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HISTORY
COUNTIES OF
DAUPHIN AND LEBANON
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIOGRAPHICAL AND GENEALOGICAL.
BY
WILLIAM HENRY EGLE, M.D., M.A.,
AUTHOR OF " HISTORV OF PENNSYLVANIA."
PHILADELPHIA:
EVERTS & PECK.
188 3.
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[Copyright, 1883, Wm. H. Egle.]
[The foregoing copyright includes not only the General and Local Histories,
but the Family Genealogies and Biographical Sketches; special protection
being desired therein.]
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J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.,
PHILADELPHIA.
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PREFATORY.
It is becoming and proper that the author should make a few statements prefatory to the
following History of the Counties of Dauphin and Lebanon. It is no easy task to prepare
history of any locality, and our labor in the preparation of this volume has not been a light one.
We have endeavored to preserve as full a record of the history and biography of the counties of
Dauphin and Lebanon as the limits of a volume will allow. Much has been omitted because
more important facts have been recorded. A large mass of material has come to our hands, and
the difficulty has been what to preserve in these pages, and what to lay aside for future reference.
Owing to the voluminous details of the war for the Union, which has increased the size of the
volume from eight hundred pages, as promised by the publishers, to over nine hundred pages,
we are reluctantly compelled to omit the record of Dauphin County families.
As to the biographical department, it will be found pretty full and complete. For whatever
errors of omission or commission there may be in this direction, or in any of the local details, the
author does not hold himself responsible — those who could have furnished the information are.
Many communications or personal applications remain unanswered to this day.
We have endeavored to be correct in detail as to names and dates in local matters, and vet
we fear that through the fault of those whose duty it was to furnish such data there may be
errors, and we therefore throw the responsibility where it belongs.
The names of early warrantees of land and all assessment-lists we have printed as in the
original, and also the early township officers. The orthography is varied, it is true, but we did
not feel authorized to correct any, since even to-day members of the same family write their
names differently.
In the records of the war for the Union we have faithfully endeavored to preserve all comino;
within our province, and hence have received the aid of a number of soldiers of that war. There
were instances where companies or parts of comjjanies were raised or drafted within the counties,
but officered by meu from other localities; we have failed to distinguish them. While many of
the survivors are yet living, it would be well if the different posts of the Grand Army of the
Republic would take immediate steps to preserve in permanent form records of all commands or
portions of commands or individuals from the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon. They cannot
better keep green the memory of their departed and valiant comrades.
As previously stated, we have endeavored to prove faithful to the trust reposed in us. If
others can be more so, they have the opportunity. We have been candid in our opinions, in our
views of men and measures, and what we have said, have abundant authority therefor. Xot
desiring to appear in the role of an historical iconoclast, we have been compelled to give facts
PREFATORY.
even though they may have toppled over tradition and current history. We have not forced
any opinion of our own without good and conclusive evidence.
Had it not been for the great energy of the publishers of this volume, it is doubtful if so
comprehensive a work would ever have seen the light of day. They have fulfilled their part of
the agreement made with the public, and we regret that their encouragement and success was not
commensurate with that spirit of enterprise they have exhibited throughout the undertaking.
Our thanks are due to many kind and appreciative friends who gave us every assistance in
their power. To one especially must we make due acknowledgments — our friend and co- laborer
A. Boyd Hamilton, — frequently making use of his information as if it was our own.
WILLIAM H. EGLE.
Harrisburg, Julv 24, 1883.
HISTORY
COUNTY OF DAUPHIN
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA:
BIOGRAPHICAL AND GENEALOGICAL.
BY
WILLIAM IIENKY EGLE, M.D., M.A..
AUTHOR OF " HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA."
Cfjf iHrmorg
OF
IBE^TEIE^L^" WAUG-H EGLE,
THIS RECORD OP THE
HOME OF HIS ANCESTORS
IS
AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.
CONTENTS OF HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
CHAPTER I.
PAGE
The Aborigines — Susquehannas — Shawanese — Customs and Char-
acter— Stone Implements — William Penn'a Account of the In-
dians—Geographical NameB 3
CHAPTER II.
The Proprietary's Concessions — Who were the Scotch-Irish ? — Their
Letter to Governor Shute, of Massachusetts — Penn'a Proposed
Settlement on the Susquehanna 13
CHAPTER III.
John Harris, the First White Settler— The Assessment-List of 171S
— Prices of Land, and Early Warrantees for Paxtang, Derry,
Hanover, Londonderry, and Upper Paxtang Townships 19
CHAPTER IV.
The French and Indian War— Petition of the Inhabitants for Pro-
tection— Braddock's Expedition — The Atrocities of the Savages
— Correspondence of John Harris and others relating to the
Frontiers 39
CHAPTER V.
The French and Indian War (continued)— Treaty at Harris' Ferry
—Fort Halifax— Fort McKee— Fort Manady— Fort at Harris'
Ferry— Fort Hunter 45
CHAPTER VI.
The French and Indian War (continued)— Second Treaty at Har-
ris' Ferry— The Indian Barbarities— Letters from Adam Reed-
Journal of Rev. Charles Beatty in 1756— Officers and Men from
Dauphin in the Provincial Service 51
CHAPTER VII.
The French and Indian War (continued) — Gen. Forbes' Victory —
Conspiracy of Pontiac 57
CHAPTER VIII.
The French and Indian War (continued) — The so-called " Paxtang
Boys' Insurrection"— The Manor of Conestoga— The Conduct of
the Provincial Assembly— The Perfidy of the Friendly Indians —
Insecurity of the Frontiers from their Maraudings — Destruction
of the Indians at Conestoga and Lancaster 59
CHAPTER IX.
The " Paxtang Boys' Insurrection" (continued) — Excitement in
the Province — Chantcteristic Letter of Parson Elder — The
Declaration of the Frontier Inhabitants 63
CHAPTER X.
The " Paxtang Boys' Insurrection" (continued) — The Approach of
the Delegates to Philadelphia— The Fears of the Quaker Me-
tropolis—The Conduct of the Quakers and Dr. Franklin— The
Pamphleteers 66
CHAPTER XI.
The " Paxtang Boys' Insurrection" (continued) — Reward for Capt.
Lazarus Stewart — His Eloquent Declaration — A Summary of the
Affair 69
CHAPTER XII.
The*1 Paxtang Boys' Insurrection" (continued) — Appendix — Names
of Indians Killed— Bad Character of the Indians— The Paxtang
Boys — " The Apology of the Paxtang Volunteers" — Affidavits of
the Pioneers— Pamphlets Printed 72
CHAPTER XIII.
PAGE
The War for Independence — Resolves of Hanover— Resolves of
Middletown — The Liberty Association of Londonderry — The
Pennsylvania Articles of Association — Capt. Matthew Smith's
Company of Paxtang 78
CHAPTER XIV.
The War for Independence (continued)— Capt. John Brisban's
Company— Capt. John Murray's Company— Capt. John Mar-
shall's Company— Col. James Burd's Battalion, with Bolls of
Capts. Cowden'B, Sherer's, Murray's, Bell's, Manning's, Fridley's,
Reed's, aud Deibler's Companies 84
CHAPTER XV.
Tho War for Independence (continued)— Col. Timothy Green's
Battalion— Rolls of Capts. Koppenheffer's, McQllown's, Brown's,
Rogers', McCallen's, and Rutherford's Companies 91
CHAPTER XVI.
The War for Independence (continued)— Names of Persons who
took the Oath of Allegiance in Paxtang, Londonderry, and Han-
over Townships— Assessments of Non-Associators, 1777 95
CHAPTER XVII.
The War for Independence (continued)— Roll of Capt. John Mar-
shall's Company — Indian Incursions — Abolition of Slavery —
Register of Slaves— Rolls of Capts. McAllister's, Walker's, and
Weaver's Companies— The Close of the War— Continental 102
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Formation of the County of Dauphin — Remonstrances Against
— Act for Erection of— The County in 1789— Opposition to the
Federal Constitution 109
CHAPTER XIX.
Military Organization in 1786-1790— Union Canal— The Whiskey
Insurrection ; DeWees' Journal of— Scott's Description of Dau-
phin County in 1805 114
CHAPTER XX.
The War of 1812— General Officers— Rolls of the Companies of Cap-
tains Carothers, Crain, Dietrick, Elder, Fetterhoff, Graham,
Henry, Knight, McElhenny, Moorhead, Smith, Todd— Peace-
Association of the Soldiers of the War of 1812 119
CHAPTER XXI.
The Buckshot War— The Causes which Led to It— The Proclama-
tion of the Governor— The Call to Arms— Proceedings in the
Legislature 130
CHAPTER XXII.
The War with Mexico— Organization of the Cameron Guards—
Their Services in Mexico— Who raised the first American Flag
in the Citadel of the City of Mexico— Roll of the Cameron
Guards 134
CHAPTER XXIII.
The War for the Union— War Meeting at Harrisburg— Arbitrary
Arrests— First Korthern Invasion by the Army of Lee— The Get-
tysburg Campaign— The Close of the Rebellion— The Assassina-
tion of President Lincoln * 13
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CONTENTS OF HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
154
CHAPTER XXIV.
i
The War for the Union (continued)— Officers from Dauphin County
in other Pennsylvania Regiments— Dauphin County in the Three
Months' Service— The First, Second, Tenth, Fifteenth, and
Twenty-fifth Regiments
CHAPTER XXV.
The War for the Union (continued)— The Reserves and other
Three-Year Organizations: The Thirty-fifth, Forty-first, Forty-
fourth, Forty-sixth, Fifty-fourth, and Fifty-fifth Regiments
CHAPTER XXVI.
The War for the Union (continued)— One Year's Service: Sev-
enty-seventh, Eighty-third, and One Hundred and First Regi-
ment—Three Years' Service: Eightieth, Eighty-fourth, Eighty-
seventh, Ninety-second, and Ninety-sixth Regiments 1V2
CHAPTER XXVII.
The War for the Union (continued)-One Hundred and First Regi-
ment-Nine Months' Service: History of the One Hundred and
Twenty-seventh, or Dauphin County Regiment 201
CHAPTER XXVIII.
The War for the Union (continued)— Oue Hundred and Sixty-third,
Oue Hundred and Seventy-seventh, One Hundred and Seventh,
One Hundred and Thirteenth, One Hundred and Thirtieth, and
One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regiments 213
CHAPTER XXIX.
The War for the Union (continued)— Two Hundredth, Two Hun-
dred and First, Two Hundred and Fifth, Two Hundred and
Eighth, and One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Regiments 227
CHAPTER XXX.
The War for the Union (continued)— The Militia of 1862— First
Regiment— Sixth Regiment— Independent Companies— Twenty-
Sixth, Thirty-sixth, and Thirty-seventh Regiments 245
CHAPTER XXXI.
The Early Courts— Where First Held— The Bar in 1789— The
Court-IIouseB— The President Judges of the County— Reminis-
cences of the Bar, and Roll of Members 259
Paxtang Township 286
CITY OF HARRISBURG.
CHAPTER I.
The Proprietary Grants— Manor of Paxtang— The Ferry Grant—
The Harris Mansion— Proposals to lay out a Town— Conveyances
to the Public by John Harris— Early Reminiscences of the Town
— Louisburgh— " Pumpkin Flood"— Taxables for 1787 291
CHAPTER II.
Harrisburg in 1787— In 1788— The Federal Seat of Government—
Harrisburg erected into a Borough — First Assessment of the
Borough— Whiskey Insurrection— Address of the Burgesses to
President Washington, and his Reply 298
CHAPTER III.
Sickness at Harrisburg— Laudis' Mill-Dam the Source of Trouble
—Meeting of the Citizens— F.fforts to Purchase— Removal of Ihe
-Mill-Dam Taxes 305
CHAPTER IV.
The Duke de Rochefoucauld at Harrisburg— Aggressions of the
French Directory— Address of the Citizens of Harrisburg to
President Adams, and his Reply— Cuming's Account of Harris-
burg in 1807— Erection of the Harrisburg Bridge
CHAPTER V.
Removal of the Seat of Government to Harrisburg— Act estab-
lishing the same — Laying of the Comer-stone of the Capitol —
Occupation of the Capitol— Cost of Construction
CHAPTER VI.
Harrisburg in 1818— Visit of Gen. Lafayette— Reception at the
Capitol— Extension of Borough Limits in 1838— The Ha
Nominating Convi
'American Notes" 316 I
PAGE
CHAPTER VII.
Improving the Navigation of the Susquehanna— Steamboats there-
on—Internal Improvement— Pack-horse Teams and Conestoga
Wagons The Pennsylvania Canal— Harrisburg and Lancaster
Railroad— The Cumberland Valley— The Pennsylvania Railroad 319
CHAPTER VIII.
Prosperity of Harrisburg — Additions— Incorporated as a City —
Visit of the Prince of Wales— The War for the Union— The Rail-
road Riots of 1877 322
CHAPTER IX.
Water Supply : Early Efforts to Supply the Town with Water— The
Water- Works of 1840— Shinplasters— The New Water- Works 326
CHAPTER X.
Churches— Reformed— Lutheran— Presbyterian— Methodist Epis-
copal— Protestant Episcopal — Roman Catholic — Baptist — Evan-
gelical—Church of God— Wesley Union 329
CHAPTER XI.
The Newspaper Press of Harrisburg, and of the County 349
CHAPTER XII.
The Industries of Harrisburg— The Location of the City and its
Great Natural and Acquired Advantages 355
CHAPTER XIII.
The Fire Department— How they formerly extinguished Fires in
Harri6burg— The First Fire Company— Friendship— Hope— Cit-
izen—Washington — Mount Vernon — Paxton — Good Will —
Mount Pleasant 359
CHAPTER XIV.
Early Educational Efforts— The Harrisburg Academy— The Lan-
casterian System— The Public Schools 365
CHAPTER XV.
Banks and Banking Institutions— Public Buildings of the State-
Charitable Institutions — Post-Oflfices and Postmasters— Census
Returns, etc 368
MlDDLETOWN BOROUGH 374
Lowr.n Swataua Township 391
Swatara Township 393
Stf.elton Borough 400
Lower Paxtano Township 406
Susquehanna " 408
Derry " 409
Hummelstown Borough 416
Londonderry Township 419
Conewago " 421
Hanover " 422
South Hanover " 428
West " " 429
East " " 429
Halifax " 432
" Borough 433
Rush Township 435
Jackson " 436
Jefferson " 436
Reed " • 437
Wayne " 440
Upper Paxtang Township 441
mlllersburg borough 445
Middle Paxtang Township 446
Lykens Valley 448
Lykens Township 452
Mifflin " 453
Wiconisco " 455
Washington" 458
Williams " 460
Biographical History, I 461
ILLUSTRATIONS TO HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
PAGE
Alricks, Hamilton 559
American Tube and Iron Company between 388, 389
Ayres, William 463
Bailey, Charles L facing 560
Bethel Church, First 348
Bent, L. S facing 561
Brubaker, George M 562
Bucher, John C facing 470
Bnrd, Col. James, Residence of, 1764 393
Burke, Michael facing 472
Calder, James " 566
Calder, William " 473
Calder, William, Residence of the late " 320
Can
, Sin
564
Camp Cnrtin Hospital 325
Carl, J. R 566
Chesapeake Kail-Works au.l Central Iron-Works between 358, 359
Dauphin and Lebanon Counties, Outline Map of. 1
Deny Church, Old 413
Deny Church, Interior View 414
DeWitt. William R 479
Dock, George facing 480
Dougherty, Philip " 4SI
Du^A. J., Residence of " 312
Dunkel.J. A 569
Durbin. Joseph W 568
Elder, James faciug 556
Etter, B. F 571
Fager, J. H 487
Findlay, William 4S9
Fleming, D facing 574
Fleming, James 491
Forster, John 492
Fortenbaugh, Abraham 57:i
Geary, John W 494
Haldeman, J. M facing 498
Hamiltou, Hugh 500
Hanover Church 430
Harris Mansion, 1850 294
Harris' Log House, 1720 293
Harrisburg Car Manufacturing Company facing 356
Harrisburg,Original Plat " 296
Harris, Robert 502
Hensel, J. M 576
Hildrup, William T facing 679
Hildrup, W. T., Residence of " 408
HofTman, William 578
Hursh, George R 579
Indian Relics facing 6
Indian Purchases, Map of. " 12
Jordan, Francis " 580
Kelker, Frederick 511
Kelker, R. F 582
Kepner, William H 513
Keystone Farm facing 609
■ancaster County, 1730, Map of " 32
PAGE
Locust Grove Farm lacing 007
Lutheran Church, First 333
Lutheran Church, Second 334
Lutheran Church, Third 335
Maclay, William, Residence of, 1701 366
Matheson, George faciug 586
Matter, G.F 587
Methodist Episcopal Church, Grace 342
Miller, J. F 588
Miller, William H facing 521
Myers, H. K 589
Neagley, John 590
Oak Lane Farm between 608, 609
Old Coilrt-House 261
Old Paxtang Church 394
Olth, E. L 524
Pearson, John J 591
Pennsylvania Steel-Works, Geueral View facing 400
Bessemer Mill and Open Hearth Furnace " 403
Frog Department and Rail-Mill " 402
Interior Bessemer Mill " . 401
Superintendent's Residence between 404, 405
Pino Street Presbyterian Church 339
Pine Street Church (Presbyterian) 340
Porter, D. R 527
Presbyterian Church, Market Square 338
Public School, Steelton .«. 404
Rutherford, Abner 696
Rutherford, J. B 596
St. Patrick's Church 345
Schofield.E. Lane 598
Shinplasters, 1S3S facing 328
Shiuplaster Harrisburg Bank 368
Shinplaster Middletown Bank 387
Shoch, Samuel facing 597
Shunk, F. R 537
Simonton, A. G facing 538
Simonton, J. W " 599
Snod^rass, James 542
Snyder, J. D 600
Stato Capitol, the Frontispiece.
Susquehanna Indians 4
Susquehanna Iron-Works facing 390
Susquehanna River in 1701 IS
Thome, C. V 601
Thompson, A. F 602
Weir, James W facing 546
Wenrich, Francis 603
Wiestling, J. M facing 549
Wilhelm, Artemas, Residence of. between 398, 399
Winebrenner, John facing 551
Wolf, George 552
Wyeth, Francis facing 605'
Wyeth, John " 554
Young, James " 606
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GENERAL HISTORY.
CHAPTER I.
The Aborigines— Susquehannas — Sbawanese — Customs and Character —
Stone Implements — William Penn's Account of the Indians— Geo-
graphical Names.
We wish it was possible to give an accurate and
lucid account of the first inhabitants of this locality.
Unfortunately much — very much — of the history of
the aborigines is made up from the details of unre-
liable parties, and yet among the meagre data thus
given, some few facts are gleaned which leave us not
wholly in the dark. Tradition is the main source of
supply, and we all know how little of that can be de-
pended upon for verity. Fortunately the members
of the Society of Jesus, the banner of the cross in
their hands, during the seventeenth century, pre-
served not only a record of their own labors in the
cause of their divine Master, but somewhat concern-
ing the history of a race for whose spiritual salvation
they braved death itself. From their Relations we
glean a few facts important to us as to the earliest of
the aborigines who lorded it over this section we
now claim as our domain.
Prior to 1600, but how long before is not known,
the Susquehannas were seated upon the river of that
name. By the Relations we find that they had pre-
viously come into collision with the Mohawks, then
the most eastern of the Iroquois, by which in a war
that lasted for ten years the former nearly exter-
minated their enemy. According to Capt. John
Smith, who explored the Chesapeake and its tribu-
taries, the Susquehannas were then, in 1608, still at
war with the tribe referred to. In 1633 they were at
war with the Algonquin tribes on the Delaware,
maintaining their supremacy by butchery. They
were friendly to the Dutch, and when the Swedes
arrived on the Delaware, in 1638, they renewed the
friendly intercourse begun by the former. According
to Hazard, they purchased lands of the ruling tribe,
and thus secured their friendship. Southward, also,
they carried the terror of their arms, and from 1634
to 1644 they waged war on the Yaomacoes, the Pis-
cataways, and Patuxents, and were so troublesome
that in 1642 Governor Calvert, by proclamation, de-
clared them public enemies.
When the Hurons, in Upper Canada, in 1647, be-
gan to sink under the fearful blows dealt by the Five
Nations, the Susquehannas sent an embassy to offer
them aid against the common enemy. Nor was the
offer one of little value, for the Susquehannas could
put into the field one thousand three hundred war-
riors, trained to the use of fire-arms and European
modes of war by three Swedish soldiers, whom they
had obtained to instruct them. Before interposing,
however, they began a negotiation, and sent an em-
bassy to Onondaga to urge the cantons to peace. The
Iroquois refused, and the Hurons, sunk in apathy,
took no active steps to secure the aid of the friendly
Susquehannas. That tribe, however, maintained its
friendly intercourse with its European neighbors, and
in 1652, Sawahegeh, and other sachems, in presence
of a Swedish deputy, ceded to Maryland all the terri-
tory from the Patuxent River to Palmer's Island, and
from the Choptauk to the northeast branch north of
Elk River.
Four years later, the Iroquois, grown insolent by
their success in almost annihilating their kindred
tribes north and south of Lake Erie, provoked a war
with the Susquehannas, plundering their hunters on
Lake Ontario. During that year the smallpox, that
terrible scourge of the aborigines, broke out in their
town, sweeping off many, and seriously enfeebling the
nation. War had now begun in earnest with the Five
Nations, and though the Susquehannas had some of
their people killed near their town, they in turn pressed
the Cayugas so hard that some of them retreated across
Lake Ontario to Canada. They also kept the Senecas
in such alarm that they no longer ventured to carry
their peltries to New York, except in caravans escorted
by six hundred men, who even took a most circuitous
route. A law of Maryland, passed May 1, 1661, au-
thorized the Governor of that province to aid the
Susquehannas. — Egle's History of Pennsylvania.
Smarting under constant defeat, the Five Nations
solicited French aid, but in April, 1663, the Western
cantons raised an army of eight hundred men to in-
vest and storm the fort of the Susquehannas. This
fort was located about fifty miles from the mouth of
the river. The enemy embarked on Lake Ontario,
according to the French account, and then went over-
land to the Susquehanna. On reaching the fort,
however, they found it well defended on the river
side, and on the land side with two bastions in Euro-
pean style, with cannon mounted and connected by a
double curtain of large trees. After some trifling
skirmishes the Iroquois had recourse to stratagem.
3
HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
They sent in a party of twenty-five men to treat of
peace, and ask provisions to enable them to return.
The Susquehannas admitted them, but immediately
burned them all alive before the eyes of their coun-
trymen. The force of the Iroquois consisted of one
thousand six hundred warriors, while that of the
Susquehannas only one hundred. On the retreat of
the Iroquois, the Susquehannas pursued them with
considerable slaughter.
After this the war was carried on in small parties,
and Susquehanna prisoners were from time to time
STJSQTJ EHANNA INDIAN.
burned at Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Cayuga.
In the fall of 1669, the Susquehannas, after defeating
the Cayugas, offered peace, but the Cayugas put their
ambassador and his nephew to death, after retaining
him five or six months, — the Oneidas having taken
nine Susquehannas, and sent some to Cayuga, with
forty wampum belts to maintain the war.
At this time the great war chief of the Susquehan-
nas was one styled Hochitagete, or Barefoot, and
raving women and crafty medicine men deluded the
Iroquois with promises of his capture and execution
at the stake, and a famous medicine man of Oneida
appeared after death to order his body to be taken up
and interred on the trail leading to the Susquehan-
nas, as the only means of saving that canton from
ruin. Towards the summer of 1672 a body of forty
Cayugas descended the Susquehanna in canoes, and
twenty Senecas went by land to attack the enemy in
their fields ; but a band of sixty Andaste, or Susque-
hanna boys, the oldest not over sixteen, attacked the
Senecas and routed them, killing one brave and
taking another. Flushed with victory, they pushed
on to attack the Cayugas, and defeated them also,
killing eight, and wounding with arrow, knife, and
hatchet fifteen or sixteen more, losing, however,
fifteen or sixteen of their gallant band. At this time
the Susquehannas were so reduced by. war and pesti-
lence that they could muster only three hundred
warriors.
In 1675, according to the Relations Inedites and
Golden, the tribe was completely overthrown, but
unfortunately we have no details whatever as to the
forces which effected it or the time or manner of
their utter defeat. The remnant, too proud to yield
to those with whom they had long contended as
equals, and by holding the land of their fathers by
sufferance to acknowledge themselves subdued, yet
too weak to withstand the victorious Iroquois, for-
sook the river bearing their name, taking up a posi-
tion on the western borders of Maryland, near the
Piscataways. Shortly after they were accused of the
murder of some settlers, apparently slain by the
Senecas. They sent five of their chiefs to the Mary-
land and Virginia troops, under Col. John Washing-
ton, great-grandfather of Gen. George Washington,
and Maj. Thomas Truman, who went out in pursuit.
Although coming as deputies, and showing the Bal-
timore medal and certificate of friendship, these
chiefs were cruelly put to death. The enraged Sus-
quehannas then began a terrible border war. which
was kept up until their utter destruction.
When the founder of Pennsylvania came to this
country there was not one of the Susquehannas
dwelling in their ancient seat; all had disappeared.
Some few vagabond families of the Iroquois re-
mained, occupying the deserted towns of their con-
quered and expelled enemies. These were the indi-
viduals representing themselves as Conestogas, — not
by blood, but simply by occupation, a fact to which
we shall again refer. They were Cayugas and Senecas.
Whether by persuasion we know not, but certainly
by permission of the Iroquois came the Shawanese to
Pennsylvania. Their origin was Southern. They
probably belonged to the Algonquins, as they spoke
the same language. From the most authentic infor-
mation it appears that the basin of the Cumberland
River was the residence of the Shawanese before the
settlement of the Europeans on the continent, and
that they connected the different sections of the
Algonquin families.
GENERAL HISTORY.
5
At the treaty of 1683 the Bhawanese were a party
to that covenant, and they must have been considered
a very prominent band from the fact of their having
preserved the treaty in their own possession or keep-
ing, as we are informed that at a conference held
many years after, that nation produced this treaty on
parohment to the Governor of the Province. It was
the custom with the Indian tribes who made a joint
treaty with the whites to commit the preservation of
the papers containing the treaty, etc., to sucli of the
bands as were considered most to be trusted. From
the best authority, it appears that as" early as 1673
upwards of seventy families of that nation removed
from the Carolinas and occupied some of the deserted
posts of the Susquehannas. Others of the tribe soon
followed.
Iu the year 169S, some Shawanese applied to the
proprietary government of Pennsylvania for permis-
sion to settle on the Conestoga and Pequea Creeks,
under Opessah, their principal chief. Here they re-
mained a quarter of a century, when, with other fam-
ilies settled on the Swatara, Paxtang, and the Susque-
hanna streams on the east, they branched off to the
westward. As early as 1728 we find the Shawanese
as far west as the Ohio, and by the middle of the
eighteenth century the entire tribe had settled on the
branches of that river. In the year 1732 the number
of fighting braves of that nation iu Pennsylvania
amounted to seven hundred. The Shawanese, says
Colden, were the most restless of all the Indian
tribes. In 1745, he says, one tribe of them had gone
to New Spain. This band of four hundred and fifty,
who located themselves on the head-waters of the Mo-
bile River, probabl)' never returned to Pennsylvania.
The latter were merely residents on the Susque-
hanna by sufferance, not only of the whites, but the
Five Nations of New York, and yet they became the
most perfidious, and to them — their savage brutality,
their fiendish atrocity — are we indebted for most all
the bloody transactions of a later period.
In complexion, our uncivilized predecessors were of
tawny color, inclining to red, which, differing from
the complexion of every other portion of the human
family, seems peculiar to most, if not all, the aborig-
ines. Their cheek-bones were high and prominent;
their eyes widely separated ; their noses usually broad,
even when curved in outline ; and the ordinary cast
of their features was coarse and often inexpressive.
The men were generally tall, straight, well-propor-
tioned, and hardly ever corpulent or in any manner
deformed. The women were too apt to be short and
clumsy ; their features were seldom delicate or hand-
some ; and what feminine graces they had were soon
obliterated by hard bodily labor combined with mental
and moral degradation. The beautiful Indian maiden
was only a myth or the dream of the poet. The mode
of life of the men, and perchance their natural consti-
tution, gave them a power of enduring fatigue and
privation such as no European could rival. When
necessary they would hunt for days together while
suffering from hunger, or perforin long journeys
through the forests with no other refreshment than a
little parched corn and water.
For subsistence, the Indian depended much less
upon agriculture than upon either fishing or hunting.
They confined themselves chiefly to the raising of
beans, corn, and tobacco. The corn and beans were
cultivated by women and children, the tobacco alone
was thought worthy of the labor and attention of the
men. The women of an ordinary family would com-
monly raise in a single season two or three heaps of
corn, each containing twelve, fifteen, or twenty bushels.
The corn was spread day after day in the sun, care-
fully shielded from the rain or dew, and when in this
way sufficiently prepared was buried in the earth, and
thus preserved for the winter's subsistence.
Hunting and fishing were perchance the chief de-
pendence for food. The forests were filled with
animals, some of them beasts of prey, others suitable
for food, others valuable on account of their furs.
Flocks of wild turkeys roamed through the woods,
partridges and pheasants abounded, both in the woods
and open country, and at certain times of the vear
the pigeons collected in such numbers that their flight
seemed to obscure the light of the sun. The ponds,
creeks, and rivers swarmed with water-fowl. The river
Susquehanna was alive with fish, and every spring
great numbers of shad, rock-fish, salmon, and perch
ascended the stream, furnishing a seasonable supply
to the natives when their provisions were exhausted
by a long and severe winter.
The clothing of the natives was composed of skins
cured so as to be soft and pliable, and sometimes or-
namented with paint and beads manufactured from
shells. It may be stated in this connection that verv
little is known of the process used by the Indians to
prepare bear- and deer-skins for shoes and clothing.
Loskiel says, " Their shoes are of deer-skin, without
heels, some being very neatly made by the women.
Their skins are tanned with the brains of deer, which
make them very soft; some leave the fur upon the
skin, and such fur shoes are remarkably light and
easy." The buffalo robes sold by our furriers as
tanned by the Indians are softer than those that are
tanned by civilized people. Occasionally the women
decked themselves in mantles made of feathers over-
lapping each other, as on the back of the fowl, and
presenting an appearance of fantastic gayety which
no doubt prodigiously delighted the wearers. Their
dress consisted usually of two articles, a leather shirt,
or under-garment, ornamented with fringe, and a skirt
of the same material fastened around the waist with a
belt and reaching nearly to the feet. Their hair they
dressed in a thick, heavy plait, which fell down upon
the neck ; and they sometimes ornamented their
heads with bands of wampum or with a small cap.
The men went bareheaded, with their hair fantas-
tically trimmed each according to his own fancv. One
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warrior would have it shaved on one side of the head
and long on the other. Another might be seen with
his scalp completely bare, except a strip two or three
inches in width running from the forehead over to
the nape of the neck. This was kept short, and so
thoroughly stiffened with paint and bear's grease as
to stand up straight, after the fashion of a cock's
comb or the crest of a warrior's helmet. The legs
were covered with leggins of dressed deer-skin, and
the lower part of the body was protected by the
breech-cloth, usually called by the early settlers In-
dian breeches. Moccasins, that is, light shoes of soft-
dressed leather, were common to both sexes, and, like
other portions of the attire, were many times taste-
fully ornamented with embroidery of wampum. The
men often dispensed with their leggins, especially in
summer; while in winter they protected themselves
against the bleak air by adding to their garments a
mantle of skins. The male children ran about until
they were ten or twelve years old in a state of nature ;
the girls were provided with an apron, although of
very economical dimensions.
As to their houses and furniture, their food and its
preparation, amusements, courtship and marriage, we
shall not refer. There are certain peculiarities char-
acteristic of the Indian which are interesting to dwell
upon, but these must be left to another occasion. A
few remarks, however, upon their moral life may ex-
plain their future conduct towards the white settlers.
The Indian of to-day, however, is a fair type of those
savages who lived in our locality two centuries ago.
We dislike to picture vice in all its horrid details, and
so much that is inherent in the savage nature of the
aborigine we shall refrain from referring.
Although marriage was not always recognized
among their rites, unfaithfulness was looked upon as
a crime, and even death was frequently inflicted for
this offense by the irate husband. Licentiousness
was common, and the man who looked upon the way-
wardness of his wife, visiting her with blows and
wounds, may have been the most debauched creature
in the tribe. No female ever ventured alone, for
bestiality was the besetting sin of the race. Un-
cleanness was in all their manners. Impatient of
bodily labor, and indisposed to thought, they natu-
rally turned for pleasure to those coarse gratifications
of the senses which were within reach. They were
indolent when not strongly incited to exertion ; they
were gluttonous when supplied with an abundance of
food, and they became intemperate as soon as the
means of intemperance were placed within their
reach. They were revengeful by nature ; custom had
made vengeance with them a matter of duty and
honor. They had little idea of truth; they were natu-
ral-born liars, and as a result were the meanest of
robbers. As for murder and arson they had no com-
punctions of conscience ; there were no refined feel-
ings in their nature. Selfish in the extreme, they
never realized what was ennobling. Their virtues, if
they had any, were lost in the multitude of vices.
Their ideas of religion were crude and indefinite.
With the advent of the pious Moravian and faithful
Jesuit, new conceptions of a divinity crept into their
obtuse minds, but it is doubtful if they ever had or
held the doctrines imparted to them of a Great Spirit,
and the existence of the soul after death. Their sor-
did and supremely selfish natures could not raise
their thoughts so high, for had such been the case
there would be some redeeming qualities in the moral
life of the Indian.
We shall close our account of the aborigines with
such reference to the weapons of war and domestic im-
plements employed by them as may be of value and in-
terest. No field presents to the ethnologist a greater
variety of material than that of the Susquehanna, and
the illustrations herewith given and described were
all found within the present limits of the county of
Dauphin. The abundance of these relics of the Stone
Age scattered upon the shores of the rivers, its islands,
and for many miles inward, show unmistakable evi-
dences of this section of country being in possession
for many centuries of a powerful nation.
The number of stone implements were far larger
than many persons would suppose. Prior to the
coming of the white man, with the exception of pot-
tery and pipes, both made of clay, and wooden bowls
made of the knots of trees, all articles for domestic
use, ornament, and for war, were formed of stone.
Some are quite ingenious, and with all the improved
machinery of the present day, we doubt if as fine
specimens of arrowheads could be produced as those
in our possession made by Indian arrowhead-makers
of the centuries ago.
Hammer stones were possibly the first stone imple-
ments.
Arrowheads are the most abundant of all stone im-
plements to be found in this section. Few fields
there are whose upturned sod does not reveal arrow-
heads either entire or fragmentary, and especially
along the bottoms of the creeks are these specimens
of the Indian arrow-maker to be found. They vary
in size from one-half an inch to four inches in length,
composed of quartz, flint, limestone, chalcedony, and
other hard yet fragile minerals. Few are perfectly
formed, being varied to suit ideas of the makers as to
their form and shape. With the exception of two or
three points on the first range of the Kittatinny
Mountains, and among the bowlders along the Cone-
wago, we have not been able to discover the work-
shop of the arrow-maker. Limestone is abundant in
the county, and jutted out everywhere, while the
pebbles of the Susquehanna furnished red and yellow
jasper, which seem to have been selected as much for
their beauty as for their utility. The art of arrow-
making had been reduced to a perfect system, and
were shaped in accordance with the taste and fancy
of the maker. As Professor Brunner aptly says, "It
was as easy for them to chip a large arrowhead down
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11 1
1. Female Ornament.
2. Axe.
3. Pestle.
4. "Biscay Axe."
5. Chisel.
6. Hammer.
7. Earthen Jar.:
8. Last.
9. Paint Cup.
10. Quoit.
I I. Spear.
12. Scraper.
13. Ornament.
14. Borer.
15. Sceptre.
16. Carved Head.
(All stone implements except 4 and 7."
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to a small one without breaking it as it is for a Cau-
casian to whittle a stick down to a tooth-pick." As
to their manufacture, the authority just quoted says,
"The first step was to select a solid stone of uniform
density, and by trial discover which way the stone
chips. Flints do not chip equally well in all direc-
tions. The second step is flaking or breaking large
chips off a rock." The stone celt for chisel and ham-
mer, it is true, bore a conspicuous part in the instru-
ments used in forming the larger implements of war,
agriculture, and those employed in the preparation of
food, namely, mortars and pestles, and to a certain
extent in shaping the arrowhead and articles above
mentioned. Yet, says a good authority,1 in the ex-
amination of a collection of hundreds of chips and
flakes, there was not found the first one bearing the
marks of the celt upon the face or edge, showing that
the application of instruments of bone and wood, com-
bined with friction, were the means by which they
were dressed into shape. This method has been ex-
perimented upon very successfully by Professor Brun-
ner with a block of chalcedony and a hard, dry piece
of hickory. "For the large and even middle-sized
chipped implements the Indians must have tied a
bone on a heavy stick and used it as a lever, other-
wise it is difficult to conceive how they could have
obtained a sufficient amount of pressure — direct physi-
cal force would have been inadequate."
To undertake to describe a collection of these points
is not in our province, nor would it repay the reader.
As previously stated, they were made of different de-
signs, such as the fancy of the arrowhead-maker sug-
gested. The heads were attached to the end of reed
shafts or split hickory, about two feet in length, by
means of a cord, and sprung from a bow in such a
manner that made them a most formidable instrument
of warfare. They were used in the chase, and so ex-
pert were the aborigines that it was rarely they missed
their object. The arrowheads of larger size were at-
tached to sticks and used for spearing fish. Loskiel
says, " Little boys are even frequently seen wading in
shallow brooks, shooting small fishes with their bows
and arrows."
Knives includes diverse forms, some of which be-
come allied to the arrowheads produced by chipping,
and thus used as a savingof labor and material. Upon
a close comparison these maybe readily distinguished
from the arrowheads, the former being beveled on one
side to form a sharp-cutting edge and point, while the
latter, unfinished, is full in the centre and beveled both
ways, both being flat on the lower side. The leaf-
shaped knife presents the finest appearance, vary little
in thickness, and are from two to five and six inches
in length. Those found in this section are made of
limestone or slate, although quartzite and jasper are
not uncommon. There is a much larger class found
1 Mr. F. G. Galbraith, of Bainbridge, to whom the author is under ob-
ligations for certain details.
along the banks of the Susquehanna and Swatara and
adjoining fields which resemble in shape those just
alluded to, and may be properly called bark-knives,
and used no doubt in barking trees and making canoes,
as a large percentage of canoes were made of that
material. They were also employed in " digging out"
the knots used for bowls and buckets. It may also
be stated that some of the knives were stemmed and
fastened to a handle. They were frequently used for
"sticking beasts" or stabbing.
Line-Sinkers, or Pendants, are abundant on the
islands in the Susquehanna, notably at the head of
Conewago Falls, at Duncan's Island, mouth of the
Juniata, or farther up, at Clemson's Island, noted
fishing-grounds, until the past fifty years. Some of
the sinkers are made square, with rounded corners,
well polished, having light notches on two edges in
which to attach the cord. They are usually from one
to three or four inches square, by one-fourth to five-
eighthsof an inch thick, composed principally of lime-
stone and slate, and others with deeper grooves in the
common river pebble. The latter stone, with frag-
ments of pot-stone vessels used for the same purpose,
are generally perforated either in the end or one side.
These sinkers were used in connection with long lines,
to which the hooks were attached by shorter ones on
the same principle of our present manner of out-line
fishing, by being attached certain distances apart, and
cast from the shore with heavier sinkers or anchor-
stone at the outer end of the line, the whole being
drawn back at certain intervals by the angler. That
their fish-hooks were made of bone we have no doubt,
and in a collection of implements gathered and sent
to England thirty years ago were two rude fish-hooks
made of the bone of some animal.
Borers or drills are generally lanceolate and very
delicate, and it is surprising so many are found in so
perfect a condition. The material of which they are
made is usually limestone. It is astonishing with
what neatness and accuracy these small and delicately-
made perforators do the work, even in the hardest
kind of stone. That they, too, were used by expe-
rienced workers of stone, there is no doubt, as we
have many instances where the slightest carelessness
on the part of the mechanic would have spoiled the
design, especially where they appear in scepters, as
some of them present but an eighth of an inch of
stone between the hole and the face of implements,
which is one reason, no doubt, so many are found
broken in use. The borers were fastened to a stick
like arrowheads and whirled around with the hand,
or a bow and string. The perforating no doubt com-
pleted the specimen, no matter to what class it belonged,
as there are specimens of every class of implements
to be found in this section perfect in every respect ex-
cept to the perforated part. These also appear in dif-
ferent stages of completion, from a slight depression
made by the point of the borer to a distance almost
completing the work.
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Of all the implements none are equal in beauty of
design and workmanship to the stone scepter, or
drilled ceremonial implement, which are seldom found
whole; half scepters are frequently found. These are
invariably broken through the eye, or perforated part
of the stone, done most likely in use, as they are as a
general thing delicately made. One of the finest we
have seen is ovoid in shape, and truncate at base and
top. The sides are beveled to form a very accurate
edge ; the groove is through the long diameter of the
implement, and shows concentric slight grooves made
by the boring implement. One of the raised edges
which runs parallel with the groove is acute, the other
truncate. The greatest length of this implement is
four inches, and its greatest breadth three and a half
inches ; diameter of groove five-eighths of an inch.
The material has not been determined.
It was customary among all aboriginal tribes to re-
cord the most memorable events by notches in wood
or stone, designating the importance of it by the size
of the notch, thus the record of victory by one deeper
and more durable than those recording time and the
less important events. These calendars are frequently
met with, and often appear upon ornaments of bone,
wood, and stone, of which we have several in our
collection.
Their axes were generally made of a hard rock,
such as diabase, sandstone, etc., by taking any frag-
ment of rock obtained by striking one rock upon an-
other, when after trimming it down to a desirable
shape, ground down all the irregularities by some
process of abrasion. This they could have done by
rubbing the stone to be polished on a sandstone, or
by using sand as abrasive material upon any hard
stone. When it is considered how slow a process this
must have been, some idea may be formed of the un-
bounded patience it must have required to grind the
larger axes into shape.
The question is often asked, says Professor Brun-
ner, with a great deal of emphasis, how did the
Indians cut wood with these axes? The Indian
could not use his stone axe for the same purpose for
which we use the steel axe. Loskiel says, " Their
hatchets [or axes] were wedges made of hard stone,
six or eight inches long, sharpened at the edge and
fastened to a wooden handle. They were not used to
fell trees, but only to peel them or to kill their ene-
mies." The next question that arises is how did they
fell their trees'? Loskiel answers again, " Formerly,
when they had no axes but those made of stone as
above mentioned, they used to kindle a fire around
large trees and burn them so long till they fell ; then
by applying fire to different parts of the stem and
branches, they divided them into smaller pieces for
use." " Formerly they kindled a fire by turning or
twisting a dry stick with great swiftness upon a dry
board, using both hands." They kept their fires
constantly burning in their wigwams. It is difficult
to imagine how happy the Indians must have been
when they first obtained axes from the traders or set-
tlers, with which they were enabled to manipulate
their wood and erect their wigwams more expedi-
tiously and satisfactorily. The axes were used also
to girdle the trees and take off the bark which they
used to cover their huts. In making their canoes
they would cover the sides of the log with ground or
other material which was constantly kept wet, and
would burn out the middle. The axes are supposed
to have been employed to remove the charcoal in this
operation. These are the purposes for which it is
generally conceded that the stone axes were adapted,
but the variety of their implements was compara-
tively small, and they might have used their axes for
various other objects. The size of the axes varied.
The one from which our illustration was made is
nearly eleven inches in length by three and a half
inches in width, while others scarcely one-third the
length have been preserved.
The pestle was used in the grinding of corn, and are
of varied lengths, the original of the one shown being
about eighteen inches in length, formed of hard, un-
crystallized rock, perfectly smooth and cylindrical,
each end nicely tapering. Implements of this char-
acter were not used especially for pounding in a mor-
tar, but for rubbing soaked or green corn on a flat
stone into a pulp, which was then moulded and baked
in the ashes. Other pestles there were which were
used for pounding, the blunt ends denoting this.
The tomahawk of the aborigine was simply a small-
sized axe finely polished, to which a handle was
firmly tied, and carried by its owner in his belt. That
implement, which we associate with the atrocity of
the red man, was not a stone instrument but one of
iron, secured from the trader or early settler in ex-
change for skins. In this connection we must refer
to the hatchets found in many localities frequented
by the savages and known in the Indian trade as
" Biscay Axes." They were of several sizes, the
largest about eight inches long by three inches across
the face, weighed about three pounds; the smaller,
about six inches long by three inches across the face,
weighed one and a half pounds. The largest size was
the squaw axe, used in gathering firewood, the smaller
was the tomahawk of the warrior, and carried ha-
bitually when traveling or when on the war-path.
In battle they were used at close quarters, and sur-
prising stories are told of the accuracy with which
they could be thrown at distances of several yards.
In certain localities where Indian towns have been
destroyed by fire great numbers are found. So plenty
were they when the country was new, that the pio-
neers who were fortunate enough to have a town site
of this character on their farms had iron sufficient to
shoe their oxen and horses and to supply other neces-
sary wants for several years. As late as 1879 there
were found no less than six in one farm scrap heap
on the site of a Shawanese town along the Susque-
hanna. They are generally of the model shown in
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<J
our engraving, and almost invariably have the three
cross trade-marks on each side. Specimens of these
there is good reason for believing have been buried
two hundred years, somewhat corroded, but just as
serviceable as when new. Many have not a particle
of steel, and never had ; others are well steeled and
finely tempered. So far as we are able to judge there
was no difference in model or finish, whether fur-
nished by the Dutch, English, or French traders.
Henry Fleet, an English trader on the Potomac in
1632, met some Indians from the direction of Lake
Erie, called Herechkeenes. He says, " There came
from another place seven lusty men with strange
attire ; they had red fringe, and two of them had
beaver coats, which they gave me. Their language
was haughty, and they seemed to ask me what I did
there, and demanded to see my truck, which upon
view they scorned. They had two axes such as Capt.
Kirk traded in Cannida, which he bought at Whits
of Wapping, and there I bought mine, and think I
had as good as he."
Within the brief compass ot a local history it is im-
possible to allude at length to all the implements used
by the natives. They had mortars, barking tools,
polishing-stones, scalping-knives, digging tools with-
out numbers, and relics have been discovered the use
of which is unknown. Bowls, pots, and kettles were
as essential in the Indian household as in that of the
white man. Before they purchased these from the
traders or took them in payment for land they were
obliged to make them in their own peculiar way. All
crockery is fragile, and for this reason only small
pieces of Indian earthenware can be found. The
most notable collection is that in possession of the
Wyoming Historical and Geological Society at Wilkes-
Barre, and concerning which Dr. Harrison Wright
has recently given a description. We have had pieces
sufficient, if properly placed together at the time, to
make a large pot holding two quarts of water. Por-
tions of vessels made of soapstone are to be found, but
we have never discovered or known of one entire to
be found in this region.
The Indians had their games, the principal of which
was quoits, and we give an illustration of one secured
on Duncan's Island. At one time these were quite
numerous, but no notice being taken of them they
seem to have disappeared altogether. They are cir-
cular or of disc shape, with a cavity on the upper
side for the thumb, the lower side round, and thus
well fitted to the hand for throwing.
Bock carvings, although to be found, are not nu-
merous. On the western shore of the Susquehanna,
opposite the city of Harrisburg, one-fourth of a mile
below the Cumberland Valley Railroad bridge, there
was, prior to the construction of the Northern Cen-
tral railway, a cave opening to the river, on the walls
of which we saw quite a number of rude figures, some-
what like those on the sculptured rock in the Susque-
hanna near Safe Harbor. It is to be regretted that
some archaeologist had not discovered them ere the
age of improvement completely obliterated the spot,
and preserved to us a record thereof.
About 1850, George Zimmerman, of Middletown,
found in a bed of gravel on the east bank of the Sus-
quehanna, below the mouth of Swatara Creek, a fine
specimen of Indian carving. The material is brown
slate, and represents a portion of the head and face
of an Indian ; size, seven-eighths of an inch in di-
ameter and half an inch thick at the ears, from which
it tapers to the forehead and chin, somewhat in the
shape of a half-moon, having high cheek bone re-
semblance, with deep-set eyes and Roman nose ; in
every particular a faithful type of the Indian coun-
tenance. It is the work of a skillful artist, and in
perfect state of preservation.
One of the most interesting characteristics and
study of the aborigines is that of ornamentation.
Nothing was more sublime and elevating in the eyes
of an aged savage whose lease of usefulness was about
to expire than the sight of their warriors equipped
and painted. This habit was indulged in in various
ways by ornaments of stone, bone, shells, wood, feath-
ers, and beads for the festivities of camp life, while
no warrior was known to enter upon the chase, the
war-path, or any important council of the tribe of
which he was a member without first undergoing a
process of ornamentation, in which the " war-paint"
was applied to face, breast, and arms in such manner
as to give them the most hideous appearance, red pre-
dominating, which usually consisted of a mineral
substance resembling ochre, pulverized and mixed
with bear's oil in small mortars made for the purpose.
The paint thus mixed was kept ready for use in little
cup-shaped implements of stone, or in jars of pottery,
illustrations of both of which are given.
Ornaments of brown polished stone have been found
in numerous places along the Susquehanna. Some
of these are cone-shaped, round, flat, and oval, all
pierced with holes, showing conclusively to us that
they were worn around the neck on strings. One
shown in our engraving, found at the mouth of Clark's
Creek, is of peculiar shape, and worn by married
women as evidence of fecundity. Slabs of stones or
tablets, varying from two to three inches in width by
four to six inches in length, and one-fourth inch in
thickness, were also used. Some of these have ground
edges, while others are scalloped. Upon them are
curious designs consisting of straight and cross lines,
oblique, round, and lines of triangular form. The
representation of a saltier is not uncommon, as also
on their pottery, which, we are satisfied, was simply
an accidental resemblance, although it must be con-
fessed that designs somewhat heraldic descended from
one chief to another, an insignia not of royalty, but
of family renown and valor, and why not?
William Penn, in his letter to the Free Society of
Traders in London, dated at " Philadelphia, the 16th
of the 6th month, called August, 1683," thus refers to
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the natives. His estimate of their moral character in
some respects differs widely from our own. His was
made from a brief acquaintance of a few months, our
own deduced from the general record of the race
covering the intervening period since his day :
"The natives I shall consider in their personB, language, manners, re-
ligion, ami government, with my sense of their original. Forttaeir per-
sons, they are generally tall, straight, well-built, and of singular pro-
portion ; they tread strong and clever, and mostly walk with a lofty
chin. Of complexion, black, b ut by design, as the Gypsies in England.
They grease themselves with bear's fat clarified, and using no defence
against sun or weather, their skin must needs be swarthy. Their eye
is little and black, not unlike a straight-looked Jew. The thick lip and
flat nose, so frequent with the East Indians and blacks, are not common
to them, for I have seen as comely European-like faces among them, of
both, as on your side the sea ; and truly an Italian complexion hath not
much more of the white, and the noses of several of them have as much
of the Soman.
" Their language is lofty, yet narrow ; but, like the Hebrew, in signi-
fication full ; like short-hand, in writing, one word serveth in the place
of three, and the rest are supplied by the understanding of the hearer ;
imperfect in their tenses, wanting in their moods, participles, adverbs,
conjunctions, interjections. I have made it my business to understand
it, that I might not want an interpreter on any occasion, and I must
say that I know not a language spoken in Europe that hath words of
more sweetness, or greatness in accent and emphasis than theirs; for
instance, Octocockon, Eancocas, Oricton, Shah, Marian, Poquesien ; all
which are names of places, and have grandeur in them. Of words of
sweetness, Anna, ia mother; Issinms, a brother; Nelcap, friend; Usque-
oret, very good; Pane, bread; Metsa, eat; Matfa, no; Hatta, to have;
Payo, to come; Sepassin, Passijon, the names of places ; Tamane, Secane,
Menanso, Secatereus, are the names of persons ; if one asks them for any-
thing they have not, they will answer, Malta ne hatta; which to trans-
late is, not I hare, instead of I have not.
'■ Of their customs and manners there is much to be said ; I will be-
gin with children ; so soon as they are born they wash them in water;
and while very young, and in cold weather to chuse,they plunge them
in the rivers to harden and embolden them. Having wrapt them iu a
clout, they lay them on a straight, thin board, a little more than the
length and breadth of the child, and swaddle it fast upon the board to
make it straight ; wherefore all Indians have fiat heads ; and thus they
carry them at their backs. The children will go, very young, at nine
months commonly ; they wear only a small clout round their waist till
they are big; if boys, they go a fishing, till ripe for the woods; which
is about fifteen ; then they hunt; and after having given some proofs
of their manhood, by a good return of skins, they may marry; else it
is a shame to think of a wife. The girls stay with their mothers, and
help to hoe the ground, plant corn and carry burdens; and they
do well to use them to that young, which they must do when they
are old ; for the wives are the true servants of the husbands; otherwise
the men are very affectionate to them.
"When the young women ure fit for marriage, they wear something
upon their heads, for an advertisement, but so, as their faces are hardly
to be seen, but when they please. The age, they marry at, if women, is
about thirteen, and fourteen ; if men, seventeen and eighteen ; they are
rarely elder.
" Their houses are mats, or barks of trees, set on poles, in the fashion
of an English barn, but out of the power, of the winds; for they are
hardly higher than a man ; they lie on reeds, or grass. In travel they
lodge in the woods, about a great fire, with the mantle of duffils they
wear by day wrapt about them, and a few boughs stuck around them.
"Their diet is maize, or Indian corn, divers ways prepared; some-
times roasted in the ashes; sometimes beaten and boiled with water;
which they call howine; they also make cakes, not unpleasant to eat.
They have likewise several sorts of beans and pease, that are good nour-
ishment ; and the woods and rivers are their larder.
"If an European conies to see them, or calls for lodging at their
house, or wigwam, they give him the best place and first cut. If they
come to visit us, they salute us with an Hah; which is as much as to
say, Good be to you, and set them down ; which is mostly on the ground,
close to their heels, their legs upright ; it may be they speak not a word,
but observe all passages. If you give them anything to eat, or drink,
well, lor they will not ask ; and be it little or much, if it be with kind-
ness, they are well pleased, else they go away sullen, but say nothing.
" They are great coucealers of their own resentments ; brought to it,
I believe, by the revenge that hath been practised among them. In
either of these they are not exceeded by the Italians. A tragical in-
stance fell out since I came into the country : a king's daughter, think-
ing herself slighted by her husband, in suffering another woman to lie
down between them, rose up, went out, plucked a root outof the ground
and ate it; upon which she immediately died ; and, for which, last week,
he made an offering to her kindred, for atonement, and liberty of mar-
riage ; as two others did to the kindred of their wives that died a natu-
ral death. For, till widowers have done so, they must not marry again.
Some of the young women are said to take undue liberty before mar-
riage, for a portion ; but when married, chaste. When with child they
know their husbands no more, till delivered; and during their month
they touch no meat they eat but with a slick, lest they should defile it;
nor do their husbands frequent them till that time be expired.
"But in liberality they excel ; nothing is too good for their friend;
give them a fine gun, coat, or other thing, it may pass twenty hands
before it sticks : light of heart, strong affections, but soon spent. The
most merry creatures that live, feast and dance perpetually ; they never
have much, nor want much ; wealth circulateth like the blood : all parts
partake ; and though none shall want what another hath, yet exact ob-
servers of property. Some kings have sold, others presented me with
several parcels of land; the payor presents I made them were not
hoarded by the particular owners; but the neighboring kings and their
clans being present when the goods were brought out, the partieschiefly
concerned consulted what, and to whom, they should give them. To
every king then, by the hands of a person for that work appointed, is a
proportion sent, so sorted and folded, and with that gravity that is ad-
mirable. Then that king subdivideth it in like manner among his
dependants, they hardly leaving themselves an equal share with one of
their subjects, and be it on such occasions as festivals, or at their common
meals, the kings distribute, and to themselves last. They care for little,
because they want but little; and the reason is, a little contents them.
In this they are sufficiently revenged on us; if they are ignorant of our
pleasures, they are also free from our pains. They are not disquieted
with bills of lading and exchange, nor perplexed with chancery suits
and exchequer reckonings. We sweat and toil to live; their pleasure
feeds them; I mean their hunting, fishing, and fowling, and this table
is spread everywhere. They eat twice a day, morning and evening;
their seats aud table are the ground. Since the Europeans came into these
parts they have grown great lovers of strong liquors, rum especially ; and
for it exchange the richest of their skins aud furs. If they are heated
with liquors, they are restless till they have enough to sleep; that is
their cry, Some more and I will go to sleep ; but, when drunk, one of the
most wretched spectacles in the world !
"In sickness, impatient to be cured, and for it give anything, especially
for their children, to whom they are extremely natural. They drink at
those times a teran, or decoction of some roots in spring water; and if
they eat any flesh, it must he of the female of any creature. If they
dif. they bury them with their apparel, be they man or woman, and the
nearest of kin fling in something precious with them, as a token of their
love. Their mourning is blacking of their faces, which they continue
for a year. They are choice of the graves of their dead ; for, lest they
should be lost by time, and fall to common use, they pick off the grass
that grows upon them, and heap up the fallen earth with great care and
exactness.
"These poor people are under a dark night in things relating to relig-
ion; to he sure the tradition of it : yet they believe a God and immortality,
without the help of metaphysics: for, they say, Thereisa Great King that
made them, who dwells in a glorious country to the southward of them ; and
that the souls of the good shall go thither, where they shall lioe again. Their
zcorship consists of two parts, sacrifice aud cantico. Their sacrifice is their
first fruits; the first and fattest buck they kill goeth to the fire, where
he is all burnt, with a mournful ditty of him that performeth the cere-
mony; but with such marvellous fervency and labor of body, that he will
even sweat to a foam. The other part is their cantico, performed by round
dances, sometimes words, sometimes songs, then shouts; two being in
the middle that begin; and, by singing and drumming on aboard, direct
the chorus. Their postures in the dance are very antick and differing,
hut all keep measure. This is done with equal earnestness and labor,
but great appearance of joy. In the fall, when the corn cometh in, they
begin to feast one another. There have been two great festivals already
to which all come that will. I was at one myself: their entertainment
was a great seat by a spring, under 6ome shady trees, and twenty bucks,
with hot cakes of new corn, both wheat and beans, which they make up
in a square form, iu the leaves of the stem, and bake them in the ashes;
and after that they fall to dance. But they that go must carry a small
present iu their money ; it may be sixpence ; which is made of the bone
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ill, tlir
old; the while, silver ; they call it
of a fish : the black
all wampum.
•'Their government id by Kings, which they call Sac/lama, and those
by succession, but always of the mother's side. -For instance, the chil-
dren of him who is now king will not succeed, but his brother by the
mother, or the children of his sister, whose sons (and after them the chil-
dren of her daughters) will reign ; for no woman inherits. The reason
they render for this way of descent, is, that their issue may not be
spurious.
''Every King hath his Council; and that consists of all the old and
wise men of his nation ; which, perhaps, is two hundred people. Noth-
ing of moment is undertaken, be it war, peace, selling of laud, or traf-
fick, without advising with them : and. which is more, with the young
men too. It is admirable to consider how powerful the Kings are, and
yet how they move by the breath of their people. I have had occasion
to be in council with them, upon treaties for land, and to adjust the
terms of trade. The order is thus: The King sits in the middle of an
half moon, and hath his council, the old and wise, on each hand ; be-
hind them, or at a little distance, Bit the younger fry, in the same figure.
Having consulted and resolved their business, the King ordered one of
them to speak to me; he stood up, came to me, and in the name of bis
King saluted me; then took me by the baud, and told me, 'He was
ordered by his King to speak to me; and that now it was not he, but
the King, that spoke; because what he should say was the King's mind.'
He first prayed me ' to excuse them, that they had not complied with
me the last time, he feared there might be some fault in the Interpreter,
being neither Indian nor English ; besides, it was the Indian custom to
deliberate, and take up much time in council before they resolve; and
that if the young people and owners of the land had been as ready as
he, I had not met with so much delay.' Having thus introduced his
matter, he fell to the bounds of the laud they had agreed to dispose of,
and the price; which now is little and dear; that winch would have
bought twenty miles, not buying now two. During the time that this
person spoke, not a man of them was observed to whisper or smile ; the
old, grave ; the young, reverent, in their deportment. They speak little,
but fervently, and with elegance. I have never seen more natural
sagacity, considering them without the help (I was going to say the
spoil . of tradition; and he will deserve the name of wise that outwits
them in any treaty, about a thing they understand. When the purchase
was agreed, great promises passed between us, 'of kindness and good
neighborhood, and that the Indians and English must live in love as long
as the sun gave light ;' which done, another made a speech to the Indi-
ans, in the name of all the Sachamakers, or Kings; first to tell them what
was done; next, to charge and command them 'to love the Christians,
and particularly live in peace with me, and the people under my gov-
ernment; that many Governors had been in the river; but that no Gov-
ernor bad come himself to live and stay here before; and having now
such an one, that bad treated them well, they should never do him or
his any wrong,'— at every sentence of which they shouted and said
Amen, in their way.
"The justice they have is pecuniary; In case of any wrong or evil
act, be it murder itself, they atone by feasts, and presents of their
wampum ; which is proportioned to the quality of the offence, or person
injured, or of the sex they are of. For, in case they kill a woman, they
pay double; and the reason they render, is, ' that she breedeth children;
which men cannot do.' It is rare that they fall out, if sober; and, if
drunk, they forgive it, saying, 'It was the drink, and not the man, that
abused them.'
" We have agreed that, in all differences between us, six of each side
shall end the matter. Do not abuse them, but let them have justice,
and you win them. The worst is, that they are the worse for the Chris-
tians; who have propagated their vices, anil yielded them tradition for
ill, and not for good things. But as low an ebb as these people are at,
and as inglorious as their own condition looks, the Christians have not
outlived their sight, with all their pretensions to an higher manifestation.
What good, then, might not a good people graft where there is .-o dis-
tinct a knowledge left between good and evil ? I beseech God to incline
the hearts of all that come into these parts to outlive the knowledge of
the notices, by a fixed obedience to their greater knowledge of the will of
God ; for it were miserable, indeed, for us to fall under the just censure
of the poor Indian conscieuce, while we make profession of things so
far transcending.
" For their original, I am ready to believe them of the Jewish race ; I
mean of the stock of the ten tribes; and that, for the following reasons;
First, they were to go to a ' land not planted, nor known ;' which, to be
sure, Asia and Africa were, if not Europe; and he that intended that
extraordinary judgment upon them, might make the passage not un-
easy to them, as it is not Impossible in Itself, from the eastermost parte
of Asia to the westennost of America. In the next place; I find them
of the like countenance, and their children of mi lively resemblance,
thata man would think himself in Hal,,-* via,,-, ,,r ls.rr,, Street, in Lon-
don, when he seeth them. Bui this in not all; they agree in rtiee; they
reckon by moons; they offer their first fruits; they have a kind of /aid
of tabernacles; they are said to lay their altar upon twelve atone* . their
mourning a year ; customs of women, with many other things that do not
now occur."
Within the limits of our county are a number of
Indian geographical names, which necessitate some
allusion as to their meaning and derivation. All
names derived from the language of the natives have
undergone many changes in orthography.1 At first,
every one spelled them to suit himself. The English,
Irish, German, French, Dutch, and so on, had each
their peculiar way of representing the Indian sounds.
This gave rise to many variations. The dialectical
differences in the Indian tongue greatly increased
these variations. The ignorance and carelessness of
many men in the proper use of letters in their own
language and of the sound in other languages in-
creased these variations still further. Hence we find
such a diversity of orthography that sometimes it
takes an experienced person to recognize some of the
forms.
At length these words, by common usage, have
come to a settled orthography. This usage often de-
stroyed or mutilated the original word. This process
of Anglicising Indian words generally consulted ease
of speech, and seldom correctness of original sounds.
Most of them, right or wrong, are now established.
A very few still remain unsettled.
One difficulty with Indian names along the Sus-
quehanna River is that the region was inhabited by
tribes of both the Huron-Iroquois and Algonquin
stocks of Indians; and each of these families had
tribes on its banks, whose dialectical variations were
so great that they hardly understood each other a
word. This was the case with the Shawanese and
Delawares, though both Algonquins. One safe rule
may be adopted, viz., all names requiring the use of
the lips in pronunciation did not originate from any
of the tribes of the Huron-Iroquois family.
The regions of the lower Susquehanna having been
overrun by so many Indian races and subdivisions of
races, we may naturally look for remains of all these
diversely speaking tribes in the geographical vestiges
that have come down to us. It is this that makes in-
vestigation so very difficult. To get at the meaning
of a term we must first know the language or Indian
nationality to which it belonged. To do this would
involve a knowledge of several Indian tongues and
many more almost equally difficult dialectical vari-
ations.
It is an interesting fact, also, that many of the
names given by the incoming tribe were translations
1 We are indebted to Professor A. L. Guss for much concerning the In-
dian geographical names of this locality, to which subject he has devoted
considerable research.
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into their own tongue of the same names employed
by the tribe that preceded them. Many terms used
by the Delavvares were only translations of Susque-
hanna or Iroquois terms previously used. Even the
English on their advent often translated these names
into the corresponding English terms. This is apt to
be the case in all such cases as Fishing, Beaver, and
Stony Creeks. The historical idea remains, clinging
as with hooks of steel, even when given the new
translated sound.
The only one in the old days that did posterity a
great service in preserving the meaning of the In-
dian geographical names was the Moravian mission-
ary, Heckewelder. He lived long among the Dela-
wares, and was quite familiar with their language and
the dialect of the sub-tribes. He has given us his
opinion on many of these names, and he is in gen-
eral, of course, good authority ; but even he, in some
cases, must be received with great caution. He was
a great admirer of the Delawares, and had strong
prejudices against the Iroquois, which often warped
his judgment. In his love for the Delawares he made
all the names emanate from them that he possibly
could. He made some undoubted Iroquois or Andas-
tic words appear with far-fetched ideas of Delaware
origin. We receive his statements with caution when
they tend to disparage the Iroquois and extol the
Delawares. Notwithstanding this we must acknowl-
edge him as having rendered a most valuable service
in rescuing the origin of many words from oblivion.
We come now to notice the word Susquehanna.
Our first knowledge of it is from the History of Vir-
ginia, by Capt. John Smith, published in London in
1629. He describes his exploration of the Chesa-
peake Bay, at the head of which he found four rivers.
He went up the largest one as far as his barge could
pass for rocks. Here he awaited the arrival of some
Sasquesahanoughs, for whom he had sent a couple of
interpreters. The interpreters were of the people
called Tockwoghs, one interpreted from Powhatten
language to Tockwogh and Sasquesahanough. The
chief town was " two days' journey higher than our
barge could pass for rocks." They numbered "near
six hundred able men, and are palisadoed in their
towns to defend them from the Massawomekes, their
mortal enemies." " Three or four days we expected
their return, then sixty of those giant-like people
came down." Five of the chiefs came aboard and
crossed over the bay. Smith took a picture of one of
them, the calf of whose leg was twenty-seven inches
in circumference. They had five other towns be-
longing to their nation beside Sasquesahanough, the
second Quadroque, about twenty miles farther up, be-
yond which there are two branches, on the western
one is Vtchowig, and on the eastern one Tednigh.
Which branch is the main river cannot be told from
the map. By the scale these towns would be about
sixty miles from the bay. On a western branch, en-
tering the river below Sasquesahanough, is Attaock,
seemingly sixteen miles from it. Smith drew this
map from the representations of the Indians. The
scale would place the first town only about twenty-
one miles above the mouth of the river. But we
know he was not very accurate, for he says he could
not go two miles up the river for the falls, yet we
know the first rocks at the head of tide are four miles,
and the mark on his map of the distance penetrated
along the river by the scale is some twelve miles, or
more than half the distance from the bay to Sasquesa-
hanough, to which it took the interpreters two days
to travel. It is probable that at this time the chief
town was at the Conestoga, Columbia, or even as high
as Marietta, that Attaock was about York, Quadroque
at Middletown, Tesinigh at Lebanon, and Utehoivig
about Harrisburg. The sixth town, Cepaivig, was on
the heads of the Patapsco, probably Westminster, Md.
Capt. Smith did not get the name Susquesahanoughs
from those Indians themselves. He does not tell us
what they called themselves. He got his name for
them from a tribe called Tockwoghs who numbered
only one hundred men, and were probably of the
Nanticoke family. The first part, Sasquesa, meant
Falls; the second part, Hanough, is the Algonquin
hanne, meaning stream. As applied to these people
by their neighbors, it signifies very expressively the
people of the Falls River. Through time the word was
gradually changed to Sasquehannock, and finally to
Susquehanna. It is possible that Sasquesa was part of
the name by which these people called themselves,
and that they appeuded to it the Mohawk word Haga,
for people or nation, as in the case of Onojutta-Haga.
At all events Smith and his party well understood its
meaning, for they translated it, as appears from the
account given by his companion, who says, "The Sas-
quehanock's River we called Smith's Falles." It is
an interesting fact, that the Sasquesa is the same word
that still lingers in the creek, Siccasa-rongo, Sicasa-
lungo, Chickasa-lungo, Chiquesa-lungo, now contracted
into Chickies and C'hiques, and applied to the stream
entering the river above Columbia and below Mari-
etta, on which there once was an Indian town of that
name, and it strongly suggests that this may even
have been the very location of Smith's chief town Sas-
quesahanough. The latter part of the word still re-
mains in such names as Rappahannock, Loyalhanna,
etc.
In the "new map of Virginia and Maryland and
improved pans of Pennsylvania," by John Lenex in
1719, revised in 1721, in atlas form, and printed in
London, we have on the east side of the Susquehanna,
from Maryland up, these towns marked, Canoona-
wengh (latitude 40° 5'), Unondomeras, Ceskoe, Ocquan-
dery, and Skawaghkaha. The latter is no doubt our
modern Swatara. The map extends to latitude 40°
30'. The river forks at 40° 25'. The right branch is
called Onestega. On the left branch (Juniata?) at
40° 12' is Kahetnoge. These are evidently Iroquois
terms. The author says the natives are so much di-
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minished by civil wars that they have not over five
hundred men, mostly on the eastern shore and em-
ployed by the English to hunt deer. "Atlas Noveam,"
by Covens & Mortier, Amsterdam (no date), Lon-
don, 1733, on back, gives No. 69 part of a large
Popple, lias on the Susquehanna River, from Mary-
land up, Conestogo, Indian Fort, Sicasarongo, Cone-
\v;iga, Swahadowri, Ganadaguhet, Enwaga-Aratum-
quat, Chemegaide, Conahago, Codocoraren, Sionassi,
and Seawondaona (Towanda). " De Annville's Amer-
ique Septentrionale" (French atlas), smaller map,
1746, gives from Maryland up, Indian Fort, Skaha-
dowri, Chemegaide, Canahoga, Juragen, Codocoraren,
Sionassa, Juragen, Seawondaona.
It is said William Penn made two visits to the Sus-
quehanna River, and was up as far as the Swatara
Creek, and contemplated founding a city somewhere
on the river. His last visit was in the spring of 1701,
and it is believed the towns on the Popple map were
all inhabited about this time and later. They differ
from those given in the Colonial Records, probably be-
cause the French map-makers got their names from
the Iroquois, who often gave their own names rather
than that of the residents.
The Swahadowri will be recognized as Swatara ;
Ganadaguhet as Conedoguinet, and Chemegaide, we
think, should be Cheniegaide, and means the Juniata.
We have found the word spelled Sogneijadie, Chueh-
niada, Choniata, Chinniotta, Joniady, Scokoonidy,
and many other ways. The root of the word is the
Iroquois term Oneija or Onia, meaning a stone. The
first part, now written with a j, is only a breathing of
some of the Iroquois dialects, which the English often
designated by letters such as the above, but which the
French seldom expressed, as, for example, the French
made the Iroquois call the Governor of Canada " On-
nontio," while the English mostly wrote it " Yonnon-
dio." The Onojutta-Haga, or Juniata nation, were
the people of the Standing Stone. There can be no
doubt but that Indian towns were located on Duncan's
Island, at the mouth of that river, at the different
epochs in Indian history. Rev. David Brainerd visited
the " pagans" on " Juneauta Island" in September of
1745. It may also have been the site of Atra'kouaer
in 1654.
In the purchase of lands from the Iroquois in 1736,
it is said that it was to extend westward as far as the
mountains called in the Delaware language Kekkach-
tarin, and in the Six Nation language, Tynnnunta-
sachta, both of which words it is stated mean The
Endless Hills. In the deed of 1749 the mountains are
again referred to, and the names spelled Keekachtany
and Tyanuntasachla. In the deed of 1754 the Iroquois
term is omitted, and the Delaware word is spelled
Kittoahtinny. While scholars seem to regard this as
the proper orthography, the word has been corrupted
into Kittatinny. The name shows the Delaware, or
Leni Lenape idea of our geography, when they termed
them the Endless Hills. In the deed of 1754 they
are already termed the Blue Mountains, a common
name to this day. In the early days the settlers in
the Cumberland Valley called that portion adjoining
them the North Mountain ; and the one on the other
side of the valley South Mountain. So we have Kit-
toehtinny, Blue, and North, all meaning the same
chain. The Indian name alone should be used ; any
mountain may be blue at a distance, and any one is
north of some place. So we write it Kittochtinny.
Mahantango is corrupted from Mohantanga, sig-
nifying where we had plenty of meat to eat.
WICONISCO is corrupted from Wikenkniskeu, signi-
fying a wet and muddy camp. Probably some Indians
encamped along the creek where the bank was wet
and muddy.
Swatara is written in old deeds Esutara and Sua-
taro ; in Susquehanna, Swahadowry, corrupted from
Schaha-dawa, i.e., where we fed on eels.
Conewago or Conewaugha, in Iroquois, means at
the place of the rapids. From this fact there are sev-
eral streams emptying into the Susquehanna so
named.
Manada, or Monody's, is corrupted from Menatey,
signifying an island.
Stony Creek. In Delaware it is Sinne-hanne, or
Achsin-hanne, i.e., stony stream.
Fishing Creek in Delaware is Namees-hanne, i.e.,
fish stream. There are six or seven streams of this
name in Pennsylvania.
Paxtang is a Delaware word, and is Peckstank, or
Peshtank, signifying where the waters stand,— -the place
of dead water, whether in a stream, or pool, or lake.
We use the term Paxtang, and not Paxton, which is
an English surname, and should never be employed.
It is not correct.
Beaver Creek in Delaware is Sanyamochke, i.e.,
little beaver stream.
Raccoon Creek in Delaware is Nachenum-hanne,
i.e., raccoon stream.
CHAPTER II.
The Proprietary's Concessions — Who were the Scotch-Irish ? — Their Let-
ter to Governor Shute, of Massachusetts — Penn's Proposed Settlement
on the Susquehanna.
Discovery was soon followed by the advent of the
whites in America, drawn thither at the first by
search for gold, and then for colonization. As it is
entirely out of place to treat of the early history of
America, or even of Pennsylvania, save when some
allusion to either may be deemed necessary, we shall
proceed to give an account of the settlement of the
pioneers on the Susquehanna within the limits of our
own county domain. The Founder of Pennsylvania
is certainly deserving of grateful remembrance for his
efforts to settle his Province, to protect the pioneers,
and to foster their industry. He was a remarkable
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
man in many respects, and his " Frame of Govern-
ment" is a model, nnequaled by the laws of any of
the colonies or provinces. Not that alone,- but the
"concessions" agreed upon in England for the en-
couragement of emigrants to his Province, is an im-
portant factor in that great movement which so ma-
terially assisted in building up this Western Empire,
and gave to the world the great State " founded in
peace." The "Certain Conditions or Concessions agreed
upon by William Penny Proprietary and Governor of
the Province of Pennsylvania, and those the Adventurers
and Purchasers in the same Province the eleventh of July,
one thousand six hundred and eighty-one" are as fol-
lows:
"I. That bo soon as it pleaseth God that the abovesaid persons arrive
there, a certain quantity of land, or ground plat, shall be laid out, for a
large town or city, in the most convenient place, upon the river, for
health and navigation; and every purchaser and adventurer shall, by
lot, have so much land therein as will answer to the proportion, which
he hath bought, or taken up, upon rent: but it is to be noted, that the
surveyors Bhall consider what roads or high ways will be accessary to
the cities, towns, or through the lands. Great roads from city to city
not to contain less than forty feet, in breadth, shall be first laid out and
declared to be for high- ways, before the dividend of acres be laid out for
the purchaser, and the like observation to be had for the stieets in the
towns and cities, that there may be convenient roads and streets pre-
served, not to be encroached upon by any planter or builder, that none
may build irregularly to the damage of another. In this, custom governs.
"II. That the land in the town be laid out together after the propor-
tion often thousand acres of the whole country, that is, two hundred acres,
if the place will bear it : however, that the proportion be by lot, and en-
tire, so as those that desire to be together, especially those that are, by
the catalogue, laid together may be so laid together both in the town
and country.
"III. That, when the country lots are laid out, every purchaser, from
one thousand, to ten thousand acres, or more, not to have above one thou-
sand acres together, unless in three years they plant a family upon every
thousand acres; but that all such as purchase together, lie together;
and, if as many as comply with this condition, that the whole be laid
out together.
"IV. That, where any number of purchasers, more or less, whose
number of acres amounts to five or ten thousand acres, desire to sit to-
gether in a lot or township, they shall have their lot, or township, cast
together, in such places as have convenient harbours, or navigable rivers
attending it, if such can be found ; and in case any one or more pur-
chasers plant not according to agreement, in this concession, to the
prejudice of others of the same township, upon complaint thereof made
to the Governor, or his Deputy, with assistance, they may award (if
they see cause) that the complaining purchaser may, paying the survey
money, and purchase money, and interest thereof, be entitled, enrolled
and lawfully invested, in the lands so not seated.
" V. That the proportion of lands that shall be laid out in the first great
town or city, for every purchaser, shall be after the proportion of ton
acres for every five hundred acres purchased, if the place will allow it.
" VI. That notwithstanding there be no mention made in the several
deeds made to the purchasers; yet the said William Penn does accord
and declare that all rivers, rivulets, woods and underwoods, waters,
watercourses, quarries, mines, and minerals (except mines royal) shall
be freely and fully enjoyed, and wholly by the purchasers into whose
lot they fall.
" VI I. That, for every fifty acres that shall be allotted to a servant at
the end of his service, his quit-rent shall be two shillings per annum, and
the master or owner of the servant, when he shall take up the other
fifty acres, his quit-rent shall be four shillings by the year, or, if the mas-
ter of the servant (by reason in the indentures he is so obliged to do)
allot out to the servant fifty acres in his own division, the said master
shall have, on demand, allotted him, from the Governor, the one hundred
acres, at the chief rent of six shillings per annum.
"VIII. And, for the encouragement of such as are ingenious and
willing to search out gold and silver mines in this province, it is hereby
agreed that they have liberty to bore and dig in any man's property
fully paying the damage done ; and in case a discovery should be made,
that the discoverer have one-fifth, the owner of the soil (if not the dis-
coverer) a tenth part, the Governor two-fifths, and the rest to the public
treasury, saving to the king the share reserved by patent.
" IX. In every hundred thousand acres, the Governor and Proprietary
by lot, reserveth ten to himself, what shall lie but in one place.
"X. That every man shall be bound to plant or man so much of his
share of land as shall be set out and surveyed within three years after it
is so set out and surveyed, or else it shall be lawful for new comers to be
settled thereupon, paying to them their survey money, and they go up
higher for their shares.
"XI. There shall be no buying and selling, be it with an Indian, or
one among another, of any goods to be exported, but what shall be per-
formed in public market, when such places shall be set apart or erected,
where they shall pass the public Btamp or mark. If bad ware and
prized as good, or deceitful in proportion or weight, to forfeit the value,
as if good and full weight and proportion, to the public treasury of this
province, whether it be the merchandize of the Indian or that of the
planters.
"XII. And forasmuch as it is usual with the planters to overreach
the poor natives of the country in trade, by goods not being good of the
kind or debased with mixtures, with which they are sensibly aggrieved,
it is agreed whatever is sold to the Indians, in consideration of their furs,
shall be sold in the market-place, and there suffer the test whether good
or bad ; if good, to pass ; if not good, not to be sold for good, that the
natives may not be abused nor provoked.
" XIII. That no man shall, by any ways or means, in word or deed,
affront or wrong any Indian, but he shall incur the same penalty of the
law as if he had committed it against his fellow-planter, and if any In-
dian shall abuse, in word or deed, any planter of this Provinc, that he
shall not he his own judge upon the Indian, but he shall make his com-
plaint to the Governor of the Province, or his Lieutenant or Deputy, or
some inferior Magistrate near him, who shall to the utmost of his power
take care with the king of the said Indian, that all reasonable satisfac
tion be made to the said injured planter.
"XIV. That all differences between the planters and the natives shall
also be ended by twelve men, that is, by six planters and six' natives; that
so we may live frieDdly together as much as in us lieth, preventing all
occasions of heart-burnings and mischief.
" XV. That the Indians shall have liberty to do all things relating to
improvement of their ground, and providing sustenance for their fami-
lies that any of the planters shall enjoy.
"XVI. That the laws as to slanders, drunkenness, swearing, cursing,
pride in apparel, trespasses, distresses, replevins, weights and measures,
shall be the same as in England till altered by law in this province.
"XVII. That all shall mark their hogs, sheep, and other cattle, and
what are not marked within three months after it is in their possession,
be it young or old, it shall be forfeited to the Governor, that so people
may be compelled to avoid the occasions of much strife between plant-
" XVIII. That, in clearing the ground, care he taken to leave one acre
of trees for every five acres cleared, especially to preserve oak and mul-
berries for silk and shipping.
" XIX. That nil shipmasters shall give an account of their countries,
names, ships, owners, freights, and passengers, to an officer to be ap-
pointed for that purpose, which shall be registered within two days after
their arrival, and if they shall refuse so to do, that then none presume
to trade with them, upon forfeiture thereof; and that such masters be
looked upon as having an evil intention to the province.
"XX. That no person leave the province without publication being
made thereof in the market-place three weeks before, and a certificate
from some Justice of the Peace, of his clearness with his neighbors and
those he dealt with, so far as such an assurance can be attained and
given ; and if any master of a ship shall, contrary hereunto, receive and
carry away any person that hath not given that public notice, the said
master shall be liable to all debts owing by the said person, so secretly
transported from the province.
"Lastly. That these are to be added to or corrected by and with the
consent of the parties hereunto subscribed."
The inducements offered by Penn to settlers were
not confined to right of soil or voice in government,
but religious toleration was guaranteed by him. The
law of religious liberty, as framed by him and passed
by the first Assembly at Chester, 10th December, 1682,
is as follows:
GENERAL HISTORY.
15
"Chapter 1. Almighty God being only Lord of conscience! Father of
Lights and Spirits, and the author as well as object of all Divine Knowl-
edge, faith and worship, who only can enlighten the nr
ind and persuade
and convince the understandings of people; In due
reverence to His
sovereignty over the souls of mankind ;
" Be U enacted, That no person, now or at any time
hereafter, living
in this Province, who shall confess and Acknowledge o
no Almighty God
to be the Creator, upholder, and Ruler of the world,
and who professes
him or herself obliged in conscience to live peaceably
and quietly under
the civil government, shall, in any case be molested
or prejudiced for
his or her conscientious persuasion or practice. Nor shall he or she, at
any time, he compelled to frequent or maintain any
■eligimis worship,
ml that I
ion, such per*
be punished n
"But to th(
in under preti
ic. That, according to th
the ease of t lie creation, t
place or ministry whatever, contrary to his or her mind, but shall freely
and fully enjoy his or her Christian liberty in that respect, without any
enection. And if any person shall abuse or deride any
er diiferent persuasion and practice in matters of relig-
shall be looked upon as a disturber of the peace, and
.rdingly.
rreligion, and atheism may not creep
this Province; Be it further enacted,
ample of the primitive Christians, and for
y first day of the week, called the Lord's
Day, people shall abstain from their usual and common toil and labor,
that whether masters, parents, children, or servants, they may the better
dispose themselves to read the Scriptures of truth, at home, or frequent
such meetings of religious worship abroad as may best suit their respec-
tive persuasions."
And thus Pennsylvania became the refuge and
home of people of all creeds or religious beliefs.
The foregoing was one of the first laws of the Prov-
ince, and during the lifetime of the Founder the
liberty of conscience was not questioned. At a later
day, however, his religious adherents would have
throttled toleration had they not feared revolution.
Elsewhere we give an account of the German emi-
gration which preceded by several decades that to
which we shall now refer, — the coming of the Scotch-
Irish. And who were the Scotch-Irish? At the first
used as a term of reproach, to us it has become a
synonym of enterprise, intelligence, patriotism, and
religious fervor, and it is proper that in this connec-
tion we present a few points in the history of that
persevering and undaunted race.
It was during the reign of good Queen Bess — the
proud Elizabeth of all England — that through treason,
tyranny, and rebellion, the Province of Ulster, es-
pecially the counties of Downe, Londonderry, and
Antrim, Ireland, was reduced to the lowest extreme
of poverty and wretchedness, while its moral and
religious state was scarcely less deplorable.
Soon after the accession of James I., O'Neill, the
Earl of Tyrone, and O'Donnell, the Earl of Tyrcon-
nel, were falsely accused of having arranged a plot
against the government. An accusation being at
those times tantamount to a conviction, compelled
those thus arraigned to fly the country, leaving their
extensive estates (about five hundred thousand acres)
at the mercy of the king, who at once confiscated
them. A subsequent supposed threatened insurrec-
tion, promptly suppressed, gave occasion for another
large forfeiture, and nearly six entire counties in the
Province of Ulster were sequestrated and subjected to
the disposal of the crown. Any country passing
through such an ordeal of turbulence could not be
otherwise than almost depopulated, with resources
wasted and the cultivation of the soil in a great
measure abandoned. And such was the true condi-
tion of Ulster. To repeople the country it was de-
termined to invite the settlement of Protestants from
England and Scotland, and hence liberal offers of land
were made for colonists to occupy this wide and va-
cant country, the better to preserve order, to establish
more firmly the British rule, and to secure loyalty. The
project was eagerly embraced, companies were formed,
and individuals without organization were tempted
to partake of the advantageous offers of the govern-
ment. A London company — among the first to enter
upon the new acquisition — established itself at Derry,
and gave such character to the place as to cause it to
be known and called the city of Londonderry.
The principal emigration, however, was from Scot-
land. Its coast is within twenty miles of the county
of Antrim, Ireland, and across this strait flowed from
the northeast a large population, distinguished for
thrift, industry, and endurance, and bringing with
them their Presbyterianism and rigid adherence to
the Westminster standards. This was the first Prot-
estant population that was introduced into Ireland,
and the Presbyterians of Scotland who thus furnished
the largest element have maintained their ascendency
to the present day against all the persevering efforts
of the government church.
The Province of Ulster, in consequence of this in-
flux of population, greatly revived and continued for
some years to advance in prosperity. In time the
throne of England was controlled by bigotry and
despotism. Persecutions of an oppressive nature
began in Ulster in 1661, and every expedient was
tried to break down the attachment of the people to
the faith of their fathers ; yet, as is ever the case,
persecution only attached the people the stronger
to Presbyterianism.
From Ireland the tide of persecution rolled to Scot-
land. The latter Stuarts, — Charles II. and James II.,
— blind to the dictates of justice and humanity, pur-
sued a system of measures best calculated to wean
from their support their Presbyterian subjects who
were bound to them by national prejudice and had
been most devoted to their kingly cause, and to whose
assistance Charles II. owed his restoration to the
throne. Sir James Grahame, better known as Claver-
house, was sent to Scotland with his dragoons upon
the mistaken mission of compelling the Presbyte-
rians to conform in their religious worship to that of
the establishment ; and from 1670 until the accession
of William and Mary the Covenanters of Scotland
worshiped in hidden places and at the peril of their
lives.
The attempt of the Stuarts to destroy the religious
system so universally established and so dearly cher-
ished by that devoted people was steadily pursued by
persecution as cruel and as savage as any which has
disgraced the annals of religious bigotry and crime.
Many were treacherously and ruthlessly butchered,
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
and the ministers were prohibited, under severe pen-
alties, from preaching, baptizing, or ministering in
any way to their flocks.
There are some matters connected with these per-
secutions which may not be uninteresting. From
1660 to 1688 no less than eighteen thousand Scotch
Presbyterians were put to death in various ways in
defense of the solemn league and covenant and
Christ's headship over the Church. In looking over
the list of names one is forcibly struck with the fact
that among them are the very surnames of the Scotch-
Irish emigrants to this section of Pennsylvania, — Al-
lison, Stewart, Gray, Thompson, Murray, Robinson,
Rutherford, McCormick, Mitchell, Kerr, Todd, Beatty,
Johnston, Hamilton, Finley, McCord, McEwen, Hall,
Boyd, Clark, Sloan, Elder, Forste'r, Montgomery,
Robertson, and others. It would thus seem that we
have here the lineal descendants of those who loved
not their lives unto the death, but were drowned,
hanged, shot, beheaded, and their heads stuck upon
poles, their bodies chopped in pieces and scattered
about, in the days of that human monster, Claver-
house. Through their blood shed in defense of re-
ligious liberty we enjoy many and great privileges.
Worn out with the unequal contest, these persistent
and enduring Presbyterians took refuge from perse-
cution— abandoned the land of their birth — and
sought an asylum among their countrymen who had
preceded them in the secure retreats of Ulster, and
thither they escaped as best they could, some crossing
the narrow sea in open boats. They carried their
household gods with them, and their religious pecu-
liarities became more dear in their land of exile for
the dangers and sorrows through which they had
borne them.
This is the race which furnished the population in
the north of Ireland, familiarly known as the Scotch-
Irish. This term — American in its origin, and un-
known in Ireland — does not denote an admixture of
the Scotch and Irish races. The one did not inter-
marry with the other. The Scotch were principally
Saxon in blood and Presbyterian in religion ; the
native Irish Celtic in blood and Roman Catholic in
religion ; and these were elements which could not
very readily coalesce. Hence the races are as distinct
in Ireland at the present day as when the Scotch first
took up their abode in that island. They were called
Scotch-Irish simply from the circumstance that they
were the descendants of Scots who had taken up their
residence in the North of Ireland.
Taxation and oppression, however, with difficulties
partly political, partly religious, no doubt were the
strong motives which one hundred and seventy years
ago induced the Scotch-Irish to leave Ireland. It
was not the home of their ancestors, it was endeared
to them by no traditions, and they sought and ob-
tained in the wilds of Pennsylvania a better home
than they had in the Old World.
The emigration began prior to 1718, although few in
number, and in illustration of the commencement of
Scotch-Irish settlement in America, we give herewith
the " memorial to Governor Shute, of Massachusetts,
from residents in the north of Ireland." The memo-
rial is important to us, from the fact that the great
majority of the signers subsequently found homes in
Paxtang, Hanover, and Derry.
" To His Excdlein'ij, the llujhl Honorable Colhmel Sxnutrl Shute, Govt
of New England.
" We, whose names are underwritten, Inhabitants of ye North of Ire-
land, Doe ill our own names, and in the names of many others our Neigh-
hours, Gentlemen, Ministers, Farmers, and Tradesmen, Commissionate
and appoint our trusty and well-beloved Friend, the Reverend Mr. Wil-
liam Boyd, of Macasky, to His Excellency the Right Honorable Collonel
Samuel Suitte, Governour of New England, and to assure His Excellency
of our sincere and hearty Inclination to Transport ourselves to that very
excellent and renowned Plantation, upon our obtaining from His Excel-
lency suitable encouragement ; and, further, to act and Doe in our names
as lifs Prudence shall direct. Given under our hands this 26th day of
March, Anno Dom. 1718.
' James Teatte, V.D.M.
Thomas Cobham, V.D.M.
Robert Houston, V.D.M.
Robert Higinbotham, V.D.M.
William Leech, V.D.M.
John Porter, V.D.M.
Hen. Neille, V.D.M.
Tho. Elder, V.D.M.
James Thomson, V.D.M.
William Kerr.
Will. McAlben.
Yahou Andrson.
George Groge.
Andrew Dean.
Alexander Dunlop, M.A.
Arch. McCook, M.A.
Alexr. Blair.
B. Cochran.
William Gait.
Peter Thompson.
Richard McLaughlin.
John Mnar.
William Jameson.
William Agnew.
Jeremiah Thompson.
John Mitchell.
James Paterson.
George Curry.
David Willson.
Patrick Anderson.
John Gray.
James Gregg.
Alexr. Mcliride, Bart.
Sam. McGivorn.
John Burdock.
Geo. Campbell.
James Sharswood.
John McLaughlin.
George McLaughlin.
James Henry.
Thomas Ramsey.
Francis Ritchie.
Robert Boyd.
Hugh Tarbel.
John Black.
John Thompson.
Samuel Boyd.
Lawrence McLaughlin.
John Heslet.
George McAlester.
Thomas Ramadge.
James Campbell.
David Lindsay.
Robt Giveen.
James Laidlay.
Benjn. Gait.
Daniel Todd.
Robert Barr.
Hugh Holmes.
Robert King.
John Black.
Peter Christy.
James Smith.
Patrick Smith.
Samuel Ceverell.
James Craig.
David Tarbel.
John Robb.
Gawin Irwin.
Teatter Fulton.
Robert Wear.
Alex. Donaldson.
Robert Stiven.
Robt. Henry.
James Petty.
David Bigger.
David Patteson.
John Wright.
Joseph Wight.
Robt. Willson.
James Ball.
Andrew Cud.
James Nesniith.
John Lamont.
Patrick Ore.
Bonill Orr.
William Orr.
John Orr.
Samuel Wilson, M.A.
Robert Miller.
Thomas Wilson.
William Wilson.
James Brice.
Arch. Dnglass.
Mirian Pattison.
James Thompson.
John Thompson.
Robert Thompson.
Adam Thompson.
Alex. PattiBnn.
Thomas Dunlop.
John Willson.
David Willson.
John Moor.
James McKeen.
John Smith.
GENERAL HISTORY.
17
James Acton.
Samuel Smith.
Andrew Dodge.
James Forsaith.
James Lemey.
John Leslie.
John Lason.
John Calwell.
Samuel Watt.
James Crawford.
David Henderson.
David Wilborn.
Luke Watt.
Mathew Storah (?).
Robert Hendre.
William Wallace.
Thomas Wallace.
Thomas Crouch.
William Boyd.
William Christy.
John Boyd.
William Boyd.
Hugh Orr.
Robert Johnston.
Thomas Black.
Peter Murray.
Andrew Fleming.
George Thomson.
James Brouster.
James Baverlan.
Peter Simpson.
Thomas McLaughlii
Robert Boyd.
Andrew Agnew.
James King.
Tho
lElde
Daniel Johnston.
Robert Walker.
David Johnston.
James Stewart.
John Murray.
Thomas Blackwell.
Thomas Wilson.
John Robs.
William Johnson.
John King.
Andrew Curry.
Samuel Code.
John Jameson.
John Cochran.
Samuel Ouston.
Thomas Shadey.
William Kerr.
Thomas Moore.
Andrew Watson.
John Thomson.
James McKerrall.
Hugh Stockman.
Andrew Cochran.
James Carkley.
Lawrence Dod.
Sanders Mear.
John Jackson.
James Curry.
James Elder.
Adam Ditkoy.
Thomas Lowie.
John Buyers.
Robert Smith.
Adam Dean.
James Black.
Thomas Grow.
Thomas Ouston.
James Grow.
John Clark.
Thomas McFaden.
David Hanson.
2
Richard Acton.
James Claire.
Jeremiah Claire.
Jacob Clark.
Abram Baberly.
Stephen Murdock.
Robert Murdock.
John Murdock.
William Jemison.
James Rodgers.
Alex. Kid.
ThomaB Hines.
Will. Halkius.
Randal Alexander.
George Anton.
Thomas Boyd.
Hugh Rogers.
John Craig.
William Boyle.
Benj. Boyle.
Ja. Kennedy.
M. Stirling.
Samuel Ros3.
John Ramsay.
John McKeen.
James Willson.
Robert McKeen.
John Boyd.
Andrew Dunlop.
James Ramsey.
William Park.
John Blair.
James Thompson.
Lawrence McLaughlii
Will. Campbell.
James Baukhead.
Andrew Patrick.
John Galbraith.
Wm. Laird.
John Gray.
John Woodman (?).
Andrew Watson.
Wm. Blair.
Joseph Blair.
Hugh Blair.
William Blair.
Samuel Anton.
James Knox.
Robert Hendry.
John Knox.
William Hendry.
William Duncan.
David Duncan.
John Murry.
James Gillmor.
Samuel Gillmor.
Alex. CoL-hran.
Ed. McKene.
John Mordah.
James McFee.
James Johnson.
George Anton.
James Anton.
George Kairy.
Thos. Freeland.
Thomas Hunter.
Daniel McKerrell.
Hugh Kenedy.
John Sweney.
Robert Lamond.
Robert Knox.
William Wilson.
Mr. Paterson.
James Alexander.
James Nesmith.
David Craig.
Will. McNeall.
Thos. Orr.
Wm. Caldwell.
James Moore, jr.
Samuel Gunion.
Samuel McMuir.
Henry Calwell.
Thomas McLaughle
Robert Hoog.
John Millar.
Hugh Caldwell.
William Boyd.
John Stirling.
Samuel Smith.
John Lamond.
Samuel Young.
Alex. Richey.
James Morrison.
Joseph Beverlan.
Robert Craig.
John Thompson.
Hugh Thompson.
James Still.
James Hoge.
Thomas Hanson.
John Hanson.
Richard Etone.
Matthew Lord.
Alex. McGregore.
Alex. McNeall.
Joseph Watson.
Robert Miller.
John Smiley.
James Morrison.
James Walker.
Robert Walker.
Wm. Caldwell.
William Walker.
Samuel Hunter.
Robert Knox.
James Trotter.
Robert Rov.
James Etone.
Thomas Etone.
Samuel Hanson.
James Cochran.
James Hilton.
Thomas Haseltone.
John Cochran.
William Cochran.
John Hunter."
Extensive emigrations from the northern counties
of Ireland were principally made at two distinct
periods of time. The first from about the year 1717
to the middle of the century, the second from about
1771 to 1773. They were Protestants, generally
Presbyterians,— few or none' of the Roman Catholic
Irish came until after the war of the Revolution and
few then until after the great political upheaval in
1798, since which period, as we all know, the flow of
the latter class of immigrants has been continuous.
The Scotch-Irish emigrants landed principally at
New Castle and Philadelphia, save a handful who had
settled on the Kennebec in Maine, and of these the
greater portion eventually came into Pennsylvania.
Settling on the frontiers from Easton to the Susque-
hanna, and the Potomac, the stream of immigration
continued south to Virginia and the Carolinas.
The country north of the Swatara had not been
visited save by French Indians prior to the coming of
William Penn. After his first visit he seems to have
been well informed concerning this locality and per-
sonally visited it, "and at or above the mouth of the
Swatara decided to locate a city, and the followino-
proposals were issued therefor in 1690. It is easilv
understood why the project was never carried out.
The careful reader of Pennsylvania history will read-
ily comprehend the peculiar conditions surround-
ing the founder. His government of his Province
was giving him serious concern. The material com-
posing his Assembly was of that stubborn, self-willed
character that little could be done, and he had as
much as he could do in the preservation and fostering
of those enterprises he had already bep;un. Never-
theless, as a document of more than local interest it
is herewith given :
"Some Proposals for a second Settlement in the Province
of Pennsylvania.
"Whereas, I did, about nine years past, propound the selling of sev-
eral parts or shares of land, upon that side of the Province of Pennsyl-
vania next Delaware river, and setting out of a place upon it for the
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
building of a city, by the name of Philadelphia ; and that divers persons
closed with those proposals, who, by their ingenuity, industry and
charge, have advanced that city, from a wood, to a good forwardness of
building (there being above one thousand houses finished in it), and that
the several plantations and towns begun upon the land, bought by those
first undertakers, are also in a prosperous way of improvement and in-
largement (insomuch as last year ten sail of ships were fraighted there,
With the growth of the Province, for Barbadoes, Jamaica, &c, besides
what came directly for this kingdom.) It is now my purpose to make
another settlement, upon the river of Susquehannagh, that runs into the
Bay of Chesapeake, and bears about fifty miles west from the river Del-
aware, as appears by the Common Maps of the English Dominion in
America. There I design to lay out a plan for the building of another
City, in the most convenient place for communication with the former
plantations on the East; which by land, is as good as done already, a
way being laid out between the two rivers very exactly and conven-
iently, at least three years ago ; and which will not be hard to do by
water, by the beuefit of the river Scoulkill ; for a Branch of that river
lies near a Branch that runs into Susquehannagh River, and is the
Common Course of the Indians with their Skins and Furr's into our
Parts, and to the Provinces of East and West Jersey, and New York,
from the West and North west parts of the continent from whence they
bring them.
** And I do also intend that every one who shall be a Purchaser in this
proposed settlement, shall have a proportionable Lot in the said City to
build a House or Houses upon; which Town-Ground, and the Shares of
Land that shall be bought of me, shall be delivered clear of all Indian
Pretentions; for it has been my way from the first, to purchase their
title from them, and so settle with their consent.
" The Shares I dispose of, contain each, Three Thousand Acres for
£100, and for greater or lesser quantities after that rate: The acre of
that Province is according to the Statute of the 33d of Edw. I. And
no acknowledgement or Quit Rent shall be paid by the Purchasers till
five years after a settlement be made upon their Lands, and that only
according to the quantity of acres so taken up and seated, and not
otherwise; and only then to pay but one shilling for every hundred acres
for ever. And further I do promise to agree with every Purchaser that
shall be willing to treat with me between this and next spring, upon all
such reasonable conditions as shall be thought necessary for their ac-
commodation, intending, if God please, to return with what speed I can,
and my family with me, in order to our future Residence.
"To conclude, that which particularly recommends this Settlement,
is the known goodness of the soyll and scituatioti of the Laud, which
is high and not mountainous; also the Pleasantness, and Large-
ness of the River being clear and not rapid, and broader than the
Thames at London bridge, many miles above the Place intended for this
Settlement ; and runs (as we are told by the Indians) quite through the
Province, into which many fair rivers empty themselves. The sorts of
Timber that grow there are chiefly oak, ash,chesnut, walnut, cedar, and
poplar. The native Fruits are papaws, grapes, mulberry's, chesnuts,
and several sorts of walnuts. There are likewise great quantities of
Deer, and especially Elks, which are much bigger than our Red Deer,
and use that River in Herds. And Fish there is of divers sorts, and
very large and good, and in great plenty.
" But that which recommends both this Settlement in particular, and
the Province in general, is a late Pattent obtained by divers Eminent
Lords and Gentlemen for that Land that lies north of Pennsylvania up
to the 46th Degree and an half, because their Traffick and Intercourse
will be chiefly through Peunsylvauia, which lies between that Province
and the Sea. We have also the comfort of being the Center of all the
English colonies upon the Continent of America, as they lie from the
North East parts of New England to the most Southerly parts of Caro-
lina, being above 1000 miles upon the Coast.
" If any Persons please to apply themselves to me by letter in relation (
to this affair, they may direct them to Robert Ness, Scrivener in Lumber
street in London for Philip Ford, aud suitable answers will be returned
by the first opportunity. There are also Instructions printed for infor-
mation of such as intend to go, or send servants, or families thither,
which way they may proceed with most ease and advantage, both here
and there, in reference to Passage, Goods, Utensils, Building, Husbandry,
Stock, Subsistence, Traffick, &c. being the effect of their expence and
experiance that have seen the Fruit of their Labours.
" Wm. Pknn."
The foregoing was " printed and sold by Andrew
Sowle, at the crooked Billet in Halloway Lane, Shore
Ditch, 1690," and freely distributed in England, and
possibly on the Continent, although "foreigners"
were not desired for the towns ; they were needed to
till the soil, while the peaceful Quaker was the mer-
chant and dealer.
As remarked before, the Indian trade prior to 1700
was in the hands of French traders, who seemed to
have found their way from Canada to the valley of
the Susquehanna. The Bezalions, Michael and Peter,
Chartier, Letort, and others were the principal per-
sonages in this dangerous enterprise, which was
hardly sufficiently lucrative.
Isaac Taylor, who for many years was a surveyor
in the county of Chester, made a rough " draught of
the Susquehanna River in 1701," and evidently had
accompanied some Indian trader on one of his expe-
ditions, and thus we have preserved to us the follow-
ing exceedingly interesting sketch :
By reference thereto it will be seen that Shawanese
Indian villages were at or near Paxtang, on Duncan's
and Clemsou's islands, above the mouth of the Ju-
niata, at now Sunbury, and on "John Penn's" Creek
and the Juniata. The streams on the east side of the
river are the Suataro (Swatara) and the Quatoocha-
toon ; whether the latter is the Wiconisco or Mahau-
tango, it is difficult to determine.
Governor Evans upon one of his expeditions into
the country seems to have been informed at Peque-
han of some irregularities of one of the French traders
at Paxtang, and in company with John French, Wil-
liam Tonge, Michael Bezalion, a Mr. Gray, and four
servants, visited this locality. We give his journal
of this visit :
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"On Tuesday, the 1st July, 1707, we went to Conestoga, and lay there
that night, and the next morning proceeded on our journey, and ar-
rived in the evening within three miles of an Indian village called
Peixtnn. The Governor had received information at Pequeban that one
Nicole, a French Indian trader, was at that place, against whom great
complaints had heen made to the Governor, of which he acquainted the
chief Indian at Peixtan, as also of his design to seize him, who willingly
agreed to it, but advised the Governor to be very cautious in the man-
ner, there being only young people at home, who perhaps might make
some resistance if it were done without their being told of it. For this
reason we lay short of the village that night, hut early in the morning
we went within a half-mile of the town, and, leaving our horses, marched
afoot near the same, from whence the Governor sent Martine to the vil-
lage, ordering him to tell Nicole that he had brought two kegs of rum
with him, which he had left in the woods for fear any Christiana were
there; and withal to persuade Nicole to go with him and taste the rum.
Martine returned with James Letort and Joseph Jessop, two Indian
traders, but could not prevail with Nicole; upon which Martine waB
sent back with orders to bring down some Indians, and Nicole with
them. Then we drew nearer to town and laid ourselves in the bushes ;
and Martine returned with two Indians whom the Governor acquainted
with bis intention of taking Nicole, telling at the same time that he
had spoken with the uncle of one of them upon that head, who ordered
the Indians to submit to the Governor's commands, with which they
were contented, though we perceived too well the contrary by their in-
quiring how many we were, and how armed, and the concern they
seemed to be in when they found we were in more number than they.
But still Nicole was wanting. It was therefore resolved to try once
more if he could be got into the woods. Accordingly, Martine went
again to the place, and brought Nicole .where we lay concealed, and ask-
ing him to drink a dram, he seized him; but Nicole started from him
and ran for it, when immediately we started out and took him, and pres-
ently carried him to the village (Peixtan), through which we were
obliged to- pass; and there we found some Indians with guns in their
hands, who looked much displeased at what we had done, but being in
readiness against any surprise, they thought it not fit to attempt any-
thing. Here we staid about half an hour, and then started for Turpy-
hocken [Tulpehocken], having mounted Nicole on a horse and tied his
legs under the belly; we got within a mile of Turpyhocken about two
of the clock. On Friday morning about seven the Governor went to the
town; from thence we went to Manatawney that night, and the next
day to Philadelphia."
CHAPTER III.
John Harris, the First White Settler— The Assessment List of 1718 —
Prices of Land, and Early Warrantees for Paxtang, Derry, Hanover,
Londonderry, and Upper Paxtang Townships.
The first English trader we hear of within the limits
of the county was John Harris. The fears of the
French, who were constantly gaining ground in the
northwestern part of the Province, and especially of
" Papists," which all at once seems to have filled our
Quaker friends with terror, it made it absolutely ne-
cessary to license only English traders, and they of
Protestant proclivities, so as to prevent communica-
tion with the French on the Ohio. Among the first
was John Harris, who perchance entered this then
lucrative field, the Indian trade, at the suggestion of
his most intimate friend, Edward Shippen, Provincial
Secretary.
Of the John Harris who thus located permanently
at Harrisburg, and who gave name to that city, it may
not be inappropriate to refer. " He was as honest a
man as ever broke bread," was the high eulogium
pronounced by Parson Elder, of blessed memory, as
he spoke of the pioneer in after-years. Born in the
county of Yorkshire, England, although of Welsh
descent, about the year 1673, he was brought up in
the trade of his father, that of a brewer. Leaving
his home on reaching his majority, he worked at his
calling some time in the city of London, where lie
joined, a few years afterwards, a company from his
native district, who emigrated to Pennsylvania two or
three years prior to Penn's second visit to his Prov-
ince. Watson states that John Harris' "entire capi-
tal amounted to only sixteen guineas."
We first hear of him after his arrival in Philadel-
phia as a contractor for clearing and grading the
streets of that ancient village. In 1698 his name is
appended to a remonstrance to the Provincial Assem-
bly against the passage of an act disallowing the
franchise to all persons owning real estate less in
value than fifty pounds. The memorial had its effect,
and the objectionable law was repealed. By letters
of introduction to Edward Shippen, the first mayor
of Philadelphia, that distinguished gentleman became
his steadfast friend, and through his influence, no
doubt, were secured those favors which induced him
eventually to become the first permanent settler in
this locality.
In January, 1705, John Harris received his license
from the commissioners of property, authorizing and
allowing him to " seat himself on the Sasquahannah,"
and " to erect such buildings as are necessary for his
trade, and to enclose and improve such quantities of
land as he shall think fit." At once he set about
building a log house near the Ganawese (Conoy) set-
tlement, but the Indians made complaint to the gov-
ernment that it made them " uneasie," desiring to
know if they encouraged it. As in numerous in-
stances when the provincial authorities were taken
to task, they disavowed their own acts. Nevertheless,
the " trader" continued his avocation, making fre-
quent visits to the Shawanese villages at the Cone-
wago and Swatara. It is doubtful if John Harris
came farther west until after the permanent removal
of all the French traders.
It was during one of his expeditions that Harris
first beheld the beauty and advantages of the location
at Paxtang. It was the best fording-place on the
Susquehanna, and then, as now in these later days,
on the great highway between the North and South,
the East and the West. Annually the chiefs of the
Five Nations went to the Carolinas, where were
located their vast hunting-grounds, and these, return-
ing with peltries, found need of a trading-post. The
eye of that hardy pioneer, looking out over the vast
expanse of wood, and plain, and river, saw and knew
that it was the place for the realization of that fond
dream of the founder of Pennsylvania, the great and
good Penn, " a city on the Susquehanna." At the
period referred to, the lands lying between the Cone-
wago or Lechay Hills and the Kittochtinny or Blue
Mountains had not been purchased from the Indians.
Of course neither John Harris nor the Scotch-Irish
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
settlers could locate except by the right of squatter
sovereignty or as licensed traders. As a trader, it
could only be with the permission of the Indians.
Harris' first move was the erection of a store-house,
which he surrounded by a stockade. It was located
on the lower bank of the river, at about what is now
the foot of Paxtang Street. A well dug by him still
exists, although covered over about twenty-five years
ago, the old pump stock having become useless and
the platform dangerous. A mound or hillock about
one hundred feet southeast of the graveyard denotes
the spot. " For almost a century," in the language
of the late David Harris, " this well supplied a large
neighborhood with water, which was exceedingly
cool and pleasant to the taste." Adjoining his cabin
were sheds for the housing of peltries obtained by
traffic, which at stated periods were conveyed to
Philadelphia on pack-horses.
Some years prior to 1718 an incident took place in
the life of John Harris which has received all sorts
of versions, and even doubts of its truthfulness. We
shall give it as we believe it, and as traditionary and
other facts in our possession supply the material
therefor. All the French traders having " gone over
Sasquahannah," John Harris monopolized the busi-
ness at Paxtang. In glancing over the records of the
Province of Pennsylvania, frequent allusions are
made to the excursions of the northern Indians,
either to hunting-grounds in the South or to a conflict
with a deadly foe. At one time the Onondagoes, on
a predatory excursion against the Talapoosas, in Vir-
ginia, descending the Susquehanna, left their canoes
at Harris', proceeding thence to the scene of strife.
Situated as he was, at the best ford on the river, he
commanded an extensive trade. His Indian neigh-
bors (Shawanese) were very friendly, and of course
would not allow any strange or predatory bands to
molest him. The deadly foe of the red race is rum,
and although the selling of it was expressly forbidden
by the provincial authorities, yet there was scarcely a
treaty or conference without this portion being a part
of the presents made by the refined white man to his
ignorant red brother. Of a consequence liquor was
sold, and we are told by Conrad Weiser that on one
occasion " on the Sasquahannah," the Indians whom
he was conducting to Philadelphia became so drunk
that he was fearful of them and left them. At theperiod
first referred to, it seems a predatory band of Indians,
on returning from the Carolinas, or the " Patowmack,"
naturally halted at John Harris'. In exchanging part
of their goods, probably rum — for this seems to have
been the principal beverage drunk at that period —
was one of the articles in barter. At least we have
it by tradition that the Indians became riotous in their
drunken revelry, and demanding more rum, were re-
fused by Mr. Harris, who began to fear harm from
his visitors. Not to be denied, they again demanded
liquor, and seizing him, they took him to a tree near
by, binding him thereto. After helping themselves
to whatever they wanted of his stores, they danced
around the unhappy captive, who no doubt thought
his death was nigh.
Prior to this the Indian village of Paxtang had been
deserted, and the inhabitants removed to the west
side of the Susquehanna. On the bluff opposite John
Harris', as also at the mouth of the Yellow Breeches,
there were lodges of Shawanese, and these held our
Indian trader in high esteem. Information was taken
them by Mr. Harris' negro servant, when at once were ,
summoned the warriors, who crossed the river, where,
after a slight struggle with the drunken Indians, they
rescued from a death of torture their white friend.
Although no mention of these facts is made in the
provincial records, there may possibly have been good
reason therefor, and it is well known that many inci-
dents, well authenticated in later years, have not been
noted in the documents referred to. By tradition and
private sources alone are they preserved from oblivion.
It was no myth, this attempt to burn John Harris,
and although the pen and pencil have joined in
making therefrom a romance and heightened it with
many a gaudy coloring, yet accurate resources have
furnished us with the details here given.
The remains of this tree, which in the memory of
the oldest inhabitant bore fruit, stands within the in-
closure at Harris Park, a striking memento of that
thrilling incident. The late George W. Harris fur-
nished the author with certain corrobatory traditional
evidence, which is herewith given. That it did occur
was not only traditional in the Harris family but in
others. The writer's grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth
(Thomas) Egle, tarried when a child of fifteen at
John Harris', her father then being on his way from
Philadelphia to his home at his mill on the Yellow
Breeches. John Harris, the founder, in the course of
conversation with her father alluded to the mulberry-
tree and the rude inclosure of the graves at its foot,
and distinctly remembered then hearing the story in
detail which we have given.
Robert Harris, a grandson of the Indian trader,
stated it as a fact in which he believed. According
to a memorandum, made in his lifetime, he stated
that a band of Indians came to the house of his grand-
father and demanded ram. He saw that they were
intoxicated, and he feared mischief if he gave them
more rum. They became enraged and tied him to
the tree for burning. The alarm was given, and In-
dians from the opposite side of the river came and,
after a struggle, released him.
Esther, a daughter of the first John Harris, left
three daughters: Elizabeth, married to Samuel Mac-
lay ; Isabella, married to William Bell, of New York ;
and Margaret, married to Isaac Richardson, of Penn-
sylvania, and then or subsequently living in York
County. All of these granddaughters made state-
ments in relation to the occurrence in question.
In the year 1840, G. W. Harris had a conversation
with Mrs. Bell on this subject. She stated that she
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21
was born in 1760. That in 1766 she was coming from
Carlisle, where she lived, to Harrisburg with her
father and some of her sisters. When they came to the
river opposite to Harrisburg, where William Harris
was then living, some of the children pointed to an
old man fishing in the river, and they mentioned that
he had saved the life of his master, John Harris, from
the Indians. She said that she understood it to be
when he was tied to the mulberry-tree.
Robert Maclay, of Kishacoquillas Valley, Mifflin
County, wrote some years ago a statement as to this
matter, from information obtained from his mother and
her sisters, Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Richardson. His state-
ment is to the effect that a party of Indians came to
trade, and after obtaining what Mr. Harris had given
to them, or traded for, they demanded rum, which he
refused. They then determined to burn him, and
bound him with hickory withes to a mulberry-tree ou
the bank of the river, and commenced gathering and
piling wood around him. While they were gather-
ing wood his negro man Hercules slipped off and in-
formed friendly Indians on the opposite side of the
river, who at once came in sufficient force to rescue
and save his master. He added, as the statement of
these ladies, that Mr. Harris set Hercules free, and
that afterwards he directed that he should be buried
under the mulberry-tree. Hercules died a consider-
able time after the death of John Harris, and is
buried there.
Mr. Maclay also furnished a statement, which he
had heard from his mother, to the effect that some
friends endeavored to dissuade the old gentleman,
Mr. Harris, from his determination to be buried under
the mulberry-tree, alleging that the river-bank was
being washed away and the grave might be exposed
and perhaps washed away, and that he ought to be
buried in the Paxtang church graveyard, but that he
silenced all argument by saying that if you bury me
out in Paxtang, I'll get up and come back. One of
his daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Finley, is also buried
under the mulberry-tree.
Here, then, is the statement of Robert Harris, a
grandson of John Harris, and of three of his grand-
daughters to the alleged occurrence at the mulberry-
tree, and Mr. Harris adds that Mrs. Bell and Mrs.
Richardson were known to him, and were persons of
superior intellect.
Robert Maclay also mentioned an incident, as de-
rived from the same source, that an Indian, in a dis-
tressed condition, on a cold night, came to the house
of John Harris and sought admission. He was re-
ceived, and lay by the fire during the night. When
the Indians came to the relief of John Harris it is
said that this Indian was with them.
As to whether the alarm was given by Hercules, in
a conversation with Robert Harris, about the year
1840, in which he said that the alarm on the occasion
in question was not given by Hercules, but in some
other way, how he did not know ; but that Hercules
had saved the life of his master on another occasion,
I think he said when he was endangered from a steer
in a flat on the river. But Mr. Samuel Breck, of
Philadelphia, previous to October, 1827, wrote an ac-
count relative to Harrisburg, in which, in reference
to this alleged occurrence at the mulberry-tree, he
states that the Indians who came to the relief of John
Harris were led by Hercules, and he adds that the
narrative was submitted in substance to the inspec-
tion of Mr. Robert Harris, and declared by him to be
correct.
When the picture representing that scene (in posses-
sion of the State of Pennsylvania) was painted by
Reeder, who was in communication with Robert Har-
ris, the latter, it would seem, was of opinion that the
alarm was not given by Hercules, and Hercules did
not appear in it. His attention may not have been
directed especially to the statement relative to Her-
cules in the narrative of Mr. Breck, or his subsequent
recollection may have been at fault. The burden of
evidence seems to be that the alarm was given by
Hercules, and if it were he is entitled to representa-
tion in the picture.
We have been thus explicit because the incident
has been stated as untrue, and hence have given such
traditionary evidence as it. has been possible to
obtain.
Following the advent of the trader, as emigration
to Pennsylvania increased, pressed towards the banks
of the Susquehanna the early pioneer. The first
assessment-list for what was subsequently Lancaster
County is that of the township of " Conestogoe," Ches-
ter County, for the year 1718. This was the name of
the outlying township of the latter county, which, in
1722, we find to be divided into East and West Cones-
togoe townships, and from the latter, in 1725, the
township of Donegal. As many of the names in the
organization of townships and counties belonged
eventually to the county of Dauphin, we give the
list entire, and the names as in the original. At the
period noted the number of " residents taxable" was
one hundred and twenty-nine, and the amount of tax
levied £40 10s. IUI.
CoNKST'i'.i'E Rate — 171S.
English Inhabitants.
Tax. [ English Inhabitants.
Tax.
Francis Warley 12
John Cartliedge 10
James Hendricks o
James Letort 12
James Patterson 5
William Sherrel 2
John Hendricks 2
Collum Macqnair 3
Baldwin 3
Tho
> Gale
Alexander Bense 3
John McDauiel 1
Richard Carter 3
John Linvill 3
Robert Wilkins 2
John Efarer 5
John Grist 1
William Hughes 6
Peter Basilliou 10
John Combe ^
Joseph Roe 1
Andrew Mason 2 6
Joseph Hickman 7 6
Daniel Ookson 10 0
Thomas Clark 3 9
William Clark 2 0
Stephen Atkinson 4 0
Morgan Jones 2 6
Edmund Cartledge 5 0
John Harris 12 0
David Preece 12 0
Robert Middletou 12 0
Richard Grice 12 0
Nathaniel Cristopher 12
Tho
i Per
12 0
Samuel Birchtiebl 12
William Ludford .- 12
Thomas Wilkin 12
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
CoNF.STOOOE It ATE— 1718.
Dutch Inhabitants.
Tax.
Martin Knndig 12 6
Martin Milin 5 0
Christian Heer 10 tl
John Hai-r It) 0
Wendall Bowman 3 6
Jacob Miller 11 3
Joseph Sternal 2 6
Dani.l Harmer 8 9
Dutch Inhabitants.
3 9
6 0
llanee Bugholder 2 ti
Hance Neieomer 1 6
Melchior Prenaman 4 6
George Kendrick 2 u
John Natts, jun 1 3
Michael Shank, jun 2 0
John Natts, sen 1 3
Henry Ffuiilc 2 6
Benjamin Wilmer 2 5
Jacob Lamina. 2 6
llanee Henry Neff 5 u
Michael Miller 2 6
Ffelix Lamlus 5 0
Jacob Kunilrick, Jun 5 0
John Ffiame 1 9
Charley Christopher 1 9
W iek Howry 1 3
Stollal Prenaman 1 9
Jacob Hoober
lie 2 6
Isaac Frederick & Son 5 0
Jacob Kundrick lu 0
Jacob Lamlus, jun 1 6
Martyn Boyer 1 9
i Boy
,,t. I.,
Jacob Highstetter 3
John Wilmer 2
Andrew Koffman 3
Isaac Koffruan 3
John Broakpather, jun 7
John Broakpather 6
Jacob Broakpather 3
Peter Swaor 1
John Bon
Benedict™ Brachbill 11
Christian Shank 5
Michael Shank, sen 3
John Shank 2
Undey Mover 3
Hans Brand 2
Abraham Heer 8
Melchior Arisman 2
Christian Hearse & Son 5
John Toup 2
Hans Graffjun 7
Hans Graff, sen 3
Peter Yorte 5
Yorey Eheys ti
Hans Currick Moyer 1
Christian Shaus 3
Hans Weaver 3
Woolrick Hource
Peter Lamau
William Penn, the first proprietary, died in Eng-
land in 1718, and his son Thomas continued in his
minority until 1731; Richard, his other son, until
1732. In this interval their land-office was shut up,
so that during that time warrants and patents were
not regularly granted by the commissioners of prop-
erty for transferring lands to applicants. To further
the settlement of the then Province within that pe-
riod, tickets signed by one of the commissioners of
property, or by the secretary of the land-office, came
into practice. Hence, it would seem, sprung up im-
provements. The old rule being once relaxed, greater
liberties were taken by the people, and emigrants
from abroad often seated themselves on vacant lands
without permission, and made valuable improve-
ments. The usage of the proprietary land-office was
favorable to these settlements. The interests of the
proprietaries were promoted, and the pre-emption of
the lands they occupied was generally considered as
belonging to the settlers. The inhabitants of the
frontier counties in particular availed themselves of
the usage, and in many instances went much further
than was ever intended by the lords of the soil or
their officers.
Thomas Penn arrived at Philadelphia in 1732. No
warrants appear to have been issued to take up land,
but only to resurvey, from 1730 to 1733, when Thomas
Penn first signed warants; and in that year he signed
many warrants to settlers for lands, and even stating
settlements made many years before.
The prices for land varied. Previous to 1732 there
were no fixed prices. The terms agreed upon appear
to have been regulated by cash payments, and the
annual quit-rents to be afterwards paid. As early as
1684, all warrants were conditional, containing a
clause that the land should be improved within a
specified time or the warrant to be void. The time
varied from six months to a year, and in a few cases
to two or more years ; and which continued until after
1730, and this may partially account that the urgent
request made by old and confidential officers for the
establishing an uniform price was constantly rejected.
Perhaps, to understand this subject the better, it
should be borne in mind that the proprietary, although
Governor and political head of the Province, yet care-
fully and rigidly kept up the distinction between his
political and private rights. He exercised the same
absolute power to sell, to whom he pleased, and on what
terms he pleased, which every owner of lands exer-
cises, and resisted any interference of the Assembly
with these rights constantly and successfully, by his
personal influence or that of his Governors here, or by
procuring the repeal by the king in council of every
law infringing on such his private rights. As a result,
prices varied for the first half-century — greatly varied
— every month and week and day, by him and his com-
missioners of property; in short, that difference in
price of lands nearly contiguous, or actually con-
tiguous, was what constantly occurred. There was
not always injustice or impropriety in this ; the differ-
ence of soil or location may have been the cause. Be-
sides, it must be recollected that for more than half a
century cash was not generally paid on taking out a
warrant. The price then very often, if not always,
depended in some degree upon the ability to pay cash
in hand. No man of his day was more distressed for
money than William Penn. He was obliged to mort-
gage his Province, and was confined for debt in the
Fleet Prison in England. Necessity compelled him,
therefore, to sell for cash at very low rates ; and the
propriety and moral necessity of having his Province
settled and cultivated made it proper to sell to those
who would cultivate and improve the country, and
agree to pay interest.
Those who had purchased warrants from William
Penn in England, and who had deeds, generally took
warrants to survey their lands, and often the first war-
rant was for only a part, and they might take another
warrant or warrants for the residue of their purchase,
or might sell the whole or a part, or several parts to
several persons, each of whom could take a warrant
for his quantity or portion. These were called first
purchases. On these warrants, or their alienees, no
money was due, and no price mentioned.
From and after 1732 until the 27th of December,
1762, the price was £15 10s. per cent.; interest
charged from six months after the date of the war-
rant when the land was not improved, but if im-
proved, then from the commencement thereof. From
Dec. 27, 1762, to Dec. 27, 1763, the price was £9, cur-
GENERAL HISTORY.
rency, per cent. From Dec. 27, 1763, to Aug. 6,
1765, the price was again £15 10s. per cent.; but if
the land was improved previously to 1762, £15 10s.,
and interest accordingly. From Aug. 6, 1765, to
July 1, 1784, the price was £5 sterling for unim-
proved land ; but if improved, the time at which
the improvement was made governed the price. It
may be stated in this connection that no price was
ever fixed for lands within the manors or proprietary
surveys, these being the private property of the
proprietaries. The commissioners of property gen-
erally sold them at a higher rate than other lands, or
on warrants " to agree." In 1739 and ever afterwards
they were sold by special agents under special powers.
It is much to be regretted that the correspondence
between the proprietaries and their secretary, James
Logan, and the provincial surveyors from 1710 to
1740 has never been collated. It would greatly sub-
serve the interests of our early history by throwing
light upon a number of transactions in land, and the
cause of the state of feeling on the part of the early
settlers. The Scotch-Irish were not treated with the
same consideration accorded the Germans and Swiss.
The latter could locate anywhere, the former not.
The Scotch-Irish settled on the manor of Conestoga,
but they were removed by force, their cabins burned,
and told to go beyood the Conewago. The Germans
occupied immediately the land from which the Scotch-
Irish had been driven, and warrants therefor to them
shortly afterwards granted. All except less than five
hundred acres of this celebrated manor was taken up
by German settlers, and that was a locality where a
few Shawanese Indians had planted themselves, and
which in our subsequent history became more than
notorious. The Scotch-Irish ejected from the pur-
chased and surveyed lands were pushed across the
Conewago and Swatara, where they were allowed to
remain. Many of these had settled ten to fifteen
years upon the land ere the surveyors entered upon
it, and the privilege was afforded to take out warrants.
Applications were made at once, but many years
elapsed ere the warrant was issued, and frequently
the right was transferred by one to another through
purchase ere right in the soil was secured from the
land-office.
We herewith give the record of such warrants.
Many who secured the original warrants sold within
a few days thereafter a portion of their land to their
neighbors or relatives, as an examination of deeds
will evidence. Many of those for whom twenty-five
or fifty acres are warranted were for lands adjoining
their other lands. There will no doubt be a surprise
to our readers at the absence of names of individuals
who it is well known were early settlers. This is due
to the fact that deeds were given by the proprietaries
to the " original purchasers" and others of large tracts
of land, giving simply the names of the counties and
sometimes the manors in which they were located.
These persons sold to many of the early settlers, and
although the latter were really the persons entitled t<>
the original warrants, yet through either being re-
lieved from quit-rent or perchance purchasing on
more favorable terms, their deeds to the soil came
not through the land-office, but through speculators
and others.
The date of the warrant is far from the date of
settlement. It is frequently stated in these that the
land had been settled some years previously. Fre-
quently the interest was to be computed from a period
many years anterior to the date of warrants, and to
these we have affixed an asterisk (*j, which give the
date interest commences, and that may have been
years after a permanent improvement had been made.
There is one thing to the credit of the proprietaries
be it said, they never attempted to collect interest be-
yond the date of purchase from the Indians, but those
who had already made improvements a higher price
was fixed for land and for quit-rents.
Few, perchance, will attach any particular impor-
tance to the record of early warrants given. It has
been a work of considerable labor and research, and
if not interesting reading in the main, is of real his-
toric value.
WARRANTEES OF LAND IN PAXTANG TOWNSHIP.
Allen, Peter, 400; Oct. 26, 1734.
Armstrong, James, 200; Nov. 26, 1736.
Armstrong, William, 200; Jan. 13, 1737.
Alcorn, James, 250; Jan. 13, 1737.
Armstrong, John, 250 ; April 26, 1738.
Alcorn, James, 190 ; June 1, 1741.
Armstrong, Robert, 200; Oct. 30, 1715.
Alexander, George, 200; Aug. 6, 1762.
Brice, Samuel, 150 ; Feb. 19, 1736.
Brady, Hugh, 250 ; May 21, 1735.
Brady, Hugh, 150; Feb. 27, 1733.
Burney, Thomas, 200 ; Feb. 14, 1737.
Brown, William, 100 ; May 17, 1754.
Bell, William, 200 ; May 0, 1763.
Brown, Benjamin, 150 ; March 11, 1765.*
Berryhill, Andrew, 150; May 6, 1765*
Brown, William, 200 ; Oct. 4, 1765.
Barnett, John, Sr., 130; April 10, 1775.
Barnett, John, Jr., ISO; April to, 1775.
Beader, Peter, 200; April 17, 1775.
Burrows, John, 100; March 1, 1760.1
Chambers, Benjamin, 200; March 2S, 1734.
Cavet, John, 100 ; March 21, 1737.
Cavet, Richard.
Cliilds, John, 200 ; March 2, 1737.
Chambers, Robert, 150 ; Feb. 15, 1737.
Calhoun, John, 400; Jan. 16, 1737, "Whereon improvements have
been made eight years."
Curry, Robert, 200; Jan. 16,1737.
Carr, James, 250; Jan. 13, 1737.
Caldwell, John, 150; Dec. 22, 1737.
Cochran, Andrew, 200; June 8, 1738.
Cunningham, John, Sr., 200; May 6, 1738.
Chambers, William, 200 ; May 6, 1738.
Crawford, James, 250; March 27, 1738.
Cooper, Thomas, 150 ; Jan. 9, 1743 4.
Cowden, Matthew, 300; Nov. 2, 1749.
Carson, William, 45 ; June S, 1753.
Copeland, Noah, 50 ; July 12, 1751.
Cantzen, John Jacob, 200; June 25, 1763.
Caldwell, John, 300; Oct. 4, 1765.
1 Date of occupancy.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Calhoun, William, 150 ; Oct. 30, 1765.
Calhoun, James, 300; Feb. 22, 1770.
Carver, John, 25 ; April 11, 1771.
Cunningham, Hugh, 160 ; July 2, 1772.
Chambers, John, 200; Aug. 10, 1767* " above the Narrows."
Dickson, William, 250; March 22, 1733/4.
Dickey, Moses, 100 ; May 31, 1742.
Davy, Hugh (Phila.), 250; Oct. 1, 1751, "William Eenick's land."
DuDcan, Thomas, 200; March 6, 1754.
Deyarmond, Henry, 50 ; May 13, 1756.
Duncan, James, 200 ; Feb. 14, 1737*
Edgell, Simon (Phila.), 300; March 27, 1738.
Edgell, Kebecca (widow of S.), 338; May 20, 1743.
Elder, Thomas, 250; Jan. 14, 1743/4.
Elder, John, 264; May 24, 1751.
Espy, James, 150; July 2, 1766.
Egle, Abraham, 150; April 23, 1773.
Elder, Rev. John, 200 ; Feb. 14, 1785.
Foresay, John, 200 ; March 28, 1734.
Foster, William, 200; Jan. 20, 1737.
Foster, John, 200 ; Jan. 20, 1737.
Ferguson, James, 300; Jan. 20, 1737.
Forster, Arthur, 250; May 6, 1738.
Foster, Thomas, 200 ; July 1, 1743.
Finley, John, 200 ; May 11, 1747.
Fisher, John, 268 ; Feb. 19, 1747.
Faulkner, Thomas, 400 ; March 18, 1748/9.
Fisher, Philip, 50; Aug. 4, 1753.
Forster, Frederick, 50; April 22, 1754.
Feegan, John, 50 ; June 9, 1772.
Fulton, Abraham, 100; Feb. 17, 1775.
Gardner, Henry, 500 ; March 4, 1733.
Graham, John, 200 ; Aug. 2, 1733.
Graham, James, 100 ; Jan. 23, 1737.
Gray, John, 250; March 25, 1738.
Galbraith, Samuel, 200; May 20, 1738.
Graham, Michael, 200; March 1, 1746.*
Gillaspy, Patrick, 150; March 1, 1754.*
Garber, John, 289; May 14, 1770.*
Gray, John, 300;. 1758.*
Hoff, Richard, 260; March 16, 1733.
Harris, John, 300; Dec. 12, 1733.
Hoff, Joseph, 250; March 16, 1733, " adjoining Peter Allen's laud."
HaDnah, Andrew, 200; Feb. 25, 1737.
Hoff, Joseph, 195 ; March 16, 1733.
Heer, Abraham, 195 ; June 22, 1742.
Hannah, Andrew, 150; Nov. 9, 1750.
Harris, William, 50; March 14, 1754.
Harris, Thomas, Jr., 50 ; April 9, 1754.
Hunter, Samuel, Sr., 300; Dec. 8, 1763.
Henderson, John, 150; Aug. 14, 1766.
Hulings, Marcus, 50; Jan. 12, 1769, "adjoining Peter's Mountain and
French Jacobs."
Heaslet, Robert, 200; March 4, 1775.
Hershey, John, 40; March 23, 1775.
Hilton, John, 90; April 10, 1775.
Johnston, James, 200; March 25, 1738.
Johnston, James, 400; March 25, 1737.
Job, Jacob, 300 ; March 19, 1742, " at the mouth of Swahatawro."
Johnston, George, 200; March 17, 1737.
Kirkpatrick, William, 200; April 17, 1759.
Kirkpatrick, Marg. (widow William), 200; Sept. 10, 1765.
Kerr, William, 258; Nov. 23, 1769.
Kreamer, John, 50 ; Jan. 6, 1772.
Liske, James, 200 ; Feb. 21, 1737.
Lipper, Andrew, 200 ; Jan. 27, 1737.
Lowry, John, 200 ; Feb. 7, 1737.
Lowry, John, 160; Aug. 28, 1734.
Montgomery, James, 100; May 3, 1736 (settled 5 years).
McGee, Patrick, 250; March 4,1737.
McCIure, Richard, 600; Jan. 30, 1737.
McKinney, John, 200; Feb. 5, 1737.
Mitchell, James, 250; Jan. 13, 1737.
McMilllin, William, 250; Jan. 16, 1737 (8 years prior).
McMullin, Hugh, 250; Jan. 16, 1737.
McNart, Francis, 200; Jan. 20, 1737.
McDounel, William, 300 ; Fob. 17, 1737.
Montgomery, Thomas, 250 ; Feb. 21, 1737.
Montgomery, Samuel, 100; Feb. 21, 1737.
Mayze, Thomas, 500; March 28, 1738.
Muckleroy, Henry, 260 ; March 31, 1738.
Martin, Joseph, 300; May 6,1738.
Martin, James, 300 ; May 6, 1738.
Maybane, Alexander, 150; May 29, 1738.
McMullin, William, 175; March 1, 1737.*
McCormick, Hugh, 200; April 9, 1750.
McGhee, Thomas, 200; Aug. 12, 1752, "Indian Trader" on Susque-
hannah over the " Blue Hills."
Martin, Samuel, 130; March 30, 1753.
McKillip, Hugh, 100; April 11, 1753.
McEvers, John, 100; Nov. 2, 1753.
Morrow, James, 200; Aug. 28, 1765.
Maharg, Alexander, 127 ; Aug. 14, 1766.
McKnigbt, William, 250; Nov. 17, 1768.
Miller, John, 100; Oct. 31, 1770.
Meyer, Henry, 100 ; Feb. 27, 1773.
Means, John, Jr., 200; March 1, 1768.*
McKinnie, John, 200 ; May 20, 1774.
Mayes, Thomas, 100; March 6, 1775.
McCord, James, 100 ; March 17, 1775.
Mitchel, Thomas, 100; March 30, 1775.
Montgomery, David, 200; April, 10, 1775.
McConnell, Robert, 170; April 21, 1775.
Montgomery, Rev. Joseph, 150; March 1, 1750.*
Nickson, William, 200 ; Nov. 26, 1736.
Nott, William, 200; Jan. 16, 1737.
Neal, John, 200; June 8, 1738.
Neil, John, 208 ; March 1, 1757.*
Osborne, Alexander, 400; Jan. 25, 1737, "has improved seven years."
Parke, Arthur, 150; June 1, 1738.
Parke, Samuel, 300 ; Jan. 4, 1737.
Patterson, Robert, 200; Dec. 7, 1737.
Potts, Robert, 200; March 1, 1737.
Patterson, Francis, "\
Patterson, Robert, I 150 ; March 1, 1739*
Patterson, Ann, J
Paul, Nathaniel, 100; March 25, 1758.
Pemberton, Israel,' 500 ; Oct. 29, 1862.
Purviance, Samuel, 100 ; March 14, 1769.
Patterson, William, 150 ; Sept. 26, 1776.
Pitnar, Michael, 150; Nov. 8, 1774.
Patton, David, 300: Jan. 18, 1775.
Patterson, Ann, 75 ; March 1, 1739*
Ray, Hugh, 100; Aug. 1, 1735.
Ricuey, William, 300; prior to August, 1732, " adjoining Mrs. Foster."
Renick, Robert, 250; March 27, 1738.
Renick, Thomas, 200; March 27, 173S.
Renick, William, 500 ; March 27, 1738.
Renick, Thomas, 400; March 27, 1738.
Roberts, Francis, 75; March 1, 1739*
Renick, Henry, 50 ; June 11, 1751.
Regie, Jacob, 150; March 1, 1737.*
Robertson, James, 180; April 10, 1775.
1 This warrant recites, that on the 23d day of April, 1730, there "was
granted for surveying unto John Jagger, of Eaton, in the county of
Bucks, in Great Britain, eldest sou of John Jagger, deceased, the quan-
tity of five hundred acres of Land within our said Province, which was
granted by our late Father unto the said John Jagger the elder in Fee,
by the name of John Jigger, by deed, dated the seventh of July, one
thousand six hundred and eighty-seven, under the yearly Quit Rent of
two English silver shillings per hundred acres, as by the same Warrant
appears; And whereas the said John Jigger the elder dyed Intestate
with respect to sd Five hundred acres of Land, and without having dis-
posed thereof, leaving issue Five children, viz., the said John, his eldest
son, an Heir ; and Edward and Abraham, his sons; and Sarah and Mary,
his Daughters; and the said Edward, Abraham, Sarah, and Mary, did
by their deed poll of the 27th February, 1729, grant, release, and quit
claim unto the said John Jagger, the younger, all their right and title
to the said Five hundred acres; And whereas the said Johu Jagger, the
younger, did afterwards by Deeds of Lease and Release, dated respect-
ively the first and second day of April, 1750, grant, bargain, sell, and
convey unto Israel Pemberton, the younger, of the City of Philadelphia
merchant," etc.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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Simpson, Thomas, 20(1; March 22, 1733/4.
Braden, William, 50 ; Dec. 0, 1744.
Skillirn, William, 150; March 23, 1735.
Black, Samuel, 800; Jan. 10, 1744.
Stuart, Archibald, 250; Nov. 17, 1737.
Black, David, 200; Feb. 5, 1744.
Simpson, Samuel, 160; Nov. 17,1737.
Black, Hngb, 200; Feb. 5, 1744.
Simpson, Thomas, 300; March 2, 1737.
Boyd, William, 100; Oct. 6, 1749.
Simpson, Nathaniel, 150; March 17, 1737.
Boyd, Robert, 100; Oct. 6, 1749.
Scott. Joseph, 200; Jan. 6, 1737.
Bushoin, Andrew, 100 ; July 21, 1749.
Scott, Andrew, 300; Jan. 6, 1737.
Bowman, Thomas, 50; Oct. 19, 1750.
Scott, William, 200; Jan. 6, 1737.
Boyd, Robert, 200; Jan. 16, 1752.
Stephen, Alex., 200; Nov. 15, 1737.
Baughman, Michael, 200, Sept. 24, 1751.
Scott, John, 200; June 8, 1738.
Becker, Casper, 50; March 25, 1751.
Sharpe, Edward, 300; May 6, 1738.
Brand, Martin, 50; April 9, 1752.
Skillirn, Wm., 300; April 4, 1738.
Blackburn, John, 150 ; Aug. 7, 1753.
Shippen, Edward (Phila.), 300; March 25, 1738.
Burkholder, Adam, 50; April 11, 1755.
Steen, Andrew, 200; March 1, 1737.*
• Braden, Wm., 100 ; Sept. 3, 1772.
Shaw, Timothy, 200; March 1, 1737.*
Clarke, Charles, 200, April 3,1734.
Smith, Henry, 150; April 29,1751.
Campbell, Alex., 200; Jan. 9, 1733.
Shiets, George, 100; March 2, 1752.
Cunningham, James, 200; June 1,1737.
Swaney, Henry, 80; March, 10, 1752.
Campbell, David, 200 ; March 3, 1737.
Sturgeon, Thomas, 200; Nov. 10, 1752.
Carr, John, 250 ; March 8, 1737.
Stewart, Hugh, 300; Dec. 12, 1752.
Campbell, James, 300 ; March 2, 1737.
Simpson, Samuel, 200; March 1, 1737.*
Cowen, John, 100; June 15, 1738.
Sturgeon, Jeremy, 200; March 22, 1753.
Clarke, Charles, 150 ; Dec. 31, 1742.
Steven, Andrew, 450; May 24, 1753.
Caruthers, James, 100; March 9,1742.
Shaw, Timothy, 100; June 1, 1753.
Smith, Robert, 200 ; March 1, 1737* •
Comer, Robert, 200, March 27, 1742.
Chambers, Rowland, 150; Nov. 29, 1742, " to com
from 1737."
Sterrat, Robert, 200 ; Feb. 4, 1755.
Corbet, Peter, 100 ; March 14, 1742.
Swan, Hugh, 200; Aug. 25, 1767.
Cooke, Thomas, 100 ; , 1737.*
Smith, James, 100; March 1, 1754*
Clarke, James, 200 ; July 28, 1743.
Smith, Jacob, 200 ; Oct. 3, 1772.
Candor, Joseph, 100 ; Sept. 13, 1743.
Simpson, William, 30; Jan. 15, 1773.
Chambers, Joseph, 100; Aug. 3, 1743.
Simpson, John, 100; Jan. 15, 1773.
Chambers, James, 150; Jan. 3, 1744.
Steel, John, 220; March 20, 1773.
Chambers, Robert, 200; Jan. 10, 1744.
Shop, Bernard, 150; Oct. 17, 1773.
Chambers, Henry, 200 ; Jan. 10, 1744.
Snyder, Phelty, 50; April 11. 1774.
Campbell, David, 200; March 1, 1739*
Swan, Moses, 150; Nov. 8, 1774.
Caruthers, John, 75; June 12, 1752.
Stewart, Elijah, 180 ; March 29, 1775.
Campbell, John, 100; May 13, 1752.
Smith, John, 100; April 10, 1775.
Caruthers, James, 100 ; March 29, 1750.
Shim, Leonard, 100; April 17, 1775.
Caruthers, Robert, 150 ; May 2, 1751.
Taylor, Matthew, 250; Feb. 22, 1737.
Cassel, Michael, 100 ; June 27, 1751.
Thorn, Joseph, 400; Jan. 20, 1737.
Campbell, James, 20 ; Aug. 22, 1751.
Taylor, Robert, 200; March 1, 1740.*
Carmony, Joseph, 60; June 27, 1769.
Teaffe, Michael, 60; April 21, 1759.
Clem, Adam, 6; July 9, 1773.
Woods, Michael, 200; April 6, 1737.
Dyer, Roger, 400 ; Jan. 25, 1733.
Wilson, Joseph, 200; May 7, 1737.
Dokes, John, 300 ; Oct. 25, 1737.
Wilson, John, 200; May 7, 1737.
Duncan, Andrew, 150 ; March 12, 1738.
Wilson, Alexander, 200; May 7, 1737.
Douglass, John, 100 ; Aug- 29, 1744.
Wilson, John, Sr., 250; July 23, 1753.
Dallebaugh, Peter, 50 ; May 1, 1751.
Walker, Andrew, 200 ; Nov. 30, 1753.
Dellebaugh, Valentine, 200; Jan. 30, 1752.
Wright, Robert, 50; May 1, 1754.
Detwiler, Jacob, Jr., 132 ; Feb. 16, 1775.
Wiley, Eliz. (widow of 01.), 200; Aug. 16, 1762.
Eckman, John, 125; Feb. 8, 1733.
Wallace, James, 300; April 4, 1766.
Ellison [Allison], Patrick, 200 ; August. 1732.*
Wilson, John (son of William), 300; Dec. 13, 1767.
Ewing, Thomas, 400; Nov. 17, 173S.
Wilson, Joseph, 200; Dec. 13, 1767.
Estdher, Gerrard, 100; Dec. 16, 1747.
Wagner, Adam, 150; Aug. 30, 1768.
Ekin, Mary, 50 ; June 15, 1748.
Wiggins, John, 150; Oct. 3, 1771.
Ekin, Arthur, 50; June 15, 1748.
Wiggins, Thomas, 50; May 17, 1774.
Eckleberner, Jacob, 50 ; Oct. 23, 1753.
Whitley, Michael, Sr., 200 ; Dec. 1, 1774.
Eakin, Thomas, 100 ; Nov. 30, 1753.
Wilson, Joseph A., 100; Feb. 8, 1775.
Eteling, Gotlieb David, 40; Feb. 26, 1754.
Wray, Hugh, 65; April 10, 1775.
Eberth, John Nicholas, 100 ; July 31, 1755.
Walker, James, 180; April 10, 1775.
Ellenberger, John, 10; March 26, 1772.
White, Josias, 150: April 10, 1775.
Foy, Henry, 200 ; Jan. 26, 1733.
Zimmerman, John, 125; July 6, 1772.
Forster, John, 100; Feb. 25, 1741/2.
Forster, David, 100; Feb. 25, 1741/2.
WARRANTEES OF LAND IN DERRY TOWNSHIP.
Foster, David, 200; Oct. 25, 1744.
Allison, John, 200; April 15, 1734.
Foster, James, 200; Jan. 3, 1744.
Aspie, George, 200; Aug. 23, 1738.
Forster, Robert, 75; Feb. 15, 1749.
Aspy, George, 100; May 14, 1750.
Fox, Henry, 50; June 4, 1752.
Aspy, John, 100; Nov. 2, 1753.
Fisher, Hans Adam, 50 ; Oct. 7, 1752.
Allen, David, 41 ; May 18, 1769.
Fishborn, Philip, 50; Oct. 24, 1754.
Breadin, Robert, 100; Jan. 28, 1736.
Fornee, Joseph, 15 ; May 20, 1772.
Black, Patrick, 200; Feb. 23, 1737.
Galbraith, James, 150; Aug. 9, 1732.*
Blackburn, Alexander, 300; March 25, 1738.
Graham, Sarah (widow of John), 250 ; March 11,
1737.
Boyle, Hugh, 300; March 1, 1742.
Gingrey, Hans, 50; June 14, 1750.
Bertram, William, etc., 100; July 10, 1741.
Grug, Valentine, 100; Jan. 30, 1752.
Black, Samuel, 50 ; Oct. 20, 1743.
Grose, Michael, 100; July 7, 1747.*
Bowman, Thomas, 100; May 25, 1744.
Glass, George, 50; July 19, 1753.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Godlip, George, 25; June 20, 1754.
Galloway. JoBepb (Md.), 25; April 4, 1771.
Graybill, John, 50; Nov. 5. 1767.*
Garter, Michael, 50; April 6, 1775.
Hall, Hugh, 50; Aug. 4. 1741.
Henry, John, 900: March 10, 1734.
Haig, John, 150; March 29, 1735.
Hayes, David, 200; Feb. 8, 1733.
Hall, William, 200 ; Oct. 25, 1737.
Hunter, Andrew, 150; Nov. 9, 1737.
HayeB, Patrick, 300; Jan. 10, 1737.
Hayes, Hugh, 200; March 14, 1737, "on the Barrens."
Hayes, David, 200; March 14, 1737.
Hall, Hugh, 150; March 12, 1710.
Hay, .William, 200; March 1,1737.*
Hayes, James, 200; July 15, 1743.
Hall, JameB, 200; Jan. 17, 1743/4.
Hersey, Andrew, Jr., 300; Oct. 28, 1746.
Hypsher, Ulrich, 50; Oct. 26, 1750.
Harris, Thomas, 50; April 24, 1752.
Hall, Thomas, 100; Nov. 28, 1753.
Hess, Martin, 25 ; Feb. 1, 1754.
Hayes, Hugh, 50; Feb. 8, 1754.
Henry, George, 100; April 20, 1754.
Hess, Matthias, 20; Oct. 2, 1756.
Houser, Martin, 50; Dec. 27, 1756.
Hamaker, Adam, 100; Aug. 19, 1766.
Hays, Robert, 10; Feb. 15, 1768.
Haydock, Robert (I'hila.), 200; March 28, 1775.
Hatton, John, 2; Feb. 15, 177G, "adjoining Port Royal land."
Huntzberger, Jacob, 50; May 22, 1776.
Hay, William, 100; Sept. 8, 1784.
Ireland, James, 200; July 5, 1745.
Johnson, Thomas, 400; March 3, 1737.
Johnston, David, 100; March 1, 1737*
Killinger, Jacob, 100; Oct. 24, 1749.
Klein, Michael, 200; July 18, 1751.
Klein, George, 100 ; Sept. 12, 1751.
Klein, Henry, 100; April 9, 1752.
Klonegar, Valentine, 50; Nov. 8, 1752.
Killiuger, Jacob, 200; Nov. 8, 1753.
Kennedy, John, 70; Nov. 14, 1766.
Keefer, John, 15; July 28, 1773.
Lard, Jane (widow of John), 200; Feb. 14, 1737.
Ligett, Michael, 200; June 21, 1737.
Lowe, Daniel, 50; Aug. 15, 1744.
Logan, Thomas, 200; Nov. 20, 1744.
Lard, John, 200 ; July 5, 1745.
Lemon, John, 150 ; March 14, 1750.
Lorang, Henry, 100; March 21, 1750.
Laird, Matthew, 200; Sept. 4, 1765.
Miley, George, 300; March 8, 1734.
Mayben, John, 400; May 25, 1737, "three years settled."
Martin, Henry, 200; May 26, 1737.
McNair, David, 200; Sept. 6, 1737, "four years settled."
Moyer, Henry, 200; Jan. 9, 1737.
Morrison, William, 200; March 14, 1737.
McQueene, John, 250; March IS, 1737.
McGrew, William, 200; Jan. 20, 1737.
McGrew, Finley, 300; Jan. 20, 1737.
Montgomery, John, 150; Feb. 7, 1737, "on Mill Creek."
Miller, James, 300; April 8, 1738.
McLallin, John, 100; May 26, 1741.
McCallister, James, 50; Jan. 7, 1741/2.
Maybin, John, 200; Feb. 22, 1741/2.
Murdock, Robert, 100; March 30, 1742.
Moore, Andrew, 200 ; Nov. 17, 1742.
Morrison, Andrew, 200; Feb. 15, 1742.
McKee, James, 200 ; Aug. 1, 1743.
Murray, James, 200 ; July 8, 1743.
McBride, Francis, 50; Nov. 9, 1744.
Moorhead, Thomas, 50; Feb. 20, 1744.
McAlevy, Miles, 50; March 16, 1744.
McQuin, John, 100; Oct. 24, 1745.
McCullen, Robert, 150; March 1, 1744.
McCullen, Sarah, 151); March 1, 1744.
Mitchell, David, 200; Juno 14, 1750.
Miller, Jacob, 50; Juno 19, 1750.
McKee, James, 50; March 28, 1751.
Murdock, Robert, 50; April 18, 1751.
McCalister, John, 150; April 19, 1751.
Morrison, Joseph, 25; April 17, 1752.
McCoghonoer, Philip, 150; June 25, 1752.
McCosh, John, 100; Jan. 16, 1752.
McC'Ieaver, Miles, 50; Jan. 3, 1752.
Magord, David, 100; Jan. 3, 1752.
Moore, John, 150 ; Oct. 20, 1752.
Moore, Andrew, 150; Oct. 20, 1752.
McCulloch, John, 20 ; Nov. 11, 1752.
McCleary, Robert, 150 ; March 30, 1753.
Miller, George, 50; Feb. 1, 1754.
Mucklehenny, Alexander, 300; May 21, 1754.
McOord, John, 50; Sept. 5,1754.
McKee, RoBert, 50 ; May 24, 1757.
McKee, James.
McLalland, Robert, 250 ; Nov. 25, 1734, " near the mouth of Swaha-
tawro."
McCunechy, John, 200; April 12 1734.
Maben, William, 250; June 15, 1734.
Morrell, Dietrich, 70 ; April 30, 1765.
McQueeu, John, 150; Nov. 23, 1765.
Meyer, John, 150; Nov. IS, 1771.
Neely, Charles, 30 ; April 12, 1750.
Newcomer, John, 100; Feb. 15, 1754.
Nofzuger, Jacob, 150; Feb. 13, 1755.
Neu, John Adam, 100; Feb. 10, 1757.
Over, John, 101 ; Dec. 17, 1745.
O'Neal, John, 100 ; July 5, 1750.
Over, Christian, 79 ; March 28, 1786.
Potts, James, 200; Sept. 8, 1737, "about eighteen months settled."
Parke, Samuel, 250; March 13, 1737.
Poer, Alexander, 200 ; March 25, 1738.
Peter, Henry, 150: Jan. 16, 1752.
Potts, Moses, 200 ; March 28, 1751.
Piuogel, John, 150 ; Oct. 26, 1753.
Peters, Richard (in trust), 200; March 17, 1755.
. Perdlar, Christian, 50; March 1 , 1747.*
Plouch, Jacob, 60; May 6, 1772.
Paine, William, 100; July 14, 1784.
Queen, Edward, 90; April 18, 1770.
Reynolds, John, 400; May 17, 1735.
Roddy, Alexander, 200; Aug. 3, 1737.
Robinson, William, 100 ; May 2, 1738.
Rutherford, Thomas, 150; March 1, 1737.*
Ree [Ray], John, 150; June 18, 1741.
Ree [Ray], James, 100; Oct. 11, 1713.
Reynolds, Francis, 150; Aug. 21, 1742.
Ree, William, 150 ; May 24, 1744.
Russel, James, 200; March 1,1737.*
Reiff, Jarob, 200; Sept. 22, 1746.
Riegar, Jacob, 100 ; July 7, 1747.
Robinson, Richard, 100; March 1, 1740.*
Rowan, John, 100; May 21, 1748.
Rutherford, Thomas, 150; March 1, 1746.*
Rowan, John, 100; March 1, 1744.*
Robinson, Andrew, 58; April 5, 1750.
Rowan, Andrew, 100 ; May 16, 1751.
Ramsey, David, 150; Oct. 4, 1755.
Russell, James, Jr., 80; April 6, 1770.
Raiguel, Abraham, Sr., 50; June 12, 1770.
Ricker, Jacob, 100; Nov. 21, 1774.
Sharp, Thomas, 200; Aug. 22, 1734.
Smith, John, 200; Nov. 16, 1736.
S[a]yers, William, 300; March 13, 1737.
Smith, William, 300; Oct. 16, 1738.
Segrist, John, 100 ; May 18, 1742.
Smith, Samuel, 200; March 1, 1737.*
Sloan, Jane (widow of John), 150; Oct. 7, 1743.
Shaw, JameB, 150; March 1, 1737*
Sawyer, William, 250; May 25, 1749.
Shape, Christopher, 100 J Oct. 26, 1750.
Shank, Michael, 30; March 10, 1750.
Sample, James, 50; Nov. 12, 1760.
Singher, Simon, 100; Dec. 13, 1750.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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Stevick, Jacob, 50; May 2?., 1751.
Snevely, George, 50 ; Oct. 4, 1751.
Smith, John, 100; April 2, 1752.
Sample, James, 200 ; April 30, 1752.
Shutter, John, 50; March 30, 1753.
Strain, John, 100; Sept. 18, 1753.
Spietel, Macks, 50; Teh. 1, 1754.
Schneider, Christian, 100; May 24, 1754.
Seller, Frederick, 36; Oct.16, 1765.
Shaffner, Jacob, 250; May 25, 1774.
Sinclair, Samuel, 400; July 14, 1784.
Stroupe, Andrew, 150; March 2, 1785.
Simpson, Joseph, 250; Marcli 21, 1785.
Taylor, David, 250; March 13, 1737.
Todd, James, 200 ; July 13, 1742.
Todd, John, 200; Nov. 29, 1742.
Thomson, John, 200; Feb. 20, 1744.
Tenninger, Leonard, 200 ; Feb. 28, 1750.
Tinninger, Adam, 250; April 18, 1755.
Vanlear, Christopher, 250; June 8. 1749.
Vanbebber, Peter, 100; Feb. 25, 1733.
White, Moses, 200; June 15, 1734.
Wallace, Eobert, 240; Feb. 7, 1738.
Wilson, Moses, 100 ; Feb. 20, 1740.
Wilson, Thomas, 150 ; Feb. 20, 1740.
Wilson, David, 200 ; settled before August, 1732.
Walker, James, 250 ; settled in 1732.
Wilson, William, 400; settled prior to August, 1732.
Walker, Henry, 200 ; settled prior to 1733.
White, Andrew, 200; March 2, 1737.
White, William, 100; March 30, 1743.
Walker, David, 50; Nov. 27, 1747.
Wilson, James, 150; March 1, 1737.*
Weaver, Jacob, 250 ; May 23, 1749.
Wiley, James, 150; Sept. 22, 1748.
Wallis, Alexander, 100; Marcli 1, 1749.
Walker, John, 100; March 1, 1744*
Walker, John, 50; Jan. 22, 1749.
Walker, Henry, 400; Dec. 15, 1749.
Wilson, Moses. 100; April 12, 1750.
Wilson, Alexander, 30; Sept. 21, 1750.
Walker, Jonas, 40; July^25, 1751.
Wagenar, Adam, 25 ; Dec. 5, 1757.
Weirick, Anthony, 50; June 25, 1752.
Weirick, Valentine, 50 ; June 25, 1752.
Wishong, Conrad, 50; Dec. 21, 1753.
Zenger, John, 100 ; April 23, 1740.
WARRANTEES OF LAND IN HANOVER TOWNSHIP.
Alexander, Ezechias, 250 ; Dec. 23, 1737.
Alexander, John, 200; March 25, 1738.
Alexander, John, 100; March 25, 1738.
Andrews, John, 150; Aug. 22, 1744.
Andrews, John, 100; Jan. 2, 1747/8.
Angeny, Dewalt, 50; Feb. 14, 1750.
Ainsworth, John, 100; Nov. 19, 1766.
Baker, Robert. 200; Aug. 4, 1737.
Bertram, William, 350; Aug. 9, 1737.
Blane, Alexander, 200; Dec. 5, 1737.
Brandon, John, 250 ; Dec. 23, 1737.
Brandon, John, Jr., 250; Dec. 23, 1737.
Barnard, William, 200; Jan. 10, 1737.
Baird, William, 200; Jan. 10, 1737.
Bell, Walter, 240; March 16, 1737.
Barnett, Robert, 200; June 9, 1738.
Brown, James, 300; Oct. 6, 1738, " near the Blue Mountains."
Brown, Charles, 100; Sept. 30, 1740.
Bingyman, John, 100; Feb. 6, 1741 2.
Bell, Thomas. 150; Nov. 10, 1743.
Barnard, William, 150; Jan. 26, 1743 4, "on Manada Creek."
Baschair, Barnard, 100; Oct. 25, 1710.
Brown, William, 50; July 19, 1750.
Brown, Patrick, 50; June 20, 1750.
Brandon, William, 30; May 30, 1751.
Brnnner, John, 100; May 5, 1752.
Baird, James, 200; Oct. 31, 1752.
Branstetter, Jacob, 50; Feb. 7, 1753.
Berryhill, Joseph, 50; Nov. 21, 1753, "over the Blue Hills."
Becker, John, loo; Oct. is, 176*.
Brown, William, 200; May 21, 1760.
Barnett, Martha, 200; June 7. 1770.
Barnett, John, Jr., 50; April 13, 1773.
Baker, Michael (of Marg.), 100; Sept. 8, 1773.
Baker, John, 100 ; Sept. 9, 1773.
Bull, Henry, 300 ; Dec. 14, 1773, of Cumberland County.
Bull, William, 300; Dec. 14, 1773, of Philadelphia.
Clarke, William, 250; Jan. 9, 1736.
Cnminings, Joseph, 250; May 7, 1737.
Curry, William, 200; Jan. 16, 1737.
Campbell, William, 300; May 16, 1738.
Cunningham, William, 200; April 26, 1738.
Crawford, John, 400 ; Aug. 22, 1 738.
Cooper, John, 200; June 14, 1738.
Carruth, Walter, 100 ; May 31, 1742.
Clarke, Baptist, 100; Sept. 7, 1743.
Cunningham, John, 200 ; Oct. 20, 1743.
Cunningham, William, 150; Dec. 6, 1743.
Carruth. Adam, 100 ; Dec. 30, 1743.
Crawford, John, 100; Dec. 30, 1743.
Curry, Robert, 213; Sept. 25, 1745.
Cahoons, George, 150; May 16, 1748.
Clarke, Benjamin, 200; Dec. 4, 1751.
Crawford, John, 200; June 5,1753.
Clark, John, 100; May 22, 1759.
Clark, Benjamin, 50; Nov. 15, 1758.
Countz, George, 100; Aug. 24, 1765.
Clark, William, 300; July 21, 1766.
Crain, George, 150 ; Nov. 19, 1766.
Cooper, William, 111 ; May 30, 1767.
Cuthbertson, Rev. John,' 100; Jan. 6. 1770.
Dunlor, William, 250; June 25, 1734.
Darn, James, 250 ; Jan. 18, 1737.
Dixon, John, 400; July 26, 1738.
Douglass, John, 200; Aug. 29, 1744.
Deeven, Frederick, 50; June 21, 1751.
Dallebaugh, Jacob, 100; Jan. 17, 1751.
Erwin, William, 200; Dec. 12, 1737.
Emmet, George, 100 ; April 4, 1740.
Ennis, Brice, 250; May 5, 1749.
Eckar, Peter, Sr., 50 ; May 22, 1751, " over the Blue Hills."
Eckman, John, 73; March 1, 1737*
Endsworth, Samuel, 188 ; Jan. 10, 1767.
Eagan, James, 300 ; Dec. 2, 1774.
Forster, John, 200; Nov. 12, 1742.
Ferguson, David, 100 ; July 24, 1750.
Flower, Samuel, 150 ; April 10, 1752.
Frome, Ulrich, 20; Aug. 27, 1755.
Finney, James, 200 ; March 1, 1759*
Finney, Thomas, 150; March 1, 1760*
Foulke, Amos, 100 ; April 11. 1775.
Graham, John, 200; Dec. 23, 1737.
Gregory, Walter, 150 ; Dec. 23, 1737.
Gallt, Matthew, 150 ; Jan. 20, 1737.
Gilliland, John, 250; Feb. 14, 1737.
Greer, Robert, 150 ; Feb. 14, 1737.
Guthry, John, 250; Oct. 29, 1743.
Graham, James, 200 ; Oct. 15, 1740 *
Gilliland, Hugh, 200 ; March 1, 1740.*
Gilliland, Robert, 50; April 9, 1751.
Glenn, John, 40; June 5, 1755.
Green, Timothy, 254 ; July 8, 1761.
Gilkinson, John, 250; Feb. 3, 1768.
Greeulie, James, 200; March 1, 173S*
Glen, Hugh, 150 ; March 1, 176S*
Garrigues, Samuel, Jr. (Phila.), 250; March 28, 1775.
Gunckle, Philip, 300; July 1, 17S4.
Hume, Robert, 250; "before August, 1732."*
Hustin, Albert, 200 ; Oct. 29, 1737.
Humes, Andrew, 300 ; Jan. 25, 1737.
1 In Hauover township in the said county opposite the Indu
Gap between the second and third mountains on both sides o:
Creek, including a large spring now called Hungry Spring, with a
below it.
Path
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Harris, James, 300 ; Feb. 10, 1737.
McMullan, Thomas ; March 22, 1754.
Harris, Robert.
McClenachan, James, 200; Oct. 29, 1765.
Harbeson, William, 250; April 8, 1738.
Miller, Anna Mary (widow of Leonard), 100; March 7, 1766.
Hall, Josias, 200 j May 11, 1738.
Martain, Alex., 150; Aug. 13, 1767.
Hough, Leonard, 150 ; Aug. 26, 1738.
McClnre, Thomas, 65 ; Aug. 10, 1772.
Hone, William, 200; Or.l. 25, 1738.
McRoberts, William, 50; May 26, 1773.
Hough, Joseph, 174 ; Aug. 26, 1738.*
Miller, John, 150; Oct. 20, 1773.
Hough, Leonard, 150; Sept. 19, 1741.
McClure, William, 30; May 13, 1774.
Hume, Robert, 80 ; Aug. 18, 1742.
Miley, Martin, 24; June 2, 1774.
Hume, William, 160; Jan. 25, 1737."
Meily, Henry, 20 ; Nov. 2, 1774.
Hogging, James, 100; March 1, 1737*
McCormick, John, 130; March 29, 1775.
Harvey, Martha, 100; March 1, 1737.*
McNair, Thomas, 165; March 1, 1760.*
Hill, John, 100 ; March 1, 1737.*
Meyer, Henry, 200 ; March 12, 1785.
Hume, John, 200; March 1, 1737.*
Nealy, Henry, 300; Jan. 11, 1734.
Hutchinson, John, 200 ; March 1, 1738.*
Nox, John, 300; Dec 1, 1737.
Hutchinson, Joseph, 100; March 1, 1738.*
Prees, Thomas, 250 ; Sept. 12, 1737.
Heenigher, Melchior, 120; Oct. 28, 1746.
Patrick, Robert, 200 ; Nov. 14, 1737.
Hummil, Isaac, 100; April 29, 1749.
Plantz, Matthias, 100; Nov. 4, 1751.
Hutzman, John, 50 ; March 26, 1752.
Patz, Peter, 100; Nov. 5, 1771.
Homagher, Adam, 100; May 14, 1752.
Parks, Eliza (wife of Joseph), 200; Nov. 19,
1772.
Hume, Thomas, 50 ; May 24, 1753.
Power, William, 300; July 14, 1774.
Henry, John, 25 ; Nov. 8, 1753.
Petticrew, John, 200; Nov. 23, 1784.
Hennig, Christopher, 50; June 10, 1754.
Petticrew, James, 200 ; Nov. 23, 1784.
Hesse, Michael, 200 ; June 20, 1754.
Reynolds, Joseph, 100; Feb. 25, 1733.
Hauer, Bernard, 10 ; Nov. 21, 1754.
Ripeth, James, Jr., 200 ; July 28, 1737.
Hutchinson, Joseph, 150; Oct. 30, 1765.
Kipeth, John, 300; Dec. 1, 1737.
Hess, Martin, 200; Nov. 21, 1767.
Ripeth, Joseph, 200; Dec. 1, 1737.
Hutchinson, John, 200; Oct. 28, 1774.
Ripeth, James, Sr., 400; Dec. 1, 1737.
Hume, Thomas, 200; April 6, 1775.
Reid, Adam, 200; March 1, 1739.*
Innis, Brice, 140; March 1, 1757.*
Robinson, Samuel, 200; Aug. 8, 1743.
Johnston, John, 200; Nov. 26, 1736.
Rogers, Seth, 150; Oct. 5, 1743.
Jones, John, 300; March 7, 1737.
Rogers, Joseph, Oct. 5, 1743.
Johnson, Gawin, 25 ; Dec. 3, 1753.
Rogers, George, Oct. 5, 1743.
Johnston, JameB, 50; Aug. 17, 1773.
Rogers, William, 200 ; March 1, 1739*
Klein, William, 180; April 4, 1769.
Riddle, Tristram, 200; May 9, 1747.
Kidd, Alexander, 100; Jan. 2, 1770.
Reddell, Sarah, 250; April 23, 1747.
Kaufman, Christian, 70 ; Feb. 27, 1770
Riddall, Tristram, 200; May 9, 1747.
Karr, Andrew, 150; April 16, 1774.
Robinson, William, 50; March 1, 1744*
Kreiser, Casper, 154 ; Jan. 5, 1785.
Reis, Nicholas, 100; Dec. 10, 1751.
Leykan, Peter, 100; Nov. 26, 1737.
Reis, Daniel, 100; Dec. 10, 1751.
Lycan, Andrew, 250; April 4, 1737.
Rice, Daniel, 100; Nov. 23, 1751.
Lowmiller, Henry, 50; April 30, 1765.
Robinson, Thomas, 100 ; May 27, 1752.
Leidich, John, 100 ; Nov. 14, 1774.
Robinson, Samuel, 60 ; Oct. 5, 1752.
McKown, John, 400; Jan. 9, 1736 (2% years settled).
Reynolds, George, 50; April 25, 1759.
Mclntyer, John, 200; Feb. 26, 1736.
Rosinberger, Erasmus, 120; Dec. 26, 1761.
McNealy, Andrew, 200; Aug. 17, 1737 (18 months settled).
Rude, Peter, 100; Aug. 9, 1765.
McNealy, Michael, 250; Dec. 5, 1737.
Rogers, James, 150; Nov. 19, 1766.
Making, John, 200; Dec. 5, 1737 (3 years).
Ribbeth, James, 200; March 1,1759.*
McKnight, James, 100; March 14, 1737.
Robinson, Thomas, 60 ; Nov. 14, 1767.
Murphy, James, 300; March 21, 1737.
Robinson, Philip, 100; Nov. 14, 1767.
Murray, John, 300; Jan. 10, 1737.
Reyer, John, 200; March 30, 1772.
McCurry, John, 200; Jan. 10, 1737.
Reychert, Jacob, 150; April 23, 1773.
Means, John, 200 ; Jan. 12, 1737, " improved before August, 1732."
Richards, Aquila, 75; Feb. 17, 1775.
McHorter, Hugh, 200 ; Jan. 25, 1737.
Richards, Samuel, 20; Feb. 17, 1775.
McNearly, John, 500; Feb. 0, 1737.
Reighart, Jacob, 30; July 5, 1784.
Morgan, Win., !W0; Oct. 10, 1738.
Sterratt, Samuel, 250; Feb. 22, 1737.
McCullock, Alex., 200; Dec. 20, 1742
Stewart, Lazarus, 300; " settled in 1731."
McCnrry, John, 20; Jan. 15, 1742.
Sharpe, John, 100 ; Aug. 30, 1739.
McClnre, John, 200; March 10, 1742/3.
Sharpe, Thomas, 100 ; Aug. 30, 1739.
Murray, James, 200; Jan. 28, 1743.
Stewart, James, 150; Dec. 2, 173S.
Murray, Robert, 200; Aug. 3, 1737.
Shirley, Thomas, 100; March 2, 1743.
McFarland, Walter, 200; March 1, 1737.*
Sankey, Richard, 150; July 2, 1743, "from
time of settlement."
McClure, Charles, 100; Feb. 22, 1744.
Stewart, Peter, 100; Sept. 17, 1743.
Mayl.iu, Win., 150; Feb. 26, 1744.
Sissiny, Stephen, 150 ; Oct. 17, 1743.
Murray, John, 25 ; March 1, 1744.
Stewart, Lazarus, 200; Oct. 20, 1743.
McKown, John, 200; March 6, 1745.
Swan, Alexander, 150; March 1, 1737.*
Mark, Kilian, 100; Sept. 21, 1749.
Sypert, Francis, 100 ; Jan. 26, 1743/4.
McMacken, Andrew, 40; April 11, 1750.
Steward, John, 150 ; May 26, 1744.
Moyer, John, 100 ; April 11, 1750.
Steward, James, 100; May 26, 1744.
McAmy, William, 100; April 25, 1750.
Sterrat, Samuel, 200; Feb. 26, 1745.
McClenighan, Wm, 150; Oct. 25. 1750.
Sterrett, James, 300 ; Nov. 23, 1747.
McClure, Charles, 100; Nov. 19, 1750.
Sloan, James, 200 ; March 1, 1740*
McConnick, Thomas, 100; June 7, 1749.
Sloan, John, 100; Oct. 5, 1748.
McCormick, Eliz., 100; June 7, 1749.
Sloan, Samuel, 100; Nov. 26, 1748.
McClure, Francis, 100; Feb. 26, 1753.
Strain, John, 100; Oct. 25, 1749.
McNett, Joseph, 50; Feb. 8, 1754.
Strain, Thomas, 50 ; May 25, 1751.
McCreight, Anthony, 100; Feb. 25, 1754.
Siese, ChriBtopher, 50 ; May 25, 1751.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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Snowdy, Matthew, 100; May 25, 1751.
McCallen, Robert, 70; Jan. 7, 1771.
Stoltts, Wendel, 100; Dec. 10, 1751.
McClintock, Alex., 75; Jan. 2, 1773.
Stultz, Jacob, 50; May 21, 1752.
Miller, Abraham, 100; April 8, 1773.
Sebel, John, 50 ; April 30, 1752.
Nafeziger, Joseph, 12 ; March 24, 1774.
Smith, George, 100; Nov. 16, 1752.
Orth, Adam, 100; July 1, 1784.
Sieg, Paul, 100 ; Dec. 8, 1752.
Patterson, James, 20 ; Aug. 19, 1740.
Steward, Samuel, 100 ; May 17, 1754.
Rushton, Job, 50 ; Aug. 9, 1745.
Stuart, William, 200 ; March 1, 1758*
Reynolds, George, 20; April 14, 1759, in trust for the use of the Lu-
Stuart, Frances, 100; March 1, 1758.*
theran congregation in Lebanon township.
Sturgeon, Thomas, 150; Not. 7, 1766.
Ruther, Conrad, came in 1728 with sons Conrad, Peter, and Joseph,
Steigleman, Jacob, 50; June 8, 1774.
all of full age ; took up 600 acres in Leacock, the former by will, April
Smiley, John, 200; June 23, 1768*
19, 1734.
Stoner, John, 110 ; Dec. 6, 1774.
Raiguell, Abraham, 50; Jan. 30, 1775.
Stewart, John, 180 ; March 4, 1775.
Wells, David, 50; jNov. 4, 1747.
Sherrick, Casper, 150; July 27, 1784.
Strain, Elizabeth (widow of David), 87; Nov. 23, 1785.
WARRANTEES OF LAND IN UPPER PAXTANG TOWNSHIP.
Thornton, Matthew, 200 ; March 14, 1737.
Armstrong, Robert, 150; June 30, 1772.
Trotter, James, 200 ; Oct. 12, 1738.
Bickel, Jacob, 100 ; June 23, 1773.
Tibbins, John, April 1, 1742.
Brandt, Simon, 50; Aug. 31, 1773.
Tees, John, 200; March 1, 1738*
Brunsou, Barefoot, 100; Sept. 30, 1773.
Thompson, Alexander, 100; Nov. 26, 1748.
Becker, Philip, 150 ; Oct. 26, 1773, " on Armstrong's Creek."
Todd, James, 100 ; Aug, 10, 1752.
Black, Daniel, 200; Dec. 15, 1773, "on the northwest side and on both
Taylor, John, 50; March 30, 1753.
sides of the Little Gap Run, near Berry's Mountain, about five miles
Taylor, Matthew, 100 ; March 30, 1753.
from Susquehanna River."
Thompson, John, 150 ; March 1, 1757*
Bartram, George (of Philadelphia), 300; March 15, 1774.
Trusdel, William, 150 ; March 1, 1746*
Bull, Anninus (of Philadelphia), 300; March 28, 1774.
Tittle, George, 210; March 1, 1756*
Bull, Ezekiel (of Philadelphia), 300; March 28, 1774.
Todd, John, 100 ; April 4, 1780.
Bull, Henry (Bucks Co.), 300; March 28, 1774.
Utzman, John, 150 ; April 10, 1752.
Bull, William (Philadelphia), 300; March 28, 1774.
Woods, William, 300; May 16, 1738.
Black, John, 150; May 10, 1773, "at the foot of Peter's Mountain."
White, John, 250; June 3, 1738.
Brandon, James, 30; April 22, 1774.
Williams, John, 300 ; Sept. 14, 1738.
Bartleson, Henry (Philadelphia), 300: April 22, 1774.
Wolfe, Philip, 200 ; Sept. 27, 1738.
Bell, John, Sr. and Jr., 2o0 ; May 13, 1774
Wright, James, 300 ; Dec. 5, 1737.
Bell, William, 300; May 19, 1774.
Wilson, David, 200; Dec. 6, 1744.
Buchanan, James, 200 ; Jan. 26, 1775.
White, Josiah, 300 : Dec. 22, 1744.
Brown, John, 200; March 12, 1776.
Weaver, Henry, 178 ; March 1, 1732*
Buck, Elijah, 30 ; March 14, 1776.
Wilson, William, 350 ; Aug. 29, 1737.
Bufflngton, Benjamin, 140 ; Feb. 7, 1785.
Williams, Isaac, 100 ; Aug. 2, 1750.
Bulfington, George, 100; Feb. 7, 1785.
Walmer, Peter, 100 ; Aug. 14, 1751.
Black, John, 60 ; July 29, 1785.
Woods, Andrew, 150; June 18, 1762.
Clark, Edward, 20; Dec. 14, 1772.
Wolf, Peter, 125 ; June 10, 1752.
Corbett, Peter, 50; June 2, 1773, " in Hunter's Narrows."
Wilson, James, 100; July 27, 1752.
Carmony, Joseph, 100 ; Sept. 15, 1773.
Waganaar, Adam, 50 ; June 22, 1754.
Clark, Joseph, 50 ; Jan. 31, 1774.
WoodB, Jane (widow of William), 150 ; Aug. 15, 1765.
Craimer, John, 45 ; Jan. 27, 1774.
Woods, William (son of William), 150 ; Aug. 15, 1765.
Crombach, Godfrey (Philadelphia), 300 ; April 23, 1774.
Woods, John, 150 ; March 1, 1756.*
Clark, William, 25 ; Dec. 29,1774.
Wilson, James, 200 ; prior to 1758.
Cochran, Samuel, 260 ; May 23, 176S.*
Watson, William, 140 ; Oct. 22, 1766.
Duncan, Margaret, 200; Oct, 29, 1772, "in the south side of Wiconisko
Wilson, Joseph, 250 ; Oct. 30, 1766.
Hill."
Wolf, Peter, 200 ; June 2, 1768.
Deibler, Michael, 125; Jan. IS, 1773.
. Wallace, Benjamin, 600; Nov. 30, 1767.
Deibler, Albrecht, 100; March 8, 1773, "in Wiconisco Valley."
Ward, George, 150; Nov. 8, 1774.
Deibler, Michael, 300; March S, 1773.
Walmer, George, 50; Nov. 24, 1774.
Deittrick, Michael, 150; April 28, 1773, "on the Dry Run in Lycau's
Walker, Thomas, 150 ; March 14, 1775.
Valley."
Young, William, 250; Sept. 12, 1737.
Diddle, Thomas, 275 ; July 6, 1774.
Young, Robert, 200; Nov. 27, 1740.
Duddell, James A., 100; Nov. 24, 1774.
Young, John, 200 ; Nov. 27, 1740.
Dill, Robert, 150; April 3, 1775.
Young, William, 160; March 1,1749.*
Duggan, Thomas, 100; April 15, 1775.
Young, James, 301) ; Aug. 27, 1765.
Duncan, John, 300; Oct. 8, 1784.
Zug, Hans, 100; Feb. 21, 1754.
Deibler, Matthias, Jr., 300; Oct. 8, 1784.
WARRANTEES OF LAND IN LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP.
Enters, Philip, 100; March 27, 1770.
Enderlein, Rev. Michael, 250; Oct. 16, 1773.
Adams, Martin, 200; May 25, 1737.
Eaker, Peter, 300; Oct. 26, 1773.
Boyd, Joseph, 100 ; Nov. 22, 1771.
Ferree, Joel, 100 ; Feb. 16, 1773.
Bowman, John, 25; Nov. 11, 1772.
Flori, David, 200; Nov. 10, 1773.
Bernard, Peter, 50; March 31, 1774.
Foulks, William, 115; March 24, 1774.
Clendenin, John, 80; May 11,1770.
Foster, Thomas, 20 ; June 2S, 1774.
Campbell, John, 40; Nov. 21, 1771.
Ferree, Isaac, 150; July 20, 1774.
Clark, Walter, 200 ; March 23, 1774.
Frick, Jacob, 100; Aug. 17, 1774.
Donaldson, James, 30 ; Sept. 6, 1773.
Frick, John, 100 ; Aug. 17, 1774.
Eversole, Abraham, 25 ; April 27, 1775.
Forster, Andrew, 200 ; Nov. 10, 1774.
Gibson, Daniel, 150; May 10, 1738.
Forster, William, 110; Feb. 20,1775.
Groves, Jacob, 71 ; May 31, 1770.
Forster, Stephen, 115 ; Feb. 20, 1775.
Holladay, Sarah (wife of John), 50; Aug. 19, 1752.
Forster, James, 105 ; Feb. 20, 1775.
Irwin, John, 100 ; July 31, 1745.
Forster, Eliz., 100; March 14, 1775.
Ketriug, Valentine, 250; July 1, 1786.
Grosher, Jacob, 150; Feb. 13, 1755.
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HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Gilmore, Moses, 150; Not. 27, 1772.
Grosskopf, Michael, 125 ; March 1, 1771.*
Galbraith, James, 100; Oct. 5, 1773.
Gray, Samuel, 300; Nov. 23, 1773.
Gilmore, John, 50; Jan. 31, 1774.
Gray, William, 200; April 16, 1774.
Garrigues, William (Philadelphia), 300 ; June 23, 1774.
Gartner, George Adam, 200; Sept. 7, 1774.
Gissler, Francis, 150; Oct. 17, 1774.
Galbraith, Bartram, 300 ; Dec. 2, 1774.
Garner, Jacob, 200; May C, 1775.
Gunckle, Michael, 400; July 1, 1784.
Hoffman, Peter, 50; Oct. 11, 1751.
Hoffman, John (Berks), 30; March 26, 1773.
Herman, David, 25; July 28, 1772.
Hook, John (Philadelphia), 300; Nov. 23, 1773.
Heller, Joseph, 250; Jan. 28, 1774.
Humphrey, John (Philadelphia), 300; April 28, 1774.
Hestine, Thomas (Philadelphia), 100; June 23, 1774.
Hebeiiing, Yost, 200 ; Oct. 12, 1774.
Halberstadt, John (Philadelphia), 50 ; Oct. 14, 1774.
Hoffman, John (Berks), 100; Oct. 19, 1774.
Hillings, Marcus, 100; Dec. 15, 1774.
Haines, Reuben, 150; Feb. 23, 1775.
Hain, Henry, 25; April 19, 1775.
Hoffman, Nicbplas, 200; Jan. 7, 1785.
Hoffman, Christian, 100; Feb. 7, 1785.
Huber, John, 10"; March 24, 1785
Hoffman, Peter, Jr., 343 ; April 23, 1785.
Irwin, Robert (Philadelphia), 50; Oct. 26, 1774.
Ingram, William, 200; Dec. 2, 1784.
Jackson, Thomas (CheBter), 163 ; May 25, 1773.
Jones, Isaiah (Cumberland), 300; March 28, 1774.
Jones, Isaac, 100; July 26, 1774.
Johnston, William, 250; Jan. 26, 1775.
Kastler, John, 100; April 13, 1773.
Kalin, Daniel, 300; April 11, 1774.
Kupper, George, 200; May 5, 1774.
Koble, Jacob, 200; July 1, 1784.
Kelso, William, 300 ; March 1, 1785.
Levy, Nathan, 150; Feb. 13. 1752.
Lycans, Jane, 200 ; Feb. 7, 1765.
Leman, Daniel, 300; Jan. 24, 1771.
Lee, Edward, 30; June C, 1772.
Laidick, John, 100 ; July 14, 1773.
Lark, Christopher, 200; Oct. 27, 1773.
Lytle, Joseph, 100; Nov. 8, 1773.
Lytle, John, 300; Nov. 22, 1773.
Lighty, Nicholas, 100; Feb. 15, 1774.
Lewis, Lewis (Northumberland), 200; June 10, 1774.
Lutz, Frederick, 100; June 27, 1774.
Laverty, Patrick, 100 ; July 27, 1774.
Ludwig, Christopher (Philadelphia), 150; Dec. 8, 1774.
Lester, John, 250; March 28, 1775.
Landis, Peter, 50; Oct. 21, 1776.
Meetch, John, 200; March 1, 1752,* "joining Simon Girty's improve-
ment."
Montgomery, Robert, 100; Oct. 24, 1765.
Montgomery, John, 200; Oct. 24, 1765.
Murray, John, 200; April 2, 1707.
McCullough, Archibald, 100; Oct. 31, 1771, of Cecil Co., Md.
Metz, Jacob, 200 ; Oct. 4,1773.
Meetch, John, 100; Oct. 5, 1773.
Mifflin, Jonathan (Phila.), 300 ; April 28, 1774.
Miles, Samuel (Phila.), 300; April 26, 1774.
Martin, John, 200; May 19, 1774.
Metzler, Henry, 100; Aug. 24, 1776.
Morrow, Archibald (Chester), 100 ; Oct. 14, 1774.
Miller, Nicholas, 160; Nov. 18, 1774.
McElreath, Joseph (Chester), 100; Nov. 25, 1774.
Minick, John, 200 ; Oct. 17, 1785.
Newberry, Israel (Phila.), 30O; March 28, 1774.
Newberry, Henry (Phila.), 300; March 28,1774.
Orram, Thomas, 250; Oct. 5, 1773.
Park, Robert, 200 ; May 25, 1773.
Pickle, Frederick, 300 ; Sept. 15, 1773.
Pertcb, George, 100 ; Oct. 17, 1770.
Pulling, John (Phila.), 300 ; Nov. 23, 1773.
Paschal!, Stephen (Phila.), 300; April 16, 1774.
Penrose, JoBeph (Phila.), 300; April 28, 1774.
Pickle, Frederick, Jr., 100 ; April 24, 1775.
Bees, Fred. (Phila.), 50; July 14, 1773.
Rees, Deitrick (Phila.), 100; July 14, 1773.
Rees, Martin (Phila.), 50 ; July 14, 1773.
Reisch, Jacob, 100 ; Nov. 3, 1773.
Rahn, George (Phila.), 300; Nov. 24, 1773.
Rankin, Samuel, 30; Jan. 26, 1774.
Richards, Aquilla, 200 ; March 28, 1774.
Rittenhouse, Matthias (Phila ), 300 ; March 28, 1774.
Rnpple, Augustus (Phila.), 300 ; April 26, 1774.
Rush, William (Phila.), 300; April 26, 1774.
Robinson, Henry (Phila.), 300 ; April 26, 1774.
Robinson, William (Phila.), 300 ; June 23, 1774.
Regel, John Peter, 175 ; July 6, 1774.
Regel, John Heinrich, 250 ; July 6, 1774.
Robinson, Henry (Phila.), 200; Nov. 9, 1774.
Riggle, Andrew (Berks), 140; April 28, 1774.
Reigle, Philip Adam, 200; Nov. 11, 1774.
Raiguel, Abraham, 250; Jan. 'SI, 1775.
Reed, John, 300; Feb. 14, 1775.
Reigel, Andrew, 100; March 20, 1775.
Raiguel, John Peter, 75; April 25, 1775.
Risseuger, Michael, 320; Oct. 25, 1784.
Reiter, William, 100 ; March 1, 1785
Better, John, 200 ; March 1, 17S5.
Schneider, Simon, 185 ; April 15, 1772.
Swinefurth, Albright, 100; Aug. 7, 1772.
Stonebrecker, Teterick, 50; Nov. 27, 1772.
Scott, Mary, 200; Feb. 17, 1773, "on Simon Girty's run.'
Strieker, Jacob, 100 ; April 13, 1773.
Steinbrecker, Adam, 100; April 19, 1773.
Staehlio, John, 120 ; May 5, 1773.
Shott, Jacob, 200; June, 7, 1773.
Shellnian, Ludwig, 150 ; Aug. 18, 1773.
Shadle, George, 80; Sept. 21, 1773.
Shadle, Michael, 40; Sept. 21, 1773.
Shoemaker, Thomas (Phila.), 300; Nov. 24, 1773.
Schoop, John (Bucks), 100; Nov. 30, 1773.
Staudley, William (Phila.), 300; March 28, 1774.
Sins, Nicholas, 150; April 22, 1774.
Smith, Dr. William (Phila.), 300; May 4, 1774.
Snyder, Christian, 150 ; May 27, 1774.
Shubart, Michael (Phila.), 150; June 27, 1774.
Simpsun, John, .135 ; June 30, 1774.
Shutt, Ludwig, 70; Aug. 29, 1774.
Schneider, Abraham, 60; April 26,1776.
Strieker, Jacob, 200 ; June 22, 1775.
Sallady, Michael, 250; Jan. 3, 1785.
Shellman, Ludwig, 200; Jan. 24, 1785.
Smith, John, 208; Feb. 14, 1785.
Snider, Leonard, 50 ; March 1, 1785.
Tiblar, Michael, 300 ; June 15, 1767.
Taggart, Arthur, 300 ; Jan. 2, 1773.
Taggart, Robert, 150 ; Jan. 2, 1773.
Twells, David (Phila.), 250; Sept. 29, 1773.
Tart, John (Phila.), 300; Sept. 29, 1773.
Tart, John, Jr. (Phila.), 300; Sept. 29, 1773.
Trotmau, F.liz. (Phila.), 300; March 28, 1774.
Taylor, Samuel, 300 ; May 20, 1774.
Taylor, Sarah, 50 ; Dec. 6, 1774.
Taylor, John, 222 ; July 26, 1766.*
Dhrlidig, Valentine, 290 ; June 9, 1773.
Veech, James (Chester), 100; Nov. 25, 1774.
Warren, Joseph (Phila.), 250; Oct. 16, 1770.
Walter, John (Berks), 100 ; March 26, 1773.
Way, Jacob (Chester), 200; May 25, 1773.
Way, Benjamin (Chester), 200 ; May 25, 1773.
Way, Lydia (Chester), 300; Sept. 24, 1773.
Woodside, Jonathan, 175 ; Nov. 9, 1773.
Woodside, James.
Williams, Frances (Phila.), 300; Nov. 23, 1773.
Ward, Susannah (Phila.), 150; Nov. 23, 1773.
Woodrow, Simeon (Phila.), 100 ; Dec. 8, 1773.
Williams, Daniel (Phila.), 300; April 5, 1774.
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Waggoner, Adam (Phila.), 200; April 11, 1774.
Williams, Eunion (Piiila.), 250 ; April 16, 1774.
Williams, Edward (Phila.), 300 ; April 16, 1774.
Watson, Wm. (Phila.), 300; April 20, 1774.
Weaver, Nicholas (Phila.), 300; April 26, 1774.
Wilson, Charles (Phila.), 200 ; April 26, 1774.
Williams, Edward (Phila.), 400; April 26, 1774.
Wolf, Daniel, 100; April 29, 1774.
Wirt, John Adam, 300 ; June 6, 1774.
Waggoner, Adam, 60; June 8,1774. *
Waggoner, Jacoh, 50 ; Nov. 21, 1774.
Walker, Benjamin, 300; Jan. 27, 1775.
Welker, Michael, 200; Feb. 14, 1775.
Wilson, James, Esq., 2(10 ; June 15, 1767.*
Winagard, Lazarus, 100; Jan. 27, 1785.
Winagard, Lazarus, Jr., 400 ; Jan. 27, 1785.
Willar, Peter, 300; March 11, 1788.
' Young, David, 50 ; Sept. 4, 1774.
It is not to be denied that the Proprietaries had a
great deal of trouble with their land. The fact is
there were too many " original purchasers," and these
seem to have had privileges and advantages which
no settler had, and the land-office was for many years
in a state of confusion. The following letter from
Thomas Penn, one of the Proprietaries, to Secretary
Logan, is of valued reference in this connection. The
paper was indorsed " Terms for ye Donegallians," but
as will be seen were to apply to the townships north
of Donegal, — Paxtang, Hanover, Derry, and Lebanon,
and is dated " Philada., 23d Jany, 1733."
"Loving Friend: On the Receipt of thy Letter & paper read to the
Inhabitants of Donnegall, & perusal of them, I found the proposals
were disadvantageous to us, Jfc began to Consider the reasons for grant-
ing to those people their LandB at a Rate much more moderate than
other persons generally pay. 'Tis true some of them applyed to the
Commissioners before their Settlement, whereas others went without
thinking that formality NVi'i-ssary, but there they have been settled 12 or
15 Tears, have paid no Consideration for that favour, neither think they
ought. All y't can give them room to expect an answer agreeable to
their Inclinations must be from the Services their old Friend may have
done them, with me joyned to thy Endeavours, for the Speedy Stle't of
their Estates, which all reasonable men would have been uneasy should
have been so long delay'd y't have made any Valuable Improvements
on the Land.
"For my Last answer to any applycations from that Township, I do
agree that the Inhabitants shall have their Choice of these 3 proposals:
"Either to pay 16 : 15 & one Shilling a Hund. @ Quitrent.
15:* 2 Shillings Quitrent.
0 : 10 A 1 penny Sterl. an acre.
"The persons must make Choice before the 1st Day of March next
which of these terms they choose to Comply with, & the Consideration
money must be that Day paid, or Interest lor the Delay, which will be
expected shall not be long. The Quitrent commences from the 1st Day
of March next, pursuant to which I desire requests may be drawn upp,
and when thou Shalt know how the people shall choose, I desire to be
acquainted therewith."
On the 24th of January, Thomas Penn writes to
Secretary Logan on the same subject :
" Loving Friend : Having Considered the terms I am willing to offer
to the Inhabitants of the Townships under thy Care North of Donnegal,
as the people are generally unable to pay money, I shall agree that
from the first Day of March next, three years & a half shall he allowed
them to provide 15£ 10 Shil. for each hundred acres, and that no Inter-
est shall, at the expiration of that time, be demanded for the Delay ;
that one-half penny an acre, Sterl. money, shall he reserved for the
quitrent, & that no persons who shall hereafter settle on the Lands in
Your County shall he entituled to any such Length of time, but that all
persous settling without proper authority shall be removed in such
manner as the Law directs."
The wanton destruction, or carelessness, referable
to the county officials of Lancaster, extending over
one hundred and fifty years, prevents us from fur-
nishing more interesting facts relating to the coming
of the early settlers. Were the assessment-Hate in
existence from 1730 to the present time positive in-
formation could be obtained as to date of settlement,
the year of removal, as also those of birth and death.
About the year 1740 the influx of Scotch-Irish was
so great that family after family removed down the
valley to the Potomac, and beyond to Virginia and
the Carolinas, and this tide of emigration was one
continued stream until the thunders of the Revolu-
tion checked emigration to America. They can be
traced from their resting-place among their relations
and friends in the townships of Paxtang, Hanover,
and Derry to their descendants of the present day,
who are prominent among the representative people
of the South. The assessment-lists of some of the
townships referred to for certain years prior to 1760
contain double the number of names found later on,
showing how like bees they swarmed out from the
parent hive and sought other, and perchance, more
congenial localities.
The " act for erecting the upper part of the Prov-
ince of Pennsylvania lying towards Susquehannah,
Conestogue, Donegal, etc., into a county," became a
law on the 10th of May, 1729, and recites as follows :
" Whereas, A great number of the Inhabitants of the Upper Parts of
Chester County have by their Petition humbly represented to the Gov-
ernor and Assembly of the Province, the great Hardships they lie under
by being at so great a Distance from the Town of Chester, where the
Courts of Justice are held, and the Public offices kept ; and how hard
and difficult it is for the Sober and quiet Inhabitants of that part of the
County to secure themselves against the Thefts and Abuses almost dayly
committed upon them by Idle and dissolute persous, who resort to the
remote parts of the Province, and by reason of the great Distance from
a Court or Prison, do frequently find means of making their escape;
For the removing which inconveuiency, and Relief of the said Inhab-
itants,
" Be it enacted by the Honourable Patrick Gordon, Esqr., Governour of
the Province of Pennsylvania, &c, by & with the advice and consent of
the Freemen of the said Province, in General Assembly met, and by the
Authority of the same, That all and singular the Lands within the
Province of Pennsilvania, lying to the Northward of Octoraro Creek,
and to the Westward of a Line of marked Trees, running from the
North Branch of the said Octoraro Creek, North-Easterly to the Kivvr
Schuylkill, Be erected into a County, and the same is hereby erected
into a County named, & from henceforth to be called L-ANCASTES
county; And the said Octoraro Creek, the Line of marked Trees, and
the River Schuylkill, aforesaid, shall be the boundary Line of Division
between the said County and the Countys of Chester and Philadelphia.
"And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid^ That the said
County of Lancaster, shall have and enjoy all and singular the Jurisdic-
tions, Powers, Rights, Liberties, Privileges A Immunities whatsoever,
which any other County within the Province of Pennsilvania doth, maj-
or ought to enjoy, by any Charter of Privileges, or the Laws of this
Province, or by any other Ways or means whatsoever, excepting only in
the numberof Representatives to serve in the General Assembly of this
Province, in which case, it is hereby provided and enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid, that, until it shall be otherwise ordered by the Gov-
ernor and Assembly of this Province, the Freemen and Inhabitants of
the said county, qualified by the Laws of this Province to elect, shall
annually meet at or near the Court House of the said County, at
the same time the other Counties of this Province shall meet for such
like Purposes, or at such place where the Courts shall be held, until
such Court House shall be erected, and there preceed to choose Inspec-
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
■ the
i As-
tors, and to elect four Representatives or Delegates to
sembly, in the same manner, as by the said Charter and LawB of this
Province is directed : which said four Representatives, when so chosen,
ehall be Members of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, and sit and
act as such, as fully and freely, as any of the Representatives for the
other Counties within this Province do, may, can, or ought to do.
" And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That all Taxes al-
ready laid within the bounds of the said County of Lancaster, by an Act
of General Assembly of this Province, which are not already paid, shall
be collected by the respective collectors within the bounds aforesaid, and
paid into the hands of the Treasurer of Chester County ; and that all
persons concerned in the Levying, receiving and paying the said Taxes
shall have the same Power and Authority, and be under the same penal-
ties and Restrictions, for the Collecting and paying the same, as by the
said acts, by which the said Taxes were assessed, are expressed and
directed, until the whole be collected and paid as aforesaid.
" And he it further enacted by (he authority aforesaid, That the several
Courts of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace and Gaol Delivery, and
the Courts of Common Pleas for the said County of Lancaster, shall be
holden and kept on the first Tuesday in the months of February, May,
August tad November, in every year, at some proper place within the said
County, until a convenient Court House shall be built ; and when the
same is built and erected in the county aforesaid, the said several Courts
shall then be holden and kept at the said Court House on the Days be-
forementioned : And the Election of Representatives to serve in General
Assembly, Assessors and all other officers of the said County, who are or
shall be appointed to be annually elected, shall be made and elected at
or near the said Court House, at the same time and in the same manner,
as by the Charter of Privileges and Laws of the Province of Pennsyl-
vania, is directed to be done in the other Counties of this Province. And
it shall be lawful for the Freemen of the said County for the first year,
to choose three persons for Commissioners for raising County Rates and
Levies for the Baid County.
" And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That it shall and
may be lawful to and for Oileb Pierce, John Wright, Thomas Edwards, &ui
James Mitchell, or any three of them, to purchase and taki
them and their Heirs, of a Piece of land, situate in son
place in the said County, to be approved by the Goveru'r in Trust and
for the use of the said County, and thereon to erect and build, or cause
to bo erected and built, a Court House and Prison, sufficient to accom-
modate the Publick Service of the s'd County, for the Ease and conve-
niency of the Inhabitants.
" And be it further enacted by the autliority aforesaid, That for the De-
fraying the Charges of purchasing the Land, Building and Erecting the
Court House and Piison aforesaid, it shall and may be Lawful to and
for the Commissioners and Assessors of the said County, or a Majority
of them whQ are hereby required to Assess and Levy so much money
as the Trustees, or any three of them, shall judge necessary for pur-
chasing the Land and finishing the said Court House and Piison. Pro-
vided always, The Bum of money so raised do not exceed Three Hundred
Pounds, Current Money of the Province.
" Provided <duays, and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That no action or suit now commenced and depending in the county of
Chester, against any Person living within the Bounds of the said County
of Lancaster, shall be stayed or discontinued by this Act, or by any-
thing herein contained, but the same actions already commenced or de-
pending, may be prosecuted, and Judgment thereupon rendered, as if
this act had not been made, and that it shall and may be lawful for the
Justices of Chester County to Issue any Judicial Process, to be directed
to the Sheriff of Lancaster County, for carrying on and obtaining the
Effect of their Suits; which Sherifl shall be obliged to yield obedience
in Executing of the Baid writs, and make due return before the Justices
of the Court of the said County of Chester, as if the Parties had been
living and residing within the same."
The machinery of the new county was soon in
operation, but, as had previously been the case in the
old county of Chester, political matters were warm,
the contest being between the Scotch-Irish and the
Quakers, the latter determined to preserve their
supremacy, and having in a great measure the aid of
the Germans, especially that portion who were of the
Mennonite persuasion. In 1731 the political canvass
was violent, the candidates being Andrew Galbraith
and John Wright, the former a Scotch-Irishman, the
latter an English Quaker. Galbraith was elected,
and for several years continued to be returned to the
Assembly.
Notwithstanding the previous sales and transfers
of land in Pennsylvania, the Five Nations continued
to lay claim to the greater portion of the Province
east of the Susquehanna and all lands adjoining.
In the summer of 1736 the sachems or chiefs of
these nations held a great council at Onondaga, in
the Province of New York, and as the old claims had
not as yet. been adjusted, they resolved that an end
should be put to all disputes connected with it. They
accordingly appointed their sachems or chiefs with
plenary powers to repair to Philadelphia, and there,
among other things, settle and adjust all demands
and claims connected with the Susquehanna and the
adjoining lands. On their arrival at Philadelphia
they renewed old treaties of friendship, and on the
11th of October, 1736, made a deed to John Penn,
Thomas Penn, and Richard Penn, their heirs, succes-
sors, and assigns. The deed was signed by twenty-
three Indian chiefs of the Onondaga, Seneca, Oneida,
and Tuscarora nations, granted the Penns"all the
said river Susquehanna, with the lands lying on both
sides thereof, to extend eastward as far as the heads
of the branches or springs which run into the said
Susquehanna, and all the lands lying on the west side
of the said river to the setting of the sun, and to ex-
tend from the mouth of the said river northward, up
the same to the hills or mountains, called in the lan-
guage of said nations Tayamentasachta, and by the
Delaware Indians the Kekachtannin hills." Thus
were the claims of the Indians upon the lands of this
part of Pennsylvania relinquished to the Proprie-
taries, nevertheless surveys had been authorized to be
made, and had actually been made west of the Sus-
quehanna prior to 1730 by both the Governor of
Maryland and the Governor of Pennsylvania. The
last-recited deed comprised all that lay within the
limits of the Cumberland Valley and the counties of
Adams and York, except that portion north of the
Kittochtinny, or Blue Mountain, constituting the
northern part of Dauphin and the whole of Perry and
Bedford. That portion in Dauphin, north of the
Kittochtinny Mountain, was purchased, including a
larger tract of country, in 1749.
The deed of Aug. 22, 1749, is as follows :
"We, Canasiitayo, Sutaganachlv, Kanalshyiacayon, and Canechwadee-
ron, sachems or chiefs of the Indian nation, called Ouontagers, Cayan-
ockea, Kanatsany-Agash Tass, Caruchianachaqui, sachems or chiefs of
the Indian nation called Sinickers. Peter On tachsax and Christian Diary-
hogoo, sachems or chiefs of the Indian nation called the Mohocks ; Saria-
tagnoah, Watshatuhon, and Anuchnaxqua, sachems or chiefs of the In-
dian nation called the Oneyders; Tawis-Tawis, Kachnoaraaseha, and
Takachquoutas, BHchems or chiefs of the Indian nation called CayiukerB;
Tyierox, Balichwanonach-shy, sachems or chiefs of the Indian nation
called the Tuscororow ; Iachnechdorus, Sagogukhiathon.and Cacbnaora-
katack-ke,sachelnsorchiefsof the Indian nation called theShomokon In-
dians; Nutimus and Qualpaghach, sachems or chiefs of the Indian nation
called the Delawares; and Baehsinosa, sachem or chief of the Indian na-
A DRAUGHT OF LANCASTER COUNTY IN 1730,
rea a ©ta n ei © n iy e> i © thi h,@w ira s ki o ip> § m®w $ © ir m o ra @
©AyiPiHoira &kj® il n k a ra © ra ©©tmMnrois.
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tion called the Shawanese, in consideration of £500, grant, Bell, &c.,all
that tract or parcel of land lying and being within the following limits and
hounds, and thus described : Beginning at the hills or mountains called
in the language of the Five Nation Indians Tyanuntasachta, or Endless
Hills, and by the Delaware Indians Ketactany Hills, on the east side of
the river Susquehanna, being in the northwest line or boundary of the
tract of land formerly purchased by the said proprietaries from the said
Indian nations, by their deed of the 11th of October, 1736 ; and from
thence running up the said river by the several courses thereof to the
first of the nearest mountains to the north Bide or mouth of the creek,
called in the language of the said Five Nation Indians Cautagug, and
in the lauguage of the Delaware Indians Maghonioy, and from thence
extending by a direct or straight line to be run from the said mountain
on the north side of said creek to the main branch of Delaware River
at the north side of the creek Lechawachsein, and from thence across
Lechawachsein creek aforesaid down the river Delaware by the Beveral
courses thereof to the Kekachtany Hills aforesaid, and from thence by
the range of said hills to the place of beginning, as more fully appears
by a map annexed ; and also all the parts of the rivers Susquehunnah
and Delaware from shore to shore which are opposite said lands, and
all the Islands in said rivers, &C.1'
The death of Thomas Lindley, iu 1743, who had
served in the Assembly for several years, gave rise to
another political commotion in Lancaster County.
The same year an election was held to fill the vacancy,
and the contest was exceedingly bitter. The Scotch-
Irish compelled the sheriff to receive such tickets as
they approved, and make a return accordingly. This
was not what the Quakers, or those in their interests,
were willing to permit. That was a right they reserved
to themselves. They were not willing to allow the
privilege of free suffrage to the former. The Assembly
investigated the subject, and resolutions were adopted
by that body as follows :
" Resolved, That the sheriff having assumed upon himself the power
of being sole judge at the late election, exclusive of the inspectors chosen
by the farmers of the said county of Lancaster, is illegal, unwarrantable,
and an infringement of the liberties of the people of the Province ; that
it gave just cause for discontentment to the inhabitants of said county ;
that if any disturbances followed thereupon, it is justly imputed to his
own misconduct.
" Resolved, That the sheriff of Lancaster County be admonished by the
The sheriff attended, and being admonished, prom-
ised that he " would take care and keep the law in
future." He thereupon altered the returns to suit the
political managers at that time, allowing Samuel
Blunston to take his seat. It was an unwarranted
assumption of power, and the poor frontiersmen were
thus outrageously deprived of their proper represen-
tation.
The Germans about this time began to look to their
rights as well as their interests, and they determined
to maintain these with firmness. The influence of
their Scotch-Irish neighbors was beginning to be felt,
and as a consequence feared by the Assembly. The
other class of Germans who were allied to the Qua-
kers were not in sympathy with the Lutheran, Re-
formed, and Roman Catholic Germans. Hence trou-
bles arose and serious disturbance at the polls. Of
course, it was the " turbulent Irish" of the New Eng-
land historians, and the Proprietaries, to settle the
matter, or rather to take sides with the political dem-
agogues who controlled the law-making power of the
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Provincial government, directed, after the organiza-
tion of the counties of York and Cumberland, " that
their agents should sell no more lands in York and
Lancaster counties to the [Scotch] -Irish, and to
make advantageous overtures to the [Scotch] -Irish
settlers in Paxtang, Swatara, and Donegal townships
to induce them to remove to Cumberland County."
The offer was an exceedingly liberal one, and some
few accepted it where it was to their advantage, but
that hardy and determined race were not to be so
easily swerved from their duty. They remained, save
those who desired to fflllow the fortunes and foot-
steps of their friends westward of the Susquehanna.
As events subsequently proved, it is well they did not
accept the spider's invitation to the fly.
By direction of the Provincial Government a road
or highway was laid out in 1733 from the Schuylkill
River through Chester County to the town of Lancas-
ter. " At a Court of General Quarter Sessions of
the Peace, held at Lancaster for the county of Lan-
caster the first day of May, in the twelfth year of his
Majesty's Reign, Anno Dom. 1739, before John
Wright, Tobias Hendricks, Thomas Edwards, Samuel
Jones, Andrew Galbreath, Edward Smout, Thomas
Lindley, Anthony Shaw, Samuel Boyd, James Arm-
strong, and Emanuel Carpenter, Esqrs., justices of our
Lord the King, the peace of our said Lord the King
in the county aforesaid to keep as also divers Felo-
neys, Trespasses, and other Misdeeds in the said
County committed to hear & Determine assigned ;"
and then and there the following order was made:
" Lancaster County, 88. :
" At a Court of General Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, held
at Lancaster for the county of Lancaster the first day of May, in the
twelfth Year of his Majesty's Reign, Anno Dom. 1739, Before John
Wright, Tobias Hendricks, Thomas Edwards, Samuel Jones,
[Seal.] Andrew Galbreath, Edward Smout, Thomas Lindley, An-
thony Shaw, Samuel Boyd, James Armstrong, and Emanuel
Carpenter, Esqrs., Justices of our Lord the King, the peace of our said
Lord the King in the County aforesaid to Keep as also divers Feloneys,
Trespasses, and other Misdeeds in the said County Committed to hear
& determine assigned.
*' Pursuant to several order's of the Court, after views and reviews of a
road from Susquehaunah River at John Harris's Ferry to the Town of
Lancaster, the same was at length settled and agreed upon according to
the several Courses and Distances following, viz. : Beginning at a Locust
Tree by the Side of the said River near the said Harrises House ; thence
South eighty-three degrees Easterly 106 pa. to Paxtang Creek; thence
North 73 D>. E<. 60 p". ; then S. 73 D«. E'. 4S p>. ; So. 44 D». E'. 20 p>. ; S. 88
D». E'. 22 p"., then S. 76 D". E'. 140 p".; then N. 85 D». E'. 267 p'. to John
Forsters Fence ; from thence dowu the said Fence South S6 Ds; E'. 66 ps. j
then East 54 p>.; thence N. 70 D>. E'. 20 p".j then N. S3 D«. E>. 60 p'.J
thence S. 35 D». E«. S04 p«. ; then S. 24 D». E'. 112 ps. ; then S. 50 p>. to
William Reuick's.riin ; then S. 64 D». E'. 190 p«. ; then S. 49 D". E'. 40 p"
to the corner of Adam Bratteu's Fence ; then S. 80 Ds. El. 5S ps. ; then
S. 64 D«. E'. 246 p>. ; thence S. 50 D». E'. 46 p>. ; then S. 42 D». E«. 72 p>. ;
thence S. 55 D>. E'. 102 p». ; thence S. 64 D'. Et. 40 p". through William
Craig's Field ; then S. 70 D». E'. 20 p> ; then S. 83 D». E>. 100 p«. ; thence
S. 50 D". East 240 p". ; then S. 66 D'l E>. 90 p>. ; then S. 55 E'. 16 p». 10
p".; then S. 60 D». E'. 120 p'. to Suatarro Creek ; then S. 73 D». E«. 130
p«. ; then S. 45 D» E'. 52 p». ; then S. 35 D». E>. 52 p>. ; then S. 63 D'. E'.
| 86 p>. ; thence S. 55 D". E«. 18 p«. ; then S. 40 D>. E'. 174 p". ; then S. 77
' D'. E'. 46 p>. ; then S. 40 D>. E'. 20 p». ; then S. 52 D>. E<. 52 p». ; then S. 36
D>. E'. 80 p«. ; then S. 53 Da. E'. 79 p». ; then S. 40 D«. E'. 70 p». ; then S.
| 46 D\ E1. 84 p». ; then S. 81 D». E'. 52 p> ; thence S. 60 D'. E'. 44 p\ :
then S. 47 D'. E'. 28 p». ; then S. 41 D». E>. 60 p'., to John Powell's
' House ; thence South forty-five degrees Easterly two hundred ninety-six
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
percheB ; thence South fifty-seven degrees Easterly forty-four perches ;
then south forty degrees Easterly nine perches, across Conewaago
Creek; thence South twenty-four degrees Easterly thirty-four perches;
thence South fifty-five degrees Easterly one hundred and six perches;
then S. 81 D«. E*. 28 p»., S°. 63 D*. E*. 32 p'., S°. 22 E'. 20 p«., Su. 39 D*. E*.
8 p*. to the turn of the Hill ; thence S°. 76 D*. E'. 50 p*. ; then S». 67 D*.
E<. 74 p9. ; then S°. 87 Da. FA 16 p3 ; then N. 84 D3. E'. 50 p«. ; then N. 86
D»- E*. 40 p9. ; then S. 75 E*. 58 p9. ; then S. 46 D*. Et. 42 p». ; then S. 49
E'. 40 p9. ; then S. 77 D". El. 62 pa. to Thomas Harris's house : thence S.
25 D«. E*. 144 p9. ; thence S. 52 D9. Et. 206 p9.
" The within is a true Copy of the Records in my office at Laucaster.
"Edw'd. Shjppen,
" Oik."
Some time in the year 1744, John Armstrong, a
trader among the Indians residing on the Susque-
hanna above Peter's Mountain, on the east side of
the river, with two of his servants or men, namely
James Smith and Wood worth Arnold, was murdered
by an Indian of the Delaware tribe named Musemee-
lin, on the Juniata River. Seven white men and five
Indians went in search of the bodies of those mur-
dered ; after some search found and buried them.
The murderer was afterwards apprehended, and de-
livered up by his own nation, and imprisoned at Lan-
caster, whence he was removed to Philadelphia, lest
he should escape, or his trial and execution produce
an unfavorable impression on his countrymen about
to assemble for a conference with the whites at Lan-
caster. The Governor directed or required that the
property of Armstrong should be returned to his
family. He also invited a deputation to attend the
trial of Musemeelin, and his execution, if found
guilty. The following deposition of the men who
went in search of the remains of the murdered, was
certified to before James Armstrong, one of his
majesty's justices, of the peace for the County of
Lancaster, dated at Paxtang, 19th day of April, 1744:
"The deposition of the subscribers teatifietb and saith, that the sub-
scribers having a suspicion that John Armstrong, trader, together with
two men, James Smith and Woodwath Arnold, were murdered by the
Indians. They met at the house of Joseph Chambers, in Paxtang, and
there consulted to go to Suamokin, to consult with the Delaware King
and Shickcalimy, and there council what they should do concerning the
affair, whereupon the King and Council ordered eight of their men to
go with the deponents to the house of James Berry, in order to go in
quest of the murdered persons, but that night they came to the said
Berry's huuse, three of the eight Indians ran away, and the next morn-
ing these deponents, with the five Indians that remained, set out on
their journey peaceably to the last supposed sleeping-place of the de-
ceased, and upon their arrival these deponents dispersed themselves in
order to find out the corpse of the deceased, aud one of the deponents
named James Berry, a small distance from the aforesaid sleeping-place,
came to a white-oak-tree, which had three notches on it, and close by
said tree he found a shoulder-bone, which the deponent does suppose to
be John Armstrong's, and that he himself was eating by the Indians,
which he carried to the aforesaid sleeping-place, ami showed it to his
companions, oue of whom handed it to the said five Indians to know
what bone it was, and they, after passing different sentiments upon it,
banded it to a Delaware Indian who was suspected by the deponents,
and they testify and say that as soon as the Indian took the hone in his
hand, his nose gushed out with blood, and directly handed it to another.
From whence these deponents steered along a path about three or four
miles to the Narrows of Juniata, where they suspected the murder to
have been committed, aud where the Allegheny road crosses the creek,
those deponents sat down, in order to consult on what measures to take
in order to proceed on a discovery.
"Whereupon most of the white men, these deponents, crossed the
creek again, and went down the creek, and crossed into an island,
where these deponents had intelligence the corpse had been thrown;
and there they met the rest of the white men aud Indians, who were in
company, and there consulted to go further down the creek in quest of
the corpse, and these deponents further say, they ordered the Indians to
go down the creek on the other side ; hut they all followed these depo-
nents at a small distance, except one Indian who crossed the creek
again; and soon after these deponents seeing some Bald eagles and
other fowls, suspected the corpse to be thereabouts; and then lost sight
of the Indians, and immediately found one of the corpse, which these
deponents say was the corpse of James Smith, one of said Armstrong's
men ; and directly upon finding the corpse these deponents heard three
shots of guns, which they had great reason to think were the Indians,
their compauiuns, who had deserted from them; and in order to let
them know that they had found the corpse these deponents fired three
guns, hut to no purpose, for they never saw the Indians any more. And
about a quarter of a mile further down the creek, they saw more Bald
eagles, whereupon they made down towards the place, where they
found another corpse (being the corpse of Woodworth Arnold, the other
servant of said Armstrong) lying on a rock, and then went to the former
sleeping-place, where they had appointed to meet the Indians, but saw
no Indians, only that the Indians had been there and cooked some
victuals for themselves, and had gone off.
" And that night, the deponents further Bay, they had great reason to
suspect that the Indians were then thereabouts, and intended to do
them some damage; for a dog these deponents had with them barked
that night, which was remarkable, for the said dog had not barked all
the time they were out till that night, nor ever since, which occasioned
these deponents to stand upon their guard behind the trees, with their
guns cocked that night. Next morning these deponents went back to
the corpses, which they found to be barbarously and inhumanly mur-
dered by very gashed, deep cuts on their hands with a tomahawk or
such like weapon, which bad sunk into their skulls and brains; and in
one of the corpses there appeared a hole in his skull near the cut, which
was supposed to be with a tomahawk, which hole, these deponents do
believe to be a bullet-hole. Aud these deponents, after taking a partic-
ular view of the corpses, as their melancholy condition would admit,
they buried them as decently as their circumstances would allow, and
returned home to Paxtang, the Allegheny road to John Harris', think-
ing it dangerous to return the same way they went out. And further
these depoiiL'iits say not.
"Alexander Armstrong,
"Thomas McKee,
"Francis Ellis,
"John Fforster,
"William Baskins,
"James Berry,
"John Watts,
"James Armstrong,
"David Denny."
The first signer was a brother of the murdered
man, and resided on the river above Armstrong's
Creek. He addressed a letter to Allummapees,1 king
1 Allummapees, or Sassoonan, was hereditary king of the Delawares,
and originally resided on the Delaware River until after the Indians
signed the release for the lands between that river and the Susquehanna
j in 171S, when he removed to Shamokin, now Sunbury. On the 18th of
I September, 1718, Allummapees was at the head of a delegation of In-
• dian chieftains at Philadelphia, who signed an absolute release to the
Proprietaries for all the "land situated between the rivers Delaware
and the Susquehannah from Duck Creek to the mountains on this-side
of Lechay." The name signed to the deed was Sassoonan. On the 18th
of April, 1728, the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania "Ordered, that
three match coats be given to James Le Tort and John Scull, to be by
them delivered to Allummapees, Mrs. Montour and Manuwhyhickon,
and that a proper message be drawn up that the Indians may be in-
duced to discover what they know touching" certain reports of an in-
tended hostility on the part of some of the Western Indians, in which
the name of Madame Montour and Manawhyhickon was mixed up.
On July 4th, Allummapees and uther Indians arrived in Philadelphia,
and on the 5th called the attention of the Council to the settlement of
the Palatines on the Tulpehocken lands, which Allummapees asserted
were not included in the deed made on the ISth of September, 1718.
On investigation it appeared that the settlements were made by permis-
sion of the late Governor, Sir William Keith ; but by the advice of James
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of the Delawares, then at Shamokin, touching the
death of his brother and some threats made by some
Delaware Indians upon his life :
Logan the Indiana consented to wait till such time as the matter could
he adjusted.
On the 10th of the following October AUummapees and other chiefs
arrived in Philadelphia and spent two days in friendly council.
Aug. 4, 1731, Governor Gordon delivered a written message to the
Council, in which he said "that such frequent complaints of late had
been made of the abuses committed by carrying large quantities of
rum amongst the Indians, that it would be necessary tor the Legisla-
ture to take the same into their consideration and to provide a remedy
to so great an evil; that to this pernicious liquor a late unhappy acci-
dent in the chief family of our Delaware Indians had been in a great
measure owing, viz.: the death of Shackatawlin, whom Sassoonan, his
uncle, had in a fit of drunkenness killed."
On the 20th of August, 1736, AUummapees and twenty-four other In-
dians came to Philadelphia. He said " they were not come on any par-
ticular business, or to treat about anything of importance, but only to
pay a friendly visit.'' It appeared in the course of the interview that
AUummapees was then an old man.
On the 3d of October, 1738, AUummapees, " with divers of their an-
cient men," and other old and young Indians, came to Philadelphia to
visit Governor Thomas Penu. Being called into the Council, he, in be-
half of himself aud his people said, " That when he was at his own
house, he heard his brother, the Governor, was arrived in this country,
and thereupon he resolved to come to Philadelphia to visit him, and that
now he was glad to see him. His brother,' the Proprietor, had told him
be should come once a year to visit him, and that he was come on hear-
ing of the Governor's arrival and was glad to see him in good health."
He then presented three bundles of deer skins, which he said were a
trifle and of little value, but he had no more, and desired the Gover-
nor to accept them to make him gloves. The next day the Governor
presented AUummapees "a match-coat, laced with silver, and a silver-
laced hat."
On the 1st of August, 1740, AUummapees, with sundry Delaware and
Mingo Indians, held a council with the government in the Quaker meet-
ing-house in Philadelphia. AUummapees iu his address said, " I tell
you we came from Allegheny, a long way off." Aud again he said,
"Your young men have killed so many deer, beavers, bears, and game
of all sorts, that we can hardly find any for ourselves ; therefore, we
desire that your people would abstain from hunting, that we may have
the benefit of it to support ourselves, for God has made us hunters, and
the white people have other ways of living without that. I have brought
down my gun and my ax broken as we have no smith living among us
and I hope you will get them mended for me. Brother Thomas Penn
and Governor, we have brought you one hundred good buckskins, and
not one doeskin among them. Brethren, I have said a groat deal ; I am
now grown old, so that I could hardly come down to you for want of a
horse, and I have been sometimes obliged to borrow one."
Although AUummapees1 name appears as present on the 9th and 12th
of July, 1742, at the treaty held in Philadelphia, there is no evidence of
his taking any part in the business, and this appears to have been his
last visit to Philadelphia.
In the spring of 1743, AUummapees being unable to travel, sent a
message to the Governor by Sachsidowa, who delivered it on the 22d of
April. At the period of the murder of Armstrong, information was sent
to Council that AUummapees was ill.
June the 4th, 1745, Bishop Spangenberg wrote : " We also visited
AUummapees, the hereditary King of the Indiaus. His sister's sons
are either dead or worthless, hence it is not known on whom the King-
dom will dcsceud. He is very old, almost blind, and very poor; but
withal has still power over and is beloved by bis people, and is a friend
of the English.''
A year later Conrad Weiser writes: "AUummapees has no successor
of his relatives, and will hear of none as long as he lives;" and on
Sept. 27, 1747, he writes from Tulpehocken : " I understand that AUum-
mapees is dead; I cauuot say I am sure of it;" aud October loth he
writes: "AUummapees is dead.''
Notwithstanding these statements in regard to his having no succes-
sor, he had a great- graudson three years of age when he died. John
Montour's mother, the first wife of Andrew Montour, was a grand-
daughter of AUummapees. The evidence of this is as follows : " On the
20th [of April, 1756,] the Indians had a long conference with the Gov
i i \\'., ye 25th April, 1744.
"To Alliuin.ppii's, Kin- of the Delawares: Great Blr, as a parcel of
our men have murdered my brother and t« f his men, I ■■■■
knowing you to be a king of justice, that '-'"i will jeud ub in all tho
murderers ami the men that with with them. A- 1 looked for tho
corpse of my murdered brother; tor that reason your men threaten my
life, and I cannot live in my bouse. Now, as we have no Inclination or
mind to go to war with you, our friends, as a friend I desire that you
will keep your men from doing me harm, and also to send the mur-
derers and their companions.
' I expect an answer; and am your much hurt friend and brother,
■' Au;\andek An
The atrocity of this murder was so aggravating
that a Provincial Council was held, and it was re-
solved that Conrad Weiser, the Provincial inter-
preter and Indian agent, should be sent to Shamokin
to make demands in the name of the Governor for
some others concerned in the murder. The following
extracts give a detailed account of all the circum-
stances :
" At a council held April 20, 1744, The Governor, George Thomas, laid
before the Board a letter dated April 22,1744, from Mr. Cookson,at Lan-
caster, purporting that John Armstrong, an Indian trader, with bis two
servants, Woodworth Arnold and James Smith, had been murdered at
Juniata by three Delaware Indians, and that John Musemeelin and
Johnson, of Neshalleeny, two of the Indians concerned in the murder,
had been seized by the ox'der of Shickcalamy and the other Indian
chiefs at Shamokin and sent under a guard of Indiaus to be delivered
up to justice; that one was actually delivered up in jail at Lancaster,
but the other had made his escape from the persons to whose care he
was committed.
" His honor then sent to the Chief Justice to consult him about the
steps proper to be takon to bring the Indian to his trial, but as he was
absent at a Court of Oyer and Terminer in Bucks county, it was the
opinion of the Board that the Indian, Mus<'iue<-liu, should be immedi-
ately removed to Philadelphia jail, and that Conrad Weiser should be
immediately dispatched to the chiefs of the Delaware Indians at Sha-
mokin to make a peremptory demand in his honor's name of the other
murderers concerned, and that Shickcalamy and the other Indians
there do order immediate search to be made for the goods of which the
deceased was robbed, in order t" their being put into the hands of his
brother for the satisfaction of his creditors or the support of his family.
And at the same time to inform them that the chiefs of tho Imiiaus
which -shall meet at Lancaster on the treaty with our neighboring gov-
ernnients will be desired to depute some of their number to be present
at the trial and at the executioti of such as shall be found guilty."
Conrad Weiser was accordingly sent to Shamokin.
He writes in his journal, Shamokin. May 2, 1744:
i
"This day I delivered the Governor's message to Allumoppies the
Delaware chief, and the rest of Delaware Indians in the presence of
Shickcalamy and a few more of the Six Nations. The purport of which
was, that I was sent express by the Governor and Council to demand
those that had been concerned with Musemeelin in murdering John
Armstrong, Woodworth Arnold, and James Smith; that their bodies
might be searched for, and decently buried : that the goods be likewise
found and restored without fraud. It was delivered them by me in the
Mohawk language, aud interpreted into Delaware by Andrew, Madame
Montour's sou."
In the afternoon Allummappees, in the presence of
the aforesaid Indians, made the following answers:
eruor. They put Andrew Montour's children under his care, as well
the three that are to be here independent of the mother as a boy of
twelve years old, that he had by a fyriner wife, a Delaware, a grand-
daughter of AUummapees."— Col. B«., vii. 95. This Johu Montour
held a captain's commission in the Revolutionary war, and served with
credit in the West under Col. Daniel Brodhead. He must not be con-
founded with Johu Montour, the sou of Queen Catharine, who adhered
to the Crown.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
"Brother, the Governor: It is true that we, the Delaware Indians,
by the instigation of the evil spirit, have murdered Jas. Armstrong
and his men; we have transgressed, and we are ashamed to look up.
We have taken the murderer and delivered him to the relations of the
deceased, to be dealt with according to his works.
"Brother, the Governor: Your demand for the guard is very just; we
have gathered some of them ; we will do the utmost of what we can to
find them all. We do not doubt but we cau find out the most part, and
whatever is wanting, we will make up with skins, which is what the
guard are sent for to the woods.
"Brother, the Governor: The dead bodies are bnried. It is certain
that John Armstrong was buried by the murderer, and the other two by
those that searched for them. Our hearts are in mourning, and we are
in a dismal condition, and cannot say anything at present."
Then Shickcalamy with the rest of the Indians of the Six Nations
there present said: "Brother, the Governor— We have been all misin-
formed on both sides about the unhappy accident. Musemeelin has
certainly murdered the three white men himself, and upon his bare ac-
cusation of Neshaleeny's son, which was nothing but spite, the said
Neshaleeny's son was seized, and made a prisoner. Our cousins, the
Delaware Indians, being then drunk, in particular Allumoppies, never
examined things, but made an innocent person prisoner, which gave a
great deal of disturbance amongst us. However the two prisoners were
sent, and by the way in going down the river they stopped at the house
of James Berry ; James told the young man, ' I am sorry to see you in
such a condition, I have known you from a boy, and always loved you.'
Then the young man seemed to be very much struck to the heart, aod
said, 'I have said nothing yet, but I will tell all, let all the Indians
come up, and the white people also, they shall hear it.' And then told
Musemeelin in the presence of the people: ' Now I am going to die fir
your wickedness; you have killed all the three white men. I never did
intend to kill any of them.' The Musemeelin in anger said: 'It is true,
I have killed them ; I am a man, you are a coward; it is a great satis-
faction to me to have killed them ; I will die with joy for having killed
a great rogue and his companions.' Upon which the young man was set
at liberty by the Indians.
"We desire therefore our brother, the Governor, will not insist to have
either of the two young men in prison or condemned to die : it is not
with Indians as with white people, to put people in prison on suspicion
or trifles. Indians must first be found guilty of a crime, then judgment
is given and immediately executed. We will give you faithfully all the
particulars ; and at the ensuing treaty entirely satisfy you ; in the mean
time, we desire that good friendship and harmony continue; and that
we may live long together, is the hearty desire of your brethren, the
Indians of the United Six Nations present at Shainokin."
The following is what Shickcalamy declared to be the truth of the
story concerning the murder of John Armstrong, Woodwortb Arnold,
and James Smith from the beginning to the end, to wit:
"That Musemeelin owing some skins to John Armstrong, the said
Armstrong seized a horse of the said Musemeelin and a rifled gun; the
gun was taken by James Smith, deceased. Some time last winter Mu-
semeelin met Armstrong on the river Juniata, and paid all but twenty
shillings, for which he offered a neck-belt in pawn to Armstrong and
demanded his horse, and James Armstrong refused it and would not
deliver up the horse but enlarged the debt, as his usual custom was,
and after some quarrel the Indian went away in great anger without
his horse to his hunting cabin. Some time after this, Armstrong with
his two companions in their way to Ohio passed by the said Musemee-
lin's hunting cabin, bia wife only being at home demanded the horse
of Armstrong because he was her proper goods, but did not get him.
Armstrong had by this time sold or lent the horse to James Berry ; after
Musemeelin came from hunting bis wife told him that Armstrong was
gone by, and that she had demanded the horse of him but did not get
him — and as is thought pressed him to pursue and take revenge of
Armstrong. The thin! day in the morning after James Armstrong was
gone by, Musenn-elin said to the two young men that hunted with him
come let us go towards the Great Hills to hunt bears; accordingly they
went all three in company ; after they had gone a good way Musemee-
lin who was foremost was told by the two young men that they were
out of their course. Come you aloug said Musemeelin, and they ac-
cordingly followed him till they came to the path that leads to the Ohio.
Then Musemeelin told them he had a good mind to go and fetch his
horse back from Armstrong, and desired the two young men to come
along; accordingly they went. It was then almost night, and they tra-
velled till next morning. Musemeelin said, now they are not far off.
We will make ourselves black, then they will be frightened and will
deliver up the horse immediately, and I will tell Jack that if he don't
give me the horse I will kill him, and when he said so he laughed.
The young men thought he joked as he used to do. They did not
blacken themselves but he did. When the sun was above the trees,
or about an hour high, they all came to the fire where they found James
Smith sitting, and they also sat down. Musemeelin asked where Jack
was? Smith told him that he was gone to clear the road a little. Mu-
semeelin said he wanted to speak with him, and went that way, and
after he had gone a little distance from the fire he said something and
looked back laughing, but he having a thick throat and his speech be-
ing very bad, and their talking with Smith hindered them from under-
standing what he said they did not mind it. They being hungry, Smith
told them to kill some turtles, of which there were plenty, and we would
make some bread, and by and by they would all eat together. While
they were talking they heard a gun go off not far off, at which time
Woodworth Arnold was killed as they learned afterwards.
"Soon after Musemeelin came back and said, why did you not kill
that white man according as I bid you, I have laid the other two down ?
At this they were surprised, and one of the young men, commonly
called Jimmy, run away to the riverside. Musemeelin said to the other
how will you do to kill Catawbas, if you cannot kill white men? You
cowards, I'll show you how you must do ! and theu taking up the Eng-
lish axe that lay there, he struck it three times into Smith's head before
he died. Smith neverstirred. Then he told the young Indian to call the
other; but he was so terrified he could not call. Musemeelin then went
and fetched him, and said to him that two of the white men were killed,
he must go now and kill the third, then each of them would have killed
one. But neither of them dare venture to talk anything about it. Then
he pressed them to go along with him — he went foremost; then one of
the young men told the other as they went aloug, my friend, don't you
kill any of the white people, let him do what he will ; I have not killed
Smith, he has done it himself; We have no need to do such a barbarous
thing. Musemeelin being then a good way before them in a hurry, they
soou saw John Armstrong sitting upon an old log. Musemeelin spoke
to him and said, Where is my horse ? Armstrong made answer aud said,
He will come by and by; you shall have him. I want him now, said
Musemeelin. Armstrong answered, You shall have him. Come, let us
go to that fire, — which was at some distance from the place where Arm-
strong sat, — and let us talk and smoke together. Go along, then, said
Musemeelin. I am coming, said Armstrong, do you go before ; Muse-
meelin, do yuu go foremost. Armstrong looked then like a dead man,
and went towards the fire and was immediately shot in his back by
Musemeelin and fell. Musemeelin then took his hatchet and struck it
into Armstrong's head, aud said. Give me my horse, I tell you. By this
time one of the young men had fled again that had gone away before,
but he returned in a short time. Musemeelin then told the young men
they must not offer to discover or tell a word about what had been done
for their lives, but they must help him to bury Jack, aud the other two
were to be thrown into the river. After that was done, Musemeeliu
ordered them to load the horses and follow towards the hill, where they
intended to hide the goods ; accordingly they did, and as they were going
Musemeelin told them that as thero were a great many Indians hunting
about that plage, if they should happen to meet with any, they must be
killed to prevent betraying them. As they went along, Musemeelin
going before, the two young men agreed to run away as soon as they
could meet with any Indians, and not to hurt any body. They came to
the desired place, the horses were unloaded, and Musemeelin opened the
bundles, and offered the two young men each a parcel of goods. They
told him that as they had already sold their skins, and everybody knew
they had nothing, they would certainly be charged with a black action,
were they to bring any goods to the town,aud therefore they would not
accept of any, but promised, nevertheless, not to betray him. Now,says
Musemeelin, I know what you were talking about when you stayed so
far behind.
" The two young men being in great danger of losing their lives — of
which they had been much afraid all that day — accepted of what he
offered to them, aud the rest of the goods they put in a heap and covered
them from the rain, and then went to their hunting cabin. Musemeelin
unexpectedly finding two or three more Indians there, laid down his
goods, and said be bad killed Jack Armstrong and taken pay for bis
horse, and should any of them discover it, that person he would like-
wise kill ; but otherwise they might all take a part of the goods. The
young man called Jimmy went away to Sbamokin after Musemeelin
was gone to bury the goods with three more Indians, with whom be had
prevailed; one of them was Neshaleeny's son, whom he had ordered to
kill James Smith, but these Indians would not have any of the goods.
Some time after the young Indian had been in Sbamokin, it was whis-
pered about that some of the Delaware Indians had killed Armstrong
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and his men. A drunken Indian came to one of the Tndolous bouses
at night and told the man of the house that he could tell him a piece of
bad news. What is that? said tbe other. Tbe drunken man said, some
of our Delaware Indians have killed Armstrong and his men, which, if
our chiefs should not resent, and take them up, I will kill them myself
to prevent a disturbance between us and the white people, our brother.
Next morning Shickcalamy and some other Indians of the Delawares
were called to assist Allumoppies in council. When Shickcalamy and
AUumoppies got one of the Tudolous Indians to write a letter to me to
desiremo to come toShamokin in all baste, that the Indians were much
dissatisfied in mind. This letter was brought to my house by four Del-
aware Indians sent express; but I was then in Philadelphia, and when
I came home and found all particulars mentioned in this letter,and that
none of the Indians of the Six Nations had been down, I did not care to
meddle with Delaware Indian affairs, and stayed at home till I received
the Governor's orders to go, which was about two weeks after. Allumop-
pies was advised by his council to employ a conjurer, or, as they called it,
to find out (he murderer. Accordingly he did, and the Indians met, the
Seer being busy all night, told them in tbe morning to examine such
and such an one, they were present when Armstrong was killed, naming
the two young men. Musemeelin was present. Accordingly Allumop-
pies, Quitbeyquent, and Thomas Green, an Indian, went tohim that had
fled first and examined him; he told the whole story very freely ; then
they went to the other, but he would not say a word, but went away and
left him. The three Indians returned to Shickcalamy and informed
them of what discovery they had made, when it was agreed to secure .
tbe murderers, and deliver them up to the white people. Then a great
noise arose among the Delaware Indians, and some were afraid of their ,
lives, and went into the woods. Not one cared to meddle with Muse-
meelin and the other that could not be prevailed on to discover anything,
because of the resentment of their families; but they being pressed by
Shickcalamy's son to secure the murderers, otherwise they would be
cut off from the chain of friendship. Four or five of the Delawares
made Musemeelin and the other young man prisoners, and tied them
both. They lay twenty-four hours, and none would venture to conduct
them down, because of the great division among the Delaware Indians.
And Allumoppies, in danger of being killed, fled to Shickcalamy and
begged his protection. At last Shickcalamy's son, Jack, went to the
Delawares, most of them being drunk, as they had been for several days,
anil told them to deliver the prisoners to Alexander Armstrong, and they
were afraid to do it. They might separate their beads from their bodies
and lay tbem in the canoe, and carry them to Alexander to roast and
eat them, that would satisfy his revenge as be wants to eat Indians.
They prevailed with the said Jack to assist them, and accordingly be
and his brother and some of the Delawares went with two canoes and
carried them off."
Conrad Weiser, in a letter to a friend, dated Heidel-
berg, 1746, adverts to an interesting incident which
occurred at the conclusion of this interview at Sham-
okin. He says, —
"Two years ago I was sent by the Governor to Sbamokiu, on account
Of the unhappy death of John Armstong, the Indian trader (1744). After
I had performed my errand, there was a feast prepared, to which the
Governor's messengers were invited; there were about one hundred
persons present, to whom, after we had in great silence devoured a fat
bear, the eldest of tbe chiefs made a speech, in which he said : 'That by
a great misfortune three of the brethren, the white men, had been killed
by an Indian ; that nevertheless the sun was not set (meaning there was
no war), it had only been somewhat darkened by a small cloud, which
was now done away ; he that had doue evil was like to be punished, and
the land remain in peace: therefore, he exhorted his people to thank-
fulness to God;' and, therefore, he began to sing with an awful solemnity
but without expressing any words; the others accompanied him with
great earnestness of fervor, spoke these words. ' Thanks, thanks be to
thee, thou great Lord of the world, in that thou hast again caused the
sun to shine, and hast dispersed the dark cloud; the Indians are
thine.'1'
From this time on, for a period of ten years, we
hear of no Indian outrages. The Indian referred to
was not, as should have been done, tried and executed.
The murder of Armstrong was an atrocious one, and
the offender should have been promptly dealt with.
Like escaped murderers in these days, he was lionized
by "certain parties," and subsequently returned to
his wigwam, from which in after-years he emanated
when some scalping party or bloody fray was inaugu-
rated.
In 1745 that pious Moravian, Bishop Spangenberg,
in company with two other members of the mission
board of the church, undertook a journey to Onon-
daga to treat with the Six Nations for permission for
the Moravian Indians to remove to Wyoming. From
his notes of travel, as his route lay through the north-
ern part of Dauphin County, we make such extracts
as may be of local interest. The party set out from
Bethlehem on the 24th of May. On the 30th, at Tul-
pehocken, Conrad Weiser and his two sons joined
them. Spangenberg then continues, — " . . . After
travelling ten miles we came to the Kittatinny Hills,1
which are high and rocky, and difficult for horses to
climb. On reaching the top we came to Pilger Rub,2
where we dismounted and rested. After descending
we entered Anton's Wilderness,3 where we pitched
our first tents, built a fire, pastured our horses, par-
took of a light supper, and retired to rest. Our course
to-day was northwest.
" May 31st. Arose early, looked up our horses,
took a little breakfast, and then continued our journey
in the name of God, our Saviour. Brother Meurer
and Nicke returned to Tulpehocken with letters to
Mary Spangenberg, at Bethlehem. After passing the
Great Swatara we climbed the Thurnstein,4 a high
mountain, rocky and almost impassable for horses.
On the high summit we refreshed ourselves at Erd-
muth's Spring,5 which flows through the valleys until
it empties into the Susquehanna. We were four hours
in crossing the mountain. At Ludwig's Rub,6 at the
foot of the mountain, we nooned. Here Laurel Creek7
flows past. After dinner our course was northwest.
We passed through Anna's Valley,3 beautiful and
pleasing to the eyes, which lies in among the hills.
1 Written also Kechkachtany and EiUoehtinay, — in Delaware signifying
endless hills.
2 " Pilgrims' Rest," a plain on tbe top of the mountain. The passage
of the mountain was effected at the Great Swatara Gap, called Toliheo
by the Indians, corrupted into " Tbe Hole."
3 Anthony's Wilderness is noted on Lewis Evans1 map of 1749. It
included tbe valley through which runs Stony Creek. It was named for
Anthony Seyfert, one of the nine colonists whom Spangenberg led to
Georgia in 1735, where the Moravians proposed establishing themselves
with a view of commencing missions among the Creeks and Chero-
kees.
* Peter's Mountain. It has been stated that this name was given
to it by Courad Weiser, in honor of Zinzendorf, when guiding him to
Shamokin in 1742. This is certainly a mistake. As early as 1725, Peter
Allen was located at the foot of that mountaiu, near tbe Susquehanna,
aud in 1729 it was thus named, and undoubtedly for him.
5 The headwaters of Wiconisco Creek, named in honor of the Countess
Erdmuth, the first wife of Zinzendorf,
6 Lewis' Rest, in Wiconisco township, Dauphin County. Zinzendorf
was often familiarly called Brother Ludwig by the Moravians.
* A branch of the Mahantaugo, noted on Lewis Evans' map of 1749.
8 Named in honor of Anna Nitschman, who accompanied Zinzendorf
to Shamokin i 1742. It is what is now so widely known as Lykens
Valley.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
At the Double Eagle,1 on Benigna's Creek,2 we passed
the night."
After their stay at Onondaga, about ten days, Spang-
enberg and his party began their return journey on
the 29th of June. On the 10th of July they had
reached the Double Eagle, on Mahantango Creek.
The journal thus concludes :
"... Here we found encamped a family of Indi-
ans, who, on learning from whence we had come,
said we must be tired, and the man said to his wife,
' Give them some spits full of venison.' In return,
Bro. Spangenberg gave them knives and thimbles.
Nooned at Benigna's Creek, and at nightfall came to
the Thurnstein. As we were leading our horses down,
Bro. Spangenberg, who was in advance, heard the
rattle of a rattlesnake and called to' us to come and
kill it, but it could not be found. Encamped at the
base of the Thurnstein on the Swatara.
"July 11. Our course was southeast. We early
entered 'Anton's Wilderness,' thence over the Kitta-
tinny Mountain, and nooned on the Little Swatara.
From thence we proceeded to Christopher Wei-
ser's."
The year 1740 is remarkable in the annals of Penn-
sylvania for the labors of the celebrated enthusiastic
itinerant Whitefield. He landed at Lewistown in
November, 1739, and soon after came to Philadelphia.
His arrival disturbed the religious harmony which
had hitherto prevailed. He drew to himself many
followers from all denomiuations, who, influenced by
the energy of his manner, the thunder of his voice,
and his flowing eloquence, were ready to subscribe
his unnatural and incomprehensible faith, professing
their willingness to endure eternal damnation that
they might be forever saved. His disciples were
chiefly the illiterate and uninformed, who made up
in zeal what they lacked in knowledge. Their num-
ber seems to have awed the journalists, who would
not venture to correct the misstatements of his friends
without an apology for interference. Like most re-
formers, he turned the force of his artillery against
the amusements and pleasures of society. He visited
the Susquehanna, and remained some time in and
about Harris' Ferry, preaching repeatedly to the
people, who flocked from all quarters to hear him.
Many of the settlers neglected the cultivation of their
farms, and their fields were left unsown. Parson
Elder, Mr. Harris, and others remonstrated with
them on their improvidence, but ineffectually, and
the consequences were likely to prove serious, since
not a few at the end of the season found themselves
in want.
It may be interesting to know the value of produce
at this period :
i The Spread Eagle is noted ou Scull's map of 1759.
2 The Mahantango or Kind Creek. Zinzendorf, on hi
Shamokin, gave it this name in honor of his daughter, the
Benigna.
Barley, per bus 2 6
Wheat, " 3 0
Corn, " : 2 6
Bacon, per lb 0 6
One Sheep 7 6
Butter, per lb 0 0
Flax, " 0 6
Salt, per bus 5 6
" Stilling," per bus 1 8
"One Buckskin" 18 0
Beef, per lb 0 1%
Rice, " 0 2
The prices of wearing material at the same period
give our readers some idea of the " ways of the
world" in the days of our forefathers, and the follow-
ing may interest many of our readers, especially as
the prices refer to ladies' wear :
£ s. d.
For making a gown 0 3 0
For a Bonnet 0 11 11
Shalloon, for a petticoat 0 9 4
Linen, 2»4 yds 0 3 6
Cloak Dressing 0 3 0
One pair of Shoes 0 5 6
2l£yds. of Linsey at 2s. Sd. per yd 0 6 S
Footing a pair of Stockings 0 10
2 Handkerchiefs 0 4 6
One stick of Bobbin 0 0 6
3 yds. of Flan'l at 2s. lOd 0 8 6
b% yds. Coarse Cloth at Is. 6rf. per yd 0 8 T%
Making 2 shifts and 1 petticoat and 2 Aprons. 0 16
For taffety & a ribou and sowing silk 0 7 0
lo paperof pins at 9d 0 0 4\4
lr.; yds. Calico at 3s. 3d. per yd 0 4 10K
For a pattern of a Gown 12 0
Check for Apron 0 4 0
A Comb 0 0 6
1 yd. of Lawn at 8s. Od 0 8 0
In 1747 there were great fears of an invasion of the
frontiers of Pennsylvania by the French and their
Indian allies. The inhabitants mustered for their de-
fense, and two associated regiments were formed in
Lancaster County, one on the east, the other on the
west side of the Susquehanna. Of the regiment
organized east of the river, fifteen of the eighteen
companies were raised within the present limits of
Dauphin and Lebanon Counties. They were in truth
" a fighting people," were strong in defense of their
rights, and in true loyalty and patriotism were not
equaled by any settlement in the colonies of America.
The officers were :
Lieutenant- Colonel.
James Galbraith, of Derry.
Major.
Robert Baker, of Paxtang.
Captain — Hugh Patrick.
Lieutenant — Thomas McDowell. .
Ensign — Thomas Grubb.
Captains — James Gillespie, — to lieutenant-colonel
of regiment for West End (Cumberland
Valley) of Lancaster County.
John Harris, from Ensign Aug. 4, 1748.
Lieutenant — James Gilchrist.
Ensign — Samuel Jemison.
Captain — Gabriel Davis.
Lieutenant — Robert Ellis.
Ensign — Edward Davis, Jr.
Captain — Samuel Crawford.
Lieutenant — William Rowland.
Ensign — Richard McDonald.
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39
Captain — Andrew Gregg.
Lieutenant — William Crawford.
Ensign — Samuel Simpson.
Captain — James Snodgrass.
Lieutenant — John Alexander.
Ensign — John Snodgrass.
Captain — James Galbraith, Jr.
Lieutenant — James Sample.
Ensign — John Harris, to captain Aug. 4, 1748.
Captain — John Smith.
Lieutenant — William Crum.
Ensign — Joseph C .
Captain— Adam Reed.
Lieutenant — John Crawford.
Ensign — John Young.
Captain — John McEwen.
Lieutenant — James Anderson.
Ensign — James Finney.
Captain — David McClure.
Lieutenant — Thomas Foster.
Ensign — -Andrew Boggs.
Captain — James Armstrong.
Lieutenant — Alexander Armstrong.
Ensign — John Dougherty.
Captain — Thomas McKee.
Lieutenant — Robert Smith.
Ensign — William Baskins.
Captain — James Graham.
Lieutenant — John Purrins.
Ensign — William McMullin.
Captain — Robert Baker.
Lieutenant — William Mitchell.
Ensign — Henry Rennick.
In the years 1751 and 1752 the cereal crops were
very abundant, as we find by the following from the
Chronieon Ephratensis. Theseyears were followed by a
season of scarceness from 1753 to 1755, and upon this
came the Indian war. The Ephrata Chronicle says, — ■
"The years 1751 and 1752 have been so fruitful in
wheat and other grain that men in wanton careless-
ness sought to waste the supply ; for the precious
wheat, which might have, supported many poor, they
used to fatten hogs which afterwards they consumed
in their sumptuousness. Besides, distilleries were
erected everywhere, and thus this great blessing was
turned into strong drink, which gave rise to much
disorder."
Emigration to Pennsylvania was continually on
the increase, and by reference to the early warrantees
and such assessment-lists as have come down to us, it
will be seen that there was a continual stream of
Scotch-Irish settlers, who halted a while among their
friends and former neighbors in Paxtang, Hanover,
and Derry, from whence they followed the tide of
migration into the beautiful and fertile valleys to the
southward. Homes — permanent homes — were being
built, and the hardy pioneer was beginning to look
for his reward from the broad acres which began to
delight his eye, and the dreams of years were about
to be realized when, like a demon of desolation, came
the atrocious border wars from 1754 to 1764.
CHAPTER IV.
The French and Indian War— Petition of the Inhabitants for Protection
— Braddock's Expedition — The Atrocities of the Savages — Correspond-
ence of John Harris and others relating to the Frontiers.
There were few Indian outrages committed within
the limits of Dauphin County prior to 1755. The in-
habitants, however, were, owing to several murders on
the Potomac in Yirginia and on the frontiers of
Cumberland County, becoming very uneasy. They
had little faith in the friendship of the Indians, and
they apprehended war, knowing full well the influ-
ence of the French over the savages, and whose
devilish propensities needed but little prompting to
have them desolate the pioneer homes of Pennsylva-
nia. On the 22d of July, 1754, the following petition
was laid before the Governor of the Province :
The humble petition of the inhabitants of the townshipB of Pextang,
Derry, and Hanover, Lancaster Co., humbly showeth that your petition-
ers, being settled on and near the river Susquehanna, apprehend them-
Belves in great danger from the French and French Indians, as it is in
their power several times in the year to transport themselves, with am-
unition, artillery, and every necessary, down the said river; and their
conduct of late to the neighboring provinces increases our dread of a
speedy visit from them, as we are as near and convenient as the prov-
vinces already attacked, and are less capable of defending ourselves, as
we are unprovided with arms and amunition and unable to purchase
them. A great number are warm and active in these parts for the de-
fense of themselves and country were they enabled so to do (although
not such a number as would be ablo to withstand the enemy). We, your
petitioners, therefore humbly pray that your Honor would take our
distressed condition into consideration and make sucli provision for us
as may prevent ourselves and families from being destroyed and ruined
by such a cruel enemy ; and your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever
pray.
Thomas Forster, Jeremiah Sturgeon,
James Armstrong, Thomas King,
John Harris, Robert Smith,
Thomas Simpson, Adam Reed,
Samuel Simpson, John Crawford,
John Carson, Thomas Crawford,
David Shields, John McClure,
William McMullen, Thomas Hume,
John Coit, Thomas Steene,
"William Armstrong, John Hume,
James Armstrong, John Craig,
William Bell, Thomas McClure,
John Daugherty, William McClure,
James Atkins, John Rodgers,
Andrew Cochran, James Peterson,
James Reed, John Young,
Thomas Rutherford, Ez. Sankey,
T. McCarter, John Forster,
William Steel, Mitchell Graham,
Samuel Hunter, James Toalen,
Thomas Mays, James Galbreath,
James Coler, James Campbel,
Henry Renicks, Robert Boyd,
Rich. McClure, James Chambers,
Thomas Dugan, Robert Armstrong,
John Johnson, John Campbell,
Peter Fleming, Hugh Black,
Thomas Sturgeon, Thomas Black.
Matthew Taylor,
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
An alarming crisis was at hand. The French, now
hovering around the great lakes, sedulously applied
themselves to seduce the Indians from their allegiance
to the English. The Shawanese had already joined
them ; the Delawares waited only for an opportunity
to revenge their wrongs ; and of the Six Nations, the
Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas were wavering.
To keep the Indians in favor of the Province required
much cunning diplomacy and expensive presents. In
this alarming juncture the old flame of civil dissen-
sion burst out with increased force. The presents to
the Indians, with the erection of a line of forts along
the frontier, and the maintenance of a military force,
drew heavily upon the provincial purse. The As-
sembly, the popular branch, urged that the Proprie-
tary estates should be taxed, as well as those of hum-
ble individuals. The Proprietaries, through their
deputies, refused, and pleaded prerogative, charter,
and law ; the Assembly in turn pleaded equity, com-
mon danger, and common benefit, requiring a com-
mon expense. The Proprietaries offered bounties in
lands yet to be conquered from the Indians, and the
privilege of issuing more paper money; the Assem-
bly wanted something more tangible. The Assembly
passed laws, laying taxes, and granting supplies, but
annexing conditions ; the Governors opposed the con-
ditions, but were willing to aid the Assembly in taxing
the people, but not the Proprietaries. Here were the
germs of revolution, not fully matured until twenty
years later. In the mean time the frontiers were left
exposed, while these frivolous disputes continued.
The pacific principles, too, of the Quakers, and Dunk-
ards, and Mennonites, and Schwenkfelders, came in
to complicate the strife ; but as the danger increased,
they prudently kept aloof from public office, leaving
the management of the war to sects less scrupulous.
The pulpit and the press were deeply involved in the
discussion, and the population was divided into oppo-
sing factions upon this question.
In his message to the Assembly in August, 1754,
the Governor says, " The people of the upper parts of
Lancaster County are so apprehensive of danger at
this critical juncture from the nearness of French and
savages under their influence, that the principal in-
habitants have in the most earnest manner, petitioned
me to provide for their protection ; representing
withal, that a great number would be warm and active
in defense of themselves and their country, were they
enabled so to be, by being supplied with arms and
ammunition, which many of them are unable to pur-
chase at their own private expense. The substance
of these several petitions, which I shall likewise order
to be laid before you, appears to me, gentlemen, to be
of the greatest importance, and well worthy of your
most serious attention. You may be assured that
nothing which depends on me shall be wanting
towards affording them the protection they desire;
but you cannot at the same time but be sensible how
little it is in my power to answer their expectations
without the aid of your house. It becomes then my
indispensable duty, and I cannot on any account
whatever, excuse myself from pressing you to turn
your thoughts on the defenseless state of the Prov-
ince in general, as well as of our back inhabitants in
particular ; and to provide such means for the security
of the whole, as shall be thought at once both rea-
sonable and effectual to the ends proposed ; in which,
as in every other matter, consistent with my honor,
and the trust reposed in me, I promise you my hearty
concurrence."
It soon became known that many of the savages,
heretofore "friendly Indians," were disaffected, and fa-
vored the French interests in the West, ready to aid
them in their schemes. The government of the
Provinces of Pennsylvania and Virginia were there-
fore anxious not only to have the continued friend-
ship of those who still professed to be friendly, but,
if possible, to regain the friendship of the disaffected.
For that purpose Conrad Weiser was sent, in the
month of September, 1754, to Aughwick, where
George Croghan, the Indian agent, had quite a num-
ber of different tribes under his care. Notwithstand-
ing that Mr. Weiser, as the agent of the government,
did all in his power, aided by liberal donations of
money, to secure the continued friendly assistance of
the Indians, murders were committed by the Indians;
and the inhabitants of the frontiers were all in a panic.
At this juncture, the English government became
alarmed, and at length determined to put an end
to French encroachments, French intrigues, and
French-Indian atrocities. Several of the royal regi-
ments were sent to America, in command of whom
was Maj.-Gen. Edward Braddock. This army arrived
from England early in March, 1755, landing at Alex-
andria, in Virginia, whence they marched to Fred-
ericktown, in Maryland, preparatory to the contem-
plated expedition against Fort Duquesne, on the
Ohio. The place of debarkation was selected with
that ignorance and want of judgment which distin-
guished the British miuistry. That Province could
furnish neither provisions nor carriages for the army,
while Pennsylvania, rich in grain and well stocked
with wagons, could readily supply food and the
means to transport the army to any point. The Pro-
vincial Assembly,, apprehending the general to be
prejudiced against them, sent Benjamin Franklin to
undeceive him, with instructions, however, not to as-
sume the character of their agent, but to present him-
self as postmaster-general, disposed to make his office
subservient to the general's plans. While Franklin
was with the army a return of the wagons obtainable
was made, from which it appeared that there were
not more than twenty-five, and not all of those ser-
viceable. Braddock was surprised, declared the ex-
pedition at an end, and exclaimed against the minis-
ters for having sent them into a country destitute of
the means of transportation. On Franklin express-
ing his regret that the army had not been landed in
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Pennsylvania, where such means abounded, Braddock
eagerly seized on his words, and commissioned him,
on liberal terms, to procure one hundred and fifty
wagons and fifteen hundred pack-horses. Franklin,
on his return, circulated advertisements through the
counties of York, Lancaster, and Cumberland, and
by am, artful address obtained, in two weeks, all the
wagons, two hundred and fifty pack-horses, and much
popularity for himself. He stated in his address that
he found the general incensed at the delay of the
horses and carriages he had expected from Philadel-
phia, and disposed to send an armed force to seize the
carriages, horses, and drivers necessary for the service,
but that he, apprehending the visit of British soldiers
in their present temper would be very inconvenient
to the inhabitants, was desirous to try what might be
done by fair and equitable means, and that an oppor-
tunity was now presented of obtaining thirty thou-
sand pounds in silver and gold, which would supply
the deficiency of the Provincial currency. He ex-
pended eight hundred pounds received from the gen-
eral, advanced two hundred pounds himself, and gave
his bonds for the payment of the value of such horses
as should be lost in the service, the owners refusing to
rely upon Braddock's promise, alleging that he was
unknown to them. The claims made against him in
consequence of this engagement amounted to twenty
thousand pounds, and were not settled by the govern-
ment until after much delay and trouble.1
Gen. Braddock removed his army to a post on Wills'
Creek, since called Fort Cumberland, where he awaited
the wagons and other necessary supplies from Penn-
sylvania. From this place, confident of success, he
informed the Governors of Virginia, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania, that, should he take Fort Duquesne in
its present condition, he would, after some additions,
garrison it, and leave there the guns, ammunition,
and stores he should find in it. But, should the
enemy abandon and destroy the fortifications, as he
apprehended, he would repair the fort, or construct
another. In the latter case he required the necessary
means of defense to be furnished by the colonies, and
to be forwarded immediately, that he might not be
delayed in his progress to Forts Niagara and Frontig-
nac ; he also gave information of the enemy's inten-
tion to attack the frontier settlements as soon as he
should have marched beyond them.
On the 8th of June Gen. Braddock left Fort Cum-
berland. Scarooyadi, successor' to the Half-King of
the Senecas, and Monacatootha, whose acquaintance
Washington had made on the Ohio on his mission to
Le Bceuf, with about one hundred and fifty Indians,
Senecas and Delawares, accompanied him. George
Croghan, the Indian agent of Pennsylvania, and a
frontiersman of great value called the " Wild Hun-
ter" or Captain Jack, were also with him. The first
brigade, under Sir Peter Halkett, led the way, and on
1 History of Pennsylvania, by Dr. Egle.
the 9th the main body followed. From that date
until the 7th of July following the army had only
reached the eastern branch of Bushy Run, called
Turtle Creek, and the place of encampment was a
short distance northerly of the present village of
Stewartsville, Westmoreland Co. It was Gen. Brad-
dock's intention to cross Turtle Creek, and approach
Fort Duquesne on the other side ; but the banks
were so precipitous, and presented such obstacles to
crossing with his artillery and heavy baggage, that
he hesitated, and Sir John St. Clair went out with a
party to reconnoitre. On his return, before night, he
reported that he had found the ridge which led to
Fort Duquesne, but that considerable work would be
necessary to prepare a road for crossing Turtle Creek.
This route was finally abandoned, and on the 8th the
army marched eight miles, and encamped not far from
the Monongahela, west of the Youghiogheny, and
near what is called, on Scull's map, " Sugar Run."
When Braddock reached this place, it was his design
to pass through the narrows, but he was informed by
the guide, who had been sent out to explore, that the
passage was very difficult, about two miles in length,
with a river on the left, and a high mountain on the
right, and that much work must be done to make it
passable for carriages. At the same time he was told
that there were two good fords across the Mononga-
hela, where the water was shallow, and the banks not
steep. With these views of the case he determined
to cross the ford the next morning. The order of
march was given out, and all the arrangements were
made for an early movement.
About eight o'clock on the morning of the 9th the
advanced division, under Col. Gage, crossed the ford
and pushed forward. After the whole army had
crossed and marched about a mile, Braddock received
a note from Col. Gage giving notice that he had passed
the second ford without difficulty. A little before two
o'clock the whole army had crossed this ford, and was
arranged in the order of march on the river plateau.
Col. Gage, with the advanced party, was then ordered
to march, and while the main body was yet standing
on the plain, the action began near the river. Not a
single man of the enemy had before been seen. To
the brave grenadiers who had stood firm on the plains
of Europe, amid tempests of cannon-balls cutting down
whole platoons of their comrades, this new species of
warfare was perfectly appalling, and unable longer to
breast the girdle of fire which enveloped them, they
gave way'in confusion, involving the whole army in
distress, dismay, and disorder. In such a dilemma,
with hundreds of his men falling at every discharge,
his ranks converted into a wild and reckless multi-
tude, unable to rally and too proud to retreat, Brad-
dock obstinately refused to allow the Provincial troops
to fight the Indians in their own way, but with a mad-
ness incomprehensible did his utmost to form the
men into platoons and wheel them into close columns.
The result was horrible, and the sacrifice of life with-
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out a parallel at that time in Indian warfare. The
Provincial regiments, unable to keep together, spread
through the surrounding woods, and by this means
did all the execution that was effected. Every man
fought for himself, and rushing to the trees from be-
hind which gleamed the flash of the rifle, the brave
frontiersmen often bayoneted the savage at his post.
This perilous enterprise, however, was attended with
a terrible sacrifice. Out of three full companies of
Virginia troops but thirty men were left ; of the Penn-
sylvania forces, much less.
It was the most disastrous defeat ever sustained by
any European army in America. Sixty-three officers
and seven hundred and fourteen privates were killed
or dangerously wounded. There is, perhaps, no in-
stance upon record where so great a proportion of offi-
cers were killed. Out of the eighty-six composing the
command but twenty-three escaped unhurt. Their
brilliant uniform seemed sure marks for the deadly
aim of the savage. On that disastrous day the mili-
tary genius of Washington shone forth with much of
that splendor which afterwards made him so illustri-
ous. His courage, energy, bravery, and skill displayed
on this occasion marked him as possessed of the high-
est order of military talents. After the fall of Brad-
dock, with his Provincial troops he covered the retreat,
and saved the remnant of the army from annihilation.
Gen. Braddock was taken to Dunbar's Camp, on the
summit of Laurel Hill, where he breathed his last, on
the fourth day after the battle. His body was interred
in the centre of the road, and the entire army marched
over the spot in order that the remains of the unfor-
tunate general might not be desecrated by savage
hands.
In the correspondence of Gen. Braddock with his
government, from the time of his arrival in Virginia
to his defeat, he complains that Pennsylvania and
Virginia would not give the aid he demanded. The
disputes at that period in the Proprietary govern-
ment, says Duponceau, account in some degree, but
not sufficiently, for these results. The Quaker spirit
in Pennsylvania may be supposed to have produced
them, but it was used as a means instead of a primary
cause. It is certain that at that time a leading Quaker,
who was Speaker of the Assembly, said in debate,
" I had rather see Philadelphia sacked three times by
the French than vote a single copper for the war."
It is easy to see from this the difficulties Braddock
had to contend with. Had he received the earnest
support of the Province his success would have been
assured. The Scotch-Irish, who settled on the fron-
tiers, were busy protecting their own homes, and
although several companies offered their services to
Gen. Braddock he did riot accept them, — not from
the motives ascribed to him by most historians, but
from the fact that they were actually required at
their own firesides, which had already been invaded
by the savage foe.
The consternation at Braddock's defeat was very
great in Pennsylvania. The retreat of Dunbar left
the whole frontier uncovered, while- the inhabitants,
unarmed and undisciplined, were compelled hastily
to seek the means of defense or of flight. In de-
scribing the exposed state of the Province, and the
miseries which threatened it, the Governor had oc-
casion to be entirely satisfied with his own eloquence,
and had his resolution to defend it equaled the
earnestness of his appeal to the Assembly, the people
might have been spared much suffering. The enemy,
long restrained by fear of another attack, and scarce
crediting his senses when he discovered the defense-
less state of the frontiers, now roamed unmolested
and fearlessly along the western lines of Virginia,
Maryland, and Pennsylvania, committing the most
appalling outrages and wanton cruelties which the
cupidity and ferocity of the savage could dictate.
The first inroads into Pennsylvania were into Cum-
berland County, whence they were soon extended to
the Susquehanna. The inhabitants, dwelling at the
distance of from one to three miles apart, fell unre-
sistingly, were captured, or fled in terror to the in-
terior settlements. The main body of the enemy en-
camped on the Susquehanna, thirty miles above
Harris' Ferry, whence they extended themselves on
both sides the river below the Kittochtinny Moun-
tains. The settlements at the Great Cove, in Cumber-
land County, now Fulton, were destroyed, and many
of the inhabitants slaughtered or made captives, and
the same fate fell upon Tulpehocken, upon Mahanoy,
and Gnadenhutten.
Under date of October 29th, John Harris wrote to
the Governor: " We expect the enemy upon us every
day, and the inhabitants are abandoning their planta-
tions, being greatly discouraged at the approach of
such a number of cruel savages, and no sign of assist-
ance. The Indians are cutting us off every day, and
I had a certain account of about fifteen hundred In-
dians, besides French, being on their march against
us and Virginia, and now close on our borders, their
scouts scalping our families on our frontiers daily.
Andrew Montour and others at Shamokin desired me
to take care ; that there was forty Indians out many
days, and intended to burn my house and destroy
myself and family. I have this day cut holes in my
house, and am determined to hold out to the last ex-
tremity if I can get some men to stand by me, few of
which I yet can at present, every one being in fear of
their own families being cut off every hour (such is
our situation). I am informed that a French officer
was expected at Shamokin this week with a party of
Delawares and Shawanese, no doubt to take posses-
sion of our river ; and, as to the state of the Susque-
hanna Indians, a great part of them are actually in
the French interest ; but if we should raise a number
of men immediately as will be able to take possession
of some convenient place up Susquehanna, and build
a strong fort in spite of French or Indians, perhaps
some Indians may join us, but it is trusting to un-
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certainty to depend upon them in my opinion. We
ought to insist on the Indians declaring either for or
against us. As soon as we are prepared for them we
must bid up for scalps and keep the woods full of our
people hunting them, or they will ruin our Province,
for they are a dreadful enemy. We impatiently look
for assistance. I have sent out two Indian spies to
Shamokin, they are Mohawks, and I expect they will
return in a day or two. Consider our situation, and
rouse your people downwards, and not let about fif-
teen hundred villains distress such a number of in-
habitants as is in Pennsylvania, which actually they
will if they possess our provisions and frontiers long,
as they now have many thousands of bushels of our
corn and wheat in possession already, for the inhabi-
tants goes off and leaves all."
In consequence of these melancholy tidings the
Governor summoned the Assembly for the 3d of No-
vember, when he laid before them an account of the
proceedings of the enemy, and demanded money and
a militia law. Petitions were poured in from all parts
of the Province, — from the frontier counties, praying
for arms and munitions; from the middle counties,
deprecating further resistance to the views of the
Governor, and requiring, if it were necessary, a par-
tial sacrifice of the property of the citizens for the
defense of their lives; and that the religious scruples
of the members of the Assembly might no longer pre-
vent the defense of the country.
By the middle of the month the savages had " en-
tered the passes of the Blue Mountains, broke into
the counties of Lancaster, Berks, and Northampton,
committing murder, devastations, and other kind of
horrid mischief," to use the language of Governor
Morris, and yet the Assembly delayed the measures
of defense required of them. The Governor, aston-
ished at the obstinacy of the Assembly, for such he
characterized it, again sent a message requesting that
body to strengthen his hands and afford assistance to
the back inhabitants, but they plead in excuse that
they feared the alienating the affections of the In-
dians, and in a measure refused to grant the means
necessary for the protection of the frontiers.
The cold indifference of the Assembly at such a
crisis awoke the deepest indignation throughout the
Province. Public meetings were held in various parts
of Lancaster and in the frontier counties, at which it
was resolved that tbey would "repair to Philadelphia
and compel the Provincial authorities to pass proper
laws to defend the country and oppose the enemy."
In addition, the dead bodies of some of the murdered
and mangled were sent to that city and hauled about
the streets, with placards announcing that these were
victims of the Quaker policy of non-resistance. A
large and threatening mob surrounded the House of
Assembly, placed the dead bodies in the doorway, and
demanded immediate relief for the people of the
frontiers. Such, indeed, were. the desperate measures
resorted to for self-defense. There was little sympathy
by the members of that body, whose phlegmatic tem-
perament could allow them to look calmly upon the
victims of their neglect. In preventing protection,
as was their sworn duty to do, they were indirectly
guilty of the complete sway of the tomahawk and
scalping-knife.
Following Braddock's defeat, the French, or rather
their Indian allies, encouraged by their success, pushed
their incursions into the interior parts of the frontier
settlements, into York, Cumberland, Lancaster, Berks,
and Northampton Counties. These counties were
scenes of murder and rapine for about ten years. The
apprehensions of those who feared the direful conse-
quences of the English defeat were sadly realized.
Plans were now devised for the defense of the
frontiers. A chain of forts were directed to be
erected, but it was not until the succeeding summer
that anything like places of defense were actually
built. The sad condition of affairs in the interior
and western part of the Province is thus described
by Governor Robert Morris in his message of July
24, 1755, to the Assembly in relation to Braddock's
defeat : " This unfortunate and unexpected change
in our affairs deeply atfects every one of His Majesty's
colonies, but none of them in so sensible a manner as
this Province; while having no militia is thereby
left exposed to the cruel incursion of the French
and barbarous Indians, who delight in shedding
human blood, and who make no distinction as to
age or sex, — as to those that are armed against them,
or such as they can surprise in their peaceful habita-
tions, all are alike the objects of their cruelty. —
slaughtering the tender infant and frightened mother
with equal joy and fierceness. To such enemies,
spurred by the native cruelty of their tempers, en-
couraged by their late success, and having now no
army to fear, are the inhabitants of this Province ex-
posed, and by such must we now expect to be overrun
if we do not immediately prepare for our own defense ;
nor ought we to content ourselves with this, but resolve
to drive to and confine the French to their own just
limits."
Scarce three months after this disastrous defeat we
find the barbarous savages engaged in murdering the
whites and setting fire to their houses on the west
side of Susquehanna, in Cumberland County, now
Union, for on the 15th of October, 1755, a party of
Indians " fell upon the inhabitants on Mahanoy
(or Penn's) Creek that runs into the river Susque-
hanna, about five miles lower than the Great Fork
made by the juncture of the two main branches of
the Susquehanna, killed and carried off about twenty-
five persons, and burnt and destroyed their buildings
and improvements, and the whole settlement was
deserted." Learning of these transactions, John
Harris wrote to the Governor, as follows :
" May it please your Honor,—
11 1 was informed last night by
that there was a Dutch (German
" Paxtang, Oct. io, 175i
. person that came down our ri
woman, who made her escape
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George Gabriel's, and informs us that last Friday evening, on her way
home from this settlement, on Mahahouy or peun's Creek, where her
family lived, she called at a neighbor's house and saw two persons lying
by the door of said house murdered and scalped, and there were some
Dutch (Germau) families that lived near their places immediately left,
not thinking it safe to stay any longer. It is the opinion of the people
up the river, that the families on Peun's Creek being scattered, that but
few in number are killed or carried off, except the above said woman,
the certainty of which will soon be known, as there are some men gone
out to bury the dead.
" By report this evening I was likewise informed by the belt of wam-
pum, and these Indians here, there were seen near Shamokin, about six
days ago, two French Indians of the Canawago tribe. I a little doubted
the truth of the report at first, but the Indians have seemed so afraid
that they dispatched messengers immediately to the mountains above
niy house to bring in some of their women that were gathering chest-
nuts, for fear of their being killed.
"By a person just arrived down our river, brought information of
two men being murdered within five miles of George Gabriel's, four
women carried off, and there is one man wounded in three places who
escaped to Gabriel's, and it is imagined that all the inhabitants on
Peun's Creek and Little Mahahony are killed or carried off, as most of
them live much higher up, where the first murder was discovered. The
Indian warriors here send you these two strings of white wampum, and
the women the black one, both requesting that you would lay by all your
council pipes immediately, and open all your eyes and ears, and view
your slain people in this land, and to put a stop to it immediately, and
come to this place to our assistance without any delay ; and the belt of
wampum particularly mentions that the proprietors and your Honor
would immediately act in defense of their country, as the old chain of
friendship now is broken by several nations of Indians, and it seems to
be such as they never expected to see or bear of. Any delay on our
acting vigorously now at this time would be the loss of all Indiau in-
terest, and perhaps our ruin in these parts.
" I am your honor's most obedient servant,
"John Harris.
"P.S. — I shall endeavor to get a number of my neighbors to go out
as far as the murder has been committed, and perhaps to Shamokin, to
know the minds of the Indians and their opinions of these times, and
to get what intelligence I can from them and to encourage some of their
young men to scout about back of the frontiers, to give us notice of the
enemy's approach, if possible, at any time hereafter. I heartily wish
your honor and the Assembly would please to agree on some method at
this time towards protecting this province, as this part of it seems actu-
ally in danger now, for should but a company of Indians come and
murder but a few families hereabouts, which is daily expected, the situ-
ation we are in would oblige numbers to abandon their plantations, and
our cattle and provisions, which we have a plenty of, must then fall a
prey to the enemy.
"Our Indians here seem much discouraged at the large number of
families passing here every day on account of the late murders on the
Potomac, and will be much more so if it should happen to be our case.
There were two Indian women set out from here two days ago for the
Ohio, to bring some of their'relations (as they say) down here, and should
the French or their Indians hear by them, as they will be inquiring for
news, the effect that their late murders has had among our inhabitants
it will be a matter of encouragement to them.
"1 conclude, your honor's most obedient and most humble servant,
"John Harris."
On the 23d of October, 1755, forty-six of the inhab-
itants about Harris' Ferry went to Shamokin to in-
quire of the Indians there who they were who had so
cruelly fallen upon and ruined the settlement on Ma-
hahony Creek. On their return from Shamokin they
were fired upon by some Indians who lay in ambush,
and four were killed, four drowned, and the rest put
to flight. The following is the report of this expedi-
tion :
"I, and Thomas Forster, Esq., Mr. Harris, and Mr. McKee, with up-
wards of forty men, went up the 2d inst. (October, 1755) to Capt. Mc-
Kee, at New Providence, in order to bury the dead lately murdered on
Mahahony Creek ; but understanding the corpse were buried, we then
determined to return immediately home. But being urged by John
Sekalamy and the Old Belt to go up to see the Indians at Shamo-
kin aud know their minds, we went on the 24th, and stayed there all
night ; and in the night I heard some Delawares talking, about twelve
in number, to this purpose: 'What are the English come here for?*
Says another: 'To kill us, I suppose; can we then send off some of our
nimble young men to give our friends notice that can soon be here?'
They soon after sang the war-song, and four Indians went off in two
cauoes, well armed ; the one canoe went down the river, and the other
" On the morning ofthe 25th we took our leave of the Indians and set
off homewards, and were advised to go down the east side of the river;
but, fearing that a snare might be laid ou that side, we maiched off
peaceably on the west side, having behaved in the most civil and friendly
manner towards them while with them ; and when we came to the mouth
of the Mahahony Creek, we were fired on by a good number of Indians
that lay among the bushes, on which we were obliged to retreat with
the loss of several men ; the particular number I cannot exactly men-
tion, but I am positive that I saw four fall, and one man struck with a
tomahawk ou the head in his flight across the river. As I understand
the Delaware tongue, I heard several of the Indians that were engaged
against us speak a good many words in that tongue during the action.
"Adam Torrance."
"The above declaration was attested by the author's voluntary quali-
fication, no magistrate being present, at Paxtang, this 26th October,
1755, before us:
"John Elder. Thomas McArthur.
"Michael Graham. Alex. McClure.
"Michael Teaff. William Harris.
"Thomas Black. Samuel Lenes.
"Samuel Pearson. William McClure.
" N.B.— Of all our people that were in the action there are but nine
that are yet returned."
John Harris, under the date of " Paxtang, ye 28th
October, 1755," writes to the Governor an account of
the foregoing expedition to Shamokin, and how near
they all came to suffer through Indian treachery :
" May it please your Honor
"This is to acquaint you, that on the 24th of October I arrived at
Shamokin, in order to protect our frontiers up that way till they might
make their escape from their cruel enemies, and learn the best intelli-
g.-u
uld.
" The Indians on the west branch of the Susquehanna certainly killed
our inhabitants on Penn's Creek, and there are a hatchet and two Eng-
lish scalps sent by them up the North branch, to desire them to 6trike
with them, if they are men.
"The Indians are all assembling themselves at Shamokin to counsel;
a large body of them was there four days ago. I cannot learn their in-
tentions, but seems Andrew Montour and Mona-ca-too-tha are to bring
down the news from them. There is not a sufficient number of them
to oppose the enemy, and, perhaps, they will join the enemy against
us. There is no dependence on Indians, and we are in imminent
danger.
"I got certain information from Andrew Moutour and others that
there is a body of French, with fifteen hundred Indians, coming upon
us,— Picks, Ottaways, Orandox, Delawares, Shawanese, and a number of
the Six Nations,— and are now not many days* march from this Province
aud Virginia, which are appointed to be attacked; at the same time
some of the Shamokin Indians seem friendly, and others appear like
"Montour knew many days ago of the enemy being on their march
against us before he informed, for which I said as much to him as I
thought prudent, considering the place I was in.
" On the 25th inst., on my return witli about forty more, we were at-
tacked by about twenty or thirty Indians, received their fire, and about
fifteen of our men aud myself took to the trees, attacked the villains,
killed four of them on the spot, and lost but three more, retreating
about half a mile through woods, ami crossing the Susquehanna, one of
whom was shot off an horse riding behind myself, through the river.
My horse was wounded, and, falling into the river, I was obliged to quit
him and swim part of the way.
"Four or five of our men were drowned crossing the river. I hope
our journey, though with fatigue and loss of our substance, and some
of our lives, will be of service to our country, by discovering our enemy,
who will be our ruin, if not timely prevented.
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"I just now receiver! inforniiition that there was a French officer, sup-
posed captain, with a party of Shawanese, Delawares, Ac, within six
miles of Shamokin, ten days ago, and no doubt intends to take posses-
sion of it, which will be a dreadful consequence to us, if suffered.
Therefore, I thought proper to despatch this message to inform your
Honor. The Indians here, I hope, your Honor, will be pleased to cause
them to remove to some place, as I do not like their company; and, as
the men of those here were not against us, yet did them no harm, or
else I would have them all cut off. Belt (Indian so-called) promised at
Shamokin to send out spies to Yiew the enemy, and, upon hearing of
our skirmishes, Old Belt was in a rage, gathered up thirty Indians im-
mediately, and went in pursuit of the enemy, as I am this day in-
formed.
"I expect Montour and Mona-ca-too-tha down here this week, with
the determination of their Shamokin council. The inhabitants are
abandoning their plantations, and we are in a dreadful situation.
. Ac,
"P.S.— The night ensui
Gabriel's houses; danced ;
"John Harris.
our attack the Indians burnt all George
and them."
The person who was shot off the horse, while riding
behind John Harris in crossing the' river, was a phy-
sician of Paxtang, but in the absence of the assess-
ment-lists we are unable to tell who he was. The
Indians alluded to by John Harris as being at Harris'
Ferry for some months were those to whom Conrad
Weiser refers when writing from that place to the
Governor in July (9th) previous, when he said, —
"According to your order, I came to this place last Monday, and found
the Indians waiting for me. Yesterday I distributed about two hundred
bushel3 of meal among them ; after that was over, they enquired how
things stood as to the war. I told them what had happened to some of
the back inhabitants, and that the French Indians were like to do a great
deal of mischief. They seemed to be very much concerned. There
were about thirty of them, and of which number nine offered themselves
to go with me, or my son Sammy, to Wills' Creek, aud serve as outscouts
against the French and their ludians, aud to protect the poor people
settled about those parts; and I was agreed that they should meet me
or my son, at this place in ten days hence; and that in the mean time,
I was to obtain your Honor's leave, and a proper pass. This morning
Captain Glazier's express from the east arrived at this place, with the
agreeable news of the defeat of the French at Nova Scotia, and the
taking of the French meu-of-war, by Admiral Boscawen.
"I read and explained the printed paper to the Indians, and they ex-
pressed a good deal of satisfaction and pleasure with the news. Capt.
Glazier gave me to understand that he should be very glad if some of
these Indians would accompany him to the English camp with the de-
spatches he had for the general, in this dangerous time. I proposed it
to the Indians; they approved of the tiling, but having intelligence of
our Honors coming up, aud that you would be in Lancaster this day,
they would hear and receive your approbation; and they have accord-
ingly desired me to stay with them at this place till your Honor's arrival,
which I have promised to do, and have sent the bearer hereof express to
let your Honor know of this and to receive further orders."
The Governor wTas there a few days after, made a
short harangue, gave some presents, at which the In-
dians seemed perfectly delighted, and "the chain of
friendship" was to remain "bright and unbroken."
The Governor little knew of the perfidy of the sav-
ages, and that all their promises were mere ropes of
sand.
The near approach of the enemy created the utmost
consternation among the outer settlements. The only
safety was to flee and leave all to the enemy. They
had in vain looked for effectual relief from the Colo-
nial government. Homes that had been occupied ;
barns filled* with the fruits of a rich and plenteous
harvest ; newly-sowed fields, standing corn, and cattle,
sheep, etc., were all abandoned by the hardy and
industrious frontier settlers, in order to save them-
selves from being cut off by the barbarous enemy.
Even John Harris and his family were threatened
with death, as stated by Mr. Harris himself in the
following letter to Edward Shippen, at Lancaster:
"Paxtang, y* 29** October, 1755.
"Sir, — We expect the enemy upon us every day, and the inhabitants
are abandoning their plantations, boing greatly discouraged at the ap-
proach uf such a number of cruel savages, and no present sign of assist-
ance. I had a certaiu account of fifteen hundred French and Indians
being on the march against us and Virginia, and now close upon our
borders, their scouts scalping our families on our frontiers daily. An-
drew Montour, and others at Shamokin, desired me to take care, that
there was a party of forty Indians, out many days, and intended to burn
my house and destroy myself and family. I have this day cut loop-holes
in my house, and am determined to hold out to the last extremity, if I
can get some men to stand by me. But few can be had at present, as
every one is in fear of his own family being cut off every hour. Great
part of the Susquehanna Indians are no doubt actually in the French
interest, and I am informed that a French officer is expected at Shamo-
kin this week, with a party of Delawares ard Shawanese, no doubt to
take possession of our river. We should raise men immediately to build
a fort up the river to take possession, and to induce some Indians to join
us. We ought also to insist on the Indians to declare for or against us,
and as soon as we are prepared for them we should bid up their scalps,
and keep our woods full of our people upon the scout, else they will ruin
our province, for they are a dreadful enemy. I have sent out two In-
dian spies to Shamokin ; they are Mohawks.
"Sir, yours, &c, John Harris."
CHAPTER V.
The French and Indian War (continued)— Treaty at Harris' Ferry-
Fort Halifax— Fort MeKee— Fort Manady— Fort at Harris' Ferry-
Fort Hunter.
1st the latter part of October, 1755, the enemy agaiii
appeared in the neighborhood of Shamokin, and in
November of that year they committed several mur-
ders upon the whites under circumstances of great
cruelty and barbarity. Not only the settlers on the
immediate frontier, but those residing far towards the
interior, were kept in constant alarm, as will be seen
by the following address, or appeal to the inhabitants
'of the Province, issued from the present site of
Harrisburg :
" Paxtano, ye 31st October, 1755.
"From John Harris, at 12 p.m.
" To all His Majesty's subjects in the Province of Pennsifhajwi, or elseichere :
"Whereas, Andrew Montour, Belt of Wampum, two Mohawks, and
other Indians, came down this day from Shamokin, who say the whole
body of Indians, or the greatest part of them in the French interest is
actually encamped on this side of George Gabriel's (about thirty miles
north of Harris' Ferry, on the west side of the river), near Susquehanna,
and we may expect au attack within three days at farthest ; aud a French
fort to be begun at Shamokin in ten days hence. Tho' this be the In-
dian report, we, the subscribers, do give it as our advice to repair imme-
diately to the frontiers with all our forces, to intercept their passace
into our country, aud to be prepared in the best manner possible for the
worst events.
" Witness our hands,
"James Galbreath, James Pollock,
"John Allison, James Anderson,
"Barney HroHEs, William Work,
" Robert Wallace, Patrick Hates,
"John Harris.
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" p.s. — They positively affirm that the above named Indians discov-
ered a party of the enemy at Thomas McKee's upper place on the 30th
of October last.
" Mona-ca-too-tha, The Belt, and other Indians here, insist upon Mr.
Weiser's coming- immediately to John Harris' with his men, and to coun-
sel with the Indians.
"Before me,
"James Galbreath."
Fortunately, the reports conveyed in Mr. Harris'
letter, as well as in the above address, proved to be
premature, the enemy confining his depredations to
the regions of the Susquehanna, about Shamokin, and
the Great or Big Cove in the western part of Cumber-
land County, a detailed account of which would not
come within our province to write.
It was not until the middle of the following year
that the Indians, incited, and in some instances offi-
cered, by their allies the French, extended their in-
cursions into the interior of the Province, and imag-
ination fails to conceive the peril and distress of the
settlers of Paxtang, Hanover, and the other townships
of Lancaster, now comprising the counties of Dau-
phin and Lebanon.
On the 8th of January, 1756, Governor Morris, who
had come from Philadelphia by way of Eeading, held
a conference with the Indians at the house of John
Harris. As a part of the history of this locality, it is
proper that the record thereof be preserved in this
connection :
" At a conference held with the Indians at Harris' Ferry, Jan. 8, 1756,
present the Hon. Robert Hunter Morris, Governor James Hamilton,
Richard Peters, Joseph Fox, and Conrad Welser, interpreter ; two In-
dians of the Six Nations, called 'the Belt of Wampum,' a Seneca, and
' The Broken Thigh,' a Mohawk.
" The Governor, finding here only two Indians and their families, he
sent for them into council, and spoke as follows :
'"Brethren:
'" I am glad to see you and your families in good health. You have
ever been esteemed our hearty friends, and you show you are really so
by residing amongst us, at a time when so much mischief is done on
every side of the Province.
"'I sent Mr. Weiser to acquaint you that I had kindled a council fire
here, aud had invited the Indians ou Susquehannah to meet me the be-
ginning of this moon, and that I expected you would stay here till I
should come, and afford me your assistance in council.
" ' I thank you for staying here. You see that agreeable to my mes-
sage, I come at the time appointed, but I find no other Indians here
than you two, and indeed I expect no more, as I believe my messengers
were prevented going to Wyomink by the ravages of the Indians, which
began in their neighborhood at the time they were preparing to set out
on their journey.
"'Brethren: The public business requires my presence at Carlisle,
where I am now going, and I invite you to go along with me. If you
iucline to take any of your families with you, I shall readily agree to
it, aud provide a carriage for them aud you.'
"To this the Belt replied.
"'Brethren: I thank you for sending for us to council, and for your
kind speech. What you have said is very agreeable.
'"Brethren: The 6ky is dark all around us. The mischief done to
you I consider as done to the Six Nations, and am sorry for what has
happened, and heartily condole with you upon it, but be uot disheart-
ened. As the public business is committed to you, nothing should be
suffered to lie On your minds that might, in any wise, impair your judg-
ment, which is now more necessary than ever. Let me, therefore, by
this string entreat you to put away all grief from yourheart,and to dry
up your tears, that you may think and see clearly when you come to
council.
" 'I accept your invitation, and shall follow you to Carlisle.'
"Gave a Sibino."
From the minutes of the treaty or conference held
at that time it appears there was but one single house
and few conveniences to hold a treaty at Harris' —
" Mr. Weiser was called in and asked if it might not
be better to hold it at Carlisle, where all the business
of that county could be done at the same time, and
proper entertainment provided as well for the Gov-
ernor and his company as for the Indians, should
they prove numerous."
In the early part of 1756, of the Provincial forces
there were stationed at Harris', a sergeant and twelve
men ; at Hunter's Fort, Ensign Johnson and twenty-
four men ; at McKee's Store, Ensign Mears and twenty-
four men ; at Fort Halifax, Capt. Nathaniel Miles
and thirty men ; and at Fort Manady, Lieut. Miller
and sixteen men.
In the spring of 1756 the Provincial troops were
well organized, and within the limits of Dauphin
County the following stockade forts were erected:
Fort Halifax. — This fort, also named the Fort
at Armstrong's, was commenced in May, 1756. Col.
Clapham, an officer of the Provincial service, selected
it " as the most convenient place on the river between
Harris's and Shamokin for a magazine on account of
its good natural situation above the Juniata Falls, the
vast plenty of pine timber at hand, its nearness to
Shamokin and a saw within a quarter of a mile, he
therefore concludes to erect a fort here, according to
a plan enclosed to the Gov'r, and for that purpose had
already cut and squared 200 logs and hauled 80 to the
spot, each about 30 feet long, and made some progress
in laying them, rather than lose time by delay with
the troops, & as men sufficient to finish it in a fort-
night after the logs were hauled could be had in the
neighborhood at a reasonable rate, under a guard of
an officer and 30 men, he proposed to proceed on the
march with the troops, he has 20 batteaux finished
and 2 Canoes to bring up provisions, having already
made 5 trips to McKee's store and 2 to this place,
two different parties were sent out as scouts towards
Shamokin."
On the 8th of June, says the colonel in his report
to the Governor, he " was agreeably surprised on see-
ing a canoe coming down the River with a red flag,
having on board an Iroquois Ind'n Chief and his son
charged with a belt of wampum from the Six Nations;
a Cayuga Indian was at first with them, but lauded at
Choconotte above Wyoming, being deterred by the
reports of Shekelamy."
On the 10th of June, Col. Clapham held a confer-
ence there with the Iroquois chief, which is reported
as follows:
"At a conference held at the camp at Armstrong's Julie 10, 1756, be-
tween Col. William Clapham and Oghaghradisha, an Indian chief of the
Iroquois, on the waters of Susquehanna.
" Present, Capts. Lloyd and Shippen ; Interpreters, James Lowry and
Lewis Montour.
" My Brother, Col. Johnston, at my departure, told me thus brother ;
I find great difficulties in governing aud supplying the wants of the Six
Nations, in connection with me, 'tis therefore impossible I should also
take charge of those seated at a distance on the waters of the Susque-
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hanna, for which reason I have recommended them by you, and this
string of wampum to Col. Clapham (or Ugcarunthiunth} for that purpose.
"'Brother, The Iroquois living on the North Branch of Susquehanna
have sent me as a representative of the whole to treat with you (pro-
ducing a belt of wampum) and will ratify all my contracts. Brother,
they agree to your building a fort at Shamokin, but are desirous that
you should also build a Fort three day's journey, in a canoe, higher up
the North Branch, in their country, at a place called ' Adjouquay,' and
this belt of wampum is to clear the road to that place.
"' Brother, If yon agree to my proposals in behalf of my nation, I
will return and immediately collect our whole force to be employed in
protecting your people while yon are building a fort in our country at
Adjouquay, where there is a good situation and hue soil at the entrance
of a deep creek, on a level plain five miles extending, and clear of woods.
Adjouquay is fourteen miles above Wiomiug, and an old woman may
carry a heavy pack of skins from thence to ttje Minisink, and return to
Adjouquay in two nights.
'"My Brother, the land is troubled, aud you may justly apprehend
danger, but if you will grant our request we will be together, and if any
danger happens to you we will share it with you. My brother, I have
known this young man a good while (pointing to James Lowry) and
have traveled far with him ; he is a proper man, and knows the country
well. I should be glad to recommend uim as a companion on the march.
"' My Brother (laying down a belt of wampum folded in the middle)
this describes your path to Shamokin ; (unfolding the belt aud extend-
ing it to its full length) this is your road to Adjouquay.'
" Upon which he presented a belt and offered his little son as a pledge
of his fidelity, insisting at the same that Col. Clapham should visit their
town, escorted by their warriors who, despising to turn out of their way,
would conduct him through the Delaware town to their village in de-
fiance uf all opposition whatever."
The orders and instructions to 'Col. Clapham in
regard to the erection of the fort were as follows,
although he was subsequently directed to diminish
the size, but having proceeded too far with the work,
which in his opinion was already too small, he con-
tinued on with the dimensions as at first ordered :
"1. With these instructions you will receive a number of blank com-
missions, under my hand aud seal, for subaltern officers in your regi-
ment, which you are hereby empowered to fill up with the names of
such men as yon judge most fit for the service, having regard to the
merit and services of those already employed ; taking care that they be
of the Protestant religion, and well affected to his Majesty's government,
and yuu will administer to them the oaths to the government, as your
nstme is Inserted in the General Dedimus for this Province, under the
Great Seal, or cause Major Burd to do it.
"2. Herewith you will also receive two plans of Forts; the one a
Pentagon, the other a square, with one Ravelin to protect the curtain
where the gate is, with a ditch covered way and glacis; but as it is im-
possible to give any explicit directions to the particular form of a fort
without viewing and considering the ground on which it is to stand, I
must leave it to you to build it in such form as will best answer for its
own defence, the command of the river, and of the country in its neigh-
borhood ; and the plans herewith will serve to show the proportion that
the different parts of the works should bear to each other.
"3. As to the place upon which this fort is to be erected, that must be iu
a great measure left to your judgment ; but it is necessary to inform you
it must be on the east side of the Susquehauua ; the lands on the west,
at the Forks, between the brauches, not being purchased from the In-
dians; besides it would be impossible to relieve and support a garrison
on that side in the winter time. From all the information I have been
able to collect, the land on the south side of the east branch, opposite to
the middle of the island, is the highest of any of the lowland there-
about, and the best place for a fort. The guns you have with you will
form a rampart of a moderate height, commanding the main river. But
as this information comes from persons not acquainted with the nature
of such things, I am fearful they are not much to be depended on, and
your own judgment must therefore direct you.
"4. When you have completed the fort, you will cause the ground to
be cleared about it, to a convenient distance, and openings to be made
to the river, and you will erect such buildings within the fort, and place
there in such a manner as you shall judge best.
"5. Without the fort, at a convenient distance, under the command
of the guns, it will be necessary to build some log houses for Indians,
that they may have places to lodge in, without being in the fort, where
numbers of them, however friendly, should not he admitted, but in a
formal manner.and the guard turned out; this will be esteemed a com-
pliment by our friends, and if enemies should at any time be concealed
under that name, it will give- them proper notions of our vigilance, and
prevent them from attempting to surprise it.
"6. In your mnrch up the river you will take care not to be sur-
prised, aud always to have your forces in such a disposition that you
may retreat with safety.
"7. You will make the best observations you can of the river and the
most difficult passes you meet with in your way, as well by land as
water, which you will note upon the map I gave you, that it may be
thereby amended, and furnish me with your opinion of the best manner
of removing or surmounting those difficulties.
"8. If you should be opposed in your march, or gain any intelligence
of the approach of an enemy, for that or any other purpose, you will in-
form me by express of such intelligence or opposition, the situation you
are in, and everything else material that I may send you proper assist-
ance, and be prepared for anything that may happen, and in the mean
time you are to use your best endeavors to oppose the enemy and to
;you
elf.
"9. As soon as you are in possession of the ground at Shamokin you
will secure yourself a breastwork in the best manner you can, so that
your men may work in safety, and you will inform me of your arrival
there, and let me know what you will have occasion for. that I may
apply to the commissioners to supply it.
"10. Tou will order the company and others in whose hands you may
trust any of the public provisions or stores, to be careful and exact in
the distribution thereof, aud to keep exact accounts of everything com-
mitted to their care.
"11. Having suspected hostilities against the Delaware Indians on
the east side of the Northeast Branch of Susquehanna, in order to enter
into a treaty with them, I send you herewith a proclamation for that
purpose, to which you will conform, and any friendly Indians that may
join you in your march or at Shamokin, you will treat with kindness, and
supply them out of the Province stores with such things as they want
and you are able to spare.
"12. Having sent the Indians— New Castle and Jagree— again to the
town of Diahoga, accompanied with some of the Jersey Delawares, all
our friends, who may and probably will return by the Susquehanna,
you will in about a fortnight after this cause a lookout to be kept for
them, and, if they return that way, you will receive and assist them in
their journey. Their signal will be a red flag, with 'union' in the cor-
ner, or, if that should be lost, they will carry 'green boughs' or 'club'd
muskets,' will appear open and erect, and not approach you in the
Sht.
' It. H. Morris.
"Given under my hand and seal at Arms, Philadelphia, this 12th day
of June, 1756."
On the 20th of June, Col. Clapham writes to Gov-
ernor Morris from the " Camp at Armstrong's" :
"Sir,— I received your Honor's of the 1*2 th inst., together with your
Honor's instructions, your Honor's answer to the Indian sachem, six
blank commissions, and two plans of fortification. Tour instructions I
shall obey with the utmost pleasure and punctuality. Tour answer I
delivered with due solemnity. In filling up the commissions I shall be
particularly careful to regard your Houor's directions. When arrived
at the ground I shall conform as near as possible to the plans, and hope
I shall find no difficulty in the execution which industry and applica-
tion may not surmount, and shall rely on your Honor for the supplies
necessary during that time. The progress already made in this fort
renders it impracticable for me to comply with the commissioners desire
to contract it, at which I am more surprised, as I expected every day
orders to enlarge it, it being as yet, in my opinion, too small. I shall
loave an officer aud thirty men, with orders to finish it, when I march
from hence, which will be with all possible expedition after the arrival
of the blankets, the rum and the money for payment of battoe-men, for
want of which I am obliged to detain them here in idleness, not think-
ing it prudent to trust them on another trip for fear of their desertion,
which may totally impede the service. I could wish the commissioners
would invent some expedient to pay these men without mouey, or, at
least without the danger of trusting me with their money, the charge of
which I am not ambitious of, or the much envied honor and trouble
of expending it. This far is certain, that without such expedient or the
money, we cannot stir.
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" I have, pursuant to your Honor's command, sent down two Indian
Sachems properly escorted, and committed particularly to the care of
Mr. Shippen, and hope his coming will fully answer the ends proposed
by your Honor and your council. I have found Capt. McKee extremely
useful, and have sent him also at the Sachem's particular request.
" The carpenters are still employed in building Battoes and carriages
for the canoes, and everybody seems disposed cheerfully to contribute
their services towards the public good, if there ever was any prospect
or assurance of being paid for it. From your Honor's character of Capt.
Busse, I am extremely sorry the Commissioners have not thought proper
to comply with your Honor's proposal. I assure myself, your Honor,
will omit no opportunity of extricating me from embarrassments arising
from the want of money, both for the Battoe men and the soldiers;
twenty-six of whom being Dutch (German) are now in confinement for
mutiny on that very accouut. I am with all respect your Honor's obe-
dient servant.
" William Clapham.
" P.S.— The Fort at this place is without a name till your Honor is
pleased to confer one."
On the 25th of the mouth the Governor writes from
Philadelphia to Col. Clapham, " The fort at Arm-
strong's I would have it called Fort Halifax." At
the same time that official is pleased with its prog-
ress, and urges him to leave for Shamokin as soon as
possible. The former writes under date of 1st July,
1756:
"Sir, — I received your favor by Commissary Burd, and the £100,
which I distributed among the Battoe men in proportion to their sev-
eral demands, it not being sufficient to discharge the whole. The ship-
carpenters have finished the carriages for the canoe, and as soon as they
have finished the Battoes in hand, which I expect will be done to-mor-
row, I shall give them a certificate of their services and discharge them
all except one, who will be absolutely necesBary in the passage, and
without whose assistance we may probably lose more than his pay can
cost the Province; now if my people are to be depended on in case of an
accident on the water, and I can assure your Honor that I find fatigue
and difficulties enough to conduct so amphibious an expedition with
all the assistance I can possibly command. I shall leave a sergeant's
party at Harris' consisting of twelve men, twenty-four at Hunter's Fort,
twenty-four at McKee's store, each under the command of an ensign ;
and Capt. Miles, with thirty men, at Fort Halifax, with the inclosed in-
structions, as I have removed all the stores from Harris' and McKee's
to this place; Mr. Galbreath's presence does not seem very necessary at
either of those two places, and his refusal to attend here has laid me
under the necessity of appointing a person tu act in that capacity under
the direction of Commissary Burd till your pleasure shall be known. I
am at present extremely engaged in embarking the regiments, stores,
etc., for Shamokin, expecting to march time enough to-night on the
west side of Susquehanna, about five miles above Fort Halifax, aud
promising myself the pleasure of congratulating your Honor from Sha-
mokin ; and in the mean time,very respectfully your Honor's most obe-
dient, humble servant.
" William Clapham.
" P. S— There are still one hundred blankets wanting in the regi-
ment."
The fort was left in charge of Capt. Nathaniel
Miles, with the following instructions, dated " Fort
Halifax, 1st July, 1756:"
"Sir, — You are to command a party of thirty men at Fort Halifax,
which you are to finish with till possible expedition, observing not to
8ufferyour party to straggle in small numbers into the woods, or to go
any great distance from the fort unless detached as an escort, or in cause
of special orders for that purpose. You are to build barracks within
the fort for your men and also a store-house thirty feet by twelve, in
which you are carefully to lodge all provisions, stores, etc., belonging to
the province; if the boards purchased for that purpose are not sufficient
to finish the banquette and execute the other designs herein recom-
mended, your men are to be employed in sawing more out of the pine-
logs now lying near the fort. You are to keep a constant guard, and
relieve regularly, to have continual one sentry in each bastion, aud in
case of an attack to retreat to the fort and defend it to the last extremity.
" If anything extraordinary occurs you are immediately to dispatch
notice thereof to his honor the governor, and to signify the same to me
if any relief or instruction may be necessary.
" William Clapham."
On the 17th of August there was very little ammu-
nition here, and on October '9th, according to a return
by Capt. Jameson, " the Garrison consisted of two
Serjeants, two Corporals, forty-two privates — ammu-
nition, 1601bs Gunpowder, 3001bs. musket balls, and
60itos. shot and lead, — provisions 14000fl>s. fresh beef,
1 Bbl. salt beef, and 700ibs. flour. An escort is or-
dered of fifteen men under a serjeant to conduct the
Waggon Master General, Mr. Irwin, from Hunter's
to Fort Halifax, there join a detachment from Capt.
Jameson's Company, to be commanded by Lieut.
Anderson, and march to Fort Augusta. To preserve
communications between the inhabitants and Au-
gusta and for conveniency of Escorts and Transpor-
tation of provisions and ammunition there should be
one hundred in Garrison at Fort Halifax." In July,
1757, a petition was presented to the Governor for a
removal of the garrison from Halifax to Hunter's, the
defense of the former being considered of little ac-
count to the inhabitants south of the mountains. It
is supposed this removal was soon effected, for we
hear nothing more of its occupancy. It was situated
on the east bank of the Susquehanna, near the mouth
of Armstrong's Creek, about half a mile above the
town of Halifax.
Fort McKee. — With regard to the time of the
erection of this fort and its precise locality we are
ignorant. But as we find instructions to Thomas
McKee, dated Jan. 26, 1756, we suppose it to have
been erected in 1756. He is directed " to receive
from the officer commanding the detachment of Capt.
Reed's company at Hunter's Mill, and who you are
to relieve, such arms, accoutrements, blankets, tools,
and stores as he may have in his hands belonging to
the Province, with which you are to furnish your
company ; but if that should not be sufficient, you
are to apply to Capt. Frederick Smith for a further
supply out of what he will receive from Capt. Reed
and Capt. Hendricks." He is afterwards appointed,
under a commission, captain of a company, to consist
of twenty-eight men and two sergeants, besides him-
self and lieutenants. He is ordered to " proceed im-
mediately to raise the company ; when complete, they
are to be mustered before James Galbraith, Esq., and
after being mustered they are to march to a place
called Hunter's Mill, on the Susquehanna River, and
either complete the fort already begun there, or build
another at such convenient place as James Galbraith
shall advise ; and in case it should be thought neces-
sary to erecfa new fort, you are to build it of the form
and dimensions herewith given to you." The next
notice of it is in a letter from Edward Shippen, dated
Lancaster, April 19th, where he says, "I have been
at Capt. McKee's fort, where I found several Indians
— several women very sick in bed. John Shekellamy
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was there, but did not like his situation" — " there is
no room scarce at Capt. McKee's fort for provisions"
— "the enemy can come over the hills at five miles
from McKee's Fort" — " there are several bad passes
as far as McKee's plantation, where I have been, it
is but 25 miles from Hunter's Mill." Colonel Clap-
ham says to Governor Morris, " I shall have 24 men
at McKee's store under the command of an Ensign,
as I have removed all the stores from Harris' and
McKee's to this place (Halifax). May 17. They
have very little ammunition at McKee's." It was
named for Thomas McKee, the Indian trader, who
had a plantation on the Susquehanna, near the falls
which still bear his name. It was situated on the
East Branch of the Susquehanna, between Forts Hali-
fax and Augusta. It was probably a stockade, noth-
ing more.
Fort Manady.— This fort was erected in 1755,
and was situated on or near the Manady Creek, in
East Hanover township, Dauphin Co., probably near
the gap in the mountain of the same name as the fort.
It was sometimes called the stockade at Robertson's
Mill, and in the centre between Fort Hunter and
Swatara.
But little seems to have been known of this fort, or
rather stockade, for it was probably nothing more.
The creek still retains its name, and is a branch of
Swatara. Here Col. Burd, in February, 1758, prom-
ised the country people to station an officer and
twenty-five men, which gave the people content.
Jan. 26, 1756, in instructions to Adam Reed, it is
said, " Having appointed Captain Frederick Smith to
take post with an independent company at the Gap
where the Swatara passes the mountains, and to sta-
tion a detachment of his company at Manady, there
will be no necessity of your continuing longer upon
guard in that part of the frontier; you will therefore
dismiss the men now employed in that service and
deliver to Captain Smith such arms and accoutre-
ments, blankets, and stores, belonging to the Province,
as have at any time come to your hands." And un-
der same date, after instructing Captain Frederick
Smith to leave a part of his company at Swatara, he
is directed " to proceed to the Gap, where the River
Manady passes the mountains, and either take pos-
session and strengthen the stoccado already erected
there, or erect a new one as you shall judge best,"
and then return to the fort at Swatara. He is to
" leave 20 men, under the command of a com-
missioned officer, at the Fort at Manady." Capt.
Smith is to communicate his instructions to the
officers he shall have at the fort at Manady. Col.
Weiser, in a letter to Governor Morris, July 11, 1756,
says, " 9 men are to stay constantly in Manady Fort,
and 6 men to range Eastward from Manady toward
Swatara, and 6 men to range Westward towards Sus-
quehanna, and each party to reach the fort before ■
night." James Galbraith says, in a letter to Edward
Shippen, dated Derry, 9th August, " there were two i
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soldiers killed and one wounded about two mile- from
Manady." Justice Reed informs Edward Shippen,
in October, of Indians being at the house of Philip
Robertson, whose son being on the corner of the fort,
watching others dressing flesh by him, observed an
Indian, who fled, but was fired upon by the watch-
man, who missed him. This was about three-quarters
of a mile from Manady Fort. The journal of James
Patterson, from Fort Hunter, says, "I took with me
19 men, and ranged this, fort as far as Robinson's
Fort, where I lodged, keeping guard of 6 men and
one corporal on sentry that night. On the 6th of
July I sent a sergeant and corporal, with 15 men,
along the frontiers of Paxtang and Manadys, about
14 miles from this fort, and on the 7th they returned
to said fort (Hunter), having seen some Indians who
ran off."
Fort at Harris' Ferry.— This was simply a
stockade. On the 29th of October, 1755, John Har-
ris writes to Edward Shippen at Lancaster that he
has advice that forty Indians " are out many days and
intend to burn my house and destroy myself and
family. I have this day cut holes in my house and is
determined to hold out till the last extremity if I can
get some men to stand by me, few of which I can at
present, every one being in fear of their own families
being cut off every hour (such is our situation), he
recommends building a strong fort up Susquehanna
[p. 656]." Governor Morris held a conference with the
Indians, Jan. 8, 1756, at Harris', there being then but
"one single house and few conveniences;" "but two
Indians and their families" attended, and the confer-
ence was adjourned to Carlisle by advice of Col.
Weiser, where they met January 13th, and then to
Lancaster, and the result seems to have been a deter-
mination to erect a chain of forts along the Susque-
hanna. On April 19, 1756, Mr. Shippen writes the
Governor that "John Harris has built an excellent
Stockade round his house, which is the only place of
security that way for the provisions for the army, he
having much good cellar room, and as he has but six
or seven men to guard it, if the Governor would order
six more men there to strengthen it, it would in my
opinion be of great use to the cause, even were no pro-
visions to be stored at all" ..." this stockade of Har-
ris' ought by all means to be supported." John Har-
ris, writing on the 5th of November, the same year,
says, "Here is at my fort two prisoners that came
from Shamokin." Again he writes to the Governor,
" I hope your honor will be pleased to continue some
men here during these calamitous times in our fron-
tiers, as this place and the conveniences here may be
of service if defended," ..." we have had a town-
meeting since the murders committed in Hanover
township, and have unanimously agreed to support
twenty men in our township at the mountain, there
to range and keep guard, or watch day and night for
one month."
Fort at RobixsoVs.— This was probably only a
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private fort, erected about 1755, at the house of Sam-
uel Robinson, in Hanover township. Governor Mor-
ris, in a letter to him on Nov. 11, 1755, says, " At the
request of the people of Hanover Town, in your neigh-
borhood, I have ordered one hundredweight of gun-
powder and two hundredweight of lead to be deliv-
ered to you, which you will carry to the fort at your
house and distribute among the inhabitants in as
equal a manner as may be, and recommend it to
them to be careful of it." In December, 1758,
James Patterson, in his journal, at Fort Hunter, says,
'" I took with me nineteen men and ranged from this
fort as far as Robinson's Fort, where I lodged, keep-
ing a guard of six men and one corporal on sentry
that night." It is probable that this last, as well as
the former paragraph, alludes to Fort Manady, which
was situated in Hanover township, and was some-
times known as the "stockade at Robertson's Mill,"
and in the centre between Fort Hunter and Swatara.
(See " Fort Manady.")
Fort Hunter. — When or by whom this fort was
erected is not certainly known from the records. It
was probably as early as 1755, as in an order to Adam
Reed, Jan. 10, 1756, a fort is spoken of at Hunter's
mill. It is there said that " the commissioners think-
ing that the company of fifty men under your com-
mand are sufficient to guard the frontier along the
Kittochtinny Hills from your own house to Hunter's
mill, have refused for the present to take any other
men in that quarter into the pay of the government,
and requested me to order, and I do hereby accord-
ingly order you to detach twenty-five of the men now
at your house to the fort at Hunter's mill, upon the
Susquehanna, under the command of your lieutenant
or officer next under yourself, to range the woods
along and near the mountains towards your house,"
and another party to " range towards Hunter's mill."
To these are to be added twenty more men of Paxtang
township, making thirty for that service. Thomas
McKee was appointed to take post at or near Hun-
ter's mill, and to receive from the commanding officer
there the detachment of Capt. Reed's company, with
arms, etc., belonging to the Province. On the 26th
of January, 1756, James Galbraith is told by the
Governor that " Thomas McKee is instructed to ad-
vise with him whether to finish the fort already begun
at Hunter's mill or to build a new one, and as to the
place where it would be best to erect such new one."
Governor Morris writes to Col. Clapham, on the 7th
of April, 1756, " As a magazine of provisions and other
warlike stores will very soon be formed at or near Hun-
ter's mill upon the river Susquehanna, I think it neces-
sary for the protection thereof and for other purposes,
to order that you appoint the said place called Hun-
ter's mill, or some convenient place near it, for the tjeneral
rendezvous of the regiments now raising, and that you
order all the men already enlisted, not employed on
some other service, to march immediately to the said
rendezvous, and all your recruiting parties to send
their recruits thither from time to time. You will
order proper guards upon the magazine, and upon
the boats and canoes which shall be collected there
pursuant to my orders you will give directions that
the officers and men keep themselves in good order,
and ready to go upon duty at an hour's warning."
On April 16, 1746, the Governor informs the com-
mander that he has ordered " Colonel Clapham to
rendezvous his regiment at or near Hunter's mill,
where he has ordered a number of canoes to be col-
lected and fitted for transporting the stores to Sham-
okin."
Col. Weiser is ordered to send two of the most trusty
Indians to Hunter's mill for intelligence. There is
great confusion among the Indians up the West
Branch of the Susquehanna. Col. Clapham says,
July 1, from Halifax, " that he shall leave at Har-
ris' a Serjeant's party consisting of 12 men, 24 at
Hunter's fort. The fort here wants ammunition."
Edward Shippen, speaking, on the 19th of April, of
Harris' as a storehouse, says, " Hunter's house in-
deed would answer such a purpose were it stockaded;
but as it is quite naked and stands 5 or 600 feet from
the fort, the enemy may surprise it and kill the people
and set the roof on fire in three or four places at
once, and if the sentries' should discern the fire as
soon as it begins to blaze, it might be too difficult a
task for them to quench it without buckets or pails.
Hunter's mill is but 25 miles from Capt. McKee's
plantation." This Capt. McKee is spoken of on 24th
February as having had the command "of a fort at
Hunter's mill, near the place where the blue hills
cross the Susquehanna."
Col. Clapham writes to the Governor on the 11th of
June, 1756, " I have also stationed a party of 24 men
under the command of Mr. Johnson, at Hunter's fort,
with orders to defend that post and the neighborhood,
and to escort any provisions that should come to him
up to McKee's store." On the 25th of November the
commanding officer is ordered " to take great care of
the batteaux," and " to weigh the two cannon which
now lie in the water."
On the 13th of November the state of the garrison
was, " 2 Serjeants, 34 privates — ammunition, 41 pounds
powder, 28 pounds lead — provisions, 1000 pounds flour,
2000 pounds beef — 2 men's times up." Robert Erwin,
on his way from Philadelphia with horses, applies to
Mr. Mears, commandant, for an escort of fifteen men
from the garrison, as he understood from Maj. Burd,
at Augusta, Col. Clapham had ordered to be furnished,
but was refused, saying, "Colonel Clapham had no
command of him or his men." Learning that there
was the greatest want of horses at Augusta, Mr. Erwin
pursued his journey without the escort.
Governor Denny writes to the Proprietaries, 9th
April, 1757, "The long frontier between the Susque-
hanna and Delaware was to be defended by Col.
Weiser's battalion, and all the forts reduced to three
(of which this fort does not appear to be one), with a
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garrison of one hundred men." Rev. John Elder,
30th July, 1757, says, " The defense of Halifax is of
no advantage, but a garrison at Hunter's, under the
command of au active officer, will be of great service.
It will render the carriage of provisions and muni-
tions for the use of Augusta more easy and less ex-
pensive, and by encouraging the inhabitants to con-'
tinue in their places will pi-event the weakening of
the settlements." James Galbraith, writing from this
fort Oct. 1, 1757, says, " Notwithstanding the happy
situation we thought this place was in on Capt. Busse's
being stationed here, we have had a man killed and
scalped this evening within twenty rods of Hunter's
Fort. We all turned out, but night coming on so
soon we could make no pursuit." And Capt. Busse
writes that " twelve Indians were seen, but rainy
weather prevented pursuit." James Patterson with
his men were at this fort, and in his journal gives an
interesting account of his operations against the In-
dians, who were constantly appearing. On the 9th of
February, 1758, there was one company of fifty- four
men in the pay of the Province. Adjt. Kern, on the
5th, returns under Capt. Patterson and Lieut. Allen
forty men, with forty-four Provincial arms, three
having their own ; fifteen pounds powder, and twenty
pounds lead. Barnabas Hughes was commissary here
and at Swatara, which was twenty-four miles from this
fort. James Burd in his journal (February 18th)
" arrived at the fort at dark, and found Capts. Patter-
son and Davis there with eighty men, who informed
him they had not above three loads of ammunition per
man. He ordered Barny Hughes to send up a barrel
of powder and lead ; answerable in the mean time ;
borrowed of Thomas Gallaher forty pounds of powder
and one hundred pounds of lead. On the 19th he re-
viewed "Captain Patterson's company, and found
them complete 53 men, 44 province arms, and 44 car-
touch boxes — no powder nor lead — divided b pint
powder and lead in proportion a man; found in this
fort four months provision for the garrison." " Cap-
tain Davis with his party of 55 men was out of am-
munition, divided a b pint powder and lead in pro-
portion to them. Captain Davis has got 12000 pounds
of flour for the batteaux ; sundry of the batteaux are
leaky, that they can't swim and must be left behind.
Captain Patterson can't scout at present for want of
officers ; 3 men sick here." " Hence he went to Craw-
ford's, 14 miles from Hunter's." G. Price writes Gov-
ernor Denny, from whom he had a commission, from
Fort Hunter, on the 20th July, 1758, " I was left in the
garrison of Fort Hunter and received orders from
General Forbes to repair it, and sent an engineer to
inspect into its condition, who found necessary to
stockade it, for which purpose I was to get the coun-
try people ; and accordingly applied to the several
justices for the townships of Paxtang and Donegal,
from whom he had no answer except by Parson Elder,
who said nothing could be done till after harvest.
The stockades are cut." Joseph Shippen, Jr., 23d
June, 17G3, was engaged at Fort Hunter in receiving
and forwarding to Augusta,- by bateaux and canoes,
provisions and other necessaries as they arrived from
Philadelphia in wagons.
Such are all the important facts to be collected from
the records.
The site of Fort Hunter, is situated exactly six
miles above Harrisburg, on the Susquehanna River,
at its junction with Fishing Creek. There are no re-
mains of this fort, as upon its ancient foundations
there is a very large storehouse, built by Archibald
McAllister in 1814. The situation of this house is
very commanding, about eighty feet above the river
Susquehanna, and the surrounding scenery is of the
most romantic character.
• During the Revolutionary war and the early pe-
riods of our history, the block-house or fort occupied
the site upon which now stands the large stone resi-
dence owned by the estate of Daniel D. Boas. This
fort was called the " English Fort Hunter." About a
mile above this point, where the river has evidently
forced its way through a mountain-pass, and where
the river is narrow, deep, and swift, immediately be-
low the romantic village of Dauphin, where immense
rocks (not yet worn away by the hand of time or the
friction of the water) jut out of the water, at this
point, at the very base of the Kittochtinny Mountains,
the river is called Hunter's Falls.
In distinction from the " English Fort Hunter,"
there was another fort about one mile below this on
the summit of the Second Mountain, a very high peak,
entirely commanding the Susquehanna River, over-
looking Harrisburg, and called the "Indian Fort
Hunter." At this point, tradition informs us, the
Indians had some sort of an erection from which they
would occasionally emerge, and after committing great
depredations, would again retire to their stronghold,
which was the terror of the country.
CHAPTER VI.
The French and Indian War (continued)— Second Treaty at Harris'
Ferry — The Indian Barbarities — Letters from Adam Reed — Journal
of Rev. Charles Beatty in 1756— Officers and Men from Dauphin in
the Provincial Service.
In the spring of 1757, Col. George Croghan, dep-
uty Indian agent for North America, was instrumen-
tal in gathering at Harris' Ferry a large representa-
tion of the Six Nation Indians, of the Delawares and
the Shawanese. Information was at once sent to the
Governor. The following are the minutes of the
proceedings held at this point :
"At a meeting of the Six Nations and their allies
and George Croghan, Esq., Deputy agent to the Hon.
Sir William Johnson, Baronet, his Majesty's sole
agent and superintendent of affairs of the Six Na-
tions, their allies and dependants, and by his special
order, at John Harris', the first day of April, 1757.
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Present: The Revd. John Elder, Capt. Thomas
McKee, Mr. James Armstrong, Mr. Hugh Crawford,
Mr. John Harris, William Prentup, Interpreter.
"Mohawks: Tihansorea, Conuadagaughia, Sogeo-
hanua, Peter, with thirty-one others, men, women,
and children.
" Oneklas: Thomas King, Scarroyady, Tawnaquan-
agis, with thirty others, men, women, and children.
" Tttsraroras; Reet King, with twenty-six others,
men, women, and children.
" Onondagoes : Ossaratonqua and his two brothers,
with eighteen others, men, women, and children.
" Nanticokes : Robert White, Joshua, with fourteen
more, men, women, and children.
"Cayugas: Ogarawtawrea, Orranoquare, Jenkasa-
rone, with twenty others, men, women, and children.
" Delawar'es: Samuel, Joseph Peepy, Thomas Evans,
Jonathan, with twenty men, women, and children.
"Senecas: George, with eight more, men, women,
and children.
" Connestogoes : Sahays, Captain John, with twenty-
nine men, women, and children.''
The greater part of the proceedings were at Lan-
caster; the following were at Harris' Ferry:
"Brother: You and our brother Unas wisely considered the ancient
custom of our forefathers, in condoling with us and mixing your grief
with ours. And as we make no doubt but some of your wise connec-
tions are dead since we were liere, and many of our bretliren have been
killed by the evil spirit, we wipe the blood off your council-seats and
put them in order with this belt of wampum. (Gave a belt.)
"Brother: After wiping the blood off your council-seats, we, with
those few skins, wrap up the bones of our brethren that died or were
killed by the evil spirit, and cover their graves. (Gave a small bundle
of skiDs.)
"Brother: We, by this belt of wampum, wipe the tears from your
eyes, and desire you may mourn no more. (Gave a belt of wampum.)
"Brother: We, with this belt of wampum, disperse the dark clouds,
that the sun may always shine upon us in friendship; we heal your
heart and free your mind from troubles, that we may meet each other
in council and brighten the chain of friendship made by our forefathers,
and that the council-five may burn clear we throw a few chips on it."
(Gave a belt.)
The same evening, Col. Croghan had a meeting of
the sachems, and proposed going to Philadelphia to
hold the treaty; but he could not prevail on any of
them to go there, except the Mohawks; the rest were
afraid of sickness. When he found they were not to
be prevailed on to go there, he called a council, and
with a belt of wampum removed the council-fire to
Lancaster ; to which place they all agreed to go and
wait the arrival of Teedyuscung, with the Senecas,
Delawares, and Shawanese. He gave a belt to re-
move the conncil-fire to Lancaster, and on the 7th of
April arrived at Lancaster from John Harris', where
a treaty of amity was concluded, to the satisfac-
tion of all concerned it would seem ; but the result
proved the perfidy of the Indian, who accepted the
white man's presents and, returning from the treaty,
murdered the unsuspecting settlers.
Notwithstanding the ranging of the troops along
the mountains, and the extraordinary measures taken
to defend the frontiers, the marauding savages stole
through the mountain fastnesses and committed their
atrocities. James Galbraith, writing from 'Deny
township under date of 10th of August to the Gov-
ernor, says, —
" Honored Sir:
"There is nothing here, almost every day, but murder by the Indians
in some parts or other. About five miles above me, at Mauada Gap,
there were two of the Province soldiers killed and one wouuded. There
were hut three Indians, and they came in among ten of our men and
committed the murder and went off safe. The name, or sight of an
Indian, makes almost all in these parts tremble; their barbarity is so
cruel where they are masters; for, by all appearance, the devil commu-
nicates, God permits, and the French pay, and by that the back parts,
by all appearance, will be laid waste by flight, with those who are gone
and going; more especially Cumberland County.
"Pardon my freedom in this wherein I have done amiss.
" Sir, your most humble servant,
"James Galbraith."
Squire Peed, writing from Hanover under date of
the 7th of August to Edward Shippen, of Lancaster,
gives this account of the foregoing affair, — ■
" Sir, — Yesterday Jacob Ellis, a soldier of Capt. Smith's, at Brown's,
about two miles anil a half over the first mountain, just within the Gap,
having same wheat growing at that place, prevailed with bis officers for
some of the nien to help him to cut some of the grain ; accordingly ten
of them went, set guards and fell to work. At about ten o'clock they
bad reaped down and went to the bead to begin again, and before they
bad all well begun three Indians, having crept up to the fence just
behind them, fired upon them and kilted the corporal, and another who
was standing with a gun in one hand and a bottle in the other was
wounded; his left arm is broken in two places so that his gun fell, he
being a little more down the field than the rest. Those who were reap-
ing had their fire-arms about half-way down the field standing at a large
tree. As soon as the Indians had fired, and without loading their guns,
they leaped over the fence right in amongst the reapers — one of them
had left his gun on the outside of the field — they all ran promiscuously
while the Indians were making a terrible haloo, and looked more like
the devil than Indians. The soldiers made for their fire-arms, and as
three of them stood behind the tree with their arms, the Indian that
came wanting his gun came within a few yards of them and took up
the wounded suldier's gun and would have killed another had not one
perceived him, fired at hini, so that he dropped the gun. The Indians
fied, and in going off, two soldiers standing about a rod apart an Indian
ran through between them they both fired at him yet he escaped. When
the Indians were over the fence a soldier fired at one of them, upon
which lie stooped a little; the three Indians escaped. Immediately
after leaving the field, they fired one gun and gave a haloo. The sol-
diers hid the one that was killed, went home to the fort, found James
Brown, who lives in the fort, and one of the soldiers missing.
"The lieutenant, accompanied by some more, went out and brought
in the dead man; but still Brown was missing. Notice was given on
that night. I went up next morning with some hands. Capt. Smith
had sent up more men from the other fort; these went out next morn-
ing; against I got there, word was come in that they had found James
Brown, killed and scalped. I went over with them to bringhim home.
He was killed with the last shot, about twenty rods from the field, his
gun, his shoes, and jacket carried off. The soldiers who found him said
that they tracked the three Indians to the second mountain, and they
found one of the Indian's guns a short distance from Brown's corpse, as
it had been not worth much. They showed me the place where the In-
dians fired through the fence, and it was just eleven yards from the
place where the dead man lay. The rising ground above the field was
clear of standing timber and the grubs low, so that they had kept a look-
out.
"The above account you may depend on. We have almost lost all
hopes of everything, but to move off and lose our crops that we have cut
with so much difficulty.
" I am your Honor's servant,
" Adam Reed."
Some time in the latter part of October the Indians
again visited Hanover township, where they mur-
dered, under circumstances of much cruelty, several
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families, among whom was one Andrew Berryhill.
On the 22d of October they killed John Craig and his
wife, scalped them both, burned several houses, and
carried off Samuel Ainsworth, a lad about thirteen
years old. The next day they scalped a German,
whose name has not been given.
On the 14th of the month Squire Reed addresses a
letter to Edward Shippen and others on the situation
of affairs in his neighborhood. The transactions
mentioned partly occurred in what is now Lebanon
County, and we have referred to them in the history
thereof, but now give the letter in full :
" Friends and Fellow Subjects :
" I send you in a few lines the melancholy condition of the frontiers
of this country. Last Tuesday, the 12th inst., ten Indians came to Noah
Frederick while ploughing, killed and scalped him, and carried away
three of his children that were with him, — the oldest hut nine years
old, — and plundered his house, and earned away everything that suited
their purpose, such as clothes, bread, butter, a saddle, and a good rifle
gun, &c, it being but two short miles to Capt. Smith's fort at Swatara
Gap, and a little better than two miles from my house.
" Last Saturday evening an Indian came to the house of Philip Rob-
inson, carrying a green bush before him, said Robinson's son being on
the corner of his fort watching others that were dressing flesh by him ;
the Indian perceiving that he was observed, fled; the watchman fired,
but missed him ; this being about three-fourths of a mile from Manady
Fort; and yesterday morning, two miles from Smith's Fort at Swatara,
in Bethel township, as Jacob Farnwell was going from the house of
Jacob Meylie to his own, was fired upon by two Indians and wounded,
but escaped with his life ; and a little after, in said township, as Freder-
ick Hewly and PeterSample were carrying away their goods in wagons,
were met by a parcel of Indians and all killed, lying dead in one place
and one man at a little distance. But what more has been done has not
come to my ears, only that the Indians were continuing their murders.
''The frontiers are employed in nothing else than carrying off their
effects, so that some miles are now waste. We are willing, but not able,
without help— you are able, if you be willing (that is, including the
lower parts of the county), to give such assistance as will enable us to
recover our waste land. You may depend upon it, that, without assist-
ance, we, in a few days, will be on the wrong side of you ; for I am now
on the frontier, and I fear that by to-morrow night I will be left two
" Gentlemen : Consider what you will do, and don't be long about it ;
ami don't let the world say that we died as fools died ! Our hands are
not tied, but let us exert ourselves and do something for the honor of
our country and the preservation of our fellow-subjects. I hope you will
communicate our grievances to the lower part of our county, for surely
they will send us help, if they understood our grievances.
"I would have gone down myself, but dare not; my family is in such
danger. I expect an answer by the bearer, if possible.
" I am, gentlemen, your very humble servant,
" Adam Reed.
"P.S. — Before sending this away I would mention, I have just re-
ceived information that there are seven killed and five children scalped
alive, but have not the account of their names."
On the 16th of May, 1757, eleven persons were killed
at Paxtang by the Indians, and on the 19th of August
following fourteen people were killed and taken from
Mr. Sankey's congregation, and one man killed near
Harris' Ferry. At this period negotiations for peace
commenced with the powerful chieftains of the Dela-
ware and Shawauese tribes, when the barbarities of
the Susquehanna Indians somewhat abated. But the
French and Western Indians still roamed in small
parties over the country, committing many depreda-
tions.
From the Pennsylvania Gazette, in 1757, we glean
the following : " We hear from Lancaster that six
persons were taken away by the Indians from Lan-
caster County on the 17th of August. . . . Since our
last we learn from Lancaster that there was nothing
but murdering and capturing among them by the
Indians ; that on the 17th of August one Beatty was
killed in Pextan ; that the next day James Mackey
was murdered in Hanover, and William and Joseph
Barnett wounded ; that on tbe same day were taken
prisoners a son of James Mackey, a son of Joseph
Barnett, Elizabeth Dickey and her child, and the
wife of Samuel Young and her child, and that
ninety-four men, women, and children were seen
flying from their places in one body, and a great
many more in smaller parties. ' So that it was
feared the settlements would be entirely forsaken.
. . . Our accounts in general from the frontiers are
most dismal ; all agree that some of the inhabitants
are killed or carried off, houses burned and cattle de-
stroyed daily, and at the same time they are afflicted
with severe sickness and die fast. So that in many
places they are neither able to defend themselves
when attacked nor to run away.."
A letter from Hanover township, dated Oct. 1,
1757, says that the neighborhood is almost without
inhabitants, and on that day and the day before
several persons were killed by the savages in Hanover.
On the 25th of November, Thomas Robeson and a
son of Thomas Bell were killed and scalped by the In-
dians in that township ; but the Indians immediately
went off after committing other murders. The fol-
lowing letter was written to Governor Denny by the
commandant at Fort Hunter :
"Fort Hunter, the 3d of October, 1757.
" May it please your Honor:
" In my coming back from rangiug the frontiers, on Saturday, the 3d
inst., I heard that the day before, twelve Indians were seen not farfrom
here. As it was late and not knowing their further strength, I thought
to go at daybreak next morning, with as many soldiers and battaux
men as I could get; but in a short time heard a gun fired off, and run-
ning directly to the spot, found the dead body of one William Martin,
who went into tbe woods to pick up chestnuts where the Indians were
lying in ambush. I ordered all the men to run into the woods, and we
ranged until it got dark. The continued rain we have had hindered
me from following them. A number of the inhabitants had come here
to assist in pursuing the Indians, but the weather prevented them.
There were only three Indians seen by some persons who were sitting
before Mr. Hunter's door, and they say all was done in less than four
minutes. That same night I cautioned the inhabitants to be on their
guard ; and in the morning I rauged on this side of the mouutain ; but
the next day, my men being few in number by reason of fourteen of
them being sick, I could not be long from the garrison ; and it seems to
me there is a great number of the enemy on this side of the river.
"The townships of Paxtang and Deny have agreed to keep a guard
some time in the frontier bouses from Manaday to Susquehanna, and
expect that your Honor will be pleased to reinforce this detachment.
"If these townships should break up the communication between fort
Augusta and the inhabitants, they would be greatly endangered.
" I am with great respect, etc.,
"Christian Blsse."
On the 17th of October, as four of the inhabi-
tants near Hunter's Fort were pulling their Indian
corn, two of them — Alexander Watt and John Mc-
Keunet — were killed and scalped, their heads cut
off, the other two scalped. Hearing of it Capt.
Work, of the Augusta regiment, went down with
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
some men from Fort Halifax, met the savages on
Peter's Mountain, about twenty of them, when they
fired upon him at about forty yards' distance, upon
which his party returned the fire, and put the enemy
to flight, leaving behind them five horses, with what
plunder they had got ; and one of the Indians was
supposed to have been wounded by the blood that
was seen in their tracks. None of Capt. Work's men
were hurt. The newspapers of the period and the
State archives are full of these atrocious and brutal
murders.
An Indian council was held in Easton in October,
1758, at which the chiefs both of the Six Nations and
the Delawares were present, and met the agents of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and George Croghan,
the agent of Sir William Johnson. The causes of the
late war were fully discussed, complaints of the In-
dians concerning land were listened to, and all differ-
ences amicably adjusted ; and a message was sent by
the Six Nations ordering the Shawanese and Twigt-
wees, on the Ohio, to desist from their hostilities on
penalty of being attacked by them. Teedyuscung at
this treaty received one of those insulting taunts from
the Six Nations by which they too often exhibited
their national superiority ; taunts, however, which
were deeply revenged upon the whites in after-years,
when the Delawares had thrown off the galling yoke.
Teedyuscung supported his station with dignity and
firmness, and refused to succumb ; and the different
Indian tribes at length became reconciled to each
other. That treaty in some measure calmed the ap-
prehensions of the people, and for a time the settlers
of this region enjoyed a period of rest.
During the war, among the Provincial officers was
Rev. Charles Beatty, who was appointed chaplain to
one of the Pennsylvania battalions. His journal of
the year 1756 contains facts relating to this locality
which are to be found nowhere else, and that is our
excuse for printing it.
JOURNAL KEPT IN 1756.
" Having received his honor, the Governor's commission to be chaplain
to the regiment of foot in the Provincial service under the command of
Col. William Clapham, and having the advice and concurrence of the
Commission of the Synod, who appointed snpplys for the congregation
in my absence — set out from home in order to join the regiment at Har-
ris' Ferry, Monday, May 3, 1756. I was accompanied as far as Schuyl-
kill by my elders, and some other friends — and having stopped at a
friend's house, nut far from the road to refresh myself, reached as far as
the sign of the ship on the Lancaster Road, at which I lodged. Feltmy
need of the Divine presence to be with me in my dangerous or at least
difficult undertaking.
" Tuesday, Ahuj 4th, — Set off very early in the morning; breakfasted at
Rev. Mr. Smith's, at Pequea, who accompanied me as far as Mrs. Cal-
well's where I parted with my good friend Mr. Daniel McLean, who ac-
companied me from home thus far. Reached Lancaster in the after-
noon— put up at Mr. Saunders'. Col. Clapham and Capt. Lloyd came
to see me, and telling me that the Governor was in town, I waited upon
his honor in the evening, who received me very kindly. Went to bed
early, as I had been wet with the rain on my journey.
"May 5th. — Left Lancaster about ten o'clock, in company with the
Governor, colonel, and several other officers and gentlemen, and having
dined at B. Hughes', reached Harris' Ferry in the evening. A little
after our arrival the soldiers were ordered to attend prayers, but while
I was waiting with the Governor and other gentlemen for the men
Harris' house took fire, and the alarm and confusion was such as to pre-
vent public prayer.
"6th. — Had morning prayer. Met with an accident when lifting up
poles for a tent, the ridge pole fell and cut me just above the eye, and
the blood settled about it.
"Sabbath, (Mh.— Preached from Exod. xxxiii. 15. This I thought a
proper subject to begin with, as we are going on a very important affair.
"Sabbath, IGth. — Preached twice to a number of country people, as
well as to the soldiers, with fr«edom to myself, and the audience eeenied
serious, and some impressed.
" Tuesday, ISth, — Preached at Roan's meeting house, in Paxtang, at
the invitation of the people, with liberty and sweetness. The attention
of the people engaged and some affected. Called after sermon to see
Mr. Elder, but found him uot at home.
" Thursday, 2dth. — Preached at Yellow Breeches, over Susquehanna,
at a meeting house belonging to the Presbytery of Donegal, at the peo-
ple's invitation. Returned in the evening to camp. One of my pistols
went off as I was laying it down, but God be praised, did no hurt.
" Friday, 2\st. — This being appointed by the Governor to be kept as a
day of Fasting and Prayer — his honor, the Governor, being present, it
was generally observed. Preached twice to a great audience, many at-
tending from both sides of the river — in the forenoon from Luke xiii. 3.
" Lord's Day, May 23d. — Preached but once, as the people were en-
" Tuesday, 25th.— The Governor left the camp in order to return to
Philadelphia, at which the men were drawn up under arms, the cannon
fired. Accompanied him with most of the officers belonging to the
Regiment, as far as Swartara creek, and returned to camp in the even-
ing. Crossed Susquehanna with my good friend Mr. Armstrong; went
as far as Tobias Hendricks,' where we lodged, prayed in the family.
Next morning conversed with the landlord, who had been sometime
" Wednesday, 2Qth. — Reached Carlisle ; prepared to preach in the even-
ing at the desire of the people, but it raining prevented.
" Thursday. — Preached in the afternoon to a considerable number,
with freedom, and had reason to think that it was blessed to soma of
God's people. Returned to Mr. Armstrong's.
"Friday. — Preached at William Abernethey's. Returned safely in the
evening camp.
" Sabbath, May 30W*. — Preached twice — in the afternoon to the country
people.
" Monday, 21st. — Set off from Harris' in company with Dr. Lloyd and
several officers; and a company of men followed. Arrived safely at
McKee's store, where we found the Colonel. The reason of our staying-
so long at Harris' was to get batteaux built to transport our stores and
provisions to Shamokin. Had but a poor night's lodging, not having
my tent or any bedding.
" June <itk. — Major Burd with the last division of the regiment joined
ub. Second Lieutenant, George Allen, and forty men, dressed as In-
dians, sent out as scouts to Shamokin.
"5th. — The Colonel in the afternoon marched with four companies.
Reached Foster's, about three miles, where we encamped.
" Sunday, Gth. — Rose early ; and after prayers, began our march ;
halted for breakfast after four miles, then marched on to Armstrong's,
when we encamped.
"Monday, 1th.— Began to fell timber for building a Fort 160 feet
square, called Fort Halifax.
" Tuesday.— Scouts returned, having gone only 18 miles when they
imagined they were discovered and surrounded by the Indians. Many
alarms, reports, and detentions.
" Sabbath, l?>th— Preached from Rev. iii. 12. Received a proclamation
from the Governor of a cessation of arms against the Indians on the
East side of the Susquehanna for 30 days, and at the Bame time an ac-
count of several persons killed and scalped at the forks of Swatara, sup-
posed to be by those Indians discovered at Lee's house on the 8th inst.
" Saturday, 19th. — A number of the soldiers mutinied, chiefly Dutch.
"Sabbath, 20th.— A general court-martial to try the prisoners, most of
whom were discharged as innocent. This prevented most of the officers
from attending. Preached upon conscience, with a particular applica-
tion to those who mutinied.
" Friday, 25(k. — Ensign Atley came to camp, and brought up under
guard two Dutchmen, deserters, who had sacreligiously mutilated an
Indian in Ids grave.
" Sabbath, 21th. — Were alarmed by the advance guard firing at a mark.
The whole regiment were under arms, advanced immediately, expecting
to engage every minute, which prevented sermon in the forenoon. So,
just as service began in the afternoon, had another alarm, but few, alasl
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Beemed to regret the disappointment. Wickedness seems to increase in
the camp, which gives me a great deal of uneasiness.
" Wednesday, ZQth — Orders were given that all should march the next
morning.
" Thursday, July le(.— Up early to prepare for marching. DeBired the
Colonel to leave the women behind, according to his promise, especially
those of bad character. Accordingly they were all ordered to be paraded,
and the Major had orders to leave such as he saw fit behind ; but when
this came to be done, one of the officers pleaded for one, and another
for another, saying that they could wash, &c, so that few were left of a
bad character, and these would not stay but followed us that night, and
kept with us.
"Friday and Saturday.— Crossed the river by batteaux, officers and
men. Then started to march in seven divisions, Indian file, instantly
expecting an attack. Before starting had prayer and exhortation*
"Sabbath, 4th.— One of the batteaux which had on it a cannon was up-
Bet, which occasioned a great deal of labour, and what profane bwearing
was there. If I stay in the camp my ears are greeted with profane
oaths, and if I go out to shun it, I am in danger of the enemy— what a
dilemma is this? But my eyes would be toward the Lord.
"Monday. — Marched twelve or fifteen miles, and saw many traces of
the enemy as near at hand. That night under cover of darkness we re-
crossed the river in batteaux, the Colonel and myself in the first division.
" Tuesday.— The Colonel and Captain Shippen went out in a boat, and
from the river saw five Indians in the Fork, and with a glass saw others
skulking on the hills. After brea.kfu.st and prayers, marched and reached
Shamokin about 10 o'clock, and immediately set about securing our-
selves by a fascine breat-work — fixed our swivels and blind bushes,
mounted some of our cannon as well as we could. The situation is fine.
" Wednesday. — The batteaux having been unloaded were sent down to
Halifax for the remainder of the stores, under an escort commanded by
Lieut. Davis, who was advised to encamp ou the Islands to prevent sur-
prise by the enemy, signs of whom were seen in every direction.
"Sabbath, $th— The camp was alarmed by the bellowing of the cattle,
and it was supposed the Indiaus were driving them off, and a surprise
was expected. Two parties were sent out, which recovered eleven of
the twenty cattle, but saw no Indians. This postponed preaching until
afternoon.
" Monday.— Capt. Youug, the paymaster, arrived from Philadelphia,
under an escort of forty men from Halifax, and with alarming accounts
from the Governor about the Indians high up the Kast branch.
"Sunday, the ISth. — Some alarms of Indians, and the going off of Capt.
Lloyd's detachment, made a sermon later than usual, and but few of the
officers attended. Was euabled to bear a solemn testimony for God
against sin and vice in general, and particularly that so common
amongst us.
"Friday, July 23d. — This morning very early the scouts, which con-
sisted of about 100 men, dressed like the Indians, some being blacked,
others painted, crossed the river into the Fork, in order to go toward the
West, with ten days' provisions; thus by taking the Indians in their
own way, hoped to be able to beat them in their turn. Was grieved
that they seemed to have little regard for the blessing of God, which
alone can make them successful. Had an inclination to go with them,
but they did not seem very desirous of it, and the Colonel thought it
best for me to stay, so I took this as a hint of Providence.
" Sabbath, July 25th. — Preached twice to-day — most of the officers at-
tended as well the men. Was enabled to speak with freedom and power.
Two men arrived to-day from Philadelphia with a letter that France had
declared war against England on the 10th of May.
"Monday, 2Gth — The Colonel let me know that if I had a mind to go
home and see my family, he would grant me leave by a furlough to go
with the batteaux to Harris'."
Of the officers in the pay of the Province at the
different periods of the French and Indian war we
have the following from this section :
In Col. William Denny's regiment:
Captains.
David Jameson, Dec.
Charles Garraway, D
Lieutenants.
William Patterson, Dec. 2, 1757.
William Reynolds, Dec. 19, 1757.
Ensigns.
James Hughes, Dec. 4, 1757.
James Burd, Dec. 3, 1757.
Christian Busse, Dec. 5, 1757.
Samuel Allen, Dec. 2, 1757.
Alexander McKee.
, 1757.
:. 23, 1757.
The "Battoe men, hir'd in the service of ye Prov-
ince of Pennsylvania," 1757-58, were all from the
neighborhood of Harris' Ferry :
George Allen, "master of ye Battoe."
Allen, Thomas, May 30.
Ayres, John, May 7.
Baskins, Thomas, May 26.
Braden, James, May 27.
Carpenter Ulrick, June 17.
Coletrap, Matthew, June 9.
Crampton, James, May 30.
Curry, Marks, May 30.
Denny, David, May 27.
Diermont, George, June 21.
Dougherty, Peter, May 27.
Eagert, Robert, May 29.
Ellis, Francis, June 23.
English, James, May 30.
Gallagher, John, May 30.
Gardner, Jacob, May 30.
Goudy, James, May 28.
Goudy, Samuel, June 10.
Hamilton, Alexander, June 17.
Hamilton, Thomas, June 2.
Hawke, George, June 7.
Hern, Michael, June 4.
Kincaid [Kingcade], Robert, May
29.
McBride, Francis, June 2.
McCoy, Francis, May 27.
Mcllhenny, Dennis, May 29.
Mclnteger, John, May 28.
McLaughlin, Neal, June 10.
Mitch, John, May 29.
Mitcheltree, James, June 7.
Mitcheltree, John, June 17.
Mitcheltree, William, May 27.
Moody, Arthur, May 25.
Morrow, John, May 30.
Nutt, John, May 26.
O'Daniel, James, May 28.
Parker, Robert, May 28.
Pearson, Samuel, May 30.
Quigley, John, June 23.
Read, James, June 25.
Reuox, William, June 10.
Soile, John, May 28.
Soverhill, Abraham, May 30.
Springham, Thomas, May 27.
Stevens, Andrew, May 27.
Welsh, George, June 10.
Willong, Andrew, June 10.
FIRST BATTALION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT, 1758.
Captain Lieutenant.
Samuel Allen, Jan. 9, 1758.
Charles Garraway, Dec. 23, 1757. John
John Prentice, from lieut., March,
1759.
Lieutenants,
M< Knight, April 20,1753.
James Hughe
17, 1759.
, from e
gn, March David McAllister, April 26, 1758.
James Xaughrey, Dec. 20, 1757.
Hugh Crawford, March 11, 1758.
John Kennedy, Dec. 13, 1757.
Robert Crawford, April 24, 1758.
SECOND BATTALION.
Colonel Commandant.
James Burd, May 28, 1758.
Majo
David J
, June 3,1758.
Thomas Hayes, Dec. 2, 1757.
John Kennedy, Dec. 13, 1757.
THIRD BATTALION.
Captains.
Adam Reed, May 4, 1758. Archibald McGrew, May 15, 175S.
John Montgomery, May 7, 1758.
Lieutenants.
John Simpson, May 4, 1758. Alexander McKeam, May 15,1758,
William Maclay, May 7, 1758.
Ensigns.
Hugh Hall, May 4, 1758. James Armstrong, May 15, 1758.
John Haddeu, June 6, 1758.
The following is the return of the men enlisted by
Lieut. Maclay, with name, age, where born, date of
enlistment, and occupation :
Ball, Michael, 27, Ir., May 16, 175S, lab.
Beatty, Patrick, 25, Ir., May 17, lab.
Boggs, James, 17, Penn'a, May 15, tailor.
Bourgeois, Benjamin, 28, Switz., May 31, lab.
Brinley, Robert, 19, Ir., May 25, lab.
Grimes, William, 20, Ir., May 18, lab.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Haragan, Courad, 18, Ir., May 1C, lab.
Hughes, Barnabas, 40, Md., June 12, lab.
Knipal, Christopher, 18, Ger , May 27, lab.
Laughman, John, 19, Ir., May 19, lab.
Lillis, William, 18, Ir., May 26, lab.
McDonald, Bryan, 18, Ir., May 25, lab.
Mcllhenny, James, 22, Ir., June 3, cooper.
Maxwell, Richard, 23, New-Eng., June 12, cord.
Miller, Joseph, 17, Penn'a, May 17, lab.
Morrow [Murray], John, 24, Scot., May 8, lab.
Noble, William, 30, Eng., June 3, plasterer.
O'Brien, Patrick, 28, Ir., May 18, lab.
Kelly, Bryan, 20, Ir., May 17, lab.
Welch, John, 30, Ir., May 18, lab.
Wiley, James, 20, Ir., May 17, lab.
OFFICERS OF NEW LEVIES, 1759.
Captains.
Robert Boyd, April 26, 1759. William Johnston, May 11, 1759.
Samuel J.Mies, May 5, 1759. James Armstrong, May 13, 1759.
Lieutenants.
William Boyd, April 23, 1759. David McAllister, April 20, 1759.
John Forster, May 11, 1759.
Charles Stewart, May 13, 1759.
i Hughes, May 2, 1759.
John Foulke, May 4, 1759.
George McKnight, May I
James Fulton.
Cleary Campbell, April 21, 175
Hugh McKean, May 1, 1759.
John Mullen, April 28, 1759.
• OFFICERS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT, 1759.
Colonel.
James Burd.
A return of Capt, Robert Boyd's company May and June, 1759, with nt
aget where born, dale of enlistment, and occupation :
Allison, Thomas, 20, Ir., May 3, miller.
Bane, Reuben, 20, Penn'a, May 20, tanner.
Bigger, John, 22, Ir., May 17, weaver.
Breckill, George, 24, Ir., May 7, lab.
Bulk, John, 26, Ir., May 8, lab.
Campbell, John, 22, Chester, Penn'a, June 13, lab.
Clark, Nathaniel, 25, Eng., May S, weaver.
Coney, John, 27, Ir., June 2, lab.
Dorraugli, James, 20, Chester, Penn'a, May 11, lab.
Doyle, James, 38, Ir., May 7, lab.
Fillson, Samuel, 18, Chester, Penn'a, June 6, tailor.
Forrester, George, 38, Ir., May 8, tailor.
Fulton, William, 26, Ir., May 22, weaver.
Gooding, William, 25, Ir., May 7, lab.— "Died June 3d."
Gunning, Alexander, 20, Ir., May 7, lab.
Hamilton, James, 21, Chester, Penn'a, May 21, lab.
Hemphill, Edward, 38, Ir., May 24, lab.
Hervey, Thomas, 38, N. Y., May 5, shoemaker.
Howell, Charles, 20, Ir., May 31, lab.
Hutchinson, John, 28, Ir., May 26, lab.
Jennings, Henry, 40, Ir., May 4, lab.
McFarran [McPharau], Matthias, 20, Penn'a, May 2S, lab.
Mcllvaine, Joseph, 35, Ir., May 15, lab.
McLachlan, John, 30, Ir., May 16, lab.
HcQuahl, Patrick, 22, Ir., May 7, lab.
Matthias, George, 18, Chester, Penn'a, June 2, lab.
Matthias, William, 22, Ir., June 11, lab.
Morland, Patrick, 20, Lancaster, Penn'a, May 8, lab.
Neal, Andrew, 25, Ir., May 4, lab.
Parker, James, 30, Scot., May 8, lab.
Karnsey, James, 18, Penn'a, May 29, weaver.
Richardson, William, 20, Lancaster, Penn'a, May 4, lab.
Robeson, Matthew, 20, Ir., April 30, lab.
Sandford, Robert, 23, Chester, Penn'a, May 25, lab.
Shaddock, Charles, 30, Ir., May 31, lab.
Sharp, John, 25, Penn'a, May 21, lab.
Small, John, 22, Chester, Penn'a, May 1, lab.
Smith, Conrad, 22, Ger., May 22, lab.
Swan, Thomas, 23, Ir., May 25, schoolmaster.
Thomas, John, 23, Eng., May 4, smith.
Tong, Peter, 40, Ger., May 30, lab.
Tornage, Richard, 25, Eng., May 8, lab.
Trovers, Francis, 22, Ir., May 17, smith.
Travers, John, 20, Chester, Penn'a, May 14, tailor.
Wells, Robert, 22, Ir., May 15, lab.
Willson, John, 20, Chester, Penn'a, May 7, lab.
Willson, Robert, 24, Ir., June 11, lab.
The following belonged to Major James Burd's com-
pany in 1759:
Aiiiuger, Stephen.
Dill, Richard.
Dobson, Matthew, dis
1756.
Finny, Thomas.
Fitzer, George Adam.
Goodwin, Edward.
Gottlieb, George.
Holmes, George.
Johnston, Robert.
Moore, James.
McKee, William.
Nesmith, John.
Rimby, Conrad.
Rourk, Michael.
Smith, Richard.
Vernin, Henry.
Young, Andrew.
In 1760, among the officers of the Pennsylvania
regiment were :
Colonel.
James Burd, April 12, 1760.
Lieutenants.
George Dixon, April 23, 1760. John Baird, April 18, 1760.
Arthur Wallace, April 30, 1760.
David Harris, May 10, 1760.
Willial
Matthi
i McClure, May 11, 1760.
s Mease, April 24, 1760.
Of the officers of the Pennsylvania regiment, com-
manded by the Hon. John Penn, Governor of the
Province, in 1764, we have the following. It may be
here stated that the officers thereof participated in the
land grants by the Proprietaries for services in Bou-
quet's expedition 1763-64 :
FIRST BATTALION.
Surgeon.
John Wiggins, Dec. 20, 1763.
Lieutenants.
James Hayes, Nov. 29, 1763. John Lycan, July 15, 1763.
Alexander Boyd, Nov. 29, 1763.
William McMeen, Dec. 10, 1763.
James Forster, Aug. 4, 1763.
SECOND BATTALION.
William Plunket, Sept. 7, 1763.
Quartermaster .
Robert Clark, June 7, 1764.
Captains.
Samuel Lindsay, July 13, 1763. Timothy Green, July 18, 1763.
Lieutenants.
William Maclay, July 4, 1763. James McAllister, July 17, 1763.
Charles Stewart, July 18, 1763.
William Buchanan, July 14, 1763. Thomiis Askey, July 15, 1763.
Thomas Campletou, Nov. 1, 1763.
On the 1st of June, 1764, there were stationed on
the frontiers of Lancaster County Provincial troops
as follows :
At David Patten's, Paxtang township, Capt. Samuel
Hunter, 1 sergeant, 15 men.
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Monody Oap, Hanover township, Lieut. John Ly-
cans, 1 sergeant, 15 men.
Fort Hunter, Paxtaug township, Ensign James
Forster, 15 men.
John Cameron's, Hanover township, Capt. Timothy
Green, 1 sergeant, 15 men.
John McFarting's, Hanover township, Lieut. Charles
Stewart, 1 sergeant, 15 men.
Godfried Young's, Hanover township, Ensign
Thomas Campleton, 15 men.
CHAPTER VII.
The French and Indian War (continued)— Gen. Forbes' victory— Con-
Bpiracy of Pontiac.
With the defeat of the French in Canada, their ex-
pulsion from the Ohio by Gen. Forbes, and the erec-
tion of Fort Pitt on the ruins of Fort Duquesne, the
Province of Pennsylvania looked for the enjoyment
of a long and undisturbed peace, since her mild and
forbearing policy had conciliated the Indians, and
their dangerous neighbors, the French, were removed.
But the sources in which they sought for safety were
fruitful of dangers. The unprotected state of the
frontiers, consequent on the discharge of the forces
of the middle and southern colonies, held forth irre-
sistible temptations to the whetted appetite of the
border savages for plunder. Their hostility had been
rewarded rather than chastised by Pennsylvania;
every treaty of peace was accompanied by rich pres-
ents, and their detention of the prisoners was over-
looked upon slight apologies, though obviously done
to afford opportunities for new treaties and additional
gifts. The mistaken and perverted humanity of the
Quakers had softened down their offenses, and its
apologies gave them confidence in their allegations
of injuries received from the whites. These reasons,
however, are insufficient to account for the wide ex-
tension of the Indian confederacy, which was prob-
ably caused by motives of profound policy. The
aborigines beheld the French driven out of their
whole country, themselves threatened by forts com-
manding the great lakes and rivers, and they felt that
an immediate and mighty effort was necessary to re-
strain the tide, which now, unimpeded, would spread
itself over the continent.
For boldness of attempt and depth of design the
Pontiac war of 1703, so named by the frontier inhab-
itants, was perhaps unsurpassed in the annals of
border warfare. Schemed by such renowned chiefs,
Kiyasuta, head of the Senecas, and Pontiac, of the
Ottawas, the numerous tribes lying within the reach
of their influence were easily commanded for the
prosecution of any new project. Not only in pos-
session of these grand facilities to engage numerous
warriors for the present purpose, they availed them-
selves of additional means to secure a powerful con-
federacy by calling in aid their eloquence to represent
the necessity there was for defense of their own rights
in making a deadly repulse against the encroachments
of the English colonies, which they represented as
having finally in view the hostile displacement or ex-
termination of every Western tribe from the region
they now occupied.
The grand scheme projected by these Napoleons of
the West seems to have been to arouse the tribes sev-
erally of the country, and all those they could reach,
to join in striking a decisive blow on the frontiers,
and, as it were, throw terror into the very heart of
the colonies, and thereby effectually and forever re-
pulse them from encroachments into the valley of the
Ohio. A certain day was set apart, it seems, for
making the general assault, while the scheme was to
be kept in profound silence, that they might come
upon their victims in an unguarded hour. All the
forts were to be simultaneously attacked, as well as
the settlements, and all individuals whom they could
come upon, and with one bold sweep, as it were, ra^e
to the earth everything bearing the marks of their
doomed enemies. The season of harvest was chosen
that the attention of the people might at the time be
drawn to their crops, as well as the work of havoc
then be greater by their destruction of them.
When the attack was made it was found not to be
simultaneous. That on Fort Pitt and vicinity was
made almost two or three days before the time agreed
upon for the general attack, although it was done
with the belief at the time that the day had arrived.
The misunderstanding was said to proceed from the
officiousness of a Delaware squaw, who was desirous
that their plans might be deranged. At the grand
council held by all the tribes for the appointment of
the day for the general attack and making the neces-
sary arrangements for it a bundle of rods had been put
into the hands of every tribe, each bundle containing
as many rods as there were days till the day when the
general attack was to be made. One rod was to be
drawn from the bundle every morning, and when a
single one remained it was the signal for the out-
break. The squaw spoken of had purposely extracted
two or three rods unknowingly to the others, think-
ing it might materially disconcert, if not defeat their
project. From this circumstance was said to arise
the untimely action of the Indians about Fort Pitt.
But everywhere else the attack had been simulta-
neous, so correct and in such concert had they
moved.
The Shawauese and Delawares appear to have been
the most active, and in pursuance of their bold and
bloody project, the moment arriving for the general
assault, the first intelligence their fated enemies had
of the preconcerted work of death was a murderous
attack made upon them without discrimination
wherever met with. The frontier settlements of
Pennsylvania and the neighboring provinces of
Maryland and Virginia were immediately overrun
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with scalping parties, " marking their way with blood
and devastation wherever they went, and all the ex-
amples of savage cruelty which never fail to accom-
pany an Indian war."
Almost every fort along the lakes and the Ohio was
instantly attacked, and those that did not fall under
the first assault were surrounded, and a resolute siege
commenced. In a short time, so vigorous were the
savages, that eight out of eleven forts were taken, —
Venango, Le Bceuf, Presqu'Isle, with the chain of
stockades west of the Ohio, — Fort Pitt, Detroit, and
Niagara alone maintaining. These, being better gar-
risoned, were prepared to withstand an attack with
but little danger.
After the first panic had passed away the refugee
settlers associated themselves together, and, under
the care of divisions of the regular troops and mi-
litia, succeeded in collecting and saving the remnant
of their crops.
During this time Fort Pitt remained in the most
hazardous condition. And what may have been its
situation already, apprehensions for the worst were
entertained, for no accounts from it had been received
of late, and in fact nothing definite since it had been
attacked, when it had been surrounded by the In-
dians "and all communication cut off from it even
by message." Placed at so great a distance from the
inhabited portions of the Province, and rendered still
more inaccessible from the then almost impassible
mountains that intercepted the way, it could not be
conveniently heard from, nor could assistance be ren-
dered it without great expense of labor and time;
and a considerable force being requisite for their own
safety to undertake a march so distant, some delay
could not be avoided. Endeavors in the Province to
raise men proving nearly abortive, although the As-
sembly at the first outbreak of the savages had or-
dered seven hundred men to be raised for the protec-
tion of the frontiers during harvest, yet all attempts
now seemed to have little effect. The delay which
had thus been occasioned increased the alarm for
those at Fort Pitt, from whom no intelligence still
was had, while the audacity of depreciating parties
was increased as they discovered the settlers fleeing
before them and no very apparent effort being made
to check them.
All exertions proving fruitless to raise the requisite
forces, Gen. Amherst, commander-in-chief of the
army in America, promptly dispatched Col. Bou-
quet to the relief of Fort Pitt. Gathering together
"the shattered remnants of the Forty-second and
Seventy-second Regiments, lately returned from the
West Indies," comprising in all scarcely five hundred
men, the gallant Bouquet set out for a long and te-
dious march through the forests. His little army
were indeed invalids, " reinforced with the last man
that could be removed from the hospital," and many
were so infirm that about sixty were conveyed in
wagons; but these had been brought along more
with a view of being left as reinforcements at the
small posts by the way. Accompanying this little
force, however, were six companies of rangers from
Lancaster and Cumberland Counties, amounting to
two hundred, all that could possibly be spared from
the Provincial volunteers, who were guarding their
own homes from the inroads of the enemy.
Reaching Carlisle, Col. Bouquet found nothing had
been done to carry out the orders which had been
given to prepare a convoy of provisions on the fron-
tiers. All was terror and consternation ; the greatest
part of Cumberland County, through which the army
had to pass, was deserted, and the roads were covered
with distressed families flying from their settlements,
and destitute of all the necessaries of life. In the
midst of this confusion, says Bouquet in his journal,
the supplies required for the expedition became very
precarious, nor was it less difficult to procure horses
and wagons for the use of the troops. However, in
about two weeks after his arrival at Carlisle, by the
prudent and active measures pursued by the com-
mander, joined to his knowledge of the country and
the diligence of those he employed, the requisite pro-
visions and articles of conveyance were procured, and
the army proceeded.
On the 5th of August, Col. Bouquet determined to
halt at Bushy Run, now Westmoreland County, and
there rest the troops till towards evening, and pass
the deep and dangerous defiles of Turtle Creek during
the ensuing night ; but when within about a half-mile
from the creek, the advanced guard of the army was
suddenly surprised by an ambuscade of Indians open-
ing a brisk fire of musketry upon them. Being speed-
ily and firmly supported by bringing up the rear, a
charge of bayonets was ordered, which effectually
routed the savages, when they were pursued a short
distance. But no sooner was the pursuit given up
than they returned and renewed the attack with re-
doubled vigor, while at the moment a most galling
fire was opened by the parties who had been con-
cealed on some high ground that skirted the flanks
of the army. A general charge with the whole line
was now made, which proved effective, and the sav-
ages were obliged to give way ; but withal to no pur-
pose, for no sooner was the pursuit again given up
than the Indians renewed the attack with their wonted
ferocity. The action continued without intermission
the whole afternoon, — a confused and irregular attack
by the forces of both parties. The enemy, routed from
one skulking-place, would retreat to another. But
Col. Bouquet made it an object as much as possible to
keep his troops collected, that they might not be
broken in upon and dispersed by the enemy. The
battle ended with the day, without any decided ad-
vantage to either.
With the first dawn of morning the war-whoop was
again raised, and in a moment there seemed a thou-
sand startling yells to break in every direction around.
At this signal a rush was made by the Indians on all
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sides, but the lines ready formed were not to be taken
by surprise, and effectually repulsed the savages in
every attempt. Betaking themselves to the trees, the
Indians poured an incessant fire with great precision
into the little army. Fatigued with the previous
clay's march and the battle of the preceding evening,
combined with the exposure to a hot August sun, with
no water within their reach, the troops began indeed
to be dispirited. Attacked with a dogged determina-
tion, and fired upon without intercession, they could
neither retreat nor proceed. It became obvious,
therefore, that a desperate effort must be made to save
the army from total destruction. The commander
happily bethought himself of a stratagem that might
prove successful, which, as the troops were still dis-
posed in a circle from the previous night, consisted in
making a manoeuvre of the appearance of a precipi-
tate retreat from one side so as to entrap the assailants
in pursuit, who would rush as thoughtless within the
inclosure of lines which lay in ambuscade.
The snare was set in direction of the enemy's dead-
liest fire, and most happily succeeded in enticing them
from their places of concealment. Before aware, they
were under a most destructive fire of the troops ; and
ere they could retreat, they received so deadly a
charge from the regulars that they fled with the utmost
precipitation. This secured the victory. The woods
around were immediately abandoned by the others,
and the conflict ceased.
This had been the whole Indian force from Fort
Pitt, who, after lying around that place for three
months, keeping up a vigorous siege, and being on
the alert for a force to come against them from the
settlements, early became apprised of the approach
of Col. Bouquet, and informed duly by their spies of
the movement of the enemy, they determined, as was
expected, to await them on the most advantageous
ground, aware that if they succeeded in defeating the
troops, the extent of country they bad already gained
sway over by their sudden and bold movements
would not only be maintained, but a probability fol-
low that they might strike consternation into the very
heart of the settlements. It is indeed impossible to
say what influence might have been exerted over the
settlements of Pennsylvania in particular had this
little army been cut off. It is certain possession of
the country might not have been regained till the
work of destruction had been completed west of the
mountains. But so stunning were the results of this
battle to the savages, dismay at once seized them and
confidence was iost. Though looked upon as a small
engagement, there doubtless hung upon it results
nigh as important to the colonies as the issue of the
more renowned battle on the Plains of Abraham,
when a Wolfe and a Montcalm met to decide the
destinies of their respective nations. The little battle
of Bushy Run was the means of disheartening the
Indians and causing them to abandon designs which,
if they had continued to execute with the same rigor
that had characterized them for a little more than
three months since they had commenced the ae
might have effected much that would be fearful to
relate.
In this engagement Col. Bouquet lost about titty
men and had sixty wounded, the savages about sixty
of their best warriors and many of their most distin-
guished chiefs. Their forces were made up with war-
riors from the Delaware, Shawanese, Mingo, Wyandot,
Mohiccan, Miami, and Ottawa tribes, and doubtless
the flower of their nations, for the importance of the
issue of the first decisive engagement had most likely
been well weighed by them, and therefore an effort
made for the victory.
The army again pursued their route, and in four days
reached Fort Pitt, with but little interruption, except
" a few scattering shots from a disheartened and flying
enemy." The Indians immediately withdrew and re-
tired beyond the Ohio. Fort Pitt relieved, found its
little group of inhabitants again breathing the open
air after a constant siege of more than three months,
and the uplifted tomahawk and scalping-knife of the
red savage was stayed.
CHAPTER VIII.
The French and Indian War (continued) — The so-called " Paxtang
Boys' Insurrection" — Tbe Manor of Conestoga— The Conduct of the
Provincial Assembly — The Perfidy of the Friendly Indians — Insecu-
rity of the Frontiers from their Maraudings— Destruction of the In-
dians at Conestoga and Lancaster.
By virtue of a warrant from the commissioners of
property, dated " the 1st day of the 12th month (Feb-
ruary), 1717-18," there was "surveyed for the proper
use and behoof of William Pehn, Esq., Proprietary and
Governor-in-chief of the Province of Pennsylvania,"
a tract of laud containing sixteen thousand acres,
lying on the east side of the Susquehanna River from
the mouth of Conestoga Creek northward. This was
the Manor of Conestoga. At the date of its survey by
the deputy surveyor of Chester County, Isaac Taylor,
there were no Indians dwelling within that reserva-
tion, and this is a fact which our historians have lost
sight of, whether ignorantly or designedly we shall
not at this time say. Previous to the laying out of
the manor all the Indians had removed higher up the
Susquehanna, — the Shawanese to their brethren west-
ward, the Conoys to the Great Island, uniting their
destinies with the Six Nations.
A few years later, however, several Indian families
located upon the manor on a little stream emptying
into the Conestoga near its mouth, about three miles
from the Susquehanna, and about five miles south-
east of the present town of Columbia. For almost a
period of forty years their number was increased or
diminished by Indian tramps wandering in the guise
of friends among the white settlements, intent on
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spying out objects for savage cruelty, and claiming to
belong to the Conestoga town.
It was during the Pontiac war that the Governor of
the Province of Pennsylvania, in reply to the earnest
appeals for help and protection, said he could give the
frontiersmen no aid whatever, but commends their zeal and
urges them to act with caution ; while the Assembly paid
no heed to the supplications of the distressed inhabi-
tants, and instead of redress and aid, abused and in-
sulted those who asked for protection. One member of
that body, Nathaniel Grubb, of Chester County, mild
and placid Quaker, used this bland-like expression in
referring to the " back inhabitants," " A pack of insig-
nificant Scotch-Irish, who, if they were all killed, could
well enough be spared !" The leading Quakers, who
controlled the affairs of the Province of Pennsylvania
from 1682 until towards the beginning of the Revolu-
tion, when Quaker rule and British supremacy sank
to rise no more, were designing political demagogues,
and the private correspondence of the Penns them-
selves are proofs of their duplicity and artfulness.
Neither the Governor of the Province or the con-
trolling power of the Assembly showed the proper
spirit. It was at a time when the tomahawk, the
scalping-knife, and the torch were desolating the
country. The frontier counties became wretched and
deplorable beyond description. "The Indians," said
the Paxtang volunteers in their "Apology," "set fire
to houses, barns, corn, hay, in short, to everything
that was combustible ; so that ye whole country seemed
to be in one general Blaze and involved in one com-
mon Ruin. Great Numbers of ye back Settlers were
murdered, scalped, and butchered in the most shock-
ing manner, and their dead Bodies inhumanly man-
gled," but further details as given by them are too
horrid for recital. "None," further say they, "but
those who have been spectators or eye-witnesses of
these shocking scenes can possibly have any adequate
Ideas of our sufferings. Nay, even those very persons
who are so hardened and destitute of the common
Feelings of Humanity, as to be able to extenuate
these horrid Barbarities, under the Charitable Plea
of its being their Custom of making war, would we
doubt not be softened, had they but shared with us
in the lightest parts of our sufferings." Then Pax-
tang became truly the frontier, for west of the Sus-
quehanna, so great was the terror, that scarcely an
inhabitant was left. At this juncture the Rev. John
Elder, the long and revered pastor of Paxtang and
Derry Churches, organized his rangers, under author-
ity, however, of the government. They were mostly
members of his own and Hanover congregations.
These brave men were ever on the alert, watching
with eagle eye the Indian marauders who, during
Pontiac's war, swooped down upon the defenseless
frontiers of Cumberland and Lancaster Counties.
"High mountains, swollen rivers, or great distances
never deterred or appalled them. Their courage and
fortitude were equal to every undertaking, and woe
betide the red men when their blood-stained tracks
once met their eyes." The Paxtang rangers were
truly the terror of the red men, swift on foot, excel-
lent horsemen, good shots, skillful in pursuit or in
escape, dexterous as scouts, and expert in manoeuv-
ring.
On the 4th of August, 1763, Col. Elder wrote to the
Governor, " The service your honor was pleased to
appoint me to I have performed to the best of my
power, though not with success equal to my desires.
However, both companies will, I imagine, be com-
plete in a few days. There are now upwards of thirty
men in each, exclusive of officers, who are now and
have been employed since their enlistment in such
service as is thought most safe and encouraging to the
frontier inhabitants, who are here and everywhere
else in the back counties quite sunk and dispirited,
so that it is to be feared that at any attack of the
enemy a considerable part of the country will be
evacuated, as all seem inclinable to seek safety rather
in flight than in opposing the savage foe."
Unfortunately they were prohibited by law from
going over the boundaries of the purchased lands
after the enemy, and it is not to be supposed, there-
fore, they could guard successfully the entire line of
outposts.
During the subsequent harvest the reapers of Pax-
tang, Hanover, and Derry took their guns and am-
munition with them into the fields to defend them-
selves from the sudden attacks of the enemy. On the
Sabbath the trusty rifle was taken to the sanctuary,
and the pastor of Paxtang had at hand his weapon
of defense.
In August, Col. Armstrong, the " hero of Kittan-
ning," with two hundred Paxtang and Hanover
rangers and a few soldiers from Cumberland County,
marched to the Indian town on the Big Island.
While en route, learning that a party of fifty Indians
were on their way to the settlements, a portion of the
volunteers followed them and routed them on Muncy
Hill. The rest of Col. Armstrong's force proceeded
to the Indian town, but found it deserted, the Indians
having been apprised of the approach of the volun-
teers. The latter returned home, enraged at learning
that the Conestogas had sent messengers to inform
their friends of the expedition.
Subsequently, on the 9th of September, 1763, a few
of the rangers who had encamped in Berks County
were apprised of the approach of the Indians by their
out-scouts. The Indians advanced cautiously to take
them by surprise. When near, with savage yells,
they rushed forward ; but the rangers, springing to
their feet, shot the three in front. The rest fled into
a thicket and escaped. The Indians were armed with
guns and provided with ammunition. These Indians
were on their way from the Moravian Indians in
Northampton County to the Big Island. Runners were
sent to the different parties of rangers with information,
and^thers set out in pursuit of those who fled. The
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rangers who started in pursuit were baffled by the
superior skill and artifice of the Indians. That they
went to the Big Island was beyond a doubt. The
Paxtang band were now determined to watch with
scrutinizing eyes the Indians who visited Conestoga
and the Moravian towns, and ascertain the treach-
erous.
The Provincial commissioners, however, on being
informed of the foregoing particulars, inquired into
the facts with the Governor, and reported the result
to the Assembly on the 21st of October: " Upon in-
quiry made before the Governor into the late conduct
of the Moravians and their Indians at Nain and
Wiehetunk, it was their opinion that the said Indians
have been, and still are, secretly supplied by the
Brethren with arms and ammunition, which they, the
said Indians, having an intercourse with our enemies
on the frontiers, do barter and exchange with them,
to the great danger of the neighboring inhabitants,
and that there is much reason to suspect the said
Moravian Indians have also been principally con-
cerned in the late murders committed near Bethle-
hem, in the county of Northampton, which renders
it absolutely necessary to remove them into the in-
terior parts of the Province, where their behavior
may be more closely observed. It was ordered by
the House of Assembly that the Indians be invited
down and lodged at some convenient place, and sup-
ported at the public expense. Some were placed in
the barracks, others on Province Island."
About the middle of October, when the murder of
the Stinson family and others reached the ears of the
Paxtang men, they solicited their colonel, the Rev.
Mr. Elder, to obtain permission of the Governor to
allow them to make an excursion against the enemy.
Another object had in view was "to destroy the im-
mense quantities of corn left by the New England
men at Wyoming, which, if not consumed, would be
a considerable magazine to the enemy, and enable
them with more ease to distress the inhabitants." At
the most earnest solicitation, therefore, of his men,
Col. Elder allowed the companies of Capts. Stewart
and Clayton to proceed to Wyoming. They marched
in three days and a half one hundred and ten miles
on foot. When they reached Wyoming they learned
that the bloodthirsty savage had preceded them, en- j
tering the valley from the direction of Northampton
County, and then taken their departure up the river,
murdering all the settlers. Col. Elder, in his letter
to Governor Hamilton, was under the impression
that, owing to the exposed condition of that region
of country, the New England men had fled from the
valley. Dispirited and shocked at the Indian atroc- :
ities, the rangers, after burying the massacred,
burned the Indian houses and a quantity of corn left
standing, and returned to their homes.
By what evidence we know not, nor by what power
of reasoning, but our Connecticut friends have re-
cently laid the destruction of the New England colo-
nists to the rangers under Stewart and Clayton, the
bare supposition of which we can only characterize as
infamous. All the documents go to show that the in-
ferences thrown out are the imaginings of an addled
brain. Neither Quaker falsehoods or Yankee in-
genuity did we ever suppose would go to such lengths.
Indians had been traced by the scouts to the wig-
wams at Conestoga, and to those of the Moravian In-
dians in Northampton County. Suspicion was awak-
ened; the questions, " Are these Indians treacherous?
Are their wigwams the harbors of our deadly foe ?
Do they conceal the nightly prowling assassin of the
forest, the villain who, with savage ferocity, tore the
innocent babe from the bosom of its mother where it
had been quietly reposing and hurled it in the fire?
The mangled bodies of our friends cry aloud for
vengeance." Such were the questions, surmises, and
expressions of the exasperated people. The Paxtang
rangers were active in endeavoring to discover the
perpetrators of those acts of violence, and they suc-
ceeded. Their scouts traced the Indian marauders to
the Conestoga town. It was not alone the few miser-
able, squalid wretches who had been caressed and
supported by the Quaker government, but strange
Indians were there harbored and protected. Capt.
Lazarus Stewart, one of the boldest men of the fron-
tiers, who commanded a company of rangers, pro-
posed to Col. Elder to capture the murderers; but
the merciful colonel dissuaded him from the attempt.
It was then, under date of September 13 (1763), that
the Rev. Elder wrote to Governor Hamilton, —
" I suggest to you the propriety of an immediate
removal of the Indians from Conestoga, and placing
a garrison in their room. In case this is done, I pledge
myself for the future security of the frontiers."
Capt. (afterwards Col.) Timothy Green, on the 15th
of the same month, wrote to His Excellency, — " We
live in daily fear of our lives. At the Indian town
the incarnate devils are secreted, and the people here
demand that those Indians be removed from among
us."
