace, 
served  five  years,  and  was  re-elected  in  1888, 
and  again  in  1893,  and  resigned  in  January, 
1896,  when  he  became  director  of  the  poor. 
He  has  served  as  auditor,  and  settled  many 
estates;  he  was  appointed  guardian  of  a  fam- 
ily of  ten  children.  Mr.  Long  is  a  member  of 
Grange  'No.  626,  P.  of  H. 

Darius  J.  Long  was  man-ied,  November  29, 
1860,  to  Catherine,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Catherine  (Bear)  Comj).  Their  children  are: 
Mary  R. ;  Catherine;  John  I.;  Margaret  E. ; 
Frank  T.;  Anna  Bertha;  Samuel;  and  Cora 
May.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Long  are  members  of  the 
Lutheran  church. 

Mrs.  Long's  father,  Samuel  Comp,  mamed 
Catherine,  daughter  of  John  Bear.  Their 
children  are:  Mary  J.;  Sarah  Ann;  Cath- 
erine; Margaret;  John;  Andrew  B. ;  Samuel 
AV. ;  Franklin;  Eliza;  Angeline;  Helen;  and 
twins.  Mrs.  Comp  was  a  member  of  the  Re- 
formed church.  She  died  December  12,  1874. 
Mr.  Comp  was  a  Lutheran,  and  for  six  years 
was  a  director  of  the  Theological  Seminary 
at  Gettvsburg.  Mr.  Comji  died  Januaiy  5, 
1896. 


JACOB  O.  KEPNER,  New  Bloomfield, 
Pa.,  was  bom  September  14,  1850,  son  of 
Henry  and  Catharine  (Rice)  Kepner.  Henry 
Kepner  was  born  in  Juniata  county;  he  re- 
moved to  Perry  county  in  1841,  Avhere  he 
engaged  in  farming.  He  married  Catharine 
Rice;  their  children  are:  Sarah;  Emmeline; 
George  W. ;  Mary  E. ;  Margaret  E. ;  Malinda; 
Henry  T.;  Jacob  O. ;  Frances;  Alice;  and 
Phebe  H.     Air.  Kepner  died  in  his  seventy- 


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fifth  year;  liis  wife  died  in  1892.  Tliey  were 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

Jacob  O.  Kepner  attended  public  school, 
and  continued  to  assist  his  father  on  the  farm 
until  1872  ■,  then  he  went  to  Colorado  and 
also  to  Chicago,  returning  home  in  1873.  In 
1875,  he  began  farming  on  his  own  account, 
and  later  was  engaged  in  the  general  merchan- 
dise business  for  three  years  at  Kistler.  In 
1896,  he  bought  the  farm  of  Jacob  Ritter,  on 
which  he  now  resides.  Mr.  Kepner  is  a  Re- 
publican. 

Jacob  O.  Kepner  was  married,  December 
30,  1875,  to  Alice  R.,  daughter  of  Isaac  F. 
and  Diana  (Hall)  Hollenbaugh;  have  one 
daughter,  Olive.  ]Mr.  Kepner  is  a  member 
of  the  Lutheran  church. 


Kate  S.  (Sanderson)  Eberly.  Mr.  Motter  was 
a  Presbyterian,  but  is  now  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church. 


JOHX  C.  MOTTER,  Xew  Bloomfield,  Pa., 
was  born  in  Buffalo  township,  Xovcmber  3, 
1870,  son  of  John  P.  and  Sue  E.  (Albright) 
Motter.  His  grandfather,  AVilliam  ]\Iotter, 
came  from  Dauphin  county  and  settled  in 
Buifalo  townsliip,  where  he  farmed.  He  mar- 
ried Susan  Radle ;  their  children  are :  Daniel 
"W. ;  John  P.;  George  W.,  deceased;  Kate 
(Mrs.  Frederick  Buck),  deceased;  Sue  (Mrs. 
Henry  Freeland).  John  P.  Motter  was  on 
the  Pennsylvania  canal,  and  for  many  years 
was  foreman  of  a  division.  In  1878,  he 
bought  a  farm  in  Watts  township,  on  wdiich 
he  has  since  lived.  Mr.  Motter  has  served  as 
school  director,  constable  and  tax  collector. 
John  P.  j\[otter  was  married  to  Sue  E.,  daugh- 
ter of  Benjamin  and  Mary  (Baughman)  Al- 
bright. Their  only  child  is  John  C.  Mrs. 
Motter  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church. 

John  C.  Motter  attended  the  public  schools 
and  Bloomfield  Academy,  graduating  from 
the  latter  in  June,  1887.  He  is  a  graduate 
of  Princeton,  class  of  '91.  In  1890  he  was 
appointed  enumerator  for  the  Two  Hundred 
and  Twenty-third  Census  District  of  Penn- 
sylvania. On  June  15,  1891,  Mr.  Motter  be- 
gan the  study  of  law  v/ith  W.  A.  Sponsler, 
Esq.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  June, 
1893,  and  has  practiced  ever  since.  In  1892, 
while  pursuing  his  legal  studies,  Mr.  Motter 
assisted  Prof.  J.  M.  Arnold  in  the  Bloomfield 
Academy.  He  was  elected  chief  burgess  of 
'New  Bloomfield  in  1895.  31r.  Motter  be- 
longs to  Adams  Lodge,  Xo.  31^,  A.  Y.  A.  M. 

John  C.  IMotter  was  married  September  4, 
1894:,  to  Harriet  B.,  dauQ-hter  of  John  and 


JACOP>  CHRIST,  deceased,  was  born  ]\ray 
1,  1818,  son  of  Jacob  and  Mary  M.  (Stover) 
Crist.  Jacob  Crist,  Sr.,  was  born  in  York 
county.  His  children  are:  Polly;  Jacob; 
Henrietta;  Sarah;  Margaret;  John;  Henry; 
Samuel;  and  one  who  died  in  infancy.  ]\Ir. 
Crist  died  in  1851:;  his  wife  died  at  the  age 
of  seventy-nine.  Both  were  membei-s  of  the 
Lutheran  church. 

Jacob  Crist,  Jr.,  attended  summer  subscrip- 
tion schools.  He  afterwards  worked  for  dif- 
ferent farmers  and  at  the  brickyard.  He 
learned  wagon-making,  and  worked  at  that 
business,  besides  farming,  until  he  was  sixty- 
six,  when  he  retired.  Mr.  Crist  served  as 
school  director  for  Tyrone  township,  and  as 
councilman  of  Bloomfield  borough.  After  his 
retirement  from  business  he  wrote  for  tlie 
newspaper;    his  poems  number  five  hundred. 

Jacob  Crist  was  man*ied,  January  26,  1843, 
to  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Etta 
(Koser)  Tressler.  Their  children  are :  Willis; 
Emily;  Emeline;  Mary;  J.  H. ;  Annie; 
George.  Mrs.  Crist  died  in  December,  1879. 
Mr.  Crist  died  March  11,  1897;  both  were 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


ISAIAH  C.  FOOSE,  Mannsville,  Pa.,  was 
born  in  Spring  township.  Perry  county,  July 
26,  1835,  son  "of  Michael  and  Susan  (Shover) 
Foose,  and  gi-andson  of  John  Foose,  fanner 
and  distiller,  a  native  of  Germany,  who  was 
an  early  settler  of  Spring  township.  His  ma- 
ternal grandparents,  also  of  German  descent, 
resided  in  Spring  township.  Flis  parents  were 
natives  of  Perry  county.  Michael  Foose,  far- 
mer and  distiller,  served  in  the  war  of  1812. 
He  married  Susan,  daughter  of  Sebastian 
Shover.  Their  children  were:  Catharine; 
Susan,  widow  of  Daniel  Reapsomer;  Eliza- 
beth, widow  of  George  Albert;  William;  Mi- 
chael; Henry;  Isaiah;  David,  was  bunied  to 
death;  Sophia,  died  in  infancy;  Daniel,  died 
in  the  army;  Andrew;  Sarah  (Mrs.  John  Gar- 
lin) ;  and  two  who  died  in  infancy.  Only  the 
first  seven  are  living.  Mr.  Michael  Foose  and 
his  wife  were  members  of  the  Lutheran 
churv'h.  He  died  in  January,  1858;  his  wife 
in  October,  1881. 

Isaiah  Foose  attended  common  schools  and 


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the  Loysville  Academy.  Until  lie  was  eigli- 
teen,  he  worked  a  farm.  He  served  one  year's 
apiwenticeship  with  his  brother,  a  blacksmith ; 
and  taught  in  Spring  township  for  five  suc- 
cessive terms.  He  enlisted,  September  '3, 
1864,  in  Company  E,  Tavo  Hundred  and 
Eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  served 
imtil  the  close  of  the  war.  He  took  part  in 
the  attack  on  Fort  Steadman,  March  25,  1865, 
but  was  detailed  for  special  duty  at  the  time 
of  the  battle  of  Petersburg.  He  was  dis- 
charged June  1,  1865.  Mr.  Foose  taught 
during  the  Avinter  of  1866  at  Elliottsburg.  In 
the  spring  of  1867,  he  went  to  Oil  City  and 
spent  seven  months  in  the  employ  of  the  Al- 
legheny Valley  Railroad,  teaching  again  in 
Periy  county  during  that  winter.  In  the 
summer  of  1868,  he  collected  taxes,  and  again 
taught  in  winter.  In  1870  Mr.  Foose  began 
farming.  He  has  served  as  inspector  of  elec- 
tions and  school  director  for  one  term.  In 
1880  he  serA'ed  as  census  enumerator  for  the 
borough  of  Bloomfield  and  Centre  township. 
Isaiah  C.  Foose  was  married,  May  30,  1866, 
*  to  Eliza  J.,  daughter  of  Daniel  and   Susan 

(Sheaffei;)  Foose.  They  have  seven  children : 
Austin  D.;  Kate  A.;  Agnes  IST.;  Lorena  May; 
Mary  A. ;  Emma  J. ;  and  Ella  M.  Mre.  Foose 
died  April  15, 188-4,  aged  forty-one  yeare.  She 
was  a  member  of  the  Church  of  God.  Mr. 
Foose  Avas  married  October  5,  1886,  to  Mar- 
gai-et,  daughter  of  John  Long.  Mr.  Foose 
and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 


JACOB  MOGEL,  Xew  Bloomfield,  Pei-ry 
county.  Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Berks  county.  Pa., 
September  26,  1826,  son  of  Valentine  and 
Catherine  (Kline)  Mogel,  and  is  of  Gennan 
descent.  Valentine  Mogel  Avas  a  carpenter 
and  farmer,  born  in  Berks  county,  and  in 
1830  removed  to  a  farm  in  Perry  coimty, 
which  he  cultivated  until  his  death.  His  chil- 
dren are:  Margaret  (Mrs.  John  Wagner); 
Esther  (Mrs.  Daniel  Meyers) ;  Elizabeth  (Mrs. 
Michael  Weaver);  Jacob;  Valentine;  Cath- 
erine; Da\dd;  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  William  San- 
seman);  and  Lucetta.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mogel 
were  members  of  the  Eeformed  church.  He 
died  in  1848,  and  his  A\'ife  in  1851,  both  aged 
about  sixty-five. 

Jacob  Mogel  Avas  educated  in  Centre  town- 
ship, Perry  county,  worked  with  his  father  on 
the  farm,  and  afterAvards  cultivated  a  small 


farm.  Mr.  ]\Iogel  is  a  Democrat.  Jacob  Mo- 
gel Avas  married  Xovember  30,  1854,  to  Mary 
Ann,  daughter  of  Simon  and  Catherine  (Hos- 
tetter)  Clouser.  Their  children  are:  Emma 
J.  (Mrs.  Samuel  G.  Snyder) ;  Cyrus  K. ;  Jesse 
M.;  Olive  P.  (Mrs.  D.  W.  Eaffensperger) ; 
Carrie  E.  (Mrs.  James  Kirkpatrick) ;  Annie 
L.;  Lizzie  Alice;  Mary  Louisa;  Minnie  M. ; 
the  last  four,  and  an  infant,  are  deceased. 
Mrs.  Mogel  died  January  22,  1888,  aged 
fifty-eight.  Jacob  Mogel  Avas  married  ]\Iarch 
24,  1891,  to  Jane  A.,  daughter  of  David  and 
Barbara  (Clark)  Miller.  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Mo- 
gel was  of  German  descent.  Her  parents  had 
eleven  children:  David;  Catherine  (Mrs. 
Abraham  Flurie);  Abraham;  Alfred;  Cyrus 
Willis;  George;  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Samuel  Mc- 
Ginnis);  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  Jacob  Mogel) 
John ;  and  Jane.  Only  the  first  six  are  living, 
Mrs.  Janei  A.  (Miller)  Mogel  is  of  Irish  de- 
scent. Her  maternal  gi*andfather,  John 
Clark,  farmer,  removed  from  Adams  to  Perry 
county  Avhen  the  country  where  New  Bloom- 
field noAV  stands  Avas  a  wilderness.  He  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Geise,  and  had  seven  children: 
John;  Catherine;  Michael;  Barbara;  Mary; 
Adam;  and  one  AAdio  died  in  infancy.  Mi's. 
Mogel's  father,  David  Miller,  shoemaker  and 
farmer  was  born  in  Periy  county.  He  owned 
and  managed  a  saAV-mill.  The  children  of 
David  and  Barbara  (Clark)  Miller  are :  Eliza- 
beth (Mrs.  Samuel  LutnicOn);  Jane  A.  (Mrs. 
Jacob  Mogel) ;  and  David  C.  Mr.  Miller  died 
in  1866,  aged  sixty;  his  AAafe  in  1886,  aged 
seA'enty-eight. 


MICHAEL  W.  CLAUK,  l^e>w  Bloomfield, 
Pa.,  Avas  born  in  Perry  county,  October  15, 
1845,  son  of  Michael  and  Catharine  (Sterner) 
Clark.  His  gTandfather,  John  Clark,  was  of 
Scotch-Irish  descent.  His  father,  Michael 
Clark,  stone-mason  and  farmer,  was  a  native 
of  Perry  county.  Michael  Clark  married 
Catharine  Sterner,  of  Adams  county.  They 
had  seven  children:  Annie  (Mrs.  William 
Kepner);  ^Lary;  Michael  W. ;  John;  Marga- 
ret; Catherine;  and  Susan.  The  last  four  are 
dead.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clark  Avere  members  of 
the  Lutheran  church.  He  died  in  March, 
1887,  aged  seA'enty-one ;  his  Avife  died  in  JuIa', 
1863. 

^Michael  W.  Clark  attended  the  public 
schools  until  he  A\"as  nineteen.  He  enlisted 
February  24,   1864,   in    Company  L,   Third 


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Pennsylvania  Volunteer  Artillery,  and  was 
discharged  in  iSTovember,  1865.  In  Marcli, 
1866,  Mr.  Clark  went  west,  and  was  employed 
on  a  farm  in  Ohio  for  fonr  years.  In  1870 
he  returned  to  Centre  township,  and  farmed 
the  homestead,  which,  after  his  father's  death, 
he  bought.  He  is  a  Republican,  and  has  filled 
various  township  offices. 

Michael  W.  Clark  was  married  in  ISTovem- 
ber,  1868,  to  Emma,  daughter  of  Alcana 
Maiy  (Stultz)  Crider,  of  Oliio.  Their  chil- 
dren are  Emma  E. ;  William;  Ella  D. ;  and 
Maggie  B.  Mr.  Clark  and  his  family  are 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Mrs. 
Clark's  parents  are  dead.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren; Emma  (Mre.  M.  W.  Clark);  Sarah; 
Ellen;  Robert  Emmet;  and  Albert,  deceased. 


RICHARD  L.  MAGEE,  ^^ew  Bloomfield, 
Pa.,  was  bom  in  Adams  county,  January  5, 
1818,  son  of  Richard  and  Mary  (Swartz)  Ma- 
gee.  His  maternal  grandfather,  John  Swartz, 
born  in  Germany,  settled  in  Adams  county. 
Pa.  His  father,  Richard  Magee,  a  native  of 
Ireland,  was  a  clerk  at  York  Springs,  Pa.  He 
married  Maiy,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary 
Swartz,  w'ho  was  a  native  of  Germany.  They 
have  one  son,  Richard  L.  Richard  Magee 
died  in  1818,  his  wife  in  1862. 

Richard  L.  ]\Iagee  attended  the  public 
schools  in  York  and  Perry  counties,  and  af- 
terwards learned  cabinet-making.  In  1839, 
he  began  teaching.  He  was  the  first  person 
who  taught  in  the  old  log  school  house  at 
Comps,  in  Centre  township.  His  last  engage- 
ment was  in  1866,  in  Centre  township.  Since 
then,  he  has  farmed  and  worked  at  cabinet- 
making.  Mr.  Magee  serv^ed  as  justice  of  the 
peace  in  Carroll  township,  from  1855  until  he 
removed  to  Centre  township.  In  Centre  to^vn- 
ship,  he  served  in  that  office  for  ten  yeai-s ;  he 
was  also  a  school  director  of  Centre  township, 
was  president  and  secretary  of  the  school 
board  for  four  years,  and  assessor  for  one  term. 

Richard  L.  Magee  Was  married  in  1841,  to 
Margaret,  daughter  of  "William  and  Catharine 
(Mohler)  Black.  Their  children  were:  John 
W.,  married  Jessie  Garrett;  Stephen  A.; 
Margaret  (Mrs.  James  F.  Ruth);  Ambrose; 
William;  Lafayette;  Sarah  C;  Francis  H.; 
and  Henry  C.  Ambrose  Magee  enlisted,  May 
27,  1861,  in  Company  B,  Forty-second  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteers,  "Bucktail"  regiment. 
He   was   in   the   battles   of   Dranesville,  the 


Seven  Days'  Battle,  Gaines  Mill,  Second  Bull 
Run,  South  Mountain,  Antietam,  and  Fred- 
ericksburg. In  the  last  named  battle  Ambrose 
Magee  was  severely  wounded;  he  died  Feb- 
ruary 27,  1863.  Mrs.  Magee  died  in  August, 
1^69.  Mr.  Magee  was  married  March  3, 
1870,  to  Miss  Mahala  Morton.  They  have 
three  children:  Florence;  Morton;  and 
Charles.  For  fifty-six  years  Mr.  ]\Iagee  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church,  in 
which  he  was  a  class-leader,  and  superintend- 
ent of  the  Sunday-school. 


JOHN  W.  SOULE,  Is^ew  Bloomfield,  Pa., 
son  of  John  and  Nancy  (Lackey)  Soule,  was 
born  in  Perry  county,  March  23,  1865.  His 
paternal  grandfather,  Jacob  Soule,  a  native 
of  Holland,  settled  in  Buffalo  tO'\vnship,  where 
he  engaged  in  lumbering.  He  married  and 
reared  a  family,  among  whom  were:  George; 
John;  and  Elizabeth.  The  maternal  grand- 
father of  J.  W.  Soule  was  Henry  Lackey,  a 
native  of  Ireland,  and  a  farmer  of  Carroll 
township,  PeiTy  county.  He  married,  and 
had  children:  William;  Alexander;  John; 
and  Nancy.  John  Soule,  father  of  J.  W. 
Soule,  was  bom  in  Perry  county,  was  a  car- 
penter and  farmer,  and  for  some  years  tax  col- 
lector in  Carroll  township.  He  married 
Nancy,  daughter  of  Henry  Lackey;  their 
children  are:  Jacob  B.;  Ilenry  L.;  Nancy 
(Mrs.  John  D.  CarbeiTy);  John  W.;  and  one 
deceased.  Mr.  and  Mre.  Soule  were  members 
of  the  Church  of  God;  Mr.  Soule  served  as 
elder.  He  died  aged  seventy- three,  his  wife 
at  the  age  of  eighty-four. 

John  W.  Soule  attended  the  schools  of 
Perry  county,  and  learned  masonry,  working 
at  it  during  the  summer.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-two,  he  entered  the  Mt.  Dempsey 
Academy  at  Landisburg,  and  'has  since  taught 
school,  having  given  over  thirty  years  of  con- 
scientious lajbor  in  the  school  room.  He  is  a 
Prohibitionist,  and  has  seiwed  as  auditor. 

Mr.  Soule  was  married  March  26,  1862,  to 
]\Iargaret,  daughter  of  Jo^hn  and  Elizabeth 
Smith.  Their  children  are:  Harry  L. ;  Ed- 
win; Mary  C;  Lizzie  C;  Blanche;  Margaret 
J.;  Herbert  J.;  and  Harvey  M.,  deceased. 
The  family  are  members  of  the  United  Breth- 
ren church. 


A.  B.  COMP,  New  Bloomfield,  Pa.,  son 
of  Samuel  aind  Catharine  (Barr)  Comp,  was 


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born  where  he  now  resides,  February  26, 
1845.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Andrew 
Conip,  Avas  a  native  of  Perry  county,  a  black- 
smith and  farmer.  He  mai-ried  Miss  Shover; 
they  had  these  children:  Mary  (Mrs.  Keagy); 
Sarah  (Mrs.  John  Shearer);  Eliza  (Mrs.  AVil- 
liam  Foose);  Fannie  (Mrs.  Simon  Clouser); 
and  Sophia  (Mrs.  Henry  Bentsel).  Mr. 
Comp's  maternal  grandparents,  John  and 
Margaret  Barr,  were  natives  of  Perry  county. 
Their  children  were:  John;  Mollie  (Mrs. 
DaWd  Messinger);  Catharine;  Margaret  (Mrs. 
William  Sheafter);  Fannie  (Mrs.  John  Sheaf- 
fer);  Sarah  (Mrs.  Carson  Lackey);  Xancy 
(Mrs.  Jesse  Beitzel);  Mary  (Mrs.  John  Em- 
let);  William;  and  Shull;  all  deceased  except 
John.  Samuel  Comp,  father  of  A.  B.  Comp, 
was  bom  in  Perry  county,  was  a  blacksmith, 
shoemaker,  mason,  and  later  in  life,  a  farmer. 
He  served  as  constable,  supervisor  and  school 
director.  He  married  Catharine,  daughter  of 
John  and  Maggie  (Schugert)  Barr;  they  had 
children:  Mary  J.  (Mi's.  David  Beaver);  Sa- 
rah (Mrs.  Henry  Souder);  Catharine  (Mrs. 
D.  J.  Long);  Margaret  (Mi-s.  John  Eambo); 
John;  Andrew  B.;  Samuel;  W.  F.;  Eliza;  An- 
geline,  and  Helen,  deceased.  Mr.  Comp  was 
a  deacon  and  elder  of  the  Lutheran  church, 
and  Mrs.' Comp  a  member  of  the  Eeformed 
church.    He  died  in  1896,  his  wife  in  1875. 

Andrew  B.  Comp  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools,  and  has  worked  on  the  farm  and 
at  carjientry.     He  is  a  Republican. 

Mr.  Comp  was  married  December  26,  1867, 
to  Belle  G.,  daughter  of  Xathan  and  Martha 
(Eobinsooi)  Eambo,  of  Lancaster  county. 
Their  children  are:  John  W. ;  INT.  Edgar; 
Frauk  F. ;  Margaret  E. ;  Eobert  ^N". ;  Samuel, 
deceased;  Andrew  B.,  and  an  infant,  de- 
ceased. The  family  are  members  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church. 

Mrs.  Comp's  parents,  ISTathan,  a  miller  and 
farmer,  and  Martha  E.  Eambo,  were  natiA'es 
of  Lamcaster  county.  Mr.  Eambo  was  a  miller 
during  the  last  five  years  of  his  life.  Their 
children  were:  John;  Belle  (Mrs.  A.  B. 
Comp);  David,  died  in  the  army;  Wilson; 
William;  and  Ellen,  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Eambo  were  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
church. 


(Young)  McPhei-son.  His  paternal  grand- 
father was  a  blacksmith.  He  had  five  chil- 
dren; Eobert;  Godfrey;  Jane;  Eichard;  and 
Margaret.  His  maternal  grandparents  had 
eleven  children:  Milton;  Sarah;  Hannah; 
Eebecca;  Lydia;  John;  Jane;  Rutli;  Mary; 
James;  and  Elizabeth.  Mr.  MoPherson's 
parents  had  four  children:  M.  A.;  Eda;  Ee- 
becca; and  Eichard.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eichard 
!McPherson  were  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
church.    Both  are  deceased. 

]\L  A.  McPlierson  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Chester  county,  and  worked  with 
his  father  on  the  fann.  In  1881,  he  began 
cultivating  his  present  farm  in  Perry  county; 
he  deals  largely  in  live  stock;  he  has  served  as 
school  director  for  eleven  years. 

M.  A.  McPherson  was  married  in  February, 
1880,  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Lewis  and 
Mary  (Marklev)  Davis.  Their  children  are: 
Eobert  E.;  Ddla  E.;  Mary  H.;  and  Ben- 
jamin D. 


M.  A.  .McPHEESOX,  Xew  Bloomfield, 
Pa.,  was  born  in  Chester  county,  Pa.,  January 
20,  1854,  a   son   of   Eichard   and   Elizal>eth 


J.  F.  SMITH,  Mannsville,  Pa.,  son  of 
Emanuel  and  Mary  J.  (Miller)  Smith,  was 
born  in  Perry  county,  July  23,  1853.  His 
grandfather,  Henry  Smith,  a  German  farmer, 
had  nine  children;  Mary;  Emanuel;  Eliza- 
beth; Henry;  Kate;  Amos;  Sarah;  Samuel; 
and  John  M.  The  maternal  grandparents  of 
J.  F.  Smith,  natives  of  Germany,  farmers, 
were  early  settlers  of  Perry  county.  Emanuel 
Smith,  also  a  farmer,  was  born  in  Perry  coun- 
ty. He  married  Mary  J.,  daughter  of  John 
Miller;  their  children  were:  Elizabeth;  Wil- 
liam H. ;  Catharine;  J.  F. ;  Ellen  M. ;  Lucinda; 
Minnie  A.;  Lydia  M.;  Edwin;  S.  M.  Mrs. 
Smith  died  in  December,  18 G 8. 

J.  F.  Smith  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  and  the  Bloomfield  and  Millerstown 
Academies.  He  learned  blacksmithing  and 
shoemaking,  worked  at  each  for  a  time  and 
also  followed  teaching  school  and  farming.  In 
the  fall  of  1893,  he  became  brakeman  on  the 
IMiddle  Division,  Pennsylvania  Eailroad. 
Three  years  later  he  began  business  with 
George  ]\rarkel,  at  Marysville,  Perry  county; 
but  in  January,  1887,  the  partnership  was 
dissolved;  Mr.  Smith  has  since  continued  the 
business  alone. 

Mr.  Smith  Avas  married  April  4,  1878,  to 
Carrie  jST.,  daughter  of  William  F.  and  Salome 
(Freeburn)  Patton.  Their  children  are: 
Helen  M.;  Mary  E.;  Eay  P.;  and  Came  S. 


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Robert  M.  Patton,  of  Scotch-Irisli  descent, 
farmer  in  Perry  county,  married  Harmali  Gil- 
fillan,  and  had  six  cliildren:  Ezra;  William; 
!N'ancy;  Jane;  Augusta;  and  Michael.  Irwin 
Freehum  man-ied  Sarah  Eshelman.  Their 
children  were:  Mary;  Salome  F. ;  George  S. ; 
Jesse  B.;  Su^an  C;  and  William  H.  The 
family  were  Methodists.  William  F.  Patton 
married  Salome,  daughter  of  Irwin  and  Sai'ah 
(Eshelman)  Patton ;  their  children  are :  Sarah 
M. ;  jSTannie  C. ;  Eebecca  M. ;  James  G. ;  Wil- 
liam C. ;  Grant  E. ;  Horace  E. ;  and  Jane  E. 


DAVID  SWAPTZ,  Maimsville,  Pa.,  son 
of  Daniel  and  Sophia  (Moyer)  Swartz,  wa^s 
born  in  Perry  county,  March  13,  1845.  Hit 
grandfather,  John  Swartz,  married  Miss  En 
ders,  and  had  nine  children,  all  now  deceased 
His  maternal  gTandjiarents,  [Messiah  and  Han 
nail  (Keltner)  Moyer,  had  these  children 
Catharine;  Kebecca;  Christiana;  Sarah;  Ja- 
cob; Hannah;  and  John.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moyer 
w^ere  members  of  the  Lutheran  church;  both 
died  at  the  age  of  eighty-five.  Daniel  Swartz, 
who  was  a  carpenter,  was  bom  in  Perry  coun- 
ty, in  1801.  He  owned  a  farm,  which  was 
worked  by  his  sons.  The  children  of  Daniel 
and  Sophia  Swartz  are:  George;  Mary;  Mar- 
garet; Sophia;  David;  Samuel;  Sarah;  Cath 
arine;  Daniel;  and  John.  Mr.  and  Mrs, 
Swartz  were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church, 
He  died  in  1879,  Ivli-s.  Swartz  in  December, 
1882. 

