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0]^^ r is hoped that every Hershey will
now take an interest in having his
particular famil> record traced, and
put in permanent form, for his own
satisfaction, and the benefit of those who come
after. The writer will be glad to give every aid
possible. The names of the Hershey parent,
grandparents and great grandparents, where
possible, should be given, together with the
dates of birth and death ; and names of ail
children, uncles, aunts and cousins; also ad-
dresses of those living. A stamp should now
be enclosed with every letter. The large number
of letters being received makes this necessary.

SCOTT F. HERSHEY.

Samuel L. Hershey, Phil.
Pres. National Hershey Association

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I IIS bookette has been a work giving
the best of all compensation— that FOREWORD
of genuine pleasure. The study of

*^* t fi'i^ genuine pleasure. I he study or
l^ ^^^f^] the history and tradition of our
famil) has given me an increased sense of
respect for our forefathers. Years ago I was en-
gaged in collecting facts pertaining to my fathers
fathers, hoping the knowledge would interest
and benefit my little son. Then came that sad
da> in Boston Nshen we had to say — "And we
have no children left on earth." I lost all interest.
The interest revived upon the inauguration of
the Hershey Reunions in 1906. I realized that
there were hundreds of boys and girls in the
Hershey family who might be inspired by a
knowledge of the family to which they belonged.

The family records might have been more
complete, had many taken more interest. Some
have been a bit in fear of some unpleasant
things getting into print. The true historian
will not withhold essential facts.

It is a great pleasure for me to confess that
were I to put into this little volume the worst
thing I know there would need be no blush on
any face. Mistakes, such as are consequent
upon human frailty, have been made by some,
but they have been exceedingly rare. I have
known of two or three who have dropped by
the wayside through idleness and drink — poor
fellows, here is a tear! They departed the paths
of their fathers, and withdrew from their fathers'
God. I never knew a Hershey involved in the
most serious offences against society. It is a large
family. There are at least seventy-five thousand
people in this country belonging to this family.
The record is exceptionally pure. It is worth
while for each of us to raise our eyes to Heaven

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and say, " Father, I thank thee for my Fathers
for many generations. I shall frankly, and
even gladlv, give my \ery best conclusions.
Some conclusions of others I have had to dis-
card as for instance the relation of the New
England Herseys to our familw I have given
careful attention to every bit of evidence and
decided as only I could. Some will be surprised
and disappointed upon learning of the race
through which we came into Northern Europe,
and upon learning the creed from which we
sprang. 1 am glad lor both, and for reasons
given in the proper place.

1 have a very deep sense of appreciation
for much help, without which this work could
not ha\e been written.

Particular and appreciative mention must
be made of the Hon. W . L. Hershey, Marietta,
Pa.; Mr. Jere Hershey, of Vincennes, Ind.;
Mr. Joseph H. Hershey, of Dundas, 111.; Mrs.
Cornelia Bennett, of Baltimore, daughter of the

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late highly esteemed Rev. Andrew Moses
Hershey of Virginia; Miss Cornelia Hershey, of
Woodland, California; and Mrs. Mary E. Charles,
of Big Spring, Md. They may never know how
they have cheered on the work.

The chief aim in the form of the book has
been to secure artistic and permanent form.
We have sought a paper and binding that will
last. For this reason we have discarded cloth
and leather.

Some one in the next generation, or even
a hundred years from now, may from this work
continue the history of the family. This will
show the importance of preserving the book in
ever>' family, and in old age to commit it to that
child most likely to hold it as a sacred trust,
and in turn commit it to the next generation.

Many valuable records came in too late for
use. They should be carefully worked out,
and another edition of this book printed in about
two years.

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everywhere,
ered from a

OLDING a great Hershey family
reunion, for the past three years,
at Lancaster, Pa., has stimulated
an interest among the Hersheys
Members of the family ha\'e gath-
II over the country. For a longer
period, the Hersheys about Akron, Ohio, have
held a reunion, and another annual gathering
has been held at Greenville, Ohio. The gather-
ing at Lancaster has been growing in national
interest, size, and enjoyment. In reporting the
gathering of 1908, a clever newspaper writer
put It this way:

"At the third outpourintj of the Hershey Freind-
schaft at Rocky Springs Park, the Hersheys filled
the street cars and they occupied the swings; they
held forth on the row boats and they crowded round
the springs. There were Hersheys in such bunches
that they seemed to fill the air; to tell the honest truth
about it. there were Hersheys ever>'where. Twas a
great day for Old Rocky, with the Hersheys on a lark,
and the fact cannot be questioned — the Hersheys
simply owned the Park."

THE

HERSHEY

REUNIONS

This paragraph does not intend to imply
that the gathering lacked dignity, but to convey
an impression of the enjoyment and enthusiasm
of the occasion. It was, in fact, a great social,
religious gathering of five hundred people.

On August 3d, 1909, the Western Ohio
Hersheys hold their reunion at Greenville, Ohio.
August 28th, the National Hershey Association
celebrates the two hundredth anniversary of the
coming of the first Hersheys to this country.
The Hersheys upon this interesting occasion are
to be the guests of Mr. Milton S. Hershey, the
Chocolate Manufacturer, at "Hershey" near
Harrisburg.

At the December, 1908, meeting of the
Executive Committee of the National Hershey
Association, the writer was asked to write the
history of the Hershey family.

The Monday following the Hershey reunion
of 1907, a number of us took carriages in Lan-
caster, and spent the whole day on a pilgrimage

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to our ancestral burial grounds. We stood

with uncovered heads amon^ the graves of our ^

f f .u \y . . A- A- HISTORICAL

iorelathers. We engaged in prayer, and in one r-DI^/lA/-I^
1 I- J I ij ivA rlLuKIIVlACjh

or two yards we listened to the sweet old IVlo-

ravian h\mns. We stood first beneath the fine

old tree under which is buried the first Hershey

who came to America Christian, — who, with

two friends, held a tract of one thousand acres

of land under a patent granted by Penn in 1717.

This site is some two miles west of Lancaster.

Another site we visited that day calls up
an incident which ought to be preserved in our fj-jE LAST
histor\'. On another {arm, where at the time OF THE
of the incident, an original Hershey lived, we CONESTOGAS
came, in a pasture field upon four well-placed
stone markers, beneath which lie the last two
Conestoga Indians, who, in their last years, had
been cared for, without charge upon the Province,
by a Christian Hershey.

At a council with the Indians held at Lan-
caster in 1756, the Governor of the Province

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of Penn delivered a speech from which it ap-
pears that the Conestoga Indians, under the
instigation of the French, had been giving trouble,
and had "fallen upon the peaceful inhabitants."
I find that the Conestoga Indians, tho formerly
living on the best of terms with the German
settlers, began to be uneasy as early as 1720.
The whites finally turned upon these deluded
children of the forest, and a terrible battle —
which became known as the Blood Bath — brought
an end to the Indian peril and to the Indians.
The two following documents are of interest.
The first is an extract from the Moravian records,
the other from the records of the Province of
Penn, pertaining to the Conestoga Manor.

"May 21, 1767.
The Rev. Bernhard Adam Grube, visiting in
the country, lost his way not far from Manheim and
came to a house where abide the only couple of Indians
remaining in this Province. The man was not at
home; but the woman was as happy as a child, when
Mr. Grube began to speak to her in the Delaware
tongue, which she slightly understood, altho she and

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her husband are Conestoga Indians. At the time of
the Lancaster Blood Bath, these two Indians were in
the same dantjer of being murdered; but the Mennonite
with whom they had been living for fifteen years hid
tliem in his cellar, where they had to stay all winter,
until the excitement had abated."

"To All Whom It May Concern: —

Greeting: — Whereas, I am given to understand
that the Bearers. Michael and Mary his wife are
friendl> Indians, who formerly resided with other
Indians m the Conestoga Manor, and for upwards of
lifteen months last past lived with Christian Hershey,
at his plantation in Warwick township, Lancaster Co.,
Pa., during which time they have constantly behaved
in the most friendly and peaceable manner, to all his
Majesty s subjects, I do therefore hereby grant the
said Michael and Mar>' my protection and do enjoin
and require all officers, civil and military, as well as
all other persons whatsoever, within this government
to suffer them to pass and repass on their lawful bus-
iness without the least molestation or interruption, and
they are hereby also desired to treat the said Indians
with civility, and to afford them all necessary assistance.

Given under my Hand, Seal at Arms at Phila-
delphia, the 17th Augt. 1764.

JOHN PENN.

By his Honour's Command

JOHN SHIPPEN

Secretary."
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It was well done. It was kind in them —
these noble forefathers of ours — to thus care
for, decently bury, and reverently mark and pre-
serve the graves of the simple children of the
woods.
OVER THREE The Hershari, the history of which has

CENIUKlho been traced for three centuries and a quarter,

OF HISTORY

with a fading trace reaching centuries still more

remote, were descended from a most honorable
ancient lineage of high standing, in all the ideals
and forces of character. Men of the soil they
were, rather than of the mart.

The orthography of the name, during the

long history of the family, has undergone many

changes. It has appeared in Hebrew, Greek,

Italian, Swiss, German, Dutch, English and Irish

forms.

MANY FORMS '^^^ effort to adapt the spelling and pro-

OF FAMILY nunciation of the name to different languages,

NAME has brought about the many changes in the

name. Between the Hershari of North Italy,

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the Hersche of Switzerland, the Harsha of Ger-
many, and our own final form of Hershey, many
forms are found. In the old Donegal Cemetery,
Lancaster Co., I have found five forms, Hersey,
Hershy, Hershe, Hurshv , and Hershchey. The
following fourteen dilTerent spellings have been
collected from old tombstones and Bible and
court records: Hershi, Hersha, Hershy, Hersche,
HarsN, Hersay, Harsey, Hartha, Herseey, Her-
zey, Hersee, Hirschey, Harschey, Harse.

The Major Herzey connected with the
Weather Bureau at W ashington is likely de-
scended from the family of the above like
spelling. It is in harmony with that accuracy
of attention, which is generally found as a family
trait with us, that, in the baloon tournament in
France two years ago, the United States baloon
won over all contestants thro the aid of a
Hershey. Much of the American's success
was attributed to Major Herzey's knowledge of
meteorological conditions obtained thro his long

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THE

ORIGINAL

HERSHEYS

service in the Weather Bureau at Washington.

Before the sailing of the baloon, Major
Herzey closely examined the latest weather re-
port and saw instantly that the heavier and
faster outer currents would be in the lower
strata, and the wind revolving about the center
would inevitably change their direction and
carry the baloon northward toward England.

Consequently, while the rivals of the
Americans sailed up into the upper currents,
the American baloon, acting upon his advice,
remained close to the earth, their guide-rope
touching much of the time. His judgment was
vindicated in the result. Altho the United
States was the twelfth baloon to start, it was
the first to reach the English coast.

Christian Hershey and his three children,
Benjamin, Andrew and Anna, located in Lan-
caster Co., Pa., in 1709. The father was a
Bishop in the Mennonite Church, and was suc-
ceeded in that office by his son Benjamin. The

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first Mennonite society held services in a log
building located on the land of Benjamin Her-
shey. Riipp's collection of thirty thousand
German and Swiss settlers in Pennsylvania
shows that thirtv-four located in Lancaster Co.
prior to 1712. Among them were Christian
Hershey, Hance Brubaker and Michael Cryder,
who secured jointly one thousand acres north
of the Little Conestoga River.

It appears that another Hershey came into
Lancaster Co. in 171L His name, however, is
not known to the writer. In 1719 two brothers,
both mmisters of the Mennonite Church, arrived
with their father. They were Rev. Andrew
Hershey and Rew Benjamin Hershey, with
their father, Hans Hersche. In 1739, a third
brother, also a minister, Rev. Christian Hershey,
arrived, having been detained in some capacity
at the German Court at Friedensheim. The
writer is a descendent of the Andrew of this
family. A Christian Hershey arrived in Phila-

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delphia in 1743 by the ship Lydia from Rotter-
dam. He was thirty years old. Nothing is
known of him or his descendants.^ The same
must be said of the 1752 arrival. So far as we
know the Hersheys in this country, they are
descended from the two families — the 1709 and
the 1719 group.
ON THE Blue walled are the hills of Lancaster. The

BANKS Hersheys knew how to read the secrets of

OF THE Nature. Asked why they took land in the

L/Ul\t:.olUUA yalley where the heavy timber made the carving

out of a settlement so much more difficult than
on the hills, where the Scotch-Irish located,
they replied that the great timber showed the
great richness of soil.

As an agricultural county, Lancaster is
without a peer in the United States. Its splen-

^Is thought by some that this and the Christian
who came in 1739 are the same, and that the date
1739 is a mistake. But our early family records
compel me to retain the 1739.

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did natural advantages, mountain bordered;
abundant streams and springs; fertility of soil ;
and exceptional climate, are matched by the
thrift and intelligence of its old families. A few
will be surprised at the statement that it is the
richest agricultural count)' in our countr\'.

The taxable real estate in Lancaster Co.
in 1907 amounted to $89,109,416. The writer
has eaten at many tables in many lands, but
nowhere in all the world would he rather sit by
a table, when appetite is at its best, than one
laden with Lancastrian delicacies.

It has been claimed by one historian that
Lancaster Co. is the richest county in the
United States, because it has been tilled for two
hundred years b\' the sturdy descendants of
the Swiss Mennonites. Five hundred of these
Mennonite families settled in this county in the
first third of the eighteenth century.

The Hersheys were all Mennonites, and,
upon coming to this country, settled in Lancaster

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Co. From thence they migrated to other
counties, and rapidly to other states. Before
the Revolutionary War, they were in Maryland
and Virginia and Canada. In 1802, one, Joseph
Hershey, with his brothers, George, William
and Samuel, left Lancaster Co. and settled at
Goshen, Ontario Co., New York. Joseph died
at one hundred years of age. During the second
quarter of the last century, from 1825 to 1850,
several families, not closely related, moved to
Ohio, some to Stark Co., some to Ashtabula Co.,
some to Wayne Co., and others to Montgomery
Co.; and still others to Darke Co. Some of
these went from York Co., Pa., but they or their
fathers had gone into York Co. from Lancaster.
Between 1835 and 1865, four families of
the Maryland Hersheys, among whom was my
father, migrated to Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.
During the decade from 1840 to 1850, several
families moved to Wabash Co., Illinois. Earlier
a couple of the Marj'land families moved to Iowa.