John Harris had previously made a similar request :
" The Indians here I hope your Honor will be pleased
to cause to be removed to some other place, as I don't
lite their company."
Subsequently, on taking charge of the executive af-
fairs of the Province in October, Governor John Peuu
replied as follows : " The Indians of Conestoga have
been represented as innocent, helpless, and dependent
on this government for support. The faith of this
government is pledged for their protection. I cannot
remove them without adequate cause. The contract
made with William Penu was a private agreement,
afterwards confirmed by several treaties. Care has
been taken by the Provincial Committee that no In-
dians but our own visit Conestoga. Whatever can be
faithfully executed under the laws shall be as faith-
fully performed."
This " contract with William Penn" was the excuse
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given to the Governor by those who controlled the
government, — -the Quakers, — and the Governor wrote
without examining into the truth of the matter. The
fact is, as we have heretofore remarked, that the origi-
nal Indian settlers had removed before the laying
out of the Manor of Conestoga, and those who then
occupied it were not the possessors of the laud, but
lived on it simply by sufferance. William Penn had
not assigned any land to any Indians on the Cones-
toga save to the Shawanese, but they had removed
westward forty years previously. So much for Gov-
ernor John Penn's objection, yet a bad excuse some-
times is better than none.
The rangers, finding their appeals to the authori-
ties useless, resolved on taking the law into their own
hand. The 'safety of the frontier inhabitants de-
manded it, there was no alternative. It was at first
decided to capture several of the most notorious and
try them by due course of law. This was found to
be impossible, as referred to in Capt. Stewart's decla-
ration, which we shall farther on present. The de-
struction of the Couestogas, so called, was not then
projected. That was the result. The capture of the
Indians was approved of by Col. Elder, but the at-
tempt failing, as an officer of the Province it was his
duty to prevent extreme measures. Parkman and
Rupp state that Col. Elder, learning of an attempt to
destroy the entire tribe, as they were about to set off
rode after them commanding them to desist ; that
Stewart threatened to shoot his horse, and much
more. Such was not the case.
In the first place, no descendant of the Puritans
can properly understand the character of the Scotch-
Irish, and we must say the same of Mr. Rupp, whose
sympathies, learning, and researches were to the Ger-
man element. Whether these historians were biased
in their judgment by Quaker coloring we know not,
but true it is, without making due inquiry, authentic
records have been cast aside and the willful misinter-
pretation of Quaker fiction given as current historical
truths. From a letter dated Paxtaug, Dec. 16, 1763,
written to Governor Penn, he says, " On receiving
intelligence, the 13th inst., that a number of persons
were assembled on purpose to go and cut off the
Conestoga Indians, in concert with Mr. Foster, the
neighboring magistrate, I hurried off an express with
a written message to that party, ' entreating them to
desist from such an undertaking, representing to
them the unlawfulness and barbarity of such an
action, that it's cruel and unchristian in its nature,
and would be fatal iu its consequences to them-
selves and families ; that private persons have no
right to take the lives of any under the protection of
the Legislature ; that they must, if they proceeded in
that affair, lay their accounts to meet with a severe
prosecution, and become liable even to capital pun-
ishment; that they need not expect that the country
would endeavor to conceal or screen them from pun-
ishment, but that they would be detected and given
up to the resentment of the government.' These
things I urged in the warmest terms in order to pre-
vail with them to drop the enterprise, but to no pur-
pose."
Not to be deterred, the rangers reached the Indian
settlement before daylight. The barking of some
dogs discovered them, and a number of strange Indi-
ans rushed from their wigwams, brandishing their
tomahawks. This show of resistance was sufficient
inducement for the rangers to make use of their arms.
In a few moments every Indian present fell before
the unerring fire of the brave frontiersmen. The act
accomplished, they mounted their horses and re-
turned severally to their homes. Unfortunately, a
number of the Indians were absent from Conestoga,
prowling about the neighboring settlements, doubt-
less on predatory incursions. The destruction at the
Manor becoming known, they were placed in the
Lancaster work-house. Among these vagabonds
were two well known to Parson Elder's scouts. In
addition, several Indians of notorious character made
their way to Philadelphia and were secreted among
the Moravian Indians protected in that city.
An express being sent to Philadelphia with the
news, great excitement ensued, and Governor Penn
issued a proclamation relative thereto. Notwith-
standing its fine array of words, it fell upon the Prov-
ince harmless. Outside of the Quaker settlements,
every one heartily approved of the measures taken
by the Paxtang rangers.
The presence of the remaining Indians at Lancaster
became a cause of great uneasiness to the magistrates
and people. Their removal to Philadelphia was earn-
estly requested by Edward Shippen and others.
Governor Penn proved very tardy, and we are of
the opinion he cared little about them, or he would
have acted promptly. Day after day passed by, and
the excitement throughout the frontiers became
greater. The rangers, who found that their work had
been only half done, consulted as to what measures
should be further proceeded with. Capt. Stewart
proposed to capture the principal Indian outlaw, who
was confined in the Lancaster work-house, and take
him to Carlisle jail, where he could be held for trial.
This was heartily approved of, and accordingly a de-
tachment of the rangers, variously estimated at from
twenty to fifty, proceeded to Lancaster on the 27th of
December, broke into the work-house, and but for the
show of resistance would have effected their purpose.
But the younger portion of the rangers, to whom was
confided this work, were so enraged at the defiance of
the Indians, that before their resentment could be re-
pressed the unerring rifle was employed, and the last
of the so-called Conestogas had yielded up his life.
In a few minutes thereafter, mounting their horses,
the daring rangers were safe from pursuit. George
Gibson, who, from his acquaintance with the princijjal
frontiersmen of his time, in a letter written some
years after, gives the most plausible account of this
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transaction, which bore such an important part in the
early history of the Province. He says, " No mur-
der has been committed since the removal of the
friendly Indians and the destruction of Conestoga, —
a strong proof that the murders were committed
under the cloak of the Moravian Indians. ... A de-
scription of an Indian who had, with great barbarity,
murdered a family on the Susquehanna, near Paxtang,
was sent to Lazarus Stewart, at Lancaster. This In-
dian had been traced to Conestoga. On the day of
its destruction he was on a hunting expedition. When j
he heard that the rangers were in pursuit of him he
fled to Philadelphia. . . . The three or four who en-
tered the work-house at Lancaster were directed by
Stewart to seize on the murderer, and give him to his
charge. When those outside heard the report of the
guns within, several of the rangers alighted, thinking
their friends in danger, and hastened to the door. The
more active of the Indians, endeavoring to make their
escape, were met by them and shot. No children were
killed by the Paxtang boys. No act of savage butchery
was committed."
CHAPTER IX.
The " Paxtang Boys'" Insurrection (continued) — Excitement in the
Province — Characteristic Letter of Parson Eliier — The Declaration of
the Frontier Inhabitants.
If the excitement throughout the Province was i
great after the affair at Conestoga, this last transac-
tion set everything in a ferment. "No language,"
says Rev. Dr. Wallace, " can describe the outcry
which arose from the Quakers in Philadelphia, or
the excitement which swayed to and fro in the fron-
tiers and in the city." The Quakers blamed the Gov-
ernor, the Governor the Assembly, and the latter cen-
sured everybody except their own inaction. Two
proclamations were issued by the Provincial author-
ities, offering rewards for the seizure of those con-
cerned in the destruction of the Indians, but this was
impossible, owing to the exasperation of the fron-
tiersmen, who heartily approved of the action of the
rangers.
On the 27th of December the Rev. Mr. Elder hur-
riedly wrote to Governor Penn, " The storm, which
had been so long gathering, has at length exploded.
Had government removed the Indians from Cones-
toga, as was frequently urged without success, this
painful catastrophe might have been avoided. What
could I do with men heated to madness? All that I
could do was done. I expostulated, but life and rea-
son were set at defiance, and yet the men in private
life were virtuous and respectable, not cruel, but mild
and merciful. . . . The time will arrive when each
palliating circumstance will be calmly weighed. This
deed, magnified into the blackest of crimes, shall be
considered one of those youthful ebullitions of wrath,
caused by momentary excitement, to which human
infirmity is subjected."
To this extenuating and warm-hearted letter came
a reply, under date of Dec. 29, 1763, from the Gov-
ernor: "As it is absolutely necessary, for the preserva-
tion of peace and good order in the government, that
an immediate stop be put to such riotous proceedings,
I beg you will continue to use your best endeavors to
discourage and suppress all insurrections that may
appear among any of the people over Whom you have
an influence, and that you will be pleased to take all
the pains in your power to learn the names of the
ringleaders and perpetrators of those barbarities, and
to acquaint me with everything you can discover con-
cerning them. The commissioners, not thinking it
necessary any longer to keep in pay more than one
person to command the troops on the east side of the
Susquehanna, came yesterday to a resolution to dis-
continue the pay of yourself and Mr. Seeley as com-
manders of the companies in Lancaster and Berks
Counties, which are for the future to be put under
the direction of Maj. Clayton, as well as those in
Northampton. I therefore desire you will deliver
over to him all the Provincial arms, accoutre-
ments, ammunition, and other military stores re-
maining in your possession, with an exact account
of those you have distributed among the two com-
panies. I return you thanks for the good services
you have performed, and for the care and prudence
with which you have conducted your military com-
mand from the beginning."
From the foregoing letter of Governor John Penn
it is evident that the commissioners, or rather the
Provincial Council, intended to punish both the fron-
tier commanders, or that with the destruction of the
Couestogas there was little or no danger of Indian
atrocities. The latter proved to be the case, but the
authorities were cognizant of the fact that the Pax-
tang boys were correct in their surmisings, and that
peace would follow the removal of the friendly In-
dians. It shows, also, that, believing thus, the Pro-
vincial authorities were culpable to a great degree
in allowing the Indians to remain on the Manor, de-
spite the representations of Col. Elder, John Harris,
and Edward Shippen. The Rev. Mr. Elder quietly-
laid by his sword, feeling confident that time wrould
vindicate his course.
Subsequently Col. Elder wrote Governor Penn,
and from the original letter in our possession we will
give what he had to say relative to the then crisis of
affairs :
'Sir
' Paxtox 30" Jaur 1764.
" The Resolution the Commissioners have taken, to put these two Com-
panies under the direction of another person, is very agreeable to me ;
& in consequence thereof I have ou the 24lh of this Ins' deliver'd to
Major Clayton the military Stores remaining at M' Harris's with an ac-
count of what have been distributed to the Troops, and resigned to him
the whole of my military charge.
" I'm greatly obliged to y Hon' that you have kindly approved of my
proceedings in the discharge of the Trust reposed in me ; aud shall from
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time to time, use my best Endeavours to promote peace among the people
with whom I have any Connections.
" But, I'm much concerned to find that, the rash proceedings of a few
inconsiderate persons are likely to be attended with fatal consequences :
For, howmuchsoever the facts committed by them, are & have been dis-
liked by the most thinking judicious men ; yet the indulgence sIiowd to
savages, gives a general disgust : It's thought hard that, any such under
the Title of friends, but unjustly, as is commonly thought, shou'd be so
much caressed, & such numbers of them taken under the protection of
the province, & plentifully suppli'd at it's expense, as an additional
weight to the heavy burden it already groans under; while many fron-
tier families, his Majesty's loyal & faithful subjects, are driven from
house & home, reduced to poverty and want and little provision made
for them ; these things, with many others I might mention make a deep
impression, & influence the minds of many; butsnch prudent measures
will, I hope, be taken by the Legislature as may happily prevent the
ill effects thereof.
"Were it in my power to learn the names of any concerned in the
late Riots; I should think it advisable, on many accounts, to use silence
in that case: That of an Informer is a Character too odious for a gen-
tlem" to bear: Besides the Office I have the hon' to be invested with in
the Church requires that I shou'd do nothing that may have a tendence
to mar my usefulness in that station ; but any thing else that may be
thought necessary to promote his Majesty's service, or beneficial to the
province may at all times be expected from
" yr Hon1"3
" most obed1
" & most hu,e serv1
"John ELnER."
Some one has indorsed on the back of this letter
"Judicious man with noble spirit," with which we heart-
ily coincide.
The first week in January, as had been agreed upon
as early as the preceding November, meetings were
held in all the frontier counties for the appointment
of delegates to go to Philadelphia in person and de-
mand a redress of grievances. Recent events gave
interest and zest to the meetings. Paxtang, Donegal,
Derry, and Hanover selected each three. Similar
delegates were chosen in the non-German townships
of Berks County and from Cumberland and North-
ampton, about forty delegates in all, persons who
were not in anywise connected with the transactions
at Lancaster or Conestoga. This gathering of the
frontiersmen in public meeting to petition and de-
mand of the Provincial Assembly proper redress and
representation in that body was stigmatized as sedi-
tious and riotous, and hence the "hue- and cry"
which heralded the contemplated visit of the dele-
gates from the frontier.
Governor John Penu, writing at this time to his
uncle, Thomas Penn, at London, a letter which has
never appeared in print, gives this view of affairs, it
puts a different phase upon passing events: . . . "You
will see by the commotion the Province has been in
for a long time past, the impossibility of apprehend-
ing the murderers of the Conestoga Indians. There
is not a man in the county of Lancaster but is of the
rioters' party. If we had ten thousand of the king's
troops I don't believe it would be possible to secure
one of these people. Though I took all the pains I
could even to get their names, I could not succeed,
for indeed nobody would make the discovery though
ever so well acquainted with them, and there is not a
magistrate in the country would have touched one of
them. The people of this town [Philadelphia], save
a certain class, are as inveterate against the Indians
as the frontier inhabitants. For it is, beyond a doubt,
that many of the Indians now in town [referring to
the Moravian Iadians on Province Island], have been
concerned in committing murders among the back
settlers ; and I believe, were it not for the few of the
king's troops who are here to protect them, that the
whole power of the Government would not be able to
prevent their being destroyed. Nothing can satisfy
these people in flying in the face of Government in
the manner they have done, although what they have
suffered from these cruel savages is beyond descrip-
tion. Many of them have had their wives and chil-
dren murdered and scalped, their houses burnt to the
ground, their cattle destroyed, and from an easy, plen-
tiful life are now become beggars. In short, this
spirit has spread like wild-fire, not only through this
Province, but the neighboring Governments, which
are fully as inveterate against the Indians as we are.
The 14th of this month we suspect a thousand of the
rioters in town to insist upon the Assembly granting
their request, with regard to the increase of Repre-
sentatives, to put them upon an equality with the rest
of the counties. They have from time to time pre-
sented several petitions for the purpose, which have
been always disregarded by the House ; for which
reason they intend to come in person."
And what does Col. Elder say in regard to the ex-
pedition to Philadelphia? In writing to Col. Ship-
pen at this time he remarks, "This much may be
depended on, that they [the Paxtang men] have the
good wishes of the country in general, and that there
are few but what are now either one way or the other
embarked in the affair."
The Moravian Indians, who had been confined in
the barracks at Philadelphia since November, were
removed to Province Island at the reported march
of " a large body of rioters (?), who were bent on de-
stroying them also." This has been always denied,
as merely a wild rumor, which, like many other re-
ports, spread consternation and ahirm in the city.
The Assembly resolved to resist any attempt to de-
stroy the Indians, but the latter, frightened at the
reports of their threatened destruction, petitioned
the authorities to send them, a hundred and fifty in
number, with their two ministers, to England. But
tliis being impracticable, the Governor furnished them
an escort to proceed through New Jersey and New
York to Sir William Johnson, under whose protec-
tion they were desirous to place themselves. William
Franklin, then Governor of New Jersey, granted them
a passport ; but Governor Golden, of New York, by
advice of his Council, refused to admit them within
his Province. The Council of New York were of-
fended by Governor Penn sending so large a body of
Indians into their colony without their consent, and
professed themselves more disposed to punish than to
protect the Indians from the east side of the Susque-
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65
hanna, whom they considered as their worst enemies,
composed of the rogues, thieves, and runaways from
other Indian nations. They also condemned the
policy which returned these men to strengthen their
nation. The progress of the Indians being thus ob-
structed, Gen. Gage, who had succeeded Gen. Am-
herst in the chief command of the English forces in
America, directed two companies of the Royal Ameri-
cans to re-escort them to Philadelphia, where they
were secured in the barracks.
The "Declaration" adopted to be transmitted to
Philadelphia is herewith given,—
" We, Matthew Smith and James Gibson, in behalf of ourselves and
his Majesty's faithful and loyal subjects, the inhabitants of the frontier
counties of Lancaster, York, Cumberland, Berks, and Northampton,
humbly beg leave to remonstrate and lay before you the following
grievances which we submit to your wisdom for redress.
"First. We apprehend that as Freemen and English subjects, we have
an indisputable title to the same privileges and immunities with his
Majesty's other subjects who reside in the interior counties of Philadel-
phia, Chester, and Bucks, and, therefore, ought not to beexcluded from
an equal share with them in the very important privilege of legislation ;
nevertheless, contrary to the Proprietor's charter and the acknowledged
principles of common justice and equity, our five counties are restrained
from electing more than ten Representatives, viz., four fur Lancaster,
two for York, two for Cumberland, one for Berks, and one for North-
ampton, while the three counties and City of Philadelphia, Chester, and
Bucks, elect twenty-six. This we humbly conceive is oppressive, une-
qual, and unjust, the cause of many of our grievances, and an infringe-
ment of our natural privileges of Freedom and equality; wherefore, we
humbly pray that we may be no longer deprived of an equal number
with the three aforesaid counties to represent us in Assembly.
" Secondly. We understand that a bill is now before the House of As-
sembly, wherein it is provided that such persons as shall he charged
with killing any Indians in Lancaster county, shall not be tried in the
county where the fact was committed, but in the counties of Philadel-
phia, Chester, or Bucks. This is manifestly to deprive British subjects
of their known privileges, to cast an eternal reproach upon whole
counties, as if they were unfit to serve their country in the quality of
jurymen, and to contradict the well-known laws of the British nation in a
point whereon life, liberty, and security essentially depend, namely, that
of being tried by their equals in the neighborhood where their own,
their accusers, and the witnesses' character and credit, with the circum-
stances of the fact, are best known, and instead thereof putting their
lives in the hands of strangers, who may as justly be suspected of par-
tiality to as the frontier counties can be of prejudices against Indians;
and this, too, in favor of Indians only, against his Majesty's faithful and
loyal subjects. Besides, it is well known that the design of it is to com-
prehend a fact committed before such a law was thought of. And if
such practices were tolerated, no man could be secure in his most valu-
able interest. We are also informed, to our great surprise, that this bill
has actually received the assent of a majority of the House, which we
are persuaded could not have been the case, had our frontier counties
been equally represented in Assembly. However, we hope that the
Legislature of this Province will never enact a law of so dangerous a
tendency, or take away from his Majesty's good subjects a privilege so
long esteemed sacred by Englishmen.
"Thirdly. During the late and present Indian war, the frontiers of
this Province have been repeatedly attacked and ravaged by skulking
parties of the Indians who have, with the most savage cruelty, murdered
men, women and children without distinction, and have reduced near
a thousand families to the most extreme distress. It grieves us to the
very heart to see such of our frontier inhabitants as have escaped
savage fury with the loss of their parents, their children, their wives,
or relatives, left destitute by the public, aud exposed to the most cruel
poverty and wretchedness, while upwards of an hundred aud twenty
of these savages, who are with great reason suspected of being guilty
of these horrid barbarities, under the mask of friendship, have procured
themselves to be taken under the protection of the government, with
a view to elude the fury of the brave relatives of the murdered, and are
now maintained at the public expense. Some of these Indians, now in
the barracks of Philadelphia, are confessedly a part of the Wyalusing
Indians, which tribe is now at war with us, and the others are the Mo-
6
avian Indians, who, living with us under the cloak of friendship, car-
'ied on a correspondence with our known enemies on the Great Island.
We cannot but observe with sorrow and Indignation that some persona
in this Province are at pains to extenuate the barbarous cruelties prac-
ticed by these savages on our murdered brethren and relatives, which
are shocking to human nature, and must pierce every heart but that of
the hardened perpetrators or their abettors; not is it less distressing to
hear others pleading that although the Wyalusing tribe is at war with
us, yet that part of it which is under the protection of the government
may be friendly to the English and innocent. In what nation under the
sun was it ever the custom that when a neighboring nation took up
arms, not an individual 6hould be touched, but only the persons that
offered hostilities ? "Who ever proclaimed war with a part of a nation
and not with the whole? Had these Indians disapproved of the perfidy
of their tribe, and been willing to cultivate and preserve friendship with
us, why did they not give notice of the war before it happened, as it is
known to be the result of long deliberations, aud a preconcerted com-
bination among them ? Why did they not leave their tribe immediately,
and come among us before there was ground to suspect them, or war
was actually waged with their tribe? No, they stayed amongst them,
were privy to their murders and revenges, until we had destroyed their
provisions, and when they could no longer 6ubsist at home, they come,
not as deserters, but as friends, to be maintained through the winter
that they may be able to scalp and butcher ub in the spring.
" And as to the Moravian Indians, there are strong grounds at least to
suspect their friendship, as it is known they carried on a correspond-
ence with our enemies on the Great Island. We killed three Indians
going from Bethlehem to the Great Island with blankets, ammunition,
and provisions, which is an undeniable proof that the Moravian Indians
were in confederacy with our open enemies; and we cannot but be filled
with indignation to hear this action of ours painted in the most odious
and detestable colors, as if we had inhumanly murdered our guides, who
preserved us from perishing in the woods, when we only killed three of
our known enemies, who attempted to shoot us when we surprised
them. And, besides all this, we understand that one of these very In-
dians is proved, by the oath of Stinson's widow, to be the very person
that murdered her husband. How, then, comes it to pass that he alone
of all the Moravian Indians should join the enemy to murder that
family ? Or can it be supposed that any enemy Indians, contrary to
their known custom of making war, should penetrate into the heart of
a settled country to burn, plunder, and murder the inhabitants, and not
molest any houses in their return, or ever be seen or heard from? Or
how can we account for it that no ravages have been committed in
Northampton County since the removal of the Moravian Indians, when
the Great Cove has been struck since? These things put it beyond
'doubt with us that the Indians now at Philadelphia are his majesty's
perfidious enemies, and, therefore, to protect and maintain them at the
public expense while our suffering brethren on the frontiers are almost
destitute of the necessaries of life, and are neglected by the public, is
sufficient to make us mad with rage, and tempt us to do what nothing
but the most violent necessity can vindicate. We humbly and earnestly
pray, therefore, that those enemies of his majesty may be removed as
soon as possible out of the Province.
" Fourthly. We humbly conceive that it is contrary to the maxims of
good policy, and extremely dangerous to our frontiers, to suffer any In-
dians, of what tribe soever, to live within the inhabited parts of this
Province while we are engaged in an Indian war, as experience haa
taught us that they are all perfidious, and their claim to freedom and
independency put it in their power to act as spies, to entertain and give
intelligence to our enemies, and to furnish them with provisions and
warlike stores. To this fatal intercourse between our pretended friends
and open enemies, we must ascribe the greatest of the ravages and
murders that have been committed in the course of this and the last
Indian war. We, therefore, pray that this grievance be taken under
consideration aud remedied.
"Fifthly. We cannot help lamenting that no provision has been
hitherto made, that such of our frontier inhabitants as have been
wounded in defense of the Province, their lives aud liberties, may be
taken care of, and cured of their wounds at the public expense. We,
therefore, pray that this grievance may be redressed.
" Sixthly. In the late Indian war this Province, with others of his
Majesty's colonies, gave rewards for Indian scalps, to engage the seek-
ing them in their own country, as the most likely means of destroy-
ing or reducing them to reason, but no such encouragement has been
given in this war, which has damped the spirits of many brave men
who are willing to venture their lives in parties against the enemy.
We, therefore, pray that public rewards may be proposed for Indian
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scalps, which may he adequate to the dangers attending enterprises of
this nature.
"Seventhly. We daily lament that numbers of our neareBt and dear-
est relatives are still in captivity among the savage heathen, to be trained
up in all their ignorance and barbarity, or to be tortured to death with
all the contrivances of Indian cruelty, for attempting to make their es-
cape from bondage; we see they pay no regard to the many solemn
promises they have made to restore our friends who are in bondage
amongst them. We, therefore, earnestly pray that no trade may here-
after be permitted to be carried on with them until our brethren and
relatives are brought home to us.
" Eighthly! We complain that a certain society of people in this Prov-
ince, in the late Indian war, and at several treaties held by the King's
representatives, openly loaded the Indians with presents, and that J. P.,
a leader of the said society, in defiance of all government, not only
abetted our Indian enemies, but kept up a private intelligence with
them, and publicly received from them a belt of wampum, as if he had
been our Governor, or authorized by the King to treat with his enemies.
By this means the Indians have been taught to despise us as a weak and
disunited people, and from this fatal source have arose many of our
calamities under which we groan. We humbly pray, therefore, that
this grievance may be redressed, and that no private subject be here-
after permitted to treat with, or carry on a correspondence with, our
"Ninthly. We cannot but observe with sorrow, that Fort Augusta,
which has been very expensive to this Province, has afforded us but little
assistance during this or the last war. The men that were stationed at
that place neither helped our distressed inhabitants to save their crops,
nor did they attack our enemies in their towns, or patrol on our fron-
tiers. We humbly request that proper measures may be taken to make
that garrison more serviceable to us in our distress, if it can be done.
" N.B.— We are far from intending any reflection against the com-
manding officer stationed at Augusta, as we presume his conduct was
always directed by those from whom he received his orders.
"Signed on behalf of ourselves, and by appointment of a great num-
ber of the frontier inhabitants.
" Matthmv Smii
"James Gidson.
'Fedrvaet 13th, 17C4."
The declaration, it will be perceived, is the Paxtang
boys' defense of the affair at Conestoga. They begin
by professing to be, to a man, loyal subjects of the
king. They state at length the unwarrantable favor
shown to the Indians ; reiterate their opinion that
they are spies and murderers, and state, as the great
grievance, which showed the animus of all the rest,
that when in the preceding summer Col. Bouquet's
forces marched through the Province, almost as a
forlorn hope, to defend the frontiers and save Fort
Pitt, and when Gen. Amherst, the royal commander-
in-chief, demanded assistance, provisions, etc., the As-
sembly of Pennsylvania did not " stir hand or foot,"
did not furnish a man, provisions, or assistance of any
kind, yet that the moment Indians were in distress
they were helped by the authorities and influential
men. That every abomination committed by Indians
was excused, and that they were encouraged and pro-
tected while cutting the throats of the borderers, and
then, when at last deserted by the government the
frontiersmen had protected themselves, and after
fighting the Indians every other way, had at last cut
off the source of their calamities, a price was set upon
the heads of those who defended their country, their
children, and their firesides, and so they conclude,
"God save the King!"
CHAPTER X.
The " Paxtang Boys' Insurrection" (continued) — The Approach of the
Delegates to Philadelphia— The Fears of the Quaker Metropolis— The
Conduct of the Quakers and Dr. Franklin — The Pamphleteers.
On the afternoon of Saturday, the 5th of February,
reports reached Philadelphia that the frontier settlers
were coming en masse to Philadelphia, " their princi-
pal object," say Quaker historians, " being to put all
the Indians confined in the new barracks to death."
Some declared there were thousands of the invaders
on the march. Without ascertaining the truth of the
various exaggerated rumors which reached the Gov-
ernor's ears, that functionary called a public meeting
at the State House (Independence Hall) the same
evening. The weather was rainy, but there were some
three thousand persons present. Many were expected
who did not attend. Those who were absent were
principally the Germans, which, according to the Rev.
Henry Muhlenberg, gave the Governor much chagrin,
and led him to suspect that the Germans " were about
to place their heads under the same hood with the
discontented or rebels, so-called," terming thus the
brave frontiersmen. At this meeting the act which
passed the Assembly on the previous day, extending
the Riot Act of George I., Chap. I., to the Province
of Pennsylvania, was proclaimed, and proposals were
at once made for the enrollment of one hundred and
fifty gentlemen to assist the soldiers in guarding the
barracks that night ; also that upon any alarm in the
night, bells should be rung, upon which the inhabit-
ants were expected to turn out with their arms, and
repair to the barracks, or, if the town was attacked, of
which there seemed to be a general fear on .the part
of the Quakers, to meet at the Court-House, and take
measures to defend the city. Four cannon and am-
munition were sent from the State-House to the bar-
racks, carpenters were employed to erect works there,
and spies were sent out upon the different roads to
watch the movements of the Paxtang boys.
The next day was Sunday ; but the weather being
fine, though very cold, vigorous means of defense were
made. A redoubt was built in the centre of the pa-
rade at the barracks in the Northern Liberties, and
fortified the gate-ways with angles of thick planks,
which had places left for the soldiers to fire through.
Several pieces of cannon were likewise hauled up, and
the best preparations made that the time would admit
of. The excitement was intense, and Philadelphia
Quakers never desecrated the Lord's Day before or
since with such warlike preparations.
Towards midnight of Sunday an express arrived
bringing an account of the approach of the Paxtang
boys, and another about two o'clock. The alarm was
forthwith given by the ringing of bells and the beat-
ing of drums. The inhabitants arose from all quar-
ters, and ran to obey the summons. The remains of
an old artillery company were mustered, and two
pieces of cannon brought from the magazine and sta-
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tioned before the court-house. All business was sus-
pended, the shops and stores were closely shut, and
every person seemed anxious to know what would be
the issue of all this tumult. The number of persons
in arms that morning was about six hundred, and it
was expected that the so-called " rioters" would at-
tempt to cross at the middle and upper ferries of the
Schuylkill. Orders were sent to bring the boats to
the city side and take away the ropes. Couriers were
now seen continually coming in, their horses all of a
foam, and the people running with the greatest eager-
ness to ask them where the enemy was and what were
their numbers. The answers to these questions were
various. Sometimes they were at a distance. Some-
times they were a thousand strong, then five hundred,
then fifteen hundred. In short, all was doubt and
uncertainty.
The call to arms was responded to in a manner
which had not been expected, many of the Quakers
joining in the companies. " It seemed almost incred-
ible," writes the Rev. Mr. Muhlenburg in his diary,
" that several young and old Quakers formed com-
panies and took up arms, particularly so to the boys
on the streets, for a whole crowd of boys followed a
distinguished Quaker, and in astonishment cried out,
' Look here ! a Quaker with a musket on his shoul-
der.' It was by many people looked upon as a won-
derful sign to see so many old and young Quakers
marching about with swords and guns, or deadly
weapons, so called. What increased the wonder was
that the pious lambs in the long French, Spanish,
and Indian wars had such tender consciences, and
would sooner die than raise a hand in defense against j
those dangerous enemies, and now at once, like Zede-
kiah, with iron horns, rushing upon a handful of our
poor, distressed, and ruined fellow-citizens of the .
frontiers." This, bear in mind, is the language of an (
intelligent Lutheran clergyman.
The boats at the Schuylkill ferries near the city ;
had been secured and guards placed at them, but it
was afterwards recollected that the ferry-boat at the
Swede's Ford had been neglected. This was of great
importance, for the river being high at the time, the
securing of that boat would have obliged the Pax-
es o
tang men to march some distance up the river before ;
they could cross. A party therefore immediately set
off for that ferry, but they were too late, for the
delegates had crossed the stream and proceeded to
German town.
During the confusion and alarm which prevailed
at the time the Paxtaug force were momentarily ex- ]
pected to arrive, a circumstance occurred which came
near producing a fatal result, and we allude to it in !
this place from the fact that it subsequently became j
one of the subjects for satire and caricature. A large '
body of mounted men appeared at the upper end of !
Second Street, and the cry was instantly raised, '
" The Paxtang boys are coming ! the Paxtang boys I
are coming!" The peaceable Quaker military primed I
their muskets, the artillerymen threw themselves into
order, and the people ran to get out of danger. A
troop of armed men on horseback were seen coming
down the street, and on their approach one of the
artillerymen was just applying the match to his gun
when a person near by, discovering the mistake,
quickly placed his hat over the touch-hole and pre-
vented the discharge. A most unfortunate result
was thus avoided, for the approaching troop proved
to be a company of butchers and porters who had
collected and organized themselves to aid in the de-
fense of the city, but who had neglected to give the
proper notice of their coming.
Bearing the declaration, approved of and recom-
mended by over fifteen hundred of the frontier in-
habitants, with letters from prominent personages,
the delegates, mostly on horseback, pursued their
march to the Quaker city, little imagining the warlike
preparations to receive them. They sent word to
Governor Penn of the hour they would be at Ger-
mantown. On their arrival at that place did they
have the first intimation of the action taken by the
mild and peaceful Quakers ? There they halted.
We are of the opinion that after all the Paxtang
Boys were not such terrible bugaboos, for we have
it from the journal of a Moravian minister (not by
any means biased in their favor) that " a large number
of persons went from the city to view them, and from
the best accounts that could be obtained their number
did not exceed one hundred, although it was inferred
their whole force had not come in yet. This dreaded
body of frontiersmen consisted of a fine set of fellows
dressed in blanket coats and moccasins. They were
armed with rifles, and some few had pistols. They
behaved very well in Germantown, talked civilly to
the people, and expressed great surprise that arms
had been taken up against them, for they had only
come to lay their grievances before the people." Now
this is a contemporary account.
At Germantown, the Paxtang men were met bv
commissioners sent out by Governor Penn, to whom
they made known their intentions. Col. Matthew
Smith and James Gibson accompanied the commis-
sioners to Philadelphia, where they met the Governor
and the Assembly, to whom they presented their
grievances in the declaration alluded to, which the
latter body term in their miuutes the declaration of
the rioters, and the petition of the back inhabitants.
In the mean time, with a few exceptions, the remain-
ing delegates returned to their homes, and the in-
habitants of the city to their peaceful avocations.
And thus ended the " Paxtaug Boys' Insurrection."
The publications which followed the so-called
" Paxtang Boys' Insurrection" were numerous, and no
transaction from the founding of the Province to the
present day takes up as large a share of the bibliog-
raphy of Pennsylvania. Some of the pamphlets » :.
both sides were bitter and vindictive. The Quakers
took up the pen to hold up the deed to execration,
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
and, to be candid, neither truth nor decency were
held in regard. Others seized the opportunity to de-
fame the Scotch-Irish Presbyterians as ignorant bigots
and lawless marauders. The Presbyterians, as a mat-
ter of course, were not to be kept quiet. On the side
of the Quakers were chiefly Israel Pemberton, Ben-
jamin Franklin, and Joseph Galloway; on the popu-
lar side, or that of the Paxtang Boys, were Rev. John
Ewing, Rev. Gilbert Tennent, and Dr. Dove.
Dr. Franklin seems to have taken the lead with his
" Narrative of the Late Massacre of Indians in Lan-
caster County," etc., a pamphlet which we can charac-
terize in no milder terms than an ingenious fabrica-
tion. AmoDg the great men of America, next to
Washington, we have ever placed that eminent Penn-
sylvania statesman whose reputation is cosmopolitan,
— the sage and philosopher, Benjamin Franklin.
Nevertheless, he was but human, and if we repeat in
plain terms that, like many another great man, he
had his faults, and pandered to political demagogism,
we hope not to lessen him in the reader's estimation.
But in the light of history and of this very transaction
which is brought to their attention, we cannot pass
over his glaring faults. His object in writing the
pamphlet is better given in his own words. In the
" Memoirs of Lord Kames" appears a letter from
Franklin, under date of June 2, 1765, and from
London :
"Mi dear Lord:
"... In December, 1763, we had two insurrections of the back in-
habitants, by whom twenty poor Indians were murdered, that had from
the first settlement of the Province lived among us under the pro-
tection of our government. This gave me a great deal of trouble, for
as the rioters threatened further mischief, and their actions were approved
by an increasing parly, I wrote a pamphlet entitled 'A Narrative of the
Late Massacre in Lancaster County of a Number of Indians, Friends of
this Province' (Penna.), to strengthen the hands of a weak government
by rendering the proceedings of the rioters unpopular and odious. I
had by this made myself many enemies among the people, and the Gov-
ernor, thinking it a favorable opportunity, joined the whole weight of
the Proprietary interest to keep me out of the Assembly, which was
accordingly effected at the last election.
"Tours, etc.,
"B. Franklin."
Had Franklin made this acknowledgment during
his lifetime at home, where the " Narrative" had been
freely circulated as an electioneering document, we
should have had a higher opinion of the philosopher.
It is this document which for a hundred years has
furnished food for historians of a sensational turn of
mind. As to its general untruthfulness, Franklin's
own acknowledgment is sufficient evidence.
Following the " Narrative" came the Rev. Dr.
Ewing's " Conduct of the Paxtang Men Impartially
Represented," which roused up all the Quaker bigotry
and animosity with " An Answer to the Pamphlet,
' Conduct of the Paxtang Men Impartially Repre-
sented,' wherein the Ungenerous Spirit of the Author
is Manifested, etc., and the Spotted Garment pluckt
off*" Then followed " The Quaker Unmasked, or
Plain Truth;" that by "Remarks on the Quaker
Unmasked, or Plain Truth to be Plain Falsehood,"
and " The Author of the Quaker Unmasked Stript
Stark Naked, or the Delineated Presbyterian Played
Hob with." The latter by " Remarks upon the De-
lineated Presbyterian Played Hob with, or Clothes
for a Stark Naked Author," and that by " A Look-
ing-Glass for Presbyterians." Then came " The Pax-
tang Boys, a Farce, translated from the original
French by a native of Dunnegal ;" and " A Scene in
the First Act of the New Farce, published as a
specimen, printed in the year of the New Hegira
Secundus, the Paxtonian Expedition." "The Pax-
toniade, by Christopher Gymnast," followed with
" A Battle ! A Battle ! A Battle ! A Squirt I
Where uo man is killed, and no man is hurt . . .;"
to which is added the Quaker's Address versify'd, and
King Wampum, or, Harm Watch, Harm Catch !
"'Tis safe and common in a Friend's disguise
To mask Hypocrisy, Deceit, and Lies ;
As safe aud common as the thing might be,
The Poet thought it was rank Villainy !"
" Printed and sold at the Blue Nose, near Brazen
Nose College." King Wampum was the nick-name
of Israel Pemberton.
These titles may give some idea of the virulence of
the pamphleteers.
In addition to the pamphlets appeared a large
number of broad-side caricatures. Among these was
a large copper-plate engraving entitled "The Pax-
tang Expedition," "inscribed to the author of the
Farce by H. D." It represented a scene at the court-
house (located at Market and Second Streets). Four
pieces of cannon are placed in position, two pointing
down Second Street and two up Second Street. The
troop of butchers are represented, and the cannoniers
are ready to fire. On the sides of the market-stalls
companies are represented with arms. The court-
house steps are crowded ; a company is drawn up on
the south side of Market Street in front of the Quaker
meeting-house ; armed men occupy the yard of this
peaceful conventicle, and others are in the door-way
and at the upper windows. From the mouth of one
of those below proceeds a label with the words " Suc-
cess to the new barracks," while those up-stairs pro-
claim "Bring the grog up stairs." A great number
of labels containing exclamations and remarks pro-
ceed from the mouths of various persons. Probably
one hundred figures are engraved upon this curious
picture, which has some verses below descriptive of
the scene.
Another caricature is divided into three compart-
ments. On one side is a representation of Israel
Pemberton embracing an Indian squaw. In the mid-
dle a company of Quakers are under arms, with a
cannon pointed towards the Paxtang boys in the
distance. Beneath this picture are the lines, —
" When danger is threatened, 'tis mere nonsense
To talk of such a thing as conscience.
To arms ! to arms ! with one accord,
The sword of Quakers and the Lord ;
Fill bumpers, then, of rum or arrack,
We'll drink success to our new barrack !"
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69
On the left of the plate is a representation of Ben-
jamin Franklin in his study, with the inscription, —
" Fight dog, fight bear, you're all my friends,
By you I shall attain my ends;
For I can never be content
Till I have got the Government;
But if from this attempt I fall,
Then let the Devil take you all 1"
A third caricature represents the author of the
" Narrative" (Dr. Franklin) on the left of the picture,
the scene being a wild one in the country, intended
for the frontiers. In his hand Franklin holds a paper
having on it, " Resolved, ye Prop'r a knave and tyrant.
N. C. D. Gov'r do. (ditto)." A Quaker is approaching
him, riding on the back of a Scotch-Irishman, who
carries a gun. The Quaker holds a rope, which is
fastened around the neck of a German, who is blind-
folded. Upon his back is mounted an Indian with a
tomahawk ; upon the back of the latter is strapped a
bale of furs marked I. P. (Israel Pemberton). In the
foreground lie the bodies of murdered settlers, and in
the background are deserted farm-houses. The in-
scription beneath is, —
" The German bleeds and bears the furs
Of Quaker lords and savage curs;
The Hibernian frets with new disaster,
And kicks to fling his broad-brimmed master;
But help at haud resolves to hold down
The Hibernian's head or tumble all down."
Another caricature represented Israel Pemberton in
the act of distributing tomahawks to Indians from a
cask, while still another, " Humbly Inscribed to the
Saturday Night's Club in Lodge Alley," contained
about one hundred and fifty lines, principally abusing
the Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. Two advertisements
were at the bottom, one of "a curry-comb for the
itch," the other of "an ointment of brimstone and
butter."
CHAPTER XI.
The "Paxtang Boys' Insurrection" (continued)— Reward for Capt.
Lazarus Stewart — His Eloquent Declaration — A Summary of the
Affair.
Governor Johx Pexn, from the papers placed in
his hands and the representations made by Edward
Shippen, the chief magistrate at Lancaster, was dis-
posed to let the whole matter pass into oblivion, but
the majority of the Assembly was of a different
opinion, and urged him to have Stewart arrested and
brought to Philadelphia for trial. Capt. Stewart had
repeatedly offered to go to Lancaster or York for trial,
but the Quakers demanded otherwise. For five years
Stewart resided at Paxtang secure from arrest, but to
cajole the Assembly, in 1769, the Governor consented
to offer a reward for his capture, giving the matter
into the hands of the sheriff of York County. It was
then that he sent forth his declaration :
Capt. Lazarus Stewart's Declaration.
" Let all hear ! Were the counties of Lancaster,
York, Cumberland, Berks, and Northampton pro-
tected by government? Did not John Harris, of Pax-
tang, ask advice of Col. Croghan, and did not the
colonel advise him to raise a company of BCOUterB, and
was not this confirmed by Benjamin Franklin ? And
yet, when Harris asked the Assembly to pay the
scouting party, he was told ' that he might pay them
himself.' Did not the counties of Lancaster, York,
Cumberland, Berks, and Northampton, the frontier
settlements, keep up rangers to watch the motions of
the Indians, and when a murder was committed by
an Indian, a runner with the intelligence was sent to
each scouting party, that the murderer or murderers
might be punished ? Did we not brave the summer's
heat and the winter's cold and the savage tomahawk,
while the inhabitants of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Bucks, and Chester ' ate, drank, and were
merry '?'
" If a white man kills an Indian it is a .murder far
exceeding any crime upon record ; he must not be
tried in the county where he lives, or where the offense
was committed, but in Philadelphia, that he may be
tried, convicted, sentenced, and hung without delay.
If an Indian kill a white man it was the act of an igno-
rant heathen, perhaps in liquor; alas, poor innocent!
he is sent to the friendly Indians that he may be made
a Christian. Is it not a notorious fact that an Indian
who treacherously murdered a family in Northampton
County was given up to the magistrates that he might
have a regular trial ; and was not this Indian conveyed
into Bucks County, and is he not provided with every
necessary and kept secured from punishment by Israel
Pemberton?
" Have we not repeatedly represented that Cones-
toga was a harbor for prowling savages, and that we
were at a loss to tell friend or foe, and all we asked
was the removal of the Indians? Was not this prom-
ised by Governor Peun, yet delayed? Have we for-
gotten Renatus, that Christian (?) Indian ?
"A murder of more than savage barbarity was com-
mitted on the Susquehanna; the murderer was traced
by the scouts to Conestoga ; he was demanded, but
the Indians assumed a warlike attitude, tomahawks
were raised, and the fire-arms glistened in the sun ;
shots were fired upon the scouts, who went back for
additional force. They returned, and you know the
result: Conestoga was reduced to ashes. But the
murderer escaped. The friendly and unfriendly were
placed in the work-house at Lancaster. What could
secure them from the vengeance of an exasperated
people? The doors were forced and the hapless
Indians perished.
" Were we tamely to look on and see our brethren
murdered, our fairest prospects blasted, while the
inhabitants of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County,
Bucks, and Chester slept and reaped their grain in
safety ?
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
"These hands never shed human blood. Why am
I singled out as an object of persecution? Why are
the blood-hounds let loose upon me? Let him who
wished to take my life, let him come and take it, — I
shall not fly. All I ask is that the men accused of
murder be tried in Lancaster County. All I ask is a
trial in my own county. If these requests are refused,
then not a hair of those men's heads shall be molested.
Whilst I have life you shall not either have them or
me on any terms. It is true, I submitted to the sheriff
of York County, but you know too well that I was to
be conveyed to Philadelphia like a wild felon, man-
acled, to die a felon's death. I would have scorned
to fly from York. I could not bear that my name
should be marked by ignominy. What I have done
was done for the security of hundreds of settlers on
the frontiers. The blood of a thousand of my fellow-
creatures called for vengeance. I shed no Indian's
blood. As a ranger I sought the post of danger, and
now you ask my life. Let me be tried where prejudice
has not prejudged my case. Let my brave rangers,
who-have stemmed the blast nobly and never flinched,
let them have an equitable trial; they were my friends
in the hour of danger, to desert them now were cow-
ardice.
"What remains is to leave our cause with our God
and our guns.
" Lazarus Stewakt."
Brave and defiant ranger ! Words which thrill the
soul and fire the heart even to-day, coming down
through the cathedral aisles of time for over a cen-
tury with all its pathos and its eloquence.
The strife at Wyoming between the Connecticut
settlers and Pennsylvania gave Stewart and his ran-
gers an opportunity not only to gratify their love of
adventure, but for their more perfect security and to
show their hostility to the Proprietary government.
The democratic tendencies of the Susquehanna Com-
pany and the vesting of the title of lands in the
occupants of the soil had strong attractions for men
of Stewart's cast of mind. In December, 1769, Stew-
art1 went to Connecticut to negotiate with the Sus-
1 The Connecticut 8ett
and renewed their forme
lands, plowing, planting,
tection against the savage
rs went to Wyou
possessions, and e
nd Bowing, built i
who had killed si
ing in the spring of 1769,
igaged in clearing up their
block-house, etc., for pro-
cue twenty of their number
in 1763 and driven off the remainder. In the midst of their labors, in
Septeinbor, 1769, they were pounced upon by Capt. Ogden with about
two hundred men, well armed and equipped for battle, accompanied by
Sheriff Jennings, of Northampton County, for the purpose of arresting
the settlers and dragging or driving them from their homes. By
treachery they secured the arrest of Capt. Durkee, commander of the
settlers, and sent him to Philadelphia in irons to be incarcerated in
prison. The settlers, taken by surprise and menaced by so large and
well equipped a force, entered into articles of capitulation with the
enemy. Three or four of the leading men were detained as prisoners. Sev.
enteen were to remain and take care of the cropB, the rest were to leave
the valley immediately, the property of the settlers to be respected, and
they to have the privilege of removing the same.
No sooner had the mass of the settlers left the valley than the forces
of Ogden and Jennings commenced the plunder of all the property left
quehanna Company. In consideration of certain
lands he proposed to unite his forces with those of
the company and effect the occupation and settle-
ment of Wyoming. The proposition was accepted.
He returned to Paxtang and informed his comrades
that he had obtained the grant of a township of land
for himself and them, provided they would settle
thereon and defend the soil.
behind. Cattle, horses, and sheep were driven to the markets on the
Delaware, and their grain-fields plundered and destroyed.
This state of affairs aroused the settlers to active and earnest efforts
to recover possession of their homes aud property. In their extremity
they made overtures to the Paxtang boys to come and join them in recov-
ering possession, promising them a township of land to the fifty who
should join them at Wyoming on or before the 1st of February, 1770.
The proposition was accepted, the Paxtang boys came on as agreed.
Again the opposing forces met in battle array, the settlers being re-
inforced from Connecticut and well provided with anus and ammuni-
tion, and having the Paxtang boys as their allies.
After a protracted struggle, in which Maj. Durkee commanded on
the side of the settlers, and Capt. Ogden on the side of the invaders,
Ogden was compelled to surrender, and articles of capitulation were
entered into on the 29th April, 1770.
Thus by the aid of the Paxtang boys the settlers recovered possession
of their homes, and the Paxtang buys obtained the township of Hanover
for their services, where they settled aud became a component part of
the settlers of the valley, and took part in all the subsequent struggles
to retain possession.
The following is the reply of the committee of the company to the
application of the Paxtang men;
"Colony of Connecticut,
" Windham, Jan. 15, 1770.
"Gentle'n., — We received a letter some time ago directed to Major
John Durkee. wherein it was proposed by John Montgomery, Lazarus
Young, and others, that as we have been so unjustly treated, in re-
moving our settlers off from the Wyoming lands, that if we would give
unto the said Montgomery, Young, and their Associates, to the number
of Fifty, a township of land, six miles square, in our purchase, Alt some
suitable and commodious place, that the said Montgomery Ac. to the
number of Fifty, would immediately enter on our lands at Wyoming,
Take Cair of our houses and effects, aud with our people that are their,
and as such as shall from Time to Time joyn them on said land, and
hold possession of those lauds with us. "We have with the advice of a
large Commee of said Company considered of sd proposal, and do in be-
half of ourselves and the Susquehanna purchase, agree to, and with the
said Montgomery, Young, and their associates, to the number of Fifty,
that they shall have a good township of land of six miles square, within
sd purchase, invested with the same right to sd Township as the said
Company now have, and shall further promise to be laid out when it
shall be convenient, for the purposes aforesaid aud not 60 as to prejudice
but in aid of our settlers, that have already been on. And it is to be
understood that the said Montgomery, Young, Ac. are to become parcel
of our said settlers, and under the same regulations, with our settlers ai
such. And we have Sent herewith two of our proprietors as a Comm^
to treat with you ou the affair and go with you to Wyoming, to wit, Capt.
Zebulon Butler, and Mr. Euenezer Backus, and to lay out said Township
as they and you shall agree, if you think best. Capt. Butler to reniaiu
at Wyoming with you, Mr. Backus to return and bring us advice as soon
as the circumstances of the case will permit. You may Expect Maj.
Durkee to join you as soon as his affairs will permit, And whereas many
of the Settlers that will join you soon, we have a good deal of reason to
Expect success with our assembly in May.
" Now as there are sundry things in favor of the Colony title that we
have discovered lately, we wish you good success in this and every law-
ful enterprise and are your sincere friends and
"Very Humble Servants,
"Emphalet In i u,
"Saml. Gray,
" Nathl. Wales, Jun.,
" Comteefor sd Company.
"John Montgomery & Lazarus Yodno, Esqrs."
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71
Of the subsequent events in the history of that
brave partisan leader we shall not here refer.
Col. Elder, writing to Col. Burd about this period,
says, " Lazarus Stewart is still threatened by the Phil-
adelphia party ; he and his friends talk of leaving. If
they do, the Province will lose some of its best friends,
and that by the faults of others, not their own, for if
any cruelty was practiced on the Indians at Conestoga
or at Lancaster, it was not by his or their bauds.
There is great reason to believe that much injustice
has been done to all concerned. In the contrariness
of accounts we must infer that much rests for support
on the imagination or interest of the witnesses. The
characters of Stewart and his friends were well estab-
lished. Ruffians nor brutal they were not, but hu-
mane, liberal, and moral, nay, religious. It is evi-
dently not the wish of the party to give Stewart a
fair hearing. All he desires is to be put on trial at
Lancaster, near the scenes of the horrible butcheries
committed by the Indians at Tulpehocken, etc., where
he can have the testimony of the scouts and rangers,
men whose services can never be sufficiently rewarded.
The pamphlet has been sent by my friends and ene-
mies; it failed to inflict a wound; it is at least but a
garbled statement ; it carries with it the seeds of its
own dissolution. That the hatchet was used is de-
nied and is it not reasonable to suppose that men
accustomed to the use of guns would make use of
their favorite weapons'? . . . The inference is plain
The list of Paxtang men at Wyoming in 1770 are giv
Those italicized were members of the Paxtang rangers:
Lazarus Stewart.
TJtomas French.
Robert Young.
James Stewart.
WiUm. Young.
Laz9 Stewart, Jr.
Peter Kidd.
Thomas Robinson.
John Robinson.
John Simpson.
Adam Harper.
Peter Seaman.
John Poop.
Matthew HoUenbaugh.
Adam Stover.
Jacob Stagard.
Balser Stagard.
George Ely.
Lodwick Shalman.
Peter Izenhower.
Robert Kidd.
Ronimus Haine.
Joseph Real.
John Neat.
John Stillie.
John McDonner.
B'illm. Stewart.
Lazarus Young.
Will". Carpenter.
Luke Shawley.
John Laird.
John MeDonnet.
George Mease.
Nicholas Farrings.
Conrad Philip.
Casper Reker.
John Sault.
Adam Sharer.
Robert Young.
James Rhea w
Abel Yarringto
i said to have come to Wyoming as one of them, and
was sd by his grandson to have been one of the later
Deed of John McDonner to Zebulon Butler, 22d of February, 1770,
Westmoreland Records, vol. i., p. 153 (consideration £5), for ye whole of
my settling right of landB at Wyoming that I have or may have or be
entitled to by my coming on and Taking possession with Capt. Butler,
in February, 1770.
S. Parsons, of Connecticut, under date of March 12, 1770, writes to
Capt. ZebD Butler, at Wyoming, on Susquehanna, congratulating him on
hie successful Expedition to Wyoming with 200 settlers. He also sends
his compliments to the Paxtang boys, stating that he is under obligations
to them for saving the settlers from the rapacious mouths of the grasping
Pennsylvania proprietors.
that the bodies of the Indians were thus mangled after
death by certain persons to excite a feeling against
the Paxtang boys. This fact Stewart says he can
and will establish in a fair trial at Lancaster, York,
or Carlisle. At any rate, we are all suffering at pres-
ent by the secret influence of a faction, — a faction
who has shown their love to the Indians by not ex-
posing themselves to its influence in the frontier set-
tlements."
After this hurried glance at the history of this trans-
action, we believe we have made good the following :
1st. The notoriously bad character of the Indians
at Conestoga. Apart from the various affidavits taken
before Edward Shippen, of Lancaster, and Thomas
Forster, of Paxtang, we have the opinion of Gen.
Amherst, commander-in-chief of the British forces in
America, of Lord Halifax, and of Governor Colden,
of New Y'ork.
2d. The reiterated demands, for their removal, and
that if this was done peace to the frontiers was guar-
anteed.
3d. The so-called insurrection or riot, as stigmatized
by historians and by the Assembly of the Province,
was nothing of the kind. It was a right guaranteed
by the charter for the people to meet in assembly and
demand or petition for redress of grievances.
4th. The oft-repeated slander that the men who
composed the Paxtang volunteers came to untimely
ends is only in keeping with the marked untruths
used by Quaker historians and Quaker pamphleteers.
It is greatly to be lamented that all the names of those
brave Paxtang boys have not been preserved to us,
but those we have are sufficient to enable us to burl
back the imputation cast upon their memory. With
the exception of lion-hearted Lazarus Stewart, who
fell in that terrible Indian, Tory, and British massacre
which devastated the valley of Wyoming on the 3d of
July, 1778, the heroes of Conestoga lived long, valua-
ble, and respected lives. Two of them were subse-
quently elders in Old Hanover Presbyterian Church.
Those who followed Rev. Sankey into the Valley of
Virginia became some of the most influential citizens
of the Old Dominion. Two at least of the signers of
the Mecklenburg Declaration were Paxtang men, and
one of the descendants of another became President of
the United States. Several became honored minis-
ters, and one the president of a college.
5th. Peace from Indian incursions was forever se-
cured to the settlers of Paxtang.
Three important questions now agitated and in-
flamed the public mind :
1. Whether a Proprietary government or one with
kingly powers was the government best adapted for
this Province ?
2. Was the destruction of the Indians in Lancaster
County justifiable on the plea of necessity ?
3. Was the policy adopted by Proprietary govern-
ment and the Assembly in treating with the Indians
judicious?
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
CHAPTER XII.
The Paxtang Boys' Insurrection (continued) — Appendix — Names of In-
dians Killed— Bad Character of the Indians— The Paxtang Boys— "The
T Apology of the Paxtang Volunteers"— Affidavits of the Pioneers-
Pamphlets Printed.
APPENDIX.
Indians killed at the Indian town in Conestoga Manor:
Sheehays.
Wa-a-shen — George .
Tee-kau-lcy — Harry.
Ess-can-esh— a son of Sheehays.
Tea-won-sha-i-ong — Sally.
Kau-neu-quas — a woman.
Indians killed at the Lancaster jail :
Ky-un-quea-goah — Capt. John.
Ko-wee-na-see— Betty, wife of Capt. John.
Ten-see-daa-gua — Bill Sock.
Ka-ni-au-guas— Bill Sock's wife.
Sa-quies-hat-tah— John Smith.
Chee-na-wan— Peggy, wife of John Smith.
Quaa-chow — John, son of Capt. John.
Ex-uii-das— young Sheehays.
Shae-e-kah — Jacob.
Tang-quas— Chrisley.
Hy-ye-naes— Little Peter.
Ko-quoa-e-un-quas— Molly.
Ka-ren-do-nah— a little girl (eighteen years).
Ca-nu-kie-sung— Peggy.
THE CHARACTER OF THE INDIANS.
[Governor Colden, of New York, to Governor John Penn.]
The Indians on the east side of the Susquehanna are the most obnox-
ious to the people of this Province of any, having done the most mis-
chief. They consist of a number of rogues and thieves, runaways from
the other nations, and for that reason not to be trusted.
[The Council of New York.]
This government is rather disposed to attack and punish than to
support and protect them, whom they still consider their enemy.
CONDUCT OF THE PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES— COTEMPO-
RARY OPINIONS.
[Letter of Gen. Amherst to Governor Hamilton, Oct. 26, 1763.]
I cannot help repeating my surprise at the infatuation of the people
in your Province, who tamely look on while their brethren are butchered
by the savages, when without doubt it is in their power by exerting a
proper spirit not only to protect the settlements, but to punish any In-
dians that are hardy enough to disturb them.
[See reply of Assembly to the Governor in answer to Governor Am-
herst's letter, October 22d.]
[Earl of Halifax to Governor Hamilton, Oct. 19, 1763.]
His Majesty has commanded me to express to you his surprise and
displeasure at a conduct so inconsistent with the security of the lives
and properties of his subjects in Penu'a in particular, as well as to the
duty they owe to the public safety in general.
[Lieutenant-Governor John Penn to his uncle, Thomas Penn.]
The five frontier counties are now preparing petitions to the House
i of Representatives, which I am of opinion they (the
jr come into, as it will be the means of lessening the
power of the governing few in this Province. . . .
"THE PAXTANG BOYS."
Among the number of those heroic men of 1763-64, writes Hon. John
Blair Linn, author of " Buffalo Valley,'' wae Capt. John Reed, who re-
moved to the Buffalo Valley prior to the Revolution. He married, in
September, 1772, Margaret, daughter of William Blythe, but died in
1778, leaving three children, William, James, and a daughter, who sub-
sequently married John Armstrong. The family left the valley with
the " great runaway," and resided for several years in the Cumberland
Valley. The widow subsequently married Capt. Charles Gillespie, of the
army of the Revolution, and raised a second family. When a second
time a widow she took refuge with her son, William Reed, where she
died, and is buried in the old Kiester graveyard on Penn's Creek. William
Reed, the eldest, had a sou James, whose children are Robert Reed, for-
merly county commissioner of Uniou County, and subsequently a mer-
chant at Clearfield ; Dr. Uriah Reed, of Jersey Shore ; and a daughter,
who is the wife of ex-Governor William Bigler. Capt. Reed's second
son removed to the West in early life, but was never heard from.
REMINISCENCES OF THE OLD HOME.
Those who were on terms of intimacy with the late Robert Gillmor,
Esq., will remember with what pleasure he related incidents connected
with the Grahams and Fergusons, especially after his return from one
of his viBits to some of the descendants of those families resident in
Kentucky. These are forcibly brought to our mind as we peruse a letter
written by the late John Graham, of Hardin County, Ky., under date of
Sept. 28, 1867. He was then upwards of eighty-five years of age, and
the letter, written in lead pencil, betokens neither age or tremulousuess.
He thus alludes to events of the by -gone, being a native of Hanover:
"... You allude to the massacre of the Conestoga Indians near
Lancaster. I have often heard my grandmother speak of that affair,
and of the Paxtang boys or rangers. It was something like the tea-
party at Boston. The men who done it were not known. Old Parson
Elder was the colonel of the regiment; the rank and file who were en-
gaged in the affair were the most respectable of men. I had an old
uncle, Thomas Bell (he was married to my grandfather's sister) ; he was
an elder in Hanover Church when I can recollect him first, and died an
elder in 1815. My grandmother always said that Uncle Bell was one of
the squad who were at Conestoga, but was not an elder in the church
at the time. The reason for killing those Indians was that then and
long before there were a great many murders committed, and the
friendly Indians harbored the strange Indians, who were the guilty
parties. It was the only thing to do, and every person on the frontiers
approved of the act."
THE PAXTANG BOYS.
Charles Miner, the impartial historian of Wyoming, during the prep-
aration of his valnable work, opened up a correspondence with most of
the historic students of his day. From one of his letters, written to a
gentleman of this locality, whose information concerning the Paxtang
boys was superior to that of any one then living, we take the following
extracts :
" The history in which my pen is engaged is confined to Wyoming.
But a portion of the Paxtang boys settled here and took a conspicuous
part. I had read in early life, with unmitigated horror, the publica-
tions of the day reciting that crimson tragedy and not an alleviating
circumstance mentioned. Whether to note their being here, their
agency, etc., or to pass it over in silence as one of those dark occur-
rences of which the least said the better, was matter of doubt. But I
resolved to investigate, and finally wrote a paper to he inserted or not,
as should, on reflection and consultation, be thought best. That paper
is, I believe, in the hands of one who married a daughter of Stewart.
I therefore, from memory, .give the heads of my argument.
"On settling in Luzerne, I found Hanover, a valuable township, full
of most worthy and respectable inhabitants, which had been specially
allotted to and settled by the Paxtang boys.
"1. Not only were they esteemed for humanity, integrity, and virtue,
but so also had those been who were gone to the grave, for Col. Denison,
our most Btaid, sober-minded, religious man had named his oldest son
for Luzarus Stewart. He could not have been ignorant of his true
character. If he was the bloody-minded demon who, without provoca-
tion, had murdered women and children, he would not, he could not,
have done it.
"2. Connecticut— religious, moral, politic, or cunning — in establish-
ing a settlement at Wyoming would have gone counter to principles,
policy, and common sense by engaging in their cause a set of men
whom the moral sense of mankind had excommunicated from society
for crimes involving cowardice and wanton cruelty. It could not be
so. There must be some other version of the affair. So I looked as far
as my vision could extend into the times when, and immediately pre-
ceding the eveut, and found, —
"3. That the preceding summer the Indiaus had murdered the Wy-
oming settlers. Massacre, conflagration, and ruin were driven like a
whirlwind on all the white settlements from thirty to forty miles west
of the Susquehanna to the mountains. So audacious had the Indians
become that they descended below the Blue Mountains, and committed
murders in the neighborhood of Bethlehem. The whole frontiers were
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aroused to despair and madness. Under these general provocations and
that frenzy of excitement the deed seems to have been done, deeply to
he deplored and the victims to be pitied.
"4. Fifty Paxtang boys entered Lancaster in open day. It was known
they were coming. If not welcome, why did not the people rise five
hundred strong, as they might easily have done, and effectually expelled
the assailants?
"5. But there was also a Highland company of regulars stationed at
Lancaster. They neither pulled a trigger or presented a bayonet. Is
it not evident that authorities and people did not look upon the deed as a
cruel, unprovoked murder? but that they connived at it, if they did not
participate, believing that the cruelties of the Indians justified their
cutting off. Without such influence the conduct of the troops and the
people of Lancaster would be unaccountable."'
The foregoing are the opinions of one whose research, intelligence,
and impartial judgment " puts," as he himself expresses it, " a very very
different face upon it (the transactions at Conestugaand Lancaster) than
has been given heretofore," and to those who have imbibed their ideas
from historians warped in their judgment by partisan rancor and puri-
tanical zeal, we commend Mr. Miner's conclusions. Our opinions we
have from time to time given, not unsubstantiated, nor with the view
of detracting from the fair fame of any class of people, but for the pur-
pose of throwing aside the veil of obloquy which fanatical fury for over
a century lias covered the gallant frontiersmen of Paxtang, who loved
their homes and their darling ones too well to tolerate a nest of cop-
per-colored vipers in their midst.
THE APOLOGY OF THE PAXTANG VOLUNTEERS.
Addressed to the candid <£■ impartitd World.
As our Late Conduct at the Conestago mannor & Lancaster has occa-
sioned much Speculation, & a great Diversity of Sentiment in this & ye
neighbouring Governments; some vindicating & others condemning it ;
some charitably alleviating the Crime, & others maliciously painting it,
in ye most odious and detestable Colours, we think it our Duty to lay
before the Public, ye whole matter as it appeared and still appears to us.
But in order to have a just Idea of our Conduct, it is necessary to rec-
ollect a few things which are recent in the memories of thousands in
this Province, & which they will ever have Reason to remember. When
ye Province of Pennsylvania was flourishing in Prosperity &, Plenty, &
ye peaceful Inhabitants suspected no Danger from the Incursions of their
savage Neighbors ; all their fair prospects were suddenly exchanged for
scenes of ye most melaucholly Distress and Horror. By the breaking
out of an Indian war, ye State of four Frontier Counties in this Prov-
ince became wretched and deplorable beyond Description. The Indians
set Fire to Houses, Barns, Corn, Hay, in short to everything that was
combustible; so that ye whole Country seemed to be in one general
Blaze & involved in one common Ruin. Great Numbers of ye Back
Settlers were murdered, scalped and butchered in the most shocking
manner, and their dead Bodies inhumanly mangled ; some having their
Ribs divided from ye chine with the Tomahawk, others left expiring in
ye most exquisite Tortures, with their legs and arms broken, their
skulls fractured, & ye Brains scattered on the ground. Many children
were either spitted alive and roasted or covered under the ashes of a
large Fire before their helpless Parents eyes. Ye Hearts of some taken
out and eaten reeking hot, while they were yet beating between their
Teeth and others, where Time and opportunity would admit of it were
skinned, boiled and eaten. Hundreds were carried into ye most miser-
able Captivity, seperated from all the Endearments of their Friends &
ye Privileges of ye Christian Church and are daily tortured to Death in
every method of Cruelty which Indian Barbarity can suggest. Let any
man, that has any Sentiments of humanity or any Bowels of Compassion
for the miserable imagine himself in the midst of those scenes that were
exhibited on every attack that is made on our Frontiers ; there to see
the Husband butchered in the Presence of his helpless wife, while ye
Children are clinging round his Knees; or in another Place ye widowed
mother reserved to be a Spectator of ye inhuman massacre of her tender
Family, before she receives ye friendly hatchet that closes her Eyes on
ye shocking Scene. Look round & behold, and those that are with Child
ripped open A mangled in ye most indecent manner. On the other hand
you see hundreds of miserable Refugees flying to ye nearest Frontier
Town, with a Part of their Families leaving ye remainder of them in
the Hands of ye Enemy, or wandering till they perish in ye Woods.-
On this Side you see hundreds reduced from plentiful and independent
Circumstances, to a State of Beggary and Despair; taking Shelter in the
Hovels and Stables to secure their helpless Families, from ye Inclem-
ency of ye Night or ye Season; while others cannot even obtain this,
hut are obliged to make Blrea in y woods and live even worte than the
Savages themselves. Ami oil that Side You hear ye Screams of Children
deprived of their nearest Relatives, that know QOt perhaps what is he-
come of them, the fruitless Sighs of the disconsolate Widow, or ye Groans
of a broken hearted Father mourning for a darling Son or Daughter,
whom he had dedicated to God, but who is now abandoned to the Ser-
vice of the Devil, and who perhaps on a future Day may help to make a
Party to murder and Scalp some of his nearest Relatives. There you
see whole Families butchered while they are asleep, or whole Garrisons
put to Death by ye Savages. None but those who have been spectators
or Eye witnesses of these shocking Scenes can possibly have any ade-
quate Ideas of our Sufferings. Nay even those very Persons, who are
so hardened and destitute of the common Feelings of Humanity, as to
be able to extenuate these horrid Barbarities, under the charitable Plea
of its being their Custom of making w»r, would we doubt not be softened,
bad they but shared with us in the lightest Parts of our sufferings.
But let us next enquire into the causes of these Calamities, under
which we have laboured these seven or eight years, during the last and
ye present War. Different Persons ascribe them to different causes,
either from their ignorance of some Facts, which are necessary to be
considered ; or from some sinister Views or bad Designs. All seem to be
agreed that the French instigated ye Indians, first to strike us, A' used
every method to retain them in their Interest, untill their own Power
was broken and destroyed in America. But ye weak, defenceless state
of our long extended Frontier, was another Cause of ye War, or at least
of our feeling ye Calamities of it as severely as we did. We had no
Militia in the Province to come to our assistance, no stockades or Forts
to repair to for Safety ; the Inhabitants living formerly in Peace were
unaccustomed to the use of arms, & unacquainted with ye Indian method
of making war; so that we were unable to defend ourselves against ye
first Incursions of our Savage Enemies, & knew uot where to look for
Help. In this miserable Situation we continued for more than a year,
while our Distresses were Daily increasing, many were murdered, many
captivated, & more than 200 miles of a Frontier Country was laid waste
& deserted, But ye defenceless state of our Frontiers is not sufficient to
account for our Distresses. For one would think that a Government
might do something to help a bleeding Frontier in less thau a year ; &
who could suspect that ye men in Power refused to relieve ye Sufferings
of their fellow Subjects. Unnatural as this appears, yet many of us were
but too well convinced of it & constrained to mourn in Silence over our
hard Fate. When we applied to the Government for Relief, the far
greater Part of our Assembly were Quakers, some of whom made light
of our sufferings <fe plead Conscience, bo that they could neither take
arms in Defence of themselves or their Country, nor form a Militia Law
to oblige the Inhabitants to arm, nor grant ye King any money to enable
his loyal Subjects in ye Province to reduce the common Enemy. If they
were conscientious in this matter, & found that it was inconsistent with
their Principles to govern in a Time of War, why did they not resign
their Seats to those who had no Scruples of this kind. One would think,
that if they really sympathized with us in our Sufferings, this is ye least
they could havedone. But this they did not do, untill they were forced
to it, till their Friends in England interposed, & insisted upon it; lest a
Bill should pass in Parliament to Disqualify such Persons having any
Share iu Government in time of war. But this is not all ; altho' our
Charter secures to each County an equal Number of Representatives,
four at least, and more if the Governour & Assemblyat any Time think
proper, yet they allowed our five Frontier Counties but ten Representa-
tives in Assembly, while ye three interior Counties have twenty-four.
Is not this a flagrant Instance of Injustice and what can we think of a
Sect, that could do such an act, and yet would have ye world believe that
they were inspired & led by the Holy Spirit, & that they were ye true
Disciples of the holy Jesus. Can they who had it in their power to re-
move this complaint be Friends to Liberty, which they can deliberattly
& persevere in such a notorious Violation of our Charter, aud such a
scandalous Encroachment on so important a Privilege as being equally
represented in Legislation? Can there be any Reason for this In-
equality, if it be not, that ye Quakers being ye majority in ye three
interior Counties, they are resolved at any Rate to fill ye House of As-
sembly & rule ye Province? However others may think of this, we are
certain, that if we had had a proper Number of Representatives in
Assembly agreeable to ye stipulations of ye Charter so many of our
Brethren bad not beeu murdered & captivated. Something would have
been done sooner for our Relief <fc Assistance. We can ascribe this to no
other cause, thau to their insatiable Thirst of Domination, which may
be gratified tho'at ye Expense of the Lives of thousands of their fellow
Subjects. Let this unjust Infringement of our Rights be removed before
they ever pretend to be influenced by the Principles of Common Justice,
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
ye Dictates of Conscience or ye miseries of their fellow Subjects? 'Tis
true they gave up some of their Sents in ye Assembly in the last War,
when they could no longer hold them & when we were obliged to deny
some of our murdered Brethren ye Privilege of a Grave untill we
had brought them to Philada. & exposed them with all their wounds to
open view; if peradventure we might thereby excite their Compassion
for our distresses. But still they left ye Root of ye Evil, & retained ye
Power of filling the House when they pleased; which Power they have
again exercised; & had not Providence favoured us ye last summer in
preserving Coll. Boquett with his little army they had again involved
our Frontier in one general Devastation. Notwithstanding previous it
warm Remonstrances against their Resolutions of affording him no as-
sistance, they persevered in their Determinations, & absolutely put it out
of ye Power of ye Governour & Provincial Commissioners to send any
Escort with him to Fort Pitt ; when every Person in ye Government saw
that if he was defeated or cut off on his march that important Fortress
must have shared je same Fate with ye unhappy Presque Isle, Sandusky,
Meshillemakenac, Miamus, St. Mary's, & St. Joseph's which must have
fallen a Sacrifice to Indian Cruelty; & four whole Counties must have
inevitably deserted their Habitations, & left ye means of their Subsist-
ance in ye Hands of ye Savages. Quakers may talk what they will of
ye Happiness & Justice of their Administration, but these are such
glaring Evidencesof their unjust liable Usurpation, their thirst of Power,
tlndr want of ye Principles of Justice it ye common Feelings of human
Nature for the Distressed; that we cannot but blame them as ye cause of
many of our Sufferings.
Does this Conclusion seem too severe to any or not sufficiently sup-
ported ? Let us attend a little to some other Facts, which appear to us
to confirm yo same Judgment of them. "Pis true that the Assembly
last year voted 800 men to guard the Frontiers. But had the Design
been to have sent so many men to have only looked on the Ravages that
were committed amongst ye back settlers without giving them ye least
assistance, it could not have been more effectually executed. They were
prohibited by Law from going over ye Boundaries of the purchased Lands
after the enemy altho' this Power was granted to ye Gov by ye Royal
Charter. Every Person in the Province saw that this was only to in-
sult their Distresses. For 100,000 Men could not have guarded 200
miles of a Frontier against ye Incursions of ye Savages in this mannor,
whereas S00 men might have done great service, had they been allowed
or authorized to follow them into their own Country. There were a
thousand Chances to one that men stationed on the Frontiers in the
manner appointed by ye Assembly would not see a single Enemy during
ye whole suason, even tho' ye Inhabitants should be murdered every
day. The Assembly well knew that their Conduct would be severely
animadverted on, if they would make no Provision for assisting a bleed-
ing Frontier ; yet they fuund a Way to save the Lives of ye Enemy & to
suffer ye Inhabitants to be murdered, while they had the Shelter of a
Vote of the House. What was this hut to load us with unnecessary
Taxes, when we were already reduced to the most abject Poverty? Was
this like sympathising with us or assisting us in our Distresses? Had
they been in the Interest of the Enemies of his Majesty, what could
they have done more for them ? Pardon the Expression, they have
found means to do much more for them in the last War. When the
Quakers could no longer keep their Seats in the Assembly, & thereby
prevent any assistance being given to us, a Number of their leading men
immediately erected an Association, & collected 5000 Pounds, which
they have by their own Confession mostly distributed in Presents to the
Indians; under the Pretence indeed of buying Peace with them.
Under this Pretext they encouraged them to go to Philadelphia, where
we are credibly informed, they treated them as Friends, entertained
them at their HouseB & loaded them with Presents, while they were
boasting thro' the Town to ye Inhabitants, how many white People they
had killed or led into Captivity, in which such of them as hav ■ not
made their Escape with ye utmost Danger or were tortured to Death for
attempting it, continue till this Day. Nay under a Pretence of holding
Treaties with them they constantly kept Intelligence with them, sent
Messages to them, & rec'd a string of wampum from them as if they had
ye Power of making and at all Treaties had Commissioners to make
them Peace & War Presents, to furnish them with Arguments, to vindi-
cate their making War with us & to condemn the Proprietaries as the
Occasion of the War. And after these Treaties, when the Indians were
returning with Presents, they seldom never failed to murder some of us.
Now would any Person believe, that the Quakers would be so liberal to
Savages, and at ye same Time not contribute a single Farthing as a So-
ciety to help our Distresses ye last Summer altho' applied to for this
Purpose, when near a thousand Families of our Frontier Inhabitants
were obliged to abandon our Habitations, when every other religious
Society in ye City of Philadelphia did ? They did Nothing for us. And
can any Man believe after all this, that we judge wrong when we as-
cribe a great Share of our Sufferings to the Quakers. If these things are
not sufficient to prove an unjustifiable Attachment in ye Quakers to In-
dian Savages, a fixed Resolution to befriend them & an utter Insensi-
bility to human Distresses, let us consider a few more recent Facts.
When we found the last Summer that we were likely to get no assist-
ance from the Gov1 some Volunteers went out at our own Expence de-
termined to drive our Enemies from our Borders ; & when we came near
to the great Island, we understood that a Number of their warriors had
gone out against our Frontiers. Upon this we returned & came up with
them & fought with them at ye Munsey Hill, where we lost some of our
men and killed some of their warriors and thereby saved our Frontiers
from this stroke. But no sooner had we in another Expedition destroyed
their Provisions on the great Island, & ruined their Trade with ye good
People at Bethlehem, but these very Indians who were justly suspected
of having murdered our Friends in Northampton County, were by ye
Influence of some Quakers taken under ye Protection of the Gov* to
screen them from the resentments of ye Friends it Relations of the mur-
dered, & to support them thro' the Winter. Many hundred Pounds
were readily granted for ye support of about one hundred & twenty of
these Enemies ; when but three hundred Pounds were charitably voted
for the Relief of more than four thousand Persons, that were driven
from their Habitations & destitute of the necessaries of Life. Is not this
glaring Partiality in Favour of Indian Enemies? When were any Sur-
geons sent by the Quakers to cure our wounded on the Frontiers? and did
not some of them send a Doctor even to Fort Augusta to cure a wounded
Indian '! Nay when we came down to Germantowu to remonstrate
against ye Government's supporting our Enemies at ye public Expence ;
did not ye Quakers openly pull off the mask & take up Arms to defend
them against us, when they suspected that we designed to kill them.
These Persons must love the Indians much, when they would even sac-
rifice their Religion & Consciences for them, which they would not do
for their King &. Country. But this is not all : did they not apply to the
Governour to send an Express to ye Enemy Indians to let them know,
that altho' we came to Philadelphia to destroy their Friends in the Bar-
acks, ye Citizens had arrived in their Defence, so that they were still
alive & safe? Tis true that ye Pretence was, lest ye Enemy Indians
hearing Nothing from their Friends at Philadelphia, would upon a sup-
position that they were killed by ye white People, take a severe Revenge
upon ye Frontiers. But the Governour declared in ye most peremptory
Terms, that he would do no such thing; judging we suppose, & on very
good Grounds, that ye most natural Consequence of such an Intelligence
would be, to influence ye Enemy Indians with the greater Revenge
against ye Frontier Inhabitants, & occasion their falliug upon us with
redoubled Fury. But notwithstanding this, did not the Quakers send
such an Express lately to ye Indians at War with us. Could any per-
son believe that ye Quakers are so little acquainted with human Nature
or so bad Politicians, as not to foresee these fatal consequcu«es to our
back setlers? To what cause then can we ascribe this Action of theirs,
but to what we have long suspected, a disloyal attachment to Indian
But how comes it to pass, that ye Indians, who are confessedly at war
with us, should expect any Intelligence from ye Indians at Philadel-
phia? It is said, that before they went to Philad" ye Enemy Indians
told them that ye white People would kill them upon which they prom-
ised to seud them an account before an appoiuted Day if they were still
alive, but if they recd no Express they might conclude that they were
cut off. But why this agreement between enemy Indians, &, those that
are said to be in ye Interest of the White People, if they really were in
our interests? Are they to be accounted our Friends, who can hold
Correspondence with our Enemies? Are they not of ye same Tribe?
And is it our hard Fate to be at War with a Tribe, while a part of it is
supported at ye public Expence <fc furnishing their Brethern with con-
stant Intelligence about ye State of affairs among us? Have not we
given, in our Remonstrance laid before the Governour, as full Proof, as
the Nature of the Affair can admit of, that ye Indians now at Phi lad*
carried on a secret Correspondence & Trade with our Enemies on the
great Island, it therefore should also be treated as Enemies ? Has any
Quaker even attempted amongst all ye bitter scurrilous things that are
published against ns to shew that we concluded against these poor In-
nocents as they affect to call them from false or weak Premises we have
not better Evidence that any particular Tribe or Nation of Indians have
been at War with us, than that all ye Indians that lived amongst us
were also our Euemies. We have long been convinced from sufficient
Evidence that ye Indians that lived as independent Commonwealths
among us or near our Borders were our most dangerous Enemies, both
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in the lust & present War, altho' they still pretended to he our Friends.
The Wyalusing Indians, who lived on the Sesquehannah are confessedly
at War with us; & we are certain that that part of them who lived at
Bethlehem carried on a Correspondence with our Enemies, & furnished
them with implements of war & are justly suspected of committing
murders in Northampton County ; as one of them is proved upon Oath
to he ye Person that murdered Stinton with his family. The Rum-de-
bauched ft Trader-corrupted Thieves A; Vagabonds that lived on Susque-
hannah ft Ohio are indesputahly unfaithful & perfidious. Scarcely were
ye most public Treaties concluded with them, when they murdered the
Inhabitants; nay in ye very Time of them, they were forming Schemes
how they might destroy us, after they had received Blankets, Ammuni-
tion, & other Presents from ye white People. The five Nations, that
have ever retained some Reputation for Honour ft Fidelity have told us,
that they have reproved the Dela wares Ac. & shook them by the Hair of
the Head, as they express it; ft have lately gone to war against them &
have. taken 40 of their Wariors prisoners. The Commonwealths of In-
dians permitted contrary to ye maxims of good Policy to live in a time
of War in our Bounds have been our most dangerous Enemies; as they
murdered our Inhabitants, lead them into Captivity, were Guides to
other Indians reported our weak & defenceless state to ye French to-
gether with all our motions ft Dispositions against them ; ft at ye same
Time wearing the Cloak of Friendship, they could readily obtain Provi-
sions, Ammunition, ft Warlike Implements to convey to our Enemies.
Their well known claim to Freedom & Independency put it in their
Power to harbour Spies & give Intelligence. They have ever asserted &
exercised the Right of making War ft Peace as independent NationB,
never came under our Laws, nor acknowledged Subjection to our King
& Government ; but they always governed themselves by their own Cus-
toms, & exercised ye Power of Life & Death over their own People. 'Tis
true that ye little Commonwealth at Conestogoehave in one Point Stipu-
lated with us that if an Indian killed a white man, ye Indian should be
tried by our Laws ; which is still consistent with their being a free & in-
dependent State. Mournful Experience has convinced us that no Nation
could be safe especially in a Time of War, if another State or Part of a
State be allowed to live among the free & independent, claiming & ex-
ercising within themselves all ye Power of Government, ye Powers of
making War ft Peace, harbouring & corresponding with ye Enemies of
ye state wherein they live, receiving their spies, giving them Intelli-
gence, & furnishing them with ye means of support ft Implements of
War. No such Privilege has been granted to any Commonwealth in any
civilized Nation in the World. But this has been allowed to Indians
amongst us, we justly complain of it as ye Source of many of our Calami-
ties, as they have all proved perfidious.
Knowing that the little Commonwealth of Indians at Conestogoe that
pretended to be our Friends, had done us much mischief, and were in
Reality our most dangerous Enemies in Number of Persons living
amongst us, who had seen their Houses in Flames, their Parents and
Relatives butchered in ye most inhuman manner, determined to root
out this Nest of perfidious Enemies ; accordingly cut them off. This ac-
tion has occasioned much warm Debate ; & some have maliciously rep-
resented it as an unparalleled inhuman Massacre of an innocent and
harmless People. But let us consider ye matter impartially, ft we hope
to give such Evidence, as we think, will make it appear unreasonable,
to conclude so severely against ns.
We hope that it will not be disputed but that if the Conestogoe In-
dians were in Confederacy with our open Enemies, gave them constant
intelligence of what we were doing, were frequently amongst our Ene-
mies, were trusted and depended upon by the French as their Friends,
had gone to War against us & had actually murdered some of us, they
were as much our Enemies as any other Tribe of Indians on the Conti-
nent. We trust that it will also be readily granted, that their living
amongBt us put it in their Power to be a more dreadful Enemy than any
other Tribe that consisted of no more Persons ft that their aggravated
Perfidy juBtly exposed them to an aggravated Destruction. And we
hope that if we are able to bring as good Evidence of their being Ene-
mies as ye Nature of ye Thing can admit, our adversaries will be satis-
fied with it. We have been long fully convinced & upon ye plainest
Evidence that they were Enemies; but for ye satisfaction of others we
have since collected many Oaths sworn at different Times, before dif-
ferent Majestrates & by Persons of undoubted Probity and Veracity, to
prove this Point ; which we shall lay before ye impartial World. And
any Person that will take the Trouble may collect as many more of the
same kind as he pleases.—
Lancaster Borough. To icitt.
Before me the Subscriber chief Burgess of the Borough aforesaid per-
sonally appeared Anne Mary La Roy of the Borough aforesaid, ft made
Oath on the holy Evangelist, that in the year 1755, when her Father
John Jacob Laroy & divers others were murdered by the Indiana at ye
great Makanai, She this Deponent A her Brother with other* were made
Prisoners, aud taken to ye Kittitanman an Indian Settlement, and that
she remained a Prisoner with the Indians until! ye year 1759, in which
year she with three other Prisoners made their Escape.
That during her Captivity with the Indians ; the French officers were
furnished with the Pennsylvania Qtuette weekly, or once in two weeks;
so that a frequent Correspondence" was carried on ; That she saw strange
Indian messengers comt with Intelligence ; and that ye French officers
and Interpreters, with whom she was employed, told her thiB Deponent,
that these Messengers were ye Conestogoe Indians, and that the English
had not one Indian in their Interest but one, and that was Isaac, and
farther added that all the Conestogoe Indians were willing to take up
the Hatchet against the English when the French requested them. And
this Deponent farther deposeth ft saith, that since ye Time of her Es-
cape from the Indians, Bill Sock's reputed Mother came to her at Lan-
caster, ft after some Enquiry about ye Indian Family she was Prisoner
with, she this Depon* enquired, whether she ye sd Bill Sock's Mother
had been out in any of ye back Parts, who replied that she never had,
but that her Sou Bill had been out often & would go out again, & that
he was good for Nothing, or words to that Purpose.
That some Time during this Deponents Captivity aforesaid an Indian
named Jo Compass appeared at ye Kittitanian afores'1 having two chil-
dren of one Peter Leek's Prisoners, & told her that he had killed both
their Father & Mother ; & this Deponent farther deposeth, that she knew
ye sd Peter Leeks & his wife before they were killed, ft knew their chil-
dren aforesd before they were made Prisoners; and that ye sd Jo. Com-
pass frequently went out to war from ye same Kittitamiu whilest she
was Prisoner there, & was said to be sent out against Swatarrah, Taul-
pahakin, Canegogig, ft the South Branch ; ft that she saw ye same In-
dian Jo. Compass at ye last Indian Treaty held at Lancaster.
Sworn before me at Lancaster aforsd Anne Marie La Rot.
this 25th Day of February 1764
JA31ES BlCKHAM.
Lancaster Bor.
Before me the Subscriber chief Burgess of the Borough afores* per-
sonally came Thomas Moore, ft made Oath on the holy Evangelist, that
during his six years Slavery with the Indians at ye Salt Lick & other
Places, there were repeated advices from ye Inhabitants of Pennsyl-
vania brought by strange Messenger Indians A that the Indians, with
whom he was Prisoner told him tikis Deponent, that those Carryers, who
brought the News, were the Indians that lived among ye white People,
who pretended to be their Friends, sometimes from Bethlehem and di-
vers other Places— & that there were frequent Dispatches brought there
relating to ye motions of the Army of this Province.
Sworn & subscribed before me the mark of
at Lancaster, Feb^ 27-1764 by Thomas X Moore
J. Bickham.
Lancaster County ss.
Personally appeared before me one of his Majesties Justices of the
Peace for sd County, Alexander Stephen, & being qualified as ye Law
directs, saith that an Indian woman named Canayah Sally told the sd
Deponent, since ye last war, that the Conestogoe Indians killed Jegree
an Indian Man, because he would not go to War with ye sd Conestogoe
Indians against the English; and that James Cottis told sd Deponent
since the last War, that he was one of ye three, that killed old James
(or William) Hamilton ou Shearman's Creek, ye Beginning of the last
War. And farther this Deponent saith, that after ye late War sd James
Cottis demanded of sd Deponent a Canoe, which he had found, or pay in
Lieu thereof, which Canoe ye sd Murderers had left, as Cottis said, at ye
Time sd murder was Committed : and further saith not.
Sworn & subscribed before by Alexander Stephens.
Thos. Forster. On Manada 14 miles.
Lancaster County ss.
Personally appeared before me one of his Majesties Justices of the
Peace for sd County Charles Cunningham, and being qualified as ye Law
directs, saith that he y« sd Deponent heard an Indian named Joshua
James say since the last War, that he never killed a White Man in his
Life, but six Duchmen that he killed in the Miuisinks, A further saith
not.
Sworn ft subscribed before
Thos. Fobsteb.
Lancaster County ss.
Personally appeared before me one of his Majesties Justices of y*
Peace for sd County, Robert Armstrong, ft being qualified as y* Law di-
by Chables Cunningham.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
rects saith as follows, viz. an Indian named Seahaes with several others
lived near my House in the year 1762; some of them were bo impudent
as to say, that they had been at War with the white People & would
soon be at War again, particularly one Isaac, who culled Seahaes his
Uncle. In the year 1762 as ye Indians were coming down to the Treaty,
they happened to stay at my House in Halifax ; a Man whose Name as
near as I can remember was William Philips & his wife, being both pris-
oners, told me they would be qualified, that ye Indians held two Coun-
cils, & agreed that they would go to Philadelphia & get what they could,
& so return & cut off the back settlements. On their Return ye b& In-
dians stayed four Days about my Place & proved very insolent, took
about six acres of corn, killed several Hoggs, & took ye Fruit of about
150 bearing Trees, and farther saith not.
Sworn before Tho" Forster & signed by Robert Armstrong.
N.B. : Seahaes & Isaac were Conestogoe Indians. —
Lancaster County, ss. :
Before me the Subscriber one of this Majesty's Justices of ye Peace
in & for the County of Lancaster, personally appeared John Hambright
of ye Borough of Lancaster, who being duly sworn on the holy Evangel-
ists doth depose & say that about August in the Year 1757, he this De-
ponent being an officer in ye Fort Augusta to Hunters for Provisions
for that Garrison; that on his way down he halted under Cover of the
Bank of ye River Susquehannah, to rest &. refresh his men at McKee's
old Place, having a Centry fixed on ye Bank behind a tree to prevent a
surprize ; that the Centry informed after some Time that there were In-
dians coming up the Road, upon which this Deponent crauled up the
Bank, & discovered two Indians, one of whom he knew to be Bill Sock,
one of the Indians lately killed at Lancaster — that he suffered y* Indians
come pretty near, & then discovering himself called to Bill Sock to come
to him imagining he was going as usual to Fort Augusta, where he had
often seen him among the Indians ; that the Indians then immediately
baited, & after considering about a minute ran off with their greatest
speed ; which at That much surprized this Deponent, as the sd Sock had
always pretended Friendship & no Violence or Threats were then offered
to them, and neither this Deponent nor any of his Party bad any Inten-
tion to injure them : That upon this Deponent proceeded down to Hun-
ter's, be was informed that an Old Man had been killed in that Neigh-
borhood the Day before; and as no other Mischief was done at that Time,
in those parts, nor no account of any other Indians being seen or heard
of on that Quarter at that time, y*-'sd Bill Sock & his Companion a strange
Indian were suspected & believed to be the Perpetrators of that Murder.
That he this Deponent before this Time had frequently seen Bill Sock
with his Brother and others of Conestogoe Indians at Fort Augusta &
often met them on ye Communication carrying up Keggs of Whiskey
& other things to trade with ye other Indians there, but that after this
murder ye sd Bill Sock did not appear at that Garrison for near four
months, and then came there with a Number of other Indians from up
the River above the Fort, at which Time he behaved in a different man-
ner than usual, not coming into the Fort nor being so familiar as for-
merly. And farther this Deponent eaith not.
John Hambright.
Sworn & subscribed the 28th of
Feb., 1764, before me.
Robert Thompson.
Lancaster County, sa. :
Personally appeared before me one of his Majesty's Justices of the
Peace for s'< county, Matthew Cowden, and being qualified as ye law di-
rects saith that he ye s'1 deponent at one time remonstrated with old
Seahaes harboring so many strange Indians who were suspected mur-
dering y» back inhabitants; when he rcplyed that he was to stand for
them, meaning that he was not responsible, and the settlers must look
out for themselves, & further saith uot.
Matthew Cowden.
Sworn & subscribed before
Tims. Forster.
Lancaster County, w.;
Personally appeared before me one of his Majesty's Justices of ye
Peace for 8d County, Moses Dickey, & being qualified as y Law directs
saith as follows, viz.: That while on a scout last summer he saw Bill
Soc and two others from y Indian Town on a march with strange In-
dians in the direction of J" Manady.but supposed they were all friends,
that the day following he learned that several houses had been burned
in that direction and the families murdered, and he fully believes Bill
Soc and his companions done it; and further saith not.
Moses Dickey.
Sworn & subscribed before
Thos. Forster.
It would be endless, A: we apprehend unnecessary, to transcribe Oaths
upon this Head. We have it in our Power to prove upon the Oath of a
Person of unquestionable veracity who was present at & heard a
Conversation between George Sock a Conestogoe Indian & another
strange Indian who came down to ye Treaty at Lancaster; that when
ye s'i Indian reproached sd Sock that he was no man & had no Business
at y« Treaty, said Sock replied, that altho' he had taken no Prisoners,
yet he had during ye course of war killed six white men ; upon which
ye other Indian rose up, took him by the Hand & drank to him as a
Brother. It can also be proved that Canay Sam called the sd Sock a
Thief, for that he living amoDg ye white People has stolen six Scalps, &
had brought them to ye Indian Town where sd Sam was at ye Time and
it is a thing notorious that strange Indians were frequently seen among
ye Conestogoe Indians at their manor, would tarry some Time, have a
War Dance, & then depart. From the evidence that we have laid he-
fore the World, it appears that not only the Conestogoe Indians, but
also those that lived at Bethlehem, & in other Parts of the Province were
all perfidious, — were in the French Interest & in Combination with our
open enemies, — furnished them with our public Papers every week or
Fortnight, — gave them Intelligence of all the motions & Dispositions
of ye Province Army against them — were frequently with the French
and Indians at their Forts & towns,— supplied them with Provisions &
warlike stores, — entertained strange Indian spies, — joined with them in
their War Dances, and in their Parties that made Incursions on Fron-
tiers,—were ready to take up the Hatchet against the English, when
the French requested it, — murdered and scalped our Brethren, — inso-
lently boasted of the horrid murders they had committed, when they
saw that our Blood was tamely covered at ye last Treaty, & them-
selves loaded with Presents, — Confessed they had been at War with ua
again,— and even went so far as to put one of their Old Warriors to
Death when he refused to go to War against us. This is but a small
Part of the Evidence upon which we proceeded, when our Neighbors
cut off that perfidious Remnant of a Tribe at Lancaster & Cones-
togoe manor, & when we came to Germantown to petition the Gover-
nour for ye Removal of ye Bethlehem Indians now in Philadelphia out
of the Province. And what Evidence can we expect to be sufficient, to
prove any Indian Commonwealth our Enemies, if this is not? What
then means all ye malicious Clamour against us, as if we had murdered
our innocent Friends? Are we not as justifiable in getting off this Tribe
of Enemies as any other? Can their living amongst us justify their
Perfidy, or entitle them to commit Ravages upon his Majestie's loyal
Subjects with Immunity ?
We know it has been said by their Friends ; if there was sufficient Evi-
dence to convict any of the Conestogoe or Bethlehem Indians of being
Enemies ; why were not ye particular Persons named & actions brought
against them, so that they* might have the Benefit of a fair Trial ; espe-
cially as they have publickly stipulated to be tried in our Courts of Jus-
tice, if any of them should be accused of killing any of his Majestie's
Subjects?
This could never be understood as a Stipulation to take Place when
ye Tribe became Enemies to his Majesty, but only to provide for the
Trial of murderers in a Time of Peace. In this Respect it waa abso-
lutely necessary, as they were an independent Commonwealth in ye
Heart of the Province, but it would be absurd when they were at war
with us. When they gave up this Power to us, they notwithstanding
retained their claim to Freedom & Independence, & exercised all ye
Power of a free state, the Power of making War & Peace, of exercising
criminal Jurisdiction &c. And can any Person be so little acquainted
with the Law of Nature, as to suppose that their giving up this single
article to us, would secure to every Individual of them the Benefit of a
Trial by our Laws, when they were Enemies or tie up our Hands so that
we could not chastize them, when they broke their Treaties with us, in
ye same manner that we'chastize our other Enemies. With as much
Reason might it be demanded of us, not to move beyond our own Borders
after our Enemies, but patiently suffer ourselves to be murdered it scalped
untill we could take some of our Murderers alive & bring them to Trial
in our Courts of Justice. For most of ye Ravages on our Frontiers have
been committed by Tribes of Indians, that have made ye same agree-
ment with us in a Time of Peace. But who does not see the Absurdity
of such a Demand in Favour of a Tribe either openly or secretly at War
with us? And lastly what Nation under ye Sun ever dealt with Indi-
viduals of another Nation at War with them, & not with ye whole Body
or Nation ? And here we cannot but observe to aggravate ye matter,
& to involve us in the unjust charge of Disloyalty to our gracious King,
whom we have faithfully served with success through ye late & present
Indian wars ; we understand that it is said, that the Conestogoe Indians
were under the Protection of the Government; and therefore it was fly-
GENERAL HISTORY.
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ing in the Face of lawful authority to kill these Indians, especially euch
of them as were in the Work-House in Lancaster. We are of a very dif-
ferent Opinion in this Particular, A believe that altho' ye Indians were
by the Consent of the Magistrates of Lancaster in the Work House there.
For there is Power in any Government to protect its Enemies, that is, to
ruin itself. 'Tis true that ye Governour for the Time being is vested in
the 16th Article of ye Royal Charter, with ye Power A Office of a Cap-
tain General, to levy muster A train all sort of men, of what Condition
soever, wheresoever born, in the Province, to make War, A pursue all
Enemies, Robbers, Ac, as well by Sea as by Land even without ye Limits
of the Province, A by God's Assistance to vanquish A take them, A when
taken to put to Death by the Law of War, or to save them at Pleasure.
But no Justices of ye Peace have nor can have this Power. The Legis-
lature, Executive & Federal Powers of Government are distinct in them-
selves A belong to different Officers; A a Commission to exercise one of
these Brandies of Power can never authorize any Person to exercise
another. The Legislative A Executive Powers of makiug A executing
Laws respect only the Subjects of ye Government; A ye Business of
those, that are vested with them by proper Commissioners is only to de-
termine matters that concern the members of the Community. But the
Federative Powers of Government, which respect foreign independent
States, and which include the Power of sending Embassadors, making
War & Peace, treating with or punishing Enemies, giving military Com-
missions, constituting Courts martial Ac belong only to the Governour
as Captain general. Every other Inhabitant of ye Province is prohibited
in ye 15 Sect: of ye afores^ Charter from maintaining any Correspond-
ence with any other King, Prince or State or with any of their subjects
that shall be at War with bis Majesty. From whence we conclude that
it is absolutely repugnant to the Law of Nations, to ye British Constitu-
tion A to the Royal Charter granted to our Proprietors, for any Person,
however vested with ye legislative or Executive Powers of Government,
to interfere at Treaties with foreign independent States or Common-
wealths of Enemies, or carry on a correspondence with them in Time of
War: nor have they any thing to do with them, but as private Persons
in time of Peace. Therefore whether ye civil Majestrates at Lancaster,
looked upon that free State of Indians that lived in their Neighborhood,
as Friends or Enemies, they neither had nor could have a Power by
Virtue of their Commissions, to protect these Enemies of his Majesty
against the Resentments of his injured Subjects. And it appears to us
that they were sensible that their Commissions did not authorize them
to protect these Indians for they never attempted to defend them. In-
deed the very attempt would argue either Ignorance of their Office or
Rebellion against his Majesty, neither of which can be justly laid to
their charge. So that we conclude that we insulted no lawful authority,
nor flew in ye Face of Government, but acted as loyal Subjects of his
Majesty when we cut off these his enemies.
But let us even suppose that the Magistrates were mistaken about ye
extent of their Power (for all Men are' fallible^, and that they thought
they had Power A it was their Duty to protect these Indians. Would
it therefore be right to defend his Magesties Enemies, merely because
they thought they should do it, or did not know that they were Ene-
mies. "By no means," you will say; "but 'tis wrong to resist ye civil
Magistrate when he happens to be mistaken." 'Tis readily granted that
we should not resist him when he happens to mistake in the Execution
of his Office, or in determining any matter that lies within his proper
sphere: but his Commission as a civil officer cannot warrant him to do
anything that lies out of his Province, or entitle him to a tame Submis-
sion from ye Persons, that might suffer from such au usurpation. Wuuld
it not be right to resist a Constable that would plead his commission as
giving him a Right to sit on the Bench with the Magistrates ? Would
it not be right to respect a Member of Assembly who would plead that
his being a Representative of the free Men of the Province entitled and
authorized him to usurp ye federative Powers of Government, A inter-
fere at public Treaties with Enemies? And would it not be right to
resist a justice of the Peace if he would plead his commission as giving
him a Power of making Laws, striking money, proclaiming War,
making Peace, tryiug Criminals A hanging Malefactors? And can it be
wrong to resist a civil Magistrate, if he should presume upon his Com-
mission to protect his Majesty's most dangerous Enemies? Would not
ye attempt argue Disloyalty to his Majesty A Disaffection to his Govern-
ment? And cau it be wrong to oppose what arises from so dangerous
a Principle? Can it be wrong to suppose what must necessarily termi-
nate in ye Subversion of all Order & government?
But we understand that ye manner of our coming down to German-
town has been severely condemned as illegal & subversive of govern-
ment. We need not say much upon this Head. We injured no man
on the Road, used no Violence to any; payed for everything that we
had, and were guilty of no Irregularities. We came down to remon-
strate and petition his honour the Govermmr and ye honourable Assem-
bly of the Province for a Redress of the many Grievances under which
we groan. We had the Satisfaction to find that ye Attorney-General of
ye Province, the Mayor of the City, with some Members of the Assem-
bly A other Gentlemen whom the Governour condescended U> send out
to converse with us at Germantown declared in the plainest Manner
that we had hitherto done Nothing inconsistent with our Duty to ye
best of Kings, with our Privileges as British Subjects, ye Duty of
Government, or ye Character of good Subjects. And we can assure ye
Publick that ye same was proclaimed in ye most public Manner by Ap-
pointment ye next Day in the City of Philadelphia. And when ye Gen-
tlemen whom we had the Honour to converse with in Germantown
promised us a Redress of our Grievances we immediately dispersed and
returned in Quietuess to our Respective Places of Abode.
TITLES OF PAMPHLETS RELATING TO THE PAXTANG
BOYS, ETC.
[We have endeavored to secure a full list of all the pamphlets, etc.,
published at the period of the Paxtang boys affair, but can only give
such as herewith presented. Strange to say, none of the libraries in
Philadelphia have a collection of those printed.]
1. An Historical Account of the lite Disturb-nice between the Inhabitants
of the back Settlements of Pennsylvania and the PhiladelphiansAc. im-
partially related by a Well-wisher. Printed at Rome by A. S. (no date
of imprint), pp.8.
2. The Conduct of the Paxtang Men impartially represented .- The Distress
of the Frontiers, and the Complaints and the Sufferings of the People
stated; and the Methods recommended by the wisest Nations, in such
cases seriously considered ; with some Remarks upon the Narrative of
the Indian Massacre lately published ; interspersed with several Anec-
dotes of the People called Quakers; together with proper Reflections
upon the whole, in a letter from a Gentleman in one of the back coun-
ties to a Friend in Philadelphia —
Si tibi vera, videtur
Dede Manus, et si falsa est, acciugera contra. — LttcreL
The impious Man who sells his Country's Freedom
Makes all the Guilt of Tyranny his own—
His are his slaughters, her oppressions His. — Martin's Timoleon.
Whoever will pretend to govern People without regarding them will
soon repent it. Such Feats of Errantry may do perhaps in Asia — But
in Countries where the People are Free, it is Madness to rule them
against their Wills. They will know that Government is appointed for
their Sakes, and will be saucy enough to expect some regard and some
good from their own Delegates. Those Nations wh,o are governed in
Spite of themselves, and in a manner that bids Defiance to their Opin-
ions, their Interests, and their Understandings, are either Slaves or will
soon cease to be Subjects. — Cato's Letters.
Philadelphia: Printed by A. Steuart, and sold by John Creaig, Shop-
Keeper in Lancaster, 1764, pp. 34.
3. An Answer to the Pamphlet entituled The Conduct of the Paxtang Men,
impartially represented; rcherein the ungenerous Spirit of the Author is
manifested Ac. and the Spotted Garment pluckt off.
Isaiah 9 : 16. For the Leaders of this People cause them to err ; and
they that are led of them are destroyed.
Luke R : 39. And he spake a Parable unto them, Cau the blind lead
the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch ?
And though full loth, cause their ill-natures urge,
I'll send abroad a Satyr with a Scourge,
That to their shame for this abuse shall strip them ;
And being naked in their vices whip them ;
And to be sure of these, that are most rash,
Not one shall escape him, that deserves a Lash. — Horace,
Philadelphia: Priuted by Anthony Armbruster, in Moravian Alley,
1764— pp. 28.
4. A Serious Address to Such of the Inhabitants of Pennsylvania as have
connived at, or do approve of the late Massacre of the Indians at Lancaster,
or the design of killing those who are noic in the Barracks of Philadel-
phia. To which is added a Dialogue between Andrew Tmenutn A Thomas
Zealot, about the killing the Indians at Conuestogoe A Lancaster Ac.
Philadelphia: Printed by Andrew Steuart, Second Street, 1764— pp. 16.
78
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
5. The (juakers Assisting to preserve the Lives of the Indians in the Bar-
racks, vindicated mid proved to be consistent with Reason agreeable to our
Law, hath an inseparable connection with the Principles of the People
called Quakers.
Matthew 5 : 11. Blessed are you when men shall revile you and perse-
cute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my
sake; rejoice and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in
Heaven ; ye are the Light of the world. A city that is set on a hill
cannot be hid.
Pert love with her by joint commissions rules,
In this capacious realm of idle fools,
Who by false hearts and popular deceits,
The careless fond unthinking mortal cheats.— Pomert.
For to demand some questions since there be,
So few as you think stain'd with cruelty,
Is he not merciless that without shame,
Doth rob his neighbor of his honest name? — G. W.
Philadelphia: Printed by Anthony Ambruster, in Moravian Alley,
1764, p. 16.
6. The Quaker Unmasked, or Plain Truth: humbly addressed to tlie con-
sideration of all Freemen of Pennsylvania.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when
the wicked rule, the people mourn.— Prov. 29 : 2.
When vice prevails ami impious men bear sway,
The post of honor is private station. — Addison's Cato.
(Second Edition.)
Philadelphia: Printed by Andrew Stewart, in Second St., 1764, pp. 16.
7. The Quaker Assisting to preserve the Lives of the Indians in the Barracks,
vindicated, shotting wherein the author of the Quaker Unmasked hath
turned King's Evidence, impeached himself, and cleared the Quakers
from all the heavy charges he hath published against them.
Prov. 10: 23. It is sport for a fool to do mischief— but a fool shall be
caught in his own folly.
The impudence of wicked men
Is monstrous to behold !
The offspring of the Lion's den
Are curs'd, as we are told.— Wade.
Philadelphia ; Printed in the year 1764, pp. 12.
8. Remarks on the Quaker Unmasked, or Plain Truth to be Plain False-
hood; humbly address'd to the Candid.
Aw'd by no shame, by no respect controll'd,
In scandal busy, in reproaches bold,
With witty malice, studious to defame ;
Scorn all his joy.— Pope's Iliad, Lib. II.
Improbus Hominis est mendacio fallere.
Philadelphia: Printed by John Morris, opposite the Three Reapers, in
Third Street, pp. S.
9. The Author of the Quaker Unmasked, Stript stark naJ;ed, or the Deline-
ated Presbyterian, plaifd Hob With.
Philadelphia: Printed in the year 1764, pp. 12.
10. Remarks upon the Delineated I'resbyterian^rfay'd Hob With, or Clothes
for a Stark naked author.
0 Tempora ; 0 Mores.
Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Anthony Armbruster at the Ger-
man and English Printing-office, in Moraviau Alley, 1764, pp. 8.
11. The Paxlon Boys : A Farce — Translated from the original French,by
a native of Donegall. The Second edition, Philadelphia : Printed and sold
by Anthony Armbruster, kc, in Moravian Alley, 1764, pp. 16.
12. A Scene in the First Act of the New Farce. Published as
Spe
Scoto Hibermicns semper idem.
Printed in the year of the New Hegira Secundus the PaxtonianExpe-
ition, pp. 8.
13. A Battle t a Battle ! a Battle a Squirt,
Where no man is kill'd and no man is hurt-
To the tune of
Three new blue Beans, in a new blown Bladder,
Rattle Bladder, rattle Bladder!
To which is added the Quaker's Address versify'd ; and King Wam-
pum, or Harm Watch, Harm Catch.
'Tie safe and common, in a Friend's disguise,
To mask Hypucrisy, Deceit, and Lies;
As safe and common as the thing might be
The Poet thought it was rank Villany.
Printed and sold at the Blue-Nose near Brazen-Nose College, German-
town, pp. 12.
14. The Paxtoniade— A Poem,
By Christopher Gymnast, Esq.
With the Prolegomena and Exercitations of Scriblemus.
Second Edition.
Printed word for word from the first Grand Editio.
Philadelphia: Printed and sold by John Morris, opposite the Three
Reapers, in Third Street, pp. 16.
CHAPTER XIII.
The War for Independence — Resolves of Hanover — Resolves of Middle-
town — The Liberty Association of Londonderry — The Pennsylvania
Articles of Association— Capt. Matthew Smith's Company of Paxuing.
The discussions which ensued upon the Paxtang
boys' affair may truly be said to have sown the seeds
of the Revolution ; and in a letter of Governor John
Penn to his brother in England, written at this time,
he thus alludes to the inhabitants of Paxtang : " Their
next move will be to subvert the government and
establish one of their own."
No wonder, then, when the first mutterings of the
storm was heard, that the people of this entire sec-
tion were ripe for revolution. The love of liberty
was a leading trait of the people who settled this de-
lightful valley. The tyranny and oppression of Europe
drove them to seek an asylum among the primeval
forests of America. Persecution for conscience' sake
compelled alike the Scotch-Irish and the German of
the Palatinate to come hither and rear their altars
dedicated to God and freedom to man. With them
independence was as much their dream as the realiza-
tion. Their isolated position — placed on the fron-
tiers, unprotected by the Provincial authorities — early
instilled into their miuds those incentives to action,
that when the opportune moment arrived they were
in the van. Two years before the declaration by
Congress the people had assembled at their respective
places of rendezvous, and heralded forth their opin-
ions in plain and unmistakable language, while the
citizens of the large towns were fearful and hesi-
tating.
As early as the spring of 1774 meetings were held
in the different townships, the resolves of only two of
which are preserved to us. The earliest was that of
an assembly of the inhabitants of Hanover, Lancaster
Co., held on Saturday, June 4, 1774, Col. Timothy
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Green, chairman, to express their sentiments on the
present critical state of affairs, and it was unani-
mously resolved, —
"1st. That the recent action of the Parliament of
Great Britain is iniquitous and oppressive.
"2d. That it is the bounden duty of the people to
oppose every measure which tends to deprive them of
their just prerogatives.
" 3d. That in a closer union of the colonies lies the
safeguard of the liberties of the people.
" 4th. That in the event of Great Britain attempting
to force unjust laws upon us by the strength of arms,
our cause we leave to heaven and our rifles.
"5th. That a committee of nine be appointed, who
shall act for us and in our behalf as emergencies may
require."
The committee consisted of Col. Timothy Green,
James Caruthers, Josiah Espy, Robert Dixon, Thomas
Koppenheffer, William Clark, James Stewart, Joseph
Barnett, and John Rogers.
The foregoing declarations are worthy of perpetual
record. They struck the key-note of the proceedings
which eventuated in the separation of the colonies
from England. It is worthy of remark in this con-
nection that, while Philadelphia and the lower coun-
ties were hesitating and doubting, the Scotch-Irish
districts were firm yet dignified in their demands for
justice and in the denunciation of British tyranny and
wrong. These Hanover resolves preceded those of
the Mecklenburg Convention, showing that the lib-
erty-loving Scotch-Irish of Pennsylvania were the
head and front of the American rebellion of 1776.
So much for patriotic Hanover. Following in the
footsteps of these brave men, on Friday following,
June 10, 1774, a similar meeting was held at Middle-
town, Col. James Burd, chairman, at which these
stirring resolves were concurred in, and which served
as the text of those passed at the meeting at Lancaster
subsequently :
" 1st. That the acts of the Parliament of Great
Britain in divesting us of the right to give and grant
our money, and assuming such power to themselves,
are unconstitutional, unjust, and oppressive.
"2d. That it is an indispensable duty we owe to
ourselves and posterity to oppose with decency and
firmness every measure tending to deprive us of our
just rights and privileges.
" 3d. That a close uuion of the Colonies and their
faithful adhering to such measures as a general Con-
gress shall judge proper, are the most likely means to
procure redress of American grievances, and settle the
rights of the Colonies on a permanent basis.
"4th. That we will sincerely and heartily agree to
and abide by the measures which shall be adopted
by the members of the general Congress of the Colo-
nies.
" 5th. That a committee be appointed to confer with
similar committees relative to the present exigency of
affairs."
Not to be behind their Scotch-Irish neighbors, the
German inhabitants, located in the east of the county,
met at Frederickstown (now Hummelstown) on
Saturday, the 11th of June, at which Capt. Frederick
Hummel was chairman, resolving to stand by the
other townships in all their action.
Oppression, taxation without representation, and a
host of other political evils, kindled a feeling of ani-
mosity to the mother-country in the breasts of the
people of America.
In December, 1774, the general committee of Lan-
caster County was formed, consisting of delegates
from all the townships. At the first meeting the
present Dauphin County was represented by the fol-
lowing gentlemen :
Paxtang. — James Burd, Joseph Sherer, John Back-
enstose.
Hanover. — Timothy Green, William Brown, James
Cooper.
Berry.— Castle Byers, William Laird, Robert Mc-
Kee.
Upper Paxtang (above Kittochtiuny Mountain). —
William Patton.
Londonderry. — John Campbell.
In 1775 appeared from
Paxtang. — Joseph Sherer, William Brown, John
Harris.
Hanover. — John McCune, John Rodgers, William
Cathcart.
Londonderry. — William Hayes, Robert Clark, Jacob
Cook.
Upper Paxtang. — Adam Werts, James Murray,
Samuel Taylor.
This locality was ripe for revolution, and when the
stirring battle-drum aroused the new-born nation,
the inhabitants of Dauphin valiantly armed for the
strife.
Within forty-eight hours of the receipt of the news
of the battle of Lexington the able-bodied men of
this entire region were organized for the defense of
their liberties. The performance of military duty
was no new thing to men who had been cradled
amidst the clash of arms in the protection of the
frontiers made desolate so many years by the ruth-
less savages, — the merciless Delaware* and the per-
fidious Shawanese. The document we publish here-
with gives the names of the first company of the
associators we have yet seen. Almost the entire
company were residents of Londonderry township.
Its commanding officer, Capt. Jacob Cook, was prom-
inent in organizing the troops throughout the war, at
the same time being one of the Provincial magis-
trates, and as such continued by the convention of
July 15, 1776. First Lieut. William Hayes rose to be
a lieutenant-colonel in the Flying Camp in 1776-77.
doing gallant service in the Jerseys and at Brandy-
wine and Germantown. The McQueens, Robert and
David, were subsequently connected with the Flyinsr
Camp, and, if we mistake not, were at Fort Wash-
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
ington at its capture. Of the men who composed this
first Londonderry company, several served through
the war from Quebec to Yorktown, while others fell
martyrs to the cause of independence. The articles
of association to which the men all subscribed are
worthy of preservation :
" The Association of the Liberty Company in Lancaster County.
"In order to make ourselves perfect in the art of Military, &c, We,
the subscribers, have associated, and severally Agree, Promise, and Re-
solve as follows, viz.:
"1st. That Jacob Cook be the Captain, William Hay the first Lieu-
tenant, Robert M'Queen the second Lieutenant, and David M 'Queen the
Ensign of the Company in London Derry called the Liberty Company,
which said Officers, according to their respective stations, to have the
Command of said Company whilst under Arms, Mustering, or in actual
Service, and that the said Officers shall remain till altered by a Majority
of the Officers and two-thirds of the Company.
"2d. That none of the Subscribers or Company shall disobey the Or-
ders of either of the said Officers whilst under Arms or Mustering, or
in actual Service, under the Penalty of paying a sum not exceeding
Twenty Shillings for every disobedience, to be inflicted and judged of
by a Majority of the Officers.
"3d. That each Person of the Company shall (if not already done) as
soon as possible, provide himself with a good Gun or Musket, in good
order and repair, with a Cartouch-Box or Shot-Bag, and Powder-Horn,
a half a Pound of Powder aud two Pounds of Lead.
"4th. That each of the said Company shall attend weekly on Satur-
day, and on Buch other Times as the officers or a majority of them shall
appoint, in the Town of Lancaster, or in the county of Lancaster, at
such places as the said officers shall deem necessary, under the Penalty
of forfeiting and paying the aum of One Shilling, for every absence,
Sickness of the person or Busiuess out of the Town or Townships, to
excuse. This is to be judged of by a majority of the Officers; but in
case of absence at any Meeting, the Party so absenting to show Cause
to the Officers against the next succeeding Meeting, or the Fine to be
absolute; every Person is to appear at such Meeting with his Arms and
Ammunition as aforesaid uuder the Penalty of forfeiting the said Sum
of One Shilling, for every default, unless a Majority of the Officers shall
remit such Fine.
"5th. That no Person of the said Company shall appear drunk, or
curse or swear whilst under Arms Musteriug, or in actual service, under
the Penalty of paying Three Shillings for the first offence; Five Shil-
lings for the second offence, and for the third offence to be expelled the
Company, a Majority of the Officers are also to judge of these offences.
"6th. That should any of the Soldiers, by their conduct render them-
selves unworthy of being a Member of said Company, a Majority of the
Officers and Company may expel him; and in such case the Party ex-
pelled shall yet be obliged to pay off all arrearages of Fines.
"7th. All Fines to be paid or exacted in consequence of the Resolu-
tions or Regulations of this Company, are to be paid to the Captain for
the time being, or the Person appointed by him for that purpose, and
are to be laid out for use of the said Company.
"8th. That the said Company shall be increased to any number, not
exceeding One Hundred Men.
"9tb. That the said Company shall not be obliged to march out of this
Province, without the Direction of a Majority of the officers, with the
consent of a Majority of the Boldiers.
"10th. That in case it he thought expedient the Companies of this
County should form themselves into Battalions or Regiments, we do
hereby impower the Officers aforesaid, to join with the other officers of
the County, in choosing Field Officers to command such Battalion or
Regimeut.
"11th. That this Association to continue for the space of Eight Months
next following, unless the time be enlarged by a Majority of the sub-
scribers, or the Association dissolved by two-thirds of the Subscribers.
"12th. That this Company and every member thereof shall also com-
ply with any other Resolutions that shall be entered into by a majority
of the officers and a majority of the Company for the Regulation, Gov-
ernment or Support of this Company.
"13th. That a majority of the officers 6hall appoint the Sergeants,
Corporals, and Drum for the Company.
"14tb. That the officers are to be fined for offenceB equal with ye
privates.
"In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our Hands, the seven-
teenth day of May, 1775.
Allimen, John.
Bratton, John.
Bishop, Stophle.
Black, James.
Boyd, Samuel.
Bream, Peter.
Brown, James.
Buck, Robert.
Buck, Thomas.
Campble, John.
Campble, William.
Carnahau, Robert.
Chambers, Robert.
Cook, Jacob.
Creed, James.
Davis, John.
Dixon, John.
Donaldson, James.
Dougherty, Hugh.
Duncan, John.
Elliot, Archibald.
Falkner, Joseph.
Farmer, John.
Farmer, William.
Flack, James.
Foster, Andrew.
Foster, David.
Foster, James.
Fulton, Alexander.
Fureman, Daniel.
Grimm, Dewalt.
Hall, William.
Hamilton, Charles.
Hay, James.
Hay, John.
Hay, Matthew.
Hay, William.
Henry, Adam.
Hoover, John.
Hostater, John.
Hunter, Robert.
Hunter, William.
Johnson, John.
Johnson, William.
Kelley, James.
Kelley, Patrick.
Kelley, Thomas.
Keuady, John.
Keyner, Adam.
Lawser, Michael.
Logan, John.
Lynch, Patrick.
McCleary, Robert.
McCIintock, Alexander.
McClintock, Joseph.
McDougal, Duncan.
McQueen, David.
McQueen, Jonas.
McQueen, Robert.
Moore, William.
Moore, Edward.
Morrison, James.
Morrison, Alexander.
Noteniurr, James.
Null, Christopher.
Null, George.
Pooreman, Peter.
Rheas, Robert.
Roan, John.
Shank, Stophel.
Sheeley, Michael.
Shier, Jacob.
Stauffer, Christian.
Stauffer, Jacob.
Steel, Dennis.
Stevick, John.
Thompson, John.
Walker, Archibald.
Weir, John.
Wolf, Michael.
"A true Copy, Certified by Jacob Cook, Chairman of Committee, and
James Sullivan, Cllt."
The foregoing articles of association preceded any
other adopted in the colonies, and formed the basis of
the Articles of Association of Pennsylvania, read and
approved by the Council of Safety on the 12th of
August, 1775. They read as follows :
"We, the officers and soldiers, engaged in the present association for
the defence of American Liberty, being fully sensible that the Strength
and Security of any Body of Men, acting together, consists in just regu-
larity, due subordination, and exact obedience to command, without
which no individual can have that confidence in the support of those
about him, that is so necessary to give firmness aud resolution to the
whole, Do Voluntarily and Freely, after consideration of the following
articles, adopt the same as the RuleB by which we agree and resolve to
be Governed in all our Military concerns and operations until the same,
or auy of them, shall be changed or dissolved by the Assembly, or Pro-
vincial Convention, or in their recess by the Committee of Safety, or a
happy reconciliation shall bike place between Great Britain and the
Colonies:
1st. " If any Officer make use of any profane Oath or execration, when
on duty, he shall forfeit and pay for each and every such Offence, the sum
of Five Shillings. And if a Non-Commission'd Officer or Soldier be thus
guilty of Cursing or Swearing, he shall forfeit and pay, for each and
overy such offence, the Sum of One Shilling.
2d. "Any Officer or Soldier who shall refuse to obey the Lawful
orders of his Superior Officer, may be suspended from doing duty on
that day, and shall, upon being convicted thereof before a Regimental
Court Martial, make such concessions as said Court Martial shall direct.
3d. " Any Officer or Soldier who shall begin, excite, acuse, join in, or
promote any disturbance in the Battalion, Troop or Company, to which
in any other Battalion, Troop or Company, shall be cen-
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Bured according to the nature of the offence, by the judgment of a Regi-
mental Court Martial.
4th. " Any Officer or Soldier who shall strike his Superior Officer, or
draw or offer to draw, or shall lift up any Weapon, or offer any Vio-
lence against him, being in the execution of his office, shall, upon con-
viction before a Regimental Court Martial, be dismissed, and shall be
deemed to be thereby disgraced as unworthy the Company of Free-
men.
5th. "Any Commanding or other Officer who shall strike any person
when on duty, shall, upon conviction before a General Court Martial, be
in like manner dismissed and disgraced.
6th. "Any Officer, non-Commissioned Officer or Soldier, who shall
make use of insolent, provoking or indecent language while on duty,
shall suffer censure or fine as shall be inflicted by a Regimental Court
Martial, according to the nature of the offence.
7th. "If any Officer or Soldier should think himself injured by his
Colonel, or the Commanding Officer of the Battalion, and shall upon
due application made to him, be refused redress, he may complain to the
General of the Pennsylvania Associators, or to the Colonel of any other
Battalion, who is to summon a General Court Martial, and see that jus-
tice be done.
8th. "If any inferior Officer or Soldier shall think himself injured by
his Captain, or other Superior Officer in the Battalion, Troop or Com-
pany to which he belongs, he may complain to the Commanding Officer
of the Regiment, who is to summon a Regimental Court Martial, for
the doing Justice according to the Nature of the case.
9th. "No Officer, Non-Commissioned Officer or Soldier shall fail of re-
pairing with their arms, ammunition and accoutrements upon any reg-
ular alarm, or at the time fixed, to the place of parade or other rendez-
vous appointed by the Commanding Officer, if not prevented by Sickness
or some other evident necessity, or shall go from the place of parade
without leave from the Commanding Officer before lie shall be regularly
dismissed, on penalty of being fined or censured according to the nature
of the offence, by the sentence of a Regimental Court Martial. But no
Officer or Soldier shall be obliged to attend to learn the Military Exer-
10th. "Any Officer or Soldier found Drunk when under Arms, shall
be suspended from doing duty iu the Battalion, Company or Troop on
that day, and be fined or censured, at the discretion of a Regimental
Court Martial.
11th. "Whatever Sentinel shall be found sleeping upon his post, or
shall leave it before he is regularly relieved, shall suffer such penalty or
disgrace as shall be ordered by a Uegimeutal Court Martial.
12th. "Whatever Commissioned Officer shall be convicted before a
General Court Martial, of behaving in a scandalous or infamous manner
unbecoming the Character of an Officer and a Gentleman, shall be dis-
missed from the association with disgrace.
13th. " Every non-Commissioned Officer or Solilier who shall be con-
victed at a Regimental Court Martial of having sold, carelessly lost,
wilfully spoiled or wasted, or having offered for sale any ammunition,
arms or accoutrements belonging to this Province, shall be dismissed
such Battalion, Troop or Company, as an unworthy member and be
prosecuted as the law directs.
14th. "All disorders and neglects which Officers and Soldiers may be
guilty of, to the prejudice of the good order and Military discipline of
the Association of this Colony, are to be taken cognizance of by a Gen-
eral or Regimental Court Martial, according to the nature and degree
of the Offence, and be censured at their discretion.
15th. " That on the first Meeting of every Battalion, after subscribing
these articles of association, and from thence forward on the first meet-
ing of every Battalion after the third Monday iu September annually,
there be chosen two Persons, such as are entitled to Vote for Members
of Assembly, out of each Company in the respective Battalions, by
the non-Commissioned officers and privates, whose duty and office
shall be for the year following, to set and join with the officers in
Court Martial, which persons so chosen shall be styled Court Martial
Men.
16th. " Every General Court Martial shall consist of thirteen Mem-
bers, Six of whom shall be Commission'd Officers under the Rank of a
Field Officer and Six Court Martial Men, who shall be drawn by lott
out of the whole number, and these twelve are to choose a president,
who shall be a field Officer and have a Casting Voice.
17th. "Every Regimental Court Martial shall be composed of Seven
Members, three Officers, three Court Martial Men and a President, who
is to be a Captain, and to be chosen by the Six, and also to have a Cast-
ing Voice.
18th. " In all Courts Martial not less than two-thirds of the members
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must agree in every sentence for inflicting penalties, or for disgracing
any Associator, otherwise he shall be acquitted,
19th. "The President of each and every Court Martial, whether Regi-
mental or General, shall require all witnesses in order to trial of offend-
ers to declare on their Honor, that what they give in as evidence in the
truth, and the Members of all Courts Martial shall make a declaration
to the President, and the President to the next rank, upon their Honor,
that they will give Judgment with impartiality.
20th. " All non-Commission'd Officers, Drummers, Fifere, or others,
that shall be employed and receive pay in any of the Battalions, Com-
panies or Troops, shall subscribe these rules and Regulations, and be
subject to such tines, to be deducted from their pay, and to such penalty
as a Regimental Court Martial shall think proper, upon being convicted
of having transgressed any of these regulations.
21st. "All Associators called as Witnesses in any case before a Court
Martial, who shall refuse to attend and give evidence, shall be censured
or fined, at the discretion of the Court Martial.
22nd. " No Officer or Soldier being charged with transgressing these
Rules, shall be suffered to do duty in the Regiment, Company or Troop
to which he belongs, until he has had his Trial by a Court Martial ; and
every person so charged, shall be tried as soon as a Court Martial can
be conveniently assembled.
23d. "The Officers and soldiers of every Company of Artillery, or
other Company, Troop or Party, that is or shall be annexed to any
Battallion, shall be subject to the com maud of the Colonel or Com-
manding Officer of said Battalion, and the Officers shall sit as members
of Courts Martial in the same manner as the officers of any other
Company.
24th. " No Penalty shall be inflicted at the discretion of a Court Mar-
tial, other than degrading, cashiering or fining, the fines for the Officers
uot to exceed three pounds, and the fine for a Non-Commissioned Officer
or Soldier, not to exceed twelve Shillings for one fault.
25th. "The Field Officers of each and every Battalion shall appoint a
Person to receive such fines as may arise within the same, for breach of
any of these articles, and shall direct those fines to be carefully and
properly applied to the relief of the Sick, wounded, or necessitous Sol-
diers belonging to that Battalion, aud such person shall account with
the Field Officers for all fines received, and the application thereof.
26th. "The General or Commander-in-Chief of this Association, for
the time being, shall have full power of pardoning or mitigating any
censures or penalties ordered to be inflicted for the breach of any of
these articles by any General Court Martial ; and every offender con-
victed as aforesaid, by any Regimental Court Martial, may be pardoned,
or have his penalties mitigated by the Colonel or Commanding Officer of
the Battalion, excepting only where such censures or penalties are
directed as satisfaction for injuries received by one Officer or Soldier
from another.
27th. "Any Officer, Non-Commissioned Officer, or other person, who
having subscribed these articles, shall refuse to make such concessions,
pay such fines, or in other matter refuse to comply with the judgment
of any Court Martial, shall be dismissed the service, and held up to the
publick as unfriendly to the liberties of America.
28th. "Upon the determination of any point by a Regimental Court
Martial, if the Officer or Soldier concerned on either side, thinks him-
self still aggrieved, he may appeal to a General Court Martial ; hut, if
upon second hearing, the appeal appears groundless aud vexatious, the
person so appealing shall be censured, at the discretion of the Genual
Court Martial.
'29th. " Upon the death, resignation, promotion, or other removal of
an Officer from any Battalion, Troop, or Company (except field Officers),
or any Court Martial Men, such vacancy is to be filled by the Person or
persons such Troop or Company shall elect.
30th. " No Officer or soldier shall be tried a second time for the same
Offence, except in case of appeal.
31st. "All Officers and Soldiers of every Battalion, Troop, Company,
or party of Associators, who shall be called by the Assembly, or Com-
mittee of Safety in recess of Assembly, into actual service, and be on
pay, shall, when acting by themselves, or in conjunction with the Con-
tinental Forces, be subject to all the rules and articles made by the
Honourable Congress for the Government of the Continental Troops.
32d. "No Commissioued, non-commissioned Officer or private, shall
withdraw himself from the company to which he belongs, without a
discharge from the Commanding Officer of the Battalion, nor shall such
person be received into any other company without such discharge.
" In Testimony of our approbation aud consent to be governed by the
above regulations, which have been deliberately read to, or carefully
perused by us, we have hereunto set our bands."
HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY
Congress, by a resolution of 14th June, 1775, pro-
vided for raising six companies of expert riflemen in
Pennsylvania, two in Maryland, and two in Virginia,
which, as soon as completed, were to join the army
near Boston. By a resolution dated June 22d, the
" Colony of Pennsylvania" was directed to raise two
more companies, which, with the six, were to be
formed into a battalion, and be commanded by such
officers as the Assembly or convention should recom-
mend. This resolution having been communicated to
the Assembly, it resolved, June 24th, " that the mem-
bers of Congress deputed by this Assembly be a com-
mittee to consider of and recommend proper officers
of the said battalion."
The form of enlistment was: " I have this day vol-
untarily enlisted myself as a soldier in the American
Continental Army for one year, unless sooner discharged,
and do bind myself to conform in all instances to such
•rules and regulations as are or shall be established for
the government of the said army." Each company was
to consist of one captain, three lieutenants, four ser-
geants, four corporals, a drummer or trumpeter, and
sixty-eight privates. The pay of the officers and pri-
vates was as follows : Captain, twenty dollars per
month ; a lieutenant, thirteen and one-third dollars;
sergeant, eight dollars; a corporal, seven and one-
third; a drummer or trumpeter, the same; privates,
six and two-thirds, to find their own arms and clothes.
One of the first companies raised in the colonies
wasthatof Capt. Matthew Smith, of Paxtang. Within
ten days after the receipt of the news of the battle of
Lexington this company was armed and equipped for
service, and when the orders of Congress came it was
ready. At the same time a company had been raised
in and around the town of Lancaster, which informa-
tion reaching the Congress, both were accepted into
the Continental service. The patriotism of Pennsyl-
vania was evinced in the haste with which the com-
panies of the First Pennsylvania (Thompson's) Bat-
talion were filled to overflowing, and the promptitude
with which they took up their march for Boston. The
Philadelphia Evening Post of Aug. 17, 1775, publishes
a New York item: "That between the 28th of July
and 2d instant the riflemen under the command of
Capts. Smith, Lowden, Doudel, Chambers, Nagel,
Miller, and Hendricks passed through New Windsor
(a few miles north of West Point), in the New York
government, on the way to Boston." From a letter
dated at Hartford the latter part of July it is stated :
" Yesterday came to town a number of Paxtang boys,
dressed and painted in the Indian fashion, being part
of a body of two hundred volunteers who are on their
way to Gen. Washington's army at Cambridge. Sev-
eral of them we hear are young gentlemen of fortune."
Capt. Smith's company was the first to arrive at Boston,
coining south of the Hudson River. It 'was subse-
quently ordered to join Gen. Arnold in his unfortunate
campaign against Quebec, and the most reliable ac-
count of that expedition was wrjtten by a member of
this very Paxtang company, John Joseph Henry,
afterwards president judge of Lancaster and Dauphin
Counties. They were enlisted for one year. The fol-
lowing facts are chiefly from contemporary records.
Capt. Chambers, who commanded a Cumberland Val-
ley company in Col. Thompson's battalion, writes
under date of 13th of August:
"We arrived in camp on the 7th ultimo, about
twelve o'clock. We were not here above an hour
until we went to view the lines where the English
camp is all in plain sight. We crossed the lines, and
went beyond the outposts to a small hill, within
musket-shot of a man-of-war and a floating battery,
and not farther from the works at the foot of Bunker
Hill, where we could see them very plainly. While
I was standing there some of our riflemen slipped
down the hill about a gun-shot to the left of us and
began firing. The regulars returned it without hurt-
ing our men. We thought we saw one of the red-
coats fall. Since the riflemen came here, by the latest
accounts from Boston, there have been forty-two killed
and thirty-eight prisoners taken at the light-house,
twelve of the latter Tories. Amongst the killed are
four captains, one of them a son of a lord, and worth
forty thousand pounds a year, whose name I cannot
recollect. The riflemen go where they please, and
keep the regulars in continual hot water.
" They are every day firing cannon at our people,
but have not yet killed a man. We expect six wagons
loaded with powder here in two or three days, and
when they arrive our twenty-four pounders will begin
to play on their ships and the lines on Bunker Hill.
It is difficult for our men to get within shot of them,
as they have floating batteries that flank the end of
Winter Hill and men-of-war on the other side, though
our boys think they killed several of them. About
an hour ago I saw a small cannonading between two
of the enemy's boats and one of our batteries to the
north of Boston. We can see all the town distinctly
from our fort on Prospect Hill, and it is a very pretty
place. Two deserters came to us last night."
Thacher, in his military journal of the Revolution,
under date of August, 1775, describes this battalion :
" They are remarkably stout and hardy men ; many
of them exceeding six feet in height. They are
dressed in white frocks or rifle shirts and round hats.
These men are remarkable for the accuracy of their
aim, striking a mark with great certainty at two hun-
dred yards distance. At a review a company of them
while on a quick advance, fired their balls into objects
of seven inches diameter, at the distance of two hun-
dred and fifty yards. They are now stationed in our
lines, and their shot have frequently proved fatal to
British officers and soldiers who expose themselves to
view, even at more than double the distance of com-
mon musket shot."
This battalion formed the picket guard of the two
thousand Provincials who, on the evening of the 26th
of August, took possession of and threw up intrench-
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83
nients on " Ploughed Hill," and on the morning of the
27th met with its first loss, — private Simpson, of Capt.
Smith's company, who was wounded in the leg and |
died therefrom. " Poor Simpson," wrote Lieut. -Col.
Hand, " had one of his legs shattered by a cannon
ball. The director-general took it off, but the poor
lad was buried this evening."
On the 5th of September, Capt. Matthew Smith's
and Capt. William Hendricks' companies were or-
dered to parade upon the common in Cambridge, and
join the detachment " to go upon command with Col.
Arnold." For a full and interesting account of the
hardships and sufferings of these two companies, see
Judge John Joseph Henry's narrative (Lancaster,
1812). These companies led the advance under Cap-
tain (afterward Col.) Daniel Morgan, through the wil-
derness of Maine. At Fort Western, on the Kenne-
bec, says Henry, it was decided to dispatch an officer
and seven men in advance, for the purpose of ascer-
taining and marking the paths which were used by
the Indians towards the heads of the river, and ascer-
tain the course of the river Chaudiere. Arnold found
it necessary to select an officer of activity and cour-
age. The choice fell upon Lieut. Archibald Steele,
of Smith's company, who selected as his companions
Jesse Wheeler, George Merchant, and James Clifton,
of Morgan's company ; and Robert Cunningham,
Thomas Boyd, John Tidd, John McKonkey, and
John Joseph Henry, of Smith's company.
These companies participated in the attack on
Quebec, on the morning of the 31st of December at
Palace Gate, where, as the dispatch of the day reads,
" that excellent young officer, Capt. William Hen-
dricks, of Pennsylvania, fell, and the rest of the com-
mand, after desperate fighting, were forced to sur-
render. The survivors were paroled on the 7th of
August, 1776, and after being exchanged for the most
part, re-entered the service, following the fortunes of
the Pennsylvania Line with Gen. Wayne, down into
Georgia, resisting the fearful night attack made upon
Wayne's camp, near Sharon, Ga., on the 24th of May,
1782; entering Savannah in triumph with him on
the 11th of July ; Charleston on the 14th of Decem-
ber, 1782, and only returning in the month of July,
1783, when the last of the Pennsylvania troops em-
barked at James Island, S. C, on board of transports
for Philadelphia.
Roll of Capt. Matthew Smith's Company.
[Capt. Smith was allowed a bounty of one dollar
each for eighty men enlisted. Henry states that sixty-
five of their number reached the Plains of Abraham
in November. Of the whole company, nearly cap-
tured on the 1st of January, scarcely thirty, he states,
remained in prison. They arrived at New York,
Sept. 11, 1776, and were exchanged, in 1778, for the
St. John's prisoners, captured by Gen. Montgomery.]
Captain.
Smith, Matthew, Paxtang.
First Lieutenant.
Steele, Archibald,* Donegal. Steele was in command
of Smith's company on the night of December 31st,
and lost three fingers. He returned from captivity
Oct. 10, 1776.
Second Lieutenant.
Simpson, Michael, Paxtang, promoted captain First
Penn'a.
Third Lieutenant.
Cross, William, Hanover ; promoted first lieutenant
in Col. Moylan's cavalry, and June 3, 1777, captain
in Fourth Penn'a.
Sergeants.
Dixon, Robert, West Hanover ; killed in front of
Quebec, Nov. 17, 1775.
Boyd, Thomas,* Derry, subsequently captain-lieu-
tenant First Penn'a.
Cunningham, Robert,* Londonderry, died at Lancas-
ter, about 1790, of disease contracted in service.
Snodgrass, Joseph.*
Weaver, Martin, Upper Paxtang, was a justice of the
peace ; died Aug. 29, 1803.
Corporal.
Harrigan, Henry.*
Drummer.
Shaffer, John,* residing in Lancaster in 1809.
Privates.
Anderson, John*
Angles, James, killed at Quebec.
Ayres, John, Upper Paxtang, returned from Boston,
and not on the expedition.
Bell, John, died in Dauphin County, 1823.
Binnagle, Curtis, Londonderry.
Black, James, Hanover, residing in Dauphin County,
1825.
Black, John, Upper Paxtang.
Bollinger, Emanuel,* Paxtang.
Boyd, Hugh*
Brandon, James, left sick at Cambridge.
Campbell, Patrick.*
Carbach, Peter,* Paxtang, wounded ; after his return,
enlisted in Capt. J. P. Schott's company.
Carbach, Samuel.*
Cavenaugh, Edward* residing in Cumberland County,
1835, aged 81.
Chancellor, Robert, left sick at Cambridge.
Connor, Timothy* Bethel.
Crain, Daniel*
Dixon, John.
Dixon, Richard, of Dixon's Ford.
Dougherty, James,* Londonderry, subsequently en-
listed in Twelfth Penn'a.
Elliott, Alexander, killed at Quebec.
Feely, Timothy, Dixon's Ford.
Fitzpatrick, Michael*
Fraley, Francis, left sick at Cambridge.
Griffith, John, Harris' Ferry, left sick at Cambridge.
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HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Gunn, Thomas.
Harris, John, son of John, Founder of Harrisburg,
killed at Quebec. Henry, John Joseph, volunteer.
Biggins, Joseph*
Hoffman, Daniel, left sick at Cambridge.
Kennedy, John, Hanover.
Lebant, Anthony.*
McAnnaly, Henry, Londonderry.
MeCarter (McArthur), Alexander.
MeGinnis, Owen.
McGranagan, Charles, Londonderry.
McKonkey, John, Hanover.
McMiillan, Daniel, left sick at Cambridge.
Marshall, Lawrence, Hanover.
Meyers, Conrad.*
Mellen, Atchison, Paxtang.
Miller, Henry, killed at Quebec.
Miller, John,* wounded at Quebec.
Moore, Robert, left sick in Canada ; returned in June,
1776.
Mortworth, Ingrahart, killed at Quebec.
Nelson, Alexander, Derry, killed Jan. 1, 1776.
Newhard, Philip.*
Nogel, Nicholas.*
Old, James, Derry. «
Pugh, Thomas.
Purree, John, left sick at Cambridge.
Randolph, William.
Eeynolds, William, October 24, sent back from Wil-
derness sick.
Richmond, Robert*
Eowland, Thomas.
Ryan, John, Derry.
Sheaf, Michael.*
Silbourne, Thomas,* wounded at Quebec.
Simpson, William, Paxtang, wounded Aug. 27, 1775,
in front of Boston, and died a few days after. He
was a brother of Lieutenant (afterwards General)
Michael Simpson, and of John Simpson, many years
recorder of Northumberland County.
Smith, Samuel, died in Dauphin County, 1785.
Sparrow, William, Derry.
Stewart, James, re-enlisted and discharged at Trenton,
1781.
Taylor, John M., living in 1809.
Taylor, Henry* returned Nov. 10, 1776.
Teeder, Michael, Hanover.
Tqdd, John, Hanover.
Thompson, Robert, subsequently in quartermaster's
department, and taken prisoner in the naval ser-
vice; died in Dauphin County in 1823.
Walker, Thomas*
Wann, Michael, re-enlisted First Penn'a, February,
1777.
Warner, James, died in the Wilderness, near Chau-
diete.
Weirick, Valentine,* residing in Dauphin County,
1813.
Wheeler, .
Wilson, James, residing in Lancaster County in 1812.
Young, John Henry, enlisted in Hazen's regiment ;
residing in Dauphin County, 1813.
CHAPTER XIV.
The War for Independence (continued) — Capt. John Brisban's Company
— Capt. John Murray's Company — Capt. John Marshall's Company —
Col. James Burd's Battalion, with RoIIb of Captains Cowden's, Sherer's,
Murray's, Bell's, Manning's, Fridley's, Reed's, and Deibier's Companies.
In the Second Pennsylvania Battalion, Col. Ar-
thur St. Clair, recruited in January, 1776, was Capt.
John Brisban's company, the roll of which is here
given :
Roll of Capt. Brisban's Company.
Captain.
Brisban, John, commissioned Jan. 5, 1776 ; furloughed
by Gen. Gates from Nov. 25, 1776 ; captain in Third
Penn'a ; died March 13, 1822, aged ninety-one ;
buried in Paxtang graveyard, near Harrisburg,
Penn'a.
First Lieutenant.
Gross, John, commissioned Jan. 5, 1776.
Second Lieutenants.
Seitz, Charles, commissioned Jan. 5, 1776.
Chambers, William, commissioned Jan. 5, 1776 ; re-
signed July 5, 1776.
Ensigns.
Evans, John, commissioned Jan. 5, 1776; died June
20, 1776.
Ross, George, commissioned July 4, 1776 ; promoted
lieutenant of marines.
Sergeants.
Gowmie, Joseph.
Hagan, James.
Bloom, Daniel, subsequently lieutenant in Capt.
Bloom's company, at Red Bank, in 1777, etc. ; died
May 29, 1819, in Bedford County.
Biggs, Joseph.
Bartholomew, Benjamin.
Corporals.
Bradley, William, of Dauphin County ; died at Ticon-
deroga, on the march to Canada.
Carman, William.
Evans, Evan.
Peacock, William.
Whitman, Ulrich.
Drummer.
Joseph Hall.
Fifer.
Charles Haney.
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Privates.
Adams, Joseph.
Allen, Thomas.
Armor, James.
Baird, Edward.
Bayard, Jacob.
Bayley, Robert.
Blair, Samuel.
Boyd, John.
Bradford, William.
Byers, Jacob.
Campbell, George.
Corsin, Benjamin.
Cormen, Samuel.
Craiger, John.
Crawford, John.
Cummings, Edward.
Curry, Morris.
Deamer, Frederick.
Douty, James.
Ebrem, James.
Edene, Moses.
Farlow, Isaac.
Ferguson, Charles.
Freet, Adam.
Fritz, Peter.
Graham, John.
Gwinn (Quinn), James.
Green, John.
Hamble, Thomas.
Hamilton, Charles. •
Hand, Dominick.
Haney, Charles.
Hammond, Christopher.
Henry, Abraham.
Hogan, John.
Holmes, John.
Hughes, Richard.
Hulet, William (lost an
eye in action).
Jones, Thomas.
McEnally, Patrick.
McCormick, James.
McDowell, Michael.
McGill, John.
McGugan, Alexander.
McGraw, .
McKenzie, Neal.
McLaughlin, Henry.
McMahan, Barnabas.
McMahan, Constans.
McNabb, William.
McPick, James.
Merede, James.
Miller, Conrad.
Montgomery, James.
Moore, Adam.
Odier, Dennis.
Ogan, John.
O'Neill, Henry.
Overholtzer, Samuel.
Oxford, John.
Pemperton, Christian.
Reed, Hugh.
Roadmaker, Michael.
Rodgers, Patrick.
Ross, James.
Shannon, Hugh.
Shortley, Ludwig.
Short, Richard.
Sloan, John.
Sloan, Lawrence.
Stewart, James.
Steward, Robert.
Sutton, Hugh.
Thomas, Nicholas.
Weaver, Anthony.
Wier, Daniel.
Wilhelm, Adam.
In the Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion, Col. Samuel
Miles, the following company, raised in Upper Pax-
tang, served during the year 1776 :
Roll of C'apt. John Murray's Company.
Captain.
Murray, John, from Paxtang township, now Dauphin
County ; commissioned March 7, 1770 ; promoted
major State regiment, March 18, 1777.
First Lieutenant.
Stoner, John, commissioned March 15, 1776 ; pro-
moted captain Tenth Penn'a.
Second Lieutenant.
Hamilton, James, commissioned March 16, 1776.
Third Lieutenant.
Taylor, Charles, commissioned March 19, 1776 ; killed
at Long Island, Aug. 27, 1776.
Sergeant-Major.
Washington, William.
Sergeants.
Kennedy, James, died Sept. 29, 1776.
Lusk, Patrick, wounded in right wrist at Princeton,
Jan. 3, 1777.
Parks, John.
McComb, Thomas.
Drummer.
Maclain, John.
McKillip, Archibald.
Anderson, Thomas.
Barnet, Richard.
Baily, Thomas.
Baker, John.
Beggs, James.
Boal, Henry.
Boyd, John.
Brown, Samuel.
Cannon, James.
Carney, James.
Chambers, David.
Clindining, James.
Fifer.
Privates.
since the battle, Aug.
27, 1776.
McCracken, Arthur.
McGraw, John.
Mcllroy, James.
McLain, John.
McLister, James.
McMullin, Michael.
Menis, John.
Merifield, Hiram.
Messer, John.
Milicher, Michael.
Coleman, William, lost his Minsker, Ludwick, died
eye-sight by reason of Nov. 24, 1776.
hardships at the battle Montgomery, John.
of Long Island.
Coslit, James.
Crookshanks, William.
Donnely, Hugh.
Dudgeon, Thomas, miss-
ing since the battle,
Aug. 27, 1776.
Earls, William.
Eldridge, Thomas.
Finley, James.
Fulton, Samuel.
Gallaway, John, missing
since the battle, Aug.
27, 1776.
Gibbons, Patrick.
Gilmore, John.
Graham, Daniel.
Graham, George.
Johnston, William.
Jury, Abraham.
Kennedy, William.
Laferty, Daniel.
Lindsay, Mungo, pro-
moted corporal in Capt. Shanks, William.
Moore's company, Pa. Smith, John.
State regiment.
Lister, Robert.
McCann, James.
McCay, Daniel, missing
Moore, John.
O'Neill, Charles.
Overhalser, Christian.
Peal, Henry.
Plunkit, Thomas, missing
since the battle, Aug.
27, 1776.
Porter, George.
Pursel, John.
Quigle, Philip.
Reist, Frederick, enlisted
April, 1776 ; resided in
Halifax in 1814.
Rice, Peter.
Richards, Patrick.
Richey, Robert, enlisted
in April, 1776 ; resided
in Buffalo township,
Cumberland Co., in
1814.
Ridle, William.
Robinson, John.
Scouten, Theodorus.
Smith, Matthias.
Smith, Thomas, "has can-
non fever."
Solter, John.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Spangle, Zachariah.
Steaver, Daniel.
Thompson, John.
Tonner, William.
Trith, James.
Vartz, John.
Veasey, John.
Walker, John.
Welch, John.
Weidel, George.
Weir, John.
Wiggons, John.
Wiseman, Adam.
In the same battalion (Col. Samuel Miles') was
another Dauphin County company, raised in the
Hanovers. Capt. John Marshall, who commanded
this company, was a native of Ireland, but came to
America and settled in Hanover township about
1770. He was an early associator, and in March,
1776, was commissioned captain of the company
raised by him. At the battle of Long Island, Aug.
27, 1776, the company, like the battalions, was badly
broken up. Owing to injuries received in that con-
flict, Capt. Marshall resigned in February following.
After the close of the Revolution he removed, with
many of his Hanover neighbors, to Washington
County, Pa., where he died. He was on the Pennsyl-
vania pension-list as late as 1820.
Roll of Capt. John Marshall's Company.
Captain.
Marshall, John, appointed March 7, 1776.
First Lieutenant.
Clark, John, appointed March 15, 1776; promoted
captain Feb. 20, 1777.
Second Lieutenant.
Gourley, Thomas, appointed March 16, 1776 ; pro-
moted first lieutenant in Ninth Penn'a, Dec. 6,
1776.
Third Lieutenant.
Hannah, Stephen, appointed March 19, 1776; pro-
moted second lieutenant, but declined service.
Sergeants.
McMichael, James, April 22, 1776; promoted lieu-
tenant in Pennsylvania State regiment.
Douglas, Timothy, March 17, 1776.
Speer, Edward, March 19, 1776.
Herron, John, April 8, 1776.
Criswell, James.
Drum and Fife.
Campbell, John, April 18, 1776.
Hammon, Abraham, April 7, 1776.
Price, William.
Privates.
Andrew, Robert, March 18, 1776 ; missing since the
battle, Aug. 27, 1776.
Beam, Tobias, March 18, 1776.
Beaver, John, April 24, 1776.
Bell, James, May 26, 1776.
Brinkley, John.
Buck, Henry, surgeon's mate.
Burk, James, April 12, 1776.
Campbell, John, missing since the battle, Aug. 27,
1776.
Carlton, Edward, missing since the battle, Aug. 27,
1776.
Carson, James, March 19, 1776.
Chambers, John, March 18, 1776.
Cotter, George, March 25, 1776.
Crane, Ambrose, March 25, 1776 ; promoted quarter-
master-sergeant July 15, 1776.
Criswell, James, March 18, 1776; promoted sergeant.
Crowley, David.
Delaney, John, April 18, 1776.
Donnelly, Peter, April 11, 1776.
Dougherty, Barnett, May 8, 1776.
Douglas, Thomas, March 18, 1776.
Douglass, Timothy.
Drew, Michael, April 7, 1776.
Duffey, James, April 3, 1776.
Duncan, Robert, March 25, 1776.
Gallagher, Hugh, March 18, 1776.
Guize, Philip, April 7, 1776.
Halfpenny, Patrick, April 11, 1776.
Hammon (Harmon), Abraham.
Haney, Samuel, March 18, 1776.
Harrison, Thomas, April 9, 1776.
Humphrey, Robert, March 20, 1776.
Jeffries, William, April 26, 1776.
Kelly, Matthew, April 22, 1776.
Kyle, James, March 21, 1776.
Lackey, Thomas, April 29, 1776.,
Lewis, Joseph, Jr., March 23, 1776.
Lewis, Joseph, Sr., April 8, 1776.
Lindsay, Archibald, March 25, 1776.
Linn, John, April 11, 1776.
Lyon, William.
Martin, Nathaniel, April 23, 1776.
McCay (McKay), John.
McCloughan (McClughan), James, April 9, 1776.
McClure, Samuel, April 2, 1776.
McClellan, Kerry, April 18, 1776.
McCobb, John, March 20, 1776.
McCollister, Charles, April 9, 1776.
McCollum, John.
McCormick, James, May 16, 1776.
McCollough, Joseph, March 18, 1776.
McEwen, John, April 15, 1776.
McFadden, Robert, April 1, 1776.
McGee, Patrick.
McGonagle, James, April 3, 1776.
McGouch, Hugh, April 15, 1776.
McKinney, John, March 25, 1776.
McNeal, William, April 9, 1776.
Miller, Moses, April 7, 1776.
Moony, Patrick, April 28, 1776.
Moarns, William, May 1, 1776.
Neal, James, March 24, 1776.
Neely, Joseph, April 19, 1776.
Nelson, John, March 22, 1775.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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Night (Naight), Thomas, April 16, 1776.
Parks, Isaac.
Ritchey, David, April 18, 1776.
Ritchey, Jauies, April 1, 1776.
Sleman, Rohert, March 19, 1776 ; missing since the
battle, Aug. 27, 1776.
Smith, Hugh.
Starret, Jonathan, April 8, 1776.
Steel, James, April 9, 1776.
Steen, James, April 28, 1776.
Taylor, John, March 24, 1776.
Walden, Patrick.
Wasson, James, April 5, 1776.
Whitmore, John, April 1, 1776.
Whitteker, Daniel, April 3, 1776.
Whitteker, Thomas, April 6, 1776.
Wilson, John, March 23, 1776.
Wilson, Thomas, April 10, 1776.
Court-Marliitl.
Bell, Thomas. Hilton, John.
Clerk.
Montgomery, Robert.
COL. JAMES BURD'S BATTALION.
In addition to the soldiers in the Pennsylvania bat-
talions raised in Dauphin County, the following as-
sociated battalions were formed. In March, 1776, the
Fourth Battalion of Lancaster County Associators,
Col. James Burd commanding, were in the field, and
from that period until after the battles in and around
Philadelphia they were almost constantly in service.
These rolls form the most complete battalion of min-
ute-men of the Revolution we have yet seen.
Capt. James Cowden's Company.
[The following roll contains one hundred and four-
teen names, officers and privates. During the cam-
paign of the year 1776 they were in active service;
quite a number were captured at Fort Washington,
and several lost their lives. Many of the younger
portion subsequently enlisted in the Pennsylvania
Line, remaining in the patriot army until its close. By
reference to the names of these departed heroes of a
century ago, it will be seen how many of their de-
scendants remain in our midst.]
A true return of Capt. James Cowden's company of the
Fourth Battalion of Lancaster County, commanded by
Col. James Burd, Esq., March 13, 1776.
Captain.
James Cowden.
First Lieutenant.
John Gilchrist.
Second Lieutenant.
William Cochran.
Ensign.
Thomas McArthur.
Sergeants.
Berryhill, Andrew. James, Derrick.
Swan, William. Cochran, Samuel.
Privates.
Allison, David.
Allison, William.
Askens, Thomas.
Barnett, John, Jr.
Barr, Samuel.
Barnett, Samuel.
Berryhill, Samuel.
Berryhill, Andrew, Jr.
Boggs, James.
Boggs, William.
Boyd, William.
Brann, John.
Brisben, William.
Byers, James.
Caldwelf, David.
Caldwell, James.
Caddow, George, Jr.
Caddow, Thomas.
Calhoun, Matthew.
Campbell, Colin.
Carson, John.
Carson, Richard.
Cavet, Andrew.
Chambers, James.
Cochran, Andrew.
Cochran, James.
Cook, James.
Crabb, William.
Cummens, John.
Davis, John.
Duncan, James, Jr.
Duncan, John.
Duncan, William.
Elder, John.
Farrier, Robert.
Finney, James.
Gamble, Andrew.
Gilchrist, John, Jr.
Gilchrist, Matthew.
Gilchrist, Robert.
Gilchrist, Thomas.
Glen, William.
Graham, Michael.
Hatfield, John.
Harbeson, Patrick.
Hogan, William.
Ingram, William.
Jamison, John.
Johnston, Joseph.
Jones, Benjamin.
Jones, William.
Linton, Thomas.
Lochary, William.
Marshall, Joseph.
McClanachan, William.
MeClure, William.
McConnel, Matthew.
McElhenny, John.
McGaw, William.
McMath, James.
McMullen, George.
McMullen, William.
McNamara, James.
McRoberts, William.
Miller, John.
Milligan, John.
Montgomery, William.
Neel, Robert.
Patterson, James.
Patterson, Peter.
Patterson, William.
Patton, David.
Peden, John.
Peterson, Thomas.
Potts, Robert.
Ranken, William.
Richardson, Andrew.
Richey, David.
Scott, John.
Shaw, Joseph.
Smith, Andrew.
Smith, George.
Smith, Peter.
Smith, Robert.
Spence, James.
Stephen, Andrew.
Stephen, Hugh.
Stephen, Zachary.
Stuart, Elijah.
Swan, Richard.
Taggart. James.
Thompson, Samuel.
Twoey, Hugh.
Wallace, Samuel.
Warnick, Robert..
Wylie, Robert.
Wiggins, James.
Wilson, Abraham.
Wilson, Alexander.
Wilson, James.
Wilson, John.
Wilson, Joseph.
Wilson, William.
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Capt. Joseph Sherer's Company.
[The captain of the company following was Joseph
Sherer, whose farm adjoined Col. Burd's, near High-
spire. The company was in active service during the
whole of the spring and summer campaign of 1776,
and a number of the men were wounded in a skirmish
with a party of British cavalry near Amboy, N. J.]
A true return of Capt. Joseph. Sherer's company of the
Fourth Battalion of Lancaster County, commanded
by Col. James Burd, Esq., March 25, 1776.
Captain.
Joseph Sherer.
First Lieutenant.
James Collier.
Second Lieutenant.
Samuel Rutherford.
Ensign.
Samuel Hutchinson.
Larue, Henry.
Sherer, Samuel.
Sergeants.
McClure, Richard.
McKinney, Henry.
Privates.
Alleman, John.
Bowl, Michael.
Bowman, John.
Brown, Benjamin.
Boyd, Samuel.
Brunson, Barefoot.
Brunson, William.
Brunson, Daniel.
Carson, George.
Chambers, Maxwell.
Chambers, Robert.
Coulter, John.
Dimsey, John.
Finney, John.
Fulton, William.
Gilmor, John.
Gray, George.
Gray, John.
Gray, Joseph.
Gray, Robert.
Harbison, Adam.
Hutchinson. Joseph.
Kerr. William.
Larue. George.
Mayes, Thomas.
Mahon, James.
Mahon, John.
McClure, Andrew.
McClure, Alexander.
McClure, Rowan.
McClure, William.
McCord, James.
McCoy, Charles.
McFadding, Samuel.
McKinny, James.
McKinney, John.
McKinney, Matthew.
McKillip, Hugh.
Means, Adam.
Means, James.
Means, John.
Morrison, Roger.
Murray, William.
Reed, Hugh.
Renuick, Thomas.
Roan, Stewart.
Rutherford, James.
Rutherford, John.
Sheets, Leonard.
Sherer, John.
Smith. Joseph.
Smith, William.
Sterrett, Robert.
Seel, John.
Stewart, John.
Stuart, William.
Thome, James.
Wilson, Sr., John.
Wilson, Jr., John.
Wilson, John.
Wolf, Michael.
Wylie, Samuel.
Capt. James Murray's Company.
[This company, with others, first went into service
in November or December, 1775, and were present at
the battles of Trenton and Princeton. We give the
roll as we find it, although a number of the names
are evidently misspelled. The members of the com-
pany nearly all resided in what was then Upper Pax-
tang township, or in the section of country from the
present town of Dauphin extending to Halifax. Be-
yond and around the latter locality was Capt. Reed's
company, the roll of which is given subsequently.
There is one name on the list, that of John Ayres,
who was a member of Capt. Matthew Smith's com-
pany of Paxtang, and was left with several others
sick at Boston when that brave body of men marched
to Quebec. The probabilities are that as they were
returning home, about the time of the arrival from
Philadelphia, he at least joined his friends and neigh-
bors and shared with them the hardships and endur-
ance of that brief winter campaign on the Delaware.]
A return of Capt. James Murray's company of Associ-
ators of the Fourth Battalion of Lancaster County,
commanded by James Burd, Esq., March 13, 1776.
Captain.
James Murray.
First Lieutenant.
Peter Sturgeon.
Second Lieutenant.
John Simpson.
Ensign.
John Ryen.
Privates.
Ayres, John.
Bell, George.
Bell, Isaac.
Bell, James.
Bell, John, Sr.
Bell, John, Jr.
Bell, William, Jr.
Bell, William.
Bell, William, Sr.
Boyce, John.
Boyce, William.
Brown, John.
Brown, Peter.
Christy, John.
Cochran, George.
Cochran, John, Sr.
Cochran, John, Jr.
Cochran, Samuel.
Colligan, Joseph.
Colligan, John.
Davis, David.
Dice, John.
Eyeman, Christopher.
Ey email, Jacob (1).
Eyeman, Jacob (2).
Gallacher, Thomas.
Gartner, George Adam.
Goudey, John.
Goudey, Robert.
Hilton, William.
Hoane, Anthony.
Johnston, Richard.
Lafferty, Patrick.
Lindsey, William.
Linord, James.
Lockart, Moses.
McCloskey, Henry.
McFadden, John.
McGill, Robert.
Mooney, Abraham.
Peacock, James.
Plouge, Samuel.
Richmond, John.
Smith, Robert.
Smith, William.
Sturgeon, Samuel.
GENERAL HISTORY.
89
Sturgeon, Thomas.
Thomas, John.
Thompson, Thomas.
Tinturf, Jacob.
Tinturf, Philip.
Vincent, William.
Yanelet, Michael.
Capt. William Bell's Company.
A just and true return of the associators of Capt. William
BelPs company of the Fourth. Battalion of Lancaster
County, commanded by Col. James Burd, 1776.
Captain.
William Bell.
First Lieutenant.
Andrew Stuart.
Second Lieutenant.
Conrad Jontz.
Ensign.
Samuel Simpson.
Privates.
Albright, George.
Bell, Andrew.
Bell, Arthur.
Berryhill, Alexander.
Boggs, James.
Burk, James.
Carson, William.
Chambers, David.
Clark, Robert.
Cline, John.
Cogley, Robert.
Cowder, William.
Davis, Stephen.
Dickey, John.
Dickey, William.
Diffenbaugh, George.
Dunlap, John.
Elder, John.
Elder, John, Jr.
Elder, Robert.
Elder, Robert, Jr.
Elder, Joshua.
Erwin, Alexander.
Forster, John.
Garber, John.
Gillespie, John.
Gillespie, William.
Glover, William.
Golaher, John.
Harris, John.
Heany, Patrick.
Johnston, James.
Laikey, John.
McLaughlin, James.
McFadden, Alexander.
Martin, Samuel.
Matthews, John.
Miller, Thomas.
Miller, George.
Montgomery, David.
Montgomery, Hugh.
Montgomery, Hugh, Jr.
Monteith, James.
Moore, John.
Nase, Jacob.
Nicholson, Thomas.
Pinkerton, James.
Porter, Alexander.
Postlewait, John.
Reneger, George.
Richards, Aquila.
Robertson, James.
Scott, Patrick.
Simon, George.
Simpson, Joseph.
Simpson, Thomas.
Simpson, Nathaniel.
Simpson, Samuel.
Smyth, Samuel.
Smyth, Joseph.
Smyth, Stopnel.
Smider, Felty.
Spangler, Felty.
Stuart, Charles.
Sturgeon, Jeremiah.
Sturgeon, Jeremiah, Jr.
Wagoner, Adam.
Walker, James.
Walker, James, Jr.
Walker, William.
Wallace, James.
Whitehill, John.
Whitely, Michael.
Whitely, Michael, Jr.
Wiser, Jacob.
Capt. Richard Manning's Company.
[This company was raised in Upper Paxtang and
Hanover.]
A true return of Capt. Richard Manning's, of the Fourth
Battalion of Lancaster County, commanded by James
Burd, Esq., March 13, 1776.
Captain.
Richard Manning.
First. Lieutenant.
Thomas Forster.
Second Lieutenant.
Samuel Martin.
Ensign.
Elijah Burke.
Privates.
Armstrong, Robert.
Ayres, John.
Ayres, William.
Bonnel, John.
Cain, Charles.
Cain, Neal.
Clemens, Samuel.
Crague, Aaron.
Forster, James.
Forster, William.
Foulks, William.
Goudy, John.
Hulins, Thomas.
Troster,
Higgens, John.
Jones, Hugh.
Leech, William.
Martin, Alexander.
McCord, Robert.
McCreight, James.
McMullen, John.
McMullen, William.
Reynolds, Alexander.
Parkers, Moses.
Shields, Bernard.
Smith, John.
Stiver, Michael
Stephen.
Capt. Jacob Fridley's Company.
[This company was raised in the neighborhood of
Hummelstown, and served in the campaign of 1776,
and were present at Trenton and Princeton. The
minutes of this association are as follows :]
"May 25, 1776. This is to certify that we, the associators of Derry
township, in Lancaster county, province of Pennsylvania, in the Fourth
Battalion, commanded by James Burd, Colonel, do bind ourselves in all
the rules and regulations made by the honorable Congress for the mi-
litia of this CommonweAlth.
" Derry township, May 25, 1776. We, the undersigned, are willing to
serve in the Fourth Battalion, commanded by Col. .lames Burd, agree-
able to order of Congress, and agree to serve until the first day of No-
vember, 1776, in the land service of the country in favor of the flag of
liberty.
'Frederick Hum*
' Alexander Mon
'David Hummel,
'Philip Blessing,
' Philip Fishburn,
' Henrt Miller,
'Nicholas Zimmerman
Samuel Ramsey,
Peter Grove,
Matthias Hoover,
John McFarlane,
George Lauer,
Thomas Rowland."
A true return of Capt. Jacob Fridley's company of the
Fourth Battalion of Lancaster County, commanded by
Col. James Burd, Esq., May 27, 1776.
Captain.
Jacob Fridley.
First. Lieutenant.
John McFarland.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Second Lieutenant.
Matthias Hover.
Ensign.
Philip Blessing.
Boehler, Jacob.
Bell, Samuel.
Brouster, Charles.
Byer, John.
Chambers, Rowland.
Currey, James.
Derry, Jacob.
Dunbar, John.
Ernest, Stopel.
Fish born, Peter.
Fishborn, Philip.
Fridley, Bernard.
Fridley, Peter.
Harris, Jacob.
Hummel, Frederick.
Hummel, Valentine.
Keeker, Philip.
Privates.
Kisner, Jacob.
Krosklos, Better.
Laird, John.
Laird, William.
Lower, George.
Miller, Henry.
Montgomery, Alexander.
Rouse, Martin.
Rowland, Thomas.
Shad, Lodwk.
Spidel, Jacob.
Spode, Michael.
Spidel, Maxwell.
Suitle, Joney.
Wethhold, John.
Wilson, William.
Zimmer, Nicholas.
Capt. John Reed's Company.
[Capt. John Reed, the commander of the following
company during the Jersey campaign of 1776-77, was
the son of James Reed, who located near the mouth
of Powell's Creek probably as early as 1728. On maps
prior to 1800 the location is marked " Reed's." John
Reed had been a ranger on the frontiers during the
French and Indian wars, and when the war of the
Revolution came he was ready for the conflict. He
organized the company of associators which is here-
with given, and was in service until after the battles
in and around Philadelphia. Capt. Reed died in
1789. His son William was quite prominent in the
Upper End, and it was for him that Reed township
was named. On the roll are the names of many whose
descendants remain in this locality.]
A true return of Capt. John Reed's company of the
Fourth Battalion, Lancaster County, commanded by
Col. James Burd, Esq., March 13, 1776 :
Captain.
John Reed.
First Lieutenant.
James Clark.
Second Lieutenant.
George Clark.
Ensign.
Samuel Oram.
Sergeants.
John Gilmore. Alexander Taylor.
Henry Lick. William Johnston.
Ludwick Shellman.
William Kennedy.
Allison, Richard.
Armstrong, Andrew.
Armstrong, Robert.
Baker, Jeremiah.
Black, James, Sr.
Black, James, Jr.
Black, James.
Black, Thomas, Sr.
Brown, Joseph.
Buchanan, John.
Butler, John.
Carpenter, John.
Chambers, Elisha.
Clements, Brice.
Colhoon, Hugh.
Fairman, James.
George, Alexander.
George, Robert.
Goldenberry, John.
Holmes, George.
Jiltson, John.
Jones, Isaac.
Jones, Peter.
Keays, John.
Kennedy, Alexander.
Ketsner, Samuel.
Ketsner, John.
Kinter, Henry.
Corporals.
John Chambers.
John Black.
Privates.
Kinter, John.
Knees, John.
Little, Joseph.
McCall, James.
McClure, George.
McClure, Patrick.
Mcllheney, John.
McMullen, Samuel.
Metch, John.
McClure, John.
McGowan, John.
Mcllrath, Joseph.
Mellan, John.
Mills, Mathias.
Neal, William.
Oram, Thomas.
Powel, Malachi.
Packer, Aaron.
Simmons, George.
Swager, John.
Swager, Adam.
Striker, Jacob.
Swagerley, Peter.
Taylor, George.
Taylor, Samuel.
Waggoner, George.
Waggoner, Adam.
Walker, Robert.
Capt. Albright Deibler's Company.
[The company of Capt. Deibler was in active ser-
vice for nearly a year, returning home in January,
1777. A portion of the command was captured at the
battle of Long Island, and were not released from
captivity until the year 1778. During that and the
following year the company was commanded by Capt.
John Hoffman, and under him they were on the fron-
tiers, protecting the defenseless inhabitants from the
encroachments of the Indians and Tories who had
their headquarters in Southern New York, and
against whom Gen. Sullivan's army was successfully
sent in 1779. The little company from Upper Pax-
tang did valiant service, and all through the Revolu-
tion were a well-disciplined body of men.]
A true return of Capt. Albright Deibler's company of
Associators of the Fourth Battalion, commanded by
Col. James Burd, Esq., March 14, 1776.
Captain.
Albright Deibler.
First Lieutenant.
John Hoffman.
GENERAL HISTORY.
91
Second Lieutenant.
Martin Weaver.
Ensign.
Abraham Neighbour.
Privates.
Bretts, Lodwk.
Chesley, Christ.
Chesley, Jacob.
Chesley, John.
Cline, William, Sr.
Cline, William, Jr.
Clinger, Philip.
Conway, Francis.
Deibler, Matthias.
Deibler, Michael.
Fonderback, Henry.
Harman, Jacob.
Harman, Daniel.
Hoffman, John Nicholas.
Jury, Samuel.
Keadley (Keayler), Mi-
chael.
Keller, Jacob.
Kench, John.
Larue, Francis.
Lark, Stophel.
Meets, Bastian.
Meets, Jacob.
Meets, Peter.
Minich, George.
Motter, John.
Neevling, Jacob.
Normier, Henry.
Reigel, George.
Rouscoulp, Philip.
Salladay, Michael.
Shots, Jacob.
Smith, Peter.
Snider, Leonard.
Snokes, Christly.
Steever, Leonard.
Stonebreaker, Bast'n.
Work, Adam.
Wolf, Adam.
Wolf, Henry.
Yeager, Andrew.
Yeager, Matthew.
CHAPTER XV.
i
The War for Independence (continued) — Col. Timothy Green's Battal-
ion— Rolls of Captains Koppenheffer's, HcQuown's, Brown's, Rogers',
McCallen's, and Rutherford's Companies.
COL. TIMOTHY GREEX'S BATTALIOX.
Within the limits of the present county of Dau-
phin it has been stated that at least two thousand
patriots were mustered for the army of the Revolution,
serving their God and country faithfully, and shed-
ding the best blood of the country at all the sanguin-
ary conflicts from Quebec to Yorktown. Authori-
ties have been questioned, but it will be found that
the documents which we furnish will greatly augment
the number given of actual participants in the strug-
gle for independence. Among the first of the asso-
ciators to enroll themselves was the Hanover Rifle
Battalion of militia of Lancaster County associalors,
Col. Timothy Green commanding. The battalion was
formed in the fall of 1775, and a portion of the com-
panies went into active service during the ensuing
spring, while the balance followed in August, 1776.
Some never returned, having fallen in one of the
numerous skirmishes during the Jersey campaign,
while others, wounded in their country's cause,
dragged their maimed limbs down to the close of
their brave lives, deriving a pension-pittance from
the government they had established, yet sustained
by the reverence and respect of their fellow-citizens,
with the satisfaction of having done their duty faith-
fully.
Colonel.
Timothy Green.
Lieutenant- C 'olonel.
Peter Hedrick.
1st, John Rogers.
Majors.
2d, Abraham Latcha.
Standard- Bearer.
Richard Crawford.
Surgeon.
Dr. John Leidig.
Capt. Thomas Koppenheffer's Company.
[This company was raised in East Hanover, now
Lebanon County, and properly belongs to the history
of that section, but as it was an integral part of Col.
Green's battalion, we prefer giving it in this connec-
tion.]
A muster-roll of Capt. Thomas Koppenheffer's company
of militia of Col. Timothy Green's battalion of Lan-
caster County, on the march for the camp in the
Jerseys, mustered in Lancaster, Aug. 12, 1776.
Captain.
Thomas Koppenheffer.
First Lieutenant.
Peter Brightbill.
Second Lieutenant.
John Harckenrider.
John Fierabend.
Sergeants.
George Beasore.
Drummer.
John Dubbs.
Fifer.
William Hedrick.
Privates.
Albright, Martin.
Baker, Matthias.
Baumgartner, Adam.
Baumgartner, Baltzer.
Baumgartner, John.
Bomberger, George.
Brightbill, Peter.
Brown, Michael.
Bruner, Nicholas.
Clement, Jacob.
Felton, Jacob.
Frank, Christopher.
Frank, George.
Fox, John.
Fox, Christian.
Henig, Adam._
Henig, Frederick.
Huber, John.
Kidd, Alexander.
McBride, John.
Merk, Henry.
Maurer, Michael.
Miller, John.
Musser, Jacob.
Poop, Nicholas.
Poor, Nicholas.
Shell, Henry.
Snider, Nicholas.
Snider, William.
Stuckey, Christian.
Titler, Adam.
Weaver, Daniel.
Weaver, John.
Weantling, Adam.
Winder, Jacob.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Capt. Richard McQuown's Company.
[Capt. Richard McQuown, or McEwen, as the name
is at present spelled, who commanded the following
company, was a native of Hanover, the son of John
McQuown, who located in that township as early as
1735. Of Capt. McQuown's subsequent history to
the campaign in the Jerseys, where he seems to have
borne a distinguished part, we know but little. In
1777 the company was under the command of Capt.
Ambrose Crain, whose services during that year at
Brandywine and Germantown are certainly deserv-
ing of proper recognition at our hands. He was a
member of Old Hanover Church during the first
years of the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Snodgrass. He
went to the Valley of Virginia and died there. James
McCreight, who was second lieutenant, was prominent
in Hanover, and a magistrate for many years. He
died the 25th of August, 1807, aged sixty-six years.
David Ramsey, the next in rank, died on the 18th
of September, 1787, aged forty-two years, and with
his fellow-officers in the Revolution lies interred in
the old church graveyard in Hanover. Although the
descendants of many of the members of this band of
patriots have passed out from the homes of their an-
cestors, a few, as will be noticed by reference to the
names, are properly represented in the county, and, it
is to be hoped, all worthy children of honored sires.]
A muster-roll of Capt. Richard McQuown' s company of
militia of Col. Timothy Green's battalion of Lancaster
County, destined for the camp in the Jerseys, Any. 31,
1776.
Captain.
Richard McQuown.
First Lieutenant.
Ambrose Crain.
Second Lieutenant.
James McCreight.
Third Lieutenant.
David Ramsey.
James Thompson.
James Norris.
Edward Taite.
Simon Tovie.
Brandon, William.
Brown, Samuel.
Brown, William (1)
Brown, William (2)
Campbell, John.
Crosier, Matthew.
Cunningham, John.
Espy, George.
Espy, Josiah.
Seryeants.
William Clark.
Corporals.
Alexander Martin.
Privates.
Espy, Samuel.
Fleck, James.
Fox, Peter.
Frederick, Thomas.
Graeff, Jacob (1).
Graeff, Jacob (2).
Graham, Henry.
Greenlee, Robert.
Harper, John.
Hedrick, John.
Hill, Robert.
Hill, William.
Killinger, Andrew.
Long, James.
McBride, John.
McCully, Robert.
McFarland, William.
McQuown, John.
Mark, Adam.
Mealy, Patrick.
Philippy, Michael.
Poe, Robert.
Porterfleld, James.
Rammage, John.
Strain, John.
Strain, Robert.
Strain, William.
Todd, John.
Torrence, John.
Tully, John.
Ward, John.
Watt, Hugh.
Capt. William Brown's Company.
A muster-roll of Capt. William Brown's company of mi-
litia of Col. Timothy Green's battalion of Lancaster
County, destined for the camp in the Jerseys, Aug.
31, 1776.
Captain.
William Brown.
First Lieutenant.
James Wilson.
Second Lieutenant.
Henry McCormick.
Third Lieutenant.
Andrew Rogers.
Sergeants.
William Barnet. James Wilson.
■John Hutchison. James Stuart.
Corporals.
David Porter.
Charles Barr.
Alex. Gaston.
Calhoun, David.
Carter, John.
Cathcart, John.
Cooper, John.
Crain, William.
Freckelton, Robert.
Hill, Robert.
Hutchinson, Joseph.
Jamison, John.
Johnston, James (1).
Johnston, James (2).
Kennin, Hugh.
McNair, Thomas.
McCoy, Neil.
McClure, Francis.
McClure, James.
McMullen, James.
McClure, John.
McClure, Martin.
McNitt, Barnard.
Martin, Thomas.
Patterson, John.
Potter, Charles.
Rogers, Jeremiah.
Rogers, William.
Sinclair, Duncan.
Snoddy, Matthew.
Snodgrass, John.
Starritt, John.
Starritt, Samuel.
Stewart, James.
Sturgeon, Robert.
Templeton, John.
Thompson, James.
Thompson, William.
Umberger, Leonard.
Vance, David.
Wallace, James.
Wallace, William.
Watson, David.
Wilson, James.
Wilson, Joseph.
Wright, William.
GENERAL HISTORY.
93
Capt. James Rogers' Company.
[Capt. James Rogers, whose company follows, was a
native of Hanover township, born in 1735. His father
located on the Manada prior to 1730, and left a large
family of children. James seems to have been quite
prominent on the frontiers, was a member of the
Hanover congregation, a non-commissioned officer
during the French and Indian wars, and at the outset
of the Revolution became an ardent patriot. He-
raised a company of associators, and during the strug-
gle for independence was quite active. He died on
the 18th of April, 1790, and is buried in Hanover
Church graveyard.
James Wilson, first lieutenant, is to be distinguished
from the other James Wilsons as Capt. James Wilson.
He died in October, 1806, well advanced in years.
He is buried in Hanover.
Henry McCormick, second lieutenant, was born in
Hanover. He evidently died about the close of the
Revolution, leaving sons, William, Henry, David, and
daughters, Isabella and Mary.
Andrew Rogers, third lieutenant, was a brother of
Capt. James Rogers. He was born in Hanover in
1745, and died on the 19th of September, 1782.
The fourth lieutenant, Robert Martain, or Martin,
was the son of John Martin, one of the earliest set-
tlers on the Manada. He died about 1805.
The descendants of the foregoing officers, as also of
the majority of the privates, are scattered over the
various States of the Union.]
The return of Capt. James Rogers' company of militia
of Col. Timothy Green's Hanover Rifle Battalion of
Lancaster County Associators, destined for the camp in
the Jerseys, 6th June, 1776.
Captain.
James Rogers.
First Lieutenant.
James Wilson.
Second Lieutenant.
Henry McCormick.
Third Lieutenant.
Andrew Rogers.
Fourth Lieutenant.
Robert Martain.
Non- Commissioned
1. Richard Johnson.
2. James Ripeth.
3. James Porter.
4. Thomas McCord.
5. Thomas McNair.
6. Samuel Stewart.
7. James Ripeth.
8. Charles Hamilton.
9. John Ripeth.
10. Hugh Wilson.
Officers and Privates.
11. Joseph Wilson.
12. James Beard.
13. James Wallace.
14. John Hutchison.
15. Hugh Rispeth.
16. James Wallace.
17. Duncan Sinclair.
18. William Starret.
19. John Trousdel.
20. John Skiles.
21. James Johnson.
22. Joseph Hutchison.
23. David Hays.
24. William Mitchel.
25. John Kilpatrick.
26. Thomas Walker.
27. Thomas Martain.
28. William Hall.
29. John Murray.
30. John Morrison.
81. John Woods.
32. William Thompson.
33. William Moor.
34. Hugh Kenan.
35. Alex. Martain,
36. Jeremiah Rogers.
37. James Hambel.
38. William Snodey.
39. William Kithcart.
40. John Kithcart.
41. Jonas Robinson.
42. James Stewart.
43. John McClelan.
44. William Hagerty.
45. Joseph Wilson.
46. Neal McCoy.
47. Joseph Park.
48. James McCluar.
49. William Snodgrass.
50. Francis McCluar.
51. Charles Porter.
52. John Templeton.
54. John Snodey.
55. Edward Warnach.
56. Chris. Bumberger.
57. Hugh Glan.
58. James Roney.
59. John Starrat.
60. John McCormick.
61. Patrick McKight.
62. James Duncan.
63. James Thompson.
64. David Porter.
65. Thomas Strean.
66. Hugh Doneley.
67. Andrew Woods.
68. John Morlau.
69. David Calhoun.
70. Alex. Gaston.
71. James Donely.
72. Samuel Swan.
73. Robert Hill.
74. John Darbey.
75. Archabel Carson.
76. David Strean.
77. Thomas Davis.
78. Andrew Wilson.
79. William Rogers.
80. James Wilson.
81. William McMeen.
S2. George Chapman.
83. George Bradsha.
84. John Rahe.
85. John Dunlop.
86. Randel McDanel.
Capt. Robert McCallen' s Company.
[The McCallens were early settlers in Derry and
Londonderry. Out in old Derry Church burial-grouud
lie the remains of Capt. Robert McCallen, the officer
who commanded the band of associators which fol-
low. Little else is known about the brave captain,
save that he was in active service during the years
1776 and 1777. He was a member of Derry congre-
gation, and his name is in the lead among the sub-
scribers to the graveyard wall.
Concerning Lieuts. Matthew Hays and David Mc-
Queen we have but little information. They both
took the oath of allegiance as required by the State
of Pennsylvania in August, 1778, before Jacob Cook
justice for Londonderry.
Ensign Thomas McCallen, a brother of the captain,
was also a native of Derry, and lies interred in the
old graveyard. He married, Feb. 4, 1768, Mary Boyle,
of Derry. He died Oct. 12, 1806, aged seventy-one
years ; his wife Oct. 16, 1812, aged seventy-one years.
On their tombstone is this significant sentence, —
u Respected by their friends,
But without a child to mourn their loss."
This family name has probably died out in this local-
94
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
ity, the last of whom we bad any knowledge dying a
few years ago.]
A muster-roll of Capt. Robert McCallen's company of
militia of Col. Bartrem Oalbraith's battalion of
Lancaster County, 20th August, 1776, destined for
the camp in the Jerseys.
Captain.
Robert McCallen.
First Lieutenant.
Matthew Hays.
Second Lieutenant.
David McQueen.
Ensign.
Thomas McCallen.
Sergeants.
James Morrison. John Wear.
Corporals.
Andrew Hunter. James Kelley.
Drummer.
John O'Neal.
Privates.
Johnston, James.
Johnston, Samuel.
Kennedy, James.
Long, Alexander.
McCallen, John.
McClintock, John.
McDonald, David.
Messer, Robert.
Patton, John.
Queen, James.
Rowan, John.
Shaw, William.
Shearer, William.
Shields, Peter.
Walker, James.
Willson, James.
Willson, James, Jr.
Wright, James.
Allen, Robert.
Bell, George.
Buck, Anthony.
Buck, Robert.
Campbell, Samuel.
Campbell, John.
Clark, Walter.
Donald, John.
Duncan, Andrew.
Espy, Thomas.
Falkner, Joseph.
Farmer, John.
Farmer, William. y
Forster, David.
Fulton, Alexander.
Hamilton, Hugh.
Harvey, William.
Hays, David.
Hays, Robert.
A military convention representing the fifty-three
battalions of the associators of Pennsylvania met at
Lancaster on the 4th of July, 1776, to choose two
brigadier-generals to command the battalions and
forces of Pennsylvania. A complete report of this
meeting is given with the Revolutionary history of
Lebanon County, to which we refer our readers.
The Declaration of Independence was passed by
the Continental Congress at Philadelphia on the same
day when the military convention met at Lancaster,
to wit, on July 4, 1776. On that day the thirteen
Confederate Colonics dissolved their allegiance to the
British crown and declared themselves free and inde-
pendent, under the name of the Thirteen United States
of America. From the Philadelphia Packet we find
that the Declaration was received in Paxtang on the
8th of July, and on the day following was proclaimed
in the following order : " Col. Burd and the other field-
officers of his battalion repaired to John Harris', the
light infantry companies marching there with their
drums beating, fifes playing, and the standard (the
device for which is the Thirteen United Colonies)
which was ordered to be displayed. After that the
Declaration was read by Maj. Cornelius Cox aloud to
all who were assembled, who gave their hearty assent
with three loud huzzas, discharged their field-pieces,
and fired in platoons."
The advice of Congress in May, 1776, that govern-
ments sufficient to the exigencies of affairs should be
established in such colonies as they did not already
exist was seized upon by the zealous Whigs of Penn-
sylvania as the excuse for the abrogation of the old
government. A convention to form a new Constitu-
tion was called the 15th of July. That the necessity
for some change in the government was thought in-
dispensable is obvious from the faint resistance that
was made to the choosing of delegates.
When the work of the. convention was made public
it called forth the opposition of a number of Whigs
in and around Philadelphia who had not lost faith in
the old government. While giving a hearty support
to the cause of the Revolution, they thought the true
interests of Pennsylvania could be best served by the
election of men of undoubted patriotism to office
under its original charter. The motives of the men
who formed that convention have remained unques-
tioned. Unlearned in state-craft, they framed what
they thought the best form of government for the
people they represented. The members of that body,
which closed its labors on the 28th of September, in-
cluded two from this section, — Capt. Joseph Sherer,
of Paxtang, and Maj. Philip Marstellar, of Lebanon.
On the 31st of July, 1776, the commissary-general
of Pennsylvania made a contract with " John Ben-
nett, of Harris' Island, opposite the town of Harris-
burg," to transport provisions, stores, and munitions
of war from the town of Marietta, on the bank of
said river, to Wyoming fort, near the town of Wilkes-
Barrfi. " Said Bennett to convey the goods safely by
water, in keel-boats or in flat-boats, from Marietta to
the fort within fourteen days, whenever notified of
their arrival by wagon from Philadelphia. A guard
of three soldiers will be detailed to accompany and
protect each boat or fleet of boats when ready to
start." This protection was from vicious Tories and
from Indians.
The boats used by Bennett were flat-boats of a suit-
able size, such as we have seen in use to ferry across
rivers, and, in fact, were owned by him to carry his
produce, his horses and cattle to and from the main
land to the village of Harrisburg, and he then farmed
and lived upon the large island in the middle of the
GENERAL HISTORY.
95
Susquehanna on which the two sections of the great
bridge rest which was built many years afterwards.
We may well suppose the volume of water iu the
river was greater in those days of almost uncut forest
throughout the river water-shed, as a great freshet
which occurred that very spring rose so high as to
submerge the island, and Bennett only saved his
family and all the farm cattle he had by placing them
in his three flat-boats and securing them to the largest
trees, fifteen feet from the ground. Such a freshet
since the bridge was built would sweep itself and the
abutments from the island.
He also provided keel or Durham boats, so called
from Durham Creek, up the Delaware, near Easton.
These kinds of boats continued to be the means of
transporting iron, flour, grain, etc., from the upper
portions of the Delaware, Schuylkill, and Susque-
hanna to the cities below, and of taking back again
the groceries and other goods needed up the country.
They will be remembered by the older inhabitants as
being used upon the Schuylkill until the building of
Fairmount dam in 1819, and on the Delaware until
the completion of the Lehigh and the Delaware
Division Canals, about 1825, rendered them obsolete.
The channel — so called by the boatmen — of the
Susquehanna is peculiar, with a very rocky bed, and
almost a mile wide. A boat drawing one or two feet
of water, in low or moderate stages of water, would
soon strike upon the rocks and be wrecked unless-
kept to the channel. This, even in low water, is
usually about five feet deep, and runs swifter than
the shallower portion checked by the scattered rocks,
and it shifts and crosses the river from side to side
as the largest portion of water is curved and thrown
over by the foot of projecting mountains.
To force the loaded boats up against the swift cur-
rent at about ten miles a day, Bennett and his men
would have to walk twenty miles, and perform work
harder than Napoleon's soldiers when they dragged
cannon up the Alps some thirty years later. The
boatmen, generally three to each side, used setting-poles
about ten feet long. Standing near the bow, they
thrust the larger end against the ground or the stones
at an inclination, and placing the upper end against
their shoulder, pushed the boat forward, in fact, walked
the boat from the bow to the stern, making it move
forward just her own length. The impetus kept the
boat from falling back until, having drawn their poles
up, they walked forward again to the bow and re-
peated the operation, and so on to the end of the day.
The supplies were thus transported from Philadelphia
across to the Susquehanna, via Lancaster, in Cones-
toga wagons, occupying about four days, thence
pushed by toilsome steps against the descending
current of the Susquehanna for ten or fourteen days ;
then requiring two weeks of time and toil, now six
and a half hours, with one man to feed an iron horse
with fuel and another to control his speed and stop
him.
Capt. John Rutherford' s Company, 1770-77.
[This company was in active service throughout the
campaign in the Jerseys during 1776, and the roll as
here given was as the company stood when they as-
sembled at Middletown on the 12th of August, 1777,
preparatory to their participation in the campaign
around Philadelphia. The four additional names are
on the roll for September of that year, probably join-
ing the company prior to the battle of Brandywine.
We have no note as to what battalion they were con-
nected with.]
Captain.
John Rutherford.
Lieutenant.
Jonathan McClure.
Ensign.
Samuel Sherer.
John Graham.
Benjamin Jones.
John Swineford.
Jacob Weiser.
Sergeants.
Elisha Chambers.
Philip Newdiouse.
Corporals.
Adam Ritter.
Jacob Miller.
Drummer.
George Swineford.
Privates.
Allison, Richard. Little, John.
Barnett, Samuel. McAllister, Tobias.
Bell, John. McCord, James.
Boyd, William. McWhorter, Robert.
Castle, Frederick. Miller, John.
Cochran, James. Morrison, James.
Cochran, Samuel, Sr. Neighbour, Abraham.
Cochran, Samuel, Jr. Packer, Jesse.
Conway, Francis. Pancake, George.
Dougherty, Dennis. Pancake, Peter.
Galey, James. Raredou, Simon.
Grogan, Charles. Sheattel, Michael.
Herron, Robert. Steever, Michael.
Hogau, William. Smith. John.
Kennedy, Dr. Robert. Woodside, John.
Light, Ludwig.
(Joined the company September, 1777.)
Cisler, Samuel. Swineford, Albright.
Snyder, Leonard. Yeager, Andrew.
CHAPTER XYI.
The War for Independence (continued) — Names of Persons who took
the Oath of Allegiance, in Paxtang, Londonderry, and Hanover
Townships — Assessments of Non-Associators, 1777.
A history of the Test Oath in Pennsylvania is an
interesting subject, but we can only refer our readers
to vol. iii., second series " Pennsylvania Archives,"
for a summary thereof. Suffice it to say that owing
in;
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
to the large number of Tories in and around Phila-
delphia during the Revolution, it was decided neces-
sary by the Convention of July 15, 1776, which
adopted the first Constitution of the State, and by
the first Assembly acting under it, to adopt an oath
of allegiance, a measure which was absolutely neces-
sary to restrain the insolence of the Tories.
To this measure of self-protection the Quakers of
Chester, Bucks, and Philadelphia made stern resist-
ance, and a number of the more prominent of them
were exiled to Virginia, as an example to others of
the fate which awaited those persisting in a refusal
to take the oath. In the interior counties there was
little or no objection. The people were patriotic
from the first, and had an inborn hatred to British
oppression and British tyranny.
NAMES OF PERSONS WHO TOOK THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
TO THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA IN PAXTANG TOWN-
SHIP, 1777-79.
In connection therewith we give the following copy of the certificate
given each person subscribing to the oath or affirmation of allegiance :
" Lancaster county ss.
"I do hereby certify, That John Simpson hath voluntarily taken and
subscribed the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance and Fidelity, as di-
rected by an Act uf General Assembly of Pennsylvania, passed the 13th
day of June, a.d. 1777. Witness my hand and seal, the 14th day of Octo-
ber, a.d. 177S.
I l. s.1 " Joshua Elder.
"Printed by John Dunlap."
"The following names are a list of persons who took and subscribed
the oath of Allegiance and fidelity as directed by an act of General
Assembly of Pennsylvania, passed the 13th Day of June, a.d. 1777. Be-
fore me from the 14th Day of July of the same year to this day, as witness
my hand and Seal the '28th Day of January, 1778.
"Joshua Elder. [l.s.J."
"We, the subscribers, do swear (or affirm), that we renounce and re-
fuse all allegiance to George the Third, King of Great Britain, his heirs
• and successors, and that we will be faithful and bear true allegiance to
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as a free and independent State,
and that we will not, at any time, do or cau6e to be done, any matter or
thing that will be prejudicial or injurious to the freedom and independ-
ence thereof, as declared by Congress, and, also, that we will discover,
and make known to some justice of the peace of the said State, all
treasons and traitorous conspiracies which we now know, or hereafter
shall know, to be formed against this or any of the United States of
Am erica .',
Joseph Gray.
Thomas Mays.
Ens. Kobert Gray.
Alexander Porter.
John Hilt.
David Steneybreker.
Adam Verts, Jr.
Eichard Peters.
Jacob Weaver.
Leonard Stuber.
Christian Suoak.
Michael Dibler.
Nicholas H unman.
Jacob Shots.
John Matter.
Philip Rauscolp.
Stephen Bend.
Joseph Steeber.
George Feight.
John Paul.
Lieut. Thomas McArtln
Thomas Forster.
Moses Wallace.
John Harris.
Robert Mordach.
John Harris. *
Barefoot Brunson.
Col. Robert Elder.
Lieut. Henry McKinney.
Patrick McABoy.
William Hagerty.
James Fairman.
John GillereiBt.
Col. James Cowden.
Maj. Stephen Forster.
Lieut. Jonathan McClure.
Lieut. William Montgome
James Spence.
Capt. James Colier.
Lieut. Fred. Hubley.
Lieut. George Cocheran.
James Monteith.
John McGau.
Alexander Duncan.
Benjamin Jones.
William Hadden.
William Morrow.
William Lochery.
Alexander Trimble.
Robert Smith.
Capt. John Gillcrist.
William Kirkpatrick.
Robert Montgomery.
Capt. John Rutherford.
William Boyd.
Samuel Cocheran.
William Kerr.
James Harris.
John McKinnie.
James Stevenson.
James McKinney.
Jacob K reamer.
Dr. Robert Kennedy.
Capt. James Murry.
Patrick Scott.
Frederick Herman.
Henry McKann.
Abraham Gross.
John Snider.
Joseph Hutchison.
John Elder, V.D.M.
Samuel Shaw.
Samuel Hutchison.
Simon Leet.
Capt. James Crouch.
Dr. William Simanton.
Samuel Wiley.
John Elder, Jr.
Edward King.
Alexander McClure.
Daniel Conn.
Timothy Green, Esq.
Andrew McClure.
Astan Clap.
William Willis.
Richard Willis.
Jacob Beuer.
James Rntherford.
William Smith.
Thomas Thacaray.
"William Scarlet.
David Fult.
Adonijah Mathers.
Maxwel Chambers.
James Mahon.
David Mathias.
Thomas Miller.
William Wright.
Patrick Sufleran.
William Macky.
Robert Watson.
Capt. James Clark.
William Duncan.
William White.
William Walker.
Lieut. John Dickey.
Joel Harner.
James Byers.
Robert Clark.
Nathaniel Simpson.
Robert Elder, Jr.
John Postletbwait.
William McClure.
James Maxwell.
James Mulherron.
Christian Fox.
Johu Flakinger.
John Knoop.
William Smith.
Jacob Eppley.
Andrew Stewart.
John Keys.
Michael Herron.
John Mahan.
Isaac Jones.
John Chambers.
William Kennedy.
George Taylor.
Thomas Black.
George Holmes.
James Bochanan.
Samuel Taylor.
Win. Johnston.
Robert Walker.
Archibald Morrow.
Malachai Powel.
James Galbraith.
Joseph Brown.
Charles Gillespie.
James Finney.
Robert McCord.
John Taylor.
Henry Petner.
Wm. Cocheran.
John Bell.
John Simpson.
Jeremiah Sturgeon.
Andrew Mayer.
Samuel Neisbet.
Hugh Willson.
George Dixon.
Robert Murdick.
Samuel Simpson.
Peregrine Jones.
Archibald Currey.
Joseph Eastburn.
Conrad Switzer.
Joseph Delavon.
Frederick Wharton.
John Gillmore.
James Black.
Thomas Orram.
John McElheny.
James McCall.
Joseph Shaw.
Wm. McClure.
i Dunes
as Owe
Jam
Tho:
Richard Castor.
Thomas. Caldoc.
George Caldoc.
Conrad Manusmi
Wm. Williams.
Casper Freer.
John Duffield.
Roan McClure.
Samuel Smith.
Joseph Smith.
John Smith.
John Chasney.
John Cochran.
Patrick Mcllheai
John Hagen.
Wm. Bell.
James Peocock.
Conrad Bob.
John Rineker.
Wm. Faries.
Peter Grant.
John Weaver.
Isaac Johnes.
Matthew Food.
Owen Evans.
Hugh Mooney.
Nicholas Jones.
Peter Shields.
GENERAL HISTORY.
97
"The within is a list of
giance before Joshua Elde
from the 28th of January,
Jacob Springer.
John Sprouls.
Felix McCuskey
John Spilenbtirg.
Christian Myer.
Valentine Hummel.
Frederick Hummel, Jr.
Abel Morgan.
Robert Brodie.
Be/or,
Abner Wickersham.
Thomas Thompson.
John Donley.
William Ashcraft.
John Hinds.
Joseph McElrath.
Michael Shaver.
Jacob Noss. •
Conrad Tonce.
Rowland Chambers.
John Millegan.
George Williams.
Jacob Derigh.
Hugh Crockatt.
John Darby.
John Thompson.
Jeremiah Sullivan.
Frederick Hummel.
Michael Spade.
David Ritchey.
James Kyle.
Joseph Smith.
Robert Crawford.
William Glover.
John Brown.
Peter Duffey.
Alexander Reynolds.
John Garber.
Hugh Cunningham.
Col. Matthew Smith.
Marcus Ruling.
Hugh Stuart.
Hugh Jones.
James Burd, EBq.
Edward Burd, attorney.
John Foy.
William Sawyer.
Adam Shelly.
Henry Foght.
Frederick Cundrum.
Matthias Strean.
Archibald McAllister, capt
John Mitchel.
James Finey.
Ludwif.k Hemperly.
George Philip Shocken.
William Wall.
John Steel.
Richard McClure.
James McCord.
Samuel Smith.
William Steel.
Thomas Crab.
Peter Sinister.
John Steel.
John Brown.
John Boland.
John Larkey.
Mungo Lindsey.
William McClenaghan.
James Means.
Jacob Toungman.
Barney Shoop.
7
Person's Names who took the Oath of Alle-
r, one of the Justices for Lancaster County,
1778, to the 7th of January, 1779."
Robert Chambers.
John Graham.
Samuel McFadden.
James Curry.
George Louer.
John Eversol.
James Barber.
Peter Pancake.
s the 26th of March, 1778.
Howard Moore.
John Means.
Thomas King.
Thomas Johuston.
John Adam Wertz.
John Wertz.
Daniel Steever.
Adam Deem.
James Work, Esq.
Philip Ettele.
John Ryan, Jr.
Christian Gross.
George Minsker.
Nicholas Cassel.
Lary Smith.
Conrad Tate.
John Seibert.
Joseph Flora, Jr.
John Lanning, Sr.
David Tate, Jr.
George Carson.
Michael Lewis.
Peter Flora.
William Lindsey.
Gottlieb David Ettelin.
Anthony Plesson.
John Moore.
Robert McGill.
Henry Davis.
Abram Holmes.
Daniel Dowdle.
Conrad Derr.
Michael Wolf.
Simon Raredon.
George Wood.
John King.
Adam Kitchmiller.
William Palm.
Thomas Murray (colored),
prisoner.
Joseph Fearer.
David McCausland.
Thomas Beard.
John Maxwell.
Jacob King.
James Robertson.
John Cline.
Francis Conway.
George Fonts.
Francis Burleigh.
Robert Neel.
Samuel Barnet.
Philip Conser.
John Richmond.
John Wilson.
James Johnston.
John Forster.
James Walker.
William Dickey.
James Bell.
John Cochran.
James Watt.
Robert Armstrong.
Samuel Pollock.
George Nagle.
Robert Wilson.
Alexander Wilson.
John Wilson.
John Parker.
John Eisner.
Aquila Richard.
James Burney.
David Shaw.
Patrick Heany.
John Brown.
Thomas McArthur.
Casper Byerly.
James Boggs.
Patrick Lafferty.
Adam Means.
James Wilson.
Arthur Brisbin.
Thomas Moore.
Joseph Wilson, Jr.
Fred. K. Forster.
George Fridley.
Jacob Fridley.
Jacob Poormau.
Joseph Wilson.
David Rose.
Henry Noramire.
John Renick.
John Elder.
George Gray.
James Veech.
Edward McAtee.
John Thomas.
Ludwig Bretz.
Thomas Wiley.
Jacob Kerr.
John Wonderleigh.
John Burrowe.
Hugh Montgomery.
John Dyce.
Philip Tinturf.
Abraham Mooney.
John Peter Vee.
John Cavet.
William Furster.
Joseph Colligan.
James Leonard.
William Ayere.
Robert Armstrong.
Moses Lockhart.
Daniel McKoy.
JohuMeloue.
John McFaddin.
Robert Smith.
Jacob Tinturf.
Authouy Hoan.
N.B.— Que hundred and forty-th:
William Bell.
Robert Gowdy.
John Bell.
StophelLark.
Jacob Sheerly.
Michael Yonrell.
George Adam Gardner.
Peter Corbatt.
Thomas Gallagher.
Andrew Bell.
John Bell.
William Fulton.
Joseph Fulton.
Arthur Chambers.
Michael Smith.
James DeFrance.
John Bowman.
John Barnett.
Thomas Nichols.
Thomas Murray.
Elieha Chambers.
George Simmons.
Paul Randolph.
George Weatherhold.
John Litle.
Abraham Brunsou.
Maurice Sullivan.
Benjamin Brown.
Joseph Litle.
Laurence Hatten.
Edward Wilcox.
Charles McCoy.
Robert Boyd.
Jacob Miller.
Abraham Edgar.
Michael Cassel.
Frederick Cassel.
Jacob Cryder.
Martin Hemperley.
John Wonderleigh, Jr.
John Saddler.
George Pancake.
John O'Neal.
Andrew Smith.
George Wreddle.
Peter Patterson.
John Whitehall.
John Cochran.
Michael Ault.
Elijah Stuart.
Alexander McCoinpsey.
Samuel Cochran.
Richard Carson.
John Murray.
William Willson.
John Bell.
John Miller.
John Raredon.
ee of the last-mentioned na
this list, beginning at George Wood under the black line, were B'
and subscribed since the 1st day of June, 1778.
A true copy from the original.
Given under my baud and seal,
Joshua Elder, [l
NAMES OF PERSONS WHO TOOK THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
IN LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, 1777-78.
" I, , do swear (or affirm) that I renouuee and refuse all alb -
giance to George the Third, king of Great Britain, his heirs and su. -
cessors; and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania as a free and independent State, and that I
will not at any time do or cauBe to be done any matter or thing that
will be prejudicial or injurious to the freedom and independence there-
of, as declared by Congress, and, also, that I will discover and make
known to some justice of the peace of the said State all treasons aLd
9R
HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
traitorous conspiracies
which I now know or hereafter shall know to be
March 21.
formed against this or
any of the United States of America."
Adam Henry.
March 28.
July 3.
Thomas Seaton.
James Bailey.
Alexander Barnet.
March 30.
July 19.
John Thorlton.
Darby Cassedy.
May 10.
July 21.
Philip Ruard.
James Kernachan.
John Kernachan.
David Johnston.
May 13.
July 22.
May 15.
David Chambers.
James Hineman.
July 29.
May 18.
Michael Dermolt.
William Jamison.
John Black.
James Scott.
Andrew Gross.
May 19.
July 31.
Thomas McAllen.
Richard Allison.
William Harvey.
William Allison.
August 1.
May 23.
Henry McGee.
August 2.
Jacob Shaffner.
James Clunie.
Archibald Walker.
Thomas Ramsey.
May 25.
Robert Allison.
Barney Queen.
Andrew Shill.
Thomas Clyde.
Syms Chambers.
James Noble.
Robert McQueen.
William Boal.
David Ramsey.
Moses Campbell.
Nicholas Hite.
Samuel Willson.
Samuel Fenton.
John Campbell.
Robert Moorhead.
Robert Willson.
William Campbell.
Samuel Bell.
John Dean.
Joseph Chambers.
May 26.
Thomas Ogle.
Hugh Hall.
James McCan.
Thomas Foot.
Samuel Hannah.
William Buck.
Edward Brison.
William Hineman.
August 4.
May 27.
John Hay.
John Campbell.
John Logan.
James Riden.
George Allison.
John Myer.
James Russell.
May 28.
August 11.
John Drubingstoltz.
John Black.
Anthony Bisman.
John Blair.
Peter Sheffer.
August 12.
May 30.
John Kiniper.
Joseph McQueen.
Henry Hine.
Matthew Gray.
Samuel Sherrer.
John Johnston.
Robert Bradon.
William Gray.
George Bell.
David McQueen.
Frederick Sellers.
Christopher Kelly.
John Jamison.
John Hagon.
William McKain.
Samuel Campbel.
William Hay.
John Willson.
Andrew Hunter.
August 22.
Christley Eater.
James Morrison.
David Jamison.
Valentine Wirick.
Alexander Long.
August 28.
George Louman.
James Notmau.
Christian Spade.
Timothy Conner.
David Watson.
John Weir.
Jacob Eater.
Melchoir Rahn.
David Hays.
Benjamin Boyd.
James Kile.
John By ere.
Patrick Hays.
October 27.
William Braden.
Jacob Zeiter.
David Wray.
John Smith.
June 1.
November 1,
Henry Eager.
Robert Cunningham.
Joseph Shearer.
Nicholas Redsacker.
Jacob Sheaffer.
November 14.
Conrad Meyer.
Peter Capp.
John Morrow.
James Donaldson.
Baltzar Stotz.
November 17.
Anthony Buck.
Charles Imhoff.
John Kain.
James Kirkpatrick.
John Town.
November 30.
Christian Pfisgar.
Henry Metzler.
Robert Jamison.
Thomas Buck.
John Shana.
December 8.
Daniel Ulwehee.
David Mclntire.
June 11.
December 16.
John Huffman.
William Stewart.
Flavel Roan.
Jan. 3, 1778.
•Time 12.
Henry Due.
Adam Miller.
Jacob Holtz.
February 10.
Christian Shearts.
Patrick Kelly.
James Candour.
John Ritzel.
George Wood.
Robert Rhea.
Joseph McClintock.
August 10.
February 12.
Matthew Dewlar.
David Hunter.
David Mitchel.
Edward Jackson.
David McDonald.
February 16.
John McDonald.
Jamea Smith.
Samuel Hineman.
August 17.
March 17.
Michael Keiser.
Matthias Blaner.
James Willson.
John Guilford.
GENERAL HISTORY.
99
George Nuky.
James Keuady.
Geurge Segrist.
October 29.
Peter Hiltzemer.
Nicholas Stout.
John Keller.
" I do hereby certify that the above and within (
from the original, certified by me Nov. 4, 1778.
and seal.
ntents is a true copy
iven under my hand
" Jacob Cook." |"l. s.]
NAMES OF PERSONS "WHO TOOK THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
TO THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA IN HANOVER TOWN-
SHIP, 1777-79.
" We, the subscribers, do swear (or affirm) that we renounce and re-
fuse all allegiance to George the Third, King of Great Britain, his heirs
and successors, and that we will be faithful and bear true allegiance to
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as a free and independent State,
and that we will not, at any time, do, or cause to be done, any matter
or thing that will be prejudicial or injurious to the freedom and inde-
pendence thereof, as declared by Congress, and also that we will dis-
cover and make known to some justice of the peace of the said State
all treasons and traitorous conspiracies which we now know, or here-
after shall know, to be formed against this or any of the United States
of America."
July 1, 1777.
James Ripeth.
William McCollough
William Young.
John Armstrong.
Robert Clark.
William Brown.
William McClure.
John Hume.
James Stewart.
George Boal.
John Dups.
Daniel Musser.
Andrew Young.
Charles Barr.
Patrick Nattan.
Hugh Calhoun.
Henry Laughlin.
John Carter.
Joshua Magus.
Robert Frekelton.
James Young.
Leonard Brisben.
James Connor.
Joseph Riddle.
Colon Campbell.
William Watt.
John Torrance.
William Glen.
Neal McColligau.
Charles McElroy.
John Morrison.
Charles Dougherty.
Philip Pleasly. .
Adam Fierbaugh.
Milkey Rahm.
Valentine Conson.
Peter Pearah.
Henry Newfer.
Martin Miller.
John McNaughton.
Richard Johnson.
James Sloan.
William Vance.
Nicholas Brunner.
John McFarland.
Thomas Rowland.
William Moore.
William Cuningham.
Robert Hervey.
Robert Alexander.
William McCormick.
James McMillan.
David Hoeuey.
Thomas McCullough.
Daniel Valeney.
Robert Barr.
Robert Bedford.
Daniel Smith.
John Nowlan.
John Johnson.
Randal McDonel.
Samuel Starret.
David Davis.
William Hume.
Robert Dickey.
Moses Swan.
Jacob Musser.
James Hambel.
, John Thompson.
Robert Craig.
Edward Tate.
James Webster.
John Kirkpatrick.
William Allen, Sr.
Conrad Helam. •
John Templeton.
July 9.
Peter Eversole.
Jacob Brunner.
July 16.
John Pleasent.
Henry Frits.
July 19.
Conrad Smith.
Jacob Besoer.
July 20.
Jacob Cleaman.
William Hedrick.
July 21.
William Miskimius.
Patrick Connor.
July 22.
Jamea Low.
James Long.
July 23.
Andrew Berryhill.
James Taylor.
July 24.
Andrew Berryhill, Jr.
Conrod Rhodes.
July 25.
William McRoberts.
John Templeton.
July 26.
James McEwen.
William CarBon.
Alexander Berryhill.
July 27.
Joshua Elder, Esq.
August 1.
William Brandon.
Robert Kenedy.
Abraham Ellis.
August 2.
Leonard Umbarger.
John Hewey.
August 3.
Alexander Mcllhenny.
Andrew Kerr.
August 4.
John Miseely.
Christly Bomberger.
Richard Deyermand.
AbBalom Charles.
James Willsou.
Abram Ellis.
Thomas Robinson.
August 5.
Thomas Hume.
John Rogers.
William Swan.
Henry Umbarger.
Richard Swan.
John Pleasant.
Robert Dalton.
William Allen, Jr.
August 6.
John Gowdey.
James Boyle.
Martin McClure.
Thomas McClure.
August 7.
John Barnett.
Robert Allen.
William Barnett.
John Mcllhenny.
William Allison.
Thomas Lintow.
George McMillan.
Richard Crawford.
August 9.
James Johnston.
James Johnson.
Joseph McClure.
August 10.
David McCrokan.
August 12.
James Young.
John McCord.
George Nord.
John Petoric.
August 12.
John Poc.
William Hill.
August 14.
Albord Bowman.
Isaac Hody.
William Sterret.
Joseph Wilson.
David Maffrot.
Robert Dunn.
Samuel Stewart.
Robert McColey.
James Porter.
James McCreight.
August 15.
James Blackburn.
Joseph McGuire.
August 16.
Hugh Gower.
Robert Gilchrieat.
Robert McCulley.
August 19.
James McClure.
Fraucis McClure.
Joseph Hutchinson.
William Snodgrass.
August 22.
Joseph Wilson.
James Wallace.
100
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
August 28.
John Ensworth.
Thos. Bell.
William Kitlicart.
Conrad Myer.
James Andrew.
Will'm Thom.
■William Cowden.
George Peters.
Emau'l Twoey.
Jacob Awl.
James Alcorn.
David Ramsey.
August 29.
Saiu'l Sturgeon.
David Ramsay.
Thos. Strain, Jr.
Thos. McElhenny.
George Wolf.
Michaes Myer.
Jacob Smith.
David Young.
Michael Wallace.
Jas. Peticrue.
■William Clark.
Johu Barnett.
August 30.
Sam'l McCollough.
Jacob Rahm.
Thos. McCord.
Will'm Willson.
William Wilson.
John Reed.
Jobn Ripeth.
Samuel Robinson.
John Brown.
Jacob Gray.
William Mitchell.
September I.
Thomas Walker.
Nicholas Yont.
Joseph Barnet.
Abram Brubaker.
Mical Van Lear.
William Crabb.
And'w Rogers.
John Yont.
Stophel Heany.
George Fleming.
Wm. Smith.
Nicholas Brubaker.
Andrew Rogers.
Bernard Fridley.
James Long.
Emos Smither.
John Miller.
Alexander Young.
September 3.
Will'm Bright.
Thos. Finney.
John Calins.
John Dunlap.
John Wiggins.
Matthew Crowser.
John Deyermond.
John McQuown.
Francis Colter.
John Henry.
Robert Cooper.
James McNamara.
George Gilbarts.
David Kin dan.
Lancaster County, ss.
JoBias White.
• Amos Thatcher.
I do hereby certify that the
above mentioned persons have been sworn
John McClellan.
and affirmed by me agreeable
to th
a<=t of Assembly of Pennsylvania,
September 12.
passed June last, obliging the inhabitants to pay allegiance to the
Thomas Sturgeon.
Francis Carson.
same.
George McMahan.
David Watson.
Sertify'd the 4th March, 1778.
Tim'y Green.
September 17.
William Brown.
James Beard.
Henry Miller.
John Todd.
James Wilson.
Thomas Srain.
Wm. Trousdale.
David Todd.
David McGwire.
Michael Whitley.
Christopher Capp.
Wendel Bartholomew.
John Bream'.
John Snoddy.
Henry Miller.
Michael Mower.
Peter Brown.
William Snoddy.
William Wallace.
Gilbert Graham.
John McMullan.
Henry McCormick.
Robert McCallen.
Wm. McCauley.
John Afford.
September 28.,
Christ. Kichwine.
Michael Mulvear.
John Miller.
Conrad Bombach.
Michael Mulvear, Jr
Wm. Whitner.
Thomas Cook.
Robert Hill.
John Wiggins.
Johu Ashbough.
John Adams.
John Trousdale.
Hugh Ray.
Wm. Bollinger.
James Robinson.
Joseph Park.
Abraham Jurey.
Dan'l Hoffman.
James Rogers.
Thomas McNair.
Samuel Jurey.
Wm. Carpenter.
Hugh Ripeth.
John Campbell.
John Francis Fox.
The aforegoing name
s is the persons who have taken th
i oath of Al-
Wm. Donaldson.
David Strain.
edgiance and fidelity to the Steat, Agreeable to an Act of
Assembly of
James Todd.
Wm. Straiu.
Pennsylvania, sertified this 1st of October, 1777.
Michael Umberger.
Alex. Sloan.
Tl5
*y Green.
James McMillen.
Wm. Ripeth.
Alex. Kidd.
ThoB. Wallace.
1778.
Wm. Kidd.
Jacob Grove.
Henry Bucher.
Henry Miller.
Arch. McCullough.
Fred. Pickle.
Jobn Cummins.
Daniel Till.
Ghrist. Fox.
And. Cooper.
Robert Lusk.
Ludwig Sherrat.
Christ. Brown.
Michael Ryan.
Duncan Campbell.
Jacob Hereoff.
And. Brown.
Robt. Hill.
John Campbell.
Peter Graseleas.
Matthias Beaker.
Dan'l Miller.
David Peticrue.
John Sayer.
John Miller.
George Haine.
Henery Scriver.
Robert Boal.
John Beaker.
John Carvery.
Robert Henery.
James Stewart.
John Umberger.
Adam Poor.
John Thompson.
Thomas McMillan.
Peter Stone.
Peter Fitting.
Michael Salser.
Alex'r Johnston.
Geo. Crain.
John Carvery.
Peter Stuue.
James Patterson.
William Boys.
Henry Fitting.
James Philips.
John Fisher.
Jacob Miller.
John Poor.
George Tittle.
William Romage.
James Dixon.
John Bruner, Sr.
Samuel FergiiBon.
John Shissy.
Jacob Kitsmiller.
John Bruner, Jr.
Daniel McBride.
David Caldwell.
John Hoover.
Robt. Porterfield, Sr.
William Wilkinson.
James Clendeuin.
Christ. Forrer.
James Cavet.
Benj. Sayres.
Joseph Archer.
Thilip Peter.
James Breden.
Barnard Fiidley.
William Crain.
Geo. Strieker.
Peter Killenger.
I do hereby certify that the above named persons have
been sworn
Lancaster County, ss.
and affirmed before m
e, agreeable to an act of General
Assembly of
The within is a just and ti-
le account of the persons' names, to whom
Pennsylvania, past Jun
e laBt.
the oath of allegianc
e has been administered to, agreeable to act of Gen-
Certify'd 6th May,
1778.
eral Assembly, since
my last
eturn
as made.
Tia
'y Green.
Certified May 1, 1779, by
Tim'y Green, ft. b.]
Jacob Keaplar.
Rob't Sturgeon.
Matthias Keaplar.
Adam Harbison.
At this period, notwithstanding the large force of
Hugh Ramsay.
John Duncan.
men from this
section in
service, there were many
GENERAL HISTORY.
101
who were exempt through some cause or other from
military duty. These were assessed at three pounds
ten shillings each. We have the lists of all the town-
ships.
ASSESSMENT OF THE NON-ASSOCIATORS IN PAXTANG
TOWNSHIP, AUG. 20, 1777.
Awl, Jacob.
Allenian, Stophel.
Alleman, Chris.
Alleinan, Nick.
Alleman, Heodry.
Alleman, Conrad.
Aungstit, Peter.
Achy, Henry.
Barber, James.
Brigbtbil, Abraham.
Bold, Robert.
Beacor, Felty.
Bowel, Henry.
Beck, Jacob.
Brown, Jacob.
Buck, Jacob.
Biuzer, Henry.
Brinian, Tho".
Bough man, Jn°.
Bougliman, Jacob.
Beegs, Jas.
Brown, John.
Brown, Samuel.
Brenner, Peter.
Brown, Joseph.
Boob, Peter.
Brown, Joseph, Jur.
Burris, Jn°.
Boyerly, Casper.
Crawl, Chris*.
Craig, Alexander.
Cunningham, Hugh.
Collear, Jas., Ju'.
Creemer, Jn°.
CiBtler, Jacob.
Carpenter, John.
Craft, Philip.
Castle, Nick.
Crabler, Paul.
Cogly, Jaa.
Cogly, John.
Cox, Cornelius.
Caldhoon, W™.
Clark, Jn°.
Cooper, Daniel.
Castle, John.
Castle, Fred.
Deagor, Ludwig.
Doyle, James.
Donnally, Hugh.
Dixon, George.
Ebby, Jn°.
Egley, Abram.
Fisher, George, Jr.
Fisher, Jacob.
Fridley, Martin.
Fl.
, ibr
Flora, Peter.
Fray, George.
Fouks, William.
Flora, Joseph, Jr.
Foox, Jas.
FHckiuger, John.
Fridley, George.
Fairbough, Philip.
Fleming, Jn*\
Fogler, Vendle.
Fogler, George.
Geely, JaB.
Gillmer, Jn°.
Grose, Michael.
Galliert, Patrick.
Gilchrist, Robe*.
Green, Matthias.
Hershey, Andrew.
Heater, Jacob.
Hambirly, Martin.
Highbright, ChrisPh.
Hollingsworth, John.
Hollmgsworth, Enoch.
Hirahy, John.
Haddiu, W».
Houzer, Martin.
Heury, Patrick.
Haldiman, Jacob.
Jego, Samuel.
JackM.uj, Wm.
Kitzmiller, Adam.
Kerr, Jacob.
King, Tho*., Ju*.
King, Chris'.
Kuoop, Jn°.
Knoop, Mich1.
Kissey, Jn°.
Kirkpatrick, Rob1.
Lyder, Jn°.
Lyder, Jn°., Junr.
Limb, Jacob.
Lambert, Adam.
Laning, Jn°.
Logan, Wm.
Lewis, Lewis.
Linsey, Mungo.
McMillen, Ja«.
Miller, Jacob.
McKinsey, Alexand*.
Meador, Jn".
McKeevar, Patrick.
Miller, Jacob, Senr.
Martin, Sami.
McGarry, Jn°.
Miller, Philip.
McGrogan, Charles.
Murray, Tho^.
McClever, W».
Muraa, John.
McCarvyer, Jaa.
Muney, Peter.
Miller, Jacob.
Morris, William.
McGee, Patrick.
Maxwell, Jn°.
Mabry, Patrick.
Miller, George.
McCrackin, David.
Miller, Jn».
Neidigh, Abram.
Negley, Eliab.
Neviling, George.
Pancake, Peter.
Pancake, George.
Pancake, Felty.
Pattimar, Jn°.
Page, George.
Page, Chris1.
Page, Jn°.
Foreman, Jacob.
Peador, Peter.
Pattimor, Philip.
Pisinger, Michael.
Poreman, Stophel.
Pyle, George.
Rup, Jacob, Junr.
Rup, Cbrisley.
Rup, John.
Stewart, Andrew.
Sup, Stophal.
Sup, George.
Sup, Barnard.
Smith, Jacob.
Seder, Jacob.
Shaffer, Michael.
Shoemaker, John.
Spade, Christian.
Stoner, Henry.
Smith, Lary.
Searer, Michael.
Smith, John.
Smith, Christian.
Smith, Conrad.
Smith, Henry.
Smith, Jacob.
Smith, Stephen.
Sharer, Peter.
Schetz, George.
Seybol, John.
Timmy, Christian.
Traxall/MIchael.
Twadell, Archibald.
Vaught, Gabriel.
"Wright, William.
Watt, William.
Wonderly, John.
Wonderly, John, Junr.
Wentnagle, Matthias.
Wolfley, Cunrad.
Wentnagle, Fred'.
Wickersham, Elijah.
Wickersham, Abner.
Weaver, Peter.
Williams, William.
Wetherholt, George.
Wiggins, Thomas.
Wiley, Thomas.
Whitehill, Rob*.
Welch, John.
Wallower, Leonard.
Wolfley, Jacob.
Youll, William.
ASSESSMENT OF THE NON-ASSOCIATORS IN DERRY TOWN-
SHIP, AUG. 20, 1777.
Allenuin, Henry.
Burkholder, Christian.
Brand, John.
Berst, Peter.
Batton, James.
Bream, Joseph.
Bus, George. ,
Baum, Michael.
Breniser, John.
Breniser, Christian.
Bricker, Jacob.
Bricker, Henry.
Beyerle, Jacob.
Birkle, Jacob.
Bayer, John.
Byer, John, Jr.
Blowster, Charles.
Blaisly, Philip.
Balsbach, George.
Chambers, Rowland.
Crape, William.
Cormick, Charles.
Dunbar, John.
Deani, Adam.
Dudweiler, David.
Dudweiler, Jacob.
David, John.
Emerik, Ludwig.
Emerik, George.
Eckhard, Jacob.
Fridly, Jacob.
Fridly, Peter.
Fridly, Barnard.
Fox, John.
Fured, Samuel.
Farly, John.
Gros3gloss, Peter.
Ginrick, Abraham.
Gobs, Jacob.
Hover, Christopher.
Hamacker, David.
Hamacker, Philip.
Hamacker, John.
Hundsberger, Jacob.
Hannah, Samuel.
Hattou, John.
Heroff, Jacob.
Heroff", Ludwig.
Humell, Frederick.
Humell, Frederick, Jr.
Humell, Valentine.
Hess, Leonard.
Johnston, Samuel.
Juds, Anthony.
Kiffer, Henry.
Kauffman, John.
King, Peter.
Laird, John.
Laird, William.
Landis, Henry.
Landis, Peter.
Landis, Jacob.
Landis, John.
Landis, Christian.
Lang, Jacob.
Lohr, George.
McMagan, George.
McMagan, Authony.
Mitchell, James.
Meyer, John.
Meyer, Abraham.
Mexter, Jacob.
Masken, Jonathan.
Masken, William.
Mooney, William.
McGomrey, Alexander.
Miller, Henry.
Mills, James.
Never, Christian.
Nisley, Jacob.
Peiffer, John.
Queen, Barnard.
Ritzell, John.
Reitzell, George.
Reiff, Joseph.
Russell, James.
Road, Mickell.
Reish, Martin.
Rikard, Melchor.
Rikard, Philip.
Rikard, Philip, Jr.
Rebel, Charles.
Ramsey, Samuel.
Rauch, John.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Schub, John.
Singer, John.
Singer, Peter.
Strikler, Jacob.
Strikler, Abram.
Shot, Frederick.
ShafFner, Frederick.
Stouffer, Christian.
Speidell, Jacob.
Sneider, Henry.
Sneider, Abraham.
Smith, Jacob.
Schredly, Andrew.
John Buss.
Morris Lewis.
David Ensminger.
Patrick Loughry.
Speidell, Max.
Shorrott, Daniel.
Spot, Mickell.
Sheid, Ludwig.
Thomas, Adam.
Triby, Thomas.
Wittnior, John.
Wittmor, Jacob.
Woolson, Christian.
Woolson, John.
Weatherkold, Jacob.
Wilkeson, William.
Zimmerman, Nichlus.
i Susquehanna, Dewy.
Absalom Lim.
Daniel Shelley.
JohnDolplin.
Joseph Zearer.
THE ASSESSMENT OF NON-
SHIP
Aflhcroft, Edward.
Armstrong, John.
Aston, James.
Allen, Samuel.
Ashrof, William.
Balsbaugh, Felty.
Berry, Joseph.
Baker, John.
Bumgarner, Philip.
Besor, Peter.
Brand, Philip.
Balsbaugh, Peter.
Brisben, William.
Bartlemay, Ventile.
Besor, George.
Bary, Bartholomew.
Baker, Henry.
Cooper, Andrew.
Calhoon, Matthew.
Carpenter, William.
Cloakey, William.
Cuningham, Patrick.
Dinnis, Jacob.
Davis, James.
Davis, John.
Dixon, Sneakey.
Dikey, Thomas.
EndBworth, Andrew.
Espy, George.
Espy, Josiah.
Eversoal, Peter.
Evins, Samuel.
Fox, Christophel.
Feeman, Gasper.
Fountain, Jacob.
Fetley, Michael.
Faneit, Philip.
Fortney, "Ventile.
Finlay, Benjamin.
Graham, William.
Graham, John.
Graham, James.
Glen, James.
Glen, Joseph.
Graham, Samuel.
Hubley, Jacob.
Hoast, Abraham.
Harison, Isaac.
Harkeider, John.
Hover, John.
Hooie, John.
Hnoie, Robert.
Henrey, William.
Hume, William.
ASSOCIATORS IN HANOVER TOWN-
, AUG. 20, 1777.
Joens, Robert.
Disk, Robert.
Martin, Alexander.
Multroy, Charles.
Moffat, Daniel.
Minich, Henry.
Mikeny, John.
Moor, John.
McFarland, Joseph.
Mowra, Jacob.
Murphy, John. »
Mower, Michael.
McCaley, Robert.
McElheny, Thomas.
Minich, George.
Myer, John.
Nave, Jacob.
Pirkey, Christopher.
Pruner, Daniel.
Phillip, James.
Piterew, James.
Pirkley, Joseph.
Petiva, James.
Rodger, Andrew.
Rhodes, Christian.
Rham, Milchor.
Royer, Peter.
Reid, Solomou.
Shoe, John.
Stewart, James.
Stewart, George.
Stofer, Adam.
Stewart, Charles.
Seigler, Henry.
Sliooie, Henry.
Supple, John.
Snyder, John.
Serher, Jacob.
Selser, Michael.
Singer, Michael.
Snyder, William.
Strain, William.
Saler, Valentine.
Sheets, George.
Smith, Stephen.
Teit, George.
Toops, Henry.
Torince, John.
Toops, Jacob.
Tibbins, John.
Thompson, John.
Unger, George.
Vane, William.
Vane, Adam.
Wolf, Jacob.
Wingart, Abraham.
Weaver, Daniel.
Toung, George.
Young, David.
Toung, Robert.
ASSESSMENT OF THE NON-ASSOCIATORS OF UPPER PAX-
TANG TOWNSHIP, AUG. 20, 1777.
Bend, Stephan.
Brough. Felty.
Bashars, John.
Buffington, Benjamii
Buffington, Thomas.
Consard, John.
Coleman, John.
Craford, Robert.
Darby, William.
Diller, Michael.
Diller, George.
Frelich, Anthony.
Fife, George.
Feidel, Melchor.
Galloway, John.
Gilson, John.
Galbreath, James.
Herman, John.
Herman, David.
Hoffman, Nick.
Heans, Hendry.
Jury, Abram.
Heller, Joseph.
Heller, Michael.
Makay, Daniel.
Murray, John.
Murray, Thomas.
MoCray, James.
Myers, John.
Meyers, Henry.
Moodogh, John.
Newbecker, Philip.
Navinen, David.
Negla, George.
Onderbeck, Henry.
Pursel, John.
Philip, Joseph.
Philip, John.
Philip, Joseph.
Pickel, Jacob.
Powel, Frederick.
Powel, John.
Riddel, William.
Steveler, Daniel.
Steveler, Joseph.
Sloan, James.
Supe, George, Jr.
Stiverly, Joseph.
Sneider, Stophel.
Sites, Ludwick.
Shalladay, John.
Taylor, Charlea.
Titrich, Michael.
Voole, Peter.
Wertz, John.
Wilcock, Edward.
CHAPTER XVII.
The War for Independence (continued)— Roll of Capt. John Marshall's
Company— Indian Incursions— Abolition of Slavery— Register of
Slaves— Rolls of Captains McAllister's, Walker's, and Weaver's Com-
panies— The Close of the War — Continental.
In the State regiment of foot, commanded by Col.
John Bull, subsequently by Col. Walter Stewart,
1777-78, was a Dauphin County company, — that of
Capt. John Marshall. It suffered severely at Brandy-
wine and Germantown. Towards the close of the
year 1777, by a resolution of Congress, the State
regiment was annexed to the Pennsylvania Line and
formed the Thirteenth Regiment.
Captain.
John Marshall.
First Lieutenant
Joseph L. Finley.
Second Lieutenant
William Harris.
Third Lieutenant
John Van Winkle.
Sergeants.
Robert Pelan. Robert Linn.
William Johnston. Robert Sturgeon.
Drum and Fife.
Conrod Groce. William Lever.
Jesse Moore. Conrod Ludwic.
GENERAL HISTORY.
103
Awl, John.
Baily, Thomas.
Bellshoover, Ludwick.
Carlton, Edward.
Chambers, David.
Chambers, John.
Chambers, John (2d).
Coleman, Nicholas.
Colter, George.
Crowley, David.
Delany, John.
Donnely, Peter.
Duffee, James.
Duncan, Robert.
Fottrell, Patrick, armorer
at the factory.
Gallaher, Hugh.
Hall, William.
Henney, Samuel.
Humphries, Robert.
Jones, Joshua.
Kelly, James.
Lackey, Thomas.
Lewis, Joseph.
McCay, John.
McClellan, Henry.
McClure, Samuel.
McCord, William.
McCormic, Charles.
McGinnes, Patrick.
McMichael, Christopher.
Morans, William.
Myers, Joseph.
Neeley, Joseph.
Nylson, John.
Peelan, Joshua.
Patitiate, John.
Price, William.
Slemons, Robert.
Steen, James.
Stever, Daniel.
Stocdale, Terence.
Veesey, John.
Waterson, John.
Welshance, William.
Whitmore, John.
Wilson, John.
Wood, Samuel.
Wright, Jonathan.
John Harris, in writing to President Wharton on the
situation of public affairs, under date of Paxtang, 29th
January, 1778, gives an opinion which is just as worthy
consideration to-day as it was over a century ago, — that
in dealing with the Indian question should never act
upon the defensive, but attack the savages in their
own country at all hazards. His letter runs thus :
"Sir: The hearer, Col. William McAlevey, is an honest man, and a
true friend to the glorious cause of liberty, going down for aid to defend
our frontiers against the encroachments of the savages. I am of opinion
that the Indians will take an active part next spring (for or against us),
as their young men don't understand acting as neutrals in time of war ;
and unless they, the Western Indians, delivers up hostages to the United
States immediately, or sends a number of their warriors to our camp to
join us, we may depend upon an Indian war taking place against us,
and ought to prepare for it as well as our present circumstances will
admit. A defensive war against savages will never do the needful.
u However prudeut and necessary it may be to grant assistance to
Beveral parts of the frontiers, etc., at particular times, and when we are
assured that ageneral Indian war will take place, we must attack them
in their own country at all hazards. If a French war takes place, I hope
we may be eased of an Indian war, which will he a great mercy. I
make free to give your honor my sentiments of the times, and conclude.1'
As Harris supposed, in the early part of spring the
situation of the people of Northumberland County
and the West Branch was imminently critical. A large
party of Indians, Tories, and English deserters en-
tered the county and commenced a war of extermina-
tion upon the settlers, who were without the means
of defense, the greater portion of the able-bodied men,
with their trusty rifles, being in the service. On the
3d of June, John Harris writes to Vice-President
Bryan, —
"Sir: I have received several letters from Col. Hunter lately, men-
tioning the distressed situation of Northumberland County, etc. It
appears absolutely necessary that si. me person should receive, store,
provide, and forward any stores the public may order up the 81
hanna, Juniata, etc., during the present Indian war. A quantity of flour
is wanted ; not a cask or bag to put it in. The inhabitants are leaving
said county in great numbers. I pity my bleeding country, anil am wil-
ling to assist the supplying the county of Northumberland by any means
in my power, or forward any article up the different branches of this
river from time to time. I am as good a judge of the navigation, in
either boat or canoe, on our river as can be found. I expect to send up
a quantity of stores to the lead mines, up Juniata, at Water Street Bfl
soon as I receive a letter from Mr. Roberdeau, which I hourly expect.
The present flood io convey by water should not be lost, as perhaps no
other may happen till next fall. The quartermaster can furnish pro-
visions for boatmen or any necessary escortB, etc. If the inhabitants in
their fright are suffered to move off as they are doing, and assistance n -t
soon sent up, the crops will be lost in many frontier places, that may be
saved by their getting timely aid from the public. A quantity of arms,
some powder and lead, is here for Northumberland County, which I ex-
pect will be forwarded to-morrow. There's two good store-houses at my
dwelling plantation, exclusive of a cellar fifty feet by forty, under my
dwelling-house so that there's plenty of store room for the public use
if wanted. There's a great concourse of public wagons, etc., with Btona,
on the Reading road, too few flats at the ferry here, and what there is
will not be properly attended, that the public may suffer for want of a
few men employed by the public (to assist in my opinion). I have rented
my tavern, ferry, etc., and am at leisure to assist the transporting stores,
etc., up the Susquehanna as offered, if proper instructions are sent me.
You'll please write to me by bearer, Mr. Whithill, if you judge neces-
sary."
In July, 1778, a large number of the survivors of
the Wyoming massacre arrived at Harris' Ferry in
boats and flats to seek protection from the enemy.
Matthew Smith, writing from Paxtang, July 12th,
rived at Harris' Ferry, and just now behold the
greatest scene of distress I ever saw ; the numerous poor ran away from
their habitations, and left their all, and several families lost, part killed
and scalped on their retreat; the most cruel butcheries ever known are
practiced; wouuded and others thrown into fires while yet living. The
inhabitants, however, are much distressed; the Wyoming people are
undoubtedly, by last accounts, entirely defeated. Northumberland
county is evacuated. Not more than one hundred men with Col. Hunter
at Sunbury ; the Blue Mountain (five miles above Harrisburg) is now
the frontier; and I am afraid Lancaster county will shortly follow the
example of the other county. The stores at Carlisle are something
very considerable. I doubt not their object is to destroy that place. I
ant informed there is not that care taken that should be. I think it
would be necessary to appoint some careful officer at that place, that
would do the duty more punctually.
" This party is large, having Col. Butler at their head, one hundred
regular troops at first ; about the same number of Tories, but is increased
in two or three times that number; seven hundred Indians, all around
in a most formidable manner, every one of them, exclusive of guns and
tomahawks, as usual, each one has a large spontoon, and as soon as en-
gaged, rushes on in a most dreadful manner. It is said they have field-
pieces, or BWivels, and a number of liijht horse.
"It is the earnest request of all friends of their country, as weU as
your humble servant, that something shall be done in the greatest haste.
Be pleased to send an order for what arms are ready at Lancaster and
Hummelstown, also for ammunition, and I shall exert every nerve in
forwarding matters to the spot the men shall collect."
The year following another Indian maraud was
feared, and the struggling settlers of Northumber-
land made an earnest appeal for succor. During the
month of April the sixth class marched to Bedford
County for the protection of the inhabitants there
while putting in their spring crops. Orders were
issued by Col. Robert Elder, sub-lieutenant of the
county of Lancaster, to Capt. John Rutherford, who
commanded the following detachments from the sev-
eral companies mentioned, marched to Bedford, where
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
they remained about six weeks, until relieved by
ranging companies recruited for the purpose:
Captain.
John Rutherford.
Privates.
Capt. Murray's Company.
John Cochran, Sr.
Michael Steever.
John Bunnel, 4th sergt.
Samuel Pollock.
Capt. Collier's Company.
Stophel Earnest.
John Smith.
James McCord.
George Consor.
John Little.
John Brand.
Capt. Rutherford's Company.
Martin Houser.
Jacob Miller.
Peter Pancake.
George Pancake.
Barnabas Soop.
Capt. Crouch's Company.
Adam Ritter.
John Minsker.
Conrad Wolfley.
Dr. Robert Kennedy.
Albright Swineford.
Christian King.
John Ritter.
( 'apt. < 'lart?s t 'ompany.
Robert Kennedy.
Samuel Kisler.
Andrew Richardson.
Richard Allison. .
Capt. Weaver's Company.
Jonathan Woodside,
sergt.
Ludwiek Light.
Frank Conway.
Capt. Whitley's Company.
Christian Crawl.
Jacob Weiser.
Charles Grogan.
Thomas Miller (sick).
Capt. Gilrhrist's Company.
James Cochran.
Samuel Cochran.
James Morrison.
William Boyd.
Philip Tinturff.
John Grames.
William Forster.
Samuel Cochran.
Conrad Alleman.
Philip Newhouse.
Robert McWhorter.
Matthias Winagle.
Lodwick Dagon.
Abraham Brunson.
Benjamin Jones.
George Sheets.
Frederick Castle.
George Carson.
James Gailey.
Jacob Miller.
John Swineford.
George Segance.
Robert Harron.
George Williams.
Simon Rairdon.
Joseph Mark.
John Chambers.
Jesse Packer.
Samuel Barnet.
Lemuel Snyder.
Abraham Neighbour.
Andrew Yeager.
Michael Chattel.
William Gamble.
Conrad Yountz.
John Bell.
James Boyle.
John Hatfield.
Dennis Dougherty.
William Hogan.
President Reed, dated 3d of August, 1779, informs
that functionary that he "had arrived at Sunbury
with sixty Paxtang boys," and that "the neighbor-
ing townships turns out a number of volunteers.
Cumberland County will give a considerable assist-
ance ; to-morrow at twelve o'clock is fixed for the
time of march ;" that " provisions is scarce," but that
"they will follow the savages and hope to come at
them, and if they do will give a good account."
In 1780, on the 1st of March, the Assembly of Penn-
sylvania passed an act for the abolition of slavery.
A full reference with the law is given in the history
of Lebanon County. To William Brown, of Pax-
tang, much credit is due for this humane measure.
In 1777, in the first Assembly under the State Con-
stitution, he proposed a similar law, which was at the
period referred to enacted. The record of the slaves
then held in this county is herewith given :
REGISTER OF NEGRO AND MULATTO SLAVES AND SERVANTS,
1780.
[Name, age, and (
all ^lav.'s for life."
For the relief of the Northumberland people Col.
Matthew Smith raised a company, and by a letter to
Sept. 1. Elizabeth Carson, widow, of Paxtang township. Pompey, aged
14 years.
Sept. 11. Archibald McAllister, of Londonderry townBhip. Ned, aged
52 years ; Isaac, aged 20 years ; Jem. aged 8 years ; Sal, aged 14
years; Nance, aged 10 years.
Sept. 11. James Burd, of Tinian, farmer. Lucey, aged 35 years; Cujf,
aged 13 years ; Dina, aged 7 years ; Venus, aged 2 years.
Sept. 11. James Crouch, of Paxtang township, captain. Bodly, aged 60
years ; Sambo, aged 50 years ; Phillis, aged 50 years ; Jack, aged 30
years; Lucy, aged 30 years; Peter, aged 15 years; Nan, aged 12
years ; A'et, aged 9 years ; George, aged 7 years ; Nell, aged 3 years ;
Isaac, aged 9 months.
Sept. 14. Joseph Montgomery, of the township of Paxtang, clerk. Tom,
aged 25 years; Margaret, aged 55 years.
Sept. 21. John Forster, of Paxtang township. Ambrose, aged 24
years.
Sept. 21. Cornelius Cox, of Paxtang township. Andrew, aged 30years;
Eve, aged 20 years ; Jean, aged 20 years ; Dina, aged 10 years ; Aby-
gal, aged 2 years.
Sept. 30. W:illiam Kirkpatrick, of Paxtang township, gentleman.
Richard, aged 27 years.
Oct. 2. William Kelso, of Paxtang township, farmer. Will, aged 18
years ; Peter, aged 4 years ; Dina, aged 23 years ; Sib, aged 1 year.
Oct. 5. Maxwell Chambers, of Paxtatg. Sarah, aged 27 years ; Jack,
aged 13 years ; Charles, aged 9 years ; Sana, aged 2 years.
Oct. 5. James Cowden, of Paxtang township, farmer. Barbara, aged 13
years.
Oct. 5. John Gilcrist, of Paxtang township, farmer. Rachel, aged 21
years.
Oct. 5. William Kerr, of Paxtang township, farmer. Tom, aged 17
years; Dina, aged 18 years.
Oct. 9. James McKee, of Paxtang township. Hannah, 25 years ; Pau-
lina, aged 3 years ; George, aged 6 months.
Oct. 9. John Harris, of Paxtang township, yeoman. Jack, aged 48
years; Isaac, aged* 16 years last August; Franck, aged 14 years last
May.
Oct. 9. Mart Reed, of Paxtang township, widow. Dinah, aged 27 years;
her daughter Nancy, aged 9 years last November; Jack, aged one
month.
Oct. 12. James Duncan, of Paxtang township. Betty, aged 20 years;
Sam, aged 3 years.
Oct. 12. William Wallace and William Allen, Jr., farmers, of Han-
over township. Poll, aged 32 years ; Pet (m.), aged 20 years ; James,
aged 38 years ; Moll, aged 2S years ; Peg, aged 2 years.
Oct. 12. Alexander Johnston, of Paxtang township, farmer. Will, aged
36 years.
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105
Oct. 12. John Wiggins and Robert Gilcrhist, farmers, and Richard
McGimre, blacksmith, of Faxtang township. Nance, aged 9 years;
Beck, aged 7 years ; Tob, aged 18 years ; Pete, aged 10 years.
Oct. 12. Richard Dearmond and. Tames Willson, of Hanover township,
farmers. Tom, aged 20 years ; Dina, aged 20 years ; Samuel, aged I
year; London, aged 23 years: Sip, aged 22 years; liege, aged 4 years.
Oct. 12. William Brown, of Hanover township. Peg, aged 19 years;
Dina, aged 14 months.
Oct. 12. Elizabeth Gallaugher, of Paxtang township. Cuff, aged 25
years ; Benebo (f.), aged 36 years ; Samboic, aged 8 years.
Oct. 12. David Montgomery, of Paxtaug township. Joseph, aged 26
years.
Oct. 18. Thomas Minshall, of Paxtang township, farmer. Jugg, aged
31 years; Kate, aged 14 years; Dan, aged 10 years ; Phebe, aged G
years.
Oct. 18. Joseph Candour, of Derry township, farmer. Peter, aged 27
Oct. 19. Mary Smith, gloverist, of Paxtang township. Susannah, aged
22 years.
Oct. 21. John Clark, of Paxtang township, farmer. Ath (f.), aged 6
years.
Oct. 23. Timothy Green, of Hanover township. Jam, aged 35 years;
a negro wench, aged 33 years; a negro wench, aged 8 years; a negro
male child, aged 3 years.
Oct. 23. Robert Sturgeon, of Paxtang township, miller. Cate, aged 22
years; Nance, aged 16 months.
Oct. 5. Jacxb Awl, tanner, of Paxtang township. Jo (run away some
time agn), aged 28 years; Cmsar, aged 24 years ; PhUlis, aged 25
years ; Pete, aged 6 years ; Cfi(o, aged 3 years ; Dina, aged 9 months.
Oct. 23. David Ritchet, of Paxtang township. Bristol, aged 14 years ;
TFme(f.), aged 16 years.
Oct. 23. Joshua Elder, Esquire, of Paxtang township. Jack, aged 36
years; Pero, aged 29 years ; Gin (f.), aged 19 years; Susanna, aged
2 years ; Silvia, aged 6 months.
Oct. 25. James Andrew, of Hanover township, farmer. Solomon, aged
32 years; Pag (f.), aged 22 years; Pruss (f.), aged 3 years ; Phoebe,
aged 2}4 years; Samson, aged 9 months and 17 days.
Oct. 25. David Ramsey, of Hanover township, farmer. Dinah, aged 23
years; Charles, aged 3 years.
Oct. 25. Willivm Pldnret, of Paxtang township, "Dr. of Physick."
Tony, aged 25 years; Ben, aged 23 years.
Oct. 25. John Hollenback, of Paxtang township. Bess, aged 17 years.
Oct. 25. William Dickey, of Paxtang township, farmer. Belt, aged 22
years.
Oct. 25. Thomas King, of Paxtang township. York, aged 16 years.
Oct. 25. Robert Boal, of Hanover township, farmer. Hagar, aged 20
years; Dinah, aged 10 months.
Oct. 25. James Rogers, of Hanover township, miller. Adam, aged 25
years.
Oct. 26. Andrfw Rogers, of Hanover township, farmer. Samuel, aged
• township, blacksmith. Sue, aged
Oct. 25 William Rogers, of Han
22 years; Jack, aged 4 years.
Oct. 25. Samuel Sturgeon, of Hanover township. Poll, aged 5 years.
Oct. 26. Joseph Fulton, of Paxtang township, farmer. Abigail, aged 29
years; Jack, aged 2 years.
Oct. 26. William Fulton, of Paxtang township, farmer. Dirick, aged
10 years.
Oct. 26. John Logan, farmer, of Londonderry township. Sampson, aged
24 years ; London, aged 21 years.
Oct. 27. Jacob Cook, Esq., of Londonderry township. David, aged 17
years, 3 months, and 17 days.
Oct. 27. William Hay, of Londonderry township, farmer. Dembigh, aged
26 years; PhUlis, aged 18 years; Phillis,nged 14 years; a mulatto boy
aged 3 years, name unknown, a servant until 31 years, bought of I
James Crouch.
Oct. 28. Samuel Stewart, of Hanover township. Pompey, aged 10 years ; I
Peggy, aged 6 years.
Oct. 30. David McQueen, of Londonderry township, farmer. Jack, aged i
26 years; PhUlis, aged 25 years; Dina, aged 11 years; Muzeta ■ (in.),
aged 9 years ; Sampson, aged 7 years ; Lot, aged 4 yeara.
Oct. 31. Samuel Bell, of Hanover township, farmer. Dinah, aged 10 ;
Oct. 31. David Hays and James Campbell, both of Londonderry town- \
ship. Bet, aged 12 years; Pete, aged 24 years.
Oct. 31. James Willson, of Hanover township, farmer. Jack, aged 18 \
years.
township, farmer. Arch, aged
nship. Tony, aged 24 years;
Oct. 31. Richard Crawford, of Ha
\ 8 years.
Oct. 31. George Crain, of Ha
Eve, aged 22 years ; Joe, aged 3 years.
Oct. 31. Samuel Bradley, of Londonderry township. Pink, aged 30
years; Prince, aged 15 years; Pompey, aged 3 years; Tom, aged 1
year.
Oct. 31. John Cochran, of Upper Paxtaug township. Nance, aged 15
years; Dinah, aged 12 years.
Oct. 31. Patrick Hays, of Londonderry township, farmer. Grace, aged
30 years; Violet, aged 3 years; Toby, aged 4 months.
Oct. 31. Robert Hays, of Londonderry township. Hose, aged 13 years.
Nov. 1. William Moore, of Londonderry township. Maria, aged 35
years; Sampson, aged 11 years.
Nov. 1. James Forster, of Londonderry township. Sam, aged 17
years.
Nov. 1. John Clendenin, of Paxtang township, surveyor. Prince, aged
47 years ; Team (f.), aged 35 years ; Rob, aged 2 years.
Nov. 1. John McCown, of Hanover township, farmer. Andy, alias
Sliarper, aged 27 years.
Nov. 1. John French, of Hanover township,^farmer. Lonon, aged 24
years.
" In pursuance of the act of Assembly, entitled ' An Act for the grad-
ual Abolition of Slavery,' enacted on the first Day of March, Anno Dom.
1780, the foregoing Entries beginning with the Entery of Christopher
Crawford [of Lancaster borough] and ending with that of John French
[of Hanover township] have been made on and before the first day of
November, 1780.
" In Witness whereof I hereto set my Hand.
"John Hubley,
" Clerk of the Peace for the County of Lancaster."
The rolls of companies of soldiers in the various
regiments of the Pennsylvania Line after 1776 are
very imperfect or not in existence, which is grea.tly
to be regretted. Dauphin County men are scattered
in most of the commands, especially in the artillery
and German regiments, and it is a difficult matter at
this late day to designate all. In Col. Thomas Hart-
ley's regiment, one of the additional battalions or-
dered by Congress, we find the company of Capt. Ar-
chibald McAllister, a roll of which we have compiled
from that officer's account-book:
Boll of Capt. Archibald McAllister's company of Col.
Thomas Hartley's Regiment,
Captain.
Archibald McAllister.
Lieutenant.
Isaac Sweeny.
Sergeant.
John Lesly; served three years; was in the actions
of Germantown, Chestnut Hill, Sullivan's cam-
paign ; died in Berkeley County, Va., June 4, 1S25,
aged ninety years.
Drummers.
Patrick Conner. John Elliott.
Bissell, Thomas.
Britt, Francis.
Britt, George.
Binke, James.
Burns, James.
Carduss, John.
Privates.
Chambers, William.
Clark, John.
Clark, Robert.
Clendennin, Adam.
Craugle, James.
Croxel, Charles.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Cusick, George.
Dill, James.
Denisay, Lewis.
Ellison, Robert.
Falls, John.
Gardner, Henry.
Harper, Richard.
Hayes, William.
Hendrick, John.
Herrington, Thomas, May
2, 1777.
Irwin, Thomas.
Judge, Thomas.
Keller, Matthias.
Leray, Dennis.
McBride, John.
McDonald, John.
McGichen, John.
McGinness, William.
McGill, Henry, Feb. 5,
1777.
McLean, John.
McManamy, James.
McManamy, Samuel.
Mahan, John.
Missum, Benjamin.
Morrow, Thomas.
Murray, Corlias.
Nicholas, Thomas.
Page, John.
Patterson, Andrew.
Parker, Thomas.
Roach, Patrick.
Terry, Paul.
Thompson, Robert.
Tenbropke, Christian.
Timpler, Thomas.
Walker, Andrew.
Webb, Andrew.
White, Robert.
Wolf, Frederick.
In the (New) Eleventh of the Pennsylvania Line
we find the roll of Capt. Andrew Walker's company.
Most of the men were from the Hanovers :
Roll of the Fifth Company of the New Eleventh, Lieut.-
Col. Adam Hubley, Jr., commandant, 1777-81.
[Age, height, trade, where born, and when enlisted.]
Captain.
Andrew Walker.
Lieutenant.
James Pettigrew.
Sergeants.
James Johnson, twenty-two ; five feet six inches ;
carpenter; Philadelphia; May 22,1778.
Barnet Carny, twenty-four; five feet seven inches;
Ireland ; March 5, 1777.
James Robinson, thirty ; five feet seven inches ; Ire-
land ; Jan. 19, 1780.
Corporals.
Robert Jefferies. Patrick Limerick.
William Wiley, twenty-nine; five feet nine inches;
miller; America; Jan. 22, 1777.
Drummer.
James Thosnton.
Fifer.
Frederick Wolfe.
Privates.
Benson, James, thirty; five feet eight inches; Eng-
land ; June 2, 1777.
Boe, William, thirty-one; five feet nine inches;
cooper; Ireland; April 11, 1777.
Brown, William, twenty; five feet six inches; Ire-
land; Feb. 1, 1777; resided in York County in
1805.
Buckly, Philip, forty-five; five feet eight inches;
Ireland; June 1, 1777.
Byrns, William, promoted sergeant.
Casebolt, Robert, twenty ; five feet six inches ; York
County ; April 7, 1777 ; resided in Green County,
Ohio, in 1832, aged seventy-seven.
Coleman, James (e).
Douglass, William, resided in Buffalo township, Union
Co., in 1796.
Gallagher, James, seventeen ; five feet five inches ;
Lancaster County ; March 7, 1780.
Grant, Robert, twenty ; five feet eight inches ; farmer ;
England ; Feb. 1, 1777.
Gray, Alexander.
Grier, James.
Herrington, Isaac.
Horner, John, twenty-two; five feet nine inches;
weaver; Ireland; April 15, 1777.
Keating, Edward, twenty-three ; five feet seven
inches ; Ireland ; March 15, 1777.
McCoy, Nicholas, twenty-seven ; five feet seven
inches; Newfoundland; May 11, 1777.
McCullough, Robert, prisoner; died March 7, 1807.
McDonough, James, twenty -six ; five feet nine inches ;
tobacconist ; Ireland ; May 1, 1777.
Mclntire, James, thirty ; five feet three inches ; Ire-
land ; May 17, 1777.
McGeary, Neal, from Hartley's regiment ; transferred
to Third Pennsylvania, 1781.
McKimmins, John, twenty-four ; five feet six inches ;
Ireland ; March 1, 1777.
Mummart, William, eighteen; five feet four inches;
Lancaster ; Feb. 10, 1777 ; transferred to Ger-
man regiment Sept. 15, 1780.
Murray, Daniel.
Nixon, Marion, thirty ; five feet six inches ; barber ;
Ireland ; April 17, 1778.
O'Bryan, William, May 12, 1778.
Pattern, Anthony, eighteen; five feet eleven inches;
blacksmith.
Peters, Henry, twenty-one ; five feet six inches ;
tailor ; Germany ; May 1, 1777.
Savage, William.
Shaffner, Francis.
Simmonds, William, March 1, 1777.
Smith, Edward.
Williams, William, May 7, 1778-81.
In the early part of the year 1781, the Tories of
South Carolina and Georgia, by the aid of British
dragoons under Tarleton, created great distress in
many sections of those colonies. They held cruel
sway, killing such of the male inhabitants who were
Whigs, burning their dwellings, and driving the
women and children from those sections, who fled to
Maryland and Pennsylvania. Such was the destitute
condition of these people that prompt measures were
taken for their relief by the various county commit-
tees. Paxtang township was appealed to by the
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107
chairman of the Lancaster committee, but although
"silver and gold they had none," they gave of their
substance. Several loads of flour and other provi-
sions were procured and hauled to Philadelphia from
Frey's and Elder's mills. The following letter, writ-
ten in reply to the committee's request, is sufficiently
explanatory. It was, as we have stated, followed by
a liberal offering:
"Paxtang, 10th October, 1781.
"Sir: — On the Rect. of yours, I communicated the matter to a num-
ber of the Inhabitants of the TownBhip, who seem'd willing to comply
with the benevolent design, and to contribute freely to the Relief of
the distressed Exiles from the States of South Carolina and Georgia.
But as the Inhabitants are not possessed of hard money, we concluded
that an attempt to raise a Contribution in that way would be to no
purpose, we agreed to consult some friends in Philada. whether a quan-
tity of wheat or flour would answer the end ; and as soon as an answer is
Rec'd from Town we intend to forward this matter with the utmost
dispatch. I am, Sir, with great esteem, Yr. most obed't and very hum-
ble Servt.
" John Elder.
" Jasp'r Teats, Esq. in Lancaster."
The Indians in the spring of 1781 were again
threatening the West Branch Valley, and to afford
the inhabitants protection, Capt. John Ruther-
ford's company, of Paxtang, and Capt. Martin
Weaver's, of Upper Paxtang, were ordered to their
relief until the spring planting should be completed.
They were absent one month. The muster-roll of the
former has been given. That of Capt. Weaver's is as
follows. Capt. Weaver was connected with Capt.
Matthew Smith's company of 1775, and probably was
among those who returned home sick from Boston, as
he seems to have been second lieutenant in Capt.
Deibler's company in the spring of 1776. We regret
we are unable to give the roll of the company as or-
ganized in 1778-79. The descendants of the Hoff-
mans, Deiblers, Sallada, Steever, Seal, and others,
whose names are enrolled among these heroes of the
" times which tried meu's souls," will no doubt be
gratified to learn of the valor, the bravery, and un-
dying courage of their ancestors. As they read over
these names, let their hearts be imbued with the lofty
spirit of patriotism which fired the souls of their
forefathers, and cherish faithful remembrance of
their glorious deeds of a century ago, in behalf, not of
themselves, but of posterity.
Return of Capt. Martin Weaver's Company of Upper
Paxtang, April 23, 1781.
Captain.
Martin Weaver.
Lieutenant.
John Sheesley.
Ensign.
Daniel Steever.
Sergeants.
John Motter.
George Ragel.
Corporals.
Christian Lark.
Drummer.
William Cline.
Privates.
First Class —
Edward Wheelock.
Jacob Sheesly.
Frederick Paul.
William Ingram.
Second class —
John Motter.
Abraham Jury.
John Miller.
Lawrence Kortz.
Third class —
Michael Sallade.
Leonard Snyder.
Andrew Yeager.
Henry Ults.
Fourth class —
John Hoffman.
Deidrick Stonebreaker.
George Deibler.
Jere Berger.
Zacheus Spanaberger.
Fifth class —
Francis Conway.
Sebastiau Metz.
Henry Umholtz.
Michael Melcher.
Sixth class —
Philip Rauskolb.
Jacob Harman.
Adam King.
Christopher Sheesly.
William Armengost.
Seventh class —
David Harman.
George Seal.
John Nicholas Hoff-
man.
Christian Wirtz.
Eighth class —
Michael Deibler.
Christian Hoffman.
Henry Woof.
George Lark.
George Paul.
George Ream.
James Miley.
John Moyer.
Henry Warfel.
John Ditty.
John Richter.
George Klinger.
Michael Shadel.
Abraham Neighbour.
Frederick Bender.
Andrew Spangle.
Peter Metz.
Adam Cooper.
George Shoop.
Christopher Yeager.
Leonard Steever.
Henry Henn.
Ludwig Shott.
Leonard Kauffmau.
Peter Miller.
John Woodside.
John Wirtz.
Jonathan Woodside.
Thomas Korts.
Anthony Fraley.
Adam Wirtz.
George Minnich.
Henry Moyer.
Samuel Jury.
George Buffington.
Michael Shott.
Stephen Bender.
Matthias Deibler.
Ludwig Bretz.
John Harman.
The campaign of 1781 terminated with the sur-
render of Cornwallis' army at Yorktown, as did also
the war for independence. Dauphin County was
well represented in that battle. One brave soldier at
least became conspicuous. In Feltman's diary of the
Pennsylvania Line at the siege of Yorktown, under
date of Oct. 19, 1781, it is recorded :
"At one o'clock this day Maj. Hamilton with a
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
detachment marched into town and took possession
of the batteries and hoisted the American flag."
This gallant officer, James Hamilton, was commis-
sioned captain in the First Pennsylvania, Continental
Line, March 10, 1776 ; made a prisoner of war Nov.
2, 1777 ; subsequently exchanged and promoted major
of the Second Pennsylvania Dec. 10, 1778, and re-
tired the service Jan. 1, 1783. The parents of Maj.
Hamilton came from the North of Ireland with the
Calhouns, Polks, and other emigrants who located on
the Swatara and its branches about 1730-35. At the
close of the war for independence, Maj. Hamilton
was in the Southern Department. There he married
Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas Lynch, Sr., whose
son, Thomas Lynch, Jr., was one of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence from South Carolina.
Their son, Gen. James Hamilton, was Governor of
South Carolina, 1830-32. He married a grand-
daughter of Thomas Hay ward, who was also a signer.
It may naturally be supposed there was great re-
joicing at the Yorktown capitulation. A letter from
John Harris to Col. John Montgomery, of Carlisle,
giving him the news of Cornwallis' surrender, brief
though it be, expresses the jubilant feeling prevailing:
" Paxtang, Oct. 27, 1781 .
" Sir, — We have good news from the southward. Cornwallis and his
whole army surrendered to Gen. Washington on the 19th. As soon as
we get up the Province cannon we will fire a fne de joeij. The bearer
is waiting and I must close.
" Your very h'ble sent.,
"John Harris."
On the 7th of November, 1782, John Dickinson,
the author of the " Farmer's Letters," and at the out-
set of the Revolution one of the most energetic in
the cause of American rights, was elected by the As-
sembly of the State and the Supreme Executive
Council President of the State of Pennsylvania under
the Constitution of 1776. Although Mr. Dickinson
was foremost in the defense of the liberties of the
colonies, when the resolutions for independence came
before the Continental Congress, he believed, and no
doubt sincerely, too, that the " Declaration" was
premature, and was one of the members who was not
returned to Congress by the Convention of July 15,
1776. There is no doubt that, had he been chosen,
his name would have been affixed to that instrument.
His course during the debates on Mr. Lee's resolve
made him unpopular, and for several years he was
not in active life. Nevertheless, he was not an idle
spectator, and in October, 1777, he was made a briga-
dier-general in the Pennsylvania militia, having pre-
viously been in command of a Philadelphia battalion
doing active service in the Jerseys during Washing-
ton's campaign there. It was at this period that
the officers of the Lancaster battalion became ac-
quainted with the statesman, Dickinson. Gen. Dick-
inson, in 1779, was chosen by Delaware as one of her
representatives in the Confederated Congress, and in
1781 he was President of that State. In obedience
to the call from Pennsylvania, he accepted its Presi-
dency, when at once it was maliciously reported that
he was inimical to the independence of the States.
At this juncture his compatriots in arms sought his
defense. The Ninth Battalion, commanded by Col.
John Rodgers, of Hanover, as brave and gallant an
officer as ever wielded a sword, met and issued the
following :
" Hanover, November 28, 1782.
" To the Colonels of the Lancaster County Miltfui:
"Dear Sir: The officers and representatives of the ninth battalion
of Lancaster County militia, upon consultation, have concluded, from
the complexion of the present House of Assembly, that the Constitu-
tion and Liberty of the State are at stake in some measure, and sensible
of the importance of what has cost us so much blood and treasure, we
have thought it incumbent upon us to exert ourselves for their preser-
vation as far as our influence extends, and to warn all who would wish
to be free from the dangers that seem to impend, not doubting at the
same time but you are ready to take the alarm, as you must be sensible
of the same danger. We do not thiuk it necessary to multiply words
tending to inspire your spirit, for we are of opinion that you possess the
same and have been only waiting to know the sentiments of your fellow
friends to Liberty. Let us not then coolly and simply suffer any of our
rights to be taken from us by any men, especially as our Constitution
invests us with full power to oppose any such attempt. Perhaps our
fears are groundless; but in case of apparent danger, which undoubt-
edly is our present case, a wise man will be on his guard ; and therefore
let such a number of persons as you will please to appoint meet us at
Manheim on the 15th day of January next, in order that we may mu-
tually contrive such measures as may have a tendency to preserve our
good and estimable Constitution, and our dear Independence and sweet
Liberty. Be active and do not fail to fulfill our request. By order of
the whole. "John Rodgers, Colonel."
" In pursuance of the foregoing circular, the deputies from the differ-
ent battalions met at Manheim, on the 15th of January following. There
were present at that meeting the following :
" Colonels. — Thomas Edwards, Zeigler, Alexander Lowry, George Ross,
John Rodgers, and Robert Elder.
" Majors. — Jacob Cook, Kelly, Hays, and Herr.
" Coptains. — Ewing, Joseph Hubley, and Laird.
"Mr. Clark, and Mr. Chambers.
"On motion, Colonel Rodgers was unanimously chosen Chairman and
Captain Joseph Hubley, Secretary.
" Colonel Rodgers made a neat and appropriate speech explaining the
objects of t^e meeting, that a rumor was in circulation calculated to do
much injury, ' that the President of the State of Pennsylvania was hos-
tile to the Independence of America.'
" On motion, this question was put to each battalion :
"Is it the opinion of the members present that they approve of the
appointment of John Dickinson, Esq., as President of the State of Penn-
sylvania, or not ?
"Answer. The members of the Second Battalion are unanimously of
the opinion that a better choice of a President could not be made.
" Colonel Zeigler — same opinion.
" Seventh Battalion — Same.
" Eighth Battalion— Same.
" Ninth Battalion — We hope the Assembly have made a good choice,
and if they have we thank them.
"Colonel Elder agrees in opinion with the Ninth.
"The following resolves, after being duly prepared and unanimously
agreed to, were ordered to be forthwith communicated to the Assembly,
the Supreme Executive Council, and to every battalion in the State.
" Resolved, unanimously, That the people have a right to assemble to-
gether for their common good, to instruct our Representatives, and to
apply to the Legislature for redress of grievances, by address, petition,
or remonstrance.
"Resolved, unanimously, That in the opinion of the deputies from the
different battalioDS now met, that the complexion of the present House
of Assembly is such that we have no reason to doubt that the Indepen-
dence and Constitution of this State are safe, and that we highly ap-
prove of the appointment of his Excellency John Dickinson, Esq., as
President.
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" Resolved, unanimously, That we approve of Colonel Rodgers' calling
this meeting, as it lias tended to remove doubts and unjust charges that
were in circulation to the disadvantage of his Excellency the President
of this State, and two of our Members of Congress, James Wilson aud
John Montgomery, Esquires; and we conceive such meetings have a
tendency to suppress false and malicious reports, and that thereby virtue
may meet with ite Just reward and vice be depicted in its true deformity.
"John Kodgebs, Chairman.
" J. Hr/BLEY-, Secretary."
A history of the struggle for independence would
be imperfect without some reference to the war-meas-
ures of the government, the most important of which
was the issuing of the so-called Continental money.
When the Congress began to feel in sore need of
funds it adopted the device, so dear to the ignorant
heart, of " making money." One patriotic member
declared that he would never consent to tax the people
as long as he could " get a cartload of money by
simply going to the printing office for it." Ignorance
like this gave birth to the Continental currency. The
Congress solemnly resolved that the stuff it had
printed "ought to pass current in all payments and
dealings, and be deemed equal in value to the Span-
ish milled dollars. The currency did what it ought
to for nearly eighteen months. Until fourteen mil-
lion dollars had been issued there was no great depre-
ciation. Prices rose, but only a trifle. Early in 1777,
however, this limit was passed ; five million dollars
more was printed off, and the whole volume of the
currency sank sixty-six per cent, below par. This
shrinkage must be something of a puzzle to infla-
tionists of to-day, for all the conditions which they
deem necessary to be observed in issuing paper were
true of our forefathers' rag-money. The Continental
bills were based on the faith and resources of the
country. Congress, early in 1777, called public atten-
tion to the fact that the people were bound to redeem
the currency according to the full value expressed in
the respective bills. Moreover, the State Legislatures
passed laws inflictiug penalties and forfeitures upon
persons who sold anything for these bills without
taking them at par, and they were solemnly declared
to be " a lawful tender" for all debts. Nevertheless,
they went steadily down. Aug. 15, 1777, an issue of
one million dollars enabled the authorities to buy
three hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars' worth
of gold. Nov. 7, 1777, an issue of the same amount
passed current for only two hundred aud fifty thou-
sand dollars in cash. By April, 1778, one gold dollar
was worth six in paper. The military successes of
the year and the aid given by France caused a tiny
appreciation. In November, 1778, Congress got
nearly one million seven hundred thousand dollars'
worth of ammunition for only ten million dollars in
paper. This showed a depreciation of only eighty-
three per cent. But in May, 1779, ten million dollars'
of new paper brought only four hundred and sixteen
thousand dollars iu cash. Twenty-four dollar bills
were worth only one real dollar. In November mat-
ters were still worse. An issue of ten million dollars
brought less than two hundred and sixty thousand
dollars in cash. A year from this date the papet
dollar, based on the faith and resources of the whole
country, was worth just one cent. In May, 1781, it
was worth one-fifth of a cent. These figures are
taken from a table compiled by Thomas Jefferson.
A writer in the Philadelphia Packet, in 1780, says, " I
had money enough to buy a hogshead of sugar. I sold
it again and got a good deal more money than it cost
me ; yet what I sold for when I went to market again
would buy but a tierce. I sold that, too, for a good
deal of profit, yet the whole of what I sold it for
would afterwards buy a barrel. I have now more
money than I ever had, and yet I am not so rich as
when I had less. I am sure we shall grow poorer and
poorer unless we fall on some method to lower prices,
and then the money we have to spare will be worth
something." ,
On the 12th of March the first news was received
of the signing of the treaty of Nov. 30y 1782, ac-
knowledging the independence of the United States.
This was the first measure necessary in the negotia-
tions for peace between all the belligerents. On the
20th of January, 1783, the preliminary treaty of peace
was signed. On the 11th of April Congress issued a
proclamation enjoining a cessation of hostilities, and
on the 16th of the same month the Supreme Execu-
tive Council made public announcement of the happy
event at the court-house at Philadelphia. The State
flag was hoisted, church bells were rung, and expres-
sions of joy at the happy relief from the miseries of
war, were universal.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Formation of the County of Dauphin — Remonstrances Against —
Act for Erection of— The County in 17S9— Opposition to the Federal
Constitution.
A peopositiox to divide the county of Lancaster
was discussed about the commencement of the Revo-
lution, but that ordeal of arms for several years quieted
the agitation for the formation of a new county.
When, towards the close of the war, the courts were
crowded with business, when military fines were being
sued out against non-associators, compelling many of
the citizens from remote sections of the county to
appear at the county town, the question of the for-
mation of a new county embracing that portion of
Lancaster County north of the Couewago with a por-
tion of the county of Berks, seriously disturbed not
only the citizens of both counties, but the Assembly,
and petitions pro and con were frequently presented.
The county of Berks was early in the field ; they were
not in favor of a dismemberment, and at the session
of 1782 several remonstrances bearing upon this point
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HISTOKY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
had the effect of confining the new county enterprise
to Lancaster County alone. At the ensuing session
of the Assembly the subject of a division was again
agitated, when the following petition, prepared by
Judge Jasper Yeates, of Lancaster, was presented.
The remonstrance, however, is only worth preserving
as a part of the history of those times :
" To the Honorable the Representatives of the Freemen of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met:
" The Remonstrance and PetUion of Divers Freeholders and Others, Inhabi-
tants of the County of Lancaster, Most Humbly Sheweth :
"That your petitioners conceive themselves hound to remonstrate
against the prayers of two petitions proposed to the Legislatuie at the
last session respecting [a division of the said county of Lancaster, and
beg leave to suggest to your Honorable Body the following remarks:
"That a ^frequent division of counties must naturally occasion a dis-
trust in the faith of government — persons who, confiding in the acts of
the Legislature, having purchased landed property near a county town
long established by law, suffering considerable losses from such division.
"That the creating new counties necessarily tends to increase the
public expenses, and to derange in some sort the policy of a govern-
ment.
"That nothing but the most manifest public expedience arising from
the welfare of the community at large, independent of individual in-
terests, can justify such measures in an old established county ; and that
though the bringing the courts of justice near to the doors of every man
mav in some wise conduce to his private interests, yet in other instances
a remoteness of the station may be in some degree advantageous, as it
tends to repress a litigious spirit in many who might be desirous of vex-
ing their neighbors at law at a much less expense.
" Your petitioners beg leave further to observe, that as to the petition
which points out the precise limits of a new county attaching thereto a
part of Berks county, your petitioners concur fully in the state of facts
submitted to your honorable House by the inhabitants in general of the
Baid county of Berks in their late petition and remoustrance, to which
we humbly refer you.
•'As to the erecting of a county town at Harris' Ferry, we submit to
the wisdom of the Legislature the propriety, expedience or justice of
the measure. If a central situation lias been ever deemed most eligible
and convenient to the public at large for the site of a county town, the
spot proposed is deficient in this particular, the western boundary not
exceeding one mile. If the trade of the back country on the Susque-
hanna is the real object of the petitioners, the streams of traffic will
equally find their way to the capital of the State, whether there be a
new county town erected pursuant to their wishes or not; and if the
inhabitants who live beyond Peter's Mountain find themselves aggrieved
by their remote situation, it is submitted to the Legislature whether it
would not be more natural and easy to attach that settlement to North-
umberland county. It is apprehended with due deference to the sense
of your Honorable House, that measuring the petition for a county town
at Harris' Ferry by the large scale of national good, and detracting
therefrom a few individual interests, the prayer of that petition will be
thought utterly inadmissible.
" Tour petitioners take the liberty of adding that the present bounds
of the county of Lancaster are not found to be inconvenient or unrea-
sonable.
" That it will be utterly impracticable by the House to gratify the
wishes of individuals in every instance when they complain of being
aggrieved.
"And that when the division of counties is forced as a measure, of
course your Honorable House will have much of their time engrossed
by petitions for such divisions from the iuterested views of private peo-
ple, which the claims of the public demand for objects of much greater
magnitude.
"That in the present exhausted state of the country at large, when
the public demands occasion the levying of heavy taxes, it would be
highly grievous to many that new assessments should be laid for the
purpose of building COUrt-hoUBB and jail, and other expenses incident to
a new county ; for though many have signed the petition, it may fairly
be presumed there are many others within the several districts averse
to Buch additional impositions.
"Whereupon your petitioners most humbly pray that your Honor-
able Body, upon full deliberation had of the two petitions herein fiist
before uoted, will not grant the prayerB thereof or either of them."
That portion of the proposed new county in and
around Middletown and at Lebanon were alsoopposed
to the new county if Harris' Ferry was to be the
county-seat. We have referred elsewhere to the op-
position from Lebanon. The following memorial of
the inhabitants of Middletown is herewith given. It
must be acknowledged there was some grounds for
the course taken, as the latter place was a village of
considerable size, and of unusual business importance,
while Harrisburg contained only a handful of people,
and at that period was of little account. The me-
morial reads, —
" To the Honorable the Representatives of the Freemen of tlie Common'
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly : The petition of the inhabit-
ants of Lancaster County humbly sheweth. That
" Whereas, The said county being very extensive, and the increase
of tbe inhabitants becomes very great, renders the attendance upon
courts and other business burdensome and expensive to your petitioners,
occasioned by their situation being so far distant from the county town.
And whereas, It seems to be the intention of a respectable number of the
inhabitants of the county to make application to the honorable house
for redress of this burdensome grievance, to have the county divided
into two separate counties for the ease and welfare of the said inhabit-
ants; and when any grievances or inconveniences arise to the inhab-
itants of the State, petition to the honorable house is the mode to make
them known to your honors; and as by experience we are made sensible
of your strong inclination to remove any inconvenience that at any
time and from time to time may arise to your constituents; you first
being made sensible that the inconvenience complained of is real and
well founded, and if you should be of opinion, after mature considera-
tion, that it is real and well founded, we make no doubt but that you
would permit us humbly to intimate to you our ideas of the mode of re-
lief which we would beg leave to do, leaving the ultimate determination
to your better judgment. If you should think proper to divide the
county we would presume to recommend the town of Middletown, in
the lower end of Paxton township, as by far the most proper place for
the county town for many clear and obvious reasons, which we think
would naturally occur to the honorable house, but lest they should not,
we beg to mention ours: First. Middletown will be as central as any
other place that can be thought of. Then its situation upon the river
Susquehanna, accommodated with the finest, indeed, we may venture to
say, the only fine safe harbor upon the said river, and the public utility
of the said river Susquehanna to the State of Pennsylvania and to the
city of Philadelphia in particular, is unquestionable: that river being
a fine navigable river for boats from ten to twelve tons burden coming
down said river, the river Juniata and other streams leading into the
Susquehanna some hundreds of miles, from a fine fertile country on all
sides of the river; and we must further presume that tbe time is not
far distant when a communication will be effected from this river to the
weBtern waters and thegreat Lake Erie, attended with very trifling land
carriage between the heads of the two waters. Another great advantage
to the State, and particularly to the city of Philadelphia, will naturally
acrue, and that is instead of great quantity of produce of different kind
being carried from the counties of York and Cumberland to the town of
Baltimore, they will be carried through the channel of the town of Mid-
dletown to the city of Philadelphia. It may not be improper to observe
that Middletown is situated at the very lowest end of the navigable
water of said river Susquehanna, so that the trade of that extensive
river will at all events centre in that town and be carried from thence
to the city of Philadelphia, and consequently will draw off from the city
a very considerable quantity of merchandise of all kiuds to the new
country upon and beyond the Susquehanna River. And, further, that
it is not improbable that in time the trade will be carried from Middle-
town to the city of Philadelphia, by water carriage, via the river Swa-
tara and other waters to the river Schuylkill, as we stand informed that
this water communication was viewed some years ago by a number of
gentlemen of eminence appointed by the Houbs of Assembly for that
purpose and reported very practicable. And also that Middletown has
the great advantage of being seated upon such high ground that they
need never to be apprehensive of an inundation even in the lowest part
of the town by the overflowing of Susquehanna and Swatara Rivera.
" That the honorable house may appoint Middletown for the county
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Ill
town is the earnest desire of your petitioners, aud by granting the same
we as in duty hound shall ever pray, etc.
" Lancaster County, March ye 2d, 1784.
" Ezra Patterson. Ludwig Sulwink.
Jacob Schneider. Daniel Croll.
Charles Brandon. Frederick Seybold.
Nicholas Cassel. Anthony Bautue.
Jacob Shrader. John McCann.
John Burnharter. Martin Cox.
George Miller. Daniel Walter.
Edward Moyer. James Moon.
Conrad Bombach. Thomas Edminston.
Jacob Shautz. Jacob Smith.
Lennox Stawl. Henry McKan, Jr.
Jacob Kraft. Daniel Dorwdel.
Jacob Hersbey. Frederick Schuyler.
John Nobel. Sebastian Heuderle.
Emanuel Conrad. James Van Hoerst.
John Bacheustose. James Forster.
John Bowman. Daniel Weylster."
The memorials were of no avail, however, and the
subject being constantly brought to the attention of
the Assembly, that body by its act of March 4, 17S5,
passed the following act, erecting the county of Dau-
phin and fixing the county-seat at Harris' Ferry :
"An Act for erecting part of the County of Lancaster into a separate
County.
" Wltereas, The inhabetance of the upper part of Lancaster County
have by Petition set forth to the General Assembly of this State that
they have long labored under many inconveniences from their being
situated at so great a distance from the seat of Judicature in the said
County, and have prayed that they may be relieved from the said incon-
veniences by erecting them into a separate County, and as it appears but
just and reasonable that they should be relieved in the premises.
" Be it therefore enacted and it is hereby enacted by the Representatives of
the Freemen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met, and by the Authority of the same, That all that part of Lancaster
County lying within the Bounds and limits hereafter described shall be
erected into a separate County, — that is to say, beginning on the west
side of the River Susquehanna, opposite the mouth of Conawago Creek ;
thence up the middle of said Creek to Moors Hill; and from thence to
the head of said creek ; and from thence by a direct Line to the South
East Corner of Heidelberg Township, where it strikes the Berks County
line; thence north west by the Line of Berks County to Mahantango
Creek ; thence along the same by the Line of Northumberland County
and Crossing the River Susquehanua to the Line of Cumberland County ;
thence down the Susquehanna on the West Side thereof by the line of
Cumberland County, and that part of the Line of York County to the
place of beginning, on the west side of the river Susquehanna, to be
henceforth known and called by the name of Dauphin County.
"And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the inhabit-
ants of the said County of Dauphin shall at all times hereafter enjoy all
and singular the Jurisdiction, Powers, Rights, Liberties, and privileges
whatsoever which the inhabitance of any other County of this State do,
may, or ought to enjoy by the Constitution and Laws of this State.
" And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That the district
elections for the said County of Dauphin shall be held for the Townships
of Derry and Londonderry at Hummels Town in the township of derry
aforesaid, for the township of upper Paxtang on the north side of Peter's
Mouutain at Peter Hoffman's in said township, for the township of
Lower Paxtang on the South side of Peter's Mountain, and West Han-
nover at the Court House of the said County, or at John Harris' until
such Court House shall be erected, and for the Townships of Lebanon,
East Hannover, Heidelberg, and Bethel at the Town of Lebanon in the
said Township of Lebanon, Where they shall elect at the times anil
under the Regulations stipulated and directed by the Coustitution and
Laws of this State, aCouncillor Representative to serve them in General
Assembly, Censors, Sheriff, Coroners, and Commissioners, which said
Officers when duly elected and qualified shall have and enjoy all and
singular such powers, Authorities, and privileges with respect to their
said County as such officers elected in and for any other County, may,
can, or ought to do. And the Baid Election shall be Conducted in the
same manner and from and Agreeable to the same rules and regulations
as now are or hereafter may be in force in the other Counties of this
"And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid. That the said
County of Dauphin shall elect four members, and the County of Lan-
caster shall elect seven Members to represent them respectively in the
General Assembly of this Commonwealth from and after the passing of
this Act until the same shall be altered agreeable to the Cunstitution
and the Laws of this State.
" And be it further enacted by the authority aforesa'ul, That the Justices
of the Supreme Court of this State shall have like Powers, Jurisdictions,
and Authorities in the said County of Dauphin as in the other Counties
of this State, and are hereby authorized and impowered to Deliver the
Gaoles of the said County of Dauphin of Capital and other offenders
in like manner as they are authorized to do in other Counties of this
State.
" And be it further enacted by (lie Authority aforesaid, That the Justices
of the Courts of quarter Sessions and < 'ommon pleas now commissioned
within the Limits of the County of Dauphin and those that may here-
after be Commissioned, or any three of them, shall and may hold Courts
of General quarter Sessions of the Peace, and Gaol Delivery, and County
Courts for holding of pleas, and shall have all and singular such powers,
rights, Jurisdictions, and Authorities, to all intents and purposes, as
other Justices of The Courts of General quarter Sessions and Justices of
the County Courts for holding of pleas in the other Counties of this
State may, can. or ought to have in their respective Counties, which
Courts shall sit and he held for the said County of Dauphin, near Har-
rises Ferry, on the third tuesday in the months of February, May,
August, and november yearly for the dispatch of the publick Business of
the said County.
" And be U further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and
may be lawful to and for Jacob Aw, Joshua Elder, Andrew Stewart,
James Cowdan, and William Brown, of Paxtang, or any three of them
to take assurance to them and their heirs of such Lot or peas of Ground
as Shall be laid out and approved of by the said Commissioners or any
three of them for the erecting a Court House and Goal thereupon, in
trust and for the use of the inhabitants of the said County of Dauphin,
and thereupon to erect a Court house aud prison sufficient to accommo-
date the publick Servis of the said County.
"And be it further enacted by the aaUtorities aforesaid, That for the de-
fraying the charges of building, erecting, and finishing the Court house
and Prison aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful to and for the Commis-
sioners and Township assessors of the said County or a Majority of them
to assess and levy, and they are hereby required to assess and levy in
the manner directed by the act for raising County Rates and levies to
such money as the said Trustees or any three of them shall judge neces-
sary for building and finishing the Couit house and prison aforesaid,
Provided always that the sum of money so to be raised do not exceed
the sum of fifteen hundred Pounds, and that the said Trustees shall
from time to time render a faithful account of the expenditures of the
same not only to the Commissioners, but the Grand Jury of the County
when called on, or any other officer may be appointed by Authority for
the inspection of the accoumpts of the County. Provided also and be it
further mooted by the authority a/orrsaid, That no action or suit now com-
menced or that may be commenced in the County Courts of Lancaster
before the first day of April next against any Person living within the
bounds of the County of Dauphin, shall be stayed or discontinued by
this act or by anything in the same Counties, but the same actions now
Commenced or that may be commenced as aforesaid may be proceeded to
final issue and Judgement thereupon rendered in the like manner as if
this act had not been made, and it shall be lawful for the Justices of
Lancaster County to issue Process to the Sheriff of the County of Lan-
caster for carrying on and obtaining the full and Legal effects of such
suits in the same manner as if the parties resided in the same County
of Lancaster.
" Aud be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That the Sheriff,
Coroners, and public officers of the County of Lancaster shall continue
to exercise the duties of their respective Offices within the County of
Dauphin until similar Officers are appointed agreeable to Law, within
the said County of Dauphin, and that all arrearages of excise aud public
Taxes shall be paid into the hands of the present Collectors to be by
them accounted for in manner and form as if this act had never been
" And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Sheriffs,
Treasurers, Collectors of Excise, and all such Officers as have heretofore
usually given bail for the faithful discharge of their respective Offices
who may hereafter be appointed or elected iu the said County of Dau-
phiu before they or any of them shall enter upon the execution of their
respective Offices shall give sufficient security in the like sums in the
like manner and form aud for the like uses, trusts, aud purposes as such
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Officers are obliged by Law for the time being to do in the County of
Lancaster.
"And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Joshua Elder,
Thomas Clark, John Glendellor, Bartram Galbraith, James Cunning-
ham, or any three of them shall be Commissioners to run and mark the
County Line, in the same manner as is before in the second section of
this act, which line when so run and marked shall be the boundary be-
tween the Counties aforesaid, and that the said Commissioners shall re- \
ceive for their Services at the rate of twenty-two shillings and sixpence
per day each, and no more, to be paid half by the County of Lancaster,
and half by the County of Dauphin by draughts from the Commission-
ers of the respective Counties on the Treasurer of the same, which the
said Commissioners are hereby authorised and directed to grant.
" Signed by order of the House.
" John Bayard, Speaker.
"Enacted into a Law at Philadelphia on Friday, the fourth Day of
March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty
five.
'• Inrolled 4th June, a.d. 1765."
The name DAUPHIN was derived from the eldest
son of the king of France, that country at this period,
in consequence of its efficient aid to the colonies, being
uppermost in the affections of the people. The enthu-
siasm was unbounded, and, as we shall refer to here-
after, carried to extreme lengths. The name was sug-
gested by the prime movers for the formation of the
new county. The seat of justice was fixed at Harris'
Ferry, then a village of about one hundred houses,
although the towns of Lebanon and Middletown were
then more important places within the new county.
A letter written about this period by Capt. Alexander
Graydon to Jedediah Morse, the geographer, gives us
perchance the best account of the county of Dauphin
as then organized, extant, and we present it therefore
in full :
" Louisbourg, March 5th, 1789.
"Sir: A Hurry of Business added to a want of Health has hitherto
prevented rue from paying that Attention I could have wished to your
Questions respecting the County of Dauphin. I now give you the Re-
sult of my Enquiries upon the different headB you propose, arranged in
the order of your Queries.
"Answer to \sl Qu. Dauphin, formerly contained within the Limits of
Lancaster county, but divided from it and erected into a separate County
by Act of Assembly passed March 4th 1785.
"Ansr to 2d Qn. It's Boundaries on the West and South West are the
Western Shore of the Kiver Susquehanna {the River being within the
Limits and Jurisdiction of the County) on the South East Conawago
Creek as far as the Head of it and from thence running in a direct Line
to the south East Corner of Heidelberg Township where it strikes the
Berks County Line thence north West by the Line of Berks County to
Mahanlango Creek thence along the same by the Line of Northumber-
land and crossing the Susquehanna to the Line of Cumberland County.
It is thus described in the Act of Assembly, but perhaps it may be best
for your purpose to say, That it is bounded on the West and south West
by the Counties of Cumberland and York, on the South and South East
by Lancaster County— on the East & North East by Berks and on the
north by Northumberland, the greater and best part of the Couuty lying
in the valley between the Blue or Kittatinny Mountain, and the Cona-
wago Hill or South Mountain, which latter Name it obtains in Cuniber-
land-County. Its form is triangular and its Extent along the Susque-
hanna about forty-five miles from thence to the Line of Berks Couuty
about thirty-five Miles and from thence to the same River along the
Line of Berks and Northumberland Counties about fifty-five miles.
" Ansr to '.id Qn. There are 3250 taxable Inhabitants in Dauphin from
whence perhaps it may be estimated that there are not less than 16 or
18,000 souls. These consist with a very few Exceptions of German and
Irish or what are in Pennsylvania called Scotch Irish aud their de-
scendants. I think about twii-thirds of the Inhabitants are Germans or
of that Extraction. The principal religious denominations among them
are Lutherans and Calvinists perhaps about an equal number of each-
there is also a small Congregation of Moravians who have a place of
worship about a mile front the Town of Lebanon. There are besides a
good number of Menonists and a small Society of Roman Catholicks who
have a Chapel in Lebanon Township.
"The religious Profession of the Irish families is the Presbyterian.
They have three meeting houses, one in West Hanover, one in Paxtang
and one in Derry Township. There are also a few Seceders and Cove-
nanters who being too inconsiderable in number to form distinct socie-
ties have generally fallen in with the before mentioned Congregations.
The English Episcopalians, Quakers, Ac, of which we have a few are
by no means numerous enough to have places of Worship.
" Ansr. to Uh Qtt. The soil is generally good and in some parts remark-
ably fertile more particularly in Lebanon and Heidelberg Townships
and in that part of Paxtang lying along the River. A great portion of
the County is Lime stone land hut as it approaches the Kittatinny
Mountain which runs through it a Distance of near thirty Miles it is
generally a gravelly or light slaty soil which however produces very
good and certain Crops of excellent Wheat, Rye, Ac Beyond the
mountain to Northumberland County, which Tract of Country compre-
hends upper and middle Paxtang Tuwnship, the quality of the soil is
much inferior to the other parts and is very little cultivated. It is gen-
erally timbered with pine A white oak and watered with a number of
fine Streams which enable the Inhabitants to erect Saw Mills and drive
on a very beneficial Trade in Boards, Ac, but tho' the soil of this Coun-
try is somewhat sandy A iu other parts wet as may be inferred from the
timber, yet it produces pretty good Grain and atTords a great deal of good
meadow Ground. From the best information I am inclined to think
that the proportion of the Land under Cultivation will average at less
than an half. The trade to Philadelphia aud the Mills on the Road
thither, our principal Export being Wheat and flour — we also export
Bar Iron aud the neighboring Country is supplied with Boards, Scant-
ling, Ac, from Louisbourg and Middletown which are situated ou or
near Susquehanna, down which great quantities of these Articles are
rafted in the Spring and Autumn at which Seasons tho waters being
high the navigation is rendered safe and easy. Our Exports (except
what aro taken off by the watermen who bring down lumber and Grain)
are conveyed by Land, the navigation of the Susquehanna being at
present too much obstructed below Middletown by Rocks, Falls, Ac, to
make it eligible to convey them by Water to Baltimore and other Mar-
kets in the Chesapeake which may possibly be the case in future, when
the Country has ability to remove these Obstructions.
"Our chief Imports besides the Articles brought down the Riveras
already mentioned are European and East and West India Merchandise
brought from Philadelphia. The natural Growth of the Soil is gener-
ally Hickory, Oak, Chestnut, Poplar, and near the River Walnut, Locust,
Linn or Linden. Maple, Ash, Beech, Ac, with the Herbage usual in other
parts of the State. Its productions from Culture are Wheat, Rye, Oats,
Barley, Indian Corn, Flax, Hemp, Ac.
" Ansr. to 5//( Qu. The Riversare the Susquehanna, the Swatara a large
stream which has its source in Berks County aud after watering a con-
siderable Extent of Country in its windings empties into the Susque-
hanna at Middletown — the Quitapahilla which discharges itself into the
Swatara, and the Tulpehocken which empties into Schuylkill (about a
mile from Reading) between the Head waters of which (i e the Tulpe-
hocken) and the Quitapahilla which approach within a mile of each
other near the town of Lebanon it has been in Contemplation to cut a
Canal and thereby by means of Locks, Ac, to open a navigable Com-
munication between the Schuylkill and Susquehanna, a work which
though at present laid aside will probably one day be carried into Exe-
cution. There are besides these several less important Streams, vizt.
Paxtang, Conawago, Spring Creek, Clark's Creek, Sturgeon's, Arm-
strong's, Beaver Creek, Monady, Wickonisky, little Swatara, Ac, most
of which afford seats for Mills A Every kind of water works.
" I know of nothing remarkable in the Mountains of which there are
several in the Couuty, viz., the Blue Mountain already mentioned and
several other Ridges in its Neighborhood 6iich as Peter's Mountain,
Berry's Mountain, Ac, and the Conawago Hill, in which there is a Mine
of Iron Ore belonging to the Estate of the late Mr.Grubb (part whereof
is in Lancaster Co'ty) which appears to be inexhaustible.
" There is a Spring near the foot of the Blue Mountains much cele-
brated and resorted to by the Country People on Account of its supposed
Efficacy in the Cure of Rheumatic and other chronic Disorders, but
from what I can learn if it possesses any virtue it arises chiefly from its
excessive coldness.
"There is also a Cave on the Banks of the Swatara about a mile from
Hummel's town iu Derry Township deemed a great Curiosity by those
who have seen it. It's Aperture being under a pretty high Bank is from
15 to 20 feet wide and from 7 to 10 in Height. You enter by a gradual
Descent and in your Progress pass through a number of Passages and
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Apartments of various Dimensions, some low and narrow others very
high and spacious, vaulted by magnificent Canopies fretted with a
variety of depending Petrifactions, some of which are drawn to a great
Length by means of their continued Exudation. But much of their
original Beauty and Transparency is obscured by the smoke of the
Torches from time to time employed in conducting the curious Traveller
through this gloomy Recess. From the Entrance of the Cavern to a
small Fissure or Outlet at the Extremity which is barely large enough
to admit the Body of a Man is about 200 yards measured in a strait Line
on the surface of the Ground under which it passes, but the Distance
must be much greater to those who have the Courage to trace it in its sub-
terraneous Windings. This is the only natural Curiosity in the County
that I have heard of, and I know of no Antiquities or artificial ones.
u Anar. to 6th Qu. The Country was first settled by Emigrants from
Ireland.
" Anar to "th Qu. The state of Agriculture is much the same as in the
neighboring Counties & will doubtless admit of much Improvement.
The same may be said of the Manufactures, though some Branches seem
to merit a particular mention vizt. A nail factory at Louisbourg which
is carried on by means of a stamping Machine mucli cheaper and more
expiditiously than in the usual mode of drawing — also a Powder Mill
of Lebanon Township in which is manufactured Powder of a very Su-
perior Strength and Quality. Besides these I cannot omit a Grist Mill
within a Mile uf Middletuwn seated very advantageously on the Swatara
& about half a mile from the mouth of it. It is a very large and hand-
some stone Building, has four pair of Stones and is perhaps iu every re-
spect one of the most complete in Pennsylvania. But what is perhaps
more deserving of Attention is the Race a Canal from twenty to thirty
feet in Breadth and carried with such a degree of Boldness to a Length
of 470 perches through Rocks and Hills and every Obstacle which oc-
curred in its Course as cannot fail to excite a very high Idea of the en-
terprising Smrit <k persevering Industry of Mr. George Fiey, the under-
taker and owner.
" We have as yet no Academy or public schools but shall in common
with the other Counties of the State have a Tract of Land granted &
appropriated by the Legislature for the Establishment of one, besides
which we are entitled to the annual proceeds of a Ferry across the Sus-
quehanna at present rented for £155 per Ann which should it (as in all
probability it will) be applied to this Use will constitute a very respect-
able Fund.
"Anator. to Sth Qu. The County comprehends ten Townships vizt.
Paxton (or Paxtang which is the original Indiau name), upper Paxtang,
Middle Paxtang, East Hanover, West Hanover, Derry, Londonderry,
Lebanon, Bethel, and Heidelberg — and ten Towns, vizt. Louisbourg or
Harrisburgh containing about 130 dwelling-houses, a Gaol being a plain
stone Building and a German Church a Log Building — Lebanon con-
taining about ISO Houses and two, German Churches built of Wood.
Middletown containing 90 odd Houses & one German Church of Wood.
Hummers town containing about 35 Houses & one German Church of
Wood — Anville or Miller's town containing about 35 bouses; Heidel-
berg, or Shaffer's town containing about 70 Houses & 2 German
Churches one of which is a handsome stone Building — Newman's town
containing about 25 bouses — Williamsburg or Jones' town containing
about 40 houses and one German of Wood. N. B. In Lebanon one of
the Churches belongs to the Lutheran the other to the Calvinists, so in
Heidelberg, but in the other Towns where there is but one, it generally
belongs to both societies and is used by them alternately.
" Answr. to 9(ft Qr. The Name of the principal Town or Seat of the
Courts is Louisbourg so styled by the Supreme Executive Council in
their proceedings as well as in those of the Courts, altho' it is more
generally known by the name of Harrisburgh — it is a fine, flourishing
place & its progress amazing, having been laid out a little better than
3 years. It lies between the 40th and 41st degree of Latitude and is
somewhat more than a degree & a half West of Philada. its Distance
from that place 100 Miles and its Bearing about West and by North.
" This is the most accurate Information I cou'd obtaiu with respect to
the Objects of your Inquiry. I have probably been more minute than
necessary in some Cases, but agreeably to your desire was willing to give
as full an Answer as possible and shall be happy if it affords you any
Assistance in your very useful Undertaking, in which I wish you Suc-
cess, and
" Am Sir, Tour very hble Servt,
Within the limits of Dauphin County there was much
opposition. In the convention which was called by
the Pennsylvania Assembly to ratify that instrument,
the delegates from Dauphin, William Brown, Adam
Orth, and John A. Hanna, signed the protest that the
Constitution, "consistent with its idea of consolida-
tion, contains no reservation of the rights and privi-
leges of the State governments," and the authority
"vested in Congress is unlimited in its nature, nay is
comprehensive and boundless."
On the 3d of September, 1788, there was held at
Harrisburg a conference of those who were opposed
to the adoption of the Federal Constitution. The
minutes of this conference, which marks an impor-
tant epoch in the history of this locality and of the
State, as it was the first political convention ever
held in Pennsylvania, we give in full:
"Agreeably to a circular letter which originated in <be county of
Cumberland, inviting to a conference such of the citizens of the State
tvho couceive that a revision of the Federal system, lately proposed for
the government of the United States is necessary ; a number of gentle-
men from the city of Philadelphia and the counties of Philadelphia,
Bucks, Chester, Lancaster, Cumberland, Berks, Northumberland, Bed-
ford, Fayette, Washington, Franklin, Dauphin, and Huntingdon have
assembled at this place for said purpose."
Gallatin, of Westmoreland County, who seemed to
be one of the leaders in this revolt, if so it may be
termed, presented the following resolutions:
"1st. Resolved, That in order to prevent a dissolution of the Union,
and to secure our liberties and those of our posterity, it is necessary that
a revision of the Federal constitution be obtained in the most speedy
Guayix.x.
'To Mr. Jepediaii Morse.'
At this period the entire country was seriously
agitated by the adoption of the Federal Constitution.
" 2d. That the safest manner to obtain such a revision will be, in con-
formity to the request of the State of New York, to use our endeavors
to have a convention called as soon as possible ; Resolved, therefore, that
the Assembly of this State be petitioned to take the earliest opportunity
to make an application for that purpose to the New Congress.
"3d. Resolved, That in order that the friends to amendments to the
Federal Constitution, who are inhabitants of this State, may act in con-
cert, it is necessary, and it is hereby recommended to the several coun-
ties in the State, to appoint committees, who may correspond one with
another, and with such similar committees as may be formed in other
States.
"4th. Resolved, That the friends to amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution in the several States be invited to meet in a general conference
to be held at , on , and members elected by this conference
who, or auy of them, shall meet at said place and time, in order to de-
vise, in concert with such other delegates from the several States as may
come under similar appointments, on such amendments to the Federal
Constitution as to them may seem most necessary, and on the most
likely way to carry them into effect."
There seemed to be a diversity of opinion in the
conference, and although the members did not ac-
tually reject Gallatin's resolves, which were much
more decided, adopted those of a different temper
and likely to be effective before the people. The
object of the founders of a party, at the moment in
hopeless minority, was to present a record upon which
any aspiring politician could place himself. They
were successful to such a degree that the destiny of
the State and nation were in the party thus called
into being for fifty years afterwards, almost without
interruption. Whatever intermediate occurrences
took place, deliberation announced the decision of
the conference to be, —
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HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
"1st. Resolved, That it bo recommended to tbe people of this State to
acquiesce in the organization of the said government; but although we
thus accord in its organization, we by no means lose sight of the grand
object of obtaining very considerable amendment and alterations which
we consider essential to preserve the peace and harmony of the Union,
and those invaluable privileges for which so much blood and treasure
have been recently expended.
"2d. Resolved, That it is necessary to obtain a speedy revision of Baid
Constitution by a general convention.
"3d. Resolved, That, therefore, in order to effect this desirable end, a
petition be presented to the Legislature of the State requesting that
honorable body to take the earliest opportunity to make application for
that purpose to the new Congress."
The address to the people of the State was brief,
and in few words proceeds to state that the " Consti-
tution in its present form contains some principles
which may be perverted to the injury of the citizen
and prove incompatible with order and government,"
expressing the opinion " that considerable amend-
ments are essentially necessary ;" further, that they are
"sensible that a large number of the citizens, botli in
this and other States, who gave their assent to its
being carried into execution previous to any amend-
ments, were actuated more by fear of the dangers
that might arise from any delays than by a conviction
of its being perfect," concluding with the hope that
" prudence and policy" will soon bring about the
amendments which those with whom they were in
harmony in other States " are pressing so earn-
estly."
Subsequently to the action of the "conference" its
opponents issued a circular directing public attention
to the fact that an election by general ticket for
eight members of Congress was to be held on the
fourth Wednesday of November, calling upon " the
friends of the new Constitution to be on their guard,
lest the names of persons opposed to the same or
of doubtful sentiments should be circulated in the
counties and in the city, especially let them be-
ware of counterfeits, for such are abroad." The
committees circulating this also informed the people
that "the smuggling business which took place at
Harrisburg with the ostensible purpose of procuring
amendments to the Constitution, but in fact to form
a ticket for representatives in Congress," should be
watched !
On the 3d of November the Federalists, as they
called themselves, met at Lancaster to form a ticket
for members of Congress. This meeting did not
openly attack the opponents of the Constitution. In-
deed, so confident were they of success that it was
not deemed dignified or in any way necessary to do
so. But so unexpectedly strong was opposition de-
veloped, as the returns from "the back counties"
reached Philadelphia, " that very great surprise was
created at the course of public sentiment." And no
wonder, for when all the returns came to hand it ap-
peared that the voters were divided into two nearly
equal parts, "giving most of the advantages of politi-
cal success to those who favored amendments to the
Constitution." The vote was as follows :
Harrisburg Ticket.
Robert Whitehill 6860
Wm. Montgomery 6339
Dankl Hiester 7405
Peter Muhlenberg 7415
Win. Findley 6587
Charles Pettit 6484
Clair McClanahan 6227
Gen. Win. Irvine 6493
Lancaster Ticket.
Fred. Augustus Muhlenberg 8697
George Clvmer 8087
John Allison 7074
Stephen Chambers 7053
Thomas Scott 8068
Henry Wynkoop 8052
Thomas Hartley 8163
Thomas Fitzsinimons 8086
About fifteen thousand votes were polled at this
the first State election in Pennsylvania. The popula-
tion was less than four hundred thousand.
CHAPTER XIX.
Military Organization in 1786-1790— Union Canal— The Whiskey In-
surrection ; De Wees' Journal of — Scott's Description of Dauphin
County in 1805.
The close of the war for independence did not
check the military ardor of the people, and militia
battalions were organized in the different sections of
the county. The officers of the militia from 1786 to
1790 were as follows :
Fiest Battalion.
Commanded by Lieut.-Col. Thomas Murray.
Captains.
Charles Stewart. Arthur Bell.
Richard Swan. Andrew Stewart.
Samuel Cochran. William Johnston.
Michael Limes. Martin Weaver.
Second Battalion.
Commanded by Lieut.-Col. Robert Clark.
Captains.
James Willson. Philip Wolfersberger.
Robert McKee. James Clunie.
James Kelly. Frederick Hummel.
John Barnett. Patrick Hayes.
Peter Shuster.
Third Battalion.
Commanded by Lieut.-Col. Samuel Jones, and after-
wards Lieut.-Col. Valentine Shouffler.
Captains.
John Reighard. Samuel Ainsworth, 1789-
James McCreight. 90.
Melchior Behny. Abraham Sehbolt, 1789-
Daniel Bradley. 90.
Ambrose Crain, 1786-S8. William Young, 1789-90.
Matthias Henning, 1788—
89.
Fourth Battalion.
Commanded by Lieut.-Col. Baltzer Orth.
Captains.
Christopher Uhler. Jacob Embich, 1788-90.
George Bowman. Christian Ley, 1788-90.
Alexander Martin. Leonard Immel, 17S9-90.
Peter Ensminger. Peter Gloninger, 1789-90.
John Grumm. Henry Shell, 1786-88.
George Noll.
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The encroachments of the European powers upon
American rights compelled the Congress to organize
what was called a provisional army in 1792. In obe-
dience therewith the militia of Dauphin County, as
then constituted, were fully organized and the officers
of the several battalions and companies elected in
October. They were as follows :
Fiest Battalion.
Lieutenant- Colonel.
William Allen.
First Company.
Captain — Robert McKee.
Second Company.
Captain — James Kelly.
Third Company.
Captain — Michael Kutzner.
Fourth Company.
Captain — Jacob Wolfley.
Fifth Company.
Captain — Peter Eberly.
Sixth Company.
Captain — John Barnett.
Seventh Company.
Captain — James Wallace.
Eighth Company.
Captain — Philip Wolfersberger.
Second Battalion.
Lieutenant- Colonel.
Valentine Shouffler.
Major.
William Wray.
First Company.
Captain — Jacob Gettle.
Lieutenant — Jacob Cassel.
Ensign — Frederick Hoover.
Second Company.
Captain — Daniel Bradley.
Lieutenant — John Harper.
Ensign — Christopher Winter.
Third Company.
Captain — John Martin.
Lieutenant — William Hedrick.
Ensign — John Ainsworth.
Fourth Company.
Captain — William Young.
Lieutenant — John Wallace.
Ensign — Vendel Smith.
Fifth Company.
Captain — Melchior Behny.
Lieutenant — Martin Walburn.
Ensign — Adam Wingelbleck.
Sixth Company.
Captain — John Reighard.
Lieutenant— Michael Leydick.
Ensign — Peter Toy.
Seventh < hmpany.
Captain — Hugh Andrew.
Lieutenant — David Strain.
Ensign — William Ward.
Eighth Company.
Captain — Abraham Sehbold.
Lieutenant — Christian Shouffler.
Ensign — Ulrick Felty.
Light Infantry Company.
Captain — Lewis Kreider.
Lieutenant — Samuel Ainsworth.
Ensign — Daniel Weidel.
Third Battalion.
Lieutenant- Colonel.
John Andre Hanna.
Major.
Thomas Forster.
First Company.
Captain — John McElhenny.
Lieutenant — John Whitehill.
Ensign — Zachariah Stephen.
Second Company.
Captain — William Glass.
Lieutenant — John Krause.
Ensign — Anthony Seyfert.
Third C 'ompany.
Captain — William Murray.
Lieutenant — Simpson Stengever.
Ensign — James Foulks.
Fourth Company.
' Captain — John Brubaker.
Lieutenant — George Clark.
Ensign — John Meetch.
Fifth Company.
Captain — Samuel Sherer.
Lieutenant — Richard Fulton.
Ensign — Michael Newling.
Sixth Company.
Captain — Robert McClure.
Lieutenant — Martin Shell.
Ensign — John Syder.
Seventh Company.
Captain — Richard Swan.
Lieutenant — Michael Whitley.
Ensign — William Johnston.
Eighth Company.
Captain — Martin Weaver.
Lieutenant — John Sheesly.
Ensign — Daniel Steever.
Fourth Battalion.
Lieutenant- Colonel.
James Woods.
Major.
George Bowman.
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First Company.
Captain — Jacob Teiss.
Lieutenant — David Teiss.
Ensign — Joseph Bowman.
Second Company.
Captain — Jacob Embich.
Lieutenant — John Kohr.
Ensign — Henry Kelker.
Third Company.
Captain — John Gram.
Lieutenant — George Wiland.
Ensign — Henry King.
Fourth. Company.
Captain — Peter Ensminger.
Lieutenant — Gottlieb Orth.
Ensign — Henry Orth.
Fifth ( bmpany.
Captain — Thomas Millard.
Lieutenant — Michael Bowen.
Ensign — Frederick Trion.
Sixth Company.
Captain — Christian Ley.
Lieutenant — John Krill.
Ensign — John Kuster.
Seventh. Company.
Captain — Michael Singer.
Lieutenant — Charles Reighard.
Ensign — Joseph Martin.
Eighth Company.
Captain — Daniel Hening.
Lieutenant — Henry Berry.
Ensign — Daniel Straw.
Light Infantry Company.
Captain — Abraham Doebler.
Lieutenant — John Bowman.
Ensign — Adam Ritscher.
In the history of the county of Lebanon we have
referred to the construction of the Union Canal in full.
In this connection we can only say that it extends
from Middletown, on the Susquehanna River, to
Beading, on the Schuylkill River, being seventy-nine
miles in length, with a navigable feeder seven miles
in length. There are fifty-four locks on the east, with
a descent of three hundred and seven feet, and thirty-
four locks on the west, with a descent of one hundred
and ninety-three feet. There is a tunnel northwest
of Lebanon seven hundred and twenty-nine feet in
length, cut in the solid rock, and this was the first.
tunnel constructed in the United States. The sum-
mit was filled with water obtained from the Quitopa-
hilla and Swatara Creeks, although other streams
have been tapped.
The first survey of it was made in 1762, by David
Kittenhouse and Dr. William Smith, although its
feasibility is said to have been suggested by William
Penn as early as 1690. In 1764 operations were com-
menced, and after many discouragements and finan-
cial disasters were completed in 1837, when the first
boat, the " Alpha of Tulpehocken," passed Lebanon
on its way westward. Identical with the completion
and operation of this maritime highway the material
prosperity of this county, and especially Lebanon
dates. The population increased, business increased,
and to it belongs the honor of laying the corner-stone
of the prosperity of those sections which it traverses.
It has lost the prestige of its commerce and import-
ance, but is still a line of cheap transportation for
coal, lumber, iron-ore, iron, and other manufacturing
material. The railroads have succeeded it in the
popular sense of quick transportation, but it forms a
prominent part in the history of the Swatara Valley,
and as such will always be held in grateful remem-
brance. Its first construction was made for boats of
fifteen tons, but the enlargement between 1853 and
1857 gives a safe passage to boats of heavier capaci-
ties. It has the honor of being the first canal built
in the country.
In the year 1793 occurred that terrible scourge the
yellow fever at Philadelphia. The deaths were nu-
merous, and many of the principal citizens of the
metropolis fell victims to the epidemic. As is the
case when yellow fever or cholera or other direful
diseases prevail in a certain locality, places distant
from the infected districts are affected by diseases
somewhat allied to those of the more malignant
type ; and during this period Harrisburg, Columbia,
Reading, and other towns, suffered severely. In the
chapters devoted to Harrisburg we have referred to
this matter in full.
The opposition to the excise law in Western Penn-
sylvania culminated in 1794 in what was termed the
" Expedition to the Westward," or the Whiskey In-
surrection. Troops were enrolled, and the county of
Dauphin well represented. We fully expected to ob-
tain complete rolls of the. troops in the departments
of Washington City, but investigation and research
have not been successful. In the general pay-roll of
the Second Regiment Pennsylvania Militia we have
the following officers from this section :
Lieutenant- Colonel.
Thomas Forster.
Major.
Frederick Hummel.
Paymaster.
John Brown.
Sergeant-Major.
Philip Stoehr.
Capt. John Wallace's company consisted of one
captain, one lieutenant, one ensign, four sergeants,
two corporals, and thirty-two privates.
Capt. Samuel Ainsworth's company consisted of
one captain, one lieutenant, one ensign, two sergeants,
one corporal, and nineteen privates.
Capt. Devin's rifle company consisted of one cap-
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tain, one lieutenant, four sergeants, four corporals, and
thirty privates.
That there were other companies there is no doubt.
We have the journal of Capt. Samuel Dewees, who
was on the Western Expedition, and from this we
gather many important facts. Dewees says, —
"Lawyers Fisher, Dentzel, Elder, and a storekeeper of the name of
Reitzel, and others of the citizens were engaged in raising a volunteer
military company. Lawyer Fisher was elected captain, Lawyer Dent-
zel ensign, Reitzel first lieutenant, and second lieutenant. The
company was a large one, and each member uniformed and equipped
himself in handsome style. Capt. Fisher found out the resideuce of a
drummer of the name of Warriour, who then lived some two or three
miles from Harrisburg. Warriour had been a British drum-major, but
bad at an early stage of the Revolutionary struggle deserted from the
British and joined himself to the Continental army, and had beat the
drum for it until the end of the war. "Warriour was chosen drum-major
in Capt. Fisher's company, and I was chosen fife-major. Warriour was
decidedly the best drummer that I had ever seen or heard beat during
the Revolution. His music was not of the loudest kind, but it was sharp,
clear, well-timed, and rich in its spirit-stirring melodies. Capt. Fisher's
company was composed of the most patriotic, intelligent, respectable,
and wealthy young men of Harrisburg and vicinity, who prided them-
Belves very much in exercising and perfecting themselves in the school
of the soldier.
"... Capt. Fisher received orders for his company to march on to Car-
lisle. We all got in readiness, paraded through the principal streets of
Harrisburg, and then marched for Carlisle. When we left Harrisburg
we crossed over the Susquehanna River in flats. These were a kind of
boat twenty or thirty feet long and ten or twelve feet wide, with sides
a foot and a half or two feet high. The banks of the river on the town
side were covered with women and children, and there were great weep-
ing and mourning. Our country called, and duty was clearly spread out
before our eyes. We had, therefore, to steel our hearts against the cries
of mothers and children, and brave up against the tide of weeping aud
wailing by playing and beating up merrily ' Charley over the Water.1
This we continued to do until Harrisburg was partly lost in the distance
behind us."
As many of the incidents detailed in Dewees' ac-
count are new, and referable in the main to Capt.
George Fisher's company, we make full extracts there-
from :
"... Upon our arrival at Carlisle we pitched our tents upon the
'commons' beyond the 'spring,1 and very soon after the camp was formed
ten or twelve men were detached from our company to join Gen. Wash-
ington's quarter-guard. President Washington had arrived but that
day or the day previous at Carlisle. He had been there, however, sev-
eral times previous to our marching thither. Warriour and myself
played the detached portiou of our company up to the court-house,
where the general's quarter-guard was stationed, and then returned to
"In a few days after our arrival at Carlisle, President Washington is-
sued his orders fur all to be in readiness to march. On the next or second
day thereafter, in the morning, we were ordered to beat up the 'General.'
This was a signal tune. As soon as we would commence to play it, all
the men would set themselves about pulling up the tent-pins, and ar-
ranging matters for a general strike. At a certain roll in this tune
(called the ' General'), all things being in readiness, the tents would
be all thrown down in one direction,and all fall at once,in the same
movement, or as nearly so as could be done. This done, some of the
soldiers would then engage in rolling them up, whilst others would
carry them to the wagons and pack them, camp-kettles, etc., therein.
For the amusement and use of my youug readers, I will here insert a
part of two old verses (now recollected) which was set to the tune of the
'General' :
" ' Come, brave boys, it is almost day,
Strike your tents and march away.'
" L Don't you hear the general say,
Strike your tents and march away.'
" After we had beaten up the ' General' our tents were all struck to
the ground at the signal, rolled up, aud they with all other camp equip-
age, packed in our baggage- wagun. When this task waB accomplished,
the long roll was then beat up, and all formed into line. The army then
formed by regiments into marchiugorder, then marched and formed the
line in the main street of Carlisle. The regiment to winch 0a pt. Fisher's
company was attached, was formed in the main line of regiments, and
upon the right of that line. Capt. Fisher's company occupying the
right of that regiment, constituted the extreme right of the entire line,
and rested in the main street, opposite the court-house. The rear of the
main column or line rested at a great distance from town on the old
Philadelphia road, and beyond the 'gallows ground.' This line, be-
sides being formed preparatory to the march, was also established tor
the purpose of passing the review. All the officers were at their posts
in front of the line in order to receive and salute the commander-in-
chief and suite. President Washington, the Governors of States then
at Carlisle, formed at the head of the line. The brigade and field offi-
cers that accompanied the President aud Governors took their positions
in the line preparatory to the review.
"All things being in readiness, the President and suite moved on to a
review of the troops. The method of salute was, each regiment as the
commander-in-chief and suite drew near was ordered to 'present
arms.' Field officers, captains, lieutenants, etc., in line in advance of
the troops saluted by bringing the hilts of their swords to their faces
and then throwing the points of their swords towards the gruund at
some little distance from their bodies on their right side, the musicians
at the same time playing and beating a salute. The flag-bearers at a
certain roll of the drum would also salute by waving their colors to and
fro. The musicians in this grand line of military varied very much in
their salutes. Some drummers no doubt knew what tune was a salute,
and could have beaten it well, but their fifers could not play it, and some
fifers knew how to play it, but their drummers could not beat it. An
acquaintance of mine of the name of Shipe, who played the fife for a
company from Philadelphia could have played it, and well too (for many
a time we had played it together during the Revolution), but his drum-
mer knew nothing about it. Some musicians played and beat one thing
and some another. One fifer, I recollect (within hearing distance of us),
played ' Yankee Doodle,' and his drummer no doubt beat it well too, but
it was not a salute. When President Washington and his suite arrived
at our regiment I struck up and "Warriour beat the old ' British Grena-
dier's March," which was always the music played and beat, and offered
to a superior officer as a salute during the Revolutionary war.
" President Washington eyed us keenly as he was passing us, and con-
tinued to do so, even when he had passed to some distance from us.
After this duty was performed, upon the part of the soldiery, Washing-
ton, in conversation with the officers, asked Capt. Fisher if his musi-
cians (Warriour and myself) had not been in the Continental service
during the Revolution? Capt. Fisher informed him that we had been ;
upon which the President replied that he had thought so, from the man-
ner of playing and beating, and observed that we performed the best of
any in the army, and were the only musicians that played and beat the
old (or usual) revolutionary salute, which he said was as well played and
beat as he had ever heard it during the Revolution. Capt. Fisher was very
proud of our having so far excelled as to attain the just praise of the
President, and said to us upon his return, ' Boys, you have received the
praise of President Washington to-day for having excelled all of the
musicians in the line in playing and beating up Washington's favorite
revolutionary salute, for he says not a musician in the whole army has
played it to-day but yourselves.' If Capt. Fisher was proud of Wash-
ington's commendation of us, my readers may judge that we were not
less proud of it than himself.
"In the course of an hour or two after the troops had been reviewed
by President Washington, at Carlisle, the order of 'forward' was given.
The whole army then took up its line of march westward, and in Uie
evening of that day it reached Mount Rock, and eocamped. This place
was about seven miles from Carlisle. The next day we passed through
Shippensburg and reached Strasburg, at the foot of the mountain, where
we encamped. I do not recollect whether we remained at this place
longer than a night or not, but think that we were a day and two nights
eucamped there before we began to ascend the mountain.
"We broke our encampment at Strasburg and set out upon the
march up the mountain. It is nothing to travel over the mountains
now to what it was then ; the roads were both narrow and steep, as well
as crooked. Owing to the zigzag nature of the road, soldiers in the front
could behold very mauy soldiers towards the rear, and the soldiers in the
rear could behold many of the soldiers that marched between it and the
front. This march not being a forced one, ample time was given us to
ascend to its summit. Nature had strewn her moss-covered seats about
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
in profusion upon its side, and we, grateful to her for the favor, occupied
them often in our laborious journey, as well upon this mountain as
others, upon all the other mountains which laid in our way between
Cumberland Valley and Pittsburgh.
" Soon after our arrival at that place [Bedford], portions of our army
were reorganized. Here we lost our captain (Fisher), who was promoted
to the rank of major. Lieut. Reitzel became our captain, and Ensign
Dentzel became lieutenant. After these changes were made we had to
hold an election for ensign.
" Shortly after this there was intelligence received that the ' Whiskey
Boys' in great numbers were lying iu ambush awaiting our approach.
Some believed the report, others scouted at the idea. The whole army
received an ample supply of ammunition. The rifle companies were
ordered to mould a great many bullets, and much preparation was made
to repel any attack which the insurgents might feel disposed to make.
The orders to march upon a certain day were general. Each man drew
a double or triple quantity of provisions, and received orders to cook
the same.
"All things being in readiness, we then took up the line of march
and pushed for the Allegheny Mountains. I do not recollect anything
worthy of notice until we were descending the western base of the Al-
legheny Mountains in our approach to the 'Glades.1 Here we had a
hard time of it. It was now November, and the weather was not only
quite cold but it was windy and rain was falling. By an oversight we
were pushed on a considerable distance in advance of our baggage-
wagons, and at length halted at an old waste barn that we supposed be-
longed to some one of the insurgents, for had it not been so our army
would not have been permitted to burn the fences thereon. We col-
lected rails and built fires, but owing to the rain and the marshy nature
of that section of country, the ground around our fires with our con-
tinued tramping became quite miry. . . .
"My readers may judge of the land's surface and of the state of the
roads through the Glades when I inform them that when some of the
wagons arrived in the forenoon at where we halted the night previous
they had each from twelve to twenty horses attached to them, and the
axle-trees were sweeping or shoving the mud and water before them as
they moved onwards. None but regular wagoners could have navigated
these mud swamps, and none but regular teamsters or men acquainted
with bad roads or roads in their worst state can conceive the impassa-
ble state of the roads through the Glades in the year 1794. . . .
" We next made a halt at Greensburgh, in Westmoreland County, and
the next halt that we made was not far from the * Bullock Plains,'
known by many as Braddock's Fields. When we arrived at Braddock's
Fields we formed our camp and laid there a few days. Whilst there,
the soldiers, many of them, amused themselves by climbing up into the
trees for the purpose of cutting out leaden bullets which had been
lodged there iu 1755 when Gen. Braddock was defeated by the Indians
in the campaign of that year. Fr»m Braddock's Fields we moved on to
Fort Pitt (now Pittsburgh), and encamped within a mile of the town.
"Whilst we laid at Fort Pitt I obtained permission to visit the town
every day or two. The old fort (Duquesne) which had been built for
the protection of this post, I do not recollect whether it was occupied by
any of our troops, but believe it was not. It was so built as to command
the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers above and at their junction, as
also the Ohio River below. The hills around Pittsburgh, particularly
those on the opposite sides of both rivers, were very high. The hills
above Pittsburgh and between the two rivers were (some of them) quite
high, and were called different names, as Grant's Hill, Scotch Hill,
Forbes' Fields, &c.
"instead of being met, as was threatened, by a formidable foe, we
saw nothing iu the form of enemies. The disaffected had disbanded and
gone quietly to their homes. The insurrectionary spirit was every day
growing weaker and weaker, and in proportion as this had manifested
itself the insurgent force had diminished. Mustering from seven to ten
thousand men only, and they promiscuously and hastily drawn from
their homes, young and old, without proper leaders, proper discipline,
military stores, etc., they had thought it altogether futile to attempt to
resist (oi cope with) a well-disciplined army of upwards of fifteen thou-
sand strong. After a number of the more active leaders were captured
and handed over to the proper authorities, to be dealt with according to
the laws of the land, the expedition was considered at an end. Governor
Lee, believing that it was altogether necessary and loudly called for, left
Gen. Morgan with a strongdetachment in the centreof ' this disaffected
country.' The main body of the army was then withdrawn from Pitts-
burgh and the surrounding country, and were marched on their way
homeward. Many who sought discharges obtaiued them; some of these
t and marched on to join
• with the Indians on the
enliBted in the United States regula
Gen. Wayne, who was then engaged
Miami, in Ohio.
. . . " After climbing and descending alternately for a number of days
together the different mountains which laid between Greensburg and
the Cumberland Valley, I at length arrived at Strasburg. Setting out
from Strasburg, in Franklin County, it was not long until I reached
Harrisburg. A number of days elapsed before Capt. Fisher's (then
Dentzel'e) company arrived at Harrisburg."
In 1805, Joseph Scott published " A Geographical
Description of Pennsylvania; also the counties re-
spectively in the order in which they were established
by the Legislature, with an alphabetical list of the
townships in each county, and their population in
1805." The account of Dauphin at this period is
worth reproducing in this connection, as it contains
facts nowhere else found:.
" Dauphin County. — A mountainous county, established, by the legis-
lature, the 4th of March, 17S5. It was taken from Lancaster county.
Dauphin is bounded N. by Mahautango creek, which separates it from
Northumberland, N. E. by Berks, S. E. by Lancaster, W. and S. W. by
the Susquehanna, which divides it from Mifflin, on the N. W. : by Cum-
berland on the W. : and York on the S. W. It is 45 miles in length,and
26 in breadth. The principal waters are Swatara, and its numerous
branches, Paxtang, Fishing, Stony, Clark's, Powell's, Armstrong's, and
Wikinisky creeks, also Manady and Beaver creeks, both important
Btreams, and flowing into the Swatara from the east side of the county,
besides Mahantango, which is the N. boundary of the county, and Cone-
wago, which is its S. boundary ; all of which flow westerly, and fall into
the Susquehanna. The principal mountains, beginning N. are Mahau-
tango, Wikinisky, Peters' Little, Second, and the Blue Mountain ; be-
sides the Conewago billB, partly in this, and Lancaster county. The
lauds south of the Blue mountain, including about one-half of the
county, are considerably fertile, and not inferior to the lauds generally
in Lancaster county. The valleys between the mountains are very nar-
row, except Lukeu's valley S. of Mahantango mountain, and a large
triangular valley, on each side of Armstrong's creek, between Wikin-
isky mountain on the N. and Peters' on the S. Abundance of iron ore
is found iu some of the mountains. Two furnaces and 2 forges have
been erected: they manufacture pig, bar-iron, hollow-ware, &c. This
county contained in 1805, 72 grist-mills, 77 saw-mills, 6 oil-mills, 4 full-
ing-mills, 2 hemp-mills, 1 paper-mill, 127 distilleries, a boring and a
powder-mill. Dauphin contained, in 1790, 17,965 free inhabitants, and
212 slaves; and in 1800,22,177 free inhabitants, and 193 slaves. It sends
3 representatives to the general assembly; and, in 1805, gave, on the
election of governor, 3,151 votes.
Townships.
Population lsun.
Free «.
Per. Sla-
Anvil 1485
Bethel 1837
Derry 1656
B. Hanover 1272
Harrisburg 1462
Heidelberg 1990
Townships.
Population 18(10.
Free ~.
Per. Sla-
Lebanon 2870
Lond.Derry 1570
Lr. Paxton & Swatara. 3180
M. Paxton 722
Up. Paxton 2274
West Hanover 1849
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"Harrisburg, a borough, and post town, in which the courts of Justice
are held for the county. It is agreeably situated on the E. side of the
Susquehanna, in a large fertile valley, between the Conewago hills on
the S. and the Blue mountain on the N. It was regularly laid out in
1785, and consists of 4 streets, which extend parallel to the river, as
Front, Second, &c, intersected by 6 others at right angles, called Mul-
berry, Chestnut, Market, Walnut, Locust, and Pine streets, with an
alley 20 feet wide, extending both ways, through the middle of each
square, parallel to the streets. Market and Second street, are each 90
feet 1 wide ; and all the others 52J,< feet. At the intersection of Market
and Second street is an oblong square, 520 feet long, by 150 broad, iu
which are two brick market-houses. The town is built upon ground
about 60 feet above the level of the river. The rising ground from the
river to Front street, several hundred feet in breadth, belongs to the
public. It can only be built upon one side. The river, up and down,
with Maclay's island in front, presents to the eye, a beautiful view from
this point. It serves for piling the large quantities of lumber, which is
1 Second and Markrt are So feet wide.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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annually brought in rafts down the river. The trade in lumber con-
tributed largely to the rapid improvement, which continued for 6 years,
when a mill-dam was erected in the neighborhood. The place soon be-
came extremely sickly, which obliged the inhabitants to purchase the
mill, and clear out the dam, which has restored its ancient salubrity ;
and it is now improving with its former rapidity. Harrislmrg contains
about 400 houses; about one-third are of brick. The public buildings
are an elegaut brick court-house, 91 feet in front, including the offices,
and 50 feet deep; with an elegant cupola, a large hall, and town clock.
The offices at each end, which contain the records of the county, and
the public library, are fire-proof. A stone jail, two stories high, with a
spacious yard surrounded by a stone wall, 18 feet in height ; a brick and
a log meeting house. An elevated piece of ground, containing about 4
acres, which commands a beautiful view of the town and neighborhood,
is reserved for the accommodation of the general assembly, in case they
fix on that as their permanent seat of government. In several parts of
the town are wells of excellent water. The inhabitants may also be
supplied from several streams, that issue from the heights, behind the
town, and which may be conveyed, at a small expense, through every
Btreet. except the lot appropriated for the use of the legislature.
" Harrisburg was erected into a borough the 13th of April, 1791. It
is 107 miles N. W. of Philadelphia, and 1421 from Washington city. Lat.
40° 16" N. Ion. 1° 42" W.
" CampbelVs-Tovm, a small town, situated near a branch of the Quiti-
pahilla, on the lower road between Harrisburg and Reading. It is 13
miles E. of Harrisburg, and 96 N. W. of Philadelphia.
" Easterton, a village on the E. side of the Susquehanna, 4 miles above
Harrisburg.
" Halifax, a small post-town, on the E. side of the Susquehanna, IS
miles above Harrisburg, and 160 from Washington city.
" HummeVs- Toim, a handsome post-town, on the S. side of Swatara
river, 6 miles N. of Middletown, and 10 E. by N. of Harrisburg. It
contains about 100 houses.
" Jone&'-Toron, a small post-town, situated in the forks of Swatara and
Little Swatara, 23 miles N. E. by E. of Harrisburg, and 174 from Wash-
ington city. It has a German Calvinist church.
"Lebanon, a handsome borough, and post-town, agreeably situated on
the S. side of the Quitipahilla creek. The plan of the town is regular.
It contains about 300 houses; a German Lutheran and a German Cal-
vinist church. About a mile and a half E. of the town is the Susque-
hanna and Schuylkill canal, connecting the waters of the Tulpehocken,
a navigable branch of the Schuylkill with the Quitipahilla, a navigable
branch of the Swatara.
" Lebanon was incorporated the 28th of March, 1799. It is 25 miles
E. by N. of Harrisburg, 82 N. W. by W. of Philadelphia, and 167 from
Washington city.
" Middletown, a considerable post town, situated near the N. W. branch
of Swatara, about 2 miles above its confluence with the Susquehanna.2
The inhabitants carry on a brisk trade, in wheat and flour, by means of
the Susquehanna, and its E. and N. W. branches. Contiguous to the
town is one of the largest merchant-mills in the United States. Mid-
dletown is 15 miles S. E. of Harrisburg, 92 W. by N. of Philadelphia, and
142 from Washington city.
" Myers'-Tovm, a village on the Tulpehocken, a few miles below the
canal. It is 32 miles E. by N. of Harrisburg, and 77 from Philadelphia.
" Newman'B-Toum, a small town on the E. side of Mill creek, contain-
ing about 40 bouses. It is 39 miles E. by N. of Harrisburg.
" Palni's-Town, a small post-town, 157 miles from Washington city.
" Stump's-Tovrn, a village situated on a branch of Little Swatara, con-
taining about 25 houses, and a German Lutheran and Calvinist church.
It is 27 miles E. N.E. of Harrisburg.
" Heidelberg, a handsome town, situated at the bead of Hammer Creek,
a branch of Cocalico Creek, which joins the Conestoga. It contains
about 100 houses, a German, Lutheran, and Calvinist Church. It is 33
miles E. by N. of Harrisburg, and 74 N. W. by W. of Philadelphia."
1 Harrisburg is 126 miles from the city of Washington.
2 Middletown is nine miles from Harrisburg, and at the junction of
the Swatara and Susquehanna.
CHAPTER XX.
TUe War of 1812— General Officers— Bolls of the Companies of Captains
Carothers, Crain, Dietrick, Elder, Fetterhoff, Graham, Henry, Knight,
McElhenny, Moorhead, Smith, Todd — Peace — Association of the Snl-
diers of the War of 1812.
We shall not here refer in full to the causes which
led to the second war with England, that of 1812-14,
save to say that the difficulties arose from the depre-
dations of the latter power in assuming the right to
search American vessels, and against which the
United States had earnestly protested. On the 18th
of June, 1812, Congress declared war against Eng-
land, voted five millions of dollars for war purposes,
and authorized a call for one hundred thousand
troops. In the history of Lebanon County we have
given in full the address of Governor Snyder, of Penn-
sylvania, calling upon the volunteer soldiery of the
State " to rally around the constituted authorities of
the Union." Such was the enthusiasm of the hour
that in response to the Governor's call three times as
many troops tendered their services as were required.
The disappointment of some was so great that money
was freely offered to secure a place among those ac-
cepted by the authorities.
Dauphin County was not backward. In 1812 and
1813 none of the companies which offered themselves
were called, but certain ones were held in readiness
for any emergency which might arise.
When the news of the battle of Bladensburg and
the capture of Washington City reached the capital,
the old-time patriotism was aroused, and responsive
to the call of the hour the following companies were
mustered into service, and hastened to the front and
to the relief of the beleaguered city of Baltimore.
Some of the companies never marched farther than
York.
General Officers.1
Brigadier- General.
John Forster, 1814.
Brigade- Inspector.
Christian Spayd, 1S14.
1 The uniform of the Pennsylvania volunteers, as directed by General
Orders, was as follows :
"General Officers. — Their coats to he hlue, faced and lined with
buff. They may embroider the button-holes on the collar. Their
epaulettes, sword mounting, buttons, spurs, buckles, and trimmings to
be gold or gilt. Buff vests, breeches, or pantaloons.
" The General Staff and Field Officers.— To wear chapeaux of
the following form : The fan not less than six and a half, nor more than
nine inches high in the rear, nor less than fifteen, nor more than sev-
enteeu inches from point to point, bound round the edge with black
binding half an inch wide. The wearing of feathers is dispensed with.
The company officers may, with the consent of the field officers of the
regiment to which they belong, wear any other uniform hat thau the
chapeau.
" The coat of the infantry and artillery shall be blue, edged with
red. It shall be single-breasted, and have ten buttons, the length to
reach to the bend of the knee. The standing collar to rise to the tip of
the ear. The cuffs shall be plain, of the same color of the coat, and not
less thau three nor more than three and a half inches wide ; the bottom
of the breast and two hip buttons to range. Vest, breeches, and panta-
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Lieutenant- Colonel.
William Cochran.
Hospital Surgeon.
Samuel Agnew.
Hospital Surgeon's Mate.
Luther Reily.
Aides-de- Camp.
Amos Ellmaker, to Gen. John Forster.
Samuel D. Franks, to Gen. John Addams.
Brigade-Major.
John M. Forster, promoted from sergeant.
Surgeon.
William Patton.
Paymaster.
Christian Gleim, promoted from ensign.
Quartermaster.
Melchior Rahm.
Boll of Capt. John C brothers' t 'ompany.
Muster-roll of Capt. John Carother's company, in
the First Regiment, First Brigade, Pennsylvania
Militia, under the command of Col. Maxwell Ken-
nedy, at York, Sept. 5, 1814. (In service from
Sept. 2, 1814, to March 5, 1815, from Dauphin
County.)
Captain.
John Carothers.
First Lieutenant.
John Horning.
Second Lieutenant.
Henry Crangle.
Ensign.
Thomas Orr.
i the winter. Vest, single-
loons white. Bine pantaloons may he
breasted, without pocket-flaps.
" Epaulettes, sword mounting, buttons, spurs, buckles, and trimmings
of the Artillery, gold or gilt; those of the Infantry, silver or plated.
The sword to be of the sabre form.
" Black stock, of leather or silk ; cockade blue and red, of leather or
silk. It is recommended that the cockade be always worn on duty or
in service, or when in requisition. Volunteer corps may select their
own uniform, but the cockade of the State cannot be dispensed with. It
is earnestly recommended to the officers of the militia to use their best
exertions in their several commands to induce the non-commissioned
officers to wear worsted epaulettes. That the expense may not he an
obstacle, it is ordered that their uniform be a gray coatee and pantaloons
e color. In summer, hunting shirts and trowsers may be
•ound black hat, the rim not to exceed three inches. Any
not above prescribed may be supplied by reference to the
i prescribed for the army of the United States.
"As a due proportion of military pride and uniformity of dress is im-
portant to form the character of a soldier, it is expected that every man
who may be called upon to defend his home, his country, and his rights,
will exert himself promptly to carry these orders into complete effect.
It is judged proper to embrace this occasion to recommend to officers
and men to procure all the materials for clothing and equipments of
American manufacture."
of the i
particular*
regulation
1. John Lyne.
2. John Cams.
1. Erastus Hooper.
2. McNair Wilson.
Sergeants.
3. Isaac Tomlinson.
4. James Emerson.
Corpor
3. John Wingert.
4. William Burton.
Privates.
Barr, Robert.
Bevins, Benjamin.
Boyer, William W.
Brown, John.
Bugle, William.
Calendar, Norman.
Capp, Michael.
El well, Jacob.
Floyd, James.
Geistweit, Henry.
Harrison, Williamson.
Hartz, Henry.
Hasselbauch, John.
Henry, Joseph.
Housman, Daniel.
Keller, Joseph.
Keller, Samuel.
Kirk, Patrick.
Kline, John.
Krebb, John.
Kentzel, Jacob.
Machen,' Michael.
Maglaughlin, William.
Martin, John.
McBride, Jonathan.
McCawen, James.
McChristal. Daniel.
McVanner, Joseph.
Mercer, Caleb.
Miller, Jacob.
Moor, Arthur.
Morningstar, Henry.
Morningstar, John.
Mulhollin, Rudolph.
Nagle, George.
Nickle, John.
Peacock, John.
Peck, Frederick.
Phleger, Jacob.
Pool, Adam.
Robinson, John.
Sellars, George.
Shott, George.
Singer, Benedict.
Stimmell, Philip.
Still, Nicholas.
Walraven, Joseph.
Roll of Capt. Richard M. Crain's Company.1
Muster-roll of Capt. Richard M. Crain's company,
First Regiment, First Brigade, of Pennsylvania
Militia, under the command of Col. Maxwell Ken-
nedy, at York, Pa. (In service from Aug. 31, 1814,
to March 5, 1815, from Dauphin County.)
1 Itinerary of Harrisburg Artillerists, 1814.
" Mkm. of the marches of the Harrisb. vol. Artillerists in their Campaign
hi defense of their country against the British nam Sept. 2d, 1814, to Dec. Sth,
1814.
" 1814, Friday Sept. 2d. The Harrisburg vol : artillerists, Richard M .
Crain, Capt. — Joel Bailey 1st lieutenant — Geo. Carothers 2d lieutenant.
— This day marched from Harrisburg ou their route to Balto. — halted at
Middletown for the night, having marched 9 miles.
"Saturday, 3d Sept. This day marched to York sixteen miles, and
halted there; it being the place appointed to rendevouz and organize
the army. Remained encamped at York until
" Friday, 16th. This day, the army being organized, Struck our tents
and marched toward Balto 14 miles and halted at ' Doudel's,' and
pitched our tents for the night.
"Saturday, 17th. This day struck our touts and marched to Stone
Tavern, 22 miles and pitched our tents for the night.
" Sunday, 18th. This day struck our tents and marched 8 miles to
Gouan's Tavern and pitched our tents for the day and night.
"Monday, 19th. This day struck our tents and marched three miles,
and pitched our tents on Camp Fairfield, within about a mile of Balto.
" Monday 26. This day at 1 o'clock p. m., struck our tents and
marched 9 miles to Elk Ridge landing, on our route to meet the British
on the Patuxent. Pitched our tents for the night.
GENERAL HISTORY.
121
Captain.
Richard M. Crain.
First Lieutenant.
Joel Bailey.
Second Lieutenant.
George Carothers.
Sergeants.
1. Alexander M. Piper. 3. James R. Boyd.
2. Richard T. Jacobs. 4. Joseph C. Laveille.
Corporals.
1. John Benjamin.
3. Jacob Elder.
2. George Taylor.
4. John Walborn.
Drummer.
David Krause.
Fifer.
Jacob Pool.
Privates.
Adams, George.
Eicholtz, George.
Barnett, John M.
Ewing, Nathaniel.
Barnett, Thomas.
Findlay, William S.
Barnett, William.
Fleck, John.
Beissel, John.
Furguson, Matthew.
Blake, Henry.
George, William.
Bostwick, Trueman.
Gleim, Jacob.
Boyer, Samuel.
Gongaware, George.
Boyer, William.
Graydon, Alexander.
Brotherton, Elisha.
Graham, Robert.
Brown, Thomas.
Harris, Samuel.
Burr, H. Henry.
Hiester, Jonathan D.
Capp, Samuel.
Hitzelberger, Nicholas.
Carson, William M.
Hoyer, Jacob.
Cochran, George.
Keighler, John.
Conner, John.
Kellar, John.
Curtz, Thomas.
Kimble, Charles.
Dougherty, Michael
Knepley, Jacob.
" Tuesday, 27. This (lay struck our tents, and countermarched to
Balto. and pitched our tents on Camp Springfield, adjoining the city of
Balto. on its eastern boundary. Here we remained encamped until
" 1814, Sunday, Dec'r 4th, when we Btruck our tents and marched
towards Home about 20 miles and encamped for the night.
"Monday, 5. Struck our tents and marched about 18 miles and
pitched our tents for the night. It suowed about four inches deep
during the night.
"Tuesday, 5. Struck our tents and marched about 8 miles to York,
where we had quarters for the night.
" Wednesday, 7th. We received our discharge ; and then marched to
Middletown [16 miles], where we bad quarters for the night.
" Thursday, 8. Left Middletown. Arrived at Harrisburg about 1
o'clock p. m. and dismissed.
Joseph Youse, of this company, a Middletown artillerist, had a fur-
lough signed by the most important officer in the division. It is as fol-
lows. It bears the mark of severe usage :
" Baltimore Camp, )
" Springfield, November 18, 1814. '
"The Bearer Joseph Jause, of Captain Craine's Company is hereby
Furloughed for Six days from this date on order to return to Middletown,
in Pennsylvania, and to return to Camp in said time.
" Nath'l Watson, Major General,
" P. Militia."
Krum, Peter.
Kunkel, Jacob.
Lebkicher, Michael.
Lebo, John.
Leech, Richard T.
Leek, Henry.
Mitchell, Thomas S.
Murphy, James.
Myer, George.
Nabb, Perry C.
Newell, William.
Reily, Luther.
Reily, William.
Robertson, William.
Rodney, John.
Search, John.
Shannon, John.
Sheirman, Henry C.
Shoch, Samuel.
Shricr, John.
Shunk, Francis R.
Smith, Henry.
Smith, John.
Stine, Jacob R.
Swoyer, John.
Thompson, John B.
Vanbuskirk, Andrew.
Vanderslice, Marcus.
Wallace, Joseph.
Weinman, Samuel.
Whitehill, John.
White, Thomas.
Willis, John M.
Wilson, John.
Youse, Joseph.
Roll of Capt. Jacob Dietrich's Company.
Muster-roll of Capt. Jacob Dietrick's company in
the Second Regiment, First Brigade of Pennsyl-
vania Militia, under the command of Adam Rit-
scher, at York, Pa., Sept. 5, 1S14. (In service from
Sept. 1, 1814, to March 5, 1815; from Dauphin
County.)
Captain.
Jacob Dietrick.
Lieutenant.
Daniel Hoffman.
Eiuign.
Christian Knitzel.
Sergeants.
1. William Wilson. 3. Peter Sasimon.
2. Jacob Dietrick. 4. John Paul.
1. John Russell.
2. James Shoffstall.
Balsley, Thomas.
Bell, James.
Bell, John.
Brooks, John.
Brubaker, Joseph..
Bumbaugh, John.
Campbell, James.
Campbell, Armstrong
dinger, Peter.
Coplens, John.
Cremer, Daniel.
Ettinger, John, Sr.
Ettinger, John, Jr.
Ferree, Joel.
Franck, Abraham.
Garman, John.
Corporals.
3. Thomas Gary.
4. Abraham Leidy.
Privates.
Geesman, John.
Goodman, Henderey.
Haberstick, John.
Halman, Nicholas.
Halsman, John.
Heudrey, Daniel.
Hetrick, Nicholas,
p. Holman, John.
Holmau, Peter.
Hoyer, Peter.
Kean, Daniel.
Lark, Stophel.
Lobe, Peter.
Long, Henderey.
Lower, Jacob.
Lowes, Joseph.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Manigh, Peter.
Matthias, Elgah.
Meek, Jacob.
Menigh, George.
Messner, Christian.
Moore, Christian.
Motter, Christian.
Motter, John.
Moyer, Frederick.
Otto, Conrad.
Powel, Ludwick.
Priser, Hendery.
Rowen, Casper.
Riggle, Andrew.
Ross, William.
Sestor, John.
Shaop, George.
Shnoke, Christian.
Shofestall, William.
Sidel, Hendery.
Snoke, George.
Snyder, Jacob.
Sponcilor, John.
Swab, Jacob.
Swigert, Adam.
Swigert, Peter.
Swisby, George.
Woodside, James.
Workman, Joseph.
Roll of Capt. John Elder's Company.
Muster-roll of Capt. John Elder's company in the
First Regiment, First Brigade, Pennsylvania Mili-
tia, under the command of Col. Maxwell Kennedy,
at York, Pa. (In service from Sept. 2, 1814, to
March 5, 1815 ; from Dauphin, Berks, and Schuyl-
kill Counties.)
Captain.
John Elder.
Lieutenant.
William Reed.
Ensign.
Henry W. Conrad.
Sergeants.
3. Jacob AValborn.
4. George Shive.
Corporals.
3. John Miller.
4. Henry Reinoehl.
Drummer.
Conrad Schreffler.
Fifer.
George Wohlhaver.
1. Jacob Stouch,
2. Daniel Hess.
1. John Reigel.
2. George Christ,
Privates.
Aman, Daniel.
Aman, John.
Baney, Valentine.
Bare, Henry.
Bartow, Benjamin.
Bates, Abraham.
Batton, John.
Bender, John.
Bonewitz, John.
Brown, John.
Deater, Henry.
Deible, John.
Dinger, Peter.
Drane, Michael.
Gebhart, Henry.
Haag, John.
Hautz, John.
Hill, John.
Keefer, Abraham.
Lininger, Jacob.
Lutz, Peter.
Miller, Michael.
Miller, Michael, Jr.
Neyswender, Christian.
Reed, Adam.
Reim, John.
Roug, Jacob.
Rourher, Jacob.
Shoch, Daniel.
Schreck, Andrew.
Schw-ln, Philip.
Shade, Jacob.
Shade, Samuel.
Shaffer, Abraham.
Sheaffer, John.
Snyder, John.
Snyder, John.
Stall, Jacob.
Stengel, Jacob.
Stoler, John.
Stubb, John.
Umpenhouer, Daniel.
Walbom, Martin.
Weaver, Peter.
Wenrich, John.
Wert, John.
Wertz, John.
Wilhelm, Philip.
Witman, Philip.
Zebach, John.
Zeeman, Jonathan.
Zerb, Adam.
Roll of Capt. Philip Fetterhoff's Company.
Muster-roll of Capt. Philip Fetterhoff's company in
the Second Regiment, First Brigade, Pennsylvania
Militia, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Adam
Ritscher, at York, Pa. (In service from Sept. 2,
1814, to March 5, 1815; from Dauphin County.)
Captain.
Philip Fetterhoff.
Lieutenant.
Thomas Woodside.
Ensign.
John Shire.
Sergeants.
1. Jacob Baughmau. 3. John Wenn.
2. Peter Werner. 4. George Fetterhoff.
Corporals.
1. Henry Frank. 3. James Howard.
2. Philip Enders. 4. John Hoffman.
Drummer.
Jacob Byrod.
Fifer.
Henry Werley.
Privates.
Harding, Dennis.
Harman, Daniel.
Harman, Jacob.
Hibsher, Henry.
Hogue, Jacob.
Imshofstall, Lewis.
Keister, Benjamin.
Koch, Henry.
Leukert, Michael.
Lebs, George.
Loudermilk, Adam.
Loner, Christian.
Metz, Henry.
Miller, William.
Motter, George.
Neece, Henry.
Novinger, Isaac.
Novinger, Jesse.
Beadle, John.
Bixler, Abraham.
Bordner, Jacob.
Campbell, Conrad.
Chub, Daniel.
Cooper, George.
Deety, David.
Dunckle, George.
Dunckle, Jacob.
Dunckle, John.
Elliot, William.
Fagely, David.
Flesher, Daniel.
Foeght, Frederick.
Franklin, John.
Frantz, Adam.
Frantz, John.
Gardner, James.
GENERAL HISTORY.
123
Novinger, John.
Ossman, Andrew.
Ossman, Daniel.
Ossman, Reuben.
Pouel, Jacob.
Pouel, Lewis.
Reehart, John.
Reist, Peter.
Ritzman, Jacob.
Ritznian, John.
Rumberger, Peter.
Shoop, Jacob.
Shoop, Joseph.
Shoppel, Jeremiah.
Shortess, Thomas.
Shott, Philip.
Shroy, Henry.
Snyder, William.
TJmberger, Philip.
Umholtz, Henry.
Weaver, George.
Weis, John.
Werfel, Jacob.
Wert, John.
Williard, Peter.
Woodside, Jonathan.
Yeager, Jacob.
Yeager, Stophel.
Yeartz, Peter.
Roll of Capt. John Graham's Company.
Muster-roll of Capt. John Graham's company, in the
Second Regiment, First Brigade, Pennsylvania
Militia, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Adam
Ritscher, at York, Pa. (In service from Sept. 2,
1814, to March 5, 1815 ; from Dauphin, Berks, and
Schuylkill Counties.)
Captain.
John Graham.
Lieutenant.
James Porter.
Ensign.
John Turner.
James Corbet.
John Brestel.
1. James Boon.
2. Michael Umberger.
Sergeants.
3. William Boon.
4. Samuel Allen.
Corporals.
3. George McLane.
4. John Carter.
Musicians.
John Straw.
James Edwards.
Privates.
Aunght, John.
Boon, John.
Cathcart, James.
Caverich, Daniel.
Colvins, John.
Darr, Peter.
Deckart, Michael.
Demude, Jacob.
Duncan, John.
Emrich, Thomas.
Focht, Christian.
Focht, Godfrey.
Focht, John.
Fox, Jacob.
Furguson, John.
Gephart, Philip.
Griffith, Thomas.
Hartman, Abraham.
Hembergerger, Jacob.
Hite, Henry.
Huts, John.
Hutton, John.
Jennings, Solomon.
Kenslow, William.
Ketterman, Adam.
Leman, Henry.
Leman, Jacob.
Long, Jacob.
McFadden, Robert.
McKee, Sample.
Michael, Daniel.
Moor, Richard.
Mulholland, James.
Mulholland, Rudolph.
Myer, George.
Myer, Henry.
Myer, Joseph.
Myer, William.
Nigh, Christian.
Phillips, Joseph.
Ponsus, Frederick.
Reedy, Leonard.
Reeser, William.
Reeves, Samuel.
Rider, George.
Rider, William.
Robinson, John.
Rode, Jacob.
Russel, Daniel.
Scot, John.
Shallohamer, George.
Shaum, John.
Shaum, Stophel.
Shoffner, John.
Shrivever, George.
Shriver, Jacob.
Shruck, Henry.
Smith, Henry.
Smith, Martin.
Spancake, Jacob.
Stevenson, Thomas.
Stitzman, John.
Tennis, William.
Ulrich, George.
Ulrich, John.
Wagner, Philip.
Wards, John.
Weaver, Peter.
Wilhelm, Adam.
Wolf, George.
Yerger, Henry.
Zerber, John.
Zimmerman, Henry
Roll of Capt. Garvin Henry's Company.
Muster-roll of Capt. Gawin Henry's company of rifle-
men, in the Second Brigade, Pennsylvania Militia,
under the command of Col. William Hamilton, at
York. (In service from Sept. 1, 1814, to Dec. 4,
1814; from Dauphin and Lancaster Counties.)
Captain.
Gawin Henry.
Lieutenant.
William Thomas.
Ensign.
Adam Ross.
1. Samuel Carson.
2. Dennis Haws.
1. Edward Hughs
2. Jesse Lukins.
Sergeants.
3. Alexander Glasgow.
4. Peter Miller.
Corporals.
3. John Price.
4. George Schaefl'er.
Drummer.
Henry Isett.
Fifer.
Thomas Brvan.
Baker, Daniel.
Baumgartner, Windle
Baxter, William.
Berryman, John.
Best, Thomas.
Blake, Thomas.
Boone, Mordecai.
Bricklev, James.
Privates.
Bryan, John.
Burns, Peter.
Campbell, James.
Casebolt, Isaac.
Cowhiek, John.
Crooks, John.
Crossly, Abraham.
Cunkle, Philip.
124
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Earls, Henry.
Fair, George.
Ferguson, John.
Finnerty, Joseph.
Flasher, George.
Fulton, Thomas.
Gastwhite, Joseph.
Gastwhite, Samuel.
Gibson, William.
Green, Griffiths.
Heiney, George.
Heiser, Jacob.
James, Edward.
Johnston, Andrew.
Jones, Jonathan.
Keesel, John.
Lefevre, George.
Linton, John.
Lukins, Aaron.
Lukins, Joseph.
Lytle, Alexander.
Madlam, James.
Midlam, John.
Mayer, Henry.
Mayer, Henry C.
McCurdy, William.
McNamee, James.
McNiel, Archibald.
Milam, William.
Murphy, Benjamin.
Murry, James.
Newman, Jacob.
Nichols, Conrad.
Obert,' Peter.
Over, David.
Over, John.
Pheeling, James.
Phoeble, Lewis.
Porter, John.
Ramsey, James.
Reed, King.
Rheim, Samuel.
Ridge, Thomas.
Rupley, George.
Scott, Robert.
Scott, William.
Shirts, Jacob.
Swager, William.
Thomas, Daniel.
Wade, William.
Waggoner, John.
Weaver, William.
Weingarten, Albert.
Weingartner, John.
White, James.
Wilhelm, Adam.
Winemaker, Henry.
Woods, Thomas.
Wyant, George.
Roll of Capt. Richard Knight's Company.
Muster-roll of Capt. Richard Knight's company, in
the First Regiment, First Brigade, Pennsylvania
Militia, under command of Col. Maxwell Kennedy,
at York, Pa., Sept. 5, 1814. (In service from Sept.
1, 1814, to March 5, 1815; from Dauphin County.)
Captain.
Richard Knight.
Lieutenant.
Philip Kline.
Ensign.
George Roberts.
Sergeants.
1. Joshua McConuel. 3. Jonathan Balsly.
2. John Carson. 4. William Duncan.
Corporals.
1. Henry Witmoyer. 3. John Books.
2. Peter Swartz. 4. John Johnson.
Baker, Jacob.
Blasser, John.
Blasser, Peter.
Bowman, Daniel.
Britz, Ludwick.
Privates.
Calhoon, William.
Cassel, Jacob.
Colhoon, James.
Cralh, Matthias.
Duncan, James.
Ely, John.
Fisher, Jacob.
Fry, George.
Garverick, John.
Gaul, Philip.
Hains, Sampson.
Harruff, Andrew.
Henning, Samuel.
Hommon, Andrew.
Hommon, George.
Isenhelder, Michael.
Knop, Christian.
Leas, Martin.
Lyter, Joseph.
Mclntire, Samuel.
Miller, George.
Miller, Henry.
Miller, Henry.
Miller, William.
Millison, William.
Mooney, Peter.
Moyers, George.
Moyers, Henry.
Onks, William.
Ort, William.
Patrick, William.
Reel, Peter.
Road, John.
Shell, Daniel.
Shroy, Jacob.
Smith, William.
Soul, Abraham.
Soul, Samuel.
Stair, Michael.
Swartz, Abraham.
Updegrove, Richard.
Uriah, George.
Waid, Hugh.
Weaver, David.
Wetzel, Samuel.
Wilson, John.
Wise, George.
Wolf, Jacob.
Yungst, John.
Zimmerman, John.
Roll of Capt. Thomas MeElheitny's Company.
Muster-roll of Capt. Thomas McElhenny's company,
in the Second Regiment, First Brigade, of Penn-
sylvania Militia, under command of Lieut.-Col.
Ritscher, at York. (In service from Sept. 3, 1814, to
March 5, 1S15 ; from Dauphin and Lebanon Coun-
ties.)
Captain.
Thomas McElhenny.
Lieutenant.
Thomas Finney.
Ensign.
John Berry.
1. John Jamison.
2. John Strock.
3. David Fishburn.
4. Jacob Rees.
Corporals.
1. William Hamilton. 3. Jacob Painter (Bender).
2. Michael Speek. 4. Jacob Denius.
Fifer.
Henry Woolhaver.
Bailer, John.
Baird, James.
Balm, George.
Bashore, Adam.
Bashore, Henry.
Bassler, John.
Bassford, John.
Blecker, Henry.
Breight, John.
Privates.
Brownewell, John.
Bush, Frederick.
Cope, Henry.
Dasher, Henry.
Deihl, Jacob.
Earley, Christian.
Feegan, Daniel.
Feesick, John.
Fortney, John.
GENERAL HISTORY.
125
Frankford, Henry.
Moyer, Michael.
Pearson, Samuel. Sturgeon, Robert.
Funk, Martin.
Nagle, Frederick.
Pollock, John. Unger, David.
Gebeny, Hugh.
Netenour, Philip.
Quig, William. Wallace, John.
Gels, Jacob.
Nigh, Adam.
Shannon, Edward. Welsh, Andrew.
Haneson, John.
Noaker, Benjamin.
Simmons, Joseph. Welsh, John.
Harvy, Henry.
Olwine, Warner.
Simonton, John W. Wheeler, Joseph.
Heims, John.
Plessly, Frederick.
Stepheu, Andrew. Wilson, William.
Hexeuhiser, Henry.
Rawland, John.
Sterrett, Joseph. Zhent, Jacob.
Horner, George.
Rees, David.
Sturgeon, Allen.
Reeson Samuel.
Kaffeman, Philip.
Ritter, Enoch.
Boll of Capt. Isaac Smith's Company.
Kelay, John.
Keller, Jacob.
Kenny, Patrick M.
Kramer, John.
Kurtzman, Daniel.
Lance, John.
Robison, George.
Rudy, Samuel.
Smith, Henry.
Sponprot, Christian.
Stukey, Frederick.
Swier, John.
Muster-roll of Capt. Isaac Smith's company in the
One Hundred and Fifty-second Regiment, First
Brigade, Pennsylvania Militia, under the command
of Lieut. William Cochran, at York, Pa. (In ser-
vice from September 2d to ; from Dauphin,
Lancaster, etc.)
Leib, Christopher.
Luton, John.
McLaughlin, James.
McCinty, Patrick.
Swigart, Martin.
Switzer, John.
Tice, John.
Ulrich, Jacob.
Captain.
Isaac Smith.
First Lieutenant.
Miller, John.
White, George.
Michael Lentz.
Mengle, Benjamin.
Moyer, Henry.
Moyer, Jacob.
Yingst, Jacob.
Yingst, John.
Young, John.
Second Lieutenant.
Nathan Buchanan.
Ensign.
Boll of Capt. John B
Moor head's Company.
John Taylor.
Muster-roll of Capt. John
+ U~ T?l 4- T> — .: — i. T?
B. Moorhead's company, in
Sergeants.
the First Regiment, First Brigade, Pennsylvania
Militia, commanded by Col. Maxwell Kennedy, at
York, Sept. 5, 1814. (In service from Sept. 1, 1814,
to March 5, 1815 ; from Dauphin County.)
Captain.
John B. Moorhead.
Lieutenant.
John Mauley.
Ensign.
David Hebel.
Sergeants.
1. John McCord. 3. William Hamrail.
2. Deitrich Fishburu. 4. Simon Louer.
Corporals.
1. William McCord. 3. Thomas McNair.
2. Francis Drummond. 4. Thomas Ramsey.
Privates.
Espey, David.
Foster, George W.
Anghst, George.
Bear, Jacob.
Brown, John F.
Burnett, Archibald E
Collins, Reuben.
Cowden, James.
Cowden, Matthew B.
Cromwell, John.
Cross, John.
Enk, Jacob.
Frazier, Andrew.
Gilchrist, John.
Haverstick, John.
Hollsmau, Henry.
McKissick, Thomas.
Moore, Thomas H.
Moorhead, Robert.
Myer, Benjamin.
1. Thomas Black.
2. George Taylor.
1. Tilson Fuller.
Bitting, Peter.
Black, John.
Bower, Adam.
Bower, Jacob.
Bower, Michael.
Braught, Adam.
Chubb, Peter.
Clark, John.
Cline, Philip.
Frank, Frederick.
Freed, Abraham.
Freeburn, Thomas.
Gray, Jacob.
Huston, Samuel.
Hylard, Guy.
Jury, Abraham.
3. James Freeburn.
4. Henry Shaeffer.
Corporals.
2. Samuel Hummel.
Privates.
Jury, George.
Lentz, George.
Lingefelter. Jacob.
Lodge, William.
Mash, Peter.
Miller. John.
Noblet, John.
Peters, Christian.
Reed, John.
R utter, Isaac.
Sewers, Daniel.
Sinn, George.
Sweigart, David.
Urich, Joseph.
Wilson, Daniel.
Boll of Capt. James Todd's Company.
Muster-roll of Capt. James Todd's, company of the
Second Regiment, First Brigade, Pennsylvania
Militia, under the command of Col. Adam Ritacher
at York, Pa. (In service from Sept. 1, 1814, to
March 5, 1S15 ; from Dauphin and Lebanon Coun-
ties.)
126
HISTOEY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
1. Isaac Ward.
2. John Fox.
Captain.
James Todd.
Lieutenant.
John Ward.
Ensign.
Henry Winter.
Sergeants.
3. William McCreight.
4. Simon Duey.
Corporals.
1. James (John) Martin. 3. Samuel Todd.
2. George Fisler. 4. Samuel Johnson.
Drummer.
William Bomberger.
Fifer.
Samuel Winter.
Privates.
Albert, John.
Beasore, Peter.
Beck, Jacob.
Binner, George.
Brown, Jacob.
Click, John.
Culp, Lewis.
Dibbins, John.
Emmerick, Jacob.
Failer, George.
Feauver, John.
Felty, George.
Farsling, George.
Fermald, George.
Folmer, John.
Feesick, Dewald.
Goodman, Peter.
Hetterich, John.
Hileman, John.
Hoofuagle, Benjamin.
Hoofnagle, John.
Hoover, Conrad.
Hassinger, Stofle.
Houser, John.
Hunsaker, Philip.
Knoll, George.
Koch, Henry.
Kreamer, Peter.
Kyser, Conrad.
Leas, Daniel.
Light, Felix.
Lunning, Casper.
Lutz, George.
Martin, John.
McCreight, Alexander.
Morton, James.
Mouray, Conrad.
Meese, John.
O'Brian, Samuel.
Painter, George.
Pruss, George.
Pruss, John.
Secoudurst, John.
Simon, John.
Shafer, Adam.
Shenk, George.
Snodgrass, Robert.
Spitler, Henry.
Stoner, Henry.
Todd, David.
Unghst, Peter.
Weiser, Benjamin.
Welkmore, David.
Wenner, Andrew.
Winter, John.
Wolburn, Henry.
Wolburn, Jacob.
Wolburn, John.
Wolf, John.
Wolmer, George.
Yonker, John.
Roll of Capt. Thomas Walker's Company.
Muster-roll of Capt. Thomas Walker's company in
the First Regiment, First Brigade, Pennsylvania
Militia, under command of Col. Maxwell Kennedy,
at York, Pa. (In service from Aug. 29, 1814, to
March 5, 1815; from Dauphin County.)
Captain.
Thomas Walker.
Lieutenant.
Charles Still.
Ensign.
Christian Gleim.
1. John Roberts.
2. William Allison.
1. John Fisher.
2. William Bryan.
Sergeants.
3. George Beatty.
4. John Frazier.
Corporals.
3. Richard Adams.
4. George Boyer.
Drummer.
Jacob Dubbs.
Fifer.
Samuel Holman.
Privates.
Ackerman, George.
Anderson, Alexander.
Antes, Henry.
Awl, Jacob M.
Ball, Austin.
Baughman, Jacob.
Bary, William M.
Carson, Charles.
Cole, George.
Cowhick, William.
Crabb, Pliinket.
Dearmond, Andrew S.
Demer, John.
Dickey, Robert.
Durang, Charles.
Durang, Ferdinand.
Elder, Joshua.
Fields, Michael.
Fulton, William.
Funk, Abraham.
Gleason, Alexander W.
Good, Martin.
Harper, William.
Harris, David.
Heikel, Christian.
Heisely, George J.
Himmelright, Samuel.
Henry, Samuel.
Hinckley, Charles.
Hyneman, Frederick.
Jackson, Alexander J. W.
Jackson, James.
Jackson, Joseph.
Jontz, John.
Koehler, George F.
Kroberger, John H.
Kuhn, Jacob.
Kunkel, John.
Loyer, Philip.
Maguire, Isaac.
Martin, John.
McBay, William.
Mcllwaine, Hugh.
McKinny, Henry.
Meek, Jacob.
Miller, Daniel.
Mintshall, Thomas.
Mitchel, James.
Montgomery, James.
Moyer, George C.
Officer, James.
Rahm, Jacob.
Ressing, Lewis.
Roberts, John.
Rupley, Mitchel.
Sample, John.
Schott, John.
Sheffey, John.
Shellcott, Ezekiel.
Skinner, Robert J.
Slough, Jacob.
Smith, Samuel.
Stahl, John.
Steinman, Jacob.
Stephenson, Robert.
Stehley, John A.
Stroman, Joseph.
Updegraff, Ellis.
Updegraff, Isaac.
Wallis, John L.
Williams, John E.
Wain, Michael.
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Wilkins, Robert B.
Wilson, Henry.
Winagle, Jacob.
Wunder, Samuel.
Wright, John C.
Young, John.
Zearing, John.
Zimmerman, Frederick.
Zollinger, Jacob.
On the 24th of December, 1814, a treaty of peace
was signed by the American and British commission-
ers. The news did not reach America until the 11th
of February. On the 14th, Tlie Oracle of Dauphin is-
I sued the following announcement:
Oracle Extra.
Tuesday, February 14, 1815.
H' i I II I I' 1 I II II II II II II II II II I I ■[■ i -:- 1- -H
PEACE WITH ENGLAND.
The Editor of the Oracle hastens to gratify his Custo-
mers with the following heart-cheering News :
Office of the New York Gazette,
Saturday Evening 11th Feb. 9 o'clock.
It lias pleased the Almighty to restore to us the
blessings of PEACE. Participating in the deep and
general Joy on this great and interesting occasion, we
can only state the fact, that
We have just seen HENRY CARROLL, Esq.
Secretary to the American Legation. He informs us,
that he has arrived in the British Sloop of War Fa-
vorite, with the TREATY OF PEACE, signed by
the American and British Commissioners, on the 24th
of December; and that he is to depart for Washing-
ton in the morning. The vessel is below and will be
up to-morrow.
— • —.*^i *<•■■- —
g®" The foregoing highly important and heart-cheering news,
was received yesterday by Robert Adams, Esq. of this city, by an
express from New-York. — Mr. Adams politely favored us with a
copy which was immediately issued from this office in a "Free-
man's Journal Extraordinary."
We congratulate our readers on this most auspicious event, and
fervently pray that Divine Providence mw continue to our country ,
for ages to come, the inestimable blessing of PEACE with all na-
tions of the earth.
On the 17th of February the treaty was approved
by the Senate of the United States.
ASSOCIATION OF THE SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF
1812.
Death and removal rapidly decimating the ranks
of the " Old Defenders," the surviving members met
on the 4th of July, 1856, and agreed to form them-
selves into an association. The following Constitu-
tion was prepared and signed, and as death removed
one of their number the date of the decease was
added thereto. In connection with the record of
those "who served in the war of 1812 in the minute-
book kept by the secretary. David Harris, Esq., are
certain facts which are worth preserving :
128
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
CONSTITUTION.
"For the purpose of preserving old recollections, and of cherishing
those kindly feelings of fellowship which should always exist among
those who in times past were banded together in defense of their com-
mon country, We, Soldieks of the War of 1812, residing in Dau-
phin County and vicinity, whose names are hereunto subscribed, do
agree to form ourselves into an Association, and to be governed by the
following Constitution.
" 1. The Association shall be known by the name of ( The Association
of Soldiers of the War of 1812, residing in Dauphin County and its vi-
"2. The officers of the Association shall consist of a President, two
Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and a Marshal.
" 3. It shall be the duty of the President, or in his absence of either of
the Vice-Presidents, to preside at all meetings of the Association, and to
call all extra meetings at such times and places as he, or either of
them in his absence, shall designate.
"4. The Treasurer shall take charge of and account for all funds
which may be raised by the voluntary contributions of the members.
"5. The Secretary shall keep a fair record of all proceedings of the
Association, and insert in his minutes the names of all the members
who participate in the annual celebration of the Fourth of July, as well
as the names of those who may die during their membership, so far as
the same.
'6. The Marshal shall form and command the Association at all pub-
"7. There shall he an annual parade uf the Association on the Fourth
of July, on which occasion the members will march from the parade-
grouud to the place previously designated for celebrating the day by a
dinner or otherwise, the expense uf which shall be borne by the mem-
bers participating therein in equal proportions.
" 8. Any soldier of the war of 1812 who does not subscribe to this Con-
stitution before the first meeting of the Association may be permitted to
become a member upon application to the president and secretary.
"9. It shall be competent for the Association to adopt at anytime
such rules and regulations for its proceedings as a majority of the mem-
bers present may deem expedient.
"10. All political or religious sectarian questions or conversations are
strictly prohibited at all meetings of the Association.
" July 4, 1856.
George J. Heisely, d. 1880.
Jacob Kuhn, d. March 19, 1866.
James R. Boyd, d. Dec. 29, 1865.
David Harris, d. March 14, 1880.
John Heisely, d. Sept. 18, 1869,
George McKnight, d. July 2, 1872.
John Shannon, d. Oct. 8, 1869.
John Maglauchlin, d. March 22, 1872.
Henry Antes, d. Jan. 8, 1860.
Andrew Krause, d. April 24, 1868.
George Boyer, d. June 24, 1857.
Samuel Himmelrich, d. Aug. 8, 1863.
Thomas C. Heed, d. May 15, 1865.
Jacob Fisler, d. Jan. 13, 1870.
Thomas L. Wilson, d. Feb. 28, 1861.
William Bostick, d. April 2, 1876.
George Taylor, d. Oct. 20, 1860.
Charles Durang, d. Feb. 14, 1870.
Philip Stimmel, d. July 17, 1872.
Samuel Hulman, d. Sept. 28, 1863.
John B. Thompson, d. Oct. 23, 1861.
Joseph Wallace, d. Feb. 22, 1867.
Jeremiah Rees, d. July 4, 1861.
David J. Krause, d. Nov. 29, 1877.
George Hiney, d. July 25, 1869. .
George Wyant, d. Sept. 28, 1873.
William Allison, d. April 25, 1860.
Charles Carson, d. April 16, 1871.
John Russel, d. May 25, 1861.
M. B. Cowden, d. Jan. 15, 1862.
Isaac Updegrove, d. May 6, 1857.
Ellis Updegrove, d. Oct. 9, 1857.
John Rhoads, d. Dec. 7, 1856.
Joseph Thornton, d. Feb. 13, 1863.
Jacob Dubbs, d. Feb. IB, 1858.
John M. Forster, d. Sept. 23, 1858.
John Kennedy, d. Feb. 26, 1873.
Henry Peffer, d. Feb. 9, 1867.
William Riland (Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., Pa.).
John Forster, d. May 28, 1S63.
William Johnson, d. Feb. 22, 1880.
John Roberts, d. Feb. 1, 1873.
John Stahl, d. June 5, 1872.
Samuel Sboch.
Michael Mahan.
George Frez.
Michael Kupley (Millbrook, Wayne Co., Ohio).
John Hagau, d. April 29, 1860.
James Corbett, d. May 8, 1S63.
Allen Sturgeon, d. Aug. 1, 1S65.
William R. DeWitt, d. Dec. 23, 1867.
Henry Isett, d. Oct. 21, 1860.
James Gallagher, d. Nov. 26, 1860.
George Prince, d. Jau. 25, 1874.
Jonah Oglesby.
Henry Sleeger {York, Pa.).
Daniel Tyson (York, Pa.).
Daniel Shell, d. Feb. 6, 1864.
Jesse Horton, of New Jersey militia.
John Noblit (Halifax township).
Michael Lantz (Jackson township).
Jacob Knepley.
Lawrence Alberty.
William P. Brady, d. April 4, 1864.
Charles Hinckley, d. Dec. 11, 1867.
Philip .
Casper Lundreen (Capt. Todd's company).
Darius Ayres, d. March 5, 1SC4.
Thomas Lloyd (Columbia, Pa.).
George Hammon, d. June 16, 1861.
Joseph McDonnan.
Jacob Bender, d. Feb. 5, 1869.
Richard Updegrove, d. Jan. 6, 1878."
The first chairman was Dr. John Heisely, and the secretary David
Harris. From its organization until the last meeting of the association
the following memoranda must suffice:
July 4, 1857. — There were present twenty-nine members. Joseph
Wallace was chosen president, David Harris secretary, with other offi-
cers. The day was celebrated on Forster's Island, the Declaration of
Independence read by John C. Kuukel, and an oration delivered by
Samuel A. Holnian, and after dinner, prepared by Curry Taylor, the
usual patriotic toasts were offered. The music — the drum and fife — was
furnished by Samuel Holman, Sr., Jacob Dubbs, aud David J. Krause.
February 22, 1858. — The drum belongiug to Jacob Dubbs was presented
to the association. At this meeting the following address to the Con-
gress of the United States and resolutions were reported by the commit-
tee, consisting of Thomas L. Wilson, John Maglaughlin, John Heisely,
Charles Carson, and Jacob Fisler, and unanimously adopted:
"The soldiers of the war of 1812, here assembled, respectfully request
the Congress of the United States to pass the bill now before it, with the
amendment hereafter suggested, for the relief of those who periled
their lives in the defense of their country during the second contest for
its national independence. In making this request, they are not seek-
ing for the introduction of any new system of pensions into the practice
of the government. That system was very justly, although tardily, in-
corporated into the various acts rewarding those venerated men whose
sacrifices and services in the field brought the war of the Revolution to.
a triumphant conclusion. The value of the self-sacrificing services of
these defenders, who have passed from the stage of action, is attested by
the unexampled progress and prosperity of our common country ; and
there can be no man now living so insensible to every patriotic feeling
of national gratitude as to desire that one line of the record bestowing
some evidence of that gratitude should be blotted out. We, in common
with the remnant of the band of defenders of the war of 1812, stand
now in the same position before the assembled representatives of a free
people, whose civil aud religious rights we aided in preserving, as our
fathers of the Revolution did in past years.
" Nearly forty-six years have elapsed since the nation called upon her
sons to enrol) themselves in her defense against the arrogant preten-
sions and unjustifiable encroachments upon her public honor made by
a foreign power. In the prime of life, and at a period of manhood when
a natural prudence dictates a strict attention to those pursuits to which
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all men look as the means of sustenance and comfort in their declining
years, the soldiers of 1S12, abandoning all such selfish considerations,
and animated solely by that spirit of patriotism which it is to be hoped
may never be extinguished in the bosom of a Bingle citizen of the Re-
public, promptly and on all occasions obeyed the call thus made upon
them. No mercenary motive was mingled with this cheerful perform-
ance of a duty which, it is freely admitted, is imposed upon every citizen
of a free government when the existence of that government is threat-
ened by foreign aggression or internal violence. A very large proportion
ce in the war of 1812 have crossed that
Time from Eternity. Their surviving
n number, are now naturally standing on
number of them have already passed the
pilgrimage upon earth ; and
[■vices were performed proves
of the men who rendered serv
narrow stream which divide;
comrades, comparatively few i
the brink of that s
threescore years and ten allotted to m;
the time that has elapsed since their
that their junior comrades have nearly reached that point of mortal
existence.