David  Swartz  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Perry  county,  and  worked  with  his 
father  until  the  death  of  the  latter.  In  Sep- 
tember, 1864,  he  enlisted  in  Company  L, 
Xinth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  and  served  for 
nine  months,  receiving  his  discharge  in  May, 
1865.     He  is  a  Democrat. 

Mr.  Swartz  was  married  in  April,  1864,  to 
Sarah,  daughter  of  William  and  Anna  (Bous- 
man)  Sweger.  Their  children  are:  Ira  M. ; 
Clara;  Anna  F.;  William  H.;  and  Charles  D. 
Mrs.  Swartz  died  October  11,  1875.  She 
was  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Mr. 
Swartz  afterwards  married  Carrie  C,  daugh- 
ter of  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Byers)  Bealor. 
Their  cliildren  are :  Daniel  E. ;  Samuel ;  Sarah 
Malinda;  Jesse  E. ;  Mary  E.;  and  Hannah  L. 
The  family  are  Lutherans;  Mr.  Swartz  is  a 
trustee,  and  superintendent  of  the  Sunday- 
school. 


AMOS  SMITH,  Xew  Bloomfield,  Pa.,  son 
of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Mai-kel)  Smith,  was 
born  in  Centre  townsh"p.  Perry  county,  De- 
cember 7,  1832.  His  gTandfather,  Adam 
Smith,  was  a  native  of  Germany,  who  settled 
in  the  eastern  j^^rt  of  Pennsylvania,  and 
sen-ed  seven  years  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 
He  then  became  a  farmer  in  Perry  county. 
He  was  twice  married;  his  children  were: 
Jacob;  Daniel;  Henry;  and  Benjamin,  all  de- 
ceased. The  maternal  grandfather  of  Amos 
Smith  was  Adam  Markel,  a  German,  for  six 
years  a  blacksmith,  and  later  a  farmer.  His 
wife  was  also  a  native  of  Germany,  and  their 
children  were:  George;  John;  Elizabeth;  So- 
phia; and  Susan.  Henry  Smith  Avas  born  in 
PeiTy  county  and  was  always  a  farmer.  He 
married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Adam  ^^larkel; 
their  children  are:  Mary;  Emanuel;  Henry; 
Elizabeth;  Amos;  Catharine;  Samuel;  Sarah; 
and  John. 

Amos  Smith  attended  the  public  schools. 
He  has  followed  farming  all  his  life.  He  has 
served  as  school  director,  judge  of  elections, 
traverse  juror  twice,  and  grand  juror  once. 
Although  elected  justice  of  the  }?eace,  he  de- 
clined to  accept  the  office.  He  is  a  Prohibi- 
tionist. 

Mr.  Smith  was  married  in  February,  1861, 
to  Catharine,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Su- 
san (Powell)  Rice.  Lie  is  a  member  of  the 
Evangelical  Associated  Church,  has  been  a 
class-leader,  exhorter,  and  Sunday-school  su- 
perintendent. Mrs.  Smith's  paternal  gi*and- 
father  Avas  Henrs'  Rice.  He  married  Miss 
Thomas;  they  had  twelve  children,  one  of 
whom  surAaves,  Susan  (Mrs.  Hinkel).  Benja- 
min Rice  Avas  a  farmer,  and  for  eight  years 
stCAvard  of  the  Perry  county  almshouse.  He 
mamed  Susan  Snyder;  their  living  children 
are:  John;  Catharine;  Annie;  Susan;  Eliza- 
beth; Benjamin;  Francis;  and  George  W. ; 
Henry  died  aged  tAventy-seven.  Mr.  Rice  died 
in  May,  1878;  his  AAddow  died  January  25, 
1887.  She  Avas  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
church,  and  her  husband  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 


SAMUEL  H.  MOSES,  Dunoannon.  Pa., 
son  of  Simon  and  Annie  (Heckendom)  Moses, 
Avas  born  in  Tyrone  township.  Perry  county, 
July  9.  1829.  His  grandfather,  a  tool  maker, 
came  from  SAAdtzerland  and  settled  in  Tatouc 


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township.  His  brother,  Peter  Moses,  settled 
in  Perry  county;  another  brother  in  Chester 
county;  a  sister  remained  in  Philadelphia. 
Simon  Moses  was  bom  in  Tyrone  township. 
He  married  Annie  Heckendom.  Their  chil- 
dren were:  Mary;  Susan;  Eliza;  Joseph; 
Daniel;  Sarah;  Levi;  Andrew;  Samuel  H. ; 
David;  and  Lydia. 

After  attending  the  common  schools,  and 
spending  a  few  years  at  farm  work,  Samuel 
H.  Moses  went  to  Landisburg,  Pa.,  to  learn 
cabinet-making,  in  which  he  has  since  been 
engaged.  In  1853,  he  established  himself  in 
business  in  Duncannon.  Mr.  Moses  is  a  Re- 
publican, and  has  served  as  school  director 
and  councilman.  He  is  a  member  of  Ever- 
green Lodge,  Iso.  205,  I.  O.  O.  F.  Samuel 
H.  Moses  was  married  jSTovember  1,  1853,  to 
Mary,  daughter  of  John  and  Annie  Wade, 
and  widow  of  Gideon  ]\Iiller.  Their  children 
are:  Ella;  Harry  Wilson;  Hannah  S. ;  Jidia; 
Carrie;  Charles  G.;  Letitia;  and  Minnie.  The 
family  attend  the  Lxitheran  church. 


S.     Mr.  White  is  a  consistent  member  of  the 
Presbvterian  church. 


JAMES  M.  WHITE,  Duncannon,  Pa., 
was  born  in  Perry  county,  September  18, 
1825,  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Taylor) 
White.  Three  brothers,  John,  James  and 
William  White,  emigrated  to  America  before 
the  Pevolution,  and  obtained  land  grants  in 
Cumberland  and  Yervj  counties.  William 
White  removed  to  Mercer  county,  Pa.,  but 
John  and  James  lived  and  died  in  Perry  coun- 
ty. Mr.  White's  grandfather,  James  White, 
a  native  of  Rye  township,  married  Elizabetli 
McMaster,  bom  near  Sunbury,  Pa.  His  son, 
Thomas  White,  was  bom  JSTovember  8,  1797, 
and  was  a  fanner.  Thomas  White  was  mar- 
ried September  18,  1821,  to  Mary  Taylor, 
born  Febmary,  1790.  Their  children  were: 
Alexander  G. ;  James  M. ;  and  Elizabeth. 

James  M.  White  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools,  and  was  a  farmer,  but  sixteen  years 
ago  retired  from  active  work.  Mr.  White  is 
a  Democrat.  Ho  is  a  member  of  Perry  Coun- 
cil, ISTo.  57,  S.  O.  A.  M.,  and  of  Evergreen 
Lodge,  ISTo.  205, 1.  O.  O.  F. 

James  M.  White  was  married  October  17, 
1850,  to  Sarah  E.,  daughter  of  William  and 
Hannah  (Milliken)  White.  Their  children 
are:  Mary  Hannah;  Thomas  W.;  Alexander 
R.  Mrs.  White  died  and  Mr.  White  was  mar- 
ried to  Mrs.  Catherine  (Shaffer)  Coup.  Their 
children  are :   Sarah  C. ;  Addie  M. ;  and  James 


DANIEL  RIFE,  Duncannon,  Pa.,  was 
bom  in  Cumberland  county.  Pa.,  August  3, 
1837,  son  of  Jacob  and  Susanna  (Wharton) 
Rife.  Jacob  Rife  was  bom  in  York  county, 
Pa,  in  January,  1800.  He  married  Susanna 
AVharton,  and  had  eight  children:  Joseph; 
Susan;  Jacob  W.;  Samuel;  Mary;  Daniel; 
Catharine;  and  John.  Having  attended  the 
public  schools,  Daniel  Rife  entered  White 
Hall  Academy,  at  Harrisburg.  He  studied 
also  at  Mt.  Pleasant  College,  Westmoreland 
county,  and  taught  school  in  Cumberland  and 
Perry  counties.  In  1860,  he  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business,  and  is  a  fire  and  life  insurance 
agent.  Mr.  Rife  is  a  Republican  and  a  justice 
of  the  peace;  has  been  county  surveyor,  and 
has  held  borough  offices.  He  is  a  member  of 
Iron  Conclave,  Xo.  136,  I.  O.  of  Heptasophs. 
Daniel  Rife  was  married  June  21,  1860,  to 
Elizabeth  A.  Jones.  Their  children  are: 
Emma  C;  Alma  J.;  Susan  W. ;  Martha  J.; 
Mary  E. ;  and  Robert  Jones.  The  family  at- 
tend the  Methodist  church. 


JAMES  W.  HOLLAND,  Duncaimon,  Pa., 
was  born  in  Penn  to-wnship.  Perry  county, 
July  8,  1858,  son  of  Isaac  J.  and  Matilda 
(Mader)  Holland.  He  attended  the  public 
schools,  and  has  been  employed  by  the  Dun- 
cannon Iron  Company  for  twenty-five  years. 
He  is  a  Republican.  James  W.  Holland  was 
married  February  26,  1884,  to  Anna  R., 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Brooks) 
Brooks.  Their  three  children  all  died  in  in- 
fancy. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holland  are  members 
of  the  Presbvterian  church. 


SYLVESTER  SHELLER,  Duncannon, 
Pa.,  was  bom  in  Duncannon,  April  21,  1854, 
son  of  Samuel  and  Margaret  Lewis  Sheller. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  and  learned 
printing  in  the  office  of  the  ISTew  Bloomfield 
Advocate  and  Press.  From  1874  to  1876  he 
was  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Duncannon 
Record.  In  1876,  he  removed  to  Carlisle,  and 
was  for  three  years  in  the  grocery  business. 
He  returned  to  Duncannon,  and  has  for  four- 
teen years  dealt  in  coal,  lumber,  etc.  He  is 
a  Republican.  Sylvester  Sheller  married  Oc- 
tober 9,  1883,  to  Jennie,  daughter  of  Henry 
and  Anna  R.    Sweger,    of   New   Bloomfield, 


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who  died  July    20,  ISS-t.      He    attends    tlie 
Atetliodist  cliureli. 


JOHX  H.  YOUXG,  Duncannon,  Pa.,  was 
bom  October  24,  1S39,  son  of  Jacob  and  Sa- 
lome (Wax)  Young.  His  paternal  great- 
grandfather, born  in  jlanheim,  Germany, 
settled  in  Philadelphia  before  the  Revolution. 
His  grandfather,  Abraham  Young,  settled  iii 
Lebanon  county,  and  afterwards  on  the  land 
now  occupied  by  the  Duncannon  Iron  Com- 
pany, in  Perry  county.  His  maternal  grand- 
parents were  natives  of  Cumberland  county, 
but  settled  near  IN'ew  Bloomfield,  Pa.  Jacob 
Young  was  born  in  Lebanon  county,  was  a 
wheelT\Tnght  and  wagon-maker,  and  spent  his 
life  in  Duncannon.  Of  his  ten  children  those 
surviving  are :  John  H. ;  Elizabeth ;  Jacob 
A.;  Sallie;  and  Emma. 

John  H.  Young  attended  the  public  schools, 
learned  cooperage,  and  for  thirty-two  years 
has  been  in  the  employ  of  the  Duncannon 
Iron  Company.  Mr.  Young  is  a  Democrat, 
and  a  member  of  Evergreen  Lodge,  Xo.  205, 
I.  O.  O.  F.  John  H.  Young  was  married  to 
Margaret,  daughter  of  Hugh  and  Ellen 
(Lightner)  Wilson.  Their  sursdving  children 
are:  William  and  Charles.  Harvey,  Ealph 
and  Ernest  died  in  childhood. 


EDWIX  S.  BARTRUFF,  Duncannon, 
Pa.,  was  born  February  5,  1861,  son  of  John 
A.  and  Sarah  (Royer)  Bartruff.  John  A. 
Bartruff  was  born  at  Manheim,  Pa.,  October 
19,  1818.  He  taught  school  and  was  a  mil- 
ler. In  1860  he  began  farming  in  Perry 
county.  ]\Ir.  Bartruif  was  married  in  1847, 
to  Sarah  Royer.  Their  children  were: 
Henry;  Catherine;  John  A.;  Albert  B. ; 
David  E. ;  Sarah;  Edwin  S.;  Ida  xV. ;  and  Min- 
nie L.  Mr.  Bartruff  died  March  31,  1896. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  River  Brethren 
church. 

Edwin  S.  Bartruff  attended  the  schools  of 
the  township.  He  learned  carpentry,  ai  which 
he  worked  eight  years,  and  then  engaged  in 
farming.  He  is  a  Republican.  Edwin  S.  Bar- 
truff was  married  in  1893,  to  Sarah  E.,  daugh- 
ter of  Eleniy  Lower.  Their  children  are: 
Raymond  C. ;  and  John  Andrew.  Mr.  Bar- 
truff is  a  member  of  the  United  Brethren 
church. 


HEXRY  J.  SECRIST,  was  bom  in  Perry 
county,  April  12,  1855,  son  of  Jacob  and 
Elizabeth  (Dice)  Secrist.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  and  completed  his  course  at 
Mt.  Dempsey  and  Xew  Bloomfield  Acad- 
emies. He  taught  in  the  public  schools  of 
Wheatfield  and  Penn  towmships,  and  for  four 
terms  in  Duncannon,  Pa.  Ten  years  ago  he 
took  charge  of  the  dairy  farm  on  which  he 
now  resides.  Mr.  Secrist  is  a  staunch  Repub- 
lican, and  is  secretary  of  the  school  board  of 
Penn  township. 

Henry  J.  Secrist  was  married  June  23, 
1874,  to  Mary  Fi'ances,  daughter  of  John  and 
Frederica  Achenbach.  They  have  two  sons: 
John  Yv"^. ;  and  one  who  died  in  infancy.  Mr. 
Secrist  is  an  elder  in  the  Reformed  church. 


JAMES  ROSBOROUGH,  Duncannon, 
Pa.,  was  born  in  County  Derry,  Ireland,  in 
1860,  son  of  James  and  Elizabeth  (McClel- 
lan)  Rosborough,  of  Scotch  ancestry.  James 
Rosborough,  Sr.,  resides  in  Coiinty  Deny, 
and  is  engaged  in  butchering.  He  married 
Elizabeth  McClellan,  and  had  sixteen  chil- 
dren. Six  reside  in  America :  John ;  EdAvard ; 
James;  "William;  Hamilton;  and  Robert. 
Archibald;  Margaret;  Mary;  Thomas;  Annie; 
David;  Joseph;  Malinda;  and  Charles  are  in 
Ireland. 

James  Rosborough  attended  the  common 
schools  in  his  native  land.  xVt  the  age  of 
twenty-two  he  came  to  iVmerica,  has  been  an 
employee  of  the  Duncannon  Iron  Company 
for  fifteen  years.  Mr.  Rosborough  is  a  Repub- 
lican. He  was  married  in  County  Deny,  to 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary 
Rosborough.  Their  children  are:  Mary; 
Leslie;  Hamilton;  Emma;  Casper;  and  Frank. 
Mr.  Rosborough  is  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian church. 


JOIIX  A.  ZIEGLER,  w^as  bom  in  Dun- 
cannon, Pa.,  March  28,  1843,  son  of  John  S. 
and  Mary  A.  (Rlioads)  Ziegler.  John  S. 
Ziegler,  born  in  Yoi'k  county,  removed  to 
Perry  county,  and  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
life  on  his  farm  in  Wheatfield  township.  He 
was  a  Republican.  John  S.  Ziegler  was  mar- 
ried December  5,  1839,  to  Mary  A.  Rhoads. 
They  have  seven  children:  John  A.;  Wil- 
liam H. ;  Xaomi  S. ;  Charles  E. ;  F.  L.,  of  Dun- 
cannon, Pa.,  and  two  died  in  childhood.   Two 


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married  daughters,  Mrs.  Greeu  and  Mrs. 
Sheaffer,  are  also  dead.  Jolin  S.  Ziegler  and 
his  wife  were  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church. 

John  A.  Ziegler  worked  at  carpentry  for 
fourteen  years.  In  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany H,  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-third  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteei-s,  and  was  in  the  battle  of 
Fredericksburg  and  Chaucellorsville.  In 
1890,  he  established  his  present  business  at 
Dellville,  Pa.,  and  was  appointed  postmaster 
April  1,  1890.     He  is  a  Kepublican. 

John  A.  Ziegler  was  married  October  25, 
1864,  to  Henrietta  Weaver.  They  had  three 
children :  Samuel  C. ;  William  H. ;  and  An- 
nie T.  Mrs.  Ziegler  died  and  Mr.  Ziegler  mar- 
ried Mary  E.  Heller.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren: Mabel  E.;  and  John  C,  deceased. 
Mrs.  Ziegler  is  a  member  of  the  United  Breth- 
ren church. 


JOHX  WELDOX,  Dellville,  Pa.,  was 
born  in  Xew  Jersey,  June  10,  1817,  son  of 
Joseph  and  Mary  (Flowers)  Weldon.  In 
1837  he  came  from  ISTew  Jersey  to  Perry 
county.  Here  he  cleared  woodland,  and  at- 
tended school  in  the  winter  until  he  was 
twenty-five.  He  aftemvards  cultivated  the 
farm  on  which  he  resides  and  which  he  pur- 
chased from  John  Steward.  Mr.  Weldon  is 
a  Democrat.  He  has  held  township  offices; 
he  served  as  constable  forty  years,  and  was 
director  of  the  poor  one  term.  John  Weldon 
was  married  December  1,1842,  to  Susan  Stew- 
ard, who  died  October  8,  1874.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Mary;  George  Washington; 
Martha;  Joseph;  Edward;  Jane;  Hannah; 
and  William.  He  was  again  married  to  Julia 
Ann  Caifey.  Mr.  Weldon  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  church. 


HIKAM  POTTEPi,  Logania,  Pa.,  son  of 
Samuel  and  Ruth  (Willis)  Potter,  a  native  of 
Germany,  and  a  blacksmith,  was  fii-st  of  his 
family  to  come  to  Perry  county.  His  chil- 
dren were:  John;  George;  Jacob;  Samuel; 
Jonas;  and  Mrs.  John  McConnell.  Samuel ~ 
Potter  was  bom  in  1801.  His  children  are: 
James;  Silas;  Hiram;  AVilliam;  and  Ruth 
Ann.  In  1862,  Hiram  Potter  enlisted  in 
Company  A,  Sixth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers. 
Re-enlisting  in  1864,  in  Company  A,  Xinth 
Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  he  served  until  the 
close  of  the  war.    In  the  battle  of  Black  Run, 


X.  C'.,  he  was  Avounded.  He  received  hon- 
orable discharge  in  Augiist,  1865.  After  the 
war  Mr.  Potter  engaged  in  fanning.  He  is 
a  Republican. 

Hiram  Potter  Avas  man-ied  in  1867,  to  Em- 
ma Jane  Moyer.  Their  cliildren  are: 
Charles;  Fillmore;  Samuel  A.;  Beulah  M. ; 
John;  Clarence;  Russel;  Bertram;  and  Dex- 
ter. 


ELMER  S.  LOY,  Dellville,  Pa.,  was  born 
in  Wheatfield  township.  Perry  county.  Pa., 
December  31,  1870,  son  of  Andrew  and  Mar- 
garet (Lackey)  Loy.  His  grandfather, 
Michael  Loy,  settled  in  Andersonburg,  Perry 
county,  in  1832.  Andrew  Loy,  born  at  An- 
dersonburg, removed  to  Wheatfield  township 
in  1867.  He  Avas  married  to  Margaret  Lackey. 
Their  children  are:  Lewis  A.;  Leonora  A.; 
Han-iet;  Clara;  Ida;  and  Elmer  S.  Andrew 
Loy  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  United 
Brethren  church.  Both  are  dead.  Elmer  S. 
Loy  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  he 
spent  his  life  in  the  cultivation  of  his  fann. 
Elmer  S.  Loy  was  married  in  1895,  to  Clara 
Shatto.  Mr.  Loy  and  his  wife  are  members  of 
the  United  Brethren  church. 

DAVID  F.  QUIGLEY,  Dellville,  Pa., 
Avas  bom  in  Perry  county,  December  14, 
1844,  son  of  Hugh  W.  and  Sophia  (Frey) 
Quigley.  Hugh  W.  Quigley  was  bom  in 
York  county  in  1801,  went  to  Perry  county 
Avhen  a  young  man,  and  was  a  collier.  He 
Avas  a  Democrat.  He  first  married  Sophia 
Frey,  Avho  died  in  1853.  They  had  seven 
children:  William;  Mary  E.;  Abraham; 
David  F. ;  Hugh  Ross;  Xancy  Ellen;  and 
Mai*tha  C.  Mr.  Quigley  afterAvards  married 
Catherine  M.  Frey,  and  had  three  children: 
Sarah;  Lizzie;  and  John. 

David  F.  Quigley  attended  the  public 
schools,  the  Xcav  Bloomfield  Academy,  and 
the  Academy  at  Landisburg.  He  then  taught 
school  for  some  time.  Since  1886,  he  has 
been  engaged  in  farming. 

David  F.  Quigley  Avas  first  mamed  in  1873, 
to  Elizabeth  J.  Tumer,  Avho  died  February 
17,  1874,  leaving  one  child,  John  Martin. 
In  1879,  Mr.  Quigley  married  Emma  Roth. 
Their  children  are:  Bessie  A.;  Hugh  W. ; 
Lizzie  A.;  Efiie  M.;  Caroline  B.;  Ida  Flor- 
ence; Alcena  R.;  and  David  F.  Mre.  Quig- 
ley is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


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GEORGE  D.  EAFFEXSPEEGER,  Mar- 
klesville,  Pa.,  born  September  5,  1845, 
son  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Frantz)  Raff- 
ensperger.  His  father,  William  Raffensj)er- 
ger,  a  stone  mason,  was  married  to  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Isaac  Frantz.  Their  surviving 
children  are:  ]Mary  A.;  John;  George  D.; 
William  H.;  Isaac  jSTewton;  and  Samuel  L. 
]\Ir.  Ralfensperger  was  a  member  of  the  Lu- 
theran church.  He  died  April  22,  1876;  his 
^^idow  died  January  27,  1897.  George  D. 
Raffensperger  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools.  For  one  year  he  was  engaged  in 
boating  between  Williamsport  and  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.,  and  in  1863,  entered  the  service  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  as  trackman.  Two 
years  after  he  took  charge  of  a  gTocery  store 
for  one  winter.  In  1868,  he  became  a  stone 
mason,  and  he  also  owns  and  cultivates  a  fine 
farm.    He  is  a  Republican. 

George  D.  Raffensperger  was  man-ied  in 
April,  1869,  to  Sarah  E., "daughter  of  George 
and  Barbara  (Fickes)  Wise.  Their  children 
are:  Ora  S.;  Price  O. ;  Carrie  M. ;  Austin 
A.;  Harry  L. ;  AVamer  G. ;  Millar  F.;  Annie 
O. ;  and  Tamar  S.  Mr.  Raffensperger  and  his 
wife  are  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


GEORGE  CAMPBELL,  Juniata,  Pa., 
was  born  July  4,  1817,  son  of  William  and 
xinnie  (Oellig)  Camjobell,  both  natives  of 
Perry  county.  His  father  a  shoemaker  and 
carpenter,  was  married  to  Annie  Oellig. 
Their  children  were:  George;  ISTancy;  Jane; 
Annie  Pollie;  Sarah;  Elizabeth;  William; 
Margaret;  and  Catherine.  Mr.  Campbell  and 
his  mfe  were  members  of  the  Lutheran 
church.     He  died  in  1859;  his  wife  in  1831. 

George  Campbell  was  educated  in  a  sub- 
scription school,  and  being  a  poor  boy  was 
early  hired  among  strangers.  When  he  was 
sixteen  he  learned  weaving,  which  he  fol- 
lowed for  a  few  years.  In  1838,  he  removed 
to  Ohio,  worked  for  one  year  on  a  farm, 
then  returned  to  Perry  county,  and  hired  for 
one  year  to  Robert  Xelson,  on  a  farm  near 
Bloomfield.  In  1841,  he  began  boating  be- 
tween N^ewport,  Philadelphia  and  Baltimore, 
Md.,  and  continued  for  six  years.  Ten  years 
later  Mr.  Campbell  bought  his  present  farm. 
Mr.  Campbell  was  school  director  for  three 
years,  sujDeiwisor  for  one  year,  and  treasurer 
for  several  terms.  During  the  war  of  the  Re- 
bellion, he  was  treasurer  of  the  bounty  fund 


for  the  township  and  also  collected  the  school 
tax.  In  1875,  he  was  elected  commissioner  of 
Pen-y  county,  and  in  1879  tax  collector  of  the 
township. 

George  Campbell  was  mamed  January  12, 
1843,  to  Catherine,  daughter  of  John  and 
Catherine  (Lesh)  Smith.  Their  children  are: 
John  S.;  George  W.,  M.  D.;  James  A.; 
Robert  B.;  Samuel  J.;  James  Elias;  Benja- 
min F. ;  Annie  C. ;  and  Theodore  C.  Mrs. 
Campbell,  who  died  April  27,  1893,  was  a 
consistent  member  of  the  Reformed  church. 
!Mr.  Campbell  was  an  elder  in  the  Presbyte- 
rian, but  is  now  a  member  of  the  Reformed 
church. 


JEFFERSOX  E.  SUPER,  Juniata,  Pa., 
was  bom  !May  19,  1845,  son  of  Henry  and 
Mary  (Diener)  Super.  His  great-grand- 
father was  bom  in  Wuri;emberg,  Gennanv  in 
1700.  Henry,  a  brother  of  his  gTandfather, 
emigrated  to  America  and  landed  at  Balti- 
more, Md.  Mr.  Super's  paternal  gTandfather, 
John  Jacob  Super,  also  a  native  of  Wurtem- 
berg,  was  a  member  of  the  King's  body  guard. 
In  1819,  he  emigrated  to  America  and  set- 
tled near  Liverpool,  Perry  county.  About 
1806,  he  was  man-ied  to  Ellinora  Ruediger. 
Their  children  were:  John;  Christiana; 
Jacob;  Rudolph;  Henry;  Ellinora;  Kate; 
Barbara;  and  Henry  (2).  John  Jacob  Super 
and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  German 
(Lutheran)  State  church.  Mr.  Super's  ma- 
ternal grandparents  were  natives  of  Berks 
county,  Pa.  His  grandfather,  Peter  Diener, 
a  tailor,  was  of  German  descent,  and  had  ten 
children. 

Henry  Super,  blacksmith  and  farmer,  was 
born  near  Liverpool,  Pa.,  September  13, 
1820.  In  1841,  he  married  Mary,  daughter 
of  Peter  Diener.  Their  children  are: 
Charles  W.,  president  of  the  Ohio  University; 
Jefferson  E. ;  Ovando  B.,  professor  in  Dick- 
inson College;  Daniel  R.,  merchant  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo.;  John  H. ;  Alvin  D. ;  and  Irving 
H.,  in  business  in  or  near  Pottsville,  Pa. 
Henry  Super  and  his  wife  were  members  of 
the  Evangelical  church  in  which  he  was  a 
class  leader  for  many  years.  He  died  June 
13,  1864;  his  wife  December  26,  1892. 

J.  E.  Super  gTCw  up  on  the  farm  and  at- 
tended thg  district  school.  After  his  father's 
death  he  took  charge  of  the  farm,  and  in  1866 
began  farming  for   himself.      In    1870,    he 


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purchased  the  farm  Avhich  he  now  occupies. 
He  is  a  Democrat,  and  has  served  as  auditor, 
and  as  super^asor,  and  is  now  school  director. 
Mr.  Super  was  married  2^ovember  28,  1865, 
to  Salome  B.,  daughter  of  George  W.  and 
Lavena  (Eider)  McIsTaughton.  Their  chil- 
dren are :  George  H. ;  Mildred  E. ;  and  Row- 
land E. 

Airs.  Super's  grandfather,  Abraham  Rider, 
married  a  Miss  Troup.  Their  cliildren  are: 
Lavena;  Hannah;  Ephraim;  Josiah;  Rebecca; 
and  Isaac.  Mrs.  Luper's  father,  George  W.  Mc- 
JSTaughton,  farmer,  was  married  to  Lavena, 
daughter  of  Abraham  Rider.  Their  children 
are:  Salome;  Solomon;  Mary  M. ;  Emma; 
Margaret;  and  Joseph.  Mr.  Mcliaughton 
and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Dunkard 
church.  He  died  September  11,  1880.  His 
widow  resides  with  her  sou  Solomon. 


Samuel;  John;  Mary;  and  seven  who  died  in 
infancy.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown  were  members 
of  the  Lutheran  church.  He  died  January  1, 
18S1;  his  wife  in  July,  1882. 