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A beautiful hospital in Muscatine bears the
name of the Hershey Hospital in honor of one
of the descendants. Hersheys from Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and Illinois have moved to Nebraska,
Colorado. Washington, California and Oklahoma.
Indeed, they are now in every state in the
Union, and at least one is in Alaska, and one in
the Philippines.

No fact connected with our history is OUR NAME
more interesting than that of the family name,
because of its meaning, and the light it throws
on the famil> origin. The name has gone thro
many changes of form in the efTort to accommo-
date it to various languages. In Switzerland it
is still Hersche. A number of families resid-
ing in Luzern and Appenzell still retain this old
spelling. In the last few years, several persons
have come to this country using the form
** Hirshi." They are all Mennonites, and, I have
no doubt, came from the original Hersche family
of Appenzell.

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The name originated in the Hebrew word
*^ "Tzvi," meaning " hart," as in the 42d Psaim,

"As the hart panteth after the water brooks."
In the early part of the last century, the Jews,
forced by the Napoleonic decrees, had to take
family names. The celebrated Rabbi Hirsch of
Chicago writes me that the only earlier excep-
tion was in the case of the Jews who settled in
Italy and Holland in the fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries, who had long been compelled to use
family names. With the most devout, the
passage quoted above was a favorite, and no
doubt the word "hart" was adopted by many as
a family name. In Germany " Hertz " was the
first form, and various adaptations brought into use
the names "Hirsch," "Herschel" and "Herchel."
These families were all of Hebrew origin.
Many of the most worthy and eminent people
in this country, who came from the continent of
Europe, would be surprised to know that they
sprang from the Hebrew race. The Hebrew

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brain possesses intelligence, versatility and
adaptation in better proportion than that of any
other race, and when it breaks from its racial
creed, without losing its religion, it is sure to
have a marked career.

The "Hirsch familv is man\ branched.
I find them distinguished as physicians and
bankers in Germany; plavwrights in Austria;
artists in France; and educators in Prussia.
Rabbi Emil Gustav Hirsch of Chicago, liberal
as are all of the name, advocates the adoption
of Sunday as the Jewish Sabbath. He tells
me that he is not related to Baron de Hirsch
who left o\'er one hundred millions to philan-
thropy, and said that, in relieving suffering, he
never asked whether the cr)' of necessity came
from one who belonged to his own faith.
When he lost his only child he said, in reply to
a message of sympathy, " My son I have lost,
not my heir. Humanity is my heir.' Moses
Hirschel, the eminent German writer, became a

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/ Christian when fifty years old, and upon his

iN baptism adopted the name, Christian Hirschel.

Sir Wm. Herschel, the great astronomer, was
of Jewish descent. He had a brother Jacob,
while his father's name was Isaac, and his grand-
father's name Abraham.

The frequency of such names in our early
history, the origin of our family name, and the
many elemental marks of character and face in
the Hersheys, as we first meet with them, over
two hundred years ago, are some of the things
which lead me to the unavoidable conclusion
that we sprang, long ago, from the loins of that
great race of history and civilization. How
much more satisfactory than to have learned
that we came from pagan origin, and that some
time back in the remote past our family were
roasting and eating their fellowmen, or were
worshiping stone and wood devices for a God.
Instead, our forefathers belonged to that race
which was prince above all nations in the ancient

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world, giving laws and writing constitutions for
all civilizations. What origin would be better
calculated to stir our >oung Hersheys to noble
thoughts and deeds ?

in the far-away past, we lived under the
blue of the Syrian skv, and had in the very
grain of our nature those Old Testament ideas
which are so easily traced in the history of the
Hershey character, and are only disappearing
within the present generation. The family came
into continental Europe as a part of the Hebrew
migrations, under the influence of the commer-
cial instincts or the stress of Roman persecu-
tions in Palestine, possibly at the time of the
destruction of Jerusalem; for these are the
causes which sent this race on its world-wide
and history-long dispersion.

Several arms of the Alps swing downward THE
into Italy. The region is traversed by the HERSHARI

River Po. Between these Alpine ranges are ^^

II f .1 • . i k- f • TU- PIEDMONT

valleys, tertile, picturesque and historic. 1 his

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is known as the Piedmont region. The Pied-
mont was settled, and its population constantly
fed, by those who had fled from the persecu-
tions of the East and the South, raging against
a pure Christianity. First it was the persecu-
tions of the Jewish authorities in Palestine, and
the agricultural classes began to go over into
Europe in large numbers. Then came the pagan
persecutions of Rome, and to escape the knife of
the gladiator and the claw of the beast in the
ampitheater, the most faithful fled northward,
tarrying here and there, but gradually pushing
on into the secluded mountain valleys of the
extreme north. Then in the time of Augustine
the persecutions grew in bitterness, but were a
long while in reaching the Piedmont Alps.

The Piedmontese of the Italian Highlands
were never subject to Rome. The first of these
people began to arrive in the Piedmont, or
Italian Alps, when fleeing from the persecutions
of Nero. In later centuries papal persecutions

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drove them from the southwest and southeast.
They were Jews and Romans and Spaniards
converted to Christianity, fleeing for life, liberty,
and conscience. There were Spaniards from
the West, Grecians and halian independents
from the South, and Syrians and Jews from the
East the \ery flower of Christianity, clear-
visioned in their faith, full of self-denial for con-
science sake, with devotion to their religion their
highest purpose. This body of simple belie\ ers
in the apostolic faith, sometime back in the
early centuries, after the custom which generally
prevailed, selected a religious symbol which
appeared on its church seal and was used in
all ofhcial church documents. h is that of a
standard with a dark field, having a lighted
candle standing in its center, throwing out its
beams on ever>side. Over it hangs the sky of
night dotted with seven stars ; while around it
are the words, "Lux Lucet In Tenebris (a light
shining in the darkness).

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In these valleys, and holding to this faith,
so very nearly apostolic in its simplicity and
purity, the Hershari dwelt prior to their Swiss
sojourn. From whence they came into these
valleys is veiled. Faint tracings indicate some
more Southern Italian source, Grecian, or Syrian,
which, we cannot tell.

Now, any one of several causes would ac-
count for our family being in the Piedmont.
Driven from Palestine by the early Jewish per-
secutions— if they had already become Chris-
tians— they sojourned for generations in Greece;
or, entering Greece as Jews, there or in Rome,
they became Christians, and under the Nero
persecutions, they fled northward; or as Jewish
shepherds, they tended their sheep on the plains
south of Piedmont, and becoming converts to
Christianity, were pressed northward by papal
persecutions against this religion. I am inclined
to this last view.

During the sixteenth century Rome became

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exceedingly bitter in her effort to strangle the
Reformation life out of Europe. Many in all
sections of Europe were losing their property,
suffering bodily torture, and even killed. The
crushing blow came when the Piedmontese were
ordered to come into agreement with Rome
withm twenty days under penalty of confiscation
of property, and death. The people fled for
refuge to the Alps still further north, which
move took them into the Swiss Alps. And
about this time, the latter part of the sixteenth
centur\, our family appeared in the Swiss Alps
of Innesholden.

That the Swiss Hersches came up from
the Piedmont Alps is shown by their religious
views being identical ; and by the time of their
appearance in Switzerland ; and by the Italian
names, ver\ frequent in the first generations of
their residence in the Swiss Alps, and then
rapidly passing away. When we first meet this
famiK' in Innesholden, Switzerland, we have

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such Italian names as Odd, Corii, Antoni, Anton,
Barsoha and Baschoin. There were names,
too, which indicated a more eastern residence,
like that of Hyronimus Hersche, and others that
were Hebrew, as Balthaser Hersche. These
names all disappear in time from family use.
The first to go were those which indicate a
Grecian or Syrian association, or residence of
the family, and then those which were Italian,
and which are so frequent in the family when
we first meet with it. These are rapidly dis-
placed by the Swiss names, and these in turn
give way to the German. So, by the middle of
eighteenth century, we have only a few of the
Swiss names, while the German names come
and hold with most persistence.

During the first few generations in this
country, the Bible names were most generally
used, and were, apparently, the favorite ones for
Hershey children. This is to be accounted for
by the dominent character of the people. They

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read the Bible, and thought about it, and con-
versed over it a great deal. It was natural they
should give their children the names of their
favorite Bible characters. In the names which
prevail in the family thro several generations,
we have an indication of certain qualities which
dominate m the family. This is not true, how-
ever, among unthinking classes. But families
which consider the importance of character in
life are moved b>' some controlling ideas, or
ideals, in selecting names.

Our American ancestors were not only
strongly religious, but they belonged to the class
of people known as M\stics. They believed in
the quiet, simple life, withdrawn from actual,
aggressive affairs, and much devoted to medita-
tion, b\- which they believed they came to
possess a high spiritual sense, thro which hidden
spiritual truth was revealed.

In consequence, we find all thro the Swiss
and American residence, the names of Bible

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men of humility, patience, obedience, heroic de-
votion to duty, and spiritual fervor. The names
are those of Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Daniel,
Benjamin, Andrew and John, and, very often,
the name of Christian, as standing for all the
Christian graces. But I have not met with a
James Hershey and rarely with that of Peter
or David, and only once with that of Moses.
Tho Peter, David and Moses possess some of
the qualities of character the Hersheys most
admire, still they were men of war, which our
people always held to be the greatest evil on
earth. Since that day when the family began
to migrate from the valley of the Conestoga,
going West, South, East and North, diverse
currents of influence have wrought a change in
this particular as in others. And perhaps now,
names only express preferences of the individual
family.

The upper elevations of the half Canton
of Innesholden, Switzerland, reach a height of

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8,215 feet, passing into a field of perpetual snow, -riip

Tfie highest peak is Mount Sentis, from a HERSCHES

glacier of \n hich starts the River Sitler, in whose IN

beautiful valley is situated Appenzell. In the INNESHOLDEN

long ago it was the seat of the Abbotts of St.

Gall, founded in 720. •

in this secluded, magnihcent cathedral of
Nature, shut off from the corruptions of Rome,
and the confusions of Europe, we meet, prior to
the year 1650, a class of people called Pietists,
Mystics, Idealists. We hnd them French Hu-
guenots, German religionists, descendants from
old Roman Christians, and exiles from Bohemia
and Moravia. The\ loved Nature and Nature's
God. Their time was largely given to medita-
tion on Scripture, communion with Nature, and
ideal fellowship with each other. Among these
we meet with the Hersche family, our ancestors.
Just when they appeared in Innesholden, we do
not know. We do know at least one family
that lived there about 1580 or 1590. Likely

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but two families were there at that time, as no
marriages were celebrated in the family in that
province prior to 1600. During the entire first
half of the century following there were but
three marriages among the Hersches in the
whole province of Innesholden, while in the
second half of that century there were fourteen;
and in the first quarter of the next century there
were as many marriages among the Hersches
as in the entire century preceding, tho many
had already left for Germany, Holland, England,
Ireland and America. This is official proof
that the Hersches entered Innesholden in the
last quarter of the sixteenth century, and at
most there were but two families. Only for two
or three generations were they left to the free-
dom of their consciences. The feudal system
came to be a burden in these mountain valleys.
The Hersches had to pay war tithes and taxes,
and were liable to war service under their
feudal lord. The religious persecutions came

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from Catholics and Protestants. The Hersches
were distasteful to the State Church founded by
Zwingli, because they refused to bear arms.
They were exiled, imprisoned, tortured, while
some of them suffered the death penalty, and
some were sold to the Turks. Their innesholden
residence came to be a bitter experience.

The faith of these Swiss Pietists was akin THEIR
to that of the English Quakers. In fact, before RELIGION
the English Quakers arose these people were
given to spiritual meditation for their religious
instruction, and were opposed to oath taking
and going to war.

William Penn took at least two trips into
Germans, and on the second penetrated into
Switzerland. His object was to visit the Ger-
man and Swiss Pietists, for the purpose, as he
states, to serve them "In the service of the
Gospel." It was natural afterwards, when
Charles II. gave Penn a grant of the largest

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province In America, that he should look to
Germany and Switzerland for colonists. In
1683 he invited them to settle in his American
colony. The promise of liberty of conscience,
which he circulated thro Europe, attracted all
the religious idealists. Penn had an agent at
Rotterdam.

FOUNDERS
OF THE
MENNONITE
CHURCH

These Mennonite forefathers of ours carry
the protest against the sinfulness of war, and
that of the sinfulness of state and church union,
far beyond where we have been placing it. It
takes us back before George Fox and William
Penn were decrying war, and Roger Williams
was thundering for separation of Church and
State. The Swiss Mennonites of Innesholden
were opposed to war, to oath taking, and to
holding of civic positions. Their view in regard
to oaths and war is one of the links in the
chain, showing that the Hersches of the Innes-
holden Alps had descended from early Jewish

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converts to Christianity, who had come thro the
fire of Roman pagan persecutions in the early
centuries. They did not get their opinions from
Menno, their hrst appointed leader. Menno
Simmons had become troubled about Roman
Church Doctrines, and, after a careful study of
the Scripture, he renounced the Papacy, and
began to associate with these men of like faith.
They urged him to become their religious leader.
This was the hrst Mennonite congregation.

1 he movement spread rapidly over Zurich
and Innesholden. Thr Hersche famil>' had
come from the Italian Piedmont region, under
the northward pressure of papal persecutions.
For a long while the Piedmontese had been left
alone by both church and state. In consequence,
they had grown indifferent to both. This, with
their religious vieus, made their great desire
to be separation from the world, and be left to
dvsell in love and meditation. In the Roman
Church, the ideal Apostle was Peter, in the

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Reformed Church, it was Paul, and with these
Swiss Mennonites, it was John.

They believed that taking oaths, holding
office, serving in war, and going to law, were con-
trary to the Gospel. So that they were perse-
cuted alike by Catholics and Protestants. They
were put in prison, their homes were burned,
their property was confiscated, they were
shackled by the feet, and sold for service in the
Swiss mercenary army, while some were put to
death. Once more they had to move on.
Among them were the Hersche family. Some
went — only for a short sojourn, it seems — to the
region of the Rhine in Germany ; others went
to Holland, where they were protected by the
noble Prince of Orange; others went to England,
under the invitation of Queen Ann; and still
others to Ireland ; while some came to America.
To all these countries the Hersche family
emigrated.