"It is respectfully submitted to Congress whether these sacrifices and
these services, rendered in a period of extreme danger to the perpetuity
of our national institutions, are not deserving of some substantial evi-
dence of the gratitude of the country? It was justly extended to the
soldiers of the Revolution: why withhold it from those who formed the
bulwark of that country's defense in the second war for independence?
One nobly secured the liberties ot the people, the other preserved them
from foreign violation.
"Whilst the government has made large donations from the public
treasury for improving the condition of the rising generation, and ha6
now large projects before it for the same purpose, in the shape of grants
of public lands, the objection cannot now be raised that the state of the
public funds justifies that government in withholding an act of justice
from these who, in years gone by, made serious sacrifices in its defense.
Any attempt at argument on this point would be an impeachment of
the intelligence of the national legislature.
"Such being the views entertained by the meeting, be it, therefore,
41 Resolved, That Congress are respectfully urged to pass such a bill for
the relief of the soldiers of 1812 as will render equal justice to all who
served in that war.
"Resolved, That in the bill before Congress, if it should become a law,
many of our old companions in arms will receive but half pay.
"Resolved, That we regard that portion of the bill as unjust and un-
equal. A large number of our associates left their homes and marched
to the points of attack or defense for an indefinite period, subject to
such time as the government might require their services, but being
discharged prior to the expiration of six months, the bill places them
upon half pay.
"Resolved, That we trust that the pending bill will pass with such an
amendment as to make no distinction in the time of service, but that
all who marched to the defense of their country in that war will be
allowed full pay.
"Resolved, That the advanced age of these soldiers renders it im-
perative that any measure for their relief should be passed without
"Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting are tendered to those
members of the past and present Congress who have exerted them-
selves to render justice to us and to our comrades in arms.
"Resolved, That a copy of these proceedings be forwarded to the Sen-
ators and Representatives in Congress from this Commonwealth, with
the request that they will lay them before their respective bodies.
» "Joseph Wallace, President.
"David Hakris, Secretary."
July 5, 1858.— The annual celebration was held on Forster's Island, at
which there were present twenty-six soldiers of the war of 1812. John
Maglaugblin was chosen president, William Allison and George J.
Heisely vice-presidents, and other officers. The following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
"Resolved, That the Association be perpetuated by the members pres-
ent nominating who shall succeed them, and who, upon signing the
constitution, shall become members."
Agreeable therewith the following nominations were made:
Charles Carwun nominated John Carson.
David Harris
Samuel Holman
Samuel Himmelright
George McKnight
George J. Heisely
Jonah Oglesby
Jeremiah Rees
David J. Krause
John Maglaugblin
George Wyaut
Dr John Heisely
uinated Philip S. Hart
William S. Holman.
John Himmelright.
William Snyder.
Charles C, Bombaugh.
George A. Oglesby.
Cyrus J. Rees.
John D. Black.
John J. Maglaugblin.
Samuel Wyaut,
Frederick Trace.
The oration was delivered by John H. Berry hill, who also presented
the drum belonging to their late member, Jacob Dubbs.
July 4, 1859.— The association, twenty-seven in number, went to Me-
chanicsburg as the invited guests of the " National Blues," of that place.
They were met at the depot by the Blues, a military company from
Churchtown, the Washington Engine Company, and a committee of cit-
izens, escorted to their quarters, and subsequently to Coover's Grove,
where the day was properly celebrated. William S. Holman, of Harris-
burg, read the Declaration of Independence, and addresses were deliv-
ered by R. M. Henderson and Thomas M. Biddle, of Carlisle. The
association returued to Harrisburg at hix p.m., having in the mean time
elected George J. Heisely president.
February 22, I860.— A convention of "old soldiers" was'held at Harris-
burg. The committee of reception were Messrs. Maglaugblin, Bostick,
J. R. Boyd, Prince, Carson, Wilsou, and Shannon.
July 4, 1860. — The association celebrated the day on Independence
Island, at which there were present twenty-four " old soldiers." George
Prince was elected president. R. A. Lamberton delivered the annual
James R. Boyd
William Allison
Andrew KrauBe
Samuel Shoch
William Bostick
John R. Boyd.
John Allison.
John A. Krause.
John G. Ingram.
William H. Bostick.
February 22, 1861. — The association having accepted the invitation of
the committee of the Seuate and House of Representatives of the com-
monwealth of Pennsylvania to be present at the raising of the national
flag on the dome of the capitol, the following "old soldiers" partici-
pated :
From Harrisburg and Vicinity. — George Prince, George J. Heiselv,
Jacob Kuhn, Samuel Himmelright, George Wyant, Jacob Bender,
Jacob Fisler, John Heisely, George Hiney, Joseph Thornton, John
Johnson, John Stahl, Darius Ayres, David J. Krause, George McKnight,
Samuel Holman, Michael Lentz, John Shannon, William Bostick, Capt.
Wigdon, Allen Sturgepn, Jonah OgleBby, James Corbett, Charles DeHass,
Andrew Krause, Philip Stimmel, David Harris, George Hammou, Charles
Carson, James R. Boyd, Richard Updegrove, Hopkins. Isaac Rut-
ter, Daniel Shell, Rev. William R. DeWitt, William Euterline,— 36.
From Pittsburgh.— William Graham, N. Patterson, F. F. Pratt, James
Chambers, John Park, W. H. Hart, E. Sanders, Charles Doyle, Hazen
Ray, Jacob Fedder, Aug. F. Heisely, George McCombs, Thomas McFad-
den, William Stewart, Col. William Deihl,— 15.
From Cumbea-Umd County.— William Armstrong, Michael Longsdorf,
—2.
From other Counties.— George Sweeted, Centre; J. Criswell, Mifflin;
Gen. E. Middlecoff, Franklin; David Reese, York; Capt. William P.
Brady, Clinton, — 5.
From New Jersey. — Jesse Horton.
Total, 59.
July 4, 1861,— A procession of citizens and "old soldiers" was formed,
marched to the capitol, where the Declaration was read by James Mc-
Cormick, Jr., and an oration delivered by Rev. Charles A. Hay. Dinner
was prepared at Brant's Hall. James R. Boyd was chosen president,
Rev. William R. DeWitt, D.D., chaplain, and David Harris secretary.
The deaths of Messrs. Rees, Wilsou, Isett, Taylor, Gallagher, Russel, and
Hainmon were announced.
July 4, 1862.— The day was celebrated on Independence Island, twenty
being present. Charles Carson was chosen president. The following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
"Resolved, That we, a few of the remaining soldiers of the war of 1S12,
most cordially approve of the course pursued by his Excellency Andrew
G. Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania, in reference to the present war
for the suppression of the wicked rebellion now raging against the gov-
ernment, aud especially of bis increasing care for the sick and wounded
of the soldiers from Pennsylvania.
"Resolved, That a committee of the association be appointed to pre-
pare a memorial to the President of the United States that he may rec-
ommend to Congress the passage of a law granting pensions to the few
surviving soldiers and the widows of soldiers of the war of 1S12.
"Resolved, That some person be appointed to solicit the signatures of
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
the soldiers of the war of 1812 in Dauphin and adjoining counties to
offer their services to the President of the United States to defend any
particular point, believing that they could fight aud not run away, and
that they still believe (hey are able to defend their country in her time
of need."
May 16, 1863.— Twenty members of the association attended the recep-
tion of the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteers.
June 25, 1863.— In consequence of the rebel raid into our State the
association resolved to form themselves into a military company for the
protection of the city, and offer their services to the Governor. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
Cnptain. — Charles Carson.
First Lieutenant.— Andrew Krause.
Second Lieutenant.— George Prince.
FirBt Sergeant. — David Harris.
July 4, 1863.— The association met after parade and elected Samuel
Holnian president, with the other officers.
July 25, 1863.— The " Old Home Guards" met at the court-house this
morning. The company was formed and marched to the capital, where,
after a complimentary address by Governor Curtin, was mustered out of
service, and delivered their arms and accoutrements to the State au-
thorities.
January 19, 1864.— By invitation the association participated in the
ceremonies attending the inauguration of Governor Curtin, thirteen
"memhers being present.
June 6, 1864.— By invitation the association joined in the reception of
the Pennsylvania Reserves.
July 4, 1864.— The day was celebrated by a dinner on Independence
Island, fifteen members present. The Declaration was read by John B.
Cay. Dr. John Heisely was chosen president, aud thedeaths during the
year announced of Messrs. Himmelright, Holman, Shell, Ayres, and
Brady.
July 4, 1865.— The association met, seven members only present, and
after the election of James R. Boyd, president, with the other officers,
adjourned. This was the last general meeting, save to attend the funeral
of their comrades, who one by one passed from off the stage of life.
CHAPTER XXI.
The Buckshot War— The Causes which Led to It— The Proclamation
of the Governor— The Call to Arms— Proceedings in the Legislature.
At the October election, 1838, David R. Porter, of
Huntingdon County, the Democratic candidate, was
chosen Governor of the State, after a hotly-contested
political canvass, 'over Governor Joseph Rituer, the
candidate of the Whigs and Anti-Masons, the major-
ity for Porter being five thousand five hundred and
four votes. Immediately upon the result of the elec-
tion being made known, on the 15th of October,
Thomas H. Burrows, Secretary of the Commonwealth
and chairman of the Anti-Masonic State Committee,
issued a private circular " To the friends of Governor
Ritner," calling upon them to demand an investiga-
tion of the alleged frauds committed at the polls, and
advising them to " treat the election held on the 9th
of October as if it had never taken place." This cir-
cular had the desired effect, and the defeated Anti-
Masonic and Whig candidates for the Legislature in
different parts of the State contested the seats of their
successful Democratic competitors upon the slightest
pretext.
The election took place on the 9th of October, the
Legislature met on the 4th of December, and the new
Governor was not to be inaugurated until the 15th of
January following, it being the first inauguration
under the then new Constitution. As trouble was
anticipated upon the assembling of the Legislature,
a large number of excited people, especially from the
districts in which contests were pending, flocked to
Harrisburg to witness the result of the struggle. The
House of Representatives then consisted of one hun-
dred members. Of these, eight were from Philadel-
phia, whose seats were contested ; and of the remain-
ing members, forty-eight were Democrats and forty-
four Whigs and Anti-Masons. The majority of the
Senate belonged to the latter party, and consequently
promptly organized by the election of Charles B.
Penrose as Speaker. The House met with all the
contesting delegates present. The clerk read the
names of those members which had been handed to
him by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Upon reaching the returns of Philadelphia County it
was discovered that the legal returns had been with-
held, and fraudulent ones, signed by only six of the
seventeen return judges, substituted. This had been
anticipated and provided against by the Democrats,
who produced and had read the true returns, duly cer-
tified by the prothonotary of Philadelphia. The read-
ing of these returns and the seating of the two sets
of contesting delegates from Philadelphia County
caused the greatest excitement in the House, during
which Thaddeus Stevens, then a member of the Legis-
lature from Adams County, moved that that body pro-
ceed to the election of a Speaker. The clerk then called
the roll of Whig and Anti-Masonic members, and de-
clared Thomas S. Cunningham, of Beaver Count}',
elected Speaker. He was conducted to the Speaker's
chair and took his seat. The Democrats paid very
little attention to the movements of the opposition,
and elected William Hopkins, of Washington County,
as Speaker. Two members escorted Mr. Hopkins to
the Speaker's platform, where Cunningham had been
already seated. It is said Col. Thomas B. McElwee,
of Bedford County, one of Hopkins' escorts, ordered
Cunningham, in a peremptory manner, to surrender
the Speaker's chair to Hopkins, aud he obeyed, taking
another that stood near by on the platform. The
Pennsylvania House of Representatives thus enjoyed
a double-headed organization. The members of the
House of each party were then sworn in by their re-
spective officers. After qualifying all their members
and electing officers, and appointing a committee to
wait upon the Governor, and one to wait upon the
Senate to inform them that the House was ready to
proceed to business, both parties adjourned their re-
spective bodies to meet the next day at ten o'clock.
But the Cunningham party did not wait until the
time appointed. In the afternoon they met again in
the hall, and after their Speaker had called them to
order, he requested Mr. Spackman, of Philadelphia,
to act as Speaker pro tern. Some Philadelphians being
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131
in the lobby of the hall as spectators, and feeling very
indignant at the proceedings of the Cunningham body,
then went up to the platform and carried pro tern.
Speaker Spackman off and set him down in the aisle.
This interference from outsiders the Cunningham
House had not the power to resent, and it imme-
diately adjourned in confusion. It afterwards met in
Matthew Wilson's hotel, now known as the Lochiel
House.
During these exciting scenes inside the State-House
large crowds of people gathered outside the capitol
who were more or less boisterous. Determined and
desperate men were there on both sides, threats were
made, defiance hurled back and forth, and to the
timid the aspect of affairs appeared alarming. On
the night of the first day of the session a large public
meeting was held in the court-house, over which
Thomas Craig Miller, of Adams County, presided,
with a number of vice-presidents. The meeting was
addressed by Col. J. J. McCahan, E. A. Penniman, of
Philadelphia, and George W. Barton, of Lancaster.
A committee on resolutions was appointed, who re-
ported the following, which were adopted :
" Resolved, That we recommend to the citizens generally to pursue a
prudent and a calm course, awaiting the events of the day with that
firmness which freemen in a free country have resolved upon.
"Resolved, That neither those in power, who endeavor to perpetuate
their reign through unlawful and fraudulent returns, or citizen-soldiers,
who have the same feelings and interest with us, will intimidate people
resolved upon having their rights."
A committee was also appointed by the meeting to
wait on Thomas H. Burrowes, Secretary of the Com-
monwealth, and request of him forthwith to furnish
the clerks of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives the full legal returns of the election. A Com-
mittee of Safety, consisting of fifteen persons, was
also appointed. About the time of the assembling
of the meeting, Governor Ritner, acting under the
advice of his political advisers, Messrs. Stevens,
Burrowes, and Penrose, issued the following procla-
mation :
" Pennsylvania, es.
" In the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Penn-
sylvania, by Joseph Ritner, Governor of the said Commonwealth:
"A PROCLAMATION.
"Whereas, A lawless, infuriated, armed mob from the counties of
Philadelphia, Lancaster, Adams, and other places have assembled at the
seat of government, with the avowed object of disturbing, interrupting,
and overawing the Legislature of this Commonwealth, and of prevent-
ing its proper organization, and the peaceable ami tree discharge of its
duties;
"And whereas, The said mob have already, on this day, entered the
Senate Chamber, and in an outrageous and violent manner, by clamor-
ing, shouting, and threatening violence and death to some of the mem-
bers of that body aud other officers of the government, and, finally, by
rushing within the bar of the Senate Chamber, in defiance of every effort
tn restrain them, compelled the Senate to suspend business;
" And whereas, Thoy still remain here in force, encouraged by a person
who is an officer of the General Government from Philadelphia, and
are Betting the law at open defiance, and rendering it unsafe for the
Legislative bodies to assemble in the Capitol ;
"Therefore, This is to call upon the civil authority to exert them-
selves to restore order to the utmost of their power, and upon the militia
force of the Commonwealth to hold themselves in instant readiness to
repair to the seat of government, and upon all good citizen* to aid in
curbing this lawless mob, and in reinstating the supremacy of the law
" Given under my hand aud the Great Seal of the State, at Han isburg,
this fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one
[l. s.] thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, ami of the Com-
monwealth the sixty-third.
" By the Governor:
"Thomas H. Burrowes,
"Secretary of the ijommontovallh ."
The State arsenal was taken possession of by a
force in the interest of Governor Ritner, and large
quantities of powder, cartridges, and other ammuni-
tion taken there. Ritner's proclamation and call for
troops and the seizure of the arsenal, filled the citi-
zens of Harrisburg and the people who had assem-
bled here with intense alarm. There had been no
actual outbreak, but the situation now began to
assume a grave aspect, and large numbers of people
flocked into the city, attracted by curiosity, to par-
ticipate in the impending struggle. As an offset to
the Governor's proclamation, the sheriff of Dauphin
County deemed it his duty to issue a counter procla-
mation, in which he stated that at no time had there
been any riotous proceedings upon the part of the
people, nor any disturbance which rendered neces-
sary his interposition as a civil officer to preserve the
peace.
The excitement among the people continued to
grow, and a large crowd flocked to the arsenal, deter-
mined to prevent the arms and ammunition there
stored from being seized by the Governor and his
party for the purpose of subduing them. These ex-
cited people would probably have captured the arse-
nal if Maj. George Ford, of Lancaster, and Joseph
Henderson, a committee appointed by the State au-
thorities, had not appeared at this juncture before the
Committee of Safety and made the following pledge
for themselves and for those who sent them :
" That, as men of honor, no ordnance, arms, muskets, or ammunition
should, by any order of the Governor, or any other authority whatever,
be taken from the arsenal for the purpose of arming any forces that
might collect in obedience to the proclamation of the Governor; and
that if any use of them should so be made, fhey would hold themselves
personally responsible for the consequences."
This pledge was satisfactory to the Committee of
Safety, who believed that the only object of the people
in making a demonstration upon the arsenal was, not
to employ the public arms themselves, but, if possi-
ble, to prevent their adversaries from making use of
them.
At this time a large multitude had collected around
the arsenal, having been attracted thither by the in-
telligence that a quantity of ammunition had been
taken there, and that their adversaries had stationed
in the building a body of armed men as a rendezvous
to subdue the people. The excitement had become
tremendous, aud for the purpose of acting in good
faith on the part of the committee, on motion of L.
Kidder, it was
" Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to go and address
the people, make known the pledge of Messrs. Ford and Henderson, and
urge them quietly to disperse."
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Whereupon L. Kidder, Gen. Adam Diller, and
Lewis S. Coryell were appointed the said committee,
who immediately retired to discharge their duties.
Afterward the above-mentioned committee, by L.
Kidder, reported that they had successfully discharged
the duties assigned to them, and that they had sev-
erally addressed the people, who manifested every
disposition to preserve the peace and to act on the
defensive, and that the multitude had already quietly
dispersed. The report was adopted.
On the 5th of December the Governor made a
special requisition on Maj.-Gen. Robert Patterson,
commanding the Pirst Division Pennsylvania Militia,
for a force of troops sufficient to quell the " insur-
rection," and march them immediately to the seat of
government. Upon receiving orders, and before
leaving Philadelphia, Gen. Patterson obtained from
the United States Arsenal at Frankford a supply of
ammunition, of which the following is an official in-
ventory :
"Twelve thousand four hundred and eighty musket-ball and buck-
shot cartridges, 600 pistol cartridges, 400 priming tubes, 68 6-pounder
strapped shot, fixed ; 132 6-pounder cannon-ballB, 200 musket-flints, 100
pistol-flints, 20 pounds slow-match.
" George D. Ramsey,
" Gipl. of Ord.
"Frankford Arsenal, Dec. 7, 1838."
The regulation ammunition for the infantry then
was buckshot cartridges, which consisted of twelve
buckshot, each as good as a bullet. The headquarters
of the Whig party during these troubles was the
Shakespeare Hotel, on Locust Street, where Shake-
speare Hall now stands. A report was circulated upon
the streets that a number of men at this hotel were
engaged in making buckshot cartridges to be used on
the "mob." A watch was set to {prevent these cart-
ridges from being taken to the arsenal, and this watch
intercepted a negro who had been employed to deliver
them. He was compelled to surrender the cartridges,
which were distributed among those present, and some
are yet preserved as mementoes of the " Buckshot
war." From these incidents the name "Buckshot
war" is derived.
' About one hundred of the troops arrived on Satur-
day night (December 8th) following, and obtained
quarters in the court-house ; and at four o'clock p.m.
the next day the main body, numbering about eight
hundred, under the command of Maj.-Gen. Patterson
and staff, arrived below town, and halted until com-
munication could be had with the State authorities,
which was effected in about an hour, when the troops
entered the town, and, after marching through several
of the streets, proceeded to the public ground in front
of the State Arsenal, where they were divided off into
detachments, who severally obtained quarters in the
arsenal, the Exchange, where the United States post-
office is now erected, the court-house, the Lancas-
terian school-house on Walnut Street, and the Pres-
byterian Church, on Second below Chestnut Streets.
The Governor did not stop with the ordering of
Gen. Patterson's command to the seat of government,
but on the 5th of December addressed a letter to-
Capt. E. V. Sumner, U.S.A., then in command of
Carlisle Barracks, with a small body of United States
dragoons, requesting him to march his troops to Har-
risburg for the protection of the State authorities.
To this appeal, and one made to him by Charles B.
Penrose, Capt. Sumner replied that he did not deem
it proper to interfere in the troubles then existing at
Harrisburg, which appeared to him to proceed from
political differences alone. On Friday, December
7th, Governor Ritner wrote to President Van Buren,
laying before him a full account of the affair, and re-
quested the President to take such measures as would
protect the State against violence. In this commu-
nication the Governor stated that he had the day
before made a formal application to Capt. E. V.
Sumner for aid, inclosing a copy of his formal re-
quest, together with a copy of Sumner's reply. He
also inclosed a copy of the proclamation he had is-
sued, and a published statement of the facts connected
with the riot in the Senate Chamber, signed by a
majority of the Senators, and sworn to by the Speaker
and other members of the Senate. He also deemed it
proper to state to the President that the most active
leaders of the " mob" were J. J. McCahan, of the
Philadelphia post-office; Charles F. Muench, a dep-
uty marshal of the Middle District of Pennsylvania;
and E. A. Penniman, said to be an officer of the cus-
tom-house of Philadelphia. The President replied
to this communication through Joel R. Poinsett,
Secretary of War, declining to interpose until it ap-
peared certain that convening the Legislature was
impracticable.
The Governor's party, finding that Gen. Patterson
refused to install them in power, and would obey only
such orders as he regarded proper after the orders had
been given him by the Governor, made a requisition
on Samuel Alexander, major-general of the Eleventh
Division of the State militia, a citizen of Carlisle,
and an ultra Whig iu politics. There were at this
time three volunteer companies at Carlisle, mustering
in all about ninety men, but only sixty-seven par-
ticipated in the Buckshot war. The Carlisle infantry
was officered as follows : William S. Ramsey, captain ;
Robert McCartney, first lieutenant ; George L. Mur-
ray, second lieutenant; and Alexander S. Lyne,
orderly sergeant. Carlisle Light Artillery: Capt.,
E. M. Biddle; First Lieut., William Porter; Second
Lieut., Robert A. Noble. Washington Artillery,
formerly the Marion Riflemen: Capt., William
Crop ; First Lieut., Alfred Creigh ; Orderly Sergt.,
Thomas B. Thompson. The battalion was in com-
mand of Col. Willis Foulk, an ardent Democrat, who
was ignored by Gen. Alexander. The troops received
orders on December 15th to march to Harrisburg, and
on the following morning embarked for the seat of
war. On reaching the western side of the river they
disembarked and marched across the wagon-bridge,
GENERAL HISTORY.
133
breaking step to keep from jarring the structure.
Gen. Patterson and his command had already taken
their departure for Philadelphia when the troops from
Carlisle reached Harrisburg. They marched into the
city market, and thence to the arsenal, where they
were quartered for a week. There was no actual ne-
cessity for any troops at any time during the continu-
ance of the dead-lock of the Legislature, for no dis-
turbances occurred or were threatened that the civil
authorities could not have quelled. The appearance
of armed troops, however, upon the streets, and close
to the halls of legislation, only added to the excite-
ment. It was estimated that there were in the bor-
ough at this time " between thirty and fifty thousand
strangers." When the Carlisle troops arrived the
contest was approaching its end, and the soldiers re-
garded their trip as a frolic, and enjoyed themselves.
On the 17th of December, Messrs. Butler and Stur-
devaut, of Luzerne County, and Montelius, of Union,
three legally Whig members, abandoned their associ-
ates and were sworn in as members of the Hopkins
House, which gave it a legal quorum over and above
the eight Democratic members from Philadelphia,
whose right to seats the " Rump House," as it was
contemptuously called, disputed. Finally, on Tues-
day evening, December 25th, a majority of the Sen-
ate, finding that it was impossible to accomplish the
designs of the revolutionists, by a vote of seventeen
to sixteen, agreed that a committee should be ap-
pointed to inform the Hopkins House that the Sen-
ate was organized and ready to co-operate with it,
which ended the difficulty.
In the Senate the troubles were of a more compli-
cated character. There were contests for seats in this
body from several senatorial districts. Upon the
floor were members of the House, among them Thad-
deus Stevens, of Adams, the leader of the " Stevens
Rump House," and the Secretary of the Common-
wealth, Thomas H. Burrowes, of Lancaster, who had
gone there with the minority returns. In the lobbies
at the rear of the Senate chamber was a dense crowd
of spectators, composed of excited and enraged citi-
zens, some of whom were there out of curiosity and
others with the determination of preventing the seat-
ing of Hanna and Wagner, the illegally-returned
senators from Philadelphia, either by the form pre-
scribed by law or by intimidation. The spectators
were noisy and demonstrative, and the sight of Ste-
vens, Penrose, of Cumberland County, and Burrowes
exerting themselves to exclude senators legally enti-
tled to their seats aroused the lookers-on to such an
extent that threats of personal violence were indulged
in. At last Speaker Penrose, unable to stem the cur-
rent any longer, abandoned his post, and with Ste-
vens and Burrowes escaped from a window in the
rear of the Senate chamber, and under shelter of the
night from the State-House inclosure. A paper pub-
lished at Harrisburg at this time states that " Mr.
Penrose, the Federal Speaker of the Senate, in effect-
ing his retreat from the Senate chamber on the tir-t
day of the session, jumped out of a window twelve
feet high, through three thorn-bushes, and over a
seven-foot picket-fence."
In the midst of the excitement and turbulence it
was impossible for the Senate to proceed with busi-
ness, and after the Speaker abandoned his post, that
body adjourned to meet the next day. When the
hour arrived no quorum was present, — the Whig
members beiDg absent by agreement, — and of course
the Senate was adjourned until the following day,
and so on day after day until December 17th, when,
as before stated, Messrs. Butler, Sturdevant, and Mon-
telius left the Cunningham or Ritner branch of the
House, and were sworn in as members of the Demo-
cratic House under Speaker Hopkins. This gave to
the latter body a quorum of fifty-one members whose
seats were not disputed, so that no legal obstacle
could longer prevent the Senate from recognizing it
as the legitimate House. Accordingly, on the 27th of
December, in the Senate, Mr. Michler, of Northamp-
ton, submitted the following preamble and resolution,
which, after various fruitless attempts to amend, were
adopted by a vote of seventeen yeas and sixteen
nays :
"Whereas, Difficulties have ari;
of Representatives, and two bodies 1
each claiming to be the regularly c
of Pennsylvania, but neither havi
>n in the organization of the House
ave for soine time been in existence,
ustituted House of Representatives
g had a constitutional quorum of
members whose seats were regularly returned, and neither has yet been
fully recognized by the Senate;
" And whereas. The House orgauized by the election of Mr. Hopkins
as Speaker is now composed of a constitutional quorum of regularly
returned members and being thus brought within the pale of the Con-
stitution, the Senate ought no longer to refuse to recognize the said
House as the proper constituted House of Representatives of Pennsyl-
vania ; therefore,
" Resolced, That a committee be appoiuted to inform said House that
the Senate is now organized and ready to proceed to business."
The committee so appointed immediately waited
upon the House, and a joint committee was appointed
by both branches to inform the Governor that the
Legislature was organized.
At the meeting of the House on the morning of the
27th, Mr. Cunningham, with some twenty of the mem-
bers of his division, were present aud duly qualified.
Mr. Hopkins, the Speaker, then resigned, but was
immediately re-elected. Gen. Patterson's command
evacuated the borough on Sunday, the 16th of De-
cember, aud the battalion from Cumberland County
on the 23d following, and thus ended the "Buckshot
war," one of the most exciting political events in the
history of Pennsylvania.1
1 In the course of an iuterview published in the Philadelphia Press,
Gen. Patterson gave his recollections of the " Buckshot war" in the fol-
lowing language:
" At the time of the Buckshot war I was in command of the troops
that marched from the city to restore order aud quell the riot. The dif-
ficulty arose from a few of the leaders of the party then iu power trying
to treat the election as a nullity and to retain possession uf the govern-
ment for three years longer. Governor Ritner, a perfectly honest and
well-meaning man, was persuaded to co-operate in the matter. The
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
CHAPTER XXII.
The War with Mexico— Organization of the Cameron Guards— Their
Services in Mexico— Who raised the first American Flag in the Cita-
del of the City of Mexico— Roll of the Cameron Guards.
It is not necessary in this connection to state the
causes which led to the war between Mexico and the
United States. Suffice it to narrate that during the
»
friends of David E. Porter, who had received a decided majority of the
votes, the Democratic candidate, were determined not to submit, and i
assembled in Harrisburg in immense numbers. They were led and
commanded by about twenty-five officers of the old regular army of the
war of 1812. The mob, if I may use the word, surrounded the capitol
and entered the Senate Chamber and took possession, the Speaker and
some of the senators jumping out of a back window to save themselveB
from the fury of the rioters. Whereupon an order was sent to me by
the Governor of the State to proceed with my division of fifteen hun-
dred men to Harrisburg. I, of course, wished to go prepared for emer-
gencies, and obtained from the United StateB arsenal at Frankford a
full supply of ammunition, for the infantry mainly buckshot cartridges,
which consisted of a cartridge with twelve buckshot, each as good as a
bullet. I did this certainly not from any desire to kill many of those
then in possession of the Senate Chamber, many of whom were personal
friends and old associates in the army. Instead, I was prompted by a
desire to save my own people, in the event of a conflict at close quarters,
by rapidly laying over a few and dispersing the remainder. I had good
reason for this, as my command consisted in the main of the flower of
Philadelphia, the best young men in it in fact. The exceeding good
conduct of the officers and men of that command prevented a conflict
between the troops and the mob. If blood had been sited the whole
State would have been involved in a civil war. On my arrival at Har-
risburg I, with my staff, reported to the Governor at his residence. Such
was the panic at that time in Harrisburg that the Governor deemed it
expedient to have his door locked and barred, and we could not get in
until, after repeated knockiugs, a second-story front window was opened,
raised, and the Governor in person leaned out and asked who was there
and what was wanted. I looked up, gave him my name, told him I was
there with iny division in obedience to his orders, and had taken pos-
session of the arsenal and lint my command in a good position. He at
once came down, opened the door, and asked us in. After we were seated,
I asked for bis instructions, and desired to know what he wanted me to
do. He said he wished to have his cabinet about him and sent for them.
Four or five responded, and he and they asked a variety of questions,
among others, if I would obey the order of the Speaker of the Senate.
I replied I would not, for that would be sustaining a party who, in my
judgment, had acted very improperly and who ought not to be sustained.
I said that I had not come for any political purpose, and would not sus-
tain any party in the wrong; that my command was composed of both
parties, nearly as many of the one as the other, who would obey any
command I gave, because they kuew me well enough to know I would
not give an improper one. I was also asked if I would obey an order
from the Speaker of the House. I said I would not, for two reasons:
First, they had organized themselves into two Houses, a Democratic
House and a Whig House, and that I then did not know which was the
right one. But if there was a regular Speaker I would not obey him,
as he had no right to give me orders. I was there iu obedience to the
commands of the Governor, and would obey no one else, but that I would
protPCt the capitol and the public property and preserve order.
" I was then asked, and pressed for an answer by some of the council
or cabinet, if I would obey the orders of the Governor. I replied that
I would obey all orders that the Governor had a right to give. One of
the questions following was, ' What would you consider a proper order?'
I replied, ' I will consider that when the order is given. If ordered to
clear the capitol and install in the chair either or both of the Speakers,
I would uot do it. That must be settled by the senators and representa-
tives themselves. If ordered to fire upon those they chose to call rebels,
I would not do it, nor would I permit a siugle shot to be fired, except in
self-defense if assailed by the rebels or in the protection of public prop-
erty.'
"The result was the entire restoration of order in a few days, both
Houses reorganizing and electing their Speakers, and David R.Porter
being installed as Governor, as he ought to have been.
" I desire to exonerate Governor Ritner from all that was wrong in
last days of the Tyler administration a joint resolu-
tion passed Congress, which was approved by the
President, providing for the annexation of Texas,
although the formal admission of that State dates
Dec. 24, 1845. In anticipation of a difficulty with
Mexico, which never recognized the independence of
Texas, and had repudiated the treaty made by Gen.
Santa Anna, the President of that country, claiming
the country as her own, Gen. Zachary Taylor, then
stationed at Fort Jessup, Louisiana, was ordered to
form "an army of occupation." In August, 1845,
he advanced with about four thousand men to Corpus
Christi, at the mouth of the river Neuces, which was
claimed by Mexico to be the western boundary of
Texas. This precautionary measure was not intended
by the United States government as a hostile demon-
stration, and strict orders had been given the com-
mander not " to commit any overt act." In January,
1846, Gen. Taylor was directed to move his forces to
the Rio Grande, the boundary claimed by Texas, and
also by the United States. This measure brought on
the conflict, and the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca
de la Palma resulted, in which the American arms
were victorious.
President Polk at once announced to Congress,
then in session, that Mexico had "invaded our terri-
tory and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our
own soil." That body formally declared that war
with Mexico existed, authorized the President to
accept fifty thousand volunteers, and appropriated
the sum of ten millions of dollars to carry on the
war.
In the patriotic enthusiasm which supervened,
three hundred thousand men offered their services to
the government. To Pennsylvania two regiments
were awarded, and upon Governor Shunk's call for
troops, really ere the call was issued, the number of
companies tendered exceeded ten times the requisition.
At the capital there were several well-disciplined
volunteer companies, all of whom expressed a will-
ingness to go to Mexico.
At this juncture, Capt. E. C. Williams, of the Dau-
phin Guards, raised a company whose services were
offered the Governor. These were the Cameron
Guards. It was an entirely new organization, some
of the men raw recruits, when Capt. Williams pre-
sented the roll to Governor Shunk. As stated, there
were oilers of old organized companies, drilled and
equipped, to the number of two hundred ; some,
however, hesitated to enlist for " during the war."
The Governor did not at first accept Capt. Wil-
liams' company on account of its not being a regular
organization, and absolutely refused the tender of
this matter, and it was altogether wrong, because I heliBved then and
believe now that he was forced into it by a set of unscrupulous officials
who had surrounded him.
"I heard afterwards that some of the so-called rebels had given as
high as five dollars for buckshot cartridges to take home with them to
show the savage disposition of the soldiery and the terrible dangers they
had gone through."
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135
men. Nothing daunted, through the earnest solici-
tations of Col. James Ross Snowden, Gen. Purviance,
Hon. Jesse Miller, Secretary of the Commonwealth,
Col. Henry Petriken, his deputy, and Col. Jacob
Seiler, chief clerk in the latter department, and that
the capital of the State should be represented in the
war, Governor Shunk yielded, finally accepting the
company.
The Cameron Guards left Harrisburg on the 26th
of December, 1846, with one hundred and seventeen
men, fully equipped, for Pittsburgh, via Chambers-
burg. From the latter point the company marched
the entire distance, arriving at Pittsburgh the fourth
day, traveling one hundred and fifty miles, encoun-
tering in the mountains fifteen inches of snow. The
difficulties of the march were amply compensated by
the hospitable treatment of the citizens along the
entire route. ,
At Pittsburgh the company were at once mustered
into the United States service by Lieut. Field,
U.S.A., on the 2d of January, 1847, and shortly
after embarked on a steamer for New Orleans, which
city was reached in about five days. The troops were
encamped on the historic battle-field where the Amer-
ican army under Gen. Jackson defeated the British
force on the 8th of January, 1815. Here they were
detained several days, when they embarked on sail-
ing vessels destined for the island of Lobos, in the
Gulf of Mexico. The vessel on which were the
Cameron Guards was forty-one days on the passage,
encountering northeast storms one after the other,
and it was supposed that all had gone down in one
of the severe squalls. While on shipboard the small-
pox made its appearance through two men who were
taken from the hospital at New Orleans. Under
the skill of Dr. James Grimshaw, a sergeant of the
Cameron Guards, the disease was modified, and all
save Capt. Williams took it in its mild form. In
consequence they were not allowed at first to land at
Lobos, and hoisted the yellow flag until the entire
army and navy had left for the island of Sacrificias.
Had it not been, says Capt. Williams, in his " Rem-
iniscences of the Mexican Campaign," for the kind-
ness of Capt. Samuel D. Karns, the sutler, and Capt.
George D. Lauman, the command would have greatly
suffered, but those gentlemen, at the risk of arrest
and punishment, supplied gratuitously the wants of
the troops.
On the departure of the army the company was
disembarked, and the vessel thoroughly disinfected.
As soon, however, as it was deemed perfectly safe the
command left for Vera Cruz, reaching there on the
evening of the capture and surrender of the fortress,
March 29, 1846.
On the 8th of April the American army under
Gen. Scott advanced towards the city of Mexico.
No resistance was met until the Americans reached
the village of Plan del Rio, near the mountain-pass
of Cerro Gordo. Here thev encountered Santa Anna
and his army strongly intrenched. The Mexicans
were routed, and the following day the Americana
entered Jalapa. Here the Cameron Guards and
other Pennsylvania troops halted until the arrival of
Gen. Cadwalader, when they moved forward towards
Pueblo. Capt. Winder's company of the First Artil-
lery and Capt. Williams' company were ordered in
the advance. On reaching the pass at La Hova. the
former occupied the hills on the left, the Cameron
Guards on the right, where they remained until the
entire army passed that point. They were then di-
rected to make their way to the front and report to
Gen. Childs. They had reached their place in line,
the troops having halted, when some scouts came rid-
ing in at full speed and reported to Gen. Childs, upon
which Capt. Williams was ordered one-fourth mile to
the front on the main road. He deployed his com-
pany as skirmishers to the left, encountered over two
hundred Mexicans, fired upon them, killing a num-
ber and recapturing a number of horses belonging to
the celebrated Texan Ranger, Capt. Walker. Shortly
after, firing to the right was heard, when the company,
obeying previous orders, advanced in that direction.
Reaching the road, Capt. Williams met Lieut. Coch-
ran, of the Voltigeurs, with two mountain howitzers.
Moving along together, they soon came upon Capt.
Walker and his men, who, dismounted, were in conflict
with four or five times their number of Mexicans. The
Cameron Guards " went in with a yell," when the
Mexicans began to retreat in disorder, all the Ameri-
can companies pursuing them as far as Los Vegas, a
village which in the conflict was set on fire. Expect-
ing to be placed under arrest for the latter accident,
the officers were considerably relieved when, on the
approach of Gen. Childs, he rode up to Capt. Williams
and said, " Captain, didn't we show the Mustangs
how to fight guerrilla?" From this time that term
was applied to the enemy.
The Cameron Guards remained with Winder in
the advance until Pueblo was reached, which was on
the 15th of May. Here the inhabitants, flocking to
see the troops, were grievously disappointed by the
plain blue which contrasted so greatly with the
gaudy Mexican uniform. They could account for
the defeat of their armies only by saying " the
American leaders are gray-headed men." The time
of enlistment of many of his regiments (one year)
expiring, Gen. Scott was compelled to check his vic-
torious career for a while. It was not until the begin-
ning of August that he resumed the march with ten
thousand men. The route was a toilsome one over
steep ascents to the crest of the Cordilleras, where
the beautiful valley of Mexico burst upon their view.
Rapidly descending, the army soon reached Ayotla,
only fifteen miles from the capital. Thenceforward
the route bristled with fortifications.
The command under Winder was ordered to move
forward by way of Penan fortified castle, the Second
Pennsylvania in advance, the Cameron Guards in
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
front of it as they came in full view of the strong-
hold. At that juncture orders came that Col. Dun-
can had discovered a road which flanked Penan,
which was taken.
Nothing of importance transpired relating to the
part taken by the Cameron Guards in the siege of
Mexico until the bombardment of the citadel of
Chapultepec. At the commencement, Capt. Wil-
liams, with two companies, was thrown into a ditch,
where they remained a day and a night. On the
morning thereafter, having been relieved in the even-
ing, they were again ordered into the ditch to protect
Drum's battery, with further instructions that when
the Second Pennsylvania, New York, and South
Carolina regiments would come down the road to
take their place in line to join the storming party on
Chapultepec.
As soon as these commands appeared on the road
beyond Drum's battery, Capt. Williams and Capt.
Hire's companies took their place, the Second Penn-
sylvania being in the rear. The regiments charged
in that position. Between the road and the citadel
there were numerous ditches, only one, that nearest
the wall of the castle, containing water. The firing
was terrific. The New York and South Carolina reg-
iments took to the ditches, while the Second Pennsyl-
vania volunteers crossed the field and ditches by flank
and reached the wall in good order. Capt. Fairchild
and two or three of his men were all the troops which
had reached there when the Second Pennsylvania
passed through the breach in the wall made by
Drum's battery. It advanced up the hill in the
face of a galling fire by right of companies, under
command of Maj. Brindle, Col. Geary being wounded.
Gen. Pillow's command had just preceded the Second
Pennsylvania, and the latter were over the ditch and
in the castle almost the same moment.
Capt. Samuel Montgomery and Capt. E. C. Williams
raised the first American flag on the citadel of Cha-
pultepec, and kept it flying there until the commander-
in-chief, Gen. Scott, rode up the causeway to the cit-
adel. It may be here stated that the Mexican flag was
hauled down by a color-sergeant of the Fifth or Sixth
United States Infantry, and he was holding the regi-
mental flag at the flagstaff when Capts. Williams and
Montgomery reached the top of the castle. The only
other flag there besides those mentioned was one held
by a captain of the Voltigeur regiment, who was
wounded in the head, and that at the first ditch pre-
viously referred to. He was Capt. Bernard, of Phila-
delphia, and the colors a small blue flag.
In this gallant charge the Cameron Guards lost
eighteen men in killed and wounded, and Capt. Wil-
liams received a slight wound iu the shoulder.
A forward movement was soon made, the regulars
advancing on Casa Mata causeway, while Drum's
battery and Quitman's and Shields' brigades were to
protect them from being attacked on the San Antonio
causeway by the Mexicans from the Garreta de Beliua.
Shields and Quitman were to hold the enemy in check
and not to attack the Garreta, as it was deemed almost
impregnable. The first arches of the aqueduct being
filled with large stones up to the first Mexican battery
that was soon captured, and thus the Americans ap-
proached the city, capturing arch after arch until the
gates of the Mexican capital were reached. At 4 p.m.
the Second Pennsylvania were inside the city, with
the mounted rifles on foot. The firing ceased as the
darkness cast its shadows upon the scene, when the
Pennsylvanians filled sand-bags for temporary breast-
works for protection. This was a labor of great diffi-
culty, owing to the scarcity of implements necessary
and the hardness of the soil. However, on the ap-
proach of early dawn, a Mexican officer with a flag
of truce appeared, and the city of Mexico — the halls
of the Montezumas — surrendered to the gallant Quit-
man.
The general immediately ordered Lieut.-Col. Geary
to take command of the citadel with his regiment.
On reaching there Capt. Williams had the honor of
being made officer of the day, and raised the flag
which had been raised at Chapultepec, and when
Gens. Quitman and Shields marched with the remain-
der of their brigades to the Grand Plaza, the troops
saluted and cheered this flag as they passed by. We
make mention of these facts, for subsequently in the
Senate of the United States a resolution was offered
to present a sword to Capt. Brooks, of the regular
army, for raising the first American flag in the city
of Mexico, but it failed from the fact that a state-
ment was presented by Gen. Quitman, Col. Geary,
and others to the effect that the first flag raised in
the city was by a company in the Second Pennsylva-
nia Regiment. Why Col. Geary should have said
" a company of his regiment" when he saw Capt.
Williams raise the colors of the Union is unaccount-
able,— " honor to whom honor's due."
And thus ended the war with Mexico. Within six
months Gen. Scott had stormed the strongest places
in the country, won battles against armies double,
treble, and even quadruple his own, and marched
without a single reverse from Vera Cruz to Mexico.
He had lost fewer men, made fewer mistakes, and
caused less devastation in proportion to his victories
than any invading general of former times. When
the Duke of Wellington was asked by a great soldier
what he thought of Scott's Mexican campaign, his
reply was, " It was a war of miracles!"
The capture of the city of Mexico finished the war.
The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was concluded
Feb. 2, 1848. New Mexico and Upper California
were ceded to the United States, and the western
boundary of Texas was fixed at the Rio Grande del
Norte. In return the United States agreed to pay
fifteen millions of dollars, and to assume the debts
due American citizens by the Mexican government
to the amount of three million five hundred dollars.
The war cost the United States about twenty-five
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thousand men (most of whom had died by disease)
and one hundred and sixty million dollars.
The Army of Mexico was soon on their way home-
ward, especially the volunteers, the regulars occupy-
ing the acquired territory or the boundary on the
Rio Grande. The Cameron Guards, out of one hun-
dred and seventeen, returned with thirty-two men.
From the time the company left the city of New Or-
leans until they reached Harrisburg it was one con-
tinuous ovation. At Harrisburg, which they reached
on the day of July, 1848, the citizens turned out
en masse to welcome the gallant survivors of that brave
band. The company was met at the foot of Market
Street by the citizens and military, who, after escort-
ing it through the principal streets of the borough,
amid the ringing of bells and the tiring of cannon,
repaired to the public grounds in the rear of the
State Capitol, where the survivors were publicly wel-
comed by Edward A. Lesley, Esq., on behalf of the
citizens, in an eloquent speech replete with patriotic
allusions. The entire multitude then sat down to an
elegant and plentiful repast, which had been pro-
vided for the occasion free of all expense.
The Cameron Guards left Harrisburg, as stated,
with one hundred and seventeen men. At Pittsburgh
it was found that the company had more than the
maximum number, and the surplus were transferred
to other commands. This statement will account for
the number on the muster-roll herewith given, which
contains the names of ninety-four men, rank and file,
not including three privates subsequently connected
with the company.
Roll of Cameron Guards ( Company G, Second Regi-
ment Pennsylvania Volunteers).
[Age, height, where born, occupation.]
Captain.
Edward C. Williams, 27, 5: 93, Philadelphia, book-
binder.
First Lieutenant.
Peter H. McWilliams, 25, 5 : 11, Harrisburg, printer.
Second Lieutenant.
David J. Unger, 24, 5 : 8, Dauphin County, merchant.
Tliird Lieutenant.
Isaac S. Waterbury, 27, 5 : 8, New York City, tailor.
First Sergeant.
Henry A. Hambright, 26, 6 : 2, Lancaster, contractor ;
pro. to 1st lieut., Co. H, Aug. 12, 1847, by order
of Gen. Quitman.
Sergeants.
James Elder, 21, 5 : 10|, Harrisburg, gentleman ; pro.
to 2d lieut., 11th U. S. Inf., April 16, 1847, by
President of the United States.
William G. Murray, 22, 5:115, Harrisburg, mer-
chant ; pro. to 2d lieut., 11th U. S. Inf., April 16,
1847, by President of the United States.
John Fleck, 29, 5 : 8.1, Harrisburg, plasterer; diach.
from hospital at Vera Cruz April 21, 1847.
Corporals.
John Simons, 31, 6:4:;, Bedford, teamster; trans, to
New York regiment Oct. 31, 1847.
Thomas R.Jordan, 23, 6: If, Lancaster, carpenter;
diseh. from hospital at Pueblo Nov. 5, 1847.
William H. P. Derry, 27, 5:6, Wilmington, Del.,
boat-builder.
George Bressler, 23, 5:10, Dauphin County, mill-
wright.
Drummer.
Samuel Simons, 28, 5 : 10, Perry County, blacksmith ;
pro. to drum-major Nov. 12, 1847.
Fifer.
George Simons, 22, 5:73, Perry County, blacksmith.
Privates.
Auchmutz, Samuel S., 22, 5 : 73, Northumberland
County, carpenter.
Auchmutz, Shipman, 24, 5:11, Northumberland
County, tailor ; pro. to sergt. Feb. 29, 1848.
Albert, John, 20, 5 : 53, Middletown, tailor ; deserted
at New Orleans Jan. 27, 1847.
Alexander, William, 22, 5:6, Montreal, Canada,
tailor ; deserted at New Orleans Jan. 27, 1847.
Brown, Alexander, 21,5:11, Bolton, England, pud-
dler.
Bowman, George, 29, 5 : 11$, Lancaster City, car-
penter ; deserted at New Orleans Jan. 27, 1847.
Brua, Jacob, 38, 5 : 7, Harrisburg, printer ; died in
hospital, Perote, July 3, 1847; about half an
hour after he received a lieutenant's commission
in the regular army.
Boden, Hugh, 26, 5 : 8, Perry County, carpenter ;
killed at city of Mexico Oct. 12, 1847.
Balmer, Jacob, 19, 5:7, Cumberland County, black-
smith.
Brobst, George, 22, 5 : 6, Germany, laborer ; deserted
at New Orleans Jan. 27, 1847.
Bolton, William, 29, 5:7, Harrisburg, blacksmith;
killed at Garreta de Belina Sept. 13, 1847.
Crooks, Clark B., 20, 6, Westmoreland, printer.
Cosgrove, James, 23,5:93, Lancaster City, laborer;
disch. from hospital for wounds received in storm-
ing Chapultepec Dec. 7, 1847.
Cowhick, Daniel, 30, 5 : 10, Perry County, farmer ;
killed at city of Mexico Dec. 15, 1847.
Clendenin, Thomas, 21, 5 : 8, Dauphin, carpenter.
Craft, Levi, 34, 5: 6, Lancaster City, coppersmith.
Colton, Robert, 20, 5 : 6}, New Brunswick, N. J.,
shoemaker ; deserted at New Orleans Jan. 27,
1847.
Cromleigh, David, 29, 5 : 9, Cumberland County,
merchant; deserted at New Orleans Jan. 27,
1847.
Daily, Joseph, 28, 5 : 9, Dauphin County, stone-mason ;
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sent home on account of health Oct. 28, 1847 ;
since dead.
Dennison, Bartlett, 28, 5 : 9, Bedford County, clerk ;
died in hospital, Mexico, Oct. 23, 1847.
Detrich, George, 38, 5:8, Germany, farmer; died in
hospital, Vera Cruz, April 28, 1847.
Davis, Henry, 20, 5:7, Harrisburg, butcher; pro. to
orderly sergeant.
Evans, Lewis, 24, 6, Harper's Ferry, Va., blacksmith ;
died in hospital, Puebla, Sept. 9, 1847.
Furley, James A., 23, 5:6J, Smithtown, Md., black-
smith ; disch. on surg. certif. of pension at San
Angel Feb. 28, 1848.
Foster, Weidman, 21, 6 : 2 j, Harrisburg, carpenter ;
pro. to 2d lieut. 11th Inf., April 15, 1847, by
President of United States.
Glasbury, Lewis, 29, 5: 10, Philadelphia, blacksmith;
disch. on surg. certif. of disability April 10,
1847.
Griffith, Robert, 21, 5 : 8, Philadelphia, farmer ; sent
home on account of health Oct. 28, 1847.
Grimshaw, James, 33, 5 : 7, Philadelphia, physician ;
pro. assist, surg. in regular army.
Gould, James, 30, 5 : 8, Carlisle, shoemaker ; sent
home on account of health Oct. 28, 1847.
Hester, Frederick, 24, 5 : 7, Brakle, Germany, farmer.
Hovis, John D., 23, 5: 9J, Harrisburg, printer; subse-
quently entered the U. S. Navy and served five
years ; on Oct. 26, 1861, he enlisted in Co. G, 99th
Regt. Pa. Vol., and died of consumption at Phil-
adelphia, Feb. 28, 1863.
Irvin, Matthew T., 29, 5: 0',, Franklin County, shoe-
maker.
Irvin, Samuel C, 21, 5 : 6, Franklin County, fanner ;
discb. at hospital, Puebla, Nov. 5, 1849 ; killed
on his return home.
Klatz, William, 33, 5 : 10, Lancaster City, laborer ;
died in hospital, Puebla, July 21, 1847.
Killinger, John, 19, 6 : 1, Lancaster County, butcher.
Kerr, John, 29, 5 : 7 J, Dauphin County, distiller ;
died in hospital, city of Mexico, Oct. 10, 1847.
Kurtz, Lewis, 21, 5:7, Philadelphia, hatter.
Kaufman, Franklin, 28. 5:9}, Lancaster City, car-
penter ; deserted at New Orleans Jan. 27, 1847.
Lukens, William, 18, 5 :7, Dauphin County, laborer.
Looker, Charles, 29, 5 : 7i, New York City, shoe-
maker.
Leib, Christian, 31, 6, Carlisle, butcher ; pro. to 2d
lieut. Co. H, Nov. 12, 1847, by order of Gen.
Scott.
Mullen, Chambers C, 22, 5 : 10, Cumberland County,
brewer.
Mills, George R., 21, 5 : 6 J, Lebanon, stone-cutter.
Myers, Jacob, 29, 5 : 6, Wiirtemberg, Germany,
cooper.
Moyer, Jacob, 22,5:8, Harrisburg, tinner; died in
hospital, city of Mexico, of wounds received at
the storming of Chapultepec ; died Oct. 28, 1847.
Moyers, Emanuel, 20, 5:91, Millersburg, laborer;
disch. from hospital, city of Mexico, Dec. 7, 1847,
on account of wounds received at taking of city.
Mosely, Charles, 20, 5 : 6, Manayunk, puddler.
May, Jacob, 26, 5:7, Germany, laborer; died on
march, at San Angel, Sept. 7, 1847.
Novinger, George, 27, 5: 11 J, Millersburg, farmer.
Novinger, Hiram, 20, 5" 11, Dauphin County, farmer ;
died on the march, at Beroges, July 3, 1847.
Powers, John, 36, 5 : 4, Lancaster City, shoemaker.
Palmer, Joseph, 19, 5 : 5, Chemung, N. Y., boatman.
Patrick, John, 21, 5 : 7J, Lancaster City, shoemaker.
Reigle, Simon, 23, 5:10, Centre County, laborer.
Rock, David B., 20, 5 : 7, Philadelphia, printer ; disch.
from hospital, Vera Cruz, April 21, 1847.
Rees, David, 19, 5 : 8J, Lancaster City, moulder.
Rees, William, 19, 5:9, Centre County, moulder;
deserted at New Orleans Jan. 27, 1847.
Rees, James J., 18, 5 : 8, Harrisburg, printer; died in
the city of Vera Cruz.
Rexford, Ensign, 22, 5 : 6, New York, barber ; de-
serted at New Orleans Jan. 27, 1847.
Roller, Samuel, 21, 6 : 7, York County, blacksmith.
Rodgers, Robert A., 24, 5 : 10, Cumberland County,
carpenter ; disch. at city of Mexico for wounds
received at the taking of the city.
Reighter, Henry, 21, 5 : 11, Carlisle, brickmaker.
Shaw, James, 21, 5 : 7, Centre County, printer ; died
in hospital, Puebla, July 21, 1857.
Shoemaker, John, 19, 5 : 8, Stoystown, shoemaker.
Spayd, Christian R., 30,5:5, Middletown, printer;
died in the city of Mexico.
Spong, John, 22, 5 : 7J, Hummelstown, Miller.
Snyder, Jacob, 23, 5 : 6, York County, farmer ; died
in hospital, Puebla, Aug. 17, 1847.
Snyder, Jeremiah, 25, 5 : 6, Pennsylvania, boatman.
Shaum, Frederick, 25, 5 : 6, Lancaster City, butcher.
Stentz, Henry, 36, 5 : 7, Highspire, contractor ; disch.
from hospital, Vera Cruz, April 13, 1847.
Trexler, Michael P., 21, 5 : 5, Shippensburg, cabinet
maker.
Underwood, Edward, 19, 5 : Of, Carlisle, school-
teacher; disch. from hospital, Jalapa, May 19,
1847 ; pro. to lieut. in regular army ; since cap-
tain.
Unger, Franklin, 22, 5 : 10.V, Lancaster County, shoe-
maker. ,
Wolf, Samuel, 20, 6:14, Dauphin County, black-
smith ; disch. from hospital, Puebla, March 7,
1848.
Winower, George, 39, 5 : 8J, Lancaster City, brick-
layer; died in hospital, Puebla, Aug. 8, 1847.
Willis, William, 22, 5:8, Cumberland County, stone-
mason.
Ward, Patrick, 19, 5 : 7, Ireland, laborer; disch. from
hospital, city of Mexico, March 4, 1848.
Wood, Henry B., 21, 5 : 6, Harrisburg, law student;
disch. from hospital, Jalapa, June 1, 1847.
Walters, John, 33, 5 : 10, York County, cordwainer;
died in hospital, Puebla, Nov. 9, 1847.
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Washabaugh, Lewis, 23, 5 : 8, Franklin County, car-
penter ; died in hospital, city of Mexico, Oct. 12,
1847.
Hagan, James P., 29, 5 : 8, Tyrone, stone-cutter ;
trans, from N. Y. regt. Oct. 31, 1847.
Henry Miller, — 5 : 11J, Carlisle, printer ; joined from
general depot April 17, 1848.
Puchalski, Eugene, recruited at San Angel April 27,
1848.
It may be stated in this connection that of the
original members of the Cameron Guards the follow-
ing were promoted into the regular army :
Dr. James Grimshaw, assistant surgeon.
Sergt. James Elder, lieutenant Eleventh United
States Infantry.
Sergt. William G. Murray, lieutenant Eleventh
United States Infantry.
Corp. Weidman Forster, lieutenant Eleventh United
States Infantry.
Corp. Jacob Bruce, lieutenant United States In-
fantry.
First Sergt. Henry A. Hambright, first lieutenant
Company H, Second Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Sergt. Christian Leib, second lieutenant Company
H, Second Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Of those who survive (1883) are Capt. E. C. Wil-
liams, who rose to be a brigadier-general in the civil
war; Lieut. David G. Unger; First Sergt. Henry A.
Hambright, who was promoted to the regular army
during the Rebellion, reached the rank of brigadier-
general, and placed on the retired list on account of
wounds received in battle; Sergt. James Elder, late
captain United States army; Sergt. William H. P.
Derry ; Private Henry B. Wood, attorney-at-law,
residing in New Jersey.
gether by the exigency of events, the people of Har-
risburg and the county of Dauphin assembled in
mass-meeting at the court-house, William II. Kep-
ner, mayor of the city, presiding. The meeting was
exceedingly large and enthusiastic, and neither before
or since did such a gathering of the staid, substantial,
and honored citizens of this city assemble. Upon the
organization of the meeting the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted :
CHAPTER XXIII.
The War for the Union — War Meeting at Harrisburg — Arbitrary Arrests
—First Northern Invasion by the Army of Lee— The Gettysburg Cam-
paign—The Close of the Rebellion— The Assassination of President
Lincoln.
It will be impossible within the limits of a local
history to present all the details connected with Dau-
phin County and the city of Harrisburg in the war
for the suppression of the Rebelliou. We propose,
however, to give the main facts of that eventful pe-
riod. On the causes which led to it we shall not
dwell. Suffice it to say that when the news reached
the North of the firing upon Fort Sumter there was
but one feeling actuating the people of that section,
— to put down civil rebellion at all hazards. The
North was united, and the history of this locality was
not to be misunderstood. Harrisburg being the cap-
ital of the State, it became the theatre of much of in-
terest connected with the Rebellion.
On Tuesday afternoon, April 17, 1861, called to-
j " Whereas, War lias been commenced by the seceded States of South
i Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, and Texas
upon the American Union without just cause, and against the dictates
of reason and justice; and,
"Whereas, Fort Sumter, erected by the common treasure of all the
American people and garrisoned by a noble but feeble band of American
soldiery, has been assailed and conquered by an overwhelming force
acting uuder the authority of the self-styled Southern Confederacy; and,
"Whereas, Threats have been openly and boldly made by high offi-
cials in the seceded States that the capital of the Union would be speed-
ily attacked and subjugated and the Northern States invaded ; therefore
be it
"Resolved, That we, the people of the capital of Pennsylvania, actu-
ated by a sincere. love for the institutions bequeathed us by the fathers
of the Union, pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor in de-
fense of our national flag and the Constitution of the United States, and
that we will resist unitedly and firmly all acts of aggression on the part
of those who have wantonly insulted our government, outraged our
honor, and assailed our rights as citizens of a great and hitherto happy
country.
" Resolved, That we hold it to be the duty of all good citizens, no matter
what their political predilections may be, to respond promptly to the
demand of the President of the United States for men ' to maintain the
honor, the integrity, and the existence of our national Union and the
perpetuity of our popular government, and to redeem the wrongs already
long enough endured,' and that those who by voice or act endeavor to
prevent the accomplishment of these ends, and thus give aid and com-
fort to our enemies, cau only be considered as traitors and the abettors
of treason.
" Resolved, That the message of Governor Curtin recommending that
measures be taken to place the militia of Pennsylvania in an efficient
condition was eminently appropriate and patriotic; and the prompt aud
liberal manner in which the Legislature responded to that demand, as
well as its more recent act pledging all the resources of the Common-
wealth to aid in the defense of the Federal government, is gratifying to
all loyal citizens and true patriots.
"Resolved, That the martial spirit evinced by our gallant volunteers
and citizens generally in rallying at their country's call to march to its
defense is conclusive evidence that they are not degenerate sons of sires
who fought for liberty and honor in the Revolution and in the war of
1S12, and is a certain guarantee that the Keystone State will be found
now, as she was in the late war with Mexico, foremost in the mainte-
nance of our national rights."
On motion of Mr. George Bergner, the following
were unanimously adopted additional thereto:
" Resolved, That we hail with proud satisfaction the unanimous pas-
sage of the following resolution by the Legislatureof Pennsylvania, and
that we adopt the same as our motto, viz. :
"* Resolved by the Senate, etc., that the faith, credit, and resources of
the State in both men and money are hereby pledged to any amount and
to every extent to which the Federal government may determine to
subdue the Rebellion, to punish treason, to enforce the laws, to protect
the lives, liberties, and property of the people, aud to maintain inviolate
the Constitution and sovereignty of the people.' "
A. B. Hamilton offered the following resolution,
which was also unanimously adopted:
" Resolved, That Geo. E. C. Williams, Capt. Isaac S. Waterbury, and
Maj. Leander N. Ott be requested to serve as a committee to act for this
meeting as collectors aud custodians of such money as may come to their
hands as a fund for the support aud sustenance of those citizens of Dau-
phin County who may volunteer under call of the President duriug th*»
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
time of their preparatory services at home, and as far as possible to
comfort and sustain the families of those who shall be thus absent, en-
gaged in the service of their country."
In accordance with the resolution, A. B. Hamilton
and George Berguer subscribed fifty dollars each for
this object ; and a paper pledging the subscribers as
loyal citizens of Pennsylvania and the United States
was then signed by all who could approach the table,
after which the meeting adjourned with three hearty
cheers for the Union. After the meeting Col. Wor-
rell, being called upon, addressed the meeting in
earnest advocacy of the Union cause.
In the mean time (April 13th) a meeting of young
men of Harrisburg had been held at Exchange Hall
for the purpose of organizing a military company,
and thirty-five persons signed the roll. The com-
pany thus formed took the name of State Capital
Guards, and elected Isaac S. Waterbury captain,
through whom their services were tendered to Gov-
ernor Curtin. The Cameron Guards tendered their
services about the same time, and the Constitutional
Guards were organized soon after in the north com-
mittee room of the capitol. At this juncture of af-
fairs Governor Curtin requested Capt. E. C. Williams
to take possession of the grounds of the Harrisburg
Park Association, adjoining the northern boundary
of the city, and to make all necessary arrangements
for all troops arriving in the city. Col. Seneca G.
Simmons being present and an officer of the United
States army, Capt. Williams was immediately mus-
tered into service, being the first volunteer in the war.
The order was to organize the fair grounds as a camp
and name it Camp Union, but upon taking possession
of it named it Camp Curtin, by which it was known
not only by all the State volunteers, but by the citi-
zen-soldiers of different sections of the Union. At
once Harrisburg and Camp Curtin became impor-
tant points for the concentration of the Federal troops
and the centre of military operations for a period of
four years.
In the following pages are preserved the record of
companies and regiments, with such historic data as
we have been able to ascertain. Much more ought to
be given, and will probably be looked for by the in-
terested reader, yet the details and itinerary of each
command, valuable though they may be, are too vol-
uminous.
The first scene at Harrisburg in the terrible tragedy
enacted in the struggle for the Union was the call to
arms and the establishment of the military camp, the
march of the soldiers to the sanguinary fields of the
hitherto fair South ; the next when, after the second
battle of Manassas, the rebel army threatened Penn-
sylvania; the third when the second invasion of the
enemy brought the conflict to our very doors ; and
the fourth when the sound of victory went through
the land, followed by the martyrdom of the lion-
hearted Lincoln. These are chapters in the history
of this locality which it is necessary to dwell upon,
leaving to other pens at a future time the various in-
cidents of the march to the front, the return home,
and other facts connected with that military epoch.
We come now to a portion of war history that is
not very creditable to the government authorities at
the time. We had thought at the first to avoid
alluding to the matter at all; but the occasion de-
mands some reference, and as a faithful chronicler
the subject cannot be dismissed. During the Rebel-
lion the War Department made every other power sub-
servient to it, and many arrests and trials took place
which were not only arbitrary and unconstitutional,
but at the time wholly unnecessary aud without justi-
fication, palliation, or excuse, and our reference is a
case in point.
The Constitution of the United States has provided
in the third article that " the trial of all crimes, ex-
cept in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury, and
such trial shall be held in the State where' such crime
shall have been committed." And then in the amend-
ments to the Constitution, Article v., that " no person
shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise in-
famous crime unless on & presentment or indictment of a
grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or
naval forces, or in the militia when in actual service,
in time of war or public danger," " nor be deprived of
life, liberty, or property without due process of law."
And in Article vi., " in all criminal prosecutions the
accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public
trial by an impartial jury in the State and district
wherein the crime shall have been committed, which
district shall have been previously ascertained by
law."
Our State Legislature, in order to prevent any
person from giviug aid or assistance to the Rebellion,
passed an act on the 18th of April, 1861, by which,
in one lengthy section they provide for every possible
case in which any person could give aid or comfort to
the " enemies of this State or the United States of
America," and also where any one should persuade
any person or persons from entering the service of
this State or the United States, " or induce any person
to abandon the service," aud enacting that "every
person so offending, and being legally convicted
thereof, shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor, aud
shall be sentenced to undergo solitary imprisonment
in the penitentiary at hard labor not exceeding ten
years, or be fined in a sum not exceeding five thou-
sand dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court."
In a strong legal paper prepared by the late Her-
man Alricks, since we are referring to military arrests,
are some facts which are well worth reproducing in
this connection. He writes, —
" The people of this whole land ought to under-
stand that the Constitution of the United States is
the foundation of our government, and the Supreme
Court of the United States is the judicial expounder
of the Constitution. If the Supreme Court of the
United States can be so manipulated by Congress as
GENERAL HISTORY.
HI
to become a political partisan institution instead of
a judicial one, and the Constitution can be construed
in such a way as to contravene the whole genius of
our government in establishing a military despotism
over the whole land because of a partial rebellion,
that there is an end to all appeal to civil government.
The people must either submit to this military des-
potism in the hands of the War Department or offer
open resistance and stand upon their rights guaran-
teed to them by our form of government. It would
be useless to talk of amending the Constitution or
making a new one, for if a Constitution framed by
Washington and the men of the Revolution can be
treated with contempt and disregarded no reasonable
man would suppose that a Constitution made by the
men of the present day or by the men of any future
generation would be regarded. . . . It was never in-
tended by the framers of the Constitution to confer
upon the military the powers that have been claimed
and exercised by them in the late war. ... It is very
evident that the construction put upon the Constitu-
tion by the War Department in the late war on the
subject of military arrests and military trials leaves
to the citizen living in a State not in rebellion no
personal security whatever, and treats him as if he
lived in a land where the government is a sheer mili-
tary despotism. Whether the people of the United
States are willing to allow the construction of the
War Department to stand as a precedent in case of
another insane rebellion or not is a question of such
vast import as ought to command the attention of the
people of this whole land from the Atlantic to the
Pacific."
On the 6th of August, 1862, the editors and pro-
prietors of the Harrisburg Patriot and Union were ar-
rested by Provost-Marshal Lafayette C. Baker, of
Washington, D. C, on complaint of Capt. R. I. Dodge,
then acting as mustering officer and provost-marshal
at Harrisburg. The arrests were made under authority
of Gen. Halleck, general-in-chief of the army, whose
order was executed by Brig.-Gen. James Wadsworth,
acting Military Governor of the District of Columbia,
assisted by Provost-Marshal Baker, Capt. Dodge, and
Chief of Police Campbell. Gen. Wadsworth at once
conveyed the prisoners to Washington, where they
were incarcerated in the Old Capitol Prison. The
offense of which they were accused was the publica-
tion of a handbill discouraging enlistments. This
handbill was as follows :
"Attention, Colored Men !
"The great Gen. James Lane bus arrived in this city to-day, and will
address the colored citizens of Harrisburg in front of the Market-House
at four o'clock this (Monday) afternoon. Men and brethren, come along.
"The government having granted him permission to raise two Col-
ored Regiments, he will be prepared to swear in all able-bodied col-
ored men who may offer, and he confidently expects to raise one com-
pany in this place.
" Arms, equipment, uniforms, pay, rations, and bounty the same as
received by white soldiers, and no distinction will be made. Come one,
come all.
"J. H. Tompkins,
"Recruiting Officer for Lane's Colored Regiments."
The effect of this publication, it was claimed by
the friends of the administration, was to excite the
prejudices of those persons who, though in favor of
crushing the Rebellion, were opposed to the employ-
ment of colored troops, and to embarrass the recruit-
ing officers in the work of procuring enlistments.
The Patriot and Union declared on the morning after
the arrest that the placard was "got up by frolic-
some printer boys without the knowledge of the edi-
tors or proprietors of that newspaper," but the Tele-
graph asserted that evidence had been procured
showing that the handbill had been printed in the
Patriot and Union establishment, and that two of the
boys in the office had confessed "that they had 'set
up' the bill calling on colored recruits, and that Uriah
J. Jones had concocted and written the same." Act-
ing upon this evidence, Provost-Marshal Dodge tele-
graphed to the War Department for instructions, and
the result was the arrest as stated. After an exami-
nation before Judge-Advocate Turner, in the pres-
ence of Gen. Wadsworth, the prisoners were released
on the 22d of August, 1862, having first made the
statement under oath that they were unconscious of
having committed any offense against the Constitu-
tion, the government, or the laws of the land. They
left Washington on the following morning, Aug. 23,
1862, and arrived at Harrisburg on the evening of the
same day. They were greeted by a large assemblage
of citizens, who escorted them to their homes.
The order for the arrests, it may be here stated,
directed also that the provost-marshal should " seize
the presses, type, fixtures, and all the property found
in the Patriot and Union printing establishment, and
turn the same over to the United States quartermaster
at Harrisburg, Pa., who shall forward the same to
Washington City." This portion of the order, how-
ever, was never executed, and the publication of the
Patriot and Union was continued without interrup-
tion.
On the 5th of September, 1862, after the second
battle of Manassas, the Confederate army under Gen.
Lee crossed the Potomac River near the mouth of the
Monocacy, and advanced northward through Mary-
land, threatening Harrisburg among other important
points. An invasion of Pennsylvania seemed im-
minent and the excitement was widespread. While
the main body of the army remained at Frederick.
Md., the Confederate cavalry entered Pennsylvania,
their number being greatly exaggerated by rumor.
In the excited state of the people it was believed that
the whole army was advancing towards the State
capital with the purpose of moving thence upon
Philadelphia. In anticipation of the advance of the
enemy northward, Governor Curtin on the 4th of
September issued a proclamation recommending "the
immediate formation throughout the commonwealth
I of militia companies and regiments in conformity
l with the militia act of 185S." In accordance with
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this recommendation, the citizens of Harrisburg met
in their respective wards on the afternoon of the 5th,
for the purpose of organizing companies to aid in re-
pelling the advance of the enemy. The places of
business were generally closed to enable the em-
ployes to participate in the movement. After an in-
formal organization the companies from the different
wards marched to the capitol grounds, where they as-
sembled around the steps of the rear of the main
building and were addressed by Governor Curtin, ex-
Governor Porter, " Parson" Brownlow, and Eev.
Francis Moore, of the Locust Street Methodist Epis-
copal Church. News of the invasion of Maryland
reached Harrisburg on the night of Saturday, Sep-
tember 6th. The dispatch stated that the rebels had
entered Frederick with forty thousand men, and were
marching on Hagerstown. "This of course," said
the Telegraph of September 8th, "aroused our citi-
zens considerably, believing that the enemy might
march undisturbed down through the Cumberland
Valley." A dispatch contradicting this report was
received on Sunday morning, and the people of Har-
risburg were kept in a state of suspense throughout
that day and part of Monday. On Monday after-
noon, however, the Telegraph announced that it had
direct information from several gentlemen who had
left Frederick on the previous day that a portion of
the Confederate army had reached that place. Fur-
ther reports by telegraph added that all the govern-
ment stores had been removed from Hagerstown, Md.,
to Chambersburg, and that a large number of Union
men had left the former town for places of safety in
Pennsylvania.
On the 9th of September the appointment was an-
nounced of A. K. McClure, Assistant Adjutant-Gen-
eral of the United States, with the rank of major, and
detailed for special duty in Pennsylvania, where he
was assigned the service of arranging such defenses
in the State as the emergency demanded. In the
mean time, in view of the threatened danger from
the rebel advance, recruiting proceeded rapidly. The
ranks of the Reserve Brigade and Home Guard soon
filled up, and new companies were raised in nearly
every ward in the city. On the 10th, Governor Cur-
tin issued General Order No. 35, in which he stated
that, " In view of the danger of invasion now threat-
ening our State by the enemies of the government, it
is deemed necessary to call upon all the able-bodied
men of Pennsylvania to organize immediately for the
defense of the State and be ready for marching orders
upon one hour's notice, to proceed to such point of
rendezvous as the Governor may direct." Organiza-
tions called into the field under this order were to be
held for service for such time only as the pressing
exigency for State defense continued. On the fol-
lowing day (September 11th) the Telegraph said, " We
have the gratifying intelligence that the people are
turning out en in<is.«- to defend the free soil of Penn-
sylvania. Dispatches from all the adjoining counties
were received last night at headquarters, offering any
number of troops for the defense of the capital of the
State. . . . Gen. Wool takes command to-day. A
number of competent engineers are here to complete
the fortifications." In the same issue it was noted
that " the train from Chambersburg brought a con-
siderable number of passengers from beyond that
town," from whom it was learned that " the excite-
ment and panic in that direction are intense and
fearful." On the same train came "a large number
of contrabands." On the afternoon of the same day
Governor Curtin issued the following proclamation :
"Headquarters Pennsylvania Militia,
" Harrisburg, Sept. 11, 1862.
" General Order No. 36.
" By authority of the President of the United States, fifty thousand of
the freemen of Pennsylvania are hereby called for immediate service, to
repel the now imminent danger from invasion by the enemies of the
country.
" Officers in command of company organizations, as authorized by
General Order No. 35, dated September 10th, will at once report by tele-
graph the place of their headquarters, so that orders may be issued from
these headquarters for transportation to Harrisburg for such companies
as may be ordered to move.
" Further calls will be made for additional forces as the exigencies of
theservice may require. The formation of companies under the General
Order of September 10th should continue to be made as rapidly as pos-
sible, until all the able-bodied, loyal men of Pennsylvania are enrolled
and ready for service.
"By order of
"A. G. Curtin,
" Governor and Commander-in- Chief.
"A. L. Russell, Adjutant-General, Pennsylvania"
On the 12th Mayor Kepner issued the following
proclamation :
"To tiie Citizens and others now within the City of Harrisburg.
" In pursuance of the command of bis Excellency A. G. Curtin, Gov-
ernor of this commonwealth, dated this day, to me directed, 1 forbid
every able-bodied man from leaving the bounds of this city upon the
pain of being arrested and held in charge by the military authorities
under the instructions given to them for that purpose by the Governor.
" All railroad companies and their agents located at this city are also
hereby notified and positively forbidden to carry off or furnish trans-
portation for the purpose of carrying off any and all able-bodied men
from this city.
" The Provost Guard detailed for duty in this city are hereby directed
to take care that the above proclamation be enforced.
" Wm. H. Kepner,
" Mayor.
"Mayor's Office, Harrisburg, September 12, 1862."
At this date it was noted in the local press that the
most active measures were being put in force to as-
semble a large army to resist invasion, "and if pos-
sible save the capital and State from devastation and
outrage from the enemies of the government. By
this evening fifty thousand men will be in motion.
All the rolling stock of the different railroads in the
State will be taken possession of for the purpose of
conveying troops to this city. An engineer corps is
at work on the other side of the river, surveying the
ground in all directions, and arranging the plans for
the erection of works."
Meanwhile the troops raised for the defense of the
Cumberland Valley and Harrisburg were concen-
trating at Chambersburg under the command of
GENERAL HISTORY.
\i-.i
Gen. John F. Reynolds, of the regular army. Col.
Charles Campbell was appointed with the rank of
brigadier to the command of a force from the camps
at Harrisburg, which was ordered to proceed up the
Cumberland Valley. Capt. G. D. Hand was acting
adjutant-general, Capt. Elbridge McConkey acting
assistant adjutant-general, Maj. R. H. McCoy, chief
quartermaster. On the 13th it was announced that
over two hundred companies had reported themselves
to the Governor for service, and that Governor Curtin
had left Harrisburg on the previous day to visit the
forces in the field at Chambersburg and other points
in the valley. A strong reserve was maintained at
Camp Curtin, ready to march at a moment's notice.
From Saturday evening, September 13th, in the night
which followed and all day Sunday, as fast as one
train of cars on the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Leb-
anon Valley, and the Northern Central could dis-
charge its living cargo another steamed into the city
filled with volunteers. Tents were erected on the
capital grounds for the accommodation of the fresh
levies, and the medical department had a large hos-
pital tent immediately in front of the arsenal, where
the recruits were supplied with medicine and medical
advice. Gen. Reynolds arrived in the city on Satur-
day evening, September 13th, and immediately or-
ganized his staff and issued his first order as follows :
"Headquarters Army of Pennsylvania,
" Harrisburg, Sept. 13, 1862.
" General Order lYo. 1.
"I. In pursuance of orders from War Department and His Excel-
lency, Governor Curtin, the undersigned assumes command of the forces
assembled for tbe defense of Pennsylvania.
II. Tbe following-named officers are announced as the staff of the
general commanding, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly:
"Capt. C. Kingsbury, Jr., assistant adjutant-general.
" Edward McPnersou, volunteer aide-de-camp.
"Lieut. C. Sanborn, aide-de-camp.
"Lieut. "William Biddle, aide-de-camp.
" John F. Reynolds,
" Brigadier-General Volunteers.
" Official.
"C. Kingsbury, Jr.,
"Assistant Ailjutaiit- General."
Troops continued to pour into Harrisburg until, on
the 16th, it was announced that there were volunteers
in the city from every county in the State. " Camp
Curtin," it was stated, " is full to overflowing ; the
capitol grounds are now literally covered with tents ;
the Senate and House of Representatives are used as
barracks ; every room in the capitol, not occupied for
other purposes, is now filled with troops ; the vacant
rooms in the court-house are appropriated to the sol-
diers ; wherever there is a spot that will accommo-
date a weary soldier it is seized upon and used accord-
ing to ' the articles of war.' The hotels are like
bee-hives, swarming ; private houses are open, their
accommodations at once cordial and free to all who
choose to enter ; and thus the State capital is one vast
camp, where the soldier is at liberty to bivouac on
the street-corner, in our most elegant mansions, the
capitol grounds or the capitol buildings."
The First Regiment Pennsylvania Militia, under
command of Col. Henry McCormick, composed
mainly of residents of Harrisburg, left the city on
September 13th for Chambersburg, and went into
camp at a point about two miles above Chambers-
burg, on the Franklin Railroad, the military station
being known as Camp McClure.
The Dauphin County cavalry, commanded by Capt.
E. Byers, with Lieuts. Boyd, Peters, and Murray, and
Charles C. Rawn, as orderly, accompanied the regi-
ment. Capt. James Gowan also recruited a company
of cavalry in Dauphin County at this time.
On the 17th it was announced that the troops were
in- possession of every public building in Harrisburg.
Churches, schools, hose- and engine-houses, and the
capitol buildings, the depots, and iu fact every acces-
sible edifice which could be used for the shelter and
accommodation of troops was secured by the author-
ities or voluntarily given up for the purpose. As fast
as transportation could be secured the troops were
moved off in the direction of the Cumberland Val-
ley. During this critical period the duties of pro-
vost guard in Harrisburg were performed by the First
City Zouaves, Company A, One Hundred and
Twenty-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers,
Capt. F. Asbucy Awl. The Harrisburg Greys (Ex-
empts), Valentine Hammel, Jr., captain, also re-
mained in the city, prepared to render their services
should occasion arise.
On the 18th of September the following card from
the Secretary of the Commonwealth was telegraphed
to the principal postmasters in the State, with the
request that they would place it in some conspicuous
position :
" Harrisburg, Sept. IS, 1S62.
"The number of wounded in Gen. McClellan's recent battles is verj
large; most of them will probably be brought into Pennsylvania. The
surgeon-general appeals to the ladies for the immediate coutributiou of
such articles as are needed for their comfort. All packages should have
coDtents marked outside, and be addressed to Gen. Hale, Harrisburg.
"Eli Slifer,
"Secretary of Commomoealth."
Sept. 19, 1862, the appointment was announced of
Brig.-Gen. Harry Longnecker to the command of a
brigade composed of a portion of the regiments cal led
out by Governor Curtiti for the defense of the border,
with Col. John J. Patterson as aid. The battle of
Antietam, which was fought on the 16th and 17th of
September, resulted in the retreat of Gen. Lee's army
across the Potomac, and dissipated all apprehensions
of a Confederate advance upon Harrisburg at that
time. During the morning of the 16th, Capt. George
Brooks, of Harrisburg, of the Forty-sixth Pennsyl-
vania Regiment, was shot and fatally wounded.
After the result at Antietam orders were telegraphed
to the various military headquarters throughout the
State that the militia companies then organizing in
the different localities need not march to Harrisburg,
as the exigency which made it necessary to call out
the militia had been surmounted, and all danger of
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invasion passed. On the 20th of September, Gen.
Keynolds issued an order that the Pennsylvania mili-
tia should return to their own border, and on the 21st
orders were issued to break up the military camps on
the capitol grounds at Harrisburg. In a short time
the men were on the march to the depot, and trains
soon began to depart with the troops on their way
home. On the 23d, Mayor Kepner was instructed
by the Governor to remove the restrictions on travel,
and persons were once more free to leave the city
without passes.
On the 24th the Harrisburg companies, forming
part of the First Regiment, which had arrived the
evening before, marched through the principal streets
of the city, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Robert
A. Lamberton. On the same day, Governor Curtin
issued a proclamation, thanking the troops, congrat-
ulating them on the character of the service they had
rendered, and discharging them from further duty.
In this proclamation the Governor said, —
" Although not required by the terms of the call to pass the borders
of the State, our brave men, unused to the rigorB of war and untrained
in military movements, not only entered Maryland, but held Hagers-
town against an advancing foe, pressed forward to the Potomac, and
resisted the threatened movement of the rebels upon Williamsport,
until troops in the United States service arrived and relieved them.
Their timely and heroic action has saved the State from the tread of an
invading enemy, whose necessities made even military strategy subor-
dinate to plunder.''
The brigade which held the position at Williams-
port, referred to by Governor Curtin, was commanded
by Col. Henry McCormick, acting brigadier, and the
First Regiment (from Harrisburg) was stationed on
the extreme left in the position of honor and danger.
After defeating the Northern army under Gen.
Hooker at Chancellorsville, May 2 and 3, 1863, Gen.
Lee determined if possible to transfer the scene of
hostilities north of the Potomac. His design having
become apparent at the North, Governor Curtin, on
the 12th of June, issued a proclamation announcing
that the President had erected two new departments,
one in Eastern Pennsylvania, commanded by Maj.-
Gen. D. N. Couch, and the other in Western Penn-
sylvania, commanded by Maj.-Gen. Brooks, and urging
upon the people of Pennsylvania the importance of
immediately raising a sufficient force for the defense
of the State. An engineer force began on the 15th
the erection of earthworks and other defenses on the
Cumberland side of the Susquehanna River, immedi-
ately opposite Harrisburg. To these the name of
Fort Washington was giveu. Other works were
erected at other points, both along the river and on
the different railroads. On the same day Lieut.-Col.
Romford, appointed assistant provost-general for the
State of Pennsylvania, arrived at Harrisburg and en-
tered upon the discharge of his duties, and Governor
Curtin issued a proclamation calling for fifty thousand
troops to repel the threatened invasion of Pennsyl-
vania. A meeting of citizens of Harrisburg was also
held at the court-house on the 15th to devise meas-
ures for the protection of the city. On motion, Gen.
Simon Cameron was called to the chair. After ex-
plaining the object of the meeting and urging imme-
diate action, Gen. Cameron suggested that committees
be appointed to wait upon the Governor and Gen.
Couch and ask them to be present aud explain what
they desired the citizens to do and how to assist in
the defense of the city. In accordance with this sug-
gestion, George Bergner, Dr. A. Patterson, and Judge
McKinney were appointed the committee to wait
upon the Governor; William Bostick, Sheriff Boas,
aud Hon. John C. Kunkel to wait on Gen. Couch.
A committee to wait on Maj. Romford was also ap-
pointed, consisting of Col. T. C. MacDowell, D. J.
Unger, and Weidman Forster. On motion it was re-
solved that one hundred scouts be sent up the valley,
and Col. F. K. Boas offered the following, which was
unanimously adopted :
" Hesolved, That we individually and collectively pledge the last dollar
and last man in defense of the State in its present emergency."
Mr. Bergner, from the committee, introduced the
Governor, who explained the state of affairs and
urged all to prepare at once for self-defense. Gen.
Couch was then introduced, and spoke in a similar
strain. Col. Kunkel offered a roll which he had pre-
pared, the signers of which pledged themselves to
defend the city to the uttermost. The roll was at
once signed by a large number, headed by Gen.
Simon Cameron. Mr. Snyder had prepared a roll
calling upon the young men to organize, which was
also numerously signed.
A call was immediately issued, as follows :
" All loyal men who desire to enter the service with the undersigned
will form companies at once and report at my residence, No. 43 North
Second Street, in this city, immediately.
" Remember there is no time to lose, as the rebels are now at Hagers-
town, and are pushing for this city. Let there be no delay, unless you
wish to see the capital of the State aud your own firesides laid in waste
by the invading rebels."
The following notices were issued at the same time :
" All persons who wish to join a cavalry company are requested to
meet at the livery office of Frank Murray, in Fourth Street near Wal-
nut, this evening at seven o'clock, for the purpose of organizing a com-
" The members of the Fourth Ward company of Pennsylvania mi-
litia are earnestly urged to meet promptly this evening at seven o'clock
at the Hope Engine house to prepare to defend our homes.
"E. Curzon, Captain.
" June 15, 1863."
" Attention, firemen and citizens of the Fifth and Sixth Wards ! A
meeting will be held at the Good Will Engine house this evening at
Beven and a half o'clock to form a military company to fight in defense
of Harrisburg.
" W. K. Verbeke,
" President of the Good Will Fire Company."
"Attention, Russell Guardsl A meeting of Company F, One Hundred
and Twenty-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, will be held
at the Hope Engine house this evening at seven o'clock."
"The members of Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, are requested to meet at the cap-
tain's office this evening at six o'clock to take action on the call of the
Governor for men to repel the threatened invasion of our State."
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" First City Troop of Harrisburg will meet at the public-house of
Quartermaster Peters, Farmers' Hotel, this (Wednesday) evenirjg at
seven o'clock. J. B. Boyd, first lieutenant."
"The young men of the city of Harrisburg desirous of connecting
themselves with an organization for State defense will meet at Wag-
ner's Hotel, corner of Second and Chestnut Streets, this evening at
seven o'clock."
" First City Zouaves. — The old members of this corps, and all others
desirous of joining the same, are requested to repair to the headquarters
at once. . . . Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Regiment,
is also cordially invited to join with us in a common cause."
" Capt. Val. B. Hummel, late a member of the Anderson Body-Guard,
which did such effectual service under Gen. Rosecrans duriug the year
and a half they were with him, is raising a volunteer cavalry company
in this city. ... A meeting will be held at the Exchange this evening
at seven o'clock for the purpose of organizing the company."
11 This morni ng a call was made by Capt. E. C. Wilson, assistant quar-
termaster, U.S.A., at this post, for one thousand men to assist in throw-
ing up the intrenchments on the opposite side of the river. The en-
gineers have already selected the ground for these defenses, and the
men as soou as employed are sent over the river and put to work."
"Gen. Cameron publicly declared to-day that he was willing to pledge
his entire fortune in defraying the expenses of a regiment to assist in
repelling this invasion. He made this offer in good faith to pay the
One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Regiment at least as long as it would
be required for the present emergency."
After this offer had been received from Gen. Cam-
eron the following notice was issued :
"Oxe Hundred and Twenty-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteers.
" Harrisburg, Pa.,
"June 15, 1863.
"To the men composing the late One Hundred and Twenty-seventh
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, and all others who desire to aid
in the defense of the State in the present emergency :
" The enemy are in force at Hagerstown, Md., and are hourly expected
to invade the State and destroy by fire and sword our property and
lives. Every volunteer and citizen capable of bearing arms is required
to come to the rescue forthwith and defend our State from the intruder.
Arrangements have been made for the payment of the troops coming
forward under this call, and they will only be required to serve during
the preBent emergency. All are requested to bring with them all the
accoutrements they may have, and be uuiformed as far as possible. The
men will elect the company officers, and the captains will elect the field
officers.
" William W. Jennings,
"Late Colonel One Hundred and Twenty-seventh P. V."
Harrisburg was the general rendezvous of the troops,
who, on arriving at the capital, were organized into
regiments by Gen. Couch, as part of the army corps
of the Susquehanna, which was composed of men
who had volunteered " for the protection and defense
of public and private property" in the department, to
serve during the pleasure of the President or the con-
tinuance of the war. On the 18th it was announced
that Gen. Milroy had arrived in Harrisburg, and was
in consultation with Gen. Couch.
On the same day the following notice appeared :
" Rally, old men ! All persons over forty years of age not attached to
other military organizations, and willing to defend their homes and
families on the Cumberland side of the Susquehanna, will meet in front
of the Morgan House, corner of Second and Pine Streets, at ten o'clock
a.m. on the 19th inst., to organize and appoint their officers and he ready
to march at a moment's warning.
" A Soldier of 1812."
The Twenty-sixth Kegiment of militia, largely com- |
posed of Harrisburg companies, was organized as rap- |
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idly as possible. In addition to the troops from various
portions of Pennsylvania which now began to pour into
Harrisburg, regiments from other States, notably New
Jersey and New York, also came to take part in re-
sisting the threatened invasion. At 9 A.M. on the
18th, Capt. Dodge, chief mustering officer, commenced
mustering the troops at Harrisburg. Those at Camp
Curtin were sworn in there, and all others were sworn
in on Capitol Hill.
On June 19th, at a meeting of citizens too old to be
enrolled in the militia, but anxious to do something
in defense of their homes and families, at which E.
M. Pollock presided, it was
" Resolved, That in order to carry out our intention we proceed to elect
officers."
Maj. John Maglauchlin was elected captain, James
Porter first lieutenant, and George Krichbaum sec-
ond lieutenant.
It was also resolved that we hold ourselves in read-
iness to march at the call of the captain, — at one mo-
ment's warning.
On the same day the following proclamation was
issued :
" Mayor's Office,
" Harrisburg, June IS, 1863.
" For the preservation of peace and good order in the city it is en-
joined on all keepers of retail liquor establishments and lager beer shops
to close their bars precisely at 5 p.m. until 5 a.m. the next morning.
The mayor expects from every good citizen a faithful and cordial ob-
servance of this order. A. L. Roumfort,
" Mayor."
The commandant of Camp Curtin was Gen.
James A. Beaver. The Twenty-third New Jersey
Regiment was encamped at Camp Yahoo, in Harris'
Park. The police of Harrisburg were reinforced by a
company of police from Philadelphia, who were armed
with muskets in addition to their other weapons.
On June 22d a local journal said, " Troops are con-
tinually pouring into this city; Camp Curtin, Capi-
tol Hill, the court-house, and every available avenue
is filled with men." On Tuesday, June 16th, the
Harrisburg Telegraph did not issue a paper, owing to
the enlistment of its compositors. It resumed publi-
cation, however, on the following day. On June 22d,
Capt. James S. Brisbin was appointed chief of cavalry
in the Department of the Susquehanna, and established
his headquarters at Camp Curtin. A company known
as the Curtin Horse Guard, Capt. Jones, was re-
cruited at Harrisburg, and on June 22d was reported
as being nearly full. The Twenty-sixth Pennsylvania
Volunteer Militia completed its organization on the
23d, and was the first in the field from Camp Curtin
under the Governor's call.
On the 24th of June news came that the rebels
were in the vicinity of Shippensburg, forty-five miles
from Harrisburg, and that Gen. Ewell with six bri-
gades was about to march on the latter city. "The
farmers in Cumberland Valley," it was added, "are
bringing their horses, cattle, and everything movable
across the river, and, unless matters change within
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
the next twelve hours, we presume our non-fighting
population will again he on the move." On the 25th
Capt. Brishin established a cavalry camp east of the
city on the residence of A. Boyd Hamilton, which
was known at first as Camp Couch, and afterwards as
Camp Brisbin.
The 25th was a day of excitement in Harrisburg,
owing to the ingress and egress of people from the
Cumberland side of the river, who passed through
the city and hurried to a place of safety with their
valuables. Their numbers were increased by acces-
sions of refugees from Harrisburg. In view of the
popular agitation, Mayor Roumfort issued another
proclamation closing the taverns and shops of retail
dealers, and forbidding the sale of intoxicating liquor
until further notice. On the same day the veterans
of 1812 called upon Governor Curtin, and tendered
their services through Capt. Goslin. The Governor
accepted their offer with grateful acknowledgments.
On June 26th, Gen. W. F. Smith was in command
of the volunteers on the west bank of the Susque-
hanna, and it was stated that the fortifications were
progressing favorably. On the same day Capt. Ed-
ward De Rue announced that he had been requested
by a number of persons residing in Harrisburg to
raise a company to be the flank company of any regi-
ment to which the members might wish to attach
themselves, and stated that he would proceed to do
so at once.
On the 26th of June, Governor Curtin issued a
proclamation announcing that the enemy was ad-
vancing in force into Pennsylvania, with a strong
column, twenty-three miles from Harrisburg, and
other columns moving by Fulton and Adams Coun-
ties, and calling for sixty thousand men to come
forward promptly to defend the State. On June 27th
it was stated that two companies of colored troops
had been organized in Harrisburg within a week.
One was commanded by Capt. Henry Bradley, the
other by Capt. Thomas M. Chester. On the same
day, W. K. Verbeke, president of the Good- Will
Fire Company, issued a call for persons to attend at
the Good-Will Engine House to form a volunteer
company. Similar meetings were held at the court-
house, where the Sharpshooters organized, and at the
Second Ward House, Second and Market Streets. . . .
On the 29th it was stated that the fortifications at
Harrisburg had been finished, and guns were mounted
and ready for action. The Citizen Fire-Engine and
Hose Company was impressed into active service
for the purpose of supplying the troops at the fortifi-
cations with water. Colored men were impressed to
do the pumping, under the management of George
C. Fager, chief engineer. It was also announced
that at the tap of the court-house bell, all men able
to bear arms within the city were required to assem-
ble at the bridge and attach themselves to some one
of the companies organized for the protection of the
city.
June 29. Capt. J. Wesley Awl issued a notice call-
ing upon all persons who had received rifles from the
Friendship Engine-house to meet there for the pur-
pose of organizing.
June 30. It was reported that skirmishing had been
going on during the afternoon of the 29th, about five
miles from Harrisburg. Several shots were fired by
the rebels at Union pickets, without doing any dam-
age. It was added that Dr. Maloue had established
a hospital in the brick tavern at the end of the bridge,
west side ; and that Sullivan S. Child had been ap-
pointed mustering officer at Harrisburg.
Capt. Forster's company, sworn into service on the
29th, was placed on duty near Harrisburg, and on
the 30th Capt. F. Asbury Awl's company was placed
on duty in the city. The Hope Volunteer Fire Com-
pany, Capt. H. H. Hummel, was organized on the
same day.
July 1. It was stated that the Southern troops had
retreated from the vicinity of Harrisburg and were
concentrating between Carlisle and Gettysburg. The
Confederate movement culminated in the battle of
Gettysburg, fought July 1, 2, and 3, 1863, after which
Harrisburg was no longer menaced with danger
from Gen. Lee's army.
The war virtually closed with the surrender of Gen.
Lee at Appomattox Court-House. The soldiers who
had fought on many a field, surviving the bitter con-
flict of the fratricidal strife, were looking for the
peace which was dawning. In the midst of the joy
which was filling the breasts of a great and thankful
people, in an unlooked-for hour, the hand of the in-
famous assassin felled the Chief Executive of the
Union ; Abraham Lincoln fell a martyr to the sworn
performance of a high duty. In every portion of the
North preparations were being made to celebrate the
glorious victory and the return of peace. At Harris-
burg these were extensive, and the entire county was
invited to participate with the State authority. Alas !
how frequently it is realized that " man proposes, but
God disposes." The cheer, the joy, and the bright
smile gave place very suddenly to the sorrow and
gloom and grief at the loss of the noble Lincoln.
On the receipt of the news of the assassination of
President Lincoln (April 14, 1865) notice was issued
by A. L. Russell, chief marshal of the demonstra-
tion to be had at Harrisburg on the 15th, in honor of
the victories of the Union army, that the intended
procession would be postponed, and all citizens were
requested to lower to half-mast the flags provided for
the celebration and to drape them in mourning.
Citizens were also requested to suspend all business
during the day. A public meeting was held at the
court-house, which was called to order by Gen.
A. L. Russell, who nominated Hon. John J. Pearson
as president. Hon. David Fleming and Henry
McCormick were chosen vice-presidents, and George
W. Crabb and George Bergner, secretaries. The
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meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. J. Walker
Jackson, and addresses deploring the calamity were
delivered by Mayor Roumfort, Herman Alricks, John
C. Kunkel, and Rev. J. W. Jacksrm. At noon all the
bells in the city were tolled, and in the afternoon a
religious meeting was held in Locust Street Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. A national salute was fired
at noon.
On Wednesday, April 19th, the day of the obsequies,
the business places in Harrisburg were closed from
eleven to three o'clock, and guns were fired from
Capitol Hill every half hour from sunrise to sunset.
The churches were opened from twelve to one o'clock
for religious exercises, and the bells were tolled from
eleven to twelve and from one to two. The post-office
was closed from eleven to three o'clock. A. L. Roum-
fort, mayor of Harrisburg, issued a proclamation, re-
questing that the bells be tolled and that places of
business be closed. On the morning of Wednesday,
Governor Curtin received a dispatch from Brig.-Gen.
Townsend, acting adjutant-general, stating that the
President's remains would leave Washington on Fri-
day morning at eight o'clock, to go by way of Balti-
more and Harrisburg, and thence to Philadelphia and
New York, and inviting the Governor to meet the
remains with his staff at such point as he might desig-
nate. Governor Curtin at once replied that he pro-
posed to take charge of the remains at the line of the
State, and to accompany them until they left the
State. He further proposed that they should be
placed in the State capitol while in Harrisburg, and
added that all military and civic honors would be
shown them. In accordance with this arrangement,
Gen. Cadwallader, commanding the department of
Pennsylvania, was instructed to meet the remains
upon their entry within his jurisdiction and accom-
pany them to Harrisburg. Governor Curtin then
issued the following proclamation :
" The remains of the murdered patriot, Abraham Lincoln, President
of the United States, will arrive in the State on Friday evening next on
their way to the place of interment in Illinois. They will come from
Baltimore to Harrisburg ; thence will on Saturday be conveyed to Phila-
delphia, and thence on Monday morning to New York. I shall meet
them at the State line and take charge of them while in the common-
wealth. I recommend that all business be suspended during their pas-
sage through the State, and that the local authorities and people every-
where join the State authorities heartily in paying honor to the memory
of the martyred statesman who has fallen a victim to the savage treason
of assassins.
" By the Governor.
" Eli Slifer,
" Secretary of the Commonwealth.
"A. G. Cortin."
At one o'clock on Friday Governor Curtin and staff
left Harrisburg for the State border, there to receive
the remains of the murdered President. He was ac-
companied by Maj.-Gen. George Cadwallader and
Maj.-Gen. Heintzelman. The funeral train reached
the west bank of the Susquehanna at half-past eight
o'clock on Friday evening, and its arrival was an-
nounced by the report of a cannon from Capitol Hill.
This was immediately followed by the ringing of bells,
and the people began to flock to the court-house. An
immense assembly soon collected at this point, and at
the railroad depot there was another great gathering
of people. As soon as the train stopped the pall-
bearers, in connection with the officers charged with
the duty of guarding the body from Washington to
Springfield, took charge of the coffin and deposited it
on the hearse which had been specially constructed
for the occasion. It was drawn by four white horses led
by sergeants acting as grooms. The body was escorted
to the capitol by a procession headed by Col. Henry
McCormick, chief marshal, with Cols. H. C. Alle-
man, E. C. Williams, and W. W. Jennings, and Maj.
David McCormick as aids. Then came the clergy of
Harrisburg, and then the hearse. Following the
latter came a number of leading citizens, including
Mayor Roumfort, and then the Governor and his
staff. These were followed by the State authorities,
including members of the Legislature, judges of the
courts, members of the bar, Common Council of Har-
risburg, Committee of Arrangements, delegations from
abroad, soldiers of the war of 1812, honorably dis-
charged soldiers of the civil war, fire department, civic
associations, secret societies, etc. There was also a
military escort of artillery and cavalry, and the Six-
teenth Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, Pennsylva-
nia Volunteer Infantry, under the command of Col. T.
S. Mather. The route of the procession was illuminated
by means of chemical lights. AVhen the head of the
line reached the west gate of the capitol, the cavalry
and artillery in the escort drew up in open order,
while the infantry and civic portion of the column
proceeded to the capitol in charge of the hearse.
There was an immense gathering of people on Capitol
Hill, and notwithstanding the storm which prevailed
during the night, the greater portion of the mass of
human beings that awaited the arrival of the remains
was composed of ladies. At half past nine o'clock
the corpse was placed on the catafalque erected for its
reception immediately in front of the clerk's desk in
the House of Representatives. As soon as the lid of
the coffin had been removed, the doors for ingress
and the windows for egress were opened, and the
throng began to pour in.
All the trains which arrived at Harrisburg Friday
night and Saturday morning were crowded with
people from every portion of the State anxious to obtain
a view of the remains. On Saturday morning a wreath
and cross of flowers from the ladies of Harrisburg
were placed on the coffin. At ten o'clock the doors
of the rotunda were closed, and soon after the funeral
procession moved to the depot, where the remains
were placed on the train for Philadelphia.
And thus the war closed, save when the troops re-
turned to their homes, but the gladness of the wel-
coming was saddened by the memories of a martyred
President.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
CHAPTER XXIV.
The War for the UnioD (continued)— Officers from Dauphin County in
other Pennsylvania Regiments — Dauphin County in the Three Months1
Service— The First, Second, Tenth, Fifteenth, and Twenty-fifth Regi-
ments.
[For the rolls herewith given and the major por-
tion of the history connected therewith, we are in-
debted to the " History of the Pennsylvania Volun-
teers, 1861-65," published by the State. As these
rolls and accounts contain so many inaccuracies we
were in hopes of having the record of each organiza-
tion carefully revised. In several instances this has
been done by the survivors of the organization. In
others where it has been just as important we have
failed to secure the desired aid. The present was an
opportunity to have all errors corrected, but those
familiar therewith who have neglected to take any
interest in this matter are alone responsible for per-
petuating blunders of fact or opinion.]
OFFICERS FROM DAUPHIN COUNTY IN OTHER PENNSYLVA-
NIA REGIMENTS.
General Officers — 1861.
Aide-de-Camp to Maj.-Gen. Keim.
Thomas J. Jordan.
Brigadier- General.
Edward C. Williams.
Brigade Inspector.
Joseph F. Knipe.
Second Regiment (Three Months' Service).
Adjutant.
Isaac S. Waturhury, April 20, 1861.
Eleventh Regiment.
Adjutant.
F. Asbury Awl, April 26, 1861.
Assisktnl Surgeon.
Henry B. Buehler, April 26, 1861.
New Eleventh Regiment.
Adjutant.
Arthur F. Small, Jan. 1, 1863.
Allen L. Jacobs, June 3, 1863; died of disease Oct. 18, 1S63.
Captain Company D.
William E. Lees, March 6, 1862.
Henry S. Collston, Sept. 13, 1861.
Twenty-sixth Regiment.
Burgeon.
Solomon S. Shultz, Juue 23, 1863.
Thirty-second Regiment.
Assistant Surgeon.
Henry S. Colston, Oct. 24, 1861.
Thirty-fourth Regiment.
Colonel.
Seneca G. Simmons, June 20, 1861; killed in battle of Charles City
Cross-Roads, Va., June 30, 1862.
Thirty-seventh Regiment.
Assistant Surgeon.
F. 0. Allemau, April 7, 1862.
First Lieutenant Company B.
William M. Carter, April 25, 1861 ; killed in battle of South Moun-
tain, Md., Sept. 14, 1862.
Thirty-eighth Regiment.
Assistant Surgeon.
F. 0. Allemau, Aug. 29, 1S62.
Forty-first Regiment.
Quartermaster.
James T. Woodall, Sept. 22, 1862.
First Lieutenant Company 67.
George Huber, June 30, 1S62.
Forty-third Regiment.
Major.
Theodore Miller, Jan. 1, 1S65.
Assistant Surgeon.
James R. Reily, July 27, 1861.
First Lieutenant Battery F.
Henry L. Gotold, Feb. 28, 1862 ; died Sept. 22, 1862, of wounds.
Captain Battery E.
Jacob M. Barr, Aug. 3, 1861.
Theodore Miller, March 3, 1862.
Forty-fourth Regiment.
Assistant Surgeon.
James B. Finney, Aug. 13, 1861.
Forty-fifth Regiment.
Assistant Surgeoyi.
Robert R. Weistling, Aug. 11, 1862.
Forty-sixth Regiment.
Colonel.
Joseph F. Knipe, Aug. 1, 1861 ; pro. to brig.-gen. Nov. 29, 1862 ; hon.
disch. May 8, 1863.
Adjutant.
George W. Boyd, Sept. 17, 1861.
First Lieutenant Company G.
James Madison Miller, Aug. 16, 1862 ; died of disease June 18, 1863.
Captain Company I.
John Case, May 10, 1863.
First Lieutenant Company I.
John H. Knipe, May 10, 1863 ; died of wounds received in action at
Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1864.
Foety-seventh Regiment.
Captain Company H.
William Wallace Geety, from 1st lieut. Sept. 19, 1S64.
Forty-ninth Regiment.
Captain Company I.
Calvin DeWitt, Sept. 14, 1861.
Second Lieutenant.
Daniel Rhoads, May 11, 1864.
Fifty-first Regiment.
Adjutant
Jacob H. Santo, from 2d lieut. Nov. 3, 1864.
Fifty-fifth Regiment.
Major.
John Oatshall, from capt. March 25, 1865.
Second Lieutenant Company R.
Henry W. Fox, Oct. 24, 1862.
Fifty-seventh Regiment.
Colonel.
George Zurn, Feb. 1, 1865; appointed brev. brig.-gen. April 6, 1865.
Fifty-ninth Regiment.
Assistant Surgeon.
Samuel R. Nissley, March 29, 1865.
Sixty-second Regiment.
Assistant Surgeon.
W. D. Martin, March 17, 1863.
Sixty-fourth Regiment.
Captain Company M.
John C. Harper, from 1st lieut. Co. B Nov. 15, 1864; killed in action
Feb. 6, 1865, at Hatcher's Run, Va.
Seventy-fourth Regiment.
Assistant. Surgeon.
G. T. Wiseman, Dec. 31, 1861.
Seventy-sixth Regiment.
Surgeon.
Charles W. Backhus (no date).
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Second Lieutenant Company E.
Edwin H. Hickock, Nov. 21,1861.
First Lieutenant Company H.
Peter Houser, from 2d lient. Jan. 1, 1865.
Second Lieutenant Company H.
Henry Huffer, July 1, 1865.
Seventy-eighth Regiment.
Second Lieutenant Company D.
Samuel M. Mitchell, Feb. 18, 1865.
Eightieth Regiment.
Captain Company K.
Frederick H. Geety, Nov. 15, 1864.
Captain Company M.
Daniel W. Rank, from 1st lieut. Sept. 15, 1864.
ElGHTY-FIEST REGIMENT.
Surgeon.
H. S. Colston, Aug. 19, 1862.
Assistant Surgeons.
J. P. Kimbell (no date).
J. B. Beshler, June 10, 1862.
Eighty-third Regiment.
Adjutant,
B. M. Frank, May 5, 1S65.
Eighty-fourth Regiment.
Lieutenant-Colonels.
Thomas G. McDowell, Aug. 30, 1861.
George Zurn, May 10, 1864; must, out with consolidated regt. as col.
June 29, 1865.
Adjutant.
Edmund Mather, Jan. 18, 1863.
First Lieutenant Company H.
Alexander Ramsey Nininger, from 2d lieut. Aug. 6, 1862.
Second Lieutenant Company K.
John W. Taylor, Sept. 14, 1861.
Eighty-seventh Regiment.
Adjutant.
William K. Parker, June 15, 1865.
Ninety-second Regiment.
Colonels.
Edward C. Williams, Oct. 20, 1861.
Thomas J. Jordan, Jan. 13, 1863; appointed brev. brig.-geu. Feb. 25,
1865 ; must, out with regiment July 18, 1S65.
Litutenant-Colonel.
Edward G. Savage, from maj. Feb. 13, 1863.
Majors.
John S. Detweiler, Feb. 13, 1863.
John F. Miller, May 11, 1865.
Quartermaster.
William D. Earnest (no date).
Chaplain.
. Ed. McKenney, Nov. 20, 1861.
First Lieutenant Company G.
William Keiser, June 16, 1S65.
Captain Company H.
Thomas W. Jordan, from 1st. lieut. June 16, 1865.
Second Lieutenant Company L.
Jacob F. Bassler, April 22, 1863.
First Lieutenant Company E.
Douglass Edwards, Nov. 24, 1861.
Second Lieutenant Company L.
John W. Wyetts, May 31, 1864.
Ninety-third Regiment.
(See History o*f Lebanon County.)
Surgeon.
E. R. Umberger, Oct. 14, 1863 ; must, out with regiment June 27, 1S65.
Ninety-fifth Regiment.
First Lieutenant Company O.
John Williams, from 2d lieut. Feb. 11, 1S65.
Ninety-sixth Regiment.
Assistant Surgeons.
Isaac R. Shainmo, July 31, 1862.
William H. Egle, Sept. 13, 1862.
One Hundred and Seventh Regiment.
Major.
Henry J. Sheafer, Dec. 21, 1862; appointed brev. lieut.-col. and brev.
col.
.Firs* Lieutenant Company D.
George W. Huff, from 2d lieut. March 19, 18C4; appointed brev. capt.
Captain Company F.
Oscar Templeton, from 1st lieut. April 3, 1863.
One Hundred and Twelfth Regiment.
Assistant Surgeon.
James A. Lowe, July 1, 1862.
One Hundred and Thirteenth Regiment.
Colonel.
Marcus A. Reno, U.S.A., Dec. 20, 1S64; appointed brev. brig.-gen.
March 13, 1S65.
Lieutenant- Colonel.
James A. Cougdon, from maj. Dec. 20, 1S64.
Assistant Surgeon.
0. Douglas Forster, May 8, 1865. >
Captain Company H.
John R. Fisher, Nov. 20, 1861.
Captain Company L.
Elmer F. Jenning, from 1st lieut. Sept. 7, 1862.
One Hundred and Thirty-first Regiment.
Colonel.
Peter H. Allabach, Aug. 16, 1862.
One Hundred and Forty-ninth Regiment.
Adjutant.
John E. Carsons, Aug. 29, 1S62; appointed capt. and asst. adjt.-geu.
June 31, 1864.
One Hundred and Fifty-second Regiment.
Captain Company C.
James B. King, from 1st lieut. April 13, 1S64.
One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Regiment.
Assistant Surgeon.
John P. Seller, March 25, 1865.
One Hundred and Sixtieth Regiment,
Assistant Surgeon.
George F. Mish, Oct. 2, 1862.
One Hundred and Sixty-third Regiment.
Lieutenant- Colo nel.
James Gowan, March 28, 1862.
One Hundred and Sixty-seventh Regiment.
Assistant Surgeon.
William B. Henderson, Nov. 19, 1862.
One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Regiment.
Colonel.
George B. Wiestling, Nov. 20, 1S62.
Adjutant.
John G. Wiestling, Dec. 1, 1862.
Quartermaster.
Jacob Mish, Nov. 29, 1S62.
Second Lieutenant Co77ipany F.
Joseph B. Garber, Nov. 22, 1862.
One Hundred and Eighty-first Regiment.
First Lieutenant Company L.
Henry Lebo, from 2d lieut. Feb. 25, 1S65 ; killed in action at Five
Forks, Va., April 1, 1S65.
One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Regiment.
Lieutenant-Colonel.
Charles Klechner, Oct. 13, I864
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Second Lieutenant Company C.
Thomas M. Ditty, April 14, 1865.
Second Lieutenant Company D.
Joseph H. Bryan, May 12, 1864.
One Hundred and Eighty-seventh Regiment.
Colonel
John E. Parsons, from lieut.-col. May 1, 1865.
One Hundred and Ninety-first Regiment.
Adjutant.
William Hamilton, Sept. 5, 1864.
One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Regiment.
Quartermaster.
H. C. Demming, July 21, 1864.
Captain Company F.
William R. Jones, July 20, 1S64.
One Hundred and Ninety-fifth Regiment.
First Lieutenant Company B.
Daniel K. Kepner, Feb. 25, 1865.
C. W. Backhus, Sept. 30, 1864.
Two Hundred and Fifth Regiment.
Captain Company G.
E. D. Wilt, Sept. 2, 1864.
Two Hundred and Tenth Regiment.
Colonel.
Edward L. Witman, from lieut.-col. April 12, 1866.
Major.
Solomon B. Bowerman, from capt. Co. A April 12, I860.
Quailermaster.
Charles F. Kuhnle, Sept. 20, 1864.
Second Lieutenant Company B.
James Jenks, Oct. 6, 1864.
First Lieutenants Company H.
William P. Miller, Sept. 20, 1864.
George W. Garber, May 16, 1866.
Second Lieutenant Company H.
Philip Wentz, May 16, 1866.
First Lieutenant Company K.
Alonzo A. Carr, from 2d lieut. April 2, 1866.
Fif
Reg
PrNNsYI
Mil
George F. Mish, Sept. 13, 1862.
Sixth Regiheht Pennsylvania Militia.
Major.
S. P. Auchmntz, Sept. 15, 1862.
Twenty-third Regiment Pennsylvania Militia.
Colonel.
George B. Wiestliug, Sept. 21, 1862.
Thirty-sixth Regiment (Ninety Dats).
Colonel.
Henry C. Alleman, July 4, 1863.
Quartermaster.
Clement B. Carr, July 4, 1863.
Assistant Surgeon.
Peter G. Roebuck, July 4, 1863.
Chaplain.
James Robertson, July 7, 1863.
Thirty-ninth Regiment (Ninety Days).
Surgeon.
George T. Wiseman, July 7, 1863.
Forty-seventh Regiment (Ninety Days).
Surgeon.
William H. Egle, July 11, 1863.
First Battalion (One Hundred Days).
First Lieutenant Company II.
J. W. Woodburn, July 22, 1864.
Second Lieutenant Company M.
Jeremiah W. Keener, July 22, 1864.
Independent Mounted Infantry.
Second Lieutenant.
J. W. Ellinger, Nov. 3, 1864.
FIRST REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
On the 20th of April the First Pennsylvania Regi-
ment of volunteer militia for the service of the na-
tional government was organized. Previous to the
receipt of marching orders the men were furnished
with muskets and muslin haversacks, and provided
with hard-tack and bacon and about twelve round of
ball-cartridge, which, for want of cartridge-boxes, were
carried in their pockets. On the night of the 20th of
April the regiment, under the command of Brig.-Gen.
George C. Wynkoop, left Harrisburg and proceeded
to a point near Cockeysville, on the Northern Cen-
tral Railroad. This movement was made with the
design of protecting the bridges on this road and
eventually of opening communication with Wash-
ington, which, since the passage of the Massachu-
setts troops, had been broken. But, upon the repre-
sentation of leading public men of Maryland that a
military occupation and a resort to violent measures
at this time might precipitate a collision and lead to
the secession of the State, the authorities ordered a
retrograde movement, and on the following Monday
evening the command retired to Camp Scott, near the
town of York. The regiment remained there, drill-
ing in anticipation of immediate service in the field,
until the 14th of May, when it was detailed to guard
the Northern Central Railroad from the Pennsylva-
nia line to Druid Park, near Baltimore.
On the 25th of May, having been relieved by the
Twelfth Pennsylvania Regiment, Col. Campbell, it
was ordered to move to Catonsville, Maryland, to
guard the roads leading to Frederick City and Har-
per's Ferry. Tents and camp equipage were here
supplied, which had hitherto been wanting, all efforts
to obtain them having proved fruitless. On the 29th
it was ordered to advance about five miles to the
village of Franklintown, where it was posted, and
remained guarding the same avenues as before.
On the 3d of June the regiment was ordered to
Chambersburg to join the forces there concentrating.
It was placed in camp, remaining several days, en-
gaged in drill and field discipline. It was assigned
to the Second Brigade, Second Division of Gen.
Patterson's army. The brigade was soon after or-
dered to Hagerstown, and advanced to and en-
camped near the village of Funkstown. While at
this place upon one occasion the whole encamp-
ment was aroused at midnight in anticipation of the
enemy and hurriedly marched to Williamsport, on
the Potomac, which was reached at day-break. Re-
maining until the following evening, no enemy being
discovered, it was ordered to return to camp, reaching
it about midnight. The regiment was here supplied
with new uniforms. Previous to this time the men
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had suffered for the want of adequate clothiug,
though the destitution had been greatly relieved
by a partial supply sent by kind friends at Easton.
A few days later, on the 21st of June, orders were
received from the commanding general to prepare
three days' cooked rations, and, taking transporta-
tion and ten days' rations, to move with all possible
dispatch and occupy Frederick, Maryland. In obe-
dience to this order the regiment struck tents the
same evening, and on the 22d arrived at Frederick
and reported to Governor Hicks. The regiment
remained here about two weeks, constantly improv-
ing in field exercises and military discipline. It was
next ordered to Martinsburg, Virginia. Return-
ing through Boonsborough, it encamped the same
night on Kennedy's farm, and on the following day
arrived at Williamsport. Fording the Potomac, it
advanced to Falling Waters. Next day, resuming
the march, it arrived at Martinsburg, meeting the
whole division commanded by Gen. Patterson.
When, on the 14th of July, the division under
Gen. Patterson moved towards Bunker Hill, the First
Regimeut, in obedience to this order, remained at
Martinsburg, which had now become the base of sup-
ply. Two days later the regiment was ordered to
Charlestown, where it again met and rejoined the di-
vision. Here, on the 17th of July, an order was re-
ceived to have the men prepared with ten days' cooked
rations in haversacks, and be ready to move without
baggage. On this day it had been arranged that a
battle should be fought by the army under McDowell,
but was delayed till four days later.
The plan of campaign, as disclosed by the orders
of the general-in-chief, contemplated that the army
under Patterson should keep in front of the enemy
and prevent his advance into Maryland or Pennsyl-
vania, and make demonstrations in favor of the army
operating under McDowell in front of Washington,
with a conditional purpose of striking the enemy a
damaging blow, if a favorable opportunity offered.
These demonstrations were continued till it was sup-
posed that the contemplated battle before Washing-
ton had been fought. Gen. Scott had given notice
to Gen. Patterson that the movement would com-
mence on the 16th, again that it had been commenced
on the 17th, and finally that the decisive battle would
be fought on the 18th. On the 21st, the, regiment,
was ordered to move to Harper's Ferry, from whence,
on the 23d, it marched to Sandy Hook, and on the
same evening took the train for Harrisburg, where
the men were honorably discharged and mustered out.
During the time that the regiment was in service,
it did not participate in any battles ; but its timely
arrival in the field accomplished much good by check-
ing any rash movement on the part of rebels in arms
along our borders. The duties it was called upon to
perform were faithfully done, and its good conduct,
under all circumstances, was appreciated and ac-
knowledged by its superior officers.
KOLL OF COMPANY E, FIRST REGIMENT (THREE MONTHS'
SERVICE).
Recruited at Harrisburg and mustered in April 18, 1861.
Captain.
Jacob M. Eyster.
First Lieutenant.
George W. P. Davis.
Second Lieutenant.
J. Wesley Awl.
1. Isaac R. Dunkleberger.
2. Charles A. Stoner.
1. George W. McAllister.
2. James A. Carman.
Black, Thomas J.
Boughter, John.
Brady, John C.
Bell, Robert F.
Carman, Franklin H.
Child, Sullivan S.
Draker, John.
Dimmers, John K.
Eck, Ellis L.
Ehrman, Robert F.
Embick, Elijah S.
Grey, William Henry.
Geety, William W.
Galbraith, John F.
Grier, Robert D.
Gardner, Thomas A.
Heikel, Henry.
Hicks, Josiah B.
Hummel, W. H. H.
Hass, Jerome.
Hooper, Penbrooke.
Hynicka, Johu M.
Housechilt, Henry.
Hoppy, Emanuel.
Hummel, Jacob.
Knepley, Edward 0.
Kune, James B.
Kuhn, Amos R.
Kirkpatiick, William.
Longnecker, Andrew J
Longnecker, William.
Letb, Sobieski.
Sergeants.
3. Samuel Eberly.
4. Valentine R. Hummel.
Corporals.
3. Levi Weaver, Jr.
4. Daniel Barr.
David Hummel.
Privates.
Ltldwig, Peter.
McComus, John.
Miller, Conrad.
McConnell, Henry 0.
Mager, Allen C.
McCollum, John.
Mish, Henry A.
Miles, Harrison W.
McCoy, William F.
McCallen, Thomas.
McClune, Thomas.
Nellie, Thomas.
Parkhill, William A.
Pennirman, Robert.
Pinner, Henry.
Roat, John.
Raymond, Jacob H.
Rutherford, Samuel.
Kingler, William A.
Rapp, William R.
Reynolds, George.
Roth, John E. L.
Suydam, Charles A.
Sullivan, John H.
Sbeffer, Theodore K.
Swaitz, Henry A. M.
Tunis, Edwin T.
Weirman, Samuel F.
Waterhouse, Harper C
Weichel, Jacob S.
Wilt. Jacob.
Winters, Amos.
SECOND REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
The Second Regiment was formed from companies
hastily recruited in obedience to the call for volun-
teers. Recruiting commenced on the loth of April,
1861, and as fast as companies and squads were ac-
cepted they reported at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg.
On the 21st of April, the officers of ten companies
were ordered to hold an election at York for field
officers of a regiment, at which the following were
chosen and duly commissioned : Frederick S. Stum-
baugh, of Chambersburg, colonel ; Thomas Welsh,
of Columbia, lieutenant-colonel ; James Given, from
captain of Company G, of West Chester, major.
Isaac S. Waterbury was appointed adjutant.
On the evening of Saturday, April 20th, the same
day on which the regiment was organized, it left Har-
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risburg by rail for Washington, but halted at Cock-
eysville, Md., at daylight on Sunday morning, the
railroad bridge at that point having been destroyed.
After remaining in bivouac and under arms for about
forty-eight hours, the regiment was ordered back to
York, Pa., where it remained in camp of instruction
till the first day of June, when the command was
ordered to Chambersburg. In the army organization
which here ensued, the Second Regiment was as-
signed to the Second Brigade of the Second Divis-
ion.
Gen. Robert Patterson had been assigned by Gov-
ernor Curtin on the 16th of April to the command of
Pennsylvania troops, and a few days thereafter, while
busily engaged in organizing and sending them for-
ward to points threatened, he was, by the order of
Lieut. -Gen. Scott, placed in command of the " De-
partment of Washington," embracing the States of
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and the District
of Columbia, with headquarters at Philadelphia.
The quota of Pennsylvania troops, with an excess of
some ten regiments, having been organized and placed
in the field, and all the lines of communication lead-
ing to Washington having been opened and securely
guarded, Gen. Patterson proceeded, on the 2d of
June, to Chambersburg, where a camp had been
formed under Maj.-Gen. William H. Keim, and as-
sumed command, with the design of operating against
the rebel army in the Shenandoah Valley, which was
now threatening the contiguous parts of Maryland
and Pennsylvania.
As early as the 20th of June, Gen. Scott had re-
quested Gen. Patterson to propose to him a plan of
operations. On the 21st the latter submitted one,
which in substance proposed to occupy Maryland
Heights with a brigade, and to fortify and arm with
heavy artillery ; to make Frederick. Md., the base of
supply, with a guard which should act as a sustain-
ing force to the command on Maryland Heights ; to
send all other available force, horse, foot, and artil-
lery, across the Potomac to unite with Col. Stone at
Leesburg, to operate from that point as circumstances
should demand. This plan was not approved by
Gen. Scott, and on the 25th of June he gave per-
emptory orders to Gen. Patterson to keep in front of
the enemy while he remained in force between Win-
chester and the Potomac. The army having been
ordered to move to Williamsport, the Second Regi-
ment broke camp at Chambersburg on the 16th of
June, and moving by rail to Hagerstown, went into
camp at the village of Funkstown. Remaining here
until the 23d, it was ordered forward towards the
Potomac and encamped about four miles from the
river. Crossing the Potomac with Geu. Patterson's
combined army on the 2d of July, it advanced to
Martinsburg. The enemy, having been pushed back
from point to point, had finally established himself
in an intrenched camp at Winchester. On the 15th
of July, leaving two regiments at Martinsburg to
guard his supplies, Gen. Patterson marched with the
remainder of his force to Bunker Hill, driving John-
ston's advanced guard from the place, and on the
16th of July, the day on which, according to the
telegrams of Gen. Scott, Beauregard was to be at-
tacked at Manassas, he made a demonstration in
force, driving the enemy's pickets in upon his main
line. On the 17th of June, Gen. Patterson trans-
ferred his whole command by a rapid movement to
Charlestown. The term of service of the Second
Regiment having already expired, it moved on the
23d of July from Charlestown, and marching to Har-
per's Ferry, was taken by rail to Harrisburg, where,
on the 26th of July, it was mustered out of service.
ROLL OF COMPANY I, SECOND REGIMENT (THREE MONTHS'
SERVICE).
Recruited at Harrisburg, and mustered in April 20, 1S61
Captain.
William B. Sipes.
First Lieutenant.
Henry Davis.
Seeoiid Lieutenant.
Charles C. Davis.
Sergeants.
1. Robert S. Boyd.
3. Lewis Kurtz.
2. Joel Landani.
■i. Henry H. Lutz.
Corporals.
1. Samuel S. Davis.
3. James A. Johnson.
2. Samuel Bernlieisel.
4. John D. Black.
Musicians.
John Fox.
John Davis.
Privates.
Allen, Lot B.
Long, Jerome.
Baninger, Jacob P.
Lucas, George W.
Bates, Martin G.
McCormick, Levi.
Bates, John.
McGinley, Edward L.
Brestle, Henry.
McGinley, Daniel.
Curry, Thomas.
McKinley, Joseph R.
Crabb, George W., Jr.
McCarrolI, Hugh.
Crist, Addison.
Mara, Michael.
Carichner, William.
Mochernmn, Solomon.
Carichner, Godfrey.
Mocherman, William.
Colie, Edward.
Martin, David.
Davis, James.
Matzbaugher, William.
Dinwiddie, John.
Mullin, John.
Daly, Benjamin.
Misb, Simon Cameron.
Eitelbush, Peter F.
Miller, Alexander S.
Faugel, Frederick.
Miller, Porter.
Fauvil, James.
Mack, John.
Forgy, John F.
Murry, John.
Finnegan, Patrick.
Mountz, John G.
Frost, William.
Milligan, Joseph.
Geety, Frederick H.
Myers, William.
Gilroy, William.
Nixon, Robert.
Henderson, William.
Neff, Henry.
Harvey, James.
Paulis, George.
Hinpel, Charles F.
Rickurd, David.
Hoover, William H.
Robinson, William.
Hoyer, Joseph H.
Starry, George W.
Hoffman, Henry.
Spayd, William F.
Johnson, Frederick.
Tierney, Felix.
Kline, George W.
Walton, Frank.
Loyer, Jacob.
Wyniogs, Hiram J.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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ROLL OF COMPANY F, TENTH REGIMENT (THREE MONTHS'
SERVICE).
Recruited «l Lyltms, and muttered in April 26, 1861.
Captain.
Edward G. Savage.
First Lieutenant.
Jacob Alvord.
Second Lieutenant.
George Hain.
Sergeants.
1, Robert Bainbridge.
3. Franklin Douden.
2. Samuel Thompson.
4. Henry Keiser.
Cor%
orals.
1. William Reiser.
3. Joel Myers.
2. John Davis.
Mus
4. Benjamin Rissler.
George W. Clark.
Jonathan Hoffman.
Privates.
Bordner, Jacob.
Matter, John L.
Bowman, John A.
Miller, David.
Buchen, John.
Matter, Henry C.
Bailey, William.
Myers, George.
Brown, Edward.
McCarty, John.
Brown, Isaiah.
Mumma, Samuel.
Bossier, Jacob F.
Matter, Emanuel.
Bakley, John.
Niblo, Theophilus.
Carpenter, Thomas B.
Porter, John.
Dietrick, Henry.
Polm, Michael.
Deitrick, Thomas E.
Roberts, Joseph .
Eby, William.
Rumberger, John.
Fox, Henry W.
Renner, Michael,
Fox. David.
Rudisill, Solomon.
Ferree, James M.
Robinson, David.
Forney, John W.
Shindler, Frederick.
Fortman, Edward J.
Spangler, John H.
Feindt, Henry.
Spangler, Cyrus.
Gratz, John C.
Shell, Jacob.
Gable, Levi.
Smith, Jacob R.
Grahn, Samuel.
Saylor, David.
Hoffman. Michael, Jr.
Sieger, Cyrus.
Hoober, Daniel.
Stuart, Cornelius.
Hart, James M.
Smink, Reuben.
Hawk, Jeremiah.
Sparks, John.
Hoffman, Michael, Sr.
Schell, Samuel.
Harper, Wlllard G.
Workman, David.
Israel, Daniel.
Wagner, George H.
Jeneskey, Joseph.
Witman, Joseph.
Keiser, Alexander.
Weaver, John J.
Long, John L.
Walter, William.
Lucas, Peter.
Yeager, John H.
FIFTEENTH REGIMENT
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUN
TEERS.
The " Verbeke Rifles," constituting Company E
of the Fifteenth Regiment of Pennsylvania Volun-
teers, was emphatically a Harrisburg company, and
although the third in the field from the city of Har-
risburg, is claimed as the first volunteer organization
of the county raised under the President's first call for i
troops to put down the Rebellion. The Cameron i
Guards and the State Guards were both militia organ-
izations, and were recruited to their maximum number
after the President's first proclamation for volunteers
was issued, and they formed constituent parts of the
First and Second Regiments of Pennsylvania Volun-
teers. The patriotism of William F. Verbeke, Esq.,
of Harrisburg, was fired by the treasonable attack '.t'
the rebels on Fort Sumter, and promptly, on the call
of the government for volunteers to defend her honor,
Mr. Verbeke was foremost in the good work at Har-
risburg in recruiting men for the military service. He
was untiring in his energy, and lavish in the expend-
iture of his money in raising troops for the govern-
ment. He quartered and fed the recruits at his own
expense, and threw wide open the doors of his private
residence to soldiers generally, generously feeding the
hungry, lodging the weary, and nursing the sick. The
compliment of naming the company in his honor and
giving him the nomination of its officers was most
worthily bestowed upon a true patriot, a generous-
hearted and most exemplary citizen. The nomina-
tions of John Neviu for captain, H. C. Alleman for
first lieutenant, and Henry Lyne for second lieuten-
ant were unanimously ratified by the company. The
company marched into Camp Curtin on the 30th of
April, and were at once mustered into the United
States service by Capt. Seneca G. Simmons, U.S.A.,
for the period of three months. The Verbeke Rifles
completed the organization of the regiment, and its
colonel, R. A. Oakford, was placed in command of
Camp Curtin, and Lieut. Alleman was made post-
adjutant. The regiment was ordered to Lancaster,
Pa., and on the 13th of May encamped on the Fair
Grounds near that city, where they were formed into
a brigade under Gen. James S. Negley. Here they
drilled until the 3d of June, when they embarked for
Chambersburg, going into camp about six miles be-
yond that town, where they remained one week, and
then marched to Hagerstown, Md., where they formed
a part of the Second Division, under Maj.-Gen. Keim.
Near this town they encamped a few days, and then
marched to the Potomac River, near Williamsport,
on the famous battle-field of Antietam, where some of
them afterwards fell in that sanguinary struggle. On
the 1st of July they forded the Potomac River at Wil-
liamsport, under Maj.-Gen. Patterson, and constituted
a portion of the reserve at the battle of Falling Waters.
They occupied Martinsburg on the following day, and
celebrated the 4th of July by placing the " stars and
stripes" on the Berkeley County court-house. Halt-
ing here a few days while armed recognizances were
constantly thrown out to feel the whereabouts and
strength of the enemy, a march to Bunker Hill was
made, driving in the pickets of the rebel general, Jo-
seph E. Johnston, who was found strongly fortified at
Winchester, as was demonstrated by our recognizance.
After a rest here of two days the army made a demon-
stration against Johnston's lines and then directed to
the left, occupying Charlestowu on the 12th of July,
where they remained until the following Sunday, when
they marched homewards and occupied Harper's Ferry,
hearing distinctly the booming of the distant cannon
at the battle of Bull Run. Remaining one week at
Harper's Ferry, the regiment marched back to Ha-
gerstown, and were mustered out of service at Carlisle
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
on the following 8th of August, when they were paid
off in gold. This company lost three of its men by
death. Lieut. Lyne resigned just previous to the regi-
ment crossing the Potomac, and was succeeded by
First Sergt. Samuel Wolfe, who was afterwards, as a
lieutenant of the Forty-sixth Regiment, killed at the
head of his command. During the last two months
of their term of service Capt. Nevin and Lieut. Alle-
man acted upon a general court-martial in conjunc-
tion with their company duties, Lieut. Alleman being
the judge-advocate of the court. With scarcely an ex-
ception all of the survivors of this company returned
to the field, and while many of them became distin-
guished for gallantry, nearly all of them were promoted
during the war to the grades of line-officers, while some
of them reached the highest rank of field-officers.
The Verbeke Rifles did their full duty, and its mem-
bers acquitted themselves in subsequent organizations
with credit to themselves, and honor to the good old
county of Dauphin.
ROLL OF COMPANY E, FIFTEENTH KEGIMENT (THREE
MONTHS' SERVICE).
Recruited at Hamsbury, and mattered ia May 1, 1S61.
Sbindle, Isaac.
Snyder, Simon.
Stahler, John R.
Swineford, Oscar.
Stechley, William
Stine, John N.
Tearney, John.
Thomas, Lorenzo.
Weaver, George.
Winters, Joseph.
Wills, William C.
Wyant, Jeremiah.
Captain.
John Nevin.
First Lieutenant.
H. C. Alleman.
Second Lieutenants.
Henry Lyne.
Samuel Wolf.
Sergeants.
1. Isaac G. Black.
3. Daniel Basehore.
2. Daniel J. Gruver.
4. Christopher Gould.
Corporals.
1. Anthony W. Black.
3. Benjamin F. Bowman
2. James McLeer.
4. George B. Egle.
Musicians.
William Ehler.
George W. Monroe.
Privates.
Agle, Jacob.
Knipe, John.
iyres, Charles.
Kuhn, Albert J.
Alleman, Frederick 0.
Kilhurn, Michael.
Black, David.
Killing, John.
Black, George F.
Lechler, Anthony.
Buchanan, Porter.
Lessick, Samuel.
Brooks, Henry.
Lowe, Jacob.
Bratton, Albert P.
McGrath, Patrick.
Blesh, David.
Martin, Jacob.
Brumbaugh, James.
McLaughlin, Peter.
Campbell, Patrick.
Menges, Michael.
Connelly, Thomas.
McNiff, Patrick.
Carter, Lewis.
McKnight, John A.
Deibler, Levi.
Mott, Joseph.
Derstine, George A.
Marshall, John K.
Dunkle, Peter.
Mumma, Pavid H.
Elliott, James.
Price, John.
Ettien.Pbtlip.
Powell, Edward.
Foster, Daniel.
Patton, William.
Grubb, John H.
Pratt, Samuel.
Givler, Benjamin.
Rupley, James.
Gibson, William L.
Roberts, Peter T.
tfross, Samuel.
Reiss, John Baltzer.
Hetrick, Jacob D.
Rush, Christian.
Hackett, James J.
Rees, James.
Harrison, John G.
Rice, Edward.
Hendrickson, Ellis S.
Reuter, Martin.
Jackson, Cyrus.
Shaner, Jacob V.
ROLL OF COMPANY F, TWENTY-FIFTH REGIMENT (THREE
MONTHS' SERVICE).
Recruited at Harrisburg, and mustered in May 2, 1861.
Henry McCormick.
First Lieutenant.
William W. Jennings.
Second Lieutenant.
George W. Fisher.
1. James R. Kei
2. George Willis
1. Eugene Snyder.
2. Henry C. Doll.
Aldricks, William K.
Armstrong, William W.
Andrews, Zachary T.
Bigler, John A.
Brooke, Jacob P.
Bolmer, Benjamin F.
Boyd, Jacob M.
Cathcart, Thomas L., Jr.
Care, John.
Carson, William H.
Conrad, JameB.
Coii, George V.
DeHaven, William H.
Doan, Aaron.
Elder, John.
Ensminger, John T.
Foster, Andrew J.
Fry, John W.
Fuller, George W.
Gotshall, John.
Greenawalt, Theodore D.
Humphries, Guy C.
Hickok, Edmund H.
Humes, Thomas J.
Houston, William F.
Hyers, William H.
Hill, Richard.
Horning, George.
Henderson, Samuel J.
Hallock, William D. P.
Jones, Ephraim N.
Mager, John C.
Henry Potts, Jr.
George A. Brooks.
3. Joshua W. Muench.
4. John M. Major.
Privates.
Myers, George.
Myers, William A.
Mitchell, Joseph J.
Mather, Edmund.
Martin, Thomas A.
Pollock, Edwin.
Piatt, Charles N.
Pilkay, Joseph J.
Parke, John B.
Pickering, Henry Y.
Rohrer, Jacob.
Rice, George.
Royer, John W.
Roat, Abraham.
Rawn, Charles C, Jr.
Rhodes, John.
Robinson, Peter.
Santo, Andrew.
Simmons, Oliver B.
Swartz, Jacob A.
Small, Arthur F.
Sample, Thomas.
Stewart, James.
Smith, Albert.
Troupe, John R.
Worrall, Isaac J.
Woodley, William W.
Winebrenner, Albert M
Witmau, Edward L.
Witnian, Luther R.
Ward, Albert C.
Weir, James W.
CHAPTER XXV.
The War for the Union (continued)— The Reserves and other Three-Year
Organizations— The Thirty -fifth, Forty-first, Forty-fourth, Forty-sixth,
Fifty-fourth, and Fifty-fifth Regiments.
ROLL OF COMPANY G, THIRTY-FIFTH REGIMENT (SIXTH
RESERVE, THREE YEARS' SERVICE).
Recruited at Middletown.
Captains.
Jacob Reiner, April 22, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 10, 1862.
Charles Allen, April 18, 18G1 ; pro. from 1st lieut. to capt. April 3, 1863 ;
brev. inaj. March 13, 1865; wounded at Fredericksburg Dec. 13,
GENERAL HISTORY.
155
186'.!, and Wilderness May, 1864; must, out with company June 11,
1864.
First Lii'utenant.
B. F. Ashent'elter, April 18, 1861 ; pro. from 2d to 1st lieut. April 3, 1863 ;
brev. capt. March 13, 1865 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Second Lieutenants.
John Yentzer, April 18, 1861 ; res. Nov. 15, 1861.
John McWilliams, April 18, 1861 ; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. April
3, 1863; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
First Sergeants.
Joseph B. Rife, April 22, 1861 ; disch. Aug. 5, 1861, to accept promotion
as 2d lieut. 6th U. S. Inf.
George W. Horn, July 24,1861; killed in action May 8,1864; buried
in Wilderness burial-ground.
Sergeants.
John R. Stoner, June 5, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. Aug. 1, 1862 ; must, out with
company June 11, 1864.
Wall. W. Johnson, July 22, 1861; pro. to sergt. April 11, 1863; must.
out with company June 11, 1864.
B. R. Hayhurst, April 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
John A. Bonner, April 18, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 23, 1863.
James H. Stanley, April 18, 1861; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31,
1S64; veteran.
Corporals.
George W. Gray, April 22, 1861 ; wounded at North Anna May 23, 1864 ;
absent at muster out.
Joseph A. Peters, April 19, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
George W. Cole, April 20, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V "May 31, 1864 ;
veteran.
John D. Books, April 18, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864 ;
veteran.
Lorenzo Horn, April 18, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864;
veteran.
Thomas H. Abbott, April 19, 1861 ; pro. to sergt.-maj. April 11, 1863.
William Fitting, April 22, 1861 ; killed at Fredericksburg Dec. 13, 1862.
Jacob Shapley, Jan. 1, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll ; veteran.
Samuel Sides, Dec. 22, 1863 ; not on muster-out roll ; veteran.
Calvin McClung, Dec. 22, 1863; not on muster-out roll ; veteran.
Privates.
Alleman, Benjamin F., April 18, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 29,
1862.
Baskins, George W., May 3, 1S61 ; must, out with company June 11,
1864.
Bishop, Jacob, May 3, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Berst, Levi, July 15, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Breckbill, Pierce, April 18, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Bear, Henry A., April 18, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864;
veteran.
Barnes, Simon, April 18, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864 ;
veteran.
Bomberger, Michael, Sept. 5, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31,
1864; veteran.
Burg, William, May 1, 1861; died at Tenallytown Aug. 5, 1861.
Bailey, Joseph, April 18, 1861 ; killed at Antietam Sept. 17, 1862.
Curry, William M., July 15, 1861; must, out with company June 11,
1864.
Chub, John, April 18, 1861; must out with company June 11, 1864.
Cole, Alonzo, April 18, 1861; trans, from Vet. Res. Corps; must, out
with company June 11, 1864.
Camp, Simon C, April 18, 1861; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Conroy, William, April 18, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Cain, William, April 19, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif Dec. 27, 1861.
Church, George H., April 18,1361; disch. March 20, 1863, for wounds
received in action.
Cover, John, July 15, 1861; disch. Feb. 15, 1S63, for wounds received in
action.
Cornwall, Charles, April 22, 1861.
Depue, James F., April 18, 1861 ; absent, in hospital, at muster out .
Dewalt, John, April 20, 1861; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864;
veteran.
Dailey, Patrick, April 25, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 2, 1861.
Embick, Jacob A., April 20, 1861; must, out with company June 11,
1864.
Eichelburger, George, April 2'l, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regl. P. V. May
3'., 1864; veteran.
Etter, John C, April 18, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 11, 1863.
Eichelberger, H., Feb. 22, 1864 ; killed at Bethesda Church May 30, 1864.
Elliott, Reuben, July 15, 1861.
Fish, Lewis, July 15, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864;
Fisher, Peter H., April 28, 1861.
Giverren, Patrick, May 1, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864-
Gosline, James D., July 22, 1861 ; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Graybill, Jacob, April 22, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864 ;
veteran.
Garrigan, James, April 23, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. June, 1862.
Gibbons, Jacob, May 1, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif Oct. 8, 1862.
Goss, George W., Sept. 1, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864 ;
veteran.
Gould, James S., Feb. 1, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Fob. 10, 1863.
Geist, James, May 1, 1861 ; died at Alexandria Jan. 24, 1863; grave 700.
Hughes, Christian, April 20,1861; must, out with company June 11,
1864.
Hemperly, George L-, April 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11,
1864.
Hain, Robert, April 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11; 1864.
Houser, Frederick M., July 10, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31,
1864; veteran.
Henderson, Martin, April 22, 1861 ; died Dec. 14, 1862, of wounds re-
ceived in action.
Jury, Adam, Jan. 16, 1864 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864.
Kough, Henry A., April 22, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 2, 1862.
Kohler, Charles, Feb. 4, 1864; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864.
Linn, Jacob, April 18, 1861 : must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Lockard, John, May 1, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864 ;
veteran .
Lemon, John, May 1, 1S61 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31, 1S64;
veteran .
Leggore, William, Sept. 13, 1861; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31,
1864 ; veteran.
Lloyd, John, March 7, 1864 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31, 1S64.
Montgomery, John, April 20, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31,
1864; veteran.
Montgomery, William, April 20, 1S61 ; trans, to 19lst Regt. P. V. May
31,1864; veteran.
Manly, Amos, April 18, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31, 1S64 ;
veteran.
Martin, Jacob G., April 19, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31,
1864 ; veteran.
Marquit, Andrew B., April 20, 1S61 ; disch. on 6urg. certif., date un-
known.
Mushon , Francis, April 19, 1S61 ; trans, to gunboat service Feb. 19, 1862.
Murphy, Bernard, Aug. 29, 1862 ; killed at Antietam Sept. 17, 1S62.
Orth, William H. H., April 19, 1861.
Peirce, Cyrus H., April 19, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1S64.
Peirce, George W., April 19,1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Peters, Johu W., April IS, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Powell, James, April 18, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 16, 1S63.
Peters, John M., July 1, 1861 ; killed at Antietam Sept. 17, 1862.
Penneman, Robert, Sept. 1, 1S61 ; killed at Gettysburg July 3, 1863.
Quinsler, William, May 3, 1861 ; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31, 1S64;
veteran.
Rouse, Franklin, April 18, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 13, 1862.
Reichenbach, Peter, Oct. 14, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 27, 1862.
Roburm, James, March 8, 1864 ; died May 9, 1S64; buried in Military
Asylum Cemetery.
Sullivan, Cornelius, April 18, 1861; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-
House May 13, 1S64 ; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Snavely, John D., July 15, 1S61 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House
May 12, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Strauss, Aaron G., April 24, 1861 ; disch. Feb. 20, 1863, for wounds re-
ceived in action.
Stores, Jonas F., July 22, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 3, 1S62.
Specht, Henry D., Nov. 28,1861; trans, to 191st Rogt. P. V. May 31,
1S64; veteran.
Simmers, Charles, Sept. 13, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 10, 1S63.
Stehman, Henry C, April 20, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 23,
1863.
Strickland, William, Feb. 2, 1864; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. May 31,
1864.
156
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Smith, Edgar, May 1, 1801 ; died May 16, 1803.
Spencer, Lewis, May 10, 1861 ; killed at Spottsylvania Court-House May
12, 1864 ; buried in burial-ground at Wilderness.
Smith, Daniel, Feb. 22, 1804; killed at Spottsylvania Court-House May
12, 1864; buried in burial-ground at Wilderness.
Swigart, Aaron, April 19, 1861.
Swords, John, May 29, 1801 ; not on muster-out roll.
TownBend, W. Ford, May 1, 1801 ; com. 2d lieut. Dec. 4, 1801 ; not must. ;
must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Vincent, Robert W., April 20, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 4, 1862.
Waborn, Frank K., April 20, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 24, 1862.
Weist, Daniel, April 20, 1861 ; died Dec. 14, 1S62, of wounds received at
Fredericksburg.
Wilson, Daniel, April 20, 1861.
BOLL OF COMPANY D, FORTY-FIRST REGIMENT (TWELFTH
RESERVE, THREE YEARS' SERVICE).
Recruited in Dauphin County.
Captains.
Samuel Wilt, June 22, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 5, 1861.
Thomas D. Horn, June 22, 1861 ; pro. to capt. Nov. 5, 1861 ; disch. on
surg. certif. Feb. 10, 1863.
William H. Weaver, June 22, 1861 ; pro. from 1st lieut. to capt. Feb. 10,
1863; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
First Lieutenants.
Henry Mather, June 22, 1861 ; disch. Nov. 5, 1861.
Edward B. Snyder, June 22, 1861 ; pro. from 2d to 1st lieut. Feb. 10, 1863 ;
brev. capt. March 13, I860; must, out with company June 11, 1S64.
First Sergeants.
Robert Neidig, June 22, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864 ;
veteran.
Benjamin Brightbill, June 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11,
1864.
J. R. Baughmau, June 22, 1801 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31,
1864; veteran.
Sergeant.
William R. Peacock, June 22, 1S01 ; com. 2d lieut. Feb. 10, 1803 ; not
mastered; trans, to Company E, 190th Regt. P. V., May 31, 1864;
veteran.
Corporals.
Monroe B. Wenger, June 22, 1801 ; must, out with company June 11,
1S64.
John A. Walker, June 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1S64.
John Reimert, June 22, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864;
veteran.
Richard Fleming, June 22, 1801 ; di6ch. on surg. certif. Dec. 15, 1862.
John Irlam, June 22, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 27, 1S62.
John Good, June 22, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 5, 1862.
James M. Allen, June 22, 1861; drowned in Pamunkey River, June 4,
1864.
Aaron L. Burke, June 22, 1861 ; killed at Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1862.
Henry H. Hopple, June 22, 1861; killed at South Mountain Sept. 14,
1862.
Musician.
Charles Spickler, June 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1S64.
Privates.
Austin, William P., June 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11,
1864.
Anderson, William, June 22, 1S61 ; must, out with company June 11,
1864.
Brewster, Alex., June 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Bird, James, June 22, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864;
Bumbaugh, Isaac, June 22, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 5, 1S63.
Black, George F., June 22, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 21, 1863.
Barnes, William H., June 22, 1861 ; disch. Feb. 20, 1804, by sentence of
G. C. M.
Bates, John, June 22, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 22, 1862.
Beatty, John, July 22, 1861 ; killed at White Oak Swamp June 30, 1802.
Babb, John, June 22, 1861.
Brubaker, Samuel, June 22, 1801.
Boston, Lewis, June 22, 1861.
Bryan, John, June 22, 1801.
Clunghart, John, June 22, 1801 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Campbell, Daniel, June 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Collins, Frank, June 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, J864.
Carroll, Frank. June 22, 1801 ; absent at muster out.
Conner, Thomas, June 22, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864 ;
veteran.
Carpenter, David H., June 22, 1861; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31,
1864; veteran.
Curtis, James, Feb. 15, 1864 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864.
Carter, George, June 22, 1861; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Donahue, John, July 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Dugan, Samuel, June 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
DeWolf, John A., June 22, 1801 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31,
1864; veteran.
Detrick, Charles, June 22, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31 , 1864 ;
veteran.
Fraukhouser, C, June 22, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864 ;
veteran.
Fulton, William, June 22, 1861 ; died of wounds received May 13, 1864.
Fetterman, George, June 22, 1861.
Fuller, Edward, June 22, 1861.
Garman, George, June 22, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 28, 1862.
Garman, Heury, June 22, 1801 ; disch. by order of War Department,
Oct. 24, 1862.
Garner, Adam, June 22, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864;
veteran.
Gurtler, George, Feb. 1, 1864 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864.
Garst, Samuel, June 22, 1861 ; killed at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862.
Gurtner, John, Feb. 26, 1864; died May 11, 1S64, of wounds received
May 6, 1864.
Hawck, William, July 22, 1861; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Hughes, Richard, June 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1804.
Holt, John, July 20, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Heusler, Peter, June 22, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 18, 1802.
Hicks, John, June 22, 1801; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864;
veteran.
Hudgeon, John, June 22, 1861; trans, to U. S. Signal Corps Aug. 29,
1861.
Hall, Thomas, June 22, 1861.
Hilbert, James, June 22, 1861.
Hall, Robert, June 22, 1861.
Haines, Charles, June 22, 1861.
Jones, John, June 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Karnes, John, June 22, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 1, 1863.
Krouse, Nicholas, June 22, 1861 ; trans, to artillery July 18, 1S62.
Kraft, Henry, May 15, 1S61 ; pro. to com. sergt., date unknown.
Kelley, Isaac, July 6, 1861; died at Georgetown, D. C, Dec. 10, 1801. '
Kuglen, George, July 6, 1861.
Lepley, Samuel, June 25, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Lewis, Henry G., June 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Long, Joseph W., June 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Leiby, Alexander, July 29, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Lyons, Edward, June 22, 1861; disch. by order of War Department
Nov. 26, 1862.
McLain, George, Juno 22, 1S61 ; must, out with company June 1 1, 1804.
McLaster, John, July 11, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Mills, James, June 22, 1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Maurer, Charles, June 22, 1S61 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Miller, George, June 22, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864 ;
veteran.
Mann, Francis F., June 22, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31,
1864 ; veteran.
Murphy, John, June 22, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. May 23, 1862.
McCabe, Harrison, Aug. 29, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31,
1864.
McDaniels, Samuel, June 22, 1861; trans, to artillery, Aug. 1, 1862.
Marthin, John, June 22, 1861; captured at Gettysburg July 3, 1863
disch. June 11, 1864.
McCoy, Hugh, June 22, 1861 ; killed at White Oak Swamp, Va.,
June 30, 1862.
McCord, Thomas, June 22, 1861 ; died at Alexandria, Va., Sept. 18, 1861 ;
grave 293.
McFarland, William, June 22, 1861; killed at South Mountain Sept. 14
1862.
Moorehead, Christian, June 22, 1861 ; killed by accident Sept. 26, 1861.
Miller, Edward, June 22, 1861 ; died Nov. 1, 1861 ; buried in Military
Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
GENERAL HISTORY.
157
Quiun, John, June 22, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, date unknown.
Quen/.ler, Valentine, June 22, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31,
1864; veteran.
Redfern, Samuel, July 11, 1SG1 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Ray, Thomas, Feb. 11, 1864; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864.
Reichart, Samuel, Feb. 29, 1864; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864.
Stevens, Edward, June 22, 1861 ; trans, to U. S. Signal Corps, Aug. 29,
1861 ; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Spaulding, Theodore S., June 22, 1861; disch. on Surg, certif. Feb. 17,
1863.
Shoemaker, George, June 22, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 3, 1862.
Strauser, Adam, June 22, 1861 ; disch. by order of War Department
Oct. 24, 1862.
Segar, Henry, June 22, 1861 ; missing in action at Bristoe Station, Va.,
Oct. 14, 1863.
Simpson, Robert, June 22, 1861; killed at Gaines' Mill June 27, 1S62.
Shaffer, James, July 6, 1861.
Skidmore, Thomas, June 22, 1861.
Tell, Michael L., June 22, 1861 : killed at Fredericksburg Dec. 13,1862.
Walker, George W., June 22,1861 ; wounded at Bull Run Aug. 30,1862;
must, out with company June 11, 1864.
Winters, Jeremiah, June 22, 1861; must, out with company June 11,
1864.
Woodall, Charles, June 22, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 22, 1862.
Weaver, Philip, June 22, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 14, 1862.
Weaver, Peter, June 22, 1S61 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864 ;
veteran.
Woodall, James T., July 6* 1861 ; pro. to q.m.-sergt., date unknown.
Woodall, William H., June 22, 1861 ; trans, to U. S. Signal Corps Aug.
29,1861.
Yohn, George, July 6, 1861 ; trans, to U. S. Army Nov. 25, 1862.
ROLL OF COMPANY G, FORTY-FOURTH REGIMENT (FIRST
CAVALRY, THREE YEARS' SERVICE).
Recruited at Harrisburg.
Captains.
Jacob Higgins, Aug. 28, 1861; pro. to lieut.-col. Aug. 18, 1861.
David Gardner, Sept. 27,1861; pro. from 1st lieut. to capt.; to major
Nov. 23, 1862.
Henry C. Beamer, August, 1861; pro. from sergt.-maj. to 1st lieut. Jul)'
17, 1862; to capt. Dec. 11, 1862; res. April 12, 1863.
Francis P. Confer, Sept. 1, 1862; pro. from private to com. sergt. Octo-
ber, 1861; to 2d lieut. Sept. 1, 1S62; to 1st lieut. Nov. 25, 1862; to
capt. April 12, 1863; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
First Lieutenants.
Hampton S. Thomas, Sept. 27, 1861 ; pro. from 2d to 1st lieut. September,
1861 : to capt. Co. M May 1, 1862.
Alonzo Reed, Nov. 25, 1862; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. Nov. 25,
1862 ; to 1st lieut. April 12, 1SG3 ; killed at St. Mary's Church, Va.,
June 24, 1864.
Hiram Piatt, Aug. 14, 1S64 ; pro. to 1st sergt. ; to 2d lieut. Aug. 14, 1864 ;
trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1864; must, out by consolidation June 20,
1865.
Second Lieutenants.
Henry C. Weir, Oct. 10, 1S61 ; pro. to capt. and A. A. G. on Gen. Bayard's
staff Aug. 7, 1862.
George J. Geiser, April 12,1863; pro. from sergt. maj. April 12, 1863;
disch. Feb. 17, 1864.
Quartermaster Sergeant.
Thomas McGinley, Aug. 28, 1861; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1S64; veteran.
Commissary Sergeant.
John W. Rhorback, Aug. 2S, 1861 ; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1S64; must,
out as sergt. Co. F June 20, 1865 ; veteran.
SergeantB.
William Strickland, Aug. 2S, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 1, 1861.
James McCahan, Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch on surg. certif. Feb. 1 , 1862.
John W. Bruner, Aug. 28, 1861 ; pris. June 9, 1863 ; trans, to U. S. Sig-
nal Corps March 1, 1864; veteran.
John 0. Clark, Aug. 28, 1861 ; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1S64 ; veteran.
Francis S. Speigle, Aug. 28, 1861 ; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1S64 ; veteran.
Samuel Kilpatrick, Aug. 28, 1861; trans, to Co. F. batt. Sept. 1, 1S64;
to Co. A. Nov. 1, 1864; pro. to 1st sergt.; com. 2d lieut. March 4,
1865 ; not must. ; must, out by consolidation June 20, 1S65.
John W. Taylor, Aug. 28, 1861 ; missing in action at St Mar;
Va., June 24, 1864.
George W. Cyphers, Aug. 28, 1801 ; must, out with compain
1864.
R. G. Howerter, Sept. 1, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Corporate.
John S. Stubbs, Aug. 28, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 1, 1881.
George W. Briggs, Aug. 28, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. March, 1862.
Horace Failes, Aug. 28, 1861 ; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out as
sergt. Co. F June 20, 1805 ; veteran.
John D. Richards, Aug. 28, 1861 ; wounded and prisoner June 24, 1864;
died at Andersonville Aug. 17, 1864; grave 5940; veteran.
Henry C. Portner, Aug. 28, 1861 ; died June 22, 1864, of wounds re-
ceived at White House, Va., June 21, 1864; veteran.
Philip Seiferts, Aug. 2S, 1801; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1804.
Jerome Eisbbaum, Aug. 28, 1861 ; captured June 9, 1863 ; wounded May
28, 1864; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Isaac Kennedy, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Samuel W. Reese, Aug. 28, 1861 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Adam Downs, Aug. 2S, 1871 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Buglers.
John H. Lantz, Aug. 28, 1861; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1864; veteran.
Milton Ruch, Aug. 28, 1S61 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Privates.
Adams, George, Aug. 2S, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Adams, James M., Aug. 28, 1861 ; pro. to 2d lieut. in Corps d'Afrbjue
June 8, 1864.
Boyer, Jacob, Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. June, 1863.
Boyer, William, Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 8, 1862.
Bailets, Russell, Aug. 28, 1861; trans, to Veteran Reserve Corps Sept.
23, 1863.
Bently, Abraham, Aug. 14, 1862; wounded at Brandy Station, Va., June
9, 1863; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out in Co. F May 27,
1865.
Benninghoff, James, Aug. 28, 1861 ; wounded and prisoner at Mine Run,
Va., from Nov. 27, 1863, to Nov. 20, 1S64 ; must, out March 6, 1865.
Corl, Abraham, Aug. 28, 1861 ; wounded at Bull Run Aug. 30, 1862, and
Malvern Hill July 28, 1S64; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Campbell, Daniel, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1S64.
Cory, Warren R., Aug. 28, 1861 ; wounded at Culpeper, Va., Sept. 13,
1S63; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Campbell, William S., Aug. 28, 1861 ; trans, to TJ. S. Signal Corps March
1, 1S64; veteran.
Conzler, Ernest, Aug. 28, 1861 ; pro. to hospital steward October, 1861.
Cory, George A., Aug. 9, 1862; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1804; must, out in
Co. F May 27, 1865.
Delaucy, William P., Aug. 2S, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept 9
1S64.
Ely, William, Aug. 28, 1S61 ; trans, to Veteran Corps Nov. 6, 1863.
Ells, William, Aug. 2S, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Farnwalt, Isaac, Aug. 2S,1S61 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1S04.
Fullertou, George, Aug. 28, 1S61 ; disch. March 1, 1862, for -wounds re-
ceived in action.
Fisher, George W., Aug. 2S, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. September, 1862.
Fritz, William D., Aug. 28, 1861 ; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1S64; veteran.
Greaves, Francis M., Aug. 28, 1S61 ; must, out with company Sept. 9,
1S64.
Griffin, John, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864,
Grey, Mercer, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, I86t
Gates, David H., Aug. 2S, 1S61 ; disch. August, 1862. tor wounds received
in action.
Guilder, Joseph, Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March, 1862.
Gilliland, Samuel, Aug. 14, 1862; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1804; must, out
in Co. F May 27, 1865.
Gray, William, Aug. 28, 1S61 ; died at Brooks' Station, Va., Dec. 87 1868
Gardner, Charles, Oct. 20, 1862; pro. to hospital steward Oct. 23. 1862.
Hall, Wilmer C, Sept. 1, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1S64.
Hull, Robert P., Aug. 28, 1S71 ; captured at Sulphur Springs, Va, Au-
gust, 1S62 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Hessner, Michael, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1S64.
Hughey, Samuel, Aug. 28, 1S61 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Harper, Jonathan, Aug. 2S, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. March 14, 1S62.
Hutchison, Charles H., Aug. 14, 1S62 ; disch. on surg. certif. June', 1S63.
Hatch, Arthur, Feb. 22, 1S64 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 17. 1864.'
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Higby, Charles, Aug. 14, 1862 ; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out
in Co. F May 27, 1865.
Hartsock, Thomas, Feb. 22, 1864 ; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1S64.
Hiler, Adam, Aug. 28, 1861; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1864 ; veteran.
Hoffman, William, Aug. 28, 1861 ; diBch. on surg. certif. Oct. 1, 1862.
Hawn, Samuel K. ; -wounded at St. Mary's Church, Va., June 24, 1864 ;
supposed to have died.
Kritzer, James C, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Lewis, John, Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. Sept. 1, 1861, for -wounds received in
action.
Lloyd, William P., Sept. 1, 1861 ; pro. to hospital steward Dec. 18, 1862.
McDonald, James W., Aug. 28, 1861 ; sick in hospital since July 1, 1863;
died, date unknown.
McCullough, John C, Aug. 28, 1861 ; trans, to Veteran Reserve Corps
Sept. 20, 1863.
McCahan, John, Aug. 28, 1861 ; pro. to com. sergt. Feb. 28, 1S62.
McFarland, Daniel, Aug. 28, 1861 ; captured Aug. 1, 1862 ; trans, to batt.
Sept. 1, 1864 ; veteran.
Mulliu, Patrick, Aug. 28, 1861 ; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1864 ; veteran.
Munch, William. Aug. 28, 1861 ; drowned in James River, near Turkey
Bend, May 16, 1864.
Myers, Israel, Aug. 28, 1861.
Newman, David W., Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept. 9,
1864.
Palsgrove, Samuel D., Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. April, 1863.
Pugh, Evan, Aug. 14, 1862; wounded at Brandy Station, Va., June 9,
1863; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1864; pro. to com. sergt.; must, out
May 27, 1865.
Page, Henry W., Aug. 28, 1861; killed at Milford Station, Va., May 21,
1864; veteran.
Reed, John M., Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Rhoades, Adam, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Rittle, Daniel, Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. April, 1863.
Ruggles, Albert, Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. 1862.
Renibaugh, Horatio, Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 1, 1862.
Box, Joseph, Aug. 28, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. October, 1862.
Reese, William H., Aug. 28, 1861 ; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out
as corp. Co. F June 20, 1865; veteran.
Boseuberger, Cyrus, Aug. 28, 1861 ; died at BrookB' Station, Va., Jan.
27, 1863.
Rhoads, William, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Stoner, Leonard, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Shawley, Henry, Aug. 28, 1861; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Swoap, Peter W„ Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March, 1862.
Seabolt, John, Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 1, 1862.
Stewart, C. E., Aug. 9, 1862 ; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out in
Company F May 27, 1865.
Speigle, Martin J., March 29, 1864; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1864.
Snell, Aaron, Aug. 28, 1861 ; wounded at Mine Run, Va., Nov. 27, 1S63;
trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out as Corp. Co. F June 20, 1865 ;
veterau.
Uhler, John, Aug. 28, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. March, 1862.
Wike, William, Aug. 28, 1861; must, out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Welty, Zachariah, Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 8, 1863.
Wiggins, Daniei, February, 1862 ; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1864.
Williams, John, February, 1862.
Ziukaud, William, Feb. 22, 1864; trans, to batt. Sept. 1, 1864.
FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUN-
TEERS.
Company D of this regiment, recruited in Dauphin
County, had been in the three months' service. The
other companies, as a general thing, served in the
first campaigD, and were recruited in Allegheny,
Berks, Potter, Luzerne, and Northumberland Coun-
ties.
Rendezvousing at Camp Curtin, the regiment was
organized on the 1st of September, 1861, by the se-
lection of the following field-officers: Joseph F.Knipe,
of Dauphin County, who had served during the three
months' campaign on the staff of Gen. E. C. Williams,
colonel ; James L. Selfridge, from captain of Company
C, lieutenant-colonel ; Arnold C. Lewis, major. On
the 22d of September, Maj. Lewis, while attempting
to enforce discipline in a case of insubordination, was
shot and instantly killed by a private of Company I,
who afterwards suffered the extreme penalty of the
law for his offense. Capt. J. A. Matthews, of Com-
pany A, was promoted to major.
Upon the resignation of Gen. Patterson from the
command of the Army of the Shenandoah, Gen. Banks
was appointed to succeed him. His forces were posted
on the Upper Potomac, along the Maryland shore, in
the neighborhood of Harper's Ferry. Soon after its
organization, the Forty-sixth was ordered to Gen.
Banks' command. Upon its arrival it was assigned to
the First Brigade (under Gen, S. W. Crawford) of the
Second Division of his corps. Little of interest, save
the usual drill and camp duty and an occasional
skirmish with the enemy, occurred until the opening
of the spring campaign. In January, 1862, Stone-
wall Jackson, with a well-appointed force of all arms,
having for some time occupied the Shenandoah Val-
ley, had pushed out as far west as Hancock, where he
was met and driven back by Gen. Lander. Lander
pursued but soon after died, and was succeeded in
command by Gen. Shields, who continued the pursuit
to Winchester. On the 24th of February, Gen. Banks
commenced crossing the Potomac at Harper's Ferry,
and occupied, in turn, Leesburg, Charlestown, Mar-
tinsburg, and Winchester. Shields continued the
pursuit of Jackson as far as New Market, whence he
returned to Winchester. In the mean time Banks
had dispatched one division of his corps to Centre-
ville, and had himself departed for Washington.
Considering himself superior to the Union force re-
maining, Jackson turned upon Shields, and a severe
engagement ensued in the neighborhood of Kerns-
town. Three companies of the Forty-sixth, under
command of Maj. Matthews, arrived upon the field
in time to participate in the conflict. Jackson was
beaten, and Banks returning gave chase, which was
continued to Woodstock. In this pursuit the Forty-
sixth was conspicuous, Col. Knipe manifesting his
usual enterprise and daring.
Jackson, who was fearful of a union of the forces
of Fremont and Banks, marched hastily across the
mountain to McDowell, where he encountered the
head of Fremont's column, under Milroy and Schenck,
and defeated it, inflicting considerable loss. Return-
ing with his characteristic celerity of movement, and
masking his progress by his cavalry, he fell suddenly
upon Col. Kenley, occupying an outpost at Front
Royal, and, routing his small force, was making for
the rear of Banks' army, before the latter was aware
of an enemy's presence in his front. Turning his
trains towards the Potomac, and dispersing the rebel
cavalry which appeared upon his rear, Banks com-
menced his retreat down the valley. Finding that
he must make a stand to save his trains, he drew up
his little army in line of battle in front of Winchester,
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and with an entire force of only about seven thousand
men prepared to meet Jackson with not less than
twenty thousand. For five hours the unequal con-
test was maintained, the Forty-sixth holding its
ground with unexampled coolness and bravery. At
length, finding himself outflanked and likely to be
overpowered, he withdrew and made his way to the
Potomac, where his trains had already arrived and
crossed in safety. In this engagement the Forty-
sixth lost four killed, ten wounded, and three taken
prisoners. The loss to the Union force in withdraw-
ing through the streets of the town was considerable,
the inhabitants, both male and female, vying with
each other in pouring forth insults and deadly mis-
siles. "My retreating column," says Gen. Banks in
his official report, " suffered serious loss in the streets
of Winchester, males and females vied with each
other in increasing the number of their victims by
firing from the houses, throwing hand grenades, hot
water, and missiles of every description."
Upon the appointment of Gen. Pope to the com-
mand of the Army of Northern Virginia, the scat-
tered forces upon the Rappahannock, the Shenan-
doah, and in West Virginia were concentrated and
were organized in three corps, commanded respec-
tively by Sigel (formerly Fremont), Banks, and
McDowell. On the 7th of August, 1862, Crawford's
brigade was stationed at Culpeper Court-House.
The divisions of Ewell and Stonewall Jackson, fol-
lowed by that of Hill, a force twenty-five thousand
strong, had already arrived upon the Rapidan, and
had commenced crossing, driving back the Union
cavalry. On the 8th, Crawford was ordered forward
towards Cedar Mountain, and on the following morn-
ing Banks followed with the rest of his corps, con-
sisting of seven thousand men. Jackson, having
pushed forward his columns with celerity, had taken
position with his artillery on Cedar Mountain, at an
elevation of two hundred feet above the surrounding
plain, but had kept his infantry masked under the
shadow of the forests. Four guns had been advanced
farther to the front and lower down the side of the
mountain. These, with the more elevated ones, opened
on Crawford's brigade, and at five o'clock p.m. the
Union forces in two columns advanced to the attack.
The position of the Forty-sixth fell opposite the
enemy's advanced pieces, and upon these the men
charged with desperate valor. But before reaching
them they had to pass an open field, now covered with
shocks of full-ripened wheat. Here they were fear-
fully exposed, and the enemy's artillery, and his
strong lines of infantry concealed from view, poured
in a merciless storm of shot and shell. Three times
was it led to the charge across that fatal plain, when
Col. Knipe fell severely wounded, and the regiment
was withdrawn. " Had victory been possible," says
Greeley, "they would have won it. . . . The best
blood of the Union was poured out like water. . . .
Gen. Crawford's brigade came out of the fight a mere
skeleton." The loss in the Forty-sixth was thirty
killed, thirty-four severely wounded, and six pris-
oners. Among the killed were Lieuts. Robert Wilson.
S. H. Jones, and William P. Caldwell, and among the
wounded Col. Knipe, Maj. Matthews, Capts. Luken-
baugh, Brooks, and Foulke, and Lieuts. Selheimer,
Caldwell, Craig, and Matthews.
In the battle of Antietam, Banks' corps was com-
manded by Gen. Mansfield, and early in the day of
September 17th was led to the support of Hooker,
battling with a heavy force of the enemy on the
extreme right of the line, across Antietam Creek.
Crawford's brigade was sent to the support of Ricketts'
division, and advanced carrying the woods to the right
of and beyond the cornfield, and maintained its posi-
tion until relieved by Sedgwick's division of Sumner's
corps. The Forty-sixth was here led by Col. Knipe,
although suffering from the effects of his wounds.
The loss was six killed and three severely wounded.
Capt. George A. Brooks, of Harrisburg, was among
the killed. Soon after the battle of Antietam, Col.
Knipe was promoted to brigadier-general, and as-
signed to the command of the brigade ; Lieut.-Col.
Selfridge was promoted to colonel ; Maj. Matthews
to colonel of the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth
Pennsylvania, which was assigned to Knipe's bri-
gade ; Capt. William L. Foulke, of Company B, to
lieutenant-colonel, and Capt. Cyrus Strouse, of Com-
pany K, to major. Upon the inauguration of the
Fredericksburg campaign, the Forty-sixth, which
was then lying with the division at Fairfax, was or-
dered forward, but did not arrive upon the field in
time to be engaged.
In the reorganization of the army, which was made
upon the accession of Gen. Joseph Hooker to the chief
command, Knipe's brigade became the Second of the
First Division of the Twelfth Corps, the division being
commanded by Gen. A. S. Williams, and the corps
by Gen. Slocum.
On the 27th of April, 1863, the Eleventh and
Twelfth Corps, which had been lying near Falmouth
during the winter, marched north to Kelly's Ford,
where they crossed the Rappahannock, thence to
Germania Ford, where they crossed the Rapidan, and
arrived at Chancellorsville without encountering se-
rious opposition. Here it was joined by the Fifth
Corps, and on the 30th by the Third Corps. There
were three roads centring at Chancellorsville, the
main direction of each being eastward. Upon each
of these Hooker ordered an advance on the morning
of the 1st of May, Meade upon the left, Sykes com-
manding a division of regulars belonging to the Fifth
Corps in the centre, and Howard upon the right. At
two o'clock p.m., the movement commenced, and after
proceeding some three miles the central column en-
countered the enemy in considerable force, and
Knipe's brigade was sent to its support, where it was
engaged, and lost some men ; whereupon Hooker or-
dered a retrograde movement and a concentration
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
upon the line of the previous night with the Chan-
cellor House as headquarters, Meade on the left, Slo-
cum in the centre, and Howard somewhat in the air
on the right. Desultory fighting continued during
the day of the 2d of May, when, at near nightfall,
Stonewall Jackson, with twenty-five thousand men,
burst like an avalanche upon Howard's corps, resting
unsuspicious of danger, and drove it in rout and con-
fusion in upon the centre. This brought the enemy
upon Slocum's right, and during the early part of the
night a sharp conflict was kept up, wherein Knipe's
brigade was engaged, losing many in killed and
wounded, and a considerable number of prisoners.
Here fell Maj. Strouse, his body riddled with bullets,
while attempting to escape when called on to sur-
render. At midnight a countercharge was made by
Birney's division, and a part of the guns lost by
Howard, and his abandoned rifle-pits, were regained,
and the enemy thrown into some confusion. On the
morning of the 3d, Williams' brigade was sent to the [
support of Birney, and here the battle raged with
great fury, the enemy losing heavily, and being
broken and driven in great confusion. Upon the
return of Hooker to the north bank of the Rappa-
hannock the regiment occupied its old camp, where
it remained until the advance of the army into
Pennsylvania. The loss in the Chancellorsville
campaign was four killed, a considerable number
wounded, two severely, and two taken prisoners.
Maj. Strouse and Lieut. 0. R. Priestly were among
the killed.
Early in June, Lee commenced a movement north,
marching down the Shenandoah Valley, and crossing
the Potomac at Williamsport. On the 1st of July
he met the Union army at Gettysburg. On the even-
ing of the same day the Twelfth Corps arrived upon
the field, and was posted on the right of the line
holding the summits of Culp's Hill, where a for-
midable breastwork was thrown up. On the after-
noon of the 2d the First and Second Divisions were
ordered to the support of the left, leaving their
works unoccupied, save by a thin line of Green's
brigade, of the Second Division. During their ab-
sence the enemy attacked and carried the left of the
works, and, upon their return at evening, they found
the rebels in possession. Dispositions were promptly
made to retake them. Before dawn of the 3d a
heavy fire of infantry and artillery was opened upon
the enemy, and after an obstinate resistance of sev-
eral hours he was driven back at the point of the
bayonet. The Forty-sixth held the extreme right of
the line, and after the reoccupation of the breast-
works, was pushed across an open space beyond
Spangler's Spring, and held a piece of wood fringing
Rock Creek. The loss, owing to the sheltered posi-
tion which the regiment occupied, was inconsiderable.
Upon the withdrawal of Lee into Virginia, the
Union army followed up his line of retreat, at the
same time covering Washington until it reached the
Rapidan. Here the Eleventh and Twelfth Corps
were detached from the Army of the Potomac and
ordered to the support of Rosecrans in Tennessee and
Northern Georgia. Marching to Washington, the
regiment proceeded by rail to Nashville. Here the
First Division was detailed to guard the Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad from Tullahoma to Bridge-
port. The country through which the road passes
was infested with guerrillas and rebel cavalry, ever
watchful for an opportunity to destroy the road and
to wreck the trains. It was vital to the existence of
the army that this line should be kept open and that
it should be operated to its utmost capacity. The
vigilance and fidelity with which this service was
performed on the part of the Forty-sixth elicited the
warm approval of its superior officers.
Early in Januaiy, 1864, a large proportion of the
officers and men of the regiment having re-enlisted
for a second term of three years, insuring its contin-
uance as an organization, they were given a veteran
furlough and proceeded to Pennsylvania.1 Here its
ranks were rapidly recruited, and upon its return the
division rejoined the corps in winter-quarters in and
about Chattanooga.
On the 6th qf May Sherman's army, seventy thou-
sand strong, with one hundred and fifty guns, broke
up winter-quarters and moved on the ever memorable
Atlanta campaign. At Dalton, where Johnston, who
commanded the rebel army, was first met, the enemy
was turned out of a position strong by nature and
well fortified by a flank movement through Snake
Creek Gap, which had already been captured by
Geary's division.
Following up the retreating enemy, Sherman found
him well intrenched at Resaca, prepared to dispute
his further progress. Here Sherman again attempted
a movement by the right flank ; but Johnston, taking
advantage of his antagonist's weakened lines in front,
delivered a heavy and well-sustained attack, falling
upon the divisions of Hooker and Schofield. He
found Hooker not unprepared for the encounter, and
after a bloody conflict Johnston was driven, with a
loss of four guns and many prisoners. In this en-
gagement the Forty-sixth participated, losing three
killed and five wounded.
Pushing the enemy steadily back, on the 25th of
May the regiment was again engaged at Pumpkinvine
Creek and at New Hope Church. The country is
1 " Yobthful Veterans.— The claim of Missouri to have the youngest
veteran soldier is disputed by the Keystone State. We are informed
that Henry Weideusaul in his fourteenth year entered the Forty-sixth
Pennsylvania Infantry, participated in thehattles of Winchester, Cedar
Mountain, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw, and
Peach Tree Creek ; was wounded for the first time in the last-named
fight, and re-enlisted last winter with the greater part of his regiment.
He was seventeen years of age on the 1st of July last."— LouisvilU Jour-
nal.
Henry Wreulensaul, named above, was first sergeaut of Capt. Brooks'
company. He was first wounded at Cedar Mountain in August, 1862,
where he was taken prisoner and was confined in Libby Prison for
nearly five weeks. He was again wounded at Atlanta.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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here broken and the enemy was well intrenched, his
lines stretching across Lost, Pine, and Kenesaw
Mountains, from Dallas to Marietta, presenting an
unbroken front. From the 25th of May until near
the middle of June, Sherman, always fruitful in re-
sources, operated against the enemy's lines, compell-
ing him, by constant battering and picket firing and
by frequent assaults gradually to give ground, taking
first Pine Knob, then Lost Mountain, and at length
the long line of breastworks connecting the latter
with Kenesaw. Finally, on the 22d of June, the
enemy, finding himself slowly but surely pushed
from his strong position, suddenly assumed the of-
fensive and made a furious attack upon Hooker's
corps, in position near the Gulp House. It fell
principally upon Knipe's brigade and was led by
Hood, but signally failed. Hood was repulsed with
heavy loss, including some prisoners. " Williams'
division," says Gen. Thomas in his official report,
" skirmished itself into position on the right of
Geary's division, the right of Williams resting at
Gulp's house, on the Powder Spring and Marietta
road. About 4 p.m. the enemy in heavy force at-
tacked Knipe's brigade in its advanced position before
his men had time to throw up any works, and per-
sisted in the assault until sundown, when they with-
drew, their ranks hopelessly broken, each assault
having been repelled with heavy loss." In the vari-
ous engagements at Dallas, Pine Knob, Kenesaw
Mountain, and Marietta, in all of which the Forty-
sixth participated, the loss was fourteen killed and
about thirty wounded. Capt. D. H. Chesebro and
Lieut. J. W. Phillips were among the killed.
On the 16th of July Sherman crossed the Chatta-
hoochee River, and sweeping around to the left,
began closing in upon Atlanta, McPherson reaching
out to strike the Augusta Railroad. While these
movements were in full progress and the army only
partially across Peach Tree Creek, a considerable
stream running in a westerly direction in front of
Atlanta, Hood again attacked, leading a heavy force
and yrecipitating it with great violence upon the
Union columns, falling principally upon Newton's
and upon Hooker's corps. The Forty-sixth was
much exposed and suffered severely ; but with ranks
undismayed, led by Col. Selfridge, who was in the
thickest of the fight, conspicuous by his white, flow-
ing locks, encouraging and steadying his men, they
hurled back the rebel hordes at the point of the
bayonet. With columns sadly decimated, Hood
retreated from the field, leaving five hundred dead,
one thousand severely wounded, and many prisoners
in the hands of the victors. The loss in the regiment
was ten killed and twenty-two wounded. Capt. S. T.
Ketrer, Lieuts. H. J. Davis, Samuel Wolf, and David
C. Selheimer, and Adj. Luther R. Whitman were
among the killed.
Shifting the Army of the Tennessee from the left
to the extreme right, Sherman was preparing to cut
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off the railroads and invest the city on the south,
when Hood, detecting the movement, again fell upon
the Union lines only partially formed. The attack
was made with the rebel leader's characteristic im-
petuosity, but it fell like the beating of the mad
waves of the sea against the immovable cliff. The
regiment lost here six killed and a considerable
number wounded.
On the 1st of September Atlanta surrendered and
Sherman's victorious columns entered the city in
triumph. The hard fighting of the regiment was
now ended. Gen. Knipe was here transferred to the
command of cavalry and Col. Selfridge to the brigade,
leaving Major Patrick Griffith in command of the
regiment. On the 11th of November Sherman com-
menced his march to the sea. On the 21st of De-
cember he reached Savannah, and after a brief con-
flict at Fort McAllister took possession of the city.
With but a brief respite he faced his columns to the
north, and on the 17th of February Columbia, the
capital of South Carolina, was taken without resist-
ance, and a month later he reached Goldsborough, the
end of his hostile wayfaring. Johnston surrendered
on the 26th of April, and the army immediately
commenced its homeward march. On the 16th of
July, 1865, the Forty-sixth Regiment, after nearly
four years of faithful service, was mustered out near
Alexandria, Va.
ROLL OF COMPANY D, FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT (THREE
YEARS' SERVICE). '
Recruited in Dauphin County.
George A. Brooks, Sept. 2, 1861 ; killed at Antietam Sept. 17, 1S62.
Edward L. Witnian, Sept. 2, 1861 ; pro. from 1st lieut. to capt.; to lieut.-
col. 210th Regt. P. V. Sept. 26, 1864.
T. J. Novinger, Sept. 2, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Oct. 1, 1861 ; to sergt. Nov.
26,1862; to 1st sergt. Nov. 18,1863; to 1st lieut. March 20, 1864:
to capt. Dec. IS, 1864 ; prisoner from August 9th to October, 1862 ;
must, out with company July 16, 1S65 ; veteran.
First Lieutenants.
John W. Geiger, Sept. 2, 1861 ; dismissed July 6, 1863.
Jacob H. Shepler, Sept. 2, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Oct. 1, 1861 ; to sergt. Nov.
26, 1862 ; to 1st sergt. March 20, 1S64 ; to 2d lieut. Sept. 29, 1SG4 ; to
1st lieut. Dec. 18, 1864; prisoner from May 3 to May 16, 1863 ; must,
out with company July 16, 1S65 ; veterau.
Second Lieutenants.
Oliver B. Simmons, March 1, 1862; resigned June 5, 1863.
Samuel Wolf, Sept. 2, 1861; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. Aug. 4, 1863 ;
killed at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864,
John L. Long, Sept. 2, 1S61 ; pro. from Corp. to sergt. March 21, 1S64; to
1st sergt. Sept. 29, 1864 ; to 2d lieut. Dec. 18, 1S64 ; must, out with
company July 16, 1S65.
First Sergeants.
H. A. Weidensaul, Sept. 2, 1861; captured at Cedar Mountain Aug. 9,
1862; pro. to corp. May IS, 1863; to sergt, Oct. 1, 1864; to 1st sergt.
July 1, 1865 ; com. 2d lieut. Co. F, July 15, 1S65 ; not must. ; must.
out with company July 16, 1865 ; veteran.
Samuel Bernheisel, Sept. 2, 1861 ; died at Alexandria, Va., Sept. 26, 1862,
of wounds received at Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 1862.
Sergeants.
Edward D. Wells, Dec. 29, 1S63 ; pro. to Corp. Jan. 19, 1864 ; to sergt. Jan.
1, 1865; must, out with company July 16, 1865; veteran.
Edward Rhoades, Jan. 5, 1864 ; prisoner from May 2 to May 15, 1S63;
pro. to corp. April 19, 1864 ; to sergt. April 1, 1865; must, out with
company July 16,1865; veteran.
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William Walker, July 14, 1S63 ; drafted ; pro. to Corp. Sept. 1, 1864 ; to
sergt. July 1, 1S65 ; must, out with company July 16, 1865.
William Marts, Jan. 13, 1864; pro. to corp. Nov. 26, 1862; to sergt. Not.
18,1863; wounded at Dallas, Ga., May 25, 1864; absent, in hospital,
at muster out ; veteran.
Samuel B. Fottsiger, Sept. 2, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 10, 1862.
John Care, Sept. 2, 1S61 ; pro. to 1st lieut. Co. I, March 14, 1862.
George Durrell, Sept. 2, 1861 ; killed at Cedar Mountain Aug. 9, 1862.
Henry C. Knipe, Sept. 2, 1861 ; died at Annapolis, Md., April 23, 1865.
Corporals.
William Mease, Jan. 13, 1864; prisoner from May 2 to May 15, 1863 ;
pro. to Corp. Nov. 18, 1864 ; must, out with company July 16, 1865 ;
veteran.
Alexander E. James, Jan. 13, 1864; pro. to corp. Sept. 18, 1864 ; must.
out with company July 16, 1865 ; veteran.
William Reimert, Jan. 13, 1S64; pro. to corp. Oct. 1, 1864; must, out
with company July 16, 1865; veteran.
John H. Hoke, Jan. 13, 1864; captured at Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9,
1862; pro. to corp. May 1, 1865 ; must, out with company July 16,
1865 ; veteran.
Edward King, Jan. 13, 1864 ; prisoner from May 2 to May 15, 1863 ; pro .
to corp. May 1, 1865 ; must, out with company July 16, 1865 ; vet-
John Houser, Jan. 13. 1864 ; prisoner from May 2 to May 15, 1863 ;
wounded at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864; pro. to Corp. June
1, 1865 ; must, out with company July 16, 1865 ; veteran.
Elias Boyer, Jan. 13, 1864 ; pro. to Corp. July 1, 1865 ; must, out with
company July 16, 1865; veteran.
William H. Bachman, Jan. 13, 1864 ; pro. to corp. Nov. 18, 1864 ; wounded
in action; absent, in hospital, at muster out; veteran.
Thomas J. Elder, Sept. 2, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. Oct. 1, 1864 ; must, out June
5, 1865.
Jacob Killinger, Sept. 2, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 18, 1862.
James F. O'Donnell, Sept. 2, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 22, 1862.
Alexander Rhoades, Sept. 2, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 5, 1863.
John Yeager, Sept. 2, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 18, 1864, expiration of term.
Matthew C. Taylor, Sept. 2, 1861; must, out Sept. 18, 1864, expiration of
term.
Frederick Sarber, Sept. 2, 1861 ; killed at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July
20, 1864 ; veteran.
Samuel 0. Nace, Sept. 2, 1861 ; missing at Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9,
1862.
John Lang, Jan. 13, 1S64; not on muster-out roll ; veteran.
Musicians.
Charles H. Renhard, Jan. 13, 1864 ; must, out with company July 16,
1865 ; veteran.
Charles H. Spade, Feb. 29, 1864; must, out with company July 16, 1865.
Albright, John A., Feb. 24, 1864; must, out with company July 16, 1865.
Albert, Joseph, Sept. 2, 1861 ; wounded in action, with loss of leg ; di6ch.
Jan. 4, 1864.
Allison, John, Sept. 2, 1862; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Sept. 30, 1863.
Bedillion, William, July 14,1863; drafted; must, out with company July
16, 1865.
Brunner, Urias, July 14, 1863 ; drafted ; must, out with company July
16, 1865.
Brunner, William, July 14, 1863; drafted; muBt. out with company July
16, 1865.
Beddleyoung, William, Sept. 2, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 10, 1862.
Brumbaugh, James A., Sept. 2, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 3, 1862.
Blowers, John Q., July 14, 1863 ; drafted ; disch. on surg. certif. April 20,
1865.
Bedillion, John, July 14, 1863 ; drafted ; disch. by G. O. June 5, 1S65.
Bousman, George, Aug. 6, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 8, 1865.
Barr, Alexander, July 14, 1863 ; drafted ; killed at Peach Tree Creek, Ga.,
July 20, 1864.
Chubb, Philip, Jan. 13, 1864; prisoner from May 25, 1862, to March,
1863 ; must, out with company July 16, 1865 ; veteran.
Craft, Jonathan, July 14, 1863 ; drafted; must, out with company July
16, 1865.
Chisholm, John W., Jan. 13, 1864; wounded at Peach Tree Creek, Ga.,
July 20, 1864 ; absent, in hospital, at must, out; veteran.
Cassel, John H., Sept. 2, 1861 ; trans, to Battery F, 4th Regt. U. S. Art.,
Oct. 22, 1862.
Clawson, William, July 13, 1863; drafted; missing in action at Culp'B
Farm, Ga., June 22, 1864.
Cummiugs, Eli, Sept. 2, 1861.
Deafenbaugh, S. A., Jan. 13, 1864 ; must, out with company July 16, 1865 ;
veteran.
Donley, William, Sept. 2, 1861 ; must, out Nov. 8, 1864, at exp. of
term.
Dennis, Daniel, Sept. 2, 1861 ; died at Harrisonburg, Va., April 30, 1862.
Douney, Benjamin, Sept. 2, 1861, killed at Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9,
1862.
Early, Claudius, Feb. 27, 1864; mustered out with company July 16,
1865.
Early, Joseph, Sept. 2, 1861 ; must, out Nov. 18, 1864, at exp. of term.
Ebersole, John C, Jan. 13, 1S64 ; killed at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July
20, 1864 ; veteran.
Early, Elias, Jan. 13, 1864; died at Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 17, 1864; veteran.
Ensinger, William, Sept. 2, 1861 ; missing in action at Cedar Mountain,
Va., Aug. 9, 1862.
Frantz, David, Jan. 13, 1864; prisoner from May 2 to May 15, 1865 ;
must, out with company July 16, 1865; veteran.
Frantz. Henry, Jan. 13, 1864; must, out with company July 16, 1865 ;
veteran.
Flickner, Peter, Jan. 13, 1864; prisoner from May 24, 1862, to June,
1863 ; wounded at Culp's Farm, Ga., June 22, 1864 ; must, out with
company July 16, 1865 ; veteran.
Frautz, Alexander G., Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company July 16,
1865.
Fuller, Charles D., Sept. 2, 1861 ; detected as being a female ; disch., date
unknown.
Faith, Francis, July 13,1863; drafted; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 21,
1864.
Foster, Francis A., Aug. 31, 1861; trans, to 42d Regt. P. V. September,
1861.
Fought, James E., Sept. 2, 1861.
Geiger, Peter, Jan. 13, 1864; must, out with company July 16,1865;
veteran.
Geiger, Frederick, Jan. 13, 1864; must, out with company July 16,1865;
veteran.
Gord, Jacob, Sept. 2, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 12, 1864, at exp. of term.
Geiger, Jacob, Jan. 13, 1864; wounded in action with loss of leg; disch.
May 27, 1865 ; veteran.
Geiger, Joseph, Sept. 2, 1861 ; died July 31, 1864, of wounds received at
Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20,1864; buried at Chattanooga, Tenn.,
grave 247.
Griffin, Archibald B., Sept. 2, 1861; mnst. out by special order July 5,
1865; veteran.
Hamilton, William H., Jan. 13, 1864 ; must, out with company July 16,
1865; veteran.
Helinerick, Anthony, Jan. 13, 1S64 ; prisoner from Feb. 27 to March 30,
1865 ; must, out with company July 16, 1865; veteran.
Hiney, Samuel, March 7, 1864; captured near Bentonville, N. C, March
8, 1865 ; must, out with company July 16, 1865.
Hammaker, Samuel, Feb. 24, 1864; must, out with company July 16,
1865.
Hammaker, Henry, Feb. 19, 1864; must, out with company July 16,
1865.
Head, Smith, Oct. 17, 1864 ; must, out with company July 16, 1865.
Hancock, Andrew, July 14, 1863; drafted; must, out with company
July 16, 1865.
Henderson, Elijah, July 14, 1863 ; drafted ; must, out with company
July 16,1865.
Hoke, Cornelius, Sept. 2, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 18, 1864, at exp. of term.
Hancock, William, July 14, 1863; drafted; must, out with company
July 16, 1865.
Johnson, William, Jan. 13, 1864; prisoner from Feb. 28 to March 30,
1805 ; disch. by G. O. June 2, 1865; veteran.
Knouff, Henry, March 7, 1864; must, out with company July 16, 1865.
Koppenhafer, Samuel, Feb. 23, 1864; absent, in arrest, at muster out;
veteran.
Kreiser, Peter, Feb. 19, 1864 ; must, out July 10, 1865.
Kraft, George, July 14, 1863; drafted; absent, sick, at muster out.
Kocher, John, Sept. 2, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 12, 1862.
Kelley, Orth N., July 13, 1864; drafted; prisoner from March 14 to
April 2, 1865; disch. June 2, 1865.
Koppenhafer, Daniel, Jan. 13, 1864; died Aug. 26, 1864, of wounds re-
ceived at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864; buried at Chatta-
nooga, Terra,, grave 503; veteran.
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Kreiser, John, Sept, 2, 1861 ; missing in fiction at Chancellorsville, Va.,
May 2, 1863.
Licldick, Cyrus, Jan. 13, 1SG4; must, out with company July 16, 1865;
veteran.
Lenhart, Samuel H., Feb. 29,1864; must, out with company July 16,
I860.
Lehman, George, Aug. 6, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 8, 1865.
Leibrick .George T., Sept. 2, 1861 ; disch. by order of War Department
Sept. 2, 1862.
Long, Leonard, Sept. 2, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Feb. 15, 1864.
Lyne, Thomas, Sept. 2, 1861 ; died Aug. 12, 1862, of wounds received at
Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 1862.
Laudcrabbe, Aug., July 25, 1863; drafted; died March 7, 1864; buried
at Stone River ; grave 144.
Luce, William, July 25, 1863 ; drafted; died Sept. 2, 1864, of wounds
received at Peacli Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864; buried at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. ; grave 638.
Maeder, Henry, Aug. 25, 1863; drafted; must, out with company July
16, 1S65.
Miller, William, Aug. 25, 1863; drafted; must, out with company July
16, 1865.
Murton, Alfred, Aug. 25, 1863 ; drafted ; must, out June 28, 1865.
Mouutz, John, Sept. 2, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct, 24, 1862.
Martin, Frauk, Sept. 2, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 21, 1862.
Major, John C, July 2, 1862 ; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1S65.
Muman, Christopher. Aug. 6, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 8, 1865.
Mease, Christopher, Feb. 17, 1864 ; killed at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July
20, 1864.
Miller, David, Sept. 2, 1861.
Miller, Alexander, Sept. 2, 1861.
McFarland, Charles E., Jan. 13, 1864 ; must, out with company July 16,
1865; veteran.
Mclutire, William, Feb. 22, 1864; must, out with company July, 16,
1865.
McCurdy, Archibald, July 14, 1863 ; drafted ; must, out with company
July 16, 1865.
McDevitt, John, Feb. 23, 1864 ; killed at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20,
1S64.
Mclntire, James, July 13, 1863; drafted.
McCanal, Hugh, not must, into United States service.
Ney, Daniel, Jan. 13, 1864; must, out with company July 16, 1865; vet-
eran.
Nooinan, John, Sept. 2, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 24, 1862.
Ney, Levi, Jan. 13, 1864 ; died July, 1864, of wounds received at Peach
Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864 ; veteran.
Noriuger, Samuel, Sept. 2, 1861.
Orth, Alexander M., Sept, 2, 1861 ; must, out Nov. 4, 1864, at exp. of
term.
Powley, Joseph, Jan. 31, 1S64 ; prisoner from Feb. 27 to March 30,,1S65 ;
must, out with company July 16, 1865 ; veteran.
Price, John, Sept. 2, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 18, 1863.
Paulus, Jonathan, Sept; 2, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 14, 1862.
Powley, Simon, Sept. 2, 1861 ; must, out October, 1864, at exp. of term.
Parsons, Peter, Feb. 29, 1864; died at Decherd, Tenn., April 19, 1864.
Reigle, Mitchell, Jan. 13, 1864 ; must, out with company July 16, 1865
veteran.
Reigle, William, Jan. 13, 1864 ; must, out with company July 16, 1865
veteran.
Reese, James, Jan. 13, 1864; must, out with company July 16, 1865
veteran.
Roottiger, Charles, July 25, 1864; disch. June 8, 1865, by G. O.
Seigfried, William, Jan. 13, 1864; wounded and prisoner at Cedar Moun-
tain, Va., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company July 16, 1865 ; vet-
Spotts, John, Feb. 19, 1864; must, out with company July 16, 1865.
Shelly, John, Jan. 13, 1834; wounded, with loss of leg, at Peach Tree
Creek, Ga., July 20, 1S64; absent, in hospital, at muster out ; vet-
eran.
Sheets, Joseph J., July 30, 1864 ; prisoner ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Sowers, Israel, Sept. 2, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 19, 1862.
Smith, Joseph J., Sept. 2, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 19, 1862.
Sullenberger, Joseph, Sept. 2, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 25, 1863.
Shannon, James, Sept. 2, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 18, 1S64, at exp. of term.
Shepler, John, Sept. 2, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 18, 1864, at exp. of term.
Stingle, James, Aug. 30, 1802 ; disch. June 8, 1865, by G. O.
Smith, John, July 14, 1863 ; drafted; disch. June 5, 1865, by G. O.
Snoddy, William, Aug. 5, 1864; disch. June 8, 1865, by G. 0.
Snoddy, John, Aug. 5, 1864 ; disch. June 8, 1865, by G. 0.
Shellenberger, Jeremiah, Aug. 6, 1864 ; disch. June 8, 1865, by G. 0.
Stouffer, William, Aug. 6, 1864 ; disch. June 8, 1865, by G. 0.
Stager, William H., Aug. 6, 1864; disch. June 8, 1863, by G. 0.
Saul, Levi, Aug. 6, 1864; disch. June 8, 1865, by G. 0.
Stoutseberger, G. E., Feb. 19, 1864; died Feb. 27, 1865, of wounds re-
ceived at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864.
Swayer, William, Sept. 2, 1S61.
Spotts, Aaron, Feb. 19, 1864; must, out July 16, 1865.
Townsend, Thomas, March 2, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Tromble, Solomon, Jan. 13, 1864 ; prisoner from Aug. 9 to October, 1862 ;
must, out with company July 16, 1865 ; veteran.
Thoman, Samuel, Sept. 2,1861; killed at Winchester, Va., May 25,1862;
buried in National Cemetery, lot 18.
Vanscoter, William, March 11,1864; wounded and missing at Peach
Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1S64.
Weaver, George, Jan. 13, 1864; must, out with company July 16,1865;
veteran.
Wambach, Jacob T., Feb. 23, 1864; must, out with company July 16,
1865.
White, James, Aug. 25, 1.8G3 ; drafted ; must, out with company July 16,
1865.
Waltermire, Wesley, Aug. 6, 1864 ; disch. June 8, 1865, by G. 0.
Wenrich, Amos M., Sept. 2.1861; drowned at dam No. 6, Maryland, Jan.
31, 1862.
Wenrich, John J., Sept. 2, 1861 ; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863.
Wanisher, Samuel, Sept. 2, 1861 ; killed in action June 19, 1S64.
Zeiger, Cyrus, Jan. 13, 1864; must, out with company July 16,1865 ;
veteran.
Zeigler, James M., Feb. 29, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
FIFTY-FOURTH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUN-
TEERS.
This regiment, recruited principally in the counties
of Cambria, Somerset, Dauphin, Northampton, and
Lehigh, in 1861, rendezvoused at Camp Curtin, and
was organized by the selection of the following field-
officers : Jacob M. Campbell, of Cambria County,
colonel ; Barnabas McDermit, of Cambria County,
lieuteuant-colonel ; John P. Linton, of Cambria
County, major. Col. Campbell and many of the offi-
cers and men had served during the three months'
campaign, and Lieut.-Col. McDermit possessed mili-
tary experience acquired in the Mexican war. The
men were drilled by squads and companies while in
camp, and Company F, Capt. Davis, for some time
performed guard duty at the State arsenal. On the
27th of February, 1862, the regiment was ordered to
Washington, and upon its arrival went into camp near
Bladensburg Cemetery. Here the altered flint-lock
muskets furnished by the State were exchanged for
the Belgian rifles. On the 29th of March the regi-
ment was ordered to proceed to Harper's Ferry, and
report to Col. Miles. Upon his arrival Col. Campbell
was directed to make a disposition of his force along
the line of the Baltimore and_ Ohio Railroad, and
Company F, Capt, G. W. P. Davis, was stationed at
Sleepy Creek Bridge, seventeen miles west of Mar-
tinsburg. The country through which that portion
of the railroad runs, which the regiment was required
to guard, was considered by the rebels as their own
territory, and the majority of the population in the
vicinity was rebel at heart. Numerous guerrilla bands,
led by daring and reckless chieftains, roved the coun-
try, pillaging and burning the property of Union
inhabitants, and watchful for an opportunity to burn
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
the railroad bridges, cut the wires of the telegraph,
and destroy the road. To guard this great thorough-
fare, of vital importance to the government, to sup-
press guerrilla warfare, to afford protection to the
harassed and helpless people, was the duty which the
regiment was assigned to perform. Col. Campbell at
once assumed the offensive, and hunted them instead
of waiting to let them hunt him. Almost daily, from
some part of the line, squads were sent out to engage
and capture these roving bands led by such partisans
as Edwards, White, Imboden, and McNeil, and mauy
were brought in.
On Sunday morning, the 25th of May, 1862, all the
locomotives on the railroad west of Harper's Ferry
•were hurried through to Cumberland, the engineers
bringing the first intelligence of the retreat of Banks
and the approach of Stonewall Jackson to Martins-
burg. At nine o'clock that night Col. Campbell re-
ceived the following dispatch from Col. Miles: "Con-
centrate your regiment at South Branch. Gen. Banks
defeated and driven through Martinsburg. Expect
an attack here hourly. Mean to fight." The success
of Jackson, and the consequent withdrawal from the
road, had inspired the roving bands with new life, and
they became more troublesome than ever, wandering
up and down the country, pillaging indiscriminately
from friend and foe. The several companies were
kept constantly on the alert, and with an energy and
enterprise rarely equaled, the territory was scoured,
many of the squads penetrating the interior twenty
and thirty miles, capturing and dispersing the guer-
rillas, restoring stolen property, and successfully pro-
tecting and preserving the road.
The rebel army having defeated McClellan upon
the Peninsula, and Pope at Bull Run, was now ad-
vancing into Maryland on the Antietam campaign.
On the 11th of September his advance guard reached
Back Creek. Communication with Col. Miles was
severed, and soon after Harper's Ferry was invested
by Jackson, the post, garrison, and immense military
stores falling into the hands of the enemy. Col.
Campbell telegraphed to Gen. Kelly, in command in
West Virginia, for orders. Kelly declined to give
any, but advised the withdrawal from the road. This
the colonel decided not to follow and clung to his
position, which had now become perilous, his little
band of nine hundred men, without artillery or cav-
alry, being the only Union forces at that time in the
hostile territory of Virginia.
After the battle^of" Antietam, Gen. McClellan, un-
aware of the presence of any Union troops south of the
Potomac, sent a cavalry force to picket the Maryland
shore. Seeing soldiers in blue across the river they
regarded Col. Campbell's men as rebels in disguise,
and it was with difficulty that they could be unde-
ceived. Upon the surrender of Miles the brigade to
which the regiment belonged had disappeared. A
report to the general-in-chief soon brought an order
attaching it to Gen. Franklin's command.
Soon afterwards the regiment was attached to the
command of Gen. Morrell, left for the defense of the
Upper Potomac, and subsequently, upon the organ-
ization of the Eighth Army Corps, it was assigned
to the Third Brigade of the Second Division, com-
manded by Gen. Kelly. On the 29th of January,
1863, the Fifty-fourth was attached to the Fourth
Brigade of the First Division, department 6f West
Virginia, Col. Campbell in command of the brigade,
and Lieut.-Col. Linton of the regiment. On the 3d
of April, the enemy having attacked a forage train
above Burlington, the Fifty-fourth, with a battalion
of cavalry, was sent in pursuit. At Purgitsville the
rebel cavalry was encountered and driven, and some
prisoners taken. The regiment continued here, scout-
ing the country and capturing guerrillas who infested
the region, until the 30th of June, when it moved to
New Creek in anticipation of an attack upon Graf-
ton. On the 6th of July, Gen. Kelly moved his com-
mand, by forced marches, to co-operate with the Army
of the Potomac, now driving the enemy from the
field of Gettysburg. On the 10th he came upon the
rebel pickets, and upon the withdrawal of the rebel
army into Virginia he followed up the retreat, and
on the 19th was heavily engaged. During the night
he learned through a scout that the enemy in force
was moving on his rear and immediately retreated
into Maryland, leaving the Fifty-fourth alone upon
the Virginia shore. The enemy approached and
threw a few shells into its lines, but soon retired. On
the 6th of November the brigade moved to Spring-
field, where a reorganization of the command took
place, the Fifty-fourth being assigned to the First
Brigade of the Second Division, Col. Campbell in
command.
On the 4th of January, 1864, Gen. Kelly appre-
hending an attack upon Cumberland, Col. Campbell,
with part of his command, was ordered to its defense.
A month later Company F, while guarding the rail-
road bridge at Patterson's Creek, was attacked by a
party of the enemy under the notorious Harry Gil-
mor in the garb of Union soldiers. By this decep-
tion the rebels reached the picket line unsuspected,
when they dashed into the camp, and after a short
struggle compelled its surrender. Three of the com-
pany were killed and several wounded. After the
surrender, Gilmor, with his own hand, shot and in-
stantly killed Corporal Gibbs, an act which should
stamp its perpetrator with infamy. Col. Campbell, at
his own request, was relieved from the command of
his brigade and assumed charge of his regiment.
About this time Gen. Sigel relieved Gen. Kelly,
and immediately commenced preparations for a cam-
paign in the Shenandoah Valley. On the 15th of May,
while pushing his columns up the valley, Sigel struck
a force of the enemy, unexpectedly large, under Gen.
Breckinridge, near New Market, prepared to offer
battle. Confident of his ability to drive the opposing
force, Sigel disposed his troops for battle. At the
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105
opening of the battle, the cavalry in passing to the
rear threw the infantry into some confusion, breaking
through its lines. Steadily the enemy moved forward
to the attack, his long lines overlapping both flanks
of Sigel's force. The artillery was plied with excel-
lent effect, but could not stay the rebel columns. Ar-
riving within easy musket range, the infantry of both
sides opened simultaneously a heavy and mutually
destructive Are. For some time the battle raged with
great fury, but the enemy's superiority of numbers at
length prevailed, and the Union lines were forced
back, the Fifty-fourth retiring in good order, return-
ing the fire of the enemy until he ceased to pursue.
Sigel retreated to Cedar Creek, where he threw up
defensive works. The loss of the regiment in this
engagement was one hundred and seventy-four killed,
wounded, and missing.
During the remaining summer months the regiment
participated in the marches and counter-marches of
the command, the exact object of which was prob-
ably best known to its leader. .Upon the assumption
of the chief command by Gen. Sheridan, the army
was reorganized and prepared for an active campaign.
The Fifty-fourth marched with the command to Cedar
Creek, participating in a series of heavy skirmishes,
and with it fell back to Halltowu. Here it remained
until August 28th, when the enemy having disap-
peared from its front the whole force marched to
Charlestown, and on the 3d of September to Berry-
ville. On the day of its arrival a severe engagement
occurred, lasting far into the night and ending in the
complete repulse of the enemy. For four days the
Army of West Virginia, now known as the Eighth
Corps, bivouacked near Berryville, and was then
transferred from the extreme left of the infantry line
to the extreme right, at Summit Point. Here the
Fifty-fourth remained until the 19th, repairing, as far
as possible, the ravages of the campaign, distributing
supplies, and assigning recruits, convalescents, and
veterans returned from furlough.
On the 19th of December the main body of Sheri-
dan's army marched from the valley to join Grant in
front of Petersburg. The Fifty-fourth moved to
Washington and thence to City Point, arriving on
the 23d, and encamped on Chapin's farm. It was
assigned to duty in the Army of the James.
Upon the muster out of service of the Third and
Fourth Reserve Regiments in May, 1S64, the veterans
and recruits were at first organized into an independ-
ent battalion, which was subsequently united to the
Fifty-fourth. On the 7th of February, 1865, the
term of original enlistments having expired, an order
from the War Department directed that the two or-
ganizations should be consolidated under the name of
the Fifty-fourth Regiment. This was effected, and it
was assigned to the Second Brigade, Independent
Division of the Army of the James, commanded by
Gen. Ord.
On the morning of the 2d of April the regiment
was ordered to join in the general forward movement
of the army, and proceeding with the brigade crossed
the rebel works near the Boydton Plank Road, now
abandoned, and approached Fort Gregg. Here a
spirited resistance was offered, and it was not until a
hot fire of infantry and artillery had been brought to
bear upon the enemy that he yielded. In this brief
engagement the regiment lost twenty killed and
wounded.
The rebel army having been routed from its works
about Petersburg, was retreating rapidly towards the
North Carolina border. On the 5th of April two
regiments, the Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania and the
One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio, Col. Kellogg,
with two companies of the Fourth Massachusetts
Cavalry, Col. Washburn, were ordered to make a
forced march to High Bridge and effect its destruc-
tion for the purpose of cutting the enemy's way of
retreat and delaying his columns. Arrived at Rice's
Station, Gen. Read, of Ord's staff, took command,
and when within sight of the bridge made his dispo-
sitions for the attack. Before the column could be
formed, word was brought that the vedettes at Rice's
had been driven ; nothing daunted, the little force
promptly attacked. But the enemy had taken ample
precautions for the safety of this their main avenue
of escape, and after a desperate struggle, in which
Gen. Read was killed, Cols. Kellogg and Washburn
wounded and taken prisoners, and a large proportion
of the command killed or prisoners, surrounded on all
sides by the main columns of the enemy's infantry
and cavalry, it was forced to surrender. The loss of
the Fifty-fourth was twenty-one killed and wounded.
The captives were taken back to Rice's, where, to
their astonishment, they beheld Longstreet's corps
intrenched, having come up but a few moments after
Read's column had passed in the morning.
The attack, though failing in its immediate pur-
pose, subserved the main end; for Lee's columns were
thereby delayed several hours, enabling Sheridan to
sweep around the enemy's rear and complete the de-
struction and capture of that once proud and defiant
army. For four days, without rations, the captives
marched with the retreating rebel army, when to their
great joy they were released from their captivity and
their starving condition by Grant's victorious columns.
From Appomattox Court-House the regiment was
sent to Camp Parole, at Annapolis, Md., and on the
15th of July was mustered out of service at Harris-
burg.
ROLL OF COMPANY F, FIFTY-FOURTH REGIMENT iTUREE
YEARS' SERVICE).
Recruited at Harrisburg.
Captains.
George W. P. Davis, Oct. S, IS61 ; res. March 16, 1863, on surg. certif. of
disability.
Johu W. Hibler, Dec. 20, 1861 ; pro. from 1st lieut. July 11, 1S63 ; cap-
tured ; died at Andersonville, Ga., Aug. 14, 1S64; grave 1298.
First Lieutenants.
William H. Miller, Nov. 1, 1861 ; pro. from sergt. to 2d lieut. July 4,
1S64 ; to 1st lieut. Nov. 30, 1864; trans, to Co. G Dec. 14, 1864.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Lewis Rehr, Oct. 22, 1861 ; pro. from eergt.-maj. to lBt lieut. March 27,
1864; to capt. Co. B Nov. 30, 1864; veteran.
Second Lieutenants.
Robert Hanrersley, Dec. 2, 1861 ; pro. from Corp. Feb. 25, 1862 ; res. Sept.
4, 1863.
John W. Burgien, Sept. 2, 1862; pro. from sergt. to 2d lieut. Dec. 14,
1864; trans, to Co. B, date unknown.
First Sergeants.
Barclay Cane, March 14, 1864 ; com. 1st lieut. April 3, 1865 ; not must. ;
disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865; veteran.
Henry Roat, Dec. 2, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Sergeants.
Joseph R. Hummel, March 14, 1864; com. 2d lieut. April 3, 1865 ; not
must. ; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865; veteran.
Henry Wolford, Mareh 14, 1S64 ; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865 ; veteran.
John G. Strayer, March 14, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1S65 ; veteran.
William Holmes, March 14, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865 ; veteran.
John Roat, Dec. 2, 1861 ; captured ; died at Audersonville, Ga., June 28,
1864 ; grave 2602.
Benjamin Dilley, Dec. 2, 1861 ; trans, to Co. B, date unknown.
Henry K. Algert, Dec. 2, 1861 ; captured ; died at Audersonville, Ga.,
May 9, 1864 ; grave 975.
Corporals.
Thomas McClure, March 14, 1864; must, out with company July 15,
1865 ; veterau.
Samuel Dunham, March 13, 1864; muBt. out with company July 15,
1S65; veteran.
Joseph Shoap, Feb. 22, 1864; must, out with company July 15,1865;
Allen L. Boyle, March 31, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865 ; veteran.
Samuel D. Hummel, March 14, 1864;j disch by G. 0. May 31, 1865;
veteran.
Daniel W. Young, March 14, 1864; pro. to corp. March 1, 1865 ; disch.
by G. 0. May 31, 1865; veteran.
John H. Kaufmian, March 14, 1864; pro. to corp. March 1, 1865; disch.
by G. 0. May 31, 1865; veteran.
Reese Davis, March 31, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
Archibald Rex, Dec. 2, 1861 ; trans, to Co. B, and reduced to the ranks,
date unknown ; veteran.
William H. Craig, Dec. 2, 1801.
David B. McDonald, Dec. 2, 1861.
Francis Carman, Dec. 2, 1861; captured; died at Audersonville, Ga.,
April 4, 1864; grave 355.
Amos Rinehard, Dec. 2, 1861; not on muster-out roll ; veteran.
Alonzo Hannis, Dec. 2, 1861.
Musicians.
Christopher C. Bennett, Dec. 10, 1863; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
William Ehler, Dec. 2, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Robert McDonald, Dec. 2, 1S61 ; not on muster-out roll.
Anthony, Isaac, Feb. 12, 1863 ; trans, to Co. E, date unknown.
Abel, Jerome, Feb. 25, 1862; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., July
29, 1864 ; grave 2648.
Bagnnl, John, Oct. 4, 1861; must, out with company July 15, 1865.
Bennett, Wesley, March 3, 1864; must, out with company July 15,
1865.
Bennett, Robert, March 14, 1864 ; must, out with compauy July 15, 1865 ;
veteran.
Bennett, William, March 14, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865; vet-
Beltou, Daniel, Feb. 5, 1863; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
Berkeybill, George, Oct. 27, 1862 ; disch. by G. O. May 31, 1S65.
Bidler, Samuel, March 17, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
Bell, Richard L., April 14, 1864; killed near Petersburg April 2, 1865;
veteran.
Brindle, John, April 5, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Bannister, Thomas, Dec. 2, 1861.
Barr, Augustus J,, Dec. 2, 1861 ; captured ; died at Andersonville, Ga.,
April 22,1864; grave 673.
Bast, William, Jan. 2, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Baney, Moses. Jan. 2, 1862; not on muster-out roll ; veteran.
Boyer, John, Jau. 2, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
BrookeB, George W., Jan. 23, 1862.
Blank, William H., Feb. 25, 1862 ; prisoner from Feb. 2 to Dec. 16, 1864 ;
' must, out April 13, 1865, at exp. of term.
Colley, Richard, Oct. 9, 1862; must, out with company July 15, 1865.
Clush, William, April 22, 1864 ; must, out with company July 15, 1865
Camerer, Aloysius, March 14, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865 ;
veteran.
Carbitt, Peter, Aug. 1, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
Conley, George, March 17, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865; veteran.
Cowen, William, Oct. 27, 1862; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
Crowers, Samuel, Jan. 26, 1864; discb. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
| Crowers, John G., Oct. 7, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
j Cassady, James, Oct. 20, 1862 ; trans, to Co. H, date unknown.
Christner, Samuel, March 17, 1864; trans, to Co. C, date unknown.
Crider, Daniel H., March 14, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Copple, Franklin, Dec. 2, 1861; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga.,
June 30, 1864; grave 2695.
Chore, Michael, Jan. 2, 1862; prisoner from Feb. 2 to Dec. 10, 1864;
must, out Feb. 13, 1865, at exp. of term.
Cliuk, Henry, Feb. 17, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Deihl, Jacob G., Feb. 24, 1865; must, out with company July 15, 1865.
Depher, John, March 14, 1864; must, out with company July 15, 1865 ;
veteran.
Dougherty, Patrick, March 6, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865;
veteran.
Day, James F., March 6, 1864; trans, to Co. E, date unknown.
Dayspring, George, Feb. 22, 1864; not on muster-out roll; veterau.
DeHaven, George, Dec. 2, 1861.
Deily, Elwin, Jan. 2, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Dobbs, James, Jan. 23, 1862.
Diffenderfer, Robert, Dec. 2, 1861; prisoner from Feb. 2 to Nov.30, 1864;
must, out Feb. 6, 1865, at exp. of term.
Ehrett, Charles, Aug. 1, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
Euritt, Christian, May 30, 1863 ; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
Eichelherger, H., Dec. 2, 1861.
Filer, Matthew, Nov. 3, 1862; trans, to Co. C, date unknown.
Folckhomer, R., March 17, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Francis, John, March 8, 1S65 ; not on muster-out roll.
Finkley, George W., Jan. 2, 1862; not on muster-out roll .
Fry, Tilghman, Jan. 2, 1862 ; trans, to Co. H, date unknowu; veteran.
Ferrel, Jacob, Feb. 17, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Farlan, Joseph, Feb. 25, 1862 ; captured ; died at Andersonville, Ga., June
18,1864; grave 2155.
Gahman, William, Aug. 17. 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
Goughenour, David, March 14, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865;
veteran.
Gore, John A., March 14, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865 j veteran.
Gearhart, J. W. P., Feb. 26, 18C4; not on muster-out roll.
Geisinger, John, Feb. 16, 1865; trans, to Co. G, date unknown.
Gindlesperger, P., Feb. 26, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Gindlesperger, M., Nov. 3, 1862 ; trans, to Co. H, date unknown.
Gramling, A. S., Nov. 3, 1862 ; trans, to Co. H, date unknowu.
Gibbs, Mason, Dec. 2, 1861 ; died, date unknown ; buried i
Cemetery, Autietam, Md., Sec. 26, lot F, grave 597.
Griffey, Jeremiah, Dec. 2, 1861; captured; died at Auderst
Sept. 1, 1864; grave 7527.
Geiss, Christian, Jan. 23, 1862 ; captured ; died at Andersc
March 23, 1864 ; grave 131.
Hummell, Benjamin F., March 14, 1S64; must, out with company July
15, 1865 ; veteran.
Hert, George, March 17, 1S64 ; must, out with company July 15, 1865.
Haines, William, Feb. 29, 1864; must, out with company July 15, 1865.
Hammers, Martin, Feb. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company July 15, 1865.
Henshew, Joseph, April 4, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1865.
Hoffman, Milton, Feb. 22, 1864; not on muster-out roll ; veteran.
Huff, Arthur, Dec. 2, 1861 ; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., May
14,1864; grave 1080.
Hodes, William, Jan. 2, 1862; not on muster-out roll ; veteran.
Hoffman, Jones, Jan. 23, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Hull, Godfried, March 25,1864; prisoner fh
1865; disch. by G. 0. June 27, 1865.
Inglert, John, March 14, 1864 ; prisoner frc
disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865 ; veteran.
Jones, Lewis J., March 14, 1864 ; must, out i
veteran .
Jordan, John, March 31, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865 ; veteran.
Kramer, Gottleib, Feb. 29, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
Kiper, George S., Aug. 25, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
National
uville, Ga
m July 24, 1864, to Feb. 21,
n May 15 to Nov. 27, 18641
■itli company July 15, 1865 ;
GENERAL HISTORY.
167
Knowlden, John, March 5, 1863 ; not on mustcr-ont roll.
Keech, Henry, Dec. 2, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Kreigber, George, Dec. 2, 1861 ; captured; died at Richmond, Va., Feb.
23. 1864.
Kercher, David, Dec. 2, 1861 : not on muster-out roll.
Kreiger, Simon, Jan. 2, 1862 ; must, out Jan. 11, 1865, at exp. of term.
Kreiger, Martin, Jan. 2, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Kidman, John, Feb. 20, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Little, William J., Feb. 12, 1863; disch. by G. O. May 31, 1865.
Litz, Andrew W., March 1, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 14, 1865, to date
May 24, 1865.
Lynn, Felix, Jan. 7, 1864; trans, to Co. H., date unknown.
Leonard, Charles, Dec. 2, 1861 ; must, out Jan. 6, 1865, to date exp. of
Lorhle, Simon, Dec. 2, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll ; veteran.
Ludgate, John, Dec. 2, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Lynch, Charles, Dec. 2, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 30, 1862.
Long, Isaac, Jan. 2, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Miller, Owen, Feb. 22, 1864 ; must, out July 15, 1865 ; veteran.
Mover, Lewis, March 16, 1864 ; prisoner from May 15, 1864, to March 16,
1865 ; disch. by G. 0. July 20, 1S65.
Minnich, Joseph, Jan. 27, 1862; disch. by G. O.May 31, 1865; veteran.
Murphy, John H., Sept. 26, 1862 ; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
Miller, Thomas, Feb. 28, 1862 ; disch. by G. O. May 31, 1865 ; veteran.
Morris, George, April 14, 1864; killed at Petersburg April 2, 1865;
veteran.
Miller, Tobia6, March S, 1864; not on muster-out roll; veteran.
Midenaught, Michael, Jan. 21, 1862 ; prisoner from Oct. 19, 1864, to Feb.
28, 1865; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865, to date May 22, 1865.
Maine, John, Dec. 2, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Menges, Israel, Dec. 2, 1861; prisoner from Feb. 2 to Nov. 18, 1S64;
disch. June 9, 1865, to date exp. of term.
May, Francis, Dec. 2,1861; not on muster-out roll.
McClellan, Charles, March 6, 1804 ; disch. by G. 0. May 31,1865 ; veteran.
McLane, William, Oct. 4, 1861 ; prisoner from April 6 to April 9, 1865;
disch. June 5, 1865, to date May 15, 1865.
Nicholson, Silas, March 12, 1864; not on muster-out roll; veteran.
Nine, Joseph, Jan. 2, 1S62 ; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., April
14,1864; grave 538.
Owens, Noah, March 14, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865; veteran.
Oberly, Joseph, Feb. 3, 1862; trans, to Co. K. date unkuown.
O'Neal, William, Feb. 22, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 26, 1865.
O'Conner, John, Feb. 20, 1862.
Pyle, James, Dec. 2, 1861.
Petreskey, Herman, Dec. 2, 1861; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga.,
April 12, 1S64 ; grave 500.
Painter, Michael, Dec. 2, 1861.
Patterson, John, Jan. 23, 1862 ; disch. Jan. 27, 1865, at exp. of term.
Powers, Pierce, Dec. 2, 1861; prisoner from Feb. 2 to Nov. 19| 1864;
must, out Jan. 9, 1865, to date exp. of term.
Prosser, Alexander. Jan. 30, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Rogers, Joseph, March 14, 1864 ; prisoner from May 15 to Dec. 7, 1864 ;
disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865; veteran.
Rust, Albert, Nov. 5, 1863; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865; veteran.
Rehrig, George, Feb. 9, 1864; disch. by G. O. Aug. 22, 1865, to date July
15. 1865.
Rhinesbith, David, March 15, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Ries, Philip, March IS, 1864; disch. by G.O. May 26, 1865; veteran.
Rosenberger, Martin. March IS, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Row, Henry, Dec. 2, 1861 ; trans, to Co. B, date unknown ; veteran.
Rush, Stephen L., Dec. 2, 1861 ; died at Annapolis, Md., April 2, 1S64.
Rake, James D., Jan. 2, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Reod, Adam H., Feb. 17, 1862.
Ross, James, Feb. 24, 1S64.
Roberts, Henry S., Aug. 17, 1861; prisoner from June 19 to Nov. 30,
1864; disch. by G. 0. April 27, 1865.
Smith, John H., Feb. 17, 1865 ; must, out with company July 15, 1865.
Stull, Joseph, Feb. 9, 1864; must, out with company July 15, 1865.
Smith, David, Jan. 14, 1S65; absent at muster out.
Sims, John W., Aug. 21, 1862 ; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
StefTen, John, Feb. 17, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1S65.
Sims, Andrew J., July 19, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Sourbrine, Lewis, Feb. 15, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll ; veteran.
Steedman, William C, Dec. 2, 1861 ; captured ; died at Andersonville,
Ga., Sept. 17, 1864 ; grave 9012.
Steedman, Marvin, Dec. 2, 1861; captured ; died at Richmond, Va., April
10, 1864.
Sexton, John, Dec. 2, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll; veteran.
Schiffert, Jacob, Jan. 23, 1862; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga.,
June 4, 1864 ; grave 1620.
Sletler, Jacob, Jan. 23, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Spitzfaden, Andrew, Feb. 25, 1S62; captured ; died at Andersonville, Ga.,
May 13, 1864 ; grave 1058.
Stephenson, Frank.
Teeters, Nathaniel, Feb. 17, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Thomas. Peter, Feb. 26, 4862; not on muster-out roll.
Ulrich, Jacob, March 10, 1865; must, out with company July 15, 1865.
Tonhoff, Philip, Dec. 2, 1861.
Weaver, John B., Feb. 24, 1865 ; must, out with company July 15, 1865.
Weddler, Henry, March 14, 1864; prisoner from May 15 to Dec. 6,
1864; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865 ; veteran.
Warn, Wesley, Feb. 27, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 29, 1865.
Wolford, Valentine, March 14, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll ; veteran.
Weiss, Francis S., Dec. 23, 1861; trans, to Co. B, date unknown ; vet-
Weiss, James, Dec. 2,1861 ; trans, to Co. B, date unknown; veteran.
White, Robert, Dec. 2, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
West, Christian, Jan. 23, 1862; must, out Jan. 24, 1S65, at exp. of tejm.
Werner, Aaron, Feb. 25, 1862; di*nh. on surg. certif. Aug. 16, 1S62.
Wetherhold, Charles, Feb. 25, 1862; captured; died at Andersonville,
Ga., Ang. 7, 1864 ; grave 4966.
Wald, John, Jan. 2, 1862.
FIFTY-FIFTH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUN-
TEERS.
The Fifty-fifth Regiment was recruited, under au-
thority granted by Governor Curtin to Col. Richard
White, during the summer and autumn of 1861, of
which Company G was raised in Dauphin County.
The regiment rendezvoused at Camp Curtin, where
an organization was effected by the choice of field-
officers. Three of the companies, B, E, and G, were
for a time stationed at Camp Cameron, near Harris-
burg, under the command of Col. Thomas A. Zeigle,
and were instructed by regular army officers.
On the 22d of November the regiment, thirty-eight
officers and seven hundred and fifty-seven men, left
Camp Curtin and proceeded to Fortress Monroe.
Drill and discipline, which had been commenced at
Camp Curtin, was here resumed, and the command
was brought to a good degree of efficiency. On the
8th of December, in company with the Forty-fifth,
Seventy-sixth, and Ninety-seventh Regiments, it em-
barked for South Carolina, arriving at Port Royal on
the 12th. The Fifty-fifth was immediately sent out
to guard the small islands and approaches to the west
of Hilton Head, where it remained until the 25th of
February, 1862, when it was transferred to Edisto
Island. While on duty here a series of attacks were
made by the enemy in large force upon the com-
panies, scattered as they necessarily were in holding
the Union outstretched lines upon the coast. The
most determined of these was made on the 29th of
March, when Companies E, F, and G, posted at the
head of the island, nearly twelve miles from the
headquarters of the regiment, were attacked by a
force of the enemy estimated at two thousand. The
action which ensued was severe, but the rebels were
signally repulsed, with a loss to the three companies
of about twenty killed and wounded. Gen. Evans,
who was in command of the enemy, afterwards re-
ported to the rebel government that he had made a
168
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
reconnoiaance upon Edisto Island, and had found the
enemy six thousand strong.
During the summer the only troops upon the island
were those of the Fifty-fifth, and the duty, performed
beneath a Southern sun, was very severe. On the
21st of October the regiment accompanied Gen.
Brannau on an expedition, consisting of about four
thousand troops, up Broad River. The command
landed, under cover of gunboats, at Mackey's Point,
and immediately advanced on Poeotaligo Bridge, the
object of the movement being to destroy the Charles-
ton and Savannah Railroad. At eight o'clock on the
morning of the 22d the enemy was met at Caston,
but were soon driven. At Frampton he made another
stand, and after a sharp engagement was again driven,
and retreated across the Poeotaligo River, burning
the bridge as he withdrew. Here he took a strong
position, and being largely reinforced from Charles-
ton, held his ground during six hours, in which the
battle fiercely raged. Unable to gain an advantage,
the ammunition being nearly exhausted, the Union
forces withdrew under cover of night and returned to
Hilton Head. The Fifty-fifth lost in this engage-
ment twenty-nine killed and wounded. Near the
close of the action, while bravely leading his men
against a masked battery, Capt. Horace C. Bennett
was killed.
The regiment was now stationed at Beaufort, S. C,
where it remained for more than a year, performing
picket duty at Port Royal Ferry, ten miles from the
town, and also serving in the capacity of heavy ar-
tillery upon the fortifications.
On the 1st of January, 1864, the majority of the
men re-enlisted for a second term of three years, and
on the 22d departed for Harrisburg, where, upon
their arrival, they were dismissed for a veteran fur-
lough. On the 23d of March the veterans and re-
cruits returned to South Carolina, where the regi-
ment, now numbering twelve hundred and fifty
effective men, remained for three weeks engaged in
.drill and guard duty. On the 12th of April it em-
barked for Virginia, and landed at Gloucester Point,
opposite Yorktown. Here the regiment was assigned
to the Third Brigade (Col. Richard White), Third
Division, Tenth Corps, Army of the James.
Gen. Butler was here organizing his forces, consist-
ing of about forty thousand men, to operate against
Richmond by the right bank of the James. Embark-
ing upon transports, the Tenth Corps moved up the
river and landed at Bermuda Hundred, with the de-
sign of seizing and fortifying the peninsula between
the Appomattox and the James as a base of operations.
Advancing ten miles west, encountering little oppo-
sition, the troops were set to work throwing up in-
trenchments across the head of the peninsula, and
soon had the neck of the " bottle" closed.
On the 9th of May, Ames' division moved out of
the works and destroyed the Richmond and Peters-
burg Railroad for a distance of two miles. Gen.
Ames then marched upon the turnpike towards
Petersburg as far as Swift Creek, where he met the
enemy well posted, aud immediately attacked, the
contest continuing until evening. Early on the fol-
lowing morning Ames learned that Terry's division,
in his rear, had been attacked. Facing his columns
about and advancing, he soon encountered the rebel
forces, and drove them as far as Drury's Bluff, near
Richmond. On the 13th the Union forces were again
pushed forward towards Richmond, but found the
enemy strongly intrenched in a double line of works
behind Proctor's Creek. The outer line was carried,
and Gillmore's troops continued the contest during
the 14th and loth, flanking the rebel position. But
he had now been reinforced by troops from Charles-
ton, and Gen. Beauregard was in command. Seeing
that the Union lines were greatly extended, and in
many parts thereby greatly weakened, the rebel
leader moved out of his intrenchments at night, and
early on the morning of the 16th, under cover of a
dense fog, fell upon the left flank with sudden and
overpowering force. The Fifty-fifth occupied a
position near the extreme left, and felt the full force
of the enemy's blows. Again and again he advanced
to the charge. Portions of the line gave way. The
Fifty-fifth stood side by side with the Fourth New
Hampshire and gallantly held its ground, until, out-
flanked and nearly surrounded, it was in danger of
being captured. Col. White, as a last resort, selected
three companies, C, D, and E, of his own regiment,
and charged full upon the head of the advancing
column. But it could not be broken, and the line
was forced to yield. The loss in this engagement was
very severe, being in killed, wounded, and prisoners,
including those from May 9th, when the fighting
commenced, fifteen commissioned officers and three
hundred enlisted men. The colonel, lieutenant-
colonel, and adjutant were among the prisoners, and
Lieut. John H. Barnhart was among the killed. The
command of the regiment devolved upon Capt. John
C. Shearer.
The army now fell back to its intrenched line at
Bermuda Hundred, and the regiment was subse-
quently engaged in several minor skirmishes. On the
morning of the 20th of May the enemy attacked the
picket line on Forster's plantation at daylight. One-
half of the Fifty-fifth was in position and made a
stern resistance, holding its ground until the yield-
ing of the forces on right and left made it necessary
for it to fall back to save itself from capture.
Butler, having completed his preparations, was
upon the point of moving upon the enemy's lines
about Petersburg, when he received orders from Grant
to detach a heavy force under Gen. " Baldy" Smith
and send it to the support of the Army of the Poto-
mac. The Fifty-fifth was one of the regiments selec-
ted for this purpose, and was assigned to the First
Brigade (Gen. Stannard), Second Division (Gen.
Martindale), Eighteenth Corps. Moving in transports
GENERAL HISTORY.
1G9
down the James and up the York Rivers, the corps
debarked at West Point, and marched via White
House to Cold Harbor, where, on the 1st of June, it
met the enemy, who was engaging the Sixth Corps.
The line of battle was immediately formed and
charged the enemy's works, capturing a line of rifle-
pits and taking a large number of prisoners. The
contest was continued during the 1st and 2d, but the
principal charge was made on the morning of the 3d.
Stannard's brigade was selected for the attack, and
was formed in columns of regiments, in which the
Fifty-fifth was the third. As it swept forward to the
desperate work the intense fire of the enemy caused
the front lines to waver, and finally to fall back in
confusion upon the third, which was also momen-
tarily deranged. Capt. Shearer, in command, was
wounded, and scarcely had the next in rank, Capt.
Nesbitt, assumed it when he also was stricken down,
and it devolved upon Capt. Hill, who soon restored
order and held his position, now in the front line.
During the night breastworks were thrown up, which
were occupied until the night of the 12th, when the
entire army withdrew. The loss in killed and
wounded was four commissioned officers and one
hundred and thirty-four enlisted men. In conducting
this withdrawal from the enemy's front the Fifty-
fifth was deployed in the front line of works, while
the regiments successively fell back in the stillness of
the night until all had retired without casualties or
disturbance.
Marching back to White House, the corps again
embarked on transports, and moved, via the Pamun-
key, York, and James Rivers, to Point of Rocks, on
the Appomattox, where it debarked, and early on the
morning of the loth advanced on the enemy's works
in Tront of Petersburg, capturing eighteen guns and
four hundred prisoners. On the following morning
Gen. Stannard ordered Capt. Hill to go forward with
his regiment as skirmishers. He promptly advanced
in the face of a hot fire and gained a position close
up to the enemy's lines, but not without serious loss.
On the 18th, Stannard's brigade, occupying the ex-
treme right of the line, resting on the Appomattox,
was again deployed for a charge. In front was an
open field, commanded by the enemy's infantry and
artillery, across which it must pass. Never faltering,
the Fifty-fifth, which faced the ground most exposed,
pushed forward obedient to command, and in less
than ten minutes, while crossing this open field, it
lost three commissioned officers and eighty enlisted
men, — more than half of its effective strength, — a
large proportion killed.
On the evening of the 29th the corps moved to the
rear of the position held by the Ninth Corps, and
upon the explosion of the mine, on the morning of
the 30th, it was held in readiness to support the as-
saulting column; but the attack failed, and without
being called into action, it returned to its old position
on the Appomattox. For two months the regiment
was engaged in duties incident to a siege, being con-
stantly exposed to the fire of artillery, and the musk-
etry of the pickets and sharpshooters, scarcely a day
passing without some loss.
During the night of September 28th the regiment
crossed the James, and marched to participate in the
attack about to be made by the Army of the James
upon Chapin's Bluff. The capture of Fort Harrison
was effected on the morning of the following day, but
the Fifty-fifth being held in support of the attacking
troops, did not become engaged. In the afternoon it
was determined to carry the works beyond, and at
four o'clock, Col. Jourdan, in command of the brig-
ade, ordered the Fifty-fifth to charge, and take a re-
doubt in the enemy's second line. The One Hundred
and Fifty-eighth New York was deployed to support
it, by advancing through the woods on the left, and
the One Hundred and Forty-eighth New York to act
as skirmishers on the right. The Fifty-fifth advanced
over the open ground in front, a quarter of a mile,
under a concentrated fire from three redoubts, sup-
ported by a heavy body of infantry. Bravely stem-
ming a torrent of shot and deadly minie-balls, it
moved steadily on, and reached a point within twenty
yards of the work, when its rauks almost annihilated,
and supports failing to come up, it was forced to fall
back, leaving the dead and most of the wounded
upon the field to fall into the hands of the enemy.
Of five commissioned officers and one hundred and
fifty enlisted men who marched at the word of com-
mand, three officers and seventy-eight men were
either killed, wounded, or missing. Lieut. Blaney
Adair was among the killed, and Capt. John O'Niel
mortally wounded. On the following day the rebels
made three attacks on Fort Harrison, but in each
they were repulsed with terrible slaughter.
In November, the colors which had been originally
presented to the regiment by the Governor before
leaving the State, carried in all its campaignings, and
latterly almost constantly enshrouded in the smoke
and fire of battle, having become badly tattered, ap-
plication was made for a new stand, which was
promptly forwarded. The staff and the few remaining
shreds of the old one were deposited in the capitol.
In December the white troops of the Tenth and
Eighteenth Corps were consolidated, and formed the
Twenty-fourth Corps. The Fifty-fifth was assigned
to the Fourth Brigade of the First Division, and was
henceforward engaged in performing picket and
guard duty on the left bank of the James. On the
10th of December, while stationed at the redoubt on
Signal Hill, near the extreme right of our lines, it
was attacked by a portiou of Longstreet's corps. The
demonstrations were feebly made, and were easily re-
pulsed. On the 21st of December, upon the muster
out of service of Lieut.-Col. Bennett, at the expira-
tion of his term, Maj. Filler was promoted to succeed
him, and Capt. James Metzger was promoted to
major.
170
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
On the 27th of March, 1865, the First and Second
Divisions of the Twenty-fourth Corps, and one divis-
ion of the Twenty-fifth Corps, under command of
Gen. Ord, broke camp, and crossing the James and
the Appomattox, proceeded by the rear of the army
to Hatcher's Run, and on the morning of the 29th
relieved the Second Corps, which moved out still
farther to the left. During the 30th and 31st a part
of the regiment was on the picket-line near the run,
and in the general advance which was made, skir-
mished with the enemy, losing two men killed, and
one commissioned officer and seventeen enlisted men
wounded.
On the morning of April 2d, in breaking through
the enemy's lines, the Fourth Brigade, to which the
regiment belonged, commanded by Gen. Fairchild,
with the balance of the division, charged Forts Gregg
and Baldwin, which, after a strong resistance, were
carried, the Fifty-fifth being the first to occupy the
latter. The loss here was one commissioned officer
killed, and one commissioned officer and four en-
listed men wounded. On the morning of April 3d,
having ascertained that the rebels had evacuated
Petersburg during the previous night, Gen. Ord's col-
umn was pushed forward to cut off their line of re-
treat at Burksville Junction. By a forced march
along the South Side Railroad, Ord reached the Junc-
tion on the evening of the 5th, a distance of about
sixty miles. Resuming the march on the following
morning, it hastened forward, seven miles farther, to
Rice's Station, the Fifty-fifth leading the column as
skirmishers, and losing nine men wounded. At the
Station Ord held his position, cutting off the direct
way of retreat to Danville, and forcing the rebel col-
umn towards Lynchburg. At daylight on the 7th,
Ord resumed the inarch, with the design of again
cutting the rebel line of retreat. He reached Appo-
mattox Court-House, a distance of forty-two miles,
early on the morning of the 9th, in advance of Lee's
columns, and with Sheridan's cavalry held firmly
the only avenue of escape. " Sheridan," says Greeley,
" was with his cavalry near the court-house, when the
Army of Virginia made its last charge. By his order
his troops, who were in line of battle, dismounted,
gave ground gradually, while showing a steady front,
so as to allow our weary infantry time to form and
take position. This effected, the horsemen moved
swiftly to the right and dismounted, revealing lines
of solid infantry in battle array, before whose wall of
gleaming bayonets the astonished enemy recoiled in
blank despair, as Sheridan and his troopers, passing
briskly around the rebel left, prepared to charge the
confused, reeling masses. A white flag was now
waved by the enemy, before Gen. Custer, who held
our cavalry advance, with the information that they
had concluded to surrender."
The First and Second Divisions of the Twenty-
fourth Corps remained at Appomattox Court-House
until the 17th, when they proceeded to Richmond
via Farmville, Burksville, and Amelia Court-House,
arriving on the 25th. The regiment encamped on
the outskirts of the city, and performed fatigue and
guard duty until the latter part of July, when it was
ordered to report to Maj.-Gen. Hartsuff, at Petersburg.
It was stationed at different points, in detachments
in Chesterfield, Buckingham, Cumberland, Powhat-
tan, and Amelia Counties, acting under orders from
the Freedmen's Bureau. On the 30th of August the
regiment was mustered out of service at Petersburg,
whence it proceeded to Harrisburg, where it was paid
and finally disbanded.
ROLL OF COMPANY G, FIFTY-FIFTH REGIMENT (THREE
YEARS' SERVICE).
Recruited at Harrisburg.
Captains.
Isaac S. Waterbury, Aug. 28, 1861 ; died at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May
8, 1864.
Levi A. Weaver, Aug. 28, 1861 ; pro. from 2d to 1st lieut. May 26, 1863 ;
to capt. July 1, 1864; must, out Nov. 23, 1864, at exp. of term.
George H. Miller, Aug. 28, 1861; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt. Jan. 1,
1864; to 2d lieut. Aug. 1, 1864; to 1st lieut. Jan. 25, 1865; to capt.
April 20, 1865 ; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865 ; veteran.
First Lieutenants.
John Gotshall, Aug. 28, 1861 ; pro. to adjt. Aug. 3, 1863.
William H. Shorb, Aug. 28, 1861; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt. Jan. 10,
1862; to sergt.-major Oct. 23, 1862; to 2d lieut. Nov. 4, 1863; to 1st
lieut. Aug. 1, 1864 ; must, out Dec. 25, 1864, at exp. of term.
Daniel Bohanan, Aug. 28, 1861 ; pro. from corp. to sergt. Jan. 5, 1864 ; to
1st sergt. Aug. 1, 1864 ; to 2d lieut. Feb. 15, 1865 ; to 1st lieut. April
20, 1865 ; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865 ; veteran.
Second Lieutenants.
Henry A. Eiseubise, Sept. 18, 1863 ; pro. from private to sergt. July 1,
1864; to 1st sergt. May 1, 1865; to 2d lieut. July 2, 1865; must, out
with company Aug. 30, 1865.
First Sergeant.
Henry Scrimminger, March 28,1861; pro. to Corp.; to sergt. Feb. 15,
1865 ; to 1st sergt. July 1, 1865 ; must, out with company Aug. 30,
1865; veteran.
Sergeants.
David Black, Aug. 28, 1861; pro. to Corp.; to sergt. June 5, 1864 ; must.
out with company Aug. 30, 1865; veteran.
Thomas J. Howe, Aug. 28, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Jan. 1, 1864 ; to sergt. Sept.
1, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 30,1865; veteran.
George Loy, Feb. 15, 1864; pro. to Corp. June 6, 1864 ; to sergt. Oct. 9,
1864 ; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865; veteran.
Charles Long, Aug. 28, 1S61 ; pro. to Corp. Jan. 1, 1864 ; to sergt. July 1,
1865 ; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865 ; veteran.
William Shorts, Aug. 28, 1861 ; pro. from Corp. ; killed at Cold Harbor
June 3,1864; veteran.
Frederick Vogle, Aug. 28, 1861 ; pro. from Corp.; killed at Petersburg
June 18, 1S64; veteran.
Corporals.
James M. Lyne, Aug. 28, 1861; pro. to Corp. Sept. 1, 1864; must, out with
company Aug. 30, 1S65; veteran.
James E. Ropley, Aug. 28, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Sept. 1, 1864; must, out
with company Aug. 30, 1865 ; veteran.
Edward Looker, Feb. 15, 1864 ; pro. to corp. Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out with
company Aug. 30,1865; veteran.
Alexander Timothy, Feb. 10, 1864 ; pro. to corp. Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out
with company Aug. 30, 1865.
William H. Wennel, Feb. 6, 1864 ; pro. to corp. March 1, 1865; must, out
with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Abraham Boak, Aug. 28, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. May 1,1865; must, out with
company Aug. 30, 1865; veteran.
William Kromer, Aug. 28, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. May 1, 1865 ; must, out
with company Aug. 30, 1865; veteran.
George Fisher, Aug. 28, 1861; pro. to corp. July 1, 1865 ; must, out with
company Aug. 30, 1865; veteran.
GENERAL HISTORY.
171
William Boon, Aug. 28, 1861 ; (lied Nov. 12, 1862, burial record Not. 2,
1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, S. C, Oct. 22, 1862; buried
at Hilton Head, S C.
Jobn H. Grubb, Aug. 28,1861 ; killed near Petersburg June 18, 1SG4;
veteran.
John C. Lane, Aug. 28, 1861 ; died Nov. 17, 1864, of wounds received at
Ohapiu's Farm, Va., Sept. 29, 1864 ; veteran.
Jobn Brenizer, Aug. 28, 1861; not on muster-out roll ; veteran.
\ Musicians.
John C. Fox, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865 ;
veteran.
Talbot Wagoner, Feb. 10, 1864 ; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Privates.
Abbott, Joseph, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865;
veteran.
Akens. Alexander, March 2, 1865 ; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Adams, George W., Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 2, 1863.
Allison, John E., Aug. 28. 1861 ; must, out Sept. 9, 1864, exp. of term.
Aumit, Henry, July 21, 1S63; drafted ; trans, to Co. E April 1, 1864.
Anderson, George, Sept. 24, 1S63 ; drafted ; trans, to Co. E April 1, 1864.
Ayres, Charles, Aug. 28, 1861 ; trans, to Co. I Jan. 1, 1864 ; veteran.
Anderson, John H., Feb. 9, 1864 ; killed at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16,
1864.
Bechler, William, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 30,1866;
veteran.
Bryant, Daniel, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865;
Brown, William W., March 2, 1864 ; must, out with company Aug. 30,
1865.
Brown, William N., Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 30,
1865; veteran.
Brown, Charles, Feb. 15, 1S64 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Birch, James, Feb. 2, 1864; must, out with company, Aug. 30, 1865.
Breckenridge, John, Feb. 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Aug. 30,
• 1865.
Black, John D., Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 9, 1864, at exp. of term.
Brooks, Henry, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 9, 1864, at exp. of term.
Boyle, Daniel, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 9, 1864, at exp. of term.
Boyer, George D., Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certificate June 2, 1862.
Brooks, William, Sept. 18, 1861 ; trans, to Battery M,lst Kegt. U. S. Art.,
July 18, 1863.
Brown, Samuel C. July 20, 1863; drafted; trans, to Co. E April 1, 1864.
Bodicher, Daniel, Daniel, Aug. 28, 1861; trans, to Co. B Jan. 1, 1864;
veteran.
Beak, William, Aug. 28, 1861 ; drowned at Baltimore, Md., Nov. 21, 1861.
Byers, Charles, Feb. 9, 1864; died at New York July 29, 1864.
Berkmjer, Lewis, Aug. 28, 1861; killed at Petersburg, Va., Aug. 14,
1864; veteran.
Badger, Thomas, Feb. 5, 1S64 ; captured ; died at Petersburg June 4,
1864.
Bear, Samuel, Feb. 5, 1864 ; captured ; died at Andersonville, Ga., Aug.
20,1864; grave 6229.
Buckson, William, Feb. 5, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Carpenter, E. B., June 1, 1863; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Colder, Edward, Feb. 15, 1864: must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Cole, Timothy, Feb. 10, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Carichner, Frederick, Feb. 9, 1864 ; must, out with company Aug. 30,
1865.
Cochran, Patrick, Feb. 10, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Coffrat, William, Jan. 25, 1865; absent on detached duty at muster out.
Cain, Samuel, Aug. 2S, 1861; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865;
veteran.
Carichner, Godfrey, Aug. 28, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 8, 1863.
Christman, Parker, Nov. 10,1861; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 14, 1862.
Connor, Patrick, Aug. 28, 1861 ; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864.
Campbell, Patrick, March 7, 1S64 ; died June 17, 1864, of wounds received
at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; buried at Hampton, Va. ;
veteran.
Carr, Joseph, Aug. 30, 1861; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga.,
August, 1864.
Crum, Benedict, Nov. 8, 1861.
Deitrick, Elias, Jan. 19, 1865; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Enger, Joseph, Feb. 3, 1864 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 16, 1864 ; veteran.
Ellet, James, Feb. 15, 1864; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864.
Feig, George, Feb. 19. 1864; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Fields, Charles B., Feb. 2, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
Fetter, Henry, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 9, 1864, at exp. of term.
Fit7., Thomas, Sept. 4, 1861; must, out Sept. B, 1861, at exp of term.
Fisher, Adam, Aug. 30, 1861 : disch. Dec. 11, 1864, for wounds received
in action ; veteran.
Fry, John, Oct. 19, 1863; drafted; trans, to Co. E April 1, 1864.
Gruher, Isaac, Feb. 4. 1864; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Grishaber, William, Feb. 5, 1864; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 18,
1864.
Hogantogler, George, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 30,
1865; veteran.
Hughs, John, Aug. 28, 1861 ; absent, in hospital, at muster out ; veteran.
Hooper, Pembroke, Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg certif. Nov. 8, 1862.
Hooper, Alfred, Aug. 29, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 9, 1864, at exp. of term.
Hatz, William, Aug. 29, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 9, 1864, at exp. of term.
Hendrickson, E. S., Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 9, 1864, at exp. of
term.
Hollabaugh, John, Jan. 24, 1865; drafted; disch. by G 0. June 12, 1865.
Hull, Stitt, Sept. 23, 1863; drafted; trans, to Co. E April 1, 1864.
Hat?., Henry, Aug. 29, 1861 ; died at Beaufort, S. C, Oct. 17, 1862.
Hurshberger, S., Aug. 28, 1861 ; killed at Drury's Bluff. Va., May 16,
1864 ; veteran.
Ironspoon, Harmon, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 30,
1865; veteran.
Irvin, William J., Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 19, 1862.
Jackson, Cyrus B., Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 30,
1865; veteran.
Johnson, John, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865 ;
veteran.
Jones, John, Oct. 15, 1863; drafted: trans, to Co. E April 1, 1864.
Kichieshong, A., Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 9, 1864, at exp. of term.
Kise, George W., July 21, 1863 ; drafted ; trans, to Co. E April 1, 1864.
King, Jerome, Feb. 9, 1864; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps May 15, 1865.
Keffer, Henry, Jan. 29, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Lawyer, Jacob, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1S65 ;
Lough, David, Feb. 15. 1864; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Leonard, Joseph L., Feb. 9, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 30,
1865.
Lichty, Moses. Feb. 15, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Lundy, Benjamin F., Dec. 25, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 21, 1864, for wounds re-
ceived at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864.
Lawyer, Joseph, Aug. 28. 1861 ; must, out Sept. 9, 1S64, at exp. of term.
Lane, Samuel, Oct. 8, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 8, 1S64, at exp. of term.
Lukins, Charles, Oct. 8, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 22, 1864, to date Oct. St
1864, at exp. of term.
Loucy, Daniel, Aug. 28, 1861 ; trans, to 42d Kegt. P. V. Nov. 16, 1861.
Lodge, Daniel, Sept. 23, 1863; drafted; trans, to Co. E April 21. 1S64.
Lightner, Peter, Jan. 25, 1865 ; pro. to hosp. steward May 1, 1S65.
Miller, Jerome P., Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865;
veteran.
Minich, Jeremiah, Aug. 28, lSbl ; absent, on detached duty, at muster
out; veteran.
Minich, Henry, Feb. 3, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1S65;
veteran.
Messinger, Lewis, Feb. 15, 1S64; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
McCollum, Malcolm, Feb. 20, 1861 ; absent, sick, at muster .nit.
Millhouse, August, Aug. 2S, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 30,
1865; veteran.
McClintock, John, Feb. 22, 1S64 ; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Matter, William H., Jan. 19, 1865 ; must, out with company Aug. 30,
1865.
Mott, Joseph, Aug. 28, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. June 2, 1S63.
Macker, James E., Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 9. IS64, at exp. of term.
McCabe, Samuel, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 9, 1S64, at exp. of term.
McAdams, John F., Aug. 2S, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 19, 1S64, at exp. of
term.
Mercer, Abner, Feb. 15, 1S64 ; disch. on surg. certif. July IS, 1S65.
Moral!, Richard, Aug. 28, 1861 ; trans, to Battery M, 1st Regt. U. S. Art.,
Feb. 22, 1S62.
Myers, George, Aug. 28, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps July 1, 1863.
Morgan, Charles, Sept. 25, 1863 ; drafted; trans, to Co. E April 1, 1864.
Miles, John, July 22, 1863 ; drafted ; trans, to Co. E April 1, 1864.
Mack, John, Aug. 2S, 1861 ; died at Beaufort, S. C, Aug. 6, 1862.
Norris, Jesse K., Aug. 2S. 1861 ; absent, sick, at muster out ; veteran.
Nole, Johnson B., Feb. 13, 1864 ; wounded at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16,
1864; absent at muster out.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Nelly, Thomas, Aug. 2S, 1861; captured at Drury'a Bluff, Va., May 16,
1864 ; escaped March 19, 1865 ; must, out May 4, 1S65, to date March
24, 1865, at exp. of term.
Oswald, Stephen, Aug. 28,1861; captured; died June 20, 1864; burial
record at Andersonville, Ga., June 28, 1864; grave 2589; veteran.
Poist, Alexander, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 19, 1864, at exp. of
term.
Posey, Mordecai, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 19, 1864. at exp. of term.
Pafftey, Charles, Aug. 28, 1861 ; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864 ;
veteran.
Pfieffer, Frederick, Aug. 28, 1861 ; captured ; died Aug. 19, 1864, of
wounds received in action; buried at Richmond, Ya.; veteran.
Rush, Christian, Aug. 28, 1861 ; absent, sick, at muster out; veteran.
Raudebaugh, Isaac, Feb. 5, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Roush, Daniel S., Jan 11, 1865 ; must, out with company Aug. 3oj 1865.
Ritner, Willi:, m, Sept. :i, 1861; must, out Sept. 9, 1864, at exp. of term.
Ruggles, Alexander, Feb. 9, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 24, 1865.
Reed, James G., Aug. 28, 1S61 ; captured ; died at Andersonville, Ga.,
Oct. 1, 1S64; grave 10.174.
Swartz, John, Aug. 28, 1861 ; absent, sick, at muster out; veteran.
Stees, John, Feb. 3, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Sheets, Charles P., Feb. 2, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Steiner, Peter, Feb. 2, 1804; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Svveger, James, Feb. 19, 1S64; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Sants, Martin, Feb. 6, 1864; must, out with company Aug, 30, 1865.
Snoddy, Calvin S, Feb. 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Sullivan, John H., Aug. 28, 1S01 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 17, 1863.
Shaner, Jacob V., Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 21, 1863.
Shiftier, John, Feb. 15, 1864; disch. June 1, 1865, for wounds received at
Cbapin's Farm, Va., Sept. 29, 1864 ; veteran.
Sagle, John H., March 2, 1862; must, out April 22, 1865, at exp. of term.
Shorts, Henry, Feb. 13, 1864; prisoner from Sept. 29, 1864, to March 4,
1865 ; disch. by G. O. June 12, 1865.
Smith, Andrew, Feb. 27,1864; prisoner from May 16, 1864, to April 17,
1865; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1S65, to date June 9, 1865.
Stewart, Alexander, Feb. 10, 1864; disch. by G. 0. July 22, 1865.
Smith, John, Oct. 19, 1863; drafted; trans, to Co. E April 1, 1S65.
Stephens, Roswell, Sept. 25, 1863 ; drafted ; trans, to Co. E April 1, 1865
Strong, Henry, July 22, 1S63 ; drafted'; trans, to Co. E April 1, 1865.
Steiner, Jacob, Feb. 1, 1864; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, date unknown.
Sanno, George, Aug. 28, 1801; died at Beaufort, S. 0, Aug. 11, 1862.
Saline, Leonard, Feb. 15, 1S64; killed at Petersburg, Va., July 18, 1S64
Shaffer, Martin, Oct. 15, 1S63; drafted; died June 23, 1864, of wounds
received at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864.
Shaner, Jacob V., Feb. 4. 1864 ; died at Hampton, Va., Jan. 21, 1865.
Shane, Robert, Feb. 15, 1864; killed at Petersburg, Va, June IS 1864
Smith, William H, Oct. S, 1861 ; died Oct. 22, 1864, of wounds received
at Chapin's Farm, Va,Sept. 29, 1864; buried in U. S. General Hos-
pital Cemetery, Aunapolis, Md.
Steiner, John, Aug. 28, 1861.
Sweeney, Edward, March 7, 1865: not on muster-out roll.
Taylor, David, Feb. 10, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865
Toomy, James, Feb. 5, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 30, 1865.
Taylor, Samuel B, Aug. 28, 1S01 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 26, 1862.
Tunis, Edwin F, Aug. 28, 1861 ; disch. by G. O. June 29, 1S65 ; 'veteran
Troxal, Arthur, Oct. 15, 1863; drafted; trans, to Co. E April 1, 1865
Thompson, Thomas, Feb. 15, 1S04 ; died June 18, 1864, of wounds re-
ceived at Petersburg, Va, June 16, 1864; buried at Hampton, Va.
Van Horn, Charles H, Aug. 28, 1S61 ; must, out with company Aug. 30,
1865 ; veteran.
Van Riper, Christopli
1863.
Waterbnry, Edwin L, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out
1865 ; veteran.
Weitzel, George W, Feb. 13, 1864; must, out
1865 ; veteran.
Wright, George, Aug. 28, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 9, 1864, at exp. of term
Wilson, John T, Jr., Aug. 28, 1861; must, out Sept. 9, 1S64, at exp. of
term.
Wolf, William, Feb. 20, 1S64; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 24, 1865; vet-
Winteis, Ephraim A, Jan. 24, 1865; disch. by G. 0. May 30, 1865
Woodall, A. C, Feb. 3, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865.
Willis, Samuel, Sept. 4, 1861 ; trans, to Batt. M, 1st Regt U S Art
Nov. 1, 1862. ' ■'
Warden, Samuel, Sept. 4, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps July 1, 1863.
Waters, William, Aug. 28, 1861.
, Dec. 27, 1861 ; disch.
surg
tif. May 8,
Jinpany Aug. 30,
mpany Aug. 30,
Wilders, Joseph, Aug. 28, 1861; missing at Chapin's Farm, Va, Sept. 29
1864; veteran.
Zorger, Jacob, Aug. 28, 1861 ; killed at Bermuda Hundred, Va May 19
1864; veteran.
CHAPTER XXVI.
The War for the Union (continued)-One Year's Service-Seventy-
seveuth, Eighty-third, aud One Hundred and First Regiment— Three
Years' Service— Eightieth, Eighty-fourth, Eighty-seventh, Ninety-
second, and Ninety-sixth Regiments.
ROLL OF COMPANY I, SEVENTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT PENN-
SYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS (ONE YEAR'S SERVICE).
Recruited at Harrisbnrg— Assigned March, 1865, to Seientij-seventh Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Captain.
John Bell, Feb. 21, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
.Firs* Lieutenant.
Henry C. Deniming, Feb. 17, 1865; must, out Feb. 21, 1S66.
Second Lieutenant.
Joseph E. Rhoads, March 7, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
First Sergeant
Samuel Eberly, Feb. 27, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Sergeants.
Louis P. Chester, Feb. 28, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Charles A. Suydatn, Feb. 28, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
George S. McGowen, Feb. 28, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Joseph L. Shearer, Feb. 27, 1865; must out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Corporals.
Robert B. Valentine, March 2, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6,
1865.
S. Cameron Wilson, Feb. 27, 1865; absent, on detached duty, at muster
out.
George W. Heller, Feb. 27, 1865; absent, on detached duty, at muster
out.
Cornelius K. Dumars, Feb. 23, 1S65; absent, on furlough, at muster out.
Benjamin F. Scheffer, Feb. 2S, 1S65; absent, on detached duty, at muster
out.
Michael J. Maloney, Feb. 21, 1865; absent, on detached duty, at muster
Edward H. Clay, Feb. 27, 1865 ; pro. to Corp. May 7, 1865 ; must, out with
company Dec. 6, 1865.
John L. Schuler, Feb. 27, 1865; absent on detached duty, at muster out.
Musicians.
John C. Wheeler, March 6, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Albert H. Buehler, Feb. 21, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
• Privates.
Amey, William A, Feb. 28, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Armstrong, William, March 9, 1865 ; not on muster-out roll.
Boot, John, March 3, 1S65 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Blair, John, Feb. 21, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Bucher, Christian, Feb. 28, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Buehler, William, Feb. 27, 1S65; must, out with company Dec. 6,1865.
Bodden, John C, Feb. 27, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Boyd, James A, March 1, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Brenner, Martin/Feb. 27, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Baldwi n, Thomas, Feb. 25, 1865 ; died Nov. 25, 1865 ; buried at Railroad
Depot, Victoria, Texas.
Bremsholts, H. M, March 2, 1865 ; miiBt. out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Black, Hugh, Feb. 28, 1865; disch. by G. O. June 20, 1S65.
Balmer, John F, March 10, 1S55; disch. by G. 0. Aug. 23, 1865.
Burnside, George W, Feb. 27, 1865.
Cramp, Edward A, Feb. 28, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Case, David, Feb. 27, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Cellers, John, March 4, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Camp, John C, March 1, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Cox, Daniel W, Feb. 28, 1865; disch. by G. O. Oct. 21, 1865.
GENERAL HISTORY.
173
Closkey, Bernard, April 6, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. June 2, 1865.
Coleman, William H„ March 9, 1865; not"on muster-out roll.
Dehuff, Henry G., Feb. 23, 1865 ; must, out with coninauy Dec. 6, 1865.
Davis, Howard W., March 2, 1865; absent, sick, at muster out.
Dean, Joseph F., Feb. 27, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Dorsey, Philip B., Feb. 27, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Desch, Calvin, Feb. 28, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Doyle, John, March 3, 1865 ; not on muster-out roll.
Everhart, Richard, March 4, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Eckle, Edward, March 9, 1865; not on muster-out roll.
Faley, Thomas, Feb. 28, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Fitzpatrick, Patrick, Feb. 28,1865; must, out with company Dec. 6,1865.
Fertenbaugh, William, March 4, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6,
1865.
Fullertou, William K., March 6, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6,
1865.
Fervis, William K., Feb. 28, 1865.
Gohn, Daniel A., Feb. 24, 1S65 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Gleason, James, March 3, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. Sept. 30, 1865.
Gotta, Solomon D., March 1, 1865; died at Nashville, Tenn., May 15,
1S65.
Gardner, James, Feb. 28, 1S65; died at Green Lake, Texas, July 27,
1865.
Griffin, William, March 9, 1S65 ; not on muster-out roll.
Harris, Smiley J., March 2, 1865; absent, on furlough, at muster out.
Homer, John W., March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865
Hoover, John J., Feb. 21, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1S65.
Henry, Robert F., March 5, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Hartman, Jacob H., March 6, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. Sept. 18, 1865.
Haas, Christian, March 13, 1865; disch. by G. 0. May 23, 1865.
Humphreysville, J., March 9, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. May 23, 1865.
Hussey, James, Feb. 27, 1865.
Ingram, Johu G., Feb. 21, 1865; absent, on detached duty, at muster
out.
Jones, John B., March 4, 1S65 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Kipple, Peter, March 3, 1S65; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Kennedy, Joseph, March 3, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Kcerper, Samuel F., Feb. 27, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Kiser, Josiah C, March 6, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. June 30, 1S65.
Keiser, Samuel, March 20. 1S65; disch. by G. 0. May 23, 1865.
Kirby, Thomas, March 9, 1865; not on muster-out roll.
Lucas, David A., March 1, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Lyons, Eobert J., Feb. 23, 1865 ; died Oct. 31, 1865 ; buried at Kailroad
Depot, Victoria, Texas.
Leighton, Augustus, March 6, 1865 ; not on muster-out roll.
Manger, William H., Feb. 27, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6,
1865.
Miller, Henry W., Feb. 27, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Martin, Thomas D., Feb. 27, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Millhouse, Owen, March 6, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Milliken, Thomas, March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1S65.
Montgomery, T. P., March 1, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. July 14, 1865.
Mahaney, William J., Feb. 24, 1S65; died in New Orleans, La., Aug. 28,
1865.
McKinsey, Thomas, Feb. 22, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
McCord, John, Feb. 28, 1S65; absent, sick, at muster out.
Nunemacher, A., Feb. 28, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Owens, William H., March 1, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Over, Andrew R., Feb. 2S, lstio ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
O'Neal, William H., March 9, 1865 ; not on muster-out roll.
O'Brien, John, March 9, 1S65 ; not on muster-out roll.
Pierce, Joseph, March 3, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Potteiger, John H., Feb. 27, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. Sept. 30, 1865.
Reed, James K., Feb. 23, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Ronrour, Charles, March 7, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Rickebaugh, J. C, Feb. 28, 1S65; disch. by G. 0. Sept. 14, 1S65.
Raezer, Henry, March 20, 1865; not on muster-out roll.
Reiliy, William H., March 9, 1865 ; not on muster-out roll.
Slentz, Jacob J., Feb. 27, 1865; most, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Stimmel, Joseph W., March 2, 1865; must, out with company Dec, 6,
1865.
Smith, Calvin, March 2, 1S65: must, nut with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Snyder, William, March 2, 1S65; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Sload, John, March S, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1S65.
Sload, Lemon, March 6, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. Sept. 14, 1865.
Sands, George W., March 8, 1865; disch. by G. 0. Sept. 14, 1S65.
Talley, George W., Feb. 27, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1S65.
Thomas, George, Feb. 24, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 9,
Tulay, Franklin, March 4, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Trostie, William, March 8, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Thornton, Preston, March 4, 1865; disch. by G. 0. Sept. 14, 1865.
Tompkins, Edwin, March 4, 1865.
Thomas, Henry, March 9, 1865; not on muster-out roll.
Valentine, George W., March 2, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6,
1865.
Willis, James A., Feb. 24, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Wennel, George, Feb. 28, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Weaver, Fphraim W., March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company Dec. 6,
1865.
Walburn, John C, Feb. 2, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Wagner, Jesse, March 2, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6, 1865.
Wagner, Reuben, March 2, 1865; must, out with company Dec. 6,1865.
Weaver, William L., March 6, 1865; died Dec. 4, 1865; buried at Rail-
road Depot, Victoria, Texas.
Weaver, Casper, March 25, 1865; not accounted for.
York, John, Feb. 2, 1865.
EIGHTIETH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUN-
TEERS.
The authority to raise this regiment was given on
the 27th of August, 1861, to William B. Sipes, then
of Harrisburg, by the Secretary of War. The com-
panies were recruited, for the most part, by their offi-
cers and at their expense, the grade of their commis-
sions depending, as a general rule, upon their success
in securing men. Their military experience was in
general limited to the three months' service. The com-
panies rendezvoused at Camp Cameron, near Harris-
burg, where a regimental organization was effected,
and George C. Wynkoop, of Pottsville, was commis-
sioned colonel. Clothing was promptly issued to the
men upon entering camp, and the regiment was regu-
larly exercised in dismounted drill. Side arms were
received while at Camp Cameron, and horses were
supplied, but not issued until after leaving it. On
the 18th of December the colors were presented by
Governor Curtin from the steps of the State capitol,
and on the following day, in pursuance of orders
from the Secretary of War, the regiment started for
Louisville, Ky., where, upon its arrival, it reported
to General Buell, in command of the Department of
the Cumberland, and was placed in camp of instruc-
tion at Jeffersonville, Ind. Towards the close of
January, 1862, the regiment broke camp, and, moving
leisurely southward, through Kentucky, arrived at
Nashville, Tenn., soon after its occupation by Union
forces. Here the three battalions were separated, the
first, under Major Wynkoop, in which was Capt.
Davis' company, being assigned to Gen. Negley's
brigade, and sent with him to Columbia ; the second,
under Col. Wynkoop, to the command of Gen. Du-
mont, garrisoning Nashville ; and the third, under
Maj. Given, to Col. Duffield's command, two com-
panies being stationed at Murfreesborough, and two at
Lebanon. The duty imposed at this time consisted
in scouting in Western and Middle Tennessee, and as
far east as the Cumberland Mountains. The cavalry
was kept actively employed in defending the flanks of
the army against the irregular bauds of the enemy's
horse that were prowling on every hand. On the 1st
of July the First Battalion, under command of Maj.
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Wynkoop, moving with Gen. Smith's hrigade, occu-
pied Manchester. On the following day, Capt. C. C.
Davis, of Company I, with nine men, was captured
while on the picket line, but shortly after exchanged.
When Buell, in September, made his retrograde
movement through Kentucky, and subsequently his
advance, the First Battalion, under Maj. Wynkoop,
accompanied him, participating in the battle of Per-
ryville, losing four men wounded and three taken
prisoners. The Second and Third Battalions re-
mained with the garrison at Nashville, and was at-
tached to Gen. Negley's command. They were
employed in scouting and foraging, and in assisting
to defend the city.
Early in November, 1862, Gen. Rosecrans, who had
superseded Gen. Buell in command of the Army of
the Cumberland, made a complete reorganization.
Up to this time the cavalry had not been formed in
brigades and divisions, but had been scattered over
Tennessee, Kentucky, and a portion of Alabama,
doing very hard duty but accomplishing very little.
Gen. D. S. Stanley was now assigned to the command
of the cavalry, and made a thorough organization of
it for efficient service, the Seventh being assigned to
the First Brigade of the Second Division. Little of
importance transpired to break the monotony of the
picket and outpost duty until the 26th of December,
when the army advanced on the enemy at Murfrees-
borough. The First Brigade led the centre on the
Nashville and Murfreesborough Pike, the regiments
alternating daily, which brought the Seventh at the
head of the column on the 27th. The entire march
from Nashville to Stone River was a continuous
battle between the cavalry of the two armies. Upon
the arrival of the division at Stone River, on the
29th, the resistance was found too strong for the cav-
alry to move, and it was withdrawn to the right flank
and rear. On the 30th a battalion of the Seventh
Pennsylvania and one of the Third Kentucky formed
a chain of vedettes in rear of the line of battle, with
orders to drive up all stragglers. On the same day,
Wheeler captured the train of the Twenty-eighth
Brigade, on the Jefferson Pike, between Stewart's
Creek and Lavergne. Taking a battalion of the
Seventh and the Fourth Michigan, Col. Minty moved
to its relief. " I met the enemy," says Col. Minty in
his report, " who were chiefly dressed in our uniforms.
The Seventh Pennsylvania drove them until after
dark." On the 31st the brigade, now reduced to
about nine hundred and fifty men, took position, after
crossing Overall's Creek, about three-quarters of a mile
from the Murfreesborough and Nashville Pike, Capt.
Jenning's battalion being posted in the woods near the
right of the Fourth Michigan. " The enemy," says
Col. Minty, " advanced rapidly with two thousand five
hundred cavalry, mounted and dismounted, and three
pieces of artillery, all under command of Gens.
Wheeler, Wharton, and Buford. They drove back
the Fourth Michigan to the line of the First Ten-
nessee skirmishers, and then attacked the Seventh
Pennsylvania with great fury, but met with a deter-
mined resistance. I went forward to the line of dis-
mounted skirmishers, and endeavored to move it to
the right to strengthen the Seventh Pennsylvania,
but the moment the right of the line showed itself
from behind the fence where it was posted, the whole
of the enemy's fire was directed on it, turning it com-
pletely around. At this moment the Fifteenth Penn-
sylvania gave way and retreated rapidly, leaving the
battalion of the Seventh Pennsylvania and the dis-
mounted men entirely unsupported, and leaving them
no alternative but to retreat." When, on this day,
the right wing of the army was driven back in confu-
sion, many of the men of the battalion, on the line
of the vedettes, were captured by the enemy while
endeavoring to drive forward the straggling infantry.
After the battle was over, and the enemy was making
the best of his way from the field, the cavalry was
sent in pursuit. " About six miles out they met the
enemy in force ; a sharp skirmish ensued. The
Fourth Cavalry, First Tennessee Infantry, and the
Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry having to bear the
brunt of the fight on our side. The enemy was driven
from the field with heavy loss, and we returned to
within a mile and a half of Murfreesborough and went
into camp." The loss of the regiment in this entire
battle was two killed, nine wounded, and fifty missing.
On the 31st of January, the First Brigade was or-
dered to proceed to Rover and break up a rebel out-
post. Arriving near the place, his pickets were
encountered and driven in by the Fourth Michigan,
when the Seventh Pennsylvania was ordered to draw
sabre and charge, which was executed with a cheer,
breaking the rebel line and utterly routing his entire
command. The pursuit was maintained for ten miles,
causing a loss of half his force. After scouting in-
side the rebel lines for two weeks, inflicting consider-
able damage upon the enemy, the brigade returned to
camp at Murfreesborough. Shortly afterward learning
that the enemy had reoccupied Rover in force, and
had strengthened it by an intrenched infantry and
artillery camp at Unionville, a town five miles from
Rover, and sixteen from Shelbyville, where a large
part of the rebel army was in camp, Gen. Sheridan
was ordered to move with his division to Eagleville,
three miles west of Rover, for a diversion in favor of
the cavalry. When, therefore, at sunrise on the 4th,
the First Brigade attacked the enemy at Rover, the
surprise was complete. After a sharp skirmish the
pickets were driven in, and the Seventh was ordered
to charge with the sabre. It was made in column,
half platoon front, and received the concentrated fire
of over two thousand rifles ; but without faltering,
being supported by the Fourth United States on the
right, and the Fourth Michigan on the left as carbi-
neers, it dashed forward, broke the centre of the rebel
line, and drove it in confusion towards Unionville.
Not satisfied with his success, Col. Minty threw the
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flanking regiments into columns, on roads parallel
with the pike on which the Seventh was moving, and,
sounding the charge along the whole line, burst upon
the astonished rebels at Unionville, entering their
camp on the heels of the flying fugitives from Rover.
But little resistance was offered, only one regiment of
infantry attempting to form line, the artillery having
been moved the day before to resist the threatened
advance of Sheridan. The Seventh charged through
the camp, and then gave chase to the rebel cavalry
retreating towards Shelbyville. The loss of the Sev-
enth was two killed and seven wounded.
On the 4th of March, 1863, Maj. Charles C. Davis
was in command of the Seventh Cavalry when the
attack was made on the Fourth Alabama, Col. Rus-
sell, nine hundred men, the Seventh numbering one
hundred and ninety-two. The latter charged with
the sabre, captured their camp and all their personal
effects, pursued them seven miles, captured their
wagon-train of seventeen, six of which were mule
teams. One hundred and six of the Confederates
were killed, wounded, and taken prisoners, twenty of
the latter within one hundred yards of Gen. Hood's
camp.
From Unionville the command marched the same
day to Eagleville, where it joined Sheridan, and with
him proceeded to Franklin, then to Columbia, skir-
mishing with Van Dorn and Forrest at Spring Hill and
Rutherford Creek. The Seventh afterwards returned
to Murfreesborough via Franklin, reaching camp on
the 15th of March. The command was engaged with
Morgan at Snow Hill, near Liberty, on the 3d of
April, with a loss of one killed and one wounded;
fought Duke's brigade on the 20th ; assisted in the
capture of McMinnville, May 6th ; repelled a rebel
demonstration on Murfreesborough on the 14th ; and
fought Morgan at Alexandria on the 3d of June, in
all of which the Union forces were victorious except
the last.
On the 24th, Gen. Rosecrans commenced his ad-
vance on Tullahoma and Shelbyville. The cavalry,
under Gen. Stanley, moved on the right flank of the
army. On the morning of the 27th, Col. Minty was
ordered to charge and carry Guy's Gap, on the Mur-
freesborough Pike. With the Fourth Michigan Cav-
alry leading the advance, and the First Division sup-
porting the flanks, he moved rapidly on through the
gap, driving the rebels towards Shelbyville, and mak-
ing captures on every hand. Arrived within five miles
of the town, the enemy opened with artillery from
his intrenchments. Col. Minty promptly deployed
the Fourth Michigan and Fourth United States, as
skirmishers, mounted, and held the Seventh in col-
umn. The advance was sounded, when from some
cause the men commenced cheering, the skirmish line
charged, and Col. Minty, taking advantage of the
favorable moment, ordered the Seventh to charge
also. Dashing forward with wild shouts, the intrench-
ments were stormed and taken with many prisoners,
and, nerved by their success, pushed on after the fly-
ing foe. A mile from town a rebel regiment was
hemmed in in an open field and captured, offering
little resistance. As the troops advanced towards the
town they were suddenly checked by the rapid fire
from a battery of six pieces, posted in the public-
square. Col. Minty at once brought up two pieces of
artillery, and, directing the Fourth United States and
the Fourth Michigan to take a parallel street to the
right, Col. Jordan, with the Ninth Pennsylvania Cav-
alry, of the First Division, the first street to the left,
and three companies of the Seventh, under Capt.
Davis, to take the centre, the signal to charge was
given. The Seventh was obliged to move in the face
of the rebel guns, which were trained frill upon it,
and were served with great rapidity, at first dealing
shot and shell, and then double-shotted canister.
But, unmindful of the storm, Davis dashed up the
narrow street, filling it from curb to curb, the shouts
of the men ringing above the noise of battle. As
they came near, they were saluted by a shower of
bullets from the rifles and pistols of the enemy. A
short run brought the column hand to hand with the
hostile force, and a brief struggle ensued over the
guns ; but the slash of the sabre and the rapid rounds
from pistols and carbines proved too much for rebel
valor. He was driven in confusion, and the powerful
battery was captured, as few have been, by a direct
charge of cavalry. After the loss of his artillery, a
panic seemed to seize the enemy, and he fled in con-
sternation to the bank of Duck River, a mile away,
where he attempted to form a line to cover the pas-
sage of his trains. But it was a vain attempt. Charge
after charge was delivered with an impetuosity in-
spired of success, and, finally Shelbyville, with all its
military stores, fell into Union hands, and a powerful
impetus was given to the retreat of the entire rebel
army. Wheeler's boasted cavalry was broken, and
never afterwards recovered from the blow.
On the 3d of July the regiment was engaged in a
skirmish at Elk River, on the 17th of August at
Sparta, and early in September moved with the army
on the Chickamauga campaign. The march was
wearisome to man and beast, obliged to move with
rapidity and to cross rugged mountains. From the
18th to the 22d, in the preliminary operations, and
during the progress of the battle the regiment was in
constant motion, and performed important service.
On the 1st of August it marched with the cavalry in
pursuit of Wheeler, passing through East and Middle
Tennessee into Alabama. This march lasted eighteen
consecutive days and nights, with little rest and fre-
quent running fights.
Early in the year 1864, while stationed at Huntsville,
Ala., a large part of the regiment re-enlisted and was
given a veteran furlough. Upon returning, the num-
bers having been swelled by recruits to about eighteen
! hundred, rank and file, it was stationed at Columbia^
! where it was ordered to drill and make preparation
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
for the opening of the spring campaign. While
upon furlough, Col. Sipes, who had succeeded to the
command, drew Spencer carbines, improved sabres,
and horse equipments for the entire regiment, and
when freshly mounted, as it was at Nashville, it was
well prepared for active service. On the 30th of
April the regiment, under his command, broke camp
and, joining Garrard's division, set forward with
Sherman towards Atlanta. On the 15th of May it
was engaged at Rome, and on the 27th at Dallas and
Villa Rica Road, at the latter place having a sharp
skirmish, losing three killed, six wounded, and one
takeD prisoner; at Big Shanty, on June 9th, with one
killed, two wounded, and two prisoners ; at McAfee
Cross-Roads, on the 11th, with two killed and four
prisoners ; at Monday Creek, on the 20th, with one
killed, ten wounded, and six prisoners ; at Kenesaw
Mountain, on the 27th ; in a raid on the Augusta and
Atlanta Railroad, on the 18th of July ; in a raid on
Covington and the destruction of the railroad, on the
21st ; at Flat Rock, on the 28th, with a loss of two
wounded ; and on the 1st of August entered the
trenches in front of Atlanta. On the 17th it moved
with Kilpatrick on his raid, on the 19th had a skir-
mish at Fairburn and Jonesboro', and on the 20th a
sharp engagement at Lovejoy Station, in which Capt.
James G. Taylor and Lieut. Chauncey C. Hemans
were among the killed. The loss in this raid was five
killed, twenty-four wounded, and fifteen missing.
On the 12th of October it was engaged in the battle
at Rome, and on the following day made a charge
with the sabre on infantry, routing them and cap-
turing two pieces of artillery, losing one killed and
four wounded. Two weeks later it was engaged at
Lead's Cross-Roads, which closed the campaign.
The regiment having suffered severely in men, horses,
and equipments during a campaign rarely equaled
for severity, was no longer fit for the field, and was
ordered to Louisville, Ky., to be remounted, equipped,
and prepared again for active duty. While here
many of the officers, whose three years' term of ser-
vice had expired, were mustered out.
On the 22d of March, 1865, the Seventh was or-
dered on the expedition from Eastport, Miss., across
the Gulf States. On the 1st of April it was engaged
in the battle of Plantersville, Ala., and on the follow-
ing day arrived in front of Selma, in the assault upon
the works of which it participated. On the 16th of
April it was in the engagement near Columbus, and
on the 20th it arrived at Macon, Ga., where, the war
having substantially closed, it remained until the
13th of August, when it was mustered out of service.
BOLL OF COMPANY I, SEVENTH CAVALRY (THREE YEARS'
SERV ICEV
Recruited in Dawphin and Lyoommg Counties.
Captains.
Charles C. Davis, Sept. 1, 1861 ; captured July 27, 1862 ; pro. to maj. July
1,1863.
Heber S. Thompson, Oct. 22, 1861; pro. from 1st lieut. Co. F July 1, 1863;
captured at Lovejoy Station, Ga., Aug. 20, 1864; res. Jan. 18, 1865.
Cyrus L. Conner, Feb. 25, 1864; pro. from sergt. to 2d lieut. Dec. 17,
1864 ; to capt. June 9, 1S65 ; to maj. 137th Regt. U. S. Colored Troops.
First Lieutenants.
John C. Fields, Dec. 21, 1861 ; res. Jan. 23, 1863.
George W. McAllister, Sept. 3, 1861; pro. from sergt. to 2d lieut. Dec. 11,
1862 : to 1st lieut. March 1, 1863; di6ch. Dec. 31, 1S64.
George W. Starry, Sept. 3, 1861; pro. from 1st sergt. Dec. 18, 1864; reB.
Feb. 28, 1865 ; veteran.
Isaac S. Keith, Sept. 3, 1861; pro. from sergt. June 9, 1865; must, out
with company Aug. 23, 1865; veteran.
Second Lieutenants.
Henry H. Lutz, Sept. 3, 1861 ; died at Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 29, 1862.
Frederick H. Geety, Sept. 6, 1861 ; wounded at Nolinsville Pike, Tenn.,
Dec. 11, 1862; pro. from sergt. March 1, 1863; com. capt. Co. K
Nov. 15, 1864; not. must.; disch. Jan. 12, 1865.
James T. Mitchell, Nov. 26,1861; pro. from com.-sergt. June 9,1865;
must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865; veteran.
First Sergeants.
James A. Crinnian, Nov. 28, 1861 ; pro. from sergt. June 9, 1865; must.
out with company Aug. 23, 1865; veteran.
George W. Heebner, Sept. 3, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 26, 1863.
Isaac S. Hall, Sept. 3, 1861 ; veteran.
Quartermaster-Sergeant.
John H. Meredith, Feb. 26, 1864; pro. to Corp. Dec. 18,1864; to q.m.-
sergt. Jan. 22, 1S65: must, out with company Aug. 23, 1S65.
Commissary-Sergeant.
James Flattery, Nov. 29,1861; pro. to Corp. Sept. 26, 1864; to com.-
sergt. June 5. 1865 ; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865 ; veteran.
Patrick Muuney, Sept. 3,1861; pro. from private Dec. 18,1864; must.
out with company Aug. 23, 1865; veteran.
Louis H. Bickle, Sept. 3, 1861 ; pro. from private Jan. 22, 1865 ; must.
out with company Aug. 23, 1865; veteran.
John P. Pootzler, Sept. 3, 1861 ; pro. from corp May 8, 1S65 ; absent, Bick,
at must, out; veteran.
Andrew Dufford, Sept. 28, 1861; pro. to corp. Sept. 17, 1864; to sergt.
May 15, 1865 ; muBt. out with company Aug. 23, 1865 ; veteran.
Joseph West, Sept. 28, 1861; pro. to Corp. Dec. 18, 1864; to sergt. June
9, 1 865 ; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865 ; veteran.
James C. Davis, Sept. 26, 1861 ; must, out at exp. of term.
Thomas B. Stewart, Sept. 16, 1861; must, out at exp. of term.
Casper Sherman, Sept. 3,1861; disch. on surg. certif. April 25,1865;
Thomas Coovert, Sept. 3, 1861; died at Bardstown, Ky., 1862.
James Fleming, Sept. 3, 1861 ; killed at McAfee's Cross-Roads, Ga., June
11, 1864; veteran.
James Brown, Sept. 3, 1861.
Daniel Edson, Sept. 3, 1861; veteran.
Frederick S. Hibbish, March 14, 1864; veteran.
David J . Lewis, Sept. 3, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 4, 1865, to date May 30, 1863.
William P. Coulter, Sept. 19, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Corporals.
Isaac Marks, Sept. 3, 1861; pro. to Corp. June 9, 1865; must, out with
company Aug. 23, 1S65; veteran.
Jacob W. Deckart, Sept. 3, 1861 ; pro. to corp. July 1, 1865; must, out
with company Aug. 23. 1865; veteran.
Thomas G. Allen, Feb. 28, 1S64; pro. to Corp. Jan. 22, 1865; must, out
with company Aug 23, 1865.
Thomas A. Simpson, Feb. 2, 1S64 ; pro. to Corp. Jan. 22, 1865 ; must, out
witli company Aug. 23, 1865.
Anthony WitthieB, Feb. 26, 1864; pro. to Corp. April 22, 1865 ; must.out
with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Michael McSbay, Feb. 15, 1864; pro. to Corp. May 10, 1S65; absent, sick,
at muster out.
Patrick Boyle, Feb. 15, 1864; pro. to Corp. May 17, 1805; must, out with
company Aug. 23, 1865.
John Kuntz, Feb. 27, 1864 ; pro. to Corp. June 9, 1865 ; must, out with
company Aug. 23, 1865.
James Adams, Sept. 3, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 27, 1863.
Morgan Davis, Sept. 3, 1861 ; must, out at exp. of term.
Owen P. Kehoe, Sept. 3, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 30, 1865 ; vet-
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Edward Sparks, Sept. 3, 1861 ; disch. on siirg. certif., date unknown.
John Smith, March 14, 1864; prisoner from Oct. 12, 1864, to April 21,
1865; disch. May 30, to date May 16, 1805; veteran.
James Walters, Sept. 28, 1861 ; must, out at exp. of term.
L. Breckenridge, Feb. 22, 1864; died at Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 27,
1864; burial record, Aug. 26, 1864; grave 313.
Henry Fry, Dec. 10, 1861 ; killed at Stone River, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862.
Alfred Crider, Feb. 25, 1864
Buglers.
Louis C. Crosland, Feb. 24, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23,1865.
John S. Cole, Sept. 3, 1861 ; pro. to chief bugler May 1, 1863.
Henry Messner, Nov. 28, 1S63 ; prisoner from Oct. 1, 1864, to April 21,
1865 ; disch. June 19, to date May 19, 1865 ; veteran.
Saddler.
Eichard Davis, Dec. 18, 1861 ; disch. on
rtif, date unknown.
William Montgomery, Sept. 3, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 23,
1865; veteran.
Blacksmiths.
John Hilbert, Sept. 10,1861; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865;
John Partridge, Sept. 24, 1S61 ;
t. out at exp. of te
Privates.
Andrews, Joshua, Feb. 10, 1S64; absent, sick, at muster out.
Adams, Joseph, Feb. 25, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Awney, Henry, Sept. 2, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 23, 1865.
Brubaker, George, Feb. 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Boden, William, March 3, 1864 ; captured Oct. 1, 1864.
Boettcher, Frederick, Jan. 29, 1864 ; absent, on detached service, at mus-
ter out.
Billman, Reuben R., Sept. 17, 1864; disch. by G. O. July 3, 1865.
Brown, Charles, Aug. 29, 1864; disch. by G. 0. July 3, 1865.
Bohanan, Thomas, Aug. 25, 1863 ; must, out with company Aug. 23,
1865.
Bowsman, Henry, Nov. 29, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 20, 1862.
Baker, Gemmil, Feb. 19, 1S64; prisoner from Oct. 1, 1864, to April 21,
1865 ; disch. June 19, to date May 19, 1865.
Burch, Jackson A., Sept. 28, 1S61 ; died at Jeffersonville, Ind., Jan. 1862.
Berts, Nathan, Sept. 3, 1S61 ; died at Tullahoma, Tenn., Aug. 4, 1862.
Brightbill, Jeremiah, Dec. 4, 1861 ; died at Louisville, Ky., Jan. 1864.
Brightbill, Joun, Dec. 4, 1S62; died on Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road, Jan. 1864; veteran.
Baney, John, Feb. 17, 1864; veteran.
Barrett, John, Feb. 25, 1864.
Blain, John.
Butler, George 0., March S, 1864 ; prisoner from July 24 to Oct. 17, 1864 ;
disch. by G. 0. July 12, 1865.
Barry, William J., Sept. 3, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Belford, John, Nov. 20, 1S61 ; not on muster-out roll.
Corcoran, Edward, Sept. 3, 1861; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865;
veteran.
Campbell, Bernard, Feb. 23, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
Casey, Patrick, Feb. 24, 1864 ; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Cross, Noah B., March 3, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Cooper, Willis, May 1, 1863 ; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Crangle, Elijah, Sept. 6, 1864; died at Mobile, Ala., May 18, 1865.
Cross, Noah B., May 3, 1864.
Chambers, John, Aug. 16, 1S63; not on muster-out roll.
Derr, William, Sept. 3, 1861; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865;
veteran.
Dobson, Silas, Feb. 22, 1864; disch. by G. 0. July 27, 1865.
Devlin, Patrick, Oct. 24, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1S65.
Dermott, James, Sept. 7, 1864; disch. by G. 0. July 3, 1865.
Day, Samuel, Sept. 3, 1S61 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, 1863.
Davis, David T., Feb. 25, 1864; prisoner from Aug. 30,1864, to April 21,
1865; disch. June 9, to date May 19, 1865.
Dixon, Milton, March 1,1864; prisoner from Oct. 1, 1864, to April 21,
1865; disch. June 16, to date May 19, 1865.
Dougher, James, Feb. 26, 1864; disch. on surg. certif. July 9, 1865.
Davis, Samuel S., Sept. 19, 1861: disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Durham, John, Sept. 3, 1861 ; died at Tullahoma, Tenn., 1862; burial
record, Stone River, March 21, 1863, grave 351.
Dorson, Michael, Sept. 3, 1861.
Davis, William, Sept. 3, 1861.
Eck, Emanuel, Feb. 15, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
12
Eckteruach, Henry, Feb. 19, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23,
1865.
English, William, Feb. 27,1864; must, out with company Aug. 23,1866.
English, George, Feb. 27, 1S64 ; absent, sick, at muster i.ut.
Early, Daniel, Sept. 3, 1861; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps 1864; must, out at
exp. of term.
Farsamau, Moses E., Feb. 25, 1864 ; must, out with company Aug. 23,
1865.
Flanery, Michael, Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23,1865.
Fagerty, James, March 2, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Fisher, Daniel, Sept. 8, 1864; disch. by G. 0. July 3, 1865.
Foster, Osmond F., Aug. 18, 1863; prisoner from Oct. 1, 1864, to May 20,
1865 ; disch. June 27, 1865.
Fisher, John, Sept. 2, 1864; disch. byG. 0. June 19, 1865.
Gibson, William L., Sept. 3, 1861 ; absent, in Confinement, at muster out ;
veteran.
Gulling, Philip, March 2, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Gradwell, Thomas, Feb. 22, 1864 ; abBent, sick, at muster out.
Grubbs, John S., Sept. 28, 1861; died at Nashville, Tenn., March 24,
1862.
Gi bson, James, Nov. 27, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Gallagher, Frederick, Nov. 27, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Hummel, Abraham, Sept. 3, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 23,
1865; veteran.
Heatheriugton, James, Feb. 16, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23,
1865; veteran.
Hoffman, David B., Feb. 25, 1864 ; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Howarth, Wm., Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Hageu, John C, July 23, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 27, 1865.
Holmes, Daniel, May 1, 1863; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Hunter, John, Feb. 13, 1864; prisoner from Oct. 1, 1864, to April 21,
1865; disch. June 9, to date May 19, 1865.
Hoover, Wm. H., Dec. 16, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Hale, Hiram, Aug. 13, 1862; died at Nashville, Tenn., March 31, 1864.
Heck, John, Sept. 3, 1861.
Hunter, Alfred, Sept. 3, 1861.
Hotel!, John, Sept. 24, 1861; died at Louisville, Ky., Jan. 29, 1862;
■ buried in National Cemetery, section A, range 9, grave 15.)
Hughes, James C, Sept. 28, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Jones, David R., Feb. 22, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Jones, Joseph R., Oct. 31, 1861.
Jones, John 0., Sept. 3, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif, date unknown.
Jones, John R., Oct. 31, 1861; not on muster-out roll.
James, Peter, Sept. 3, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Kramer, Samuel, Nov. 27, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865;
veteran.
Kearns, Patrick, March 7, 1S64 ; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Kelly, Bernard, Feb. 29, 1S64; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Keller, Charles, Feb. 24, 1864.
Koons, Lewis, Sept. 3, 1861.
Kearns, John, Feb. 19, 1S64.
Lewis, Henry B., Feb. 2, 1S64; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Ludwig, James, Feb. 28, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Labar, Peter, Sept. 3, 1861; killed at Columbus, Ohio, August, 1S62.
Levy, Abraham, Sept. 3, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Lehman, Amos G., Jan. 29, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Moi rissey, John, Sept. 3, 1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865;
veteran.
fifehaffer, Joshua, Jan. 29, 1864 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Marshall, William G., Feb. 20, 1864; must out with company Ang. 23,
1865.
Mason, Samuel, Jan. 28, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1S65.
Moore, John A., March 2, 1S64: disch. by G. 0. Aug. 2S, 1865.
Murray, Michael, Feb. 23, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1S65.
Messner, Michael, Jan. 31, 1S64 ; disch. by G. O. Aug. 3, 1S65.
Miller, Socrates, Aug. 29, 1S64; disch. by G. O. July 7, 1865.
Mayers, Euphratus, Aug. 2, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 27, 1SG5.
surg. certif. April 1, 1S63.
urg. certif., date unknown.
uster-out roll.
Messner, Michael, Sept. 3, 1861 ; disch.
Mason, William, Feb. 19, 1864; disch.
Moser, William H., Sept. 3, 1861 ; not i
McClune, Samuel, Sept. 3, 1861; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865;
veteran.
McNeil, Honry, Jan. 25, 1862.
McAfee, John, Aug. 12,1862; disch. by G. 0. June 23, IS65.
McGiuley. Edward L., Sept. 3, 1861.
Newman, John, Feb. 22, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Overton, Samuel, Sept. 3, 1S61 ; must, out at exp. of term.
HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
O'Neil, Henry, Sept. 3, 1861.
Oweus, Noah, Sept. 3, 1861.
Ottz, William H., Sept. 3, 1861.
Price, James H., Sept. 3, 1S61 ; absent, sick, at muster out; veteran.
Price, Thompson, Sept. 3, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Purcell, William, Sept. 3, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. 1862.
Powell, Samuel, Aug. 16, 1863.
Kimple, John D., Sept. 3, '1861 ; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865 ;
veteran.
Keynolds, Thomas, Aug. 14, 1863; must, out with company Aug. 23,
1865.
Readifer, Samuel, Feb. 28, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
Raab, John, Feb. 27, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Bodgers, Thomas, March Is, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23,
1865.
Rigel, Henry, Feb. 13, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Kedabaugh, George, Feb. 19, 1864; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps April 7,
1865.
Rheam, Anthony, March 1,1864; prisoner from Oct. 1, 1864, to April 21,
1865 ; disch. June 19, to date May 19, 1865.
Robinson, Tliomas, Sept. 3, 1861.
Rimple, William, Nov. 16. 1861.
Sibert, Levi, Sept. 3, 1861 ; captured Aug. 20, 1864; veteran.
Shillinger, Frederick, Feb. 27, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23,
1865.
Stackhouse, William H., Feb. 20, 1864; must, out with company Aug.
23, 1865.
Silly, William, Feb. 5, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Strouse, John, Feb. 2, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Schloss, Isaac, Feb. 9, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Schreaniscer, William, Jan. 29, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23,
1865.
Shaudelmier, Frederick, Feb. 19, 1864; must, out with company Aug.
23, 1865.
Simmers, Henry, Feb. 26, 1864; must, out witli company Aug. 23, 1865.
Salmon, Michael, Feb. 24, 1864 ; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Sands, Albert W., March 27, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 10, 1865.
Seesholtz, George. Aug. IS, 1864; disch. by G. 0. July 14, 1865.
Swaitz, George W., Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Slater, John, Sept. 28, 1861 ; died at Tullahoma, Tenn., 1862. /
Sheridan, Peter, March 22, 1864; died at Nashville, Tenn., July 20, 1865.
Smoke, Christopher, Sept. 3, 1S61 .
Stokes, Robert, Nov. 20, 1861.
Stevenson, Levi E., Sept. 3, 1861; not on muster-out roll.
Tibbons, George, March 1, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23,1865.
Taylor, Charles, Feb. 28, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 1, 1865.
Taylor, James, Sept. 3, 1861.
Thomar, William, Sept. 3, 1861.
Tagg, Michael, Sept. 4, 1861.
Wagle, John, Feb. 22, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
West, John, March 19, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Winters, Benjamin F., Aug. 21, 1864; disch. by G. O. July 10, 1865.
Watts, Wm. M., March 7, 1864; pro. to adjt. May 15, 1865.
Woods, Patrick D., Sept. 3, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 30, 1862.
Wining, Hiram, Sept. 10, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. 1862.
Walker, Lazarus, Sept. 3, 1861 .
Willet, John.
Warner, Frederick.
Watts, William, Sept. 3, 1861 .
White, Thomas, Sept. 3, 1861.
Wilking, Peter, Nov. 23, 1861.
Williams, Thomas, Sept. 3, 1861; not on muster-out roll.
Young, Robert, Feb. 28, 1864; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Zubler, David, Feb. 27, 1864 ; must, out with company Aug. 23, 1865.
Zimmerman, Augustus, Sept. 23, 1861 ; must, out Dec. 30, 1864, at exp.
of term.
Zindle, Charles, Feb. 26, 1864; prisoner from Oct. 1, 1864, to April 21,
1S65; disch. June 19, to date May 19, 1865.
ROLL OF COMPANY I, EIGHTY-THIRD REGIMENT PENNSYL-
VANIA VOLUNTEERS (ONE YEAR'S SERVICE).
Recruited at Harrisburg and Reading, assigned to Eighty-third Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers March, 1865.
Robert W. McCartney, March 1,1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
First Lientenant.
Lewis F. Mason, Dec. 22, 1861 ; pro. from private Co. H, 56th Regt. P.
V., March 2, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1S65; veteran.
Second Lieutenant.
Abraham Fraueuthal, March 1, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
First Sergeant.
John S. Campbell, Feb. 23, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
William H. McConuell, Feb. 15, 1865; absent, on furlough, at muster
out.
Alexander Backenstoss, March 1, 1865; must, out with company June
28, 1865.
Philip P. De Haven, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Benjamin K. Taylor, Feb. 23, 1865; absent, sick, at muster out.
Corporals.
William H. Saltsman, March 1, 1865; must, out with company June 2S,
1865.
William H. Pritchard, Feb. 16, 1865 : absent, on furlough, at muster out.
Cliauncey M. Shull, March 1, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1S65.
John A. Mattis, Feb. S, 1865; must, out with company June 2S, 1865.
George W. Burd, Feb. 16, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
David D. Burross, Feb. 16, 1865 ; must, out with company June 2S, 1865.
John Stoonier, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Francis Alexander, March 1, 1S65; must, out with company Juue 28,
1S65.
Privates.
Anderson, John, Feb. 8, 1S65; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Alwiu, Hiram, Feb. 8, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Boyer, Samuel, Feb. 8, 1865: must, out with company Juue 28, 1865.
Book, Fidel, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Brandon, John, Feb. 8, 1S65; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Bechtol, John, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out-with company June 28, 1866.
Berger, Levi, Feb. 15, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Brown, James, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Black, James, Feb. 8, 1865.
Campbell, Henry, Feb. 8, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Conover, William W., Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Callahan, John, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Demar, Benjamin, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company Juue 2S, 1865.
Densmore, Richard, Feb. 25, 1865.
Evans, William A., Feb. 8, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Echilberger, Joseph, Feb. 23, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Freeborn, Barger, March 1, 1S65; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Fink, John, Feb. 15, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. May 30, 1865.
Gantt, John C.,Feb. 23, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Geltz, John C, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Gibson, Charles, Feb. 16, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Gardner, James F., March 1, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Graft, Andrew, Feb. 8, 1865 ; must, put with company June 28, 1865.
Huss, Abraham S., March 1,1865 ; must, out with company Juue 28, 1865.
Holtry, John, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Herring, William, Feb. 8, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Hilbert, Solomon, Feb. 8, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Hasson, Charles, Feb. 8, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Hay, Thomas C, Feb. 23, 1865; disch. by G. O. June 2, 1865.
Hantz, Henry, Feb. 10, 1865.
Hethringtou, George, Feb. 8, 1865.
Harvey, John, Feb. 10, 1865.
Irvine, Jesse, Feb. 8, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Knapp, Michael, Feb. 16, 1S65; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Kain, Charles, Feb. 16, 1S65; must, out with company Juue 28, 1865.
Kroninger, Charles, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Lorah, Harrison, Feb. 15, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Lorah, Alexander, Feb. 15, 1865 ; must, out with company Juue 28,
1865.
Myers, Alouzo, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company Juue 28, 1865.
Marks, Oliver D., Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Marks, Henry, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Martin, James K. P., Feb. S, 1865; disch. by G. O. June 27, 1865.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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McCarty, William, Feb. 22,1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
McCurdy, John, Feb. 8, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Nigh, Amos, Feb. 16, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Neff, William D., Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Phillips, William, Feb. 8, 18G5; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Ruelius, Anthony, Feb. 15, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Richards, John, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Smaltz, Daniel, Feb. 8, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865
Shell, Henry, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Seidell, Jacob, March 1, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Sayler, George S'., Feb. 9, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Stah I, George W., March 1, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Shade, Reuben, Feb. 10, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Swartzwelder, N., Feb. 10, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. June 3, 1865.
Slaughter, Taylor, Feb. S, 1865; died at Alexandria, Va., May 30, 1865 ;
grave 3185.
Shoop, David, Feb. 23, 1865.
Twerd, John W., March 1, 1S65; must, out with company June 28,1865.
Town, Edward, Feb. 8, 1865.
Woods, Samuel, Feb. 23, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Woods, John, Feb. 23, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Weirich, Michael, Feb. 23, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Wysard, Lewis, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Witman, Thomas, Feb. 15, 1S65; must, out with company Juue 28,1865.
Wertz, Anthony, Feb. 8, 1S65; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Youugblood, Gilbert, Feb. 15, 1SG5; must, out with company Juue 28,
1865.
Ziemer, William, Feb. 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
ROLL OF COMPANY K (ONE YEAR'S SERVICE).
Recruited in Dauphin County, assigned M-trch, 186"), to Eighty-Tltird Regi-
ment Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Captain.
G. W. Huff, March 9, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
First Lieutenant.
John Deitrick, March 9, 1S65; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Second Lieutenant.
Benjamin M. Frank, March 11, 1S65 ; pro. to adjt. May 5, 1865.
First Sergeant.
David C. Ritter, March 7, 1865; com. 2d lieut. June 23, 1865 ; not mus-
tered; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Sergeants.
J. J. Sponenberger, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 2S,
1865.
Michael W. Bowers, March 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
M. D. Barndollar, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Henry Derr, March 7, 1865; pro. to sergt. June 2, 1865; must, out with
company June 28, 1865.
Cor's R. Buffington, March 7, 1865; disch. on surg. certif. June 2, 1865.
Corporals.
Peter Derr, March 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
John Ditty, March 7, 1865: must, out with company June 28, 1865.
J. W. Eshleman, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Benjamin F. Krouse, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 2S,
1865.
William Baskin, March 7, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
John J. Nagle, March 8, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Henry J. Michael, March 9, 1865; wounded; disch. by G. 0. June 17,
1865.
Musicians.
Adam Everich, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
John H. Keini, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 2S, 1865.
Privates,
Anderson, Thompson, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 2S,
1865.
Beigh, John R , March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Bowers, John H., March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Baughmau, P. S., March 3, 1865; moat, out with company June 28,
1865.
Benner, Henry, March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Blymire, Bonjamin, March 9,1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Brink, Bradford, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Baker, R. M., March 3, 1865 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Brink, William, March 3, 1865; uot un muster-out roll.
Charles, Ira, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Crook, Samuel, March 7, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Carpenter, John H., March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Cumbler, Jesse E., March 7,1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Carver, Augustus, March 9, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Clase, Daniel W., March 3, 1865; uot on muster-out roll.
Dudley, John C, March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Deitrick, Jacob R., March 3, 1865 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 15, 1865.
Funk, James, March 7, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Glaza, Samuel, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Grant, George W., March 7,1865; must, out with company June 28,
1S65.
Holman, Jacob, March 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Hayes, David M., March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Hefelfinger, William L., March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company June
28, 1865.
Hamilton, Levi W., March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Hunter, Isaiah, March 7, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Hetrick, William, March 7, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Heckand, Frederick, March S, 1S65 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Imhoff, Benjamin H., March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company Juue 28,
1865.
Jones, John C, March 3, 1S65; must, out with company June 2S, 1865.
Kritzer, Samuel S., March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 2S,
1865.
Keiser, Jacob, March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Knight, Cyrus, March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Kline, Jonas, March 3, 1S65; must, out with company June 2S, 1865.
Lebkichler, Joseph, March 7, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Lebkichler, George W., March 7, 1S65; must, out with company June
28, 1865.
Lehman, William, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 2S,
1865.
Lucas, Joshua, March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company June 2S, 1865.
Levingston, Christian, March 9, 1865 ; must, out with Company June 28,
1865.
Levingston, Samuel, March 3, 1865; must, out with compauy June 28,
1S65.
Lidick, David, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 2S, 1865.
Livingston, Benjamin, March 3,1865; must, out with company June
28, 1865.
Long, William, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Lutz, Isaac, March 7, 1865 ; must, out with compauy June 2S, 1S65.
Miller, Henry, March 9, 1865; must, out with company Juue 28, 1S65.
Miller, Joseph, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Miller, George W., March 3,1865; must, out with company Juue 28,
1865.
Meek, Morris, March 3, 1S65; must, out with company June 28, 1S65.
Meek, Nelson, March 8, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1S65.
McKelvy, Thomas, March 3,1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
McGlaughlin, C, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 38, 1S65.
Newberry, Lewis, March 3, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. July 10, 1865.
O'Neil, Jeremiah, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Prior, John W., March 7, 1S65; must, out with company June 28, 1S65.
Parson, Napoleon B., March 7, 1S65 ; must, out with company Juue 88,
1865.
Potter, William H., March 9, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Roush, Daniel, March 7, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 28, 1S65.
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Rush, Nathaniel, March 7, 1865 ; must, out with compauy June 2S, 1865.
Reifsnyder, Lewis C, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Eoush, Simon, March 8, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Bitter, William R., March 8, 1S65; must, out with company June' 28,
1865.
Rupp, George, March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Shure, Henry, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Snyder, Charles C, March 3, 1865; must, out with compauy June 28,
1865.
Sponeuberger, Foster, March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Sponeuberger, F., March 7,1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Spicher, Samuel L, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Shuman, Michael, March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28,
1S65.
Sheesley, George, March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1S65.
Segrist, Henry H., March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Snoke, John N., March 3, 1865 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 15, 1865.
Trimmer, John, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Williamson, Cyrus, March 7, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28,
1S65.
Williamson, Ramsey, March 7, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Weiser, David R. P., March 3, 1865 , must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Walt, Joshua, March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Weirick, Henry H., March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Zaring, John W., March 3, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Zeigler, Alfred C, March 7, 1865 ; must, out with company June 28,
1865.
Hart, James, March 22, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Henton, Lert, Oct. 29, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Jenkins, William D., March 28, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Kinter, John, Feb. 25, 1864; died April 8, 1864; buried in Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Keiff, James, May 9, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
McMurdy, Isaac, March 31, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Nichols, Francis, Oct. 29, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Nicholson, John, March 28, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Newton, John E., March 7, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
O'Brien, John Patrick, Feb. 24, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Rice, John, March 29, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Summerville, C. E., May 13, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Scranton, George W., March 9, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Van Wart, James A., Feb. 23, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Wright, Lewis, Feb. 27, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Woritschit, H. A., Feb. 22, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
EIGHTY-FOURTH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOL-
UNTEERS.
The Eighty-fourth Regiment was recruited under
the direction of William G. Murray, in the counties
of Blair, Lycoming, Clearfield, Dauphin, Columbia,
Cameron, and Westmoreland. The men rendezvoused
at Camp Crossman, near Huntingdon, and subse-
quently at Camp Curtin. Recruiting commenced
early in August, and towards the close of October an
organization was effected by the choice of the follow-
ing field-officers : William G. Murray, colonel ; Thomas
C. Macdowell, lieutenant-colonel; Walter Barrett,
major.
On the 31st of December the regiment was ordered
to Hancock, Md., arriving Jan. 2, 1862. Here it re-
ceived arms, Belgian muskets, and crossing the Poto-
mac, proceeded rapidly to Bath, where a portion of
the Thirty-ninth Illinois, with a section of artillery,
Lieut. Muhlenberg, was posted, confronting the
enemy. Upon his arrival Col. Murray assumed
command of the entire force, and at four o'clock on
the morning of the 4th advanced to the eminence
beyond the town and deployed in line of battle. He
soon learned that Stonewall Jackson, with a well-ap-
pointed force of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, greatly
superior to his own, was in his front. At eight o'clock
Jackson began to press upon him, driving in his skir-
mishers. By skillful manoeuvring, preserving a bold
front, he kept the enemy at bay until near nightfall,
when he fell back to Hancock, with the loss of but
one man, drowned in crossing the stream. During
the night Gen. Lander arrived and assumed com-
mand, and Jackson, who had approached and was
shelling the town, sent Col. Ashby, on the morning
of the 5th, with a flag of truce, to demand its imme-
diate surrender. Lander defiantly refused, and having
been reinforced with Parrott guns, a spirited cannon-
ade ensued, which was kept up during the entire day
following. But this demonstration on the part of'
Jackson was to cover his movement upon Romney,and
Lander, as scion as he discovered his antagonist's pur-
pose, hastened away to secure its evacuation, which he
did, bringing his forces into Cumberland. The Eighty-
fourth made a forced march to the latter place, ar-
riving on the 12th. Jackson having been foiled in
his expedition to Eomney by the rapid movement of
Lander, returned to Winchester, and the Eighty-
fourth was posted successively during the winter at
the North Branch Bridge, at the South Branch Bridge,
and at Paw Paw, points along the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. On the 2d of March Gen. Lander died, the
command devolving on Col. Kimball, and soon after
the regiment moved on to Winchester. Here Gen.
Shields took command of the division, and about the
middle of the month drove the enemy up the valley,
four miles beyond Strasburg, skirmishing with his
rear-guard, who destroyed bridges and obstructed the
way as he went. As Shields returned to Winchester,
Jackson, reinforced, followed closely on his track, the
Eighty-fourth marching on the 20th from its camp
near Strasburg, without a halt, to Winchester. At
five P.M. on the 22d it returned at double-quick
through the town, and moved to the support of the
Union cavalry, posted at the west end, which the
enemy was engaged in shelling. Soon after the regi-
ment arrived upon the ground Gen. Shields was struck
by a fragment of shell and disabled, the command
again devolving on Col. Kimball. The Eighty-fourth
was ordered to fix bayonets in anticipation of a charge,
but the enemy soon after retreated, and was driven
about two miles in the direction of Kernstown, where
the regiment bivouacked for the night. On the fol-
lowing morning it was engaged in laying out the
ground for a camp, when the enemy, at eleven a.m.,
attacked, and it was immediately ordered into line in
support of artillery. Under cover of a wooded emi-
nence on the right the enemy advanced, and with
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181
infantry and artillery gained a foothold upon the
flank, behind rocks and a stone wall, where he seri-
ously threatened the integrity of the Union line.
This position the Eighty-fourth was ordered to
charge. Forming upon the high ground near the
Kcrnstown road, it moved gallantly through an
open valley and up towards tlje wooded eminence,
where were the guns. As it gained the crest the rebel
infantry rose up from behind rocks and the fence
where they had been concealed, and poured upon it
withering volleys. The fire was returned with good
effect; but, standing without shelter and at close
range, it was fearfully decimated. Col. Murray's
horse was struck, when he dismounted and advanced
on foot. A moment later, while at the head of his
men, and leading them on for the capture of the guns,
he was himself struck in the forehead by a minie-ball
and instantly killed. At this juncture, being without
a field-officer, with two of its captains fallen, the regi-
ment fell into some confusion, and a part of it fell
back under the shelter of the crest. The remainder,
led by Lieut. George Zinn, taking shelter behind
trees, kept up a steady fire. At this juncture the
Fifth Ohio came up on the right, and, with other
troops, forced the enemy from his position. A gen-
eral advance was ordered along the entire line, and
the foe was driven in utter rout. Three hundred
prisoners, two guns, four caissons, and a thousand
stand of small-arms were taken. Out of two hundred
and sixty of the Eighty-fourth who went into battle
twenty-three were killed and sixty-seven wounded.
Col. Murray, Capt. Patrick Gallagher, and Lieut.
Charles Reem were killed.
After the battle the Eighty-fourth, under command
of Maj. Barrett, was assigned to provost duty in the
town of Berryville, where it remained until the 2d of
May. It then joined in the general advance up the
valley, and passing through Strasburg and Front
Royal, proceeded to Fredericksburg. Scarcely had
it reached its destination, when it was ordered back
to Front Royal, where it arrived on the 30th. On
the following day a smart skirmish was had on the
Winchester road, after which thebrigade, — the Fourth
of Shields' division, — commanded by Col. Carroll,
moved on towards Port Republic, arriving on the
8th of June. "We charged," says an officer of the
Eighty-fourth, " what we took to be a wagon-train,
but soon found that it consisted of about thirty pieces
of artillery with wagon covers, which gave us a warm
reception. The next day, June 9th, the enemy came
out in large numbers, and advanced to the attack.
He came up in fine style, and fought hard to turn our
right flank, but was repulsed with great loss. While
we were following up our advantage, however, his
forces outflanked us on the left, and came in on our
rear. We then faced about, and the Third Brigade
of our division coming up, we had them between
two fires, and they soon fled to the mountains. He
had by this time reformed his lines in front, and was
coming down in such numbers as to make a n-i-t-
ance out of the question, and the general gave the
order to fall back. Now commenced a running fight.
He followed us for several miles, and kept his bat-
teries at work in a manner that showed that he was
familiar with the route. His cavalry made repeated
charges, but was repulsed by the steady fire of our in-
fantry. We finally came upon the First and Second
Brigades, drawn up in line, with Gen. Shields in
command, when the enemy gave over the pursuit and
rapidly retired."
From Port Republic the division marched to Alex-
andria, whence the First and Second Brigades pro-
ceeded to the Peninsula, and the Third and Fourth
went into camp near the town. The campaign had
been a severe one, the marches long and difficult, the
men poorly clad, and much of the time subsisting on
scanty rations. On the 25th of June, Samuel M.
Bowman, of Columbia County, late a major in the
Fourth Illinois Cavalry, who had seen service under
Grant and Sherman in the Western army, was com-
missioned colonel, Maj. Barrett was promoted to lieu-
tenant-colonel, and Adjt. Thomas H. Craig to major.
In July the regiment broke camp and marched out
to join Pope's army. Carroll's brigade was here at-
tached to Ricketts' division of McDowell's corps. In
the battle of Cedar Mountain, which occurred on the
9th of August, the regiment was not under fire until
after dark, when a few of the enemy's shots and shells
reached its ranks. On the 14th it joined in pursuit
of the enemy, following him up to the Rapidan, oc-
cupying the line of the river until the 19th, when it
retired to the Rappahannock. Here for a week the
rebels were held at bay, the fighting being general
along the entire line, for the most part with the artil-
lery. As soon as it was ascertained that the enemy
had turned Pope's right flank, Ricketts' division was
sent to Thoroughfare Gap, to check the progress of
Longstreet's corps on its way to join Jackson, already
at Manassas Junction, in Pope's rear. In the engage-
ment which ensued the regiment took little part. On
the 29th it moved into position on the right flank of
the army, near Groveton, and on the morning of the
30th was warmly engaged. It remained upon the
field until after dark, and for several hours after the
mass of the army had crossed Bull Run. It was
finally charged by a force of the enemy which ap-
proached under cover of darkness. Uncertain whether
it was friend or foe advancing, Lieut. Alban H. Nixon
volunteered to go out and ascertain his true character.
He passed the outer pickets without discovery, and
soon found himself in the very midst of Gen. Pender's
South Carolina troops, who were moving upon the
flank of the brigade, and only waiting the signal that
its retreat was cut off to move upon and capture it
entire. At the peril of his life Nixon shouted, " They
are the enemy, boys !" when a timely retreat was'or-
dered, and the greater part of the brigade was snatched
from the clutches of Pender's troops. Enraged at
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
having their well-laid plans thus suddenly frustrated,
they threatened Nixon with instant death, and were
only prevented from executing it by a fellow-prisoner,
who seized him by the arm and exclaimed, " You will
not shoot an unarmed man?" He was spared, and
with other officers and men found upon the skirmish
line was marched away to Richmond. When the
regiment arrived within the defenses of Washington
it had scarcely seventy men in its ranks fit for duty.
In consequence of its severe losses it was ordered to
light duty at Arlington Heights, in the command of
Gen. Whipple, where it remained during the Antie-
tam campaign. In the mean time, through the ex-
ertions of patriotic citizens of Pennsylvania, some of
whom accepted commissions, headed by Col. Bow-
man, about four hundred recruits were added to its
ranks, which, with the return of men from hospitals
and from furlough, brought its numbers up to the full
standard of a regiment.
About the middle of October it proceeded to rejoin
the army, near Berlin, and marched with it to the
neighborhood of Fredericksburg. In the campaign
which followed it continued in Gen. Whipple's in-
dependent division. On the second day of the battle
of Fredericksburg, Gen. Griffin called on Gen. Whipple
for Carroll's brigade. It was promptly ordered for-
ward, and moved up through the town under an in-
cessant shower of shot and shell. Taking temporary
refuge in a cut of the Fredericksburg and Richmond
Railroad, the officers dismounted. At the word of
command, climbing the steep aclivity at double-
quick, the entire brigade rushed on and soon reached
the front. Such was the spirit and daring of the
movement that two companies of the Eighty-fourth
reached a point considerably in advance of the line
of battle, whence they had to be recalled. During the
following night the enemy approached stealthily
under cover of darkness, with the expectation of sur-
prising and forcing the part of the line where lay the
,Eighty-fourth and One Hundred and Tenth Pennsyl-
vania, but was handsomely repulsed. At the close of
the action the regiment retired with the army, and
went into winter-quarters. Gen. Carroll, in his official
report, says, " Where all did so well it seems invidi-
ous to particularize ; but I cannot forbear mentioning
Col. S. M. Bowman and Maj. Milton Opp, of the
Eighty-fourth, and Lieut.-Col. Crowther, of the One
Hundred and Tenth, whose coolness, judgment, and
unsparing bravery were conspicuous."
Under Gen. Hooker the army was reorganized, and
the Eighty-fourth and One Hundred and Tenth Penn-
sylvania and Twelfth New Hampshire constituted
the Second Brigade of the Third Division (Whipple's)
of the Third Corps, and Col. Bowman was assigned to
its command. During the winter the principal duty
consisted in guard and picket, in which the regiment
shared, frequently meeting parties of the enemy, who
made their appearance on the north bank of the river.
By close scrutiny Col. Bowman discovered that per-
mits, or what purported to be permits, from Union
authorities were used by the enemy to come within
our lines. These irregularities were reported and
effectually broken up.
The part taken by the regiment in theChancellors-
ville campaign is clearly shown by the following ex-
tract from Maj. Opp's official report: " After severe
marches, occupying a period of five days from the 28th
of April, we were brought in contact with the enemy
on the afternoon of the 2d of May. In a reconnois-
sauce made by two divisions of the Third Corps to
the left of Chancellorsville, and in the vicinity of an
old furnace, the regiment was ordered to advance in
line, with flanking companies thrown forward as
skirmishers, to unmask the position of the enemy.
Under the immediate supervision of Col. Bowman,
commanding the brigade, the object was successfully
and handsomely attained, with the loss of only two
men wounded. On the morning of the 3d, at day-
light, we were judiciously and strongly posted to the
left of the plank-road, and to the left of Chancellors-
ville, as a reserve force. The attack of the enemy
had continued but a short time, when one line to the
front of us gave way. Col. Bowman's orders to the
Eighty-fourth and the One Hundred and Tenth to
advance and occupy the position just abandoned
were promptly and gallantly executed. The old lines
were regained, and held for about an hour and until
all the regiments on the right and left of the Eighty-
fourth had retired, leaving us in an isolated and ex-
posed position. In the hope that reinforcements
would arrive, I still held the men in place, maintain-
ing a steady and effective fire to the front. It was dis-
covered, however, that a large force of the enemy had
succeeded, by making an extensive detour under cover
of a dense wood, in gaining our rear, where he was
supported by a vigorous enfilading fire from several
guns planted on an eminence to our front and left.
It became obvious that to remain was equivalent to
capture in a body, while to retreat was perilous in the
extreme. The latter alternative was adopted. The
retreat was executed in good order, but not without
heavy losses and severe fighting. In numerous in-
stances the men clubbed their muskets in hand-to-
hand encounters. Parties who had been overpowered,
seizing opportune moments, took up guns at hand,
demanded and obtained the surrender of many of
their captors. Lieut. Farley, of Company F, who
had been captured in the strife, headed a number of
our men, and succeeded in extricating himself, and
in capturing one captain, two lieutenants, and
twenty-five men. These, with five men captured be-
fore the retreat began, made an aggregate of thirty-
three rebel prisoners taken by the regiment. Our
own losses were necessarily heavy from the pecu-
liarity of the situation. Of three hundred and ninety-
one officers and men engaged, two hundred and nine-
teen were killed, wounded, and missing. Capt. Jacob
Peterman was among the killed, and Capt. C. G.
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183
Jackson, Lieuts. William Hayes, Albert Steinman,
John R. Ross, George S. Good, and Asst.-Surg.
John S. Waggoner severely wounded, most of whom
fell into the enemy's hands."
The regiment participated in the operations of the
brigade on the new line taken up on the morning
of the 4th, but without further casualties. Gen.
Whipple was killed in this engagement, and the losses
of his division were so great that it was broken up
and the regiments assigned to other commands. The
Eighty-fourth became part of Gen. Carr's brigade
of the Second Corps, and was separated from the One
Hundred and Tenth, with which it had served from
its entrance to duty. On the 11th of June, Col. Bow-
man was ordered to special duty, and never afterward
rejoined the regiment. In December previous, Maj.
Milton Opp had been promoted to lieutenant-colonel,
and Capt. George Zinn to major.
In the Gettysburg campaign, the regiment upon its
arrival at Taneytown, Md., was detailed as guard to
the corps train, and immediately proceeded with it
to Westminster, where it was employed in forwarding
supplies to the battle-field, a vitally important duty,
but one devoid of heroic incident.
Upon the return of the army to Virginia, the regi-
ment was engaged at Wapping Heights on the 24th
of July, in the neighborhood of Thoroughfare Gap
on the 10th of October, at Freeman's Ford in a sharp
skirmish on the 13th, at Bristoe Station on the 14th
and again on the 19th, at Kelly's Ford on the 7th of
November, at Jacob's Ford on November 27th, at Lo-
cust Grove on the 28th, and at Mine Run on the 30th,
losing four men mortally wounded, five slightly
wounded, five missing, and one officer, Lieut. Good,
captured. At the conclusion of the campaign the regi-
ment returned to the neighborhood of Brandy Sta-
tion, where it went into winter-quarters. In January,
1864, a considerable number of the regiment re-en-
listed, and were given a veteran furlough. On the
6th of February the enemy crossed the Rapidan in
some force, and the Eighty-fourth moved with the
column sent against him. He was driven back and
one hundred of his men were taken prisoners.
Upon the opening of the Wilderness campaign the
regiment moved with the corps by the Germania
Ford, and while marching on south along the Fred-
ericksburg road, on the afternoon of the 5th of May,
the enemy was discovered moving down in heavy
force upon its flank. Line of battle was immediately
formed and advanced to meet him, the fighting be-
coming general along the whole line, extending for
miles. On the following day the fighting was very
severe, and proved particularly disastrous to the
Eighty-fourth, resulting in the loss of many brave
men. Lieut.-Col. Opp, while leading in a charge, re-
ceived a wound through the right lung which proved
a mortal hurt. He was a brave man, and sincerely
mourned by his men. On the 7th the regiment
moved on towards the left, and on the 8th, near
Spottsylvania Court-House, Company K had a brisk
skirmish. At Pamunkey River, on the 10th, the regi-
ment was again engaged, driving the enemy across the
stream. On the morning of the 12th it joined in the
brilliant charge of Hancock's corps, carrying elab-
orate lines of works, and making large captures of
men and guns. The following extract from a diary
of Capt. L. B. Sampson will convey some idea of the
arduous service of the regiment in this campaign :
" May 14th skirmished, moved to the right, skir-
mished all the afternoon ; 16th, lay in line all day;
17th, fought on the picket line, drove the enemy into
his works ; 18th, skirmished all day ; 19th, marched to
Spottsylvania Court-House; 20th, lay in line of battle
all day, received a good shelling ; 21st, marched to
Guiney Station, thence to Bowling Green, thence to
Mil ford Station on the Po River; 22d, rested all day;
23d, marched to the North Anna, charged and carried
the rebel works, Company K volunteering to hold a
bridge, — a warm time they had of it; 24th, crossed
the river under a heavy fire ; 25th and 26th, rested ;
27th, marched to the Pamunkey and crossed at Han-
over City; 29th, skirmished and built works; 30th,-
lay in the works all day ; 31st, our brigade, Col.
Blaisdell commanding, fought the first battle of Pleas-
ant Hill ; June 1st, our regiment had a sharp skirmish
at Pleasant Hill, — we lost a good many men for a small
fight." In this latter engagement, Lieut. Nixon, who
had saved the regiment from capture at Bull Run by
his timely signal, even at the peril of his life, was again
severely wounded with the loss of his left arm.
Such was the general character of the service until
the regiment reached the James on the 14th of June,
when it crossed and was at once engaged in the oper-
ations of the siege of Petersburg. Advancing the
lines, building fortifications, and defending the ground
gained, interspersed with occasional assaults, filled up
the measure of its duty until the 27th of July, when
it recrossed the James, and bad part in the engage-
ment at Deep Bottom. Returning to the lines in front
of Petersburg, it was again engaged in the varied du-
ties of the siege until the 14th of August, when it
again moved to Deep Bottom, and in the sharp en-
gagement which ensued the enemy was driven out of
his works at Charles City Cross-Roads and some pris-
oners taken. Returning again to Petersburg, it re-
sumed its place upon the works. On the 1st of Octo-
ber it moved by rail with the corps to Yellow House,
and thence marched to the extreme left of the lines.
The first line of the enemy's works was charged and
carried. The second line was charged, but the column
was repulsed. Lieut.-Col. Zinn had command of the
assaulting party, and while urging on his men in the
final charge was severely wounded.
In October the men whose terms of service had ex-
pired were mustered out, and the veterans and re-
cruits were organized in a battalion of four com-
panies, which remained on duty until the 13th of
January, 1865, when it was consolidated with the
HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Fifty-seventh Pennsylvania, and thenceforward until
the end of the war formed part of that organiza-
tion. The battalion participated in the operations of
the corps upon the Weldon Railroad on the 27th of
October, and again on the 9th of December, in the
latter destroying the road as far as Bellefield Station.
Upon the consolidation of the battalion with the
Fifty-seventh, Lieut.-Col. Zinn became colonel,
George W. Perkins lieutenant-colonel, and Capt.
Samuel Bryan major. The Fifty-seventh was finally
mustered out of service on the 29th of June, 1865.
ROLL OF COMPANY B, EIGHTY-FOURTH REGIMENT PENN-
SYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS (THREE YEARS' SERVICE).
Recruited in Daupliin and Lycoming Counties.
Captains.
Harrison W. Miles, Aug. 16, 1861 ; ros. Oct. 15, 1862.
Samuel Bryan, Oct. 18, 1861 ; wounded at "Winchester, Va., March 23,
1862 ; pro. from 1st lieut. to capt. Oct. 15, 1862 ; com. maj. May 10,
1864 ; not mustered ; trans, to 57th Regt. P. V. Jan. 13, 1865.
First Lieutenants.
Edmund Mather, Sept. 21, 1S61 ; pro. to 1st sergt. ; to 1st lieut. Dec. 19,
1862 ; to adjt. Jan. 18, 1863.
Jesse B. Young, , 1861 ; pro. to 2d lieut. Oct. 4, 1862 ; to 1st lieut.
Jan. 18, 1863 ; com. capt. May 10, 1864: not mustered ; disch. Dec.
22, 1864, at exp. of term.
Second Lieutenants.
George Zinn, Oct. 1, 1861 ; pro. to capt. Co. D Oct. 2, 1862.
Albert Smith, Sept. 2!, 1861 ; pro. from 1st Bergt. to 2d lieut. Jan. 18,
1S63; com. 1st lieut. May 10, 1864; not mustered; disch. Dec. 10,
1864, at exp. of term.
First Sergeants.
Simpson Simmons, Dec. 11,1861; pro. from sergt. Jan. IS, 1863; cap-
tured at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; wounded at Mine Run
Nov. 30, 1863 ; died at Alexandria Dec. 9, 1863 ; grave 1445.
William I.Warner, Dec. 11, 1861 ; pro. from sergt.; disch. at exp. of
Sergeants.
William Everingham, Dec. 11, 1861 ; pro. from private ; disch. at exp.
of term.
George Smith, Dec. 11 , 1861 ; wounded and captured at Chancellorsville,
Va., May3, 1863; discharged, date unknown.
Samuel J. Wilber, Dec. 11, 1861 ; discharged, date unknown.
Corporals.
Edward Stokes, Dec. 11, 1861 ; wounded at Bull Bun, Va., Aug. 30, 1862;
must, out Dec. 20, 1864, at exp. of term.
Peter Sones, Dec. 11, 1861; wounded at Winchester, Va., March 23,1862;
died, date unknown.
Jackson Hollenback, Dec. 11, 1S61 ; disch. Juno 12, for wounds received
at Winchester, Va., March 23, 1862.
John A. Snadden, Dec. 11, 1861 ; trans, to Co. A; veteran.
Mnsilims.
Wash. B. Poust, Dec. 11, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 1, 1862.
Philip L. Stevenson, Dec. 11, 1861 ; wounded at Mine Run, Va., Nov. 30,
1863; captured; (lied at Salisbury, N. C, Jan. 7, 1865.
Privates.
Ashley, John L., Dec. 11, 1801 ; wounded and captured at Chancellors-
ville, Va , May 3, 1863 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, date unknown.
Bennett, Isaac, Dec. 11, 1861 ; died at Falmouth, Va., Feb. 26, 1863.
Bush, Charles E., Dec. 11, 1861 ; discharged, date unknown.;
Bryan, David M„ Sept. 13, 1862; trans, to Co. G, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan.
13, 1865.
Bastian, Jacob, Sept. 27, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862 ; trans, to Co. G, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan. 13, 1865.
Campbell, Wm. R., Dec. 11, 1801; died at Falmouth, Va., Dec. 19, 1863.
Campbell, Henry D., Dec. 11, 1861; disch. at exp. of term.
Craig, Alfred, Dec. II, 1861; discharged, date unknown.
Corson, Milton, Dec. 11, 1861 ; discharged, date unknown.
Casey, James, died at Antietam, Md. ; buried in National Cemetery, sec-
tion 26, lot F, grave 622.
Downing, Eugene, Dec. 11, 1861 ; discharged, date unknown.
Edgar, Thomas, Dec. 11, 1861 ; died, date unknown.
Fenstermacker, W. J., Dec. 11, 1861, captured at Chancellorsville, Va.,
May 3, 1863; disch. at exp. of term.
Fitch, Daniel H., Dec. 11, 1861 ; disch. at exp. of term.
Furgeson, George W., Dec. 11, 1861 ; captured at Chancellorsville, Va.,
May 3, 1863 ; died June 12, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Ar-
gton.
Gower, Elias, Dec. 11, 1861 ; disch. Feb. 9, 1863.
Glide-well, Thomas, Dec. 11, 1861 ; died June 18, 1862.
Greensweight, S., Dec. 11, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 16, 1862.
Givens, George, Dec. 11, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 3, 1862.
Harp, Washington, , 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg. Va., Dec.
13. 1862 ; discharged, date unknown.
Haas, James, Oct. 6, 1862 ; wounded at Mine Run, Va., Nov. 30, 1863;
trans, to Co. G, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan. 13, 1865.
Haas, Jonathan, Sept. 15, 1862 ; trans, to Co. G, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan. 13,
1865.
Hawlk, Charles, Dec. 11, 1863.
Jordan, Daniel, Dec. 11, 1861 ; trans, to Co. A ; veteran.
Jordan. Samuel, disch. Sept. 30, 1862.
Killian, Reuben, Dec. 11, 1861; died March 25th of wounds received at
Winchester, Va., March 23, 1862; buried in National Cemetery,
lot 9.
Kuntz, James, Dec. 11, 1861 ; died March 29th of wounds received at
Winchester, Va., March 23, 1862.
Krigbuum, Orlando, Oct. 15, 1862; wounded and captured at Chan-
cellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863 ; disch. by G. O. June 7, 1865.
Lentz, Forrest M., Dec. 11, 1861 ; wounded and captured at Chancellors-
ville, Va., May 3, 1863; disch. at exp. of term.
Lloyd, George, ■ , 1S62; wounded and captured at Chancellorsville,
Va., May 3, 1863 ; discharged, date unknown.
Lawrence. Her'n H., Sept, 15, 1862 ; disch. Feb. 11, 1863.
Lawrence, Abram B., Sept. 15, 1862 ; trans, to Co. G, 57th Regt. P. V.,
Jan. 13, 1865.
Osman, David C, Oct. 24, 1861 : trans, to Co. A; veteran.
Pinkerton, Joseph, Dec. 11, 1861; disch. Dec. 18, 1862, for wounds re-
ceived at Winchester, Va., March 23, 1862.
Ponst, William, Dec. 11, 1861 ; disch. Aug. 8, 1862.
Parker. Charles, Dec. 11, 1861.
Quick, William C, Dec. 11, 1861 ; wounded and captured at Chancellors-
ville. Va., May 3, 1863 ; discharged, date unknown.
Robbins, Arthur, Sept. 15, 1862 ; disch. Feb. 21, 1863.
Rouse, Alonzo, disch. Feb. 18, 1863.
Saxon, Mark A., Dec. 11,1861; captured at Chancellorsville, Va., May
3, 1863; trans, to Co. A; veteran.
Stauffer, Daniel, Dec. 11, 1861; died of wounds received at Fredericks-
burg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
Simmons, Thomas S., Dec. 14, 1861 ; wounded and captured at Chan-
cellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863 ; disch. at exp. of term.
Sulzberger, John, Dec. 11, 1861.
Stevenson, George N., Dec. 11, 1861; disch. Oct. 27, 1862.
Soars, John, Dec. 11, 1861 ; died at Cumberland, Md., Feb. 27, 1862.
Speary, John, Dec. 11, 1861; disch. at exp. of term.
Speary, Benjamin C, Dec. 11, 1861; captured at Chancellorsville, Va.,
May 3. 1863 ; disch. at exp. of term.
Shissler, John, Dec. 11, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Terry, Ebenezer N., Dec. 11, 1861 ; captured at Culpeper Court-House,
Va.
Taylor, C. W., captured at Mine Run, Va., Nov. 30, 1863; died at An-
dersonville, Ga., May 24, 1864 ; grave 47.
Ulrich, Adam, Sept. 15, 1862; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Unger, Daniel, Dec. 11, 1861 ; disch. at exp. of term.
Voorhees, Addison, Dec. 11, 1861.
Weaver, Jacob, Dec. 11, 1861 ; died at Cumberland, Md., March 12, 1862.
Warn, Alexander, Dec. 11, 1861 ; wounded at Winchester, Va., March
23, 1862 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps.
Warn, James, Dec. 11, 1861 ; disch. Sept. 22, 1862.
Williams, Jacob T., Dec. 11, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 18, 1863.
Williams, John, Dec. 13, 1861; trans, to Co. A ; veteran.
Walker, James, Dec. 11, 1801 ; disch. Oct. 8, 1862.
Watson, Mark, , 1861 ; disch. Feb. 5, 1863.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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BOLL OF COMPANY H, EIGHTY-FOUBTH REGIMENT PENNSYL-
VANIA VOLUNTEERS (THREE YEARS' SERVICE).
Recruited in Dauphin and CUarJUU Comities.
Captains.
William M. Bahan, Sept. 24, 1862 ; disch. June 8, 1863'.
Clarence G. Jackson, Ang. 2, 1862 ; pro. from 2d to 1st lieut. Jan. 18,
1863; to capt. July 1, 1863 ; wounded and captured at. Chaucellors-
ville, Va., May 3, 1863; trans, to Co. H, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan. 13,
1865.
First Lieutenants.
Alexander R. Nininger, Aug. 6, 1862; pro. from 2d lieut; discli. Jan. 17,
1863.
James S. Mitchell, March 17, 1862 ; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. Jan.
18, 1863 ; to 1st lieut. July 1, 1863 ; captured at Chancellorsville, Va.,
May 3, 1863 ; trans, to Co. H, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan. 13, 1865.
Second Lieutenants.
William A. Wilson, May 2S, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May
3, 1863 ; pro. from private July 1, 1863 ; trans, to Co. H, 57th Eegt.
P. V., Jan. 13, 1865.
Arthur C. Gilbert, June 5, 1S62 ; pro. to 1st lieut. Co. I Oct. 1, 1862.
William F. Cox, June 5, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
1863; not accounted for.
Andrew D. Seely, Aug. 6, 1862; trans, to Co. H, 57lh Regt. P. V., Jan. 13,
1865.
Privates.
Burk, James, June 5, 1862; died Oct. 24, 1864; buried in National Cem-
etery, Arlington, Va.
Bassett, James, June 5, 1862 ; trans, to Co. H, 57th Eegt. P. V., Jan. 13,
1865.
Barton, C. Frank, Aug. 6, 1862; captured at Chancellorsville, Va., May
3, 1863.
Beach, William, Sept. 13, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Briner, James J., Sept. 23, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Bryan, David M., Sept. 15, 1862 ; not accounted for.
' Crawford, Charles E., June 5, 1S62 ; trans, to Co. H, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan.
13, 1865.
Curry, James, July 7, 1862; not accounted for.
Cosgrove, Martin, July 18, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Campbell, John, July 31, 1862; captured at Chancellorsville, Va., May
3, 1863 ; trans, to Co. H, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan. 13, 1S65.
Cook, Frank, Aug. 13, 1862; not accounted for.
Chamberlain, James, Aug. 25, 1862 ; trans, to Co. H, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan.
13, 1865.
Chase, Isaac, Sept. 13, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Conklin, Frederick, Sept. 11, 1862 ; captured ; died at Salisbury, N. 0.,
Nov. 8, 1S64.
Dunlap, James, July 5, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Dibert, Washington, May 20, 1864; trans, to Co. H,.57th Regt. P. V.,
Jan. 13, 1865.
Dewalt, William L., June 5, 1S62 ; captured at Chancellorsville, Va., May
3, 1863.
Despies, Felix, July 7, 1862; not accounted for.
Duryea, William J., Aug. 8, 1862 ; trans, to Co. H., 57th Regt. P. V., Jan .
13, 1865.
Dailey, Thomas, Aug. 11, 1862 ; trans, to Co. H, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan.
13,1865.
Eisman, Nicholas, July 31, 1862; trans, to Co. H, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan.
13,1865.
Estep, David, Sept. 23, 1862 ; trans, to Co. E.
Edgar, Uriah M., Sept. 23, 1863; not accounted for.
Fink, Frederick, July 31. 1S62 ; not accounted for.
Frees, Charles H., Aug. 25, 1862 ; wounded and captured at Chancellors-
ville, Va., May 3, 1863.
Fowler, Samuel S., Aug. 25, 1862; not accounted for.
Grew, Nelson, June 5, 1862 ; uot accounted for.
Glasgow, Joseph, June 5, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Garrigan, John, June 5, 1862; not accounted for.
Griffith, Joseph, July 7, 1862; trans, to Co. H, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan. 13,
1865.
Gearhart, William C, Aug. 6,1862; not accounted for.
Gelnett, Edward, Sept. 13, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Hughes, Joseph L., July 7, 1862 ; not accouuted for.
to Co. H, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan .
tinted for.
Hughes, Benjamin F., July 7, 1882; >i"t accounted for.
Harrington, John, Aug. 6, 1862; wounded ami captured at Chancellors-
ville, Va., May 3, 1863.
Hiney, George, killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1803.
Jordan, James M., Sept. 10, 1862; not accounted for.
James, Salisbury H., not accounted for.
Kline, George A., Aug. 6, 1862; captured at Ohancelloroville, Va, May
3, 1863 ; trans, to Co. H., 57th Eeginient P. V., Jan. 13, 1S65.
Lewis, Frank, June 5, 1862; trans, to Co. H, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan. 13,
1865.
Lindemuth, Joseph, June 5, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Lewis, James M., May 17, 1862; trans, to Co. K.
Low, Thomas B., Aug. 21, 1862; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps; died at Wash-
ington, D. C, March 8, 1864.
Lane, William H., Sept. 5, 1862 ; tra
13, 1865.
Lias, Francis A., Sept. 13, 1R62 ; not
Maguire, George, June 5, 1862 ; not
Merchant, Thomas E., June 25, 1862 ; trans, to Co. F.
Millard, Oscar B., Aug. 6, 1862; not accounted for.
Miller, Thomas B., Aug. 21, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Manes, Henry, Sept. 11, 1862 ; captured at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
1863 ; trans, to Co. H, 57th Rear. P. V„ Jan. 13, 1865.
McE , William H., June 5, 1862 ; not accounted for.
McGowan, James, Aug. 5, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Nolan, Garrett, June 5, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Nevil, Jacob, Oct. 3, 1862 ; trans, to Co. H, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan. 13,
1865.
Oberly, Daniel, Sept. 17, 1862 ; trans, to Co. I, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan. 13,
1865.
Ostrander, Levi, Sept. 30, 1862 ; trans, to Co. I, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan. 13,
1865.
Perry, Hiram, June 5, 1862; not accounted for.
Pea, John, Aug. 6, 1862; trans, to Co. H, 57th Eegt. P. V., Jan. 13, 1865.
Pearce, Augustus B , Sept. 13, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Peterman, Benjamin F., Sept. 17, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Quick, Daniel. Aug. 6, 1862; trans, to Co. H, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan. 13,
1865.
Eehr, George, June 5, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Euch, William H., Aug. 6, 1862 ; trans, to Co. H, 57th Eegt. P. V., Jan.
13, 1865.
Ruch, James J., An
1S65.
Reams, Alle
13. 1865.
Schaffer, William H., June 5, 186!
Schneiber, John, July 7, 1862 : tri
disch. July 6, 1865.
Stifer, John, Aug. 6, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Stoner, Jacob, Sept. 5, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Sherman, Joshua P., Aug. 6, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Solt, Alonzo, Aug. 21, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Sollery, Andrew J., Sept. 12, 1862 ; trans, to Co. H, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan.
13, 1S65.
Thompson, George, June 5, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Torsey, Timothy, July 18, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Wright, Thomas, June 5, 1S62 ; not accounted for.
Whitnight, Amos, Aug. 6, 1862; not accounted for.
Welsh, Abner, Aug. 6, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3.
1863; not accounted for.
Warner, Joseph P., Aug. 21, 1862; not accounted for.
Wilhelm, Daniel, Ang. 11, 1S62 ; not accounted for.
Young, William, Aug. 5, 1S62; not accounted for.
Young, Rudolph L., Aug. 30, 1862 ; trans, to Co. K, 57th Eegt. P. V., Jan
13, 1865.
. 6, 1862; trans, to Co. H, 57th Regt. P. V., Jan. 13,
, Aug. 30, 1862 ; trans, to Co. K, 57th Eegt. P. V., Jan.
ted for.
:es. Corps Sept. 26, 1863 ;
to Vet.
EIGHTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA
VOLUNTEERS.
This was virtually a York County regiment, but
as a portion of one company was recruited in the
county of Dauphin, we can only refer to the history
of the regiment in the third volume of the " History
of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65."
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
KOLL OF COMPANY B, EIGHTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT PENN-
SYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS (THREE YEARS' SERVICE).
Recruited in Daupliin and York Counties.
Captains.
Jacob Detwiler, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 21, 1S63.
Lewis Maish, Sept. 14, 1S61 ; pro. from 2il to let lieut. May 26, 1863; to
capt. Oct. 25, 1S63 ; captured June 23, 1864; disch. March 23, 1865.
Zeph. E. Hersh,Sept. 12,1861; pro. from sergt.to 2d lieut. Jan. 20,1865 ;
to capt. Jan. 24, 1865; to brevet maj. April 2, 1S65; must, out with
company June 29, 1S65 ; veteran.
First Lieutenants.
John Crull, Sept. 14, 1861 ; res. May 26, 1863.
George C. Stroman, Sept. 14. 1861 ; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. May
26, 1863 ; to 1st lieut. Oct. 25, 1863 ; to adjt. July 9, 1864.
James Tearney, Sept. 14, 1861 ; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt. Oct. 1, 1863 ;
to 1st lieut. Aug. 9, 1865; to capt. Co. A Dec. 13, 1864; veteran.
Edward F, Coe, Sept. 12, 1861; trans, from Co. I; com. capt. Oct. 29,
1864 ; not mustered ; disch. Nov. 25, to date Oct. 13, 1864.
Second Lieutenant.
Robert K. Slagle, Sept. 12, 1861 ; trans, from Co. I; com. 1st lieut. Oct.
29, 1864 ; not mustered ; disch. Jan. 13, 1865 ; veteran.
First Sergeants.
Milton J. Yeager, Sept. 12, 1861; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt. May 16,
1865; com. 1st lieut. June 15,1865; not mustered; must, out with
company June 29, 1865 ; veteran.
Samuel F. Keller, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Henry Epley, Sept. 14, 1801 ; com. 1st lieut. May 10, 1865 ; not mustered ;
disch. on Burg, certif. May 16, 1865; veteran.
David N. Thomas, Sept. 12, 1861; com. 2d lieut. June 15, 1865; not
mustered ; must, out witli company June 29, 1865; veteran.
William K. Parker, Sept. 14, 1861 ; pro. from private Oct. 23, 1864 ; must.
out with company June 29, 1865; veteran.
George W. Schriver, Sept. 12, 1861 ; pro. from corp. Jan. 20, 1865; must.
out with company June 29, 1865 ; veteran.
James S. Grimes, Sept. 14, 1861 ; pro. from corp. May 16, 1865 ; must.
out with company June 29, 1865 ; veteran.
Theo. A. Gardner, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Edward T. Rudy, Oct. 1, 1861 ; captured June 23. 1864; died at Ander-
sonville, Ga., Oct. 10, 1864; grave 10,622.
William Drabeustadt, Sept. 14, 1861 ; pro. from corp. June 1, 1864 ; disch.
Oct. 13, 1S64, at exp. of term.
Sobieski Leib, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 7, 1863.
Robert D. Greer, Sept. 14, 1S61 ; killed near Winchester, Va., June 15,
1863
William Walters, Sept. 14, 1861; died at Philadelphia, Pa., May 31, of
wounds received at Wilderness, Va., May 7, 1864.
Corporals.
Aug. Winegardner, Sept. 14, 1861; pro. to corp. June 23, 1864; prisoner
from June 23, 1864, to April 28, 1865 , disch. June 16, 1S65 ; veteran.
Henry C. Shatzler, Sept. 14, 1861; pro. to corp. Oct. 23, 1864; prisoner
from June 23, 1864, to May 2, 1865; disch. June 17, 1865; veteran.
Jacob Harman, Sept. 12,1801; pro. to Corp. Jan. 6, 1S65; absent, with
leave, at must, out; veteran.
Thomas Malone, Sept. 14, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Jan. 20, 1865; must, out
with company June 29, 1865; veteran.
John G. Hotter, Sept. 12, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. March 21, 1865; must, out
with company June 29, 1865; veteran.
Frank M. Peters, Sept. 12,1861 ; pro. to corp. May 16, 1865; must, out
with company June 29, 1865; veteran.
Joseph M. Funk, Sept. 14, 1861; wounded May 6, 1S64; absent at exp.
of term.
John A. Mathias.Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1S64, at exp. of term.
Lucas Shurer, Sept. 14, 1861 ; wounded June 23, 1864; abBent at exp. of
term.
William H. Zorger, Sept. 14, 1861; wounded Nov. 27,1863; absent at
exp. of term.
Johu A. Hiney, Sept. 14, 1861 ; abBent, sick, at exp. of term.
Samuel Madlam, Sept. 14, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 12, 1862.
John Smith, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 28, 1863.
John Lees, Oct. 31, 1861; prisoner from July 9, 1864, to Feb. 22, 1865;
disch. April 27, 1865.
John Snyder, Aug. 1, 1862; disch. by G. O. May 19, 1865.
William Lefever, Jan. 3, 1862; disch. Jan. 3, 1865, at exp. of term.
George Toomey, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 16, 1865; vet-
Daniel W. Keiter, Sept. 14, 1861 ; killed at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19,
1864 ; buried in National Cemetery, lot 18; veteran.
William C. Barringer, Sept. 14, 1861; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of
John Walzer, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on Burg, certif. Sept. 29, 1861.
Atrogge, Bernard, Oct. 31, 1861 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Ayers, Edward T., Sept. 14, 1861 ; must, out with company June 29, 1865 ;
veteran.
Arnold, John, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 2, 1863.
Ball, Andrew M., June 4, 1864; drafted; disch. by G. O. May 26, 1865.
Bare, Samuel, Sept. 14, 1861 ; must, out with company June 29,1865;
veteran.
Bartholomew, Charles, Jan. 17, 1865; must, out with company June 29,
1865.
Blouse, Daniel, Sept. 14, 1861 ; must, out with company June 29, 1866 ;
veteran.
Boyd, Robert J., , 1863 ; drafted ; absent at muster out.
Burns, Thomas, July 14, 1864; substitute; absent, sick, at muster out.
Bluste, Adam, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Bollsh, Montgomery, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 17,
1863.
Byere, William R., Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on writ of habeas corpus, date
unknown.
Baukart, Ephraim, Jan. 3, 1862; disch. Jan 3,1865, at exp. of term.
Burge, Robert, June 19, 1864 ; substitute ; disch. on surg. certif. May 16,
1865.
Barnitz, Jonathan, Sept. 14, 1861 ; died at New Creek, W. Va., Aug. 1,
1862.
Bentley, John, Sept. 14, 1861 ; died Oct. 29, 1861.
Callan, John, July 9, 1864 ; substitute; captured Sept. 8, 1864.
Connelly, William, July 7, 1864; substitute; captured Sept. 8, 1864.
Cotton, William, July 7, 1864 ; substitute ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Cook, Harris J., July 2, 1S64 ; substitute ; absent, sick, at inUBter out.
Crone, Richard, ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Corl, James E., Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Clune. John, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 12, 1862.
Crist, Addison, Sept. 14, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. April 9, 1863.
Carrol, William, Sept. 14, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. May 16, 1865;
veteran.
Coble, Moses, Sept. 14, 1861 ; died Dec. 4, 1862.
Clarendon, David, July 29, 1864; drafted; dropped from the rolls.
Carter, Charles H., July 30, 1864; substitute; dropped from the rolls.
Dorfurt, John, July 3, 1864; substitute; must, out with company June
29, 1865.
Drake, Christopher, June 25, 1864 ; drafted ; disch. by G. 0. July 27,
1865.
Drabenstadt, Frank, Sept. 14, 1861 ; captured Juue 23, 1864.
Diehl, Lewis H., Dec. 26, 1861; disch. Dec. 26, 1864, at exp. of term.
Diehl, Eli, Sept. 14, 1861 ; died at Alexandria, Va., April 1, 1864; grave
1715.
Epler, Bcnneville C, Sept. 14, 1861; diBch.Oct. 13, 1861, at exp. of term.
Eicholtz, William, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1S64, at exp. of term.
Epler, Jacob D., Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March, 1863.
Evans, Wilson, June 4, 1864 ; drafted.
Fellers, James A., Sept. 12, 1861 ; absent, sick, at muster out ; veteran.
Fisher, Silas, June 3, 1864 ; drafted; must, out with company June 29,
1865.
Foor, Jeremiah, June 3, 1864; drafted; disch. by G. O. June 9, 1865.
Fecher, George, July 6, 1864; drafted; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps March
18, 1S65.
Fainter, Robert, July 29, 1864; substitute; dropped from the rolls.
Griffith, William, Jan. 17, 1865; must, out with cumpany Juue 29, 1865.
Gauntz, Daniel, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Glazier, Frederick, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Gastrock, Levi, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864; at exp. of term.
Gallagher, John, Sept. 14, 1861 ; diBch. on surg. certif. Jan. 26, 1864.
Hanks, Benson, June 3, 1864 ; drafted ; must, out with company June
29, 1866.
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Hoover, William, June 29, 1864; substitute; must, out with company
June 29, 1866.
Houck, John A., Jan. 29, 1864; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Hummel, Joseph, Sept. 14, 1861 ; captured June 23, 1864 ; died at Ander-
sonville, Ga., March 2, 1865; grave 12,719; veteran.
Hursh, Samuel, July 13, 1864; drafted ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Hull, Matthias, Sept. 14, 1861; prisoner Irom June 23, 1864, to May 16,
1865 ; disch. July 19, 1865.
Heiman, Michael, Sept. 14, 1861 ; prisoner from June 23, 1864, to May 2,
1865; disch. June 21, 1865.
Hurley, John, Sept. 14, 1861 ; absent, sick, at exp. of term.
Hunter, John F., Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Herrold, John, Sept. 14. 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 7, 1863.
Hann, Joseph C, June 3, 1864 ; drafted ; died Oct. 27. of wounds received
at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864.
Hanig, Lewis, Sept. 14, 1801; died at Alexandria Sept. 14, 1864; grave
2671.
Hann, George, July 28, 1864; substitute; dropped from the rolls.
Hays, James, July 29, 1864; substitute; dropped from the rolls.
Henderson, George, July 30, 1864 ; substitute ; dropped from the rolls.
Henderson, David, Aug. 1, 1864; substitute; dropped from the rolls.
Jones, Edward, June 1, 1864; drafted; must, out with company June 29,
1865.
Jones, William B., July 6, 1864; substitute; disch. by S. 0., date un-
known.
Johnson, Jacob, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 23, 1863.
Kueller, Charles, July 25, 1864; substitute; must, out with company
June 29, 1865.
Kinsman, Jacob, Jan. 12, 1864; disch. by G. 0. Aug. 23, 1865.
Kendrick, James, Sept. 14, 1861; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Kipple, Cyrus W., Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Karstetler, Jacob, July 30, 1864; substitute; disch. Nov. 13, 1864, for
wounds received in action.
Logan, James, Sept. 12, 1861; must, out with company June 29, 1865;
veteran.
Lewis, Edward, July 14, 1861 ; substitute ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Lonkart, Abraham, Jan. 21, 1805; must, out with company June 29,
1865.
Lewis, Jacob, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Lenhart, Henry H., Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 17, 1863.
Long, James A., Oct. 31, 1861 ; disch. Nov. 13, 18.64, at exp. of term.
Luckenbaugh, W., Sept. 12,1861; disch. on surg. certif. May 16, 1865;
veteran.
Lucas, Thomas W., Feb. 22, 1864; substitute; disch. by G. 0. June 6,
1865.
Moore, David, July 9, 1864; substitute; must, out with company June
29, 1865.
Morrison, James, July 14, 1864 ; substitute; absent, sick, at muster out.
Miller, William, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Mansberger, Levi, Sept. 14, 1861 ; prisoner from Sept. 24, 1864, to March
8, 1865 ; disch. July 27, 1865.
Millikeu, Franklin, Sept. 14, 1S01 ; prisoner from Sept. 24, 1864, to Feb.
27, 1865; disch. April 11, 1865.
Mattis, Silas, Sept. 14, 1801 ; absent, sick, at exp. of term.
Myers, John, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1S64, at exp. of term.
Meisenhelter, W., Sept. 14, 1861; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Mummert, Andrew, Jan. 3, 1862; disch. Jan. 3, 1S65, at exp. of term.
Mort, Jefferson, June 28, 1864; drafted.
Myers, Peter, July 12, 1864 ; substitute ; dropped from the rolls.
McDonald, Rannell, June 3, 1864; drafted; must, out with company
June 29, 1865.
McElroy, Joseph, Sept. 12, 1861; must, out with company June 29, 1865;
McCoy, Jacob, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1S64, at exp. of term.
McClane, William, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 11, 1802.
Mcllvain, Thomas J., Sept. 12,1861; disch. on surg. certif. May 16, 1865;
veteran.
Nagle, David, July 6, 1804; substitute; must, out with company June
29, 1865.
Newell, Oriel G., July 22, 1864; substitute; must, out with company
June 29, 1865.
Nicholas, George, June 10, 1864 ; drafted ; must, out with company June
29, 1865.
Nichols, Urias R., Sept. 14, 1861 ; wounded Aug. 16, 1864 ; absent at exp.
of term.
Noel, John A., Sept. 12, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 16, 1865 ; vet-
Nauss, Alexander, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Oren, James, Sept. 14, 1861; prisoner from June 23, 1804, to April 19,
1865; disch. June 9, 1865.
Oxenrider, John; June 3, 1864; substitute; disch. Feb. 6, 1865, for
wounds received at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864.
Payler, Samuel, June 3, 1864; drafted; must, out with company June
29, 1805.
Peston, Jay E., July 26, 1864; substitute; must, out with company June
29, 1865.
Price, Thomas, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 3, 1863.
Plain, John, July 30, 1864; substitute; dropped from the rolls.
Powers, John, July 21, 1864; substitute; dropped from the rolls.
Powell, Ackiuson, Sept. 14, 1861; missing in action near Winchester,
Va., June 15, 1863.
Quickel, Gideon, June 9, 1864; drafted; must, out with company June
29, 1865.
Quinn, Richard, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 16, 1865 ; vet-
Reidhinger, Frederick, Oct. 31, 1861 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Richardson, James, Sept. 14, 1861; absent with leave at muster out ;
veteran.
Roush, Adam, June 10, 1864; drafted; must, out with company June
29, 1865.
Roush, Jacob, June 4, 1864; drafted ; must, out with company June 29,
1865.
Roat, Abraham, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Rouch, George W., Sept. 14, 1861; captured June 23, 1804.
Ramsey, William, Sept. 14, 1861 ; captured June 23, 1864 ; died at An-
dersouville, Ga., Oct. 13, 1864 ; grave 10,803.
Rupp, John K., Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Renninger, Adam, June 20, 1804; drafted ; disch. by G. O. May 19, 1865.
Richard, Henry H., June 3, 1864; substitute; died at Winchester, Va.,
Nov. 4, 1864.
Roozell, John, July 29, 1S04 ; substitute; dropped from the rolls.
Snow, Elisha, July 2, 1804; substitute; must, out with company June
29, 1865.
Shrom. John C, Oct. 28, 1862; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Snyder, Augustus, July 28, 1864 ; drafted ; must, out with company
June 29, 1865.
Simmons, John C, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Spayd, William F., Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Smith, Bernard, Sept. 14, 1861; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Spangler, Levi, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 12, 1802.
Smith, Thomas S., Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan 12, 1862.
Sayers, Thomas, Jan. 3, 1S62; disch. Jan. 3, 1865, at exp. of term.
Schmuck, John, Feb. 19, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 3, 1865.
Sheets, John, Sept. 14, 1861 ; died Jan. 17, 1863.
Updegrove, Thomas, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1S64, at exp. of term.
Voglesong, John, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Veoman, Nathaniel, Aug. 1, 1S64; substitute; killed at Fisher's Hill,
Va., Sept. 22, 1804.
Watson, William W., June 28, 1864; substitute; must, out with com-
pany June 19, 1S65.
Weaver, William, June 3, 1864; drafted; must, out with compauy June
29, 1865.
Williams, Thomas, July 7, 1864; substitute; absent, sick, at muster out.
Woaldeu, Henry W., July 3, 1S64; substitute; absent, sick, at muster
out.
Welker, Henry C, Sept. 14, 1861 ; captured June 23, 1864 ; died at An-
dersonville, Ga., Jan. 20, 1865 ; grave 12,493.
Wise, Augustus, Sept. 14, 1861; disch. Oct. 13, 1864, at exp. of term.
Wilhelm, Henry, Sept. 14, 1861; wounded at Monocacy, Md., July 9,
1S64; absent at exp. of term.
Wertz, Gottlieb, Sept. 14, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Williams, Andrew B., June 9, 1864; drafted; disch. by G. O. June 3,
1865.
Watts, Thomas, Sept. 14, 1861; died Aug. 23, 1863; buried in United
States General Hospital Cemetery, Annapolis, Md.
Webster, Thomas, July 5, 1S64; substitute.
Wilson. James, Jan. 6, 1865 ; not on muster-out roll.
York, Francis M., June 28, 1804; substitute; absent, sick, at muster out.
Zartman, Samuel, Sept. 14, 1S61 : captured June 23, 1864.
Zorger, George, Sept. 14, 1861 ; captured Juue 21, 1864.
Zorger, Peter F., Sept. 14, 1861 ; prisoner from Sept 24, 1864, to Feb. 28,
1865; disch. April 27, 1865.
Zook, David, Sept. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 23, 1862.
Zorger, Isaac U., Oct. 31, 1S61 ; disch. Nov. 13, 1S64, at exp. of term.
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HISTOKY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
NINETY-SECOND REGIMENT (NINTH CAVALRY).
The Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry, Ninety-second
of the line, at first known as the Lochiel Cavalry, was
organized on the 29th of August, 1861, in compliance
with an order of the Hon. Simon Cameron, Secretary
of War, with Edward C. Williams, of Harrisburg, as
colonel, Thomas C. James, of Philadelphia, as lieu-
tenant-colonel, and Thomas J. Jordan, of Harrisburg,
as major. Under this authority the officers above
named appointed the necessary line-officers, and di-
rected them to proceed at once to recruit men for
their respective companies. The place of rendezvous
was at Camp Cameron, near Harrisburg. The regi-
ment was composed of twelve companies, principally
raised in the counties of Dauphin, Luzerne, Lan-
caster, Huntingdon, Perry, Cumberland, Mifflin,
Blair, Wayne, Chester, Lehigh, Susquehanna, and in
the city and county of Philadelphia. The field and
many of the iine-officers and privates had served for
the short term in 1861, and Col. Williams had served
in the militia as early as 1832 ; had served with Gen.
Scott in Mexico from the capture of Vera Cruz to the
first surrender of the capital, receiving a wound at
the storming of Chapultepec, and had commanded,
with the rank of brigadier-general, the brigade known
as the Scott Legion of Philadelphia in the three
months' service.
By the 1st of October the companies were full, and
the men, by drill and discipline, fitted for the field.
On the 20th of November, by order of the Secretary
of War, the regiment moved by rail to Pittsburgh,
and thence by boat to Louisville, Ky., where upon
its arrival it was reported to Gen. Buell, in command
of the Department of the Cumberland, and placed in
camp at Jeflersonville, Ind., opposite to Louisville.
Mounted drill was at once commenced, a school for
officers established, and by the 10th of January, 1862,
by constant hard work and strict discipline, the regi-
ment had acquired such proficiency that it was or.lered
to the front, the enemy occupying the line of Green
River. On the advance of Gens. Buell and Mitchell,
in the early part of February, upon Gen. A. Sidney
Johnston's position at Bowling Green, in compliance
with an urgent request made by citizens and the
Legislature of Kentucky, the regiment was ordered
to remain for the protection of the State, and was
posted, the First Battalion, under command of Col.
Williams, at Grayson Springs, the Second, under
Lieut.-Col. James, at Calhoun, in Western Kentucky,
and the Third, under Maj. Jordan, at Bacon Creek,
on the line of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
On the 5th of March the regiment was ordered
into Tennessee, the First Battalion to Springfield,
the Second to Clarksville, and the Third to Nashville.
Soon after reaching Nashville the Third Battalion
was moved to Gallatin, and on the 4th of May it first
met the enemy under Morgan at Lebanon, where,
with the Seventh Pennsylvania and the Third Ken-
tucky Cavalry, it most signally defeated that daring
partisan, capturing two hundred and ninety-three of
his men, with Lieut.-Col. Wood, Morgan's second in
command, Morgan himself narrowly escaping cap-
ture by the fleetness of his celebrated steed to the
Cumberland River, which he swam, leaving the
animal a prize to the regiment. On the 14th of May
the Third Battalion marched from Lebanon to Liv-
ingston, in Overton County, after Morgan, who was
again in the field, and at Spring Creek came upon his
rear-guard, where after a spirited action the guard
was captured, with the quartermaster of Morgan's
brigade. Pushing on after Morgan, who declined
fighting, he was forced to the Cumberland Mountains
at Sparta, where his command scattered upon the
various roads leading to Chattanooga. On the 3d of
June the Third Battalion marched from Lebanon,
Tenn., to Tompkinsville, Ky., and on the 6th, Capt.
Hugh McCullough was warmly engaged at Moore's
Hill, defeating Col. Hamilton, who had a largely su-
perior force, with a loss of the leader, Capt. McCul-
lough, and four men killed and ten badly wounded.
Capt. McCullough, a brave and competent officer,
was shot through the stomach while leading his men
to the charge. On the 9th of July, 1862, Morgau,
with a force of over two thousand men, advanced
against Tompkinsville. To meet this force Maj.
Jordan, who was in command of the post, had but
two hundred and thirty, and after maintaining an
unequal contest for two hours, finding himself being
surrounded, he retired to Burksville, Ky. In this en-
gagement fifty- seven of the enemy were killed and
one hundred and forty wounded, while the loss in
the battalion was only ten killed, fourteen wounded,
and nineteen taken prisoners. Among the latter was
Maj. Jordan, who had his horse killed in the action.
Lieut. Aaron Sullivan was among the killed.
In the mean time the First Battalion remained at
Springfield, and the Second at Clarksville. Finding
that the enemy was penetrating Kentucky in large
force, the regiment was again united under Col. Wil-
liams, at Lebanon, Ky., early in August, and was
employed in keeping the State clear of Morgan and
his bands and in watching the advance of Kirby
Smith. After the disastrous battle of Richmond,
Ky., on the 30th, in connection with the Ninth Ken-
tucky Cavalry, it covered the retreat of Gen. Nelson
to Louisville, fighting daily the enemy's advance
under Jenkins and Col. Scott, of the First Louisiana
Cavalry, who displayed great activity, attacking at
every favorable point. At Shelbyville it had a sharp
encounter, defeating Jenkins, killing twenty-seven of
his men and capturing forty-four. After reaching
Louisville it was employed in guarding the roads in
the direction of Tennessee, on which Gen. Buell was
marching for the relief of Kentucky. Upon Gen.
Buell's arrival, in conjunction with the Second Mich-
igan, it took the advance to Perryville, and by its
boldness in pushing the enemy's rear brought on the
sanguinary battle fought there, sustaining the fire of
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his infantry until relieved by McCook's corps. It
then formed on the right of the line, and by its stead-
iness foiled every attempt of the enemy's cavalry to
turn its flank. In this action it had ten killed and
twenty-seven wounded. In general orders issued
after the action Gen. Buell says, " The Ninth Penn-
sylvania Cavalry behaved most bravely, being at one
time compelled to stand for three-quarters of an hour
under the concentrated fire of three batteries of the
enemy's artillery, and only retiring when ordered to
do so."
By hard service the regiment had by this time be-
come much weakened, and about one-half of the men
were dismounted. It was accordingly ordered to
Louisville for fresh horses and equipments. After
receiving these, in company with the Second Michi-
gan, it marched to Nicholasville to prepare for a raid
into East Tennessee upon the railroads communi-
cating with the rebel capital, by which succor should
be prevented from reaching Gen. Bragg before the
advance of Rosecrans to Stone River. On the 22d of
December the expedition, under command of Gen.
Carter, left Nicholasville, and on reaching Big Hill
all the commissary stores and one hundred rounds of
ammunition per man were distributed, roads and civ-
ilization were left behind, and the command took to
the deer-paths of Pine, Cumberland, and Clinch
Mountains. To one unacquainted with the way it is
difficult to form any adequate conception of the hard-
ships which the troops encountered on this march.
These mountains, cheerless and dark, and savage as
when Boone first saw them, are at this point one hun-
dred miles wide, and can only be crossed by following
the paths worn by the deer and the Indian ages be-
fore. Over these paths, in single file, marched the
regiments, traveling day and night, swimming the
Cumberland and Clinch Rivers, and fording the nu-
merous creeks on the route, until the 1st of January,
1863, when it reached the Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad at the bridge spanning the Watauga. This
was defended by a company of about one hundred
strong from the command of Gen. Humphrey Mar-
shall, well intrenched. As time was all important,
the cavalry was dismounted, the place carried by as-
sault, and the bridge, a structure of two long spans,
was burned. As it was deemed unwise to cumber the
column with prisoners, the captured party was at
once paroled, and the command moved down the
railroad ten or twelve miles to the point where it
crosses the Holston River. The bridge here was
defended by a force of two hundred and fifty men,
having stockades and intrenchments skillfully con-
structed for its defense. Without delay these were
stormed, and the entire rebel force taken prisoners.
In this action the Ninth lost six killed and twenty-
five wounded. Among the latter was Sergt. Ellis T.
Hamersly, who was shot through the thigh, the mis-
sile inflicting a painful and dangerous wound. All the
badly wounded were left with the paroled enemy, the
command being without ambulances, with tin- excep-
tion of Sergt. Hamersly, who resolutely refused to re-
main, and succeeded in keeping his horse and moving
with the column until it reached Kentucky. After
leaving the Holston bridge, and destroying a trestle-
work of nearly a mile across a swamp, the command
faced for Kentucky, and by skillful strategy, joined
with signal enterprise and rapidity of movement,
succeeded in eluding the enemy, eight thousand
strong, under Marshall, and recrossed the Cumber-
land Mountains, returning by the same paths by
which it advanced. The success of this raid, in the
face of a greatly superior force of the enemy, was the
cause of so much chagrin to the rebel chieftains, that
Marshall, the commander, was relieved and never
afterwards restored to his command.
The regiment reached Nicholasville from this raid
on the night of the 13th of January, with two-thirds
of its men dismounted, the animals for more than one
hundred miles while crossing the mountains being
without food. In the mean time, Col. Williams, for
some cause of difficulty involving a question of rank,
had resigned, and Lieut.-Col. James on the 13th of
January died. Maj. Jordan was accordingly pro-
moted to colonel. After a few days' rest, the regiment
marched to Louisville, where it was remounted, and
thence by rail to Nashville. On the 8th of February,
two days after its arrival, it proceeded, by order of
Gen. Rosecrans, to Franklin, where, after a sharp
skirmish, Gen. Forrest's brigade of the enemy was
driven from the town. Col. Jordan's command here
formed the right wing of the Army of the Cumber-
land, which was now confronting the enemy at Lib-
erty on the left, Shelbyville and Tullahoma in the
centre, and Triune and Franklin on its extreme right.
At Spring Hill, fourteen miles in front of Franklin,
was the extreme of the left wing of the enemy, com-
manded by Gen. Van Dorn, Wheeler and Forrest com-
manding divisions under him, with a force of twelve
thousand cavalry. The advance brigade of this force
was at Thompson's Station, nine miles out on the
Columbia pike, the Eighth Mississippi doing picket
duty three miles nearer Franklin, and the Fourth
Mississippi performing the same duty five miles to
the right, on the Carter's Creek pike. For eighteen
days the Ninth, aided by three hundred men from
the Second Michigan Cavalry, without other support,
confronted this strong rebel force, and daily, to de-
ceive the enemy, made strong attacks upon his ad-
vance positions. This bold strategy was entirely suc-
cessful, and the weakness of the post was not dis-
covered by Van Dorn until the morning of the 4th
of March, when he advanced in force to storm the
place; but a division of infantry, under Col. John
Coburn, of Indiana, having reached Franklin duriug
the night of the 3d, the whole command marched
out on the morning of the 4th, and four miles from
Franklin met the enemy. After a hotly-contested
engagement, which lasted from nine in the morning
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
until three in the afternoon, the enemy jvas finally
driven back to his position at Thompson's Station.
In this action the regiment suffered severely, having
twelve killed and fifty-one wounded. On the follow-
ing morning, Col. Coburn, who had assumed com-
mand, determined to pursue and drive the enemy
from the station, his chosen ground. Immediately
after daylight, Col. Jordan was ordered to advance
with his regiment and drive the enemy into position.
As Jordan moved out skirmishing opened, and every
moment became heavier. At the hills in front of the
station the enemy made a determined stand, but the
First Battalion, under Lieut.-Col. Savage, and the
Second, under Maj. Detweiler, by a most gallant
charge, drove him from his position and held the
ground until the infantry had formed and advanced
to their relief. This action proved disastrous to the
Union arms, and Col. Coburn, with three thousand
eight hundred infantry, was captured. Col. Jordan,
with the cavalry, fought his way back to Franklin,
bringing off two hundred and twenty prisoners, to-
gether with the entire artillery and baggage-train of
the army and all the wounded that the ambulances
could bear. For the heroic part borne by the regi-
ment in this action it was mentioned honorably in
special orders by Gen. Rosecrans.
In the campaign against Bragg in Tennessee, which
culminated in the battle of Chickamauga, the regi-
ment took part, and with the First Brigade, First Di-
vision of the cavalry, under Gen. Stanley, led the
advance of our army. In the initial movements it
fought in the battles of Rover, Middletown, and
Shelbyville, and at the latter place charged the left
flank of the enemy, while the Seventh Pennsyl-
vania Cavalry charged the centre, and in a most stub-
born hand-to-hand encounter succeeded in capturing
nearly a thousand prisoners, with the enemy's battery,
breaking up entirely his cavalry organization, and
driving the few who escaped as mere fugitives upon
the main force at Tullahoma. Among the killed was
Capt. Gilbert Waters. It also participated in the
action at Elk River, and by passing the stream above
the right flank of the enemy and boldly attacking
him, forced him from his position at the fords in front
of Gen. Turchin, enabling his command to pass the
river and follow the retreating columns. At Cowan,
a few days later, near the foot of the Cumberland
Mountains, the regiment captured two hundred of
the rear-guard of Bragg as he was passing. A few
days previous to the battle of Chickamauga it pene-
'trated to a point near Lafayette, Ga., and captured
by a gallant charge a part of the advance guard of
Gen. Longstreet, then marching from the army of
Lee in Virginia to reinforce Bragg, and was thus
enabled to give Rosecrans the first positive informa-
tion of Longstreet's presence. At Chickamauga the
regiment held the right of our line, and after the
defeat of McCook's corps closed on the right of Gen.
Thomas, and defended his flank during the remain-
der of the battle. For its conduct in this desperate
encounter it received from Gen. Thomas a compli-
mentary notice, and Col. Jordan was commended for
his gallantry in the most flattering terms.
During the winter of 1863 and spring of 1864 it
was in East Tennessee, and fought in the battles of
Dandridge, New Market, Mossy Creek, and Fair Gar-
den, capturing at the latter place the artillery of the
enemy. The regiment having re-enlisted was given
a furlough of thirty days, and returned to Pennsyl-
vania early in April. By the latter part of May it
was again in the field at Louisville, having recruited
its thinned ranks in the mean time to twelve hundred
men. While at Louisville receiving arms and horses,
Gen. John H. Morgan made his last raid into Ken-
tucky, and was pushing for Frankfort, at which place
he designed crossing the Kentucky River, and then
by overpowering the detachments scattered along
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad as guard,
breaking up the track and burning the bridges, cut
off Sherman, who was then far on his march to At-
lanta, from his base of supplies, and compel him to
fall back to Chattanooga. Col. Jordan at once vol-
unteered to defend Frankfort, and seizing all the
horses necessary to mount his command, and arming
his men with common muskets, he marched by night
to the capital, fifty-four miles, and successfully held
the place, compelling Morgan to abandon his well-
laid scheme, and fall back towards Pound Gap, near
which place he was badly defeated by General Bur-
bridge, who had a division of cavalry in his rear.