WILLIAM  H.  RAEFEJiSPERGER,  Ju- 
niata, Pa.,  was  born  April  24,  1849,  son  of 
William  and  Elizabeth  (Frantz)  Raffensper- 
ger.  His  maternal  grandfather,  Isaac  Frantz, 
a  carpenter,  was  married  to  Anna  Mary  Crist. 
Their  children  are:  Elizabeth;  Susan;  Mary; 
John;  William;  Jonas;  Margaret;  and  Sarah. 
Isaac  Frantz  and  his  wife  were  members  of 
the  Lutheran  church.  He  died  in  1869;  his 
wife  in  May,  1874.  She  had  been  blind  for 
eighteen  years.  Mr.  Raiffensperger's  father, 
a  stone  mason,  was  married  to  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Isaac  and  Anna  Alary  (Crist) 
Frantz.  Their  children  are:  Alary;  John; 
George;  William  H. ;  Isaac  ~N.;  Samuel  L. ; 
Jonas;  and  five  whose  names  are  not  known. 
Air.  William  Raffensperger  is  deceased. 

AVilliam  H.  Raffensperger  attended  the 
public  schools,  and  then  learned  stone  ma- 
sonry, at  which  he  was  employed  for  seven- 
teen years.     In  1884,  he  began  farming. 

AVilliam  H.  Raffensperger  was  married 
February  29,  1872,  to  Ellen,  daughter  of 
John  and  Catherine  (Lenig)  Browm.  Their 
children  are:  AVilliam  L.;  John  H.;  Edith 
H.;  Samuel  F.;  Charles  S.;  Harry  O.;  Allies 
B. ;  and  one  who  died  in  infancy.  Air.  Raff- 
ensperger and  his  family  are  members  of  the 
Evangelical  church. 

Airs.  Raffensperger's  parents  were  natives 
of  Perry  county.  Her  father,  John  Brown, 
blacksmith  and  farmer,  was  married  to  Cath- 
erine, daughter  of  Jacob  and  Catherine 
Lenig.     Their  children  are:     Jacob;  Ellen; 


HENRY  H.  BLACK,  Juniata,  Pa.,  was 
born  February  8,  1859,  son  of  Henry  and 
Sophia  (Vantz)  Black.  His  maternal  grand- 
father, Air.  Yantz,  blacksmith  and  merchant, 
was  a  resident  of  Xewport,  Pa.,  for  sixty 
years.  He  was  married  to  Aliss  Gabel.  Air. 
Yantz  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the 
Church  of  God.  Air.  Black's  father,  Henry 
Black,  car2Denter,  was  man'ied  to  Sophia, 
daughter  of  George  Yantz.  Their  children 
were:  Olive;  Henry  PL;  Philma  G.;  Eliza- 
beth; Sarah;  and  Alargaret.  Air.  Henry 
Black  and  wife  were  members  of  the  Aleth- 
odist  chiirch. 

Henry  H.  Black  received  his  education  in 
the  public  schools.  In  1874,  he  obtained  em- 
ployment with  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
Company,  and  continued  one  year.  In  1881, 
he  returned  to  tlie  company's  service  as  brake- 
man,  and  eleven  years  later  received  a  con- 
ductorship  which  he  still  holds.  In  1888 
he  bought  a  farm  and  although  he  cultivates 
the  land,  he  still  holds  his  position  on  the 
railroad  and  is  a  member  of  the  Pennsylva- 
nia Railroad  Relief  Association. 

Air.  Black  is  a  Republican.  Henry  H. 
Black  was  married  January  15,  1880,  to 
Clara  A.  Smith.  Their  children  are:  AVal- 
ter  E.;  Alice  S.;  AVilliam  H.;  Alary  E.; 
Katie  and  Harry,  twins;  Carry,  born  January 
S,  1893. 


ISAAC  D.  DUXKEL,  Xewport,  Pen-y 
county,  Pa.,  was  bom  in  Halifax,  Dauphin 
county.  Pa.,  January  2,  1828,  and  is  of  Ger- 
man descent.  His  father,  Jacob  Dunkel,  a 
native  of  Dauphin  county,  was  a  farmer  and 
weaver.  He  died  in  1849,  aged  sixty-two. 
He  married  Alary  Bower.  Air.  Dunkel  was 
a  strong  Democrat.  He  served  during  the 
war  of  1812.  His  children  are:  Alichael; 
Elizabeth;  Alary;  two  that  died  in  infancy'; 
John;  Isaac  D. ;  AVilliam;  and  Joseph. 

Isaac  D.  Dunkel  first  attended  a  subscri2> 
tion  school,  and  afterwards  public  school.  He 
began  fami  '^'tork  when  thirteen  years  old, 
receiving  five  dollars  per  month,  and  his 
board.  In  1859,  he  opened  a  hotel  at  Halifax; 
the  next  year,  he  kei>t  the  Eagle  House,  in 


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New  Bloomfield,  and  the  following  year  the 
hotel  at  ^rontgomeiy  Feny.  In  1862,  Mr. 
Duniel  unlisted  in  Company  E,  One  Hundred 
and  Seventy-third  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
was  promoted  to  first  lieutenant,  and  served 
in  Virginia  iintil  his  discharge,  August  17, 
1863.  He  again  enlisted,  in  Company  I,  Two 
Hundred  and  Eighth  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, and  was  promoted  to  the  first  lieutenancy 
before  leaving  camp.  His  first  battle  was  at 
Fort  Steadman.  His  next  at  Fort  Hill  or  Pe- 
tersburg; he  took  part  in  all  other  fights  until 
the  suiTender  of  Greneral  Lee,  and  was  at  the 
grand  review  in  "Washington,  D.  C.  He  kept 
successively  the  Ninth  Ward  Hotel  in  New- 
port two  years,  the  Fanners'  and  Drovers' 
Hotel  for  ten  years,  and  a  hotel  at  j\Iillerstown 
three  years.  He  was  in  other  busitkess  there 
for  three  years,  and  after  one  unoccupied 
year,  opened  a  restaurant.  In  1889,  he  re- 
turned to  New  Bloomfield,  and  conducted  a 
hotel  five  years;  he  has  since  been  in  the 
wholesale  liquor  business  in  Newport. 

Isaac  D.  Dunkel  was  married  in  18-17,  to 
Miss  Maiy  Ann  Charles.  Their  children  are: 
Michael  F.;  Mark  Jones;  Catherine  E.;  and 
IMary  V.  Mr.  Diinkel  is  a  decided  Democrat, 
and  advocates  the  gold  standard. 


AMOS  W.  KOUGH,  Newport,  Peiry 
count}'.  Pa.,  was  born  in  Perry  county,  No- 
vember 14,  1854.  His  gTandfather,  Joha 
Ko'Ugh,  settled  at  Sulphur  Springs,  where  he 
inherited  a  large  tract  of  land  from  his  father. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Kough,  Ever- 
hardt  &  Lloyd,  in  the  foundry  and  furnace 
business.  He  was  an  old  line  Whig.  He  mar- 
ried Eleanor  Haller|ieter,  and  had  eight  chil- 
dren. After  his  wife's  death,  he  retired  to 
Newport,  where  he  died  in  1869,  aged  seven- 
ty-rdne  years.  His  so'n,  AVilliam  Kough,  on 
account  of  his  father's  failure,  began  as  a  poor 
boy.  In  1867,  he  and  Mr.  Everhardt  formed 
a  partnership  in  the  g-rain  business.  Later  the 
firm  became  William  Kough  &  Sons,  and  this 
continued  for  two  years;  he  then  sold  his  in- 
terest to  his  sons,  farmed  the  homestead  four 
years,  and  removed  to  Newport,  where  he  died 
in  1893.  aged  eighty  years;  his  wife  died 
eight  years  before.  William  Kough  was  a 
militia  captaili.  He  voted  -with  the  Republi- 
cans. Llis  children  are :  JohnW.  S. ;  Sarah 
(Mrs.  Ephraim  Weise) ;  Mary,  widow  of  John 
Acker;   Maggie  (Mrs.  Watson  Gantt);   Katy, 


man-ied  Rev.  H.  A.  Stoke;  AVilliam  H. ;  Am- 
brose;   and  Amos  W. 

Amos  AV.  Koug'h  w;h  (Mlncuted  in  the  pub- 
lic schools,  in  Mr.  AVriu'lit's  select  school,  at 
MillerstO'Wn,  Pa.,  and  at  Newport.  At  nine- 
teen years  of  age,  he  began  teaching  school 
and  was  so  engiaged  for  five  terms.  He  was 
then  for  one  year  in  the  merchant  tailoring 
and  ready-made  clothing  biTsiness  at  Carlisle, 
Pa.,  then  worked  on  the  fann  with  his  father 
three  years  and  a  half,  and  then  came  to  New- 
port, and  in  1881,  bought  the  stock  of  goods 
of  Mr.  AVeise.  Six  yeaa^s  later  he  bought  the 
ground  on  which  are  situated  two  houses  and 
store  room,  where  he  has  since  carried  on  his 
business. 

Air.  Kough  was  married,  Januaiy  8,  1880, 
to  Annie,  daughter  of  A.  K.  Long,  of  New- 
port, Pa.  Their  children  are:  Hany  M.; 
Nellie  AfcKenzie;  Ralph  Long;  Irene  Loy; 
and  Jessie  Alaria.  lit.  Kough  is  a  Republi- 
can, and  is  serving  >as  school  director.  He  is 
a  deacon  in  the  Lutheran  church.  On  Octo- 
ber 1,  1896,  Mr.  Kough  suffered  a  serious  loss 
in  the  death  of  his  trastworthy  clerk,  Russel 
Harting,  who  was  killed  at  a  railroad  crossing. 


AERAHAAI  FREDERICK  KEIAI,  New- 
port, Pa.,  was  born  at  Ne^vport,  Pa.,  June  14, 
1842.  His  father,  John  Keim,  was  bom  in 
Berks  county.  Pa.,  January  25,  1818,  and 
when  about  two  years  old  was  brought  to  Sny- 
der ^county,  and  later  to  Peny  county.  He 
was  a  relative  of  General  Keim,  of  Reading, 
Pa.  After  his  marriage,  he  embarked  in  mer- 
cantile business  at  Newport,  in  which  he  con- 
tinued until  the  business  panic  of  1857.  He 
died  January  16,  1888.  John  Keim  miarried 
Narcissa  Nipple.  Their  children  are:  Oliver 
T.;  Abraham  F.;  Zach.  T.;  Madge;  and 
others  who  died  in  infancy. 

Abraham  F.  Keim  attended  school  iintil  he 
was  fifteen.  After  his  father  suspended  busi- 
ness, his  brother,  Oliver  T.,  started  a  small 
general  store  at  Newport,  in  1860,  in  which 
he  was  clerk  for  five  yeai"s.  He  enlisted  Janu- 
ary 31,  1865,  in  Company  D,  Forty-seventh 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  was  detailed 
for  clerical  duty  at  Philadelphia,  where  he  re- 
mained until  his  discharge  on  Alay  23,  1865. 
After  his  mamage  he  was  a  day  laborer  at 
Newport  for  some  years.  From  1871  to  1875, 
he  conducted  a  store  in  Ne^v7>ol•t.  He  then 
removed  to  the  old  post-office  building,  added 


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a  stock  of  <hj  goods,  and  continvied  the  busi- 
]ie.ss  until  the  fall  of  1876,  when  he  sold  it 
to  J.  H.  Kumler.  From  1878  to  1893,  he 
was  justice  of  the  peace,  and  has  since  been 
a  notary  public.  From  1878  to  1881,  he  kept 
the  books  of  Jones  Bros.  He  is  also  local  agent 
of  four  fire  insurance  companies.  Mr.  Keim 
is  a  staunch  Eepublican. 

Abraham  F.  Keim  was  married  in  June, 
1865,  to  Julia  A.,  daughter  of  Philip  Zeigler, 
of  Oliver  township.  Their  children  are:  A. 
M\'Ttie;  Hany  T. ;  Loyette;  and  Charles  E. 
Pugh.  Mr.  Keim  is  a  member  of  the  Metho- 
dist church. 


W.  H.  DIVEN",  JsTewport,  Pa.,  was  bom 
in  Jimiata  county,  Pa.,  April  4,  1832.  His 
father,  Peter  Diven,  was  born  in  Dauphin 
county,  Pa.,  and  was  a  miller.  About  1812, 
he  removed  to  Mexico,  Juniata  county.  He 
was  a  Democrat.  He  died  at  Mexico,  Pa.,  in 
1S36.  Mr.  Diven  man-ied  Sarah  Keanis,  who 
died  in  1865.  Their  children  are:  George; 
John ;  Thomas  K. ;  David ;  W.  H. ;  and  Jo- 
seph P. 

W.  H.  Diven  attended  the  public  schools, 
and  the  Tusearora  Academy.  In  1852,  he 
entered  Pennsylvania  College,  at  Gettysburg, 
but  left  college  in  the  junior  year,  and  taught 
school  for  two  years,  after  which  he  studied 
theology  for  two  years  in  Gettysburg  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  preparatory  to  entering  the 
ministry  in  the  Lutheran  church.  In  1890, 
]\Ir.  Diven  retired  from  the  ministr)',  and  took 
up  the  business  of  fire  insurance.  "Wliile  in 
the  ministry  he  had  charge  of  the  church  at 
Duncannon,  Pa.,  four  years,  at  Livei'pool,  Pa., 
seven  years,  and  of  the  Salona  church  in  Clin- 
ton county,  thirteen  years,  after  which  he 
traveled  as  financial  agent  of  a  college  for 
four  yeai'S. 

In  1857,  W.  H.  Diven  was  manied  to  Sarah 
A.,  daughter  of  Simon  and  Sophia  Stroup, 
of  Lewistown,  Pa.  Their  children  are: 
George  S.;  Came  A.;  DaAid  H.;  Luther 
E.;  Charles  A.;  William  A.;  Eobert  W.;  and 
Laura  E.,  who  died  in  1881. 


EPHEAIM  B.  WEISE,  Newport,  Pa., 
was  born  March  25,  1833,  son  of  George  and 
Mary  Elizabeth  (Apple)  AYeise.  George 
Weise  was  born  in  Cimiberland  county.  Pa., 
in  1783,  and  was  a  farmer.  In  1815,  he 
bought  a  tract  of  land  in  Centre  township. 


In  1845,  he  removed  to  Juniata  township  and 
farmed  on  shares.  His  death  occuiTed 
January  4,  1855;  his  wife  died  about  1868. 
Their  children  are :  William;  Matilda;  Mag- 
dalene; Catherine;  Elizabeth;  Joanna; 
Mary;  Keziah;  George;  Rebecca;  Caroline; 
Susanna;  Amelia;  and  Ephraim  B. 

Ephraim  B.  Weise  attended  the  public 
schools,  the  academy  at  iSTew  Bloomfield,  and 
the  Marklesville  schools.  In  the  winter  of 
1855-56  he  taught  school,  and  in  the  succeed- 
ing spring  went  to  Illinois,  where  he  worked 
on  a  farm  for  eight  months,  and  then  returned 
home.  After  his  marriage,  he  taught  in  winter 
and  worked  on  the  farm  during  the  summer, 
iintil  August,  1864,  when  he  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany E,  Two  Hundred  and  Eighth  Pennsylva- 
nia Volunteers,  with  the  rank  of  orderly  ser- 
geant. He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Fort 
Steadman  and  Petersburg,  and  in  numerous 
skirmishes.  He  was  honorably  discharged, 
June  7,  1865.  In  the  spring  of  1866,  he  set- 
tled in  iSTewport,  and  was  employed  in  the 
planing-mill  until  September,  1873,  when  he 
embarked  in  mercantile  business.  He  now 
lives  retired.  Mr.  Weise  is  a  Republican,  and 
served  as  county  treasurer  from  1882  to  1885, 
and  in  several  borough  offices.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber and  a  trustee  of  the  United  Evangelical 
church.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  G.  A.  R., 
at  Newport.  Ephraim  B.  Weise  was  married 
in  1857,  to  Sadie,  daughter  of  William  and 
Mary  (McKenzie)  Kough. 


W.  H.  GA^TT,  ^^ewport.  Pa.,  was  bom 
January  25,  1853,  son  of  Jesse  L.  and  Ellen 
(Kough)  Gantt.  Jesse  L.  Gantt  was  born  in 
1810.  He  was  a  merchant  at  Duncannon,  and 
K"ewport ;  he  has  for  thirty  years  kept  a  hotel. 
He  built  the  Gantt  House,  which  was  burned 
in  1875;  he  then  erected  the  present  brick 
structure,  the  Central  Hotel.  He  was  a  Re- 
publican. He  first  married  Ellen  Kough,  who 
died  in  1853;  their  children  are:  John  C; 
Ellen;  Sarah;  and  W.  H.  Mr.  Gantt  after- 
wards married  Caroline  Sheibley,  widow  o£ 
Mr.  Spotts;  they  had  two  children:  Jacob; 
and  Jesse.  Mrs.  Gantt  was  accidentally 
burned  to  death.  Mr.  Gantt  died  in  1880. 
He  was  a  Presbyterian. 

W.  H.  Gantt  attended  the  public  schools 
at  jSl^ewport  mitil  he  was  sixteen,  and  then 
served  an  apprenticeship  of  three  years  with 
a  jeweler  in  Llarrisburg.     Returning  to  New- 


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port,  he  opened  a  jewelry  store.  In  1875,  W. 
H.  Gantt  was  man-ied  to  Olive,  daughter  of 
Jesse  S.  Butz;  they  have  one  child,  Frank 
C.  ]Mr.  Gantt  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian   church. 


Mr.  Fickes  is  a  Republican.    He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church. 


D.  H.  SPOTTS,  Newport,  Pa.,  son  of  Reu- 
ben and  Caroline  (Shively)  Spotts,  was  bom  in 
December,  1850.  Reuben  Spotts,  farmer, 
was  bom  in  Perry  county,  in  1811.  His  wife 
is  now  deceased.  Three  of  their  four  children 
died  young;    the  only  sur\'iv'or  is  D.  H. 

D.  H.  Spotts  attended  the  common  schools, 
and  when  sixteen  years  old,  became  a  clerk  in 
a,  dry  goods  store  at  Harrisburg,  where  he  con- 
tinued for  several  years,  and  was  then  clerk 
in  a  clothijig  store  in  Philadelphia  for  a  year. 
He  came  to  Xewport  about  1884,  and  worked 
for  Mr.  Dukes,  the  clothier,  for  ten  years. 
He  then  bought  the  stock  of  his  employer, 
and  has  ever  since  continiied  the  business, 
enlarging  the  stock  and  increasing  the  trade. 
He  married  Emma,  daughter  of  Israel  Tennis. 
Their  children  are:  Charles  H. ;  and  Albeit 
O.  Mr.  Spotts  is  a  "'gold  Republican;"  is  a 
member  of  the  F.  and^A.  M.,  the  I.  O.  O.  F., 
and  the  K.  G.  E.,  at  Xewport. 


GIBSOX  FICKES,  Xewport,  Pa.,  son  of 
Henrv'  and  Rebecca  Leah  (Hoffman)  Fickes, 
was  born  April  10,  1850.  His  grandfather, 
Benjamin  Fickes,  a  farmer  in  Adams  county, 
came  to  Perry  county,  and  acquired  a  large 
estate.  Henry  Fiekes  received  as  his  share 
of  his  father's  estate,  that  part  of  the  farm  on 
which  the  buildings  stand,  and  also  bought 
the  shares  of  some  of  the  other  heirs;  he  be- 
came the  owner  of  more  than  900  acres.  He 
died  in  1893;  his  wife's  death  occurred  before 
his  own.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Reformed, 
and  she  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Josiah;  Benjamin;  Sarah;  Ann; 
Andrew  J. ;    Gibson ;    Jane  F. ;    and  Belle  M. 

Gibson  Fickes  a'ttended  the  public  schools 
and  worked  on  the  fama  up  to  his  twenty-fii'st 
year,  when  he  embarked  in  the  grain  biisiness, 
at  Xew]>ort,  with  his  brother,  Andrew  J.  In 
1886,  Gibson  built  his  present  warehouse,  and 
has  since  conducted  the  business  alone.  He 
is  also  interested  in  farm  lands.  Gibson 
Fickes  w^as  married  in  December,  1873,  to 
Mary  Eby.  Their  children  are :  Xellie  R. ; 
Andrew  C.;  Flo  M.;  Susan  R. ;  Sarah  L.; 
Mary  Gertrude;    and  Stanley  G. 


WILLIAM  ALEXAXDER  MEMIXGER, 
X'ewport,  Pa.,  son  of  Theodore  and  Cath- 
erine (Hopple)  Meminger,  was  born  De- 
cember 17,  1840.  His  gi-eat-grandfather, 
Theodore  Meminger,  a  practicing  physician 
at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  desiring  when  advanced 
in  years  a.  more  quiet  home,  went  to  Liberty 
valley.  Perry  coimty,  Pa.,  in  1815,  accom- 
panied by  his  wife,  Hannah  (Fell)  Meminger, 
and  their  only  child,  Theodore,  Jr.  Here  the 
Doctor  bought  a  place,  and  passed  the  remain- 
der of  his  days.  He  and  his  wife  Avere  mem- 
bers of  the  Society  of  Friends;  she  died  in 
1847. 

Theodore  Meminger  (2),  grandfather  of 
William  A.,  was  born  in  1790.  In  1815,  he 
married  Susannah  McKean,  born  in  1792. 
Their  children  are:  Theodore;  George;  Mary; 
Rev.  William;  John;  and  James  G. 

Theodore  Meminger  (3),  was  bom  Xovem- 
ber  10,  1816,  and  educated  in  the  common 
schools  and  in  the  Lewistown  Academy.  Fie 
taught  school  one  term.  He  was  equally  skill- 
ful as  a  shoem'aker,  mason  and  blacksmith. 
His  death  occurred  in  1882.  In  1840,  Mr. 
Meminger  married  Catherine  Hopple,  who 
died  in  1884.  Their  children  are:  William 
Alexander;  George  T.;  John  M.  and  James 
H.,  twins;  Theodore;  Samuel  H. ;  Mary  J.; 
Aquilla  R. ;  and  Alem  L.  Mr.  Meminger 
was  a  Republican.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

William  Alexander  Meminger  attended  the 
common  scliools,  and  the  Tuscarora  Academy. 
In  Xovember,  1862,  Mr.  Meminger  began  to 
teach,  and  pursued  that  vocation  for  thirty- 
one  consecutive  terms.  His  principal  occujDa- 
tion  before  removing  toXewport,was  fanning; 
for  twenty-three  years  he  was  in  demand  as  a 
surve.yor.  He  served  thirteen  years  and  a  half 
as  justice  of  the  peace  in  Tuscarora  township, 
and  in  1893  was  elected  to  this  office  at  Xew- 
port. He  is  -a  Republican.  Mr.  Meminger 
is  a  member  of  the  K.  G.  E.,  and  secretary  of 
his  castle;  at  one  time,  he  was  a  member  of 
the  I.  0.  O.  F.,  O.  U.  A.  M.,  and  Red  Men. 

William  A.  Meminger  was  mamed  Marcih 
16,  1866,  to  Mary  C.  Jacobs,  who  died  Sep- 
tember 28,  1868,  lea.ving  one  son,  John  G. 
!Mr.  ^leminger  was  married  October  10,  1872, 
to    Miss    Long;     they    have    two    children: 


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Bertlia  J.;  and  Ira  M.     Mr.  Meminger  is  a 
member  of  the  United  Evangelioal  clmi'cli. 


PEEEY  K.  BEAXBT,  ^^ewi^ort,  Pa.,  son 
of  Cliarles  C.  and  Jane  (Gilfilen)  Erandt,  was 
born  July  5,  1851.  His  ancestors  came 
from  Germany.  His  gi-andfather,  Anthony 
Brandt,  was  bom  in  1785,  and  died  in  1855. 
He  married  Elsie  Cox,  of  Jnniata  county.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  blaeksmilli,  and  for  a  time 
kept  a  hotel  at  Millei-stown,  Pa.  He  was  a 
Democrat.  His  son,  Charles  C.  Brandt,  was 
born  in  Millerstown,  Pa.,  in  1818,  and  reared 
on  the  farm.  His  children  are:  Ard; 
Jefferson;  Charles;  James;  Josephine;  Mary; 
Perry  K.;  William;  Delphine;  Milton;  and 
George.  Mr.  Brandt  was  a  Democrat;  he 
served  one  term  as  county  commissioner,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  legislature  in  1856-57. 
His  death  occun-ed  in  1884.  His  wife  was 
born  in  1819,  and  died  in  1893. 

Perry  K.  Brandt  attended  public  schools 
and  select  schools  at  Millerstown,  after  which 
he  taught  school  for  seven  terms.  He  then 
took  a  course  in  ihe  Iron  City  Commersial 
College,  was  graduated  in  1872,  and  again 
taught  school  two  terms.  Then  he  was  cashier 
of  the  Eeoples  Baidi,  until  the  Iv'ational  Bank 
was  organized,  July  1,  1893,  in  which  he  has 
since  held  the  same  position.  Mr.  Brandt  was 
married,  February  5,  1880,  to  Catherine 
Long;  their  children  are:  Edith;  Charles; 
Mary;  Annie;  James;  Edgar;  and  Gertrude. 

Mr.  Brandt  is  interested  in  farm  lands.  He 
is  a  Dem>Grat,  has  served  as  pi'e-sident  of  the 
council  two  years,  and  has  also  serve  1  three 
years  o^i  the  school  board.  He  is  a  trustee  of 
the  Presbyterian  church  of  ISTeWiiort. 


GEOEGE  W.  ZIXX,  Xewport,  Pa.,  son  of 
George  and  Eliza  (Hartzell)  Zinn,  was  bom 
December  6,  1834.  His  ancestors  came  from 
Holland.  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Suavely) 
Zinn,  his  grandparents,  were  natives  of  L<eb- 
anon  county,  and  died  in  Perry  county.  Their 
son,  George  Zinn,  was  born  near  Cornwall, 
Pa.,  and  came  with  his  parents  to  Perry  coun- 
ty. He  was  a  famier,  and  conducted  saw  and 
giist-mills.  He  died  in  1842.  His  wife  died 
at  the  age  of  seventy-five.  Their  children  are: 
Joseph;  John  H. ;  George  W. ;  Levi;  Wil- 
liam;  and  Margaret. 

George  "W.  Zinn  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  and  in  the  Cumberland  Valley  Insti- 


tute, and  was  for  many  years  a  teacher.  In 
1859,  he  went  to  Pikes  Peak  on  a  pr'ospecting 
tour.  In  1861,  Mr.  Zina  enlisted  in  Compmy 
H,  Eorty-seventh  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
as  corporal,  and  served  until  September  18, 
1864,  when  his  term  exjnred.  On  his  return, 
he  opened  a  livery  stable  at  Xewport.  In 
1866,  Mr.  Zian  was  appointed  Deputy  Inter- 
nal Keveniie  Assessor,  and  held  the  office  until 
1870,  still  continuing  his  livery  business.  He 
served  as  justice  of  the  peaoe  for  ten  years, 
and  has  served  since  that  time  as  notary  pub- 
lic; he  was  also  an  attorney  in  the  Pension 
Department,  as  claim  agent.  An  insurance 
agency  is  a  branch  of  his  business.  Mr.  Zinn 
is  a  Democrat. 

George  W.  Zinn  was  married  in  1866  to 
Annie  Mary,  daughter  of  J.  D.  Hight;  they 
have  one  child,  Effie  Viola.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  church. 

REV.  SA^IUEL  W.  SEIBEBT,  Xe^^■l>ort, 
Pa.,  son  of  La\\Tence  W.  and  Mary  A.  (Miller) 
Seibert,  was  born  in  Shenandoah  county,  Va., 
April  1,  1824.  The  Seibert  family  oiiginat- 
ed  in  AVurtemberg,  Germany,  whence  the 
rei>resentatives  emigrated  to  England,  and 
thence  to  America,  and  settled  in  Virginia. 
Jacob  Seibert  Avas  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution- 
ary waa-  from  the  beginning  to  the  close.  He 
married  Jeretali  White  Lawrence,  of  Scoteh- 
Irisli  descent.  Their  childi*en  were:  John; 
William;  Lawrence  W. ;  Margaret;  and 
Sarah.  Lawrence  W.  Seibert  was  born  near 
Strasburg,Va.  He  studied  law  and  was  a  noted 
stump  speaker,  but  became  a  planter  and 
did  not  practice  law;  he  died  in  1866.  He 
married  first  Mary  Ann  Miller,  who  was  born 
in  1801,  and  died  in  1834;  they  had  eight 
children.  Mr.  Seibert  afterward  maiTied 
Amelia  Marshal,  and  had  six  children. 