It clearly appears that we owe our lot in

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this countr>' to the refusal of the Swiss Hersches
to bear arms and take oaths, which exposed
them to civil persecution ; and to their evan-
gehcal faith, which exposed them to religious
persecution. Out of their great misery, has
come our greater good.

Queen Ann came to the throne of England
in 1702. Shortly after, svhen the persecutions
came to be bitter in Switzerland, these German
Pietists were invited to England, and with royal
bounty man> ol them were assisted to America,
Ireland and elsewhere. Some thirt\' thousand
left Germanv and Switzerland in answer to the
Queen's invitation. Thousands died from ex-
posure and hardships, while seven thousand be-
came utterlv discouraged and returned. Several
thousand were placed on ships bound for the
Silly Islands, southwest of England, but never
arrived.

Some six hundred of this large contingent
were settled in Ireland, County Limerick, on

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THE IRISH
HERSHEYS

LIFE ON THE
CONESTOGA

unimproved lands near Arbela and Adair and
Rathkeale. The descendants still reside there,
and are still known as the German Platinens.
and are the most wealthy farmers in the county,
I have heard of one or two Hersheys who claim
that their ancestors came from Ireland. If so,
they are the descendants of these early settlers
in County Limerick.

It was a beautiful, romantic and uncommon
life that our fathers led in the valley of the
Conestoga, in Lancaster Co., Pa., up to the
Revolution. One of their first acts was to
erect grist, saw, fulling, oil, hemp and cider mills.
Their buildings were stone, two stor>^s, pitched
roof; often imposing structures, with arched
cellars, wide hallways, and open fireplaces ;
frequently having quaint inscriptions high up on
the gable wall, with name and date and often
some proverb, or a line from the Bible or hymn
book. An institution peculiar to them was the
Conestoga wagon, which originated with them.

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Dr. Benjamin Rush called it the "Ship of inland
commerce." It was drawn by five or six
horses, conve\ing from two to three thousand
pounds of farm produce, it was no uncommon
sight to see a line of from fifty to one hundred
moving toward Philadelphia, sixty miles away.
Bows of bells arched above the collars, care-
fully selected to chime, from the small treble of
the leader to the heavy bass of the wheel
horses. These bells, ringing from five hundred
horses, made an unforgotten melody, which old
writers never tire of describing.

One of the earl\ efforts of these people
was to print the Mennonite Martyr book, a
great work, dealing with the sufferings of their
fathers in the old country. In a future edition
I shall hope to tell of this book.

There are many Herseys In New England,
especially in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
It is generally believed by those of our family

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THE

HERSEYS
OF NEW
ENGLAND

who have given most attention to the family
history, that they are a branch of the Hershey
family. 1 have come to the opposite opinion
and for many reasons. So far as known, the
New England Herseys, and their overflow in
the South, are the descendants of a gentleman by
that name who came from England in the early
part of the seventeenth century. Dr. George
D. Hersey, of Providence, is in direct line from
William Hersey, who emigrated in 1635, from
Hingham, England, to Hingham, Massachusetts
Bay Colony. He had previously surveyed the
Massachusetts coast for the British government,
and was given a large grant of land. In the
same year, 1635, a Richard Hersey, twenty-two
years old, came from England in the ship
"America," for Virginia. He was an Episcopal
Chaplain. 1 know of no descendants of the
latter.

I have several reasons for holding that the
Herseys are not a branch of our family, tho

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the similarity of name ought to carry some
weight, if there were additional evidence, not
otherwise. The Herseys were distinctly an
English family, with no trace of any German or
Swiss sojourn. They were attached to the
Episcopal and Puritan churches, with which our
people never had the remotest connection or
sympathy. They bore no resemblance to the
physical type of our family. The> were given
to commercial and professional affairs, while
our familv , histor\' and tradition connects wholly,
in that early date, with the soil and its cultivation.
The evidence of the similarit)- in name must be
dropped, when not supported by any additional
evidence, h is barely possible that the Hersey
family came from the original family stem way
back in Eastern Europe, centuries ago, and
emigrated to England, where many generations
converted it into a purely English type of life
and character. The name Hersey indicates
that it had its origin in the same original Hebrew

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Jt*

IN WAR

term from which ours sprang. Tho such a
remote common origin is possible, it is too
remote, and too uncertain, to be of any interest
to us.
* "^ The writer has been identified for many

i\r w/AD years with the world-wide movement for Peace

and Arbitration. It is but recently that he has
learned that the Hersheys have always been
opposed to warfare. It is one of the strong
indications that the family dates back into the
' earlier Christian centuries, when all the disciples
of Christ believed that war was wrong. They
went to the Piedmont to escape from the war
zone of Europe. The greatest of Church his-
torians, Neander, says the Waldenses, by which
he means the Piedmont Christians, "Not only
disapproved of oaths, but held it to be un-
Christian to shed blood." The family went to
the Swiss Alps when war tramped into the
Piedmont. And when war came into quiet
Innesholden, they fled to America, to become

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a part of the peace colony of William Penn.
When the Revolution came, their situation
was most tr>ing. In their great dilemma, they
addressed a Declaration to the Assembly of the
Province of Penn at Philadelphia. We insert
it, because it is worthy of preservation. The
Benjamin Hershey who composed it, and was
the first to sign it. was a brother of the Rev.
John B. Hershe\, the great-grandfather of the
writer.

DECLARATION

TO OUR HONOR ABLK ASSEMBLY. AND ALL OTHERS IN

HIGH UR LOW STATION OF ADMINISTRATION. AND

TO ALL FRIENDS AND INHABITANTS OF THIS

COUNTRY. TO WHOSE SIGHT THIS MAY

COME. BE THEY ENGLISH OR GERMANS.

In the first Place we acknowledge us indebted
to the most high God, who created Heaven and Earth,
the only good Being, to thank him for all his great
Goodness and manifold Mercies and Love through
our Saviour Jesus Christ, who is come to save the
Souls of Men. having all Power in Heaven and on
Elarth.

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Further we find ourselves indebted to be thank-
ful to our late worthy Assembly, for their giving so
good an Advice in these troublesome Times to all
Ranks of People in Pennsylvania, particularly in
allowing those, who, by the Doctrine of our Saviour
Jesus Christ, are persuaded in their Consciences to
love their Enemies, and net to resist Evil, to enjoy
the Liberty of their Conscience, for which, as also
for all the good things we enjoyed under their care,
we heartily thank that worthy Body of Assembly, and
all high and low in Office, who have advised to such
a peaceful Measure, hoping and confiding that they,
and all others entrusted with Power in this hitherto
blessed Province, may be moved by the same Spirit
of Grace, which animated the first Founder of this
Province, our late worthy Proprietor, William Penn,
to grant Liberty of Conscience to all its Inhabitants,
that they may in the great and memorable Day of
Judgment be put on the right Hand of the just Judge,
who judgeth without Respect of Person, and hear of
Him these blessed words, "Come, ye blessed of my
Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you," &c.
"What ye have done unto one of the least of these
my brethren, ye have done unto me," among which
number (i. e. the least of Christ's brethren), we, by
His grace, hope to be ranked; and every Lenity and
Favor shown to such tender conscienced, although
weak Followers of this our blessed Saviour, will not
be forgotten by Him in that great day.

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The Advice to those who do not find Freedom
of Conscience to take up Arms, that they ought to be
h«*lpful to those who are in Need and distressed Cir-
cumstances, we receive with Cheerfulness towards
all Men o( what Station they may be — it being our
Principle to feed the Hungr>' and give the Thirsty
DrinK; we have dedicated ourselves to serve all Men
m rver>' Thing that can be helpful to the Preservation
ot Men s Lives, but we find no Freedom in giving, or
doing, or assisting in any Thing by which Men's Lives
are destroyed or hurt. — We beg the Patience of all
those who believe we err in this Point.

We are always ready, according to Christ's
Command lo Prier, to pay the Tribute, that we may
offend no Man, and so we are willing to pay Taxes,
and to render unto Caesar those Things that are
Caesars, and to God those Things that are God's,"
although we think ourselves ver>' weak to give God
his due Honor. He being a Spirit and Life, and we
only Dust and Ashes.

We are also willing to be subject to the higher
Powers, and to give in the manner Paul directs us; —
'for he beareth the Sword not in vain, for he is the
Minister of God, a Revenger to execute Wrath upon
him that doeth Evil. "

This Testimony we lay down before our worthy
Assembly, and ail other Persons in Government,
letting them know, that we are thankful, as above
mentioned, and that we are not at Liberty in Con-

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science to take up Arms to conquer our Enemies, but
rather to pray to God, who has Power in Heaven
and on Earth, for US and THEM.

We also crave the Patience of all the Inhabitants
of this country, — what they think to see clearer in the
Doctrine of the blessed Jesus Christ, we will leave
to them and God, finding ourselves very poor; for
Faith is to proceed out of the Word of God, which is
Life and Spirit, and a Power of God, and our Con-
science is to be instructed by the same, therefore we
beg for Patience.

Our small Gift, which we have given, we gave
to those who have Power over us, that we may not
ofFend them, as Christ taught us by the Tribute Penny.

We heartily pray that God would govern all
Hearts of our Rulers, be they high or low, to meditate
those good Things which will pertain to OUR and
THEIR happiness.

The above Declaration, written by Benjamin
Hershey, minister of the Mennonist Church, and
signed by a number of Elders and Teachers of the
Society of Mennonists, and some of the German
Baptists, presented to the Honorable House of As-
sembly on the 7th day of November, 1775, was most
graciously received.

But they were true patriots, and were in
sympathy with the cause of Independence, and

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some of them entered the army in spite of the
traditional conscience of the family against war.
However, they mostly devoted themselves to
furnishmg supplies, peacefully paying fines, and
carmg for the sick and disabled. Indeed, it is
said in some old histor>', that but "for the Penn-
sylvania German women the army could not
have kept the field a month." These very
conscientious Christians found themselves in a
predicament. From 1717 all immigrants had
to sign a writing binding themselves to "observe

and conform to the laws of England." This
was a solemn covenant for these serious Men-
nonite people. When the Revolution came,
most of them could not see their way clear in
conscience to take up arms against England.
A great many of the Mennonite Hersheys gave
supplies, and nursed the sick and wounded.
But some of the most conscientious could not
see their way in conscience to render any
further assistance than the care of the wounded.

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CHARACTER
IN OUR
FAMILY

And so it came that they were regarded as
Tories.

It is known that, about the beginning of the
Revolution, two or three Hersheys left Lancaster
Co. and went to Canada, from whom some of
the Canadian Hersheys are descended. There
are quite a number in Ontario. The first to go
to that country, it is supposed, went because
they were Tories, it is entirely incorrect. It
was their way to extricate themselves from a
serious difficulty. They had bound themselves
in writing to conform to England. They saw
no other way out. Their course is to be greatly
respected. The Hersheys have never taken to
war. There were some in the civil war, but not
many. I only know of two in the regular army.

The Hershey family was not one of
position, but one of standing. There was a
time in Southern Europe, when cultivation of
the land was a fine art. In the sixteen century
Cornaro, the aged writer and Venetian philan-

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throplst, grouped the agricultural class with
scholars and all the highly respected folks.
Louis Cornaro writes most interestingly about
his fellowship with artists, statesmen and agri-
culturists. The Hershari were at that time
agriculturists, never learned, because not patrons
of the school, but always intellectual in cast of
mind, thinking deeply on matters of life, duty,
character, death and eternity. But they were
not influenced b\' the ways of the schools. The
great tidal waves of current thought swept past
them m placid flow, or violent surge, and they
were little influenced. \\ ith the old-fashioned
ways, deep-seated in the blood of the family,
many, even now, think and live still much as
did their fathers two or three hundred years
ago. Fine and strong woven in the tissue of
character, they have not been greatly moved
by the fads and follies of modern American
social life. All the forces we have inherited
from our fathers and mothers act as so many

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little threads In the weaving of our Individual life.

"Our life contains a thousand strings,
And fails if one be gone;
Strange that a Harp of a thousand strings,
Should keep in tune so long."

The history of this family Illustrates the
high values which should be placed on religion
and Industry. Two hundred years in this
country, and no prison In the land has ever had
the name of a Hershey on Its register. We
have not been able to learn of a Hershey boy
ever having been sentenced to a reformatory.
In New York state, in a period of seventy-five
years, among the descendants of one man we
find two hundred thieves and murderers; and
the family cost the Government within that
time more than a million dollars. The contrast
puts the doxology Into our hearts, and we praise
God for the high character of the Hershey
family thro the past. It may fairly be claimed
that the average character of our family ranges

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^(\\^e

on as high levels as that of any other large
family in the countr\'. And many will be natur-
ally sur[)rised to learn that there are at least
seventy-five thousand persons in the United
States who have the Hershey blood.

Our fathers ha\e been identified with some , r-Ar^r-n.c- i^i

LEADERS IN

or the most religious awakenings and movements r^pi injQv
during the last two centuries and a half. Many
of them were leaders in the Mennonite Church
m Switzerland and in this countr\'. In the first
family that came from Switzerland, the father
was a Bishop, or head minister, and his son
after him^\vhile another son was a minister.
In the (1709 family, two out of three brothers
ere ministers. In almost ever>' family from
one to three sons became ministers. My
great-grandfather and two of his brothers were
ministers.

The Rev. John B. Hershey was one of the
founders of the United Brethren Church, while
a sister became the mother of the celebrated

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Bishop Jacob Erb of that church. The family
is now represented in the ministry of perhaps
every church in the country, except the CathoHc
and Episcopal.

Under date of December 8th, 1900, an
article appeared in the Watchword of Dayton,
headed " The Hersheys, a Prominent Pioneer
Family," from which we quote:

"The Hershey family has been prominent in the
history of the United Brethren of Christ from the
time it was organized until now, Rev. John Hershey
being one of its original founders. Indeed ten or
fifteen years before it was formally organized in 1800,
he was associated with Otterbein, Newcomer and
Kemp in laying the foundation of the Church.