The regiment soon after marched to Nashville, and
thence to Chattanooga, arriving on the 2d of Septem-
ber. Here it was ascertained that the rebel Gen.
Wheeler was crossing the mountains into Middle
Tennessee, with all his cavalry. By order of Gen. J.
B. Steedman, then in command at Chattanooga, the
regiment at once started in pursuit, crossing the
mountains direct to McMinnville, thence to Mur-
freesborough, where it arrived on the 5th. On the
morning of the 6th it marched out twelve miles on
the Woodbury and McMinnville Road to Readyville,
wdiere it attacked and utterly defeated Gen. Dibber-
ell's brigade of Wheeler's command, taking two hun-
dred and ninety-four prisoners, a large proportion of
whom were wounded with sabre cuts. The charge in
this action was led by Maj. D. H. Kimmel, in a most
gallant manner. The next day by order received by
telegraph from Gen. Thomas, Col. Jordan was placed
in command of all the cavalry in Tennessee, and di-
rected to pursue the retreating enemy. He marched
the same afternoon, and at Woodbury, just at dusk,
met and defeated a part of the rebel Gen. Williams'
division, under Col. Anderson. On the following
morning he continued the pursuit to McMinnville,
and the day following to Sparta, Gen. Williams con-
stantly avoiding an action, though he had more than
double the force under Col. tfordan. At Sparta the
enemy took to the mountains and passed into East
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1!M
Tennessee. For his conduct in refusing to fight, Gen.
Williams was placed under arrest by Gen. Wheeler,
from which he was not released until the end of the
war. In acknowledgment of the good conduct of Col.
Jordan and the troops under his command, of which
the Ninth Pennsylvania constituted two-thirds, com-
plimentary orders were issued by Gen. Van Cleve, at
Murfreesborough, Gen. Milroy, at Tullahoma, and
Gen. Steedman, at Chattanooga.
The regiment then marched to join Gen. Sherman
at Marietta, Ga., and on the 14th of November started
on its march with that great chieftain to the sea.
Previous to moving it was assigned to the First Bri-
gade, Third Division of Cavalry, the whole under
command of Gen. Judson Kilpatrick, and was as-
signed to the right wing of the army under Gen.
Howard, leading his advance to Macon and Milledge-
ville. On the 16th, the first day out from Atlanta,
it encountered Gen. Wheeler, who with his cavalry
occupied the old works of the enemy at Lovejoy Sta-
tion, on the Macon Railroad. The position was a
formidable one, having been well intrenched by Gen.
Hood. As the brigade moved to the attack the enemy
opened a galling fire from four guns, but after a short
and sharp encounter, by a most gallant charge, the
regiment gained a lodgment in the works, driving the
enemy from his guns and capturing them with more
than three hundred prisoners. The guns were at
once manned by the regiment, and were retained by
it until the end of the war. They were the same
guns that had been surrendered to the superior forces
of the enemy near Macon by Gen. Stoneman some
months previous.
Early in December, while marching on Macon, it
skirmished heavily with the enemy, and with the
brigade pushed the cavalry of Wheeler within the
defenses of the city. On the day following, in con-
junction with Walcott's brigade of Wood's division,
Fifteenth Corps, it fought in the battle of Bear Creek
or Griswoldville, defeating Wheeler, but not without
severe loss, having ninety-five men killed and wounded.
Moving through Milledgeville to the left flank of our
army, it demonstrated in the direction of Augusta,
and after crossing the Ogeechee at the falls turned
southeast towards Milieu, one of the prison-pens for
Union soldiers. When within one day's march of
Way nesbo rough, Wheeler made a sudden night attack,
but was defeated, though he followed up the com-
mand closely to Waynesborough, where he again made
a fruitless night attack. On the day following, it hav-
ing been discovered that the Union prisoners had
been removed from Millen, and the necessity for pro-
ceeding farther in this direction obviated, the com-
mand turned toward Louisville, Ga., to form a junc-
tion with Gen. Baird's division of infantry, which
would cross the Ogeechee at that point. During the
day Wheeler followed closely, and at Buckhead Creek
made a heavy attack upon the Ninth, which was in
the rear, in the hope of cutting it off from the rest of
the column already across the stream. By a bold
charge the enemy was beaten off, and the regimen!
was enabled to join the remainder of the command,
now in line of battle and awaiting attack. It had
scarcely gained its position when the enemy ad-
vanced, but was met with such a galling fire that he
was compelled to draw off, and the brigade marched
on unmolested to Louisville. In all these engage-
ments Wheeler's cavalry outnumbered that opposed
to him.
Two days later, the infantry having come up, it
again moved on Waynesborough. Gen. DibberePs di-
vision of Wheeler's cavalry was found in line of battle
at Buckhead Church and defeated. Pushing forward
from its camp at Waynesborough, where it remained
one day, the command on the following morning again
attacked Wheeler, who had barricaded himself within
cannon-shot of our front. The Ninth Pennsylvania
had the centre, while the Ninth Ohio was on the
right and the Fifth Ohio on the left, with the Third
and Fifth Kentucky and Eighth Indiana in reserve.
In this order the command moved over a beautifully
undulating plain, and in twenty minutes the barri-
cades were stormed and Wheeler was in full retreat.
At Waynesborough he again made a stand, and after a
severe action he was driven from the town, and re-
treated across Brier Creek, on the road leading to
Augusta. On the same day the command faced to-
wards Savannah, where it arrived with the whole
army on the 21st of December.
After a month's delay the regiment again took the
field, and entering South Carolina at Sister's Ferry
marched through Robertsville and Barnwell to Black-
ville, on the Charleston and Augusta Railroad, where
it encountered and defeated a portion of Wheeler's
command, and following the railroad towards Au-
gusta, two days later, developed the strength and
position of the enemy at Polecat Ponds, near Aiken,
where he had been reinforced by Hampton's division.
On the day following Wheeler and Hampton attacked
with their whole force, but were signally defeated.
Without pausing, the brigade moved towards Colum-
bia, the capital of the State, and after taking Lex-
ington and capturing a portion of Wheeler's rear-
guard, moved in the direction of Charlotte, N. C,
as far as Black Stake's Station, on the Columbia
and Charlotte Railroad, where it met and defeated a
force of the enemy. Crossing the Catawba at Rocky
Mount, and marching thence by Lancaster and Ches-
terfield Court-House, it entered North Carolina, cross-
ing the Great Pedee River near the southern line of
the State, and occupied Rockingham. On the morning
of the 11 th of March the command reached Favette-
ville, the enemy retiring, skirmishing slightly. After a
few days of rest it moved towards Goldsborough, and
on the 16th, at Averyborough. was engaged in a most
determined action, lasting from six in the morning
until two in the afternoon, against a division of the
rebel army led by McLaws, which resulted in the
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
capture of a large number of prisoners, with Gen.
Rhett of the First Brigade South Carolina Heavy
Artillery. In this action Capt. E. A. Hancock of the
Ninth lost a leg, and Capt. John Boal was killed, and
in the brigade every twelfth man was killed or
wounded. The infantry coming up took up the
fighting and carried the rebel breastworks, capturing
the artillery and a large number of prisoners. In
February Col. Jordan was promoted to brigadier-
general, the command of the regiment still resting
with Lieut.-Col. Kimmel, who had been promoted to
that rank in September previous.
On the 17th the command marched toward Benton-
ville, on the left flank of the Twentieth Corps, and
with it participated in the battle which ensued on the
19th, the cavalry assisting materially in securing a
triumph on that hotly-contested field. After refitting
and resting near Goldsborough, the cavalry on the 9th
of April again took the field, and while the infantry
moved directly on Johnston's position at Smithfield,
it moved by a more circuitous route by the old battle-
field of Bentonville, to reach the rear of the enemy
and capture Raleigh. To accomplish this purpose
required constant marching day and night. On the
morning of the second day the cavalry struck the
head of the enemy's retreating columns, and after a
fierce and sanguinary conflict compelled the enemy
to march by the flank, between Raleigh and Neuce
River, towards Hillsborough. In this action Asst.-
Surg. James Moore was wounded in the left lung
while gallantly assisting by his presence in urging on
the men.
On the morning of the 13th the First Brigade,
under Gen. Jordan, entered Raleigh, the city having
been surrendered promptly by the civil authorities on
his approach. Passing through the city the enemy
under Wheeler and Hampton was found in position on
the Hillsborough road, and was immediately attacked.
In the engagement which ensued the Ninth bore the
brunt of the action. The enemy fell back, hotly
pursued by the cavalry for ten miles, to Morrisville,
where he again made a stand. The line was quickly
formed, the charge sounded, and the position carried,
the enemy retreating in the wildest confusion over
the plain, broken into fragments by the plunging fire
of the artillery from the heights overlooking the valley.
The columns being again formed, started in pursuit,
when a flag of truce was discovered approaching. It
was received by the Ninth, under which was deliv-
ered the letter of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, directed
to Gen. Sherman, asking for a meeting to determine
the terms of surrender of the army under his com-
mand. This was the last fighting done, and the last
guns fired in Sherman's command were from the
battery of the Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry. From
Morrisville the command marched to Durham, and
the escort to Gen. Sherman when he proceeded to
the Burnett House to meet Gen. Johnston, and again
upon the occasion of agreeing to the terms of sur-
render, was furnished by this regiment, Maj. JohnM.
Porter being in command. After the surrender the
command moved through Greenville to Lexington,
where it remained until the 18th of July, when it
was mustered out of service. Returning to Harris-
burg, it was finally disbanded, and the war-worn vet-
erans retired to their homes and the peaceful avoca-
tions of life.
ROLL OF COMPANY B, NINTH CAVALRY (THREE YEARS'
SERVICE).
JRecruilcd in iKcujiliin Courtly.
Captains.
Edward G. Savage, Oct. 7, 1861; pro. to maj. March 19, 1863.
Elisha A. Hancock, Oct. 29, 1861; pro. from 1st lieut. Co. H May 23,
1863; com. maj. Jan. 11,1865; not mustered; wounded at Averys-
borough, N. C, March 16, 1865 ; must, out with company July 18,
1865.
First Lieutenants.
Lewis A. Gratz, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. to maj. 6th Regt. Ky. Cay. Aug. 10,
1862.
Romeo R. Bacon, Aug. 1, 1862 ; res. Feb. 11, 1863.
John O'Grady, Oct. 23, 1861 ; pro. from 2d lieut. Co. K May 23, 1863;
res. Sept. 1, 1863.
William H. liaugher, Oct. 26, 1861 ; pro. from sergt. Co. I to 2d lieut.
Co. B May 31, 1863; to 1st lieut. May 30, 186* ; must, out with
company July 18, 1865.
Second Lieutenants.
J. Frank Miller, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. to 1st lieut. Co. C Aug. 4, 1862.
0. B. MacKnight, Oct. 19, 1861 ; pro. from sergt. Co. F Aug. 7, 1862; to
1st lieut. Co. M May 22, 1863.
George W. Leamy, Oct. 17, 1861 ; pro. from private Co. E May 30, 1864 ;
disch. by S. 0. June 2, 1865 ; veteran.
First Sergeants.
Cyrus S. Spangler, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. from sergt. Aug. 31, 1864 ; must, out
with company July 18, 1865; veteran.
Thomas D. Griffith, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. to 2d lieut. Co. A May 22, 1863.
Quartermaster-Sergeants.
Frederick Pick, Oct. 31, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Sept. 1, 1862; to q.m.-sergt.
Jan. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18, 1S65 ; veteran.
Henry Deitrich, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. from private Oct. 10, 1861 ; not .on
muster-out roll.
Romanus Behhey, Oct. 7, 1861; pro. from corp. Jan. 1, 1864; must, out
with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
Samuel S. Harper, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. from private Jan. 1, 1864; must, out
with company July IS, 1865 ; veteran.
Sylvester Erb, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. from corp. Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with
company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
George Shultz, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. from private Jan. 1, 1864 ; must, out
with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
Thomas E. Deitrich, Oct. 7, 1861; pro. from corp. Aug. 31,1864; must.
out with company July 18, 1865; veteran.
Jacob F. Bassler, Oct. 7, 1861; pro. from Corp. Sept. 1, 1862; to 2d lieut.
Co. I May 22, 1863.
William Keiser, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. from musician, date unknown ; to 2d
lieut. Co. G Aug. 23, 1864; veteran.
Richard F. Martz, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. to regt. com.-sergt. May 20, 1865 ;
veteran.
Corporals.
James Witman, Oct. 7, 1861; pro. to Corp. Jan, 1, 1864; must, out with
company July 18, 1865; veteran.
John L. Matter, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Jan. 1, 1864 ; must, out with
company July 18, 1865; veteran.
Heury N. McCuitin, Nov. 16, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Jan. 1, 1864; must, out
with company July 18, 1865; veteran.
Emanuel Klinger, Oct. 31, 1861; pro. to Corp. Jan. 1, 1864; must, out
with company July 18, 1865; veteran.
William Kreiger, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with
company July 18, 1865; veteran.
GENERAL HISTORY.
193
William Thomas, Oct. 7. 1801 ; pro. to cor)). Jan. 1, 1804; must, out with
company July 18,1866; veteran.
Louis Goudy, Oct. 7, 18C1 ; pro. to corp. Feb. 15, 1866 ; must, out with
company July 18, 1S65: veteran.
Elias R. Tobias, Oct. 7, 1861; pro. to corp. March 1, 1865; must, out
with company July 1, 1865; veteran.
Aaron Bressler, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro to Corp. Sept. 1, 1862 ; disch. on surg.
certif. Dec. 9, 1862.
Andrew M. Clark, June 1, 1863; pro. to 2d lieut. Co. M Aug. 23, 1864.
Henry H. Hoffmau, Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 28, 1862.
John Keretetter, Oct. 7, 1861 ; diea at Cleveland, Tenn., April 7, 1864.
William H. Weist, Oct. 31, 1861; killed at Solemn Grove, N. C, March
10,1865; veteran.
Buglers.
Henry Feindt, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. from private Jan. 1, 1864; must, out
with company July 18, 1865; veteran.
Daniel Hoober, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. from private Jan. 1, 1S64; must, out
with company July 18, 1865;
Saddlers.
Elias Dilfield, Feb. 22, 1864 ; pro. to saddler Feb. 1, 1865 ; must, out with
company July IS, 1865; veteran.
Henry Messner, Oct. 7, 1S61 ; pro. to regt. saddler Jan. 13, 1865 ; veteran.
Isaac Messner, Oct. 7, 1861 ; drowned in Ohio River Nov. 29, 1861.
Jacob L. Weaver, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. to far
with company July 18, 1S65 ; veteran.
Jan. 1, 1S64; must, out
Jacob Zarber, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. to blacksmith March 1, 1865 ; must, out
with company July 18, 1865; veteran.
Privates.
.Allison, George W., April 11, 1864: must, out with company July 18,
1865.
Allison, James W., Feb. 17, 1S64 ; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Armstrong, George, Jan. 25, 1S04 ; must, out with company July IS,
1865.
Burkle, George, Oct. 7, 1861 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865 ;
veteran.
Bitterman, William, Oct. 7, 1S61 ; must, out with company July 18, 1S65;
veteran.
Bailey, Edward, Feb. IS, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Bailey, William, Oct. 7, 1861; disch. Oct. 26, 1864, to date exp. of term.
Bricker, John, Aug. 29, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Bellow, Frederick, Aug. 27, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Boner, Michael, Aug. 18, 1S64; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Bailey, George E., Feb. 16, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
Blesson, Patrick, Oct. 4, 1S64; prisoner from Nov. 21. 1864, to April 28,
1865; disch. by G. 0. June 1, to date May IS, 1865.
Bassler, Albert H., Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 6, 1862.
Botts, Moses, Oct. 7, 1861 ; trans, to Co. L, date unknown.
Brubaker, John, Oct. 7, 1861 ; trans, to Co. K, date unknown.
Bitterman, David, Oct. 7, 1861; died at Litchfield, Ky., March, 1862.
Bitterman, Thomas H., Jan. 25, 1S64; killed near Raleigh, N. C, April
13, 1865.
Bokle, Adam, Oct. 7, 1861.
Colyer, John, Aug. 29, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1S65.
Cash, Franklin, Oct. 6, 1864; wounded at Averysborough, N. C, March
16, 1865; disch. on surg. certif. May 17, 1865.
Duncan, Alfred, Feb. 29, 1864; absent, on furlough, at muster out.
Dechant, Theodore C, Oct. 7, 1861 ; trans, to Co. K, date unknown.
Evitts, Aaron, April 11, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Farber, George, Oct. 7, 1861 ; must, out with company July IS, 1865 ;
veteran.
Foy, Thomas, Oct. 23, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 26, 1864, at exp. of term.
Feidt, Daniel S., Oct. 7, 1861 ; trans, to Co. K, date unknown.
Feindt, Francis, Oct. 7, 1861 ; trans, to Co. L, date unknown.
Fetterholf, Samuel, Oct. 7, 1861 ; trans, to Co. K, date unknown.
Folk, Josiah, Oct. 7, 1861; died at Cleveland, Tenn., April 26, 1S64.
Grimes, Thomas, Oct. 7, 1861 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865 ;
veteran.
Green, Charles H., Jan. 25, 1864; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Gautz, Noah, Feb. 17, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Gratzer, Benjamin. May 29,1864; must, out with company July 18, 1S65.
Gee, John J., May 3, 1864 ; never joined company.
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Grimm, Henry R., Sept. 22, 1861 ; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Goudy, Samuel, Dec. 31, 1861; killed near Raleigh, H.O., April 13,1865;
veteran.
Ganther, Barnabas, Oct. 7, 1861 ; died at Bridgeport, Ala., Oct. 18, 1863.
Geiger, George, disch., date unknown.
Hicks, Thomas, Feb. 29, 1804; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Hoehm, John, Oct. 7, 1861 ; must, out with company July Is, I860; vet-
company July 18, 1865;
Hess, John W., Oct. 7, 1801 ; must, o
veteran.
Henn, William, June 9, 1804; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Heuninger, Ephraim, June 9, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. July 15, 1865.
J Heincy, Elias, Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Hoffman, John H., Feb. 19, 1864; must, out with company July Is, lsr,5.
Hoffman, Philip, Feb. 16, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Hoffman, Jonathan E., Aug. 24, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Hinkle, George, Aug. 29, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Hoke, Hiram G., Sept. 23, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Hoober, George, Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 5, 1862.
Hartman, John G., Oct. 7, 1861 ; trans, to Co. K, date unknown.
I Hoke, Jonathan, Oct. 7, 1861 ; died at Jeffersonville, Ind., June 2, 1862.
Harinan, Philip, Oct. 7, 1861 ; died at Stevenson, Ala., Sept. 17, 1863.
Harris, Henry, Nov. 21, 1861.
Henry, Jacob, Oct. 7, 1861.
Holmes, John C, Oct. 7, 1861.
Heine, John, Oct. 7, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Junk, William A., Oct. 7, 1861 ; trans, to Co. K, date unknown.
j Kreiger, Reuben, Oct. 7, 1861 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865;
King, James, Aug. 24, 1864 ; must, out with company July IS, 1865.
I Klinger, Jonas, Feb. 10, 1S64; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Kuntzelman, Amos, Sept. 6, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Keeper, Henry, Oct. 7, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, date unknown.
Lengle, Henry, Oct. 7, 1861 ; must, out with company July IS, 1865 ; vet-
with company July IS,
Lehman, Nathaniel, Feb. 22, 1S64 ; tt
1865.
Lebo, Philip L., Sept. 23, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Lehman, Joseph, Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. Feb. 29, 1864, to accept commission
of 1st lieut.
Miller, John N., Oct. 7, 1861 ; must, out with compauy July 18, 1865 ;
Martz, Edward, Oct. 7, 1861 ; must, out Aug. 2, 1865 ; veteran.
Matter, John, Oct. 7, 1861 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865; vet-
Matter, Michael, Oct. 7, 1S61 ; must, out with company July IS, 1865;
veteran.
Martz, Cornelius C, May 27, 1S64 ; must, out with company July 18,
1865.
Morgan, George, June 9, 1S64 ; disch. by G. O. July 25, 1865.
Maurer, Henry, Jan. 25, 1864; must, out with compauy July 18, 1865.
Miller, Benjamin, Feb. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18, 1S65.
Miller, David, Feb. 22, 1864; must, out with company July IS, 1865.
Macbamer, Israel, Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Muckler, John, Aug. 29, 1S64; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Messner, William, Aug. 18, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Marks, Cyrus S., Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. to sergt.-maj. July 1, 1864.
Messner, Philip, Oct. 7, 1861; killed accidentally Aug. 31, 1S62; buried
in National Cem., Lexington, Ky., circle 8, grave S4.
Metzger, Frederick, Oct. 7, 1861; killed accidentally June 1, 1862.
McClain, William P., Feb. 21, 1S64; must, out with company July IS,
1865.
McConley, George W., Feb. 26, 1S64 ; died at Newberne, N. C., April 19,
1S65 ; buried in National Cemetery, lot 7, grave 136.
McCoy, Jeremiah, Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company July 18, 1S65.
McCurtin, John, Oct. 7, 1861.
Pell, Henry, Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 6, 1862.
Russell, Joseph, Oct. 7, 1S61 ; must, out with company July 18,1865;
veteran.
Rhoads, William H., June 2, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18,
1S65.
Rumberger, Simon, Feb. 22, 1S64; must, out with company July IS,
1865.
Riekert, Samuel, Feb. 25, 1S64 ; must, out with company July IS, 1S65.
Ressler, Andrew, Feb. 22, 1S64; must, out with compauy July IS, 1865.
Ressler, Henry, Feb. 22, 1S64; must, out with company July IS, 1865.
Roehm, William, Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif, Dec. 12, 1802.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Robinson, Andrew, Oct. 7, 1861 ; killed near Louisville, Ky., by guerril-
las Aug. 4, 1864; veteran.
Reed, William, Aug. 10, 1862; trans, to Co. L, date unknown.
Ralston, John C, Sept. 8, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Snooks, Martin, Oct. 31, 1861 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Snyder, Joshua, Oct. 31,1861; must, out with company July IS, 1865;
veteran.
Smith, Emanuel, Oct. 7, 18G1 ; must, out with company July 18, 1S65;
veteran.
Smith, Abraham, Feb. 16, 1864; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Snyder, John, Feb. 16, 1864; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Stilhvagen, Ed. B., June 2, 1864; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Stillwagen, William, June 2,1864; must, out with company July 18,
1865.
Steever, John W., Feb. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Shultzbach, Jeremiah, Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company July 18,
1865.
Scott, John, May 5, 1864; tranB. to Co. L, date unknown.
Stoneroad, Emanuel, Aug. 24, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Schroyer, Jacob, Aug. 17, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Snyder, Israel, Feb. 16, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 22, to date May 15,
1865.
Shreffler, George, Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 21, 1862.
Shearer, Joseph, Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 18, 1861.
Samuel, George, Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 18, 1862.
Spotts, Isaac, Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 21, 1862.
Sweitzer, Philip, Oct. 7, 1861 ; trans, to Co. L, date unknown.
Stroup, Joseph, Oct. 7, 1861 ; trans, to Co. L, date unknown.
Shreffler, Benjamin, Oct. 7, 1861 ; died at Knoxville, Teun., Jan. 18,1864.
Tallman, John, Aug. 27, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Updegrove, Daniel, Aug. 16, 1S64 ; disch. by G. 0. June 12, 1865.
TJmberger, Azariah, Aug. 29, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Updegrove, Solomon, Feb. 16, 1864; killed at Waynesborough, Ga., Dec.
4, 1864.
Weaver, John, Nov. 16, 1861 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865;
veteran.
Witmer, Peter, Oct. 31, 1862; captured April 8, 1865; must, out with
company July 18, 1865.
Walborn, Daniel, Feb. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Witmer, Isaac, Oct. 7, 1S61 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Wolf, Elias, Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
White, Charles, Aug. 18, 1864 ; captured at Rockingham, N. C, March
7, 1865; disch. by G. 0. June 29, 1865.
Wachtle, George, Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 18, 1861.
Weist, James M., Oct. 29, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 9, 1862.
Ward, Michael, Oct. 7, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 7, 1864.
Weaver, Henry, Nov. 11, 1861 ; died at Jefferson, Ind., June 2, 1862.
Zirgar, Emanuel, Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Zeigler, Benjamin, Oct. 30, 1S61 ; trans, to Co. L, date unknown.
ROLL OF COMPANY C, NINTH CAVALRY (THREE YEARS'
SERVICE).
Recruited at Harrisburg.
Captains.
William H. Harris, Oct. 22, 1861 ; res. Aug. 7, 1862.
John M. Porter, Nov. 22, 1861 ; pro. from adjt. to 1st lieut; to capt. Jan.
28, 1863 ; to maj. Dec. 17, 1864.
Nathan W. Horton, Oct. 28, 1861 ; pro. from sergt.-maj. to 2d lieut. May
22,1863; to 1st lieut. June 20, 1863; to capt. May 20, 1865 ; captured
at Raleigh, N. C, April 12, 1865 ; must, out with company July 18,
1865.
First Lieutenants.
George Fisher, Oct. ft. 1861 ; res. May 22, 1862.
J. Frank Miller, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. from 2d lieut. Co. B Aug. 4, 1862; to
capt. Co. K May 22, 1863.
Lawrence A. Crinnian, Oct. 17, 1861 ; pro. from sergt. Co. E to 2d lieut.
June 20, 1863; to 1st lieut. May 20, 1865; must, out with company
July 18, 1865.
Second Lieutenants.
William K. Campbell, Oct. 22, 1861 ; res. Aug. 7, 1862.
Charles Coglizer, Nov. 14, 1861 ; pro. from sergt.-maj. Aug. 8, 1862 ; res.
Feb. 6, 1863.
George A. Shuman, Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. from private to sergt. Oct. 12,
1861 ; to 1st Bergt. ; to 2d lieut. Feb. 6, 1863 ; to 1st lieut. Co. H May
22 1863.
George W. Sipe, Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Oct. 12, 1861 ; to sergt.; to
1st sergt.; to 2d lieut. May 20, 1865; must, out with company July
18, 1865; veteran.
First Sergeants.
James H. Harvey, Oct. 11, 1S61; pro. from sergt. May 20, 1865; must.
out with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
Samuel E. Spohn, Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Oct. 12, 1861 ; to sergt.
June 6, 1S63 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
Jacob Wolfley, Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. Jan. 1, 1864 ; must, out with
company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
Quartermaster-Sergeants.
Jeremiah W. Weihley, Oct. 23, 1861 ; pro. fro
out witii company July 18, 1S65; Vetera
Thomas W. Jordan, Oct. 11, 1861 ; disch. on s
■rp. Jan. 1,1864; must,
certif. Sept. 3, 1862.
Commissary Sergeant.
Samuel P. Gutshall, Oct. 11, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 16, 1865 ;
veteran.
Sergeants.
Charles M. Armstrong, Oct. 23, 1861; pro. from private Sept. 1,1864;
must, out with company July IS, 1865 ; veteran.
Jacob B. Shaeffer, Oct. 11,1861; pro. from corp. Dec. 25, 1864 ; must, out
with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
A. L. Corman, Oct. 11, 1861 ; captured near Raleigh, N. C, April 12,
1865; pro. to corp. May 20, 1 865 ; must, out with company July 18,
1865 ; veteran.
Samuel VV. Fickes, Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. from Corp. June 16, 1865 ; must.
out with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
D. Edward Smith, Oct. 11, 1861; pro. to corp. Oct. 12, 1861 ; to sergt.;
disch. on surg. certif. December, 1863.
Abraham Hartman, Oct. 11, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Thomas D. Culbertson, Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. from private Oct. 12, 1861 ; to
2d lieut. Co. G May 22, 1863.
Corporals.
Jacob K. Waidley, Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Jan. 1, 1864; must, out
with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
James P. Cree, Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Nov. 1, 1864 ; must, out with
company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
Henry Baker, Oct. 11, 1S61 ; pro. to corp. Dec. 25, 1S64 ; must, out with
company July 18, 1865; veteran.
Cornelius Baker, Oct. 11, 1861; pro. to Corp. Jan. 17, 1865; must, out
with company July 18, 1865; veteran.
Augustus Melt, March 18,1862; pro. to corp. May 8,1865; must, out
with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
Augustus Myers, May 9,1864; pro. to Corp. May 20, 1865; must, out
with company July 18, 1865.
Jeremiah T. Walker, Oct. 11,1861; pro. to Corp. Jan. 21, 1865; must, out
with company July IS, 1S65; veteran.
William Reed, Oct. 11, 1861; pro. to corp. July 1, 1865 ; must, out with
company July 18, 1865; veteran.
Henry Kunkle, Oct. 11, 1861; wounded at Tompkinsville, Ky., July 9,
1862; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 5, 1863.
William M. Houser, Oct. 11, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, date un-
known.
George S. Albright, Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Oct. 12, 1861 ; died at
Louisville, Ky., June 10,1862; buried in National Cemetery, section
A, range 24, grave 13.
John R. Boyd, Oct. 11, 1861; killed at Triune, Tenn., June 11, 1863.
Elijah Richards, March 16, 1864; promoted to bugler June 1, 1865;
must, out with company July 18, 1865.
John M. Dougherty, Oct. 11, 1861 ; captured at Tompkinsville, Ky., and
paroled July 9, 1862; pro. to bugler Jau. 1, 1864; must, out with
company July IS, 1865; veteran.
James Buckwalter, Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. to bugler Oct. 12, 1861 ; died at
Jeffersonville, Ind., January, 1862.
Saddler.
Leopold Miller, Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. to saddler Jau. 1, 1864 ; must, out
with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
John W. Walker, Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. to farrier Jan. 1, 1864 ; must, out
with company July 18, 1S65 ; veteran.
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Fernando F. Trankler, Oct. 11, 1861 ; died at Gallatin, Tenn.,May, 1862.
Jacob C. Ford, Oct. 23, 1861 ; died at Nashville, Tenn., June 6,1863.
Blacksmiths.
George Simon, Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. to blacksmith Jan. 1, 1864; must, out
with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
George L. Dentler, Oct. 11, 1861; died at Nashville, Tenn., April 18,
1X62.
1'rinile*.
itb company July 10,
Anderson, James A., Oct. 11, 1861 ; mus
1865; veteran.
Attig, Henry H., Aug. 30, 1864 ; disch. by G. O.'May 29, 1865.
Adams, Malan'n G., Sept. 7, 1863 ; died Dec. 25, 1863, of wounds received
at Dandridge, Tenn.
Arnoldy, William.
Arnoldy, Edward.
Alber, John, May 5, 1864; never joined company.
Blain, Winfield S., Oct. 11, 1861 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865;
veteran.
Berrier, John, Oct. 11,1861; captured at Tompkinsville, Ky., and paroled
July 9, 1862 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865 ; veterau.
Bobbs, William H., Oct. 11, 1861; must, out with company July 18,
1865; veteran.
Burns, Theodore, May 9, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Bruizer, A. F., Aug. 12, 1864; wouuded at Averysborough, N. C, March
16, 1865; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Brestle, Henry C, Oct. 11, 1861; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Bringer, George W., Oct. 11, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. November,
1861.
Barnet, Augustus N., Aug. 9, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Bretz, William H., May 9, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Bates, John, Sept. 8, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Bnchanan, George A., Sept. 6, 1S64 ; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Bobbs, David G., Oct. 11, 1861; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, date unknown.
Books, Jacob R., Oct. 11,1861; killed accidentally at Louisville, Ky.,
Sept. 9, 1862.
Baker, Samuel, Sept. 12, 1S64; died April 13, of wounds received at
Raleigh, N. C, April 12, 1865.
Border, Thomas B., Oct. 11, 1861; died at York, Pa., Oct. 11, 1864;
buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Crooks, John W., Oct. 11, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. August, 1862.
Campbell, James P., Oct. 29, 1S61; captured at Tompkinsville, Ky., and
paroled July 9, 1862 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Chestnut, Joseph A., Oct. 11, 1S61 ; captured at Tompkinsville, Ky., and
paroled July 9, 1862; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Conrad, Samuel, Oct. 11, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Campbell, James, Aug. 31, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Cree, Alfred, May 10, 1864 ; prisoner from Nov. 22, 1864, to Feb. 27, 1865 ;
disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Coalhuuse, John, Oct. 11, 1861; captured at Tompkinsville, Ky., and
paroled July 9, 1862; died at Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 14, 1861.
Coover, John H. L., Oct. 11, 1861 ; captured ; died, date unknown.
Coates, Charles P., May 31, 1S64 ; never joined company.
Duncan, Samuel, Oct. 11, 1861; must, out with company July 18, 1865;
veteran.
Deibler, George, Aug. 13, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Dunkleberger, J. W., Aug. 31, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Dumb, David T., Sept. 24, 1864; died April 13, of wounds received at
Raleigh, N. C, April 12, 1865.
Epler. Jacob, Oct. 11, 1861 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865; vet-
Fisher, David N., Aug. 12, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Fisher, John, May 12, 1864.
Gheistwhite, Daniel, May 3, 1864; must, out with company July 18,
1865.
Gheistwhite, Robert, Oct. 11,1861; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 5, 1865;
veteran.
Gorden, David, Oct. 29, 1861 ; captured at Mossy Creek, Tenn., Dec. 29,
1863; disch. Feb. 6, 1865, to date Nov. 25, 1S64, at exp. of term.
Gutsball, George, Aug. 9, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Gutshall, John S., Aug. 13, 1864; disch. by G.O. May 29, 1865.
Gheistwhite, John, Oct. 11, 1861; died at Louisville, Ky., Dec. 17, 1862;
buried in National Cemetery, sec. B, range S, grave 6.
Heltzel, Alfred, May 7, 1864; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Houser, Jacob R., Aug. 12, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Harnish, John L., Nov. 8, 1861 ; must, out with compauy July IS, 1865 ;
veteran.
Harman, E. M., Oct. 11, 1861; disch. Oct. 26, 1864, to date exp. of term.
Hickernelt, William, Sept. 6, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865, to date
Oct. 26, 1864.
Hopple, William, Sept. 2, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 21, 1865, to date
Oct. 26, 1864.
Holtzapple, Isaiah, Oct. 11, 1861; captured at Tompkinsville, Ky., and
paroled July 9, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865, to date Oct. 26,
1864.
Hickernell, Robert, Aug. 8, 1864 ; disch. by G.O. May 29, 1865, to date
Oct. 26, 1864.
Huston, John W., Sept. 1, 1864; disch. by G.O.June 9, 1865, to date Oct.
26, 1864.
Harris, OBcar R.
Irwin, John, Oct. 11, 1861 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865; vet-
Irwin, John A., Oct. 11, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. August, 1862.
Irwin, Henry, Oct. 23, 1861 ; died at New Haven, Ky., February, 1862.
Jones, Lawrence, Aug. 29, 1864.
Jones, Albert T., Sept. 1, 1864; never joined company.
Keller, Jacob, Oct. 11, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Kline, William, Aug. 9, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Korhn, Henry, May 7, 1864; never joined company.
Lightner, William H., Oct. 11, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of
term.
Lightner, TliomaB E., Oct. 11, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Lightner, John S., Oct. 11, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Linn, William S., Aug. 30, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Lehr, Jerome B., Aug. 31, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Long, Andrew, Aug. 29, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Laughman, Daniel, Aug. 30, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Linn, John J., Sept. 24, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Loyer, Joseph T., May 26, 1864; never joined company.
Miller, Henry C, Oct. 11, 1861 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865;
veteran.
Matthias, John, May 30, 1S64 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Moore, Thomas, Oct. 11, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Misenhelter, M., Aug. 16, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Messimer, W. D., Sept. 24, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Morah, Michael, May 25, 1863; never joined company.
McKinley, Jacob, Aug. 12, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
McBride, William E., Sept. 8, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
McGuire, Milton F , Sept. 17, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Noll, Samuel, Sept. 24, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Neeter, John, Sept. 10, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Ott, John, Aug. 10, 1864; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Powell, David, Sept. 8, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Penrod, Samuel, Oct. 11, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1S64, at exp. of term.
Plumber, Abraham, Oct. 11, 1861; died at Nashville, Teun., April, 1S62.
Raffensberger, J., Oct, 11, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Reaser, Reuben H., Sept. 8, 1S64; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Risewick, John C, Sept. 8, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Ricedorf, Daniel, Oct. 11, 1861 ; died at Lebanon, Ky., Nov. 9, 1862.
Renuer, Paxil, May 7, 1864 ; never joined company.
Rambo, Walter B., Sept. 15, 1S64; disch. by G. 0. July 20, to date July
15, 1865.
Sheffy, John, Oct. 11, 1S61; must, out with company July IS, 1S65; vet-
Scott, Walter A., Oct. 11, 1861 ; must, out \rtth compauy July 18, 1S65;
veterau.
Snieigh, Oliver H., Oct. 11, 1861; disch. by G. 0. Aug. 3, 1865; veteran.
Stump, William A., Oct. 11, 1S61 ; must, out with company July IS,
1S65; veteran.
Seaberts, Jacob, May 5, 1S64; must, out with company July IS, 1S65.
Speelman, Daniel, May 25, 1864; must. out with company July IS, 1S65.
Sheaffer, David L., Sept. 1, 1S64; must, out with company July IS,
1865.
Sheaffer, Hamilton, absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Sheaffer, Charles H., Aug. 31, 1S64; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1S65.
Snyder, John H., Aug. 12, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Snyder, Samuel, Aug. 9, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
I Saylor, Allen, Aug. 30, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Stipe, Andrew J., Aug. 9, 1S64; disch. by G. O. May 29,1S65.
Stone, Simon, Aug. 30, 1S64 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Stumbaugb, William, Sept. 27, 1S64 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Shearer, William, Sept. 29, 1S64; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
■ Shipman, Leonard R., Sept. S, 1S64 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
' Shuler, Philip, Sept. 24, 1S64 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Snively, Charles H., Sept. 6, 1S64 ; discb. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Stoltz, Alfred A., Sept. 6, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, I860.
Spohn, John P., Aug. 30, 1864; discb. by G. 0. June 13, 1865.
Savery, Samuel F., Sept. 8, 1864 ; discb. by G. 0. June 13, to date June 3,
1865.
Sheaffer, Jonathan, Oct. 11, 1861 ; captured at Tompkinsville, Ky., and
paroled July 9, 1862 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Sheibley, Jeremiah T., Oct. 11, 1861; disch. Dec. 24,1864, at exp. of
term.
Saulpier, Napoleon, Nov. 23, 1861 ; pro. to hospital steward, date un-
known.
Snyder, Samuel, Oct. 11, 1861 ; died March 5, 1863 ; burial record March
5, 1864, of wounds received at Thompson's Station, Tenn. ; buried in
National Cemetery, Stone River, grave 50.
Stype, George W., Oct. 23, 1861. .
Thompson, S. L., Nov. 24, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Trump, George W., Oct. 11, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 4, 1862.
Terrell, Almanzo R., Oct. 11, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 2, 1863.
Thomas, John F., June 30, 1862 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Tressler, Henry D., Oct. 11, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, date un-
known.
Turbett, George W., Oct. 11, 1861.
Walker, Oliver, must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Whisler, John L., Aug. 9, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Walter, Dauiel W., Sept. 8. 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Walter, Joseph, Sept. 8, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Watson, John, Oct. 14, 1864; never joined company.
Zeigler, Reuben, July 11, 1864 ; discb. on surg. certif. June 26, 1865.
ROLL OF COMPANY E, NINTH CAVALRY (THREE YEARS'
SERVICE).
Recruited in Luupiiin <ni<! *us<jn>lianna Counties.
Captains.
John S. Detweiler, Oct. 17, 1861 ; pro. to maj. March 19, 1863.
William H. Eckels, Oct. 17, 1861 ; pro. from 1st lieut. May 22, 1863 ;
disch. Nov. 25,1864, at exp. of term.
Lewis A. Hoke, Oct. 26, 1861 ; pro. from 1st lieut. Co. F May 20, 1865;
must, out with company July 18, 1865.
First Lieutenants.
Isaac Lloyd, Jan. 10, 1862 ; pro. from 2d lieut. Co. L May 22, 1863 ; disch.
on surg. certif. May 28, 1864.
Jacob Coller, Oct. 17, 1861; pro. from regt'l com.-sergt. May 19, 1S65 ;
must, out with company July 18, 1865; veteran.
Second Lieutenants.
Aaron Sullivan, Oct. 17, 1861; killed at Tompkinsville, Ky., July 9,
1865.
Theoph. J. Mount'/, Oct. 29, 1861 ; pro, from regt'l q.m.-sergt. Aug. 8, 1862 ;
to 1st lieut. Co. K May 22, 1863.
Joseph H. Ferguson, Oct. 26, 1861; pro. from sergt. Co. G May 22, 1863 ;
res. July 26, 1864.
John H. Shammo, Oct. 29, 1861 ; wounded at Thompson's Station, Tenn.,
March 5, 1863; pro. to 1st sergt. ; to 2d lieut. May 20, 1865 ; must.
out with cunipauy July IS, 1865 ; veteran.
First Sergeant.
James R.McGann, Dec. 31,1861 ; wounded at Thompson's Station, Tenn.,
March 5, 1863; pro. to 1st sergt. May 20, 1865 ; must, out with com-
pany July IS, 1865 ; veteran.
David H. Mumnia, Oct. 17, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. Jan. 1, 1S64; must, out
with company July IS, 1865; veteran.
Asa W. Hickok, Oct. 29, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with
company July 18, 1865; veteran.
Joel Myers, Dec. 9, 1861; pro. to sergt. Jan. 1,1864; must, out with com-
pany July IS, 1S65; veteran.
Isaac Brubaker, Oct. 17, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. Oct. 4, 1864 ; must, out with
company July IS, 1S65 : veteran.
Daniel D. Tompkins, Dec. 9, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. Jan. 1, 1865; must, out
with company July 18, 1S65 ; veteran.
Sylvester S. RanBom, Oct. 17, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. May 20, 1865 ; mu6t.
out with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
John M. Brubaker, Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
David W. Emery, Oct. 29, 1861 ; captured September, 1862 ; disch. on
surg. certif. Feb. 20, 1863.
Lawr'e A. Crinnian, Oct. 17, 1861 ; pro. to 2d lieut. Co. C June 20, 1863.
C. A. Hungerford. Aug. 25, 1862; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Charles A. Lyman, Oct. 17, 1S61 ; killed at Lafayette, Ga., Sept. 13, 1863.
Corporals.
John A. Beck, Oct. 17, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Jan. 1, 1S64; must, out with
company July 18, 1S65; veteran.
Jacob W. Bowers, Oct. 17, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Jan. 1, 1864 ; must, out
with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
Marshall D. Clark, Oct. 17, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Jan. 1, 1864 ; must, out
with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
Benjamin Dillman, Oct' 17, 1861; pro. to corp. Oct. 4, 1S64 ; wounded at
Griswoldville, Ga., Nov. 22, 1864; must, out with company July 18,
1865 ; veteran.
Charles S. Fargo, Oct. 29, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Oct. 4, 1864 ; must, out
with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
Charles H. Bayletts, Oct. 17, 1861 ; pro. to corp. June 1, 1865; must, out
with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
William R. Firtig, Aug. 0, 1863 ; pro. to corp. May 20, 1865'; must, out
with company July IS, 1865.
Llewellyn Musser, Oct. 17, 1S61 ; pro. to corp. May 1, 1865 ; must, out
with company July IS, 1865; veteran.
Albert H. Phillips, Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch. 1862.
Nathan L. Howe, Oct. 17, 1861 ; killed near Raleigh, N. C, April 12,
1865 ; veteran.
Davidson U. Hench, Oct. 17, 1861 ; wounded at Tompkinsville, Ky.,
July 9, 1862 ; died, date unknown.
Buglers.
Jacob W. Mumnia, May 2V. 1864; must, out with company July IS,
1865.
David L. Moouey, May 25, 1S64 ; must, out with company July 18,
1865.
Elisha M. Fargo, Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 19, 1862.
John Hailey, Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. IS, 1862.
Saddler.
Samuel H. Hamilton, Oct. 17, 1861 ; pro. to saddler Sept. 23, 1S64; must,
out with company July 18, 1S65 ; veteran.
Furriers.
Orrin Blakeslee,' Oct. 29, 1861 ; pro. to farrier Jan. 1, 1864; must, out
with company July IS, 1865; veteran.
Isaac Strickland, Oct. 17, 1861; died at Knoxville, Tenn., March 12,
1864.
BlacksmitliS.
J John P. McWilliams, Oct. 8, 1864 ; pro. to blacksmith May 29, 1S65 ; must,
out with company July 18, 1865.
Edwin L. Taylor, Oct. 29, 1861; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
I. J. Eisenhower, Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 6, 1862.
Samuel Mellinger, Aug. 29, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Privates.
Armstrong, R. W., Oct. 17, 1S61 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865;
veteran.
Arlington, George, Dec. 29, 1864 ; must, out with compauy July 18, 1865.
Abbott, John H., Oct. 29, 1861.
Brown, Webb C, Aug. 17, 1864; absent, wounded, at muster out.
Bechtel, William, Feb. 24,'1S64; must, out with compauy July 18,
1865.
Bottomstone, G. W., Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term .
Baker, Amos, Oct. 17, 1861; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp.>f term.
Boyd, George E., Aug. 13, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Bair, Simon M„ Sept. 21, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29,1865.
Black, Israel, Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 16, 1862.
Bullock, John, Jr., Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 17, 1S62.
Ball, Edwin J., Dec. 9, 1861; trans, to Marine Corps, date unknown.
Bricker, William, Aug. 16, 1864; killed at Griswoldville, Ga., Nov. 22,
1864.
Beale, Samuel A., Sept. 19, 1864 ; died at Savannah, Ga., Feb. 26, 1865.
Baker, Isaac F., Sept. 10, 1864.
Bertine, John, Nov. 17, 1864.
Bell, James, disch., date unknown.
Coyle, David L , Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1804, at exp. of term.
Crozier, Benjamin F., Sept. 19, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Conley, John J., Sept. 1, 1S64 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Claudy, John T., Aug. 29, 1864 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 8, 1S05.
Campbell, William, Dec. 9, 1801 ; diBch. on surg. certif. Oct. 19, 1862.
GENERAL HISTORY.
197
Cunningham, William, Aug. 24, 18Y)4; killed at Averysborough, N. C,
March 16, 1865; bulled in National Cemetery, Ealeigh, sec. 20,
grave 41.
Cummings, James W., Oct. 17, 1861.
Cannon, Joseph, Sept. 17, 1864.
Cuthberson, Robert, Oct. 14, 1864.
Canada, Johnson. Sept. 10, 1804.
Ditty, Jesse B., Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company July 18,1865.
Doughman, Solomon, Nov. 10, 1S64; must, out with company July 18,
1865.
Dewers, David L., Dec. 9, 1S61 ; disch. Dec. 14, 1864, at exp. of term.
Dewitt, Andrew W., Oct. 29, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1S64, at exp. of term.
Dateman, Ephraim, Aug. 17, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Dunheimer, R. H., disch., date unknown.
Derr, Silas, Oct. J7, 1861 ; trans, to Co. H, date unknown.
Dolan, John, Aug. 17, 1864.
Daily, George, Sept. 17, 1864.
Deters, Charles, Sept. 8, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Enders, Isaiah T., Feb. 24, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Fry, George, Aug. 8, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Fox, David, Oct. 29, 1S61 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Fox, Christopher, Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch., date unknown.
Foltz, William, Sept. 19, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Fowler, Matthew B., Sept. 13, 1S64 ; disch. by G. O. June 14, 1865.
Fritz, Henry, Oct. 17, 1861 ; trans, to Co. H, date unknown.
Former, Robert, disch., date unknown.
Frier, James, disch., date unknown.
Griswold, Charles A., Oct. 29, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term
Garrett, Samuel L., Sept. 18, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Geigas, Henry, Aug. 23, 1864.
Hisey, Henry, Aug. 16, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Hurrell, Joseph S., Sept. 19,1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Harris, William H., Aug. 19, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Hickok, David M., Oct. 29, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 19, 1862.
HuntEman, D. H., Dec/9, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. 1861.
Hunter, John T., Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. to 2d lieut. Co. G Aug. 4, 1862.
Hungerford, Ira, Aug. 25, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 24, 1864.
Hendrick, Eugene S., Dec. 9, 1861 ; pro. to regt'l q.m.-sergt., date un
known.
Halpin, John, Oct. 17, 1861; trans, to Co. H, date unknown.
Hunt, Sylvester, Oct. 17, 1861 ; trans, to Co. H, date unknown.
Hall, Charles H., Nov. 29, 1S61 ; captured at Glasgow, Ky., July 10, 1862 ;
trans, to Vet. Res. Corps July 2, 1863.
Houston, William, Aug. 10, 1864.
Hoetter, Adam, July 13, 1864.
Harris, Alexander, Sept. 19, 1864.
Ireland, James M., Aug. 17, 1S64 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Ingersol, Edwin, Oct. 14, 1S64.
Jackson, Walter A., Oct. 29, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Jones, Isaac, Aug. 18, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
James, William, Sept. 6, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Kelsey, Nelson, Oct. 29, 1861 ; absent, in hospital, at muster out; vet-
eran.
Kern, David N., Oct. 17, 1S61 ; discharged, date unknown.
Kuhn, William, Oct. 17, 1861 ; died Aug. 5 of wounds received at Tomp-
kinsville, Ky., July 9, 1862.
Kuhn, George W., Oct. 17, 1861 ; died at Lebanon, Ky., Sept. 8, 1862.
Kirk, William J., Oct. 17, 1861.
Kinnion, James C, Oct. 17, 1861.
Lehon, John W., Aug. 17, 1864 ; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Lillenstien, Charles, Aug. 18, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Lyter, Peter B., Feb. 24, 1864; must, out with company July 18,1865.
Latouch, Alfred, Sept. 3, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. Aug. 3, 1875.
Lyman, Gideon C, Aug. 24, 1864; disch. by G. 0. July 21, 1865.
Lenker, Valentine, Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1804, at exp. of term.
Lehr, George, Aug. 26, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Lyman, Thomas W.. Aug. 24, 1S64; wounded at Gris\voldville,Ga., Nov.
22, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 9,1865.
Lewis, George, Aug. 22, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Leamy, George W., Oct. 17, 1861 ; captured at Tompkinsville, Ky., July
9, 1862 ; paroled ; pro. to 2d lieut. Co. B May 30, 1864 ; veteran.
Deibrick, William M., Oct. 17, 1861; trans, to Vot. Res. Corps, date un-
known.
Lameroux, James M., Oct. 17, 1861 ; trans, to Co. H, date unknown.
Mace, Elias, Oct. 17, 1861 ; captured at Tompkinsville, Ky., July 9, 1S02 ;
must, out with company July IS, 1865; veteran.
Mortz, John B., March 25,1864; must, out with company July 18, 1805.
ut roll.
junded at Griswoldville
Nov.
Mason, Frederick, Oct. 8, 1804; must, out with company July 18, 1805.
Miller, William R., Oct. 13, 1864; must, out with company July 18,
1865.
Miller, Philip S., Sept. 2, 1804; muBt. out with company July 18, 1865.
Mulgrcw, Bernard L., Oct. 17, 1801 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1804, at exp. of
Mansbcrger, Daniel, Aug. 9, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Mathias, John, Sept. 8, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Moore, George W., Sept. 19, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29..1865.
Martin, Benjamin F., Sept. 20, 1804; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Miller, William A., Sept. 3, 1804; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Moore, John II., Aug. 25, 1801; prisoner from Nov. 22,1864, to April 27,
1805 ; disch. by G. 0. June 20, to date May 20, 1 B6B.
Morris, George J. W., Oct. 17, 1861 ; captured at Glasgow, Ky., July 10,
1862; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 18, 1862.
Miller, James, Sept. 8, 1864.
Martin, Henry C, discharged, date unknown.
Miller, Nicholas R., not on muster-*
McGann, John K., Feb. 24, 1864; v
22, 1864; absent on furlough at muster out.
McMullen, James J., Sept. 21, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
McCandless, Charles J., Oct. 29, 1S61 ; died at Lebanon, Ky., Aug. 9,
1862.
McCandless, George J., Oct. 29, 1861.
McStraw, John, Dec. 9, 1861.
Niel, John A., Sept. 21, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Neiman, Charles, Sept. 17, 1864; disch. by G.O. May 29,1865.
Osborn, William R., Feb. 19, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Palmer, George A., Oct. 17, 1861 ; discharged, date unknown.
Palmer, Orbo W., Oct. 17, 1S61 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Pyle, Jacob, Oct. 17, 1861 ; wounded at Tompkinsville, Ky., July 9, 1862 ;
disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Pike, John W., Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 31, 1862.
Phillips, John.
Reed, Harrison, Sept. 19, 1864; disch. by G. 0. Ang. 21, 1865.
Ruff, Adolphus, Oct. 29, 1861 ; disch Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Ross, Simon M., Sept. 2, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Rheinhart, John H., Sept. 13, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Rossiter, John, Oct. 17, 1861; captured at Tompkinsville, Ky., July 9,
1862; paroled; not on muster-out roll.
Steever, Josiah W., Oct. 17, 1S61 ; captured at Tompkinsville, Ky., July
9, 1865 ; ninst. out with company July 18, 1865; veteran.
Speece, John, Sept. 28, 1864; wounded at Griswoldville, Ga., Nov. 22,
1864 ; disch. by G. 0. Aug. 22, 1865.
Smith, Thomas C, Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Sheldon, George A., Oct. 17, 1861; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Shiley, Adam, Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Shout, John S., Oct. 17, 1861; captured at Tompkinsville, Ky., July 9,
1862 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Sherman, Nath. G., Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Smith, Henry, Aug. 2, 1S64; disch. by G. 0. May 19, 1865.
Showalter, William B., Aug. 24, 1S64; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Shearer, Samuel A., Aug. 30, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Speece, Samuel M., Sept. 17, 1S64; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Stuart, Calvin, Sept. 19, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Siglin, George W., Sept. 26, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 9, 1S65.
Sherwood, George E., Sept. 17, 1S64 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Schierman, John, Oct. 29, 1864; wounded at Tompkinsville, Ky., July 9,
1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 28, 1865 ; veteran.
Scott, Romine P., Oct. 17, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 29, 1S62.
Stevens, Hamp. C, Oct. 17, 1861 ; pro. to chief bugler, date unknown.
Sollinger, John, Dec. 9, 1861; disch. in 1862.
Sherman, Charles W., Dec. 9, 1861 ; pro. to veterinary surgeon Jan. 23,
1865.
Singer, Henry E., Oct. 17, 1S61 ; died at Murfreesborough, Tenn., July
22, 1S63; buried in National Cemetery, Stone River, grave 410.
Smith, Earl, Dec. 9, 1861.
Smith, William, May 31, 1S64.
Smith, George, Oct. 7, 1864.
Trotter, William, Oct. 17,1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Townsend, John, Sept. 13, 1S64; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Troue, Lewis A., Sept. 17, 1864; disch. by G. 0., May 29, 1865.
Thomas, George W., Sept. 17, 1S64; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Troster, John, Oct. 17, 1861.
Toland, Philip A., Oct. 17, 1861.
Uhlmer, Jacob, Aug. 13, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Urich, Hugh, Oct. 17, 1864; died at Calhoun, Ky., March 16, 1S62.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Underhill, Levi H., Oct. 17, 1864.
Victoria, William, Oct. 17, 1864 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, date unknown.
Wilt, John W., Oct. 17, 1864; must, out with company July 18, 1865;
veteran.
Weaver, Eeuben, May 25, 1864; must out with company July 18, 1865.
Weaver, Solomon, May 25, 1864; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Williams, Joshua L., Oct. 17, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. March, 1862.
Weldmer, Samuel M., Oct. 29, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 12, 1863.
Waldron, Cornelius D., Oct. 17, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of
term.
Wiles, John, Oct. 17, 1861 ; captured at Glasgow, Ky., July 10, 1862 ;
disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Wiles, Joseph, Oct. 17, 1861 ; captured at Glasgow, Ky., July 10, 1862;
disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Weaver, Philip, Sept. 3, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Willis, Henry, Aug. 10, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Wyeth, John W., Oct. 17, 1801 ; pro. to regimental commissary-sergeant
June 1, 1865 ; veteran.
Wilson, Charles H., May 24, 1864.
Wilson, Thomas, Oct. 3, 1804.
Witamyer, Robert, Sept. 28, 1864.
Willey, Williams, June 10, 1S64.
Williams, James, Sept. 8, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Wilson, Frank, Sept. 8, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Zigler, Benjamin F., Oct. 17, 1801.
ROLL OF COMPANY K, NINTH CAVALRY (THREE YEARS'
SERVICE).
Recruited in Dauphin <<nd Luzerne Counties.
Joseph Phillips, Nov. 21, 1861 ; res. Dec. 10, 1801.
Henry Reemsnyder, Oct. 19,1861; pro. from 1st lieut. Co. F Feb. 1,1862:
res. Oct. 14, 1862.
J. Frank Miller, Oct. 7, 1861 ; pro. from 1st lieut. Co. C May 22, 1S63 ;
to maj. June 23, 1805.
First Lieutenants.
Douglass Edwards, Nov. 21, 1801 ; res. Jan. 13, 1802.
Thomas A. Nichols, Nov. 21, 1801 ; pro. from sergt.-maj. Aug. 8, 1862 ;
to adjt. May 22, 1S63.
Theopbilus J. Mountz, Oct. 29, 1861 ; pro. from 2d lieut. Co. E May 22,
1863; killed at Dandridge, Tenn., Dec. 24, 1803; buried at Knox-
ville, grave 3.
William Guyer, Oct. 29, 1801 ; pro. from 1st sergt. Co. H to 2d lieut. May
20. 1803 ; to 1st lieut. July 1, 1864 ; com. capt. June 16, 1805 ; not
mustered ; must, out with company July IS, 1805.
Second Lieutenants.
John O'Grady, Oct. 23, 1801 ; pro. to 1st lieut. Co. B May 23, 1863.
Joseph D. Thomas, Sept. 18, 1861; pro. from private Co. M Aug. 20,
1864 : disch. May 22, 1805 : veteran.
First Sergeants.
William Wheeler, Oct. 23, 1861; pro. from Corp. to sergt. Sept. 23, 1862 ;
to 1st sergt. Aug. 20, 1864 ; com. 1st lieut. June 16, 1865 ; not mus-
tered ; must, out with company July 18, 1805 ; veteran.
John G. Harlow, Nov. 24, 1801.
Sergeants.
William Kelly, Oct. 23, 1801 ; must, out with company July 18, 1805 ;
veteran.
William E. Sayers, Oct. 23, 1801 ; pro. to Corp. May 1, 1802 : to sergt.
April 1, 1804; must, out with company July 18, 1805; veteran.
John F. Burke, Oct. 23, 1801; com. 2d lieut. June 16, 1865; not mus-
tered ; must, out with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
Daniel Carmitchel, Oct. 23, 1861 ; pro. from corp. May 1, 1864 ; must,
out with company July 18, 1865 ; veteran.
George Dowd, Oct. 23, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. October, 1863; to sergt. May
1, 1804 ; must, out with company July 18, 1805 ; veteran.
Charles H. Sayers, May 27, 1SG4; captured at Griswoldville, Ga., Nov.
22. 1804 ; disch. by G. O. July 17, 1S05.
George BiggB, May 27, 1804 ; pro. to sergt. May 20, 1865 ; must, out with
company July 18, 1865.
Luke White, Oct, 23, 1S61 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Samuel Bowman, Oct. 16, 1861; pro. to corp. June 10,1864; captured
vn; veteran.
- Monticello, Ga., date iiuliii
Edward Kenny, Oct. 23, 1801 ; wounded at Griswoldville, Ga., Nov. 22,
1804 ; must, out with company July 18, 1805 ; veteran.
William Ganigan, Jan. 7, 1864 ; pro. to Corp. May 1, 1865 ; mUBt. out with
company July 18, 1865.
Reuben Bixler, Aug. 17, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
John Keegan, Sept. 15, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. Nov. 15, 1804 ; disch. by G. 0.
May 29, 1865.
Henry Shaffner, Aug. 9, 1864; pro. to Corp. Aug. 21, 1864; disch. by G. 0.
May 29, 1865.
John Caffrey, Oct. 23, 1861.
William Eagan, Oct. 23, 1861.
Nicholas Sheridan, Oct. 23, 1861.
John Williams, Oct. 23, 1861.
Saddler.
Peter McGrath, Oct.. 23, 1861 ; absent, sick, at muster out ; veteran.
farriers.
John Flannery, Oct. 23, 1861 ; pro. to farrier Jan. 1, 1863 ; must, out with
company July 18, 1865; veteran.
Thomas Smith, Nov. 16, 1801.
Blacksmiths.
Charles B. Gilbert, June 21, 1804; pro. to blacksmith May 29, 1805;
must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Samuel Goodman, Aug 31, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
James McGill, Oct. 23, 1861 ; died at Meridianville, Ala., July 20, 1863.
Frank A. Hower, May 27, 1S64; must, out with company July 18,1865.
Johu Crimmins, Aug. 30, 1S64; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Edmund Fisher, Oct. 23, 1861.
Privates.
Aver, John S., May 23, 1864; never joined company.
Agnew, Peter, Aug. 16, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 23, 1865.
Asllton, Ross, Sept. 5, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. May 23, 1865.
Baker, Edward, Oct. 23, 1861; must, out with company July 18, 1S65;
veteran.
Burns, James, May 27, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Bachmau, John H., Sept. 25, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Bahney, Augustus, Aug. 30, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1805.
Bensing, Byron, Sept. 24, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Beachler, Jacob, Aug. 10, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Bitner, Jacob S., Aug. 15, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Brubaker, John, Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Burr, James P., Nov. 21, 1801 ; died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 17, 1864.
Booth, John, Sept. 6, 1S64; died at New York April 16, 1865; buried in
Cypress Hill Cemetery, L. I.
Bestford, Thomas, Oct. 31, 1861.
Burke, James, Oct. 31, 1861.
Butler, James, 1861.
Bliss, R. T., 1861.
Britton, G. T., 1801.
Bird, James P., 1801.
Carroll, Isaac, Oct. 23, 1861 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865 ;
veteran.
Carmitchel, John, Oct. 23, 1801; disch. by G. 0. Aug. 1, 1866.
Carmitchel, Robert, March 16, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18,
1865.
Chilcoat, William L, Feb. 25, 1864; must, out with company July 18,
1865.
Chapman, Almeron, Sept. 17, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1805.
Clements, George, Sept. 0, 1804 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1805.
Craig, George W., Oct. 23, 1801; killed at Dandridge, Tenn., Jan. 16,
1864.
Graig, Bennett, killed at Griswoldville, Ga., Nov. 22, 1864.
Chilcoat, Samuel G., Feb. 25, 1864; died at Whiteside, Tenn., July 7,
1804.
Cawley, James, Oct. 31, 1801.
Coleman, John, Oct. 23, 1861.
Cosier, Freman, 1861.
Coleman, John, 1861.
Drumm, George F., March 23, 1864; must, out with company July IS,
1865.
Davis, Lewis, Aug. 15, 1864; di6ch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Douglass, Wesley, Sept. 7, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Decbant, Theodore C, Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Donnelly, Patrick, Oct. 23, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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Duffy, Patrick, 1861 ; disch., date unknown.
Davis, Thomas F., Oct. 23, 1861.
Daley, John, Oct. 23, 1861.
Dclany, John, Oct. 15, 1861.
Dillen, Francis, Oct. 23, 1801.
Dovod, John, 1861.
Eisenhower, Aimer, Aug. 15, 1S64 ; disch. hy G. O. May 29, 18(15.
English, David T., Sept. 17, 1864: disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Flannery, Thomas, May 27, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. July 10, 1865.
Freney, Richard, May 27, 1864; disch. by G. 0. July 10, 1865.
Fahs, William, Sept. 16, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Freeman, James, Aug. 9, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Feidt, Daniel S., Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Fetterholf, Samuel, Oct. 7, 1861; disch. Dec. 24, 1804, at exp. of term.
Flood, Patrick, Oct. 23, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Flynn, Thomas W., Oct. 31, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Foy, Thomas, Oct. 23, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Flynn, James, Nov. 16, 1801.
Fuller, Howard B., 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Geesy, John, March 22, 1864; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Gallagher, Eli, Feb. 20, 1864; wounded at Griswoldville, Ga., Nov. 22,
1864; disch. by G. O. June 9, 1865.
Grove, John M., Sept. 5, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Grinley, John K., Aug. 30, 1864 ; wounded at Griswoldville. Ga., Nov. 22,
1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Gregory, Charles, Oct. 23, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 25, 1863.
Grady, Martin, Oct. 23, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. March 25, 1863.
Galligan, Peter, Oct. 23, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 1862.
Goodwin, Edwin M., Nov. 16, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 14, 1863.
Garner, Francis, Oct. 23, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Gilbert, Thomas, Oct. 23, 1861 : died at Bacon Creek, Ga., March 10, 1862 ;
buried in National Cemetery, section D, range 4, grave 80.
Garnett, Abraham, Oct. 23, 1861.
Gableman, Lewis, Nov. 10, 1861.
Howley, John, May 10, 1S64; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Hosick, John M., Oct. 31, 1861 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Hartman, John G., Oct. 7, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1S64, at exp. of term.
Hahn, Philip, Aug. 24, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 23, 1865.
Howard, Irving, Sept. 18, 1864 ; disch. hy G. 0. June 8, 1865.
Hoffman, Aaron, Sept. 25, 1864 ; wounded at AveryBhorough, N. C, March
14, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1864.
Hemler, Luther B., Sept. 6, 1S64; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Humphries, John P., Sept. 6, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Humes, Lyman, Aug. 15, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Hiues, Samuel, Nov. 16, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif., 1862.
Huff, Jahiel, Sept. 5, 1864; wounded at Griswoldville, Ga., Nov. 22, 1804;
disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Harris, John, Feb. 17, 1862; died at Danville, Ky., July 19, 1862, of
ands i
l action ; buried iu National Cemetery, section 1,
grave 30.
Hughes, Hugh K., Oct. 31, 1861.
Hempson, Solomon, Feb. 25, 1864; never joined company.
Hollahan, Michael, May 20, 1864.
Houser, Charles P., Nov. 22, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Jones, Joseph, Oct. 23, 1S61 ; captured at Fayetteville, N. C, March 10,
1865 ; disch. by G. 0. July 6, 1865 ; veteran.
Judge, John, Oct. 23, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Jellison, Jonathan, Nov. 16, 1801; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Juuk, William A., Oct. 7, 1861; disch. Dec. 24, 1S64, at exp. of term.
Jones, John G., Oct. 23, 1861 ; killed at Dandridge, Tenn., Jan. 16, 1864.
Jones, William, July 3, 1862 ; died at Shield's Mill, Tenn., April 13, 1865.
Johnson, Robert L., May 27, 1864 ; never joined company.
Jones, James, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Jeremiah, John.
Kenny, Hugh, May 9, 1864.
Kissinger, Jacob, Feb. 25, 1S64; must, out with company July 18, 1S65.
Klinger, Samuel, Sept. 20, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 25, 1865.
Kline, Henry, Aug. 19, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1865.
Kichline, David, Aug. 17, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
KlingenBmith, H„ Nov. 16, 1861 ; disch. by G. 0.,date unknown ; veteran.
Kerrigan, Patrick, Oct. 23, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Kelly, Michael, Oct. 23, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. March 10, 1864;
burial record, died March 17, 1864; buried in Allegheny Cemetery,
Pa.
Koenig, Jonathan, Nov. 16, 1861.
Lantz, Jacob F., Feb. 24, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18, 1S65.
Learch, William, Nov. 24, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
Leonard, Michael, Oct. 15, 1861 ; captured; paroled; disch. by G.O.June
13, 1865 ; veteran.
Lonarrigan, Michael, Aug. 16, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Logue, John, Oct. 23, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res. CorpB, date unknown.
Lyons, John, Oct. 23, 1861 ; trans, to Co. D, date unknown.
La France, John, 1861.
Miller, James D., Aug. 15, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Morgan, Harmon F., Oct. 23, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif, 1862.
Murphy, Hugh, Oct. 23, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. 1862.
Millhouse, Joseph T., Aug. 15, 1864; died at Blair'B Landing, 8. C,
April 1, 1865.
Muchless, Oliver, Nov. 16, 1861.
Murphy, Thomas, Sept. 8, 1864.
Moltz, Jacob A., Feb. 9, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
McColly, Amos, Feb. 24, 1864; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
McNulty, John, Oct. 23, 1861 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
McCorroick, John, Sept. 7, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
McCormick, Martin, Oct. 23, 1861.
McCouologue, John, Oct. 31, 1861; diBch. Nov. 14, 1864, to date exp. of
term.
McCarty, Jeremiah, Oct. 31, 1801 ; trans, to Vet. ReB. Corps, date un-
known.
McAlroy, James, June 5, 1803; died Nov. 23, of wounds received at
Griswoldville, Ga., Nov. 22, 1864 ; buried iu National Cemetery,
Andersouville, Ga., grave 13,348.
McNulty, James, Nov. 16, 1861.
McGuinn, Anthony, March 30, 1864; never joined company.
Nealis, John, May 9, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
O'Boyle, Owen, Oct. 23, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 24, 1864, at exp. of term.
O'Toole, William, Nov. 24, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 6, 1862.
Osborn, William R , Feb. 19, 1864 ; trans, to Co. E, date unknown.
Parker, Albert, Sept. 6, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Phillips, Daniel, Nov. 16, 1861 ; absent, on furlough, at muster out.
Preston, John, Oct. 23, 1861.
Eessinger, William, Oct. 4, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. Aug. 26, 1865.
Reinoehl, John F., Feb. 22, 1864 ; absent, with leave, at muster out.
Roberts, John F., 1861.
Reap, Michael, 1861.
Richards, William, 1861.
Shaffer, Samuel, Nov. 16, 1861; must, out with company July IS, 1865;
veteran.
Schrolls, Henry, Sept. 12, 1864; captured at Griswoldville, Ga., Nov. 22,
1864.
Shields, William, absent, in confinement, at muster out.
Serf, John H., Oct. 17, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Sheets, William, Aug. 9, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Stoers, John, Dec. 31, 1861 ; discharged, date unknown.
Stahler, Andrew J., Aug. 15, 1S64; disch. by G. 0. June 26, 1865.
Stevens, James H., Feb. 19, 1864 ; trans, to Co. M, date unknown.
Smith, James, May 12, 1864; .never joined company.
Spence, James, 1861.
Smith, Samuel, 1861.
Sherwood, William H., 1861.
Snoddy. Samuel, 1801.
Towner, Henry, March 30, 1S64; must, out with company July 18, 1S65.
Uhler, Isaac, Feb. 24, 1864; disch. by G. 0., date unknown.
Vanauken, Edward L., Oct. 23, 1861.
Welsh, Patrick, May 26, 1864 ; must, out with company July 18, 1865.
Warfell, William, Feb. 24, 1864; must, out with company July IS, 1865.
Winds, Henry, May 23, 1864; absent, with leave, at muster out.
Whitmer, John W., Feb. 18, 1864; must, out with company July 18,
1865.
Wolf, William, Sept. 5, 1864; must, out with company July IS, 1865.
Winters, Lewis P., Sept. 21, 1S64; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Wentz, Samuel, Sept. 24, 1S64 ; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Weaver, Urias, Aug. 15, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Williams, John, Sept. 7, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Woods, John, Aug. 17, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 29, 1S65.
Workman, Levi, Sept. 6, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1S65.
Wambaugh, H. L., Aug. 31, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865.
Wright, Thomas, Oct. 23, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 25, 1863.
Wiley, Robert, 1861.
Welsh, Miles, 1861.
Williams. Richard, 1861.
Taruell, Wilson, Sept. 3, 1S64; disch. by G. 0., May 29, 1S65.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
NINETY-SIXTH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOL-
UNTEERS.
In this Schuylkill County regiment the company
which follows was recruited partly in Dauphin
County. For a history of the gallant Ninety-sixth
we refer our readers to " History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-65," vol. iii. p. 382.
ROLL OF COMPANY G, NINETY-SIXTH REGIMENT PENNSYL-
VANIA VOLUNTEERS (THREE YEARS' SERVICE).
Recruited in Dauphin, Berks, and Sctmi/UiU Counties.
Captains.
James N. Douden, Sept. 23, 1861 ; res. March 1, 1862.
Jacob W. Haas, Sept. 23, 1861 ; pro. from 1st. lieut March 5, 1862 ; must,
out with company Oct. 21, 1864.
First Lieutenant.
Arthur S. Fesig, Sept. 23, 1861 ; pro. from 2d lieut. March 5, 1862 ; disch.
Oct. 15, 1864.
Second Lieutenant.
E. E. Sauerbrey, Sept. 23, 1861 ; pro. from 1st sergt. Co. A March 5, 1862 ;
disch. April 1, 1863, for wounds received at Gaines' Mill, Va., June
27, 1S62.
First Sergeants.
John Williams, Oct. 3, 1861; pro. from sergt. Not. 18, 1863; trans, to
Co. G, 95th Kegt. P. V., Oct. 18, 1864; veteran.
Fiank N. Douden, Sept. 23, 1861.
Sergeants.
Jacob Alvord, Sept. 30, 1861 ; wounded at Spottsylvauia Court-House,
Va., May 10, 1864 ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. IS, 1864 ;
Jonathan 0. Bear, Oct. 16, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. ; trans, to Co. G, 95th
Regt. P. V., Oct. 18, 1864; veteran.
Henry Keiser, Sept. 23, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. May 11 , 1864 ; trans, to Co.
G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18, 1864; veteran.
Lafayette Billig, Oct. 7, 1862; pro. to sergt.; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt.
P. V., Oct. 18, 1864; veteran.
William H. Buck, Oct. 14, 1861; pro. to sergt.; trans, to Co. G, 95th
Regt. P. V., Oct. IS, 1864; veteraD.
William H. Fesig, Oct. 3, 1861; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Oct. 1, 1863.
Benjamin B. Wagner, Oct. 3, 1861 ; killed at Spottsylvauia Court-House
May 12, 1864; veteran.
James M. Ferree, Sept. 30, 1861 ; killed at Spottsylvauia Court-House,
Va., May 10, 1864; buried in WildernesB burial-grounds; veteran.
Corporals.
Amos Kuntzelman, Sept. 23, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Jacob K. Buebler, Oct. 23, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. March 22, 1862.
Alfred I). Hans, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 18, 1S62.
David Alvord, Sept. 30, 1S61 ; pro. to Corp., date unknown; disch. on
surg. certif. July 25, 1862.
John Goodfellow, Sept. 23, 1861; pro. to Corp., date unknown ; disch. on
aurg. certif. June, 1863.
Lewis C. Romich, Oct. 22, 1861 ; pro. to Corp., date unknown ; trans, to
Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18, 1864; veteran.
Evan M. Gery, Oct. 22, 1861; captured at Wilderness, Va., May 7, 1864;
pro. to Corp., date unknown ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct.
18, 1864.
Edwin Moyer, Sept. 23, 1861 ; pro. to Corp., date unknown ; killed at
Spottsylvauia Court-House, Va., May 10, 1S64; veteran.
John C. Gratz, Sept. 23, 1861 ; died Jan. 26, 1862.
Joshua Workman, Sept. 23, 1861 ; pro. to Corp., date unknown ; killed at
Spottsylvauia Court-House, Va., May 10, 1864; veteran.
James J. Miller, Nov. 4, 1861 ; pro. to Corp., date unknown ; wounded at
Spottsylvauia Court-House, Va., May 12, 1S64; trans, to Vet. Res.
Corps Oct. 17, 1864; veteran.
Musicians.
James M. Zulick, Oct. 14, 1861 ; trans, to Co. B Feb. 15, 1864.
Daniel C. Hoffman, Sept. 23, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Sept. 12,
Allbecker, Burkh'd, Aug. 10, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 29, 1862.
Bryan, Washington, Sept. 30, 1861; must, out with company Oct. 21,
1864.
Beard, John, Oct. 3, 1861 ; wounded at Spottsylvauia Court-HouBe, Va.,
May 10, 1864; tranB. to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18, 1864; vet-
Beard, Gideon, Oct. 3, 1861; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18,
1864'; veteran.
Beard, Charles, April 4, 1864; trans, to Co. G, 95th Eegt. P. V., Oct. 18,
1864.
Bird, Joel, Oct. 10, 1861 ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18, 1864.
Berker, William, Oct. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 29, 1862.
Betz, Daniel, Oct. 21, 1861: disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 29, 1862; re-enl.
March 2, 1864; killed at Spottsylvania Court-House, Va,, May 10,
1864.
Betz, James, Oct.7, 1861 ; killed at Spottsylvania Court-House, May 10,
1864; veteran.
Brobsl, Simon, Oct. 3, 1861 ; died at Philadelphia Aug. 24, 1862.
Baddorf, Philip, Feb. 22, 1864; died June 8, of wounds received at
Spottsylvania Court-House, Va., May 10, 1864; buried iu National
Cemetery, Arlington.
Bear, George C, March 8, 1864'; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct.
19, 1864.
Balliet, Josiab, Oct. 10, 1861 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 10, 1864; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18, 1864;
veteran.
Betz, William, March 5, 1864; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18,
1864.
Betz, Isaac, March 5, 1864; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18,
1864.
Beaver, Reuben, March 8, 1864; died June 9, 1864.
Bisell, Bennevi'e H., Sept. 17, 1862 ; trans to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct.
1864.
Cook, Charles H., Nov. 4, 1861 ; died at Pottsville, Pa., Jan. 17, 1864.
Chamounski, E., Sept. 30, 1861.
Depka, Frederick, Oct. 10, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 25, 1862.
Dreibelbeis, Abraham, Sept. 23, 1861 ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V.,
Oct. 18, 1864 ; veteran.
Dryfoos, Mark, Oct. 23, 1861; died at Washington, D. C, Dec. 23, 1861;
buried in Military Asylum Cemetery.
Ferree, Uriah D., Sept. 30, 1S61 ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18,
1864; veteran.
Fritz, Lewis, Oct. 16, 1861 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House, Va.,
May 12, 1S64; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18, 1864; vet-
Fey, Lewis J., Oct. 14, 1861.
Grim, John D., Oct. 5, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 25, 1863.
Greaff, Isaac, Oct. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 1, 1862.
Gloss, John, Nov. 1, 1861; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18, 1S64.
Giger, John, Oct. 7, 1861.
Herb, Nathan, Sept. 30, 1S61 ; must, out with company Oct. 21, 1864.
Herber, Jonathan, Oct. 7, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 24, 1862.
Heebner, George, Oct. 10, 1861.
Haines, Thomas, Oct. 3, 1S61 ; killed at Crampton's Gap, Md., Sept. 14,
1862.
Hawk, Jeremiah, Sept. 23, 1861; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct.
18, 1864; veteran.
Hill, James, Oct. 15, 1861; died at David's Island, N. Y"., July 24, 1864;
buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, L. I.
Hardinger, Elia6, March 13, 1864 ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct.
18, 1864.
Hill, Samuel S., Feb. 4, 1864; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18,
1864.
Keener, Eli, Oct. 14, 1861 ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18, 1864.
Killiau, Mark, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 29, 1862.
Kistling, Christian, Sept. 30, 1861 ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct.
IS, 1864.
Ksercher, James, Sept. 23, 1861 ; died Feb. 8, 1863, of wounds received at
Crampton's Gap, Md., Sept. 14, 1862; buried in National Cemetery,
Antietam, section 26, lot E, grave 486.
Luke, John, March 14, 1864; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18,
1864.
Lynn, Felix, Aug. 14, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. March 26, 1863.
Miller, William, Oct. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 14, 1864, at exp. of term.
Machamer, David, Sept. 23, 1861 ; captured; disch. on surg. certif., date
unknown.
Murray, John, March 22, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
McCarty, John, Oct. 10, 1861 ; trans, to Co. F Feb. 15, 1864.
Neater, George, Oct. 14, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 22, 1862.
Nester, Samuel, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 28, 1862.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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Nice, Jacob, Nov. 4, 1861 ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Kegt. P. V., Oct. 18, 1804;
veteran.
Pugli, Edward, Sept. 23, 1861 ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18. I
1864; veteran.
Perky, John, Sept. 12, 1862; missing at Spottsylvania Court-House, Va.,
May 10, 1864.
Rentz, John D., Oct. 5, 1861 ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18, |
1864; veteran.
Rumberger, Henry, Sept. 23, 1861 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-
House, Va., May 10, 1864 ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18,
1864; veteran.
Rumberger, J., Sept. 30, 1861 ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18,
1864; veteran.
Rothenberger, Charles, Oct. 23, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Sept. 23,
1863.
Sunday, Albert, Oct. 23, 1861; prisoner from Nov. 19, 1863, to Oct. 1,
1864; disch. at exp. of term.
Senger, Peter, Oct. 18, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 25, 1862.
Strasser, William, Oct. 22, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 28, 1862.
Strasser, Simon, Oct. 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 29, 1862.
Strasser, Joshua, Oct. 14, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 15, 1862.
Seidell, Daniel H., Nov. 4, 1861 ; disci), on surg. certif. Jan. 8, 1862.
Strasser, Abraham, Nov. 5, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 15, 1862.
Sargert, McCoy, Sept. 23, 1861; killed at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862.
Strasser, Elias, Oct. 14, 1861 ; died May 9, 1862.
Schmick, Elias, Oct. 3, 1861; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18,
1864; veteran.
Stahl, Daniel, Sept. 23, 1861; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 10, 1864; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18, 1864;
veteran.
Stahl, Elias, Oct. 10, 1861 ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18, 1864 ;
veteran.
Strasser, Israel, Oct. 22, 1861 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 10, 1864; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18, 1864;
veteran.
Schollenberger, J., Oct. 23, 1861; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-
House, Va., May 10, 1864; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct. 18,
1864; veteran.
Slick, Philip, Oct. 7, 1861 ; dropped from the rolls Oct. 17, 1862.
Taylor, Charles W., Oct. 29, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 28, 1S62.
Treon, Frank, Sept. 30, 1861 ; killed at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862.
Thompson, William, Sept. 23, 1861; died at Frederick, Md., Dec. 18,
1862; buried in National Cemetery, Antietam, section 26, lot E,
grave 480.
Workman, Levi, Nov. 8, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. March 8, 1863.
Weaver, Robert D , Sept. 20, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. 1862.
Williams, David, Sept. 23, 1861 ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct'
18, 1864; veteran.
Williams, Samuel, Oct. 29, 1861 ; died at Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 17, 1S62.
Workman, Joseph, Sept. 23, 1861; captured; died June 9, of
received at Spottsylvania Court-House, Va., May 10, 1864 ; veteran.
Workman, Frank, Feb. 22, 1864; killed at Spottsylvania Court-House.
Va., May 10, 1864; buried in Wilderness burial-grounds.
Weigner, Henry, Oct. 1. 1861 ; wounded and captured at Spottsylvania
Court-House, Va., May 10, 1864; veteran.
Whitebread, Mark, Oct. 1, 1861 ; trans, to Co. G, 95th Regt. P. V., Oct
18, 1864 ; veteran.
Way, Joseph, Sept. 23, 1861.
Woodford, Charles, March 14, 1864.
ds
CHAPTER XXVII.
The War for the Union (continued)— One Hundred and First Regiment
— Nine Months' Service: History of the One Hundred and Tweuty-
seveuth, or Dauphin County Regiment.
ROLL OF COMPANY D, ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST REGIMENT
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
Recruited in Dauphin County for one year. Assigned I\Ltrch, 1865, to One
Hundred and First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Captain.
M. H. Wiuebrenner, March 22, 1865; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
First Lieutenant.
ReubenS. Reed, March 22,1865; must, out with company Jane 25,1866.
Second Lieutenant.
Daniel Winters, March 22, 1865; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
First Sergeant.
John S. Himes, Feb. 21, 1865; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Sergeants.
Nathan Posey, March 10, 1865; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Samuel Wise, March 2, 1S65 ; must, out with company Juno 25, 1865.
Johu B. Lingle, March 7, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
James Harry, Feb. 21, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Corporals.
D. S. Espenshade, March 1, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Johu H. Martz, Feb. 25, 1865; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Thomas Hinkle, March 7, 1865; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Elijah Stout, Feb. 25, 1865; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
George Newman, Feb. 21, 1865; must, out with company June 25,1865.
William H. Moore, March 10, 1865; mu6t. out with company June 25,
1865.
Richard F. Epler, March 15, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Adam S. Rhoads, Feb. 21, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Musicians.
James P. Hippie, March 8, 1S65; must, out with company June 25,1865.
Valentine Banmback, March 10,1865; must, out with company June
25, 1865.
Anthony, Aaron, March 16, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Brown, Edward F., March 14, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Bergner, Jacob, March S, 1S65 ; must, out with company Juno 25, 1865.
Bear, James M., Feb. 9, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Brown, Andrew, March 4, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Behm, William, Feb. 21, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Bortnott, John H., Feb. 21, 1865; must, out with company June 25,
1S65.
Behm, Christian, Feb. 21, 1865 ; must, out witli company June 25, 1865.
Brown, William H., Feb. 21, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 25,
1S65.
Boyer, Thomas, March 7, 1865; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Brown, Henry J., March 10, 1S65 ; disch. by G. O. May 10, 1865.
Countryman, Adam, March 1, 1S65; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Copebind, Benjamin, Feb. 20, 1S65; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Carl, John M., Feb. 25, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Dibler, George W., March 8, 1865; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Daugherty, James D., March 10, 1865 ; must, out with company June
25, 1865.
Danner, Reuben B., March S, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Dean, Warren B., March 4, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1S65.
Etzwiler, Samuel, Feb. 21, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Fettrow, Daniel, March 16, 1865; must, out with compauy June 25,
1S65.
Gerbrich, Zachariah, March S, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Graff, William, March 10, 1S65; must, out with company June 25,1S65.
Geiger, Allison, March 7, 1S65; disch. by G. 0. June 14, 1866.
Hetrich, Henry, March 14, 1865 ; must, out with compauy June 25, 1865.
Huffnagle, Johu H., March 14, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Hoyer, Henry, March S, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Hampton, Samuel, March 7,1865; must, out with company June 25,
1865 ; burial record, died at Newberne, N. C, July 1, 1S65 ; buried in
National Cemetery, plot 7, grave 42.
Howard, John H., March 7,1865; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Hamilton, Johu S., March 16, 1865; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Houser, Frederick, Feb. 21,1865; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Hughes, William 51., March S, 1865; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Hunt, James, March 7, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Hughes, Thomas B., March 7, 1865; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Harron, Levi, Feb. 15, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Hceruer, Peter, March 10, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Halm, James, April 12, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
James, David, March 13, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Kissinger, Jonas, March 8, 1S65; must, out with company June 25,1865.
Krizer, Felix, March 8, 1SG5; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Kurtz, Levi W., Feb. 9, 1865; must, out with company June 25, 1S65.
Keeney, Christopher, Feb. 21, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Kepner, William H., March 7, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Koontz, George, March 2, 1S65; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Keenan, Torrence, March 1, 1865; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Lindley, Lewis F., March 4, 1865.
Miller, John H., March 8, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Maulfair, William L., March 7, 1S65; must, out with company June 25,
1S65.
Moran, Thomas, March 7, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Miller, John, March 20, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Ney, Percival, March 7, 1865; must, out with company June 25, 1S65.
Peipher, Michael, March S, 1865; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Peters, John H., March 7, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Painter, Thomas, March 10, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Ramsey, Jacob, March 7, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 25, 1S65.
Ramsey, William, March 7, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Roop, Solomon, March 1 , 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1R65.
Roop, Christian, March 1, 1S65 : must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Rhoads, Alexander A., Feb. 10, 1865; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Showers, Philip H.. March 8, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Saul, Joseph S., March 7, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Shney. John, March 16, 1865; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Shney, Adam, March 16, 1865; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Snyder, Christian F., Feb. 9, 1865; must, out with company June 25,
1S65.
Starr, William, Feb. 9, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Stout, Ferdinand, March 22, 1S65; must, out with company June 25,
1865.
Shipley, Squires, April 12, 1865; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Wertz, Henry, March 11, 1865; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Wilson, William A., March 20, 1865; must, out with company June 25,
1S65.
Winters, John, March 13, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Weirich, Jacob, March 10, 1865; must, out with company June 25,1865.
Wolford, John W., Feb. 10, 1865 ; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Wehn, George, March 1, 1865; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
Watkins, Nathaniel, Feb. 18, 1865.
Yengst, John, Feb. 21, 1865; must, out with company June 25, 1865.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
On the 7th of July, 1862, William W. Jennings, a
citizen of Harrisburg, received authority to recruit a
regiment for nine months' service. Seven companies,
A, B, C, D, F, G, and H, were recruited in Dauphin
County, Company E was recruited in Lebanon; I, in
Adams and Lebanon ; and K, in Lebanon and Schuyl-
kill. The companies rendezvoused at Camp Curtin,
when, on the 16th of August, a regimental organiza-
tion was effected, with the following field-officers :
William W. Jennings, colonel; Henry C. Alleman,
lieutenant-colonel ; Jeremiah Rohrer, major. Com-
pany A was detached from the regiment soon after its
organization by order of Gen. Wool, in command of
the department, and assigned to provost duty in the
city of Harrisburg. Just previous to the expiration
of its term of service this company was ordered to
Washington, but never rejoined the regiment. The
remaining nine companies, eight hundred and sixty-
nine strong, broke camp on the 17th and proceeded
to Washington. The Peninsula campaign had termi-
nated disastrously, and the legions of Lee were mov-
ing down upon Pope in the valley of Virginia. For
ten days the regiment was encamped on Arlington
Heights with other new regiments. It was brigaded
with the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-eighth New
Jersey, and the Twenty-seventh Connecticut, and on
the 23d assigned to duty in guarding Chain Bridge,
where it remained until the opening of winter, Col.
Jennings commanding the brigade, and Lieut.-Col.
Alleman the regiment.
At the beginning of December, upon the eve of
Burnside's movement upon Fredericksburg, Col. Jen-
nings was ordered to proceed with his regiment to
Falmouth, where he arrived on the 9th, and was as-
signed to the Third Brigade,1 of the Second Division,
Second Corps. During the night of the 10th the
engineers commenced laying pontoon bridges in front
of the town, but before they were completed, the work-
men were driven away by the enemy's sharpshooters,
concealed in houses along the water's edge. Defeated
in his first essay, Burnside ordered up his heavy guns,
and opened upon the town. During the bombardment
the regiment supported batteries, and when this failed
of effect, Burnside called for volunteers to cross in
boats and drive out the rebel sharpshooters. A party
from Hall's brigade was chosen, among whom were
members of the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh,
and leaping to the boats, and pulling lustily in the
face of a shower of bullets, they succeeded in reach-
ing the opposite shore. After a brief struggle the
enemy was driven and the bridge was completed.
Hall's brigade was the first to cross, and immediately
commenced skirmishing to clear the town. Concealed
in houses and coverts, from which they could fire with
impunity upon the advancing troops, the rebels clung
to their shelter, and by their unerring aim caused
grievous slaughter. Capt. William Fox was the first
man in the regiment hit, being instantly killed while
crossing the river. Half of the town was thus skir-
mished through, the enemy leaving the houses from
1 Organization of the Third Brigade, Col. Hall: Second Division, Gen.
Howard; Second Corps, Gen. Couch ; Centre Grand Division, Gen. Sum-
ner; Seventh Regiment Michigan Volunteers, Col. Norman J. Hall ; Nine-
teenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, Col. Arthur F. Devereux;
Twentieth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, Col. George N. Macy;
Forty-second Regiment New York Volunteers, Col. James E. Mallon ;
One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers,
Col. William W.Jennings; Fifty-ninth Regiment New York Volunteers,
Col. Max A. Thoman.
GENERAL HISTORY.
203
one side as the Union troops were entering at the
other, when the hrigade was ordered to halt and oc-
cupy the ground gained, and the columns of Sumner
commenced crossing. During the night of the 11th a
sergeant and a squad of eleven men were captured
and carried prisoners to Richmond. A fierce fire of
artillery was opened upon the town on the following
morning, and the streets were torn by solid shot; but
the brigade held manfully to .its work. At a little
after noon of the 13th, when repeated attempts to
carry the heights in front of the town had failed,
Owen's brigade, to which the One Hundred and
Twenty-seventh was temporarily attached, was led to
the assault. Moving out to the low, open ground to
the left of the city, all the while under a fierce fire of
artillery in front, and a flank fire from a deflection in
the hills to the right, Owen formed his men in line
of battle, the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh on
the left of the One Hundred and Sixth, and dashed
forward to his desperate task. Braver hearts never
beat than filled the bosoms of the men in that devoted
line. Onward they went over the prostrate forms of
the dead and the dying, and up to within seventy-five
yards of the enemy's lines. But the storm of deadly
missiles was here too terrible to breast, and they
dropped prostrate upon the ground, and commenced
screening themselves behind the dead bodies of their
fallen comrades, with which the whole plain was
strewn. To raise a head was instant death. In this
perilous position the regiment lay for hours, exposed
to a pitiless fire of musketry and artillery, and until
night had put an end to the contest, when it was re-
lieved with the brigade, and returned to the town.
At the conclusion of the battle it retired to its former
camp beyond Falmouth. The loss in the engagement
was very severe, being two hundred and fifty-seven
killed and wounded. Capt. William Fox and Lieut.
James S. Shoemaker were among the killed, and Col.
Jennings, Lieut.-Col. Alleman, Adjt. A. L. Chayne,
Capts. James Henderson and John J. Ball, and Lieuts.
James B. Keene, Marcus Novinger, Hudson Denny,
Jerome W. Henry, J. W. Dougherty, and William
R. Orth, among the wounded, the latter mortally.
The regiment was soon after settled in comfortable
quarters, and was employed during the winter in
picket and guard duty. On the 27th of April, at the
opening of the Chancellorsville campaign, the Second
Division, now commanded by Gen. Gibbon, moved
out to the front of Fredericksburg, and having laid a
pontoon bridge, crossed on the 3d of May. Gibbon
was joined in the town by Sedgwick's corps, which
had crossed below, and during the night had moved
up to the city. An assaulting column was formed, and
those frowning heights which had been so successfully
defended by the enemy on the previous December
were now triumphautly carried, prisoners, small-arms,
and guns falling to the hands of the victors. Lieut.-
Col. Alleman was wounded in the side and thrown
from his horse. The enemv retreated towards Chan-
cellorsville, and was closely followed by Sedgwick as
far as Salem Church, where Lee, having turned back
from Hooker's front, fell upon and crushed Sedgwick's
corps, compelling it to withdraw to the left bank of
the Rappahannock by Banks' Ford. In the mean
time Gibbon, who had been left to hold Fredericks-
burg, took position around the city, and commenced
throwing up rifle-pits. With no barrier left to oppose
him, the enemy pushed forward from his triumph
over Sedgwick, and soon made his appearance in Gib-
bon's front, where sharp skirmishing ensued. His
position was held until the morning of the 4th, when,
under cover of a dense fog, he recrossed the river.
The loss of the regiment in the engagement was fifty-
three killed and wounded. Lieut. Jacob R. Knisley
was among the killed, and Lieuts. David Hummel,
Jr., William P. Carmany, and J. W. Dougherty were
among the wounded. The nine months' term of ser-
vice of the regiment expired on the 14th, and in
pursuance of orders it was relieved and returned to
Harrisburg, where, two days thereafter, it was mus-
tered out of service. During its brief term of duty
at the front, of a little more than five mouths, it was
engaged in two pitched battles unsurpassed in severity,
and lost an aggregate of four officers and eighteen
men killed, fourteen men who died of wounds, six-
teen who died of disease, thirty-eight who were dis-
charged by reason of disability, eleven who were cap-
tured, ten officers and one hundred and twenty-two
men who were wounded, and three officers who re-
signed.
In General Orders No. 77, Brig. -Gen. Gibbons, com-
manding the Second Division of the Second Corps,
bears this testimony to the services of the One Hun-
dred and Twenty-seventh Regiment :
"Headquarters Second Division, Second Corps.
"Near Falmouth, Va., May 13, 1863.
" The adjutant-general's office having corrected the date at which the
time of the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteers expires, and decided .after representation made from the
headquarters that the time expires on the 1-tlh inst. instead of the 20th
inst., the regiment is hereby relieved from all duty with this army and .
will repair to Harrislturg, Pa., there to he mustered out of service. In
bidding farewell to this regiment the general commanding the division
recalls with pride and satisfaction that although in it, as well as in sev-
eral other regiments in the service, a difference of opinion has existed
in regard to the expiration of the time of the men, this difference has
never interfered with their duty as soldiers, and they can now return to
their homes with the proud consciousness of duty well and faithfully
performed. Tour comrades will be glad to welcome yon back to their
ranks.
" By command of Brig.-Gen. Gibbons.
"J. P.Wood,
" Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General."
ROLL OF ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
Field and Staff Officers.
Colonel.
William W. Jennings, Aug. 6, 1S62 ; pro. from capt. Co. F Aug. 16, 1862 ;
wounded at Fredericksburg, Ya., Dec. 13, 1862; must, out with regt.
May 29, 1863.
LietUenant-Colonel.
Henry C. Alleman, Aug. 9, 1862 ; pro. from capt. Co. D Aug. 16, 1S62 ;
wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862, and at Chancellors-
ville May 3, 1863 ; must, out with regt. May 29, 1863.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Major.
Jeremiah Rohrer, Aug. 14, 1862 ; pro. from capt. Co. H Aug. 1C, 1862 ;
disch. June 2, 1863. ^
Adjutant.
Augustus L. Chayne, Aug. 9, 1862; pro. from 2d lieut. Co. D Oct. 13,
1862 ; must, out with regt. May 29, 1863.
Quartermasters.
Frederick R. Gilbert, Sept. 16, 1862 ; res. Sept. 12, 1862.
John.F. Orth, Aug. 16, 1862; pro. from adjt. Oct. 13, 1862 ; must, out with
regt. May 29, 1S63.
Surgeons.
James R. Reily, Sept. 4, 1862; trans, to 179th Regt. P. V.Jan. 1, 1863.
E. H. Horner, Aug. 15, 1862 ; pro. from asst. surg. Feb. 24, 1863; must.
out with regt. May 29, 1863.
Assistant Surgeon.
Jacob H. Vastine, Aug. 15, 1862 ; disch. June 8, 1863.
Chaplain.
John C. Gregg, Aug. 20, 1862; must, out with regt. May 29, 1863.
SergeantrMajor.
Charles H. Small, July 31, 1862; pro. from private Co. F Aug. IS, 1862;
wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862 ; must, out with regt.
May 29, 1863.
Commissary Sergeant.
Clement B. Care, Aug. 8, 1862 ; pro. from private Co. B Aug. 26, 1862;
must, out with regt. May 29, 1863.
Quartermaster Sergeant.
David Campbell, Aug. 12, 1862; pro. from private Co. H Dec. 1, 1862;
must, out with regt. May 29, 1863.
Hospital Steward.
Washington P. Oglesby, Aug. 8, 1862; pro. from private Co. B Aug. 20,
1862; must, out with regt. May 29, 1862.
Company A.
Recruited in Dauphin County.
Captain.
F. Asbury Awl, Aug. 1, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
First Lieutenant.
John S. Bitzer, July 30, 1S62; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Second Lieutenant.
John T. Ensminger, Aug. 1, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
First Sergeant.
ThomaB F. Maloney, July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Charles H. Babb, July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Peter Fitzpatrick, July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
LaRue Lemer, July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
William J. Adams, July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Corporals.
Simon Gratz, July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
George W. Bence, July 28, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
John Bell, July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May S, 1863.
J. Mantelle Thomas, July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Louis F. Zollinger, July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8,1863.
John H. Sweeney, July 26, 1S62; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Osceola Dougherty, July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Joseph J. Pilkay, Aug. 1, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Musicians.
William H. Wheeler, July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
John C. Wheeler, July 30, 1862 ; must, out with company May S, 1863.
l'rivates.
Atticks, Oliver, July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8,1863.
Balthaser, Edward, July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Beinhaucr, David, July 28, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Beinliauer, Peter, July 28, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Bernheisel, J. H., July 30, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Bordner, William H., Aug. 2, 1862; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Brandt, John B., July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Brown, Charles E., July 26, 1862.
Carberry, William H., Aug. 1, 1862; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Cash, Mark T., Aug. 1, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Charles, Carrol C, July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 18C3.
Chester, Louis P., July 26, 1S62; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Chester, Luther R., July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May S, 1863.
Cook, Henry II., July 28, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Core, John, July 28, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Culp, James D., Aug. 5, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Clendennin, F. C, July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 8. 1863.
Dailey, Benjamin E., July 30, 1862 ; must, out with company May S,
1863.
Day, Peter, July 28, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Demming, Henry C, July 26, 1S62; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Denning, Samuel A., July 26, 1862 ; must, out with compauy May 8,
1863.
Ditty, William H., Aug. 6, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Demars, Cornelius K., July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Ewing, Wilbur F., July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Fagan, William H., July 26,1862; must, out with company May 8,1863.
Fenn, George W., July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1S63.
Fisher, Charles, July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Fought, J. Edward, July 26, 1S62; must, out with compauy May 8, 1863.
Gar-man, Samuel G., July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Gilchrist, H. J., July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Gowan, Thaddeus T., July 29,1862; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Gross, Wendell, Aug. 6, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Hamill, Samuel M., July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Hautch, Walter E., July 26, 1S62 ; must, out with compauy May 8, 1863.
Heicher, Ira D., July 29, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Heller, George W., July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May S, 1863.
Hippie, William H., July 29, 1862; must, out with company May 8,1863.
Hoffman, C. B., July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Hosan, Henry, Aug. 2, 1862; must, out with compauy May 8, 1863.
Hoy, Francis H., July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Hyers, George A., Aug. 6, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Jack, Joseph L., July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Jones, Lemuel M., July 22, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Lehman, Christian, July 29, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Loy, Albert, July 28, 1S62; must, out with company May S, 1863.
McClain, Theodore, July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
McClure, John, July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
McCurdy, Robert, July 29, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
McGowan, George W., July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
McMauus, William H., July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Machlin, John W., July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Marquett, John A., Aug. 6, 1862; must, out with compauy May 8,
1S63.
Miller, Samuel C, July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Maier, Christian, July 26, 1862.
Miller, John P., July 29, 1862.
Olewine, Albert, July 28, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Olewine, George, July 28, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Olseu, John S., Aug. 6, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Pathamore, Matthias, July 28, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Patterson, Levi A., Aug. 5, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Pipher, Henry, July 28, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Redifer, William S., Aug. 5, 1862; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Reed, John F., July 25, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Reinhold, Henry L., Aug. 6, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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Rhodes, Joseph E., July 2S, 1862; must, out with oompany May 8, 1863.
Rudy, Jonas, July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Raudbaugh, George H., July 26, 1862; disch. on Surg, oertif. April 10,
1SC3.
Rudolph, John, Aug. 1, 1862.
Sample, Alexander M., July 28, 1862; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Sandles, William A., July 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Scheffer, B. Frank, July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Shumau, Luke, July 28, 1862 ; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Snoddy, John, July 31, 1862; must, out with company May S, 1863.
Snyder, George N., July 28, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Swartz, John A., July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Swope, Andrew C, July 22, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Vaughn, Robert V., July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 8,
1S63.
Wanger, Henry H., July 29, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Whiteside, J. Elton, Aug. 5, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Windsor, Jesse, July 26, 1S62; must, out with company May S, 1S63.
Yingst, Frederick W., July 26, 1862; must, out with company May 8,
1S63.
Ziegler, Francis A., Aug. 1, 1862; must, out with company May 8,
1863.
Zimmerman, J. K., Aug. 6, 1862; must, out with company May 8, 1863.
Company B.
Recruited in Dauphin County.
Captain.
J. Wesley Awl, Aug. 9, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
First Lieutenant.
Albert J. Fager, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Second Lieutenant.
William McCarroll, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
First Sergeant.
Robert F. Bell, Aug. 8, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Sergeants.
George P. Chandler, Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Jacob Groff, Aug. S, 1862 ; pro. from corp. Oct. 13, 1862; must, out with
company May 29, 1863.
William D. Carson, Aug. 9, 1862; pro. from Corp. Oct. 13, 1862; wounded
at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May
29, 1S63.
John M. Hynicka, Aug. 9, 1S62; pro. to corp. Oct. 13, 1862 ; to sergt.
Nov. 9, 1862; must, out with compauy May 29, 1S63.
William H. Hyers, Aug. 8, 1862; disch. hy S. 0. Oct. 14, 1862.
Corporals.
John McComos, Aug. 8, 1862; pro. to Corp. Oct. 13, 1862; must, out with
company May 29, 1863.
David C. Martin, Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
William G. Miller, Aug. 8, 1862 ; wounded 'and missing in action at
Chancellorsville, Va., May 4, 1863.
William Gettys, Aug. 8, 1862; pro. to corp. Jan. 30, 1S63; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
David G. Stoufer, Aug. 8, 1862; pro. to corp. Oct. 13, 1S62; must, out
with company May 29,1863.
John Rhoades, Aug. 8, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. Nov. 9, 1862 ; must, out with
company May 29, 1863.
William R. Rapp, Aug. S, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Patrick Finnegau, Aug. 8, 1S62; disch. May 9, 1863, at exp. of term.
Samuel F. Wireman, Aug. 8,1862; pro. to corp. Oct. 13, 1862; died at
Washington, D. C, Jan. 30, 1863, of wounds received at Freder-
icksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery.
Edward W. Glove
1803.
Mordecai Felix, Aug. 8, 1862;
Musicians.
8, 1862 ; must, out with company May
st. out with compauy May 29. ISO:;.
Privates.
Bell, John Y„ Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company .May 29, 1863.
Bender, Jacob M., Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company -May 29, 1863.
Bernhisel, John, Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company Hay 29, 1863.
Bleyer, Abraham, Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Buck, David, Aug. 8, 1862; mUBt. out with company May 29, 180:;.
Burnite, David C, Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29,1863.
Buck, David J., Aug. 8, 1862; accidentally killed Oct. 1, 1862.
Case, William, Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with compauy May 29, 1863.
Caselow, John H., Aug. S, 1862; must, out with compauy May 29, 1863.
Chaffinch, Samuel E., Aug. 8, 1862: wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Creamer, Charles, Aug. 9, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Creamer, John, Alig. 8, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862; disch. May 9, 1863, at exp. of term.
Care, Clement B., Aug. 8, 1862; pro. to com.-sergt. Aug. 26, 1862.
Davis. John W., Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Davis, Joseph, Aug. 8, 1802 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Dickey, Harry, Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Dellaven, William H., Aug. 8, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 16,
1863.
Eisely, Thomas J., Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Enger, Joseph, Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with compauy May 29, 1863.
Faster, Dauiel, Aug. 9, 1362 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1802; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Forney, John C, Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Frank, Charles, Aug. 8, 1862 : must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Gardner, Peter, Aug. 8, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1803.
Gray, William M., Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hants, Loldeman, Aug. 8, 1862; mUBt. out with company May 28, 1863.
Hanniug, John H., Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hobbs, William P. H., Aug. 8, 1862; must out with company May 29,
1863.
Horning, John H., Aug. 8, 1S62; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hocker, Martin, Aug. 8, 1862; disch. ou surg. certif. Feb. 14, 1863.
Jack, James A., Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Johnson, William H., Aug. 8, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 13, 1862; mustered out with company May 29, 1863.
Kissel, Solomon B., Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kerper, John F., Aug. 8,1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with compauy May 29, 1863.
Krider, Frank, Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Lamm, Audie, Aug. S, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1863; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Luaman, Nathaniel, Aug. 8, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va.,
May 3, 1863; must, out with company May 29, 1S03.
Lebo, John, Aug. S, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Lebo, John R., Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Lemeu, John B., Aug. 11, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
LeBCure, Edward P., Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Loy, Christian, Aug. 11, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Maddock, Thomas, Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Mather, Francis B., Aug. 9, 1802; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Megaughey, Theodore, Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Meredith, Ross, Jr., Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Myers, Marcus, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with compauy May 29, 1863.
Miles, George W., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Miller, John H., Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Miller, John W., Aug. S, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1803.
Mytinger, John, Aug. 8, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Nener, George H., Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
i Oglesby, Joseph J., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Ortb, John, Aug. S, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13
1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1803.
Oglesby, Washington P., Aug. 8,1862; pro. to hosp. steward Aug. 26,
1863.
Parsons, LeRoy, Aug. 8, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Pray, George K., Aug. S, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1S6 ;.
Proebst, John, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Quigley, Albert S., Aug. 8, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Reel, Adam, Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Ritner, John, Aug. S, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Rogers, Charles M., Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Rudy, Darius E., Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Rupp, Jacob, Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Saul, Joseph M., Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Sawyer, John W., Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Seltzer, Peter E., Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Shiffler, John, Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Snoop, Barney J., Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Snriver, Cornelius, Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Siders, John W., Aug. 8, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Smith, Jacob, Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Suydam, Charles A., Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Stetzel, David, Aug. 8, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 20, 1862.
Sollers, Charles H., Aug. 8, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. March 26, 1863.
Segner, Aaron, Aug. 9, 1862; disch. May 7, 1863, at exp. of term.
Thomas, Theodore G., Aug. 11, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Trout, John F., Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Vandivor, Jesse M., Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Varnick, Charles R., Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
"Waggoner, W. H., Aug. 9, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Walters, George L., Aug. 8, 1S62; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Walters, David, Aug. 8, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Wennel, William H., Aug. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
James Henders
13, 1862 ; n
Recruited in Dauphin County.
Captain.
i, Aug. 9, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
st. out with company May 29, 1863.
First Lieutenants.
Christian A. Nissley, Aug. 9, 1862; pro. to capt. Co. I Oct. 13, 1862.
William R. Orth, Aug. 9, 1862; pro. from 2d lieut. Oct. 13, 1862; died
Feb. 23, 1863, of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862.
Charles D. Wise, Aug. 9, 1862 ; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. Oct. 13,
1862; to lBt lieut. Feb. 21, 1863; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Second Lieutenants.
David Hummel, Jr., Aug.9, 1862; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt. Oct. 13,
1862; to 2d lieut. Feb. 24, 1863 ; wounded at Chaucellorsville, Va.,
May 3, 1863 ; must, out with cumpany May 29, 1863.
First Sergeant.
Henry Bowman, Aug. 9, 1862; pro. from sergt. Feb. 24, 1863 ; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
Sergeants.
Jacob Doutricb, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with compauy May 29, 1863.
Levi F. Landis, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
George F. Greenawalt, Aug. 9, 1862 ; pro. from Corp. Feb. 24, 1863 ; must.
out with company May 29, 1863.
Samuel Greenawalt, Aug. 9, 1862 ; pro. from private Oct. 13, 1862 ; must.
out with company May 29, 1863.
Corporals.
William H. D. Groffe, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
George Buser, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
John Bale, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
John Ellinger, Aug. 9, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. Nov. 7, 1862 ; must, out with
company May 29, 1863.
Jonathan Graram, Aug.9, 1862; pro. to Corp. Nov. 7, 1862; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
Amos Kriser, Aug. 9, 1 862 ; pro. to corp. Feb. 24, 1863 ; must, out with
company May 29, 1863.
Rufus E. Shapley, Aug. 9, 1862; pro. to Corp. Oct. 13, 1862; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
G. W. Shellehamer, Aug. 9, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. Jan. 7, 1863; must, out
with company May 20, 1863.
George H. Bowman, Aug. 9, 1862 ; disch. Jan. 7, 1863.
Musicians.
Joseph B. F. Hummel, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Christian Hummel, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Privates.
Alloman, Isaac, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Allemau, Jacob, Oct. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Baum, Abram, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Brubaker, David, Aug. 9, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Blessing, John, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Beinhower, Adam, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Baer, Andrew, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Blyer, Henry H., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Books, George W., Aug. 9, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 22, 1863.
Cailey, John, Aug 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Curry, John H., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Crtinuiel, James, Aug. 11, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Conrad, Samuel P., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,1863.
Conrad, John B., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Curry, Joseph, Aug. 9, 1862; disch. Oct. 24, 1862.
Demmy, David, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Demmy, Levi, Aug. 11, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Etter, Philip W., Aug. 9, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Elser, William, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Eisenhour.Elias, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Ellinger, George W., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1S63.
Early, Thomas, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Ebersole, Martin, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Farnsler, Jacob, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Fox, Grafton, Aug. 9, 1S62; must, out with company May 29,1863.
Forrer, Christian L., Aug. 9, 1862 ; died Nov. 1, 1862.
Gramm, Samuel, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Grundon, John, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Gramm, Frederick, Aug. 9, 1862 ; died at Harrisburg, Pa., Nov. 8, 1862.
Houser, Frederick, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Heintz, George, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hummel, Daniel, Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with compauy May 29, 1863.
Hess, John, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Hoover, Henry, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Henderson, John W., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Heck, Joshua, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Heicuer, Levi F., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hummel, Alexander, Aug.9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Hoerner, George W., Aug. 9, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hamberg, George C, Aug. 9, 1S62; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Heckamer, George W., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Hummel, Solomon, Aug. 9,' 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. ;
disch. March 28, 1863.
Hoover, Isaac H., Aug. 9, 1862; disch. Feb. 17, 1863.
Killwell, John H., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kerr, Joseph, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kriser, Joseph, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with compauy May 29, 1863.
Ki6Sel, Henry, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kurtz, Cyrus, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Longenstine, John, Aug. 9, 1862; killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
GENERAL HISTORY.
207
Minnich, Samuel, Aug. 9, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Manning, James, Aug. 9, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Matlack, Reuben, Jr., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Moser, Henry, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Marquart, Malone, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Manning, John, Aug. 9, 1862 ; died March 9, 1863.
Michael, William, Aug. 9, 1862; killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862.
McCloud, Frederick, Aug. 9,, 1S62; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Parthamore, George, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Painter, Jacob, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Raucb, William M., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Ruth, Jacol) K., must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Spotts, Israel, Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Sanders, William, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Shaffer, Jacob, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Spidel, John, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Slesser, Christian H., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863. '
Spade, William H., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Stickler, Jacob, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Saltzer, James E., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Spring, Henry, Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Smeltzer, William, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May29, 1863.
Spittler, Jacob, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Stoner, Jacob, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Teonis, Samuel, Aug. 9, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; muBt. out with company May 29, 1863.
Witmer, Eli, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Wolf, George P., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Wagoner, John H., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Yingst, John, Aug. 9, 1S62; killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,1862.
Captains.
Henry C. Alleman, Aug. 9, 1862; promoted to lieut.-col. Aug. 16, 1862.
Rufus E. Cable, Aug. 9, 1862; pro. from 1st lieut. Aug. 19, 1862; res.
Nov. 29,1862.
James B. Keene, Aug. 9, 1862 ; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt. Oct. 12, 1862 ;
to capt. Dec. 1, 1862; wouuded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
First Lieutenants.
Joshua M. Weistling, Aug. 9, 1862; pro. from 2d lieut. Aug. 19, 1862;
res. Oct. 4, 1862.
Augustus L. Cbayne, Aug. 9, 1862; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. Aug.
19, 1S62; to 1st lieut. and adjt. Oct. 13, 1862.
William B. Osmau, Aug. 9, 1S62 ; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt. Aug. 19,
1862; to lBt lieut. Oct. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Second Lieutenant.
Marcus Novinger, Aug. 9, 1862; pro. from sergt. Dec. 1, 1862; wounded
at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May
29, 1863.
First Sergeant.
Luther Fisler, pro. from corp. to sergt. Aug. 19, 1862 ; to 1st sergt. Dec.
1, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Sergeants.
Jesse Oren, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
William J. Putt, Aug. 9, 1862; pro. from corp. Oct. 23, 1862; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
John C. Eckerd, Aug. 9, 1S62; pro. from corp. Dec. 1, 1S62; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
Charles B. Hummel, Aug. 9, 1S62; pro. from corp. Dec. 1, 1S62; died at
Washington, D. C, May 8, of wounds received at Chancellorsville,
Va., May 3, 1863; buried in Mt. Kalma Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
Corporate.
James L. Pell, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
George W. Locher, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Thomas G. Williamson, Aug. 9, 1862 ; pro. to corp. Jan. 14, 1863; mast.
out with company May 29, 1863.
Henry Lebo, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
William Yeager, Aug. 9, 1862; pro. to corp. April 1,1863; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
Wesley Steever, Aug. 9, 1862 ; pro. to corp. Dec. 1, 1862; wounded at
Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862; must, out with company May
29, 1863.
David R. Workman, Aug. 9, 1862; pro. to corp. Dec. 1, 1862; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
S.A.Rutherford, Aug. 9,1862; pro. to corp. Aug. 19, 1862; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
Musicians.
John W. Hoffman, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
George W. Krause, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,1863.
Atkins, Robert, Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Anderson, John, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Anderson, Thompson, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Bidding, Henry, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Boylin, James, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Boales, John, Aug. 9,1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862; must, on t with company May 29, 1863.
Bomgardner, David, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Behm, Daniel, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Bitterman, Thomas H., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Biambaugh, James A., Aug. 9, 1S62 ; died at Washington, D. C, Dec. 1,
1862; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery.
Carrichner, John, Aug. 9, 1862: must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Douglass, Alex., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Ditry, Conrad, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Dressel, Ned., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Doubert, John, Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Eruig, Adam, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Felty, Joshua B., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Frank, Henry, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Fisher, William, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 18C3.
Foster, Benjamin R., Aug. 9, 1S62; disch. on surg. certif. April 27, 1863.
Feindt, Frantz, Aug. 9, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 6, 1863.
Good, Jacob, Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Gallagher, John, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hildebraudt, Thaddeus, Aug. 9, 1S62; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 13, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Heim, Levi, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Heilhecker, Louis, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Heckert, Frederick, Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hoffman, John, Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Harper, James A., Aug. 9, 1S62; died at Washington, D. C.,Sept. 11, 1862;
buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Jury, Daniel, A«g- 9, 186- ; must, out with compajiy May 29, 1S63.
Kenerk, Michael, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Klingler, John, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Klapp, Henry, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Keener, Jacob, Aug. 9, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Lupard, William L., Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Lupard, Joseph J., Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Lane, Moses, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Lehman, Jacob, Aug. 9, 1S62; must, nut with company May 29, 1S63.
Lehman, Emanuel, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Leiser, Willi elm, Aug. 9, 1S62; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 26, 1863.
Lentz, John, Aug. 9, 1S62; killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1S62.
Leitzel, Ellis, Aug. 9, 1862; died Dec. 17 (burial record Dec. 26) of
wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862; buried iu
Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Moltz, John J., Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Michaels, Lorenzo, Aug. 9, 1S02 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Miller, Joseph, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Myers, John E., Aug. 9, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13
1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
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HTSTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Miller, John W., Aug. 9, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Messuer, David, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Matter, Peter, Aug. 2, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Martz, Henry A., Aug. 2, 1862; must, out with company May 29,1863.
McCarroll, Charles, Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
McFadden, John, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Poist, George W., Aug. 9, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Polm, Michael, Aug. 9, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
1863; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Poticher, John, Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Patterson, John R., Aug. 9, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Potiger, Jonathan, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Potiger, Daniel, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Pyett, James, Aug. 9, 1862.
Rice, Edward, Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Reinhart, Ephraim, Aug. 9, 1S62 ; killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862.
Richner, John, Aug. 9, 1862.
Sneeder, John, Aug. 9, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Shepler, Uriah, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,1863.
Steel, Joseph, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Smoke, Jacob, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Seig, Samuel, Aug. D, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Seig, Peter, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Timminy, Chas. L., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Uhler, George, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Urich, Benjamin, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Umholtz, Isaac, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Updegrove, John, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Walmer, Noah A., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Witman, John B., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Witman, Franklin, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Telkey, Charles, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Zitch, Moses, Aug. 9, 1S62; must, out witli company May 29, 1863.
Company E.
Recruited in Lebanon County.
Captain.
L. L. Greenawalt, Aug. 14, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
First Lieutenant.
William P. Carmany, Aug. 14, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va.,
May 3, 1863; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Second Lieutenant.
Joseph A. Bowman, Aug. 14, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
First Sergeant.
Jacob J. Stein, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Bergeantn
John C. Brooks, Aug. 13, 1SG2; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Corporals.
John P. Kochle, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May-29, 1863.
Jefferson B. Light, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Franklin P. Allweinj Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Lemuel Moyer, Aug. 13, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Adam Carmany, Aug. 13, 1S62 ; wounded and missing in action at Fred-
ericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
John Reinoehl, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
David S. George, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Reuben Henry, Aug. 13, 18G2 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Samuel P. Raber, Aug. 13, 1862; pro. to Corp. Dec. 29, 1862 ; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
John Kleiser, Aug. 13, 1862; pro. to Corp. Dec. 29, 1862; must, out with
compauy May 29, 1863.
Samuel H. Beutz, Aug. 13, 1862; pro. to Corp. March 8, 1S63; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
John L. Schuler, Aug. 13, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 28, 1863.
Musicians.
Elias Buck, Aug. 13, 1862; pro. to musician Sept. 29, 1S62; mu6t. out
with company May 29, 1863.
Philip L. Straw, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Privates.
Albright, Henry, Aug. 13, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Albert, John N., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Arnold, Anthony S., Aug. 13,1862; must, out with company May 29>
1863.
Barry, Henry A., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Bender, Reuben, Aug. 13, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Bomberger, John K., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Boyle, John, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Brandt, Isaac, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Brooks, George T., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Brown, Henry A., Aug. 13, 1862'; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Buril, Levi, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Byle, Franklin, Aug. 15, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Bomberger, Edwin, Aug. 13, 1862 ; disch. March 25, 1863, for wounds
received at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
Capp, Levi, Aug. 15, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Carpenter, Aaron S., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Darkes, Tobias, Aug. 13, 1862 ; accidentally wounded Dec. 12, 1862 ; must.
out with company May 29, 1863.
Deininger, Jerome B., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Dutter, Henry S., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Eby, Peter, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Fisher, Josiah, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Forster, Howard, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Frantz, Charles S., Aug. 13, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 31, 1863.
Garrett, Daniel M., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Gasser, Cyrus M., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Gates, James, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
George, Cyrus S., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Gerberich, Edward W., Aug. 15, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Gerhard, John P., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Gilbert, Ephraim 0.,Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, '
1863.
Groff, John Philip, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1S63.
Grose, John H., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with compauy May 29, 1863.
Guilford, Simeon H., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with compauy May 29,
1863.
Gerberich, Allen D., Aug. 13, 1862; died Nov. 3, 1S63.
Haage, Frederick, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hanson, Hans P., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Harmon, William F., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Hauck, Samuel, Jr., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Hess, George W., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hunsicker, John, Aug. 13, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kiefi'er, Daniel 0., Aug. 15, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Keller, William, Aug. 15, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Keller, Harrison, Aug. 13, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kleemau, John, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kochle, Charles, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kreider, Reuben, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kreider, Uriah, Aug. 13, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kurtz, John M., Aug. 13, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Lantz, Cyrus, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Light, Asaph S., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Lobe, John H., Aug. 13, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Miller, Andrew S., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Miller, David W., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Mutch, John G., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Moyer, William, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
McNair, Franklin L., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
McNight, Philip, Aug. 13, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Patschke, Charles F., Aug. 13, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
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Peffly, Jacob, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Peters, Samuel, Jr., Aug. 13, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Reinoebl, David C, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Redman, Henry, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kise, Jacob L., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Robeson, Augustus, Aug. 15, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Rise, George D., Aug. 13, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; disch. on snrg. certif. April 9, 1863.
Schuler, Jacob T., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Seltzer, John K., Aug. 13, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May -29, 1863.
Shank, Samuel, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Sherer, Justus, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Sherk, C. Penrose, Aug. 13, 1862 : must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Shepps, Nicholas A., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1S63.
Shirk, Samuel S., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with compauy May 29, 1863.
Sugar, Baltzar, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Smith, Jacob F., Aug. 13, 1862; mu6t. out with company May 29, 1863.
Spangler, John B., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Strickler, Peter G., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Smith, John, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Thome, Charles V., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Uhler, John C, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with compauy May 29, 1863.
Umberger, John P., Aug. 13, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Zimmerman, Joseph, Aug. 13, 1862 ; died Jan. 8, 1863, of wounds received
at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
William W. Jennings, Aug. 6, 1862 ; pro. to col. Aug. 16, 1862.
W. H. H. Hummel, Aug. 6, 1S62; pro. from 1st lieut. Aug. 19, 1862; must,
out with company May 29, 1863.
First Lieutenant.
John T. Morgan, Aug. 6, 1S62 ; pro. from 2d lieut. Aug. 19, 1862 ; must,
out with company May 29, 1863.
Second Lieutenant.
Thomas G. Sample, Aug. 6, 1862 ; pro. from 1st sergt. Aug. 19, 1862 ; must,
out with company May 29, 1863.
First Sergeant.
Andrew Santo, Aug. 4, 1862 ; pro. from sergt. Aug. 19, 1862 ; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
John McWilliams, July 31, 1S62 ; pro. from private Aug. 6, 1802 ; mu6t.
out with company May 29, 1863.
Thomas G. Smith, Aug. 5, 1862; pro. from corp. Aug. 14, 1862; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
Alexander McCormick, July 31, 1862; pro. from Corp. Dec. 14, 1S62 ;
must, out with company May 29, 1863.
W. J. Maglauchlin, Aug. 5, 1S62 ; pro. from corp. Aug. 19, 1S62, must.
out with company May 29, 1863.
William W. Reed, Aug. 2, 1862 ; pro. to 1st lieut. Co. I Dec. 14, 1862.
Corporals.
P. A. Campbell, Aug. 2, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
James L. Shanklin, Aug. 2, 1862 ; pro. to corp. Dec. 24, 1862 ; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
Abram Rupply, July 31, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Daniel E. Martin, Aug. 5, 1862; pro. to corp. Sept. 9, 1862 ; must.. out
with company May 29, 1863.
Isaac McCounell, Aug. 4, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
0. F. Shamberger, July 31, 1862 ; pro. to corp. Oct. 9, 1862 ; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
Ellis D. Powell, July 31, 1862 ; muBt. out with company May 29, 1863.
William C. Knighton, July 31, 1862 ; pro. to corp. March 14, 1863 ; must.
out with company May 29, 1863.
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Musicians.
Irvine S. Boas, Aug. 4, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
William A. Krause, July 31, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 17, 1662.
Privates.
Able, Jacob, July 31, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Albright, John, July 31, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Alberson, George W., July 31, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Antes, Emery J., Aug. 5, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Armstrong, James G., Aug. 5, 1862; must, out witli company May 29,
1863.
Able, William, Aug. 5, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 12, 1862.
Buchanan, Porter, July 31, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Bingamon, Abner, July 31, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Bowsman, George W., July* 31, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Burke, David, July 31, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Brown, William, July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Bettleyoun, Emanuel, July 31, 1862 ; killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862.
Brown, George, July 31, 1862.
Carpenter, Jacob, Aug. 1, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Colyer, John W, Aug. 2, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Conklin, George H., Aug. 5, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Corl, George V., Aug. 5, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Crandill, Edwin, Aug. 4, 1862 ; died Dec. 23, of wouudB received at Fred-
ericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
Cummiugs, John H., Aug. 2, 1862.
Dean, George H., Aug. 5, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
DeHaven, John, Aug. 5, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Donahower, John F., July 31, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Donnelly, John A., July 31, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Dunlap, Samuel R., July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1803.
Dunlap, James G., Aug. 5, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Elliott, James A., July 31, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Fanning, Robert G., Aug. 1, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Forster, Thomas, Aug. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Forster, James, Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Floyd, James B., Aug. 6, 1862; disch. Feb. 13, 1863, for wounds received
at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
Gilman, Jacob P., Aug. 4, 1862; muBt. out with company May 29, 1863.
Gross, John, Aug. 2, 1S62; muBt. out with company May 29, 1S63.
Hebeison, Jacob, Aug. 1, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hebeison, John, Aug. 5, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Heck, William M., Aug.'4, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Heck, Andrew J., Aug. 4, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Henry, William H., July 31, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Hill, Alexander T., July 31,1862; must, out with company May 29,1863.
Hogau, James, Aug. 1, 1S62; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va,, Dec. 13,
1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Houser, William, Aug. 4, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hnghes, Matthew, Aug. 1, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Hunter, John D., Aug. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Hoover, Benjamin, Aug. 5, 1862 ; died of wounds received at Fredericks-
burg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
Hillyer, Henry, Aug. 2, 1862; died at Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 11, 1S62.
Irvine, James B., July 31, 1S62; must, out with compauy May 29.1S63.
Jones, Richard, July 31, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Jones, Horace B., Aug. 2, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Kline, Jacob, Aug. 2, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kelley, James F. P., Aug. 5, 1S62 ; disch. Jan. 27, 1863.
Lloyd, Garrett, July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Lucker, Edward, Aug. 1, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Martin, William H., Aug. 5, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Maglaughlin, Jacob J., Aug. 5, 1S62; must, out with compauy May 29,
1863.
Meyer, Frantz, July 31, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
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Miley, John H., July 31, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Minich, Henry, July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Mitchell, Joseph J., Aug. 4,1862; must, out with company May 29,1863.
Montgomery, J., Sr., Aug. 2, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Manikowaki, W. V., July 31, 1862; disch. on Surg, certif. Dec. 27, 1862.
McGowan, Henry, Jr., Aug. 5, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Foist, Jacob, July 31, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Piatt, Levi, July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Rohrer, Abner, July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Rowland, Robert B., Aug. 2, 1862; must out with company May29,lS63.
Rutter, Jacob, Aug. 5, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Swartz, Martin, July 31, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Santo, John D., July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Sanders, Emanuel R., July 31,1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Sheafer, Warren J., Aug. 5, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Sloan, David, July 31, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Sollers, James W., July 31,1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Stephens, Dennis, July 31, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
15,1862; must out with company May 29, 1863.
Swartz, Andrew, July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1868.
Small, Charles H., July 31, 1862; pro. sergeant-major Aug. 18, 1862.
Schroder, Frantz, July 31, 1862.
Shafer, Henry, July 31, 1862.
Utzs, John S., Aug. 4, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Weber, Henry, July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Wells, Samuel, July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Winebrenner, M. H., Aug. 4, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Touse, Henry, July 31, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Zarker, John B., Aug. 4, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Company G.
Recruited in Dauphin County.
Captain.
John J. Ball, Aug. 10, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
First Lieutenant.
George Hynicka, Aug. 10, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Second Lieutenant.
Hudson Denny, Aug. 10, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1862.
First Sergeant.
Samuel Elierly, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Clifton W.Kimball, Aug. 9, 1S62; must, out with company May 29,1863.
Thomas J. White, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Henry Davis, Aug. 9, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Jacob J. Hiukle, Aug. 9, 1862; must out with company May 29, 1863.
Corporals.
John B. Walter, Aug. 13, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Johu Gulp, Aug. 9, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
George Siuinger, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Henry Swartz, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
William H. Cain, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Andrew M. Kerr, Aug. 9, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. January 12,1863; must.
out with company May 29, 1863.
John J. Humphries, Aug. 9, 1862; pro. to corp. Oct. 16, 1862; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
James H. Campbell, Aug. 9, 1862 ; pro. to corp. April 30, 1S63 ; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
Musicians.
J. William Bush, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
James A. Drain, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Privates.
Bechtel, William, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Brightbill, David J., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Boyer, George H., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Burns, Samuel, Aug. 9, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 31, 1863.
Benard, Aaron A., Aug. 9, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 19, 1863.
Carson, Franklin, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Cole, Timothy, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Chambers, Joseph P., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Cole, Samuel S-, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Cotteral, John, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Connelly, James, Aug. 9, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 14, 1863.
Cushman, Henry, Aug. 9, 1862 ; trans, to Fourth Regiment Ohio Volun-
teers March 28, 1863.
Dehuff, Henry G., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Fink, Simon C, Aug. 9, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Gable, Charles H. A., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Grant, Edward 0., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863
Goldsmith, Henry, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,1863.
Gibbs, Edward, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Graves, John, Aug. 9, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Gardner, Charles R., Aug. 9, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 24, 1863.
Gilmore, Robert, Aug. 9, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. April 3, 1863.
Hill, George N., Aug. 9. 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hoffman, David R., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Herman, John, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Irvine, James, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Jones, Enoch B., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Jones, JameB, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kerr, James, Aug. 9, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kerr, William, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kingport, Abraham E., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Kelsey, Melvin P., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863-
Kenney, William A., Aug. 9, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 20, 1862.
Lovell, Melvin N., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Morris, William, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Mannas, Michael, Aug. 9, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Michael, William, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Morton, John B., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Mulverhill, Michael, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Morse, John W., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Moughan, Michael, Aug. 9, 1862; muBt. out with company May 29, 1863.
McDermott, John, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
McKee, Andrew J., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
McGinnett, John W., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Pearson, William Lyle, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May
29, 1863.
Pritz, Benjamin B., Aug. 9, 1862: wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Page, Daniel A., Aug. 9. 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Pugh, William, Aug. 9, 1862; trans. Aug. 15, 1862, organization un-
known.
Redifer, Samuel, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Rotherick, Henry, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out witll company May 29, 1863.
Snyder, Marcus, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Seidle, Samuel, Aug. 9, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Styer, James, Aug. 9, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Sgahr, Levi, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Stemberger, Daniel, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Sanders, John W., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Sergeut, Charles W., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Snyder, William, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Snavely, Martin W., Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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Southwick, James W., Aug. 9, 1862; wouuded at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Shartzer, John, Aug. 9, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 23, 1863.
Simmers, Robert, Aug. 9, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 25, 1863.
Seber, Bernard, Aug. 9, 1862 ; died at Washington, D. C, Sept. 28, 1862.
Sehrt, James C, Aug. 9, 1862.
Weitzel, Columbus, Aug. 9, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Wingert, Salmon M., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Worley, Philip B., Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Wallower, Daniel, Aug. 9, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Walter, Thomas, Aug. 9, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Company H.
Captains.
Jeremiah Kohrer, Aug. 14, 1862; pro. to major Aug. 19, 1862.
John K. Shott, Aug. 14, 1862; pro. from 1st lieut. Aug. 19, 1862; must,
out with company May 29, 1863.
First Lieutenant.
Isaiah Willis, Aug. 14, 1862; pro. from 2d lieut. Aug. 19, 1862 ; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
Second Lieutenants.
James R. Schreiner, Aug. 14, 1862; pro. from private Aug. 19, 1862 ; res.
March 7, 1863.
Jacob R. Kinsley, Aug. 12, 1862; pro. from 1st sergt. March 7, 1863;
died May 15, of wounds received at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
1863.
Firtt Sergeant.
David Hyde, Aug. 12, 1862 ; pro. from sergt. March 7, 1863; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
Solomon Cover, Aug. 13, 1862 ; captured at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 11,
1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Francis J. Rinehart, Aug. 12, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 11, 1862 ; pro. from private March 7, 1863 ; must, out with com-
pany May 29, 1863.
William E. Shaffer, Aug. 12, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 11, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Caleb H. Roe, Aug. 12, 1862; pro. from private Jan. 1,1863; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
Corporals.
Leander Sandere, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
John P. Kleis, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Henry Willis, Aug. 12, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
John W. Klineline, Aug. 12, 1862 ; pro. to corp. Nov. 1, 1862 ; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
Abraham F. Brinser, Aug. 12, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. Nov. 1, 1862 ; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
David Fisher, Aug. 12, 1802 ; pro. to corp. Nov. 1, 1862 ; must, out with
company May 29, 1863.
Robert C. Lowman, Aug. 12, 1862; pro. to corp. Nov. 1, 1S62 ; muBt. out
with company May 29, 1863.
James G. Davis, Aug. 12, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 6, 1863.
Frank A. Shott, Aug. 12, 1862; died Nov. 10, 1862.
Musicians.
Henry Hippie, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Valentine Ruth, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Privates.
Ackerman, Ansil, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Airgood, Paul, Aug. 13, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Atherton, Alonzo, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Arnold, Jonas S., Aug. 12, 1862; died Dec. 22, of wounds received at
Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
Beck, William V., Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Bancus, Henry, Aug. 12, 1862 ; captured at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 11,
1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Bretz, Elias Jacob, Aug. 12, 1862 ; captured at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
11, 1862; must, out with compauy May 29, 1863.
Bretz, Benjamin F., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
Brown, Andrew, Aug. 12, 1862 ; muBt. out with company May 29, 1863.
Bear, John, Aug. 13, 1802 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Burns, John, Aug. 12, 1802; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Banzhoff, Henry, Aug. 12, 1862 ; mint out with company May 29, 1803.
Brandt, Benjamin, Aug. 13,1862; must, out with company May 29, 1803.
Beachler, Jacob, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Brown, Henry J., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Brinzer, John, Aug. 12, 1862; disch. on surg. cerlif. Jan. 22, 1863.
Bretz, Daniel, Aug. 13, 1802 ; died Dec. 31, 1862.
Campbell, Alexander, Aug. 12, 1802; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Cramer, John, Aug. 12, 1862; captured at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Coble, Solomon, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Crick, Frank, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Campbell, David, Aug. 12, 1862; pro. to q.m.-sergt. Dec. 1, 1862.
Davis, Jacob. Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
David, Theophilus, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Detwiler, Jacob, Aug. 12, 1862; died at Washington, D. 0, Nov. 16, 1862.
Epler, Richard, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Fratz, William, Aug. 12, 1802; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Fitzpatrick, Thomas, Aug. 13, 1862 ; captnred at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 11, 1862 ; must, out with compauy May 29, 1863.
Hoover, Isaac W., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hickernell, Robert, Aug. 12, 1862 ; captured at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
11, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hickernell, David L., Aug, 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Houser, Jacob R., Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 29,1863.
Herold, Leonard, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with compauy May 29, 1803.
Irely, Samuel, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Irely, John, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
James, David, Aug. 12,1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Jenkins, Henry S., Aug. 12, 1862; captured at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
11, 1862; niuBt. out with company May 29, 1863.
Jones, James, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Koehler, Charles, Aug. 12, 1862; must out with company May 29, 1863.
Keyser, Jacob, Aug. 12, 1802; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Lutz, William, Aug. 12, 1862; captured at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 11,
1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Laughman, Daniel, Aug. 12, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 30, 1862.
Miller, James, Sept. 16, 1802 ; must, out with compauy May 29, 1863.
Murphy, Robert, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Mauybeck, Amos, Aug. 12, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 16, 1862.
Miller, John, Aug. 12, 1862.
McBarron, William, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
McNeal, George, Aug. 12, 1S02 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
McBarron, John, Aug. 12, 1862; killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862.
Null, Jacob S., Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Osman, John B., Aug. 12, 1862 ; died April 6, 1863.
Phillips, William, Aug.12, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863,
Buhl, Wi'lhelm, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Rehrer, Nicholas, Aug. 12, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
11, 1802 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Rittersback, Jacob, Aug. 12, 1802; must, out with company May 29,
1803.
Ramsey, Charles J., Aug. 12, 1802; must, out with company May 29
1863.
Reed, John, Aug.12, 1862; killed at Fredericksburg, Va , Dec. 13, 1862,
Schreiner, Henry J., Aug. 12, 1802; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Stipe, Andrew J., Aug. 12, 1862; captured at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
11, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Stipe, Andrew, Aug. 12, 1802; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Stipe, Jackson, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Shectz, Johu H., Aug. 12, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Shaffer, Isaac H., Aug. 12, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Snyder, Joseph H., Aug. 12,1862; must, out with company May 29,1863.
Snyder, Samuel, Aug. 12, 1S02; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Siple, William, Aug.12, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Suavely. John W., Aug. 12, 1802 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Swords, William, Aug. 12, 1S62; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.t Dec.
13, 1862 ; muBt. out with company May 29, 1863.
Singer, Philip, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1803.
Sebolt, John, Aug. 12, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Stipe, William, Aug. 12, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862; disch. on Burg, certif. April 1, 1863.
Ulrich, Martin, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Ulrich, Solomon, Aug. 12. 1S63 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Wentling, John, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Whisler, John L., Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Winters, Daniel, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Young, Hiram, Aug. 12, 1662 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Company I.
Recruited in Lebanon and Adams Counties.
Captains.
Ira R. Shipley, Aug. 13, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 6, 1862.
Christian A. Nissley. Aug. 9, 1862; pro. from 1st lieut. Co. C Oct. 13,
1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
First Lieutenants.
James S. Shoemaker, Aug. 13, 1862; killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13,1862.
Jerome W. Henry, Aug. 13, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.,Dec.
13, 1862 ; pro. from 2d lieut. Dec. 14, 1862 ; must, out with company
May 29, 1863.
Second Lieutenant.
William W. Reed, Aug. 2, 1862; pro. from sergt. Co. F Dec. 14,1862;
must, out with company May 29, 1863.
First Sergeant.
Charles G. Miller, Aug. 13, 1862 ; pro. from sergt. Sept. 5, 1862 ; wounded
at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May
29, 1863.
Sergeants.
Augustus A. Welsh, Aug. 13, 1862; pro. from private Oct. 1, 1862 ; must.
out with company May 29, 1863.
David Early, Aug. 13, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Samuel G. Sheaffer, Aug. 13, 1862 ; pro. from Corp. Sept. 8, 1862 ; wounded
at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company
May 29, 1863.
John M. Segner, Aug. 13, 1S62; pro. from Corp. March 1, 1863; must.
out with company May 29, 1863.
Corporals.
George A. Wolf, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Reuben K. Newhard, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Michael Baker, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Shade G. Stevens, Aug. 18, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Jacob Stambaugh, Aug. 13,1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Joseph Early, Aug. 13, 1862; pro. to Corp. Nov. 6, 1862 ; must, out with
company May 29, 1863.
William S. Myers, Aug. 16, 1862 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
William A. Forney, Aug. 13,1862; killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862.
Musicians.
Simon Wheeler, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Edward F. A. Clark, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Privates.
Arnold, Eli, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Alexander, Franci6, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Auge, Valentine, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
BlasBer, Andrew, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Baker, Daniel L., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Black, Jacob, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29/1863.
Becker, Martin, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Bachman, Peter, Aug. 13,1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Black, Daniel, Aug. 13, 1862 ; disch. for wounds Feb. 27, 1863.
Bupp, Joseph T., Aug. 13, 1862.
Cilley, John, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Day, George, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
DaviB, James M-, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Druckenmiller, A., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Early, Benjamin W., Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Fickle, Thaddeus, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Frantz, Adam, Aug. 13, 1S62; must, out with'company May 29, 1863.
Fidell, Francis, Aug. 13. 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Gelvin, John, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Gardner, Theodore F., Aug. 13, 1862.
Heikes, John E., Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hanson, Christian, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Jones, Michael, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kindt, Anthony, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Livingston, William, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Livingston, James W., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Loser, Jacob, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Lentz, Alfred, Aug. 13, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1863 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Lessley, John, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Lillienstine, Charles, Aug. 13, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 4, 1862.
Lentz, Eli, Aug. 13, 1862; died Feb. 16, 1863.
Menear, Edward J., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Myers, Daniel S., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Mumper, Levi, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Miller, Johu H., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must out. with company May 29, 1863.
Mark, John G., Aug. 13, 1862; muBt. out with company May 29,1863.
Miller, Daniel, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Meyer, Henry, Aug. 13, 1862 ; muBt. out with company May 29, 1863.
Moneghan, John, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Mondorff, David, Aug. 13, 1862 ; missing in action at Fredericksburg,
Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
Myers, Jacob H., Aug. 16,1862; died at Washington, D. C, December,
1862.
Nipple, Jeremiah, Aug. 13, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Neiff, Joseph, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Norman, Edward, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Osborne, John H., Aug. 13, 1862; absent, sick, at mUBter out.
Packham, Bradd, Aug. 13, 1862.
Rupp, Henry, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Robb, John A., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Rankin, William, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Rhodes, Henry, Aug. 13, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 31, 1862.
Stough, Joseph, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
SheatTer, John W., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Sheaffer, Philip S., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Stevens, Edward, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Sheaner. Jacob S., Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Shutt, Johu H., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Schultz, John A., Aug. 13, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Shaeffer, Jacob, Aug. 13, 1862; disch. April 6, 1863, for wounds received
at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
Trimmer, Andrew, Aug. 13, 1802; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Vornosdale, Uriah, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Welsh, George W.,Aug. 13, 1S62; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Wendling, Adam, Aug. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Weltmer, Martin, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Walborn, Elijah, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Weirman, Joseph E., Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Wilhelm, Lewis, Aug. 13, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 26, 1863.
Young, James, Aug. 13, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Yanu, John, Aug. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Company K.
Recruited in Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties.
Captains,
William Fox, Aug. 14, 1862 ; killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 11,
1862.
Joseph W. Dougherty, Aug. 14, 1862 ; pro. from l6t lieut. Dec. 12, 1862;
must, out with company May 29, 1863.
GENERAL HISTORY.
213
First Lieutenant.
Duvid S. Long, Aug. 14, 1862 ; pro. from 2d lieut. Dec. 12, 1862; must,
out with company May 29, 1863.
Second Lieutenant.
"William J. Barr, Aug. 14, 1862 ; pro. from private to sorgt. Oct. 1, 1862 ;
to 2d lieut. Jan. 19, 1863 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
First Sergeant
Daniel Downey, Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Sergeants.
Kichard Bertolet, Aug. 14, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Adam J. Light, Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Henry J. Euston, Aug. 14, 1862 ; pro. from Corp. March 1, 1863; must.
out with company May 29, 1863.
Theodore H. Bechtel, Aug. 14, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Corporals.
William Bicher, Aug. 14, 1862; pro. to Corp. Oct.l, 1862; must, out with
company May 29, 1863.
Win. H. Ramsey, Aug. 14, 1S62 ; mUBt. out. with company May 29, 1863.
William A. Klock, Aog. 14, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Henry L. Schram, Sept. 2, 1S62; pro. to Corp. March 1, 1863; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
Benjamin Bugle, Aug. 14, 1S62 ; pro. to corp. March 1, 1863 ; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
Charles F. Kanton, Aug. 14,1862; pro. to corp. March 1, 1863; must.
out with company May 29, 1863.
Samuel Martry, Aug. 14, 1862; pro. to Corp. March 1, 1863; must, out
with company May 29, 1863.
John L. Freck, Sept. 14, 1S62; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Jacob Hummel, Aug. 14, 1S62 ; pro. to corp. Oct. 1, 1862 ; disch. on surg.
certif. Feb. 14, 1863.
James Warbrooke, Aug. 15, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 24, 1863.
Robert J. Luckenbill, Aug. 14, 1862 ; died at Washington, D. 0., Dec. 16,
1862.
Musicians.
Thomas Winters, Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Zachariah Reidel, Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Privates.
Auman, Henry, Sept. 14, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Bankes, Paul, Aug. 15, 1S62; wounded at Fredericksburg. Va., Dec. 15,
1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Berkheiser, Henry, Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Brumensteifer, J., Aug. 14, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Bumberger, Samuel, Sept. 14, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Bergal, Franklin, Aug. IS, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
15, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 24, 1863.
Brown, George. Sept. 14, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862; disch. March 13, 1863.
Dougherty, Samuel, Aug. 14, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Eckert, Benedict, Aug. 14, 1S62; must, out with company May 29,1863.
Fessler, Ellis, Aug. 14, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Feger, Henry, Aug. 15, 1862; must. out. with company May 29, 1863.
Geiger, Charles, Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Gerbill, Benjamin, Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Heverling, Cyrus, Aug. 14, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Harpett, Charles, Sept. 14, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hutton, William L., Aug. 14, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Heisey, Daniel P., Aug. 14, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hoffman, Jacob, Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hay, Christian, Aug. 14, 1S62 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862: must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Heckman, Edward A., Aug. 14, 1862; captured at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 15, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hobbs, John A., Sept. 14, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hautz, Elias, Aug. 15, 1862; disch. April 4, 1S63, for wounds received at
Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
Iba, Frederick R., Sept. 2, 1S62; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Johnson, Joseph, Sept. 2, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Keller, Frederick, Aug. 15, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
it with company May 28
ut with company May 29, 1863.
ut. with company May 29, 1863.
ut with company May 29, 1863.
u surg. certif. Feb. 28, 1863
Klarke, Franklin, Aug. 15, 1862; mm
Lash, James L., Sept. 14, 1862 ; must.
Lengel, George. Aug. 15, 1862 ; must.
Lessig, Reuben, Aug. 14, 1862; must.
Lehman, Amos, Aug. 18, 1862; disch.
Leidy, Daniel, Aug. 14, 1862.
Mayberry, Charles, Aug. 14, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Miuning, Charles, Aug. 15, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.. Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Moyer, Reuben, Aug. 14, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Moyer, Peter, Aug. 15, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
McCree, James, Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
McLaughliu, Cyrus, Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Pierman, Isaac, Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Raber, Lewis B., Aug. 14, 1862 ; captured at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Ramsey, Rufus, Aug. 15, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Ringle, F. E., Aug. 15, 1863; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Rupp, John, Jr., Aug. 14, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Reinoehl, Jacob B., Aug. 15, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Raber, George W., Aug. 14, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Smith, Arthur F., Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
must, out with company May 29, 1863.
must, out with company May 29, 1863.
must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Stoner, Andrew, Aug. 14, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Strauch, John, Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Strauser, William, Aug. 14, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Thomas, Joseph R., Aug. 15, 1S62; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Upchurch, Theo. F., Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Weber, Solomon, Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Weik, Henry, Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Weik, David, Aug. 15, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Whittle, John, Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Williams, Milton, Aug. 14, 1S62 , must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Warbrook, William, Aug. 15, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Warf, Frederick, Aug. 14, 1S62 ; disch. Jan. 20,"1S63, for wounds re-
ceived at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
Yocum, Franklin, Aug. 14, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Yost, Lewis M., Aug. 14, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1S63.
Snavely, William, Aug. 14, 1862;
Schreckengast, S., Sept. 14, 1862 ;
Snyder, Jeremiah, Aug. 14, 1862 ;
Springer, Charles, Aug. 14, 1862;
CHAPTER XXVIII.
The War for the Union (continued) — One Hundred and Sixty-third,
One Hundred and Seventy-seventh, One Hundred and Seventh, One
Hundred and Thirteenth, One Hundred and Thirtieth, aud One Hun-
dred and Thirty-sixth Regiments.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THIRD REGIMENT PENNSYL-
VANIA VOLUNTEERS (EIGHTEENTH CAVALRY), THREE
YEARS' SERVICE.
Company E.
Recruited in Dauphin County.
Captains.
James Gowen, Sept. 18, 1862 ; pro. to lieut.-col. Nov. 2S, 1862.
Thaddeus S. Freeland, Oct. 13, 1862; pro. from 1st lieut. Dec. 8, 1862;
disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 22. 1862.
S. H. Tresonthick, Sept. 17, 1S62; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. Dec. S,
1862; to capt. May 1, 1864; died July 26, of wounds received at St.
Mary's Church, Va., June 15, 1S64.
George W. Nieman, Oct. 13, 1S62; pro. from 2d to 1st lieut. Dec. 8, 1S62;
to capt. Dec. 2, 1864 ; must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt. Prov. Cav., Oct.
31, 1865.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
First Lieutenants.
John R. Winters, Sept. 17, 1862 ; pro. from regt'l. q.m.-sergt. to 2d lieut.
May 2, 1864 ; com. let lieut. July 2, 1864 ; not mustered ; killed at
Kauffman's Hill, Va., Oct. 9, 1864.
Theodore Jackman, Sept. 16, 1862 ; pro. from com.-sergt. to 2d lieut. Dec.
3, 1864; to 1st lieut. Jan. 1, 1865; must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt.
Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1S65.
Second Lieutenant.
William P. Seal, Sept. 17, 1862 ; pro. from sergt. Jan. 2, 1865 ; must, out
with company June 14, 1865.
First Sergeant.
Jacob Greenawalt, Sept. 17, 1862; must, out with company June 14,
1865.
Quartermaster Sergeant.
F. Wingard, Sept. 17, 1862 ; must, out with company June 14,
Aaron C. Etzweiler, Sept. 17, 1862; must, out with company June 14,
1865.
Sergeants.
Peter F. Dunkle, Sept. 17, 1862 ; must, out with company June 14,1865.
Jos. S. Morrison, Sept. 30, 1862 ; must, out with com pany June 14, 1865.
George W. Hocli, Sept. 17, 1862; must, out with company June 14, 1S65.
Depew Gilbert, Nov. 12. 1862; disch. by G. 0. July 21, 1865.
G. W. P. Freeland, Sept. 17, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. April, 1863.
Frederick Griuer, Sept. 17, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 16, 1864.
James Gray, Sept. 17, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. March 2, 1863.
Charles P. Sheaf, Sept. 17, 1862 ; trans, to Co. C, 11th Regt. V. K. C, Dec.
2, 1864; disch. by G. 0. July 8, 1865.
William D. A. Naugle, Sept. 17, 1862; pro. to 2d lieut. Co. I Dec. 9, 1862.
James H. Daddow, Sept. 17, 1862; died Aug. 30, of wounds received in
action near Charlestown, Va , Aug. 22, 1864.
John H. Boult, Sept. 17, 1862; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga.,
July 1, 1864 ; grave 2723.
W. H. Poffeuberger, Nov. 12, 1862; must, out with Co. E,3d Regt. Pro.
Cav., Oct. 31, 1865. '
Absalom A. Wilt, Oct. 2, 1862 ; disch. Oct. 12, 1865, at exp. of term.
Solomon S. Updegrove.Oct. 2, 1862; disch. Oct. 12, 1865, at exp. of term.
Corporals.
Wdj. Stephens, Sept. 30, 1862; must, out with company June 14, 1865.
John A. Berry, Sept. 17, 1862; must, out with company June 14, 1865.
Sawara S. Snyder, Sept. 17, 1862 ; must, out with company June 14, 1865.
Edward Brown, Oct. 2, 1862 ; disch. by G. O. July 10, 1865.
John Hoffacker, Sept. 30, 1862; killed at Hanover, Pa., July 3, 1863.
William Fulkison, Sept. 30, 1862.
Andrew B. Pines, Feb. 29, 1864; must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt. Pro.
Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Bugler.
Wilber Shepherd, Sept. 30, 1862 ; prisoner from May 5, 1864, to March 5,
1865; must, out with company June 14, 1865.
Isaac N. Williamson, Sept. 17, 1862; must, out with company June 14,
1865.
John Bell, April 1, 1865.
Farrier.
William F. Polm, Sept. 17, 1862; must, out with company June 14, 1865.
James H. Tresonthick, Sept. 17, 1862; must, out with company June 14,
1865.
Saddler.
William J. L. Ettiuger, Sept. 17, 1862; must, out with company June
14, 1865.
Privates.
Aim, Jesse, Feb. 25, 1864; wounded at St. Mary's Church, Va., June 15,
1864; must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Anderson, George, Oct. 2, 1862; captured at Germania Ford, Va., Nov.
18, 1803.
Ansbach, Henry H., Sept. 17, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 22, 1863.
Beller, Jacob, Sept. 17, 1S62; captured; must, out with company June
14, 1865.
Bayler, Wm. A., Sept. 30, 1862; must, out with company June 14, 1864.
Baucherich, George, Sept. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 14,
1865.
Bradford, Henry C, March 26, 1864 ; died May 1, 1864 ; buried in Mili-
tary Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Boyer, Solomon, March 2, 1865 ; must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt. Pro.
Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Bagt, Anton, March 6, 1865 ; absent at muster out.
Bailey, Edward, Sept. 17, 1862.
Bayler, William B., Feb. 29, 1864; prisoner from .May 5 to Dec. 7, 1864;
disch. by G. O. July 8, 1865.
Brant, John M., Sept. 30, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. March, 1863.
Balso, Jacob, Sept. 30, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. December, 1862.
Bradford, Ephraim, Sept. 17, 1862; trans, to U. S. army October, 1862'.
Burns, John H„ Sept. 30, 1862; trans, to U. S. army October, 1862.
Barsto, Henry, Oct. 2, 1862 ; trans, to U. S. army October, 1862.
Boyer, Frederick, Sept. 13, 1862.
Bierman, F., prisoner from Sept. 26, 1864, to March 13, 1865; disch. by
G.O.June 29, 1865.
Bright, William, Sept. 14, 1864; not accounted for.
Carbaugh, Daniel, Sept. 17, 1862; must, out with company June 14,
1865.
Copley, Henry C, Sept. 10,1864; must, out with compaDy June 14, 1865.
Campbell, John, April 13, 1865 ; must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt. Pro.
Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Cooper, James B., Sept. 17, 1862 ; trans, to U. S. army October, 1862.
Clemens, Richard, Sept. 17,1862; trans, to U. S. army October, 1862.
Cooper, James, Sept. 17, 1862 ; trans, to U. S. army October, 1862.
Clark, Dennis, Sept. 30, 1862; trans, to U. S. army October, 1862.
Chronister, Dixon O., Sept. 29, 1862; wounded in action June 11, 1864;
trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, date unknown.
Davis, George W., March 11, 1864; wounded in action Sept. 28, 1864;
must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Dittys, Dallas D., Feb. 23, 1864 ; must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav.,
Oct. 31, 1865.
Davis, David, April 5, 1865 ; must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav.,
Oct. 31, 1865.
Draper, George W., Sept. 27, 1864; killed at Cold Harbor, Va,, June 11,
1864.
Dailes, George W., Sept. 30, 1862.
Esworthy, George D., Feb. 27, 1864 ; must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt. Pro.
Cav., Oct. 31,1865.
Engler, John, April 5, 1865 ; must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav.,
Oct. 31, 1865.
Eastman, Edward, Sept. 22, 1864 ; absent, on detached service, at muster
out.
Erb, Christian B., Sept. 30, 1862; captured; died at Harrisburg, Pa.,
1864.
Emanhiser, John W., Sept. 17, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Fine, James, April 5, 1865 ; must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav.,
Oct. 31, 1865.
Frailey, Hiram C , Sept. 17, 1862; disch. by G. O. June 12, 1865.
Ferguson, Frank, Sept. 17, 1862 ; trans, to TJ. S. army October, 1862.
Fackler, Jacob C, Sept. 17, 1862; died at Fairfax Court-HouBe, Va., June
6,1863.
Ferguson, James T., Nov. 12, 1862.
Garrison, George, Sept. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company June 14,
1865.
Garrett, John T., Feb. 27, 1864; must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt. Pro.
Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Gibson, Johu, May 16, 1864 ; absent, on detached service, at muster out.
Giugerbach, John, March 6, 1865; absent at muster out.
Gruber, Barnhard, Sept. 17, 1862 ; captured at Germania Ford, Va., Nov.
18,1863.
Garnian, Benjamin, Sept. 17, 1862; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga.,
May 9,1864; grave 968.
Guire, Edward, Nov. 29, 1862.
Hoover, John H., Sept. 17, 1862 ; must.
Hess, William P., Sept. 17, 1862 ; must.
Hurling, Adam, Sept. 30, 1862; must, o
Herman, John, Aug. 5, 1864 ;
nt with company June 14,1865.
at with company June 14, 1865.
t with company June 14, 1865.
ut with company June 14, 1865.
Henderson, John, March 6, 1865; disch. by G. O. June 21, 1865.
HarriB, William F., April 13,1865; disch. by G. O. Aug. 8, 1865.
Howard, Charles, Sept. 22, 1864 ; absent, on detached service, at muster
out.
Howard, James, Sept. 22, 1864; absent, on detached
Howard, Daniel, Sept. 30, 1862 ; trans, to U. S. army October, 1862.
Hoover, John D., Sept. 17, 1862 ; captured ; died at Andersonville, Ga.,
July 29, 1864; grave 4222.
Hager, Charles E., Sept. 30, 1862; died at Fairfax Court House, Va.,
April 20, 1863.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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Hollingsworth, C. F., Sept. 30, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Hunter, Napoleon B., Sept. 14, 1864; died ; buried in National Cemetery,
Winchester, Va., lot 26.
Hall, Frederick. Oct. 15,1864 ; not accounted for.
Jones, Enoch B., Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 14, 1865.
Jones, John, Sept. 22, 1864; absent, on detched service, at muster out.
Kies, John, Feb. 26, 1864 ; wounded in action Oct. 8, 1864; must, out
witll Co. E, 3d Eegt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Kurtz, Adam, Sept. 17, 1862; captured at Germania Ford, Va., Nov. 18,
1863.
King, JohD, March 29, 1864; trans, to Co. I, 6th U. S. Cavalry, Dec. 2,
1864.
Kawel, Joseph H., Sept. 17, 1862; captured ; died at Andersonville, Ga.,
Aug. 9, 1864 ; grave 5145.
Kitzelman, Richard, Sept. 17, 1862.
Lowe, Robert \V., Sept. 17, 1862 ; must, out with company June 14, 1865.
Lyons, James, Sept. 17, 1862; must, out with company June 14, 1865.
Long, Jerome B., Oct. 2, 1862; disch. by G. 0. July 13, 1865.
Lilly, Caleb, Feb. 27, 1864; absent at muster out.
Laiug, John, March 6, 1865 ; absent at muster out.
Lambert, Henry, Sept. 22, 1864 ; absent, on detached service, at muster
out.
linking, John L., Sept. 17, 1862 ; captured at Ely's Ford, Va., Jan. 5, 1864.
I.ehn, Josiah, Sept. 17, 1862 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 8, and at
Old Church June 11, 1864; trans, to Co. F, 24th Regt. Vet. Res.
Corps, Feb. IS, 1863; disch. by G. 0. June 28, 1865.
Mooherman, C. D., Sept. 17, 1862; must, out with company June 14,
1865.
Miller, Samuel It., Sept. 27, 1864; must, out with company June 14,1865.
Miller, Jacob, Feb. 27, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. July 13, 1865.
Meads, Franklin, Sept. 17, 1862 ; captured at Germania Ford, Va., Nov.
18, 1863.
Moohennan, William, Oct. 2, 1862 ; died April 2, 1864, of wounds re-
ceived in action.
May, Daniel, Sept. 17, 1862; died at Washington, D. C, June, 1863;
burial record, David May, Jan. 2, 1863; buried in Military Asylum
Cemetery.
Murray, John, Sept. 30, 1862.
Martin, Henry C, Oct. 2, 1862.
McCreary, Isaac, Sept, 28, 1862 ; must.
McGrath, Patrick, Sept. 30, 1862; must.
McDonald, John, Feb. 26, 1S64; absent
lit with company June 14, 1865.
ut with company June 14, 1865.
>n detached service, at muster
McCarroll, William W., Sept. 17, 1862 ; died at Stevensburg, Va., April
13, of wounds received in action Feb. 27, 1864; buried in National
Cemetery, Culpeper Court-House, block 1, section A, row 7, grave
217.
McCool, William C, Sept. 17, 1862.
Neff, Henry, Sept. 17, 1862 ; captured ; died at Richmond, Va., Nov. 22,
1863.
Nuble, Amos, Sept. 29,1862 ; died of wounds received at Opeqnan, Va.,
Sept. 19, 1864.
Orr, William, March 6, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. July 3, 1865.
Polm, John H., Sept. 17, 1S62; disch, by G. 0. June 16, 1865.
Pilkingtou, James, Sept. 17, 1862.
Painter, Henry C, Sept. 17, 1862.
Reed, George, Feb. 27, 1864 ; absent at muster out.
Roberts, James, Feb. 25, 1864 ; must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav.,
Oct. 31, 1865.
Ritzston, Samuel, Sept. 17, 1S62; captured at Germania Ford, Va., Nov.
18, 1863.
Ritz. Samuel T., Sept. 17, 1862 ; trans, to U. S. army October, 1862.
Reed, Samuel, Sept 17, 1S62.
Streminger, Philip, Sept. 30, 1862; wounded at Opequau, Va., Sept. 19,
1864; must, out with company June 14, 1865.
Springer, George B., Sept. 17, 1862 ; must, out with company June 14,
1865.
Sullivan, Timothy, March 29, 1864 ; absent, on furlough, at muster out.
Stout, Peter, April 12, 1S65; died Aug. 12, 1865; buried in National Ceme-
tery, Antietam, Md., section 26, lot F, grave 600.
Sbafer, Frederick, March 6, 1865 ; absent at muster out.
Snow, Adam, March 6, 1865 ; absent at muster out.
Smith, Walter, Sept. 22, 1864; absent, on detached service, at muster
out.
Snyder, Oliver, Sept. 29, 1862.
Spayd, Christian K., Sept. 17, 1862.
Stack, Dennis, Sept. 30, 1862.
Trawits, Henry, Sept. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Juno 14, 1866.
Turner, Thomas M., Feb. 27, 1864; wounded at Old Church, Va„ June
11, 1864; must, out witll Co. E, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1866.
Tanner, Morgan B., March 6, 1865 ; absent at muster out.
Thompson, Samuel, Sept. 30, 1862; disch. by G. 0. June 16, 1865.
Thomas, Joseph, March 31, 1864; wounded in action Aug. 25, 1864; ab-
sent, in hospital, at muster out.
Watson, John, Feb. 25, 1864; must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt Pro. Cav.,
Oct. 31, 1865.
Waters, Charles, Feb. 27,1864; wounded in action June 11 and Aug.
22, 1864; must, out with Co. E, 3d Regt. Pro. Cav., Oct. 31, 1865.
Waxharu, James, Marcli 6, 1865 ; absent at muster out.
Williams, Aaron, Feb. 27, 1865; disch., date unknown.
White, Benjamin B., Sept. 29, 1862; absent, on detached service, at
muster out.
Wilson, John, Sept. 17, 1862; trans, to U. S. army October, 1862.
Woodside, William J., Sept. 30, 1762; captured; died at Andersonville,
Ga., June 9, 1864; grave 1749.
Wager, Joseph, Sept. 17, 1862 ; died at Harrisburg, Pa., Sert. 30, 1862.
Warner, John, Sept. 17, 1862.
Wilhelm, Andrew B., Sept. 30, 1862.
Ward, Thomas, Sept. 17, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Young, Robert J., Feb. 26, 1864; disch. by G. O. July 8, 1865.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT (NINE
MONTHS' SERVICE), DRAFTED MILITIA.
Company C.
From Dauphin Count!/.
Oiplain.
John F. Peck, Nov. 21, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
First Lieut&ittnts.
Jacob Misli, Nov. 21, 1862 ; pro. to q.m. Nov. 29, 1862.
Philip D. Felty, Nov. 21, 1862 ; pro. from 2d lieut. Dec. 3, 1862; must-
out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Second Lieutenant.
Joshua R. Elder, Nov. 2, 1862 ; pro. from sergt. Dec. 3, 1862 ; must, out
with company Aug. 5, 1863.
First Sergeant.
Nathan Posey, Nov. 2, 1802; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Joseph 0. Mumma, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out witli company Aug. 5, 1863.
Moses Lyter, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Peter Frantz, Nov. 3, 1862 ; pro. from corp. Dec. 20, 1S62 ; must, out with
company Aug. 5, 1863.
Adam Hoffman, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Corporals.
Thomas Forney, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
William B. Reed, Nov. 2, 1862; pro. to corp. April 26, 1863; must, out
with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Daniel Fisher, Nov. 2, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1S63.
John McCord, Nov. 2, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 5. 1863.
Adam Cover, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Christian C. Good, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out witll company Aug. 5, 1863.
Samuel S. Keim, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1S63.
John H. Sheesly, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1S63.
Musicians.
Samuel B. Kauffmau, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5,
1863.
Christian Reitzel, Nov. 2, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1S63.
Privates.
Alleman, Adam, Nov. 2, 1862 ; died at Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 5, 1862.
Bishoff, Christ. C, Nov. 2, 1862 ; most, out witli company Aug. 5, 1S63.
Brown, John H., Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1S63.
Boliuger, Jacob, Nov. 2. 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Boll, Philip A., Nov. 3, 1S62; must, out witll company Aug. 5, 1S63.
Biever, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1S62 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 5, 1862.
Core, Frederick, Nov. 3, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Cassel, George W., Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with Company Aug. 5, 1863.
Carpenter, Henry, Nov. 2. 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Cockley, David, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Caley, Samuel, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Caley, Benjamin, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Clark, David, Nov. 10, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Dengler, Samuel, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Duncan, John S., Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Decker, Elias, Nov. 6, 1862 ; trans, to Co. B Nov. 6, 1862.
Eisenhour, John, Nov. 2, 1S62; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Foltz, Elias, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Farling, Obadiab, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Fishburn, Reuben, Nov. 13, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Gerheart, Cornelius, Nov. 3, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Gingerich, Daniel, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 18, 1862.
Henry, Felix, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Herman, George, Nov. 3, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Hoover, John, Nov. 3, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Hoover, David, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with compauy Aug. 5, 1863.
Houser, William, Nov. 2, 1862; absent, sick, at muster out.
Hoffard, Jacob, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Hoover, Samuel, Nov. 2, 1862 : must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Hikes, Washington, Nov. 5, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Hetrick, William, Nov. 2,1862; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 16, 1862.
Judy, John, Nov. 10, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Killinger, Levi, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Kinley, Benedict, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Lime, Adam, Nov. 3, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 17, 1862.
Lingle, Andrew, Nov. 2, 1862.
Mathias, Peter, Nov. 3, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Martin, Philip, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Metzgar, Daniel, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1S63.
Meek, Lewis S., Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Miller, Charles, Nov. 10, 1862; must, out with compauy Aug. 5, 1863.
Miller, Andrew, Nov. 10, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Mapes, George W., Nov. 6, 1862 ; trans, to Co. B Nov. 6. 1862.
Miller, Douglass S., Nov. 6, 1862 ; trans, to Co. B Nov. 6, 1862.
McNamara, E. D., Nov. 6, 1862 ; trans, to Co. B Nov. 6, 1862.
Noaker, John, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Patrick, Peter, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Patrick, William, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Page, Elias, Nov. 20, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5,1863.
Page, John, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Plouch, Israel, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. April 16, 1863.
Payne, Charles M., Nov. 6, 1862; trans, to Co. B Nov. 6, 1862.
Payne, Franklin W., Nov. 6, 1862 ; trans, to Co. B Nov. 6, 1862.
Roland, Abraham, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Eeed, Adam, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Keigel, Daniel, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Reichard, John, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Rutt, Michael M., Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch . Nov. 18, 1862.
Reese, John R., Nov. 6, 1862 ; trans, to Co. B Nov. 6, 1862.
Shaffer, John, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Shallahammer, A., Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Saddler, Henry, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Seibert, David, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with compauy Aug. 5, 1863.
Shartzer, Joseph J., Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Shutter, William, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Strohm, Henry, Nov. 3, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Seiders, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Seitzinger, Alexander, Nov. 2, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 5,
1863.
Shearer, Henry W., Nov. 2, 1862; disch. by special order Nov 16, 1862.
Smith, James C, Nov. 6, 1862; trans, to Co. B Nov. 6, 1S62.
Shallahammer, A., Nov. 2, 1862 ; died at Suffolk, Va., Jan. 30, 1863.
Taylor, John, Nov. 6, 1862 ; trans, to Co. B Nov. 6, 1S62.
Tingley, Edwin R., Nov. 6, 1862.
Unger, Benjamin W., Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5,
1863.
Wade, Martin, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Welker, Henry B., Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Wade, Lewis, Nov. 6, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
West, William F., Nov. 6, 1862 ; trans, to Co. B Nov. 6, 1862.
Walmer, Henry, Nov. 6, 1862.
Yenlzer, John H., Nov. 6, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5,1863.
Zartman, John H., Nov. 6, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Zimmerman, Daniel, Nov. 13, 1862 ; must, out with compauy Aug. 5,
1863.
Company F.
From Lancaster, Bariphiu, and adjoining comities. .
Isaac S. Filbert, Nov. 23, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 6, 1863.
First Lieutenant.
Daniel T. Smouse, June 20, 1861 ; pro. from sergt. Co. F, 40th Regt. P. V.,
Dec. 6, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Second Lieutenant.
Joseph B. Garber, Nov. 22, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863,
First Sergeant.
Harry H. Hippie, Nov. 6, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
James R. Campbell, Nov. 5, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
William Wentz, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
John T. Sheibley, Nov. 10, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
John F. G. Long, Nov. 6, 1862; absent at muster out.
Corporals.
Henry Wentz, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Samuel A. Kern, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Jacob Snyder, Nov. 5, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
S. L. Hollenbaugh, Nov. 5, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Samuel Barcley, Nov. 5, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
John Hawthorn, Nov. 12, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Henry Alton, Nov. 11, 1862; must, out with compauy Aug. 5, 1863.
John Mack, Nov. 11, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Musicians.
Cyrus Miller, Nov. 6, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Benjamin F. Barnhart, Dec. 3, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5,
1863.
Billman, Isaac, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5. 1863.
Briner, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Berrier, William, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Baker, Michael F., Nov. 5, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Bistline, Solomon, Nov. 6, 1S62 ; must, out with compauy Aug. 5, 1863.
Berrier, William H., Nov. 6, 1862.
Bowman, John, Nov. 8, 1862.
Bucher, Samuel, Nov. 8, 1S62.
Berntheiser, Joseph, Nov. 11, 1862.
Cook. William, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Cless, Jacob, Nov. 5, 1862; died at Suffolk, Va., Jan. 22, 1863.
Crull, John, Nov. 2, 1862.
Conrad, Jacob, Nov. 10, 1862.
Crider, Joseph R., Nov. 8, 1862.
Dean, George, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Duck, Solomon, Nov. 11, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Dehiser, James W., Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Emery, George, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Eslinger, Jacob, Nov. 6, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Esbleman, Samuel, Nov. 8, 1862.
Fry, Joseph, Nov. 4, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Gutshall, Philip, Nov. 0, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Garland, William, Nov. 6, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Greenblade, John, Nov. 11, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Gutshall, Abraham, Nov. 2, 1862.
Groff, Jacob, Nov. 6, 1862.
Heim, George, Nov. 11, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Heinbaugh, C. B., Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 6, 1863.
Humes, William D., Nov. 5, 1862.
Holloway, James, Nov. 4, 1862.
Kuhn, John C, Nov. 5, 1S62; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Kuhn, Andrew L., Nov. 6, 1862; absent at muster out.
I Kesler, David, Nov. 5, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Kochenderfer, Peter, Nov. 5, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5,
1863.
Kern, Simon, Nov. 5, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Kitner, Abraham, Nov. 5, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Kebler, Lewis, Nov. 6, 1862.
Kenny, William, Nov. 4, 1862.
Kaylor, Abraham, Nov. 6, 1862.
Lay, William A., Nov. 6, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Lay, Samuel, Nov. 5, 1862.
GENERAL HISTORY.
217
Miller, Samuel, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Mover. Joseph, Nov. 8, 1862.
Miller, Isaac, Nov. 8, 1862.
Miller, Isaac T., Nov. 5, 1862.
McConnel, Samuel, Nov. 6, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
McCardel, William, Nov. 11, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
McClure, James K., Nov. 5, 1862.
Noal, Alexander, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Ney, Samuel, Nov. 2, 1862.
O'Donnel, Samuel, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Peck, James, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Peck, James W., Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Rhea, James D., Nov. 6, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Butter, William, Nov. 11, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Rule, Henry A., Nov. 2, 1862.
Kico, George C, Nov. 2, 1862.
Rice, George I., Nov. 2, 1862.
Rutb, John, Nov. 8, 1862.
Robison, William, Nov. 8, 1862.
Stambaugh, William, Nov. 2, 1S62; must, out with company Aug. 5,
1863.
Shoemaker, William, Nov. 5, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5,
1863.
Stambaugh, John, Nov. 6, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Stump, John, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Stum, George, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Sbeibly, George, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Seager, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Stambaugh, Eli, Nov. 10, 1862 : must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Snyder, John G., Nov. 6, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Shull, Frederick, Nov. 6, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Shannon, Jesse, Nov. 2, 1862; died at Suffolk, Va., March 4, 1863.
Shearer, Henry, Nov. 2, 1862; died at Suffolk, Va., April 20, 1863.
Shearer, John, Nov. 10, 1862.
Sberiff, Andrew, Nov. 2, 1862.
Sensenig, George, Nov. 8, 1862.
Sweigart, Peter, Nov. 8, 1862.
Showalter, Elias, Nov. 8, 1862.
Shelpfer, John, Nov. 8, 1862.
Shreader, William, Nov. 8, 1862.
Trostle, Abraham, Nov. 10, 1862.
Trupe, Abraham, Nov. 8, 1862.
Waggoner, Christian, Nov. 6, 1S62; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Zigler, John, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
COMPANT I.
From Dauphin County.
Captain.
Benjamin J. Evitts, Nov. 25, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
First Lieutenant.
P. S. Bergstresser, Nov. 25, 1S62; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Srcond Lieutenant.
Joseph D. Gise, Nov. 25, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
First Sergrant.
Jonathan Tobias, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Sergeants.
Edward Mencel, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with compauy Aug. 5, 1863.
Henry Bordner, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Henry Witnier, Nov. 2, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Martin P. Shaffner, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Corporals.
John Kissinger, Nov. 2, 1802; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
John T. Hoffman, Nov. 5, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5,1863.
Henry Kissinger, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Reuben Rubendall, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1S63.
Michael Welker, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
John Loudenslager, Nov. 2, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Josiah Osman, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Lawrence Boyer, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Musicians.
Frederick Klinger, Nov. 5, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Edward Urnholtz, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Privates.
Bellon, John, Nov. 5, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Betz, Anthony, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Bordner, Jonathan, Nov. 25, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Brown, David, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Brubaker, Samuel H., Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5,
1863.
Bubb, Jonas, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Carle, Daniel, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Coleman, Charles, Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 2, 1862.
Coleman, Jacob. Nov. 2, 1862.
Deitz, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Deibler, John N., Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Dillman, Barnhart, Nov. 25, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5,
1863.
Drum, Charles, Nov. 2. 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Deitz, Joseph, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 2, 1862.
Daniel, Benneville, Nov. 2, 1862.
Evitts, Henry C, Nov. 5, 1862 ; niUBt. out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Frantz, Uriah, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Feidt, George, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Furkel, Philip, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Fisher, Jeremiah, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 2, 1862.
Good, John L., Nov. 5, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Gaiton, John W., Nov. 4, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 14, 1862.
Gingles, Thomas, Nov. 4, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 4, 1862.
Hoffman, John, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Hoover, Alfred, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5. 1863.
Haines, Frederick A., Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 2. 1862.
Klinger, Peter, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Klinger, Samuel, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Klinger, Philip, Nov. 2, 1862; must, ont with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Klinger, Joseph, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
'. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5,
. 2, 1S62; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
i surg. certif. Nov. 2, 1862.
surg certif. Nov. 2, 1862.
i surg. certif. Nov. 2, 1862.
on surg. certif. Nov. 2, 1862.
n surg. certif. Nov. 2, 1862.
urg. certif. Nov. 2, 1862.
i surg. certif. Nov. 2, 1862.
Kissinger, Jorias. N
Kocher, William, N
Koppenheffer, H. S
1863.
Lubold, George, Not
Lebo, Joseph, Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch
Lentz, John, Jr., Nov. 2, 1862.
Lubold, Martin, Nov. 2, 1862.
Metz, Michael, Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. o:
Miller, Samuel, Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. t
Miller, Jeremiah, Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch
Miller, John R., Nov. 2, 1862; disch.
Miller, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. on
Mencle, Daniel, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. c
McCurtin, Daniel, Nov. 2, 1862.
Ossman, George, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. Nov. 19, 1862.
Ohle, Eli, Nov. 1, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 1, 1862.
Parker, Joseph C, Nov. 1, 1S62 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 1, 1862.
Reedy, William H., Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5
1863.
Reed, Israel, Nov. 2, 1862; must, ont with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Reed, Joseph H., Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Reed, Abraham H., Nov. 5, 1S62; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863
Ritzman, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1S63.
Romberger, J. B., Nov. 2, 1862 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Ritzman, Baltbazer, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with compauy Aug. 5,
1863.
Romberger, Jonas, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. Nov. 18, 1862.
Reigle, Obed J., Nov. 2, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 2. 1S62.
Ryeo, John, Nov. 11, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 11, 1S62.
Reichard, Elias, Nov. 1, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 1, 1862.
Robins, Abraham T„ Nov. 1, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 1, 1862.
Romberger, George, Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. Nov. 18, 1862.
Ru<ho, John B., Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 2, 1S62.
Snyder, Abraham, Nov. 2, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Shoffstall, Amos, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, ISM.
Stroub, Samuel, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Saltzer, John A., Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1^63.
Siler, Abraham, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1S63.
Schaffner, Eli, Nov. 5, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 5, 1862.
Shade. Edward, Nov. 2, 1S62 ; disch.^Nov. 20, 1S62.
Shaffer, Charles, Nov. 1, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 1, 1S62.
Sommers, Jesse, Nov. 1, 1S62 : disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 1. 1862.
Shoemaker, Philip, Nov. 1, 1S62: disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 1, 1862.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Tschubb, George, Nov. 2, 1862 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Troutman, George H., Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5,
1863.
Weaver, William, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Wirt, John H., Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Williard, Daniel, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Wingert, Daniel H., Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. S, 1863.
Weaver, Henry H., Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Williard, John, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 5, 1863.
Wambaugh, B. H., Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 2, 1882.
Whitmight, Michael, Nov. 1, 1862; disch. on Burg, certif. Nov. 1, 1862.
Walborn, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1862.
Zerfing, Elias, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out witli company Aug. 5, 1863.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH REGIMENT (THREE YEARS'
SERVICE).
COMPANT A.
Recruited in Ihiuphin and adjoining counties.
Captains.
Jacob Dorsheimer, March 1, 1862; res. May 22,1863.
Theodore K. Schefler, Feb. 21, 1862; pro. from 1st lieut. June 10, 1863;
brevet maj. March 13, 1865 ; wounded at Dabney's Mills, Va., Feb.
6, 1865 ; disch. Feb. 21, 1865, at exp. of term.
Samuel Lyon, Jau. 26, 1865; must, out with company July 13, 1865.
First Lieutenant.
Oliver P. Stair, March 1, 1862; pro. from 2d lieut. June 10, 1863 ; com.
capt. Feb. 22, 1865; not mustered; brevet maj. March 13,1865; disch.
March 3, 1865, at exp. of term.
Second Lieutenant.
George C. Stair, March 1, 1862 ; pro. from sergt. June 10, 1863 ; captured
at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19, 1864; disch. April 22, 1865, at exp.
of term.
First Sergeants.
James Crimmins, Feb. 12, 1S62 ; pro. from Corp. to sergt. March 2, 1864 ;
to 1st sergt. May 1, 1865 ; wounded at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862 ;
captured at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863, and at Weldon Railroad,
Va., Aug. 19, 1864; com. 2d lieut. June 3, 1865; 1st lieut. July 7,
1865; not mustered; niust.out with company July 13, 1865 ; veteran.
Frederick Buckingham, Jan. 24, 1862 ; prisoner from Aug. 19, 1864, to
Feb. 28, 1865 ; disch. April 12, to date March 5, 1865, at exp. of term.
Sergeants.
Peter A. Hinkle, Jan. 24, 1862 ; captured at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30, 1862,
and at Weldon Railroad Aug. 10, 1864; pro. from Corp. April 4,1864;
com. 2d lieut. July 7, 1865 ; not mustered ; must, out with company
July 13, 1865; veteran.
John M. Mohler, Feb. 10, 1862 ; pro. from Corp. April 4, 1864; captured.
date unknown ; must, out with company July 13, 1865 ; veteran.
Samuel F. Ruth, Jan. 24, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. April 6, 1864; to sergt. June
15, 1S65 ; captured at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863, and at Weldon
Railroad, Va., Aug. 19, 1S64; must, out with company July 13, 1865;
veteran.
Solomon R. Hough, Dec. 16, 1861 ; disch. Aug. 30, 1863, for wounds re-
ceived at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862.
Alfred A. Collins, Sept. 11, 1861 ; di6ch. Aug. 30, for wounds received at
Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863.
Charles W. Conrad, March 1, 1862 ; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps March 1, 1864.
Andrew C. Wolfe, Jan. 29, 1S62 ; died at York, Pa., May 8, 1865 ; veteran.
Christiau Shearer, Feb. 1, 1862; captured at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30,
1862; at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863; and at Dabney's Mills, Va.,
Feb. 7, 1865 ; absent at muster out ; veteran.
Amos Whalk, April 16, 1864 ; pro. to corp. Jan. 13, 1865 ; must, out with
company July 13, 1865.
William Edwards, June 23, 1864 ; substitute ; pro. to corp. April 13, 1865 ;
must, out with company July 13, 1865.
Isaac Snpplee, Feb. 1, 1862 ; captured at Bull Run Aug. 30, 1862 ; at
Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863, and at White Oak Road, Va., March
31, 1865 ; diBch. by G. 0. May 29, 1865 ; veteran.
Edward Jacoby, Feb. 14, 1862 ; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863 ;
trans, to Vet. Res. Corps March 1, 1864.
William Seifert, Feb. 21, 1862 ; wounded at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862 ;
trans, to 2d Regt. U. S. Cav. Dec. 30, 1862.
Adam F. Smith, Feb. 27, 1862 ; captured at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30, 1862 ;
wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps
Aug. 9, 1864 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 23, 1865 ; veteran.
James Hagerty, Feb. 21, 1862 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 15, 1864 ;
disch. Feb. 1865, at exp. of term.
Jerald M. Burton, April 1, 1862; died at Washington, D. C. Sept. 8,1862,
of wounds received in action ; burial record, Oct. 9, 1862 ; buried
in National Cemetery, Antietam, Md., section 26, lot F, grave 577.
Devan N. Bentz, Jan. 24, 1862; missing in action at Fredericksburg,
Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
MusUnans.
William C. Stair, April 8, 1864; prisoner from Aug. 19 to Oct. 8, 1861 ;
must, out with company July 13, 1865.
Samuel Simons, Feb. 1, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 18, 1862.
John Warner, Aug. 21, 1862.
Alexander Wolf, Jan. 24, 1862.
Privates.
Alliton, Thomas, Aug. 17, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Adams, William T., Feb. 10, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 19, 1862.
Anderson, John H., Aug. 11, 1864; substitute; wounded at Dabney's
Mills, Va., Feb. 6, 1865 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 18, 1865.
Albert, Joseph, Feb. 18,1862; prisoner from Aug. 19, 1864, to Feb. 27,
1865 ; disch. by G. O. June 6, 1865 ; veteran.
Blythe, Edward, Aug. 17, 1864 ; substitute ; never joined company.
Burke, Daniel, Aug. 2, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Barrett, Michael, Aug. 2, T864; substitute; never joined company.
Brown, Michael, Aug. 10, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Brummel, Thomas, Aug. 12, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Bush, Jacob, Sept. 17, 1864 ; substitute ; disch. by G. O. June 17, 1865.
Brady, James, Sept. 17,1864; substitute; wounded at Dabney's Mills,
Va., Feb. 6, 1865 ; disch. by G. O. May 19, 1865.
Brewster, Charles W., March 1, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 24, 1862.
Baily, Henry W., Feb. 21, 1862 ; disch. on Burg, certif. May 28, 1862.
Baumback, Ernst, Aug. 31, 1864; substitute; disch. by G. 0. June 6,
1865.
Beighley, John P. H , Sept. 1, 1864; substitute; disch. by G. 0. June 6,
1865.
Boring, James K. P., Sept. 2, 1864 ; substitute ; disch. by G. 0. June 6,
1865.
Butler, William, Sept. 6, 1864; substitute; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1865.
Barmetler, Joseph, Sept. 6, 1S64; substitute; disch. by G.O.June 6, 1865.
Barnabas, George, Sept. 20, 1864; substitute; disch. by G.O.June 6,
1865.
Baily, Benjamin R., Feb. 1, 1862; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va.,
Aug. 19, 1864 ; died at Salisbury, N. C, Nov. 9, 1864 ; veteran.
Baily, Mahlon P., Feb. 21, 1862.
Costello, Michael, Aug. 17,1864; substitute; wounded at Dabney's Mills,
Va., Feb. 6, 1865 ; must, out with company July 13, 1865.
Clark, John, Aug. 1,1864; substitute; never joined company.
Corcoran, William, Aug. I, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Carlin, James, Aug. 2, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Conrad, Rufus, Feb. 24, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 29, 1862.
Case, Aaron, Sept. 10, 1862 ; disch. on surg . certif. Feb. 27, 1863.
Clarkson, John S., March 6, 1862 ; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va.,
Aug. 19, 1S64; disch. on surg. certif. June 2, 1865 ; veteran.
Cosgrove, Francis, March 1.1S62; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps July 22, 1863.
Conrad, Gerald F., Jan. 21, 1862 ; died at Culpeper Court-House, Va.,
Jan. 2, 1864.
Conrad, J. Oscar, Feb. 24, 1862 ; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 20, 1864 ;
veteran.
Carpenter, Benjamin 0., Jan. 24, 1862; captured at Bull Run, Va., Aug.
30, 1862.
Coovadt, Daniel H., Aug. 30, 1862 ; captured at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863; missing in action at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.
Davis, David, Aug. 11, 1864; substitute ; disch. by G. 0. July 13, 1865.
Doyle, Thomas, Aug. 12, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Dougherty, Thomas, Aug. 17, 1864 ; substitute; never joined company.
Dugan, James, Jan. 4, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. June 13, 1862.
Dickson, Thomas, Feb. 10, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 11, 1863.
Dull, William, Feb. 18, 1862 ; diach. on surg. certif. June 30, 1863.
Defuer, Thomas, Sept. 17, 1864; substitute; disch. by G.O. June 6, 1865.
Diamond, Philip, Sept. 30, 1864 ; drafted ; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1866.
Davis, John, Juue 3, 1864 ; substitute ; wounded at Dabney's Mills, Va.,
Feb. 6, 1865; disch. by G. 0. June 17, 1865.
Davidson, Henry R., April 9, 1862; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va.,
GENERAL HISTORY.
219
Aug. 19, 1864; died at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Sid., April 19, 1805;
veteran.
Ebersole, Aaron L., Aug. 8, 1864; substitute; must, out with company
July 13, 1865.
Evans, Isaac, Jan. 26, 1862; disch. on 6urg. certif. Slay 28, 1862.
Eiler, John C, Sept. 19, 1864; drafted; disch. by G. O. June 6, 1865.
Fleck, Benjamin, Aug. 2, 1864 ; substitute : must, out with company July
13, 1865.
Fleming, J. R., Aug. 2, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Finch, Nathaniel, July 30, 1864 ; substilute; never joined company.
Ferris, John C, Feb. 26, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. June 9, 1862.
Fake, George, Feb. 18, 1862; wounded at Antietam, Sid., Sept. 17, 1862;
disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 3, 1862.
Fennel, Abraham, Sept. 19, 1864; drafted; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1S65.
Firth, Thomas, Feb. 21, 1862.
Gressing, Patrick, July 24, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Gregg, Faber, Aug. 2, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Gilmore, Joseph, Aug. 6, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Gale, Seely, Jan. 7, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 3, 1862.
Green, Ezra, Feb. 21, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 24, 1862.
Griffith, Thomas, Sept. 5, 1864; substitute; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1865.
Gromey, Cornelius B., Jan. 2, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 24, 1865.
Hagerty. Joseph, Feb. 10, 1862; must, out with company July 13, 1865;
veteran.
Hunt, Joseph M., Aug. 8, 1864; must, out with company July 13, 1865.
Harrigan, Blartin, June 1, 1864; substitute; captured at Dabney's Mills,
Va, Feb. 6, 1865.
Harman, John. Feb. 16, 1862 ; wounded at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862 ;
disch. on snrg. certif. Oct. 15, 1S62.
Haine, Fidell, Feb. 18, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. June 9, 1862.
Heltmeyer, A. C, Feb. 18, 1S62 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 20, 1863.
Hardy, Ira, Slarch 1, 1862; wounded at Antietam, Sid., Sept. 17, 1862;
disch. on snrg. certif. Dec. IS, 1863.
Hardy, David N., Feb. 11, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 11, 1863.
Hahn, Casper. Sept. 19, 1864: drafted; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1865.
nartung, John, Sept. 19, 1864 ; drafted; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865.
Hinkley, Elias, Sept. 9, 1863.; trans, to Vet. Ees. Corps June 25, 1864.
Hinkley, Peter B., March 1, 1862; died at Cloud's Mills, Va., May 8,
1862.
Hawes, Jacob B, Aug. 30, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863.
HoBsler, George, Feb. 12, 1862; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug
19, 1864 ; died at Salisbury, N. C, Nov. 10. 1864 ; veteran.
Harman, John J., Jan. 24, 1862; captured at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30,
1862.
Jones, William, Aug. 13, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Jones, Joshua M., April 8, 1864 ; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug
19, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. Slay 30, 1865.
Jenkins, Francis, Sept. 9, 1864 ; substitute ; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1865
Jamison, Samuel F., March 8, 1862 ; trans, to Co. I July 24, 1862.
Johnson, Samuel F., May 31, 1862 ; killed at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17.
1862.
Kennedy, James P., Feb. 21, 1862 ; must, out with company July 13.
1865; veteran.
Kecbner, Frederick, March 11, 1862 ; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July
1, 1863; must, out with company July 13, 1S65 ; veteran.
Kobler, Charles, Oct. 7, 1864 ; substitute; absent, sick, at muster out.
Kerley, William. Aug. 10, 1864 ; substitute : never joined company.
Kline, John G., Feb. 21, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 29, 1862.
Kline, Petroclns, Feb. 21, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 24, 1862.
Knight, Ira, Feb. 21, 1862 ; captured at Mine Run, Va., Nov. 26, 1863 ;
trans, to Vet. Res. Corps March 1, 1864.
Kline, John, Jan. 24, 1862 ; trans, to Vet. Kes. Corps Oct. 25, 1863.
Kunkle, George, Feb. 18, 1862; captured at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30, 1862,
and at Weldon Railroad Aug. 19, 1864; died at Camp Parole, Annap-
olis, Md., April 19, 1865 ; burial record, George Kembell, April 1,
1S66 ; veteran.
Lynch, David, Oct. 4, 1864 ; substitute ; must, out with company July 13,
1E65.
Laufer, William, Aug. 2, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Long, Levi, Jan. 24, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 24, 1862.
Lancaster, George W., Slay 6, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1865.
Luchterhan, Charles, Sept. 17, 1864; drafted; disch. by G. 0. June 6,
1865.
Leonard, Adam, Sept. 26, 1864 ; drafted ; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1865.
Morgan, Samuel, June 23,1863; substitute; must, out with company
July 13, 1865.
Mulhollaud, J. W., Oct. 5, 1864; substitute; must, out with company
July 13, 1865.
Slier, Francis, Aug. 1, 1864 ; substitute; never joined company.
Slaybeiry, Aaron, Aug. 1, 1864; substitute; must, out with company
July 13, 1865.
Mu II: ii John, Aug. 2, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Blurphy, Patrick, Aug. 12, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
j March, William, Feb. 1, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 28, 1862.
, Sliller, Elias, Sept. 20, 1864; drafted; wounded at Dabney's Mills, Va..
Feb. 6, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1865.
| McBride, A., July 30, 1863 ; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19,
1864; must, out with company July 13, 1865.
McGarry, John, Aug. 2, 1864; substitute ; never joined company.
SIcCormick, Thomas, Aug. 16, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
SIcNear, Perry, Jan. 24, 1862; disch. on Burg, certif. Feb. 9, 1863.
SIcKinzie, John, Jau. 24, 1862.
McClosky, James C, Feb. 1, 1862 ; captured at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30,
1862.
Nickson, James, Aug. 18. 1864 ; substitute ; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865.
Pearlstone, Barney, June 16, 1864; substitute; must, out with company-
July 13, 1865.
Page, Edward, Aug. 3, 1864 ; substitute; never joined company.
Pierce, Edwin W., Feb. 21, 1862 ; prisoner from Aug. 19, 1864, to Feb.
27, 1865; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1865 ; veteran.
Port, William D., Jan. 10, 1862; trans, to Co. I July 24, 1862.
Phillips, Russell, Starch 1, 1862 ; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863.
Pattent, William H., Feb. 10, 1862 ; died at York, Pa., Aug. 26, of wounds
received at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863 ; buried in U. S. General Hosp-
ital Cemetery, grave 21.
! Ridgway, Charles W.. Feb. 1, 1862; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 15,
1865; disch. by G. 0. Sept. 19, 1865; veteran.
Robbins, John H., Feb. 10, 1862 ; must, out with company July 13, 1865 ;
veteran.
Regan, Charles, Aug. 2, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Race, Seneca, Jan. 24, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 24, 1862.
i Ridgway, Uriah, Feb. 10, 1862; disch. by special order Nov. 25, 1864;
veteran.
Rudolph, Andrew C, Sept. 19, 1864 ; substitute; disch. by S. 0. Dec. 13,
1864.
' Race, Hiram, Jan. 24, 1862 ; killed at Antietam, SId., Sept. 17, 1862.
Reesinger, William H., Feb. 24, 1862.
. Secor, Isaac A., Jan. 26, 1862; absent, sick, at muster out.
Smith, Charles, Aug. 2, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Sullivan, James, Jan. 24, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 12, 1S62.
St. Clair, John, Jan. 24, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. June 9, 1862.
Spangler, Levi, Feb. 1, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. April 10, 1S63.
Solier, John, Feb. 1, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 28, 1862.
Smallwood, Thomas, Feb. 1, 1862; prisoner from Aug. 30, to Dec. 29,
1862; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 13, 1863.
Smith, Emanuel, Feb. 12, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. June 9, 1862.
Sage, Henry, Jan. 2, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 2, 1862.
Slocum, Sidney C, Jan. 24, 1862 ; captured at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863; disch. by S. 0. Oct. 23, 1864.
Smutzer, John, Aug. 31, 1S64; substitute; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1865.
Smay, John, Sept. 20, 1864; substitute; disch. by G.O.June 6, 1865.
Schirmskie, Joseph, June 24,1864; substitute; wounded and captured
at Dabney's Mills, Va., Feb. 6, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865.
Smith, Thomas A., Jan. 26, 1862 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Slarch 1, 1864.
Smith, Cornelius, Feb. 12, 1862 ; wounded at Antietam, SId., Sept. 17,
1862; killed at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19, 1864; veteran.
Secor, Sladoram 0., Jan. 24, 1862 ; captured at Gettysburg. Pa., July 1,
1863, and at Mine Run, Va., Dec. 3, 1863; died at Richmond Feb. 1,
1864.
Snodgrass, William B., Jan. 24, 1862.
Thomas, John L., Aug. 3, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Tasson, William, Aug. 6, 1864; substitute ; never joined company.
Tiffany, Allison, Sept. S, 1S62; disch. on surg. certif. April 14, 1865.
Troxell, William, Feb. 1, 1862; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps April 1, 1864.
Vanarsdale, Isaac, Aug. 2, 1864 ; substitute ; never joined company.
Varner, Jacob, Sept. 20, 1S64 ; drafted ; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1865.
Vansalkenberg, F., Jan. 24,1862.
Willet, Thomas, Aug. 11, 1S64 ; substitute; never joined company.
Welsh, Jacob, Feb. 21, 1S6J ; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July I, 1863 ;
captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19,1864; must, out with
compauy July 13, 1S65; Teteran.
Williams, Johu T., June 24, 1864; substitute; must, out with company
July 13, 1865.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Wolf, Heury, Aug. 1, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Waflnter, Carl, Aug. 1, 1864 ; substitute ; never joined company.
Wallace, William, Aug. 1, 1864 ; substitute; never joined company.
Wright, Thomas, Aug. 3, 1864 ; substitute ; never joined company.
Wagoner, Thomas, Aug. 2, 1864; substitute ; never joined company.
Willey, John L., Feb. 12, 1862; captured at Gettysburg July 1, 1863;
must, out with company July 13, 1865; veteran.
Wilmoth, Frederick A., March 1, 1862 ; disch. March 2, 1865, at exp. of
term.
Waterman, Ira V., Sept. 14, 1862; trans, to Vet. Kes. Corps June 24,
1864; disch. by G. 0. July 6, 1865.
Worley, George C, March S, 1862 ; trans, to Company I July 24, 1862.
Weiser, Albert, March 8, 1862 ; died at Georgetown, D. C, Nov. 7, 1862.
Weist, Harrison C., Jan. 24, 1862 ; died Nov. 19 of wounds received at An-
tietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862.
Wier, Jacob, July 31, 1862 ; captured at Weldon Eailroad, Va., Aug. 19,
1864 ; died at Salisbury, N. C.,.Nov. 9, 1864.
Weidman, Thomas, Jan. 24, 1862.
Wardnon, John, Jan. 24, 1862.
Tohe, John, Sept. 10, 1862; captured at Weldon Eailroad, Va., Aug. 19,
1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1865.
Zinn, George W., Sept. 7, 1864; substitute; wounded at Dabney's Mills,
Va., Feb. 6, 1865; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1865.
Recruited in Dauphin and adjoining counties.
Captains.
James Mac Thompson, Feb. 20, 1862 ; pro. to major Oct. 19, 1862.
Jacob V. Gish, Nov. 15, 1861 ; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. July 24,
1862; to capt. Jan. 5, 1863; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Feb. 18, 1864 ; disch. April 14, 1864.
James Hemphill, Nov. 15, 1861 ; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. Jan. 5,
1863 ; to 1st lieut. April 17, 1863 ; to capt. April 15, 1864 ; brevet maj.
March 13, 1865; wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1864 ; disch.
Jan. 12, at exp. of term.
William R. Sturgeon, Nov. 15, 1861 ; pro. from sergt. to 2d lieut. April
28,1863; to 1st lieut. April 13,1864; to capt. May 13, 1865; must.
out with company July 13, 1865.
First Lieutenants.
T. H. N. McPherson, Jan. 25, 1862 ; resigned Jan. 12, 1863.
Aaron Treher, May 8, 1863 ; pro. to 2d lieut. Dec. 20, 1864; to 1st lieut.
May 21, 1865 ; wounded at Dabney's Mills, Va., Feb. 6, 1865 ; must.
out with company July 13, 1865.
Second Lieutenants.
William Graeff, Feb. 20, 1862 ; resigned July 23, 1862.
George Smith, Jan. 25, 1862; pro. to Corp. Jan. 31, 1862; to sergt. Oct. 16,
1864; to 2d lieut. May 27, 1865 ; must, out with company July 13,
1865; veteran.
First Sergeants.
David Noel, Jan. 9, 1862 ; pris. from Aug. 30, to Dec. 8, 1862 ; pro. to
corp. Oct. 18, 1854 ; to sergt. Jan. 1, 1865 ; to 1st sergt. May 1, 1865 ;
must, out with company July 13, 1865; veteran.
David W. Wagner, Jan. 25, 1862; pro. to corp. July 25, 1862 ; to 1st
sergt. May 1, 1863 ; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19, 1S64;
died at Salisbury, N C, Nov. 14, 1864 ; veteran.
Sergeants.
William A. Comers, Feb. 19, 1862; pro. to corp. Oct. 16, 1864 ; to sergt.
Jan. 1, 1865; must, out witli company July 13, 1865 ; veteran.
Samuel Sugars, Feb. 8, 1862 ; pro. to corp. ; to sergt. April 1, 1862 ; disch.
on surg. certif. Jan. 26, 1863.
Abraham R. Kindig, April 4, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg Dec. 13,
1862 ; pro. to Corp. Dec. 31, 1862 ; to sergt. May 16, 1863 ; died at
Bealton Station, Va., Nov. 21, 1863.
John Kozier, Feb. 27, 1862 ; pro. to corp. July 24, 1862; to sergt. May 1,
1863; prisoner from Aug. 30 to Dec. 21, 1862; wounded at Gettys-
burg, Pa., July 1, 1863 ; died at Washington, D. C, Aug. 5, of wounds,
with loss of leg, received at Petersburg, Va., June 21, 1864; veteran.
Joseph R. McElhauy, Jan. 9, 1862 ; pro. to sergt. July 24, 1S62 ; killed at
Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19, 1864; buried in Poplar Grove, Na-
tional Cemetery, Petersburg, Va., division A, section D, grave 31;
veteran.
George C. Frasler, Jan. 9, 1S62 ; pro. to Corp. March 13, 1862 ; to sergt.
May 1, 1863 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862, and at
Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va.,
Aug. 19, 1 864 ; died at Salisbury, N. C, Dec. 29, 1864 ; veteran.
Corporals.
Charles Fisher, Sept. 12,1864; substitute; pro. to Corp. Jan. 1, 1865;
wounded at Dabney's Mills, Va., Feb. 6, 1865 ; absent, in hospital, at
muster out.
Peter Altmyer, June 3, 1864 ; drafted ; pro. to corp. Jan. 1, 1865 ; missing
in action at Dabney's Mills, Va., Feb. 6, 1865.
William H. Gilbert, May 3, 1864; wounded in action May 30, 1864; pro.
to corp. May 6, 1865 ; must, out with company July 13, 1865.
Benjamin Keck, Jan. 23, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 18, 1862.
William Carr, June 21,1864; drafted; pro. to corp. Jan. 1,1865; wounded
at Dabney's Mills, Va., Feb. 6, 1865 ; disch. by G.O. June 7, 1865.
James Kell, Jan. 9, 1862; pro. to Corp. July 1, 1864; pris. from Aug. 19,
1864, to June 2, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0 June 20, 1865 ; veteran.
John M. Duff, Aug. 3, 1864; substitute ; pro. to corp. Feb. 6,1865 ; disch.
by G. O.June 7, 1865.
Peter Pislee, Feb. 20, 1862 ; pro. to corp. Dec. 31, 1862 ; killed at Gettys-
burg, Pa., July 1, 1863.
David Sugars, Feb. 22, 1862, pro. to corp. July 24. 1862 ; died Sept. 26, of
wounds received at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862.
Musicians.
Samuel Shuler, Jan. 23, 1862; must, out with company July 13, 1865;
veteran.
Samuel Dubbs, Jan. 9, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. June 14, 1865.
Privates.
Albic, Joseph, Aug. 3, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Andrews, Peter, Jan. 8, 1862 ; disch. Jan. 8, 1865, at exp. of term.
Amey, Henry, Sept. 3, 1864 ; substitute ; disch. by G. O. June 7, 1865.
Burns, Isaac, Feb. 27, 1862: must, out with company July 13, 1865;
veteran.
Burns, Audrew, Feb. 11, 1862; must, out with company July 13, 1865;
veteran.
Bice, Nicholas, May 27, 1864; drafted; never joined company.
Baker, Samuel, June 8, 1864 ; drafted; must, out with company July 13,
1865.
Bire, Harmon, Oct. 6, 1864; substitute; must, out with company July
13, 1865.
Beaver, Levi J., June 18, 1864 ; drafted ; must, out with company July
13, 1865.
Boshinger, Amos, Oct. 3,1864; drafted; must, out with company July
13, 1865.
Brown, John, July 30, 1864 ; substitute; never joined company.
Brown, Philip, Jan. 4, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 30, 1862.
Baker, John, Sept. 24, 1864; substitute; disch. by G. 0. June7, 1865.
Blakely, Daniel, Sept. 6, 1864 ; substitute; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865.
Bautz, John, July 21, 1864; drafted ; disch. by G. O. May 31, 1865.
Burns, William S., Jan. 9, 1862 ; disch. for promotion May 10, 1863.
Byers, William S., Feb. 25, 1862; died near Culpeper Court-House, Va.,
Aug. 7, 1863.
Bennett, Amos, Jan. 9, 1862.
Brenner, John, Jan. 23, 1862.
Blidler, Joseph, Jan. 9, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll. .
Cooper, Carry, Aug. 30, 1864 ; substitute ; must, out with company July
13, 1S65.
Cole, Daniel, Aug. 30, 1S64 ; substitute : must, out with company July
13, 1865.
Corminan, Isaac, July 17, 1863 ; drafted ; must, out with company July
13, 1865.
Campbell, John, Aug. 2, 1864 ; substitute; never joined company.
Calmon Lawson, Jan. 9, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 16, 1863.
Cole, Jacob D., Sept. 6, 1864 ; substitute ; disch. by G. O. Juue 7, 1865.
Cresswell, William, Sept. 9,1864; substitute; disch. by G. 0. June 7,
1865.
Castor, Benjamin, Sept. 1, 1864; substitute; disch. by G. O. June 7, 1865.
Camleat, Julius, Aug. 21, 1864 ; substitute ; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865.
Commers, Christian, Feb. 26, 1862 ; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863; traus. to Vet. ReB. Corps Oct. 7, 1863.
Clark, Zachariah, Oct. 21, 1864 ; drafted ; died at Alexandria, Va., May
15, 1865.
Coil, John, Nov. 16, 1862.
Ditz, Noah, Oct. 5, 1864 ; substitute ; must, out with company July 13,
1865.
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Dottery, William, Feb. 27, 1862 ; missing in action at Dabney's Mills,
Va., Feb. 6, 1865 j veteran.
Davis, James, Aug. 5, 1864 ; substitute; never joined company.
Deiter, William, July 27, 1864 ; substitute J must, out with company
July 13,1865.
Dadia, Alexander, Aug. 2, 1864; substitute ; never joined company.
Dice, Lewis, Jan. 23, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 1, 1862.
Dice, John, Jan. 3, 1862; wounded at South Mountain, Md., Sept. 14,
1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 18, 1862.
Deitrick, John, Aug. 9,1864; substitute; wouuded at Dabney's Mills,
Va., Feb. 6, 1865 J disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865.
Deaud, Samuel, Sept. 1, 1864 ; substitute ; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865.
Donzison, John, Sept. 4, 1864 ; substitute ; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865.
Davis, Wilbur, Sept. 17, 1864 ; substitute ; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865.
Davis, William H., Jan. 9, 1862 ; trans, to Co. E, date unknown.
Dever, Eli, Jan. 23, 1862 ; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864 ; vet-
Eyler, Charles, Aug. 5, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Easterling, Peter, Sept. 17, 1864; drafted ; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865.
Ezer, Wesley, Jan. 9, 1862 ; died at City Point, Va., June 23, of wounds
received at Petersburg, June 18, 1864.
Evans, Wilson, July 5, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 18, 1865.
Filey, John M., Aug. 5, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Finley, Hugh G., Nov. 29, 1861 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; missed in action at Weldon Railroad Aug. 19, 1864 ; veteran.
Fish, Reuben, Jan. 3, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 8, 1863.
Moon, Robert, March 8, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Montgomery, William, March 22, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
McGinty, William, March 15, 1862; disch. by G. 0. March 29, 1865.
McLaughlin, Alexander, April 27, 1864; must, out with company July
20, 1865.
McDonald, Archibald, April 11, 1863 ; must, out with company July 20,
1865.
McAuley, William, Feb. 10, 1S62 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 26, 1865 ;
veteran.
McCallen, Charles, Feb. 10, 1862; died at Sandy Hook, Md., June 29,
1864; burial record, June 17, IS64; buried in National Cemetery,
Antietam, section 26, lot D, grave 375; veteran.
McAfee, James, Feb. 9, 1864; killed at Hamilton, Va., March 22, 1865.
McDermott, Franc, March 10, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
McGarrigan, Patrick, April 18, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
McClellan, James, March 7, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Nyheart, Jacob, Feb. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Nobbs, George H., Jan. 16, 1862; disch. by G. 0. Sept. 11, 1S65 ; veteran.
Nelson, William, March 8, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
O'Harra, Patrick, Feb. 10, 1862; must, out with company July 20, 1865;
veteran.
Parrisb, Niram, Feb. 24, 1864; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Rupp, Henry, Jan. 2, 1865; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Randall, James H., March 31, 1864; died, date unknown; buried in
National Cemetery, Antietam, Md., section 26, lot D, grave 360.
Rogers, Aaron M., Jan. 16, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Rhodes, Andrew, Jan. 20, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Rogers, Joseph S., March 8, 1862; died Aug. 22, 1862 ; buried in Military
Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Reed, Elias, March 12, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Showalter, Jacob, March 16, 1S64; must, out with company July 20,
1865.
Simpson, William, Jan. 13, 1864; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Smith, James B., Feb. 9, 1S64; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Smith, James, Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Strausbury, Jacob, Feb. 18, 1864; must, out with company July 20,
1S65.
Slonaker, John W., Sept. 1, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. June 1, 1865.
Shine, John, March 8, 1862.
Smith, Ashabel M., Jan. 10, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Strouse, Charles, March C, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Strickliu, Lafayette, March 7, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Twining. John, March 7, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Vanguilder, George, March 21, 1865; must, out with company July 20,
1865.
Vedder, William, March 8, 1865 ; not ou muster-out roll.
Watt, William, Feb. 7, 1S64 ; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Weist, Jacob, Aug. 31, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Williamson, Hiram, March 22, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Worster, Gottfried, April 11, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Young, Thomas L., Feb. 24, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
Company L.
Captain).
George H. Russell, March 20, 1862 ; res. Sept. 1, 1862.
Elmer F. Jennings, Feb. 19, 1862; pro. from 1st lieut. Sept. 5, 1862; res.
April 27, 1863.
W. H. McAllister, March 20,1862; pro. from 2d to 1st lieut. Sept. 5,1862 ;
to capt. April 28, 1863; com. maj. March 13, 1865; not mustered; to
lieut.-col. May 18, 1865.
O. B. Tourtellott, Jan. 1, 1862; pro. from sergt.-maj. to 2d lieut. Feb. 17,
1864; to 1st lieut. Feb. 4, 1865; to capt. May 19, 1865; must, out
with company July 20, 1865.
Firet Lieutenants.
Melvin H. Fenno, Feb. 10, 1862; pro. from 2d lieut. Sept. 23, 1853;
disch. Doc. 5, 1864.
Henry A. Drake, Jan. 18, 1862 ; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. Feb. 4,
1865; to 1st lieut. May 20, 1865; must, out with company July 20,
1865; veteran.
Second Lieutenant.
Bela P. Scoville, Jan. 18, 1862; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt. Feb. 4, 1865;
to 2d lieut. May 20,1865; must, out with company July 20,1865;
veteran.
Firet Sergeant.
C. S. McCullough, March 6, 1862; pro. from sergt. May 20, 1865; must,
out with company July 20, 1865 ; veteran.
Quartermaster Sergeant.
John White, Feb. 18, 1S62 ; must, out with company July 20, 1S65;
veteran.
Commissary Sergeant.
Sheldon, Logan, March 5. 1S62; must, out with company July 20, 1865 ;
veteran.
Sergeants.
Newton B. Parker, March 5, 1862 ; must, out with company July 20, 1865 ;
veteran.
William H. Keasey, Feb. 14, 1862; must, out with company July 20, 1865 ;
veteran.
Perry, Smiley, Feb. 4, 1864; pro. from private Feb. 4, 1865; absent at
muster out.
Hiram E. Hanson, Jan. 18, 1862 ; pro. from Corp. March 20, 1865 ; must.
out with company July 20,1865; veteran.
John Beta, Feb. 23, 1864; pro. from Corp. May 20, 1865; must, out with
company July 20, 1S65.
A. M. Smith, March 5, 1862 ; disch. Nov. 4, 1864, for wounds received in
action.
Corporals.
William Marshall, Feb. 14, 1862 ; must, out with company July 20, 1S65 ;
veteran.
Frankliu Alford, March 5, 1862 ; must, out with company July 20, 1865 ;
veteran.
Samuel Allen, March 5,1862; must. out with company July 20, 1865; vet-
Willard Triskett, March 5,1862; pro. to corp. March 1,1S65; must, out
with company July 20, 1865; veteran.
Benjamin Trautman, Feb. 1, 1864; pro. to corp. March 1,1865; absent
at muster out; veteran.
Jefferson Shepard, March 31, 1864; pro. to corp. March 20, 1865; must.
out with company July 20, 1S65.
Benjamin B. Thompson, March 31, 1864; pro. to Corp. May 20, 1865;
must, out with company July 20, 1865.
James M. Sherwood, Jan. 4, 1864; pro. to corp. May 24, 1S65 ; must.
out with compauy July 20, 1865.
Leauder Blanchard, March 5, 1S62 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 24, 1S64.
Michael Finn, Jan. 3, 1863; disch. May 24 for wouuds received inaction
March 21, 1865.
Buglers.
Wesley M. Newton, March 3, 1864; must, out with company July 20,
1865 ; veteran.
John W. Freeman, March 26, 1S64; must, out with company July 20,
1865.
Lyman Dunham, Feb. 10, 1862 ; disch. March 22, 1S65; at exp. of term.
Blacksmith.
Wilson Dunham, Feb. 1, 1S64; must, out with company July 20, I860 ;
veteran.
Farrier.
Joseph Jaggi, March 5, 1S62 ; pro. to farrier March 1, 1865 ; must, out
with company July 20, 1865 ; veteran.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Saddler.
John H. Wilson, March 26, 1864; pro. to saddler May 1, 1865; must, out
with company July 20, 1865.
Privates.
Allen, Michael, March 5,1862; ahsent at muster out; veteran.
Amnion, James S., Oct. 15, 1864; absent at muster out.
Anderson, James, May 1, 1863.
Albright, John, March 7, 1862; not ou muster-out roll.
Beardsley, Luther, Jan. 4, 1864 : captured at Charlestowo, Va., June 29,
1864.
Boyles, Joseph H., March 26, 1864; must, out with company July 20,
1865.
Blanchard, Seymour, Dec. 29, 1863; disch. June 13 for wounds received
in action March 21, 1865.
Butler, Orion S., Dec. 29, 1863; disch. by G. 0. June 23, 1865.
Bostwick, Edward, Dec. 29, 1863 ; trans, to Co. C June 1, 1864.
Baker, Willard, March 31,1864; killed near Winchester, Va., July 24,
1864.
Baker, John, April 23, 1864.
Borroughs, Horace, Feb. 10, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Berry, George, Feb. 10, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Brown, James, Feb. 10, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Bauer, John, Feb. 18, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Bartlebaugh, Philip, Feb. 14, 1862 ; trans, to Co. H, date unknown.
Brown, John S., March 7, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Bateman, Thomas H., March 8, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Campbell, Robert, May 20, 1864; captured at Charleetown,Va., June 29,
1864; veteran.
Carrens, John, March 30, 1863; absent at muster out.
Clark, Eugene B., Jan. 18, 1862 ; muBt. out with company July 20, 1866 ;
veteran.
Clark, Bus6ell G., Dec. 30, 1863; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Conrad, David C, April 23, 1864; captured; must, out with company
July 20, 1865.
Cory, Robert, Feb. 29, 1864; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
dwell, Joseph B., Dec. 29, 1863 ; disch. by G. 0. June 30, 1864.
Culver, Jackson, Feb. 29, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out; veteran.
Cumer, John, Oct. 15, 1864; must, out with company July 20, 1805.
Collins, David, March 5, 1862; disch. March 22, 1865; at exp. of term.
Courtney, Charles F., March 6, 1862; disch. March 22, 1865, at exp.
of term.
Campbell, Norman, March 5, 1862 ; died at Richmond, Va., Oct. 23, 1863.
Carson, Isaac, April 23, 1864.
Conner, George, Sept. 19, 1864.
Cooper, William, March 5, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Cramer, FranciB, March 7, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Davidson, Andrew, May 20, 1864; disch. on surg. certif. May 31, 1865 ;
veteran.
Dunham, Addison, Jan. 18, 1S62; not on muster-out roll.
Eastright, George W., Feb. 14, 1862; must, out with company July 20,
1865; veteran.
Emerson, Henry, Dec. 29, 1863; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Faonon, Domiuick, Feb. 10, 1862 ; absent, on detached service, at muster
out; veteran.
Fausett, Nathan S., Dec. 29, 1863; must, out with company July 20,
1865.
Frey, Frederick, March 8, 1864 ; absent at muster out.
Fox, Leonidas L. C, March 26,1804; disch. on surg. certif. June 11, 1865.
Ford, Henry, Sept. 28, 1862 ; trans, to Co. C June 1, 1864.
Fisher, Benjamin F., Feb. 11, 1802; not on muster-out roll.
Fredericks, John, March S, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Giesking, Henry F., May 20, 1864 ; must, out with company July 20, 1865 ;
veteran.
Gray, John G., April 5, 1864 ; absent at muster out.
Gross, Lafayette, Feb. 10, 1862; must, out with company July 20, 1865;
veteran.
Gross, Lewis, Feb. 10, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Gates, Frederick, March 8, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Hummel, Simon, March 5, 1862; absent at muster out; veteran.
Hammond, John F., March 14, 1864; must, out with company July 20,
1866.
Harrison, Henry, March 7, 1862; must, out with company July 20,
1865 ; veteran.
Hosey, Marvin M., March 26, 1864; muBt. out with company July 20,
1865.
Hatch, George C, Sept. 9, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Holey, George, Sept. 3, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Harrison, James Y., March 1,1864; tran6. to Co. C June 1,1864 ; veteran.
Hendry, William A., Dec. 29, 1863 ; killed at Hamilton, Va., March 21,
1865.
Hirsh, Takol, Feb. 10, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Harrison, James, March 5, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Hollen, William, March 7, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Hooper, John, March 8, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Jacobs, Frank, March 5, 1862 ; disch. March 22, 1865, at exp. of term.
Jackson, William W., Feb. 10, 1864; trans, to Co. A June 1, 1864.
Jones, Joseph, Jan. 24, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Keeley, Thomas, Dec. 31, 1863 ; absent at muster out.
Kennedy, Madison J., Feb. 10, 1862; must, out with company July 20,
1865; veteran.
Kincaid, John S., April 5, 1864; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Kopple, Charles G., Jan. 18, 1862; disch. March 22, 1865, at exp. of term.
Karshner, F. H., Sept. 20, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Knickerbocker, H., Jan. 4, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 27, 1865.
Kosloskie, Antoine, Feb. 6, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 3, 1863.
Kelly, John, March 30, 1863; trans, to Co. C June 1, 1864; veteran.
Kitelin, John R., Dec. 29, 1863 ; trans, to Co. A June 1, 1864.
Kenney, Thomas, Dec. 29, 1863.
Kibble, David, Feb. 10,1862; died June 21. 1862; buried in Military
Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Kurns, William, Feb. 8, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Kramer, John, Feb. 18, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Lantz, Joseph H , April 6, 1864; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Lewis, William, March 23, 1863; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Lantz, Jacob M., Feb. 14, 1862 ; disch. June 5, 1865, for wounds received
in action ; veteran.
Lewis, John O., Feb. 11, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Magee, John M., March 26, 1864; absent at muster out.
Middleton, D. S., Dec. 31, 1863; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Miles, Jacob, March 26, 1864; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Miller, David W., March 5, 1862 ; must, out with company July 20, 1865 ;
veteran.
Miller, John, March 5, 1S62; must, out with company July 20, 1865;
veteran.
Miller, Henry, March 8, 1862; must, out with company July 20, 1865;
veteran.
Myers, Jacob, Jan. 18, 1862; must, out with company July 20, 1865;
veteran.
Mickle, Thomas, Feb. 10, 1862 ; trans, to Co. C June 1, 1864 ; veteran.
Mason, Edwin E., April 6, 1864.
Mortar, Samuel, Nov. 14, 1862.
Mulvin, Henry, March 5, 1862 ; veteran.
Maier, Michael, Jan. 24, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Mclntyre, A. D., Dec. 29, 1863 ; disch. by G. O. May 25, 1865.
McCarron, James, Dec. 14, 1861 ; died Oct. 21, 1863 ; buried in U. S. Gen-
eral Hospital Cemetery No. 2, Annapolis, Md.
Mclntyre, George G., Dec. 29, 1863; accidentally killed near Winchester,
Va., April 8, 1865.
Nourse, Horace D., Dec. 29, 1863; must, out with company July 20,
1865.
Nusser, Jacob, April 26, 1864.
Osburn, James W., Feb. 10, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. May 24, 1865;
veteran .
Oaks, George H., Feb. 10, 1862; died Feb. 3, 1863; buried in Military
Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Owen, John, March 5, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Phillips, Abner, Jan. 28, 1864; killed near Hancock, Md., Aug. 9, 1864.
Proctor, George F., March 31, 1864; died at Sandy Hook, Md., Nov. 11,
1864; buried in 'National Cemetery, Antietam, section 26, lot D,
grave 365.
Polk, John S., Jan. 13, 1864.
Riley, John, Jan. 18, 1862; absent, ou detached service, at muster out;
veteran.
Rockwood, Horatio, Dec. 29,1863; must, out with company July 20,
1865.
Rinehard, John, March 1, 1863; trans, to Co. C June 1, 1864.
Ross, David P., Jan. 29, 1862; trans, to Veteran Reserve Corps March
15, 1864.
Rounds, George W., Dec. 29, 1863 ; disch. by G. O. Oct. 6, 1866.
Saxton, Hezekiah, March 26, 1864; must, out with company July 20,
1865.
Saxton, James, March 26, 1864; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
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Scott, John M., March 8, 1864 ; absent at muster out.
Shipman. Wesley, March 31, 1864; must, out with company July 20,
1865.
Stackhouse, Daniel, Feb. 8, 1862; must, out with company July 20, 1865 ;
veteran.
Steele, Henry, Nov. 19, 1861 ; must, out with company July 20, 1865;
veteran.
Switzer, Lewis, March 26, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
Sample, Lemuel E., March 26, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. May 14, 1865.
Stanton, Oscar D., March 31, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. May 13, 1865.
Stanton, Henry L., March 31, 1864; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps May 8,
1865.
Sackett, Horace, Dec. 29, 1863 ; died at Litchfield, Pa., April 25, 1864.
Smith, Hanley, Feb. 10, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Smithgall, John, Feb. 17, 1862 ; trans, to Co. I, date unknown.
Stevens, Lewis, Marcli 7, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Toy, Benjamin, Dec. 30, 1863; absent at muster out.
Thompson, William, Sept. 7, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
' Dtley, James E.. March 7, 1862 ; trans, to Co. G, date unknown.
Wilson, Ely, March 26, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Wyatt, George D., May 20, 1864 ; must, out with company July 20, 1865 ;
veteran.
Wilkins, Asa, Feb. 10, 1862; died at Andersonville, Ga., March 17, 1864 ;
grave 57.
Watts, Andrew J., Feb. 11, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Watts, William M., Feb. 11, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Wall, Edmund, Feb. 12, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
William Linton, March 5, 1802; res. June 2, 1863.
M. F. McDonald, Feb. 21, 1862 ; pro. to 1st lieut. ; to capt. Sept. 1, 1863 ;
disch. March 21, 1865, at exp. of term.
Henry J. Hite, Feb. 21, 1862 ; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. Sept. 28,
1864; to capt. March 13, 1865; must, out with company July 20,
1865 ; veteran.
First Lieutenants.
George Wehn, March 5, 1862; res. Oct. 11, 1862.
J.Nixon, Kinkhead, Feb. 11, 1862; pro. from 2d to 1st lieut. Jan. 1,
1864; disch. March 6, 1865, at exp. of term.
Levi Fisher, Feb. 11, 1862 ; pro. from 1st sergt. to 1st lieut. May 9, 1865 ;
must, out with company July 20, 1865; veteran.
Second Lieutenants.
C. Zimmerman, Jr., March 11, 1862 ; res. Oct. 12, 1S62.
John Herd, Feb. 15, 1862 ; pro. from sergt. to 2d lieut. April 16, 1865 ;
must, out with company July 20, 1865; veteran.
First Sergeant.
Frank McCusker, Feb. 21, 1862 ; pro. to 1st sergt. May 9, 1865 ; must,
out with company July 20, 1865; veteran.
Quarternutster Sergeant.
John D. Barkley, Feb. 21, 1862 ; pro. from private April 16, 1865; must,
out with company July 20, 1865; veteran.
Henry D. Petriken, Feb. 15, 1S62; must, out with company July 20,
1865; veteran.
Sergeants.
William Fritchie, Feb. 15, 1862; wounded ; absent, in hospital, at mus-
ter out; veteran.
James W. Andrews, March 1,1862; must, out with company July 20,
1865; veteran.
William Irvine, March 5, 1862; must, out with company July 20, 1865;
veteran.
Jordan Riblett, Feb. 21, 1862; must, out with company July 20, 1865;
veteran.
Henry Mensell, Marcli 4, 1862; must, out with company July 20, 1S65;
veteran.
Anslem J. Bradley, Feb. 15, 1865 ; disch. by G. O. May 15, 1865.
Thomas V. Irvine, Feb. 29, 1864; pro. to adjt. March 20, 1865.
Augustus Singer, Feb. 11, 1862; killed at Frederick, Md., July 10, 1864;
buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pa. ; veteran.
Corporals.
Joseph M. Ott, Feb. 21, 1862; pro. to corp. May 6, 1866; must, out with
company July 20, 1865 ; veteran.
John McGown, April 14,1864;pro. to corp. May 6, 1865; must, out with
company July 20, 1865.
Michael Cooper, March 5, 1862; pro. to Corp. May 6, 1865; must, out
with company July 20, 1865; veteran.
Peter Bader, Feb. 15, 1862; pro. to Corp. May 6, 1865; absent, sick, at
muster out; veteran.
William Jones, April 14, 1864; pro. to corp. May 6, 1865; must, out with
company July 20, 1865.
John Failing, Aug. 7, 1864 ; pro. to corp. May 6, 1865; must, out with
company July 20, 1865.
David H. Cramer, Feb. 21, 1862; disch. Feb. 2, 1865, for wounds received
in action; veteran.
Henry Bower, March 4, 1862; disch. March 6, 1865, at exp. of term.
John S. Ogden, Feb. 11, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. June 1, 1865; vet-
Bugters.
Alphos'a J. Bigham, March 1, 1862 ; must, out with company July 20,
1865; veteran.
William McGown, March 4, 1862; must, out with company July 20,
1865; veteran.
Blacksmith.
Frederick Keigh, Feb. 14, 1862 ; must, out with company July 20, 1865;
veteran.
Farrier.
Adolphus D. Libby, Feb. 29, 1864 ; must, out with company July 20,
1865.
Saddler.
Philip Hinkle, March 30, 1864; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
ROLL OF COMPANY H, ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH
REGIMENT (TWELFTH CAVALRY"), THREE YEARS' SERVICE.
John R. Fisher, March 17, 1862 ; res. March 3, 1863.
George W. Henrie, Nov. 11, 1861; pro. from adjt. March 4, 1863; com.
maj. May 1, 1865; not mustered; absent, on detached service, at
muster out.
First Lieutenants.
Jacob Keeffer, Feb. 24, 1862; disch. April 12, 1862.
William M. Missimer, April 21, 1862 ; res. Nov. 20, 1862.
D. W. Overlauder, Dec. 24, 1861 ; pro. from 1st sergt. Feb. 1, 1864; disch.
Jan. 5, 1865.
Leon E. Jones; pro. from sergt. to 2d lieut. Aug. 28, 1864; to 1st lieut.
Jan. 25, 1865 ; disch. March 16, 1865.
Jacob J. Smith, Jan. 30, 1862 ; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. Jan. 26,
1865; to 1st lieut. April 16, 1865; must, out with company July 2",
1865; veteran.
Second Lieutenants.
Frederick Schillinger, April 10, 1862; res. April 1, 1863.
Andrew McClure, Feb. 24, 1862; pro. to 2d lieut. Nov. 2, 1862 ; res. May
31, 1863.
First Sergeant.
Edwin Derr, Feb. 21, 1862 ; pro. from com. sergt. Feb. 27, 1865 ; to 1st
sergt. May 1, 1S65 ; must, out with company July 20, 1S65; veteran.
Quartermaster Sergeant.
William Uhricb, March 10, 1864; must, out with company July 20, 1865 ;
veteran.
Commissary Sergeant.
George W. Detwiler, March 11, 1S63 ; must, out with company July JO,
1865; veteran.
Sergeants.
John Casner, Feb. 29, 1S64; must, out with company July 20, 1865;
veteran.
John Bendle, Feb. 13, 1S62; must, out with company July 20, 1865;
veteran.
James R. Fittrer, Feb. 10, 1S62 ; pro. from Corp. Jan. 26, 1S65 ; must, out
with company July 20, 1865; veteran.
William P. Torrence, Feb. 22, 1862; disch. March 16,1865, at exp. of
term.
William Blum, Feb. 11 , 1862 ; disch. Feb. 11, 1S65, at exp. of term.
224
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
James Middleton, Feb. 24, 1862: disch. March 16, 1865, at exp. of term.
Henry E. Gerry, Oct. 31, 1864; pro. to sergt-maj. May 8, 1865.
Corporals.
John A. Wonimer, Feb. 21, 1862 ; must, out with company July 20, 1865 ;
veteran.
Christ. Enieigh, March 29, 1864 ; absent, on furlough, at muster out.
Benjamin R. Devine, Oct. 1, 1864 ; pro. to Corp. Jan. 26, 1865 ; must, out
with company July 20, 1865.
A. H. Taggart, March 4, 1864; pro. to corp. May 21, 1865; must, out
with company July 20, 1865.
John N. Devine, Feb. 24, 1862 ; disch. March 16, 1865, at exp. of term.
James Scully, Feb. 1, 1864; disch. on surg. certif. June 26, 1865.
Edward J. Sharp, Feb. 13, 1862; died of wounds received at Bolivar
Heights, Va., July 4, 1864.
Buglers.
Thomas S. Kice, April 7, 1864 ; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Matthias Myers, Sept. 14, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Blacksmiths.
John C. Kinsley, Aug. 26, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. June 1, 1865.
Henry Spayd, June 30,1863; killed at Charlestown, Va., Feb. 3, 1865 ;
buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot 25.
Philip Bartlebaugh, Feb. 14, 1862; must, out with company July 20,
1865 ; veteran.
Saddler.
William Wise, Aug. 27, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 1, 1865.
Privates.
Brown, John, April 7, 1S64; absent, sick, at muster out.
Boon, Cyrus, March 8, 1862; must, out with company July 20, 1865;
veteran.
Brickley, Jacob F., Feb. 21, 1862; disch. March 16, 1865, at exp. of
Boyer, Benjamin, Aug. 29, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Blouch, Jacob, Aug. 28, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Barnes, McHenry J., March 31,1864; disch. on surg. certif. June 28, 1865.
Blum, Herman, Dec. 4, 1861; disch. Feb. 21, 1865, at exp. of term.
Brewer, James, Aug. 1, 1S62.
Brown, William D., Feb. 1, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Bach, John, Feb. 12, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Bendle, Christian, Feb. 12, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Bower, George, Feb. 21, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Bogee, Joseph, Feb. 25, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Brady, John, April 22, 1864.
Condran, Patrick, Aug. 15, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Culp, Valentine, Aug. 12, 1862.
Carrall, John, April 7, 1864 : never joined company.
Charles, George, April 9, 1864; never joined company.
Crooks, Alfred, March 9, 1864 ; trans, to Co. I, date unknown.
Crooks, Samuel M., March 9, 1864; trans, to Co. I, date unknown.
Conner, Patrick, Jan. 21, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Campbell, William S., March 7, 1862; died Sept. 17,1862; buried in
Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Cross, John, April 7, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Dell, James, March 6, 1862 ; must, out with company July 20, 1865 ; vet-
Dively, Gabriel, March 29, 1864; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Dively, James, March 29, 1864; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Dibert, M. H., March 29, 1864 ; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Dick, John, Feb. 24, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 3, 1865 ; veteran.
Daunaby, David, Sept. 27, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Dubbs, John, Feb. 10, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Dodson, Samuel, March 4, 1862; notoo muster-out roll.
Eichell, John, Feb. 14,1862; must, out with company July 20, 1865;
Eisel, Ulricb, Feb. 21, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Fuuk, John, Dec. 10, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Fell, Jacob, March 1, 1S62; not on muster-out roll.
Fettery, Peter, Feb. 21, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Garmau, G. W., Dec. 24, 1861 ; must, out with company July 20, 1S65 ;
veteran.
Griffith, N. B., Feb. 29, 1864; must, out with company July 20, 1865;
veteran.
Goodman, Thomas, April 1, 1864; must, out with company July 20, 1865.
Geissberger, Reinhard, substitute; must, out with company July 20,
1865.
Gibson, George, Sept. 2, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Ginter, Augustus, Sept. 26, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 1, 1865.
Golden, Patrick, Feb. 20, 1864 ; trans, to Co. C, date unknown.
Gill, James, March 25, 1864; captured, date unknowu.
Gallagher, John, April 11, 1864; never joined company.
Hempleke, Frank, Sept. 27, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Heisey, John H., Aug. 14, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Hughes, David, March 4,1862; died Feb. 7, 1865; buried in National
Cemetery, Loudon Park, Baltimore, Md. ; veteran.
Halman, John F., Sept. 14, 1864.
Hetterick, Joseph, Feb. 21, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Higgins, William, Feb. 24, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Horning, Frederick, March 7, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Johnson, George, April 11, 1864 ; trans, to Co. F, date unknown.
Kleiser, Cyrus, Feb. 10, 1862; muBt. out with company July 20, 1866;
veteran.
Kocheudarfer, Casper, Aug. 28, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Kline, Jacob, Aug. 15, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 1, 1865.
Koofer, Christian G., Feb. 22, 1864; died at Cumberland, Md., Aug. 30,
of wounds received at Winchester, Va., July 23, 1864.
King, William A., March 8,1862; died at Harper's Ferry, Va., March
26, 1865 ; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot 26.
Kelley, John, April 11, 1864; never joined company.
Kiddle, Thomas, April 11, 1S64; never joined company.
Kuhn, John, Dec. 10, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Krashzman, Charles, Jan. 8, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Krechel, Franklin M., Feb. 10, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Krentzburg, Henry, March 7, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Lytre, Solomon, Feb. 11, 1862 ; disch. March 16, 1865, at exp. of term.
Lane, Thomas, March 7, 1862; disch. March 16, 1865, at exp. of term.
Lego, George, Feb. 24, 1862 ; trans, to Co. I, date unknown.
Munn, Adam, March 7, 1862 ; disch. March 16, 1865, at exp. of term.
Minton, James S., March 7, 1862; disch. March 16, 1865, at exp. of term.
Martin, Andrew, Feb. 21, 1862; disch. March 16, 1865, at exp. of term.
Melliuger, John G., Aug. 16, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 1, 1865.
Moyer, Williams, Aug. 28, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Myers, William, Sept. 14, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Moore, Samuel, Sept. 26, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Maner, Richard, Feb. 18, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. dated May 4, 1865.
Myers, Albinos, March 9, 1864; trans, to Co. I, date unknown.
Maher, Thomas, Jan. 28, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Moyer, John J., Feb. 10, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Minton, Charles E., March 7, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Mullen, Thomas, March 9, 1S64.
McGarigle, James, Dec. 30, 1861 ; disch. March 16, 1865, at exp. of term.
McConnell, Jacob, Sept. 2, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
McFarland, Daniel, Sept. 14, 1804; substitute; disch. by G.O.June 1,
1865.
McCosh, Benjamin F., March 9, 1664; trans, to Co. I, date unknown,
McClaflferty, Michael, March 4, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Niswander, Andrew, Sept. 14, 1864.
Pressell, Jacob, Feb. 24, 1862 ; must, out with company July 20, t«65 ;
veteran.
Pfeiffer, Christian, Sept. 27, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Patterson, Hamilton, Feb. 21, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Ristenbatt, Henry, March 10, 1862; disch. March 16, 1865, at exp. of
Rhoades, Elias, Aug. 10, 1864; disch. by G. 0. Juno 1, 1865.
Robinson, Augustus, Sept. 1, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Reifone, Franklin, Feb. 21, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Raffner, James, Feb. 24, 1862 ; trans, to Co. E, date unknown.
Rusk, Franklin, Feb. 24, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Riley, Owen, April 22, 1864.
Seibert, Levi, Feb. 10, 1862; must, out with company July 20,1865;
veteran.
Stevens, Benjamin, March 10, 1863; must, out with company July 20,
1865.
Stevens, Joseph, March 10,1863; must, out with company July 20,1865.
Sullivan, William, Feb. 18, 1862; captured, date unknown; disch. by
G. 0. April 12, 1865.
Stewart, L. J. B. C, Dec. 24, 1S61 ; disch. March 16, 1865, at exp. of term.
Shives, William, Aug. 9, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Shaffner, Samuel, Sept. 14, 1864 ; substitute ; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Snyder, Tongart, Sept. 14, 1864 ; substitute ; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Stevens, Joshua, March 10, 1863; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1865.
GENERAL HISTORY.
225
Sabines, John, April 9, 1864; never joined company.
Stevens, John, Feu. 9, 1863.
Shay, James K., April 7, 1864.
Seibert, George W., Dec. 10, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Sattarius, Frederick, Dec. 10, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Sensley, James, Jan. S, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Sherman, John, Jan. 21, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Shonleber, Paul, Feh. 23, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Smith, Alexander, March 4, 1862; not ou muster-out roll.
Sheale, John, March 4, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Scharf, Casper, March 5, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Schaeffer, William, March 7, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Stine, Andrew, March 7, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Smith, William C, Jan. 30, 1862; trans, to Co. I, date unknown; vet-
Thomas, G. W., March 23, 1864; disch. on surg. certif. June 16, 1865.
Traxler, William A., Sept. 15, 1864; substitute; disch. by G. 0. June 1,
1865.
Ulrich, Henry B., Feb. 10, 1862; disch. Feb. 11, 1865, at exp. of term.
Wilson, John E., March 10, 1864; absent at muster out.
Weichter, Matthew, Sept. 15, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1S65.
Warner, John S., Aug. 12,1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Watson, John, April 9, 1S64; never joined company.
Watson, Oliver, April 9, 1864; never joined company.
Woods, Peter, April 7, 1864; never joined company.
Wilkeson, John G., Jan. 20, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Womar, Liten, Feb. 21, 1862 ; not on muster-uut roll.
Wirtz, David, Feb. 24, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Yorty, Henry, Aug. 27, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 1, 1865.
Young, Thomas M., Feb. 25, 1862; veteran.
ROLL OF COMPANY H, ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTIETH REGI-
MENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS (NINE MONTHS' SER-
VICE).
Captains.
John C. Hoffaker, Sept. 2, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 17, 1863.
George C. Marshall, Aug. 18, 1862; pro. from 1st lieut. March 1, 1863;
must, out with com. May 21, 1863.
First Lieutenant.
John K. McGann,Sept. 2, 1S62; pro. from 2d lieut. March 1,1863; must.
out with company May 21, 1863.
.Second Lieutetu(nt.
Charles A. Hood, Aug. 12, 1862 ; pro. from private to 1st sergt. Nov. 15,
1862; to 2d lieut. April 25, 1863; must, out with company May 21,
1863.
First Sergeant.
Peter Ludwig, Aug. 12, 1862; pro. from private to 6ergt. Aug. 17, 1862;
to 1st sergt. Feb. 17, 1863 ; must, out with company May 21, 1S63.
Sergeunts.
John H. Young, Aug. 12, 1862; pro. from private D'
out with company May 21, 1863.
Thomas Malouey, Aug. 12, 1862; pre
out with company May 21, 1S63.
Andrew M. Buhner, Aug. 12,1862; p:
out with company May 21, 1863.
John J. Hull, Aug. 12, 1862 ; pro. frc
with company May 21, 1863.
Corporals.
Benjamin F. Hoyer, Aug. 12, 1862;, pro. to corp. Aug. 17, 1862 ; must, out
with company May 21, 1863.
Charles A. Stewart, Aug. 12, 1S62; pro. to Corp. Aug. 17, 1S62; must, out
with company May 21, 1863.
Eichard Green, Aug. 12, 1862; pro. to corp. Aug. 17, 1S62; must, out
with company May 21, 1863.
Joseph Yinger, Aug. 12, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. Aug. 17, 1862 ; must, out
with company May 21, 1863.
John Wise, Sr., Aug. 12, 1862 ; pro. to corp. Aug. 17, 1S62 ; must, out
with company May 21, 1863.
James Bridgehouse, Aug. 12, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. Feb. 26, 1S63 ; must, out
with company May 21, 1863.
David B. Kauffman, Ang. 17, 1862; pro. to corp. Jan. 31, 1S63 ; absent,
wounded, at muster out.
Peter B. Ly ter, Aug. 17, 1862 ; pro. to corp. Jan. 31, 1863 ; must, out with
company May 21, 1863.
15
. 25, 1862; must,
roni private Dec. 25, 1862; must,
from private Dec. 25, 1862 ; must,
private Dec. 25, 1862 ; must, out
Isaac Bowman, Aug. 12, 1862 ; disch. i.n surg. ■ ,-itii .I;m. jh, r-i, ;.
Chauncey C. Wilder, Aug. 12, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feh. 25, 1SC3.
Mwicuiiu.
John A. Miller, Ang. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Wesley King, Aug. 12, 1862.
Privates.
Anderson, John, Sept. 2, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 5, 1863.
Billet, Jacob M., Aug. 12, 1802; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Bothoroyd, John, Aug. 12, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 17, 1862.
Bradley, John, Aug. 12, 1802.
Christy, Henry, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Cummings, Watson, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 21,
' 1863.
Coon, Christopher, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 21, -1863.
Cole, Humphrey, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Dougherty, James, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Doner, William, Aug. 30, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Eisenberger, Frank, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 21,
1863.
Evans, Jacob, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Fauber, Nathaniel, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 21,
1863.
Fisher, Samuel, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out witli company May 21, 1863.
Fetrow, Abel, Aug. 12, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 10, 1863.
Gabriel, Stager, Aug. 12, 1862; absent, sick, at muster out.
Guistwite, Daniel, Aug. 12, 1802; must, out with company May 21,1863.
Harris, James, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 21, 1803.
Hoops, Rufus C, Aug. 12, 1862.
Kocb, Charles, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out witli company May 21, 1863.
Kuouff, Joseph, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Kriner, Charles, Aug. 12, 1S02; must, out with company May 21,1863.
Kirk, John, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 21, 1S63.
Kopenhaver, Samuel, Aug. 12, 1802; must, out with company May 21,
1S63.
Kaufl'niaii, David S., Aug. 12, 1S62; must, out with company May 21,
1863.
Kennedy, George, Aug. 30, 1802; not on muster-out roll.
Leutz, Jacob, Aug. 17, 1802; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Matson, Jesse C, Aug. 12, 1S62; must, out with company May 21, 1803.
Mateer, Albert W., Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Moyer, Solomon, Aug. 12, 1802; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Miller, John, Aug. 17, 1862.
Morgan, Charles A., Aug. 17, 1862.
McLaughlin, Alexander, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May
21, 1863.
McSloy, John, Aug. 12, 1862; absent, without leave, at muster out.
McCalley, John, Aug. 12, 1862.
Nelson, Frank, Aug. 12, 1S62; must, out with company May 21.1S63.
Nelson, David W., Aug. 12, 1S62; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Naylor, Isaac M., Aug. 12, 1S62; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Pray, William C, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Powle, Daniel, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 21, 1803.
Preston, William H., Aug. 12, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. March 27,
1863.
Pray, John S., Aug. 12, 1862; died near Falmouth, Vs., date unknown.
Perkey, John, Aug. 30, 1S62 ; not ou muster-out roll.
Roler, Ferdinand, Aug. 12, 1S02; must, out with company May 21, 1S63.
Ehoads, Cyrus, Aug. 12, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. March 7, 1S63.
Beese, William H., Aug. 12, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 14, 1S63.
Kahn, Michael, Aug. 12, 1862; died at Bolivar Heights Dec. 6, 1S62.
Rock, Michael, Aug. 30, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Snyder, Jacob, Aug. 12, 1S62; must, out with company May 21, 1S63.
Shamton, Alfred C, Aug. 12, 1S62; must, out with company May 21,
1863.
Shoop, Samuel, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 21, 1S63.
Stoner, Albert, Aug. 12, 1802; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Strickley, Levi, Aug. 12, 1S02; absent, sick, at muster out.
Semily, Joseph H., Aug. 12, 1S62; must, out with company May 21.
1863.
Striugfellow, Joseph G., Aug. 12, 1802; disch. on surg. certif. April 1,
1863.
Snavley, John B., Aug. 12, 1862 ; killed at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1S62.
Sennett, John W., Aug. 30, 1862; not ou muster-out rolh
Trout, Abram, Aug. 12, 1S62; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Towusend, Anter'n, Aug. 12, 1802 ; disch. ou surg. certif. Feb. 13, 1863.
Trust, John, Aug. 12, 1S62; killed at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1S62.
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HISTOEY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Uhler, Isaac, Aug. 12, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 25, 1863.
Wetzel, Joseph SI., Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 21,
1863.
Walker, William, Aug. 12, 1862; must, out with company May 21,1863.
Wert, Adam, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Waterson, Joseph, Aug. 12, 1862 ; must, out with company May 21, 1863.
Wise, John M., Aug. 12, 1862; muBt. out with company May 21, 1863.
Watson, Gibbons, Aug. 12, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. March 6, 1863.
Whitzel, William R., Aug. 12, 1862; died at Washington, D. C, March
13, 1863.
Wallet, Daniel, Aug. 30, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
ROLL OF COMPANY C, ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX'TH
REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS (NINE MONTHS'
SERVICE).
Captain.
Jacob R. Smith, Aug. 23, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
First Lieutenant.
Jefferson M. John, Aug. 23, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Second Lieutenant.
John Morgan, Aug. 27, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
First Sergeant.
James B. Carpenter, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Jerry L. May6e, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Jacob Johnston, Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
William A. Bailits, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Matthias Bohmer, Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Corporals.
Lewis P. Newbary, Aug. 16,1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
John M. Calhoun, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,1863.
R. P. H. Phillips, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
John M. Snyder, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
John A. Kester, Aug. 16, 1S62; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Benjamin F. Morgan, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Hiram Hendershot, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
John Ditty, Aug. 16, 1862; pro. to corp. Nov. 11, 1862; must, out with
company May 29, 1863.
Musician.
George W. Garman, Aug. 19, 1862; must, out with compaoy May 29,
1863.
Privates.
Billman, Isaac 0., Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Barlow, John R., Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Bunce, William B. H., Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Bolinger, Samuel, Aug. 16, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Boagner, Benjamin J., Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Boagner, Peter F., Aug. 27, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Botdorf, John, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Barry, Jacob, Aug. 16, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan . 6, 1863.
Carl, Abraham, Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Crook, Abraham, Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Criswell, Levi, Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Combler, Jesse. Aug. 16, 1 862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Culp, Samuel, Aug. 16, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Culp, Richard, Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Chester, Theodore, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,1863.
Craiu, Benjamin S., Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,1863.
Deming, Albert, Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Dougherty, II. A., Aug. 16, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Davis, Jacob, Aug. 16, 1862; died Sept. 12, 1862; buried in Military
Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Dolph, Isaac, Aug. 16, 1862 ; died Feb. 16, 1863, of wounds received at
Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
Everts, Reynold, Aug. 16, 1862; must. out with company May 29, 1863.
Frederick, George, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Fausolt, Samuel, Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Giews, Hiram, Aug. 16, 1862; must out with company May 29, 1863.
Grier, Cyrus, Aug. 16, 1S62; most, out with company May 29, 1863.
Humes, James, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hays, George W., Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hank, David K., Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hudson, John, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
How, Squire, Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hammaker, George, Aug. 26, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Hinkle, George H., Aug. 27, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Hummel, John F., Aug. 27,1862; mu6t. out with company May 29,1863.
Hummel, Joseph, Aug. 28, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 14, 1863.
Hammond, Samuel, Aug. 16, 1862.
Jones, Leonard, Aug. 23, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Keiser, William H., Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Kute, William, Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Krow, Frederick L., Aug. 16,1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Kinslow, Alfred, Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Kembel, Henry, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Low, Jeremiah, Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Low, James, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Leedy, William, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Loudon, John, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Loudon, William, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Lougsdorf, Henry B., Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Longsdorf, William B., Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Lehman, James, Aug. 16, 1862 ; died Feb. 24, 1863.
Ledick, John, Aug. 19, 1862.
Ledick, James, Aug. 19, 1862.
Martin, Elias, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Moss, Jacob, Aug. 20, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Minnier, Christian, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Meigheu, Anthony, Aug. 16,1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
McColm, Patrick, Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
McDermott, Owen, Aug. 23, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
McCannan, Thomas, Aug. 16, 1862.
Ogle, John, Aug. 19, 1862.
Prets, Elias, Aug. 28, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
RoBlien, John, Aug. 16, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. April 4, 1863.
Strine, Jeremiah, Aug. 20, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Strine, Henry A., Aug. 19, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Sarvice, Peter C, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Shisler, James, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Shiiltz, Frederick W. A., Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May
29, 1863.
Shultz, Columbus C, Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Shipp, David, Aug. 16, 1S62 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Trego, George W., Aug. 16, 1862 ; mnst. out with company May 29, 1863.
Tyler, George W., Aug. 16, 1862 ; must, out with company May 29, 1863.
Taylor, James L., Aug. 19, 1862.
Young, John, Aug. 19, 1862.
Weitzel, William W., Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company May 29,
1863.
Wayne, Hiram A., Aug. 16, 1862; muBt. out with company May 29,1863.
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CHAPTER XXIX.
The War for the Union (continued)— Two Hundredth, Two Hundred
and First, Two Hundred and Fifth, Two Hundred and Eighth, and
One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Regiments.
BOLL OF COMPANY G, TWO HUNDREDTH REGIMENT PENN-
SYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS (ONE YEAR'S SERVICE).
Recruited in Dauphin and Centre Counties.
Captain.
George Huber, Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company May 30, 1865.
First Lieutenant.
John Mc Williams, Sept. 1, 1864 ; wounded at Fort Steadman, Va., March
25, 1865 ; hrev. capt. April 2, 1865 ; must, out with company May 30,
1865.
Second Lieutenant.
David Campbell, Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company May 30, 1865.
Joseph A. Peters, Aug. 31, 1864 ; wounded at Fort Steadman, Va., March
25,1865; not accounted for.
Corporals.
Samuel Baum, Aug. 24, 1864; wounded at Fort Steadman, Va., March
25, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. June 16, 1865.
John Zimmerman, Aug. 23, 1S64; wounded at Fort Steadman, Va.,
March 25, 1865; disch. by G. 0. July 3, 1865.
Levi Anderson, wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865 ; not ac-
counted for.
Privates.
Alleman, Reuben, Aug. 27, 1S64; not accounted for.
Black, Joseph, Sept. 4, 1864; not accounted for.
Bloomer, John, Sept. 1, 1864; not accounted for.
Becker, Heury, Aug. 27, 1S64; wounded at Fort Steadman, Va., March
25, 1865; not accounted for.
Barnett, James B., Aug. 19, 1864; not accounted for.
Becker, Adam F., Sept. 1, 1864; not accounted for.
Bonner, John A., Aug. 16, 1864; not accounted for.
Brandt, Henry, Aug. 16, 1864; not accounted for.
Boyer, Henry, Aug. 19, 1S64 ; not accounted for.
Bush, William, Aug. 23, 1864; not accounted for.
Boylen, Richard. Sept. 4, 1S64; not accounted for.
Burk, Francis, Sept. 4, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Brundle, John E., Sept. 6,1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2,
1865; not accounted for.
Barton, William G., Sept. 6, 1861; killed at Fort Steadman, Va., March
25, 1866 ; buried in National Cemetery, City Point, div. 3, sec. C,
grave 88.
Bailey, George H., Jan. 23, 1S65 ; not accounted for.
Cole, John, Aug. 31, 1864; not accounted for.
Chubb, David W., Aug. 30, 1864; not accounted for.
Chubb, John, Aug. 30, 1864; not accounted for.
Coyle, Michael, Aug. 31, 1S64; not accounted for.
Carman, Henry, Aug. 31, 1864; not accounted for.
Cane, John, Sept. 1, 1864; not accounted for.
Callahan, Martin, Aug. 30, 1S64 ; not accounted for.
Conner, John, Sept. 4, 1864; not accounted for.
Calhoun, Warton, Sept. 6, 1864; not accounted for.
Campbell. David, July 30, 1864; disch. by S. O. Aug. 31,1864.
Doyle, Francis, Aug. 30, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Ebersole, John, Aug. 31, 1864: not accounted for.
Ebersole, David F., Aug. 24, 1S64; captured at Bermuda Hundred, Va.,
Nov. 17, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 27, 1865.
Enibich, Elijah S., Aug. 18, 1864; not accounted for.
Eshelman, Reuben R., Aug. 26, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Flynn, Robert, Sept. 4, 1864; not accounted for.
Fry, Webster, Aug. 30, 1864; not accounted for.
Fleecer, William H., Sept. 1, 1S64; not accounted for.
Fulton, John F., Aug. 30, 1864; not accounted for.
Furnell, Walter, Sept. 1, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Fry, John B., Aug. 30, 1864; not accounted for.
Fleming, Richard, Aug. 19, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Galer, Lewis, Aug. 31, 1864; not accounted for.
Good, John, Aug. 30, 1864; not accounted for.
Gordon, George, Sept. 1, 1864; not accounted for.
Hyde, David, Aug. 16, 1864 : not accounted for.
Hockersmith, M. S., Aug. 24, 1864; not accounted for.
Henderson, Stephen, Aug. 30, 1864; not accounted for.
Hagau, John, Sept. 1, 1864; not accounted for.
Houser, Jacob, Aug. 16, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Huskey, John, Sept. 1,1864 ; not accounted for.
Hurley, Daniel W.,Aug. 31,1864; not accounted for.
Harrigan, John, Sept. 4, 1864; not accounted for.
Hoffstadt, Peter, Aug. 16, 1864; killed at Fort Steadman, Va., March 25,
1865.
Hicklen, John C, Sept. 6, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Johnson, William, Aug. 30, 1864; not accounted for.
Jameson, John, Aug. 16, 1864; not accounted for.
Kincade, Robert P., Aug. 31, 1864; not accounted for.
Kuster, Jacob H., Aug. 30, 1864 ; wounded at Fort Steadman, Va., March
25,1865; not accounted for.
Leidig, John R., Sept. 4, 1864; not accounted for.
Lutz, John, Aug. 24, 1864; wounded at Fort Steadman, Va., March 25,
1865 ; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
Leiby, Jacob, Sept. 1, 1864 ; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865 ;
not accounted for.
Lutz, Martin, Aug. 24, 1864; not accounted for.
Lightner, Cyrus, Aug. 31,1864; captured at Bermuda Hundred, Va.,
Nov. 17, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C, Jan. 22, 1865.
Linn, Jacob, Aug. 23, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Lane, John, Sept. 4, 1864; not accounted for.
Lee, George, Sept. 4, 1864; not accounted for.
Moreland, John, Aug. 30, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Miller, George, Sept. 1, 1864; not accounted for.
Miller, Amos J., Aug. 31, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Mitchell, Charles, Sept. 1, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Morgan. Charles, Sept. 7, 1864; not accounted for.
Marshall, William H., Sept. 6, 1864; not accounted for.
Morris, Peter, Aug. 30, 1864; not accounted for.
Moreland, Jacob, Sept. 1, 1864; wounded at Fort Steadman, Va., March
25, 1865; disch. July 22, to date May 29, 1865.
Murphy, Charles. Aug. 31, 1864; not accounted for.
Miles, James, Sept. 4, 1864 ; not accounted for.
McGinley, Edward, Aug. 30, 1S64; not accounted for.
McBride, Hiram, Aug. 16, 1864; not accounted for.
McNair, John, Aug. 24, 1864 ; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865 ;
not accounted for.
McGuir, Alexander, Sept. 1, 1S64; not accounted for.
Newhafer, John, Aug. 31, 1864; not accounted for.
NefT, Aaron, Aug. 31, 1864; not accounted for.
Prescott, Benjamin F., Aug. 31, 1864; not accounted for.
Poston, James L., Aug. 30, 1864; not accounted for.
Poff, Heury, Sept. 1, 1S64 ; not accounted for.
Page, William R., Sept. 7, 1864; not accounted for.
Quiun, Joseph, Sept. 4, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Ryau, Henry, Aug. 31, 1864; not accounted for.
Riley, Philip, Aug. 31, 1864; not accounted for.
Reese, David B., Sept. 6, 1864; not accounted for.
Sutler, Thomas, Sept. 4, 1S64 ; not accounted for.
Sollenberger, D. P., Aug. 16, 1864; not accounted for.
Sloat, Frederick, Sept. 1, 1864; not accounted for.
Sloat, David, Sept. 1, 1864; not accounted for.
Sipe, John F., Aug. 16, 1864; not accounted for.
Suder, John, Aug. 16, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Seil'ert, Henry, Aug.20, 1864; not accounted for.
Sleeper, Joshua, Sept. 7, 1S64; wounded at Fort Steadman, Va., March
25, 1865 ; not accounted for.
Sweeney, Hugh, Sept. 4, 1864; not accounted for.
Stewart, Charles, Aug. 24, 1S64 ; not accounted for.
Smith, Amos H., Aug. 23, 1S64; not accounted for.
Smith, John, Aug. 30, 1S64; not accounted for.
Snrith, John, Sept. 4, 1864; not accounted for.
Sheridan, James, Aug. 30, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Snyder, Peter, Aug. 30, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Sloat, Rudolph, Sept. 1, 1S64; wounded at Fort Steadman, Va., Mareh
25, 1865 ; disch. June 21, to date May 31, 1866.
Spotts, Henry, Aug. 30, 1S64 ; not accounted for.
Sulaveu, Michael, Aug. 30, 1S64; not accounted for.
Spitter, Alfred S., Sept. 4, 1S64 ; not accounted for.
Spotts, Israel, Aug. 20, 1S64 ; wouuded at Fort Steadman, Va., March 25,
1865 ; not accounted for.
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HISTOKY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Seibert, George W., Aug. 20, 1864; wounded at Fort Steadman, Va.,
March 25, 1865 ; not accounted for. .
Taylor, George W., Aug. 20, 1S64; wounded at Fort Steadman, Va.,
March 25, 1865 ; not accounted for.
Thompson, Edward, Aug. 31, 1864; not accounted for.
Toland, John, Aug. 30, 1864; not accounted for.
Troxel, William W., Sept. 4, 1864 ; killed at Fort Steadman, Va., March
25, 1865.
Williams, Joseph, Aug. 31, 1864; not accounted for.
Welty, Samuel, Aug. 30, 1864; not accounted for.
Winter, James, Sept. 1, 1864; not accounted for.
Wallace, David, Aug. 24, 1864; not accounted for.
Welsh, John, Sept. 4, 1864; not accounted for.
Wannemacher, John, Aug. 16,1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March
2, 1865 ; not accounted for.
Toest, David, Aug. 24, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Yentzler, John H., Aug. 16, 1864; not accounted for.
Young, Hiram, Aug. 16, 1864 ; not accounted for.
TWO HUNDRED AXD FIRST REGIMENT PENNSYL-
VANIA VOLUNTEERS.
The Two Hundred and First Regiment, composed of
men from Dauphin County, except Company K, from
Franklin, and detachments from the iron works at Dun-
cannon and Fairview, opposite Harrisburg, who formed
part of Company D, was recruited at Harrisburg for
one year's service, in compliance with an order of
Governor Curtin dated July 29, 1864, issued under
the call of the President of the United States of July
18th for five hundred thousand men. Pennsylvania's
quota was ten regiments of one thousand men each,
and this was the first ready for duty, its ranks having
been filled to the maximum strength in less than
thirty days. The men rendezvoused at Camp Curtin,
where they were organized into companies, clothed,
armed, and equipped. A regimental organization was
completed on the 29th day of August, with the follow-
ing officers : F. Asbury Awl, colonel ; J. Wesley Awl,
who had recruited Company B, lieutenant-colonel ; and
John T. Morgan, who had recruited Company D, major.
The field-officers had already been in the service, Col.
F. Asbury Awl as adjutant of the Eleventh and cap-
tain in the One Hundred and Twenty -seventh ; Lieut. -
Col. J. Wesley Awl as lieutenant in the First and
captain in the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh ;
and Maj. John T. Morgan as lieutenant in the One
Hundred and Twenty-seventh Pennsylvania Regi-
ment, and large numbers of the line-officers and en-
listed men had previously been in the field.
On the 29th day of August, 1864, the regiment pro-
ceeded to Chambersburg with orders to report to Maj.-
Gen. Couch, commanding Department of the Susque-
hanna, and went into camp five miles from the town,
near the point where the pike crosses Back Creek.
On the 1st of September Company B was ordered to
Carrick Furnace, in Path Valley, and Company F to
the mountain road leading from Fannettsburg to
Burnt Cabins, and employed in erecting a line of
works as a protection against an expected rebel raid
across the mountain. On the 14th of September the
regiment, with the Keystone Battery, marched through
St. Thomas, Bridgeport, Cashtown, and Ruth Corner
for exercise. On the 17th of September Company H,
Capt. Ashenfelter, was sent to York, Pa., where it re-
mained on duty at the United States General Hos-
pital until the 21st of October, when it rejoined the
regiment at Gainsville, Va. The same day Company
F, Capt. Maloney, and Company G, Capt. Ensminger,
under command of Maj. John T. Morgan, marched
from camp near Back Creek to Bloody Run, Pa., with
orders to report to Brig.-Gen. 0. T. Ferry, command-
ing the Juniata District ; Assistant Surgeon John H.
McCreary accompanied the battalion. Shortly after-
wards Company F was stationed at McConnellsburg,
Pa. During the succeeding fall and winter these two
companies were employed in the disagreeable and dan-
gerous, but arduous, duty of arresting deserters, nearly
five hundred being apprehended and sent to the front.
The companies were mounted to assist them in the
performance of the duty assigned. In December,
Gen. Ferry being relieved, Maj. Morgan was placed
in command of the Juniata District. These Com-
panies F, G, and H never rejoined the regiment until
ordered to Harrisburg for muster out.
On the 18th of September, Company C, Capt. Mc-
Nally, was sent to Scrantou, Pa., with orders to re-
port to the provost-marshal of the Twelfth Congres-
sional District.
On the 22d of September, Col. F. A. Awl was
placed in command of the United States troops en-
camped near Back Creek, and on the following day
they (the Keystone Battery, Patapsco Guard, Mary-
laud Volunteers, First Battalion One Hundred Days'
Pennsylvania Volunteers, the Two Hundred and
Second Regiment, and the Two Hundred and First
Regiment) marched to Loudoun, Cove Gap, and Camp
Hill, by way of Mercersburg and Shimpstown, Upton,
and Greencastle, to Marshall roads, and back to camp.
The regiment was regularly drilled at this camp, and
an officers' school established, to which non-commis-
sioned officers were admitted for tactical instruction.
It was largely attended, and had beneficial results.
On the 28th of September the six companies of the
regiment were ordered to Greene County, Pa., where
trouble was anticipated, arising from resistance to the
draft then being made, and had proceeded on its way
as far as Huntingdon, when it was met by orders to
return to Washington, D. C, and report to Maj. -Gen.
C. C. Augur, commanding Department of Washing-
ton, for orders. Lieut.-Col. J. W. Awl, in connection
with his duties as president of a general court-mar-
tial, was placed in command of the troops near
Chambersburg.
The regiment, having arrived at Washington, was
ordered to report to Brig.-Gen. J. P. Slough, Military
Governor at Alexandria, Va., and was by him sent to
Manassas Junction, Va., where it arrived on the 4th
of October, with orders to assist the Two Hundred
and Fourth Peunsylvania Regiment, Col. George S.
Gallupe, which had been sent out to cover the con-
struction trains, in guarding the Manassas Gap Rail-
road, its property and trains. Gen. Sheridan had, a
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229
short time before, begun his campaign in the Shen-
andoah Valley, which finally terminated so gloriously
at Cedar Creek. This railroad was to be used for the
transportation of supplies to the army in the Shen-
andoah Valley. To keep this line open was of vital
importance to the government, to break it up, hinder,
and destroy trains the unceasing effort of the dis-
loyal dwellers in the vicinity, aided as they were by
Mosby and his guerrillas, who throughout the war
had made this locality their favorite line of opera-
tions. The regiment had proceeded but a short dis-
tance beyond Manassas Junction when the peculiar
tactics of the guerrillas became apparent. The train
had stopped in the vicinity of a steep embankment
for the purpose of putting oft' a detachment. The
night was dark; and just in the middle of the em-
bankment, the train fortunately moving slowly on
account of the previous stoppage, the rails were dis-
covered to be removed from the ties for a considerable
distance, with the evident intention of wrecking the
train with its load of human freight. While the track
was being repaired the troops scoured the woods,
drove off some guerrillas, who, being mounted, escaped
pursuit, and arrested all citizens living in the vicinity.
The favorite pastime of Mosby and his men, aided
by the residents, was to waylay trains, throw them
from the track when at full headway by the process
named, and attack the train and its defenders when
in the confusion and distress of the overthrow. The
regiment was stretched along the line of this road
from Manassas Junction to Thoroughfare Gap, with
headquarters at Gainsville. The duty assigned was
exceedingly arduous and harassing. If a soldier went
outside the lines he was waylaid by skulking guerril-
las, constantly on the watch, and suffered either death
or captivity. Unceasing watchfulness and activity
were essential, while frequent alarms ker^t every one
on the stretch in anticipation of attack. The duty
was intensely unpleasant, in constant danger, with
scarcely an opportunity of winning honorable dis-
tinction, yet was faithfully performed with the loss of
but few men. After the complete occupation of the
road the secret removal of rails was scarcely proba-
ble, but attacks were frequent at selected points,
under cover of which the rails were torn up, and thus
the moving of trains delayed uutil repairs were
made. These annoyances became so frequent that
various expedients were resorted to to check them.
The arrest of all citizens living in the vicinity of a
raid on the road, or an attack proving ineffectual, the
placing of a number of prominent rebel citizens and
captured guerrillas upon each moving train proved a
thorough protection thereto, and the free rides com-
pletely cured the desire to throw trains from the
track or fire into them by ambushed guerrillas.
On the 7th of November, 1861, one lieutenant, the
regimental commissary -sergeant, several non-commis-
sioned officers and thirty-three privates of Companies
E and H, were discharged by order of the War De-
partment. The reason given was that they " had fur-
nished acceptable substitutes." These discharges
were peremptory, without desire or previous knowl-
edge on the part of those concerned. The two com-
panies named were largely made up of former em-
ployes of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The
railroad desired their services, and, failing to secure
the voluntary consent of the men, had them peremp-
torily discharged the service, both commissioned offi-
cers and enlisted men. No doubt the railroad com-
pany had furnished substitutes.
Shortly after the battle of Cedar Creek the Two
Hundred and First Regiment with the others en-
gaged in this guard duty by order fell back to Manassas
Junction, tearing up and bringing away with them
the material of the road. On the 13th of November
the regiment was ordered to Alexandria, Va., relieving
at that point the Twelfth Regiment Veteran Reserve
Corps, and the companies of the Two Hundred and
Second Pennsylvania on duty in the city. The regi-
ment went into camp at Cattstown, and formed part of
the guard in the line of defenses south of the Potomac,
besides furnishing train guards on the Orange and
Alexandria, and Loudon and Hampshire Railroads,
and frequent escorts to detachments of stragglers and
deserters forwarded from the camp of distribution to
the various armies in the field.
Alexandria at this time contaiued the military
prisons, which were filled with deserters and bounty-
jumpers awaiting trial. It also contained the Soldiers'
Rest, which was also a camp of distribution, into
which all detachments of enlisted men were gathered
previous to being forwarded to their regiments in the
various armies. The furnishing of escorts to these
detachments was part of the duty assigned to the
Two Hundred and First. Quite a large number of
the officers were detailed as members of the many
general courts-martial then sitting at Alexandria for
the trial of prisoners collected from the army East
and West in the military prisons at that point.
On the 13th of May, 1865, Lieut.-Col. J. Wesley
Awl was appointed commandant of the Soldiers' Rest
and camp for distribution at Alexandria, in which
position he remained until ordered to Harrisburg for
muster out with the regiment. On the 24th day of
May, 1865, Company G was ordered from Bloody
Run, Pa., to Pittsburgh, and placed on provost duty
at that point, with Capt. John T. Ensminger as pro-
vost-marshal. On the 27th day of May the regiment
was ordered to Fort Delaware, Delaware, where it
remained on duty until the 16th day of June, 1865,
when it was ordered to Harrisburg for muster out.
The scattered detachments joined the regiment at
that point, and the muster out was completed on the
21st of June, 1865.
Field and Staff.
Colonel
F. Asbury Awl, Aug. 29, 1S64 ; must, out with regiment June 21, 1S65.
Lieutenant- Colonel.
J. Wesley Awl, Aug. 29, 1S64; must, out with regiment June 21, 1S65.
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HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Major.
John T. Morgan, Aug. 25, 1864; pro. from capt. Co. D Aug. 29, 1864;
must, out with regiment June 21, 1865.
Adjutant.
George W. Reisinger, Aug. 26, 1864; pro. from private Co. F Aug. 28,
1864; muBt. out with regiment June 21, 1865.
Quartermaster .
Benjamin B. Stimmel, Aug. 28, 1864; pro. from 1st lieut. Co. H Dec. 15,
1864; must, out with regiment June 21, 1865.
Surgeon.
B. F. Waggonseller, Sept. 1, 1864; must, out with regiment June 21, 1865.
Assistant Surgeons.
James Henderson, Sept. 2, 1864; disch. Dec. 1, 1864.
John H. McCreary, Sept. 12, 1864 ; absent, on detached service, at muster
A. F. Litchfield, March 7, 1865 ; must, out with regiment June 21, 1865.
Chaplain.
Rev. George G. Rakestraw, Aug. 29, 1804; must, out with regiment
June 21, 1865.
Sergeant-Major.
Robert V. Vaughn, Aug. 18, 1S64; pro. from private Co. F Sept. 1, 1864;
must, out with regiment June 21, 1865.
Quartermaster Sergeant.
Jacob B. Groff, Aug. 19, 1804; pro. from private Co. B Aug. 29, 1864;
must, out with regiment June 21, 1865.
Commissary Sergeants.
Cornelius Scbriver, Aug. 25, 1864 ; pro. from private Co. H Nov. 10, 1864 ;
must, out with regiment June 21, 1865,
Frank Darby, Aug. 27, 1864; pro. from private Co. E Aug. 29, 1804; disch.
by special order Nov. 7, 1804.
Hospital Steward.
Wash. P. OgleBby, Aug. 18, 1864; pro. from private Co. B Aug. 29, 1804;
must, out with regiment June 21, 1S65.
Principal Musicians.
William A. Ball, Aug. 24, 1864; pro. from private Co. H Dec. 17, 1864;
must, out with regiment Juue 21, 1865.
John William Bush, Aug. 27, 1804; pro. from private Co. I Oct. 31, 1864;
must, out with regiment June 21, 1865.
ROLL OF COMPANY A (ONE TEAR'S SERVICE).
Recruited in Dauphin County.
Captain.
Harrison W. Miles, Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
First Lieutenant.
Joseph M. Mutzabaugh, Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June
21, 1865.
Second Lieutenant.
Charles M. Light ner, Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
First Sergeant.
Jacob H. Rohrer, Aug. 15, 1804; pro. from private Aug. 24, 1804; must,
out with company June 21, 1865.
Jacob Able, Aug. 18, 1864; pro. from private Aug. 24, 1S04; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Charles Godcharles, Aug. 17, 1864; pro. from private Aug. 24,1804; must.
out with company June 21, 1S05.
John Booth, Aug. 15, 1804 ; pro. from private Aug. 24, 1804 ; must, out
with company June 21, 1805.
Mowery Nichols, Aug. 15, 1804: pro. from private Aug. 24, 1804; muBt.
out with company June 21, 1805.
Corporals.
Samuel Hockley, Aug. 18, 1S04: pro. to corp. Aug. 24, 1804; must, out
With company June 21, 1805,
Samuel Wells, Aug. 18, 1864; pro. to Corp. Aug. 24, 1864; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Jonathan Watts, Aug. 10, 1804; pro. to corp. Aug. 24, 1864; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
William B. Musser, Aug. 18, 1804 ; pro. to corp. Aug. 24, 1864 ; must, out
with company June 21, 1805.
John H. Gruver, Aug. 18, 1804; pro. to corp. Aug. 24, 1804; must, out
with company June 21, 18G5.
William B. McBarren, Aug. 18, 1HG4 ; pro. to corp. Aug. 24, 1804 ; must.
out with company June 21, 1865.
I. G. Worthington, Aug. 22, 1804; pro. to corp. Jan. 1, 1865; must, out
with company June 21, 1805.
Edwin Nebinger, Aug. 23, 1804; pro. to corp. Feb. 16, 1865; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Privates.
Baker, James S., Aug. 10, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Brown, William J., Aug. 22, 1804; must out with company June 21,
1865.
Bingaman, George, Aug. IS, 1864; died at Philadelphia, Pa., June 18,
1805.
Clouser, Samuel, Aug. 10,1SG4; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Cowher, Elias, Aug. 10, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Cuddy, James, Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Conrad, Oliver, Aug. 18, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Cless, George, Aug. 10, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Campbell, Peter, Aug. 16, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Campbell, Andrew, Aug. 16,1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Calderwood, David, Aug. 10, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Cain, Thomas, Aug. 18, 1864.
Dine, David, Aug. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Diven, James, Aug. 15, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Derrick, Christian C, Aug. 10, 1S04; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Dean, George, Aug. 15, 1S04; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Dudley, Richard, Aug. 15, 1804; died at York, Pa., Sept. 28, 1804.
Embick, William H., Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Elliott, Eliazer, Aug. 16, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Ellenberger, Samuel, Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Frantz, John, Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865."
Fissel, Samuel, Aug. 15, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Fatal, John, Aug. IS, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Frickey, Lewis, Aug. IS, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Feltenberger, William, Aug. 17, 1S04 ; died at Alexandria, Va., July 3,
1S65 ; grave 3281.
Freet, Samuel, Aug. 17, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Forman, George, Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Gintzer, Valentine, Aug. 15, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Gable, Charles H. A., Aug. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Gibson, Chesey, Aug. 27, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Guiler, Alexander, Aug. 15, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Gray bill, Edgar, Aug. 15, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Graham, Francis, Aug. IS, 1S64.
Hardsock, John, Aug. 15, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Henderson, Robert, Aug. 10, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1S65.
Hoover, Benjamin, Aug. IS, 1S64; must, out with company June 21,
1S65.
Hartz, Samuel, Aug. IS, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Hatfield, William B., Aug. IS, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Hartley, Nicholas B., Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Housant, Samuel, Aug. 15, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Jones, Levi F., Aug. 16, 1864; muBt. out with company June 21, 1865.
Kemp, Conrad, Aug. 18, 1S04; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Keim, Henry B , Aug. 18, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1SG5.
Koup, Jeremiah, Aug. 16, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Kreiger, William, Aug. 10, 1S04 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Kohler, Elias, Aug. 10, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Keunedy, William J., Aug. 18, 1864; died at Alexandria, Va., Oct. 29,
1864; grave 2827.
GENERAL HISTORY.
231
Leister, David, Aug. 16, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Lewellyn, John, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Moore, Ira, Aug. 10, 1804; miiBt. out with company June 21, 1865.
Mason, Edwin, Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Murphy, Gafrett, Aug. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Miller, Juhn F., Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Mader, John, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
MoBt, George F., Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Manning, Alexander, Aug. 15,1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Mengis, Silas, Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Manning, Josiah, Aug. 15, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Monmiller, Joseph, Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Manning, Henry, Aug. 15, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Melcher, Henry, Aug. 12, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Mutzabaugh, Jacob, Aug. 16, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Musser, Henry, Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Master, Leaoder S., Aug. 16, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Mayberry, Alexander, Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
McWilliams, R. S., Aug. 22, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
McMonigal, Daniel, Aug. 10, 1S64; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
McClintock, John D., Aug. 17, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
McNeal, William D., Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
O'Dell, John R., Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Ott, Levi, Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Parsons, William W., Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Ploughfield, Fred., Aug. 18, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Rathburn, Abraham, Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Reath, William F., Aug. 17, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Shearer, Leander, Aug. 16, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Sharrar, Jeremiah, Aug. 16,1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Shearer, George W., Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company Jun
Sourbeir, Benjan
1865.
Steckley, Matthe
1865.
Stroh, Isaac F., Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Stuckey, Ira D., Aug. 16, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Weaver, George H., Aug. 18,1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Wright, George W., Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Walters, John H., Aug. 18,1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Wells, Joseph, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
ROLL OF COMPANY B (ONE YEAR'S SERVICE).
Recruited in Dauphin County.
William McCarroll, Aug. 25, 1S64; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
First Lieutenant.
Robert F. Bell, Aug. 25, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Second Lieutenant.
William D. Carson, Aug. 25, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
First Sergeant.
William H. Waggoner, Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Sergeants.
David C. Martin, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Joseph M. Saul, Aug. 18, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
David K. Rudy, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
John W. Davis, Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Corporals.
Andrew J. McKee, Aug. 20, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Edward P. Lescure, Aug. 23, 18*4 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Theodore S. Bell, Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Jacob W. Lescure, Aug. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 180o.
John Olewine, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Joseph J. Oglesby, Aug. 22, 1*04; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
William N. Meredith, Aug. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
John Endreas, Aug. 22, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Privntes.
Black, Thomas J., Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Barnhart, Jacob, Aug. 20, 1S04; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Barr, Robert R., Aug. 20, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Bates, John W., Aug. 22, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Cramp, William C, Aug. 22, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Clemense, Reuben C, Aug. 22, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Caslow, John H., Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Crabb, Harry R., Aug. 18, 1864; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 9, 1865.
Davis, George W., Aug. 22, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Dunbar, Hiram, Aug. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Dunlap, Samuel R., Aug. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Daley, Philip, Aug. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Dinger, George M., Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Ellenberger, I. B., Aug. 20, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805,
Felix, Mordecai, Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Fisher, Daniel, Aug. 22, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Foltz, Eli, Aug. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Feist, George W., Aug. 20, 1S64; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Foltz, David N., Aug. 20, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Groff, George M., Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Golzenleuchter, A., Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Gilchrist, Robert M., Aug. 22, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Groff, Jacob B., Aug. 19, 1804; pro. to q.m.-sergt. Aug. 29, 1804.
Henning, John H., Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Hutman, William E., Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Hummelbaugh, J., Aug. 18, 1S04 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Hummel, John H., Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Hall, George, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
"Hoak, Reuben N., Aug. 22, 1864; muBt. out with company June 21, lSiio.
Hoover, John B., Aug. 22, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1S05.
Hutman, Matthias A., Aug. 20, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1S65.
Huber, Daniel P., Aug. IS, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Hoak, George I., Aug. 22, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Ingram, Price, Aug. 18, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Jacobs, Charles, Aug. 22, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Jones, Richard, Aug. IS, 1804; must out with company June 21, 1865.
Kelley, William, Aug. 23, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Kuhn, William, Aug. 22, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Krause, David G., Aug. 22, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21, 1SG5.
Langletz, Henry, Aug. 23, 1S64; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Leininger, George, Aug. 22, 1804 : must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Longenecker, William, Aug. 22, 1S04; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Megary, Joseph, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Myers, John E., Aug. IS, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Mover, Adam C, Aug. IS, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Murray, George S., Aug. 22, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Miller, Abraham B., Aug. 22, 1804; must. out. with company Juue 21,
1865.
McComas, John, Aug. IS, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1SG5.
Nichols, William S-, Aug. 22,1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Nichols, Joseph K., Aug. 19, 1S04; must, out with compauy June 21,
1865.
Neff, Augustus A., Aug. 22, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
232
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Olewine, George, Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
O'Brian, James, Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Olewine, George W., Aug. 22, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Oglesby, Washington P., Aug. 18, 1804; pro. to hospital steward Aug.
29, 1864.
Porter, Robert G., Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1866.
Potteiger, George, Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Putt, Franklin, Aug. 20, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Rupert, John S., Aug. 22, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Ritner, John, Aug. 22, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Reiger, Benjamin F., Aug. 22, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Raudibaugh, George S., Aug. 18, 1804 ; died Jan. 11. 1805.
Saul, John H., Aug. 18, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Stober, Joseph A., Aug. 22, 1864; must out with company June 21, 1865.
Smith, George, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Sbindler, George, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Solomon, Harry G., Aug. 22, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Shiffler, George, Aug. 22, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Steager, John A., Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Shilp, Lawrence, Aug. 22, 1S04 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Shaffer, Warren J., Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Shaffer, William, Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Smith, Jacob, Aug. 23, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Smith, Michael, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Seal, George W., Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Sturgeon, Washington, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Stnrgeon, Timothy S., Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Smith, Joseph, Aug. 23, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
Urich, William, Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Uoger, Benjamin W., Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Wevadow, Conrad, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Wolford, George, Aug. 18, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Tingst, J. CharleB, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Zimmerman, William, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Zarker, Henry, Aug. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1K65.
Zefley, Jacob, Aug. 22, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
ROLL OF COMPANY C (ONE YEAR'S SERVICE).
Becruited in Dauphin County.
Captain.
George W. Fenn, Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
First L&idenitnt.
Mark T. Cash, Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Second Lieutenant.
Warren W. Weitzel, Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
First Sergeant
John R. Stoey, Aug. 19, 1864; pro. from private Aug. 25,1804; must,
out with company June 21, 1865.
Sergeants.
Juseph J. Lloyd, Aug. 18, 1864 ; pro. from private Aug. 25, 1864 ; must.
out with company June 21, 1805. *
Francis H. Hoy, Aug. is, 1864 ; pro. from corp. Sept. 15, 1804 ; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Val. D. Vosburg, Aug. 18, 1*04; pro. from corp. May 5, 1865; must.
out with company June 21, 1865.
Samuel Forster, Aug. 23, 1*64 ; pro. from private Aug. ^5,1864; must.
out witli company June 21, 1865.
David H. Hopkins, Aug. IS, 1864 ; pro. from private Aug. 25, 1864.
Corporals.
John Hepford, Aug. 18, 1864; pro. to corp. Aug. 25, 1864; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Wilbur F. Blair, Aug. 18, lsul ; pro. to corp. Aug. 25, 18G4 ; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Daniel Potteiger, Aug. 23, 1S04 ; pro. to Corp. Sept. 10, 1864; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
John H. Hippie, Aug. 19, 1864; pro. to corp. Aug. 25, 1864 ; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Thomas Forney, Aug. 18, 1804; pro. to corp. Sept. 2, 1804; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
John C. Lime, Aug. 18, 1864; pro. to corp. Sept. 15, 1864; must, out
with company June 21, 1865,
John Neidig, Aug. 18, 1864 ; pro. to corp. Sept. 15, 1864 ; must, out with
company June 21, 1865.
Tilghman F. Stadler, Aug. 19, 1864; pro. to corp. May 3, 1865 ; must.
out with company June 21, 1865.
David Davis, Aug. 18, 1804; pro. to corp. Aug. 25, 1864.
William H. Morgan, Aug. 20, ls64; pro. to corp. Aug. 25, 1864.
Privates,
Albright, John, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Aungst, Henry D., Aug. IS, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Bell, Atwood A., Aug. 19, 1S04 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Breckbill, George W., Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Breithof, Michael, Aug. 18, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Burns, George W., Aug. IS, 1864.
Carmichael, Joseph, Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Cowden, Frederick H., Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Crum, George J., Aug. 23, 1864 ; died at Alexandria, Va., Oct. 22, 1864 ;
grave 2789.
Dickey, George C, Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Dochterman, Benjamin, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June
21, 1865.
Duncan. Joseph M., Aug. 19, 1S64; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Elser, Peter S., Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Evans, John W., Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Forney, Jeremiah C, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Forrest, Allen, Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Foster, Martin A., Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Foss, Edgar, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Gamber, Peter, Aug 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Grabill, Pierson B., Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
CroBs, William E., Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1S05.
Grubb, Henry B., Aug. 20, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Hamilton, John R., Aug. 18,1864; must, out with company June 21,
186£
ith company June 21,
Hawley, Albert G., Aug. 23, 1864; must.
1865.
Hepford, George, Aug. 10, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Hippie, John, Aug. 20, 1SG4; must, out with company June 21, 180,").
Hicks, Amos A., Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Home, Christian, Aug. 23, 1S04 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Hippie, William A., Aug. 19, 1864; died at Alexandria, Va., Oct. 27,
1864.
Hanarty, John, Aug. 19, 1864.
Jones, Benjamin M., Aug. 23, 1S04; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Jones, George K., Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Keel, Jacob, Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Kelly, Samuel, Aug. 20, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Kelly, William, Aug. 29, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Kitch, William L., Aug. 19, 1SG4; must, out with company June 21,
1S05.
Lewis, Lewis B., Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Loiuiuan, George, Aug. 18, 1864; muBt. out with company June 21, 1865.
Mackey, James K., Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Martin, David L., Aug. 19. 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Martin, Elias, Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Meek, Reuben, Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company Juue 21, 1865.
Mickey, Martiu, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Miller, Sabian, Aug. IS, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Moore, John H., Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Mowry, Samuel, Aug. 23, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
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Mover, Esaias, Aug. 23, 1*64; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Mover, Franklin, Aug. 18, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,1865.
McNeely, Theopliolis, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Noecker, John H., Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Poist, Jacob A., Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Parmon, William, Aug. 18, 1864.
Rank, Edward S., Aug. 18, 1S64; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Rist, Heury C, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Righter, John M., Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Roberts, Joseph, Aug. 23, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Rossell, William R., Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Ritts, Joseph, Aug. 18, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Schuttler, John G., Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1S65.
Seifert, Tempest M., Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Shirk, George, Aug. 18, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Shearer, Samuel, Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company Juue 21, 1865.
Shearer, Thomas, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with compauy June 21, 1865.
Shope, Jacob W., Aug. 23, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Snyder, Andrew, Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Spangler, Jerome C, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
StoneBifer, Ishmael, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Tobias, John, Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Unger, John T., Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Wagner, John H., Aug. 18,1864; must, out with company Juue 21, 1865.
Wallower, John H., Aug. 23, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Webster, Loren A., Aug. 18,1804;- must, out with company June 21,1865.
Werts, Cassius C, Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Winn, Lewis P., Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Wittle, Jacob H., Aug. 23, 1S64 ; must, out with company Jnne 21. 18G5.
Wolf, Jacob, Aug. 23, 1864 ; must, out with company Juue 21, 1865.
ROLL OF COMPANY D (ONE YEAR'S SERVICE).
Recruited in Dauphin and Perry Counties.
Captains.
John T. Morgan, Aug. 25, 1804; pro. to maj. Aug. 29, 1864.
Wilson 0. Smith, Aug. 2"., 1804; pro. irom lstlieut. Aug. 29, 1864; must.
out with company June 21, 1805.
First Lieutenant.
Thomas G.Smith, Aug. 25, 1864; pro. from 2d lieut. Aug. 29, 1864; must,
out with company June 21, 1805.
Second Lieutenants.
Samuel M. Haniill, Aug. 15,1864; pro. from private Aug. 29, 1864; must,
out with company June 21, 1805.
First Sergeant.
William C. Knighton, Aug. 15, 1804; pro. from private Aug. 29, 1864;
must, out with company June 21, 1805.
James G. Milligan, Aug. 15, 1864 ; pro. from private Aug. 29, 1804 ; must.
out with company June 21, 1865.
John W. M. Smythe, Aug. 15, l,s04 ; pro. from private Aug. 29, 1864;
niUBt out with company June 21, 1865.
Andrew J. Heck, Aug. 15, 1864; pro. from private Aug. 29, 1804 ; must.
out with company Juue 21, 1865.
John Carichner, Aug. 20, 1804; pro. from private Aug. 29, 1864; must.
out with company June 21, 1865.
Corporals.
Franklin Carson, Aug. 15, 1864; pro. to corp. Aug. 29, 1804; must, out
with company June 21, 1805.
Jehu Dehaven, Aug. 26, 1804; pro. to corp. Aug. 29, 1804; must, out
with company June 21, I860.
William H. Sbaull, Aug. 15, 1804 ; pro. to corp. Aug. 29, 1804 ; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Philip Danuer, Aug. 15, 1804; pro. to corp. Aug. 29, 1864: must, out
with company June 21, 1805.
James E. Harris, Aug. 1">, L864; pro. to corp. Aug. 29, 1814; muiit. out
with company June 21, 1866.
John R. Pierce, Aug. 15, 1864; pro. to corp. Any. j'j, 1864^ mnflt out
with company June 21, 1865.
Emanuel K. Sanders, Aug. 20, 1864; pro. to corp. Aug. 29, 1864; most,
out with company June 21, 1866.
John C.George, Aug. 15,1864; pro. to corp. Aug. 29,1864; mart, out
with company Juue 21, 1865.
Privates.
Anderson, George, Aug. 15, 1864; must out with company June 21, 1805.
Anderson, A. D., Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Allison, Augustus, Aug. 15, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Armes, Joseph, Aug. 15, 1864.
Auckennan, William, Aug. 24, 1864.
Bowsman, George W., Aug. 15, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Boyer, John B., Aug. 20, 1*64; must, out with company June 21, I860.
Bothwell, William A., Aug. 15, 1S64; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Burgner, Franklin, Aug. 15, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Bousman. Christian, Aug. 15, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Barts, Jacob, Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Bierbower, Louis H., Aug. 23, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Books, Daniel E., Aug. 15. 1*04; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Brenner, Jacob, Aug. 24, 18(4; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Bates, Levi, Aug. 15, 1864 ; died at Alexandria, Va., Oct. 19, 1804 ; grave
2775.
Collar, John, Aug. 15, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Carlisle, Milton J., Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Dupes, Jesse R., Aug. 15, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Donnell, Joseph, Aug. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1866.
Dyer, Henry, Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Dehart, John D., Aug. 25, 1864 ; must- out with company June 21, 1865.
Earp, James E., Aug. 23, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Emig, William, Aug. 16, 1864; must, out with compauy June 21, 1865.
Ely, Jacob, Aug. 20, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Eckhart, Solomou, Aug. 15,1804; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Eslinger, John W., Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Funk, John W., Aug. 15, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
George, William G., Aug. 15, 1S04; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Good, Jacob, Aug. 15, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Goodhart, Henry, Aug. 24, 1864; must, out with company Juue 21,1805.
Givler, Benjamin, Aug. 20, 1S04 ; must, out with company Juue 21, 1866.
Green, John, Aug. 15, 1804: must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Guiles, Isaac, Aug. 24, 1S64 ; must, out with company Juue 21, 1865.
Gray, James, Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with company June 21, I860.
Heck, Charles C, Aug. 15, 1864 : must, out with company Juue 21, I860.
Heck, Hiram H., Aug. 15, 1SG4; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Hatfield, Lloyd S.,Aug. 15.1S64; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Hancka, John C, Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Hughes, Matthew, Aug. 10, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Hart, Jacob, Aug. 15, 1804.
Jackson, Henry, Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with company Juue 21, 1805.
Keys, David H., Aug. 15,1*04; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
KeyB, Stephen W., Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with compauy June 21,1865.
Keys, Alfred C, Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with compauy June 21, 1865.
Keller, Samuel, Aug. 15, 1864 ; must, out with company Juue 21, 1865.
Knisley, Henry, Aug. 15, 1864 ; must, out with compauy June 21, 1866.
Krone, Michael, Aug. 20, 1*04; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Kiucate, Aaron, Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Keener, George, Aug. 18, 1864: must, out with company Juue 21, I860.
Kraft, Louis F., Aug. 20, 1*64.
Keesley, Emauuel, disch. by S. O. Oct. 20, to date Aug. 10, 1805.
Love, Wiufield S., Aug. 15, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Leepard, William L., Aug. 15, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Moltz, Johu A., Aug. 15, 1*04 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Mast, Michael, Aug. 20, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Millhouse, Israel M., Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Mater, William H., Aug. 15,1864; must, out with compauy June 21,
1865.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Morgan, John, Aug. 15, 1864.
Nickens, Samuel D., Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1866.
Pattoo, Robert, Aug. 15, 18H4; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Pronell, Joseph, Aug. 12, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Rudy, Daniel, Aug. 10, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Reynolds, Peter C, Aug. 16, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Rupley, Amos, Aug. 16, 1S64; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Reed, Samuel W., Aug. 24, 1804.
Rodgers, Henry, Aug. 23, 1864.
Stetler, John M., Aug. 14, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Shunk, John, Aug. 24, 1S04 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Santo, Solomon, Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company Juue 21, 1805.
Sutton, Wash. C, Aug. 23, 1S04 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Sbatzer, David, Aug. 20, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Sunday, Henry M., Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Stevens, Louis W., Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Seiders, John W., Aug. 23, 1804; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 26, 1865.
Thomas, Orlando, Aug. 28, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Tilghman, David H., Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Wright, Oliver, Aug. 15, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Wright, William, Aug. 23, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. July 10, 1865.
Wolfe, David, Aug. 15, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Watts, Samuel, Aug. 15, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Wagner, John H., Aug. 15, 1864; must. out with company June 21, 1865.
Wise, Jacob W., Aug. 15, 1804; must, out with company Juue 21, 1865.
Weaver, Henry, Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Williamson, Mont., Aug. 24,1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Weeden, Henry H., Aug. 15, 1814; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Wealand, Charles, Aug. 23,1804; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Welsh, James, Aug. 23, 1814.
Young, Samuel, Aug. 15, 1804; must, out with company Juue 21, 1805.
Zscheigner, C. H., Aug. 28, 1814; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Zigler, Henry, Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company Juue 21, 1805.
Zimmerman, Jacob, Aug. 28,1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
ROLL OF COMPANY E (ONE YEAR'S SERVICE).
Recruited in Dattjiliin County.
Captain.
Michael McNally, Aug. 20, 18(4; must, out with company June 21,1805.
.Firs* Lieutenant.
James B. Wells, Aug. 20, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Second Lieutenant.
John Friedenstine, Aug. 26, 1S04 ; disch. by S. 0. Nov. 7, 1864.
First Sergeant.
William M. Kiuzer, Aug. 19, 1804; com. 2d lieut. Nov. 13, 1864; not
mustered; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Sergeants.
George W. Moore, Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21.1865.
Pearson Miller, Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Ephraim N. Jones, Aug. 19, 1804; muBt. out with company June 21,
1805.
David Croft, Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Thomas W. Peeples, Aug. 19, 18)14 ; disch. by S. O. Nov. 7, 1S64.
Corporals.
William Weeber, Aug. 19, 1804; disch. by S. O. Nov. 7, 1864.
John Bernheisel, Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Peter V. Gardner, Aug. 19, 1S04 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Alem A. Moore, Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
William A. Leonard, Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
180,5.
William D. Sellars, Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
John A. Fuuk, Aug. 19, 1814; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
John Rhoades, Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
John Garbrick, Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Samuel M. Ebersole, Aug. 19, 1804; disch. by S. 0. Nov. 7, 1864.
John W. Gray, Aug. 19, 1804; disch. by S. 0. Nov. 7, 1864.
Charles C. Rumpf, Aug. 19, 1804 ; disch. by S. 0. Nov. 7, 1864.
James M. Irvin, Aug. 19, 1804; pro. to corp. Nov. 11, 1864; accidentally
killed Dec. 3, 1804.
Musicwn.
Theodore Wollerton, Aug. 19, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Privates.
Abbott, Samuel R., Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Aldinger, Andrew, Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Buffington, Richard, Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Barge, Charles E., Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Bowers, George, Aug. 19, 1S04 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Briggins, Samuel, Aug. 19,1804; must, out with company June 21,1805.
Byrem, Levi, Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Bender, George H., Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Boyd, William C, Aug. 19, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21,
1S65.
Black, Matthew B., Aug. 19, 1864 ; disch. by S. O. Nov. 7, 1864.
Crull, William M., Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1S65.
Carman, William, Aug. 19, 1S64; disch. by special order Nov. 7^1864.
Collom, Jonathan, Aug. 19, 1864; disch. by special order Nov. 7, 1864.
Doran, John M., Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Deeters, Jasper N., Aug. 19,1864; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Dace, John F. C, Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Darby, Frank, Aug. 19, 1864 ; pro. to com. sergt. Aug. 29, 1864.
Eberly, William H., Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Emery, Peter P., Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Evens, John, Aug. 19, 1864 ; disch. by special order Nov. 7, 1864.
Eckert, Daniel H., Aug. 19, 1804 ; died at Harrishurg, Pa., Nov. 7, 1S64.
Evans, Thomas J., Aug. 19, 1S64 ; died at Duucannon, Pa., Nov. 9, 1804.
Funk, Levi H., Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company Juue 21, 1865.
Ferguson, Richard, Aug. 19, 1804; disch. by special order Nov. 7, 1864.
Free, Benjamin F., Aug. 19, 1864; disch. by special order Nov. 7, 1804.
Gray, Samuel Jl., Aug. 19, 1864; disch. by special order Nov. 7, 1864.
Hiney, Frederick, Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Hepford, Samuel, Aug. 19, 1814 ; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Hamlin, James S., Aug. 19, 1814; must. outwith company June 21,1866.
Hamill, Edwin J., Aug. 19, 1814 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Holbert, Jacob C, Aug. 19, 1804; must. out with company June 21,1805.
Hoffman, John C, Aug. 19, 1804 ; disch. by special order Nov. 7, 1804.
Hellerman, Hiram, Aug. 19, 1804 ; disch. by special order Nov. 7, 1864.
Jay, William, Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Koutz, Samuel H., Aug. 19, 1864; must, outwith company June 21, 1865.
Kreider, George, Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Kreider, Solomon, Aug. 19,1864; must, out with company Juue 21, 1865.
Kuhlwind, August. Aug. 19,1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Kitzelman, Charles H., Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June
21, 1865.
Keen, William S., Aug. 19, 1864; disch. by special order Nov. 7, 1864.
Kinter, John, Aug. 19, 18(4; disch. by special order Nov. 7, 1864.
Kutz, William C, Aug. 19, 1804; disch. by special order Nov. 7, 1864.
Lowe, James P., Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out witli compauy June 21, 1865.
Loughrey, Robert, Aug. 19, 1804; must out with company June 21, 1865.
Leaman, John H., Aug. 19, 1864; disch. by special order Nov. 7, 1864.
Meredith, John, Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company Juue 21, 1865.
Moore, John H., Aug. 19, 1864: must, out* with company June 21, 1865.
Manger, Henry, Aug. 19, 1804; disch. by special order Nov. 7, 1864.
Moyer, Isaac, Aug. 19, 1S04; disch. by S. O. Nov. 7, 1S64.
Miller, Jacob R., Aug. 19, 1804; disch. by S. 0. Nov. 7, 1864.
McAllister, James P., Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
McAllister, Hugh R., Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
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235
McMullin, William, Aug. 19,1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
McGill, John H., Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Neiman, John W., Aug. 19, 1864; must. out with company June 21, 1805.
O'Donnell, John, Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Powers, Thomas, Aug. 19, 18ii4; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Reese, John, Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Rauch, Samuel, Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Rohrer, Daniel, Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Reese, William D., Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Reese, Isaac, Aug. 19, 1804 ; disch. by 8. 0. Nov. 7, 1804.
Sutch, Alfred N., Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out wilh compauy June 21, 1805.
Simmers, George, Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Schlegal, John, Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Stootz, Michael, Aug. 19, 1*04 ; must, out with company June 21, 1*05.
Small, Lawrence, Aug. 10, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Scott, Franklin B., Aug. 19, 1S«"»4 ; must, out with company Juue 21,
1865.
Skeen, William, Aug. 19, 1804; disch. by S. 0. Nov. 7, 1864.
Troup, John A., Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Wilhelm, Charles A., Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Weigle, George, Aug. 19, 1804; must out with company June 21, 1805.
Windsor, JeBse, Aug. 19, 1*04 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Williams, Benjamin, Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Weeber, John D., Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Walters, William D., Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Wenrich, Francis, Aug. 13, 1N04; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Wollerton, Charles, Aug. 19, 1864; disch. by S. 0. Nov. 7, 1S04.
Zimmerman, J. J., Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
ROLL OF COMPANY F (ONE TEAR'S SERVICE).
Recruited in Dauphin County.
Captain.
Thomas F. Maloney, Aug. 27, 18H4; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
First Lieutenant.
Wendell Gross, Aug. 17, 1864 : must, out with co mpany June 21, 1805.
.Second Lieutenant.
William H. Carberry, Aug. 27, 1804; must, out with compauy June 21,
1865.
First Sergeant.
Edward R. Sprigman, Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Sergeants.
Cnarles Fairlamb, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Peter Beinhaur, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
John Holle, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 22, 1865.
Frank W. Shaffner, Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Corporals.
Zack T. Andrews, Aug. 18, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
David Beinhaur, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865,
Robert M. Kline, Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865
William G. Reese, Aug. 23, 1S64; must, out with company June 21, 1865,
James G. Dunlap, Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1S65,
Matthew Parthemore, Aug. 18, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Edward J. Faught, Aug. 23, 1S64; must, out with compauy June 21
1865.
James Patrick, Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
William Wbeeler, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with compauy June 21,1865.
James A. Drain, Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Privates.
Bowman, Peter, Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Booser, Henry, Aug. 20, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Bamberger, Zack, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Boon, Mordecai E., Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company Juue 21,
1865.
Cover, William H., Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Crall, Samuel, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Covert, Jacob G., Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Dehart, Cornelius, Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Detrick, Samuel, Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company Junr? 21, L865.
Douglass, Benjamin, Aug. 23, 1804; must, uut with company June 21,
1865.
Espenshade, W. H. H., Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Ehrisman, Absalom, Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Felheison, John, Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Fry, George W., Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Graham, John, Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Garrett, John A., Aug. 20, 180.4; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
George, John H., Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Grove, Abraham, Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Gingrich, Jacob, Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Huber, George M., Aug. 20, 18*4; must, out with company June 21,1805.
Heisey, Daniel, Aug. 86, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Hantch, Walter E., Aug. 18, 18(4 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Hamilton, George, AHg. 20, 181*4; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Himmelrich, John, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Haller, Francis K., Aug. 23, 1S64; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Hart, Samuel F., Aug. 23, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Howard, Frank, Aug. 23, 1864.
Jeffries, James M., Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Kline, Christian, Aug. 26, 1864: must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Keorper, Jacob G., Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Ludwick, Peter M., Aug. 26, 1S64 ; must, out with compauy June 21,
1865.
Lukens, William, Aug. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Lukens, Nelson A., Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Li chte nberger, Hor., Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Loy, Albert, Aug. 20, 1864 ; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Meyer, George, Aug. 26, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Maglauchliu, W. J., Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Michael, John, Aug. 23, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Mitchell, George B., Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Miller, John H., Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Mathews, William H., Aug. 23, 18<4 ; must, out with company June 21,
1S65.
Meredith, James S., Aug. 23, 1S64; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Maloney, John, Aug. 20, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Miller, Philip, Aug. 18, 1804.
Morrison, Peter, Jan. 19, 1805.
Melntire, James, Aug. 20, 1S04 ; must, out with company June 21, 18'"o.
Neff, George W., Aug. 20, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Prowell, John W., Aug. 20, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Prowell, Alfred W., Aug. 26, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Parthemore, Samuel, Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Parthemore, Solomon, Aug. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Parthemore, H. H., Aug. 18, 18i4; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Parthemore, Frederick, Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June
21, 1865.
Parthemore, G. W., Aug. 18, TS<4; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Parthemore, J. L., Aug. 18, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Pentz, Jacob D., Jan. 0, 1805 ; must, out with compauy June 21, 1865.
Reiter, Levi W., Aug. 18, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 180*5.
: Runkle, William, Aug. IS, 1864; must, out with compauy Juue 21, 1865.
: Ryan, James, Jan. 19, 1805 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
1 Radle, Emanuel, Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21, ISO?.
236
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Roop, Henry, Aug. 23, 18f,4 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Kitzman, Balthasar, Aug. 18, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Reckord, James F., Aug. 23, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Reisinger, Georgo W., Aug. 20, 1804 ; pro. to adjt. Aug. 28, 1804.
Smith, William D., Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Scherick, Henry C, Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Shoemaker, Edward, Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Sultzenberger, John, Aug. 18, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1S65.
Stoner, George W., Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Strought, Henry H., Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Saul, Samuel S., Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Seidle, Luther, Aug. 18, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Smith, James, Aug. 20, 1804.
Thompson, William N., Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June
21, 1805.
Thomas, William H., Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Taylor, Charles, Jan. 21, 1805, must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Thompson, Edward, Aug. 18, 181.4 ; not ou muster-out roll.
Vaughn, Robert V., Aug. 18, 1864; pro. to sergt.-maj. Sept. 1, 1S04.
Weaver, Samuel, Aug. 18, 1804; must, out with cumpauy June 21, 1805.
Weaver, George, Aug. 18, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Worley, William, Aug. 18, 1804 ; mu6t. out with company June 21, 1805.
Wooley, Frederick W., Jan. 13, 1805; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Wyman, Thomas, Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Young, John, Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Toung, Henry F., Aug. 23, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Yeager, Henry, Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Zimmerman, H., Aug. 23, 1804; must, cut with company June 21, 1805.
ROLL OF COMPANY G (ONE YEAR'S SERVICE).
Recruited in Dauphin County.
Captain.
John T. Ensminger, Aug. 27, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
.Firs'* Lieutenant.
Win. J. Adams. Aug. 27, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Second Lieutenant.
George W. Myers, Aug. 27, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
First Sergeant.
Solomon B. Kissell, Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
J. Q. A. Rutherford, Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1S65.
Andrew B. McFadden, Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Andrew Noy, Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
William H. Hampson, Aug. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Corporals.
William H. Hartz, Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Henry Books, Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Henry Bostgen, Aug. 24, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Jonas Weltner, Aug. 25, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Joseph C. Mumma, Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
James McGowan, Aug. 25, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
John L. Santo, Aug. 24, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
William H. Fry, Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Musicians.
Daniel Killhafi'er, Aug. 10, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
David Keefer, Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Privates.
Adams, Richard K., Aug. 25, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Barnhill, William S., Aug. 26, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Bertram, Peter R., Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Beaverson, David, Aug. 19, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Becker, Jacob ft, Aug. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company Juno 21, 1865.
Blair, Cyrus M., Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Bratten, Richard B, Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Bredenstien, Martin, Aug. 24, 1804 ; must, out with compauy June 21,
1865.
Buck, Henry, Aug. 25, 180.4 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Cain, George W., Aug. 10, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Cilly, Christian, Aug. 20, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Crone, Samuel, Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Coapman, Jacob, Aug. 25, 1864.
Ditty, Levi B., Aug. 24, 1864 ; must, out with compauy June 21, 1865.
Duncan, John H., Aug. 20, 1804 ; must out with company June 21, 1806.
Demarst, John, Aug. 22, 1804.
Douglass, William, Aug. 26, 1864.
Fehl, Nicholas, Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Fenegle, Christian, Aug. 25,1864; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Goudy, Jacob E., Aug. 24,1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Gaul, Samuel, Aug. 27, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Greath. William J., Aug. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Gettys, Henry, Aug. 24, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Given, William, Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Glenn, Alfred, Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Gordon, Alexander, Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Gramm, Jacob S., Aug. 24, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Getz, Jacob, not on muster-out roll.
Haire, Joseph, Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Haire, David, Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Hart, William H., Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Hess, John, Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with compauy June 21, 1865.
Horstick, Joseph E., Aug. 26, 1864 ; must, put with company June 21,
1865.
Hoover, George, Aug. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Hambright, Frederick, Aug. 20, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Johns, Samuel A., Aug. 26, 1864; disch., date unknown.
Johnson, Henry, Aug. 22, 1864.
Kriner, Henry G-, Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Koenig, Jonathan, Aug. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Lascomb, William H., Aug. 24, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Livingston, George W., Aug. 26, 1S04; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Long, Jacob, Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Morley, Hiram, Aug. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Manly, Abner B., Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Mauch, John, Aug. 24, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Milligan, Samuel, Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Mumma, Martin J., Aug. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Myer, Charles, Aug. 22, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Manley, John F., Aug. 25, 1864; disch. on surg. certif. June 10, 1865.
Morett, George, Aug. 22, 1804.
McClintock. Joseph, Aug. 26, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
McCoy, James, Sept. 10, 1S04; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Nix, Charles, Aug. 22, 1864.
Olewine, Joseph, Aug. 22, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Painter, Jacob, Aug. 25, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Pearson, George H., Aug. 24, 1864.
Raff, George, Aug. 24, 1S04 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Rahm, Harris, Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Rodgers, Henry, Aug. 19, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Rutter, Grud.v B., Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Shroy, Henry B., Aug. 30, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Shultz, James W., Aug. 20, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Shearer, William, Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Shearer, John, Jan. 19, 1865; must, out with compauy June 21, 1865.
GENERAL HISTORY.
237
Shearer, David, Jan. 19, 1805 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Simons, Eli, Aug. 30, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 18G5.
Smiley, Henderson, Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Smith, Samuel K., Aug. 26, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Sprucebanks, James, Aug. 20, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Stewart, John W., Aug. 26, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Stees, Jacob S., Aug. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Strouse, Solomon, Aug. 10, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Steager, David C, Aug. 22, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Steager, William H., Aug. 24, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Sweager, David, Aug. 25, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Thompson, Joseph A., Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Thompson, Levi W*., Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Toomey, Michael, Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out witli company June 21,1865.
Ulrich, John H., Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Walters, Jacob, Aug. 24, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Way, Jacob R., Aug. 25, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Weaver, Samuel Y., Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Willi, George W., Aug. 22, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Williams, Charles, Aug. 22, 1864.
Yoder, Oliver B., Aug. 20, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
ROLL OF COMPANY H (ONE TEAR'S SERVICE).
Recruited in Daupliin County.
Captain.
Benjamin F. Ashenfelter, Aug. 2.S, 1804; must, out with company June
21, 1805.
First Lieutenants.
Benjamin B. Stimmel, Aug. 28, 1864; pro. to q.m. Dec. 15, 1864.
William C. Daily, Aug. 24, 1864 ; pro. from private to 2d lieut. Sept. 16,
1864 ; to 1st lieut. Dec. 15, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Second Lieutenant.
Joseph L. Jack, Aug. 23, 1804; pro. to 1st seigt. Aug. 29, 1864; to 2d
lieut. Dec. 15, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
First Sergeant.
John S. I'tz, Aug. 25, I864J; pro. to sergt. Aug. 29, 1804: to 1st sergt.
Dec. 15, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Sergeants.
Alexander W. Marshall, Aug. 20, 1804 ; pro. from private Aug. 29, 1804;
must, out with company June 21, 1865.
John F. Craig, Aug. 24, 1864 : pro. from private Aug. 29, 1804 ; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Matthew Hight, Aug. 27, 1804; pro. to Corp. Aug. 29, 1804; to sergt. Dec.
14, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
James McClellan, Aug. 27, 1804; pro. from private Aug. 29, 1804 ; must.
out with company June 21, 1805.
Corporals.
Lucieu Bartow, Aug. 20, 1804; pro. to Corp. Aug. 29, 1804: must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Juhn A. Willoughby, Aug. 24, 1804 ; pro. to Corp. Aug. 29, 1804 ; must.
out with company June 21, 1805.
Edward J. Mills, Aug. 27, 1804; pro. to Corp. Aug. 29, 1S04; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Henry Garverich, Aug. 25, 1864 ; pro. to Corp. Aug. 29, 1SC4; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
William C. Gabriel, Aug. 24, 1804 ; pro. to Corp. Aug. 29, 1S04 ; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Joseph J. Bucher, Aug. 25, 1S04 ; pro. to Corp. Aug. 29, 1804 ; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
George H. Free, Aug. 24, 1804; pro. to Corp. Dec. 15, 1804; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Henry Knepley, Aug. 24, 18(4; pro. to Corp. May 3,1805; must, out with
company June 21, 1805.
Privates.
Anderson, Hiram, Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company Juro: 21, 1 -
Adams, Edward, Aug. 24, 1804; disch. by S. 0. Nov. 10, 1864.
Black, William A., Aug. 27, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Burrows, Edward A., Sept. 20, 1804 ; drafted ; must, out with company
June 21, 1865.
Blessing, Christian, Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Bowman, William, Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Brickard, Abram S., Aug. 27, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Brooks, John, Aug. 27, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Byers, Benjamin F., Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Blosser, David, Aug. 27, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Buchanan, James, Jan. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21,1805.
Buckius, George, April 13, 1805; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Ball, William A., Aug. 24, 1814; pro. to principal musician Dec. 17, I814.
Bricker, Samuel J., Aug. 25, 1804 ; died at Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 31, 1864.
Carpenter, Zelotes G., Aug. 27, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Christ, Samuel P., Aug. 27, 1864; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Clark, Miles, Aug. 27, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Clark, William, Aug. 24, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Crossley, John, Aug. 24, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Crossley, David E., Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Crossley, Charles, Aug. 27, 18(54 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Cupples, William, Aug. 25, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Curran, Daniel, April 3, 1805 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Dougherty, E. T., Aug. 25, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Duffy, William W., Aug. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Duncan, William C, Aug. 24, 1864 ; disch. by S. 0. Nov. 10, 1864.
Eppler, Herman, Aug. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Etter, Christian G., Aug. 24, 1804 ; disch. by S. 0. Nov. 10, 1864.
Ficke6, Isaac R., Aug. 27, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Fishinger, Bartholomew, Aug. 27, 1804; disch. by G. 0. July 11, 1805.
Fessler, James, Aug. 26, 18(4; must, out with company June 21, 1866.
Fox, George, Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Ferry, Patrick, April 7, 1865 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Gayman, Jesse, Aug. 27, 18(4; must, out with company June 21, 1863?
Glosser, Conrad, Aug. 27, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Gould, Christopher, Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Groff, William, Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Grady, John, Aug. 27, 1864; disch. by S. 0. Nov. 10, 1864.
Graffius, Martin, Aug. 24, 1864 ; disch. by S. 0. Nov. 10, 1864.
Hawke, Durbin H., Aug. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Harrison, Frank, April 6, 1805 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Horn, John, April 6, 1865 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Hoke, Elias, Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Hoke, Adam, Aug. 26, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Hontz, William H., Aug. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1S05.
Hunter, Edward A., Aug. 27, 1S04; must, out with company June 21.
1865.
Heilig, Richard, April 13, 1865; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Hensue, Tilghmau, disch. May 5, 1805, at exp. of term.
Kling, William, Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Krider, Tobias, Aug. 25, 1804; must out with company June 21, 1865.
Long, Lewis P., Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company Juue 21, 1865.
Looker, George H., Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
ISO;
Metz, Eugei
Myers, Will:
1S05.
Miner, Thomas E., April 3, 1865
1865.
Aug. 27, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
i E., Aug. 27, 18(4; must, out with company June 21.
out with company June 21,
Michael, Jacob F., April 10, 1S65; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Miller, Oliver H., Aug. 24, 1S64 ; disch. by S. O. Nov. 10, 1864.
McCalicher, Alexander, Aug. 27, 1864; must, out with company June '->1
1865.
Mcyuig, John B., Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company June "1
1S65.
238
HISTOKY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Newkam, Frederick, April 10, 1865; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Nebinger, Robert, Aug. 26, 1864 ; discb. by S. 0. Jan. 20, 1865.
Oxborrow, Charles, Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Palmer, James, Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Pelen, John W., Aug. 27, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Powell, Levi, Aug. 26, 1864; died at Alexandria, Va., Nov. 11, 1864;
grave 2855.
Rambler, Lorenzo D., Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Ressing, Serrell, Aug. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Richer, Wesley, Aug. 26, 1864 : must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Roberts, John, Aug. 26, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Rowland, Henry C, Feb. 6, 1865; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Rustay, Samuel, April 6, 1865 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Shreadly, Samuel, Aug. 26,1865; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Shilling, Matthias, Aug. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Shultz, George, Aug. 26, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Swope, David, Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Snyder, Frederick, Aug. 27, 1864; disch. by S. 0. Nov. 10, 1864.
Schriver, Cornelius, Aug. 25, 1864 ; pro. to com. sergt. Nov. 10, 1864.
Smith, Warren J., Aug. 25, 1S64.
Swanner, John S., Aug. 25, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
TeupBer, Adolphus, Aug. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
. 1S65.
Turns, Owen, Aug. 27, 18G4; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Vants, Joseph, Aug. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Walters, Augustus, Aug. 26,1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Wonemacher, G. H., Aug. 26, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Weaver, John, Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Welker, George, Aug. 20, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Wiestling, Samuel C, Aug. 24, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Wykoff, Alfred L., Aug. 20,1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Willoughby, James H., Aug. 24, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Wilson, Jacob, Aug. 27, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Wolfkill, George A., Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Walsh, John, Feb. 6, 18G5.
ROLL OF COMPANY I (ONE YEAR'S SERVICE).
Recruited in Dauphin County.
Captains.
George W. Miles, Aug. 28, 1864; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 27, 1865.
Alexander McCormick, Aug. 28, 1804 ; pro. from 1st lieut. Feb. 14, 1865 ;
must, out with company June 21, 1865.
First Lieutenant,
Stephen 0. McCurdy, Aug. 28, 1864; pro. from 2d lieut. Feb. 14,1865;
must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Second Lieutewint.
Abner Bingamau, Aug. 23, 1864 ; pro. from 1st sergt. Feb. 14, 1865;
must, out with company June 21, 1865.
First Sergeant.
Daniel E. Martin, Aug. 23, 1864; pro. from sergt. Feb. 14, 1865; muBt.
out with company June 21, 1805.
Sergeants.
William Floyd, Aug. 23, 1804 ; pro. to Corp. Aug. 29, 1864 ; to sergt.
Feb. 14, 1865 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
George Miller, Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Samuel Nnnemaker, Aug. 24, 1864; pro. from private Aug. 29, 1864;
must, out with company June 21, 1865.
John Keasy, Aug. 26, 1864; pro. to corp. Aug. 29, 1804; to sergt. May 8,
1865 ; must, out with company June 21, 1S65.
Corporals.
Henry Swartz, Aug. 25, 1804 ; pro. to corp. Aug. 29, 1804 ; must, out with
company June 21, 1805.
David Black, Aug. 23, 1804; pro. to corp. Aug. 29, 1804; must, out with
company June 21, 1S05.
Frank C. Witherow, Aug. 27, 1804; pro. to corp. Aug. 29, 1804; must.
out with company Juue 21, 1865.
Adam H. Baum, Aug. 26, 1804; pro. to corp. Aug. 29, 1864; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Silas W. Poulton, Aug. 23, 1864: pro. to corp. Aug. 29, 1864; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Emanuel Hoppey, Aug. 26, 1864; pro. to corp. Sept. 9, 1804; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
John Stoner, Aug. 22, 1804; pro. to corp. May 8, 1865; must, out with
company June 21, 1865.
Henry A. Reigle, Aug. 27, 1804; pro. to corp. May 20, 1865; must, out
with company June 21, 1865.
Privates.
Attick, John C, Aug. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Bomgardner, John, Aug. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Beck, William, Aug. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Barclay, Randall M., Aug. 27, 1864 ; muBt. out with company June 21,
18G5.
Bashore, Ferdinand, Aug. 27, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Banker, Augustus, Aug. 27, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Bell, John Y., Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Bush, John W., Aug. 27, 1804 ; pro. to principal musiciau Oct. 31, 1864.
Campbell, James, Aug. 30, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
| Campbell, Arthur, Aug. 20, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Cowher, Adam, Aug. 26, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Crist, George W., Aug. 26, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Cover, Gabriel, Aug. 25,1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Cover, George W., Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Crouse, John D., Aug. 27,1S64; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Canner, Dauiel, Aug. 25, 1864.
Dunkle, John C, Aug. 27, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Deck, Joseph W., Aug. 27, 1S64; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Ehler, George W., Aug. 27, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Epply, George, Aug. 23, 1864; died at Alexandria, Va., Oct. 16, 1864;
grave 2771.
Forg, Simbert, Aug. 27, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Fow, John, Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Foreman, William, Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Fleming, Samuel W., Aug. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Gamble, Samuel A., Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Greeu, Thomas, Aug. 23, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Gillet, Frederick, Aug. 25, 1804; must, out with company June.21, 1865.
Gibson, Chessy, Aug. 27, 1804 ; trans, to Co. A Dec. 27, 1864.
Hill, William A., Aug. 26, 1804; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Humes, Jackson, Aug. 26, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Hartz, Samuel, Aug, 27, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Houser, Jacob, Aug. 27, 1804; must, out with company Juue 21, 1865.
Hiller, John, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Hartman, Jacob, Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company Juue 21, 1S65.
Hoyler, Frederick, Aug. 30,1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Kline, Joseph, Aug. 23, 1SG4 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Keys, Jacob, Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Kreider, Frank S., Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Keener, Jacob, Aug. 30, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Kearus, Samuel, Aug. 30, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Kishel, John F., Aug. 26, 1864.
Larimer, Joseph B., Aug. 23, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Low, Lewis, Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Maulfair, Jacob W., Aug. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Marzolf, Michael, Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Marzolf, John, Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Matthias, Sylvester, Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
McGowen, John, Aug. 27, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
McCaffrey, Patrick, Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
GENERAL HISTORY.
239
Owinge, John, Aug. 26, 1861; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Peiffer, Levi, Aug. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Peiffer, Henry- , Aug. 22, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Powley, Dennis, Aug. 27, 1861; must, out with company June 21, 1866.
Patterson, George W., Aug. 27, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 30, 1865.
Reigle, Daniel, Aug. 22, 1864; must, out With company June 21, 1865.
Rumell, Jacob A., Aug. 27, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Reese, David, Aug. 23, 1864; must out with company June 21, 1866.
Rice, Jacob A., Aug. 24, 1864 ; must, out with compauy June 21, 1865.
Rouch, George W., Aug. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Rose, Hear)-, Aug. 30, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Richards, Thomas J., Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Snyder, Jacob, Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Stinger, William, Aug. 27, 1S64; must, out with company Juue 21, 1865.
Schnider, Frederick, Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Schwenk, John, Aug. 23, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Schware, William V., Aug. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21,
1S65.
Shaffer, William V., Aug. 26, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Stewart, James S., Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1865.
Smith, John, Aug. 23, 1864; died at Washington, D. C, Nov. 1, 1864;
buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Thomas, David, Aug. 26, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Trowbridge, William S., Aug. 26, 1804 ; must, out with company June
21, 1865.
Tbumma, Henry, Aug. 20, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Trostle, Elias, Aug. 24, 1864 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Typer, Robert E., Aug. 30, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Updegrove, Ellis, Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Umberger, Benjamin P., Aug. 26, 1804 ; must, out with company June
21, 1865.
Umberger, David, Aug. 20, 18(14 ; must, out with company June 21, 1SG5.
Weidle, Joseph, Aug. 22, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Wolf, John, Aug. 26, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Wilson, Matthew C, Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Walzer, John A., Aug. 25, 1804; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
Walters, John J., Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Waller, Jacob, Aug. 22, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1805.
Weistling. Joseph C, Aug. M0, 1804; must, out with company June 21,
1805.
Youug, George'G., Aug. 24,1864; must, out with company June 21,1865.
Take, Jacob, Aug. 25, 1804 ; must, out with company June 21, 1865.
UNASSIGNED MEN.
Privates.
Barnitz, John D., Aug. 24, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Burkhart, John, Aug. 24, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Coner, Patrick, Aug. 26, 1S64 ; not accounted for.
Clare, John, Aug. 24, 1864; not accounted for.
Corl, Nathaniel, Aug. 24, 1864; not accounted for.
Devin, Levine, Aug. 26, 1864; uot accounted for.
Dare, James W. 0., Sept. 6, 1864; not accounted for.
Grover, George, Aug. 24, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Hamilton, Robert E.. Sept. 23, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Hancock, Solomon D., Sept. 23, 1S64; not accounted for.
Johnson, William, Aug. 18, 1S04; not accounted for.
Kelly, Francis, Aug. 26, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Kline, Montgomery, Aug. 24, 1804; not accounted for.
Leedom, David, Aug. 24, 1864; not accounted for.
Lidenstricher, Daniel, Sept. 0, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Morgan, Herman E., Aug. 26, 1864; not accounted for.
Martin, James, Aug. 26, 1804 ; not accounted for.
Miller, Charles, Aug. 24, 1804; not accounted for.
Martin, JameB W., Aug. 24, 1804 ; uot accounted for.
Muuson, Henry E., Aug. 24, 1864; not accounted for.
Matthews, Mervin, Aug. 24, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Ney, John A., Aug. 24, 1804 ; not accounted for.
Ney, Joseph, Aug. 24, 1S64 ; not accounted for.
Nesbit, James B., Aug. 24, 18(4; not accounted for.
Parsell, Joseph, Aug. 24, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Robrer, David, Sept. 13, 1804 ; not accounted for.
Sbanuer, Oscar, Aug. 24, 1864 ; not accounted for.
ROLL OF COMPANY G, TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTH REGIMENT
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS (ONE YEAR'S SERVK'K,.
Recruited partly in Dauphin.
Captains,
Erasmus D. Wilt, Sept. 4, 1864; disch. Dec. 22, 1864.
Ambrose M. Aults, Sept. 3, 1864 ; pro. from private Co. D to 1st lieut.
Sept. 4, 1864; to capt. May 14, 1865: wounded at Petersburg, Va.,
April 2, 1865 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
First Lieutenant,
Robert A. Sharp, Sept. 4, 1864; pro. from 2d lieut. May 14, 1865; must.
out with company June 2, 1865.
First Sergeant.
George W. Clymans, Sept. 2, 1864; com. 2d lieut. Dec. 23, 1864; not
mustered ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Benjamin F. Pitman, Sept. 2, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April
2, 1865 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Daniel Duck, Aug. 30, 1864 ; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865 ;
touBt. out with company June 2, 1865.
Benjamin Izer, Aug. 25, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Frederick Kriner, Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 2,1865.
Corporals.
Jacob C. Hewett, Sept. 2, 1864 ; wounded at Fort Steadman, Va., March
25, 1865 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Lewis D. Martin, Sept. 2, 1864; pro. to corp. May 1, 1865; must, out
with company June 2, 1865.
William Louden, Sept. 1, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Daniel Swartz, Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
John F. Kendall, Sept. 2, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
John W. Aults, Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
John Snyder, Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Jacob B. Shultz, Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Musicians,
Matthias N. Sterrett, Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 2,
1865.
Andrew McConahy, Sept. 1, 1S64 ; absent, with leave, at muster out.
Privates.
Anderson, George, Sept. 2, 1S64.
Baker, John H., Sept. 1, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2,
1865 ; disch. by G. 0. May 13, 1865.
Baer, Joseph, Sept. 2, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1S65.
Baker, Porter B.. Sept. 2, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Curry, Peter, Sept. 1, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Caughlin, John H., Sept. 2, 1864 ; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2,
1865 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Cornelius, John F., Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Carney, Michael, Sept. 1, 1864.
Cresswell, Alexander, Sept. 1, 1864.
Carbaugh, George, Aug. 30, 1864.
Drake, Asher, Sept. 1, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865 ;
must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Donnelson, Andrew, Sept. 1, 1S64; wouuded at Petersburg, Va., April 2,
1865 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Daywalt, William, Aug. 30, 1864.
Evans, Micaiah, Sept. 1, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Ferrenburg, Edward, Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 2,
1865.
Flannery, James, Aug. 30, 1864 ; must, out witli company June 2, 1865.
Frain, Arthur, Sept. 2, 1864.
Finney, Felix, not on muster-out roll.
Grove, Samuel, Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Godard, George, Sept. 1, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2,
1S65 ; must, out with company Juue 2, 1865.
Grove, David, Sept. 1, 1S04; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Grinn, William, not on muster-out roll.
Heffner, John A., Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Heffuer. Jacob, Sept. 1, 1S64; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
240
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Heffner, George, Sept. 1, 1804 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Harrencaue, John G., Sept. 1, 1804; must, out with company June 2,
1865.
Hert, Israel, Sept. 1, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Hutchison, Thomas, Aug. 30, 1864.
Halley, Thomas, Aug. 30, 1864.
Kyner, Charles, Aug. 30, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2,
1865 : must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Kruge, Andrew, Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 18C5.
Kane, John, Sept. 1, 18G4; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Keys, John, Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Kendall, James G., Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Kennedy, John, Aug. 30, 1864; killed at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865.
Kigin, James, Aug. 30, 1864.
Long, William, Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Litch, Joseph, Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Long, Abraham, Sept. 2, 1S64; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Locke, William, Sept 2, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1S65.
Long, David, Sept. 19, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865;
must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Locke, Thomas, Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Markle, Abram, Sept. 1, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Masmore, Eli, Sept. 1, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Mahon, John W., Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Mitchell, James, Sept. 1, 1864.
Moffatt, Andrew, Sept. 1, 1864.
McConahy, James, Sept. 1, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. June 8, 1865.
Neff, Samuel, Aug. 30, 1S64; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Parling, Charles M., Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 2,
1865.
Striegler, John N., Aug. 30, 1S64; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2,
1865; must, out with company June 2, 1S65.
Stauber, John 51., Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Smith, James, Sept. 1, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Stewart, Washington, Sept. 1, 1864; must, out with company June 2,
1865,
Sharer, Samuel, Sept. 1, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Seibert, Oliver, Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Staver, Emanuel, Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Slaves, Daniel H., Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Stevens, David, Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Shives, Andrew J., Sept. 2, 1864; wounded at Petersburg. Va., April 2,
1865 ; disch. by G. 0. June 19, 1865.
Shriner, James, Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Stover, Jacob H., Aug. 25, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Shoff, Michael, Sept. 2, 1S64 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Staver, Heury, Aug. 25, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1S65.
Scott, Benjamiu, Aug. 29, 1864.
Snook, John, Sept. 2, 1864.
Thompson, James B., Sept. 1, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Uber, Charles.
Wetzel, Adam, Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Wilson, Hugh, Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Wogan, John, Sept. 1, 1864 ; wounded at Petersburg, Va,, April 2, 1865 ;
must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Wolfkill, Lewis, Aug. 30, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Witbeck, Joseph, Aug. 30, 1864.
Wilt, Jacob, Sept. 1, 1864.
ROLL OF COMPANY C, TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTH REGI-
MENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS (ONE YEAR'S SER-
VICE).
Recruited in Dauphin County.
Captain.
Prosper Dalien, Sept. 9, 1864 ; brev. inaj. March 25, 1865 ; died at Wash-
ington, D. C, Juue 2, of wounds received at Fort Steadman, Va.,
March 25, 1865 ; buried in Mount Kalmia Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pa.
First Lieutenant.
William C. J, Smith, Sept. 9,1864; disch., to date June 1, 1865.
Secoud Lieutenant.
Alfred Corl, Sept. 9, 1804; must, out with company Juue 1, 1865.
First Sergeant.
William H. Bordner, Aug. 31, 1864; must, out with company June 1,
1865.
Isaac W. Baker, Aug. 31, 1S64; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Philip J. Smith, Aug 29, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
John Matterns, Sept. 8, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Joshua Heck, Aug. 31, 1864 ; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Corporals.
William Auraudt, Aug. 26, 1804; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Alfred Caraher, Aug. 26, 1S64; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Jeremiah Mumper, Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 1,
1865.
John K. Reiuhard, Sept. 8, 1864 ; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Samuel P. Ayres, Sept. 4, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Thomas M. Bogar, Sept. 8, 1864 ; must, out with company June 1, 1S65.
Heury Buchammer, Sept. 4, 1864; must, out with company Juue 1, 1865.
Cyrus Kurtz, Aug. 31, 1864 ; must, out with company Juue 1, 1865.
Musicians.
John W. Beistel, Sept. 3, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Daniel Stouffer, Sept. 3, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Privates.
Albert, Jacob C, Sept. 3, 1864; must, out with company Juue 1, 1865.
Adams, Robert, Sept. 5, 1864.
Beamen, Jacob A., Aug. 31, 1864; must, out with company June 1,1865.
Belke, Charles, Sept. 6, 1864 ; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Berrier, Jacob, Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Bengel, Jacob, Sept. 4, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Biehl, Sufrighn, Sept. 8, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 19, 1865.
Boyer, John, Aug. 31, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Bollz, John H., Sept. 13, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Bogar, George M., Sept. 13, 1864 ; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Brand, Daniel, Sept. 6, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Bryan, George, Aug. 31, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Bryner, George W., Sept. 8, 1864 ; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Brady, John, Sept. 6, 1864.
Brand, George, Sept. 8, 1864.
Cassaday, James, Sept. 6, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2,
1865 ; disch. by G. O. May 27, 1865.
Carroll, Marion, Sept. 6, 1864.
Ccady, John, Sept. 6, 1864.
Delancy, Joshua, Sept. 6, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Dout, Francis, Sept. 4, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Duffey, John, Sept. 6, 1864.
Drew, James W., Sept. 13, 1864.
Ellinger, Jacob, Sept. 4, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Feeney, Patrick, Sept. 4, 1S64; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Feagan, Joseph K., Sept. 8, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Fisher, Theodore, Aug. 29, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Genefen, Oliver, Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Gingrich, Simon, Sept. 8, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Griffith, William, Sept. 8, 1804; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Goshorn, Jacob, Sept. 6, 1864.
Heeter, Thomas V., Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 1,1865.
Hoover, Samuel, Sept. 6, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Hunter, William, Aug. 31, 1S64 ; niUBt. out with company June 1, 1865.
Heagey, Charles, Jan. 5, 1865 ; traus. to Co. G, 51st Regt. P. V., June 2,
1865.
Hase, John.
Iniboden, George H., Sept. 8, 1864; must, out with company June 1,
1S65.
Iugram, David.
James, Samuel, Aug. 26, 1864.
James, Francis.
Jones, Henry, Sept. 6, 1864.
Kohler, Stephen, Sept. 6, 1S64; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Laudes, Samuel, Sept. 4, 1864 ; must, out with company Juno 1, 1S65.
Lewis, William.
Meadville, James, Sept. 4, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Memminger, Theodore, Sept. 2, 1S04; must, out with company June 1,
1865.
Memminger, John, Sept. 8, 1864; must, out with company June 1,
1865.
Miller, Franklin H., Sept. 8, 1804; must, out with company June 1,
1865.
Moist, William, Sept. 2, 1804 ; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Mumper, William H., Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 1,
1865.
GENERAL HISTORY.
241
Myers, Leo, Sept. 8, 1864; muet. out with company June 1, 1805.
Murphy, James, Sept. 4, 1864.
Meily, Thomas.
McAfee, Joseph. Aug. 29, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 6, 1865.
Nearboof, Andrew, Aug. 31, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
O'Neil, John, Sept. 4, 1864.
Plank, Samuel, Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Potter, John.
Parker, Charles.
Reiber, Reuben, Sept. 6, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Rider, Jacob, Aug. 31, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Reigel, Henry, Aug. 31, 1864 ; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Rogers, William A., Sept. 4, 1864 ; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Sausen, Michael C, Sept. 6, 1864 ; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Seabold, William S., Sept. 13, 1864 ; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Shank, Rudolph, Sept. 8, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2,
1865; discb. by G. 0. May 23, 1865.
Speraw, Henry H., Sept. 13, 1824 ; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Strohm, John, Aug. 31, 1S64; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Sigouin, Samuel, Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Sneidelfricht, John, Sept. 4, 1864.
Sommers, Peter.
Steward, Edward, Sept. 13, 1864.
Swain, Johu, Sept. 13, 1864.
Tobias, Reuben, Aug. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Trump, Joseph H., Sept. 1.3, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
TJpdyke, Allen, Sept. 6, 1864.
Walker, Alexander, Sept. 8, 1864 ; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Weight, George W., Sept. 4, 1864 ; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
Wells, George, Sept. 4, 1864.
Wilson, William, Sept. 4, 1864.
Weller, John.
Yohn, Joseph D., Sept. 4, 1864; must, out with company June 1, 1865.
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-FOURTH REGIMENT PENNSYL-
VANIA VOLUNTEERS (ONE HUNDRED DAYS' SERVICE).
Company D.
Captain.
George F. Ross, July 18. 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
jFt'rs* Lieutenant.
David Hummel, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Second Lieutenant.
James C. Chaunel, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
First Sergeants.
S. H. Greenawalt, July 18, 1864; pro. to 1st sergt Sept. 5, 1864; must,
out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
George A. Buchanan, July 18, 1864; trans. July 27, 1864, organization
unknown.
Sergeants.
William E. Thompson, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
William B. Muencb, July IS, 1864; pro. from corp. Sept. 6, 1862; must,
out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
John H. Sheesley, July 18, 1864; pro. from Corp. Sept. 5, 1S64 ; must,
out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
George F. Greenawalt, July 18, 1864; pro. from corp. Sept. 5, 1864; must,
out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
John H. Torbert, July IS, 1S64; trans. July 2", 1864, organization un-
known.
Charles H. Snively, July 18, 1864; trans. July 27, 1864, organization un-
known.
Corporals.
John W. Finkbiuer, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
John G. Ingram, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
John C. Rawn, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
JameB C. McCurdy, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
James W. Ortb, July 18, 1864; pro. to corp. Sept. 5, 1864 ; must, out with
company Nov. 6, 1864.
Robert H. Smith, July 18, 1864; pro. to corp. Sept. 5, 1864; must, out
with compauy Nov. 6, 1864.
William A. Heherton, July 18, 1864; pro. to Corp. Sept. 5, 1864; must,
out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
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David M. Shmeltzer, July 18, 1864; pro. to Corp. Sept. 5, 1864; must, out
with company Nov. 6, 1864.
John T. Wiley, July 18, 1864; trans. July 27, 1864, organization un-
known.
Musicians.
Christian Hummel, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Joseph B. F. Hummel, July 18, 1864 ; pro. to principal musician Sept. 9,
1X64.
Prtf'ttcs.
Amey, William H., July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Allen, Thomas, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Atherton, Alonzo, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Anstein, Jacob, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Anderson, John H., July 18, 1S64; trans. July 27, 1864, organization
unknown.
Byers, Frederick E., July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Brown, George W., July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Buser, George J., July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Booth, Johu, July 18, 1864; trans. July 27, 1864, organization unknown.
Cremer, John A., July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Criswell, James P., July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Channel, Samuel M., July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Crider, Peter, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Conway, George R., Jnly 18,1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,1864
Clark, Benjamin, July 18, 1864; trans. July 27, 1864, organization un-
known.
Dean, Cecil A., July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Detweiler, J. Samuel, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Dinsmore, Robert A., July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Dottarar, William P., July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Dottarar, Edward S., July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Doutrich, Jacob, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Dipner, Jacob L., July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Eichelberger, W. A., July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Fisher, William J., July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Frantz, Edwin S., July 18, 1864; must, out with compauy Nov. 6, 1S64.
Fortney, Christian, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,1864.
Feist, William, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Gross, George A., July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Geiger, Philip S., July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Gardner, Martin, July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Groff, Wesley E., July IS, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Herr, E. Gerry, July IS. 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Hoerner, David S., July IS, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Henderson, John W., July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Honafuss, John H., July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Hertzog, John, July IS, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Heiss, Noah, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Heiss, George W., July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Hepburn, Alexander M., July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov.
6, 1864.
Hickernel, William, July IS, 1S64; trans. July 27, 1S64, organization
unknown.
Hemler, Luther, July 18, 1S64; trans. July 27, 1S64, organization uu-
Irwin, Charles P., July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Jontz, Joseph, July IS, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Kilgore, William M., July IS, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Miller, Charles S., July IS, 1S64; muBt. out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Miller, Adam, July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Martin, Harry, July IS, 1S64 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Marquart, Mahlon, July IS, 1S04 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
McCourtney. R. W., July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
McElwer, W. W., July IS, 1S64 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
McLaughlin, J. 0., July IS, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Norris, Benjamin B., July IS, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. >., 1^.4,
Neff, James P., July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Nicholas, Jacob, July IS, 1S64 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Perkey, Amos, July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Peters, Dallas T., July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Prowell, Peter M., July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Eaber, William L., July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Rudisil, Abram A., July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Eaber, Lewis, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Eamsey, Joseph G., July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Eife, John W., July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Eutlierforrl, F. W., July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Stewart, James W., July IS, 1864 ; mU6t. out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Sheesley, David, July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Snyder, Cornelius, July IS, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Sanders, Philip, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with compauy Nov. 6, 1864.
Steigewalt, Francis M., July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Shisler, Jacob SI., July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Stoltz, Alfred, July 18, 1864; trans. July 27,1864, organization unknown.
Torbert, Matthew H., July 18, 1861; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Van Horn, William, July IS, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Wise, Jacob H., July 18, 1864; must, out with compauy Nov. 6, 1864.
Wilson, John A., July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Wolf, William, July 18, 1854; trans. July 27, 1864, organization un-
Wanamaker, Stephen, July 18, 1864; trans. July 27, 1864, organization
unknown.
Torty, Samuel E., July 18, 1864; mu6t. out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Yarnell, Wilson, July 18, 1864; trans. July 27, 1864, organization un-
known.
Zortman, Daniel, July 18, 1864 : must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Company E.
Captain.
Henry J. Dintinger, July 18, 1S64 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
First Lieutenant.
Samuel M. Mitchell, July 18,1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Second Lieutenant.
Samuel M. Sayford, July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6,1864.
First Sergeant.
Quintus S. Seip, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Sergeants.
Jacob Cain, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
John P. Dintinger, July IS. 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
William H. Hadesty, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Henry Bender, July IS, 1S64 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Corporals.
Theodore J. Schwartz, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
John Keller, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Henry A. Shindel, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Edward McGowen, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Daniel Houser, July 18, 1S64 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Theodore H. Loder, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
George Britsch, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Martin McComas, July IS, 1864; must, out with compauy Nov. 6, 1864.
James Krippner, July 18, 1864.
Musicians.
George Bush, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
John Morris, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with compaDy Nov. 6, 1864.
Privates.
Bocker, Isaac, July 18, 1S64 ; must. out. with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Broderick, Thomas, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Byerts, Edward, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Baker, Mathias, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Boyer, Henry W., July 18, 1864; muBt. out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Black, Hugh, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Coutts, John, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Campbell, Charles, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Conley, Patrick, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Cashrur, Jeremiah, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,1864.
Etter, William, July 18, 1664; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Fortenbaugh, William, July IS, 1S64; muBt. out with company Nov. 6.
1864.
Felix, Samuel, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Foltz, Michael, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Frey, James, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Frankern. Edward L., July 18, 1864; pro. to hospital steward, date un-
known.
Garberick, William, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,1864.
Garrett, Fillmore, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Gibson, George, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Gilbaugh, George, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Hoffman, Erastus, July 18, 1S64: must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Hallman, Philip, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Horlet, Michael, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Houser, Joseph, July 18, 1864; trans., date and organization unknown.
Jenkins, George, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Kuntz, Samuel, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Kimmel, George, July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Koerper, Samuel, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Kistler, Wilson P., July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Kocher, William, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Kleckner, Samuel, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Kauffman, Charles, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Kepner, Samuel, July 18, 1864; must, out with compauy Nov. 6, 1864.
King, Thomas, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with compauy Nov. 6, 1864.
Krause, Joseph, July 18, 1864.
Landis, Eobert, July IS, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Ludy, Daniel, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Maloney, Michael, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Mes-erman, Mat., July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Moyer, John C, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Morsday, George, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Nerry, Joseph, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Neidig, David, July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6 1864.
Orms, James, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Orth, Charles, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Owens, George, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Eobinson, Andrew, July 18,1864; must, out with compauy Nov. 6,1864.
Katcliff, Samuel, July IS, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Eeifsnyder, A. C, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Einker, Charles, July IS, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Shiftier, William, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Swoyer, William L., July 18,1864; must, out with company, Nov. 6,
1864.
Spurr, Thomas, July IS, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Samuel, Lewis, July 18, 1S64 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Simms, John, July 18, 1S64 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Seitzinger, Nicholas, July 18,1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1S64.
Scott, William, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Shaffer, Charles, July 18, 1864.
Trace, Milton, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
TJlrich, Elwood, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Van Horn, Daniel, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Welker, Charles, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Williams, Joseph, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Willas, James, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Widner, William, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with compauy Nov. 6, 1864.
Waters, John, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Welch, Eice, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Teaker, Peter, July IS, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Company F.
Captains.
William E. Jones, July 20, 1864; trans, to 97th Eegt. P. V. Oct. 10, 1864.
Edward B. Purcell, July 20, 1864; pro. from 1st lieut. Oct. 11, 1864;
muBt. out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
First Lieutenant.
Thcophilus L. Heyer, July 20,1864; pro. from 2d lieut. Oct. 11, 1864 ;
must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Second Lieutenant.
William I. Vanzandt, July 20, 1864; pro. from 1st sergt. Oct. 11, 1864 ;
must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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First Sergeant.
James H. Geer, July 20, 1864; pro. to 1st sergt. Oct. 11, 1804; must, out
with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Sergeants.
George S. Morrison, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Jacob Brallier, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Alexander Cummings, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
George W. Jones, July 20, 1864 ; pro. from Corp. Oct. 11, 1864 ; must, out
with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Corporals.
George G. Henderson, July 20,1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1S64.
Samuel S. Shields, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
John Hutzen, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
James M. Graham, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Chauncey F. Kuntz, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Thaddeus S. Ready, July 20, 1864 ; pro. to Corp. Sept. 6, 1S64 ; must, out
with company Nov. 6, 1864.
George W. Briggs, July 20, 1864; pro. to Corp. Oct. 11, 1S64; -must, out
with company Nov. 6, 1864.
John W. Webb, July 20, 1S04; pro. to Corp. Oct. 11, 1S64; must, out
with company Nov. 6, 1864.
John P. Humphrey, July 6, 1864; trnns. Sept. 5, 1864, organization un-
Andrew J. Letzenger, July 20,1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Alpheus L. Rainear, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Jacob Gunter, July 20; 1864 ; pro. to principal musician, date unknown.
Privates.
Buckley, George, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Buckley, Henry A., July 20,1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,1864.
Bratton, Horatio G., July 20, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Barnard, Lewis, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Beam, John R., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Berringer, John, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Bilestine, William, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Blanford, James, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Brallier, Peter, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Buck, David, July 20, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Berlin, Samuel L., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Castor, John A., July 20, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Cornelius, Randolph, July 20, 1S64 ; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Coleman, John, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1861.
Clemans, George, July 6, 1864; trans. Sept. 5, 1864, organization un-
known.
Clark, Lewis, July 20, 1864; trans. Sept. 5, 1864, organization unknown.
Dunmire, Henry M., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Etnire, Henry B., July 20, 1864; must out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Evans, John H., July 20, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Everhart, Jacob, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Flory, Henry S., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Gamble, Andrew G., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Griffith, Richard, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Goff, James, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Grove, John, July 20, 1864 ; trans. Sept. 5, 1864, organization unknown.
Humphrey, Charles B., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Heckman, George W., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1S64.
Hart, Abraham S., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Hill, John E., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Helfrich, Charles, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Jones, Lemuel J., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Kennedy, Alexander, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Kinney, William, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Kuntz, Franklin, July 20,1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Layton, John, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Lutz, John N., July 20, 1804 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Lenhart, Henry, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. G, 1864.
Lyttle, Alonzo H., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Morrison, Charles M., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov.!.;.
1864.
Megahan, James C, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Markey, Thomas, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Messenger, John C, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Miller, Elias C, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Mangus, William, July 20,1804; trans. Sept. 5, 1864, orgauization un-
known.
Montgomery, Alexander, July 20, 1864; pro. to sergt.-maj. July24, 1864.
McClellan, Frankliu, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
McClellan, Thomas, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
McNutt, Scott, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
McCanna, James, July 20, 1864; trans, to 97th Regt. P. V. Sept. 8, 1864.
McEleary, Nimrod, July 20, 1864 ; trans. Sept. 6, 1864, organization un-
known.
McCabe, Thomas, July 20, 1864; trans. Sept. 5, 1864, organization un-
known.
North, William O, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,1864.
Osborne, William B., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Owen, John, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Postlethwait, L. V., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Price, John W., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Parker, Albert M., July 20, 1864 ; trans. Sept. 5, 1864, organization un-
known.
Rinker, John, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Ringler, Jacob, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Shearer, George, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Shearer, John, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Sharp, Joseph C, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Sailor, Franklin M., July 20,1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Smith, Robert E., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Smelker, Thomas N., July 20,1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Sigler, Benjamin A., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Shade, Benjamin F., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
18C4.
Taylor, Samuel, July 20, 1864 : must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Tittle, Charles, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864. "
Vanzandt, Jack A., July 20, 1S64 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Wilson, Joseph, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Woods, William, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Wadsworth, Joseph, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Zigler, Barnabas, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Company G.
Captain.
John Bell, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
First Lieutenants.
Henry C Demming, July 20, 1S64; pro. from q.m. July 24, 1S64.
Joseph E. RhodeB, July 20, 1864; pro. from 2d lieut. July 24, 1S64;
must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Second Lieutenant.
Frederick W. Tiugst, July 20, 1S64; pro. from 1st sergt. July 24, 1S64;
must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
First Sergeant.
Louis P. Chester, July 20, 1864; pro. to 1st sergt. July 24, 1S64; must,
out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Sergeants.
Harland A. Hoopes, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,1864.
William H. Arnold, July 20, 1S64 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Joseph L. Shearer, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Joseph P. McGee, July 20, 1S64 ; trans, to 97th Regt. P. V. July 27, 1864.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Corporals.
Daniel Shock, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Luther K. Chester, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,1864.
Robert P. High, July 20, 1864; must, out with compauy Nov. 6, 1864.
Cornelius K. Dumars, July 20, 1861 ; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Charles W. Maurer, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
William 0. Ebersole, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Ephraim Arnold, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Alfred W. Coffin, July 20, 1864 ; trans, to 97th Regt. P.V. July 27, 1864.
Musicians.
John C. Wheeler, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Martin Poole, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Privates.
Arnold, George, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Arnold, Jacob, July 20, 1864 ; trans, to 97th Regt. P. V. July 27, 1864.
Bellman, Oliver, July 20, 1264; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Barrett, George W., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Buehler, Albert H., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Bowers, Conrad, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Beck, Samuel H., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Behm, Christian, July 20, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Behm, William, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Bidman, Charles N., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Bowman, John, July 20,1864; must, out with company, Nov. 6, 1864.
Bossier. John, July 20, 18C.4; must, out with company Nov. 6,1864.
Blackburn, Hiram, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Briuser, John, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with compauy Nov. 6, 1864.
Boyer, John B., July 20, 1SC4; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Clay, Edward H., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Corbit, John A., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Carter, Christian, July 20, 1864 ; trans, to 97th Regt. P.V. July 27, 1864.
Cummings, John, July 20, 1864; trans, to 97th Regt. P.V. July 27, 1864.
Calderwood, M. F., July 20, 1864 ; trans, to 97th Regt. P.V. July 27, 1864.
Debart, David, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Depugh, William H., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Eby, John A., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Evans, Joseph K., July 20, 1S64; trans, to 97th Regt. P. V. July 27,1864.
Fowhl, Henry K, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Getz, Martin L., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Gross, Lawrence, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Glass, Henry, July 20, 1S64 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Hautzman, Fred. H., July 20,1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Hartman, Henry, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Hall, Henry, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Hoffman, John P., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Hershey, Daniel, July 20, 1864; trans, to 97th Regt. P. V. July 27, 1864.
Ludwig, Adam B., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Martin, Thomas D., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Morgenthal, Levi, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Mutsebaugh, Jacob, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Murphy, Lewis H., July 20, 1804 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Morrison, Lewis, July 20, 1S64 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Miller, Reuben L., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
McCahan, William, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Niswonger, Andrew, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Parker, William H., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Parker. John M., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Plesley, Henry A., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Powell, Daniel, July 20, 1864 ; trans. July 27, 1864, organization un-
known.
Pentz, Henry S., July 20, 1864; trans, to 97th Regt. P. V. July 27, 1864.
Root, William L., July 20, 1804; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1861.
Richenbach, Jacob S., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Ruff, Richard, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Rowland, Henry, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Spencer, Charles C, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Swartz, George C, July 20, 1804 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Stevens, William F., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Smith, David, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Strine, Jerry, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with compauy Nov. 6, 1864.
Slentz, Jacob, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6. 1864.
Shuler, Zachary T., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Sponenberger, James J., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Snowberger, Jacob, July 20,1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,1864.
Stipe, Andrew J., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Shinier, Isaac, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with compauy Nov. 6, 1864.
Spahr, John B., July 20, 1864 ; trans, to 97th Regt. P. V. July 27, 1864.
Sboaff, Amos J., July 20, 1864; traus. to 97th Regt. P. V. July 27, 1864.
Thompson, Edward H., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Tagg, John G., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Templin, Franklin, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Updegrove, John, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Worley, Frederick, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Wenn, Aaron, July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Wilson, George A., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Worley, Lewis I., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Willis, Joseph, jluly 20, 1864; trans, to 97 th Regt. P.V. July 27, 1864.
Weaber, William, July 20,1864; trans, to 97th Regt. P.V. July 27,
1804.
Williams, Thomas, July 20,1864; trans, to 97th Regt. P.V. July 27,
1864.
Yocum, Lewis C, July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Zerker, John H., July 20, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Zimmerman, Samuel, July 20, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
J. N., July 20, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Company K.
Captain.
Clarence Updegraff, July 19, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
First Lieutenant.
John March, July 19, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Second Lieutenant.
Michael Kearuey, July 19, 1S64 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
First Sergeant.
M. H. Swambank, July IS, 1864; must, out with company, Nov. 6,1864.
Daniel Mathews, July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Edward H. Russell, July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
George Major, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
John Watkius, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Corporals.
William Ruger, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Wilson McGill, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
William Johnson, July 18, 1804 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
John Whalen, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Charles Culver, July IS, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Frederick Williams, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Henry Kelly, July IS, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
William Singley, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Privates.
Alden, Sylvester, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Alles, Jacob, July IS, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Appleton, Thomas, July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Briggs, Thomas, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Benson, Theodore, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Brown, William, July 18, 1864.
Conner, James, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Cline, Thomas, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Cummings, Alfred, July IS, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Clace, Benjamin, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
Deihl, Christian, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Davis, Joseph, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Dudley, John, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
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Dennings, William, July 18, 1864: muBt. out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Deil, Harrison, July 18, 1864.
Flatry, Edward, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Fairchild, Enos, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Forney, Albert, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Fanssill, August, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Fish, Hiram, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Fritz, Winfield, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Guin, Daniel, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Gardner, Samuel, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Gilfilen, Thomas, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Heatherington, J., July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Haines, William, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Hartman, James, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Hopkins, Richard, July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Hinkle, Isaac, July 18, 1864.
Jeremiah, William, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Jones, Eleazer, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Jones, John, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Jenkins, William, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Kennedy, William, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Kriser, Joseph, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Kriser, Amos, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Keim, Peter, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Keim, Thomas, July 18, 1864.
Lantz, John, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Lahy, Frauds, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Laphy, Thomas, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
I.arkins, Patrick, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Linger, Lemuel, July 18, 1864.
Martz, Charles, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Mufley, Frederick, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,1864.
May, Isaac, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Maley, Thomas, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Mulligan, James, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Miller, Nathan, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
McDonnell, Owen, July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Nash, James, July IS, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Nogle, Jacob, July 18, 1S64 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Nicholas, David, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Nickum, Samuel, July 18, 1864.
Opkins, Thomas, July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Powell, William, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Parsly, Kichard, July 18, 1864.
Rinker, William, July 18, 1S64; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Ray, Daniel, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Rees, Jacob, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Richardson, James, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Rigle, Benjamin, July 18, 1864.
Stegmiller, Lewis, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Scully, Patrick, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Thomas, John, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Vanbuskirk, Charles, July IS, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6,
1864.
Wolf, John, July 18, 1864 ; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1864.
Webster, Elias, July 18, 1864.
Zimmer, Adam, July 18, 1864; must, out with company Nov. 6, 1S64.
CHAPTER XXX.
The War for the Union (continued)— The Militia of 1862— First Regi-
ment— Sixth Regiment — Independent Companies — Twenty-sixth,
Thirty-sixth, and Thirty-seventh Regiments.
The rebel army had no sooner achieved its triumph
in the second battle of Bull Run than it hastened
northward, and commenced crossing the Potomac.
The southern border of Pennsylvania lay in close
proximity, all unprotected, and by its rich harvests
invited invasion. The Reserve Corps, which was
originally organized for the State defense, had been
called away to the succor of the hard-pressed army
of McClellan upon the Peninsula, and was now upon
the weary march, with ranks sadly thinned in the
hard-fought battles of Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill,
Charles City Cross-Roads, and the second Bull Run,
to again meet the foe, but powerless to avert the
threatened danger. The result of the struggle on the
plains of Manassas was no sooner known than the
helpless condition of the State, which had been ap-
parent from the first, became a subject of alarm. On
the 4th of September, Governor Curtin issued a
proclamation, calling on the people to arm and pre-
pare for defense. He recommended the immediate
formation of companies and regiments throughout
the commonwealth, and, for the purpose of drill and
instruction, that after 3 p.m. of each day all busi-
ness houses be closed. On the 10th, the danger hav-
ing become imminent, the enemy being already in
Maryland, he issued a general order, calling on all
able-bodied men to enroll immediately for the de-
fense of the State, and to hold themselves in readi-
ness to march upon an hour's notice ; to select officers,
to provide themselves with such arms as could be
obtained, with sixty rounds of ammunition to the
man, tendering arms to such as had none, and prom-
ising that they should be held for service for such
time only as the pressing exigency for State defense
should continue. On the following day, acting under
authority of the President of the United States, the
Governor called for fifty thousand men, directing
them to report by telegraph for orders to move, and
adding that further calls would be made as the exi-
gencies should require. The people everywhere flew
to arms, and moved promptly to the State capital,
One regiment and eight companies were sent forward
during the night of the 12th, and others followed as
fast as they could be organized. On the 14th the
head of the Army of the Potomac met the enemy at
South Mountain, and hurled him back through its
passes, and on the evening of the 16th and day of the
17th a fierce battle was fought at Antietam. In the
mean time the militia had rapidly concentrated at
Hagerstown and Chambersburg, and Gen. John F.
Reynolds, who was at the time commanding a corps
in the Army of the Potomac, had assumed com-
mand. Fifteen thousand men were pushed forward
to Hagerstown and Boonsboro', and a portion of them
stood in line of battle in close proximity to the field,
in readiness to advance, while the fierce fighting was
in progress. Ten thousand more were posted in the
vicinity of Greencastle and Chambersburg, and
" about twenty-five thousand," says Governor Curtin
in his annual message, " were at Harrisburg, on their
way to Harrisburg, or in readiness and waiting for
transportation to proceed thither." The Twenty-fifth
Regiment, under command of Col. Dechert, at the
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request of Gen. Halleck, was sent to the State of
Delaware to guard the Dupont Powder-Mills, whence
the National armies were principally supplied. But
the enemy was defeated at Antietam, and retreated
in confusion across the Potomac. The emergency
having passed, the militia regiments were ordered to
return to Harrisburg, and in accordance with the
conditions on which they had been called into ser-
vice, they were, on the 24th, mustered out and dis-
banded. The train on which the Twentieth Regi-
ment was returning over the Cumberland Valley
Road collided when nearing Harrisburg, with one pass-
ing in the opposite direction, by which four men
were killed and thirty injured.
In a letter addressed to Governor Curtin by Gen.
McClellan, thanking him for his energetic action in
calling out the militia and placing them in the field,
the general adds, "Fortunately, circumstances ren-
dered it impossible for the enemy to set foot upon the
soil of Pennsylvania, but the moral support rendered
to my army by your action was none the less mighty.
In the name of my army, and for myself, I again
tender to you our acknowledgments for your patriotic
course. The manner in which the people of Penn-
sylvania responded to your call, and hastened to the
defense of their frontier, no doubt exercised a great
influence upon the enemy." In an order issued by
Governor Bradford, of Maryland, soon after the
battle, he says, " To Governor Curtin, of Pennsyl-
vania, and the militia of his State, who rallied with
such alacrity at the first symptoms of an invasion, our
warmest thanks are also due. The readiness with
which they crossed the border and took their stand
beside the Maryland bridge show that the border is,
ill all respects, but an ideal line, and that in such a
cause as now unites us Pennsylvania and Maryland
are but one."
THE FIRST REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA.
The following record of the campaign of the First
Regiment Pennsylvania Militia, prepared by a pri-
vate of Company K, is not only interesting, but
worth preservation in this connection :
"With the general history of the struggle our people are familiar.
But it has occurred to me, as I read over some old papers, which
brought so vividly to mind scenes both tragic and comic connected with
the invasion of 1862, that one or two sketches of the incidents of that
campaign, gathered from the material before me, might not prove un-
interesting, both to those who were participants and to those whose
husbands, brothers, and sons went forth when all was uncertainty and
gloom, to stand between them and the approaching foe. I know it is
common to speak in terms of ridicule of the * Militia,11 and especially is
this the case when we have all around us the scarred veterans of the re-
cent conflict, who can tell of battles lost and won, while we can only
speak of those that might have been. But there are one or two thingB
to be remembered. In the first place, we were raw militia, sent forth
without training or experience, to be brought into collision, if needs be,
with Lee's Bkilled veterans, flushed with their recent success at the sec-
ond Bull Run. In the second place, the first regiment, of which the
Harrisburg companies formed a part, was sent down the valley alone,
almost to the rebel lines, just before the battle of South Mountain, and
at a time when neither Governor Curtin nor Gen. McClellan had any
idea of the numbers of the enemy, or how far they had penetrated to-
wards Chambersburg. The truth was that Longstreet's division was
lying this side of Hagerstown on the Sunday morning when the cars
landed us about two and a half miles beyond Chambersburg. It is very
pleasant now to crack jokes at the expense of the militia, and make
light of their perils and services in that brief campaign, but it was any-
thing but a joke then, to men who were leaving families and homes with
the possibility that they might be shot down upon the border, or perhaps
captured en masse and consigned to the tender mercies of a Southern
prison. We have since learned what kind of a fate that would have
been.
"Said a gentleman of Hagerstown to the writer a year after the inva-
sion of 1862, ' Ton Pennsylvania militia had no idea of the danger you
were in when here, and it was well you had not ;' and then he spoke of
the fact, well known to the people there at that time, that a considerable
rebel force had crossed the river on -the night after the battle of Antie-
tam, and were within a short distance of our lines. Had they known
we were raw militia they would probably have captured us all. But,
lastly, the facts to be mentioned have a local interest, and the narration
is intended only for local readers; so without further apology I proceed.
And I cannot betteriutroduce my journal than by the following extract
from Governor Curtin's message to the Legislature of 1863 :
" ' In the month of September, 1862, after the second disaster at Bull
Kun, it became evident that the enemy had adopted an aggressive pol-
icy, and was about to invade the Northern States through Maryland and
the southern border of Pennsylvania. Under the sanction of the Presi-
dent of the United States, on the 11th day of that month, I issued my
proclamation, calling into immediate service fifty thousand of the free-
men of this State. Under this call twenty-five regiments and four com-
panies of infantry, fourteen unattached companies of cavalry, and four
batteries of artillery were immediately organized and sent to the border,
the greater portion advancing beyond the State line into Maryland. Gen.
John F. Reynolds, at that period commanding the Pennsylvania Reserve
Corps, was temporarily assigned by the Secretary of War to the com-
mand of these troops, by whose order they were returned to Pennsylva-
nia, and by my proclamation disbanded on the 24th of the same month.
Id acknowledgment of the services rendered by the men of Pennsylva-
nia, Maj.-Gen. McClellan, commanding the Army of the Potomac, by
letter dated the 27th of September, 1862, acknowledging the service and
thanking the State, uses the following language:
'"The manner in which the people of Pennsylvania responded to
your call, and hastened to the defense of their frontier, no doubt exer-
cised a great influence upon the enemy;" and the Governor of Mary-
land, His Excellency A. W. Bradford, in an order dated September 29,
1862, used the following language in regard to these troops: " The readi-
ness with which they crossed the border and took their stand beside the
Maryland brigade, shows that the border is in all respects but an ideal
line, and that in such a cause as now unites us, Pennsylvania and Mary-
land are but one." '
"The proclamation of which the Governor speaks had been expected
for some time. Rumors of coming danger filled the air, and for a week
or ten days companies had been organized io most of the wards of the
city, and every afternoon was spent in drilling. But when the order to
march finally came, it was found that a good many of the incipient
soldiers belonged to the Home Guard of which we read, who resolved
' never to leave their homes except in ca*e of an invasion.' In one of
the wards, where two full companies had been drilling for a week, so
many were missing when the arms were distributed that the two had to
be consolidated, and thus one full company was formed.
" The proclamation was read to the companies at the close of drill on
Thursday, Sept. 11, 1862. On Friday they were ordered to be ready to
start to Chambersburg at short notice, and the same afternoon they were
marched to the arsenal and supplied with haversacks and canteens, and
afterwards with muskets. The company to which the writer was at-
tached was for some reason furnished with minies, while the otheiB
were armed with the old style of muskets, shooting buckshot and ball.
On Saturday morning the regiment was organized, made up of three
companies from Harrisburg and the remainder from different points in
the Cumberland Valley. After being kept in the capitol yard the whole
day, we were marched about half-past five o'clock in the evening to the
round-house and there embarked in freight-cars for Chambersburg. As
we proceeded down the valley we took in companies at Shiremanstown,
Mechanicsburg, Carlisle, and other points, so that by the time we
reached Chambersburg the regiment was full.
"We arrived in the vicinity of the town about midnight. Some of
us, wearied with the tediousness of the journey, had innocently im-
agined that we should be quartered in some comfortable building for
the night, and thus get at least a few hours of sleep. But alas for our
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247
expectations! After a brief delay the order was given to move on, and
creeping around the town we were pushed out on the Franklin Railroad
some two miles towards Hagerstown, and at length halted at the edge
of a piece of woodland. The moment the train stopped cartridges were
distributed and the men ordered to load their muskets and keep per-
fectly quiet. The prospect was not a pleasant one. We knew but little
of the situation. Whether the rebel forces were within one mile or
twenty of us was very uncertain, and the orders which had just been
issued were not calculated to allay the excitement. If a volley had
suddenly been poured in upon us or a troop of cavalry had surrounded
the train and demanded our surrender we would not have been much
surprised.
" But neither happened, and as the night wore on, the men assumed
various recumbent postures and tried to get a little sleep. This was by
no means easy. Neither the seats nor the floor of the cars were very
suft, and the night was quite cold. The writer has a distinct recollec-
tion of seeing one of the editorial fraternity of the city rolling over the
floor as if trying to find a soft place, groaning in spirit, and occasionally
knocking bis bead against the butt uf a loaded musket to the imminent
peril of those whom the muzzle might hit if it fell. The reader, if a
veteran, will excuse us. It was our 'first night out,' and we hadn't
gut used to it yet. We learned a little afterwards.
" But morning at length came, and with it the idea of breakfast. It
opened gloomily, and witli signs of the coming equinoctial. It was a
strange Sunday to many of us. We heard the church bells ringing in
Chambersburg, but we could not attend. All day long the boys were
busy in erecting booths made offence-rails, covered in with branches of
trees, straw, Ac, and by afternoon they bad prepared a very comfortable
shelter. About eleven o'clock we were furnished with breakfast — beef
and bread, and an abominable decoction called ' dandelion1 coffee. We
can pardon the State authorities for providing this latter, considering
the exigency; but we don't want any more of it. To do them justice,
th'-y afterwards furnished the genuine article.
"In the evening the regiment had its first dress parade in an open
field adjoining the camp. The officers told us, by way of encourage-
ment, that we performed exceedingly well for raw men. even though
the muskets didn't all move together, and the 'orderlies' did get a little
mixed up in coming to the front. It was observed by sume of the men
that our colonel, as he stood in front of the line with his arms folded,
looked very much like the pictures of the 'Little Corporal.' As dark-
ness came down upon us the camp-fires were lit, and at nine o'clock the
drum-beat summoned us to repose. We laid us down beneath the shel-
ters erected, some of us to sleep, others, to whom the whole scene was
so novel and strange that it banished slumber, to passa weary and wake-
ful night. During the day we had several times heard the distant report
of artillery, and we knew not what the morrow might bring forth. We
afterwards learned that we were listening to the sounds of the conflict
at South Mountain.
" Monday and Tuesday, September 15th and 16th, were passed on the
ground on which we first encamped, which was named 'Camp Mc-
Clure.1 Part of each day was spent in drilling by squads, companies,
and in battalion. Our camp was bounded on one side by the railroad,
and on the other by the turnpike leading to Chambersburg. Towards
noon on Monday we were roused by the shouts of the guards on the
turnpike side of the woods, and a rush was made by the men to discover
the cause of the excitement. We found that it arose from the passage
along the road towards the town of a considerable uumber of ammuni-
tion wagons which had been captured from Longstreet's division of the
rebel army by a party of Illinois cavalry, who were retreating from Har-
per's Ferry. Some of the wagons were driven by ' contrabands,' whose
grins of delight, in view of their capture by Federal troops, were un-
mistakable. On the afternoon of the same day Capt. Byers' company
of cavalry from Hairisburg passed by our camp on their way to Green-
castle and Williamsport.
"On Tuesday some of us got leave to go into Chambersburg, where
the luxury of a good wash and a good dinner at the ' Franklin Hotel'
was something we fully appreciated. That evening the regiment received
orders to make a forward movement early the next morning.
" Wednesday, the 17th, dawned upou us with a murky atmosphere
and a drizzly rain. The regiment was formed into lineabout eight a.m.,
and marched about a mile and a half on the road towards Greencastle.
Here we encamped anew, and supposing that we were to remain for a
se:ison, the men turned in and built new shelter-booths, levying con-
tributions for that purpose upon the neighboring fences, and cutting
boughs and gathering straw wherever it could be found.
" By this time other regiments of militia had been organized at Har-
risburg, and pushed forward into the valley, and they were scattered
around us at points not very far distant. Shortly after wo reached our
new camp-ground a Philadelphia regiment paused ub, one of whose offi-
cers, after taking a survey of the booths which had been erected by our
own men, astonished the writer by inquiring whether we were not
i going to build some for them also. He was politely informed thai in
this matter each regiment looked out for itself, and that there were still
I ' a few more fences left' to which they could have recourse. This turned
■ out to be a memorable day in the history of the war. From an early
hour in the morning we were conscious that a great battle was raging
\ somewhere south of us. All day long the smothered roll of artillery
| could be heard, like distant thunder, and the men were gathered in
groups at the edge of the woods, listening to the sounds of the conflict
| and anxiously speculating as to the result. It was the day of Antietam,
[ and although we knew it not, the destinies of the country were for a
i time suspended upon the issue of the struggle. Our feelings were pecu-
liar. Out of sight, but within hearing of one of the decisive battles of
! the war, and utterly uncertain whether our own or the rebel flag would
' be triumphant at its close. Had McClellan's army been defeated, we
1 lay right in the pathway of the advancing foe, who would of course cross
the border and push down the valley. What could a few thousands of
' raw militia do to stop his progress and save our homes? It was not
until the next morning that the cheering news of McClellan's victory
reached us.
"On Wednesday afternoon we were ordered to pull stakes and march
to a new camp-ground, where, fortunately for us, we found very com-
fortable booths awaiting us, which had been built and then deserted, as
ours were, by another regiment. Here we received orders to prepare
rations and be ready to move early the next morning. To what point
we were not told, but the rumor was— and it afterwards proved correct
— to Hagerstown. In the morning we were roused at 4 a.m., and told to
get everything ready, as we would start at daylight; but the sun rose
and the day wore on, and still we tarried, hearing every hour fresh
rumors from Geu. McClellan's army. The rebels were said to be badly
whipped, and yet it seemed to be understood that the presence of the
militia was needed in that quarter for some purpose or other. What
that purpose was could only be conjectured, but various were the sur-
mises of the sapient ones among us. One suggestion, which was met
with a storm of indignation, was that we were to be detailed to assist in
burying the dead on the Antietam battle-field. Another learned gentle-
man entertained his hearers by describing a sort of net into which the
rebels had been driven by McClellan, the aforesaid net having but a
single outlet, and that outlet we were to guard.
"One thing, however, was certain, and that was that we were to enter
Maryland ; and this raised the interesting question whether the Gover-
nor, who had called us out to repel a threatened invasion of our own soil,
had any right to march us across the border. Many were the opinions
pro and con. Some there were who resolutely declared that they would
go. no further than the Pennsylvania line. But the discussion was
brought to a close about four o'clock in the afternoon by shipping us on
board a train of cars which carried us rapidly towards the Potomac.
"And so it happened that, without giving us any opportunity of
planting our feet firmly upon that line and holding it against the foe,
we were shot across it almost before we knew it.
"The regiment reached the camping-ground this side of Hagerstown
about eight o'clock in the evening. It was very dark when the train
halted, and the first order given was to load our muskets and keep per-
fectly quiet as we passed through the town, the design apparently being
to march us out towards Williamsport. A second order, however,
directed us to leave the cars and encamp in the woods for the night.
We had stopped in a deep cut, and it was necessary to lay plank* from
the cars to the top of the bank, on which, with some difficulty, the men
clambered up. It had rained heavily during the day, and the ground
than that was in store for us. We found
id which had been occupied on the previous
jion of the rebel army, who bad left it in a
It was hard to find a clean spot to sit or lie
ess was soon dissipated to some extent by
was very wet. But worse
ourselves on the camp-grou
Sunday by Longstreet's divi
perfectly filthy condition,
down upon. But the darkn
the camp-fires of the regiment, ami after a hasty supper the men wrapped
themselves in their blankets and stretched themselves upon the wet
ground with their feet to the fires. It was the first night since we en-
camped at Chambersburg that we had not something dry to lie upon
and some kind of shelter over us. The writer remembers being on
guard that night, aud in the intervals of duty trying to find a place to
rest on the soft side of a rock, wrapped in a gum blanket.
" Friday morning opened upon us with a clear sky and a cool wind,
which, with the aid of the sun, soon dried the ground. About ten
o'clock we were startled by the sound of artillery, and a heavy
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
adiDg was commenced aud kept up for about two hours, apparently some
eix or eight miles south of us in the direction of the river. The dis-
charges were rapid and contiuuoua, and we could distinctly see the
smoke rising in the clear morning atmosphere. Towards noon the reg-
iment was addressed by the colonel, whb asked the men if they were
willing to go forward towards Williamsport. This was followed by a
speech from Governor Curtin urging us to advance towards the river,
telling us that he would lead the Pennsylvania troops himself, and
would take us into no danger that he would not share with us. The
men responded witli enthusiastic cheers, and preparations were imme-
diately made for a forward movement. Directly afer dinner the regi-
ment, in connection with several others encamped near us, the whole
forming a brigade, took up the line of march through Hagerstown, and
out on the Williamsport turnpike. About two miles and a half beyond
Hagerstown the troops were halted aud thrown out upon a ridge of
ground cut by the turnpike, aud extending to the right and left as far
as the eye can see. It was known by the name of ' Brier Hill.' Here
a regular line of battle was formed, facing towards the river, and
stretching on both sides of the turnpike. In the ceutre, and right on
the pike, a barricade was thrown up, aud behind it was planted Miller's
Philadelphia battery of light field-pieces. To the right of this battery,
and within supporting distance, was stationed the First Regiment. In
this position, during Friday night, the troops slept on their arms, and
twice in the night an alarm was sounded, and they were roused in an-
ticipation of an attack. There can be no question that a rebel force was
between us aud the river that night, and it was reported that a Bmall
body of cavalry passed very near our lines. In fact, so threatening
seemed the danger that Governor Curtin, who was in Hagerstown at the
time, was called up at midnight and hurried back in a special train to
Chambershurg. If that seemed like deserting the men whom he had
led forward, and whose danger he had promised to share, it may he said,
by way of apology, that a Pennsylvania Governor would have been too
rich a prize to run the risk of capture by the rebels. Had lie fallen
into their hands, only the end of the war would have seen his return to
the North, and his subsequent services would have been lost to the
country. What was the design of the rebel troops iu crossing the Po-
tomac that night can only be conjectured. Perhaps they were after the
Governor, and perhaps after the military stores gathered at Hagerstown.
They would hardly have ventured very far from the river with McClel-
lan's army in their rear.
"It was during this afternoon and night that Gen. Reynolds, who had
been placed in command of the militia, was first seen by our men. He
was not recognized at first, as his ' stars1 were concealed by an overcoat,
and some rather amusing stories are told of encounters between him
and some of the 'irregulars,' of whom the general seemed to have but
a poor opinion. The ' boys' had heard of his disparaging remarks, and
revenged themselves the next morning, in their own way, when he ap-
peared on the field with Gen. Kenley, of Maryland.
"The night passed away without further disturbance, and Saturday
morning dawned with a cloudless sky and a cool atmosphere. The
writer, who had been detailed with others to guard and bring up the
baggage from the former camp-ground, rejoined the regiment about ten
o'clock, and found the troops in the position before described, the Hue
of battle being still kept up, but the men lying down or sitting about
with their muskets stacked in the rear. The day was a beautiful one,
and if the men had felt any trepidation during the darkness of the
night, wheu the several alarms occurred, it had all passed away, and
the brightness of the morning and the exhilarating atmosphere had
given them new courage. The position occupied by our troops was
quite an elevated one, and the view from it in either direction very
pretty. In the rear you looked back upon Hagerstown, distant a couple
of miles, and in front, not much farther off, are the bills which border the
valley of the Potomac. It is a fact worthy of mention here, that on
this same ridge Gen. Lee intrenched himself the following summer, on
his retreat from Gettysburg, to prevent pursuit by Meade, while his
troops slowly recrossed the river, then swollen by recent rains. A few
months later the writer saw the remains of his rifle-pits and earthworks
for cannon, and recognized the spot as the same on which our line was
formed in September, 1862.