Samuel  W.  Seibert  was  the  fourth  of  eight 
children.  He  attended  subscription  schools, 
and  the  Fairview  Academy.  In  1841,  he 
studied  for  one  year  at  Cambaidge  College, 
Ind.  He  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Evan- 
gelical church,  in  which  he  rendered  over- 
forty  years  of  service.  Through  his  instru- 
mentality, over  a  score  of  church  edifices  have 
been  built,  and  a  number  of  parsonages,  and 
he  has  given  the  right  hand  of  fello'wship  to 
over  2,000  new  members.  He  has  a  comfort- 
able home  at  Xewport,  and  preaches  as  oppor- 
tunity and  strength  permit.     He  also  super- 


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intends  liis  farm  of  196  acres,  and  lie  is  one 
of  the  stockholders  and  a  director  in  the  New- 
port ]S[ational  Bank.  Mr.  Seibert  is  a  staunch 
Democrat,  and  advocates  free  silver,  but  al- 
ways respects  the  views  of  opponents. 

In  1846,  Rev.  S.  W.  Seibert  married  Elea- 
nor K.  jSTelson.  Their  children  are:  William 
jN".,  Esq.,  Xew  Bloomiield;  James  L.,  M.  D., 
Bellefonte,  Pa.;  Virginia  Ft.;  and  Virginia, 
Ann  and  Charles,  all  deceased. 


JONAS  SMITH,  Newport,  Pa.,  was  bom 
in  Perry  county,  November  9,  1818.  His 
grandfather,  Peter  Smith  (1),  a  farmer,  was 
born  and  lived  in  Berks  county,  Pa.  His 
brothei',  ]\Iartin  Smith,  was  a  Bevolutionary 
soldier.  Peter  Smith  (2),  father  of  Jonas 
Smith,  was  born  and  reared  in  Berks  county, 
where  he  died.  He  maiTied  Margaret  Lesh; 
their  only  surviving  childi-en  are:  Jonas; 
Daniel;  and  Margaret.  Mr.  Smith  was  a 
Democrat.  He  died  in  Perry  county.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Eeformed  chiu'ch. 

Jonas  Smith  attended  both  subscription  and 
public  schools.  He  learned  shoe  making,  but 
relinquished  it  for  farming.  In  1842,  he  mar- 
ried Mary  Ann  Bender,'  of  Cumberland  coun- 
ty. Pa.  He  has  always  been  a  staunch  Demo- 
crat. He  is  a  member  of  the  Eeformed 
church.  His  children  are:  William  H.,  died 
at  Newport;  Le^vis,  on  the  home  farm;  and 
Jacob,  died  young. 

Jonas  Smith  seiwed  ui  the  late  war,  being 
enrolled  November  2,  1862,  in  Capt.  Henry 
Charles'  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Sev- 
enty-third Pennsylvania  Drafted  Militia,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  June  19,  1863,  at 
Norfolk,  Va.,  by  reason  of  disability.  Jonas 
Smith  died  January  7,  1897,  in  his  seventy- 
ninth  year.  His  wife,  Margaret  Ann  Smith, 
born  May  5,  1820,  died  March  21,  1897. 


SIMON  FLEISHER,  Newport,  Pa.,  was 
born  in  Perry  coimty,  March  17,  1857.  His 
mother  died  in  1864,  and  his  father  in  1867. 
He  engaged  in  farming,  and  when  twenty- 
three  years  of  age  bought  one  hundred  acres 
of  land,  which  he  improved  and  cultivated. 
In  1880,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Toomey. 
Their  children  are:  Charles  Russel;  Ralph 
Benton;  Perry;  Gertrude  F. ;  Clarence  E. ; 
Harry  Roy,  died  in  infancy;  and  Cloyd  S. 
Mr.  Fleisher  is  a  Democrat.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Lutheran  chirrch. 


MICHAEL  SMITH,  Newport,  Pa.,  was 
born  February  26,  1827.  His  grandfather, 
Wendal  Smith,  was  born  and  reared  in  Berks 
county,  Pa.,  married  Barbara  He\^erling,  re- 
mo\'ed  to  Perry  county,  and  settled  on  the  old 
honrestead  about  ninety  years  ago.  For  fifteen 
years  before  his  death  he  was  blind,  and  his 
grandson,  Michael,  when  five  year's  old,  led 
him  aliout  by  the  hand.  He  was  one  of  the 
foremost  men  of  the  county.  He  died  aged 
seventy -five  years. 

Michael  Smith,  Sr.,  l)orn  in  Berks  county. 
Pa.,  came  with  his  parents  to  Perry  county 
in  1806.  After  reaching  manhood  he  settled 
on  a  part  of  the  Wilson  fann,  which  is  now 
owned  by  his  son,  Michael.  He  was  a  Demo- 
crat. He  first  married  Catharine  Lenig;  their 
children  are:  Elizabeth;  David;  Michael; 
Jacob;  Catherine;  Julia;  and  Barbara.  Mrs. 
Smith  died,  and  Mr.  'Smith  married  Elizabeth 
Fickes,  widow  of  Mr.  Brown.  Mr.  Smith 
died  in  1844;  his  wrfe,  1884.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church. 

Michael  Smith  attended  subscription  and 
pul^lic  schools.  He  worked  at  home  until  his 
father's  death,  after  which,  remaining  on  the 
farm  with  his  four  sisters,  he  became  the  su]3- 
port  of  the  fanrily.  At  his  majority,  he  bought 
the  homestead  farm,  and  has  cultivated  it 
e\er  since.  In  1858,  he  married  Miss  Harriet 
Crist,  of  New  Bloomfield.  His  children  are: 
Newton  Kurtz;  and  Annie  E.  Mr.  Smith, 
fonnerly  a  Republican,  is  now  a  Prohibition- 
ist.    He  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


J.  AV.  ULSH  was  born  April  8,  1832,  in 
Perry  coimty,  son  of  Joseph,  a  miller  and  far- 
mer, and  Susan  (Kline)  IJlsh.  About  1852, 
J.  W.  Ulsh  went  v;ith  his  father  and  his  two 
brothers,  Leonard  and  Reuben,  to  California, 
by  way  of  the  Isthmus  of  Panama.  They  re- 
mained in  California  about  four  year-s,  and 
then  returned  to  their  home. 

J.  W.  Ulsh  was  marTied  in  1857,  to  Susan, 
daughter  of  Joel  Rickabaugh.  Their  children 
are:  Morrow;  William  R.;"Effie  S.;  Mary  C; 
Caroline;  Annette;  John  W. ;  and  Edna  M. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ulsh  were  brought  up  in 
the  Lirtheran  church,  but  became  Methodists; 
Mrs.  Ulsh,  who  was  an  excellent  woman,  a 
good  wife  and  mother,  died  in  1896,  and  was 
interred  at  the  Hill  church.  j\Ir.  Ulsh  is  ac- 
tive in  church  work,  and  is  a  triistee.  He  is  a 
Democrat. 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


S A:\IU EL  H.  BAKER,  Milleretown,  Pa., 
son  of  Joliu.aiid  Mary  (Shull)  Baker,  was  born 
January  1,  1S21.  Elis  grandfather,  Daniel 
Baker,  a  farmer,  was  born  in  Pliiladelpliia 
county.  Pa.  His  children  were:  Daniel; 
John;  and  Mary.  John  Baker  was  born  in 
Philadelphia  county.  He  inherited  half  of 
his  father's  large  farm  in  Greenwood  town- 
ship. He  married  Mary  Shull;  their  ohildren 
are:  Elizabeth;  Joshua;  Mary;  and  Samuel 
PI.  Mr.  Baker  died  about  1825;  his  wife  in 
1862. 

Samuel  H.  Baker  attended  the  common 
schools  until  he  was  sixteen,  and  was  then 
clerk  in  the  store  of  J.  and  T.  Beaver,  New- 
port, Pa.;  in  1841,  entered  the  store  of  J.  & 
D.  Strawbridge,  Sharon,  Pa.,  and  two  years 
later  the  store  of  Major  Haines  at  ISTe^vjJort. 
In  the  ensuing  spring,  he  avas  married,  and 
until  1862,  occupied  the  homestead.  Ele  then 
had  charge  of  the  store  of  Eshelman  &  Ricka- 
baugh  for  one  year,  and  next  bought  his  pres- 
ent place  of  thirty-five  acres,  which  he  rented, 
and  was  for  two  years  clerk  for  D.  M.  Ricka- 
baugh,  at  Millerstown,  Pa.,  after  which  he 
returned  to  his  own  place  and  opened  a  gen- 
eral store,  which  he  has  since  conducted. 

Mr.  Baker  is  a  staunch  Democrat;  was  jus- 
tice of  the  peace  for  fifteen  years,  and  has 
sei'ved  as  county  auditor.  He  has  been  post- 
master at  Xekoda,  Pen-y  county,  since  1877. 
He  is  a  member  of.  the  United  Brethren 
•church. 

Mr.  Baker  was  mamed  May  1,  1844,  to 
Eliza  Rickabaugh.  Their  children  are: 
Joshua,  manager  of  the  Hotel  Lafayette,  Phil- 
adelphia, Pa.,  married  Jennie  Morrison,  have 
two  children,  Harry  U.,  and  a  daughter,  Ray; 
and  Valeria  G.  (Mrs.  Charles  H.  Hopple),  of 
Millerstown,  has  one  child,  Jennie. 


DAVID  R.  ACKER,  Acker,  Pa.,  was  born 
September  15,  1860.  Casper .  Acker,  gTcat- 
grandfather  of  D.  R.  Acker,  settled  in  Green- 
wood township,  and  died  there  in  1813.  He 
married  Maria  Brandt.  Their  son,  Joseph 
Acker,  was  born  in  Perry  county,  Pa.,  and 
was  a  farmer  and  weaver.  He  died  in  1871; 
his  wife,  who  was  Catharine  Rupp,  died  in 
1882.  Their  children  were:  ISTancy;  Lewis; 
William;  Elizabeth;  Ephraim;  Reuben; 
Susanna;    Isaiah;    and  Joseph  R. 

Lewis  Acker  was  born  in  September,  1826. 
He  was  a  farmer,  wagon-makor  and  brick-ma- 


ker. Pie  was  a  staunch  Republican,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Lutheran  church,  and  his  death 
occurred  in  1889.  He  was  man-ied  to  Susan- 
na Fortius;  their  children  are:  Hannah  L. ; 
Fiana  E. ;  IST.  Jane;  Joseph  M. ;  Samuel;  Wil- 
liam H. ;   David  R. ;   John  L. ;  and  Minnie  C. 

D.  R.  Acker  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools,  worked  on  the  homestead  during  va- 
cations, and  at  the  age  of  twenty  years  taught 
scliool  for  two  terms,  after  which  he  worked 
for  his  father  on  the  farm  and  in  the  store. 
In  1887,  he  boiig'ht  his  father's  store  and  has 
been  thus  engaged  except  during  two  years 
spent  on  the  farm.  Mr.  Acker  was  appointed 
postmaster  in  1890. 

On  December  23,  1886,  Mr.  Acker  was 
man-ied  to  Lumma  Gmbb,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam M.  Grubb.  Their  children  are:  Myrtle 
T.;   RhetieE.;   Edgar  C;   and  Millard  R. 


JOHIi  HIPPLE,  Marysville,  Pa.,  was 
born  June  30,  1843,  son  of  George  and  Eliza- 
beth (Bentzel)  Hippie.  His  father,  George 
Hipijle,  was  a  farmer  in  Perry  coimty. 
George  Hippie  Avas  married  to  Elizabeth 
Bentzel.  Two  of  their  seven  children  are  liv- 
ing: Amanda  and  John.  Mrs.  Hippie  died 
about  1857;  Mr.  Hippie,  jS^ovember  11,  1872. 

John  Hippie  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools,  and  learned  masonry,  at  which  he 
worked  for  ten  years,  but  has  spent  most  of 
his  life  on  the  farm.  Mr.  Hippie  is  a  Repub- 
lican. John  Hippie  was  married  Decern]  )er 
8,  1874,  to  Mary  J.  Freed.  Their  children 
are:  Cora  May;  Arbie  E. ;  Sadie  E.;  JSTettie 
J. ;  Walter  J. ;  and  Richard  B.  The  family  at- 
tend the  Evangelical  church,  of  which  Mi-s. 
Hippie  and  two  daughters  are  members. 


WILLIAM  A.  LIGFITIsTER,  Landisburg, 
Pa.,  was  born  March  27,  1848,  son  of  Peter 
and  Eliza  Jane  (Kiner)  Lightner.  He  at- 
tended the  public  schools,  and  Mt.  Dempsey 
Academy,  Landisburg,  Pa.  For  seventeen 
years  he  taught  in  the  schools  of  Peny  and 
Cumberland  counties.  From  1885  to  1888  he 
was  the  efficient  treasurer  of  Perry  county. 
From  1874  to  1886,  he  was  a  partner  Avith  his 
brother,  James  F.  Lightner,  in  a  grist  and 
saw-mill.  Since  1891,  he  has  given  his  at- 
tention to  mercantile  business.  He  is  a  stock- 
holder of  the  Perry  County  Railroad,  and  a 
member  of  the  Shermans  valley  Grange.  Mr. 
Lightner  is  a  Republican. 


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"William  A.  Lightuer  was  married  Decem- 
ber 29,  1SS5,  to  Margaret  (Irvine)  ^lilligan, 
Avddow  of  Thomas  Alilligan.  Tliey  have  one 
son,  ISToy  Irvine.  Mr.  Lightner  attends  the 
Church  of  God;  his  wife  is  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church. 


JOHX  A.  BOAVEK,  Landisburg,  Pa., 
was  born  in  Spring  township,  October  7, 
1840.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools,  and  at  Loysville  Academy.  In  1859 
he  began  teaching.  He  enlisted  August  12, 
1862,  in  Company  H,  One  Hundred  and 
Thirty-third  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and 
took  part  in  the  battles  of  Antietam  and 
Fredericksburg.  He  owns  and  cultivates  a 
farm  in  Spring  township.  In  1885,  he  was 
elected  justice  of  the  peace.  For  many  years 
he  was  a  director  of  the  Home  Fire  Insurance 
Company,  of  which  he  is  now  secretary.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  O.  A.  R. 

John  A.  Bower  was  married  to  Annie  B. 
Sheaffer.  Their  children  are:  Annie  S.; 
Joseph  ^r,  Charles  S.;  Harry;  Milton;  Min- 
nie 3kl. ;  and  Sarah. 


GEORGE  PATTERSOX,  Landisburg, 
Pa.,  was  bom  March  12,  1846,  son  of  Creigh 
and  Sai'ah  (Stambaugh)  Pattei'son.  His  an- 
cestors were  Scotch-Irish.  His  gTandfather, 
Francis  Patterson,  spent  his  life  on  the  home- 
stead in  Tyrone  township,  and  died  about 
IS-l-l.  Creigh  Pattei-son,  fanner,  was  born  in 
the  same  township.  He  was  married  to 
Sarah  -Stambaugh.  Their  children  are: 
Francis;  John;  George;  and  three  who  died 
in  infancy.  George  Patterson  attended  the 
public  schools.  He  then  taught  school,  and 
also  farmed  for  some  time,  biit  for  the  last 
fifteen  years  he  has  been  a  merchant.  Mr. 
Patterson  is  a  Republican.  George  Patterson 
was  married  to  Elizabeth  Rhinesmith.  Their 
children  are:  Creigh;  Harry;  Frederick;  and 
Maria.  The  family  attend  the  Refonued 
church. 


J.  CALA^X  SHEIBLEY,  Landisburg, 
Pa.,  was  born  September  17,  1849,  son  of 
John  C.  and  Elizabeth  (Kern)  Sheibley.  His 
paternal  ancestors  were  Swiss  and  his  matemal 
ancestors  natives  of  Llollaiid.  His  father, 
John  C.  Sheibley,  carpenter  and  farmer,  was 
a  resident  of  Perry  county.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Kern,  and  has  six  children:    Mary  M. ; 


Sarah  K.;  Simon  B. ;  David  H. ;  Margaret; 
and  J.  Calvin. 

J.  Calvin  Sheibley  attended  the  public 
schools,  the  Mt.  Dempsey  Academy,  and  then 
taught  for  some  years.  For  one  year  he  man- 
aged a  drug  store  in  Thomasville,  Ga.  He 
has  since  been  engaged  in  farming.  Mr.  Shei- 
bley is  a  stockholder  in  the  Perry  County 
Railroad,  and  a  member  of  Mt.  Dempsey 
Lodge,  Xo.  172,  I.  O.  O.  F.  He  is  a  Demo- 
crat.    He  attends  the  Reformed  church. 


EMAXUEL  SHEIBLEY,  Loysville,  Pa., 
was  born  February  21,  1830,  son  of  AVilliam 
and  Catherine  (Fosselman)  Sheibley.  AVil- 
liam  Sheibley  was  a  fanner.  He  married 
Catherine  Fosselman,  and  have  seven  chil- 
dren: Elizabeth;  Jane;  Peter  AV. ;  Daniel; 
Emanuel;  Absalom;  Edmund;  and  Mary  Ag- 
nes. AA^illiam  Sheibley  died  in  1892;  his 
wife  died  several  years  earlier. 

Emanuel  Sheibley  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools,  and  learned  carpentrj',  but  in  a 
few  years  turned  his  attention  to  fanning. 
He  is  a  Democrat.  Emanuel  Sheibley  was 
married  to  Elvina  M.  Beniheisel.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Anna  M.;  Bertha  Kate;  Bessie 
May;  AVilliam  B.;  and  Carrie  E.  Air.  Shei- 
bley's  family  attend  the  Lutheran  church. 


DAA^D  B.  DUXKELBERGER,  Landis- 
burg, Pa.,  was  born  in  Spring  township,  son 
of  Jeremiah  and  Susan  (Beniheisel)  Dunkel- 
berger.  His  grandfather,  Jolin  Dunkelber- 
ger,  removed  to  Perry  county  in  1814.  His 
children  were:  Catherine;  Jonathan;  John; 
Charles;  Jeremiah;  Samuel;  Hannah;  and 
Joseph.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Dunkelberger 
were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Jere- 
miah Dunkelberger,  farmer,  was  bom  in 
Berks  county,  and  came  to  PeiTv  county  in 
1814.  The  children  of  Jeremiah  and  Susan 
(Beniheisel)  Dunkelberger  are:  Mary  Ann; 
Alargaret;  Priscilla;  John;  David  B. ;  Susan, 
and  four  others  died  in  infancy.  Jeremiali 
Dunkelberger  and  his  wife  were  members  of 
the  Lutheran  church. 

David  B.  Dunkelberger  attended  the  public 
schools  and  the  academies  at  Landisburg  and 
Loysville,  and  taught  for  six  terms.  He  be- 
gan fanning  on  a  property  of  his  father's. 

He  was  married  to  Catherine  Shaeffer. 
They  have  seven  children:  George;  Susan 
L. ;  John;  Ellen;  Mary  Alice;  Alargaret  E. ; 


1356 


BIOGRAPHICAL  ENCYCLOPEDIA 


Charles;  and  Annie  J.  Mrs.  Dunlcel  1 -erger 
died  and  Mr.  Dunkelberger  was  manned  to 
Catherine  Chubb.  They  had  two  children: 
Jeremiah;  and  Forest.  Mrs.  (Chubb)  Dun- 
kelberger died  June  15,  1895,  aged  thirty- 
five.  Mr.  Dunkelberger  is  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church. 


Emma;  Amelia;  Mary;  Ida;  Charles;  Milton; 
and  Edward.  Mr.  Wertz  and  his  wife  are 
members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 


ABRAHAM  WERTZ,  Falling  Spring, 
was  bom  in  Perry  county,  July  6,  1837,  son 
of  Peter  and  Mary  (Foose)  Wertz.  Peter 
Wertz,  carpenter,  butcher  and  farmer,  was  a 
native  of  Adams  county.  He  settled  in  Spring 
township,  Perry  county,  on  a  fann  which  he 
cultivated  until  his  death.  The  children  of  Pe- 
ter and  Mary  (Foose)  Wertz  are:  Peter;  Mar- 
garet; Elizabeth;  Catherine;  Pollie;  David; 
Henry;  Mollie;  John;  Daniel;  Sarah;  Amiie; 
Abraham;  and  Isabel.  Mr.  Wertz  and  his 
wife  were  members  of  the  Lutheran  church. 

Abraham  Wertz  attended  the  public 
schools,  and  has  worked  at  carpentry,  in  a 
tannery  and  at  farming.  Abraham  Wertz  was 
married  in  1865,  to  Mary  Carman.  Their 
children  are:    William;  Clara;  David;  Sarah; 


JOSIAH  K.  COOPER,  Green  Park,  Pa., 
was  born  Mai'ch  28,  1836,  son  of  Henry  and 
Sarah  (Shealfer)  Cooper.  Henry  Cooper, 
grandfather  of  Josiah  Cooper,  married  Jane 
Steel.  Their  children  are  :  Charles;  Jesse; 
John;  Mary;  William;  Ruth;  James;  Simon 
R.;  and  Henry.  Henry  Cooper,  Sr.,  died  in 
1837.  Henry  Cooper,  father  of  Josiah  K. 
Cooper,  was  a  tailor.  In  1844  he  was  elected 
sherift'  of  Perry  county.  He  afterwards  en- 
gaged in  farming  until  his  death.  Fie  married 
Sarah  Sheaflfer.  Their  children  ai-e:  Wil- 
liam H.;  Mary  Jane;  Josiah  K. ;  Andrew  W. ; 
George  A.;  John  D. ;  Samuel  C;  and  Fred- 
erick S. 

Josiah  K.  Cooper  received  his  education  at 
Mt.  Dempsey  Academy,  Landisburg,  and  has 
since  been  engaged  in  farming.  Mr.  Cooper 
is  a  stockholder  of  the  Perry  County  Railroad. 
He  was  married  to  Annie,  daughter  of  the 
late  Benjamin  and  Susan  (Snyder)  Rice. 


NDEX, 


Achenbach,  William  A.,  1211 

Acker,   David   E 1354 

Adair,  John,   871 

Adair,  John  C, 872 

Adair,  W.  C,  8G1 

Adams,  John,   375 

Adams,   John,    1070 

Adams,    Eichard,    1070 

Africa,  B.   F.,    2(;i),  37 

Africa,  Daniel,   20 

Africa,  James  M.,    143,  32 

Africa,  J.  Simpson,    17,  20 

Aiken,    IMatthew,    72G 

Aiken,   John,    72(5 

Ailman,  Jerome  T 898 

Akers,  Timothy  H.,    251,  69 

Akers,  Uriah,   09 

Albright,  John,   469 

Albright,  John  G.,   1265 

Albright,  John  W.,    1265 

Alden,   John,    452 

Alexander  Family,   1301 

Alexander,  Hugh, 590 

Alexander,  James,    755 

Alexander,  John,    590 

Alexander,  John,  755 

Alexander,  Eandall 1016 

Alexander,  Eobert  McC,   1015 

Alexander,  Samuel  C,   1165,  1301 

Alexander,   William,    1016 

Allander,  Ellis  H.,    1197 

Allen,  Samuel,   1068 

Allen,  W.  J.,   1163 

Alleman,   David,    (iOl 

Allison,  Family,  9-14 

Allison,   Matthew,    780 

Allison,  James  G 31 1 

Allison,   Joseph,    637 

Allison,  William,  637 

Allison,  William  McC,    805,  779 

Alter,  Abraham,   464 

Alter,   David,    939 

Alter,  David  G.,    1200yo,  938 

Alter  Family,   939 

Alter,   Jacob 938 

Alter,  Joseph  H., 464 

Altman,  Gustav,    205 

Altman,   Wilhelm,    205 

Anderson,  Alexander  B 1025 

Anderson,  William,    1024 

Anderson,  William  B.,   1024 

Anthony,  Charles, 1117 


Anthony,  Jacob,   1117 

App,  John  S.,   907 

Appleby,  Alexander,    172 

Ajjpleby,  George  S.,  176 

Applebj%   John,    353 

Appleby,  John,    172 

Apjoleby,  John  S., : 381 

Appleby,  Thomas  A.,    353 

Arbogast,  W.  S.,   793 

xVrbogast,   William,    793 

Ai-mstrong,   William,    223 

Armstrong,  William  L.,   223 

Arnold,   George,    209 

Arnold,   George,    1330 

Arnold,    Jacob,    1061 

Arnold,  Jacob  L.,   1330 

Arnold,   John   C.,    209 

Ashman,   Family,    5-9 

Ashman,  George,    412 

Ashman,  H.  H.,   411 

Ashman,  John,    412 

Ashton,    David,    157 

Ashton,   George,    157 

Ashton,   Thomas,    157 

Askin,  Thomas 500 

Anghey,  Henrj',  831 

Aiighey,  Lyman,   831 

Aughey,   Samuel,    831 

Ault,  Harry 300 

Auman,  John   S.,    829 

Auman  Philip,   829 

Auman,  William,  829 

Aumiller,  Benjamin,   1315 

Aurand,  C.  E.,   651 

Aui-and,  Henry,   681 

Aurand,  Isaac,   681 

Aurand,  Isaac,   719 

Axe,   Isaac,    "la'-i 

Axe,  William,   753 

Ayle,  Henry,  1049 

Ayle,  J.  F., 1049 

Bagshaw,  Adam,   302 

Bailey,   Samuel   ^'.,    28 

Bailey,  John  M.,    35,  28 

Bair,  John, 1091 

Bair,  John 1267 

Bair,   John,   Jr.,    1267 

Baker,  Andrew  J., 297 

Baker,  Benjamin  F.,   277 

Baker,  Daniel,    ^31 

Baker,  Frederick,   1181 


Baker,   George  McC,    27S 

Baker,  George  W 280 

Baker,  Isaac 1181 

Baker,  John,  277 

Baker,  J.  Calvin 1037 

Baker,  Joseph,   731 

Baker,   Joseph  A.,    277 

Baker,  L.  Brinsley,    297 

Baker,  Eeuben  T., 280 

Baker,   Samuel,    1172 

Baker,  Samuel  H.,   1354 

Baker,  Walter,   427 

Baker,  Walter 722 

Baker,  Walter  &.,   427 

Baker,   William,    1172 

Baker,  William  McC,   427 

Baldwin,   Francis  W 179,  69 

Ball,  J.  Nelson,   98 

Ballentine,  John,    810 

Bales,  George  W.,  98 

Balsbach,  Charles  T.,    933 

Balsbach,  John,  933 

Banks,  William  H.,    801 

Bardine,   John 541 

Bardine,  Samuel  C,  541 

Barefoot,  William  E.,   668 

Barkle,  John,   334 

Barkle,  Eichard,   334 

Earner,  Adam,   1316 

Barner,   Samuel,    1316 

Earner,  George,   1316 

Barnes,  Thomas,   94 

Barnett,  Nathan  P.,  401 

Barnett,    Philip,    401 

Barns,  John  A 1139 

Barns,   Alexander,    1139 

Barr,  Daniel,  142 

Barr,  Henry  A.,  568 

Barr,  Samuel 141 

Barr,  John  C,   141 

Barr,  John  D.,   597 

Barr,  William,    597 

Barr,  William  E., 568 

Barshinger,  Charles,   1233 

Bartley,   Francis 857 

Bartley,   E.   M 857 

Barton,  David,   972 

Barton,  Josiah  L.,    971 

Barton,  Samuel 972 

Barrick,   David 197,  227 

Barrick,   Henrj-,    227 

Barrick,  Jacob,    64 


1358 


INDEX. 


Barrick,  James  ^i.,  65 

Barrick,  John,   05 

Barrick,  William  II.,   04 

Bartruff,    Edwin    S i:i45 

Bashore,  David 882 

Bashore,    David,    1203 

Bashore,   Irvin 803 

Bashore,   Isaac,    1202 

Bashore,  Michael  R.,^ 881 

Bausum,   Jacob,    1008 

Bayer,  T.  Franklin,   74 

Baj'er,  John  N.,    74 

Beale,   David,    980 

Beale,  James  M.,  870 

Beale,  Joshua,    870 

Beale,  Thomas,    870 

Bealman,  David  M.,   169 

Bealman,  Peter  C,   169 

Bear,  Benjamin,    385 

Beashoar,  ]\Iichael,  881 

Beaver,  Anthony,    80 

Beaver,  Anthony,    261 

Beaver,  Anthon3'  J.,  261 

Beaver,  Francis  0 82 

Beaver,  George 1283 

Beaver,  George  E.,   1283 

Beaver,  Isaac,  692 

Beaver,  John  G.,   80 

Beaver,  Peter,    1283 

Beaver,  Thomas  K.,   812 

Beaver,   Samuel 201 

Beaver,  Samuel  L.,   1291 

Beck,  Christian, 1026 

Beck,  Daniel,    132 

Beck,  David,   123 

Beck,   Isaac,    132 

Beck,  Martin  L.,   123 

Beck,   Miles,    122 

Beck,  Samuel  II 1026 

Beck,  W.  F.,   132 

Beers,   Anderson,    352 

Beers,  Andre\v,    1232 

Beers,  Edward  ^\cM 352 

Beers,  Lemuel   II.,    64 

Beers,  John  W.,   1093,  1232 

Beers,    Joseph,     337 

Beers,  Josejih  P..,   1232 

Beichler,   Adam,    1103 

Beichler,  Peter  G.,    1147,  1103. 