He was a native of Pennsylvania, but moved to
Washington County, Maryland, after the middle of
the eighteenth century, and made his home on Beaver
Creek, about seven miles east of Hagerstown. He
and Newcomer lived within a mile of each other.
He belonged originally to the Mennonites. He was
intellectually strong, an able preacher and reHgiously
influential. He and his wife sleep side by side in
Fahrney's Graveyard, a mile or two from his home.
A son, John Hershey, Jr., lived in Hagerstown, be-
came prominent in business, was one of the founders

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of the old Hagerstown Bank, mayor of the city, and
in 1824 wa.s chairman of the committee of one hundred
to weIcom<" Gen. Lafayette to Hagerstown.

I have known many of Rev. John Hershey's
descendanf.s. but I never knew one who was not a
credit to their godly sire and the Master whom he
served, as well as to the church of their choice and
the community in which they lived.

This article was written by an old minister
of the United Brethren Church.

Another, whose illuminated Christian life
left a fragrance which lingers still, was the Rev.
Abraham Moses Hershey, of the Presbyterian
Church, a grandson of the Rev. John B. Hershey.
His minisir\- was rich in fruit and full of sacrifice.
At nearly eight) he passed away after but an
hour's illness, saving. "All is peace," and with
his face lighted up with a sweet smile. His
neighbors and friends in Virginia, where most
oi his service was rendered, bear witness to a
beautiful life, full of sweetness and service.
There have been many such. The family has
been and is most remarkable for the number of

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ministers it has produced. I know of more than

one hundred of the family now in the ministry.

We trust this may be continued.

A FAMILY The forces which make for great vitality

OF LONG and long life are remarkably strong in our family.

'^'''^ It may be expected that the strain of American

life in the present generation is going to reduce
this. But many of a former generation are still
lingering in the quiet evening hours of life.
They are intensely interested in this history. A
large number of letters are on file written by
those who are past eighty years of age. Indeed,
great hosts of the Hersheys have lived to be
over eighty, and many to be over ninety. The
grandfather of the writer, Jacob Hershey, of
Washington Co., Md., lived to be ninety-six, and
a daughter of his, Catharine Hershey Northcott,
is still living at Portland, Me., at the age of
ninety-two.

This great longevity which has so strongly
marked the family is owing to the simple life,

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conformity to the laws of God relative to mind
and body, and to the fact that, for many gene-
rations, it has been a famil\- of the open country
life, and so immense stores of vitality have ac-
cumulated in the blood. To all of this must be
added the deep religious life of the famil>,
which, when it is of the quiet, meditative type,
always conduces to long life. The Bible promise,
that they who keep the laws of God shall have
long life, is verihed in the histor>' of this family.

There are several large branches of the INFORMATION
family about w hich information ought to be col- ^VANTED
lected, for histor\' and data for records.

There are a great many Hersheys in North-
western Ohio, centering about Fremont; and in
Northeastern Ohio, centering about Akron and
Canton; and in New York State and in Virginia.
Some of the Hersheys in Illinois, Missouri and
Kansas, might, without much difficulty, be traced
back to their connection with the main branches.

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THE 1709
BRANCH
OF THE
HERSHEY

FAMILY

Bishop Christian Hershey, an elderly
Swiss gentleman, was the first Hershey to
appear in this country. He located in Lancaster
Co., Pa., with his three children. His son,
Benjamin, was a Bishop in the Mennonite
Church. Bishop in the Mennonite Church was
not similar to that office in the Catholic, Epis-
copal or even in the Methodist Church. A
Bishop in the Mennonite Church was the head
pastor, or a sort of President of the Board of
Ministers. It indicates the distinction of service
and honor held by our fathers in that church.
This and other titles will be used merely to
distinguish the different branches, and for this
it is very useful.

Christian Hershey was the first Mennonite
Bishop in this country. He held the office until
his death. He was succeeded by his son,
Benjamin, who was in turn Bishop until his
death.

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This record is not complete, but is made
as full as possible from the data furnished. It
shows the descent of the Hon. Washington L.
Hershey, who has done so much to collect
records of the family.

c Bishop

1. Bishop Benjamin Hershey. Christian Hershey

2. Andrew Hershey. B. 16^8, D. 17S4, Mar. .Mary Miller.

3. AnuH Hershey, Mar. Herman L^ng.

c. 2

4. Maria Hershey, B. 1728, D. 178^), Mar. Peter Cryder. Andrew Hershey

Mary Miller

5. John Hershey, B. IT.M), D. 17%. .Mar. Elizabeth
Warner

6. Joseph Hershey, B. 1731, D. 1795.

7. Eva Hershey. '

8. Elizabeth Hershey, Mar. Daniel Brubaker.

9. Christian Hershey, B. 1735.

10. Anna Hershey. B. 1737, Mar. John Huber.

11. Benjamin Hershey, D. 1787.

c. 9

12. Christian Hershey, B. 1760, D. 1800. Christian Hershey

13. Maria Hershey, Mar. John KaufFman. g j^-j--^

14. Catharine Hershey.- 15, Joseph Hershey. -

16. John Hershey. -

17. Christiana Hershey, B. 1788, D. 1815.

L Unmarried. 2. Died in childhood.

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Anna Hcrshcy

18. Abraham Hershey, B. 1790, D. 1869, Mar. Anna
Hershey.
-.- 19. Elizabeth Hershey, B. 1792, D. 1868, Mar. Chris-
tian Hershey.

20. Katharine Hershey, B. 1794, D. 1878.

18 c.

Abraham Hcrshcy 21. Christian Hershey, B. 1814, D. 1879, Mar. Nancy

Erisman.
- 22. Isaac Hershey, B. 1816, D. 1854, Mar. Eliza Hershey.

23. Jacob Hershey, B. 1817, D. 1904, Mar. Susan K.
Long.

24. John H. Hershey, B. 1820, D. 1890, Mar. Anna
Bell, (2) Mariah Cope.

25. Daniel H. Hershey, B. 1822, D. 1872, Mar. Anna
Stitler.

26. Abraham H. Hershey, B. 1824, D. 1906, Mar. Fanny
Long, (2) Kline, (3) Winterhal.

27. Harriet H. Hershey, B. 1823, D. 1906.

28. Anna H. Hershey, B. 1829, D. 1862, Mar. John
Eshelman.

29. Solomon H. Hershey, B. 1831, D. 1901, Mar. Anna
Miller, (2) Lavina White.

30. Tobias H. Hershey, B. 1833, Mar. Harriet Bishop.

23
Jacob Hcrshcy
Susan K. Long

c.

31. Amelia L. Hershey, B. 1842, D. 1884, Mar. Rev.
Levi H. Shenk. gc. Howard H., B. 1864.
ggc. Edith, B. 1884; Amelia.

32. Hon. Washington L. Hershey, B. 1843, Mar. Sarah
Ann Detwiler.

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33. Abraham L. Hershey, B. 1845, Mar. Fanny K.
Mellin^rer.

34. WebsU-r L. Herahey. B. Ift46, Mar. Catherine G.
Z<x>k.

35. Benjamin L. Herahey, B. 1848, Mar. Elizabeth S.
Gamber.

36. Horace L. Hershey, B. 1H49.

37. Franklin L. Hershey, B. 1851.

c. 3()

88. John Milton Hershey, B. LsTO, Mar. Katie Fultz. Tobias H. Hershey
39. E<!wanlS. Hershey, B. 1S71. 40. Annie Hershey. ' f]^^^^^{ Bishop

41. Charles Sumner Hershey, B. 1875.

42. Zelma Hershey. 43. Hattie Herahey.'

44. James Gartield Hershey, B. 1881.

45. C^ra May Hershey, B. 1882, D. 1899.

46. Daper Hershey, B. 1885. 47. Lilian Hershey. '

c :«

48. Ley Roy Hershey. 49. Russell Hershey. John M. Hershey

50. Robert Hershey. 51. Minnie Hershey. i^^^jj py|^

52. Helen Hershey.

13
Maria Hershey

c.

53. Christian Kauffman, Mar. Mattie S. Miller.

54. John KautTman, Mar. Polly Swan.
6.5. Mary Kauffman, Mar. Daniel Spickler. Jo^^n Kauffman

56. Benjamin Kauffman. Mar. Susan Hayberger.

57. Jacob H. Kauffman.

58. Betzy H. Kauffman, Mar. Tobias Miller.

1. Died in childhood.

61

53

Christian Kauffman 59.

f.lattic S. Miller ^^•

61.

62.
63.
64.
65.

32

Washington L
Hcrshcy

Sarah Ann
Dctwilcr

67.

68.

69.

70.
71.
72.
73.

74.

75.

77.

78.
80.

c.

Susan M. Kauffman, B. 1828, Mar. Aaron Hershey.
John M. Kauffman, B. 1830, Mar. Betzy Beanderfor.
Marion M. Kauffman, B. 1832, Mar. Jacob Bean-
derfor.

Tobias M. Kauffman, B. 1835, Mar. Mary Loman.
Jacob H, Kauffman, B. 1837, Mar. Maria Herman.
Amelia M. Kauffman, B. 1839, Mar. David Kluge.
Elizabeth M. Kauffman. ^ 66. Benjamin Kauffman. '

c.

Alvin D. Hershey, Mar. Minnie Schlott.

gc. Carrie; Margie; Willie S.

Nora D. Hershey, Mar. George N. Bernthizle.

gc. Cora May; Laura H.; Harry H.; Wm. W. H.

Nervy D. Hershey, Mar. Charles H. Staley.

gc. Harry H.; Alvin H.; Florence H.

Ella D. Hershey, Mar. John Kolb.

Harry D. Hershey, B. 1873, D. 1895.

Elmira D. Hershey.

Annie D. Hershey, B. 1877, Mar. Chester Fuhrman.

gc. Levi H.; Harry H.; Catherine; Washington.

Jennie D. Hershey, B. 1879, Mar. Willis Boyles.

gc. May.

Katie D. Hershey.^ 76. Emma D. Hershey.^

Ida D. Hershey, B. 1885, Mar. Milton McElroy.

gc. Raymond.

Laura Hershey. 79. Levi D. Hershey.

Lizzie D. Hershey.

1. Died in childhood.

62

c 33

81. Anna I^ura Hershey, B. 1869, Mar. Harry B. Eicher. Abraham L
gc. Ralph; Cheater; Fannie. Hcrshcy

82. Minnie May florshey. B. 1871. Mar. David C. Baker, y^^^nns K.
gc. Salem; Ida H.; Fanny F.; David //. Mellintfer

83. Salem Livinjjston Hershey, B. 1873, Mar. Florence
Huber.

g^c. William F.; Abraham F.; Salem F.

84. Bertha C. Hershey. B. 1H76, Mar. Samuel Little.
gc. Osmund W.; Mrllrille H.; Samuel F.

85. Florence Fanny Hershey, B. 1878, Mar. David W.
Newcomer. go. Garfield //.

86. Ed^'ard McllvjUe Hershey.

87. Abraham (Jartield Hershey, B. 1881, Mar. Ellen B.
Heartier.

gc. L. Heartier; Bertha H.

c.

88. Walter Emen>on Hershey, B. 1876. 34

89. Viola Gertrude Hershey, B. 1^7- Webster L Mershcy
9.J. Wilford Oliver Hershey. B. 1879. Mar. Lillian Catherine G. ZooH

Dissinger.

gc Melba D.; Mellville D.; Edward D.; Oliver D.;
Webster.

91. Mabel Mina Hershey, B. 1880.

92. Mazie May Hershey, B. 18^2, Mar. Harry Flory.
go. Delas H.

93. Leroy Webster Hershey, B. 1887.

L Died in childhood.

2. Missionary in Ben^ral. India, for Church of God.

63

35

Benjamin L
Hcrshcy

Elizabeth S.
Gamber

21

Christian H.
Hershey

Nancy Erisman

94. Alma Katharine Hershey, B. 1893.

95. M. Susan Hershey, B. 1897.

c.

96. Ida G. Hershey. 1

97. Frankhn G. Hershey, B. 1873, Mar. Catherine
Stoner.

gc. Stoner; Elizabeth; Edna.

98. Paris G. Hershey, B. 1874, Mar. Florence Bruckhart
gc. Edgar B.; Vernon B.; Mabel Elizabeth.

99. Jacob G. Hershey, B. 1876.

100. Edna C. Hershey.

101. N. G. Hershey, B. 1879.

102. Horace G. Hershey, B. 1882, Mar. Bigler.

gc. Horace.

103. John G. Hershey, B. 1885, Mar. Henry.

104. Susan May Hershey. ^

105. Lillian G. Hershey, B. 1890.

c.

106. Maria B. Hershey, Mar. Harry Foust.
gc. Harry.

107. Henry E. Hershey, B. 1846, Mar. Mary A. Wissler.
gc. Anna; Christian W., Mar. Anna M. Horstick.
ggc. Mary Ann; Esther Shultz; Henry Erisman;

Joseph.
gc. David N., Mar. Izola Keller,
ggc. Sarah; Anna; Janet.

gc. Elizabeth; George Smith; Lydia, Mar. James
Dilaney. ggc. Eleanor; Henry E. N.; John G.

L Sec. Am. Bap. Pub. Society, Phil.

64

gc. Frank; Mabel; Helen.
108. Elizabeth Hershey, Mar. Layman.

c. 25

K/J. Byerly Herehey, B. 1847. Daniel H. Hcrshey

110. Anna Stitler Hcrshey, B. 1848, Mar. liev. David A^j^a Stitler
Downie.

111. John Martin Hershey, B. lHo4.

112. Jennie S. Hershey. B. 1853. Mar. Dr. Chas. Ixxier.

113. Kate S. Hershey, B. 1855, Mar. Kev. A. Juilson
Itowland. D. D.. LL. D.

114. Ida S. Herahey, B. 1858, Mar. Jas. Moffat.

115. Osiar M. Hershey.

116. Etl^'ar l\ Hershey. B. 1S61.

117. Abraham Lincoln Hershey.'

c. 110

118. Anmi K. Downie. B. 1875. ^^^^ S. Hershey

119. Minnie T. Downie. B. 1877

120. Elsie L. Downie.

121. A. Grace Downie, B. 1882.

Kev. David
Downie^

c. 113

123. Herbert R. Rowland, B. 1879, Mar. Mary Umpleby. k^^^ 5 Hershey
gc. Natalie, B. 1908. P , * .

124. Charles Kingsley Rowland, B. 1880. Kev. Juason

125. Ernest Wilson Rowland, B. 1886. °^ ^"

126. K. Hershey Rowland, B. 1897.

1. Died in childhood.

2. Thirty years a missionary.

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24
John Hcrshcy
Anna Bell

Mariah Cope

c. (by Anna Bell)

127. Emmanuel B. Hershey.

128. Elizabeth B. Hershey, B. 1845, Mar. John Kener.
gc. Hiram H., B. 1866; Frank H., B. 1868; Ella

H., B. 1870, Mar. H. 0. Boyd; Milton H.,
B. 1873; Mary H., B. 1876; Edie H., B. 1879.