"While enjoying the beauty of the day and the surroundings, and
listening to the chatting of the men about the occurrences of the pre-
ceding night, very suddenly the scene changed and a new alarm ran
aloug the lines. Upon the turnpike next us all was bustle and haste.
The wagons which had brought up our provisions and ammunition went
hurrying back towards Hagerstown at lull speed. Couriers went dash-
ing backwards and forwards, the drums beat, and orders immediately
reached us to reform the line of battle, somewhat broken in upon, and
see that our guns were loaded and in proper condition for service. The
men hurriedly grasped their weapons, closed up the line, and some fifty
or sixty rounds of cartridges were served out to each. In a few moments
Gen. Reynolds, accompanied by Geo. Keuley, of Maryland, came riding
along the line, and as they reached the position occupied by our regi-
ment, Borne of the boys called out, ' Three cheers for Gen. Kenley I' They
were given with a will, and the general, pausing for a moment, turned
towards the troops, and with a bow of acknowledgment, exclaimed'
'Men of Pennsylvania, I want you to form that line !' Gen. Reynolds
slowly rode on, without seeming to notice the incident.
" About this time the Maryland brigade, which had arrived that morn-
ing, came marching along the turnpike, in full uniform, with drums
heating and colors flying, passed on in front of the line down the turn-
pike towards the river, and were then thrown out on the extreme left of
the line of battle. Their presence was very inspiring, as they were the
only portion of the troops who had seen service and looked like regu-
lars. A short time later, while the excitement was still at its heights
Company K of the First Regiment, which, as before remarked, was the
only company of the regiment armed with minie muskets, was ordered
out from the line to be thrown out as skirmishers. Down on to the pike
we were marched, out through the barricade, behind which the field
battery was stationed, and thence along the road towards the river, per-
haps a half a mile, when we passed into a piece of woods skirting the
road, aud were ordered to deploy and form a skirmish line. The reader,
even if a veteran, will readily see that all this looked like an impending
fight, and this was our fixed impression. We learned then aud there,
if nothing more, something of the feeling, often talked of, of a raw re-
cruit just as the battle opens. That hearts beat very rapidly just then
and cheeks grew paler cannot be doubted ; but the men could not afford
to show cowardice in the presence of the thousands who were behind
them, and the company marched out to the post assigned them as steadily
as though they were on parade. Probably one-half of this company was
composed of young men from Harrisburg, under age, and some of them
several years below their majority. The writer will he excused for say-
ing that he saw with astonishment the alacrity with which they, espe-
cially, moved out to what seemed like a speedy collision with the rebel
forces.
" From the position we now occupied we could look back and see the
long line of troops drawn out upon the ridge behind us, the Maryland
brigade, with its blue uniforms, being conspicuous on the extreme left.
We looked aud waited anxiously for what should occur next, expecting
each moment to hear the first sounds of battle. But we could see nothing
in atlvanceof us, and no hostile shot broke the stillness. The daypaased
on, the excitement gradually subsided, and with the exceptiouof a con-
tinual riding of mounted men up aud down the turnpike, nothing oc-
curred to renew the alarm. About five o'clock in the afternoon the
Philadelphia battery was moved farther up the road, and commenced
firing, probably shelling the woods in advance of them. In a little
while we saw the old line in our rear broken up, and the troops marched
forward, with their drums beating, passing our skirmish -line, and taking
up a new position about a mile nearer the river. No orders were given
to us that night to rejoin our regiment, and the company remained
where they were until the next morning. The other troops Blept on
their arms in their new position.
"During Saturday night, as the troops remained in their advanced
position, they could see the flash of the rebel cannon across the river'
and the flight of the shells thrown apparently to this side, though not
reaching our lines. On Sunday morning Company K, which, as before
stated, had remained in their old position all night, rejoined the regi-
ment about ten o'clock. They were immediately ordered to the extreme
front again, and, crossing some corn-fields, reached the brow of a hill
some distance to the left of the turnpike. From this point half of the
company were deployed and sent out upon the picket line, exteuding to
the left for perhaps half a mile. It was a lovely autumnal morning,
and at this time everything was still around us. Sheltered, as we wore,
in a pleasant woods, some of us were hoping that we might enjoy a
quiet Sabbath, free from the excitements of the two preceding days. In
a short time, however, one of the advanced pickets came rushing in, in
breathless haste, with the tidings that a large force, supposed to be
rebels, were advancing along a road which ran in front and to the left
of us, leading probably to Williamsport. Clouds of dust had been seen
rising along the road, and the force seemed to be composed of cavalry,
artillery, and infantry. A messenger was immediately sent to the com-
manding officer of the troops in our rear, aud in a few momenta we saw
the effects of the news upon the long line which stretched over the
fields behind us. The excitement of the day before was renewed. The
drums beat and the straggling line assumed a more compact shape.
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249
Presently a number of mounted officers, accompanied by orderlies, rode
rapidly past us over the fields, going out to the front of our line of
pickets. We waited anxiously for further news, and In a short time
they were seen returning, and word passed along the line that the troops
advancing, instead of rebels, were Couch's division of McClellan's army,
on their way to Williamsport.
"The tidings were very satisfactory, for they not only assured us of
the presence of veterans between us and the rebels, but put an end, for
the present at least, to the danger of an invasion ot Pennsylvania, and
showed us that our brief campaign was ended. Company K was at once
ordered to its place in the regiment, and in a short time the regiment
itself was in motion on its return march to Pennsylvania. And then
began a long and weary tramp which some of us at least thought might
have been spared us. Wearied with the exciting scenes of the past
forty-eight hours, a quiet rest during the remainderof the Sunday after-
noon in some shady spot would have been very grateful to the men, and
prepared us for a long march as was needful on Monday. But instead
of this we were, without halting, marched back through Hagerstown,
and out on the road leading towards Chambersbnrg. All the long, hot
afternoon the march continued along the dry and dusty road, until about
eight o'clock in the evening we reached the vicinity of Greencastle, a
distance from our starting-point of about fourteen miles. Here we en-
camped in an open field near tbe town, and the wearied men were glad
to throw themselves down anywhere to get a little rest and sleep. The
writer was so fortunate as to gain admission to a barn adjacent to the
camp-ground, where, stretched upon the hay, he enjoyed the best night's
rest he had had since the regiment left Harrisburg.
"All day Monday we remained encamped in the open field beneath
the burning sun, without even a tree to shield us from its rays. Little
shelter-tents were put up during the day, in each of which two or three
men could sit or lie down, but not stand erect. The men, however, were
allowed to scatter, and many of us went into Greencastle, where we en-
joyed the privilege of eating dinner once more at a table. At the nine
o'clock drum-beat we turned in, as we supposed for the night, but in
about an hour were roused again and ordered to strike tents and march
to the cars. At Greencastle we embarked about midnight in freight
cars, and started for home. Our progress was very slow, as the road was
blocked up with troop- and provision-trains, and just before daylightour
train and another collided in the suburbs of Shippensburg, smashing
the locomotives and knocking many the men off their seats. The good
people of the town were very hospitable, kindly opening their houses
to us, and furnishing the entire regiment with a good breakfast.
" The accident detained us until noon, when we started again, and ran
as far as Carlisle. Here we were kept waiting until six o'clock in the
evening, when the train got in motion once more, dropping companies
manstown, and about half-past seven
ere safely landed at the foot of State
i crowd awaiting us, who greeted us with
ally seemed glad that we had not been gobbled up by the
rried to Southern prison pens. It was a pleasant thing
at Mechanicsburg and Shir
the Harrisburg companies
Street. Here we found quite
cheers, and i
rebels and (
thus to be welcomed by our fellow-citizens, eveu though we had shed no
blood in their defense, and were returning with unbroken numbers.
We had at least helped to maintain the honor of the State, and espe-
cially of its capital city, by responding promptly to the call*of the
Governor and forming part of the first regiment which had gone
forth to the border when danger seemed impending. Now that it was
all over, and we had safely reached our homes, we probably felt a little
self-satisfaction as we looked back upon the events of the past ten days,
during part of which we had stood side by side with the Maryland
brigade, some teu miles beyond the border. If so, the reader will par-
don us, more especially if he be one of those who refused to come at the
Governor's call and remained quietly in the security of his home, per-
haps to speak jestingly of the Pennsylvania militia."
FIRST REGIMENT.
Organized Sept. 11-13, 1862 ; discharged Sept. 23-25, 1862.
Colonel.
Henry McCormick.
Lieutenant-Colonel.
Robert A. Lamberton.
Major.
Thomas B. Bryson.
Adjutant.
George A. Newman.
Ellis Updegrove.
Thomas J. Black.
Henry W. Kohler.
George Groff.
Mowry Nichols.
Cornelius M. Shell.
Jeremiah S. Barnes.
Jacob Barn hart.
Daniel Basehore.
Theodore S. Bell.
Washington Bellman.
William H. Bostick.
James R. Black.
William Black.
James Brady.
Joseph A. Brenizer.
William Brown.
Joseph Burkhart.
Jacob Cain.
Wells Coverly.
Jacob S. Cramp.
William C. Cramp.
John P. dull.
Samuel H. Ettla.
Henry Emanuel.
John Emerick.
Solomon Emanuel.
James Finnen.
Benjamin Flowers.
Bernard L. Gildea.
John 0. Glancy.
Henry Geety.
James E. Gavin.
JohnF. Hope.
William E. Hutman.
Felix Huber.
John F. Hoops.
Jackson Hammelbaugh.
John Holtzendollar.
Beverly R. Keini.
Lucius B. Keini.
William C. Kurtz.
Frauk B. Kinneard.
Tobias Krider.
George Loy.
Martin Mason.
David Maeyer.
Quartermaster.
Samuel N. Emminger.
Assistant Surgeon.
Solomon S. Shultz.
Sergeant-Major.
Charles B. Phaler.
Commissary Sergeant.
Howard Mullin.
Company B.
Captain.
Edwin Curzon.
First Lieutenant.
George W. Newman.
Second Lieutenant.
Malcolm B. Montgomery.
First Sergeant.
Jacob F.Seiler.
Sergeants.
John W. Garberick.
Daniel Bensinger.
Mathias A. Hutman.
William Longnecker.
Martin G. Bates.
George M. Huber.
Musicians.
George Tousling.
Privates.
William D. Martin.
Thomas D. Martin.
Andrew Moyer.
George F. Murray.
William N. Meredith.
James W. Morgan.
John C. Moyer.
Edward J. Morton.
John A. Newman.
Silas W. Poulton.
Robert G. Porter.
Thomas Pool.
Andrew Pressler.
Franklin Putt.
John Rouch.
George H. Rodebaugh.
Benjamin F. Rodebaugh.
Joseph Roberts.
Henry Rose.
John A. Sauds.
Joseph Sheets.
Charles P. Sheets.
John L. Sheets.
Zachariah Shoop.
Andrew Sch layer.
Jacob F. Schlayer.
John S. Sloan.
George Shaner.
Jacob Stiner.
Thomas Skidmore.
Henry Snyder.
Ephraim S.Thomas.
Thomas Thompson.
John P. Updegrove.
Theodore G. Visser.
Daniel T.Wilson.
James Wright.
Joseph R. Weaver.
Samuel Weurick.
George W. Weitzel.
William S. Young.
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Benjamin Skeei
Joseph Adams.
George T. Jones.
L. W. Ayara.
Isaiah Paxsou.
Benjamin Yeoman.
Hamilton Balentine.
Jonathan C. Baldwin
Samuel Black.
Mifflin Battin.
Bernard Conard.
John Dunn.
Smith Detterline.
John Donnelly.
James Douglass.
Levi Dowlin.
Richard J. Dowliug.
Gibbons Ferrill.
H. H. Fleming.
Hannums Gray.
George Gray.
Jerry Hoopes.
John Hinckman.
Oliver Hampton.
Walker Hilton.
R. W. Hopperaett.
Temple JoneB.
William Kirke.
John L. Kirke.
Samuel Lineinger.
Justus Law.
S. S. Lamborne.
Henry Lukens.
Samuel Maples.
R. B. Miller.
Captain.
George W. Gordon.
First Lieutenant.
M. T. Ruth.
Second Lieutenant.
J. L. Suydara.
First Sergeant.
George W. Brown.
Sergeants.
Charles L.
John Aldred
William H. Alricks.
Samuel A. Brumbaugh.
Robert Vaughn.
William A. Parkhill.
George W. Osier.
Gilliard Dock.
Samuel Pool.
William F. Hilton.
Eber Garrett.
Henry Webster.
George W. Wills.
ates.
Moses Meudenhall.
Ellis Miller.
George W. Morgan.
H. H. Macelduff.
J. C. Marshall.
John McKeown.
Jerry McCarty.
Joseph M. McCorkle.
Bo wen Parke.
John Parke.
Joseph S. Pinkerton.
John B. Rogers.
J. P. Ring wait.
Patrick Ryan.
Frazier P. Stanley.
Edward Sheehy.
Richard Searle.
Jacob Shelmire.
Slater Springer.
Daniel Sullivan.
Wilmer Strong.
John Spackman.
Davis Thomas.
W. B. Vanleer.
Hunter J. Wills.
John Walker.
Alfred Webster.
Silas D. Yerkes.
Captain.
William H. Miller.
First Lieutenant.
Ephraim G. H. Meek.
Second Lieutenant.
Henry C. Shaffer.
First Sergmnt.
Erastus J. Jones.
Sergeants.
Thomas J. Humes.
John J. Wetzel.
Corporals.
George Critzman.
George B. Anghenbaugh.
Francis S. John.
William H. Thomas.
Musician.
Morgan Royal.
William H. Amey.
Hamilton Alricks, Jr.
J. W. Armstrong.
Andrew Bear.
Benjamin F. Bear.
Joseph Ball.
Solomon H. Brenner.
Charles A. Boas.
James M. Bomgardner.
Spencer S. Barrett.
William Brown.
John A. Bigler.
Isaiah T. Bowman.
A. S.Baskin.
Francis A. Belt.
Daniel S. Burns.
Joseph S. Bates.
Henry Drummond.
Philip H. Dougherty.
Newton Deeder.
D. L. Duncan.
John Edwards.
Clement S. Erisman.
E. E. Ebbert.
Joseph B. Ewing.
Alfred E. Eyster.
J. Montgomery Forster.
A. W. Field.
Thomas J. Finney.
B. Franklin Gibe.
William Gastrock.
William G. Gibson.
Thomas Greene.
John F. Hummel, Jr.
Albert Hummel.
William W. Hays.
Henry Henderson.
J. H. Huffnagle.
George Hickman.
Adam Hoffman.
John L. Hammer.
Andrew J. Herr.
William D. Jack.
William Jeffries.
Ovid F. Johnson.
Edward Kunkel.
John Kamerer.
Henry Kepple.
Leonard H. Kinneard.
Augustus Locbinan.
John S. Lynch.
James H. Lutz.
James S. Mersereau.
William B. Muencn.
William P. Miller.
Edward Miller.
Elias Miller.
R. A.Martin.
Charles W. Maurer.
John W. Moffit.
Samuel Nunemacher.
Ambrose Nunemacher.
William B. Nolen.
Samuel L. Pretts.
Henry C. Pelen.
William Rees.
William G. Rees.
Thomas D. Reenie.
Samuel Reinhard.
James Richord.
Henry Richmond.
John S. Rupert.
Frederick K. Scott.
William H. Stevens.
Leonard G. J. Shick.
John Stormfelts.
Jandou Smith.
A. C. Smith.
William P. Smull.
John Searfaus.
Abraham Stees.
Martin Spain.
William Shough.
William S. Shaffer.
John Thome.
Isaiah T. Van Horn.
John S. Vandling.
Louis Wyeth.
Oliver Yoder. '
Captain.
Daniel May.
First Lieutenant.
David Reese.
Second Lieutenant.
J. De Witt Sprout.
First Sergeant.
George Brinton.
David Watkina.
Emanuel Hooppy.
Frederick Kilheffer.
John Olewine.
John Maley.
Hiram Dunbar.
Joseph Dunbar.
Jacob Silks.
George Brown.
Charles Spunsler,
Samuel Benner.
Abram Lehman.
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251
George Anderson.
Henry Books.
Daniel Books.
Christian Bender.
Albert Banghman,
Stephen D. Carlyle.
Augustus Croll.
Joseph DonDell.
Lewis Davis.
Levi Eckert.
John Eckert.
Jacob Eckert.
Jacob Eichelberger.
George Eusor.
C. Augustus Ebner.
Benjamin Frank.
John Freeland.
Alfred Freeland.
John George.
Alexander George.
William George.
John Gable.
Stephen Hughes.
Henry Hurley.
Alfred Hilliard.
David Heiges.
William Hawkes.
Christian H. Hoover.
Jacob Hummel.
Abram Hoover.
Christian Kraber,
David Keys.
William T. Kynor.
Stephen Keys.
Jacob Keys.
David Keefer.
Daniel Kilheffer.
Valentine Knaway.
Leander Lehman.
Joshua W. Jones.
George Gross.
John Souder.
Aaron Barringer.
William S. Wilt.
James Boyd.
Abraham Anspach.
George H. Bell.
Samuel B. Bordner.
George Bergner.
Edward Baliskey.
Frederick E. Byere.
Samuel Y. Boyer.
Alfred H. Buehler.
Simon M. Beard,
George W. Livingston.
John Lingaufield.
Jacob Lauty.
Franklin Martin.
Tobias Molty.
Augustus Molty.
William Maley.
Howard Mullin (promoted to i
missary sergeant).
Christian McClanigan.
James McCartney.
Jacob F. Noss.
John B. Neidig.
Jacob Rife.
Elias River.
Levi Rapp.
Amos Rupley.
Charles Rickart.
Samuel Rishell.
Solomon Roth.
George W. Stees.
Moses Shellenberger.
John Shelly.
Edward Shumaker.
Adam Stahler.
John Shellenberger.
William Sheets.
James W. Seiple.
David Thomas.
David Tillman.
Samuel Turner.
JameB R. Taylor.
Benjamin B. White.
Charles F. Wilbur.
Oliver White.
Griffith W. Williams.
Cornelius Wyukoop.
William Wentz.
Company K.
Captain.
Jacob M. Colestock.
First IAeutenant.
John M. Major.
Second Lieutenant.
George Myers.
First Sergeant.
Peter K.Boyd.
Edward Boyer.
Augustus H. Frankem.
Corporals.
George W. Ensinger.
Jacob Souder.
Louis M. Drexler.
James S. Criswell.
Musician.
Jacob W. Mumma.
Calvin S. Bowman.
Alexander Bergstrei
Augustus Burnett.
Harry Bender.
M. B. Black.
Philip Britsch.
John H. Brown.
W. A. Clendennin.
John J. Dasher.
George Doehne.
William 0. Dresback.
Adam Earnest.
John Essig.
Martin Erb.
Edward Frankem.
William J. Feist.
Martin Garverich.
Sigmund Gumberts.
H. Murray Graydon.
Emanuel German.
Juhn Harvey.
Theodore Hummel.
Henry Harter.
Lucas A. Hoelle.
John L. Hoover.
Edward L. Heller.
H. W. Hoffman.
Thomas 0. Harris.
J. Geiger Ingram.
James U. JeffrieB.
David Jauss.
L. Lewy.
Frederick Keiser.
Jacob G. May.
Thomas Montgomery.
William H. Miller.
George W. McCalla.
Christian Nass.
George A. Oglesby.
Andrew H. Over.
Winfield Purviance.
Leopold Pollock.
William Philips.
Henry A. Ross.
J. J. Rebman.
John C. Rawn.
William Stewart.
John P. Seiler.
John W. Simonton.
Andrew StevenB.
Martin V. Stevens.
Joshua Sleeper.
Samuel H. Simon.
Robert SnodgraBS.
Samuel M. Sayford.
Joseph L. Shearer.
Henry Sweitzer.
Adolph Teupser.
Henry C. Thompsou.
Harry Vogle.
Erasmus D. Wilt.
William Wilt.
John H. Witmyer.
Joseph Whitturd.
Theodore Wollerton.
Daniel Wagner.
George F. Weaver.
Jonas Weltmer.
Philip M. Yohn.
SIXTH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA.
From an interesting sketch of the orderly sergeant
of Company K we glean the following relating to this
command and its service in the war:
"Arriving at Harrisburg,we were enrolled as Company K, Sixth Regi-
ment Pennsylvania Militia, J. Armstrong, colonel. Some details con-
cerning the organization of the regiment were not completed. Delay
was experienced at the arsenal on account of the great rush for arms.
We were obliged to await our turn, ordered into quarters, our company
in one of the school-houses of the city, where we remained until the
morning of the 15th, the patriotic citizens meanwhile taking care that
we did not suffer for want of provisions. We made good use of our
time drilling, and provided ourselves with rubber and woolen blankets,
and other necessaries which the State was not prepared to furnish. On
the morning of the loth, about eight o'clock, we were marched to the
arsenal, where each soldier received a musket and twenty rounds of
ammunition. Immediately after receiving these, the regiment was
formed on Fourth Street, in the rear of the capitol, preparatory to
marching to the cars, which awaited us on the Cumberland Valley Rail-
road. Here we stood for the space of an hour or more, holding no com-
munication with the concourse of people which lined the western slope
of Capitol Hill, many of whom had come to see us off and bid us a last
farewell, but were prevented from approaching by certain sabred vet-
erans on horseback, who galloped incessantly up and down the lines,
and who, judging from their fierce countenances, would have decapi-
tated any venturesome spirit daring to cross their path. Many of this
throng, particularly the female portion, were weeping, probably at the
thought of the terrible fate which awaited those unfortunate rebels who
might be called upon to stand against us in battle. Here and there
could be discerned the sweet and kindly face i
sweetheart. Their presence cheered as well as
" About eleven o'clock we boarded the cars, a
to the front. The train was composed of freight-cars of various descrip-
tions, but principally of the box pattern, air-tight everywhere excepting
at the two side-doors. Towards evening, September loth, the train
reached Chambersburg, and the soldiers were quartered for the night in
various parts of the town, our company with some others in the court-
house. Next morning we took up the line of march towards Hagers-
town. The weather was very warm and the road dusty. After march-
ing what seemed to us about ten miles, but in reality only three, we
arrived at Camp McClure, a beautiful piece of woodland near the road.
Here we were halted until the First Regiment, Col. McCormick's,
marched out of camp, when the Sixth marched in and took their places.
Space was assigned each company, and we were ordered to stack arms
mother, sister, wife, or
fcddened our departure,
i were soon on our way
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
and make ourselves as comfortable as circumstances would permit.
Corporals.
Many of the companies found booths already constructed on their
John L. Detrich.
William S. Taylor.
grounds, but on the space assigned to Company K there were no im-
William J. Hershbergei
Ambrose Rathvon.
provements. A large force was, therefore, detailed to bring in rails and
Joseph B. Laudis.
George W. Spies.
corn-fodder, and construct a wigwam large enough to accommodate the
Jasper N. Frazer.
Henry G. Clouser.
whole company. The men worked with a will, and before night a very
comfortable and spacious wigwam was erected, and the ground within
Musicians.
littered with straw obtained from a neighboring barn. In the mean
John Wingart.
John Baily.
time the cook had prepared supper, and we partook of our first meal of
Privates.
hard-tack, mess-pork, and army coffee. Most of us had never seen hard-
tack before, and were at a loss how to manage it. Fortunately our cook
Solomon B. Bowerman.
Daniel T. Lenker.
and second sergeant had been in the three months' service, and were
Edward Beard.
William H. Moore.
able to enlighten us.
John F. Bowman.
Nathaniel Matter.
" The following order, issued soon after we arrived in camp, will serve
Abraham Brock.
*Hiram Moyer.
to show how our time was spent:
Peter W. Bischoff.
John Miller, Jr.
'"6th Regt. Pa. Milttia,
Daniel Chubb.
William B. Meetch.
" * Camp McClure.
Hiram Chubb.
John Metzgar, Jr.
'"Captains of the several compauies will order squad drill by company
Jeremiah Chubb.
Ephraim N. Musser.
from 9.30 to 11.30 a.m.
William H. Cramer.
Henry C. Martin.
'"Squad drill in the afternoon from 1.30 to 3, and company drill from
Richard W. Derr.
Samuel Myers.
3.30 to 5 o'clock. Dress parade at 5.30 p.m.
Dallas Dilly.
John McDivitt.
'" Morning reports must be made to these headquarters before 7.30
William W. Davidson.
Josiah Noll.
a.m. daily. By order.
Jacob Forney.
Charles E. Reigel.
"'J. Armstrong,
John Fauber.
Edward Rathvon.
" ' Colonel Commanding.''
David Frankford.
Lewis Rutter.
Michael Fetterhoff.
Charles W. Ryan.
" On the evening of the 16th, Capt. James D. Dougherty's company of
Alfred Hatfield.
John Rathvon.
artillery arrived in camp, and took position on the low ground along the
Samuel L. Hiney.
George A. Singer.
creek which skirted the edge of the camp. This was a well-appointed
George W. Hinkle.
Francis Shammo.
company of four guns ; several of the officers and some of the men were
Hiram G. Hoke.
Simon P. Snyder.
said to be experienced artillerists. Their horses, however, were unused
Smith Head.
Israel Seiders.
to the service, and some of them balky, bo that it required considerable
Nicholas Hogentogler.
Isaac Smith.
skill and much patience to convey the pieces from camp to the drilling-
John Heckert.
Joseph Snyder.
ground on the heights above. We were glad to see this company, for
James Hoffman.
John W. Sweigart.
theirs were the only familiar faces in camp since the departure of the
Salisbury H. James.
Isaac Sweigart.
First Regiment.
Lewis Jury.
David Shultz.
"On the 17th we heard the booming cannon, which continued all day
George Jury.
Michael Sponsler.
long, and seemingly at no great distance, but we could get no news, yet
Joseph Keefer.
George W. Taylor.
we felt confident that a great battle was in progress; all else was con-
John Keefer.
George Warner.
jecture and uncertainty. That night, about ten o'clock, the regiment
Isaac R. Landis.
N, W. Weaver.
received orders to be ready to march at a moment's notice. Our com-
Samuel E. Light.
William Williams.
pany was ready, and formed at once in front of the wigwam. We stood
William Lehman.
Philip Whitman.
in position probably au hour, awaiting orders from headquarters. None
Robert W. Lodge.
Joseph F. Yeager.
came, however, and the captain, who was a humane man, ordered us to
William Lebo.
James M. Zigler.
break ranks, and each man make himself as comfortable as he could,
John F. Long.
Joseph Zimmerman.
without unpacking his knapsack. We sat down among the trees, with
our guns in our hands, passing a tiresome and sleepless night. To-
Company K.
wards morning more definite news of the battle was received, and at
daylight the order for a forward movement was countermanded. It was
Captain.
intimated that the emergency was about over, and that the next order
James Elder.
would probably be one to go home.
First Lieutenant.
"On the morning of the 23d, we were ordered to the railroad and
embarked for home. After a long and tedious ride in freight-cars
John F. Peck.
we reached Harrisburg towards evening, and encamped for the night
Second Lieutenant.
on Capitol Hill. The next day we 'turned in our guns' (the ammuni-
John Witmoyer.
tion having been expended shooting mark in Camp McClure), and were
discharged, having been in the service exactly eleven days."
First Sergeant.
William F. Rutherford.
SIXTH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA, 1862.
Sergeants.
Moses Lyter.
Company E.
John Elder.
Captain,
Isaac Light.
John E. Rutherford.
Charles W. Ayars.
Corporals.
George Conrad.
George Mohn.
First Lieutenant.
Park Rutherford.
Simon Witmoyer.
Henry O. Witman.
John Peipper.
Second Lieutenant.
Musician.
William R. Gerhart.
Christian Reitzel.
Privates.
First Sergeant.
Abram Attick.
Levi Books.
William Lodge.
Daniel Attick.
George Crumbier.
Sergeants.
William Attick.
George Cassel.
Martin Attick.
John Cauffman.
John Porter. Henry Witman.
Jacob Bishop.
Joshua R. Elder.
George W. Swigart. Benjamin M. Frank.
Henry Barnhart.
John Fickes.
GENERAL HISTORY.
253
Allen Forrest.
John Frantz.
Christian Good.
John N. Gray.
John Gait.
Jacob Granim.
Henry Harpell.
Isaac Houck.
Levi Hocker.
Joseph Horstick.
Peter Ligon.
John Lingle.
Mali Ion Myers.
Cornelius Mefford.
Daniel Metz.
Stephen Morley.
Joseph Mumma.
Martin Mumma.
John McCord.
Michael Neidinger.
John Olewine.
David Runkle.
Michael Eaysor.
William Reed.
George Ricker.
Jackson G. Rutherford.
John Q. A. Rutherford.
Samuel H. Rutherford.
John H. Rutherford.
Charles Swartz.
Joseph Swartz.
Solomon Snavely.
Henry Shultz.
Samuel Shrum.
Jacob Smith.
Benjamin Unger.
John T. Unger.
Sanniel Witmoyer.
Jacob Wittle.
Benjamin Wright.
Samuel Wright. ,
INDEPENDENT COMPANIES PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA, 1S62.
Organized Sept. 12, 1862 ; discharged Sept. 27, 1862.
Captain.
Enoch S. Yentzer.
First Lieutenant.
Henry C. Raymond.
Second Lieutenant.
Joseph H. Land is.
First Sergeant.
George H. Lenkart.
Hiram H. Parson.
Nelson T. Wood.
Joseph K. Oreo.
Hamlet Murr.
George W. Ackerman.
Joseph H. Antrim.
James H. Arnold.
Henry M. Brubaker.
David Beaverson.
Samuel Eyerly.
John Fishbura.
George Fencil.
Christian Fortney.
Webster Fry.
John Griffin.
John Hoffman.
William Hickernell.
James Hippie.
George W. Hawk.
Jacob Henry.
Felix Henry.
John Haggerty.
George H. Irwin.
Sergeants.
Franklin S. Smith.
George W. Ettley.
Corporals.
John H. Schaeffer.
Simon S. Campbell.
Musician.
John R. Souders.
Privates.
John Keller.
John Lynch.
David Leonard.
Matthew Moore.
John McGinnis.
F. Patrick Norton.
Abraham L. Orth.
Simon C. Peters.
Andrew J. Poorman.
George W. Rodfong.
John W. Rife.
John Smith.
William D. Starr.
David Vincent.
Orlando L. Wieting.
William F. Winnagle.
William Irwin Wilson.
John Wannemacher.
INDEPENDENT INFANTRY COMPANIES.
Organized Sept. 1, 1862 ; discharged Sept. 22, 1862.
Captain.
Thomas M. Biddle.
First Lieutenant.
Stephen Olney, Jr.
Second Lieutenant.
David M. Martin.
B. Jackson Hodges.
Sylvester Hamlin.
Walter H. Davis.
Joseph C. Thomas.
James F. Akely.
Edmund M. Armstrong.
William C. Arthur.
Joseph Babcock.
James Baldwin.
Elias H. Berry.
Edward M. Biddle.
William S. Bristol.
J. Burkholder.
William Burkholder.
Elliott Burkholder.
John S. Butts.
Henry W. Byers.
James Cox.
James Crawford.
Thomas Crawford.
Robert Carson.
George Deck.
David Divilbiss.
Samuel Dickhout.
Alexander Dale.
Adam Deck.
Jeremiah Eckerman.
John Ferry.
Jacob Foutz.
Joseph Fisher.
Jacob Freize.
John Gift.
William Gift.
John G. Gould.
Robert Gould.
John Glass.
Benjamin Hopkins.
Daniel Haulman.
William Haun.
Samuel Hastings.
First Sergeant.
Davis H. Waite.
Sergeants.
Samuel T. Allen.
Corporals.
Francis H. Freeman.
Daniel Chipman.
Silas Higgins.
John Hollar.
Isaiah Higgins.
Allen Hastings.
Franklin Honodle.
Thomas R. Lewis.
Reuben Lewis
David Lewis.
John Lininger.
Jacob Laymaster.
William Martin.
William Mullan.
Daniel Welhoof.
Joseph McGowan.
Leonard McLaughlin.
William McLaughlin.
Thomas McLaughlin.
Andrew J. McCurdy.
John McCurdy, Sr.
Joseph H. McClintock.
Samuel McGuire.
William Olenberger.
Leonard S. Potter.
Daniel Ringle.
John Small.
Franklin Stenger.
John Stratiff.
John Treher.
Daniel Tritle.
David Teeter.
Winfield S. Yance.
George Zeis.
John Zeis.
George Zeis, Sr.
George H. Stecher.
Peter Shope.
Organized Sept. 17,1862; discharged Sept. 23, 1S62.
Captain.
Joseph Graeff.
First Lieutenant.
Calvin Kurtz.
Second Lieutenant.
Christian H. Shank.
First Sergeant.
John A. Stehley.
Sergeants.
John Baker.
Ephraim B. Cobaugh.
Corporals.
David Strickler.
Martin F. Nissley.
John M. Hershey.
Daniel Baker.
Henry W. Kettering.
Franklin C. Earnest.
Henry G. Walmer.
Joseph F. Hummel.
Jacob H. Balsbaugh.
Emanuel Beicher.
Henry Bo pp.
Gideon Bombgardner.
Henry Brown.
David M. Cranmer.
Privates.
Jacob L. Dipner.
Reuben EUinger.
Felix B. Fishbura.
William R. Frailey.
Thomas G. Fox.
Hershey Gerberich.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
John G. Gruber.
Christian Hephner.
Peter Hoerner.
Enoch R. Hollinger.
John E. Hershey.
George T. Hummel.
Bichard T. Hummel.
Henry L. Hummel.
David J. Hummel.
Jacob M. Hummel.
Charles C. Hummel.
Frederick A. Hummel.
Alfred Hummel.
Solomon M. Hummel.
Franklin Hershey.
Levi Jack.
Adam Landis.
Joseph Morrison.
George McCans.
Simon P. Rhoads.
Joseph Rhann.
William L. Saul.
Anthony Slamback.
Joseph Stauffer.
Amos Smith.
Jeremiah P. Smith.
Horace Spidle.
Adam H. Shope.
Abraham Sheetz.
Franklin E. Steiker.
Franklin Strickler.
William B. Stoner.
James Sweeney.
Amos Wheeler.
John Wagner.
George Weirich.
Andrew Wilheim.
William C. Zeitera.
Organized Sept. 15, 1S62; discharged Sept. 24, 1862.
Edward B. Sanno.
First Lieutenant.
John Raymond.
Second Lieutenant,
Raphael Flowers.
First Sergeant.
John M. Garverich.
Daniel Rohrer.
William Evans.
George Derstine.
William Snoddy.
John Hepford.
William Rudy.
George Bousman.
John Bummer.
Emanuel K. Boyer.
James Bixler.
FrauciB Blessing.
Andrew Cowan.
John Cain.
Oliver A. Conrad.
Abraham Caslow.
James Dean.
Charles H. Dwelly.
George B. Egle.
Cobb Etter.
Joseph Fessler.
George Freeland.
Isaac Gruver.
John Graham.
Henry Getz.
William Heller.
William A. Holmes.
John F. Hoops.
Samuel Hepford.
John Hummer.
Charles Jones.
David Kauffman.
Franklin H.Lemen.
James Murphy.
Charles A. Mead.
Daniel Marquart.
Patrick Burns.
Corporals.
William Searfauss.
Jeremiah Shelleuberger.
John Young.
Edward Calder.
Musicians.
James Murdock.
Franklin Miller.
Charles Moore.
Francis McLean.
John Newcoinb.
Charles Oxborough.
John Phillips.
Robert Patton.
Samuel Rauch.
Samuel W. Rittenhouse.
William A. Runk.
Jacob M. Rupp.
Samuel Rank.
James Rohison.
Samuel Shoop.
Charles Smith.
Charles Starts.
Martin Shaffner.
John L. Sheets.
Charles A. Smith.
John Stone.
Christian Stick.
Beujaiuin Wallower.
Joseph Worrall.
Solomon Wertz.
George Wallower.
Henry Williams.
George Woodall.
INDEPENDENT CAVALRY COMPANIES.
Organized Sept. 15, 1862; discharged Sept. 26, 1862.
Henry W. Hoffman.
First Lieutenant.
Benjamin Martin.
Second Lieutenants.
Benjamin Rheesley.
First Sergeant,
David Potts.
Quartermaster Sergeant.
Hiram P. Morley.
Sergeants.
Henry C. Garverich.
Jacob A. Brightbill.
Corporals.
Henry P. Hoak.
Joseph H. Poffenberger.
David W. Miller.
John H. Harper.
Samuel Flickinger.
Henry B. Brightbill.
David Hepford.
Daniel Fisher.
Alexanders. McCIintock.
William Hummel.
Nathaniel Potts.
Pri rotes.
Elias Books.
James P. Butt.
Andrew Brightbill.
Jacob Bogner.
George W. Cassell.
Peter Elser.
Eli H. Faltz.
T. Henry Fry.
Michael Frank.
George F, Fackler.
Thomas Gilday.
Jerome Hite.
Andrew A. Hook.
John Hummel.
Hiram H. Hochlander,
Joseph Hocker.
Cyrus Homer.
John Liugle.
William Lingle.
John C. Miller.
Samuel A. Miller.
John Neidig.
A. V. Polk.
Philip Reigert.
Philip H. Shaffner.
Daniel Wise.
George Wolford.
James K. P. Weddle.
Serell Wagner.
Martin Wetzel.
Jonn Welker.
Organized Sept. 11, 1862; discharged Sept. 24,
Captain.
Eby Byers.
First Lieutenant.
J. Brisben Boyd.
Second Lieutenant.
Frank A. Murray.
First Sergeant.
CharleB C. Rawu.
William C. Fisher.
Frederick Haehnlen.
Charles Buehler.
Jacob Mish.
William Stees.
John B. Smith.
Sergeants.
E. Frank Riley.
John Killinger.
Corporals.
George Dress.
Adam Wilheim.
David Brougher.
Valpert Fink.
Quartermaster.
Benjamin G. Peters.
GENERAL HISTORY.
255
John Adams.
Daniel Bitting.
Peter Barnhardt.
Henry W. Bowman.
Henry Becker.
Daniel A. Bolt.
David Bryer.
Henry A. Boyle.
Henry Becker.
Cornelius Bomgardner.
Christian Cilly.
Walter Crawford.
John Crawford.
William Cilly.
George M. Dinger.
Charles A. Davie.
Hugh Dunlap.
William H. Emminger
Henry Fortney.
Barn hart Frisch.
John Fries.
Adam Gohl.
John Greenawalt.
William Haehnlen.
Elias Hoke.
Adam Hoffman.
John A. Haller.
William Harris.
William Knoche.
Frank Mahan.
Jacob Morning.
John Miller.
John Mountz.
Jacob H. Otstat.
Vincent Orsiuger.
Samuel Robinson.
David D. Spayd.
Joseph F. Stewart.
Joseph W. Stone.
Henry Shearer.
Samuel Sheaffer.
Luther M. Simon.
Henry Thomas.
Jacob Ulman.
George W. Wilt.
Henry Weaver.
A. J. Warfield.
INDEPENDENT ARTILLERY COMPANY.
Organized Sept. 11, 1862; discharged Sept. 27, 1862.
Captain.
James D. Dougherty.
William C. McFadden.
Robert R. Barr.
George L. Black.
Oliver Rodier.
David Lichty.
William Halleck.
Michael S. Nachtrib.
George Anderson.
Jonas Books.
Peter Becker.
William Buch.
Richard Brown.
Lewis Brimminger.
Daniel A. Barr.
Patrick Campbell.
Thomas Connelly.
Theodore Dickman.
Levan Dougherty.
William Erhman.
Richard Fitzpatrick.
Thomas Gillner.
Thomas Herdler.
Seldon Hetzel.
JesBe H. Hippie.
Jacob Knabb.
George Kelly.
First Lieutenants.
Williai
Second Lieutenants.
Benjan
First Sergeant.
Osan D. Forster.
i E. Dougherty.
John Lowrie.
Joseph Cunkle.
Corporals.
Jacob Cunkle.
Hummel Vance.
William Floyd.
M us icuins.
William Cruikshank.
Michael Maloney.
Samuel Miller.
William McCoy.
William McKibben.
Michael MeCulloch.
Alexander Orth.
Charles Osman.
Samuel Oswald.
Isaac Porter.
George Phillips.
James Ryan.
James Reamshart.
Thomas D. Reeme.
Joseph Strominger.
John A. Sands.
Charles Stoner.
Henry Shellenberge
William Small.
INDEPENDENT CAVALRY, 1863.
Mustered in June 17, 1863 ; discharged Aug. 11, 1863.
Frank A. Murray.
First Lieutenant.
William C. Fisher.
James Crossgrove.
James Fleming.
Thomas Ellison.
Peter Barnhart.
Ezekiel J. Stewart.
Jacob H. Bernheisel.
Lewis Breyer.
Second Lieutenant.
Edward B. Sanno.
First Sergeant.
William Chambers.
Quartermaster Sergeant.
E. Franklin Reily.
Commissary Sergeant.
Horace 0. Burroughs.
Sergeants.
Samuel A. Denning.
Jonas Rudy.
Corporals.
James Alexander.
Jacob Keoper.
Joseph Kreiger.
Grafton Fox.
Saddler.
Joseph Weaver.
Robert Atkins.
Beujamln Behm.
John F. Bates (prisoner from June
26 to July 26, 1863).
Daniel Bashore.
Samuel Bashore.
Jeremiah Buzzard.
Gabriel Bathgate.
Richard Buccher.
George E. Beard.
Samuel Bolton.
Benjamin Benta.
Charles Bohart.
Benjamin F. Coleman.
Henry Chambers.
Henry Cessler.
John Doubert.
John H. Dean.
George Evans.
David Ellason.
Jacob Fieg (prisoner from June 26
to July 26, 1863).
John Geyer.
Samuel G. Garman.
Adam Hertz.
James Irwin (prisoner from June
26 to July 26, 1863).
Henry Kepple.
Henry Kettering.
Frank B. Kinneard.
John Kearns.
James Karmany (died at Cham-
bersburg, Pa., Aug. 1, 1863).
James W. Lyon.
Thomas S. Laird.
Amos Lehman.
Lawrence Mouaghan.
James Major.
Benjamin F. Miller.
Henry C. Motler.
John H. Moore.
James Manny.
Daniel M. McBean.
James McCartney (prisoner from
June 26 to July 26, 1863).
Benjamin McCarroll.
Henry O'Neill.
Thomas Poole.
William Poole.
William H. Pratt.
David A. Patterson.
Henry C. Pelen (died at Chambers-
burg, Pa., Aug. 2, 1863, of wounds
received in action).
William H. Rudy.
Joseph Shearer.
David Slike.
Jacob Stiner (prisoner from June
26, 1863).
Peter Stiner.
William J. Swartz.
Charles Seiger.
John Stormfeltz.
Lewis Speak (prisoner from June
26 to July 26, 1863).
Samuel Snyder.
John Sands.
Benjamin F. Sherwood.
Henry C. Thompson.
Isaac Tomlinson.
Ephraim S. Thomas.
Frank Vanhagg.
Theodore Visser.
Cares Walker.
Jackson Wennel.
Joseph C. Wiestling.
Oliver Walker.
John Waters.
John A. Young.
TWENTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.
Mustered in June 19-22, 1863; discharged July 30, 1863.
Field and Staff.
Colonel.
William W. Jennings.
Major.
Lorenzo L. Greenawalt.
Hospital Steward.
Joseph L. Lemberger.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Thomas Bitterman.
Isaac Fenton.
Benjamin Umberger.
Michael Hoffman.
Henry S. Matter.
Emanuel Stonewood.
John Albert.
Jacob Albert.
George Armstrong.
Hiram Bailey.
Philip Batdorf.
Cyrus Bitterman.
Hiram Bueck.
John H. Bluestine.
Jacob F. Ferree.
John Ferguson.
James Ferguson.
William Fuller.
Cornelius A. Hocklande
Jonathan Hoffman.
John W. Hoke.
Samuel B. Heiney.
David Israel.
George Reiser.
John F. Karcher.
Jonas Keiser.
William Kendle.
Richard Knight.
Henry Maurer.
John Mark.
Samuel .
Martin Mummy.
Joel Myers.
Jeremiah McCoy.
Company D.
Captain.
James L. Pell.
First Lieutenant.
William H. Jones.
Second Lieutenant.
Edward Miller.
First Sergeants.
Benjamin R. Foster.
Sergeants.
Samuel Miller.
Daniel Keeser.
Corporals.
Howard Lines.
Henry Spangler.
Martin Troutman.
Primtes.
Daniel Naylor.
William Nash.
James .
George Parpet.
Peter Pell.
Henry Pell.
Benjamin Russler.
Obed Reigle.
Andrew Russler.
Ristinger.
Jonas Row.
David H. Russel.
Lewis Shire.
William Snyder.
Israel Snyder.
Stevens.
John S. Swigards.
Charles H. Sollera.
James Thomas.
EliasT. Troutman.
A- Updegrove.
Solomon TJpdegraff.
Levi Workman.
Arthur Wylie.
John W. Witmer.
Oliver Walcot.
Edward Zerby.
[This roll i
Company E.
Recruited in Lebanon County.
.s accidentally omitted in
Captain.
John C. Brooks.
First Lieutenant.
Lemuel Moyer.
Second Lieutenant.
David S. George.
First Sergeant.
Samuel H. Bentz.
its proper place.]
W. H. Harrison Embich.
Samuel L. Hughes.
Mason Weidman.
Franklin Byle.
Jacob C. Redsecker.
Isaac Stout.
Cyrus S. George.
Cyrus Boger.,
Lucien R. Warren.
Conrad G. Gerhart.
Henry C. Grittioger.
Casper Shunk.
Jonathan Allwine.
Emanuel Biecher.
James T. Brooks.
Jonathan Z. Bruce.
John Brunner.
Charles W. Beck.
Reuben Barto.
William S. Bordleman.
John Byle.
Penrose Barto.
Jacob Coffman.
Edgar Darrach.
Cyrus Derr.
Anthony W. Dampman.
Jacob J. Embich.
George Embich.
Luther F. Eggers.
William Few.
Stehman Forney.
John Fernsler.
George Gleim.
Henry Garrett.
Benjamin F. Garrett.
Joseph W. Geary.
Henry H. Geiger.
Daniel B. Holsberger.
Jacob J. Harter.
Adam A. Hecker.
David C. Hostetter.
George W. Howard.
Ismal Hay.
Isaac Kahle.
Franklin Kurtz.
James M. Karmany.
Reuben Krumbine.
Jacob W. Kline.
Abiah C. Light.
William C. Knighton.
Emanuel R. Sanders.
John 0. Kraber.
John C. George.
Peter Buchanan.
William McCain;.
William Able.
George W. Bowman.
Daniel Brooks.
Walker Barr.
Joseph Doyle.
Michael Doulin.
Joseph Dunnell.
John Eckart.
Francis Ehrman.
Solomon Eckart.
Horace Fry.
George Givler.
John H. George.
Henry Louden.
Henry C. Light.
Edwin Light.
Peter B. Louden.
George Leininger.
Milton Mark.
Ezra Meyer.
Milton Maguire.
James H. Moore.
Israel McConnel.
William McAdam.
Simon McConnel.
Edward McGinley.
Robert Nesbit.
William Neber.
George Pfleger.
Cyrus W. Reinoehl.
Jacob Roedel.
Titus H. Rank.
Andrew H. Rohrer.
Cyrus Rentz.
Franklin G. Strickler.
Henry W. Schuler.
Daniel Steinman.
Henry J. Schrop.
Allen Shuey.
William C. J. Smith.
A. Stanley TJlrich.
John E. Uhler.
W. Morris Weidman.
Armand Weaver.
Martin Weit.
William J. Wentz.
John Wilhelm.
Heury K. Yordy.
Percival Zimmerman.
Company H.
Captain.
John T. Morgan.
First Lieutenant.
David Reese.
Second Lieutenant.
George H. Manson.
First Sergeant.
Archibald L. Mullin.
Sergeants.
William Brown.
Joseph R. Dunbar.
Corporals.
Howard Millen.
Dennis Stevens.
Joseph Taylor.
Hiram Dunbar.
William George.
Johu Hartman.
Henry Hass.
Henry Jackson.
David Keys.
Daniel Kilheffer.
Stephen Keys.
Jacob Keys.
John Lewellen.
John Eingerfield.
William Newman.
Eli River.
Levi Rapp.
GENERAL HISTORY.
257
Abram Ripley.
Jeremiah Stack.
Privates.
Albert Shannon.
John Taylor.
William Bustick.
J. Martin Lntz.
Henry Staoderrann.
Charles White.
W. P. Brady.
Edward B. Lytle.
Gabriel Suuderling.
James Waxier.
Jacob Bender.
John Miiglaughlin.
Edward Shoemaker.
Henry Youa.
Henry Beader.
X. Miller.
Henry Sugars.
George Zinn.
Aaron Bombaugh.
William B. Martin.
Philip Strabauch.
John Barnett.
John Miller.
M. S. Bower.
George McKnight.
Peter Bernheisel, Sr.
John J. McKee.
Company K.
Leonard G. Cunkle.
Robert W. McClure.
Captain.
John Care.
William Nolan.
George Cunkle.
John Nunemacher.
Marcius Novinger.
John Davis.
Jonah Ogelsby.
First Lieutenant.
Jehu Dehaven.
George Pipes.
A. B. Ellis.
John Richards.
Peter A. Campbell.
W. F. Fahnestock.
Jacob Reel.
Second Lieutenant.
Jacob FisBler.
John Richardson.
David Fleming.
Joseph Roberts.
Joseph W. Kepler.
George First.
Robert A. Rutter.
Sergeants.
John Gray.
William Riland.
Samuel Holman.
Allen Sturgeon.
John H. Luff.
Preston Miller.
George Hiney.
Christian Shiffler.
Daniel Y. Lenker.
Henry W. Fegley.
John Heisely.
John Shannon.
William, Bordner.
George J. Heisely.
John Stahl.
Corporals.
Robert Harris.
Daniel Strominger.
Jeremiah Enterline.
Josiah Cutteruian.
Henry Hoon.
John Till.
Valentine Hummel, J
r. Frederick Uhler.
Jonathan Klinger.
Jacob F. Hoffman.
Italian J. W. Fox.
Thomas M. Ditty.
George W. Harris.
John Vandling.
Thomas J. Harris.
Joseph Weaver.
Charles Warner.
Henry F. Boyer.
John J. Rathboon.
Absalom Irwin.
Privates.
George Kameron.
Hiram Wilson.
Charles Bartholomew
Byron Brock.
John F. Lerch.
Henry H. Longsdorf.
Jacob Kuhn.
Jacob Long.
Jacob Zarker.
Nathan Barlett.
Brock Morris.
Solomon L. Bean.
Cornelius Martz.
THIRTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.
Isaac Culby.
John W. Meek.
Mustered in
July 4, 1863 ; discharged Aug. 11, 1863.
Emanuel Deibler.
John J. Miller.
Abraham Dolby.
William Martin.
Colonel.
Jacob Forney.
Perry Miller.
H. C. Alleman.
Hiram F. Groff.
Frauds Mercer.
W. D. Groff.
Joseph Poith.
Quartermaster.
Henry Heininger.
John Roop.
Clement B. Care.
Samuel L. Henry.
Samuel Ricker.
Assistant Surgeon.
George W. Hinkle.
Jeremiah Swab.
George Huff.
Franklin Sarge.
Peter J. Roebuck.
Lewis Jury.
John S. Spotz.
Chaplain.
John W. Jackson.
John Stewart.
James Robertson.
Jacob Klinger.
Samuel L. Weist.
Daniel Klinger.
JohnW. Wingert.
Hospital Steward.
Jacob H. Lenker.
John Wingert.
Silas H. Alleman.
Isaac Lebo.
Alfred Woodsides.
William F. Lerch.
Smith J. Wisner.
Company C.
Simon F. Lerch.
Joseph F. Yeager.
Captain.
Henry 0. Witman.
INDEPENDENT COMPANY, 1863.
First Lieutenant,
Mustered in
June 24, 1863 ; discharged July 23, 1863.
Jonas H. Loudenslager.
Captain,
Charles Carson.
Second Lieutenant.
Charles E. Reigel.
First Lieutenant.
First Sergeant.
Andrew Krause.
Henry A. Feagley.
Second Lieutenant.
Sergeants.
George Prince.
Joseph B. Landis.
John F. Long.
George Garber.
Philip W. Keiter.
First Sergeant.
David Harris.
Corporals.
Daniel Witman.
William I. Hershberger.
Sergeants.
Henry Kauterman.
Josiah R. Reigel.
James R. Boyd.
James Porter.
George W. Taylor.
Ephraim N. Musser.
Geurge Zinu.
Frauklin Fiddler.
Henry P. Moyer.
Musicians.
Musicians.
David J. Krause.
Samuel Shoffstall.
W. Barr.
Jereiumh Osinan.
17
258
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Privates.
Amos L. Rhoads.
David Stuckler.
William Brown.
Jonas Klinger.
Jacob Rheinhart.
David M. Smeltzer.
Henry C. Brubaker.
Peter Koppenhaver.
Elias Rhodes.
Henry Spring.
John Bellon.
John H. Leiddick.
John Rose.
Amos Smith.
Samuel Bender.
John J. Loudenslager.
Joseph R. Rhau.
Israel Tennis.
John Bottoms tone.
John C. Marsh.
Abraham Shitz.
Henry Walmer.
Samuel Blyler.
John W. Metzgar.
Daniel Schaffner.
Warren D. Weikel.
Cornelius Bixler.
William H. Meek.
Joseph W. Swartz.
Jacob Weltmer.
Edward Crabb.
Sylvanus Mayberry.
Anthony Slimback.
Bernard Yengst.
Solomon Coleman.
Isaac Moyer.
Israel Spotts.
Moses A. Yengst.
John Core.
John McDivitt.
Adam Shuey.
William C. Zeiter.
Peter Crabb.
John E. Nace.
John H. Shuey.
Kudolph H. Dornheim.
Michael O'Neill.
Company G.
George W. Enders.
Jacob Rice.
■William H. Endera.
Henry Butter.
Captain.
Isaiah T. Enders.
Samuel Rickert.
Levi Wells.
Henry Faust.
Samuel Shell.
First Lieutenant.
John M. Freeburn.
George W. Sheesley.
Henry Lebo.
John F. Good.
George A. Singer.
Henry Giffin.
Joseph Singer.
Second Lieutenant,
John Hamilton.
Levi Straw.
John Earley.
David Hebel.
George W. Sweigard.
First Sergeant.
Isaac Hoffman.
George C. Stoutsbach.
John H. May.
Daniel Harmau.
Robert H. Towson.
Henry Hosan.
Emanuel H. Umholtz.
Sergeants.
Jacob Heiser.
David Weiss.
John G. Taylor.
Daniel Cahoe.
Samuel Heppler.
J os i ah Welker.
Abner Wood.
Jacob Strickler.
Emanuel A. Kembel.
James M. Zigler.
Corporals.
Jacob Kisainger.
Joseph Zigler.
Justus H. Lewis.
Thoma6 Yeager.
William H. Klinger.
Joseph H. Taylor.
Elias Shepler.
Austin A. Kenney.
William H. Rouch.
Company E.
Bebee W. Wood.
Jacob Bought.
Captain.
Musicians.
Charles D. Wise.
Benjamin Lingle.
Alfred Cummings.
First Lieutenant.
Privates.
David Hummel, Jr.
Henry Ackley.
Francis Maxfield.
Second Lieutenant.
Jacob Albert.
John Marts.
Ephraim B. Cobaugh.
Elijah Adams.
Frank Montgomery.
Daniel Batdorf.
Edmund H. Miller.
First Sergeant.
Elias Buck.
Burton Montgomery.
Samuel H. Greenawalt.
John Beeman.
Thomas McCord. .
Sergeants.
Ruasell Barrowcleff.
Emanuel C. Ney.
Cereuo Barrowcleff.
Jonathan Ney.
Barnard Caley.
Jacob Spittler.
Henry L. Cassell.
George J. BuBer.
Simon P. Rhoads.
Almond Dexter.
David R. Pottinger.
Corporals.
Burton Edwards.
Jofcin Pipes.
Martin B. Wilson.
Albert Hoerner.
Alexander Frantz.
William Parker.
Jacob S. Stoner.
Peter Hoerner.
Herman C. Fairchild
Amos Perkey.
James E. Saltzer.
Adam H. Shope.
Daniel Granger.
Almond L. Pepper.
Martin F. Nissley.
Otto Smedley.
Aaron Gingrich.
Noah Rhodes.
John C. Gingrich.
John G. Rider.
Musicians.
William Greek.
William Roads.
Chriatian Hummel.
Nathaniel Gariss.
David Shope.
Joseph B. F. Hummel.
George W. Hoover.
William Smith.
.Privates,
Samuel Hess.
Edwin L. Sturdevant.
John H. Hoofnagle.
Horace P. Seeley.
Henry Aungst.
John H. Hershey.
William L. Holly.
Elijah Stout.
Abraham Baum.
Francis Hall.
Frank Jacoby.
Benjamin Taylor.
Jacob H. Balsbaugh.
Charles P. Irwin.
James A. Keeney,
Burton Wakeley.
Phares Brown.
Levi Jack.
Peter Killinger.
Henry Walmer.
John Bishop.
Adam Landis.
Amos Long.
Michael Walters.
Michael BowerB.
Joseph K. Landis.
William Lingle.
John W. Zimmerman.
Peter S. Blessing.
Moses K. Lane.
William A. Lewis.
Henry Zeidars.
David Ehy.
Jacob Logan.
Felix B. Fiahborn.
David S. Longnecker.
ROLL OF COMPANY D, THIRTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT PENN-
Daniel B. Fishborn.
John K. Longnecker.
SYLVANIA MILITIA.
Edward Frantz.
Amos L. Miller.
Joshua B. Feeaer.
Michael B. Moyer.
Mustered in
July 1-15, 1863 ; disch. Aug. 2, 3, 4, 1863.
Solomoti M. Hummel.
Noah Moyer.
Baisedin Dauphin County.
John B. Hoverter.
Michael Moyer.
Captain.
Samuel K. Henry.
William K. Miller.
George W. Newman.
John S. Harvey.
Jacob Mauning.
John J. Hoerner.
Daniel H. Ney.
First Lieutenant,
Samuel Hardy.
Martin L. Niasley.
Cornelius M. Shell.
GENERAL HISTORY.
259
Second Licuteimttt.
Lawsou Caiman.
First Sergeant.
Joseph Saul.
Sergeants.
David Hepford.
William Putt.
Philip Worley.
Daniel Pottiger.
Corporals.
Jerome Lingle.
Benjamin Urich.
John Shiffler.
George Weitzel.
Augustus Brown.
John H. Harper.
William Leidy.
Andrew A. Hoke.
Musician.
William Grishaber.
Privates.
William Atticke.
Levi W. Kurtz.
Martin C. Atticka.
George Kriner.
William M. Anderson.
John Kriner.
Andrew Brightbill.
Jacob Keener.
Jonas Books.
Henry C. Lutz.
Peter Bidler.
David Louch.
Adam H. Bicker.
William Louch.
John Bair.
Charles McCarroll.
Joseph H. Crauson.
CharleB Miller.
Hanson Clevestine.
Jacob A. Nissley.
James Daringer.
Michael O'Neal.
William Daub.
George Pottiger.
John H. Davis.
Philip W. Reichart.
John W. Davis.
John H. Saul.
James Elliots.
David A. Smart.
Jacob Ewalt.
Jacob Sipe.
Henry Flory.
George Shoop.
George Fox.
Samuel Shoop.
David Folts.
Frederick J. Smith.
Robert Fertig.
Joseph Spayd.
George Gladwell.
John A. Smith.
William Hartz.
James D. Snow.
George Hepford.
Jonathan Wenrich.
D. B. Hoffman.
Frederick Wenrich.
Andrew Hanshue.
George Wenrich.
Samuel Hart.
Andrew Woodall.
Reuben N. Hoke.
John A. Zarker.
William Harman.
George S. Zorger.
INDEPENDENT CAVALRY.
Mustered
in July 15, 1864 ; disch. Oct. 29, 1864.
Raised in Dauphin County.
Captain.
Edward B. Sauuo.
First Lieutenant.
Samuel C. Wiestling.
*
Second Lieutenant.
Charles C.Brown.
First Sergeant.
George E. Sherwood.
Sergeants.
John M. Young.
William H. Dehaven.
William Bombaugh.
Charles Cremer.
George Beirman.
John A. Sands.
John P. Brad way.
Corporals,
Charles Sollers.
John Kirk.
Edward Feeney.
Benjamin P. Behm.
Philip Rogers.
John Dean.
Frank B. Kinneard.
Jesse M. Hippie.
Harvey Banfurd.
Michael A. Bucher.
Emory Bair.
William D. Barr.
Evan P. Baily.
Jesse Briggs.
John Cayley.
David A. Cathcart.
Howard W. Clark.
Almeron Chapman.
William Evans.
David F. English.
Michael Fenstenmacher.
Charles Forrest.
David F. Forney.
John Great.
Robert M. Grey.
Henry S. Grove.
Henry H. Hensner.
Seymour Hubbell.
James Harry.
Jacob M. Hoover.
William M. Hartman.
William Hartman.
Cnill M. Hays.
Winslow S. Jones.
John Johnson.
Calvin B. Johnson (died at i
bersburg, Pa., Oct. 12, 186^
Lewis F. Kraft.
Elnathan P. Lear.
Owen Millhouse.
David Mutzbaugh.
Henry C. Matter.
Isaac Milliken.
Jesse B. Miller.
Milton T. McGuire.
Charles McMurray.
Privates.
George G. McFadden.
Jeremiah Nipple.
Charles Neilman.
Elisha B. Osier.
Charles B. Pugh.
Rankin C. Potts.
William H. Rudy.
Reuben Roth.
Reuben S. Reed.
John Rinehart.
John W. Shortlidge.
Hiram H. Shorts.
William F. Sheaffer.
John Stoufer.
Walter R. Scott.
Emanuel M. Schnerer.
Thomas S. Shorts.
Samuel F. Shoop.
William M.Strine.
John H. Surff.
William F. Snyder.
John M. Suavely.
Edward H. Swisher.
Samuel M. Spees.
Alfred Toland.
George A. Trone.
Harry C. Thompson.
iam- George Thomas.
Lewis A. Trone.
George B. Vausandt.
Marshal H. Wiuebrenuer.
Philip Weaver.
Robert M. Wright.
George S. Wilford.
William H. Wilson.
Henry Whitmoyer.
Nathan Walp.
Daniel Yinger.
CHAPTER XXXI.
The Early Courts— Where First Held— The Bar in 1789— The Court-
Houses — The President Judges of the County — Reminiscences of the
Bar, and Roll of Members.
The first courts in Dauphin County were held in a
log house which stood until about the year 1840 near
" the lower ferry," and the record of the first court
reads thus :
" At a Court of Quarter Sessions holden near Har-
ris' Ferry, in and for the county of Dauphin, &c,"
on the "third Tuesday of May, in the year of our
Lord 1785," before " Timothy Green, Samuel Jones
and Jonathan McClure, Esqrs., Justices of the same
court."
These justices were not " learned in the law," which
was the requirement under the Constitution of 1790.
The sheriff of Lancaster County exercised the same
office in Dauphin County. The names of the attor-
neys at the bar admitted that day were Stephen Cham-
bers, John Wilkes Kittora, John Clark, Joseph Hub-
ley, John Andre Hanna, James Riddle, John Joseph
Henry, Peter Huffnagle, Jacob Hubley, Collinson
Reed, George Ross, and John Reily, — quite an array
of legal talent, most of whom rose to occupy the
260
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
highest positions at the har or in the halls of legisla-
tion.
The earliest record of a punishment is the account
of one inflicted on William Courtenay and James
Lachey, who were sentenced to receive eighteen
lashes and pay fifteen shillings sterling, on the 18th
of August, 1785, between the hours of four and six
o'clock in the afternoon, and to stand in the pillory.
This instrument of judicial vengeance stood about
sixty yards below the grave of John Harris, the elder,
or just above the ferry house, at the junction of
Front and Paxtang Streets.
The names of the jurymen were James Cowden
(foreman), Robert Montgomery, John Gilchrist, Bare-
foot Brunson, John Clark, Roan McClure, John Car-
son, John Wilson, William Crain, Archibald McAllis-
ter, Richard Dixon, John Parthemore, James Crouch,
Jacob Awl, William Brown, Andrew Stewart, James
Rogers, Samuel Stewart, John Cooper, Alexander
Berryhill.
Alexander Graydon was the first prothonotary ;
Anthony Kelker, the first sheriff; and Rudolph
Kelker, the first deputy sheriff.
In the Freeman's Journal for March 4, 1789, is the
following squib : " Front a lawyer who could not attend
Dauphin Court to his friend, a lawyer at Harrisburg.
"At Dauphin Court, tbo' fond of sport,
The prospect is so barren.
I can't attend, my dearest friend,
Where there's more crow than carrion.
"There'a WUkei and Andre, John and Joe,
And Peter, too, so pliant ;
If you but flinch and stir an inch
They're sure to nab your client.
"There's Father Smith and Brother Yeates,
And little Tom and Stephen,
When one sits down the other prates,
And so they both are even.
" With hooks and crooks and musty books,
Whilst candles waste in sockets,
The court perplex and juries vex,
And pick their client's pockets.
" When Court is out, away they scout,
Sworn enemies to quiet,
Drink wine at Crab's, kiss dirty drabs,
And spend the night in riot."
By reference to the early portion of the roll of
practicing attorneys it will readily be seen to whom
the stanzas allude.
Among the early cases which came before the court
was one for " blasphemy," the first, and perhaps the
only, case of trial and conviction for that crime under
an old Provincial law. We present the account to
show how our ancestors, who were just as tolerant as
we, treated blasphemy with proper severity. The
foundation of our government and our advancement
in civilization rests upon the upholding of the revealed
religion of the Christ of Nazareth, and if the law of
God is of no avail, the civil law should stretch out its
arms and check the headlong career of all blas-
phemers. We copy the account from the Oracle of
Sept. 17, 1799 :
"At the Court of Oyer A Terminer, held in this town on the 11th ult.,
one , tobacconist and fiddler, a man who has a wife and several
young children, was couvicted on an indictment for Blasphkmt. In
order to give the reader a more perfect idea of the magnitude of the
crime, we extract from the indictment the following:
"The Grand Inquest for the body of the county of Dauphin upon
their oaths and affirmations respectively do present, that , to-
bacconist, not having the fear of God in bis heart, but being moved and
seduced by diabolical instigation, and contriving and intending Al-
mighty God, and our blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to blaspheme and dis-
honor, the first day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and ninety-nine, at the county aforesaid, and within the
jurisdiction of this Court, in the presence and hearing of divers liege
subjects of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, well understanding
the English and High Dutch languages, falsely, impiously and blasphe-
mously did say, speak, and with a loud voice pronounce and publish in
the High Dutch language, these false, impious and blasphemous words,
to wit : ' Christ (our blessed Saviour Jesus Christ meaning) is a . . . If
Christ is the Son of God (meaning the Almighty God) then God hath
. . .' To the great dishonor and contempt of Almighty God and our
Saviour Jesus Christ — to the evil example of all others in like manner
offending, contrary to the laws, and the act of General Assembly of this
State in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, &c.
" The prisoner being arraigned, plead not guilty, hut afterwards re-
tracted his plea and submitted to the Court. Whereupon the Court gave
judgment that he pay a fine of £10, for the use of the poor of the county
of Dauphin, suffer three months' imprisonment in the jait of said county,
and pay the costs of prosecution. The Court also directed that he be
bound to keep the peace and be of good behavior to all the liege citizens
of the United States for seven years, himself in 400 dls. and oue surety
in the like sum of 400 dls."
The courts were afterwards held in the old log jail,
which stood until recently on the northwest side of
Strawberry Alley, a short distance northeast of Rasp-
berry Alley, and also in a log house which formerly
stood on the lot now occupied by No. 311, on the east
side of Market Street near Dewberry Alley. From
1792 to the year 1799 inclusive were occupied in the
construction of the first court-house; at least, the ex-
penditures' for the erection thereof cover that period,
1 From the "Order Book" in the commissioners' office we glean the
following as the expenditures for the erection of the court-house:
.!;um-s Mitchell,
Mil. hell .v. Kapp,
John Kean,
John Cumins,
James Ingraham,
llriijuinin Kurtz,
John Balsley.
Connelly Ic Rowan
Frederick Cleckne
79 10
0
93 72
0
500 0
0
100 0
0
100 0
(1
100 0
0
400 0
0
10 14
0
152 4
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150 0
0
250 0
0
75 16 11
75 0
0
18 15
n
37 10
0
75 0
0
5 2
8
3 7
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8
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2
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5 0
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172 15
4
115 6
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GENERAL HISTORY.
261
as we attain from the records in the office of the county
commissioners. The old jail was erected about 1790,
perchance a year or two earlier, as among the earliest
accounts are sums of money paid for the erection of
" a stone wall around the goal."
When the capital was removed
from Lancaster to Harrisburg
the court-house was given up to
the uses of the Legislature, by
which it was occupied until the
completion of the State cap-
itol, on the 2d of January, 1822.
During a portion of this period
the building now known as the
White Hall, on Market Street,
was used by the courts until the
commissioners of the county
erected the brick buildings on
the northwest corner of Wal-
nut Street and Raspberry Alley,
into which the court moved
and which it occupied until
the Legislature vacated the old
court-house. This building, of
which a representation is given,
was an antique-looking structure
of brick, two stories high, with
wings and a semi-rotunda in
front, the whole surmounted with
a circular wooden cupola con-
taining a bell. On the grounds
of the residence of Rt. Rev.
Bishop Shanahan this cupola can be seen, while on
the barn of the Calder estate, adjoining the new reser-
voir at Harrisburg, is the Indian warrior which sur-
mounted the old cupola. The semi-rotunda was
added to the main building by the State at the time
of its occupancy by the Legislature, the Senate con-
vening in the main room on the second floor, and
the House of Representatives on the first floor. The
former room was afterwards used for public meetings,
lectures, and by the different religious denominations
prior to their permanent organization as a place of
worship.
Becoming too small for the different offices, as well
for the courts, the building was taken down and the
present modern and capacious edifice erected.
In this' connection, and as a part of the history of
the courts of the county, we give the reminiscences
of the president judges, and members of the bar of
the county, prepared several years since by the late
George W. Harris, and by him revised for this his-
tory of the county of Dauphin. We first give the
list of judicial officers:
OLD COURT-HOUSE.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
£ s. d.
Comn
[Under Constitution of 1776.]
Timothy Green April 2,1785
[Under Constitution of 1790.]
William Augustus
Atlee Aug. 17,1791
Joliu Jos. Henrv... Dec. 16,1793
Walter Franklin... Jan. 18,1811
Amos Ellmaker
(res. Dec. 21, 1816) July 3,1815
David Scott (res.
July 29, ISIS).... Dec. 21, 1816
Samuel D. Franks
(res. Jan. 12,
1830) July
Calvin Blythe (res.
June 20.1839).... Feb.
James M. Porter
(res.) July
Commiss
Anson V. Parsons
(res.) July 16,
Calvin Blythe (res.) Feb. 5,
Nath'l B. Eldred.... March 30,
John J. Pearson.... April 7,
John J. Pearson
(elected for 10
.) March 6,
ism
1852
1843
1849
Join
J. P(
(elected for 10
years) Nov.
I John J. Pearson
j (elected for 10
I years) Nov.
i Robert M. Hender-
son (res.) Jan.
John W. Simooton
(for ten years) Feb.
,1871
,1882
,1SS2
ADDITIONAL LAW JUDGES.
Robert M. Henderson was ap-
pointed additional law judge for
Twelfth Judicial District, Dec-
3, 1874, and resigned in 1882,
and commissioned president
judge Jan. 13, 1882.
John W. Simonton, Dec. 8, 1881,
and commissioned president
judge Feb. 8, 1S82.
John B. McPheison. Feb. 8, 1S82,
and for ten years Dec. 13, 18S2.
Additional Iauc Jud<jes.
[A District Court, expired by limitation.]
Charles Smith.
EbenezerG. Bradford.
Isaac D. Barnard.
262
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Com
John Gloninger. ... Aug.
John Carson (d.
1817) Aug.
David Harris (res.
Feb. 20, 1792) Aug.
Joshua Elder (res.
April 18, 1792.... Aug.
James Clunie (d.
Sept. 18, 1798).... Feb.
John Kean Aug.
Thomas Former
(res. Dec. 4, 1798) Oct.
Samuel Moore Dec.
James Cowden (d.
1813) Oct.
William Maclay... Dec.
Edward Crouch.... March
Obed FahnBtock
(res. July 30,
1818)....
George White-hill
(res. July 30
1818)
Jacob Bucher (d
October, 1827)...
Innis Green (res. :
elected to Con-
gress) Aug. 10
(Under the Constitution of
Nov.
Aug.
Mordecai McKin-
ney, Jr. (res.
1832)
Val. Hummel (res.
March 20, 18:17).
Innis Green (d.
August, 1839)....
Fred Hummel
John C. Bucher....
William Dock
John C. Bucher(re-
appointed)
Matt. B. Cowden...
Aug. O. Heister
Wm. F. Murray....
Augustus 0. Heis-
ter (re-elected)...
Felix Niesley
Moses R. Young...
Samuel Landis
Moses It. Young
(re-elected)
Isaac Momma
John D. Snyder
Isaac Mumma (re-
elected)
Commission.
Oct. 23, 1827
Nov. 12, 1827
Jan. 26, 1S32
Feb. 5, 1837
Aug. 9, 1839
March 18, 1840
March 1, 1845
March 18, 1848
March 12, 1850
Nov. 10, 1851
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
12, 1S36
12, 1*56
2:i, 1 sr>l
23, 1S61
1818
1873, office abolished.)
THE PRESIDENT JUDGES OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
[As before noted, the following interesting inci-
dents are from the pen of the late George Washing-
ton Harris. It will be perceived that he does not
refer in this connection to the first president judge
learned in the law, William Augustus Atlee.]
"Judge Henry was, I understand, a native of Lancaster County. He
was a large man, perhaps above six feet in height, and he was lame from
a rheumatic affection, contracted probably when in the military service.
He had been in the Revolutionary army, and was in the Quebec expe-
dition in 1775, and subsequently wrote a narrative of that expedition,
which is now a scarce book. I do not distinctly recollect of ever seeing
him. I know nothing personally of his ability as a judge, but never
heard it questioned. He presided, in the year 1798, at the trial of Hauer
and McManus for the murder of Francis Sheetz, and from the report of
that case I would judge quite favorably of his capacity. He also wrote
the will of George Frey for the foundation of the Emaus Orphau-House.
He died when in Lancaster, Lancaster County forming a part of his ju-
dicial district. His family lived in Harrisbnrg after his death for sev-
eral years, and several of his daughters were zealous, active members of
the Methodist Church.
"The case of Hauer and McManus, as I have iutimuted, was reported.
It was one of the most interesting murder trials which ever took place
in the State. It was devised by Hauer for the destruction of the lives
of Francis and Peter Sheetz, his brothers-in-law, by whose death he
desired his wife to come into possession of a considerable estate. Mc-
Manus was a young Irishman, who, when executed, was not twenty-one
years of age. He had led rather an irregular life in his own country,
and was seduced into this outrage through Patrick Donagan, who lived
for a time with John Hauer. Donagitn and others were also indicted
for the murder, but none were convicted but Hauer and McManus.
" A degree of ability was displayed by the counsel in this case which
has seldom been equaled at any criminal trial in the interior of this
State. Charles Smith, of Lancaster, Charles Hall, of Sunbury, and
Matthew Henry, who, I understand, was a brother of Judge Henry,
were concerned on the part of the Commonwealth. Thomas Duncan,
of, Carlisle, afterward Judge Duncan of our Supreme Court, James
Hopkins, William Montgomery, of Lancaster, George Clymer, of Read-
ing, who had been a member of the convention which formed the
Constitution of the United States, and Messrs. Fisher, Elder, and Laird,
of Ilarrisburg, were concerned for various of the prisoners. Blessrs.
Duncan, Fisher, Elder, Laird, and Clymer were concerned for Hauer.
" A bill had been at first found against John Hauer and Peter Mc-
Donough as principals, and against Patrick Donegan, Francis Cox,
Hugh McDonough, and Elizabeth Hauer, who was the wife of John
Hauer, as accessories before the fact.
" Hauer was put upon trial. It was intended on his trial to use Mc-
Manus as a witness on the part of the Commonwealth, as he alleged that
the murder had been committed by Hauer and Peter McDonough
while he held their horses at the end of the lane. But on the trial
Hauer sent for the president aud Judge Gloninger and made a confes-
sion of his guilt aB an accessory before the fact, but denied that he was
present at the comniissiou of the murder, which he alleged had been
committed by McManus aud Peter McDonough, and that the rest of the
prisoners were accessory before the fact. It appearing probable that
McManus was present at the murder and was the person who shot the
deceased, he was not examined as a witness on the trial of Hauer. The
jury was discharged from giving a verdict as to Hauer and the cases
were continued until the next term. Iu this proceeding the counsel of
Hauer declined to interfere as they had nut been consulted by Hauer as
to his confession, and they considered that he had by that act taken his
case out of their hands. At the next term a bill was found against
McManus as the person who committed the murder with a pistol or axe,
and one against Hauer and others for procuring and abetting it.
" McManus was tried and convicted on his own confession,
" When the case of Hauer and others was called up, it was objected by
Duncan, Fisher, and Clymer that Hauer was in law discharged, as the
jury in his case at the former term had been discharged without his
consent, and it was alleged that he could not be put in jeopardy of life
twice for the same offense. Able and learned arguments were made by
them, and by Mr. Hall and Smith on the part of the Commonwealth.
It was contended by them that the proceeding which should bar a sec-
ond trial must be an actual acquittal by verdict on the general issue (p.
35) ; and further that there must have been a verdict of not guilty on an
indictment free from legal error, and that in this case of Hauer the first
indictment was defective, it not having been alleged- in it that Francis
Sheetz died of the ivounds received. Judge Henry held that such omission
was fatal to the indictment and was conclusive in the matter; and that
it was therefore unnecessary to decide the other question. As Hauer
therefore could not have been legally convicted on the first indictment,
his case and that of Donegan aud Cox was called up. On being called
on to plead, Hauer stood mute. The court, considering that he stood
mute from obstinacy, directed the plea of not guilty to be entered for
him.
"Donegan and Cox objected to being tried with Hauer, but the court
decided that the matter was within the discretion of the prosecuting
officer, and they were accordingly tried together. The confession of
Hauer was used against him, and testimony given as to Donegan and
Cox. Hauer was convicted and Donegan ami Cox acquitted. A bill was
found against the wife of Hauer and Hugh McDonough, but no evidence
was given on the part of the Commonwealth and they were acquitted.
It would appear to me probable that if Hauer had not made confession
of his guilt he would not have been convicted, as the persons present
in the room where Francis Sheetz was killed (he was first shot with a
pistpl and then struck with an axe) could not identify the murderers,
they having their faces concealed, and the candle in the room being ex-
tinguished by accident.
"The case was another illustration of the saying that 'murder will
out.1 As observed by Webster in the Crowningsshield case, the secret
is often too deep for concealment and must be confessed. Hauer, in this
case, confessed and acknowledged his written confession on being ar-
raigned on the first indictment, but when arraigned on the second indict-
ment he did not speak and never spoke publicly afterwards, and was
eventually hanged without publicly speaking a word. However, it is
worthy of remark that when the jury were ready to deliver their ver-
dict, and the clerk proclaimed, 'John Hauer, hold up your baud,' he
held it up.
"McManus made a confession subsequently, which was published.
In this he persisted that he was not present at the house when the mur-
der was committed, but that he hold the horse at the end of the laue.
He also declared that when Hauer and himself were confined in the
same apartment in the jail, Hauer declared that he would behave in
such a manner as to induce a belief that he was insane.
"A report of the trial was published by Mr. Wyeth, from which I
have made up this statement. Hauer and McManus were executed on
Capitol Hill in July, 1798.
"Judge Henry was followed in the judicial office by Walter Franklin,
of Lancaster, who was commissioned on the 18th of January, 1811. He
lived in Lancaster when appointed by Governor Snyder, aud was a man
of very gentlemanly appearance. His judicial administration was not
satisfactory to the bar in Lancaster County, where he afterwards pre-
sided, and when acting as judge in that county at least two attempts
were made before the Legislature to effect his removal, either by address
or impeachment. On oue of those occasions he was defended by James
Hopkins, a veteran attorney of Lancaster. During the proceeding one
of the managers of the House concluded his address late in the after-
GENERAL HISTORY.
263
noon. Mr. Hopkins rose and asked that the House adjourn til) the next
day to afford him an opportunity for more special preparation. The
Honee, however, was fatigued with the length of the proceeding and
refused to adjourn, and Mr. Hopkins, heing obliged to proceed, rose and
stated that he would divide his proposed argumont into a considerable
number of heads, and the first head of his argument into various parts.
A member immediately rose and moved that the House adjourn in order
to afford to the counsel an opportunity to condense, and the House ac-
cordingly adjourned,
"Ou the first proceeding before the Legislature in hia case the judge
came off successfully, but on a second or third proceeding it was said
that he had written on both sides of some political question ; and tins
was considered to be so grave an offense, that, fearing a more unfavor-
able result, the judge resigned.
"In one of the proceedings against Judge Franklin, one of the man-
agers on the part of the House was Andrew Stewart, of Fayette County,
who was a candidate for Congress in 1870, against Mr. Foster, the for-
mer member, and Mr. Stewart was then the last survivor of the Legis-
lature to which I have referred. On one of the same proceedings, per-
haps the same one, against Judge Franklin, my old friend Richard
Coulter, afterwards a judge in the Supreme Court, was also a manager
on the part of the House. He was frequontly poetic in speech and in
writing. I recollect one of his figures on the occasion referred to. He
said substantially that the judiciary of Pennsylvania .should be like the
guardian angel of old, standing on the battlements of the Constitution,
waving the sword of justice to and fro, to keep corruption from its base.
"As I was on quite friendly terms with Judge Coulter during my ap-
pointment as reporter, I desire to be excused for referring in this place
to another eloquent passage from one of his judicial opinions. It is in
his opinion, in the case of Supplee vs. Hanscll, reported in 5 Harris Re-
ports, 388-9. An individual granted a piece of ground for the erection
of a church and for the use of a burial-ground, reserving the right to
him and his wife to build a vault or vaults in it, and to keep the same
in repair. Some of the grandchildren had another vault made, appro-
priating four burial-lots on the ground. This was objected to by the
trustees of the church, and the decision of the Supreme Court was ad-
verse to the claim of the defendants in the case.
"Judge Coulter, who delivered the opinion in the case, observed
'there is room yet in the family sepulchre; but if the grandchildren do
not like the cold and lonely dampness of that place, but prefer that their
narrow house should be visited by the glimpses of the sun and moon,
and be fanned by the breezes (and the thoughts and feelings of this life
often linger about the grave), they can enjoy that preference by being
buried as most other people are buried, and like other members of the
church, in the bosom of mother earth, with the green sod over them.'
" The successor of Judge Franklin was Amos Ellmaker. He was born
in Earl township, Lancaster Co., on the 2d of February, 17S7. After
graduating at Princeton, he studied law for one year with James Hop-
kins, of Lancaster, then a year at the Litchfield Law School, and con-
cluded his studies with Thomas Elder, of this place, whose daughter he
married. He was admitted to the bar at December term 1808. He was
elected to Congress, but declined to serve, and twice refused a tender of
a commission as a judge of the Supreme Court. He continued in the
practice of the law at Harrisburg until his removal to Lancaster, in
June, 1821. He went to Baltimore in the year 1814 as an aid to Gen.
Forster. He was commissioned as judge in July, 1815, and occupied the
bench till December, 1816. He was reputed to be a good lawyer. His
addresses to the jury, when at the bar, were clear, distiuet, and argu-
mentative, but by no means oratorical He left the bench in December,
1816, for what reason I do not know. He held an elevated position
here, and was appointed attorney-general by Governor Findlay. He,
however, contracted the odium of the Governor's friends by refusing to
defend him before the Legislature, when unjustly assailed by a Phila-
delphia faction, headed by the celebrated John Binns. This refusal
may have been owing to the fact that Mr. Thomas Elder, his father-in-
law, was one of those who urged the prosecution.
"The Governor was defended by George M. Dallas, of Philadelphia.
The chairman of the committee of the House was William Wilkins, of
Pittsburgh, who made a report favorable to Governor Findlay. Mr.
Wilkins was afterwards rewarded for bis action by appointment as a
judge in the Pittsburgh district, to fill a vacancy, opportunely for him,
happening through the death of Judge Roberts, a few days, perhaps
within two days, before the termination of Governor Findlay's official
term. He was appointed on the 18th of December, 1820, Mr. Findlay
having been inaugurated on the lGth of December, 1817, his executive
term being for three years.
" Mr. Ellmaker, as before observed, afterwards removed to Lancaster,
and was, after the lapse of some years, a candidate for the Vice Presi-
dency, on the ticket with the celebrated William Wirt. He died in
November, 1861.
" Mr. Ellmaker was succeeded as judge by David Scott, who was ap-
pointed by Governor Snyder,and was commissioned in December, L816.
He was a native of New England, but was settled in Bradford County at
the time of his appointment. He is said to have been a good lawyer. He
is also said to have been pugnacious in his temper. I have heard it ob-
served that if he had been in military life he would most probably have
been distinguished. I have no recollection of ever seeing him on the
bench, but saw him after he had left Harrisburg as his place of resi-
dence, and when I saw him he was somewhat deaf. He resigned his
position as judge of this district, having been appointed to another dis-
trict in the northern part of the State
"Knowing little of Judge Scott, I addressed Judge Woodward, late of
our Supreme Court, for information as to him.
" Judge Woodward states that Judge Scott was a native of Connecticut,
and that he settled in Bradford County. When Judge Scott was ap-
pointed to this judicial district, Judge Gibson was the president judge
in the Bradford District, to which he had been appointed by Governor
Snyder. A vacancy happening on the Supreme Bench, Judge Gibson
was appointed by Governor Snyder as a supreme judge, aud Judge
Burnside was appointed to the Bradford district, then consisting of the
counties of Luzerne, Pike, Wayne, Susquehanna, and Bradford. Judge
Burnside, after presiding in that district for above a year, resigned, and
JudgeScott was appointed, the district having been reduced to the coun-
ties of Luzerne, Pike, and Wayne. Judge Woodward states that Judge
Scott presided in that district with great ability until the year 1838,
when in consequence of increasing deafness he resigned in favor of Na-
thaniel B. Eldred ; but Governor Ritner appointed Judge Jessup instead
of Mr. Eldred. Judge Scott lived several years afterwards, and died at
Wilkes-Barre. Judge Woodward states that Judge Scott while on the
bench also acted as canal commissioner for several years, but without
compensation; aud Judge Woodward further writes tliat Judge Scott
was a man of great clearness and force of intellect. He had not been
thoroughly educated either in literature or law, but he supplied his de-
ficiencies by application and force of character. He was an honest, up-
right judge, a little overbearing sometimes, and always of irascible tem-
per; and on the whole an excellent officer both as judge and canal
commissioner. He was the founder of the Episcopal Church in Wilkes-
Barre, aud instituted in his office there the first Sunday-school that was
organized in northeastern Pennsylvania.
" Judge Scott was succeeded in this district by Judge Franks, who was
commissioned by Governor Findlay in 1818.
" Samuel D Franks and George B. Porter, the first of Reading, aud
the latter of Lancaster, bad beeu in the military service, having gone
to Baltimore in 1S14, when it was threatened by the British forces.
They were not engaged in any battle, but when the Legislature met,
after the Pennsylvania forces, volunteers and militia, had returned
home, the two came to Harrisburg, and both clerks of the House, as I
think, not having gone into the military service, they were elected clerk
and assistant clerk of the House of Representatives They were effi-
cient officers, and Franks was an excellent reader. He was useful to
the members and was quite popular. It was unfortunate for him that
he did not continue in that position ; but after the election of Mr. Find-
lay as Governor he applied for appointment as judge, that being at that
time an appointment during good behavior. He was possessed of <-n-
siderable talent, and it was supposed that with industry he might make
a respectable judge, and unfortunately he was appointed. He was an
amusing companion. He had considerable talent for mimicry, and if he
had adopted the stage as his pursuit in life he probably would have
been distinguished as a comic actor. He was possessed of much humor,
and abounded in anecdotes. I have heard of one told by him relative
to a charge by an associate judge to a jury in Lehigh County. A man
was on trial before the associate judges for some offense. The evidence
did not show him to be guilty, but the judge charged the jury that though
the case was doubtful they might as well convict the defendant, for that
there had been a great deal of rascality about there lately.
" I have also heard that be was called on for a toast on an agricultural
occasion at Philadelphia, and that he gave as a sentiment, 'Agricul-
tural societies; the Bampart of American Industry and the BuU~work of
National Independence.'
" He was a large man, with a large head; and though uot handsome,
yet had a tine face. He had a large Grecian nose, a florid countenance,
and red hair. He said he was the best red (or read' judge in Pennsylva-
nia. But the law as a science had few charms for him. The business of
the court languished excessively while he was in office, perhaps not
264
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
more than twenty verdicts being taken in a year. The younger mem-
bers of the bar, of whom I was one, suffered in consequence, and after
two attempts before the Legislature we succeeded in having him dis-
placed. He resigned when the second proceeding was in progress. I
recollect of one argument which took place before him which excited
considerable interest at the time.
"A person in Harrishurg who had been largely engaged in specula-
tion in real estate died insolvent. Judge Bucher, who was an associate
judge on the bench with Judge Franks, administered on the estate. Mr.
Elder brought a considerable number of suits against the administrator.
The counsel employed by the administrator simply entered an appear-
ance, without pleading a want of assets. At the usual time, on settling
the docket, judgments by default were taken. After some years Mr.
Elder issued writs of Mire facto* to revive the judgments. Judge Buche r
became alarmed, and his attorney, Mr. Fisher, asked to have the judg-
ments opened, and the plea of want of assets put in. This was objected
to by Mr. Elder, who alleged that the time for such pleading was passed .
This gave rise to a lengthened discussion. Mr. Fisher, in arguing his
motion, produced many authorities. Mr. Elder, in turn, prodviced otbe tb,
and Mr. Fisher rejoined. In the second argument, in addition to com-
menting on the cases adduced by Mr. Elder, Mr. Fisher cited other au-
thorities. Mr. Elder claimed the right to reply to those additional au-
thorities, and, though Mr. Fisher objected, alleging that he was entitled
to conclude the argument, Mr. Elder was heard. In the course of his
reply he also adduced new authorities. Mr. Fisher, in turn, claimed the
right to reply to them. The court would get wearied with the discussion,
and would occasionally adjourn for days or a week or more, and after
these see-sawing, turn-about-Jim-Crow operations the judgments were
opened and the administrator let into a defense, and this terminated the
contest. The case was so long in argument that it was said that during
the period of discussion Mr. Elder went to Lykens Valley, and Mr.
Fisher built a barn.
"This attempt to compel an administrator to payout of his estate the
debts of an insolvent decedent was rather an ungracious proceeding;
and it has 6ince been enacted that ' no mispleading or lack of pleading'
shall render any executor or administrator personally liable beyond the
amount of assets of the estate received or receivable by him.
" During the presidency of Judge Franks, Tom McElhenny was tried
for the murder of Sophia German. This case excited very considerable
interest at the time. He had been a candidate for the sheriffalty, and
desired to be a candidate at the next election. On the morning of the
day when she disappeared McElhenny had an interview with her at her
residence, and it was offered, on the part of the commonwealth, to show
that when on the same day, and after McElhenny had gone, she was
about to leave with her child, of which he was reputed to be the father,
she said she was going to meet McElhenny, in pursuance of an arrange-
ment with him. This was overruled by the court, and there being no
direct evidence against him he was acquitted by the jury. He was not,
however, acquitted by public sentiment.
"The manner of discovering the body of Sophia German was very
singular. After she had been missing for several days, a man was walk-
ing along the hill bordering Swatara Creek. A dog, which he had with
him, ran down the hill and barked. The man went down to see the
cause of it, and found that the dog was barking at a domestic cat on a
tree. On his return to the path he saw a bonnet, which he lifted and
hung upon a tree. The bonnet being subsequently shown to the mother
of Sophia German, she pronounced it to be that of her daughter. Search
was soon made along the side of the hill for the body of Sophia German,
and on going along sonic one laid hold of a bush, which drew out of the
ground, and on examination, the body of Sophia German and her child
were found in the same grave.
" Calvin Blythe succeeded Judge Franks. He was a native of Adams
County, in this State. He had settled at the town of Mifflin, in Mifflin
County, where ho was elected to the House of Representatives, and was
subsequently appointed attorney-general by Governor Shulze, the ap-
pointment being made on the 5th of February, 182S. He was also secre-
tary of the commonwealth under the same executive. He was a man of
medium size, of respectable appearance; was possessed of excellent
understanding, and was of undoubted integrity. He was well versed in
legal principles, but not in a knowledge of cases, from the fact of his
practice in the law having been interrupted by several official positions.
He was indulgent to the bar, rather diffuse in his charges to the jury,
and frequently was considered too lenient in the punishment of crimi-
nals. But he never avoided responsibility, and acted on the case in hand
to the best of his judgment. He was much respected in the community.
He received the appointment of collector of customs at Philadelphia,
and resigned bis judicial office.
" I remember an incident which occurred in the court-house during
the presidency of Judge Blythe, which was of an amusing character
and which tended to show the deliberateneas and unexcitability of the
judge.
"A civil case was on trial. Mr. Alexander, of Carlisle, was one of the
counsel, and the elder Mclntyre, of Perry County, was probably a wit-
ness. Suddenly a loud crash was heard, and it seemed as if the upper
floor and ceiling of the court-room was giving way. The jury, counsel,
witnesses, and spectators rushed to the door. I was among them, and
as I went out of the room turned my head and looked back, but saw no
dislocation of the building, but in the excitement I kept on until I
reached the pavement. Mclntyre continued on across the street, and
he was without his hat. I went back to the court-room, and the house
was as we left it, but it had been cleared by all except the judge and, as
I have since been told, by Mr. Alexander. The judge merely rose and
walked back to the window which looked into the yard to see what was
the matter. When the occurrence was investigated, it appeared that the
front wall of the cellar in the yard of the court-house was lined with
boards and plank, and that a cart-load of coal had been dumped down
upon it, and this produced the noise which sounded like the crash of the
building. The judge and Mr. Alexander, it would seem, were the only
persons present who were not frightened. The affair, when understood,
afforded much amusement.
"Judge Blythe was succeeded by James M. Porter.
"Judge Porter was a good-looking man, rather above the common
Bize. He was generally considered to be an excellent lawyer, and
he was possessed of great industry. He was a brother of Governor Por-
ter, and was appointed by him, it was supposed, to settle some political
matters which had happened in the course of his election. He held the
office for about a year and a half, when he was succeeded by Anson V.
Parsons. Judge Porter was for a while Secretary of War under Presi-
dent Tyler, but was not confirmed by the Senate.
"Judge Parsons was from one of the New England States, and when
a young man settled at Williamsport, where he resided when appointed
as judge. He was above the medium size, of thin visage, was possessed
of steamboat energy, in the sessions was a rigid disciplinarian, and in
that respect contrasted strongly with Judge Blythe, who was rather
mild in his judicial action in the sessions.
"Judge- Parsons was transferred to Philadelphia, and Judge Blythe
was then reappointed to this district, and remained until he was again
appointed to the custom-house at Philadelphia, under the administration
of President Tyler. After he was superseded in that position he engaged
in the practice of law in Philadelphia, where I became associated with
him in the practice. He became paralyzed, and soon after died.
"Judge Blythe was an-honest man, was possessed of a kind disposi-
tion, but was too generous, liberal, and inconsiderate for his own interest,
and though he received a considerable amouut of money as collector of
the port of Philadelphia, yet he died poor. He was a soldier in the war
of 1812, and was in the battle of Bridgewater and at the subsequent
attack on the fort at Lake Erie.
"He was succeeded as judge by Nathaniel B. Eldred, who was ap-
pointed in March, 1843.
"Judge Eldred was a man of medium size, of an angular face, rather
unhandsome, but of a genial expression. He was of asocial disposition.
He came from Wayne County in this State. He was a man of integrity,
and was considered by Chief Justice Gibson to be possessed of excellent
legal judgment, but he could scarcely be considered a profound lawyer.
Whilst occupying bis judicial position he was engaged in business mat-
ters elsewhere. He was extensively engaged in lumber operations in
the West, which induced his absence, and thus interfered materially
with his attention to his official duties. He was translated to the
Wayne County district, and was succeeded by John J. Pearson, of Mer-
cer County, who was appointed by Governor Johnston in April, 1849.
After the termination of the period for which he was commissioned he
was elected to the same position in October, 1851, re-elected in 1861, and
again in 1871, retiring in 1881.
"These repeated elections, and nil without any opposing candidates, were
highly creditable to him as evidence of the estimation, for legal qualifi-
cation and judicial integrity, in which he was held by the people of the
district in which he had so long presided. It is also proper to remark
that, in addition to the ordinary business of the district, it had been his
province to preside on appeals from the decision of the accounting offi-
cers of the State, a branch of business not only arduous to him but of
great importance to the revenues of the Commonwealth. This had ren-
dered him widely known not only throughout the State, but beyond it.
"Judge Pearson was born in Delaware County, in this State, but in
hisinfaucy was taken by his father to Mercer County, where he read
GENERAL HISTORY.
285
law, and was admitted to practice, and was residing in Mercer County
when appointed as judge for this district in 1849. He had been elected
to Congress for one term, serviug there during the administration of
Gen. Jackson, and was a member of our State Senate during the admin-
istration of Governor Ritner. He has also held courts in other districts,
and his ability as a judge is generally acknowledged. He is perhaps
better acquainted with the land laws which prevailed *in Western Penn-
sylvania than any other man now living. Titles were held in various
counties west of the Allegheny under the laws of Virginia, Maryland,
and Pennsylvania, under the conflict of jurisdiction prevailing as to
portions of that region.
" In addition to the preceding judges, Dauphin County for a while
had a District Court, in which cases were tried where the value in con-
troversy was of a defined amount, perhaps five hundred dollars. The
place was for a while occupied by Judge Bradford, from Sun bury, who
was considered as an inefficient judge. He afterwards presided in the
Turk district. Charles Smith, from Lancaster, was also for a while our
district judge. He was the compiler of the first five volumes of the laws
of Pennsylvania, and the author of a learned note in volume two of
that work relative to the land laws of the State. He was a superior
lawyer and was prompt and decisive in his action as judge.
"The District Court sprang from the arrearage of buBiuess on the
dockets of the county, and was dispensed with when its existence was
the trial,
d, the case
nit judge
no longer roquired. The Judges Of the Supreme Court also for awhile
held Circuit Courts here and in other parts of the State. An appeal from
their decision lay to the court in banc. It was a matter of observation
in relation to these courts that the judge who tried the cause in the
court below generally adhered to the opinion expressed
The effect usually was that, us far as his opinion wasconce
was not a review, but an affirmance of his previous opinioi
usage exists in the Supreme Court of the United States, the
before whom the case was tried being present at the final decision of the
case. This I consider a usage which should be abrogated. If the su-
ey should have no vote on the final decision.
respect, the usages in England, where the
twelve judges hold courts of Nisi Prius and try causes. We in the
arrangement relative to our Supreme Court of the United States walk
super ontiquas vias, instead of appointing district circuit judges, whose
rulings may be reviewed by a supreme tribunal of which they form no
part and where they have no voice to influence the final decision."
The list of attorneys admitted to the Dauphin
County bar is herewith given. We have endeavored
to make it full and complete, and it is far more so
than any list ever published :
preme judges try <
We have copied,
Date of Admission.
On Motion of Whom.
Stephen Clumbers
John Wilkes Kittera
John Clark
Joseph Hubley...
John Andre Ilanna
James Riddle
John Joseph Heury
Peter Huffnagle
Jacob tlublcv
James Biddle
Collinson Reed
George Ross
John Reily ,
Jasper Yeates
Robert Magaw
Thomas Hartley ,
David Grier
Thomas Duncan
John Caldwell
Andrew Duulap
William Montgomery
William Gray don
Charles Smith
James Smith
James Hani 1 1 ton..."
William Richardson Atlee
James Hopkins
Richard Wharton
George Fisher ,
George Eckert ,
William Bradford
Edward Burd ,
John Spayd
Matthias Barton
Galhraith Patterson
Marks John Biddle
John Moore
John Smith
Daniel Smith
Joseph Burd
Ralph Bowie
Charles Hall
Samuel Riddle ,
Samuel Roberts
Thomas Creigh
David Watts
Robert Duncan
Thomas Elder
Daniel Clyrner
Daniel Lew
William Wallace
George Smith
John Kidd
Samuel Laird ,
John Ross ,
James Kelly
James Campbell
Jonathan Henderson
William Barber ,
William R. Ilanna
Matthew Henry
John Shippen
John Montgomery
Samuel Sherer Galbraith.
James Crawford
May term, 17S.">..
August term, 1785..
May term, 1786..
Augiist term, 1786
November term, 1786...
May term, 1787
August term, 1787
November term, 4787..
February term, 1788...,
May term, 1788 ,
August term,17S8 ,
August term, 1789
November term, 1789..
February term, 1790. ..
May term, 1790
August term, 1791.
Lancaster....
Lancaster....
York
Lancaster....
Harrisburg.,
Carlisle ,
Lancaster....
Lancaster....
Lancaster....
Reading
Lancaster....
Harrisburg.,
Lancaster....
Carlisle
York
Carlisle
Chanibersburg..
Harrisburg .
Lancaster...
York
Carlisle
Lancaster...
Lancaster...
Philadelphia
Harrisburg .
Reading
Philadelphia
Harrisburg..
November term, 1791 ' Reading..
March term. 1792
June term, 1792 Harrisburg.
September term, 1792..
December term, 1792...
March term, 1793
», 1794..
June term, 1794 1 Carlisle
September term, 1794
Si'i' biography.
d. March 13, 1817.
d. January. 1790, at Carlisle.
d. Dec. 21, 1S00, at York.
d. Nov., 1S27, at Philadelphia
See biography.
! d. 1840, at Philadelphia,
d. July 11, 1806, at York,
d. 1819, at Carlisle.
See biography.
I See biography .
See biography.
266
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
December term, 1794
September term, 1795
December term, 1795
September term, 1796..,
December term, I7'.i6
March term, 1797 ■
September term, 1797
June term, 1798 1
December term, 17^8 York.
March term, 1799
John Murray
Robert Wbitehill
James Gilchrist
Robert Stewart
Evan Rice Evans
William Augustus Patterson...
Charles Hartley
William Laird
David G'assatt
Frederick Smith
Frederick Haller
William Ross
Alexander Graydon
Patton Ross
William Augustus Thompson.
Robert. Allison
Thomas Graham
Andrew Buchanan
John Cadwalader
William Soner
David Hays
Edward Goodwin
Hugh Hamilton j June term, 1805
Washington Lee | March term, 1806
Abner Wickersham
Andrew Carothers
William N. Irvine
Moses Maclean
Walker Reed
John Bannister Gibson .
Isaac B. Parke
George Metzgar
Date of Admission.
September term, 1800..
December term. 1800..
June term, 1801
Adj. Court, July, 1801
December term, 180*2
Adj.Court, January, 18i 13
March term, 1803
lEIln
Harrisburg ..
Harrisburg .
Harrisburg .
Carlisle
Harrisburg .
Gettysburg..
May term, I»06.
September term, 1806
Adj. Court, March, 1807
May term, 1807
August term, 1S07 Harrisburg
Carlisl
May term, 1808
August term, 1806
December term, 1808
Adj. Court, March, 1809
May term, 1809.
On Motion of Whom.
Galbraith Patterson d. July 15, 1854, i
Car lisle ,
HarriBburg Thomas Elder..
Harrisburg
August term, 1812
November term, 1^12..
Harrisburg Samuel Laird.
Harrisburg
George K. Nutz..
Stephen Carson ..
Alexander Mahon I April term, 1810
James McCullougb December term, 1810..
Thomas Montgomery ! April term, 1811
Henry Shippen September term, 1811..
John Fisher
John Roberts
Bushnell Carter
Abiathar Hopkins..
John Johnson
Andrew Berryhill..
James Buchanan...
James Dobbins
Jacob Barge Weidman August term, 1813 Lebanon Samuel Laird..
George Bryan porter " " Lancaster Amos Ell maker-
Henry W. Kurtz November term, 1813 Amos Ellmaker.
John Montgomery Forater May term, 1814 Harrisburg Samuel Laird....
Chailos A. Baruitz December term, 1815 York
Hugh Bellas i February term, 1816
Samuel G. Strong September term. 1S16
James Hamilton October term, 1816 Carlisle
Edwin Atlee White December term, 1816
Samuel Bacon " u ,
Francis Rahn Shuuk September term, 1816 Harrisburg Thomas Elder...
Mordeeai McKinney ' Mav term. 1817 : Harrisburg
John D. Mahon | « « ' Carlisle y
George Burd j " " _ -
Jonathan Houle, Jr May term, 1818
Nicholas Baylis Wood ; October term, 1S1 8 Harrisburg Abhtthar Hopku
Daniel J. Iliester » « Abiathar Hopkil
Philip Frazier | December term, 1818 Thomas* Elder.
See biography.
See biography.
July 26, 1836.
See biography.
See biography.
Si-p biography.
d. May 3, 1853, at Philadelphia
See biography,
d. Dec. 9, 1855.
See Lebanon biography.
See biography of Andrew Porter.
d. Jan. '23, 187::, at Carlisle.
John Muinma
David Durkee
Samuel Dim glass ! March ten
Hugh Gallagher I March tern
Samuel Shocli j «
James Maginnis "
Henrv Woodward "
William Ramsey | «
John Smith June term
Frank Bugbee
John Adams Fisher
William McClure
Archibald Findlay
George Washington Ha
John Wveth, Jr
William' Powell
Moses Maclean....
Vermont
Harrisburg ,
Greensburg
Harrisburg Amos Ellmaker..
Harrisburg Thomas Elder
Abraham Hopkii
Carlisle
Tin
i Elder..
Wil
rch ti'id
1821 ■ Carlisle
rni, 1822 Harrisburg F. R. Shunk
Harrisburg Thomas Eldt
Charles Davis
Samuel Alexander M
James Findlaj N
Adam Henry Orth "
Edward Coleman January term,
James Biddle Hubley "
John Williamson "
David Watts Huling April 21, 1823.
Jacob W. Harning April 22, 1823.
William Maclay Hall " »
Ethan Baldwin | July 14, 1823..
Morris Wilson i Nov. 25, 1823 Thomas Elder..
Richard Butler McCabe " " : Thomas Elder..
Thomas Burnside ' January, 1824 .| |
d. July 3, 1861, at Pittsburgh.
See biography.
d. Nov. 7, 1828.
Pies. Judge York and Adams Co.
See biography.
d. April 14, 1856, at Carliale.
Set? biography.
See biography.
d. Oct. 3, 1831, at Carlisle.
See biography,
d. Aug. 17, 1852.
d. July 13, 1845, at Carlisle.
Sen biography.
See biography.
d. Aug. 6, 1825, at Reading,
d. Sept. 10, 1870, at Philadelphh
Harrisburg .
GENERAL HISTORY.
267
Date of Admission.
Jan. 19, 1824.
Jan. 22, 1824
Aug. 15, 1825
From Where.
York..
On Motion of Whom.
Lebanon
Carlisle
Aug. 24, 1825
Nov. 24,1825 Harrisburg Thomas Elder..
Aonl 17, 1826 Harrisburg Samuel Dougla
April 17, 1827 I N.B.Wood
Jan. 22, 1828 Harrisburg Samuel Dougla
April 22, 1828 '
Aug. 16,1828 Harrisburg George Fisher..
Nov. 25, 1828
Wilkes-Barre..
Ellis Lewis
Samuel J. Packer
David Krause
James McCormick ,
Christopher Loeser
Herman Alricks
William Ayl'es
Samuel H. Nesmith
Hamilton Alricks
Legrand Bancroft
John Lasbell
Robert Jones Fisher
Peter A. Browne
Benjamin Parke
Isaac Fisher Nov. 30, 1828...
Calvin Blvthe ' Jan. 28, 1829...
Walter Franklin I Sept. 2, 1829
Charles Coatsworth Rawn i Jan. 18, 1831...
John King Findlay ' Aug. 16, 1831...
John Hoge Nov. 17, 1831...
John Cadwallader ; April 23,1832..
Hezekiah Gould Rogers Aug. 19, 1833...
James H. Dean July 14,1834...
John W. Ashmead Aug. 25, 1834...
E P. Oliphant Nov. 18, 1834 '
George Griscom Nov. 19. 1834
Ebenezer Harrington ' Nov. 20, 1834 Cortland Co.,N. T. Willis
Samuel Hepburn ! Nov. 24, 1834 Carlisle ;
John Joseph Clendenin Sept. 4, 1835 ' Harrisburg Charles C. Rawn..
John Gardner Feb. 5,183(3 1
Thomas Ignatius Walsh April 18,1836 1
Charles Pleasants June 12, 1836 !
Levi Kline April 17, 1837..
Gettysburg..
Lancaster...
Harrisburg ..
Harrisburg..
Francis R. shiiuk.
Madi,
N. Y I James McCormick..
.Ayr
Harrisburg.
Carlisle
Harrisburg.
Harrisburg .
David Krause..
rge W. Harris..
rge W. Harris..
Aug. 22,1839 i
Nov. 19, 1839 |
Dec. 3, 1839 Harrisburg
Jan. 20, 1840...
April 27, 1840
April 28, 1840.
Jan. 11, 1S41...
Jan. 18, 1841
George W. Harris..
Harrisburg ' William McClure
Benjamin Parke .
John Hanna Briggs | April 18, 1837..
David Pool I " "
Joseph W. Cake | April 26,1837..
Frederick Krause Boas I Aug. 22, 1837...
William Sterrett Ramsey Nov. 30, 1837...
James Cameron Aug. 21, 1838...
John H. Berryhill I Aug. 30, 1838...
Joseph Henderson " "
James F.Cooper ] Aug. 20, 1839...
John P.Sanderson
William B. Reed ,
John T.Adams
Alexander Ramsey
Jacques W. Johnson
Leander N. Ott
Henrv C. Hickok
B. B. Crawford
Samuel W. Wharton
Elias V. Everhart I Jan. 22, 1841..
Lemuel G. Brandeburg ' Jan. 30, 1S41 j
William J. Cochran I Aug. 16,1841 1 i Charles C. Rawn....
Charles W. Hepburn Out. 4, 1841 ! Carlisle
Charles Jared In'gersoll ! Oct. 11, 1841 Philadelphia ,
David Fleming ' Nov. 17, 1841 Harrisburg ' William McClure...
Richard T. Elliott | Nov. 21, 1841 Frederick K. Boas..
Joseph Cummiugs Wallace , " " Harrisburg l Herman Alricks
Richard Cox McAllister ' " " Harrisburg Hamilton Alricks...
Samuel T. Shunk " " Harrisburg Benjamin Parke ....
Jacub T. Blackwell Jan. 19, 1842 William McClure ..
George William Heilig Aug. 17, 1842 Harrisburg John Roberts
Joseph Allison Ian. 17, 1843 Harrisburg John T. Adams
Jackson Grimshaw " k' Harrisburg ! William McClure...
Thomas Jefferson Jordan Feb. 6, 1843 Harrisburg George W. Harris..
Peter Brua McCord Aug. 26, 1843 ' Harrisburg L. N. Ott
James Snodgrass., | " " j j
Dewitt Clinton Brooks Nov. 23, 1843 ! Harrisburg Benjamin Parke
Edward A.Lesley
Cornelius P. Bennett
George F. Small
Chief Justice Sup. Co. of PenD
See biography.
See biography.
Of Londonderry, N. H.
See biography.
Pres. Judge York district.
See biography.
See biography.
See biography.
See biography.
d. March 19, 1882.
See Lebanon biography.
See biography,
d. at Washington, D. C.
At Sunbury, Pa.
See biography.
1 d. Oct. 22, 1840, at Baltimore.
See biography.
Gov. of Minnesota, IT. S. Senator.
Apt
b, 1844..
Richard Chambers DeArmoud... Aug. 22, 1844...
Bannister Gibson Peacock " " ....
David Moore " " ....
Evans 0. Jackson j April 22, 1845..
April 28, 1845..
April 29, 1845..
Aug. 19, 1845...
Henry A. Mish..
Henry King Strong
Samuel Alleman
Francis Campbell Carson..
Lemuel Todd
John W. Mavnard
John B. Johnson
Orleans Jackson Bailey....
John McKibben
Horn R. Kneass
Robert A. Lamberton
William Henry Miller
William Hamilton
David Barnitz
Benjamin Powell
John M. Reed I Dec. 7,1846..
William Crawford Chapman ] April 28, 1847..
John Henry Adam ' Mav 24,1847...
William McFunn Penrose | Jan. 17, 1848....
Nov. 25, 1845...
Jan. 23,1846....
Feb. 4, 1846
Feb. 9, 1846
Feb. 14, 1840....
March 9, 1846..
Aug. 17, 1846...
Nov. 18, 1846...
Nov. 25, 1846...
Nov. 30, 1846..
New Bloomfield.... Joseph Casey..
Harrisbnrg
Harrisburg i John Roberts
Harrisburg John Roberts
Benjamin Parke
Benjamin Parke
Harrisburg Cert Franklin Co., Pa..
Frederick K. Boas
Frederick K. Boas
Harrisburg William McClure
Carlisle
d. Jan. 14, 1859.
Ed. Bulletin, Philadelphia.
Harrisburg John A. Fisher..
Carlisle lames McCormick
Cert. Litchfield Co., Conn..
Carlisle Cert. Cumberland Co
d. Sept. 2, 1S72, at Carlisle.
268
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Date of Admission.
James R. Smith....
Rubert E. Monagh
Thomas R. Taylor.
James K. Kerr
John U. McKune..
William BruaCam
George Ferree E:
Henry Murray Graydon
Lafayette G. Dimock
William Alexander Shannon....
John J. Shuler
Henry Bender Wood
George A. Coffy Seiler
Cornelius M. Shell
Charles Watkins McClean
John Montgomery Forster
Samuel Sherer Elder
Andrew Jackson Herr
Charles L. Lamberton
William Thomas Bishop
James Dawson
R. M. Lee
William Y. Johnson
John Shelly Detweiler
John Detweiler
William H. Stevenson
William H. Elder
James Bredin.-.
Benjamin Franklin Etter
John Wolfley Brown
Abraham Herr Smith
Henrv W. Lamberton
David Miimma, Jr
John Wiggins Sinionton
William C. A. Lawrence
Jesse Landis
William H. Davis
George R. Hamilton
Hiram Conrad AUeman
J. Alexander Simpson
Robert Leyburn Muench
John A. W. Jones
D. H. Hoffius
James McCormick, Jr
John We9ley Awl
George Hilt
Alfred Pearson
Benjamin Law Forster
John H. Hampton
James Findlav Shunk
William Henry Eckels
George Washington McElroy...
John F. Houston
John P. Pennv
Daniel W. Rank
Thomas Crawford MacDowell...
John Peter Shindel Gobin
Samuel Perrv Auclimuty
William Wallace Hays
Eugene Snyder
James D. Dougherty
Jacob Hoffman
Philip W. Hilgert
George FiBher
John M. Porter
John A. Bigler
William A.Sponsler
James A. Congdon
Joshua M. Wiestling
John Joseph Curtin McAlarney
Abraham Stewart
A. C. Simpson
Josiah Funck
S. B. Boyer
Andrew Jackson Rockafellow..
Charles Hunsicker
Henry J. Walters
George W. Matchin
John H. Wright
E. P. Darling
Edward S. Golden
William L. Hirst
A.C. Smith
Joseph B. Ewing
Myer Strouse
Robert E. Ferguson
Silas M.Clark
John C. Bullit
O. W. Davis
M.Williams
Wallace DeWitt
Robert Snodgrass
John C. Barr
Ralph L. Malay
F. M. Kimmel
P. C. Gritman
Jan. 19, 1848
Jan. 28, 1848
Feb. 11,1848
March 23,1848..
April 24. 1848...
Jan. 23, 1849
Feb. 6, 1849
Aug. 22, 1849...
Jan. 22,1850..
Aug. 23, 1850....
Dec. 9, 1850
Jan. 28.1851
March 2."., 1851..
April 2, 1851
May S, 1851
On Motion of Whom.
Montrose Cert. Susquehanna
Harrisburg James McCormick .
Harrisburg P. C. Sedgwick
Harrisburg ! M. McKioney
I N.B. Eldred
Harrisburg ! Hamilton Alricks...
Lancaster i Cert. Lancaster Co .
Harrisburg '
Harrisburg Herman Alricks....
Harrisburg ; William McClure...
Hamilton Alricks..
Harrisburg John M. Forster....
Harrisburg Hamilton Alricks..
Harrisburg < James McCormick..
; R. A. Lamberton....
Harrisburg Benjamin Parke
In New York City .
d. Jan. 19, 1862.
' d. Feb. 16, 1S64.
d. Aug. 26, 1852.
Harrisburg : John C. Kunkel..
Aug. 31, 1853...
Nov. 29, 1853..
April 24.1854..
May 15,1854..
Herman Alricks..
Charles 0. Rawn-
Harrisburg James Fox
Harrisburg John C. Ku
From Butler, Pa.
See biography.
Harrisburg.,
Harrisburg.,
Harrisburg.,
R. A. Lamberton..
James Fox
Hamilton Alricks..
John C. Kunkel....
John A. Fishe
D. Fleming..
25, 1854 Harrisburg .
Dec. 29,1855 Philadelphia
Jan. 22, 1S56 ] Harrisburg .
" " Harrisburg.
March 18, 1856
Aug. 26,1856 | Harrisburg | James McCormick..
" " Harrisburg I Frederick K. ~
May 1,1857 !
Sept. 2,1857 ' Harrisburg.
Jan. 22, 1858 Harrisburg .
Feb. 16, 1858 ,
July 3, 1858 Harrisburg.
Aug. 24, 1858 Harrisburg.
Aug. 27, 1858 1
Aug. 22,1859
John H. Berryliill..
Aug. 29, 1859...
Nov. 21, 1859..,
Nov. 23, 1859...
Dec. (1,1859
Jan. 19,1860...
Jan. 24, 1860...
April 9,1860...
April 24, I860..
Aug. 28,1860..
Harrisburg |
Harrisburg B. F. Etter
Harrisburg John A. Fishe
New Bloonihidd..
John A. Fisher
William H Miller..
R. A. Lamberton....
Sept. 4, 1860
Nov. 22, 1860
Jan. 22, 1861
Feb. 11, 1861
April 8, 1861 Lebanon .
April 22, 1861
Aug. 29, 1861
Nov. 19,1861
Jan. 20.1862
Feb. 4.1862
March 17, 1862..
March IX, 1862..
April :
May 5
;o, isi'.j
1862...
Mav 6, 1862...
May 15, 1862..
25,1862..
See biography.
Paymaster U. S. army.
See biography.
See biography.
See biography.
See Lebanon biography.
At Bloomsburg, Pa.
Indiana. Pa Cert. Indij
Nov. 24, 1862 Philadelphii
Feb. 23. 1863..'.'.'.'.'.'.'..""!!!! j !!!!!!!!!'..'."'.".!!!!!!"!!! !!....!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!.! !!
Feb. 25,1863 1 John J. Pearson
Mav 4, 1863 1 ! John W. Simouton....
Sept. 2,1863 | Pittsburgh !
Nov. 24, 1863 | LewiBtown I Cert. Mifflin Co., Pa..
Jan. 28,1864 I ,
Aug. 22,1864
GENERAL HISTORY.
269
Isaac H. McCauley
Ovid Frazer Johnson
George Irwin Beatty
John W. Laodis
Solomon Malick
John E. Heller
Levi Bull Alricks
Francis G. Coburn
Charles G. Longfellow
John H.Weiss
Simon Sallade Bowman
Francis S Bowman
James B. Speese
David Sterrett
E. Charles Richenbach
Samuel J. M. McCarrell
William A. Wallace
John Roberts
R. W. Shenk
Edward S. Lawrence
George J. Kuokel
Silas H. Alleman
Samnel Knorr
Matthias Wilson McAlarney
ElishaAllis
John M. Hershey
Elias Hollinger
James W. M. Newlin
Harrison Plumer Laird
James Edward Gowen
Samuel E. Dimmick
W. W. Ketchum
S. B. Townsend
William A. Fisher...
George B. Cole
John Wesley Young
Date of Admission.
On Motion of Whom.
Herman Alricks At Philadelphia, Pa.
Hamilton Alricks
Eugene Snyder
Oct. 21, 1864 Chambersburg
Nov. 2, 1864 Harrisburg
April 27, 1865 Harrisburg
May 10, 1865
Aug. 29, 1865 Sunbury
Aug. 30, 1865 ;
Sept. 6, 1865 , Harrisburg
Nov. 22, 1865 Towanda j Cert. Bradford County, Pa..
Dec. 2, 1865 New Haven | Cert. New Haven Co., Conn
Dec. 6, 1865
April 26,1866 Harrisburg.
" " ' Harrisburg.
May 4,1866 Harrisburg.
Aug. 27,1866
Nov. 19, 1866
Nov. 30, 1866
Jan. 30, 1867
March 25,1867..
March 26, 1867..
April 8, 1867
April 22, 1867....
Cert. Cumberland County..
Harrisburg ■ H. C. Alleman
May 7, 1867
June 12, 1867
Aug. 29,1867 j Harrisburg...
" " ' Harrisburg..
" ! Philadelphia
Greensburg..
Dec. IS, 1867 Philadelphia
.1 Cert. Potter County, Pa..
May 5, 1868
Mav 6, 1868
June 23, 1868..
Aug. 24, 1868.'.'
Harrisburg..
Harrisburg..
Philadelphia
Harrisburg..
Harrisburg..
A. C.Smith..
Dec. 22,1868
Dec. 18,1868
Dec. 19, 1868
March 15, 1869...
March 16, 1869...
March 17, 1869...
April 27, 1869
April 30, 1869
May 7, 1869
Nov. 16, 1869
Dec. 13,1869 1
Jan. 21, 1870 I
Jan. 26, 1870 j Harrisburg John H.
March 16,1870 ■ I
Harrisburg..
Cert. Westmoreland Co., Pa..
Cert. Cumberland County, Pa.
David Fleming
Miller & McAlarney
B. F.Etter
John C. Kunkel .
John H. We
Jan. 20, 1868,
Jan. 21, 1868.
April 3", 1868.
George H. Morgan
Francis Jordan
William Perrine Mesick
Charles A Mayer
Samuel G. Thompson
David C. Harrington
Lyman DeHuff Gilbert j Aug. 26, 1868
Joseph M. MrClure I Nov. 18, 1868.
Lewis Wain Smith j Nov. 23, 1868
Samuel Linn Nov. 27, 1868
A. Stanley Ulrich Dec.
Henry Shellenberger
Lewis H. Gause
Lawrie J. Blakely
H. H. Cummins
Henry E. Smith
George A. Rathburn.
George L. Crawford...
John A. Rogers
Grafton Fox
W. E. McLaughlin...
C. B. M.Smith
Michael Norton
William Penn Lloyd.
G.B. Nicholson
John B. McPherson...
Silas W. Pettit
Joshua Beans I Mav 10, 1870
Abram H. Jones i " " Philadelphia Cert. Philadelphia.
George H. Irwin May 11, 1870 ' Harrisburg Benjamin F. Etter.
John M. Hummel Aug. 30, 1870 M. W. McAlarucy .
Joseph G. Vale ' Dec. 6, 1870 Joseph B. Ewing...
William D. Seltzer j Jan. 17,1871
Thomas B. Metzgar •' "
W.J. Shearer ' Jan. 30, 1871
Robert. A. McCoy i Feb. 25,1871
John Gibson March 20,1871
John C. Wallis March 23, 1871 '
David Wills April 27, 1871 Gettysburg
Penrose G. Mark " " 'Lebanon
Cyrus P. Miller I May 1, 1871 "
CharleB B. Haglaughlin ' " " Carlisle
J. H. Jacobs Oct. 25, 1871
James Starr I " •' |
Wayne McVeagb Oct. 27, 1871 West Chester
Alfred W. Sumner I Nov. 20, 1871 ! Robert Snndgrass...
John Cessna I Dec. 5, 1871 i Bedford
Samuel Hepburn, Jr Dec. 7, 1S71 Carlisle
John C. Knox, Jr Jan. 18, 1872
A. Frank Seltzer March 4, 1872 Lebanon
Jeremiah Lyons March 7,1872 i I
Sept. 3, 1872 i
Sept. 20, 1872 M. W. McAlarney.
Nov. 30, 1872 : Harrisburg R. A. Lamberton...
Jan. 20, 1873 1 : ,
Jan. 22, 1873 | Pottsville
At Philadelphia, Pa.
See biography.
At Bloomsburg, Pa.
Additional law judge.
J. K. Da
James C. Durbin..
John E. Patterson
Herman E. Long..
Martin M. L'Velle
Samuel T. Allen Feb. 4, 1873
William H. M. Oram | Aug. 26,1873.
John C. Redherler I Nov. 22, 1873..
d. 1S6S, at Carlisle
270
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Frederick Milnor Ott
Charles Wesley McAlarney..
Henry L. Lark
John Dalzell
Louis Pfeiffer
Frank E. Beltzhoover
J. S. Arnold
J. Mver Light
A.N. Brice
Thomas S. Hargest
John Trainor King
S. M. Woodcock
John L. McKeehan
George W. Heck
Michael William Jacobs
James I. Chamberlain
Joseph S. Ensiiiinger
Charles B. Brockway
Ehrmau Burkinan Mitchell..
Samuel Linn
Benjamin S. Bentley
Louis C.McKey
George W. G. Waddell
L. Aruett Grander
John Howard Gendall
Georpe R. Kaercher
Charles Penrose Biddle
Nicholas V. Mervine
Date of Admission.
iNola
William H. Jessup
William Pearson
John Armstrong Herman
J. P. Vincent
Henry Butterfield
Hastings Giier
Alexander F. Thompson
Elbridge McCoukey
James S. Williams
Charles Mowry Fleming
J. L. Shelly
Franklin J . Suaffner
William Champ] iu Detweiler....
John H. Shopp
S. H. Geyer
A.M.Brown
Morton P. Hejiry
David Frank Eyster
George Kunkel
John Porter
Henry M. Zug
H. M. Hanna
Theodore K. Long
William Bueliler Lamberton....
Marlin E. Olmsted
Casper Dull
John Simon Alleman
Daniel Coyle Herr
James Stewart
Charles Spyker Wolfe
Daniel Pastorius Brllner
James M. Lanil>erton
Casper Shrom Bigler
Henry Martyn Hoyt, Jr
Leroy J. Wolf
Paul Charlton
Lewis M. Neiffer
Harman L. Nissley
Charles H. Bergner
Benjamin F. Yunkin
Dec. 20, 1873...
Jan. 27, 1874..,
Feb. 5, 1874 ....
April 27, 1874 .
April 28, 1874.
May 12, 1874...
May 29, 1874...
Sept. 2,1874....
Nov. 5, 1874....
Dec. 5,1874 ...
Jan. 4, 1875
April 29, 1875.
Aug. 23, 1875...
Nov. 8, 1875....
From Where.
Carlislo
Harrisburg..
(in Motion of Whon
L. N. Ott
J. C. McAlarney At Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
R. A. Lamberton
Cert. Cumb. Co
L. Z. iiit. iieil Studied at Butler.
May 12, 1875
May 29, 1875
Nov. 10, 1875
Nov. 22, 1875
" ** ! Pottsville..
July 31, 1875 Carlisle
Feb. 18, 1870 |
April 24, 1876
May 5, 1876
Dec. 11.-1S70
Jan. J7, 1-77 .
Jan. 17, 1877
Harrisburg..
Jan. 18, 1877
April 23, 1877....
April 25, 1877 ....
June 25, 1877.
Sept. 1, 1877
Sept. 3. 1877
Dec. 4, 1877
Jan. 28, 1878 Harrisburg..
Feb. 8, 1878
March 11, 1878...
Montr
Harrisburg...
Louis W. Hall..
Hall & Jordan..
Pittsburgh ..
Pittsburgh ..
Philadelphia
R. A, Lamberton
John S. Detweiler
Cert. Cumberland County..
Fred. K. Boas
J. W. Simonton..
J. W. Siniontou..
Hall & Jordan
Nov. 25, 1878 i Harrisburg R. A. Lamberton..
May 13, 1879 Harrisburg R. A. Lamberton..
Aug. 27, 1879 ;
Jan. 2, 1880 I Harrisburg A.J. Herr
March 10, 1880 Chambersburg
March 11, 1880- Lewisburg
April 20, 1880..
Aug. 23, 1880 Harri6burg..
May 24, 1881 i Harrisburg..
June 28, 1881
Aug. 31, 1881
Feb. 20, 1882
Dec. 6, 1882
Dec. 28, 1882
March 6, 1883
June4,1883
R. A. Lamberton.,
At Altoona, Pa.
See biography.
See biography.
At Philadelphi:
d. March, 1883.
Note. — We have not beeu able to ascertain the exact time of admission to the Dauphin County bar of the following:
John C. Kunkel, about 1842. Loui6 W. Hal], about 1868.
Mr. Harris, in his reminiscences of the various mem-
bers of the bar of Dauphin County, herewith given,
has preserved us many facts, and in the opinions ex-
pressed by him in this and the previous sketch, we
believe they were free from prejudice and as impartial
as any legal mind can possibly be.
REMINISCENCES *OF VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE BAR OF
DAUPHIN COUNTY.
" The county of Dauphin was taken from the county of Lancaster. It
was established by act of Assembly of 4th March, 1785. The town of
Harrisburg was laid out afterwards in the same year. The first Court
of Common Pleas was held near Harris' Ferry on the third Tuesday of
May, 17S5, before Timothy Green as president of the court, and Samuel
Jones and Jonathan McClure as justices, and the courts continued to be
held before justices of the peace until the November term of 1791, when
the court was held before William Augustus Atlee, who was judge of
the Supreme Court, and John Carson as associate judge. Judge Atlee
was, as before stated, a judge of the Supreme Court. (See a notice of
him in a biographical history of Lancaster County, by Alexander Har-
ris, published about a year ago.) Judge Atlee continued to hold the
court till June term, 1793, inclusive. At September and December
terms of 1793 he was not present, and the court was held before asso-
ciate judges, who were Judges Gloninger, Carson, and John Keanatthe
September term, and at the December term Thomas Forster appeared as
an additional associate judge.
" At March term, 1794, John Joseph Henry appeared as president
judge of this judicial district. Judge Henry had been engaged in the
invasion of Cauada in the year 1775, and has published a narrative of
the expedition.
GENERAL HISTORY.
271
He was one of the signers
s also a member of several
ink at the bar, and was a
i from Ireland very young,
.ge of about ninety-three
is.* In a note to Graydon's
at the college of Phihulel-
" The members who have been admitted to the bar of this county since
the organization of the county exceed three hundred.
"On the first day of the holding of the court in May, 1785, on motion
of Stephen Chambers, Esq., on his own behalf, he was admitted an attor-
ney of the court; and next, on his motion, were admitted as attorneys,
John Wilkes Kittera, John Clark, Joseph Hubley, John Andre Hanna,
James Riddle, John Joseph Henry, Peter Huffuagle, and Jacob Hubley.
"On the same day, it is stated, that on motion of Stephen Chambers,
James Biddle and GoUinson Read were admitted.
" Next, on motion of John Joseph Henry, George Ross was admitted ;
then, on motion of John Wilkes Kittera, John Reiiy was admitted. On
motion of Stephen Chambers a rule was adopted that the admission of
attorneys in this court shall be regulated by the same rules as have
been adopted in this respect in the county of Lancaster. This ended
the list of attorneys admitted on that day ; but subsequently were ad-
mitted James Smith, of York; Thomas Duncan, of Carlisle; Jasper
Teates, Charles Smith, and William Montgomery, of Lancaster; William
R. Atlee, of Lancaster or Philadelphia; Messrs. Hamilton and David
Watts, of Carlisle; Mr. Hartley, of York; and Messrs. Fisher, Elder,
Patterson, Laird, and Wallace, of Harrisburg, and afterwards numerous
others.
" James Smith was admitted August, 1786.
of the Declaration of Independence. He wj
important State conventions, held a high i
man of great wit and good humor. He cam
and died at York 11th July, 1806, at the
years. The above is from Day's ' Recollectio
' Memoirs,' it is said that he was educated
phia, and after he was admitted to the bar there, he removed to the vi-
cinity of Sbippensburg, Pa., and there established himself as a lawyer
and surveyor. From this he removed to York, in this State, where he
continued to reside during the remainder of his life. In 1775 he was
elected to Congress, and retained his Beat in that body until November,
177S, when he resumed his professional business, from which he with-
drew in 1800, and died in 1806. In Sanderson's 'Lives of the Signers
of the Declaration of Independence'' is a more extended notice of him.
"Mr.Alexander Graydon was for a short time in York when a young
man. He says that 'there was in that place at that time an oddity;
this was Mr. James Smith, the lawyer, then in considerable practice.
He was probably between forty and fifty years of age, and was possessed
of an original spark of drollery. This, as may perhaps be said of all
persons in this way, consisted more in the manner than the matter,
for which reason it is scarcely possible to convey a just notion of it to
the reader. In him it much depended on an uncouthness of gesture, a
certain ludicrous cast of countenance, and a drawling mode of utter-
ance, which, taken in conjunction with his eccentric ideas, produced au
effect irresistibly comical, though, on an analysis, it would be difficult
to decide whether the man or the saying most constituted the jest. The
most trivial incident from his mouth was stamped with his originality;
and in relating one evening bow he had been disturbed in his office by
a cow, he gave inconceivable ze6t to his narrative by his telling how she
thrust her nose into the door and roared like a Numidian lion.'
" Mr. Graydon further remarks that there was then at York a certain
judge who resided in Philadelphia. He was a Scotchman ; was a man
of erudition, and was fond of displaying his historical knowledge; but
that Mr. Smith used to set him raving by some monstrous anachronism,
as, for instance, ' Don't you remember that terrible, bloody battle which
Alexander the Great fought with the Prussians, near the straits of
Babemandel ?' ' What, sir,' said the judge, repeating with the most in-
effable contempt, ■ which Alexander the Great fought with the Prus-
sians? Where now did you get your chronology?' Said Smith, 'That
you will find is recorded in Thucydides or Herodotus.'
"Mr. Graydon adds that after oue of these exhibitions, while every
one at the table was holding his sides at the expense of the judge, he, on
his part, had no doubt that Smith was the object of laughter, as he was
of his disdain. Thus everything was as it should -be, all parties were
pleased.
"Stephen Chambers was from Lancaster, and, as I understand, was a
brother-in-law of John Joseph Henry, who was appointed president judge
of this county in December, 1793. John Wilkes Kittera was from Phila-
delphia, but had settled at Lancaster. John Clark was from York, and
had been an officer in the Revolutionary army. He died at York in
the present century. He is mentioned in Day's ' Historical Collections.'
Joseph Hubley was from Lancaster. John Andre Hanna was a native
of New Jersey. He settled in Harrisburg about the time of the organi-
zation of the county and laying out of Harrisburg. I saw him once, but
do not recollect his personal appearance. From information as to him,
he would seem to me to have been an obliging, estimable man. if- i
noticed favorably, and, as I think, justly, in Him narrative of the Duke
deRochcfoucault, who visiti'd Harrisburg in the year 1790, and the DOtli
of him has been lately republished here. He nays that Gen. Hanna wan
then 'about thirty-six or thirty-eight years of age, and was brigadier-
general of the militia.' He was the brother-in-law of my father, Robert
Harris, and was one of the executors of the will of John Harris, the
founder of Harrisburg. John Hanna Briggs, lately deceased, one of his
grandsons, was named after him. The name of Mr. Hanna i« marked
on the dockets of the court as counsel as late, at least, as the fall of 1795.
How much longer I have not specially examined. He was elected to
CoDgress from this district, aud served from 1797 till 1*05, in which year
he died.
"Of James Riddle I know nothing certain. He may have been sub-
sequently of Chambersburg.
"John Joseph Henry, Peter Huffuagle, and Jacob Hubley, were from
Lancaster. James Biddle, I suppose John Marks Biddle, was from
Reading; and so was Collinson Read, who was the compiler of Read's
' Precedents,' a book formerly much in use.
" Mr. Biddle was a man of very gentlemanly appearance, of courtly
manners, aud was afterwards, if not at the head, a leading member of
the Reading bar. George Ross was from Lancaster. John Riley was
from Lebanon County, then a part of Dauphin County, and was the
father of Dr. Luther Riley, the well remembered physician of this place.
"Other attorneys, heretofore named, were Thomas Duncan, of Car-
lisle, afterwards a judge of the Supreme Court. Jasper Yeates, of Lan-
caster, who was also afterwards a judge of our Supreme Court, and was
the compiler of Yeates' * Reports.' Charles Smith was from Lancaster,
and was afterwards the first judge of our District Court. Mr. Atlee and
Mr. Montgomery were from Lancaster. Mr. Hamilton, afterwards
Judge Hamilton, and Mr. Watts, were from Carlisle; and Mr. Hartley
was from York.
"Col. Thomas Hartley was a native of Berks County, born in Septem-
ber, 1748. He studied law in York aud commenced practice there. He
entered the army at the opening of the Revolution, and soon became
distinguished. He commanded a corps in the Wyoming and Susque-
hanua Valleys after the descent of Butler and the Indians. He was a
member of Congress in 1788, and continued to hold the office duriDg
twelve years, and held several distinguisbed offices iu this Common-
wealth. He died 2lst December, 1800, aged fifty-two years. This notice
is from Day's 'Historical Collections of Pennsylvania.'
"Mr. Galbraith Patterson resided in Harrisburg. He was a son of
Col. William Patterson, perhaps of Lancaster, a gallant officer of the
Revolution and iu Indian ware preceding. He was well educated and
prepared for the study of law, which he pursued in the office of Jasper
Yeates, of Lancaster, afterwards, as before stated, a judge of our Supreme
Court. How long Mr. Patterson remained in Harrisburg is not known;
but perhaps about 1799 or 1800 he removed to the west branch of the
Susquehanna near to Williamsport, where he had a considerable tract
of land, and he died not long afterwards.
"When Mr. Patterson was in legal practice there were few published
reports of decisions of our Supreme Court ; and from the commonplace
book which Mr. Patterson left, which was prepared with neatness and
care, it would appear that he was extensively read. It is said that he
was quite a handsome man and of agreeable address. He was a contem-
porary of Mr. Fisher aud Mr. Elder, of Harrisburg, and John Marks
Biddle and Charles Evans, of Reading, who, I have been informed, spoke
of him with respect and esteem. He was the father of the wife of Judge
Hayes, of Lancaster, and of the late Dr. Edmund B. Patterson, of Lewis-
town, who was exceedingly popular as a man, and was distinguisbed as
a physician; and of whose geniality of temper, liberality and friendli-
ness of disposition, it affords me pleasure, from a familiar acquaintance,
to speak. Galbraith Patterson contributed to the improvement of Har-
risburg by building the brick house on the Market Square, the second
house below the Jones House.
" The late William Graydon, of Harrisburg, was one of the early mem-
bers of our bar. He was the compiler of the book of legal forms, which
was formerly in extensive use. He was a man ot medium height, of
very gentlemanly manners, of dark lively eyes, neat, if not precise in
dress, and of an intelligent countenance. He was rather too diffident
to eucounter the asperities of the bar, and seldom, or perhaps never, was
engaged in the trial of causes. He was for many years a justice of the
peace. He was an honest Christian man, aud was long au elder in the
Presbyterian Church. His portrait, painted by Francis, is in existence,
and is an excellent representation. He wore a cue, tied with a ribbon,
and bad his hair powdered. He died iu October, 1840, aged nearly eighty-
two. He was a brother of Alexander Graydon, who was the first pro-
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
thonotary of this county, be having been appointed to the office, in the
year 1785, by the Supreme Executive Council of the State, of which
John Dickinson was then the president. Mr. Alexander Graydon was
the author of Graydon's 'Memoirs,' which is quite an interesting book.
On pages 334-35 of the edition by Littell, is an account of his election.
Mr. Alexander Graydon was a gentleman of very respectable appear-
ance, of sprightly agreeable manners, very polite, and, as his book shows,
a ready and intelligent writer.
"Our courts were attended occasionally by Mr. James Hopkins, of
Lancaster. Mr. Hopkins I have often seen and heard at the bar and in
the House of Representatives. He was of medium height, and some-
what robust in form. He was considered to be an excellent lawyer, but
was so deliberate ill expression and, perhaps, it may be said, inanimate
in manner, as to become rather tiresome in his discussions in court.
He could, apparently without much exertion, speak for half a day or a
day on a point of evidence in order, in endeavoring to enlighten the
court, or to consume time till a witness was brought into court, or until
some other unprepared-for event was accomplished. He was, in his
practice at the bar, the very opposite of Thaddeus Stevens, who finally
settled in Lancaster, who never occupied the time of the court when he
had nothing to say that was material to the matter in hand, and who
seldom occupied more time than was useful to it. I have heard that
Mr. Elder considered Mr. Hopkins one of the few lawyers in this part
of the State who were especially conversant with the law and practice
relative to the Orphans1 Court. It never appeared to me, however, that
there was special intricacy as to such learning; but Mr. Elder had a
great deal of such practice, and put a high estimate upon the knowledge
necessary to understanding it.
" Charles Hall, of Sunbury, aho occasionally practiced here. He was
concerned with Charles Smith, afterwards the judge of our District
Court when first established, on the part of the Commonwealth, on the
trial of Hauer and others, in 1797 or 1798. He was rather above the com-
mon height, stout in person, of ruddy complexion, smooth, handsome
face, of gentlemanly appearance and manner, of a highly respectable
character, and of considerable ability in his profession. My impression
is that he was a ready and agreeable speaker. I think that in the latter
part of his life be did not seek practice, and that his family, having an
ample estate, he probably retired from professional business. He died
about 1824 or 1825, aged, perhaps, above sixty.
" When I was a boy going to school, Mr. Laird, Mr. FiBher, and Mr.
Elder were the prominent members of the bar residing in Harrisburg.
Mr. David Watts and Mr. Thomas Duncan, of Carlisle, the latter after-
ward on the bench of the Supreme Court, occasionally attended here.
"Mr. Watts was of rough exterior, careless of his dress, and by no
means choice in his language. He seemed generally to be not at all re-
luctant to say what he thought, without regard to the feelings of the
object of his remarks. Mr. Duncan, on the contrary, was a man of pol-
ished manner, neat and careful in dress, and never rude or wantonly
disrespectful to others. They were the rival practitioners at Carlisle. I
heve heard of an anecdote which somewhat illustrates their respective
characters. On one occasion in court, when Mr. Watts was annoyed by
a remark of Mr. Duncan, he said, ' You little' (using some offensive ex-
pression), ' I could put you in my pocket.' ' Then,' said Mr. Duncan,
'you would have more law in your pocket thau ever you had in your
head.'
"I was present at the trial in this place of an indictment in which
Mr. Watts was counsel for the defendant. It was an indictment for
perjury in qualifying to the return of property by a debtor on his ap-
plication for the benefit of the insolvent laws. The act of Assembly re-
quired the applicant tu make return of bis property. He submitted a
schedule, to which he had been qualified, which he declared was a
schedule of his property. It was alleged, on the part of the Common-
wealth, that there were fraudulent omissions, and that the deponent
had thus sworn falsely. But Mr. Watts made the point that the appli-
cant in Bwearing that the exhibit was a statement of bis property was
not to be understood as declaring that it was a schedule of nil of his
property, and therefore that be was not guilty of perjury. The court,
Judge Franks being on the bench, instructed the jury to that effect, and
the defendant was acquitted. It may be said this instruction was more
in accordance with the dictates of humanity than of law. In other
words, that it was not common sense, and common law is said to be the
perfection of reason or of common sense. There is a caricature of law
in an old English play which represented an entertainment of servants
in the absence of the master of the house. The conversation turned on
law. One of the party 6aid that a position spoken of as law was not
law, that it was mere nonsense. 'Oh,1 said the other, 'it may be non-
sense, but still it may be very good law for all that.'
" Mr. Watts once, at the Carlisle bar, quoted from ' Teague O'Regan.'
Judge Hamilton asked, * What book is that you read from V ' " Modern
Chivalry," your Honor.' It is not a proper book to read from in court,'
said the judge. ' I wish,' said Mr. Watts, ' that your honor could write
such a book ;' and he proceeded with the argument.
" There was a case which was, at the time, the occasion of much mer-
riment at the expense of Mr. Watts. A man and woman were in his
office in relation to some legal matter in which their marriage was ma-
terial. They had been cohabiting together, and Mr. Watts inquired
whether they had been married. Not being assured of it, he directed
them to stand up. He asked the man whether he took the woman to
be his lawful wife. To which he answered in the affirmative. To the
question to the woman whether she took the man as her lawful hus-
baud, or in words to that effect, she replied, ' To be sure, he is my hus-
band good enough.' The reporter of the case states that Mr. Watts ad-
vised them to go before a magistrate and repeat the ceremony, but thiB
was not done. The Supreme Court; decided that though marriage is a
civil contract, requiring no religious ceremonial, yet that it must be
entered into in words implying a present agreement to contract it; that
in this case the womau referred only to a past cohabitation, and this waB
insufficient for the purpose. The case is that of Hantz vs. Sealy, and
reported in 6th Binney Reports.
"Mr. Watts was an impassioned, forcible, and fluent speaker, and was
conceded to be an able lawyer. There was a striking contrast in the
appearance of Mr. Watts and Mr. Duncan. Mr. Watts was apparently a
strong powerful man, Mr. Duncan was a small man. Their voices were
very dissimilar, that of Mr. Watts was strong and rather rough, that of
Mr. Duncan was weak, and sometimes quite shrill when excited in
pleading.
'' Mr. Duncan was appointed a justice of the Supreme Court by Gov-
ernor Snyder in 1817, in the place of Judge Yeates, deceased. Judge
Tilghman, a man of very gentlemanly manners and a model judge, was
then the chief justice, and Judge Gibson was the other associate. Judge
Duncan eventually removed to Philadelphia, and resided there till his
death, in November, 1827. A further notice of him exists in Day's ' His-
torical Collections,' page 265.
"Since writing the above notice of Mr. Watts and Duncan, I have
perceived the following in Brackenridge's ' Recollections of Places and
Persons in the West,' the time referred to being in or about 1807. He
says that he attended court at Carlisle, where there were two very able
lawyers, Messrs. Watts and Duncan. 'The former was possessed of a
powerful mind, and was the most vehement speaker I ever heard. He
seized his subject with an Herculean grasp, at the same time throwing
his Herculean body and limbs into attitudes which would have de-
lighted a painter or sculptor. He was a singular instance of the union
of great strength of mind with bodily powers equally wonderful.
" ' Mr. Duncan was one of the best lawyers and advocates I have ever
seen at any bar, and he was, perhaps, the ablest judge that ever sat on
the Supreme Bench of the State. He was a very small man, with a large
but well-formed head. There never was a lover more devoted to his
mistress than Mr. Duncan was to the study of the law. He perused
Coke upon Littleton as a recreation, and read more books of reports than
a young lady reads new novels. His education had not been very good,
and his general reading was not remarkable. I was informed that he
read frequently the plays of Shakespeare ; and from that source de-
rived that uncommon richness and variety of diction by which be was
enabled to embellish the most abstruse subjects, although his language
was occasionally marked by inaccuracies, even violation of common
grammar rules. Mr. Duncan reasoned with admirable clearness and
method on all legal subjects, and at the same time displayed great
knowledge of human nature in examination of witnesses and in his ad-
dresses to the jury. Mr. Watts selected merely the strong points of his
case, and labored them with an earnestness and zeal approaching to
fury; and perhaps his forcible manner sometimes produced a more
certain effect than that of the subtle and wily advocate opposed to
him '
"Mr. Bracken ridge further remarks : ' Among the younger members of
the bar, John Bannister Gibson, now chief justice of the State, was the
most conspicuous. He, even then, had a high reputation for the clear-
ness and soundness of his judgment and the superiority of his taste.' As
to this latter remark I add, that Judge Gibson had a nice musical taste,
and was a superior performer on the violin.
"Judge John Bannister Gibson, whose subsequent distinction as a
jurist and in other respects has been so eloquently portrayed by Chief
Justice Black in his biographical notice, printed iu the preface to 7th
Harris' Reports, was, in his younger days, rather democratically in-
clined. In the celebrated case of Eakin vs. Raub, reported in 12th Ser-
GENERAL HISTORY.
273
geant A Rawle's Reports, Judge Gibson dissented from the opinion of
Chief Justice Tilghman.and in a lengthy opinion contended that though
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania had the power to declare at act of
our Legislature to be unconstitutional where it conflicted with the Con-
stitution of the United States, yet it had not such power when it conflicted
merely with the Constitution of the State. But Judge Duncan, in an
elaborate opinion in the case, demolished such a distinction ; and Judge
Gibson afterwards acknowledged the correctness of the decision of the
majority of the court in the case of Eakin vs. Raub, in two Opinions, —
one in the case of Menges vs. Wertnien, reported in 1st Barr, 223, and
the other the case of De Chastellux vs. Fairchild, reported in 3d Hums.
"Judge Duncan also delivered an able opinion in another case on au
important question iu practice. It had been a question whether the de-
cree of the Orphans' Court, on the account of an executor or administra-
tor, was subject to re-examination in a suit in the Common Pleas; and
I recollect of a case which had been tried before Judge Gibson, holding
a circuit in Lebanon County, in which items of an account were held
liable to be overhauled. But iu the case of McPherson vs. Cunliff, re-
ported in 11 Sergeant & Rawle, it was decided that the decree of the
Orphans' Court on a question clearly within its jurisdiction was conclu-
sive as to the parties to it, except only on appeal to the Supreme Court.
The case had been argued before the Supreme Court by very distin-
guished counsel, Mr. Parker Campbell, of Washington, Pa., and Mr.
Biddle, of Pittsburgh, on the one side, and Mr. Baldwin and Mr. James
Ross, of Pittsburgh, on the other. No sketch of the arguments of coun-
sel is given in the report of the case, but the opinion of Judge Duncan
is learned and elaborate.
" When I knew Mr. Samuel Laird, which was about the time of the
war of 1812-15, he seemed to be decliniog in business and in health.
He was a till, guod-looking man, of a mild, gentle disposition, very gen-
tlemanly and kind in manner, and was considered to be a good lawyer.
In the year lsll he erected the three adjoining three-story brick build-
ings on Second Street, in one of which I live, aud which were then con-
sidered to be quite creditable to the place. He died about 1S15.
" Two gentlemen read law under the direction of Mr. Laird towards
the close of his life,— I mean Mr. John ML Forster and Mr. Jacob B.
Weidman. Each of them was a member of the bar for twenty or thirty
years, Mr. Forster settling at Harrisburg,and Mr. Weidman at Lebanon,
from which county he had come.
"Mr. Forster never had an extensive practice, but was for a number
of years the counsel of the Branch Bank of Pennsylvania at this place,
of which Mr. Lesley was cashier. He conducted with ability the prose-
cution of McElhenny, who was tried in April, 1*27, for the murder of
Sophia German. He was not a ready lawyer or speaker, but was pos-
sessed of good legal judgment when he had time for preparation. His
ability lay in another direction. He had a taste for the military profes-
sion, and in that line of life might have been distinguished. He was of
medium size and was well formed. He was an excellent penman, au
accomplishment in which many of the bar are deficient.
" Mr. Weidman was a lawyer of great industry, and had for many
years an extensive aud the leading practice in Lebanon County. He
was rather above the common size, stout in body, of florid countenance,
of genial and jovial manners, and seemed to enjoy excellent health.
He was not a fluent speaker, but was pertinacious in the conduct of his
causes, and was slow to compromise, having confidence in his manage-
ment of them. He understood the German language, which was of
great advantage to him iu Lebanon County, where that was then the
common language, half or more of the witnesses in court then testifying
in German. He enjoyed the confidence of the people of that county in
his judgment and integrity to a great degree. Mr. Forster was his in-
timate friend, aud frequently took part with him in the trial of his
causes. I add that even at this time perhaps half of the witnesses at the
Lebanon County Court testify iu the German language, and that re-
ligious societies exist in that county in whose charters the use in their
meetings of any other language than the German is expressly forbidden,
and schools exist in that county in which the English language is not
taught. Judge Pearson has wisely refused to approve of the charter of
any religious society with such a prohibition, as being against public
policy and the best interests of the people themselves.
''There was another member of the Harrisburg bar who was well
known in his day. This was William Wallace.
"Mr. Wallace was a native of this county. I understand that he
studied law under the direction of Mr. Kittera, perhaps either in Lan-
caster or Philadelphia. He was admitted to the bar of this county in
June, 1792. He removed to Erie, Pa., where he continued to reside till
Ifell, when he returned to this place; and when the Harrisburg Bank
was established under the bank act of 1814 he was elected its president.
18
Before the banking act of lsl4 was passed there was no bank of issue in
this place. That act provided for one at this place and for nearly forty
others in different parts of the State. Governor Snyder was (hen in
office, and he vetoed the bill; but the banks provided for in the bill
were so numerous that the bill was passed over his veto. Perhaps most
of the banks established under it were put into operation, but in many
cases, being improvidently managed, and not being required by the
business of the community, they produced great injury in their respec-
tive neighborhoods.
"The city of Reading had one or more under that bill. Their mode
of management was not generally understood by the community ; and I
have learned that on one occasion a man, unsophisticated in banking
matters, came to the bank with his own note and applied for a loan. He
was told that he must have an indorser. He innocently asked where the
indorsers lived, supposing that there was a class nf men designated by
law to indorse notes.
" Another man in Berks County, supposing that he could make money
out of the operation, gave out that he would indorse notes for ten per
cent, of the proceeds; but the result was unfavorable to him, as his lia-
bilities became greater than his receipts.
"Harrisburg was an advantageous location at that time for a bank
from its being on the river and under the influence of the lumber trade,
which gave it the advantage of a large and extensive circulation ; and
the Harrisburg bank was a success. It has always maintained a fair
reputation, aud is considered as one of the soundest of such institutions
in the State. The present cashier, Mr. James W. Weir, has for many
years been connected with it in that capacity, and enjoys, in a high de-
gree, the respect and confidence of the community.
" From the establishment of the bank until near the time of his death
Mr. Wallace was its president, and it may be inferred that his course in
relation to it was judicious.
" I was too young, and was then too much absent from home at col-
lege, to know him otherwise than by sight. He was one of the exam-
iners of Col. Roberts, when on examination for admission to the bar,
and he expressed himself as much gratified at the gentlemanly conduct
of Mr. Wallace on that occasion, he interfering when a question of prac-
tice was put, a point with which, in his opinion, Mr. Roberts was not
reasonably supposed to he acquainted. The acquaintance continued, and
Mr. Roberts entertained towards him much respect as a lawyer aud a
gentleman. He does not seem to have been extensively engaged in the
practice of law here, yet the respectability of his character rendered him
a credit to the bar of this county. His wife was a daughter of William
Maclay, who was a senator with Robert Morris, from Pennsylvania, iu
the First Congress. Mr. Wallace was the father of the widow of the
late Rev. William R. DeWitt, late of this place, and of the Rev. Benjamin
J. Wallace, of Philadelphia. He died in this place in May, 1S16, in the
forty-sixth year of his age. The Rev. Benjamin Wallace was the author
of an interesting article relative to the early settlements of this State,
containing remarks relative to the killing of the Indians at Couestoga
and Lancaster, and a eulogy of the Susquehanna, which has a place in
the history of this society.
" It may be remarked that establishing the strength of a republican
system of government and its adaptation to a wide expanse of country,
aud the extendiug of 'liberty throughout the laud and to all the in-
habitants thereof,' were not the only beneficial results of the late parri-
cidal and fiendish war. Another highly beneficial result was realized:
the furnishing a currency of general circulation throughout the Union,
supported by the government, instead of that existing during a great
part of this century, viz., uotes entirely, if not utterly, worthless; and
others, though sound, yet of such varied description as to plates as to
require critical and judicious examination to distinguish the genuine
from the spurious; and even as to notes issued in the same State, from
the multiplicity of banks aud the variety of uotes, calling for a degree
of knowledge and skill as to the condition of the banks and genuineness
of their issue which was difficult of attainment.
"From 1S10 till 1S30, or some time afterwards, Mr. Fisher and Mr.
Elder were in their prime. They were men of very different character-
istics.
"Mr. George Fisher was possessed of mild, gentlemanly manners, and
was kind in his intercourse with the young members of the bar. He
had a ruddy complexion, a fine face, aud handsome head. He was a
large man : in bis youth was probably quite strong, and was quite fleshy
toward the end of his professional career. He was remarkable for the
musical character of his voice aud the distinctness of his utterance.
When staudtug at his office-door on the southwest corner of the market
square, where the Presbyterian Church is now erected, he could be
heard, with considerable distinctness, fifty yards off. He had also re-
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markably strong eyes. I have seen him reading in court, with a candle
(we bad then no gas) held in one hand and a book or paper in the other,
and the candle held so far forward that he seemed to look almost
through it.
"He seemed to have been extensively engaged in litigation in eject-
ment cases depending on original title, which were then a fertile subject
of dispute in our courts and in those of the neighboring counties. He
occasionally, and perhaps for a number of years, attended the Sunbury
court. In my time at the bar he was frequently, so far as respected the
facts of his case, not ready for trial, though when he got them fully out
he would often manage them well. He Beemed to be fond of the study
of the law, and had a considerable law library. When Judge Franks
resigned, Calvin Blythe, then, I think, Secretary of the Commonwealth,
was spoken of as his successor. Mr. Fisher also desired the appoint-
ment, and said that e.cperience at the bar was necessary for that position,
and that Calvin Blythe had not had a sufficiency of it. Judge Blythe
was, however, appointed. It happened, after a while, that a suit was on
trial before him in which Mr. Fisher was the defendant, and it was one
of considerable magnitude. Judge Blythe charged in favor of Mr.
Fisher. This effected a revolution of opinion concerning the judge in
the mind of Mr. Fisher, and he said that he began to think that the fellow
would make a pretty good judge. Several years before his death he retired
from practice at the bar aud resided on his farm below Middletown.
"Mr. Thomas Elder led the bar here in amount of business for per-
haps twenty or more years. He was remarkably industrious, being gen-
eral ly in his office late at night. When in court and not engaged in the
trial of a cause, or with business in the Orphans' Court, of which he had
a very large share, be usually was engaged, not in conversation like
other members of the bar, but in writing. He was nearly always ready
for the trial of his cause, aud was usually quite familiar with the facts
of his case. It was not common for him to ask a continuance of a case
when with reasonable vigilance he could have been r^ady : but Mr.
Fisher was frequently in a condition to render a continuance desirable.
Mr. Elder was merely a lawyer and man of business. He had little im-
agination ; and his reading, except of law, appeared to have been very
limited. He had an extensive acquaintance throughout the county;
and when he had important cases on hand looked well to the connection
between parties and jurors. He seldom indulged in recreation; his time
was pretty much occupied by attention to his profession and to the care
of his property, of which he had a large share. He was for many years
the president of the Hairisburg Bank, which fact probably contributed
to the extension of his business. He had also a large professional busi-
ness in Lebanon County; but I never knew of his attending court in
any other county. He was possessed of strong prejudices, aud it is prob-
able that it would have been difficult for him to forgive any one who
had offended him in any material matter. But he was not without gen-
erous impulses. When he took a fancy to a person he would sometimes
be social and liberal, not merely in words, but in a pecuniary way; but
when he entertained a dislike, he was rather unrelenting. He read law
with Gen. Hanna.
"When Mr. Fisher and Mr. Elder were pitted against each other in
the trial of a case, it seemed to be as much a personal conflict between
them as professional zeal in behalf of their respective clients. Mr.
Elder was frequently personally offensive; Mr. Fisher was without
malice, but, like a trained boxer, stood up to the fight as long as his oppo-
nent carried on the personal contest. Mr. Elder was about six feet in
height, and was large in proportion, though not fleshy. His counte-
nance was without color, not pleasant, but his person was remarkably
Btraight and was impressive. In his young days he was exceedingly
agile. I have beard that when he was studying law a raftsman from
up the river mude a banter to jump with any one in the town. Mr.
Elder was called on at the office of Gen. Hanna, and was persuaded to
engage in the contest. The river man in a running jump leaped nine-
teen feet, but Mr. Elder leaped four inches farther. He left the bar ten
or more years before his death. He left a large real estate. He was a
son of Parson Elder, of the Paxton and Derry Churches.
"Mr. Fisher was not so tall as Mr. Elder, but heavier in person. He
was the son of George Fisher, the founder of Middletown. Both had
superior constitutions and enjoyed excellent health till near the period
of their respective deaths. Mr. Fisher died in February, 1853, aged
eighty-aeven, and Mr. Elder died in April, 1853, aged above eighty-six.
They were born within six mouths of each other, aud within six miles
of each other, and in the same township in this county. Mr. Fisher was
admitted to the bar in November, 1787; Mr. Elder was admitted in
August, 1791.
"Mr. Elder waB a very successful lawyer. When our district court
was established in this county, Mr. Charles Smith being the judtje, a
considerable number of causes were set down for trial. Mr. Elder put
down quite a number, and being one of the oldest practitioners, his
cases were at the head of the list. He was concerned in nearly every
case tried duriug the two weeks1 court. About twenty verdicts were
taken in that time, and Mr. Elder succeeded in obtaining verdicts, if not
in all but one of the cases he tried, in all but one, two, or three. Charles
Smith was a superior lawyer, and as a judge very ready and decided.
"Neither Mr. Elder or Mr. Fisher contributed to the improvement of
Harrisburg by the erection of any substantial building; the houses
which they occupied had been built by others.
" Amos Ellmaker was admitted to the bar in this place at the Decem-
ber term, 180S, but removed to Lancaster in 1821. He is mentioned in
my article relative to the president judges of Dauphin County. He was
possessed of fine conversational powers, aud was accessible and pleasant
in intercourse.
" From 1810 till 1825 or 1830 there were no other lawyers here, except
perhaps Mr. Ellmaker, who had anything near the extent of practice
enjoyed by Mr. Fisher and Mr. Elder. There was, however, a member
of the bar who was widely celebrated. This was Mr. Moses McClean.
He was a native of Adams County, in this State, and was admitted to
the bar in 1807.
"Mr. Maclean was possessed of decided literary tastes; but he was
not deficient in his argument on legal points when he took the trouble
to understand them. His addresses to juries were generally briefly ex-
pressed and to the proper points. He was exceedingly indolent, and did
not strive to obtain business. He had a fine poetic vein, and some of
his productions in that line are highly creditable. His verses on the
Scriptural passage (see Luke xxii. 24), 'Father, forgive them, for they
know not what they do,' are exceeding beautiful, and deserve to be
extensively circulated. I quote as follows:
" ' Come, mourning souls, rejoice, be glad,
Drive every fear away;
Come listen to the dying God,
Aud hear the Saviour pray.
" ' Legions of angels were hie own,
Obedient to His word;
With zeal the immortal warriors burned
To vindicate their Lord.
"' Michael, of heaven's own army prince,
Thou didst no succor bring,
Nor grasped thy spear, hell's terror once,
To save thy suffering King.
" ' To earth no thunders dared to roll,
No lightnings flamed abroad,
For meek-eyed love their vengeance chained
Fast to the throne of God.
" ' Father, forgive them, Jesus cried,
Let vengeance not pursue;
Father, forgive them, was his prayer,
They know not what they do.
"'Come, mourning souls, again rejoice,
Cause.every doubt to flee,
Thy Saviour for his murderers prayed,
And he will pray for thee.
"'Should persecution's eager 'shaft
Pursue us while we live,
Jesus, benevolent, divine,
Oh, teach us to forgive.'
" Little of his poetry is now remembered, though some may be found
in one or more newspapers of the day. I recollect a couple of verses, ia
a different strain from the preceding, which were written by him as a
New Year's Address for a carrier of one of our newspapers. He ad-
dressed in these verses persons of various occupations, and those to the
innkeepers and storekeepers were substantially to this effect:
'" Ye innkeepers, who furnish us brandy and wine,
Nice roast beef and turkey on which we may dine,
When you spread out your table give the traveler his fill,—
Let him think of his belly and not of his bill.
" ' Ye storekeepers, who sell us good coffee and tea,
Don't charge us two dollars for stinking Bohea ;
When you handle the yardstick, keep your thumb to the spot ;
If it slip, slip it forward, or else slip it not.'
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" Hewiis a Federalist in politics, but during the governorship of Simon
Snyder he conceived the idea of being appointed judge. He gave at
Borne celebration a toast, 'Simon Snyder: he distinguishes merit, and
rewards it.1 Some one aBked him when he became a Democrat.
'Why,' he said, 'he helped to carry the lantern.' But this was after the
election.
" He was incltued to humor. He once entered a dark room with a
gentleman who immediately opened a window. Mr. McClean then ob-
served that a philosophical idea hud just occured to him. ' Well, what
was it?' ' Why, when you opened the window, did the light come in
or the darkness go out?' The reply was expressive but not compli-
mentary.
"He had a bald head. He said of it that the soil over gold-mines was
always barren. He was occasionally called on for toasts at public cele-
brations, and he was sometimes quite happy in expression, One I recol-
lect was, 'Our Country i a Hercules in its infancy, what will it be in
its manhood?' On one occasion a man from Philadelphia was dilating
here on the advantages in Philadelphia over those in Harrisburg.
'Why,' says he, ' here you have trouble to get milk; in Philadelphia
it is brought to our doors.' ' Oh,' says Mr. McClean, 'that is the reason
you have so many calves in Philadelphia.' It is to be regretted that his
life had uot been more carefully conducted, and that he had not de-
voted more of his time to study and literary pursuits. He might have
left an elevated reputation. He was rather above the common height,
inclined to fatness, of large head, not unpleasant countenance, of genial,
social manners, and was exceedingly careless in his dress. He went to
reside at Huntingdon, in this State, where he died. He married a
daughter of John Hamilton, formerly of Harrisburg, and at one time
extensively engaged herein mercantile operations.
" Francis R. Shnnk, afterwards Governor of the State, was admitted
to this bar in September, 1810. He did not enjoy much practice in the
profession here, his other avocations — as clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives and to the board of canal commissioners, etc. — occupying
most of his time. He was a superior penman and an excellent reader.
He was a social, kind-hearted man, a very cheerful, pleasant com-
panion, fond of and abounding in anecdote, and not given to evil speak-
ing of others. He was very popular in this place. He removed to
Pittsburgh, where he was somewhat engaged in professional avoca-
tions, and was residing there when elected as Governor. He was re-
elected, but resigned in July, 1848, having discharged with characteristic
probity the duties of the executive office.
" Mr. Shunk was very tall, being two or three inches over six feet in
height. He was at the head — being the tallest — of the military com-
pany in which he marched as a private soldier to Baltimore in 1814.
His frame was large, but not fleshy. His appearance was rather un-
gainly, but his address was so frank and genial that the defects of his
form were little considered by those in his company. He was nearly in
extremis when he resigned, and he died a few hours afterwards.
"Mr. Abiathar Hopkins was for several years a member of the Har-
risburg bar. He was from one of the New England States, and for sev-
eral years taught a female seminary in Harrisburg. He then studied
law and was admitted to the bar, and practiced with credit for several
years. After an absence from home for a number of years he went on
a visit to his family in New England, and about the time he reached
home he took sick and died. He possessed an excellent character,
gentlemanly manners, and was much respected here.
" Mr. Samuel Douglas came here from Pittsburgh. He was a member
of the Legislature, and it being supposed that there was an opening
here for a lawyer of the Democratic side of politics, he removed here.
He was appointed attorney-general by Governor Wolf in his first term.
He was possessed of ready and animated elocution, and was decided and
positive in bis expression of opinion and argument. He was considered
to be a good criminal lawyer, but was uot considered by the profession as
distinguished in other departments of the law. He was an Irishman by
birth, as was indicated by his speech. He was about six feet in height,
thin in person, of plain appearance, and rather awkward in manner.
He was a man of fair reputation, and was a member in communion of
the Presbyterian Church in this place. He died in this place above
twenty years ago.
"Another member of the bar who practiced with considerable success,
and with whom I was on specially friendly relations, was William Mc-
Ginn. Though not possessed of the graces of oratory, he had a legal
mind of a high order. His judgment on questions oflaw was excellent.
I had great faith in his professional opinion. His memory, too, was re-
markable. He kept no docket, but seemed to have but little difficulty
to trace up the history of bis cases. He was fond of reading, and was
possessed of considerable information outside of the law. He was suc-
cessful in business, and left a considerable estate. He was a native of
this county, was a graduate at Cannonsburg, and died hi August, 1852.
He was at one time one of the representatives of thin county in the House
of Representatives.
"Judge David Krause was a member of this bar f.»r fifr»*^n or more
years. He was a native of Lebanon County, and read law in the office
of Judge Walker, who was United States judge, residing in Pittsburgh.
Robert J. Walker, afterwards senator and Secretary of the Treasury, was
a student in the same office at the same time. Mr. Krause settled fur
a while at Lebanon, but about the year 1825 came to Harrisburg to act
as private secretary to G<>\
interest in the Intelligence,
connected therein with Ge
est in the paper, and was a
practice here about 1828 ■
•nor Shulze. He afterwards purchased an
lewspaper, printed at Harrisburg, and was
Cameron. He subsequently sold his inter-
nitted to the bar of this place, commencing
1829. He was a representative from this
county in the House of Representatives for one term. In 1815 he was
appointed by Governor Porter judge in the Norristown district and re-
moved to Norristown, where he remained till his death. He was a fluent
speaker, and possessed of considerable ability both as a writer and
speaker. He was of medium height, slight in form, dark hair, of a
bright, intelligent countenance, of agreeable manners, and of kind dis-
position. He died about a year ago, aged about seventy-three.
"Archibald Findlay read law in the office of Mr. Ellmaker, and was
admitted to the bar in this county iu December, 1820. He subsequently
settled at Chambersburg, and died not many years afterwards. He had
a fine intellect, and was possessed of refined literary taste. Had he lived
he might have become distinguished. He was a son of Governor Find-
lay and a brother of Judge Findlay,of Philadelphia. He had a remark-
ably fine person, a highly intellectual countenance, and had bushy red
hair. He and I started for college together. We read law in the same
office, and were admitted to the bar at the same time.
"Samuel Shoch read law at the same time in the office of Mr. Ell-
maker, and was admitted in March, 1820. He is a native of Harrisburg.
He was a member of one of the military companies, viz., that of Capt.
Crane, which marched from this place to Baltimore in 1814, and which
acquired credit without much glory in the expedition, as there was no
enemy there to combat whilst they were in the service. In one of the
other companies, viz., that of Capt. Walker, were Charles and R. Ferdi-
nand Durang, the latter of whom adapted for 'The Star Spangled Ban-
ner,' which had just been written, the tune to which it is now sung.
The two brothers, after it was sung in camp, sung it on the stage of the
Holliday Street Theatre, in Baltimore. (See an account of it in Harper's
Magazine of July, 1871.) C. aud F. Durang had been members of a the-
atrical company which had on several occasions visited Harrisburg, and
to which belonged the celebrated comedian Blissett and the elder Jeffer-
son, who was quite distinguished as a comic actor. Jefferson subse-
quently died in Harrisburg, and over his remains a stone was put by the
direction of Chief Justice Gibson and Judge Rogers.
"Mr. Shoch was for years the collecting attorney of the Harrisburg
Bank. I was concerned with him in the proceeding in the Frey estate.
at Middletown.as to which application was made in or about May, 1S29,
to the Supreme Court at Lancaster, under the act of 1818, relative to
charitable trusts. George Frey was a native of Germany. He had long
been engaged at Middletown in merchandising and milling. He had
no children, and he desired to devote his large estate, consisting of above
eight hundred acres of land, with a valuable water-power on the Swa-
tara Creek, to charitable purposes. He determined to found an Institn
tion not merely for the education, but for the maintenance and educa-
tion of orphan children, who as a part of their education were to be
instructed in the tenets of the Lutheran Church. He did not seek to
perpetuate his own name in the title of the institution, but gave it one
commemorative of an interesting scene in the life on earth of the Sa-
viour after his crucifixion by calling it ' The Emails Orphan House.'
His will was dated in 1806, and was written by John Joseph Henry,
president judge of the courts of Dauphin County. It was an elaborate
one, and contained minute and special directions. It is reported in the
case ex-parte Cassel and Spayd, in 3d Watts' Reports. The estate after
his death was mismanaged, and the orphan house became decayed and
no school was kept. The Lutheran clergyman at Harrisburg, the vener-
able Mr. Lochman, considering that the children to be maintained and
educated in the institution were to be instructed in the doctrines of the
Lutheran Church, felt interested in the subject, and applied to Mr.
Shoch, whose family belonged to his church, to endeavor to have some
action taken on the subject.
"As the will contained a provision for settlement of accounts of the
trust in the Courts of Quarter Sessions of Dauphiu County, application
was made to that court, of which Judge Franks was then president-
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Charle
childrc
Mouths elapsing after the application witliout any decision, Mr. Shoch
applied to me as an assistant^ and it was concluded to make application
to the Supreme Court at their session at Lancaster, under the act of
181S, before referred to. In the course of the proceeding a question
might he raised as to obtaining a status in court, inasmuch as no school
existed, and consequently no children were in it who were interested
in its maintenance. But the will provided for the education of or-
As an orphan was sometimes defined to be a child who had
i parent, we concluded to make application in the name of
F. Mueticb, of Harrisburg, as the guardian of certain minor
i whose deceased father (the mother, however, 6urviving the
father) had been a member of the Lutheran Church. We did so by
petition directed against the former principal, who had resigned, and
also against the principal then in charge of the estate, and also against
certain of the trustees provided for in the will. This was in May, 1829.
"At the time appointed there appeared against us Mr. Buchanan, a
distinguished member of the Lancaster bar and afterwards President of
the United .States, and Mr. Hopkins, a veteran lawyer of the same bar.
"Mr. Buchanan contended that application having been made to the
court of Dauphin County, an election of that forum had been made.
Also that the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction of the matter; that
the act of ISIS had provided only for cases where no other redress ex-
isted, and that in this case the will provided for action in the court of
Dauphin County. He ridiculed certain provisions of the will, alleged
that no orphan had applied for admission, and that this was the case
with regard to the wards of the petitioner.
"After the close of Mr. Buchanan's argument, Mr. Hopkins made
some remarks, one of which was that 'if the court will read the will,
they will see that it is the will of a foolish man.' To which Judge
Huston said, ' We are not going to read the will now, nor is it necessary
that we should.' The court sustained the application and directed an
account before auditors of their appointment.
" It is proper to remark that on the will being offered for probate in
or about the year 181)6, the court directed an issue of devi&avtt vel non, in
which the jury found in favor of the will. The character of the will,
as well as the sanity of the testator, were of course examinable on the
trial of that issue.
" Also it was scarcely competent for the principal, holding office under
the will and enjoying advantages under it, to objectto its validity. And,
further, that if there were provisions in the will of an absurd, unreas-
onable, or impracticable character, they should scarcely have been per-
mitted to nullify the reasonable, practicable, and meritorious provisions
"In the course of the proceedings before the auditors Mr. Shoch labo-
riously examined the books of accounts and made abstracts. Being
dissatisfied with the auditors' report, we filed exceptions to it, and after
argument before the Supreme Court a decree was made which termi-
nated in large charges against the two principals who had charge of the
estate.
"Application was then made by us for a change of management, and
on the hearing of this proceeding Mr. Stevens appeared and claimed an
appointment of the principal on nomination by the Lutheran Synods.
In objection to this an animated and impressive address was made by
Mr. Shoch. Our nominee was appointed, a substantial building has
been erected, an act of incorporation has been obtained, aud a school
established, which is now in operation, and in which the English as
well as the German language is taught.
"On the argument in the Supreme Court on the exceptions filed, Mr.
Fisher and Mr. Elder were for parties in the case, and Mr. Herman Al-
ricks, then a young man and now a highly respectable member of the
Harrisburg bar, appeared for the first principal under the will and con-
tended that he should not be held accountable, alleging that he was
under the supervision of and subject to removal by the trustees. The
Supreme Court, however, decided differently.
"Mr. Shoch subsequently was lor some time the clerk of the House
of Representatives of this State; was afterwards secretary of the Con-
stitutional Convention of 1838, and is now the respectable, intelligent,
and successful cashier of the National Bank of Columbia.
"There is one provision in the will of George Frey which I do not
consider to be authoritative, viz.. the provision that no part of the real
estate devised slmlt ever be sold. I conceive that the law-making power
has control over all the landed property within the limits of the State,
and that where the public interests imperatively require its sale, its sale
may be directed, the proceeds, in cases of trust, to be applied to the same
uses as declared in the trust. A conversion is not a diversion. It must
Bouietiuies, if not frequently, be a great public iuconvenience or a posi-
tive evil that real estate remain in the same condition and subject to
the same uses as those for which it has been devised or conveyed. It is
not reasonable that one or more persons, whose life cannot in the course
of nature long endure, shall impress upon property of which he or they
happened to be puss^sst'd a character, either as to sale or partition, which
shall bind the public in all time and under all circumstances and condi-
tions. The earth is for the living and not for the dead, and though wills
of decedents and agreements of individuals are entitled to and should
receive reasonable respect, yet to such considerations the public in-
terests are paramount. See Norris vs. Clymer, 2 Barr, 277.
" In conclusion as to the will of George Frey :
" The application to the Supreme Court on the part of members of the
Lutheran Church not being successful, an act of Assembly was obtained
in 1846 for the appointment of the trustees on the nomination of the ttco
Lutheran Synods lying east and nest of the Susquehanna, The case arising
under the act was taken to the Supreme Court, who in the case of Brown
vs. Hummel, reported in 6th Barr, decided that the act was unconstitu-
tional, and that the trustees in office could not be removed without a
hearing at law. Now, it was sought by the act of 1846 to obtain a
change of trustees in the interests of the Lutheran Church and not on
account of misconduct on their part, aud therefore a trial at law would
not have effected the object, but the act of 1846 may have been objection-
able as limiting the choice of trustees to those of a particular church,
whereas the will of the founder provided that 'members in good stand-
ing of any of the Protestant Churches' should be eligible.
"The judge who delivered the opinion of the court iu the case of
Brown vs. Hummel declared that the charter or act of incorporation of
the institution was « contract between the government and individuals,
and the case of the Dartmouth College vs. Woodward, reported in 4th
Wheaton, was referred to in support of the position. Now it may be
somewhat difficult to see how the act of incorporation of a public charity
is o contract, aud not merely an act of ordinary legislation liable to alter-
ation by the Legislature which enacted it or by a subsequent one, es-
pecially where no money is paid to the Commonwealth or required by
the act to be expended, which might not, under the terms of the will,
be expended without the act. But such it has been declared to be in
the case of Brown vs. Hummel, before referred to.
"It may not be improper to add that if the obligations of a contract
rest upon the Commonwealth as to every act of incorporation of a chari-
table, literary, or bauking institution, horse or other railroad, or act of
incorporation forauy other purpose, and if any evil provision cannot be
repaired except something be done beyond the terms of the act of incor-
poration, and even then not directly by the enacting power, acting by-
its own force or by such instrumentality as it may choose (but always
according to the requirements of justice), but necessarily through a. pro-
ceeding in court, then the law-making power ought to be especially care-
ful as to the privileges granted or contained in them. The legislative
mill may otherwise turn out provisions which may be unpalatable to
the public taste or injurious to the health of the body politic.
"The Constitution of the United States was not framed till 1787. It
contains the brief provision that no State shall pass any law ''impairing
the obliyation of contracts. ' It does not explain whether the contracts
meant are simply contracts between individuals, or also contracts be-
tween individuals aud the government. The Dartmouth College case
did not refer to a charter granted in this country and since the adoption
of the Constitution of the United States, but to one granted to the trus-
tees' of Dartmouth College iu 1769 by the British crown, and it was to this
literary institution, thus formed, that the Supreme Court of the United
States applied the inhibition to the States to pass any law impairing the
obligation of contracts, and this antique case was referred to in support of
the decision in Brown vs. Hummel.
"Is it not time that the Dartmouth College case aud other kindred
decisions, no matter by what authority supported,,— and they are sup-
ported by the authority of great names,— be repudiated, but not limiting
the negation to charters of literary or charitable institutions, but giving
it a wider scope, and the power of the Legislature to control them be
acknowledged?
" It has been argued and alleged that where Coogress, or, by parity of
reasoning, a State Legislature acts within its constitutional power in re-
pealing or changing the terms of an act of incorporation, the justice
which should certainly atteud such proceeding should legally be meas-
ured by a proceeding at law. But if Congress or the Legislature of a
State possess the power of repeal or alteration, why should not the
proper measure of justice be administered in such mauuer or by such
instrumentality as the legislative power shall direct? And is it not
worthy of consideration whether the prohibition to the States as to in-
terfering with contracts refers simply to contracts between individuals,
and not to coutracts between individuals and the government itself? It
GENERAL HISTORY.
277
is a legal principle, in the construction of Statutes, that the
not included unless expressly named. See Broom's Legal Maxims, 73.
Why should not this principle be applied to the provision as to contracts
in the Constitution of the United States?
"The Supreme Court of the United States also decided, in the case of
the State of New Jersey vs. WilBon (see 1 Kent's Com. 414-15) that the
power of taxation could be permanently surrendered. Now ' the taxing
power is an incident of sovereignty, an essential part of every inde-
pendent government.1 (Black, C. J., in the case of the Bank of Penn-
sylvania os. the Commonwealth, 7th Harris, 15*2.) How, then, can it be
surrendered by a temporary legislature? 'Taxation to be just must be
equal, and to be equal must be universal.' 'To exempt some would be
to increase the burdens of others.' (Idem.) Why, then, should the
property of institutions, not for burial or religious objects or for pur-
poses of general charity, be relieved of a burden to which that of the
poor is subjected?
"The occasion to which I have referred was not the only one on
which I have heard Mr. Buchanan. I heard him frequently in our State
Legislature when he was a young man, and I then much admired him.
ringing sound, and loud;
he was fluent in speech,
; his manner usually ani-
I also heard him in the
inauguration of Gen. Har-
His voice was agreeable, very clear, with i
his enunciation was exceedingly distinct;
though deliberate, but not unpleasantly st
mated, and his lauguage unexceptionable.
Senate at Washington, just previous to tht
rison. He spoke in opposition to an impracticable, absurd resolution,
introduced by Mr. Crittenden, soon to be one of the new cabinet, pro-
hibiting officers of the general government from interfering iu elec-
tions. An earnest discussion took place, the Senate being addressed by
Mr. Crittenden, Mr. Clay, Mr. Mangun
and perhaps by Mr. Calhoun, and i
was not surpassed by any one on that
speaker, and very able and impressive
to be timid and irresolute when required to assui
occasions of extraordinary importance to himself i
, Mr. Wright, Robert J. Walker,
my estimation Mr. Buchanan
iccasion. He was an agreeable
a debate; but he was considered
e responsibilities on
■ to the public inter-
ests. When secession was threatened or actually begun, had he pos-
sessed the resolution and intrepidity which, at such a crisis, should
have been displayed by the head of the government, the South would
not have been in doubt whether secession would be met by mere
protestation, acquiescence or entreaty, or fought to the bitter end. But
Mr. Buchanan appears to have been fitted for action in quiet times,
rather than the stormy scenes of politics or revolution.
" Mr. Buchanan was tall in person, his form large and well developed.
His head, however, from some diseased condition, or from malformation
in his neck, hung to one side. He dressed carefully, and his appearance
was gentlemanly and impressive.
" Two young men read law in the office of Mr. Shunk when he was in
practice here, viz., William M. Hall and .lames Findlay, and they were
admitted to the bar in November, 1822.
" Mr. Hall was a native of Harrisburg. His mother was a daughter
of William Maclay, and she resided at the time of her death in the stone
bouse on the corner of Front and South Streets, in this place, which had
been built about the year 1794 by her father, and which was the second
stone house built within the present limits of Harrisburg, the one erected
in 1766, near the lower end of Front Street, by the second John Harris,
subsequently the founder of Harrisburg, being the first.
"Mr. Hall settled at Lewistown, in the county of Mifflin, where he
soon got into practice; and had he continued at the bar, from his
marked ability and great industry, would probably have attained a high
rank in the profession. But his mind becoming religiously impressed,
he abandoned the practice of law, studied divinity, and became a cler-
gyman in the Presbyterian Church, and was widely known throughout
the State. His health becamo impaired, and he died in middle age at
Bedford, in August, 1851. His mind was too active and energetic for
the frail tenement in which it was lodged. His bodily strength was uot
sufficient for attaining a knowledge of two professions. His eyes were
prominent aud he was near-sighted, but he did not discover the imper-
fection till he was well grown, when, hearing some boys speak of seeing
something on the island opposite, he at first disbelieved that the island
could be seen distinctly from the town, and it was then hediscovered his
defect of vision. Mr. Hall was a very honest, upright man, reliable in
his friendships, and a sincere Christian. One of his sons is now a mem-
ber of this bar.
"James Findlay was a son of Governor Findlay, four of whose five
sons were admitted to the bar. He settled in Greensburg, Westmore-
land Co., where be had beeu appointed the prosecutiug officer, and
from which county he was afterwards elected to the Legislature, where
he soon became distinguished. He was subsequently appoiuted Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth by Governor Wolf. Ho eventually removed
to Pittsburgh, where he was joined iu the prof--Hhion by Mr. Shunk a
short time before his nomination for the office of Governor, He there
died, unmarried, iu middle age, about the year 1844. James Findlay
and his elder brother, Archibald, hereinbefore mentioued, were men of
gentlemanly instincts and manners, and were each of rather superior
ability and of fair reputation.
"I here take occasion to mention that Governor William Findlay, fur
whose memory I entertain a youthful respect, has been confounded with
William Findley, of Westmoreland County. See Graydon's * Memoirs,'
edited by Littell, pages :156 and 373.
" Mr. McCormick was known to most of the present members of the
bar. He was a superior lawyer, and from his unexcitable temperament
might have been well fitted for the bench. When actively engaged in
liis profession he had a more extensive practice than any other of those
who came into practice with him. His opinions on matters of law were
generally reliable, and he was extensively called on for counsel after,
from lose of sight, he ceased to be able to try causes in court. He was
an effective speaker, and when he lost a cause it might generally be
considered that he had the wrong side of it. He was of medium size,
and of intellectual countenance. It would seem that after arriving at
njoyed good health. He was sedentary in his habits,
cise either in walking or otherwise. He was rather
-Be, but seemed to enjoy the company of his friends
His eyesight, perhaps owing to his sedentary life,
e and incautious use of his eyes, became impaired,
and he became blind. The affection, however, did not seem to affect his
spirits, aud in his office he seemed much as usual. Though sorely af-
flicted for many years, he bore his affliction, at least publicly, with little
murmur or complaint. He died in January, 1870, aged sixty-nine.'
" John C. Kunkel was of quite prepossessing appearance. He was of
medium height, slight, but well forn pf1, had a ruddy countenance and
very clear complexion. He bad a pleasant voice, was a highly agree-
able speaker, and more accomplished in that respect than any other
manhood he nev<
taking but little (
,vheu in his office
md perhaps exces:
ice the organization of the county,
he was not considered by the leading
s a lawyer. To attain eminence in
d attentive study,aswell as large
: resolution sufficient to effect that
elected to Congress, but his busin
much with his representative di
member of the bar of this place
Though distinguished as a speake
members of the bar here to be st
knowledge of law requires close
practice, and he had uot industry
result. He was tw
at home interfered
not distinguished as a member of Congress. He was unusually suc-
cessful in the acquisition of fortune, a portion of which he left to pur-
poses of charity. He died in October, 1870.
"There was another member of the bar who died some years ago who
was considerably distinguished for bis knowledge of law and for indus-
try in his profession. This was John A. Fisher. He came to the bar in
December, 1820, when his father. Mr. George Fisher, heretofore spoken
of, was still in considerable practice, and thus was enabled the more
readily to get into business. He was the most laborious lawyer I have
i the
of 1
His
iy practh
rial of his causes when by reai
usage in the trial of a cause w
here. He was generally ready for
enable diligence it could be effected.
> to endeavor to write down nearly
all of the oral testimony delivered, not trusting to his memory for it.
This contributed to lengthen trials in which he was engaged, and was
often complained of by the court and the adverse counsel, but he was
pertinacious. When his turn came he gave the cause a thorough ex-
amination. In the preparation of bis paper-books for the Supreme
Court he was elaborate, and it was not his fault if his side of the case
was not understood. He pursued the profession for about forty years,
and had an extensive and lucrative practice in this and Lebanon County.
He was generally concerned in the few ejectment cases which depended
on original title which were tried here after the older lawyers, who had
large experience in that line, had died or bad retired from the bar. These
cases related to timber lands or mountain lands in the coal region, which
had become an object of special attention. He also drafted the act of
March, I860, for the incorporation of the city of Harrisburg, which ex-
tensive act is evidence of his ability and is a specimen of his industry.
He died in July, 1S64, aged sixty-six. He was a large man, of remark-
ably vigorous consti tut iou, and of great strength and power of endurance.
" Charles C. Rawn was a member of this bar for fifteen or twenty years.
He was from one of the eastern counties of this State, perhaps from
Chester. He was possessed^of considerable ability, of great euergy of
character, aud was indefatigable in attention to his professional busi-
ness. He was fluent in speech, and in controversy was the last to yield.
He was a relative of Governor Shuuk, which conneciion most prol«ably
iuduced his settlement here. He had been of the Democratic school of
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
politi<
knowledge of law
but his judgment <
, and was decidedly opposed to abolition, alleging a fear of a ser-
vile war of blacks against whites, but when the war began he was de-
cided for the Union, and became a provost-marshal in the mustering in
of troops. He was successful in his profession. He was a very- indus-
trious man, and 1 understand that for years he kept a journal which, if
it covered the whole period of the late war, may contain some interest-
ing reminiscences. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church in
this place. He died in December, 1865, aged sixty-four. He was about
six feet high and of good address.
"Another member of our bar was well known in bis day, aud is de-
serving of notice on account of the spirit he displayed in regard to en-
terprises of a public character without an absorbing interest in them
as to personal advantage ou his part. I mean William Ayres. His
general reading was quite moderate,
tiers of a practical character was ex-
cellent. He had great energy of character and a large degree of public
spirit. He had also considerable ingenuity and management in origi-
nating and forwarding public enterprises. He arranged. the construc-
tion of the Harrisburg water-works, forwarded that of the Broad Top
Railroad, and had the survey made of a railroad from Harrisburg to
Hamburg, which is now in process of construction. He was a member
of the House of Representatives for two terms. He was a man of large
size, rather fleshy, of genial temper, of excellent disposition, obliging,
and social. His life was a useful one. He seemed to have enjoyed ex-
cellent health till near the period of his death. He died in May, 1856,
aged sixty-four.
"In December, 1867, occurred the death of Judge McKinney, aged
seventy-one. He studied law in Carlisle under the direction of Judge
Duncan, and was exceedingly well grounded in its elementary principles.
He had not the faculty of fluent expression, and did not succeed well in
practice. He was at one time one of the associate judges in this county.
He was the author of several legal works, one on the Constitution of the
United States, a work on the office of justice of the peace, and a digest
of the laws of Pennsylvania. He was an upright, conscientious man,
was a decided abolitionist, being one of the vice-presidents of the Anti-
Slavery Society as long ago as 1836, was long a member of the Presby-
terian Church of this city, of which he was an elder, and was a zealous
Christian. His death occurred through accident on the street railroad
in this city.
" William H. Miller was a member of this bar for ten or more years.
He was possessed of a fine physique, was nearly six feet high, and well
formed. He was gentle and agreeable in manner, of a social turn, and
of a kind disposition. But in politics he was inflexible. His father had
been one of the Democratic leaders in Pennsylvania, and his sou im-
bibed early the same political faith. He seemed to think that the in-
terests of the country were bound up in the ascendency of Democratic
men and the principles and measures which they advocated, and that
the course of the Republican party was the direct reverse. He
seemed to have a strong predilection for politics, and was usually ready
to support his party or encounter the political enemy. He represented
this congressional district at the beginning of the late war. He was one
of the counsel of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. I should think
that he had not devoted much of his time to the study of his profession.
His practice, perhaps, was chiefly in the criminal courts. He was a
ready, forcible, and agreeable speaker. He died in September, 1870, aged
forty-two.
"John H. Briggs was born in Cumberland County, but resided here
for the last thirty years. He was a respectable lawyer, though he never
had much practice in the trial of causes. He had considerable expe-
rience as an accountant and auditor, and was appointed by the court, or
on nomination of parties, to adjust important interests in that matter.
He was an upright, honorable man, and Mb death was much regretted
in this community. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church in
this place, and had long been connected with it. He was above the or-
dinary height, was well formed, and of very gentlemanly appearance.
He died in March, 1872, aged fifty-seven.
"There was lately an ancient member of our bar lingering on the
threshold of life. I mean John Roberta. Col. Roberts was connected
with the bar for more than half a century. He never had an extensive
practice. His tastes were of a mathematical and scientific character.
As a civil engineer, surveyor, and draughts
plished. He was fond of reading, and w
mation in science, history, and general literatu
respectable character, with some knowledge of
He had a fine musical taste, aud was quite an
the violin. He was possessed of more varied attainments than any other
member of our bar. He was once a member of the House of Represen-
was quite accom-
of a fund of infor-
[e was a botanist of
alogy and geology,
llent perform
tatives. He was also an exceedingly good penman, and was for years
prothonotary of our county, and was a model officer.
" The colonel was not only proficient on the violin, but he was an ex-
cellent dancer; and dancing then was not, as at present, the simple
walking through a figure, nor the vulgar waltzing of the present day,
but a display of agility and grace in the contradance, reel, or cotillion.
The colonel could cut pigeon-wing with the ease of a theatrical profes-
sor ; and this was an accomplishment pussessed by few of his young
companions. He was the orderly sergeant of ('apt. Walker's company,
which marched to Baltimore in 1814. He was possessed of an amiable,
inuftVusive disposition, and his life has been highly useful to the com-
munity. This last is eulogy. As respects his memory, he might have
said, in the words of Bishop Bonar, —
" ' I need not be missed if my life has been bearing,
As its summer and autumn moved silently on,
The bloom and the fruit and the seed of its season,
I shall be remembered by what I have done.'
" He was of medium size, rather slight in body, of a dark complexion,
bright dark eyes, and of intelligent countenance. In his youth he was
probably very active. Although his bodily strength had failed in his
latter years, his mind remained clear till near the closing scene of his
life. He was the oldest member of this bar living at the time of his
death. He was an honest man. He was a member of the Presbyterian
Church. His faith was firm, and he was not unwilling to meet death
when the summons should come. He died in February last, at the ad-
vanced age of eighty-five.
" Of such of the bar as are still in practice I forbear to speak ; and be-
sides, their respective qualifications and characters are as well, and, as
to many of them, better known to those who are in practice with them.
I end with the suggestion that if members of the bar in other cities or
counties in the State would prepare and publish biographical notices of
distinguished members of the bar in their respective cities or counties
or judicial districts, with notice of matters of a public character with
which they have been connected, information of public interest may be
preserved which may otherwise be lost. Leading members of the bar
are often more or less connected with events interesting to the public
occurring in their own neighborhood."
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
Lancaster and Dauphin.
1789-91. John W. Kittera. 1797-99. John A. Hanna.
1791-93. John W. Kittera. 1799-1801. John A. Hanna.
1793-95. John W. Kittera. I 1801-3. John A. Hanna.
1795-97. John A. Hanna.
Dauphin, Cumberland, Mifflin, and Huntingdon.
1804-5. John A. Hanna. j 1807-9. David Baird.
1805-7. John A. Hanna. 1809-11. Robert Whitehill.
1807-9. Robert Whitehill. David Baird.
Lancaster and Dauphin.
1811-13. Robert Whitehill. I 1815-17. James Wallace.
David Baird. 1817-19. James Wallace.
1813-15. Edward Crouch. | 1819-21. James Wallace.
Sixth District, — Dauphin and Lebanon.
1821-23. John Phillips. I 1827-29. Ionis Green.
1823-25. Robert Harris.
1825-27. Robert Harris.
Tenth District,
1831-33. John C. Bucher.
1833-35. William Clark.
1835-37. William Clark.
1829-31. Innis Green.
-}><<itphin and Lebanon.
I 1837-39. Luther Reily.
1839-41. William Simon ton.
1841-13. William Simonton.
Fourteenth District, — Dauphin, Lebanon, and Schuylkill.
1843-45. Alexander Ramsey. | 1849-51. Charles W. Pitman.
1845-47. Alexander Ramsey. | 1851-53. Thomas M. Bibighaus.
1847-49. George N. Eckert.
Tenth District, — Dauphin, Lebanon, and Union Counties, and township of
Lower Mahatwy, in Xorthtiml-erhmd County.
1853-55. Ner. Middleswarth. I 1859-61. John W. Killinger.
1855-57. John C. Kunkel. 1861-63. John W. Killinger.
1857-59. John C. Kunkel.
GENERAL HISTORY.
jt:«
1889-71. John B. Packer.
1871-73. John B. Packer.
Fourteenth District, — Dauphin, Northumberland, Union, Snyder, and Juniata.
1863-65. William H. Miller.
1865-67. George F. Miller.
1867-69. John B. Packer.
Fourteenth District, — Dauphin, Lebanon, and Northumberland Counties.
1873-75. John B. Packer. 1879-81. John W. Killinger.
1875-77. John B. Packer. I 1S81-83. Samuel F. Barr.
1877-79. John W. Killinger. j 1883-85. Samuel F. Barr.
MEMBERS OF THE SENATE.
Under the Constitution of 1790.
Fifth District— Berlcs and Dauphin.
1790-91. Joseph Hiester.
John Gloninger.
1791-92. Gabriel Hiester, vice Jo-
seph Hiester, resigned.
1792. John Andrew Hauna, vice
Gloniuger, resigned.
1794. John Eean.
Gabriel Hiester.
1796. John Kean.
1806-12. Melchior Rahn
1818. John Sawy
1820. John Audi-
1790. Christian Lauer.
1798. John Kean.
Christian Lauer.
1800. John Kean.
Christian Lauer.
1801. Henry Orth, lice Keau,
signed.
1802-4. Christian Lauer.
Henry Orth.
'.rid, — Dauphin.
i 1814-16. John Forster.
t and Lebanon,
I 1822. John Harrison, vice J. .
•ew Shulze. drew Shulze, resigned.
Eighth District, — Dauphin and Lebanon.
1824. Adam Ritscher.
1826. George Seltzer.
1828. George Seltzer.
1830. Jacob Stoever.
1832. Jacob Stoever.
1834. John Harper.
Seventh District, — Dauphin and Lebanon.
1836. John Harper.
1838. John Killingei
1840. John Killinger.
1842. Levi Kline.
Fifteenth District, — Dauphin and Lebanon.
1859. John B. Rutherford. I 1864. David Fleming.
1861. Amos R. Boughter.
Sixteenth District, — Dauphin and Lebanon.
1868. G. Dawson Coleman. \ 1870. David Mumma.
Twelfth District,— Dauphin and Lebanon.
1873. Jacob G. Heilman.
MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY.
Under the Constitution of 1776.
[Those in italics prior to 1814 v
1785-86. Robert Clark.
Adam Orth.
David Krause.
Daniel Bradley.
1786-87. Robert Clark.
Jacob Meiley.
John Carson.
1787-88. Robert Clark.
i from what is now Lebanon County.]
| 1787-88. Jacob Meiley.
John Carson.
1788-89. Adam Orth.
Jacob Meiley.
John Carson.
1789-90. James McCrelght.
Jacob Meiley.
John Carson.
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
UN
the Constitution of 1790.
1790-91. James McCreight.
Jacob Meiley.
John Carson.
1791-92. Stacy Potts.
Jacob Meiley.
John A. Hanna.
1792-93. Stacy Potts.
Jacob Meiley.
William Brown.
1793-94. Christian King.
Anthony Kelker.
Andrew Forrest.
1794-95. Christian King.
Jacob Weirick.
Valentine Shonffler.
1795-96. William Maclay.
Jacob Weirick.
Valentine Shonffler.
1796-97. William Maclay.
Jacob Weirick.
Samuel Ainsworth.
1797-98. William Maclay.
David Krause.
Samuel Ainsworth.
1798-99. Thomas Forster.
Daoid Krause.
James Wilson.
1799-1800. Stacy Potts.
Christian Ley.
James Wilson.
1800-1. Stacy Potts.
Christian Ley.
James Wilson.
1801-2. Stacy Potts.
Christian Ley.
James Wilson.
1802-3. Stacy Potts.
Jacob Weirick.
James Wilson.
1803-4. William Maclay.
Jacob Weirick.
Jacob Bucher.
1804-5. Edward Crouch.
Jacob Weirick.
Jacob Bucher.
1805-6. Edward Crouch.
Jacob Weirick.
Jacob Bucher.
1806-7. James Wallace.
John Andrew Shulze.
Jacob Bucher.
1807-8. Jacob Bucher.
James Wallace.
John Andrew Shulze.
1808-9. Jacob Bucher.
James Wallace.
John Andrew Shulze.
1809-10. James Wallace.
Peter Shindel.
Benjamin Kurtz.
1810-11. James Wallace.
Peter Shindel.
Benjamin Kurtz.
1811-12. David Ferguson.
Valentine Shonffler.
Benjamin Kurtz.
1812-13. AmosEllmaker.
Valentine Shonffler.
David Ferguson.
1813-14. Amos Ellmaker.
Peter Shindel.
David Ferguson.
1814-15. Jacob Bucher.
Jacob Goodhart.
1815-16. Jacob Bucher.
James R. Reily.
1816-17. Jacob Bucher.
James R. Reily.
1817-18. John Downey.
John Rutherford.
1818-19. Isaac Smith.
William N. Irvine
1819-20. Simon Sallade.
William Rutherford.
1820-21. Simon Sallade.
William Rutherford.
1821-22. Thomas Smith.
William Cochran.
1822-23. Valentine Hummel.
William Cochran.
1823-24. Valentine Hummel.
William Cochran.
1824-25. Valentine Hummel.
Isaac Smith.
1825-26. Moses Maclean.
Isaac Smith.
1826-27. William Lauman.
Henry B. Dorrance.
1827-28. William Lauman.
John Roberts.
1828-29. William Lauman.
John Roberts.
1S29-30. William Rutherford.
Jacob Hoffman.
1830-31. William Rutherford.
Christian Spayd.
1831-32. John Fox.
Christian Spayd.
1832-33. John Fox.
John Funk.
1833-34. William Ayres.
Jacob Hoffman.
1834-35. William Ayres.
Matthew B. Cowden.
1835-36. David Krause.
Jacob Gilbert.
1836-37. Simon Sallade.
Hamilton Alricks.
1837-38. Martin Kendig.
Christian Ehrman.
Under the Constitution of 1S3S.
1838-39. Martin Kendig.
Christian Ehrman.
1840. Valentine Hummel.
William McClure.
1841. Benjamin Musser.
Samuel H. Clark.
1842. William Bell.
Henry Balsbaugh.
1843. Solomon Shindle.
Benjamin Jordan.
1844. John C. Kunkel.
John C. Harper.
1845. John C. Kunkel.
Michael Keller.
1846. James Fox.
Theodore Gratz.
1847. James Fox.
Theodore Gratz.
1S48. Thomas Duncan.
John B. Rutherford.
1849. Thomas Duncan.
John B. Rutherford.
1850. John C. Kunkel.
John Cooper.
1851. James Freeland.
Jacob Landis.
1852.
I 1853.
1854.
1855.
1856.
1857.
1858.
1859.
1860.
1861.
1862,
1863
1864
Isaac Waterbury.
Jacob Landis.
Simon Sallade.
George T. Hummel.
Luther Bergstresser.
John A. Stehley.
David Mumma.
John Wright.
David Mumma.
John Wright.
William C. A. Lawrence.
Edward J. Lauman.
William C. A. Lawrence.
Edward J. Lauman.
William C. A La
Marks D. Whitman
William Clark.
Lewis Heck.
James Freeland.
Thomas G. Fox.
James Freeland.
Thomas G. Fox.
Henry C. Alleman.
Daniel Kaiser.
Henry C. Alleman.
Daniel Kaiser.
280
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
1865. Jeremiah Seiler.
Henry B. Hoffman.
1866. Jeremiah Seiler.
Henry B. Hoffman.
1867. A. Jackson Herr.
Peter S. Bergstresser.
1868. A. Jackson Herr.
Henry B. Hoffman.
18C9. A. C. Smith.
John E. Parsons.
1870. A. C. Smith.
John E. Parsons.
COUNTY TREASURERS.
In conjunction with Perry County.
, 1873. J. Edward Allen .
A. Fortenbaugh.
John H. Slieibly.
1874. A. Fortenbaugh.
Joseph H. Nisley.
J. H. Sheibley.
Constitution of 1874.
City of Horrisbnro.
1875. Robert R. Chrisman. 1879-80. Charles L. Bailey.
1876. Robert R. Chrisman. J 1881-82. A. K. Nebiuger.
1877-78. Andrew K. Black. I 1883-84. David C. Burnite.
1871. Andrew K. Black.
Isaac S. Schmiukey.
Joseph Shuhr.
1672. Andrew K. Black.
Isaac S. Schmiukey.
Joseph Shuler.
Under i
County of Danphb
1875. Joseph H. Nisley.
J.E.Allen.
1876. Joseph H. Nisley.
A. Fortenbaugh.
1877-78. Joseph H. Nisley.
Anton F. Englebert.
1879-80. Joseph H. Landis.
BenjamiD Bordner.
1881-82. William H. Hoofnagle.
Alexander F. Thompson.
1883-84. William H. Hoofnagle,
Alexander F. Thompson.
OFFICERS OF THE COUNTY OF DAUPHIN.
SHERIFFS.
[Under Constitution of 1776.]
Anthony Kelke
Oct.
17, 1785 | James Clunie Oct. 20, 1788
Jacob Weirick
John Elder
Henry Orth
Samuel Elder
Melchior Rahm....
Fred.Wolfersberge
Henry Wolf.
John Kelker
Henry Wolf.
Peter Wenrick
Christian Gleim....
Thomas Walker....
Henry Chritzman.,
Jacob Seiler
John Fox
Wm. Cochran
[Under Constitution of 1794. |
Commissioned.
Oct. 17,1791 I John Fox
Nov. 19, 1794 Samuel Faunce
Oct. 17, 1797 j James Martin
Oct. 23, 1800 Jacob Shell
Oct. 21, 1803 ' Ed. C. Williams
Oct. 21, 1806 Jacob D. Hoffman..
Oct. 19, 1809 Jacob M. Eyster....
Oct. 19, 1812 , Jacob D. Boas
Oct. 16, 1815 ! Wm. W. JenningB.
Oct. 19, 1818 I Jacob II. Hoffman.
Oct. 16,1821 Christian Heikel...
Ocr. 18, 1824 Henrv J. Sheafer...
Oct. 22,1827 , Wm. W. Jennings.
Oct. 18, 1830 Augustus Reel
Oct. 14,1833 Wm. Sheesley
Oct. 21, 1836
Oct.
Nov.
1, 18
25,1869
29, 1872
30, 1875
11, 1878
15, 1S*1
Commit
Peter Miller Oct.
Michael Kapp Oct. 1
Michael Rahm Oct. !
Anthony Seyfert... Jan.
Jacob Bucher Dec.
Benjamin Kurtz... Jan. I
OLed Fahnestock... Nov.
Jacob Wain Nov.
George Ziegler Jan.
Wm. Allison Dec.
Dan. Stine (elected
October, 1814).... June '.
Fred.Hynemau.... Nov.
Michael Krehl April 16
William Cochran... Oct. 30.
Philip Fetterhoff... Oct. 24
Alex. Graydon
Joshua Elder
Jacob Boas (de-
ceased)
John Maehesney...
Thomas Walker....
Obed Fahnestock...
John Roberts
J. Dock (resigned
March 13, 183H)..
G. Mish (resigned
Jan. 7, 1839)
Henry Beader (to
All vacancy)
PROTHONOTARIES.
[Under Constitution of 1776.]
[Under Constitution of 1790.]
Oumniissioned. !
Aug. 17, 1791 John A. Weir
Jan. 6, 1800 Wm. D. Boas (elec-
tion a tie, and
Feb. 6, 1809 appointed)
Oct. 14, 1815 , Stephen Miller
March 10, 1821 Jacob Shope
Jan. 17,1824 Wm. Mitchell
Jan. 29,1830 Josiah C. Young....
Joseph H. Nisley...
Dec. 30,1835 Thomas G. Fox
E. B.Mitchell
March 13, 1838
Jan. 21, 1839
Commissioned.
Nov.
14, 1839
Dec.
1, 1845
Dec.
1, 1S49
Feb.
26, 1S55
27, 1855
30, 1861
19, 1867
Nov.
25, 1873
Dec.
22, 1879
Commissioned.
19, 1839
24, 1842
25, 1X45
17, 1S48
5,1851
22, 1854
18. 1857
14, 1S60
23, 1863
CORONERS,
iioned. I Commissioned.
7, 1785 ! John Shell Nov. 20, 1824
5, 1787 Jacob Hise Oct. 22, 1827
). 1788 I D. McConaugby.... April 7, 1834
9, 1794 ! Geo. W. Finney Nov. 22, 1836
7, 1796 ; Conrad Peck Nov. 28, 1839
1. 1800 Chas. Gleim (died). Feb. 28, 1S43
5,1802 i Henry Fox Nov. 13,1843
5, 1805 Abner Mash Nov. 21, 18411
2, 1809 Jehu Chandler Jan. 10, 1854
i, 1811 Washington Barr.. Oct. 25, 1850
J.J. McCormick... Jan. 10,1860
1,1815 Jesse B. Hunnel
1816 ] (died 1867) Dec. 1,1862
1818 | James Porter Aug. 28, 1867
1818 Geo. F. Shindler... Dec. 31,1879
1821 I
John Thome 1786
Adam Boyd 1792
Henrv Beader 1806
George Weinman 1809
George Shoek 1812
Daniel Stine 1816
Samuel Pool 1818
David Hummel 1821
Peter Brua 1824
Frederick Heiselv 1827
John Kelker 1829
Richard T. Leech 1832
Andrew Murray 1835
Aaron Bombaugh 1838
Andrew Graydon 1844
Christian Casluw 1845
John Hicks 1846
George Kavlar 1848
John J. Clvde 1850
Christian Caslow 1852
La Rue Metzgar 1854
Benjamin Buck 1866
Alexander W. Watson 1858
John Carr 1860
John L. Speel 1862
Isaac Hershey 1864
Edward G. Savage 1866
Alfred Hummel 1868
Benjamin G. Peters 1870
John Till 1872
John Early 1874
DEPUTY SURVEYORS.
John Elder
Bertram Galbraith
John Weitlman
Thomas Clark
William Crabb
Levi G. Hollings-
worth
Thomas Walker....
John McKee
Thomas Smith
James Maginnis...
John Davis
John Paul, Jr
Joseph Gray
Israel Carpenter...
Commissioned.
May 31, 1785
Nov. 8, 1791
Dec. 10, 1791
April 25, 1800
January, 1801
Oct. 22, 1804
October, 1804
April 20, 1809
Mav 11, 1815
Aug. 29, 1821
7, 1824
19, 1830
30, 1833
3tl, 1S33
June
July-
May
May
John Davies
Hiram H. Hetzel...
Joseph Miller
Samuel Hoffer
Joseph Gray
Daniel Hoffman. ...
Samuel Hoffer
Daniel Hoffman....
Preston Miller
Thomas Strohm....
Preston Miller
Mich'l R. Alleman
Thomas Strohm....
William H. Ulrich.
Thomas Strohm....
Nov.
Nov.
Mav
Sept.
Commissioned.
March 15, 1835
June 22, 1836
15, 1836
15, 1830
31, 1839
27, 1845
8, 1850
Oct, 14, 1856
Oct. 11, 1859
Oct. 14, 1862
Oct. 10, 1865
June 23, 1868
Aug. 27, 1870
Nov. 3, 1874
Nov. 2, 1880
COLLECTORS OF EXCISE.
st Sept, 4,1785 James Clunie
CLERK OF THE QUARTER SESSIONS, OYER AND TERMINER.
[From 1785 to 1809 the prothonotary performed the
duties of this office. Under the Constitution of 1838
the office was merged into that of recorder and clerk
of the Orphans' Court.]
Commissioned
Jacob Boas Id. Oc-
tober, 1815^ Feb.
John Maehesney... Oct.
Commissioned.
James Alricks March 10, 1821
Obed Fahnestock... Jan. 17, 1824
John Roberts Jan. 29, 1830
CLERKS OF THE ORPHANS' COURT.
Commissioned.
Daniel Stine April 15, 1818
James Alricks March 10,1821
Christian Seiler.... Jan. 17, 1824
George Taylor(res.
Jan. 12, 1839) Dec. 30, 1835
RECORDERS AND CLERKS OF ORPHANS' COURT.
John Houser Jan.
Jacob Shell Nov.
Robert F. Black (il.
Jan. 1848) Nov.
Samuel Singer (to
fill vacancy) Jan.
Abraham Freaner.. Nov.
Conimissioned. ! Commissioned.
9 ! Daniel A. Kepner.. Nov. 29, 1854
9 Peter Hummel Nov. 23, 1S57
John Ringland Dec.
2 , William Kuhn Nov
John Fox Nov
8 John S. Lynch Dec.
7, 1880
27, 1N66
27, 1872
23, 187*
REGISTERS AND RECORDERS.
Joseph Montgom-
ery (d. Oct. 1794) March 11, 1785
Andrew Forrest... Oct. 27, 1794
Robert Harris Jan.' 7,1800
Henrv Beader Feb. 4,1809
Daniel Stine Aug. 7, 1816
Commissioned.
Christian Seiler March 10, 1821
John Cameron Jan. 17, 1824
Samuel Pool Jan. 29,1830
Robert M. Tbomp-
oved
from office) Dec. 30, 1835
REGISTERS OF WILLS.
Commissioned,
John Hoffman Jan. 21,1839
Christian B.Henry Nov. 17,1845
George Koppen-
heffer Nov. 25,1848
Valentine Hum-
mel, Jr April 20,1852
George R. Long (d.
Feb. 7, 1858) Dec. 1,1855
Charles Carson (to
fill vacancy) Feb. 12, 1858
Samuel Marquart.. Nov.
George M. Mark... Nov.
Simon Duev Nov.
Samuel R.' Abbott
(d. in 1879) Dec.
John J. Shoemaker
(to fill vacancy).. July
William B.Meetch Dec.
Commissioned.
20, 1858
30, 1864
2S, 1S70
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
[Under Constitution of 1776.]
1785. Christian Uhler.
William Smith.
1786. Christian Uhler.
Valentine Hummel.
1787. Valentine Hummel.
James Wilson.
178S. James Wilson.
Michael Ley.
1789. James Wilson.
Christian Uhler.
1790. Christian Uhler.
Christian King.
GENERAL HISTORY.
281
[Under
1791. Christian King.
Casper Steiner.
John Kean.
1792. Christian King.
John Kean.
Henry Beader.
1793. John KeaD.
Henry Beader.
Valentine Hummel.
1774. Henry Beader.
Vale
iHu
mel.
Conrad Bombaugh.
1795. Valentino Hummel.
Conrad Bombaugh.
David Krause.
1796. Conrad Bombaugh.
David Krause.
Frederick Hummel.
1797. David Krause.
Frederick Hummel.
Henry Beader.
1798. Frederick Hummel.
Henry Beader.
Martin Shuey.
1799. Henry Beader.
Martin Shuey.
James Wallace.
1800. Martin Shuey.
James "Wallace.
Peter Bricker.
1801. James Wallace.
Peter Bricker.
John Krum.
1802. Peter Bricker.
John Krum.
James Dixon.
1803. John Krum.
James Dixon.
Christian Walborn.
1804. James Dixon.
Christian Walborn.
Jacob Tice.
1805. Christian Walborn.
Jacob Tice.
Christian Bowman.
1806. Jacob Tice.
Christian Bowman.
George Weinman.
1807. Christian Bowman.
George Weinman.
Peter Shindel.
1808. George Weinman.
Peter Shindel.
John Harrison.
1809. Peter Shindel.
John Harrison.
John Shoch.
1810. John Harrison.
John Shoch.
Peter Linear
1811. John Shoch.
Peter Linear
John Sawyer
1812. Peter Line
John Sawyer, Jr.
Daniel Stine.
1813. John Sawyer, Jr
Daniel Stine.
John Baddorf.l
1814. Daniel Stine.
William Allen.
Isaac Smith.
1815. William Allen.
Constitution of 1790.]
1815. Isaac Smith.
John Zinn.
1816. Isaac Smith.
John Zinn.
Nicholas Boyer.
1817. John Zinn.
Nicholas Boyer.
Jacob Hummel.
1818. Nicholas Boyer.
Jacob Hummel.
David Doebler.
1819. Jacob Hummel.
David Doebler.
Elijah Ferree.
1820. David Doebler.
Elijah Ferree.
William Kiug.
1821. Elijah Ferree.
William King.
John Fager.
1822. William King.
John Fager.
John Buffington.
1823. John Fager.
John Buffington.
Benjamin Jordan.
1824. John Buffington.
Benjamin Jordan.
Jacob Hise.
1825. Benjamin Jordan.
Jacob Hise.
Frederick Rathvon.
1826. Jacob Hi6e.
Frederick Rathvon.
Joseph Moody.
1S27. Frederick Rathvon.
Joseph Moody.
Peter Brua.
1828. Joseph Moody.
Peter Brua.
William Cochran.
1829. Peter Brua.
William Cochran.
Martin Hocker.
1830. William Cochran.
Martin Hocker.
Daniel Houser.
1831. Martiu Hocker.
Daniel Houser.
Archibald Orme.
1832. Daniel Houser.
Archibald Orme.
John Imshofstall.
1833. Archibald Orme.
John Imshofstall.
Abraham Bombaugh.
1S34. Johu Imshofstall.
Abraham Bombaugh.
Daniel Kendig.
1835. Abraham Bombaugh.
Daniel Kendig.
Joseph Miller.
1836. Daniel Kendig.
Joseph Miller.
John Berryhill.
I 1837. Joseph Miller.
John Berryhill.
Michael Whitley.
1838. Johu Berryhill.
Michael Whitley.
John Bischoff.
1839. Michael Whitley.
John Bischoff.
1 Died in office.
1839. David Ilumuicl.
1840. John Bischoff.
David Hummel.
William Ortli.
1841. David Hummel.
William 6ith.
Isaac Rutter.
1842. William Orth.
Isaac Rutter.
John Zinn.
1843. Isaac Rutter.
John Zinn.
Peter Hocker.
1844. John Zinn.
Peter Hocker.
George Hain.
1845. Peter Hocker.
George Hain.
Henry Herr.
1846. George Hain.
Henry Herr.
Christian Lenker.i
1847. Henry Herr.
William Reed.i
John Shell.
1848. Jacob D. Hoffman.
John Shell.
Henry Peffer.
1849. John Shell.
Henry Peffer.
Jacob D. Hoffman.
1850. Henry Peffer.
Jacob D. Hoffman.
Felix Nisley.
1851. Jacob D. Hoffman.
Felix Nisley.
George Zinn.
1852. Felix Nisley.
George Zinn.
Daniel Reigel.
1853. George Zinn.
Daniel Reigel.
Isaac Mumma.
1854. Daniel Reigel.
Isaac Mumma.
George Hain.
1855. Isaac Mumma.
George Hain.
Joseph Lyter.
1856. George Hain.
Joseph Lyter.
Jacob Smith.
1857. Joseph Lyter.
Jacob Smith
Elias Zollinger.1
Jacob Smith.
David OeMel.
Jacob Buffington.
David Cassell.
Jacob Buffington.
John S. Musser.
Jacob Buffington.
John S. Musser.
Jacob Behm.
. John S. Musser.
Jacob Behm.
George Garverick.
. Jacob Behm.
George Garverick.
Henry Meyer.
. George Garverick.
Henry Meyer.
Jacob J. Milleisen.
. Henry Meyer.
Jacob J. Milleisen.
Robert McClure.
. Jacob J. Milleisen.
Robert McClure.
Henry Harman.
. Robert McClure.
Henry Hartman.
Jacob J. Milleisen.
. Henry Hartman.
Jacob J. Milleisen.
John Miller.
. Jacob J. Milleisen.
John Miller.
Isaac Hoffman.
i. John Miller.
Isaac Hoffman.
John H. Backinstose.
i. Isaac Hoffman.
John H. Backinstose.
John J. Shoemaker.
. John H. Backinstose.
John J. Shoemaker.
Jonathan Tobias.
!. John J. Shoemaker.
Jonathan Tobias.
John L. Garver.
1. Jonathan Tobias.
John L. Garver.
Samuel Mcllhenuy.
1. John L. Garver.
Samuel Mcllhenny.
Eli
fab.
John L. Garver.
Samuel Mcllheuuy.
Eli Swab.
[Under Constitution o/1874
1S76-79. Samuel Mcllhenny.
Eli Swab.
S. Boyd Martin.
1879-82. S. Boyd Martin.
Philip Moyer.
NOTARIES PUBLIC
1879-82. Jacob Moyer.
18S2-85. Philip Mover.
Michael Moye
Charles Rodar
Commissioned.
William Graydon.. Sept. 2, 1791
Anthony S.vfert... March 25, 1793
William Allison... June 15,1814
Joseph Clendenin
(d. November,
1818) May 10,1816
Mordecai McKin-
ney Nov. 23,1818
Hugh Hamilton
(d. 1836) Dec. 16, 1823
Henry Wolf (d.
1831) Sept. 13. 1828
James Alricks (d.
1835) Aug. 9, 1831
Ephraim Heller
(Middletown) Jan. 12, 1833
Commissioned.
Mordecai McKin-
ney April 8,1835
John Heisely March 14, 1838
John Brooks (d.
1845) April 21, 1840
Jonathan Chandler April 22, 1S40
Adam R. Stouch
(.Middletown).... April 22, 1S40
Michael Keller
(res. 1847) April 8,1841
Jacob R.Ebv (Mid-
dletown) May 4, 1S42
Valentine Hum-
mel Dec. 11, 1845
Johu Jos. Walborn
(Middletown) March 30, 1S46
282
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Commissioned.
William Kline April 22,1847
Joel Hinckley Dec. 11,1848
Daniel A. Kepner. May 29, 1849
Henry Peffer June 18, 1851
George F. Weaver. Nov. 13, 1854
JolmWVefh Nov. 22,1854
Henrv Stehman
(Middletown).... March 31, 1855
H. Murray Gray-
don Dec. 10, 1857
Charles A. Snyder Dec. 29, 1857
John J. Walborn
(Middletown).... March 11, 1858
William Kline March 31, 1858
George A. C. Seiler Dec. 7, 1860
John \V. Brown... Dec. 7,1860
Robert J. Fleming May 21, 1863
A. Criolin Smith
(res. Aug. 21,
1869) Jan. 30. 1862
Charles A. Snyder
(d. Nov. 9, 1868) Jan. 5, 1864
George Lenhart
(Middletown).... June 29, 1S64
Robert J. Fleming
(d. 1876) May 23, 1864
Henry Peffer (d. in
office) March 28, 1S65
E. C. Reichenbach
(res. July 12,
1869) Feb. 13, 1S67
John H. Kahler
(Millersburg) March 25, 1867
Henry Shellenber-
ger March 25, 1857
Abner Hummel
(Hummelstown) Sept. 14, 1S6S
George J. Kiinkel.. Nov. 9,1868
Silas H Alleman.. Feb. 11, 1869
Hervey E. Smith... Aug. 21, 1869
Samuel M. Fenn
(Lykens) Nov. 15, 1869
Silas S. Bowman
(Millersburg).... Dec. 23, 1869
John W. Landis
(Halifax) Feb. 24, 1871
John M. Major
(res. March 15,
1875) April 3, 1S72
William H. Smith. Aug. 31, 1872
Eugene Snyder March 7, 1873
Henry Shamnio
(Halifax) March 24, 1S74
Henry Stehman
(Middletown).. . April 24,1874
George R. Hen-
drickson (Mid-
dletown) April 24,1874
J. C. DurbiD (Ly-
kens) '.. Oct. 12, 1S74
Samuel W. Flem-
ing Jan. 4.1S75
William B. Irwin Feb. 12, 1875
William H. Ulrich
(Hummelstown) April 2, 1876
William M. Hart-
man (Millers-
burg) Sept. 27, 1875
Commissioned.
Herman Luerssen Nov. 1, 1875
J.N. Blundin Jan. 13, 1R76
Charles H. Babb
(Steelton) March 16, 1876
Frederick W. Lies-
maun April 10, 1876
George J. Kunkel.. Jan. 17,1877
Joseph B. Mark-
ley March 29, 1877
Henry Stehman
(Middletown).... April 18,1877
Alfred F. Hanna... Julv 7, 1877
S.W.Fleming Jan. 10,1878
William M. Hart-
man (Millers-
burg) Feb. 14,1878
William B. Irwin. March 1, 187S
Simon S. Bowman
(Millersburg).... March 11, 1878
John M. Major March 14, 1878
George J. Kunkel. March 20, 1878
J. C. Durbin (Ly-
kens) April 24, 1878
AbDer Hummel
(Hummelstown) Sept. 14, 1878
Henrv Shamnio
(Halifax) Feb. 8, 1879
William H. Ulrich
(Hummelstown) Feb. 12, 1879
Eugene Snyder March 12, 1879
George W. Kline.. March 13, 1S79
Henry Shellen-
berger March 17,1879
Fred. W.Liesmann April 12, 1879
Walter S. Young.. April 22, 1879
William Wolf June 6,1879
George J. Kunkel. Jan. 19,1880
Henry Stehman
(Middletown).... April 28,1880
Samuel W. Flem-
ing Jan. 8,1881
('has. M. Fleming. Jan. 20, 1881
Frederick M. Ott.. Feb. 3, 1881
Wm. M. Hartman Feb. 9, 1881
J. C. Durbin (Ly-
kens) Feb. 21,1881
William B. Irwin. March 23, 1881
John M. Major March 24, 1881
Simon S. Bowman
(Millersburg).... April 9,1881
Abner Hummel
(Hummelstown) Sept. 22, 1881
William A. Croll
(Middletown).... Jan. 16, 1882
George W. Shultz. Jan. 19, 1SS2
George W.Kline.. March 7,18.82
Eugene Snyder March 13, 1882
William H. Ulrich
(Hummelstown l March 20, 1882
William Wolf June 7,1882
C. H. Hoffer Aug. 14, 1882
Fred. W. Leis-
mann Sept. IS, 1882
Stewart P. Keeling Sept. 26, 1882
Charles H. Babb
(Steelton) Jan. 13, 18S3
Henrv Helt Feb. 6, 1883
Paul Charlton April 30, 1883
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Until the year 1813 the following list of justices of
the peace include those for the townships which at
that time were erected into the county of Lebanon :
Under the Constitution of 1777.
Commissioned. I Commissioned
Martin Weaver June 13, 17S5 Adam Hamaker.. Jan. 26, 1790
.Mm Kean June 22, 1785 John Murray March 25, 1790
Joseph Montgom- | John Dentzel March 25, 1790
„eT June 22,1785 John Gloninger.... Sept. 8,1790
Thomas Clark Jan. 22,1789
Cnder the Constitution of 1790.
First District, composed of the township of Heidel-
berg, 459 taxables :
Conin
Henry Sheaffer Aug.
Samuel Rex Dec.
George Capp May
John Meyer Jari.
oned.
29
1791
3
1799
14
1800
8
1803
Commissioned.
Henry Hockley.... April 1,1806
John ISatdorff April 0,1813
Christian Gorttel.. May 3,1813
Second District, composed of the township and
borough of Lebanon, 506 taxables :
Commissioned.
John Thome Aug. 29, 1791
David Krause June 2, 1800
Frederick Stover... June 11, 1800
Commissioned.
Frederick Hublev. Jan. 1, 1806
William Coleman. Jan. 17, 1808
John Breiteubach. April 6, 1813
Third District, composed of the townships of
Annville and Londonderry, 384 taxables :
Commissioned. Commissioned.
John Earlv (Lon-
donderry) Aug. 27, 1795
David Marshall.... Jau. 20, 1796
William Haves
(Londonderry).. Feb. 3,1797
James Kelly (Lon-
donderry) March31, 1797 |
Fourth District, composed of the townships of
Derry and Swatara, 667 taxables :
Commissioned.
Levi G. Hollit _
worth (London-
derry) Jan. 8,1803
Daniel Stroh Feb. 28, 1S09
George M.Wagner Sept. 8,1809
Commissioned.
Adam Hamaker
(Derry) Aug. 29,1701
James Wilson
(Derry) April 4, 1796
Andrew Alexan-
der (Derry) June 3, 1797
George Louer
(Derry) June 5, 1801
Thomas Smith
(Swatara) May 14, 1800
Fifth District, composed of Harrisburg borough
and Lower Paxtaug township, 638 taxables :
Commissioned.
Charles Brandon
(Swatara) April 2, 1802
James Smith
(Derry) April 1,1806
Elisha Green
(Swatara) Jan. 20, 1809
William Louer Feb. 11,1811
Christian Spayd... Nov. 29, 1813
John Downey
(Borough) Jan.
Robert McClure
(Lower Paxtang) Oct.
Commissioned.
Johu Dentzel Aug. 29, 1791
Alexander Berry-
hill Aug. 29, 1791
James Caldwell
(Lower Paxtang). April 1,1786
William Graydon,
(Borough) Sept. 22, 1798 I Benjamin Kurtz... Jan.
John Capp (Bor- Benjamin Mayer .. May
ough) Jan. 2,1804 I John Kean June
Sixth District, composed of the townships of Mid-
dle Paxtang and Upper Paxtang, 563 taxables:
Commissioned.
7, 1806
24, 1807
20, 1808
15, 1813
14, 1813
16, 1814
Commissioned.
Martin Weaver
(Upper Paxtang) Aug. 29,1791
John Murray
(Lower Paxtang) Aug. 29, 1791
William Murray... April 21, 1794
James Reed March 19, 1799
John Hoffman May 15, 1798
John McCleery.... May 16,1799
John Michael
Singer (Halifax) March 9,1809
James Green (Mid-
dle Paxtang) May 7, 1812
Jacob Roop (Hali-
fax) March 23,1814
John Hoffman, Jr. Oct. 31, 1814
Michael Enterline. Dec. 13, 1814
Seventh District, composed of the townships of
East Hanover and West Hanover, 486 taxables :
Commissioned.
James McCreight
(West Hanover). Aug. 29, 1791
Robert Moody
(West Hanover). March 19,1799
David FerguBon
(West Hanover). Jan. 2, 1806
James Wood July 4, 1804
Commissioned.
John McCreight
(West Hanover). Jan. 7, 1808
James Dixon(West
Hanover) March 8,1809
Matthias Hen-
ning July 4, 1811
Thomas Wenrick.. Oct. 29, 1811
Eighth District, composed of the township of Bethel,
318 taxables :
Commissioned.
Thomas Clark Aug. 29, 1791
Jacob Miley Sept. 1, 1794
JohnBickel Sept. 28, 1797
Ah. Seybolt Dec. 16, 1800
Commissioned,
Paul Wolf Jan. 7,1808
John Stoudt Feb. 25, 1812
John Hautz
(Bethel) May 7,1812
First District, composed of Upper Paxtang and Ly-
kens townships, 502 taxables:
Commissioned.
Adam Wise Feb. 1,1799
John Happle March 19, 1799
Michael Enterline Dec. 13, 1814
John Hoffman Feb. 9,1816
Commissioned.
John Mitchell Oct. 16,1818
Leonard Riedy Dec. 29,1818
Henrv Schreiner... March 29, 1S21
Jacob Seal Feb. 18,1822
Second District, composed of Halifax and Middle
Paxtang townships, 536 taxables :
Commissioned.
James Reed March 19, 1799
Innes Green May 7, 1S12
Jacob Roop March 24, 1814
G. M. Waggoner... Dec. 6, 1815
Commissioned.
John Davis Jan. 14, 1818
William Ayres Dec. 19, 1819
Reuben Lockhart. May 2, 1821
GENERAL HISTORY.
283
Third District, composed of Harrisburg and Lower
Paxtang townships, 1038 taxables :
Com
William Graydon.. Sept.
Robert McC'lure.... Oct.
Benjamin Kurtz... Jan.
Benjamin Mayer... May
John Kean June
Gawin Henry May
22, 17'is
24, 18117
15, 1813
14, 1813
16, 1814
6, 1818
Commissioned.
Joliu Cochran Dee. 15, 1818
Jacob Miller Oct. 19,1819
John Downey May 14, 1821
John Capp Jan. 2, 1804
John Brooks Oct. 24, 1821
Fourth District, composed of the township of Swa-
tara, 454 taxables :
Commissioned.
Elisha Green Jan. 20, 1809 ' Ephl
Christian Spayd.... Nov. 29,1813
Fifth District, composed of Derry and London-
derry townships, 687 taxables :
Sixth District, composed of West Hanover town-
ship, 455 taxables :
Commissioned.
Robert Moody March 19, 1799
James Dixon March 8, 1809
First District, composed of Upper Paxtang, Mi
and Lykens townships :
Th Unas Wills Dec.
John Happle, Jr... Dec.
Adam height Aug.
John Reigle July
Alex. W. Seyburn. Dec.
8, 1823
8, 1823
6, 1825
25, 1*27
13, 1830
John Paul, Jr Jan.
Joel B. Ferree April
William Wingert.. Jan.
Jacob Brna Nov.
10, 1S31
4, 1S33
1, 1834
4, 1835
Second District, composed of Halifax, Middle Pax-
tang, and Jackson townships :
May
Dec.
G. M. Waggoner..
6, 1815
Jan.
14, 180S
William Avres
Dec.
13, 1819
Reuben Lockhart.
Mar
2, 1821
Aug.
19, 1S22
John Shummo
Dec.
12, 1822
Archibald Orrne..
Dec.
1, 1823
Israel Carpenter... Dec. 12, 1X23
William Bell Dec. 21,1824
Benj. Buffington... March 17,1829
Joseph Miller March 17, 1829
Benj. Ferguson Aug. 17, 1S29
Daniel A. Muench Julv 22, 1833
Alex. Mclutyre.... Jan. 30.1835
Third District, composed of Harrisburg, Lower
Paxtang, and Susquehanna townships:
James Alricks
Nov. 13, 1823
Christian Walborn
July
23, 1832
Dec. 1, 1823
Joseph B. Henszey
Julv
22, 1833
J. C. McAllister...
Dec. 12,1823
William Kline
Oct.
14, 1833
Jas. Montgomery.
Dec. 16, 1823
Charles A. Snyder
Dec.
21,1833
Waruni Holhrook.
Dec. 16, 1823
Henrv Critzman..
Dec.
21,1833
William Avres
Dec. 21, 1824
7, 1834
March 27, 1S27
Jacob Smith
Jan.
3, 1835
Frederick Heisely
March 27, 1827
Thomas C. Reed..
Mav
4, 1835
Nov. 20, 1829
Jacob Vandorslice
Nov.
18, 1835
Obed Fabnestock.
Dec. 7, 1829
George Bicholtz..
Nov.
28, 1835
Samuel Breneiser.
Dec. 7, 1829
Christian Seiler...
Dec.
4, 1835
John Cameron ....
Dec. 7, 1S29
Fourth District, com
John Blattenberger Nov. 18, 1829 |
Fifth District, composed
townships :
of Swatara township :
Christian Spayd Dec. 1, 1835
of Derrv and Londonderry
Sixth District, composed
ship :
Robert Moodv March 19, 1799
James Dixon March 8,1809
Thomas Wenrick.. Oct. 29, 1811
Samuel Todd Dec. 13,1823
of West Hanover town-
David Fei-uson.... Jan. 2G, 1824
John Earlv Feb. 9, 1827
Joseph Moody Nov. 30,1829
James Corbett Dec. 9, 1835
Fourth District, composed of Swatara township,
454 taxables :
Fifth District, composed of Derry and Londonderry
townships, 687 taxables :
Fred'k Hummel... June 12, 1822
Sixth District, composed of West Hanover town-
ship, 455 taxables :
Robert Moody March 19, 1799 Thomas Wenrick.. Oct. 29,1811
James Dixon March 8, 1809
First District, composed of the townships of Upper
Paxtang, Mifflin, and Lykens :
Benj. Buffington... Jan. 18,1836 George Hoffman.... Oct. 18,1838
Joseph Miller June 7,1836 George Witman.... Oct. 19,1838
John Buffington... Jan. 26, 183S Robert Auchmuty.. Jan. 8,1839
David F. Hoffman. June 11,1838 Jonas Imshoffstall. March 25, 1839
Second District, composed of the townships of Hali-
fax, Middle Paxtang, and Jackson :
Daniel G. Hoffman March 31, 1830 I Thomas Duncan... March 4,1837
Jacob Rahm May 28,1838 Andrew McCoy March 24, 1837
John Abel June 7, 1836 ] Samuel Ashton May 22,1839
Third District, composed of the city of Harrisburg,
and townships of Lower Paxtang and Susquehanna :
William Houtz Oct. 24, 1836 | Jacob Shope Nov. 18, 1836
Fourth District, composed of the township of Swa-
tara:
John Walborn Aug. 29, 1836
Fifth District, composed of the townships of Derry
and Londonderry :
Sampson Laur Jan. 9, 1839
Under the Constitution of 1837-38.
Harrisburg Borough.
John Houser April 14, 1840
Christian Seiler April 14,1840
George Wm. Heilig April 9, 1S44
Christian Seiler April 15, 1S45
David Harris April 14, 1846
Christian Seiler April 15, 1845
David Harris April 14, 1846
Thomas Forster.... April 9, 1850
Charles A. Snvder. April 14, 184(1
John Davies April 14, 1S40
William Klino April 11, 1S43
Charles A. Snvder April 15, 1845
Henrv Beader April 11, 1848
Charles A. Snvder. April 15, 1845
Henry Beader April 11, 184S
Thomas Elder, Jr.. April
John S. McConnell April
David Harris April
Thomas C Reed.... April
David Harris April
Thomas C. Reed.... April
David Harris April
Henry Peffer April
15, 1851
13, is.'. J
13, 1852
10, 1855
13, 1852
10, 1855
14, 1857
10, 1800
Third District, composed of Harrisburg, Lower
Paxtang, and Susquehanna townships, 1038 taxables :
William Graydon.. Sept. 22,1798 John Cochran Dec. 15, 1S18
John Capp Jan. 2,1804 Jacob Miller Oct. 19,1819
Robert McClure.... Oct. 24,1807 John Downey. ... May 14,1821
Benjamin Kurtz... Jan. 15,1813 John Brooks Oct. 24,1821
Benjamin Mayer... May 14, 1S13 John C. McAllister Dec. 12,1823
John Kean June 16, 1814 Jas. Montgomery.. Dec. 15, 1823
Garvin Henry May 6,1818 Warum Holbrook.. Dec. 16,1823
William Kline April 9, 1S50
Henry Beader April 13, 1853
Charles A. Snvder April 10,1855
Henrv Beader April 13, 1S53
Charles A. Snvder April 10, 1855
Henry Beader April 13, 1858
Oliver Edwards April 10, 1860
Middle-town Borough.
Epbraiui Heller.... April 14, 1840 John Joseph Wal-
William Starr April '14,1840 born April 15, 1S45
Henry Schreiner... April 11,1843 Henry Stehman April 10. 1S49
HenrW>tehnian April 9,1844 J. J. Walborn April 9,1850
John Joseph Wal- Henrv Stehman.... April LI, 1S54
born April 15, 1S45 Henry C. McCalla. April 10,1855
Henry Stehman.... April 10, 1S49
Xorth lF<ird.
Henrv Stehman.... April 11, 1854 John J. Walborn.
Henry C. McCalla.. April 10,1855 William A. Croll.
John Joseph Wal- Henrv Stehman..
born April 14, 1857 William A. Croll.
Henrv Stehman April 12,1859 Henrv Stehman..
J. J. Walborn April 24,1862 Henry Stehman..
Henrv Stehman.... April 12, 1864 William A. Croll.
John J. Walborn... April 15,1867 C. H. Hoffer
Henry Stehman.... Nov. 6, 1869 C. H. Hoffer
. April 6, 1872
. Mav 16, 1874
. Oct. 28, 1S74
. March 13. 1875
. March 13, IsT.i
. March 30, 1880
. March 30, 1880
.. Aug. 10. 1882
. April 6, 1S83
284
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
C. W. Churchman.. April
I). J. Boy n ton April
Joseph S. Hoyer.... April
James Schreiner... April
John Murphy April
David Koons April
John Murpbv April
L.J. Steiumetz May
Asa Johnson April
David Moore April
Asa Johnson April
Thomas Br u baker. April
Jackson Shaeffer... April
David Moore April
J. Schaeffer April
J.Schaeffer Nov.
Fred. Hummel April
Abraham Freaner.. April
William T. Bishop. April
Abraham Freaner.. April
John Phillips April
Martin Hooker, Jr. April
John Phillips April
Martin Hooker, Jr. April
John Phillips, Br... April
Samuel Henry April
Samuel Henry April
Jesse B. Hummel... April
Samuel Henry April
J. B. Hummel May
Middle Ward.
16, 1858 John D. Laverty... Nov. 6, 18G9
14, 1857 L. F. Steinmetz April 6, 1872
12, 1859 Win. F. McClure.... March 14, 1874
24,1862 John England March 14, 1874
12,1864 Win. F. McClure... March 27, 1879
17, 1866 John Bingland March 27, 1879
12,1804 JohnRiligland April 9,1881
li, 1867 i
South Ward.
14, 1857 I Wm. H. Embich.... March 14, 1874
14, 1857 ' David Koons April 28, 1875
13.1858 Jackson Shaeffer... March 11, 1876
13, 1858 David Koons March 11, 1876
12, 1859 Jacob H. Btetz March 25, 1878
12.1859 Win. G. Kinnard... March 27, 1870
12, 1864 Jackson Shaeffer... April 9, 1881
6, 1869
Derry Township.
14,1840 Samuel Henry April 12,1864
14, 1840 John G. Grul.er May 1, 1865
15, 1845 J. B. Hummel April 10, 18615
15, 1845 James H. Hutton... April 10, 1866
11, 1848 Jesse B. Hummel.. April 10, 1860
10,1849 James H. Hutton... April 10,1866
11.1848 Daniel Hotsberg.... May 2,1867
10.1849 Abner Hummel April 15, 186S
15, 1S51 Samu. 1 Henry Nov. 15, 1869
11,1854 Abner Hummel April 15,1873
11, 1854 Samuel Henry March 13, 1875
16, 1856 Joseph S. Strickler March 25, 1878
12, 1859 Samuel Henrv March 30, 1880
10,1861 John M. Strickler. April 6,1883
Lykens Township.
Halifax Township.
Israel Carpenter... April 14, 1840 I Chas. C. Meredith.. April 10, 1860
Nicholas Boyer April 14, 1840 Joseph Brubaker... May 10, 1861
Nicholas Boyer April 15, 1845 Christian Lvter April 24, 1862
Israel Carpenter... April 15, 1845 Joseph Brubaker... April 10, 1866
Nicholas Boyer April 16, 1845 Joseph Brubaker... April 10, 1866
Israel Carpenter... April 15, 1845 Christian Lvter April 22, 1867
Israel Carpenter... April 10, 1850 David Bair April 1, 1871
Nicholas Bover April 10, 1850 Christian Lyter April 9, 1872
Joseph Metuer April 10, 1855 Thomas J. Sawyer. March 15, 1875
Samuel Laudis April 10, 1S55 P. J. Rilaud March 11, 1876
Joseph Weltmer.... April 10, 1855 F. M. Loomis March 15, 1876
Samuel Landis April 10, 1855 D. B. Mehargue.... April 27, 1881
Joseph Brubaker... April 16, 1856
Jackson Township.
Andrew Kreiner... April 14, 1840
Joseph Miller April 14, 1840
Daniel Miller April 9, 1844
Joseph Miller April 15, 1845
John Enders April 10, 1849
Joseph Miller April 15, 1S45
John Enders April 10,1849
Daniel A. Mueuch. April 9,1850
John Bixler April 11, 1854
John Enders April 10, 1855
John Bixler April 11, 1854
John Enders April 10,1855
John Bixler April 12, 1S59
Daniel Miller
George W. Anders.
Andrew Kreiner...
George W. Anders.
Andrew Kreiner...
George W. Enders.
John K. McGann...
George W. Enders.
Johu H. McGann..
George W. Enders..
John K. McGann...
Josiah T. Enders...
Charles E. Reigel..
April 10,1860
April 25, 1864
April 11,1865
April 25,1864
April 11, 1865
Nov. 6, 186f
Nov. 5, 1870
March 24, 1874
April 9, 1875
Dec. 4, 1879
Nov. 15, 1880
March 30, 1880
April 9, 1881
LowF.it Paxtang Township.
Robert Gilchrist... April 14,1840 I Thomas Strohm April 13,1858
William Houtz April 14, 1840 Robert McClure.... May 10, 1861
Samuel Zacharias.. April 13,1841 Thomas G. Yeager. April 23,1863
Daniel Shell April 13. 1841 I Jon. G. Miller Feb. 16, 1804
John W.Cowden... April 12,1842 Thomas Strohm.... April 11,1865
Robt. W. McClure. April 14, 1846 Jon. G. Miller Feb. 16, 1864
Robt. W. McClure. April 14, 1846 Thomas Strohm.... April 11, 1S65
Robt. W. McClure. April 15, 1851 J. G. Miller April 15, 1808
Joseph Ganerich... April 15, 1851 Thomas Strohm.... March 17, 1870
Thomas Strome April 13, 1853 ■ J. H. Stroek March 17, 1874
Robt. W. McClure. April 15, 1851 Thomas Strohm.... March 13, 1875
Thomas Strohm.... April 13,1853 J. H. Stroek March 27, 1879
Alfred W. Millison. April 16,1856 | William A.Walmer March 30, 1S80
Lower Swatara Township.
John Wralborn
Conrad Alleman...
John Walborn
Henry Stouer
Jacob Roop
George Garmau....
George Garman....
John Walborn ....
John Walborn
C. W. Churchman
L. B. Hatfield
C. W. Churchman
M. M. Stoner
April 14, 1840
April 14, 1840
M'Ml I., 1-15
April 15, 1845
April 14, 1S46
April 10, 1849
April 10, 1849
April 15, 1845
April 9, 1850
April 15, 1851
April 10,1855
April 16, 1851
April 16, 1856
C. W. Churchman.
Elijah Balsbaugh..
John McCormick..
George Rupp
B. S. Kaufman
U.S. Kaufman
II. S. Kaufman
B. S. Kaufman
J. T. Klugh
J.T. Klugh
B. S. Kaufman
J. F. Klugh
Benj. S. Kaufman.
April 16, 1.856
April 14, 1857
April 14, 1857
April 13, 1858
April 12, 1864
April 12, 1864
Nov. 10, 1869
March 14, 1874
March 21, 1874
March 20, 1879
Oct. 14, 1879
March 27, 1879
March 30, 1880
Joseph Miller April
Peter Holsman April
Solomon Martz April
Joseph Miller April
Daniel Good April
Solomon Martz April
Joseph Miller April
Daniel Good April
Aolomon Mart/. April
Jacob Alspach April
Joseph Miller April
Jonas Willard April
Jacob Alspach April
14,1840 Jonas Williard April 13,1853
14, 1840 I H. B. Hoffman April 16, 1856
15,1845 John B. Bnffington April 14,1857
15,1845 Jacob Alspach April 13,1858
13, 1847 Jacob Alspach April 23, 1863
15, 1845 Jacob Alspach April 23, 1863
15, 1845 ] J. D. Steel April 15, 1868
13, 1847 Cyrus K. Snyder... Nov. 10, 1869
9,1850 Jacob Alspach April 15,1873
15, 1851 Henrv B. Willard.. March 17, 1874
13, 1852 Henry B. Willard.. April 3, 1879
13,1853 Jacob Alspach March 25, 1878
15, 1851 ', Henry B. Willard.. March 27, 1879
MmnLE Paxtang Township.
Hiram H.Hetzel... April 14, 1840 j William Clark, Jr.. April 10,1849
William' Bell April 14,1840 William Frantz April 13,1853
James W. Griffith.. April 11,184:1 David Shertzer April 14,1857
William Clark, Jr.. April 9, 1844 ] Cornelius Donelly. April 14,1357
William Freeland.. April 11,1848 Cornelius Donelly. May 22,1862
William Clark, Jr.. April 10,1849 Cornelius Donelly. May 18,1876
William Freeland.. April 11, 1848 | Michael Price April 15,1873
Mifflin Township.
David F.Hoffman.. April 14,1810
Benj.Buffington.... April 14,1840
George Whitman... April 11,1843
John Ditty April 15, 1845
Conrad G. Rice April 14, 1846
Simon B. Lark April 11,1848
JohnDittv April 15,1845
Conrad G.Gice April 14,1840
Simon B. Lark April 11,1848
Peter Bowman April 9,1850
Thomas Snv.br April 13, 1852
Israel M. Graff April 10,1855
Thomas Snvder April 13, 1852
Israel M. G'raff. April 10, 1855
Aaron P. Lark April 29, 1856
Conrad G. Geist April 10, 1860
Aaron P. Lark Mav 10,1861
J. D. Snvder April 23, 1863
Jonathan Riegle.... April 11,1865
J. D. Snyder April 23,1863
J. D. Snyder April 15, 1S6S
Jonathan Riegle... April 11, 1865
Jonathan Riegle... Nov. Ill, 1869
T. H. Buffington.... Dec. 9,1871
John J. Mattis March 11,1876
Jonathan Reigle... March 25, 1878
Jonathan Reigle... April 6, 1883
J. A. Heniniingor... April 0, 1883
John McAllister... April
Henry M. Bayard.. April
Webster Wyun April
John Orme April
John McCauley April
Chas. G. Carlborg... April
John McAllister... April
John McAllister... April
John McAllister... April
Rush Township.
14, 1840 | Henrv Oakleaf April 11, 1854
9, 1844 John Strieker April 10, 1855
15, 1845 ! Henrv Eichenlaub April 10,1855
14, 1846 I Henry Eichenlaub April 10, 1855
13, 1847 Jacob Strieker April 15, 1858
11, 1848 Henry Eichenlaub April 10, 1860
10, 1849 I Henry Eichenlaub June 29, 1805
10, 1849 Henry Eichenlaub June 29, 1865
11, 1854
Susquehanna Townsh
George Livingston,
Sr April
Aug. 0. Heister.... April
Jacob Fisler April
A. O. Heister April
George Livingston,
Sr April
A. O. Heister April
Henry Herr April
Charles Heister.... April
Wm. Gilmore April
Henry W. Hoffman April
Daniel Shell April
Henrv W. Hoffman April
Daniel Shell April
Henrv W. Hoffman April 13, 1858
14, 1840 Daniel Shell April 10, 1860
14,1840 Amos Fisher April 12,1864
9, 1844 James C. Corbett... April 19, 1S04
15,1845 Amos Fisher April 12,1864
James C. Corbett .. April 19, 1864
15, 1845 Hiram P. Morley... April 15, 1868
15,1845 Amos Fisher Nov. 0,1809
9,18511 Saml. Flickinger... Nov. 5,1870
9,1850 ! Jas. H. McAllister April 15,1873
13,1852 j Wm. H. Hoofnagle March 13, 1S75
13, 1853 j Jas. H. McAllister March 25, 1878
10,1855 | J. B. Booser March 80, 18SO
13, 1853 I Jas. H. McAllister April 12, 1883
10, 1855 ]
Swatara Townshi:
Thomas McAlleu.. April 14, 1840
Solomon Landis.... April 14, 1840
John Conrad April 15, 1845
Conrad Peck April 15, 1845
Aimer Rutherford. April 15,1851
Jno. B. Rutherford April 11, 1854
John Conrad April 11, 1854
Jacob Atticks April 12, 1859
John G. Lanck April
M.J. Mumma April
H. C. Lyon Nov.
Charles H. Babb... Nov.
C. Hess March
I. C. Ernst March
Charles H. Babb... March
S. S. Page March
12, 1859
12, 1804
0,1809
7, 1870
11, 1870
11, 1870
25, 1878
30, 1880
John Wert
John Thompson...
Robert Aucbiuutz.
Andrew Woland...
Andrew Woland...
Andrew Woland...
Benjamin Stever...
Andrew Woland...
Benjamin Miller...
Daniel Leffler
William L. Paul...
Josiah B. Weaver.
Upper Paxtang Township.
April 14, 1840 ' William L. Paul... April 11, 1805
April 14, 1840 Josiah B. Weaver.. April 10, 1806
April 15,1845 William L. Paul... April 11,1865
April 15,1845 Josiah B. Weaver.. April Hi, I860
April 15,1845 William L. Paul... March 17, 1870
April 15, 1851 B. W. Holtzman... April 1, 1871
April 10, 1855 Samuel Lehman... March 13, 1875
April 15,1851 Wm. E. Lenker.... March 16, 1876
April 10, I860 Andrew Woland... March 25, 1878
April 16, 1856 Robert Savage March 30, 1880
April 10, 1800 Daniel Leffler April 0, 1882
Mav 10, 1861 U. D. Deibler April 6, 1883
GENERAL HISTORY.
285
West Hasovf.u TOWNSHIP.
Daniel Ferguson.
Samuel McCord..
Thomas Miller...
Robert Hell
Jacob Hicks
Saml. B. Flemini
Barnhart Shope..
Allen Sturgeon...
Barnhart Shope..
Allen Sturgeou...
Jacob Hick,s
B. Shope
Jacob Hicks
B. Shope
April 14, 1840
April 14, 1840
April 12, 1842
April 11, 1843
April 9, 1844
April 15,1846
April 10, 1849
April 10,1849
April 10, 1849
April 10, 1849
April 11, 1854
April 11, 1854
April 11, 1S54
April 11, 1854
Jacob Hicks April
William Allen April
Daniel Brightbill... April
Jacob Hicks April
David Brightbill... April
David Brightbill... April
Jacob F. Miller Nov.
David Brightbill... March
J. F. Miller March
David Brightbill... March
Christian Cassel... March
George Fox Sept.
George W. Fox March
Christian Cassel.... April
12, IS59
12, 1859
10, 1860
2(1. 1864
11.1865
11, 1865
6, 1869
17, 1870
24, 1874
13, 1875
15, 1876
26, 1879
30, 1880
9, 1881
Wiconisco Township.
i Harper,.
Joel B. Ferree April
John Woonaer April
April
April
April
April
April
April
John Wonier April
Marks D. Whitman April
John Wommer April
Marks D.Whitman April
James Ferree April
John Wood
James Ferr
John Woon
14, 1840
14, 1840
15, 1845
15, 1845
II, 1K46
15, 1845
14, 1846
9, 1850
15, 1851
10, 1855
15, 1S51
10, 1855
16, 1856
. Young April 10,
•s Ferree May 10,
el Keiser April 24,
•s Ferree April 10,
is Ferree April 10,
am Hawk April 13,
'S Ferree April 1,
el Israel Nov. 9,
am Hawk April 6,
el Israel March 17,
k Garlmtt March 17,
. Pinkerton... March 17,
Wallace March 17,
Londonderry Townshi:
Samuel Hoffer April
James Lynch April
George Keahler.... April
Samuel Hoffer April
Henry Techtmeyer April
Samuel Hoffer April.
HeDrv Techtmeyer April
Samuel Hoffer ipril
Lewis F.Steinmetz April
Edward Stover April
Samuel Marquart.. April
Lewis F. Steiumetz April
Samuel Marquart.. April
Eli Ruth April
D. M. Gingerich.... April
James Lynch April
, 1840
, 1S40
,1845
, 1845
, 184S
, 1S45
, 1S4S
, 1850
,1851
, 1853
1855
,1851
, 1855
, 1856
, 1857
1858
Henry Leghtmeyer
M. R. Alleman
Jonas C. Brenser...
John A. Witmau...
John Shakespeare..
Jonas C. Brenser...
John Shakespear....
Jonas C. Brenser...
John H. Epler
Peter Shuuk
John H. Epler
John H. Epler
Henry Teghtmeyer
John H. Epler
John H. Eppler
Henry Tightmeyer
April 12, 1859
April 18, 1859
May 10, 1861
May 10, 1861
April 19, 1864
June 16,1866
April 19, 1864
June 16, 1866
Not. 10, 1869
Mav 15, 1873
Jan. 4, 1875
March 13, 1875
March 30, 1875
March 18, 1880
March 30, 18S0
March 30, 1880
East Hanover Tow?,
John M. Rank
Samuel McCord
Samuel McCord
Samuel Lingle
John Early
Samuel McCord
Samuel Lingle
John Early
Samuel McCord
Abraham Black
JamesS. Hampton.
Abraham Black
JamesS. Hampton.
John F. Stoner
April 12, 1S42
April 14, 1840
April 15, 1845
April 13, 1847
April 11, 1848
April 15, 1845
April 13,1847
April 11, 1848
April 9, 1850
April 13; 1852
April 13, 1853
April 13, 1852
April 13, 1853
April 16. 1856
Sour
Han
David Raniler
Michael Hoerner.
Michael Hoeruer.
John Boliuger....
Michael Hoerner.
John Bollinger....
Michael Hoerner.
Isaac Hershey
Michael Hoerner.
Isaac Hershey
Joseph Farnsler..
Abraham Mader.
April 12, 1842
April 12, 1842
April 13, 1847
April 13, 1847
April 13, 1«47
April 13, 1847
April 13,1852
April 13, 1852
April 13, 1852
April 13, 1852
April 14, 1857
April 14, 1857
.larin's Hampton..
John F. Stoner
JumesS. Hampton
John F. Stoner....
JamesS. Hampton
John F. Stoner
JamesS. Hampton
John F. Stoner
A. D. E. Killingei
David A. Boyer....
David A. Boyer....
JamesS. Hampton
D. A. Boyer
William E. Shell..
ER TOWNSHIP.
Joseph Farnsler...
Abraham Mader.. ,
Joseph Farnsley...
Daniel Schaffuer..
Daniel Shope
Joseph Farnsler...
Daniel Schaffuer..
A. Mader
Daniel Shaffner....
William Currey...,
Daniel Shaffner....
April 13, 1858
April 19, 1861
April 23, 1863
April 10, 1866
April 23, 1863
April 10, 1866
April 15, 1868
Nov. 9, 1871
April 15, 1873
Sept. 10, 1875
March 11, 1876
March 26, 1878
April 9, 1881
April 6, 1883
April 24,1862
April 24, 1662
April 13, 1867
April 22, 1867
April 6, 1872
April 24, 1872
April 15, 1873
March 15, 1876
March 25, 1878
April 9, 1SS1
April 6, 1883
Jefferson Town
Jacob Davidson .... April 11, 1843
David Hoover April 11,1843
Philip Hoffman April 11, 1848
Jacob Davidson April 11, 1S4S
Leonard Ling April 10, 1849
Philip Hoffman April 11, 1848
Leonard Long April 10, 1849
Thomas J. Sawyer. April 13, 1853
Leonard Long April 11, 1854
William Richards.. April 10, 1855
Thomas J.Sawyer. April 13,1853
William Richards.. April 10, 1855
John Paul April 13, 1S58
James Hoffman April 12, 1859
William Richards.. April 10,1860
George Park April 23, 1863
Archibald Mc-
Laughlin April 12,1864
George Park April 23, 1863
Archibald Mc-
Laughlin April 12, 1S64
Michael Etzweiler. April 14, 1868
Henry E. Welker.. Nov. 6, 1869
Michael Etzweiler. April 15, 1873
H. E. Welker March 13, 1875
Michael Etzweiler. March 25, 1S78
Philip Hoffman April 11,1879
Alex. McLaughlin. April 6, 1S82
Michael Etzweiler. April 6, 1883
WASHINUT'
Simon Sallade April 14, 1846
John Ditty April 9, 1860
Christian B. Miller April lo, 1849
Christian 11. Miller April 11,1864
Benj. Bufliugton... April In, Is;,.-,
Christian B. Miller April 11,1854
Benj. Bufliugton... April 10,1856
George Gilbert April 16,1856
Fred. W. Evitz April 10, 1860
George Gilbert May 10,1861
Edward Bickel May 10,1861
Joel B. Ferree April 11, 1865
Dauphin
Adam Powell April 11,1848
James W.Griffith.. April 11, 1848
Adam Powell April 11,1848
James W. Griffith.. April 11, 1848
James W. Griffith.. April 13, 1853
James Brown April 13, 1853
James W. Griffith.. April 13, 1853
James Brown April 13, 1853
James W. Griffith.. April 13, 1858
Reed Township.
E. E. Williams June 4,1849 Valentine Varnes.. April 12,1859
John Newbaker.... June 4, 1849 John C. Westfall... April 12 1859
E. E. Williams June 4, 1849 William Baskins.... May 10 1861
William Baskins... April 15, 1852 John C. Westfall... April 16, 1867
Valentine Varnes.. April 15, 1853 William Baskins... May 7, 1868
E.E.Williams April 11, 1S54 John C. Westfall... April 6,1872
John Ross April 10,1855 William H. Reed... March 13, 1875
William Baskins. . Apiil 13,1852 George W. Free.... March 17 1877
E.E.Williams April 11,1854 John C. Westfall... March 30, 1880
JohnRoth April 10,1855 George W. Free April 27,1882
Matamoras Borough.
Geo. W. McCounell June 14, 1850 Chas. C. Meredith.. April 15, 1851
J. W. Johnstou June 14, 1850
n Township.
George Gilbert April I
Joel B. Ferree April 11,1865
George Gilbert \pril lo, I-,,.
James Miller March IT I
L. S. Ferree Hov. 22, 18i
James Miller April 9,1876
L. S. Ferree March 16, 1876
L. S. Ferree March 17, 1877
James Milb-r March 30, 1880
Leander S. Ferree.. March IT. 1882
I Daniel A. Good May 20,1882
Daniel A. Good April 6,1883
Borough.
John B. Krause April 13,1858
Samuel Thompson. April 12, 1859
James W. Griffith.. April 23, 1863
James W. Griffith.. April 16, (868
James W. Griffith.. April 15, 1873
J. B. Spiese March 24, 1874
J. W. Griffith March 25, 1878
Thomas C. Mem. March 25, 1878
Thomas C.Mertz... April 6,1883
MlLLERSBtRG BOROUGH.
Jesse Auchmuty... April
Martin Weaver April
B. G. Steever April
William J. Seal April
B. G. Steever April
William J. Seal April
David Brindle April
Jesse Auchmuty... April
David Brindle April
Daniel Letter April
B.G. Steever April
, 185(1
, 1850
, 1S55
, 1855
, 1855
, 1856
, 1857
, 1858
Uriah D. Ferree April 10,
B. J.Stever April 23,
Uriah D. Ferree.... April 10,
George Slate April 15,
U. D. Ferree April 1,
Benj. G. Steever.... April 15,
U. D. Ferree March 11,
Jesse Auchmuty... April 17,
C. C. Martz April 9,
Jesse Michaels March 17.
Jesse Auchmuty... April 6,
Conewago Township.
Christian Foltz
John S. Foltz
Samuel Shrader....
Christian Foltz
Samuel Hoffer, Sr.,
Christian Foltz
Samuel Hoffer, Sr..
Henry Shenk
A. Redsecker
David Mover
A. Redsecker
April 15, 1851
April 11,1854
April 11, 1854
April 10, 1S55
April 10, 1855
April 10, 1855
April 10, 1855
April 14, 1857
April 13, 1658
April 12, 1869
May 10, 1861
David W. Miller ... April 11.
David W. Miller... April 11,
C. W. Hoffer April 13,
C. H. Hoffer April 15,
Jacob G. Eshenour March 14,
Samuel Hertzler... March 22,
Isaac B.Vance May 9,
S. S. Bachinan March 25,
C. F. Booser April 9,
L. H. Hoffer March 17
1871
1873
1876
1878
1881
ISS'J
1.883
1865
1865
181 ,7
1873
Gratz Borough.
Daniel Good May
Daniel Leftier May
John Loudenslager Apiil
Daniel Good May
J. Loudenslager.... April
George Hoffman.... April
J. Loudenslager.... April
Jose Ker April
Daniel Goode June
7, 1S52
7, 1852
11, 1854
7, 1852
Daniel Goode
Jonas Keiser
Charles Gerhard...
Daniel Good
11,1854 George Hoffman..
14, 1857 William s. Boyer.
12, 1859 , George Hoffman
28, 1862 J. C. Good
25, 1864
Uniontown Borough.
William Hoffman..
C. G. Geist
William Hoffman..
C. G. Geist
William Hoffman..
I. H. Roive
G. D. Moyer
Nov. 21, 1S64
Nov. 21,1864
Nov. 21 1664
Nov. 21, 1861
Nov. 24,1869
Nov. 24, 1869
April 28, 1S73
J. A. Laudenslager
C. F. Bufliugton. ...
William Hoffman-
David Reinoehl....
George W. Hain....
George W. Hain...,
David Reinoehl
Steelton Borough.
March 11, 1S76 Christ. L. Brinso
April H, 1S81
Williasis Township.
June 30, 1869 G. W. Hain
June 30. 1S69 E. T. Matter
March 17, 1874 G. W. Hain
April IS, 1874 E. T. Matter
June 25, 1864
April 22, 1867
April 15, 186<
Nov. 15, 1869
Nov. 5, 1870
April 15, 187:;
March 11, lsTo
March 26, 1878
April 9, 1881
• Oct. 15, 1S74
Nov. 4, 1S79
March 25, 1S7S
. March 30, 1880
March 17, 1882
April 6, 1883
June 30, 1879
June 30, 1S79
March 30, 18S0
March 30, 16S0
286
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Berrysburg Borough.
Second
Ward.
Jan.
27, 1S70
J. D. Snyder
March 25
1878
Mav
8,1865
April 1, 1871
I. Frank Miller....
April
10, 1873
S. B. Bishoff.
March 30,
1880
E. C. Reichenbach
April
13, 1S67
Peter Stucker
March 11, 1876
March 13.
John D. Snvler...
April 6,
1883
Peter Stucker
April
10, 1866
April 9, 1881
Lykens Borough.
Third Ward.
W. H. Kendall
Nov.
9, 1871
April 16,
1878
13, 1867
Thos. W. Wilson..
Nov. 10, 1873
W. P. Miller
Nov.
9, 1S71
March 17
S, 1865
March 14, 1874
April
15, 1873
Charles Wolcott...
April 6
13, 1867
W. II. Kendall
Marcl 17, 1S77
Daniel A. Kepner.
Nov.
6, 1869
HUMMELSTOI
vn Borough.
Fourth Ward.
Franklin Smith...
Oct.
Sept.
Sept.
16, 1874
Abner Hummel, ..
Abner Hummel...
March 25
1878
John Maglau-hlm
Mav
8, 1865
John W. Young...
Dec. 8, 1874
Wm. H. Dlrich....
16, 1879
April 6
1883
Fred'k W. Haas...
April
April
12, 1864
Daniel C. Maurer.
Daniel C. Maurer.
March 13, 1875
Feb. 26, 1880
Halifax
Borough.
M. S. Bower
Oliver Edwards....
May
April
4, 1870
6, 1872
Daniel C. Maurer.
March 30, 1880
Christian S. Funk
24, 1S75
March 27
1878
Thomas J. Sawyer
1Harch 15, 1875
Benjamin Parker.
March 17,
1882
Fifth
17,1878
April 27
1882
June
3, 1880
April 6,
1883
M. S. Bower
April
12, 1S64
Albert J. Fager...
March 25, 1878
Benjamiu Parker.
May
5, 1S81
Jos. Stonemyer
Nov.
Nov.
7, 1868
10, 1878
Albert J. Fager...
March 27, 1879
Wayne Township.
H. E. Welker
March 13, 1875
March 30
1880
Marcl
31, 1879
G. B. Cole
April
April
12, 1864
12, 1S69
A. P. Erb
March 25, 1878
March 27, 1879
ALDERMEN— CITY
OF HARRISBURG.
Wm. C. McFadden
Nov.
10, 1S73
North
Ward.
Seventl
Ward.
Charles A. Snyder
April
April
13, 1853
10, 1855
April 13
April 10
1858
1860
John Mcllvaiu,..
M. A. Shattuck....
Nov.
Nov.
Sept.
7, 1868
10, 1873
1,1874
Wm. A. McNair...
March 13, 1875
March 30, 1880
South Ward.
April
13, 1852
April 14
1857
10, 1855
Henry Peffer
. April 10
1860
Nov.
7, 1868
March 25, 1S78
March 27, 1879
First Ward.
April
10, 1866
John B. Nicholas.
. March 25
1878
7, 1868
John B. Nicholas.
. March 27
1879
William D. Jack..
Nov.
7, 1868
G. W. Jackson
March 25, 1878
John B. Nicholas.
Nov.
10, 1873
Nov.
10, 1873
G. W. Jackson
March 27, 1879
PAXTANG TOWNSHIP.
Among the records of the Court of Quarter Sessions
of Lancaster County are the following entries:
" Boundaries of the townships in Lancaster County,
as they were settled and agreed upon by the magis-
trates and inhabitants of the said county the 9th day
of June, and confirmed by the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions the first Tuesday in August ensuing, Anno
Domini, 1729."
Then follow the names and boundaries of a number
of townships, covering the territory of the county from
the Octorara to the Kittochtinny Mountain, among
these being the names of Peshtank (Paxtang) and
Derry, which comprised the whole of Dauphin
County south of the first range of the Kittoch-
tinuy Mountains and a part of now Lebanon County,
that of Paxtang being described as follows:
" The township of Peshtank, beginning at the
mouth of Suataaro, thence up the river to Kehtoh-
toning hill above Peter Aliens, thence eastward by
the south side of said hill to the meridian of Queto-
pohello mouth, thence on a south course to the
mouth of the same at Suataaro, and down Suataaro
to the beginning."
In 1736-37 the first division of the township oc-
curred, the erection of Hanover township from the
northeastern portion, and thus the division contin-
ued until only a small portion of the original town-
ship is thus designated, and that is the township of
Lower Paxtang, Peshtank, or Paxtang, as we prefer
to spell it, and which orthography we have uniformly
adhered to, notwithstanding the errors of the past
eighty years, which have given us the English Pax-
ton for the Indian word Paxtang. It was so named
for the inconsiderable stream which was then within
its borders.
The warrantees given in the chapter on the early
settlements give us the names of the pioneers of this
section, and much of the history of the township
proper is interwoven with that of the county. We
shall, therefore, content ourselves with merely giving
a few facts not previously recorded, and which come
in in our narrative more appropriately here.
PAXTANG TOWNSHIP.
287
The tax-lists of this section prior to 1750 are not in
existence, unless it is that for the " North End of Pax-
tang," which is herewith given :
ASSESSMENT FOR NORTH END OF PAXTANG, 1749.
Armstrong, James
Armstrong, Widow
Armstrong, William
Alcorn, James
Alexander, Tbomaa
Brice, Samuel
Bell, William
Brown, William
Burnett, William
Harnett, William, Jr
Bell, George
Carson, John (merchant)
Caldwell, Andrew
Chambers, William
Cochren, William
Currev, Robert
Cavit, John
Cowden, Martha
Cavit, Richard
Caldwell, John
Cochren, Andrew
Chambers, Robert
Cochren, George
O'Ujingliam, Samuel
Coply, Noah (smith)
CI i ambers, John
Dickey, Bloses
Davis, Joseph.
Dagan, Robert
Dougherty, John
Deney, David
Elder, Thomas
Eaken, Samuel
Foster, Widow
Faride, Edward
Forgison,' James
Foster, Thomas, Esq
Foster, Arthur
Grab ms, James
Gamble, Stephen
iiilloiies, Imanuel
s. d.
Armstrong, Thomas 9 0
Barnett, John 4 0
Breden, Joseph 2 6
Birney, Thomas 9 0
Cochren, John 9 0
Gillespy, George 0
Harriss, John 1
Hains, James 0
Inith, Hugh 0
Johi
Johnston, Alexander 0
Jno'son, John 0
Karr, Widow 0
Kah, Francis 0
Lanner, Thomas 0
Lee, Thomas „ 0
Michael, James 0
McNought, James 0
McCarter, Thomas 0
Martin, Samuel 0
McGumery. Robert 0
McHarge, Alexander 0
McMulleu, William 0
McGumery, Johu 0
McCoraiacks, Hugh 0
Noll, John 0
Poak, James 0
Potts, Robert 0
Panlin, David 0
Reed, James 0
Ross, John 0
Ross, Joseph 0
Simpson, Thomas 0
Simpson, Samuel 0
Stuart, Andrew 0
Stone, Andrew 0
Scat, John 0
Sturgin, Jeremiah 0
Smith, Robert 0
Smith, John 0
Thompson, John 0
Toland, Jamea 0
Thorn, William 0
Whilev, Widow 0
Wigins, John 0
Willey, John 0
Halley, Joseph 9
Johnston, Alexander 2
Means, James 9
Martin, John 9
5. George 0
9 0 W7illey, Widow..
1 6
For the year 1750 we have those for^the South End,
West Side, and the Narrows of Paxtang.
ASSESSMENT FOR THE WEST SIDE OF PAXTANG, 1750.
William Thorn.
Hugh Montgomery.
Robert Dugan.
Thomas Sturgeon.
John Johnson.
John Harris.
James McNight.
James Reed.
James Armstrong.
Robert Chambers.
John Davis.
James Harris.
David Carson.
William McCalley.
James Toland.
Andrew Steen.
John Cochran.
Alexander Jouson.
Thomas Foster, Esq.
James Aiken.
James Allcorn.
Thomas Simson.
James Polke.
James Potts.
George Gillespy.
Alexander McCay.
John Cavit.
Andrew Caldwell.
John Scott.
Samuel Price.
Patrick Gillespy.
Jeremiah Sturgeon.
Robert Montgomery.
John Caldwell.
Robert Smith.
Joseph White.
John Neal.
John Dougherty.
George Gabriel.
John Carson.
Samuel Hunter.
John Daily.
Samuel Simpson.
Samuel Martin.
Thomas McArthur.
James Colier.
Thomas Larner.
Andrew Stuart.
Samuel Campbell.
Alexander Sanders.
Robert Curry.
Mi>seri Wain.
Joseph Ross.
John Smith.
James Thorn.
William Armstrong.
William Calhoun.
Thomas McCormick.
ASSESSMENT FOR THE SOUTH
William Kirkpatrick.
Thomas King.
Thomas Meays.
William Steel.
Robert Tyler.
Hugh Stuart.
Peter Fleming.
John Shields.
Kennedy Kauix.
John Gray.
William Harris.
Richard McClure.
John Wilson.
Oliver Wiley.
Samuel Galbreath.
Martin Shults.
David Shields.
Moses Dickey.
H. McKinney.
H. Seller.
Valentine Starn.
Thomas Dugan.
Alexander Brown.
John Wiggins.
John Wiley.
Andrew Cochrai
Robert IMter.
William Thorn.
END OF PAXTANG, 1750.
James Lusk.
John Means.
Andrew Hanna.
George Shiete.
Timothy McNight.
William Sharp.
H.McElroy.
John JohnBton.
Charles Gordon.
John Montgomery.
Timothy Shaw.
Matthew Gordon.
Andrew Huston.
Samuel Woods.
John Welsh.
Alexander White.
John Morrow.
James McNight.
Francis Jonson.
James Wilson.
William Dickey.
Patrick Kinney.
ASSESSMENT FOR THE NARROWS OF PAXTANG, 1750.
John Kelton. John Watt.
Mr. Murray. George Clark.
Robert Armstrong. James Reed.
John Armstrong. James English.
Thomas Gasten. John Geven.
William Foster. James Baskins.
Thomas Clark. Thomas McKee.
John McKeune. Charles Williams.
Robert Clark. John Mitchell.
Thomas Adams. John Lee (a trader).
Halbert AdaniB.
Those in the "Narrows of Paxtang" subsequently-
fell into Upper Paxtang township, etc. The first and
only full list, which includes Middletown, on the
Swatara, is the following:
PAXTANG ASSESSMENT FOR 1770.
Henry Antas.
Jacob Aull.
James Burd, Esq.
Michael Bumbarger.
William Brown.
Casper Byerly.
Thomas Bell.
William Boyd.
John Barnet.
John Barnet, Jr.
Andrew Berryhill.
James Swift.
John Buzard.
William Bell.
John Bell.
John Bamberger.
Jacob Bumberger.
Jean Boyd.
Joseph Brand.
Henry Boal.
William Boggs.
Benjamin Brown.
John Cox.
George Carson.
Frederick Castle.
James Calhoun.
William Calhoun.
John Cavet.
Christ. Crall.
James Collier.
Hugh Cunningham
William Cocheran.
Walter Clark.
Robert Clark.
James Carson.
John Chambers.
Andrew Caldwell.
John Caldwell.
John Carpenter.
John Cline.
John Carver.
James Cowden.
William Cnrray.
James Chambers.
Samuel Cocheran.
John Dunkau.
William Dickey.
John Dickey.
288
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
John Davison.
William Mayes.
James Walker.
Adam Wagganer.
Abe. Eagley.
John Muma.
Leonard Wallow.
John Winderly.
Rev. John Elder.
Richard McClure.
James Wilson.
Alexander Wilson.
Robert Elder.
Thomas Mayes.
Joseph Wilson.
Thomas Willy.
John Elder, Jr.
Alexander McClure.
Michael Whittly.
John Willson.
James Espy
Thomas McArthur.
Matthias Winagle.
Joseph Erewen.
Hugh Montgomery.
Thomas Forester.
George McMullen.
Freemen.
Joseph Flora.
William McClay.
John McCulloch.
James Mordock.
George Fisher.
Thomas Miller.
John Freeman.
George Temple.
Richard Fulton.
William McMullen.
George Miller.
James Finney.
John Forester.
Hugh Martain.
John Hatfield.
William Thorn.
John Fleckener.
Patrick McGranahan.
John Patton.
George Williams.
Adam Fackeler.
William Montgomery.
Joseph Patton.
Samuel Smith.
Frederick Foster.
John Medders.
John McGlugadge.
Henry Shearer.
Robert Frute.
Jonathan McClure.
Moses Ramsey.
William Gray.
Philip Fisher.
Jacob Puorman.
William Curry (weaver)
Thomas Murray.
Thomas Finney.
Stephen Poorman.
Francis Larue.
Yendal Frackner.
John Gilchrist.
Criley Poorman.
Barney Raferty.
Jacob King.
Robert Gilchrist.
David Pat ton.
Jacob Brand.
James Kennedy.
James Gilchrist.
Peter Patterson.
Francis Owens.
Abe Money.
Robert Gray.
William Patterson.
Eirs Frenck.
Frederick Dinger.
John Gallacher.
John Postlewight.
Robert Ramsey.
John Lively.
John Gray.
Sarah Potts.
William Bell, Jr.
John Brown.
Mike Graham.
Peter Pether.
John Carson.
Philip Miller.
George Gross.
George Baye.
William Cowdeu.
Mike Gross.
John Gillaspy.
Peter Pancake.
James McFadden.
Christy Seabough.
George Gray.
Henry Renick.
John Shaw.
James Ketch (Eastertown).
John Harris.
Thomas Renick.
Robert Smith.
George Bennett.
James Harris.
James Renick.
William I'alhonn.
Thomas Leman.
Bartholamew Hannes,
Thomas Rutherford.
William Wilson.
Philip Davis.
Robert Heazlet.
Jacob Roop.
George Shanklin.
Robert Conn.
John Hearsha.
James Robinson.
John Leany.
Thomas Leman.
Patrick Hoagan.
John Steel.
Thomas Robinson.
Johu Micheltree.
John Hiltton.
Robert Starratt.
George Dickson.
David Ellis.
Patrick Heanney.
John Steel (weaver).
Cornelius Cox.
Aquilla Richard.
Andrew Huston.
John Shoemaker.
Benjamin Fulton,
Martin Houser.
Albright Sighely.
Inmates.
Joseph Hutchinson,
Joseph Shearer.
Alexander Johnson.
John Shaleberger.
John Hutchinson.
Matthew Lard.
John Jameson.
Benjamin Starrat.
John McKinney.
William Clark.
James Johnson.
George Sheets.
Daniel McLeese.
Samuel Beaty.
John Johnson.
Leonard Sheets.
William McWhorter, Sr.
Robert Smith.
David Jones.
Jacob inyder.
John Coulter.
William Bell.
Thomas King.
William Swan.
Jonas Fnak.
Jacob Buckart.
Edward King.
Matthew Smith.
John Robinson.
Stophel Amalong.
Margaret Kirkpatrick.
Andrew Stewart.
William Cristie.
Edward Betts.
■William Kerr.
Rebecca Simpson.
Johu Barr.
James Cochran.
Jacob Kerr.
Hugh Stephen.
Jacob Eaten.
Joseph Gray.
John Kneel.
Ann Stephen.
Samuel Harris.
John Crage.
Johu Kuoop.
Jean Sloan.
William Plunkett.
John Teadle.
Abe. Kniedick.
John Smith.
Henry Flemen.
George Reist.
George Kneeveling.
William Sloan.
John Henderson.
Matthew McKinney.
John Kiesener.
Jeremiah Sturgeon.
Philty Snyder.
Ludwig Couts.
Jacob Lane.
Mike Shearer.
George Avernier.
William McClintuck.
Stoppil Lafiacur.
James Smith.
Peter Brown.
John Lenan.
Mary Lusic.
Joseph Shaw.
Jacob Streeker.
Daniel Double.
Henry Larue.
Samuel Steel.
Michael Troy.
Thomas Norris.
Jean Lamb.
Edward Shara.
Middletown.
Elizabeth Martin.
Stophel Snop.
"William McClure.
Henry Stoner.
Albright Swingfort.
Conrad Wolfly.
John Means.
Elijah Steward.
Johu Bakesto.
George Shoeken.
Henry McKinney.
John Simpson.
John Mitscar.
William Mills.
Jacob Miller.
Thomas Simpson.
George Loughman.
Godfried Catchman.
James McNight.
Michael Simpson.
Fred Zebernick.
Robert H timet.
William McRoberts.
William Smith.
Jacob Spade.
Henry McCann.
William McClenahan.
Hugh Steward.
Jacob Walter.
Abe Fora.
Alexander McHarg.
James Thorn.
George Fry.
Jacob Gross.
David Montgomery.
George Tevelbaugh.
Christian Roads.
Sampson Leadle.
William McNight.
Robert Taylor.
John Myers.
David Etlin.
Robert Montgomery.
Daniel Voshel.
Anthony Wierick.
Frederick Bickener.
Michael Mieres.
James Wallace.
Ludwick Hemperly.
Thomas Bralman.
Alexander McKee.
Robert Wright.
Christian Spade.
William Walls.
Thomas McCormick.
Elizabeth Wiely.
Philip Craft.
Henry Davis.
Robert McCormick.
John Wiggens.
Peter Money.
Philip Bartimore.
James McCord.
Hugh Wray.
Nick. Castle.
Mike Fisher.
Hugh McKillip.
Joseph White.
George Dougherty.
PAXTANG TOWNSHIP.
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The officers for the township of Paxtang from 1759
to 1784 are as follows :
1759. Constable.— Thomas McArthur.
Overseers of Roads. — John Neal, Richard McClure.
1760. Constable.— Jeremiah Sturgeon.
Overseers of Poor. — Thomas Kissinger, Patrick Gillespie.
Overseers of Roads. — John Gray, David English.
1761. Constable.— John Cavet.
Overseers of Poor.— Patrick Montgomery, William Bell.
Overseers of Roads.— James Wilson, Patrick Gillespie.
1762. Constable— William Bell.
Overseers of Poor. — Thomas King, Jr., Thomas Armstrong.
Overseers of Roads. — John Forster, Alexander McClure.
1763. Constable.— Moses Swan.
Overseer of Poor. — John Gallougher. •
Overseers of Roads. — William Kelsoe, Henry Rennick.
1764. Constable.— Andrew Cochran.
Overseers of Poor. — Andrew Stewart, John Steel.
Overseers of Roads. — Jeremiah Sturgeon, Stephen Poorman.
1765. Constable. — Frederick Stoner.
Overseers of Poor. — John Money, James Willson.
Overseers of Roads. — Jacoh Carr, John Duncan.
1766. Constable— Joseph Willson.
Overseers of Poor. — Alexander Johnston, John Knop.
Overseers of Hoads.— George Page, Richard Fulton.
1767. Constable.— William McClure.
Overseers of Poor. — James Wallace, Thomas King.
Overseers of Roads. — John Simpson, Hugh McKillip.
1768. Conslabte.— Alexander Johnston'.
Overseers of Poor. — David Patton, Thomas McCord.
Overseers of Roads. — Johu Harris, John Wiggins.
1769. Constables— Hugh MeKelip, Philip Graff.
Overseers of Poor. — Joseph Sherer, William Cohoun.
Overseers of Roads. — Richard McClure, James Wallace.
1770. Constables.— Hugh Montgomery, Philip Graeff.
Overseers of Poor. — Jacob Awl, Alexander McClure.
Overseers of Roads. — Robert Gilchrist, George Frey.
1771. Constable.— Philip Graft.
Overseers of Poor. — Henry McKinney, James Chambers.
Overseers of Roads. — Michael Sherer, David Patton.
1772. Constable.— William Dickey.
Overseers of Poor.— Matthew Smith, John Steel (weaver).
Overseers of Roads. — Robert Elder, John Fleckinger.
1773. Constable.— George Dougherty.
Overseers af Poor. — John Harris, Conrad Wolfley.
Overseers of Roads. — Robert Montgomery, John Knop.
1774. Constable.— George Dougherty.
Overseers of Poor. — John Harris, Conrad Wofley.
Overseers of Roads. — John Gilcrist, Johu Willson.
1775. Constable.— Jacob Kreamer.
Overseers of Poor. — Cornelius Cox, James Crouch.
Overseers of Roads. — Jacob Awl, Peter Pancake.
1776. Constable. — Jacob Kreamer.
Overseers of Poor. — James Cowden, Abraham Dan.
Overseers of Roads.— Andrew Berryhill, Thomas King.
1777. Constable. — Jacob Kreamer.
1778. Constable. — Peter Pancake.
Overseers of Poor. — Josiah White, Hugh Stewart.
Overseers of Bonds.— William Kerr, John Barnett.
1779. Constable. — John Knoop.
Overseers of Poor. — Joseph Wilson, Sr., John Flackinger.
Overseers of Roads. — Alexander McClure, Joseph Shaw.
1780. Constable. — James Duncan.
Overseers of Poor. — George Page, Francis Lerue.
Overseers of Roads. — Robert Whitehill, Henry Stoner.
1781. Constable.— Joseph Shaw.
Overseers of Poor. — Casper Byers, Abraham Neidig.
Overseers of Roads. — Peter Bobbs, Philip Fisher.
1782. Constable.— Rubert Elder, Sr .
Overseers of Poor. — Jacob Roop, Jacob Miller.
Overseers of Roads. — Michael Cassell, John Pattemore.
1783. Constable— David Elder.
Overseers of Poor. — Henry Stoner, Martin Houser.
Overseers of Roads. — David Ritchey, Abraham Neidig.
1784. Constable. — Gustavus Graham.
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Overseers of Poor. — James Duncan, Joseph Gray.
Overseers of Roads. — Robert Montgomery, Christian All
As the assessment-lists for the entire county of
Lancaster are the fullest for 1780, we give that re-
turn for Paxtang. As yet Harrisburg is not distinct
or separate as that of Middletown. It was not then
as important a place. By it we find the following
items of general information :
Mills were owned by George Deirbacli, John Fritz,
John Garber, Philip Griner, John Gilchrist, John
Jamison (2), Jacob G. Miller, Widow Nobb.
SHUs were in the possession of Andrew Berryhill,
Henry Boal, Joseph Flora, Joseph Flora, Jr., John
Garber (2), Matthias Hoover (3), John Jamison,
James Mahan, Robert Neal, John Noop (2), Jere-
miah Sturgeon, John Wonderly (2).
Ferries were owned by Maxwell, Robert, and Row-
land Chambers, and by William Gibbons. John
Harris, it would seem, was not taxed for his ; having
purchased outright the privilege, was not subject to
taxation. It was called a " Public Ferry."
A Tan-yard was owned by David Patton, the only
one taxed in the township, while at Middletown
Daniel Dowdle, Frederick Hubley, John Snider, and
Abram Tarr carried on these establishments.
PAXTANG TOWNSHIP RETURNS FOR THE TEAR 17S0.
Name. Acres.
Aleman, John
Allon, Conrad
Alliman, Stophel 100
Alliman, Christian 100
Achie. .In" 200
Awl, Jacob 217
Askin, Thomas
Ansuiinger, Frederick
Alinian, Conrad 200
Armstrong, Jn» 300
Bell, William 200
Bumbarger, Jacob 45
Boyd, William 90
Brown, Philip 160
Burk, Elijah 600
Bon
Name. Acres.
Consort, Geo 200
Cavet, Jn° 170
Crowower, Robert 300
Cahlhoon, William 150
Chanili.
,Jn»..
70
230
--7]2
id, Jn°, Sen"
Brown, William.
Barnet, Jn", Jur
Brisben, Arthur
Barnet, Jn°, Sen' 230
Bereyhill, Alexander 100
liervhill, And" 201^
Bind, James, Col- 350
Bell, Thomas 300
Bunil >;uger, Mich1
Bell, Geo
Bryuon, Thomas
Bemiet, Geo
Bole, Henry 206J4
Bole, Michael
Bynor, Peter 116
Bulib, Peter 150
Bon-
Ada
. Barefoot 230
Barckley, Jacob
Byerly, Caspar SO
Baker, Felly 100
Bobb, Conrad 150
Cochran, William 124'^
Cochran, James 124J-5
Caldwell, Widow 267
Cnningham, Hugh 150j^
Carson, William 355
Cox, Cornelius 408
Clematis, Samuel
Cline. Jn»
Cogly.Jn"
Cogly, James
Grouch, James 300
Coiler, James 200
Clark, Jn" 320
Castle, Frederick 70
Carson, Geo 80
Carson, Richard 80
Cooper, Dan1 100
Castle. Jn"
Caldhoon, Matthew 150
Cowdon, James, Esq' 223
Castle, Michael 100
Cavet, James
Campteel, Jn"
Cleudenen, Jn" 110
Cochran, Sam1 170
Duucan, James 282
Duglass, Robert
Dickey, William
Davis, Jn"
Duffy, Peter
Demy, Christ"
Donally, Jn0.
Dii
, Jn»..
Bur
Jn".
70
Boggs, Widow 60
Burk, Jn" 150
Bennett, William
Boughman, Jn" 100
Byers, James 200
Brightgroon, Gabriel
Bleakly, Mathew
Brown, Elionor 70
Brand, Jacob
( Maxwell")
Chambers, -j Rob« & \.... 600
(Rowland )
Crocket, Hugh
Devibach, Geo 200
Dohertv, Thomas
Duncan, William
Elder, Jn", Rev* 397
Elder, Robert. Col 500
Elder, Joniah, Esq' 219
Elder, Jn" (Mountain) 150
Elder, Jn", Jnn'
Eckert, Adam 246
Envin, Jos
Ernest, Stophel 132
Eagly, Abram 70
Firebach, Adam
Fridley, Geo
Forster, Jn" 700
Flore, Jos 10
290
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Acres.
Name.
Fockler, Geo 160
Fritz, Jn" 100
Fisher, Philip SO
Flickener, Jn° 120
Fulton, Jos 170
Fridley, Barnet 150
Felty, Peter 116
Francos, Jn"
Fockler, Venrtel 80
Foster, Frederick 200
Finney, JanieB
Flore, Jos., Juu' 200
Garner, Jn" 329
Griner. Philip 250
Gilchrist, Jn", Esq' 247
Gaskin, Alexander
Galaher, Thomas 240
Gray, Kohert 200
Gray, Geo. & Jos 200
Goody, J n«
Gibbous, William..
Grimes, Jn°
Gilchrist, Jn» 228
Grimes, Gustavus
Gilchrist, Rohert 222
Hutchison, Jos 221
Hutchison, Sam1 210
Huston, Andrew 100
Huffman. Jos 163
1+4^
Henry..
Haddon, Willi!
,Jai
Martin
100
214
100
Hoover, Mathias
Hogan, Putrick 50
Hersha. Jn" 100
Hoover, Philip 150
Johnston, Richard
Johnston, Alexaud'
Jamison, Jn» 200
Isenhower, Philip 170
Johnston, James 100
Jubb, Jacob
Kerr, Win 221'X
King, Thomas 116
Keas, William
Kinsley, Jn° 100
Kelso, William 200
Kerr, Jacob
Kisner, Jn°
Kitzmiller, Adam
Loydon, Jn" '.
Laughlin, Henry
Little, Ju°
Larkey, Jn"
Loydon, Widow 100
Lush, Patrick 100
Lampart, Adam
Lime, Michael 30
Lime, Jacob
Lerue, Francis & Geo 100
Landis. Jacob
Mire, Jacob ,
MeKee, James 280
Martin, Jn"
Means, Jn» 230
Means, Adam 10
McClnre, Alexander 200
McHargue, Alexaud 100
McMillin, W"' A James 170
McRoberts, William 50
McElheney, Jn« 130
Montgomry, Rob' 90
Murison, Roger
Miller, Jacob 140
Montgomry, Hugh 357
Moore, Thomas
Mathows, Jn°
Meder.Ju" 100
McCahan, Jno
Montgomry, David 200
M ('lore, Andrew 90
Morrow, Abram
Miller, Jn»
, W»
Jno..,
Name. AcreB.
M'Clure, William 250
Miller, Jacob G. (miller)... 90
Montgomery, Jos 140
Montgomery, William 150
M'Menaghan, W» 100
Mark, Jos
M'Kinney, Jn". & James... 170
M'Mnllen, Geo
McWhorler, Robert
M'Arthur, Thomas 200
Maxwell, Jn"
Murry, Ju°
Miller, Jacob
Neel, Robert 206
Nigle, Eliab 40
Nobb, Widow
Neveling, Geo 150
N i.Jn" 320
Nidrick, Abram 230
Nass. Jacob
Page, Geo 100
Pooman, Michael
IV-in-<'i . >li< li.o'l
Patton, David 2 2g
Pitner, Michael 130
Poorinan, Stophel
Pancake, Geo
Postleright, Jn"
Poorman, Jacob 80
Peck, Jacob 100
Pancake, Peter 140
Pile, Geo 100
Patterson, William
Poorman, Stephen 100
Patimore, Jn" 100
For Shelly Place
Pooreman, Malachia
Pancake, Felty
Page, Christian
Plunket, W=>
i Potsgrove, Thomas
Robertson, Hugh 124
Raredon, Simon
Riindoir, Paul
Rutherford, James 140
Raniker, Geo 200
Roop, Jn" 13
' Roop, Jacob 100
Roop, Jach, & Smith
Rancik.Ju" 142
Rutherford, J n» 200
Richev. David 298
Reel, Anthony
[ Rhoe, Cornelius
Rowlaod, W«
Shearer, Sam'
Smith, Michael
Strickler. Jacob 231
St i. tleniv 386
Steel, Jn" '. 200
Swan', RiYliai'd .'..'.'.''.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 144
Skear, Albright 180
Sweitzer, Frederick 100
Shoop, Geo 104
Shoop, Stophel 124
Sturgeon, Jeremiah 211
Streets, Geo 170
Stewart, And" & Char» 232
Simpson, Sam1 230
Smith, Stophel 200
Soeider, Felty ...
Shaffner, Jacob 18
Stephan, And" * Zacheus... 304
Stephan, Hugh 150
Spangler. Felty
Smith, Jacob 150
Sider, Jacob 80
Shaver, Michael 100
Smith, And" 106
i Shaw, Jos 217
Smith, Sam' 13
Shoop, Barnet 120
Stewart, Elijah 100
Smith, William 160
Sheets, Geo 180
Stewart, Hugh 405
Sheets, Leonard 150
Shoemaker, .In" 100
j Share, Peter 150
Smith, Michael
Smith, Peter
Smith, Mary & Jos 100
Thompson. .In"
Taylor, James 150
Thompson, Sam'
Tanner, Chris'
Toot, David 200
Toot, Geo
Umbergcr, Henry 125
Name. Acres.
Vance, Moses 430
Williams, Geo
Wrav, Hugh 50
Wvlev, Robert 42
Wiggene, James 206
White, Josiah 100
Wallower, Leonard 150
Whitehill, Robert 200
Wilson, Jos 150
Wvlv, Thomas 99%
Whitmore, Math"
Win.igle, .Mathias 100
Wonderly, Jn° 100
Moores, Tbo> Henry..
Wickeraham, Abuer..
Wolfly. Conrad
Fre^, Geo
i Castle, Nicholas
Patimore, Philip
Crabb, William
Shaffner, Henry
Bunibach, Conrad... .
Davis, Henry
Pat, Scott
Defrance. Jn"
Dundle, Dan' ,
Flanigan, Patrick
| Gross, Abram
Gross, Michael
Greg, Jos
Iloleubach, Jn"
Minker, Thomas
M"Caun, Henry
Shirtz. Chris"
Conrad, Michael
Hoohly, Fredrick
Bolinger, Emanuel...
Backeuslose, Jn"
Miusker, Jn"
Tebernick, Fred'
Miller, Jacob
Sneider, Jacob
Miller, Henry
Hemberlv, Ludwig...
Spade, Chris-
Graft, Philip
Bydle, Michael
Lytle,Jn»
Hepick, Christoph ...
Patimore, Philip
Creuier, Elizabeth....
Cowden, William.
Spence, James.
Dugles, Rohert.
Witherol, Anthony.
Miller, Ju".
Dagon, Ludwig.
CochraD, Andrew.
Whitehill, Jn".
Pitners, Henry.
Ju" Derby Sen'.
Jn° Boyd.
Elder, Robert.
Strahen, Thomas.
Curry, James.
Miller, Jn".
Smith, Geo.
Lowry, W».
Oberlander, Fred*.
Witner, William.
Simpson, Nathan1.
Gross, Michael.
Shaw, David.
Gilchrist, Matthew.
Keas, Robert.
Page, Jn".
Winogle, Fredrick.
Clark, Robert.
Morrow, William.
M"Guire, Richard.
Siders, Jacob.
Foot, David.
Parks, Jn".
Name. Acres.
Wallace, James 150
Wyly, Samuel 160
Wilson, Jn", Jun' 250
Wilson, Jno 90
Wilsou, Jn", Sen' 280
Wilson, Alexander 100
Wilson, Joseph, Sen' 90
Wilson, Jos. Jun'
While, Hugh
Whitely, Widow 100
Wiggin, Thomas
Wilson, Alexander
Yoiltz, Conrad 34J^
Miller, Peters
Sneider, Ju"
Millers, Adam
, Henry
Shuster. Peters
King, Christ" 73
Lowmaii, Geo
Walker. Valen'
Tarr, Abram
Shetelz-e, Saml
oky, Geo 70'/£
mison, Alex'
Seebaugh, Christ"
Hemberligll, Martin
Shiffl r'lic t'irv
Mr. Harris
Oryder, Chris"
Wells, William 5
Barnet, Ju"
Rickert, Peters
Crabb, Thomas
M'Clure, David ...
Parks. Sam'
Scott, Patrick
Lipsee, Anthoney -..
Leiiniog, .In" Docl'
Conn, Dan'
Kennady, Robert
Kissinger, Jn
Mark, Sneider
Gross, Geo. Jun'
Attlee, David
Silv
lib
Atlee. Philip.. ..
Sneagonee, Geo..
Groce, Geo. Sen'
M'Guire, Jn".
McWilliums, Hugh.
Barnet, Jos , Sen'.
Allen, Jos.
Kelso, William.
Shearer, Jno.
Leek, Courad.
Berryhill, And".
McComprey, Alex'.
Youtz, Francis.
Long, Paul.
Porter, Jn".
Bates, Jno.
Vance, Wm.
Cogly, Rob'.
McConuald, Richard.
Row
, Jno,
Mury, Thomas.
Miller, Jno.
Martin, Fritz.
Randolph, Nathan'.
Felty, Michael.
Canible, Archibald.
Martin, Sam'.
Cochran, Jn".
Burleigh, Francis.
Little, Jacob.
Ryle, Thomas.
Brown, Sam'.
Stewart, W"°.
Fridley, Barnet.
Attlee, Conrad.
CITY OF HARRISBURG.
291
Huffman, Dan1.
GroSB, ChriBn.
Consort, Jn".
M-Knight, Jn°.
Harris, Jn°, Junr.
Richman, Robert.
As previously stated, the first division of Paxtang
was when Hanover township was erected ; then, in
1791, when the borough of Harrisburg was incorpor-
ated; followed by Swatara in 1799; and Susquehanna
in 1815, leaving only that portion of the township
now known as Lower Paxtang, although never erected
as such. To distinguish it from the northern portion
of the county, which was set off as Upper Paxtang
in 1767, it was thus termed by general usage merelv.
CITY OF HARRISBURG.
CHAPTER I.
The Proprietary Grants— Manor of Paxtang— The Ferry Grant— The
Harris Mansion — Proposals to lay out a Town — Conveyances to the
Public by John Harris — Early Reminiscences of the Town — Louis-
burgh— "Pumpkin Flood"— Taxables for 17S7.
Of Harris' Ferry, the site of the flourishing and
prosperous city of Harrisburg, and of the individual
who gave it name, we have alluded in the general
history of the county.
On the 17th of December, 1733, the Proprietaries
of Pennsylvania granted to John Harris, by patent,
three hundred acres and allowance of land, extending
from what is now Herr Street, formerly the upper
boundary of the old borough of Harrisburg, down the
river to a black-oak somewhere near the termination
of Walnut Street with Front Street, and thence back
by a line continuous with Mulberry and Tenth Street
east of the canal to the rear line, now the line of Six-
teenth. On the same day, Dec. 19, 1733, a patent was
granted to Joseph Turner for five hundred acres and
allowance, adjoining the above and extending down
the river from the aforesaid black-oak to what is now
the division line between the lands of the late John
Mahan and Mrs. Hanna, deceased, extending back
from the river, and embracing the James Harris tract,
now the property of A. B. Hamilton. This was taken
up by John Harris in the name of Joseph Turner, no
doubt, to comply with certain usages of the land-
office, for on the next day (December 18th) Joseph
Turner conveyed to Edward Shippeu, who on the
next day (December 19th) conveyed to John Harris.
North of now Herr Street was the manor of Pax-
tang. It was one of the Proprietary reservations of
land, and one of the smallest manors in the Prov-
ince, but its soil was unequaled. It is described as
bounded on the northwest corner by land of John
Harris, the elder; that in 1732 was at a beech-tree,
on the top of the bank of the Susquehanna River,
near where the present Front and Herr Streets inter-
sect. It included about twelve hundred acres; the
river line six hundred eighty-nine perches and three
' hundred yards, being over two miles. The land is
i thus described in a survey made by Isaac Taylor,
1 June 4, 1733, "for Thomas Penn, Esquire;" "Com-
mencing at a water-beech ; thence east-northeast two
hundred and fifty-two perches to Paxtang Creek ;
thence north one hundred and twenty perches; thence
north by east two hundred and eighty perches to a
black-oak; thence northwest one hundred perches;
I thence west by north three hundred and eighty perches
to a black-oak on the bank of the Susquehanna River ;
thence down said river six hundred and eighty
perches."
Taylor notes that when he passed the Harris line
(east of the canal), west of Paxtang Creek was all
vacant land on the remaining sides of the manor.
These bounds would seem to include from the river to
the present " Miller's school-house," on the high ridge
above the hospital, the grounds of which are within
the survey. Its north line was the south one of the
" John Reel farm." This comprises some of the most
fertile land of the river valley. The Penus, however,
were too poor to preserve it intact, and began to sell
portions of it about the time of Braddock's defeat,
disposing of the last of it about ten years before the
Revolutionary war. In conveying this land we find
no mention of quit-rent, the instrument being for the
fee; an important distinction between this and the
manors of Conestoga, Springett, Maske, and Lowther.
Taylor's survey was sent to the land-office at Phila-
delphia, and very carefully criticised there, being
deemed of such importance as to induce Thomas
Penn to visit Harris' Ferry in 1736. While here he
obtained personal knowledge of its value. We hear
of it next in an application of James Galbraith, of
Lancaster County, for two hundred acres, includiug a
piece of this manor. The warrant was granted Jan.
9, 1749. When the survey was returned the follow-
ing was indorsed upon it — Mr. Scull being surveyor-
general :
" Me. Scull,— One James Mitcheltree improved this land before the
prop'r, Thomas Penn, came into the country, by express permission of
Mr. Logan, and a part of his improvement was run into the manor of
Paxtang, but with no intent to deprive him of a grant of land on the
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common terms, &c, &c, whenever a patent is applied for; the purchase
money is to be at £15.10 per 100, and J4d quit rent per acre, ent. &
award from 1st March, 1732.
" R. Peters."
This shows that the next tract above Harris, on the
Susquehanna, was " improved" before 1732. The
family of Mitcheltree had land in what is now Susque-
hanna township. Galbraith's tract proved to contain
two hundred and forty-five acres with allowance,
and was that part of the manor east of " Pasting
Creek," "the south line commencing just south of
Dead Horse Brook ; thence northeast one hundred
perches to lands of James Alcorn ; thence north and
west by sundry corners to lands of Thomas Arm-
strong; thence west and northwest one hundred and
fifty-eight perches along lands of Arthur Forster ;
thence west one hundred perches to the creek ; thence
down Pasting Creek two hundred and sjxty-six
perches." The date of the survey Sept. 5, 1750. The
part owned by Galbraith within the manor was found
by subsequent survey to be one hundred and twenty-
five acres.
The next survey was that of Bertram Galbraith,
May 12, 1759, when "Mister Penn's eleven hundred
and forty acres without allowance" is thus described.
It excludes James Galbraith's one hundred and
twenty-five acres : Commencing on the north line of
" John Harris' land, at a birch-tree on the bank of
the Susquehanna;" thence north sixty-five east two
hundred and fifty-two perches to Paxtang Creek at an
" elm ;" thence north and north by east two hundred
and twenty perches ; ninety-four perches northwest ;
thence north eighty west three hundred and thirty-
eight perches to a Spanish-oak on the bank of the
Susquehanna; "thence down said river six hundred
and eighty-nine perches," making the western front
nine perches in excess of the survey of 1733. The
adjoining lands are James Alcorn, northeast of
Harris ; James Galbraith, Archibald Forster, James
Potts, Widow (Thomas) Armstrong; on the river,
James Chambers.
In 1760, Thomas Simpson was owner of four hun-
dred acres of the south part of this manor. His will
is dated Dec. 24, 1760, and devises to his two sons,
Thomas and Michael, three hundred and eighty-six
acres, share and share alike. In 1778, Adam Eckart,
who at one time was owner of a large body of land in
and about Harrisburg, purchased two hundred and
two acres of the Simpsons, and subsequently nearly
all of that land.
The next above Simpson was Thomas Forster, " Es-
quire," who held four hundred acres. North of him
was Thomas McKee, who held " about four hundred
acres." The transactions in this laud took place after
the survey of 1759.
In 1786, Adam Eckart, joiner, and Catharine his
wife, conveyed to Joshua Cooper, tanner, and they to
Abraham Huy, six lots of ground comprising the
town of "New Philadelphia." This town-plot was
three acres ; a narrow strip along the river from Herr
Street to south side of Reily. It was known for many
years as Pottstown, " Hard Scrabble," and other fancy
names — now that row of buildings on the west side
of Front Street which so much disfigures the locality
of that fine thoroughfare.
The adjoining owners on the survey of 1759 appear
in the boundaries of this portion of the manor, with
the additional names of " Keverand John Hersha,
Thomas and William Gaullaugher," whose lands were
along Paxtang.
1789, Capt. John Hamilton purchased all of the
Galbraith tract within the manor, — one hundred and
twenty-five acres, — together with one hundred and
fifty-five acres of the manor running out to the river.
About the same time other parties made purchases,
the whole amounting to nearly eight hundred acres;
so that it had all passed out of the ownership of Penn
before Harrisburg was five years old.
The next considerable transaction was in 1810,
when Abraham Huy (corrupted into Huey, always,
however, written by its owner Huy) conveyed one
hundred and fifty acres to Christian Kunkel. This
was sold by George Kunkel aud David Hummel to
Luther Keily, John Whitehill, and Adam Henry
Orth. Then a number of owners of parts of the manor
began to appear, and as we write more than five hun-
dred persons own parts of " Mister Penn's manor of
Paxta'ng."
The conveyance of any part of this land to " the
low-water mark of the Susquehanna" is without right.
Penn claimed only to the bank of the Susquehanna.
The low-water mark bound of modern deeds is an as-
sertion of a right which did not originally pertain to
the land within this manor.
The land in the lower portion of the city, including
the First and Second Wards, and portions of the
Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Wards, were of different
surveys and not in John Harris' warrants.
John Harris' first habitation was on the lower bank
of the, river, about one hundred and fifty or two hun-
dred feet below the spot where now repose his re-
mains. The foundation walls of this house have been
seen by some of our oldest citizens. A well, dug by
Mr. Harris, still exists about one hundred feet east of
his grave. It was covered over about thirty years
ago, but its site is easily distinguished by a small cir-
cular mound of earth. In connection with his man-
sion-house he erected a large range of sheds, which
were sometimes literally filled with skins and furs,
obtained by him in traffic with the Indians, or stored
there by Indian traders, who brought them from the
western country. These skins were carried, at an
early day, on pack-horses to Philadelphia for sale.
A representation of this log house, the original of
which is in possession of Gen. Simon Cameron, is
herewith given.
The second John Harris inherited that portion of
his father's estate upon which the borough of Harris-
burg was subsequently laid out. For three-fourths of
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203
a century the site was known as Harris' Ferry. The
ferry right was not granted until the year 1753, as by
the following copy of the original document:
"Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, Esqrs., true and absolute proprie-
tiirieB and Governors-in-chief of the Province of Pennsylvania and
counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex, upon Delaware. To all unto
whom these presents shall come, greeting: Whereas, It hath been rep-
resented to us that the frequent passing and repassing of people over
our river Susquehanna hath made it necessary that ferries should be
erected and established at proper places for the ready carrying over our
said river all travelers and other persons whose business and affairs may
call them into these parts of our said province. And it being made
known tons that the plantation and tract of land belonging to John
Harris, of the county of Lancaster, yeoman, lying on the east side of
the said river Susquehanna, in the township of Paxtang and county
aforesaid, b}r means of the convenient situation thereof, is a proper
place for erecting and keeping a ferry for that part of our said prov-
and cattle, all such reasonable toll-fees or reward as hath heretofore
been accustomed, or Bhall be hereafter settled f<»r the same (us, our heirs
and successors, and our Lieutenant-Governor, attendants, and servants
only excepted), to have and hold the said ferry privileges and profits
hereby granted unto the said John Harris, his executors, administrators,
and assigns, from the 1st day of March next unto the full end and term
of seven years from thence next ensuing, and fully to be complete and
ended, yielding and paying for the same yearly unto us, our heirs and
successors, at the town of Lancaster, in the said county, at or upon the
1st day of March, in every year during the said term, ten English silver
n current, according as the exchange
and the city of London, to such per-
shillings,or the value thereof i
Bhall then be between our said pi
son or persons as shall from time tc
Provided always, and these presen
tion, that the said John Harris, hi
shall from time to time, and at all
j be appointed to receive
3 upon this condition ai
cutors, administrators, u
s hereafter, during the said term,
continue to keep, or cause to be kept, a boat or boats, scow or scows, in
good sumcieut repair, with good and sufficient persons or hands to give
HARRIS'S LOG HOUSE, 1720.
y flats
have given,
ur heirs, do
ecutors, ad-
ince; and the said John Harris having requested our license for erect-
ing and maintaining a ferry over the said river at the place aforesaid,
and that we would be pleased to grant him the same for a certain term
of years therein expressed. Now Know Ye, that in consideration of
the charge and expense that must arise on providing of
and boats, and constant attendance requisite thereuuto, w<
granted, aud confirmed, and by these presents, for us and
give, grant, and confirm unto the said John Harris, his «
ministrators, and assigns, the sole privilege of keeping and occupying
the said ferry over the said river at the place aforesaid, where a ferry
has always been kept for the carrying over of all persons, wagons,
carts, horses, and cattle traveling or passing that way, hereby strictly
forbidding and prohibiting all other persons, on either side of the river,
from carrying over the same, within the distance of one mile and a
quarter above and below the ferry hereby settled and established, for
hire, pay, or reward, in any flat, boat, or canoe, any persons or travelers,
wagons, carts, horses, or cattle as aforesaid. And we do further give
and grant unto the Baid John Harris, his executors, administrators, and
assigns, during the term of this grant, to take and receive from all per-
sons passing over the said river, for themselves, wagons, carts, horses,
attendance for the transporting, ferrying, or carrying over of all pas-
sengers, wagons, carts, horses, and cattle aforesaid, according to the
true intent and meaning hereof, otherwise this present grant, and
every other matter and thing contained therein, shall cease, determine,
and be void to all intents and purposes whatsoever.
""Witness James Hamilton, Esquire, Lieutenant-Governor of the said
province, who by virtue of certain powers and authorities to him for
this purpose inter alia granted by the said proprietaries, hath hereunto
set his baud and caused the great seal of the said province to be here-
unto affixed at Philadelphia, this fifth day of February, in the year of
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty-three, the twenty-sixth
year of the reign of King George ye second over Great Britain &c, and
ye thirty-fifth year of ye sd. Proprietaries government.
"James Hamilton, [l. s.]"
In 1766, John Harris erected the large stone house
on Front Street below Mulberry. Three years were
consumed in its construction, and, as may be sup-
posed, it was a remarkable house at that time. The
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following representation is as it appeared in 1850.
The building remained in the possession of one or
anothen. of the Harris family until about 1838, when
it was purchased by Col. Thomas Elder, and at his
death by the Rev. Beverly R. Waugh,in 1855, for the
use of the Pennsylvania Female College, of which
he was principal. The executors of Rev. Waugh's
estate sold it to Gen. Simon Cameron, who remodeled
it in many particulars, although the building pre-
sents almost the same appearance it did originally.
In the General History many facts have been given
relating to occurrences during the French and In-
dian and the Revolutionary wars which form a portion
Quarter of an acre each, i
HARRIS MANSION, 18
of the history of Harrisburg proper, to which our
readers are referred. It is not easily surmised how
many persons resided at Harris' Ferry, but there can
be no doubt that as early as 1755 there was a cluster
of houses in the neighborhood, and when the founder,
John Harris, Jr., was induced to lay out a town at
Harris' Ferry there was quite a thriving settlement.
In the Philadelphia newspapers of 1784, however,
we find the following advertisement:
"HARRISBTJKU.
" The subscriber having laid out a Town on the banks of the Susque-
hanna, adjoining the Ferry (commonly called Harris' Ferry), he now
offers for sale or on ground rent, for such term of years as may be agreed
upon, a number of LOTS in said town. This spot of ground seems de-
signed by nature for the seat of a town; its healthy, pleasant, high situ-
ation; its easy communication by water with a great part of the country;
its lying on the main road through the Continent, and from Philadelphia to
Fort Pitt, and all the back country, points it out as one of the most con-
venient and best spots for a town in the interior parts of the State of
Pennsylvania. The town may be accommodated with a very fine dock
at a small expense, there being a natural canal, defended on both sides
by limestone banks at its entrance into the Susquehanna, where boats
and crafts will lay safe at all times. There being a great deal of fine
clay for making bricks and earthen ware, also a great plenty of wood,
which will be furnished on very low terms, encouragement will be given
to brick-makers, potters, and other tradesmen. For terms apply to
"John Harris."
The same year John Harris made the following
proposals to the General Assembly, which was quite
opportune, for the question of the formation of a new
county from the upper part of Lancaster County was
agitating that body, and these proposals no doubt
tended greatly to influence the Assembly in selecting
Harris' Ferry as the seat of justice :
" Philadelphia, March 3, 1784.
" Proposals of John Harris for the laying out of a Town on his Land, on the
River Susquehannah.
"That the said John Harris will immediately (if encouraged by Gov-
ernment) lay out a Town of Two hundred lots, on the high grounds
above his present dwelling house, the lots of about the Quantity of a
such form, with respect to streets, lanes and
alleys, as the Commissioners may approve, a
large street to be left for Publick landings
along the River side. That the said John
Harris agrees that the Honorable Assembly
of this Commonwealth shall appoint Com-
missioners to value his said lots, after reserv-
ing Twenty Lots for his own use: That the
s'd John Harris will convey all the streets,
lanes and alleys to the inhabitants of s'd
Town, and will convey to proper Commis-
sioners a lot for a Court House & Jail, and a
square of Four Acres to the State of Pensil-
vania, for such purposes as the Government
may apply the same : the applyers to have it
at their choice to take the lots on a reasonable
Grouudrent, or to purchase the fee simple of
the same: The Commissioners in both cases
to be Judges : That as soon as the s'd Two
Hundred lots are built on or disposed of,
should there be a further demand for lots,
the s'd John Harris engages.that the Pub-
lick shall be accommodated at a reasonable
rate- "John Harris."
During that month (March,
1784) occurred the great ice-flood,
and which came very near opera-
ting seriously as to the distinction which awaited it the
following year. This terrible inundation was caused
by the ice moving early in the winter, when, by a
sudden change of weather, the river fell rapidly, and
left the ice in large masses on Cox's and other islands
above the present city, and in shoal water. The
weather became intensely cold, so cold that the water
did not drop off the houses for six weeks. The masses
of ice froze to the bottom of the river. In March the
river rose suddenly. At first the ice was immovable,
and before it gave way the water reached the height
of four feet in the first story of the brick house occu-
pied at present by L. N. Ott, five miles above Harris-
burg, and at the stone house (then Foulk's) near Dr.
Heck's saw-mill the water was about two feet deep in
the parlor. A log mill on the McAllister farm was
carried off and lauded behind Rockville. Two houses
in Coxestown were taken off. Large quantities of
water and ice passed down Paxtang Creek, and im-
mense deposits of ice were made between Harris'
Ferry (now Paxtang Street) and Pifer's Hill, on the
east side of the creek, which (the late Thomas Elder
said) laid until the month of May. This flood de-
terred John Harris from laying out the town on the
low grounds below his stone house.
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In 1785 the new county of Dauphin was formed.
In fulfillment of his proposition to the General As-
sembly the following conveyance from John Harris
to the commissioners was drawn up by William
Maclay, his son-in-law. This conveyance, of the
date of the 6th of July, 1785, recites :
... "By virtue of which said several grants, devices, and convey-
ances the title to the land on which the town of Harrisburg, in the
county of Dauphin, is situated is legally vested in the said John Harris,
his heirs, and assigns; And whereas in and by a certain bond or obliga-
tion duly executed by the said John Harris to the State of Pennsylvania
for the sum of five thousand pounds lawful monies of the same State
bearing date the 4th day of March, in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand seven hundred and eighty-five, conditioned for the faithful per-
formance of all and singular the agreements, promises, engagements,
articles, matters, and things which he had therein undertaken to do
aud perform, among other things did covenant to, and with Jacob Awl,
Joshua Elder, Andrew Stewart, James Cowden, and William Brown, as
follows: Whereas the Representatives of the freemen of the said Com-
monwealth in General Assembly met, in and by a certain bill before
them now depending, have resolved to erect part of the county of Lan-
caster into a separate county to be known and called by the name of
the county of Dauphiu, and that the seat of Justice in the said county
of Dauphiu shall be fixed nt or near the place of the said John Harris'
residence, and that Joshua Elder, Jacob Awl, Andrew Stewart, William
Brown, and James Cowden, or any three of them shall be commissioners
for certain purposes, iu the said bill mentioned ; And Whereas the said
John Harris in order to promote the good intentions of the said General
Assembly in fixing the seat of Justice at the said place, to enable the
said commissioners to regulate the laying out a county town there to
public advantage, and to promote the more speedy settlement thereof by
a liberal encouragement to purchasers hath promised, covenanted, aud
agreed to, and with the said commissioners, that as soon as the said bill
shall be passed into a law he, the said John Harris, will without delay
lay out two hundred lots containing about one-quarter acre each on the
high grounds near his present dwelling-house on ihe bank of the- river
Susquehanna as a site for the said county town, and I hat with ihe same lots
shall be laid out such streets, lanes, and alleys as the said commissioners
or a majority of them shall direct, which streets shall be confirmed for
public use fooever; and that he will also lay out a large street along the
river for public landing places; And Whereas the said John Harris in
consideration of the promises and other good causes hath also promised,
covenanted, and agreed to and with the said intended commissioners
that in case the said bill shall be passed into a law he will upon request
convey to the said commissioners, or any three of them and their heirs
a good and sufficient lot of ground for erecting a Court-House and gaol
thereon in trust for the use of the inhabitants of the said county of
Dauphin."
the premii
lawful mc
Mary his
[Here follows a quotation from the act erecting the new
"Now this indenture wituesseth that in consideration of
es and for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings
ley of Pennsylvania to them the said John Harris and
ivife in hand paid by the said Jacob Awl, Joshua Elder,
Andrew Stewart, James Cowden, and William Brown at and before
the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt of which
sum of five shillings they the said John Harris and Mary his wife
do hereby acknowledge, and thereof, and every thereof do acquit re-
lease the said Jacob Awl, Joshua Elder, Andrew Stewart, James Cow-
den, and William Brown their aud each of their heirs, executors, admin-
istrators, and assigns, and every of them have granted, bargained, sold,
released, enfeoffed, and confirmed, and by these presents do graut, bar-
gain, sell, allien, release, enfeof, and confirm unto the said Jacob Awl,
Joshua Elder, Andrew Stewart, James Cowden, and William Brown, their
heirs and assigns, all the streets, lanes, alleys, or highways as laid out
by the commissioners of, in, and fur the town of Harrisburg aforesaid, in
the county of Dauphin, the butts, boundaries, courses, distances, length,
and breadth thereof are as follows :" [Front, Paxtaug, Second, Market,
Third. Pine, Locust, Walnut, Chestnut, and Mulberry Streets, River,
Raspberry, Barbara, Cranberry, Strawberry, Blackberry, and Cherry
Alleys are here described ] " And in consideration of the further sum
of five shillings lawful money aforesaid to them the said John Harris
and Mary his wife in hand well aud truly paid by the said Jacob Awl,
Andrew Stewart, Joshua Elder, James Cowden, and William Brown, the
receipt thereof is hereby acknowledged and thereof and every part
thereof the said Jacob Awl, Joshua Elder, Andrew Stewart, James Cow-
den, and William Brown, their and each of their heirs are fully ac-
quitted and forever discharged, have granted, bargained, sold, released,
alliened, enfeoffed, and confirmed, and by these presents do grant, bar-
gain, sell, allien, release, enfeoff, and confirm unto them the said Jacob
Awl, Joshua Elder, Andrew Stewart, James Cowden, and William Brown,
their heirs and assigns four certain lots of ground in the aforesaid town
of Harrisburg, marked on the general plan of said town Noa. 120, 121,
142, 143, situated and bounded as follows: Beginning at a corner where
Raspberry Alley intersects Market Street, thence along the line of Mar-
ket Street to the line that divides lots Nos. 141 and 142 ; thence ou the
same division line crossing Strawberry Alley to Walnut Street; thence
on the line of Walnut Street to Raspberry Alley ; thence down the line
of said alley to the place of beginning."
Other conveyances were made at the same date,
one of which refers to the " Ferry Lot," that " in
consideration of the sum of five shillings," John and
Mary Harris also conveyed to Jacob Awl, Joshua
Elder, Andrew Stewart, James Cowden, and William
Brown, in trust for the use of the public, " a certain
lot of ground in the town of Harrisburg called and
known as the ' Ferry Lot/ beginning at a post
marked for a corner on the line- of Front Street,
thence north 37 degrees east 10 perches to a corner;
thence 53 degrees west 4 perches to a corner ; thence
south 37 degrees west 10 perches to the place of be-
ginning, containing one quarter of an acre, together
with all and singular the rights, liberties, privileges,
hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever there-
unto belonging."
With these conveyances was a map or draft of the
town, a copy of which, made a few years subsequent,
is reproduced for this volume. The original plan in-
cluded all the ground inclosed within the following
lines : From the Susquehanna River out Mulberry
Street to Dewberry Alley, up to Cherry Alley, out to
Fourth Street, up to Walnut Street, into High Street
(which was laid out back of the old arsenal), up to
the Maclay line on the lower side of South Street,
then in to the river, and down to the beginning, and
is certified to in the following words :
" We, the subscribed commissioners appointed to carry into effect the
proposals of John Harris respecting the laying out of the county town
for the county of Dauphin, do hereby make known that the said town,
with respect to the size of the lots, disposition of the streets, lanes and
alleys, and the choice of the public grounds, was laid out under our
direction and inspection agreeably to the adjoining plan of the said
town, the said lots in general containing about one quarter of an acre
each, and extending in front 521.; feet with a depth of 210 feet, with
some unavoidable variations in particular courses, as may easily be seen
by inspection, the whole being laid down from a scale of 200 feet to an
inch. Witness our hands the 14th day of April, 17S5.
" Jacob Awl, " Joshua Elder,
" Andrew Stewart, " James Cowden,
" William Brown."
Another conveyance was made at the same time
(July 6, 1785) by Harris to the commissioners, in
trust for the use of the commonwealth in case the
seat of government should be fixed at Harrisburg,
four acres and twenty-one perches of land, being that
portion of the Capitol Park south of the South Street
line. The deed conveying this trust recites:
" In consideration of the sum of five shillings, grant, bargain, sell, re-
lease, and enfeoff, and confirm unto Jacob Awl, Joshua Elder, Andrew
Stewart, James Cowden, and William Brown, their heirs and assigns,
in trust for public rise, and such purposes as the Legislature shall hereafter
direct, a certain lot or piece of ground, situated in the said town of Har-
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riaburg, in the said county of Dauphin, marked on the general plan of the
said town 'Public Ground,' situated and bounded as follows : Beginning
at a post marked for a corner on the lines of Third and Walnut Streets;
thence along the said Walnut Street north thirty-seven degrees east
seventeen perches and a quarter to a post marked for a corner; thence
north thirty-five degrees west thirty-one perches to a black oak ; thence
south fifty-seven degrees west twenty-three perches to a post marked for
a corner on the line of Third Street ; thence down the said street south
forty-five degrees east thirty-seven perches to the place of beginning."
Deed Book A contains many conveyances of John
Harris, and we must give him credit for his care and
watchfulness over the interests of the future people
of the goodly town which would bear his name. The
first John Harris died in December, 1748, and was
buried in the inclosure on the bank of the Susque-
hanna. The deed of conveyance of this burial-lot by
the commissioners is as follows :
"This indenture, made the twenty-eighth day of July, in the year of
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, between Jacob
Awl, Joshua Elder, Andrew Stewart, James Cowden, and William
Brown, all of the county of Dauphin and Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, gentlemen, of the one part, and John Harris, of Harrisburg,
county and State aforesaid, of the other part, witnesseth : That the said
Jacob Awl, Joshua Elder, Andrew Stewart, James Cowden,and William
Brown, in consideration of the sum of five shillings, lawful money of
Pennsylvania, to them in hand well and truly paid by the said John
Harris, at and before the execution of these presents, the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, and from the payment thereof the said John
Harris, his heirs, executors, administrators,, assigns are fully acquitted
and forever discharged, have granted, bargained, sold, released, enfeoffed,
and confirmed, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, and release,
enfeoff, and confirm unto him, the said John Harris, his heirs and as-
signs, a certain lot of ground, situate on the common or front street of
the town of Harrisburg, where John Harris was buried, beginning at a
mulberry-tree on the southwest side of the stone dwelling-house of the
said John Harris, thence from the said mulberry-tree on the north side
so as to contain fifteen feet squire, together with all and singular the
rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatso-
ever to the same belonging or in anywise appertaining, and the rever-
sion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits
thereof, and all the estate, right, title, interest, use, possession, claim,
and demand whatsoever, of them, the said Jacob Awl, Joshua Elder, An-
drew Stewart, James Cowden, and William Brown, of, in, and to the
same, to have and to hold the said lot and premises hereby granted or
mentioned, or intended so to he, with the appurtenances unto him, the
said John Harris, his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use, benefit,
and behoof of him, the said John Harris, his heirs and assigns, forever ;
and the said Jacob Awl, Joshua Elder, Andrew Stewart, James Cowden,
and William Brown, for themselves, their heirs, executors, administra-
tors, and assigns, do covenant, grant, and agree, to and with the said
John Harris, his heirs and assigns, the said described lot of ground,
hereditaments, and appurtenances against them, the said grantors, their
heirs and assigns, and against all and every other person and persons
lawfully claiming, or to claim by, from, or under them, or either of
them, jointly and severally warrant and forever defend by these pres-
ents. In witness whereof, the parties to these presents have inter-
changeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above
"Jacob Awl, [seal.]
[seal.]
"Ande. Stewart, [seal.]
"Jas. Cowden, [seal.]
"Wm. Brown. [seal.]
"Sealed and delivered in presence
of us—
"J. Montgomery,
"John A. Hanna.
" Received, on the day of the date of the above written iudenture, of
the therein named, the sum of five shillings, being in full for the con-
sideration money therein mentioned by us.
"Jacob Awl, "Jas. Cowden, " Wm. Brown.
" Witness :
"J. Montgomery,
"John A. Hanna."
In more recent years the descendants of John
Harris secured from the borough authorities an addi-
tional five feet of ground, thus making the grave-
yard twenty feet square, which they surrounded by a
handsome iron railing. With all these conveyances
by the proprietor for the benefit of the present city,
the county, and the State, it would be only a mark of
gratitude to place some befitting memorial of the good
founder of the town where the ashes of the old pio-
neer, whom the former so highly reverenced, repose.
The late George Washington Harris, in one of the
early directories (Napey's) of the town, gave the fol-
lowing data concerning the town when first laid out:
"When the town was first laid out the old orchard belunging to the
mansion house extended up to about the line of Mulberry Street. About
the intersection of Mulberry Street with Second Street was a ridge, from
which the ground descended from six to teu feet to the present Market
Square, and the water ran from the square upwards and into the river
along the channel which is under the bridge now erected across Front
Street above Walnut. At this time the ground above Market Street
was chiefly in woods,
" Mr. Robert Harris, who died in the year 1851, frequently saw several
bears killed in the river in one day. In the fall of the year they would
come down from the mountains to the cornfields, and were quite abund-
ant in the neighborhood. It was quite common to see them while riding
along the roads. The farmers when going out to plow would frequently
take their guns to guard against their depredations. On one occasion
Mr. Robert Harris with his sister, Mrs. Hanna, were playing at the river
near the mouth of the run at the end of Walnut Street. A thicket of
bushes extended up along the run. Some boys came running from a
barn on the bank and told them that two bears were coming down the
run. They scampered up the bank, when presently the bears came
along and took into the river.
"On another occasion a man named Rennick, with some others, weut
in pursuit of a bear. When the canoe approached near to it, Rennick
made a stroke at the bear with his socket-pule, but missed it. He either
lost his balance or was drawn overboard by the weight of the pole, and
the bear struck him with his paw and tore bis cheek open.
"Wild turkeys were also abundant here at this period. John Harris
shot wild turkeys from the door of his store-house. Beaver and otter
were then and afterwards killed along Paxton Creek and on the islands
in the neighborhood.
"The town as laid out by John Harris extended as far down the bank
as Mulberry Street, and the lot on the corner of Front and Mulberry
Streets, owned by the heirs of Valentine Egle, was No. 1 on the plan of
the town. In the course of a few years afterwards extended the plan
down to Mary's Alley, which bounds the store-bouse lot on the upper
side. His executors, in 1792, extended the plan of lots farther down.
" There is no house, except the Harris mansion on Front Street, yet
standing within the limits of Harrisburg which is certainly known to
have been erected before the town was laid out.
•'John Ham il tun erected the first permanent embellishment to the town,
after Harris1 stone house, by building a brick house at the upper corner
of Front Street and Blackberry Alley aud the large establishment for
his store on the corner of Market Square and Market Street, which was
known a few years ago as the ' Washington House,' but since replaced
by a new structure, termed the 'Jones House.' Mr. Hamilton carried
on an extensive trade with the Western settlers. In place of the pres-
ent rapid mode of conveying merchandise and passengers to Pittsburgh
he kept large numbers of horses aud mules, aud every few weeks his
caravans set out 'for the West,' ladened with salt, powder, lead, etA
" The first clergyman established in the town was Rev. Joseph Mont-
gomery, a Presbyterian. His first discourse, it is said, was delivered in
the lot where recently stood the ruins of the Presbyterian Church on a
pleasant afternoon in the month of June. The congregation — the en-
tire village — were sheltered by two or three large apple-trees and some
noble oaks, the primitive growth of the forest.
" Chief Justice McKean resided here for some time, at least when
Congress sat at York. He lived in a substantial one-story log house, a
short distance above what is now Locust Street. He wore an immense
cocked hat, and had great deference shown him by the country people
and the straggling Indians, who had their village a short distance from
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the town. When lie ami the uther judges of the Supreme Court cai
to the town to hold court numbers of the citizens would go out
horseback to meet them and escort them to town. Sometimes one
And each morning
rt the sheriff and con-
two hundred people would attend on this
while the chief justice was in town holdin
staldes escorted him from his lodgings to th
bench he sat with his cocked hat on, an
gown."
The town was called by the founder Harrisburg,
and the minutes of the second court held in the town
are dated Harrisburg. On the 3d of August, 1786,
the following appears: "The name of the County
Town or Seat of the Courts is altered from Harris-
burg to Louisbourgh in consequence of the Supreme
Executive Council of the Commonwealth so styling
it in the commissions of the Justices of the said
Town." This was surely a piece of impertinence.
When the act of Assembly was passed in 1785 estab-
lishing Dauphin County, it fixed the seat of govern-
ment near Harris' Ferry. As John Harris had laid
out the town, and offered lots therein for county pur-
poses, the privilege was accorded him of naming the
town. But Chief Justice Thomas McKean and some
other of the judges of the Supreme Court conceived
the notion that as the county was called after the
Dauphin of France, the town should be called Louis-
burgh, after Louis XVI. At this time the prejudices
of the people ran high in favor of France for the aid
that kingdom had given America during the Revolu-
tion. Besides, Judge McKean and John Harris had
had a personal difficulty, which occurred about the
time the former was leaving Harrisburg, after his
residence here; and, perhaps, being influenced by
motives of hostility towards Mr. Harris, Mr. McKean
strongly urged that the town should be called Louis-
burgh. Accordingly, in the first precept for hold-
ing the courts here the court was directed to be held
at Louisburgh. John Harris, however, told the
judges that they might " Louisbourgh" as much as
they pleased, but that he would never execute a title
for any lot in any other name than that of Harris-
burg, and his determination prevailed.
In September, 1786, occurred the "Pumpkin flood."
The bottom lands on the head-waters of the river,
and especially of the North Branch and in New York
State, had been planted principally with pumpkins.
These came down in enormous quantities. Esquire
Montgomery, who was a clerk in the recorder's office
as early as 1790, frequently stated that " for two whole
days the river looked as if a person could walk over
it on pumpkins." Small houses, hay-stacks, grain-
stacks, with chickens on them, etc., came down in
great numbers.
There is a question in regard to the height of the
water at that flood compared with the flood of 1865.
It is supposed the water attained about the same level
in each. In the Pumpkin flood flats passed from
Harris' Ferry across Second Street to the hills. At
that time there was a brick-yard north of Paxtang
Street east of the canal above the old creek bridge.
The sheds were probably on the highest spot. In
that flood the only part of the sheds visible was the
comb. At the bank of the river in front of Chestnut
Street, before the filling up done of late years, there
was a first and second bank ; the first bank has been
almost obliterated. The " Pumpkin flood" was about
half-way between the first and second bank. In
1826, when the engineers were locating the Pennsyl-
vania Canal on the ground between Paxtang Street
and the mouth of the creek, Abraham Bombaugh,
who had seen both the floods of 1784 and 1786, told
them they were locating the canal too low ; they
seemed surprised, but he told them that he had seen
the water over the whole of that ground deep enough
to drown them where they stood.
The population of the town must have increased
wonderfully. In the assessment for 1785 the return
for Lower Paxtang included Harrisburg, and it is
only in 1787 that the assessments of Louisburgh and
Middletown appear distinctively from the rural por-
tion of that township. One hundred and forty-
three names are recorded in Louisburgh, showing a
population of about six hundred persons. The words
in brackets are necessary additions to the original for
a proper understanding of the list.
LIST OF TAXABLE INHABITANTS OF LOUISBURGH FOR 1787.
Jacob Allen, b. [blacksmith].
John Ebbit, saddler.
And'w Armstrong, jail keeper.
James Elliott, locks[mith].
Jas. Anderson, saddler.
John Ewigta.
Jas. Beatty, weaver.
John Ebert, saddler.
Alex. Barr, maaou.
Persifor Frazer, carpenter.
Samuel Boj'd, storekeeper.
Henry Fultou, storekeeper.
Conrad Bnmbaugh, tavern.
George Fridley, smith.
Edward Burke, a[hoe]maker.
George Firestone, taylor.
John Boyd, carpenter.
Francis Fmgissou [Ferguson].
John Brooks, joiner.
Andrew Forrest, doctor.
Henry Bruner.
Rowley Frazer.
Samuel Berryhill, cabinet maker.
Jesse Gilbert, tavern.
Robert Barr, marble mason.
Samuel Grimes, tavern.
Jas. Burns.
MoseB Gilmore, storekeeper.
Adam Boyd, Jent [Gentleman].
John Galbraith.
Henry Beader, b[rewer].
"William Glass, joiner.
M. Balsley, PI. [Plasterer].
Alexander Graydon, prothoU.
John Cooper, joiner.
William Graydon, Esq., attorney.
Martin Creer [Greir].
Peter Hersha, doctor.
William Crabb, tavern.
William Hinson.
John A. Cumfort, hatter.
John Hogg [Hoge].
Christian Cunkle [Kunkel],
George Hoover, carpenter.
Peter Craybil [Greybill], distiller.
Valentine Hurtur [Horter]
John Creamer [K remer], mill-
butcher.
wright.
John Hatner, shoemaker.
Andrew Coulter, mason.
Adam Hocker, tavern.
Michael Kapp, commissioner.
John Harris.
John Cain [Kean], Esq.
[J] Joseph Henry, Esq., attorney.
Jos. Chambers, stonemason.
George Haier [Hoyer], tavern.
John Chambers.
John Hamilton.
John Clark.
John Hefley, shoemaker.
John Connolly, tailor.
John A. Hanna, Esq., attorney.
Peter Deuig, wheelwright.
George Hutmau, h[atter].
Richard Dixon, blacksmith.
William Ingram, wheelwright.
James Duncan Taylor.
James McN'amam, shoemaker.
John Dentzell, doctor.
Anthony Lopsy.
Win. Dickey, silversmith.
Widow Kiger (Geiger), black-
Dr. Dill.
smith].
Jas. Floyd.
John Kela [Keeler].
Jacob Henning, hatter.
Richard King, mason.
Peter Harper.
George McKiuley.
George Erwin [Irwin], storekeeper.
Samuel Millward.
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Fred. Meredith Morgan, shoe-
maker.
Joseph Montgomery, Esq., re-
corder.
Criger Martin.
William Moore, carp.
Moses Moss, doctor.
John McClelland, storekeeper.
John Mechesney [McChesney]
Jas. Mitchell.
William McCIintock.
William Murray, carpenter.
Patrick Murray, taylor.
John Norton, joiner.
Andrew Newman, joiner.
Adam Natcher, tavern.
Balzer Natcher, tavern.
Geoige Nox [Knox],
Alexander Powers.
John Pool, carpenter.
Jacob Mish, tanner.
Wm. Roane, prisoner [at Arm-
strong's].
Geo. Robson, storekeeper.
Geo. Redish.
Jeremy Rees.
William Stewart, painter.
Adam Snider, carpenter.
Bate)
Frederick Hass.
Nicholas Bowers.
John Harris.
Richard Still.
Samuel Good.
James Stephenson, tavern.
Peter Solinger [Zollinger].
Jacob Solinger [Zollinger], tavern.
Jacob Seltzer.
James SawyerB.
Joseph Smith, coppersmith.
Robert Stephenson, blacksmith.
John Shield.
Conrad Sheep [Sboop?]
Jonathan Titsworth.
Charles Troy, barber.
David Scarlet.
George Sashbaugh.
George Switzer.
George Shriter.
George Hess.
Fredk. Keart.
Henry Rodroff [Rothruff].
William White.
Henry Wooster.
Samuel Weir, tavern.
Margaret Wiley.
John Watt, brickmaker.
Jacob Wilschance [Welshanze]
Jacob Weaver, tavern.
Hannah Wickersham, widow.
Adam Zantzinger.
Frederick Feals.
William Duncan,
James Boggs.
Jacob Beusted.
William Wanlass
Other names of bachelors are added in different
penmanship, but they have been rejected, as they do
not appear on any subsequent roll.
CHAPTER II.
Harrisburg in 1787— In 1788— The Federal Seat of Government— Har-
risburg erected into a Borough — First Assessment of the Borough —
Whiskey Insurrection— Address of the Burgesses to President Wash-
ington, and his Reply.
In July, 1787, the Rev. Manasseh Cutler, on his
way to the Ohio, passed through Harrisburg, and left
this description of the place in his journal : " This is
a beautiful town. It contains about one hundred
houses, all built in less than three years, many of them
brick, some of them three story, built in the Phila-
delphia style; all appear very neat. A great num-
ber of taverns, with handsome signs; houses all two-
story ; large windows. About one-half of the people
are English. People were going to meeting; they
meet in private houses; have no churches yet. Peo-
ple appear very well dressed, some gay.'* This was
the second year from the founding of the town, and
is a pretty good description of the place at that time.
Middletown and Lebanon were larger towns, but the
location of the county-seat at Harrisburg gave an
impetus to its growth and prosperity, and it was in a
few years ahead of its rivals, and has rapidly main-
tained its supremacy.
The next account of Harrisburg is in April, 1788,
when John Penn, son of Thomas Penn, and grand-
son of William Penn, made a journey from Philadel-
phia to Carlisle to look after some of the Proprietary
estates there. He set out from Philadelphia on the
6th of April, 1788, on horseback, reached Reading
the next day, where he tarried until the 9th, when he
pursued his way towards the Susquehanna. We now
quote from his journal :
"April 10. Rose by six o'clock, and after breakfast set out in order to
sleep at Harrisburg, the chief town of Dauphin County, and which was
proposed to be the seat of government. Passed some mills a few miles
from thence, at Tulpehocken Creek, which afterwards meets the road
somewhat farther in a very picturesque spot. On the eastern side of
this is a most elegant new Lutheran Church. On the western is a Cal-
vauist's, called here, by way of distinction, a Presbyterian, Church.
After riding through a village I came to Lebanon, a handsome town,
containing Bume hundred inhabitants. This place is decorated by a
spire, and the houses are well built, many of them stone or brick. It
not being distant enough, the horses were baited at Millerstown, a small
village half-way, and twenty miles from Harrisburg, or Harris's Ferry.
About sunset I had a fine view of this town from an high part of the
road, the river Susquehanna flowing between its woody and cultivated
banks close to the town. Mr. Harris, the owner and founder of this
town, informed me that three years ago there was but one house built,
and seemed to possess that pride and pleasure in his success which
iEneas envied.
" ' Felices illi, quorum jam mania surgunt !'
"Though the courts are held here generally, Lebanon is infinitely
larger. The situation of this place is one of the finest I ever saw. One
good point of view is the tavern, almost close to the river. This was the
house which stood alone so mauy years. It is called the Compass, and
is one of the first public-houses in Pennsylvania. The room I had is
twenty-two feet square, and high in proportion.
" April \\. After breakfasting, about eight, with Mr. Harris, we walked
together to the ferry, when he gave me two pieces of information, one
of an island he purchased of us, which the war prevented us from con-
firming to him, and the other of the delinquency of one Litso, who
wishes to detain the money due in part for a farm over the Susquehanna,
though there is an incumbrance in our favor on it to the amount of six
or seven hundred pounds, going on upon interest. The waters being
high, we ferried across with difficulty, and almost dropped down to a
very rapid part below the landing place, but at length escaped a disa-
greeable situation. About two miles from the river passed the house of
Whitehill, the Assemblyman, and arrived about three at Carlisle, seven-
teen miles off."
Mr. Penn remained at Carlisle until the 13th, when
he commenced his return to Philadelphia. He thus
proceeds :
"April 13. Rose early in order to see a cave near Conedoguinet Creek,
in which water petrifies as it drops from the roof. Returned and pur-
sued my route to a place called Lisburn, tho' it proved somewhat out of
my way. Just at this spot the country is romantic. The name of the
creek running thro' it, Yelhw-breeckes Creek, may, indeed, be unworthy
of it. From hence the road lay thro1 woods till the Susquehanna, and
Harrisburg at a distance, denoted that the ferry was at hand. I crossed
the river about three and a half o'clock, surrounded by enchant-
ing prospects. The ride to Middletown is along the eastern bank, and
exhibits a striking example of the great, in the opposite one, rising to a
vast height, and wooded close to the water's edge for many miles. From
this vast forest, and the expansive bed of the river navigable to its source
for craft carrying two tons burdens, the ideas of grandeur and immensity
rush forcibly upon the mind, mixed with the desert-wilderness of an un-
inhabited scene. The first particular object on this road is Simpson's
house, the owner of the ferry where I crossed. It is on a rock across the
river. At Middletown I put up at one More's, who was a teacher for-
merly at Philadelphia of Latin aud Greek. He talked very sensibly
chiefly on subjects which discovered him to be a warm Tory, and friend
of passive obedience. Unlike many Tories, he is an enemy of the new
Constitution. Here the Great Swatara joins the Susquehanna, and a
very fine mill is kept at their confluence by Mr. Frey, a Dutchman, to
whom I carried a letter from Mr. D. Clymer.
"Several trees, before I arrived at the Susquehanna ferry, had been
girdled, as it is termed, that is, cut all around thro' the bark, so as to
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299
prevent their continuing alive. This operation in a country so abound-
ing in timber, eaves the too great trouble of cutting down every tree
whose leaves might obstruct the men's operation upon the corn.
"April 14. Before my departure Mr. Frey showed me his excellent
mill and still more extraordinary mill-stream, running from one part of
the Swatara for above a mile till it rejoins it at the mouth. It was cut
by himself, with great expense and trouble, and is the only work of the
kind in Pennsylvania. Middletown is in a situation as beautiful as it is
adapted to trade, and already of a respectable size. I left it threatened
by rain, which came on rather violently soon after, and the roads proved
the worst of the whole journey, till that time. I passed thro' Elizabeth-
town, eight miles off, and over the creeks (or small rivers) of Conewago
and Chickesalunga. As you leave Dauphin for Lancaster County, the
lands improve, and at a place half-way from Middletown, where I
Btopped for my horses, and to avoid the rain, it was said to be worth
£15 per acre. There are some handsome farm-houses nearer Lancaster.
The town itself has a far superior appearance to any I had passed thro'.
The streets are regular, and the sides are paved with brick, like Phila-
delphia, or else stone; and separated by posts from the street."
The question of fixing, permanently, the seat of the
Federal government, began to occupy public atten-
tion shortly after the close of the Revolutionary war;
and was strongly agitated in the Congress of 1789,
then in session at New York. The question was first
submitted to the House of Representatives of that
body in the shape of the following resolution, which,
with the subsequent information, the author gleans
from the Pennsylvania Packet, published at Philadel-
phia, in the year above stated :
" Resolved, That a permanent seat for the government of the United
States ought to be fixed as near the centre of wealth, population and
extent of territory as shall be consistent with the convenience of the
Atlantic navigation, having also a due regard to the circumstances of
the western country." Adopted.
Mr. Goodhue observed that the members from the Eastern and North-
ern States had contemplated the subject of a permanent seat of the Fed-
eral Government with deliberation. They had turned their eyes to dif-
ferent parts of the country, aud had at last, after a mutual and full
consultation, come to an agreement that the banks of the Susquehanna
was as far south and as near the centre of the population and extent of
territory as was consistent with other circumstances important to the
country. They felt disposed to be governed by principles of accommo-
dation, and were of opinion that the banks of the Susquehanna ought to
be chosen for the permaneut residence of Congress. He concluded by
reading a resolution to this effect.
Mr. Hartley supported the resolution, and pointed out Wright's Ferry
as an eligible place.
Mr. Lee moved to amend, by fixing the seat of government on the
Potomac instead of the Susquehanna. Not agreed to,— veas'20, nays 31.
Mr. Madison proposed to amend, by leaving it discretional to be either
on the Potomac or the Susquehanna. Not agreed to, — year 20, nays 31.
On a subsequent day the House of Representatives, in committee of
the whole, proceeded to consider the resolution of Mr. Goodhue, which
read as follows :
" Resolved, In the opinion of this committee, that the permanent seat
of government of the United States ought to be at some conveuient
place on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, in the State of Penn-
sylvania, etc."
Mr. Hiester moved to insert after the words "Susquehanna River"
the words " between Harrisburg and Middletown, inclusive."
A lengthy and spirited debate occurred, participated in by nearly all
the principal members of the House, those from the Northern and
Eastern States generally favoring the ameudmeut, and those from the
South opposing it. The ameudment was finally lost.
Several other amendments were proposed and lost, and the original
solnti
•ied.
In committee of the whole House next day it was resolved that the
Secretary of the Treasury be directed to borrow the sum of one hundred
thousand dollars, to be repaid in twenty years, with five per cent, inter-
est, for the purpose of erecting the necessary buildings on the bank of
the Susquehanna.
Mr. Fitzsimmons moved for the "appointment of commissioners to
ti d report upon the most eligible situation for the public
buildings on the Susquehanna, and that they be authorized, by and
with the advice of the President, to purchase such quantity of landu as
may be thought necessary," etc.
Mr. Hartley said the State of Pennsylvania, both by ita convention
and Legislature, had made the cession of the jurisdiction by Con grew
over any district often miles square in the State that might be selected
for the seat of government.
The resolution of Mr. Fitzsimmons, after being su amended as to
make the acts of the commissioners Bubject to the approval or rejection
by the President, whs adopted, — yeas 28, nays 21
The resolution went to the Senate, which body struck out all relating
to the Susquehanna, and inserted a clause fixing the permanent seat of
government at Germantown, Pa.
The House at first agreed to the clause, but refused to concur with
some subsequent action of the Senate thereon, and pending the further
consideration of the subject, Congress adjourned sine die for that year.
At the session of 1790 the question was again
brought before Congress, and created an intense ex-
citement throughout the country. The Northern
and Eastern members were strenuous in their efforts
to prevent the seat of government beiug located south
of the Susquehanna River, while, on the other hand,
the Southern and Western members were just as
active in their labors to prevent it being located on
the Susquehanna, or at any point north or east of
that river. The vote on the question was divided
equally. Finally this sectional feeling became so
strong as to endanger the safety of the Union itself,
and Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, and other pa-
triots earnestly sought to effect a compromise, but
were unsuccessful. At last, by changing the votes of
one or two of the Northern members, brought about
through the instrumentality of Mr. Jefferson, a bill,
pretty much in the shape of that proposed at the pre-
vious session, passed Congress fixing the site of the
seat of government on the banks of the Potomac, at
such place as should be selected by commissioners
under the direction of the President.
The act to erect the town of Harrisburg into a bor-
ough was passed on the 13th day of April, 1791, and
an act to alter the same without interfering with the
boundaries originally laid down was approved Feb.
1, 1808, on the ground "that experience has fully
proved that, owiug to a difference in the local situa-
tion of the places, and various other causes, the act
of Assembly for erecting the town of Reading into a
borough, however applicable to the purposes for which
it was originally intended by the Legislature, is not
well calculated for the good government of the bor-
ough of Harrisburg ; therefore be it enacted that the
said town of Harrisburg shall continue and forever
remain a borough, under the name and title of the
'Borough of Harrisburg;' the extent and limits of
which shall be the same as in the original law, to
wit: Beginning at low water mark on the eastern
shore of the Susquehanna River; thence by the pine-
apple-tree north sixty degrees and one quarter east
seventy-nine perches to an ash-tree on the west bank
of Paxtang Creek ; thence by the several corners
thereof three hundred and twenty-three perches to a
white hickory on William Maclay's line; thence by
the same south sixty-seven and three-quarter degrees
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west two hundred and twelve perches to a marked
chestnut-oak on the eastern bank of the Susque-
hanna ; thence by the same course to low water mark
to the place of beginning."
On the 16th day of May, 1791, the court records
contain the following: "The name of the county
town is altered to Harrisburg in pursuance to an act
of Assembly creating it into a borough under that
name, passed 13th of April, 1791." Thus at last
justice was done the founder of the town. To George
Hoyer belongs the credit of being the first burgess of
the borough of Harrisburg. The minutes, however,
of the early borough councils are not to be found,
and, save in the files of early newspapers yet pre-
served, little is known of the workings of that legis-
lative body.
John Harris, the founder of Harrisburg, died July
29, 1791, and is buried in the graveyard of Paxtang
Church. He was sixty-five years of age.
On the 4th of February, 1792, the following pream-
ble and resolution " was made and seconded by Mr.
Potts and Mr. Hanna" in the General Assembly,
looking towards the incorporation of a company for
the establishing a manufactory in Harrisburg. More
properly it was for affording facilities therefor by
the construction of a canal from Hunter's Falls.
The bed of this canal was to be Paxtang Creek. The
resolution passed, a bill was matured and presented,
but the fear of impeding the navigation of the Sus-
quehanna by a shot-wing dam, which was deemed
necessary by the projectors of this scheme, occa-
sioned its defeat. This plan was, nevertheless, con-
sidered for a long time a feasible one. Harrisburg
was undoubtedly then, as it is now, a desirable point
for the establishment of manufactories, and had any
one of the numerous plans for supplying water-power
to the town been carried out, there can be no doubt
that it would have added greatly to its wealth and
prosperity :
" Ab the attention of the Citizens of the United States are now very
properly engaged in promoting mauy useful improvements for increasing
the wealth and happiness of the people of each particular State; and the
recent report of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States and
others who have lately published their Sentiments on the subject have
clearly demonstrated the great advantages which must result from es-
tablishing Manufactories in this Country; to engross the time of this
House with Arguments in their favour, would be entirely superfluous.
It is only necessary to suggest some of the many concurring circum-
stances which point out the Borrough of Harrisburg, as a very eligible
place for that purpose, not only, as being on the waters of an extensive
inland navigation, where the raw materials for different kinds of Manu-
factories may be obtained with great ease and plenty, and the reduced
price or provisions, occasioned by the distance from foreign navigation,
will always contribute to an equal reduction in the price of labor; but
also, the great ease with which the waters of Susquehanna may be
brought out of that River at or near Hunter's falls, along Paxtang
Creek, for the Accommodation of the Borough, and to provide a suffi-
cient force in aid of manual Labour, in every branch of Manufactory
which will admit of machinery assistance, iu the most extensive
manner.
" Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to enquire into the pro-
priety, to bring in a Bill to be passed into a Law, to authorize the Gov-
ernor to incorporate a Company for establishing a manufactory in the
Borough of Harrisburg, and for opening a Canal between the River
Susquehanna, at or near Hunter's falls, and Paxtang Creek; and for
extending the said Manufactory, to Linen, Cotton, and such other
branches, as they may hereafter find useful and advantageous."
In 1791, when the town was incorporated, the
names had grown to two hundred and twenty, and
the words " Ferry" and " Louisburgh" disappear from
the record.
In 1792 we have the first borough assessment
(taken in 1791):
RETURN FOR THE BOROUGH OF HARRISBURfi, 1791.
Awl, Jacob.
Allen, Jacob.
Allen, George.
• Abbott, Jonathan.
Andersou, James.
Bombaugh, Conrad.
Bennett, Thomas.
Beatty, James.
Brunner, Henry.
Barr, Alexander.
Brooks, John.
Barr, Robin.
Berry hill, Samuel.
Burk, Edward.
Boyd, John.
Buckley, Jeremiah.
Beader, Henry.
Brunson, Widow.
,Banton, Mansfield.
Bucher, Jacob.
Berryhill, Alexander.
Boyd, Adam, Esq.
Brooks, James.
Cluney, James.
Conrade, Henry.
Casselbury, Paul.
Cummings, Alexander.
Cramer, John.
Chambers, John.
Crawford, John.
Crabb, William.
Couner, David.
Clark, Widow.
Clark, Dennis.
Coulter, Andrew.
Darstay, Michael.
Dennich, Peter.
Downey, Charles.
Dralley, John.
Dentzel, John, Esq.
Dixon, Richard.
Dunham, James.
Elliot, James.
Ebright, Philip.
Earns, Jacob.
Ebright, Jacob.
Ebbert, John.
Elder, John.
Elder, Joshua.
Fridley, George.
Fridley, Barnet.
File, John.
Firestone, George.
Folizon, David.
Ford, Henry.
Finkoner, Michael.
Fulton, Henry.
Forrest, Andrew.
Folsom, William.
Fentou, Benjamin.
Fisher, George.
Gillura, John.
Grimes, Samuel.
Gilmor, Moses.
Gruger, Martin.
Gurt, Frederick.
Graydou, William.
Graybill, Peter.
Graydou, Alexander.
Godfrey & Kelso.
Glass, William.
Hanna, John Andr6.
Hoover, Joseph.
Hill. Samuel.
Hocker, Adam.
Hocker, Soffell.
Hocker, John.
Hogg, John.
Hufford, Abraham.
Hifley, John.
Hortz, George.
Hortman, George.'
Hortz, Jacob.
Hollingsworth, Levi.
Hume, John.
Horter, Valentine.
Hoyer, George.
Hise, John.
Hess, George.
Heuning, Jacob.
Harris, Robert.
Harris, David.
Hutmau, Matthias.
Henry, John Joseph.
Horning, Stephen.
Irwin, Robert.
Ingram, William.
Knatcher, Barbary.
Knatcher, Michael.
King, Charlotte.
Kleckner, Frederick.
Kilbrith, John.
Keyger, Widow.
Kapp, Michel.
Kapp, Martaiu.
Keen, John, Esq.
Kunkel, Christian.
Krause, Andrew and John.
KissingeT, Conrad.
Lewis, Eli.
Lineboch, George.
Lawyer, Adam.
Lineboch, John.
Luther, John.
Lever, George.
Lever, Nicholas.
Mears, William.
Mecarty, Benjamin.
Murray, Patrick.
Miller, John.
Martin, Petor.
Murphy, Barney.
Morse, Moses.
Morrow, Thomas.
McNammara, James.
Mathias, Robert.
Moyers, John.
Martain, John.
Montgomery, Joseph, Esq.
Miller, Charles.
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Misb, Jacob.
Michel, James.
McChesney, John.
McClenning, James.
Morrow, William.
McKitiley, George.
Mackey, James.
Norton, John.
Newman, Andrew.
Nigle, Jacob.
Plymire, John.
Pool, John, Sen.
Pancake. Felty.
Porter, Alexander.
Pleger, Frederick.
Peter, Michael.
Potts, Stacy.
Patterson, Gilbreth.
Potts, William.
Pool, John, Jr.
Komje, John.
Robeson, John.
Kanm, Andrew. t
Reel, Anthony.
Reddig, George.
Reel, John.
Rimuth, Philip.
Rees, David F.
Remer, Adam.
Sower, Casper.
Scarlet, David.
Stoner, Michael.
Shields, John.
(Sawyers, James.
Jacob Touse.
Jacob Cockran.
David Allen.
James Keyl.
John McClearey.
David Fleming.
Samuel Laird.
Hugh Catherwood.
Swan, Widow.
Smith, James.
Snyder, Adam.
Slboth, Tobias.
Saylor, Henry.
Spangler. Andrew.
Steen, Robert.
Sees, Soffel,
Sees, Balsor.
Stayley, Jacob.
Smith, Caspar.
Smith, Polley.
Snyder, John.
Tritt, Joseph.
Tressiniider, Conrad.
Unger, Peter.
Weatherholt, George.
Winger, Valentine.
Welshans, Jacob.
Wickersham, Hanna.
Weere, Samuel.
Walburn, Peter.
Wall, John.
Weatherup, John.
Waggoner, Sebaston.
Wilson, William.
Wilson, Hugh.
Walter, Peter.
Welshoover, Jacob.
Touse, Frederick.
Youse, George.
Zollinger, Jacob.
Zinn, John.
Jacob Keller.
William Frazer.
Adam Breadon.
John Irwin.
Enoch Ren nick.
Th(
Peter Lo
iElde
In the general history reference is made to the par-
ticipation of the county in the Whiskey Insurrection
of 1794. Harrisburg at this time was an important
point. From the Oracle of Dauphin we learn that on
Friday, the 19th of September, three companies of
horse, containing in all one hundred and thirty, ar-
rived from Philadelphia, the whole under the com-
mand of Capt. John Dunlap. The company of light
dragoons, commanded by Capt. John Irwin, of Har-
risburg, the corps of light infantry, commanded by
Capt. George Fisher, with the most distinguished offi-
cers of the county, were paraded, all in complete uni-
form, in order to receive them. After the usual cere-
monies, the dragoons dismounted to refresh them-
selves, aud on Monday morning they proceeded to
Carlisle.
On Tuesday following, the 23d, some eighty regular
troops; recruited in Massachusetts, commanded by
Capt. Lyman, passed through Harrisburg to join Gen.
Wayne's army in the Ohio country.
On Thursday, the 25th, a battalion of New Jersey
volunteer dragoons, under the command of Gen.
Richard Howell, Governor of that State, reached
Harrisburg. They were well equipped and com-
pletely mounted. u It raining very rapidly on their
arrival/' says the Oracle, "the citizens of the town.
with their usual degree of affection to the sons of
liberty and patriotism, voluntarily opened their doors
for their reception." The next morning they crossed
the Susquehanna, on their way to Carlisle, after ex-
pressing their satisfaction in the following manner:
of the Jersey militia detachment feels himself
hound to acknowledge the politeness of the citizens of Harrisburg to
his company, and requests that their gratitude and his own, joined with
the highest respect, may be signified in a proper manner.
" Richard Howell,
" Command'int Jersey detachment.
" Harrisburg, Sept. 25, 1791."
Alexander Graydon, in his " Memoirs," then a resi-
dent of Harrisburg, and an officer of the county,
gives the following mention of occurrences at this
time:
"The Western Expedition, as it was called, gave me an opportunity
of seeing a number of my old friends from Philadelphia; and it afforded
also a momentary triumph to the poor handful of Harrisburg Federal-
ists, who were stated by their opponents to amount to only five.
" A French flag which had been flying at the court-house, then build-
ing, had been the cause of some squabbling in the newspaper; and this
flag was peremptorily ordered to be taken iluwu by the troops from the
city. Had I been disposed for revenge, I might upon this occasion
have been fully gratified, as I was repeatedly asked who had caused it
to be put up. and impliedly censured for giving evasive answers to the
questions, which, from their manner, evinced a disposition to treat the
authors of it much more roughly than would have been agreeable to me.
"Conspicuous among the crowd that rolled on to the eastward was
Governor Mifflin. On the day of his arrival he convened the people at
the market-house and gave them an animated harangue, in which there
was nothing exceptionable save a monstrous suggestion that the British
had stirred up the discontents to the westward and been the cause of
the present opposition to the government."
On Friday, October 3d, the President of the United
$tates, Gen. George Washington, arrived at Harris-
burg. Apprised of his arrival, all the troops then in
the town, on their way westward, marched some dis-
tance to meet him and escort him to his quarters in
the borough. The joy of the citizens was unbounded,
and the burgesses presented the following address :
" To His Excellency, George Washington, President of the United States of
"Sir, — We, the Burgesses aud citizens of Harrisburg, while we rejoice
in the opportunity of presenting our respects to a character so justly
revered and dear to Americans, cannot but lament that we should
owe it to an interruption of the peace and prosperity of our country,
those constant objects of our public care. We trust, however, that the
just indignation which fires the breasts of all virtuous citizens at the
unprovoked outrages committed by these lawless men, who are in op-
position to one of the mildest and most equal of governments of which
the condition of man is susceptible, will excite such exertions as to
crush the spirit of disaffection wherever it has appeared, and that our
political horizon will shine brighter than ever on a dispersion of the
i clouds which now menace and obscure it.
" Though our sphere of action is too limited to produce any important
effects, yet we beg leave to assure your Excellency that, so far as it ex-
tends, our best endeavors shall not be wanting to support the happy
constitution and wise administration of our government.
"Signed, in behalf of the borough,
"Conrad BoMBArGH,
"Alex. Bekryhill,
; " Harrisburg, Oct, 3, 1794.
The President, through Gen. Hamilton, returned
the following reply :
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" To the Burgesses and other citizens of Harrisburg :
"Gentlemen, — In declaring to you the genuine satisfaction I derive
from your very cordial support, I will not mingle any expression of the
painful sensations which I experience from the occasion which has
drawn me hither. Tou will be at no Iosb to do justice to my feelings.
But relying on that kindness of Providence towards our country which
every adverse appearance hitherto has served ti> manifest, and counting
upon the tried good sense and patriotism of the great body of our fellow-
citizens, I do not hesitate to indulge with you the expectation of such
an issue as will serve to confirm the blessings we enjoy under a consti-
tution that well deserves the confidence and support of virtuous and
enlightened men. To class the inhabitants of Harrisburg among this
number is only to bear testimony to tho zealous and efficient exertions
which they have made towards the defence of the laws.
" George Washington."
Among the soldiers who accompanied the troops to
the westward was Maj. William Gould, of the New
Jersey infantry. He kept a journal of the expedi-
tion, from which we quote what is of especial local
value. It contains several important items of infor-
mation,— the abounding of the Susquehanna with
rock-fish, salmon, shad, and fowl, — that previous to
the founding of the town in 1785 there were quite a
number of houses and people here, and the existence
of a public ferry distinct from either the lower or
upper ferries, taking in the island in the transit:
"Thursday, October 2d. — Marched to Hummelstown, a handsome vil-
lage with kind inhabitants ; we were invited into their houses, and bad
good entertainment in taverns. Sixteen miles
" Friday, October 3d.— Marched one mile to a river called Sweet Arry ;
crossed on boats and marched to Harrisburg, and encamped on the banks
of the Susquehanna River, a beautiful stream, abounding with rock-fish,
salmon, and other small fish and fowl in abundance, also shad of the
best kind in the season. The founder of this town, named Harris, buried
in a stockade fort by reason that the Indians prevented burying in the
graveyard. Twenty-five years ago there were but three or four houses,
and now it contains more than three hundred, beautifully situated on
the banks of the river, some elegant houses, guod market and full stores,
a county town in Dauphin County.
" At 3 o'clock p.m. paraded and marched to town, from where we en-
camped ; saluted the President of the United States who passed by, after
which returned to camp. Col. Forman, Maj. Kipp, and myself accepted
an invitation from the President to take a glass of wine with him, after
which dined very agreeably, and returned to camp; the inhabitants re-
ceived us with every mark of friendship ; the artillery discharged fif-
teen guns at his entrance into town. Kine miles.
" Saturday, Oct. 4, 1794.— Marched to the Susquehanna ferry at reveille
in the morning with the First Battalion ; crossed in boats to an island
in the river, and from thence in other boats to the other side. Suffered
much with cold in crossiug, it being a very cold morning. The Presi-
dent, Gen. Washington, forded the river in a coach, drove it himself, etc."
CHAPTER III.
Sickness at Harrisburg — Landis' Mill-Dam the Source of Trouble —
Meeting of the Citizens — Efforts to Purchase — Removal of the Nui-
sance—Mill-Dam Taxes.
In the autumn of 1792 there was considerable sick-
ness at Harrisburg. In the succeeding year this was
much greater and of a violent character. At this
period the yellow fever was prevailing to an alarming
extent at Philadelphia. Graydon, in his " Memoirs,"
thus alludes to the pestilence: "Measures were taken,
says he, in almost every town and village to prohibit
the entry of persons suspected of infection, and even
fugitives from the seat of it, though in health, were
regarded with a jealous eye. Some of the people of
Harrisburg were for following the example of their
neighbors, though a malady not less fatal than that in
Philadelphia was raging among themselves. But the
difference was that one was called a plague, the other
but a simple fever. It is somewhat remarkable that
if the yellow fever is of foreign origin, as insisted
upon by many, that a disease of a similar type should
make its appearance at the same time on the banks
of the Susquehanna at the distance of an hundred
miles. Shall we say that the state of the atmosphere
which generated the one was favorable to the diffu-
sion of the other? This, I believe, is the doctrine of
those who contend that the yellow fever is of exotic
growth, and always imparted when it appears among
us. I would venture, however, no opinion on the
subject. With respect to the mortality produced by
the two diseases, that at Harrisburg was, I believe,
in proportion to the population of the place as great
as that at Philadelphia. I cannot take upon me
minutely to describe the symptoms of the Harrisburg
disease, nor were they the same in all that were sick,
but a general one was an affection of the stomach, or
nausea with violent Teachings, and a yellowness of the
skin. Some were ill a week, some longer, some died
in two or three days from the time of their being
seized, and others who were walking about with symp-
toms only of the ague suddenly took ill and expired.
The black vomit, which has sometimes been supposed
peculiar to the yellow fever, appeared in some cases.
I was attacked with a quartan ague about the middle
of September, but had none of the grievous symptoms
of the malignant fever which prevailed.
"The matter which produces ague, — i.e., miasmata,
caused by vapors from low and marshy situations and
waters, rendered baneful from certain adventitious
circumstances, may be pronounced to be the support
or aliment of all diseases, more particularly of the
latter perhaps, when the exhalations are rendered
more than commonly noxious from the general state
of the atmosphere ; — this cause existed at Harrisburg.
A mill-dam had been erected the season before on the
Paxtang, rather a turbid and sluggish stream, within
five or six hundred yards of the middle of the town
on its eastern side. The obstruction must have spread
the water over a surface of from eight to ten acres,
aud this co-operating with a state of the atmosphere
unusually morbid this season in such situations may
fully account for the fear which prevailed.
" In the fall of the year 1793 there were some cases
of it, and still more in that of 1794, equally, malig-
nant, after which the mill-dam was removed. I have
been the more particular on this subject, though with-
out being able to offer anything satisfactory, from
knowing it to have been a matter of some interest
with the physicians of Philadelphia to ascertain the
nature of the Harrisburg disease, thence to deduce
data towards the solution of the question, whether the
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yellow fever, as appearing in our cities, be, or not, a
malady of exclusively foreign origin?"
It appears that on the 16th of April, 1790, John
Harris sold to Peter, John, and Abraham Landis a
mill-seat, with the privileges of a dam and mill-race,
containing three acres of land, situated in what is now
the First Ward of the city, on Paxtang Creek. Sub-
sequently the Messrs. Landis purchased an additional
tract of land from Gen. John A. Hanna, and erected
upon it a mill, etc. The citizens having decided that
the fever was caused by the Landis mill-dam, took
immediate and decisive measures to abate the nuisance.
After some preliminary proceedings, a meeting of the
citizens was held May 5, 1794, at the house of George
Reitzel, and a committee appointed to wait on the
Messrs. Landis to treat with them for the purchase of
their mill, land, and appurtenances. On the follow-
ing day the committe met and agreed to pay for the
property two thousand five hundred pounds, as fol-
lows : fifteen hundred pounds in thirty days, and five
hundred pounds on the 1st of May, 1795 and 1796,
with interest. This proposition was immediately sub-
mitted to the Messrs. Landis, with the request that
they inform the committee of their acceptance or re-
jection of the offer within a few days. To enable the
committee to comply with the proposition for the
purchase of the mill property, the following agree-
ment was signed on the 7th of May, 1794:
" It is proposed by the Borough of Harrisbtlrg to purchase the mill or
mills now in the occupation of Abraham Landis on the waters of Pax-
tang Creek, together with the appurtenances thereto belonging, and to
have the same conveyed to the Baid Borough as a fund to defray the
taxes of the inhabitants forever.
" We, the subscribers, to enable the Burgesses to complete the said
purchase and for the said considerations, do severally but not jointly
bind ourselves, our heirs, executois, and administrators unto the said
Burgesses for the time being and their successors in such sum or sums
of money as may be annexed by us to our names, to be paid to the said
Burgesses and their successors in the manner and at the time herein-
after specified, to wit: one moiety or half part on the first day of Juno
next ensuing the date hereof, and the remaining moiety or half part in
two equal annual payments from the said first day of June with lawful
interest for the same. Provided, nevertheless, that if the said purchase
should not be completed by or on behalf of the said Borough within one
month from the date of these presents, that then the above obligation
to be void and of Do effect, otherwise to be and remain in full force and
effect. In witness whereof we have severally hereunto set our hands
and affixed our seals this seventh day of Way in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four:
£. s. d. £ s. d.
George Fisher 20 0 0 Lawrence Bennett 4 10 0
James Duncan 20 14 0 John Bucher 6 14 0
Adam Boyd 23 0 0 Jacob Ebright 6 14 0
George Peffer 9 0 0 Alexander Graydon 18 0 0
Jacob Wain 3 0 0 Galbrailh Patterson 20 0 0
Michael Fu.-kiuer 3 0 0 ThomasElder 4 10 0 !
Abraham Mooney 1 16 0 Henry Fulton 16 16 0
Jacob Frush 2 0 0 II. Isett t II 0
David Owen 0 15 0 Thomas Gregg 6 0 0
Irwin Glass 4 16 0 Maj. Swiuey 6 0 0
Benjamin Fenton 6 12 0 Joshua Elder 22 10 0 [
George Allen 4 16 0 J. Kean 26 5 6 '
John Ritz 1 10 0 Andrew Forrest 6 18 0
William Martin 3 12 1 W. Graydon 4 16 0 '
Thomas Bennett 3 4 0 Samuel Grimes 11 5 0
John McChesney 3 0 0 J. Dentzel 9 0 0
John Wveth 2 8 0 Tobias Seyboth 9 0 0
Thomas More 3 0 0 Wm. Crabb 4 16 0
John Boyd 2 14 0
The following was "an estimate made of the pro-
portion of each citizen of Harrisburg to purchase the
mill belonging to the Landis family, in order, with
divine favor, to restore the borough to its former state
of health and prosperity:"
Awl, Jacob, Exec 15 0
Allen, Jacob 4 0
Allen, George 4 It;
Allen, Joseph 4 4
Allcorn, James 1 4
Armstrong, Andrew 14 12
Abbot's House 2 14
Benner, John 4 2
Bennett, Thomas 2 4
Boyd, John 2 14
Boyd, Adam 23 2
Bucher, Jacob 6 14
Brunei, Henry 6 6
Brindle, Philip 7 12
Boyd, Widow 5 8
Header, Henry 7 4
Rombaugh, Conrad 20 4
Berrvhill, Alexander 12 12
Bollinger, Widow 1 16
Bombangh, John 1 4
Bleymire, John 0 0
Beatly, Gawin 1 0
Barr, Alexander 7 4
Brooks, James 3 0
Berryhill, Alex., Sr 0 16
Berrvhill, Samuel 3 14
Baker, Peter .. 3 0
Bin in. >ister, Charles .. 0 0
Brooke, John 7 10
Beatty, Jarnes 12 0
Balsley, John 9 12
Bennage, Lawrence 4 10
Barr, Robert 4 4
I Brua, Peter 6 6
Clark, Widow 1 4
Crabb, William 4 8
Conrod, Henry 10 16
Cummins, John .'. 1 4
Chambers, John, Exec 1 10
Carson, William 1 4
Olunie, James 17 0
Cassel, George 3 0
Cairns, James. 0 12
Comfort, John 6 18
Culp, Mark 2 8
Degar, Jacob 2 0
Duncan, James 20 14
Downey, Charles 2 8
Denning, Peter, Exec 6 0
Davis, Samuel B 2 16
Drawley, John 2 16
Dentzel, John 5 0
Dickey, William 1 4
Dickey, Thomas 2 0
Kbrigiit, Jacob 16 10
Elder, John 4 16
Earnest, John 3 0
Ebbert,John 11 16
Eiteneyer, Widow l 4 (
Elliot, James 2 8
Ensininger, Michael 1 16
Elder, Joshua 45 0 :
Fisher, George 40 0 i
Fulton, Henry 16 16
Fenton, Benjamin 6 12 I
Fager, John 1 16
Fedder, John 4 10
File. John 2 8
Fridley, G. & Barney 12 0
Ford, Henry 7 4
Firestone. George 7 4
Forrest, Andrew 6 18 |
Fogelsunger, John 6 0
Forster, Thomas 14 8 |
Graydon. Alex 18 0
Gregg, Thomas 6 12
Geiger, Bai nhart 4 4
Greenav rait, Christian 4 10
Gillmor. Moses 12 12 |
Gillum, John 6 11
Giherson, Reuben 2 4
Glass, William 4 16
Graybill, Peter 6 14
Graydon, William 4 16
Girr. Frederick 3 0>
Galbraith. John 1 0 '
Greegor, Martin 2 4
Hess, George 7 0
Horning, Stephen 5 12
Hamilton, Widow 16 16
Hamilton, John, Exec 36 18 |
Hoge, John 9 0
Hoeker, John 16 4
Horter, Valentine 7 1
Hoyer, George 23 14
Hunie.John 4 10
Hoeker, Adam 13 10
Hooker, Christopher 13 10
Hillegaa, Conrad 3 0
Hill, Samuel 10 0
Heafley, John 3 6
Hise, John 10 0
Hutmau, Matthias 2 8
Hartnian, George 2 14
Hatz, George „ 3 8
House, Joseph 2 0
Henning, Jacob 9 0
Holstein, George 9 0
Horning, Conrad 2 8
Irwin, Robert 20 8
Issett, Henry 0 18
Ingram, William 3 8
Irwin & Howard 12 0
Kamp, William 1 0
Kuukel, Christian 22 18
I Krau«e. John & Andrew.... 10 4
Kunkle, Peter 1 6
Kreauier, John 4 0
Kapp, Michael 18 0
Kean, John 11 4
Kurtz, Benjamin 3 0
Knatoher, Michael 2 14
Kapp, Michael, Jr 6 0
King, Charlotte 1 4
Koffinan, Andrew 9 0
Kleckner, Frederick 1 0
Luther, John 19 16
L*ffery, Justinia 1 16
Lever, Nicholas 7 16
Lawyer, Adam 1 4
Liphart, Henry 3 0
Lever, George 2 8
Little's house 3 0
McCart, Robert 1 4
Machesuy, John 5 8
Murray, William 3 12
McCarty, Benjamin 2 16
Mish, Jacob 15 IS
Maclay, John 3 12
Mooney, Abraham 1 16
McMannns, Patrick 2 8
McLaughlin, Alexander 1 0
Murray. Patrick.... 1 16
Mytinger, Lewis 1 4
Mitchell, James 7 4
Murphy, Barney 0 18
Miller, John 12 11
Morse, Moses 2 8
Montgomery, Alexander.... 2 4
Miller, Jacob 2 0
Moore, Thomas 3 0
Montgomery, Joseph 15 d
Martin, J. & Thomas 5 14
Mackev,James 1 16
Miller, Charles 2 12
McAllister, Archibald 1 4
McCaslin, John 2 2
Newman, John 2 2
Norton, John.., 15 0
Newman, Nicholas 2 18
Newman, Andrew 2 18
Ott, Nicholas 10 0
Peter, Henry I 4
Peffer, George 9 0
Pfeifer, John 2 0
Pott>. Stacy 6 0
Poat, Joseph 0 o
Patterson, Galbraith1 10 16
Pool, John 1 11
Pancake, Valentine 3 0
Pancake, George 2 0
Patterson, Robert 2 0
Pool, John, Jr 6 o
Pfleager, Frederick 5 0
Porter. William 3 0
Peters, Michael 2 16
Rymutli, Philip 12 o
Reitzell, Jacob 10 16
Keel, Anthony 1 IS
Reel, Philip 2 6
Ritz.John 1 10
Romjean, John 4 4
Riehm, Andrew 6 18
Redding, George 6 IS
Ramer's Executors 3 0
Rothroff, Henry 2 12
1 Subscribed £20.
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Saur, Charles 3 6
Snyder, Simon 2 8
Stoehr's house 4 0
Sweeney, Major 6 0
Stehley, Widow 9 12
Sees, Balthazar 4 4
Sees, Christopher 7 16
Stephen. Hugh 2 4
Smith, Nicholas 0 18
Smith, Casper 9 0
Sweigart, Daniel 2 14
Shueh, John 1 10
Smith's, Miss... 5 2
Shields, John 1 4
Scarlett, David 1 10
Sawyer, James 6 18
Shrom, Jacob 2 14
Saur's, Casper, houBe 2 16
Seyfert, Anthony 3 12
Sheets, John 1 0
Smith, Widow 1 4
Snyder, Adam 1 10
Sayler, Henry 4 16
Svboth, Tobias 9 8
Snyder, John 2 8
Sealey,John 0 15
Staugh ,v liolesanger 1 4
Tresenrider, Conrad 8 0
Unger, Peter 2 4
Updegraff, Abraham 0 18
Thomas Elder 6 0
Samuel Laird 6 0
Andrew Mitchell 6 0
John Patterson 6 0
Dr.Spangler 6 0
Joseph Wageline 6 0
William Wallace 6 0
Jacob Bener 3 12
Adam Brady 3 12
Jacob Bui khart 3 12
John Bnrkinhine 3 12
Jacob Bretz 3 12
JacobFeger 3 12
Jacob Glass 3 12
Robert Hunter 3 12
Philip Horing 3 12
George Hocker 3 12
Bryan Hooper 3 12
John Irwin 6 0
Whitehill, George
Wilson, William
Wain, Jacob
Walter, Peter
Whitehill, Robert
Wickersham, Hannah
Weir, Samuel
Weatberhold, Widow of
George
Wingert, Widow
Welchants, Jacob
Weathrup, John
Waltz, George
Walters, Christopher
Wingert, Simon
Wilson, John
Wallace, Beniamin '
Wilhelm, Jacob
Wyeth.John
Williams, Vincent
Williams, Christopher
Youse.Jacob
Youse, Frederick
Youse, George
Young, Robert
Zollinger, Jacob
Zinn.John :
Ziegler. George, carpenter..