Bell,  Gruber  H.,    441 

Bell,  Hugh,   1235 

Bell,  James,    1235 

Bell   John 349 

Bell,  John,   742 

Bell,  John  H.,    742 

Bell,  John  M.,    34') 

Bell,  Thompson  (i 441 

Bell,  William  S 742 

Bell,  William  T.,    349 


Bender,  Christian,    952 

Bender,   George,    957 

Bender,  Jacob,   779 

Bender,  Jacob,  957 

Bender,   William,    952 

Bender,  William  H.,    953 

Benkert,  Louis,    06 

Benner,  Abraham  A 890 

Benner,  Christian,    890 

Benner,  Philip,  Sr.,   135 

Benner,  Philip,  Jr 135 

Benner,  Thomas, 890 

Benner,  Thomas  M.,   215,  135 

Bennett,   Harvey,    356 

Bennett,  Seneca  H 356 

Bennett,    William,    356 

Benson,   Clayton  E.,    282 

Benson,    Nicholas,    270 

Benson,  Nicholas,   282 

Benson,   Perry,    282 

Benson,  William  H.,    282 

Bentsel,  John  A Ii22 

Bentsel,  William 1122 

Bert,    George   D.,    56 

Bergantz,  Louis 94 

Bergantz,  John  L 233,  94 

Bernhisel,  Cornelius,   1133 

Bernheisel,  Martin,    10S2 

Bernheisel,  Martin  J.,    1082 

Bernheisel,   Solomon,    1083 

Bernhisel,  S.  W.,   1133 

Berrier,  Henry,    957 

Besom,  Lewis,    1298 

Besom,  Christian,   1298 

Bice,  James 365 

Bice,   William 365 

Bigelow,  Brown  A 749 

Bigelow%  Eliphaz,   145 

Bigelow,  Israel,   145 

Bigelow,  James,    ^45 

Bigelow,  L.  1 184 

Billman,  Daniel 10(52 

P.ilhnan,   Daniel,    1 100 

Billman,  Daniel  W 1100 

Billman,   Henry,    10(i2 

Billow,  Amos  W.,   12.'1() 

Billow,  Henry 1236 

liistline,  (ieorge  A ]  073 

Bistline,    John 107.; 

Bixler,  Henry 1 138 

Bixler,   Joseph 1138 

Bixler,   John 1124 

Black,  Frank  L 199 

Black,  Henry  H 1348 

Black,  Jacob  H 84 

T.I;Kk,  James 196 

P.lack,  James 1202 

P.lack,  John 1325 

PJack,  Robert,    190 


Black,   Robinson,    1325 

Black,  Thomas  M.,  70 

Black,  William,   70 

Black,    William   J.,    1202 

Blain,  John,  Sr.,   61 

Blain,  John,  Jr.,   »  . . .     61 

Blair,   James,    301 

Blair,  John  H.,   182 

Blair,  John  M 182 

Blatt,  Reese  ]\r.,  303 

Blett,  Daniel,   419 

Blett,  William  J.,   419 

Blymyer,  Jacob  C,    470 

Blymyer,  James  N.,  469 

Boden,  Harry  C,    1085 

Boden,  John  R.,    1085 

Boden,   Robert,    817 

Boden,   Stiles  K.,    817 

Boden.  Stjies  Iv.,   10S5 

Bolinger,  Jacob,    392 

Bolinger,  Philip,   392 

liomgardner,  David 367 

Bolze,  Gustavus,   1003 

Bonsall,  Amos  G 'i'76 

P.onsall,   Benjamin,    776 

Bonsall,  Harry  E.,    1003,  775 

Book,  Henry,    692 

P.ook,  Henry  L.,    IT? 

P.ook,  Isaac,    9~8 

Book,    John,    1"8 

Book,  John, 092 

Book,  John,   9~8 

P.ook,  Samuel,    1"8 

Book,  Samuel,    ■ 978 

Borst,  George  C,    355 

Bossinger,  Frederick,   473 

Bossinger,  Henrj-,    473 

Bossinger,   Heni-y,    079 

Bossinger,  John  IL, 469 

Bostwick,  Albright  S.,    1010 

Bostwick,  Isaac,    1010 

Bousum,  R.  Louis,    811 

P.ower,  Abraham,   1001 

Bower,  John  A.,   1355 

P.ower,  Joseph 1001 

Bower,  Stexjhen,    1001 

Bowers,  George 839 

Bowers,   Jacob,    1250 

Bowers,   John,    1256 

Bowser,  George  W.,   - 384 

Bowser,  Samuel,   384 

Poyer,  Amos,   12"-1 

Bojer,   Joseph,    l'~~4 

Brackbill,  Cyrus  ^si 903 

Brackbill,  John 902 

Brackbill,   William 902 

Bradfield,  Abner 1034 

Bratton,  Andrew,   608 

Brandt,  Daniel,   374 


INDEX. 


1359 


Brandt,  Perry  K.,  1352 

Brandt,  Joseph  A.,  374 

Bratton,    Charles,    787,  553 

Bratton,   Samuel,    552 

Bratton,  Samuel, 554 

Bratton,  William  B.,   554 

Breneman,   Jacob,    506 

Brennon,   Finley,    S39 

Brewster,  Henry,    159 

Brewster,  J.  C,   305,  159 

BreTV'ster,   William,    150 

Brindle,  John,    754 

Brindle,  Richard,    754 

Briner,  George,    IIGO 

Briner,  George  S.,    1159 

Briner  Family,    1083 

Briner,  Edward  G.,    1086 

Briner,  Jacob,    1159 

Briner,  Newton  J .,    1083 

Brisben,   Samuel,    424 

Brisben,  Samuel  J.,   424 

Brothers,  Joseph,   1213 

Brothers,  William  M 1213 

Brothers,  William  Eoss,    1214 

Brought,  Daniel,  690 

Brought,  John, 689 

Brought,  Joseph  G.,    696 

Brought,  Sylvester,    689 

Brought,  William  H.,   691 

Brown,  Alexander 756 

Brown,  Caleb 158 

Brown,  Edward  S.,    76 

Brown,  Harry,   43 

Brown,  Hiram,  165 

Brown,  James  M., 644 

Brown,  John,    165 

Brown,    John,    1348 

Brown,  John  A.,   43 

Brown,  John  W.,    1200 

Brown,  Joshua,   158 

Brown,  Joshua,   165 

Brown,  L.  Richter,   84 

Brown,  Louis  R.,    43 

Brown,  Philip 42 

Brown,  Thomas,    667 

Brownlee,  John,    406 

Brownlee,  Thomas,    406 

Brumbaugh,  Andrew  B 77 

Brumbaugh,  George,   78 

Brumbaugh,  Hans  H.,    78 

Brumbaugh,  Martin  G.,   77 

Brumbavigh,  Jacob,   78 

Brumbaugh,    George,    273 

Brumbavigh,  George  B.,   273 

Bruner,  Owen  F.,   231 

Bruner,  Jacob,   231 

Brumbaugh,  Jacob,   273 

Bruner,  Abraham,    1091 

Bruner,  Jacob,  1091 


Bruner,  John  E.,  1091 

Bryner,  E.  H., 1027 

Bryner,   George,    814 

Bryner,  George  !M 1027 

Bryner,   Jessse   W.,    814 

Bryner,   John,    1135 

Bryner,   Joseph,    1027 

Bryner,  J.  H.,  1135 

Bucher,  John  C,   193 

Bunn,   George  W.,    73 

Bunnell,  W.  C, 644 

lUirkhoIder,    Henry,    713 

Burkholder,  Henry,   714 

Burkholder,   John   H.,    1008 

Burkholder,  Joseph,    713 

Burkholder,   J.   W.,    1098 

Buruham,  A.  P.,    316 

Burnham,   Dudley   H.,    316 

Burns,  George  W.,   582 

Burns,   Jacob,    583 

Bush,  Christian,    301 

Bush,    ISilas,    302 

Butturf ,  Mrs.  T.  H.,  1259 

Butz,  Howard  E.,   35 

Caldwell,  Andrew,    539 

Caldwell,  Andrew,    700 

Caldwell,  John  T.,   539 

Caldwell,  Robert,    731 

Caldwell,  William  S.,  Sr.,  700 

Caldwell,  William  S.,    700 

Calhoun,  Armstrong, 959 

Calhoun,  John  C,  959 

Calhoun,  Wilson,  959 

Cameron,  James  A.,  095 

Calhoun,  James  P.,   801 

Cameron,  Noah 996 

Camp,  John,   645 

Camp,  George,   1316 

Campbell,   Andrew,    376 

Campbell,  Andrew  W.,   763 

Campbell,  Charles,   210 

Campbell,  David  H.,   359,  358 

Campbell,   George,    1347 

Campbell,  Hance  R 330 

Campbell,  Hans,    394 

Campbell,  James,    762 

Campbell,  James,    919 

Campbell,  James 1167 

Campbell,  John,    758 

Campbell,  John,    761 

Campbell,  John  0 763 

Campbell,  John,    475 

Campbell,  Lizzie  ]\I.,    763 

Campbell,  Margaret  O., 763 

Campbell,  ISIary  R 763 

Campbell,  Rachel  J 762 

Campbell,  Richard  :SI 919 

Campbell,  Robert,  358 


Campbell,  Robert, 758 

Campbell,   Robert,    759 

Campbell,  Robert  D.,    763 

Campbell,  Robert  H.,   1167 

Campbell,  Samuel,    319 

Cami)bell,  William,    475 

Camj)bell,  William, 319 

Campbell,   William   J., 330 

Carothers,  Altred  L.,  340 

Carothers,  James  G.,  312 

Carothers,  H.  R.,  313 

Cassady,  Owen  J.,    535 

Cassady,    Thomas,    535 

Casner,  Jacob,    532 

Casner,  Joseph,   533 

Cassey,  Andrew  L., 554 

Castor,  Andrew,    ...   173 

Castor,  John  A.,   173 

Castor,  Philip,   173 

Cathcart,  Alexander 1273 

Cathcart,  Thomas  P., 1273 

Cauffman,  Abraham,   1284 

Cauffman,   Daniel,    1295 

Cauffman,  Henry 1285 

Cauffman,   Peter,    1284 

Cauffman,  Willis  W 1295 

Chamberlain,   Daniel,    134 

Chamberlain,   James,    137 

Chaney,  Frank  B.,   299 

Chaney,  Andrew  M.,   290 

Charles,    Christian,    1318 

Charles,    Simon    S.,    1318 

Chilcoat,  B.  F.,    333 

Chilcoat,  John,    333 

Chilcoat,  William  M 333 

Childs,  George  T.,  495 

Childs,  Nathan,   495 

Chisolm,   Cornelia  J.,    23 

Chisolm,  Henry  Clay,  125,  31 

Chisolm,  William  J.  M.,   21 

Chisolm,  William  W.,    31 

Cisney,  James,   373 

Clark,   Edward,    1044 

Clarke,  John,  Sr.,   477 

Clark,  Michael  W., 1340 

Clarke,  Robert,    477 

Clai-kson,  David,   435 

Clarkson,  James  A.  C,  425 

Clay,  Jacob  N.,    1098 

Clay,  Martin,    1098 

Clayton,  William 736 

Clelan,  Allen,    1107 

Clelan,  David,   1107 

Clemens,  Henry 591 

Close,  James  H 660 

Close,  Peter,    660 

Close,  Peter,    653 

Close,  William  T 652 

Clouser,  A.  H.,   1041 


1360 


INDEX. 


Clouser,  Simon,   1041 

Cloyd,  John,   335 

Cloyd,  Samuel  J.,   335 

Cochran,   Thomas  1'.,    1272 

Cochran,  William,  1272 

Coldren,   Isaac,    418 

Coldren,   Michael,    949,886 

Coldren,  Samuel,  8SG 

Coldren,  Samuel  D.,  418 

Colgate,  Daniel,  384 

Colgate,  Oliver,    384 

Coller,  Abraham 263 

Coller,  Charles  E.,    2C2 

Coller,  Jonathan, 263 

Collier,  John  O.,   1212 

Collins,   James,    479 

Collins,  James  T.,  479 

Collins,  Joseph,   479 

Colony,  Charles  W.,   60 

Colony,    George,    CO 

Colyer,   Amos,    948 

Colyer,  James,   843 

Colyer,   William   II.,    947 

Comp,  A.  B.,  1341 

Comp,    Samuel,    1338 

Comp,    Samuel,    1097 

Comp,    Samuel,    1341 

Conn,  David,   977 

Conn,  William,  977 

Contner,  Davis  McK.,   633 

Conrad,  Edmund,   603 

Conrad,  Henry,    603 

Cook,  Christian 977 

Cook,  Elias,  977 

Cook,   Isaac,    286 

Cook,  Isaac,-    293 

Cook,  Oliver  E 293 

Cook,  Samuel  W 286 

Cook,  William  L 977 

Coons,  E.  J.,   327 

Coons,   Solomon,    327 

Copeland,  John  >[.,    797 

Copeland,  Willis 797 

Copenhaver,    Henry,    ;J71 

Cooper,  Frederick  S.,    1071 

Cooper,   George  A 1086 

Cooper,   Henry, 1071 

Cooper,  John   ]).,    1085 

Cooper,  Josiah  K.,   1356 

Corbett,    James 538 

Corbett,  Joseph 538 

Corbin,    Abraham,    38 

Corbin,  Nathan  B.,   233,  38 

Corkle,  David,    619 

Corkle,  John,    619 

Corkle,  Joseph  J.,  620 

Corman,  Ludwig lit:; 

Couch,  F.  Andrew 300 

Couch,   John  P.,    2'.)y 


Couch,   William  L.,    300 

Cox,  Edward 299 

Cox,  John,   299 

Craig,  John  A.,   147 

Craig,  William,    147 

Ci-amer,  S.  Blair,    799 

Cramer,  Daniel  F.,   798 

Cramer,   David  T.,    793 

Cramer,  Daniel  F.,  Jr 832 

Cramer,  Herman  L.,    799 

Cramer,  Wilson  D.,    799 

Crawford,  Samuel  B.,   869 

Cremer,   Theodore   H.,    68 

Cressman,  George  W.,  429 

Cressman,  Mark  S.,    733,  429 

Crissman,  Adam,  664 

Crissman,  John  M.,   664 

Crissman,  James  M.,   658 

Crist,    Jacob,    1339 

Croll,  Henry  L.,    1109 

Croll,    Joseph,    1109 

Crouse,  George  I.,  1181 

Grouse,  John,   1009 

Crow,  Isaac,    1336 

Crow,   Michael,    1336 

Crowley,  Daniel,   380 

Crowley,  Jeremiah,    380 

Crownover,  Hezekiah,   99 

Crownover,  Harrison  C 106 

Crownover,   Kobert   A.,    99 

Crownover,  Thomas,   106 

Crownover,  Thomas,   392 

Crozier,  Armstrong,  812 

Crozier,  Benjamin  F.,   812 

Crum,  Allison  II 275 

Crum,   Frederick,    278 

Crum,    Henry,    zto 

Crum,   Nicholas,    275 

Crum,  Eeuben  H.,    278 

Cummins,  Alexander  B G72 

Culbertson,  F.  W.,   423,  449 

Culbertson,  F.  W.,  449,  423 

Culbertson,  Horace  J.,    467,  421 

Culbertson,   James,    422 

Culberson,  John,   659 

Culbertson,   Samuel,    422 

Culberson,   Samuel,    659 

Cummins,  Itobert, 072 

Culbertson,    William 421 

Cullen,    James 215,   133 

Cullen,   John,    133 

Gumming,   Alexander,    527 

Cummins,  Francis   F 331 

Gumming,   James,    527 

Cummins,  Robert, 588 

Cummins,  Samuel 588 

Cummins,  Thomas,    331 

Cunning,    David    S 127 

Cunnin"-,  John,    127 


Cunning,  Thomas 127 

Cunningham,  David  S.,  149 

Cunningham,   Jeremiah,    195 

Cunningham,  Jesse  A.,    591 

Cunningham,  John,   149 

Cunningham,  John  B.,   150 

Cunningham,  Eichard,   150 

Cunningham,  Ilobert 195 

Cunningham,  Theodore  H.,    589 

Cunningham,  William 590 

Dachenbach,  Jacob  M., 634 

Dachenbach,   William,    634 

Dasher,  David,   880 

Dasher,   William,    880 

Davenport,  John, 813 

Davenport,  Silas  A.,    813 

David,  Amandus,  313 

David,  Eachel,    ^13 

Davis,  Henry,   Sr.,    210 

Davis,  Lewis,    210 

Deal,   Christoi^her,    221 

Deal,    Hieronymus,    221 

Deardorff,   Peter 1269 

Deatrich,  John,   1242 

Deatrich,   W.   R.  H.,    1242 

Deckard,   David,    899 

Deckard,  John  W 899 

Deckard,  Harry  J.,    1234 

Deckard,    Samuel   E 1234 

Decker,    David 1327 

Decker,   Isaac,    440 

Decker,  William  H 440 

Defrehn,   William,    322 

DeLancey,  Charles  E.,  1210 

DeLancey,  William  W.,    1240 

Dellett,  Hugh,   655 

Dellett,  W.  S 655 

Demaree,  Abraham,  1264 

Demaree,  Albert  B.,    1264 

Deppen,    Isaac,    888 

Deppen,  William  H.,   888 

Derickson,  David,   1296 

Derickson,  Henry  B.,    1293 

Derick,  Harry,   1212 

Derick,   Samuel  H 1212 

DeVor,   B.  J 356 

DeVor,  Jesse 379 

DeVor,  James,   356 

Dick,  Alexander,   93 

Dick,   George  W.,    1229 

Dick,  Israel, 1229 

Dick,  John  K 93 

Dickey,   James,    225 

Dickey,    William,    225 

]:»ickson,   James,    230. 

Dickson,  Samuel 230 

Dickson,  Thomas  E 2^0 

Dietz,  George, 900 


INDEX. 


1361 


Diffenderfer,  John  W.,   626 

Diffenderfer,    Samuel,    626 

Dimm,  Christopher,   936 

Dimm,  Cora  il.,  937 

Dimm,   David   B.,    992 

Dimm,  Henry,    993 

Dimm,  Henry  S.,  936 

Dimm,  Jacob,  936 

Dimm,   John,    993 

Dimm,  John  C,    S05,  774 

Dimm,  John  T.,    77 1 

Dimm,  Samuel,    88S 

Dimm,  Wilson  W.,   887 

Diven,  W.  H.,   1350 

Dobbs,  A.  K 1125 

Dobbs,  John  R.,  1125 

Dobbs,   Thomas,    1125 

Dock,   Benjamin   F.,    1088 

Dock,  Zachariah  W 1087 

Dopp,   Jacob,    218 

Dopp,  John  T.,  218 

Dopp,  John,    218 

Dorwart,  William,    1241 

Doug-htrey,  Joseph  X.,   869 

Drake,  D.  Sterrett 49 

Drake,  Franklin,  514 

Drake,  James 50 

Drake,  John  P.,    515 

Drake,  Samuel,  Jr.,   514 

Drake,  Samuel,  Sr 49 

Drake,  Thomas  1 50 

Drawbaug-h,  Jacob 1110 

Drawbaugh,  Peter,   1116 

Dreyer,  Peter,   497 

Dromgold,  Manasseh,   1102 

Dromgold,  T.  M.,    1102 

Duff,  John,    102 

Duff,  John,    153 

Duff,  Mordecai,    153 

Duff,  Reuben,  102 

Duffield,   Samuel,    953 

Duffield,  Thomas,   953 

Dull,  Casper  P.,   629,  605 

Dull,  Hannah  C,  608 

Dum,  Jacob 1059 

Dum,    John,    1077 

Dum,  Samuel  A., 1077 

Dum,   William   R.,    1056 

Duncan,  Benjamin   vS.,    1188 

Duncan,  P.  F.,  1075,  1188 

Duncan,  Thomas,    1189 

Dunkel,  Isaac  D.,   1348 

Dunkelberg-er,  Charles  R 1070 

Dunkelberger,  D.  B.,   1355 

Dunkelberger,  Jonathan, 1009 

Dunkelberger,   Smiley 1056 

Dunkelberger,  Samuel 105G 

Dunkleberger,  Joseph,    1069 

Dunkleberger,    John,    1068 


Dunn,  Cloyd  E.,    884 

Dimn,   David,    84 

Dunn,   Eli,    804 

Dunn,  Ellsworth,    804 

Dunn,  Horace  B.,   84 

Dunn,  James,   804 

Dunn,  Thomas,    884 

Dysart,  James  A.,    517 

Dysart,  James  C 395,  520 

Dysart,  John,   517 

Dysart,  Joseph,   517 

Dysart,    William 520 

Eberle,   Henry,    232 

Eberle,  John,   232 

Eberle.  Jacob,    232 

Eberle,  J.  Byron,   235 

Ebert,   Daniel,    1156 

Ebert,  Jacob,    1156 

Eby,   George,    1044 

Etay,  Isaac,    1164 

Eby,  James  B.,    1238 

Eby,  Nimrod,   1238 

Eby,    Peter,    1045 

Edmiston,  David  S.,    241 

Edmiston,   David,    240 

Edmiston,  John,  Sr 240 

Edmiston,  John,  Jr.,   240 

Edmiston,   John   IL, 241 

Edwards,  John,   292 

Edwards,    Joshua,    292 

Edwards,   Allen 38 

Edwards,   Lemuel   E 179,  38 

Edwards,  Wilson,    292 

Eckbert,  William  F.,  Jr 495 

Ehrenfeld,  George  F.,   661 

Ehrenfeld,  James  C,  661 

Ehrenfeld.  W.  J.,    662 

Ehrhart,  D.  M 1324 

Ehrhart,   John 1324 

Eichman,  Peter,    884 

Eichman,  William  H 883 

Eisenbise,    Daniel 462 

Eisenbise.    Samuel.    462 

Elder,  George  W.,  488 

Eley,  Michael,    182 

Ellenberger,  Abraham  J.,    . .  1093,  1223 

Elliott,  Alexander,    53,  52 

Elliott,  Benjamin,    52 

Elliott,  Family,    1-5 

Ellis,  David  C,  551 

Ellis,  William,   551 

Emerich,  Benjamin 1032 

Emerich,  John  G 1031 

Emerich,  William, 1031 

Emery,  Perry,    534 

Emery,  Thomas  J.,   534 

Emlet,   John,    1066 

Endslow,  Samuel  S.,   1151 


Endslow,  William  S 1151 

Enj-eart,  Jackson,    116 

Enyeart,  William  S.,   377,  IKJ 

Enyeart,   William,    11(1 

Enyeart.    William, 366 

Ervin,  Alexander,  373 

Ervin,  McC,   373 

Erwin,  William  H.,   609 

Erwin,  William, 609 

Ervin,  William,   373 

Esh.  David  B.,   979 

Esh,  John,   979 

Eshleman,  Milton  B.,    1250 

Etnier,   Peter,    310 

Evans,   Abraham,    76 

Evans,  A.  Bradford 1006 

Evans,  Amos,   284 

Evans,  Jonathan,    284 

Evans,   Joseph,    284 

Evans,  Joseph  F.,   285 

Evans,   John,    _ 436 

Evans,  John,  Sr.,    436 

Evans,  Micaiah  E 161,  76 

Everts,  John,    102 

Everts,   Nicholas,    102 

Ewing,  Anthony,    142 

Ewing,    James,    100 

Ewing,   James,    H2 

Ewing,  Samuel,   5^10 

Ewing,  Thomas,    100 

Ewing,   William,    233,  100 

Ewing,  William,    142 

Ewing-,  William  H.,   507 

Ewing,  William  G.,    398 

Ever,   Christian, 122 

Eyer,  John 122 

Fair,  Conrad 1122 

Falk,  Charles  A.,    1225 

Falk,   J.    George 1225 

Farleman,  Eli,   880 

Farleman,  Joseph,   880 

Faust,  Alvin   D.,    394 

Faust,  Richard  J.,    -94 

Fear,  Samuel  E.,  709 

Felix,  Anthony 458 

Felix,  Henry  A.,   493 

Felix,   Stephen,    458 

Felix,  William  H., 458 

Fenical,  Matthias,    1070 

Fenstemtiker,  Abraham 1200 

Fenstemaker,  Christian 1200 

Fichthorn,  Daniel,   482 

Fichthorn,  Joseph  A 482 

Fickes,   Benjamin,    1351 

Fickes,  Gibson 1351 

Fields,  C.  C,   519 

Fields,  Cyrus  C 365 

Fields,  E.  Clark,   365 


1362 


INDEX. 


Fields,  James,    310 

Fields,  William,  519 

Fike,  Charles  B 556 

Fike,  Henry,  556 

Fink,  Benjamin  F.,   48 

Fink,  Daniel  W.,    48 

Fink,  David  H.,   987 

Fink,  Frederick,    924 

Fink,  Frederick,   987 

Fink,  Georg-e  W., 934 

Finkenbinder,  Samuel,   1206 

Finley,  William  A.,   503 

Finlejs  William  E.,   503 

Finney,  Henry  G.,    346 

Finney,  Eobert  L.,  346 

Finney,  William  G.,  346 

Fisher,  A.  J.,    908 

Fisher,  Daniel,  1230 

Fisher,  David,    137 

Fisher,  David  H.,   ;-47 

Fisher,  Godfrey 137 

Fisher,  Henry  H.,   1093,  1230 

Fisher,  Jesse  O.,   137 

Fisher,  John  C.,    247 

Fisher,   Ludwig,    247 

Fisher,  Peter  S 908 

Fisher,  Thomas,    29 

Fisher,  William,    908 

Fitzgerald.  Horatio  N.,  1359 

Fitzgerald,  James,   1288 

Fitzgerald,  James  A.,   975 

Fitzgerald,  John,    861 

Fitzgerald,  John,    1387 

Fitzgerald,  William  H.,   1287 

Fleisher,   George,    1257 

Fleisher,  Henry,    1326 

Fleisher,  Simon,    1353 

Fleming,  Elizabeth,  383 

Fleming,  James 24 

Fleming,  James,   390 

Fleming,   James   E.,    773 

Fleming,  John,    631 

Fleming,  Joseph, 739 

Fleming,  Joseph  M.,   631 

Fleming,  Joseph  W.,   739 

Fleming,   Eobert,    578 

Fleming,  Eobert  T., 631 

Fleming,   Samuel   E 24 

Fleming,  William  W.,   578 

Fleming,  William  jNIcE.,    578 

Floyd,  John  B.,   773 

Floyd,    Moses,    773 

Flurie,  Abraham, 1333 

Flurie,  Abraham,  Sr 1333 

Foose,   Isaiah   C,    1339 

Foose,    John 1339 

Fosselman,  William,    1174 

Fosselman,  John,    ■ 1174 

Fosselman,    John,    1316 


Forgeus,  Solomon  F.,   58 

Foster,  Eogers  K 80 

Foster,  Milton  K.,  80 

Focht,  Adam,   130 

Focht,  George,   129 

Focht,  Samuel  D.,    129 

Foreman,  George,  380 

Forney,  Peter,   1033 

Forrer,   Christian,    lllS 

Forrer,  Martin  F 1117 

Forsythe,  Matthew,   738 

Forsythe,  Eobert,   738 

Forsythe,  Eobert  B.,   738 

Fosnot,  H.  J.,   647,  416 

Fosnot,  Jacob,   416 

Foster,  Abraham  E.,  331 

Foster,  George,   331 

Foster,  J.  W.,    307 

Foster,  John 1089 

Foster,   Stewart 307 

Foster,  Stewart  F., 304 

Fouse,  Adam 247 

Fouse.   William   S 247 

Foust,  Benjamin  E.,   310 

Foust,    Julia 310  . 