129. Jefferson B. Hershey.

gc. Minnie May^; Laura Bell, B. 1873; John
Henry, B. 1874, D. 1897; William E., B. 1878,
D. 1893. ggc. William Harris.

130. Anna B. Hershey.

131. Henrietta B. Hershey, B. 1860, D. 1895.

132. Katharine B. Hershey, B. 1851, Mar. Charles
Bruchart.

c. (by Maria Cope)

133. Mary Ann Hershey, B. 1859.

134. Malinda C. Hershey, B. 1860, Mar. Philip Snyder.
gc. John H, B. 1880; Minnie H, B. 1886; Henry

H, B. 1895.

135. Ida C. Hershey, B. 1862, Mar. David M. Bridgeman.

136. Alice C. Hershey, B. 1864, Mar. John Boyer.
gc. Monro; Grant; Katie.

137. Manirva C. Hershey, B. 1866.

138. Maria B. Hershey, B. 1868.

139. John C. Hershey, B. 1869.

140. Sarah Ann Hershey, B. 1870, Mar. Alfred Mowser.
gc. Milton, B. 1895; Emma, B. 1897; Adaline, B.

1899; Dora, B. 1900; Effie, B. 1903.

1. Died in childhood.

66

141. Amanda C. Hershey, B. 1872, Mar. John Becker.
gc. Minnie; Aaron.

142. Abraham C. Hershey, B. 1875.

143. Henry C. Hershey, B. 1878.

144.

145
146.
147,
148,

Wayne H. Bruchart.

(Twins)
U. S. Grant Bruchart.
Thadeus Stevens Bruchart.
Dalj^reen Bruchart,
Kuthiford B. Haves Bruchart.

132
Katharine Hershey
Chai. W. Bruchart

c.

149. Byerly Moffat.
151. Loiler Moflfat.

150. Morris Moffat.

114
Ida S. Hershey
James Moffat

c. 29

152. Solomon M. Hershey, B. 1S57, Mar. Susan B. Solomon H.
Bridgeman. Hershey

153. Irvin V. Hershey.' 154. Elias B. Hershey.' Ao,,, MiiUr

., . ^ ,^, .. .. ,, . Anna [viiiier

155. Charles A. Hershev, B. 1864, Mar. Mavme Howel. ,

nu^^i^^ j-.v^^".., ' Lovma White

gc. C harles Andrew.

156. Warren D. Hershey. B. 1865, D. 1890, Mar. Clara
Harenden,

gc. David Linville, B. 1905.

157. Frank Edgar Hershey. »

158. Clarence H. Hershey, B. 1874.

159. Leon E. Hershey.^

L Died in chQdhood.

67

135

Ida C. Hcrshcy

David M.
Bridgeman

c.

160. Willis Roy Bridgeman, B. 1880.

161. Lizzie C. Bridgeman, B. 1882.

162. Clarence C. Bridgeman.-

163. Jonas C. Bridgeman, B. 1885, Mar. Emma Miller.

164. Abraham C. Bridgeman, B. 1887.

165. Annie C. Bridgeman, B. 1890.

166. Emma C. Bridgeman, B. 1892, Mar. Ezra Waltz.

167. Monro C. Bridgeman. -

168. Daniel C. Bridgeman, B. 1895.

gc. Lizzie H., B. 1907; Riifus H., B. 1909.

169. Clara C. Bridgeman, B. 1897.

John Hershcy
Elizabeth Warner

John Hershey

gc. of 175

Susan Miller

170. Elizabeth Hershey, B. 1796, Mar. Joshua Lamatte.
gc. Jacob; Henry; Harvey; Nancy.

171. Christiana Hershey, B. 1797, Mar. Peter Hoover.

172. Magdalena Hershey, B. 1800, Mar. Jacob Hantz.

173. John Hershey, Jr., B. 1804.

174. Susan Hershey, B. 1806, Mar. George Bowersock.

175. Benjamin Hershey, B. 1808, Mar. Barbara Ferry,
gc. John Hershey, Mar. Susan Miller.

176. Abraham Hershey, B. 1812.

177. Hannah Hershey, B. 1815, D. 1889, Mar. John Frick.

178. Joseph Hershey, B. 1822.

c.

179. John Jacob Hershey, B. 1870.

180. Charles Hershey, B. 1874.

181. A. Benj. Hershey, B. 1876, Mar. Lillian Hershey.

1. Unmarried.

2. Died in childhood.

68

c. 177

182. William Henry Frick, B. 1340, D. 1873. Hannah Mershcy

183. Benjamin Franklin Frick, B. 1841, D. 1871. j^^^ p p^j^|^

184. John v. Frick, Jr.. B. 1843, D. 1869, Mar. Mary
L. Meyers.

185. Abraham Frick, B. 1^44, D. 1877, Mar. Annie Bond.

186. Mary Kllen Frick, B. 1846, D. 1874. Mar. Newton
J. Skinner. 187. Daniel B. Frick.'

188. Joseph Hershey Frick. B. 1856. D. 1882.

c. 1«1

189. M. Hershey Knck, I^ 1>71. John P. Frick

190. Alice Frick. B. 1873. y^ L. Meyers

191. Ruth Frick. B. 1880.

c. 185

192. Charle.s C. Frick, B. 1867, Mar. Louise Spanj^ler. Abraham FricK

193. Benjamin Frick. B. 1870, D. 1889. ^^^^j^ g^^^j

194. Joseph Frick.' 195. Nellie Frick.'

c. 186

195. Clara Belle Skinner, B. 1875. Mary E. Frick
1%. Ivan Skinner, B. 1877. Newton Skinner

1. Died In chil&hood.

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THE 1719
BRANCH OF
THE HERSHEY
FAMILY

Jo^^ Hersche

HE lineage of this branch of the
family has been traced thro old
Bible and Court records, family
documents, old letters, religious
newspaper articles, the records of historical so-
cieties; and by Court and other records in
Switzerland. It is possible to trace it more than
one hundred years beyond the 1709 branch.
Tho beyond doubt the 1709 branch and the
1719 Hersheys descend from the same Swiss
branch, as we know both branches came from
Appenzell, in the half Canton of Innesholden.
I have been able to do most in working out this
branch, as it is my section of the family, and I
have had much valuable help, for which I wish
to express sincere gratitude.

This is the most original ancestor known. He was
born at or near Appenzell about 1535. He was a
resident of Appenzell, Innesholden, Switzerland, in
1621, at which time his son Conrad next in the hne
of this family descent, was married.

1. The Swiss for Jacob.

70

c.

2. CoNUAD Hkrsche. son of Jog, Mar. Greth Lamere'
at Appenzell 1621.

2

c.

3. Franzikst Hkksche^ son of Conrad and Groih, ^^nrad Hersche
Mar. En^jel Darig' at Appenzell 1662. Grcth Lemare

c. 3

4. Hans Hersche, Mar. Anna Geunder at Appenzell Franzie5t Hcrschc
16^»^>. Enjtcl Darig

c. 4

5. Rev. Andrew Htn.^ut-i, ii. 1702 in Appenzell, D. Hani Herschc
17^2 in Lancaster Co.. Pa. The family moved to Anna Geunder
"Friedensheirner HofT" on the Rhine. After a few

years came to America in 1719, and settled on the
Little Conestojfa in Lancaster Co., Pa.

6. Rev. Benjamin Hershey.

7. Rev. Christian Hershey.

"Andrew Hershey (1702-1792) waabom in Switzer-
land in the year 17u2, from whence his father
moved to the Palatinate at the Court of Freiden-
sheim. In the year 1719, he, with his father and
brother Benjamin, came to America and settled in
Lancaster Co. , Pennsylvania. His brother Christian
was obliged to remain at the Court until the year
17^^9, when he also came to America. These three
brothers, Andrew, Benjamin and Christian, were

1. This n*me shows the introduction of French Huguenot blood.

2. The Swutf for Frances.

S. From thid on the nAines of the wives are Swias or German.

71

Rev. Andrew
Hershey

(1702-1792)

Andrew Hershey

Magdaline
Bauchn^an

chosen preachers of the Mennonite Church. Andrew
died in the year 1792, aged 90 years."

The above statement is taken from a German
document printed prior to 1834. And the early
records of Andrew Hershey 's family, 1702-1792,
are proven by his will in the Recorder's Office at
Lancaster, Pa.

c.

8. Rev. Christian Hershey, B. 1734, D. 1783, Mar.
Elizabeth Heistand.

9. Andrew Hershey, B. 1734, D. 1806, Mar. Magdaline
Bauchman.

10. Rev. John B. Hershey, B. 1741, D. 1811, Mar.
Magdalena Hoover.

11. Rev. Benjamin Hershey. ^ 12. Jacob Hershey.
13. Rev. Abraham Hershey, Mar. Mary Herr.

'14. Isaac Hershey. iXiln 15. Henry Hershey.
16. Peter Hershey. 17. Catharine Hershey. ^

18. Maria Hershey. 18a. Odti Hershey. ^

c.

19. Catharine Hershey, B. 1780, only C. by Mag.

20. Anna Hershey, B. 1762.

1. This is the Benjamin who wrote the "Declaration " to the Pa.
House of Assembly.

2. Either Catharine or Maria Hershey married an Erb, and became
the mother of Bishop Jacob Erb of the United Brethren Church, who
in 1830, in the Susquehanna River, near Harrisburg, baptized John
Winebrenner, the founder of the Church of God. So all the descend-
ants of Bishop Erb are members of the Hershey family.

3. This is the last appearance of an Italian name in the family.

72

21. Jacob Hershey, B. 1760, D. 1821.

22. Maria Hershey, B. 1768, D. 1849.

23. Andrew Hershey, B. 1770, D. 1835, Mar. E:8ther
Kaufman.

24. Henry Hershey, B. 1772, D. 1838.
24a. Elizabeth Hershey. B. 1775, D. 1870.

25. John Hershey. B. 17h:>.. I). IKil.

c.

26. Jac<»b Hershey.

27. John Hershey.

28. Henry Hershey.

29. Andrew Hershey, Mar. Anna Hartman.

30. Benjamin Hershey.
And several daughters. '

c.

31. Jacob Hartman Hershey, B. 1826, D. 1898, Mar.
Anna Manninj^.

32. Barbara Hershey, Mar. Rev. Joseph N. Metzger.
gc. Andrew Hershey. ggc. Charles, gggc. two.
ggc. Maud, Married William Bum; Elsie.

33. Benjamin Hershey.

34. Anna Hershey, Mar. David R. Doner.

c.

35. David Hartman Hershey.

36. Anna Elizabeth Hershey.'

37. Andrew Heistand Hershey,

38. Sonera Catharine Hershey.

Mar. Ella BrowTi.

21

Jacob Hershey
Grandson of
Andrew
(1702-1792)

29
Andrew Hershey
Anna Martman

31

Jacob Hartman
Hershey

Anna Manning

L Names not known. 2. Died in childhood. 3, No children.

73

34
Anna Hcrshey
David R. Doner

39. Sylvia Victoria Hershey.

40. Mary Amanda Hershey.

41. Jacob Manning Hershey.

42. Harry Elmer Hershey, Mar. Dora A. Mayer,
gc. Frances Mayer Hershey.

43. Sarah Hershey.

c.

44. Alice Doner, Mar. Albert Trout,

45. Calvin Doner.

46. Mary Doner, Mar. Rev. Isaac Hess.

47. Sonora Doner.

48. Albert Hershey Doner, Mar. Hattie Hess,
gc. Walter and Myrtle.

49. Minnie Doner, Mar. Rev. Robert Taffray.
gc. Margaret.

50. Lizzie Doner, Mar. Dr. Kraybill.

23

Andrew Hcrshey
Esther Kaufman

23a. Christian Hershey, B. 1796, D. 1834.

236. Anna Hershey, B. 1799, D. 1874.

23c. Andrew Hershey, B. 1802, D. 1839.

23rf. Maria Hershey, B. 1804, D. 1881.

23e. Catharine Hershey, B. 1809, D. 1872.

23/ Esther Hershey, B. 1811, D. 1848.

23.g. Barbara and Elizabeth Hershey (twins) B. 1814.

23/?. John Hershey. ^r : ■

23i. Magdahne Hershey, B. 1823, D. 1871.

1. Died in childhood.

74

c. 10

51. Andrew Hershey, B. 1766, D. mS'J, Mar. Elizabeth p^y JqJ^,^ g
Stauffer, (2) Elizabeth Wolgenmuth. Hcrshcy

52. David Hershey, B. 1786, D. 1860, Mar. Christiana u wj i m

^ Matfdalena hoover

Khorer.

53. Joseph Hershey.

gc. Sophia; Elxza; Julia; Catharine; Maria.

64. Christian Hershey, B. 1773, D. 184», Mar. Catha-
rine Hershey.

55. John Hershey, I). Ib54, Mar. Barbara Hershey,
(Ist Coz.).

56. Jacob Hershey, ■ -Mar. Mane Mar^jaret Young.
After Jacob three daughters whose names are not
known. Jacob liveii % years.

c. 13

57. Kittle Hershey. 5i5. Mary Hershey. (^^y Abraham
69. Barbara Hershey. Hershey

60. Anna Hershey, B. 1808, D. 1870, Mar. Daniel ^ ^^^^
Witiner.

61. Elizabeth Hershey. 62. John Hershey.

63. Jacob Hershey. 64. Christian Hershey.

65. David Hershey. 66. Abraham Hershey.

c. 60

67. Maria Ann Witmer, B. 1830. Anne Hershey

68. Benjamin Witmer, B. 1831. p^^j^ Witmer

69. Elizabeth Witmer, B. 1833, Mar. Jacob Sneath.

1. Grandfather of the author. 2. Bom on the ocean, parents

being en route for America in Bailing ship that took three montha.