Ziegler, George
Zerver, Frederick
Michael Krehl 3
Anthony Leyer 3
Peter Reitzel 3
James Shaw 3
William WanlesB 3
William Martin 3
William Brown 3
Michael Kuntz 2
Joh-n Lear 2
Duncan McGachin 2
James Elliot 2
JohnOber 2
James Simpson 2
JohnUmholts 2
John Weaver 2
William Porter 2
William Irwin 2
Matthias Henderson 6
For Lots of Ground,
TbomasForster 1 16
Thomas Murray 1 16
Samuel Weir 1 16
George Hoyer 2 8
Chris. Knnkel 1 10
Michael Kapp 1 10
George Reddich 1 12
William Maclay's land in
borough 2 14
Peter Lyeth 2 20
Ed. Bulk's house 3 0
Weir's out-house 6 0
John Weir's house 4 16
Alexander Miller 2 8
Peter Pancake 6 0
James Ross 3 0
Keitzell's house 3 0
Harris' Executors, Snyder's
house 6 12
Landlords who do not Lire
£ s.
Martin Gregor 2 0
Margaret Bolinger 2 0
Mar. Stiller 3 4
Chambers' Executors 4 16
William Wallace 7 4
Andrew Stewart 6 -8
Henry Sailor 1 0
James Humes 6 12 !
John Steinmetz 12 0 '
JoshuaElder 22 10
Col. Shoufflor 16 4 ]
Michael Kapp 15 0
Samuel BerryhHl 3 0
Muses Gillmor
John Ebbert
Henry Bruner
Mengel's Executors
Shouffler, for Shock's house
Henry Issett, for Smith's
house
Conrad Bombaugb, for Sey-
fort's house
Brindleaml Montgomery...
Halter's house
Robert Hill
Casper Smilh
John Boyd
Thomas Gray
Leys
Rudv I'razier
Wiliiam Giass
3 12
9 6
4 10
6 0
1 16
I 10
10 4
8 2
10 16
6 0
1 18
Edward Lynch 8 4
Samuel Grimes 18 0
Widow Witherold 18 0
Joseph Dritt 7 16
Tobias Seyboth 3 0
Wellsheffer 5 8
County of Dauphin 72 0
Bricker's house 8 8
Dr. Fahnestock 8 14
Frederick Youse 9 6
Rev. Nathaniel Snowden.... 6 0
Rev. Shaffer's house 8 0
Rev. Hautz 8 0
haps something more than the amount which the
Landises had paid for the property.
These proceedings did not, however, accomplish
anything, as the Messrs. Landis refused to sell their
property for the sum proposed by the citizens' com-
mittee. At a meeting of the inhabitants of the bor-
ough of Harrisburg on the 16th day of January,
1795, it was unanimously agreed "that two thou-
sand and six hundred pounds be immediately as-
sessed on the property of the citizens of the said
borough ; that one thousand and six hundred pounds
of the said sum be collected on or before the 6th
day of March next ; that the remaining one thou-
sand pounds be secured to be paid, with interest,
in two equal annual installments, and that the whole
(to wit, the sixteen hundred pounds in cash and the
residue in bonds) be tendered to Peter and Abraham
Landis, or either of them, proprietors of the mill and
other water-works, with the appurtenances thereto
belonging, near the borough aforesaid, as a full com-
pensation for their property in the same; and that in
case they refused to accept the said sum as a full
compensation for the said mill, with the appurte-
nances, that then we unanimously agree to prostrate
the dam erected on the waters of Paxtang Creek, for
the purpose of conveying water to said mill, and pay
our proportionable parts of all legal expenses and
damages that may accrue on any suit or suits, indict-
ment or indictments that may be brought or prose-
cuted in consequence of such act or acts."
A committee, consisting of Stacy Potts, Moses
Gillmor, Wm. Graydon, Jacob Bucher, John Kean,
John Dentzell, and Alexander Berryhill was ap-
pointed to wait upon Peter, John, and Abraham
Landis and negotiate for the purchase of the mill
property.
The following subscriptions were made by the citi-
zens named to the mill-dam fund, independent of the
amount assessed upon their respective properties at
the town meeting :
"We, the subscribers, do promise to pay the sums annexed to our names,
to Conrod Bombaugb, Esq., as a gratuity towards paying the expense of
the purchase or the reduction of the mill-dam on Paxtang Creek, next
the borough of Harrisburg, and that when called upon. Witness our
hands, Jan. 21,1795: •
In addition to the amount of money so raised, the
heirs of John Harris, Messrs. David Harris, Robert
Harris, William Maclay, and John A. Hanna paid
sixteen hundred dollars, the purchase money, or per-
William Crabb S20.00
Maj. Swiney 15.00
George Whitehill 10.00
Jacob Burckart 8.00
George Reitzell 6.00
Soloman Markel 4.00
John Peiffer 16.00
Anthony Seyfort 10.00
John Maclay 20.00
Benjamin Hunt 10.00
Jacob Fridley 2.00
John Patterson 4.00
John Gilchrist 6.00
Joseph Weigloy 8.00
John Spnngler 8.00
Thomas Gregg 10.00
Thomas Dickey 2.00
Mbrdecai McKinney 4.00
Samuel Awl 4.00
Irwin & Howard 12.00
William Patterson 4.00
John McFarlind 4.00
Anthony Kelker 2.00
Robert Boal 2.00
Edward Crouch $2.00
William Stewart 2.00
Samuel Finney 2.00
Johh Weidmaii 2.00 '
James Byers 2.00
John Martin 1.00
Peter Lien 1.00
Simon Bassler 1.00
George Lutz 50
William Kiebbs 1.00
Jacob Zeigler 1.00
Jacob Fetter 1.00
William Porter 2.00
C. B 1.00
Peter Bohe 1.00
Christian Walborn 1.00
Thomas Trousdale 1.00
William Allen 2.00
Robert Freckelton 2.00
Jacob Houck 6.00
Charles Rowan 2.33
Rudolph Kelker 4.00
James Reed 1.00
CITY OF HARK1SBURG.
305
The committee called upon the Messrs. Landis aud
tendered them for their property the price demanded
the previous year, which they indignantly refused.
The owners now asked two thousand dollars for their
water-right alone, and a much greater sum for their
entire property than the committee felt inclined to
give. Apprehending that the owners of the mill prop-
erty intended to take advantage of the situation to
extort an unreasonable price (£4112 10.?.) from the
people, Galbraith Patterson, a noted lawyer of his day,
in the Oracle of Dauphin of March 23d, gives the
following as his views of the situation :
"The bad effects that have flowed from the mill-dam, near Harris-
burgh, have been manifestly evident; hut the melancholy consequences
of a continuation of this evil are enormous in proportion to the former
growing prosperity of the place. It is well known that few places in
the United States were built so rapidly, or became more flourishing in
so short a time, nor could any inland [situation boast of more advantages.
A county-town, in the heart of a good country, beautifully situated on
the Susquehanna, and deriving many extraordinary benefits from that
circumstance. That the increase of Harrisburgh was not upon false
premises, we may say with propriety; for every industrious man had
materially bettered his situation during the health of the place, which
continued for six years after the town was laid out. In this situation
the mill-dam found us, when its bad effects began to he felt. Paxtang
Creek, of itself,and the lowground on each side of it,wasto be dreaded,
when exposed to the sun, by the loss of the timber near the town ; but
cultivation would again restore health. Now the mill-dam cuts up every
expectation — it is a bed of stagnant water and putrid vegetables, and
prevents the possibility of any improvement. It is impossible to drain
the swamps upon the creek, there is no fall to carry off the water, nay,
occasionally covered with this mill-dam ; and when the waters ebb away
they retain to the extent of their surface until exhaled by the sun ; for
the land is lower a distance from the creek than immediately at the
banks.
"Here our prosperity seems to he arrested — we have not even hope
left, because the mill-dam, in truth, does away the possibility of im-
provement, which, if not immediately, would iu time, and according to
the extent of it, give this place health. Another truth is, that Mr. Lan-
dis dams the water not only upon Mr. Harris's land, of whom he bought,
but upon that which was Mr. Maclay's, before the bargain, which is an
unjustifiable extension of the mischief. Conscious of the destructive
influence of this mill-dam, the inhabitants of Harrisburgh entered into
a negotiation with Mr. Landis, last year, for the purpose of buying his
property, that they might prostrate the dam. At which time, theextent
of his demand was twenty six hundred pounds, £1600 in hand, and the
residue in two annual payments ; which price, although it was thought
too high, there was some efforts made to raise ; however, before it could
be accomplished, the season became too far advanced to take down the
dam, which, together with the greatness of the sum, relaxed our en-
deavors upon the subject. Another season was experienced, which
brought with it its calami ties, and the people more unanimously took up
the matter again, about the Ttb of January '95 ; when they agreed to
give Mr. Landis the £2600 according to his demand. A committee was
appointed to wait upon Mr. Laudis, to accede to his otter, and he gave
them for answer, that £4112 10s. was the lowest price he would take at
that time. 1 ask Mr. Landis, if he did not offer the mill, &c., to the in-
habitants of the borough for £2600, as I have mentioned, last March,
in a paper subscribed with his own hand '! I ask him, if he would not
have taken that money for it iu May last? I ask him, if he did not
take his work from tradesmen in the borough because they would not
■ubscribe to pay a proportionable part of it? We complied with his
terms in January, and I ask him, if his mill rose in value £1512 in seven
months? It is vety well known that Messrs. Elder and Ober's mills
take the country custom, and a great share of the town, so that Mr.
Landis's mill depends greatly upon the town (to which idea Mr. Landis
accedes). It is as well known that the population of Harrisburgh has
not increased, aud that property has depreciated for some time past —
and how his mill, in this situation, could have appreciated £1512 in
seven months is beyond all conception. To be sure, lands have en-
civased in price somewhat iu 7 months, but not in this proportion. But
how a mill, and 3 acres of land, depending, in a great degree, upon its
enemies for support, could have thus raised in value, appears truly astou-
20
ishing: that Mr. Landis would have taken £2800 in May, 17U4, for hU mill,
and won't take less than £4112 10.. in Jan. following, might indeed ap^
pear a riddle. However, a thing is always worth as much as it will
fetch, and who would btand to make terms with asurg' on, when he has
his forceps fixed to extract the stone from the hladdcr? Who would not
readily say, give me relief, and take all I have?
"Upon the present occasion, Mr. Landis sees the people prflMed by
their calamities, exceedingly anxious and unanimous, and although he
took his work from a man last year, for not subscribing his proportion-
able part of £2600 he may see his way clear this season, iu levying a
contribution of £4112 10s. upon the inhabitants of the borough.
" Fellow-citizens, you have acted justly, and you have acted with pa-
tience, in offering to pay the man's price, before you came to the reso-
lution of destroying this reservoir of contagion. You have done more •
than the inhabitants of Carlisle, and other places, who have removed
vned Hi..
and without
undertaking
:id tender it
e it, have re-
resolution —
of this kind without askiug
dreaming of compensation. Go on, gentlemen, in an
which is founded in such justice — make up the £2600
according to the man's terms; and if he does not recei
spect for yourselves, for your families, and for your solem
TEAR DOWN THE MILL-DAM ! !— Will you be played upon this way?
Will men, who have vested their all here, aud are in business, live in a
continual state of anxiety about their families, after making up their
minds to sacrifice to theamouutof this man's demands will they let him
assess their happiness, by caprice and sordid principles, at £1512 for
seven months?
"Some might say, I'll go aud leave the place. I say no — it is uot an
easy matter for a householder to rise up and leave a place in which he
is settled in business, and a place which once offered the fairest pros-
pects. If this idea prevailed, property would sell for little, and little
would make us turn our backs upon a place, which, from its situation,
promises as much as anyinland place in Pennsylvania. No, gentlemen,
we can't desert our property and interest. Let us remove the mill-dam,
in the honorable way we devised — clear out the creek, and put the lands
under cultivation ; and be the means, under God's blessing, to give
health to the place, which I have no doubt, will be followed with pros-
perity to the rich and poor, who are industrious."
The following proceedings of the "Committee of
Seven" are of interest in this connection :
"At a meeting of the Committee of Seven, ap-
pointed to superintend and direct the appropriation
of the moneys raised for the demolition of the mill-
dam and for the further removing the nuisance in
Paxtang Creek, April 8, 1795 :
"At Brindle's: present, Potts, Gillmor, Berryhill,
W. Graydon, Dentzell, Bucher, Kean.
" John Kean was appointed secretary and treasurer.
" Ordered, that the treasurer take up the bonds due
to Adam Boyd and to George Allen.
"Adjourned to Saturday evening next, at six
o.'clock, at Mr. Berryhill's.
"Saturday, 11th. — The committee met and viewed
the dam, and adjourned till Monday evening, at six
o'clock, at Berryhill's.
" Monday, 13th. — Met, and the members mentioned
the names of persons wishing to borrow money.
Agreed, that the money be retained in the treasury a
few days longer.
"Agreed, that on Saturday next at one o'clock the
bell be rung, and the inhabitants assemble and de-
molish the remainder of the dam.
"Saturday, 18th.— The committee met and pro-
ceeded with a number of the inhabitants to the dam.
Committee hired four persons to open the bed of the
creek twelve feet wide, which was done, and the per-
sons employed were paid six dollars, which was raised
by voluntary contribution on the spot."
306
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
The Oracle of Monday following gives this account
of the affair :
" On Thursday last a committee appointed by the
citizens of Harrisburg waited on Abraham Landis
and Peter Landis, and tendered the whole demand
they made last year for the mill, with its appurte-
nances, agreeable to the terms they had proposed ;
but they now thought proper to require a much greater
sum ; wherefore, apprehending that the owners of the
said mill intended, through the distressing calamities
thought to be occasioned by the mill-dam, to extort
an enormous price from the people for the enjoyment
of health, by the unreasonable sum now demanded
for the mill, they did almost unanimously proceed,
on Saturday afternoon last, to take down and destroy
that intolerable nuisance which has for three years
past rendered this borough a mere hospital and grave-
yard ; and therefore it is now hoped that, under the
blessing of Divine Providence, this once flourishing
place may be restored to its former state of healthi-
ness and prosperity."
The Messrs. Landis subsequently met the " com-
mittee of seven," and again demanded two thousand
pounds for the water-right, and threatened to bring
suit, which was refused. However, the former at
last agreed to the citizens' proposition, and on the
25th of April, 1795, Peter, John, and Abraham Landis
sold to Stacy Potts, Moses Gillmor, William Graydon,
Jacob Bucher, John Kean, John Dentzel, and Alex-
ander Berryhill, of the borough of Harrisburg, and
conveyed to them their mill, etc., for £2633 4s. 6rf.,
" to hold and to have the said two pieces of lands,
houses, mills, mill machinery, etc." This sum, as
before stated, was raised by taxing the citizens. The
payments were made in three annual installments ;
one-half of the amount assessed was paid in 1794,
one-half the balance in 1795, and the balance in 1796.
For example, a citizen taxed four pounds had to pay
two pounds in 1794, one pound in 1795, and one pound
in 1796. It may be remarked that some citizens who
refused to contribute to the subscription were obliged
to leave the town. No violence was offered to them,
but no one would employ them in their several pur-
suits, and they at length went elsewhere. The follow-
ing list for the years 1795 and 1796 shows the amount
assessed :
MILL-DAM TAXES, 1795, 1796.
1795. 1796.
£ t. d. £ «. d.
Allen, George 1 10 0 1 13 10
Armstrong, Andrew 7 6 0 4 3 5
Allen, Joseph 0 0 0 0 19 3
Awl, Jacob (estate) 7 10 0 0 11 8
Bennett, Thomas 3 0 0 1 11 6
Boyd, John 6 9 0 0 15 0
Boyd, Adam 12 15 0 3 10 7
Bucher, Jacob 6 15 0 3 10 7
Bruner, Henry 3 15 0 2 9 0
Brin.lle, Philip 7 12 0 5 9 8
Bowman, Chr 3 0 0 0 0 0
Boyd, Widow 14 0 0 0 0
Beitder, Henry 4 10 0 2 15 0
Bomhaugh, Conrad 15 0 0 2 12 6
Berryhill, Alexander 7 10 0 3 0 0
Barr, Alexander 2 17 0 16 3
Brooks, James 1 15 0 0 0 0
Berryhill, Samuel 6 0 o' 1 15 0
Burmeister, Charles 0 10 0 0 10 0
Balsley, John 6 13
Bennage, Lawrence 7 10 0
Barr, Robert 2 2 0
Burk. Edward 14 0
Boyer, George 2 10 0
Bricker, Peter 4 10 0
Burkart, Jacob 3 0 0
Benner.John 10 0
Breaden, Adam 0 0 0
Brua, Peter 0 0 0
Cummins, Alexander 14 0
Cummins. John 0 12 0
8 10 0
0 12 0
Cairns, James 0 6 0
Crabb, William 7 10 0
Connelly, William 0 0 0
Conrad, Henry 3 0 0
Catberwood, Widow 14 0
Duncan, James 12 0 0
Denigs, l'eter (estate) 3 0 0
Drolly, John ISO
Dentzel, John 4 10 0
Dickey, Thomas 0 15 0
Dritt, Joseph 3 0 0
Dougherty, William 10 0
Davis, Samuel B. (estate ) 0 15 0
El. right, Jacob 9 0 0
Ebbert, John 6 0 0
Ettenoyer, Widow 0 0 0
Elliot, James 14 0
Elder, Joshua 22 10 0
Ermolt, John 6 8 8
Elder, Samuel 2 5 0
Elder, John 0 0 0
Egte, Casper 0 0 0
Egle, Valentine 0 0 0
Fisher, George 22 10 0
Fulton, Henry 9 10 0
Fager, John 0 18 0
fedder, Jacob 13 3
Fridley, George 6 0 0
Ford, Henry 0 15 0
Forrest, Dr. Andrew 5 0 0
Furster, Thomas 7 10 0
Fahne.stock, Detrich 4 10 0
Fahnestock, Peter 4 10 0
Fackler, George 1 10 0
Ferry, Public 36 0 0
Fahnestock, Obed 0 0 0
Fisher, Michael 0 0 0
Fogelsanger, John 2 13 3
Graydon, Alexander 9 0 0
Gregg, Thomas 2 15 0
Greenawalt, Christian 2 5 0
Gilmor, Moses 11 5 0
Qillum, John 3 7 0
Glass William 4 10 0
Grnybill, Peter 3 7 0
Graydon, William 3 0 0
Grieger, Martin 0 0 0
Gustine, Joel 3 0 0
Gilchrist, John 2 5 9
Gilbert, Jesse 1 10 0
Geiberson, Reuben 0 9 0
Geiger, Widow 0 19 0
Harris, Robert $150.00
Harris, David 8150.00
Hanna, John A $100.00
Hess, George 4 10 0
Horning, Stephen 5 16 0
Hamilton, John (estate) 24 12 0
Hooker, John 9 0 0
Hocker, Adam 7 0 0
Horter, Valentine 3 12 0
Hoyer, George 12 0 0
Hill, Samuel 5 0 0
Hise, John 6 0 0
Hutman, Matthias 14 0
Hancock, Richard 0 0 0
House, Joseph 0 15 0
Hartman, George - 1 7 0
Harris, George 0 10 0
Henning, Jacob 5 0 0
Horning, Conrad 14 0
Hautz, Rev. A 0 0 0
Hunt, Dr 3 15 0
Harris, James 3 0 0
Howard 4 Irwin 0 0 0
Hill, Robin 0 15 0
Irwin, Robert 9 0 0
Issett, Henrv 5 5 0
Ingram, William 2 14 0
Irwin & Howard 4 10 0
Jungblute, Casper 14 0
Kuukel, Christian 12 12 0
Krause, J. and Andrew 5 6 0
Kimkle, Peter 1 10 0
Kapp, Michael 18 0 0
Kean, John 22 10 0
Kurtz, Benjamin 2 5 0
Knatcher, Michael 2 5 0
0 0
3 10
10 0
CITY OP HARRISBURG.
307
Kapp, M.,.Jr 6 0 0
Keen, Laurence (estate) a o 0
Krause, Andrew & (Fidler) 0 0 0
Kapp, John 0 0 0
Kiniiiu'l, Samuel 0 0 0
K'issner, Daniel 0 0 0
Kreamer, John 2 0 0
Lebor, Nicholas 3 18 0
Lawyer, Adam 0 0 0
Leyer, Herman A 14 0
Lynch, Edward 5 0 0
Lies, Peter 7 10 0
Light, John 0 12 0
Lies, Jesse 0 0 0
Lautz, Adm 0 0 0
Laird, Samuel 0 0 0
McChesney, John 2 5 0
Murray, William 1 16 0
Murray, Patrick 18 0
Mytinger, Ludwick 0 0 0
Mitchell, James 3 12 0
Murray, Thomas 8 12 0
Mears, William 5 0 0
Montgomery, Rev. Jos. (estate). 3 15 0
Martin, John 1 10 0
McAllister, Archibald 3 0 0
Maclay, William $150
Montgomery, Hugh 9 10 0
Mirkle, Solomon 1 10 0
Murphy, Barney 0 10 0
Mitchell, Andrew 2 5 0
Norton, John 8 8 0
Neagly, Daniel 6 0 0
Ott, Nicholas 4 10 0
Petry, Henry 0 12 0
Petier, George.. 5 0 0
Peiffer, John 6 0 0
Potts, Stacy 0 0 0
Patterson, Galbraith 22 10 0
Potts, William 3 0 0
Porter, William 0 15 0
Pellitier & Benost 0 0 0
Powers, Alexander 3 0 0
Patterson, Robert 112
Both ruff, Henry 1 16 0
Bitzell, Jacob 9 0 0
Reel, Anthony 0 12 0
Ritz, John 1 10 0
Ritzell, George 2 5 0
Reimnth, Philip 0 0 0
Reel, Philip 0 0 0
Redick, George 5 0 0
Shaffer, Rev 5 0 0
Snider, Simon 2 5 0
Sweeny, Major 5 12 6
Sees, Baltzer 4 10 0
Sees, Christian 5 10 0
Smith, Casper 4 10 0
Shoch, John 1 10 0
Bhauffler, Valentine 7 10 0
Shields, John 2 5 0
Scarlett, David 1 10 0
Sawyer, James 3 9 0
Shrom, Jacob 14 0
Seyfert, Anthony 3 15 0
Saylor, Henry 2 8 0,
Seyboth, Tobias 5 0 0
Snyder, John 0 12 0
Stewart, Andrew 4 0 0
Steinmetz 6 15 0
Snowden, Rev. N. R 5 12 6
Smith, James 0 15 0
Smith, Nicholas 0 0 0
Shaffer, John A 0 0 0
Stohr, John 2 10 0
Stouch, Nicholas 0 12 0
TreBseu rider, Conrad 4 10 0
Veldo, Frederick 0 12 0
Whitebill, George 3 15 0
Wayne, Jacob 2 5 0
Walter, Peter 3 0 0
Whitehill, Robert, Jr 3 0 0
Wickersham, Widow 1 10 0
Weir, Samuel 5 0 0
Wetherhold, Widow 5 0 0
Wingart, Widow 0 0 0
WVlshonts, Jacob 3 12 0
Waltz, George 12 0
Walter, Christian 14 0
Wingart, Simon 14 0
Wallace, Benjamin 5 0 0
Wyeth, John , 3 0 0
Weir, John.. 1 10 0
Wagoner, Casper 12 6
Wilhelm, Jacob 14 0
Touse, Jacob 2 5 0
Touse, Frederick 0 16 0
Touse, George 5 0 0
Zollinger, Jacob 7 0 0
Ziun, John 5 0 0
Zeigler, Casper 7 10 0
Zeiglor, George 10 0
0
12 10
1
8 0
1
9 9
0
0 0
0
0 0
0
0 0
1
13 10
0
0
17
fi
IK
0
0
0
(1
0
5
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
12 6
17 9
10 0
Voluntary Contributions paid in the Year 1795 bt Persons not
ownino Property or residing in Harrisburo.
'• "■ £ i. d.
3 9 John Weiilman 0 15 0
2 6 I James Buyers o 16 0
5 0 0 1 John Martin 0 7 6
1 10 0 | James Reed 0 7 6
12 6 Peter Line 0 7 6
7 6
3 9
7 6
7 6
Adam Kritzef 0
Joseph McBerv 1
William Cob-man 15
Abraham Huey
Capt. Kearsley.
Simpson Haines 0 7 6 Simon Basler 0
Jacob Houck 2 5 0 George I.utz I)
A stranger 9 (I II William Krebbs o
James Willson 1 15 0 ■ Jacob Zeig
John Lytle 1 1() 0 , Jacob Fetter ".
James Willson 0 15 (I 0. B o 7
Joseph Kellar 0 15 0 ' Peter llobb 0 7 6
Capt. Clark 0 15 0 Christian Walburn 0 7 6
0 15 0 Thomas Trousdale 0 7 6
" William Allen 0 15 0
John Eld
John Ayres
Robert Fleming
McElhenny
0 15 0
0 7 6
Robert Poterfleld.
Joseph Parks.. 0 7 6
R Robinson 0 16 0
Rudolph Kelker, Jr 1 10 0
Mordecai McEinney 1 10 0
Anthony Kelker 0 15 0
Robert Boal 0 15 0
Edward Crouch 0 15 0
William Stewart 0 15 0
Samuel Finny 0 15 0
R. Freckleton 0 15 0
Jacob Sbeesly 12 6
George Strati 0 7 6
John Joseph Henry 1 10 0
Messrs. Duncan....' 3 0 0
" Hopkins 1 10 0
" Montgomery ... 1 10 0
Hall 1 10 0
" Read 1 lo o
C. Smith 1 10 0
" Kittera. 1 10 0
Unmarried Men paid in 1795.
Tho
Elde
3 15 0
Laird 3 0 0
J. Fridley 0 15 0
John Patterson 1 lo 0
D. Spangler 3 0 0 i J.' In'graJ
" 0 0 ' John B.
J. We
0. Rowan 0 17 6
G. Bratton 0 16 6
Alexander Kerr 0 15 0
P. Groscloss 1 10 0
0 15 0
0 0
W. A. Patterson 1 10 II Gawin Beattv 1 10 6
G. Wiltberger 1 10 0 William Willis.
Samuel Awl 1 10 0
James Montgomery 0 15 9 „
J. McFarlane 1 10 0 I Samuel Pool
Allen Hays 10 0
M. Krehl 0 15 0
M. Henry 1 n 6
... 0 10 0
A writer, speaking of the old mill-site, says it was
" erected about one-quarter of a mile below Harris-
burg, about as low down as the old ' White House,'
between the 'old mill road' and the canal; and the
race extended up along, or nearly along, the present
route of the Pennsylvania Canal to a lane which ran
across the ridge, about the upper line of the brick-
yard field opposite Pratt's rolling-mill, where the
dam was erected." This would place the mill-dam
north of Paxtang Street, not far below Wister's fur-
nace.
CHAPTER IV.
The Duke de Rochefoucauld at Harrisburg— Aggressions of the French
Directory— Address of the Citizens of Harrisburg to President Adams,
and his Reply— Cuming's Account of Harrisburg in 1807— Erection
of the Harrisburg Bridge.
In the years 1795, 1796, and 1797 the Duke de la
Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, of France, made a tour of
America. In the course of his travels he passed
through Dauphin County, making special mention of
Middletown, Harrisburg, and Fort Hunter (McAllis-
ter's). We give in this place his impressions of Har-
risburg :
" Mr. Harris, lord of the manor on which Harrisburg stands, availed
himself of Mr. Frey's error to procure his town advantages that the
former neglected. No sooner was it in contemplation to form the tract
of country, separated from Lancaster, into a distinct county than he
offered to the government of Pennsylvania to sacrifice not only a toll
on the Susquehanna, of which he was possessed, and the profits of
which he lawfully enjoyed, but also several thousand acres of land in
andabontthe town, reserving to himself only tweuty ground shares
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
This offer induced the government of Pennsylvania to make this the
chief town of the country, though it has neither an anchoring-place lor
the ships that eail up and down the river, nor can afford them the
smallest shelter.
"The new county obtained the namo of Dauphin. The first houses
were built here iu ITS"), ami their number at present amounts to three
hundred.
"The formation of this town being of a more recent date than any
other, the buildings were from the very first of a better construction
than anywhere else; and such as were not originally good houses have
since been rebuilt. V pry few log houses are therefore to be found in
Harrisburg, but, on the contrary, many substantial and handsome edi-
fices; and though this town ia smaller and of Inter establishment than
Reading and many other places, yet it is more compact and has a much
better appearance. A malignant epidemic fever lias made the same
havoc in Harrisburg as the yellow fever did in Philadelphia, and for a
whole twelvemonth checked the progress of building. As the fever
did not return last year, however, building is still going on; but the
prejudice of the town being insalubrious still remains, whether it be
really so or, as the inhabitants affirm, merely a scandalous report propa-
gated by the jealousy of the neighboring towns. The unhealthiness of
the place being imputed to the stagnation of some water which was
made to turn a mill, it was proposed to the miller to throw down the
dam, aud an indemnification was offered him. He demanded last year
four thousand dollars, but this sum not having been raised soon enough
in his opinion, he this year raised his demaud in proportion to the in-
creased desire of destroying his dam, aud insisted on the payment of
eleven thousand dollars. The inhabitants, enraged at this exorbitant
demand, and at the same time earnestly wishing for the demolition of
the dam, unanimously resolved to destroy it, and appointed a commission
to award a just indemnification to the miller, which has been deter-
-mined at the sum he first demanded. All the inhabitants seem to have
concurred in this proceeding, which, though not to be applauded, is less
censurable on account of the miller's enormous rapacity. The unan-
imity with which this transaction was accomplished insures its impu-
nity, aud the miller will be cautious of entering upon a prosecution, as
the grand jury would certainly throw out his bill. He has no one to
blame but himself for the destruction of his dam, and tin- public
opinion which by a more prudent couduct he might last year have en-
gaged in his favor, is now decidedly against him; yet with many of the
demolishers themselves it remains a matter of -doubt whether the de-
molition of the dam have any way increased the salubrity of the place.
"A prison and a sessions-house have been built at Harrisburg, and a
plan is in agitation to form an anchorage for ships. The inhabitants
exert their utmost efforts to procure to this place all the advantages of
which it is susceptible, and even indulge a hope that the seat of the gov-
ernment of the State will be removed to their town. They form a cen-
tral point, at least for the population of Pennsylvania, and are less dis-
tant from the remote western parts than any other county on this side
of the Susquehanna, and on these local advantages they ground their
hopes. It is, however, to be wished that their notion of determining
the seat of the Legislature by a pair of compasses may be confined to
men who cannot influence the decision, and that it may be rightly
understood how much better it is for the deputies to travel one hundred
miles farther than remove the seat of government from Philadelphia,
which is the most populous city, and the only trading town in Pennsyl-
vania, and which consequently forms that point where the best infor-
mation is in unison with the most important interests. The public ex-
penditure necessary in this newly-formed county causes the taxes to be
somewhat higher than in the counties of Lancaster aud Berks; the dif-
ference may be a shilling in the pound. Unless you chance to meet
■with a commissioner of taxes, the exact proportion is not to be ascer-
tained, as a general ignorance on the subject everywhere prevails. The
taxes, however, are generally deemed very light, even by those who pay
them, which is undoubtedly the strongest pr.iof that they are so. The
majority of the inhabitants of Harrisburg consists of Germans aud Irish-
men, firmly attached to government, sensible and industrious. The
number of inns in America is out of all proportion to that in Europe.
This place contains uo less than thirty-eight. It has twenty-five or
thirty shops, where may be found all sorts of merchandise, procured
from Philadelphia on twelve and eighteen months' credit, aud of which
the shopkeepers rapidly dispose at double or treble their prime cost.
The price of ground shares in the town of Harrisburg is from one hun-
dred and fifty to two hundred dollars. The land in the surrounding
country is good; its price is from thirty-two to forty-eight dollars an
acre. Day laborers are paid here three shillings and sixpence a day, with
their board, or five shillings without it.
"The Susquehanna near Harrisburg is about three-quarters of a mile
in breadth ; in summer it is frequently fordable. The navigation is ex-
tremely dangerous for several months in consequence of some rapid
currents, and never safe except in spring and autumn, when the water
is sufficiently high to cover the rocks, which become more numerous at
the point where the Juniata falls into the Susquehanna, nine miles
above Harrisburg, and greatly increases the dangers of the navigation.
The government of Pennsylvania has offered eight hundred thousand
dollars for clearing the river of these rocks from the above point down
to Middletown, but hitherto no oue has ventured upon this enterprise.
I entertain no doubt, however, but that this vast undertaking will
shortly be accomplished, though the sum hitherto offered may not be
sufficient, but must probably be increased. The industry and prosperity
of Pennsylvania will in time overcome this, as well as many other dis-
advantages which have heretofore been deemed insuperable. A French-
man resides at present at Harrisburg who was born in France, but came
hither from Martinieo. He is a physician, and though he speaks but
little English, and has resided here only a few months, enjoys already
considerable practice.
" We had a letter to Gen. Hanna, and as we intended to stop here but
a few hours, we delivered it as soon as we alighted from our horses.
Gen. Hanna is a man of about thirty-six or thirty-eight years of age,
aud brigadier-general of militia. He was a member of the Senate lor
Pennsylvania, but went out by rotation last autumn. Before he was
engnged in the service of the State he was a lawyer, but he has since
relinquished that profession, aud lias commenced farmiug. He married
a daughter of old Mr. Harris, the founder of the town, and appears to be
an upright, worthy character. Not being prepared to give us a dinner,
as we came unexpectedly, he offered to attend us to our evening quar-
ters, seven miles from this town, as some token of respect for the letter
of introduction which we brought him. As our horses wanted shoeing,
we were obliged to make him wait some time, which we passed in the
true American style, quaffing a bottle of Madeira and smoking segars.
The general is not fond of them, but prefers chewing tobacco: yet from
motives of politeness he smoked with us. Being at our lodgings we pro-
posed as a toast ' The President,' upon which he immediately gave ' La-
fayette.' I noticed this trifling circumstance to introduce once more
the remark that Lafayette is constantly toasted next to the President,
which in my judgment reflects honor on America."
The aggression upon American commerce, com-
menced by the French Directory in 1797, and sub-
sequent insults offered our ambassadors, aroused such
great indignation in our country that Congress, on
the 28th of May, 1798, passed an act authorizing
the President to raise a provisional army. Gen. Wil-
liam Irvine was appointed by Governor MilHin as
commander-in-cnief of the quota of eighty thou-
sand militia requested from Pennsylvania, and took
active measures to organize his troops. When the
Directory became aware that their conduct would
not be tamely submitted to, they began suddenly to
retract their measures, and there was no necessity for
bringing the provisional army into the field. At this
period the people in all sections became aroused. A
meeting of the citizens of Harrisburg was held at
Andrew BerryhilTs on the evening of May 1st, and
an address was unanimously agreed upon and signed
by all present, to which the signatures of others of
the inhabitants as were not present were secured, and
i the whole transmitted to President Adams. This
address is as follows:
"Harrisduhg, May 2.
"At a respectable meeting of the inhabitants of this Borough, last even-
ing, at Mr. Andrew Berryhill's; the following address was unani-
mously agreed upon, and signed by all present to the number of 51.
Six gentlemen were appointed to procure as early as possible the sig-
natures of such of the inhabitunts as did not attend, and to transmit
the address when completed to the President.
CITY OF HARRISBURG.
209
" To the president of the United Stat™ :
"Sir,— AT a time, when the minds of men are bo intoxicated with
ideas of reform, and visionary schemes for meliorating the condition of
humanity, as to be fatally inattentive to their own security, and regard-
less of considerations which have hitherto been deemed the moat
sacred and obligatory — there may be a propriety in the declaration of
sentiments, which in more Bottled times, might at least be thought su-
perfluous: From the generality also, of the practice of expressing appro-
bation of the measures of government at the present crisis, motives
might be attached to the omission of it, less honorable than a disincli-
nation, to intrude upon the managers of the public concerns, or a reluc-
tance to suppose that m the resistance of outrage and maintenance of
national independence, they would not receive the support of the vir-
tuous and unprejudiced part of the community. Under these impres-
sions, we the subscriber.-, inhabitants of the Borough of Harrisburg, beg
leave to declare, that we are too highly sensible of the prosperity we
enjoy, to be willing to relinquish it without an effort for its preservation;
and that in our wishes for the happiness of others, we have not lost
sight of our country ft ourselves. That in our opinion, the conduct and
designs of the French Republic (scarcely aggravated or made more ap-
parent by the profligacy of their avowal) are such as to produce alarm
and indignation in every breast which feels for the honor and happiness
of America, and to excite the apprehensions of every man, of whatever
nation or country, who may place a sense of justice, of morality, and
piety among the ornaments of his nature and the blessings of society.
That under this persuasion, we bold it wise to be prepared for every
event, and shall therefore most cheerfully acquiesce in such measures of
defence, as may be adopted by you, Sir, and the other branches of the
administration, at the present momentous period. And that as your
past conduct has invariably commanded the respect and approbation of
every ingenuous mind, so we have the most perfect reliance, that in
future it will continue to be influenced by the purest motives and
clearest perceptions of the public good.
" We beg you to accept our cordial wishes for your personal welfare
and happiness."
To this address President Adams sent the following
characteristic reply :
" To the inhabitants of the Borough of Harrisburg, in the State of Pennsyl-
-Your address has been presented to me by Mr. Hart-
es, and Mr. Hanna, three of your Representatives in
" Gentlemen,
ley, Mr. Sitgrea
Congress.
" I know not which to admire most, the conciseness, the energy, the
elegance, or profound wisdom of this excellent address.
" Ideas of reformation, and schemes for ameliorating the condition of
humanity, should not he discouraged when proposed with reason and
pursued with moderation ; but the rage for innovation, which destroys
everything because it is established, and introduces absurdities the
most monstrous merely because they are new, was never carried to such
a pitch of madness in any age of the world, as in the latter end of the
boasted eighteenth century, and never produced effects so horrible upon
suffering humanity.
"Among all the appearances, portentous of evil, there is none more
incomprehensible than the professions of Republicanism among those
who place not a sense of justice, morality, or piety, among the orna-
ments of their nature, and the blessings of society. As nothing is more
certain or denionsti^able than that free Republicanism cannot exist with-
out these ornaments and blessings, the tendency of the times is rapid
towards a restoration of the petty military despotisms of the feudal
anarchy, and by their means a return to the savage state of barbarous
life.
"How can the press prevent this, when all the presses uf a nation,
and, indeed, of mauy nations at once, are subject to an imprimatur by a
veto upon pain of conflagration, banishment, or confiscation?
"That America may have the glory of arresting this torrent of error,
vice, and imposture, is my fervent wish ; and if sentiments as great as
those from Harrisburg should be found universally to prevail, ks I doubt
not they will, my hopes will be as sanguine as my wishes.
"John Adams.
" Philadelphia, 12th May, 1798." "
Until the year 1804 the business of the town and
county was conducted in " pounds, shillings, and
pence." On the 4th of February that year, on settling
the accounts of the county treasurer, Adam Boyd, the
statement made by the county auditors was as fol-
lows :
£ *. d.
Cash on hand 1133 8 6
Outstanding debt 632 14 oj^
1766 2 10'^
Equal to S47'«j.71.
From that time onward the accounts were rendered
in dollars and ceuts. The change to American cur-
rency was at the same time made in the financial ac-
counts of the borough.
In 1807, Francis Cuming made a tour to the West.
In his journey he passed through this section, and
gives in his interesting narrative his impressions of
the places and people.
Mr. Cuming forwarded his baggage by a Conestoga
wagon for Carlisle. The wagon made fifteen miles a
day. He traveled about twenty-five, and on the 13th
of January, 1807, he arrived at Lancaster. Remain-
ing at Lancaster several days, he continues his ac-
count:
"On Thursday, 29th January, I left Lancaster on foot, proceeding
along the Harrisburg road at a steady pace of about three miles and a
hulf an hour. The weather was remarkably fine, and the road in ex-
cellent order, and, what was remarkaBle for the season, a little dusty.
About a mile and a half from Lancaster I passed a turnpike toll-gate,
from a little beyond which I got the last view of the steeples of that
town, and soon after I crossed a stone bridge over a branch of Conestoga
Creek. The road continued tine and the country rich, laid out in large
farms, with good dwelling-houses of brick and stone and immense
barns. Though hill and dale, woods and cultivated farms presented
themselves alternately, yet there was nothing very striking in the
scenery.
"The road continued fine nine miles, to a rivulet called Big Chickey,
which I crossed overon an Indian bridge, which is a high tree cut down
so as to fall across the stream from bank to bank, and then its branches
lopped off. The banks being high, and the bridge long and narrow, my
nerves were so discomposed when I reached the middle that I had like
to have fallen off, but balancing and tottering, I at length reached the
end. Two miles farther I had to cross aiiother Indian bridge over Lit-
tle Chickey Creek, which I did boldly, without any difficulty, which is
one proof of the use of practice and experience.
"The road now became very bad, the turnpike intended from Lancas-
ter to Harrisburg not being as yet finished farther. The coiiDtry also
is not so highly improved as in the neighborhood of Lancaster, the in-
habitants still residing in their original small log houses, though they
have generally good and spacious stone barns.
" After four hours' walking I arrived at Elizabetbtown, eighteen mites
from Lancaster, and stopped at the sign of Gen. Wayne, where for a
five-penny bit (six cents and a quarter) I got a bowl of excellent egg
punch and a crust of bread.
" It is surprising that at so short a distance from Lancaster the nec-
essaries of life should be at least a third cheaper, which on inquiry I
found them here. This village contains about thirty tolerable houses,
has a meeting-house and a school, when the master can be got, which is
not always the case, the place having now been some months vacant, to
whom the trustees insure twenty-five scholars, at two dollars each per
quarter, which, being only two hundred dollars per annum, I would
have supposed insufficient for his support, if at the same time I had not
been informed that his board and lodging in the most respectable man-
ner will not cost him above eighty dollars a year in this cheap and plen-
tiful county.
" After resting about an hour, and not feeling at all fatigued, at half-
past four I proceeded for Middletowu, eight miles farther, first loading
one of the barrels of my gun with a running ball, as I had to pass near
where one Eshelman was robbed and murdered last fall.
"The road over Conewago Hills was bad, and by the time I arrived at
the bridge over Conewago Creek, three miles from EUzabethtown, my
left foot began to pain me, so that I was forced to slacken my pace, which
made it dark before I arrived at Swatara Creek, when the pain had much
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increased, which was occasioned by my stepping through the ice up to
my knees in a run which crossed the road, which the darkness prevented
my seeing
11 The boat was at the other side of the creek, and the German family
at the ferry-house let me kick my heels at the door until I was quite
chilled before tliey invited me in, which old Mrs. Smith did at last with
very bad grace, and she almost scolded me fur risking the dropping on
her very dirty floor the spirits of turpentine with which I was wetting
the feet of my stockings to prevent my catching cold, a phial of which
I carried in my pocket for that purpose.
"In about half an hour, which appeared to me an age, the boat re-
turned, and I gladly left the dirty, boorish, inhospitable mansion, crossed
the creek in a canoe hauled over by a rope extended from bank to bank,
seventy yards, and in a few minutes after I found myself in Mrs.
Wentz's excellent iun, the sign of Gen. Washington, in Middletown. My
foot being much blistered I bathed it in cold water, and then injudi-
ciously opened the blisters with a lancet and spunged them with spirits
of turpentine. I then got a good supper and an excellent bed, but my
foot pained me so much as to prevent my sleeping, so I rose early, un-
refreBhed, and breakfasted with my landlady, an agreeable, well-bred
and below this one, and which are all great avenues to the Western
"When two miles from the ferry I observed a long line of sleds,
" The view down the Susquehanna from Mrs. Wentz's back piazza is
very fine. The town contaius about a hundred houses, and is well and
handsomely situated about half a mile above the conflux of Swatara Creek
with Susquehanna River, the former of which forms a good harbor for
boats, which it is in contemplation to join to the Schuylkill by a canal,
in order to give Philadelphia the benefit of the navigation of the Sus-
quehanna through its long course above Middletown. If this is carried
into effect, it will draw to Philadelphia a vast quantity of produce which
now goes to Baltimore.
" The Susquehanna is a noble river, here about a mile wide, with fine
sloping wooded banks, and abounds with rock-fish, perch, mullet, eels,
suckers, catfish, and white salmon, which last is described as a fine fish
from seven to fifteen pounds weight, but a distinct species from the real
salmon of Northern rivers. Notwithstanding their plenty, Mrs. Wentz
assured me that she was seldom gratified with a dish of fish ; for though
there are many poor people in the town and neighborhood who might
make a good living by fishing, she says they are too lazy to do anything
more than will procure them some whiskey, in addition to a miserable
subsistence, which a very little labor will suffice for in a country where
work is so well paid for, and where the necessaries of life are so abun-
dant and cheap.
" Was it not that the Susquehanna abounds with falls, shallows, and
rapids, which impede the navigation, it would be one of the most useful
rivers in the world, as its different branches from its different sources
embrace a wonderful extent of country, settled or rapidly settling, and
abounding in wheat and maize (Indian corn), which most probably will
always be staples of the large and flourishing State of Pennsylvania.
"The road to Harrisburg leads parallel to the Susquehanna, in some
places close to the river, and never more distant from it than a quarter
of a mile, along a very pleasant level, bounded on the right by a ridge
of low but steep wooded hills, approaching and receding at intervals,
and affording a fine shelter from the northerly winds, to the farms be-
tween them and the river, which perhaps is one reason that the orchards
are so numerous and so fine in this tract.
" I have rarely seen in any country a road more pleasant than this,
either from its own goodness or the richness and variety of the prospect.
The Susquehanna on the left, about three-quarters of a mile wide,
sometimes appearing aud sometimes concealed by orchards, groves, or
clumps of wood ; the fine wooded islands in the river; the mountains
which terminate the ridge called the South Mountain (which crosses
part of Virginia and the southern part of this State) rising abruptly
from the margin of the river, in which they are charmingly reflected,
altogether form scenery truly delightful.
"About three miles below Harrisburg the mountains terminate, and
the south bank of the river becomes more varied, though still hilly,
and here on an elevated promontory, with a commanding view of the
river from above Harrisburg to below Middletown, is a large and appa-
rently fine stone house, owned by Gen. Simpson, who resides in it on his
farm, and is proprietor of a ferry much frequented by the western Wag-
oners, as the road that way is shorter by two miles than that by Harris-
burg. He farms out the furry on his side for about three hundred dol-
lars per annum, while on this side the proprietor rents it at four
hundred and seventy. The value of this ferry, called Chambers', may
Berve to convey some idea of the state of traveling in this country, par-
ticularly if one reflects that there are many other well-frequented fer-
ries where public roads cross the river within thirty miles both above
ene, at that distance, had
surface of the water, on
is in a mirror, struck the
horses, men, etc., crossing on the ice, which st
a curious and picturesque appearance, as the i
sequence they appeared to be moving on tin
which their shadows, inverted and reflected i
eye with very grotesque imagery.
"Some laborers who were at work in a barn at the ferry-house, and
of whom I was asking some questions relative to the country, were
much astonished at my double-barreled gun, admiring its work and
lightness, aud calling it a curious creature.
"When within a mile and a half of Harrisburg the white cupola of
its court-house and the roofs of the houses of the town are seen peeping
over the trees, and have a good effect.
" At one o'clock I entered that town, turning to the left over Paxtang
Creek bridge. I stopped at the ferry-house, which is also a tavern, but
appearance of accommodation not being very promising, I continued
my walk along the bank of the river, and stopped at another tavern,
where I asked if I could have a bed that night. A dirty-looking girl
at the stove drawled out that she believed I might. I then asked for
some mulled wine. She said eggs were scarce, and she could not get
any. From these symptoms of carelessness I thought it best to try my
fortune a little farther, so putting on my shot-belt and taking my gun
I quietly walked out in search of a place of more civil reception, and
fortunately I entered Bennett's, the sign of the white horse, fronting
the river, at the corner of the principal cross street, which leads to the
market-place. I say fortunately, for I found it an excellent, plentiful,
and well-frequented house, and Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, two fine girls, his
daughters by a former wife, and a Mrs. Fisher, an assistant, and appa-
rently some relation, all attentive and studious to please.
"After getting some refreshment, I wrote some letters and carried
them to the post-office. The office being shut, the postmaster very civ-
illy invited me into his parlor to settle for the postage, where, Beeing a
large map of Pennsylvania, I took the opportunity of tracing my jour-
ney, which the postmaster observing, he very politely assisted me in it,
pointing out the most proper route. There were some ladies in the
room, apparently on a visit, aud there was an air of sociality and refine-
ment throughout which was very pleasing.
"Leaving the post-olfice, I walked throngh the town. It contains
about two hundred and fifty houses, most of them very good, some of
brick, Borne of stone, and some of wood. The principal street was
nearly east and west, and has two small market-houses in the centre,
where the street is widened purposely into a small square.
"Parallel to this main street is a street charmingly situated on the
bank of the Susquehanna, open to the river on the side next it and
tolerably well built on the other, having a wide footway, in some parts
paved, and marked in its whole length by a row of Lomhardy poplars
regularly planted, which serves also to shade the houses from the
scorching rays of the summer's sun
wide enough, has not been laid out
the gradual encroachment of the r:
about twenty feet high above the i
view from every part of this street is
the river,— about five miles
long ridge of the Bl
This street, though at present
ficiently so to provide against
• ou its steep gravelly bank of
i moil level of the water. The
itreet is very beautiful, both up and down
each way, — terminated upwards by the
Mountains, through a gap in which of about
three miles long, which is also open to the view, the rjver rolls its rapid
current, contracted there to less than half a mile wide, while down-
wards the eye rests on the South Mountain, impending over Gen. Simp-
sun's house, which in its turn seems to overhang the river from the high
promontory ou which it is situated Several islands add to the beauty
of the view, particularly one on which is a fine farm of nearly one hun-
dred acres, just opposite the town.
"The court-house is near ihe market-square on the principal cross
street, and is a handsome, plain brick building of two lofty stories, with
a cupola rising from the centre of the roof, remarkable for its vane of
copper gilt, representing an Indian chief as large as the life, with a bow
in his left hand and a tomahawk, in the act of cutting, in the right.
The house is about seventy feet by fifty, wiih two small receding wings.
The hall for the court is very neat, spacious, aud convenient, doors open-
ing from it into the record and prothonotary's offices in the wings. A
fine, easy, double staircase leads to the great room over the hall for the
courts. This room is now used as a temporary place of worship by the
English Presbyterians until their own meeting-house is finished, which
is of brick, and in great forwardness. From each corner of this room a
door opens into the register office, the library, and two jury-rooms.
"There is as yet no other place of public worship in Harrisburg,
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except an old wooden house used as such by a congregation of German
Lutherans.
"This town, which is now the capital of Dauphin County, was laid
out twenty-three years ago by the late proprietor, Mr. Harris, whose
father is buried neitr the bank of the river, opposite the stone house he
lived in, under a large old tree, which once during his life concealed
and saved him from some Indians by whom he was pursued.
"I observed in the office of a Mr. Downey, a magistrate, a newly-
invented patent stove mado of sheet-iron, consisting of two horizontal
parallel cylinders about a foot apart, one over the other and commu-
nicating by a pipe ; the upper one is heated by the smoke from the lower,
which contains the fuel. Mr. Downey informed me that it saved much
fuel. The patentee lives here.
" On returning to my inn I found there a Mr. W. Porter, of Pittsburgh,
just arrived. In the course of the evening he gave me much good in-
formation of the Western country, accompanied by a friendly invitation
to call on him at Pittsburgh should I be detained there until his return
from Philadelphia, where he was now going. He had formerly lived in
Harrishurg for some years after his arrival from Ireland, his native
country. The joyful eagerness with which numbers of his old acquaint-
ances flocked to Bennett's to visit him evinced his having been much
esteemed and respected.
M On Saturday, 24th, I arose early, but the ferry-boat not being ready,
I partook of an excellent breakfast with my friendly host and his family,
and at ten o'clock I embarked in a large flat with the Western mail
and several passengers and horses. The flat was worked by nine stout
meu with short setting-poles shod and pointed with iron, to break the
ice and stick in tte bottom. Only one set or pushed on the upper side,
while eight set on the lower side to keep the boat from being forced by
the current against the ice, while a tenth steered with a large oar be-
hind. A channel for this purpose had been cut through the Ice, and
was kept open, as loaded wagons could cross the river in a flat with
more safety than on the ice.
" In twenty-two minutes we were landed on the western shore of the
Susquehanna, in Cumberland County, and I trudged on, my foot pain-
ing me very much, until half-past twelve o'clock, when I stopped at a
tavern seven miles from the ferry and got some refreshments. Here I
found a tall, active old man of the name of Jameson, seventy -six years
of age, who had crossed the ferry with me, and had afterwards passed
me on the road on horseback. He had accompanied his parents from
the county Antrim, in Ireland, when only six years old, had resided
thirty-six years at Paxtang, near where Harrishurg has since been built
(where he had beeu on business), and had afterwards removed to a part
of Virginia about two hundred miles distant, where he has a large farm
and distillery. He insisted on treating me, as he said he liked to en-
courage the consumption of whiskey, of which and the telling of old
stories he was 60 fond that he appeared to forget he had so long a jour-
ney before him until reminded by seeing some travelers pass on horse-
Jjack, whom he hastened to overtake for the sake of their company.
"He did not, however, neglect finishing his whiskey, which he swal-
lowed with great gout, and on mounting his horse cracked jokes about
a buxom widow at whose tavern beyond Carlisle he proposed sleepiug
that night. Among other stories with which he had entertained me, he
told me the particulars of the massacre of t lie Indians at Lancaster, and
he took a good deal of pride to himself for having been one of the heroes
who had assisted on that memorably disgraceful expedition. Injustice,
however, to the old man, I must observe that he related with pleasure
that the party lie accompanied arrived too late in Lancaster to assist in
the carnage."
In 1809, April 3d, the Legislature passed the act
authorizing the erection of the Harrishurg bridge ;
the capital authorized was four hundred thousand
dollars, in twenty thousand shares at twenty dollars
per share. Section 1 of the act recites, " The com-
missioners shall reserve three thousand shares, which
shall be appropriated by the president and directors,
and used if the same be found requisite for the pur-
pose hereinafter mentioned of vesting therein the
moneys to be applied for a sinking fund to free the
bridge." The originators were looking far into the
future and providing in their day and generation for
the present. Section 2 says " the subscribers shall
have perpetual succession, etc.," under the names,
etc., of " the president, directors, and company for
erecting a permanent bridge over the river Susque-
hanna at or near the borough of Harrishurg." Sec-
tion 7 says the bridge must be erected in fifteen years,
and be begun within five years. Section 10 says the
property shall be vested in a bond for thirty years
after the bridge is completed. The rates of toll al-
lowed were : Two-wheeled vehicle with one horse,
thirty-two cents ; a single horse and rider, eighteen
and three-fourths cents ; horse or mule without rider,
twelve and one-half cents; foot passengers, six and
one- fourth cents. The section then says, "When the
tolls shall exceed fifteen per cent, net annual profit,
the excess shall compose a fund for the redemption
of the said bridge, so as to render it free, save that
there shall always be a small toll or other revenue for
the keeping of it in repair; this excess shall be laid
out in bridge stock, or some other productive funds,
and the dividends or annual product shall also be
added to this fund ; and all private donations for
freeing said bridge shall likewise be received and
invested in like manner." Section 13 relates entirely
to dividends.
The company to construct the bridge was chartered
July 6, 1812, and organized on the 8th of August fol-
lowing. The first foundation stone was laid Dec. 2,
1812. In a report of John Downey, the then treas-
urer, made up to July 30, 1813, it is stated that Theo-
dore Burr was the contractor for the sum of one hun-
dred and eighty thousand dollars, and of that he was
to take thirty-five thousand dollars in stock, " the res-
idue to be paid him in proportion as the work pro-
gresses ; he is to find all the materials and to have
the bridge completed on the first day of December,
1815." The report further says, " It is with no small
degree of satisfaction that the board have it in their
power to inform the company that the displeasure ex-
pressed by some of the stockholders on account of the
site of the bridge being fixed where it is now erecting
has nearly subsided." The directors were Thomas
Elder, Jacob M. Haldeman, John Ritscher, George
Brenizer, Samuel C. Wiestling, John Howard, Wil-
liam BrysoD, George Hover, Jacob Boas, Henry
Beader, Michael Krehl, John Mytinger. The. first
toll received by the company was on Oct. 16, 1816.
The bridge and the toll-houses were completed in
1817, at a total cost of one hundred and ninety-two
thousand one hundred and thirty-eight dollars. The
total length was two-thirds of a mile ; width, forty feet ;
and elevation, fifty feet. The bridge running from the
island to the Cumberland shore is the original Burr
plan, and the only one of the kind in existence.
That part between the island and the city was car-
ried away by the great freshet of March 15, 1846, and
for about eighteen months after, the passage was made
by means of a " ferry rope." The rope used was about
three inches in diameter, and suspended between the
two abutments, supported in the centre by masts on
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the piers. The flats were connected to this rope by
two small guy-ropes, and by an ingenious contrivance
were propelled across the stream by the action of the
currents. The rope, especially during high water,
frequently obstructed the passage of the rafts and
arks descending the river, and was finally cut by one
of the incensed river men with an axe. The bridge
was rebuilt in 1847, and burned in the summer of
1866, the present structure taking its place in 1867.
By the act of April 2, 1811, the Governor is au-
thorized to subscribe for ninety thousand dollars of
stock of the company. By the act of Jan. 17, 1812, the
Governor is authorized to issue letters patent where
thirty (in place of one hundred in original act) shall
have subscribed two thousand shares, etc. The act
of Jan. 31, 1814, provides for the payment of install-
ments on stock subscribed for by the Governor, and
the issuing of certificates, — eleven hundred and
twenty-five when each fourth part is paid, — four thou-
sand five hundred shares. The act of Feb. 10, 1817,
provides for the payment of the last installment of
twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars, and forrais-
ing the rates of toll from thirty-two cents to thirty-
seven and one-half cents; for every single horse and
rider, from eighteen and three-quarter cents to twenty-
five cents. The act of April 14, 1828, repealing so
much of the act of April 10, 1826, relative to roads,
bridges, etc., in which the State owns stock, be re-
pealed. By the act of Feb. 28, 1832, the bridge com-
pany is authorized to subscribe thirty-five thousand
dollars to the stock of the New Haven and Harris-
burg Bridge Turnpike Company, and have the name
changed to " The Harrisburg Bridge Company." In
the act of April 7, 1846, section 1 authorizes the com-
pany to borrow fifty thousand dollars, and to sell seven
thousand shares for the purpose of rebuilding the
bridge. Section 2 says no share shall be sold for less
than one-half of the par value. Section 4 says votino-
by proxy shall not be allowed. One vote is allowed
for every share of stock, " provided no stockholder
shall be entitled to more than one-eighth of the whole
number of votes." Section 5 authorizes the Cum-
berland Valley Railroad Company to sell, the one to
the other, the exclusive right to accommodate common
travel, " so far as said exclusive right may be vested in
either of the said companies." The act of Feb. 20,
1867, authorizes the company to conform to modern
methods in collecting tolls. The act of April 4, 1867,
is in relation to the establishment of a free bridge,
and provides for the holding of an election twenty
days after the passage of the act. The act of March
2, 1873, provides a penalty for the carrying of fires
and lights over the bridge. When the State decided
to dispose of its turnpike, canal, and railroad prop-
erty, its stock in the bridge was put up at sale and
purchased by James McCormick and Jacob M. Hal-
deman. They paid nine thousand dollars for the
ninety thousand dollars' worth of shares.
CHAPTER V.
Removal of the Seat of Government to Harrisburg — Act establishing
the same— Laying of the Corner-stone of the Capitol— Occupation of
the Capitol — Cost of Construction.
The removal of the seat of State government from
Philadelphia began to be agitated at the close of the
Revolution. In March, 1787, the Assembly, then a
J single branch, in obedience to this sentiment, re-
solved that Philadelphia was "an unfortunate loca-
I tion," expressing by votes its determination to build
a State house " at Harrisburg, on a plot of ground,
i the property of the Commonwealth," etc., being four
and a half acres, conveyed by John Harris in 1785.
Harrisburg was then a town of nearly six hundred
inhabitants.
In subsequent sessions, as in 1795, the House voted
thirty-six to thirty-four in favor of removing to Car-
lisle, Cumberland Co. The Senate did not concur.
In 1798 the House again agreed to remove to Wrights-
town, York Co., " without delay." The Senate re-
fused to concur. In 1799 the effort in favor of re-
moval was crowned with success. Both branches
voted to remove to Lancaster, then a town of great
importance, much the most considerable in the inte-
rior. Accordingly, in December, 1799, the Legisla-
ture met in Lancaster, continuing to do so until the
spring of 1812, when (in December) the seat of
government was removed to Harrisburg, at which
point it was voted it should be as early as 1785. The
provisions of the Constitution now require that no
removal can hereafter be made without the consent
of the people at a general election. Very many at-
tempts have been made to relocate at Philadelphia
since 1812, but it is not probable that that location
would be acceptable to any considerable section of
the State.
The choice of Lancaster did not appear to have
been entirely satisfactory. Agitation for another
removal was almost immediately commenced, taking
form as early as 1801, or within two years after the
removal from Philadelphia. As an abstract propo-
sition a majority was in favor of removal in 1790, but
a location was not easily decided upon. The agita-
tion was thus kept alive until the importance of the
Susquehanna Valley overshadowed all other consid-
erations. On the 9th of December, 1801, a few days
after the meeting of the Legislature, the subject was
introduced. There is no abstract of the debates of
that day preserved that we are aware of; none at least
in printed form. Extracts from the journal of the
House will inform us what occurred.
"Lancaster, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1801.
" A motion was made by Stacy Potts, of Dauphin County, seconded by
Mr. Lord Butler, of Luzerne, and read as follows, viz.:
" As the happiness and convenience of the citizens of this Common-
wealth, and the preservation and security of their properity, are the
primary and important objects of legislative deliberations, it becomes
our duty to consider the propriety of placing the officers attached to
the government thereof in such a situation as will permit their pro-
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curing for themselves residences with convenient accommodations
during the time they mny continue in office, without subjecting them
to the caprice of others; and the immense property held under the
records of the State, at leaat in as secure a situation as the less impor-
tant records of the different counties ; therefore
" Resolved, That a grand committee he appointed to take these im-
portant objects into consideration, aud report the most eligible place to
fix the permanent seat of government of tbis State, with euch other
further observations as the case may require.
" Ordered to lie on the table.
"On motion, Ordered, That Tuesday next he assigned for the second
reading of the said resolution, and that it he the order for that day.
,! Toksday, Dec. 22, 1801.
"The motion of Mr. Potts, seconded by Mr. Butler, and read the 9th
inst., relative to fixing the permanent seat of Government was read the
second time.
" And the same being under consideration,
' Ordered, That Thursday, January 7, next be assigned for the further
consideration thereof, and that it be the order for that day.
" Thursday, Jan. 7, 1802.
" Agreeahly to the order of the day the House resumed the consider-
ation of the resolution relative to the permanent seat of government,
and
"On motion, Ordered, That Wednesday, the 13th inst., he assigned for
the further consideration thereof, and that it be the order for that day.
" Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1802.
"Agreeably to the order of the day, the House resolved itself into a
committee of the whole, Mr. Isaac Wayne, of Chester, in the chair, with
resolution relative to the permanent seat of government before it.
"And after some time
"The Speaker resumed the chair, and the chairman reported that the
committee of the whole had negatived the resolution; and
"On the question, 'Will the House agree to the report?'
" The yeaB and nays were called for by Mr. (afterwards Governor) Sny-
der and Mr. Painter, of Philadelphia, and are as follows, viz.:
" Teas— Messrs. W. Anderson, J. Anderson, Barnett, Boileau, Brod-
head, Bull, Butler, Cooke, Conrad, Davis, Eichelberger, Engle, Folwell,
Goodman, Gordon, Hiester, Holgate, Ingels, Kauffman, Kimmel, Mc-
Dowell (Chester), McElroy, J. Miller, A. Miller, Mohler, Neuhardt
Odenheimer, Penrose, Prestou, Pugh, Rea, Roberts, Slagle, J. Smith, B.
H. Smith, Statler, Steele, Thornburg, Trevor, Wayne, Wetherill, Wilson
(Northampton and Wayne),— 42.
"Nays — Messrs. Alexander, Alter, Beale, Blair, Brady, Brat ton, Bu-
channan, Cunningham, Dale, Ewalt, Fergeson, Follmer, Franklin, Gib-
bons, Hall, Helman, Kerr (Washington), Kerr (Huntingdon), Laycock,
Lyle, McDowell (Washington), Mitchel, McMasters, John Moore, Jesse
Moore, Montgomery, Painter, R. Porter, C. Porter, Potts, Rose, Simpson,
F. Smith, Snyder, Udree, Urie Wilson (Dauphin), W. Wilson, Witman,
Weaver Speaker— 41.
" So it was determined in the affirmative."
This disposed only of the question of " considera-
tion," leaving the main subject open for future efforts.
The opponents of removal, however, were powerful
enough to prevent any further revival of the question
during this session,
Mr. Potts writes of this defeat the letter of 1802,
now quoted exactly as he penned it. The letter has
no postmark except " 8" cents, then the rate of post-
age between Lancaster and Harrisburg, addressed
" Adam Boyd, Harrisburg."
" Lancaster, Jan'r 19th, 1802.
"Friend Boyd: At thy request of the 2d Instant I presented thy
Vouchers." [Some business in relation to a settlement of the State
Trensury with that of Dauphin county, of which Capt. B. was treasurer.]
"You will undoubtedly feel with me, the mortification of finding the
turn our expected removal of the Seat of Government has taken. How-
ever, altho' very sensibly chagrined by that measure, yet shall not de-
spair, altho'it may be some time before so great an object can be accom-
plished. I hope the work is yet upon the wheel, and all things will yet
work together for good; and if the fixing our permanent Seat of the
Government seems at present out of sight, there is a preliminary motion
on the way, which, if carried, I shall think a good point gained toward
forwarding the grand object. For yesterday a motion wuh made, to ap-
point a committee to enquire and report the propriety of converting all
the property of this State, consisting of houses and lots in the city of
Philadelphia, into an Active Capital in aid of the pn-seut deranged finan-
ces of the Commonwealth, on which a committee has been appointed
and from their completion I have great hopes of a favorable report.
"If that measure can be successfully accomplished the greatest ob-
stacle in our way will be removed. However, it has already raised the
hornet's nest, and there is as great a buzzing alarm as my resolution
occasioned on the 9th of last month. Our Philadelphia gentlemen would
insinuate that it would be as great sacrilege to sell the old State-House
and its appurtenances in Philadelphia as the aristocrats would persuade
us at the city of Washington, it will be to repeal the judiciary system
created by the last Congress in the last night of their existence.
"But however terrible the iniquitous act may be estimated by those
scrupulous gentlemen at both places, I hope and firmly believe both will
be accomplished. And while this is maturing in our House, I hope they
will not continue quite indolent in the Senate, and perhaps by the time
they are ready to produce anything to our House we may not have so
many of our members looking back towards the old State-House in
Philadelphia. Then we may hope for two votes at least for every one
of those which we had counted on that deserted us in the late discussion-
"However, as I have written last evening to William Maclay and
Thomas Elder a pretty circumstantial account of the manner we were
out-generaled by the finesse of the sophistical gentlemen of our eastern
counties, the subject seems to be so much exhausted that without going
again over the same ground I must wait for further occurrences, when
I may be able to give you some further account which may be interest-
ing enough to be worth communicating. From thy friend,
"Stacy Potts.
"To Adam Boyd."
That year the measure was brought forward in a fresh
dress, that of erecting a structure for the "safe preser-
' vation" of the State papers. Under this thin disguise
I the subject of a removal of the seat of government
l was the real point. It was very skillfully avoided by
the managers opposed to removal in a debate extend-
ing through December, 1802, and not ending until
late in January, 1803. Then the subject was again
postponed without determining the real question at
i issue.
This year closed the legislative career of Stacy
I Potts. The next year the subject had assumed so
; much importance that Harrisburg was honored with
two of the three representatives, to wit: Messrs. Ma-
| clay and Bucher. It was not, however, until the ses-
1 sion of 1808-9 that we have the first indications of
the realization of the prophecy of the founder, John
Harris, that the town he had laid out on the banks of
the Susquehanna would become the future seat of
government of Pennsylvania. Iu the State Senate
on the 4th of January, 1809, Mr. Laird presented the
petition of sundry inhabitants of the town of North-
umberland, in Northumberland County, stating the
central situation of that place, and showing the ad-
vantages of fixing the State government there, offer-
ing accommodations for the officers of the State and
members of the Legislature, aud praying a removal
of the seat of government thither. The petition was
referred to a committee consisting of Messrs. Laird,
Heston, Doty, Hiester, and Laycock. On the same
day the following preamble and resolution was pre-
sented to the Senate, and also referred to the same
committee :
"Wliereas, The books, records, and documents belouging to the differ-
ent departments of the government of this Commonwealth, particularly
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those of the land-office, are in want of suitable buildings for their Bafe
keeping, greatly exposed to dangerous accidents by fire and otherwise,
for a remedy whereof, —
" Resolved, That a committee be appointed to prepare and report a bill
to fix the permanent seat of government at -, in the county of
, and provide for erecting thereat suitable buildings for the ac-
commodation of the Legislature, and the several offices attached thereto,
before the first Tuesday in December, 18 — ."
The committee to whom the subject was referred
shortly after submitted a report recommending the
removal of the seat of government to the town of
Northumberland, in the county of Northumberland.
The Senate, however, when considering the report
struck out the words "Northumberland, in the county
of Northumberland." From that period onward the
subject was constantly agitated, aud we give such notes
as may be valuable for reference:
" Feb. 17, 1809.— In Committee of the Whole, in the Senate, Mr. Som-
mer moved to fill the blank with the words 'City of Philadelphia.'
" Mr. Sommer said he was as far removed fiom being influenced by
any local interest as any member of the Senate. He wished to fix the
seat of government permanently where it would most conduce to the
interest of the people, and he believed Philadelphia to be that place.
Wherever the seat of government is, to that place trade will in some
measure be directed; and it is the interest of the State to secure the
trade to her metropolis.
"Mr. Dorsey said there were already buildings in Philadelphia suf-'
ficient for all the officers of government and for the Legislature. This
was not the case elsewhere. If they removed to any other place, much
expense would be incurred in the erection of these buildings. He had
many other reasons for voting for Philadelphia; but, under a belief
that the seat of government would not be fixed there, he would not take
up the time of the Senate in mentioning them. Any other place than
Lancaster, however, would be cordially voted for by him. He would
vote even for Pittsburgh.
" The motion to fill the blank with the word ' Philadelphia,' was lost,
only eight yeas voting in favor of the same.
"Mr. Laird moved to fill the blank with the words * town of Northum-
berland, in the county of Northumberland.'
"Mr. Burrows said this question was of the first importance to Penn-
sylvania; it was important to the State to concentrate her whole interest
in fixing the permanent seat or government. And how is this to be done
but by fixing upon as central a place as can be found. He confessed
that, for this purpose, Harrisburg was next to Northumberland, but
then Harrisburg was but twenty miles from the southern boundary of
the State, and Northumberland was eighty. And (said Mr. B.) are we
to fix it at Harrisburg, and make the people come over the mountains
with knapsacks on their backs, only that the rich at this end of the
State may have an opportunity of riding to the seat of government in
their coaches.
"Mr. Irish observed that he had lately examined all the situations
from the mountains above Harrisburg down to Columbia, and he thought
the most suitable situation was near to Middletown. That place, he
said, was best to divert the trade to Philadelphia; a canal was contem-
plated which would afford water carriage for produce to the city of
Philadelphia from Middletown. The situation at Harrisburg was very
pleasant and handsome, but it was not so eligible for the purpose of in-
tercepting the trade and preventing its going to Baltimore. He thought
a committee should be appointed to examine the situations on th* Sus-
quehanna, and make report to the next Legislature.
11 The question was then taken on filling the blank with the words
1 the town of Northumberland, in the county of Northumberland,' and
lost, seven only rising in favor of it.
" Mr. Lane then moved to fill the blank with the words 'borough of
Harrisburg, in the county of Danghin,' which was agreed to,— 14 to 10.
"The resolution attached to the report was adopted, when the com-
mittee rose and the Speaker took the chair.
"The Senate proceeded to consider the report.
" Mr. Weaver moved to postpone the report for the purpose of intro-
ducing a substitute, which contemplated a purchase by the State of oue
hundred and fifty acres of land, the property of Abraham Huey, a short
distance above Harrisburg.
"This (with the motion to postpone) was opposed by Burrows and
Dorsey, on the ground that this land was to be purchased for the pnr-
pose of speculation, and that it was disgraceful for the Legislature to
enter into it. Neither, they said, did this tract of land adjoin Harris-
burg.
"The report was postponed and the substitute introduced.
" Mr. Sommer moved to strike out that part of the substitute which
authorized the purchase by the State of one hundred and fifty acres of
land from Abraham Huey. Carried. Yoas, 13; nays, 9.
"The part appropriating money for the erection of public buildings,
etc., was also stricken out.
" Mr. Roberts moved that the blank in the resolution attached to the
substituted report be filled up with the words ' first of November,' which
was agreed to; and the substitute as amended was carried."
Subsequent to this action a bill for the removal of
the seat of government to Harrisburg was prepared
and considered in the Senate, and postponed until the
next session. The House of Representatives refused
to take up the bill during that session. No further
action on the subject appears to have been had in the
Legislature until February, 1810, when a bill, of
which the following is a synopsis, passed both
branches of the Legislature, and became a law:
"An act establishing the seat of government of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, at Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin.
"Section 1. Be it enacted, etc., That within the month of October, 1812,
all the offices attached to the seat of government of this State shall be
removed to the borough of Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin, by
their respective holders, and shall after that period cease to be exercised
elsewhere, at which said borough of Harrisburg the session of the Leg-
islature thereafter, as well as all future sessions, shall be held ; and the
said borough of Harrisburg is hereby fixed and declared to be the seat
of government of the said Commonwealth.
"Sec. 2. [Directs the Secretary of the Commonwealth, State Treas-
urer, Auditor-General, Secretary of the Land-Office, and Surveyor-Gen-
eral, the clerks of both Houses of the Legislature, and all officers whose
official duties are attached to the seat of government, to remove, or cause
to t>e removed, all books, records, papers, etc., to the said offices respec-
tively, or to the StHte generally, to the borough of Harrisburg, in the
manner provided for in this act.]
"Sec. 3. That Robert Harris, George Hoyer, and George Zeigler shall
be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners, who, together with
the respective officers aforesaid, shall superintend and direct the removal
of the books, records, papers, and other documents aforesaid, and shall
provide at the borough of Harrisburg good and suitable rooms and
apartments for the convenient accommodation of the Legislature, and
also for the receiving, opening, and depositing the said books, records,
papers, and other documents, and for conducting and transacting the
business of the offices aforesaid respectively ; and in case of the resig-
nation of any of the aforesaid officers, or of their or any of their neglect
and refusal or incapacity to attend to the business of the removal afore-
said, then it shall be and may be lawful for the said commissioners, or
a majority of them, to proceed therein as if the said officers were
attending.
" Sec. 4. That the Governor be, and he is hereby authorized and re-
quired, on behalf and iu the name of this Commonwealth, to accept of
the offer of ten acres of land in or adjoining the said borough of Harris-
burg, at one hundred dollars per acre, made by William Maclay, adjoin-
ing to the four-acre lot formerly appropriated by John Harris for the
use of the Stale, and to pay for the same and receive sufficient convey-
ances and assurances in fee-simple therefor, to be recorded in the office
for recording of deeds in the county of Dauphin aforesaid.
"Sec. 5. [Appropriates three thousand dollars for the purpose of
making the aforesaid purchase and discharging the expense of removal,
to be paid in advance, — two thousand dollars to the said commissioners,
and one thousand dollars for the said purchase.]
"Sec. 6. [Appropriates the further sum of thirty thousand dollars for
the purpose of erecting the offices at the seat of government, to wit: one
for the Secretary of the Commonwealth, one for the Secretary of the
Land-Office, one for the Surveyor-General, one for the Auditor-General,
one for the Treasurer, and oue for any purpose to which it may hereafter
be applied, each of which shall be fire-proof, for the safe-keeping of all
the records and papers belonging to said offices.]
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"Sec. 7. That the Governor is hereby authc
ately after the passage of this act to appoint
es happening from refusals to act or other ci
ent as long as may be necessary, three com
•ized and required inune-
and by supplying vacan-
uses to keep in appoint-
nisaioners, whose duty it
shall be, immediately after their appointment, to fix upon a site in or |
on the four-acre lot described in the fourth section of this act, or on the I
ten-acre lot purchased from William Maclay, and procure one or more i
plan or plans on which the said offices are to be built; and after a place |
shall be agreed on, according to the provisions which hereafter follow,
it shall be their duty to contract for, direct, and superintend the build- [
ing and completing of the said offices. And it shall also be the duty of
the said commissioners, as soon as they shall have ascertained the site
for the said offices and procured one or more plans, to lay the said plan
or plans before the Governor, Secretary of the Land-Office. Surveyor-
General, Auditor-General, and the Treasurer of the Commonwealth,
who, together with the three commissioners aforesaid, shall each have
one vote in order to decide on a plan for the offices aforesaid ; and such
plan as shall have a majority of the votes aforesaid shall, by the com-
missioners aforesaid, be carried into execution.
"Sec. 8. [Directs that as soon as the plan shall be decided on, the
commissioners shall give notice in two newspapers of Philadelphia, Lan-
caster, York, Carlisle, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and Reading, for four
weeks successively, that proposals will be received by them uutil a cer-
tain dav, by them to be fixed, from any person or persons who shall be
willing to undertake the buildiug of the offices aforesaid: Provided,
that every contract shall be made in writing, and that the parties con-
tracting with the said commissioners give bonds with sufficient surety
for the performance of their contracts.]
" Sec. 9. [Provides that the money appropriated for this purpose Bhall
be paid by the treasurer of the commonwealth, on the order of any two
of the said commissioners, who are required to keep strict accounts of
their transactions, and to transmit an abstract thereof to the Governor
once in every three months after their appointment.]
" Sec. 10. [Provides that the aforesaid commissioners, before entering
upon the duties of their appointment, shall subscribe to an oath or affir-
mation that they will faithfully perform the duties enjoined upon them
by this act; and that each of the said commissioners shall receive for
every day's attendance upon the duties herein enjoined upon them the
sum of two dollars and fifty cents, and that any two of them may do
and perform any act or duty herein enjoined on the said commis-
donors^
The commissioners on the part of the State, named
in the third section of the above act. in their negotia-
tions with William Maclay for the purchase of the
ten acres upon which the capitol now stands, wished
to have it adjoin the four acres and thirteen perches
granted by John Harris; but as the grant of Harris
was separated from the Maclay property by a range
of five lots, extending from High Street to Third
Street, originally the property of the heirs of Harris,
viz. : of David Harris, Mrs. Maclay, Mrs. Hanna,
James Harris, and Robert Harris, Mr. Maclay could
not convey the title without first purchasing these
lots from the then owners, which he did, and then
conveyed the ten acres, as described in the deed from
him to the commonwealth. This deed, however, did
not convey all the ground now inclosed as the public
ground. In order to obtain it the State, by virtue
of an act of the Legislature, purchased lots Nos. 271,
272, 273, 274, and 275 in the plan of the borough from
the individual owners, and after inclosing what was
necessary to complete or square the grounds and open
High Street as it is, sold the residue of said lots, lying
between High Street and Tanner's Alley, and from
Cranberry Alley to the Maclay line, to the present
owners or their vendors.
The commissioners appointed by the Governor, by
authority of the seventh section of the above act, were
William Findlay, Richard M. Crain, George Bryan,
John B. Gibson, and William Graydon, who imme-
diately invited architects to exhibit to them plans
and elevations for the contemplated buildings. A
premium of four hundred dollars was to be given
for the plan adopted by the board, and two hundred
dollars for that which they should adjudge the next
best. Stephen Hills, Esq., was declared the success-
ful competitor, his plan contemplating the connection
of the main building with the offices by corridors.
A supplement to the foregoing act was passed Feb.
7, 1812, which provided in the first section for the re-
moval of all the offices, within the month of April, to
the borough of Harrisburg, the change of all papers,
records, books, and documents placed with the clerks
of the two Houses, and expenses to be paid, under the
authority of the second section, out of the money
already appropriated for that purpose.
The. second supplement to the original act was
passed the 10th of March, 1812, which appropriated,
in the first section, thirteen thousand dollars to com-
plete the fire-proof offices at Harrisburg contemplated
in the sixth section of the original act.
In the second section it directed the clerks of the
two Houses, on or before the 1st of June next (1812),
to remove, or cause to be removed, "all the papers,
records, books, and documents belonging to each
House, as aforesaid, together with whatever furni-
ture may be thought fit for removal."
From the above record it is ascertained that the
government of the State was removed, in all its de-
partments, in the year 1812, from Lancaster to Har-
risburg, and that the first organization at the latter
place was in December of that year.
The first sessions of the Legislature in Harrisburg
were held in the old court-house building, the courts,
as stated in the chapter devoted thereto, having va-
cated all the rooms therein excepting those occupied
by the prothonotary and register for that purpose.
The large room on the second story was occupied by
the Senate, and the court-room proper by the House
of Representatives. The State Library was in a room
on the second floor. The remaining rooms were used
by the transcribing clerks and the committees of the
Legislature.
On Monday, the 31st of May, 1819, the corner-
stone of the capitol was laid by Governor William
Findlay ; Stephen Hills, architect and contractor for
the execution of the work ; William Smith, stone-
cutter ; and Valentine Kergan and Samuel White,
masons; in presence of the commissioners and a large
concourse of citizens of Harrisburg, and was followed
by three discharges from one of the public cannon.
The Harrisburg band of music attended, and added
much to the interest and satisfaction which all seemed
to feel and enjoy, and, after the ceremonies of the oc-
casion had been concluded, the commissioners, archi-
tect, stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and workmen,
with a number of citizens, partook of a cold collation
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provided on the public ground by Mr. Rahm. The
commissioners deposited in the stone copies of the
following-mentioned documents:
Charter of Charles II. to William Penn.
Declaratiou of Independence.
Constitution of Pennsylvania, 1776.
Articles of Confederation and perpetual union between the several
States.
Copy of so much of an act of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania,
by which indemnity was made to the heirs of William Penn for their
interest in Pennsylvania.
Treaty of peace, and acknowledgment by Great Britain of the inde-
pendence of the United States.
Constitution of the United States, 1787.
Constitution of Pennsylvania, 1790.
Acts of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, by which the seat of govern-
ment was removed from Philadelphia to Lancaster and Harrisburg, and
the building of a St:tte capitol at the hitter place authorized.
A list of the names of the commissioners, architects, stonecutter, and
chief masons; likewise a list of the then officers of the government of
Pennsylvania, embracing the Speakers of the two Houses of the Legis-
lature, the Governor, the heads of departments, the judges of the Supreme
Court, and attorney-general, with the names of the President and Vice-
President of the United States.
The capital was rapidly pushed forward to comple-
tion, and in December, 1821, was ready for occu-
pancy. On Wednesday, the 2d of January, 1822, the
Assembly took possession of the building.1 The
members of both branches of the Legislature met in
the morning at ten o'clock at the old State-House
(court-house), from whence they proceeded in pro-
cession to the capitol in the following order:
The Architect and his Workmen, two and two.
Clergy.
Governor and Heads of Departments.
Officers of the Senate.
Speaker of the Senate.
1 It may be interesting to know the expense of the State capitol and
other buildings at that period erected:
By " an act to erect the State capitol, passed the 18th of
March, 1816," there was appropriated $50,000
By " a supplement to an act providing for the erection
of a State capitol, approved the 27th of January,
1819," there was appropriated 70,000
With the provision that said capitol building should
not cost more than 8120,000
By a further supplement, passed the 28th of March, 1820, for
the purpose of constructing the columns and capitals there-
of of hewn stone, and to cover the roof of the dome, etc.,
there was appropriated , 15,000
Whole cost of capitol $135,000
By the fourth section of a supplement to the act, approved the 27th
January, 1819, the sums appropriated were directed to be paid to the
builder and architect, as follows:
First payment 850,000
Second payment 30,000
Third payment 30,000
Fourth payment 10,000
Making 1120,000
The fourth payment of $10,000, by Act of Assembly hereafter recited,
was divided into two parts, for what reason is not stated; the first of
$3000, and the last of $7000.
The entire cost of the public buildings and grounds up to January,
1819, was as follows:
Cost of executive offices northwest and southeast of capitol
building $93,000
I'ostot capitol 135,000
Cost of arsenal 12 000
Public grounds, its inclosure and embellishment 36^000
Total $275,000
Members of the Senate, two and two.
Officers of the House of Representatives.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Members, two and two.
Judges.
Civil Authorities of Harrisburg.
Citizens.
In front of the capitol the architect and his work-
men opened into two lines, and admitted the proces-
sion to pass between them and the capitol. The
service was opened by an impressive prayer by Rev.
Dr. Lochman, of Harrisburg, quite lengthy, and a
brief discourse by Rev. D. Mason, of Dickinson Col-
lege, who, after alluding to the aborigines who in-
habited this locality, concluded his remarks by this
reference to Harrisburg : " In the room of all these
there has started up, in the course of a few years, a
town respectable for the number of its inhabitants,
for its progressive industry, for the seat of legislation
in this powerful State. What remains to be accom-
plished of all our temporal wishes? What more have
we to say? What more can be said, but go on and
prosper, carry the spirit of your improvements through
till the sound of the hammer, the whip of the wag-
oner, the busy hum of man, the voices of innumerable
children issuing from the places of instruction, the
lofty spires of worship, till richly-endowed colleges
of education, till all those arts which embellish man
shall gladden the banks of the Susquehanna and the
Delaware, and exact from admiring strangers that
cheerful and grateful tribute, ' This is the work of a
Pennsylvania Legislature.' "
CHAPTER VI.
Harrisburg in 1818— Visit of Gen. Lafayette— Reception at the Capitol
— Extension of Borough Limits in 1838 — The Harrisou Nominating
Convention — " American Notes."
In 1818, James Flint, of Edinburgh, Scotland,
passed through Harrisburg. In his " Letters from
America," published in 1822, we have the following
notes :
"Sept. 21, 1818. The coach stopped at Elizabethtown last night for
three hours, and started again before three o'clock. We were near Mid-
dletown (eight miles on our way) before the light disclosed to our eyes
a pleasant and fertile country.
"It was near Middletown that we got the first peep of the river Sus-
quehanna, which is here about a mile in breadth. The trees on the east
bank confining the view to the right and left, produced an illusory effect
almost impressing on the mind a lake instead of the river. The highly
transparent state of the air, and the placid surface of the water united
in producing a most distinct reflection of the bold banks on the opposite
side, cliffs partially concealed by a luxuriant growth of trees sprung
from the detritus below, and by smaller ones rooted in rifted rocks.
Over these a rising background is laid out in cultivated fields. The eye
is not soon tired of looking on a scene so richly furnished aud so gay.
" Harrisburg, the seat of legislation of Pennsylvania, is a small town
which stands on a low bottom by the river; a pleasant situation. Op-
posite to the town is a small island in the river connected with the east-
ern and western shores by very long wooden bridges. The waters of the
Susquehanna are limpid but shallow at this place, and ill adapted to
navigation, except in times of flood."
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The years 1824 and 1825 are made memorable in
the history of America by the visit of Gen. Lafayette,
who had so greatly assisted in securing the independ-
ence of the United States. Everywhere he was
received with great ovation and hailed with delight.
Most of the general officers of the Revolution had
passed away, but there were in every section of the
country representatives of that gallant band of heroes
who had achieved our liberty. Upon his arrival at
Philadelphia, Governor Shulze, with the Dauphin
Cavalry as an escort, went there to receive him and
welcome him to Pennsylvania. While there the gen-
eral promised to visit Harrisburg before his return to
France.
On Sunday, the 30th of January, 1825, notice was
received that Gen. Lafayette and suite were on their
way to Harrisburg ; whereupon Messrs. Hawkins and
Baker, of the joint committee of the Legislature, and
M. C. Rogers, Esq., Secretary of the Commonwealth,
proceeded from town in carriages towards York, by
the way of Middletown, for the purpose of meeting
the general's party. Dinner was prepared for them
at Middletown, and an outrider sent forward to ascer-
tain if the general was upon that road. At about
half-past ten, the general, accompanied by his son,
George Washington Lafayette, and secretary, Gen.
Spangler, Col. Spangler, and Dr. King, a committee
deputed to escort him from York, were received at
Middletown, and took dinner. At about five o'clock
they arrived in Harrisburg, and were hailed by the
expecting crowd with great enthusiasm. The general
and suite were then escorted to the Governor's resi-
dence, in consequence of an invitation which had been
forwarded to him for that purpose.
A committee from the Dauphin Cavalry waited on
the general at the Governor's, and tendered a renewal
of their respects paid to him in Philadelphia as the
Governor's late escort to that city. He recognized
them, and informed them it would give him great
pleasure to see them all at his lodgings that evening.
After which the members of the troop, who resided
in town generally, with many other citizens, paid their
respects to him, and were highly delighted.
He remained at the Governor's that night, and on
the next morning he was waited upon by the legisla-
tive committee of arrangements, on behalf of whom
Mr. Hawkins welcomed the general to the seat of
government in a neat and feeling address, to which
the general made a happy response.
The following reminiscence of that eventful day
may be interesting to our readers : An open carriage
was wanted to convey the illustrious visitor. To con-
stitute a barouche an old carriage belonging to Wil-
liam Calder, Sr., was cut down, making it as open as
desirable; and to get mettle horses a bay of Gabriel
Hiester's, with one eye, and one of Mr. Calder's, with-
out any eye, made the team, — just one eye to the pair.
They were right good-looking, however, as they stood
pawing the earth in front of Governor Shulze's resi-
dence on the river-bank, awaiting the distinguished
guests for the parade. " It was a remarkable livery,"
says an eye-witness.
About eleven o'clock the general and his party were
conducted to the Executive Chamber in the capitol,
where the greater part of the members of the Legis-
lature and many others were introduced to him. A
little after ten o'clock the members of the Harrisburg
bar waited upon him in a body, when George Fisher,
Esq., on their behalf, made an appropriate address, to
which the general replied. At two o'clock he returned
to the Governor's residence, and at eight o'clock in the
evening he visited Perseverance Lodge of Masons,
and remained there about an hour.
On Tuesday, at twelve o'clock, he was conducted
again to the capitol, escorted by a corps of dragoons,
under the command of Maj. I. M. Forster, and com-
panies of volunteers from the counties of Cumberland,
Lebanon, and Dauphin, aud the firemen of the bor-
ough. His arrival at the capitol was announced by
a salute of thirteen guns, under the direction of Lieut.
Weise, of Carlisle.
He was introduced to the Senate by Mr. Hawkins,
and the Speaker, Mr. Marks, welcomed him by an
eloquent address, to which the general made an ap-
propriate reply. He was then invited to a seat at the
Speaker's right hand, and presently afterwards the
Senate adjourned. A number of gentlemen and ladies
were then introduced to him.
At one o'clock he was introduced to the House of
Representatives by Mr. Baker, when the Speaker,
Gen. Sutherland, welcomed him by an eloquent ad-
dress, commencing as follows :
" Dear General, — About half a century ago, one of
the purest of the patriots of the Revolution, the ven-
erable John Hancock, occupied the chair from which
you have just risen."
To which the general returned au appropriate reply,
commencing as follows :
" Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Repre-
sentatives,— Amidst the patriotic recollections which
the sight of the Presidential chair of my venerable
friend, John Hancock, could not fail to excite, and
which have been described by you, Mr. Speaker, in a
manner adequate to the sublime theme, it is hardly
permitted to indulge private remembrances; yet, en-
couraged as I am by the kindness of this House in
my behalf, I beg leave to acknowledge before you the
emotions connected with the thought that from this
chair also he signed my early admission as a soldier in
the American army."
He was then invited to a seat at the Speaker's right
hand, and presently afterwards the House adjourned.
At two o'clock he was waited upon by the students of
Dickinson College with an address, to which he re-
plied. About three o'clock he returned, escorted as
before, to the Governor's.
At four o'clock a subscription dinner was given to
the general at Matthew Wilson's hotel at Third and
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Walnut, by a number of the members of the Legisla-
ture, at which his Excellency the Governor, the heads
of department, Judge Gibson, George W. Lafayette,
the committee from York, a few veterans of the Revo-
lution, and a number of the residents of the borough
were present. Mr. Speaker Marks presided. The
most cordial hilarity prevailed on" the occasion. At
the particular request of the general, " Hail Columbia"
was sung by himself and the whole company standing.
After the cloth was removed, a number of patriotic
toasts were given, among which were the following :
" Gen. Lafayette: Our fathers hailed him as a de-
fender ; we rejoice to welcome him as a guest."
The general rose, and after having expressed to the
members of the Legislature the grateful sense he had
of their kind welcome, gave the following toast:
" The State of Pennsylvania : First founded upon the
basis of justice and philanthropy, now governed by
universal suffrage on the unalloyed principle of equal
rights; may it long preserve these dignified and
fruitful blessings."
The Governor and Gen. Lafayette retired about
eight o'clock, and the company presently afterwards
broke up.
The students of the school at Shoop's Church, about
three miles from the borough, sent a written patriotic
address to the general, which was handed to him at
his lodgings, to which the general replied a few days
after by letter from Washington.
On Wednesday morning the volunteers were pa-
raded in Market Square and reviewed by the general,
supported by the Governor, after which they saluted
him at his quarters. At eleven o'clock he took his
departure for York, accompanied by his suite, two of
the committee of arrangements of the Legislature, and
the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
On the 16th of April, 1838, the General Assembly
passed an act extending the borough limits. The
seventeenth section of that act recites, " The north-
western boundary line of the borough of Harrisburg
shall be, and the same is hereby extended and en-
larged as follows : Extending along the river line to
the upper line of the land of the late William Mac-
lay on said river ; thence to Paxtang Creek ; and
thence along said creek to the northwestern corner of
the present boundary," thus annexing that district
north of South Street which went by the name of
Maclaysburg (extending to now Herr Street), from
the rfver to Paxtang Creek. The eighteenth section
of the same act gave its inhabitants the privileges and
subjected them to the same liabilities as if they had
been originally included within the corporate limits
of the old borough.
Harrisburg had the honor of having been selected
for the holding of many State Conventions of the
different political parties, but the number of national
political conventions which met here is confined to
one, that which resulted in the nomination for Presi-
dent and Vice-President of William Henry Harrison
and John Tyler. In 1839 the body met in the then
unconsecrated Lutheran Church on Fourth Street,
and was composed of many of the prominent Whigs
in the country. At that time Harrisburg was a
borough of about four thousand inhabitants, and pre-
sented a very dull and ancient aspect as compared
with its business and buildings now. Of the candi-
dates nominated for President and Vice-President in
this city, William Henry Harrison died within a
month after assuming the duties of the chief magis-
tracy of the nation.
In 1843, Charles Dickens, the English novelist, was
at Harrisburg. He came thither by stage from Balti-
more. From his " American Notes," which were
published upon his return to England, we have the
following relating to our city of Harrisburg, then a
plain country town:
" We crossed this river [the Susquehanna] by a wooden bridge roofed
and covered in on all sides, and nearly a mile in length. It was pro-
foundly dark, perplexed with great beams crossing and recrossing it at
every possible angle, and through the broad chinks and crevices in the
floor the rapid river gleamed far down below, like a legion of eyes. We
had no lamps, and as the horses stumbled and floundered through this
place towards the distant speck of dying light it seemed interminable.
I really could not at first persuade myself as we rumbled heavily on,
filling the bridge with hollow noises, and I held dowu my head to save
it from the rafters above, but that I was in a painful dream ; for I have
often dreamed of toiling through such places, and as often argued, even
at the time, ' this cannot be reality.'
" At length, however, we emerged upon the streets of Harrisburg,
whose feeble lights, reflected dismally from the wet ground, did not
shine out upon a very cheerful city. We were soon established in a
snug hotel, which, though smaller and far less splendid than many we
put up at, is raised above them all in my remembrance by having for
Ub landlord the most obliging, considerate, and gentlemanly person I
ever had to deal with.
"As we were not to proceed upon our journey until the afternoon, I
walked out after breakfast the next morning to look about me, and
was duly shown a model prison on the solitary system, just erected, and
as yet without an inmate; the trunk of an old tree, to which Harris,
the first settler here (afterwards buried under it), was tied by hostile In-
dians, with bis funeral pile about him, when he was saved by the
timely appearance of a friendly party on the opposite shore of the river;
the local Legislature (for there was another of those bodies here again,
in full debate), and the other curiosities of the town.
"I was very much interested in looking over a number of treaties
made from time to time with the poor Indians, signed by the different
chiefs at the period of their ratification, and preserved in the office of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth. These signatures, traced, of course,
by their own hands, are rough drawings of the creatures or weapons
they were called after. Thus the Great Turtle makes a crooked pen-
and-ink outline of a great turtle; the Buffalo sketches a buffalo; War
Hatchet sets a rough image of that weapon for his mark ; so with the
Arrow, the Fish, the Scalp, the Big Canoe, and all of them.
" I could not but think, as I looked at the feeble and tremulous pro-
duction of hands which could draw the longest arrow to the head in a
stout elk-horn bow or split a bead or feather with a rifle-hall, of Crabbe's
muBings over the parish register, and the irregular scratches made
with a pen by men who would plow a lengthy furrow straight from
end to end. Nor could I help bestowing many sorrowful thoughts
npou the simple warriors whose hands and hearts were set there in all
truth and honesty, and wlo only learned in course of time from white
men how to break their faith and quibble out of forms and bonds. I
wondered, too, how many times the credulous Big Turtle or trusting
Little Hatchet had .put his mark to treaties which were falsely read to
him, nnd had signed away he knew not what until it went, and cast
him loose upon the new possessors of the laud a savage indeed.
"Our host announced before our early dinner that some members of
the legislative body proposed to do us the honor of calling. He had
kindly yielded up to us his wife's own little parlor, and when I begged
that he would show them in I saw him look with painful apprehension
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at its pretty carpet. Through being otherwise occupied at the time, the
cause of his uneasiness did not occur to me. It certainly would have
been more pleanant to all parties concerned, and would nut, I think,
have compromised their independence in auy material degree, if some
of these gentleman bad not only yielded to the prejudice in favor of
spittoons, but bad abandoned themselves for the moment even to the
conventional absurdity of pocket-handkerchiefs."
That afternoon Dickens left in a canal-boat for
Pittsburgh. His remarks about the Indian treaties is
very funny reading, and only go to show how some-
body must either have deceived him or his senti-
mentalism ran away with his better judgment.
CHAPTER VII.
Improving the Navigation of the Susquehanna — Steamboats thereon —
Internal Improvement — Pack-Horse Teams and Cunestuga Wagons —
The Pennsylvania Canal — Harrisburg ami Lancaster Railroad — The
Cumberland Valley — The Pennsylvania Railroad.
The subject of internal improvements was one
which early commanded the attention of the citizens
of Pennsylvania, and one hundred years ago, as now,
communication with the Western country was the
great aim of the business men of Philadelphia. The
first effort was- the removal of obstructions in the
various streams, and especially that of the Susque-
hanna River; and although a considerable amount
of money was eventually spent in improving the
navigation thereof, the result was far from satisfac-
tory. Previous to the Revolution (1774), the atten-
tion of the Provincial Assembly was called to this
matter, and as a preliminary it was proposed to lay
out a town or city on that stream. John Harris, the
founder of our city, immediately gave notice of his
intention of laying out a town, which seemed to
quiet the movement of undoubted land speculators.
The Revolution coming on, such enterprises, if ever
seriously considered, were abandoned.
As the settlements increased in the interior of
the colony the Susquehanna River became an im-
portant avenue of transportation, at first by means of
canoes, then by keel-bottom boats or " broad horns,"
as they were often called. Grains and other produce
were the chief articles carried in those conveyances.
Harris' Ferry and Middletown were noted marts for
the storage and sale of grain at this period. In 1790
there were over one hundred and fifty thousand
bushels of wheat brought down the Susquehanna and
passed through Middletown for the Philadelphia
market.
About the year 1794 or 1795 the first vessel in the
shape of an ark, but of small dimensions, arrived at
Harrisburg from Huntingdon on the Juniata. It
passed the Conewago Falls in safety. About the
same time that arks were introduced, the Conewago
Canal, at York Haven, was commenced, and on its
completion, in 1797 or 1798, keel-bottom boats were
passed through, which caused a great portion of the
trade in grain to be diverted from Harrisburg and
Middletown to Columbia. But in a few years after-
wards boats ventured beyond the Conewago Fall-,
and thus reached tide-water, when the grain trade was
measurably diverted from both Middletown and Co-
lumbia, concentrating at Port Deposit.
Public attention was again directed to the naviga-
tion of the Susquehanna about 1795. The Legislature,
however, appears to have taken no definite action in
relation to the matter until March, 1823, at which
time an act was passed for the improvement of the
river from Northumberland to tide-water, and ap-
pointing Jabez Hyde, Jr., John McMeans, and Sam-
uel L. Wilson, commissioners to superintend the work.
These commissioners, in a report made to the Legis-
lature, Jan. 14, 1828, state,—
"That the contracts entered into for the improvement of the naviga-
tion of the Susquehanna River, between the town of Columbia and tide,
is nearly completed, and when the residue is finished, they believe all
will be done that is necessary to perfect the descending navigation be-
tween said points. Crafts will then be able to descend from Columbia
to the head of the Maryland Canal carrying from fifty to sixty tons, at
a stage of water at which, previous to the improvements, they could not
arrive at the latter place with more than one-half that quantity.
"The commissioners further report on the improvement of the river
between the towns of Columbia and Northumberland that the unfin-
ished contracts of the years 1825 and 1826 are completed, but will not
be of that infinite advantage until further improvements are made to
correspond with those already finished, the Legislature having suspended
the appropriation for the past year."
The total amount of expenditures made by the com-
missioners for the improvement of the river from the
town of Columbia to the town of Northumberland,
up to Jan. 14, 1828, as stated in the report, was
§1201.50, and that for improving the river between
the town of Columbia and tide-water to the same
period, §14,323.37, making the sum total of 815,-
524.87.
This action of the Legislature, together with the
favorable report of the commissioners, induced a
number of enterprising citizens of Baltimore to form
a company for the purpose of testing the practica-
bility of running steamboats on the Susquehanna
between the towns of York Haven and Northum-
berland. The project was favorably received, and
i the stock of the company immediately subscribed.
Three light-draught steamboats, named respectively
the " Codorus," " Susquehanna," and " Pioneer,"
| were constructed, all of which arrived for the first
! time at Harrisburg in the fall of 1825. The follow-
ing extracts have reference to these boats:
" The sheet-iron steamboat ' Codorus' paid another visit to Harrisburg
; on Sunday last, with the members from York County as passengers.
The members of the Legislature in general are much pleased with the
I performance of this boat, and express great satisfation with the success
of the experiment. From what we have heard we infer that there will
be a Legislative euactment in favor of the enterprising proprietors."' —
C7<n»i:'c!e, Dec. 5, 1825.
"Steamboats. — The steamboat 'Susquehanna' left this place on Mon-
' day last for York Haven.
"The 'Pioneer' returned to Harrisburg on Wednesday last. The ma-
chinery of the vessel is not of sufficient power to stem the current of
Hunter's Falls.
"The ' Codorus' is lying at Montgomery's Ferry, about twenty miles
above Harrisburg."— Bui., April 3, 1826.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
In a letter dated July 14, 1834, addressed to the
Secretary of War, Lewis Cass, by Henry K. Strong,
of Harrisburg, on behalf of the citizens of Harris-
burg, relative to opening a steamboat communication
between the Chesapeake Bay by way of the Susque-
hanna and the lakes, allusion is made to one of the
above-named steamboats, perhaps the " Codorus," as
follows :
:i Eight years ago a sheet-iron steamboat, built at York, in this State,
was put upon the river, about twelve miles below Harrisburg, and forty
from tide-water, and was propelled by steam to the line separating the
States of Pennsylvania and New York, nearly two-thirds of the whole
distance from the Chesapeake Bay to the lakes. If this was not the
first iron-clad steamboat ever constructed, it was the first that ever sailed
upon American waters."
The editor of the Harrisburg Chronicle, Hugh Ham-
ilton, appears to have been somewhat skeptical as to
the practical use of these boats, as will be seen by the
following extract from that paper:
"The people of Baltimore are in high spirits in consequence of the
successful trip of the ' Susquehanna' up the Noith and West Branches
to Danville and Milton. While we think great credit is due to the en-
terprise of the Baltimore Steamboat Company and congratulate them
upon the result of the experiment, which has demonstrated that a steam-
boat can move against the rapids of the River Susquehanna, we remain
skeptical as to the practical use of the boats which have visited us. The
weight of an engine of sufficient power to propel the boats up the rap-
ids produces such a draught as must prevent their running unless the
water should be at a high stage, and such a stage we have not more
than three months of the year,— March, April, and May."
The steamboats continued to visit the borough at
short intervals during the continuance of a medium
stage of water in the river, until after April, 1826,
when one of them, the " Susquehanna," exploded its
boiler while making its way through a narrow pas-
sage of shoal water in the river at or near Berwick,
Columbia Co., which almost totally destroyed it, be-
side killing two and severely injuring several of its
passengers, among whom was Christian Brobst, mem-
ber of the Legislature from Columbia County. This
accident appears to have dampened the ardor of the
proprietors, and shortly afterwards the boats were
removed from the river to a more favorable latitude.
The steamboat enterprise was not again renewed
on the Susquehanna in this viciuity until the spring
of 1857, when a company of citizens purchased and
brought here a small side-wheel steamboat that had
formerly been used as a pleasure-boat on the river
Delaware at Philadelphia. The boat made frequent
excursions on the river during the summer following,
but the speculation proving a failure, the stockhold-
ers resold it to its original owners, and in the fall of
the year it was returned to Philadelphia.
In this connection we cannot omit the following
reference to a correspondence between the citizens of
Harrisburg and the War Department on the subject
of sloop and steamboat navigation :
On the 20th of September, 1833, a large and respectable meeting of
the citizens of Harrisburg was held at the court-house in Harrisburg, to
take into consideration the propriety of opening a steamboat and sloop
communication between the Chesapeake Bay and the lakeB, by way of
the Susquehanna River.
The following were the officers of the meeting: Valentine Hummel,
Sr., president; Joel Bailey and Henry Buehler, vice-presidents; Charles
i C. Kawn and Mordecai McKinney, secretaries.
At this meeting resolutions were passed declaring the project na-
tional in its character and advantages, and necessary for national de-
i fense. A general committee was appointed, from which select commit-
I tees were chosen to draft an address to the people of the United States;
to draft a memorial to Congress, and to address the Secretary of War.
On the 17th of October following, Henry Buehler, Esq., from the select
committee, published an address tu the people of the United States.
At the same time, G. W. Harris, Esq., from the select committee, re-
ported a memorial to Congress, which was published, circulated, and
signed by a large number of citizens in various parts of the country, and
sent to that body at its next session. A bill favorable to the project, and
making a specific appropriation for a survey, was reported by the In-
ternal Improvement Committee in the House of Representatives, but at
so late a period in the session that it was not acted upon.
On the 25th of July, 1S34, Heury K. Strong, Esq, from the select com-
mittee, transmitted an able and convincing address to Hon. Lewis Case,
then Secretary of War, in which, after showing the advantages of a
sloop and steamboat communication between the Chesapeake Bay and
the Lakes, by way of the Susquehanna, he inquired, " whether a survey
of the route could not be made by an engineer in the service of the gov-
ernment during the present summer?"
In reply, John J. Abert, Lieut. -Col. Topographical Engineers, stated
that " the department was fully impressed with the importance of the route
described, but the condition and engagements of the office were such
that it was not in its power to attend to the project during the present
| A few days after the receipt of this intelligence, Mr. Strong again ad-
dressed the Secretary of War, repeating a request for the services of an
i engineer to survey the river ; to which Col. Abert, on behalf of the Sec-
retary of War, again replied, stating that "Dr. William Howard, with
two assistants, are the engineers whose services would be placed at the
disposal of the parties interested in the matter."
At a meeting of the general committee of the citizens of Harrisburg,
held Aug. 16, 1834, the following officers were chosen : Valentine Hum-
mel, president ; Mm-decai McKinney, secretary ; Henry Walters, treas-
urer. A communication was received from Dr. William Howard, United
States engineer, estimating the expense, and making several sugges-
tions relative to the proposed improvement, aDd stating that " by his
orders he was entirely under the direction of the committee, and ready
to execute any plan of operations which they might determine."
The following gentlemen were then chosen an executive commit-
tee: Henry K. Strong, George Mish, Valentine Hummel, Sr., Jacob M.
Haldeman, John 0. Bucher.
The report of Dr. Howard was referred to the executive committee,
with instructions to devise a plan of operation for the survey. The pro-
ject was ultimately abandoned in consequence, we believe, of the death
of Dr. Howard, and the refusal of Congress to extend pecuniary co-ope.
There are many facts connected with the history of
internal improvements in this locality which it will
be impossible within our prescribed limits to do little
more than briefly refer to, and we shall present them
as they occur to us in this connection. Very few per-
sons have any idea of the difficulties of transporta-
tion prior to the era of canals and railroads. Eighty-
five or ninety years ago it was not an uncommon
sight to see as many as five hundred pack-horses pass-
ing the ferry here westward, loaded with merchan-
dise, salt, iron, etc. The iron was carried on horse-
back, being crooked over and around their bodies;
barrels or kegs were hung on each side of these. The
pack-horses were generally led in divisions of twelve
or fifteen horses, carrying about two hundred weight
each, going single file, and managed by two men, one
going before as the leader, and the other in the rear,
to see after the safety of the packs. Where the bridle
road passed along declivities or over hills, the path
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was in some places washed out so deep that the packs
or burdens came in contact with the ground or other
impeding obstacles, and were frequently displaced.
However, as the carriers usually traveled in com-
panies, the packs were soon adjusted, and no great
delay occasioned. The pack-horses were generally
furnished with bells, which were kept from ringing
during the day drive, but were loose at night, when
the horses were set free, and permitted to feed and
browse. The bells were intended as guides to direct
to their whereabouts in the morning. When the
wagons were first introduced, the carriers considered
that mode of transportation an invasion of their
rights. Their indignation was more excited, and
they manifested greater rancor than did the regular
teamsters when the line of packets or railroad cars
came into use about forty years afterwards.
Fifty years ago the currency was eleven-penny-
bits, fippenny-bits, and shillings, — eight shillings one
dollar. Eight yards of calico at a shilling a yard
was one dollar. Goods were marked in this way and
groceries sold in the same way. As a general thing
families bought articles at the store just as they
wanted to use them, — one-quarter of a pound of tea,
two or three pounds of coffee, or five of sugar, and
when more was wanted some youngster of the family
was off to the store. Some accounts ran six months,
and the merchant made all his purchases twice a
year on six months' credit. The goods were pur-
chased at Philadelphia or Baltimore, and were
brought from thence in large covered wagons, called
Couestoga teams, drawn by six horses, sometimes one
horse before the other, and all wearing bells upon the
collar. These large wagons held from four to five
tons of goods. They were built for regular trans-
portation wagons on the great turnpikes of the day.
In those early years turnpikes were not the miserable
apologies for roads which grand jury after grand jury
report as nuisances, and all in vain, but they were
well graded, rounded from the centre to gutters on
each side, with all the necessary crossings for water,
and most thoroughly macadamized. On these roads
no wagon regularly engaged in carrying goods was
allowed with tire on the wheels less than four inches
in width. All along the great highways, at distances
of ten and twelve miles, were public-houses, — large
two-story frame buildings, — and here the teamsters
would stop to feed and water their horses. They car-
ried a long feed-box with them. This was placed
lengthwise of the tongue and the horses placed on
either side. These were the kind of wagons in which
goods were hauled from the cities alluded to, — west-
ward, to Harrisburg and farther on. What is now
Harris Park was constantly filled with these teams,
awaiting their turn to ford or to be ferried over the
river.
The business activity of the people sought out new
channels; roads were made, attempts at slack-water
navigation ventured on, until finally the Peunsyl-
21
vania Canal, from Columbia to Pittsburgh, opened
up an avenue to trade, and brought prosperity to all
the towns on its route. On none had it better efFect
than Middletown and Harrisburg,' and the former
place at one period was destined to retain a su-
premacy in population, enterprise, wealth, and in-
fluence. It was a great lumber mart; the Union
Canal and its admirable location always made it a
rival to the capital city.
Pennsylvania, as heretofore observed, embarked in
the work of constructing her public improvements in
the year 1822, when an act was passed authorizing
the construction of the Pennsylvania Canal at the
expense of the State. In 1827 the canal commis-
sioners were authorized to make examination for a
railroad to connect sections of the canal already par-
tially connected. In 1828 they were directed to
locate and put under contract a railroad from Phila-
delphia through Lancaster to Columbia. Millions of
dollars were spent on the canal and railroad improve-
ments, the expenditure being made necessary by the
completion of the Erie Canal, which was taking the
commerce of Philadelphia to New York. In 1832
portions of the Columbia Railroad were completed
and cars were run upon it. In 1834 the entire line,
partly canal and partly railroad, between Philadel-
phia and Pittsburgh was opened to trade and travel.
It consisted of the railroad from Philadelphia to Co-
lumbia, eighty- two miles ; the eastern division of the
canal, from Columbia to Hollidaysburg, one hundred
and seventy-two miles ; the Portage Railroad, from
Hollidaysburg to Johnstown, thirty-six miles, and
the western division of the canal, from the latter place
to Pittsburgh, a distance of one hundred and four
miles, making an aggregate length of three hundred
and ninety-four miles. Horse-cars were for several
years run over the Columbia road, occupying nine
hours in traveling eighty-two miles. About 1836
locomotives were regularly put at work on the road to
the exclusion of horse-power. The cost of the line to
the State was nearly fourteen and a half million dol-
lars.
When the Harrisburg and Lancaster road was
being located in 1835, much opposition was mani-
fested by the farmers on surveying the road at having
their farms " cut up" or divided. The road, however,
was* partially completed at different points during the
following year. In August, 1836, it was finished as
tar as Middletown, terminating here at Paxtang
Street. As cars were soon needed, Messrs. William
Calder, Sr., & Co. had a car built by Eben Miltimore
at his coach-shop, then located on the corner of Chest-
nut Street and River Alley. The car was a plain,
open, four-wheel car, similar, though smaller, to the
present excursion cars of the street railroad now used.
When finished it was taken down to the railroad, and
a trial trip was made two or three miles down the
road with two horses attached to it by a short tow-line,
as the track between the rails could not be used for
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horses. In September, 1836, a locomotive engine was
brought from the State road (which had been pre-
viously constructed) from Columbia on a flat in the
canal and landed' at Middletown, from whence it was
run to Harrisburg ; and during the time, Saturday
and Sunday, excursions were had to Bliddletown and
back about every two hours with the car built by Mr.
Miltimore. The small car was always crowded. Gov-
ernor Ritner, the heads of the State department, and
prominent citizens were first treated to a ride. This
locomotive was made in England, and was one of the
first placed on the State road. It was called the
" John Bull," and would be a diminutive novelty
now. It was a small, black affair with two driving-
wheels, the piston connected inside of the wheel.
The first locomotives put on the Harrisburg and Lan-
caster road were built by Matthew Baldwin, of Phila-
delphia, and were named after the three or four
principal towns along the road. They had but two
driving-wheels, with the crank and piston inside;
and were used for both freight and passengers.
The next engines purchased were two built by
Messrs. Norris & Sons, of Philadelphia, and were used
for hauling freight trains. They were named Henry
Clay and David R. Porter, were heavier and lower
than the first ones, having but two driving-wheels,
with the piston connected to the driving-wheels on
the outside, as they are now constructed.
The road was not fully completed until some time
in 1838, owing to the slow work on the tunnel near
Elizabethtown. During its construction the passen-
gers were conveyed around in stage-coaches. The
Cumberland Valley Railroad was completed about
the year 1837, except the erection of the bridge over
the river. The first locomotives for that road were
brought from Columbia on the canal, and landed
on the wharf at Second and Vine Streets, from thence
hauled over the Market Street bridge by six farm-
horses. Bells were first used on the locomotives ; the
first brought here for the Cumberland Valley Rail-
road had whistles.
Several abortive attempts were made towards the
construction of a through railroad from the Ohio to
the Delaware, but it was not until 1846 that the pro-
ject assumed tangible shape by the incorporation of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The charter
was granted on Feb. 25, 1847, and the law granting to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad the right of way to
Pittsburgh was abrogated in August following. Mr.
J. Edgar Thomson prosecuted the work of building
the road from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh with energy.
On Sept. 1, 1849, the first division, from Harrisburg
to Lewistown, a distance of sixty-one miles, was
opened to travel. A year later the line was opened
to the Mountain House, one mile east of Hollidays-
burg, and on the 10th of December, 1852, cars were
run through from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, connec-
tions between the eastern and western divisions being
formed by the use of the Portage (State) road over the
mountains. The Pennsylvania Company's road over
the mountains was opened early in 1854. In 1857,
after a long discussion, a law for the sale of the State
works was passed, and the Pennsylvania Railroad
became the purchaser of the main line, and was
thereby released from the payment of tonnage, freight,
and certain other specified taxes. The section of the
law releasing the company from the payment of taxes
was decided by the Supreme Court to be unconstitu-
tional, and in 1861 an act was passed "for the com-
mutation of the tonnage tax."
During the years immediately following the com-
pletion of the road it was greatly improved, the tracks
doubled, other lines leased or bought, depots and ex-
tensions built, and more recently almost the entire
line has been relaid with steel rails, the line straight-
ened and regraded. During the war the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad was largely used for the transporta-
tion of troops and supplies, and its president, Col.
Scott, was charged by the government with the special
duty of furnishing transportation for large bodies of
troops and immense quantities of army supplies.
Twenty-five years ago the Pennsylvania Railroad
was but a link between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh,
extending from Harrisburg to the latter city; now it
has its eastern termini at New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, and Washington, and unites them by its
own direct lines with Pittsburgh, Erie, Cleveland,
Toledo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville,
and St. Louis.
The railroads which centre at Harrisburg or pass
through are as follows :
Cumberland Valley, connecting southward with the
Valley of Virginia.
Pennsylvania, connecting the mighty West with the
Atlantic seabord.
Northern Central, to Washington City southward,
Sunbury and Erie north and west.
Lebanon Valley, connecting with the numerous
ramifications of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
road.
Dauphin and Susquehanna, to Dauphin, through
Stony Creek Valley to the anthracite coal regions.
Steelton Branch of the Philadelphia and Reading.
Several railroads are projected, two great trunk
lines, which will largely add to the growth and pros-
perity of Harrisburg. The great southern line from
Boston and Poughkeepsie through Harrisburg to
the South and the Vanderbilt road promise advan-
tages and facilities unsurpassed by any city in the
Union.
CHAPTER VIII.
Prosperity of Harrisburg — Additions— Incorporated as a City— Visit of
the Prince of Wales— The War for the Union— The Railroad Biota of
1877.
The completion of the Pennsylvania Railroad and
the absolute necessity for erecting a round-house and
repair buildings at the then end of the road added a
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new impetus to the growth of the borough. The
enterprise of one individual alone is so deserving of
honorable mention in this record that historic accu-
racy demands it.
In 1857, William K. Verbeke purchased in the
borough of Harrisburg the block of ground fronting
on Short and South Streets, and extending from
Young's Alley to Curtis' Alley (now Angle Avenue),
upon which were erected some twenty or thirty huts,
principally occupied by colored people. This ground
Mr. Verbeke wished to lay out in building lots, and
in order not to distress those persons who had their
homes upon the leased ground, he bought of Messrs.
Miller and Fernley ten acres of land in Susquehanna
township, situated- some distance above the borough
line, on the west side of the " State-House Lane,"
adjoining property of Dr. Reily on the north, Mrs.
William Reily on the west, and of Robert Gillmor on
the south, and offered to sell them lots and remove
their buildings thereto upon the payment of a dollar
a week, as many were laborers or at service, which
sum they could conveniently pay out of their wages,
and thus become owners of the property. To this
proposition they all gladly consented, and when the
frail buildings were being pulled down, and being
asked what they were doing, would reply, " We are
going to put up our houses in Verbeketown." This
was the way Verbeketown first obtained a " local
habitation and a name." Independently of this Mr.
Verbeke saw there was great need in Harrisburg of
cheap lots for the moderately circumstanced, the la-
borer and mechanic, and he therefore laid out the lots
small, and put the price very low, as an inducement
to buy and locate. He also set to work to improve
the locality, as the land was wet and boggy, a water-
course passing through the centre of it, and at times
when a heavy rain set in the whole place was entirely
covered with water. In old times this was the usual
condition of things, and it received the name of " Lake
Harry," where some of our oldest inhabitants were ac-
customed to go to shoot ducks. It became necessary
therefore to have the ditch newly dug, which was done,
extending the sewer at North Street.
The streets laid out were filled up with gravel and
cinders nicely graded to afford facilities for ingress
and egress. A cinder walk was laid from North Street
to the ground. While this was being done many per-
sons were buying lots and paying their dollar install-
ment, and in less than a month one hundred and twenty
were disposed of. To induce people to locate Mr.
Verbeke had two good houses erected, one on Wil-
liam Street and the other on Fulton Street, which he
sold to persous without any means, never expecting
they would ever be able to pay for them, so as to get
them inhabited, and upon the same terms of one dol-
lar a week. Two wells were dug, one on William
Street and one on Susquehanna Street, the water of
the former running over the top and forming a mod-
erately-sized rivulet, which continued running for
several years in consequence of the swampy condition
of the ground in that neighborhood. To facilitate
building up the place Mr. Verbeke bought a number
of rafts at the river, and commenced the erection of
rough houses for those who desired it. In this way,
perhaps, a hundred small houses sprung up as if by
magic. But as the frogs piped by night, an abund-
ance of water-privileges had, and it was the poor who
took up their abode there, the people of the borough
derisively spoke of it as " Warbecktown," though
through the great improvements which have taken
place since that locality is looked upon as a marvel of
prosperity and energy. This land cost two hundred
and sixty dollars per acre, and in consequeifce of these
rapid improvements ten acres of land in the immediate
vicinity, owned by Nicholas Reamshart, in the month
of July sold for one thousand dollars per acre. About
the same time Mr. Verbeke bought three acres of
Jacob Shaffner for three hundred and thirty-three dol-
lars per acre, which was laid out to conform to the
other, making the same improvements upon it, and
selling upon the same terms.
The plan of Mr. Verbeke being so successful, in
April, 1858, he purchased the adjoining farm of twenty
acres of Robert Gillmor, at six hundred dollars per
acre. This land was very unfavorable for building
purposes. The eastern portion was low and wet, and
the western part was full of hills and depressions.
Mr. Verbeke considered that if the streets and alleys
were graded the lots would sell at once, and if laid
out larger interest could be charged, which would be
a full return for the expenditure of grading. The
sum expended in grading the land bought of Mr.
Gillmor, which extended from Fulton to Front Streets,
and from Sayford Alley to the lower line of Charles
and Hay Alleys, was four thousand dollars. Verbeke
Street, or, as it is erroneously called, Broad Street,
runs through the middle of this piece of land. The
proprietor, in order to favor the people buying of
him, erected a two-story frame school-house at the
corner of William and Verbeke Streets, thirty feet
square, which was supplied with teachers by the
township school directors; reserved a large plot of
ground, fifty by eight hundred feet, in the centre of
Verbeke Street, from Third to Fulton, for a market-
house, and donated lots to the Methodist and Church
of God congregations for churches and parsonage.
This piece of land was also being rapidly disposed of,
and purchasers selling again obtained large profits.
As an instance of this, three lots at the corner of
Third and Verbeke Streets were sold originally for
six hundred and seventy-five dollars, resold for two
thousand five hundred dollars, afterwards divided
into smaller pieces, and brought ten thousand dollars.
A few years later Mr. Verbeke added several acres,
from Susquehanna to Front and adjoining the Gill-
mor tract, which he purchased of John Shannon at
fifteen hundred dollars per acre. All the land was
divided into five hundred lots, and the total expendi-
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ture of grading the streets was seven thousand dol-
lars.
In the beginning of the year of 1857 there was not
a house in what was called " Verbeketown," and
hardly half a dozen in what is now the Sixth Ward,
while at the present time Verbeketown is compactly
and in most parts well built up, while the ward has
nearly, if not quite, seven thousand inhabitants, with
two election precincts, and a voting population of
fifteen hundred. Thus it will be seen what enter-
prise, and the small inducements held out to the peo-
ple for a given purpose, will produce.
In the year 1860 Harrisburg received its highest
corporate 'honors, — that of a city. The boundaries
were extended in all directions, commissioners were
appointed from the most reputable and staid citi-
zens of the borough to lay out streets and avenues
and set the municipal machinery in motion. Al-
though at the time arousing much opposition, yet its
subsequent growth and prosperity have fully realized
the fondest expectations of its earnest advocates. In
population it ranks the sixth in the State, and in man-
ufacturing interests it is the third, Pittsburgh and
Philadelphia alone exceeding it, while in the Union
it ranks high among the inland cities. The chief
municipal officers from the period of its incorporation
until the present year are as follows :
MAYORS.
William H. Kepner, April 20, 1860-March 27, IS63.
A. L. Rourofort, March 27, 1863-Marck 23, 1806.
Oliver Edwards, March 23, 1866-Jan. 11, 1869.
W. W. Hays, Jan. 11, 1869-March, 1870 (died in office).
George B. Cole, April 4, 1870-Jau. 9, 1871.
William K. Verheke, Jan. 9, 1871-Jan. 13, 1873.
J. B. Boas, Jan. 13, 1873-Jan. 11, 1875.
John D. Patterson, Jan. 11, 1875-Jan. 8, 1881 (resigned).
John C. Herman, Jan. 8, 1881-April 2, 1883.
Simon Cameron Wilson, April 2, 1883, to serve two years.
CITY TREASURERS.
Alexander W. Watson, April 20, 1860-March 28, 1862.
John T. Wilson, March 28, 1862-March 27, 1868.
George F. Weaver, Sr., March 27, 1868-Jan. 13, 1873.
Grafton Fox, Jan. 13, 1873-Jan. 11, 1875.
David S. Herr, Jan. 11, 1875-April 2, 1877.
William Sheesley, April 2, 1877-April 4, 1881.
Leonard H. Kiunard, April 4, 1881-April 2, 1883 (re-elected to serve for
two years from April 2, 1883).
PRESIDENTS OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Daniel W. Gross, April 20, 1860-March 28, 1862.
William 0. Hickok, March 28, 1862-March 27, 1868.
John H Ziegler, March 27, 1868-Oct. 23, 1868.
David Mumma, Oct. 23, 1868-Oct. 22, 1869.
Christopher Lewis, Oct. 22, 1869-Oct. 28, 1870.
J. Brisben Boyd, Oct. 28, 1870-Oct. 27, 1871.
Daniel C Mauer, Oct. 27, 1871-Oct. 25, 1872.
John D. Patterson, Oct. 25, 1872-Oct. 24, 1873.
W. H. H. Sieg, Oct. 24, 1673-Oct. 22, 1875.
J. A Sleutz, Oct. 22, 1875-April 1, 1878.
John C. Kirk, April 1, 1878-April 7, 1879.
William H. Cleckner, April 7, 1879-April 5, 1880.
John J. Hargest, April 6, 1880-April 4, 1881.
Samuel W. Myers, April 4, 1881-April 3, 1882.
Charles A. Miller, April 3, 1882-April 2, 1883.
John C. Hutton, April 2, 1883.
PRESIDENTS OF SELECT COUNCIL.
A. Boyd Hamilton, March 22, 1867-April 20, 1868.
Robert L. Muench, July 27, 1874-Feb. 19, 1875.
Joseph Strominger, Feb. 19, lS75-April 7, 1879.
John A. Gramm, April 7, 1879-April 4, 1881.
William J. Adams, April 4, 1881-Jan. 28, 1882.
Charles L. Bailey, Jan. 28, 1882-April 2, 1883.
William L. Gorgas, April 2, 1883.
CLERKS OF COMMON COUNCIL.
David Harris, April 20, 1860-April 1, 1868.
John T. Wilson, April 1, 1868-Oct. 23, 1868.
John Shiffler, Oct. 23, 1868-April 2, 1883 (re-elected April 2, 1SS3, for
three years).
CLERKS OF SELECT COUNCIL.
Ovid F. Johnson, March 22, 1867-April 20, 1868.
C. A. Wilhelm, July 27, 1874-Feb. 19, 1875.
John W. Young, Feb. 19, 1875-April 8, 1876.
B. Frank Peters, April 8, 1876-April 4, 1881.
W. J. Baker, April 4, 1881-April 2, 1883.
The year 1860 is especially noted for the visit of
the Prince of Wales to America and to the new city
of Harrisburg. He was formally received by his
honor, Mayor Kepner, and at the capitol was invited
to a seat in the Hancock chair, introduced to the citi-
zens by Gen. Cameron, and welcomed to the State by
Governor Packer. Among the distinguished visitors
to the city, he was the first scion of royalty since the
days of Teedyuscung, king of the Delawares, who
had honored this locality with his presence.
In the general history of the county we have dwelt
very fully upon the great civil war, and in this place
can only casually allude to it. The location of the
first and greatest military camp in the Northern
States was adjoining the limits of Harrisburg, named,
by Gens. Knipe and Williams, in honor of the chief
magistrate of Pennsylvania, Camp Curtin, which
with being the central point of communication, es-
pecially with the oft-beleaguered Federal capital,
made it a prominent rendezvous. The citizens of
the city were equal to any emergency, and the com-
munity fed gratuitously twenty thousand returned
three months' soldiers for several days, the proper
authorities failing in their duty. Hospitals were es-
tablished, and, although in charge of the govern-
ment, the ladies of the State capital never wearied
in well-doing, caring kindly for the sick and wounded.
From the commencement of the war the charity of
the citizens was unbounded and without stint, the
doors of hospitality freely opened, and to our honor be
it said two citizens, Messrs. John B. Simon and Eby
Byers, established the Soldiers' Rest, where the sick
and wounded patriot on his way homeward found rest
and refreshment and gentle care. Thousands were
kindly ministered to, and until the " boys came
marching home" the good work went on unabated.
In every cemetery and graveyard within the borders
of Dauphin County lie the remains of her brave and
true sons, while in the cemetery at Harrisburg the
grass grows green over the graves of Union and Con-
federate soldiers from far-off States. In all the strug-
gles for life, for liberty, for right, and for the Union
Harrisburg was never behind. But these dark days
CITY OF HARRISBURG.
325
of our country have passed like "a dream that has
been told." May the lesson taught be heeded by
those who come after us, — that the Union of States is
not a rope of sand which may be broken at the will
of any section.
On the 19th of July, 1877, while the Governor and
commander-in-chief of the forces of Pennsylvania
was on his way to visit the Pacific coast, a general
strike was inaugurated by the employes of nearly
all the railroads in the United States. In many por-
tions of the commonwealth the municipal and county
authorities failed to restore traffic, and for several
days the rioters, for such many proved to be, had
control of affairs. The burning of the round-house,
depot, and cars at Pittsburgh, with the attack of a
reckless and infuriated mob upon the soldiery at that
exhausted, at once took measures to preserve peace
and restore order. A proclamation was issued call-
ing upon the law-abiding citizens to aid him in the
faithful discharge of his duty. The city was placed
under military rule, and the sheriff summoned all
reputable citizens for the support of " law and order."
In the afternoon quite a number of Philadelphia
soldiers, who had reached Fairview on the west side
of the Susquehauna, surrendered their arms to a hand-
ful of the rioters, who, with increasing numbers,
brought the former to the city, marching them
through Market Street to the depot. It was a pitia-
ble sight, and only proved what was in store, had not
the prompt measures of Col. Jennings checked this
ebullition of outlawry.
On Monday night the rioters, several hundred in
CAMP CURTIN HOSPITAL.
place, gave cause for great uneasiness and alarm.
Travel was suspended on all the railroads centering
at Harrisburg.
Sunday, the 22d, was one of great suspense. The
authorities, however, were quietly preparing for the
emergency. That evening, one by one, the City
Grays found their way to the arsenal, which had been
defenseless. On Monday the Mexican trophy cannon
were duly spiked, but the mob increased by tramps
showed signs of disquiet, and affairs were assuming
such a situation that became suddenly alarming.
The sheriff, Col. Jennings, returned to Harrisburg on
Monday afternoon and found the city in the power
of the mob, the proclamation of the mayor of the
day previous availing little. The sheriff met the
committee of citizens, and when Mayor Patterson
informed him that his power to quiet affairs had been
number, began breaking into the stores, ostensibly
for guns, but-in reality for pillage. At this juncture
the sheriff gathered the citizens, and placing himself
at their head came upon the mob, who soon dispersed,
while upwards of thirty were arrested and placed in
prison. On Tuesday evening twelve hundred of the
citizens organized into " law and order" companies,
paraded through the city, and from that time, dur-
ing the emergency, the citizens patrolled the city,
preserving order without calling to their assistance
the military. Governor Hartranft, in the subsequent
message to the Assembly, highly complimented the ex-
ample of the officers and citizens of the capital city.
In the mean time the military gathered for the de-
fense of the different railroads so as to insure peace
and restore traffic, and when this was accomplished
the citizen-soldiery returned to their homes.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
CHAPTER IX.
WATER SUPPLY.
Early Efforts to Supply the Town with Water— The Water-Works of
1840 — Shinplasters — The New Water-Works.
Efforts to supply the town of Harrisburg with
water were made at a very early period in its history.
Reference has been made to the proposition for con-
verting Paxtang Creek into a canal by diverting it
from its course, and augmenting its supply of water
from the Susquehanna by means o£ a wing-dam north
of the present residence of Judge Hiester. This was
for manufacturing purposes primarily. Legislative
aid and approval failed, and the project was aban-
doned.
About the year 1800 several trial surveys were made
of the supply of water obtainable from some of the
springs on the high ground east of Paxtang Creek,
and below South Street. Nothing came of it, except
that Pott's tannery obtained, by a wooden service pipe
and very primitive basin, a supply for its uses. That
was on the line of the present Philadelphia and Read-
ing Railroad on Paxtang Street. It is impossible to
state at whose expense these surveys were made, but
we have always understood that John A. Hanna,
Stacy Potts, Adam Boyd, Joshua Elder, Robert Harris,
and Moses Gillmor had much to do with this exami-
nation.
In 1818, '19, '20, Thomas Elder, Hugh Hamilton,
Joseph Wallace, John Forster, Robert Harris, James
R. Boyd, Jackson Watson, Abraham Bombaugh,
George Beatty, Samuel Holman, John Fager, and
John Roberts, determined upon and made survey for
a water-supply for the town of Harrisburg, having
then a population of three thousand, a highly culti-
vated community, " very poor in purse so soon after
the war."
The design was to confine the springs on the lands
of Dr. Wiestling and Mr. Bombaugh, near the present
new basin and on the line of Market Street, in a dam
at the junction of Market and Thirteenth Streets. Also
to utilize the springs on Messrs. Hielman's and Berry-
hill's lands, west and south, in a dam on Mr. Hamil-
ton's land, east of the present Paxtang tannery, both
points quite one hundred feet above the low water of
the Susquehanua River. The water thus gathered
was to be conducted in wooden pipes to the town and
supplied by gravitation. It was expected that this
project would cost thirty-three thousand dollars, and
afford two hundred thousand gallons a day. The
municipality had no authority to aid the enterprise,
the community was too poor to carry it out, so the
whole came to be abandoned.
About this time the borough had incurred a debt of
nearly two thousand dollars. Some of the members
of the Council — four of nine — proposed and urged a
sale of the reservation on the west side of Front
Street. Capt. Alexander Graydon had showed the
burgesses, Stacy Potts and Andrew Mitchel, as well
as the public, in a newspaper discussion twenty years
before, that this land could not be used for any pur-
pose, except as a pleasure-ground, if any regard was
had to the bequest of John Harris, the founder.
Most of the lawyers of that day agreed with Gray-
don. In its necessity the Councils after 1809 rented
"the bank" for lumber-yards, in defiance of all con-
trary opinions. In a few years this violation of the
grant of Harris produced a second, — the proposition
to dispose of the whole of it from Paxtang to South
Streets in town lots. Fortunately, the intelligence
and sense of right in the community was aroused.
It made its influence felt, and, after a brief struggle,
effectually defeated this scheme to aid an empty
treasury. The present generation enjoy in this par-
ticular the foresight of the founder and the good taste
of our early citizens in the preservation of this de-
lightful reservation.
The subject of water-supply was, however, kept
alive by its friends, and that seems to have been the
whole community. The newspapers occasionally al-
luded to it, notably the Chronicle. That paper of the
5th of August, 1822, gave its support vigorously to
any plan of supply, stating that " the introduction of
a constant, a plentiful supply of fresh water into the
town from the Susquehanna, or from the springs in
the neighborhood, if such there are, of sufficient
volume and elevation, is a subject that has been
agitated for several years past. All admit the ne-
cessity for and are convinced of the utility of this
thing."
The article further sets forth the great convenience
arising from the then recent introduction of water
into Philadelphia, and urged the formation of a Har-
risburg company with power to introduce water. This
was a year previous to the passage of the first act of
Assembly on the subject. That embraced a plan
both brilliant and practical, nothing less than a
canal sixty feet wide, six feet in depth, and nine
miles long.
In March, 1823, an act of the Legislature was
passed incorporating a company "to supply the bor-
ough of Harrisburg with water, and to insure against
fire." The corporators were John Zinn, John For-
ster, Jacob M. Haldeman, Obed Fahnestock, John
Capp, Samuel Pool, Peter Keller, Robert Harris, John
B. Cox, Abraham Oves, Christian Gleim, John S.
Wiestling, William LeBarrou, Jacob Bucher, John
Gingerich ; shares twenty dollars, two dollars to be
paid at subscription. It was not until December,
1825, that the necessary amount of money was sub-
scribed to set the company going. An election was
then held by the subscribers. John Forster, cashier
of the Harrisburg Bank, was chosen president, Dr.
Thomas Whiteside treasurer, John Roberts secretary.
Directors, John Zinn, tanner; John S. Wiestling,
printer; Christian Gleim, printer and sheriff of the
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county; Samuel Pool, carpenter; John Ritchey,
farmer, of Lower Paxtang ; Benjamin Kugler, M.D.,
of Philadelphia; Abraham Bombaugh, farmer; Val-
entine Hummel, saddler. Laomi Baldwin, C.E., of
Boston, was chosen engineer. John Davis, Esq.,
made the preliminary survey. The fall from the
mouth of Stony Creek fit Green's mill (Dauphin) to
the Market Street bridge across Paxtang was found to
be twelve feet fifty-nine one-hundredths, which it
was decided would afford the requisite supply.
The company was engaged in preparations to carry
out its project, when the then canal commissioners
determined to locate the proposed eastern division of
the Pennsylvania Canal over exactly the same ground
chosen 'by Mr. Baldwin for the water line of the Har-
risburg Company. The State had the right and used
it, thus dismissing the company without damages for
the considerable expense its corporators had incurred
in surveying its line. It was a most indefensible ex-
ercise of power on the part of the commonwealth.
The company took the case to the courts. Whilst
the question was pending, discussions were lively and
heated, both at stormy town-meetings and places of
public resort. At last in May, 1827, the Supreme
Court decided against the company, and the State
proceeded to construct the canal as it is seen to-day.
The company dissolved, and the corporators lost most
of their two dollars a share.
In February, 1533, a new act was passed having as
corporators John Forster, Jacob M. Haldeman, Rob-
ert Harris, William Graydon, Hugh Hamilton, George
Geiger, Frederick Kelker, John M. Forster, Abra-
ham Bombaugh, Francis R. Shunk, Henry Buehler,
James Lesley, Luther Reily, Joseph B. Henzey, and
Isaac Updegraff. The charter allowed the company
to take water from the river, " without a dam, at
Brushy Rock," thence " to Pine Street," where works
were to be constructed to force the accumulated fluid
to " a point on the uninclosed public ground, having
careful regard to the safety of the arsenal." The
basin was to have been where the present Mexican
monument now stands. The cost was estimated at
one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. This pro-
ject was never very popular, and after much contro-
versy the company dissolved.
The project, however, which resulted in the suc-
cessful introduction of Susquehanna water into the
borough of Harrisburg originated with Wm. Ayres, a
distinguished member of the Harrisburg bar. Having
been elected a memberof the Borough Councilin Janu-
ary, 1839, he applied himself to the work forthwith,
and on March 26th following he secured from the
Legislature the passage of an act to supply the borough
of Harrisburg with water. In compliance with this
act, the Town Council on the 20th of April appointed
the following members a committee to carry out the
provisions thereof, viz.: William Ayres (chairman),
Samuel Pool, Jacob Seiler, John Knepley, Michael
Burke, George Beatty, and Christian F. Haehnlen.
But the names of the two latter gentlemen do not ap-
pear in subsequent proceedings, and George S. Kem-
ble and Henry Beader were added to this water-
works committee.
The scheme as first proposed did not include any
special plan or defined ideas. Everybody could see
that there was plenty of water in the river and plenty
of land for a "basin," but the manner in which to
accomplish the work was yet to be reduced to a prac-
ticable conclusion.
The committee was, however, empowered to employ
a competent engineer, and with his assistance " ascer-
tain what head and fall can be had in the Susquehanna
River from the head of 'Miller's Ripples' to the foot
of the borough, specifying the same at the several
points along the contemplated line, both with and
without a dam." They were also to inquire into the
expediency of using water-power or steam, the con-
struction of the necessary " basin" (reservoir), the
cost of water-pipes and laying them in the streets, to-
gether with all other information necessary to com-
plete the works, special reference being had to " ex-
pense, utility, and practicability, and their probable
revenue."
The twin conflagations of the previous year, which
had destroyed two blocks of valuable property, in-
cluding the Lutheran Church, on opposite corners at
Fourth and Market Streets, were still fresh in memory,
and the water-works committee, imbued with the
faith and indomitable energy of its chairman, pro-
ceeded during the summer of 1839 to examine the
ground and draw such conclusions as made the result
practicable and only a matter of time. In this they
were assisted by the engineering talent of the town,
chiefly by Col. John Roberts, who made the survey
and plot of the reservoir grounds, and by the spring
of 1840 their plans were quite definite and awaited
confirmation and acceptance by the Council.
Edward F. Gay, of Philadelphia, an engineer of
considerable reputation at that time, was engaged to
make a formal test of these preliminary measures,
which he did by actual survey, and made a favorable
report thereon.
The general plan was now matured, and Messrs.
Ayres and Pool were delegated by Council to negotiate
for the necessary land upon which to locate the reser-
voir. The site deemed most eligible was on the heights
of the ridge between the river and canal, at the inter-
section of North and High (now Fourth) Streets, which
was the most elevated spot practicable, the top of the
proposed reservoir to be ninety-two feet above low-
water mark at the (Market Street) bridge, and ninety-
one feet above the noted low water of 1803, marked
on Maclay's Rock. As it was also intended to bring
the feeding main pipes up North Street from a water-
house to be located at its intersection with the river,
the locality aforesaid was clearly the proper one.
After many interviews, disputes, arbitrations, and
suits the required amount of land was ultimately se-
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
cured for the reservoir, with its adjoining streets,
eight acres and ten perches, at a total cost of four
thousand four hundred and thirty-seven dollars and
thirty-four cents.
It was solely through the instrumentality of Wil-
liam Ayres that the. money was secured to construct
the Harrisburg water-works. On Dec. 26, 1839, Gen.
Ayres personally addressed the directors of the Bank
of the United States, asking for the loan of twenty-
five thousand dollars at six per cent, interest, payable
semi-annually, the principal to be paid any time after
1850. The faith, credit, and responsibility of the
borough was pledged as security under the act of
March 26, 1839, already mentioned. The money was
not to be furnished until April next ensuing. Cer-
tificates of loan were to be prepared and then issued.
The confidence in the integrity of the borough,
shown by the liberal subscriptions of the bank re-
ferred to, although far short of the sum required to
complete the works, encouraged the Council to issue
(April, 1841) in its own behalf certificates of indebt-
edness ("borough notes," as they were called) in
payment for labor, and received for taxes and all
municipal dues. These notes were for twenty-five
and fifty cents, termed "shinplasters," and one, two,
and three dollars. They were graciously accepted by
the people, and constituted the currency of the town
for nearly three years.
It may be here noted that they were gradually
canceled, and by the autumn of 1843 the necessity of
further issue ceased.
By September, 1841, the works were considered as
finished, anything further being considered as simply
extension, and required only the superintendence of
the water committee. Mr. Erdman, whose engineer-
ing skill had been secured during their construction,
consequently relinquished his engineership, and for-
mally handed over the management to the Town
Council on the 20th of that month.
In the year 1843 the capacity of the water-works
was commensurate with the necessities of the town.
Its income had so far increased that the deficiency to
be made up by the borough issues was only about
eleven thousand dollars. The labor done upon them
was chiefly in finishing up and completing; the dis-
puted land damages were settled finally; very little
amount of pipe was laid ; so that this year closed with
the Harrisburg water-works an accomplished fact. It
may be here stated that by the 1st of January, 1844,
the pipe laid was equal in distance to eight miles;
stop-cocks set, 107 ; fire-plugs erected, 99. The total
cost of construction, for labor, materials, real estate,
freight, and salaries, $120,459.12. The general ex-
pense of operating the entire works was reduced to
$1482.50 per annum. The number of dwellings,
manufactories, and other buildings supplied with
water was 658. The total amount of borough debt,
$170,733.37.
By the extension of the city limits, especially on the
east side, the rapid increase of population, a demand
was made for an improvement in the water supply
of the city. The old reservoir it was found was too
contracted, and its height insufficient even at the full
level to supply the old part of the city, while beyond
the rise of ground east of Paxtang Creek, where there
was at least one thousand inhabitants, no improve-
ments of the old reservoir could be made which would
render aid to that locality. In 1868 active measures
were inaugurated and proper legislation secured look-
ing to an improved water supply for the city.
The water commissioners then appointed were
Messrs. William Calder, A. Boyd Hamilton, Charles
F. Muench, David S. Herr, and John J. Shoemaker.
On the 16th of June, 1869, the commissioners elected
H. P. M. Birkinbine engineer, who at once began an
investigation of all the different sources of possible
water supply. The following were examined and
fully reported upon :
1. Locating the works on the western shore of the
Susquehanna opposite the city, forcing the water
from the river intoa reservoir on Fort Washington
Hill, and conveying it across the river by pipes.
2. Constructing a water-power in the Susquehanna
in the neighborhood of Rockville, and forcing water
from the river into a reservoir constructed by dam-
ming up Roberts' Valley, or else locating the reservoir
on the southern slope of the First Mountain.
3. Constructing a water-power in. the Susquehanna
River at Brushy Rock, near McAllister's, and convey-
ing it by a canal to a point at or near the present
works, where it will be used by suitable water-motors,
driving-pumps, for supplying the city.
4. Conveying the water of the Yellow Breeches
Creek in Cumberland County by gravitation into a
reservoir located on Fort Washington Hill, and carry-
ing it in pipes across the river into the city.
5. Conveying the waters of Stony Creek by gravi-
tation into a reservoir located upon the elevated
ground east of the city known as Prospect Hill.
6. Conveying the waters of Manada Creek by gravi-
tation into a reservoir located on Prospect Hill.
7. Pumping from the Susquehanna River at the
site occupied by the present works (or at a better one
if it can be found) by means of improved steam ma-
chinery, and forcing the water into a reservoir of suf-
ficient altitude and capacity to meet the present and
future wants of the city.
The fifth, sixth, and seventh sources were favorably
regarded, the others decidedly objected to for various
reasons. The commissioners, however, themselves
thoroughly examined every source of water supply,
and after careful consideration decided upon the
seventh plan, with a reservoir on Prospect Hill, and
pumping from the Susquehanna at the foot of North
Street (or, as it should be gratefully named, Ayres
Avenue). At once reports were made to the City
Councils, and immediate measures taken to secure
the ground, construct the reservoir, and erect such
'ffie/f is due to ^~>-;-C ; " or Bearer, the sum of
"' ' viv ■■,.- 8is and^#^lH]ai*t:eff CcnitSj';-"--':
payable ^demand in PHILADELPHIA BANK NOTES, when
presented in sums amounting to Five Dollars.
Harrisburgi February . ' 1838. "VVcS". ,
Therjrls,due to "' or Bearer, the sum of
. '-' /% TWELVE & A HALF CENTS, ; ' ,
payf0'on demand in PHILADELPHIA BANK NOTES,ichen
presented! n < sums amounting to Five Dollars* ■
'' Hurtlsburg, February ■ 1838"v
Fa©=SDIM10!LI ©IF sHJAPlLAsTEBS ]5oUSS m ]@S®.
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additional works at the river-front as was proper and
necessary. The cost of all the improvements required
to secure to the city of Harrisburg one of the most
satisfactory systems of water supply in the Union
has been less than three-quarters of a million of dol-
lars, and the entire establishment is an honor to
those who managed its construction, and a credit to
the capital city of Pennsylvania.
CHAPTER X.
Churches— Reformed — Lutheran — Presbyterian — Methodist Episcopal
— Protestant Episcopal — Roman Catholic — Baptist — Evangelical-
Church of God— Wesley Union.
REFORMED CHURCHES.
First Reformed Church. — Early in the eigh-
teenth century a large number of the members of the
Reformed Church emigrated from the Palatinate and
settled, as we have before stated, in Pennsylvania.
These early settlers brought their Bibles, catechisms,
and hymn-books with them, and as their numbers
increased organized congregations in various sec-
tions of the Province. They then invited ministers
of their faith to visit their rude log cabins or churches,
in order that they might preach to them, baptize their
children, and administer the sacrament of the Lord's
Supper. As the country became more thickly settled
the want of a spiritual head was greatly felt by the
members of the church in Pennsylvania to gather
the scattered flock and organize churches. Accord-
ingly, in 1747, application was made to the mother-
church for a pastor, and Rev. Michael Schlatter, of
St. Gall, Switzerland, was sent to the Province. He
arrived at Philadelphia on Sept. 6, 1746, and imme-
diately entered upon his labors. On the 23d of the
same month we find him in Lancaster, and from that
time he made frequent and often laborious journeys
through this and the neighboring counties, extending
his visits as far west and south as Frederick City,
Md. Wherever he went he preached with great ac-
ceptance to the people, baptized their children, and
administered communion. He formed neighboring
congregations into pastoral charges, and united them
more closely with one another and with the mother-
church in the Fatherland, so that by mutual co-op-
eration the infant church might be more firmly es-
tablished, and more readily supplied with such aid
as it needed in its weak, scattered, and destitute
condition.
At this time there was no regular church building
in Harrisburg. The inhabitants of all religious de-
nominations, whenever a minister visited them, wor-
shiped together in a one-story log school-house which
then stood at the foot of Capitol Hill, on the north
corner of Third and Walnut Streets. When the town
was laid out the first settlers took measures for the
erection of a church building, and John Harris
granted lot No. 187 on the town plat, situated at the
corner of Chestnut and Third Streets, for that pur-
pose. The following is a copy of the English -ul>-
1 scription-list for the erection of the "first church in
Harrisburg" :
We, the subscribers, do each of us promise to pay, or cause to be paid,
unto John Norton, Christian Gunckel, George Redlg, and Henry Brun-
ner, or their order, on demand, the sums annexed to each of our names
respectively, to be held and appropriated by tiie said John Norton, Chris-
tian Gunckel, George Redig, and Henry Brunner in purchas
rials for and in building a church and school-house in some <
part of the town of Harrisburg for the use of the subscriber]
ness whereof we have hereunto set our hands, with the sums
this 12th day of March, *.D. 1787.
Christian Gunckel 2
J. Montgomery 0
ing mate-
jnvenient
0 0
Henrich Eilman
Benjamin Bomberger..
Moses Ullmnr 0 10 0 Michael Ansbach
John Hamilton 1 10 0 George Rabsom
John Brooks.
0 10 0 Wil
John A. Hanna 0 15 0 Andrew Forrest I
John Kean 0 15 0 Jacob Henning (
Michael Capp 0 15 0 James Duncan t
John Joseph Henry 2 12 6 Andrew Armstrong (hart
John Titsworth 0 15 0 gell) '
Samuel Berryhill 0 7 6 Jacob I
Henry Fulton 0 10 0 George Hartnis
0 17
Robert Stev
Alexander Power..
George Piefi'ebacli
Stephen StevenBon
George Fackler 0 15
F. O'Ferral (run off ) 0 10
Samuel Grimes 0 7
Richard R. King (his t
mark) 0 7
Adam Boyd 0 7
I John Hoge 0 7
I Samuel Boyd 0 15
John Ebert 1 10
Michael Bohl 0 3
Christian Scliwiuk 0 6
Henrich Bohl 0 5
James McNamee 0 7
Alexander Graydon 0 15
Alexander Barr .... 0 5
James Sawyers 0 7
Robert Barr 0 5
George Frier 0 5
Jeremiah Rees 0 10
Due in cash 0 2
Thomas Hartley 0 7
Dec. 21, 1787, Mr. Henry
paid in part his sub-
scription ; three dollars
llaoes Flickinger 0
F. Lang 0
Charles Bauermeister 0
10 0 John Boyd 0
15 0 Richard Dixon 0
10 0 McClelland A Reynolds... 0
7 6 Adam Natcher 0
Martin Bundlagel 0
7 6 William Crabb 0
7 6 J. Hubley 0
7 6 John McChesney 0
Joseph Smith 0
7 6
0 Johannes Herse 1 2 6
Charles Stewart 0 10 0
Peter Hershey 0 7 6
David Montgomery 0 7 6
John Wilkes Kittera 0 15 0
Jasper Yeates, Esq 0 15 0
Haben wir Emfangen
von der Kord (court)
vor die Kirch in Har-
risburk 4 10 0
John Spavd 0 7 6
Frederick Kleckner 0 9 0
Johans Koeller 0 5 0
George Hover 2 0 0
George Benedick 0 11 3
William Kelso 0 5 0
McLuebb Pfat-rer ... 0 6 2
Frederick Schweitzer ein
Tag Holz geschleft 0 15 0
hab ich emfangen vor
den neberrest von Stein
und Kalck vor die
Kirch zii bauen 0 5 0
The following is a copy of the German subscrip-
tion list :
Zur erricbtung und Anbauung eines Sehulhauses und Kircbe auf
Jacob Zin
Thomas Hartley, upon
reflection, in addition.. 0
Stephen Chambers 0
Peter Hoofnagle 0
Jonathan McClure, Esq... 0
allhier in Harrisburg, ver-
ns bey gesetzte sunime zu
ton. Christian Kunckel und
n vor die Unterschriebenen
■irunsere Nahmen nehst der
einen der beaten und tauglichsten pla2e
sprecben wir uuterschriebenen die von i
bezahlen an George Retticb, Johannes Not
Henry Brunner, davon der gebrauch alle
seyen solle, zur begraeftigen dieses haben i
sunime welches wir zu diesem Gottes werck widmen wollen bey geset-
zet, und wollen solches ohne fehl auf die erste anfrage an gemeldete
Georg Rettich, Johannes Norton, Christian Kunckel, und Henry
Brunner richtig und ohne widerrede ubertraegen, so gescheheu, Har-
risburg den 12ten Mertz, 1787.
Henrich Brunner 1 10 0
Jacob Zollinger 1 10 0
George Fritley 1 10 0
Vallentein H.irter 1 10 1
Karl 0 7 6
Henrich Henninger (off) 0 15 0
d.
John Phul..
Frantz Leru... ,
Michael Wolf..
Cornelius Cox.
Thomas Forste
George Schuet
Michel Kab..
Johannes Pentzel 1 15.
Genrg Schoederin 1 In 0
" ck Clackn
0 16 0 Conrad Bombaugh 0 15 0
Jacob Silsel (
John Hocker
Michael Filbi
Peter Bollinger (run off) 0
Jacob Welschaus 0
Henrich Boeder..
, 0 15 0 Jacob Weber 0 15 0
George Leru 0 15 0
Jacob Weber durauf be-
zahlt 0 12
Michael Kab emfangen.. 0 12
330
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
A sufficient sum having been raised by subscription,
a log church was erected with a front of thirty-five
feet and five inches on Third Street, and a depth of
thirty feet and five inches to Cherry Alley. The lot
had a front of fifty-two feet and six inches on Chest-
nut Street, and a depth of two hundred and ten feet
to Cherry Alley. The first church building being for
the use of all .denominations, the original subscrip-
tion papers, as we have seen, very properly recited that
the edifice was " for the use of the subscribers/' and
for many years clergymen of different denominations
officiated in it. A majority of the subscribers, how-
ever, being those who professed the doctrines of Mar-
tin Luther and Ulric Zwingle, the church was owned
and occupied statedly only by the German Reformed
and Evangelical Lutheran congregations. These two
religious denominations worshiped together in this
building until the Lutherans purchased a lot ou
Fourth Street, between Market and Chestnut, and
erected a handsome church for themselves, the corner-
stone of which was laid in 1814. They sold their in-
terest in the old church and lot in 1816 for one thou-
sand dollars. In 1791 the two denominations erected
a school-house on the old property, as will be seen by
the following subscription list:
Da zum Nutzen und gebrauch derheranwaehsenden Deutsche Jugend
ein Schulhaus neben die Kirche erbauet worden und in dasselbige, auch
ein stuben ofeu gesetzt worden, und nun niehr auch bequem ist Winters
zeit Gottes dienst darin zuhalten und da es einesjeden Christen sein.
Pflicht ist, vor seine Kinder zu sorgen damit sie in gutem uuterwieaen
kommen werden, so werden alle diejenigen freundlichst ersucht einen
gefaelligen Beytrag zu thun, damit die dadurch verursachte Unkosten
des Baues bezahlt werden koennen. Harrisburg den 19th December,
1791.
Trustees. — John Deutzel, Georg Kettig, Georg Huyger, Ilenrich Bruu-
George Hoyer hat 3 Tag geschaft, 3/9 0
George Rettig hat 4 Tag geschaft, 15/0 1 Q
50 Backenstein, 1/3 /
Friederich Pflieger gibt ein paar Baender 0
Michael DerBtein ein Tag geschaft 0
Georg Pfriemmer hat ein Tag geschaft u
Peter Walter vor ein Fuss zum Ofen gemacht 0
Jacob Eliebrecbt gibt in Ge!r, bezahlt vor der
Rechnung 0
John Dent/el gibt in Gelt 0
Johannes Ebert 0
Joseph Drift 0
Georg Leber 0
Jncob Welslmns hat ein Tag geschaft 0
George Ziegler ein Tag geschaft 0
Georg Frientley 0
Peter Denig 0
George Jaust? 0
Conrad Bombach 0
Friederich Jauss 0
Henricb Conrad 0
SchluHutt 0
Georg lli*ss 0
Philipp Bliinuth 0
Philipp El'breit 0
Conrad Tresenreider bat geben 15 J^icht (illegi-
ble) 0
Christian Kunckel 0
Valentcin Horter 0
Jacob Bucher 0
Caspar Smith 0
1 \U%
1 10}^
5 7^
1 10
5 10
1 10
Peter Nueger ein Tag geschaft 0 3 9
Georg Feirstein 0 1 10
Andreas Rihm 0 2 6
Tobias Seyboth 0 2 6
Adam Hocker 0 2 6
Christoff Hacker 0 2 0
Johannes Hacker 0 5 0
John Romge 0 10
Valentine Waoger 0 2 6
Jacob Zollinger hat 3 Tag geschaft 0 11 3
John Pool 15 Lite, sush for the school-house 0 5 0
Andreas Kiausse 0
Jacob Reitzel 0
Michael Yaene 0
John Luther 0
Michael Kopp 0
Carl Miller o
Henrich Beder 0
John Comfort ein Tag geschaft 0
George Hartman 0
Johannes Schneider 0
Johannes Heiss li lb. Naegel gemacht 5 Bens das
Bund 0
Stephen Horning 0
Christopher Suesa 0
Balser Suess 0
Jacob Sehrly 0
John Deffer 0
Martin Kapp 0
Henrich Ruthraff 0 3 9
Abraham Huy 0 5 7
Frantz and Georg Leru in gesaegt Holtz 15 7
Indorsed on outside of subscription paper, viz.:
Est ist zusammen in Geld £7 19s. lOj^d.
After the death of John Harris his heirs released
for five shillings all their interest in the church lot to
thetrusteesof the Reformed and Lutheran Churches.
The first pastor of the Reformed congregation was
Rev. A. Hautz, and of the Lutheran, Rev. F. D.
Schaeffer, the latter of whom then resided in or near
Carlisle. The first records of this church bear date
Oct, 18, 1788.
Both congregations appear to have been united in
their temporal affairs and all church regulations from
1787 to 1795. Rev. A. Hautz was the first stationed
pastor of the German Reformed Church, and the first
resident pastor of any denomination settled in Har-
risburg. He owned and occupied a house situated
on Chestnut Street, the third house southwest of the
church. It appears by the first record of an election,
held Sept. 12, 1790, that the following persons were
chosen by the respective congregations:
Geeman Refoemed.
Trustees.
George Hoyer.
Heinrich Brunner.
Jacob Zollinger.
George Hatz.
Jacob Stehley.
Jacob WelBcha
Lutheran.
Trustees.
John Dentzel.
George Rettig.
Elders.
Christian Kunkel.
John Hocker.
Deacons.
Michael von Keuen.
John Ebert.
The entry for 1795 is as follows:
" Im Jahrl795 wurden die zwei Gemeinden in Harrisburgh, naemlich
die Reformirt und Lutherisch, von einander Sebarirt, und waehlten auf
Reformirter Seite zum Kiichenrath :
CITY OF HAR1USBURG.
331
"Trustees. — Goorpe Ilaejer, Hcuricli Brunner; Aeltesten, Jacob
Shultz, Simon Schneider ; Voratehor, Henrich Llphart, Johannes
Pfeiffer."
Up to this time the two congregations had wor-
shiped together, but in this year they separated, al-
though they occupied the same building. In the
same year the old church was wainscoted and put in
thorough repair. In 1804 the vestries of the two de-
nominations erected a pulpit and put up galleries on
three sides. The walls were plastered and the exte-
rior weatherboarded and painted white. On the 28th
of March, 1812, Rev. Philip Gloninger, George Hover,
Frederick Kelker, Nicholas Ott, and Frederick Boas
purchased of Joseph Allen lot No. 186, adjoining the
old church property, for fourteen hundred dollars, for
the exclusive use of the German Reformed Church.
On the 13th of July, 1813, the Lutherans formally
proposed a division of the church property, which was
declined by the Reformed brethren. On June 17,
1815, a second proposition was made by the Lutherans,
that the German Reformed should purchase an un-
divided half of the new Lutheran Church which had
been built on Fourth Street in 1814. This occasioned
considerable discussion, but the majority of the Re-
formed Church opposed the proposition, and the result
was that on the 1st of April, 1816, the German Re-
formed congregation purchased for one thousand dol-
lars the interest of the Lutherans in the old church
lot and buildings. On the 3d of July, 1818, " The
German Reformed Salem Church of Harrisburg" was
incorporated with the following incorporators :
Vestry : Trustees, Christian Shaeffer, John Zinn ;
Elders, George Wetherholt, John Kelker ; Deacons,
John Horter, John S. Wiestling, George Kunkel,
Jacob Hise; Members, M. Rahm, A. Dorsheimer,
George Hoyer, Henry George, Jacob Miesch, Jacob
Cunkle, Jacob Hoyer, Jacob Bucher, George Snyder,
Frederick Beisel, Joseph Doll, John Henning, Henry
Frey, Henry Weltshover, Jacob Balsley, Frederick
Kelker, David S. Forney, Jacob Steinman, Jacob
Greenawalt, Peter Bachman, Jacob Kunkel, Samuel
C. Wiestling, Jr., Samuel Swartz, Conrad Knepley,
Michael Derstein, Nicholas Ott, John Horn, David
Beissel, Peter Snider, Daniel Snider, John A. Stehley.
On the 15th of January, 1821, a meeting of the
members was held in the old church, at which Fred-
erick Kelker presided and John S. Wiestling acted as
secretary. At this meeting it was resolved to erect a
new church of suitable dimensions, to front on Chest-
nut Street, and the following persons were appointed
to collect subscriptions for the purpose : Jacob Bucher,
John Kelker, John Zinn, John S. Wiestling, Rev.
John Winebrenner, John Horter, Frederick Kelker,
and Conrad Knepley. Three weeks afterwards (on
Feb. 5, 1821} the committee reported six thousand
and six dollars in cash and subscriptions, and the
vestry were requested to contract for the erection of a
new church.
On the 8th of March, 1821, the vestry contracted
with Messrs. Samuel Pool and Henry V. Wilson for
the erection of a brick church, sixty feet front and
seventy-five feet deep, and with a tower one hundred
and ten feet to the top of the wood-work, to be com-
pleted by July 1, 1822, for the sum of eight thousand
dollars. To carry the plan into execution, the old
log school-house and the brick house, both of which
stood on the church lots, were taken down and re-
moved. The church building was immediately com-
menced, and on the 11th of June, 1821, the corner-
stone was laid with appropriate ceremonies. On the
21st of June, 1822, the bell, weighing six hundred
and sixty-seven pounds, which had been procured in
London at an expense of three hundred and forty-six
dollars and fifty-six and one-half cents, was taken to
the church and placed in the tower. The following
inscriptions are upon it : " T. Mears, of London, Fecit
1822;" " May all whom I may summon to the grave
the blessings of a well-spent life receive." The church
was, finished Aug. 1, 1822, and on the 4th of the same
month dedicated to Jehovah. The total cost of the
church up to Feb. 15, 1823, was eight thousand five
hundred and thirty-seven dollars and fifty-four cents,
exclusive of bell.
In 1827 the old church was altered by extending
an upper floor from the eastern to the western gal-
lery, thus converting the interior into two large rooms.
The upper one was used for some time by the Sunday-
school, and the lower as a day-school. They were
afterwards occupied by public schools. In the sum-
mer of 1841 the pulpit of the brick church was re-
placed by a new one, the walls painted, and many
other improvements made. In the same year a
spacious lecture- room one story high, twenty-eight by
fifty-four feet, with thirteen-feet ceiling, was erected
in the rear of the new church. It was subsequently
extended to Cherry Alley, making a room twenty-
eight by ninety-one feet. In 1855 its interior was
handsomely frescoed by George Seiling, the noted
fresco-painter of Reading, and in January, 1856, a
splendid organ, purchased from Jardine & Son, of
New York, and presented to the congregation by five
members thereof, was put up. The " confirmation
table," which stood before the pulpit in the first
church since 1787, has been carefully preserved and
is used as the speaker's desk in the new chapel,
erected in 1880.
In 1854 the old log church, corner Third Street and
Cherry Avenue, was taken down and four brick dwell-
ing-houses erected on its site. The congregation also
erected three additional brick dwellings on Cherry
Avenue in 1881, after the completion of the chapel.
The church was remodeled in 1876, and Salem
Chapel, an extensive and beautiful building for Sun-
day-school purposes, erected in 1S80 and 1881, in the
rear of and adjoining the main church building.
The following are the names of the stationed pas-
tors of the Reformed Church from its foundation to
the present time :
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HISTOKY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Rev. Anthony Hautz, from probably 1788 to 1797.
In the tax duplicates of Dauphin County it seems
that Mr. Hautz was first taxed in 1792, and the last
year in which he is noted as a resident of Harrisburg
is in 1797.
Rev. Jonathan Helfeustein, from Sept. 7, 1805, to
1808.
Rev. Philip Gloninger, from July 17, 1808, to June
26, 1814.
Rev. Frederick Rahauser, from April 5, 1816, to
April 5, 1819. ■
Rev. John Winebrenner, from Oct. 22, 1820, to
March 23, 1823.
Rev. Albert Helfenstein, from March 1, 1824, to
Sept, 8, 1829.
Rev. Daniel Zacharias, from Feb. 21, 1830, to
March 31, 1835.
Rev. Joseph F. Berg, from Nov. 1, 1835, to Nov. 6,
1836.
Rev. John H. Smaltz, from Nov. 1, 1838, to Nov.
1, 1840.
Rev. John F. Mesick, from Dec. 17, 1840, to Feb-
ruary, 1855.
Rev. Daniel Gans, from 1855 to 1864.
Rev. W. H. H. Snyder, from Dec. 18, 1864, to the
present time.
Second Reformed Church. — On the 20th of
April, 1861, Miss Rebecca Elizabeth Reily and Ru-
dolph F. Kelker donated to the trustees of the First
Reformed Church of Harrisburg a certain lot of
ground fronting on Reily Street one hundred and
twelve feet, and on East Fifth and Sixth Streets one
hundred feet, in trust for the use of any persons who
might thereafter unite in forming a Second Reformed
congregation, to be in connection with the Eastern
Synod of the Reformed Church in the United States;
the said trustees to convey the said lot of ground, with
all improvements that might be erected thereon, to
the trustees of said Second congregation, whenever
they should be incorporated, for the sum of one dollar
free of all incumbrance. Nothing was, however, done
by the officers of the First Church in the premises
until in February, 1863. On the 8th of that month
the superintendent and teachers of the Sunday-school
resolved in meeting that they would raise two hun-
dred dollars for a prospective Sunday-school and
Second Reformed Church. On the 12th of the same
month, on the petition of the same parties, the con-
sistory of the church elected William H. Seibert, one
of the teachers in the Sunday-school, as superintend-
ent of the proposed new school. During the week a
member of the First Church secured the second story
of the Good Will engine house, on Ridge Road be-
tween Cumberland and Broad Streets, and furnished
it at his own expense. On the Sunday of April 19,
1863, at 8.30 o'clock a.m., William H. Seibert, super-
intendent-elect, with Miss Sarah Jane Gutelius, Miss
Margaret Ulrich (now Mrs. Benjamin Umberger),
and Miss Jane W. Umberger (afterwards Mrs. John
F. Traut, now deceased), all teachers in the First
Reformed Sunday-school, opened the new school
with nine scholars. On the following Sunday, April
26, 1863, Rev. George Kurzman, pastor of a Re-
formed Church at Middletown, but a resident of Har-
risburg, preached the first sermon. On the 19th of
November, 1863, Rev. Frederick Fox entered upon
his duties as a missionary of the Board of Home Mis-
sions, preaching in both the English and German
languages. On the 31st of January, 1864, a meeting
of persons of the Reformed faith was held at the
dwelling of William H. Seibert, then in South Street,
between Second Street and Raspberry Avenue, and
the following-named individuals agreed to organize
as the Second Reformed Church of Harrisburg : Wil-
liam H. Seibert, Philip Hoke, Eli Hollinger, Henry
Fuehrer, Isaac Mover, Solomon Wirtz, Daniel Eckert,
Jacob Derstein, and Christian Ehrman. On the 24fch
of April following twenty-seven others united with
the congregation.
On the 3d of June, 1865, the trustees of the First
Church conveyed the real estate above mentioned to
the trustees of the Second Church, the latter having
been duly incorporated. In this year funds were col-
lected, and a chapel built and dedicated Oct. 8, 1865,
free of all incumbrance. Rev. Fox preached his
farewell sermon March 11, 1866, intending to visit the
Pacific coast and labor in the cause of missions there.
The Rev. William A. Gring succeeded him, begin-
ning his pastorate on the third Sunday of August,
1866. His connection with the congregation con-
tinued until Aug. 2, 1868. Rev. Nathaniel E. Bress-
ler was pastor from Nov. 8, 1868, until February,
1S72. On the 26th of January, 1873, the congrega-
tion called the Rev. George W. Snyder, then laboring
in Danville, Pa., who entered upon his pastorate
April 16, 1873, and has since occupied the same as a
faithful laborer in the Master's vineyard. During
the summer of 1874 the chapel was enlarged by the
erection of an additional Sunday-school-room, and
also a room in the basement of the building so as to
accommodate the infant and senior Sunday-schools
separately. Dedicatory services were held in the
chapel and new annex on Dec. 5 and 6, 1874.
In the spring of 1876 the large frame church build-
ing situated at the corner of Broad Street and Two-
and-a-half Street, erected by the Second Advent con-
gregation, was offered for sale. March 13, 1876, the
congregation unanimously agreed to purchase it for
six thousand dollars, for which sum they mortgaged
their church property on Reily Street. On the 19th
of March, 1876, the first service was held in the
lecture-room of the building, and on the 23d of April,
1876, the newly-purchased building was formally
reopened and rededicated to God with appropriate
services. The Reily Street property was disposed of
by the congregation to W. H. Seibert for six thousand
nine hundred dollars in July, 1877.
CITY OF HARR1SBURG.
333
Zwingle Reformed Church. — This congrega-
tion was organized in 1870 by a number of the mem-
bers of the Second Reformed Church of Harrisburg,
who desired German preaching exclusively. They
purchased a property on the corner of North Street
and Church Alley, and erected thereon a neat brick
church. The pastors who have respectively served
the congregation are as follows: Rev. Arnold Zullig,
Rev. H. Bielfeld, Rev. Moritz Noll, Rev. Frederick
Fox, and Rev. H. A. Friedell. At the present time,
June, 1883, the congregation is without a pastor, Rev.
Friedell having deceased in the early part of this year
while pastor of the church. Rev. George W. Snyder,
pastor of the Second Reformed Church, has been,
a lot on Fourth Street, between Market and Chestnut
Streets, and erected thereon a handsome brick church.
The building committee to which the erection of this
edifice was intrusted was appointed Jan. 26, 1814, and
consisted of Christian Kunkel, George Youse, George
Ziegler, John Shoch, and Christian Stahl. Plans and
specifications having been presented, this committee
made a contract on Feb. 14, 1814, with Stephen Hills
for the construction of the building. The corner-stone
was laid on June 22, 1814, at which time the follow-
ing ministers were present : Revs. George Schmucker,
of Yorktown ; George Lochman, of Lebanon ; Hein-
drich Danhoif, of Jonestown: W. G. Ernst, of Mari-
etta ; and J. P. Hecht, of Carlisle. An immense con-
siiiwffl
FIRST CHURCH.
since the death of Rev. Friedell, preaching to the
Zwingle congregation every Sabbath afternoon. The
founders of this congregation were John Henry Blu-
menstein, Br., George Blumenstein, Conrad Blumen-
stein, Christopher Nolde, George Rettburg, Ludwig
Orth, Stephen Kohler, George Kohler, William Strei-
nung, Christian Sturtz, John Nolde, Conrad Nolde,
George Bachman, Henry Fuhrer, and Daniel Deckel.
LUTHERAN CHURCHES.
First or Zion's Church.— Up to 1814 the Lu-
theran congregation in Harrisburg worshiped with
their German Reformed brethren in the church which,
as elsewhere stated, the two congregations had erected
for their joint use. In 1814 the Lutherans purchased
course of people was in attendance. After repeated
and earnest appeals for assistance to sister congrega-
tions, the church was finally dedicated on Oct. 1,
1815. On the forenoon of that day Rev. G. Schmucker
preached a German sermon. In the afternoon the
Rev. Mr. Armstrong preached an English sermon,
and in the evening Rev. Mr. Heudel, a German Re-
formed minister, preached in German. On Monday,
in the forenoon, Rev. Mr. Vanhoff conducted services
in German, and in the evening Rev. J. P. Hecht
preached in English. The collections during these
services amounted to six hundred dollars. The fol-
lowing week it was decided to rent the pews, and the
afternoons of October 10th and 17th, between the
hours of two and five o'clock, were set apart for that
334
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
purpose. In the language of the original record,
" to the complete surprise of everybody every pew was
taken the' first day." Rev. F. C. Schaeffer and Val-
entine Hummel, about a year before, had gone to
Litiz and purchased an organ, built by Mr. Bach-
man, which was now placed in position in the new
church.
In 1816 the congregation sold all their interest in
the old church property on Third Street to the Re-
formed Church for one thousand dollars, and in 1822
erected a large two-story brick school-house adjoining
their church.
Rev. F. D. Schaeffer, from near Carlisle, preached
statedly until 1795, when Rev. Henry Moeller be-
May, 1829. " Mr. Holman was requested to pre-
pare a plan of a steeple and lay it before the next
meeting."
June 22, 1S29. " It was further also determined
that Mr. Holman superintend the building of the
steeple on the Lutheran Church, employ workmen,
select the materials, for which he is to receive fifty
dollars as a compensation for services."
The building thus remodeled was the place of wor-
ship of the congregation until Oct. 21, 1838, when the
. entire edifice and the adjoining school-house (erected
in 1822) were entirely destroyed by fire. On the fol-
lowing day, in compliance with a request from the
vestry and the pastor, Rev. Samuel Sprecher, the
SECOND CHURCH.
came first stationed pastor. The following are the
founders of this church, who in 1795 signed the
articles of church government: Benjamin Kurtz,
Henry Saylor, George Pfeiffer, Matthias Hutman,
George Jauss, George Hartman, Frederick Youse,
Johannes Ebert, John Shoch, George Ziegler, Martin
Krieger, George Seidel, George Scheile, George Em-
erich, Peter Walter, Caspar Shmidt, Stephen Horn-
ing, George Buks, Balthazer Sees, John Fager, Peter
Bricker, Christoff Sess, John Mytinger, Bernhard
Geiger, Peter Brua.
The original building of 1814 continued in use un-
altered until 1829, when the following record shows
steps were taken to erect a steeple :
congregation assembled at the ruins and determined
to rebuild the church. A committee consisting of
Messrs. Dock, Hummel, and Pool was appointed to
prosecute the work of rebuilding, with power to ap-
point collectors to solicit subscriptions. The follow-
ing gentlemen were appointed : South Ward — Messrs.
Valentine Hummel, Brown, and German. East Ward
— Messrs. David Hummel, Dock, and Seiler. West
Ward — Messrs. Pool, P. Keller, and Fager. North
Ward — Messrs. M. Keller, Barnitz, and Buehler.
The work was vigorously prosecuted, and the com-
pleted church was dedicated on the 10th of Novem-
ber, 1839. It was sixty-four feet front by eighty-four
deep, and had a large lecture room and several Sab-
CITY OF HARRISBURG.
335
bath-school-rooms in the basement. It was built of
brick, covered with composition, painted white, and
the cupola had two bells. The edifice was remodeled
and enlarged in 1866-67, and is now one hundred
and four feet deep and sixty-four feet front. In the
tower, which is one hundred and seventy-five feet
high, is a chime of eleven bells. The pastors have
been :
1795-1803, Henry Moeller; 1803-12, J. D. Peter-
son; 1812-15, F. C. Schaeffer; 1815-26, John George
Lochman, D.D. ; 1827-36, Augustus H. Lochman ;
1836-40, Samuel Sprecher, D.D. ; 1840-49, E. W.
Shaeffer ; 1849-65, Charles A. Hay, D.D. ; 1865-75,
and German members. The German portion, after
several preliminary meetings, organized and founded
on Jan. 8, 1843, the present German Lutheran St.
Michael's Church. At this meeting Rev. G. J. Martz
was chosen pastor, and on February 22d a committee
was appointed to draft rules for the government of
the congregation, which were adopted on the 6th of
July following. Services were held at first in the
court-house, in the old Methodist Church, and in the
Reformed Church and lecture-room. The congrega-
tion then purchased of Thomas Elder a lot on Second
Street, below Meadow Lane, and appointed a building
committee, consisting of John G. Jauss, Christian
THIRD CHURCH.
G. F. Stelling, D.D. ; 1875-81, Joel Swartz, D.D. ;
1881, A. H. Studebaker.
Up to 1843 the pastors preached in both German
and English, with the exception of the first two, who
officiated in the German language alone. In conse-
quence of the increase of both the German and
English branches of the church, an amicable separa-
tion was effected in 1843, when the German portion
organized the German Lutheran St. Michael's Church.
German Lutheran St. Michael's Church. — In
the fall of 1842 difficulties in relation to services in
the English and German languages existing in the
Evangelical Lutheran Ziou's (First) Church led, as
heretofore stated, to a separation between its English
Maeyer, Jacob Boger, Jacob Recver, and John Gast-
rock, with authority also to collect funds. Rev. Mr.
Martz's term having expired, Rev. J. Vogelbach, of
Philadelphia, was installed pastor, July 21, 1S44.
Soon after this the building committee contracted
with Jones & Zimmerman for the erection of the
church. The corner-stone was laid May 4. 1S44, and
on September 15th following the church was dedicated.
Owing to some difficulties the edifice would not have
been completed but for the liberality of four of its
members, John G. Jauss, Christian Maeyer, Jacob
Boger, and Frederick Rauch, who advanced each
one hundred and fifty dollars to carry on the work.
The edifice is a handsome brick building thirty-eight
by sixty feet with basement, and has a front erallery.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
organ, and Gothic windows. The cost, with the lot,
was about four thousand dollars. In 1844 the congre-
gation was incorporated, the articles providing that
services should be in the German language only.
The pastors have been : 1843-44, G. J. Martz; Jan.
I, 1844, to Sept. 22, 1847, J. Vogelbach ; Oct. 1, 1847,
to Oct. 1, 1850, L. Gerhardt; Oct. 13, 1850, to April
II, 1852, J. Vogelbach; April 12, 1852, to March 26,
1855, D. Maier; 1855 (few months), H. Vossler; Oct.
25, 1855, to Oct. 11, 1857, C. M. Jaeger; 1857-58, W.
S. Porr; Dec. 1, 1858, to Jan. 12, 1860, J. J. Kucher;
1860-71, H. Liesmanu; 1871-74, C. Schwankousky ;
June 10, 1876, George Pfuhl, the present pastor.
The Second Lutheran Church originated in the
mission Sabbath-school founded Jan. 11, 1858, by
the Sunday-school Association of Zion's Lutheran
Church at the suggestion of William Parkhill. A
house on East State Street was rented, in which the
first Sabbath-school meeting was held in a front room
below, and on the fourth Sunday two floors of the
house were filled. In March following a lot was
leased on the northwest corner of State and Fourth
Streets, on which a chapel was built. It had a small
tower and bell. Rev. C. A. Hay, of the Zion's Church,
preached every alternate Sunday afternoon during the
following winter. On Sept. 13, 1860, the congregation
was regularly organized. The first pastor, Rev. E. S.
Johnston, began his labors June 24, 1860. The first
church officials were : Elders, Jacob Reel, D. A. S.
Eyster ; Deacons, Charles Osman, E. S. German,
George Krichbaum, G.T.Murray. Theehapel, erected
on leased ground, was removed to Williams Street, and
on its site the Free Baptist congregation erected its
church. A lot was then purchased on the corner of
Forster and Elder Streets for fifteen hundred dollars,
on which the corner-stone of the present edifice was
laid May 29, 1863, Rev. F. W. Conrad, D.D., deliver-
ing the discourse. The building was dedicated July
14, 1867, having cost eighteen thousand dollars.
The pastors have been : June 24, 1860, to Nov. 4,
1866, E. S. Johnston ; Jan. 13, 1867, to 1870, G. W.
Halderman ; September, 1870, to 1873, F. P. Thomp-
kins; Nov. 2, 1873, to 1882, L.M. Heilman; 1883, H.
S. Cook.
Zion's German Lutheran Church is a one-
story frame, located on Elder Street. The congrega-
tion was organized and the edifice erected in 1863,
and in 1865 its constitution was adopted.
Its pastors have been: 1863-68, E. M. Yeager;
1868-73, Rev. Mr. Badenfeld ; 1873-78, D. Spangen-
berg; 1878-80, William Strobel ; 1881, J. G. Abele.
Lutheran Jubilee Chapel is located on Four-
teen-and-a-half Street, corner of Shoop. The con-
gregation grew out of a mission Sunday-school or-
ganized by the Sunday-school Association of the
First Lutheran Church, which built the frame chapel
in 1871. The congregation was formally organized
in February, 1872, by Rev. S. Dasher, with thirty-
five members. Mr. Dasher also preaches at Shoop's
Church, four miles east, on the Jonestown road, and
at Churchville, near Steelton.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES.
Market Square Church. — Prior to 1790 the
Presbyterians of Harrisburg worshiped at, but were
united with, the Paxtang Church, a short distance
from the town. After the laying out of Harrisburg,
in 1785, the population increased, and the residents
invited traveling preachers to officiate for them on
several occasions.
In October, 1786, a petition was presented to the
Presbytery of Carlisle from residents in Harrisburg
and the parts adjacent, requesting that they be erected
into a congregation, and be allowed to have a place
of worship in the town, and to have supplies ap-
pointed them for the pulpit services. No action was
taken upon these requests at that time, but in April,
1787, the Presbytery met at Carlisle, and the follow-
ing account is taken from the records of the meeting:
" A representation and a petition of a number of
the inhabitants of Harrisburg and others in the town-
ship of Paxtang was laid before the Presbytery and
read. The said representation sets forth that these
people desire to be considered as a Presbyterian con-
gregation, and to have supplies appointed to them
by the Presbytery, and that in order to promote peace
and harmony between them and the Paxtang congre-
gation some proposals had been made and considered,
though not accepted by that congregation, a copy of
which also was laid before Presbytery. Mr. Elder
also gave a representation of the case as concerning
these people and the Paxtang congregation. The
Presbytery, upon consideration of the case, agreed to
propose the following articles to the consideration
and acceptance of these people, which may have a
tendency to preserve peace and unity in that part of
the church :
" I. That Harrisburg shall be considered as the seat
of a Presbyterian Church, and part of the charge of
Rev. John Elder, and in which he is to preach one-
third of his time.
" II. That Mr. Elder's salary, promised by the con-
gregation of Paxtang, shall be continued and paid
by the congregation in common who adhere to these
two places of worship, viz., Paxtang and Harrisburg.
" III. That the congregation thus united may apply
for and obtain supplies as assistant to the labors of
Mr. Elder, to be paid by the congregation in common.
"IV. That when the congregation may judge it
proper, they shall have a right to choose and call a
minister as a colleague with Mr. Elder, to officiate in
relation with him."
Rev. Dr. Davidson, of Carlisle, president of Dick-
inson College, and Rev. John Waugh, pastor of Sil-
ver's Spring Church, were appointed to attend at the
CITY OF HARRIS BURG.
337
church in Lower Paxtang, on the last Tuesday of
May, 1787, to moderate and assist in the matter.
At a subsequent meeting of the Presbytery, held in
June, 1787, Rev. Dr. Davidson and Mr. Waugh re-
ported that they had fulfilled their appointment at
Paxtang, and that the following had been agreed to
by Mr. Elder, his congregation and Harrisburg:
I. That the congregation shall have two stated
places of public worship, — the one where Rev. Mr.
Elder now officiates, the other in Harrisburg.
II. That the Rev. John Elder shall continue to
have and receive during his life or incumbency all
the salary or stipends that he now enjoys, to be paid
by his present subscribers, as he and they may agree,
and continue his labors in Derry as usual.
III. That the congregation may, for the present,
apply to the Presbytery for supplies, which when
obtained, the expenses shall be defrayed by those
who do not now belong to Mr. Elder's congregation
and such as may think proper to join them; and
should such supplies be applied for when Mr. Elder
is to be in Paxtang, then he and the person to supply
shall preach in rotation, the one in the country and
the other in town ; but should Mr. Elder be in Derry,
then the supplies shall officiate in town.
IV. That the congregation when able, or when
they think proper, may invite and settle any regular
Presbyterian minister they or a majority of them may
choose, and can obtain, as co-pastor with Mr. Elder,
who shall officiate as to preaching in the manner
specified in the third proposal.
Notwithstanding the permission granted by these
articles, Mr. Elder continued to be sole pastor of the
two congregations of Derry and Paxtang, the latter
including Harrisburg, until his death, in July, 1792.
In 1793, Rev. Nathaniel R. Snowden, a licentiate
of the Presbytery of Philadelphia, was ordained and
installed as pastor over the congregations of Derry,
Paxtang, and Harrisburg. In 1794 the latter church
was regularly organized, with Moses Gillmor, Adam
Boyd, and Samuel Weir as ruling elders. In April,
1796, Mr. Snowden's pastoral relations had ceased
with Derry and Paxtang, and he officiated at Harris-
burg alone, but he was afterwards permitted to preach
at Middletown. Worship was held in the loft of the
old jail until the erection, in 1799, of the court-house,
when it was used. As it was the custom in those days
to raise money for benevolent purposes by lotteries,
application was made to the Legislature for permis-
sion to raise by lottery a sum not exceeding five
thousand dollars to buy a lot and erect a church.
HARRISBDBGH )
Cbubch Lottery. 1
By
Authority.
No. 3912.
THIS Tick*
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b the Possessor to such Prize as may '
be drawn to
its Number,
if demanded witl
in Twelve Months
after drawing
Subj
set to
a Deduction of Twe
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February 8,1802.
3912.
Adam Botd.
On March 16, 1798, a law was passed appointing
Robert Harris, George Whitehill, Christian Kunkei,
William Graydon, George Brenizer, Adam Boyd,
Jacob Bucher, Archibald McAllister, and Samuel
Elder commissioners for that purpose. The Gover-
nor approved the scheme, which was completed, and
the drawing took place from June 1 to 7, 1803.
On June 7, 1804, these commissioners purchased a
lot on the corner of Second Street and Cherry Alley
for four hundred pounds, on which the edifice was
erected by William Glass, builder. It was opened
for worship Feb. 12 and 13, 1808, when Rev.
James Buchanan was installed as pastor, Rev. Mr.
Snowden having retired June 25, 1805. This house
was built of brick, and was forty-five by sixty feet.
In 1816 an addition to the front was built, which
was occupied by the Sabbath-school and used as a
lecture-room. Mr. Buchanan, who was a licentiate
of New Castle Presbytery, served the congregation
two-thirds of his time, and the Middle Paxtang con-
gregation the remainder. He continued as pastor
until Sept. 10, 1815, when on his application his con-
nection was dissolved. In the language of the Rev.
Dr. Dewitt, "Mr. Buchanan was much esteemed by
his congregation as a man of intelligence, piety, and
an excellent preacher: he wrote his sermons with
great care, and committed them accurately to mem-
ory; his style was remarkably sententious, and his
sermons short. " Under his ministry the church was
enlarged; it became established in the doctrines of
the gospel. After Mr. Buchanan closed his ministry
in Harrisburg he remained for some years without a
charge in consequence of ill health; when sufficiently
restored he took charge of a congregation in Green-
castle, Franklin Co., Pa.; afterwards he removed to
Logansport, Ind., where he ceased from his earthly
labors, greatly beloved and respected."
After Mr. Buchanan's resignation, the Harrisburg
congregation remained vacant for three years. On
the 5th of October, 1818, the Rev. William R. De-
witt, a licentiate of the Presbytery of New York, re-
ceived a unanimous call to become their pastor ; he
shortly after signified his intention to accept their
call, and removed to Harrisburg in December, 1818,
and commenced to preach statedly to the congrega-
tion. On the 26th October, 1819, he was ordained" to
the gospel ministry, and on the 12th of November,
1819, installed as pastor of the congregation.
The congregation received its legal charter in 1818.
In 1838 the division occurred in the general church.
The Presbytery of Harrisburg was formed in connec-
tion with the New School General Assembly, and
this church became a part of that Presbytery. In
the winter of 1840-41 the trustees repurchased'of the
heirs of Robert Sloan a part of the original church
lot, which had been sold to him, and on which he
had erected a three-story brick house. In the spriu"
of 1841 the old church was torn down, aud a new edi-
fice built and dedicated Feb. 13, 1842. It was con-
338
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
structed of brick, and covered with white cement, ' and is one hundred and ninety-three feet in height.
and its dimensions were sixty-three by eighty-four A number of minarets adorn the sides. The audience-
feet. It was adorned in front with a portico, sup- room is seventy-six by fifty-eight feet, and contains
ported by pillars of the Corinthian order, an exact one hundred and forty pews a good distance apart,
copy of the front of the celebrated Choragie monu- There is no gallery, except a small one for the choir,
ment of Lysicrates at Athens. The basement story and the ceiling is ornamented with paneling and
was above ground, and contained a lecture-room, a stucco-work. The height of the walls at the lower
Sabbath-school-room, and a studio for the pastor. ; corners of the roof is thirty-two feet, and to the cone
The pulpit was of fine polished Italian marble. In
July, 1854, Rev. Thomas H. Robinson was called to
act as a colleague of
Rev. Dr. Dewitt, and
commenced his labors
on the 1st of October
following. On the 21st
of January, 1875, he
was installed as pastor,
in which relation he
still continues.
On March 31, 1858,
the church edifice was
entirely destroyed by
fire, which was the work
of an incendiary. It
broke out in a small
stable in the rear of
the church, and spread
with great rapidity to
several adjoining frame
buildings, from which
it was quickly commu-
nicated to the church.
After its destruction a
part of the congre-
gation withdrew and
formed the present Pine
Street Presbyterian
Church.
The original congre-
gation worshiped in
Brant's City Hall, Mar-
ket Street, until its
new edifice was com-
pleted. The corner-
stone of the latter was
laid Oct. 26, 1858, and
the edifice was dedi-
cated March 18, 1860.
It was built on the corner of Second Street and
Market Square, under the direction of J. C. Hoxie,
architect, of Philadelphia. Its style is a rich Ro-
manesque, and its size is one hundred and thirty-
three feet by sixty-six, exclusive of projections. Its
"front is on Second Street, from which it has three en-
trances, with one at the side, leading to the lecture-
and Sabbath-school-rooms, which occupy a distinct
part of the building in the rear. There are two turrets
on the front part of the building, besides the steeple,
which is located on the upper corner of the edifice,
MARKET SQUARE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
of the roof in front fifty -six feet.
The ruling elders of Market Square Presbyterian
Church1 since its or-
ganization have been :
Adam Boyd, Moses
Gillmor, Samuel Weir,
John Stoner, William
Graydon, Robert Sloan,
Joseph A. McJimsey,
Samuel Agnew, M.D.,
John Nielson, Rich-
ard T. Leech, John C.
Capp, James W. Weir,
Alexander Graydon,
Alexander Sloan* Al-
fred Armstrong, Sam-
uel W. Hays, Wil-
liam McClean, William
Root, John A. Weir,
Mordecai McKinney,
Robert J. Fleming,
James Fleming, Wil-
liam S. Shaffer* Walter
F. Fahnestock, James
F. Purvis, Samuel J.
M. MeCarrell* Gilbert
M. McCaulay* Jacob
A. Miller* M.D.
The pastors were :
1793 to June 25, 1805,
Nathaniel R. Snow-
den ; Feb. 12, 1809, to
Sept. 10, 1815, James
Buchanan ; Nov. 12,
1819, to Jan. 21, 1875,
William R. Dewitt;
July, 1854, when called
as colleague of Rev. Dr.
Dewitt, Thos. H. Rob-
inson, present pastor.
James W. Weir was superintendent of the Sunday-
school for nearly fifty years.
The Pine Street Presbyterian Church, or
" The Presbyterian Church of Harrisburg," its legal
designation, was founded on the 22d of May, 1858,
and on that day a committee of the Presbytery
of Carlisle consisting of Revs. Messrs. Thomas
Creigh, of Mercersburg, Isaac N. Hayes, of Shippens-
' Those marked (*) being the present i
CITY OF HARRISBURG.
339
burg, and W. W. Eels, of Carlisle, organized a con-
gregation of fifty church members. The congregation
then proceeded to elect ruling elders, and Messrs.
Francis Wyeth, H. Murray Graydon, and James Mc-
Cormick, Jr., were chosen unanimously. On the 23d
of May divine service was held in the German Re-
formed Church. After the sermon, which was
preached by Rev. I. N. Hayes from Exodus xiv. 15,
the Rev. Thomas Creigh conducted the service for or-
dination of elders. The constitutional questions were
proposed to the elders-elect and the members of the
church, after which the former were set apart to the
office of ruling elder by prayer and the imposition of
hands. An address was then made by Mr. Creigh to
the elders and to the church. Two weeks after the
organization of the church the Sabbath-school was
formed, on June 6, 1858. It began with eleven
teachers and forty scholars.
On Feb. 1, 1859, the church was incorporated by
act of the Legislature under the name of "The Pres-
byterian Church of Harrisburg." The charter then
granted provides for the election of seven trustees.
The original trustees, named in the charter, were
Messrs. James McCormick, A. B. Warford, Charles
C. Rawn, E. M. Pollock, A. Boyd Hamilton, Joseph
Casey, and J. Donald Cameron.
The congregation had occupied for its various
meetings four different places, — the lecture-room of
the German Reformed Church, the lecture-room of
the Baptist Church, the hall of the Senate, and the
hall of the House of Representatives. The erection
of a church for their own use was of the first im-
portance, and within a year after the organization
this work was auspiciously begun. The corner-stone
of the church edifice was laid with appropriate cere-
monies May 12, 1859. Addresses were delivered by
the Rev. R. Watts, of Philadelphia (now of Belfast, Ire-
land), and Rev. S. T. Lowrie, of Alexandria. Mr. H.
M. Graydon read an interesting statement of the steps
which led to the formation of the church. Rev. A. D.
Mitchell, of Paxtang, and Rev. George Morris, of Sil-
ver Spring, conducted the devotional exercises. The
stone was adjusted in its place by the Rev. A. Green
Simonton. The building committee consisted of
Messrs. A. B. Warford, E. M. Pollock, Henry Mc-
Cormick, John Haldemau, and C. C. Rawn. The ar-
chitect was Mr. Luther M. Simon.
The lecture-room adjoining the church was finished
on the 30th of January previous, and on the occasion
of its first occupancy addresses were delivered by Dr.
Davidson, of Philadelphia, and the Revs. Messrs.
Simonton and Rawlson. The Sunday-school-room
was not completed until Jan. 5, 1860. At the time
the Sabbath-school took possession of their new
abode addresses were delivered by Rev. Dr. Ed-
wards, of Philadelphia, and the Hon. Mr. Francis,
Speaker of the Senate.
In September, 1859, a call was presented to Rev.
Dr. Joseph T. Smith, of Baltimore, which, to the dis-
appointment of the congregation, was declined. The
church again assembled in the lecture-room March 3,
1860, when Rev. William C. Cattell, D.D., was unani-
mously elected pastor of the church. His first sermon
after accepting the call was preached March 31, 1860.
On the 22d of July, 1860, just two years and two months
after the organization, the congregation had the great
joy of dedicating their church edifice to the worship
of the living God. It was an occasion of public in-
terest. Several of the other churches in the city
closed their houses of worship so that their members
could participate in the services. The Rev. P. D.
Gurley, D.D., of Washington City, preached in the
PINE STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
morning and afternoon, and Rev. N. C. Burt, D.D.,
of Baltimore, in the evening. On Aug. 14, 1860, the
call to Dr. Cattell was presented to him by the Pres-
bytery of Carlisle, and by him accepted. On the 2d
of September of this year he was installed as pastor,
the installation services being held in the new church.
The Rev. A. D. Mitchell, of Paxtang, presided and
gave the charge to the people ; Rev. Dr. McPhail,
president of Lafayette College, preached the sermon,
and the Rev. Henry Reves, of Chambersburg, gave
the charge to the pastor.
On July 19, 1863, Mr. Jacob F. Seiler was ordained
to the eldership, and on November 12th the pastoral
relation with Dr. Cattell was dissolved by the Pres-
bytery, to the great regret of the entire church. He
had accepted the presidency of Lafayette College,
but has never abated his deep interest in this his first
and only pastoral charge. He preached his farewell
sermon Nov. 29, 1863, after a pastorate of three years
and two months. The congregation was without a
minister for about a year.
340
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
The Rev. Samuel S. Mitchell was received under
the care of Presbytery as a licentiate from the Pres-
bytery of New Brunswick on Oct. 4, 1864, and ac-
cepted a call from the church, which had been made
at a congregational meeting held on the 3d of the
preceding May. He was ordained and installed on
Nov. 15, 1864. He remained pastor of the church
four years and three months, when he accepted a call
to the New York Avenue Church of Washington
City. The pastoral relation with this church was dis-
solved Feb. 23, 1869.
PINE STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The third pastor of the church was the Rev. Addi-
son K. Strong, D.D., who was called at a meeting
held Feb. 3, 1870. The call was presented at a meet-
ing of Presbytery held April 13, 1870. He was in-
stalled on the 14th of June. His pastorate contin-
ued three years and eight months, when he accepted
a call to the Presbyterian Church in Kalamazoo,
Mich., and on Feb. 12, 1874, the pastoral relation to
this church was dissolved by Presbytery.
The Sunday-school celebrated its fifteenth anniver-
sary on the evening of Feb. 1, 1874. This celebra-
tion was of more than a passing interest. The
crowded rooms that night gave occasion for thank-
fulness and regret, — thankfulness at the remarkable
growth of the school, which then numbered over
eight hundred members, and regret that its accom-
modations were not more ample. The superintendent
made an announcement which intensified the one
feeling and dispelled the other when he stated that
Messrs. J. Donald Cameron, James McCormick, and
Henry McCormick would purchase ground adjoining
the church, and that Mrs. Eliza McCormick and Mrs.
Mary Cameron would erect a building thereupon, not
to cost more than thirty thousand dollars. Ground
was broken for the erection of the new Sunday-school
building April 15, 1874.
On Dec. 3, 1874, Rev. John R. Paxton, of Church-
ville, Md., was called to the pastorate. The call was
accepted by him at a meeting of Presbytery held
Feb. 2, 1875. He was installed as pastor Sabbath
evening, Feb. 28, 1875, the Rev. Dr. D. C. Marquis,
of Baltimore, preaching the sermon ; Dr. Robinson,
of this city, giving the charge to the pastor, and Dr.
Caltell the charge to the people.
On the 7th of April, 1875 (Wednesday evening),
the new Sunday-school building was dedicated. Ad-
dresses were made by Rev. S. A. Mutchmore, D.D.,
of Philadelphia, and Dr. Cattell. The school occu-
pied it on the following Sabbath, when addresses
were made by Dr. Cattell and the pastor, Mr. Paxton.
The church edifice was remodeled this year, and
alterations made which largely added to the comfort
of the congregation. These improvements were
made under the supervision of a committee consist-
ing of Messrs. A. Boyd Hamilton, Henry McCor-
mick, J. Donald Cameron, J. J. Dull, T. T. Weir-
man, Thomas L. Wallace, and G. W. Buehler. The
church worshiped in the building as it now stands
for the first time June 11, 1876.
On the 18th of June the congregation with great
reluctance acquiesced in the request of the pastor that
the pastoral relation be dissolved. He had received
and accepted a call from the New Y'ork Avenue
Church of Washington, and frankly stated his reasons
for going to that new field. The request was acted
upon by the Presbytery of Carlisle on the 20th of
June, 1878, and the congregation was once more with-
out a minister. The present pastor, Rev. Mr. George
Stuart Chambers, was called in September, 1879, ac-
cepted the call at a meeting of the Presbytery held
October, and installed Tuesday evening, Nov. 11, 1879.
In a sermon preached on the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of the gathering of the congregation Rev. Mr.
Chambers said, " The review of the past would be very
incomplete without summing up the work of the
church during the quarter of a century, and contrast-
ing the beginnings of our history with the condition
of things to-day. This summary and contrast is very
suggestive of our duty both to God and to the world
about us. It stimulates the inquiry whether all has
been done that it was possible to do, and whether in
view of what God has made us and given us we are
doing for His kingdom all that we might do. The
first statistical report and our last statistical report
furnish us the following contrasts:
" In April, 1859, total number of communicants was
83 ; in April, 1883, 507 ; increase, 424. In April, 1859,
contributions to home missions, $99.93 ; in April, 1883,
$2102.00. In April, 1859, total Sunday-school mem-
bers, 140 ; in April, 1883, 1602 ; increase, 1462. In
April, 1859, contributions for home missions, $21.93 ;
in April, 1883, $1627. In April, 1859, the total benev-
CITY OF HARRISBURG.
3-U
olent contributions of the church, $207.31 ; in April,
1883, $5727.
"During the twenty-five years of our history the
money contributed for all purposes by the church is
as follows : Home missions, $29,070; foreign missions,
$24,880; education, $6408 ; publication, $2483; church
erection, $7833 ; relief fund, $3775; freedmen, $2510 ;
sustentation, $23(34; General Assembly's fund, $428 ;
congregational purposes, $142,173; memorial fund in
1871, $12,380; miscellaneous charities, $91,495; total
for twenty-five years, $325,799. During this period
baptisms, 119 adults, 289 infants. The first child
baptized was Naudain, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Boyd
Hamilton.
" The, accessions to the church during these twenty-
five years have been on certificate 494, and by exami-
nation 514, a total of 1008. The present membership
is 507. It thus appears that 501 persons have severed
their connection with the church. Of these we find
that 105 have died, 380 have been dismissed to other
churches, and there are 16 who have left the church
in regard to whom there is no knowledge. It is a
striking fact that an entire congregation about equal
in size to that we have at present has passed away
from us, the most of them to other parts of God's
kingdom on earth, many of them to the kingdom of
glory."
This congregation is now numerically the strongest
on the roll of Carlisle Presbytery.
Seventh Street Church was organized Sept. 6,
1868. It is located on Seventh Street, near Maclay
Street. The first pastor installed was Rev. S. W.
Pomeroy ; the second, Rev. W. A. McAleer ; the third
and present, Rev. Charles A. Wyeth, who was stated
supply from 1868 to 1870, when he was installed as
regular pastor. The congregation numbers nearly a
hundred, and the Sunday-school has one hundred
and seventy-five scholars.
Westminster Church was established June 19,
1873, with Rev. William A. West as the first pastor,
who has continued to the present time. The chapel
is situated on the corner of Reily and Two-and-a-half
Streets, is eighty by one hundred and forty feet in
size, and cost over twelve thousand dollars. It has a
Sabbath-school of over three hundred scholars.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
Grace Church. — Harrisburg was visited in cir-
cuit statedly as early as 1802 by the Rev. Jacob
Gruber, but the first Methodist society in this vicin-
ity was not organized until 1810. The first effort of
the Methodist society to own a church building was
on the 19th of January, 1816, when Richard Mc-
Allister (who afterwards was appointed as circuit
preacher), William Burton, Alexander Glasgow, Lud-
wig Kelly, Jacob Allen, and William Musgrave, as
trustees of the Methodist societv of Harrisburg, en-
tered into articles of agreement with Joseph Mitchell
for the purchase of a lot on Pine Street marked 90
and 91 in the borough plan, thirty-eight feet front on
Pine Street, and running back a depth of one hun-
dred and five feet, for the sum of two thousand dol-
lars. This lot is part of that now occupied by the
Pine Street Presbyterian Church building. These
trustees paid in cash the sum of $450.75, and agreed
to convey to Mitchell lot No. 207, bounded by Third
Street, Mulberry and Cherry Alleys, which they had,
prior to that time, bought for the use of the Method-
ist society, as part of the consideration for the Pine
Street lot. The Methodist society entered upon this
lot under their article of agreement, and altered and
arranged a two-story brick house erected thereon for
use as a meeting-house, and there held their stated
and devotional services for several years. This lot
after various proceedings in the law was finally sold
by the sheriff to satisfy a claim of Frederick Kelker,
assignee of Samuel Gehrman, vs. Joseph Finley, who
had owned the ground, and encumbered it before it
was sold to Joseph Mitchell. It was sold in Decem-
ber term, 1818, for the sum of seven hundred and
two dollars, to George Pearson and Jacob M. Halde-
man, and the deed made to them Feb. 3, 1819.
After vacating this building the congregation wor-
shiped in a small one-story log house, on the south-
east side of Locust Street, between Second Street and
River Alley, and afterwards in the school-house of
Mr. Maginnis, a one-story frame building which for-
merly stood in Raspberry Alley, east of Chestnut
Street, on the lot subsequently owned by Jacob Miley.
In October, 1818, the following persons composed the
church : John Funk, Joseph Mitchell, Jane Mitchell,
John Bond, Rebecca Bond, Harriet Henry, Amelia
Henry, William Musgrave, B. Barret, John Hosier,
Alexander Buffington, John Rigg, Jane Wood, E.
Wood, Louisa Power, Jacob M. Awl, Aurora Calen-
der, Mary McMichael, George Linketter, John Bur-
kett,
In 1820 the society erected the brick building on
the eastern corner of South and Second Streets, at a
cost of fifteen hundred dollars. The trustees were
then John Funk, John Bond, and James Gallagher.
It was dedicated in December, 1820; the preachers
on the circuit being Rev. J. Gruber and Rev. H. G.
King. It continued to be a circuit church until 1834,
when it became a station, with Rev. Francis Hodg-
son as pastor. The congregation then numbered one
hundred and seventy-five. A few years subsequent
to the erection of this building some unknown per-
son or persons entered it at night and, with an auger,
bored holes in the sills of the church. These they
filled with powder, which they ignited by slow
matches, and the explosion that resulted shattered
the pulpit. The Governor of the State and the
town Council each offered a reward of one hundred
dollars, but the perpetrators of the deed were never
discovered. The outrage excited such sympathy that
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
by means of the liberal donations of money which
flowed in the congregation was not only enabled to
construct a new pulpit, but also to pay an onerous
debt on the church edifice itself.
On the 16th of June, 1836, the society was incor-
porated by the Supreme Court, under the corporate
name of the " Methodist Episcopal Church of Har-
risburg, Maclaysburg, and vicinity." The property
owned and built by the Unitarians. The trustees at
this time were Jacob M. Awl, John Davies, John A.
Bigler, Joseph Black, Henry Antes, James Canning,
Alexander Buffington, and Jacob Ettla. On this lot
a church building was erected at a cost of eight thou-
sand five hundred and twelve dollars and sixteen cents.
It was dedicated in August, 1839. The society num-
bered two hundred and nine members. The old
GRACE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
consisted of the church building and the burying-
ground on North Street, which was afterwards taken
by the borough authorities, and now forms part of
the site of the old reservoir grounds.
In 1837 they purchased a lot on Locust Street from
Dr. Luther Reily, seventy-five by seventy-eight feet
nine inches, for the sum of sixteen hundred dollars.
It had erected thereon a church building, originally
church on Second Street was sold to the United
Brethren, who, after occupying it for several years,
conveyed it to the " Sons of Temperance," who
greatly enlarged and improved it, subsequently pass-
ing into the possession of the Jewish congregation,
who now occupy it.
Locust Street Church was remodeled in 1852. The
edifice becoming too small, it was decided to erect a
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343
more commodious one. Ground was secured on West
State Street, corner of Myrtle Avenue, and the pres-
ent Grace Church building commenced, and the
corner-stone laid in 1871. On the 28th of Decem-
ber, 1873, the chapel was dedicated by Bishop Simp-
son, while the main building was consecrated on the
10th of March, 1878. The lot on which the church
was erected cost nineteen thousand six hundred dol-
lars, and the structure one hundred and five thousand
dollars.
When the present edifice was commenced the trus-
tees were John J. Clyde, Augustus Sayford, Daniel
T. Wilson, J. Wesley Awl, John W. Glover, R. R.
Chrisman, Col. George F. McFarland, and William
Caldei. The building committee were John J. Clyde,
Augustus Sayford, William Calder, and John W.
Glover. The church membership is six hundred.
Since it was made a station, in 1834, its pastors have
been: 1834, Francis Hodgson; 1835-37, R. Geary;
1837-39, Thomas J. Thompson; 1839-41, William
Barnes ; 1841-43, Joseph Lybrand ; 1843^5, Anthony
Atwood; 1845^7, Joseph Castle; 1847-49, William
Cooper; 1849-51, Francis Hodgson (second term);
1851-53, William Urie ; 1853-55, Alfred Cookman ;
1855-57, John D. Curtis ; 1857-59, David W. Bartine ;
1859-60, William Bishop, T. W. Martin; 1860-61,
William Bishop; 1861-63, Franklin Moore ; 1863-66,
John Walker Jackson; 1866-68, J. F. Chaplin;
1868-71, C. J. Thompson; 1871-74, W. J. Stevenson;
1874-77, C.'A. Holmes; 1877-79, Richard Hinkle;
1879-82, Charles W. Buoy; 1882, W. J. Stevenson,
present pastor.
St. Paul's Church, Vine Street near Paxton,
was organized in 1860, and was under the pastoral
charge of Rev. Robert J. Carson for the first two years
of its existence. Its first place of worship was on
Second Street (James property). Its pastors have
been: 1860-62, Robert J. Carson; 1863-64, J. E.
Kessler; 1864-66, J. Owen Sypherd; 1866-68, C.
W. Bickley; 1868-71, G. G. Rakestraw ; 1871-72,
Reuben Owen ; 18.72-74, John O'Neil ; 1874-77, J.
A. Melick ; 1877-80, M. L. Ganoe; 1880-81, Thomas
M. Reese ; 1881-82, N. S. Buckingham ; 1882, J. B.
Mann, the present pastor. The church building is a
neat frame structure.
Ridge Avenue Church, on Sixth Street, corner
of Herr, was erected in 1863. The congregation was
organized in 1861, and its first pastor was Rev. Joseph
Gregg, who officiated for two years. The church was
at first known as the Front Street charge.
Its pastors have been: 1861-63, Joseph Gregg;
1863-65, George G. Rakestraw; 1865-68, William
M. Ridgway ; 1868-71, Thomas M. Griffith ; 1871-72,
J. Lindemuth; 1872-75, William Rink; 1875-78,
James B. Clarke; 1878-81, G. D. Pennypacker;
1881, B. B. Hamlin, the present pastor.
The church edifice is a beautiful building located
on a commanding position.
Mount Pleasant Church is located on Thir-
teenth Street, corner of Vernon. The congregation
was organized in 1869, under Rev. John Stringer, and
worshiped in the school-house until the erection of
its frame edifice, in 1873.
Its pastors have been: 1869-71, John Stringer;
1871-72, W. C. Johnson ; 1872-73, Francis E. Church ;
1873-75, T. S. WUcqx; 1875-77, H. N. Minnigh;
1877-78, John Stine; 1879-81, Daniel Hartman ;
1881, George M. Hoke, the present incumbent.
The church membership numbers ninety persons,
and that of the Sunday-school one hundred and
sixty.
Fifth Street Church is located on Fifth Street,
corner of Granite Avenue. The congregation was
organized in 1871, under Revs. Thomas M. Griffith
and F. A. Riggen, the former pastor of Ridge Avenue
Church.
Its pastors have been : 1871-72, Thomas M. Grif-
fith; 1872-73, S. H. Hoover; 1873-75, W. H. Keith ;
1875-76, G. T. Gray; 1876-78, P. F. Eyer; 1878-80,
W. V. Ganoe ; 1880-83, J. H. Black ; 1883, John A.
De Moyer, the present pastor.
The church building was erected in 1870-71. The
congregation belonged to the Philadelphia Conference
until 1873, since which time it has been connected
with the Central Pennsylvania Conference.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
St. Stephen's. — The earliest reference to the work
of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Dauphin
County is made in the report of the church missionary
at Lancaster, Rev. Thomas Barton, who was sent to
this portion of the country by the " Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts." The
headquarters of the society were at London, England,
and the date of Mr. Barton's report is Nov. 10, 1766.
In this report Mr. Barton says, " Mr. John Cox, a mer-
chant of Philadelphia, by a deed granted to the so-
ciety, gave a lot for church purposes in Estherton,
lying northwest of Lancaster about forty miles, on the
river Susquehanna, where there are several families
belonging to the church, who are at too great a dis-
tance from any stated mission to attend divine ser-
vice. This gentleman has also promised to give
twenty pounds himself, and to collect one hundred
pounds more among his friends in Philadelphia, to-
wards building a church upon said lot, and his lady
engages to furnish it with a bell. . . ." There is no
record that this church was ever built, but the so-
ciety above referred to appointed an itinerant mis-
sionary, to travel about from one vacant church to
another, and Estherton was included in this charge.
Although Estherton was older than Harris' Ferry,
the latter place took the lead ; but there must have
been at one time established services there, as it is
stated that Bishop White preached there on several
occasions.
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HISTOEY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
The first Episcopal services enjoyed by the people
of Harrisburg were rendered by the Rev. William A.
Muhlenberg, D.D., then rector of St. James', Lan-
caster, who, from December, 1823, to June, 1824, offi-
ciated here once each month in the old log church,
situated on the corner of Third Street and Cherry
Alley, which was given by the Reformed Church.
At that time Dr. Muhlenberg's efforts to form a con-
gregation and organize a parish failed. The next
services in Harrisburg were rendered by the Rev.
Charles S. Williams, then rector of St. John's, York.
He officiated once in each three weeks, from October,
1824, to March, 1825, a period of six months. The
third clergyman who performed services here was
Rev. James Depui, then in deacon's orders. He la-
bored from September, 1825, to January, 1826, a
period of six months.
The vestry seems to have been organized in 1825,
as the parish was admitted to the Convention at Read-
ing in 1826, but the first record bears the date of
March 25, 1826, on which day a meeting of the vestry
was held. This vestry was composed of John B.
Cox, William Mileham, John Depui, James Peacock,
George Fisher, William Putnam, James Buchanan,
Alexander C. Wilson, James Woodman, Samuel
Bryan, John E. Forster, and Joseph Curzen. At this
meeting the Rev. John B. Clemson was elected rector
of the parish. The organization of the parish was
largely due to his zeal and energy. At that time but
six families could be found avowing themselves Epis-
copalians.
Plans were agreed upon, 20th April, 1826, for a neat
brick building sixty-five feet front by sixty feet deep,
and a contract entered into with Messrs. Bryan and
Dowding, the cost being limited to four thousand
dollars. The corner-stone was laid with Masonic
ceremonies on St. John's day, 24th June, 1826. On
the 9th of May, 1827, the church, which is situated
on Front Street, a short distance below Pine, was
consecrated by the Rt. Rev. William White, D.D.,
bishop of the then diocese of Pennsylvania. Fifty
pews were rented at that time, and twenty-five per-
sons were confirmed. A lofty, square, brick tower
surmounts the front of the edi-fice, in which is a fine-
toned bell. The edifice has been enlarged and re-
modeled internally, yet presents the same front. The
rectory is situated on Front Street above Pine.
The consecration of St. Stephen's was attended with
the additional interest of the presence of the Diocesan
Convention, which met here at that time ; and the
further interest attaches in the fact that there and
within those walls the election of the Rev. Henry
Ustrick Onderdonk took place as assistant bishop of
Pennsylvania. Bishop Onderdonk was consecrated
in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Oct. 25, 1827, and
made his first visitation to Harrisburg on the 27th of
December, 1827.
Under date of Nov. 17, 1835, the following entry
appears on the records : I
" Resolved, That the thanks of the vestry ami congregation he tendered
to Mrs. Wharton for her kindness in presenting St. Stephen's Church
with a set of communion plates, and that the secretary transmit her a
copy of this resolution."
It is fair to presume that this gift embraced the
whole communion set, but this is not stated.
The Diocesan Convention of Pennsylvania met in
St. Stephen's in May, 1841, and on the 9th of Novem-
ber, 1871, the primary Convention of the diocese of
Central Pennsylvania assembled in that edifice, at
which the Rt. Rev. M. A. DeWolf Howe was chosen
bishop, making the second bishop elected within
its walls.
The rectors of St. Stephen's have been : 1826-28,
Rev. John B. Clemson; 1828-29, Rev. John W.
Curtis; 1829-31, Rev. John Reynolds; 1832-38, Rev.
Nathan Stern; 1838-42, Rev. Charles V, Kelly;
1842-44, Rev. Henry Major ; 1844-52, Rev. Joseph
H. Coit, D.D. ; 1852-56, Rev. Henry H. Bean; 1857-
60, Rev. Robert Allen Castleman ; 1860-67, Rev. B.
B. Leacock, D.D. ; 1867, Rev. Robert J. Keeling,
D.D.
St. Paul's, located at the corner of Sixth and Fors-
ter Streets, is the outgrowth of a mission Sunday-
school, established under the auspices of St. Stephen's
Church, in November, 1857. In the summer of 1858
a frame building was erected at a cost of one thou-
sand dollars, at the north side of the reservoir, on
ground donated for the purpose by several of the
members of St. Stephen's, and was consecrated by
Rt. Rev. Dr. Bowman, assistant bishop of the State,
Jan. 13, 1859. St. Paul's congregation was organ-
ized Jan. 5, 1859, with the following vestrymen:
William P. Beatty, William Buehler, Daniel D. Boas,
Benjamin Park, Robert A. Lamberton, Thomas L.
Wilson, William T. Hildrup, William Garret, J. R.
Jones, John Cruikshank, Charles H. Coates, and
Charles Conner. Delegates were elected May 5, 1859,
to the Episcopal Convention, which received the con-
gregation into full union. The new church edifice,
due chiefly to the legacy of Mr. Charles Conner,
was opened June 30, 1878, and consecrated Feb. 23,
1879. The pastors have been : May 13, 1860, to Oc-
tober, 1861, William V. Feltwell ; July 1, 1864, to
Nov. 18, 1865, Alfred J. Barrow; Dec. 10, 1865, to
Dec. 7, 1867, J. H. Hobart Millett; Sept. 13, 1868, to
Sept. 13, 1869, Joseph S. Col ton ; Nov. 13, 1871, to Nov.
30, 1875, W. T. Bowen; Oct. 1, 1876, to 1879, B. F.
Brown ; July, 1879, Leroy F. Baker, present pastor.
During the interregnum, between 1861 and 1864, Rev.
B. B. Leacock, of St. Stephen's, frequently officiated,
and between 1869 and 1871, occasional services were
had by Revs. R. J. Keeling, D.D., and V. H. Berg-
haus, and by H. C. Pastorius, then a lay reader.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
St. Patrick's Cathedral. — The first Catholic
congregation organized in Dauphin County was lo-
cated within the present limits of Harrisburg. As
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early, however, as 1810, the grounds now owned by
them on Allison's Hill were in their possession, and
the Jesuit Fathers from Conewago visited the place
at stated intervals and held services. There also was
their first graveyard. At a later date the property came
into the possession of William Allison, but in subse-
quent years was reacquired by the church, and is
now held by it. The construction of §>t. Patrick's
was commenced in 1826, by Rev. Michael Curran, the
first regular pastor, and consecrated Oct. 2, 1827, by
Rt. Rev. Henry Conwell, then bishop of the diocese
of Philadelphia. It was a neat building, with a
tower and large bell, situated on the north side of
State Street, between Second and Third. Its orig-
inal size was about fifty by seventy-five feet, and its
cost from six thousand to seven thousand dollars.
The bell belonging to the church was presented by
ST. PATRICK S CHURCH.
the king of France in acknowledgment of the compli-
ment paid his family in the naming of the county
Dauphin. In the course of time, as the congregation
increased, the edifice was enlarged some twenty-five
feet and otherwise improved. On Father Curran's
death, which happened in Astoria, L. I., the Rev.
John Foley was appointed to minister. After a few
months he was succeeded by Rev. Pierce Maher in
1835. This Father officiated as pastor for many years,
endearing himself to his flock by his kind and char-
itable disposition. Upon the erection of the diocese
of Harrisburg, in 1868, he was transferred to Norris-
town, where he died in December, 1873. St. Pat-
rick's Church became the pro-cathedral of the new
diocese. July 12, 1868, the Rt. Rev. J. F. Shana-
han was installed the first bishop of Harrisburg in
presence of a large concourse of bishops, priests, and
laity of this and neighboring dioceses. For some
years the Right Reverend Bishop was assisted at the
new cathedral by the well-known and much-respected
Fathers Barry and Bastible, who, unfortunately for
the diocese, died young in their zealous labors. The
present pastor is the Rev. Michael J. McBride, a gen-
tleman of learning and well qualified for the priestly
office. In December, 1873, the church was enlarged
again and remodeled, and its exterior and interior
modernized, so that now it is one of the finest churches
in the city. It was reopened and consecrated in 1874,
by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Lynch, of Charleston, S. C.
St. Laurence's (German) Church is located
on Walnut Street, near Fifth. Its congregation
was organized by Father Dryer, of York, in April,
1859, after whose death Rev. M. J. Meurer took
charge. From Jan. 1, 1860, it was attended regularly
twice a month by Rev. J. Vollmeyer and Rev. M. J.
Meurer. Up to this time the congregation had wor-
shiped in a hall, but in November, 1860, it pur-
chased an old church on Front Street, between Wal-
nut and Locust. From Jan. 26, 1862, the church was
attended by Rev. C. Schafroth, from the Columbia
Church. His successor, Rev. William Pieper, at-
tended twice a month from Dec. 6, 1863, to April,
1868, and was succeeded by Rev. J. B. Frisch, the
first resident priest of the congregation. In January,
1869, it was placed in charge of the present pastor,
Rev. Clemens A. Koppernagel. The old church edi-
fice was found inadequate for the growing congrega-
tion, and in the spring of 1874 the site on which the
present large and beautiful church stands, on Walnut
near Fifth Street, was secured, and the work of con-
struction immediately commenced. In September,
1878, the building was dedicated. It is a brick struc-
ture, and its erection is largely due to the untiring
labors of the zealous pastor, Father Koppernagel. Its
interior finish is mainly the work of its pastor, who
executed all the elaborate carving, decorations, win-
dow staining, making of the pulpits, altars, etc. The
interior, which will not be finished for several years,
is pure Gothic in style. LTnder the ministrations of
the present pastor the congregation has largely in-
creased, and now aggregates over five hundred souls.
Adjoining the church, ou Short Street, is the parish
residence, a fine brick structure, connected with which
is the building for the parochial school. Immedi-
ately in the rear of the latter is the work-shop, in
which the pastor has labored with his own hands
in preparing the decorations for the interior of the
church.
baptist churches.
First Church.— On the 19th of February, 1830,
Rev. Dyer A. Nichols came to Harrisburg under the
auspices of the Pennsylvania Baptist Board of Mis-
sions, and proceeded to establish regular services.
Sunday meetings were held at private houses, and on
the 22d of March, 1830, it was agreed in Council to
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
hold a meeting in the Unitarian Church, then on
Locust Street, to organize a church. On April 2,
1830, the meeting was held, with the following per-
sons present, viz. : Rev. Dyer A. Nichols, Griffith E.
Roberts, Mary Berry, Abigail Rittenhouse, Ann Wil-
kinson, Thomas Corbitt, Julia Thompson, and Fanny
Phillips, who then constituted themselves the " First
Baptist Mission Church of Harrisburg." The first
baptism took place July 4, 1830, when Levi L. Tate
and Linn Banks were baptized. By September 19th
following their number had increased to twenty-one.
In the fall the congregation began the erection of a
church on Front Street, between Walnut and Locust
Streets, which was finished in August, 1831. It was
a brick structure, forty by fifty feet, with a school-
room in the basement. The original founders were
William Griffith, Rev. Dyer A. Nichols, Griffith E.
Roberts, and Jeremiah Reese, and the cost of the lot
and erection of building was six thousand seven
hundred dollars, a large portion of which was con-
tributed by a member of the church. The new edifice
"was dedicated Aug. 18, 1831, and on September 30th
following, Rev. George J. Miles, of Centre County,
became pastor, and remained until Feb. 24, 1833.
About 1854 the congregation vacated the church
building on Front Street, and commenced the erec-
tion of a large brick edifice at the east corner of
Second and Pine Streets. This was put under roof
in 1858, but not completed until 1865. The pastors
have been : April 2 to Sept. 30, 1831, Dyer A. Nichols ;
Sept. 30, 1831, to Feb. 24, 1835, George J. Miles ; May
21, 1835, to Nov. 22, 1835, Samuel Wilson; 1836,
Thomas G. Keene; Nov. 27, 1837, to Dec. 31, 1839,
Edward Kiugsford; Sept. 7, 1841, to April, 1846,
Matthew T. Semple ; July 11, 1844, to March 19, 1845,
Edward Conover; Dec. 7, 1845, to June 24, 1846, W.
A. Roy; March 3, 1847, to Jan. 1, 1849, Jonas A.
Davis; Oct. 11, 1852, to July 15, 1857, David Wil-
liams; Aug. 1, 1858, to Aug. 1, 1860, J. Green Miles;
April 18, 1861, to May 1, 1863, W. S. Wood ; Feb. 1,
1866, to Oct. 1, 1868, E. L. Bailey; April 1, 1869, to
April 1, 1873, George Pierce ; Oct. 1, 1873, to March
1, 1875, J. A. Kirkpatrick ; Sept. 2, 1875, J. T. Judd,
present pastor.
Beth Eden Regular Baptist Chapel is situated
on Fourth Street below Hamilton. It is a frame
structure, erected in 1871 for mission and Sunday-
school purposes, and is under the control of the First
Baptist Church.
First Free Baptist Church.— The origin of
this church was a division in the congregation of
the " Church of God" worshiping on Fourth Street.
The organization of the seceding members was effected
July 10, 1862. In a few months thereafter the or-
ganization secured a lot of ground on the corner of
Fourth and East State Streets, on which they subse-
quently erected a church building at a cost of about
fifteen thousand dollars, and the edifice was dedicated
Feb. 5, 1865, the Rev. G. T. Day, D.D., of Providence,
R. I., preaching the sermon. The pastors of the First
Frep Baptist Church have been : 1862-69, Rev. James
Calder, D.D. (during the years 1865 to 1868, Rev. J.
S. Burgess was assistant to Rev. Dr. Calder) ; 1869-71,
A.H.Chase; 1872-77, A. F. Bryant; 1877-78, Thomas
Burkholder; 1879-81, Thomas H. Drake; 1882, Wil-
liam Fuller.
Second Free Baptist Church. — The origin of
this church was in a committee appointed by the
" First Free Baptist Church of Harrisburg, Pa.," in
the spring of 1866, to start a missionary Sunday-
school on Allison's Hill. The organization of the
Second Church took place on Jan. 11, 1873. The pas-
tors in charge of the work from the commencement of
the Sunday-school mission, in 1866, up to Jan. 11, 1873,
when the workers in the mission enterprise organized
themselves into an independent body, were those of the
First Free Baptist Church at that time, with the Revs.
Silas M. Clark, S. M. Mathews, and others as assistant
preachers in charge. In January, 1873, after the
church was organized and incorporated as an inde-
pendent body, the Rev. A. C. Hills was elected pastor,
and held the office for one year. In April, 1874, the
Rev. John Swank was called to the office, and was the
last pastor of the church. The first place of worship
was a government army building purchased and re-
erected on east side of Hummel Street, and was dedi-
cated Aug. 5, 1866. After worshiping some four
years on Hummel Street the congregation repaired to
their frame structure, known as " Calder Chapel," on
the south side of Derry Street, costing, with the
ground on which it stauds, three thousand seven
hundred dollars. On April 17, 1880, the church was
disbanded.
Third Free Baptist Church. — This church was
organized on July 10, 1864, the Rev. Dr. James Cal-
der and Mr. J. T. Bender constituting the council.
The first pastor, Rev. C. J. Carter, was elected a few
days after its organization, on July 27, 1864. A
Rev. Mr. Cooper followed Mr. Carter as pastor, but
how long these gentlemen respectively had charge of
the church the records do not state. On July 15,
1874, the Rev. Edward Bennett, a member of the
church, was elected pastor, and continued in office one
year till July, 1875. On July 15, 1875, the Rev. B.
F. Fox, a graduate of Harper's Ferry, W. Va., ac-
cepted the pastorate, which he retained for two years
till Oct. 30, 1877. Then the Rev. William Lewis be-
came pastor, though his term of office is not stated.
On June 6, 1880, the Rev. J. W. Dungee, another
graduate of Harper's Ferry, W. Va., was ordained
pastor of this church. The present incumbent, Rev.
E. J. Burrell, another graduate of Harper's Ferry,
W. Va., accepted the pastorate June 20, 1881. The
house of worship, on corner of William and Calder
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347
Streets, is the old Lutheran mission building pur-
chased by the First Free Baptist Church of this city,
and in which they used to worship while their present
house was building.
UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST.
Memorial (U. B.) Church. — Several efforts were
made by the denomination to plant the society in
Harrisburg, and the records show that as far back as
1850 the United Brethren occupied a small church on
Front Street, which was regularly supplied by minis-
ters from the Conference within whose bounds it was
situated. From 1850 to 1853, Rev. D. O. Farrell was
pastor ; from 1853 to 1854, Rev. J. S. Kessler ; from
1854 to 1856, Rev. J. L. Hojmes ; from 1856 to 1857,
Rev. D. Strickler; from 1857 to 1858, Rev. J. P.
Bishop ; and from 1858 to 1859, Rev. I. Carpenter.
The church property was finally sold, and the or-
ganization ceased to exist. In 1864 another effort
was made to establish a church, but it was soon relin-
quished. Three years later, at a session of the East
Pennsylvania Conference, held in Columbia, it was
resolved to renew the effort. A mission was formed,
called the Harrisburg Mission Station, and Rev. W. S.
H. Keys appointed pastor. Little was done during the
first year, but at the next session of Conference Rev. J.
Erb was appointed to the work, and the organization
of the present society was effected. It proceeded at
once to devise ways and means to build a house of
worship, and through the persistent efforts of the
pastor and board of trustees the lot on which Me-
morial Church now stands, at the corner of Boas
Street and Myrtle Avenue, was purchased, and a neat
frame building erected and dedicated.
The pastors of the church have been : 1868-69,
Rev. J. Erb; 1870-71, Rev. G. W. M. Rigor; 1872-
74, Rev. W. B. Evers; 1875, Rev. G. W. M. Rigor;
1876-77, Rev. J. W. Geiger ; 1878-79, Rev. L. Peters ;
1 880-83, Rev. I. Baltzell ; 1883, Rev. David W. Proffitt.
Early in 1879 a number of the members, having
become dissatisfied with the advance movements of
the church, withdrew and were organized by the
East German Conference of the United Brethren in
Christ. In 1880 the congregation of Memorial Church
determined to build a more commodious house of wor-
ship for the accommodation of the rapidly-increasing
congregation. By their united and untiring efforts
they have completed a large two-story brick church,
complete in all its departments, at a cost of about
thirteen thousand dollars. The membership numbers
two hundred and seventy-five.
Plymouth Chapel, corner of Eleventh and Herr
Streets, is owned and controlled by the First United
Brethren Church, and is used for mission and Sun-
day-school purposes.
Otterbein Church is a neat edifice, located on
Reily Street, corner of Margaret. It was built in
1880 by former members of Memorial Church. The
pastors have been: A. H. Graul, from 1880-82, and
A. H. Rice, who came in the latter year.
Calvary Church was situated on Regina Street
near Fifteenth, but is no longer in existence. Its
last pastor was Rev. Thomas Garland, in 1880-81.
Ohaf Shalem (Hebrew) Congregation. — The
Ohaf Shalem (Never-ending Peace) congregation
was organized prior to 1858, when L. Bernhard was
rabbi ; A. Rapp, president ; and Joseph Newman,
treasurer. Its synagogue was then in the second
story of the building on Third Street near Walnut
Street. Its present synagogue, a substantial two-
story structure, built as the first Methodist Church,
is situated on Second Street, between South Street
and Barbara Avenue. The last rabbi was Rev. L.
Loewenberg.
evangelical churches.
Salem Church, located on North Street near
Elder, is a one-story brick structure, erected in 1862.
Before its construction the Evangelical Association
had services by various preachers, among whom were
Rev. Mr. Guhl and Rev. G. Marquart. The congre-
gation was organized about 1853, and for some years
worshiped in the lower story of the Sons of Tem-
perance Hall, corner of Second and South Streets.
The church edifice was built under the auspices of
Rev. Mr. Stetzell, whose successors were Revs.
Deisher, Gingerich, B. F. Bonner, and Wieant.
Since 1871 the pastors have been : 1871-73, Rev. Mr.
Fehr; 1873-75, Rev. Mr. Lehr; 1875-76, Rev. Mr.
Leabold ; 1876-77, Rev. C. A. Miller ; 1877-79, Rev.
T. A. Blattenberger; 1879, Rev. Jacob Keller.
Trinity' Church was organized March 14, 1874,
with fifty-six members, and grew out of Salem Church,
whose services were conducted in the German lan-
guage, whereas the services at Trinity are held in
English.
Its pastors have been : 1S74-77, J. C. Hornberger ;
1877-80, J. A. Fegar; 1880-81, A. W. Warfel ; 1881,
William H. Rinek, the present incumbent.
The church belongs to the East Pennsylvania Con-
ference. The presiding elder in 1882 was J. K. Fehr.
The church building, a frame structure, is located on
Broad Street, corner of Fulton.
Union United Church (Welsh), located on
Race Street, near the Lochiel Iron-Works, was
erected in 1865. Its congregation is large and
steadily increasing.
church of god.
Union Bethel. — The religious organization
known as the Church of God was established in
1826-27, by Rev. John Winebrenner, formerly pas-
tor of the First Reformed Church. In 1827 his fol-
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
lowers in Harrisburg, having formed a congregation,
erected a neat brick edifice on Mulberry Street, be-
tween Front and Second Streets. The building was
forty by fifty-five feet with a basement story, and re-
mained standing until the summer of 1858. In 1854
the congregation erected a church edifice of brick at
the corner of Fourth Street and Strawberry Alley,
FIRST BETHEL CHURCH ERECTED AT HAKRISBURG.
which it at present occupies. The lot on which the
first edifice stood was afterwards occupied by the
South Ward public school. The pastors of this church
have been :
1827-33, John Winebrenner; 1833-34, Daniel Win-
ters; 1834-35, David Crall ■ 1836-38, Edward West;
1838-39, David Kyle, J. Dobson ; 1839, William Mil
ler; 1840-41, John Winebrenner; 1841-43, E. H.
Thomas; 1843^5, George McCartney; 1845-46, Jo-
seph H. Bamberger; 1846-48, William McFadden ;
1848^19, Jacob Flake; 1849-50, George U. Harn ;
1850-51, William Mooney ; 1851-52, J. H. Hurley;
1852-54, William McFadden; 1854-55, James Mac-
key ; 1855-58, James Calder ; 1858-59, William
Mooney, 1859-64, A. X. Shoemaker; 1864-66, D.
A. L. Laverty; 1866-68, C. H. Forney, J. C. Owens;
1867-67,0. H. Forney; 1868-70, J. C. Owens; 1870-
71, W. O. Owen; 1871-74, D. A. L. Laverty, A. H.
Long ; 1874^76, C. Price ; 1876-78, B. F. Beck ; 1878-
81, George Sigler ; 1881, C. Price.
All Workers' Bethel. — In 1869 a mission and
Sunday-school were established by the Union Bethel
at the corner of Broad and Second Streets. Henry
C. Demming was superintendent of the school. In
the spring of 1861, George Yousling secured ground
and erected the church edifice on the Two-and-a-half
Street corner of Calder.
The three principal founders of this church were
George Yousling, Henry C. Demming, and Michael
Forney, who each gave seven hundred dollars or
more to erect the church building. Mrs. Barbara
McFadden was the principal lady engaged in the
mission-work which led to the organization of the
congregation on March 16, 1874, with twelve persons,
increased in a week to twenty-six. The church, for
three years called a chapel, was dedicated May 21,
1871. It was erected under the auspices of Rev. D.
A. L. Laverty, then pastor of Union Bethel, who
preached in it in 1871 and 1872, and in connection
with Rev. A. H. Long in '1873.
Its pastors since the formal organization in 1874
have been: 1874-77, Jeremiah Cooper; 1877-78, J.
Haiffleigh; 1878-81, G. W. Seilhamer; 1881-83, D.
A. L. Laverty; 1883, Thomas Neal, Jr.
Nagle Street Bethel is located on Hanna,
near Race Street. The congregation is an outgrowth
of Union Bethel and All Workers' Church. It had
its origin in the Sunday-school held by Henry C.
Demming, as superintendent, in the house of B. F.
Bear, No. 231 Paxtang Street, which was opened Aug.
20, 1871. A lot forty by sixty feet was secured by
Isaac Frazer and Henry C. Demming, on which the
church building, thirty-four by fifty-seven feet, was
erected. The church was dedicated Feb. 7, 1875.
The congregation was organized by Rev. D. A. L.
Laverty in March, 1875.
Its pastors have been : 1875-77, J. C. Seabrooks ;
1877-79, J. Esterline; 1879-81, J. M. Speese; 1881-83,
J. T. Fliegel ; 1883, William Sanborn. Both this
and All Workers' Church were organized mainly
through the zealous labors of Rev. D. A. L. Laverty
and Henry C. Demming.
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH.
The title was chosen in 1816 by Rev. Richard Allen
and his associates in Philadelphia, when what is
known as the "Bethel" connection was first formed,
and in order to make the proper distinction and to
avoid controversy the word " Zion" (from the first
church established) was subsequently made a part of
the title of the first-named connection. From this
time every year the African Methodist Episcopal
Zion held its two Annual Conferences in New York
and Philadelphia. In the mean time, Rev. Christo-
pher Rush, born in North Carolina, but a resident of
New York City from 1798, had been elected a superin-
tendent, and the connection in Pennsylvania had
grown to extensive proportions, so that in 1830, when
the Philadelphia Conference met in Philadelphia, the
churches represented were Philadelphia, membership,
382; Attleborough, 27 ; New Market, 15 ; Shippens-
burg, 17; Chambersburg, 72; York, 40; Swatara or
Middletown, 40 ; Reed's Gap, 9 ; Lewistown, 35 ;
CITY OP HARRISBURG.
34'J
Bellet'onte, 27; Jersey Shore, 17; Williamsport, 14;
Huntingdon, 31 ; and (for the first time) Harrisburg,
115 ; making in Pennsylvania 841 members.
The Wesley Union Church, containing then one-
seventh of the whole State membership, was organ-
ized on the 20th of August, 1829, by Elder Jacob D.
Richardson, Deacon David Stevens, and a brother
named Dorsey. Rev. Richardson's home was York,
Pa., but he removed to Harrisburg. The organiza-
tion took place in a log building at the corner of
Third and Mulberry Streets.
At this Conference in 1830, Rev. David Stevens, of
Harrisburg, who lately deceased, was ordained an
elder and appointed to the charge of what was then
styled the Harrisburg Circuit, composed of New Mar-
ket, Chambersburg, Shippensburg, York, Swatara or
Middletown, and Harrisburg. Under Elder Stevens
were Deacon David H. Crosby, Deacon Samuel John-
son, and Preacher George Galbraith, who, though he
afterwards became superintendent of the connection,
was that year admitted only as a preacher on trial.
His widow is still living in Harrisburg, an honored
representative of the good man who so long and so
faithfully served the church.
The ministers in charge of Wesley Union Church,
following Rev. David Stevens in the log building,
were Jacob D. Richardson, George Galbraith, Thomas
Jones, and others whose names we have not been
able to secure. In the mean time the old log church
was enlarged, being lengthened sixteen feet, under
the immediate direction of Rev. Jacob D. Richard-
son and Rev. David Stevens. In order to eke out his
salary and at the same time afford opportunity to the
colored children to secure the blessings of education,
Rev. Jacob D. Richardson opened in the old log church
(Third Street) a day-school, the compensation for
which was paid by the commissioners of Dauphin
County, Messrs. Archibald Orme, John Imshoffstall,
and Abraham Bombaugh ; but in November, 1832,
they informed the teacher that " in future the colored
children under his tuition shall be taught in the Lan-
casterian school [Walnut opposite Short Street], as
the law directs, and that the commissioners will here-
after allow him no compensation for teaching said
children." It is an interesting fact that the colored
children were removed to the Lancasterian school.
One of "the boys," Joseph B. Popel, one of the
sanitary officers of the city, is yet living. This was
evidently subsequent to the time when the Wesley
Union Church had been made a "station" or en-
titled to the services of a resident pastor. This con-
gregation increased in members, and realized that they
must remove their church property farther up in the
city, more readily to meet the convenience of the
membership. After considerable delay a lot was
purchased from the Forster estate at the corner of
Short and South Streets, and including Tanner's
Alley, and a small, plain brick edifice was erected at
the junction of Tanner's Alley and South Street,
facing on Tanner's Alley. This building was a great
improvement upon the old log church, which had
outlived its day. Into the new building the congn
gation removed on Sunday, Nov. 24, 1839. The pas-
tor in charge at this time was Rev. David Stevens,
the first and last in the old church and the first in
the new, and there were present to take part in the
interesting dedicatory services the first elder set apart
in Pennsylvania and one of the founders of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Zion connection in this
State, Rev. Edward Johnson, of Philadelphia, Rev.
Jacob D. Richardson, and others. Here, with vary-
ing success, this congregation worshiped until 1860.
The needs of the increasing population and their
better circumstances forced upon them at this time
the propriety of enlarging the house of worship or
of entirely rebuilding. This latter was determined
upon in view of the fact that the church lot was ca-
pacious enough for any needed church improvement.
The war of the Rebellion breaking out in 1861, it
was impossible then to carry out the idea ; but in
1862 the present brick edifice was completed, facing,
not as formerly, on the alley, but on South Street,
In the interval of building, the congregation wor-
shiped in the hall, Tanner's Alley. The first pastor
in " the little church around the corner" was Rev.
David Stevens; the first in the new edifice, Rev.
Abram Cole.
CHAPTER XI.
The Newspaper Press of Harrisburg, and of the County.
Foe the greater portion of the following we are in-
debted to our friend, A. Boyd Hamilton, Esq. The
story of the newspaper press of this locality is verv
interesting. There are no files of the first newspaper,
and our entire knowledge consists in the fact that it
is stated in the Oracle of Dauphin in 1807, when
noting the death of Maj. Lewis, and in the Chronicle,
in 1827, when referring to the authorship of the ballad
on "St. Clair's Defeat," that the first newspaper ven-
ture at Harrisburg was by Eli Lewis. This was prob-
ably named The Harrisburg Advertiser, as that seems
to have been the second title of the paper which suc-
ceeded it, which was The Oracle of Dauphin am/ Har-
risburg Advertiser, the first number being issued Oct.
20, 1792, by John W. Allen and John Wyeth, con-
tinued by Wyeth and by John, Jr., then by Francis
Wyeth for about forty years, up to the days of anti-
Masonry. It is a valuable reference for most local
events, but in many of its earliest years its notices of
current or rather domestic news are far between.
Partial files of it exist in bound form in the family
of Mr. Wyeth ; some have been destroyed in a fire
which consumed the father's house and store at the
corner of Market Square and Street many years ago.
Early volumes are in the State Librarv collection.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
The first issue of the paper was made from a house |
" adjoining the register's office, Harrisburg." That
office was then at the northwest corner of Second and
Walnut Streets, " near Bombach's tavern." The
printers soon removed to " Mulberry Steet, opposite
the residence of Adam Boyd, Esq., near the bank,"
where the post-office was also kept ; then to the
northeast corner of the Market Square and Market
Street, where it was published as long as it survived.
When this paper was commenced the territory of
Dauphin County included all of the present Lebanon, ■
up to the year 1813. Ii was edited with great prudence, J
and without any attempt at brilliancy.
Messrs. Allen & Wyeth had a well-furnished print-
ing-offlce of English and German type, and printed
and published before 1803, neatly bound, price three
shillings, " Reflections on Courtship and Marriage, in
Two Letters to a Friend." This work is in clean print,
on dark paper, from excellent type, with the addi-
tional recommendation to a bibliopolist of careful
proof-reading and ink of a character far superior to
that of the present day. Binney & Ronaldson cast
the type.
Die Unparteiische Harrisburgh (Morgenrothe) Zeit-
ung was the imposing title of the first German news-
paper published in Dauphin County. Its initial issue
was March 1, 1794, its printers Benjamin Mayer and
Conrad Fahnestock, its politics Democratic, and for a
number of years its proprietors were the leading poli-
ticians of the county; the subscription price one
dollar a year, single copies " ein cent," perhaps the
very first penny paper in the United States. It was
continued by Benjamin Mayer as Die Morgenrothe
until 1811. Mr. Mayer resided in a house on the
southeast corner of Chestnut Street and Dewberry
Alley, where the paper was printed. It afforded a
handsome living to its owners for several years, but, as
tradition has it, they, like all politicians of that day,
expended the income a shade more rapidly than they
made it, and so came to grief in a pecuniary way.
The senior partner died a poor man. Mr. Fahne-
stock removed from Harrisburg to Middletown, where
he engaged in merchandising and there died. In
1811, John S. Wiestling, who had been taught his
trade in the office, purchased the establishment. Soon
after he had associated with him Christian Gleim, " a
young man from Lebanonfown." They carried on the
business several years. Mr. Gleim was afterwards
sheriff of this county, while Mr. Wiestling ended his
career as an iron manufacturer. Files of the earlier
years of this paper are in the possession of the State
Library and Dr. Egle, subsequent years John L. Lingle.
and Gen. Cameron. It is probable the later volumes
are in the possession of some of the descendants of
the various editors. The regular publication ended
about 1838, making its age quite forty years.
The Farmers' Instructor and Harrisburg Courant,
published by Benjamin Mayer, was issued Jan. 2,
1800, first a folio, then in quarto, and, so far as we
have been able to discover, copies of it treated every
other subject at large except agriculture. Its original
effusions were very brief and do not exhibit shining
ability. Mr. John L. Lingle has a complete file ot
this paper in excellent preservation. There are a few
numbers of it in the collection of the Dauphin County
Historical Society.
The Dauphin Guardian, " from the press of Jacob
Elder, in Second Street, next door to the sign of the
Seven Stars," commenced in June, 1805, and con-
tinued for five or six years. Mr. Elder was one of the
numerous grandsons of the Rev. John Elder, of Pax-
tang. The files, so far as preserved, give greater
attention to local occurrences than its cotemporaries,
at present a most important and interesting depart-
ment of editorial labor. Several volumes of the
Ouardian are in the State Library, and also in the
possession of Dr. Egle. Mr. Elder died at a compar-
atively early age about 1816. His paper was merged
in the Republican in 1811.
The Times, " printed by David Wright," issued
Sept. 21, 1807. Perfect copies of it to the time of its
discontinuance, in 1810, are in the State Library. It
was soon after removed to and issued at Lancaster,
the then seat of government. Its editor was Hugh
Hamilton, then a young lawyer just admitted to the
bar of Dauphin County, and he continued his edito-
rial labors for nearly thirty years after this time.
The Harrisburg Republican was issued by James
Peacock in 1811, and published by him for ten or
twelve years, when Mr. Peacock was appointed post-
master. The paper then passed into other hands,
subsequently merged into the Intelligencer. If a com-
plete file of it exists, it is in the collection of Gibson
Peacock, of Philadelphia. The senior Peacock pub-
lished his paper when the politics of Pennsylvania
partook of whatever element of savageness was nec-
essary to make it exciting and an editor's life uncom-
fortable. He survived it all, and to a good old age,
departing this life in the esteem of his fellow- citizens,
regretted by the very large circle who had partaken
of his liberal hospitality and enjoyed the pleasure of
his conversation. The Republican was a continuance
of the Ouardian, Mr. Peacock having purchased that
paper and its good will, by the aid of John Downey
and Jacob Boas, both men of importance in the then
village. As it came out in subsequent political squab-
bles, Downey and Boas became irreconcilable enemies
on account of a personal quarrel of the latter with
Gloninger, of Lebanon, a standard friend of Downey.
Governor Snyder having married the sister of Mr.
Peacock's wife, was always ready to sustain his friend
and relative, and the Republican was soon looked upon
as the organ of Snyder and his cabinet. Yet the
editor, practical printer as he was, at last became
quite as important a factor in the political and social
life of Pennsylvania as those who " patronized" him
in his early years. He deserved to be, for he was a
courteous and upright gentleman.
CITY OP HARRISBURG.
851
The Chronicle or Harrisburg Visitor, first issued
May 8, 1813, "by William Gillmor, next door to Dr.
Agnew's, and one door from the post-office, on Walnut
Street." In 1815, Hugh Hamilton came in as partner
and its editor. In 1820, Mr. Gillmor retired, and Hugh
Mcllwaine took his place. Soon the whole establish-
ment came into the hands of Mr. Hamilton, and it
was continued under his control and that of his son,
A. Boyd Hamilton, until 1836, when it passed by pur-
chase to Jesse R. Burden, Charles B. Penrose, and
Nicholas Biddle, and Mr. Guyer became the editor.
It was continued with varying success until 1842,
when its publication ceased. Capt. Mcllwaine was a
pupil of William Duane, a carefully-trained workman
and rigid instructor, as the late Chief Justice James
Thompson would testify if he were alive. The tech-
nical lessons he received under Mcllwaine on the
Chronicle, after his imperfect training in a Western
printing-office, he always said, " were the making of
him," greatly assisting him in that system of detail
which made him a " figure in the State." Mcllwaine
was a sergeant in Walker's company in its march to
Baltimore, and was noted for the manner and care
with which he performed his duties. It was the first
paper to report " legislative proceedings" with full-
ness at the seat of government, and to give to its
readers semi-weekly editions during the sessions of
the General Assembly. A complete file of it is in the
State Library. It was the organ of Governor Hiester
and his cabinet as much as the Republican had been
that of Snyder and his friends. Much of the corre-
spondence respecting the course proper to be pursued
by Governor Hiester is preserved. It shows how
much anxiety was felt about it, and also that the po-
litical history of 1819-20 resembles that of to-day,
reticence being the distinguishing feature. Decisions
were not announced then before they were published.
The Commonwealth, by John McFarland and Wil-
liam Greer, commenced in 1818, printed at Third and
State Streets, and continued without success for four
or five years. No file of it is known to be in exist-
ence.
The Pennsylvania Intelligencer, Dec. 5, 1820, by
Charles Mowry. In 1822, Simon Cameron came in
as partner ; in a few years Cameron and David
Krause, then John S. Wiestling, then McCurdy,
Elliott, and many others until about 1838. The
family of Mr. Mowry should have a set of the paper,
Mr. Cameron also up to the time he ceased to be
connected with it. There are several volumes in the
State Library. This newspaper had its existence in
a lively political season. Its original editor and
some of his successors were masters of trenchant pens,
of which they made warlike use, and many a man
about Harrisburg will detail the lively expectation
with which the weekly issues of this and its antago-
nist, the Chronicle, were, looked for by their sub-
scribers. When the political complications arose re-
specting a successor to Mr. Monroe, that portion of
political opinion which had been led by the Intelli-
gencer refused to follow. Then Gen. Cameron with
happy fortune sold to Judge Krause, who carried on
a stout contest with the Jacksonians until 1828.
Samuel C. Stambaugh, printing the Free Press at
Lancaster, which he had commenced in 1818, then
came upon the exciting scene. The Press had shown
his ability, notwithstanding its careless make-up, and
soon took rank as one of the brightest, most reckless
and successful of newspapers. Stambaugh was an
energetic, hard-headed, positive sort of man. He
issued proposals for a new paper, to be called The
Pennsylvania Reporter, at the same time offering to
buy out the Intelligencer. It was accepted, and its
career ceased, but only for a short time, for as soon as
Governor Shulze and the men about him could pre-
pare it was reissued by John S. Wiestling. He thus
became the owner of the two leading newspapers,
English and German. He had a " gay and festive"
following, a liberal support, was on the road to fortune,
when he was tempted to "sell out to David Krause
and George P. Wiestling." Mr. Wiestling was an
enterprising gentleman and respected citizen. For a
long while he had his office in Second Street above
Locust, now Dr. DeWitt's ; then in Market Street,
north side, near River Alley ; then opposite the court-
house, now Mr. Gilbert's. The career of the Intelli-
gencer finished under the management of Mr. Colin
McCurdy.
Der Unabhaengige Beobachter, a German weekly,
commenced by William White & Co., May 22, 1S22.
It was continued for eight or ten years with varying
success, under several able editors, among others the
Rev. Dr. E. W. Hutter. Of all its numerous editors
Capt. Jacob Babb alone survives. It was commenced
as the German organ of Governor Hiester's friends,
and was a trusted organ in Jacksonian days.
The American Patriot was issued in 1812 and 1813,
with Alexander Hamilton as editor. We have never
met with but one copy of this venture. Its life was
nearly two years.
The Ladies' Souvenir, by George E. Ludwig, issued
July 21, 1827. It was published for about six months,
a pleasant and cheerful quarto, but politics was then
the absorbing theme, and its proprietor was wise
enough to retire in time. A complete file of this
paper is in the collection of A. Boyd Hamilton.
The Farmers' and Mechanics' Journal, by John S.
Wiestling, issued Aug. 12, 1827, and continued to
Dec. 15, 1827, when it merged in the Intelligencer,
with the title Pennsylvania Intelligencer and Farmers'
and Mechanics' Journal.
The Pennsylvanian, by Christian Gleim, in 1824.
This paper had a short life. No file of it is known to
exist.
The Christian Monitor, a weekly religious paper by
John M. Keagy, M.D., in January, 1826. Only one
or two numbers were issued, so far as can be ascer-
tained.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
The Harrisburg Argus, of 1827, was published by
Francis Wyeth. Some fifteen years after this another
Argus was published by Valentine Best, senator from
Columbia County in the State Legislature. A file of
this paper nearly perfect is known. Its career was
brief.
Pennsylvania Statesman, by John McCord, in May,
1828. This paper had entered upon its fourth year
when, as narrated subsequently, it was merged into
the Telegraph. A file is in the possession of Dr. Egle.
Mr. McCord had formerly edited the Elktgn, Md.,
Press.
The Pennsylvania Telegraph was started by Theophi-
lus Fenn in September, 1831. The following ex-
tracts from a letter of the founder will be of interest,
and inform the curious how the paper came to be
issued by Mr. Fenn fifty years ago :
" In the winter of 1831, when I was living at Lan-
caster and publishing the Herald, which I had estab-
lished in 1828, I received numerous letters irom gen-
tlemen of influence in many parts of the State urging
me to establish a paper at Harrisburg, saying that
without an organ at the seat of government, to advo-
cate the principles that I supported, the party could
not become organized over the State. I was opposed
to the undertaking, as I had succeeded in securing a
large circulation for my paper and a large jobbing
patronage, with my party also largely in the majority.
My business being prosperous and promising, I per-
emptorily declined and urged that some one else be
selected. . . . I sold my establishment in April, 1831.
I soon after issued my prospectus for the Pennsylvania
Telegraph, which I purposed to commence in the fol-
lowing fall, before the meeting of the Legislature in
December. I also visited Harrisburg about the close
of the session of the Legislature, and while there was
called upon by John McCord, who proposed to sell
me the Statesman, a newspaper which he had started
there a year or two before ; but I declined to pur-
chase. ... I closed with Mr. McCord by paying him
three thousand dollars down for the Statesman and
seven hundred dollars to continue its publication
under his own name and editorship until I should
take possession of the office in September following,
thus giving me time to settle up my business at Lan-
caster. As arranged, I came to Harrisburg in Sep-
tember and took possession of the office of the States-
man. ... I issued the first number of the Telegraph
in September, 1831. Neither Mr. McCord nor any
other person but myself wrote one line of that num-
ber, nor did he ever write a line for the paper while
I conducted it, which was until November, 1853, when
it was sold to John J. Patterson. ... I found less
than three hundred regular subscribers to the States-
man. But being encouraged by the large receipt of
subscribers over the State and the letters from politi-
cal friends, I pocketed the disappointment and tossed
the loss behind me and went ahead, well knowing
the unrelenting hostility and desperate encounter i
that was before me. I spent twenty-two years of un-
paid toil, the prime of my life, in conducting the
Telegraph, and made every sacrifice in my power to
build up the party, without receiving the benefit of
office or even the acknowledgment of those who ob-
tained the ' loaves and fishes' that were due for my
services."
As stated, Mr. Fenn sold to John J. Patterson, who
had a short time previous purchased the Whig State
Journal of John J. Clyde, the Telegraph of course
absorbing the latter newspaper. A few months after
Mr. Patterson sold one-third of the establishment to
Stephen Miller and another one-third to John J.
Clyde. The year following Patterson sold the re-
maining interest to Mr. Miller and retired from the
editorial arena. In 1856, prior to the openiug of the
Presidential campaign, Messrs. Miller and Clyde sold
the establishment to Alexander K. McClure and
James M. Sellers. The former had just retired from
the Juniata Sentinel, the Telegraph affording a wider
political field for his trenchant pen. In 1857 the
paper passed into the hands of the late George Berg-
ner, and became a financial success. From the death
of Mr. Bergner until the present year his son, Charles
H. Bergner, has had complete control of the estab-
lishment. It is now owned and managed by the
Harrisburg Telegraph Company. Many of the sets
of its files were destroyed in a fire some years ago.
The State Library has as nearly a perfect file as can
be found ; indeed, it is very nearly complete.
Vaterlands Waechter, commenced in 1829 by Joseph
Miller, was purchased by Samuel Kling in 1832, and
at his death, June 5, 1836, passed into the 'hands of
Joseph Ehren fried, of Lancaster, with whom Mr.
Kling had learned the art of printing, and subse-
quently to the control of the late George Bergner,
who continued its publication until his death. Un-
der the same name it was continued by Frederick C.
A. Scheffer, who in 1876 changed it to the Dauphin
County Journal. Since Mr. Scheffer's death the news-
paper has been published by Dr. J. R. Hayes.
The Gospel Publisher, the organ of the "Church of
God," was issued under the auspices of this religious
body June 5, 1835, edited by the Rev. John Wine-
brenner. Afterwards it had many editors, — Messrs.
Weishampel, McCartney, Mackey, etc. According to
the history of this paper, by the late Dr. George Ross,
of Lebanon, the money loss to the church in the first
decade of its existence was nearly five thousand dol-
lars. It was discontinued for some years, but subse-
quently revived, and under its change of name, The
Church Advocate, has been a financial success. We
believe a complete file is in possession of the family
of Dr. Ross, in Lebanon.
The Republican and Anti-Masonic Inquirer was com-
menced in 1833 by Francis Wyeth, former editor of
the Oracle. It was continued to a fourth volume,
when its publication ceased. It had a considerable
circulation in Dauphin, Lebanon, and Cumberland
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Counties. I do not know of any complete set of its
issues. Its editors, private and public, were Samuel
Shoch, George W. Harris, and Francis Wyeth, assisted
by a knot of young lawyers with more brains than
business. They made a bright paper of it ; but no
amount of capacity could render permanent a publi-
cation founded upon so narrow a plank as opposition
to secret societies; in particular that of Masonry, em-
bracing as it did then and now nearly the whole body
of public men and professional politicians.
Iron Grey, by John H. Cox, in 1838. A file exists.
Tlie Plough Boy, by Rutter, in 1838. No file
known.
Pennsylvania Bulletin, in 1839, by Shunk & Weidler.
This was a short-lived publication, a partial file of
which is known.
Der Slats Bothe, by Edwin W. Hutter and Samuel
S. Bigler, in 1839. It is presumed that full files of
this paper exist.
The Magician, by E. W. Hutter and J. J. Cantine,
in 1839, a file of which has probably not been pre-
served.
Log Cabin Rifle, by Henry Montgomery, a cam-
paign paper, 1840, in favor of " Tippecanoe and
Tyler too."
The Yeoman, by E. W. Hutter and S. S. Bigler, in
1841. A file of this paper is known.
The Watchman, by James S. Wallace, in 1841. No
file known.
The Signal, John S. Steck, in 1841. No file known.
Harrisburg Argus, by Valentine Best, in 1843. A
file known.
The Commonwealth, by William Lewis, in 1843.
No file.
The Penny Advocate, by Cherrick Westbrook, in
1843. The first number was issued July 15, 1843,
from " No. 68 Market Street, basement story." It
was a small quarto and published every Wednesday
and Saturday evening, at one dollar and fifty cents a
year. The terms of advertising was "a penny a line
for each insertion." The Advertiser reached twenty-
two numbers, a file of which is in the possession of
Mr. Westbrook.
The year 1843 was prolific of new enterprises, as
the Oracle and all its successors, save one or two, had
ceased to be published.
The Champion, a campaign paper of 1844, pub-
lished by Augustus Sprigman. It was conducted
with remarkable vigor in favor of Shunk as against
Muhlenberg.
Whig Bugle, by Colin McCurdy, a campaign paper
in favor of Gen. Taylor for President, 1848.
Crystal Fountain, in 1856, by John J. Clyde. The
organ of the then great temperance movement in the
State. It was continued for several years.
The American was established by Johu J. Clyde in
1856 in connection with his daily newspaper,— The
Herald.
The rise and progress, the generation and succes-
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sion of the Pennsylvania Reporter embraces so much
that an endeavor to combine its history from 1827 to
the present has been made. It was issued in a time
of great political excitement, November, 1827, by
Samuel C. Stambaugh, and in its history is the story
of many other ventures. It has been continued by a
crowd of able editors. The whole is now merged in
the Patriot, published by a company, and of necessity
without a "fighting editor," as was always the case
before 1856. About that period editors began to be
impersonal. In the good old times courageous per-
sonality, not ability, often made a popular newspaper
editor.
Mr. William D. Boas gives us the following mem-
oranda:
" November, 1827. Tlie Pennsylvania Intelligencer
was purchased and suspended. Samuel C. Stam-
baugh then established the Pennsylvania Reporter and
Democratic Herald.
" March, 1829. Mr. Simon Cameron, who was a
silent partner of Mr. Stambaugh up to that time,
withdrew from the paper, and Stambaugh formed a
connection with Mr. Henry Welsh, at that time one
of the editors of the York Gazette, and Hon. Jesse
Miller, of the State Senate. The paper was after-
wards published under the firm of Stambaugh, Welsh
&Co.
" In 1829, Mr. Stambaugh withdrew from the
paper, which was afterwards published by Henry
Welsh and Jesse Miller, under the firm of Welsh &
Miller.
" December, 1830. Jesse Miller withdrew from the
paper, leaving Mr. Welsh sole proprietor and editor.
" May, 1834. Henry Welsh formed a partnership
with Samuel D. Patterson, who afterwards published
the paper under the firm of Welsh & Patterson, and
added to the title Democratic Herald."
The Reporter was greatly enlarged and improved in
December of this year, and continued to be edited
with vigor and success. In the following spring Mr.
Welsh disposed of his interest to his brother-in-law,
Mr. David Small. It is unnecessary to write that
both retired in comfortable circumstances.
The Democratic State Journal was started March
28, 1832, by Geo. W. Crabb & O. Barrett,—" office
near the south end of the court-house." It had a
brief but stormy existence, and in the number for
Jan. 12, 1836, Crabb bows himself out, and the paper
was consolidated with the Pennsylvania Reporter,
David Small of the latter also retiring. As The Re-
porter and State Journal it was published by Patterson
& Barrett. On the 1st of June following, in a three-
line paragraph, Mr. Barrett informs the patrons of
his paper that his connection with it terminated.
Mr. Patterson remained sole publisher until Sept. 1,
1837, when William D. Boas purchased an interest in
the establishment, and a month later the whole con-
cern passed into his hands. Thomas L. Wilson, of
Philadelphia, was editor. In April, 1S38, William
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F. Coplin, senator from Fayette County, entered into
partnership with Boas, the firm retaining the editorial
services of Wilson. March 6, 1840, Coplan retired.
For over a year Boas battled alone ; but, as the edi-
torial of May 4, 1841, expresses it, "Samuel D. Pat-
terson has returned to the arduous task of helping
to conduct it as an independent, faithful, and zealous
exponent of Democracy." April 29, 1842, Mr. Boas
takes his leave of the Reporter and retires from the
editorial field, Patterson remaining until October
following, when John H. Dimock, of Susquehanna
County, now of Chicago, purchased the establish-
ment, who, in a whole column leader, takes occasion
to advocate the claims of Mr. Buchanan for the
Presidency. The last number issued was June 2,
1843. It was merged in the new arrangement. Two
years after the name was assumed by Isaac E. Diller,
to which we shall again refer. Almost a complete
file is possessed by the State Library.
The Keystone, started in August, 1836, by William
F. Packer, afterwards Governor of the State, O. Bar-
rett, and Benjamin Parke. The senior member re-
mained until February, 1840, when he disposed of his
interest to Barrett & Parke, " the arduous duties ap-
pertaining to the office of canal commissioner" com-
pelling him to relinquish it. Ovid F. Johnson
edited this paper with great vigor. In April, 1841,
James Peacock and Isaac G. McKinley purchased
the establishment. Mr. Peacock, in October follow-
ing, sold his interest to Joseph M. G. Lescure, of
Philadelphia. Messrs. McKinley and Lescure con-
tinued its publication until the unjon of the three
Democratic papers on June 7, 1843.
In 1848, Mr. Barrett commenced a newspaper with
the old title of Keystone, which continued for several
years. The complete files of this, with other of Mr.
Barrett's newspaper ventures, were destroyed in the
burning of a frame building corner of Fourth Street
and Cherry Alley, where they had been stored, with
the exception of some volumes which are in the pos-
session of the State Library.
The Home Journal and Citizen Soldier is the title of
the paper printed by Isaac R. Diller in 1843. In
August, 1845, the name was changed to The Pennsyl-
vania Reporter and Home Journal. It was published
a short time. It caused quite a sensation by printing
in its columns a local story founded on the Parthe-
niore murder, by that strange erratic genius George
Lippard. It was entitled, " Posy, or the Pilgrimage
of St. George."
State Capital Gazette, by William Henlock and John
B. Bratton, now of Carlisle, commenced July, 1839,
and continued until June, 1843, when it ceased for the
purpose of uniting with the Pennsylvania Reporter and
Keystone, under the title of the Democratic Union.
A file is in the State Library. It was undoubtedly
in the front ranks of the so-called country newspapers.
It was ably edited, neat in typographical appearance
and make-up. This was succeeded by the Union and
Patriot, in the hands of George M. Laumau, then
came Richard J. Haldeman, Christopher L. Ward,
William H. Miller, John W. Brown, Thomas C. Mac-
dowell, O. Barrett, Benjamin F. Meyers, and other
prominent editors, politicians or men of fortune.
That the present Patriot might " shed its beams
upon a darkened world," it was necessary to swallow
some fifteen ventures, a manifest proof of the enter-
prise of the printers and young lawyers of Pennsyl-
vania, who supposed the newspaper route was the
exact and rapid way to fame and station.
Harrisburg Star, by William J. Sloan, about 1830.
It was not a very creditable sheet in its typography,
as the editor was a mere lad, not much of a printer,
but with so much ability in another direction that
came to be an able departmental surgeon in the United
States army. One or two of its issues have been pre-
served, but no complete file, except perhaps among
the effects of its " responsible editor."
Whig Stale Journal, issued in 1850 by John J. Clyde.
Sold to John J. Patterson, who subsequently pur-
chased the Telegraph, into which this paper was
merged.
For many years one or two of the weekly papers
issued semi-weekly, and one, a daily, during the ses-
sions of the Legislature ; but no venture was made
for the permanent establishment thereof until late in
1850.
The Harrisburg Daily American was commenced
Dec. 26, 1850, by George Bergner & Co. Subse-
quently it became a part of the Harrisburg Telegraph.
It was established as a Whig organ. In the course of
time its opposition to the Know-Nothing organization
was very decided. A file for several years is in the
collection of the State Library.
The Daily Times, 1853, was a venture of William
H. Egle and Theodore F. Scheffer, at the suggestion
of a number of prominent citizens. The Morning
Herald, by John J. Clyde & Co., was issued the same
year. The borough not being able to support three
daily papers, the Times was merged into the Herald.
The latter paper was shortly after absorbed, or rather
continued by the Daily Telegraph. It may be re-
marked that the Telegraph has absorbed almost as
many newspaper ventures as its contemporary, the
Patriot, and its editors were of the picked men of
their political party.
The Daily Borough Item, by George P. Crap &
Louis Blanche. It commenced in 1852, a small
penny paper, not very prepossessing in appearance,
but gave a good resume of local events, and a file of it
would be useful for reference. We do not think there
is one in existence. On account of its frequent per-
sonalities, it failed to receive the general support of
the community.
Daily Herald, by Stephen Miller & Co., commenced
Dec. 23, 1853, and after and up to 1858 in the hands
of Royal, McReynolds & Whitman, was at last
merged in the Harrisburg Telegraph. Mr. Miller was
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at the time the paper commenced prothonotary of
Dauphin County, afterwards Governor of Minnesota.
A file of this paper is in the State Library.
The Platform, in 1854, a campaign paper of large
circulation, by A. Boyd Hamilton, edited by a full
dozen of the friends of Governor Bigler. We do not
know where a copy of this publication is to be found.
It was the first newspaper that thoroughly carried out
the plan of payment in advance. Very many thou-
sands of copies were ordered, but as the cash did not
cover the order, the paper was not forwarded, and its
circulation was limited to those who did pay, about
fifteen thousand.
The Harrisburg Daily Record was issued by Henry
Omit & Co., Jan. 3, 1854, edited by George F. Emer-
son. We have not been able to learn whether any file
of this paper exists, although some of the company
who established it are yet alive.
The Pennsylvania Statesman, established as a cam-
paign paper in 1860, by J. M. Cooper. It advocated
the election of John C. Breckinridge for President.
It was a lively sheet.
The State Guard, a daily, published by Forney &
Kaufman, commenced about 1866, and continued for
several years. Some of its issues contain facts of per-
manent value, and it is to be hoped a full set of this
paper has been preserved.
The State Journal, a daily, published by the State
Journal Company, was begun in October, 1870, and
continued until November, 1873, when the office was
destroyed. Its chief editor was Wein Forney, and
was just being established on a paying basis wben it
met its fate by the burning of Mr. Singerly's printing-
office.
The Visitor, a religious paper, in 1824, by Michael
W. McKinley. One or two numbers of its issue satis-
fied its editor and publisher.
The Mercury was a daily paper of 1875, by the Mer-
cury Company.
The Dawn, a weekly of the same year, by J. Trainor
King.
The Temperance Vindicator, by Geo. F. McFarlaud.
The Scroll-Keeper.
The National Progress.
The Harrisburg Chronicle, by Thomas C. MacDow-
ell. These three newspapers were unsuccessful ven-
tures, and had a very brief existence.
The Stars and Stripes, Buchanan and Breckinridge
campaign paper, 1856, by George F. Weaver, Sr.
The newspapers published iu Dauphin County at
present (1883) are:
Daily. — Harrisburg Telegraph, by the Harrisburg
Publishing Company. Twenty-sixth year.
The Harrisburg Patriot, by Patriot Publishing
Company. Twenty-fourth year.
The Daily Independent, by E. Z. Wallower. Sixth
year.
Weekly. — The Item, Steelton, by J. A. Work.
Eighth year.
The Middlcloirn Journal, by J. W. Stofer. Twenty-
eighth year.
The Middletown Press, by I. O. Nissley. Second
year.
The Humme/sloum Sun, by W. K. Hendricks. Ninth
year.
The Millersburg Herald, by J. B. Seal. Eighth
year.
Lykens Register, by Samuel M. Fenn. Seventeenth
year.
Dauphin County Journal (German), Harrisburg, by
Dr. J. R. Hayes. Sixth year.
Harrisburg Saturday Night, by Dr. J. R. Hayes.
Fourth year.
Pennsylvania Staa/s Zeitung, Harrisburg, by the
executrix of John G. Ripper, deceased, W. Strobel,
editor. Sixteenth year.
Church Advocate, Harrisburg, edited by Rev. C. H.
Forney, D.D.
Steelton Reporter, by W. H. H. Sieg. First year.
The Sunday Morning Telegram, published every
Sunday morning by the Telegram Company, Harris-
burg, in its first year, thus far has been a successful
enterprise. John Moore, editor.
In addition to the foregoing are the following pe-
riodicals, issued monthly or semi-monthly :
The Conference News, organ of the Central Pennsyl-
vania Methodist Conference, by Rev. W. M. Fry-
singer.
The Lutheran Chimes, published by Zion Lutheran
(Fourth Street) Church.
Church and Home, published by Market Square
Presbyterian Church.
Odd-Fellows' Gazette, by T. Morris Chester.
People's Friend, organ of the local temperance
movement.
Bulletin, organ of the Y. M. C. Association.
The Itinerant, by A. L. Groff, organ of the U. B.
Church. Seventh year.
CHAPTER XII.
The Industries of Harrisburg — The Location of the City and its Great
Natural and Acquired Advantages.
With its many advantages, its close proximity to
the iron and coal fields, its water supply, its transpor-
tation facilities, its markets unexcelled in the variety
and abundance of fruit, vegetables, meats, fowl, fish,
and butter and eggs, Harrisburg should be a notable
manufacturing centre. At present it lies across the
pathway of one of the great transportation lines
which binds the East to the West, while the future
promises to give it another great trunk line, binding
the North, South, East and West. This is no idle
prophecy, for as we look at this country and its capa-
bilities we see that latitudinally there is a sameness
of products, differing only in degree, whilst longitu-
dinally the difference is in kind. This being a fact it
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naturally follows that as the country fills up with
population the interchange of commodities will in-
crease in like proportion. The North will always
need the products of the South, while the South,
under the operation of climatic influences, cannot
advance in manufacturing, and will always need the
manufactures of the North. The day is not far dis-
tant when the great trunk lines of transportation will
traverse the land in all directions, and when it ar-
rives Harrisburg, lying right across the pathway of
the national route from Boston and New York in the
North to New Orleans and the Gulf in the South, will
be as important a centre in that direction as it is now
with the inter-commerce of the country traversing the
land from east to west.
This locality is well off for furnace sites, and as the
demand increases they will fill up. Coke is gradually
supplanting coal in the manufacture of iron, as coal
has supplanted charcoal, and the probabilities are that
the furnaces of the future will all be built to accom-
modate them to the use of coke. Our furnace sites
are on the direct line of the coke's transit from the
ovens to the seaboard.
No city in the United States is better supplied with
water, and that water of the purest. The very nature
of the Susquehanna preserves this to us. No stream
in the land is freer from impurities. The health, too,
of the city, notwithstanding the bad name it received
at the hands of its neighbor Lancaster during the
" removal of the seat of government question" on
account of the " mill-dam" troubles, and which it re-
tains owing to the keeping up of the same issue, is as
good if not better than any river town in the State or
Union. Statistics go to prove that the annual death-
rate is far less than any city in the United States.
With all these advantages it is not surprising that it
has been so greatly prosperous. There is no location
equal to it in all the essentials for the establishment
of manufacturing industries.
The Harrisburg Car Manufacturing Com-
pany.— Among the numerous extensive industrial
establishments whose works have assumed such vast
proportions as to exert a powerful interest upon the
prosperity of the city, the Harrisburg Car Manufac-
turing Company's works occupy the leading position.
The plant of this company, consisting of two depart-
ments, car-works and foundry and machine-works,
occupying separate locations, aside from its promi-
nence as the leading industrial establishment of the
city, ranks as the equal of any similar industry in the
United States in point of capacity and annual output
of product, and is one of the largest and most impor-
tant industries in our State. The car-works was put
in operation in 1853, with a paid-up capital of two
thousand five hundred dollars and a productive
capacity of nine eight-wheeled cars a week. The
original stockholders were Messrs. William Calder,
David Fleming, Jacob Haldeman, Sr., Elias E. Kin-
zer, Thomas H. Wilson, A. O. Heister, W. F. Murray,
Isaac G. McKinley, all of this city, and William T.
Hildrup, a practical car-builder from Worcester,
Mass. The company then owned two and one-half
acres of ground west of Herr Street, where its present
extensive works are located, which had formerly been
used as a truck-garden, and the surroundings gave
very little promise of the busy population now in-
habiting that portion of our city. In 1863, after
being in operation ten years, the capital stock of the
company was increased to $300,000, which has since
been still further increased to $500,000. As early as
1871 the manufacturing capacity of the plant was
greater in daily product than the weekly output
named at the beginning ; the annual product that
year amounted to $1,250,000. April 25, 1872, the
works were entirely consumed by fire, entailing a loss
of several hundred thousand dollars, yet such was the
energy of the parties that in the short space of ninety
days the works were rebuilt with increased size and
capacity. The following August another fire broke
out, entirely destroying the machine-shops, which
department was rebuilt and put in operation in the
almost incredible short space of thirteen and one-half
working days ; and notwithstanding the loss of means
and time by fire, the production for the year was car-
ried to the enormous sum of two million dollars. The
panic of 1873 affected the car-building business
probably more than any other branch of business in
the country, yet such was the demand for the prod-
ucts of this company that the business for the year
amounted to over two million dollars. This in brief
is the early history of the car-works department, and
before attempting to review the present extensive
works now owned and operated by the company it is
necessary to briefly sketch the origin and history of
the foundry and machine-works, located on Allison's
Hill and operated by the company, inasmuch as from
this point to the end of our sketch the two industries
will be incorporated in summing up the aggregate
total of output, number of employes, and wages paid.
The Harrisburg Foundry and Machine- Works owes
its existence to Mr. Hildrup's mechanical attainments
and executive ability. This gentleman, who has been
the general superintendent and business manager of
the car-works industry since its foundation, in order
to keep their vast number of men employed during
a season of depression in the car-building business
which occurred about 1865, began the manufacture
of agricultural implements and machinists' tools.
This industry was carried on for a few years in the
car-works plant, but it was not long until a boom
in the car-building business required all the space in
the works for that purpose. Consequently the com-
pany were obliged to either give up the manufacture
of the articles mentioned above or erect suitable
buildings to carry on the industry. They decided to
continue the industry, and about 1867 erected the
large works now in operation on Allison's Hill. The
buildings comprising this plant were used for car-
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building during the time required to build the car-
works destroyed by fire. In place of the original
two and a half acres of ground, the company now
own fifty-eight acres of valuable city land, located
as follows: Thirty-three acres north of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, from Broad to State Streets, upon
which the car-works are erected; twenty-two acres
on Allison's Hill, where the foundry and machine-
works are located ; and three acres opposite the Wis-
ter Furnace, where the company's large saw-mill is
located. The principal buildings comprising the car-
works plant are imposing in their dimensions and
architectural appearance, consisting of three con-
struction-shops,— one sixty by two hundred and
eighty-two feet, one sixty by two hundred feet, and
one forty by two hundred and eleven feet in dimen-
sions ; foundry, sixty-two by two hundred and twenty
feet; machine-shop, sixty-one by one hundred and
twenty feet, two stones; blacksmith-shop, forty-five
by two hundred and sixty-one feet, containing forty-
six forges, five steam-hammers, and an immense drop-
hammer of two thousand five hundred pounds power;
repair-shop, thirty-eight by one hundred feet ; frame-
shop, sixty by two hundred feet, two stories ; planing-
mill, eight)' by one hundred and ten feet ; engine- and
boiler-house, forty by eighty feet ; office, forty by
forty-one feet, two stories ; warehouse, twenty-six
by forty feet, two stories, used for storing car-springs
and fine brass castings; together with a host of other
buildings, which, with a few exceptions, are brick
structures, and are all roofed either with slate or tin.
The foundry and machine-works on Allison's Hill
are comprised in a series of buildings, five of which
are sixty by two hundred feet, and one fifty by two
hundred, all two stories. These contain foundry,
machine-, boiler-, tank-, and finishing- or setting-up-
shops, and the warehouse and counting-rooms of the
concern. The remaining buildings are one-story
structures, adapted to forging, storage of raw mate-
rial, and other departments. All the buildings are
connected with each other by railways which form a
junction with the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
road. As might be expected, the works are thor-
oughly equipped with all the latest improved me-
chanical devices and appliances that will tend to
facilitate speed and perfection of product. The ma-
chinery is of the most powerful and accurate charac-
ter, embracing every improvement that ingenuity and
skill has been able to devise, the larger portion of
which was manufactured in the machine-shop of the
company, both from private and standard patterns
and specifications. Twelve stationary engines are
necessary to propel the acres of machinery through-
out the works, ranging in power from small fifteen-
horse to monster one hundred and twenty horse-power
affairs.
Sixteen thirty-four-feet eight-wheeled box-cars is
the present daily productive capacity of the car-
works plant, two of which are known as refrigerator
cars, Wickes' patent, for the Merchant-.' Dispatch
Transportation Company, elaborate affairs, that re-
quire as much time to construct as six ordinary box-
cars. To produce the enormous daily output requires
the labor of six hundred and fifty men and boys.
The daily consumption of material foots up fifty-five
thousand feet of lumber, most of which is Southern
pine, thirty tons of wheel-, twenty-three tons of liar-,
eleven tons of axle-, and seventeen tons of pig-iron.
The company do not forge their own axles, but
make all their own wheels, casting one hundred and
twenty a day from the best charcoal chilling iron.
From year to year improvements have been made in
the material used in manufacturing cars and the
machinery necessary to its preparation, so that the
work now produced by the company is so near per-
fection that it seems almost impossible that a further
improvement can be effected in car manufacture.
The products of the machine and foundry depart-
ment on Allison's Hill consists of a line of heavy
castings a"nd machines for rolling-mills and blast-
furnaces, compound pumping-engines of any capacity
for supplying towns and cities with water, steam-
engines and steam-boilers, blast-pipes, gas-flues, air-
pipes, oil-tanks, tank-cars, wrought-iron draft-stacks,
and stand-pipes. A specialty of this industry is a line
of agricultural machinery, the chief production being
the well-known Paxton portable steam-engine for
farm use, furnishing the propelling power for thresh-
ers, shelters, etc., in a shape that has long been the
aim of inventors to consummate. The company
manufacture these engines at the rate of one hundred
and fifty a year. Another specialty is the Paxton
grain and fertilizing drill, one of the finest achieve-
ments of American ingenuity as an instrument for the
cheapening and greater production of land crops.
This plant furnishes employment to one hundred
men and boys, swelling the total number of employes
of the company to eight hundred, whose combined
wages aggregate eight thousand dollars a week, and
who produce by their labor a class of work that rep-
resents in round numbers nearly three million dollars
annually. The company have gone to great expense
to improve their property, and they have left nothing
undone to protect themselves from loss by fire, for
besides providing their own hose-carriages and fire
apparatus, they have at their own expense put down
through their lumber-yard seventeen hundred feet of
water-pipe, connecting with the city's water-main
at State Street. Seven fire-plugs are distributed
throughout the lumber-yard, and alougside of each
plug is arranged a hose-box containing a supply of
fire-hose. Numerous other interesting features might
be mentioned in this connection, but want of space
will not permit.
In conclusion, personal mention must be made of
some of the more prominent parties who have been
instrumental in making this the most prominent in-
dustrial establishment in the city, and which con-
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duces in a large degree to the general welfare of the
community. The almost unprecedented success of
this vast enterprise is largely due to Mr. William T.
Hildrup, the general superintendent and business
manager. The president of the company is Mr. David
Fleming, one of the original stockholders, who suc-
ceeded the late William Oalder. Mr. John Murphy,
the general agent of the company, with headquarters
at New York, is well and favorably known in railroad
circles. The principal office assistants are Messrs.
George G. Boyer, chief clerk, and J. Hervey Patton,
assistant, with Mr. M. S. Shotwell, inventor of a val-
uable car-replacer bearing his name, as inspector and
draughtsman.
The Chesapeake Nail- Works.— These exten-
sive works, located near the canal, along the lUie of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, in the First Ward of the
city, were built in 1866 by Charles L. Bailey & Brother.
Of the twelve acres of land owned by the company,
seven are covered by tenement-houses and the nail-
works. The shops comprise a puddle-mill, nail-plate
mill and nail-factory, and a variety of other buildings
necessary in connection with works of this kind. The
puddle-mill has fourteen puddling-fumaces, squeezer,
and one train of rolls. The nail-plate mill has three
heating-furnaces, one train of rolls, and shears for
cutting nail-plate. In the nail-factory are sixty-six
nail-machines, and the machinery throughout is of
the latest and most approved pattern, and has a pro-
ducing capacity of two hundred and sixty thousand
kegs of nails per year, and employs about three hun-
dred men. The present officers are Charles L. Bailey,
president; A. S. Patterson, secretary; G. M. Mc-
Cauley, treasurer.
Central Iron- Works. — The old mill was built
in 1853 by Cbferles L. Bailey & Brother, and changed
and enlarged in 1879. The new mill was built in
1877-78 and enlarged in 1881, and contains one single
and six double puddle-furnaces, one squeezer, five
heating-furnaces, and five train-rolls (one muck, one
thirty-one-inch and one twenty-five-inch roughing,
one Lauth 3-high thirty-one-inch and one Lauth 3-
high twenty-five-inch chilled finishing), with shears,
cranes, etc. The product of the works are boiler-
plate and tank-iron. The annual capacity of the
works is about thirteen thousand net tons, and employ
one hundred and fifty men. The officers are: Presi-
dent, Charles L. Bailey ; Secretary, Abraham S. Pat-
terson ; Treasurer, G. M. McCauley.
The Paxton Furnaces.— Paxton Furnace, No. 1,
was built in 1853 by Messrs. Bryan and Longen-
ecker, of Lancaster, and located in the southern
suburb of what was then the borough of Harrisburg.
This firm conducted the business for a few years, when
they sold their interest to the late James McCormick
and Robert J. Ross, who placed the business in charge
of Henry McCormick, and proceeded at once to a
vigorous prosecution of the manufacture of pig metal.
Mr. Ross subsequently died, when the entire property
was purchased by Mr. McCormick, and after a few
i years the McCormicks added another furnace to their
fast-increasing business, located near the site of the
old one, put it in blast in 1872, and named it Paxton
Furnace No. 2.
Paxton Furnace, No. 1, has a forty-three-foot stack,
a fourteen-foot bosh, and a capacity of six hundred
tons pig-iron per month, while No. 2 has a sixty-foot
stack, a fourteen-foot bosh, and capacity the same as
No. 1.
Eagle Works. — This establishment was built in
1854, by W. O. Hickok, present owner and operator,
on the corner of Canal and North Streets, and in 1869
was enlarged to its present dimensions, and is oper-
ated by steam power. A specialty is made in machine
castings, cider-mills, mechanics' tools, ruling ma-
chinery, etc. Ninety men are given constant employ-
ment, while the products of the works find sale in
most every country on the globe.
Jackson Manufacturing Company. — This com-
pany was organized in August, 1881, with a cash cap-
ital of fifty thousand dollars, and chartered Septem-
ber 19th of the same year. The incorporators were
John T. Chambers, James Jenkins, Henry C. Jenkins,
James I. Chamberlain, Sarah H. Jackson, and Charles
H. Jackson. The works of the company are located
on the corner of new Fourth Street and Boyd Alley,
and were purchased and enlarged in 1881, and pro-
vided with machinery for the manufacture of steel
wheelbarrows, pressed with patent dies, for which the
present capacity is sixty steel barrows per day. They
also manufacture coke wagons, mining wagons, mine
cars, pig-metal barrows, charging barrows for fur-
naces and foundries, also farm wheel-barrows, all of
which are pressed from sheet steel. Twenty-five men
are employed. The following are the present direc-
tors and officers of the company: James I. Chamber-
lain, president ; James Jenkins, secretary and treas-
urer; Col. W. W. Jennings, Charles H. Jackson, John
T. Chambers.
The Harrisburg Cotton-Mill was erected
about 1852 by a stock company. Like similar enter-
prises, it has had its periods of prosperity and adver-
sity. It is located on North Street, between Front
and Second, is built of brick, four stories high, two
hundred feet long and sixty feet wide, with end wings
of one story, sixty-four feet long and twenty-four feet
wide. It has eight thousand spindles and two hundred
and eighty looms, with a capacity of two thousand
seven hundred bales cotton, producing cheviots, drill-
ing, four-shafts twills, duck, warps, yarns, etc. The
number of hands employed is two hundred and sixty,
and the monthly pay-roll amounts to forty-five hun-
dred dollars. The mill produces four million yards of
heavy sheeting annually. The present proprietors of
the mill are George Calder, Jr., & Co., of Lancaster.
The Foundry and Machine- Works of Willson
Brothers & Co. are located on the corner of State and
Filbert Streets. They are largely engaged in the
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manufacture of agricultural implements, of some
which inventions they are the proprietors. These
works are among the most successful industries of
the city.
Harrisburg Chain- Works. — Joshua W. Jones,
of Harrisburg, the inventor of the new process for
removing indentation made on paper after being
printed thereon, and hydraulic dry-pressing ma-
chines, and patent releasable clip-chain bale-tires,
finding great difficulty in procuring the proper chains
for his machines, established this business for his own
benefit. It has grown to an extensive establishment,
and the demand for the manufacture, apart from his
own, has been greater than the supply. At present
only four furnaces are in operation, but eight others
will soon be erected. The principal product will be
chain bale-tires, and the capacity of the works is
estimated at three thousand per mouth. A small
Baxter engine is employed to drive a fan for fires,
and an oven (eight feet by two feet by six feet) is
used for japanning the chains. Twelve men are
employed.
The Steam-Fitting Works and Foundry of
J. D. Marshbank & Son are located on corner of
Short and South Streets, occupying the Jennings
Franklin Foundry and Machine-shops. These works
manufacture steam and hot-water fittings ; also vari-
ous descriptions of heavy and light castings. The
annual value of their product is thjrty thousand
dollars, and they give employment to thirty-five
hands.
The Harrisburg Foundry, so long under the
management of the Bay Brothers, is now operated
by Messrs. John W. Brown and Augustus Reel, who
carry on a general foundry business, with a probable
annual capacity of one thousand tons. The works
are located on State Street and the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The Harrisburg Fire-Brick Works, located
on Second Street near Paxtang, were established in
1869, and have been in continuous operation since
that date. They manufacture fire-brick for blast-
furnaces, steel-works, and rolling-mill use, and have
a capacity of two million bricks per annum, which
amount could be readily increased. The clays used
are from the several well-known deposits in New
Jersey, and from Clearfield, Clinton, Dauphin, and
Lebanon Counties, in, Pennsylvania. All the fire-
bricks are made of these several clays combined in
various proportions as best suits the intended use. A
forty horse-power engine is employed in grinding and
mixing the clays. The works give employment to
ninety hands.
Wistar Furnace. — This furnace was built in
1867, originally fourteen by forty-five feet, but re-
cently altered to fourteen by sixty feet. It is blown
by a thirty by forty-eight-inch horizontal engine,
geared to drive two blowing cylinders seventy-two by
seventy-two inches. This engine blows two hundred
and sixty cubic feet of air per stroke, and is capable
of running thirty to thirty-five revolutions per min-
ute, at a pressure of six to seven pounds of blast.
There are three batteries of boilers, two of which
give ample steam-power. Two Kent eight-inch pipe
ovens heat the blast to 1000° or 1100° F. Only one
oven is blown through, leaving one in reserve. Fuel,
three-fourths anthracite, one-fourth coke; ores, Dills-
burg, Seizholtzville, Cornwall, and for two years past
about one-third from Spain and other foreign coun-
tries. Capacity, forty-five tons per day. This is a
very complete furnace, and one of the most success-
ful in the Susquehanna region.
Hydraulic Cement Pipe Works.— These works,
located on Herr Street and the Pennsylvania Canal,
have been in successful operation during the past
three years, manufacturing cement drain-pipes and
cement ware or artificial stone. The product is sold
throughout the whole of Central Pennsylvania. The
capacity of the works is twenty-five thousand feet of
drain-pipe per annum. The capital invested is fifteen
thousand dollars, and the works give employment to
twelve men. Henry J. Beatty, proprietor.
Harrisburg Steel- and Iron- Works. — Messrs.
Hummel, Fendrick & Co., since 1881, have occupied
the old "Novelty Works," on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road foot of Third Street, where they are engaged in
the manufacture of bar-iron and tires, and promises to
be one of the most successful industries of the
capital.
The Harrisburg Steam-Boiler and Tank-
Works were erected in 1863 by Robert Tippett, who
successfully carried on the business until his decease.
They are now owned and operated by his sons,
Charles E., David, and William P., under the firm-
name of Robert Tippect's Sons. Their principal busi-
ness is the manufacture of steam-boilers, furnace
work, stacks, etc. They ship punched and shaped
iron to Ohio, Alabama, and Tennessee. The works
employ sixty hands, and have a capacity of thirty
tons per week. They are located at the foot of Race
Street, on the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
CHAPTER XIII.
The Fire Department — How they formerly extinguished Fires in Har-
risburg— The First Fire Company — Friendship — Hope — Citizen —
Washington — Mount Vernon — Paxton — Gool Will — Mount Pleasant.
One of the early ordinances of the borough re-
quired every householder to have one fire-bucket for
each story of the house. These buckets were made
of heavy leather, long and narrow in size, and were
painted different colors as the owner chose, with his
or her name on them, and were kept hanging in some
convenient place, frequently in the hall or entry, and
it was the occupant's duty, in case of an alarm, to
carrv or send them to the fire. Double lines were
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formed to the nearest pumps, and sometimes to the
river; men, women, and children joined in these
lines, the latter being in the empty-bucket line. The
buckets were passed from one to another filled with
water and emptied into the side of the engines, which
were worked by hand ; the empty buckets then passed
back by those on the opposite line. Often the buck-
ets were not more than half full when reaching the
engines, the water being spilled by passing them
along the line. There were separate lines for each
engine. Balthaser Sees, who built the old " Union,"
the first fire-engine in the town, also made about fifty
feet of leather-sewed hose, which was intended to have
water conveyed from the pumps through them. As
sewed hose was not water-tight, they never could be
used. It was a difficult matter to maintain the lines
at a distance from and out of sight of the fire, as every
one wished to see it. It was hard, laborious work to
pump water for the buckets and to work the engines.
When the pumps failed, as they often did, lines were
then formed to the river.
This primitive means of putting out fires was con-
tinued until 1836, when, to the great relief and joy of
the people, the " Citizen" suction-engine was pur-
chased. Hose enough was bought to reach from
either the river or canal to the centre of the town,
and by that means the engines at the fires were sup-
plied,, but not in sufficient quantity without the
bucket-lines. This continued until the water-works
were completed, in 1840.
The hard work of the firemen at a conflagration at
the engine-brakes continued until the present steam-
engines were adopted, the " Friendship" being the
first. All the hand-engines were gradually replaced
by steam until the whole five companies were sup-
plied. The first mode of giving the alarm of fire was
by the ringing of the old court-house bell, followed
by the different church bells, as the engine-houses
then were small frame buildings without bells. Sub-
sequently the direction was struck by the bells on the
different engine-houses. The old Philadelphia sys-
tem was then adopted, viz. : one stroke for north, two
for south, three for east, and four for west; the other
divisions of the compass were also struck. This alarm
continued until the fire-alarm was erected in 1874.
The first fire company was organized June 17, 1791,
and John Kean was the first president thereof. The
following is a copy of the original subscription paper:
"We, the subscribers, considering the necessity of having an engine
for extinguishing fires, do agree to pay to Adam Boyd the sums to
our names affixed on demand, for the purpose of purchasing an engine
for the use of the Borough of Harrisburg.
"June 17, 1791."
On Friday, Nov. 25, 1791, the residence of Mr.
James Sawyer, on Locust Street, was destroyed by
fire. After the fire was over Mr. Sawyer returned his
thanks to the men and women of the borough for the
aid they had rendered him. As late as March 8,
1797, there was no apparatus in the city designed
for putting out fires. This is showu by an ex-
tract from the minutes of the Harrisburg Free De-
bating Society. Among other questions discusssed
(March 8, 1797) was one for procuring a fire-engine.
At the fire in the building used by William Porter as
a cold-nail factory, on the 19th of February, 1798, no
reference is made to any service by an engine, but
Mr. Porter did thank the ladies for what they had
done, and declared his willingness to contribute to a
fund towards procuring another engine. The infer-
ence from this is that an engine was then owned
by the borough. Tradition names the "Union" as
being the first engine in use, which is the one re-
motely referred to by Mr. Porter. The Union Com-
pany was dissolved some time between 1830 and 1838.
Robert Sloan and Frederick Heisely were directors of
the company, and George Capp secretary in 1824.
An ordinance was passed by the Town Council, July
13, 1813, impressing on all property-owners and ten-
ants, whether male or female, to have within con-
venient reach on their premises at least one leather
bucket for use at fires. By the terms of the same
ordinance the borough was divided into two fire dis-
tricts, called respectively northern and southern, with
Market Street as the dividing line, each district con-
taining a company. These companies were the
"Union" and the " Friendship."
Friendship Company, No. 1. — This company may
be termed the patriarch of the present fire department
of Harrisburg, having been instituted prior to 1803,
although its oldest constitution only dates as far back
as Aug. 11, 1812. The oldest official document among
the records of the company is what purports to be a
list of "sundry members of the Friendship Fire Com-
pany who are indebted to the sums annexed to their
names respectively, the account being down to the
yearly meeting, Nov. 7, 1809, including said meeting."
This list is attested by James Maginnis, secretary.
The first debtor on the list is Thomas Ridge, and the
amount of his indebtedness was as follows :
1803, August 1st, to sundry fines 10 shillings
1804, August 7th, " " " 11 "
1808, February 2d, " " " 3 "
Messrs. Samuel Pool, Michael Krehl, Albright Wea-
ver, John Kapp, Isaiah McFarland, and Patrick Burk
were also debtors to the company at this period. The
indebtedness arose from tax and fines. " Messrs.
Sawyer, Glass, Brua, Norton, Dorsheimer, managers
of the company, and the secretary met at the house of
John Norton, Feb. 9, 1808, for the purpose of holding
an appeal, whereat B. Kurtz appealed ten shillings,
Mr. George five shillings, Mr. Laverty five shillings,
Mr. Glass five shillings, Mr. Dorsheimer one shilling,
whereupon it was agreed that Mr. Goodman should
give every one that is indebted to the company a call
for the pay, and them that don't pay shall be sued."
— Manuscript Minutes of Managers, Feb. 9, 1808.
Among the names of the members of the company
in 1808 are recognized many whose descendants still
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reside in Harrisburg. These are Messrs. Jehn Zinn,
Samuel Pool, Abraham Rupley, Andrew Berryhill,
Moses Gillmor, John Mytinger, Joseph Young, Sam-
uel Bryan, Christian Stahl, John Forster, James
Brown, Samuel Black, Dr. Hall, Dr. Cleaveland,
Peter Keller, Joseph Doll, James Sawyer, Frederick
Felty, George Boyer, Jacob Boas, John Wyeth, John
Wingert, Jacob Ziegler, George Roberts, and Benja-
min Bowman, secretary.
Obed Fahnestock was president of the company
in 1812, and Christian Gleim secretary and treasurer
in 1813. In 1818, Abraham Bombaugh was the treas-
urer, who was succeeded in 1819 by Obed Fahnestock.
Jacob Seiler was secretary of the company in 1827.
From this period we can find no records of the com-
pany until 1848, when it adopted a new constitution,
and in many respects increased its efficiency. The
first hose-carriage of the company was purchased a
short time after the introduction of water into Har-
risburg. The old engine being too limited in its ca-
pacity, and its wood-work partially rotted, the com-
pany applied for and obtained the old " Harrisburg"
engine, which belonged to a company of that name
formerly existing in Harrisburg. This was used by
the company for several years, when it was found de-
fective, and then abandoned. The company was then
granted the use of the "United States," a powerful
second-class engine, formerly used by a company of
that name in Middletown, but owned by Judge W.
F. Murray, who had it brought here for sale. The
Town Council, however, refused to buy it, and in lieu
thereof purchased in Philadelphia an efficient second-
hand engine, which the company continued to use
until 1860, when they purchased their present steamer,
a second-class Amoskeag make.
The fine building of the company on Third Street
below Chestnut Street was erected in 1850, the com-
pany having previously occupied a two-story frame
structure on the river-bank, a short distance north of
the toll-house of the Harrisburg bridge.
The Hope Fire Company, No. 2. — This associ-
ation was instituted on the 6th day of January, 1814,
and was the third of its kind organized after Harris-
burg was laid out. Its cotemporaries were the
" Union" and " Friendship." The following " list of
members of the Hope Fire Company who have been
furnished with badges" is from an old memorandum-
book. Those marked with a (*) were members in
1814, the others in 1816. Only one on the roll sur-
vives, the genial and scholarly gentleman that he is,
Col. Samuel Shoch, of Columbia:
John Lyne.
Henry Antes.
John C. Bucher.
William Smith.
Alexander Graydon.
Joseph Wallace.
John Peacock.
Henry Colestock.
Jacob Zollinger.
John Smith.
Henry Smith.
John A. Fisher.
Jacob Hoyer.
William Roberts.
James R. Boyd.
John Buffington.
Samuel Wiestling.
Joseph Youse.
William Burns.
*John H. Candor.
John Whitehill.
Samuel Sees.
*John M. Forster.
Jacob Bogler.
Luther Reily.
J. Lindemuth.
John H. Kroberger.
Charles Shaffert.
James Wright.
Andrew Graydon.
W. Crist.
James Scull.
Edward Hughes.
*John Kunkel.
Jacob Baughman.
Thomas Buffington.
* James Mitchell.
Thomas Martin.
George Snyder.
John Williams.
Samuel Shoch.
Andrew Krause.
Jacob Kimmel.
John Kurtz.
* Moses Musgrave.
David Gregg.
* Ezekiel Gregg.
* Zeno Fenn.
* John Wilson.
* G. W. Hollis.
* G. Taylor.
* F. Scheafter.
* Hugh Roland.
* George Horter.
* George Mish.
Capt. Thomas Walker was the first vice-president
of the company, and Hon. John C. Bucher held that
office in 1819. In 1823, Mr. Bucher was president,
and in the year following Henry Buehler was secre-
tary of the company. Mr. Bucher was succeeded by
Charles F. Muench, Dr. Luther Reily, Hamilton Al-
ricks, A. Boyd Hamilton, etc. Joseph Wallace, Henry
Antes, Dr. Heisely, Dr. Orth, and other prominent
citizens were at one time members of the company.
The long time which has elapsed since its first organi-
zation, and the number of changes in the affairs of the
company, render it extremely difficult to obtain any
considerable knowledge of its early history. We
know, however, that the first engine of the company
was manufactured in Philadelphia by the celebrated
Paf Lyon — him of bank prosecution memory — at a
cost of twelve hundred dollars, and that it was capa-
ble of throwing two hogsheads of water per minute!
After the erection of the water-works the company
added to their apparatus a beautiful hose-carriage.
Shortly after this period the affairs of the company
seem to have been in a depressed condition until
January, 1853, when a number of public-spirited citi-
zens residing in the upper part of the borough joined
together and effected its complete reorganization under
the auspices of the Town Council. A beautiful second-
class engine, capable of throwing two side and a gal-
lery stream, manufactured by J. Agnew, of Philadel-
phia, was purchased at a cost of thirteen hundred and
fifty dollars. In March, 1858, the, company also re-
placed their hose-carriage by a neat " spider" or
" crab," at a cost of one hundred dollars, and in
September, 1S58, further increased its efficiency by
obtaining a hook-and-ladder apparatus.
The house of the company up to 1S55 was a small
frame structure which stood on the site of the present
building. In that year the municipal authorities re-
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moved the structure, and erected in its place a two-
story brick building thirty-four by twenty-four feet.
The company subsequently extended this building
forty feet in length and added another story, and as a
highly creditable fact we might add that the brick-
layers, carpenters, plasterers, and painters belonging
to the company performed the work gratis by the
light of their fire-lanterns. The hand-engine was
finally sold to a Lewistown fire company, and its
place supplied by the company's present steam-engine,
which arrived here Feb. 28, 1865. It was manufac-
tured by L. Button, Waterford, N. Y., and at the first
test in this city threw a stream from a one and three-
eighth inch nozzle on a level two hundred and twenty-
five feet, and through a one and one-eighth inch nozzle
a vertical stream of two hundred and seven feet. The
building of the company having become unsafe, it
was torn down in the spring of 1870, and the present
structure erected in its place.
The Citizen Fire Company, No. 3.— This effi-
cient fire company was organized in the year 1836.
Its first officers were William Bostick, Sr., president ;
Henry Lyne, vice-president; George S. Kemble,
treasurer; and William Parkhill, secretary. The
company, shortly after its organization, purchased a
beautiful and powerful engine at a cost of nine hun-
dred and fifty dollars. It was of second-class capacity,
throwing a gallery and two side streams, and was
manufactured at the celebrated establishment of Joel
Bates, in Philadelphia. The power and effectiveness
of this engine was fully tested at the disastrous fires
which occurred in the summer and fall of 1838 at the
opposite corners of Fourth and Market Streets. At
these fires it rendered the most important services in
consequence of being provided with a suction appa-
ratus, which forced water from the canal, thus in a
great measure dispensing with the then prevailing
system of " bucket-lines."
The introduction of water and hydrants into the
borough created a material change in the operations
of the fire department. The " bucket-lines" already
referred to gave way to hose, and it was necessary
that the several fire companies should be provided
with this article. The Citizen Company was the first
to respond to this necessity, and accordingly pur-
chased in Philadelphia a beautiful hose-carriage and
sixteen hundred feet of hose, the former at a cost of
two hundred and eighty-five dollars.
With this useful addition the company required
the privileges and powers of an incorporation, and
accordingly an application for a charter was made
and granted by the Court of Common Pleas in 1841.
It was discovered, however, by time and experience,
that this charter was defective; accordingly, at a
meeting of the company held May 12, 1858, a new
constitution and by-laws were proposed and a com-
mittee appointed to petition the court for their ap-
proval. This committee petitioned the court on the
13th of May, 1858, and on the 23d of August follow-
ing the court granted the prayer of the petitioners by
directing that the said constitution and by-laws shall
" thereafter be deemed and taken to be the instru-
ment on which said association shall be governed as
firemen."
The first hose-carriage having become dilapidated
by time and service, the company, in the fall of 1856,
purchased in Philadelphia a new one, handsomely
mounted with silver and other embellishments, at a
cost of about one thousand dollars. In addition to
this, they shortly afterwards procured a handsome
" spider," manufactured to order by R. J. Fleming, of
Harrisburg, and costing about two hundred dollars.
The company, in October, 1858, increased its effi-
ciency by procuring a " Button engine," a lately
patented fire apparatus, manufactured at Waterford,
N. Y., a trial of which, in front of Brant's Hall, was
thus noticed in the Daily Telegraph : " She did nobly,
and more than realized the expectations of the most
sanguine members of the Citizen Company. In our
opinion the engine is fully equal to three ordinary
machines of the old style, and ranks next to the
steam fire-engines lately adopted in the various
cities. On the first trial she threw a stream of
water through a li-inch nozzle a distance of two
hundred and one feet. On the second trial she
threw two streams at once through l|-inch nozzles
a distance of one hundred and sixty-five feet each.
On the third trial she threw five streams at once
through f-inch nozzles from one hundred and five
to one hundred and twenty-one feet. When this feat
was accomplished the members of the Citizen Com-
pany, pleased with the success of their new machine,
made the welkin ring with repeated and enthusiastic
cheers for the engine and its manufacturer. On the
fourth trial the largest nozzle — 11-inch — was used,
and this powerful volume of water was thrown a dis-
tance of one hundred and sixty-seven feet. The
machine gave entire satisfaction in every respect."
This at the time was the largest engine of the kind
in the State. It weighed three thousand five hundred
pounds, required fifty men to work, it, and cost two
thousand and fifty dollars delivered in Harrisburg.
The Washington Hose Company, No. 4. — The
example of the Citizen Fire Company in procuring
hose to meet the requirements of the change in the fire
department caused by the introduction of water into
the borough was followed by the organization of a
company whose apparatus consists exclusively of
hose and its carriage.
Being convinced of the utility of such an organiza-
tion, a number of young men met in the dining-room
of the United States Hotel, on the corner of Second
and Mulberry Streets, on Wednesday evening, Jan.
27, 1841, for the purpose of organization and to raise
funds to purchase a hose-carriage. A committee was
appointed to solicit money by subscription to pur-
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363
chase a carriage, and on the 5th of February, 1841,
that committee reported that sufficient amount had
been subscribed by the citizens, when John L. Mar-
tin was deputed to purchase the carriage of the Wash-
ington Hose Company, of Philadelphia, at a cost of
one hundred and eighty dollars. The carriage was
received on the 20th of March, 1841, and at the same
time the Town Council furnished the company with
six hundred feet of hose. On Friday evening, April
2, 1841, the company was regularly organized, and
denominated the Washington Hose Company, of
Harrisburg, Pa., a constitution and by-laws adopted,
and the following officers were elected: President, Levi
Wolfinger; Vice-President, John L.Martin; Secre-
tary, E. S. German ; Treasurer. David Liugle. From
this period the company has been one of the most
active and efficient in the borough.
On the 3d day of May, 1843, application was made to
the court of Dauphin County for an act of incorpora-
tion, which was granted on the 2d of September, 1843,
and recorded on the 8th day of September, 1843, in
Deed-Book P, vol ii. page 432.
The want of a suitable building for the carriage
and a room for the meetings of the company was a
great inconvenience, and prompted by the generosity
previously manifested by the citizens, it was proposed
and a committee appointed on the 5th of January,
1844, to devise ways and means to raise funds to erect
a suitable house. On the 2d of February, 1844, a lot
of ground was purchased, on the corner of Second
Street and Meadow Lane, from C. L. Berghaus, Esq.,
for the sum of ninety dollars.
The building was commenced on the 4th of March,
1844, and on the 23d of March, 1844, the corner stone
was laid with appropriate ceremonies. The building
was completed on the 3d of August, 1844. It was one
of the most perfect of the kind in the State, being
provided with all the most approved accommodations
suitable to the character of the uses to which it was
applied. The structure cost eight hundred dollars.
The carriage of the company being old and ill
suited, another was proposed and urged of more mod-
ern construction, for which object members were
chosen to raise money by subscription, and ou the 22d
day of May, 1850, a contract was made with George
Ruhl, of Philadelphia, to build a " crab" or hose-car-
riage for the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars,
which was completed and given into the charge of
the company on the 5th of October, 1850. The first
occasion that called the company into service was the
burning of a stable and bark-house at Mr. Greena-
walt's tannery, in River Alley above Locust, on the
28th of April, 1841. The company were in pos-
session of the fire-plug at the corner of Front and
Walnut Streets.
On April 29, 1858, the company desiring a more
eligible location, purchased from C. O. Zimmerman
for the sum of one thousand dollars the lot on Chest-
nut Street at present occupied by the compauy. The
old hose-house and lot was sold to a Mr. Erb for six
hundred and fifty dollars. The company at once pro-
ceeded to erect their present building from plain fur-
nished by L. M. Simon. The entire co.-t of the struc-
ture was three thousand one hundred and twenty
dollars and one cent. The company has been keenly
alive to the importance of increasing the efficiency of
the fire department of Harrisburg, and on Nov. 26, 1867,
cheerfully responded to the call for the election of dele-
gates to meet in convention for the purpose of forming a
fire insurance association, the creation of which led
on Oct. 6, 1868, to the passage of an ordinance by the
Common Council for the election of a chief and two
assistant engineers.
The introduction of steam fire-engines into the city
created a new era in the fire department of Harris-
burg, and although the Washington Company still
maintained their distinctive character as a hose com-
pany, they determined, nevertheless, to keep abreast
with the step of progress. Accordingly, on March 7,
1876, the trustees were instructed to inquire into the
cost of a modernly-constructed hose-cart to be drawn
by horses, and subsequently secured the one now used
by the company. It cost six hundred dollars, and
first went into service on the 27th of June, 1876, while
the old carriage was taken apart and placed in the
hall as a relic of the past.
Mount Vernon Hook-and-Ladder Company,
No. 5. — This company was first organized on the 5th
of April, 1858. under the name of the. "Independent
Hook-and-Ladder Company," which was changed in
August or September following to the " Mount Ver-
non Hook-and-Ladder Company." The following is
a list of the first officers of the company: President.
William C. A. Lawrence ; Vice-President. Bichard
M. Birkman ; Secretary, William B. Wilson; Treas-
urer, J. A. Carman ; Board of Directors, David G.
May, Thomas W. Anderson, Frank A. Murray, and
Robert G. Denning; Elective Board, David G. May,
T. Rockhill Smith, and Thomas W. Anderson. The
apparatus bf the company was manufactured by Mr.
R. J. Fleming, of Harrisburg, and cost eight hundred
dollars. It consists of a carriage, hooks and ladders,
etc., and has been thus described :
" The total length of the apparatus is forty-eight
feet, the length of coupling twenty-seven feet, and
the length of the largest ladder forty feet. The iron-
work is polished, the springs of steel, and the axles
of turned iron. The wheels and body are elegantly
varnished and decorated with gilt and carved work,
the knobs being tipped with brass. The wood-work
is painted of a dark claret color and durably con-
structed. Axes, picks, and lanterns are provided and
secured in proper positions about the carriage, and a
beautiful signal-lamp surmounts the whole."
The company, in 1858, occupied the two-story
frame building on the east corner of Locust Street
and Raspberry Alley, which was altered and arranged
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
for its accommodation, where it remained until the
spring of 1866, when it took possession of their pres-
ent structure on Fourth Street near North. In the
fall of 1875 the company secured a patent tiller to
their truck and began the use of horses to draw their
apparatus. The first service of the company was at
the fire which destroyed Mr. German's brewery on
Chestnut Street.
Paxton (Paxtang) Fire Company, No. 6. —
The removal of the Washington Hose Company from
the corner of Second Street and Meadow Lane left
that portion of Harrisburg in a comparatively unpro-
tected condition to meet the contingency of fire. Fully
appreciating this situation of affairs, a number of
public-spirited citizens held a meeting on Nov. 22,
1859, and the result was the organization of the Pax-
ton Fire Company. The company at once went into
service, having secured the powerful hand-engine
with side brakes formerly owned by the Friendship
Fire Company. This they stored in a small frame
building that formerly stood on Second Street, north of
the company's present building. This was used very
effectively by the company until Feb. 1, 1867, when
they purchased their present steam-engine, which was
christened the " John Harris." The apparatus is one
of the largest in the city, having first-class pumps,
but ranking only as a second-class engine. The com-
pany subsequently bought a lot from Lewis Metzgar
on Second Street, a short distance south of their
original location, upon which they erected, at a cost
of three thousand six hundred dollars, their present
fine building. Like the other steam fire companies,
the Paxton is provided with hose-carts and an ample
supply of hose to meet almost any emergency.
Good Will Fire Company, No. 7. — This com-
pany was organized in 1860, and first used a hand-
engine with side brakes. The first house of the com-
pany stood on Ridge Road a short distance above
Cumberland. It was a frame building, and erected
by the day-labor of the individual memrfers of the
company themselves. The hand-engine was used
until July, 1S69, when the company purchased their
present steam-engine, named "Marion Verbeke," in
honor of the wife of William K. Verbeke, Esq., both
of whom were large contributors and took much in-
terest in promoting the interests of the organization.
The company vacated their original premises and
moved into their present elegant building in 1873.
Mount Pleasant Hose Company, No. 8. — That
portion of the city lying on the ridge east of Paxtang
Creek is locally known as East Harrisburg, which
now forms one of the most important and thriving
sections of the city. Its long distance from the heart
of the city and its otherwise somewhat isolated con-
dition gave it little or no protection in case of fire.
Appreciating this situation of affairs, a number of the
property-holders met together in February, 1877, and
the result was the organization of the Mount Pleas-
ant Hose Company; with the following officers : Presi-
dent, William C. Kibby; Vice-President, H. M.
Kelley ; Secretary, A. C. McKee; Financial Secre-
tary, S. H. Kautz; Treasurer, Jacob Zarker, Sr. The
company in 1879 purchased a hose-carriage with the
necessary quantity of hose, and at once went into
active service. During September or October next
the company expect to move into the fine and capa-
cious brick building which the city is erecting for
them at the corner of Thirteenth and Howard Streets.
The Fire Department. — The creation of a chief
and two assistant engineers of the Harrisburg fire
department grew out of the organization of a fire
insurance company formed by the several fire com-
panies of the city, and subsequently known as the
Harrisburg Fire Association. In September, 1868,
the Fire Association transmitted a circular letter to
each of the fire companies, requesting them to elect
delegates to meet in convention to elect a chief and
two assistant eugineers for the fire department of the
city. The convention was held Sept. 4, 1868, and re-
sulted in the election of Henry C. Schaffer as chief
engineer, Joseph Montgomery as first assistant, and
Samuel Ebersole as second assistant engineer. We
append a list of the chief and assistant engineers of
the fire department of the city since the passage of
the ordinance in 1868 down to date:
When Elected.
First Assistants
Seci'll'l AssMimts.
,1874..
, 1875..
,1876..
,1877..
,1878..
, 1879..
, 1880 .
, 1881..
, 1882..
, 188:!..
Isaiah Reese
Andrew Schlayer.
George V. Corl....
David Simons
>rge C. Fager..
Joseph Montgomery. ,
David F. Jauss
Philip A. Reitzel
Lewis Tress
Michael Casey.....
John 0. Wheeler
Honry Meek ,
John McClure
John Welsh
F. Garloch
George Muni ma
Samuel Eherly
David Simons
Philip Reitzel
Lewis Tress
John Geiger
William N.Browt
Michael Casey
Samuel Lyons
Lewis Filling
John A. Koser....
Theodore Erb
John A. llocker...
CITY OF HARR1SBURG.
365
CHAPTER XIV.
Early Educational Efforts — The Harrisburg Academy — The Lancas-
trian System— The Public Schools.
As early as 1786, just one year after the erection of
the county, the inhabitants of Harrisburg in order
to as-ist in bringing into efl'ect the intentions of John
Harris, who had granted the rents, issues, and profits
of his ferry across the river for the endowment of an
English and German academy in that town, entered
the following agreement:
We, the subscribers, do each of us for ourselves promise to pay, or
caii6e to be paid, to John Hoge, Moses Gilmor, Conrad Bombaugh, and
John Brooks, or their order upon demand, the sums annexed to each of
our names respectively, to be applied by them in purchasing materials
for and in building a school-bouse in one corner of the public ground in
the town of Harrisburg.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands, with the sums
annexed, this 20th day of April, 1786 :
d.
John Harris 5 5 10
William Speigel 1 10 0
George Fridley 1 10 0
George Le Ku 0 7 6
Thomas Kelso (a quan-
tity of limestone) 0 7 6
Miohael Kapp 0 10 0
George Hoyer 0 7 6
Christian Kuukle 0 7 6
Clunie& Kean 1 10 0
Adam Knatzer 0 10 0
John A. Hanna 0 10 10
Thomas Forster 0 10 0
Jonathan Hudson 0 10 0
Stephen Stevenson 0 15 0
Jacob Weaver 0 15 0
John Tletsworth 0 -10 0
Alexander Barr 0 7 6
James Duncan 0 15 0
Samuel Grimes 0 15 0
Jacob Zollinger 0 5 0
Matthew Adams 0 7 6
George Allen 0 7 6
Robert Stevenson 0 7 6
Alex, and Wm. Power... 12 6
John Boyd 0 7 6
Alex. Porter 0 15 0
Robert Ramsey 0 10 0
John Hrirsha 0 15 0
George Devebaugh 0 7 6
Joseph Lvtle 0 5 0
George Beddick 0 7 6
Richard Dixon 0 8 4
James McNamara 0 15 0
Edward liurke 0 5 0
Peter Graybill 0 15 0
Buckler I. Smith 0 8 4
David McMullen 0 7 0
Levi Hollingsworlh 0 7 6
Adam Hooker 1 2 6
John Hocker 0 15 0
Malcolm Boyce 0 15 0
Dennis Sweeney 0 7 6
William Brown 0 8
Andrew Stewart 0 7
Ephraim Hunter 0 5
Francis Le Ru 0 7
Richard King 0 8
Audrew Coulter 0 18
James Stewart 0 7
Alex. Graydon 1 10
Joseph Montgomery 3 7
David Jordan 1 7
John Hamilton 1 10
John Joseph Henry 1 2
Faughnev C. Farrell 1 2
William Maclay 0 8
William McCroskey 0 7
Samuel Berrvhill 0 7
Francis Furguson 0 10
John Norton 1 2
John McGafog 0 7
Alex. Berryhill 0 7
William Diven 0 8
Aaron Wright 0 7
Noah Chamberlin 0 7
George Hoak 0 7
Stewart Williams 0 7
John McChesney 0 7
William Murray 0 7
John Davis 0 10
Adam Boyd 1 10
John Galbraith 0 7
Jacob Geiger 0 7
Henry Fulton 0 11
Andrew Armstrong 0 10
William Philips 0 7
John Eppert 0 7
Henry Wingert 0 7
John Hoge 1 7
Moses Gilmor 1 10
David Ritchie 0 7
Walter Clark 0 7
William Glass 0 7
James Sayers 0 7
d. i £
6 Robert Harris 0
6 David Vogelsong 0
6 ' Robert Barr '.. 0
0 i David Conner 0
6 i Henry Benner 0
6 ! Eli Lewis 0
John Luther 0 7
Anthony Sayfort 0 7
John Dentzel 0 7
David Harris 0 10
Stacy Potts 0 7
George Fisher 0 7
William Gravdon 0 7
The first trustees of the academy were John A.
Hanna, John Hamilton, and John Kean. The trus-
tees for 1791 were John A. Hanna, John Kean, John
Dentzel, Stacy Potts, and Adam Boyd. The follow-
ing is the preamble of the constitution adopted by
the subscribers to the academy fund :
The following additional subscribers are recorded
in 1791, five years after the first subscription:
"Whereas, The prosperity and happiness of the
free and independent citizens of the United States in
a great measure depends on the proper cultivation
and improvement of the minds of the young and
rising generations, whereby they may be qualified to
perform their respective duties in civil society as well
as the more important obligations of religion ; where-
fore, we, the citizens of Harrisburg, in the State of
Pennsylvania, in order to establish a seminary of
useful learning, have by voluntary contributions
built a school-house, hoping through the favor of Di-
vine Providence, with the benevolent aid of the hon-
orable Legislature of this Commonwealth, and the
charitable donations of the well disposed, together
with the diligent care and attention of the governors
and teachers, it may become a respectable institution,
renowned for the pious education of future genera-
tions ; for which purpose we do ordain and establish
the following rules for the constitution and govern-
ment thereof."
Section 8 of the rules directed that the teachers
shall from time to time be obliged to teach such num-
ber of charity scholars as shall be recommended by
the trustees (not exceeding four) gratis, which the
trustees and teachers shall keep secret.
Oct. 4, 1791. Samuel Barnes Davis was appointed
teacher of the academy for three months ; and at a
meeting of the trustees on Jan. 3, 1792, it was re-
solved " that Mr. Davis, the teacher, shall submit
for the approbation of the trustees copres of all such
extracts or speeches as he intends the children under
his care shall speak or deliver at public exhibition."
Oct. 22, 1795. Mr. William Moderwell was ap-
pointed teacher of the Latin and Greek department
of the academy, to commence this day.
Nov. 21, 1795. The trustees determined that the
following books should be taught in the Latin and
Greek department in the order in which they succeed
each other:
Latin — Grammar, Vocabulary, Corderii, etc., Fa-
bles, Erasmus Delectus, e Veteri, Select* e Profanis.
Greek — Greek Grammar, Testament, Lucian, Xeno-
phon, Homer, Caesar's Commentaries, Ovid, Virgil,
Sallust, Horace, Cicero.
The early minutes of the academy, the original of
which are in the possession of A. Boyd Hamilton,
Esq., show that, like all new and deserving enter-
prises, the institution had its trials and difficulties,
but by persevering energy these were finally over-
come, and the academy to-day ranks as one of the
best select educational establishments in the State.
On the 4th of April, 1809, Governor Snyder ap-
proved of the act incorporating the Harrisburg
Academy. By the act of incorporation there was in-
cluded a grant from the State of one thousand dollars
to purchase a lot of ground whereon " to erect a suit-
able building, and to procure a pair of globes and
such other astronomical and mathematical apparatus
as may be necessary." The incorporators and original
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
members of the board of trustees were William Gray-
don, Christian Kunkel, George Hoyer, Robert Harris,
Samuel Laird, Henry Beader, John Wyeth, Joshua
Elder, and Dr. John Luther. In November following
a lot of ground was secured on Market Street, now
Nos. 314, 316, 318. In 1814, by permission of the
State, a building was erected on the public ground on
the corner of Fifth and Walnut Streets. This, how-
ever, was found to be in direct violation of the trust
by the State as expressed in the original deed of con-
veyance by John Harris to the commonwealth. For
many years annual appropriations were received from
the State, but financial embarrassments seem to have
been its lot for many years. Notwithstanding these
struggles and discouragements, by disposing of its
Market Street property, by subscriptions, etc., the trus-
tees finally secured the Maclay mansion, on the corner
RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM MACLAY, 1791.
of Front and South Streets. This fine old stone build-
ing was erected by Senator William Maclay about
the year 1791. Here, at last, the old academy found
a resting-place, and prosperity has dawned upon it.
Many of our best citizens have been educated in the
Harrisburg Academy, and many of those who were
pupils " have won honor and been greatly esteemed
both in public and private life." The principals of
the school, as far as we have been able to glean, were :
1810, Joseph Findley; 1813-14, Samuel Guernsey;
1815-16, Joshua Holt; 1816, S. G. Strong; 1817,
; 1818. Nicholas B. Wood; 1819-21, Rev. Wil-
liam T. Hamilton ; 1822, Samuel Davies ; 1823, Rev.
Nathaniel Todd; 1825-28, Dr. John Keagy ; 1828-29,
Porter; 1829-30, Rev. John MacBeth ; 1830-31,
Rev. A. O. Hubbard; 1831-46, Alfred Armstrong.
Assistants — Benjamin Creaver (1838), John McKin-
ney, Augustus Wyeth, Thomas J. Bigham ; 1846, Rev.
William S. Graham; 1847-50, Rev. Mahlon Long;
1850-52, Rev. Chapman; 1852-54, Rev. John T.
Demarest, D.D. ; 1854-60, A. A. Kernble; 1860, Pro- I
fessor Jacob F. Seiler, A.M.
Other educational institutions flourished during all
these years, but of them the Harrisburg Academy is
the only survivor.
From the adoption of the State Constitution of
1790 until 1809 no legislative provision of a general
nature was made in reference to public schools. An
act was then passed "for the gratuitous education of
the poor." It required a report to be made by the
assessors of the townships, wards, and boroughs to
the commissioners of the respective counties of all
children between the age of five and twelve years
whose parents were unable to provide for their educa-
tion ; and that when the lists had been approved by
the commissioners, that such parents should be noti-
fied thereof, and be permitted to send their children
to the most convenient schools at the expense of the
county. Notwithstanding the many defects of this
law, it continued in force until it was rep.ealed
by that of 29th of March, 1824, which provided
that every township should elect three " school-
men," who should superintend the education of
poor children within their respective townships,
and "cause them to be instructed as other chil-
dren are treated, the expense of tuition to be paid
by the county." But each county might author-
ize the "schoolmen" to divide the township into
school districts, and to establish schools at the
expense of the township, to which all children
belonging to the districts might be sent for three
years, at any time between the ages of six and
fourteen years. This law was applicable to the
whole State, with the exception of certain school
districts in the city and county of Philadelphia
and city of Lancaster. It was repealed in 1826
and the act of 1809 revived.
Besides the general provisions of the early acts
relating to education throughout the State there
were special ones enacted for certain localities. Thus
in 18J8 the city and county of Philadelphia were
erected into a district called the "First School Dis-
trict of Pennsylvania." By the act of April 1, 1822,
the city and county of Lancaster were erected into
the " Second School District," with privileges and
duties similar to the first. By the act of 11th April,
1827, the same system was established at Harrisburg,
and by act of 19th February, 1828, at Pittsburgh.
The act establishing a public school in Harrisburg
authorized the commissioners of Dauphin County to
make use of any part of the court-house of said
county which may be unoccupied, build or procure a
suitable building for the purpose of educating the
children directed to be taught at the public expense,
to engage a suitable teacher or teachers, and they
were required to direct that all children educated at
the public expense, who shall reside in the borough
of Harrisburg, or within one mile thereof, should at-
tend the school, which was to be taught and con-
ducted on the principle of Lancaster's system of edu-
cation in its most approved state. The commissioners
CITY OF HARRISBURG.
367
were further empowered to admit children whose
parents or guardians were in circumstances to pay for
their tuition, and were at liberty to charge in each
individual case any sum which may be agreed upon
between the parties, which should be applied in all
cases to the support of the school.
Under the provisions of the act of April 11, 1827,
the commissioners of the county established a school
on Lancaster's plan in Harrisburg in the latter part
of that year, and erected the capacious building now
owned by the school board, on Walnut Street, oppo-
site Short, in the city of Harrisburg, for its accom-
modation. The Lancasterian system was based upon
monitorial or mutual instruction. Thus, a school
would be divided into several sections, according to
the acquirements of the scholars, over each one of
which was appointed by the master a "monitor," —
generally the most intelligent and advanced scholar,
whose duty it was to superintend the instruction of
his companions in the section to which he belonged.
Of course, all the sections were under the general
superintendence of the master.
According to the report of the county commission-
ers in April, 1828, we learn that the whole number of
children taught in the school was three hundred and
fifty. The number of children taught in the school
whose parents, guardians, or friends defrayed, or
agreed to defray, any part of the whole of the ex-
pense of their tuition, was one hundred and fifty-
four. The amount received for the tuition of chil-
dren whose parents, guardians, or friends defrayed
the whole or any part of their education, was fifty-
five dollars and eight cents. The amount due for the
tuition of children whose parents, guardians, or
friends agreed to pay the whole or any part of their
education, was two hundred and fifty-one dollars and
twenty cents.
Prior to 1832 aid was given to the minister of the
colored church, who had established a school for that
race in the old log church corner of Third and Mul-
berry Streets. On the 7th of November, that year, the
commissioners direct " the clerk to inform Jacob
Richardson, teacher of colored children in Harris-
burg, that in future the colored children under his
tuition shall be taught in the Lancasterian school, as
the law directs ; and that the commissioners will
hereafter allow him no compensation for teaching
said children."
By the act of the General Assembly of 9th of April,
1833, this school was discontinued on the 20th of May,
1834. It was not a financial success to the county,
and the influence of the rural districts was such as to
secure its abolishment, although educationally it ac-
complished much good. The present common school
system was established Dec. 5, 1835, and from the
report of the State school superintendent for the year
ending Dec. 31, 1837, the following statistics show
the progress of the system in the county of Dauphin
in two years' time :
Number of schools, 48 ; number of teachers, — males,
45, females, 13 ; number of scholars, — males, 1541, fe-
males, 1320; number of months kept open, four
months and twenty days ; moneys received, — State
appropriation, $2037.34; from the county, $1430.17;
from the districts, $4731.89 ; average salary of teach-
ers,— males, $20,802, females, $19.16; cost of school-
house repairs, $1575.29 ; other expenses, $530.53.
Small as are these figures, the result at the time
was considered very favorable, and exceeded many
counties with a much larger population than Dau-
phin. Through Superintendent Foose we are fur-
nished the following educational statistics of the city
of Harrisburg, which will convey at a glance the
rapid growth which that magnificent system has
made :
Years.
Number
of
Schools.
Number
of
Teachers.
Number
of
Pupils.
Salaries of Salaries of
Male Female
Teachers. , Teachers.
11
19
24
47
78
90
97
21
19
24
47
96
107
113
957
986
976
3421
5053
5259
6124
§22 $19
59.65 43.17
There are eighteen buildings owned by the board
of control used for school purposes, valued at $307,250.
Three rented rooms are used for school purposes.
Seating capacity of all buildings is 5900, and value
of furniture $21073.30.
High Schools. — The city was originally divided
into two school districts, each with its own board, and
each board sustained two high schools, one for each
sex, from the establishment of the system until 1869,
when the two districts were consolidated into one, and
the original four high schools into two schools, one
for each sex, substantially as they are at the present
time, so far as their organization is concerned. The
boys' high school, of which J. Howard Wert, A.M.,
is principal, enrolled seventy-six pupils during the
past year. Two assistant teachers were employed to
carry on the work of this school. The girls' high
school, of which Miss Jennie F. Givler is principal,
assisted by six additional teachers, enrolled one hun-
dred and sixty pupils during the year.
Course of Studies. — First year, — Arithmetic re-
viewed, Algebra, English Grammar and Composition,
English History, Physiology, Physical Geography or
Latin, Etymology. Second year, — English History
completed, Algebra completed, Latin or Natural
History, Natural Philosophy, Elementary Geometry
(girls), Double Entry Book-keeping (boys). Third
or junior year, — Rhetoric and Composition, Geometry,
Latin, or Special History, Natural Philosophy,
Arithmetic and Algebra reviewed with application of
principles. Senior or fourth year, — Latin or English
Literature, or General History, Rhetoric and Compo-
sition, Civil Government, Surveying and Navigation
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(boys), Trigonometry and theory of teaching (girls),
Greek (optional with advanced classes) ; Drawing, —
boys, Mechanical ; girls, Industrial and Perspective.
General attention to Reading, Elocution, Writing,
Spelling, Declamation, Composition, Manners and
Morals throughout the course. There is a teachers'
library owned and controlled by the City Teachers'
Institute, consisting of about five hundred volumes.
This institute meets the first and third Saturdays of
each calendar month, while schools are in session.
City Superintendents. — Daniel S. Burns, A.M.,
was elected first city superintendent in 1869 ; was re-
elected in 1872, 1875, 1878, and resigned 1879. L. 0.
Foose, A.M., was elected to fill the unexpired term of
Mr. Burns, 1879, re-elected in 1881, and still holds
the office.
CHAPTER XV.
Banks and Banking Institutions— Public Buildings of the State— Char-
itable Institutions— Post-Offlces and Postmasters— Census Returns,
etc.
BANKS AND BANKING INSTITUTIONS.
Harrisburg National Bank. — This institution
was chartered by the Legislature on the 9th of May,
1814, with a capital of $300,000, and was regularly
organized in the month of June of the same year by
the election of the following board of directors:
on the second story. The bank remained there, how-
ever, only a few months, when it was removed into
the brick building at present No. 21 South Second
Street, where it remained until 1817, when it pur-
chased from the Philadelphia Bank the brick build-
ing which that company had used as a branch, sit-
uated at the southwest corner of Market Square and
Blackberry Alley, in which it continued until the
summer of 1854, when the building was torn down to
give place to the present elegant structure, the bank
in the mean time carrying on its business in the house
adjoining, No. 14 South Market Square. One of the
earliest notes of this institution is a " shinplaster"
of 1816, a fac-simile of which is given below.
We append a list of the presidents and cashiers of
the bank from its first organization to the present
day : Presidents, William Wallace, elected June, 1814 ;
Thomas Elder, elected June 19, 1816 ; Jacob M. Halde-
man, elected May 3, 1853; William M. Kerr, elected
Dec. 31, 1856 (died Dec. 17, 1864) ; Jacob S. Haldeman,
elected Dec. 28, 1864 ; Valentine Hummel, elected
Jan. 20, 1869 (died Sept. 4, 1870) ; Dr. George W. Reily,
elected Sept. 28, 1870 ; Cashiers, John Downey, elected
June, 1814; John Forster, elected April 19, 1815;
Henry Walters, elected Nov. 25, 1833; James W.
Weir, elected Oct. 30, 1844, serving until his death in
April, 1878 ; Jeremiah Uhler, elected April 17, 1878.
The institution has a national bank charter of the
date of November, 1864, numbered 580, and the name
John McCleery, Isaac Hershey, Henry Beader, Robert
Harris, Christian Kunkel, John Howard, David Fer-
guson, William Wallace, Jacob M. Haldeman, Thomas
Brown, John Shoch, Abraham Oves, and Peter Kel-
ler. William Wallace, Esq., was elected president,
and John Downey cashier. The bank first went into
operation at the then residence of its cashier, John
Downey, in the building No. 118 South Second Street,
a few doors northwest of Cherry Alley. The bank-
ing room was in the front part of the building, and
the board of directors usually met in the front room
Harrisburg Bank changed to Harrisburg National
Bank.
The Mechanics' Bank was chartered by the
State Feb. 8, 1853, with a capital of $50,000. At its
organization Philip Dougherty was chosen president,
and J. C. Bomberger cashier. Mr. Dougherty died
in 1865, when the institution passed into the posses-
sion of Mr. Bomberger as sole owner, by whom it has
ever since been conducted as an individual bank.
The Mechanics' Bank has always sustained the best
of credit, and during the financial panic of ten years
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369
ago it passed safely through the crisis unimpaired,
and has enjoyed a reputation not excelled by any
banking-house in the State. It is located on the
southeast corner of Market and Third Streets.
First National Bank of Harrisburg. — Prior
to the war the banking-house of Cameron, Calder,
Eby & Co. had been established at the corner of
Second and Walnut Streets. In July, 1863, the in-
stitution received a national bank charter numbered
201 ; capital stock $100,000. On the 12th of Decem-
ber, 1863, the stockholders organized, and on the 1st
of January, 1864, commenced business. The bank
charter was extended twenty years from the 24th of
February, 1883. Dec. 12, 1863, John H. Briggs was
elected president ; Jan. 14, 1871, Jacob R. Eby, and
on Jan. 17, 1874, William Calder. Mr. Calder died
July 19, 1880, and on the 26th of the same month
William W. Jennings was elected president. George
H. Small is and has been cashier of the bank from
the date of organization.
The Farmers' Bank of Harrisburg was or-
ganized May 6, 1872, as an individual bank, with
Daniel Eppley as president, and Frederick C. Fink
as cashier. It was chartered under the State laws on
the 3d of May, 1873, with a paid-up capital of $100,-
000, the same officers continuing. The banking-house
is located on the northeast corner of Market and
Third Streets. It has been a successful institution,
and maintained the credit of a substantial bank.
The Commonwealth Guarantee Trust and
Safe Deposit Company. — This institution was
organized on the 16th of August, 1881, with a capital
of $250,000. The same year the company secured the
building formerly known as Brant's Hall, adjoining
the court-house. The main portion of this structure
was remodeled from ground-floor to roof. One-half of
the first floor is to be occupied by the institution. The
room is twenty-eight feet by one hundred and twenty
feet. There are two large vaults capable of containing
about two thousand two hundred safe-boxes for renters.
The vaults are equal to any in the United States in
construction for security against burglary or fire.
The company have the power and will act as trustee
for any purpose whatever, as receiver, assignee,
guardian, administrator, and receive money on de-
posit and loan money. The safe-box system has been
a want long felt in this community for the deposit of
valuables, many in adjoining counties having been
compelled to go to Philadelphia for similar purposes.
The officers are: President, William W. Jennings;
Vice-President, William T. Hildrup ; Secretary and
Treasurer, William B. Hart; Directors, Simon Cam-
eron, Charles L. Bailey, David Fleming, James Boyd,
Lane S. Hart, D. L. Jauss, Charles H. Mullin, David
Mayer, Theodore D. Greenawalt, James Young, A. S.
Patterson, Isaac Frazer, Spencer C. Gilbert.
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The Public Buildings of the State. — In the
centre of the city, and in the centre of a beautiful
park of ten acres, stands prominently the capitol of
the Keystone State. It is a plain, substantial brick
edifice, erected sixty years ago, at a cost of two hun-
dred thousand dollars, — an unexpensive building, it
is true, but just as comfortable and just as commo-
dious as if it was built of marble at a cost of three or
four million dollars. The site is a commanding one,
and the park surrounding one of the prettiest in the
country. The library of the State is located in the
west wing of the capitol building. It contains a law
library unsurpassed in the Union. Considering the
immense advantages and facilities of the State, the
miscellaneous portion of the library is not as great as
it ought to be, but through the strenuous efforts of
several of the librarians, who have been gentlemen
of culture, it contains many books of great value.
There being no public library in the city, that of the
State is much resorted to by the citizens. Adjoining
the legislative halls are the buildings for the differ-
ent departments of the State, plain, substantial
brick structures.
The Executive mansion is on Front Street, north
of Pine Street. It is a plain, three-story brick dwell-
ing-house. The interior is handsomely furnished.
The building was the gift of the city of Harrisburg.
In the northeastern part of the city is located the
Pennsylvania Lunatic Hospital, the first institution
erected by the State. The commonwealth has reason
to be proud of its many charitable institutions for the
care of the insane poor, and that at Harrisburg still
retains its status for efficient and skillful management
under Dr. J. Z. Gerhardt, who has been connected
with the hospital for several years.
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
Harrisburg Hospital. — On the evening of Dec.
3, 1872, the following gentlemen met in the parlor of
the Harrisburg Bank : William Calder, Rudolph F.
Kelker, James MeCormick, Jr., A. Boyd Hamilton,
J. Donald Cameron, James Fleming, William O.
Hickok, Herman Alricks, Henry MeCormick, Wayne
MacVeagh, David Fleming, James W. Weir, and
Henry Gilbert, who passed the following resolution :
That '' William Calder, Rudolph F. Kelker, James
MeCormick, A. Boyd Hamilton, and J. Donald Cam-
eron take into consideration the subject of a dispen-
sary and hospital, and report to a future meeting."
From this action, much subsequent conference, great
industry, with the cheerful aid of the benevolent citi-
zens of Harrisburg, came this hospital.
In March, 1873, thirty-nine persons were reported
to have contributed $4335. It was determined to
apply for a charter, which was granted in May, a part
of the present property purchased, and immediate
measures taken to prepare it for hospital purposes.
It was opened Aug. 4, 1873. The first managers were
James MeCormick, president ; A. Boyd Hamilton, sec-
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retary ; J. Donald Cameron, David C. Kolp, William
Calder, Henry McCormick, Jones Wistar, Rudolph
F. Kelker, Robert A. Lamberton, John Curwen,
Daniel W. Gross, George W. Reily, with James W.
Weir, treasurer. The first patients were received on
August 7th ; since to April 1, 1883, there has been
treated in the wards 1788 ; in the dispensary 26,455 ;
and prescriptions filled from 1879, when that service
commenced, 89,919. The total cost of maintenance
has been upwards of $60,000, and of real estate, alter-
ations and new buildings, nearly $65,000, or $125,000
as the actual money cost in ten years. No salaries
are paid except to those who are in charge of the
hospital, its property and housekeeping. It is able
to accommodate comfortably from 50 to 75 patients,
for whom every comfort has been provided. Its staff
consists of eight physicians, surgeons, and an apothe-
cary, a steward, matron, and nurses as required. Its
buildings are on Front and Mulberry Streets, in the
Third Ward, and are an ornament to the city.
POST-OFFICE AND POSTMASTERS.
From 1789 to 1791 the mails for Harrisburg were
served from Lancaster, and possibly those from the
West at Carlisle. During the latter year an office was
established at Harrisburg, and John Montgomery,
son of the Rev. Joseph Montgomery, of Paxtang,
appointed postmaster. Mr. Montgomery continued
in office until the spring of 1793, when he resigned,
and John W. Allen, one of the proprietors of the
Oracle of Dauphin, was either appointed or held the
office ad interim until superseded by John Wyeth.
Originally, says Mr. Hamilton, the post-office was
" next opposite" the register's office, which then was
in Mulberry Street. When Mr. Wyeth was appointed
the office was in the building now owned by Fred-
erick Gohl, No. 219 South Second Street. In 1799
the Oracle notices the removal of the office to the
residence of Mr. Wyeth, "adjoining the Rev. Mr.
Snowden, being nearly opposite to where it has been
kept for several years." As the Rev. Mr. Snowden
then occupied the brick house southwest corner of
Mulberry and Second Streets, the " building adjoin-
ing" is easily recognized.
Mr. Wyeth's successor was John Wright, who was
appointed by President John Adams about the year
1798, and resided and kept the office in a two-story
frame house located on South Second Street below
Chestnut Street, now No. 112, owned by Jacob F.
Haehnlen. The salary of the postmaster then was
only fifty dollars per annum. Mr. Wright taught a
school in connection with the office. He only re-
sided there one year, and then removed to South
Front Street below Chestnut, in the house now J.
Brisben Boyd's, and is No. 111. For some reason
he changed his residence the next year to Mulberry
Street near Second, upper side, where he resided
eleven years, continuing his school, and where some
of our older citizens now living received their pre-
liminary education. This property was purchased
by William Root about the year 1840, who removed
the original house, and erected a three-story brick
building on the street and a large tinware and stove
manufactory on the rear of the lot.
At this time the stage stables were located on the
corner of River and Cherry Alleys, the site being
occupied by the bakery and spice-mill of Mr. Haehn-
len at the present time. These stables were subse-
quently removed, probably to the east corner of
Fifth and Walnut Streets, as they were there many
years, and the river was mainly crossed by them at
the Upper or Maclay's ferry. These changes may
have induced Mr. Wright again to move, for in. 1812
his residence and office were at the corner of Front
and Walnut Streets, where he resided but one year.
James McCormick's residence occupies the ground at
present. The next location was on Walnut Street
near Raspberry Alley, in the house now occupied by
Robert Bryson, No. 215. The post-office was kept
here eleven years, and it was probably here, that Mr.
Wright died.
As the State Legislature and the public offices were
now located here, the business of the office greatly in-
creased, and of course more laborious, the salary was
made five hundred dollars per annum. During the
year 1822, or in 1823, Mrs. Wright, who was con-
tinued in office, removed from Walnut Street to the
southeast corner of Market Square, next door above
George Ziegler's tavern. The salary was then raised
to nine hundred dollars. Mrs. Wright died here
during the year.
Mrs. Wright was succeeded by James Peacock, who
printed a newspaper called the Pennsylvania Republi-
can. He was appointed by President Monroe, about
1823. The Zollinger Brothers now own and occupy
the place. Mr. Peacock did not remain in that loca-
tion long, but removed the office to the house of Mr.
Stine, north corner of Locust and Third Streets, and
the year following his office and residence to Front
Street above Market, now Mrs. John Haldernan's.
It was here that the late James W. Weir served as
Mr. Peacock's clerk. Subsequently the office was
transferred to the two-story brick house next to Mrs.
Mary Hanna's, where Mr. Peacock lived many years.
The first time the post-office was separated from
the residence of the postmaster was in 1832 or 1833,
when Mr. Peacock removed the office from his resi-
dence to a room in Mr. Keller's house on Second
Street, near Walnut, where it remained several years,
when he purchased from the heirs of Henry Miller
the three-story brick house now No. 7 North Market
Square.
Mr. Peacock was superseded by Isaac G. McKinley,
who was appointed by President Polk in 1845. The
office remained there until the appointment of An-
drew J. Jones by President Taylor, in 1849, who
changed it to the old Pennsylvania Bank, on the south
corner of Market Square, now the site of the First
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371
Presbyterian Church. Here the office remained dur-
ing Mr. Jones' term, and also during the four years
John H. Brant was postmaster. The latter was ap-
pointed in 1852 by President Pierce. In 1856, Dr.
George W. Porter was appointed Mr. Brant's successor
by President Buchanan. He removed the office to
his residence, on Market Street near Fourth Street,
now No. 336, where it was continued until the ap-
pointment of George Bergner by President Lincoln
in 1860, who removed the office to his residence, on
Market Street near Third, and next door to the
Lochiel Hotel, now 225, where it remained several
years, when it was taken to No. 314 Market Street.
During the incumbency of President Johnson, Gen.
Joseph F. Knipe was honored with the appointment.
On the accession, however, of Gen. Grant to the
Presidency, Mr. Bergner was reinstated in his old
position, which he filled until his death, which oc-
curred on the 5th of August, 1874, having held the
office about eleven years. M. W. McAlarney was
shortly after appointed his successor by President
Grant, and retains the place at this date.
To repeat, the following have been the postmasters
at Harrisburg from the establishment of the post-
office there :
1. John Montgomery, appointed in 1792.
2. John \V. Allen, appointed August, 1793.
3. John Wyeth, appointed October, 1793.
4. John Wright, appointed 1802.
5. Mrs. Wright took the office at his death, in 1814,
who held it until 1822, when James Peacock was
appointed.
6. James Peacock, who was succeeded in office by
the following gentlemen :
7. Isaac G. McKinley.
8. Andrew J. Jones.
9. John H. Brant.
10. Dr. George W. Porter.
11. George Bergner.
12. Gen. Joseph F. Knipe.
13. George Bergner, died in office.
14. Henry Gilbert, ad interim.
15. M. W. McAlarney, the present incumbent.
The New Post- Office Building.— On the 9th of Feb-
uary, 1875, a bill was introduced in the United States
Senate appropriating " one hundred and sixty thou-
sand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary,"
for the purchase of a suitable tract of ground for the
erection thereon of a post-office and other government
offices, which passed Congress and was approved by
the President March 4th in the same year, and at
subsequent sessions other appropriations were made
to complete the work as money was needed. A com-
mission to select a site was appointed, consisting of
George Bergner, John J. Pearson, Daniel Eppley,
A. Boyd Hamilton, and Henry Gilbert, but their
recommendation of a site was not accepted. On the
14th of June, 1875, the Secretary of the Treasury ap-
pointed M. W. McAlarney, postmaster, Charles J.
Bruner, collector, and additional law judge Hon.
Robert M. Henderson a second commission to receive
proposals for a site and make recommendations. The
commission failed to receive any proposal which came
within their instructions, but reported that a great
many pieces of ground were offered. Upon the re-
ceipt of their report Supervising Architect Potter
came to Harrisburg and selected the site at Third and
Walnut, after which negotiations with the several
owners were continued for eighteen months before
the title was secured, and in two cases proceedings in
condemnation were had. On the 10th of March,
1873, an act was passed by the Pennsylvania Legisla-
ture ceding jurisdiction, etc., of land in Harrisburg
for a post-office. Jehu DeHaven, of Harrisburg, was
appointed superintendent, James G. Hill, of Wash-
ington, architect, and Postmaster McAlarney dis-
bursing agent. The superintendent began work in
December, 1877, and completed it in December, 1882.
On the 10th of May, 1882, the post-office was removed
into- it from No. 314 Market Street. The building is
sixty by one hundred and twenty feet, of three stories
with a basement. The foundation of Conewago granite
is laid in concrete; from the foundation to the water-
table the stone is of Richmond granite, and the super-
structure is of Maine granite. The first story is occu-
pied by the post-office, the second by collector's offices
and offices of the railway mail service, and the third
story contains a court-room and rooms for the officers
of the court. The wood-work is of oak, the court-
room is wainscoted eight feet high with Tennessee
marble, and all the offices and rooms contain mantles
of marble or wood of elegant design. It is heated
with hot water. The cost of the site for the post-
office was one hundred and ten thousand seven hun-
dred dollars, that of construction two hundred and
ninety thousand dollars, making a total of a little
over four hundred thousand dollars. The edifice,
plain in its massiveness, is one of the most substantial
structures in the country, and a credit to all concerned
in its erection.
Dauphin County Historical Society. — A pre-
liminary meeting to take measures to organize a his-
torical society was held on the evening of May 10
1869. At a subsequent meeting, held in the lecture-
room of the Market Square Presbyterian Church, a
constitution and by-laws were adopted and signed,
and an election for officers held. Upon application
to the commissioners of the county a room in the
court-house was secured for their use, subsequently
fitted up, and where the society has ever since held
its meetings and preserved its already valuable
library. Files of all the newspapers of the county
are kept and properly bound, and its collection of
newspapers is a special feature. The society was in-
corporated in January, 1870, and measures have been
adopted to the end that whatever may be donated to
the society will be permanently preserved. What is
needed is a fire-proof building for its valuable collec-
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tion of manuscripts, books, and papers. Its officers
are A. Boyd Hamilton, president; Hamilton Alricks
and Daniel Eppley, vice-presidents; Rev. Thomas
H. Robinson, D.D., corresponding secretary ; George
Wolf Buehler, recording secretary ; John B. Cox,
treasurer, and William H. Egle, M.D., librarian.
Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society.
—On the 21st of January, 1851, there were called to-
gether delegates to the number of over three hun--
dred, representing nearly every county in the State,
by an address signed by James Gowen, A. L. Ehvyn,
Samuel G. Ford, Algernon S. Roberts, and John
Price Wetherill, all leading agriculturists. This con-
vention of farmers met in the court-house, Gen.
James Irwin, of Centre County, being temporary
chairman, and Hon. George W. Woodward perma-
nent president. A constitution was adopted, which
has not been substantially amended or changed since
its original adoption, and the society was incorporated
by an act of the Legislature approved 29th of March,
1851. The following gentlemen have filled the office
of president : 1851-54, Frederick Watts ; 1855-56,
James Gowen; 1857-59, David Taggart ; 1860-61,
Jacob S. Haldeman ; 1862-64, Thomas P. Knox ;
1865-68, A. Boyd Hamilton ; 1869, Amos E. Kapp ;
1870-71, John C. Morris; 1872-74, Jacob R. Eby ;
1875, George Scott ; 18T7, John W. Hammond ; 1879
-80, William S. Bissell ; 1881, John C, Morris ; 1882-
83, James Miles.
The other officers of the society, who have filled the
positions for a long period, have been : Corresponding
Secretary, Elbridge McConkey ; Recording Secretary,
D. W. Seiler; Treasurer, John B. Rutherford; Chem-
ist and Geologist, Professor A. L. Kennedy ; Librarian,
William H. Egle, M.D.
Exhibitions have been held by the society at Har-
risburg, 1851, 1855, 1868, 1869; Lancaster, 1852, 1875;
Pittsburgh, 1853, 1856, 1858, 1867, 1881, 1882 ; Phila-
delphia, 1854, 1857, 1859, 1879, 1880 ; Wyoming,
1860; Norristown, 1863; Easton, 1864, 1866, 1874;
Williamsport, 1875 ; Scranton, 1870, 1871 ; Erie,
1872, 1873, 1877, 1878.
This society is second to none other in the United
States, offering premiums during the past four years
averaging over $50,000.
FOURTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1880.
Dauphin County.
Population by townships, etc.
Berrysburg borough 476
Couewago township 895
Dauphin borough 713
Derry township 2,013
East Hanover township 1,037
Gratz borough 409
Halifax borough 586
Halifax township 1,406
Harrisburg City 30,702
Ward 1 3,282
" 2 2,476
" 3 2.637
" 4 3,448
" 5 :. 3,308
0 5,655
" 7 3,811
« 8 3,198
" 9 2,947
Hununelstown borough 1,943
Jackflon township 1,191
Jefferson township 369
Londonderry township 2,024
Lower Paxtaug township 1,615
Lower Swatara township 1,501
Lykens borough 2,154
Lykens township 1,256
Middle Paxtang township 1,443
Middl.tuwn borough 3,351
Middle Ward 947
North Ward 1,183
South ward 1,221
Mifflin township 647
Millersburg borough 1,440
Reed township 324
RubIi township 124
South Hanover township 1.205
Steelton borough 2,447
Susquehanna township 2,411
Uniontown borough 2,841
Upper Paxtang township 307
Washington township 1,543
Wayne township 1,420
West Hanover township 677
Wiconisco township 2,130
Williams township 2,764
White 72,364
Colored 3,780
Chinese 4
Nativity.
Native 71,840
Foreign 4,308
Native and Foreiyn.
Burn in Pennsylvania 68,199
" Now York 264
" New Jersey 104
" Maryland 1,450
" Ohio 102
" Virginia 979
" British America 50
" England and Wales 971
" Ireland 1,130
" Scotland 81
" German Empire 1,810
" Frauce 49
" ' Sweden and Norway 9
Saliool, military and citizenship, ayes, etc.
Male 37,557
Female 38,591
5 to 17 years, male 11,342
" " female 11,345
18 to 44 years, male 14,997
21 years and over, male 18,888
Farm areas and farm values.
Farms 2,702
Improved lands (acres) 187,143
Value of farms, etc S15.974.9I5
Value of fanning implements 560,200
Value of live-stock 1,1183,376
Cost of building, etc., 1879 88.412
Cost of fertilizers purchased, 1S79 74,770
Estimated value of products sold, 1879 1,806,462
ADDENDA.
The Dauphin Deposit Bank was chartered in
1838, and for many years was successfully managed
by James McCormick as president and Robert J.
Ross as cashier. Upon Mr. Ross' death, J. Monroe
Kreiter was elected cashier, and in 1869, James Mc-
Cormick, Jr. Henry McCormick succeeded his father
as president in 1870. Upon the expiration of the
charter, in 1874, it was continued by the McCormick
estate as a private bank. It is one of the most reliable
institutions in the State.
The Young Men's Christian Association was
organized Dec. 12, 1854. The first rooms of the asso-
ciation were on the second story of then Kelker's
building, northeast corner of Market Street and
River Alley ; from thence they removed to Flem-
ing's building (College Block), and finally into their
own building, purchased from the McCormick estate,
on the corner of Second and Locust Streets. The
building contains a large public hall, a gymnasium,
library-room, rooms for committees, etc. The presi-
dents of the association have been: John W. Simon-
ton, 1855-56; R. F. Kelker, 1856-57; Charles A. Hay,
D.D., 1857-58; H. Mundy Graydon, 1858-59; Robert
A. Lamberton, LL.D., 1859-60 ; George Cunkle, 1860-
61; James Calder, D.D., 1861-62; W. C. Cattell, D.D.,
1862-64; R. A. Martin, M.D., 1864-65; T. H. Robin-
son, D.D., 1865-66; James McCormick, 1866-67; Rev.
Martin Stutzman, 1867 ; S. S. Shultz, M.D., 1867-68 ;
Jacob F. Seiler, 1868-71; S. K. Dietrich, 1871-72;
John E. Patterson, 1872-74; David C. Kolp, 1874-76 ;
S. J. M. McCarrell, 1876-78 ; G. M. McCauley, 1878-
81 ; H. Pitcairn, M.D., 1881-82 ; John C. Harvey,
1882-84.
The Home for the Friendless is one of the
city's noble charities. The building, an extensive
one, is situate on the corner of Fifth and Muench
Streets. Old and young are alike cared for, the latter
properly educated. The institution is dependent
upon the charity especially of the different evangeli-
cal denominations of Christians, although all creeds
are alike admitted. It is deserving of the hearty and
earnest support of the community. Mrs. Ellen R.
Rutherford is president, and Mrs. David Fleming
secretary.
MIDDLETOWN BOROUGH.
MinDLETOWN, so called from its being located mid-
way between Lancaster and Carlisle, is a post-town
and borough. It is the oldest town in the county,
having been laid out thirty years before Harrisburg,
and seven years before Hummelstown. It is located
nine miles by the turnpike southeast of Harrisburg,
near the confluence of the Susquehanna and Swatara,
at which point the Pennsylvania and Union Canals
unite. Its site was that of an ancient Indian village
founded by the Susquehanna nation. There must
have been settlements of importance in this locality
earlier than 1720, as preparations had been made by
the Presbyterians to erect places of worship about that
period. The population was so numerous that a de-
mand for a provincial road was made in 1731. One
was finally located in 1736 from Lancaster to Ship-
pensburg, connecting with the one between Philadel-
phia and Lancaster. That portion of it from the
Swatara to Harris' Ferry is still in use, clear of modern
improvements, — of turnpike, canal, or railway.
In 1723 the family of Conrad Weiser, with about
twenty other families, from the Province of New
York, leaving Schoharie wended their way in a south-
western direction, traveling through the forest, till they
reached the Susquehanna River, where they made
canoes, freighted them with their families, and floated
down the river to the mouth of Swatara Creek, and
thence worked their way up till they reached a fertile
spot on'Tulpehocken Creek, in Berks County, where
they settled.
In 1732 the provincial land-office was opened for
the sale of patents. Previously, several pioneers, the
ancestors of a cultivated and patriotic race, " rough
Irish," as Logan, Penn's man of all work, wrote of
them, made " claim of settlement," at or near the
mouth of the Swatara; principally along the southern
part of its valley. When the land-office was prepared
for business, four hundred and twenty-three acres, at
the mouth of the Swatara, was in the possession of
Jacob Job, acquired from a previous owner, " one An-
derson." Job was a merchant of Philadelphia, who
had acquired his right in adjusting a mercantile ven-
ture with a trader of the border.
On the 14th day of May, 1743, Edward Smout,
deputy surveyor under Blunston, surveyor for Lan-
caster County, surveyed for John Fisher, of Philadel-
phia, " in right of Jacob Job, a tract of land situate
in the township of Paxtang, in the county of Lan-
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caster, beginning at a W. 0. a corner of Sa Keark-
patrick ; thence S. 21 degrees W. 270 pchs. to a W. O.
standing on the side of Swaterah creek ; thence by
the corses of ye said creek 169 pchs. to Susquehannah ;
thence up Susquehannah river by the corses of ye s'd
river 184 ps. to W. H. a corner of Sa Means land ;
thence N. 20 degrees E. 349 phs. to a B. O. ; thence
E. 96 ph. to a H. in Will. Kearkpatrick's line ; thence
S. 20 deg. E. 50 phs. to a B. O. s'd Will. Kearkpat-
rick's corner ; thence along s'd Kearkpatrick's line N.
70 deg. E. 122 pchs. to a W. O. the place of begin-
ning, containing 423 A. 50 pchs., and the allowance
of 6 p. c. for roads and highways."
On the draft by Smout, it is noted that this tract
was "claimed by what I can find settled about four-
teen years ago by one Anderson (who before I know
not), from whence this wright proceeds." Now, four-
teen years before 1742 would show " claim" as early
as 1728. As has been stated, the locality began to
assume importance as a frontier settlement before
that. •
Smout's survey states that Samuel Means was a land-
owner on the west line and up the river; that Samuel
and William Kirkpatrick owned on the north; east
was " Cooper's land by wright of Stewart." These
names are found on the assessments of 1750, by which
time the Coopers had established themselves on the
east bank of the Swatara. The Cooper tract com-
prised 268 acres.
The south line of the survey is carried four thou-
sand five hundred and five feet, or nearly a mile,
when it intersects the Swatara; following its west or
right bank, two thousand seven hundred and eighty-
nine feet, to its confluence with the Susquehanna
River ; thence up the Susquehanna three thousand
and thirty-six feet, to nearly the north point of the
present South Ward of the borough of Middletown.
This survey is a copy of the original, indorsed " Lan-
caster, No. 98, May 22, 1782, Jno. Lukens, Sy. G."
The claim of Job came into possession of John
Fisher in 1742. Its history has been preserved by no
less an individual than Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Some
years after Fisher became possessed of his " right," a
dispute arose between the Proprietary land-office and
the settlers on the Susquehanna and Swatara, mostly
Scotch-Irish, respecting the charges for fees and in-
terest in that important department. It brought the
present site of Middletown into the controversy of
MIDDLETOWN BOROUGH.
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1756. It was used as an illustration of the grasping
and despotic tendency of the heirs of Penn, who then
claimed to own the fee of all the land in Pennsyl-
vania.
In the appendix to his " Historical" Review,"
Franklin states "that John Fisher in right of Jacob
Job purchased 423 acres and 53 perches of land in
Paxtang township, Lancaster County," under a war-
rant dated March 19, 1742, issued to said Job. Fisher
was called upon to pay at the land-office "for the
land, with ten years' interest, and other charges to
Feb. 20, 1747," £141 4s. 6d. Fisher having also " pur-
chased of Thomas Cooper 268 acres, adjoining on the
east," was also called upon to pay for that £78 18s.
lid., a gross sum of £212 13s. 7d., about $593.
Franklin then says, " The purchaser not being
skill'd in Accounts, but amazed at the Sum, apply'd
to a Friend to examine this account."
The friend thus "rendering willing aid," showed
by his computation that the Propietaries, through the
land department, had overcharged Fisher on Job's
tract £67 8s. lid. ; on Cooper's £24 3s. 3fd., in all
above the rates fixed by the rule of the office, £91 lis.
4\d. Dr. Franklin proceeds to argue, that "the for-
tunes of the heirs of William Penn will in a few years
be beyond computation." His estimate of value in
1756 was nearly £2,000,000 sterling (10,000,000 dol-
lars), and increasing at the rate of 15 per cent, a year.
This astonishing assertion made a great sensation,
but it seems to have been entirely correct.
The " Anderson Job tract" is the one upon which
Middletown stands. The " Cooper tract," or part of
it, is in the borough also. John Fisher, a Philadel-
phia Quaker, appears to have given it to his son,
George Fisher, about 1754. Samuel Means and Wil-
liam Kirkpatrick, adjoining owners, are on the tax-
list for 1749-50. Fisher is not, until 1755-56. The
land was heavily timbered, as was the whole Swatara
region, with " fine oak, hickory, walnut, chestnut,
locust, poplar, and laurel trees." It continued to be
so until about the beginning of the present century,
when George Frey had "clearing done on the McClena-
ghan farm," formerly Kirkpatrick's, the tract north
of Middletown.
As early as 1750, certainly, and for some years pre-
viously, population grew apace in the immediate
vicinity of the mouth of the Swatara Creek. The
locality was known to the provincial rulers as the
" South End of Paxtang township, Lancaster County."
On Feb. 24, 1747, John, Thomas, and Richard
Penn, Proprietaries of the Province, by patentgranted
to John Fisher, merchant of Philadelphia, six hun-
dred and ninety-one acres and fifty-three perches of
land and the usual allowance. The said John Fisher
and Grace, his wife, on Jan. 27, 1759, granted unto
George Fisher, 'their youngest son, the above land.
Upon this tract the said George Fisher laid out the
town of Middletown. The date of its laying out is
in doubt. Some fix the time at 1755, others, 1756,
and Hon. R. J. Fisher, of York, a descendant of the
original proprietor, puts it in 1706. If George Fisher
laid it out in 1755 or 1756, he must have entered upon
the lands of his father for that purpose, as the title
did not vest in him till 1759. On the other hand,
there is evidence that the town was in existence
before 1766, for the first deed on record for property
in its limits was given by Fisher and bis wife to Peter
Spangler, March 1, 1761, for lot No. 18. The consid-
eration was "seven shillings and sixpence and one
English copper farthing, to be paid annually on the
first day of May. The grantee was to build on the
lot a good " substantial dwelling-house of the breadth
of twenty feet, and of the depth of twenty feet, with
a good substantial chimney, within the space of
twelve months." No deeds refer to any point indi-
cating its laying out prior to 1760, and that, no doubt,
was the year in which the land was divided into lots,
for George Fisher, as we have seen, did not come into
possession of the land before 1759, and it probably
required some time to perfect bis plans for the town
and place the lots in the market. The parties en-
gaged in laying it out did not use a surveyor's chain,
but a marked rope, which in dragging over the wet
grass and then drying made a variation as it alter-
nately stretched or contracted, thus causing a differ-
ence in the size of the lots. The location of the town
— all the territory lying near the mouth of the Swa-
tara being known as Middletown — held out so many
advantages to the pioneers that the place grew rap-
idly. From the head of the river to this point navi-
gation was comparatively safe, but in consequence of
the numerous and dangerous falls, it was supposed
the Susquehanna could not be navigated below the
Swatara. This being the southern limit of navigation,
all the marketable produce of the Susquehanna and
its tributaries was brought here for sale and distrib-
uted, and a brisk trade sprang up, which extended
not only to the surrounding country but even to
Maryland and Virginia. The Germans, who suc-
ceeded the Scotch-Irish settlers, lacked the spirit and
enterprise of their predecessors, and Harrisburg,
though some years the junior of Middletown, and
with fewer natural advantages, outstripped it in
growth and population. The trade of Middletown,
however, exceeded that of any other point on the
river. This town was a depot for Hessian prisoners
during the Revolution, and a commissary department
was established here.
After the Revolution trade greatly revived, and
flourished exteusively until 1796, when it gradually
declined. Until then the mouth of the Swatara was
considered the termination of the Susquehanna and
its tributary streams. So far down it was considered
safe, below this it was believed to be impracticable,
on account of the numerous and dangerous cataracts
impeding its bed. In 1796 an enterprising German
miller named Kreider, from the neighborhood of
Huntingdon, on the Juniata, arrived in the Swatara
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
in an ark, fully freighted with flour, with which he
safely descended to Baltimore, where he was amply
compensated for his adventure. His success becom-
ing known throughout the interior, many arks were
built, and the next year this mode of transportation
became established. This trade increasing, a number
of enterprising young men were induced to examine
critically the river from the Swatara to tide- water,
by which they became excellent pilots. The enter-
prise of John Kreider thus diverted the trade of this
place to Baltimore, where it principally centred
until the Union Canal was completed in 1827, when
it was again generally arrested at its old post. It
would probably have so continued if the Pennsylva-
nia Canal had not been continued to Columbia, by
which the principal obstruction in the river, the
Conewago Falls, was completely obviated. A large
trade, however, in lumber and other articles of pro-
duce is still intercepted here, supplying the valleys of
the Swatara, Quitopahilla, Tulpehocken, and the
Schuylkill.
For a long period it was the great timber and lum-
ber mart of the Susquehanna River. Every spring
and fall the mouth of the Swatara was crowded with
rafts and arks loaded with boards, shingles, grain,
whiskey, plaster, and other marketable products of
the up-river country, and not only was the mouth
filled, but the shores of the river some distance below
and for two miles above the " point," were lined
with every kind of river craft. During the rafting
season all was bustle and activity, and the handling,
counting, and measuring of the lumber, grain, etc.,
gave employment to large numbers of men, some of
whom came from great distances to work, returning
to their homes when the busy season was over. The
spring and fall freshets were harvest times for the
merchants and tavern-keepers. Laborers were in de-
mand and received good wages, and most of them
were liberal patrons of the stores and inns. The
" Yankees," as all the up-river men were styled, were
generally a boisterous class, and when released from
the restraint of their homes usually took a spree,
spending their hard earnings freely, but before re-
turning to their families laid in a supply of the neces-
saries for home consumption sufficient to last until
they could make another trip. A row of store-houses
lined the road facing the Swatara (some of which
have been converted into dwelling-houses and are
still standing, but so changed in appearance as not
to be recognized), and these were frequently filled
from cellar to garret with grain, whiskey, etc. These
articles, with lumber of all kinds, were transported
in wagons from this point in every direction, teams
coming from Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.
After Kreider had succeeded in running the falls
with boats, Thomas Burbridge, a merchant of Wy-
oming, in the following year (1797) freighted and
ran in one season ninety-nine arks loaded with coal,
a few of which failed to reach their destination for
want of skillful pilots. Much of the trade with this
place was carried on in keel-boats (or Durham boats,
as they were sometimes called after their first pro-
jector), and they were the only ones that ascended
and descended the Susquehanna. These boats were
fifty or sixty feet in length and about nine in width,
and required a crew of eight expert polemen and a
steersman to, each boat. Considerable trading was
done by these boats during their trips. Their ap-
proach to the villages along their route was signaled
by the blowing of a horn, and those who were de-
sirous of making purchases or of disposing of any
surplus products were offered an opportunity. In
order to avoid the rapids known as the " Conewago
Falls," a short canal was made, reaching from the
head of the falls to York Haven, on the York
County side of the river. This enabled these small
boats to pass up and down in safety, but on the com-
pletion of the Pennsylvania Canal that channel was
abandoned, and York Haven, which at one time
promised to be a place of note, was " finished." The
Scotch-Irish settled here first, but they were unable
to succeed in farming as against the German immi-
grants, who soon got " forehanded" where the former
could not make a living. Then again, there began to
be intermarrying between the young people of the
two nationalities, which displeased the Scotch-Irish
Presbyterians, who gradually sold out their posses-
sions and moved away.
The first tax-list of the town is that of the Revolu-
tionary period, probably 1778 :
Thomas Foot. Philip Weirig.
Joseph Singleton. Christian Roth.
Widow McKinley. Christian King.
David Ettley. Felty Welker.
Philip Polemore. Dr. Robert Kennedy.
Christian Hebright. Frederick Lebernick.
George Snodgrass. George Frey.
John Still. John Backenstos.
Christian Seabough. George Lawman.
Henry Moyer. Margaret Kalm.
Sarmiel Sereatzey. Philip Shokin.
Albright Swinford. Christian Shertz.
Abraham Dearr. Thomas Crabb.
Mark Snider. Michael Gross.
Jacob Walter. Conroad Waulfley.
Peter Shuster. Patrick Scott.
John Snyder. Adam Miller.
Peter Reigard. Peter Miller.
Ulrich Frain. Philip Ettley.
Henry Shafner. Frederick Hubley.
Henry Harris. Daniel Daudle.
Jacob Eater. Thomas Minshall.
Matthew Culdhood. "William Eackins.
George Mitzgar. Jacob King.
Nicholas Castle. Dr. John Laning.
Philip Craft. Jacob Creamer.
Christian Spade. Seimon Snyder.
Ludwick Hemberly. William Wall.
Abraham Gross. John Moyer.
Jacob Snyder.
The following is a list of the taxables in Middletown
in 1782:
Moure, Thomas H., 2 stills.
Wickersham, Ab., 10 acres.
Wolfley, Courad, 20 acres.
Frey, George, 40 a
Castle, Nicholas.
Patimore, Philip.
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Miller, Adam.
Myer, Henry.
Shuster, Peter.
King, Christian, 73 acres.
Lownian, George.
Walker, Valentine.
Farr, Abram, a tan-yard.
Shertzer, Samuel.
Shoky, George, 70% acres
Jamison, Alexander.
Seebaugli, Christian.
Hemperly, Martin.
Harris, Henry.
Shaffner, Henry.
Cryder, Christian.
Wells, William, 5 acres.
Barnet, John.
Rickert, Peter.
Crabb, Thomas.
McClure, David.
Parks, Samuel.
Lipse, Anthony.
Lenning, Dr. John.
Conn, Daniel.
Kennedy, Robert.
Kissinger, John.
Sneider, Mark.
Atlee, David, sil
Atlee, Philip.
Sneagonce,
Gross, Geor;
lith.
Sr.
Crabb, William.
Shaffner, Henry.
Bombach, Conrad, 5 acres.
Davis, Henry.
Scott, Patrick.
Defrance, John.
Dowdie, Daniel, a tan-yard.
Harrigan, Patrick.
Gross, Abram.
Gross, Michael.
Gregg, Joseph.
Holleubach, John.
Minsker, Thomas.
McCann, Henry.
Shirts, Christian, 10 acres.
Conrad, Michael.
Hubley, Frederick, l\i acres, a t
Bolinger, Emanuel.
Backeustoe, John, 5 acres.
Minsker, John, 2)2 acres.
Tebemak, Frederick, 71 acres.
Miller, Jacob.
Suader, Jacob.
Hemperly, Ludwig.
Space, Christian.
Graft, Philip.
Bydle, Michael.
Lytle, John, 1 servant.
Hepick, Christopher.
Cremer, Elizabeth.