Fowles,  David,   885 

Fowles,  William,   885 

Frank,   George,    1252 

Frank.  J.  C 1257 

Frank,  J.  W.,   1353 

Freed.  Abraham,  1317 

Freed,  H.  M 1317 

Freeman,  George  C 154 

Freeman,  Horace  N.,    154 

Fritchey,   E.    C,    43 

Fritchey,   Edward   A 44 

Fritchey,  Frank 323,  43 

Fritchey,   William  H.,    44 

Fritz.   George 1047 

Fritz.  Israel 1210 

Fritz.  Jacob,   1047 

Fritz,  John 1047 

Fritz,  Washington,    1210 

Frontz,  George  C,   59 

Frontz,  Howard  C,    341,  59 

Fry,   Daniel,    1099 

Fry,  David, 1037 

Fry,  Jesse,   873 

Fry,   William,    949,  873 

Fry,   William,   Jr.,    1169 

Frysinger,  George,  Sr., 497 

Frysinger,   George,    497 

Fuller,  Jeremiah,    364 

Fuller,  W.  W.,    364 

Fultz,  Charles,   312 

Funk,  John,    883 

Funk,  Samuel,   883 


Gable,   Henry,    1173 

Gable,  Henry  L.,   1174 

Gable,  Jeremiah  D.,  1322 

Gable,  John,   1223 

Gable,  John  H.,  1173 

Gamber,  William  H.,   1211 

Gantt,  Harry  C,   1046 

Gantt,  J.  Wesley, 1045 

Gantt,    Joseph,    1045 

Gantt,  W.  H.,   1350 

Garber,  Daniel,    1128 

Garber,  Emanuel 1086 

Garber,  Joseph  B.,   1138 

Garber,  John,   1134 

Garber,  William  H.,  1134 

Gardner,  Abram,  771 

Gardner,  William  C,  771 

Garlin,  Peter  , 1043 

Garman,  E.  Adam,  904 

Garman,  Conrad,  1103 

Garman,   John,    IIOS 

Garnet,  John,  1331 

Garner,  John   G.,    243 

Garner,  John  M., 268 

G  arner,   Philip 345 

Garnet,  Andrew,   1331 

Garnet,  Mrs.  Eliza  J.,  1333 

Garrett,  Emanuel  W.,   550 

Garrett,  Milton  W., 550 

Garver,  Abraham  B.,   773 

Garver,    Benjamin,    765 

Garver,  John  E.,   765 

Gearhart,  David,   101 

Gearhart,  Jacob  S.,    100 

Gearhart,  Levi,    100 

Geib,  David 1330 

Geib,  John  C.  F 1230 

Geissinger.  John,    73 

Geissinger,  Luther  S.,    73 

Gerlock,  Edward,    44 

Gerlock,   Franz   G.,    45 

Gerlock,  Henry  W.,   45 

Getter,  George,    744 

Getter,  John  P.,    744 

Getter,  Philip,    745 

Gettis.  Patrick,   101 

Gettis,   William,    101 

Gibboney,  Albert,   596 

Gibboney,  Albert,   768 

Gibbonej',  Alexander,   150  ^ 

Gibboney,  Benjamin  A.,    150  i 

Gibboney,  Granville  M.,   596 

Gibboney,    Henry,    717 

Gibboney,  James,   151 

Gibboney,  John,    103 

Gibboney,  Joseph 104 

Gibboney,  Silas  W.,   103 

Gibboney,  Thomas,    717 

Gibboney,  William  H.,  714 


INDEX. 


13G3 


Gibboney,  William  M.,   768 

Gibney,  James,    H04 

Gibuey,  Luke,  1105 

Gibney,  Thomas,   1105 

Gibson,  Abraham 46 

Gibson,  Francis,    1047 

Gibson,  Orlando,   46 

Gibson,  R.  Banister,    1047 

Gifford,  Isaac,    393 

Gifford,  John,  393 

Gifford,  Eobert  G.,  393 

Gift,    Jacob,    732 

Gift,   Levi 7r;2 

Gilbert,  H.   S.,    900 

Gilfilen,  James  L.,    1287 

Gill,  Samuel  W.,    265 

Gill,  Robert,    265 

Gilliland,  Andrew,    345 

Gilliland,  Samuel 345 

Gilliford,  John,    964 

Gilmore,  Sarah  A.,   667 

Gilson,   David,    966 

Gilson,  James  C,    969 

Gilson,   Thomas,    .966 

Gilson,  William  B 066 

Gingrich,    John,    880 

Gingrich,   Josiah 889 

Glasgow,  James,    695 

Glasgow,  John,    633 

Glasgow,  Matthew,    623 

Glasgow,   Silas,    695 

Godard,  B.  Frank 316 

Godard,  George,  Sr.,    317 

Gonzales,  Jacobus,   614 

Goodman,  Benjamin  F.,   '311 

Goodmun,  J.  M.,    313 

Goss,  David,    fi28 

Goss,  George,   ''06 

Goss,  Isaac  L.,   717 

Goss,  Jacob,    'f  06 

Goss,  Robert  E.,    628 

Goss,  William  H.,   700 

Gothel,  Frederick  F.,    1319 

Gothel,  John  D., 1319 

Gougier,  Adam 1315 

Gougler,  Jacob,   1315 

Grabill,  Edgar  K. 1106 

Graff,  Abram  W.,    647,  646 

Graflius,   Abraham,    228 

Graffius,  Edmund  W 139 

Gratfius,  John,   139 

Graffius,  John,   228 

Graffius,    John,    229 

Graffius,  Martin,   229 

Graffius,  Nicholas  M 229 

Graham,  James,    518 

Graham,  James  M.,   518 

Graham,  Robert  C.,   731 

Graham,  Samuel 963 


Graham,  Samuel  \ 971 

Graham,  William,   963 

Graham,  William  P 963 

Grassmyer,  Abram  M.,   560 

Grassmyer,  Adam,   560 

Grassmyer,  Daniel,    560 

Gray,  Hugh,    1153 

Gray,  Hugh,    1132 

Gray,   James,    551 

Gra,y,  James, 1152 

Gray,  Joseph,   552 

Gray,  Joseph,   363 

Gray,  Joseph  B.,  551 

Gray,  Solomon,    1132 

Gray,  William  B 1152 

Graybill,  Joseph, 902 

Grabill,   Marcus 1196 

Graybill,  Menno  S.,   902 

Grazier,    Daniel,    120 

Grazier,  Joseph,    120 

Grazier,   Michael,    121 

Green,  Edward  A.,   314 

Green,   Joseph 314 

Greene,  Calvin,   521,  429 

Greene,   George,    257 

Greene,  Henry   S.,    283 

Greene,  Xenzie,   429 

Greene,  Maxwell  L,   284 

Greene,  Samuel  B.,    257 

Greene,   Samuel  L.,    283 

Greene,    Thomas,    258 

Greenland,  A.  Claj^tou 255 

Greenland,  Aaron   W 255 

Greenland,  Moses,  255 

Greenleaf,  Jacob,    996 

Greenleaf,  John,    996 

Greenleaf,  Peter  L 996 

Greenwood,  Alfred  W 326 

Greenwood,   Ralph 326 

Greenwood,   Wflliam 326 

Gregory,  John,    237 

Gregorj',   John,    235 

Gregory,  Samuel,    237 

Gregory,  Wesley 235 

Gregory,  Wesley,  Sr.,   2:!5 

( Iriflith,  David  A.,    297 

Griffith,  John,    297 

Griffith,   Joseph,    1207 

Grimison,  Thomas,   179,  48 

Gring,  David,    1249 

Gring,  Samiiel  H.,    1249 

Groninger,  George  W.,   834 

Grouinger,   Jacob,    S31 

Groninger,  Leonard,    83.4 

Groninger,  W.  S.,   1135 

Grosh,  Alexander  B.,   1039,  1012 

Grosh,  Benjamin,    1012 

Grove,  David,    79 

Grove,  David  C.,  371 


Grove,  John,   372 

Grove,  John  IS!.,  313 

Grove,   Samuel,    371 

Grove,  Samuel  B 313 

Grubb,  Abraham 185 

Grubb,   Andrew 1S3 

Grubb,  Andrew  B.,    186 

Grubb,  Christian,    1312 

Grubb,  Harry,    IS 4 

Grubb,  Henry 982 

Grubb,  Henry  A 983 

Grubb,  Isaac  N.,   982 

Grubb,  M.  H.,    1312 

Grube,  Martin,  Jr.,    55 

Gi  ubb,  Samuel 184 

Gumbert,  Frederick 339 

Gumbert,  John  A 339 

Gushard,  John  F.,  797 

Gushard,  Samuel  S 797 

Gutshall,  Daniel,  1144 

Gutshall,  Frank  A.,   1116 

Gutshall,  George,    1099 

Gutshall,  Jacob  W.,   1099 

Gutshall,  John,    1146 

Gutshall,  William  G.,    1144 

Haffly,  George  W.,   344 

Haffly,   John 344 

Haffly,   Joseph,    750 

Haffly,  Miles,    750 

Haffly,  Samuel 345 

Hain,   Harry   H.,    1129,  1181 

Hain,  Henry,    1181 

Hair,  Amos,  1 028 

Hair,  David,    1100 

Hair,  Jacob,    HOO 

Hair,   Peter 1100 

Haines,  Fredei'iek,    984 

Haines,  Isaac  N 98  t 

Haines,  William  H 984 

Hall,  Albert  J 276 

Hall,  Daniel,   1149 

Hall,  Laban 276 

Hall,  Thomas  L 276 

Hall,  William  IT.,   1149 

Hamaker,  David  C 484 

Hamaker,   Adam,    484 

Harman,  George  D.,    81 

Harman,   Lewis,    81 

Hamer,  Michael,   120 

Hamer,    Moses 120 

Hamer,  Thomas,  Sr 243 

Hamer,  Thomas  Jr., 243 

Hamor,   Collins,  Jr.,    201 

Hamor,   Collins,   Sr.,    201 

Hammond,   Jacob,    337 

Hammond,    Peter 337 

]Iamilton,  Al/red  J., 257 

Hamilton,  Robert 257 


1364 


INDEX. 


Hanzig,  Gustav  E.,    988 

Hanzig,  Ernest,   988 

Harley,  John  S 999 

Harley,  Philip,    967,  998 

Harley,   Samuel,    998 

Harley,  Joseph,   998 

Harnes,  F.  K.,    977 

Harnes,  Sylvester,    977 

Harnish,  Christian 101 

Harnish,  Samuel, 191 

Harnish,  Tobias,   191 

Harper,  William  H 156 

Harper,   William,    156 

Harper,  John  L.,  721 

Harper,  Robert,  721 

Harper,  Glass  D.,    721 

Harper,   John,    156 

Harter,   Joel,    1282 

Hartzell,   John,    1180 

Hartley,  Daniel  W.,   701 

Hatfield,  iJ.  R.,    194 

Hatfield,  Charles  P.,   192 

Hatfield,   John,    192 

Hatfield,  Samuel,    194 

Hatfield,   Samuel 192 

Harter,  William  J.,    1282 

Hartzell,  Isaiah,    1180 

Hartzell,   Samuel IISO 

Harvey,  Edwin  P.,   653 

Harvey,  Samuel,   537 

Harvey,  Samuel,  Jr.,   537 

Hayes,  A.  R.,   439,  449 

Hayes,  A.  R 449,  439 

Hayes,  Andrevsr,  755 

Hayes,  John, 755 

Hayes,  William  J.,   755 

Hare,  David, 96 

Harley,  Daniel  W.,    801 

Harris,  Elisha,   836 

Harris,  George  C, 836 

Harris,  Robert,    447 

Harris,  Robert,    836 

Harshberger,  Alexander  S.,   420 

Harshberger,   Abraham,    421 

Harshberger,  Joshua,   561 

Harshberger,  William,   561 

Harencame,  Emanuel  B., 369 

Harencame,  John,    369 

Harencame,  John  S.,    368 

Harencame,  John,    368 

Hartman,  Christian,    655 

Hausburg,  Henry,    502 

Hazlett,   Ephraim,    633 

Heading,  James  G.,   818 

Heading,  John  M.,   818 

Heading,  William  M.,   818 

Headings,  Isaac  G 967,  911 

Headings,  Isaac  G.,   677 

Headings,  Jacob,    677 


Heaton,  George  A 399 

Heaton,  W.  W.,   399 

Hetael,  George,   1320 

Hebel,  John  C,   1320 

Heeter,  Calvin  S.,   281 

Heeter,  George 281 

Heeter,  John,   281 

Heffner,  Benjamin,    186 

Hefl'ner,  William,    186 

Heffley,   John,    1180 

Heller,  M.  E.,   1263 

Heller,   Martin  L 1263 

Hench,  William,    1209 

Henderson,  David  P.,    39 

Henderson,   George   E.,    131 

Henderson,  George,   457 

Henderson,  Hogden,    1096 

Henderson,  Thomas  K.,   131 

Henderson,  W^arren  M.,   39 

Henderson,  William,   1096 

Henkels,   John 995 

Henkels,  Nathaniel  S.,   995 

Henry,  Davis,   579 

Henry,  Harry,    387  . 

Henry,  John  T.,    244 

Henry,  John,    579 

Henry,  John,    587 

Henry,  James  B.,   863 

Henry,  Mordecai,    244 

Henry,   Richard,    863 

Henry,   Robert,    864 

Henry,     William     M., 387 

Henry,  William, 579 

Henry,  William,    863 

Herman,  Frederick,  944 

Herman,  Georg-e 943 

Hermon,  Frederick,   347 

Hermon,    ^Villiam,    347 

Herncane,  Benjamin  F.,    45 

Herncane,  George  B.,  * 45 

Herncane,  Walter  S.,  45 

Hertzler,   Daniel,    926 

Hertzler,  Jacob,  922 

Hertzler,   Jacob,    925 

Hertzler,   John,    985,  925 

Hertzler,  John  G.,    923 

Hertzler,  Noah,   922 

Hertzler,  William,   877,  922 

Heston,  Catherine  J.,   1052 

Heston,  Edward,  1052 

Heston,  Jonathan   S.,    1053 

Heston,  Morris  W.,    1052 

Hess,  Henry,  113 

Hess,  Jacob,    ! 113 

Hetrick,  Howard,   95 

Hetrick,  George  F.,   95 

Hetrick,  John,   1259 

Hetrick,  John  C 1165,  1259 

Hetrick,  Nicholas,    1259 


Heishley,  Joseph  F.,   1227 

Heishley,  Philip,   1227 

Hicks,  John,   319 

Hicks,  Joseph  G., 319 

Hickes,  Andrew 112 

Hickes,   Peter,    112 

Hiestand,  Henry,    1245 

Hiestand,  John  A.,   1247 

Hiestand,    Peter,    1021,  1244 

Hiestand,    Thomas,    1243 

Hilbish,  John  A.,   1332 

Ilileman,  David  A 130 

Hileman,   Frederick,    131 

Hileman,  William 131 

Himes,  L.  A.,   311 

iiimes,  Rachel,    310 

Hiney,  Michael 353 

Hippie,  John,   1354 

Hockey,  Robert,    692 

Hoffman,  George  S., 439 

Hoffman,  John  F.,   472 

Hoffman,    John,    1297 

Hoffman,   Samuel,    1297 

Hoffman,  William  H.,   439 

Hoffman,  William  B.,   439 

Holman,   W.   H.  J.,    847 

Holt,  Thomas, 417 

Holtz,   Frederick 1155 

Holtz,  George,   1155 

Holtz,  John 1155 

Holland,  James  W.,   1344 

Holman,  David,   847 

Holmes,  R.  E.,   134 

Holmes,  J.  H.,   134 

Hooley,  John  D.,  589 

Hooley,  Jonathan  B.,    589 

Hooman,  William  J., 498 

Hoopes,  Ezra  M., 653 

Hoopes,  Ezra  M.,    791 

Hoover,    Ludwig,    263 

Hoover,  Jacob  F.,   263 

Hoover,   John,    263 

Hoopes,  William  L.,  791 

Hoopes,  William,    863 

Hoot,  Amos,   462 

Hombach,  Adolphus  V.,   1253 

Hombach,  W^illiam  L.,  1253 

Hopple,   Jacob, 1266 

Hopple,  William  H.,    , . .  1266 

Horning,  Enoch,   807 

Horton,  Ephraim,  281 

Horning,  H.  Cloyd,    837 

Horning,   John  W.,    837 

Horning,  William  B., 807 

Horrell,  George  F., 632 

Horrell,  William  W.,   632 

Horting,  John  H.,    1218  • 

Horting,  Michael,   1218 

Horton,  Henry  F.,   281 


INDEX. 


1365 


Hoiick,  William,    279 

Houck,  Michael,    290 

Houck,  Ulysses  S.,   279 

Houck,  Bryson,   290 

Houck,  Elijah,   279 

Houck,  Lazarus,    110 

Hostetter,  Abraham,   1041 

Hottenstein  Family,    711 

Houck,  Amon,    110 

Houck,  Benjamin  F.,    279 

Horton,  Josiah,   2S1 

Hough,  David  J 680 

Houg-hton,  Eliza  N.,    315 

Householder,   Adam,   189 

Householder,  David 1S9 

Householder,  John  F.,    189 

Householder,  John,    274 

Householder,  John  W.,    274 

Householder,   Michael,    274 

Howell,  John  D.,  974 

Hovs^ell,  Memucan  J.,    974 

Hower,  George  L.,   794 

Hower,  George,  Sr.,   794 

Hovper,  Francis 810 

Hovrer,  Jacob,    794 

Hower,  J.   Clarence 810 

Howanstine,  Joseph,   1 215 

Hudson,  E.  A.,   399 

Hvidson,  Henry,   400 

Hudson,  George  D.,   374 

Hudson,  George,   309 

Hudson,  George,   401 

Hudson,  E.  W.,   •. . .  .395,  403 

Hudson,  W.  C,  374 

Hudson,  William,   374 

Hughes,  John  W 1104 

Hughes,  J.  B 1104 

Huling,  Marcus,  Family,   1191 

Hunt,  J.  J.,   444 

Hunt,  Joseph,    444 

Hunter,  Isaiah,   1280 

Hunter,  James.    7'37 

Himter,  John  R.,    423 

Hunter,  John,    423 

Hunter,   Eobert 1280 

Humphrey,  Eobert  W.,  1001 

Humphrey,  Jacob  E.,    1001 

Huey,  Andrew, 635 

Huey,  William,    635 

Huyett,   John 214 

Huyett,  Winfleld  S.,    214 

Ingram,  Augustus  M.,    70S 

Ingwers,  Charles,   300 

Ingram,  William, 708 

Innis,  Eobert,  894 

Innis,  James,    894 

Innis,  Ebenezer,    894 

Irvin,  James 1^0 


Irvin,  John, 140 

Irwin,  John,    7S9 

Irvin,  Samuel  H.,   140 

Irwin,  Thomas  Van,   789 

Isenberg,   Abraham,    40 

Isenberg,   B.  F.,    40 

Isenberg,  Enoch 186 

Isfnberg,  Henry,    187 

Isenberg,  John 200 

Isenberg,  Joseph,   180 

Isenberg,  Manasseh,    200 

Isenberg,  Milton  W.,  231 

Isenberg,   Samuel,    231 

Isenberg,   Samuel,    398 

Tsett,  James  K.,    272 

Isett,  John  A.,   272 

Jackman.  William  J 805,  783 

Jackson,  Benjamin  S.,    1194 

Jackson,  Ephraim,  1194 

.Tackson,   George,    83 

.Tackson,  Henry   C,    769,  506 

Jackson,   Lyman,    1225 

Jackson,   J.  B 1335 

Jackson,   Joseph,    102 

Jackson,   Joseph   C,    82 

Jackson,  Joseph  E.,   1194 

Jackson,  Eobert  A 506 

Jackson,  William  H.,    1335 

.Tackson,  William  W.,  1093,  1224 

.Jacobs,   Samuel 1142 

.Jacobs.    Philip 1142 

.Jenkins,  David 545 

Jenkins,  David  B 543 

.Johnson,  Charles  L.,   1017 

■Johnson,  Jesse,   1017 

.Johnson,  John,    613 

.Johnson,   Thomas,    476 

.Johnson,   Eichard  M 751,  003 

.Johnson,  William,    604 

.Tohnson,   William 047,  476 

.Johnston,    A.   E.,    133S 

.Johnston,   Edward  C,    1167 

.Tohnston,  Edward  V.,    727 

.Johnston.  George,    1167 

.Johnston,  James 109 

Johnston,  James,   109 

Johnston,  Peter,   727 

Johnston,  Samuel,    109 

Jones,    Alvin,    1183,  1202 

Jones,  Benjamin,    1120 

Jones,    John,    1262 

Jones,   Nathan,    1109 

.Jones,  Theodore, 1109 

Jones,  Eobert,    1109 

.Tones,  William 568 

.Tunkin,  Benjamin  F.,   1020 

.Tunkin,  Joseph,  489 

Junkin,  Eobert  H.,   481 


Kahler,  John,   1228 

Kanagy,  Jacob,   635 

Kanagy,  John,   635 

Kaseman,  D.  C, 650 

KaufFman,  Banks  W.,   802 

Kauffman,   Christian,    700 

Kauffman,  Daniel,    51 

Kauffman,  Daniel,    97 

Kauffman,  Daniel  ,T.,    97 

Kauffman,  David,   760 

Kauffman,  Elizabeth,    ■ 700 

Kauffman,  Frany,  767 

Kauffman,  Jacob,   700 

Kauffman,  John,   707 

Kauffman,  John  W.,   51 

Kauffman,  Jonas,   802 

Kauffman,  Jonathan,    617 

Kauffman,   Martha,    766 

Kauffman,  Nanc3%    707 

Ivauffman,  Samuel 767 

Kauffman,  Solomon 617 

Kearns,  Philip  S.,   702 

Kearns,  Willis  F.,    702 

Keatley,  Matthew  G 117 

Keatley,   Zachary,    117 

Keefer,  Joseph,   119 

Keefer,  Sydney  A.,    119 

Keim,  Abraham  F.,   1349 

Keith,  Adam,    280 

Keith,  Adam,    298 

Keith,   Eli,    287,  280 

Keith,  George 289 

Keith,   Isaac   P.,    298 

Keith.  John,    289 

Keith.    John,    298 

Kell,  David  C,   1136 

Kell,  Henry,   1136 

Kell,  John,    1064 

Kell,  John,    1084 

Kell,   .John  W.,    1023 

Kell,  Peter  G 1084 

Kell,  William  H., 1020 

Keller,  Daniel,   128 

Keller,   David,    904 

Keller,  Emanuel,  1110 

Keller,  Harry  D., 136 

Keller,  George  W.,   IHO 

Keller,  Michael,   128 

Keller,  Jacob,  128 

Keller,  Jacob,  780 

Keller,  Jeremiah  N.,    786 

Keller,  Samuel,    130 

Keller,  Samuel,    786 

Keller,   William,    004 

Kelley,  Edward  M.,    1147,  1274 

Kelley,  John  P.,   826 

Kelley,  Moses, 1274 

Kelley,  William  C 826 

Kelly,  John  P.,   816 


1366 


INDEX. 


Kelly,  Moses 810 

Kemberling,  Robert,   718 

Kendig,   George,    1118 

Kennedy,   James,    501 

Kennedy,  John,   481 

Kennedy,  William  F.,   500 

Kei^hail,  Jacob  R.,    is;; 

Kepler,  George  B.  'SI.,  945 

Kepner,   Benjamin,    956 

Kepner,  Benjamin  D.,  830 

Kepner,  Benjamin   F.,    779 

Kepner,  David,  944 

Kepner,  David  K.,    960 

Kepner,   George   T.,    949,  95G 

Kepner,   Irvin   S.,    937 

Kepner,   Jacob,    937 

Kepner,  Jacob  O.,  1338 

Kepner,   John  S.,    945 

Kepner,  Lemuel  A.,   944 

Kepner.  Philip,    956 

Kepner,  Samuel  D.,   938 

Kern,  George,  1163 

Kern,  Simon,    1 163 

Kerr,  Lewis  B.,   1141 

Kerr,  Matthew,    1141 

Kerr,  Thomas,   1346 

Kerr,  William,   1141 

Kfctterman,  George,  Jr.,   346 

Ketterman,  John  E 3;i") 

Kidd,  James, 873 

Kiefhaber,  Ferd.,    530 

Kiefhaber,  Frederick  J.,   530 

Kilmer,    David,    959 

Kilmer,   Philip,    959 

Kimberly,  Andrew  J.,  630 

Kimberly,  George  S 630 

Kimberly,   James   E 630 

Kimmel.  Josiah,    411 

Kimmel,   S.  W.,    411 

Kimmel,  William,   411 

Kiner,  George,   54G 

Kiner.  John.   546 

Kiner.  William  E.,   547 

Kinsloe,  Lemuel  A - 894 

Kinsloe,  ^Michael,    894 

Kinsloe,  S.  E.  B.  P.,    1150 

Kipler,   Absalom,    94G 

Kipler,  Ira  T.,    946 

Kipp,  Jacob,   1277 

Kipp,  Peter, 1277 

Kipp,  William,   1277 

Kirk,  Howard,    846 

Kirk,  James,  847 

Kirkpatrick,  Alexander, 1042 

Kirkpatrick,  Henry, 1043 

Kirkpatrick,  Richard,   1042 

Kiser,  David  S 1005 

Kiser,  Jonathan,   1002 

Kiser,  Peter,   1003 


Kissinger,  Charles  F 454 

Kissinger,  George,   267 

Kissinger,  Jacob,    454 

Kissinger,  Samuel 367 

Kistler,   Abraham 1 126 

Kistler,  David,   1135 

Kistler,   John 1136 

Kistler.  John   A 1150 

Kistler,   Samuel 1150 

Kitner,  George 1090 

Kitner,  Henrj' 1095 

Kitner,  Othniel 1050 

Kitner,  John,    1050 

Kitner,  John,   1095 

Kitner,  Joshua 1090 

Kline,    Abraham 729 

Kline,   Alfred,    738 

Kline,   Benjamin 694 

Kline,  Henry 1153 

Kline,   Jacob   W 1314 

Kline,  John  L.,    1314 

Kline,    Peter,    1154 

Kline,    Rudolph 694 

Kline,  William  A 1153 

Kling,  George,   1090 

Kling,  Lewis 1090 

Kling,  Jacob 181 

Kling,  W.  B 181 

Klinepeter,  Adam,    1048 

Klinepeter,  J.  W.,  1048 

Klinepeter,  Samuel 1048 

Kloss,   David,    955 

Knig'ht,  John  A.,    453 

Knisely.  Abraham 338 

Knisely,  Joseph  K 338 

Knisely,  Samuel 328 

Jvnude,  George  E.,    359 

Knode.   Daniel   P 360 

Knode,   Jacob,    359 

Knoiise,  Christian,   910 

Knouse,    Daniel 910 

Knouse,  William  H 910 

Koch,  Louis  J 455 

Koch,    Magnus,    455 

Kochenaur,  Peter,    1093 

Kochenderfer,  George  W.,  1143 

Kochenderfer,  John,   1143 

Kochenderfer,   Peter,    1143 

Kohler,  Andrew,    943 

Kohler,  Benjamin  R.,    733,  564 

Kohler,  F.  S.,   638 

Kohler,   Henry,    566 

Kohler,  Jacob,   566 

Kohler,  John  A.,  943 

Kohler,  William 943 

Kohler,  William  H.,   733,  638 

Kough,  Amos  W.,   1349 

Kough,  George,   366 

Kough,  Jacob,    366 


Kough,  John,   1349 

Kough,  W.  E 366 

Kremer,  Frederick,    1170 

Kremer,  Perry,    1170 

Krepps,  Moses,    683 

Kreps,  Simon, 713 

Krick,  Jacob,    1227 

Krick.    John   A.,    1327 

Kreps,  James,    471 

Krugh,  Joseph 394 

Krugh,  Michael,    394 

Kugler,   John 1300 

Kugler,  John   G 1300 

Kuhn,  Jacob,    1037 

Kulp,   Darlington  R 649 

Kulp,  G.  Gilbert,  ■ 650 

Kulp,  Hovrard  C,   649 

Kulp,  Monroe  H.,   649 

Kurtz,  Abraham 991 

Kurtz,  Abraham  H 991 

Kurtz,  Jacob,   807 

Kurtz,  Jacob 992 

Kurtz,  William  H 897 

Kyle,  Crawford 5S4 

Kyle,  McFarlane 583 

Kyle,  John 563 

Kyle,  Joseph 583 

Kyle,  Joseph 584 

Kyle.  Joseph  W 563 

Kyle,  William  B 583 

Kyper,   Daniel,   Sr 302 

Kyper.  Daniel 302 

Kyper.  Harry  W 385 

Lackey.  Alexander 1107 

Lackey,  Alexander 1115 

Lackey,  Alexander 1121 

Lackey.  Arthur  C 1139,  1182 

Lahr.  George 1279 

Lahr,  Jerome  B 1279 

Laird,  Jacob,    194 

Laird,   John  M 55 

Laird.  Robert  A 194 

Laird,  William 194 

Landis,  W.  W 960 

Lang,  Joseph  H 341.  60 

Lang,  Patrick,   190 

Lang,  Washington.    60 

Lang,  Washington 190 

Lantz,  Howard  0 449,  499 

Lantz,  J.  :Max 499 

Lathero'o',  Samviel,   381 

Latherow,  W.  N.,   381 

Lauver,  Christian,    833 

Lauver,  Jacob,   833 

Lauver,  Michael 833 

Lauver,  Peter,    1388 

Lawver,   Jacob,    718 

Lawver,  John,    718 


INDEX. 