75

69
Elizabeth Witmcr
Jacob Sneath

54

Christian Hcrshcy

1773-1848

52

David Hcrshcy
Christiana I^horer

70. Elias Witmer, B. 1835.

71. Catharine Witmer, B. 1838.

72. Abraham Witmer, B. 1840.

73. Jacob Witmer, B. 1841.

74. Henry Witmer, B. 1844.

75. Sarah Witmer, B. 1847.

76

78

79

c.

Isaiah Sneath, B. 1855, Mar. Ella Jane Mark.

gc. George Mark Sneath.

Rev. Elias Hershey Sneath, B. 1857, Mar. Anna

Sheldon. gc. Herbert Camp Sneath; Katharine

Wilhous Sneath; Richard Sheldon Sneath.

Emma E. Sneath, B. 1870, Mar. Henry C. Bninner.

gc. Caroline Sneath; Harry Clark.

c.

80. Jacob Hershey.

81. Joseph Hershey, B. 1802, D. 1888.

82. Jonas Hershey. 83. David Hershey.
84. Benjamin Hershey. 85. Fannie Hershey.

86. Mary Hershey, Mar. Horner.

gc. Edward; Frank; David; Rev. John Horner;
and two daughters.

87. EHzabeth Hershey. 68. Catharine Hershey.

88. Susan Hershey.

c.

89. Magdalene Hershey, Mar. David Hershey.
gc. Rev. John Hoover Hershey.

90. Lydia.i

1. No children.

76

91. Susan Hershey, Mar. Michael Emmert.

92. David N. Hershey, B. 181S, D. 1903. Mar. Ella
Flounay.

93. Chriritiana Hershey. 93a. Catherine Hershey.

94. Christian Horshey, Mar. Victoria Young.
go. David h'l-

/i/i/-. r

c. 51

95. Joseph Hershey, H. 17%. D. 1858, Mar. Maria y^ridrew Mcrshey
Steni'er. r,. , ^. f-. „

96. Sarah Hershey, H. 1 .9.-', Mar. Philip Lehmaster.

97. Jacob Hershey T' T'V D. 1873, Mar. Eliza Cul-
berson.

98. John Hershey, B. 1805, D. 1--. Mar. Betsey Smith.

99. Rev. Andrew Moses Hershey, B. 18U9, D. 1888,
Mar. Elizabeth Lee.

100. Elizabeth Hershey. ' B. 1810, D. 1853, Mar. Alex-
ander Fisher.

101. Lsaac Hershey, B. 1816, D. 1899, Mar. Jemima
Besore.

102. Magiialine Hershey, Mar. John L. Smith.
gc. Sai^lla, Mar. David Funk.-

103. Lutie Hershey. Mar. John L. Sadtler.
gc. Lester and Harriet.

104. Isaac Hershey. 105. Elizabeth Hershey.*
106. Barbara Hershey.' 107. Lydia Hershey.*

55

John Htrshcy

Barbara Hershey

(First Cousins)

1. One child died in childhood.
3. Unmarried.

2. No children.

i I

56

Jacob Hcrshcy

Marie Margaret
Young

108. Savilla Hershey. ^ 109. John Hershey. ^

110. Fannie Hershey, Mar. John Resh. ^

111. Joseph Hershey, Mar. Margaret Speck.
gc. Katie S., Mar. Frank Bi-umback.

Lutie F., Mar. H. E. McDade.
ggc. Edith and Grace.
gc. Harry, Mar. Juha Brumback.
ggc. May; Joseph and Anna L.

112. Sarah Hershey, B. 1804, Mar. Henry H. Snively.^

113. Maria Hershey, B. 1806, Mar. Jacob Houck,
Dayton, Ohio.

114. John Jefferson Hershey, B. 1808, Mar. Christiana
Bear.

115. Matilda Hershey, B. 1809, D. 1875, Mar. George
Carson.

116. Rev. Jos. Madison Hershey, B. 1810, D. 1879, Mar.
Marie Witler.

117. Henry Young Hershey, B. 1812, D. June, 1884,
Mar. Ann EHzabeth Funk.

118. Samuel Hershey."^

119. Mary Ann Hershey, B. 1815, Mar. Christian
Spessard.

120. Margaret Hershey, B. 1816, Mar. Henry Reeder.

121. Catharine Hershey, ^ B. 1817, Mar. James H.
Northcott.

1. Unmarried. 2. No children. 3. Moved to Iowa about 1840.
4 Died in childhood. 5. Still living.

78

122.
123.

124.

125.

126.
127.

Dr. Jacob Hershey. B. 1819.

Elizabeth Hershey, B. 1821, D. 1905, Mar. William

Gardner.

Majjdalene Hershey, B. 1S23, Mar. George Harnish.

gc. Norvuin; Arbelia; Xettie; George.

Quincy Adams Hershey, B. 1825.

c.

Michael Emmert, Jr.
Annie Emmert, Mar.

gc. Sue E.: At/ms, Mar. W. T. Beall.
ggc. Emmirt T. and Thomas L.

91
Susan Hershey
Michael Emmert

128.
130.
132.

134.

135.

136.

137.
138.

1-39.

c. 92

Ma^cdalene Hershey. 129. Cornelia Hershey. David N. Hershey

Davidella Hershey. 131. May Christian Hershey. p||^ plournav
Grace Harlan Hershey.
David Newcomer Hershey.
Florence Floumey Hershey.

c. 95

Joseph M. Hershey, B. 1800, D. 1879, Mar. Cath- Joseph Hershey

arine Laird.

Andrew W. Hershey, B. 1826, D. 1900, Mar. Emily

Beesley.

John Hershey. B. 1828, D. 1858, Mar. Delia Higgins.

Elizabeth Hershey, B. 1831, D. 1889, Mar. Robert

Buchanan.

Daniel Hershey, ^B. 1834, D. 1891, Mar. Ellen Smith.

Maria Stcngcr

1. Eifrht children living in Oklahoma; names wanted.

79

96

Sarah Hcrshcy
Philip Lchmastcr

143
Lena Lchmastcr
George Oylcr

144
John Lchmastcr
Sarah Hubcr^

140. Hannah Hershey,^B. 1836, Mar. Abraham Touquay.

141. Samuel Hershey, "' B. 1838.

c.

142. Elizabeth Lehmaster, D. 1893.

143. Lena Lehmaster, Mar. George Oyler.

144. John Lehmaster, Mar. Sarah Huber.

145. Mary Lehmaster, Mar. Jacob Spessard.

146. Sarah Lehmaster, Mar. Emanuel Hawbaker.

147. Catharine Lehmaster, Mar. William Kalby.
gc. Harvey; Annie, Mar. Shanabrook.

c.

148. Cornelia Oyler.

149. Albert Oyler.

150. Byron Oyler.

151. Edward Oyler.

148a. Wesley Oyler,
149a. Sarah Oyler.
150a. Emma Oyler.

152. Abraham Lehmaster.
152a. Ama Lehmaster, Mar.

153. Annie Lehmaster, Mar. —

154. Wilham Lehmaster.

155. John Lehmaster. 155a.

-Freeze.

—Stager.

Maurice Lehmaster.

1. Six children; names wanted. 2. No children.

3. The Huber family (now called Hoover) is a fine old Pennsyl*
vania German family descended from Hans Huber, who was bom in
Switzerland in the latter part of the seventeenth century. He was a
mystic in religion and was attached to the Mennonite faith; he came
to this country and settled in Lancaster Co., Pa,, prior to 1717. There
was an Amos Hershey Huber about the middle of the last century.

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156. Otterbein Hawhaker. 157. Ida Hawbaker.
158. Alcestra Hawbaker, 159. Edward Hawbaker.

c.
16^J. Violetta Spessard, Mar. Hege.

161. Alvey Spossanl.

162. Katie Spes.sartl, Mar. Rev. J. B. Brenneman.

163. Harvey S|>es8ard. 164. Daisy M. SjKJssard.

165. Vertie Spessard.
c.

166. John K. Hershey.

167. Jacob M. Hershey, B. 1S45, Mar. Ella F. Colbert.
-16,S. Lsaac Hershey. 16y. Robert Heryhey.

170. Mary Hershey, Mar. William Einley.

171. Elizabeth Hershey, second wife of Wm. Finley.

172. Laura Hershey, Mar. Dr. Jenner.

c.

173. Mary J. Hershey, Mar. J. V. Upton.

gc. Isaac; Ella Cynthia: Roy; Ruth; Ina Marie.

174. Laura Ethel Hershey, Mar. E. Otis Mitchell.
gc. Raymond K.

175. Ella Sylvia Hershey, Mar. John Colbert.
177. William C. Hershey.

179. Ina Minnie Hershey.

c.

ISO. Cornelia Hershey, B. 1840, Mar. Livingston O.
Bennett,

146
Sarah Lehmastcr

Emanuel hawbaker

145

Mary Lchmaster

Jacob Spessard

97
Jacob Hershey'
Eliza Culberson

167
Jacob M. Hershey
Ella F. Colbert

1. Poetoffice. Dundas, IlL

99

Rev, Andrew
Moses Hershey

Elizabeth Lee

81

101
Isaac Hershey
Jemima Besore

181.
182.

183.

184.
185.

186.

135
Joseph M. Hershey l^^-

Catharine Liard

188.

189.
190.
191.

Laura E. Hershey, B. 1848, Mar. Etman A. Free-
man, gc. Stuart F.; Bert; Vena Pearl; Earl.
Mary Irene Kershey, B. 1852, Mar. James E.
Riddle, gc. Helen E., Mar. John E. Dee; Clar-
ence E.; Harvey H.

Mason Knox Hershey, B. 1860, D. 1899, Mar. Ar-
cher Cowder. gc. Lizzie L.; Oscar E. ; Ethel May.

c.

Mary E. Hershey.^

John B. Hershey, B. 1845, D. 1898, Mar. Maria
Schlenker.

gc. Sadie J.; Kate E.; Fannie A.; Frank B.
William P. Hershey, B. 1846, Mar. Alice McMullen.
gc. Effie M.; Mattie J.; Grace J.; W. E.; Isaac;
John R.; Bessie E.

c.

Jeremiah Hershey, B. 1839, Mar. Martha J. Jack-
man.

John W. Hershey, B. 1841, Mar. Susan Seeds ;
(2) Sarah Gear.

gc. James H.; Joseph; Laura; Rosie.
Isabella Hershey, B. 1843, D. 1871, Mar. Miles B.
Friend, gc. Victor and Virginia.
Caroline Hershey, B. 1846, Mar. Hugh Seeds ;
(2) William Cleary.

Harriet H. Hershey, B. 1848, Mar. David W. Mc-
Clarrel. gc. Fred, Mar. Jenette Jordan,
gc. Kate, Mar. Mike Cogan; Charles C.

1. Unmarried.

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192. Charles W. Hershey, B. 1853, Mar. Laura Swift.
gc. Laura Bell and Minnie May.

193. Jemima Hershey, B. 1857, Mar. John Monag^han.
gc. William, Mar. Delia Stelty; K^fie R., Mar.

Charles E. Hill; Hurley E.: Ida M., Mar.
Wm. Kifij?; Mary M., Mar. John VV. Lamer.

c.

194. Hurley S. Hershey.

195. Joseph Hershey, Mar. Sallie Filten.
gc. Laura May; J ere Ward: Alice.

196. Laura May Hershey. 197. Ida Josephine Hershey

187
Jeremiah Hershey
Martha J. Jackman

190

c.

198. MoUie Seeds, Mar. Richard Utter. Caroline Hershey
gc. Richard Utter, Jr. Hugh Seeds

199. Kate Seeds, Mar. Louis Ruark. William Clary
gc. Mollie. gc. by a 2d wife, Charles. ,q^

c Cornelia Hershey

200. Livingston H. Bennett, Mar. Jennie Eyesman. Livingstone 0.

201. Rev. Leybum M. Bennett. Bennett

202. Lula Lee Bennett, Mar. Thomas H. Dickman.

203. Stephen H. Bennett.

204. CJrace Bennett and 205. Blanche Bennett (twins).

206. Helen Bennett. l^^

Maria Hershey

^- ^ , Jacob Houck

207. Margaret M. Houck, Mar. Peter L. Snyder.

208. John D. Houck.

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209. William H. Houck, Mar. Mary C. Wilson.

gc. Ella M., Mar. Richardson; Mir a Houck.

210. David L. Houck, Mar. Elizabeth Swope.
gc. Albert C. Houck.

211. Martin J. Houck, Mar. Ella M. Hoglen.
gc. Elmer H., Mar. Etta Class.

Fanny M., Mar. Perle L. Sagebiel.
ggc. Frederick H.; James L.; Robert M.; Ellinor
Ruth.
Margaret, Mar. Dr. Louis A. Thompson.

212. Albert H. Houck, killed in the Battle of the Wil-
derness, 1864.

115 c.

Matilda Hcrshcy ^^'^- ^^.ry Margaret Carson, Mar. Geo. C. Cook.

George Carson ^^' ^^^^^ ^'' ^^^' ^^^^ Everett; Nettie C, Mar.

South; Ellsivorth E.; and May N.

214. Sarah Elizabeth Carson, Mar. George W. Claggett.

215. Amanda Kate Carson. ^

216. Frances Matilda Carson.

217. Samuel T. Carson.

gc. George Clinton; Mrs. Chatham Fletcher.

218. American Ann Carson, Mar. Alfred North,
gc, Harry, by former husband.

219. Alice Cordeha Carson, Mar. Frank W. Cheney,
gc. Marion, Mar. Frank Baltz; Richard Holmes;

Rhoda Frances.

220. Clara Permelia Carson, Mar. John P. Sewerson.
gc. Mary and a Mrs. Perdue.

1. Unmarried.

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221. George EMward Carson.

gc. George C; Kdxcard; Clara Frances.

222. Hershey Elia.s Carson,
jfc. Rayjnond.

223. Eva Julia Carson, Mar. Milton Morehouse.
gc. Milton; Frances; Abraham Lincoln.

c. 116

224. Lurena Hersht-}, Mar. William Whistler. Rev. Joseph

225. Jacob C. Hershey. Madison Hershey
22G. Margaret C. Hershey, Mar. Henry Whistler. Maria Wilier

jjc. h'lUi Utile; Viola; William Joseph.
221. William H. Hershey, Mar. Frances Ketrow.