Miller, Peter.
Sueider, John, a tan-yard.
The highest valuation is that of George Frey, eight
hundred dollars. He returned five horses and nine
cows.
George Fisher lived until his death near the town,
on a well-cultivated farm which has been in the fam-
ily since 1750, in the centre of a large tract of land
bounded by the Susquehanna and Swatara, conveyed
to him by his father, John Fisher, a noted merchant
of Philadelphia. The proprietor being a Friend, sev-
eral Quakers from Philadelphia and the lower coun-
ties followed him, and these, with several Scotch-Irish
merchants, formed the first inhabitants of the village,
who enjoyed up to the period of the Revolution a
very extensive and lucrative trade with the Indians
and others settled on the upper Susquehanna and
Juniata, and also with the Western traders. The
Scoth-Irish merchants mostly followed the emigration
southward.
Jeremiah Job was the first actual settler on the
lands composing what is now the town. In 1805 and
1806 two of his daughters, aged maiden ladies, Polly
and Sally, taught school here. John Benner is the
oldest male person living here born in the town, and
Mrs. Critson and the mother of Dr. John Ring-
land the oldest female residents born here. John
Benner was born Oct. 1, 1797, in a house on the Lan-
caster turnpike, near the bridge, where the widow of
Edward Fisher lives. He is the son of John and
Mary (Seabauch) Benner, and the former was born at
Warwick Furnace, in Chester County, and was the
son of an emigrant who came from Germany about
1751. John Benner, Sr., used to keep the Chambers
ferrv between Middletown and Harrisbure. and after-
wards the ferry on Swatara Creek. He died in 1802.
John Benner, the venerable octogenarian of eighty-
five years, learned the cooper's trade with C<>nrad
Seabauch, his uncle. The first cooper here was Wil-
liam Wandlass, a Scotchman, who opened a shop in
1769, and with whom Conrad Seabauch learned his
trade. Wandlass was succeeded in his shop by Elisha
Green. When Emanuel Bollinger, a Revolutionary
soldier, came here there were but four persons buried
in the old (first) Lutheran graveyard. Christian Sea-
bauch, the maternal grandfather of John Benner, was
the first hatter in town, and Jacob Shertz the first
blacksmith. Prior to the Misses Job, Jacob Peeler,
a nail-maker, taught school in 1808 and 1809. The
first tavern was kept where Rife's Corner is, and long
after it was built a Mr. Crabb was its landlord. About
1800, Charles Wade kept an inn at the east end of
town, and about the same time George Shuler kept
one. The Washington House was built before 1836,
when Peter Young, who had previously kept tavern
on Swatara Hill, became its landlord. In 1807 the
only store was kept by John Landis, on Main Street,
where Eminger's grocery is, and to show the amount
of his business, it is related that Conrad Seabauch,
the cooper, made for Mr. Landis in one year nine
hundred (fifty pound) firkins in which to pack the
butter taken in at the store. The first store kept in
town was that of George Frey, whose clerk, Christoph
Frederick Oberlander, afterwards became his partner.
Oberlander was born Jan. 15, 1748, and died Oct. 21,
I 1795. The first regular lumber-yard was kept by
Enoch Skeer, whose lumber was piled under and
around a tree to keep the high waters from carrying
it off. The next to embark in this trade was John
Snyder. John Smith about 1809 dealt largely in
plaster, and also kept a hotel. Sometimes as high as
forty teams were here at one time to get plaster, then
the sine qua non for enriching lauds. Jacob Rife, Sr.,
purchased what is known as the Keystone Tannery
in 1830, and it has been carried on by him or his sons
for nearly fifty years. Between 1810 and 1S25, John
Snyder had a pottery on the corner of the square
where Ringland's drug-store was.
Among the earliest physicians here were Dr. Ro-
mer, who located before 1770, and Dr. Charles Fisher,
who was born Sept. 8, 1766, and died May 8, 1808.
Dr. James McCammon began practicing at the be-
ginning of the century, having been born in 1778,
and died Nov. 7, 1813. Contemporaneous with him
was Dr. Abraham Price. He was born April 27,
1787, and died April 3, 1821. A little later was Dr.
Abraham McClelland, who died Oct. 20, 1828, aged
thirty-seven years. Dr. Mercer Brown, long in prac-
tice, was born Feb. 22, 1795, and died Feb. 9, 1871.
Dr. Benjamin J. Wiestling is the oldest living prac-
titioner here now, having been over forty years in
continuous practice. Dr. Meyrick practiced from
about 1795 to 1815, and Dr. Simonton read medicine
with him.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
On May 25, 1811, the yearly market at Middletown
was first advertised to commence June 11th follow-
ing, at which time and place a great number of valu-
able horses, cows, sheep, lambs, calves, and hogs,
with many other articles, such as pickled oysters,
roast beef, punch, and wine, were to be offered for sale.
These ". old-time fairs" were noted days in the town
and vicinity. The whole place would ring with
drums, banjos, bagpipes, trumpets, fiddlers, and
fifes, besides many other noises. The " Square" was
the grand centre of attraction for the multitude of
strangers and citizens. In one place might be seen
the juggler performing all manner of tricks ; in an-
other rope-dancers were pirouetting; in still another
anacondas, tame elephants, learned dogs, and a host of
other rare and curious animals were exhibited. These,
however, were only accessories and adjuncts to the
fair, which, in truth, was a great commercial mart,
where goods and chattels of almost every kind were
sold, from a hank of yarn to a mammoth bull. In
several parts of the Square booths of entertainment
were erected, where revelry, mirth, and feasting were
indulged in with a degree of license unknown at other
times and seasons. In other booths again the more
staid farmers and the large households that they
brought with them could provide themselves with
food at a reasonable price and iu a decent manner.
Through the streets and alleys in the neighborhood
of the Square would float a mixed multitude of all
sorts,- — buyers, sellers, minstrels, musicians, old women,
beautiful girls, young children, li Yankees," wagoners,
all jostling, bustling, talking, laughing, singing, and
joking in the utmost good humor. So demoralizing,
however, did these fairs become that they were ex-
pressly forbidden by law.
The following persons "took out licenses to keep
houses of public entertainment" in Middletown from
1793 to 1803, and some of them continued to do so
many years after: Henry Moore, Ludwick Wolfley,"
Peter Kipe, John McCann, George MeCormick, Fred-
erick Rothfong, John Blattenberger, Christian Rod-
fong, Michael Hemperly, John McCammon, William
Crabb, Benjamin McKinley, John Benner, John
Smith, George Toot.
Port Royal. — On the 29th of January, 1774, a
patent was issued to William Breden for eighty -seven
acres and one-half of an acre, which he located at the
mouth of the Swatara. On the 10th of May, 1774,
Breden sold this land to Henry Wearer, " miller," of
Caernarvon township, Lancaster Co., Elijah Wicker-
sham, merchant, and Joseph Leacock, of Philadelphia,
as tenants in common. They laid out a town, naming
it Port Royal, into four hundred and sixteen lots. On
June 15, 1774, Leacock sold his interest to Wearer and
Wickersham, and upon the same day Wearer and
Wickersham made an equitable division of the lots
between them. Each took alternate lots. Wearer got
two hundred and eleven lots and Wickersham two
hundred and five, with a large lot on Salmon Street.
There is no record as to when the property passed
out of the hands of Wearer and Wickersham, but it is
presumed that they did not sell fast enough to reim-
burse them for their outlay, and that they were sold
out by the sheriff. After the river became a highway
for the transportation of merchandise in arks and
keel-boats to the mouth of the Swatara, thence over-
land to Philadelphia and Baltimore, Port Royal was
an important point, and was likely to grow very rap-
idly. The construction of a canal around Conewago
Falls, through which keel-boats passed down the
river, destroyed its business prospects. Middletown,
being a short distance up the Swatara, and much
more free from the bad effects of miasma, held its
own, and kept Port Royal in the background. A
large portion of the lots in Port Royal came into the
possession of a Miss Loraine, of Clearfield County,
who held them until a few years ago. The records of
title will probably show how she became possessed of
them, and trace back to Wearer and Wickersham.
Harborton. — In 1809, George Fisher, son of the
founder of Middletown, laid out a town at the mouth
of the Swatara, naming it Harborton. It embraced
only a narrow strip of land along the creek. His
advertisement reads, —
"HARBORTON.
"The subscriber having laid out a new town at the confluence of the
Swatara with the Susquehanna, in the county of Dauphin, proposes to
dispose of the lots at sixty dollars each, when deeds in fee-simple are
delivered for them. As the object of the proprietor is to promote im-
mediate improvement and not present emolument, and as many of the
lots will now sell for from one hundred to three hundred dollars, and
none of less value than forty dollars, the preference will be determined
by drawing the several numbers from a wheel.
" The navigation of the Susquehanna thus far down is perfectly safe ;
but from this to Columbia, a distance of twenty-one miles, it is ob-
structed by the Swatara and Conewago Falls and many other rapids, so
as to render it precarious and hazardous, and sometimes impracticable.
"The well-known harbor formed by the mouth of Swatara is not only
the most capacious, but the only safe one on the river, and as produce
to more than a million of dollars annually floats down theSusquebanna,
a great proportion of which, it is presumed, will be transported from
here to the Philadelphia market on the turnpike road now making and
nearly completed to Lancaster, a distance of twenty-four miles, and the
contemplated canal from the Susquehanna to the Schuylkill, which will
enter the harbor through this town. The extensive command of water
here for the turning of mill machinery and other water-works, and its
vicinity to the great irou-works owned by Messrs. Coleman & Grubb,
added to the facility with which an abundant supply of coal of the Sus-
quehanna and Juuiata may be had, when all combined, will fully justify
the assertion that no town on the Susquehanna offers more advantages,
nor none more certain prospects of gain to the enterprising merchant
and mechanic than this.
"The site is an inclined plain, gradually rising from the margin of a
bank from ten to fifteen feet above low water to a summit of fifty feet,
commanding many beautiful prospects, as well laud as water, and is as
healthy as any on the river.
"Tickets may be had of the subscriber, and at other places, where
plans of the town may be seen.
'(iron.;!--. Fisher.
'Feb. 16, 18119."
On the 17th of March, 1814, George Fisher and wife
conveyed to John Swar, of Lancaster County, that
portion of "a certain tract of two hundred and
twenty-five acres on which the town of Portsmouth
is laid off." John Swar and Anna, his wife, con-
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veyed the lots to different parties at different times.
Portsmouth lay between Middletown and the Susque-
hanna, and in it the Union Canal, the Pennsylvania,
the Harrisburg and Lancaster Railroads all inter-
sected. On March 9, 1857, Portsmouth, then having
a population of seven hundred and fifty, was consoli-
dated with Middletown.
" Feey's Mill." — This mill was begun and parti-
ally constructed by John Hollingsworth and John
Fisher. On Dec. 21, 1784, Hollingsworth and Frey
entered into articles of agreement to build a mill
(probably the one partially begun by Fisher), and
to carry on a general milling business in manu-
facturing "flour, middlins, shorts, stuffs, etc."
They had bought of John Fisher four acres and
twenty-five perches, including some improvements,
for five hundred pounds. Hollingsworth agreed
to furnish all the casks, do all the buying of grain,
and perform certain .other stipulations, while Frey
contracted not to retail any flour, shorts, etc.,
from his store, so the mill could have all such pur-
chasers. Matters progressed awhile favorably, but
in 1787 there was some difficulty between the part-
ners, and Hollingsworth, by his attorney, Thomas
Hartley, brought suit for a partition of the premises
in the Dauphin Common Pleas Court. The latter re-
ferred the case to the Supreme Court without decid-
ing it, the judges being Timothy Green, John Glonin-
ger, and Jonathan McClure. The suit was docketed
in the Supreme Court of the Eastern District of
Pennsylvauia at the September term, 1787, wherein
" Hon. Thomas McKean, Esq., Doctor of Laws, chief
justice, and his associate justices of the common-
wealth of Pennsylvania" were the court. The case
was not finally decided until the Nisi Prius term held
at Louisburgh in 1790, when Frey gained the case,
and a partition was refused. Hollingsworth had
many creditors clamorous for pay, and not having
probably complied with all the stipulations of his
contract with Frey, the latter had counter-claims, and
assigned claims of Hollingsworth's creditors to eat up
his (Hollingsworth's) part. Thus Frey became the
sole owner. He had great trouble in building the
race, a mile and a half in length. The mill was built
first. When the race and dam were completed the
race was found not to be deep enough to carry the
water, so Frey had again to go to the Legislature for
another permit to make it larger. This was given on
the condition that he secured the assent in writing
(as in the first instance) of all the owners of lands or
lots through which it passed. This he did, and at
last success crowued his efforts.
The King's Highway. — This old road from Phila-
delphia to the Ohio River passed through Middletown
and formed what is now Main Street. The line is
now occupied by the Lancaster and Middletown
Turnpike Company, which has its western terminus
about the " run" at the west end of the town, where
it connects with the Middletown and Harrisburg
Turnpike. "The King's Highway" was laid out
about 1730. Over this thoroughfare nearly all the
travel between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh passed.
After the above-named turnpike companies were in-
corporated they adopted a large portion of the old
road as their line. The macadamizing of the road
enabled much greater loads to be taken than before.
Dry-goods, groceries, etc., were loaded at Philadel-
phia in large wagons, called " Pitt" or " Conestoga"
wagons, hauled by teams of six horses, and delivered
at Pittsburgh or intermediate points, and returned
laden with Western produce, such as flour, bacon,
feathers, and whiskey. The time occupied by the
wagons for the round trip between these two cities
was usually from six to eight weeks, according to the
condition of the roads. Passengers and mails were
drawn in stages by four horses, relays of which were
provided at regular stations some miles apart. They
were generally driven at a rapid rate, and the distance
between here and Philadelphia was made in two days.
The coaches held nine passengers inside, with room _
for one on the outside with the driver. The mail-
bags occupied a recess beneath the driver's seat, and
the baggage was stored in the "boot" at the back of
the stage.
Middletown in 1807. — Cuming, in his " Sketches
of a Tour to the Western Country," in 1807, made on
foot from Philadelphia to the Mississippi frontier,
printed at Pittsburgh, 1810, has something to say of
Middletown and the King's Highway:
"Jan. 30, 1807, I proceeded for Middletown, eight miles farther (from
Elizabethtown), first loadiug one barrel of my gun with a running ball,
as I had to pass near where one Eshelman was robbed and murdered
last fall (1806). The road over the Conewago Hills was bad. It was
dark before I arrived at Swatara Creek. The boat was on the other side
of the creek, and the German family at the ferry-house let me kick my
heels at the door until I was quite chilled before they invited me in,
which old Mrs. Smith did at last with a very bad grace, and she almost
scolded me for risking the dropping on her very dirty floor the spirits of
turpentine, with which I was wetting the feet of my stockings to pre-
vent my catching cold, a phial of which I carried in my pocket for that
purpose.
"In about half an hour, which to me appeared an age, the boat re-
turned, and I left the dirty, boorish, inhospitable mansion, crossed the
creek in a canoe, hauled over by a rope, extended from bank to bank,
about seventy yards, aud iu a few minutes after I found myself in Mr?.
Wentz's excellent inn, the sign of Gen. Washington, in Middletown."
(Mrs. Wentz kept tavern on the southeast corner of the square. Cum-
ing had a Bore foot, but had a " good supper and an excellent bed," and
notwithstanding his loss of rest enjoyed his breakfitst with Mrs. Wentz,
"an agreeable and well-bred woman.")
"The view down the Susquehanna from Mrs. Wentz's back piazza is
very fine. The town contains about one hundred houses, and is well
and handsomely situated about half a miie above the confluence of
Swatara Creek with the Susquehanna River, the former of which forms
a good harbor for boats, which it is in contemplation to join to the
Schuylkill by a canal, in order to give Philadelphia the benefit of the
navigation of the Susquehanna through its long course above Middle-
town."
He remarks that the river is a " noble stream, with
fine wooded banks and abounds with fish," among
which he names the " white salmon from seven to
fifteen pounds weight," and proceeds to say that for all
the abundance of fish " Mrs. Wentz assured me that
she was seldom gratified with a dish of fish." The
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lady told him that the fishermen " were a lazy set and
will not do anything more than will procure them
some whiskey. The road to Harrisburg leads parallel
with the Susquehanna, in some places close to the
river, along a very pleasant level," and so located as
to protect the orchards "which are so numerous and
so fine in this tract. I have rarely seen in any country
a road more pleasant than this, either from its own
goodness or the richness and variety of prospect.
The mountains rising abruptly from the margin of
the river, in which they are charmingly reflected, al-
together form a scenery truly delightful," and this
brings the tourist to Harrisburg. It is almost un-
necessary to say that the route of the traveler was
over the "King's Highway."
The Mud Pike commenced a short distance west
of the town, where the Harrisburg Turnpike crosses
the canal, and followed the bank of the canal to Col-
umbia. It was kept in good condition until the
branch road of the Harrisburg and Lancaster Rail-
road was made, when, as the latter occupied much
of the line of the pike, it was abandoned, and what
was left of it was placed in charge of the supervisors
of the townships through which it passed.
The Union Canal, completed in 1827, connects
the Susquehanna River at Middletown with the
Schuylkill at Reading, and affords water communi-
cation thence to Philadelphia by the Schuylkill
Navigation Company's improvement. An outlet from
the basin of the canal to the Swatara was made to
allow the boats, rafts, and arks access to and from
the river. This lock was situated between the rail-
road, near where it crosses the Swatara Creek, and
the old collector's office. A vast amount of lumber
and other articles were carried by the canal-boats.
In 1850 and 1851 the canal was enlarged by widen-
ing and deepening, and new locks were built so as to
allow boats of larger carrying capacity to be used.
The Pennsylvania Canal extends from Colum-
bia, in Lancaster County, to Hollidaysburg, in Blair
County. It was an important link in the chain of
public improvements inaugurated by the State, con-
necting, by means of the Philadelphia and Columbia
Railroad on the east and the Portage Railroad on the
west, Philadelphia with Pittsburgh. Goods could be
shipped in Philadelphia in sections of boats, which
were transported to Columbia on railroad trucks pre-
pared for the purpose ; at Columbia they were placed
in the canal, and connected together, forming a com-
plete boat, and towed to Hollidaysburg, where they
were again placed upon railroad trucks, and thence
to Pittsburgh. The Allegheny Mountains were crossed
by means of inclined planes, of which there were sev-
eral. A large basin for the reception of boats, arks,
and other water craft, was made here, and an outlet
lock of great capacity constructed to the Swatara.
Upon the completion of this lock that of the Union
Canal was abandoned and suffered to go to decay, and
there is now little left to show that there was ever one
there. The ground was broken for this canal at Har-
risburg July 4, 1826, with great ceremony, and the
water was let into this division in 1828.
When the main line of the Pennsylvania Public
Works was sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad Com-
pany, this canal was included in the purchase, and it
has since passed into the hands of the Pennsylvania
Canal Company, who have greatly improved it, and
still operate it.
The Breakwater. — -Several attempts have been
made to construct a dam or breakwater across the
Susquehanna a short distance below the Swatara, as
a harbor for lumber and timber, where it would be
safe at all seasons. The project, however, never
succeeded.
The Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mount Joy
and Lancaster Railroad was laid out about
1832, and was completed and in use from Harrisburg
to Elizabethtown long before the tunnel was finished.
The first locomotive used on this part of the road was
the " John Bull." It was brought to Middletown
from Columbia on a flat-boat, and landed at the
wharf where Mr. Rambler's large building now
stands on the canal basin. It was drawn thence to
the railroad by the employes and citizens, who had
been attracted there by curiosity. It was a service-
able but small ,engine, scarcely more than a toy
when compared with the powerful " Modocs" of the
present day. Instead of the heavy T-rail now used,
the rails were simply flat bars of iron, about two and
one-half inches in width and three-quarters of an inch
in thickness, and were spiked to timbers running
lengthwise with the line of the railroad. The first
cars were about the size of an ordinary omnibus, with
the entrance at the side, and would accommodate
from twelve to eighteen passengers. Three or four
cars constituted a train. A high seat on the outside
of the car was provided for the conductor or brakes-
man.
On the completion of this part of the road there
was great rejoicing. On Sept. 16, 1836, the track was
opened for travel. A locomotive with a train of cars
brought to Middletown from Harrisburg a large com-
pany, principally invited guests, who were hand-
somely entertained at Peter Young's hotel. The
distance, ten miles, was run in twenty minutes. The
tunnel was not completed until Aug. 18, 1838, when
the trip between Harrisburg and Philadelphia could
be made in seven hours. Gen. Simon Cameron, Dr.
Mercer Brown, Henry Smith, Martin Kendig, and
many other citizens of Middletown took great inter-
est in the enterprise.
The Stubbs' Furnaces. — In 1796, two brothers,
Daniel and Thomas Stubbs, from England, erected a
furnace near the mouth of Swatara Creek, on what is
still known as the " Steel Furnace Lot," for the pur-
pose of manufacturing " blister" steel. The making
of steel was continued by them several years, and a
ready sale was found at remunerative prices.
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This is said to have been the first steel manufac-
tured in America. Several years after the Stubbs
brothers had built their furnace, a second one was
erected by one of their sons and John Elder, and was
for a time carried on successfully. This was located
about a fourth of a mile above the other furnace and
near " Frey's mill." Its retorts or chambers were
standing there a year or two ago. They far more
resembled an overgrown bake-oven than the furnaces
of the present day.
Death of Gen. Washington. — On Jan. 9, 1800,
the citizens of Middletown and surrounding country
testified their sorrow at the death of Washington by
meeting at the farm-house of George Fisher, and
moving therefrom in the following order to the Lu-
theran meeting-house :
Trumpeter.
Cavalry on foot, swords drawn.
Infantry, arms reversed, by platoons inverted.
Rifle company, arms reversed.
Militia officers in uniform.
Music.
Standard.
Surgeons.
Clergy.
Pall-bearers.
Young ladies in white.
Ancient citizens first.
Citizens in general by twos.
Boys by pairs.
Having arrived at the meeting-house, the troops
formed lines right and left, when the clergy, pall-
bearers, and citizens entered, followed by the troops,
while the Dead March from Saul was performed by
the organist. The exercises were opened by a short
prayer and singing part of the Ninetieth Psalm.
Rev. Mr. Snowden and Rev. Mr. Moeller then de-
livered addresses. Most of the military who joined
in the procession were from Harrisburg.
INCORPORATION OF THE BOROUGH— BOUNDARIES,
OFFICERS, ETC.
The borough was incorporated Feb. 19, 1828, with
the following boundaries: "Beginning at a stone at
the east end of the town on the south side of Main
Street, thence south six degrees east forty-one perches
to a stone ; thence south eighty-six degrees west sixty
perches to an apple-tree ; thence south sixty-six de-
grees west eighty-two perches to a stone ; thence south
twenty-two degrees east two perches and five-tenths
to a stone; thence south sixty-seven and a half de-
grees west thirty-two perches to a stone ; thence north
twenty-four degrees w7est across Main Street sixty-one
perches to a stone ; thence north thirty-four degrees
east six perches to a stone; thence north thirty-two
degrees west twenty-one perches to a stone ; thence
north seventy degrees east thirty-two perches to a
stone ; thence north thirty-two degrees west two
perches to a stone ; thence north sixty-five degrees
east one hundred and eight perches and five-tenths to
a stone ; thence north eighty-six degrees east sixty-
one perches and five-tenths to a stone ; thence south
eight degrees west forty-six perches to a stone ; and
thence along the south side of the said Main Street
south eighty-nine degrees east seven perches and five-
tenths to the place of beginning."
The first election was held on the second Tuesday
of April following, at the tavern of David Kissecker.
By legislative act of March 9, 1857, the limits and
boundaries were so extended as to include the town
of Portsmouth and lands contiguous and adjacent to
the said borough and town. Thus the borough bound-
aries were then made to comprise the following limits :
" Beginning at a point on the river Susquehanna, and
at low-water mark thereof, opposite to the termina-
tion of a certain lane between the lands of George
Crist and company, and land now or lately the prop-
erty of A. Welch ; thence by lands of same and J.
Rife, John J. Walborn, and Stephen Wilson, north
eighteen and one-quarter degrees east two hundred
and seven perches to the centre of the Middletown
and Harrisburg Turnpike road ; thence by said turn-
pike road south seventy-eight degrees east forty-six
perches to a stone; thence north sixty-four degrees
east twelve perches ; thence north sixty-one and one-
quarter degrees east sixty perches to George Crist's
lane ; thence by lands of Crist, Brown, Croll, and
others, north twenty-seven and one-quarter degrees
west one hundred and seventy-two and one-half
perches to lane at side of Red Hill ; thence by said
lane north sixty-nine degrees east one hundred and
one perches to the Great road leading from Middle-
town to Hummelstown; thence south one-half de-
gree east three hundred and twenty-one perches to
centre of Swatara Creek ; thence down the said creek
or river, the several courses thereof, to the junction
of the said creek and the Susquehanna River at the
low-water mark thereof seven hundred and thirty-
eight perches ; thence up the said Susquehanna River
the several courses thereof to the place of beginning."
The same act divided the borough into three wards,
viz., All that part of the said borough lying north of
a line commencing at a point on the Harrisburg and
Middletown Turnpike, and running directly through
Water Street to a point on the Swatara Creek, to be
called the North Ward ; and all that part lying south
of said line and north of a line commencing in the
lane forming the western boundary of the borough
opposite the extension of Ann Street, directly through
said extension and through Ann Street to a point on
Swatara Creek, to be called the Middle Ward ; and
all that part lying south of the said Ann Street line
to be called the South Ward. The first election
under the extended new wards and borough occurred
on the third Friday in March, 1857, when three
council men were elected from each ward, and were
by lot divided into three classes to serve one, two,
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and three years respectively. Thereafter one was
annually elected from each ward for a term of three
years. The first elections were held as follows : In
North Ward, at the brick school-house on Pine
Street; in the Middle Ward, at Union Hall on Eliza-
beth Street; and in the South Ward, at the town
school-house, corner of Spring and Ann Streets.
The fourteenth section of this act, extending the
limits of the borough and giving Council power. to
survey, lay out, enact and ordain streets, roads, lanes,
alleys, courts, and sewers, was specially exempted
from applying to the tract of land included within
the borough limits (as created by this act) late the
estate of George Fisher, deceased, called and known
by the name of "Pine Ford." A legislative act of
April 1.3, 1858, empowered the Council to erect a
lock-up. An ordinance of March 30, 1857, prohibited
the running at large of dogs in the borough ; and that
of June 24th, changed the name of Spring Street, in
the plan of Portsmouth, to Wood Street.
The first record-book of the borough and other pa-
pers were destroyed by fire in 1855, when the resi-
dence of Henry Stehman, who was then burgess, was
burned. Since that period the records are somewhat
imperfect, and we are unable to give a complete list
of the burgesses.
CHURCHES.
St. Peter's Lutheran Church is the oldest Lu-
theran Church in the county. The lot numbered 135
upon which the old (the first) church edifice stands,
including the graveyard in the rear, was purchased
from George Fisher, and Hannah, his wife, as appears
from a deed bearing date Sept. 18, 1764, to Peter
Woltz, George Frey, and Deterick Schob, all of Lower
Paxtang (now Swatara) township, Lancaster (now
Dauphin) County, Province of Pennsylvania. The pur-
chase-money was seven shillings and sixpence, with
the additional rent of one grain of wheat every year, j
to be delivered annually on the 1st day of May. The j
deed was acknowledged before Justice John Allison,
and attested by Joseph Greenwood and Henry Renick.
It is written on parchment, and is yet in a good state
of preservation. It is recorded in Lancaster County,
in Deed-Book M, page 395, by Edward Shippen, re-
corder. It bears the old Provincial seal of Lancaster
County. In the same year a petition was sent to John
Penn, then Lieutenant-Governor of the Province,
praying for the privilege of erecting a church, and
also for the privilege of collecting funds for the same
purpose. Whereupon privilege was granted by license
dated Sept. 28, 1764, to Christian Roth and David
Ettley ' to raise by subscription twelve hundred pounds
in the space of three years. This document bears the
autograph of John Penn, and is countersigned by Jo-
seph Shippen, his secretary. There are no papers to
show how much of this money was raised. It ap-
1 David Ettley, one of the committee to raise the money for the
church, walked to Philadelphia on his collecting tour.
pears from the terms of the license, dated Sept. 28,
1764, granting the above privilege, that the members
were then very poor, and that many were driven from
their homes by the hostile Indians. Middletown then
contained but a few houses, and a great part of Dau-
phin and Lancaster Counties was then a wilderness.
The forests were peopled by Indians, and the settlers
could not go outside their homes unarmed with any
degree of safety. Whenever the people went to the
store, mill, or even the church, they armed them-
selves. They would stack their arms inside the
church, and station one person at the door as sentinel
to warn the others of approaching danger.
The church edifice was built in 1767. The corner-
stone was laid by Justice (Col.) James Burd, in pres-
ence of Revs. Theophilus Engeland, N. Harnell,
Conrad Bucher, and the church wardens and elders,
John Christ. Roth, John Metzgar, George Philip
Shaage, Gottlieb David Ettley, and Jacob King, to-
gether with the building committee, which consisted
of George Frey, Frederick Zepperuick, and Conrad
Wolfley. There was placed in the corner-stone a
German Bible, printed at Halle in 1763 ; the shorter
Catechism of Martin Luther, printed in Philadelphia
in 1764; three wafers; a half-pint bottle of wine;
and some money in Pennsylvania currency. The lot
upon which the lecture-room stood was transferred
by the executors of George Frey and Jacob King, by
a deed bearing date Oct. 7, 1807, to the trustees of
the church, viz., John Metzgar, Philip Ettele, John
Blattenberger, Jacob Wolfley, Christian Esenhauer,
and Marks Snyder. On March 10, 1807, application
was made by the congregation for a charter of incor-
poration. On the 21st of the same month, Governor
Thomas McKean authorized Timothy Matlack, master
of the rolls, to issue the charter prayed for by the
petitioners, who were Ludwick Wolfley, Valentine
Weyrick, Martin Hemperley, Nicholas Shuler, George
Shalkey, Frederick , George Schneegaus, Chris-
tian Spayd, George Lauman, James Metzgar, Jacob
Snyder, John Smuller, John Croll, John Heppich,
John Blattenberger, Jr., Christian Laurentz, David
Ettele, George Schuler, Matthias Wolf. In 1813 the
steeple was built. For this purpose twelve hundred
and eleven dollars and thirty-five cents was subscribed
by one hundred and ninety-three different persons,
whose names are all on record, and among whom are
the ancestors of many of the prominent families of
the town. The first floor of the church was of brick,
and in 1830 the present floor was laid. In 1835 the
lecture-room was built, and in 1861 an addition was
made to accommodate the increasing number of
Sunday-school scholars. In 1844 the second roof was
put on the church, and in 1850 its interior was re-
modeled. At this time the pulpit was erected on the
north side, between the two large windows, and
about midway between the floor and the ceiling, and
was reached by a narrow flight of steps. There
were two entrances, one on the south side, which on
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the remodeling of the edifice was closed. The build-
ing was remodeled while Rev. Dr. Baum had charge
of the congregation, and the work was done by Maj.
Rehrer. In 1855 and 1856 the parsonage was built.
This old stone church is now used only at stated
times, mostjy at funerals of aged persons who wish
the funeral services to be held in its sacred walls, an
elegant new church edifice having been completed on
another lot, and dedicated in 1879. Its pastors have
been : 1767-73, Rev. Theophilus Engeland ; 1773-88,
Rev. T. F. Illing ; 1788-93, Rev. J. Kurtz ; 1793-95,
Rev. P. Pentz; 1795-1803, Rev. H. Miller; 1803-12,
Rev. F. C. Sheaff; 1812-15, Rev. George Lochman,
D.D. ; 1815- , Rev. A. H. Lochman, D.D. ; 1830-34,
Rev. J. Van Hoff; 1834-37, Rev. P. Saline ; 1837-44,
Rev. S. D. Finckel, D.D. ; 1844-47, Rev. J. Vogh-
baugh; 1847-48, Rev. L. Gerhart; 1848-53, Rev. W.
M. Baum, D.D. ; 1853-56, Rev. Benjamin Sadtler;
1856-65, Rev. C. J. Ehrehart ; 1865-72, Rev. Peter
Raby; 1873 (April 1), Rev. John W. Finkbiner, the
present incumbent.
On Sept. 4, 1867, the church celebrated its centen-
nial anniversary, at which were present many distin-
guished clergymen of the Lutheran and other denom-
inations and persons prominent in the State. At this
centennial anniversary, George Smuller sent one hun-
dred grains of choice selected wheat to Hon. Robert
J. Fisher, of York, the oldest of the legal heirs and
representatives of George Fisher, who laid out the
town, and of whom the church lot was purchased, as
full satisfaction of one clause in the original deed
requiring a rental of one grain of wheat to be paid
annually. The wheat was contained in a silk bag
worked by Miss Carrie Smuller.
The old church lot is two hundred by fifty feet.
When "St. Peter's Kirche" (as it was denominated
by a lettered stone still in its front over the door) was
dedicated in 1767 the members consisted of sixty-six
old and sixty-three young persons. It was built of
red sandstone, was two stories in height, and had a
gallery on the east, south, and west sides, the pulpit
occupying the north side. There was a second en-
trance fronting on High Street, which was reached
through the yard in front and staircase leading from
each door to the gallery, meeting at the southeast
corner. The windows were small, with quite small
panes of glass. The bricks in the floor were nine
inches square. The pews were narrow, with high,
straight backs. When the house was finally warmed,
it was done by two large stoves capable of taking in
a vast amount of fuel, consisting of ordinary cord-
wood four feet in length. The pulpit was small and
supported by a post eight or ten feet high, and
reached by a narrow stairway. Over it was a sound-
ing-board. A pipe-organ at one time occupied a por-
tion of one side of the gallery. In August, 1793, the
congregation secured the adjoining lot, No. 134, of
Jacob Gross and wife, who made a conveyance there-
of to George Frey and Jacob King for the considera-
tion of three pounds in hand and a yearly rent of one
grain of wheat to be paid annually on May 1st. By
mistake the deed was made to Frey and King indi-
vidually, but when they died their trustees and exec-
utors— John Landis, Charles Fisher, William Crabb,
and John Cassel for Frey's estate, and Jacob Snyder
and Daniel Erisman for King's — conveyed it to the
trustees of the church. In 1826, Jane Hannegan
(Flannagan) sold lot No. 133 to the congregation, so
that the' old church and cemetery now comprises
three lots,— Nos. 133, 134, and 135. When the brick
floor was replaced by a wooden one, in 1830, the
straight-back pews gave way to others of a more com-
fortable character, and a new pulpit was erected, be-
neath which was an alcove or recess, into which the
pastor could retire and leave his wrappings before
entering the sanctuary. It had steps at either side,
and a semicircular railing hung with velvet inclosed
it. The reading-desk was also covered with velvet.
The alterations were superintended by Jacob Hep-
pich. In the remodeling of 1850 the whole inside
wood-work — pews, gallery, and all— was removed.
The windows, which were formerly in two tiers, were
made into one, and the door-way facing High Street
was converted into a window. The pulpit was erected
at the west end, and the galleries extended around
the other three sides. A vestibule was made, from
which inclosed stairways led to the gallery and shut
off the cold from the auditorium. A parsonage was
erected on High Street, near the old church, in 1855.
In 1872 the congregation purchased the lots on Union
Street, on which its second and beautiful edifice was
built, and dedicated in 1879.
Methodist Episcopal Church. — Middletown
Station was formed out of Dauphin Circuit in 1856.
Since then the pastors have been : 1856-58, George
G. Rakestraw ; 1858-60, S. W. Kurtz ; 1860, William
B. Gregg; 1861-63, J. S. Lame; 1863-65, J. M.
Wheeler; 1865-67, S. T. Kemble ; 1867-69, Allen
John ; 1869, L. B. Hughes; 1870-72, J. Montgomery;
1872-74, T. B. Miller; 1874-77, S. G. Grove; 1877-
79, J. T. Swindells ; 1879-82, W. H. Fries ; 1882-84,
L. B. Brown, the present pastor. The Ebenezer
Methodist Episcopal Church edifice, now a dwelling-
house occupied by Mrs. Lauman, was a frame build-
ing, built about 1S20 at the upper or north end of
Main cross street. It was used by the Methodist
preachers on the circuits, and at intervals mission-
aries of other denominations held services therein.
In it was held the first Sunday-school in the town,
opened about 1832. This building was erected and
the congregation organized in 1830. The corner-
stone of the present church was laid in 1851, and Mav
10, 1853, it was dedicated, Rev. Dr. Bartine officiating.
It was built under the pastorship of Rev. Sanders.
The parsonage, on the same street (Ann) as the
church, was built in 1867. The valuation of the
church property is over eight thousand dollars.
The Methodists were second to the Lutherans in
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point of time in holding services in the town, and
the first Methodist preaching in the county, ante-
dating by twenty-one years that at Halifax, is
said to have occurred here. As early as 1780 circuit-
riders of " York Circuit," embracing a large area of
country and parts now of several counties, came
every four weeks to Middletown to meet their appoint-
ments. The place of holding the services was at the
dwelling of Dr. Romer, on High above Duck Street,
where Eli May lived. One of the original congrega-
tion and first Methodists here was Jacob Shertz, who
carried on a blacksmith-shop. The place was for
many years one of the large number of preaching-
places of "York Circuit," but sometimes two and
three months would elapse ere the itinerant made his
appearance. In good weather, however, and with no
sickness on the part of the circuit-riders, preaching
was had every four weeks. From 1856, when made a
station, its progress has been uninterrupted, and its
growth has been largely due to such members as Sey-
mour Raymond, who by his zeal, energy, and lib-
erality succeeded in putting the church on a good
financial basis and building up its prosperous Sun-
day-school.
Presbyterian Church. — The Scotch-Irish were
among the first settlers in this vicinity, and were
generally Presbyterians. Lebanon Valley, however,
was the principal point of attraction to these pio-
neers, who, bringing with them a large amount of
energy and religious fervor, erected the very ancient
church at Derry, and soon after the ones at Paxtang
and Hanover. It does not appear that any attempt
was made in early times to establish a church at Mid-
dletown, but a house was built near Gainsburg, four
miles from Middletown, known as the "Conewago
Presbyterian Church," long since fallen to decay.
The builder was killed by falling from its roof, and
was buried in 1745 in the graveyard attached. These
churches, being within what was then considered rea-
sonable distance for church attendance, were deemed
sufficient for the wants of the members at Middle-
town. Services, however, were frequently held in the
German Lutheran Church by Presbyterian preachers,
among whom were Revs. N. R. Snowden and James
R. Sharon. There must have been some organiza-
tion among the members of the church, as the records
show that on June 7, 1802, James Russell and wife
conveyed lot No. 94, iu Middletown, to William Crabb,
John McCammon, and Edward Crouch, as " trustees
of the English Presbyterian Congregation of Middle-
town," to be used as a burying-grouud. The lot ad-
joining it on the east was used as a burial-ground by
the Presbyterians before that period. Col. James
Burd and his wife were buried there, the latter in
1784 and the former in 1793, but their remains were
a few years ago removed to the Middletown ceme-
tery. The Burds, McClures, Kirkpatricks, and Mc-
Clanegans were among the first Presbyterian families
who settled about here and held large tracts of land.
In the early part of the present century the Crabbs,
McCammons, Crouches, Jordans, and Elders took
their places, and later the McKibbens, McNairs, and
Kendigs. There was no movement to reorganize the
congregation until 1850. On April 10th of that year
the Presbytery in session at Carlisle appointed a com-
mittee to visit Middletown and confer with the Pres-
byterians there as to the practicability of establishing
a church. At a meeting in June following of the
Presbytery at Gettysburg the committee reported
favorably. On October 29th the Presbytery met here,
when a petition signed by Daniel Kendig, Sarah Ken-
dig, Robert F. Snoddy, Edward Burgett, Dr. B. J.
Wiestling, Matilda E. Wiestling, Mary E. Wilt, and
Davis Thompson was presented, asking for the organ-
ization of a church here. The elders then elected
were Dr. B. J. Wiestling, Daniel Kendig, and Edward
Burgett. Thus was organized the first regular con-
gregation since the original one had expired half a
century before. Supply preaching was had in the
brick church on Water Street.
April 8, 1851, Rev. John Cross was authorized to
solicit funds for erecting a church edifice, on June
10th was called as pastor, and installed June 26th.
Mr. Cross died suddenly Aug. 22, 1851, at Dickinson,
Cumberland Co., while raising funds to build the
church, and his remains were brought to Dr. B. J.
Weistling's house, from which the burial took place.
The church building was erected on Union Street in
1852, in which year Rev. O. O. McClean became pas-
tor, and continued to April, 1854. In October, 1855,
Rev. John W. White was called and remained until
the spring of 1858. His successor was Rev. T. K.
Davis, from March, 1858, until May 4, 1863, when
Rev. William C. Ferriday became pastor (during
whose absence, from ill health, Rev. H. T. Lee, of
Philadelphia, preached). Mr. Ferriday's continued
sickness compelled him to resign, and Jan. 25, 1865,
Rev. H. L. Rex was called, who was installed June 6,
1865, and remained until May, 1874. In January,
1865, Rev. Daniel Macfie became pastor, and resigned
in January, 1876. For some time Rev. A. D. Mitch-
ell supplied the pulpit, but being appointed post
chaplain in the United States army, Rev. Robert P.
Gibson supplied the pulpit until April 14, 1878, when
Rev. D. C. Meeker was called as pastor, who declined
the call, and on May 20th, Rev. Malachi C. Bailey be-
came pastor. He resigned in 1880, and his successor
was Rev. William G. McDannold, who took charge
on Nov. 1, 1881, and is the present incumbent.
On March 31, 1852, C. W. King conveyed to Daniel
Kendig lots 63 and 64, at the corner of Union and
Water Streets, upon which to erect the church. On
Aug. 24, 1854, Mr. Kendig conveyed the same to Dr.
B. J. Wiestling, Davis Thompson, Dr. J. C. White-
hill, C. H. Roe, George Crist, Jeremiah Rehrer, and
D. E. Martin, in trust for the church and congrega-
tion. The church is a neat brick edifice, with a base-
ment for Sunday-school and lecture - room. Its
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builders were Messrs. Leedom and Fisher. In 1858
(August 28th) the congregation was incorporated. In
March, 1864, the trustees purchased of Dr. Mercer
Brown a piece of ground in Lower Swatara township,
adjoining Middletown, of 77r4„ perches, on which they
erected a parsonage.
Church of God (Bethel). — About 1825, Rev.
John Winebrenner, a minister of the German Re-
formed Church, but who had withdrawn therefrom,
entertained and preached views on experimental re-
ligion which differed somewhat from those held by
the church, resided at Harrisburg. At the request
of the frieuds of a Mrs. Black, who had been at one
time a member of his congregation, and who had
died on the farm of the late George Fisher, Mr.
Winebrenner came to Middletown to preach the fu-
neral sermon. The feeling against him was so strong
that some of the older citizens refused to have any-
thing to do with him, on the ground that he was not
a minister in good standing in any church. John
McCammon, however, on being asked whether he
would walk with Mr. Winebrenner on the occasion,
cheerfully conseuted, and they were afterwards warm
friends. The funeral services were held in the Luth-
eran Church, and some of the young men of the
town were so favorably impressed with Mr. Wine-
brenner that they invited him to preach. The doors
of the Lutheran Church were, however, closed against
him, but Mrs. Flannagan, who had charge of the
Ebenezer Methodist meeting-house, opened that
building to him, and under his ministrations a great
revival commenced. He continued preaching alter-
nately with the Methodist circuit preachers for several
years until about 1832, when his friends deemed it
advisable to have an edifice of their own. In the
mean time, however, some friends of Mr. Wine-
brenner residing in Harrisburg, Middletown, and
vicinity met at Linglestown and organized a new
church or sect, adopting the doctrines taught by Mr.
Winebrenner, and styled themselves the " Church of
God," but for many years they were generally known
as " Winebrennarians." Mr. Winebrenner always dis-
approved of this term, and all his followers are now
known as members of the "Church of God." The
first members of this congregation, in 1827, were Su-
sanna Smuller, Bare, Elizabeth King, Jacob Rife,
Joshua Heppich, Jacob Benner, John Benner (still
living), Henry Siple, Joseph Ross, George Smuller,
George Etter, Conrad Seabauch, George Baker, John
McFarland, Eliza Longhead, and Eve Crist. The
first elders (1827) were Joshua Heppich and John
McFarland. The first church edifice of this new de-
nomination ever built was erected in Middletown in
1832, on lot No. 23, on the east side of Main cross
street (now Union), about midway between Water
Street and Centre Square. It was a frame structure,
lathed and plastered on the outside. There were two
entrances at the front, reached by high stairs or steps.
The pulpit was placed between the doors at the end
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of the building towards the street, and those entering
faced the audience. The floor of the church from
the first pew back was raised one step instead of being
level, and many falls were received by persons going
in and out who did not know of or failed to remem-
ber the step. The building had a basement in which
the Sunday-school was held, and at one time a week-
day school was taught therein by Samuel Dennis.
In 1848, by a change of grade in the street, so much
filling was done in front of the church that the high
steps were no longer necessary, and the entrance to the
building was made much easier. At the time of the
dedication an accident occurred that but for the pres-
ence of mind of Mr. Winebrenner, who was conduct-
ing the services, might have been fatal in its results.
A large post had been put up in the basement to sup-
port the main girder. This girder rested upon a large
stone. The great weight upon the post crushed the
stone, and the effect was heard and felt by the audience,
who became alarmed, fearing the building was about
to fall, and rushed towards the doors, but were stopped
by Mr. Winebrenner, who assured them there was
less danger in remaining than in rushing out, as
many might be injured in going down the steep
steps on the outside. This quieted them, and one of
the builders, making an examination, reported imme-
diately that there was no danger, and the exercises
were continued without further interruption.
In 1852 the building was enlarged by extending
the front to the line of the street, casing the whole
outside with brick and making a vestibule and gal-
lery. The latter was constructed so as to be shut off
entirely from the auditorium, if desired, and was of suf-
ficient capacity for Sabbath-school and prayer-meet-
ings. The internal arrangements were so changed
that the pulpit was at the end opposite the entrance.
On account of the gradual giving way of the walls
the church council, in June, 1873, appointed a com-
mittee to ascertain the cost of repairing the building,
and at the meeting of council, in July following, it
reported that it was inexpedient to spend any money
on repairs. Shortly afterwards it was decided to erect
a new church edifice, at a cost not exceeding ten
thousand dollars, and to begin its erection when
eight thousand dollars was subscribed. The lot se-
lected was on the northeast corner of Spring and
Water Streets, which was purchased for twelve hun-
dred dollars. In November, 1873, eight thousand and
thirty-eight dollars had been subscribed. Ground was
broken June 9, 1874, and the corner-stone laid July
8. During the following winter the regular services,
prayer-meetings, and Sunday-schools were held in the
basement, and in the winter of 1875 and 1876 the
auditorium was thrown open for the use of the great
concourse of people attending the Union meetings.
It is a brick structure, and the steeple is one hundred
and sixty feet high, surmounted by a ball and vane.
The roof is of slate, both on main building and steeple.
The walls are frescoed, and the windows of stained
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glass. The seats of the basement are of iron and
walnut and chestnut-wood, with movable backs.
Those of the audience-room are of the same material,
but fixed. The pulpit and reading-desk are made of
walnut and chestnut.
Among its pastors have been Elders John Wine-
brenner, Smitmer, Kyle, Edward West, McCartney,
Croll, Mackey, William Miller, Joseph Adams, Ja-
cob Flake, William Mooney, A. Swartz, Edward H.
Thomas, William Mullineux, A. Snyder, D. A. L.
Laverty, and B. F. Beck. Since 1867 the pastors
have been: 1867, J. Stamm ; 1867-70, J. Keller;
1870-72, J. Haifleigh ; 1872-75, George Sigler ;
1875-77, W. L. Jones; 1877-79, J. Miller; 1879-80,
W. P. Winbigler ; 1880-83, D. C. Shoop ; 1883, W.
L. Lockwood, the present pastor.
Christ Church. — In 1835 a schism occurred in
St. Peter's Lutheran Church, under its pastor, Rev.
Peter Sahm. A great religious revival was in prog-
ress in the town, and meetings were nightly held in
the lecture- room, which was always well filled. Many
members of the church made a profession of a change
of heart. This was an innovation, and some of the
more conservative members looked upon the move-
ment as heretical. Finally the opposition to the
meetings became so great that many of the members
left the church and started a new congregation,
called Christ Church. ' They erected their church
edifice in 1838, at the corner of Duck and Water
Streets, and continued to worship there for many
years. The membership gradually declined owing to
deaths and removals, until it was no longer able to
support a pastor, and finally those remaining con-
nected themselves with other churches. The church
edifice was sold to the United Brethren denomina-
tion.
African Methodist Episcopal (Zion's) Church
was erected many years ago, but exactly when there
are no records to show.
St. Mary's Catholic Church. — There being no
Catholic Church in Middletown, the members of this
denomination here and in the vicinity were com-
pelled to go to Elizabethtown, Lancaster Co., to wor-
ship, that being in the parish in which they resided.
But in 1857 a lot was secured on which to erect a
mission church. Through the untiring efforts of Rev.
John McCosker, who then had charge of the parish,
and to whom, in great measure, the congregation is
indebted for its beautiful house of worship, the pro-
ject was successfully carried through. The church
of "Saint Mary of the Seven Dolors" is beautifully
located on high ground at the western end of Ann
Street, above Lawrence, in what was known as West
Portsmouth. The corner-stone was laid Sept. 20,
1857, by Rt. Rev. John Newman, bishop of the dio-
cese of Philadelphia, assisted by Dr. O'Hara, Rev.
John McCosker, and several other priests. Dr.
O'Hara, now Bishop of Scrantou, preached the ser-
mon at the laying of the corner-stone, and also at
the consecration of the church. Edwin Hodnett
built the edifice for nine thousand dollars. It is a
brick structure of Gothic style, with an organ gallery.
It has a seating capacity on the first floor of over two
hundred, and is the best-ventilated public building
in town. The congregation in 1881 purchased
grounds and laid out a cemetery. The first mission
was held in the church Nov. 10, 1874, by Rev. Father
Wendelin, a Benedictine monk, under the auspices
of Bishop Shanahan, of Harrisburg, when a large
number were confirmed. Rev. John McCosker, the
first pastor, continued until he was appointed chap-
lain of the Fifty-fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Vol-
unteers, which was assigned to duty in South Caro-
lina, where he contracted disease from which he died.
He was succeeded by Rev. Fathers McGarrin (who
died at Elizabethtown), Walsh, J. J. Mcllvain, Mac-
mongle, Mcllvain (second time), and F. C. Foni, the
present incumbent. In commemoration of the first
mission, held Nov. 10, 1874, a large cross has been
erected in the wall of the church, bearing the date of
the mission and the text, " Abide in my love" (John
v. 10).
United Brethren Church. — This congregation
in 1852 erected a frame church edifice on Duck below
Water Stree't, on a lot belonging to John Shoop. It
has been gradually increasing in membership, and a
few years ago purchased " Christ Church," on Water
Street. For many years only a circuit, it is now a
prosperous station. The first stationed pastor was
Rev. H. C. Phillips, who was succeeded by Revs. J.
R. Reitzel, J. G. Fritz, and A. H. Kauffman, the pres-
ent pastor, who also holds service at the United
Brethren Chapel, Furnace Hill.
New Mennonite Church. — The congregation of
New Mennonites purchased years ago the frame edi-
fice on Duck below Water Street, belonging to the
United Brethren. Its membership is small, and it
has services once a month.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
Bank of Swatara. — The following is a contem-
poraneous account of the organization of the Bank of
Swatara :
" At ft large and respectable meeting- of the inhabitants of Middletown
and the adjoining neighborhood, in the county of Dauphin, the 19th day
of November, 1813, convened to take into cousideratiou the propriety
of establishing a bank in Raid town, James Hamilton was appointed
chairman, and Elisha Green appointed secretary.
"The meeting, fully sensible of the result of a disposable capital, com-
bined with the many advantages afforded by the excellent harbor formed
by the junction of the Swatara with the Susquehanna, at the now con-
templated town of Portsmouth, where a large proportion of the immense
produce of the country up the Susquehanna is offered for sale, confidently
believe that the establishment of a bank here will not only greatly pro-
mote the commercial prosperity of Pennsylvania, and industrions and
enterprising farmers, mechanics, and manufacturers, bntwill contribute
much to the improvement of the navigation of the river and to the ad-
vancement of the canal and lock navigation of the State.
" Therefore Rewired, That a bank be established at Middletown afore-
said, with a capital of $250,000, with permission at any time hereafter
to Increase the sum to $500,000, divided into shares of $50 each, to be
conducted by the president and twelve directors, and to be styled the
Bank of Swatara.
MIDDLETOWN BOROUGH.
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"Resoheil, That the books be opened at Middletown ou Tuesday, the
14th day of December next, by Jacob Snyder and Elisha Green, at the
house of John McCammon, for the subscription of fifteen hundred
shares; at Humnielstown, ou the same day, by Christian Spayd and
Thomas Fox, at John Fox's for five hundred sliares; at Lebanon, in the
county of Lebanon, on the same day, by William Allison and Abraham
Dcebler, at the house of Abraham Dcebler, for five hundred shares; at
Lancaster, the same day, by James Hamilton and James Humes, at the
house of John Duchniaii, for one thousand sliares; at Eli/.abethtown,
the same day, by John McCammon and Jacob Gish, for five hundred
shares; at Manheim, the same day, by Ephraim Heller and Wendle
Shelley, at the house of , for five hundred shares ; at
Millerstown, in the county of Lebanon, the same day, by William
Lowuian and Joseph Wallace, at the house of Christian Cassel, for five
hundred shares.
" Resoh-ed, That five dollars be paid to the commissioners for each
and every share of stock at the time of subscription.
" Sarimd, That James Hamilton, William Allison, E. Heller, and E.
Green be a committee to draft a constitution for the said bank, which
shall be printed and submitted to the stockholders at the time of sub-
scribing.
" Resolvetl, That these resolutions be signed by the chairman and sec-
retary and be published in the English and German newspapers in the
counties of Dauphin, Lebanon, and Lancaster."
The mania for creating banks seized upon the Legis-
lature in 1814, just when all the avenues of industry
were deranged by war with Great Britain. The Gov-
ernor protested against, and at last vetoed, an act
dividing the State into banking districts; the Legisla-
ture, however, passed it by the constitutional two-
thirds. Under its provisions Dauphin County got
two banks,— the Harrisburg, with $600,000 capital,
and the Swatara, at Middletown, with 8000 shares at
$50 each, or $400,000 capital, $100,000 was paid up.
The gentlemen appointed to receive subscriptions to
prudence and a reasonable degree of success. As it
had never declared large dividends, great was the as-
tonishment among its stockholders when it closed its
doors, as was the case in a few years. Its business
was continued and wound up at Harrisburg by Mr.
Neilson, who in the course of his residence here was
made cashier of the State treasury.
The banking house of the Swatara Bank was the
house opposite the National Bank of Middletown,
now occupied by Robert T. Landis. The bank shortly
after it commenced business was robbed of forty thou-
sand dollars in unsigned notes. Entrance to the bank
was effected by boring through the door and cutting
out a panel. The robber was arrested in Myerstown,
in Lebanon County, and the money recovered. He
proved to be a man named Rennock, who- had once
been a merchant in Philadelphia, but who had failed.
He was tried, convicted, and sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for a term of years.
National Bank of Middletown. — This old
financial institution was first organized May 12,1832,
as a bank under the banking laws of the Stace, and
was called the " Bank of Middletown." In 1864 it
was changed into a National Bank. Its first presi-
dent was Benjamin Jordan, who continued from 1832
to 1841, and was succeeded by Dr. Mercer Brown,
who in turn was succeeded in 1854 by George Smuller,
who died in 1882, when J. Donald Cameron was
chosen president, Seymour Raymond, vice-president,
and D. W. Stehman, cashier. Gen. Simon Cameron
the stock of the one at Middletown were Thomas R.
Buchanan, George Bower, Isaac W. VanLeer, Henry
Berry, George Fisher (Harrisburg), John .Shelly (Lon-
donderry), James Wilson (Derry), Jacob Hershey
(Derry), James Hamilton, Christian Spayd, Elisha
Green, Ephraim Heller, William Lauman. The ne-
cessary amount was subscribed and the bank set
agoing, with John Neilson, a careful accountant, as
its cashier. James Hamilton was president of the
institution. For several years it was carried on with
was cashier from 1832 to 1850, when his son, J. Don-
ald Cameron (United States senator), succeeded him.
The first teller of the bank was John Croll, whose
successor was John Monoghan in 1856. He died in
1869, since which time the tellership had been filled
by Daniel W. Stehman, who was recently elected
cashier. Since its establishment, in 1S32, the bank
has been kept in the same building, and for half a
century has been the best known financial institution
of the countv. J. C. Bomberger was several vears
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ago assistant teller, succeeded by John Monoghan,
subsequently the teller. The present assistant teller
is H. C. Stehman.
Farmers' Bank of Middletown. — A new State
Bank has been recently chartered by James Young
and others, and opened in Mr. Young's building ad-
joining his residence, and is known as the " Farmers'
Bank of Middletown." Benjamin S. Peters is presi-
dent; V.C. Coolbaugh, vice-president; LeeH.Nissley,
cashier; and A. H. Reider, teller.
EMAUS INSTITUTE, SCHOOLS, ETC.
At Middletown, in 1837, there was erected the.
Emaus Institute, founded by a bequest of George
Frey, of Middletown, who died in 1806. In 1874 it
was removed to its present site. The life of Mr. Frey
(his real name was Everhart) was marked with
romance. When Mr. Fisher, the founder of the town,
first came to this place, he used to hire George Ever-
hart, who was then a penniless German lad, to assist
in plowing the fields and clearing up his new land.
George lived with Mr. Fisher some years, until he
had saved a little fund, but his ambition looked be-
yond the plow, and investing his money in a stock of
trinkets, finery, and other articles for Indian traffic,
he mounted his pack and started up the Susquehanna.
Passing the mountains he encountered a party of sol-
diers from the garrison at Fort Hunter, who arrested
him as a runaway redemptioner (a servant who had
been sold for a time to pay his passage from Europe),
a character common in those days, and far more con-
sistent with George's appearance and language than
that of a peddler ; for what peddler, said they, would
risk his life and property thus alone and on foot on
this dangerous frontier ? " Ich bin frei ! ich bin frei !"
(I am free), repeated George earnestly in German, in
reply to their charge. He succeeded in convincing
them of his independence, and went with them to the
garrison, where he became quite a favorite, the sol-
diers knowing him by no other name than that of
" Frey," which they had caught from his first reply
to them. He sold out his stock and pack at a fine
profit, and continued to repeat his adventures, still
passing as George Frey, until he was able to start a
store in Middletown, where he afterwards erected a
mill.
Near the close of the Revolution, when the old Con-
tinental money was gradually depreciating, George,
who always kept both eyes open, contrived to be on
the right side of the account, so that instead of losing
he gained immensely by the depreciation; and, in
short, by dint of untiring industry, close economy,
sharp bargains, and lucky financiering, he at length
became the capitalist of the village, and owned much
of the real estate in and around the town. Although
married, he was never blessed with children; hence
he made the bequest to found an institution to cheer
and educate the fatherless children of a succeeding
age, and Emaus Institute is a splendid monument to
George Frey's benevolence. It was the first institution
of the kind projected in this country. The bequest
for its endowment was signed May 12, 1806.
A notice of the death of Frey, the most prominent
individual of the locality, appears in the Morgenrothe,
a German newspaper of Harrisburg, published by
Benjamin Mayer, May 17, 1806. There is no obit-
uary further than that he died "at Middletown, on
Tuesday last, at a great age, and was a citizen of
wealth and renown." At his demise he could not
have been less than eighty years of age. We find
him trading in 1762-64 at Forts Hunter and Augusta
(Sunbury). In 1768 he kept tavern in Middletown ;
and it is stated that he was employed about Middle-
town years before, certainly as early as George Fisher.
Frey appears as the owner of the mill and whatever
rights then attached in 1766. He was a very success-
ful man for forty years after. He was buried on the
Middletown farm in 1806, removed in a few years to
" the Emaus," and now rests at the new orphan house,
covered by a proper and deserved monument.1
In the chapter devoted to the " early courts," etc.,
a full account is given of the litigation which ensued
upon Frey's death. Some years prior to 1806, Mr.
Frey had determined to found the institution which
was afterwards established, and commenced its erec-
1 At the house of George Frey, in Middletown, on the 3d day of March,
1768, a tragical affair occurred. On the evening of that day, Henry Cowan,
with five or six other men, were assembled in the store-room of Frey,
when James Derry, a negro slave of Col. Burd, of Tinian, much intoxi-
cated, entered the store-room, and, with a drawn knife in his hand
cried out, " Strike me 1" He was ordered out of the room, hut refusing,
was pushed out of the door by Cowan. The latter would have followed
the negro had he not at the time been prevented by George Bonibaugh
and Jacob Rohrer. He subsequently went in search of Derry, but could
not find him, and returned into the store-room. Soon after some one
opened the door, crying, "The nigger's in the wood-pile!" whereupon
Cowan re-entered the yard. Finding the negro, Cowan struck him
with tile butt end of a whip, when the former pursued him through the
( house, but Cowan slipped aw;iy and hid himself. The negro then ran
up "the main street of the town," crying, " Where is he?" flourishing
his knife, and cursing furiously Cowan and others. After which, it
seems, he was pursued a couple of miles, until Col. Burd's garden was
reached, when, while in the act of stooping down to pick up something
to throw at his pursuers, Cowan, coming up, struck him, pushing him
against the house. Presently Cowan cried out, " I am murdered !" and
Col. Burd then coming out of the house, he said, " Oh, Col. Burd, he has
murdered me!" holding his hands over his stomach and lying down on
the cellar-door. Cowan was at once carried to Dr. Wooltz's. The wounds
proved fatal, and he died on the second day after the 5th of March.
The day following an inquest was held at the house of Frey by Matthias
Slough, coroner of Lancaster County. The gentlemen comprising this
jury were Richard McClure, Henry Renick, Thomas McCord. William
Dicky, John Steel, John Bachenstose, Conrad Wolfley, John Steel, Sr.,
William Kerr, John Duncan, Thomas McArthur, Joseph Cook, John
Myer, and John Laird. They found that the "said negro James Derry,
the said Henry Cowan then and there feloniously did kill and murder,
against the peace of our said Lord the King, his Crown, and Dignity."
Derry was not hanged for the i
was probably sold out of the P:
put upon record the expression, " The nigger's in
in all probability, was the origin of that so freq
modern days.
Of the men composing the coroner's jury eie\
and three German. All wrote their
German. They were prominent men
four of them officers iu the Pennsylva
, but, after a term of imprisonment,
ce. We narrate this affair more to
wood-pile,'y which,
tly heard in these
ury eleven were Scotch-Irish
nes, Bachenstose only being
the Swatara region, three or
Line of the Revolution.
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MIDDLETOWN BOROUGH.
389
tion prior to his death. The building, however, was
never completed. It was built of logs, thirty by forty
feet, two stories, and was roofed, but not inclosed.
In this state it remained until decay worked its ruin.
The present school is managed by six persons, viz.,
four trustees, one principal, and one tutor. After
many years of expensive litigation, the house was
built between Middletown and Portsmouth in 1837,
and moved to its present site in 1874. The institu-
tion is devoted to the education of poor orphan chil-
dren, who are carefully trained in the doctrines of the
Lutheran Church. Instruction is given in both Eng-
lish and German. The charter has been so altered
by the Legislature as to permit the establishment of
a literary and scientific department. Since its re-
moval to the present site, it has been under the charge
of William A. Croll, principal, and George A. Lau-
man, tutor.
The early elementary schools were all of a private
character. The first English school was taught by
Mrs. Ward. Jacob Peeler, the first male teacher, was
a nail-maker, and taught school during the winter
months. The teacher had the whole manage-
ment of the school, teaching eight hours per day.
Later, Rev. John F. Hay taught in an old log house,
where the Pine Street school-house now stands. He
was afterwards the founder of Cottage Hill Seminary,
at York, Pa. When the school law of 1834 was
passed, Middletown was among the first to adopt it.
The first directors were Dr. Mercer Brown, president ;
John Croll, secretary; Christian Spayd, treasurer;
John Bomberger, E. J. Ramsey, and Peter Kob.
Joseph Ross was appointed a delegate to represent
the district in the joint meeting of the commissioners
at the court-house in Harrisburg, on the first Tuesday
of November of that year. He was instructed to vote
for the laying of a tax for the support of the common
schools. There was very little opposition to this ;
school law. Among the most active in its favor were (
Gen. Simon Cameron, Henry Smith, George Smuller,
John Bomberger, and Martin Kendig, the latter rep-
resenting the county in the Legislature during the
"Buckshot War." In 1835, Michael Lazarus was
elected to represent the district in convention at the
county commissioners' office in Harrisburg, with in-
structions to vote for levying a tax and such other
measures as might be necessary for carrying into
effect a general system of education. Before this the
schools were all independent. The teachers received
from the parents and guardians a certain amount per
quarter for each scholar, and for those who were too
poor to pay for their education the county commis-
sioners provided, and also supplied them with the
necessary books.
Post-Office and Postmasters. — The Middle-
town post-office was established in the fall of 1800,
with William Crabb as postmaster, who made his first )
returns to the department Jan. 1, 1801. His succes-
sor was Peter Shuster, who made his first returns Oc- '
tober 1st of the same year. John McCanimon was
appointed in 1803, and made his first returns April 1,
1803. He continued in office until Dec. 24, 1829, a
period of nearly twenty-seven years, and was suc-
ceeded by William Lauman. After the latter's death,
his widow, Elizabeth Lauman, was appointed, Dec.
29, 1832. She was succeeded, June 30, 1834, by Eliz-
abeth Crabb. Her successor was Christian Spayd,
appointed April 12, 1836. He was succeeded by Ed-
ward S. Kendig March 25, 1840. His successors were
appointed as follows : John Hicks, June 21, 1841 ; Ed
ward S. Kendig, Jan. 1845 ; Catharine A. Stouch,
Feb. 17, 1849; Maria L. Lauman, May 15, 1857 ; W.
H. Kendig, April 8, 1861 ; John J. Waiborn, April 10,
1863; Mary A. E. Waiborn, April 17, 1863; Jackson
H. Kirlin, April 18, 1866 ; Clarence Monaghan, March
27, 1867 (did not qualify) ; Rachel McKibben, April
5, 1867. In April, 1883, Mrs. R. McKibben resigned
as postmaster, and Miss Eveline R. Wiestling was ap-
pointed, and has entered upon the duties of the office.
The office became a Presidential one March 27, 1867.
In the summer of 1850 the citizens of Portsmouth
petitioned the department for the establishment of a
post-office at that place, setting forth that Middletown
and Portsmouth were two distinct places; that the
location of the Middletown office was inconvenient
for them, it being then on Main Street, opposite
the Middletown National Bank ; that the largest
portion of the mail matter not connected with
the bank was for the lumber merchants, furnaces,
etc., who would be more easily accommodated at
Portsmouth than at Middletown, especially as the
railroad station was in Portsmouth. The department
granted the petition, and the Portsmouth post-office
was established, with Dr. John Ringland as postmas-
ter. He opened the post-office in August, 1850. In
October, 1851, he resigned and S. H. Ninian was
appointed, who was succeeded by his sister, S. E.
Ninian, who held the office until April, 1857, when
the extension of the borough limits having included
Portsmouth the latter office was abolished.
NEWSPAPERS.
The Middletown Argus was the first newspaper
printed in the town, and was established in 1834 by a
Mr. Wilson. It was an independent and family
journal. Mr. Wilson did the editorial work, and his
wife helped to set the type. The office was located
on Main Street, opposite S. L. Yetter's residence. It
was discontinued in 1835.
The Middletown Emporium was established in
1850, by William Henlock, formerly of Henlock &
Bratton, State printers at Harrisburg. It was printed
at the corner of Pine and Main Streets, and after
being published for a year and a half was discon-
tinued.
Middletown Journal. — The Centra/ Engine was
published in Middletown in 1851 and 1852 by H. S.
Fisher, but the material was purchased, and the paper
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
merged into the Swatara Gem in July, 1853, by J. W.
Stofer. This was a neat sheet of four pages, and five
columns to the page. In August, 1854, Mr. Stofer
enlarged it to six columns, and printed it on a sheet
twenty-two by thirty-three inches. In August, 1856,
he sold the paper and office to Benjamin Whitman,
who, retaining its size, changed its name to the Dau-
phin Journal. In September, 1856, a copartnership
was formed between Messrs. Whitman and Stofer,
and they continued to publish the Journal jointly,
enlarging the paper and changing it to a quarto form.
In January, 1857, Mr. Whitman retired, and J. W.
Stofer became the sole proprietor again. He resumed
the old size and style, retaining the name Dauphin
Journal as before. In November, 1870, the paper was
enlarged to a seven-column paper and printed on a
sheet twenty-four by thirty-eight inches, the title
being changed to the Middletown Journal, its present
name. Since then it has been enlarged to eight col-
umns. It has been published from the first as an in-
dependent family newspaper, giving large space and
attention to local news, and published in the interest
of home affairs. It is a good advertising medium,
enjoying a healthy circulation, is well edited, and in
every way is a first-class country newspaper.
The Middletown Press, an eight-column journal of
four pages, was established July 16, 1881, by J. R.
Hoffer as proprietor. Its editor is J. E. Hoffer, and
its business manager A. E. Hoffer. It is published
every Saturday, is an independent sheet, and as a
local paper is hardly surpassed in the State. It has
a well-equipped job office, which, together with the
publication office, is located opposite the Washington
House.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Soon after the incorporation of the borough, Feb.
19, 1828, an engine was procured, and a fire company
organized under the name of the " Union." The
engine was small but very effective for its class, and
was built in Philadelphia in 1787 by Philip Mason.
It remained in use until about 1868. The Borough
Council, in order to make the engine available in case
of fire, required the owner of each house to provide
leather fire-buckets, one for each story of the house.
These were kept at some point in the house where
they could be readily obtained, and it was no uncom-
mon thing to see a pair of fire-buckets suspended in
the hall near the front door. Each bucket was marked
with the owner's name and that of the "Union Fire
Company." Some of these buckets are still in ex-
istence.
United States Engine Company.— In 1851 a
meeting of citizens of Portsmouth was held, at which
steps were taken to provide better facilities for extin-
guishing fires. Those present subscribed liberally,
and a committee appointed to solicit subscriptions
were so successful that in a short time a contract was
made with Mr. Agnew, of Philadelphia, to build a
suction-engine. The engine, built after the pattern
of the " United States" of Philadelphia, was built and
delivered, and then turned over to a company for
service. The engine company purchased a quantity
of hose and truck, and failing to pay for them the
property was seized and sold by the sheriff, and the
engine was purchased by the late Judge Murray,
taken to Harrisburg, and was burned with the build-
ing in which it was stored.
On Nov. 16, 1866, on the petition of one hundred
and eighty-three freeholders of the borough, an ap-
propriation of two thousand dollars was made to pur-
chase a fire-engine and erect an engine-house. For
four hundred and fifty dollars an engine was pur-
chased of George Smuller, with hose-carriage, etc.
Christian Fisher for nine hundred and eighty dollars
contracted for and erected the engine-house. It was
operated a short time by the "Good Will" Company.
Liberty Steam Fire- Engine Company-, No. 1,
was organized Nov. 7, 1874, and incorporated by a
decree of the court in January, 1875. The presidents
have been : 1874-75, D. R. Ettla ; 1876, H. C. Ray-
mond; 1877-78, W. G. Kennard; 1879, Rufus Frunks;
1880-81, W. G. Kinnard. The other officers for 1881
were: Vice-President, Stephen Curtis; Treasurer, D.
H. Bucher; Secretary, Harry Rakestraw; Trustees,
David A. Detwiler, J. Porter Campbell, Robert Mar-
tin, John Stipe; Foreman, Henry Hippie, Jr. ; First
Assistant, William Davis; Second Assistant, David
Brant. The company has eighty equipped men. The
engine-house is located on Catherine Street, above
Emaus, in the Middle Ward.
INDUSTRIES.
The Susquehanna Iron-Works. — About the
year 1848 Samuel Jenkins (and afterwards Dr. An-
drew Patterson) established a foundry here, at which
stoves and other castings were made, and was the
nucleus of the Susquehanna Iron- Works. In 1856,
Nisley, Bro. & Co. (the latter being Seymour Ray-
mond) opened their foundry here with ten hands on-
the same site where the above iron-works are now
located. In the same year James Campbell & Son
(Joseph Campbell) established their machine-works.
In 1864 these two establishments were united under
the firm of Raymond (Seymour) & Campbell (James),
and have been in successful operation ever since.
The firm transacts a general foundry and machine
business, the latter being the most extensive branch
up to the panic of 1873, since which time the former
has taken the lead. This is the pioneer establish-
ment of the town, and the first manufacturing house
organized here outside of the lumber business save
the furnaces. It has been the nucleus around which
other large establishments have since been built up.
In its first year it employed but few hands, and its
business did not exceed ten thousand dollars, but it
now employs one hundred and twenty-five men, and
its sales aggregate two hundred and fifty thousand dol-
lars. It weathered the great financial storms of 1857
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LOWER SWATARA TOWNSHIP.
391
and 1873. and did not suspend operations or succumb
to the pressure. Its warehouse is sixty-six by ninety
feet, and has five floors besides the cellar. The
foundry is one hundred and forty-four by seventy
feet, with a wing eighty-five by forty feet, in which
there is room for forty-five moulders. Its brick pat-
tern-shop is eighty by thirty feet, and is fire-proof.
There are two frame buildings, one hundred by thirty
feet and eighty-five by thirty, for storing castings,
patterns, etc. The machine-shop is three stories
high and ninety-five by forty-two feet. The black-
smith-shop is eighty by fifty feet. The building for
storing plates is ninety by forty-five feet, and two
stories high. Railroad tracks connect all the build-
ings, making shipping most convenient.
The Cameron Furnaces, at first called theChris-
tiann Furnace, were established prior to 1840 by John
Gamber, who named them for his daughter. It was
originally a charcoal furnace ; the Round Top and
much other woodland was cleared to furnish the
charcoal. It was afterwards converted into an an-
thracite furnace. These furnaces have largely con-
tributed to the growth and prosperity of the town.
The proprietors are J. Donald Cameron, Joseph H.
Landis, and James Young.
The American Tube- and Iron-Works was
originally the Middletown Pipe-Mill, and was oper-
ated by a company, the largest stockholders being
Philadelphians, and manufactured pipe of two inch
and less. The operations were suspended during the
panic of 1873, and remained idle until 1870, when
George Matheson, James Young, and others took
hold of them and have extended them, so that the
works are now among the largest in the country.
They are now manufacturing pipe of eight-inch
diameter down to half-inch, and are constantly in-
creasing their facilities for manufacturing. It is
now owned by a company, of which James Young is
president, George Matheson treasury, and Adam
Matheson superintendent, and are compelled to run
day and night to keep up with orders.
The Middletown Car- Works were started by
an incorporated company in 1869, and in 1881 were
purchased by the present proprietors, Michael Shad
and Arthur King, the latter being the superintendent.
It is now one of the prosperous industries of that
thriving town.
The Middletown Furniture Company's Fac-
tory is one of the leading establishments of the bor-
ough. Its work is becoming well known, and its suc-
cess has been steady and assured.
There are a number of planing-mills, which have
been established for years. The lumber trade, as
previously stated, has for over a century been the
great business of the town. The paint manufactory
of Cobaugh Brothers is located on Railroad Street.
LOWER SWATARA TOWNSHIP.
Lower Swatara Township was erected by an
act of Assembly passed March 18, 1840, which
directed, —
" That part of Swatara township, in the county of
Dauphin, south of straight lines forthwith to be run
by the supervisor of said township, commencing at
the west end of the bridge over Swatara Creek at
Nissley's mill ; thence to the residence of Daniel
Smith ; thence to Christian Roop's ; thence to Sam-
uel Neidig's ; thence to the River Susquehanna at
the line dividing the farms of Christian Mamma and
John Heagy; and thence immediately by the lower
end of Shreiner's Island to the York County line,
shall hereafter form a separate election district and
township to be called Lower Swatara."
And by the twenty-seventh section of an act of
Assembly passed on the 13th of June, 1840, it is
further provided that, —
"That part of Lower Swatara township, in the
county of Dauphin, north of straight lines to be run
by the supervisors of the townships of Swatara and
Lower Swatara, commencing at the residence of Dan-
iel Smith ; thence to Peter Roop's ; thence to Chris-
tian Good's fulling-mill ; and thence to the residence
of Samuel Neidig, shall hereafter form part of Swa-
tara township, etc., and that so much of the resolu-
tion passed 18th of March, 1840, as is hereby altered
is repealed."
As thus constituted the township of Lower Swa-
tara is bounded on the east by Derry and London-
derry townships, from which it is separated by the
Swatara, on the south by the Susquehanna Rivar to
the York County line, and on the west and north by
the township of Swatara.
Highspire is a post-town, situated between the
Susquehanna River and the Pennsylvania Canal, on
the turnpike from Harrisburg to Middletown, six
miles from the former and three from the latter. It
is on the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The town was laid out prior to the war of 1812-14,
but how and why designated Highspire we have yet
to learn, the statement that it was named for Spires in
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Germany not being correct. By an act of the Assem-
bly passed Feb. 7, 1867, it was incorporated into a
borough, but the act was annulled on April 8, 1868.
The village did not begin to grow much until 1842,
when the following were the freeholders in its limits:
Conrad Alleman.
George Boyer.
Jacob Baker.
John Carr.
Henry Cook (colored).
Widow Carr.
Jacob Erismau.
Henry Fleisher.
John A. Fisher.
Henry Fogle.
Michael Frantz.
Abraham Funk.
Andrew Gayman.
John Geistweite.
Peter Goul's estate.
Christian Hoover's estate.
John Hocker.
Lehman & Stoner.
Widow Long.
Michael Raymond.
David Mumma.
Christian Mumma.
Jacob Nisley.
John O'Brien.
Jolin Parthamore.
Jacob Roop, Jr.
John Roop.
Mary Sener (widow).
Henry Stoner.
Michael Stentz.
Swartz and P. Garman.
Elizabeth Stoner (widow).
Michael Strayer's estate.
Michael Ulrich, Jr.
Henry Wolf.
Jacob Waggoner.
Matthias Winagle.
Hubert Wilson.
Two additions have been made to the town, the
first by Maj. David Mumma, of Harrisburg, and the
second by Judge Isaac Mumma. The oldest houses
in the place are those of Jacob Bender, Michael
Stoner, Samuel Mumma, Alfred Cannon (the old
" Cross-Keys" tavern), and Jacob Roop. These were
all built before the laying out of the town in 1814.
The first store was kept by a Mr. Liverick, who was
succeeded by Conrad Alleman, who kept for thirty-
five years, and the store building of the latter is still
owned by his estate. John Sener came from Lancas-
ter and kept the first tavern. The next inn was that
of Mrs. Early, the " Cross-Keys." Afterwards Conrad
Alleman kept a tavern in connection with Matthias
Winagle.
John Sener, about 1800 and later, made edge-tools
for this whole region. The first blacksmith was Ben-
jamin Ebersole, whose successor was Jacob Roop,
who carried on the shop for forty years. During part
of this time Jacob Wolf also had a shop at the other
end of town. John Roop succeeded Wolf, and Daniel
Long followed Jacob Roop. The first cooper was
Benjamin Roop, whose successor was the late Abra-
ham Funk.
In 1775, John Hollingsworth erected a large stone
grist-mill, which stood in constant operation until
destroyed by fire, March 3, 1860, when owned by the
Demmys. In 1863 it was rebuilt of wood by John
and Elizabeth Buser, who have since operated it. It
is one of the oldest mills in this part of the county,
being ten years older than Frey's mill at Middletown.
Schools. — Lower Swatara being connected with
Swatara township until 1840, was by a majority op-
posed to the establishment of free schools, and year
after year voted against it. But the town of Ports-
mouth, having a population of seven hundred and
fifty, was nearly unanimous in favor of the common-
school system. It was not until 1843 that the town-
ship accepted the law, and then only through the
efforts of Martin Kendig, William F. Murray, and
others, who took advantage of the almost impassable
roads, gathered up every voter in Portsmouth and
vicinity that could be got out, and carried them to
the place of holding the election, rightly supposing
that the farmers, who were generally opposed to the
law, would not make their appearance. Enough
votes were obtained, not only to accept the provisions
of the law, but to elect directors who were in favor
of carrying out its provisions. The adoption of the
law was mainly owing to Martin Kendig, Robert Wil-
son, John Balsbaugh, and Michael Alleman. At this
time the township has eight good schools, with good
and new houses well arranged for the scholars.
In 1875 the present commodious two-story brick
school building was erected by the Board of Educa-
tion, consisting of George W. Parthemore, A. Eber-
sole, J. Biug'iman, J. Yingst, Isaac Mumma, J. J.
Lehman. The architect was G. Fisher.
United Brethren Church. — The United
Brethren denomination had preaching by local
preachers as early as 1830 in the old school-house,
but the congregation was not organized until 1843.
On January 6th of this year the first subscription paper
was started to erect a church, which was headed by
Jacob Roop with one hundred dollars, followed by
Conrad Alleman with fifty dollars, and Samuel Neidig
with fifty dollars. The second subscription paper,
dated January 17th, was started with Michael Frantz's
name for seventy-five dollars, John Balsbaugh's for
eighteen dollars, and Christian Good's for ten dollars.
Several other subscription papers were circulated, the
money raised, and the church edifice completed the
same year. The following have been its regular pas-
tors : 1846, Simon Dreisbach ; 1847-49, Daniel Funk-
houser; 1849, Samuel Siders ; 1850, George Miller;
1851, Samuel Siders, Jacob Roop, Simon Dreisbach;
1852, Abraham Noll; 1853-55, Joseph Young; 1855-
57, Samuel Zimmerman; 1857, Samuel Roop ; 1858,
Jacob Kessler, L. W. Cromer ; 1860, J. B. Daugherty,
L. Fleisher; 1861, J. B. Daugherty; 1862-65, J. P.
Smith ; 1865, John G. Clair, G. W. Hoffman ; 1866,
G. W. Hoffman; 1867, J. O. Brewer; 1868, J. P.
Smith, H. Hackman, A. Miller; 1869-71, Israel Car-
penter ; 1870-72, W. B. Evers ; 1872, David O. Far-
rail, P. Bowman ; 1873, W. D. Mower, P. Bowman,
Isaiah Baltzell, H. C. Phillips; 1874, Isaiah Baltzell,
H. C. Phillips, Hiram Neaffer; 1875, Hiram Neaffer;
1876-79, Thomas Garland; 1879, G. W. M. Rigor;
1880-82, Abraham H. Kaufman.
Church of God (Bethel). — This denomination
have had for years prior to 1843 preaching by mis-
sionary ministers in the old school-house, and in that
year its church edifice was built. Among the earliest
pastors were Revs. Thomas Strohm, Abraham Snyder,
Simon Fleisher, Israel Brady, Sterny, and Deshong.
Since 1867 they have been : 1867-69, J. W. Miller;
1869-72, Rev. Carvell ; 1872-75, Rev. Arnold; 1875-
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77, D. S. Shock ; 1877-79, James Speese; 1879-81, J.
B. Lockwood ; 1881-82, S. B. Howard.
Tinian. — Just back of the village of Highspire,
on the bluff overlooking the broad expanse of the
Susquehanna, is "Tinian," the residence of Col.
James Burd. At present it possibly presents the
same appearance as when Col. Burd passed from off
this stage of life. It is a stone structure, thirty by
forty feet, two and a half stories high. It was erected
by Col. Burd prior to the Bouquet expedition of 1763,
and, unless the residence of Peter Allen, at the foot
of Peter's Mountain, is in existence, is probably the
most ancient edifice within the limits of the county
of Dauphin. The place was named "Tinian" by
Col. Burd, and is certainly one of the historic man-
sions of our State. The most notable men of the
French and Indian and Revolutionary wars were
entertained at "Tinian" right hospitably, and the
associations which cluster around that famous build-
ing, whose owner was a man of mark in Provincial
days, claim its preservation in this volume. The
old iron knocker of Col. Burd remains on the front
door, while the interior presents little change. It
has never been remodeled.
One-half a mile to the east of " Tinian" is " Wal-
nut Hill," the home of the Crouchs and Jordans.
In some particulars the progressive spirit of the age
has changed it. It, too, was erected a century ago,
"TINIAN," RKSIDENCE OF COL. JAMES BURD, 1764.
and, as the residence of Capt. James Crouch, of the
Revolution, Edward Crouch, a representative in Con-
gress, and Benjamin Jordan, a State senator, all rep-
resentative men, has an historic interest.
SWATARA TOWNSHIP.
The court at their September sessions in the year
1799 issued an order to commissioners to view Lower
Paxtang township and report to the next sessions a
line dividing said township as nearly as might be for
the convenience of the people into two equal parts ;
to which the commissioners made return that they
had made a division of the said township by a line.
" Beginning at the Paxtang Creek, where the breast
of Landis' mill-dam formerly stood ; thence south 85
degrees east 192 perches to a hickory in the land of
John Neisley ; thence south 76 degrees east 375
perches to a black-oak in the land of Joshua Elder,
Esq.; theuce south 80 degrees east 135i perches to
the fence of the glebe land belonging to the Paxtang
meeting-house; thence south 85 degrees east 667
perches to a chestnut-tree in Christian Page's field ;
thence 340 perches to Michael Cassel's bake-oven ;
thence 200 perches to the house of George Reese ;
thence 262 perches to a marked hickory on the bank
of Beaver Creek, on land of Jacob Siders."
This report was confirmed by the court, and it was
ordered that it be entered of record, and that the
southern division be designated upon the records of
the court by the name of Swatara township. The fore-
going shows the division line between Lower Pax-
tang and Swatara townships in the year 1799; subse-
quently Lower Paxtang township was again divided
and Susquehanna township taken from it by a line
from the mountain to somewhere near the centre of
the line of Swatara, giving the southern section of
the division to Susquehanna, thus making the before-
described Swatara line in part the dividing line be-
tween Susquehanna and Swatara townships. In the
year 1842 the court issued an order to commissioners
to view, ascertain, and establish and lay out a line of
division between Susquehanna and Swatara town-
ships, from the bridge over Paxtang Creek at the
junction of Market and Chestnut Streets, in the line
of the then borough of Harrisburg, to the corner
between the townships of Swatara, Susquehanna,
and Lower Paxtang. The commissioners reported
the following line, to wit :
" Beginningat the corner between the said townships
of Swatara, Susquehanna, and Lower Paxtang, where
the eastern branch of Kimbortz's mill-dam crosses
the same, and where a public road from said mill
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
crosses said branch ; thence down said branch and
mill-dam, along the west side thereof by the several
courses, 39^ perches to the forks of said dam ; thence
by the western fork of said dam and branch, and along
the north side thereof by their several courses, 68
perches to a point where said branch is crossed by a
road leading to Kimbortz's mill, and opposite the
mouth of a run entering said branch from the south-
west; thence crossing -aid branch ami up said run
and ravine, along which it flows by their several
courses, 94^j perches to a hickory in or near the line
of lands of F. Rudy; thence by said line north 88 :|
degrees west 93 perches to the forks of a stream
rising near a stone corner between lands of the heirs
of Joshua Elder and Jacob Pancake, deceased, in
said Rudy's line; thence down said stream, by the
several courses thereof, 88 perches to its junction
with Rutherford's Run ; thence down Rutherford'-
Run two perches to the mouth of llileman's Run ;
thence up Hileman's Run, by the several courses
page 272, the second in Road Doc. A, page 273, and
by reference to what follows it may be seen how
Lower Swatara was separated. As now organized the
township of Swatara is bounded on the north by the
townships of Susquehanna and Lower Paxtang, on
the east by Derry and Lower Swatara, on the south
by Lower Swatara, and on the west by the Susque-
hanna River and the limits of the city of Harrisburg.
Many of the incidents narrated in the general his-
tory as occurring in Paxtang township proper trans-
pired within the limits of the township of Swatara.
The township is located in one of the finest valleys in
Pennsylvania, and most of the hyid is highly culti-
vated. There is little or no poor land within its limits.
PAXTANG CHURCH.
Three miles east of Harrisburg, on the ridge which
forms the northern boundary of Paxtang Valley, stands
the Paxtang Presbyterian Church, one of the oldest
landmarks in Dauphin County. While it is true that
mi, I) PAXTANG CHURCH.
thereof, 119 perches to the line of James Herrington,
where a road crosses said run ; thence by the line of
Herrington's land, south 67? degrees west 109
perches, to where said line strikes the head-waters
of a run which leads across the Downingtown and
Ephrata turnpike road ; thence down said run, by
the several courses thereof, 153 perches to the middle
of said turnpike and a bridge across said run ; thence
along the middle of said turnpike road to the middle
of the bridge over Paxtang Creek aforesaid, by the
following courses and distances: north 74 degrees
west 68 perches to an angle; north 74, degrees west
213 perches to an angle on Allison's Hill ; north 66
degrees west 51T2^ perches to the junction of said
turnpike with the Jonestown road, and south 78} de-
grees west 8 perches to the middle of said bridge."
This report was confirmed by the court on the 18th
of January, 1843. The line thus run, so far as it
goes, varies materially from the line of 1799, before
mentioned. The first division line of Swatara town-
ship may be found recorded in Ses. Doc, 1795-1801,
nothing in the New World can be called ohl, it is also
true that the origin of this place as a place of worship
is lost in antiquity. In 1732, when the Presbytery of
Donegal was organized, there was standing on the
spot a log house of worship with some of the marks
of age upon it, and near by were the green graves of
the pioneers, most of which were never marked, and
their existence to-day is only discovered by the grave-
digger when he strikes his spade into the soil to add
one more to the already populous city of the dead.
Sixty years ago there was at the head of one of these
graves a rough limestone, upon which was chiseled
in rude letters an inscription which stated that the
inhabitant below had departed this life in 1716. This
establishes the fact of the existence of the burying-
ground at that date, and we are naturally led to the
conclusion that the log church was also then in ex-
istence. Rev. James Anderson and others preached
here as supplies, under the care of the Presbytery of
New Castle, prior to 1732. On the 11th of October of
that year the Presbytery of Donegal was constituted
SWATARA TOWNSHIP.
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out of a portion of the Presbytery of New Castle.
The meeting was held at the Donegal Church ; minis-
ters present, Messrs. Anderson, Thomson, Boyd, Orr,
and Bertram. Mr. Thomson was elected moderator,
and Mr. Bertram clerk. The first item of business
brought before the new Presbytery of Donegal was
in relation to Paxtang and Derry. These churches
having united in a call to the Rev. William Bertram,
which had been placed in his hands at the last meet-
ing of the old New Castle Presbytery. George Renick
and others of Paxtang and Derry appeared and re-
quired an answer thereto. Mr. Bertram accepted, and
was installed Nov. 15, 1732, at Swatara, which Web-
ster says was the original name of Derry Church.
Thomas Forster, George Renick, William Cunning-
ham, and Thomas Mayes were appointed for the Pax-
tang side, and Rowland Chambers, Hugh Black,
Robert Campbell, John Wilson, William Wilson,
James Quigley, William McCord, and John Sloan for
the Derry side of the creek, to assist Mr. Bertram in
congregational affairs until the erection of a formal
session.
At the meeting of Presbytery at Upper Octorara,
Sept. 6, 1733, "Mr. Bertram presented a list of men
nominated by the congregations of Paxtang and
Derry to be set apart for ruling elders. Presbytery
ordered that they be again published, and intimation
given that if any objection be made against any of
them, said objection be given in due time."
The amount of the subscriptions to Mr. Bertram's
salary does not appear, but the congregation, in addi-
tion thereto, made over to him and his heirs their
"right and title to the plantation commonly called
'The Indian Town,' purchased from the Indians."
Hitherto, and until 1736, Paxtang and Derry were
considered simply as two branches of the same con-
gregation ; this arrangement was unwieldy, and gave
rise to various disputes and misunderstandings about
financial matters. They had fallen into arrears with
Mr. Anderson, and were ordered no less than five
times at as many different meetings of Presbytery to
pay up ; difficulty was experienced in getting all parts
of the congregation to contribute their just dues
towards the repairs of Mr. Bertram's house, and to
defray the expenses of a lawsuit about certain boards.
These and other troubles of a like nature were a source
of annoyance to both societies as well as to Mr. Ber-
tram, so much so that at Nottingham, Oct. 9, 1735,
Mr. Bertram and his elder united in asking Presby-
tery to appoint a committee " to go into and reason
with the people of said congregation and inquire into
their circumstances, as to their ability to be separated
into two distinct congregations and support them- ;
selves, in order that Mr. Bertram, being eased of part
of his burden, may be able to go on with more com- I
fort in the discharge of his duty to whichever part of
said people he shall be determined to continue with."
A committee was appointed and reported to Pres- |
bytery Nov. 20, 1735. Accompanying their report -
they presented a supplication from the session asking
for a separation, and that their bounds might befixed.
At the same time Lazarus Stewart prosecuted a sup-
plication from Manada Creek (Hanover) for a new
erection. The subject of the separation between
Paxtang and Derry was postponed from one Presby-
tery to another, until finally on the 2d of September,
1736, it was agreed to. So popular was Mr. Bertram
with his people that both parties were anxious to
secure his services, — Paxtang engaging to pay for his
yearly support sixty pounds, "one-half in money, the
other half in hay, flax, linen, yarn, or linen cloth at
market price." Derry promised fifty-five pounds, to
he paid in like manner. Mr. Bertram was perplexed,
and asked for time to consider; Presbytery gave him
until the next meeting of Synod, which took place on
the 16th of September. He chose Derry, and Pax-
tang was declared vacant. From this date until Dec.
22, 1738, the congregation was supplied by Messrs.
Sankey, Alexander, Craven, and Elder.
On Dec. 22, 1738, John Elder, a graduate of the
University of Edinburgh, was ordained and installed
pastor of Paxtang, at a salary of sixty pounds in
money. Mr. Elder was a strong man, and filled a
large space not only in the church but in the State.
In addition to the sacred office he held a commission
as civil magistrate, was captain of the celebrated
body of men known as the " Paxtang Rangers," and
held a colonel's commission under the Proprietary
government. It is unnecessary to give more of his
personal history in this connection, as a full biograph-
ical sketch of him will be found in another part of
this volume. Soon after Mr. Elder began his labors
in Paxtang it was found that the old log church was
insufficient, and steps were taken towards the erection
of the present building. It stands about twenty feet
back from the site of the old house, and was begun
about the year 1740, but owing to the poverty of the
congregation and their aversion to going into debt (a
characteristic which they still retain) it seems to have
been some years in course of erection, and according
to a tradition which is doubtless correct, was used for
a long time as a house of worship with neither floor
nor pews; seats made of logs hewn on one side were
used by all the people excepting the family of the
pastor, who occupied a settee. In the division of Mr.
Elder's effects after his death, the old settee fell to
his son Thomas.
The building is an unpretending stone structure,
thirty-six by sixty-six feet, without ornament of any
kind, and has stood without change in its outward
appearance for more than one hundred and forty
years. The stones used in the construction of the
walls are rough limestone, and so irregular in size
and shape that a modern mason would pronounce
them utterly unfit for building purposes, and yet no
firmer or better walls can be found anywhere. Their
strength seems to lie in the mortar used, which is now
as hard as the stone itself, and the storms of almost a
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
century and a half have had so little effect upon it
that the marks of the mason's trowel are as distinct
to-day as when he finished the work.
Ground had scarcely been broken for the new house
when the dissensions between Old and New Sideism
arose in the church, which resulted in the division
of the congregation. Mr. Elder and a portion of the
people adopting Old Side views, remained in posses-
sion of the property. The New Side people secured
two acres of land about two miles farther east, and
immediately erected thereon a rival church, and in
1745, Rev. John Roan became their pastor, and con-
tinued his labors among them until his'deathin 1775.
Mr. Roan was at the same time pastor of the New
Side Churches of Deny and Mount Joy.
This movement seriously crippled the congrega-
tion, and was the main cause for the delay in finish-
ing and furnishing the building. Mr. Elder's salary
was also greatly reduced, but was supplemented by
the Old Side people of Derry, who at this time united
with Paxtang under his ministrations. The minutes
of Donegal Presbytery from Sept. 28, 1745, to June,
1747, and from Oct. 9, 1750, to June 5, 1759, having
been lost, Mr. Elder's private papers, many of them,
being also lost or inaccessible, it is somewhat difficult
to trace the history of Paxtang during this period,
probably the most trying one in its existence. The'
French war was in progress and the Indians very
troublesome. "Many a family mourned for some of
their number shot by the secret foe or carried away
captive. Their rifles were carried with them to their
work in the field and to the sanctuary. Elder placed
his trusty piece beside him in the pulpit. Death
often overtook his flock as they returned to their
scattered plantations. In 1756 the meeting-house
was surrounded while he was preaching, but their
spies having counted the rifles, the Indians retired
from their ambuscade without making an attack."
On another occasion, in the same year, they came for
the purpose of attacking the worshipers in church,
but by mistake they arrived on Monday instead of
Sunday, and after waiting several days, finding they
were discovered, left the settlement by way of Indian-
town Gap, murdering a number of persons on the
Swatara and carrying off several prisoners.
Notwithstanding all these difficulties, Mr. Elder
and his congregation prospered. They finished their
church and furnished it, not very neatly, but very
substantially. The building had three doors of en-
trance, and the pulpit was built against the north
wall, high above the heads of the congregation and
directly opposite the southern entrance. An aisle
ran through from east to west, and another north
and south from the southern door to the pulpit.
The congregation seems to have acquired no legal
title to their property until 1754, as we find that on
the 8th of June, 1754, Henry Forster and Ann, his wife,
gave their deed for twenty acres strict measure, con-
sideration ten pounds.
The following curious document also bears the date
1754. When the disorganization and separation
caused by Old and New Sideism took place in Pax-
tang and Derry, some ten or twelve years before this,
no regular call seems to have been made out to Mr.
Elder, he just took charge of the Old Side people of
both congregations, and this paper may have been
drawn up simply to place matters in proper shape.
There is no tradition of any misunderstanding occur-
ring at this time between Mr. Elder and his people :
" To the Reverend Mr. Jno. Elder.
" Sir, — We, the Inhabitants ia the Township & Congregation of Pax-
tang & Derry, Being now Destitute of a settled Gospel minister amongst
us; Being also Deeply Sensible of the great loss ,t Disadvantage we Sz
ours may sustain, In regard of our souls & spiritual Concerns by our
living in such a Condition in this Wilderness; & having had Sufficient
Proof of, & being well pleased A satisfied with the ministerial abilities
Si qualifications of y'u, the Revd. Jno. Elder, Do unanimously Invite &
Call y'u to take the Pastoral Care & oversight of us, Promising all due
subjection, submission & obedience to the Doctrine, Discipline & Govern-
ment & Ordinances Exercised & administred By y'u as our Pastor in the
Lord. And that y'u may be the Better Euabled to attend upon y'r Pas-
toral & ministerial work amongst us, without Anxious & Distracting
Cares about y'r worldly Concerns, WE Do hereby Cheerfully Promise &
Engage to take Care of y'r Support and maintenance for an Honourable
& Creditable manner Suitable to & befittiug y'r Honourable Function &
office as a Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ amongst us; Knowing
that the Lord bath ordained that they who Preach the Gospel should
live by the Gospel. In testimony of all w'h we have hereunto Sub-
scribed our Names This 26th of September, 1754."
*Thos. fforster.
*Wm. Armstrong.
*John Harris.
*Thos. McArthur.
*James Wallace.
David Walker.
*Robert Chambers.
*Moses Dickey.
William Stoe.
"Thomas Simpson.
James Collier.
Thomas Dougan.
Henry McKinney.
Andrew Stephen.
John Bell.
John Morrow.
Henry Renick.
John Johnson.
Oliver Wyllie.
Samuel Simpson.
Thomas Reuick.
Patrick Montgomery.
Richard Cavit.
William Bell.
Thomas King.
Edward King.
Robert Montgomery.
John Wiggins, jr.
James Gilchrist.
James Mitcheltree.
John Neal.
William Hannah.
John Carson.
James Drummond.
Samuel Hunter.
Alex. Johnson.
George Gillespy.
Patrick Gillespy.
David Patton.
James Potts.
Jo&eph Wilson.
John McCormick.
John Cavit.
William Harris.
Robert Gilchrist.
John Gilchrist.
William McAlevy.
John Foster.
David McClanochan.
David Reany.
John Craig.
John Wyllie.
Thomas Mays.
Hugh Hays.
Andrew Moore.
David Foster.
John Hays.
Henry Walker.
John Walker.
John Walker.
James Walker.
Hugh Carothera.
James Carothers.
Jan
. Wi
Sanme Galbraith.
Hugh McKillip.
Matthew Cowden.
James Houston.
James Tom.
John Starling.
Andrew Hannah.
Peter Corbit.
Wm. Kerr.
Joseph Kerr.
John Gray.
William Wilson.
Michael Whitley.
Thomas Alexander.
Valentine Stern.
Andrew Houston.
Alex. Johnston.
Samuel Stephenson.
Thomas Rutherford.
Mathias Taylor.
Stephen Gamble.
Alex'r Mahou.
SWATARA TOWNSHIP.
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James Galbraith.
Robert Wallace.
*John Harris.
James Foster.
James Freeland.
Robert Armstrong.
Hugli Wilson.
James Wilson.
Robert Chambers, jr.
Arthur Chambers.
William Reney.
Robert McCallen.
John Hutchison.
Charles McClUre.
Hugh Black.
Robert Snodgrass.
Thomas Black.
Jean Black.
Wm. Laird.
Matthew Laird.
Elizabeth Park.
Cbas. Clarke.
Mary Mcllvain.
James Harris.
Samuel Shaw.
Thomas Aikens.
Th. Strebn.
Thomas McClalen.
William"Brison.
John McClintock.
James Davis.
James Rodgers.
Hugh Rodgers.
Joe McNut.
Widow Rodgers.
Seth Rodgers.
Joe Snoddy.
Robert Harris.
Wm. Galbraith.
David Jamison.
Robert Walker.
On June 22, 1764, at a meeting of Presbytery held
at Derry, Mr. Elder and four other ministers declared
their intention to cease from active membership in
the judicatory. This decision was not acted upon by
Synod until May 19, 1768, when they were joined to
the Second Presbytery of Philadelphia, so that for a
period of about four years Paxtang was not repre-
sented in any of the church courts. The trouble arose
out of the old party feeling of the Old and New Sides,
which, notwithstanding the union, was still rampant
in the Presbyteries. Upon the formation of Carlisle
Presbytery, 1786, Paxtang was joined thereto, and
has remained in that connection ever since. After
the death of Mr. Roan, Oct. 2, 1775, Paxtaug and
Derry were again united solely under the charge of
Mr. Elder. The congregation at Harrisburg was
formed April 12, 1787, and added to Mr. Elder's
charge, as was also the New Side branch of Paxtang.
In 1789 some repairing was done at Paxtang, as the
following papers will show :
We, whose names are underwritten, do promise to pay to James
Johnston & William Smith the several sums annexed to our names, on
demand, for Laying the Allies in Paxtang Meeting House. Witness our
hands at Paxtaug, the Hlth Day of August, 1789.
William Kerr
Jacob Awl
William Smith
Johu Rutherford..
Joseph Hutchinso
0 7 6 I Roland Chambers 0
0 7 6 Richard Fulton 0
0 7 6 Samuel Sherer 0
0 7 6 Thomas Murray 0
. 0 7 6 | James Rutherford 0
We, the underwritten
ford the several sums a]
Allies in Paxtang Meeting H
August, 1789.
George & Joseph Gray..
Rob>.Gray
John Wilson..
bscribers, do pre
xed to our nam*
2 to pay to John Ruther-
i demand for Laying the
ir hands the 2'2d Day of
The pastorate of Rev. John Elder, after a duration
of more than half a century, closed on the 13th of
April, 1791. The congregation, after hearing various
candidates, finally united with Derry and Harrisburg
in a call to Rev. Nathaniel R. Snowden, of Philadel-
phia, each congregation agreeing to pay him fifty
pounds per annum. The following subscription is
probably not a full list of the Paxtang people who
contributed to the support of Mr. Snowden, but
simply those who were present at the congregational
meeting held on the 7th of March, 1793. The paper
itself is in the handwriting of James Caldwell, but
the names and figures were written by the sub-
scribers, each one for him or herself, and all in the
same ink :
We the under subscribers do each of us promise to pay annually the
Bums annexed to our names, to the trustees of Paxtang congregation, or
the collectors appointed by them, as a salary due to the Rev. Mr. Snow-
den for the one-third part of his labors amongst us, and while he con-
tinues a regular preaching pastor in said congregation and we members
of it. Given under our hands this seventh day of March, a.d. 1793.
d.
James Caldwell 1
John Means 0
John Willson 1
William Calhoun 0
Richard Carson 0
Joshua Elder 2
John Elder, Jr 1
John Gilchrist 1
Alexander McCay 0
Thomas Forster 1
William McRoberte 0
Richard Fulton 1
Thomas Brown 0
William Wanless 0
Daniel Brunson 0
Alexander' Willson 1
Jacob Awl 2
John Rutherford 1
William Smith 1
James Cowden 1
Josiah Espy 1
Thomas McArthur 1
Barbara Walker 0
Mary Peacock 0
.lames Cochran 1
John Wilson, Jr 1
Andrew Stephen 0
James Johnston 0
William Boyd 0
Adam Barbe 0
Alexander Mahargue 0
William Kerr 1
Mr. Snowden was installed Oct. 2, 1793, but soon
found the labor of attending to three congregations
too great for his bodily strength. His efforts to cur-
tail his labors called forth the following papers, the
result being that he was relieved of both Paxtang and
Derry and retained only by Harrisburg :
Letteb sent to Presbytery in 1795.
" Paxtang, Octr. 5, 1795.
" To the Herd. Presbytery of Carlisle about to convene at Marsh Creek in the
County of York :
"Whereas, Mr. Snowden has signified to his congregation in Derry
Township that he is no longer able to officiate in his Ministerial capacity
to them on acct. of Inability of body, & that he purposes to apply to
Presbytery for a Discharge from said congregation which we conceive,
if he might be indulged in his Request, wou'd leave the congregation
of Paxtang in a very distressing & Perilous Situation ; that the two con-
gregations have lived for many years past in perfect peace, friendship
and unanimity, and that we do not wish for a schism between us now;
that it" the union is once broke there will he no probability of us being
united again ; that if Mr. Snowden is rendered incapable of undergoing
the fatigue of the three congregations in less than three years in the
prime of life, by all probability he will not be able in a short time to
attend to two congregations, and of consequeuce we shall be left with-
out a pastor and the means of giving a call to another. We, therefore,
pray to be considered as united with Derry, and that if Mr. Snowden
should insist on being disunited from them, that Presbytery will appoint
a committee of their body to enquire into the matter before anythiug
decisive may take place; and that the majority of this congregation,
how much soever they may be attached to Mr. Snowden, wou'd rather
he should leave us as he found us, than submit to a dissolution of the
union subsisting between us.
" By order of a meeting of Paxtang cougregatiou.
"John Rutherford,
"Joshua Elder."
Supplication sent to Presbytery, 1796.
" Paxtang, Jan'y, 1796.
'* To Oie Moderator of Carlisle Presbytery about to meet at Bi<j Spring :
" By order of the Committee of Presbytery which sat at Paxtaug the
3d of Nov'r last, the Congregation of Paxtang was notifyed the last
Sunday but one which we had meeting that the sense of the Congrega-
tion wou'd be taken on the next Sabbath whether we wou'd adhere to
Harrisburg & break the Union with Derry, or whether we wou'd con-
tinue the Union with Derry A break off with Harrisburg. Accordingly
last Sunday the heads of families were desired to attend.
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and after the business was explained to them, we proceeded to take the
votes of the People, & it appeared that a Majority of the Congregation
was for continuing the Union with Derry and relinquishing Harris-
burg; theylikewi.se chose the hearer Capt'n John Rutherford as their
Commissioner to wait on Presbytery with thiB Remonstrance, praying
that Presbytery wou'd grant us Supplies & dissolve the Congregation of
Paxtang from their Obligations to Mr. Snowden & that he might discon-
tinue his labors to them unless ordered to supply them as any other
Geutleman.
were put in thorough repair. As a matter of interest
to their descendants, now widely scattered, we give
the names of those contributing thereto :
SUPPLIO
TO
Presbytery of Carlisle, 1796.
" Paxtang, Sept. 3, 1796.
" The Beverend Presbytery of Carlisle :
"Gentlemen,— Whereas we are now destitute of the Gospel Ordi-
nances being regularly administered to us, and what few supplies were
alloted for us at the last Presbytery we fell short even of these on ac-
count of the age and inability of one of the members appointed to sup-
ply us ; We, the subscribers, in behalf of this Congregat ion who met for
that purpose do most earnestly beg and entreat that Presbytery would
be pleased to grant as many Supplies as they can with convenience;
we likewise wish that if there be any young or unsettled members be-
longing to Presbytery these might be sent to us that we might have an
opportunity of the Gospel once more regularly established and admin-
istered in all the forms thereto belonging; and your Supplicants as in
duty bound shall ever pray."
Appeal of •
tang Congregation to the Moderator.
"Paxtang, Oct. 1, 1797.
" To the Moderator of the Reverend Presbytery of Carlisle:
"Sm,— We again acknowledge our dependence and renew our request
in praying Presbytery to give us such aud as many supplies during the
winter season as they can with convenience. The bearer, Mr. JameB
Rutherford, is appointed our Commissioner to present this remonstrance
to Presbytery and to answer such interrogatories as may be required of
him.
"Signed in behalf of Paxtang congregation by
" Joshua Elder."
Lk'iti.i:
Moderator of Carlisle Presbytery, 1798.
"Paxtang, Sept. 25, 1798.
" To the Moderator of Carlisle Presbytery :
"Sir The bearer, Edward Crouch, is our commissioner, appointed
by the congregation of Paxtang to wait on the Reverend Presbytery of
Carlisle with a call for the Reverend Joshua Williams for the one-third
of his labors in union with Derry, whom we expect will apply for the
remaining two-thirds; likewise to solicit the Presbytery to grant us
Supplies in the meantime. Signed in behalf and with the approbation
of the congregation by
Joshua Elder."
Mr. Williams accepted the call, and was ordained
and installed Oct. 2, 1799, Derry to receive two-
thirds of his time and pay one hundred and twenty
pounds, and Paxtang one-third and pay sixty pounds.
This pastorate only lasted one year and eight months,
ending on the 30th of June, 1801. Mr. Williams
seems to have had trouble collecting his salary, for
we find him complaining to Presbytery in 1803 about
his salary arrears. The moderator was directed to
write to these churches and say " that if these arrear-
ages are not discharged before the next meeting of
Presbytery, that body would be under the disagree-
able necessity of withholding from them that attention
and regard which they pay to churches under their
care." This did not have much effect, for we find
them still unpaid in September, 1805.
May 29, 1807, Mr. James R. Sharon was installed,
both congregations agreeing to pay the same salary as
that promised to Mr. Williams.
In 1808 the " meeting-house" and "retiring-house"
Robert Elder
I James Cowdeu
j Edward Crouch
Elizabeth Gray
John Gray
John Wiggins
James Rutherford
Samuel Sherer
John Gilchrist
Samuel Rutherford-
William Rutherford..
Robert McClure
John Ritchey
Thomas Smith
Susanna Rutherford...
Thomas Elder
John Carson
Josiah Espy
James Awl
John Allison
James Cochran
Ann Stephen
John McCammon
Mary Fulton
Mary Rutherford
William Larned
James Stewart
Joshua Elder
Thomas Burnngton....
John Elder
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John Foreter
Charles Chamberlain.
John Ross '.
Michael Simpson
Jean Carson
Joseph Burd
Robert Gray
Thomas Walker
William Caldhuon
John Rutherford
Michael Simpson
James Awl
Joseph Burd -
David Patton
Robert Gray
Thomas Walker
John Walker
Jacob Richards
Jean Wilson'.
Frederick Hatton
William Calhoon
John Finney
Joseph Wilson
William Whitely
David Stewart
Thomas McCord
Elizabeth Wills
Hugh Stephen
John Rutherford
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The "retiring-house" was a small log building near
the church, used for meetings of session, and as a
study by the pastor duftng the interval between the
morning and afternoon service, and on week-days as
a school-house.
The " repairs" at this time consisted partly in the
running up of two board partitions, thereby creating
a vestibule at each end, with the audience-room in
the centre. The partitions were of yellow pine, as
was also the ceiling, which was placed in position
at this time. The pews were left standing in the
western vestibule, and were still in position within
the memory of many of the present congregation.
There was little uniformity in the Paxtang pews of
that day, as each had been built by the family oc-
cupying it, and by their own architect. Two huge
ten-plate stoves were placed in the long aisle, the
smoke from which ascended through pipes to the loft,
and made its escape as best it could through a small
hole in the comb of the roof.
Mr. Sharon was a man of eminent piety, and was
greatly beloved by his people. His pastorate covered
a period of almost thirty-sfx years, and ended only
with his life, April 18, 1843. During these years the
gospel of peace reigned, and little is left for the his-
torian but to record the fact.
Oct. 1, 1844, the Presbytery of Carlisle met at Pax-
tang. A call was placed in the hands of Rev. John
M. Boggs, a licentiate of the Presbytery of Donegal.
Mr. Boggs accepted, but asked that his ordination be
postponed until the spring meeting, in order that he
might attend the Theological Seminary at Princeton
during the winter. His request was granted, and he
was ordained April 9, 1845, and installed soon after
as pastor of Paxtang and Derry.
His pastorate was uneventful, and was dissolved
Oct. 6, 1847. The field was now vacant for a period
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of more than two years, during which time extensive
alterations and repairs were made. The whole inside
of the building was removed, the western door and
the small window back of the pulpit walled up, new
shingles placed upon the roof, and a floor laid through-
out the entire building, the halls and ceiling plas-
tered, the pulpit taken down from its perch on the
north wall, and a new one placed at a much lower ele-
vation against the western wall. New pews of mod-
ern style and uniform character were built, and the
old pulpit, pews,' and furniture, which had been in
use since Mr. Elder's time, sold .at public auction.
Sept. 28, 1849, a call from Paxtang and Derry was
placed in the hands of Rev. Andrew D. Mitchell,
Paxtang promising three hundred dollars and Derry
two hundred per annum. Mr. Mitchell accepted,
and was ordained and installed April 10, 1850. Mr.
Mitchell was a single man when he accepted these
charges, but married a few years afterwards.
Hitherto Paxtang had never needed a parsonage.
Bertram lived at Derry ; Elder and Sharon, who had
occupied the field for a century, were both practical
farmers and lived on their farms; Boggs was unmar-
ried. It now, however, became necessary to provide
a house for Mr. Mitchell, and the present parsonage
was erected, and was occupied by him during the re-
mainder of his pastorate, which ended Feb. 12, 1874.
Near the close of Mr. Mitchell's pastorate the inside
was again remodeled and arranged as it now stands.
In November of the same year a call was made out
for Rev. William W. Downey by Paxtang, Derry
having died out. Mr. Downey accepted, and was in-
stalled April 29, 1875. In 1878 this pastorate was
dissolved, and the congregation has ever since been
supplied by Rev. W. A. West, of Harrisburg.
Intimately connected with Paxtang Church was a
school which flourished from the earliest times down
to the establishment of free schools in Dauphin
County. The school was never under the control of
the church as an ecclesiastical body, but the same
men who composed the congregation were the patrons
of the school, and the building itself was the property
of the congregation. It may therefore fairly be con-
sidered as an appendage of the church, and the old
masters stood next in rank and dignity to the clergy-
man. Here flourished such men as Francis Kerr,
Joseph Allen, Benjamin White, James Couples, Fran-
cis D. Cummings, and others celebrated in their day
and generation as educators, and from whose instruc-
tions went forth many young men afterwards distin-
guished in every walk of life.
Originally the congregation owned a tract of twenty
acres in the shape of a parallelogram, whose length
was about three times its width. Nearly forty
years ago a portion of this tract was sold, leaving a
square of six or eight acres, covered largely with
forest-trees, among which are several giant oaks that
were doubtless trees when Columbus landed on the
shores of America. Near the centre of the tract
stands the church, the parsonage occupies the south-
east corner, and between the two lies the graveyard.
In early times no distinct limits were set to the bury-
ing-ground, and the people buried their dead any-
where, according to their fancy, in the clearing to the
south and southeast of the church. Graves were sel-
dom marked, and a few years obliterated all trace of
them. As families became permanent and the num-
ber of these graves increased more care was taken,
tombstones began to be erected and lots fenced in.
The want of uniformity, however, in these fences and
of regularity in the selection of lots rendered the
grounds very unsightly, as well as very difficult to
keep clear of weeds and briers. This state of affairs
existed until 1791-92, when the ground was inclosed
by a stone wall, the greater portion of which is still
standing. This wall does not by any means include
all the graves of Paxtang. It did, however, surround
all that were marked by tombstones or protected by
fences. The only one of these fences still standing is
that around the graves of the Simpsons ; it is built of
iron, and is in as good condition to-day as when first
erected. In 1819 a new roof was placed upon the
wall ; the contractor was Matthew Humes. The
ground inclosed had very nearly all been buried over
once, and some of it twice before the wall was erected.
In course of time, therefore, it became impossible to
dig a grave without disturbing the remains of several
of the unknown and forgotten dead. In November,
1851, the following paper was drawn up and signed.
It is in the handwriting of Joseph Gray :
"At a meeting of the congregation of Paxtang Church, on the 27th of
November, 1851, it was decided by a majority of the meeting, that the
graveyard ought to be enlarged about ninety feet, on the south side,and
that the yard wall
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Hubert K. Elder
Abner Rutherford
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Robert McClure 20
John B. Rutherford 20
Wm. W.Rutherford 10
James Walker 6
Marv C. Rutherford 10
S. S. Rutherford 20
Jackson G'. Ruther-
ford
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Margaret Ruther-
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Matilda Brown 10
Elizabeth Elder , 1
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Marv Gilchrist
Thomas Gilchrist.
The old south wall was taken down, and during the
summer of 1852 the grounds were extended ninety
feet, and the whole covered with wood, and so it
stood until the summer of 1882, when the wall was
i again repaired, and a new roof of wood placed thereon.
STEELTON BOROUGH.
In 1866, within the territory now comprising the
boundaries of the nourishing town of Steelton there
were only six families residing. The Pennsylvania
Steel Company were organizing and prospecting for
a site for their contemplated works. The board of
directors came by a special train and quietly exam-
ined the land now occupied by them. The object of
their visit was not surmised. A few weeks afterwards
Rudolph F. Kelker and Henry A. Kelker were ap-
proached and solicited to make sale of the land.
This, at first, they hesitated to do. It was a heritage
from their father, Frederick Kelker, and they desired
to transmit it to their children, for which reason, and
the associations connected with it, they had always
refused offers to purchase it. The land was covered
by a warrant to Thomas Renick, bearing date of
March 27, 1738, and by a patent to Richard Peters,
bearing date of March 19, 1747, " a tract of land in
Paxtang township, Lancaster County." Frederick
Kelker purchased the first tract of land of the heirs
of John Snavely, April 1, 1830, at thirty-seven dol-
lars per acre, and another tract of the heirs of Felix
Landis in 1843. When Dr. Lamborn, for the Penn-
sylvania Steel Company, observed what was to be
the character of the works they intended to con-
struct, Mr. Kelker consented to transfer the land to
them. The matter was noised abroad, public interest
was awakened, and different places desired the works
to be located near them. There were gratuitous offers
of land, aud competition was strong. At Harrisburg
subscriptions were invited, and a mass-meeting of its
citizens held in the court-house, where impromptu
speeches were made. The majority were in favor of
locating the works below Harrisburg. The amount
of land purchased by these contributions was as fol-
lows : From Rudolph F. Kelker thirty-eight acres
and one hundred and thirty-four perches at three
hundred dollars per acre, and from Henry A. Kelker
forty-three acres and one hundred and fourteen
perches at three hundred dollars per acre. The line
extends from the centre of the canal to the river at
low-water mark. The deed was given Jan. 8, 1866.
The entire amount was estimated at $24,577.50. Sub-
sequently the company bought with their own means
fifteen acres and fifty-two perches from Rudolph F.
Kelker at $300 per acre, equal to $4597.50. So the
total cost of the land was $29,175. This does not in-
clude the recent purchase of land from Henry Gilbert
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and others. The subscribers to purchase the land of
the Messrs. Kelker, and which was presented to the
Pennsylvania Steel Company, were J. D. Cameron,
$4000; Henry A. Kelker, $3778.75; Rudolph F.
Kelker, $2358.25; William Calder, $1000; Simon
Cameron, $1000; First National Bank, $1000; Har-
risburg National Bank, $1000 ; David Mumma, $1000
Alexander Koser, $1000; Walter L. Trevwick, $700
Peter Stucker, $700; Immanuel M. Kelker, $500
George Trullinger & Co., $500 ; Jacob R. Eby, $500
John B. Simon, $500; Aaron Bombaugh, $500; Dan-
iel Sheesley, $500 ; Geo. Bergner, $500 ; D. W. Gross
& Co., $250 ; A. Boyd Hamilton, $200 ; W. O. Hickok,
200 ; Henry Booser, $125 (who refused to pay, and the
same was paid by Henry A. Kelker) ; Jacob Boyer,
$125; Jacob Esheuaur, $100 ; Isaac Mumma, $100;
Jacob Reel, $100 ; William Parkhill, $100 ; Samuel S.
Rutherford, $100; Christian E. Hess, $100; David
Ober, $100; Joseph Rudy, $100; Bigler& Son, $100 ;
Martin Wetzel, $100 ; Fager & Maeyer, $100 ; Thomas
J. Weirman, $100; Henry Brown, $100; Jacob C.
Bomberger, $100 ; Weidner W. Boyer, $100 ; D. Ep-
pley & Co., $100; Geo. J. Bolton, $100; Lewis
Koenig (Chesnut Street), $100 ; Abner Rutherford,
$100 ; B. S. Kunkel, $100 ; J. B. Rutherford, $100 ; J.
aud J. R. Greenawalt, $100 ; Robert Tippett, $100 ;
Jacob S. Haldeman, $100 ; Michael Frantz, $100 ; J.
J. Bishop, $75; Jacob Bender, $75; Martin Good,
$50 ; Charles F. Muench, $50 ; Henry Opperman,
$50 ; John Myers, $50 ; John Dellar, $50 ; L. Koenig
(Paxtang Street), $50 ; Philip Lewis, $50 ; J. Brisbin
Boyd, $50; J. Adam Frederick, $50; William Bishop,
$25" ; W. S. Shaffer & Bro., $25 ; Theodore F. Scheffer,
$25; John Hoffer, $25; Christian Snavely, $25;
Daniel Leedy, $20 ; John Sautter, $20 ; George
Fearster, $10; George Keil, $10; George Hermans-
darfer, $10 ; Ensminger & Adams, $10 ; George Win-
ters, $10 ; Carl Bucher, $5 ; H. Shrenk, $5 ; H. Hunts-
berger, $5; Dickel & Treida, $5; C. Forney, $5.
Total $24,577.50.
Having disposed of this quantity of their land for
the Pennsylvania Steel-Works, R. F. Kelker bought
forty-five acres from Abraham Wolf, and twenty-two
acres from Jacob Bender, and also fifty acres for
Henry A. Kelker. Completing their purchases, Mr.
Kelker commenced to lay out building lots, and offer-
ing them for sale. They were only sold to purchasers
intending to build, and not with a purpose to advance
STEELTON BORUUGH.
401
the plans of land speculators. This land was the
first laid out, and was done by R. F. Kelker in person.
The lots were in what was formerly known as Lower
Baldwin. The surveying was done in April, 1866,
by John W. Cowden. Arrangements were made to
have streets fifty feet in width, and alleys twenty
feet, and each lot to front on a street, and also on an
alley. The prices received for the lots varied from
one hundred to two hundred and fifty dollars each,
according to location. Henry A. Kelker immediately
afterwards began to lay out his lots in what was
afterwards called Central Baldwin. Adjoining the
latter was the farm of Walter L. Trewick. A part of
this was sold to the Steel Company, the remainder to
Charles L. Bailey, of Harrisburg, who subsequently
sold to Josiah Dunkle.
After the location of the steel-works, the officers of
the company conferred with Rudolph F. Kelker as
to the name of the prospective town. They suggested
the name of Matthew Baldwin, a distinguished phi-
lanthropist, and the founder of the Baldwin Loco-
motive-Works at Philadelphia. The name, however,
presented difficulties which perhaps were unforeseen.
There was a town in Allegheny County called Bald-
win, and also a post-office in Butler County of the
same name. When the need of a post-office arose,
the name chosen was " Steel-works." The post-office
was established in 1871, and Joseph B. Meredith ap-
pointed postmaster. In October, 1880, the post-office
name was changed from Steel-works to Steelton, and
the town, including the surrounding villages, subse-
quently incorporated as Steelton.
The steelworks are situated between the river and
the canal, on a level tract of bottom land. Steelton
until its absorption of Ewington was located mainly
on the turnpike running from Middletown to Harris-
burg, and extends nearly a mile. The old turnpike
runs parallel with the canal. There are streets
which are laid out running back upon the adjoining
lauds.
In 1875, Messrs. Purdy and Ewing laid out a town
on the river directly above the steel-works, which
was called Ewington. After the incorporation of the
borough of Steelton application was made to the
court to include within its limits the town of Ewing-
ton, which was directed. The latter had as remark-
able a growth and prosperity as the old town of Bald-
win. Comprised in one municipality, Steelton is the
second town in population in the county, containing
possibly five thousand inhabitants.
PENNSYLVANIA STEEL-WORKS.
The Pennsylvania Steel-Works are the most
prominent establishment of the kind in the United
States. The importance of the improvements in
the manufacture of steel as developed by Bessemer,
Kelly, and others, and the bearing of those im-
provements on the interests of railways, was early
recognized by prominent men in Pennsylvania, and,
20
after due investigation of the subject, at a meeting
held June 26, 1865, they became associated, and or-
ganized the company known as the Pennsylvania
Steel Company, and finally secured a charter witli
liberal provisions. The capital stock first subscribed
was two hundred thousand dollars, which was subse-
quently increased as the progress of the undertaking
required, and the business expanded, until two mil-
lion dollars have been invested. When the company
first organized Mr. Samuel M. Felton was chosen
president, and he has ever since continued to preside
over the affairs of the company.
The Susquehanna Valley having been early se-
lected as the district in which the works should be
located, an eligible site was secured about three miles
from the city of Harrisburg, and, after the grounds
had been surveyed and graded, the excavations were
made and the masonry commenced on the 12th day
of May, 1866.
The Bessemer or pneumatic process was adopted,
and the construction and arrangement of the steel
plant, with two converters of the nominal capacity of
five tons each, was according to plans prepared prin-
cipally under the direction of Mr. Alexander L. Hol-
ley, who became the company's superintendent Jan-
uary, 1867. The work of erection was pushed as
rapidly as possible, and in May, 1867, was sufficiently
advanced to commence the manufacture of steel in-
gots, the first blow being made May 25, 1867. The
ingots were forwarded to Johnstown, Pa., to be rolled
in the iron rail-mills of Cambria Iron Company (as
the rail-mill of this company was not completed),
and the rails were then delivered to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company and put into service, being the
first steel rails ever produced in this country on an
order in regular course of business.
At that date the great superiority of steel rails over
iron rails for railway purposes had already been dem-
onstrated on several of our most important railways,
and railway managers were generally beginning to
have some conception of the decrease in cost of main-
taining their tracks, which could be effected by the
use of steel rails, but as they had been previous to
that time supplied only by foreign manufacturers,
the cost was heavy, and precluded the idea of their
adoption, except for places where traffic was very
great, with trains so frequent that repairs to track
were difficult to make. The importance, therefore,
to the railway interest, of the successful commence-
ment at these works of the manufacture of steel, and
the demonstration that in due time the railways of
this country would be no longer dependent on foreign
manufacturers for a supply of this most important
auxiliary to their progress, can scarcely be over-
estimated.
In May, 1868, the rail-mill was completed and
went into operation, making rails directly from small
ingots. The improvement of the quality secured by
making large ingots, and hammering the steel before
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
rolling into rails, had already been discovered, and
in 1869 the company completed a forge department,
where the largest steam hammer then in the country
was employed in preparing the steel blooms for the
rail-mill. The practice of hammering was continued
without interruption until December, 1876, when a
blooming-mill, with a powerful train of blooming- or
cogging-rolls, was completed, by which the capacity
of the works was greatly increased ; and since then,
except when rail orders have specially required
hammered blooms, the forge department has been
devoted to the production of billets and forgings.
Thi3 company increased its capacity for the pro-
duction of steel by erecting, in 1876, an open-hearth
plant, with two five-ton Siemens' melting furnaces,
for producing steel on the open hearth. This plant
was operated with success for several years, and, al-
though the product was principally required for rails,
a high reputation was secured for the special qualities
of "S. M. Steel," of which quantities were made from
time to time. To provide room for extending the
blooming-mill, the first plant was removed, and has
been replaced by a new and improved plant, with
two twenty-ton furnaces, on original plans, embody-
ing many important improvements affecting the con-
venience of operating and repairing, and the cost of
manufacture. The building is brick, with iron roof,
and is constructed in the most substantial manner,
provided with abundant tracks, elevators, cranes, etc.,
for the handling of materials and products.
The capacity of the original Bessemer plant having
proved insufficient to meet the demand for the com-
pany's products, although the output had been many
times greater than was contemplated when it was
erected, the company decided upon the erection of
an additional Bessemer plant, which was completed
and commenced operations in 1881.
The new plant has three eight-ton converters, with
two pits, and has been arranged and constructed on
original plans, which secure great facility for the
handling of the materials and products, with a capa-
city which has already reached an output of over
eight hundred tons of steel in one day of twenty-four
hours. All the engines, boilers, and machinery of
the new plant were constructed in the shops of the
company, and are all of the most substantial con-
struction. The buildings are of stone, with iron
roofs, and are reached from all sides by tracks con-
veniently arranged.
The No. 1 Bessemer plant has recently been
adapted to the "Thomas Gilchrist" or "basic" pro-
cess of converting and dephosphorizing, by which ma-
terial formerly not available for steel purposes may
be used. The first charge was converted May 7,
1883, being the first produced in this country by the
"basic" process. The company commenced the
erection of blast-furnaces in 1872 to produce pig-iron
for their own purposes, and completed No. 1 furnace
in 1873, and No. 2 furnace in 1875. These furnaces
were of highly-approved designs and large capacity,
since increased very much by the use of the Whit-
well patent hot-blast stoves, and have produced out-
puts of iron comparing favorably with any blast-fur-
naces in the country. Two additional furnaces, No.
3 and No. 4, of the largest class are in progress,
nearly completed, and will soon enable the company
to produce most of the iron they require. A very
large rolling-mill has been erected, and is now being
equipped with the latest improved machinery for
rolling steel billets and all shapes of merchant bars.
This mill is expected to require for its supply of steel
a large portion of the steel from the open-hearth
furnaces and from the " basic" converters of the No.
1 Bessemer plant.
The company commenced the manufacture of rail-
road switches, frogs, etc., in 1872, and have enjoyed
the patronage of railroads in every part of the coun-
try to an extent that has frequently required en-
largement of their facilities. For this department a
substantial brick building nearly five hundred feet
long has lately been erected, and is still receiving ad-
ditional machinery. The company have also com-
menced the manufacture of interlocking switches and
signals, and have acquired valuable patents covering
important improvements in this branch of railway
safety appliances.
The repair departments, consisting of pattern-
shop and foundry, machine- and smith-shops, and
boiler-shop, are all of large capacity, with substantial
brick buildings, and thoroughly equipped for the re-
production of any portion of the machinery and ap-
pliances used in the works, also to produce the heavy
steam-engines and other machinery that the new
plants, mills, and furnaces may require.
No labor strike has ever occurred at the works, and
in view of the liberality of the company toward its
labor, and the intelligence of the thrifty and in-
dustrious employes, it is hoped that none may ever
occur.
The company has steadily preferred to make quality
of product the great object. At the same time the
production has increased with a healthy growth, as
may be noted in the following memoranda :
1867 1,005 gross tons steel. 000 gross tons rails.
1868 4,181 " " 1,221 " "
1869 7,097 " " 5,629 " "
1870 11,340 " " 8,835 " "
1871 17,281 " " 13,208 " "
1872 20,616 " " 15,091 " "
1873 24,924 " " 19,053 " "
1874 29,231 " " 21,076 " "
1875 40,919 " " 31,744 " "
1876 56,263 " " 45,756 " "
1877 68,995 " " 55,821 " "
187R 83,765 " " 67,071 " "
1879 92,486 " " 67,703 "
1880 112,886 " " 85,733 " "
1881 127,658 " " 94,484 " "
1882 178,180 " " 126,614 " "
Bessemer steel is produced from pig-iron, which
must be of a particular quality, made from the purest
ores, although its appearance is the same as the iron
commonly used in foundries for making castings. It is
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STEELTON BOROUGH.
403
the common practice to melt the iron in the convert-
ing department, as in this way a hetter commingling
of the various qualities is obtained, but the iron is
sometimes brought in the melted state directly from
the blast-furnaces in which it has been made in large
ladles, mounted on trucks running on elevated tracks,
into the converting department. The ladle must in
either case stand at a considerable height from the
general level that the melted metal may flow through
suitable troughs into the " converting vessels," and
the cupolas are placed still higher, so that the iron
may run from the cupolas into the large ladle.
The " converters" or " vessels" are large egg-shaped
affairs, made principally of heavy plate iron, with
trunnions, on which they turn up or down, and they
are connected with powerful hydraulic machinery, by
which they may be made to turn as desired. The
converters are lined very thickly with fire-bricks and
other refractory materials adapted to resist the in-
tense heat. The bottom or lower part of the lining
is made of perforated fire-bricks (called tuyeres),
through which the air is blown into the converter,
and this part is made to be readily removed and re-
placed when necessary. The air is conveyed by pass-
ages extending through the trunnions of the converter,
connecting with pipes leading from the engine.
To receive a charge the converter is turned down,
so that the mouth is opposite the end of the troughs
or " runners," through which the iron flows down
and pours into the converter, the iron giving off
quantities of sparks and making a brilliant spectacle,
which is, however, surpassed by that presented when
the air is let on and the converter turned back to the
upright position, as the powerful blast of air (twenty
to twenty-five pounds pressure per square inch) when
it first bursts through the metal forces out showers of
bright sparks, which for a moment appear to fill the
air.
As pig-iron contains about two per cent, of silicon
and four per cent, of carbon, and as the steel must
be practically free from silicon, and have only about
four-tenths of one per cent, of carbon, to convert the
iron into steel the silicon and carbon must be entirely
removed. By forcing through the molten pig-iron
such immense quantities of atmospheric air the car-
bon in the iron combines with the oxygen of the air,
and, being consumed, passes off in the form of gas ;
the silicon being also oxidized is removed from the
iron ; and when all of these elements are thus ex-
pelled the material arrives at the condition (chemi-
cally) of pure iron, and is then ready for the addi-
tion of the recarbonizing material, which returns to
the charge enough carbon to give the steel the re-
quired carbonization.
To convert a charge requires from fifteen to twenty
minutes. At first there is comparatively little flame
passing out of the converter, but it rapidly increases,
passing with a dull roar into chimney-stacks above
the mouth of the converter. As the blast continues,
the flame increases more and more, and grows in bril-
liancy until it rivals the light of the sun and becomes
too bright for unaccustomed eyes, passing out of the
stacks high into the air, lighting up at night the
vicinity, the noise having also increased to a roar,
which may be heard at considerable distance. After
the carbon has been expelled the flame loses bril-
liancy and drops very noticeably, the blast is shut off,
and the converter is turned down. As the converter
is turned down the blast again sends out a splendid
shower of sparks. At this point the recarbonizing
material is introduced. This is Spiegeleisen, a
metallic combination of iron and manganese with
carbon. It is melted same as the pig-iron, and a
quantity proportionate to the weight of the charge
is run into the converter. It instantly pervades the
metal in the converter, throwing off flames of a very
peculiar hue as the manganese and carbon combine
with the metal, and the charge at once becomes steel
and is discharged into the steel ladle.
In front of the converters are two semicircular pits
several feet deep, and in the centre of each pit the
powerful hydraulic crane which supports the steel
ladle is placed. The steel ladle is swung around
under the mouth of the converter and the steel is
poured into the ladle, after which it is swung back
over the cast-iron moulds that are ranged along the
side of the pit, and the steel is discharged through
the bottom of the ladle into the moulds, where it soon
congeals and takes the form of "ingots," containing
enough steel for several rails. After the steel is
poured out of the converter another charge of iron is
run into the same or another converter, and the
above repeated. As there are three converters in the
converting department of the Pennsylvania Steel
Company, one is always ready to use, and the process
goes on day and night. As soon as the ingot loosens
itself from the mould by contraction the mould is
stripped off, and the ingots are loaded soon as possi-
ble, while red-hot, on trucks for removal.
The ingots, ladles, moulds, and all heavy articles
are handled by the aid of hydraulic cranes, whose
power is derived from powerful pumps that furnish a
pressure of two hundred and eighty pounds to the
square inch, the pressure being applied by persons
stationed where they can observe every operation and
apply the pressure as it is needed.
When a charge of ingots has been loaded on the
trucks, a small locomotive speedily moves it to the
blooming-mill, where the ingots are reheated in fur-
naces, and are then passed through the blooming-
rolls, which reduce the size to seven inches square.
The ingot is then cut into pieces of length required
to make a rail, which under the name of blooms are
conveyed to the rail-mill, where the blooms are re-
heated and rolled into rails. After the rails have
cooled they are inspected to find any defects, made
straight and true, and drilled at the ends for the
splices.
404
HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
STEELTON SCHOOL BUILDING.
When the borough of Steelton was incorporated, one
of the most perplexing questions was how to provide
school facilities for the rapidly-increasing population
that would be in keeping with the enterprising char-
acter of its citizens and the affairs committed to their
charge. It became evident the provisions of the
statute laws regulating common schools would be en-
tirely inadequate, and that for a number of years
large sums would have to be expended for school
sites and the erection of school buildings. By the
usual experience the prospect was that upon undesir-
able locations ill-adapted and indifferent buildings
would be erected for schools as necessity compelled,
own expense of a first-class modern school building,
to be incorporated into the common-school system of
the borough. In doing this they would relieve the
borough of an oppressive tax for school buildings for
a term of years, and thus enable the school revenue
to be devoted to the direct tuition of the children,
making it practicable to secure high standards from
the commencement.
Although the expenditure of a large sum of money
for such a purpose may appear to some as unwarranted,
and to be classed as extravagant on the part of the
company, the management of the Pennsylvania
Steel Company have abiding confidence that only a
few years will be required to demonstrate the wisdom
PUBLIC SCHOOL, STEELTON.
and that at the end of say ten years there would have
been expended a large sum of money, resulting in a
collection of buildings, that although meeting immedi-
ate needs at the period of erection, would be by that
time entirely unsuitable for the requirements of the
schools, many of them hemmed in on all sides by
business-places or other association equally unsuit-
able ; that sooner or later the whole matter would re-
quire revision, and with much expense abandon the
makeshift policy and meet the necessity of providing
proper accommodations. Holding such views of the
future, the management of the Pennsylvania Steel
Company, feeling they would be held largely respon-
sible for such a condition of affairs, decided to pro-
vide for the needs in advance by the erection at its
of anticipating the share of expenses they would have
to bear, and at the outset making it practicable for the
children of their employes to enjoy school privileges
of the highest type, both as regards buildings and
tuition.
The site upon which this building stands is a promi-
nent one, and embraces all of the actual requisites
for a school building, especially in regard to sanitary
conditions. It is high, therefore is surrounded with
abundance of light and air, and affords perfect
drainage. It is located sufficiently back from the
main thoroughfares of the town to insure perfect
quiet, and easily approached from a winding roadway
which follows up a ravine. This ravine extends each
side of the hill upon which the building stands, and
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is sufficiently steep to form a barrier against any en-
croachments or obstructions in th° future which
would interfere with its present excellence. Although
this is an elevated site, it is yet protected from bleak-
ness by higher lands back of it. From its elevated
and commanding position a beautiful view is obtained
of the surrounding country for miles away, the town
forming the foreground, while the city of Harrisburg
and the quiet Susquehanna mingle in the background.
The building has an extreme length of one hundred
and forty-eight feet four inches and width of seventy-
nine feet eight inches, and in outline is a parallelo-
gram. It is. built of brick, trimmed with brownstone,
in the modern Renaissance style, the chief character-
istics of which are three distinct features, i.e., a cen-
tral and two end pavilions. The central pavilion,
being the highest, is a little more decided in character,
one of the features being a graceful stone balcony
projecting from the exhibition hall windows at the
level of the second floor. The character of the end
pavilions consists mainly in the treatment of the en-
trance-ways, with large double and circular-headed
windows opening upon the staircase landings above
them. The roofs are quite steep, and are slated, and
each pavilion is surmounted with a liberal-sized ven-
tilating tower ; the hips and ridges are capped with
copper mouldings, and at all the principal points rise
ornamental finials.
The accommodations of the interior are arranged
on two floors, consisting of ten school-rooms, an ex-
hibition hall, and a principal's room. The school-
rooms are of uniform size, thirty-three feet by twenty-
six feet (intended for fifty-six single desks) ; six of
them, with the master's room, are situated on the first
floor, while four with the exhibition hall are on the
second floor. Each school-room has its separate ward-
robe for the pupils' clothing and teacher's closet.
The rooms are abundantly lighted, the windows being
arranged in all cases so that the greater portion of
the light is received at the left of the pupils. Each
window has its head near the ceiling, and is provided
with a double run of sash. This system of sashes
is made a means of ventilation without creating
draughts by a simple appliance of dropping the inner
upper half, at the same time raising the outer lower
half, thus directing the volume of air between the
two sashes towards the ceiling. To further assist in
controlling the air as well as the light of the school-
room, each window is fitted with inside folding-
blinds with rolling slats.
The grouping of these school-rooms, which consti-
tutes the general plan of the building, is upon the
German principle, which consists in confining the
width of the building as near as possible to the width
of one room and corridor, thus gaining a better system
of lighting and a freer circulation of air.
The basement is well elevated above the lot, and is
devoted principally to play-rooms for the children,
being thoroughly lighted and ventilated. Sufficient
space is reserved for the boiler- and fuel-rooms. The
mode of construction of this school-house differs from
any known in this country. It is thoroughly fire-
proof, the floor-beams being of iron with brick arches
between, and the staircase also of iron. The interior
finish is of pine, the walls are wainscoted throughout
j with narrow strips to the height of three and a half
feet, the workmanship and all being of the most sub-
stantial character. The heating and ventilation is on
the system of indirect steam, the fresh air being con-
ducted from a reservoir through underground ducts,
and admitted to the steam coils at the ceiling of the
basement, or about five feet above the level of the lot,
and from the coils conducted by tin pipes, two to each
room, the size of each pipe being graduated to pro-
vide eight cubic feet to each occupant of the room.
The fresh-heated air in each case is admitted against
the window surface or cold side of the room, and on
the opposite side two ventilating-pipes of equal ca-
pacity to exhaust the vitiated air. These pipes are con-
ducted to the three ventilating-turrets at the highest
points of the roof.
CHURCHES.
The Methodist Episcopal Church, Steelton,
was organized about 1868, and its first church edifice
erected in 1869 on the grounds of the Steel Company
opposite the blast-furnace, on the road leading from
Steelton to the depot. While the building was in
course of construction there was preaching in the
dining-room of the boarding-house, — the building
afterwards occupied by the company's offices. This
church was subsequently removed and rebuilt on its
present site in 1877. It was originally a mission of
Grace Church, Harrisburg, in connection with Loch-
iel. The pastors have been: 1869, John Stringer;
1870, Wesley C. Johnson ; 1871-74, John W. Sayrer :
1874, John A. Cooper; 1875-78, Thomas M. jack-
son ; 1878-80, John H. Wood ; 1880-83, A. L. Urban ;
1883, G. A. Wolfe. The parsonage is on Lincoln
Street.
A United Brethren (Centenary) Congregation
was organized in 1867 by Rev. Jeremiah C. Smith,
and religious worship held in the old school-house
(also used by the Methodists and Episcopalians).
The congregation afterwards purchased the old school-
house for two hundred dollars and remodeled it. In
1868 it was made an appointment with Highspire, in
1873 made an appointment with Churchville, and in
1874 made a station. The pastors have been : 1868,
Rev. J. C. Smith ; 1869, J. L. Smith, J. Mumma ; 1870,
W. B. Evers ; 1871, D. O. Farrell, G. A. Mack ; 1872,
D. O. Farrell ; 1873, A. V. H. Gosweiler; 1874, E. F.
Light, L. Peters ; 1875, S. Peters ; 1876-80, H. C.
Philips ; 1880-82, J. Mumma; 1883, J. R. Hutchison.
The present church edifice, a two-story frame build-
ing, was erected in 1874 on Second Street.
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Mission, with
the Rev. Jacob Miller as rector, was established in
Steelton in 1882.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Congrega-
tion was organized in 1875, and its church edifice in
Steelton erected in same year. Its pastors have been
Revs. Edward Daron, Samuel Yingling, and W. S.
Parr. The present pastor is Rev. M. J. Hocker. The
Sunday-school was established in 1874.
St. James' Roman Catholic Church building
was erected in 1878, on land purchased of Hon. J.
D. Cameron. Its pastor is Rev. M. J. McBride, who
has officiated from the outset. It has a prosperous
Sunday-school.
The African Methodist Episcopal Church
was built in 1874 in " Cooney Hollow," where most
of the colored population resided. The Sunday-
school was organized in 1873. Rev. John C. Brock
was pastor in 1879, and largely built up the congrega-
tion in numbers and material strength. The minfster
at present in charge is Rev. G. R. Miller.
A Presbyterian Congregation was organized
in 1881, and hold their services in Reehling's Hall,
Rev. William G. McDannold pastor.
The Token of Progress, a weekly newspaper, was
established in April, 1875, by Frank McClure. It
was at first a four-page sheet of four columns each,
and thus continued until October, 1876, when Joseph
A. Work became part proprietor. In May, 1877, the
latter purchased the interests of the former publishers,
subsequently associating with him his brother, James
W. Work. The name of the paper was changed in
May, 1878, to The Weekly Item, and enlarged it to a
twenty-column journal. Upon the incorporation of
the borough of Steelton the title of the newspaper
was changed to The Steelton Item, and the publication
continued under its former management.
In the spring of 1882, William H. H. Seig, of
Harrisburg, an experienced printer and journalist,
was induced to start a daily newspaper at Steelton,
The Steelton Daily Reporter, which he continued to
publish about six months, when it was discontinued
for want of proper support. The publication of the
weekly Steelton Reporter, however, has in some meas-
ure taken the place of the former enterprise.
Churchville is a flourishing village about one
mile and a fourth northeast of Steelton. It is a town
of recent origin, and takes its name from the place
having two large and well-supported churches, the
Lutheran and United Brethren.
" Chambers' Ferry."— This old landmark of Pro-
vincial days is located a short distance below Steel-
ton. It was on the main route to Carlisle, as teams
going west crossed here, saving several miles from
that going by Harris' Ferry. In later years it went
by the name of "Half-way House." Through many
generations the ferry privileges were preserved, and
in all subsequent transfers of property these have
been specially noted and reserved. The Chambers'
Ferry right is now vested in Rudolph F. Kelker, of
Harrisburg.
LOWER PAXTANG TOWNSHIP.
This township was never actually authorized, but
was what remained of the original township of Pax-
tang, from which had been carved towns and town-
ships until the northeast section, now comprising
Lower Paxtang, was left. It was never officially so
named, but to distinguish it from that of Upper Pax-
tang was thus designated. As we find the township
on the county maps, it is bounded on the north by
Middle Paxtang township, the ridge of the First
Mountain being the line, on the east by West Han-
over township, on the south by Swatara township,
and on the west by Susquehanna township. It con-
tains many fine, fertile farms, and is well watered.
The township was first settled by the Scotch-Irish,
all of whom have gone out from this section, and the
descendants of the Pennsylvania Germans occupy the
magnificent fields and farms.
The early schools of what now includes Lower Pax-
tang township were connected with Wenrich's and
Shoop's Churches, and one in Linglestown. They
were supported by the citizens and managed by the
teachers, and date back as early as 1705.
LINGLESTOWN.
Linglestown is situated nine miles from Harrisr
burg, not far from the base of the First Mountain,
and six miles from the Susquehanna River. It was
laid out by Thomas Lingle in 1765, and called St.
Thomas, but afterwards changed to Linglestown. In
1860, Dr. W. C. Smith laid out an addition south of
the town, which is gradually becoming improved.
The proposed Boston and South Mountain Railroad
runs through the village. John Hoofnagle, born in
1800, is the oldest person living in the town. The
oldest house is a log structure, built about 1771, and
now owned by George Walmer, but has not been oc-
LOWER PAXTANG TOWNSHIP.
407
cupied for some years. There are no immediate de-
scendants of Thomas Lingle, the founder of the town,
living now in the place or its immediate vicinity.
The old tannery of Samuel Mcllhenny was built at
the beginning of the century.
The schools of Linglestown date from the laying
out of the town in 1765. They compared favorably
with those already described, and continued until
about the close of the last century, when another log
house was built and maintained by subscriptions.
Among the most prominent teachers was Amos Wick-
ersham, a Quaker, who resided at Middletown, who
was a master mathematician and grammarian, pos-
sessing all the characteristics of a perfect gentleman,
as well as a scholar. John Focht, who taught seven-
teen years before the free schools were introduced
and twelve years after, was also the founder of the
Linglestown Institute. The results of his labors are
seen and felt to this day in the community. He was
succeeded in the same institution by John Strock.
To the foregoing Lower Paxtang township owes its
present educational enthusiasm. There is no town
in the county that has produced more or better
teachers and is better represented in the normal
schools and colleges than Linglestown. The most
active men in favor of adopting free schools, etc.,
were Dr. Houtz, Judge Cowdeu, Dr. David Umber-
ger, and Andrew Miller, all men of influence and ed-
ucation. The present two-story brick school building
was erected in 1876.
The United Brethren Church is a neat one-
story frame building, which vras remodeled in 1881.
Its pastor is Rev. Joseph F. Meredith, of Grantville.
Church or God (Bethel). — This congregation
was organized in 1826-27 by Rev. John Winebrenner,
and was among the first churches of this denomina-
tion in the county. Since 1866 the pastors have been :
1866, W. L.Jones; 1867, J. W. Deshong ; 1868-70,
Thomas Still; 1870-72, Simon Fleigle; 1872-76,
Abraham Snyder; 1876-78, S. S. Richmond ; 1878-80,
S. C. Stonesifer; 1880-82, J. C. Seabrook.
The Lutheran and Reformed Church edifice
was built and is occupied by the Lutheran and Re-
formed congregations jointly. It is an elegant two-
story brick structure. The original meeting-house
was a log building built about the year 1766. At
this writing neither denomination has a resident pas-
tor, and its old records are therefore inaccessible.
The Methodist Episcopal Church have an
organization here, of which the Rev. E. Potts was
the first pastor, in 1873, but further facts we have
not been able to secure.
The Linglestown Cemetery, tastefully laid out
and beautifully ornamented, located south of the
town, in which is erected a monument twenty-five
feet high to the memory of the heroic dead who
died during the late civil war of 1861-65. The base
is granite from the Gettysburg battle-field, the other
parts marble. Its design is artistic and the execu-
tion faultless. It was erected in 1863 by the loyal
citizens, through the energy of Dr. W. C. Smith.
Shoop's Church (Lutheran and Reformed).
— As early as 1771 there was a sufficient settlement
of Germans in what is now Lower Paxtang town-
ship to invite the attention of traveling missionaries
of the Lutheran and Reformed Churches. Among
the early baptisms performed by the Lutheran mis-
sionary preachers we find that the first was that of
Johannes Schupp (Shoop), son of Christopher and
Rosina Shoop, born May 5, 1771, and baptized June
5, 1771, following which occur baptisms in the same
family for several successive years. In 1783 the Lu-
theran members of the Reformed Church organized
two separate congregations and built a log meeting-
house to be jointly used by them for worship. This
house was at first called "Beckstein," but shortly
afterwards changed to " Schupp's Kirche," in honor
of Johannes Schupp (now called Shoop), one of the
earliest and most prominent settlers in this section.
The first four baptisms after the organization of this
church were :
1. Jonas, son of Johannes HeinricU Seiler and bis wife Veronica;
born May 10, 1780; baptized June 14, 1783.
2. Jacob, son of John Adam and Mary Level; born May 1, 1783;
baptized June 18, 1783.
3. Christopher, son of Philip and Anna Barbara Parthemer; born
June, 1783 ; baptized June 29, 17S3.
4. Johan Adam, sou of Frederick and Catharina Schweitzer; bap-
tized June 29, 1783.
Among the earliest marriages were those of Philip
Frederick Shoop to Elizabeth Nass, and Carl Welker
to Catharina Nass, both on May 4, 1784.
We find that Rev. Philip Glouinger, pastor of the
Reformed Church in Harrisburg, preached at Shoop's
Church during his pastorate, July 17, 1808, to June
26, 1814. His successors, Rev. Frederick Rahauser,
Rev. John Winebrenner, Rev. Alfred Helfenstein,
Jr., and Rev. Daniel Zacharias, also ministered
statedly there. The congregation was a part of the
Harrisburg charge during the pastorates of these
ministers, and most likely for years previous.
For more than twenty years after the pastorate of
Rev. Zacharias the Rev. David Bossier served the
Reformed congregation at Shoop's Church, during
which time he resided in Harrisburg.
For a number of years subsequently the Reformed
congregations at Hummelstown, Shoop's, Wenrich's,
and Union Deposit were served by one pastor, who
resided at Hummelstown.
At present (1S83) Hummelstown, Wenrich's, and
Union Deposit Reformed Churches constitute the
Hummelstown charge, and Shoop's Church and
Shell's Church constitute the Hanover charge, sup-
plied at present by Rev. A. S. Stauffer, pastor of the
Hummelstown charge.
SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP.
An order was issued by the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions on the 30th of January, 1815, returnable on the
1st of April succeeding, to three commissioners to
inquire into the propriety of granting the prayer of
inhabitants of Lower Paxtang township asking for a
division of said township. The commissioners re-
ported in favor of a division, and that they had run
the dividing line as follows, to wit :
"Beginning at the top of the first bench of the
mountain, north of the plantation of Andrew Ste-
phens, at a hickory-tree ; thence south seventeen de-
grees east eighteen hundred and fifty-six perches to
the intersection of the northern lineof Swatara town-
ship near the head of Joshua Elder's mill-dam ; in the
course of which division line we passed about fifty
perches west of John Beck's, about twenty perches
east of Andrew Stephens's, close to the west end of
Miller's mill on Paxtang Creek, about fifty yards west
of George Hain's, about half-way between Shupp's
and Parthemer's ; thence about fifty yards east of
Daniel Ferree's; thence about fifty perches west of
Martin Mayer's; thence west of Christian Eby's about
forty yards ; thence east of John Carson's about twenty
perches to the intersection of Swatara line about sixty
perches farther on."
This report was confirmed by the court on the 1st
of May, 1815, and it was ordered that the western di-
vision be called Susquehanna township. For a sub-
sequent alteration of the south lines of this township,
see Swatara township, — the mill-dam there called Kim-
bortz is the same which is called Elder's above. (See
Road Docket, 1809-15, page 431.) The township of
Susquehanna was and yet is bounded in part by the
city of Harrisburg, the limits of which were extended
to the northwest by the act of 16th April, 1838. In
August, 1847, the court appointed commissioners to
ascertain the new line of this township, dividing it
from the then borough of Harrisburg, who reported
the following, to wit:
"Beginning at a point at the river Susquehanna
near the house of George Hammond ; thence a straight
line north sixty-four degrees east to a post at the Pax-
tang Creek near a willow-tree two hundred and fifty-
nine perches."
This report was confirmed by the court on the 24th
January, 1848. By the act of 1860, incorporating the
city of Harrisburg, the boundaries of Susquehanna
408
were further trenched upon. The township as now
constituted is bounded on the north by Middle Pax-
tang township, east by Lower Paxtang township,
south by Swatara township and the line of the city
of Harrisburg, and on the west by the Susquehanna
River to the western line of the county. It is named,
for the river. The lower portion of the township was
included in the manor of Paxtang, to which reference
has been made in the history of Harrisburg. The
township comprises some of the richest farming lands
in the county, especially that portion fronting the river.
Estherton. — This place, known to the present
generation as Coxestown, was laid out during the
French and Iudian war by Dr. John Cox, Jr., of
Philadelphia, and named by him for his wife Esther.
In point of time it was probably the second town laid
out within the limits of the county of Dauphin, Mid-
dletown preceding it one or two years. The first
notice we have of Estherton is on the 2d of October,
1767, when Dr. John CJax, Jr., and his wife Esther, of
Philadelphia, by deed did grant aud confirm to "The
Incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gos-
pel in Foreign Parts" a lot of ground situate in the
" New Town" on the east side of the Susquehanna,
lately laid out by the said John Cox, and called
Estherton, bounded by Third Street to the westward,
by lot No. 65 to the northward, by a sixteeen and
one-half feet wide alley to the eastward, by lot No. 79
to the southward, in breadth north and south sixty-six
feet and two hundred feet long, " for a site for a church
and burial-ground for a religious society in commu-
nion with the Established Church of England for
ever." During the Sullivan campaign of 1779 Es-
therton was an important point, being the depot of
supplies for that army, from whence they were con-
veyed in bateaux built at Middletown up the Susque-
hanna. Maj. Cornelius Cox, deputy commissary of
purchases during the Revolution, who resided at
Estherton, was a son of the original proprietor, and
it was under his management that the supplies were
furnished to Sullivan's army, aiding in a great meas-
ure the successful accomplishment of that expedition.
The village probably contained more houses fifty or a
hundred years ago than it does to-day. There is
nothing at present to aid its growth or prosperity. It
contains a Methodist Episcopal Church connected
with the Dauphin Circuit.
DERRY TOWNSHIP.
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Rockville is situated five miles from Harrisburg,
on the Susquehanna River. It was first settled by a
Mr. Roberts in 1774. The town was laid 'out by Mrs.
Matilda Cox in 1834, to which additions were made
by Miss McAllister in 1838. It was first called
Brushy Rock, afterwards changed to Rockville. The
post-office is called Susquehanna. The Pennsylvania
Railroad bridge at this point is one of the finest
structures in the State. It has eighteen piers and is
one mile long. The locality is a beautiful one for a
summer resort. It has two churches, the Methodist
Episcopal, connected with the Dauphin Circuit, and
a United Brethren. The village lies at the foot of
the First Mountain between the canal and the Susque-
hanna River. In the days of river lumbering it was
an important point, the landing being better here
than at any other point on the lower Susquehanna.
Progress is a growing rural village, situated in
the southeast part of the township, and two miles
east of Harrisburg. It is a post-town on the Harris-
burg and Jonestown road. There is one church, be-
longing to the Church of God (Bethel).
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DERRY TOWNSHIP.
In the record of the Court of Quarter Sessions of
the County of Lancaster, the 1st of August, a.d. 1729,
we find the following boundary of the township of
Derry, " as settled and agreed upon by the magis-
trates and inhabitants of the said county, on the 9th
day of June, 1729, and confirmed by the court.
" The township of Derry, beginning at the mouth
of Conewago, thence up Susquehanna to the mouth
of the Suataaro, thence up Suataaro to the mouth of
Quetopohello, thence south on a direct line to Cone-
wago, and down the same to the place of beginning."
The eastern boundary of this township as origi-
nally adopted, seems to be involved in some uncer-
tainty. To pursue the letter of the foregoing order,
to run south on a direct line from the mouth of the
Quitopahilla Creek to Conewago Creek, would strike
the latter something like seven miles lower down
than the point which, from everything which can
now be discovered, seems to have been originally
adopted as the southeast corner of Derry township,
— that, instead of running the eastern line of the
township south on a direct line, as the record calls
for, the Quitopahilla Creek, Killinger's Run, and a
line southeast from the head of that run to strike the
Conewago Creek, seems most probable, if not entirely
certain. This is inferred from the following facts:
First, All the territory which lay between the Sus-
quehanna River and eastern boundary of Lebanon
township, and between the Conewago Creek and the
mountain, was at the same time divided into three
townships, viz., Pesbtank, Derry, and Lebanon. To
adhere to a line directly south from the mouth of the
Quitopahilla would have left the territory of Derry
township very limited as compared with that of the
other two townships. By adopting the Quitopahilla,
etc., as the eastern boundary of Derry, that township
was still less than either of the other two, but of
course bore a better proportion to them. Second, In
the year 1768 the inhabitants of Derry township ap-
plied to the court for a division of the township,
whereupon, at the February sessions that year, " the
court, taking into consideration a petition preferred
to them by the inhabitants of Derry township, set-
ting forth that the bounds of the said township were
very extensive and large, and the inhabitants thereof
labored under several inconveniences by reason there-
of, and praying the said court to divide the said town-
ship into two parts, according to a boundary line
agreed upon by the said inhabitants, to wit:
"Along a "certain road leading from Conewago
Creek, by the Widow Hall's, thence to Felix Landis,
Sr., at Swatara Creek, which said road is to fall into
the east part of the said township, and that the said
part be known by the name of Londonderry, and that
the west part of said township retain the name of
Derry. It is considered and ordered by the court
that the said township be divided agreeable to the
prayer of said petition, and that the said part to the
east be known by the name of Londonderry, and the
west end be known by the name of Derry, which said
division line is hereby confirmed to be and remain
firm and stable forever, and as such to be entered of
record."
Now, if in the year 1768 a line directly south from
the mouth of the Quitopahilla to the Conewago
Creek was considered as the eastern boundary of
Derry township, a division of it by the road before
mentioned would have been most objectionable, as it
would have left Londonderry township but a mere
slip of territory, for some distance not a mile wide.
And lastly, if the Quitopahilla Creek, etc., was not
considered in 1768 as the originally-adopted eastern
boundary of Derry township, how or when was the
township of Londonderry brought up to that line?
There is no record or authority found, creating the
township of Londonderry other than by the division
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
of Derry in 1768, before mentioned, nor any after-
wards extending the limits of the former eastward,
and yet it is certain that Londonderry extended east-
ward to the Quitopahilla and Killinger's Run line in
1799, when on the occasion of a division of Lebanon
township, Londonderry was called for on that line,
as may be seen on reference to Annville township.
Upon these grounds the conclusion that the Quito-
pahilla Creek, Killinger's Run, and a line southeast
from the head of that run to the Conewago Creek,
was the originally-adopted eastern boundary of Derry
township, seems to be warranted; notwithstanding it
must be admitted that that line does not appear to be
in strict accordance with the foregoing record.
While upon this subject, and to give our readers a
better understanding of the subsequent division of
Derry township, we give the explanation of the late
Herman Alricks, who was, in his day, the best-in-
formed lawyer on land titles at the Dauphin County
bar: In the year 1815, when Thomas Smith projected
his map of Dauphin and Lebanon Counties, which
we have had reproduced from the original for this
work, " what is now familiarly known as Derry Church
was iu Londonderry township. The grant of the
lands was made by the Penns 'to the congregation of
Derry,' but on the 28th March, 1787, an act of the
Legislature was passed ' to incorporate the Presby-
terian Church in the Township of Londonderry,' as
the land, at that time, was in Londonderry (Bioren's
Laws, iii. p. 201), and yet is now and was originally
in Derry township.
" By an act of the General Assembly of the Prov-
ince of Pennsylvania, the county of Lancaster was
erected on the 10th of May, a.d. 1729, and contained
all the territory now included in Lancaster, Dauphin,
Lebanon, and a part of Berks County, etc. (Smith's
Laws, i. p. 176).
" The Court of Quarter Sessions of Lancaster, at
August term, 1729, confirmed the report of the mag-
istrates and inhabitants of said county fixing the
boundaries of the several townships in said county,
and we find that Derry township was bounded by
Conewago Creek, the Susquehanna River, the Swa-
tara Creek, and ' thence up to the mouth of the Quit-
opahilla, and thence south in a direct line to Cone-
wago' Creek, embracing within its limits all the
territory south and east of the Swatara Creek in
Dauphin County, and a part of Lebanon County.
" The Court of Quarter Sessions of Lancaster
County at their February session, 1768, confirmed a
report of viewers dividing the township of Derry ' by
a line running directly south from the mouth of Quit-
opahilla to the Conewago Creek, along a certain
road' leading from the Conewago Creek to the Swa-
tara Creek, after which proceeding all the territory
east of what is known as the old road to Elizabeth-
town was called Londonderry township, and all south
and west of that road retained the name of Derry.
" The Legislature afterwards, by an act of the 4th
of March, 1785, erected a part of Lancaster County
into a separate county, called Dauphiu (Smith, ii. p.
285), and on the 16th of February, 1813, the Legisla-
ture constructed Lebanon County out of the coun-
ties of Dauphin, Lancaster, and Berks. A consider-
able portion of the township of Londonderry, as it
then existed, was within the bounds of Lebanon
County.
" As the country became more densely settled, the
inhabitants of Derry and Londonderry townships
complained that those townships made inconvenient
election districts, and, on the petition of a number of
citizens, the Court of Quarter Sessions of Dauphin
County, at December term, 1816, appointed Thomas
Smith and two other persons as viewers, to make a
survey and plot of the townships of Derry and Lon-
donderry, and report the most proper place for a divi-
sion line between said townships. (Sessions Docket,
p. 81.)
" The viewers agreed in their report, that what is
now known as the division line between said townships
was the most convenient and proper place for the
said line (Sessions Docket, p. 99) ; but on the 8th of
May, 1817, the report was set aside, and no further
action had on the premises until the 15th of April,
1825, when, on the petition of a number of the inhab-
itants of said townships, the court appointed John
Roberts, Esq., of Harrisburg, and two other persons,
as viewers, to resurvey and mark a division line be-
tween the said townships. (Sessions Docket, p. 10.)
The reviewers made their report to November Ses-
sions, 1825, and the report was, 21st January, 1826,
confirmed absolutely, and the court denominated the
northern section Derry and the southern section
Londonderry. (Sessions Docket, p. 13.) The line thus
adopted and marked by Col. John Roberts has ever
since remained the division line between the town-
ships of Derry and Londonderry, except as- since
modified by the erection of the township of Cone-
wago ; therefore Derry Church, as it is called, has
ever since the year 1825 been in Derry town-
ship."
The following were the township officers from the
year 1759 to 1785, when the county of Dauphin was
erected. It will be seen that after the separation of
Londonderry, in 1769, the officers were from what is
now Londonderry, while the officers of the latter
township, which are given under the head of Lon-
donderry, were from now Derry township. The ref-
erence to the reformation of the townships explains
this matter:
1759. Constable— John Ree.
Overseers of Poor. — David Ree, Adam Baum.
Overseers of Roads. — Hugh Hays, James Forster.
1760. Constable. — James Russell.
Overseers of Poor. — Moses Potts, David Johnston.
Overseers of Roads. — James Shaw, John Tanner.
1761. Comtable. — Christian Snider.
Overseers of Poor.— John Meban, John Logan.
Overseers of Roads. — James Campbell, Adam Baum.
DERRY TOWNSHIP.
411
i Willson, William Sterrett.
!W Laird, Christly Snyder.
Land, Robert McCallen.
i Willson, Stophel Shoupe.
1762. Constable.— Patrick Kelly.
Overseers of Poor.— Charles Clark, Robert McKoo.
Overseers of Hoods— John Tanner, John Mabln.
1763. Constable— John Long.
Overseers of Poor. — John Campbell, Joseph Candor.
Overseers of Roads— John Campell, Martin Brand.
1764. Constable.— John Tanner.
Overseers of Poor.— William
Overseers of Roads.— Mattln
1765. Constable. — JameB Foster.
Overseers of Poor— Matthe-
Overseers of Roads.— Willial
1766. Co«8t((6/e. — Adam Bauin.
Overseers of Poor.— John Walker, Si'., Frederick Humble.
Overseen of Roads.— William Boyd, Robert McKee.
1767. Constable.— John Fleeman.
Overseers of Poor.— Andrew Shridley, William Sawyer.
Overseers of Roads— Joseph Candor, William Moore.
1768. Constable— Robert Walker.
Overseers of Poor. — Robert Allison, Stophel Shoop.
Overseers of Roads.— Adam Haymaker, William McClinket.
1769. Constable.— Robert Walker
Overseers of Poor. — Robert McKee, Michael Hoover.
Overseers of Roads. — Castle Byers, William Dean.
1770. Constable.— Moses Willson.
Overseen of Poor.— William Shaw, Abraham Striokler.
Overseers of Roads. — David Johnston, Henry Nover.
1771. Constable.— John Appier
Overseers of Poor.— William Shaw, John Brandil.
Overseers of Roads. — Christian Stopber, Jacob Smith.
1772. Constable.— William Deam.
Overseers of Poor«-Max Spiddle, Robert Allison.
Overseers of Roads.— William Laird, Jacob Mitzker.
1773. Constable— William Bredin.
Overseers of Poor.— Martin Brand, Moses Willson.
Overseers of Roads — Peter Landis, Moses Campbell.
1774. Constable. — John Myers.
Overseers of Poor. — Castle Byers, Moses Willson.
Overseers of Roads.— Max Spidle, William Shaw.
1775. Constable. — Stophel Shoop.
Overseers of Poor.— Castle Byers, Jacob Smith.
Overseers of Roads. — Henry Snyder, Frederick HeBS.
1776. Constable. — Joseph Misker.
Overseers of Poor. — John Myers, John Coffman.
Overseers of Roadi. — Henry Snyder, Samuel Bell.
1777. Constable. — Jacob Metzgar.
1778. Constable. — Moses Campbell.
Overseers of Poor. — Jacob Smith, Christian Stouter.
Overseers of Roads.— David Datwiller, Andrew Sretley.
1779. Constable— William Laird.
Overseers of Poor. — James Russell, Jacob Shofner.
Overseers of Roads. — John Blair, Jacob Reiger.
1780. Constable.— William Laird.
Overseers of Poor. — John Ritzell, George Allison.
Overseers of Roads. — Daniel Eliot, John Kain.
1781. Constable.— John Ritzell.
Overseers of Poor.— Daniel Elliott, John Myer, Jr.
Overseers of Roads.— Nicholas Lighty, Henry Larndy.
1782. Constable— Daniel Shelly.
Overseers of Poor. — John McFarland, Johu Kaufman.
Overseers of Roads. — Jacob Neesly, Abraham Coppagh.
1783. Constable— James Russell.
Overseers of Poor. — John Bransor, Fred. Hess.
Overseers of Roads— William Mills, Henry Ettor.
1784. Constable.— Henry Etter.
Overseers of Poor. — John Long, Johu Kain.
Overseers of Roads. — John Sherer, John Kauffoian.
In the Derry return for 1780, which is herewith
given, we find that mills were possessed by Michael
Haun (2), Adam Hamaker (2), Barbara Sharer, and
William Scott. Stills were operated by Martin
Brand (2), James Laird (2), and David Mitchell (2).
Negroes were owned by Joseph Candor, George Cass,
and William White (2).
DERRY TOWNSHIP ItiriTKN, 17"".
Acres.
Alison, Davi.l 40
Alison, Geo 155
Alison, Rob' 48
•, Chris" 120
Bonsor, lie
Borholder, Chr
rge..
Bran*
Bricker. Mathias..... 200
Baum, Adam 150
Brand, Martin 212
Bradon, Rob' 50
Bredcu, W°> 200
Bucks, Geo
Bucks, Peter
Beaver, Geo 50
Bucks, John
Bayers, Casimor 2*1
Byers, Jo"
Blessley, Anthony 100
Blessley, John
Berine, Dan' 40
Blair, John 150
Chambers. James
Coss, Jacob 25
Cobongh, Abram 120
Gander, Joseph 200
Caufman, Ji
Acres.
Laird, James 221
Myers, Jus Jun< 100
Mveis, .!„■■ 25
Mills, W>° 3
McG.e, Henry
Mitchel, David 16U
Myers, Jo" 240
Monigh, Vandle
McKee, Sain1 130
Ma
Jn°
Cain, Jn«..
40
Cough, Mathias 25
Toss. Geo 80
Gamble, Moses 100
Conns, Geo
Darr, Conrad 15
Etter, Henry 150
Espy, Thomas
Elliot, Dan' 200
Fiver. And"
Fifer.Jn"
Fuutz, Conrad 150
Felix, Stephan 150
Fox, Jn
MeCiunis, James
Mitzger. Jacob 150
McKee, Rob' 400
McKee, Esther 1 lott.
McFarland, Jn»
Nissley, Jacob 240
Nupher, Henry
Nupher, Christian
Oagel, Tho> 350
Prim, Jos 100
Patlon, James
Persht, Peter, Junr
Peosht, Peter
Roiles, Miuh1
Rife, Jacob 75
Rnsel, James 50
Roadrock, Peter 85
Ridley, Henry 140
Rouse, Martin 60
It.it/el, John 250
Rife, Jos 114
hi>
, Join
i, Martin 40
Richart, Philip
Smith, Jacob..
Shi
SI,:,
.III
. Bail.;
. 100
Fontz, Biirnard
Fleck, Alex' 100
Fritz, Henry 100
Grossman, Nicholas
Galoway, Jos
Grimes, Hector
Gingrey, Jn" 132
Giugrey. Abram 259
Grape, W">
Hershey, And"
Hall, Hugh 251
Ilunsbei ger, Jacob 50
Hume!, Valen" 100
Henry, Adam
Hindoiali, Wm
Hamacher, Chris" 100
Hamacher, Adam
Hamacher, David
Hess, Fred" 100
Hock, Philip
Hood, Geo
Haun, Mich'
Hamacher, Adam, Jnr 174
Hanna, Sam'.
Hindman, John
Hindman, Saml
Jackson, Jn"
Johnston, Thomas 100
Johnston, David 100
Johnston, Sam' 100
Jackson, Edward
Jamison, William
Kile, James 230
Lightic, Nicholas 250
Long, Jn« 100
Laferty, Patrick
Landis, Peter
Landis, Jacob
Laird, Wm 263
Landis, Henry
Fred' Humel.
Ann Arbuckle
?, Jn»
Shote. Fredt 100
Sellars, Philip
Sellars, Fred' 100
Shaffner, Fred'
Shoop, Margret inn
Spidle, Mack 100
Spidle, Mack, J'
Spalsbacb, Geo
Stephanuon, Geo
Scott, W'" (James Gold)
Singer, Jacob 115
Sin-
Jn°
Adam
Spidle, Jacob
Still, DenniB
Stoufer, Chris
Shellv, Dan' 150
Shreidly, And" 90
Stall, Fred'
Striokler, Jacob
Striokler. Abram
SJmerman, Nich'
Scott, James
Shaffner, Jacob 274
, He
>, Adam.
'in
Geo. Lower.
Richard Hall.
John Gall.
Chrlstoph Bowe
James Donally.
Jos. Furey.
Adam Cram.
Tetweiler, David
Tetweiler, Jacob
Tilts, Fred*
Taylor, .In"
Taner, Mich'
Wolf. Geo
Wagner, Fredk...
Wliitmer,.ln° 150
White, \V« 150
Wilson, Mosses 400
Williams. William
Wickersham, Aimer
Servine. Stephan
Hurst, Charles
Yeates, Anthony 66
Yeates, Peter
Jacob Quhard.
Jacob Derrey.
And" Gamble.
Adam Deam.
W». Whigand.
Lodwig Emrich.
Suseanah Wetherholt.
Peter Spade.
Mich' Spade.
Martin Fredley.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Lewis Meyer
Mary Heroof.
Adam Haverliug.
Sam' Glark.
Jacob Bricker.
Jn° Shoop.
Hirmau Birnard.
Fred' Sellais.
Jn° McLaughlin.
W" Gray.
James M. Glester.
Rub1 Henderson.
Dani Robinson.
Jacob Shearer.
Geo. Crabner.
Peter Fredley.
James GInng.
Philip Blessly.
James Cnims.
Ban1 Banm.
Henry Cooper.
Jn" Landis.
Chris" Landis.
Henry Miller.
Jacob Qnhard.
Jn» Camble.
Edward Bulges
Geo. Minet.
Jacob Axnoe.
DERRY TOWNSHIP, 1S2R.
Derry township as now constituted is bounded on
the north and west by the Swatara Creek, which sep-
arates it from the townships of Lower Swatara, Swa-
tara, South Hanover, and East Hanover, on the east
by the Lebanon County line, and on the south by the
townships of Conewago and Londonderry. It is one
of the richest townships in the county. The following
is the only complete list of supervisors we have been
able to obtain of any of the townships :
SUPERVISORS OF DERRY TOWNSHIP.
1785.
1786.
17S7.
1789.
1792.
1793.
1794.
1795.
1796.
1797.
1798.
1799.
1800.
1801.
1802.
1803.
1804.
1805.
1806.
1807.
1808.
1809.
J. Sherer.
A. Strickler.
A. Blessing.
Joseph Rife.
J. Brenser.
J. Risser.
J. Kinjiiich.
C. Stauffer.
J. Nissley.
J. Candor.
J. Nissley.
Frederick Humme
J. Hoffer.
George Bower.
Philip Fishburn.
D. Brandt.
P. Roadrock.
George Loner.
J. Funck.
J. Graff.
M. Brandt.
Christian Earnest.
J. Bricker.
M. Walford.
A. McCleary.
C. Baer.
J. Mumma.
C. Boughman.
Joseph Rife.
D. Banm.
J. Martin.
C. Kouffman.
J. Gingrich.
P. Beinhauer.
D. Detwciler.
A. Hocker.
W. Laird.
J. Herahey.
D. Shoop.
H. Shaffner.
J. Greenawalt.
Abram Hoober.
John Moses.
1810.
1811.
1812.
1813.
1814.
1815.
1816.
1817.
1818.
1819.
1820.
1821.
1822.
1823.
1824.
1825.
1826.
1827.
1828.
1829.
1830.
1831.
John Berst.
Jacob Merisler.
Jacob Books.
Peter Geib.
Frederick Hummel.
Henry Goss.
James Wilson.
John McKee.
John Landis.
Henry Horst.
Christian Apple.
Jacob Heister.
M. Hoover.
Henry Booser.
Abram Brandt.
F. Wagner.
G. Hoover.
C. Brennaman.
H. Strickler.
John Hoffer.
M. Nissley.
Daniel Seiler.
John Nissley.
George McCanu.
J. Beiuhower.
J. Lime.
David Metzler.
C. Landis.
II. Roadrock.
T. Smith.
H. Hawk.
John Detweiler.
A. Henry.
John Minnick.
Christian Stoner.
Henry Landis.
John Fishburn.
Peter Berst.
John Landis.
Jonas Miller.
Jacob Coble.
Christian Nissley.
Christian Stoner.
B. Fishburn.
1832
John Bear.
Abram Yingst.
1833
David Earnest.
Abram Yingst.
1834
David Earnest.
John Baum.
1835
Jacob Hoover.
Samuel Bechtel.
1836
Christian Rutt.
Samuel Bechtel.
1837
Fred. Shreadly.
John Mumma.
1838
Abram Yingst.
Christian Landis
1839
John Landis.
John Felty.
1840
A. Strickler.
D. Fishburn.
1841
A. Strickler.
John Yingst.
1842
Jacob Shenk.
John Yingst.
1843.
M. Nissley.
John Yingst.
1844.
J. Hershey.
W. Parthimore.
1845.
John Strickler.
Christian Eby.
1846.
David Reitzel.
S. Bechtel.
1847.
John Berst.
D. Lehman.
1848.
John Yingst.
David Reitzel.
1849.
Adam Hocker.
C. Hollinger.
1850.
Adam Hocker.
John Leetz.
1851.
D. Berst.
J. M. Hummel.
1852.
John Landis.
1852
John Mover.
1853
John Landis.
D. Fishburn.
1854
Adam Hummel.
John Henry.
1855
J. Hummel.
D. Fishburn.
1856
Joseph Nissley.
George Shinier.
1857
D. Hummel.
D. Coble.
1858
J. Emerick.
Elias Smith.
1859
John Yingst.
Abraham Yingst
1860
M. Nissley.
Christian Landis.
1861
H. Fausnacht.
A. Hummel.
1862
H. Fausnacht.
J. Hocker.
1863
A. Hummel.
J. Goodman.
1864
J. Bernhard.
M.Eby.
1865.
J. Balsbaugh.
John Letter.
1866
D. D. Lehman.
J. Hoffer.
1867.
Daniel Felty.
Thilip Sidere.
1868.
F. Balsbaugh.
A. Hummel.
1869.
F. Balsbaugh.
A. Hummel.
1870.
J. Hocker.
S. M. Hummel.
1871.
Jacob Zoll.
David Ginder.
1872.
J. Kauffman.
J. Snavely.
The fords of the Swatara were more or less noted in
the history of this section.
Dixon's Ford was in the bend of the Swatara, not
far from the Lebanon County line. It is now Lau-
dermilch's Ford.
Hamilton's, or Derry Church, is between Manada-
ville and Union Deposit.
Logan's is farther down the Swatara than the fore-
going.
Col. Rogers', now McElhenny's, is at Manadaville.
Earnest's and Sherer' s Ford or Ferry was located for
many years at the Swatara, one mile due west of
Hummelstown, on the Reading pike. Before the
year 1816 the Swatara could be forded easily at the
point designated during the summer months, but ferry
flats were used in stages of high water. When the
fourteen-feet dam was erected across the Swatara,
about a mile farther down the stream (at Nissley's and
Brehm's mill), the back-water necessitated the build-
ing of a bridge at Sherer's and Earnest's Ferry. John
Earnest, Sr., who lived on the east bank of the river,
and Samuel Sherer, who resided on the west bank,
built the first bridge, of two spans, across this ferry,
owning it and collecting tolls jointly. Mr. Sherer
died in 1821, and the interest in the bridge fell to his
son, Joseph Sherer. By the breaking away of the
big dam above the Union Water-works, located five
DERRY TOWNSHIP.
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miles north of Lebanon, in 1851, the bridges were
swept from their piers from that point all along the
Swatara (save the one at Laudermilch's Ferry) to its
mouth at Middletown. The bridge at Hummelstown
was rebuilt in less than a year after its destruction by
the original owners. Joseph Sherer died March, 1824,
and his interest fell to his wife, who disposed of it to
Mr. Hefflefinger prior to her removal to the West in
1838. John Earnest, Sr., also dead, his widow held the
half-interest until the homestead was sold to Samuel
Klopp. Mr. Klopp afterwards purchased Mr. Heffle-
finger's interest, and held the entire control of the
bridge until he disposed of it to the commissioners of
Dauphin County in 1855, since which time it has been
known as a " free bridge." The Swatara River at
this point is from twelve to fourteen feet in depth the
best portion of the year. The first bridge was built
about the year 1818. The bridge built twenty-five or
thirty years later at Hammaker's Mill Ferry by the
county was always a free bridge. The old Red Bridge,
leading from Centre Square through Water Street,
Hummelstown, to the Hanover townships, was built
by a stock company, but was also purchased by the
county twenty-five years or more ago, and is free for
travelers. Below Landis' Dam, one-eighth of a mile
north of Hummelstown, and visible from the railroad
depot, is another ferry or fording-place, which is still
used by the farmers of Lower Paxtang and West
Hanover, between their homes, the mill, and the
railroad depot.
Derry Village is situated thirteen and a half
miles east of Harrisburg, and is named for Old Derry
Church. It is a post-town, located in the midst of a
beautiful and productive farming region. The United
Brethren have a church here, a brick structure, rebuilt
in 1881, of which Rev. David Longnecker is the pas-
tor. One mile west of Derry is Swatara Station,
and, like the former, situated on the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad. Mechanicsburg lies east of Derry,
and is really an extension of Palmyra, Lebanon Co.
Spring Creek was the name formerly given to the west-
ern part of the village of Derry, but it is now gen-
erally known by the latter name.
A Dunkard Meeting-house is located about half a
mile south of Derry Station. It is a neat brick build-
ing, erected nearly half a century ago.
South of Hummelstown about two miles is the Hill
Church of the Evangelical Lutheran congregation. It
was the oldest German church in the township, the
old log church having been built in the year 1756.
It was rebuilt in 1875. The ministers are supplied by
the Hummelstown charge. There are several other
churches in the township, concerning which we en-
deavored to secure information, but failed to receive
it.
Memorial United Brethren Church. — This
beautiful church, one and a half miles south of Hum-
melstown, was erected by Edward Stover as a memorial
to his only son and child, and was dedicated on Aug. 4,
1872. The dedicatory services were conducted by Ex-
Bishop Erb, Revs. J. F. Smith, Lewis Peters, Ezekiel
Light, and G. W. Miles Rigor (presiding elder). The
building is thirty by forty feet, and is neatly fur-
nished. A cemetery adjoins the church, in which a
monument twenty-two feet in height bears the fol-
lowing inscription in raised letters : " At Rest, Ed-
ward Stover, died July 31, 1870, aged 21 years, 10
months, and 3 days."
OLD DERRY CHURCH.
It is almost certainly established that what is
known as Derry Presbyterian Church, in Dauphin
County, held its first services near the head of a con-
fluent of Spring Creek, in that portion of Chester
County from which Lancaster was taken, and subse-
quently Dauphin, about one and a half miles from
the site upon which its first church building (that of
1729) was erected. This building was nearly square,
twenty-three by twenty-five feet, of logs and clap-
boards. The first services we have account of were
held at the close of the month of April, in 1724. The
small congregation must have been gathered from all
the frontier within a radius often miles, and without
exception was of the Scotch-Irish immigration. Its
canopy was the primeval forest. It was addressed by
the Revs. George Gillespie, David Evans, and Robert
OLD DERRY CHURCH.
Cross. Some names of those present have been pre-
served : Rowland Chambers, Thomas and William
Clark, James Galbraith, Patrick and Robert Camp-
bell, John Mitchell, William McBey, James Quigley,
William Hay, Robert Moody, Malcolm Kar (Kerr),
Thomas and Hugh Black, James Harris, William
McCord, Morgan Jones, David McClure, James Mac-
Farlane, Alexander Hutchinson, John and Benjamin
Boyd, James Hamilton, John McCosh and sister.
These men were all engaged making themselves
homes on the frontier, " over Conoy" and along the
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Susquehanna, much to the distraction of mind of
those who managed land affairs for the Penn family.
Every obstruction was thrown in their way to pre-
vent permanent location. However, they were not
to be deterred by the frowns of the governing powers
at Philadelphia, but took what land they needed ; as
they felt settled, sought religious consolation from
ministers of the Presbyterian faith, erected a church,
and complied with the Provincial laws, in an uneasy,
antagonistic fashion, "on the barrens of Derry." No
one can speak with entire certainty of its exact lo-
cation. A public road now occupies a part of the
first graveyard used by the early settlers, on a farm
owned by Mr. Samuel Wingert, on a commanding
elevation, and by tradition, it is the place where the
first service was held and the original church built.
The confused relics of a building supposed to have
when it was thoroughly repaired at a cost of five hun-
dred dollars. It stood without further repair until
May, 1883, when it came to be so much decayed that
it was thought dangerous. It was taken down and a
new one of stone is at present in course of construction
of nearly the same dimensions. The early records
of the congregation seem to be lost; most likely have
been carried " West" in the luggage of the very
great migrations that have so frequently almost depop-
ulated this early settlement. We know, however, the
following interesting particulars : The Rev. Adam
Boyd " preached to the westward of Octorara and
Donegal, over Conoy," in 1723. The Rev. James An-
derson preached in Donegal in 1724, and became pas-
tor there in 1726, giving one-fifth of his time "over
Conewago," the present Derry. The Rev. William
Bertram was called in 1732 " to Derry," upon the so-
INTERIOR VIEW OP OLD DERRY CHURCH.
been the church were there sixty years ago. There-
fore it is just possible that a small church was there,
until one was erected on the present site, in 1732, the
year the land-office was opened. One thing is known,
that the remains of Patrick Campbell, who died in
1735, were removed from the abandoned burial-place
at Wingert's to the present cemetery, and is the old-
est date found there. Be all this as it may, it is cer-
tain that a congregation was formally gathered in
1730, and soon afterwards worshiped at the present
Derry, now an historically prominent feature in early
frontier occupation, and their descendants have held
divine service there ever since.
So rapidly did the settlement increase that the first
house was in a few years found to be too small. It
underwent some enlargement, when in 1769 a new
church of logs, thirty-eight by thirty-nine feet, was
erected. It was used by the congregation up to 1831,
licitation of Rowland Chambers, William Wilson,
John Sloan, John Wilson, Hugh Black, Robert
Campbell, James Quigley, William McCord. The
congregation paid him sixty pounds a year in hemp,
linen, corn, yarn, and cloth, and gave him the use of
a farm. Mr. Bertram served Derry until his death,
which occurred on the 2d of May, 1746.
In 1742 the exact record is missing; Rev. John
Elder, then in charge of the Paxtang congregation,
after some debate about salary and " the time" to be
given to Derry, was installed pastor. The congrega-
tion was then a large one, perhaps the largest in the
Presbytery, but was not increasing. Soon after the
peace of 1763 it began to diminish ; the tendency to
go West was not to be resisted among these sons of
the frontier, and its effect upon the church was espe-
cially disastrous. Mr. Elder was a most efficient
shepherd of his extensive charges, and held this pas-
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torate with the presidency of the board of trustees
from 1742 to April, 1791, when he was succeeded in
the latter by Col. Robert Clark. Mr. Elder died July,
1792.
Rev. Nathaniel R. Snowden was called March,
1793. He was pastor of Derry, Paxtang, and Harris-
burg. In 1795 he resigned. Mr. Snowden died in
1850.
Rev. Joshua Williams was called August, 1798,
with a salary of one hundred and eighty pounds in
cash. In June, 1802, Mr. Williams resigned.
Up to this time it was the custom to elect the pastor
president of the corporation consisting of thirteen
trustees. After Mr. Williams' pastorate this ceased
and laymen were chosen.
An inscription in the graveyard has the following :
" In memory of James Adair, preacher of the Gospel,
who departed this life September 20, 1803, aged 32
years." Mr. Adair came to Derry as a " supply"
during the vacancy in the pastorate, preaching occa-
sionally from Sept. 20, 1802, until April 7, 1803, when
this appears on the books of the congregation : " Paid
Reverend James Snodgrass for moderating a call for
Mr. Adair, £1.10." He does not appear to have ac-
cepted this call. He, however, preached seven Sun-
days as a supply, when this appears: " By cash paid
to Mr. Snodgrass for a funeral sermon at Mr. James
Adair's Burial, £1.10.0."
June, 1805, the congregation came together to call
a pastor ; fifteen voted for Rev. James Snodgrass, and
twenty-six for others. No choice was made. In Sep-
tember another meeting was held. Rev. John Hutch-
inson was called, — twenty-one for, nineteen against.
Mr. Hutchinson declined the call. September, 1806,
all the members of the congregation united in a call
to Rev. James R. Sharon, who had previously been
settled at Paxtang. He continued pastor of both con-
gregations to the time of his death, in 1843. May 31,
1843, the following is recorded : " By cash paid Mrs.
Sharon, a donation from Derry congregation for the
purpose of erecting a tombstone over the remains of
the Rev. J. R. Sharon, our late pastor, $100." Then,
April 2, 1844, this entry : " By cash paid Mrs. Sha-
ron, being a donation granted by the congregation to
Mrs. Sharon, which will appear by reference to the
minutes as entered April 24, 1843, $100."
Rev. J. M. Boggs was called March 9, 1844, until
April 1, 1847, when a church dispute between Derry
and her daughter " over Swatara, on lands of Dr.
William Simonton," caused so much feeling that Mr.
Boggs was refused compensation, and Presbytery dis-
solved his relation to Derry June 12, 1849.
Rev. Andrew D. Mitchell was chosen pastor by a
unanimous vote Aug. 11, 1849, the congregation
agreeing to pay him two hundred dollars a year for
one-fourth of his time. He served as pastor until
Aug. 19, 1874, the date of his last receipt for salary.
The minutes are missing from 1857 to 1883. Mr.
Mitchell died in 1882, at Middletown, Dauphin Co.
Thus this congregation has had in one hundred
and fifty-four years the following pastors : Mr. Ber-
tram, four years; Mr. Elder, fifty years; Mr. Snow-
don, two years ; Mr. Williams, four years ; Mr. Sha-
ron, thirty-seven years; Mr. Boggs, five years; Mr.
Mitchell, twenty-five years ; vacancies, seventeen
years.
Under the charter of March 28, 1787, an organi-
zation took place, with Rev. John Elder as presi-
dent; Robert McCallen, treasurer; Thomas Laird, Jr.,
secretary; John Rodgers, William Laird, and Robert
Clark, trustees. There is no earlier record than this,
except a note "that William Laird, James Wilson,
Jr., and Thomas McCallen were appointed to settle
accounts with former trustees, John Rodgers, Robert
Clark, and James Wilson, Sr.," who appears to have
been the security for the treasurer of the previous
organization.
In 1842 the graveyard was carefully and substan-
tially inclosed, memorials of sorrow or affection to
departed friends " set up and cleaned," iron gates
provided, and every mark of respect paid to the re-
mains of the fathers and mothers of a noted race.
The wall and yard are to-day in excellent order. The
cost to the congregation was six hundred and seventy-
eight dollars, a very liberal expenditure for a congre-
gation whose income was not five hundred dollars a
year.
Aug. 1, 1845, it was agreed that a chapel " for the
members beyond the Swatara Creek" should be
erected on " land of Dr. William Simonton, on the line
of Dr. Simonton and John Berst, facing the road from
Swatara to Corbett's Mill," to be weatherboarded and
plastered. " Capt. John B. Moorhead and Dr. Wil-
liam Simonton are to superintend, and Mr. Boggs is to
give one-sixth of his time" after the building is ready.
The chapel was soon finished, and cost four hundred
and twenty-five dollars and twenty-nine cents. It was
sold about 1860 for three hundred and ten dollars.
As has been stated, this " daughter of Derry" was the
cause of many disputes before the necessity of the
mother church required it to be disposed of. It was
not until about 1800 that the exact dimensions of the
Penn gift of 1741 were determined. Since that time
the glebe has dwindled to less than a dozen of acres.
HUMMELSTOWN BOROUGH.
In the year 1738 there was warranted to Valentine
Gloninger one hundred and fifty acres of land on the
Swatara. In 1761 this right was purchased by John
Campbell, one of the earliest settlers in that region,
who the year following sold to Frederick Hummel.
The same year the latter laid out the tract into town
lots, naming the place Fredericktown. The lots sold
freely, and one of the earliest purchasers was Anthony
Doebler, of Lebanon, who bought a lot on Market
Street in January, 1763, within a month after the lots
were for sale. That lot is described as being along
" another lot taken up by Adam Hurshey." Doebler
agreed to pay a yearly rent for the fee of ten shillings
sterling (about two dollars and a half of our present
money), "one shilling sterling of which sum was to
be paid yearly forever for the use of a German Lu-
theran Church intended to be erected," the purchaser
further binding himself to erect a substantial house
eighteen by twenty feet " at least" on the premises.
No time for the fulfillment of this condition is fixed.
It may be here stated that it was not until after the
founder's death that the name of the town was
changed from Fredericktown to that which it now
bears. From the assessment-list of Fredericktown,
in 1771, and that of Hummelstown, in 1779, it will be
seen that in the eight years supervening there was no
increase in the number of inhabitants. Whether this
was due to the war which was then going on, and
which will account for the absence of either " free-
men" or " single men," we cannot say. The absence
of the name Hummel in the last list is in striking
contrast with recent returns. The Hummels then re-
sided on the adjoining farm to the town, and are in-
cluded in the other portions of Derry tax-lists. In
1779 it is well known that there were a large number
of gunsmiths at Hummelstown making arms for the
Continental army. They perchance are also included
in the Derry assessment proper.
FREDERICKTOWN, DERRY TOWNSHIP, 1771.
HUMMELSTOWN, DERRY TOWNSHIP, 1779.
Peter Shat.
Jacob Myer.
Jacob Keigart.
Henikle Shwoontz.
Widow Wetherhold.
Peter Hiney.
Sebastian Creaa.
Christopher Bogner
Fred. Hummel,
Melchor Reigert.
Widow Eurick.
John Philips.
Jacob Hammer,
Henry Wieser.
Adam Baum.
Andrew Hearauf.
Bernard Fridley.
Freemen.
Hanickle Evart.
Thomas Flack.
William Grab.
Jacob Fridley.
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Elizabeth Cloony.
Jacob Deery.
James Dainy.
Ludwik Emerick.
David Eatly.
John Fergison.
Martin Fridley.
Peter Fridley.
Joseph Ferree.
Widow Haupt.
Genrge Lauer.
Jacob Ricard.
Martin Rise;
Peter Spade.
Nicholas Smith.
Adam Baum.
Widow Wetherhold.
Andrew Gambel.
Michael Spade.
Hall.
The oldest house in town is that owned by Chris-
tian Garver, on Swatara Creek. It is a log structure,
weatherboarded, and originally stood on the square,
and in it lived Frederick Hummel, sou of the founder
of the town. Before the latter's death he built another
house on the same site. The white stone house on
the square (partly of logs) was erected before Harris-
burg was laid out. James Clunie lived in it and kept
store, the first in the place. Mr. Clunie sold the
building to John Barnard, he to Abraham Landis,
and he to Frederick Hummel. Rahm & Baum kept
store, in 1790, on Main Street in the house now owned
by James Hays. Among the early physicians was
Dr. Duncan King, who died in 1826. Frederick
Hummel kept hotel on the northwest corner of the
square, and Michael Rahm kept another at same time
where Richard Hummel now lives, both about 1792.
Afterwards John Fox had an inn (within the town
limits) on the Harrisburg, Ephrata, and Downing-
town road. The first schoolmaster of whom any
recollection is preserved was David Eckstein, who
was teaching here as early as 1792 in the Lutheran
Church. He had served in the Revolutionary war as
one of Washington's life-guards. Peter Fishburn
was the first cooper in the village. In 1814, Philip
Leebrick, Jacob Earnest, George Gish, and Thomas
Fox kept stores here. Drs. William Henderson and
Nice were physicians. Michael Spade, George Fox,
Jacob Greenawalt, and Mr. Hill had taverns. Alli-
son Piney taught school, his successors being John
Phillips and David Eckstein (the latter having taught
more or less since 1790). Thomas Ramsey and Daniel
Seiler were blacksmiths, and Samuel Spidle and John
Shadel had cabinet-shops. For a long time the town
was a favorite militia training point for the old-time
battalions.
On Thursday morning, Nov. 20, 1800, two shocks
of earthquake were sensibly felt by the inhabitants of
Hummelstown and vicinity. The first took place about
fifteen minutes before five o'clock, and lasted about
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forty seconds. In some houses the effects were more
visible than in others. The knockers on some of the
doors rapped as though they were moved by hands,
and in the dwelling of Philip Leebrick a set of china
was shaken from a table and broken to pieces. The
fright caused many of the people to rise from their
beds. The second shock took place five minutes after
five o'clock, and lasted about half a minute. It was
not as severe as the former, but was sensibly felt in
every house. In both instances a rumbling noise ac-
companied the trembling of the earth. Such was the
fear of the people that a large number of them im-
mediately repaired to the meeting-house, where
prayers were offered for the preservation of the in-
habitants.
The history, growth, and prosperity of the town is
so intimately connected not only with that of the
county but with its local institutions that reference
to them will be found of value and interest. Hum-
melstown was incorporated as a borough Aug. 26,
1874, since which period the following have been the
chief municipal officers:
1874-76. John Z. Grove.
1876-78. C. A. Nissley.
1878-79. W. E. Hendricks.
BURGESSES.
1879-80. George F. Gree
j 1880-81. Dr. J. B. Crist.
I 1881. Dr. H. B. Rupp.
TOWN CLERKS.
1874-81. Franklin Smith. | 1881. John J. Bolton.
Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church. — This
congregation was organized in 1765, and the first
church edifice, a log structure, was completed May
16, 1766. The church receipts for building the meet-
ing-house and all other purposes from 1765 to 1768
were £140 18s. 6rf., and the expenditures £127 2s. 4d.
The original building stood some twenty or thirty feet
from the present edifice, and was destroyed by fire in
December, 1817. David Eckstein was the parochial
schoolmaster from 1792 to 1805, and kept school in
the old log church. The present stone church was
erected in 1815 and 1816 and remodeled in 1855,
making it now one of the most attractive church
edifices in the county. All that can be learned from
the few fragments left of its early history is that Maj.
Frederick Hummel was the chief member of the
building committee, and that Rev. Michael Enterline
served the church as pastor until 1780, and during
his administration baptized seventy-one children,
confirmed eighteen catechumens, and administered
the communion to one hundred and forty-eight per-
sons. The pastors have been : 1771-81, Michael En-
terline ; 1781-95, William Kurtz ; April 15, 1804, to
April 5, 1807, John Frederick Ernst; April 5, 1807,
to June 23, 1811, John Paul Ferdinand Kramer;
June 23, 1811, to June, 1819, John Henry Vanhof ;
June, 1819, to Oct. 6, 1822, Charles Rudolph Denime;
Oct. 6, 1822, to Dec. 5, 1830, Peter Scheurer; Dec. 5,
1830, to Oct. 27, 1854, Henry G. Stecher; Oct. 27,
1854, to Nov. 1, 1856, George Haines; Nov. 1, 1856,
27
to Feb. 1, 1857, John F. Probst; 1857-61, A. S. Link;
1861-67, Eli Huber; 1867-73, P. Rizer; July 1, 1873,
to 1877, P. S. Mack ; July 1, 1877, J. H. Leeser, the
present incumbent.
From 1795 to 1804 the congregation had no minister.
Reformed Church. — As heretofore stated, when
the town was laid out in 1762 by Frederick Hummel,
he set apart a lot to the Reformed congregation, on
wlfich its church is now erected. The first church
edifice was a log structure, built by the Lutheran
and Reformed congregations jointly, and which was
burned in December, 1817. Before 1808 there are no
records to show who the pastors or church officials
were. Rev. Philip Gloninger, of Harrisburg, served
the congregation from 1808 to 1824. Under his pas-
toral care the elders were Peter Heffelfinger, Sr., and
Henry Seig ; Deacons, Jacob Duey, Sr., and Samuel
Brightbill. His successor was Rev. Joseph La Ross,
who married here Miss Elizabeth Earnest, and after
several years' faithful ministry removed to Blooms-
burg, Columbia Co. He was followed by Rev. Samuel
Seibert, who continued some years, and resigned in
favor of Rev. Daniel Bossier, who preached for some
seventeen years every four weeks in German. He
was succeeded in 1853 by Rev. D. G. Heisler, who
continued until 1856. The" religious services up to
1853 were conducted in the German language only,
but after that, under Rev. Mr. Heisler, were alter-
nately in English and German. Up to 1855 the
congregation worshiped in the Lutheran Church,
first in the log edifice burned in 1817, and afterwards
in the stone building erected in 1815-16. In 1855,
the Lutherans having decided to remodel their church
edifice, the Reformed congregation was compelled to
vacate, and removed temporarily to what was then
known as the Middle school-house. On the 8th of
January, 1855, it resolved to erect a church edifice,
the corner-stone of which was laid in the following
May by Rev. Mr. Leinbach, Rev. Messrs. Gans,
Kremer, and Huster participating in the ceremonies.
The dedication occurred Dec. 23, 24, 25, 1855, the
officiating ministers being Revs. H. Harbaugh, J. W.
Nevin, Daniel Bossier, and others. The original
cost of the church was five thousand two hundred
and twenty-one dollars. Rev. D. G. Heisler con-
tinued until 1857. The next pastor, Rev. M. A.
Smith, came in December, 1857, and continued until
1866. At this time the charge consisted of congre-
gations known as Shoop's, Wenrich's, Union Deposit,
and Hummelstown, with preaching here every two
weeks.
The next pastor, Rev. Samuel Kuhn, came in the
spring of 1847, and continued until 1S77, when he
resigned. No pastor for some time, preaching being
supplied by the students of Franklin College.
During this year the church was made a separate
charge, and in May, 1877, Rev. A. R. Bartholomew
was installed pastor, who remained until the fall of
1878, when he accepted a call to the Jonestown
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Church, in Lebanon County. The congregation was
then supplied with preaching every two weeks by
Rev. J. H. Pennypacker, of Elizabethtown charge,
until Aug. 1, 1879. In 1882, Rev. A. S. Stauffer took
charge.
United Brethren Church. — This denomination
began to have preaching at Hummelstown as early as
1840, the services being held at the residences of dif-
ferent members. In 1842 a congregation was formed,
Conrad Smith (now deceased) being one of the first
and leading members. In 1843 a stone church edifice
was erected on the site of the present one, which was
built in 1857, the first not being large enough to ac-
commodate the increased membership. Since 1865
the pastors have been: 1865, Rev. Miller (who died) ;
1865-67, J. M. Kephart; 1867-69, D. 0. Farrell;
1869, Israel Carpenter; 1869-71, Rev. Stehrwalt;
1871-73, John F. Smith ; 1873-74, Jacob F. Smith ;
1874-77, C. C. Meily ; 1877-79, G. A. Loose ; 1879-81,
E. Light; 1881-82, Thomas Garland.
Methodist Episcopal Church. — Hummelstown
Station was formed out of Dauphin Circuit in 1857.
Since then the pastors have been : 1857, William B.
Gregg; 1858, C. L. Stineman ; 1859, Gideon J. Barr;
1860, John C. Gregg ; 1861-63, Jacob Slichter ; 1863,
J. O. Sypherd ; 1864-66, M. Barnhill ; 1866-69, F. M.
Brady ; 1869-72, L. Hubbs ; 1872, E. Potts ; 1873-76,
J. M. Gable ; 1876-79, Richard Raines ; 1879, J. T.
Gray ; 1880-82, Jonathan Dungan.
In 1852 the congregation was organized as the
Dauphin and Hummelstown Mission. The church
edifice was built in 1S52 and 1853, and is a neat one-
story frame structure.
Church of God (Bethel). — This congregation
was organized in 1874, and for nearly two years ser-
vices were held at the Engine Hall. The church
edifice, a brick structure, was erected in 1876 on South
Railroad Street. The pastors have been : 1875-77,
S. P. Stoneseifer ; 1877-79, James McDonald; 1879-
81, A. Snyder; 1881-82, F. L. Nicodemus. Mr. Nico-
demus lives at Palmyra, and preaches there and at
Hummelstown.
The first school-house of the town and vicinity
was built on Hanover Street about 1764. The ground
was donated by Frederick Hummel, the founder of
the town, for school purposes. A one-story house
was erected, and a school supported voluntarily by
the citizens. The district composed an area of fifty
square miles. The furniture consisted of desks, con-
structed of rough oak or pine boards, fastened to the
walls around the room. Benches were made of rough
logs hewn on the one side, and supported by blocks.
The building was in use until 1790. It was then sold
and converted into a dwelling-house. In the same
year the Lutheran Church was selected for school
purposes (the school being then taught by Allison
Piney), and was occupied as such until it was de-
stroyed by fire in 1819. A small house in which
articles belonging to the church were kept was then
used, and subsequently the school was moved from
one private house to another until 1820, when a brick
house on Front Street was built in a more modern
style. At this period the schools were managed by a
board of trustees appointed by the commissioners,
and this plan was continued until the free schools
were established in 1837.
The Hummelstown Weekly Press was the first news-
paper established in the town, and its first number
was issued July 14, 1870. It was a four-page sheet of
twenty-four columns, and was published at one dollar
per year. Its publisher, Mr. Kersey, was also a sur-
veyor and engineer. Its publication was continued
until March 30, 1871, when it was discontinued for
want of support.
The Hummelstown Sun, a weekly paper, was estab-
lished and its first number issued Dec. 1, 1871, by
W. R. Hendricks and J. W. Stofer, the latter of the
Middletown Journal. Mr. Stofer having the Journal
to edit and publish, retired from the Sun, and Mr.
Hendricks became its editor and publisher until
April 1, 1875, when he purchased Mr. Stofer's inter-
est, and has continued from that to the present time
its sole editor, publisher, and proprietor. Its size was
originally four pages and twenty-four columns,
changed during the past year to twenty-eight col-
umns.
The Hummelstoavn Bank, a private institution,
owned by individuals, was organized in 1868. George
T. Hummel was president until 1875, when he was
succeeded by the present incumbent, Abner Ruther-
ford. John J. Nissley has been the cashier from its
formation. The first board of directors was composed
of George T. Hummel, Jacob Eberly, John M. Shenk,
Abner Rutherford, John H. Balsbaugh, Joseph Farns-
ler, Dr. Jacob Shope, Christian Landis, Martin Early.
The directors in 1882 were Abner Rutherford, Dr.
Jacob Shope, John M. Shenk, John Balsbaugh, Joseph
Hershey, Judge Isaac Mumma, John H. Balsbaugh,
Joseph Louch. The teller was Levi H. Nissley.
Citizens' Fire Company, No. 1. — The Hummels-
town Fire Company was organized Jan. 12, 1819, and
remained as such until 1882, when the name was
changed to Citizens' Fire Company, No. 1. In Jan-
uary, 1819, the company bought an old engine built
in Philadelphia about forty years prior, and which it
uses to this date.
Niobe Fire Company, No. 2, was organized as
early as 1837, but. there are no records, save a bill
found showing it to have been in existence that year.
Its second engine was brought here in 1850. It was
reorganized first in 1865 and again in 1872, when
John M. Hummel was elected president. It was in-
corporated July 19, 1879.
Vigilant Fire Company, No. 3, was organized
as a stock company in the fall of 1881. It bought an
engine of Rumsey & Co., of Seneca Falls, N. Y.
LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP.
At the February sessions, 1768, the court taking
into consideration a petition preferred to them by
the inhabitants of Derry township setting forth that
the bounds of the said township were very extensive
and large, and the inhabitants thereof labored under
several inconveniences by reason thereof, and praying
the said court to divide the said township into two
parts, according to a boundary line agreed upon by
the said inhabitants, to wit :
" Along a certain road leading from Conewago
creek, by the widow Hall's ; thence to Felix Landis,
senior, at Swatara creek, which said road is to fall
into the east part of the said township, and that the
said part be known by the name of Londonderry,
and that the west part of said township retain the
name of Derry. It is considered and ordered by the
court that the said township be divided agreeable to
the prayer of said petition ; and that the said part to
the east be known by the name of Londonderry, and
the west end be known by the name of Derry, which
said division line is hereby confirmed to be and re-
main firm and stable forever, and as such to be entered
of record."
The reasons for adopting the Quitopahilla Creek,
etc., as the eastern boundary are stated under the head
of Derry township, and need not be repeated here.
The officers for the township from 1769 to 1785 are
herewith given :
1769. Constable.— Robert Clark.
Overseers of Poor. — John Campbell, John Chesnit.
Overseers of Roads. — John Sayers, James Forster.
1770. Constable. — Christian Stoner.
Overseers of Roods. — Christian Taner, David Wray.
1771. Constable— Robert Hay.
Overseers of Poor. — John Campbell, John Chesnit.
Overseers of Roads— John Grabel, Robert McCallan.
1772. Constable.— Christian Beam.
Overseers of Poor. — Benjamin Boyd, Christian Tanner.
Overseers of Roads. — John Patten, Jacob Longenecker.
1773. Constable.— Philip Fishbourn.
Overseers of Poor. — John Bowman, David Hay.
Overseer of Roads.— Robert Clark.
1774. Constable.— John Early.
Overseers of Poor. — Joseph McQueen, Ulrey Walkmour.
Overseer of Roads. — John Camhle.
1775. Conslabb:.— James Walker.
Overseers of Poor. — Thomas McCullen, Christian Snyder.
Overseer of Roads. — Robert Hays.
1776. Constable.— George Bell.
Overseers of Poor. — William Moore, Michael Tanner.
Overseer of Roads. — Samuel Broadley.
1777. Constable.— George Bell.
1778. Constable. — Peter Talabaugh.
Overseer of Roads.— Francis Taylor.
1780. Constable.— James Kelly.
Overseers of Poor. — Samuel Brodly, Robert Hays.
Overseer of Roads.— James Sullivan.
1781. Constable.— Dewald Grim.
Overseers of Poor.— William Hunter, John McCallan.
Overseer of Roads. — David Hays.
1782. Constable.— John McCallen.
Overseers of Poor. — Thomas Mitchell, Patrick Hays.
Overseers of Roads. — Philip Fishbourn, James Kelly.
1783. Constable.— George Bell.
Overseers of Poor.— William Sawers, Mark Worst.
Overseers of Roads.— John Myers, David Foster.
1784. Constable.— Robert McCallen.
Overseers of Poor. — Hugh Hamilton, Dewalt Grim.
Overseers of Roads. — Chriatly Stoner, David McQueen.
1785. Constable— James Kelly.
Overseers of Poor. — John Morrison, Walter Clark.
Overseers of Roads. — Jacob Reichard, Robert McCleary.
The Londonderry returns for 1780 give us the fol-
lowing additional information from that herewith
given : Mills were in the possession of William Moor,
Sr. (2), Christian Snyder (2), and John Tanner.
Stills were operated by Jacob Cook (3), Christian
Early, and Deitrick Shultz. " Negro servants" were
owned by Samuel Broadley, Jacob Cook, James Camp-
bell, James Foster, William Hays, Jr., James Kelly,
John Logan (2), Archibald McAllister (3), and James
Sullivan.
LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP RETURNS FOR 17S0.
Acres.
Brand, Mich1, no return
Bleck, John
Bucli, Christian 100
Balm, .In"., Sen' 140
Bahn, Jn»., Jim' 100
Balm. W"
Be;il, Ludwig, no return
Broadly, Sam1 226
Beam, Chris11., no return
Bfldlion, Philip, no return
Buck, Rob'
Bishop, Stophel..: 80
Bowman, Henry, no return
Bowman, Jacob, no return
Boyd, Joseph 223>4
Boyd, Benj" 188
Bachnian, Philip
Bombarger, Chris" 300
Brand, Chris" 150
Byers, Andrew 100
Brough, Dan1., no return
liukham, James 222
Cook, Jacob 229
Oansinger, Jn°
Carmauy, Jos 50
Cooper, Johu, no return
Criger, Jacob, no return
Clark, Rob' 260
Clark, Watter 250
Gamble, James 178
Crosivo, W» 100
DonelBOn, James
Diuinger, Adam 200
Duucan, Jn° 174
Dolabach, Chris" 70
Dolabaoh, Peter, no return
Eshelman, Henry 30
Acres.
Eliot, Archibald
Erdv, Jn«, Sen' 100
Erdv, Jn»., J' 100
Erdv, <'hris»
Baly, Mich' 150
E\> is.'le. John ■...
Fliger, Ludwig 50
Fliger, Jn<\, no return
Farney, Jn»., no return
FWiburu, Philip, Sen' 200
Farmer, \V» 100
Fishburn, Philip, Jun'. 392
Foster, David
Foster, James 248
Far lev, Jn«
F<lt>l>a. get. Mich' 142
Franz, Mich> 200
Faulket, Jos
Foster, W- 100
Hay, Pavid 198
Hay, W»., Jun' 320
Hay. Patrick 145
Hay, .lames 50
Hay, Matthew 50
Herchbarger, Dan1 50
Hunter, W» 100
Hay, W=, Sen'
Hunter, Rob' 100
Hunter, David 100
HorsoD, Jn° 366
Hamilton, Hugh 200
Henry, Geo., no return
Hemperly, Anthony 50
Hershey, Benjn 100
Hetzler. Balsor 100
Hoarst, Jacob 100
Hess, Sanil
419
420
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Acres.
Huber, Ludwig 200
Humble, Jn" GO
Hay, Rob' ISO
Grove, Jacob 100
Gran, Cornelius 50
Garret, Jn"
Grim, Dewalt 70
Jordan, Geo 100
Johnston, Charles 84
Johnston, Jn" 80
Johnston, Wm
Kernaghan, Jn°
Eillinger, Geo., no return
Keatrin, Fettigh, no return. ...
Kelly, James 250
Kelly, Patrick 30
Kennedy, .In" 47
Kenrigb, Eman1 ISO
Kllpatrick, James
Kenishy, Jacob 15
Heaphard, Geo 90
LiDch, Patrick
Linnin, Jacob 140
Longenecker, Jacob, no re-
turn
Longenecker, Dan1., no re-
turn
Longenecker, Abram.no re-
turn
Landis, Felix, no return
Landis, Jn"., no return
Lineweaver, Peter 177
Long, Alex'
Logan, .In" 200
Long, Martin, no return
McGlaughlin, Barnet
McQueen, Josiah 141
McQueen, Rob' 90
McQueen, David 156
McClintock, Joseph 30
Mitchel, David 200
Mitchel. Thomas
Moor, William, Sen' 150
Mo.u, William, Jr 100
Mickley, Jacob, 90
Mickley, Jn" 90
Mrflmiv, Rob' 135
McOallon, Rob' 210
McCallou, Thomas 162
McCallon.Jn" 144
Morrel, Fetrich, no return
Myer.John 300
Mc(';. lister, Archibald 253
McDonald. David 100
Morisun, James 100
Morison, .In"
Mitchel, Abram
Nafshoe, Jacob, no return
Nafshoe, Jos
Nigh, Adam 140
Nigh, Nicholas, no return
Freemen.
Christopher Keatly.
Jos. Faruey.
Fred'. Buck.
Ane". Wallus.
Henry Stafford.
Dan1. Plough.
Abrani Stickley.
Robert M. Cleary.
And". Foster.
James Donnal.
Rob'. Allen.
Jn°. Gibb.
Jn". Farmer.
Jn°. Shoemaker.
Everhart Keatrin.
W». Hunter.
John Weary.
Wendle Henry.
As previously stated, between the year 1813, when
the erection of Lebanon County cut off a large por-
tion of Londonderry township, and the year 1825,
some proceedings were had in the Quarter Sessions to
remodel the townships of Derry and Londonderry,
none of which, however, seemed to have received the
final sanction of the court. At November term,
1825, the court appointed three commissioners to in-
Acres.
Nigh, Wm, no return
Null, Geo
Null, Chris" 100
Over, John 100
Over, Peter 250
O'Neal, Jn» 200
Painter, Ilanliu '. 150
Prats, Nicholas
Penogle, Martin
Peters. Geo 80
Plough, Jacob, no return
Painter, Jn"
Poorman. Peter
Pennal, James 170
Rowan, Widow 110
Reamer, Philip 60
Rhay, David 195
Rhay, Rob' 127
Rhay,Jn° 127
Riesor,Jn° 100
Riesor, Peter 200
Riet, Conrad 80
Kist, Jacob 100
Rowland, Henry 40
Riterbach, Peter, no return
Shenck, Dewalt
Snyder, Cliris" 200
Shira, Jacob, Sen' 100
Shire, Jacob, Jr
Shenck, Stophel 44
Stopher, Jacob 25
Stoner, Chris" 107
Shultz, Detrich 25
Sulivan, James 300
Sawers, Benj™ 600
Sawers, Jn"
Sawers, Wm
Shirtz, Mich1
Stwick, Chris
Sick. Paul Cordwino
Shaw, W" 64
Simouton, W">
Stwick, Jn°, no return
Stickley, Jn- 50
Sborckly, Jn", no return
Schenck, Mich1., no return
Tavlor, Francis, no return
Teets, Philip
Tanner, Chris", no return
Tanner. Jn"
Wolf, Mich1 100
Walker. Archibald 180
Wiltmore, Ulry, no return
Worst, Mark 130
Wolf, Conrad 104
Wishan. Conrad 150
Wear, Sam1 300
White, Jn«
Fox, James
Kernaghan, James
Ludwig Fishborn.
Jacob Longenecker.
Martin Miller.
Anthony Tera.
Geo. Gega.
Jn». Nigh.
Jn". Smith.
Jn°. Thompson.
Geo. Henry.
James Kennady.
Jos. Brosh.
Mich1. Keatrin.
James Hughey.
W», Hall.
Jn». Link.
Jn". Fraua.
Jn". Leach.
Jn». Hay.
quire into the propriety of a division, who made re-
port in favor of a division by a line " Beginning at a
black-oak-tree on the eastern bank of the Swatara
Creek, at the mouth of Stickler's Run ; thence a
due east course seven miles and one hundred and
twenty perches to the Lebanon County line, at
the farm of Jacob Longnecker." The court con-
firmed this report on the 21st of January, 1826, and
gave to the northern section the name of Derry,
and to the southern division the name of London-
derry. (See Road Docket A, page 13.) Since that
period the township has been limited in its dimen-
sions by the erection of the township of Conewago.
The township is bounded on the east by Conewago
township ; on the south by Conewago Creek, which
separates it from Lancaster County; on the west by
the Susquehanna River and the Swatara Creek,
which separates it from Lower Swatara township ;
and on the north by Derry township. It covers an
extensive area, but there are few villages of any
importance, — Port .Royal, noticed in the history of
Middletown, being the most prominent.
About 1811 or 1812, Gainsburg, and also called
Franklin, was laid out by Conrad Grim, John Ful-
weiler, and John C. Kramer. It was a venture of
the speculative era in our State history, when there
was a mania for building turnpikes and erecting
towns every four or five miles along their route, the
farmers selling their broad acres and investing their
hard cash in town lots. This was well calculated to
overdo the town business and hurry on a financial
crash. Gainsburg did not survive its fledgeling, the
only houses now in the locality having been erected
by the present generation.
The Conewago Presbyterian Church was
located a little east of Gainsburg. It was one of the
earliest churches of this Scotch-Irish neighborhood.
A log building was erected prior to 1741, for in that
year the Rev. Samuel Black was their regular min-
ister. The land is contiguous or rather inclosed by a
tract of two hundred and two and five-eighths acres,
which James Clark held by a warrant from the land-
office dated Aug. 1, 1743. Samuel Clark conveyed it
by an indenture Feb. 23, 1775, to William Braden, of
Derry township. The land was afterwards patented
to Robert Spear by patent deed Nov. 8, 1785, and
was called " Spear's Choice," and called for 202|
acres and the usual allowance. The patent was en-
rolled in rolls-office, in Patent Book No. 4, page 99,
etc. The following memorandum, accompanying a
draft, will explain itself;
" Resurveyed for Robert Spear, August 18, 1785, the above tract
of land, containing two hundred and two acres and five-eighths and
allowances, situate in Derry townBhip, Dauphin County, late Lancaster,
by warrant granted to James Clark 28tb of July, 1743.
"Signed Bertram Galbraith.
"N.B. The above square pieco of nineteen by twenty perches is a
Presbyterian meeting-house and burying-grounds.
"To John Lukens, S. G.
"Returned into the Land-Office the third November, 1785, for John
Lukens, Esq., S. G. Edward Lynch."
CONEWAGO TOWNSHIP.
421
Robert Spear assigned his patent to Robert Cole-
man ; Sept. 21, 1784, William Braden conveyed it to
Robert Spear; and John Spear, Nov. 5, 1804, trans-
ferred it to Robert Coleman, the asssignee of Robert
Spear of the patent. Robert Coleman sold it, June
15, 1818, to Robert Dempsey, whose administrator,
Jacob Redsecker, on April 13, 1831, conveyed it to
John Conrad. The latter's administrator, Henry
Fisher, sold it, June 16, 1841;, to John Fisher, who,
March 11, 1842, conveyed it to George Hess. John
B. Coleman, Feb. 24, 1830, conveyed his interest in
it to Samuel Hoffer, who in turn transferred to George
Hess April 8, 1842, making the latter the owner in
fee. George Hess conveyed it, April 4, 1868, to
Abraham Rutt, who in April, 1875, sold to John
Olwine, the present owner. So, this old church lot
is in the midst of a farm, repeatedly sold and trans-
ferred as land. The title, however, to the old grave-
yard is by law vested in the Presbytery of Carlisle,
who should take charge of it and have it properly
inclosed. What has been supposed to have been
a church foundation is a dilapidated wall, inclosing
the burial-place of some important families. There
is no inscriptive stone to tell what it really was. It
is about ten by twelve feet. Clearly there is no mark
of a church at this spot. What is very remarkable,
there is not a tombstone, or part of one, with any
inscription in the mass of fragments of such memo-
rials which surround the family inclosure spoken of.
The stones are of the red sandstone of the neighbor-
ing hills, — many of them free from all evidence of
manual adornment, — weatherbeaten as well as rough.
Islands in the Susquehanna. — Several very
important islands in the Susquehanna are included
in Londonderry township. In the days when the
shad fisheries of the Susquehanna were productive
and valuable, these islands were considered the
choicest fishing-rights on the river. The principal
ones are Shelly's, nearest the York County shore ;
Elliott's, east of it; and Hill Island north, nearly op-
posite the mouth of the Swatara Creek. Hill Island
is noted for being the place whence, during the Mil-
lerite excitement of 1844, a score of firm believers
assembled, expecting from thence to be translated
heavenward. After enduring the severe weather of
that lonely night on Hill Island, the morning dawn
not bringing the expected millennium, the converts
wended their way home, wiser than before.
Shelly's and the adjoining island have recently be-
come favorite tobacco ground, the richness and pecu-
liarity of the soil admirably adapting them for tobacco
culture.
CONEWAGO TOWNSHIP.
This township was organized by an act of Assem-
bly approved April 2, 1850, which enacted "that from
and after the passage of this act all that part of the
townships of Derry and Londonderry lying within
the following boundaries, to wit : Beginning at the
Conewago Creek, the line of the counties of Dauphin
and Lancaster, at the place where Brill's Run empties
into said creek ; and from thence by a straight line
running parallel with the line dividing the counties
of Dauphin and Lebanon to a point that by running
a straight line from said point at a right angle with
the aforesaid parallel said straight line will intersect
the said line of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon
at a point not more than one-half of a mile north of
the Mennonite meeting-house at or near said county
line ; and from thence along the line of the counties
of Dauphin and Lebanon to the line of the county
of Lancaster; and from thence down said line to place
of beginning, shall hereafter form a separate election
district and township, and shall be called Conewago,"
etc.
The township was so named for the creek which
forms its entire southern boundary. It is four and
one-fourth miles in length by three and one-half
miles in width, and in population one of the smallest
in the county. The southern portion along the Con-
ewago Creek is a beautiful plain, which gradually
slopes from its northern margin, the granite ridge,
towards the creek. It has good pasture meadows and
fine farms. There are sections of the township, how-
ever, much broken by rocky elevations, but even here
and there between these are often rich fields and
farms. In the northwestern part are the sand-hills,
which culminate in a few prominent spurs belonging
to that system of which the Round Top in London-
derry is the most striking. Beautiful springs gush
out of these hillsides, and as the early settlers built
near running water, some of the oldest farms are in
this locality.
Indian implements are frequently found, — toma-
hawks, axes, and arrow-heads. Two hominy-stones,
capable of holding a peck, are in existence, having
been preserved, — one in the possession of Cyrus G.
Shenk, who has it in use at his barn ; another on the
adjoining farm. A curious stone of this C shape has
been found. In this locality traces are to be seen of a
422
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
high fence surrounding a plot of ground, erected by
the Indians for entrapping deer.
Among the early settlers in the neighborhood were
Christopher Shoop, John Buchs, Leonard Wallers,
Rev. John Roan, Robert Carothers, and David John-
son. The tract of land which Moses Potts had sur-
veyed to him March 29, 1755, he sold to Michael
Shenk in 1770. The Hoffers came about 1800. Other
families about the same period, if not earlier, were
in the locality, — the Longeneckers, Rissers, Grubbs,
Lehmans, etc. In 1799, Goss' mill, which has also
connected with it a saw-mill, was erected. On the
farms of John Risser and Benjamin Longenecker
were distilleries about the year 1780. Risser's mill
was built in 1770, and Redsecker's in 1776.
There are three churches within the township
limits. The Meuuonite meeting-house, near the
Derry line, on the northeast, was built about 1780;
the Brethren's Church in 1S54, and the Union meet-
ing-house in 1869.
The first schools were taught by the church minister
under large trees during favorable weather and at such
other places as opportunity afforded. In 1790 there
were only five schools in that section, principally Ger-
man. About 1795 an English school was organized
where Henry Shenk now resides. It was taught by
Stephen Templeton. The one-story log school-house,
twelve by sixteen feet, in which Templeton taught
comprised three rooms, — a bed-room, kitchen, and a
school-room. On each side a portion of a log was left
out for a row of window-panes, and it is presumed va-
grants did not push up the sash for ingress to lodge,
nor was the teacher troubled to close and open the
shutters. Some sixty pupils were crowded in this
small room. Shortly after Templeton came another
school established by a Mr. McMullen. These things
existed until about the year 1S00, when the schools
were generally kept at private houses. The names of
Abraham Snyder and others of the earlier days, and
those of Rev. Speck, Samuel Hoffer, Joseph Clark,
and the Techtmyers of later times are intimately con-
nected with the schools of the neighborhood. For
many years school was taught in the old Mennonite
meeting-house, down to the adoption of the present
system of education.
The township has two villages. Bachmansville,
a post-town, is situated in the northeastern part, and
was named for the Bachmans, who erected the first
buildings of any importance. Its population is less
than a hundred. Mount Harrison, or Foltz's
Store, near the centre of the township, is a hamlet of
some six or eight houses. It was named Mount Har-
rison by the Kreiters, who kept store there during the
Harrison campaign of 1840. It is beautifully situated
on an eminence between Middletown and Colebrook.
There are three grist-mills in the township, — Red-
secker's, in the southwestern part, built in 1776 ;
Goss', near the centre, in 1799 ; and Risser's, in the
southeastern corner, erected in 1769. In early times
they hauled all their grain to Philadelphia over poor
roads, and little or no accommodation " for man or
beast" by the way. The teams at night halted by
some stream of water, the feeding-trough was fixed
upon the wagon-tongue, and there the horses ate and
slept, no matter how inclement the weather, the
drivers stowing themselves snugly under the wagon-
cover in the " fuhrmons bet." Four, five, and fre-
quently six horses constituted the team.
HANOVER TOWNSHIP.
At February sessions, 1736-37, a petition was pre-
sented to the court of Lancaster County stating that
many of the inhabitants of Derry township, living on
the northwest side of the Swatara Creek, labored under
inconveniences by reason of the largeness of the
township, and asking to be divided from the other
part thereof, and that their bounds might be as fol-
lows : " To be divided on the west from Peshtank by
Beaver Creek, from its mouth to the mountain ; from
Lebanon on the east and Derry on the south, by Swa-
tara Creek from Beaver Creek mouth to the forks,
and thence by the north branch thereof to the moun-
tain ; which was allowed by the court and ordered to
be recorded, and that the said towuship be called
Hanover." The boundaries of this township (so
named for the House of Hanover) as originally laid
out are all natural, and therefore cannot easily be
mistaken, but there is an evident mistake in stating
the petitioners to be inhabitants of Derry township,
residing northwest of the Swatara Creek, and that
their prayer was for a division of Derry township. A
glance at the boundaries of Derry will show that there
was no part of that township on the northwest side of
Swatara Creek, and the division lines asked for and
granted did not touch upon the territory at all. The
mistake is not of any practical importance, but seems
evident that the petition was from inhabitants of
Peshtank, and for a division of that township. Han-
over, as thus laid off, embraced parts of what was be-
fore Peshtank and Lebanon townships.
HANOVER TOWNSHIP.
423
During the years 1768 to 1775 frequent efforts were
made for a division of the township of Hanover, those
in the east end favoring a division, those in the west
end in opposition. The war of the Revolution open-
ing, the question was not mooted until the efforts
were being made for the erection of the new county
of Dauphin. The matter was brought to the atten-
tion of the court at Lancaster at the February ses-
sions, 1785, from which we take the following record :
"The court, taking into consideration the limits of
the township of Hanover and great difficulties of the
several officers therein in discharging their respective
duties, on due consideration and advisement, do di-
rect a division thereof by a small stream of water
running through the same, which is called the West
Branch of Priest's Run, and rises on the lands of
Philip Rank, and from thence by the said stream or
run of water until it empties itself into Swatara Creek
at Michael Brown's mill ; and do further denominate
that division which is next to Jonestown by the name
of East Hanover, and the other division thereof by
the name of West Hanover."
The stream of water called Priest's Run in the
foregoing record is not found by that name on Thomas
Smith's map, nor is any one now living in that sec-
tion of the county who knows of a stream by that
name; but from the best information which has been
obtained, that marked on Smith's map, and now gen-
erally known as Raccoon Creek, was the dividing line
between East and West Hanover townships down to
the year 1813, when Lebanon County was taken from
Dauphin, the northwest line of which runs in the
neighborhood of Raccoon Creek, and, indeed, the
head of that creek is made one of the points of that
line, and the running of that line so near the dividing
line of East and West Hanover townships made it of
hut little practical importance where the separating
line of the two townships was ; it may, however, be
assumed with reasonable certainty that Raccoon
Creek was the line.
There is another question which it seems proper
and in place here to refer to, it is as to the true boun-
dary on the north of East and West Hanover town-
ships. In point of what may be called practice, it
seems those townships were held to extend to the
Second Mountain at least from an early day. If the
records are consulted it by no means is certain that
the practice was in accordance with them, or that
there was any authority, until a later day, for sup-
posing those townships extended beyond the First
Mountain, other than long usage. When the town-
ship of Paxtang was erected, in 1729, it extended
from Swatara Creek to Kohtohtoning Hill, above
Peter Allen's ; where Peter Allen's was, or whether
the First Mountain of the range was the only one
known by the name of Kohtohtoning, it is now im-
possible to know. The probability is that start from
below and running up the river, if it liad been in-
tended to pass the First Mountain and adopt the
Second, it would have been so stated ; this, however, is
but conjecture. The next matter of record bearing
on the question occurs when Hanover township was
erected in 1737. Beaver Creek, from its mouth to the
mountain, was made the dividing line between Han-
over and Peshtank. Beaver Creek had its source at
the southern base of the First Mountain, and the di-
vision line was extended no farther. It should have
been stated before, when referring to the boundaries
of Peshtank, that when the Kohtohtoning Hill was
reached, the line ran eastward by the south side of
said hill to the meridian of the mouth of Quitopa-
hilla Creek. Again, in the year 1767, the court or-
dered the division line between Upper and Lower
Paxtang townships to be made from " the mouth of
Fishing Creek ; thence along the top of Kittatinia
Mountain, next to Lower Paxtamj, to Beaver Creek."
Hanover township was divided into east and west in
the year 1785 ; the dividing line was a run, having its
source on the south side of the First Mountain. In
this case, like that of the division of Peshtank and
Hanover, the record provides no line extending beyond
the First Mountain. The practice of treating the ter-
ritory between the First and Second Mountains as
within the Hanovers probably originated soon after
the organization of Dauphin County, in the year 1785.
The question whether East Hanover township ex-
tended beyond the First Mountain in the year 1796
occurred in the trial of the case of Gloninger vs. God-
dard, in the Common Pleas of Lebanon County, and
which is reported in 5th Watts, 221. The under-
standing and practice before mentioned was fully
proved on that trial ; in the Supreme Court, however,
although it was not thought necessary to the question,
the judge who delivered the opinion of the court
clearly intimated that the records showed the First
Mountain to be the true boundary. This question
and these matters relating to it are here merely referred
to as a part of the history of township boundaries, and
not to be understood as suggesting any existing diffi-
culty ; incidentally the Second Mountain has become
the record line of West Hanover, as may be seen on
reference to the records establishing the township of
Rush in 1820, and the division of West Hanover town-
ship in 1842, both in Dauphin County.
The assessment lists up to the formation of the
county of Dauphin were designated as East and West
End of Hanover. Those for the East End we have
given with the history of Lebanon County, the whole
of which probably fell into that county upon its erec-
tion in 1813.
Hanover township suffered severely in the French
and Indian war, and many are the incidents of pioneer
life which have come down to us. In the " Barnetts
of Hanover" reference is made to Joseph Barnett and
his son, William, giving the statement as it came to us
from the late Samuel Barnett, of Springfield. Ohio.
The following detail, however, differs somewhat from
that there given.
424
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
The Barnetts and their immediate neighbors erected
a block-house in proximity to Col. Green's mill, on
the Manada, for the better safety of their wives and
children, while they cultivated their farms in groups,
one or two standing as sentinels. In the year 1757
there was at work on the farm of Mr. Barnett a small
group, one of which was an estimable man named
Mackey. News came with flying speed that their
wives and children were all murdered at the block-
house by the Indians. Preparation was made imme-
diately to repair to the scene of horror. While Mr.
Barnett with all possible haste was getting ready his
horse, he requested Mackey to examine his rifle to
see that it was in order. Everything right they all
mounted their horses, the rifle in hand, and galloped
off, taking a near way to the block-house. A party
of Indians lying in ambush rose and fired at Mr. Bar-
nett, who was foremost, and broke his right arm. His
rifle dropped; an Indian snatched it up and shot Mr.
Mackey through the heart. He fell dead at their feet,
and one secured his scalp. Mr. Barnett's father, who
was in the rear of his company, turned back, but was
pursued by the Indians, and narrowly escaped with his
life. In the mean time Mr. Barnett's noble and high-
spirited horse, which the Indians greatly wished to pos-
sess, carried him swiftly out of the enemy's reach, but
becoming weak and faint from the loss of blood, he
fell to the ground and lay for a considerable time un-
able to rise. At length by a great effort he crept to a
buckwheat-field, where he concealed himself until the
Indians had retired from the immediate vicinity, and
then raising a signal he was soon perceived by a
neighbor, who, after hesitating for some time for fear
of the Indians, came to his relief. Surgical aid was
procured, and his broken arm was bound up, but the
anxiety of his mind respecting his family was a
heavy burden which agonized his soul, and not until
the next day did he hear that they were safe, with the
exception of his eldest son, then eight or nine years
of age, whom the Indians had taken prisoner, together
with a son of Mackey's about the same age. The
savages on learning that one of their captives was a
son of Mackey whom they had just killed, compelled
him to stretch his father's scalp, and this heartrend-
ing, soul-sickening office he was obliged to perform in
sight of the mangled body of his father.
The Indians escaped with the two boys westward,
and for a time Mackey's son carried his father's scalp,
which he would often stroke with his little hand and
say, " My father's pretty hair."
Mr. Barnett lay languishing on a sick-bed, his case
doubtful for a length of time, but having a strong
constitution he at last, through the blessing of God,
revived, losing about four inches of a bone near the
elbow of his right arm.
But who can tell the intense feeling of bitterness
which filled the mind and absorbed the thoughts of
him and his tender, sensitive companion, their be-
loved child traversing the wilderness, a prisoner with
a savage people, exposed to cold and hunger, and sub-
ject to their wanton cruelty? who can tell of their
sleepless nights, the anxious days, prolonged through
long, weary months and years '? their fervent prayers,
their bitter tears, and enfeebled health?
The prospect of a treaty with the Indians, with the
return of prisoners, at length brought a gleam of joy
to the stricken hearts of these parents. Accordingly,
Mr. Barnett left his family behind and set off with
Col. Croghan and a body of five hundred " regulars"
who were destined to Fort Pitt for that purpose.
Their baggage and provisions conveyed on pack-
horses, they made their way over the mountains with
the greatest difficulty. When they arrived at their
place of destination, Col. Croghan made strict in-
quiry concerning the fate of the little captives. After
much fruitless search, he was informed that a squaw
who had lost a son had adopted the son of Mr. Bar-
nett and was very unwilling to part with him, and he,
believing his father had been killed by the Indians,
had become reconciled to his fate, and was much at-
tached to his Indian mother.
Mr. Barnett remained with the troops for some
time without obtaining or even seeing his son. Fears
began to be entertained at Fort Pitt of starvation.
Surrounded by multitudes of savages, there seemed
little prospect of relief, and to add to their despond-
ency a scouting party returned with the distressing
news that the expected provisions which were on the
way to their relief was taken by the Indians. They
almost despaired, — five hundred men in a picket fort
on the wild banks of the Allegheny Eiver without
provisions ! The thought was dreadful. They became
reduced to one milch cow each day for five days
killed and divided among the five hundred. The
three following days they had nothing .' To their great
joy, on the evening of the third, provisions arrived ;
every sunken, pale, despairing countenance gathered
brightness, but owing to its imprudent use, which
the officers could not prevent, many died.
While the treaty was pending many were killed by
the Indians, who were continually prowling around
the fort. One day Mr. Barnett wished a drink of
water from Grant's Spring (this spring is near Grant
Street, in the city of Pittsburgh, known to most of the
older inhabitants); he took his "camp-kettle" and
proceeded a few steps, when he suddenly thought the
adventure might cost him his life and turned back ;
immediately he heard the report of a rifle, and look-
ing towards the spring he saw the smoke of the same,
— the unerring aim of an Indian had deprived a sol-
dier of life. They bore away his scalp, and his body
was deposited on the bank of the Allegheny.
The treaty was concluded and ratified by the par-
ties ; nevertheless great caution was necessary on the
part of the whites, knowing the treachery of many of
their foes.
Mr. Barnett was most unhappy. His hopes con-
cerning his child had not been realized, and he had
HANOVER TOWNSHIP.
425
been absent from his family already too long. Soon
after the conclusion of the treaty a guard with the
pack-horses started to cross the mountains, and he
gladly embraced the opportunity of a safe return.
After injunctions laid upon Col. Croghan to purchase,
if possible, his son, he bade him and his associates in
hardships farewell, and after a toilsome journey
reached home and embraced once more his family,
who were joyful at his return. But the vacancy oc-
casioned by the absence of one of its members still
remained. He told them that William was alive,
soothed their grief* wiped away the tears from the
cheeks of his wife, and expressed a prayerful hope
that through the interposition of a kind Providence
he would eventually be restored to them.
Faithful to his promise, Col. Croghan used every
endeavor to obtain him. At length, through the in-
strumentality of traders, he was successful. He was
brought to Fort Pitt, and for want of an opportunity
to send him to his father was retained under strict
guard, so great was his inclination to return to savage
life. On one occasion he sprang down the bank of
the Allegheny River, jumped into a canoe, and was
midway in the stream before he was observed. He
was quickly pursued, but reached the opposite shore,
raised the Indian whoop,'and hid himself among the
bushes. After several hours' pursuit he was retaken
and brought back to the fort. Soon after, an oppor-
tunity offering, he was sent to Carlisle. His father,
having business at that place, arrived after dark on
the same day, and without knowing took lodgings at
the same public-house where his son was, and who
had been some time in bed. As soon as he was aware
of the fact he asked eagerly to see him. The land-
lord entreated him to let the boy rest until morning,
as he was much wearied by traveling. To this the
father could not assent, replying, " If a son of yours
had been absent for three years could you rest under
the same roof without seeing him '?" The hardy host
felt the appeal and led the way to the chamber. The
sleeping boy was awakened and told that his father
stood by his bed. He replied in broken English,
" No my father." At this moment his father spoke,
saying, "William, my son, look at me: I am your
father." On hearing his voice and seeing his face he
sprang from the bed, clasped him in his arms, and
shouted, " My father ! My father is still alive !" All
the spectators shed tears, the father wept like a child,
while from his lips flowed thankful expressions of
gratitude to the Almighty disposer of all events that
his long-lost child was again restored.
Early the next day the father and son were on the
road homewards, where they arrived on the second
day in the dusk of the evening. The rattling of the
wheels announced their approach ; the mother and
all the children came forth. She, whose frequent
prayers had heretofore been addressed to the Throne
of Divine Grace for the safety and return of her son,
now trembled and was almost overcome as she beheld
him led by his father and presented to her, the part-
ner of her sorrows. She caught him to her bosom
and held him long in her embrace, while tears of joy
flowed. His brothers and sisters clustered eagerly
around and welcomed him with a kiss of affection.
It was a scene of deep feeling not to be described,
and known only to those who have been in similar
circumstances. The happy family, all once more be-
neath the parental roof, knelt down and united in
thanksgiving to Almighty God for all His mercies to
them in protecting and restoring to their arms a be-
loved and long-absent child.
The children scrutinized him with curiosity and
amazement. Dressed in Indian costume, composed
of a breech-cloth around the waist, with moccasins
and leggins, his hair about three inches long and
standing erect, he presented a strange appearance.
By degrees he laid aside the dress of the wilderness,
which he greatly preferred, forgot the Indian lan-
guage, and became reconciled to his native home.
But the rude treatment which he received from the
Indians impaired his constitution. They frequently
broke holes in the ice on rivers and creeks and dipped
him in order to make him hardy, which his feeble
system could not endure without injury.
Respecting the son of Mackey, he was given by "the
Indians to the French, and passed into the hands of
the English, and was taken to England, came as a
soldier in the British army to America at the time of
the Revolutionary war. He procured a furlough
from his officers and sought out his widowed mother,
who was still living, and who had long mourned him
as dead. She could not recognize him after the lapse
of so many years. He stood before her, a robust, fine-
looking man, in whom she could see no familiar traces
of her lost boy. He called her " mother," and told
her he was her son, which she did not believe. " If
you are my son," said she, " you have a mark upon
your knee that I will know." His knee was exposed
to her view, and she instantly exclaimed, "My son
indeed !" Half frantic with joy, she threw her arms
around his neck, and was clasped in those of her son.
" Oh, my son," said she, " I thought you were dead,
but God has preserved you and given me this happi-
ness. Thanks, thanks to his name ! Through long
years 1 have mourned that sorrowful day which bereft
me of my husband and child. I have wept in secret
till grief has nearly consumed me, till my heart grew
sick and my poor brain almost crazed by the remem-
brance. I have become old more through sorrow
than years, but I have endeavored to ' kiss the rod'
which chastised me. My afflictions have not been
sent in vain, they have had their subduing and purify-
ing effect ; heaven became more attractive as earth be-
came dark and desolate. But I now feel that I shall yet
see earthly happiness. Nothing in this world, my son,
shall separate us but death." He never returned to
the British army, but remained with his mother and
contributed to her support in her declining years.
426
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
There was another interesting meeting, that of
Mackey with the son of Mr. Barnett. They recapit-
ulated the scenes of hardship through which they
passed while together with the Indians, which were
indelibly impressed upon the memory of both. They
presented a great contrast in appearance, — Barnett a
pale, delicate man, and Mackey the reverse. The
former sank into an early grave, leaving a wife and
daughter. The daughter married a Mr. Franks, who
subsequently removed to the city of New York.
Mr. Barnett, the elder, after experiencing a great
sorrow in the loss of his wife, removed to Allegheny
County, spending his remaining days with a widowed
daughter. He died in November, 1808, aged eighty-
two years, trusting in the merits of a Divine Provi-
dence. His eventful and checkered life was a life of
faith, always praying for the sanctified use of his
trials, which were many. His dust reposes in the
little churchyard of Lebanon, Mifflin township, Al-
legheny Co.
In 1768 a movement was put on foot to divide the
township, and again the year following. Prior to
1759 no records have been found giving the township
officers. From that period until the erection of the
county in 1785 we have gathered the following:
1769. Constable— Samuel Sterret.
Overseers of Roads. — Robert Snodgrass, William Thompson.
1760. Constable.— John Brown.
Overseers of Poor. — Walter McFarling. Hugh Rippy.
1761. Constable.— Robert Snodgrass.
Overseers of Poor. — Anthony McCreight, James Willsou.
Overseers of Roads. — William Allen, Jacob Toops.
1762. Constable.— Peter Walnian.
Overseers of Poor. — John Andrew, William Allen.
Overseers of floods. — Lazarus Steward, David Ferguson.
1763. Constable.— James Stewart.
Overseers of Poor. — James Rippetts, James Young.
Overseers of Roads. — John Dickson, William Young.
1764. Constable. — James Young.
Overseers of Poor. — John Gilliland, James McClelihan.
Overseers of Roads. — John Dixon, William Young.
1765. Constable.— James McClure.
Overseers of Poor. — John Young, John Hill.
Overseers of Roads.— James Willson, George Tittle.
1766. Constable.— William McClure.
Overseers of Poor. — John Hill, John Forster.
Overseers of Roads. — Joseph Allen, Walter McFarland.
1767. Constable.— John Dixon.
Overseers of Poor. — William Brown, Adam Harper.
Overseers of Roads. — William Stuart (East End), Samuel Allen
(West End).
1768. Constable— John Hill.
Overseers of Poor. — Jacob Stover, Joseph Barnett.
Overseers of Roads. — Peter Walmer, Joseph Hutchison.
1769. Constable.— Benjamin Clark.
Overseer of Poor. — John Kough.
Overseers of Roads. — Thomas McMullen, John Brunner.
1770. Constable.— Robert Hume.
Overseers of Poor.— Arnold Sherts, Thomas Robinson.
Overseers of Roads— William Robinson, James Todd.
1771. Constable.— William Cooper.
Overseers of Poor.— John Toups, William Cincarte.
Overseers of Roads.— James Wilson, John Tibbin, Jr.
1772. Omalaoh.— William Brown.
Overseers of Poor.— Joseph Crean, Thomas Hume.
Overseers of Roads.— Peter Eversole, Adam Harper.
1773. Constable.— Joseph McQnire.
Overseers of Poor.— Benjamin Wallace, Andrew Carverock.
Overseers of Roads.— Matthias Poor, James Robinson.
1774. Constable. — John Youard.
Overseers of Poor.— Peter Walmer, William McClure.
Overseers of Roads. — Thomas Robinson, David Priest.
1775. Constable. — James Low.
Overseers of Poor. — George Tittle, Joseph Hutchason.
Overseers of Roads.— Daniel Musser, William Kithcart.
1776. Constables.— Edward Tute, Joseph McGuire.
Overseers of Poor. — John Graham, Abraham Hooblor.
Overseers of Roads— William Wright, John Winter.
1777. Constable.— Edward Tate.
1778. Constable.— James McMillan.
Overseers of Poor. — Josiah Espy, James Willson.
Overseers of Roads. — Joseph Crane, Francis Alberdele.
1779. Constable. — James Stewart.
Overseers of Poor. — Richard Dearmond, Abraham Latcha.
Overseers of Roads. — James Porter, James Young.
1780. Constable. — James Porter.
Overseers of Poor. — James Robertson, Kilian Long.
Overseers of Roads. — John Hooper, Henry Shuey.
1781. Constable.— Robert Caldwell.
Overseers of Poor.— Josiah Parks, William Robinson.
Overseers of Roads. — John French, Josiah Espy.
1782. Constable.— John Thompson.
Overseers of Poor. — John Rodgers, Daniel Bradley.
Overseers of Roads. — Richard Dearmond, Abraham Latcha.
1783. Constable.— James Wilson.
Overseers of Poor. — Robert Hill, James Young.
Overseers of Roads— William Young, John Cooper.
1784. Constable— John Winter, Sr.
Overseers of Poor. — Robert Sturgeon, ThomaB Hunn.
Overseers of Roads.— Thomas McCord, William Stewart.
1785. Constable— John Winter, Jr.
Overseer of Poor. — James Young.
Overseer of Roads— George Tittle.
The only complete assessment-list of Hanover is
that for 1781. It includes, however, the entire town-
ship of East and West End, and much of it is there-
fore referable to Lebanon County.
HANOVER TOWNSHIP RETURN FOR 1781.
Names. Acres.
Auger, George 300
Allen, Job 285
Andrew, Jn« 170
Allen, William 200
Andrew, James 370
Abertdal, Nicholas 150
Abeitdal, Francis 150
Brown, William 160%
Brand, Philip 150
Beard, James 240
Brown, Michael 150
Beal, Peter 80
Brandon, W» 200
Barnet, Jos 140
Brown, Sam1 140
Beaker, Jn° 150
Brown, And" 150
Brown, William 100
Brown, Jn»., Jun* 100
Bell, Samuel 136
Bachmau, Michl 8
Bumgardner, Philip 120
Boal, Robert 242
Bumgarner, Jn° 100
Bradly, Dan' 135%
Bumgarner, Baltzor 60
Brown, Jn° 150
Brightbill, Jn« 130
Brightbill, Peter 130
Bell, Robert 62
Boge, Andrew 160
Crain, Jos 176
Crain, W"- 125
Crafford, Elizabeth 260
Cathcart, W» 100
Crain, Geo 300
Caldwell, David 220
Caldwell, James 100
Calboun, James 200
Cooper, Andrew 100
Cooper, Jn» 111%
Oraford, Richard 212
Names. Acres.
Craige, Jn° 166
Cook, Jacob, Esq' 300
Caldwell, Rob' 187
Cimmeruian,Jn° 150
Cunningham, John 210
Crain, Ambrose 100
fallible, John 208
Clark, Benjamin 318
Countrim, John 150
Carpenter, W» 120
Carvery, And" 200
Dearmond, Richard 232
Dixson, Sinkey 200
Dixon, James 102
Dixson, Geo 100
Dixson, Richard 135
Espy, Geo 212
Endworth, Jm> 136
Espy, Josias 133
Ewi'ng, Robert 100
Ebersole. Peter 150
Freeman, Caspar 130
Fenleer, Michael 160
Finny, Thomas 135
In trust 175
Furguson, Sam1 150
I French, Jn" 170
Furguson, Jn° 120
Finly, Richard 44
Firebach, Adam 180
Finney, Sam1
Faneeler, Henry 150
Fox, Anthony 135
Frank, Christian 200
Green, Timothy, Esq' 337%
Grahams, Jn° 200
Glenn, Hugh 100
Greenlee, Robert 200
Graham, Henry 180
Graham, James, Jun* 100
Graham, James, Senr 181
Grahams, W» 100
HANOVER TOWNSHIP.
427
Goodman, Adam 100
Hugey,Jn»
Hooke, Geo 216
Hu
i, Jn«..
160
Hutchison, Jos., Junp.
Horst, Abram 150
Hutchison, Jos., Jun' 104'iJ
Horner, And" 179
Humbarger, Leonard 300
Hoover, John 150
Hill, Robert 120
Hill, W" 181
Hamaker, Adam 20
Hammel, James 150
Hedrick, Geo 130
Hu
Tho
200
Hedrick, W» 80
Hedrick, Peter 150
Harper, Adam 219
Helm, Conrad .■ 130
Hess, Henry 100
Henry.Jacob 190
Johnston, James 130 |
Johnston, Jn» 180
Innis, Mary 160
Johnston, Richard 118
Kennady, Rob' 70
Karr, Andrew 100 ;
Killinger, Andrew 50
Kennady, Thomas 178 |
Kingry, Peter 221
KlecU, Ludwig 150
Latchar, Abram 310
Low, James 100
Lowmiller, Henry 140
Loss, Jacob 240
Lidigh, Jn"., D' 80
Matthew, Lind 168
.McCormac, Jn° 150
McGuive, David 180
McMullin, James 150
Moody, Robert 160
Mclnare, Thomas 150
McClure, James 200
McClure, Francis 200
McCormac, Elez"' 170
McCreight, James, Capt 100
Mevers, Conrad 80
Menough, Geo 148
McQuown, Jn" 147
In Trust 147
McNutt, Barnard 140
Mislemings, W» 125
McOreght, Anthony 100
McCord, Jn» 100
McCollough, W» 177
Michael, W» 120
McCord, Thomas 230
McKlhenev. Tho9 200
McClngh, W» 173
Meuoch, Simon 200
Miller, Dan" 28
Myer, Michael 40
Myers, Jacob 200
Myers, Henry 174
Markellion 142
McBride, Jn" 15
Mowrey, Widow 100
Miley, Martin 150
Musser, Dan1 160
Meese, Geo 300
McFarland, Walter 211
Nigh, Philip 12414
Poltz, Michael 12o
Poore, Mathias 130
Pickel, Ju» 100
Pesore, Geo 130
Pesore, Mathias 145
Pesore, Fredrick 135
Proner,John 228
Petierue, James 100
Pergue, Joseph 100
Pesore, Henry 130
Portlemey, Viutle 711
Philipi, Michael 195
Porter, James 177
Parks, Jos 225
Porterfleld, Robert 120
Prooner, Jacob 133
Ramsey, Geo 100
Righard, Jn" 177
Ram, Milher 150
Ram, Jacob 100
Rodger, James 178
Rodgers, Jn"., col" 200
Robinson, Jn" 232
Rodger, And" 144
Rodger, W» 197
Rippit, W°> 100
Rippet, James 200
Ramage, W» 126
Names. Acres.
Rough, Jn»., Rev 180
Robinson, James 73
Rodger, Jeremiah 144
Robinson, Sam' 102
Kigart, Jacob 100
Robinson, Widow 147
Ramsey, William 100
Ramsey, Hugh 100
lieaguel, Abram 300
Rumberger, Geo 40
Rainbo, Peter 160
River, Peter 300
Robinson, W" 130
Ramsey, David 100
Robinson, James 73
Rank, Philip 100
Rough, Barnet 100
Stewart, James, Jun 120
•Stewart, Jn" 120
Stewart, Sam1 200
Sterrot, Jii« 180
Sharp, Isaac 192
Sturgeon, Rob' 150
Sarkerry, Ulry 120
Saint, Jacob 160
Sprecher, Jacob 80
S|ict/,lach, Peter 150
Sneider,Jn« 175
Snoddy, W» 130
SnodgrasB, W» 196
Stream, David 80
Swan, Samuel 150
Shuv, Jn" 240
Snodgrass, Jn" 100
Sturgeon, Sam' 140
Segler, Henry 100
Stewart, James 147
Slone, Archibald 179
Sil-or, Michael „ 150
Sliultz, Jn» 130
Stone, Adam 250
Stewart, Widow 100
Seidenstricker, Philip 200
Steely, Jn° 121
Serung, Ludwig 300
Straw, Michael 280
In trust 300
Stnilev, Jn" 200
Slone, William 230
Shuey, Henry 300
Stone, Peter 95
Seaman, Jn° 137
Stone, Abram 150
Slone, Alexander 100
Stewart, James 130
Tittle, Geo 200
Toner, Danl 189
Toops, Jn" 137
lippins, Jn» 79
Tippins, Jacob 100
Tittler, Adam 200
lempleton, Robert 200
Trdusdle, W» 153
Todd, James 200
Todd, David 199
Iodd,Jn° 391 M
Thompson, Jn" 167%
Twoeys, Kman1 65
Thorn, W» 200
Tagart, James 125
Wallmore.Geo 80
Wallace, W» n\\i
Wil-
Hugh..
177
Walker, Thomas 150
Wallace, And" 80
Willson, James, Sen' 360
Wonderly.Dan1 154
Wilson, James 147
Wolf, Geo 203
Wright, W»> 225
Ward, Geo 200
Wilson, James, Cap' 300
Wilson, James, Ex' 150
Wallace, Robert 200
Wise, Adam 130
Wallace, Thomas 243
Weaver, Jn" 170
Wingart, Abram 130
Weaver, Dam 160
Wolf, Jacob 20
Wingart, Chris 170
Wilt, Geo 195
Wilt, Jacob 100
Walmore, Peter 200
Winter, John 211
Walmore, Peter, Jun' 200
Winlin, Dewalt 100
Young, W-, Se' 443
Young, W»„ Jun' 200
Young, James 284
gh.
W'° Wilkison.
Wm Evens.
David Hase.
Robert Frahelton.
Alexander McGee
Josh Briggs.
Alexan' Ridd.
Jn" Dunlap.
Robert Dulton.
Charles Mulroy.
Rob' Lewis.
Ja8 Johnston.
W» Stewart.
Jn" Murry.
Jaa Wilson.
Jn" Sibert.
Jos. McClure.
Isaac Hannah.
Neal Colgan.
W™ Jones.
David McCracken
Rob' Strain.
Jn" Herkenreider
Fredi Pickel.
Ja9 Breadon.
W» McEnally.
Patrick Flin.
Jn" Martin.
W« Cloky.
Sam' McCull
Jn" Hoover.
David Kinuy.
Isaac Hodge.
Neal Meidon.
Hugh Morris.
Francis Ferguson
Dan1 Miller.
Ja9 Pinkerton.
Rob' Lewk.
W" Barnet.
Jos. Barnet.
Jn" Barnet.
Jn° Martin.
Jn" Paterson.
Tho9 McMillin.
Jn" Millers.
Hugh Reppith.
Thomas Hardon.
Robert Warnoch.
Duncan Sinclair.
James Wallace.
W»Glen.
Wr™ Cunningham.
Philip Boil.
Duncan Camble.
Jn" Ramage.
Robert Hervey.
Henry Sherp.
Mathias Becker.
Jn" Carter.
Martin Miller.
Jn" McCully.
Stophel Syder.
Jn" Snody.
Adam Harbison.
James Duncan.
Jn° Morison.
W» Hume.
Jn° Tully.
Alex' McElheney.
Jacob Lose.
Robert Young.
Christ' Brown.
Math9 Crowser.
Jn° Elder.
Jn" Stopher.
Jos. Wilson.
James Johnston.
Philip Wallhower.
Jn" Rlppitb.
James Rippith.
Patrick Gallant.
Edward Israel Low.
Valen" Spelsbach.
Jn° Young.
Jacob Creamer.
Eva Huftnagle.
Wm Donalson.
Geo. Mury.
Lazarus Stewart.
Philip Frank.
Jn° Lose.
Jn° Petrey.
Sam1 Kirsley.
Chris Pirky.
Jn° Stone.
Tho9 McCullough.
Jn° Dups.
Jn" Walmore.
Henry Pruner.
Jacob Greatt. .
Isaac Harison.
And" Young.
Peter Weirup.
Valeoe Salla.
Conrad Road.
Jn" Tebhins.
Adam Mark.
Ju° Young.
Jacob Dupes.
Nicholas Titlow.
Jacob Rasor.
Alexander Young.
Jacob Muser.
Jn° Pruner.
Nicholas Pruner.
W» McFarland.
Geo. Hains.
Jn" Carvery.
Peter Felty.
Peter Simon.
Jacob Stone.
Benjamin Clark.
W» Young.
Adam Weaver.
George Pruner.
Jn° Sups.
Jn" Philip Debaar
Josuah Mathew.
Peter Uncher.
Caspar Grosser.
Chris" Fox.
Dan1 McBride.
Elizabeth Moyer.
Peter Fox.
Conrad Shrith.
David Petierue.
Geo. Syder.
Abram Eallis.
Jn" Carvery.
Peter Fleeting.
Archibald McCullough.
Adam Poore.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Upon the formation of the county, Hanover was
divided into East and West Hanover, and thus con-
tinued until 1813, when Lebanon was formed, when
the entire East Hanover, with a portion of West Han-
over, were included in the new county. West Han-
over in Dauphin continued as such until the year
1842, when by the sixty-fourth section of an act of
Assembly, passed on the 4th of March that year, it
provided " that the township of West Hanover, in the
county of Dauphin, shall, as then divided into three
separate election districts, thereafter form three sepa-
rate townships, the south district to be called South
Hanover, the east district to be called East Hanover,
and the west district West Hanover, and that the then
supervisors should file in the office of the clerk of the
Court of Quarter Sessions of Dauphin County, as the
dividing lines of said townships, the survey and draft
thereto annexed of the election lines run of said
West Hanover township, pursuant to law, by M.
Robeson, on the 17th day of September, 1838."
On the 14th of March, 1842, the survey and draft
of M. Robeson was filed as above directed, and was
recorded in Road Docket A, page 253, as follows, to
wit:
"Beginning at the Swatara Creek, half a mile south
of the intersection of Bow Run with said creek, at a
chestnut oak on the land of John Fox; thence
through land of Conrad Waggoner, Philip Stine,
Abraham Hoover, Jacob Leasure, and John B. More-
head, to the present residence of J. B. Morehead,
leaving the houses on all said farms north, except
Conrad Waggoner — whole distance, 2 miles and 20
perches — course bearing south 82 degrees west ; thence
from J. B. Morehead's through other land of said
Morehead, Doc. William Simonton, Samuel McCord,
William McCord, Jacob Keiffer, Samuel Shellen-
berger, George Bashore, William Bomgardner, and
Christian Walters, to Beaver Creek to a hickory,
leaving all the houses on said farms north, except
J. B. Morehead's present residence, one of Doc. Wil-
liam Simonton's tenant-houses, now occupied by John
Farling, Samuel McCord's and AVilliam McCord's —
these five are south — course bearing the same, viz.,
south 82 degrees west, distance 2f miles. Then begin-
ning at the house of J. B. Morehead (present resi-
dence) ; thence through land of said Morehead, and
near land of Daniel Keim, through land of Doc. Wil-
liam Simonton, Alexander McFadden, Daniel Keiffer,
Samuel Zimmerman, John Snodgrass, Simon Stout,
Samuel Fleming, Mary McCreight, Joseph Shoop,
Benjamin Snodgrass, Emanuel Cassel, junior (near
Daniel and William Gross), Joseph Allen, William
Crum (near Daniel Aungst), E. and C. B. Grubb,
George Rhoads, John Rhoads, and E. and C. B.
Grubb, to the top of the second mountain — the pres-
ent boundary of West Hanover township — leaving
all the houses on said farms west, except Daniel
Keim, Simon Stout, Benjamin Snodgrass, Daniel and
William Gross, Emanuel Cassel, junior, Daniel
Aungst, E. and C. B. Grubb, George Rhoads, and
John Rhoads; course bearing north 14J degrees west,
distance 8 miles."
SOUTH HANOVER TOWNSHIP.
This township lies south of the other Hanovers,
with the Swatara and Beaver Creeks on its entire
eastern, southern, and western border. It is well
watered, and there is little poor or untillable land in
the township.
Union Deposit was laid out by Philip Wolfers-
berger, July 30, 1845, and called Unionville. The
survey was made by Samuel Hoffer, and the platting
done by Jacob R. Hoffer. It comprised twenty-three
lots. In the same year Isaac Hershey laid out some
lots adjoining. The place, however, always went by
the name of Union Deposit, from the fact of its being
a deposit of all the grain produce, etc., of this region,
preparatory to its shipment on the canal by Mr.
Wolfersberger, who owned several boats. He also
kept the first store. Dr. D. C. Keller came in 1848,
and was the first resident physician. The first house
built on the hill was the one in which he resides.
The post-office was established in 1857, and David
Wolfersberger appointed postmaster. McCormick's
Furnace was erected about 1857, and a few years ago
a railroad built from it to Swatara Station, on the
Lebanon Valley Railroad, a distance of a mile. It
manufactures pig metal, and employs in the furnace
and quarries some forty hands. Most of the ore is
obtained from Sand Hill, three and a half miles dis-
tant, the rest from Cornwall and other banks.
The churches are the Lutheran and Reformed, a
one-story brick edifice, erected in 1847, and the
United Brethren, a similar structure, built in 1848.
The former is supplied by the Hummelstown pas-
tors. Its trustees are George Hocker, Sr., Lutheran,
and Jacob Walmer, Reformed. Rev. David S. Long-
necker, of Derry, is the United Brethren pastor. The
village is on Swatara Creek and the Union Canal,
one mile from Swatara Railroad Station.
Hoeenerstown is situated in the southwestern part
of the township, one and a half miles north of Hum-
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melstown. It takes its name from John Hoerner, born
in 1782, of one of the earliest families that settled in this
region, and whose descendants are very numerous in
this vicinity. The place has a store, post-office, and
the usual number of small shops. The United Breth-
ren Church is at the east end of the village, and the
German Baptist at the west.
Manada ville lies in the extreme eastern part of
the township, at the junction of the Manada with
Swatara Creek. It contains a saw- and grist-mill,
school-house, cabinet-shop, store, and several other
shops. The first settlers in the place were J. Ream,
G. F. Yengst, D. Houck, John Gordon, Dr. Samuel
Eby, H. Styles, J. Dougherty, D. Ritter, and S. Rose.
WEST HANOVER TOWNSHIP.
Adjoining East Hanover township on the west is
the extreme portion of the Hanover of 1737. To the
north and west is Middle Paxtang township, while on
the south lies South Hanover township, and south-
west Lower Paxtang township. In the northern part
of the township are the First and Second Mountains
of the Kittochtinny range, between which lies Fish-
ing Creek Valley, entered through a gap in the First
or South Mountain, long known as Heckert's Gap.
The township contains many fine, well-watered, and
productive farms. The history of this locality is so
intimately connected with not only the history of the
township proper and the county, especially during
the most interesting epochs, that what might other-
wise be of interest here will be found elsewhere. The
Barnett place, one of the earliest farms cleared within
the township, is located one mile and a half east of
Linglestown, recently owned by George Runyen.
Another landmark of the early settlement is the late
Robert Stewart homestead on Beaver Creek.
Manada Hill is the only village in the township,
and lies in the southwest of the township near East
Hanover line. It has a post-office, store, and several
shops. A mile and a half southwest is the Lutheran
Church, a one-story frame structure. Two and a half
miles southeast is the German Baptist Church, and
a little northeast is the Zion Lutheran Church, a one-
story brick structure.
EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP.
East Hanover Township, as defined by the rec-
ord, is bounded on the north by Rush township, on
the east by Lebanon County, on the south by South
Hanover and Derry townships, and on the west by
Middle Paxtang and West Hanover townships. In
the northern part of the township are the three
ranges of the Kittochtinny Mountains, the First, Sec-
ond, and Third, and as a consequence the land is much
broken and the greater portion sterile. The central
and southern part of the township is well watered,
highly cultivated, and productive. On the southern
border, separating the township from Derry, is Swa-
tara Creek. Bow Creek is in the eastern part of the
township, while the Manada, another branch of the
Swatara, courses through the entire western side,
rising in Lebanon County between the First and Sec-
ond Mountain, finding its way through the former by
the Manada Gap. Between the Second and Third
Mountain is Stony Creek, in the centre of Stony Creek
Valley, appropriately named.
Shellsyille, often called Earlysville from the
large number of Earlys living in and near the village,
and whose post-office is called " West Hanover," is
situated a little south of the centre of the township.
It takes its name from Maj. John Shell, who was born
Dec. 20, 1790, and died March 27, 1875. He laid out
the town, and in 1821 opened the first hotel, in which
he was succeeded by Henry Dick, John Adam Albert,
and William Snyder. This tavern is the oldest build-
ing in the village, being originally a log house built
in 1764, but has been remodeled and additions put
to it. The first store was opened by Maj. John
Shell and Jacob Early, as partners, in 1S22. It has
two churches, the Evangelical Association, of which
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Rev. C. S. Brown is pastor, and the joint Lutheran
and Reformed Church. Rev. Mr. Gauker is pastor
of the Lutheran congregation, while that of the Re-
formed is supplied by the minister of Hummelstown,
Rev. A. S. Stauffer.
Grantville is a thriving village, located a mile
and a half east of Shellsville, near the Lebanon
County line. It is a new place which sprang up since
the war. It is a growing town, and has a large trade
with the surrounding country. The United Brethren
have a neat church edifice and beautiful cemetery.
Manada Furnace is in the northwest of the town-
ship. It is owned by the Grubb heirs, and embraces
some twenty-five hundred acres. It was built in 1836,
but is not now in operation. Near it is the site of
old "Fort Manada," erected about 1755 for protection
against the Indians, and as a kind of block-house to
which the early settlers fled on the advance of the
red men.
The German Baptists have a meeting-house in the
southeast end of the township, and the Methodist
Episcopal congregation are near the centre, just about
the proposed South Mountain Railroad.
HANOVER CHURCH.
Nearly eleven miles from Harrisburg, on Bow
Creek, was located old Hanover Church, one of the
landmarks in the history of the Scotch-Irish and of
Presbyterianism in Pennsylvania.
HANOVER CHURCH.
In 1735 the Presbytery of Donegal, then the only
Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America
west of Philadelphia, was in session at Nottingham,
Chester Co., Pa., in the month of September. This
Presbytery had been created by order of the Synod
of Philadelphia in September, 1732. The original
members of it were Rev. Messrs. James Anderson,
Adam Boyd, William Bertram, John Thomson, and
Robert Orr. On the 3d of September, 1735, a sup-
plication was presented from " A people on the
borders of Suetara Congregation, desiring the coun-
tenance of Presbytery in building a new meeting-
house in order to have supplies," which being read,
the Rev. William Bertram, the pastor of the Swatara
congregation, reported that his people desired him to
signify to the Presbytery that they desire them to
defer granting said supplication until they be heard.
The matter was deferred until the next meeting of
Presbytery.
At a session of Presbytery held at the same place
Oct. 7, 1735, the affair of the people of Manada Creek
was again deferred.
" Mr. Richard Sankey, a theological student from
Ireland, having produced his certificate at last meet-
ing before the members of Presbytery and been taken
under its care, the Presbytery ordered that he en-
deavor to acquaint himself with the brethren before
our next meeting, and also endeavor to prepare some
preliminary extempore trials against our next meet-
ing."
At a session of the Presbytery held at Middle
Octorara, Lancaster Co., November 20th, Lazarus
Stewart appeared to prosecute a supplication of Man-
ada Creek for a new erection. The region along
Manada Creek to the mountains was settled rapidly,
and the people early began to feel the inconvenience
of going so far as Derry to church, and moved for a
new " erection or congregation." At that early day
they were all Scotch-Irish, and were connected with
the Presbyterian Church. The boundaries'of congre-
gations and the location of meeting-houses were deter-
mined by the Presbytery with considerable authority.
On the 10th November, 1736, Presbytery ordered
1 James Gelston and Richard Sankey to supply Pequea
and Manada by monthly turns alternately until the
next meeting of Presbytery. On the 6th of April
following, in pursuance of a supplication from the
people of Manada, Mr. Bertram was ordered to sup-
ply that people on the last Sabbath of April, and to
convene the people on some day of the following
week in order to moderate a call to Mr. Sankey.
On the 22d June, 1737, a supplication and a call to
Mr. Sankey was presented to Presbytery by John
Cunningham and Robert Grier, commissioners from
the congregation of Hanover (Manada), by which
said commissioners are empowered to promise to-
wards Mr. Sankey's support among the people of
Hanover as their orderly pastor the annual payment
of sixty pounds, i.e., one-half in cloth and the other
in particular commodities, as flax, hemp, linen, yarn,
and cloth, together with several gratuities mentioned
in said supplication. Said call was recommended to
Mr. Sankey's consideration till the next meeting of
Presbytery. He was appointed to supply Paxtang
and Hanover alternately, and to open the next meet-
ing of Presbytery with a sermon from Rom. vi. 21.
On the 30th August, 1738, the Presbytery of Don-
egal met for the first time at Hanover. Richard
! Sankey was ordained and received as a member of
the Presbytery of Donegal, and was installed as the
first pastor of the Hanover Church.
On June 6, 1759, we learn that Mr. Sankey, having
j received a call to a congregation in Virginia, and de-
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signing to remove there, applied for and received cre-
dentials from the Presbytery. His relation to the
Hanover Church as pastor seems to have been already
dissolved. He removed to Virginia, accompanied by
many of the Hanover congregation, about 1760. The
main reason for going was to escape the incursions of
the savages. He settled at Buffalo, joined the Han-
over Presbytery of Virginia in 1760, and was ap-
pointed to preside at the opening of the Synod of Vir-
ginia in 1785. He lived to a good old age, respected
by his people and his brethren in the ministry. Mr.
Sankey served the Hanover Church for twenty-one
years, and, though no further record is known of his
ministry, it was evidently an acceptable one to the
people, who kept him so long, and many of whom ac-
companied him when he left the place. After his
dismissal, during the year 1759 the church was sup-
plied occasionally by Rev. Messrs. John Steel and
John Elder.
In November, 1762, a call was made for the Rev.
Robert McMordie, which he accepted. During the
year 1765 or 1766 the church of Hanover became
vacant. No record of Mr. McMordie's resignation
exists, but it was doubtless caused by the dissensions
in his church. After his withdrawal the church con-
tinued in a distracted and enfeebled state. In April,
1772, Mr. William Thom was appointed one of the
supplies at Hanover. On the 21st of May a call for
Mr. Thom was presented in Presbytery, with a copy
of a subscription paper of over one hundred pounds.
The call was put into his hands. In the mean time
Mr. Thom received other calls from Big Spring, Sher-
man's Valley, and Alexandria, Va., and on Oct. 15,
1772, accepted the latter. For the next seven years,
covering part of the period of the Revolutionary war,
the Hanover Church depended on occasional supplies.
The times tried men's souls. Men were called away
to war ; the people were poor.
On the 20th of June, 1781, a call from Hanover to
Rev. Matthew Woods was made out, in which they
promise to pay him six hundred bushels of wheat, or a
sum of hard money equivalent thereto, and also a
gratuity of six hundred bushels. The cause of these
peculiar calls in grain was the greatly depreciated
value of the Continental currency. Mr. Woods ac-
cepted the call, and was ordained and installed over
the Hanover congregation June 19, 1782. The pas-
torate of Mr. Woods was a brief one. On Sept. 13,
1784, the Rev. Matthew Woods died. His remains
were buried in the Hanover graveyard adjoining the
church, and a tombstone erected by subscription to
his memory in 1789.
In 1787, Hanover was allowed to prosecute a call
to a probationer for the ministry under the care of
the Presbytery of Philadelphia. On the 16th of Oc-
tober, Mr. James Snodgrass was received under the
care of the Presbytery from the Philadelphia Presby-
tery, and having accepted a call from the Hanover
congregation he was appointed to prepare a lecture on
Rom. viii. 1-7, and a Presbyterial exercise on 1 Cor.
xv. 22, as parts of his trial for ordination.
On the 13th of May, 1788, the Presbytery of Carlisle
met at Hanover, — John Craighead, Robert Cooper,
and Samuel Waugh, with James Johnston, elder.
Upon the next day, May 14th, James Snodgrass was
ordained and installed as pastor of the Hanover con-
gregation. Rev. John Craighead presided and gave
the charge, and the Rev. John Linn preached the
sermon.
During the first eight or ten years of his pastorate
Mr. Snodgrass kept in a blank-book of the trustees of
the church a record of the marriages, baptisms, and
admissions to the church, but he seems to have be-
come weary of it, and to have utterly abandoned it
before the year 1800. There is no record of removals
from the church by letter or by death. A list remains
of the heads of families about the year 1788, and the
lists of those who paid stipends are continued down
to the date of his death. Mr. Snodgrass' receipts for
his salary and the records of the board of trustees are
also in existence.
The church was very weak at the time of his death,
and never had another pastor. The building fell into
decay, and was at length in 1875 or 1876 taken down.
The care of the glebe funds and the cemetery grounds
was placed in the hands of trustees.
HALIFAX TOWNSHIP.
At December sessions, 1803, the court issued an
order to certain commissioners to view and lay out a
new township out of parts of Upper and Middle Pax-
tang townships, who reported the following bounda-
ries of the new township, to wit :
" Beginning on the west side of the Susquehanna
Kiver, opposite the end of Peter's Mountain ; thence
along the top of Peter's Mountain to the Berks and
Dauphin County line; thence along said line to Wi-
conisco Mountain ; thence along the top of said
mountain to the Susquehanna River, and across said
river and thence to the place of beginning."
This report was confirmed by the court at their
March sessions, a.d. 1804, and it was ordered that the
new township be called Halifax. The mountain
called " Wiconisco" in the above report is the same
usually called Berry's Mountain.
The history of the township centres about Fort
Halifax and the town of Halifax, and is referred to
elsewhere. There are certain facts, however, of local
importance which it is well to consider in this con-
nection.
The township accepted the free school law in 1836,
and the most active persons in urging the adoption of
the system were Judge Landis and John Mutch.
Opposite the town of Halifax is Clemson's Island,
once the site of a Shawanese Indian village as late as
1701. A large mound on the island partially exam-
ined shows it to be one of those burial-places of the
aborigines which evidence some great sanguinary
struggle or sudden calamity, where the large number
of dead required their sepulture in one common
grave. Various surmises and traditions have come
down to us concerning this Indian mound, but
whether the result of the famed " grasshopper war"
of the Indians centuries ago we know not. Many
implements of the Stone Age have been exhumed.
On one of the islands opposite the borough, prior
to 1820, was a noted roosfing-place of bald eagles.
A Lutheran and Reformed Church is located two
miles northeast of Halifax. It is a substantial one-
story brick structure. It is better known as Fetter-
hoff's Church.
The Mennonites have a church situated a few rods
distant from the foregoing.
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Matamoras is a village situated about two miles
south of Halifax. It contains three churches, the
Church of God, United Brethren, and Methodist
Episcopal, the latter supplied by the Halifax pastor.
It has several industrial establishments, a good school-
house and stores. The post-office is called " Powell's
Valley." Southwest of the village is another United
Brethren Church with graveyard, and a little north
of the village is the Union meeting-house and ceme-
tery. There is a fourth United Brethren Church in
the northwest part of the township, just back from the
Susquehanna Biver.
Lytle's Ferry. — Joseph Lytle removed from
Marietta to the spot which was afterwards known as
" Lytle's Ferry" in the fall of 1773. The property
was obtained by warrants issued severally to John
Kroker, Samuel Hunter, and Joseph Lytle, and* com-
prised about two hundred acres in all. Geographi-
cally, the location was about four miles north of Hali-
fax, two miles south of Millersburg, and about a half-
mile below Berry's Mountain, which was then a for-
midable barrier to journeying along the river. Here
Joseph Lytle established a ferry, which became the
most important crossing on the river between Harris'
Ferry and Sunbury (Fort Augusta). The property
was surveyed by Bartrem Galbraith and styled " Fair-
view," in December of 1773. Joseph Lytle continued
in this occupation until his death, about 1790. The
ferry property was then purchased by his only son,
John Lytle, and Michael Bauer. At the end of about
sixteen years they sold the ferry to William Moor-
head, father of the Moorhead brothers (J. Kennedy,
of Pittsburgh, J. Barlow, of Philadelphia, etc.), well
known through Pennsylvania, in April, 1806. Mr.
Moorhead came from Soudersburg, Lancaster Co.,
and after some time also tried to start a town. It was
located on the old " Moorhead homestead," about
two miles south of Millersburg, more recently known
as the " Finney farm," and at present as the " Miller
farm." The project never amounted to anything, and
no buildings were ever erected on the lots.
With all its advertised attractions the project failed,
and the contemplated town and future county-seat
forever remained a farm, on whose fertile fields several
generations have lived and labored.
HALIFAX BOROUGH.
The town of Halifax, pleasantly located on the
Susquehanna River seventeen miles above Harris-
burg, was laid out July 18, 1784, by George Sheaffer
and Peter Rise. The first deed given by white men
in this vicinity was issued to Robert Armstrong by
Thomas and John Penn, proprietaries. The warrant
for the laud was dated April 17, 1764, and the deed
given Feb. 8, 1775. As the valley and creek still
bear his name, Armstrong was no doubt the first
white settler here. The price stipulated was £51 18s.
and Id., — from sixty to seventy cents an acre. This,
however, did not include the rental of one halfpenny
. per acre which had to be paid to the agent of the
Penns at Lancaster City yearly in the month of May.
The land included in this deed is now owned by the
Boyers, Geiger, and Loomis families, beginning at
the northern line of the borough and extending
along the river to Armstrong's Creek. It is described
as having been bounded on the east by a barren
ledge of hills, on the west by the Susquehanna
River, south by vacant lands, and north by settle-
ments in the right of Simon Girty. The house of
Robert Armstrong is still standing on the bank of the
river, three-fourths of a mile above the town, and is
the oldest house in the neighborhood. This is also
the site of old Fort Halifax, from which the town
derives its name, reference to which has been made
in the general history. There is nothing now to
mark the place except in a slight elevation of the
ground and a well known to have belonged to the
fort.
The land on which Halifax stands was deeded to
James Aston, Sept. 29, 1773, and was called in popu-
lar parlance " Flat Bottom," and about the same time
the tract adjoining — perhaps the one now owned by
George Singer and others — was conveyed to Aston,
and was known as " Scanderoon." From 1729 to
1785 Halifax was in Upper Paxtang township, Lan-
caster Co. From 1785 (at which time the county
of Dauphin was formed) until 1803 it was in Upper
Paxtang township, Dauphin Co.
As heretofore stated, the town of Halifax was laid
out by George Sheaffer and Peter Rise in 1794, but
we find that the deed was recorded by Philip Brin-
dle and George Norton, attorneys for George Win-
ters, on the 8th of May, 1794.
The plot of the town extended from the river to
the alley adjoining the property of Henry Sha-
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mond, and from north to south as indicated by the
present length of Front Street from Boyer's to Sing-
er's land.
When the town was laid out the lots were sold for
twenty dollars each by means of a lottery, then the
customary way of designating the public preference
for lots. John Downey made the survey for the origi-
nal proprietors. In 1801 the houses were mostly on
the river, and even in 1825 and 1826 all the old
houses but five or six were along the Susquehanna.
The original settlers were generally Scotch-Irish, who
soon gave way to the German tide that fast set in in
this region. James Ferguson in 1801 bought an old
story and a half log house (stone basement) on his
arrival and there lived. Three tanneries were early
established, George Leebrick's, John Shammo's, and
Hassinger's (first built and started by Abraham
Landis). Three-quarters of a century ago four
cooper-shops flourished and four distilleries in or
adjoining the town, and at a somewhat later period
Isaac Jones started the first hat manufactory.
At an early period the town was a flourishing
point of trade, receiving its impetus from the " shad
fisheries," which were the largest and best-paying
along the Susquehanna River. During the fishing
season large quantities were packed, and often fifty
and sixty teams were here from a distance to haul
away the fish. In olden times the place was noted
for horse-racing, and two men, Brubaker and Bower,
were killed when running horses, but at times
twenty years apart. The old track was along the
river bottoms.
Halifax was incorporated into a borough May 29,
1875, its first burgess being Dr. H. W. Bischoff. The
first election was held on June 29th following, of
which the judge was T. J. Sawyer, and the inspectors
were William B. Gray and J. B. Markley. The cor-
poration officers have been : Burgesses, 1875-79, H.
W. Bischoff; 1879, Isaac Lyter; 1880-82, Albert S.
Loomis. Clerks, 1875-77, G. T. Leebrick ; 1877-SO,
C. D. Waldron ; 1880-82, Isaac Lyter.
The Halifax Bank was organized Aug. 1, 1871.
Since its establishment the officers have been William
Lodge, president; William Shammo, cashier, and J.
E. Lighter, teller. The directors in 1881 were An-
drew Bowerman, Joseph Fetterhoff, Leonard Clem-
son, William Taylor, J. B. Landis, James Hoffman,
William Fitting, Charles W. Ryan, Conrad Bauer!
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Thomas J. Sawyer, Andrew Shepley. Its capital stock
is one hundred thousand dollars. It has always oc-
cupied the same building.-
The " Halifax Herald," the only newspaper
ever published in the town, was established Feb. 22,
1844, by Anthony Wayne Loouiis. It was originally
a four-page sheet of four columns each, and its terms
were one dollar a year if paid in advance, one dollar
and twenty-five cents if paid during the year, and
one dollar and fifty cents if paid at the close. Its
motto was, " We aim to serve the people and to pro-
mote the greatest good of the greatest number." It
was Democratic in politics, and warmly espoused in
the campaign of 1844 the election of "Polk and
Dallas."
Halifax Methodist Episcopal Church. —
About 1799 and 1800 several Methodist families set-
tled in and around the town. Three members of
them, James Ferguson, Robert Bowes, and Thomas
Burrell, who had emigrated from Ireland, located in
the town. Soon after, Philip Shephard established
himself three miles above town, and George Lemon
four miles below town, both families coming from the
lower end of the State. About the same time five or
six more families of the Methodist Episcopal Church
settled in Lykens Valley, and John and Daniel Mil-
ler settled near the mouth of Wiconisco Creek, where
they laid out Millersburg. Two or three miles far-
ther up the valley settled Daniel Stever, an old soldier
of the Revolutionary war, and the first Methodist ex-
horter in the county. About this time John Motter,
Philip Verner, John Deitrich, and Samuel Wells lo-
cated ten miles farther up the valley. Just a few
miles from the Dauphin County line, in Schuylkill
County, lived Henry Kunzelman, who afterwards
became an itinerant preacher of the Methodist faith,
preaching in the German language. In the summer
of 1801 the Philadelphia Conference sent out Rev.
William Rose, an Irishman, as a missionary, who,
after making several excursions through the upper
end of Dauphin County with the view of establishing
permanent appointments for preaching, organized
several classes and preaching appointments, one in
Halifax, one near where Millersburg is, and one near
where Berrysburg is. Next year he was followed by
the eccentric Rev. Jacob Gruber, who preached in
both German and English. The Dauphin Circuit
was then fully explored and organized, embracing
Dauphin, Lebanon, and parts of Schuylkill County,
making a six weeks' tour, day or night appointments,
besides the Sunday labors. This territory now em-
braces twenty circuits and stations (or, as old Father
Gruber called them, tobacco patches), supporting
from one to two ministers each, with at least two
preaching appointments each Sabbath. In 1834,
Harrisburg was cut off as a station, aud in 1S37 the
circuit was divided, making Peter's Mountain the
line, the upper end forming Halifax Circuit. After-
wards Lykens and Wiconisco were made into a cir-
cuit, and Williamstown into a station, with other
sub-divisions hereafter to be noted under the heads of
the various towns.
The old log meeting-house in Halifax was prob-
ably the first Methodist edifice in the county, and
was built in 1806. The following is a list of all the
itinerant and station preachers that have preached or
ministered at Halifax :
Dauphin Circuit from 1801 to 1837 :
1801, William Ross, missionary; 1802-3, Jacob
Gruber; 1803, Henry Boehm ; 1804, Auning Owens,
Henry Boehm ; 1805, Joseph Osborne, Joseph Ste-
phens; 1806, William Hunter, Daniel Ireland; 1807,
Thomas Burch, William Hoyer, George Harmer;
1808, Thomas Burch, James Miller, J. Kitchell ; 1809,
Thomas Boring, John Betchell ; 1810, Thomas Baring,
John Farmon ; 1811, William Fox, D. Brown, John
Van Shock; 1812, William Fox, James Mitchell,
William W. Foultz; 1813, James Mitchell, William
W. Foultz ; 1814, William W. Foultz, John Walker,
Henry Kunzelman ; 1815, Henry Kunzelman, Law-
rence Lawrenson ; 1816, John Goforth, Richard Mc-
Callister; 1817, John Price, Phineas Price; 1818,
William Leonard, William Able, Samuel Grace;
1819, William Quinn, Henry G. King; 1820, Henry
G. King, Jacob Gruber (2d time) ; 1821, Jacob
Gruber, Joseph Cary; 1822, John Woolson, W. W.
Wallace; 1823, John Woolson, Matthew Soren ; 1824,
John Goforth (2d time), William Allen; 1825, A.
Ogden, Henry G. King (2d time) ; 1826, Henry G.
King, Joseph McCool ; 1827, Francis Hodgson,
Thomas Neal ; 1828, Thomas Neal, Francis Hodgson ;
1829, Eliphalet Reed, Jefferson Lewis ; 1830, Elipha-
let Reed, J. B. Ayres, C. B. Ford ; 1831, David Best,
J. B. Ayres, A. Z. Baring ; 1832, David Best, Allen
John, Richard W. Thomas; 1833, Thomas Sovern,
Allen John, Francis Hodgson (2d time) ; 1834, John
Edwards, Robert E. Kemp ; 1835, Charles W. Jackson,
Robert E. Kemp; 1836, Richard W. Thomas (2d
time), Charles W. Jackson.
Halifax Circuit from 1837 :
1837, Jonas Bissey, Charles Schock ; 1838, Charles
Schock ; 1839, Jacob Davidson ; 1840-43, Eliphalet
Reed (2d time) ; 1843, John Edwards (2d time), Wil-
liam L. Gray ; 1844, Edwards and Gray ; 1845, Leeds
K. Berridge, Thomas A. Fernley ; 1846, John Wat-
son, John Hough; 1847, Eliphalet Reed (3d time), S.
R. Gillingham ; 1848, Valentine Gray, C. L. Stine-
man ; 1849, Valentine Gray, George W. McLaugh-
lin ; 1850, James E. Meredith, Frederick Illman ;
1851, John Cummins, C. R. Curry ; 1852, Cummins
J. Childs; 1853, H. H. Hickman, Joseph S. Cook;
1854, Joseph S. Cook, Robert L. Colier ; 1855, Henry
B. Mauger, J. Wheeler ; 1856, H. B. Mauger, G. W.
Barr; 1857, H. H. Hobbs, R. J. Carson; 1858, Wil-
liam B. Gregg, Joseph Cook ; 1859, William B. Gregg,
J. T. Crouch ; 1860, S. W. Kurtz, Gearge Sheaffer ;
1861, Kurtz and Sheaffer ; 1862, William H. Burrell,
C. W. Ayres ; 1863, W. H. Burrell, John Stumger ;
RUSH TOWNSHIP.
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1864, G. S. Conway, J. E. Kesler; 1865-66, J. E.
Kesler, F. M. Brady; 1867, S. R. Gillingham (2d
time) ; 1868, E. J. D. Pepper; 1869-71, Silas B. Best ;
1872, M. Barnhill ; 1873, Thomas Sumption ; 1874-76,
Joseph Aspril ; 1876, Richard Morley ; 1877-80, Jon-
athan Dungane ; 1880, Henry White.
Some of the above was paid in work and labor,
some in materials and hauling, and the remainder in
cash. Some of the subscribers gave more than they
originally promised, and only in two or three in-
stances did the subscribers fail to make their sub-
scriptions good. When the old church was taken
down the shingles were found as good as when first
put on.
The old log church was replaced in 1850 by the
present substantial brick edifice, built in the centre of
the town. The circuit now embraces Matamoras,
Trinity Church in Powell's Valley, and preaching in
United Brethren Church near the Parks neighbor-
hood.
The Lutheran Church, a one-story log struc-
ture, was built about 1814, but from 1826 to 1838 was
used occasionally (nearly half of the time) by the
village school. The Lutheran congregation gradu-
ally dwindled down so that by 1838 it had no mem-
bers, or at least no officials to take charge of it. Then
the citizens held a meeting and sold its material to
Anthony W. Loomis, who removed it to the village.
The proceeds from its sale were used to inclose the
graveyard lot, upon which it stood, with a substantial
fence. It stood on the hill.
United Brethren Church in Christ.— This
congregation was organized about 1840, but the
present church edifice was not built until 1868. Since
1868 the pastors have been Revs. J. W. Hunkle, A.
F. Yeager, Joseph Young, John W. Geiger, Mr. List,
William D. Knower, A. V. H. Gosweiler, Ezekiel L.
Hughes, V. S. Riddle, W. D. Mower, and S. P. Funk,
the present incumbent, who came in 1881.
The Evangelical Association Church was
until recently part of the Millersburg Circuit, but
preaching here has been abandoned.
R U S'H TOWNSHIP.
On the 23d of October, 1819, the Court of Quarter
Sessions issued an order to commissioners to inquire
into the propriety of dividing the township of Middle
Paxtang. The commissioners reported in favor of
a division, and that they had run a dividing line as
follows, to wit :
" Beginning on a stone heap on the Second Moun-
tain, the summit of which separates West Hanover
from Middle Paxtang township, at the distance of three
and one-half miles from the northwest corner of West
Hanover township, thence north ten degrees west
three miles one hundred and fifty perches to a chest-
nut-oak tree on the top of Peter's Mountain and line
of Halifax township."
This report was confirmed by the court March 14,
1820, and it was ordered that the new township be
called Rush township. (For record, see Sess. Doc.
1815-23, page 282.) The line above described con-
tinued to be the dividing line between Rush and
Middle Paxtang townships from 1820 to 1832. Pre-
vious to the 22d of November, 1831, a petition had
been presented to the court praying for an alteration
of the dividing line between those two townships, and
on that day the court issued an order to commission-
ers to inquire into the propriety of granting the prayer
of said petition, who made report in favor of altering
the line, and that they had run the line as follows, to
wit:
" Beginning at a chestnut-oak on the top of Peter's
Mountain, the northwest corner of Rush township ;
thence a southwesterly course along the summit of
said mountain, which separates Jackson and Halifax
townships from Middle Paxtang and Rush, seven
miles twenty-five perches to a marked hickory ; thence
passing on the line between John Williams aud the
Widow Fortenbach south ten degrees east one mile
and one hundred and eighty-five perches to a chest-
nut-oak on the summit of the Third Mountain ; thence
a northeasterly course along the top of the said moun-
tain seven miles, intersecting the west line of Rush
township."
This report was confirmed by the court Nov. 19,
1832. (See Road Doc. A, page 74.)
The township as thus organized, being exceedingly
mountainous, contains fewer farms and the least num-
ber of inhabitants than any other in Dauphin County.
Clark's Creek flows through the centre of the entire
township westward. Third or Sharp Mountain forms
its southern, while Peter's Mountain its northern
boundary.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP.
On the 23d of August, 1828, an order was issued by
the Court of Quarter Sessions to three commissioners
to view and report upon the propriety of dividing the
township of Halifax according to the prayer of in-
habitants of the east end of said township, asking
for a division, and that the new township might be
called Jackson, previously presented to said court.
The commissioners reported that in their opinions a
division of said township was necessary and proper,
and that they had run and marked a division line as
follows, to wit:
" Beginning at a chestnut-oak on the top of Peter's
Mountain, in Winn's Gap, on the line dividing Hali-
fax and Middle Paxtang townships ; thence across
Powell's and Armstrong's Valleys, north 3S degrees
west 6 miles and 280 perches to a hickory on the line
between Upper Paxtang and Halifax townships, on
Berry's Mountain, at a small curve in said mountain
about three-quarters of a mile west of Woodside's
Gap."
This report was confirmed by the court at Novem-
ber sessions, 1828. (See Road Docket A, page 37.)
It was thus named for the then President of the
United States, Gen. Andrew Jackson, and as thus es-
tablished was diminished by the erection of Jefferson
in 1842. The early settlers in the township were the
Hoffmans, Enders, Fishers, Millers, Snyders, Fetter-
hoffs, Werts, Shotts, and others, many of whose de-
scendants remain in the locality. Armstrong's Creek
rises in this township, and flowing southwest, empties
into the Susquehanna above Halifax.
Fisherville was laid out in 1854 by Adam Fisher,
now deceased, then an extensive landholder. It is
now a flourishing little village, containing a neat
frame school building, stores, etc. The Methodist
Episcopal Church edifice was erected in 1859, and is
supplied by the Halifax Circuit. Of the United
Brethren congregation, Rev. Jacob Funk is pastor,
those formerly being the same as at Jacob's Church
in Wayne township, and St. John's in Mifflin town-
ship. The Evangelical Lutheran Church was erected
many years ago. It is a one-story brick building.
Jacksonville was laid out about 1825 by George
Enders and Joseph P. Lyter, most of the houses being
on the lots owned by the former. It was named in
honor of Ex-President Jackson. Joseph Bowman
built the first house. William Enders had the first
store. The first blacksmith was Joseph P. Lyter;
the first physician was Dr. McGuire. The post-office
was established under President Pierce's administra-
tion in 1854. The present postmaster is J. F. Helt,
and the first one was William Enders, after whom the
office was called " Enders Post-Office." There are
two churches, the Lutheran and Reformed (Star of
Bethlehem), a neat frame edifice erected in 1875, and
the United Brethren built in 1873. Rev. Isaac Er-
hart is pastor of the former, and Rev. Jacob Funk
of the latter.
East and northeast of Jacksonville are the follow-
ing churches: Steam's, Miller's (Reformed, of which
Rev. A. S. Stauffer is pastor), and the United Breth-
ren, at Deitrich's.
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP.
In the year 1842 inhabitants of Jackson township considered a division of the said township neces-
petitioned the Court of Quarter Sessions, asking for j sary, and had run a dividing line as follows, to wit:
a division of said township; whereupon the said i "Beginning at a white-oak on the summit of the
court, on the 23d April, 1842, issued an order to dividing ridge, at the Halifax township line, and
three commissioners to inquire into the propriety of I between the farms of Abraham Kinports and Lewis
granting the said prayer, who made report that they Culp; thence north 66 degrees east 250 perches to a
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post; thence north 42 degrees east 50 perches to a post;
thence north 66 degrees east 340 perches to a post ;
thence north 71 degrees east 160 perches to a post;
thence north 66 degrees east 80 perches to a post;
thence north 69 degrees east 656 perches to a post ;
thence 18 degrees east 171 perches to a post; thence
north 55 degrees east 28 perches to a post; thence
north 39 degrees east 304 perches to a post ; thence
along Broad Mountain north 13 degrees east 140
perches to a post; thence north 7 degrees west 520
perches to a pine in Deitrich's Gap, on the summit
of Berry's Mountain, being in length 8 miles and 140
perches."
This report was confirmed by the court on the 24th
of November, 1842. In the year 1844 the inhabitants
of Jackson petitioned the court, complaining of part
of the division line as made in 1842, and praying
for an alteration. Whereupon the court appointed
other commissioners to view and report on the pro-
priety of making such alteration. These commis-
sioners reported in favor of alteration, and that they
agreed upon and run the following line :
" Beginning at a pine on lands of John Shoop,
Sr., corner of former partition line between said
Jackson and Jefferson townships ; thence north 68
degrees east 13} miles to the Schuylkill County
line."
This report was confirmed by the court Nov. 23,
1844. The township was named for President Jef-
ferson, and as thus established continued until 1879,
when the western portion was erected into a separate
township and called Wayne. The early settlers in
the township were the Buffingtons, Bordners, Etz-
weilers, Hoffmans, Shoops, Pauls, Millers, Werts,
Runks, Wolfangs, Enders, Deitrichs, Trawitzs, Lehrs,
Hawks, and others of German descent, nearly all of
whom have representatives in the valley. The sur-
face of the township is irregular and abrupt, but con-
tains a number of fine productive farms. Powell's
Creek rises in the township, flows westward, empty-
ing into the Susquehanna above Clark's Station.
There are several old churches in the township.
St. James' Reformed Church has a large congrega-
tion, of which the Rev. A. S. Stauffer is pastor. Of
St. Jacob's Lutheran Church the present minister is
the Rev. Joseph Hilpot, and for his predecessors see
St. John's Church, Mifflin township, of which charge
this church forms a part.
Carsonville is the only village in the township,
and contains a store, church, post-office, etc. Near
the village are the remains of old Shawanese Indian
camps and burying-grounds, the location being on
one of the Shamokin trails, which passed through the
limits of the county.
REED TOWNSHIP.
Reed Township was erected by the act of Assem-
bly of the 6th April, 1849, which directed
" That portion of the qualified voters of Penn elec-
tion district, Dauphin County, that reside in Middle
Paxtang township, shall hereafter vote at the regular
place of holding elections for said township, and the
balance of the voters of said Penn election district
shall hold their election at the new school-house on
Duncan's Island, and shall be erected into a separate
township and school district, to be called Reed town-
ship," etc.
The township is bounded on the north and north-
east by Halifax township, on the west by Juniata and
Susquehanna Rivers, and on the south and southeast
by Middle Paxtang township. It includes the large
islands on the western side of the river, — Duncan's
and Haldeman"s. It is named for William Reed, who
resided about half-way between Clark's Ferry and
Halifax. Previous to being set off as Reed township
it was Penn election district, formed of portions of
Middle Paxtang and Halifax. When the township
was erected, the portion of Middle Paxtang reverted
to the original township.
The history of this township centres chiefly around
the islands at the mouth of the Juniata, well known
by the general designation of Duncan's Island*. The
southern part of the township includes the Susque-
hanna portion of Peter's Mountain, and the land is
much broken. There are several fine farms on
Powell's Creek, while the lands on the large islands
in the river are unsurpassed for cultivation. The
Wiconisco Canal, connecting with the Pennsylvania
Canal at Clark's Ferry, and the Northern Central
Railroad edge the river the entire length of the
township. Clark's Ferry, at the crossing to the
islands and the Juniata (named by the Indians
Queenashawakee), was for many years quite a noted
place. Being hemmed in by the mountain and river,
it has never increased beyond the usual country
tavern.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
DUNCAN'S ISLAND.
The first we hear of Duncan's Island was in 1733,
when at a Provincial Council held at Philadelphia,
on the 19th of June, Shikellamy, a chief of the Five
Nation Indians, a man of much consequence among
the savages, asked through Conrad Weiser, the inter-
preter,—
" Whether the Proprietor had heard of a letter which he and Sas-
soonau sent to John Harris, to desire him to desist from making a plan-
tation at the mouth of the Choniata, where Harris has huilt a honseaud
commenced clearing fields.
"They were told that Harris had only built that bouse for carrying
on his trade; that his plantation, on which he has houses, barns, etc.,
at Peixtan, is his place of dwelling, and it is not to be supposed he will
remove from thence; tbat be has no warrant or order for making a
settlement on Choniata.
" Shekallamy said that though Harris may have built a house for the
convenience of his trade, yet he ought not to clear fields. To this it was
answered that Harris had only cleared as much land as would be suffi-
cient to raise corn for his horses. Shekallamy said that he had no ill
will to John Harris; it was not bis custom to bear ill will ; but he is
afraid that the warriors of the Six Nations, when they pass that way,
may take it ill to see a settlement made on lands which they had always
desired to be kept free from any person settling upon. He was told in
- that care should be taken to give the necessary orders in it."
John Harris had settled upon the island ; that is,
established a trading-post, being a large Indian vil-
lage there, but at the request of the authorities, who
had granted him previous permission, he removed
therefrom. At this period the inhabitants were
mostly Shawanese. By what tribe it had previously
been inhabited, we know not. It is probable by a
band of Susquehannas. Upon the advent of the
whites there was a large mound on the island (Dun-
can's), upon which large trees had grown. During
the construction of the Pennsylvania Canal this
mound was dug into and found to contain the bones
of hundreds of Indian warriors, who had no doubt
fallen in battle. The archaeologist of the future was
not consulted, and these remains of the aboriginal
inhabitants were used as filling-material for one of
the shoulders or bastions of the dam. Indian relics
have been found all over these islands, and we are of
the opinion that the antiquary, to whom we have al-
luded, will no doubt be able by research in that local-
ity to discover much relating to the primal inhabit-
ants. «
The first notice we have of the Shawanese on these
islands is from the journal of the Rev. David Brain- \
erd in 1745, and which has been reprinted.
From a " rough draught" of the islands at the
mouth of the Juniata, made by Marcus Hulings in ;
1762, three are noted. One, now known as Duncan's
Island, is marked " Island," and house as " Widow
Baskin's." The large island in the Susquehanna
known as Haldeman's Island, containing three houses,
the one to the southern point " Francis Baskin," one-
third farther up, on the Susquehanna side, " George
Clark," while about the centre that of " Francis
Ellis." On the north point is the word " Island."
Almost opposite, on the east bank of the Susque-
hanna, is " James Reed's" house, while between the
centre of the island and the western shore is a small
triangular " Island," so marked. On " the point" be-
tween the " Susquehannah River" and the " June-
adey River," near the bank of the latter stream, is
" Hulings' house." Some distance from " the point"
is a straight line running from river to river on which
is written " this is the way I want my line," while be-
yond, on the West Branch of the Susquehanna, nearly
opposite " James Keed's" house, is " Mr. Neave's"
house. Farther up the river, opposite a small island,
is " Francis Ellis's" house. A circuitous line, denom-
inated " Mr. Neave's line," crosses the straight line
referred to which included " Part of Hulings' Im-
provement." On the south of the Juniata, below the
mouth thereof, is " William Kerl's" house, opposite
the point of Duncan's Island " James Baskin's" house,
while " Hulings' house" (another improvement) is
farther up, in what is named the "Onion Bottom."
Beyond this, on the same side of the Juniata, is a
house marked " Cornelius Acheson, who had en-
croached upon Hulings' Improvement in the Onion
Bottom, settled there last spring." Opposite the
islands, on the east bank of the Susquehanna, are
" Peter's Mountain" and " narroughs."
Prior to this the French and Indian war had deso-
lated the Juniata Valley, and the islands at the mouth
felt the terrible blow. In the spring following Brad-
dock's defeat (1756) the savages had reached the Sus-
quehanna, but the few scattered frontiersmen were
unequal for the conflict, and were obliged to flee.
Some lingered too long, for the wily red man came
down suddenly, and the tomahawk and scalping-knife
were reeking with the life-blood of the hardy but un-
fortunate pioneers. Mr. Hulings on being apprised
of the near approach of the savages, hurriedly
packed up a few valuables, and placing his wife
and youngest child upon a large black horse (the
other children having previously been removed to
a place of safety) fled to the point of the island,
ready to cross over at the first alarm. Forgetting
something in the haste, and thinking the Indians
might not have arrived, Mr. Hulings ventured to
return alone to the house. After carefully recon-
noitering he entered, and found, to his surprise, an
Indian up-stairs " coolly picking his flint." Stopping
some time to parley with the savage, so that he might
retreat without being shot at, the delay to his wife
seemed unaccountable, and fearing he had been mur-
dered, she whipped up her horse and swam the Sus-
quehanna. The water was quite high, but nowise
daunted, she succeeded in reaching the opposite shore
in safety. Mr. Hulings soon appeared, and finding
the animal with his wife and child had disappeared,
in turn he became alarmed, but a signal from the
eastern shore of the stream relieved his anxiety, and
he himself, by means of a light canoe, was safe from
pursuit. The fugitives succeeded in reaching Fort
Hunter, where the Baskins and others of their neigh-
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bors had congregated, and the inhabitants of Paxtang
had rallied for a defense.
In the summer following William Baskins, living
on Duncan's Island proper, returned from Fort Hun-
ter with a portion of his family to cut his grain, and
while thus engaged they were suddenly startled by
the yell of Indians who were hard by; however, dis-
covering they were neighbors, their alarms were
quieted, but, alas! they were deceived, for the bar-
barous savages, as soon as they were near enough, gave
them distinctly to understand their object was their
scalps. At this moment they all fled in consternation,
hotly pursued, towards the house, and when there
Mr. Baskins, in the act of getting his gun, was shot
dead and scalped ; his wife, a daughter of about seven,
and a son three years old were abducted. Mr. Mc-
Clean, who was also in the field, plunged into the
river and swam the Juniata at what is called " Sheep
Island," and concealed himself in a cleft of rocks on
the opposite side, and thus eluded the pursuit of the
savages and saved his life. Mrs. Baskins effected her
escape from the Indians somewhere near Carlisle;
the daughter was taken to the Miami country west of
the Ohio, then an unbroken wilderness, where she
was detained for more than six years, when, in con-
formity with Bouquet's treaty made with the Indians,
she was delivered up and returned. She subsequently
married John Smith, the father of James Smith, of
Newport. The lad who was captured at the same
time was taken to Canada, subsequently christened
Timothy Murphy, and concerning whose history we
have the following account :
The first we hear of Murphy was his being one
of the chief riflemen of Morgan's celebrated sharp-
shooters. At the battle of Bemis' Heights, Morgan
selected a few of his best marksmen and directed
them to make the British general, Fraser, their espe-
cial mark. Several of them fired without eflect, but
when Murphy fired Fraser fell.
A short time after the battle of Monmouth, three
companies of Morgan's corps were sent into Scho-
harie, N. Y. Among these was Murphy, and before
long the Tories set an extra price on Murphy's scalp,
a price that was never paid, although many Indians
lost their hair in trying to win the reward. Murphy
was a stout, well-made man, with rather a large body
and small limbs, handsome in face, with jet-black
hair and eyes.
Murphy's hairbreadth escapes were many in num-
ber. In the nick of time something was certain to
turn up to help him out. He had at one time a
double-barreled rifle, a weapon unknown to the In-
dians in those days. He was chased by a party, and
although he could generally outrun them, on this
occasion they gained upon him. So he turned and
killed one. Then he ran on, and while sheltered
from the view of his enemies by a clump of bushes
managed to load the empty barrel. As they gained
upon him still, he stopped and shot another. The
party pursued him without firing, being particularly
anxious to roast him before a slow fire or show him
some such warm hospitality, which anxiety would not
be satisfied if they shot him dead. They were sure
of taking him, and he felt that his luck had deserted
him at last. Utterly exhausted he treed, and as they
advanced killed another redskin. To his astonish-
ment the party immediately fled. Murphy afterwards
ascertained that, seeing him fire three times without
seeing him load once, they imagined he had a great
medicine of a gun that would shoot forever.
At the war's end Murphy became a farmer. It was
characteristic of this man to live for others, and he
died from a disease contracted in saving the children
of a neighbor from a winter's flood.
When peace was declared and our independence
acknowledged, many of the Schoharie Indians had
the assurance to return and settle again among a
people whose houses and barns they had burned, and
whose friends and relatives they had killed. There
was one Indian named Seths Henry, who had killed
more Schoharie people than any other man. He
would sometimes leave a war club upon the dead body
of a victim, with a horrid row of notches thereon,
each notch indicating a scalp taken. An energetic
savage, he once led a party from Fort Niagara in the
winter to capture certain Schoharie patriots, and he
succeeded, traveling six hundred miles through the
snow to do so. He, too, had the audacity to come
back, but he was much upon his guard. One day he
started from one house to another. Timothy Murphy
was observed to go in the same direction shortly after-
wards, and it is a curious coincidence that, as far as
can be ascertained, Seths Henry never reached any
place in this world.
After this there began to be mysterious disappear-
ances of Tories and Indians, and was to be noted that
coincident with a disappearance would be a bush-heap
fire in the vicinity in which the missing person was
last seen. It is to be supposed that calcined human
bones might have been found in the ashes of these
bush-fires. The remaining renegades and savages
took the hint and departed that land before they de-
parted this life, so the country was cleared of the
vermin.
Timothy Murphy was a capital stump-speaker, and
was a political power in Schoharie County. He
brought William C. Bouck into public life, which
brought him into the gubernatorial chair of the Em-
pire State. He died in 1818, at the age of seventy
years.
As to the widow of William Baskins, the first settler
on Duncan's Island, she married her neighbor, Francis
Ellis. Ellis established a ferry across the Susquehanna
during the Revolution, which he carried on many
years.
As previously mentioned, Duncan's Island was
noted in early times, and really until the construc-
tion of the great Pennsylvania Railroad, as an impor-
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HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
tant point on the line of travel northward and up
the Juniata.
In 1819 strenuous efforts were made by interested
parties to annex Duncan's Island to Cumberland
County. Upon the formation of Perry County in
1824, no doubt the opportunity would have been
afforded the secessionists to be included in the new
county, but that did not please them, and hence they
remain loyal to the county of Dauphin, to which
they are allied by many interests.
In the latter part of the eighteenth century, and
until the march of internal improvements which has
needlessly destroyed our fisheries, the islands at the
mouth of the Juniata were noted for their catch of
shad, and these rights were in themselves considered
of great value there as elsewhere on the Susquehanna
and its branches.
At the commencement of the present century Dun-
can's Island proper was named Isle Benvenue, but
why so designated, instead of Juniata Island, we
have not learned. Duncan's Island is about two
miles in length, although quite narrow, at the eastern
end of which is the village and post-office of Benve-
nue. Haldeman's Island (so named for the owner)
lies to the north, and separated from the former by a
narrow channel. Unlike Duncan's Island, it is not
of alluvial origin, but is elevated far above the neigh-
boring flat-lands. The farm-house on it commands a
magnificent landscape, comprising many of the won-
ders both of nature and art. The river here is nearly
a mile in width, and is crossed by a wooden bridge.
A dam across the river, just below the bridge, creates
a pool, upon which canal-boats cross by means of a
double towing-path attached to the bridge. The
canal continues up Duncan's Island, diverging at its
upper end into the Juniata and Susquehanna divis-
ions. The Juniata division then crosses the Juniata
River on a splendid aqueduct with wooden super-
structure, and continues up the right bank. There is
also a fine bridge across the mouth of the Juniata.
WAYNE TOWNSHIP.
This was the last created township in the county,
and the first erected under the Constitution of 1874,
which directed that in case a division of a township
is desired, the whole question must be submitted to
the popular vote of legal voters within the township.
There were in favor of a division of the township of
Jackson one hundred and seventeen, and sixty-six
against a division. At the court in May, 1878, his
Honor Judge Pearson issued the following decree :
"It appearing to the court by the vote taken and the return of the
election ordered and held for the purpose of determining the question of
a division of Jefferson township, and the return of said electiou showing
that a majority of the votes taken are in favor of the division of said
Jefferson township as reported by the commissioners for that purpose,
the court therefore order and decree that said township be, and the
same is hereby divided according to the report of the commissioners
and the lines marked out and returned by them, and the draft attached
to and made a part of said report; and that the east end of said town"
ship division shall continue to be named Jefferson, and the west end of
said division shall be a new township, to bo named Wayne, and shall by
that name be known for all corporate purposes ; that the elections of
said township of Wayne shall hereafter be held at the Bchool-house, No.
2 (named Sawyer's), in said township ; and the elections for the said town-
ship of Jefferson shall be held at the school-house in Carsonville, in
said township; and the courts appoint Simon Smith judge, and Henry
Burlington and George Vf. Bowman inspectors for the said Jefferson until
the next election for said officers: and the court appoint for the town-
ship of Wayne John P. Sweigert as judge, and George Becker and
James Lebo inspectors until the next election for said officers.
" By the court.
"John J. Pearson, President Judge"
The commissioners appointed to divide Jefferson
township reported as follows:
" Beginning at a pine-stump on land of Jacob Miller (formerly John
Shoop), and on the line between Jackson and Jefferson townships;
thence by land of said Jacob Miller south nine and a quarter degrees
east forty-four perches to a pine-tree at forks of public roads; thence
south thirty-eight degrees through woodland of Samuel Shoop and
others east one hundred and twenty perches to a stone corner of lands
of Christian Hoffman and John Werner ; thence south twenty and a
half degrees east through lands of Christian Hoffman fifty-four perches;
thence by the same bearing on what is termed the Old Bull or Sawyer
line six hundred and ninety -four perches to a chestnut-oak-tree on the
summit of Peter's Mountain line between Rush and Jefferson town-
ships ; and that they consider the division of said township necessary
for the convenience of the inhabitants as regards assessments, roads,
elections, schools, etc. "John K. McGann.
"George W. Enders.
" William H. Fitting."
The early settlers were the Buffingtons, Hoffmans,
Lebos, Gross, Swigards, Millers, Sheets, Sheesleys,
Breslers, Enterlines, Lenkers, Bowermans, Lehrs,
Enders, Etsweilers, Engles, Lautzs, Snoops, Zimmer-
mans, Wises, Spouslers, Hoovers, Pauls, and Potti-
gers.
Enterline Post-Office is in the centre of the
township. In 1855, Jonathan Enterline opened a
store here, and kept the same for fifteen years. He
was the first postmaster, the office being named in his
honor. The present store is kept by Abraham For-
tenbaugh,and the postmaster is Amos Sponsler. The
Reformed Church here was erected about 1830, of
which the present pastor is Rev. A. S. Stauffer.
Jacobs' United Brethren Church is a one-
story frame building located in the western part of
UPPER PAXTANG TOWNSHIP.
441
the township, built in 1861. Its pastors have been ! Hoffman Church. — This church edifice, just east
Rev9. George Hoffman, Amos Yeager, Israel Car- of Enterline post-office, is no longer used for worship,
penter, Kunkle, Loose, Doner, and Jacob Funk, the Attached to it is an old graveyard, but with few tomb-
present incumbent. I stones standing.
UPPEK PAXTANG TOWNSHIP
At a Court of Quarter Sessions held at Lancaster
in August, 1767, a petition was presented from in-
habitants of Lower Paxtang township, stating that
"some time ago Upper Paxtang above the Narrows
was a separate township from Lower Paxtang, and
had their annual officers. James Murray and Wil-
liam Clark served as constables in said Paxtang
above the Narrows, and they had their own inspec-
tors, etc., and learning that the inhabitants of Upper
Paxtang above the Narrows had petitioned the court
for a road from the Narrows to James Reed's, and
obtained an order for a view of the same as in Lower
Paxtang, which alarmed the petitioners, and they
therefore prayed the court to grant them relief by
confirming a division line of said townships." Where-
upon the court ordered that the partition line " be-
tween Upper and Lower Paxtang be made from the
mouth of Fishing Creek, where it empties into Sus-
quehanna, and from thence along the top of Kitta-
tenia Mountain, next to Lower Paxtang, to Beaver
Creek."
There does not appear to be any record of the
court previous to the date of the above establishing
or in any way recognizing the existence of Upper
Paxtang township. The minutes of the Court of
Quarter Sessions, which usually exhibit the townships
and the names of the constables for each at the com-
mencement of each session, does not notice either
the name of Upper Paxtang township or any con-
stable as from such township until after the date of
the order of 1767 ; that order is the only record found
creating this township at all, and as it has in that
order no northern limit assigned, it may be taken
that from August, 1767, Upper Paxtang embraced at
least all the territory subsequently assigned to Dau-
phin County, from the lower mountain to the Mahan-
tango Creek, subject, however, to a debatable question
whether Hanover township extended northward by
the second mountain, a question which is noticed
more at large under the head " East and West Han-
over."
The first assessment-list of Upper Paxtang is that
for the Wiconisco District in 1778. It is the earliest
record we have of the inhabitants of Lykens Valley,
as separate from Upper Paxtang. The paper is in-
dorsed " Appeal Doblicate, 1778, Peter Hoffman,
Upper Paxtang, Wikiniski District," and the orthog-
raphy of the surnames given as in the original. It
will be seen by the large number of " Located Lands"
that much of the valley had been taken up by out-
side parties for speculation or as investments. Aaron
Levy, Michael Miller, John Cline, and Henry Wails,
from the amount of taxes assessed, seem to have been
very large landowners. The latter portion of the
list refers to the age of persons who were not liable
to military duty :
UPPER PAXTANG,
WICONISCO DISTRICT, CONTIN
TAX.
Buffington, Benj.
Nigla, George.
Bratz, Ludwick.
Peter, Richard.
Conaway, Francis.
Paul, John.
Con, Daniel.
Regel, Andrew.
Cline, Widow.
Either, William.
Divler, Michael.
Ridle, George.
Divler, Mathias.
Seal, George.
Fritz, George.
Stiver, Tost.
Frelick, Anthony.
Snoak, Christian.
Grub's, Lamd.
Saladay, Michael.
Huffman, Peter.
Salady, John.
Huffman, Hanicle.
Stonebreaker, Nitter
Huffman, John.
Shesley, Stophel.
Huffman, Jacob.
Shotz, Jacob.
Herman, David.
Shesley, John.
Hains, Henry.
Shesley, Jacob.
Jury, Abraham.
Smith, Jacob.
King, Adam.
Snider, Leonard.
Kooper, George.
Shotz, Ludwick.
Lerue, Francis.
Sheadel, George.
Lark, Stopher.
Walker, Robert.
Leman, Daniel.
Woodside, James.
Meek, Nicholas.
Weaver, Martin.
Metz, Jacob.
Wolf, Daniel.
Miller, John.
Worz, Adam.
Matter, John.
Weaver, Jacob.
Myers, John.
Wersel, Henry.
Nighbour, Abraham
Yeager, Andrew.
Freemen.
Jonathan Woodsides
Adam Nartz.
Samuel Kessler.
John Herman.
John Philips.
Godlep Kline.
Located Lands.
Aaron Levy.
Lauman.
Bart rem Galbraith.
Michael Miller.
Lattiti Winger.
Jacob Whitniore.
Isaac Heeler.
Caleb Way.
Simon Snyder.
William Poore.
Daniel Williams.
George Fry.
Felty Overlady.
Abraham Reggy.
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HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
John Cline.
James Beehara.
Stephen Martin.
Andrew Boggs.
Rev. Anderline.
Nicholas Miller.
Patrick Work.
John Shock.
George Mucklam
Philip Dehause.
Martin Cryder.
Arthur Niger.
Christian Snyder
Richard Peter.
Peter Huffman.
John Coulman.
William Rider.
Jacoh Weaver.
Michael Groscolp.
Simon Brand.
Frederick Height.
Henry Wails.
Samuel Sleight.
George Harris.
Levy Simeons.
Doctor Leight.
John Clandining.
Teeker.
George Ferree.
John Didde.
Chrisley Snoak.
Jacob Shot.
George Nigley.
Philip Glinger.
John Gilman.
Upper Paxtang remained entire until after the
formation of the county of Dauphin, when it was di-
vision following division, until all now left of the
original township is what we find in the extreme
northwest corner of the county. The full return for
1780 is herewith given, that comprising the " Upper
District" included all that section north of Berry's
Mountain, the "Lower District" that portion lying
south of Berry's Mountain and north of the First
Mountain. In the Upper District there is no return
for a mill, and but one still, and that owned by Capt.
Weaver. In the Lower District, Marcus Hulings and
Joseph Lytle had each a ferry, while Christian He-
tick is returned for a boat; David Ireland has one
negro.
UPPER PAXTANG.
Upper District
Acres.
Bozard, John 30 [
Bufflngton, Benj loo
Bretz, Ludwig 50
Bend, Stephen 100 j
Barger, Charles 50 I
Conway, Francis
Cline, Whl» 300
Cooper, Adam 50 I
Clinger, Philip 200
Cole, John 150 I
Develer, Mich1 50 I
Develer, Mathias 50
Dido, John 150
Debendurf, Revd
Free, Joel 200 '
Frelick, Anthony 50
Feight, Geo 50
Grub's Land 200
Harmon, John
Hufman, Peter 200
Hufman, Nicholas 40
Hufman, .In- 100 .
Harmon, Jacob 20
Harmon, David luo
Haynes, Henry 50
Hakert, Peter
Iurey, Abram 300
Inrey, Sam'
Ingrim.W" 30
King, Adam 100
Lark, Stophel 150
Lioman, Dan1 400
M'Clain, James
Metz, Jacob 50
Miller, Jn" 40
Mutter, John 100
Myers, .In-
Minich, George 30
Meeck, Ni. h..las. 200
Michael, Michi
Neibour, Abram 150
Return, 1780.
Acres.
Negley, Geo SO
Omholtz, Henry 30
Phillips, Joseph 50
Peter, Richard 50
Powel, Jn"-. 50
Rider, W>" 150
Rider, Jn° 100
Ridle, Geo 50
Ronsculp, Philip 100
Rush, David
M™ Anderlin
Snoop, Geo- 50
Stiver, Yosts 50
Stiver, Dan'
Salady, Michael 75
Stonebreaker, Detrich 60
St ^breaker, Detrich, Jun'
Shadle, Michael
Shirley, Stophel 50
Seal George
Shirley, John 50
Shirley, Jacob 50
Sneider, Leonard 150
Smith, Jacob 200
Shut, Jacob 60
Saladay, John 30
Sneider, Abram 100
Suoke, Chris0 100
Shot, Ludwig, Sen' 1
Shot, Ludwig 100
Shut, Michael
Woodsides, James 100
Weaver, Capt 50
Wolf, Henry , 30
Weaver, Jacob 50
Went/., Adam 100
Werfel Henry 50
Welfrey, Henry
Well, P.John .'.. ...
Yeager, And" 106
Located Unimproved Lands.
George Frey 100
James Hicham 100
Nicholas Millar 200
100
100
HenJ Wino
Abram Reg
And" Bogffs 300
Stephen Martin
Craford's Land 100
Peter Isk 150
Abram Regie
Ju» Shough 100
Isaac Kellar 250
D°..
160
Tetrich Stonebreaker 100
Martin Lowman 200
Thomas Carmchael 150
Geo. Eckert 150
Simon Sneider 200
Landis Winger 700
Arthur Tagerts 400
Pat' Work 200
Caleb Way 1 400
Fred' Shich 150
Sneider Grove '. 600
Aaron Levy 1000
Bartrim Galbreath,' 300
Dan1 Williams 3000
Dan' Miller
Felty Overlady 300
Jacob Wetmer 200
W'» Poor 100
Acres.
Geo. Frey 200
Jn° Ciine 1500
Jn°M^Land 100
Philip Dehass 200
Martin Greider 300
Michael Grossculp 100
Simon Brand. 50
Fred* Weight 300
Henry Wails 800
Sam1 Sleigh 100
Levy Simons 100
Doctor Ledigh 150
Jn° Clendenning 200
Geo. Trice 100
Geo. Hake, Esq 200
Blacher's Land 200
Dan1 Wolf. 100
Simon Sneider 200
Dan1 Moor 100
George Shadle 50
Chris" Sneyder 150
Philip Qeel 100
Michael Walker 300
Henry Merhler 200
Jacob Shaver 100
Jn° Haekert 100
Jacob Covel 50
And" Regla 100
Chris" Coffman
Geo. Redsecker
Smith, Jacob
Freemen.
Anthony Wertz. Philip Clinger.
Jonathan Woodsides. Jn° Wert.
Jn» Phillips. Leo. Coffman.
W» Armecot. Andrew Spangler.
Zachariah Shoningberg. Henry 01st.
Lower District Return, 1780.
Acres.
I Garber, Mich1 100
Gilmore, Jn° 20
George, Alexr
I Givens, Alex' 10
Gownow, W-
Goudy, Robert
Smith
Armstrong, Rob' 300
Armstrong, Rob1, J' 100
Ayrs, W» 100
Alison, Richard 100
Bell, George
Brown, Peter
Bell, William 60
Bell, Jn°., Sen' 30
Brown, Joseph 200
Bell, John, .Inn' 100
Brown, Jn« 100
Bell, Wid"
Birney, James 30
Blue, John
Brongh, Felty 50
Baskin, Widow 30
Boan, W»
Buckhanon, James 100
Bell, James 100
Bundle, Ju°
Black, Thonias
Black, James 200
Black, Dan1 50
Boyd, Rob* 100
Beard, Thom8 100
Boyd, Rob' 100
Boan, Thomas
Cochran, Geo
Clark, Geo 50
Chambers, Jn° 100
Carbet, Peter 50
Gamble, W» 100
Clark, W» 1
Cochran, Sam1 100
Oolgon, Jos
Clark, James 100
Cline, Cutlip
Caseation, James
Colegon, Jn°
Dougherty, Henry
held, Jn
•111011, Mich' 100
Anthony. 100
, Ge
Jn°..
Dun
Dice, Jn".
Dougblass, Alex' 200
Eyeman, Jacob 40
Elder, Jn° 150
Ekert, Adam 400
Forster, Stephen 100
Forster, W"» 100
Forster, James 100
Fulks, W» 145
Frey, Conrad 15
Fulton, Alex'
Finley, John
Garber, Jim 60
Galligher, Thomas loo
Gartner, Adam 60
Huh.
Hal
Hal
Hoai:
Holn
Huling, Marcus 1
Hetick, Chris"
Himpson, W»
Joans, Isaac 50
Joans, Isaiah 50
Irland, David 200
Johnston, W"i. Cap1 100
Kellar, Jos 60
Kisler, Wo 60
Kiuter, Jn"
Kearns, Thomas 60
Krnnailay, Wm 50
Kays, John
Kesler, Dan'
Leonard, James 10
Little, Jos 15Q
Lockert, Inopis '
Laferty, Patrick 200
Leek, Henry 50
Meek, Mathias
McCluskey, Henry 10
Mooncy, Abram 30
M'tiill, Rob'
M'Elhar, Patrick
Mutch, Jn" 100
M'Clenahan, Ja>
M'C'ord, Rob« 130
McCaul, James 60
Murray, James 150
Murdock, Jn"
M'Elrath.Jos 50
Murray, Archibald 100
Misbor, Wid" 20
M«Comb, W»
Murray, John 200
M'Nainara, James 60
Montgomery, Colo'
M'Millon, Ju"
M'Fa.Ming.Jn"
M'Cleyre, Patrick
Newpecker, Martin
Nickleson, Thomas
Oram, Thomas 100
Ock, Sam'
Plough, Sam' 90
UPPER PAXTANG TOWNSHIP.
443
Acres.
Powel, Maluchi 30 I
Pecker, Aaron 150
Peacock, James
Richmond, Jn« 20
Rinzling, .In"
Ryan, Jn° 60
Suffron, Patrick
Smith, W»
Straw, Jos. & Geo 300
Smith, Rob« SO
Strieker, Jacob 100
Shelman, Ludwig 100
Sturgeon, Thomas 150
Shorts, Leonard
Swagerty, Peter 100
Stiver, Michael 30
Simpson, Jno 15
Stevenson, Jn° (
Acres.
Spore, Alex' 60
Simons, George
Stone, James
Swmef'onl, Albright
Tavlor. John 100
Taylor, Sam' 120
Taylor, Geo 100
Tindurf, Jacob 100
Thomas. Jn° 1
Thompson, w™
Thompson, Tho" 100
Venderback, Henry
Weeks, Jessey
Walker, Rob> 50
Watt, James 100
Winn, Josiah
Ynnslet, Michael 100
Located Unimproved Tenets.
Acr.
Jacob Rizet 100
Peter Laudis 100
Rubin Hains 600
500
Jn« Cline ,
James Tilman 600
Jn». Lida 120
Geo. Fry 200
Jn». Cline 300
Isaiah Jones 600
Bull's Land 300
Peter Pilley 120
Alex'. Bartrim 400
Timothy Matlat 4000
John Flora 150
MOInre's Land 100
Dennis Dougherty 150
Jn°. Metch 100
Joseph Little _ 150
Widow Duncan 200
Widow Scott 250
Fredt. Humble 100
Jacob Wagoner 50
Colon. Marstaller
Ale
.Port
Jn«. Mil
160
Jn°. Harshal
Bartrim Galbreath 600
Rob'. Neal 50
Ju°. Swagerty.
Jn°. Goldenherry.
George Simere.
Harmon Leek.
Conrad Leek.
Peter Sturgeon.
Philip Newpecker
Philip Tindurf.
Jn<>. Ayers.
James Spear.
James M«Canl
M'Grahan & M«Ke
Chrisn. Hetick
Peter Sturgeon
W». Shields
Edward Waters
Geo. Cooper ,
Christ". Hetick
Do
Henry Taylor.
James Diveny.
Jn". Cochron.
Richard Waid.
Sam. Orom.
Andw. Fouler.
Jn°. Landis.
Alex'. Taylor.
Jn°. Bell.
Elijah Chambers.
The township officers from 1769 to 1785 were :
1769. Constable. — John Cochran.
Overseers of Poor. — Thomas Sturgeon, James Murray.
Overseer of Roads— William Clark.
1770. Constable— John Bell.
Overseers of Poor. — John Cochran, John Mutch.
Overseers of Roads. — Robert Armstrong, John Black.
1771. Constable. — John Murray.
Overseers of Poor. — Samuel Cochran, John Taylor.
Overseers of Roadjs. — Peter Corhit, John Colligan.
1772. Constable. — John Murray.
Overseers of Poor.— Patrick Sufferin, Samuel Taylor.
Overseers of Roads. — Marquis Hulins, John Bell, Jr.
1773. Constable.— John Murray.
Overseers of Poor. — Robert Armstrong, William Foulk.
Overseers of Road*. — John Cochran, James Buchanan.
1774. Constable— John Gillmore.
Overseers of Poor. — Thomas Forster, Ludwick Shots.
Overseers of Roads. — Alexander Randies, James Woodside.
1775. Constable. — Joseph Little.
Overseers of Poor. — John McMullan, John Reed.
Overseers of Roads. — Robert Armstrong, Sr., Samuel Cochran.
1776. Constable.— William Cline.
Overseers of Poor. — Ludwick Shutz, Sr., James Forster.
Overseers of Roads. — John Mutch, John Colligan.
1777. Constable— Henry Ginder.
1778. Constable.— Malachia Powell.
Overseers of Poor. — James Buchanan, John Tice.
Overseers of Roads. — John Taylor, Joseph Little.
1779. Comtable— Benjamin Bufflngton.
Overseers of Poor . — William Airs, Abraham Jury.
Overseers of Roads. — John Bell, Jacob Scifley.
1780. Constable
Overseers
Overseers
1781. Constable
Overseers
Ove
1782. Constable.
1783. Constable.
Overseers
Overseen
1784. Constable.
Oversee/'
Stophel Shesley.
of Poor. — Peter Hoofman, Thomas Oram.
of Roads. — Stophel Lark, Malachia Powell.
, — Robert Armstrong.
of Poor. — James McCall, George Migla.
of Roads.— William Ayres, Joseph Little.
■John Mutch.
— John Mutch.
o/ Poor.— William Clark, Abraham Neighbo
of Roatl*. — lohn Murray, Adam Wentz.
Abraham Jury.
if Poor.— Patrick Laferty.
>/ Roads.— William Foster (Lower District).
The township of Upper Paxtang, as now existing,
is bounded on the north by the Northumberland
County line, on the east by Mifflin and Washington
townships, on the south by Halifax and Jackson
townships, and on the west by the Susquehanna
River.
Killixger's Post-office. — This point is situ-
ated on the road from Millersburg to Berrysburg,
three miles from the former place and seven from the
latter. Near by is the Salem Evangelical Lutheran
Church, an elegant two story-brick edifice erected in
1872. This church is supplied by the Millersburg
pastors.
David's Reformed Church edifice, a two-story
brick structure, was built in 1866, and is only a few
yards from Salem Lutheran Church. The congrega-
tion of David's was formed prior to 1774, as baptisms
are found recorded as early as June 8th of that year.
Rev. Samuel Dubenborn was the pastor, and labored
from 1779 to 1789. After 1795 he returned and re-
mained a while. On March 7, 1775, these two congre-
gations— Lutheran and Reformed — had one hundred
and sixty-one acres of land surveyed for them jointly,
called " Good Intent," and received a deed therefor
Sept. 22, 1804. According to an agreement between
them, dated March 30, 1792, they made a division in
1808. In 1794 the old log church was built, and on
Feb. 27, 1797, a contract was made with some one to
finish it for one hundred and eight pounds. The build-
ing committee on the part of the Reformed congrega-
tion were Abraham Nachbar [Neighbour], Jacob
Meek, George Neagley, and Valentine Weker. It
stood at the lower end of the cemetery, and was
a two-story log house, weatherboarded, plastered, and
with galleries on three sides. The pulpit was ascended
by stairs and surmounted by a sounding-board. It is
not known whether it had regular pastors or not, but
occasional preaching was had by Revs. William
Hendel, of Tulpehocken, Geistweit, Anthony Hautz,
of Lebanon, and Philip Gloninger, of Harrisburg.
During the Revolutionary war, when Rev. William
Hendel came, he was escorted by members of the con-
gregation with muskets to protect him and them from
the prowling Indians, and during the services guards
stood with guns in hand near the church to protect
the worshipers from skulking savages. Rev. Hendel
had a catechism class of eighty-five, many of whom
came ten or fifteen miles to attend class or service.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Eev. James Reily was pastor from 1812 to 1819, and
(luring his time the parsonage was built opposite the
church (where the farm-house now is). Rev. Isaac
Gerhart was pastor from 1819 to 1844. His successors
have been: 1844-56, J. A. Ellis; 1856, Richard A.
Fisher; 1857-65, Ephraim Kieffer ; 1865-68, F. J.
Moore; 1868-75, J. W. Lescher; 1875 to present
time, J. B. Kerschner.
The old church edifice was torn down in 1865, and
the corner-stone of the present structure laid Sept. 9,
1866. The basement was dedicated Dec. 8, 1868, and
the main audience-room May 24, 1868.
Hoover's Chuech. — This church edifice, lying in
the southeast part of Upper Paxtang township, near
the Mifflin township line, is a joint church of the Lu-
theran and Reformed Churches. The Evangelical
Lutheran congregation (called "Zion's") is supplied
by the pastors of St. John's Church, near Berrysburg,
and the Reformed congregation ("Zion's") by the
Millersburg pastors of that denomination. In 1842,
Andrew Keefer, Sr., donated one-fourth acre of land
upon which to build a church edifice. The corner-
stone was laid in 1843, and a neat structure built
thereon.
The Evangelical Association Church, at
Riegel's, a handsome frame edifice, is in the ex-
treme eastern part of Upper Paxtang township, and
only a few yards from the Mifflin township line. It
is supplied with preaching by the pastor of the Ber-
rysburg church.
Paxton Post-Office is the name of a village in
the northwestern corner of the township, at the mouth
of the Mahantango Creek. It contains a population
less than one hundred.
MILLERSBURG BOROUGH.
Millersburg Borough is situated on the Sus-
quehanna River, at the confluence of the Wiconisco
Creek, twenty-three miles north of Harrisburg, on
the Northern Central and Lykens Valley Railroads.
The place was settled some years prior to the time
it was laid out. It derived its name from Daniel
Miller and John Miller, who emigrated from Lan-
caster County about 1790. They took up some four
hundred acres of land and began a settlement. It
was laid out by Daniel Miller into town lots in July,
1807, and incorporated into a borough April 8, 1850,
from which time its progress has been rapid. Daniel
Miller's first wife, Elizabeth, died in 1813, and he
married for the second time Mary Wingert, July 8,
1817. They both died in October, 1828, leaving one
child, Mary, who was born Nov. 25, 1820, married
George W. Bowers, Feb. 11, 1838, and is still living
in the town. Daniel Miller, who was born in 1750,
had two children by his first wife, who removed at
an early day to Ohio.
The first settlers in this region, known as " Lykens
Valley," were French Huguenots and Germans.
Francis Jacques or " Jacobs," commonly known as
"French Jacob," Larue or La Roy, Shora, Sandoe,
the Kleims, Werts, Steevers, Shutts, Ferrees, Millers,
Andrew Lycan, and John Rewalt are found among the
earliest names of white men who settled in this section.
About the time John and Daniel Miller settled here
" French Jacob" built his grist-mill on the north bank
of the Wiconisco Creek, just above the foot of Race
Street, and near to which, some time before, he
had built his log cabin, then considered quite a pre-
tentious structure, large and strongly put together,
and well provided with loop-holes, — a kind of fort to
which the settlers might fly for safety in cases of
attack from the Indians. Here was taught the first
school, kept by Daniel Miller, the proprietor of the
town. Neither cabin or mill are longer to be seen.
Domestic trouble had caused at an early date the
owner (Jacobs) to remove forever from the spot. The
property was at times unused and unoccupied. It
fell under the ban of superstition, several of the set-
tlers having seen about it divers strange and un-
earthly appearances, " shapes dire, dismal, and hor-
rid." Time and the spoliations of man have done
their work, and the almost obliterated channel of
the old head-race alone is seen to mark the spot
where once was the forest-home of the old French
Huguenot. Upon a part of this land Daniel Miller,
the then sole proprietor, through Peter Williamson,
his surveyor, laid out the town-lots in July, 1807.
These lots sold very readily, being selected by lottery,
and soon the place assumed the importance of a rap-
idly-growing and prosperous town. The town is
regularly laid out, with spacious streets crossing each
other at right angles, and practical alleyways giving
passage to the rear of every building. The Susque-
hanna River at this point is a mile in width, stretch-
ing away in lake-like form some three miles, from
Berry's Mountain in the south to the Mahantango
Mountain in the north, at which points, forcing its
way through these mountains much diminished in its
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bed, it hurriedly tumbles over rocks and pebbles of
the passage, winding quickly out of sight.
The first school was taught in a log cabin or fort
by Daniel Miller, the founder of the town, and he
was succeeded by a Mrs. Miller. This fort was built
about 1794, on the banks of the Wiconisco Creek, as
a place of safety from the surrounding Indians. The
next house was built about 1812 or 1813, on Union
Street, and was taught by an educated German.
This house was superseded by a poorly-constructed
brick building, and that by a frame structure on the
site where now stands the large and substantial build-
ing on Middle Street, which continued in use until
the citizens refused to send their children. In 1833 a
select school was taught by Mrs. Susan Barringer, a
lady of considerable culture, who established a good
educational sentiment, and was succeeded by Samuel
McGaw, a man of scholastic abilities. About 1844
or 1845 the free-school system was adopted, after
being defeated twice, as the town and township were
at that time one school district. The opposition from
the township was very great, but persistent perse-
verance overcame all the opposing forces. The most
active school men in the early history of the town
were Jacob Seal, Dr. Robert Auchmuty, David Link
Simon Wert, Adam Light, John Ebery, Benjamin
Musser, and Matthias Freck. The town has now two
first-class school buildings and five graded schools.
Its high school compares favorably with any in the
county.
In 1846 there were in Millersburg about eighty
dwellings, two stores, one mill, and three churches.
In 1850 it had five hundred population, which it
doubled in 1860 and trebled in 1880.
The officers of the borough since its incorporation
in 1850 have been :
1850. Simon Wert.
1852. J. J. Bowman.
1853. Jacob Seal.
1855. Jacob Ratbvon.
1857. George M. Brubaker.
1858. J. L. Bomgardner.
1859. C. Penrose.
1862. George Slate.
1864. B. G. Steever.
1865. Simon Wert.
1867. A. Douden.
1870. Simon Wert.
1872. J. S. Musser.
1874. H. Frank.
1876. John S. Musse
1879. B. G. Steever.
18S0. J. L. Freck.
1850. David Brindle.
1851. B. G. Steever.
1853. Jesse Auchmuty.
1857. George Yeager.
1858. William A. Jodon.
1860. B. Bowman.
1862. N.Bowman.
TOWN CLERKS.
1863. C. C. Freck.
1864. S. S. Bowman.
1867. Benjamin Bowman.
1S68. H. H. Mosser.
1871. E. W. Steever.
1878. Jesse Auchmuty.
1880. William M. Hartman.
The Millersburg Literary Society was organ- ;
ized in 1876, and is in successful operation, being
patronized and actively participated in by many of
the best and most prominent men of the town.
Trinity Reformed Church.— About the year I
1833 several members of the Reformed faith pur- j
chased a frame building on Middle Street and fitted
it up for church services. Here Rev. Isaac Gerhart
preached occasionally. The building was never dedi-
cated, and no regular pastors were called. In 1856
the Reformed and Lutheran congregations jointly
erected the brick church on Middle Street. The cor-
ner-stone was laid in June, and the building dedicated
on the 30th of November following. The first con-
sistory was elected April 25, 1857. Rev. Ephraim
Kieffer was the first pastor, and the present incum-
bent is Rev. J. B. Kerschner ; for the others see David's
Church, which with Zion's at Hoover's and this
make one charge. In 1874 this congregation bought
out the interest of the Lutherans.
St. Paul's Lutheran Church. — About the year
1830 the Rev. J. N. Hemping preached occasionally
to the Lutherans here in the old school-house in the
German language. In 1832, Rev. S. D. Finckels, of
Middletown, came here every four weeks and preached
in both English and German. In 1842, Rev. W. G.
Laitzell, one of the seven founders of the East Penn-
sylvania Synod, who had been called to his first charge
in Armstrong's Valley, crossed Berry's Mountain and
preached here and at Salem (Killinger's). From
1846, Rev. C.F.Stower, of Berry sburg charge, preached
here for four years as often as convenient, and in 1852,
Rev. Jacob Martin, of same charge, came occasion-
ally. In November, 1853, Rev. D. Sell, of same
charge, began holding services, and after one year's
labors organized a congregation, which united with
the Reformed, and in 1856 built the church edifice on
Middle Street. The pastors have been: 1856-61, D.
Sell; 1861, P. P. Lane; 1862, George P. Weaver;
1863-66, C. A. Fetzer; 1866-78, M. Fernsler; July
27, 1879, George Conrad Henry. Under Rev. M.
Fernsler the charge consisted of Berrysburg, Millers-
burg, Salem (Killinger's), and Lykens, but in 1871
the latter was withdrawn. In 1871 the project of
withdrawing from the joint union building and erect-
ing a new church was discussed. It sold its interest
.in the Union Church to the Reformed congregation for
fourteen hundred dollars, broke ground for a new
edifice in March, 1873, and laid the corner-stone in
June, 1874. The basement was dedicated in 1878,
and the audience-room Nov. 14, 1880.
Evangelical Association Church. — This con-
gregation was organized about 1840. .The first church
edifice was built on the lot where the present parson-
age stands, and was a log structure weatherboarded.
The present church building, a commodious two-
story brick structure, was built in 1860. Since 1862
(as early as any records are found) the pastors have
been:
1862-64, William Hain ; 1864, Joseph M. Sayler ;
1865-67, F. P. Lehr; 1867-69, A. A. Overholt; 1869-
71, L. Snyder ; 1871-73, S. S. Chubb ; 1873-76, H. A.
Neitz; 1876-79, W.K. Wiand; 1879-81, S. S. Chubb ;
1881, H. A. Neitz, present incumbent.
Berrysburg was the first seat of this denomination
in this region, and two years after its organization
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
into a church this one was organized. It owns valu-
able church property, and is clear of debt.
The Methodist Episcopal Church. — Millers-
burg and Berrysburg Circuit was cut off of Halifax
in 1866. Since then the pastors have been : 1866-68,
A. W. Wiggins ; 1868-70, Able Howard ; 1870, Thomas
Kilpatrick; 1871-75, W., H. Fries; 1875-77, W. S.
Pugh; 1877-79, J. M. Hinson ; 1879, William M.
Gilbert; 1880-82, N. D. McComas. It was made a
station. The large brick edifice was erected in 1858.
The church has one hundred and seventy-five mem-
bers, and a parsonage adjoining the church edifice.
The Manufacturing Industries of the borough
are the planing-, saw.-, and lumber-mills of John
Neagley, C. F. Freck, and Alfred Douden and the
Standard Axle Manufacturing Company, the latter
of which has proved a successful enterprise.
The Millersburg Herald was established by its pres-
ent editor, proprietor, and publisher, J. B. Seal, on
the first Friday in January, 1875. It is a weekly
family journal, and specially devoted to local news.
It is a four-page sheet of thirty-two columns, and en-
joys a large circulation. With it is connected a well-
equipped job-office. This paper is independent in
politics, and occupies a position which gives it great
strength in moulding opinion in the north of the
county.
The First National Bank was organized Feb.
12, 1867, as the Lykens Valley Bank, and began busi-
ness March 6th following. It was a private company,
composed of G. M. Brubaker, S. P. Auchmuty, Ben-
jamin Reigel, Philip Moyer, Joseph F. Corbett, Henry
Walborn, George Gleim, Aaron Mattis, Jonathan
Reigel, and Daniel Good. Its capital was twenty-
five thousand dollars, which was shortly after in-
creased to forty thousand dollars by the addition of
the following new partners : Tobias Bickel, A. Forten-
baugh, Jonathan Swab, Sept. 7, 1868, and Benjamin
D. Reigel, George Deibler, and George Daniel in
March, 1869. It was incorporated Feb. 29, 1872,
and reorganized as a corporation. It was merged
into a national bank April 13, 1875, with its charter
numbered 2252, and began business as such May 1st
the following. G. M. Brubaker was president to Janu-
ary, 1875, and was then succeeded by Alfred Douden,
the present incumbent. George Gleim was cashier
until April 14, 1873, when Ferdinand H. Voss suc-
ceeded him. It has a capital stock of one hundred
thousand dollars, with a surplus of twelve thousand
dollars. Its first banking-house was on Market
Street. In 1869 it erected its present building, and
occupied it in the fall of that year.
The Millersburg Bank was organized in the fall
of 1868. It is an individual banking institution, com-
posed of eighty to one hundred stockholders, mostly
of the wealthiest farmers, and all individually liable.
Its capital stock is thirty thousand dollars, with a
surplus of ten thousand dollars. Its first president
was S. Buck, succeeded in 1875 by the present in-
cumbent, F. Wenrich. J. S. Gilbert has been cashier
from its organization, and Isaac Miller vice-president
since the creation of that office. Since its establish-
ment it has occupied its own building on Union
Street.
MIDDLE PAXTANG TOWNSHIP.
At a Court of Quarter Sessions, held in Dauphin
County in the month of August, 1787, an order was
issued to commissioners to take into consideration
the necessity and propriety of dividing Upper Pax-
tang township, who reported a dividing line, "com-
mencing at the river Susquehanna, at the mouth of a
run emptying into the said river, and running from
Jacob Strickler's spring, and thence along the differ-
ent courses of the said run to the place where the
said spring extracts out of the earth, and from thence
by a direct line to the dividing ridge ; thence along
the said ridge to the extremity thereof, to the line of
Berks County."
The court directed the township to be divided,
agreeably to this report, from the said line to the
upper boundary of Lower Paxtang, to be called Mid-
dle Paxtang. As thus constituted the township in-
cluded the section of the county between the First
and Peter's Mountains, embracing Fishing Creek,
Stony Creek, and Clark's Valleys. As may be sur-
mised, the face of the country is much broken, and
save along the principal streams as they near the
Susquehanna and the valleys expand, the land is
poor and unproductive. Nevertheless, there are
some fine farms on Clark's Creek and along the
Susquehanna.
The history of the township is so intimately con-
nected with that of the general record of the county,
and to which reference is made for a history of Fort
Hunter, at the mouth of Fishing Creek, and other
details relating to the Freuch and Indian war. The
following incident, however, is of such a local char-
acter that we give place thereto.
Ludwig Minsker, an emigrant from the Palatinate,
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located in Clark's Valley in 1750. He built his cabin
on a run near the place where the house of John
Hocker, Jr., now stands. He was a man of great
courage, and the Indians of the neighborhood fear-
ing him, never molested him or his family.
It was subsequent to Braddock's defeat that hostile
Indians crossed over the mountains and spread death
and desolation on the frontiers. While out hunting
during the spring of 1756, Ludwig observed the trail
of the marauding savages. Knowing that if they
discovered his cabin, his wife and child in his ab-
sence would be killed, he hastened home and quickly
devised means for their protection. It was too late
to go below the mountains, for he would be overtaken.
Having in his house a chest six feet long, he bored a
sufficient number of holes in it to admit air; then
taking it upon his shoulder, waded up the run some
distance, placing it in a sequestered nook. Returning
to his cabin he took his wife and child (the latter but
six months old) in the same way to the chest to con-
ceal his trail, where the dense foliage covered their
hiding-place. It was ten days before the hostiles had
left the valley, and during all that time Mrs. Minsker
and her child were safely secured in the huge chest,
her husband in the mean time keeping guard in the
neighborhood of their cabin, hunting and carrying
provisions to the refugees.
One autumn, while Ludwig was carrying towards
his cabin half of a good-sized hog he had butchered,
an Indian stealthily came up behind him, quickly
severed the lower part, exclaimed, " Hog meat very
good meat, Indian like him," and scampered off to
the woods.
The child who was concealed with his mother in
the chest became Ludwig the second. He married a
daughter of Thomas Cairn, and built his cabin at a
spring on the Third Mountain, on property now be-
longing to Harry Zeiders, who is a descendant of the
first Ludwig. It is only a few years since that the
cabin was torn down.
Prior to the Revolution a friendly Indian had his
cabin on the north side of Peter's Mountain, near the
spring which supplies the water-trough on the pike.
Here he lived for years unmolested. One evening in
the fall of the year Mrs. Minsker, while standing in
the door-way, heard a loud moan, resembling that of
some one in extreme agony. She told her husband,
who replied that it was the cry of a panther. Still
listening, she found by direction of the sound that
the person was going up the mountain, but Ludwig
to quiet her said she must be mistaken, it was only
the cry of the panther. The ensuing summer the
cows remained out beyond the usual time, and the
children were sent in search of them. Going up the
mountain they came to what was then called and
still known as the "King's Stool," when they found
a skeleton lying under it. Informing their father of
the fact, Ludwig examined the remains, and found by
the hunting-shirt, which was intact, that it was the In-
dian referred to. It appeared that some ill-disposed
whites had gone to the cabin of the Indian and wan-
tonly shot him, but did not kill him. With his little
strength remaining the poor Indian crawled up and
then down the side of the Fourth Mountain, across
Clark's Valley; thence up theThird Mountain to the
" King's Stool," where he died from exhaustion. The
rock alluded to is a huge bowlder heaved on the top
of another, and as high as the tallest trees.
Dauphin is a prosperous town located at the mouth
of Stony Creek, nine miles north of Harrisburg. The
first settlement made at that point was by Samuel
Sturgeon, who removed thither shortly after the
French and Indian war. A mill was built there in
1770, and the place went by the name of Green's mill.
The town was laid out in 1826 by Innis Green for the
Dauphin and Schuylkill Coal Company, and by him
named Port Lyon. It was afterwards and for many
years called Greensburg, until it was made a post-
town, when the name was changed to Dauphin, for
the county, and when the borough was incorporated,
31st of March, 1845, the post-office name was adopted.
Corporation Officers. — The borough was in-
corporated March 31, 1845. Its officers since then
have been :
1845.
Joseph S. Dixon.
0.33 BO.
1857. Jacob Stevenson.
1846.
H. B. Crouse.
1860. Dr. William Graydon.
1847.
John Ehrman.
1861. J. W. Griffith.
1848.
Robert Simmons.
1864-65. Not found.
1850.
William Lackey.
1866. William Clark.
1851.
J. Ray.
1872. John Crouse.
1862.
Martin Ryan.
1879. Edward 0. Winn.
1853.
Ezra Chase.
1880. T. G. Sweitzer.
1854.
Peter HcCullough.
1881. Edward 0. Winn.
1856.
Augustus Garverich.
TOWN CLERKS.
1845
J. Wilson Parks.
1859. JoBeph F. Corbett
1846
Peter Miller.
1860. Jefferson Clark.
1819
John Ehrman.
1862. Leonard Poffeuberger.
1850
P. B. Greenwalt.
1863. J. W. Griffith.
1851
Peter McCullough.
1867. Philip Greenawalt.
1853
J. W. Griffith.
1873. A. F. Stees.
1854
Philip Groenawalt.
1874. Jacob W. Shope.
1855
Josiah C. Young.
1876. H. D. Greenawalt.
1856
Josiah Frame.
1877. T. G. Sweitzer.
1858
Ira M. Frame.
1S79. T. C. Mertz.
Hill Church. — About 1770 a log house was
erected for a meeting-house on land owned by Robert
McCord, half a mile north of the present town, and
on the site of the " Hill Church Cemetery." On Oct.
11, 1796, an agreement wyas entered into whereby Mr.
McCord stipulated to convey by deed said lot to the
trustees of the Middle Paxtang Presbyterian congre-
gation. This conveyance was made Nov. 6, 1813, to
William Cochran, William Forster, and James
Green as said trustees. The expenses of its erection
were principally met by the Scotch-Irish settlers, who
were then the main farmers of this region. The con-
gregation at one time.was very large, and this old log
structure (weatherboarded) held two hundred persons.
The increase of German settlers led to the Scotch-
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HISTOKY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Irish Presbyterians removing, and the church edifice
passed into the hands of the Lutherans and German
Reformed, or was jointly owned by them and the
remaining Presbyterians. It burned down in 1855,
but for some five or six years previous had not been
used for religious services.
A Presbyterian Congregation was organized
April 6, 1850, when twenty-three members entered
into solemn articles of covenant and faith. There is
no record before that, although previous to that time
Rev. Dr. DeWitt, of Harrisburg. preached occasion-
ally in the school -house and at the old " Hill Church."
Rev. George R. Moore came June 21, 1848, to officiate
at the old " Hill Church," and was ordained Oct. 18,
1848. Under his auspices .the congregation was
formed as previously stated. He preached mainly in
the school-house. The new church was dedicated
May 12, 1850. The bell was a donation from John
W. Patton, Esq., of Philadelphia. Miss Monroe and
other ladies, of Wilmington, Del., donated the com-
munion service. Rev. George R. Moore continued
as pastor to June, 1856 ; Rev. John W. Davis, from
March, 1857, to August, 1860; Rev. Alexander D.
Moore, from Sept. 8, 1860, to Sept. 8, 1868 ; Rev.
David C. Menker, from Dec. 1, 1868, to April 25,
1880 ; and the present incumbent, Rev. Robert F. Mc-
Clean, from Sept. 1, 1880.
Methodist Episcopal Church. — Dauphin Cir-
cuit was cut off of Halifax Circuit in 1838, since
which time the pastors have been : 1838, D. Sheets ;
1839, V. Gray, William McCombs ; 1840, H. E. Gil-
roy, William McCombs ; 1841-13, William Cooper, T.
W. Arthur ; 1843, R. M. Greenbank, J. M. Wyeth ;
1844, R. M. Greenbank, T. A. Fernley ; 1845, William
L. Gray, George D. Brown ; 1846, Eliphalet Reed ;
1847, John C. Thomas; 1848-50, C. R. Brooks; 1850-
52, Henry Sutton ; 1852, H. Sanderson, C. R. Curry ;
1853, H. Sanderson, J. J. Lane; 1854, S. R. Gilliug-
ham, H. H. Hickman ; 1855-57, Valentine Gray, E.
J. Pepper; 1857-59, William Dalrymple; 1859-61,
George G. Rakestraw ; 1861-63, Abel Howard ; 1863-
65, S. L. Kemble ; 1865-67, G. T. Hurlock ; 1867,
Gideon Barr; 1868-70, T. Montgomery; 1870-72,
John Stringer ; 1872, J. Robison ; 1874-76, Frederick
Illman ; 1876-79, Ephraim Potts ; 1879 to the present
time, R. C. Wood. The church edifice, a commo-
dious frame structure, was erected in 1837. The cir-
cuit embraces Dauphin, Rockville, Coxestown, and
Paxtang, a preaching appointment four miles from
Harrisburg and near the residence of Judge Hies-
ter.
Zion's Lutheran Church. — This congregation
before 1849 had worshiped in the old " Hill Church,"
but on September 5th of that year it resolved to erect
a new church edifice in the town. The joint build-
ing committee then appointed were Daniel Poffen-
berger, Elias Fertig, H. C. Sponsler, George Kinter,
George W. Urbin, Nelson C. Hyde. It was built on
a lot of Mrs. Gross by the Lutheran and Reformed
congregations jointly. The corner-stone was laid
Aug. 10, 1850, and the building dedicated Feb. 2,
1851, with a dedicatory sermon by Rev. A. H. Loch-
man. The pastors have been: 1851, Rev. C. F.
Stoever; 1852-56, Rev. C. Nittenhauer ; 1856-68,
Rev. George J. Martz ; 1868-70, Rev. Kurtz ; 1870-80,
Rev. D. P. Rosenmiller, who died in 1880, and since
then the congregation have had no regular pastor.
Evangelical Association Church.— This con-
gregation was organized prior to 1872, when the
church building was built. Before then services were
occasionally held in the school-house. The pastors
have been : 1872-75, Rev. J. A. Fager ; 1875-77, Rev.
Leslie; 1877-78, Rev. A. Markley; 1878-80, Rev.
John Hoover; 1880, the present incumbent, Rev. H.
M. Copp. This circuit embraces two other churches, —
Zion's, some two miles from town, and which was or-
ganized in 1862, and the one at Fishing Creek, or-
ganized in 1831. The Halifax Church was an off-
shoot of Zion's, and was instituted to accommodate
the town members.
Berry's Mountain Mills, near Berry's Moun-
tain, in Middle Paxtang township, were built in 1797,
the large saw-mill by Mr. Barr. They were after-
wards operated by Mr. Rutter, and later by Loomis &
Kingsbury. In 1834 and 1835 they transacted a large
business. Shurr's mill was a short distance above.
LYKENS VALLEY.
The Wiconisco or Lykens Valley includes that
section of the " Upper End" of the county of Dau-
phin that is watered by the Wiconisco Creek and its
branches, save where local names have been given to
certain portions, such as Williams Valley, etc. As
much of the history of the townships is so closely
allied, we purpose to give such facts relating thereto
as do not specially belong to the townships proper.
It may be here stated that locally Lykens Valley is
but a small part of Wiconisco Valley, and yet we
are compelled to designate the " Upper End" by that
general title.
The early history of the Wiconisco Valley is one
of interest, inasmuch as the individual for whom the
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entire valley now takes its name was among the first
settlers. In 1732, Andrew Lycans (not Lycan) settled
on the Swatara Creek, where he took up two hundred
and fifty acres of land, adjoining lands of Rohert
Young and Lazarus Stewart, and which was surveyed
to him on the 4th of April, 1737. About 1740 he
seems to have sold out and removed, with a number
of others, to the west side of the Susquehanna, where
he settled arid made some improvements on a tract of
land between Sherman's Creek and the Juniata, in
then Cumberland County. This not being included
in the last Indian purchase, the Shawanese, who had
a few scattered villages on the Juniata, complained
of the encroachments of these»settlers and demanded
their removal. To pacify the Indians the Provincial
authorities sent, in 1748, the sheriff of Lancaster
County, with three magistrates, accompanied by Con-
rad Weiser, to warn the people to leave at once. But,
notwithstanding all this, the settlers remained, deter-
mined not to be driven away, at least by threats.
On the 22d of May, 1750, after more decisive meas-
ures had been decided upon by the Provincial gov-
ernment, a number of high dignitaries who had been
appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor held a confer-
ence at the house of George Croghan, in Pennsborough
township, Cumberland Co. Subsequently, accom-
panied by the under-sheriff of that county, they went
to the place where Lycans and others lived, and after
taking the settlers into custody burned their cabins to
the number of five or six.1
They were subsequently released by order of the
Governor of the Province, when Andrew Lycans re-
moved with his family to the east side of the Susque-
hanna beyond the Kittochtinny Mountains, and by per-
mission of the authorities " settled on a tract of about
two hundred acres, situated on the northerly side of !
Whiconescong Creek." Here he made " considerable
improvements," which we learn from a document in
our possession.
Until the spring of 1756 these pioneers on the
Wiconisco were not disturbed in their homes, but fol-
lowing the defeat of Braddock, everywhere along the
frontier the savages began their work of devastation
and death. Their implacable cruelty was stimulated
by the promise of reward for scalps on the part of the ',
French, beside the further one of being put into pos-
session of their lands. On the morning of the 7th of
March, 1756, Andrew Lycans and John Rewalt went
1 We have before us the "account of Andrew Work, sheriff of Lan-
caster, for removal of trespassers at Juniata," which is as follows:
"Dr. Province of Pennsylvania to Andrew Work, Sheriff of the
County of Lancaster and Cumberland.
"To ten days attendance on the Secretary Magistrates of the County
of Cumberland, by his Hoo's, the Governor's command to remove sundry
persons settled to the Northward of the Kichitania Mountains :
"To paid the Messenger sent from Lancaster my own Expenses,
3: 7: 0
"To the Under-sheriff's Attendance on the like Service, eight days:
"To his Expenses in taking down Andrew Lycan to Prison to Lancas-
ter other Expenses on the Journey, 2: 10: 0.
" Augt., 1750. And. Work, Sher."
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out early to fodder their cattle, when two guns were
fired at them. Neither being harmed, they ran into
the house and prepared themselves for defense in case
of an attack. The Indians then got under cover of a
hog-house near the dwelling-house, when John Ly-
cans, a son of Andrew, John Rewalt, and Ludwig
Shott, a neighbor, crept out of the house in order to
get a shot at them, but were fired upon by the savages,
and all wounded, the latter (Shott) in the abdomen.
At this moment Andrew Lycans saw one of the In-
dians over the hog-house, and also two white men
running out of the same and get a little distance
therefrom. Upon this Lycans and his party attempted
to escape, but were pursued by the Indians to the
number of sixteen or upwards. John Lycans and
Rewalt being badly wounded and not able to do any-
thing, with a negro who was with them, made off,
leaving Andrew Lycans, Shott, and a boy engaged
with the Indians. The savages pursued them so
closely that one of them, coming up to the boy, was
going to strike his tomahawk into him, when Ludwig
Shott turned and shot him dead, while Lycans killed
two more and wounded several in addition. At last,
being exhausted and wounded, they sat down on a
log to rest themselves; but the Indians were somewhat
cautious, and stood some distance from them, and
consequently returned to look after their own wounded.
Lycans and all his party managed to get over the
mountains into Hanover township, where they were
properly cared for. Here Andrew Lycans died, leav-
ing a wife, Jane Lycans, and children, — John, Su-
sanna, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Mary, and Margaret. It
is not known when Lycans' family, with the other
settlers, returned to their homes in the Wiconisco
Valley, but not until all danger was over; and al-
though ou a number of occasions they were obliged
to leave all and flee before the marauding savages,
yet the one alluded to was the only occasion where
they so narrowly escaped with their lives. Besides,
the erection of the forts at Shamokin (Sunbury), and
at Armstrong's (Halifax), and at McKee's, at the foot
of Berry's Mountain, was perchance ample protection
from the annual marauds of the Indians, which up to
the year 1764 kept the frontier inhabitants in a ter-
rible state of apprehension and fear.
John Lycans, son of Andrew, became an officer of
the Provincial service, commissioned July 12, 1762.
In Juue, 1764, he was stationed at Manada Gap. It is
probable he removed from the valley prior to the Rev-
olution. His mother, Jane Lycans, in February, 1765,
had a patent issued to her for the land on which her
husband had located. The Lycans' cabin stood until
about twenty years ago ou McClure's farm, owned at
present by H. L. Lark. Ludwig Shott died about
1790, and left a large family ; some of his descendants
remain in the valley. Rewalt subsequently removed
to the now thickly-settled portion of the Province.
Andrew Lycans has given his name to the beautiful
valley of the Wiconisco, owing perchance to the ter-
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rible encounter with the Indians as narrated. The
orthography has been changed within the last fifty
years, but we have not learned the reason therefor.
Whether Lykens or Lycans, we trust that no attempt
may ever be made to deprive the first pioneer of the
name which has been appropriately given to it.
After Andrew Lycans' the first house built at Oak-
Dale Forge was erected by Henry Shoffstall for Joel
Ferree, of Lancaster County, then owner of the Ly-
cans' tract, about the year 1771. Its location was
about seventy-five yards northwest of where the pres-
ent bridge crosses the Wiconisco Creek. The prop-
erty was purchased by Mr. Ferree from Jane Lycans,
the widow of the old pioneer. On the death of the
former it became the property of Isaac Ferree, of
Lancaster County, whose son, Isaac, Jr., moved into
it in 1800. At the period when Andrew Lycans lived
on the Forge property there was an Indian village on
the land now owned by Henry Bohner, and the spring
at his house is the head of the run which empties into
the head of the Forge dam and called the " Indian
Town Run." This Indian town property, when it
was abandoned by the Indians, was taken up by Joel
Ferree, first named.
AVhen the house was built by Mr. Shoffstall, there
were few settlers in the neighborhood. There were,
however, Shott (now Kottka), George Buffington,
near Bufiington's Church, John Nicholas Hoffman,
and Philip Umholtz, near Gratz. In Williams Val-
ley the nearest person was Conrad Updegraff, at (now)
Williamstown, and next Daniel Williams, who had a
grist-mill there, at or on the property now owned by
Martin Blum, east of Williamstown. Another person
about this time, by the name of Daniel Hain, built a
saw-mill where the Summit Branch Railroad crosses
the creek at Lykens, taking the water from Rattling
Creek by a race to Wiconisco Creek.
Oak-Dale Forge was built about the year 1828, by
James Buchanan, who at the same time, or the year
following, built six or seven houses for his workmen.
The houses were located on the south side of the
creek, and were occupied by John Ginter, Thomas
Nutt, George Conner, Samuel Boon, Joseph Dunlap,
and others. Mr. Buchanan came from Harrisburg.
He subsequently removed to Baltimore, where he
died. He kept a store at the Forge, and also the
post-office, which latter was established about 1830,
the mail being carried by pack-horse. Previous to
that time the post-office was at Millersburg, each
neighbor taking his turn to bring the mail from there
weekly.
From 1795 to 1800 there were only three houses
built between the Forge and Lykens. One was lo-
cated on the property now of Henry Bohner, and then
occupied by Joel Ferree, the younger, who died at
Baltimore, in the War of 1812. The second house
was built by George Setzler on the property now of
Isaac Seebolt. The third on property now owned by
John Wallace, erected by Peter Shoffstall and occu-
pied by him for a time, subsequently by Peter Min-
nich. This cabin stood near the old house on Wal-
lace's farm, and was in later years occupied by
Solomon Shoffstall, who erected the present old log
house on the premises.
The first election held in the valley, or in Lykens
township, was probably in Gratz, about the year 1815.
Hoffman's Church was the first place of religious
worship.
The importance of Lykens Valley may be dated
from the year 1825. In that year coal was discovered
by Jacob Burd, Sr., and Peter Kimes, then living
near the lower end of the Short Mountain, in what
was then Lykens township. They had gone out one
Sunday morning to take a walk, and reaching the top
of the mountain they paused, one of them having a
stick in his hand, carefully dug into the earth, when
it revealed black dirt. This gave rise to the opinion
that there must be coal in the mountain. A short
time afterwards a wagon road was made, and men
commenced to dig. This was the first beginning of
the coal operations which gave rise to the Lykens
Valley, Short Mountain, and Franklin Coal Com-
panies. This was in the same year that anthracite
coal was first burned successfully in Philadelphia,
and its advocates, after having undergone the usual
derision that men of new and progressive ideas have
to contend with, began to reap their reward. No
doubt this combination of circumstances determined
the action of the shrewd Simon Gratz. He at once
bought the land in and east of the Gap from one
Frey, its owner up to that time.
Professor Sheafer, of Pottsville, who was a native of
the "Upper End," furnishes us the subsequent his-
tory of this enterprise. The Wiconisco Coal Com-
pany was organized in 1831, composed of six mem-
bers,— Simon Gratz, Samuel Richards, George H.
Thompson, Charles Rockland Thompson, all of Phil-
adelphia, and Henry Schreiner and Henry Sheafer,
both of Dauphin County.
They began work at opening their mines by drifts
in the gap at Bear Creek, a tributary of Wiconisco
Creek, and sold coal in the vicinity in 1832. The
first miners were three Englishmen, James Todoff,
John Brown, and William Hall, who came in from
Schuylkill County.
The Lykens Valley Railroad, the fourth railroad in
the United States to carry anthracite coal, and the
first in Dauphin County, was located by Mr. Ashwin,
an English civil engineer, and extended from the
mines in Bear Gap, sixteen miles, to the Susquehanna
River, along the north foot of Berry's Mountain.
This road was constructed under the direction of John
Paul, civil engineer, Henry Sheafer, superintendent,
and Simon Ballade, director. The road was completed
and began transporting coal in 1834, by horse-power,
on a flat strap-rail. A number of ark-loads of coal
were shipped from Millersburg in March and April,
1834. Then the coal-cars were boated across the Sus-
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451
quehanna from the terminus of the railroad at Mil-
lersburg to Mount Patrick, on the opposite side of the
river, in Perry County. This site was formerly owned
by Peter Ritner, brother of Governor Ritner. Here
the Lykens Valley Company had a set of chutes on
the Pennsylvania Canal, where they shipped their
coal to market. The first boat-load of Lykens Val-
ley coal was sent on Saturday, April 19, 1834, by boat
"76," forty-three tons, Capt. C. Faunce, consigned to
Thomas Borbridge, Columbia, Pa.
Shipments continued in this manner until 1845,
when the railroad was worn out and abandoned until
1848. Then a portion of the railroad was regraded,
and all laid with a new T-rail. The Wiconisco
Canal, connecting the Pennsylvania Canal at Clark's
Ferry with Millersburg, was built and shipments
resumed in 184S, and have continued ever since. Up
to and including 1858 the total shipment of coal from
the Lykens Valley mines, from the beginning,
amounted to eight hundred and forty-eight thousand
seven hundred and eighty-one tons, and the grand
total shipments on the Susquehanna were three mil-
lions two hundred and thirty-four thousand seven
hundred and eighty-one tons, which included ship-
ments of coal by the Union Canal and other avenues
as follows : The Shamokin Railroad was opened in
1839, the Dauphin and Susquehanna in 1854, the
Trevorton Railroad in 1855.
At that early day of the coal trade this portion of
the country was wild and seemed far removed in the
woods. Lykens Valley is the -broad expanse, three
to five miles in width, of fertile, red-shale soil between
Mahantango Mountain on the north and Berry's
Mountain on the south, with the Susquehanna River
as its boundary on the west. Its eastern portion is a
distance of twelve miles from the river, and is sub-
divided into two smaller valleys, the main or northern
one extending some ten miles east to the valley of the
Mahanoy Creek. The south portion is named after
its early settler, Williams, who built a grist-mill near
Williamstown, also named after him.
This valley, hardly a mile in width, extends east
from its junction with Lykens Valley ten miles, with
the Short Mountain on the north and Berry's Moun-
tain on the south, to a point where it coalesces with
Clark's Valley, the two headed off by Broad Moun-
tain, beyond Tower City. This Short, or Coal Moun-
tain, is a prong of the southern anthracite coal-field,
forming a narrow basin, hardly more than a mile
wide. The southern side of the basin, or north dip,
is the only one worked. It is now pierced at Tower
City, where it is extensively worked by the Philadel-
phia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, and again
at Williamstown, by the Summit Branch Coal Com-
pany, the lands of which two companies adjoin at
the county line between Schuylkill and Dauphin,
where a willful wall of the Pennsylvania Company
and the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company prevents a junction, much to the annoy- I
ance of the public, who want a rail connection be-
tween the two counties, joining the two rivers, the
Schuylkill on the east and the Susquehanna on the
west. This mountain is again tapped at Bear Gap,
the original mines above referred to. The North
Mountain was penetrated by a tunnel directly north
of the gap, but thus far has not been very productive
of coal. In fact, what seems singular in this connec-
tion is that only two beds, the very lowest in the
series, are productive here, one being farther east,
too small for working, while the great mammoth
bed, the great productive bed of the eastern district,'
is hardly known here. These two lower inter-con-
glomerates, one eight and the other four feet thick,
are dissimilar from other anthracite coals in their
lustreless appearance, and their cubic fracture shows
its western approach to the semi-bituminous coals
farther west. It is a free-burning, red-ash coal, but
free from impurities, ready of ignition, and the most
popular coal (especially for domestic purposes) of all
the anthracites. The lands in the vicinity of the old
mines were controlled by the following ownership :
The western portion, by Thomas P. Cope, a well-
known merchant of Philadelphia; afterwards it be-
came the lands of the Short Mountain Coal Company,
controlled by Job R. Tyson, the son-in-law of Mr.
Cope, a well-known attorney of Philadelphia. J.
Edgar Thomson, the famous president of the Penn-
sylvania Railroad Company, took an interest in said
company, and had their first breaker built under the
direction of Professor Sheafer, whose education in coal
began at the old Lykens Valley mines. The lands
covering Bear Gap and North Mountain were owned
by the Wiconisco, afterwards the Lykens Valley, Coal
Company, of which Simon Gratz, a prominent mer-
chant of Philadelphia, was the president and prin-
cipal owner.
Adjoining said lands on the east was the coal ter-
ritory of Messrs. Elder & Haldeman, both prominent
residents and landowners of Harrisburg. These three
bodies of land are now in the ownership of the Sum-
mit Branch Coal Company, controlled by the Penn-
sylvania Railroad Company.
The popularity of this coal, first opened by Henry
Sheafer, led to the opening of the Short Mountain
Coal Company's mines in 1854, after the sale of the
Elder & Haldeman lands to the Summit Branch com-
pany. They extended a branch road eastward from
the town of Lykens, where they penetrated the south
side of the mountain by a tunnel, cutting coal in
great perfection, and where they have mined, pre-
pared, and shipped one thousand tons of coal per
diem for several years in succession. The same large
shipments are now being made just east of the Sum-
mit Branch mines, at the Brookside colliery of the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company.
The same beds of Lykens Valley coal, and the same
coal in all its peculiarities, is now mined in Stony
Mountain, at the Kalmia colliery of Phillips &
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Sheafer, south of Tower City. All the above col-
lieries, except Kalmia, have sunk deep slopes under
water-level. The future of the Lykens Valley dis-
trict must, ere many years, be transferred to the south
dip, on the north side of the mountain, where the
same bed lies intact for twelve miles, more or less,
mostly below water-level. Before another century
begins, the active shipments of coal must come from
that side, through the old works in the South Moun-
tain, or from independent collieries along the north
foot of the North Mountain, where railroads must
"be built, one leading west to the Susquehanna, and
another east to the Schuylkill, through Klinger's
Gap, where the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company have a large body of lands, and a site
for a grand colliery above water-level.
There are four collieries open and in working con-
dition in Upper Dauphin, — Big Run, by James Fen-
nel (it is a land-sale colliery, shipping none by rail) ;
the other collieries are known as Short Mountain,
Lykens Valley, and Summit Branch or Williams-
town. Big Lick colliery is not now in operation.
Dependent on these collieries are the towns of Wil-
liamstown, Wiconisco, Lykens Borough, and some
two or three small villages, with a population num-
bering between eight and ten thousand persons.
Eighty per cent, of the dwellings in this once pros-
perous valley are the property of working-men, the
. result of hard toil, self-denial, and privation.