1367 


Leach,  John  A. 847 

Leader,  Charles  W.,   1()4 

Leader,    George,    1(54 

Leader,  Jefferson  K.,    1(:4 

Leffard,  Adam,    624 

Leffard,  Adam  E.,  93 

Leffard,  John,    555 

Leffard,  John,    635 

Leffard,  Joseph  S.,  555 

Leffard,  William  S 93 

Leffard,  William  S.,   555 

Leibj',  James  B 1253 

Leiby,   Samuel,    1254 

Lenig,  Henry  S.,   1220 

Lenig,   Peter,    1220 

Lenhart,    Lewis,    1313 

Lenhart,  W.  L.,   1313 

Lenker,   Aaron,    1216 

Lenker,  Philip, 1216 

Leonard,   Andrew,    05 

Leopold,  George  A.,    701 

Leonard,  John, 1007 

Leonard,  Samuel,   338 

Leonard,  Samuel,    1007 

Leonard,  William  A., 05 

Leonard,  William  C 845 

Leonard,  William  H 1231 

Lewis,   Henry  C,    493 

Lewis,  Nathan  H.,    493 

Lightner,  David  P.,    1336 

Lightner,  Jacob,    1074 

Lightner,  Samuel  M.,    ro~4 

Lightner,  Samuel  R.,  1074 

Lightner,  Sterrett,   1336 

Lightner,  William  A.,  1354 

Likens,   Isaac,    59 

Likens,   John  H.,    59 

Lincoln,  Aoel,    ISS 

Lincoln,  Robert  G.,   xSS 

Lincoln,  William  S.,  18S 

Lindsay,  Hugh 25 

Llnthurst,  Frederick,    948 

Linthurst,  George  W.,    948 

Lister,  Alfred  A.,   1052 

Locke,   Harrison,    166 

Locke,   Seale,    106 

Locke,    William,    16G 

Long,  Abraham,  Sr., 1277 

Long,  Abraham,    1276 

Long,  Albert  B.,   464 

Long,  Arthur  B.,   697,  403 

Long,  Christian 1000 

Long,  Darius  J.,    133S 

Long,  David,  lOOO 

Long,  Henry,    862 

Long,  Plenry,    1137 

Long,  Isaac  L ri37 

Long,  Joseph  G.,   1000 

Long,  William  H., 862 


Long-acre,    Abel,    1268 

Longaere,  Isaac,    837 

Longacre,   Joseph,    827 

Long-acre,  Joseph,    1368 

Longacre,  Peter,   355 

Longacre,   Robert  M.,    359,  355 

Longenecker,  Henry,  Jr.,   237 

Longenecker,   Samuel  D.,    237 

Losk,  Andrew,   1117 

Losh,  Jacob,   1304 

Lotz,  John,    329 

Lowder,  Joel,   211 

Lowder,  Jonas  S.,    310 

Loy,    Andrew,    1133 

Loy,  Elmer  S.,   1346 

Loy,  Nicholas,    1133 

Lukens,  John  S.,    984 

Lupfer,  Casper,   236 

Lupf er,  Casper,   1054 

Lupfei-,  George  W.,   236 

Lupfer,  Henry  J.,  1054 

LuxDfer,  Jacob,   1054 

Lupfer,  Jesse  K.,    237 

Lupfer,    .lohn,    1054 

Lupfer,   Samuel,    337 

Lntz,  Abraham  M., 385 

Lutz,  Samuel,  385 

Lyons,  Jeremiah,    7S9 

Lyons,    Nicholas 790 

Lyter,  William  H.,   1333 

Lytle,   Benjamin,    Ill 

Lytle,  John  W.,   Ill 

Lytle,  Milton  Scott,    25 

Lytle,  Nathaniel 25 

Lytle,   P.   ISL,    30 

Machamer,  .John,    390 

Macklin,  George.  614 

Macklin,  James,    493 

INlacklin,  James,    613 

Macklin,  William 611,  613 

Maelay,  Joseph  H.,    768 

Maclay,   Samuel,    746 

Maelay,  William  V, 748 

Maclay,  William  B 764 

Magee,  Alexander,    1014 

Magee,   John  A._,    1039,  1014 

Magee,  Richard  L., 1341 

Magill,  Charles,   267 

Magill,  Jacob,    267 

Magill,  James,   155 

Maguire,  James,    195 

Maley,  Thomas  J.,   314 

Mann,  Harvejr,  Sr.,  743 

Mann,  James  H.,    743 

Mann,  Joseph  R 496 

Mann,  Stephen  G 743 

Mann,  William,  .Tr.,   743 

Mann,  William,  Sr.,   743 


IMarch,  John,    653 

Markel,  Adam  K.,   990 

IMarkel,  Charles  D.,   990 

Markel,  Henry, 990 

Marshall,  Denney  M 822 

Marshall,   James, 82  i 

Martin,  Andrew,   501 

Martin,   James,    742 

Martin,  John 1131 

Martin,  Robert,   501 

Martin,  Robert  M.,    290 

Martin,  Michael  .!.,    "90 

IMartin,  Thomas  F.,   1131 

]\lasemore,  Eli,  388 

Masemore,  Theodore,    388 

Masemore,  Valentine,   388 

Mason,  Abraham,   980 

Mason,  John,    980 

Mateer,    Joseph,    106 

Mateer,  Joseph  B.,   106 

Mathers,  James,    941 

Mathers,  Orlando  O.,  941 

Matlack,  Samuel  B.,  1039 

Matlack,  Timothy 1029 

IMatlack,  William,  1028 

Mattern,   George,    117 

Mattern,   George,    124 

Mattern,  George  W.,   117 

JNIattern,  J.  H 123 

Mattern,  Jacob,   118 

Mattern,  John  S 118 

IMattern,  Jacob  S.,   124 

Mauck,  JosexA,    658 

Mauger,  Leonard  R.,  963 

Mauger,  Michael,    962 

Maxwell,  Andrew,    352 

Maxwell,  H.  Wilson,   352 

May,   George 819 

May,  Leonard 819 

Mayes,   Andrew,    469 

McAfee,  James,    958 

McAfee,  John,    958 

McAfee,  Hezekiah,   958 

]\IcAlevy,  William,    446 

McAlister,  Hugh  T.,    909 

McAlister,  Stephen  L.,    967,  909 

McAteer,  Matthew,    62 

McAteer,  Patrick,   62 

IMcBride,  Hugh,  1072 

McBride,  John,    1072 

McBurney,  Francis,   876 

McCahan,  David,   75 

McCahan,   John,    75 

McCahan,   John,    183 

McCahan,  Thomas  S.,   183 

McCahren,  Charles  E.,    928 

IMcCahren,   Henrj',    927 

McCahren,   William  A.,    927 

McCall,   Alexander,    239 


1368 


INDEX. 


McCall,   James,    230 

McCann,  Robert  S.,   1204 

McCann,   Torrence,    1204 

JNIcCarthy,  Alvin  E.,    351 

McCarthy,  C.  R.,   88 

McCarthy,  Charles  R., 89,  88,  91 

AlcCarthy,  Edwin  Scott, 87 

McCarthy,  Eleanor  L.,    89,  87 

^McCarthy,   H.   C,    89,  92,  87 

McCarthy,  Henry,  85 

McCarthy,  Henry  L.,   86 

McCarthy,  Henry  L.,   351 

McCarthy,  James  W.,   92 

McCarthy,  John,   86 

^McCarthy,  John  R.,   87 

McCarthy,  S.  L 485,  91,  87 

McCarthy,  William  B.,    89,  88 

^IcCartney,  James,  148 

McCartney,  James  B.,    96 

McCartney,  Jerry  T 148 

McCartnej%  John,   148 

McCartney,   John   R.,    96 

McCauley,  Anthony,    471 

McCauley,   Charles  A.,    217 

^McCauley,   Daniel,    217 

^IcCauley,   Peter,    472 

McClain,  D.  E.,    410 

McClain,  George  W 296 

jNIcClain,  Isaac 285 

IMcClain,  J.  Newton,   294 

IMcClain,  James 285 

?JcClain,  James,    296 

McClain,  James,    423 

INfcClain,   Samuel,    285 

McClain,   Samnel,    294 

McClain,  Samuel,    410 

McClenahan,  George  B.,  652 

McClenahan,  F.  B.,  652 

ISIeClellan,   James,    722 

McClellan,  John  P.,   722 

McGlintic,  Felix,   657 

McClintic,  George  K.,   445 

McClintie,  Howard  H.,   445 

ISrcClintic,  James,   459 

McClintock,   John,    1120 

McClintock,  Joseph  B.,   ri20 

McClintic,  K.  H.,    790 

McClintic,  Martin   L.,    449,  459 

McClintic,  R.  H.,   445 

McClintic,   R.  H.,    790 

McClintic,  William,    657 

McClure,  Alexander  K.,   724 

McClure,  Andrew 231 

McClure.  Cassius  N.,   231 

McClure,  James  K.,   865 

McClure,   Thomas,    8G5 

McClure,   William 232 

McConnell,  Daniel,   929 

McConnell,  George  P.,    928 


McConnel,  John  S.,    943 

McCool,   George,    307 

McCool,  Mary  C,    183 

McCool,   Robert,    307 

McCoy,    Alexander,    421 

McCoy,  David,    456 

McCoy,  David,  Jr.,   456 

McCoy,  John,   ;  489 

McCoy,  Richard  M.,  456 

McCoy,  Thomas  F.,  539,  489 

McCrum,   George,    104 

McCrum,  James,    836 

]\rcCrum,  John  E 836 

McCrum,  Joseph  R.,    104 

McCulloch,  Samuel,   947 

McCulloch,   William   T 913,  947 

McCurdy,  James  H.,   474 

McDonald,  Andrew  H.,  Jr.,  828 

TifcDonald,  Charles,    168 

jNFcDonald.  N.  A.,    168 

McDonald,  William  H.,    304 

McDowell,    John,    669 

:McDowell,  John 676 

McElwain,  J.  P.,   304 

AIcEwen,    Henry,    531 

:McEwen,  John  S 531 

]\rcEwen,  AVilliam  T.,   531 

McFarlane,  Andrew 678 

McFarlane,  J.  Howard 678 

McFarlane,  James,   674 

McFarlane,  Patrick,  675 

McGarvey,   Henry,    375 

:\rcGarvey,  Thomas 375 

]McGarvey,  William  H.,  375 

McGowan,  Dennis,   1045 

McGraw,  Frank  H 62 

McGraw,  John  G.,    62 

McTlroy,   John  E 65 

McKay,   Donald,    730 

McKee,  George 688 

McKee.   Hugh,    688 

McKee,  J.  Strode,   483 

McKee,  Robert 483 

IMcKeehan,  Francis  ISI.,  1051 

McKeehan,  John, 1051 

McKelvy,  George,   344 

jSrcKelvy,  Joseph  P 344 

McKenzie,  Horace  W.",  1129,  1201 

McKim,  James,    729 

McKim,  Vincent  I.,    575,  729 

McKinstry,  James 524 

McKinstry,  Joseph,    ,  523 

McLaughlin,  Charles 1108 

McLaughlin,  Ephraim 1168 

McLaughlin,  Jacob,   969 

McLaughlin,  John  A 969 

]\rcManigal,   William,    427 

McMeen,  Elmer  E.,    846 

McMeen,  Hugh  L.,   867 


McMeen,  Josiah,   867 

McMeen,  Samuel 846 

McNabb,   William,    764 

McNabb,  William  W 764 

McNeal,  James 1V7 

McNeal,    James,    1151 

McNeal,   Robert,    177 

McNear,  John,   538 

ISIcNitt,   John,    663 

McNitt,  Robert  J.,   663 

McNitt,  Samuel  B.,    669 

McNitt,  Thomas  B.,  656 

McNitt,  William 663 

McNitt,  William  B.,   656 

McPherran,  Andrew,   138 

RlcPherran,  John  A.,    138 

MePherson,  M.  A.,   1342 

McVey,   Elijah,    535 

McVey,  John  R., 535 

Means,  Robert  A.,    741 

Means,  Robert  H.,  741 

Meily,  Henry  J.,   64 

jNIeily,  Harry  S.,    64 

Meminger,  Theodore,    1351 

Meminger,  William  A 1351 

Menold,  Albert  M.,    312 

Mertz,   Peter,    741 

:Mertz,   Philip,    741 

jNIertz,   Philip  D.,    741 

Metz,  Jacob  K.,   627 

Metz,  John,   314 

iMetz,  John 627 

Metz,  John  K.,   314 

Metz,  John  K.,   678 

^Nlertz,  Charles  C 898 

^Meyers,  Daniel 1030 

IMe.yers,   George,    1030 

INfeyers,  Henry .1030 

Meyers,  John  S 1031 

Meyers,  Samuel,    624 

Michener,  Allen  D.,   1209 

]\Iichener,  Jonathan,   1209 

]Srierly,  Abraham 256 

Mierly,  Michael 256 

Mierly,   Keefer   W., 256 

]Miles,    Samuel,    315 

Miller,  Christopher,   134 

Miller,  D.  H.,    370 

Miller,  David  C, 710 

Miller,  David  H.,    242 

Miller,  David  M 133 

Miller,  George  W.,   369 

Miller,  Henry,    242 

Miller,    Henry,   37S 

Miller,  Jacob,   563 

Miller,  Jacob  W 169 

Miller,   John,    242 

Miller,  John 509 

Miller,  John  D.,  509 


INDEX. 


1369 


Miller,  Joseph,  J4G 

Miller,  Nicholas 562 

Miller,  E.  Allison,  33 

Miller,   Samuel,    63 

Miller,  Samuel  (!.,    169 

Miller,  Samuel  J.,    62 

Miller,  Wesley 146 

Miller,  W  iiliam  M.,    146 

Milliken,  David  B.,    1086 

Milliken,   Family 584-587 

Milliken,   Francis,    726 

Milliken,  James,    726 

Milliken,  James  B.,   1086 

Milliken,  James  L., 866 

Milliken,  John,    301 

Milliken,  John 866 

Milliken,  Thomas  O.,    301 

Minehart,  John,    694 

Minehart,  William  G.  C 694 

Ming-le,  W.  H.,   1307 

Minick,  A.  A.,    170 

Miniek,  John,   170 

Minick,  Peter,    170 

Minium,  Harrison,   826 

Minium,  George,  826 

Mitchell,  George  W.,  1127 

Mitchell,  Michael,   845 

Mitchell,  Samuel,    735 

Mitchell,  William,  735 

Mitchell,   William,    1127 

Mitchell,  William  W 845 

Mogel,    Jacob,    1041 

Mogel,  Jacob,   1340 

Mogel,  Jesse  M.,   1217 

Monihen,  James,  259 

Monihen,  Patrick, 250 

Montgomery,   Daniel,    409 

^Montgomery,  Jacob  €.,    408 

Montgomerj',  Ezra,    175 

Montgomery,  Kichard,    408 

Montgomery,  Samuel  C,   175 

Moodie,  Henry  A.,    718 

]Moodie,   Joseph,    718 

Moore,  Archibald,  610 

Moore,   John,    912 

Moore,  Orlando  W.,   327 

Moore,   Eobert 912 

:Moore,    Samuel,    327 

:Moore,  Samuel  T 645 

Moore,  Thomas  W.,   681 

Moore,  William  A.,  610 

Moore,  W.  Harry,   912 

Moorehead,  D.  Cooper,   934 

Moorehead,   James,    934 

Moorehead,  John  C 933 

Alooreland,  David,    1145 

Mooreland,  James  P> 1145 

^Mooreland,  William  A., 1145 

INIorgan,  James,   338 


Morgan,  Joshua,   338 

Morland,  Charles,   1199 

Morland,  George  B.,   1199 

Morland,  Henry 1199 

I^lorley,  Thomas,   1228 

Morley,  Thomas   W 1147,  1228 

Morrison,  Bower  E.,    395,  515 

^Morrison,  Charles,    1205 

!Morrison,  Elijah,    515 

Morrison,  Ephraim,   685 

Morrison,  Joshua,  515 

^Morrison,  William,  685 

Morrison,  William,  1205 

Morrow,  Thomas  W.,    1078 

jNlorrow,   Eobert  A.,    1077 

Mortimer,  Frank,    1039,  1017 

jNIoses,  Samuel  H.,   1343 

IMotter,   John   C,    1339 

Motter,  John  P.,  1339 

]\Iotzer,  Daniel,    875 

Motzer,  John,   875 

Motzer,  !Martin,   875 

Moj-er,   George 820 

Moyer,  Nathaniel,  820 

Mowery,   John,    965 

Moyer,  Samuel,   820 

!Mowery,   Samuel,    965 

!Mundorlf,  Henr}^   95 

■Nlundorff,  William,    95 

Murphy,  Patrick 1010 

Murphy,  Thomas,   1010 

Muthersbaugh,  Abraham,  461 

Muthersbaugh,  James  K.,   682 

Muthersbaugh,  Johnson,    575,  461 

^Muthersbaugh,  Samuel,   709 

Mutzabaugh,  Thomas  B.,  1197 

]Mutzabaugli,  Jacob  G.,  1197 

]\ryers,  Daniel,   499 

Myers,  J.  H.,    723 

:Myers,    Michael,    66 

Myers,  Michael,   383 

]\[yers,  Peter,    499 

]Myers,  Peter,    723 

Myers,  Peter  S 684 

^Nlyers,  Samuel,    383 

Myers,  Samuel  C,    684 

J^Iyers,  Reuben,   382 

flyers,  Eobert  H.,  499 

:Myers,  Eudolph 66 

:Myton.  Alexander  M 300 

Myton,  Samuel 34 

Myton,   Thomas   W.,    34 

Naginey,  John  D 671 

Naginey,  Eobert  A.,  671 

Nash,  John  A.,    27 

Naylor,  David,   054 

Naylor,  George,   954 

Naylor,  George  W., 976 


>.'eal,    Sanmel,    3l)S 

Neal,  John 308 

Neely,  John.  Jr.,   785 

Neely,  Jolin  11.,   85'.),  784 

Neely,  E.  Harvey,  870 

Neelj',  William,   <  S4 

Neff,  Andrew,  202 

Neff,   Andrew,    211 

NefE,  Andrew   C,    204 

Neff,  Daniel,   202 

Neff,  Daniel,   213 

Neff,  Daniel,   243 

Neff,  Daniel  G.,   202 

Neff,  David  A.,    202 

Neff'  Family,   204 

Neff",  Henry,   242 

Neff',  Henry  G.,   211 

Neff,  John,    202 

Neff,  John,    213 

Neff,   Jacob,    203 

Neff,  Samuel,    212 

Neff,   William 213 

Nickel,  Andrew  P.,    1019 

Nickel,   Casper,    1019 

Nickel,   Henry,    1019 

Nickum,  David  S 1'203 

Nickum,  John 1203 

Nickum,   James  E., 1203 

Nipple,  D.  Clark,    512 

Nipple,  G.  Fred,    1297 

Nipple,   Henry,    513 

Noble,   Calvin,    347 

Noll,    Martin,    1278 

Noll,   Michael,    1278 

Norris,  Jackson,    262 

Norris,  Joseph  E.,    262 

North,   James 823,  795 

North,  William,   795 

Norton,  Felix,    550 

Norton,    Jacob,    550 

Norton,   John 550 

Noss,    Samuel 1198 

Notestine,  Daniel  E.,    687 

Notestine,  John  K 687 

Novinger,  DeWalt,   705 

Novinger,  Isaac,    705 

Novinger,  Thomas  J.,    575,  705 

Nunemaker,  Jacob, 1079 

Nunemaker,  Samuel,  Sr.,  1079 

Oaks,  David  McK.,   226 

Oaks,  James  S 226 

Oaks,    John,    226 

Oburn,   Harrison 239 

Oburn,   Joseph 238 

O'Connor,    Benjamin,    316 

O'Connor,  Frank,    30.) 

Odiorne,    George 56 

Odiorne,  Walter  C,   50 


1370 


INDEX. 


Okeson,  A.  Stewart 815 

Okeson  Family 848 

Okeson,  James,    979 

Okeson,  Samuel,    815 

Oliver,  B.  Frank,    989 

Oliver,  Benjamin,   9S9 

Orbison,  Family,   14-20 

Orbison,   William   P.,    985 

Oren,   Jesse,    1328 

Oren,  Michael,    1328 

Orlady,   George   B.,    28 

Orladjs  Martin 185 

Orlady,  Lambert  M 185 

Orner,  William  E.,  Sr.,   153 

Orner,  William  R.,   153 

Ort,  John,  Jr.,   680 

Ort,   Martin 680 

Owing's,  John,    1046 

Owing-s,  Robert  M., 1046 

Owen   Family,    1176 

Owen,   Joel   B 1178 

rage,  Abraham, 903 

Page,  Henry, 903 

Palmer,  David  N.,  372 

Palmer,  James,    372 

Palmer,  John HI 

Pannebaker,  George  M.,    805 

Pannebaker,   Samuel,    864 

Pannebaker,  Samuel  E.,    864 

Pannebaker,  William, 864 

Pannebaker,  W^illiam   A.,    865 

Parker,  Andrew  H.,  563 

Parsons,  James  S.,   1205 

Parsons,  John  W.,   1205 

Parsons,  Joseph  E.,   391 

Parsons,  Samuel,    392 

Partner,   Abraham,    838 

Partner,  Jacob,   838 

Partner,  John 840 

Partner,  William  M.,  840 

Partner,  William  L.,   838 

Patterson,   Alexander,    981 

Patterson,  Andrew,   868 

Patterson,  George,   1355 

Patterson,   James,    825 

Patterson,  John,   981 

Patterson,  John,   825 

Patterson,  John,   1008 

Patterson,  J.  Kelley,   825 

Patterson,  Robert  H.,   1007 

Patterson,  John  J.,    791 

Patterson,  John  J.,  Jr 841,  792 

Patterson,  John  L 981 

Patterson,  Robert  H.,   868 

Patterson,  William,   868 

Patton,  George  W.,    83 

Patton,   James,    951 

Patton,  James  R.,    37 


Patton,  Joseph,   37 

Patton,  Robert  W.,    492 

Patton,  William,   951 

Patton,  William  A.,   951 

Patton,  Theodore  B.,    83 

Patton,  Thomas 1005 

Patton,   Thomas   T.,    952 

Peachey,  Christian,   036 

Peachey,  Jeptha  H., 632 

Peachey,  Jonathan,   632 

Peachejs  Solomon,   635 

Pecht,  John  E.,  379 

Pecht,  William,   ; .   379 

Peck,   John,    930 

Peelor,   David 361 

Pennell,  Frank  IsL  M.,   800 

Pennell,  George,    1195 

Peters,   George,    599 

Peters,  Henry  N.,   599 

Petrie,   William,    1095 

Peterson,  David  S.,    176 

Petrikin,  Harry  W.,   179,  47 

Petrikin,   Robert  Bruce,    47 

Pheasant,  Abraham  W.,    253 

Pheasant,  Samuel,    253 

Phillips,  Benneville,  7.40 

I'hillips,   Hardman,    740 

I'illard,  Frederick 1114 

I'ogue,   John   A. 340 

Pogue,    Robert,    .4(j 

Pollock,  John,    549 

Pollock,  John  T.,    548 

Pomero.y,  Thomas,   920 

Ponieroy,  William  C.,    949,  920 

Porter,  David, 110 

Porter,   Gen.   Horace 31 

Porter,  James,   110 

Porter,  James,   223 

Porter,  Samuel,    215,  223 

Porter,  William,    223 

Postlethwaite,  Joseph  E.,   548 

Potter,    Hiram,    1346 

Preisler,  John,   1067 

I'reisler,  John,  Sr.,  1068 

J^ressler,   Harris   H.,    313 

Price,  Asaph,    390 

Price,  Jacob,  601 

Price,  John  B.,  740 

Price,  Isaac,    740 

Price,  Samuel,   390 

Price,   William,    601 

Prout,  John 689 

Prout,   John,   Jr.,    689 

Puckey,  John  H 339 

Puckey,   Ralph,    339 

Pnffenberger,  Frederick,  803 

Puffenberger,   William,    803 

Pyle,  Andrew,    625 

Pyle,  Thomas  S.,  625 


Queary,  Michael,  367 

Quig,    Frederick,    853 

Quig,  R.  M.,    853 

Quigley,  David  F.,    1340 

Quinn,   William,    241 

Quinn,  William  L.,   241 

Raffensberger,  A.  S.,   856 

Raft'ensperger,   Christian,    1036 

Raffensperger,  David  W.,   1038 

Raft'ensperger,  George  D., 1347 

Raifensberger,  Jeremiah 856 

Raffensperger,   John,    1030 

Raffensperger,  W.  H.,  1348 

Rahm,  William   K.,    51 

Rambo,  H.  W.,   1095 

Rambo,  John  R.,  1096 

Rambo,  Nathan,    1096 

Ramsey,  David,    60 

Ramsey,  John,   980 

Ramsej',   Lemuel,    854 

Ramsejs   Manasses,    854 

Ramsey,  Robert  A.,   60 

Ramsey,   Samuel 980 

Ramsey,  Thomas,   980 

Ramsey,  William  H. 677 

Rannels,  D.   C,    921 

Rapp,  Barnett,  890 

Rapp,  Lewis  E.,  890 

Reapsomer,  Edward  L.,   1063 

Reapsomer,  Daniel,    1063 

Reber,  Daniel  B.,  710 

Reber,  J.  W.  H.,   710 

Reed,  Abner,  581 

Reed,   Abner,    438 

Reed,   Alexander,    564 

Reed,  Andrew,    413,  438 

Reed,  George,   260 

Reed,  George  W., 295 

Reed,  James,  580 

Reed,  James,    438 

Reed,  James  P.,    295 

Reed,  John,   871 

Reed,  John 598 

Reed,  Joseph,   446 

Reed,  Ogleby  J.,   580 

Reed,  Robert 446 

Reed,  Thomas  B.,    503,  445 

Reed,    William 200 

Reed,  William  L, 1207 

Reeder,  John  C,   1161 

Reeder,  Solomon,   1161 

Reiber,   Benjamin,    1113 

Reigh,  Frederick 46 

Reigh,   William  H.,    46 

Eenecker,  George,    345 

Eeiners,  Henry  D.,    56 

Reynolds,  Henry,   75 

Reynolds,  Jesse 835 


INDEX. 