(2) Eliziibeth Mannion.
228. Samuel Hershey. 229. John Jerome Hershey.

2:^0. Indiana C. Hershey. 2d wife of Wm. Whistler.

gc. Lena, Mar. H. Murphy.

ggc. Ruth; Anna; Glady.^
231. Lafayette G. Hershey. 2:^2 David C. Hershey.
2:i3. Nellie Hershey. 2:^. Elsouri Hershey.

235. Laura Hershey, Mar. Arthur Gober,

224
c.

236. Clarence J. Whistler, Mar. Louise Stair. Lurena Hershey
gc. Dora; Helen; John; Kennith. William Whistler

237. Dora Whistler.

238. Elba Whistler, Mar. Bertha Borick.
gc. Gladys.

239. Lulu Whistler, Mar. Ernest Grill.
gc. Ernest; Helen; Elnora.

85

227 c.

William H. Hcrshcy240. Alvin 0. Hershey (by 1st wife), Mar. Eva Clough.

Frances Kctrow gc. Pearl.

By 2d wife.
Elizabeth Mannion 24I. Sylvester J. Hershey, Mar. Dora Root.

gc. Floyd; Eva; Mary; Clarence.

242. Elva F. Hershey, Mar. George E. Myers.

gc. Florence; Fern; Mary ; William; Alvin; Clifford.

243. Charles J. Hershey.

244. William L. Hershey, Mar. Josephine White,
gc. Kennith; Wilrtia; Emerson; Dorothy.

245. Maud U. Hershey.

246. Harry E. Hershey, Mar. Mary Grimes.
gc. Ena; Lloyd.

247. Nellie H. Hershey. 248. Victor Hershey.
249. Florence L. Hershey.

112 c.

Sarah Hershey 250. Samuel Snively, B. 1834. ^

Henry H. Snively 251. Mary C. Snively, B. 1831, D. 1908, Mar. Richard

L. Bennett.

252. Jacob H. Snively, B. 1835, Mar. Ehza J. Tayler.

253. Ann Letitia Snively, B. 1837.

254. Martha J. Snively, B. 1839. ^

255. Alfred Curtis Snively, B. 1842.

256. Harvey T. Snively, B. 1845. ^

257. Frances Snively, B. 1848.

1. Deceased.

86

c. -^1

258. Charles E. Bennett, B. 1858. Mary C. Snively

259. Carrie M. Bennett, B. 1S60, Mar. Jas. B. Chicker- Richard L. Bennett
injc.

260. Richard L. Bennett, B. 1862.

261. Sarah A. Bennett. B. l^fVl D. 1901. Mar. John
McGiltun.

262. Frank S. Bennett. '

26:?. Lizzie T. Bennett, B. 1869, Mar. Harry McCourt.-
2t;4. James A. Bennett, B. 1873.

c. 259

265. Helen A. Chickerinp, B. 1884, D. 1902, Carrie M. Bennett

266. Mary E. Chickering, B. 1887. James B.

267. Ruth B. Chickerin^, B. 1893. Chickcring

c. 261

268. Gratia E. McGilton.* Sarah A. Bennett

209. Paul R. MoGilton, B. 189<).
270. Frank B. McGilton, B. invl.

1. Deceased. 2. No children.

3. Died in childhxid.

87

John McCiiton

c. 255

271. Vir^Hnia F. Snively.' Jacob H. Snively

2T2. Letitia R. Snively. B. 1872. P,. , j ,

273. Harriet M. Snively, B. 1874. '' ^"

274. Alice F. Snively. B. 1875.

275. Henr>' H. Snively. ^

276. Harvey K. Snively, B. 1882. •

277. Edward T. Snively, B. 1883.

214

Sarah Elizabeth
Carson

George W.
Claggett

298. Emma Estella Claggett, Mar. Lewis Cross.

299. Josephine W. Claggett, Mar. William Wadsworth
Speilman.

George W. Claggett, Mar. Julia Smith.
Fannie M. Claggett.
Annie L. Claggett.
Satiah B. Claggett.

304. Tangior Claggett, Mar. Lilian Himebaugh.
gc. Julia; Elizabeth.
Clinton R. Claggett, Mar. Fanny Noel.
gc. C. Rodger, Jr.

Louella C. Claggett, Mar. Abraham C. Strite.
gc. Josephine C; Samuel C.

300.
301.
302.
303.

305.

306.

123

Elizabeth Hcrshey 307.

William Gardner 308.

309.

310.

311.
312.

313.

314.

c.

Dr. Scott Hershey Gardner, Mar. Mrs. K. Small.

William Carlton Gardner.

Mary Elizabeth Gardner, Mar. Benjamin F.

Charles.

Dessie Gardner, Mar. Charles E. Young.

gc. Bertha, Mar. Horatio S. Fenner; Karl E.

Nettie E. Gardner.

Louise Irene Gardner, Mar. John Hickman.

gc. Edna May; Maud Irene; Wm. Clark; John

Gardner.
Maria Kate Gardner, Mar. Gus. Shipley.
gc. Ethel.
Grace Emma Gardner.

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315.

316.
318.
319.
320.
321.

322.
323.

324.

325.
326.

327.
328.

329.

330.
332.

c.

Grace Louise Charles, Mar. F. H. Aukeney.

gc. Franklin C.

Katie I. Charles. 317. Roger Darley Charles.

Frederick Louis Charles.

Henjamin Gillin Charles.

Mary F' ranees Charles.

Thomas Berry Charles.*

c.

M. Virginia Hershey, B. 1848. Mar. Wm. Albaugh.

Scott Funk Hershey, B. 1852, Mar. Georgia E.

Mayes.

c.

309

Mary E. Gardner
B. F. Charles

Zartman Albaugh, B. 1878.

(Twins)

Florence Albaugh, B. IsTa.

Merle Hershey Albaugh.

c.

Helen Hershey. -
Marie Hershey.'
Paul A. Hershey. *

c.

331. Coynesa Reeder.

Theodore Reeder.
Courtney Reeder.
go. Florence; Donovan; Mary; Josephine.

117

Henry Young
Hershey

Ann Elizabeth
Funk

322

M. Virginia
Hershey

William Albaugh

3^3
Scott F. Hershey
Georgia E. Mayes

120
Margaret Hershey
Henry feeder

1. Died in childhood.

2. Deceased.
89

119 c.

Mary Ann Hcrshcy 333. David Spessard, Mar. Zentmyer.

Christian Socssard ^^' Henry; Marion; William; Mrs. Edward Wei-

114

John Jefferson
Hershcy

Christiana Bear
Rosanna Watters

336
Izura Hershcy
George Miller

338
Scott Hershcy
Mary Wolfkiil

340
Emma Hershcy
John Eckstine

334.

335.

336.
337.
338.
339.

340.

gand; Clayton; Lutie.
Mrs. Jacob Stover.

Beekly.

Anna Hershey, Mar.

gc. Ashby; Will; Frank; Cora.

Izura Hershey, Mar. George Miller.

Clark Hershey. gc. Arthur; Pansy.

Scott Hershey, Mar. Mary Wolfkiil.

J. Vinton Hershey, Mar. Elizabeth Zentmyer.

gc. John Raymond; Lawrence; Lillian.

Emma Hershey, Mar. John Eckstine.

341. Rose Miller.

343. Will Miller.

345. Mary Miller.

347. Kellar Miller.

c.

348. Louella Hershey.
350. Orville Hershey.
352. Roger Hershey.

342. Edith Miller.
344. Grace Miller.
346. Ruth Miller.

349. Clarence Hershey.
351. John Hershey.
353. Earl Hershey.

354. Grace Eckstine, Mar. William Crider.

355. Clifford Eckstine.

356. Bess Eckstine, Mar. William Witmer.

90

357. Clarence Eckstine.
359. Harry Eckstine.

358. Marv Eckstine.

c.

360. Albert Hershey, B. 1850.

361. Kuben Hershey, B. 1853.

362. Henry Hershey. B. 1856.

363. Andrew Hershey, Mar. Ella B. Vanschoik.

364. Mary Hershey, B. 1862.

365. Carlton Hershey, B. 1864. Mar. Florence A. Harris

c.

366. Ernest A. Hershey. B. 1887.

367. Mabel Hershey, B. 1888.

368. Eva Hershey, B. 1889.

369. R.. a Hershey. B. 1892.

370. William Hershey, B. 1894.

371. Russell L. Hershey, B. 1895.

372. Bessie L. Hershey, B. 1897.

373. Ruth Hershey. B. 1898.

374. Charles C. Hershey. B. 1902.

375. Albert A. Hershey, B. 1904.

376. Mary E. Hershey, B. 1907.

c.

377. Robert W. Cross, Mar. Mabel Bell.

378. Rebecca Irene Cross.

379. John L. Cross. 380. Rexford H. Cross.
381. Julian C. Cross. 382. S. Wilmer Cross.
383. Thomas T. Cross. 3S4. Lewis Llewelyn.

136

Andrew W.
Hershey

Emily Beesley

363
Andrew Hershey
Ella E. Vanschoik

298
Estella Claggett
Lewis Cross

91

299 c.

Josephine Claggctt 385. Elizabeth A. Speilman. ^

William W ^^^' ^i^^^^^^ Reginald Speilman.

Soeilman ^^'^' ^^^^^^^ Claggett Speilman,

Christian Hcrshev ^^^" '^^^^^ Hershey, B. 1799, Mar. Susan Horner.
(First Cousins) ^89. John Hershey, B. 1801.

Catharine Hershev ^^^' ^^"""^ Hershey,^ B. 1804, D. 1863.

^ 401. Mary Hershey, B. 1806, D. 1884, Mar. Wm. Homer.

402. Jonas Hershey, B. 1808, Mar. Elizabeth Strickler.

403. Benjamin Hershey.^

404. David Hershey, B. 1813, Mar. Maria Campbell.
gc. Frances; Oliver.

405. Catherine E. Hershey, B. 1815, D. 1878, Mar. Wm.
Homer.

406. EHza A. Hershey, ^ B. 1817, D. 1896.

407. Susan Hershey, B. 1819, D. 1893, Mar. Charles
Champlin.

388 c.

Jacob Hershey 408. Benjamin Hershey. 409. Sarah Hershey.

Susan Homer ^^^- Henry H. Hershey. 411. Kitty Hershey.

402 c.

Jonas Hershey ^^"^^ Fanny Strickler, Mar. H. H. Stafford.
CI- u iu ci • bi gc. Charles; Florence; Mildred.

1. Deceased. 2. Unmarried.
3. Died in childhood.

92

c. 4U7

414. Edwin Hershey Champlin, B. 1847, D. 1882, Mar. Susan Hershey
Hattie Oswald. ^^^^,^^ Champlin
gc. Lddie\ (ji'orgv.

415. Newton M. Champlin, B. 1848, Mar. Ema A.
Cartridge.

416. Martha Champlin. '

417. Dr. Charles D. Champlin, B. 1855, D. 1890, Mar.
Ella Kane.

418. William T. Champlin,- B. 1857, D. 1898.

419. Julius S. Champlin, B. 18G0, D. 1902, Mar. Jennie
Brink.

gc. Pearl.

420. Susie F. Chiimplin, B. 1»68, D. 1900, Mar. Stephen
Schoeman.

1. Died in childhood. 2. Unmarried.

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THE

NATIONAL
HERSHEY
ASSOCIATION

HE National Association of the
Hershey family was constituted
for the purpose of awakening and
unifying the interest and sympathy
of all persons, in this country, who have Hershey
blood in them; and for social helpfulness and
enjoyment; and with the hope of establishing
on a farm in Lancaster Co., Pa., a Hershey
Home, where any members of the family may
pass the evening years of their lives, if they wish.
This last is a most Christian and philanthropic
enterprise. There is no more beautiful nor health-
ful country in the world than the valleys of the
Susquehanna and Conestoga, in the County of
Lancaster. The expectation is cherished by a
few that a farm, perhaps one of the original
Hershey estates, may be purchased, and a com-
modious house with all the quiet comforts be
maintained as an open, hospitable home, where
the Hersheys from everywhere may go and

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spend a few days or weeks in rest, upon the
payment of a modest rate, or where those with-
out means, in old age may, without money or
price, have their evening of life made beautiful
and peaceful. It is hoped to have the location
near an electric Ime, where access to Lancaster
would be easy. When a sufficient fund to in-
sure success has been received, the under-
taking will be opened. \\ e in\ite contributions
either large or small. They should be sent to
the Treasurer of the Association, who, at
present, is E. K. Hershey, Lancaster, Pa., R. F.
D. We hope that the aged members of our
family who base ample means, and especially
those having no direct heirs, will provide in
their wills, and make a bequest for this cause.
Such a clause may be placed in a will in these
words: "And I gi\e and bequeath to the National
Hershey Association, with Headquarters at
Lancaster, Pa., the Treasurer of which in 1909

was E. K. Hershey, the sum of S

95

said sum to be used for the establishment and
maintenance of the Hershey Farm and Home
in Lancaster Co., Pa."

The officers of the Association at this
date are:

Pres., Samuel H. Hershey, Philadelphia.

First Vice-Pres., Abraham L. Hershey,
Lancaster Co., Pa.

Second Vice-Pres., Andrew H. Hershey,
Lancaster Co., Pa. ^^. "^^

Treas., E. K. Hershey, Lancaster, Pa.

Historian, W. L. Hershey, Marietta, Pa.--

96

E have a list of more than thirty
sections showing no connection DIS-
NNith either of the Main Branches. CONNECTED
We are inserting a few to show BRANCHES
what may be cJone to find that connection. If
some member of every branch will take the
matter u[), and keep at the search, that link
could be found. We suggest that someone
volunteer his service, and begin by writing to
everyone whose address is known ; ask for all
information possible, about parents, grandparents
and further back ; dates of birth and death ; to
whom married ; names of children and grand-
children. Ask that the old family Bible be
hunted up, and a careful copy of records be
sent ; also that copies of deeds and wills be
searched for names and dates ; also old news-
paper files. It will take work, but future gene-
rations will be grateful. We further suggest
that each sectional branch have a family record
made ot their own particular branch, including

97

)LD FAMILY
;1BLES

all members known; and that a copy be se-
cured by every individual family. This should
be made with space and form provided for
future births, marriages and deaths, and for
postofEce addresses, so it could be continued
for two or three generations to come.

The writer has in mind a plan for such a
record, and would like to hear from all who
desire a record as complete as possible, and
going back as far as possible.

Old family Bibles should be hunted up, and
a very careful copy made of all records of names,
births, marriages and deaths. Most of the old
family Bible records are in Pennsylvania Ger-
man. Someone able to read that dialect should
be asked to make the translation. In a great
many families, it is no longer the custom to keep
Bible family records. \t is a great misfortune,
as there will be no records of many families.
Almost everyone knows where his grandparents
are buried. Ask someone to visit the ancestral

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burial grounds and take the records from the
stones. A great many will see their connection
to these branches which follow. We hope all
such will seek additional information and send
it in.

Disconnected Branch I.

c.

1. J

,'.,,. ^, I u i> 1 D XT iTiu; Benjamin Hcrshey

Jacob Hershey, the only ihiM knuwn, B. Nov, 1796, i- • luir

D. A\i^. 1872. The old home farm was one mile

west of PetersbuTi^, Lancaster Co. Jacob was a

prominent farmer, distiller and miller. Mar.

Elizabeth Miller.

c. 1

2. ^ev. Emmanuel Hershey, B. Feb. 4th, 1821, Mar. j^^q^ hershey

Mai^dalena Bear; Minister in Dunkard Church, ^.. . ., ^...
^ , ^ ^. . Elizabeth Miller

Darke Co., Ohio.

3. Jacob Hershey, B. 1822. D. 1874.

4. Benjamin Hershey, B. 1823, D. 1856.

5. Sarah Hershey, B. 1824. 6. Jeremiah Hershey. -

7. Elizabeth Hershey.'

8. John B. Hershey, B. 1828.

9. Anna Hershey, B. 1830.

10. Amos Hershey, B. 1832, D. 1898.

11. Elizabeth Hershey. B. 1833, D. 1907.

1. Still living, also his wife, in Darke Co.. Ohio.

2. Died in childhood. _

9» 63K4')P

Rev. Emanuel
Hershcy

Magdalena Bear

12. Mary Hershey, B. 1835.

13. Susan Hershey, B. 1836.

14. Amelia Hershey, B. 1837.

15. Henry Hershey B. 1839. 16. Harriet Hershey. ^

17. Fannie Hershey, B. 1843.

18. Reuben Hershey, B. 1845.

c.

19. Adam B. Hershey, B. Jan. 9th, 1846, Mar. Susan
Mary Brown.

20. Samuel Hershey, B. 1847.

21. Jacob Hershey, B. 1849.

22. Barbara Hershey, B. 1852.

23. Sara E. Hershey, B. 1854. 24. Isaac N. Hershey. ^

25. Emma Hershey, B. 1857.

26. John Hershey, B. 1859.

27. Elizabeth Hershey, B. 1861.

28. Mary Hershey, B. 1869.

19 c.

Adam B. Hershcy 29. Nettie Maud Hershey, B. 1871, Mar. Frank H.

Susan Mary Brown Frisch.

30. Laura Helen Hershey, Mar. Edward H. Johnson.

31. F. Raymond Hershey, B. 1876, Mar. Cora Ella Bell.

32. Rev. Charles B. Hershey,- Mar. Zora Faught.

33. Herman G. Hershey, B. 1880, Mar. Freda Von Waitz.

34. Emma C. Hershey, B. 1884.

35. John B. Hershey, B. 1889.

1. Died in childhood.

2. Minister in Christian Church, Sumner, 111.

100

c. 29

36. Lowell 11. Hery^hey Frisch, B. 1898. Nettie Maud

37. Edwin A. Hershey Frisch, B. 1899. Hershey

38. Gertrude H. Frisch, B. 1901. p^^^^l^ ^ p^jj^.|^

39. DoriB H. Frisch, B. liH)3.

40. Emma H. Frisch, B. 1904.

30

^* Laura Helen

41. Ruth Hershey Johnson, B. 1895. Merjhey

42. Zclma Hershey Johnson, B. 1897. Edward R. Johnson

31

43. Marjraret Hershey, B. 1900. P. Raymond

44. Horace Her^hey, B. 11»* J Hershey

45. Howard Hershey, B. l:»u.,. Cora Ella Bell

46. Arnold Hershey. B. 19<j7.

33
c. (by Ist wife) r u i.

47. George Von Waitz Hershey. B. 1905. ^^'?^?> ^- ""^^^^

Freda Von Waitz

Lillian Weltz

[This is a large and important branch of our family.
There must be now living at least 100<J descendants of
Benjamin. 176(3-1815. uf which we have onlv forty-seven
registered. He had other children than J'acob. What
were their names? Who are their descendants? His
son Jacob had seventeen children, of whom three died
in childhood. At least ten of the remaining fourteen
were likelv married and had families. There are at
least four Yiundred and twenty descendants of Jacob of
whom we know nothing, as we have only the descend-
ants of Emanuel. Who can furnish information?]

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Disconnected Branch II.

Christian Hcrshcy

1730-1806

Alice Bauchman

5.

Joseph Hershey, B. 1765, D. 1831, Mar. Esther

Hostetter.

Christian Hershey. 4. Andrew Hershey.

Abraham Hershey. 6. Maria Hershey.

Joseph Hershey
Esther Hostetter

10
John H, Hershey
Ann Straman

12

Annie E. Hershey l^-
Andrew R. Byerly

7. Joseph Hershey, B. 1807, D. 1855.

8. Magdalene Hershey, B. 1810, D. 1887.

9. Benjamin Hershey, B. 1813, D. 1894.

10. John Hostetter Hershey, B. 1815, D. 1874, Mar.
Ann Straman.

11. Catharine Hershey, B. 1818, D. 1898.

c.

12. Annie Elizabeth Hershey, B. 1842, Mar. Andrew
Robertson Byerly.

13. Helen Hershey, B. 1843, Mar. John Shupp Landis.

14. Joseph Straman Hershey.^

15. John Harry Hershey, B. 1846.

16. Albert Hershey, B. 1847.

17. Mary Alice Hershey, B. 1849, Mar. Robert Crane.

c.

John Hershey Byerly, B. 1864, D. 1896, Mar. Ida
Mitchener.

19. Mary Elizabeth Byerly. ^

20. Sarah Alice Byerly. ^ 21. James Wm. Byerly. '

1. Died in childhood.

102

22.

23.
24.

25.
26.

27.

2S.
29.
30.
31.

32.

35.
36.

Paul Robertson Byerly. B. 1S77, Mar. Mary Helen

Howard.

Robert Crane Byerly, B. 1882.

Ethel Byerly, B. 1884.

c.

Alfretta May Byerly, B. 1887.

Esther Byerly, B. 1888.

John Hershey Byerly, B. 1891.

Mary Alice I^ndi.s, B. 1863.
Annie E. I^ndi.s. '
Benjamin Hershey Landis. '
Helen E. Landis, B. 1869. D. 1889.

c.

William McCray Hershey. '
John H. Hershey. '
Helen Hershey, B. 1887.
Harold Hershey. B. 1890.

c.

Aug-usLa Crane. Mar. Howard Mattock,
gc. Alice.

18
John H. Byerly
Ida Mitchener

13

Helen Hershey
John Shupp Landis

15

John Harry
Hershey

Florence McCray

17
Mary Alice Hershey
I^obert Crane

1. Died in childhood.

103

Disconnected Branch III.

c.

Benjamin Hershcy 2. Christian Hershey, B. 1719, D. 1782, Mar. Anna

Hernley.

Christian Hershcy

Anna Hernley 4.

6.

8.

10.

3
Christian Hershey 12.
Elizabeth Schnydcr^^.

Christian Hershey, B. 1762, D. 1840, Mar. Eliza-
beth Schnyder; (2) Mrs. Mary Acker.
Catherine Hershey. 5. Magdalena Hershey.

Veronica Hershey. 7. Benjamin Hershey.

Esther Hershey. ^9. Isaac Hershey.

John Hershey. 11. Peter Hershey.

13. Christian Hershey.

Mrs. Mary Acker

15
John Hershey
Barbara Reist

Barbara Reist

21

Christian R.
Hershey

Susan Frank

15.

-16.
18.

20.
21.
22.

c. (all by 1st wife)

Annie Hershey.

Elizabeth Hershey.

John Hershey, B. 1798, D. 1872, Mar. Barbara Reist;

(2) Barbara Reist (cousin of the first Barbara) .

Isaac Hershey. 17. Joseph Hershey.

Mary Hershey. 19. Samuel Hershey.

c. (all by 1st wife)

Abraham R. Hershey.

Christian R. Hershey, B. 1831, Mar, Susan Frank.

Elizabeth R. Hershey, B. 1832, D. 1890, Mar. Henry

Schin. go. Barbara; Levi.

22. Olivia Hershey.

23. John G. W. Hershey, Mar. Lizzie R. Groff.

24. Susan Hershey.

1. Married.

2. Address wanted.

104

c. 23

25. Christian S. Hershey. ' John 0. W.

26. Mary Grace Hershey, B. 1893. Hershcy

27. Owen G. Hershey, B. 1894. Lizzie R. Groff

28. Henry G. Hershey, B. 1896.

29. Naomi G. Hershey.'

30. John G. Hershey, B. 1898.

31. Laura G. Hershey, B. 1901.

32. Abraham K. Hershey, B. 1902.

33. Isaac N. Hershey, B. 1903.

34. Susan Ellen Hershey. '

35. Helen Jane Hershey, B. 1905.
SC). Lou KtU Hershey, B. 19o7.

37. Robert Lincoln Hershey, B. 1909.

Addresses wanted of all members of this family.

DiSCO.VNECTED BRANCH IV.
C. 1

2. Abraham Hershey, B. \1<'k D. l^>i. Mar. Anna Christian Hershcy
I^ndis.

3. Barbara Hershey, B. 1788, Mar. John Shelly.

4. Christian Hershey. B. 1794.

5. Jacob Hershey, B. 1795, D. 1822.

6. Anna Hershey. B. 1798.

c. 2

7. Elizabeth Hershey, B. 1810, D. 1860, Mar. John Abraham Hershcy

H^^^h^y- Anna Undis

L Died in childhood.

105

10
Panny Hershey
Henry Zug

17
Harriet Zug
John Keller

18
Arabella Zug
William W. Riddle

8. Mary Hershey, B. 1814, Mar. George Kapp.

9. Anna Hershey, B. 1817.

10. Fanny Hershey, B. 1819, Mar. Henry Zug.

11. Susan Hershey.

12. Eusebius Hershey, ' B. 1825, D. 1891, Mar. Mary
Ann Stahl.

13. Barbara Hershey, B. 1826.

14. Harriet Hershey, B. 1829, D. 1850, Mar. Samuel
Bowman.

15. Martha Hershey, B. 1831.

16. Matilda Zug, D. 1905.

17. Harriet Zug, Mar. John Keller.

18. Arabella Zug, Mar. Wm. W. Riddle.

19. Fanny Zug, Mar. Henry Zug.

20. Lola Zug.

c.

21. Harriet B. Keller.

22. Mabel Hershey Keller.

c.

23. Edith Riddle.
25. Wm. C. Riddle.
27. Robert B. Riddle

24. Mary Riddle.
26. Howard Riddle.
28. Helen M. Riddle.

1. Missionary in Africa.

106

Disconnected Branch V.
c. ^

2. John Lonjr Hershey, B. 1794, D. 1822, Mar. Mar>' Joseph Hershcy
Rhorer. 1770-1822

3. Mary Hershey, Mar. John Sprechler. Elizabeth Long

4. Catherine Hershey, Mar. John Eshleman.

5. Ehzabeth Hershey, B. 1818, D. 1896, Mar. Isaac
Hershey.

6. Barbara Hershey, D. 1856, Mar. David Hamley.

2

-~ 7. Isaac Hershey. B. 1816, D. 1854. Mar. Elizabeth Jobn Long

Hershey. Hershey

8. Elizabeth Hershey, B. 1818, D. 1854, Mar. John Eby. Mary Rhorer

9. Tobias Hershey.'

10. Maria Hershey, B. 1828, D. 1904, Mar. Andrew
I^indis.

11. Anna K. Hershey, B.1841, D. 1860, Mar. John Ressler

c. 7

12. Fanny Hershey, B. 1838, D. 1899, Mar. Samuel Fritz. ,^^^ ^ Hershey

gc. Salena; Isaac; MaHe. Elizabeth Hershev

13. Elias H. Hershey, B. 1839, Mar. Levina Stoner. ciizaDcm ncrsney

14. Ruben H. Hershey, B. 1842.

15. Harriet H. Hershey, B. 1843.

16. Mariah H. Hershey.-

17. Clayton Hershey. B. 1860. ^^

18. Clara Hershey. B. 1863. Elias H. Hershey

Toi^m childhood. • Levina Stoner

107

17

Clayton Hcrshcy

B. 1860

19
Harriet Hcrshcy
Henry Rhule

20
Malinda Hershcy
Wesley Shenk

14

19. Harriet Hershey, B. 1866, Mar. Henry Rhule.

20. Melinda B. Hershey, B. 1867, Mar. Wesley Shenk.

21. Mary Ann Hershey, B. 1869.

22. Mariah Hershey, B. 1873.

23. Albert Hershey, B. 1877.

c.

24.

25.
26.

EHas Hershey, B. 1878.
gc. Ley Roy; Harry Paul; Elias.
Herman Hershey, B. 1884.
Minnie Hershey, B. 1888.

27. Harriet Rhule.

29. Raymond Rhule.

31. Mabel Rhule.

33. Norman Rhule.

28. Wilson Rhule.
30. Harry Paul Rhule.
32. Emerson Rhule.
34. Emma Rhule.

36. Paul H. Shenk.

B. 1842.

35. John H. Shenk.

37. Christian H. Shenk.

38. Benjamin H. Shenk, Mar. Mary Brubaker.

39. Annie H. Shenk.

40. Elizabeth H. Shenk, Mar. Peter Wagner.

41. Barbara H. Shenk.

c.

1863.

43. Henry K. Hershey, B. 1865.

44. Lizzie Ann Hershey, B. 1868.

45. Sarah K. Hershey, B. 1870.
gc. Laura K.; Martin K.

108

Ruben H. Hershey ^2. Jefferson K. Hershey, B.

V

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