1371 


Eeynolds,   Stephen,    75 

Eeynolds,   William,    S:!5 

Eeutter,   George  N.,    1188 

lieutter,  Harry   D.,    IISS 

lieutter,  Michael,    1188 

Rhinesmith,  David  M.,   1025 

llhinesmith,  Harry  I! 102G 

Rhinesmith,   Henrj',    1025 

Rhoads,  John  H.,    1233 

Rice,  B.  F., 976 

Rice,  Clarion  T.,   1049 

Rice,  Conrad,  Jr.,   843 

Rice,  George,    975 

Rice,  James  M.,    S43 

Rice,  Jesse 975 

Rice,  John,    1049 

Richardson,  Harris,   273 

Richardson,    William,     273 

Richardson,  William,    391 

Richej',  John  S.,   1097 

Eickenbaugh,  Jacob,   879 

Rider,  O.  H.   P.,    1250 

Rider,  Paul  P.,    1251 

Rieg'le,   George 708 

Eiegel,  George,    476 

Riegle,   Jacob,    708 

Riegel,  John,    477 

Rife,  Daniel,    1344 

Rife,  Samuel  A.  E.,   1212 

Eine,  Henry,  899 

Rine,  John  H 899 

Rinehart,  Charles  A.,    426 

Rinehart,  Jeremiah 426 

Rinesmith,  Henry,    1073 

Ripple,  Benjamin  F.,    322 

Ripple,  John  L.,    325 

Ripple,   Peter,    322 

Ripple,  T.  J.  C,    347 

Rittenhouse,  Jacob,   699 

Rittenhouse,   Samuel,    699 

Ritter,  Benjamin  H.,   85S 

Ritter,  Daniel,    858 

Ritter,  Jacob,   1049 

Ritzman,  Henry,   930 

Ritzman,  John  C,  897 

Ritzman,  Samuel  B.,   941 

Robeson,  David  E.,    494 

Robeson,  Moses,    494 

Eobison,   John 802 

Robison,  John  K.,  802 

Robinson,  Charles,   1106 

Robinson,   David,    1106 

Robinson,  Jason  T.,  1009 

Eobinson,  John,    1106 

Eobinson,  George  W.,   1106 

Robinson,   Robert,      1006 

Robinson,  William  H.,    1006 

Robley,  Elliott,    317 

Robley,  Matthew,   317 


Rodgers,  Henry  H.,   800 

Eodgers,  Isaac  H.,    751,  009 

Rodgers,   John,    892 

Rodgers,  Matthew,    93,1,  891 

Eodgers,  Samuel,    009 

Rodgers,  Sarah  J.,   893 

Rodgers,   William,    891 

Rodgers,  William  H.,    800 

Rogers,  Enos  O.,   336 

Rogers,  Hiram,    598 

Rogers,  James, 598 

Rogers,  John,   336 

Eoop,  Henry,    511 

Eoop,  John  L.,  512 

Roop,  John  T.,  511 

Roper,  Joseph  L  .,   686 

Roper,  William  G.,  686 

Eothroelc,  James  T., 739 

Rothrock,  John,    739 

Rothrock,  Samuel  H.,   596 

Rothrock,  Zachariah,    596 

Rothrock,  Zachariah 739 

Rosborough,  James, 1345 

Rouse,  John,  1227 

Rowe,   David,    1154 

Rowe,  Jacob,    1154 

Ruble,  George  S.,   624 

Ruble,  John,   471 

Ruble,  Louis  H.,   470 

Ruble,  Michael,   470 

Ruch,  William  S.,   1224 

Rudj^  George,  Sr.,   220 

Rudy,  George,  Jr.,   220 

Rudy,  Henry,   220 

Rudy,  Samuel  G.,   74 

Rumbaugh,  David,    1044 

Rumfeld,  Jacob,    902 

Rumfeld,  Michael,    903 

Eummel,  John,    398 

Rummel,  William,    398 

Ruuk.  John  V.,    528 

Runk,  Samuel,   529 

Rupley,  John,  1228 

Rnpley,  Joseph,   1228 

Russell,   Georg-e,    115 

Russell,  Jacob,  116 

Russell,  John  W 115 

Richabaugh,  David  McC,    1270 

Richabaugh,  Henry,  1271 

Richabaugh.  David 1271 

Rounsley,  James 1275 

Rounsley,  William,    1275 

Sample,  David,  658 

Satzler,  Frederick,   696 

Satzler,   John,    696 

Satzler,   William 696 

Sausman,  Addison  J 916 

Sayers,  Grier,  533 


Sayers,  Grier,  561 

Sajers,   James 533 

Sayers,  William,    561 

Saj'lor,  George 1 123 

Saylor,  Joseph,    1123 

baylor,  Matthias,    21)4 

Saj'lor,    Samuel 293 

Schaaf,  Frederick,    567 

Schaeffer,  Frederick,  905 

Schaetf er,  George  J.,   905 

Schaeffer,  James,   905 

Schatto,  jMichael,    1017 

Schiller,   Samuel   B.,    1187 

Sehlegel,  Jacob,    1005 

Schofield,  James  F.,  382 

Schofield,  William,   383 

Scholl,  Henry   S 793 

Schott,  Emil,    . .  .*. 794 

Scholl,  Tobias,   793 

Schools,  William  M 1235 

Schools,  William 1235 

Schlusser,    Henry r071 

Schlusser,  William  H.,   1071 

Schum,  Frank  L.,    107,  40 

Schum,  Henry,  40 

Schwartz,  George, 84 

Schweier,  B.  F.,    805,  783 

Schweier,   John,    782 

Schweyer,  Felix,   782 

Schweyer,   Francis,    '782 

Schwej'er,  Conrad,   782 

Schweyer,  Wilberforce 790 

Searle,  H.  T.,   1306 

Secrist,  Henry  J.,   1345 

Seibert,  Jacob,   1352 

Seibert,   Joseph,    167 

Seibert,  Samuel  W.,   1352 

Sellers,  Joseph  E.,   904 

Sellers,  Levi  M.,    1213 

Sellers,  William 904 

Selheimer,  Absalom  B.,   487 

Selheimer,  John  B.,   484 

Selheimer,  Joseph  ]\r.,  488 

Selheimer,  Napoleon  B.,  487 

Selheimer,  Nicholas,    484 

Selheimer,  William,   484 

Shade,  F.  M.,    1217 

Shade,  B.  Frank,    549 

Shade,  John.  Jr 549 

Shadle,   Henry 443 

Shaeffer,   John 1299 

Shaeffer,    Peter 1108 

Shaeifer,   Sterrett 1079 

Shahen,  James 602 

Shahen,  John  C 602 

Sharer,  Henry  H.,    371 

Sharer,  Jacob,    371 

Sharer,    Samuel 371 

Shatto,  John  L.,   1107 


1372 


INDEX. 


Shatto,    Isaac,    1115 

Shatto,  Nicholas 1115 

Shatto,    Samuel 1107 

Shatto,  Samuel,  1115 

Shaver,  George  D.,   3G7 

Shaver,  Jacob 536 

Shaver,  Peter, 367 

Shaver,  J.  West,   536 

Shaw,  Robert  G.,   787,  660 

Shaw,   Robert,    660 

SheafEej-,    Daniel,    1140 

Sheaffer,  Edward  G.,  905 

Sheaffer,   George  B.,    1140 

Sheaffer,  Henry,   1078 

Sheaffei-,  Israel   E 1209 

Sheaffer,  John, 905 

Sheaffer,    Peter,    1078 

Sheaffer,    Singleton, ' 1053 

Sheaffer,   William,    1053 

Shearer,   Alfred   L 1111.  1187 

Shearer,  George,   1131 

Shearer,  Gideon,   113 

Shearer,  Henry  R.,  113 

Shearer,   Henry   C,    1018 

Shearer,  Jacob 1018 

Shearer,  John,   1033 

Shearer,    John,    1187 

Shearer,  Michael 113 

Shearer,  Wilson,   1121 

Sheibley,  Bernhard,  1013 

Sheibley,  David  H.,    1067 

Sheibley,  Emanuel,    1355 

Sheibley,  Jacob,    1067 

Sheibley,   James   P.,    1087 

Sheibley,  J.  Calvin 1355 

Sheibley,  John  R 1065 

Sheibley,  John  II., 1039,  1013 

Sheibley,  Peter 1013 

Sheibley,    Peter,    1065 

Sheibley,  Samuel,   1151 

Sheller,    Samuel,    1129,  1182 

Sheller,   Sylvester,    1344 

Shelley,    Amos   W.,    918 

Shelley,  Henry,    919 

Shimp,   Casper,    474 

Shimp,  John,    474 

Shimp,  William  T.,  Sr.,   474 

Shirk,  Michael  C,  916 

Shirk,  Philip  M.,   916 

Shirk,  Solomon  S.,   844 

Shoop,   Aaron  M 787,  725 

Shoop,  Jacob,   725 

Shope,  Benjamin,    400 

Shope,  D.  F 400 

Shope,  Jeremiah,    '.....   391 

Shope,  John,  391 

Shore,  David,    318 

Shore,  John,   318 

Showvaker,   Charles,    1034 


Showvaker,  Eugene  G.,  1034 

Showvaker,  Jacob  R.,   1035 

Shrom,  George,    1237 

Shrom,  Joseph,    1237 

Shuler,    John,    1309 

Shuler,  Joseph,    1333 

Shuler,  Samuel  M.,    1309 

Shuler,    Samuel,    1310 

Shuler,   Zachary   T.,    1333 

Shumaker,  Daniel,   673 

Shumaker,  Henry 1034 

Shumaker,  Henry,    . . .' 1056 

Shumaker,  John  A 673 

Shumaker,  Luther  M.,    1055 

Shumaker,  Samuel  D.,   1034 

Shunkweiler,  Charles  A.,    492 

Shimkweiler,   Daniel,    492 

Shuss,  Adam,    47 

Shuss,  Philip  H.,  47 

Sigler,  Adam,   737 

Sigler,  Alfred,    1088 

Sigler,   Jacob   V.,    737 

Sigler,  John  C,   480 

Sigler,   John,    lOSS 

Sigler,  John,   707 

Sigler,  Joseph,   707 

Sigler,   Samuel,    480 

Sigler,   Samuel,    1088 

Silknitter,  Dorsey,   103 

Silknitter,  Harry,   103 

Silknitter,  Philip,   103 

Simons,  Alfred,    357 

Simons,  Samuel,    .' 357 

Simpson,  ^vlexander,   309 

Simpson,  David  R.,    311 

Simpson,  George  W.,    305,  309 

Simpson,  James,   309 

Simpson,   John   M.,    303 

Simxison,   J.   Randolph,    82 

Slagle,  John  E.,  420 

Slagle,  Louis  N.,   420 

Slautterback,  Jacob,   887 

Sleeman,  George 403 

Slonaker,  Edgar  M.,   81 

Slonaker.    John,    81 

Slough,  George  W.,    1211 

Slough,  Jacob,   1211 

Smee,  Francis,   1120 

Smee,   George,    1113 

Smee,  George 1114 

Smee,   Jacob.    1114 

Smee,  Jeremiah,    1113 

Smee,   John,    1114 

Smelker,   Henry  S.,    348 

Smelker,  Thomas  A.,    348 

Smiley,    Charles   H.,    1021 

Smiley,  John,   1119 

Smiley,   Samuel,    1034 

Smiley,  William,   1119 


Smiley,    Wilson 1119 

Smith,  Adam,   1255 

Smith,  A.  P.,    1092 

Smith,  Alexander  G.,    1169 

Smith,    Amos,    1343 

Smith,  Andrew,   290 

Smith,  Cyrus  W.,   1108 

Smith,  David  H 1059 

Snjith,   George,    25. i 

Smith,  George,  2:M 

Smith,  Henry  C,  1218 

Smith,  Henry  F.,  852 

Smith,  James  D.,    723 

Smith,   James  M.   E.,    256 

Smith,   J.   F.,    1342 

Smith,  Jesse  P.,    290 

Smith,  John,  1051 

Smith,    John 1059 

Smith,  John  L.,    1092 

Smith,    John,    1108 

Smith,   John,    1256 

Smith,   John,    1353 

Smith,  John  M 852 

Smith,  Jonas,   1353 

Smith,  Jonas  J 1255 

Smith,  Levi,    250 

Smith,  Michael,   1353 

Smith,  Peter,    1353 

Smith,   Ralph   P.,    250 

►Smith,   Samuel,    350 

Smith,  Solomon,    1060 

Smith,  W.  A.,  1355 

Smith,  William,  853 

Smith,  William  H.,    1366 

Smith,   William  M.,    1165,  1314 

Smoker,  Christian   K.,    745 

Smoker,  Michael,    745 

Smucker,  Amos,    83 

Smucker,   David   II.,    753 

Smucker,    John,    753 

Smyser,  M.  L.,   437 

Snare,  Jesse,  366 

Snare,  Saxton,   366 

Sneath,    George    W.,    1179 

Snyder,  Abraham,    933 

Snyder,  Abraham,    1158 

Snyder,    David,    1158 

Snyder,  David  S.,    370 

Snyder,  David,   1305 

Snyder,  E.  Walt 1165,  1305 

Snyder,   George,    955 

Snyder,  George  C,   1309 

Snyder,  Henry 1210 

Snyder,   Jacob,    923 

Snyder,  John  C,   1158 

Snyder,  John  D.,    67 

Snyder,  John  D.,    1309 

Snyder,  John  H.,    683 

Snj'der,   Josexjh,    684 


INDEX. 


1373 


Snyder,  Orlando  C,    67 

Snyder,  Simon, 370 

Souder,    Fred,    100-1 

Souder,    Jacob 1064 

Soule,  John  W.,  1341 

Soult,  George  W 466 

Soult,  Philip,    460 

Spang-ler,  Charles,    460 

Spanogle,  George,  321 

Spangler,  John,  375 

Spangler,  Peter,    460 

Spanogle,  Albert  B 460 

Spanogle,   Andrew,    460 

Spanogle,   Andrew,    730 

Spanogle,   George,    730 

Speck,  Martin,   18" 

Speck,  William,   187 

Speddy,  Alexander,    917 

Speddj',   William,    917 

Speddy,  John  W 985,. 917 

Spencer,   John,    63 

Spicher,  Daniel,  993 

Spicher,  David  E.,    993 

Spitler,  William,   916 

Spotts,  D.  H 1351 

Sprankle,  George  W.,   129 

Sprankle,   George,    19^ 

Sprankle,  Peter,    199 

Sprankle,   Samuel 129 

Spyker,   Samuel   I.,    34 

Stackpole,  James,  417 

Stackpole,  James  B.,  417 

Stackpole,  Richard 418 

Staily,  H.  B.,    1311 

Staily,  John 1311 

Stair,    Michael,    330 

Stair,   Samuel,    330 

Stambaugh,  David,  1157 

Stambaugh,  John,    1157 

Starr,   Amos,    76 

Starr,   John   M.,    76 

Starr,  James  W.,  728 

Starr,  John  M.,   330 

Starr,   Patrick 728 

Steel,  Alfred  G.,   97 

Steel,  Frank  S.,  97 

Steele,  Jacob,   1337 

Steel,   John 97 

Steel,  Eobert,   423 

Steel,  Samuel,    97 

Steese,  Charles,   332 

Steese,  J.  M.,   332 

Sterrett,   John,    668 

Sterrett,  John  A.,    979 

Sterrett,  John  R.,   669 

Sterrett,  Nathaniel,   669 

Sterrett,  Nathaniel  W.,   668 

Sterrett,  Eobert,   703 

Sterrett,  Samuel 647,  703 


Sterrett,   Seth  C,    979 

Sterrett,  Timothy  G.,   703 

Sterrett,  William  A.,   657 

Sterrett,  Woods,    669 

Stever,  J.  C,   409 

Stever,  Frank  W.,  255 

Stever,   George,    254 

Stever,  Henry,   254 

Stever,  John,    409 

Stever,  Joseph,    254 

Stever,  Michael,  254 

Stevens,  Benedict.  Jr 160 

Stevens,   Benedict 160 

Stevens,  Benedict  T 405 

Stevens,   William   H 160 

Stewart,  Frank  W 27 

Steward,   George 833 

Stewart,  Hiram  P.,    970 

Steward,  James  L.,    833 

Stewart,  John,   70 

Stewart,    John,    929 

Stewart,   John  P 70 

Stewart,  J.  Sewell,    27 

Stewart.  Oliver  L 71,  70 

Stewart,  Eobert 704 

Stewart,  Thomas,   970 

Stewart,  William,   929 

Stewart,  William,   970 

Stine,  David,   618 

Stine,  Henry,    810 

Stine,  John  A.,    618 

Stitt.  Archibald 174 

Stitt,   A.   Dorris.    17) 

Stitt,  Benjamin  E.,    175 

Stitt,  Benjamin  F.,    175 

Stitt,  James  N.,    174 

Stitt,  M.  C,   176 

Stoke,  George,   1156 

Stoke,  Isaac,   1156 

Stouter,  Christian,   1102 

Stouter,  Jacob 1103 

Stoufer,  John  F., 1102 

Stoutt'er,  Henry,    804 

Stouffer,  William  A 804 

Stratford,  Charles,  Sr.,   362 

Stratford,   Chas.,     787 

Stratford,   Charles,    359,362 

Stratford,  Charles  J.,   451 

Stratford,  Daniel  E.,  451 

Stratford,  E.  E 359,  363 

Stratford,   Thomas,    451 

Stratford,  William  1 368 

Strode,  Amor 600 

Strode,  Joseph,    600 

Stroup,    John 732 

Stroup,  John  M.,  732 

Stroup,  Martin  L.,   735 

Stryker,  Peter, 313 

Strvker,  William  S.,  213 


Stubbs,  Sarah  H.,  318 

Sugard,  Hartman,    1091 

Suloff,  Turner  B.,    809 

Suloff,  Samuel  A.,    840 

Sulouff,   David 808 

Sulouff,   Jacob 808 

Summers,  Henry,   344 

Summers,  Henry  H.,   244 

Sunday,  Jerome,   1213 

Sunday,  John  B 1213 

Super,  George,   1221 

Sup)er,   Henry,    1347 

Super,  Jefferson  E.,  1347 

Super,  Jacob  S.,    1221 

Swan,  John,    167 

Swan,  William,    166 

Swan,  William  C,  106 

Swartz,   Christian,    604 

Swartz,  Daniel 403 

Swartz,  David,    1343 

Swartz,  David  L.,   821 

Swartz,  George,  403 

Swartz,   George,    1207 

Swartz,  John  A.,   751,  604 

Swartz.  Jonathan,    821 

Swartz,  William,   821 

Swartz,  William  E.,   1207 

Swartzlander,  Abraham,    915 

Sweger,  George,    1101 

Sweger,  George, 1113 

Sweger,  John, 1118 

Sweger,  John  C,  1231 

Sweger,   Lewis, 1113 

Sweger,  William,    1113 

Sweger,   William 1231 

Sweger,  William  H., 1118 

Switzer,   Thaddeus,    885 

Swope,  A.  W 322 

Swope,   David 322 

Swope,  Isaac  N.,  415 

Swoope,  George  W.  E.,  547 

Swoope,  Peter,  Jr.,    548 

Taylor,  George  W.,    1369 

Taylor,  Harrison,   293 

Taylor,   Henry,    569 

Taylor,  Henry,  574 

Taylor,  Henry,  577 

Taylor,   Isaac,    398 

Taylor,  James  Henry, 593 

Taylor,    John 171 

Taylor,  John,   580 

Taylor,  John  C,   171 

Taylor,  John  P 557,  570 

Taylor,  John,   Sr 298 

Taylor,  John,  Jr.,    298 

Taylor,  John  W., 580 

Taylor,  Joseph  A.,   592 

Taylor,  Matthew,    171 


1374 


INDEX. 


Taylor,  Matthew,   580 

Taylor,  Matthew  B 569 

Taylor,  Robert,  Sr.,   509 

Taylor,  Eobert,   570 

Taylor,  Eobert,   1270 

Taylor,  Eobert  M.,   593,  581 

Taylor,  Samuel  W.,   5S1 

Taylor,  Williamson  D.,  580 

Taylor,  William  H.,    575,  577 

Telfer,  John  M.,   817 

Telfer,   William,    S17 

Temple,  Oliver  S 542 

Temple,  William,    542 

Tharp,   G.   Carey,    i;;os 

Thomas,  Chester  B., 051 

Thomas,  Clifford  S.,  457 

Thomas,  Georg-e  McC,   505 

Thomas,  Jacob  V 457 

Thomas,  James  M.,   505 

Thomas,  Samuel  A.,  809 

Thommen,  Frederick,   1050 

Thompson,  Albert,   638 

Thompson,  Edward  A.,    130 

Thompson,  G.  W.,  348 

Thompson,  H.  S.,   855 

Thompson,  James 637 

Thompson,  James  F.,   230 

Thompson,  James  W.,  318 

Thompson,  Jerome  N.,   879 

Thompson,   J.   A., 130 

Thompson,  J.  F.,   1147,   1304 

Thompson,  John,    236 

Thompson,  John,    348 

Thompson,  John,    855 

Thompson,  John,    997 

Thompson,  John,    1301 

Thompson,  Moses,    436 

Thompson,  Moses  E.,   426 

Thompson,   Ner,    654 

Thompson,  Eobert  M.,   1005 

Thompson,  Roland,    637 

Thompson,  Theodore  S.,    1006 

Thompson,  William,    1000 

Thompson,  William  J.,    147 

Thompson,  Willard  H., 147 

Thurston,  Theodore  A.,   1332 

Todd,  John  B.  M.,  796 

Todd,   Thomas,    796 

Treaster,  Georg-e,   073 

Treaster,   James   R.,    673 

Treaster,  John,   643 

Treaster,  John,    673 

Treaster,  Leo  F.,  643 

Tressler,  Charles,   1032 

Tressler,  David,  Sr.,  1032 

Tressler,  David,  Jr.,  1033 

Troutman,   David,    1281 

Troutman,   Emanuel,    1281 

Troutwein,   Nicholas,    105 


Troutwein,   Solomon,    105 

Troxell,  Abraham,   541 

Troxell,  Samuel,   623 

Turbett,  William  H.,   924 

Ulsh,  Jacob,    807 

Ulsh,  Joseph,    12S9 

Ulsh,  J.  W.,  1353 

Ulsh,  Leonard   K.,    1289 

Ulsh,  Simon,   807 

Urban,  Nicholas,   1337 

Van  Dyke,  Arthur  D.,    1220 

Van  Dyke,  Nelson  D.,    1226 

Van  Newkirk,  Charles  L.,   1263 

Van  Newkirk,  John  C, 1263 

Van  Sweringen,  Evan 867 

Van  Sweringen,  William,    867 

Van  Valzah,  Robert 453 

Van  Valzah,  Thomas,   453 

Van  Zandt,  George,   525 

Van  Zandt,  John,  ,   526 

Van  Zandt,  William  I.,  525 

Varner,   George,    193 

Varner,  John,    193 

Varner,  Stuffel,   193 

Varner,  William  S 193 

Varnes,  Mitchell  H., 844 

Wagner,  Adam,   389 

Wagner,  Christopher 1003 

Wagner,    George,    1121 

Wagner,  George 1081 

Wagner,  George,  Jr.,   lOSl 

Wagner,   Henry,    599 

Wagner,  Jacob,   1081 

Wagner,  John,   1044 

W^agner,  John  W., 1044 

Wagner,  Joseph  C,   1080 

Wagner,  William,   389 

W'akefield,    George,    222 

Wakefield,  George  P.,   222 

Wakefield,  George  M 559 

Wakefield,    Eli,    222 

Wakefield,  Eli,    559 

Wakefield,  Matthew 618 

Wakefield,  John  D.,   559 

Waldsmith,  David,   203 

Walker,  Henry,   428 

Walker,  Harry  C, ,. . .   428 

Walker,  Winfield  A 376 

Wall,   John,   Sr.,    224 

Wall,  John,  Jr.,   224 

Wall,   Jonathan,    224 

Wallace,  George  T.,  248 

Wallace,  Michael 248 

Wallace,  Samuel  P 249 

Walsh,  David  J 67 

Walters,  Benjamin 607 


Walters,  Charles  S.,   420 

Walters,  Henry  A.,  465 

Walters,  Henry  J.,   420 

Walters,  William,   465 

Warfel,  Emanuel,   98 

Warfel,  John  S.,   233,  98 

Watson,  James  C,   189 

Watson,  Samuel,   189 

^^■atson,  William,    189 

Watts,  James,    1219 

Watts,  Samuel 748 

Watts,  Samuel  T.,  1219 

Watts,  Thomas,   748 

Weaver,  Daniel 1080 

Weaver,  George,    1080 

Weaver,  Henry,   115 

Weaver,  H.  T.,   406 

Weaver,   Jacob 114 

Weaver,   Jacob 1099 

Weaver,  John  B.,   985,  115 

Weaver,  Philip,    406 

Weaver,  Samuel  Y.,   1099 

Weaver,  WMlliam,    114 

Webb,  John,   627 

Webb,   Martin,    464 

Webb,  Thomas  A.  W.,  627 

Webster,    Charles,    994 

Webster,  John,    994 

Weight,  Henry,   407 

Weight,  Henry  C,   407 

Weise,  Ephraim  B.,   1350 

Weise,    George,    1350 

Welch,  Allen  S.,   361 

Welch,  David   G 361 

Weldon,  John,    1346 

Wert,  George  W.,   1293 

Wert,  Jonathan,    1291 

Wertz,  Abraham 1356 

Wertz,  Daniel 1360 

Wertz,  John,  Sr.,    1260 

Wertz,  William,  1261 

Westbrook,  Abraham  V.,    310 

Westbrook,  Thomas,   48 

Wharton,  Benjamin  C, 397 

A^Hiarton,  Harry  B.,  525 

Wharton,   James,    397 

Wharton,   Samuel,    960 

Wharton,  Sylvester  A.,  961 

Wharton,  William 961 

W'hipple,  Osgood  M.,  151 

Whipple,  Josephus,   152 

White,  Adolphus  P.,  Sr.,  308 

White,  A.  G.,    1117 

White,  James  A.,    1116 

White,  James  M.,   1344 

White,   Thomas,    1116 

White,  John  G.,  693 

White,  John  M.,    304 

White,  John  W 715,  639 


INDEX. 


1375 


Whit€,  William,  639 

White,   William,    (jyj 

White,  William,   Sr.,    20t 

White,  William,  Jr.,   264 

Whitmer,  Benjamin 1239 

Whitmer,  John,   1238 

Whitmer,  S.  H 1238 

Whittaker,  John,    196 

Whittaker,  Thomas,  196 

Whittaker,  William  A.,    195 

Wian,   Ephraim 477 

Wian,  Solomon,   478 

Wian,   William,    477 

Wickersham,  John  P 800 

Wickersham,   X.   H 800 

Widle,  Charles  A.,    lOSl 

Wierman,  Thomas  T.,   431,  434 

Wierman,  Victor,    433 

Will,  Anson  B.,    791 

Will,  Jacob,  791 

Willard,  Elias,    874 

Willard,  Herman  F.,    907,  874 

Willard,  Philip,   874 

Willett,  Allen,    844 

Willett,  William  IL,    844 

Williams,  James,    80S 

Williams,  James  D 808 

Williamson,   William  McK.,    29 

Willis,  James  D., 1208 

Willis,  William 494 

Willis,  William  H 1208 

Wilson,   George,    148 

Wilson,  Henry,    621 

Wilson,  H.  Latimer,    898 

Wilson,   Isaac 208 

Wilson,  James  B.,    343 

Wilson,  John,   597 

Wilson,  John,   946 

Wilson,  John  A.,    148 

Wilson,  John  F.,   597 

Wilson,  Nathaniel,   616 

Wilson,    Robert 149 

Wilson,  Eobert,   343 

Wilson,  Eobert,   898 

Wilson,  Samuel 343 

Wilson,  William,   621 

Wilson,  William  A 751,  615 

Wilson,  William  H., 215,  208 

Wilson,  William  W., 945 

Wilt,  Adam 1011 


■\Vilt,  Frederick  A.,    1011 

Winegarduer,  John  ^L,    991 

Winegardner,  Matthias,   991 

Winegardner,  Zacheus,  991 

Wingate,  Franklin,    79 

Wingate,  Joseph  P.,    79 

Wingert,  Loretz,   1247 

Wiugert,  Rudolph  II 1247 

Wirt,   Daniel,    022 

Wirt,  Jacob  R.,   622 

Wise,  Chauncey  S.,    1234 

Wise,  Eli  W.,    1234 

Wishart,  Harvey,    424 

Wisehaupt,  George  B.  M.,   895,  935 

Wisehaupt,  John,    935 

Wisehaupt,  Valentine,    935 

Wistar,  Casper,    1190 

Wister,  John,    1057,  1190 

Wister,  William,    1181 

Witherow,  John,   1043 

Witherow,  S.  S.,   1043 

Witmer,   Abraham,    646 

Womelsdorf,  Daniel,    183 

Womelsdorf,  Peter,    183 

Woods,  Francis  W.,   1144 

Woods,  George,    386 

Woods,  James  S.,   31 

Woods,  John  A.,   386 

Woods,  Joseph  M.,   495 

Woods,  Robert, 1143 

Woods,  William  H 31 

Woods,  William  W.,  1143 

Woodward,  Jesse,  340 

Woodward,  Moses,   340 

Woodward,  R.  S.,   340 

Wox,  Philip,-  1090 

Wray,  James,   720 

Wrajs  John,    720 

Wray.  Warren  B 130 

Wray,  William  B.,   136 

Wright,  Alfred,   1327 

Wright,   George,    794 

Wright,  James,    1327 

Wright,  Joseph  A.,   1329 

Wright,  Levi,    319 

Wright,  William,  1329 

Yeager,  Oscar  W.,    704 

Yeager,  James  M.,   566 

Yeager,  Jeremiah  M.,   665,  565 


Yeager,  John 565 

Yeager,  John  G.,    704 

Yeager,  William  J 566 

Yetter,  Edward,    719 

Yetter,  John,    719 

Yocum,  George  B.,   465 

Yocum,  Samuel,    465 

Yoder,  Christian 973 

Yoder,  David,   595 

Yoder,  Jacob,   595 

Yoder,  Jacob,   744 

Yoder,  John,  595 

Yoder,   John,    744 

Yoder,  John,    973 

Young,   John   H.,    1345 

Zang,  Jacob,  1232 

Zeigler,  Henry  C 167 

Zeigler,  Isaac,    i67 

Zeiter,   George,    1105 

Zellers,  Benjamin, 1322 

Zellers,   Isaac,    1321 

Zentmeyer,  David,   119 

Zentmeyer,    John,    lis 

Zentmyer,  Eobert  A.,   lis 

Zerbe,  Henry,  443 

Ziders,  David  S.,   901 

Ziders,  William  A., 901 

Ziegler,   Louis   H.,    1285 

Ziegler,  John  A.,  1345 

Zimmerman,  Alexander,    840 

Zimmerman,  David  A.,   840 

Zimmerman,  John   S.,    1089 

Zimmerman,  Thaddeus  S.,   1137 

Zimmerman,  William,  1089 

Zinn,  George  W., 1352 

Zinn,  Joseph 1352 

Zook,   Christian,    767 

Zook,   Christian,    811 

Zook,  David  H.,  743 

Zook,   Enoch,    744 

Zook,  Henry,    830 

Zook,  John,  744 

Zook,   John,    811 

Zook,  John  T.,   830 

Zorger,  Adam,   1119 

Zorger,  Adam  H.,  1101 

Zorger,  John  B.,   1101 


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