One familiar with the picture of Bear Gap and its
wild surroundings in 1832, all forest, its lofty moun-
tains and rushing streams, no work of the hands of
I man apparent, no sound but the roaring of the creeks,
the streets of the town of Wiconisco, as located by
I Henry Sheafer, and those of Lykens, by Isaac Ferree,
Sr. (an intelligent emigrant from Lancaster County),
1 can appreciate the great development. Fifty years
of earnest labor has sent millions of tons of coal
from its long-sealed tomb to land and sea, build-
ing towns, railroads, canals, churches, and schools,
and lighting and warming all the people with its
cheerful glow. But few of the original parties who
began this enterprise remain among us. It but
remains for us to make this brief record of their
work, that our citizens may know somewhat of the
enterprise of the early pioneers.
LYKENS TOWNSHIP.
Upon the petition of inhabitants of Upper Pax-
tang township asking for a division of said township,
the court issued an order at their January sessions,
1810, to three commissioners to inquire into the pro-
priety of granting said prayer, and to make a plot or
draft of the township, etc. The commissioners re-
ported in favor of a division of the township by the
following line, to wit:
" Beginning at a pine-tree in the Halifax township
line on the summit of Berry's Mountain at Peter
Richert's Gap ; thence north ten degrees east along
and near a public road which leads from Halifax to
Sunbury through Hains' Gap, four hundred and sixty
perches to a post on the north side of Wiconisco
Creek near the said road ; thence north eighty perches
to a pine; thence running along the public road afore-
said north five degrees west four hundred and seventy
perches to Buffington's Church, leaving the said church
on the westward ; thence a course north ten degrees
west, leaving the dwelling of John Hopple westward
eleven hundred and fifty perches to Mahantaugo
Creek," etc.
The report then follows the lines around the two
divisions of Upper Paxtang as they were after taking
off Halifax township (running the lines across the
river). It is therefore unnecessary to follow them
further here, as the line given above shows the division
of what was then Upper Paxtang township. This
report was confirmed by the court on the 3d of Sep-
tember, 1810, and it was ordered that the eastern
division be called Lykens township. Lykens town-
ship was reduced in 1819 by the formation of Mifflin
township from Upper Paxtang and Lykens, and
further in 1840 when that portion south of the north
side of Coal or Thick Mountain was erected into
Wiconisco township.
This township and the valley is named for Andrew
Lycans, one of the earliest pioneers of this section,
and to whom full reference has been made in the
sketch of Lykens Valley proper.
GRATZ BOROUGH.
Gratz was laid out in 1805 by Simon Gratz. It is
situated on the road leading from Millersburg to
Reading, thirty miles from Harrisburg. It was in-
corporated into a borough April 3, 1852. In 1838,
Mrs. Frey kept the tavern and Solomon Shindle a
store. The oldest resident of the place is Squire
George Hoffman, who was born two miles east of the
borough March 13, 1798. He was the son of John
Nicholas and Margaret (Harman) Hoffman, one of
the earliest settlers in the valley, and a prominent
family. Squire Hoffman has been magistrate for
the past thirty-five years. When he came to Gratz
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in 1819 there were only five houses in the place;
one was the oldest house, built here by Ludwig
Shoffstall, now owned by Edward L. Umholtz.
The second was built by Lewis Faust, who sold
it to Rev. William Hedel, now belonging to the
estate of A. K. Kepler, deceased. The third was oc-
cupied by George Feagley, and the fourth by Adoni-
jah Matthias, a Frenchman. The fifth was occupied
by George Crapp, a tenant of Mr. Wise. The store
was kept by Conrad Frey, then by his widow, and
later by her son-in-law, Solomon Shindle.
The municipal officers of the borough since its in-
corporation have been :
BURGESSES.
1852. Theodore Gratz.
1853. Daniel Good.
1855. Jonas LaudenBlager.
1856. Daniel K. Osman.
1857. Daniel Lehr.
1859. George Hoffman.
1860. Daniel Good.
1861. Dr. I. S. Schminkey.
1864-68. No record.
186S. Daniel Good.
1869-70. No record.
1876. Frank Fidler.
TOWN CLERKS.
i 1876. J. A. Willier
1878. H. W. Good.
1S52. James Kissinger.
1853. Abram Hess.
1856-76. No record.
This town, located on the old Reading road, was
the centre and field of the old-time militia musters,
at which thousands used to assemble to witness the
evolutions of the battalions. Jacob Hoover had a
noted grist-mill two miles distant, on the Little Wi-
conisco. After the opening of the coal-mines a post-
office was established. The present postmaster is J.
Arnholtz, and his predecessors (as far as ascertain-
able) were Jacob Buffington, Solomon Shindle, and
C. T. Bowman. The ridge on which the borough
stands was in old times called " Wild-Cat Ridge,"
from its being the abode in pioneer times of wild-
cats.
St. Simeon's Evangelical Lutheran and Re-
formed Congregations were organized in 1823,
and until 1832 preaching was had in a house built by
Mr. Gutz, where William Boyer now lives. A joint
church edifice was built in 1832. Rev. Isaac Ger-
hart was the first Reformed and Rev. John Peter
Shindel the first Lutheran pastor, and Rev. Joseph
Hilpot the present Lutheran incumbent. The pas-
tors of St. John's Lutheran and Hoffman Reformed
Churches have generally preached here.
Hoffman Reformed Church. — This old church
edifice, a two-story frame, built over half a century,
is two and one-fourth miles from Berrvsburg, three
from Gratz, and is in Lykens township. The ground
on which it was erected was donated by Squire John
Hoffman, who was a magistrate from his twenty-fifth
year until his death in 1877.
Coleman Church. — This Union Church of the
Lutheran and Reformed Churches is near the Schuyl-
kill County line, in the extreme eastern part of Ly-
kens township. St. Matthew's is the name of the
Lutheran congregation, which is supplied with
preaching by pastors of St. John's Church, Rev.
Joseph Hilpot being the present incumbent.
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP.
At a Court of Quarter Sessions held the 22d day
of October, 1818, an order was issued to three com-
missioners to inquire into the propriety of dividing
the townships of Upper Paxtang and Lykens, then
embracing the whole of Lykens Valley, into three
townships, as had been petitioned for by the inhabi-
tants of said valley.- The commissioners reported that
they were of opinion that the two aforesaid townships
ought to be divided into three, and that they had ac-
cordingly run and marked the lines of division as fol-
lows, to wit :
"The First township beginning at Mahantango
Creek, a short distance below Miller's fording, on
the old Sunbury road ; thence down the same to the
river, and across said river to the mouth of West
Mahantango Creek ; thence down the western shore
of Susquehauna to a point opposite to Berry's Moun-
tain ; thence by Halifax township across said river
and along the summit of said mountain 5 miles 200
perches to a chestnut-oak-tree; thence north 74 west
6 miles 80 perches to the beginning, which we have
called Upper Paxtang township. The Second we have
called Berry township, beginning at the chestnut-oak
aforesaid ; thence by the summit of Berry's Mountain
aforesaid 4 miles 260 perches to a small chestnut-oak ;
thence north 6 west 7 miles (through Haiti's Gap) to
Mahantango Creek aforesaid; thence down the same
to the point aforesaid, near Miller's fording ; thence
by the line of Upper Paxtang aforesaid (reversed)
south 7\ degrees east 6 miles 80 perches to the begin-
ning. The Third beginning at the same chestnut-oak
aforesaid ; thence along the summit of Berry's Moun-
tain aforesaid 10 miles to the line of Schuylkill
County ; thence by the same S^ miles to Mahantango
Creek aforesaid ; thence down the same to Berry town-
ship aforesaid; thence by the same south 6 degrees
east 7 miles to the beginning, and which we have called
Lykens township."
This report was confirmed by the court March 12,
1819, except so far as the new or centre division,
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which the court ordered to be called Mifflin toionship
instead of Berry, as suggested by the commissioners.
It was named for General and Governor Thomas
Mifflin. (See Sess. Doc. 1815-23, page 212.)
The township is bounded on the north by North-
umberland County, east by Lykens township, south
by Washington township, and on the west by Upper
Paxtang township. The Mahantango Mountains run
the entire length of the upper part of the township,
the Mahantango Creek, the Northumberland County
boundary, being at the foot on the north side. The
township is well watered, and there are very many
fine productive farms.
Much of the history of the township is identified
with the history of the Lykens Valley proper; that
which may have transpired during the eventful eras
of the county's existence will be found in other por-
tions of this work. It contains two important towns,
Berrysburg and Uniontovvn.
Beerysbueg is situated on the road leading from
Millersburg through Lykens into Schuylkill County,
thirty-five miles from Harrisburg. It was incorpo-
rated into a borough Dec. 14, 1869. The town was
laid out by John Adam Heller in December, 1819,
who owned a large tract of land, including the pres-
ent town and a farm adjoining, now owned by Daniel
Romberger. Heller was of a pioneer family in the
valley, but removed in 1839 to Sugar Valley, and
subsequently to Ohio. John Paul, Jr., surveyed the
town for Heller, who called it Berrysburg, from the
mountain named Berry's, lying in the vicinity, but
for many years went by the name of the proprietor.
A school was organized in Berrysburg about 1826.
The different organized churches owned small tracts
of land, from ten to twenty acres, on which a school-
house was erected, all one story with divisions, one
part to be occupied by the teacher and his family
and the other as a school-room. About this time
the townships now called Mifflin, Washington, Ly-
kens, Wiconisco, and Williams had nine schools, — a
territory of one hundred and fifty square miles. All
the schools were taught in private houses except
three, which were built by the citizens. The land in
some cases was purchased for a few dollars and some
donated, but in either instance only sufficient to erect
the building. On a fixed day the inhabitants assem-
bled at the place where the house was to be built, and
some went to felling trees, others to hauling the logs,
and the rest erected the house. In two or three days
the house was finished. The furniture was made of
pine or oak boards nailed against the wall ; the benches
made of slabs.
The officers of Berrysburg borough have been :
1870. Jonathan Tobias.
1871. Valentine Lenker.
1872. John Singer.
1873. Jonathan Miller.
1874. John Rampell.
1875. Jonathan Rook.
BURGESSES.
j 1876. William Shertzer.
1877. Valentine Lenker.
' 1878. John Rampell.
| 1879. John Singer.
I 1880. Joseph Bender.
1 1881. J. D. Willier.
1870. Peter S. Bergstr.
1875. John Roop.
TOWN CLERKS.
r. I 1879. P. W. Bischoff.
18S0. J. A. Brugger.
Berrysburg Seminary. — This institution was or-
ganized about thirty years ago, but in the lapse of
time its building was sold to the town for public-
school purposes. On the reorganization in 1879 the
seminary secured the property known as the town
hall for its rooms. Nearly one-half of the teachers
in the upper end of the county have been connected
with this seminary at one time or another. This
seminary was built by Rev. H. S. Bosler, and its first
teacher, in 1851, was Edward Witman.
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Chuech. —
This elegant brick church edifice is the pride of the
Lutherans of Lykens Valley, and is one of the finest
church buildings in the county outside of Harrisburg.
The first settlers in Mifflin and Washington town-
ships were Germans, who, on June 5, 1780, organ-
ized a church congregation called St. John's. The
first baptism was Dec. 3, 1780, of Hannah, daughter
of Nicholas Schuug; the second, May 8, 1781, of
Catharine, daughter of Henry Umholtz ; and the
third, May 13, 1781, of Philepna, daughter of Chris-
tian Schnug. The first pastor was Rev. Michael
Enterline. Services were held in the private dwell-
ings of the members until 1791, when a school-house
was erected, in which preaching was then had. In
this year the deacons were Christian Schnug and
John Matter. On Jan. 19, 1797, the following build-
ing committee were appointed to erect a new church
edifice : John Matter, Sr., David Harman, Philip
Bechtel, and Reuben Wise. It was built in 1798,
but not being fully paid for, was not dedicated until
Oct. 24, 1802. This old two-story frame edifice, with
its antique but venerable steeple, stood until 1876,
when the present building, a brick structure ninety
by fifty-five feet, was erected. It stands on a high
ridge one mile from Berrysburg and three from
Elizabethville, on land the congregation has owned
since 1780. Directly opposite is the fine farm of the
church, comprising sixty-five acres, with a substantial
farm-house, occupied by the sexton of the church.
The pastors have been : 1780-1807, Michael Enter-
line; 1807-9, C. Walther; 1809-11, Daniel Ulrich ;
1811-15, C. Walther; 1815-44, John Peter Shindel;
1844-50, J. Nicholas Hemping ; 1850-52, C. F. Wel-
deu; 1852-53, Nathan Jaeger; 1853-64, F. Waltz;
1864-70, Jeremiah Shindel; 1870-75, Thomas T.
Steck; 1875-81, R.S.Wagner; 1881, Joseph Hilpot.
Union Salem Church of the Lutheran and Re-
formed congregations was built in 1844, and rebuilt in
1873. It is supplied with preaching by pastors from
Elizabethville and Millersburg. Rev. A. S. StaufJer
is the present Reformed, and Rev. George Conrad
Henry the present Lutheran pastor. Before 1846,
John Peter Shindel preached as Lutheran pastor.
Evangelical Association. — This congregation
was organized in 1846, and the church edifice was
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erected the same year. The first six pastors were
Revs. John Kramer, Abraham Bost, Michael Sind-
linger, John Sentzell, William Hime, Mr. Sharfe.
Among their successors were Revs. C. 8. Haymon and
Jacob Adams. Since 1870 the pastors have been :
viz., 1870-72, J. K. Knerr; 1872-74, J. C. Horn-
berger; 1874-75, John Leib; 1875-78, J. S. Newhart;
1878-80, William Black; 1880-83 (present incum-
bent), A. Dilabar. The circuit embraces this congre-
gation, one at Oakdale, Weaver's, and at Gratz.
Methodist Episcopal Church. — This church
in 1866 was made a part of Millersburg and Berrys-
burg Circuit, and in 1870 of the circuit composed of
Berrysburg, Oakdale, and Cross-Roads. The latter
was abandoned in 1877, but the church property at
Oakdale is still owned. Since 1866 the pastors have
been : 1S66-67, A. W. Higgins ; 1868-70, Abel How-
ard ; 1870, George C. Young ; 1871-74, H. White ;
1874, F. M. Collins; 1875-77, F. M. Brady; 1877,
John Bell; 1878-80, Joseph Gregg; 1880-82, John
McQuoid.
The United Brethren have a large congrega-
tion and neat church in the western part of the town-
ship near the Upper Paxtang line.
Uniontown. — This borough, whose post-office is
Pillow, is situated in the northeast part of Mifflin
township, between Deep Creek and Mahantango
Creek. It was laid out in 1864, and has developed
into a thriving town. It contains a Union Church
(Lutheran and Reformed), Evangelical, and a United
Brethren, several stores and shops, a foundry, and
good school-house. Near by on Deep Creek is a large
cotton-mill and saw-mill, and on Mahantango is an
extensive flouring-mill. The early settlers of this
region were the Deiblers, Bonawitzs, Millers, Jurys,
Koppen hellers, Bohners, Weists, Boyers, Witmers,
Weavers, Williards, Shepleys, and Hess'. The town
is situated in a gap of the Mahantango Mountains,
and is connected by stage with Elizabethville, run-
ning from the latter place to Georgetown. The first
settlers were of German and Swiss-French extrac-
tion.
WICONISCO TOWNSHIP.
The 90th section of an act of the General Assem-
bly, passed July 2, 1S39, Pam. Laws, page 602, pro-
vides :
That that part of Lykens township, in the county
of Dauphin, north of lines to be run by the supervi-
sors of said township, " commencing at a bridge
crossing the head of the Widow Snyder's mill-dam at
the Mifflin township line ; thence east to the hand-
board in the forks of road on the lands of Elder and
Haldeman ; thence a straight line to a house of Mar-
tin Rickert, now occupied by Peter Rickert, at the
foot of the Short Mountain; thence east along the
foot of the mountain (north side) to the Schuylkill
County line, shall hereafter form a separate township
to be called Wiconisco.
By the 54th section of an act, passed April 14,
1840, Pam. Laws, page 342, it is provided that " the
name of Peter Rickert in the foregoing act shall be
taken and construed to mean Henry Rickert, and that
it shall be the duty of the supervisors to file the
survey or plot of said lines run in the office of the
Clerk of Quarter Sessions of the county of Dauphin."
On the 26th June, 1840, the plot or draft of the
lines run was filed as above directed, and are as fol-
lows, to wit:
"Beginning at a point on the Mifflin township
line ; thence north 631 degrees east 296 perches to
cross-roads; thence due east 464 perches to a chestnut-
oak ; thence north 83 degrees east 52 perches to a
chestnut-oak ; thence north 77 degrees east 30 perches
to a chestnut-oak ; thence north 53 degrees east 120
perches to a black -oak; thence north 60 degrees east
79 perches to a chestnut; thence north 65 degrees
east 61 perches to a poplar ; thence north 80 degrees
east 450 perches to a white-pine ; thence north 75 de-
grees east 82 perches to a white-pine ; thence north
70 degrees east 280 perches to a chestnut-oak ; thence
north 67 degrees east 186 perches to a chestnut ;
thence north 64 degrees east 300 perches to a chest-
nut; thence north 67 degrees east 310 perches to a
white-oak at the Schuylkill County line, making in
all 8 miles, 150 perches."
The early history of Wiconisco is embraced in that
of the valley proper. The erection of the township
divested the old township of Lykens of its coal-
mining operations ; all the collieries and coal-beds
now lying in the new township. The contiguity of
the town of Lykens, however, to that of Wiconisco
borough being less than half a mile distant, still
gives the former borough the prestige of being the
business centre of the Lykens Valley coal opera-
tions.
The land where Lykens and part of Wiconisco now
stands was owned by James Way, of Chester County,
who died in 1825, before receiving a patent therefor
from the State. His executor, George Pearce, ob-
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
tained a patent for the land Feb. 2, 1826, and had it
with other contiguous tracts surveyed by Isaac Ferree
and his son, Joel B. Ferree. After they were surveyed
they were put up for sale at public outcry down at
the brick mill and sold. The conditions were that
any person purchasing any tract was to pay immedi-
ately after the sale twenty-five dollars in cash as hand
money.
LYKENS BOROUGH.
The tract of sixty-seven acres on which the borough
of Lykens stands was struck down to Jane and Rachel
Ferree for nineteen dollars and ninety cents. The
sale really was to their father, Isaac Ferree, but for
prudential reasons he ordered the deed for this tract
to be made in the names of his daughters, Jane and
Rachel. Isaac Ferree formerly owned a considerable
amount of land in this section, and operated a pow-
der-mill, the products of which he sold all over the
country, and frequently took long drives up the river
to his customers. He brought the saltpetre from
Philadelphia by teams. Joel B. Ferree and his sis-
ters subsequently laid out a town on this tract, named
it Lykenstown, and the two sisters sold the lots for
eleven dollars each. They were all numbered and
drawn by lottery, and some hundreds of lots were
thus drawn and paid for. Upon these lots log houses
were built by William Zerby, Isaac Ferree, Martin
Blum, Jacob Staley, Kate Bordner, Benjamin Drum,
John Shehan, and Patrick Martin, south of the rail-
road, some of which are yet standing. The jirst log
house, however, was built by Joel B. Ferree, in the
lower part of the borough, in April, 1832, the stone-
work of which was done by Richard Nolen. This
was the extent of Lykens in 1832.
In 1803, Simon Gratz recovered a judgment for a
small amount against Isaac Ferree, and kept it alive
by successive writs of scire facias. In 1835 said judg-
ment was issued upon, and the land sold as belonging
to Isaac Ferree, the court holding, in the legal con-
test which followed, that his daughters only held the
property in trust for him. Therefore the purchaser,
Simon Gratz, purchasing at sheriff's sale the interest
of Isaac Ferree, it is presumed, received a good title.
After the death of Simon Gratz, the land was con-
veyed to William Hawkins, who the same day sold it
to Edward Gratz. He bought up a tax title to the
same, held by Jacob M. Haldeman and Thomas
Elder, July 8, 1847, which gave him an undisputed
title. He then caused it immediately to be laid in
lots a second time, as they now are, by Daniel Hoff-
man, in 1848. The first purchasers, under the Ferree
sisters, all lost their lots, with the exceptions of those
whose deeds were recorded at a certain date.
Since its first settlement the town has rapidly in-
creased in wealth, influence, and population. It is
the centre of the coal trade of the Upper End, and
much of the industrial development of that section
is due to the energy displayed by its citizens.
Lykens borough received its charter of incorpora-
tion in 1871. The chief municipal officers since that
year have been :
BURGESSES.
1878. Charles Wolcott.
1880. W. S. Young.
1881. Eiley Bressler.
1872. Hon. M. K. Young.
1874. L. Katzenburg.
1875. Charles Wolcott.
1876. John E. Nace.
1883. Henry Feindt.
TOWN C'LKKKS.
1877. P. S. Bergstre
1879. Heury Helt.
1881. John O'Neil.
1883. Henry Helt.
1872. C. A. Harper.
1873. E. H. Willson.
1874. Harry W. Troy.
1875. John E. Nace.
1S7G. Benjamin P. Eby.
The borough has no debt.
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church. — The first
sermon ever preached in this place was by Rev.
Thomas Sovern, of the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Halifax, in 1833, it being the funeral sermon of a young
Englishman killed in the mines. This sermon was
preached on the porch in front of Michael Sheaffer's
house. The next religious service was a prayer-meet-
ing held in the stone school-house which stood near
where the coal dirt has been burning for years. That
meeting was opened by Richard Nolen, who had
built the school-house. This meeting was there kept
up for some time, and until another school-house was
erected, and for a long time the preaching, prayer-
meetings, and Sunday-schools were held in it until
the building of the present churches. In 1848, Ed-
ward Gratz, Hon. A. O. Hiester, and Richard Nolen
took the incipient steps for building a Methodist
Episcopal Church. Mr. Gratz gave the lot and guar-
anteed the collection of two hundred dollars towards
the building.
Mr. Nolen opened the subscription-list, and in
1850 a building committee was appointed. Mr.
Nolen did the stone-work, and it was completed
under the pastorate of Rev. John Cummins, and
dedicated in January, 1852. This was the first
church in Lykens, and this stone building is now
owned by A. F. Englebert, who rented it for a dwell-
ing, and subsequently was used for an armory. The
present church edifice is the finest in the borough.
Lykens and Wiconisco Circuit was formed in 1857
out of Halifax Circuit, whose pastors to that date had
supplied it with preaching. Since then the pastors
have been : 1857, Charles L. Stineman ; 1858, Able
Howard; 1859, John C. Gregg; 1860, A. Fisher;
1861, Oliver W. Landreth ; 1862, S. J. Kemble ;
1863-65, C. H. McDermit; 1865-67, J. M. Wheeler;
1867-68, J. J. Jones ; 1869-72, F. M. Brady ; 1872-
74, J. A. Watson; 1874-77, J. F. Meredith; 1877,
George G. Rakestraw ; 1878-80, H. R. Calloway;
1881, Israel M. Gable, William Powick.
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church. — Ly-
kens parish was organized in 1861. The first preach-
ing was by Rev. William V. Feltwcll, in the school-
house, who officiated as deacon. Mr. Feltwell's
services ceased in May, 1863, from which time to
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1870 no services were held, save lay readings by S. H.
Barrett and George E. Hoffman. The parish was re-
organized May 7, 1871, and Rev. Daniel Shaver tem-
porarily officiated. Occasional services were held
untij Oct. 3, 1871, when Rev. V. Hummel Berghaus
became rector. Under his rectorship the church was
chartered in 1872, and the corner-stone laid for the
present church edifice on May 26, 1874. He resigned
Jan. 1, 1875, and for four years there was no rector.
Rev. Jesse M. Williams was called in 1879, and re-
mained two years, when he was succeeded by Rev.
S. H. Boyer, who continued about a year and a half.
His successor was the present rector, Rev. Henry C.
Pastorius, who came June 12, 1881. The church edi-
fice was consecrated Jan. 4, 1881, and before its
erection the services were held in the brick school-
house.
Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church.— The
first minister representing the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in this vicinity was the Rev. C. F. Stoever,
who preached occasionally in Lykens and Wiconisco.
He was on the Berrysburg charge from 1845 to 1850.
The next minister who effected a temporary organiza-
tion of the congregation at Lykens and Wiconisco
was Rev. N. Yeager, of the Berrysburg charge, who
was here from 1850 to 1852. Rev. D. Sell, of same
charge, came Nov. 2, 1853, and took up this vicinity
and permanently organized the congregation, and
built the present church edifice in 1859. He re-
mained pastor until April 1, 1861, and was succeeded
by Rev. P. P. Lane, who continued till April 1, 1862.
Rev. G. P. Weizer took charge then until April 1,
1863, and his successor, Rev. C. A. Fetzer, remained
until April 1, 1866. Rev. M. Fernsler came on the
Berrysburg charge Dec. 2, 1866, to April 1, 1871, at
which time Lykens and Williamstown were made a
separate charge, and the Rev. D. Kloss took Lykens
April 1, 1871, to April 1, 1877. Rev. J. A. Wirt, the
present pastor, came in charge June 1, 1877.
Evangelical Association. — Before the erection
in 1873 of this church edifice the association had had
preaching occasionally some six or seven years in the
school-house. Its pastors have been : 1872-73, W. A.
Shumacker; 1874, J. H. Wulfurth ; 1875-77, L. N.
Warman ; 1877, J. R. Hensel ; 1878-80, J. S. New-
hart; 1880-82, A. A. Delong. Up to 1880 this con-
gregation was a part of Williamstown Circuit, but is
now the Lykens Circuit, and embraces Wiconisco and
Dayton's school-house, just this side of Williamstown.
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. — Before
1852 services were occasionally held in the town by
Father Maher, of Harrisburg. Iu 1852 the present
church edifice was began by Father Egle, the first
regular pastor, on the formation of the congregation,
and was completed in 1853. The next pastors were :
in 1853, Father McLoughlin, who remained eleven
years; in 1864, Father McEl vain, succeeded by Father
Lochland, then Father Noouan, then Father McEl vain
(second time), then Father Murray, then Father Mark
O'Neill, the present incumbent. The residence or
parsonage was built in 1876. The building of the
church edifice was largely due to the labors of J. M.
Blum, the first merchant of the town.
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. —
The congregation was organized in 1873, and the first
church edifice, a frame structure, erected in 1874. It
burned down in February, 1876, and the present one
was built in 1879. Its pastor has been since its or-
ganization Rev. M. B. Lenker, who has also a charge
at Tower City and at Johnstown, Schuylkill Co., and
a mission at Williamstown.
The German Reformed Church was built in
1874, but is now the property of the Miners' Deposit
Bank. Last pastor in 1880 was the Rev. A. S. Stauffer.
United Brethren in Christ. — This church
edifice was remodeled in 1874 as a centenary. Rev.
Mr. Lehman is the present pastor.
Miners' Deposit Bank. — The first banking busi-
ness doue in Lykens was by a branch of the Lykens
Valley Bank. It was started in 1870, with C. J. Cor-
bett sole officer. On May 6, 1872, the Miners' Deposit
Bank was incorporated with an authorized capital of
one hundred thousand dollars ; sixty thousand dollars
was paid up. The first president was J. M. Blum,
whose successors have been E. G. Savage, J. Reigle,
W. E. Ray, and the present incumbent, A. F. Engle-
bert. C. J. Corbett was cashier up to July, 1879,
when he was succeeded by E. W. Deible, who had
been its teller from its first organization. Its present
capital is fifty thousand dollars.
Newspapers. — In 1856 the first printing-press was
brought to Lykens. It was a No. 2 Washington
hand-press, and is still in the Register office. The
first paper published was entitled The Farmers' and
Miners' Journal, and the first issue appeared Aug. 16,
1856. The office was owned by an association, which
employed Dr. J. B. Hower as editor, with S. B. Coles
as publisher. The services of the doctor were dis-
pensed with at the end of three months, and upon
Mr. Coles then devolved the management of the paper
for some two weeks, when E. J. Pinkerton, of Lan-
caster, took charge of the office, and remained nearly
a year, when he left. Daniel Hoffman then took the
paper as publisher and proprietor, with George Wolf
Buehler as editor. This continued thirteen months,
when Mr. Buehler became proprietor and publisher,
and so continued until October. 1861, when the office
turned all of its four employes into the army as its
quota to aid in the suppression of the Rebellion, caus-
ing the suspension of the paper. These four printer
volunteers were Henry Keiser, of Company G, Ninety-
sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers, who served four years;
John C. Gratz, of same company, who died in service
of typhoid fever; John E. Roberts, enlisted at age of
fifteen years in Company D, Fifth Pennsylvania Re-
serves, and after proving his bravery on three fields,
fell at New Market Cross-Roads, June 26. 1862, and
though supposed to be but wounded at the time, was
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never afterwards heard of; and Christopher C. Hyn-
icka, of Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers, was
captured by the Confederates, and after a confinement
of over a year was unable to reach the boat to be
transported home, and surrendered his life on the
altar of his country. The office then passed into the
hands of 8. B. Coles, who published an advertising
medium called The Business Man's Journal. This con-
tinued until Aug. 1, 1865, when Capt. George W.
Fenn was induced to purchase one-half of the office
and establishment. The 17th of August, 1865, he pub-
lished the first number of The Upper Dauphin Register
and Lykens Valley Miner as a Republican paper. This
firm continued but a few months, when Mr. Coles
again became owner of the concern, and published
the paper until November, 1868, when the present
owner, Samuel M. Fenn, came in possession. On
Jan. 1, 1872, the paper was enlarged, the name
changed to Lykens Register. A new power-press and
new material were purchased, and the Register, now
firmly established, takes rank as one of the live local
papers of the State. It is a thirty-two-column weekly
journal, and is published Fridays.
The first number of the Lykens Record was issued
July 11, 1874, by Ettinger & Charles, who continued
its publication until purchased by the Lykens Print-
ing Association incorporated March 3, 1876. The
stock of this corporation was held by forty-five citi-
zens, principally business men of the Upper End. A
board of directors, president, superintendent, treas-
urer, and editor were annually elected to conduct the
business. This paper, a thirty-two-column sheet,
containing original matter on both sides, and having
at one time a circulation of over seven hundred, was
published about three years and then abandoned.
WICONISCO.
This enterprising town lies on the historical
stream and in the township of same name. It is
located on a tract of forty-eight acres of land sold
in 1826 by George Pearce as executor of James
Way. The conditions of the public sale were that
any person purchasing any tract (of the many then
to be offered) should pay immediately after the .sale
twenty-five dollars as hand money. This forty-eight-
acre tract was struck off to John Gilbert for twelve
dollars. Mr. Pearce then demanded of Gilbert the
twenty-five dollars, according to the conditions,
which the latter would not pay and did not take the
land. Then Daniel Hoffman agreed to take it, but
according to the deed he only paid for it twelve dol-
lars after all. After the latter's death his heirs sold
it for something like fifty dollars per acre. Henry
Sheafer opened the first store in a small log house in
1832. Another early settler was his brother, Michael
Sheafer, who died in November, 1849. Benjamin
Carman, who kept store several years prior to 1848,
removed it that year to Lykens.
The town was laid out in 1848 by Thomas Couch
and Peter W. Sheafer. It is largely settled by miners,
who with their families compose an industrious and
thrifty class of people. It is separated from Lykens
by the Wiconisco Creek.
The Methodist Episcopal Church edifice is
the oldest, having been erected in 1854, and remod-
eled and enlarged in 1878. It forms part of the
Lykens Circuit, for which see pastors.
The Evangelical Association is the oldest
congregation, having been organized in 1831, and
with Lykens and Dayton's school-house forms a cir-
cuit, Rev. A. A. Delong, pastor.
The Welsh Baptist Church was erected in
1865, Rev. Jones as pastor.
The Wiconisco Tannery, owned by George D.
Moyer & Son, is the principal industrial establish-
ment in the town of Wiconisco. It is located near
the line of the Summit Branch Railroad, and has
lately been remodeled and the business facilities
largely increased.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
Upon the petition of inhabitants of Mifflin town-
ship asking for a division of that township, the court,
on the 3d of September, 1845, issued an order to three
commissioners to view and report on the propriety of
granting the prayer of said petition, who reported
that in their opinion a division of said township was
necessary, and that they had laid off the following
portion of the same, to be called Washington, to wit:
"Beginning at a post on the line dividing said
township of Mifflin from Upper Paxtang township,
on the property belonging to Philip Lenker ; thence
a straight line bearing north seventy-five and a half
degrees east fifteen hundred and six perches, or near
four and three-quarter miles, to a post on the line
dividing said township of Mifflin from Lykens town-
ship ; thence by said line bearing south seven degrees
east and about two and three-quarter miles to the top
of Berry's Mountain ; thence along the north side of
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
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said mountain westward four and three-quarter miles
to a stone heap ; thence along the Upper Paxtang
township line north seven degrees west two and
three-quarter miles to the place of beginning."
This report was confirmed by the court on the 23d
day of January, 1846. As thus erected the township
includes the fairest portion of the Lykens Valley. It
is well watered by Wiconisco Creek, and is a highly-
productive region. The early history of the town-
ship is comprised in that of the valley proper, for
within the confines of the township Andrew Lycans,
the pioneer, settled and lived.
Elizabethyille is a prosperous village, situated
on the Summit Branch Railroad, nine miles from
Millersburg. It was laid out about 1817 by John
Bender, who owned a large tract of land upon which
it is now located and in the immediate vicinity. It
was for a long time called " Benderstoettle," but
finally the name of Elizabethville was given it in
honor of the founder's (John Bender) wife. Before
it was laid out Richard Peter had built a house on
the lot now the property of Widow Rickert. After
the laying out of the place the first house built was
put up by John Bender, and stood on the old road,
but was subsequently removed to the new road, and
is now owned by Adam Messersmith. It was a log
structure, but has been weatherboarded and remod-
eled. The first blacksmith in the town was Martin
Paul, although John Smith had a blacksmith-shop a
short distance from the village, while his father, Adam
Smith, at an earlier period had a shop farther from
the place. The latter moved to town about 1819, and
his son, Daniel Smith, who was born in 1809, is the
oldest continuous resident there. The first store was
opened by Benjamin Burlington in 1842, at which
time there were not over a dozen houses in the vil-
lage. John Bender, the founder of the town, kept the
first hotel, which, being on the old Harrisburg road,
was quite a resort for travelers and teamsters. The
first wagon-maker was Benjamin R. Buffington. The
first physician was Dr. John B. Stroup, who located
in 1852, and who resides near the town.
Washington Square is situated east of Eliza-
bethville, and continuous therewith. It is the rail-
road station for the latter village, and properly is in-
cluded in the same post-office. For a long time it
was called Cross-Roads, and then Washington Square,
by which latter title it is generally known. In 1832
there was only one house in the* place. It is now a
flourishing town with several stores, telegraph-office,
and a number of small industries, the principal of
which latter is the wagon establishment of Jonas
Swab, which gives employment to a score of men.
The Lutheran and Reformed Church was
erected in 1833 by the joint labors of the Salem Lu-
theran and Reformed congregations. It was built of
stone by John Adam Heller, for three hundred dol-
lars. The building committee on the part of the
Lutheran congregation were Simon Sallada, Michael
Runk, Ludwig Lingert. Its Lutheran pastors have
been: 1833-44, John Peter Shindel ; 1844-50, J. N.
Hemping ; 1850-52, C. F. Walden ; 1852-53, Nathan
Jaeger; 1853-64, F. Waltz; 1864-70, Jeremiah Shin-
del; 1870-75, Thomas T. Steck; 1875-81, R. S. Wag-
ner; 1881, Joseph Hilpot, who is the present incum-
bent.
The Reformed pastors have been Revs. Isaac Ger"
hart, N. E. Bresler, G. B. Lesher, Kratzing, and A. S.
Staufler, present incumbent, who was called in 1876.
The Reformed Sunday-school superintendent is James
Miller.
The United Brethren Church was erected by
the Methodists in 1871, who in 1877 conveyed it to
the former denomination. About a mile east of the
town is another church of the United Brethren, a
neat frame building, erected a few years since, of
which, as of the first named, the Rev. Mr. Light is
pastor.
At Oakdale, now Loyalton Post-Office, is estab-
lished a flourishing academy. Prior to 1S70 the
Methodist Episcopal Church was erected, but in that
year the charge became a part of the Berrysburg,
Cross-Roads, and Oakdale Circuit. Latterly regular
preaching is no longer conducted in it.
WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP.
Ok the 7th of February, 1869, the township of
Williams was formed from the township of Wico-
nisco, the court directing the boundary lines as
follows :
" Beginning at a black-oak on the Schuylkill
County line east 46} degrees south 1380 perches ;
thence south 81 degrees west 1400 perches along the
highlands of Berry's Mountain ; thence due north
490 perches ; thence north 60 degrees east 415 perches
to the place of beginning."
As thus formed, the township is bounded on the
north by Lykens township, on the east by the Schuyl-
kill County line, on the south by Jackson township,
and on the west by Wiconisco township, and includes
most of what is commonly called Williams Valley.
Although one of the smallest townships in the
county, it is by no means the least important. It is
the centre of the Lykens Valley coal basin, and the
termination of the Summit Branch Railroad. Its
early history and the development of its coal inter-
ests are part of the history of Lykens Valley. The I
business of the township centres in the mining opera-
tions.
Williamstown. — This great coal mart has come
into existence as a town since the commencement
of the coal trade. Near it is the Summit Branch
Railroad and the famous Williamstown Colliery,
the largest in America. In 1873 it shipped three ■
hundred and one thousand three hundred and I
twenty-sis tons of coal. The coal company began
operations in the spring of 1866. The town was laid
out by the coal company, by Martin Blum and Mr.
Heilinder, and by Henry Workman, which three
parties and company owned all the land upon which
the town stands. What is the town proper was once
offered in exchange for five thousand shingles, and
subsequently sold for a span of horses, not worth over
three hundred dollars, by a Mr. Updegrove. The first
store in the place was kept by Jacob Hartmau, and
the next three were opened by George Hains, Dan-
iel Batdorf, and Joseph W. Durbin. The oldest house
in or near town is that of John Hartman, built before
the coal trade opened. Jacob Hartman kept the first
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tavern and George Hains the second, both in con-
nection with their little stores. Joseph W. Durbin
was the first regular merchant on a large scale, and
located here in May, 1866. The town was laid out in
1869, and is the largest mining town in the Upper End.
The Evangelical Association erected the first
church, which was built in 1869 and 1870, and on
the 29th of December of the latter year the congrega-
tion was incorporated. It was first a part of the Ber-
rysburg Circuit, then made Williamstown Circuit, out
of which Lykens has since been taken. The pastors
have been : 1871, R. Dreiblebiss, A. A. Delong ; 1872,
R. Dreiblebiss; 1873, W. A. Shoemaker; 1874-76, J.
S. Wulfurt; 1876-78, L. N. Worman ; 1878-80, J. S.
Newhart; 1880-82, H. J. Glick. Before the erection
of the church edifice preaching was had in the school-
house. The parsonage was purchased in 1880. In
the rear of the church is a neat cemetery, owned by
the church, but open to all denominations for burials.
The Methodist Episcopal Church was erected
in 1871. The pastors have been : 1871, F. M. Brady,
Ephraim Potts; 1872-75, S. G. Grove ; 1874-77, Henry
White (one year, with Mr. Grove) ; 1877-80, Richard
Turner; 1880-82, E. L. Martin. The parsonage was
bought in 1880, aud refitted.
The Roman Catholic Church was erected in
1875, under the auspices of Rev. Mark O'Neill, pres-
ent pastor, whose residence is Lykens. Before the
church was built services were first held in the
school-house and in the Williamstown Hall.
The Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
building was erected in 1874, under the pastorate of
Rev. D. Kloss, who was succeeded in 1877 by the
present incumbent, Rev. J. A. Wirt, who resides in
Lykens.
The Primitive Methodist Church building was
erected in 1875 and 1876, on Broad Street. Its pastor
is Rev. Thomas Coburn.
United Brethren in Christ. — This denomina-
tion has a neat church edifice, a frame structure,
erected a few years since. Its pastor is Rev. Lehman,
of Lykens, who has congregations at that point, here,
and at Tower City.
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
[ALL SKETCHES MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK (*) WERE CONTRIBUTED.)
JAMES ALRICKS.
James Alricks belongs to probably the oldest family
in the State. Pieter Alricks came from Holland with
dispatches for the Dutch government on the Dela-
ware in 1660, as appears by Hazard's Annals of Penn-
sylvania. He was immediately put in command of
the fort, and was soon after sent with D'Hinnoyossa
" to negotiate peace" with the Governor of Maryland.
In 1665, the English having conquered the Dutch, :
the estate of Pieter Alricks was confiscated. Some
years afterward the Dutch again obtained possession
not only of the banks of the Delaware, but also of
Fort Amsterdam, now New York City, and held pos-
session until the English Governor, Andross, arrived,
and then the Annals inform us thus : " Nov. 10, 1674,
Fort Amsterdam, New York, was this day surren-
dered to Governor Andross, and all the magistrates
in office at the time of the Dutch coming here to be
reinstated for Delaware River, except Pieter Alricks,
he having proffered himself to the Dutch at their first
coming, of his own motion, and acted very violently
as their chief officer ever since."
William Penn arrived for the first time on the Dela-
ware in October, 1682. He was a model of modera-
tion, for the next day in appointing " a court of judi-
cature," composed of six justices, the second person
named is Pieter Alricks. The next year Penn laid
out the city of Philadelphia, and in 1685 he bought
out the title of the Indians in a large body of land
lying between Philadelphia and Wilmington, extend-
ing back from the Delaware River as far as a man
" can ride in two days with a horse." The first wit-
ness to this Indian deed is Pieter Alricks.
Wiessel Alricks, son of Pieter, was a native of Wil-
mington, Del., removed to Philadelphia, and was
afterwards sheriff of Philadelphia County. Fifty
years after the witnessing of this deed by Pieter Al-
ricks, his grandson, son of Wiessel, Hermanus Al-
ricks, of the city of Philadelphia, gentleman, was ex-
amined under oath, and his testimony taken. This
deed and the affidavit, dated in 1735, are both in print
in the Pennsylvania Archives. Hermanus Alricks,
then a young man, went some years afterwards and
settled in what became Cumberland County, and was
the first member of the Legislature at the organiza-
tion of the county, in 1750. There were then but
six counties in the State. The Legislature sat but a
few weeks, and when he returned home to " Letort
Springs," now Carlisle, he brought with him a com-
mission appointing him prothonotary, register, re-
corder, clerk of the courts, and justice of the peace.
The justices at that day sat upon the bench. While
there he married Ann West from the north of Ireland,
who had landed shortly before at Philadelphia with
her brother, Francis West, afterwards the grandfather
of the late Chief Justice Gibson. The chief of those
offices, Hermanus Alricks, held as long as he lived, a
period of nearly twenty-five years. All his children
were born in Carlisle, his youngest child, James, the
subject of this sketch, being born in that town on
Dec. 2, 1769, in a house long afterward owned and
occupied by Dr. McCoskry.
In 1791-92, James Alricks was engaged in mercan-
tile business in May Town, Lancaster Co., and in
1815 he removed with his family from Lost Creek
Valley to Harrisburg. He was a man of extensive
reading, passionately fond of books, and he regarded
an honest man, of fine education and refined man-
ners, as the most remarkable object on the face of the
earth. After his father's death he was raised on a
farm in Donegal, Lancaster Co., and used to say that
at that period no one could get an education for want
of teachers. While lamenting his own want of
education, he was remarkably well acquainted with
history, ancient and modern, and with geography.
He was likewise quite familiar with the writings
of Shakespeare, Goldsmith, Burns, Campbell, etc.
While living in the prime of life on the Juniata, he
was delighted to meet and converse with such men as
the Rev. Matthew Brown, the first Dr. Watson, of
Bedford, Judge Jonathan Walker (the father of Rob-
ert J. Walker), William R. Smith, etc. He married,
in 179S, Martha, second daughter of John Hamilton
and Margaret Alexander, of Harrisburg. Mr. Al-
ricks then resided at Oakland Mills, on Lost Creek
now in Juniata County, engaged in farming but
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
about 1815 removed to Harrisburg, where tie entered
mercantile pursuits. On March 10, 1821, he was ap-
pointed clerk of the Orphans' Court and Quarter Ses-
sions, serving until Jan. 17, 1824. He subsequently
served as one of the magistrates of the borough. Mr.
Alricks died at Harrisburg on the 28th of October,
1833, aged sixty-four years. His wife preceded him,
dying on the 16th of March, 1830. He was highly
esteemed as a citizen, honorable and upright in char-
acter. The children of James Alricks were Ann,
wife of Samuel Thompson, who was a merchant and
died at Pottsville ; Margaret, died unmarried ; Her-
manus and Hamilton, both eminent lawyers ; Fran-
ces Evans, died unmarried ; and Jane, wife of Ovid
F. Johnson, an attorney-general of Pennsylvania. *
HERMANUS ALRICKS.
Hermanus Alricks, son of James Alricks and Mar-
tha Hamilton, was born at Lost Creek Mill, in Juni-
ata County, in 1804. His descent in the. paternal
line was from Jacob Alricks, of Amsterdam, who was
director for the Dutch West India Company on the
Delaware, in 1657, and in the maternal line grand-
daughter of John Hamilton and Jane Allen, who
came to Pennsylvania in 1745. In 1814 the family
of Mr. Alricks removed to Harrisburg, and there the
son grew to man's estate, thereafter one of the most
respected citizens, receiving his education in the
Harrisburg Academy, reading law in the office of
Thomas Elder, Esq., marrying a daughter of Rev.
William Kerr, who was a great-granddaughter of
Rev. John Elder, of Paxtang. He quickly obtained
a lucrative business before the courts, became one of
the prominent men at the bar, and at his death the
senior practitioner in Dauphin County. He was
averse to holding office. The only one of promi-
nence held by him was that of deputy attorney-gen-
eral in 1829, by appointment of Hon. Amos Ell-
maker, an appointment which made a great political
uproar at the moment, and it is said caused the res-
ignation of Mr. Ellmaker and of his deputy. He
frequently served his fellow-citizens in municipal
office, was a popular man with them, and his counsel
sought upon all questions of importance.
In addressing a jury his manner was quiet, his
statement clearly presented, and argument logical.
His rule was to undertake no cause unless his client
was able to demonstrate the justness of his case. His
early training in the practice of the Orphans' and
Registers' Courts soon gave him a lucrative business
in that branch of his profession, where clear, concise
expositions are of far more weight than the stirring
eloquence of the Quarter Sessions. He was an ex-
cellent, precise, real-estate lawyer.
No one was a better reference upon questions of
town or county history. His personal acquaintance
was extensive, and his taste ran in acquiring the
family traditions of our earliest settlers. His fund
of information was at the service of his friends, i
always pleasantly and accurately retold, with the
authority for each fact or anecdote, and he abounded
with many curious and fascinating ones. His pres-
ence was imposing, quite six feet in stature, large
frame, erect, and neatly clad, quite " like a lawyer
of the olden time." He died at Harrisburg, Feb-
ruary, 1874. His surviving family are Mary Wilson,
married to James McCormick, Esq., William Kerr,
Hamilton, Clara B., and Martha O. Alricks.
WILLIAM AYRES.
William Ayres, son of John Ayres and Jane Lytle,
of Scotch-Irish ancestry, was born Dec. 14, 1788, at
the eastern base of Peter's Mountain, Dauphin County,
where his grandfather (whose name he bore) had set-
tled iu October, 1773. The locality is noted as the
commencement of the old road over the mountain.
William was endowed with rare native energy and
unfailing perseverance, but his opportunities for edu-
cational improvement were meagre indeed ; he was
indeed self-educated. His first venture, apart from
the business of his father's farm, was an engagement
with James S. Espy, merchant at Harrisburg, in
1816. During his two years' residence there he mar-
ried Mary Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Hon. Jacob
Bucher, May 6, 1817.
The next year he was induced to return to Peter's
Mountain, where he kept the hotel at the crossing,
assisted in conducting the farm, and became justice
of the peace Dec. 13, 1819. He was elected major
Second Battalion of the Sixteenth Regiment, and
commissioned Feb. 22, 1822.
Looking forward, however, to making the law his
profession, he removed to Harrisburg in 1824, and
resided along the river, just above the town. Here
he acted as a justice both for the borough of Harris-
burg and for Lower Paxtang and Susquehanna town-
ships ; while at the same time he pursued his legal
studies under Samuel Douglas, Esq., an eminent
member of the Dauphin bar.
He was admitted to practice May 3, 1826, and his
private docket shows him to have been successful
from the start. He had a very large acquaintance in
" the Upper End," was able to speak German, and
otherwise possessed many qualifications then valued
and essential to practice with profit. The celebrated
McElhenny murder case, in which he saved his client
from the gallows, gave him a marked prominence.
He was also attorney for various officers of the
county, turnpike companies, etc.
He was elected to the Legislature in 1833-34, and
again for the session of 1834-35. During this time
he was the coadjutor of Thaddeus Stevens in his
great conflict against the powers of darkness and
ignorance for the establishment of the common-school
system of 1834. The friendship of Ayres and Stevens
here begun lasted through life.
In 1839, William Ayres was elected to the Town
Council, and the circumstance proved a fortunate one
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
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for Harrisburg. He at once brought his great ener-
gies to bear on a project for the introduction of Sus-
quehanna water into the borough. The idea seemed
so premature that it was deemed fanciful and imprac-
ticable. Nevertheless, he alone was the means of its
accomplishment, which he did by borrowing funds
from the United States Bank, of which he was then
a director. Harrisburg received water in seven
months' time from breaking ground, and this despite
of much opposition from the old fogies.
His directorship in the United States Bank (at
Philadelphia) was at the invitation of the famous
Nicholas Biddle, who presented him with stock and
had him elected ; having selected him as "a country
gentleman to complete the board of directors."
Harrisburg, and having obtained an act of incorpora-
tion he went vigorously to work, as was always his
way, and Harrisburg was lighted with gas.
The incorporation of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
about 1846, was a project in which he was much in-
terested, and he gave his time and services on the
"Hill" gratuitously.
By this time there was not a man in Central Penn-
sylvania more widely known for his spirit, energy,
and capacity in matters of public improvement. As
a result, he was engaged by the citizens of Hunting-
don to lead a project in their coal region, — the Hunt-
ingdon and Broad Top Railroad. After securing the
necessary legislation, he was elected president Jan.
10, 1853. He was obliged to spend so much of his
WILLIAM ATRES.
Having thus embarked in public enterprise, even
to the great sacrifice of his legal practice, he next
sought to obtain a free bridge over the river, but he
could not obtain sufficient aid in subscriptions to buy
out the old company. He was mainly instrumental
in getting up the then new prison to replace the old
jail.
He was an active supporter of Gen. Harrison for
President ; and the Harrison letters, still preserved,
show that William Ayres was his confidential friend
at the capital of Pennsylvania. He had been also
the advocate of Governor Ritner, whose confidential
correspondence is also preserved.
The successful introduction of water encouraged
him to attempt the formation of a gas company at
time at Huntingdon that he could only give the road
a good start; but he left its completion to others.
He relinquished his position with honor, the com-
pany voluntarily presenting him two thousand dollars
in cash and stock.
He immediately took up a more convenient enter-
prise, the Harrisburg and Hamburg Railroad, a rival '
line to the Lebanon Valley Railroad. He became
president of the company, obtained subscriptions, and
had the route surveyed, with the intention of begin-
ning active operations in the spring of 1856. The
winter of 1855-56 was devoted to office work by the
engineers at Jonestown.
But William Ayres' iron constitution was crumb-
ling by the insidious action of heart-disease. He was
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
unable to give his own active duty or instill his own
energy into others, and the railroad languished just
when it should have progressed.
Mr. Ayres died, after some months' illness, May 26,
1856. His fellow-citizens united with his associates
of the bar in attesting the loss of one in whom the
capital of Pennsylvania found her most enterprising
and energetic citizen, ever ready to labor and sacri-
fice for the public good, and one who, having many
opportunities to have made himself rich, could never
be tempted or bribed, proved unflinchingly honest,
and died poor.
MAJ. JOEL BAILEY.
Joel Bailey, son of Joseph and Lydia Bailey, was
born Sept. 26, 1789, in Penn's Manor, Bucks Co., Pa.
He learned the trade of a blacksmith, but late in life
became a contractor on the public works. He came
to Harrisburg shortly after his majority. He was
first lieutenant of Capt. R. M. Crain's company in the
war of 1812-14, and for many years subsequent was
brigade inspector and a prominent military officer.
In 1821 he was appointed one of the commissioners
to fix the site of the seat of j ustice of Ju niata County,
and for a number of years was keeper of the State
arsenal at Harrisburg. He was burgess of the bor-
ough in 1832, and served several terms as a member
of Council. Maj. Bailey was a very active politician,
an influential citizen, and a high-toned and upright
gentleman, who had the respect and esteem of all
who knew him. He died at Harrisburg on the 16th
of October, 1845. He married, March 10, 1814,
Elizabeth Seidle, of Berks County, who died Aug. 14,
1875, aged eighty-three years.
JOHN C. BARNITZ.
John Charles Barnitz, son of George Barnitz (1770
-1844) and Maria Catharine Spangler (1769-1824),
was born Feb. 26, 1795, at York, Pa. His ancestors
were early settlers in York, and among the more
prominent in the business and political affairs of that
section. John C. was educated in the schools of
York, and learned the occupation of a brewer. In
1831 he removed with his family to Harrisburg, pur-
chased the lot on the corner of Third and Locust
Streets, whereon he built a brewery the same year,
and which he managed for a long period. He died
Jan. 31, 1872, at Harrisburg. He was an active and
energetic citizen, and in the First Lutheran Church,
with which he was connected many years, filled re-
sponsible positions, and was organist until the burn-
ing of the First Church building, and also of the
German Lutheran Church. Mr. Barnitz married,
Oct. 17, 1820, Elizabeth Kunkel, born May 9, 1799,
at Harrisburg, where she died Jan. 19, 1880, daughter
of Christian Kuukel and Elizabeth Weltzhover.
(now Dauphin) Co., Pa. He received an education
such as the schools of the period afforded, and was
brought up on his father's farm until his seventeenth
year. In 1779 he was in Capt. Rutherford's company
which marched to Bedford County to protect the set-
tlers there from the Indians while gathering their
crops. He learned the business of a brewer, in which
he established himself at Harrisburg shortly after its
founding. He became quite prominent in the affairs
of the new town and county, and served as one of the
commissioners of the county from 1792 to 1794, and
from 1797 to 1799 ; was county treasurer from 1806
to 1809, and commissioned by Governor Snyder regis-
ter and recorder of Dauphin County, an office he filled
acceptably until his death, which occurred Aug. 13,
1816, at Harrisburg, aged fifty-three years. Mr. Beader
married Margaretta Horter, daughter of Valentine
Horter and Magdalena Reis (born 1768; died 1847),
at Harrisburg, and with her husband there buried.
Their children were Henry, died unmarried, a gentle-
man who always took a deep interest in the prosperity
of his native town ; was a member of the Borough
Council many years, a justice of the peace, and at the
time of his death an alderman of the city ; Elizabeth,
married John Jacob Miller; Catharine, married, first,
Nicholas B. Wood, second, Montgomery Kirk ; John
Louis, d. s. p. ; Mary Anna, married Thomas Cooch ;
Peter, died unmarried ; and Susan, married, first,
David Beisel, second, John Pricer.
HENRY BEADER, Sr.
Henry Beader, son of Peter and Susannah Beader,
was born in 1763, in Paxtang township, Lancaster
CAPT. JAMES BEATTY.
Prior to the laying out of the town of Harrisburg
came James Beatty and family, locating there. From
the family record, in the possession of his descendants,
we have this entry: "That my children may know
the place of their nativity I, James Beatty, was born
in the Kingdom of Ireland, and County of Down,
Parish of Hillsborough and Townland of Ballykeel-
Ednagonnel, in the year of our Lord 1746, and came
to America in the year 1784. My wife, Ally Ann
Irwin, was born in said kingdom, county and parish,
and Townland of Tillynore, within two miles of Hills-
borough, three of Lisburn, three miles of Dromore,
and six miles of Bally-nahinch,1 and ten of Belfast,
which last place we sailed from the 27th of June,
1784." In the fall of this year he was settled at Har-
risburg, and thus became one of its first inhabitants.
It may not be out of place in this connection to
refer to the ancestors of James Beatty. After the
battle of the Boyne there was a large influx of Scotch
families into the north of Ireland. Among them was
that of James Beatty, who located in the county of
Down. The building he erected, known as " Syca-
more Lodge," is yet standing, and has never been
out of the occupancy of a James Beatty. It was
here that the subject of our sketch was born. The
first James Beatty was at the head of a very large
1 Means " Town of the Island."
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family, some of whose descendants remain in the
land of their nativity, but the greater portion are
scattered over many States of the Federal Union.
He was a Covenanter of the old school, and a prom-
inent member of the Anahilt congregation, near
which church repose the remains of himself and a
portion of five or six generations following.
His son, William Beatty, was the father of Capt.
James Beatty. He died at Ballykeel-Ednagonnell in
February, 1784, and was buried in Anahilt glebe.
" The grave," writes one of his descendants, " is cov-
ered with a flat tombstone, and with the exception of
the name nothing can be traced, owing to the wear
and tear of the weather and the continual friction of
passing feet. The central portion of the stone has
been worn perfectly smooth." William Beatty mar-
ried, in 1741, Mary McKee, and had issue.
A few months after the death of his father, James
Beatty, his wife and children came to America. He
became the purchaser of a number of lots in the
town of Harrisburg, some of which remain in pos-
session of his descendants. He became quite prom-
inent in his adopted home, and held several official
positions under the borough charter. He died on the
1st of December, 1794, at the age of forty-eight, com-
paratively a young man. He was buried in the Pres-
byterian graveyard, of which church he held mem-
bership.
Capt. Beatty married, in 1768, Alice Ann Irwin,
daughter of Gawin Irwin and Mary Brereton, of
Tullynore. She died in Harrisburg, June, 1805.
In personal appearance Capt. Beatty was about five
feet eight inches, thick set, florid complexion, dark
hair, and blue eyes. He was an active and energetic
business man, and his death was a great loss to the
young town.
county auditor. He was elected a burgess of the
borough, and was a member of the Town Council sev-
eral years, and while serving in the latter capacity,
was one of the prime movers in the efforts to supply
the borough with water. Had his suggestions, how-
ever, been carried out, the water-works and reservoir
would have been located above the present city
limits. Mr. Beatty retired from a successful business
life about 1850. He died at Harrisburg on the 10th
of March, 1862, aged eighty-one years, and is interred
in the Harrisburg cemetery. He was an active, en-
terprising, and an upright Christian gentleman.
WILLIAM BELL.
William Bell was born at Jaysburg, Pa., in 1790.
His education was limited, and was in early life,
owing to the accidental death of his father by drown-
ing, apprenticed to the trade of a carpenter. He
came to Harrisburg during the erection of the capitol,
and was employed by Mr. Hills until its completion.
He carried on the business until 1829, when he estab-
lished a grocery, which he conducted until his death.
He served frequently as a member of the Borough
Council, and took a deep interest in the prosperity of
his adopted home. He died at Harrisburg, on the
20th of May, 1847, aged fifty-seven years. Mr. Bell
married in 1819, Elizabeth Hutman, daughter of
Matthias and Catharine Hutman, born in 1792; died
Feb. 28, 1868, at Harrisburg. Their children were,
Catharine, George, William, Maria (married Edward
Curzon), Ann, and Elizabeth.
GEORGE BEATTY.
George Beatty, youngest son of James Beatty and
Alice Ann Irwin, was born in theTownland of Bally-
keel-Ednagonnell, county Down, Ireland, Jan. 4,
1781. His father emigrated to America in the sum-
mer of 1784, locating at Harrisburg the same year.
The elder Beatty dying in 1794, the son, after re-
ceiving a regular school education, learned the watch-
and clock-making with his brother-in-law, Samuel
Hill, whose clocks are more or less celebrated to this
day. In 1808, Mr. Beatty established himself in busi-
ness, which he continued uninterruptedly for up-
wards of forty years. He was an ingenious mechan-
ician, and constructed several clocks of peculiar and
rare invention. In 1814 he was orderly sergeant of
Capt. Thomas Walker's company, the Harrisburg
Volunteers, which marched to the defense of the city
of Baltimore. Mr. Beatty in early life took a promi-
nent part in local affairs, and as a consequence was
frequently solicited to become a candidate for office,
but he almost invariably declined. He nevertheless
served a term as director of the poor, and also as
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GEORGE BERGNER.
George Bergner was a native of the village of Neun-
kirchen, a few miles distant from the free city of
Bremen, in the kingdom of Hanover, where he was
born on the 6th of June, 1818. He came to America
at the age of twelve years, and reaching Reading,
Pa., he apprenticed himself to Engelman, a printer
and a well-known almanac-maker, with whom he
served his time. In 1834 he came to Harrisburg, and
worked as a compositor on the different German news-
papers and journals. In 1S38 he was sent by the ex-
ecutive committee of the anti-Masonic party to Som-
erset, Pa., to publish a German campaign paper, and
during the Harrison campaign was sent on a similar
service to New Bloomfield, Perry Co. In 1S41 he
purchased the Vaterland Waechter of his former em-
ployer, Mr. Ehrenfried. During the Know-Nothing
campaign of 1854 he published the American, in op-
position to the tenets of that then dominant party.
The following year he purchased the Telegraph, which
he soon established on a successful and permanent
basis. From 1857 to his death he was the publisher
of the Legislative Record. In 1S61, Mr. Bergner was
appointed by President Lincoln postmaster at Har-
risburg. He was removed by President Johnson in
1S66, but upon the election of President Grant he was
reappointed to the position, an office he held at the
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time of his death. During the Rebellion his pen and
his purse were at the service of the Union, while he
himself went out as a private soldier in the First
Regiment Pennsylvania Militia, during the invasion
of the State in 1862. Mr. Bergner's life was an active
one, and yet, apart from his own business affairs and
official position, much of his time was given to the
public. For many years he was one of the inspectors
of the Dauphin County prison, was a trustee of the
State Lunatic Asylum, vice-president of the Pennsyl-
vania Agricultural Society, bank director, etc. His
business career was a very successful one. He died at
Harrisburg, after a very brief illness, Aug. 5, 1874,
aged fifty-six years.
to secure this, but the difficulties inherent upon
proving descent, we presume, have been the means of
keeping the rightful parties from enjoying this patri-
monv.
REV. WILLIAM BERTRAM.
William Bertram, of respectable parentage, was
born Feb. 2, 1674, in the city of Edinburgh, Scot-
land. He received his education in the university
of his native place, studied for the ministry, and was
licensed by the Presbytery of Bangor, Ireland, who
gave him " ample testimonials of his ordination, min-
isterial qualifications, and regular Christian conversa-
tion." He married, about 1706, Elizabeth Gillespie,
and their children were John and Elizabeth. During
one of those periodical political excitements in the
British Isles the son disappeared, and his parents,
under the impression he had come to America, they
determined, if possible, to ascertain his whereabouts,
and came to Pennsylvania about the year 1730 ; but
failing in their search they decided to remain in this
country, and the following year we find him unani-
mously received by Donegal Presbytery, which he
joined. At the same time George Renick presented
him an invitation to settle at Paxtang and Derry,
which he accepted. He was installed Nov. 17, 1732,
at the meeting-house on Swatara. The congregation
then appointed representatives. " On this side, Thomas
Forster, George Renick, William Cunningham, and
Thomas Mayes; on the other side, Rowland Cham-
bers, Hugh Black, Robert Campbell, John Willson,
William Willson, James Quigley, William McCord,
and John Sloan." They executed to Bertram the
right and title to the " Indian town tract," situated
in Hanover township, on the north side of the Swa-
tara, containing three hundred and fifty acres. On
the settlement of Rev. Bertram the congregation in
Swatara took the name of Derry, and the upper con-
gregation, on Spring Creek, was styled Paxtang. In
1735, Mr. Bertram complained of the " intolerable
burden" he was under with the two congregations,
and Sept. 13, 1736, he was released from the care of
Paxtang. The Rev. William Bertram died on the 2d
of May, 1746, aged seventy-two, and his remains are
interred in Derry Church graveyard, his wife dying
prior thereto. He was a faithful minister of the gos-
pel. It may be stated that through his marriage
with Miss Gillespie his descendants became heirs to
a handsome estate in Edinburgh. Efforts were made
SAMUEL S. BIGLER.
Samuel Smith Bigler, son of John Bigler, was born
in 1815, in Harrisburg, Pa. His educational advan-
tages were limited to the schools of the borough and
the printing-office. He learned the art in the estab-
lishment of Jacob Babb, who then published the
Morgenrothe, a newspaper with which he subsequently
became identified as part proprietor and editor.
Later in life he established himself in the lumber
business, in which he was quite successful. He was
a gentleman of energy and great force of character.
In private life he was sociable, generous-hearted, and
of agreeable manners. Well informed, he took a
keen interest in public affairs, and withal conserva-
tive in his views of measures and men. He died at
Harrisburg on the 16th of June, 1880, aged sixty-five
years. Mr. Bigler married Sarah Ann Finley Laird,
daughter of Andrew Finley Laird and Mary Shrom,
who with five children survive.
FREDERICK BOAS.
Frederick Boas, son of Rev. William Boas, was
born at Reading, Pa., July 3, 1785. His parents were
emigrants from Germany and came over with the
Muhlenbergs. Frederick learned the trade of a cop-
persmith and tin-plate worker at Reading, but com-
menced business for himself at Kutztown. He came
to Harrisburg in 1811, where he carried on his trade
successfully. He was an enterprising citizen, and
although quiet and unobtrusive, a representative man
in the community. He died at Harrisburg June 13,
1817, aged thirty-one years. Mr. Boas married, May
17, 1811, Elizabeth, daughter of David Krause and
Regina Orth, of Lebanon, who survived her husband
many years, leaving two children, Frederick Krause
and Elmina (Mrs. William Jennings).
JACOB BOAS.
Jacob Boas, brother of the preceding and son of
the Rev. William Boas, was born at Reading, Pa., in
1786. He was brought up to mercantile pursuits and
came to Harrisburg in 1805, where he established
himself in business. He served as a member of the
Borough Council, and was commissioned by Governor
Snyder, Feb. 6, 1809, prothonotary and clerk of the
Courts of Quarter Sessions, and died while in office,
on the 8th of October, 1815. Mr. Boas married
Sarah, daughter of Jacob Dick, of Reading. They
had five sons, William D., Jacob D., John, Augustus
F., and Daniel D.
AARON BOMBAUGH.
Aaron Bombaugh, son of Abraham Bombaugh and
Catharine Reehm, was born Feb. 12, 1803, at Harris-
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
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burg, Pa. He was educated at the private schools of
the town, and at the old Academy. He was placed
early in youth to the trade of a hatter with Jacob
Shoemaker, of Harrisburg, and at his majority went
to Philadelphia for instructions as a finisher, and
while there became a member of the " Association of
Journeymen Hatters," being entered March 2, 1824.
He returned to his native town and established him-
self in business, which he followed several years, until
he was obliged to relinquish it, owing to impaired
health, which had been affected by the dyes used in
coloring the felt. He then assumed charge of his
father's extensive limestone quarry, conducting that
business with marked success. Like his father and
grandfather before him, Mr. Bombaugh took a promi-
nent part in municipal affairs, and frequently served
in the Borough Council. From 1838 to 1844 he served
as treasurer of the county of Dauphin, a position he
filled efficiently and acceptably. He was one of the
first advocates for the establishment of a lunatic hos-
pital by the State for the insane poor of the common-
wealth, and greatly aided Miss Dix in her efforts to
secure State assistance for the inauguration of those
noble charities which have so distinguished Penn-
sylvania. He was one of the first trustees of the
institution located at Harrisburg. Having several
farms near the city, the latter years of his life were
passed in their management. He died at Harrisburg
on the 13th of December, 1877, in the seventy-fifth
year of his age. He was an early Abolitionist, as the
anti-slavery men were denominated, a decided anti-
Mason in the days of that crusade, and with well-de-
fined and positive convictions was ready to encounter
any amount of obloquy in their defense. During the
Rebellion he devoted his time and means to the care
and comfort of the Pennsylvania soldiers in camp
and hospital. He was the last survivor of the Unita-
rian Society established by the Rev. Mr. Kay, and
which, from successive deaths and lack of fresh ac-
cessions, melted away many years since.
Mr. Bombaugh was twice married, — first, on May 3,
1827, to Mira Lloyd, daughter of Joseph Lloyd, an
attorney-at-law, of Philadelphia, born there in 1809,
and died Jan. 1, 1853, at Harrisburg, and their chil-
dren were Dr. Charles Carroll, now of Baltimore,
Md. ; Lavinia, married Gilliard Dock, of Harrisburg;
Alexander, d. s. p. ; Catharine, married Junius B.
Kaufman, a lawyer, of Lancaster, Pa. ; and Julia,
married Dr. Grafton, of Baltimore. Of these only
Dr. C. C. Bombaugh and Mrs. Kaufman are living.
Mr. Bombaugh married, secondly, Julia Duncan, of
Duncan's Island, who survives.
ing. His father, being a man of considerable influ-
ence in the young town, gave Abraham prominence,
and being a gentleman of energy and activity, apart
from his business tact, he was not long in winning his
way to popular favor. As early as 1808 he was a
member of the Town Council, and for a period of
twenty-five years thereafter held a position therein.
In 1809 he was chief burgess of the borough, and later
on in life, from 1828 to 1831, elected to the same office.
He was one of the county commissioners from 1832
to 1835, and for one or two terms was a director of the
poor. Mr. Bombaugh died April 23, 1844, at Harris-
burg. He married, March 18, 1802, Catharine Reehm,
born July 14, 1770, died March 22, 1855. They had
Aaron, married Mira Lloyd, of Philadelphia ; Catha-
rine, d. s. p. ; and Sarah, married David Hummel.
CONKAD BOMBAUGH.
Conrad Bombaugh, son of George Bombaugh, was
born at Middletown, Pa., about 1750. He was a mill-
wright by profession, and established the first mill at
Standing Stone, now Huntingdon. About the com-
mencement of the Revolution he located at Highspire,
and when the county of Dauphin was organized, in
1785, we find him a resident of the new town. He
was a prominent citizen of Harrisburg, was the senior
burgess of the borough during the Whiskey Insurrec-
tion, and signed the address to Gen. Washington on
passing through Harrisburg westward. He died in
April, 1821, aged seventy-one; married Catharine
Zell, and they had one child, Abraham.
ABRAHAM BOMBAUGH.
Abraham Bombaugh, son of Conrad Bombaugh and
Esther Zell, was born in 1770 in Paxtang township,
Lancaster (now Dauphin) Co., Pa. He received a
fair German education, and entered mercantile life,
subsequently, however, turning his attention to farm-
REV. JACOB BOMBERGER.
Jacob Bomberger, son of John Bomberger and
Mary Bauman, was born in 1744 in Warwick town-
ship, Lancaster Co., Pa. He received the rudiments
of a German education, and was brought up on his
father's farm. During the Provincial era he served
as an officer in the Second Battalion of the Pennsyl-
vania troops under Gens. Forbes and Bouquet.
During the Revolution he was some time in service,
but turning his attention to religion he began to study
such theological works as were within his reach.
After the peace of 1783 he went into the Western
country, and for many years missionated among the
Indians in the Northwest. During the war of 1812-
14, well advanced in life, he returned to Pennsylva-
nia and remained with his friends. He died near
Harrisburg, on the 4th of August, 1S29, at the age of
eighty-five, and was buried in Sherer's burying-
ground. The labors of Mr. Bomberger for many
years were of that self-sacrificing spirit and devoted-
ness which proved that others there were beside the
zealous Jesuit and the faithful Moravian, whose re-
ligious fervor and Christ-like example stand out as
shining lights in the galaxy of the followers of the
doctrines and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
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JOHN F. BOWMAN.
John F. Bowman was born in Lancaster County,
Pa., May 10, 1771. His father was a farmer, residing
on Pequa Creek, not far from Strasburg. John F.
was brought up as a millwright, but subsequently
entered mercantile pursuits. In 1809 he removed to
Halifax, where he was a merchant from that period
to 1830, when, believing a larger sphere of trade was
opened for him, he went to Millersburg, where he
successfully continued in business until his death,
which occurred on the 6th of November, 1835. Mr.
Bowman first married, in 1794, a daughter of Isaac
Ferree, whose farm adjoined that of his father. By
this marriage they had the following children : Eliza,
Maria, George, and Josiah (married Elizabeth Rutter).
Mr. Bowman married, secondly, in 1805, Frances
Crossen, daughter of John Crossen. They had issue
as follows: John J. (married Margaret Sallade),
Levi, Louisa, Isaac, Mary E. (married Rev. C. W.
Jackson), Lucinda (married Dr. Hiram Rutherford),
Jacob, Emeline, and Benjamin. His second wife,
Frances Crossen, born Aug. 13, 1786; died Sept. 30,
1846, and lies interred beside her husband in the old
Methodist graveyard at Millersburg.
John F. Bowman was one of the representative men
of the " Upper End," enjoyed a reputation for up-
rightness and honesty, and highly esteemed by those
who knew him. Genial, yet quiet and unobtrusive,
he never sought or would accept any local or public
office.
CAPT. ADAM BOYD.
Adam Boyd, the son of John Boyd and Elizabeth
Young, was a native of Northampton County, Pa.,
born in 1746. His ancestors were of that sturdy and
fearless race who, after winning religious liberty at
home, braved the perils of the ocean and a life in the
wilds of America, that they might establish civil and
religious freedom in the New World. " In the tenth of
Queen Anne," John Boyd and a younger brother,
Rev. Adam Boyd, sons of Rev. Adam Boyd, Sr., left
Scotland and landed at Philadelphia. John married
there the year following, Jane Craig, daughter of
Thomas Craig, and subsequently became (1728) one
of the first immigrants to the "Irish Settlement," now
Northampton County. His son, John, born in Phila-
delphia in 1716, married, in 1744, Elizabeth, daughter
of Sir William Young, " an Ulster baronet." Their
eldest son was Adam Boyd, the subject of this sketch.
He learned the trade of a carpenter, and was fol-
lowing that avocation when the war of the Revolu-
tion called to arms. He was an early associator, and
when the State of Pennsylvania had formed its little
navy for the protection of the ports on the Delaware,
Lieut. Boyd received a commission therein. During
the year 1776, and the early part of 1777, he was most
of the time in command of the armed sloop " Burke,"
and rendered efficient service in the conflict between
the Pennsylvania navy and the British ships "Roe-
buck" and " Liverpool" in May, 1776. Growing
tired of that branch of the service, Lieut. Boyd re-
quested to be discharged, that he might volunteer in
the laud forces. Being honorably dismissed the navy,
he at once entered the army proper, holding the same
rank therein. He was at the battles of Brandywine
and Germantown, with two of his brothers, one of
whom was killed in the latter engagement. Subse-
quently, Lieut. Boyd acted as " master of wagons,"
and as such remained with the army until after the
surrender at Yorktown.
Returning to the home of his mother, near New-
ville, he married and came to Harrisburg. While
passing through Harris' Ferry, in the spring of 1782,
Mr. Boyd was struck with the immense advantages
offered by the location of the proposed town, and
subsequently purchased of the proprietor a lot on the
corner of Second and Mulberry Streets. In 1784 he
became a permanent resident. The dwelling-house
erected by him in 1792 on lots 210 and 212 of the
original plan of the borough, on Second below Mul-
berry, is yet in the ownership of his descendants.
Upon the incorporation of the borough of Harris-
burg, in 1791, he was chosen a burgess, Dr. John
Luther being the other. In 1792 he was elected
tieasurer of the county, and held the office until 1806,
when he declined a re-election. In 1809, Mr. Boyd
was elected a director of the poor, and during his
term of office the county poor-house and mill were
erected.
Mr. Boyd died on the 14th of May, 1814; was in-
terred in the Presbyterian graveyard, but subse-
quently his remains were removed to the Harrisburg
cemetery.
In private trusts Mr. Boyd was very frequently em-
ployed. His correspondence and accounts show pre-
cision and method, particularly the case with which
he managed the estate of the younger William Maclay.
In person he was five feet eight inches in height, a
stout, healthy, florid man, dark brown hair and eyes.
At fifty-two years of age he had no gray hairs. He
is rated on the " Mill Purchase" at £23 2s., being the
fourth highest assessment upon that curious record.
Mr. Boyd married, in 1784, Jeaunette Macfarlane,
of Big Spring, Cumberland County, daughter of Pat-
rick and granddaughter of James Macfarlane, who
came from Ireland to Pennsylvania in 1717. Mrs.
Boyd died in early life at Harrisburg, leaving one
child, a daughter Rosanna, who married Hugh Ham-
ilton in 1807. This estimable lady lived until 1872,
when she died, the oldest inhabitant of Harrisburg,
having been born here in 1786.
GEORGE BOYER.
George Boyer, son of George Boyer (1760-1814)
and Anna Maria (1760-1831), was born Sept. 16, 1781,
near Shaefferstown, Lebanon Co., Pa. He received
a limited education, learned the trade of a tanner, and
for a number of years carried on that enterprise at
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Harrisburg, where his father was "an early inhabi-
tant." For a long time he kept the " Golden Lamb,"
a favorite hostelry in its day at the corner of Second
and Locust Streets, which his father had established
as early as 1792. Mr. Boyer was quite prominent in
political affairs, served frequently in the old Borough
Council, and was elected auditor of the county in
1827, serving three years. He was an energetic citi-
zen, and popular. He died at Harrisburg Feb. 9, 1839,
in his fifty-eighth year. Mr. Boyer was twice married,
his first wife, Mary, born Oct. 6, 1786 ; died Dec. 10,
1808 ; his second wife, Mary, born Oct. 12, 1782 ; died
Aug. 2, 1858.
JOHN H. BRIGGS.
John Hanna Briggs, son of Joseph Briggs and
Caroline E. Hanna, was born in 1815, at Silver
Spring, Cumberland Co., Pa. His ancestors were of
English descent, and early settlers in Pennsylvania.
He received a classical education, and was a graduate
of Rutgers College, New Jersey. Returning to Har-
risburg, where his parents had made their home, he
began the study of law with James McCormick, then
one of the leading lawyers at the capital, and was
admitted to the Dauphin County bar April 18, 1837,
and at once entered upon a successful practice of his
profession. Mr. Briggs took a prominent interest in
municipal affairs, was nine years a member of Bor-
ough Council, of which body he was eight years pres-
ident. He was a director of the old Harrisburg
Bank, of the Harrisburg Bridge Company, and pres-
ident of the First National Bank of Harrisburg at
the time of his death, which took place March 29,
1872, in the fifty-seventh year of his age. " He had
gained," says Rev. Dr. Robinson, " the reputation of
a wise and able counselor, and an untarnished name.
He was a most upright citizen, useful, patriotic, and
public-spirited. He was a true friend, generous and
forbearing. His social qualities and gentlemanly
bearing surrounding him with friends." Mr. Briggs
married Juliann Tod, daughter of Judge John Tod
and Mary R. Hanna.
CAPT. JOHN BRLSBAN.
John Brisban, a native of County Tyrone, Ireland,
was born Dec. 25, 1730. With an elder brother he
came to America at the outset of the French and
Indian war. He was a soldier in that sanguinary
struggle for French supremacy in America, and held
a lieutenant's commission in the English army. He
was a part of the time in Canada, and was with
Gen. Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham. For those
services he received a grant from George III. of two
thousand acres of land in Virginia. He subsequently
settled in Lancaster County. He early espoused the
cause of the Colonies, and receiving a commission as
captain in the Second (Col. St. Clair's) Pennsylvania
Battalion, Jan. 5, 1776, raised a company mostly in
the upper part of then Lancaster County, now Dau-
phin and Lebanon, which was in active service in
Canada. At the close of that arduous campaign he
was transferred to the Third Regiment of the Penn-
sylvania Line, resigning in July, 1777. He subse-
quently returned to the service, and remained almost
to the close of the Revolution, when he returned to
his farm near " Bird-in-Hand," Lancaster County,
and was appointed collector of military fines. He
was, however, too kind-hearted to oppress the delin-
quents, consequently he became responsible to the
government for the amount, which resulted in Capt.
Brisban becoming poor and penniless. All the papers
pertaining to his military services were sent to Wash-
ington for the purpose of securing a pension, but un-
fortunately lost. Capt. Brisban was twice married,
and left issue by both. He died at the residence
of his son-in-law, Samuel Rutherford, near Harris-
burg, Pa., March 13, 1822, aged ninety-one years.
He lies buried in Paxtang Church graveyard. Capt.
Brisban was an ardent patriot, and a gentleman of
generous impulses. He lived an eventful life, and
died at a ripe old age, honored and respected by his
fellow-citizens.
MERCER BROWN, M.D.
Mercer Brown was born near Westchester, Chester
Co., Pa., April 22, 1795. After receiving a thorough
academic education, he began the study of medicine
under Dr. King, of Columbia. He graduated in 1816,
and located at McCalPs Ferry, at which point many
persons at that time were being employed in the
erection of the bridge over the Susquehanna, numbers
of whom had been attacked by severe sickness. He
subsequently removed to Wrightsville, where he re-
mained several years, when he located in Middletown,
and, until his death, which took place Feb. 19, 1871,
he was regarded as the head of the medical profession
there. Dr. Brown was long a prominent actor in local
and State politics. He was a candidate for Congress
at one time, but, his party being in the minority in the
district, he was defeated. As a citizen he was highly
respected and beloved. Dr. Brown married Rebecca
Wolfly, daughter of Jacob Wolfly, an early settler at
Middletown. She died April 2, 1861.
PETER BRTJA.
Peter Brua, the son of John Peter Brua, was a na-
tive of Berks County, Pa., where he was born in
1771. He learned the trade of a carpenter, and came
to Harrisburg about 1792. He served as director of
the poor from 1818 to 1821 ; was a member of the
Borough Council in 1824, 1826, and 1829 ; commis-
sioned county treasurer Jan. 7, 1824, and was one of
the county commissioners from 1S27 to 1829. While
in the latter office he was a prime mover in establish-
ing the Lancasterian system of education, which pre-
ceded that of the common schools. Mr. Brua was a
gentleman of sound practical sense, honest and up-
right, and highly honored in the community. He
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died at Harrisburg on the 1st of January, 1842, in his
seventy-first year. He married Catharine Rupley, of
Cumberland County, Pa., who died on the 19th of
January, 1833, aged sixty years. They had six chil-
dren,—Margaret, married Hon. Simon Cameron ; Lu-
cetta, married Jacob Hoyer ; Mary, married Isaac
McCord ; Catharine, married Andrew Keefer ; Jacob,
who went as private in the Cameron Guards to Mexico,
and died at Tampico, a few hours after receiving his
commission as a lieutenant in the United States army ;
and John Peter, who was a paymaster during the late
civil war and now on the retired list of the United
States army.
JOHN JACOB BTJCHER.
John Jacob Bucher, born Jan. 1, 1764, was the
eldest child of Rev. John Conrad Bucher, an officer
of the Provincial service, and stationed at Carlisle.
The father had been successively promoted from
ensign to lieutenant, adjutant, and captain ; but
finally exchanging the military for the ecclesiastical,
he became chaplain. In 1768 the father resigned and
moved to Lebanon, Pa., where he accepted the pastor-
ship of the German Reformed congregation. Here,
at the age of fourteen, Jacob Bucher began to learn
the trade of a hatter with Michael Krebbs, father of
the distinguished Rev. John M. Krebbs, lately of New
York City. Whatever of education Jacob obtained
must have been derived from his accomplished father,
and by self-tuition, as evidenced by his " copy-book,"
still preserved and now ninety-six years old !
After his freedom from apprenticeship he visited
some maternal uncles "out West." Starting on his
trip via Harrisburg, in 1785, John Harris wanted him,
as a hat-maker, to locate in his "town," which was
as yet no town. Jacob, not being able to see it, went
his way, and during his sojourn attended an Indian
council on the spot where Cincinnati stands to-day.
Having the ague during three out of four years on
the lower Ohio, he returned to Lebanon in 1789.
But his paternal relatives at Shaffhausen, Switzer-
land, induced him to visit them, and off he went by
packet from Philadelphia to Amsterdam. He was
absent about a year, and returning, located at Har-
risburg.
In March, 1792, Jacob married Susannah Horter, a
maiden scarce eighteen, and he built the house No. 103
South Front Street as a home. His hatter-shop stood
at No. 3, near Market Street. About 1804 he moved
to the corner building, which the Bucher family still
occupies, after three-fourths of a century, a longer
time perhaps than any other continuous residence in
the town. Jacob Bucher had two sons, the late
Judge John Conrad, of Harrisburg, and Hon. George
H., now residing at Mechanicsburg. His daughters
married, respectively, William Ayres, Esq., of Har-
risburg; Robert Allen, Esq., of Philadelphia; Hon.
Joseph Lawrence, of Washington Co., Pa. ; and
Robert Bryson, Esq., now of Harrisburg.
The public life of Jacob Bucher began with his
election as coroner in 1796 ; appointed by Governor
Mifflin a justice of the peace in 1798: elected to the
House of Representatives in 1803, and re-elected for
the sessions of 1805-6 and 1807-8. In 1810 he was
appointed chairman of the commission to erect the
State buildings, preparatory to removal of the capital
from Lancaster to Harrisburg. Edward Crouch, of
Dauphin County, and John Dorsey, of Philadelphia,
were his coadjutors, but he being the resident com-
missioner, the bulk of superintendence naturally de-
volved upon him.
In 1812 he was nominated by the Democratic party
for Congress, but the Federalists carried the district.
He was sent again to the Legislature in 1814 and the
session following.
In 1818, Governor Findlay appointed him an asso-
ciate judge for Dauphin County, which position he
held nine years, until his death, Oct. 16, 1827, aged
nearly sixty-four. It is a coincidence worth noting
that his son, John Conrad, occupied the same office
also for twelve years prior to his death, Oct. 21, 1852.
The trusts which Jacob Bucher filled of a more
private character were those which designate him as
a man enjoying the confidence of his fellow-citizens,
and in the church a member above reproach. From
his judicious management of the State buildings, or
some other reason, he became the common treasurer
or financier of the town.
HON. JOHN C. BUCHER.
John Conrad Bucher, the son of Jacob Bucher and
Susannah Horter, was born at Harrisburg, Pa., Dec.
28, 1792. He bore the ancestral name of his father's
family. He received such an education as the schools
of the town afforded, and entered practical life in
1813, as a clerk in the old "Land Department" of
Pennsylvania, under Gen. Andrew Porter and Rich-
ard T. Leech. In 1830 he was elected to the Twenty-
second Congress from the district comprising Dau-
phin and Lebanon. In 1839 he was appointed by
Governor Porter an associate judge of the county of
Dauphin, which position he held for twelve years.
He frequently served as a member of the Borough
Council, and was a school director from the adoption
of the common-school system until the day of his
death. Few men have taken warmer and deeper in-
terest in educational matters. He was also a trustee
of the Harrisburg Academy, of (then) Franklin Col-
lege at Lancaster, and of Marshall College at Mer-
cersburg, and of the Theological Seminary of the
Reformed Church. In the German Reformed Church,
among the " fathers" of which his grandfather, the
Rev. John Conrad Bucher, of Lebanon, was a distin-
guished minister, he was regarded as a devout and
conspicuous man. He was well known in its ecclesi-
astical councils, having been frequently a member of
Classis and Synod, where he took the lead among the
laymen in debate, and was treasurer of the Board of
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Domestic Missions, and of the Theological Seminary.
For a long period he was an active member of the
executive committee of the Harrisburg Bible Society,
and president of the association at the time of his
death. In private life he was amiable, "given to
hospitality," and eminently just. His death was very
sudden, having been found dead in bed on Sabbath
morning, October 2(3, 1851, and occurred in his fifty-
ninth year, just after returning from a church-meet-
ing at Lancaster. Judge Bucher married, Jan. 17,
1820, Eleanor, daughter of Jacob Isett, of Huntingdon
County, Pa., who survived her husband thirty years,
dying at Harrisburg, March 6, 1881, at the age of
eighty-three. They had John C, Susan (married
Alexander Ray, of Washington City), Eleanor, and
Eliza (married Richard H. Hummel). Mrs. Ray and
Mrs. Hummel, both widows, alone survive.
GEORGE BUEHLER.
George Buehler, the son of Henry Buehler, a sol-
dier of the Revolution, and Jane Trotter, was born
near the town of Lebanon, Pa., in July, 1776. His
parents were Moravians ; they lie buried in Mount
Hebron burying-ground, and were lifelong members
of old Hebron Church. George received a good Eng-
lish and German education at the celebrated Mora-
vian school at Litiz, and was subsequently brought up
to mercantile pursuits. He was commissioned by
Governor Mifflin justice of the peace for Lebanon
township Dec. 3, 1799. The year following, under
the auspices of the Harrisburg and Presqu' Isle Laud
Company, he removed to Erie, and was appointed in
August, 1801, by President Jefferson, collector of the
Eighteenth Collection District of Pennsylvania. Mr.
Buehler took a prominent part in the affairs con-
nected with the early organization of Erie County.
At his residence, on the 2d of April, 1S03. that county
was organized for judicial purposes. He was a mem-
ber of the first Council of the town of Erie in 1806,
and in 1808 and 1809 was borough burgess. He was
one of the first to aid in developing the Lake Erie
trade, foreseeing at that early day the advantages of
that magnificent port on the lakes. In 1S11-12 he
was a member of the Erie Light Infantry, Capt. Fors-
ter, which was in active service during a portion of
that period. In 1813, owing probably to the war
troubles on the frontiers, he came to Harrisburg and
took charge of the " Golden Eagle." He died at
Harrisburg on the 5th of August, 1816, aged forty
years. Mr. Buehler married previous l;o removing to
Erie, Maria, daughter of Peter Nagle, of Reading.
She was born Dec. 25, 1779, and died at Harris-
burg July 27, 1843 ; a lady of great amiability of char-
acter. Mr. Buehler was a man of sterling integrity,
and his brief life was one of activity, enterprise, and
industry. At Erie he stood high in the esteem of its
citizens, and at Harrisburg his appreciation was none
the less.
WILLIAM BUEHLER.
William Buehler, son of George Buehler and Maria
Nagle, was born in 1808, at Erie, Pa. His father
removed from Erie to Harrisburg in 1813, and died
at the latter place in 1816. When a young man, the
son went to Chambersburg, where he learned the mer-
cantile trade. He subsequently removed to Philadel-
phia, where he was engaged as a merchant in the
hardware business. He returned to Harrisburg about
December, 1848, and took charge of the Buehler House,
which had been conducted by the family since 1813.
Here he remained several years, when he embarked in
the insurance business, then comparatively in its in-
fancy, and became State agent for the insurance com-
pany of North America. The result was the establish-
ment of one of the largest insurance departments in
the State, successfully and reliably carried on until
his death. It was not alone in the business walks of
life that Mr. Buehler was widely known and esteemed.
For many years he was a prominent and active mem-
ber of the Protestant Episcopal Church ; was warden
of St. Stephen's Church, and the superintendent of
its Sunday-school for a long period. He represented
his church in the different dioceses to which he be-
longed, and took an earnest part in all questions that
arose therein relating to the extension and prosperity
of the church. From the organization of the diocese
of Central Pennsylvania until his decease, he had
been the treasurer thereof, a most responsible posi-
tion, and by his good judgment, liberality, and kind-
ness, did much to advance the financial interests of
the new diocese. He was identified with the success-
ful establishment of the Home for the Friendless,
and was a member and officer of the Harrisburg Be-
nevolent Society, which has done so much to relieve
the poor and needy of the city. In every organized
effort for public charity he took an active part, con-
tributing and counseling, and working with his own
hands to promote good works in others. But his
individual charities were the most characteristic of
the man, for it was by these that " he established for
himself a brotherhood with men which made his name
blessed among them." He died suddenly at Harris-
burg on Sunday morning, June 12, 1881, aged seventy-
three years. Mr. Buehler married May 17, 1831, at
Chambersburg, Pa., Henrietta R. Snyder, who sur-
vives. Their children were Anna (married Robert A.
Lamberton, LL.D., president of Lehigh University),
Elizabeth (married, first, Charles Hammond, second,
H. Stanly Goodwin), Catharine (married Capt. George
Ramsey, United States Army), Dr. Henry B., Wil-
liam, and Edward.
COL. JAMES BURD.
James Burd, a Scot, was born at Ormiston, near
Edinburgh, in 1726, son of Edwa.rd. He came to
Philadelphia in 1747, married, 1748, Sarah, daughter
of Edward Shippen, born 1730. Both died at Tinian,
near Middletown, in Dauphin County, Pa. (Col. Burd
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in 1793, Mrs. Burd in 1784), and are buried in the
graveyard at Middletown. Col. Burd resided from
1750 to 1753 at Shippensburg, as manager of the
affairs of Mr. Shippen. About 1755 he came to
Tinian, where he resided until his death. He en-
tered the Provincial service (1755) as a commissioner
with George Croghan, William Buchanan, and Adam
Hoopes to lay out a road from " Harris' Ferry to the
Ohio." He was then a captain ; he is soon heard
of as major, then lieutenant-colonel, and colonel in
1760. As there were but two regiments in service, his
rank was a very prominent one. He fulfilled with
great uprightness and punctuality all the public duties
with which he was intrusted for quite twenty years.
Then the stirring days of the Revolution came, and
with it disaster to Burd as a public man. He seems
to have entered heartily into the contest, but just
when such experience as he had acquired would have
been of the highest benefit, an Unfortunate dispute
about rank occurred ; that, with insubordination in his
command, and some criticism in the "Committee of
Safety," caused him to resign his civil and military
employments. His sons and son-in-law were good
patriots, and a pretty thorough examination of the
hasty conduct of Burd convinces us that he was, not-
withstanding this affair, in accord with the leading
patriots with whom he was surrounded. He was a
man of fine form, hardy and healthy, an advanced
and prosperous farmer, hospitable in his intercourse
with his neighbors, and respected for his integrity as
a civil officer from 1785, when Dauphin County was
formed, until his death, in 1793. He died holding
position as one of the county judges.
MICHAEL BURKE.
Michael Burke was born on the 29th of September,
1797, in Templetrathen, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Having received a limited education, he left his native
land in his eighteenth year for Newfoundland, where
an uncle was extensively engaged in the fisheries off
that coast. There he remained only a brief period,
being eager to reach the United States. His first
destination was Lockport, N. Y., where he secured a
position as book-keeper for a prominent contractor.
He here gained his first idea of a business which he
subsequently successfully followed. In 1824 he se-
cured a contract on the Erie Canal, and upon its
completion went to Akron, Ohio, to construct a sec-
tion of the canal at that place. From thence he
came to Pennsylvania, this State being largely en-
gaged in perfecting her system of internal improve-
ments, and a wide field for Mr. Burke's business ener-
gies was open before him. Securing the contract for
that portion of the Juniata division of the Pennsyl-
vania Canal between Mexico and Lewistown in 1829,
he fixed his permanent home at Harrisburg. Identi-
fying himself with the business and welfare of the
town of his adoption, he was chosen to the Borough
Council, and in the establishment of the first system
of water-works took an active and warm interest.
During a portion of this period he was president of
the legislative body of the town, and on several oc-
casions became personally responsible for the pay-
ment of loans secured for the construction of the
water-works. Upon the completion of the through
transportation to Pittsburgh by the Pennsylvania
Canal, Mr. Burke, with several others, commenced a
packet-line from Philadelphia to the former place, he
having his office at Harrisburg. He also became
interested in the Portable Line, in which enterprise,
however, he sustained a loss of thirty-five thousand
dollars ; but not discouraged, he continued in other
business ventures. The first or pioneer blast-furnace
erected at Harrisburg was by Mr. Burke and Governor
Porter. It was erected along the line of the Penn-
sylvania Canal above State Street. While in success-
ful operation several years, Mr. Burke withdrew from
the firm, owing to his connection with several con-
tracts on the various railroads then building in the
State. He constructed portions of the Pennsylvania
road between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, and on the
Northern Central between Harrisburg and York. He
had contracts in Massachusetts and New Hampshire,
and was also eugaged in the construction of reservoirs,
building one at Baltimore, Hi, in 1860, and was en-
gaged in the erection of one in Washington City at the
time of his death. He died at Harrisburg on the 15th
of August, 1864, in his sixty-seventh year. Few men
have exhibited more public spirit than Mr. Burke,
and during his entire residence at Harrisburg he was
held in the highest esteem by his fellow-citizens, who
admired his energy and remarkable business capacity.
To those who knew him best he was kind, obliging,
genial, and noble-hearted.
Mr. Burke married, on April 6, 1824, Mary A.
Finley, of Lockport, N. Y., who survives. Their
children have been: William (deceased), John Mi-
chael (deceased), George Washington, Josephine
(married James Brady, second), Martina (married
Edward P. Kearns), and Regina.
WILLIAM CALDER, Sr.
William Calder, eldest child of John Calder and
Naomi Norris, was born in Belair, Harford Co., Md.,
July 24, 1788. The father was a native of Scot-
land. William remained on the farm of his parents
in Harford County until he was of age, when he re-
moved to Baltimore, and soon thereafter to Lancaster,
Pa. When the seat of government was removed from
Lancaster to Harrisburg he came to the latter place,
and resided there up to the time of his death.
In 1817 he married Mary Kirkwood, who was born
in Armagh, Ireland, of Scotch-Irish parents, and emi-
grated to this country when seven years of age. Their
children were John, Mary (wife of Wells Coverly),
William, Matilda (wife of Charles A. Keller), and
James. His wife died in 1858, and in 1860 he married
Margaret C. Walmer, of Dauphin County, by whom
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he had no issue. He died March 5, 1861, and of his
children none now survive him except the youngest,
Rev. James Calder, D.D., of Harrisburg.
Immediately upon leaving Harford County, Mr.
Calder became interested in lines of stage-coaches
and the United States mail service, and for fifty years
this was his chief business. TTp to the time of the
sale of the public works of Pennsylvania he was as-
sociated with Alexander Wilson, of Lewistown, Jacob
Peters, of Philadelphia, Silas Moore, of Hollidays-
burg, and other gentlemen in the " Pioneer," " Good
Intent," and " Express" companies for the transpor-
tation of passengers and mails by cars and canal
packet-boats. He never lost his fondness for farming
and live-stock, and maintained several of the most
fertile farms in Dauphin County. Enterprises for the
development of the resources of the country and par-
ticularly the business of Harrisburg received his
support. He built many houses, favored the intro-
duction of manufactures, and at the time of his death
possessed an ample fortune.
WILLIAM CALDER.
John Calder (1749-1806) resided near Belair,
Md. His eldest son, William (1788-1861), married
Mary Kirkwood (1790-1858), who bore him children:
John, Mary (wife of Wells Coverly, proprietor of the
Coverly House, Harrisburg), William (subject of this
sketch), Matilda (wife of Charles Keller), and Rev.
James Calder (the youngest surviving in 1882).
William Calder was born July 31, 1821, and died
July 19, 1880. He had limited education from books,
being inducted into the stage-line business at the age
of twelve years. At the age of sixteen his father
put him in charge of the Philadelphia Packet Line
from Columbia to Pittsburgh. In 1851 he assumed
the management of his father's business, and in 1857
undertook the completion of the Lebanon Valley
Railroad. In 1858 he became a member of the well-
known banking firm of Cameron, Calder, Eby & Co.,
which afterwards became the First National Bank, of
Harrisburg, of which Mr. Calder was chosen presi-
dent. The same year he was elected a director of the
Northern Central Railway, and was active in pre-
serving Pennsylvania's interests in that corporation.
At the breaking out of the rebellion he rendered the
goverment important service through his large knowl-
edge in the purchase of horses, and supplied the
government with no less than forty-two thousand
horses and sixty-seven thousand mules, establishing
the price ($125 and $117.50) so low as to effect a very
great saving to the government in this department.
Mr. Calder was always foremost in the promotion of
Harrisburg's industrial enterprises. He was one of
the founders of the Harrisburg Car-Works, the
Lochiel Rolling-Mills, the Harrisburg Cotton-Mills,
Foundry and Machine- Works, the Fire-Brick Works,
and the Pennsylvania Steel-Works.
In 1873 he was commissioned by Governor Hartranft
a trustee of the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital,
and reappointed in 1876. In 1876 he was appointed
by the same Governor a member of the commission to
devise a plan for the government of cities, and in
1880, just prior to his death, he was elected a director
of the Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb.
For many years he ably officiated in the management
of city affairs through its Councils. He was among
the founders of the Harrisburg Hospital and the Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he was an at-
tendant. He was formerly a Whig, latterly a Re-
publican, and influential in local and State politics,
and one of the Presidential electors from this State
in 1876.
Upon the occasion of President Lincoln's visit to
Harrisburg, when a plot was laid to assassinate him
on his return to Baltimore, Mr. Calder was selected
to escort him safely to take another train from the
one intended at first, and thus his enemies' designs
were thwarted. His widow isRegina Camilla, daugh-
ter of Jacob and Catherine (Krause) Greenawalt.
Their children are Edmund Kirkwood (died Dec. 31,
1862, aged thirteen years), William Jacob, Catharine
Krause, Theodore Greenawalt, Regina, and Mary
Kirkwood Calder.
MAJOR BRUA CAMERON.
William Brua Cameron, son of Simon Cameron
and Margaret Brua, was born Aug. 1, 1826, at Har-
risburg, Pa. He received a classical education, and
graduated at Princeton College in 1847, studied law
with James McCormick, and was admitted to the
Dauphin County bar Jan. 23, 1S49. He located at
Middletown, managing certain business enterprises
of his father. He was appointed major and paymas-
ter in the United States army May 1, 1861 ; retired
the 4th of November, 1863, on account of impaired
health. Maj. Cameron died at Middletown, Jan. 13,
1864, and is buried in the cemetery at that place.
He married, Oct. 18, 1852, Elizabeth Bastedo. daugh-
ter of Gilbert and Marian Bastedo, of Nelson, Prov-
ince of Ontario, Canada. Mrs. Cameron, while on a
visit to her old home in Canada, took ill, and died
there in 1870. They had issue, — Marian Rastedo,
married David Watts; Simon Brua, d. s. p.; and
Janet.
JOHN CAMERON.
John Cameron, son of Charles Cameron and Mar-
tha Pfoutz, was born Feb. 8, 1797, in the village of
Maytown, Lancaster Co., Pa. He received the or-
dinary education of the public schools of the town,
and at an early age apprenticed to the trade of a
tailor. He came to Harrisburg in 1S16, where he
started in business. Governor Shulze appointed him
register and recorder of the county of Dauphin, Jan.
17, 1824. He was frequently chosen member of the
Borough Council of Harrisburg. He subsequently en-
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gaged in merchandising, dealt largely in cattle, and
became interested in the through stage lines. In
1837 he removed to Lancaster, retired from business,
and died there May 7, 1841 ; buried at Harrisburg.
Mr. Cameron was twice married, — first, to Catharine
Hutman, daughter of Matthias Hutman, of Harris-
burg, born Sept. 1, 1796, died Nov. 1, 1821 ; secondly,
to Mary Shulze, of Myerstown, Lebanon Co., a sister
of Governor John Andrew Shulze. He left a son
and a daughter; the former died early, the latter be-
came the wife of Dr. Muhlenberg, of Lancaster. Mr.
Cameron was quiet and unobtrusive, an intelligent
and enterprising business man.
JOHN CARSON.
John Carson, the son of John Carson and Sarah
Dickey, was a native of Paxtang, born in 1758. His
father was a settler on the Susquehanna as early as
1733, kept a store, and was a captain on the frontier
in 1755-57. His mother was a daughter of Moses
Dickey, who was quite prominent in pioneer times.
He received a frontier education, which, among the
Scotch-Irish settlers, was thorough, and was raised
up on his father's farm. He was an early associator,
and an officer during the Jersey campaign of 1776.
From 1786 to 1791 he served as a member of the
Assembly. Under the Constitution of 1790 he was
commissioned an associate judge of the county, Aug.
17, 1791, an office which he filled acceptably and
creditably until his sudden death from apoplexy on
Friday, Oct. 10, 1817. His wife, Sarah Dickey, born
in 1760, died March 2, 1823.
JONATHAN CHANDLER.
Jonathan Chandler was born in Beaver Valley, New
Castle Co., Del., about eight miles from the city of
Wilmington, in 1792. He was one of the sons of
Jehu Harlin Chandler. His ancestors were Q,uakers,
who came from England shortly after the arrival of
William Penn, and settled in that part of Delaware
and in the lower part of Chester County, Pa. The
family became so prominently identified with Beaver
Valley that in the early times it was known as Chan-
dler's Hollow. Jonathan Chandler received the or-
dinary education within his reach in those primitive
days. When quite a young man he left his Beaver
Valley home and settled in the upper end of Chester
County, near Sadsburyville, and carried on quite ex-
tensively for those days the business of blacksmith-
ing, which he had learned in Delaware. On the 1st
day of June, 1819, while living in Chester County, he
married Mary Griffith, who was born at the Trappe,
in Montgomery County, Pa., in 1793, but came to
Chester County when a young woman. Mr. Chan-
dler removed from Chester County to Harrisburg,
arriving on the 11th day of August, 1828. Here he
continued his business for some years, and became
quite prominent in it in the preparation of iron used
in the construction of locks and bridges on the Penn-
sylvania Canal, and in connection with the famous
stage-lines of Slaymaker & Co. and the Good Intent
Packet Line. His wife, Mary Griffith Chandler,
died in Harrisburg on the 29th of July, 1837. In
1839 he married Julia Ann Mowrer, who had been
reared in the family of George Prince. She was
born in Sunbury, Northumberland Co., and died in
Harrisburg, July 22, 1882. Jonathan Chandler died
in Harrisburg, Jan. 6, 1847. His children by the
first marriage were Benjamin Franklin, Jehu Harlin,
Rachel Ann, Ellen Louisa, and William Griffith ;
by the second, Mary Elizabeth, Sarah, George Prince,
and Julia Ann. Mr. Chandler took much interest
in all that pertained to the prosperity and welfare of
Harrisburg during his life here, was a man of fine
social qualities and liberal views.
COL. ROBERT CLARK.
Robert Clark, son of Charles Clark and Ann Brown-
field, was born Jan. 2, 1740, in Derry, Lancaster (now
Londonderry) township, Dauphin Co. His father was
one of the first settlers in the " Barrens of Derry,"
his first warrant bearing date April 3, 1734, for two
hundred acres. In 1765 his wife, Ann Brownfield
Clark, having died, 12th of April of that year he
divided his land between his sons, Robert and Wal-
ter, and died a few years thereafter. Robert was
brought up as a farmer, receiving the limited educa-
tion of frontier times. During the French and In-
dian wars he was in active service, both as a private
and an officer. He was with Col. Clayton on his
march to Wyoming, and with Col. Bouquet in 1764.
When the thunders of the Revolution rolled from
the eastward he entered heartily into the contest.
On the 11th of August, 1776, he was commissioned
captain in the Flying Camp, and was in the Jersey
campaign of that year. He was commissioned sub-
lieutenant of Lancaster County, April 26, 1780, and
May 4, 1781, appointed one of the auditors for paying
the depreciation certificates at Lebanon. During the
entire struggle for independence Col. Clark was ac-
tive, energetic, and patriotic. He represented the
county of Dauphin in the Assembly of the State
from 1785 to 1788, having previously represented the
county of Lancaster, when he declined a re-election.
During the organization of the militia, after the Rev-
olution, he was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the
Fourth Battalion of Dauphin County. About 1795
he removed to Chillisquaque, Northumberland Co.,
Pa. Although well up in years, his military ardor
seems to have remained, and he was commissioned
Aug. 2, 1800, captain of the Second Troop of cavalry,
Second Brigade, Ninth Division, composed of the
counties of Northumberland, Lycoming, and Lu-
zerne. He died at Chillisquaque, Jan. 23, 1821, at
the age of eighty-one years. Col. Clark's life was
a long and eventful one, and he witnessed many
changes in the affairs of the State and nation, and
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in which he had performed a prominent part. He
was a man of influence in his native county, and his
pious walk and conversation was none the less re-
markable. He was one of the elders of Old Derry
Church, an humble and consistent Christian. Col.
Clark married, Aug. 20, 1765, Sarah Hutchison, born
June 7, 1745, in Derry, died Aug. 19, 1820, daughter
of John Hutchison, who died Sept. 6, 1765. Their
children were, as taken from the family record in Col.
Clark's own handwriting, —
" Charles Clark, our first born, was born Aug. 3,
1766.
"Our twin children were born July 6, 1768 ; one
died when twenty-two hours old, and the other, Mar-
garet, died Sept. 4, 1768.
"Our daughter, Ann, was born Oct. 3, 1769.
" Our daughter, Mary, was born Oct. 17, 1772, and
died Feb. 4, 1773.
"Our daughter,- Margaret, was born Dec. 26, 1773.
" Our son, John, was born June 6, 1776.
"Our son, Robert, was born Sept. 28, 1778.
" Our daughter, Mary, was born Sunday, March 25,
1781.
" Our daughter, Sarah, was born Feb. 9, 1786."
The remains of Col. Clark and his wife lie in
Derry graveyard, now Montour County, Pa.
PHILIP CLINE.
Philip Cline, son of Philip Kline, was born in the Dis-
trict of Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, on the 14th
of July, 1780. Receiving a preliminary English educa-
tion in the schools of the city, he learned the trade of
brick-maker, and located at Harrisburg about the year
1803, where he established brick-works and a pottery.
Most of the brick used in the State capitol were fur-
nished by him. During the second war with England
he served as first lieutenant in Capt. Richard Knight's
company, and on the latter's resignation at Baltimore
was promoted to captain. For almost thirty years
Capt. Cline filled the position of high constable of the
borough of Harrisburg. He was a man of influence,
and highly respected by his fellow-citizens. He died
in the year 1850. Capt. Cline married about 1803,
Hannah, daughter of Patrick Walters, a wagon-
master in the Continental army of the Revolution.
She died at Harrisburg, Aug. 18, 1830.
CAPT. JAMES COLLIER.
James Collier was born of Scotch-Irish parents, in
what is now Swatara township, Dauphin Co., April
20, 1752, on the farm adjoining the village of Church-
ville on the east. He began his military career in
1776, as first lieutenant of Capt. John Reed's com-
pany of the " Flying Camp," was employed in many
of the skirmishes around New York and up the Hud-
son ; was at the battle of Long Island, and among
those who covered the retreat. For bravery in this
campaign he received a captain's commission, and for
meritorious conduct at the battle of Brandywine, Gen.
Lafayette presented him with a sword and epaulets.
During the last years of the war Capt. Collier was em-
ployed principally on the frontiers against the Indians,
and achieved distinction as an Indian-fighter. In
1778 he built Fort Muncy, near which one of his
soldiers, Peter Boal, lost his scalp, but survived the
injury. Upon the return of peace, Capt. Collier re-
tired to his farm, and was known as a quiet, peace-
loving citizen. He was, however, in common with
every other patriot of his day, a genuine hater of
Tories. His feelings in this respect were the more
bitter on account of the Tories of North Carolina
having for years sought the life of his brother, Col.
John Collier, who lived in that State and was an officer
in the army. Failing in their attempts upon his life,
they destroyed his property and burned his house.
One of the leading spirits in this outrage was one
Lytle, who had formerly been a resident of Paxtang,
but had removed to North Carolina shortly before the
war. Against this man Capt. Collier felt peculiarly
aggrieved, and had frequently been heard to declare
that if ever he "laid eyes on the rascal he would
chastise him severely." One Sunday morning, some
years after the war, the captain was sitting in his pew
at Paxtang Church, awaiting the opening of the morn-
ing service, when a stranger entered, whom Collier
immediately recognized to be Lytle the Tory. He
was on a visit to some friends at Middletown and ac-
companied them to church. The sacredness of the
place protected him for the time being, but when the
congregation was dismissed the captain quietly pro-
vided himself with a stout section of a grape-vine,
which he put to soak in a neighboring spring. At
the conclusion of the afternoon service, when the con-
gregation was about to separate, Collier armed himself
with his grape-vine and rode up to Lytle, who had
just mounted, and introduced himself as the brother
of John Collier, of North Carolina, and explained
that there was an unsettled account between Lytle
and the Collier family which he proposed now to ad-
just, and immediately brought his grape-vine into
requisition. The Tory ran his eye over the specta-
tors, but seeing no sympathy in tlieir countenances
put spurs to his horse and galloped off, with the cap-
tain close beside him belaboring him at every jump.
They passed many people jogging along on their way
home from church, and among others one of the
deacons and his wife. The deacon was silent, but the
wife called out, " Lay it on, Jamie, lay it on !" The
race was " neck and neck" for a quarter of a mile,
when the Tory, who had the better horse, began to
leave Collier behind, but not before the grape-vine
was worn to a stump. This transaction met with gen-
eral approval. There were, however, a few good people
who deemed it a breach of the Sabbath and thought
the captain should be sessioned. Complaint was there-
fore made to Rev. John Elder, pastor of the church,
who replied in some such language as this: "Served
him right; he had no business to come to my church.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
I am, however, sorry it happened on the Lord's Day,
but if I had witnessed it I should have told the cap-
tain to lay on." This opinion from the moderator of
the session, although not delivered officially, settled
the business, and Collier never was called to account.
In 1791 he sold his farm in Swatara township and
went to Northumberland County, Pa. On the 31st
of May, 1814, he started with his family for Ross
County, Ohio, where he arrived on the 9th of July.
Here he purchased a farm and spent the remainder
of his days. He died Jan. 3, 1844, at the great age of
ninety-two, and was distinguished throughout life for
his frankness, integrity, and manly independence. *
COL. JACOB COOKE.
Jacob Cooke, son of John Cooke, was born in Lon-
donderry township, Lancaster (now Dauphin) Co.,
Pa., in 1735. His father was an early emigrant from
near Londonderry, Ireland, and was a gentleman of
means and influence. The son received the best edu-
cation afforded in the Scotch-Irish settlement, and
was brought up to the life of a farmer. During the
French and Indian war he served as an ensign in
Col. Elder's ranging battalion, and commanded the
first military company enrolled for the war for inde-
pendence in Pennsylvania, "The Association of the
Liberty Company in Lancaster County." This com-
pany was organized in April, 1775, and portions of the
command were in active service during the campaigns
of 1776 and 1777. Col. Cooke filled the office of sub-
lieutenant of Lancaster County, assisting in the or-
ganization of troops. He was a justice of the peace
many years, and served in the Assembly under the
Constitution of 1776 from 1780 to 1785. He was an
ardent patriot, a brave officer, and an influential citi-
zen. He died in January, 1790, at his residence near
the Round Top. He owned a large estate, especially
in Northumberland County lands, and left at his
death John, Mary (married John Lukens Wallis),
Sarah (married Joseph Work), Elizabeth (married
Charles Irwine), and Robert. The two latter resided
on the Muncy farms. Col. William Cooke, of the
Pennsylvania line, a gallant soldier of the Revolu-
tion, was a brother of Col. Jacob Cooke, and one of
the administrators of his estate.
the Susquehanna, Mr. Cowden remained on the pa-
ternal acres, busily engaged in farming. At the
outset he was a strong advocate for active defen-
sive measures, and in favor of independence. He
was one of the leading spirits at the meeting at Mid-
dletown, June 9, 1774, of which Col. James Burd was
chairman, and whose action, in conjunction with
those of Hanover, nerved the people of Lancaster in
their patriotic resolves. Suiting the action to the
word, Mr. Cowden and the young men of his neigh-
borhood took measures towards raising a battalion of
associators, of which Col. James Burd was in com-
mand, and a company of which was intrusted to
Capt. Cowden. His company, although not belong-
ing to the Pennsylvania line, was nevertheless in sev-
eral campaigns, and did faithful service at Fort
Washington, in the Jerseys, at Brandywine and Ger-
mantown, and in the war on the Northern and West-
ern frontiers, defending them from the attacks of the
savage Indian and treacherous Tory.
At the close of the war Capt. Cowden returned to
his farm. Under the Constitution of 1790 he was
appointed the justice of the peace for the district of
Lower Paxtang, April 10, 1793, which he held up to
the time he was commissioned by Governor Thomas
Mifflin one of the associate judges of the county of
Dauphin, on the 2d of October, 1795, an office he
filled acceptably and creditably. In 1809 was chosen
Presidential elector, and was an ardent supporter of
Madison.
Capt. Cowden married in 1777, Mary Crouch, a
sister of Col. James Crouch, of the Revolution, a na-
tive of Virginia. She outlived her husband many
years, and is buried in the graveyard of Paxtang
Church.
Judge Cowden died at his farm in Paxtang very
suddenly on Wednesday evening, Oct. 10, 1810, in the
seventy-fourth year of his age.
CAPT. JAMES COWDEN.
James Cowden, the fourth child of Matthew Cow-
den and Martha Johnson, was born in Paxtang
township, Lancaster (now Dauphin) Co., Pa., on the
16th of June, 1737. James was brought up on his
father's farm, enjoying, however, the advantages of
that early education of those pioneer times, which
among the Scotch-Irish settlers was remarkably com-
prehensive and ample. Apart from this he was well
grounded in the tenets of the Westminster Confes-
sion, which among our pious ancestry formed a part
of the instruction given to all.
Until the thunders of the Revolution rolled towards
COL. CORNELIUS COX.
Cornelius Cox, son of John Cox and Esther, his
wife, was born about 1750, in the city of Philadelphia.
His father was a native of England, a physician of
prominence in Philadelphia, in which city he died
about 1770. He laid out Estherton, on the Susque-
hanna, in 1765, supposing at the time it would be-
come an important place. Dr. Cox was twice mar-
ried,— first to Sarah, widow of William Edgell, of
Philadelphia; second to Esther , of the same
place. We know nothing further, save that their son
was the subject of this sketch. Cornelius Cox re-
ceived a good education in his native city. Some
time prior to the Revolution we find him at Esther-
ton in management of the estate left him by his
father. He early espoused the cause of the colonies,
was present at the meeting at Middletown which
passed the patriotic resolutions of June, 1774, and
when the people were called to arms was commis-
sioned major of Col. James Burd's battalion of Lan-
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
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caster County associators. Was appointed assistant
commissary of purchases, and also issuing commis-
sary July 7, 1780. Until the close of the Revolution
he was actively engaged, whether it was in the col-
lecting of flour for the French fleet, the gathering of
blankets for the half-clad army at Valley Forge, or
the superintending of the construction of bateaux for
the use of Gen. Sullivan in his expedition against the
Six Nations. In 1792 he was chosen one of the State
electors for President in favor of Gen. Washington.
Governor Mifflin appointed him one of the associate
justices of the courts of Dauphin County, but prefer-
ring quiet he declined the honor. He died Feb. 3,
1S03, at Estherton, aged about fifty -three years. Col.
Cox married Mary Forster, born 1767, died Aug. 2,
1810, daughter of John Forster and Catherine Dickey.
COL. RICHARD M. CRAIN.
Richard Moore Crain, the son of Joseph Crain and
Mary Moore, daughter of Andrew Moore, was born
November, 1777, in Hanover township, Lancaster
(now Dauphin) Co., Pa. He received a fair educa-
tion, and was brought up on his father's farm. He
became quite prominent in public affairs the first dec-
ade of this century, and during the incumbency of
Gen. Andrew Porter as surveyor-general of Pennsyl-
vania Mr. Crain received the appointment of deputy
secretary of the land office, a position he acceptably
filled through all the changes of administration for
forty years, until the advent of Governor Ritner,
when he was displaced. He then retired to his farm
in Cumberland County, from which district he was
sent a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of
1837, in which he was a leading spirit. During the
War of 1812-14 he commanded a company of volun-
teers from Harrisburg, and was subsequently com-
missioned colonel of the Pennsylvania militia. Col.
Crain died at Harrisburg, on Friday, 17th of Septem-
ber, 1852, aged seventy-five years. He married Eliz-
abeth'Whitehill, daughter of Robert Whitehill and
Eleanor Reed, born 1771, died Oct. 2, 1848. They
had Dr. Joseph ; Elizabeth, married Leopold Wy-
koff ; Mary Adaline, married Alexander Dean ;
Eleanor, married William Wilson Rutherford; and
Agnes, died unmarried.
COL. EDWARD CROUCH.
Edward Crouch, the son of James Crouch, an offi-
cer of the Revolution, and Hannah Brown, was born
at Walnut Hill, in Paxtang, Nov. 9, 1764. He was
a merchant by occupation. At the age of seventeen
he enlisted in the army of the Revolution, and com-
manded a company in the Whiskey Insurrection in
1794. He served as a member of the House of Rep-
resentatives from 1804 to 1806, and was a Presiden-
tial elector in 1813. Governor Snyder appointed
him one of the associate judges of the county of Dau-
phin April 16, 1813, but he resigned upon his election
to the Thirteenth United States Congress. He died
on the 2d of February, 1827, and is buried in Paxtang
graveyard. "In private life he was an able and an
honest man," wrote one of his contemporaries, and
the record of his life shows him to have been a gen-
tleman of uprightness of character, and as honorable
as he was influential. Col. Crouch married Margaret
Potter, born 1775, died Feb. 7, 1797, daughter of Gen.
James Potter,1 of the Revolution. Their only daugh-
ter married Benjamin Jordan, who succeeded to the
estate of "Walnut Hill."
COL. JAMES CROUCH.
James Crouch was born about 1728, in Virginia.
The Crouches were an old family who emigrated
at an early day from England and settled in King
and Queen County, near the court-house. James
Crouch received a good education, came to Pennsyl-
vania prior to 1757, purchasing about three thousand
1 Gen. James Potter, bod of John Potter, was born in 1729, on "the
bank of the river Foyle, County Tyrone, Ireland." His parents emi-
grated to America, landing at New-Castle-ou-Delaware in September,
1741, when James was about twelve years of age. He was educated at
the school of Rev. Mr. Alisou, in Chester County. At twenty-five years
of age he was a lieutenant in a border militia company. In 1755 he was
captain of a company in the victorious Kittanning campaign under
Armstrong. The general and lie were attached friends. In 17f>3-64 he
served as a major and lieutenant-colonel. He was a successful farmer.
He was prominent in the political agitation consequent upon the dis-
pute with the mother-country. There was no meeting of the patriotic
inhabitants of the then large couuty of Northumberland held without
his presence and led by his advice. He was a colonel in 1775; appointed
a brigadier-general April 5, 1777, with John Armstrong as first, John
Cadwalader second, Samuel Meredith fourth. His services in the Penn-
sylvania campaign of 1777 were very distinguished. With the troops
under his command, raised in the frontier counties, he obtained for
Washington important information regarding the movements of the
enemy, and with great vigilance gave all the annoyance possibje to the
foraging parties that were 6ent out of Philadelphia.
On the 11th of December, while the army under Washington were on
their march to Valley Forge, after a portion of it had crossed the Schuyl-
kill at Matson's Ford, it was found that the enemy under Cornwall's
were in force on the other side. "They were met," writes Washington,
"by Gen. Potter, with part of the Pennsylvania militia, who behaved
with great bravery, and gave them every possible opposition till he was
obliged to retreat from their superior numbers." In the spring of 1778,
Washington wrote from Valley Forge, "If the state of Gen. Potter's
affairs will admit of returning to the army, I shall be exceedingly glad
to see him, as his activity and vigilance have been much wanted during
the winter." In 1781 he was vice-president of the State, in 1782 commis-
sioned a major-general, and iu 1784 one of the Council of Censors, and
was within a few votes of defeating for president the most distinguished
man iu the State, John Dickinson. He served iu the field in his military
capacity through the whole Revolution, and was trusted by all its lead-
ers,—Washington, Greene, Pickering, Mifflin, and his fellow-brigadiers.
His residence was in Penn's Valley, in the present Centre County, from
1772 to the time of his death, in November, 1789, at which moment he
was one of the associate or bench justices of Northumberland County.
He left one of the most extensive and valuable estates in Pennsylvania.
His remains rest in the burial-ground at Brown's Mill, south of Chani-
bersburg, iu Frauklin County.
Gen. Potter was married twice,— first, Elizabeth Cathcart. of Philadel-
phia. They had Elizabeth C, married James Poe, of Franklin County.
Second wife, Mrs. Mary Patterson, widow of James Patterson, of Mifflin
County, who died in April, 1785, near Middletown. They had James,
"the judge," who married Mary Brown, of " Brown's Spring," Kisliaco-
qnillas Valley, Mifflin Co. ; Mary, married first, George Riddle, secondly,
Willam McClelland, of Northumberland County ; John, died : Martha,
married Andrew Gregg, of Centre County, subsequently United States
senator; Margaret, married Edward Crouch, of " Walnut Hill," Dau-
phin Co.
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acres of land in York County, where the town of
Wrightsville now stands, on which he settled for a
lew years, but which he subsequently sold, and re-
moved to then Paxtang township, Lancaster Co., Pa.,
where he bought one thousand acres of land. He
was a soldier of Quebec, being a sergeant in Capt.
Matthew Smith's company of Paxtang volunteers.
On his release from captivity he became an officer of
the associators, and subsequently paymaster of the
battalion. He served during the whole of the Revo-
lutionary war with honor and distinction. He died
at his residence, Walnut Hill, near Highspire, on the
24th of May, 1794, aged sixty-six years. Col. Crouch
married, Sept. 22, 1757, Hannah Brown, born 1727,
died May 24, 1787. Their children were Edward;
Mary, married Col. James Cowden ; Elizabeth, mar-
ried Matthew Gilchrist, removed to Washington
County, Pa. ; and Hannah, married Roan McClure.
Col. Crouch's papers, perchance the most valuable doc-
uments concerning the Revolution extant in this lo-
cality, were wantonly destroyed about ten years ago.
CAPT. JOHN DENTZEL.
John Deutzel, a native of Holland, on the Rhine,
was born about 1745. He received a thorough uni-
versity education, including law and medicine. A
romantic attachment and marriage to a daughter of
an illustrious family of the country caused him to
come to America at the outset of the Revolution. He
warmly espoused the cause of the colonies, and was
in active service. Subsequent to the war he located
at Harrisburg, where he became quite prominent.
He seems to have practiced both law and medicine.
In 1792 he was appointed one of the medical exam-
iners for invalid pensioners ; and he is denominated as
" Lawyer Dentzel," who commanded a company dur-
ing the Whisky Insurrection of 1794, although prob-
ably he was only a justice of the peace, an office he
held at the time of his death. On the 8th of Decem-
ber, 1803, he accompanied the citizens of the town
who had gone to escort the remains of their old com-
rade, Maj. Brooks, who had died at Elizabethtown ;
when a short distance, the bridle of Capt. Dentzel's
horse broke, and that gentleman was thrown against
a fence and almost instantly expired. He was an in-
trepid officer, a good citizen, and a polished gentle-
man. Mr. Dentzel was twice married ; his first wife,
Eve Dentzel, died March 18, 1795, "a lady much
respected and admired." On the 10th of February,
1799, he married Jane Gilchrist, who survived her
husband several years. By his first wife he had Mary,
married Thomas Clyde, the parents of John J. Clyde,
Esq. ; Sarah, married James Kernan ; Henry, who
learned printing with John Wyeth, went to Norfolk,
Va., was collector of the port there a number of years,
married and left issue. By his second wife he had
Raymond, who went to Armstrong County, married
and left issue.
MAJ. JOHN SHELLY DETWEILER.
John Shelly Detweiler was born on the 18th of Oc-
tober, 1829, in Londonderry township, Dauphin Co.,
on a farm occupied by his father, David Detweiler,
near what is now known as the Buck Lock, Pennsyl-
vania Canal. His mother, Susan Detweiler, was a
daughterof William Shelly, of Shelly's Island. When
ten years old he attended the school in the neighbor-
hood of his birthplace, and continued there until he
was sixteen years old, when he came to Harrisburg
and entered the printing-office of Theophilus Fenn,
where he remained but a short time, and then went to
Lancaster, entering the office of the Lancaster Exam-
iner and Herald.
Leaving the Examiner office, Mr. Detweiler entered
Franklin and Marshall College, at which institution
he pursued a course of regular studies and graduated
with high honor, after which he began the study of
the law with Gen. George B. Ford, of Lancaster City,
and was admitted to the bar of that county in 1850.
He remained in Lancaster only a few months after
his admission, and came to Harrisburg in the winter
of that year, entering at once in the practice of the
law here, in which profession he continued until the
breaking out of the civil war.
At the organization of the Ninth Cavalry, Mr. Det-
weiler took an active part in securing the necessary
companies to make up the regiment, and as captain
of Company E was very prominent in securing a com-
pleted organization. He was commissioned captain
Oct. 17, 1861. While on duty in Tennessee he was
appointed on the staff of Gen. DuMont. On the
19th of March, 1863, Capt. Detweiler was appointed
major of the regiment, and on the 2d of April of the
same year he resigned his commission and returned
to Harrisburg, when he was appointed United States
recruiting officer at this point, which post he held
until the close of the war. In 1864, Mr. Detweiler
was appointed Deputy United States assessor of in-
ternal revenue under Charles J. Bruner, which office
he held until it was abolished in 1871. In 1872 he
was appointed by Judge Cadwallader register in
bankruptcy, which office he held at the time of his
death. In 1874, Mr. Detweiler was nominated and
elected by the Republicans county solicitor for the
term of three years.
Maj. Detweiler married Eunice Parke, daughter of
Benjamin Parke, of Harrisburg, and they had three
children who survived their father. He died at Har-
risburg, Pa., Aug. 16, 1878. *
REV. WILLIAM R. DeWITT, D.D.
William Radcliff DeWitt, the son of John DeWitt
and Katharine Van Vliet, was born at Paulding's
Manor, Dutchess Co., N. Y., on the 25th of February,
1792. His ancestors were among the first immigrants
from Holland to New Netherlands, in 1623. His
early years were spent in commercial pursuits, but
about 1810 he turned his attention to the sacred min-
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
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istry. He studied with Dr. Alexander Proudfit, of
Salem, N. Y., and entered Washington Academy.
The War of 1812 interrupting his studies, he volun-
teered in the regiment of Col. Rice, and was in ser-
vice at Lake C'hamplain at the time of McDonough's
victory, Sept. 11, 1814. After the close of the war,
in 1815, he entered Nassau Hall, Princeton, as a
sophomore, but subsequently entered the senior class
of Union College, Schenectady, where he graduated
with distinction, completing his theological studies
under Rev. Dr. John M. Mason, of New York. He
REV. Will. E. Dr.WITT, D.D.
was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of New
York April 23, 1818. In the fall of that year he
came to Harrisburg by invitation, and was called to
the pastorate of the Presbyterian Church Oct. 5, 1818.
He was received by the Presbytery of Carlisle April
13, 1819, but not ordained until the 26th of October,
that year. Dr. DeWitt received the degree of A.M.
in course from Union College, and in 1838 the Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania conferred on him the title of
Doctor of Divinity. From 1854 to 1860 he held the
office of State librarian, appointed by Governors
Bigler and Pollock. In 1S54 he felt the necessity of
taking a colleague, Rev. T. H. Robinson, D.D., the
present minister. He died at Harrisburg, Dec. 23,
1867, in his seventy-sixth year. Dr. DeWitt was twice
married, his first wife being Julia A. Woodhull,
daughter of Rev. Nathan Woodhull, of Newtown, L.
I. His second wife was Mary Elizabeth Wallace,
daughter of William Wallace, of Harrisburg, who
survived her husband. During a ministry of nearly
fifty years in Harrisburg, Dr. DeWitt enjoyed the con-
fidence of all his ministerial brethren. In the com-
munity he was greatly appreciated and respected by
all classes. As a theologian he had few equals in the
ministry, and although firm and decided in his views,
he was liberal and catholic in spirit. His published
writings were limited to twelve or thirteen pamphlets,
the most popular of which was a small volume en-
titled " Her Price above Rubies." He preached many
powerful discourses, a volume of which should cer-
tainly be preserved in permanent form.
GEORGE DOCK, M.D.
George Dock, second child of William Dock and
Margaret Gilliard, was born 23d of May, 1823, at
Harrisburg, Pa. Though of very delicate constitu-
tion, he was sent to school at an early age, and re-
ceived a liberal education. In September, 1840, he
entered the office of Professor William E. Horner, of
the University of Pennsylvania, as a private student.
He matriculated at the medical department of the
University in the summer of 1841, attended the course
of lectures at the Medical Institute, and having pur-
sued the full course at the University, session of 1842,
he was elected resident student in Blockley Hospital,
entering upon his duties the 1st of May, where he
faithfully served one year, gaining no little reputa-
tion as a thorough anatomist. In the spring of 1844
he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.
Returning to his home at Harrisburg, he assumed
the duties of his profession. In the autumn of 1845,
at the solicitation of Professor Horner, he removed to
Philadelphia, and the winter following was engaged
by the former as his private dissector at the Uni-
versity. During the war with Mexico he was ten-
dered the position of assistant surgeon, Second
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, but his health
prevented its acceptance. In January, 1847, he was
elected physician to the Dauphin County almshouse,
where he served one year. Advised to take a sea-
voyage for the benefit of his health, in October,
1849, he sailed for Europe, and while there visited
the different hospitals of Paris and Loudon. On his
return he resumed the practice of his profession.
For a period of thirteen years he was a member of
the board of trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital at
Harrisburg, in 1854 elected a member of the Acad-
emy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, while in
July following Pennsylvania College conferred on
him the honorary degree of Master of Arts. On the
17th of March, 1856, he was appointed Professor of
Surgery in the Philadelphia College of Medicine,
which he at first declined, but subsequently, by
great persuasion, accepted the position. During
the winter following, his health becoming seriously
impaired, he was compelled to withdraw from all
active professional duties. In 1860 he made a second
visit to Europe, and upon his return quietly settled
down in his office, regaining a handsome practice in
his specialty, — diseases of the eye. In 1861 he was
commissioned surgeon of the Sixteenth Regiment
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Pennsylvania Volunteers, subsequently placed on
the board of medical examiners to pass on the quali-
fications of candidates for appointment on the medi-
cal staff of the Pennsylvania forces in the army.
From this time forward until 1868 his health was
fair, but subsequently became seriously impaired,
until at last he was obliged to relinquish entirely the
duties of his profession. On the 10th of August,
1874, he was suddenly taken with a hemorrhage of
the lungs, but not until the 17th of August, 1875, did
the messenger come, and the spirit of George Dock
pass from its frail tenement. Had he possessed the
physical strength, most of the brilliant suggestions of
his gifted and active mind would have been carried
out to a successful result. He had by nature a strongly-
marked, bold, original, positive, and incisive mind.
As it was, he was never idle. He made his mark in
the profession he so dearly loved and highly honored.
Few men were more greatly esteemed, for he was to
all genial and kind and courteous. Dr. Dock mar-
ried, July 30, 1844, Clara S. Rehrer, daughter of Col.
Thomas J. Rehrer, of Harrisburg, who, with one
daughter, survive.
WILLIAM DOCK.
William Dock, the son of Philip Dock 1 and Eliza-
beth Killian, was born in East Earl township, Lancas-
ter Co., Pa., on the 3d of February, 1793. In 1800 his
parents removed to Newville, Cumberland Co., where
they resided until their death. His early education
was limited. At the age of seventeen he went to
Carlisle, where he was brought up to merchandising.
In 1813 he removed to the Susquehanna opposite
Harrisburg, where he kept the public ferry one year;
the subsequent spring coming to Harrisburg. In
1814, he took charge of the Harrisburg ferry, then
controlled by the county of Dauphin. In 1816 he
was appointed collector of tolls eastern end of the
Harrisburg bridge, which position he filled five years.
He entered into the mercantile chandlery trade in
1822, which he successfully continued until 1845,
when he entirely relinquished business. In March,
1842, he was appointed one of the associate judges of
Dauphin County. In 1849 he received the nomina-
tion by the Democracy for Congress in the Fourteenth
District, then composed of Dauphin, Lebanon, and
Schuylkill Counties. The judge made a good can-
vass, but his party were in the minority. In 1851 he
was chairman of the State convention which nomi-
1 Philip Dock, a soldier of the Revolution, was born Aug. 2, 1757, in
East Earl township, Lancaster Co., Pa.; died at Newville, Cumberland
Co., Pa., July 15, 1830. He married Elizabeth Killian, born in East
Earl township Aug. 27, 1763; she died at Newville Feb. 7, 1S4S, and
there buried. There were children, among others, as follows: Elizabeth,
married John Dean ; removed to Ohio, where their descendants reside.
Susan, married Jacob Bigler; they were the parents of Governor John
Bigler, of California, and Governor William Bigler, of Pennsylvania.
Amelia, married George Gray, and left issue: Jacob, married Eliza
Kissecker Ott, and left issue: Willinm, married Margaret Gilliard.
Philip, d. s. p.
nated William Bigler for Governor; had repeatedly
been a delegate to the Lutheran Synod ; and in 1856
appointed a trustee of Pennsylvania College. He
served as a trustee of the Harrisburg Academy twenty
years, and was actively connected with several busi-
ness enterprises. Judge Dock died at Harrisburg
Aug. 4, 1868. He married in 1818 Margaret Gilliard,
of Middletown, who died May 30, 1862, in her sixty-
eighth year. They had children, William Gilliard,
Dr. George, Gilliard, and William, of whom Gilliard
alone survives.
PHILIP DOUGHERTY.
Philip Dougherty, son of Dennis Dougherty and
Catharine Maginty, was born on the 24th of March,
1806, near Middletown, Dauphin Co., Pa. His father
came to America from Ireland about 1805, and settled
in Derry township, not far from Middletown, where
he died about 1824. His wife (weeCatharine Maginty),
whom he married in Ireland, died about 1845, in
Harrisburg. Their children were Mary (wife of Hugh
Dougherty) and John, both born in Ireland, Philip
(the subject of this sketch), James, Catharine (wife
of Edward Sweeny), Dennis, Charles, Hugh, and
Daniel Dougherty. From the age of eighteen Philip
Dougherty was busily occupied as a contractor on
canals and railroads, and was largely engaged in the
construction of important public works, such as the
Pennsylvania Canal, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
Delaware and Raritan Canal, Union Canal, Lehigh
Canal,' Northern Central Railroad, New York and
Erie Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Camden and
Amboy Railroad, and the Dauphin and Susquehanna
Railroad. He continued in the business until Feb-
ruary, 1853, when he was chosen president of the
Mechanics' Bank of Harrisburg, organized at that
time, a position which he filled until his death, which
occurred at Harrisburg Feb. 3, 1865, in his fifty-ninth
year. He was also a director of the Northern Central
Railroad, the Middletown Bank, and the Harrisburg
Gas Company, of which he was one of the found-
ers. Mr. Dougherty was very successful in business,
combining great energy and force of character with
quick perception, sound judgment, and strict integ-
rity. He dispensed a liberal hospitality to his many
friends, and enjoyed the respect and confidence of his
fellow-citizens. Of a warm and generous nature, his
feelings, impulses, and actions were of an elevated
character, and his friendship permanent, strong, and
useful. He was ever ready to aid the deserving and
relieve the unfortunate, and in all respects was a
valued member of the community. Mr. Dougherty
married, June 10, 1833, at New Brunswick, N. J.,
Mary W., daughter of John Clark and Rebecca
Whiteside. Mrs. Dougherty was born in 1813, and
now (1883) resides in Harrisburg. Their children
who reached maturity were James Dennis, who grad-
uated at Georgetown College, class of 1857, was a
lawyer by profession, and a captain of artillery during
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the Rebellion, and colonel on the staff of Governor
Packer, of Pennsylvania, and died April 2, 1878;
William E., for many years engaged in the banking
business in Harrisburg, and now resident clerk of the
United States Senate at Washington, D. C. ; and
Mary F., wife of Bernard J. McGrann, contractor and
banker, of Lancaster, Pa.
JOHN DOWXEY.
John Downey, the son of John and Sarah Downey,
was born at Germantown, Pa., in the year 1770. He
received a classical education in the old academy
there, and in 1795 located at Harrisburg, where he
opened a Latin and grammar school. At this period,
in a letter to Governor Thomas Mifflin, he proposed
a "Plan of Education," remarkably foreshadowing
the present common-school system, and which has
placed him in the front rank of early American
educators. He was for many years a justice of the
peace, and served as town clerk for a long time.
He was the first cashier of the Harrisburg Bank,
largely instrumental in securing the erection of the
bridge over the Susquehanna, and one of the corpo-
rators of the Harrisburg and Middletowu Turnpike
Company ; was a member of the Legislature in 1817
-18, and filled other positions of honor and profit.
He died at Harrisburg on the 21st of July, 1827, and
the Oracle speaks of him as " a useful magistrate and
a pious man." He wrote much for the press, and a
series of articles published in the Dauphin Guardian,
entitled " Simon Easy Papers," were from his pen, —
sparkling with wit ; they are worth a permanent set-
ting, as a valuable contribution to literature.
Mr. Dowrney married, June 5, 1798, Alice Ann
Beatty, daughter of James Beatty, Esq., one of the
first settlers at Harrisburg. She died in Ashland
County, Ohio, May 14, 1841. Their adopted daughter,
Eleanor Downey, married Hon. Daniel Kilgore, of
Ohio.
JACOB R. EBY.
Jacob Rupley Eby, the son of Ephraim C. Eby
(1783-1838) and Susannah Rupley (1784-1844), was
born Nov. 18, 1816, at Columbia, Lancaster Co., Pa.
His father, born near Laucaster, was a miller by oc-
cupation, and belonged to the Mennonites, — "never
went to law and never voted." He had seven chil-
dren. Ephraim C. Eby died at Middletown, owning
at the time the mill at Highspire. Jacob R. was
brought up to the business of his father until the
age of fifteen, in the mean time enjoying the advan-
tages of the education afforded by the pay-schools of
that day. He learned the trade of a carpenter. After
serving his apprenticeship he took a trip south, work-
ing at his trade; returning, however, at the end often
months, when he entered mercantile life. While
thus engaged, Messrs. Cameron, Laumau & Clark,
who were building the improvements at Wrightsville,
known as the Tide-water Canal and Columbia Dam,
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offered him a position which he accepted. This gave
him an insight into the building of public works,
when his industry, integrity, and capacity attracted
the favorable notice of a prominent lumber merchant
of Middletown, who gave him an interest in his busi-
ness simply on account of his superior qualifications
and without requiring the investment of capital. He
retained this valuable position for six years, when he
disposed of his interest to advantage, and with his
brother E. C. Eby purchased the stock and good-will
of the grocery and forwarding business of John H.
Brant, on one of the best sites in this city. The
business subsequently was conducted by himself and
sons. Mr. Eby was largely interested iu many of the
industrial establishments of the city, being a stock-
holder and director of the Harrisburg Car- and Ma-
chine- and Foundry-works. He was president for sev-
eral years of the First National Bank and likewise of
the State Agricultural Society. He was at the time
of his death a prison-inspector, which position he had
held for many years. He died Feb. 11, 18S3, at Har-
risburg, in his sixty-seventh year. Mr. Eby was mar-
ried in 1843 to Elizabeth Gross, who still survives.
They had three children, Maurice, William Howard,
and Fannie.
MAJOR OLIVER EDWARDS.
Oliver Edwards, third son of Abraham Edwards
and Martha Greenfield, was born Oct. 24, 1824. His
parents were natives of Baltimore, where they mar-
ried, removed to Pittsburgh, and subsequently to
Harrisburg about 1819. Oliver's education in the
schools was limited, but his mind being active and
inquiring, he read much and studied at night after
the work of the day was over, thus becoming very
well self-educated, and developed into a man of con-
siderable attainments. When young he learned the
trade of bootmaking with his father; later in life he
was selected as a school-teacher under the common-
school system, and proved to be one of the most suc-
cessful ever employed in the Harrisburg schools, as
numbers of young men of the present day can testify.
Mr. Edwards was much afflicted with asthma and
unable to do military duty, but in order to render
some service during the war he became the agent for
the reception and distribution of the Dauphin County
Relief Fund for the support of those whose husbands,
fathers, and sons were in the army. It was a very
onerous duty, and he performed it faithfully and well,
declining any remuneration whatever for his services.
In 1860 he was elected one of the first aldermen of
the city of Harrisburg. Upon the election of Gen.
A. S. Roumfort as mayor of the city he appointed
Mr. Edwards as committing magistrate and chief
clerk in the mayor's office. He was elected to suc-
ceed Gen. Eoumfort, and was inaugurated mayor of
the city in March, 1866. He was subsequently elected
an alderman of the Fourth Ward in 1872, which
position he occupied up until the time of his death,
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
which occurred in Harrisburg on the 13th day of
October, 1874. Mr. Edwards was an active man, of
quick perception, fine social qualities, and possessed
of much useful information. The Rev. George F.
Stelling, of the Fourth Street Lutheran Church,
preached a very able funeral sermon shortly after his
death in relation to Mr. Edwards' religious expe-
rience. On the 7th of August, 1851, he married Rachel
Ann Chandler, daughter of Jonathan Chandler and
Mary Griffith. The marriage took place in Harris-
burg, where his wife was born, on the 13th of August,
1830, and died therein on the 5th of July, 1865. Two
daughters survive the parents, — Mary Griffith and
Rachel Louisa (married Daniel A. Musser).
JACOB ELDER.
Jacob Elder, eldest son of John Elder and Eliza-
beth Awl, and grandson of Rev. John Elder, was
born in Paxtang in 1780. He received a thorough
English and classical education, learned the art of
printing at Lancaster, and in 1802 commenced the
publication of the Dauphin Quardian, one of the most
influential newspapers published in the early days of
Harrisburg, as it was the first Democratic English
newspaper there. In 1815 he prepared and pub-
lished " A History of the Late War," and was the
author of a preliminary work on the history of the
United States. Under his arduous literary labors
Mr. Elder's health failed him, and he died at Harris-
burg in October, 1816, at the early age of thirty-six
years. He never married. His entire life was an
active and busy one, and he exerted a great influence
in the times he lived.
COL. JOSHUA ELDER.
Joshua Elder, second son of Rev. John Elder and
Mary Baker, was born in Paxtang tonwnship (now
Dauphin County), Pa., on the 9th of March, 1744/5.
He was a farmer by occupation. During the frontier
troubles of 1763-64 he was in active military service.
When the Revolution broke out he was a leader on the
patriot side, and appointed one of the sub-lieutenants
of Lancaster County, as also a justice of the peace,
serving until the close of the war. He was a promi-
nent advocate for the formation of the county of
Dauphin, and under the Constitution of 1790 was
commissioned by Governor Mifflin one of the asso-
ciate judges of the courts, Aug. 17, 1791. The ap-
pointment, however, of Sheriff Clunie to the bench
on the resignation of David Harris, who had removed
to Baltimore, so incensed him that he peremptorily
resigned. He was appointed by Governor McKean
prothonotary Jan. 5, 1800, a position he filled by re-
appointment until Feb. 6, 1809. In March, 1810, he
was elected burgess of the borough of Harrisburg.
He died at his residence in Paxtang on the 5th of
December, 1820. Judge Elder was twice married, —
first, to Mary McAllister, who died Nov. 21, 1792;
secondly, to Sarah McAllister, who died Dec. 6, 1807.
COL. ROBERT ELDER.
Robert Elder, eldest son of Rev. John Elder and
Mary Baker, was born June 11, 1742, in Paxtang.
He was educated at the academy in Chester County,
and was destined by his father for the ministry. His
inclinations, and the breaking out of the French and
Indian war, when the boy enlisted with his father as
a ranger on the frontiers, determined otherwise.
With his Scotch-Irish neighbors he entered heartily
into the contest for independence, and throughout the
war of the Revolution was in the field or engaged in
organizing the associators, of which he was colonel,
succeeding Col. Burd in the command of the compa-
nies raised in Paxtang. At the close of the conflict
he continued his occupation of farming, avoiding
public office, preferring the quiet of domestic life.
He died Sept. 29, 1818, in Paxtang, aged seventy -six
years. Col. Elder married Mary J. Thompson, of
Derry ; she was born Oct. 19, 1750, and died Aug. 18,
1813.
JOHN ELDER, Jr.
John Elder, Jr., son of Rev. John Elder and Mary
Simpson, was born Aug. 3, 1757, in Paxtang. He
was educated under Joseph Hutchinson, a celebrated
teacher in his day, and gave special attention to land
surveying. He was a farmer. At the commencement
of the Revolution, although a youth of eighteen, he
was enrolled among the associators, and was an en-
sign in Col. Burd's battalion. On the 18th of April,
1780, he was appointed deputy-surveyor, and for sev-
eral years filled that position. He was elected sheriff
of the county of Dauphin in 1794, serving from the
19th of November, that year, until Oct. 17, 1797. Like
the majority of persons who have filled that respon-
sible office in this locality, he came out of it the
poorer. Capt. Elder died at his residence in Pax-
tang, April 27, 1811, in his fifty-fourth year.
SAMUEL ELDER.
Samuel Elder, son of Rev. John Elder and Mary
Simpson, was born Feb. 27, 1772, in Paxtang. He
was educated at the schools of Joseph Hutchinson and
Joseph Allen, and followed farming in his early years.
He was a soldier of the Whiskey Insurrection, and
held a position in the military establishment of 1798.
He filled the office of sheriff of Dauphin County from
Oct. 23, 1800, to Oct. 21, 1803, which, as in the case
of his brother John, financially crippled him. Mr.
Elder died at Harrisburg on the 26th of September,
1815, aged forty-three years. In paying brief tribute
to his memory the newspapers of the day speak in the
warmest terms of his faithfulness as a public officer,
his prominence as a citizen, and the upright charac-
ter of his entire life, passing away in the vigor of
manhood. Mr. Elder married, March 7, 1793, Mar-
garet Espy.
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REV. JOHN ELDER.
John Elder, second son of Robert and Eleanor
Elder, was born Jan. 26, 1706, in the city of Edin-
burgh, Scotland. He received a classical education,
and graduated from the University at Edinburgh.
He subsequently studied divinity, and in 1732 was
licensed to preach the gospel. His father, who had
removed from Scotland and settled near Lough Neagh,
in County Antrim, Ireland, subsequently emigrated
to America and settled in the Province of Pennsyl-
vania, in then Paxtang township, Lancaster Co.
Four or five years later the son followed the footsteps
of his parents and friends and came to America.
Coming as a regularly licensed minister, he was
received by New Castle Presbytery, having brought
credentials to that body, afterwards into Donegal
Presbytery on the 5th of October, 1737. Paxtang
congregation having separated from that of Derry in
1735, and Rev. Mr. Bertram adhering to the latter,
left that of Paxtang vacant, and they were unanimous
in giving Rev. John Elder a call. This he accepted
on the 12th of April, 1738, and on the 22d of Novem-
ber following he was ordained and installed, the Rev.
■ Black presiding.
The early years of Mr. Elder's ministry was not
one of ease, for in the second year the Whitefield ex-
citement took a wide spread over the Presbyterian
Church. He preached against this religious furor,
or the "great revival," as it was termed, and for this
he was accused to the Presbytery of propagating
"false doctrine." That body cleared him, however,
in December, 1740 ; " but the separation was made,"
says Webster, " soon after, and the conjunct Presbyters
answered the supplications sent to them the next sum-
mer, by sending Campbell and Rowland to those who
forsook him. He signed the protest. His support
being reduced, he took charge of the ' Old Side' por-
tion of the Derry congregation." Following closely
upon these ecclesiastical troubles came the French and
Indian war. Associations were formed throughout
the Province of Pennsylvania for the defense of the
frontiers, and the congregations of Mr. Elder were
prompt to embody themselves. Their minister be-
came their leader, — their captain, — and they were
trained as rangers. He superintended the discipline
of his men, and his mounted rangers became widely
known as the " Paxtang Boys." During two summers
at least, every man who attended Paxtang Church
carried his rifle with him, and their minister took
his.
Subsequently he was advanced to the dignity of
colonel by the Provincial authorities, the date of his
commission being July 11, 1763. He had command
of the block-houses and stockades on the frontiers
extending from Easton to the Susquehanna. The
Governor in tendering this appointment expressly
stated that nothing more would be expected of him
than the general oversight. " His justification," says
Webster, " lies in the crisis of affairs. . . . Bay at
York, Steele at Conecocheague, and Griffith at New
Castle, with Burton and Thompson the church mis-
sionaries at Carlisle, headed companies and were ac-
tively engaged." During the latter part of the sum-
mer of 1763, many murders were committed in Pax-
tang, culminating in the destruction of the Indians
on Conestoga Manor, and at Lancaster. Although
the men composing the company of Paxtang men
who exterminated the murderous savages referred to
belonged to his obedient and faithful rangers, it has
never been proved that the Rev. Mr. Elder had pre-
vious knowledge of the plot formed, although the
Quaker pamphleteers of the day charged him with
aiding and abetting the destruction of the Indians.
When the deed was done and the Quaker authori-
ties seemed determined to proceed to extreme lengths
with the participants, and denounced the frontiersmen
as " riotous and murderous Irish Presbyterians," he
took sides with the border inhabitants, and sought to
condone the deed. His letters published in connec-
tion with the history of that transaction, prove him
to have been a man judicious, firm, and decided.
During the controversy which ensued he was the au-
thor of one of the pamphlets, — " Letter from a Gen-
tleman in one of the Back Counties to a Friend in
Philadelphia."
He was relieved from his command by the Governor
of the Province, who directed that Maj. Asher Clay-
ton take charge of the military establishment. Peace,
however, was restored, not only in civil affairs but in
the church. The union of the Synods brought the
Rev. John Elder into the same Presbytery with
Messrs. John Roan, Robert Smith, and George Duf-
field, they being at first in a minority, but rapidly
settling the vacancies with New Side men. By the
leave of Synod the Rev. Mr. Elder joined the Second
Philadelphia Presbytery May 19, 1768, and on the
formation of the General Assembly, became a member
of Carlisle Presbytery.
" The fever-heat of the ' New Lights' soon abated ;
one after another of these religious fanatics returned ;
their churches rotted down; they live only in mem-
ory ;" while by the death of the Rev. Mr. Roan, all
dissensions were healed, and Paxtang and Derry were
once more reunited. Mr. Elder was often heard to
say " that among the many blessings bestowed upon
him by the Giver of all Good, the return of these
people to his churches again during his lifetime was
among the greatest. He humbled himself before
Almighty God for his merciful guidance through
these severe trials, and that now his sore afflictions
were healed by heavenly Love."
Foremost in opposition to the tyrannical rule of
Great Britain, and in demanding their rights, were
the descendants of those who had fled their own
country for liberty's sake, and such were the members
of Parson Elder's congregations. Too old to take up
the sword, the minister of Paxtang and Derry assisted
in raising the quota of troops allotted to his county,
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HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
and was on the Committee of Safety for his section.
In 1775 he delivered a powerful sermon on behalf of
independence and the duty of his congregation in the
crisis.
At the time the British army overrun New Jersey,
driving before them the fragments of our discouraged,
naked, and half-starved troops, and without any pre-
vious arrangement, the Rev. Mr. Elder went on Sun-
day as usual to Paxtang Church. The hour arrived
for church-service, when, instead of a sermon, he
began a short and hasty prayer to the Throne of
Grace ; then called upon the patriotism of all effective
men present, and exhorted them to aid in the support
of liberty's cause and the defense of the country. In
less than thirty minutes a company of volunteers was
formed. Col. Robert Elder, the parson's eldest son,
was chosen captain. They marched next day, though
in winter; his son John, at sixteen years, was among
the first. His son Joshua, sub-lieutenant of Lancas-
ter County, could not quit the service he was employed
in, but sent a substitute.
Until his death, for the period of fifty-six years, he
continued the faithful minister of the congregations
over which he had been placed in the prime of his
youthful vigor, passing the age not generally allotted
to man, — that of fourscore and six years. On the
17th of July, a.d. 1792, he laid by the armor of this
earthly life, putting on that of immortality. His
death was deeply lamented far and wide. Not one
of all those who had welcomed him to his early field
of labor survived him.
Charles Miner, the historian of Wyoming, gives
this opinion of Rev. John Elder : "I am greatly
struck with the evidences of learning, talent, and
spirit displayed by him. He was beyond doubt the
most extraordinary man of interior Pennsylvania. I
hope some one may draw up a full memoir of his life,
and a narrative, well digested, of his times. . . . He
was a very extraordinary man, of most extensive in-
fluence, full of activity and enterprise, learned, pious,
and a ready writer. I take him to have been of the
old Cameronian blood. Had his lot been cast in
New England he would have been a leader of the
Puritans." He had, with one who well remembered
the old minister, " a good and very handsome face.
His features were regular, — no one prominent, — good
complexion, with blue eyes. . . . He was a portly,
long, straight man, over six feet in height, large
frame and body, with rather heavy legs. . . . He
did not talk broad Scotch, and spoke much as we do
now, but grammatically."
His remains quietly repose amid the scenes of his
earthly labors in the burying-ground of old Paxtang
Church, by the side of those who loved and revered
him. Over his dust a marble slab bears the inscrip-
tion dictated by his friend and neighbor, William
Maclay, first United States Senator from Pennsyl-
vania. (See record of Paxtang Church.) Rev. John
Elder was twice married, first to Mary Baker, daugh-
ter of Joshua Baker, of Lancaster, who was armorer
under George II. of England, and they had four
children. He married, secondly, Mary Simpson,
daughter 'of Thomas Simpson, of Paxtang, and
sister of Gen. Michael Simpson, of Revolutionary
memory ; and by this marriage there were eleven
children.
THOMAS ELDER.
Thomas Elder, son of Rev. John Elder, of Paxtang,
and Mary Simpson, was born Jan. 30, 1767, in Pax-
tang township, Lancaster Co. (now Dauphin Co.),
Pa. He received a good English and classical educa-
tion, especially under Joseph Hutchinson, a cele-
brated teacher in his day. He subsequently attended
the academy at Philadelphia, where he graduated.
Studied law with Gen. John A. Hanna, and was ad-
mitted to the Dauphin County bar at the August
term, 1791. He at once began the practice of a pro-
fession in which he became distinguished, and which
he followed with great success for upwards of forty
years. In the words of Hamilton Alricks, Esq., who
presented the resolutions of the Dauphin County bar,
which were adopted on the occasion of his decease,
Mr. Elder " was eminent as a safe and sagacious coun-
selor, a laborious and indefatigable lawyer." During
the Whiskey Insurrection he volunteered as a private
in Capt. Dentzel's company, which marched to the
westward, preferring the ranks to that of a commis-
sioned office which his company offered him. He
subsequently held the office of lieutenant-colonel of
the militia, and was frequently designated by the title
of colonel. As a citizen in the early years of the
borough of Harrisburg, Mr. Elder possessed public
spirit and enterprise in advance of his contemporaries
generally. He was the prominent and leading spirit
in organizing a company to erect the Harrisburg
bridge, the first constructed over the Susquehanna,
and for many years the longest in the Union. Upon
its permanent organization, he was unanimously
elected the president, which office he held by annual
re-election of the directors until his resignation in
June, 1846. He was chosen president of the Harris-
burg Bank in June, 1816, which office he held until
his death. Governor Hiester appointed him attor-
ney-general of the commonwealth, a position he
filled with marked ability from Dec. 20, 1820, to
Dec. 18, 1823, but he ever after positively refused to
accept office, although he took a deep and active in-
terest for many years in the political affairs of the
State and nation. He was blessed with a physical
constitution which enabled him to accomplish an ex-
traordinary amount of labor without diminishing the
elasticity of his spirits or the vigor of his mind. He
lived to the advanced age of over eighty-six years,
dying April 29, 1S53, at Harrisburg. Mr. Elder was
twice married. First to Catharine Cox, daughter of
Col. Cornelius Cox, of Estherton ; second, to Eliza-
beth Shippen Jones, daughter of Robert Strettel
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
485
Jones, of Philadelphia, and had issue by both marri-
ages.
AMOS ELLMAKER.
Amos Ellmaker, the son of Nathaniel Ellmaker,
was born in New Holland, Lancaster Co., Pa., on the
2d of February, 1787. He graduated at Yale Col-
lege, and after completing his law studies at the cele-
brated law-school under Judge Reeves, at Litchfield,
Conn., he came to Harrisburg, and continued his
studies under Thomas Elder, and was subsequently
admitted to the bar at the December term, 1808. He
was commissioned deputy attorney-general for the
county of Dauphin, Jan. 13, 1809, serving until 1812,
and represented Dauphin County in the Legislature
from 1812 to 1811. He was appointed by Governor
Snyder president judge of this judicial district, July
3, 1815. In 1814 he accompanied the volunteers to
Baltimore as an aid to Gen. Forster. On the 30th of
December, 1816, he resigned, to accept the position of
attorney-general of the State, serving to 1819. In
June, 1821, he removed to Lancaster, resuming the
practice of his profession. He was the anti-Masonic
candidate for Vice-President of the United States in
1832. Judge Ellmaker died at Lancaster on the 28th
of November, 1851. He married June 13, 1816, Mary
R. Elder, daughter of Thomas Elder and Catharine
Cox, of Harrisburg, who survives. " Mr. Ellmaker,"
says Mr. Harris in his " Reminiscences," " was reported
to be a good lawyer, and his addresses to the jury
when at the bar were clear, distinct, and argumenta-
tive." As a gentleman, he possessed in an eminent
degree those characteristics which distinguish men of
rare endowment. He was well informed, and of a
lively social disposition, and in all the relations and
positions of life was a model worthy of imitation.
REV. JOHN MICHAEL ENTERLIXE.
John Michael Enterline was a native of the Palati-
nate, Germany, where he was born in 1726. He was
educated at the University of Leipsic, and ordained a
minister in 1751. He emigrated to America about
1760, but to what locality is not known. He became
pastor of what subsequently was organized as St.
John's congregation, near Berrysburg, having settled
in that neighborhood towards the close of the Revo-
lution. He was a faithful minister of the gospel, and
labored strenuously in his calling. He died in March,
1800, aged seventy-four years, leaving a wife, Anna
Barbara, and children, — John Michael, John Paul,
Daniel, Anna Mary, married Adam Lenker, and Eliza-
beth, married Henry Wirth. Many of his descend-
ants are more or less prominent citizens of the
" Upper End."
PROFESSOR JAMES P. ESPY.
James (Pollard) Espy, the son of James Espy, was
born in Westmoreland County, Pa., May 9, 1786.
He was the youngest often children, and the seventh
son. His father was a native of Hanover township,
Dauphin Co., and had settled in Western Pennsylvania
as early as 1780, removing about 1790 to the State of
Kentucky, when the subject of our sketch was in his
fourth year. His thirst for knowledge was from his
childhood insatiable, and his means being limited, he
began, while yet in his teens, teaching during a por-
tion of each year to pay for the instruction received
in the Transylvania University, Lexington, where he
graduated at the age of twenty-one. The following
year he was invited to Cumberland, Md., to take
charge of a classical academy at that place, then
newly endowed by the Legislature. His zeal for
instructing the young was such that he soon made it
a well-known institution, to which students came
from every part of the country. In the mean time
he studied law, went to Bedford, and was admitted to
the bar there, subsequently going to Xenia, Ohio,
whither his father had previously removed, where he
practiced law four years. His profession did not
seem to accord with the literary and scientific tenden-
cies of his mind, and he accepted in 1817 a call to
the classical department of the Franklin Institute,
Philadelphia, and that city became his home for
twenty years. During this period he published sev-
eral pamphlets reviewing and rejecting the theories
of storms and currents which prevailed, and these
attracted the notice of the scientists of America.
Professor Espy, having formed his own theory,
brought it practically to the test of many storms. In
1841 he published his great work, "The Philosophy
of Storms."- Prior to its publication in this form the
new theory had caused a sensation in the principal
cities of England and France, and Professor Espy
was invited to visit Europe and compare his results
with those which had been reached by Redfield,
Forbes, Pouillet, Fournet, and others. He accord-
ingly visited Europe, and in September, 1840, the
British Association appointed a day t'o entertain the
professor's statement, which was made in the presence
of Professor Forbes, Mr. Redfield, Sir John Herschel,
Sir David Brewster, and other eminent naturalists.
The discussion which followed was one of the most
interesting ever reported in the journals of the Asso-
ciation.
In the Academy of Sciences at Paris the interest
was equally great, and a committee consisting of
Arago and Pouillet was appointed to report upon
Espy's observations and theory. They were satisfied
of the importance of the theory at once, and so re-
ported. It was in the debate which took place in the
Academy at this time that Arago said, " France has
its Cuvier, England its Newton, America its Espy."
On his return from this satisfactory visit Professor
Espy was appointed corresponding member of the
Smithsonian Institute. In 1843 he was employed by
the War Department, in the Washington Observatory,
to prosecute his investigations and collate the reports
from the different observers throughout the country.
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Several quarto volumes of this matter were published
by the department. The remainder of his life was
spent at the national capital, although his vacation
days were enjoyed at Harrisburg amid the society of
endeared friends. On the 17th of January, 1860,
while on a visit to Cincinnati, Professor Espy was
stricken with paralysis, from which he died on the
24th of the same month. His remains rest in the
Espy burial lot in the Harrisburg Cemetery. He
married, at the age of thirty-seven, Margaret Pollard,
of Cumberland, Md., born Sept. 28, 1795, whose
maiden name for some fancied reason he assumed,
and was ever afterward known as James Pollard
Espy. She died May 30, 1850, and is buried by the
side of her husband at Harrisburg. They left no
issue.
GEN. JACOB EYSTER.
Jacob Eyster, eldest son of George Eyster and
Margaret Slagle, was born three miles west of Han-
over, in what is now Adams County, Pa., June 8,
1782. He was a descendant of John Jacob Eyster, a
native of the kingdom of Wiirtemberg, Germany, who
emigrated to America between 1717 and 1727. Chris-
tian Eyster, the great-grandfather of the subject of
this sketch, was born in Germany in 1710. The
family settled first at Oley, in Berks County; from
thence Christian removed, in 1736, to York County.
The eldest son of Christian was Elias, born in 1734,
who lived until almost a centenarian. His eldest
son, George, born June 6, 1757, was a farmer and
tanner, a soldier of the Revolution, captured at Fort
Washington, and confined for some time on board
the British prison-ships. He married, in 1780, Mar-
garet, daughter of Jacob Slagle and sister of Col.
Henry Slagle, of the Revolution. About 1783 they
removed to near Hunterstown, within five miles of
Gettysburg, where their son Jacob passed his youth
and early manhood. When first enrolled among the
militia of Adams County he was appointed first ser-
geant, rose to captain, and then major, and in 1814
appointed by Governor Snyder brigadier-general
Second Brigade, Fifth Division, Pennsylvania militia.
During the invasion of Maryland by the British that
year he was employed by the Secretary of War
(Armstrong) and the Governor of Pennsylvania in
distributing and forwarding arms and supplies to the
militia who were called into service. In 1811 he re-
moved to Gettysburg and engaged in mercantile pur-
suits. In 1818 he was a candidate for the House of
Representatives, defeated by sixty-two votes, while
the remainder of the Democratic ticket fell from
three hundred to fourteen hundred behind. The
year following (1819) he was nominated State senator
for an unexpired term, elected, and subsequently for
a full term. Previous to the nomination of Governor
Shulze, Gen. Eyster was spoken of as a gubernatorial
candidate. In 1822 he removed to Harrisburg, and
in 1824 he resigned his seat in the Senate and was
appointed deputy surveyor-general, an office he re-
tained for fifteen years. He afterwards became
cashier of a bank at Hagerstown, Md., but after a
year's absence returned to Harrisburg, where he
passed the remainder of his life. He died there on
the 24th of March, 1858. He married, in 1810, Mary
Middlecoff, of Adams County, who died at Harris-
burg, March 24, 1867, at the age of seventy-five years.
They had issue: Jacob M., Juliana (married Profes-
sor M. Jacobs, of Gettysburg), David A., Rev. Wil-
liam F., Alfred E., and Louisa C.
OBED FAHNESTOCK.
Obed Fahnestock, third son of Peter Fahnestock
and Elizabeth Bolthouser, and grandson of Diedrich
Fahnestock, who came to America as early as 1726,
and settled at Ephrata about 1749, was born Feb. 25,
1770, at Ephrata, Lancaster Co., Pa. He was brought
up to mercantile pursuits, and came to Harrisburg
about 1795, where he entered into business. He
seems to have been a man of considerable intelli-
gence and prominence, as almost thirty years of his
life were spent in office. He was coroner from Nov.
3, 1802, to Nov. 3, 1805 ; director of the poor from
1811 to 1813; one of the associate judges of the
county from Nov. 12, 1813, to July 30, 1818, ap-
pointed by Governor Snyder, when, owing to his dis-
like of Samuel D. Franks, who had been appointed
president judge of the courts, he resigned ; was bur-
gess of the borough 1820 and 1821, and was fre-
quently a member of the Council. He served as
prothonotary from Jan. 17, 1824, to Jan. 29, 1830.
Judge Fahnestock died at Harrisburg, March 2, 1840,
aged seventy years. He married, April 19, 1796,
Anna Maria Gessell, born Jan. 9, 1777; died Dec. 3,
1844.
CONRAD FAHNESTOCK.
Conrad Fahnestock, son of Peter Fahnestock and
Elizabeth Bolthouser, was born at Ephrata, Lan-
caster Co., Pa., in 1763. He received a fair education
at the German school there, and learned the art of
printing with the Ephrata brethren. He came to
Harrisburg in 1791, and engaged with his brother
Obed in merchandising. Subsequently he entered
into partnership with Benjamin Mayer in the publi-
cation of the Monjenrothe, or " Dutch Aurora," as it
was commonly called. Under the infamous alien
and sedition act of the administration of the elder
Adams, Messrs. Mayer & Fahnestock were arrested
by United States officers and thrown into prison, but
promptly released on bail. They were never tried.
Shortly afterwards Mr. Fahnestock retired from the
printing business and entered the mercantile trade at
Middletown, where he died on the 30th of September,
1803. The Oracle speaks of him as " an industrious,
honest, and valuable member of society."
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JOHN FAGER.
John Fager, son of John Jacob Fager and Rosanna
Lutz, was born June 10, 1768, in Oley township, Berks
Co., Pa. His grandfather, John Henry Fager, born
in 1714, in Germany, married Susanna M. Leuter, and
emigrated to America, settling in Oley township,
Berks Co., where he died in 1778. His son, John
Jacob, born 1738, in the Palatinate, died in 1815, at
Harrisburg, married Rosanna Lutz, born 1739; died
1802. Their son, John, learned the trade of a hatter
in Reading, and came to Harrisburg about 1790,
where for a number of years he carried on the busi-
ness. He was one of the founders of the Evangelical
JOHN II. FAGER, M.D.
JohH Henry Fager, son of John Fager and Sarah
Cleckner, was born in the year 1806, at Harrisburg, Pa.
He received careful training and a good education.
He read medicine with Dr. Martin Luther, one of the
more prominent of the early physicians at Harris-
burg, and attended medical lectures at the University
of Pennsylvania. In 1829 he began the practice of
his profession at Harrisburg, which he continued
until his death, a period of forty-three years. In
1840, his attention being called to the homoeopathic
system, the doctor commenced the study of the new
theory, and afterwards adopted it in his practice.
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Lutheran Church at Harrisburg in 1795 ; served as
commissioner of the county of Dauphin, and for a
number of years was a member of the Town Council.
After retiring from active business, late in life, he was
the collector of tolls at the east end of the Harris-
burg bridge. He died at Harrisburg on the 10th of
May, 1848, lacking one month of being eighty years
of age. Mr. Fager married Sarah Cleckner, born
1772, died 1844, at Harrisburg, daughter of Frederick
Cleckner, Sr., one of the first settlers at Harrisburg.
They had ten children, of whom reached mature years
were Sarah, married George Adams, of Harrisburg ;
Catharine, married Frederick Kelker, of Harrisburg ;
Samuel, George C, and John H.
He was quite a successful physician, and enjoyed the
confidence of the community. Apart from his pro-
fessional life, Dr. Fager was a valued citizen. For
thirty-three years he was a member of the school
board, during most of which period he was secre-
tary or treasurer ; for several terms a member of
the Borough Council, and for fifty years an active
worker in the Sunday-school of the First Lutheran
Church. He died Aug. 18, 1872, aged sixty-five
years. Dr. Fager was twice married, — first, to Eliza
Jones (1810-1834), and had Albert J., who served
as first lieutenant in Company B, One Hundred and
Twenty-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers,
and now an alderman of the city of Harrisburg. He
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married, secondly, Mary H. Buffington, daughter of
John Buffington and Isabella Fulton, and they had
Dr. Charles B. (see biographical sketch), Ella E.,
Bella F., Annie M., and Dr. Johrj H.
CAPT. GEORGE W. FENN.
George Washington Fenn was born at East Canaan,
Litchfield Co., Conn., on the 20th of March, 1845.
His father's name was Benjamin Sedgwick Fenn,
and his mother's maiden name was Sarah Scranton,
of East Guilford, New Haven Co., Conn. George
died at Harrisburg, July 29, 1866, aged twenty-one
years, four months, and nine days. He married Annie
E. Roberts, daughter of Joseph Roberts, of Harrisburg,
Pa., Aug. 28, 1864. He finished his education at the
Lancaster, Pa., high school; was a good mathemati-
cian, good grammarian, and had some knowledge of
Latin. He was an apt scholar, and could master almost
any study in a short time. He was for some time
employed in the printing-office of his uncle, Theo.
Fenn, Esq., acting in the capacity of reporter of local
news. He removed with his uncle to Harrisburg in
1859, and was employed as a reporter in the State
Senate. He raised a volunteer company in Harris-
burg in 1864, called the Verbeke Guards, which was
attached to the Two Hundred and Tenth Regiment,
commanded by Col. J. Wesley Awl. He and part of
his company were taken prisoners by Early's men in
the Shenandoah Valley. The rebels stripped him of
part of his clothing, and traveled him barefooted to
Lynchburg or Staunton, but he eventually escaped
and returned home before the end of the war, and
was assigned to the Provost-Marshal's Department,
holding court-martials, etc. After the war he, with
Samuel B. Coles, established a printing-office in Ly-
kens, from which they issued the Upper Dauphin
Register, an office afterwards purchased by his brother,
Samuel M. Fenn, altering the name to Lykens Register,
and continued ever since. *
COL. PHILIP FETTERHOFF.
Philip Fetterhoff, son of Frederick Fetterhoff and
Susanna Heckert, was a native of Lancaster County,
Pa., born Sept. 2, 1788. His father removed to Upper
Paxtang township prior to 1806, and established a
mill in what is now Jackson township. He was
brought up to the occupation of his father. He com-
manded a company from his neighborhood which
marched to the defense of Baltimore in 1814. After
his return he was chosen colonel of one of the militia
battalions. He was elected coroner of the county,
serving from Oct. 24, 1821, to Nov. 20, 1824, and filled
a number of local offices. Col. Fetterhoff died at his
residence in Jackson township on the 4th of Septem-
ber, 1833. He married, in 1811, Eve Bayer, and left
four children.
GOVERNOR WILLIAM FINDLAY.
William Findlay, the second son of Samuel Find-
lay and Jane Smith, was born near Mercersburg,
Franklin Co., Pa., June 20, 1768. His progenitor,
beyond whom he never traced his lineage, was Adjt.
Brown, as he was called, who took part in the famous
siege of Derry, and afterwards emigrated to America
with his daughter Elizabeth. The daughter married
Samuel Findlay, of Philadelphia. A son by this
marriage settled, about 1756, in Cumberland (now
Franklin) County, Pa. In the year 1765 he married
Jane Smith, a daughter of William Smith. She died
in her thirty-fifth year, the mother of eight boys, six
of whom survived her. The subject of this sketch
was the second of this family of sons. The Scotch-
Irish settlers appreciated the importance of a good
education. A knowledge of the common English
branches they deemed indispensable for all their
children, while one son in a family at least, if it
could be accomplished by any reasonable sacrifice,
received a classical education. William, in his boy-
hood, displayed that activity of mind and thirst for
knowledge which were the characteristics of his man-
hood. His leisure hours were devoted to reading such
books as were accessible. His instruction was, how-
ever, such as could be obtained in the schools of the
neighborhood. The meagre advantages afforded him
were studiously improved, and the natural activity of
his mind and his ambition to excel enabled him to
make substantial acquirements.
On the 7th of December, 1791, he was married to
Nancy Irwin, daughter of Archibald Irwin, of Frank-
lin County, and commenced life as a farmer on a
portion of his father's estate which, at the death of
his father, in 1799, he inherited.
He was a political disciple and a great admirer of
Mr. Jefferson. The first office which he ever held
was a military one, that of brigade inspector of mili-
tia, requiring more of business capacity than knowl-
edge of tactics. To the veterans of the Revolutionary
war it was given to become generals and colonels.
In the autumn of 1797, that immediately succeeding
the inauguration of John Adams as President of the
United States, at a time when the only newspaper
published in Franklin County was the organ of the
Federalists, with its columns strictly closed against
the Republicans, Mr. Findlay was elected a member
of the House of Representatives of the State Legisla-
ture, which then sat in Philadelphia. He was again
elected to the House in 1803. Mr. Jefferson had suc-
ceeded Mr. Adams in the Presidency, and the Repub-
licans were in the ascendant in both national and
State governments. The capital had, by the act of
April 3, 1799, been temporarily established at Lan-
caster. Mr. Findlay, at this session, proposed that it
should be permanently established at Harrisburg.
The proposition then failed ; but it was eventually
carried, and in 1812 the removal was effected. He
proved himself a leading member, and one of the
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489
most useful in the House, being placed in the most
responsible positions. When the act to revise the
judiciary system was before the House, Mr. Findlay
offered additional sections, providing that a plaintiff
might file a statement of his cause of action, instead
of a declaration ; for reference of matters in dispute
to arbitration ; that proceedings should not be set
aside for informality ; that pleadings might be
amended, and amicable actions and judgments en-
tered without the agency of an attorney.
GOVERNOR WILLIAM FINDLAY.
These provisions were not then adopted, but they
afterwards became and still are a part of the statute
law. The object aimed at by their mover was doubt-
less to enable parties to conduct their own cases in
court without professional assistance. This the enact-
ments have failed to accomplish ; but they have been
of great advantage to attorneys themselves, enabling
them to cure their own errors and omissions, to which
they as well as the unlearned are liable.
On the 13th of January, 1807, Mr. Findlay was
elected State treasurer, whereupon he resigned his
seat in the House. From that date until the 2d of
December, 1817, when he resigned to assume the
duties of chief magistrate, a period of nearly eleven
years, he was annually re-elected by the Legislature
to that office, in several instances unanimously, and
always by a strong majority, not uncommonly being
supported by members politically opposed to him.
During nearly four years of this time the United
States were at war with England, and the resources
of the country were severely taxed.
In 1817, Mr. Findlay was nominated by the Re-
publicans as their candidate for Governor. Gen.
Joseph Hiester was selected by a disaffected branch
of the Republican party, styled Old School men, to
oppose him, who was supported also by the Federal-
ists. The result was a triumph for Findlay, who was
elected by a majority of over seven thousand votes.
In 1820, Governor Findlay again received the
unanimous nomination of the Republicans for re-
election, and Joseph Hiester was nominated, as
before, by the Republicans of the Old School, and
was supported by the Federalists en masse. Under
the Constitution of 1790 the patronage of the Execu-
tive was immense. To him was given the power of
appointing, with few exceptions, every State and
county officer. This power, considered so dangerous
that, by the Constitution of 1838 and subsequent
amendments, the Executive has been stripped of it
almost entirely, was, in fact, dangerous only to the
Governor himself. For while he might attach one
person to him by making an appointment, the score
or two who were disappointed became, if not active
political opponents, at least lukewarm friends. Many
trained and skillful politicians had been alienated
from the support of Governor Findlay by their in-
ability to share or control patronage. The result
was the election of his opponent.
At the general elections of 1821 the Republicans
regained ascendancy in the Legislature. At the ses-
sion of 1S21-22, while Governor Findlay was quietly
spending the winter with a friend and relative in
Franklin County, he received notice that he had
been elected to the Senate of the United States for
the full term of six years from the preceding 4th of
March. He immediately set out for the capital,
where he took his seat, and served the entire term
with distinguished ability. While he was in the
Senate two of his brothers, Col. John Findlay, of
Chambersburg, and Gen. James Findlay, of. Cincin-
nati, Ohio, were members of the national House of
Representatives. After the expiration of his sena-
torial term he was appointed by President Jackson
treasurer of the United States Mint at Philadelphia.
This office he held until the accession of Gen. Harri-
son to the Presidency, when, unwilling, at his ad-
vanced age, to be longer burdened with its cares
and responsibilities, he resigned. The remainder of
his life was spent in retirement with the family of his
son-in-law, Governor Shunk, at whose residence, in
Harrisburg, he died on the 12th of November, 1846,
in the seventy-ninth year of his age.
In person Governor Findlay was tall, with fair
complexion and dark brown hair. He had a vigor-
ous constitution and a cheerful disposition. He was
affable and courteous in his address, fond of con-
versation, but did not monopolize it. He understood
and practiced the habits of a good listener. He ex-
hibited great tact in drawing out the reserved and
taciturn, and enabling them to figure well in con-
versation by giving rein to their hobbies. He pos-
sessed a remarkably tenacious memory of names and
faces. After a long separation, he could recognize
and call by name a person with whom he had had
but a short and casual interview. His acquaintance
was probably more extensive and his personal friends
more numerous than those of almost any other public
man of his dav.
ISAAC S. FINNEY.
Isaac S. Finney, sou of George Washington Finney
and Elspey Smith, was born Sept. 6, 1835, at Hali-
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
fax, Dauphin Co., Pa. He entered the navy as third
assistant engineer in 1859, and joined the " Mystic,"
which was detailed for duty on the coast of Africa.
On the 25th of November, 1861, he was promoted to
the rank of second assistant engineer. He after-
ward joined the " Tuscarora," and was present during
the engagement at Fort Fisher, and while engaged
in the pursuit of the "Alabama," and remained on
her till 1864, when he was promoted to the rank of
first assistant engineer and ordered to shore duty;
but this only lasted for a few days, for on the 23d of
June he was ordered to join the frigate " Susque-
hanna," belonging to the North Atlantic squadron,
and remained on her till the 25th of June, 1866,
when he went on shore duty at the Philadelphia and
Portsmouth navy-yards for a brief period of time.
On the 25th of May, 1867, he joined the " Minne-
sota," and remained on her till the 31st of January,
1868. On the 26th of January, 1870, he joined the
frigate " Colorado," fitting out for the Asiatic squad-
ron, and remained on her till she went out of com-
mission on the 25th of March, 1873. Upon his re-
turn he obtained his promotion to chief engineer.
During the " Virginius" excitement, and when a war
with Spain appeared probable, he voluntarily relin-
quished the agreeable position he held of superinten-
dent of the construction of government machinery at
Newburgh, on the Hudson, to join his old ship the
" Colorado." From the evil effects of his six months'
sojourn on board that vessel off the coast of Cuba
and Key West he never recovered, and died at Brook-
lyn, N. Y., on the 19th of November, 1874. He was
interred in the family burial lot in the Harrisburg
Cemetery.
GEORGE FISHER.
George Fisher, the son of John and Catharine
Fisher, influential Quakers of Philadelphia, was
born in that city Feb. 10, 1732. His father pur-
chasing a large tract of laud on the Svvatara, con-
veyed it to the son in 1754, and on which he settled
about the same year. Foreseeing the advantages,
George Fisher, in 1775, laid out a town on the high-
est portion of his farm, naming it Middletown. He
married, in 1755, Hannah, daughter of Jonas Cham-
berlain, of Sadsbury township, Lancaster Co., Pa.,
by whom he had three children, — John, George, and
Hannah. Mr. Fisher died Feb. 21, 1777. By will
he devised to his son John the homestead, and to his
son George the plantation at the mouth of the Swa-
tara, his daughter receiving, in lieu of land, eight
hundred pounds. John Fisher became a physician,
and George Fisher a lawyer of considerable reputa-
tion at the Dauphin County bar. The latter was the
father of Judge Fisher, of York.
Hanover township, Washington Co., Pa. He re-
ceived an academical education, and while yet a
young man became a teacher and lecturer on Eng-
lish grammar, and on music, and took a trip to the
then West, lecturing on his favorite topic. In 1834
he established the coach-making business on an ex-
tensive scale at Harrisburg, and continued it with
success until his entire establishment was destroyed
by fire June 15, 1865. He did not resume it. He
built at his shop the first eight-wheel passenger-car
which ran on the Pennsy vania Railroad, between Co-
lumbia and Philadelphia, also the first on the Wil-
liamsport and Elmira Railroad, taking it up the canal
on a flat-boat. He was appointed notary public in
1861, and held the office until his death, for years
doing the business of the Harrisburg National Bank
in this official capacity. He died at Harrisburg, Dec.
2, 1874, in the seventy-second year of his age. He was
deservedly honored in his adopted city as an upright
and enterprising citizen, a man of intelligent and
high moral character, and in the Presbyterian Church
of which he was a lifelong member he was one of its
elders for twenty years. Mr. Fleming married in
1845, Sarah Ann Poor, of McConnellsville, Ohio,
and left one son, Samuel W.
R. JACKSON FLEMING.
Robert Jackson Fleming, the son of Samuel Flem-
ing and Sarah Becket, was born Nov. 16, 1803, in
JAMES FLEMING, M.D.
James Fleming, son of Samuel Fleming and Sarah
Becket, was born June 25, 1810, in Washington
County, Pa. In 1812 his parents removed to Hanover
township, Dauphin Co., Pa., where his early years
were passed. His boyhood was marked by a laudable
ambition to excel in his studies, and the influence of
his mother in this directiou had its good effect not
only during his youth, but throughout his life.
Thrown upon his own resources at the age of
eighteen, he resolved to educate himself by alter-
nately acting as teacher and pupil, and pursued this
course for seven years, thereby becoming conversant
with the higher mathematics, the ancient languages,
and French. Much of his time was passed in the
States of Kentucky and Ohio. About 1835 he com-
menced the study of medicine, and graduated at
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, in March,
1838. For four years he practiced his profession,
but finding the duties too arduous for his slender
constitution, his attention was drawn to the science
of dental surgery, then comparatively in its infancy.
Observing the necessity for good operators in this
field, he went to Philadelphia and acquired a thor-
ough knowledge of that specialty. Returning to
Harrisburg, he met with deserved and well-marked
success. During the remainder of his life he was a
frequent contributor to both medical and dental
journals, and occasionally to the newspaper press.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania Association
of Deutal Surgeons and of the American Society,
and one of the original advocates of the establish-
ment of a dental college at Philadelphia, in which
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491
he was subsequently tendered a professorship, but
declined. He was twice the recipient of the honor-
ary degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. He was a
director of the Harrisburg National Bank, president
of the board of school directors, and an elder of the
First Presbyterian Church. He died at Harrisburg,
Jan. 30, 1875, in his sixty-fifth year. Dr. Fleming
married, in 1852, Jeannette Street, daughter of Col.
Thaddeus Street and Martha Davenport Reynolds, of
Cheshire, Conn., a lineal descendant of Rev. John
Davenport, the founder of New Haven. Her mater-
nal grandmother, Martha Davenport, was a descend-
ant of Oliver Wolcott, a signer of the Declaration of
Independence. Their children were Helen Street,
married Daniel P. Bruner, a lawyer and civil engi-
neer, and William Reynolds.
ROBERT FLEMING.
Robert Fleming, the fourth son of Robert Fleming
and Jane Jackson, was born in Chester County, Pa.,
June 6, 1756. His parents were natives of Argyle-
shire, Scotland, who subsequently removed to Ireland,
and from thence emigrated to America, about 1746,
settling near Flemington, Chester Co. Prior to the
Revolution they located within the limits of the
" New Purchase," on the West Branch of the Susque-
jrc&^rtwif
hanna, but during the " Great Runaway," in 1778,
they sought refuge among some friends in now Dau-
phin County. About 1784 they removed to Hanover
township, Washington Co., Pa., locating on Harmon's
Creek, where they resided at the time of their death,
Robert Fleming at ninety-sis and his wife at ninety-
four. Robert Fleming, the subject of this notice, re-
mained in Dauphin County ; purchased land in Han-
over township, on which he resided during his life-
time. On the 6th of February, 1783, he married
Margaret, daughter of John Wright. He was one of
the founders of the Harrisburg Bank, and instru-
mental in the erection of the Harrisburg bridge. He
was an officer in the volunteer force of 1812, and
filled acceptably various local offices. He was an
elder in the Hanover Church during the ministra-
tions of Rev. James Snodgrass. He died Feb. 4,
1817, and his wife Dec. 12, 1813, aged fifty-nine years.
JOHN FORD.
John Ford, son of Peter Ford and Rebecca Shipe,
was born in the town of York, Pa., Jan. 5, 1780. His
father was a silversmith, and an emigrant from Eng-
land, and was an officer in one of the associated bat-
talions of York County, serving in the war for inde-
pendence. John received a fair English education,
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
learned the trade of his father, and also that of a gun-
smith. He came to Harrisburg in 1801, and estab-
lished himself in business, which he continued quite
successfully up to within a few years of his death.
He was appointed State armorer in 1817, and super-
intendent of the arsenal at Harrisburg, an office he
filled many years. He died at Harrisburg, Jan. 31,
1862, at the age of eighty-two years. He was a man
of enterprise and ingenuity, scrupulously honest and
upright. Mr. Ford married, in 1803, Mary Schnevely,
of Cumberland County, Pa., born June 12, 1781 ;
died Dec. 25,1830. They had children as follows:
George (married Catharine, daughter of George
Stehley), Julianna (married John Wetzel), Maria
(married Samuel Sloan), Charles, Susan (married
George Welker), Eliza (married, first, Louis Shuler;
second, Samuel Brenizer), Catharine (married George
Balsley), and William.
tion" of 1794, and was on that expedition as an aid
to Gen. Murray. He subsequently read law with
Gen. Hanna, but never applied for admission, turn-
ing his attention to mercantile pursuits, in which he
was very successful. During the military era of the
government prior to the war of 1812 he was colonel
of State militia, and in 1814, when the troops from
Pennsylvania marched to the defense of the be-
leaguered city of Baltimore, he was placed in com-
mand of a brigade of volunteers. For his gallant
services in that campaign the thanks of the general
commanding were tendered in special orders. He
served in the State Senate from 1814 to 1818. Gen.
Forster was cashier of the Harrisburg Bank for a
period of at least sixteen years, established the Bank
of Lewistown, and in 1840 was cashier of the Ex-
change Bank of Pittsburgh. He subsequently be-
came president of the branch bank at Hollidays-
GEN. JOHN FORSTER.
John Forster, the son of John Forster and Catha-
rine Dickey, daughter of Moses Dickey, was born in
Paxtang township, Laucaster Co., now Susquehanna
township, Dauphin Co., Pa., on the 17th of Septem-
ber, 1777. He received a good education, and was at
Princeton when a call was made by President Wash-
ington for volunteers to march to Western Pennsyl-
vania to put down the so-called " Whiskey Insurrec-
burg, but in a few years retired from all business
pursuits and returned to his home at Harrisburg.
He died there on the 28th of May, 1863, at the ad-
vanced age of almost eighty-six years. Gen. Forster
was faithful, honest, and upright in all his business
connections, and a good financier.
Gen. Forster married, first, Mary Elder, daughter
of John Elder, and granddaughter of Rev. John
Elder, of Paxtang, and their children were John,
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Joshua, Catharine, married Henry Antes ; Rev.
Thomas, of Mount Clement, Mich.; William, of
Lancaster County ; and Theodore, of St. Louis, Mo.,
a representative man of that metropolis. He mar-
ried, secondly, Margaret Snodgrass, daughter of Ben-
jamin Law, of Mifflin, Pa., and widow of Rev. James
H. Stewart,1 a Presbyterian clergyman of the Kisha-
coquillas Valley. Their children were Benjamin L.,
a lawyer of Harrisburg; Margaret S., married Maj.
Edwin Vose Sumner, U.S.A., son of Gen. Sumner,
of Fort Robinson, N. Y. ; Ellen Rutherford, married
George C. Bent, of Harrisburg; and Mary Elizabeth,
married James Edward Cann, paymaster U.S.A.
THOMAS FORSTER, ESQ.
Thomas Forster (1st) was a native of County An-
trim, Ireland, of Scotch parentage, born in 1696. He
emigrated to America at an early period, and was
among the first who took up land in what is now Pax-
tang township. He was a gentleman of means, had
received a good education, and was for many years
one of the Provincial magistrates. He was removed
late in life, on account of his refusal to oust some
squatters on Proprietary lands. He was a prominent
personage on the then frontiers of the Province in
civil affairs, and much interested in the establishment
of Paxtang Church, to which he donated a valuable
tract of land. During the Indian troubles he greatly
assisted in preparing for the defense of the border
settlements, and his name appears frequently in the
voluminous correspondence preserved in the archives
of the State. He died in Paxtang, 25th of July, 1772,
aged seventy-six years, and is buried in the old church
graveyard. Mr. Forster was never married ; the prin-
cipal part of his estate went to his brother John and
nephew Thomas Forster, the latter named for him.
COL. THOMAS FORSTER.
Thomas Forster (2d), the son of John Forster,
brother of Thomas Forster, Esq., and Catherine
Dickey, was born in Paxtang township, Dauphin
Co., Pa., on the 16th of May, 1762. He received a
good education and was brought up as a surveyor.
During the latter part of the Revolution was in arms
for the defense of the frontiers. In 1794, during the
so-called Whiskey Insurrection, he served as colonel
of one of the volunteer regiments in that expedition.
He was one of the associate judges of Dauphin
County, appointed Oct. 26, 1793, by Governor Mifflin,
resigning Dec. 3, 1798, having been elected one of the
representatives of the State Legislature that year.
At the close of 1799 or early in 1800, as the agent of
the Harrisburg and Presqu' Isle Land Company, he
permanently removed to Erie. In the affairs incident
to the early settlement of that town and the organ-
1 They bad one eon, Dr. Jame9 H. Stewart, assistant surgeon U.S.N.,
and was lost on the " Porpoise," which went down in the China Sea in
1854.
ization of that county he took a prominent part. He
was one of the first street commissioners of the town,
president of the Erie and Waterford Turnpike Com-
pany, one of the directors of the first library company
and its librarian, and captain of the first military
company formed at Erie, and which, in 1812, was in
service at Buffalo, Capt. Forster being promoted
brigade inspector. In 1823 he was appointed by
Governor Shulze one of the commissioners to explore
the route for the Erie extension of the Pennsylvania
Canal, and in 1827 was chairman of the meeting
organizing St. Paul's Episcopal Church. In 1823 he
was appointed by President Adams collector of the
port at Erie, and successively commissioned by Presi-
dents Jefferson, Madison, J. Q. Adams, and Jackson,
filling the office until his death, which occurred at
Erie, June 29, 1836. Col. Forster married, Oct. 5,
1786, Sarah Pettit Montgomery, daughter of the Rev.
Joseph Montgomery, a member of the Confederated
Congress. She died at Erie, July 27, 1808.
JOHN FOX.
John Fox, son of John Fox and Ann Margaret
Rupert, was born June 10, 1780, near Hummelstown,
Dauphin Co., Pa. He was educated in the country
schools of the neighborhood, and a farmer by occupa-
tion. He became quite prominent and influential
in the political affairs of the county, and served as a
member of the House of Representatives of Penn-
sylvania from 1831 to 1833. He filled the office of
sheriff from Oct. 14, 1833, to Oct. 21, 1836, and again
from Oct. 19, 1839, to Oct. 24, 1842. Apart from
these positions of trust and honor, he served his
neighbors in the various township offices with fidelity.
He died at his residence in Hummelstown, July 19,
1853, aged seventy-three years. He was a represen-
tative man, not only of his family but of the county,
a faithful officer, of strict integrity, upright and con-
scientious in all his relations with his fellow-men.
GOVERNOR JOHN W. GEARY.
John White Geary, the son of Richard Geary and
Margaret White, was born Dec. 30, 1819, near Mount
Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., Pa. The father was of
Scotch-Irish ancestry, a native of Franklin County,
and a man of education, refined tastes, and superior
moral excellence. His mother was born in Washing-
ton County, Md. They removed to Westmoreland
County soon after their marriage, where Richard
Geary engaged at first in the manufacture of iron,
which proving unsuccessful, he resorted to teaching,
a profession he pursued the remainder of his life.
The son turned' to commercial pursuits, but con-
vinced by a short experience in a wholesale house
in Pittsburgh that this would not prove to him a
satisfactory sphere of life, he yielded to his natu-
ral predilections for mathematics, and applied him-
self to the study of civil engineering. Having mas-
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HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
tered the principles of that profession, he commenced
the study of the law, in the belief that it would in-
crease the chances of a successful career, and was ad-
mitted to the bar, though intending to adopt engi-
neering as his fixed vocation. With this end in view
he went to Kentucky, where he was engaged, partly
in the employ of the commonwealth and partly in
that of the Green River Railroad Company, to make
a survey of several important lines of public works.
His success in the Southwest opened the way to
advancement in his native State, and he soon after
became assistant superintendent and engineer of the
Allegheny.Portage Railroad. While occupied with
the duties of this position, in the month of May,
1846, President Polk sent a message to Congress, in-
forming that body that " war existed with this coun-
try by the act of Mexico," and asking for men and
money to enable him to maintain the rights and vin-
dicate the honor of the government. The burst of
enthusiasm was instantaneous and general, and Geary
was among the first who responded to the call for
volunteers, in a short time raising a company in Cam-
bria County, to which he gave the name of American
Highlanders. At Pittsburgh, his command was in-
corporated with the Second Pennsylvania Regiment,
commanded by Col. Roberts, of which he was im-
mediately elected lieutenant-colonel. The regiment
joined the army of General Scott at Vera Cruz, and
served with conspicuous gallantry in Quitman's divi-
sion during the memorable advance upon the Mexican
capital. Lieut.-Col. Geary's first experience of actual
war was in the partial though spirited action of the
Pass of La Hoya. In the storming of Chapultepec
he was wounded, and in the assault upon the immedi-
ate defenses of the city, at the Garita de Belen, he again
led his regiment with so much judgment, coolness,
and intrepidity that upon the capture he was assigned
to the command of the great citadel, as a mark of
Quitman's appreciation of his services. From the
time when the army entered the valley of Mexico,
Col. Roberts was disqualified for duty by sickness,
and the command of the regiment devolved upon the
lieutenant-colonel. Shortly after the surrender of the
capital, Col. Roberts died, and Lieut.-Col. Geary was
elected to succeed him.
On the 22d of January, 1849, President Polk, in
grateful recognition of his services in the Mexican
war, appointed Col. Geary postmaster of San Fran-
cisco and mail agent for the Pacific coast, with au-
thority to create post-offices, appoint postmasters, es-
tablish mail routes, and make contracts for carrying
the mails throughout California. Having received
his commission, on the 1st of February, in company
with his wife and child, sailed from New York for
the Pacific coast. On the 1st of April he landed
safely at San Francisco, and entered at once upon
the discharge of his duties. For a time he was
obliged to content himself with the rudest accommo-
dations, and to perform his work under many disad-
vantages. But here, as in all previous situations, his
methodical turn and practical tact soon enabled him
to improvise all needful facilities, and brought the
labors of the office under an easy and expeditious
management.
The intelligent and obliging dispatch with which
Col. Geary had discharged his duties as postmaster
and mail agent so won the confidence and esteem of
the people of San Francisco, that when the time ar-
rived for the election of town officers he was unani-
mously chosen first alcalde, though there were ten
different tickets submitted to the choice of the voters.
Shortly afterwards this mark of appreciation on the
part of the citizens was followed by another equally
flattering on the part of the military governor of the
Territory, Brig.-Gen. Riley, who appointed him judge
of first instance. These offices were of Mexican
origin, and they imposed onerous and important
duties. The alcalde was sheriff, probate judge, re-
corder, notary public, and coroner. The court of
first instance exercised both civil and criminal juris-
diction throughout the city, and besides this adjudi-
cated all those cases arising under the port regula-
tions which usually fall within the cognizance of
courts of admiralty. At the close of his first term he
was re-elected, receiving all but four votes of the
whole number cast, and continued in office until the
Mexican institutions were superseded by the Ameri-
can forms of municipal government.
In a vote upon the first city charter and for officers
to serve thereunder, May 1, 1850, Judge Geary was
elected first mayor of San Francisco by a large ma-
jority. As mayor, he rendered valuable service in
perfecting the municipal organization, in restraining
the tendency to extravagant expenditure of the public
funds, sustaining the city's credit by judicious man-
agement of its finances, and by an honest disposal of
the public property saved to the corporation many
millions of dollars.
Owing to the failing health of his wife, Col. Geary,
on the 1st of February, 1852, sailed from San Fran-
cisco, intending to go back and remain permanently
in California, but the death of the former and other
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circumstances unforeseen caused him to change his
purpose, and gave a new direction to his whole course
of life. After having spent about three years in re-
tirement, and had in a measure brought the condition
of his farm into conformity with his own ideal of what
such an estate should be, President Pierce invited
him to Washington for the purpose of tendering to
him the Governorship of Utah, which, after due ac-
knowledgment of the compliment, he respectfully
declined.
Not the government of Utah but of Kansas was the
great problem of Mr. Pierce's administration. A
bloody civil strife was being waged in that Territory,
and the political state of the whole country was con-
vulsed on the subject of its affairs. One Governor
had been removed for refusing to conform strictly to
the Federal policy in regard to slavery, and another
was preparing to flee from the Territory through fear
of assassination. In view of the pressing exigency,
the thoughts of the President reverted to Col. Geary,
and after consultation in July he was appointed Gov-
ernor of Kansas, and proceeded immediately to his
new field of labor, arriving at Fort Leavenworth on
the 9th of September, 1856. His administration ex-
tended only from that date to March, 1857.
Governor Geary was at his farm in Westmoreland
when the sound of the Rebellion's first gun broke upon
the ear of the nation. Early on the morning follow-
ing the eventful day he drove his farm-wagon to the
neighboring village, and there first heard the news
of the assault upon Fort Sumter. In less than an
hour after reading the telegram he had opened an
office for the enlistment of volunteers. As soon as he
could communicate with the President he tendered
his services, and was immediately commissioned col-
onel, with authority to raise a regiment for the defense
of the Union. In the course of a few weeks he re-
ceived applications from sixty-six companies, solicit-
ing permission to join his command. On account of
the numerous and urgent appeals he was permitted to
increase his regiment to sixteen companies, with one
battery of six guns, making the full complement to
consist of fifteen hundred and fifty-one officers and
men. The artillery company was that which subse-
quently became so celebrated as Knapp's Battery. Of
Gen. Geary's services during the Rebellion we shall
not refer further than to say they were brilliant, and
gave him honor few enjoyed, and when the war closed
he had reached the rank of major-general.
When, in the spring of 1866, the Republican lead-
ers began to consider the important question of select-
ing a candidate for the chief magistracy of the State,
it soon became apparent that the name of Gen. Geary
was everywhere received with favor. His ripe expe-
rience in the conduct of civil affairs and his distin-
guished services in the field commended him alike to
the gratitude of the popular heart and the sanction
of the popular judgment. After a very spirited can-
vass he was elected over his competitor, Hiester Cly-
mer, by a majority of over seventeen thousand votes,
and was inaugurated on the 15th of January, 1867.
Governor Geary was elected to a second term, which
he filled with acknowledged ability. A few weeks after
his successor in office was inaugurated he died sud-
denly while sitting at the breakfast-table. The entire
city and State were shocked by the unexpected event.
The Legislature, then in session, at once adopted
measures for the funeral obsequies at the State's ex-
pense. To no former Executive had ever such a dis-
tinction been accorded, and every respect that could
be shown was paid to his memory. He was buried
at Harrisburg, and over his grave the State he loved
so well and served so faithfully erected a monument
of bronze creditable to the great commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
Governor Geary married, on the 12th of February,
1843, Margaret Ann Logan, daughter of James R.
Logan, of Westmoreland County. Three sons were
the issue of this marriage, one of whom died in in-
fancy, another, Edward R., killed in the battle of
Wauhatchie, and the other, William, a graduate of
West Point and lieutenant in the United States army.
Mrs. Geary died on the 28th of February, 1853, and
in November, 1858, Governor Geary was married to
Mrs. Mary C. Henderson, daughter of Robert R.
Church, of Cumberland County. After Governor
Geary's death his widow married Dr. H. Earnest
Goodman, of Philadelphia.
MOSES GILLMOR.
Moses Gillmor was born in the townland of Burt,
parish of Templemore, county of Donegal, six miles
from the city of Londonderry, province of Ulster,
Ireland, about the year 1749. Until his seventeenth
year he remained in Ireland, when he came with an
uncle to America, settling in Hanover township,
Lancaster (now Dauphin) Co., Pa. Prior to the
Revolution he returned to Ireland on business con-
nected with his father's estate, but the breaking out
of the war delayed his return until about 1783. The
next year, November, 1784, according to Parson
Elder's marriage record, he married Isabel Wallace,
third daughter of Robert and Mary Wallace, of Han-
over. Upon the laying out of the town of Harris-
burg in 1785, Mr. Gillmor purchased a lot on Market
Square, built a house, and established himself in the
mercantile business, which he successfully carried on
a number of years. He was quite prominent in local
political affairs, and in the church of which he was
one of the founders — the First Presbyterian — he was
an elder for thirty-four years. Mr. Gillmor died
at Harrisburg, June 10, 1825, aged seventy -six years,
and with his wife, Isabel (born in 1755, died Sept. 16,
1828), is buried in Paxtang Church graveyard. Their
children were Thomas, born 17S5, died 1793; Mary,
born 1787, died 1793 ; William, born 17S9, died Aug.
28, 1856; Robert, bom 1791, died Nov. 13, 1867;
Margaret, born 1793, died 1839.
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COL. CHRISTIAN GLEIM.
Christian Gleim, fourth son of George Christian
Gleim and Anna Maria Mathias, was born Jan. 10,
1780. He received a fair education and subsequently
went to Philadelphia, where he entered the printing-
office of Ezra Bailey, serving with Duane, Binns,
Marshall, Wynkoop, and others who became men of
note. He next went to Richmond, Va., and thence
to Baltimore. There he married Martha Henry,
daughter of John Henry. In 1812, Mr. Gleim settled
in Harrisburg, and was appointed printer of the
Senate Journal in English. He served as ensign of
Capt. Thomas Walker's company, and returned as
paymaster United States volunteers. In October,
1821, he was elected sheriff of Dauphin County,
serving three years. In 1830, Col. Gleim removed to
Pittsburgh, where he resided until his death, which
occurred Sept. 21, 1861. Col. Gleim was an enter-
prising and prominent citizen of this locality sixty
or seventy years ago. He was a highly-cultivated
Christian gentleman.
COL. ALEXANDER GRAYDON.
Alexander Graydon (1st), born 1714, at Longford,
Ireland, was brought under the care of his maternal
grandfather in Dublin, and was designed for the pul-
pit. He received a suitable education therefor, to
which having added many of the accomplishments at
that time in fashion, he became afterwards distin-
guished in Philadelphia, both as a scholar and a gen-
tleman. He emigrated to America in 1730, settling
in Philadelphia, where he entered mercantile life.
About 1740 he removed to Bristol, Bucks Co. Here,
notwithstanding his Quaker surroundings, he was
greatly esteemed and respected — nay, honored and
revered — for his many excellent qualities of head and
heart. Among the officers first enrolled for the de-
fense of the Province of Pennsylvania we find the
name of Alexander Graydon, as captain of a Bucks
County company, in 1747, and subsequently as colonel
of the county regiment. After the defeat of Brad-
dock, when it was found necessary to raise troops for
defensive operations against the marauding Indians,
Col. Graydon was offered the position of field-officer
in the Provincial corps, but declined the appointment.
He died at Bristol in March, 1761, aged forty-seven
years. He was " a man of unquestionable probity,
and there was also much of attraction in his charac-
ter." He was twice married, — first to a Miss Emerson,
prior to his coming to America, and they had two
children ; second, in 1750, to Rachel Marks (see bio-
graphical sketch), and left four children, — Alexander,
Rachel (married Dr. Andrew Forrest), Andrew, and
William, concerning all of whom we shall make men-
tion.
CAPT. ALEXANDER GRAYDON.
Alexander Graydon (the younger), son of Alex-
ander Graydon and Rachel Marks, was born April
10, 1752 (N. S.), at Bristol, Bucks Co., Pa. At the
age of six years he was sent to Philadelphia to the
care of his maternal grandfather, and put to the
school of David James Dove, an Englishman, and
much celebrated in his day as a teacher. He was
afterwards entered at the academy now the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, where he was placed in charge
of the Rev. Mr. Kinnesley, teacher of English and
Professor of Oratory. In 1761 he entered the Latin
school of John Beverage. At the age of sixteen he
left college, and some eighteen months after com-
menced the study of law with his uncle, Edward
Biddle, Esq., of Philadelphia. In 1773 he was, on
account of impaired health, sent by the latter to
York, to the care of Samuel Johnson, prothonotary
of the county and a lawyer of some prominence,
where he remained about six months, when he re-
turned to his home at Philadelphia. The study of
law was continued, at the suggestion of his uncle,
with James Allen, second son of William Allen, then
chief justice of Pennsylvania. About the time when
he should have been admitted to the bar the war of
the Revolution opened, and, imbued with the military
ardor and patriotic spirit of the hour, he received the
appointment and was commissioned captain Jan. 5,
1776, of Col. John Shee's (Third Pennsylvania) bat-
talion. Of his services, his being taken prisoner at
the capture of Fort Washington, on the Hudson,
Nov. 16, 1776, and of his being released on parole,
we can only refer to his " Memoirs." He was ex-
changed in April, 1778. Having lost his rank by
reason of his capture and parole, he did not again
enter the service. His mother having removed to
Reading during the occupancy of Philadelphia by
the British, thither Alexander went, and being ad-
mitted to the bar of Berks County, began the prac-
tice of his profession. Upon the organization of the
new county of Dauphin in 1785, through the influ-
ence of Gen. Mifflin, Mr. Graydon was appointed by
the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania
prothonotary of the county. He removed there, and
performed the duties of his office in a manner alike
creditable to himself and advantageous to the public.
During the Whiskey Insurrection of 1794, when
Gen. Washington reached Harrisburg, the address
of the burgesses was from the facile pen of Mr.
Graydon, while upon the accession of John Adams
to the Presidency, the letter of the citizens of the
county to that functionary shows his elegant diction.
Upon the election of Governor Thomas McKean, he
was suddenly displaced from office. He then retired
to a small farm near the borough, where he continued
to reside until the year 1816, when he removed to
Philadelphia with the intention of engaging in liter-
ary pursuits, and, with a view to the increase of a
very restricted income, of entering upon the business
of a publisher. Ere he could mature the plans,
however, he yielded to the mandate which all must
obey, and closed this life on the 2d day of May, 1818.
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Mr. Graydon was twice married, — first to Wood,
sister of Lieut.-Col. Joseph Wood, of Col. Arthur St.
Clair's (Second Pennsylvania) battalion of the Revo-
lution, who died at Harrisburg in 1794. His second
wife was Theodosia Pettit, daughter of Col. Charles
Pettit, of Philadelphia, who survived her husband
eighteen years. He had no children by either mar-
riage. Mr. Graydon was ardently attached to litera-
ture and to literary pursuits. He was a frequent and
acceptable contributor to the Portfolio in its palm-
iest days of popularity and influence. These contri-
butions, which, for the most part, were modestly
denominated " Notes of a Desultory Reader," contain
his opinions of the authors whose works he had read,
accompanied with occasional critiques upon their
style, and all invariably written in a strain of candor
and ease, affording indubitable evidence of the eleva-
tion and purity of his own sentiments, and of an en-
larged, well-disciplined, and highly-cultivated mind.
These articles, with others written from time to time
for the press, of which a memoranda list is in exist-
ence, deserve to be collected in a volume and printed.
In 1811 he published at Harrisburg " Memoirs of a
Life chiefly passed in Pennsylvania within the last
Sixty Years, with Occasional Remarks upon the Gen-
eral Occurrences, Character, and Spirit of that Event-
ful Period." In 1822, John Gait, of Edinburgh, well
known for his valuable contributions to English lit-
erature, caused its republication in that city, to which
he prefixed a dedication to the American envoy then
resident near the Court of St. James. In this dedi-
cation he says of the " Memoirs :" " It is remarkable
that a production so rich in the various excellences
of style, description, and impartiality should not
have been known to the collectors of American books
in this country, especially as it is, perhaps, the best
personal narrative that has yet appeared relative to
the history of that great conflict which terminated in
establishing the independence of the United States.
The candor with respect to public occurrences which
it displays, the views of manners in Pennsylvania
prior to the memorable era of 1776, and the inci-
dental sketches of historical characters with which it
is enriched cannot fail to render the volume a valu-
able addition to the stock of general knowledge, and
will probably obtain for the author no mean place
among those who have added permanent lustre to
the English language." In 1846, John S. Littell, of
Philadelphia, edited the work, with notes, index, etc.,
which was printed in an octavo of five hundred pages,
changing the title to " Memoirs of His Own Times,
with Reminiscences of the Men and Events of the
Revolution," by Alexander Graydon. Of this edition
many copies were issued, and it too has become rare.
and studied law under Edward Biddle, of that city.
He came to Harrisburg upon the organization of the
county of Dauphin, and began the practice of his
profession, being admitted at the May term, 1786.
He was the first notary public, commissioned Sept. 2,
1791, and a leading man in the borough during the
" mill-dam troubles" of 1794-95. He was many
years a member of the Town Council and president
thereof, and subsequently one of the burgesses. He
was the author of " Forms of Conveyancing" (in two
volumes), " The Justice's Assistant," and edited " An
Abridgment *of the Laws of the United States" in
1802. Mr. Graydon was prominent in the organiza-
tion of the First Presbyterian Church, and for many
years an elder thereof. He died at Harrisburg, on
the 13th of October, 1840, in the eighty-second year
of his age. "Mr. Graydon," says Rev. Dr. Robin-
son, " was a man of fine literary tastes, was highly
esteemed as a gentleman of the old school, in his
manners refined, courteous, of unblemished integrity
in the many trusts committed to him, of high and
honorable principles, and in the church and walks of
Christian life a man of true piety and deep devotion."
H. Murray Graydon, of this city, and Dr. William
Graydon, of Dauphin, are his sons.
WILLIAM GRAYDON.
William Graydon, the son of Alexander Graydon
and Rachel Marks, was born near Bristol, Bucks Co.,
Pa., Sept. 4, 1759. He was educated in Philadelphia,
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COL. TIMOTHY GREEN.
Timothy Green, son of Robert Green, was born
about 1733, in Hanover township, Lancaster (now
Dauphin) Co., Pa. His father, of Scotch ancestry,
came from the north of Ireland about 1725, locating
near the Kittochtinny Mountains on Manada Creek.
The first record we have of the son is subsequent to
Braddock's defeat, when the frontier settlers were
threatened with extermination by the marauding sav-
ages. Timothy Green assisted in organizing a com-
pany, and for at least seven years was chiefly in active
service in protecting the settlers from the fury of the
blood-thirsty Indian. In the Bouquet expedition he
commanded a company of Provincial troops. For
his services at this time the Proprietaries granted him
large tracts of land in Buffalo Valley and on Bald
Eagle Creek. At the outset of the Revolution Capt.
Green became an earnest advocate for independence,
and the Hanover resolutions of June 4, 1774, passed
unanimously by the meeting of which he was chair-
man, show that he was intensely patriotic. He was
one of the Committee of Safety of the Province
which met Nov. 22, 1774, in Lancaster, and issued
hand-bills to the import that " agreeable to the re-
solves and recommendations of the American Conti-
nental Congress that the freeholders and others quali-
fied to vote for representatives in Assembly choose by
ballot sixty persons for a Committee of Observation
to observe-the conduct of all persons towards the ac-
tions of the General Congress ; the committee, when
elected, to divide the country into districts and ap-
point members of the committee to superintend each
district, and any six so appointed to be a quorum,
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etc." Election was held on Thursday, 15th Decem-
ber, 1774, and among others Timothy Green was
elected from Hanover. This body of men were in
correspondence with Joseph Reed, Charles Thomp-
son, George Clymer, John Benezet, Samuel Meredith,
Thomas Mifflin, etc., of Philadelphia, and others.
They met at Lancaster again, April 27, 1775, when
notice was taken of Gen. Gage's attack upon the in-
habitants of Massachusetts Bay, and a general meet-
ing called for the 1st of May at Lancaster. Subse-
quently he organized the Hanover Battalion of Asso-
ciators, most of the men being experienced riflemen,
of which he became colonel. The command was in
active service.
Upon the erection of the county of Dauphin, Col.
Green was the oldest justice of the peace in commis-
sion, and under the Constitution of 1776 he was pre-
siding justice of the courts. He continued therein
until under the Constitution of 1790, which required
the presiding judge "to be learned in the law,"
Judge Atlee was appointed.
After his retirement Judge Green returned to his
quiet farm at the mouth of Stony Creek, where he
had erected a mill and other improvements. He died
there on the 27th of February, 1812, and lies buried
in the quiet graveyard on the hill back of the borough
of Dauphin. Hon. Innis Green was his son.
INNIS GREEN.
Innis Green, the eldest son of Col. Timothy Green
and Mary Innis, was born in Hanover township,
Dauphin Co., Pa., March 25, 1776. His early years
were spent on his father's farm, but he received a
tolerably fair English education, an essential in the
Scotch-Irish settlements. His father, who built a
mill at the mouth of Stony Creek about 1790, dying
in 1812, Innis took charge of it. He was appointed
one of the associate judges of Dauphin County by
Governor Findlay, Aug. 10, 1818, resigning Oct. 23,
1827, having been elected to the National House of
Eepresentatives. He served during the Twentieth
and Twenty-first Congresses. Governor Wolf, Jan.
26, 1832, reappointed him associate judge, a position
he held at the time of his death, which occurred on
the 4th of August, 1839. His remains lie interred in
the cemetery at Dauphin. Judge Green laid out the
town (which for many years went by the names of
Port Lyon and Greensburg) about the year 1826. He
married in 1804, Rebecca Murray, daughter of Col.
John Murray, of the Eevolution.
JACOB M. HALDEMAN.
Honeste Gaspard Haldimand (Caspar Haldeman),
of Thun, Switzerland, became a citizen of Yverdun,
Canton de Vaud, in 1671. His grandson Jacob, born
Oct. 7, 1722, in the Canton of Neufchatel, died Dec.
31, 1784, in Rapho township, Lancaster Co., Pa.,
where he settled on first coming to this country, and
purchased a considerable tract of land. He was a
member of the Committee of Safety for his adopted
shire on the breaking out of the war of the Revolution.
Jacob Haldeman's near relative was the noted
British general, Sir Frederick Haldimand, K.B., who
served with distinction in the armies of Sardinia and
Prussia, entered the military service of King George
II. in 1754, was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the
Sixtieth Regiment Royal Americans, 1756. In 1776
he was commissioned a general in America, and sub-
sequently commander-in-chief of His Majesty's forces
as Governor of the Province of Quebec, where he re-
ceived the honor of knighthood, May 19, 1778. A
tablet has been erected to the memory of Gen. Haldi-
mand in Westminster Abbey, in the chapel of Henry
VII. A niece of Sir Frederick was Jane Haldimand,
Mrs. Dr. Alexauder Marcet, a distinguished woman,
and the first writer to attempt to popularize science by
the publication of her " Conversations on Chemistry,
Natural Philosophy, Botany, Mineralogy, Language,
and Political Economy." Of this last work Macaulay
said, " Every girl who has read Mrs. Marcet's little
dialogues on political economy could teach Mon-
tague or Walpole many lessons in finance," and Far-
aday gleaned his first knowledge of science from the
book which heads the list.
Jacob Haldeman's son John (1753-1832) settled at
Locust Grove, Lancaster Co., Pa. John's fourth son,
Henry Haldeman, was the father of the distinguished
Samuel Stehman Haldeman, LL.D., Professor of Com-
parative Philology in the University of Pennsylvania.
John Haldeman was an enterprising and influen-
tial citizen. He was a large land-owner, and en-
gaged largely in business pursuits, in partnership
with Robert Ralston, of Philadelphia, in the China
trade, and he was a member of the Bingham Court
and First General Assembly of Pennsylvania. He
resided at Locust Grove until late in life, when he re-
moved to Columbia, in the same county, where both
himself and wife died.
Jacob M. Haldeman, second son of John and Mary
(Breneman) Haldeman, obtained a good English and
German education under the private instruction of an
English officer, and seemingly inherited practical ideas
from his father. At the age of nineteen he was sent
on horseback by his father to Pittsburgh, making his
journey through many Indian settlements, to pur-
chase flour to send down the river in flat-boats to New
Orleans.
About 1806, assisted by his father, he purchased
the water-power and forge at the mouth of Yellow
Breeches Creek and established himself in the iron
business. He added a rolling- and slitting-mill,
and by his energy and industry soon became one of
the foremost iron manufacturers iu the State. His
superior iron found steady* market, and upon the es-
tablishment of the arsenal at Harper's Ferry he sup-
plied the government with iron, especially during the
war of 1812-14, which he forwarded across the South
Mountain on muleback to the Ferry, where it was
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manufactured into guns, many of which may be seen
to-day, stamped 1812. At that time he founded
Haldemanstown, now called New Cumberland, at
the junction of the creek and river, and it may be
here remarked that it had been one of the points in
question in the Congress at New York as the pro-
posed site of the national capital, and he also built a
saw-mill and grist-mill at the same place.
Following the war of 1812, during the depression,
he invested largely in farms and real estate, and en-
gaged in the management of the same, a business so
varied and large as to require his constant attention,
and he managed it all without the aid of an assistant
or clerk. In 1830 he removed to Harrisburg and
purchased a residence built by Stephen A. Hills,
architect of the capitol building, on Front Street, on
the bank of the Susquehanna, where he continued to
reside until his death. His connection with the Har-
risburg Bank and the Harrisburg Bridge Company as
president, with the Harrisburg Car Company as one
of its founders and a director, and with the Dauphin
Deposit Bank as one of its founders made his name
familiar in business and financial circles during his
residence here, and made him known to the commu-
nity as a man of sterling integrity, discretion, and
superior business ability. He was never solicitous of
public place or the emoluments of office, and led a
strictly business life. As a citizen, he was independ-
ent in his political views, was an attendant of the
Presbyterian Church, and a contributor to all worthy
local enterprises.
His wife, Eliza E., daughter of Samuel Jacobs and
Sarah Templin, and granddaughter of Richard Jacobs,
of Wales, was born June 13, 1789, at Mount Hope
Furnace, Lancaster Co., Pa. She survives in 1883,
and occupies the homestead in Harrisburg, and al-
though in her ninety-fifth year of age, she retains to a
remarkable degree her faculties, and dictated many of
the facts for this sketch. Mrs. Haldeman is a member
of the Presbyterian Church. Their children are Sara
Jacobs, widow of the late William W. Haly, of Cork,
Ireland, a distinguished lawyer of Philadelphia, and
author of " Troubat & Haly's Practice," resides at the
homestead in Harrisburg. Mary Ewing was the wife
of Robert J. Ross, a banker of Harrisburg, and died in
1873. Caroline Jacobs, Elizabeth Templin, and Anne
died young. John, born Sept. 19, 1821, died in Den-
ver, Col., July 13, 1865. Jacob S., born Oct. 13, 1823,
for many years president of the State Agricultural
Society, ex-member of the State Legislature, and ex-
Minister to Sweden, resides in Harrisburg. Susan
Frances, wife of Dr. Mortimer O'Connor, .a graduate
of the Dublin schools of medicine, and formerly a
surgeon in the British service, and Richard Jacobs
Haldeman, born May 19, 1831, educated at Yale, i
Heidelberg, Germany, and Berlin, was editor and pro- ;
prietor of the Harrisburg Patriot for several years, i
and the founder of the Harrisburg Daily Patriot, and
member of Congress for two terms.
HENRY HALL, M.D.
Henry Hall, son of Elihu Hall and Catharine Or-
rick, was born in Cecil County, Md., in 1772. His
ancestor, Richard Hall, of Mount Welcome, was one
of the earliest settlers at the Head of the Elk. Henry
studied medicine, and came to Harrisburg in 1794,
where, as was usual with our early physicians, he
kept an " apothecary-shop." Dr. Hall's was " on the
bank next to Mr. Elder's tavern." He was quite a suc-
cessful practitioner, but died early, closing his young
life on the 30th of May, 1808. Dr. Hall married,
April 26, 1800, Hester, daughter of Hon. William
Maclay, and left four children. Mrs. Hall was a
highly-intelligent woman ; she died at Harrisburg.
REV. WILLIAM M. HALL.
William Maclay Hall, eldest son of Dr. Henry
Hall and Hester Maclay, daughter of Hon. William
Maclay, was born at Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 16, 1801.
He was educated at the Harrisburg Academy and
Princeton College; studied law with Francis R.
Shunk, and admitted to the Dauphin County bar at
the April term, 1822. He began the practice of law
at Lewistown, and became one of the most brilliant
advocates in the Juniata Valley. Subsequently, im-
bued with the conviction that it was his duty to enter
the ministry, he abandoned the law, studied theology
at the Allegheny Seminary, and was licensed to preach
by the Pittsburgh Presbytery. He was stationed at
Milroy, Mifflin Co., Pa., but, owing to partial failure
of health, was appointed agent of the American Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Missions at Philadel-
phia. At this period he was connected with the New
School Assembly, but afterwards transferred his rela-
tions to the Old School and joined the Presbytery of
Carlisle. After acting some years as agent of the
General Assembly, Board of Foreign Missions, he ac-
cepted a call to the Presbyterian Church at Bedford,
Pa., where he labored until declining health compelled
him to relinquish his charge. He died at Bedford,
Aug. 28, 1851, where he was interred, but in 1878 his
remains were removed to the cemetery at Harrisburg.
The Rev. Mr. Hall married Ellen C. Williams, daugh-
ter of Robert Williams and granddaughter of Rev.
Joshua Williams, born 1805, in Centre County, Pa. ;
died Jan. 23, 1878, at Harrisburg. Their children
were Henry, William Maclay, George, Catharine,
Louis W., Mary, and Nellie.
HCGH HAMILTON.
Hugh Hamilton, the son of John Hamilton and
Margaret Alexander, was born at " Fermanagh," now
in Juniata County, Pa., on the 30th of June, 1785.
He received a careful preparatory education, and with
his brother John was sent to Dickinson College, where
he graduated. He studied law under Thomas Elder,
and was admitted to the Dauphin County bar in 1805.
At the time of his admission to the bar Judge Henry
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had ordered the prothonotary to issue commissions
on parchment. Accordingly the descendants of the
young lawyer have his commission "on parchment,"
issued 21st of June, 1805, signed by " Joshua Elder,
Pro'thy, by order of the Court," with the seal of
the county attached. In 1808, Mr. Hamilton edited
and published The Times at Lancaster, and upon the
removal of the seat of government to Harrisburg,
with William Gillmor, The Harrisburg Chronicle, the
leading and influential newspaper at the State capital
for twenty years. The Chronicle was the first paper
in Pennsylvania which gave full and systematic Leg-
islative reports. He died at Harrisburg, on the 3d of
September, 1836, aged fifty-one years. Mr. Hamilton
married, Jan. 6, 1807, Rosanna, daughter of Adam
Boyd and Jeauuette MacFarlane, born Dec. 1, 1789,
died April 17, 1872. They are both buried in the
Harrisburg Cemetery. Mr. Hamilton was a vigorous
and polished writer, and his editorials were models
of elegant composition. For a quarter of a century
he wielded considerable political influence through
his newspaper. He was an active and enterprising
citizen, twice chief burgess of the corporation of
Harrisburg, frequently a member of Council, and
highly esteemed in social intercourse.
born Feb. 14, 1818, at Harrisburg, Pa. He received
a good education, and learned the trade of a printer
in his father's office, at which he worked until he re-
ceived the appointment of an assistant engineer on
the State canals under Col. James Worral, but he
abandoned both avocations in order to join a brother
in a business, which they successfully prosecuted until
his death. He served as a member of the City Councils
of Harrisburg a longer continuous period than any
other citizen has ever done, being elected for about
twenty years in succession, generally without serious
opposition, although many epochs of great public
excitement intervened to produce fierce and close
political contests. His neighbors never failed to
ascertain his political opinions, yet, whether voting
for or against him, they always rejoiced to know that
he was their representative and the leader of the
municipal legislature. In the language of a contem-
porary, " Mr. Hamilton, in his intercourse with his
fellow-citizens, was courteous to all, liberal to the
poor, positive in opinion, methodical in business,
reticent, deliberate, but prompt in judgment." His
integrity was never impeached in public or private
transactions. He died unmarried Dec. 14, 1874, at
Harrisburg, in the same house in which he was born.
T. ALLEN HAMILTON.
Thomas Allen Hamilton, sou of Hugh Hamilton
(1785-1836) and Rosanna Boyd (1786-1872), was
JOHN W. HAMMOND, M.D.
John Wesley Hammond, son of Rezin Hammond
and Nancy Lee, was born in Anne Arundel County,
Md., in 1804. His grandfather, Maj.-Gen. John
Hammond, of the British army, came to Maryland
in 1764 and purchased a large tract of land in Anne
Arundel, and there the father, Col. Rezin Hammond,
was born. Young Hammond received his education
mainly from private tutors up to the time of studying
medicine. He graduated in medicine at the Univer-
sity of Maryland in 1825. In 1832, Dr. Hammond
located in Somerset County, Pa., but in 1834 removed
to Williamsport (now Monongahela City), Washing-
ton Co., Pa., where he continued the practice of his
profession. On the election of Governor Ritner, he
was appointed, in 1836, chief clerk in the auditor-
general's office, and removed to Harrisburg. He held
this position through several administrations, and
was afterwards for a number of years cashier of the
State treasury. In 1853 he removed to Philadelphia,
where he died in 1879, at the age of seventy-five. Dr.
Hammond married, in 1826, Sarah, daughter of Jona-
than Pinkney, Esq, of Annapolis, Md., and a niece
of William Pinkney, the distinguished lawyer, sena-
tor, and diplomatist. They had children, — Rev. J.
Pinkney ; Dr. William A., formerly surgeon-general
United States army, now of New York City ; Eliza-
beth Pinkney, Charles Elliot, and Nathaniel Hobart.
Of these the first two and last-named are living. Dr.
Hammond was held in the highest esteem by his fel-
low-citizens for his urbanity, integrity, and intel-
lectual ability.
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GEN. JOHN A. HANNA.
John Andre Hanna, son of Rev. John Hanna and
Mary McCrea, was born about 1761, at Flemington,
N. J. He received a good classical education under
his father, who was a most excellent tutor. He served
in the war of the Revolution. Towards its close came
to Pennsylvania and studied law with Stephen Cham-
bers, of Lancaster, whose acquaintance he had made
in the army, and was admitted to the bar of Lancas-
ter County at November session, 1783. He located
at Harrisburg upon the formation of the county of
Dauphin, and was among the first lawyers admitted
there. He took a deep interest in early municipal
affairs, and there was little transpiring looking to the
welfare and development of the new town in which
Mr. Hanna did not take part. His marriage with a
daughter of John Harris, the founder, brought him
into unusual prominence. He represented the county
in the Legislature, and in 1795 elected to the United
States Congress, a position he filled up to the time of
his death by successive re-election. During the
Whiskey Insurrection he was a brigadier-general of
the Pennsylvania troops, in command of the Second
Brigade, Second Division. In 1800, Governor Mc-
Kean commissioned him a major-general of the Third
Division of the militia forces of the State. He died
at Harrisburg on the 13th of July, 1805, aged forty-
four years, and is buried in the cemetery there. Gen.
Hanna married Mary Harris, daughter of John Har-
ris and Mary Reed, who died Aug. 20, 1851, in the
eighty-first year of her age. They had nine children :
Esther Harris, d. s. p. ; Eleanor (1st), d. s. p. ; Sarah
Eaton, married Richard T. Jacobs ; Henrietta, died
unmarried ; Caroline Elizabeth, married Joseph
Briggs ; Frances Harris, married John Carson Mc-
Allister; Juliann C, married John Fisher; Mary
Reed, married Hon. John Tod ; and Eleanor (2d),
d. s. p.
MAJOR DAVID HARRIS.
David Harris, youngest son of John Harris and
Elizabeth McClure, was born at Harris' Ferry, Feb.
24, 1754. He received a good education, and was a stu-
dent under the Rev. Dr. Allison. At the time of the
breaking out of the Revolution he was in Baltimore,
but he volunteered in Col. William Thompson's
Pennsylvania Battalion of Riflemen, and subse-
quently was commissioned paymaster thereof. He
served in different positions until the close of the war,
when he returned to Baltimore, and married Miss
Crocket, of that city. After the death of his father,
being one of the executors of the estate, he came
to Harrisburg, and was appointed by his old com-
panion-in-arms, Governor Mifflin, one of the asso-
ciate judges of Dauphin County, Aug. 17, 1791. This
position he resigned on the 20th of February follow-
ing to accept an appointment in the Bank of the
United States. Upon the establishment of the office
of discount and deposit in Baltimore, he accepted the
cashiership thereof. Maj. Harris died in that city on
the 16th of November, 1809, at the age of fifty-five
years.
DAVID HARRIS.
David Harris, son of Robert Harris and Elizabeth
Ewing, was born March 17, 1796, at Harrisburg, Pa.
He received his education in the schools of the town
and at the Harrisburg Academy. At the age of
eighteen he went to Philadelphia, where he was en-
gaged in mercantile pursuits several years, when he
returned to Harrisburg and established himself in the
general transportation business in connection with
the canal, and subsequently in merchandising. For
many years he was clerk of the Borough and City
Councils, was a justice of the peace under the bor-
ough charter, and one of the first aldermen elected
under the city charter. In 1814, Mr. Harris marched
to Baltimore — the youngest man who carried a musket
— with the Harrisburg Volunteers, and was among
the last survivors of that band of brave men. Upon
his retirement from Councils he lived in quiet retire-
ment, his great age rendering it impossible for him to
participate in any active business. He was a man of
strict integrity, and lived a quiet and correct life,
doing what he had to do faithfully, beloved and re-
spected by his friends and neighbors. He died on
the 14th of March, 1880, at Harrisburg. Mr. Harris
married Elizabeth Latimer, a descendant of Arch-
bishop Latimer.
ROBERT HARRIS.
Robert Harris, son of the founder, John Harris,
and of Mary Reed, daughter of Adam Reed, Esq., of
Hanover, was born at Harris' Ferry on the 5th of
September, 1768. He was brought up as a farmer,
and resided in the early part of his life in the log
and frame building on Paxtang Street, now used as a
public school. His farm extended from the dwelling-
house down the river to about the present location of
Hanna Street, and thence out over the bluff, includ-
ing the ground occupied by the Catholic Cemetery,
containing about one hundred acres.
By the death of his father, in 1791, much of the
business affairs of the family was early intrusted to
him. He was possessed of considerable public spirit,
aiding in the establishment of various enterprises,
including the bridge over the Susquehanna, the Har-
risburg Bank, and the Harrisburg and Middletown
Turnpike road, in the first two of which he was a
director and perhaps also in the last. Mr. Harris
was appointed to various public trusts. He was one
of the State commissioners to survey and lay oft* a
route for the turnpike from Chambersburg to Pitts-
burgh, also for improving the Susquehanna, in the
course of which the commissioners descended the
river below McCall's Ferry. When the Assembly of
the State decided to remove the seat of government
to Harrisburg, Mr. Harris was selected as one of the
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commissioners for fixing the location of the capitol
buildings preparatory to the removal.
During the mill-dam troubles, in 1795, Mr. Harris
was one of the party of prominent citizens who finally
tore down the Landis dam, the site of which was in
the lower part of the city, and to which was attributed
much of the sickness then prevailing here. He was
one of the first to rush into the water, and it was said
that he was then laboring under an ague chill, but
never^aftenvards had a return of it.
During the War of 1812-14, Mr. Harris was ap-
pointed paymaster of the troops which marched to
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Baltimore, and acted as such at York, where the sol-
diers were discharged.
He was elected to Congress and took his seat in
1823, and by a re-election served therein until the 4th
of March, 1827. On one of the occasions he brought
home with him a picture, made before the days of
daguerreotyping, of the celebrated John Randolph,
of Virginia, representing him on the floor of the
House of Representatives enveloped in a large coat,
extending his long, lank arms and his bony finger as
he pointed it at Henry Clay and others in the course
of his impassioned and sarcastic harangue.
Mr. Harris served in Congress during the Presi-
dency of John Quincy Adams, and of course knew
him. When Gen. Taylor, as President, was in Har-
risburg, Mr. Harris was appointed to deliver the
address of welcome on the part of the citizens.
During the subsequent intercourse with Gen. Taylor
he observed to him that he had dined with all of the
preceding Presidents. He was married in Philadel-
phia in the spring of 1791, during the Presidency of
Gen. Washington, and dined at his table, and there
or elsewhere with Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and
probably Mr. Monroe. He was intimately acquainted
with Gen. Harrison when a lieutenant in the army,
had entertained him at his house in Harrisburg, and
was invited to dine with him during his brief term as
President. He was on friendly terms with John C.
Calhoun, and was well acquainted with Gen. Jack-
son.
After the State capital was removed to Harrisburg,
the residence of Mr. Harris, who had in 1805 pur-
chased the Harris mansion from his brother David,
and from that period occupied it, was the centre of
attraction at the seat of government. He entertained
many of the prominent men of the State and of the
Legislature. At his house might have been seen
Governor Findlay, Samuel D. Ingham, Thomas Ser-
geant, William J. Duane, Governor Wolf, and various
other persons of distinction, including Isaac Weaver,
of Greene County, Speaker of the Senate from 1817
to 1821, a gentleman of marked presence, and who,
Mr. Harris said, more resembled Gen. Washington
than any other man he had ever seen. During the
Presidency of Gen. Washington, Mr. Harris, then a
young man, accompanied the party on board the
"Clermont," the steamboat of John Fitch, when that
vessel made its trial trip on the Delaware.
The first prothonotary of Dauphin County was
Alexander Graydon, and the first register Andrew
Forrest, both sent from Philadelphia by Governor
Mifflin, with whom they had served as fellow-officers
in the war of the Revolution. Governor McKean
for some reason refused to reappoint Mr. Forrest, and
tendered the appointment to Mr. Harris. He, how-
ever, recommended the retention of Mr. Forrest, but
Governor McKean informed him that if he did not
accept the office he would appoint some one else.
He accordingly accepted it, but, it is said, divided
the fees with Mr. Forrest for some time, and perhaps
until his death.
Until the close of his long life Mr. Harris was
quite active in body and mind. He died at Harris-
burg on the 3d day of September, 1851, being within
two days of fourscore and three years of age. His
remains repose in the beautiful cemetery now within
the bounds of our city by the Susquehanna. His
warm and lifelong friend, Rev. William R. DeWitt,
D.D., delivered the funeral discourse, which we recol-
lect well of hearing, in which he paid a most glowing
tribute to the memory of Robert Harris. He died
not unwillingly in the faith and hope of a Christian,
and in the respect and kind regard of his fellow-
citizens.
Mr. Harris married in Philadelphia, May 12, 1791,
Elizabeth Ewing, daughter of the Rev. John Ewing,
D.D., provost of the University of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Harris was born in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 1772,
died at Harrisburg, April 27, 1835, and is there
buried.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON HARRIS.
George Washington Harris was born June 23, 1798,
in the old ferry-house, now the location of Harris
Park school-house. He was a son of Robert Harris,
who was a son of John Harris, the founder of the city
of Harrisburg, and grandson of John Harris, the first
settler. His mother was Elizabeth Ewing, daughter
of the celebrated Rev. John Ewing, D.D., provost of
the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Harris' early
education was received at the old Harrisburg Acad-
emy and the select schools of the day. Subsequently
he went to Dickinson, Jefferson, and the University
of Pennsylvania, graduating at the latter institution.
He studied law, and was admitted to the Dauphin
County bar in 1820. He remained at Harrisburg
several years, during a portion of which period he
served as deputy attorney-general for the county
of Dauphin. He afterwards removed to Philadel-
phia and entered into law partnership with Calvin
Blythe. He returned to Harrisburg and resumed
his place at the Dauphin County bar, and was ap-
pointed reporter of the Supreme Court of Pennsyl-
vania, publishing a series of volumes of reports. For
a number of years he filled the position of secre-
tary to the Library Committee of the United States
Senate. Mr. Harris recently edited the journal of
Mr. Maclay, one of the first United States senators
from Pennsylvania. He died at Harrisburg Sunday
morning, Aug. 13, 1882. Mr. Harris married Eliza-
beth Mary, daughter of Dr. Henry Hall and Hester
Maclay, daughter of Senator Maclay, his wife sur-
viving him at near fourscore.
married Margaret Moore, of Locust Grove, Mifflin
Co., Pa. She died in 1851. They left an only child,
Isabella M.
SAMUEL W. HAYS.
Samuel Wallace Hays, eldest son of Johu Hays
and Martha Wallace, was bom Oct. 30, 1799, at New-
ville, Cumberland Co., Pa. He received the educa-
tion so freely given by the Scotch-Irish to their chil-
dren. He came to Harrisburg in 1821, where he
resided until 1825, when he went to Philadelphia,
returning to the former place in 1828, which from
that period became his permanent home. Mr. Hays
then began business, which he successfully carried
on until a few years prior to his death. He died May
18, 1855, at Harrisburg, in the fifty-sixth year of his
age. He was an earnest, laborious worker in his
church (Presbyterian), of which he was one of the
ruling elders from 1S40 to his decease. For a period
of twenty-seven years he was superintendent of the
first infant Sunday-school, which he organized in
1828 in Harrisburg, and only relinquished its care
when failing health compelled him to give up his
charge. The Rev. Dr. Robinson bears this testimony
of him : " I remember him as a quiet, modest man
and patient sufferer. The little I knew of him en-
deared him to me. . . . He was a warm friend and
lover of the young, kind and genial in his intercourse
with them, and an admirable teacher." Mr. Hays
WILLIAM W. HAYS.
William Wallace Hays, son of William Patton and
Rosanna Keller, was born Oct. 23, 1836, in Harris-
burg. He received his preparatory education in the
public schools and Harrisburg Academy, entered the
sophomore class of Jefferson College, Cannonsburg, in
1853, graduating in 1856. He then went to Texas,
where he remained two years, teaching in Victoria
and Goliad. After returning North he began the
study of law with Robert A. Lamberton, Esq., and
was admitted to the Dauphin County bar Dec. 6,
1859. He began the practice of his profession at
Harrisburg, continuing it until his appointment by
Governor Curtin, in 1861, as chief clerk in the office
of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. On May 1,
1866, he was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Com-
monwealth, discharging the duties of that office until
the close of Governor Curtin's administration. He
then resumed his profession of the law, and in con-
nection with it served as clerk to the board of claims
from January to Juue, 1868. In October following,
having been nominated by the Republicans of the
city of Harrisburg, he was elected mayor thereof, the
duties of which office he entered upon Jan. 11, 1869.
His health, however, soon began to fail him, and he
died in office March 31, 1870, in his thirty-fourth
year. " Mr. Hays was truly a Christian gentleman,
he thought more of right than he did of life. His
nature was of that intensity whjch inspires men to
die for the truth, while his convictions on all subjects
relating to the ordinary and extraordinary affairs of
life, here and hereafter, were governed by the strongest
principles of religion and justice." Mr. Hays mar-
ried, March 5, 1861, Mary S. Day, of Wooster, Ohio,
and had four children, — William and Jessie Wallace,
who are dead, and Mary Winifred and Martha Wal-
lace, now residing with their mother in Wooster,
Ohio.
JOHN E. HELLER.
John E. Heller was born in 1834, in Rush town-
ship, Dauphin Co., Pa. His early education was
more or less limited, for at the age of thirteen we
find him an apprentice to the art of printing in the
office of the American, at Sunbury, Pa., where he re-
mained until he was twenty years of age. Afterwards,
for several years, he was foreman in the office of the
Miners' Journal, Pottsville. He then began the study
of law, and was admitted to the Dauphin County
bar Aug. 30, 1865, and began the practice of his
profession at Harrisburg. His life of labor was com-
paratively brief, however, for he died rather sud-
denly at the residence of his father, in Rush town-
ship, Jan. 30, 1866, aged thirty-two years. His
remains were interred in the Rush Church grave-
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yard. " Mr. Heller," wrote the editor of the Sun-
bury American, who knew hitn well, " was a young man
of exemplary conduct and good character, and with
industry and good business habits he had a bright
future before him."
JAMES HENDERSON, M.D.
James Henderson, son of Dr. William Henderson,
was born in the year 1827, in Dauphin County, Pa.
He received a good academical education, studied
medicine with his father at Hummelstown, and grad-
uated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1856.
He began the practice of medicine at Philadelphia,
subsequently went to Plymouth, Ohio, but his father
dying in 1850, he returned to Hummelstown. During
the war for the Union he was- captain of Company C,
One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Regiment Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers, and was at the battles of Fredericks-
burg and Chancellorsville, being wounded at the latter.
He was a brave officer, and was held in high esteem by
his fellow-officers and the men of his company. He
afterwards went into service as assistant surgeon of
the Two Hundred and First Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteers, and after the war resumed his profes-
sion at Hummelstown. His practice became quite
extensive, but his health subsequently failed him,
and he died of consumption on Thursday, April 12,
1880, at Hummelstown.
FREDERICK HEISELY.
Frederick Heisely was a native of Lancaster County,
Pa., where he was born Oct. 17, 1759. He learned the
trade of clock- and .mathematical instrument-maker
with a Mr. Hoff, of Lancaster town. During the
Revolution Mr. Heisely served in one of the associ-
ated battalions, and was in service during the Jersey
campaign of 1776. About 1783 he removed to Fred-
erick, Md., where he established himself in business.
In 1812 he came to Harrisburg, and took a prominent
part in the affairs of the borough, filling the offices of
assistant burgess and Town Council. He was treas-
urer of the county of Dauphin from 1827 to 1829.
He died at Harrisburg March 12, 1843, and is there
buried. Mr. Heisely married, Nov. 6, 1783, Catha-
rine Juliana Hoff, of Lancaster, born Sept. 15, 1763 ;
died Dec. 3, 1839. Their children were: Justina
Margaret, born July 3, 1785, died at Harrisburg, un-
married; Sophia, born Sept. 21, 1787, married George
Rigney, of Frederick, Md., and left issue; George J.,
born Nov. 29, 1789, married Anna Maria Kurtz;
Frederick Augustus, born July 3, 1792, married Cath-
arine Hoffman, removed to Pittsburgh, where they
died; John, born Nov. 30, 1794; Catharine, born
April 22, 1797, married Jacob Keller, died at Fred-
erick, Md. ; and Caroline, born Feb. 9, 1800.
Frederick, Md. He learned silver-smithing with his
father, and at the end of his apprenticeship went to
Lancaster, where he remained nine months under in-
structions-. He then established himself in business
at Harrisburg, which he successfully carried on,
making the manufacture of surveyors' compasses and
town-clocks a specialty. His father, shortly after re-
moving to Harrisburg, entered into business with him.
George J. Heisely was acknowledged to be unsur-
passed for his skill in making surveyors' instruments,
many of which were used in all parts of the country.
In 1814, as a private in Capt. Thomas Walker's com-
pany, he marched to Baltimore for the defense of
that city, and was one of the last survivors of that
famous military organization. In 1863, when Penn-
sylvania was invaded by the Confederate army under
Lee, he enlisted as a private in Capt. Charles Car-
son's Company of Home Guards. In the early days
of the borough he was burgess of the town, and fre-
quently served as member of the Municipal Council.
He died at Harrisburg on the 27th of June, 1880, in
his ninety-first year. He married Anna M. Kurtz,
daughter of Benjamin Kurtz, of Harrisburg. Of his
children, Kurtz, the only son, died in the prime of
his early manhood unmarried. His daughters were
Caroline (married Leander N. Ott), Louisa C. (mar-
ried Walter F. Fahnestock) Anne M. (married Dan-
iel Eppley), and Elizabeth (married Dr. Charles C.
Bombaugh).
GEORGE J. HEISELY.
George J. Heisely, son of Frederick Heisely and
Catharine Juliana Hoff, was born Nov. 29, 1789, at
COL. DANIEL HERR.
Daniel Herr was born on the 14th of December,
1795, at Hagerstown, Md. His ancestors were among
the first settlers in Lancaster County, Pa., from whence
the family name has become wide-spread. Daniel
learned the trade of a house-carpenter, an occupation
he pursued several years. During the late war with
Great Britain he was lieutenant-colonel of a volunteer
regiment in active service. In later life he followed
hotel -keeping. He kept the Tremont House at Phila-
delphia, the Mansion House at Reading, and that
famous hostelry, Herr's Hotel, now the Lochiel, at
Harrisburg. He was a prominent member of the
Masonic fraternity, and during the Anti-Masonic
crusade never swerved from his allegiance to the fra-
ternity, being Master of his lodge from 1835 to 1838,
inclusive. He was a man pure in purpose, amiable,
kind, and generous-hearted, yet firm and decided as
to opinions and duty. He died at Harrisburg, sin-
cerely regretted, on the 11th of July, 1857, in his
sixty-second year. Col. Herr married, Feb. 15, 1820,
in Gettysburg, Pa., Sarah Gilbert, daughter of Boise
Gilbert and Susanna Fox, born Feb. 14, 1801, and
died April 13, 1880, at Harrisburg. Their children
were George Isaiah, d. s. p. ; John Davenport, mar-
ried Jane Nancy Sutton; Margaret Ann, married,
first, Peter Nagle Coleman, second, George Leonard ;
Amelia Matilda, married John Peter Hassler; An-
drew Jackson ; Jacob Gilbert, married Mary Tay-
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lor ; Susanna, married Dr. Jacob G. Wiestling ; Sarah
Isabella, married George Z. Kunkel ; Daniel B. ; Wil-
liam Henry Harrison, d. s. p. ; Mary Elizabeth, mar-
ried Charles Lipps ; Louisa Irene, married Charles
A. Bannvart.
REV. DANIEL HERTZ.
Daniel Hertz, son of Ludwig and Rosanna Hertz,
was born April 23, 1796, in Susquehanna township,
Dauphin Co., Pa. He received a limited education,
but early in life was put to the printing business. Not
agreeing with his health, he abandoned that art for
the trade of bricklayer, which he learned with his
brother. In the winter months he engaged in teach-
ing school and application to study, and so continued
until he was induced by his friend, Rev. Isaac Ger-
hart, to prepare for the ministry, under whom he
began his preparatory studies, finishing them with
the Rev. Dr. Helfenstein, of Philadelphia. He en-
tered upon the duties of the ministry about 1821, and
shortly after received and accepted a call to Ephrata.
His charge then embraced several congregations, and
his trial sermon was preached at Muddy Creek, in the
same church in which he closed his labors, forty-five
years and sis months afterwards. His pastorate was
a long and faithful one. He died Sept. 22, 1868, aged
seventy-two years. In the language of a contempo-
rary, the Rev. Hertz " was laborious and faithful in
his ministry. He pursued his calling with almost
unexampled devotion. He was systematic and con-
scientious, his manner and deportment high-toned
and manly. Like his Heavenly Master, he went
about doing good."
GEN. GABRIEL HIESTER.
Gabriel Hiester, Jr., son of Gabriel Hiester and
Elizabeth Bausman, was born in Bern township,
Berks Co., Pa., Jan. 5, 1779. He received a good
English and German education, and his early years
were spent on his father's farm. His father being an
active politician, the son was early imbued with the
same spirit. In 1809 he was appointed by Governor
Snyder clerk of the courts of Berks County, and in
1811 prothonotary, holding these offices until 1S17.
During the war of 1812-14 he was brigade major, and
served under Gen. Adams, of Berks County, during the
campaign at Washington and Baltimore. Under ap-
pointment by Governor Findlay, he held the office of
associate judge from 1819 to 1823. Governor Shulze
appointed Judge Hiester surveyor-general, when he
removed to Harrisburg. He held that position from
May 11, 1824, to May 11, 1830. He was a Presiden-
tial elector in 1817, and again in 1821, casting his vote
for James Monroe. About 1833 he erected the first
rolling-mill in this neighborhood, at Fairview, on the
Conedoguinet. He died there suddenly, Sept. 14,
1831, in his fifty-sixth year, and is buried in the Har-
risburg Cemetery. Gen. Hiester married, May 12,
1803, Mary, daughter of Dr. John Otto, of Reading,
who died at Estherton, Jan. 9, 1853. They had chil-
dren,— Louisa ; Harriet, married C. B. Bioren ; Au-
gustus O. ; Gabriel ; and Catharine, all of whom are
deceased except Augustus O., of Estherton.
JOHN HOYT HICKOK.
John Hoyt Hickok, the eldest child of Jesse Hickok
and Betsy. Hoyt, was born at Wilton, Conn., Nov. 27,
1792. He was brought up on his father's farm, re-
ceiving the usual educational advantages of the time
at the winter school and a few sessions at a neighbor-
ing academy. When about seventeen years of age
he commenced teaching during the winter months,
pursuing meanwhile, in connection therewith, his
own studies, until finally, soon after attaining his
majority, he selected and embarked in teaching as
his life profession.
Mr. Hickok married, in 1814, Mary, daughter of
Job Lockwood and Sarah Hickok, of Wilton. Mrs.
Lockwood was a native of Wilton, and a daughter of
Nathan Hickok and granddaughter of Nathaniel
Hickok, who was, as is supposed, a cousin of the
father of Jesse Hickok, so that John H. Hickok and
his wife were distantly related by blood.
He spent some years teaching in Western New York,
from whence he emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1823,
teaching a select and boarding-school in Union County
until 1828, when he removed to Lewistown, Mifflin
Co., and took charge of the academy there, at that
time a largely patronized and well-known institu-
tion, which, aided by a corps of teachers, he con-
ducted successfully until 1836, Mrs. Hickok having
the superintendence of the ladies' department of the
school.
In 1836 he embarked in the book publishing busi-
ness at Chambersburg, continuing in it until the
spring of 1839, when he removed to Harrisburg,
where he was engaged in teaching. He died there
on Jan. 14, 1841, his death resulting from injuries re-
ceived on the preceding 12th of December as he was
attempting to step on the platform of a car on the
Cumberland Valley Railroad at Front and Mulberry
Streets, the train being in motion.
SAMUEL HILL.
Samuel Hill, the son of Arundel Hill, was born
about 1760 in England. His ancestors belonged to
one of the representative families of that country.
He received a good English and classical education,
and learned the trade of clock and watch maker in
London. He came to America about 1785, and
shortly afterward established himself in business at
Harrisburg. He was a skilled and ingenious work-
man. He was quite prominent in the earl)' affairs of
the new town, and was among the first to jump into
the water to tear down the obnoxious mill-dam in
Paxtang Creek in 1795. He was a volunteer in Capt.
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Reitzel's company on the expedition to the westward
in 1794, and twice visited England on matters con-
nected with his father's estate, then considered quite
an undertaking ; and what particularly distinguished
his last visit was his reception hy his fellow-citizens
of Harrisburg on his return, which was an ovation,
showing what a strong hold he had upon his friends
in America. He died very suddenly while sitting in
his chair on Monday evening, Nov. 6, 1809, aged
forty-nine years, and the Oracle speaks of his loss to
the community as " irreparable." Mr. Hill married
Nancy Beatty, daughter of Capt. James Beatty, of
Harrisburg. She died at Steubenville, Ohio.
SAMUEL HOLMAN.
Samuel Holman, son of Conrad Holman. Jr., and
"Rachel Guss, was born in Chester County, Pa., Jan.
11, 1793. Conrad Holman, Sr., the grandfather, was
born in New Castle County, Del., in 1738, and died
at the residence of his son in Perry County, Pa., in
1822. Conrad, Jr., born in Chester County in 1768,
died in Perry County in 1841 ; he married Rachel,
daughter of Charles Guss and Mary Shunk. Samuel
learned the trade of house carpenter, and came to
Harrisburg after his majority, where he successfully
pursued his business, and was widely known as a
builder and architect. Among the public works con-
structed under his supervision and according to plans
were bridges over the Susquehanna at Clark's Ferry
and Harrisburg, and over the Schuylkill River at
Schuylkill Falls. He was the architect for the court-
houses at Lewistown and Harrisburg. For several
years he was supervisor of the public works between
Columbia and Millerstown. He was a man of much
energy of character in whatever business he engaged.
During the War of 1812-14 he went as fifer in Capt.
Walker's company, which marched to the defense of
Baltimore, and in his old age served as a volunteer
for the defense of Harrisburg when in 1863 it was
threatened by Gen. Lee. He frequently was a mem-
ber of the Borough Council, and took a deep interest
in the prosperity of his adopted town. He died at
Harrisburg, Sept. 28, 1863. Mr. Holman married in
1822, Sarah, daughter of Daniel Hertz and Elizabeth
Kisner, born at Harrisburg, Dec. 5, 1800, and there
died Oct. 22, 1863. They had five children living at
the time of their death,— Ann Elizabeth (married
Samuel Alleman), Kev. Samuel Augustus, William
Simon, Mary Ellen (married Dr. A. L. Alstead), and
Sarah Frances (married George A. Klugh).
COL. GEORGE R. HORTER.
George Reis Horter, son of Valentine Horter and
Magdalena Reis, was born in 1784 at Germantown.
His parents came to Harrisburg in May, 1785, and
his early education was received in the " Latin
Schools" of the new town. He learned the trade of a
hatter with his brother-in-law, Jacob Bucher. When
his brother-in-law, Henry Beader, was appointed
register of the county, Mr. Horter served as his dep-
uty. During the second war with Great Britain he
was appointed third lieutenant of the Sixteenth In-
fantry, United States army, May 1, 1814, subse-
quently promoted captain for meritorious services, and
served until peace was declared, when he resigned.
He subsequently took a prominent part in the volun-
teer military organizations of his day. He was
transcribing clerk of the Pennsylvania Senate a
number of years. Col. Horter died at Harrisburg in
March, 1830, aged about forty-six years. He never
married. He was a prominent politician and active
Freemason, and was held in high esteem by the citi-
zens of his adopted town. It is related that on his
return from a trip to New Orleans, about 1805, the
bells of the town were rung in honor of his arrival,
so highly was he respected for his geniality and social
standing.
JACOB HODSER.
Jacob Houser, the son of Daniel Houser and Anna
Ebersole, was born in 1803, in Lower Paxtang town-
ship, Dauphin Co., Pa. His grandfather was an early
settler from Switzerland, locating in then Paxtang
township, Lancaster Co., now Swatara township,
Dauphin Co. He served as a wagon-master during
the war of the Revolution, and lived to an advanced
age, dying in May, 1800, leaving a wife, Elizabeth,
and children as follows :
i. Jacob ; m. Barbara , and removed to Bald
Eagle Valley, Centre Co., Pa.
ii. Martin ; m. Anne ■, and settled in Allen
township, Cumberland Co., Pa.
iii. Anne ; m. Jacob Good, of Swatara.
iv. Daniel; m. Anna Ebersole; b. 1778; d. Aug.
29, 1849.
v. John.
vi. Elizabeth ; m. Samuel Good.
Daniel Houser located at Harrisburg about 1800
and established a nailery. All the nails and spikes
used in the construction of the old Harrisburg bridge
were made by Mr. Houser and Mr. Allison. Daniel
Houser had three children, John, Jacob, and Catha-
rine (married Samuel Pool).
Jacob Houser received the ordinary education of
the schools of the borough, and was apprenticed at
an early age to coach-making. Completing his trade,
in partnership with John A. Weir he carried on that
business for several years. He subsequently, in con-
nection with his brother John, who had entered mer-
cantile life, went into the dry-goods business. Later
he was in the hardware trade, in partnership with
William H. Lochman. Mr. Houser filled a number
of municipal and county offices, was a director of the
Harrisburg Bank for many years, and always held in
high esteem for his strict integrity and high moral
character. He died March 9, 1881, at Harrisburg, in
the seventy-eighth year of his age. He married
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Catharine Hain, daughter of George Hain, and they
left Daniel (d. s. p.) and George.
John Houser, the elder of the brothers, was a jus-
tice of the peace many years ; died Oct. 22, 1860,
aged fifty-nine years; married Mary Crabb, daughter
of William Crabb, of Middletown, who died May 24,
1862, at Harrisburg, and they left several daughters
and one son, — Elizabeth, Louisa (d. s. p.), Alice (mar-
ried Alfred E. Eyster), and Daniel (married Susan
Sponsler).
GEORGE HOYER.
George Hoyer, son of John Hoyer, was born in the
year 1757, in York County, Pa. He learned the trade
of carpenter, and in 1785 came to Harrisburg with
his brother-in-law, Christian Kunkel, and began
merchandising, in which he proved successful. He
became quite prominent in the new town, and had
the honor of being elected the first burgess of the
borough. He served frequently as a member of the
Town Council. He died May 25, 1841, at Harrisburg,
aged eighty-four years, a gentleman of pure purpose
and honorable integrity. Mr. Hoyer married, at
York, Catharine Kunkel, born 1760, died July 27,
1835, at Harrisburg, and there buried. Of their chil-
dren Jacob married Lucetta Brua, daughter of Peter
Brua, and left descendants ; Eliza, died 1881, un-
married ; and Sarah, died 1869, unmarried.
the Lord and great Jehovah will Bless you now and
for evermore, Amen."
FREDERICK HUMMEL.
Frederick Hummel was a native of the Pfalz, in
Germany, born April 14, 1722. With some friends
he came to America about 1738, and subsequently
took up a large body of land where Hummelstown is
located. In 1762, foreseeing the advantages, he laid
out on a portion of his tract a town, which he named
Frederickstown, but was changed upon his death to
that now bestowed upon it. He donated land for the
erection of the Lutheran and German Reformed
Churches, and erected a school-house, directing that
English branches should be taught therein. He was
an active participant in the French and Indian war,
and when the frontiers were setting an example to the
people of the three original counties to prepare for
resistance to British injustice he was chairman of the
patriotic meeting of Derry, held at Hummelstown in
June, 1774. He died at his residence on the 25th of
June, 1775, aged fifty-three years. He was the an-
cestor of a large family, who can look with pride to
the high-born zeal, energy, and patriotism of their
progenitor. His remains, with those of his wife and
children, are interred in the Lutheran Church grave-
yard at Hummelstown.
' Very little is known of the ancestor, Frederick
Hummel, but some insight into his character may be
gained from the following advice to his children con-
tained in his will: "After this I leave my Blessing
to them all, and have God before you always, then
COL. FREDERICK HUMMEL.
Frederick Hummel (3d), born Dec. 24, 1782, in
Derry township, Dauphin Co., Pa., was the oldest
son of David Hummel (1761-93) and Mary Toot
(1764-1858). He was brought up as a farmer, re-
ceiving the limited education thus afforded in the
country schools of the township. When but a strip-
ling of eighteen, in company with his brothers, he
offered his services to his country at the outset of the
Revolution, and was in the campaign in the Jerseys
and in and around Philadelphia in 1776 and 1777,
and at the close of the war for independence was
major in the battalion of associators. In the politi-
cal affairs of the county he became quite prominent,
and wielded considerable influence, owing to his
great popularity. He was colonel of the militia, a
position he held many years; served as justice of the
peace several terms, and was commissioned by Gov-
ernor Ritner an associate judge of the county April
5, 1837. He died at Hummelstown, Oct. 31, 1847,
aged sixty-five years. Col. Hummel married Bar-
bara Metzgar, daughter of Jacob Metzgar, of Derry,
born Sept. 1, 1779, died Nov. 22, 1861, and with her
husband buried in the old Lutheran churchyard at
Hummelstown.
VALENTINE HUMMEL, Jr.
Valentine Hummel, son of Frederick Hummel
(grandson of the founder of Hummelstown) and
Susannah Hamaker, was born March 12, 1812, at
Hummelstown, Dauphin Co., Pa. At the age of
thirteen he was sent to Harrisburg, in care of his
uncle, Judge Hummel, receiving the benefit of two
years' English education in the schools of the bor-
ough. At the age of seventeen he was apprenticed
to the printing business, with Jacob Babb, publisher
of the German paper, the Morgenrothe. At the age
of twenty-one Mr. Hummel was taken into partner-
ship, and the firm of Babb, Hummel & Bigler were
for many years printers for the State and publishers
of the German Democratic organ, the Morgenrothe.
In 1850, Mr. Hummel was elected register of wills
and recorder of deeds for Dauphin County, which
office he creditably filled one term. He subsequently
engaged in merchandising, in which he continued
until a few years before his death. During the Re-
bellion, during the invasion of Penns)Tlvania, he was
lieutenant of the Home Guard, Capt. Nevin. For sev-
eral years he was deputy collector of internal revenue
Fourteenth District, and for a long period collector of
city taxes, and served in the board of school control.
In the church (Zion's Lutheran) he took an active
part, and was superintendent of its Sabbath-school
until physical disability prevented him from per-
forming the duties of its service. He died at Harris-
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burg, Thursday morning, Aug. 26, 1880. Mr. Hum-
mel married Jane Nelson, and they had issue : Wil-
liam V., J. Frederick, and daughters married respec-
tively Dr. Charles B. Fager, L. H. Kinneard, Sturgeon
Child, and E. W. Bailey. In every position in life
Mr. Hummel was zealous, conscientious, and upright.
VALENTINE HUMMEL.
Valentine Hummel, son of Frederick Hummel (2d)
and Regina Ricker, was born Feb. 7, 1787, at Hum-
melstown, Dauphin Co., Pa. The education he re-
ceived was quite limited, only such as was afforded
by the country schools of the time. In 1806 he began
as an apprentice to Philip Leebrick, of Hummels-
town, to learn the trade of a saddler. In 1810 he
went to Harrisburg, and forming a partnership with
Michael Lebkicher, his old shopmate at Hummels-
town, began the saddlery and harness-making busi-
ness. Messrs. Hummel & Lebkicher subsequently
engaged in merchandising, the running of saw- and
grist-mills, the lumber trade, and the purchase of
land both in the city of Harrisburg and on the Cum-
berland side of the Susquehanna, until the death of Mr.
Lebkicher in 1854, when the survivor retired from all
active business. Mr. Hummel was elected a repre-
sentative of Dauphin County to the legislative ses-
sion of 1822-23, and again in that of 1840. Governor
Shulze appointed him one of the associate judges of
the county, Nov. 12, 1827, a position he resigned
March 20, 1837. Both in the Legislature and while
upon the bench Judge Hummel served the public
with the same fidelity and honesty of purpose as
characterized him and made him remarkable in his
private business. For one-third of a century he was
a director of the public schools, and at the time of his
death a trustee of the Harrisburg Academy. A great
believer in humane treatment, he advocated, while a
member of the school board, the total abolition of
corporeal punishment, but without success. For
many years he had been interested in the old Harris-
burg Bank, had served as a director, and at the close
of his life was president of that institution. He died
at Harrisburg on the 4th of September, 1870, in his
eighty-fourth year. His wife, Elizabeth Walborn,
died Oct. 25, 1867, aged seventy years. Of Judge
Hummel it may be said, he was a man of great
temperateness of habit in all things, was economical
and frugal, unostentatious, and enjoyed life in a
calm, quiet, and rational manner.
PHILIP IRWIN.
Philip Irwin, son of Henry Irwin (died 1815) and
Margaret Fisher (1777-1859), was born Aug. 30, 1815,
in Lancaster County, Fa. His educational advantages
were comprised in one or two winters at a country
school. By self-application and industry, however,
he became well informed, and with great activity and
energy was generally successful in his enterprises.
For many years he was engaged in building railroads,
the scene of his operations being the Northern Cen-
tral, Ohio and Mississippi, Erie, Lebanon Valley,
Lake Shore, Michigan Southern, and other railroads.
Although an active politician he never sought or held
office, his business interests requiring all his time and
attention. He died at Middletown on the 11th of
December, 1878, aged sixty-three years. Mr. Irwin
married Nov. 24. 1840, Anna Eliza Etter, daughter of
George Etter and Nancy Shelly, who survives. Their
children are Margaret, Ann, Mary Ellen, George
Henry, Franklin Etter, Jenny Lind, Philip Etter,
and Lillian.
CAPT. JOHN B. JOHNSON.
John Bucher Johnson, son of David Marshall
Johnson and Susan Dorothy Bucher, was born Jan.
26, 1833, at Harrisburg, Pa. His father came from
Beaver County, Pa., of which he was a native, and
held a clerkship in the Land Department of the State,
when he married the youngest daughter of Hon.
Jacob Bucher, of Harrisburg. Young Johnson spent
his boyhood at Harrisburg, and was a cadet at Capt.
Partridge's Military School, but completed his educa-
tion at Washington College, Pa., where he graduated
in the class of 1852. He adopted civil engineering
as his profession, and until 1861 was engaged in sev-
eral of the public improvements in this State. At
the breaking out of the Rebellion he entered the
Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment, Col. Jarrett, and
was appointed captain of a company from Pittston.
On May 14, 1861, he was appointed by the Secretary
of War, Gen. Cameron, first lieutenant in the Sixth
Cavalry of the Regular Army, and was subsequently
made brevet major and lieutenant-colonel for merito-
rious service. He became captain by regular pro-
motion Feb. 3, 1865. He served on the staff of Gen.
Hancock at Baltimore and at New Orleans, and was
afterwards assigned to several stations in Texas. In
April, 1870, he was obliged to leave Texas on ac-
count of failing health, and returned to his home at
Harrisburg, where he died June 24, 1871. Capt.
Johnson was of handsome form and chivalrous bear-
ing, upright, a true soldier, creditable to his family
and country.
OVID F. JOHNSON.
Ovid F. Johnson was born in the valley of Wyo-
ming, near the town of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in the year
1807, and was descended from some of the early set-
tlers of that historic locality. His paternal grand-
father, the Rev. Jacob Johnson, was a superior linguist
and man of rich education and culture, a graduate of
Yale College, where he took his degree as early as
1740, with distinguished honor. In 1778 he was called
from his home in Connecticut to reside in Wilkes-
Barre\ After that terrible event, the massacre of
Wyoming, he assisted Col. Dennison with his advice
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509
and influence, in protecting the inhabitants that re-
mained, and the original articles of capitulation were
in the proper handwriting of Mr. Johnson. In quite
a lengthy biography written of him in the year 1836,
by the venerable writer and historian of Wyoming,
Charles Miner, appears this : " When the Revolu-
tionary war broke out, Mr. Johnson took his stand
early and firmly in behalf of freedom. And through
the whole contest he rendered the utmost service in
his power, which from his learning, talents, and the
respect he commanded, was very considerable. A
son born while the animated discussions preceding
the Revolution were going on and the elder Pitt was
thundering his anathemas against ministers for their
tyrannous conduct to the colonies, Mr. Johnson
named Jehoiada Pitt. . . . Jehoiada is sometime since
deceased, but a son of his with hereditary genius is
winning his way to enviable distinction." This latter
is the subject of this sketch. At the close of his early
education in which he had as school and classmates
many who afterwards rose to positions of eminence
and distinction, he commenced the study of the law
with John N. Conyugham, of Wilkes-Barre, after-
wards Judge Conyngham. He was duly admitted to
the bar and entered into the practice of the law at
that place. In 1833 he removed to Harrisburg, and
there married Jane Alricks, daughter of James Al-
ricks and Martha Hamilton. In 1859, at the early
age of thirty-two years his talent secured for him the
appointment as attorney-general of Pennsylvania.
In 1841, seeking a wider field for the practice of his
profession, he removed to the city of Philadelphia.
In 1842, his term of office having expired, he was re-
appointed, and served through a second term until
1845.
As an orator, Mr. Johnson was brilliant; as a law-
yer he had superior abilities, and somewhat of a wide-
known reputation, being frequently employed to try
cases in different States of the Union.
In personal appearance, Mr. Johnson was fine-
looking, being six feet two or three inches in height,
large and well developed in proportion. He died at
Washington City, D.C., whither he had gone in the
interest of a prominent legal claim, in the mouth of
February, 1854. It may be here remarked that, in
addition to Mr. Johnson's legal ability, he had a high
reputation as a political writer. He was the author
of the celebrated "Governor's Letters," published
during the administration of Governor Ritner, and
which purported to give the ludicrous side to the po-
litical characters then figuring in the politics of the
State.
Uriah James Jones was born at New Berlin, Union
Co., Pa., in 1818. He learned the art of printing at
New Berlin, Lewisburg, and Harrisburg. While a
journeyman at the latter place he wrote and set up
the novel of " Simon Girty the Outlaw," a book which
is now very rare. In 1845, Mr. Jones went to Holli-
daysburg, where he was engaged with O. A. Traugh
in the publication of the Democratic Standard, and
through its columns secured a national reputation for
his witticisms. In 1850 he published the Keystone at
Pittsburgh, but the paper proving unsuccessful he re-
sumed his place on the Standard the year following.
During 1855-56 he wrote and published a " History
of the Juniata Valley," the first historical work which
gave a full record of the pioneer life of that locality,
much of which was gathered from the lips of early
settlers or their children. In 1859, Mr. Jones went
to Lancaster as editor of the Express, and in 1860 re-
moved to Harrisburg, where he took a position on the
Patriot and Union. At the same time he was a regu-
lar correspondent for New York, Philadelphia, and
Pittsburgh newspapers, and also a contributor of liter-
ary articles and sketches to the magazines. It may
be mentioned that in 1859 he published a pamphlet
" Advice to Travelers," which has furnished the ma-
terial for several American guide-books. Mr. Jones
was accidentally killed by the cars at the railroad
depot, Harrisburg, Nov. 19, 1864. He married, in
1845, Margaret L. Traugh, of Hollidaysburg, who
survives.
ANDREW J. JOXES.
Andrew J. Jones, son of Robert Thomas Jones1
and Margaret Williamson, was born, 1803, in County
Donegal, Ireland. He received a fine English educa-
tion, and early in life came to Harrisburg, where he
learned merchandising with John Cameron. Subse-
quently, in partnership with his brother Samuel T.,
he entered into the mercantile business, which they
successfully carried on for many years. Mr. Jones
became quite prominent in political affairs, and in
1848, upon the election of Gen. Zachary Taylor to the
Presidency, was appointed postmaster at Harrisburg,
a position he acceptably filled four years. He died
at Harrisburg Jan. 13, 1867, aged sixty-four years.
Mr. Jones was thrice married, first, to Mary Ann Jones,
daughter of Thomas Jones and Margary Donnelly, of
Perry County, Pa. She died in March, 1843, and
there was issue : Robert Thomas, d. s. p. ; John Came-
ron (1833-56) ; and Samuel T. Second, to Susan B.
Ayres, daughter of William Ayres and Mary Eliza-
beth Bucher, of Harrisburg. Third, to Sarah A. Buck-
man, of Burlington, N. J., and there was issue : Vir-
ginia R. and Andrew J.
1 Robert Thomas Jones was a native of County Donegal, Ireland
emigrating to America in 1806. He married Margaret Williamson, a
native of Ireland. They had issue :
i. Mary Ann.
ii. DavidS.
iii. Margaret ; m. Thomas E. Ellis,
iv. Robert H.; m. Sarah Morritt Egle.
v. Andrew J.
vi. Samuel T.
vii. Eliza; m. Rev. Francis H. Ritschie.
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HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
BENJAMIN JORDAN.
Benjamin Jordan, son of Thomas Jordan and Rachel
Steele, was born July 19, 1779, on the ground where
the town of Milton, Northumberland Co., Pa., is lo-
cated. Thomas Jordan the first of his family was an
emigrant from Scotland, coming to America prior to
1700, and settled in Cecil County, Md. He and his
family were rigid Presbyterians, and attached them-
selves to Christianna Church, located just over the
line in the State of Delaware. In the yard of that
church the remains of four generations of the Jordan
family rest. Thomas Jordan, father of Benjamin, was
born near this old church prior to 1752, from whence
he removed to Northumberland County, prior to the
war of the Revolution. When the sou was only a
few weeks old the family were driven from their home
by the marauding Indians, when they located in York
County, where Thomas Jordan died. He married
Rachel Steele, the eldest sister of Gen. Archibald and
Gen. John Steele, of Revolutionary memory. In 1805
Benjamin Jordan removed to Lancaster, where he
engaged himself in the business of bookseller with
William Dickson, at the same time assisted in edit-
ing the Lancaster Intelligencer until 1808, when he
was appointed weighmaster of the port of Philadel-
phia. In 1816 he resigned and came to Dauphin
County, taking up his residence at Walnut Hill. Mr.
Jordan represented the Dauphin district in the State
Senate 1846-1850. He died at his residence May 24,
1861, in the eighty-second year of his age. Mr. Jordan
married, Oct. 29, 1811, Mary Crouch, born Oct. 23,
1791, at Walnut Hill, Dauphin Co., Pa. ; died Oct.
27, 1846, at the same place ; daughter of Edward
Crouch and Margaret Potter. They are both interred
in old Paxtang Church gravevard.
ABRAHAM JURY.
Among the earliest settlers on the Wiconisco was
Abraham Jury, or, as it is sometimes written, Shora.
He was of French-Huguenot descent, and emigrated
from Switzerland about 1755. He located within the
valley not far from the town of Millersburg. He was
a farmer, and took up a large tract of land. In the
Revolution he served during the campaign in the
Jerseys, and subsequently on the frontiers, as did also
his eldest son, Samuel. He died in August, 1785,
leaving a wife, Catharine, and the following chil-
dren : Samuel, Abraham, Mary, Magdalene, Mar-
garet, Catharine, Susannah, Salome. Samuel, we
presume, either removed from the valley or died
early, for Abraham, Jr., seems to have come into pos-
session of the old homestead. The latter died in No-
vember, 1805, leaving John, who was of age, and
Jacob, Hannah, and Sally, minors.
GEN. JOHN EEAN.
Gen. John Kean was one of the earliest settlers of
Harrisburg, one of the first judges of Dauphin
County, a county commissioner for eight years, two
terms State senator from Dauphin and Berks Coun-
ties, register-general of Pennsylvania, elector in
1800, voting for Mr. Jefferson for President, and for
many years a justice of the peace at Harrisburg. He
was the son of John Kean, born in Ireland, 1728,
who came to America 1742, served as captain in the
Revolution, died at Harrisburg, 1801, aged seventy-
three. His wife, Mary Dunlap, was born 1721, died
at Harrisburg, 1819, aged ninety-eight. The only
son of this union was John, who was born in Phila-
delphia, Oct. 3, 1762. His father was located in
Dauphin (then Lancaster) in 1775. In 1780, John,
Jr., was called into service, and was with the army
until after the taking of Yorktown. Upon his dis-
charge he was placed with Mr. Clunie, a merchant,
at Hummelstown, second sheriff of Dauphin County,
at a salary of one hundred dollars a year and board-
ing. In this period he taught himself conveyancing
and surveying. In 1785 he came to Harrisburg, as
partner of Clunie.
In 1786 he married his first wife, Mary, daughter
of Hon. Robert Whitehill, of Cumberland County.
In 1787 he was elected a county commissioner. Hav-
ing lost his first wife, he married in 1789, secondly,
Jane, daughter of Capt. John Hamilton. In 1788 he
was one of the members of " the Harrisburg Confer-
ence," held at "The Compass," the old ferry-house, at
Paxtang and Vine Streets. He was one of the first
managers of the library company, established in 1787 ;
of the trustees of the Harrisburg Academy, 1788;
treasurer of the Presbyterian congregation ; chosen
captain of our first volunteer company upon the resig-
nation of Gen. Hanna, and president of the first fire
company. In 1792 he was appointed a judge. In
1796 he purchased, " with John Elder, Jr., New
Market Forge, about three miles from Palmyra, for
twenty-two thousand dollars, and removed thence."
A few years before he had been elected to the State
Senate, and was re-elected in 1798, serving until 1802.
In 1805 he was appointed by Governor McKean reg-
ister-general, at a salary of $1333.33, serving for three
years. He removed to Philadelphia in 1810, was a
merchant there, returned to Harrisburg in 1813, was
again appointed justice of the peace by Governor
Snyder, and died Dec. 9, 1818, aged fifty-six years,
one of the most active and influential of the early
citizens of Harrisburg. He was brother-in-law by
his marriages of Col. Richard M. Crain, Hugh Ham-
ilton, Esq., James Alricks, Gen. Jacob Spangler, and
Moses Maclean, Esq. He left no male descend-
ants. Two of his daughters are living, residents of
this city.
FREDERICK KELKER.
Frederick Kelker, son of Anthony Kelker and
Mary Magdalena Meister, was born Oct. 29, 1780.
His early education was extremely limited, and con-
sisted in a few months' attendance at the parochial
school on the churchyard of the Reformed Church
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at Lebanon. In May, 1801, he entered the store of
Oves & Moore, and in March, 1805, removed to Har-
risburg, where, in partnership with his former em-
ployers, he established in that town the first exclu-
sively hardware-store. In 1811 he purchased the
interest of his partners and became the sole owner.
In 1823, his health failing, he relinquished business,
and disposed of it to two of the young men who had
been in his employ. He continued, however, to re-
side in the house in which he first settled until his
decease. Through all that period he manifested
great interest in the welfare of his successors in
own quiet and unobtrusive way to the amelioration
of the condition of the poor, sick, and friendless. In
the vigor of manhood he filled many minor positions
in the community in which he lived, always rejecting
political preferment. For several terms he was a
member and president of the Borough Council ; was
a director of the branch established by the Phila-
delphia Bank in Harrisburg, a director of the Harris-
burg Bank, a director of the common schools when
they were first established in Pennsylvania, and was
ready at all times to co-operate with his fellow-citi-
zens in all the benevolent enterprises of the day. In
business, and there was perhaps no year in which a
portion of his capital was not to a greater or less ex-
tent used by them whenever they desired it. He was
remarkable for punctuality and integrity. A close
observer of human nature and a safe counselor, being
often appealed to by his fellow-citizens, calm and
modest in his demeanor, he was not to be swerved
from his purposes when he felt that he was in the
line of duty. His habits of industry and economy
led to the acquisition of a competency, and the latter
half especially of his long life was devoted in his
the church of which he was a member (the Re-
formed) he was prominent; presided at the meeting
on the 17th of November, 1820, to establish the first
Sunday-school in connection with the church, and
active in the measures adopted for erecting the church
building yet standing. He died at Harrisburg on the
12th of July, 1857, in the seventy-seventh year of his
age. Mr. Kelker was twice married, — first to Lydia
Chamberlain, daughter of Charles Chamberlain, of
Philadelphia; second to Catharine Fager, daughter
of John and Sarah Fager, of Harrisburg.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
JOHN KELKER.
John Kelker, fourth son of Anthony Kelker and
Mary Magdalena Meister, was born at Annville, Pa.,
June 12, 1776. He received a good education, or
rather such as the country afforded during the Revo-
lutionary era, and was brought up to mercantile pur-
suits, and learned the trade of a hatter. In 1812 he
was elected sheriff of Dauphin County, and perma-
nently removed to Harrisburg April 29, 1813. He
was appointed deputy marshal for the county, and
took the census thereof in 1830, and served as county
treasurer from 1829 to 1832. Mr. Kelker was an
officer of the Reformed Church, Harrisburg, and one
of the building committee when the present church
was erected. He died at Harrisburg on the 29th of
April, 1859, at the age of eighty-three. " In social
life," wrote a contemporary, " he was an example of
urbane manners, of warm and genial friendship, of
generous hospitality, and he was everywhere wel-
comed as a man of courteous and kind disposition."
Mr. Kelker married, in 1798, Sabina, daughter of
Henry Shantz and Sabina Meily, of Lebanon, who
died at Harrisburg, Dec. 26, 1853, and had issue.
REV. EMANUEL KELLER.
Emanuel Keller, son of Peter Keller and Catharine
Schaeffer, was born Sept. 30, 1801, at Harrisburg, Pa.
He was educated in the schools and academy of the
borough, and pursued his classical studies under the
direction of his uncle, the Rev. Benjamin Keller.
He subsequently entered Dickinson College, where
he remained two years, when he began the study of
theology with the Rev. Dr. Lochman, of Harrisburg.
In 1826 he was licensed by the Lutheran Synod of
Pennsylvania, and the same year began his minis-
terial labors at Manchester, Md. Thence he removed
to Mechanicsburg, Pa., where he continued in the
pastorate until a short period before his death, his
enfeebled health obliging him to resign his charge.
He died at Mechanicsburg on the 11th of April, 1837,
in the thirty-sixth year of his age, and is buried in
Trindle Spring Church graveyard. The Rev. Mr.
Keller married, April 14, 1825, Sabina Seltzer, of
Harrisburg. They had five children.
JOHN PETER KELLER.
John Peter Keller, son of Charles Andrew Keller
and Judith Barbara Bigler, was born at Lancaster,
Pa., Sept. 28, 1776. His ancestor belonged to one of
the oldest families in Switzerland, and emigrated to
America in 1735. John Peter learned the trade of a
brass-founder, coming to Harrisburg in 1796. In
1801 he established himself in business as brass-
founder and rope-maker, which proved successful, and
afterwards in general merchandising. He was a
member of the Borough Council almost continuously
from 1810 to 1824, and was quite prominent and in-
fluential in the public affairs of his day. He was
identified with nearly all the early enterprises of the
town, such as the Harrisburg Bridge Company, Har-
risburg and Middletown Turnpike Company, and at
his death was the last survivor of the original board
of directors of the Harrisburg Bank. He was a gen-
tleman of thrift, industry, and indomitable energy,
upright, honored, and respected by his fellow-citi-
zens. He was no less decided and influential as a
Christian, being one of the founders of the Lutheran
Church in Harrisburg. He died at Harrisburg on
the 1st of October, 1859, in the eighty-fourth year of
his age. Mr. Keller was twice married. His first
wife was Catharine Schaeffer, daughter of Rev. Fred-
erick Schaeffer, D.D., of Lancaster, born Nov. 6, 1774,
died Dec. 19, 1842, and by whom he had the follow-
ing children : Frederick, George, Rev. Emanuel,
Eliza, married James R. Boyd ; Maria, married Lewis
L. Plitt; Catharine, married James Gilliard ; John
Peter ; Sophia, married Thomas Montgomery ; Wil-
liam, Frederick George, Benjamin, Peter Charles, and
Charles Andrew. His second wife was Mrs. Rachel
Cochran, widow of William Cochran, formerly sheriff
of the county, who survived him thirteen years.
MARTIN KENDIG.
Martin Kendig, son of John Kendig and Elizabeth
Hill, was born in Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.,
Dec. 31, 1797. After receiving a fair education he
learned the trade of saddle- and harness-making at
Harrisburg, and upon attaining his majority estab-
lished the business at Middletown, carrying on, in
company with his brother Daniel, the lumber trade.
Subsequently the latter, with Judge Murray, erected
a large saw-mill at the mouth of the Swatara, and es-
tablished an extensive lumber trade. He served as
one of the auditors of the county from 1826 to 1828,
and represented Dauphin County in the Legislature
from 1837 to 1839. Mr. Kendig died on his farm, ad-
joining Middletown, on the 28th day of May, 1850.
He was thrice married, and left several children. Mr.
Kendig was an enterprising citizen, and a gentleman
of probity and worth, highly esteemed in the com-
munity, and influential in public affairs.
WILLIAM H. KEPNER.
William H. Kepner, son of Samuel and Sarah
Kepner, was born in 1810, in Bern township, Berks
Co., Pa. His father was a millwright, came to Har-
risburg in 1823, and erected the first steam flour-mill
in the neighborhood of Harrisburg. William H.
adopted the occupation and trade of his father, and
at the death of the latter continued the business, ac-
quiring an extensive reputation in this and adjoining
States for the superior quality of his millstones.
For a period of twenty years Mr. Kepner filled
various prominent positions in the municipal affairs
of the borough and the city. He served several
terms in the old Town Council, and upon the amend-
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WILLIAM H. KEPNER.
ment of the borough charter was elected the council-
man-at-large. He was elected the first mayor of the
city of Harrisburg, an office he filled acceptably and
well. He was at one time the Democratic candi-
date for associate judge of the county, and although
his party were greatly in the minority, came within
a small vote of an election. He was one of the
organizers and president of the Harrisburg Fire As-
sociation. In all public positions he was faithful to
his trust, and conscientiously exercised the authority
reposed in his hands. In the city of" his adoption he
took a large and liberal interest in its growth and
general prosperity. He died Jan. 18, 1871, at Har-
risburg, aged sixty years. Mr. Kepner married, in
1842, Cassandra Loucks, daughter of George Loucks
(1786-1849) and Susan Weltzhoffer (1795-1842), of
York County, Pa., and their surviving children are
George L. and Ida J., married O. P. Grove, of Har-
risburg.
REV. WILLIAM KERR.
Rev. William Kerr was born in Bart township,
Lancaster Co., Pa., Oct. 13, 1776. His father dying
early, he was left to the tender care of a pious mother.
After some years spent in the schools of the neigh-
borhood, he was sent to Jefferson College, Canons-
burg, where he graduated. For some years thereafter
he was principal of an academy at Wilmington, Del.
He subsequently placed himself under the care of the
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Presbytery of New Castle, and was shortly after or-
dained by that body. He preached in Harrisburg
about the years 1804-5, and upon the resignation of
the Rev. Mr. McFarquahar was sent to supply the
pulpit of Old Donegal Church. In the fall of 1808 the
congregation at Columbia made application to Mr.
Kerr for part of his time ; it was not, however, until
the year following that he consented to give them a
portion of his ministerial labors. He continued to
be the stated supply there until the first Sunday in
January, 1814, when he preached his farewell sermon.
Mr. Kerr also preached at Marietta in addition to his
charge at Donegal. He died in that town on the 22d
of September, 1821, aged forty-five years, and is in-
terred in Old Donegal Church graveyard. The Rev.
Mr. Kerr married Mary Elder Wilson, daughter of
James Wilson and Mary Elder, of Derry, born 1788,
died Feb. 22, 1850, at Harrisburg, and their children
were Mary, married Hermanus Alricks, of Harris-
burg; William M., J. Wallace, James Wilson, and
Martha, married Dr. Edward L. Orth, of Harrisburg.
As a minister, there were few who stood higher in the
estimation of his brethren in the Presbytery for his
excellent Christian character and his worth as a
preacher of the gospel, than the Rev. William Kerr.
CHRISTIAN KOXKEL.
Christian Kunkel, son of John Christian Kunkel,
was born in the Palatinate, Germany, July 10, 1757.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
His father arrived in Pennsylvania Sept. 23, 1766,
subsequently locating at or near York. Christian was
brought up to mercantile pursuits. In the war of the
Revolution he was in Col. Slagle's battalion of asso-
ciators, and was intactive service during the campaign
around Philadelphia in 1777. In 1786, in company
with his brother-in-law, George Hoyer, he came to
Harrisburg. Here he at once entered into business,
which with his indomitable energy and industry
proved highly successful. He was one of the prime
movers and contributed towards the organization of
the first German Church in Harrisburg. He was
burgess of the borough in 1796, and frequently a
member of the Council. He was elected, in 1809, one
of the directors of the branch bank of Philadelphia
at Harrisburg, and the same year appointed by Gov-
ernor Snyder one of the commissioners for erecting
a bridge over the Susquehanna. Mr. Kunkel's event-
ful and honored life closed at Harrisburg, Sept. 8,
1823. He was twice married. His first wife, Anna
Catharine Hoyer, died Aug. 17, 1796, aged thirty-
seven years. His second wife, who was Anna Maria
Elizabeth Welshaur, of York County, died July 24,
1862, aged eighty-eight years. They are all buried
in the Harrisburg cemetery. Mr. Kunkel had a large
family. By his first wife he had George, John, Su-
sannah, married David Hummel ; Mary, married
Peter Fahnestock, and Jacob. By his second wife
there were Elizabeth, married John C. Barnitz; Ben-
jamin, Catharine, married Joseph Ross; Sarah, mar-
ried James Gilliard ; Magdalena, Lydia, married
John P. Keller; Rev. Christian Frederick, and Sam-
uel.
JOHN C. KUNKEL.
John Christian Kunkel, son of George Kunkel and
Catharine Ziegler, was born in the year 1816, at Har-
risburg, Pa. He received a liberal scientific and
classical education in the schools at Gettysburg and
at Jefferson College, Canonsburg, at which latter in-
stitution he graduated. After leaving college he en-
tered Carlisle Law-School, under Judge Read, subse-
quently reading law with James McCormick, and
admitted to the Dauphin County bar. After his ad-
mission to the bar he remained several years in the
office with Mr. McCormick. He rapidly gained a
large practice and a reputation which few members
of the bar enjoy. He also became active in politics,
and in the earnest and exciting campaign of 1844,
when the young men of the nation had made Henry
Clay, then in the zenith of his career, their standard-
bearer, the best talent and the most brilliant eloquence
that ever graced the American rostrum was called
into requisition. Amid all the magnificent display
and power of logic that of the young orator of Penu-
sylvania, as Mr. Kunkel was recognized, was conspic-
uous as well for force of argument as for grace of
delivery. The same year he was elected to the Legis-
lature, re-elected in 1845, and again in 1850. In 1851
he was elected to the State Senate, and was chosen
Speaker of that body at the close of the first session
of his term. As a legislator, Mr. Kunkel was promi-
nent for the wisdom of his counsel as well as for the
power of his eloquence. His services at the capital
added greatly to his already wide reputation as a
pure statesman and accomplished scholar.
In 1854 and again in 1856 he was elected to the
United States Congress. During the four years he
spent at Washington City he was regarded through-
out the country as one of the ablest statesmen at the
national capital. In 1858 he retired from public life
and gave his exclusive attention to the practice of his
profession, varying the course of his life by occasion-
ally helping a friend in a political canvass, and
wherever he went he was always the favorite of the
people. In 1868 he was stricken down by paralysis,
and he never fully regained his health, dying on
Sunday, Oct. 16, 1870, at the age of fifty-four years.
Perchance the loss of no member of the Dauphin
County bar was so severely felt as that of Mr. Kun-
kel, if we are to judge of the glowing, sincere, and
fraternal tributes paid to his memory by his brethren
in the profession at the time of his death. Mr. Kun-
kel married Elizabeth Crain Rutherford, daughter of
Dr. William Wilson Rutherford and Eleanor Crain,
who, with two children, one of whom since deceased,
survived.
BENJAMIN KURTZ.
Benjamin Kurtz, son of Rev. John Nicholas Kurtz,
was born iu Tulpehocken, Berks Co., about the year
1765. Under parental instruction he became a good
classical scholar, and taught school several years. He
came to Harrisburg about 1790, and was quite promi-
nent in the new town. He wa3 chosen town clerk in
1797, and subsequently elected coroner for the county,
serving from Jan. 30, 1800, to Nov. 3, 1802. He rep-
resented Dauphin County in the Legislature from
1809 to 1812, and was greatly instrumental in secur-
ing the location, of the seat of State government at
Harrisburg. A man of indomitable energy and force
of character, they were mainly exerted in the accom-
plishment of a purpose, which was at the time duly
appreciated by his constituents. He died in 1839, at
Harrisburg. Mr. Kurtz married Elizabeth Gardner,
of York, Pa. Their children, all born at Harrisburg,
were :
i. Cassandra, married John Henning.
ii. Anna Maria, married George J. Heisely, of Har-
risburg.
iii. John N., married Anna Murphy.
iv. Rev. Dr. Benjamin, born 1795, died 1866, at
Baltimore, Md. ; married, first, Ann Barnett, of Ha-
gerstown, Md. ; second, Catharine Baker, of Winches-
ter, Va. ; third, Mary Calhoun, of Chambersburg, Pa.
v. Henry, who removed to Kentucky, there married
and died.
vi. Emanuel, died at Bloody Run, Pa., unmarried.
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vii. Louisa, married John De Pui, who was clerk
of the Pennsylvania Senate several years, and died
at Harrisburg in March, 1829, while holding that
position ; they left one daughter, Elizabeth.
viii. Caroline, married Andrew G. Miller, who re-
moved from Gettysburg to Milwaukee, and became
the first United States district judge of Wisconsin.
zealous Christian gentleman. He was a vice-presi-
dent of the Dauphin County Historical Society at
the time of his death.
SAMUEL LAIRD.
Samuel Laird, the son of Samuel Laird (1732-1806)
and Mary Young (1741-1833), daughter of James
Young, was born at Carlisle, Pa., on the 15th of Feb-
ruary, 1769. His father was for many years one of
the Provincial magistrates of Cumberland County,
and, under the Constitution of 1776, one of the jus-
tices of the courts. Mr. Laird received a classical
education, studied law at Carlisle, and was admitted
to the Dauphin County bar at the September term,
1792. He located at Harrisburg, and soon secured a
large and successful practice. In the early years of
the borough he took a leading part in its local affairs,
and was a prominent actor in the first decade of its
history. He died at Harrisburg, Jan. 15, 1815, aged
forty-five years.. He married Elizabeth Montgomery,
second. daughter of the Rev. Joseph Montgomery,
who died Oct. 12, 1814, aged forty-four. Their re-
mains lie interred in the Harrisburg Cemetery. Mr.
Laird was a good lawyer, a pleasant speaker, and a
courteous, honorable gentleman of the old school.
SAMUEL LANDIS.
Sumuel Landis, the son of Abraham Landis and
Susannah Reinoehl, was born at Halifax, Dauphin
Co., Pa., on the 22d of June, 1813. His father was a
native of Berks County, and came to Dauphin County
shortly after his marriage. His father dying while
the son was only eleven years old, he was taken
from school and put to merchandising, first at Hali-
fax and afterwards at Harrisburg. With a limited
education he applied himself to study, and when
about twenty he taught school during the winter.
About 1835 he purchased a store at Halifax, and was
in continued mercantile business thirty years. In
1851 he removed to his farm near Halifax, but com-
missioned justice of the peace, April 10, 1855, he re-
turned to the town. In 1801 he was elected associate
judge of the county. From February, 1874, until his
death, March 8, 1876, he was cashier of the Real Es-
tate Bank at Harrisburg. Judge Landis married,
June 22, 1836, Margaret Kinter, daughter of Isaac
Kinter and Elizabeth Henry, of Rockville, who sur-
vives. In church matters he took a prominent part,
held the position of recording steward of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church thirty years, was a member of
the first Sunday-school organized at Halifax, of which
for many years he was the superintendent. By his
will he donated five hundred dollars for the benefit
of the library. Judge Landis was a faithful and
PROFESSOR DAVID H. E. LaROSS.
David Henry Earnest LaRoss, the son of Rev.
Joseph LaRoss and Elizabeth Earnest, was born
Jan. 9, 1827, at Bloomsburg, Columbia Co., Pa. His
father died when his son was an infant, and his
mother, an exemplary woman, when he was eleven
years of age. Thus early left an orphan, he was
thrown upon his own resources for a livelihood. After
varied employments he returned to Hummelstown
with his maternal uncle, and shortly after apprenticed
himself to the trade of cabinet-maker. After serving
his time he began clerking at Harrisburg, where he
remained several years, at the same time closely ap-
plying himself to study. He subsequently entered
Lafayette College, Easton, where he remained two
years, his limited means not permitting him to re-
main for graduation. He then began teaching as a
profession. In 1S60 he was first elected county
superintendent of public schools, in which position
he served until his death, except in 1872, when he
was elected to a term of office by a vote of sixty-five
out of ninety polled, yet, owing to some defect and
objection by several boards of directors, the person
who received the next highest number of votes was
commissioned superintendent. He was, however, re-
elected in 1875 and in 1878, and again in 1881, when
his vote was almost unanimous. Professor LaRoss
died at Hummelstown, Sunday, Oct. 22, 1882, in the
fifty-sixth year of his age. He married, first, in
1853, Sarah A. Coil, of Shaefferstown, Lebanon Co.,
Pa., who died in January, 1867, and there was issue:
Joseph, John, Mary, Gertrude (married Eli Kline,
of Allentown), Carroll, Robert, Sarah, and Eva. He
next married Annie W. Breneman, of Elizabeth-
town. Pa., who died two years afterwards without
issue. In 1872 he married Fannie Hummel, of Hum-
melstown, and there was issue: Fannie, Claude, and
Edna.
WILLIAM LAUMAN.
William Lauman, the son of George and Elizabeth
Lauman, early settlers at Middletown, was born in
that borough on the 18th of June, 1772. He learned
the trade of a hatter in Philadelphia, where he be-
came acquainted with Elizabeth Meyers, and married
her. He theu returned to Middletown, where he car-
ried on a successful business. He was chosen to the
Legislature in 1827, serving two terms, having pre-
viously been county auditor, 1822 to 1825. Mr. Lau-
man kept the "stage office" near Centre Square, and
on the 24th of December, 1829, succeeded John Mc-
Cammon as postmaster, an office he held until his
death, which occurred on the 13th of December, 1S32.
He was succeeded by his widow, who filled the posi-
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
tion until June, 1834, when she removed from the j
borough. Mrs. Lauman died at Morgan's Corners,
near Philadelphia, on the 4th of July, 1853. Her j
remains rest by those of her husband in the old
Lutheran graveyard in Middletown. They had nine
children four of whom are living— Eliza, widow of
John Croll ; Hannah, William M., and Edward J.
The late Maj. George M. Lauman was one of their
sons. Mr. Lauman was an industrious and enter-
prising citizen, hospitable, generous, and social.
SAMUEL M. LAWRENCE.
Samuel M. Lawrence, son of Joseph Lawrence and
Maria Bucher, was born in Washington County, Pa.,
Dec 14, 1835. His father's death occurring when he
was six'yearsold,his mother removed two years later
to Harrisburg, her former home, where she continued
to reside during the remainder of her life, and here
Samuel received his principal education, although
attending Jefferson College for a time. From boy- ,
hood he was a remarkable student, and had a perfect |
hunger for knowledge. j
At an early age he adopted the profession of civil j
engineering, and was engaged.in the survey of the
Sunbury and Erie (now Philadelphia and Erie) Rail- |
road, and continued on it until its completion in 1864.
He was perfectly familiar with every part of the road, |
and had traveled it all on foot from Sunbury to Erie.
He was one of the four original contractors who built
the Oil Creek Railroad, and was also chief engineer I
of it. He was also engaged in the survey of the
Warren and Franklin Railroad at the time of his
death.
He was nominated by the Republican party in the
counties of Clearfield, McKean, Jefferson, and Elk
for the Legislature, and represented them in the ses-
sion of 1860-61, thus spending this winter in Harris-
burg, his old home. Not 'having a taste for politics,
he declined further nominations.
He married, April 4, 1864, Hanna Green, of Ger-
mantown, Pa., daughter of Hon. John Green. He
resided in Warren, Pa., the last three or four years
of his life, dying there Oct. 17, 1864, in his twenty-
ninth year. He is buried at Harrisburg, in the ceme-
tery where also lie his mother and brother, W. C. A.
Lawrence.
Few men have had more devoted or a larger num-
ber of friends than the subject of this sketch, and few
have left behind them kindlier memories than he.
WILLIAM C. A. LAWRENCE.
AVilliam Caldwell Anderson Lawrence, son of
Joseph Lawrence and Maria Bucher, was born May
18, 1832, in Washington County, Pa. His grand-
father, John Lawrence, of English birth, emigrated
to America at an early day, and settled near Hunters-
town, Adams Co., Pa. There he married Sarah
Moffet, by whom he had ten children. John Lawrence
died about 1786, and three years afterwards his widow
removed with her family to Washington County, Pa.,
and settled on a farm lying upon the head-waters
of Pigeon Creek. Of the sons of John Lawrence,
John settled at Beaver, Pa. ; twice represented the
county in the Legislature, subsequently removing to
Delaware County, Ohio, where he died. Samuel fol-
lowed his brother to Beaver County, and located
upon a farm ; he was nine years prothonotary of the
county, and twice elected to the State Assembly.
He died about 1828. Joseph Lawrence, the youngest
of the family, remained in Washington County ; in
1818 was chosen to the Legislature, and served con-
tinuously until 1826, being Speaker of the House
during the sessions of 1820 and 1822. In 1826 he
was elected to Congress; in 1834 and 1835 returned
to the Legislature, and in 1836 elected State treas-
urer. In 1838 he was a candidate for Congress, de-
feated by seventeen votes, but elected in 1840. He
died in Washington City, April 17, 1842, and his re-
mains were interred in the Congressional burying-
ground. He was twice married. By his first wife,
Rebecca Van Eman, there were Joseph, George V.,
Sarah, and Samuel. By his second wife, Maria Bu-
cher, who died in 1861, there were John J., James K.,
William C. A., Samuel, and Susan. William Cald-
well Anderson Lawrence was educated at Washington
j College, where he graduated in 1850 ; came to Harris-
burg, and began the study of law with John C. Kun-
I kel. He was admitted to the Dauphin County bar
i Aug. 31, 1853, and entered upon the practice of his
I profession at Harrisburg as law-partner of Mr. Kun-
I kel. He was elected to the Legislature in 1857, 1858,
\ and 1859, and was Speaker of the House of Repre-
i sentatives, sessions of 1859 and 1860. He died at Har-
i risburg, April 21, 1860. Mr. Lawrence was remarkable
j for genius of a rare order, and his success at the bar
> and in public life at the commencement of his career
gave promise of a future of extraordinary brilliancy,
frustrated by his early death.
REV. JOHN GEORGE LOCHMAN, D.D.
John George Lochman, son of Nicholas Lochman
and Maria Schneider, was born at Philadelphia, Pa.,
Dec. 2, 1773. After proper preparation he entered
the University of Pennsylvania, at which he gradu-
ated, and from which institution he subsequently re-
ceived the doctorate. He studied theology under the
direction of the celebrated Dr. Helmuth, a graduate
of the University of Halle, and for many years Pro-
fessor of German and Oriental Languages in the Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania. He was licensed to preach
in 1794, and soon after accepted a call to Lebanon,
where he remained twenty-one years. In 1815 he
was elected pastor of the United Evangelical Luth-
eran congregations at Harrisburg, Middletown, and
Shupp's, where he labored with great fidelity and the
most satisfactory results. In 1817 he was president
of the German Lutheran Synod of the United States.
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
517
Dr. Lochman's useful life terminated at Harrisburg
on the 10th of July, 1825. The congregations in their
appreciation of his services erected a handsome monu-
ment over his remains, which are interred on the
southeast side of the church. His wife, Susanna
Hoffman, died on the 27th of June, 1830, and is
buried by his side. Their son, the Rev. Augustus
Lochman, D.D., who succeeded his father at Harris-
burg, is now the venerable minister at York. Dr.
Lochman was an able and popular preacher, was
held in high estimation by the church, and exercised
an unbounded influence. He was the author of " The
History, Doctrine, and Discipline of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church," published in 1817, and several
other works. Their children were Rev. Dr. August
H. (of York, Pa.), William H., Louisa (married Rev.
Rothrauff), Susan (died unmarried), Camilla B. (mar-
ried William Keller), Emma (married John Heis, of
Illinois), and Annie (married Frederick V. Beisel).
ANTHONY W. LOOMIS.
Anthony Wayne Loomis, eldest son of Ashbel
Loomis and Mary Scott, was born April 11, 1806, at
Alstead, N. H. The Loomis family in America is
descended from Joseph Loomis, who emigrated from
Braintree, County Essex, England, in 1638, and set-
tled at Windsor, Conn. One of his descendants was
Eleazer Loomis, who married Jemima Craudall and
removed from Tolland, Conn., to Alstead, N. H., in
1783. He died March 17, 1822, and his wife in April,
1838, at Alstead. Their sou, Ashbel Loomis, born
Sept. 16, 1779, married Sarah Scott, daughter of Capt.
William Scott, one of the first settlers of Peters-
borough, N. H. Capt. Scott was born in May, 1733,
in Townsend, Mass. ; served in the French and Indian
war from 1756 to 1758 in Canada; was in the war of
the Revolution, and after the peace of 1783 was a
government surveyor on the Western lak*s. He died
in Litchfield, Sept. 19, 1796, from sickness caused by
exposure in his surveying expeditions. Ashbel
Loomis died Aug. 31, 1824, and his wife, Sarah Scott,
Sept. 10, 1841. They had four children, — Anthony
Wayne, William, Nancy (married Horace Hamblit),
and Mary (married Lewis Slader). Anthony W.
Loomis came to Pennsylvania in 1827, and began
teaching. He first taught a writing-school at Liver-
pool, and next year at Harrisburg. He subsequently
engaged in the lumber trade near the foot of Berry's
Mountain (now the Wiconisco Canal site), and after-
wards turned his attention to farming. In 1844 he
established the Halifax Herald, which he edited and
published about two years, when he began merchan-
dising, lumbering and farming until his death, which
occurred at Halifax, Aug. 4, 1864. He was an expert
penman, having learned the art under the best mas-
ters in Boston, and for a third of a century was one
of the leading business men in the region of Halifax.
Mr. Loomis was twice married, — first, June 3, 1835,
to Maria Brubaker, of Halifax, born March 5, 1814,
died May 28, 1843, daughter of Joseph and Barbara
Brubaker, and there was issue, — Albert Scott, Daniel
Brubaker, Barbara Ann, and William Anthony; sec-
ondly, April 2, 1844, to Mary Murray, of Middle-
town, born March 14, 1818, daughter of Francis
Murray and Margaret Snyder, and there was issue, —
Francis Murray, Charles Cass, George Otis, Walter
Jefferson, Sarah Margaret, and Mary Agnes.
JAMES McCAMMON, M.D.
James McCammon, of Scotch ancestry, was a
native of the County Down, Ireland, born about
1778. He was educated at Edinburgh, and received
his degree of Doctor of Medicine at the university of
that city. He subsequently served two years in the
London Hospital, under that celebrated physician,
Dr. Fordyce. He came to the United States about
1804, and located at Newville, in Cumberland County,
where he had a very general and extensive practice.
In September, 1811, he removed to Middletown,
where his brother John resided and was postmaster,
— at that period a preferable field to the Cumberland
Valley, — and was very successful. He died at Middle-
town on the 7th of November, 1815, and was buried
in the old Presbyterian graveyard on High Street, in
that borough. He left a wife and three children,
who afterwards removed to Zanesville, Ohio. Dr.
McCammon was a skillful surgeon, and ranked high
in his profession. Socially he was agreeable in con-
versation and of refined manners.
JOHN McCAMMON.
John McCammon, of Middletown, was born in the
county of Down, Ireland, about the year 1774, and
emigrated to the United States when about seventeen
years of age. He resided a short time in Chester
County, from whence he came to Middletown, where
he followed his trade of stone-mason. He married
there, and afterwards kept the principal hotel and
stage-office on Main Street, near Centre Square.
When Gen. Lafayette, on his visit to America, in
1824-25, passed through Middletown on his way to
Harrisburg, he and his escort dined at the house of
Mr. McCammon. Mr. McCammon was appointed
postmaster early in 1803, and continued to hold the
office until Dec. 24, 1829, a period of nearly twenty-
seven years. He died July 24, 183S, aged sixty-four
years, and is buried in the old Presbyterian grave-
yard in Middletown. Two of Mr. McCammon's
daughters have served lengthened terms as post-
mistresses here, — Mrs. Catharine A. Stouch, from
Feb. 17, 1849, to May 15, 1857, and Mrs. Rachel C.
McKibbin, the present postmistress, who was first
appointed April 5, 1867, and has received three ap-
pointments since, making in all a period of about
forty-seven years for the family as postmasters. Mr.
McCammon was a consistent member of the Paxtang
Presbyterian Church. Two children are still living,
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
viz., Mrs. R. C. McKibbin, of Middletown, and David
C. McCamrnon, Esq., of Gettysburg.
james Mccormick.
James McCormick, son of William McCormick and
Margery Bines, was born in 1801, near Silver Spring,
Cumberland Co., Pa. When less than three years of
age he lost his father by a fatal accident. Paternal
care thus devolved upon his mother, a bright, deter-
mined woman, and by her his preparatory studies
were carefully made, fitting him at an early age for
Princeton College, where he graduated with reputa-
tion and began the study of law with Andrew Caro-
thers, Esq., of Carlisle. He was admitted to the bar
of Cumberland County in 1823, and to that of Dau-
phin County at the August term, 1825. He opened
an office on Market Street, in a one-story frame house
next to the Washington Hotel, then kept by Joseph
Henzey. His was a most successful career, which
never faltered as long as he was able to give his pro-
fessional duties any attention, and, indeed, followed
him after his retirement from all actual pursuits of
it. Mr. McCormick served in Town Council, as good
citizens should when called upon to perform a duty
so useful and often very vexatious. He was president
of that body, also of -the Dauphin Deposit Bank, of
the Harrisburg Cemetery, of the Harrisburg Bridge
Company, and of the trustees of the Pine Street Pres-
byterian Church. In all these positions he was a cau-
tious and able adviser. He uniformly declined can-
didature for office, as also offers of the higher honors
of his profession. He died at Harrisburg Jan. 18,
1870, and is buried in the cemetery that owes so
much of its elegance to his foresight and judicious
counsel. Mr. McCormick married, in 1830, Eliza
Buehler, only daughter of George Buehler and Maria
Nagle, of Harrisburg, who survived her husband ten
years. Upon his retirement he gave the powers of
his active mind to the management of a large estate,
consisting of furnaces, rolling-mills, grist-mills, and
farms. All these interests were successful, and, not-
withstanding his physical disability, conducted in a
masterly and systematic manner.
REV. WILLIAM McFADDEN.
William McFadden was born May 3, 1804, in Han-
over township, Dauphin Co.,' Pa. He was of Scotch-
Irish ancestors, who were among the earliest settlers
in that locality. His advantages of education were
exceedingly limited, and at his majority we find him
a day-laborer on the Pennsylvania Canal, then in the
course of construction. Under the religious teachings
of the Rev. John Winebrenner, he became a convert to
his faith. Leaving the work of the canal, he went to
Harrisburg and worked at shoemaking with Jacob M.
Awl, a local preacher of the Methodist Church. His
early education having been neglected, he felt an
earnest desire for study and self-improvement, and
during his leisure hours was kindly cared for and in-
structed by the then wife of the Rev. Mr. Winebren-
ner, who took a warm interest in him. She encouraged
the young student, and when others laughed at her
for her cheerful labor bestowed upon the ardent but
young and uneducated shoemaker, she, seeing the
undeveloped talent, quietly remarked that "she
thought he would yet make a preacher." Her ex-
pectations were more than realized in after-years, for
McFadden not only became a preacher, but a power-
ful minister for good. After a residence of several
years in Harrisburg, he removed to Mount Joy, Lan-
caster Co., and was early associated with the church
organization in that place. He continued to work at
his trade, but was not very successful. A friend,
however, finding him to be an excellent workman,
induced him to move into the business portion of the
town, and his work was such as commended him to
general patronage.
He began his work of the ministry by exhorting
at prayer-meetings, assisting the preachers at pro-
tracted meetings, and his eloquence was such as to
soon bring him into general notice. He applied for
and received license from the East Pennsylvania
Eldership, which met in Mechanicsburg in December,
1832, and in connection with the Rev. Jonathan Hawk,
was appointed to the Dauphin Circuit. At the suc-
ceeding eldership he reported considerable progress
on his field of labor, and the eldership appointed him,
with Mr. Keller, to York County. From thence until
within a few years of his death, when failing health
obliged him to cease active labors, Elder McFadden
was actively engaged in the work of the ministry.
During the administration of Governor Pollock he
was a messenger in the State Department, and there
was a warm personal attachment between them, which
lasted until Elder McFadden's death. While a resi-
dent of Lancaster County, he was for a year an active
agent of the Bible Society. He died Jan. 30, 1874,
and his remains lie near those of his former friend
and associate, Rev. John Winebrenner, in the Harris-
burg Cemetery. The Rev. Mr. McFadden was won-
derfully gifted with the power of song, and the recol-
lection of his clear, melodious voice is still fresh in
the memory of many. His preaching was plain,
practical, close, and searching. As a natural orator
he had few superiors, and as a great revivalist who
could appeal to the hearts of his hearers, and by his
unstudied eloquence get them into sympathy with
himself, he had few equals.
WILLIAM MACLAY.
William Maclay, son of Charles Maclay and Elea-
nor Query, was born July 20, 1737, in New Garden
township, Chester Co., Pa. In 1742 his father re-
moved to now Lurgan township, Franklin County,
where his boyhood days were spent upon the paternal
farm. When the French and Indian war broke out
he was at Rev. John Blair's classical school in Chester
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
519
County, and desiring to enter the service of the Prov-
ince his tutor gave him a recommendation "as a ju-
dicious young man and a scholar," which secured him
the appointment of ensign in the Pennsylvania Bat-
talion. He was promoted lieutenant in the Third
Battalion, Lieut. -Col. Hugh Mercer, May 7, 1758;
accompanied Gen. Forbes' expedition that year, and
especially distinguished himself at the battle of
Loyalhanna. In Bouquet's expedition of 1763, he
was in the fight of Bushy Run, while in the subse-
quent campaign of that gallant officer he was sta-
tioned with the greater portion of the Second Penn-
sylvania on the line of the stockade forts on the route
to Fort Pitt as lieutenant commanding the company.
For these services he participated in the Provincial
grant of land to the officers connected therewith, lo-
cated on the West Branch of the Susquehanna, and
most of which he assisted in surveying. He studied
law and was admitted to the York County bar April
28, 1760, but it is doubtful if he ever practiced his
profession at that court, the continued Indian war,
and his subsequent duties as surveyor, engrossing his
entire time, although from a letter of John Perm's it
would seem that he was afterwards admitted to the
Cumberland County bar, and had acted for the pro-
thonotary of that county. At the close of the French
and Indian war he visited England, and had an inter-
view with Thomas Penn, one of the Proprietaries,
relative to the surveys in the middle and northern
parts of the Province, and was the assistant of Sur-
veyor Lukens on the frontiers.
In 1772 he laid out the town of Sunbury, and
erected for himself a stone house, which was standing
a few years since. Upon the organization of the
county of Northumberland he was appointed pro-
thonotary and clerk of the courts. He also acted as
the representative of the Penn family, and took a
prominent part in the so-called Pennamite war. In
writing to the Secretary of the Province in April,
1773, he says, " If hell is justly considered as the
rendezvous of rascals, we cannot entertain a doubt
of Wioming being the place;" but much as he
was prejudiced against the Connecticut settlers he
foresees the future value of the land in that valley,
and advises Penn not to sell his reservation there.
At the outset of the Revolution, although an officer
of the Proprietary government, William Maclay took
a prominent and active part in favor of independence,
not only assisting in equipping and forwarding troops
to the Continental army, but marched with the asso-
ciators participating in the battles of Trenton and
Princeton. During the Revolution he held the po-
sition of assistant commissary of purchases. In 1781
he was elected to the Assembly, and from that time
forward he filled the various offices of member of the
Supreme Executive Council, judge of the Courts of
Common Pleas, deputy surveyor, and one of the com-
missioners for carrying into effect the act respecting
the navigation of the Susquehanna River. About
this period he visited England in the interest of the
Penn family.
In January, 1789, he was elected to the United
States Senate, taking his seat there as the first senator
from Pennsylvania. He drew the short term, and his
position terminated March 3, 1791, his colleague,
Robert Morris, securing the long term. His election
to this body raised him upon a higher plane of po-
litical activity, but contact with the Federal chiefs
of the Senate only strengthened his political convic-
tions, which, formed by long intercourse with the
people of Middle Pennsylvania, were intensely Demo-
cratic. He began to differ with the opinions of Presi-
dent Washington very early in the session; he did not
approve of the state and ceremony attendant upon the
intercourse of the President with Congress, he flatly
objected to the presence of the President in the Senate
while business was being transacted, and in the Senate
boldly spoke against his policy in the immediate pres-
ence of President Washington.
The New England historians, Hildreth and Good-
rich, repute Thomas Jefferson as the "efficient pro-
moter at the beginning and father and founder of the
Democratic party." Contemporary records, however,
show beyond the shadow of a doubt that this respon-
sibility or honor, in whatever light it may be regarded,
cannot be shifted from the shoulders or taken from
the laurels of Pennsylvania statesmanship. Before
Mr. Jefferson's return from Europe, William Maclay
assumed an independent position, and in his short
career of two years in the Senate propounded ideas
and gathered about him elements to form the oppo-
sition which developed with the meeting of Congress
at Philadelphia on the 24th of October, 1791, in a
division of the people into two great parties, the
Federalists and Democrats, when, for the first time,
appeared an open and organized opposition to the
administration.
The funding of the public debt, chartering the
United States Bank, and other measures championed
necessarily by the administration, whose duty it was
to put the wheels of government in motion, engen-
dered opposition. Mr. Maclay, to use his own lan-
guage, " no one else presenting himself," fearlessly
took the initiative, and with his blunt common sense
(for be was not much of a speaker) and Democratic
ideas took issue with the ablest advocate of the ad-
ministration.
Notwithstanding the prestige of Gen. Washington,
and the ability of the defenders of the administration
on the floor of the Senate, such was the tact and reso-
lution of Mr. Maclay that when, after his short ser-
vice, he was retired the Senate and succeeded by
James Ross, a pronounced Federalist, their impress
was left in the distinctive lines of an opposition party,
a party which, taking advantage of the warm feeling
of our people towards the French upon the occasion
of Jay's treaty with Great Britain in 1794, and of the
unpopularity of the alien and sedition laws passed
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under the administration of President John Adams,
in 1798, compassed the final overthrow of the Federal
party in 1800.
While in the Senate Mr. Maclay preserved notes of
its discussions both in open and secret sessions, with
observations upon the social customs of the first
statesmen of the republic, which have recently been
published and edited by George Washington Harris.
Upon his retirement, he resided permanently on his
farm adjoining Harrisburg, where he erected the stone
mansion for many years occupied by the Harrisburg
Academy. In the year 1795 he was elected a member
of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and
again elected in 1803. He was a Presidential elector
in 1796, and from 1801 to 1803 one of the associate
judges of the county of Dauphin. He died at Har-
risburg on the 16th of April, 1804, in the sixty-seventh
year of his age, and was interred in old Paxtang
Church graveyard. Mr. Harris, who edited his jour-
nal, gives us this summary of Mr. Maclay's character :
" He was a man of strict integrity, of positive opinions,
having implicit confidence in his own honesty and
judgment, he was inclined to be suspicious of the in-
tegrity of others, whose sentiments or action in mat-
ters of importance differed from his own, and the
journal to which reference has been made is evidence
of the strength of his intellect." " In personal ap-
pearance Mr. Maclay is said to have been six feet
three inches in height, and stout and muscular. His
complexion was light, and his hair in middle age ap-
pears to have been brown and was worn tied behind
or clubbed."
Mr. Maclay married, about 1769, Mary Harris, eld-
est daughter of John Harris, the founder of Harris-
burg, and his wife Elizabeth McClure.
MORDECAI McKINNEY.
Mordecai McKinney, son of Mordecai McKinney
and Mary Chambers, daughter of Col. William Cham-
bers, was born near Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pa., in
1796. He was educated at Dickinson College, where
he graduated quite young. He studied law under
Judge Duncan, of Carlisle, completing his instruction
at Harrisburg, being admitted to the Dauphin County
bar at the May term, 1817. In 1821 he was appointed
district attorney of Union County, serving three
years. In 1824 he was chosen clerk to the county
commissioners of Dauphin County, and Oct. 23, 1827,
Governor Shulze appointed him one of the associate
judges of the same county. Subsequently Judge Mc-
Kinney turned his attention to the compilation of
law books, and published " McKinney's Digest,"
" Our Government," " Pennsylvania Tax Laws," and
other works of professional value. He died at Har-
risburg on the 17th day of December, 1867, the result
of injuries received from a street car three days pre-
vious. Mr. McKinney married Rachel Graydon,
daughter of William Graydon, who died at Harris-
burg April 12, 1856. The Rev. Dr. Robinson so ac-
curately summarizes the characteristics of Judge
McKinney's noble life that we cannot refrain from
quoting him largely : "His life as a man and a citi-
zen was completely transfused by his religion, sanc-
tified and elevated by it. He was modest and unob-
trusive in manners, free from all guile, a man of
sterling honesty and conscientiousness. He was re-
markably free from all taint of selfishness and all
pride. Spending all his years in comparative poverty,
no more contented, happy, and trusting man walked
the streets of this city. As a citizen he was faithful
to all obligations, a friend of all that was venerable
and good, a defender of law, and a supporter of all
that tended to the welfare of society. He was dis-
tinguished as a philanthropist. There was a noble-
ness about his loyalty to principle, to the cause of the
poor, the oppressed, and the despised that might well
command universal admiration."
REV. PIERCE MAHER.
Pierce Maher was a native of Ireland, born about
1813, and was educated at Maynooth College, where
he graduated. He came to this country in 1836, and
shortly after began the study of theology in Philadel-
phia, and subsequently appointed pastor of St. Pat-
rick's Church, Harrisburg. Until the establishment
of the bishopric of Harrisburg, for a period of thirty-
two years, the Rev. Maher was the beloved and re-
vered pastor of that church, and the writer of this
sketch holds in his affection and memory the most
pleasing recollection and warm friendship of that
pious and devoted minister of the gospel of Christ.
From Harrisburg he went to Norristown, where he
remained until his death, which occurred on the 28th
of December, 1873, at the age of sixty. Father
Maher was a gentleman of extensive classical attain-
ments, and had the reputation of being an earnest
and faithful preacher and priest.
JOHN MEETCH.
John Meetch, the son of an Irish magistrate, was
born in Enniskillen, county of Fermanagh, Ireland,
in 1724. He recei.ved a good education. Marrying
in opposition to his father, he came, with his wife, to
America about 1752, landing at New York. From
thence they went to the head-waters of the Susque-
hanna, finally passing down that river, locating on
the north side of Peter's Mountain, thus being one
of the early pioneers of that locality. In 1756 his
family was driven off by the Indians, but returned
when the settlers had organized for their own de-
fense. In the French and Indian war Mr. Meetch
took up arms in aid of the frontiers, and when the
storm of the Revolution burst upon the country he
was an active participant, being in Capt. John Reed's
company during the Jersey campaign of 1776-77.
Mr. Meetch died at his residence in 1794, his wife
surviving him only a few years. They had five
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children who reached maturity, — Nancy, married
John Cavet, went to Knoxville, Tenn., where she
died at the age of ninety; Mary, married
Brown, removed to Westmoreland County; Rebecca,
married Dunlap, settled in Erie County; Eliza-
beth, married Robert Lyon, removed to Northumber-
land County ; and John, who married, and remained
on the homestead.
WILLIAM H. MILLER.
William Henry Miller was born in Landisburg,
Perry Co., Pa., Feb. 28, 1829, and died in Harris-
burg Sept. 12, 1870. His father, Hon. Jesse Miller,
was one of the purest and wisest public men who has
ever helped to make for Pennsylvania an honest his-
tory. He held many stations of high trust, filled them
with diligence and ability, and came out of them all
with spotless hands. He was member of Congress
during Gen. Jackson's administration, first auditor of
the United States treasury under President Van Buren,
aud he was appointed Secretaryof the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania under Governor Francis R. Shunk,
at which time he removed from Washington, D. C, to
Harrisburg, where he died in the month of August,
1850. William H. Miller's early life was characterized
by an eagerness and thirst for knowledge, bright in-
tellect, with all of that exquisite disposition to oblige,
that benevolence in small things, which has been de-
fined as the highest politeness, which made him in
after-years the most charming and winning of com-
panions. There was no taint of deceit in his com-
position, and he made friends as his days lengthened.
He was graduated at Franklin and Marshall College,
read law with Hermanus Alricks, an eminent member
of the profession in Harrisburg, and was admitted to
practice Nov. 18, 1846. Upon his appointment :» pro-
thonotary of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in
1854, he took up his residence in Harrisburg, and
served with ability in that capacity until 1863. He
was for one term clerk of the State. Senate, and for a
number of years connected with the Harrisburg Pa-
triot. In 1862 his popularity was evinced by his elec-
tion to the Thirty-eighth Congress of the United States
by the people of his district, in the face of a heavy
party majority, where he served with high reputation.
He died in his forty-second year, in the prime of a
busy and useful life. In every position he performed
his duty with zeal, faithfulness, and ability. He was
a vigorous writer, a judicious counselor, and a fear-
less and eloquent advocate. The wronged and op-
pressed all found a defender in William H. Miller.
He never stopped to calculate the consequences or
count the fee when the humble and the weak ap-
pealed to him for counsel and assistance against pow-
erful injustice. His views of the duties of a public
man were pure and elevated, and he faithfully car-
ried them out in practice. His scorn of the corrupt
arts which prevail in modern legislation was intense
and uncompromising, and his friendship warm and
sincere. Every appeal to his bounty met a hearty
response. Mr. Miller was one truly loved by his
fellow-men. The rich sought his society, the poor
his counsel and advice in their day of trouble, and
they never appealed in vain.
He married Ellen, the eldest daughter of the late
Christopher L. Ward, of Towanda, Pa., who, with one
son, Jesse Miller, survives him. His father was born
in Susquehanna County, Pa., in 1807, where his father
was a pioneer settler, was a prominent lawyer, editor,
and wealthy and influential citizen. He resided most
of his life at Towanda, and a writer said of him, after
his death, in 1870, "The summary of his virtues may
be set down, — an industrious spirit, a ceaseless en-
ergy, a sound judgment, a generous hand, a liberal
mind, and a most tender heart." He possessed the
largest and most valuable private library in the State,
comprising some fifteen thousand volumes, which has
been, since his death, donated, by Mrs. Miller, to La-
fayette College.
ANDREW MITCHEL.
Andrew Mitchel, a native of Dublin, Ireland, born
Nov. 1, 1754, emigrated to America in 1774, on the
eve of the Revolution. Espousing the cause of the
colonies, he took position as an officer among the
defenders of his adopted country. He was a gentle-
man of finished education and excellent moral train-
ing,— having been destined for a clerical life, — adopted
teaching as an avocation, and in the dearth of pre-
ceptors after the peace of 1783, had gratifying suc-
cess as an educator. He came to Harrisburg in 1791,
and in June, 1795, married Margaret, the widow of
Capt. John Hamilton. He was one of the burgesses
of the borough in 1799, and served a number of years
in the Town Council. Mr. Mitchel was an officer and
early member of the Presbyterian Church, and greatly
assisted in its first organization. He died Dec. 21,
1825, at his residence on Front Street, now Mrs. Dr.
Rutherford's. His daughter, Jane Alexander, wife of
Dr. Thomas Whiteside, was the only child who sur-
vived him.
REV. ANDREW D. MITCHELL.
Andrew Dinsmore Mitchell was born in York
County, Pa., Feb. 2, 1824, and there he passed his
early life. He graduated at Jefferson College in 1841,
aud afterwards spent some time in teaching. In
1844 he matriculated at Princeton Theological Semi-
nary, where he prepared for the ministry. He came
under the care of the Carlisle Presbytery in 1S49 as
a licentiate from the Donegal Presbytery, and at the
same time calls were placed in his hands from the
united charge of Paxtang and Derry. These he ac-
cepted, and in 1850 was ordained and installed pas-
tor of that people, whom he acceptably served until
1874, when at his own request the pastoral relation
was dissolved. Subsequently he declined certain posi-
tions that were in his offer, but in 1876 he accepted
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
the appointment of post chaplain in the United States
army by his friend, the Hon. J. D. Cameron, then
Secretary of War. He spent five years at the mili-
tary prison of Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and was
transferred in the fall of 1881 to Fort Grant, Arizona,
where he died on the 26th of March, 1882, aged fifty-
eight years. Mr. Mitchell had also been the very
acceptable stated clerk of the Carlisle Presbytery
from 1857 to the year of his appointment as chap-
lain, 1876, when he resigned, and received the special
commendation of the Presbytery for his very faithful
services. He had been repeatedly sent by his Pres-
bytery as a commissioner to the General Assembly,
and in 1S68 he was elected moderator of the Balti-
more Synod, when the Carlisle Presbytery formed a
part of that body. As a preacher he was clear, logi-
cal, and instructive, and as a presbyter regular in his
attendance and emiuently useful. He was very de-
cided in his convictions, both theological and politi-
cal ; he was no less tolerant of the opinions of others,
and was a warm friend of the union between the two
branches of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Mitchell
married a daughter of Dr. Benjamin J. Wiestling, of
Middletown, Pa.
CHARLES MOWRY.
Charles Mowry was born in Litchfield, Providence
Co., R. I., in 1777. He received a classical education,
and came to Pennsylvania about 1800, and engaged
in teaching. In 1808 he began the publication of the
Temperate Zone, at Downingtown, Chester Co. This
was subsequently changed to the American Republican,
and Mr. Mowry continued its publication until 1821,
when he came to Harrisburg in the interest of Wil-
liam Findlay, who was a candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania for a second term, and became editor
of the Pennsylvania Intelligencer, previously the Har-
risburg Republican. This paper he eventually disposed
of to Gen. Simon Cameron, who had been associated
with him as copartner in its management, in order
that he might assume the duties of canal commis-
sioner, to which he had been appointed by Governor
Shulze. During his career as editor he acquired con-,
siderable celebrity as a political writer, and exercised
a marked influence upon the policy of his party. He
died at Harrisburg July 29, 1838. He married,
March 31, 1812, Mary Richmond, daughter of George
Richmond, of Sadsbury township, Chester Co. She
died March 28, 1862, aged seventy-six, years. They
had six children, — three sons, since deceased, and
three daughters, — Mary, married Samuel D. Young,
and is a widow ; Susan, married Hon. David Flem-
ing ; and Jane, unmarried.
Frederick Beauvoir, fleeing France during the relig-
ious persecutions, and purchasing the " Muench
Hoff," took his surname therefrom. Charles Edward,
the younger, was early sent to Heidelberg, where he
completed his theological studies. It was just at the
commencement of the general war in Europe when,
on the occasion of his home being invaded by the
French army, he received and accepted a commission
as captain of a company of hussars in the allied
armies, in which service he was severely wounded by
a pistol-ball in the leg, and a sabre cut on the left
hand. He commanded the guard that conducted La-
fayette to the prison at Olmutz. On the 8th of July,
1794, he was promoted quartermaster under Sir
Francis, of Wiedlungen. On the very day of his pro-
motion he married Margaretha Bieser. In 1798 he
came to America, where he taught a German school
successively at Shaefferstown, Lebanon Co., and Reh-
rersburg, Berks Co. In 1804 he removed to Lykens
Valley, at the Hoffman Church school property ; but
discouraged somewhat at the wild appearance of the
land, he went to Union County. Subsequently, in
1806, the congregation at Hoffman Church requested
his return, when yielding thereto he once more en-
tered upon the duties of his station. For a period of
twenty-eight years he was a faithful teacher, and al-
though not the ordained minister, yet very frequently
conducted the religious services in Hoffman Church,
and officiated on funeral occasions. He was greatly
beloved by the people, and his death, which occurred
on the 8th of January, 1833, occasioned sorrow in
many a household. His beloved wife, Margaretha,
died in the following year (1834), and their remains lie
interred side by side in the graveyard of old Hoffman
Church. The Rev. Muench was exceedingly expert
with«the pen, had a refined artistic taste as to draw-
ing and designing, and in the ornamentation of
books and inlaying of furniture. He was a musician
of no ordinary ability, and was an adept in all those
essentials characteristic of the home-culture of the
Germans of the better class.
CHARLES EDWARD MUENCH.
Charles Edward Muench, a native of Mettenheim,
Wurtemberg, in the Palatinate of Chur Pfalz on the
Rhine, Germany, was born Jan. 7, 1769. He was of
Huguenot-French descent, his grandfather, Charles
CAPT. JAMES MURRAY.
James Murray, son of William Murray, was born
in Scotland about 1729. In 1768, James Murray took
out a patent for the tract of land on which he resided,
located in Upper Paxtang township, and then sur-
veyed to him. In 1775 he was chosen a member of
the Committee of Safety for his township, and on the
8th of November of that year took his place in the
general committee for Lancaster County. On the
4th of July, 1776, at a military convention represent-
ing the fifty-three battalions of the associators, he
was present as one of the captains for that county.
The roll of his company is given in the Revolutionary
history of the county. With John Rodgers and John
Harris, on the 8th of July, 1776, by appointment of
the Provincial Conference, he superintended the elec-
tion held at Garber's Mill for the Sixth District of
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Lancaster County, to make a choice of delegates to
the convention that assembled on the 15th of the
month, and which framed the first constitution of the
State. During that and the following year he was
almost in constant active military service with his
company. He commanded one of the companies of
the Tenth Battalion, Lancaster County militia, and
was with the expedition up the West Branch in 1779.
The exposures to which Capt. Murray was subjected
during the Revolutionary struggle brought on an at-
tack of rheumatism, from which for many years prior
to his death he was a constant sufferer. He died at
his residence in Upper Paxtang on the 15th of March,
1804, aged seventy-five years. Capt. Murray married
Rebecca McLean, a native of Scotland.
second, Joseph Kemp), James, Catharine, Bernhard,
Antoine, Mary Jane, and Eliza, of whom Agnes alone
survives.
CAPT. JOHN MURRAY.
John Murray, son of William Murray, was a native
of Scotland, born about 1731. In 1766 he took up a
tract of laud lying on the Susquehanna, immediately
above his brother James' farm, which adjoined the
present town of Dauphin. He commanded a rifle
company, which in March, 1776, was attached to Col.
Samuel Miles' battalion, and participated in the bat-
tles of Long Island, White Plains, Trenton, and
Princeton. He was promoted to major April 18, 1777,
and lieutenant-colonel of the Second Pennsylvania
Regiment in 1780, serving until the disbanding of the
army in 1783. He then returned to his family and
farm. Governor Mifflin appointed him a justice of
the peace Aug. 29, 1791, the only political office he
ever held. He was an ardent Whig of the Revolu-
tion, and a brave officer. He died on the 3d of Feb-
ruary, 1798, in his sixty-eighth year, and his remains
rest in the cemetery near the borough of Dauphin.
Col. Murray married, 29th of December, 1762, Mar-
garet, daughter of Andrew and Rebecca Mayes. She
died June 22, 1807, aged seventy-four years. They,
are both buried in the old cemetery at Dauphin.
ANTOINE NININGER.
Antoine Nininger was born in 1787, in the Prov-
ince of Alsace, France. He. entered the French
army under Joseph Bonaparte, was taken prisoner
and confined at Gibraltar six months, subsequently
removed to Canada, from whence he made his escape.
He came to Harrisburg about 1815, became a dealer
in cattle, which business he carried on for twenty-
five years, when he retired from active business.
He died Aug. 22, 1866, at Harrisburg, aged seventy-
nine years. Mr. Nininger was highly respected by
his fellow-citizens for his uprightness of character
and his integrity. He married, in 1820, Katharine
May (born 1800 in the city of Philadelphia ; died 1833
at Harrisburg), daughter of Bernhard and Agnes
May, natives of Amsterdam, Holland. They had
issue: William, John (married Catharine Kelker
Ramsey), Agnes (married, first, Col. William Sanders,
HENRY ORTH.
Henry Orth, only son of Adam Orth and Catharine
Kucher, was born in 1770 at Lebanon, Pa. He re-
ceived a good English education, and was brought up
in the iron business. At the death of his father he
became the owner of New Market Forge, but being
elected sheriff of the county of Dauphin, commis-
sioned Oct. 17, 1797, like the vast majority who
have followed him in that office, he became finan-
cially shipwrecked. In 1801 he was elected State
senator, serving until 1804, when he positively de-
clined further continuance in office. Governor Sny-
der appointed him flour inspector of the port of
Philadelphia in January, 1809, but he resigned this
office in April following, when he entered mercantile
pursuits in Philadelphia. He remained in that city
until the close of the late war with England, when
he removed to Baltimore, and had there established a
successful business as a merchant, when he suddenly
died in 1816, at the age of forty-six. Mr. Orth mar-
ried, in 1797, Rebecca Rahm (born November 22,
1773; died Dec. 31, 1842, at Harrisburg), daughter
of Michael Rahm, of Derry, and left issue.
ADAM H. ORTH.
Adam Henry Orth, eldest son of Henry Orth and
Rebecca Rahm, was born at Harrisburg in 1798. He
studied law, and was admitted to the Dauphin County
bar at the November term, 1822. He held the office
of district attorney for Dauphin County in 1827 and
1828, and for several years, in addition to the duties
of his profession, he was transcribing clerk of the
House of Representatives. He died in Harrisburg
on the 15th of October, 1833. He married, May 3,
1832, Elizabeth, daughter of John B. Cox, of Esther-
ton, who survived her husband several years. Mr.
Orth was a promising lawyer, a faithful officer, and
was a gentleman refined and courteous.
EDWARD L. ORTH, M.D.
Edward Lawrence Orth, youngest son of Henry
Orth and Rebecca Rahm, was born in 1S13, at Balti-
more, Md. His father dying while the son was in
early life, the mother removed to her former home,
Harrisburg, where the boy was carefully brought up.
He received the education of the borough schools,
and entered the Harrisburg Academy, where he pur-
sued the higher branches. He subsequently began
the study of medicine with his brother-in-law, Dr.
Luther Reily, afterwards attending the lectures at
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, from which
institution he graduated March 12, 1S34. Locating
at Harrisburg, he began the practice of his profession
in partnership with Dr. Reily, which continued until
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the death of the latter. Few practitioners became as
successful as these noted physicians were, and none
at the capital were ever so deservedly popular. For
seven years after the death of his lifelong friend, Dr.
Orth continued his professional life, enjoying not
only a large practice, but the confidence and love of
his numerous patients. He died at Harrisburg on
the 15th of April, 1861, in his forty-seventh year. As
a physician, Dr. Orth was learned, skillful, self-sacri-
ficing, sympathetic, and faithful. In the community
he was greatly beloved for his unassumed, gentle, and
gentlemanly demeanor. In the language of a contem-
porary, " he was a man of fine culture, a careful, at-
tentive, and conscientious physician, quiet and unob-
trusive in manner." For many years he was one of
the trustees of the Presbyterian Church, was a di-
rector of the Harrisburg Bank, and served in the
Borough Council. Dr. Orth married Martha Kerr,
daughter of the Rev. William Kerr, of Donegal, and
their children are Mary (married Jacob F. Seiler),
Dr. Henry L. (a prominent surgeon of Harrisburg),
and J. Wilson, of Pittsburgh.
AVILLIAM PATTON, M.D.
William Patton, son of Thomas Patton and Elea-
nor Fleming, was born fn 1775 in Derry township,
Lancaster (now Dauphin) Co., Pa. He received a
good education, studied medicine under the elder Dr.
William Simonton, and graduated at the University
of Pennsylvania. He located at Hummelstown, and
was in successful practice there at his death, which
occurred the 30th of March, 1816. Dr. Patton mar-
ried, March 24, 1808, Eleanor Kean, daughter of Gen.
John Kean, of Harrisburg. After his decease she
married Christian Spayd, of Hummelstown.
JAMES PEACOCK.
James Peacock, the eldest son of William Peacock
and Mary McArthur, of Scotch-Irish ancestry, was
born in Paxtang township, Dauphin Co., Pa., April
8, 1788. His education was in a great measure due to
his mother's care and tuition, with self-application in
after-years. At the age of fifteen he began to learn the
printing business with Mr. Edward Cole, of Lewistown,
where he remained until 1807, when he went to Lan-
caster to work on the Intelligence): In 1809 he was
employed by the celebrated John Binns, of Philadel-
phia, on book work, and subsequently by Mr. Dinnie
on the Portfolio. While in the latter establishment
he became intimate with quite a number of the lit-
erati of that period, and concerning whom he has
left some interesting " Reminiscences." In 1811,
Mr. Peacock returned to Lancaster, and from thence
came to Harrisburg, where, in December of that year,
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he started the Pennsylvania Republican, which he con-
tinued to publish for about eight or nineyears, in the
mean time being one of the printers to the Senate and
House. In December, 1821, he was employed as an as-
sistant clerk of the Senate, and in March, 1822, received
the appointment of postmaster at Harrisburg in place
of Mrs. Wright, who had recently deceased, an office
beheld under different national administrations until
the 15th of November, 1846. In December, 1847,
he removed to Philadelphia, where he became iden-
tified with the publication of the Evening Bulletin,
The Sim, and Neal's Saturday Gazette, which he man-
aged with all the tact and skill of his early years, re-
linquishing his labors only a brief time prior to his
death. He died in the city of Philadelphia on the
23d of August, 1863, and is interred in the Harris-
burg Cemetery. Mr. Peacock was twice married, —
first, to Frances C, daughter of Matthias Slough and
Mary Gibson, of Lancaster, who died Oct. 27, 1837 ;
and, secondly, to Mrs. Louisa V. Sims, of Mount
Holly, N. J., who die'd in 1869. Mr. Peacock was
ever held in high esteem by the citizens of Harris-
burg, whether as journalist, or his occupancy of the
post-office for a quarter of a century. He always
took an active part in public affairs, and was largely
instrumental in organizing St. Stephen's Episcopal
Church, in which there has been erected a tablet
to his memory. He was a gentleman of dignified
manners, of refined culture, and a sincere Christian.
HENRY PEFFER.
Henry Peffer, son of George Peffer and Susanna
Beader, was born in the year 1789 in Paxtang. He
received a fair education, turned his attention to
book-keeping, and followed clerking for many years.
In 1814 he was an officer in one of the companies of
volunteers which marched to the defense of the be-
leaguered city of Baltimore. He was clerk to the
county commissioners, and from 1848 to 1850 served
as a member of that body. For many years he was
an inspector of the Dauphin County prison, the sec-
retary of the board, and an efficient officer. He was
an alderman of the Second Ward of the city of Har-
risburg at the time of his death, which occurred on
the 9th of February, 1S67, at the age of seventy-
eight years. He was interred in old Paxtang Church
graveyard. Mr. Peffer married late in life, and had
no children.
GEN. ANDREW PORTER.i
Robert Porter emigrated to America from Ireland
in the year 1720. He came from what is known as
the Isle of Bert, which is distant about nine miles
from the city of Londonderry. He landed at Lon-
donderry, New Hampshire, and soon afterwards pur-
chased and settled on a farm in what is now Worces-
1 We are indebted to Judge William A. Porter, of Philadelphia, for
this sketch of his grandfather, Gen. Andrew Porter, and his family.
ter township, Montgomery Co., Pa., about four miles
distant from Norristown. He occupied this farm
until the day of his death, which took place on the
14th of July, 1770, in the seventy-second year of his
age. The records of the church show that in 1741 he
was an elder of the Norristown Presbyterian Church.
He reared a large family, — nine sons and five daugh-
ters.' Some of his sons moved westward and south-
ward. Those who stayed and those who went be-
came generally farmers or tradesmen. The most
successful and prominent of his sons was Andrew
born on his father's farm on the 24th of September,
1743. He seems to have shown a taste for reading the
few books he could procure. At the age of eighteen
or nineteen his father had determined on his learning
the trade of a carpenter with an elder brother ; but,
after a few months' trial, he was declared to be too
fond of books and of figures, and too little disposed
to work to be useful as an apprentice. Believin°-
that his aversion to labor and his fondness for books
were such that he would never be successful as a
farmer or mechanic, the father determined on fitting
him for the occupation of a country schoolmaster.
The boy was sent for a short time to Mr. Mennon's
school, during which he made rapid improvement,
especially in mathematics, and then opened a small
school in the neighborhood of his father's residence.
In the spring of 1767 he removed to Philadelphia,
and took charge of an English and mathematical
school, which he conducted with much reputation
until the spring of 1776, when, at his country's call,
he bade farewell to these peaceful avocations to enter
into her service. During his residence in Philadel-
phia, he had made much progress in his mathematical
studies, aud had become an accurate astronomer.
On the 19th of June, 1776, he was commissioned
by Congress a captain of marines, and ordered on
board the frigate " Effingham." At this time his
school contained about one hundred scholars, and
enabled him to support comfortably a family of five
children who had recently lost their mother; but all
considerations of family and self seem to have been
lost in the cause of his country. Not findino- amono-
the marines an opportunity of rendering the service
he desired, he was shortly after transferred to the
artillery ; a corps in which, from his previous studies
he was qualified to be more useful. He continued to
serve as a captain of artillery until the 13th of March,
17S2, when he was promoted to a majority, to rank as
such from the 19th of April, 1781. He was subse-
quently promoted successively to the ranks of lieu-
tenant-colonel, lieutenant-colonel commandant, and
colonel of the Fourth (or Pennsylvania) Regiment of
Artillery, which latter station he held at the disband-
ing of the army.
While in the army he was personally engaged in
the cannonade at Trenton, and in the battles of
Princeton, Brandywine, and Germantown. In the
last-mentioned action nearly all of his companv were
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killed or taken prisoners, and in the first, he received
on the field in person the commendation of General
Washington for his conduct in the action. In the
month of April, 1779, he was detached with his com-
pany to join General James Clinton's brigade in the
operations under Gen. Sullivan against the Indians.
When the siege of Yorktown was determined on,
Col. Porter was ordered to proceed to Philadelphia,
and superintend the laboratory at which the various
kinds of ammunition for that siege were prepared.
The grand object for which the American patriots
had taken up arms having been accomplished by the
peace of 1783, and the army having been disbanded,
Col. Porter retired to private life, and to the cultiva-
tion of his farm. While thus employed, he per-
formed for many of his neighbors the offices of ex-
ecutor, trustee, and guardian, and the papers and
documents which yet remain show that he discharged
these trusts with such exactness and fidelity that his
acts passed without a question.
The trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
tendered to him the Professorship of Mathematics in
that institution, which he declined. He was subse-
quently appointed by the Supreme Executive Coun-
cil of the State one of the commissioners for running,
by astronomical observations, the lines between Penn-
sylvania and Virginia, and Pennsylvania and what is
now Ohio. In this business he was engaged during
the years 1784, 1785, 1786, and 1787. He shortly
after retired to his farm in Norristown township,
Montgomery Co., within a few miles of the place of
his nativity, on which he continued to reside until
the spring of 1809. In the year 1800 he was ap-
pointed, in conjunction with Gens. Irvine and Boude,
to settle the controversies of the Pennsylvania claim-
ants in the seventeen townships in the county of Lu-
zerne, but resigned the situation in the next spring.
In the same year he was appointed brigadier-general
of the First Brigade, Second Division of Pennsylvania
militia, and shortly after, on the removal of Gen.
Peter Muhlenberg to Philadelphia, he was made
major-general of the division.
In the month of April, 1809, Governor Snyder
selected him to fill the office of Surveyor-General of
Pennsylvania, which situation he held until his de-
cease. He found the office in much disorder, remod-
eled it, and brought order and system out of confu-
sion.
During the years 1812 and 1813 he declined the
positions of brigadier-general in the army, and Sec-
retary of War of the United States, both of which
were offered to him by President Madison, believing
that his advanced age would prevent the execution of
the duties of either situation with that efficiency which
the public good and his own reputation required.
Andrew Porter was twice married, first, to Elizabeth
McDowell, on the 10th of March, 1767, and after her
death (which took place on the 9th of April, 1773),
to Elizabeth Parker, on the 20th of May, 1777.
By his first marriage Gen. Porter had issue :
i. Robert, b. 10th of January, 1768; served in the
latter part of the war of the Revolution as a lieutenant
in an artillery company ; was admitted to the bar on the
15th of May, 1789, and practiced law in Philadelphia
successfully for many years ; was appointed by Gov-
ernor Snyder president judge of the Third Judicial
District, composed of the counties of Berks, Lehigh,
and Northampton ; discharged the duties of this office
for many years, and then resigned his commission and
retired to private life ; died at Brookville, Pa., on the
23d of June, 1842.
ii. Elizabeth, b. 27th of September, 1769. She
married Robert Parker in 1790, and settled at Lexing-
ton, Ky., where she died in 1851. Her husband died
in March, 1800.
iii. Mary, b. 12th of March, 1771. She married her
cousin, Robert Porter, and settled in Kentucky, where
she became the mother of four children, — Eliza, An-
drew, Benjamin, and Caroline.
iv. and v. Andrew and William, twins, b. 9th of
April, 1773. They both became merchants, Andrew, in
New Orleans, where he died on the 11th of October,
1805, and William, in Baltimore, where he died on the
16th of November, 1835.
Gen. Porter by his second wife had, —
vi. Charlotte, b. 1st of February, 1778. She be-
came the wife of Robert Brooke, Esq., of Philadelphia,
and the mother of five sons and three daughters.
vii. Anna Maria, b. Jan. 1, 1781 ; d. in April,
1781.
viii. Alexander Parker, b. May 8, 1782; d. in
August, 1782.
ix. John Ewing, b. May 11, 1784; studied the law
in Philadelphia, in the office of his brother, Robert,
and entered on the practice of his profession in April,
1805, in the counties of Chester and Montgomery.
His fine appearance and address soon gave him a good
position at the bar. Having entered into a matri-
monial engagement, which was broken in a way that
incurred the censure of his father, the father wrote
sharply, and the son resented the interference deeply.
The latter immediately changed his name to that of
Parker (his mother's maiden name), and took a reso-
lution, which he sternly kept, not to see his father
again. He journeyed on horseback southward, and,
arriving in North Carolina, changed his profession,
and, after studying that of medicine, became a suc-
cessful and useful physician. His death took place
at Plymouth, in that State, on the 14th of November,
1819. He died unmarried.
x. Harriet, b. 19th of October, 1786. She became
the second wife of Col. Thomas McKeen, for many
years the president of the Easton Bank.
xi. David Rittenhouse, b. 31st of October, 1788.
xii. George Bryan, b. Feb. 9, 1791 ; having gradu-
ated at the law school at Litchfield, Conn., then en-
joying a national reputation, he settled in Lancaster,
Pa., and subsequently represented that county in the
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Legislature. In 1832, President Jackson appointed
him Governor of the then Territory of Michigan, and
having held that office for about two years, he died
on the 18th of July, 1834. Andrew, the second son
of George B. Porter, entered the army on the break-
ing out of the Mexican war. He became first lieu-
tenant of a company of riflemen, and took part in the
battles of Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Churu-
busco, and Chapultepec. After the city of Mexico
had been taken he was made lieutenant-colonel by
brevet for gallant meritorious conduct. In 1850, Gen.
Scott spoke of him to the writer in terms of high
praise for the part he had taken in these several bat-
tles. During the late civil war Col. Porter was ap-
pointed provost-marshal of Washington, and then
provost-marshal-geueral of the Army of the Potomac.
He took part in the battles of Yorktowu, Williams-
burg, Chickahominy, and the Seven Days' Battle
under McClellan, in which some of the hardest fight-
ing of the war was done. He had now risen to the
rank of brigadier-general, but his health having be-
come impaired by fatigue and exposure, he resigned
his position in the army, and died in Europe, whither
he had gone for the restoration of his health.
xiii. James Madison, b. Jan. 6, 1793 ; having been
admitted to the bar on the 24th of April, 1813,
he settled permanently in Easton in 1818, and for
more than forty years practiced his profession as a
lawyer throughout the eastern portion of Pennsylva-
nia with eminent success. He was a member of the
Constitutional Convention of 1838, and, having been
proposed as president of that body, was defeated by
the election of Hon. John Sergeant by a majority of
one vote, but subsequently presided over the conven-
tion during Mr. Sergeant's absence as a member of
Congress. He afterwards became president judge of
the district composed of the counties of Dauphin,
Lebanon, and Schuylkill, and while holding that
office was appointed by President Tyler Secretary of
War. On retiring from this position he resumed the
practice of his profession, and was afterwards elected
judge of the district which lies at the extreme north-
eastern portion of the State. He resigned this office
from ill health, and died at his home in Easton on
the 11th of November, 1862. Andrew Parker, the
second son of James M. Porter, having been educated
at West Point, entered the cavalry service, and was
first employed as a lieutenant during the Indian hos-
tilities in the West. He subsequently became a cap-
tain in the commissary department. After the break-
ing out of the Rebellion he was appointed assistant
commissary-general of the Army of the Potomac,
under McClellan. Gen. Thomas, on being promoted
to the command of the Army of the Southwest,
solicited his appointment as commissary-general in
that army, which was accordingly made. His death
took place soon after the close of the war.
Gen. Andrew Porter died at Harrisburg on the 16th
of November, 1813.
GOVERNOR DAVID R. PORTER.
David Rittenhouse Porter, the son of Andrew Porter
and Elizabeth Parker, was born Oct. 31, 1788, near
Norristown, Montgomery Co., Pa. He received his
early education at an academy in Norristown, where
the branches of agood English education, mathematics,
and the elementary classical studies were successfully
taught. With his brothers George and James he was
here pursuing a course preparatory to entering Prince-
ton College, when the buildings of that institution
were destroyed by fire, and the purpose of a collegiate
course was abandoned. When the father was ap-
pointed surveyor-general he took his son, David, with
him to the seat of government as his assistant. While
GOVERNOR DAVID R. PORTER.
thus employed the son also studied law, with the in-
tention of entering upon its practice at Harrisburg,
but the labor and confinement of these double duties
were too severe, and his health was so much impaired,
as was thought, to preclude the possibility of his pur-
suing any sedentary employment. He decided, there-
fore, to seek more active occupation, and removed to
the county of Huntingdon, where he engaged in the
manufacture of iron.
The Messrs. Dorsey then owned that magnificent
estate known as the Barree Forges. Mr. Porter was
first employed by them for a year as a clerk, and
during the following year was made manager of their
works. Having thus acquired an acquaintance with
the business, he embarked in it on his own account,
in partnership with Edward Patton, on Spruce Creek,
but so great was the depression into which all branches
of manufactures fell for some years succeeding the
War of 1812 that their enterprise was not successful.
He continued, however, through life to take a deep
interest in all that related to the business.
He was in 1819 elected a member of the Assembly
from Huntingdon County, and was returned for the
following year, having as a colleague John Scott,
father of the present senator of the United States.
On retiring from the Legislature he was appointed
by the Governor prothonotary and clerk of the sev-
eral courts of Huntingdon County, and to these were
afterwards added the offices of recorder of deeds and
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register of wills. There was then little business in
these offices, and the pecuniary returns were meagre.
He had in 1820 married Josephine, daughter of Wil-
liam McDermott, who had emigrated from Scotland
for the purpose of manufacturing steel by a new pro-
cess, and who was one of the pioneers in that art.
In 1836 he was elected a member of the State Sen-
ate from the district then composed of the counties
of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, and Union.
The soundness of his judgment and the readiness of
his understanding made him an acknowledged leader.
In 1838, Mr. Porter was elected Governor of Penn-
sylvania, and in 1841 was re-elected by a majority al-
most four times as great as that given at his first elec-
tion. His inauguration as Governor occurred on the
15th of January, 1839.
Governor Porter took much interest in the success
of the system of common schools, then in its infancy,
and having appointed Francis R. Shunk superintend-
ent, devoted with Mm much time in resolving the
numerous aud difficult questions which then came up
from the county officers for decision.
His efforts to sustain the credit of the State and to
secure the payment of interest on the public debt
drew upon him national attention, and were frequently
noticed in Europe, where many of the obligations of
the State were held. By his recommendation the act
of 1840 was passed, requiring the interest on the State
debt to be paid in specie or its equivalent. One of
his last acts as Governor was the suppression of the
riots which occurred in Philadelphia in 1844, and the
courage and decision displayed on his taking com-
mand of the military in person were generally com-
mended and long remembered by men of all parties.
Both branches of the City Council, then opposed to
his administration, honored him with an expression
of their thanks, and a resolution unanimously passed
bv those bodies was presented to him in person, ac-
companied with an address by the mayor of the city.
Having completed, in 1845, the longest term as
Governor allowed by the new Constitution, he retired
from public life and returned to his favorite pursuit
of making iron. The adaptation of anthracite coal to
the manufacture of this metal was then almost un-
known, and having given much reflection to the sub-
ject and made many practical experiments, he erected
at Harrisburg, at a large cost, the first anthracite fur-
nace buirt in that portion of the State.
He was for many years the friend of the late Presi-
dent Buchanan, and the correspondence which they
maintained for a long period shows how frequently
that statesman consulted him on questions of national
interest aud how greatly he relied upon his judgment.
There was another public man with whom his in-
timacy was even closer, Gen. Sam Houston, of Texas,
whose career as a military commander, an executive
officer, and effective orator is yet fresh in the public
recollection, to whom he made a visit just on the eve
of the Rebellion.
Govern or Porter returned to his home in Harrisburg,
and contributed his influence to sustain the govern-
ment in the fierce conflict which had commenced. He
scouted the doctrine of secession. To encourage
others he shouldered his musket at the age of more
than seventy years, and with the young men of the
town joined in military drill. He rejoiced greatly
over the success of the Union arms.
During the winter of 1867, while attending at night
a meeting of his church, he contracted a severe cold.
While others regarded the attack as light, he believed
that it would prove fatal, and began to prepare for the
approaching change. During the succeeding summer
he was able to walk out, but in the beginning of Au-
gust his strength declined. With great composure
and even cheerfulness he arranged several matters of
business, and conversed calmly of his approaching
end. On the 6th of August, surrounded by several
children and a devoted wife, his hands having been
folded on his breast, he thanked those about him for
their kindness and dutifulness, and composed himself
as if to fall asleep. As one and another passage of
Scripture was repeated he expressed his assent, until
the pulse became still and the aged heart ceased to
beat. He had passed away as gently as a child falls
to sleep in its mother's arms. The public business
was, at the request of the Governor of the common-
wealth, generally suspended. Large numbers of citi-
zens came from every section of the State to pay to
his memory the last sad tribute of their respect.
STACY POTTS.
Thomas Potts, the ancestor of Stacy Potts, was a
Quaker who emigrated from England with his wife
and children, in company with Mahlon Stacy and
his family, in the ship "Shield," and landed at Bur-
lington, N. J., in the winter of 1678, she being the
first ship that went so far up the Delaware. Stacy
was a leading man in the Society of Friends and in
the government of West Jersey.
At Trenton, in 1731, Stacy Potts was born. He
received a good education, and learned the trade of a
tanner, a business which he successfully carried on at
least up to the time of the Revolution.
Mr. Potts seems to have been a very enterprising
and public-spirited citizen. In 1776, besides owning
a tannery, he built the steel-works on Front Street,
Trenton, and after the close of the Revolution was
largely interested iu the erection of a paper-mill in
the same locality. This was prior to the publication
of Collins' Bible. In December, 1788, it was adver-
tised by its proprietors, Stacy Potts and John Rey-
nolds, as " now nearly completed."
Mr. Potts took a warm interest in the invention of
John Fitch, and was one of the company formed to
assist that famous inventor in his experiments, and
he, with others, were instrumental in obtaining for
Fitch fourteen years' exclusive privilege on the Jersey
side of the Delaware.
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About this period Stacy Potts came to Harrisburg.
It is difficult to diviue what were his motives in
leaving his native town where he was very popular,
and with his ample competency remove to this then
new town on the Susquehanna. His second marriage
may perchance have had somewhat to do with his
removal from Trenton. Coming to Harrisburg he
made large purchases of land, and whether it was
due to this fact or his agreeable manner, Stacy Potts
became quite prominent, was chosen to the Legisla-
ture in 1791 and in 1792. During the mill-dam
troubles of 1793-95, Mr. Potts was quite active, and
was one of the committee of citizens who were willing
to take upon themselves all responsibility accruing
by the destruction of the obnoxious dam. He served
as burgess of the borough, and was a member of the
Town Council. From 1799 to 1803 he again repre-
sented Dauphin County in the Legislature.
Mr. Potts' sudden departure from Harrisburg is
really as inexplicable as his coming to it. He seems
to have gone to Trenton about 1805.
Stacy Potts subsequently became mayor of Trenton,
an office he held for several years. He died in that
city April 28, 1816, in his eighty-fifth year.
Mr. Potts was thrice married. We have no knowl-
edge as to his first wife. He married, about 1790,
Miss Gardiner, of Philadelphia, a Presbyterian lady
of superior intelligence. She died at Harrisburg in
1799. His third wife was Mrs. Mary Boyd, widow of
John Boyd, of Harrisburg. She survived her hus-
band many years ; died at Harrisburg Sept. 25, 1844,
aged eighty-four years. Mrs. Boyd wa's the daughter
of George Williams, and had by her first husband
James Rutherford and George Williams Boyd, the
ancestors of the Boyd family of Harrisburg. Mr.
Potts had issue by his first and second wife. Stacy,
Jr., who married Polly, daughter of Leonard Som-
mers, of Harrisburg, was a lawyer of ability, and died
at Philadelphia in 1831, aged fifty-three years ; Re-
becca, married George Sherman, editor of the Trenton
Federalist ; Anna, married William Potts, of Trenton ;
Stacy Gardiner, born at Harrisburg in November,
1799, became one of the justices of the Supreme Court
of New Jersey, a position he held some years. He
was a gentleman of prominence in public and private
life, and died at Trenton in 1865.
JAMES PH. PUGLIA.
James Ph. Puglia came to Harrisburg about the
beginning of this century as a physician and druggist,
his place of business was on Front above Chestnut
Street. He was probably of Spanish descent, and
evidently of good education. He was master of Per-
severance Lodge, A. Y. M., in the course of his resi-
dence; was of a pugnacious temper, being involved
in a series of disputes with his lodge; a great Jeffer-
sonian, in which cause his caustic pen overflowed
with adjectives; venting himself at last in publish-
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ing an opposition to the Oracle of Dauphin, under the
fiery title of The Phcznix of Harrisbury ; the first, per-
haps the only, issue was of Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1803;
its motto, —
1 1 die to lie born,
From aabes arise
i.v body :uid name
shall revive in fame."
" Press work by Thomas Atkinson, printer." He also
was author of two or three works, of no great cir-
culation. After residing here some years, we find him
"sworn interpreter" to the courts in Philadelphia,
from 1812 to 1816, after which he passes beyond our
present research.
THOMAS RAMSEY.
Thomas Ramsey was born near York, Pa., on the
15th of June, 1784. With a limited education ac-
quired during his early years, he learned the trade of
blacksmithing, at that period an important occupa-
tion. About 1806 he located at Hummelstown, Dau-
phin Co., and there carried on business. In 1814 he
was a corporal of Capt. Moorhead's company of the
First Regiment, Col. Kennedy, which marched to the
defense of Baltimore. Mr. Ramsey died at Hum-
melstown on the 4th of May, 1826, at the age of forty-
two years. He married Elizabeth Kelker, daughter
of Henry Kelker and Elizabeth Greenawalt, of Leb-
anon, born Sept. 8, 1791, and died at Harrisburg 5th
of February, 1858. Hon. Alexander Ramsey, former
Secretary of War, is their son. Mr. Ramsey was an
industrious, enterprising citizen, patriotic, generous,
and held in great esteem by his fellow-citizens.
CHARLES C. RAWN.
Charles Coatesworth Rawn, the son of David Rawn
and Elizabeth Cheyney, was born in the city of Wash-
ington in 1801. His grandparents, Caspar and Bar-
bara Rahn (as the name was originally spelled), were
natives of Germany, one of whose daughters, Eliza-
beth, was the mother of Governor Francis R. Shunk.
Mr. Rawn's father dying when Charles was seven
years of age, at Staunton, Va., his mother removed
her family to her farm in Thornbury, Delaware Co.,
Pa. He was educated at the West Chester Academy,
then in charge of that distinguished principal, Mr.
Gause. In 1826 he came to Harrisburg and began
the study of law with Francis R. Shunk, and was ad-
mitted to the Dauphin County bar Jan. 18, 1831. He
at once commenced his career as a successful pleader,
and up to the time of his death was considered one of
the leading criminal lawyers at the Dauphiu County
bar. He was an earnest antagonist of human slavery,
and during the days of the Fugitive Slave law was the
eloquent pleader in behalf of the poor black. He
died at Harrisburg on the ISth of December, 1865.
Mr. Rawn married Frances, daughter of Joseph
Clendennin and Elizabeth Slough, of Harrisburg, who
survives.
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THOMAS J. REHRER.
Thomas Jefferson Rehrer, only son of Godfried
Rehrer and Eva Leiss, was born Nov. 8, 1797, near
Rehrersburg, Berks Co., Pa. His grandfather God-
fried Rehrer or Roher settled there at an early day.
During the French and Indian war his residence was
on the direct road to the frontier settlements. He
married Magdalena Etchberger, and their son, God-
fried Rehrer, born in 1769, represented Berks County
in the Legislature in 1817, 1820, and 1823. Thomas
J. received a good education, was brought up to a
mercantile life, but subsequently retired to his farm.
While engaged in farming he was elected a member
of the Legislature, in which he served two terms. At
the close of the last session he removed to Harris-
burg, having accepted a clerkship in the land-office
of the commonwealth. He remained in that depart-
ment, with the exception of two intervals of three
years each, until 1866, filling the position of deputy
or chief clerk under the several organizations of the
office. His long service there made him unusually
familiar with the business, and its bearing on the land
interest of the State, together with his faithful atten-
tion to the duties, was appreciated and recognized by
all who had business to transact in the surveyor-
general's office. He died Feb. 28, 1872,' at Philadel-
phia. Mr. Rehrer married Salome Weiser, daughter
of John Weiser and Elizabeth Anspach, born Jan.
3, 1799, on the Conrad Weiser farm, about twelve
miles west of Reading. She died Oct. 30, 1842, at
Harrisburg, and is there buried. Their children were:
Clementine M., Clara S. (married Dr. George Dock,
of Harrisburg), Miranda E. (married Lewis G. Os-
bourn, of Philadelphia), and Erasmus Godfrey.
LUTHER REILY, M.D.
Luther Reily, the seventh sou of Capt. John Reily
of the Revolution and Elizabeth Myers, was born
Oct. 7, 1794, at Myerstown, Dauphin (now Lebanon)
Co., Pa. On the death of his father he came to
Harrisburg, and shortly after began the study of
medicine with Dr. Martin Luther. In the War of
1812-14, he marched as a private in Capt. Richard
M. Crain's company of volunteers to Baltimore, sub-
sequently being detailed as assistant surgeon. At the
close of the war he resumed the practice of medicine
at Harrisburg, and subsequently was at the head of
the profession there. Although not taking an active
part in politics, he was more or less prominent in
public affairs. He was elected to and served as mem-
ber of the Twenty-fifth Congress. Dr. Reily died at
Harrisburg on the 20th of February, 1854, deeply
lamented by the community, who appreciated him
as "the good doctor." His wife Rebecca, daughter
of Henry Orth, survived her husband only a few
months. Their children were Elizabeth (died un-
married), Emily (married Dr. George W. Porter),
John W., Dr. George W., and Caroline.
REV. JOHN ROAN.
John Roan was born in Greenshaw, Ireland, on the
30th of April, 1717 (O. S.). He was brought up as a
weaver, but began to study for the ministry early in life,
and emigrated to Pennsylvania, sailing from Ireland
on the 6th of July, 1739, landing the 3d of September
following. He entered the " Log College," and taught
school on the Neshaminy and in Chester County while
pursuing his theological studies. He was licensed by
the " New Side" Presbytery of New Castle, June 27,
1744. The following year (1745) he was settled over
the united congregations of Derry, Paxtang, and
Conewago, the latter having one-fifth of his time, and
was ordained on the 16th of August, that year. The
minutes of the Synod placed Roan in Donegal Pres-
bytery, and " points of difficulty," says Webster, " con-
tinually arose." Towards the latter days of his min-
istry Mr. Roan missionated frequently on the south
branch of the Potomac. He died on the 3d of Oc-
tober, 1775, and is interred at Derry Church grave-
yard. On his tombstone is this inscription :
" Beneath this stone | are deposited the Remains |
of an able, faithful | courageous & successful | min-
ister of Jesus Christ | The Rev'd John Roan | Pastor
of Paxton, Derry & Mount Joy | Congregations |
from the year 1745 | till Oct. 3, 1775 | when he ex-
changed | a Militant for a triumphant Life | in the
59th year of his Age."
The Rev. John Roan married Ann, daughter of
James Cochran and Ann Rowan, of Chester County,
born in 1722. She died on the 22d of April, 1788, in
Upper Octorara, Chester Co.
EDMUND W. ROBERTS, M.D.
Edmund Wilson Roberts, youngest son of John
Roberts, was born about 1806, at Washington, Pa.
He was a. graduate of Yale College. His brother,
Dr. James Roberts, boru in 1780, at Washington, first
located at Harrisburg, subsequently removing to
Peoria, 111., where he died about 1834.- While at
Harrisburg, his younger brother, Edmund W., came
there and studied medicine under his care, subse-
quently graduating from the medical department of
the University of Pennsylvania. He afterwards lo-
cated at Harrisburg, and entered upon a successful
career in the practice of his profession. He died at
Harrisburg, Nov. 10, 1865, at the age of fifty-eight
years. Dr. Roberts married Caroline Ross, daughter
of Andrew Ross and Hannah Templin, of Washing-
ton City, and a sister of Robert J. Ross, of Harris-
burg; she died Jan. 23, 1877, at Newburg, N. Y. ;
buried at Harrisburg. They had two children, Mary,
died in 1867, at Harrisburg, married Rev. B. B. Lea-
cock, D.D., of the Episcopal Church ; Dr. Robert
Ross, died April 4, 1875, at Harrisburg, at the age of
thirty-seven, who rose to eminence in his profession,
married Foote, daughter of Judge Foote, of the
State of New York, and they left two children.
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
531
COL. JOHN ROBERTS.
John Roberts was born in Roberts' Valley, Dau-
phin Co., in the year 1789. He received a good Eng-
lish education, and studied law under Thomas Elder,
and was admitted to the Dauphin County bar at Feb-
ruary term, 1812, and commenced the practice of his
profession at Harrisburg. He was elected a member
of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, serv-
ing during the sessions of 1827 to 1829, and was pro-
thonotary and clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions
from Jan. 29, 1830, to Dec. 30, 1835. Mr. Roberts
possessed an inexhaustible fund of legal and other
information, but never excelled at the bar; his repu-
tation was that of an elementary lawyer and a safe
professional counselor. He was one of the best
mathematicians in the country, and a skilled engi-
neer. For many years he was the surveyor for the
borough. He was a good musician, and his knowl-
edge of pomology and botany was extensive. His
life was a long and useful one. He died at Harris-
burg in the month of, February, 1873, aged eighty-
three years.
doctrines of the Church of God, fearlessly defended
them, and worked actively to establish them.
REV. JOSEPH ROSS.
Joseph Ross, son of Dr. Joseph and Sophia Ross,
was born July 14, 1798, at Elizabethtown, Lancaster
Co., Pa., where his boyhood was passed. At a proper
age he went to Harrisburg to learn the mercantile
business. Afterwards he engaged in said occupation
in that place, and then moved to Middletown, where
he continued keeping store till near the close of his
life. In the year 1824 he became acquainted with
Rev. John Winebrenner, who visited Middletown to
preach the gospel, and under him became converted.
At the first opportunity he identified himself with the
Church of God, being one of the original members
of that denomination at Middletown, where he con-
tinued to be one of its most active workers until his
death. His name appears as a ruling elder in the
journal of the Fourth Annual Eldership, held at Mid-
dletown, Dec. 25, 1833. He was licensed to preach
at the Seventh Annual Eldership which convened at
Churchtown, Cumberland Co., Nov. 5, 1836. At the
time of his death, on the 26th of January, 1S63, at
Middletown, he was a member of the Board of Pub-
lication, and treasurer of the General Eldership, as
well as treasurer of the East Pennsylvania Eldership.
He traveled and labored in the ministry, at protracted
and other meetings, " without money and without
price," and was an eminently successful revival
preacher. His liberality and benevolence were well
known at home, and in all the churches. His warmth
of heart and affection made him beloved by all his
acquaintances. He was a strict disciplinarian, and a
great lover of order. Besides, he carried his religion
into his business, being scrupulously truthful and
honest in all his dealings, loving justice and hating
sin in everv form. He was devotedlv attached to the
ROBERT J. ROSS.
Robert James Ross, son of Andrew Ross, a native
of Londonderry, Ireland, who came to America about
1800, and his wife, Hannah Templin, of Chester
County, Pa., was born at Georgetown, D. C, in 1807.
He received a good English and classical education,
and was appointed by President John Quincy Adams
midshipman in the United States navy, August, 1826,
and subsequently promoted for meritorious conduct
and services. Shortly after his marriage he resigned,
and was appointed teller in the Branch Bank of Penn-
sylvania, at Harrisburg, then under the cashiership
of James Lesley. In 1839 he was tendered the posi-
tion of cashier in the Harrisburg Savings Institution,
which he accepted, and when this corporation became
the Dauphin Deposit Bank he remained its cashier
until his death. Mr. Ross died at Harrisburg the 6th
of October, 1861. He was enterprising and success-
ful in business, and stood high in financial circles.
He married, in 1833, Mary E., daughter of Jacob M.
Haldeman and Eliza Ewing Jacobs, who died at Har-
j risburg in 1873, aged fifty-nine years. They had chil-
dren,— Jacob H. (d. s. p.), Andrew, Jacob Haldeman,
Eliza, Hannah (married Col. Reno, United States
army), Roberta (married J. Wilson Orth), and Robert.
Of these, Andrew, residing in York County, Pa., is
the sole survivor.
REV. JACOB ROOP.
Jacob Roop, son of Jacob Roop, Sr., was born March
1, 1782, in Swatara township, Dauphin Co., Pa. His
father settled in the township during the war of the
Revolution. The son received the meagre education
given by the Mennonites to their children, which ex-
tended only to the elementary branches. His early
life and the greater portion of his manhood were
passed on the farm and in the blacksmith-shop, which
latter he carried on forty years. In his thirty-third
year he entered the ministry of the United Brethren
in Christ, and the first twenty-three years of his
ministerial life were spent at various points in Ohio,
Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. During
these years he was the active and zealous co-laborer
with Otterbein, Behm, Getting, Newcomer, Neidig,
Erb, and other fathers of that denomination. In his
fifty-sixth year he commenced for the first time to
travel a circuit, and traveled as an active itinerant
seventeen years, when meeting with a severe injury,
the remainder of his life he was an invalid. He died
in Lower Swatara township on the 2d of December,
1875, aged ninety-three years. Mr. Roop was thrice
married (his first wife being Fanny Witmer), all of
whom he survived.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
LEVI RUTHERFORD, M.D.
Levi Rutherford, the eldest son of John Rutherford
and Jane Meader, was born in Paxtang in tbe year
1826. After the death of his father, in 1832, he was
taken by his uncle, William Rutherford, in whose
family he remained until he attained his majority.
He received a liberal education, and read medicine
under Dr. W. W. Rutherford, of Harrisburg, gradu-
ating at the University of Pennsylvania in March,
1849. He at once began the practice of medicine at
New Cumberland, which promised bright, but his
health failing, he was compelled to relinquish the du-
ties of his profession. He returned home, and under-
took the superintendence of the farm, hoping thereby
to re-establish his health. This proved futile, for he
gradually failed, and he died at Harrisburg on the
8th of February, 1851. Intelligent, amiable, and up-
right, Dr. Levi Rutherford's young life left a rose-
tinted memory in many households.
COL. WILLIAM RUTHERFORD.
William Rutherford, the youngest son of Capt.
John Rutherford, of the Revolution, and Margaret
Park, was born in Paxtang. Aug. 4, 1776. He re-
ceived a fair education, and was brought up as a
farmer. Born amid the thunders of the Revolution,
he inherited the military spirit of his father, and be- '
came quite prominent as an officer, serving in all the
grades from a lieutenant up to that of a commission
of colonel, which office he declined. In 1816 he was
elected a director of the poor, and served as a mem-
ber of the House of Representatives from 1819 to
1821, and again from 1829 to 1831. Col. Rutherford
was one of the most influential men of his day in the
county of Dauphin, and a representative man thereof.
He died at his residence, near Harrisburg, on the 17th
of January, 1850, in his seventy-fourth year. Col.
Rutherford married, March 17, 1801, Sarah Swan,
daughter of William Swan, who died June 18, 1852,
aged seventy-three years. They are both buried in
old Paxtang Church graveyard.
SIMON SALLADE.
Simon Sallade was born near Gratz, Dauphin Co.,
Pa., on the 7th of March,"1785. His father, John
Sallade, of French Huguenot descent, was a native
of Bosel on the Rhine, born in March, 1739, emi-
grated, with other members of his family, to America
at an early period, and was among the first settlers on
the Wiconisco. He died at the age of eighty-eight
years, in November, 1827, being blind about ten years
before his death. He married, on the 8th of Febru-
ary, 1771, Margaret Everhart, daughter of George
Everhart, born in Berks County in 1747, and concern-
ing whom we have the following incident : Upon the
Indian incursions on the east side of the Susque-
hanna, subsequent to the defeat of Braddock, in the
fall of 1755, she was taken captive by the savage ma-
rauders, near what is now Pine Grove, Schuylkill Co.
She was an unwilling witness to the scenes of murder
and atrocity, when the merciless Indians tomahawked
and scalped her parents, brothers, and sisters, and be-
held the home of her birth illuminating by its red
glare the midnight sky, while only she of all her
friends was left, — and she a prisoner with the cruel
and bloodthirsty savage. Doubtless, there was some
attractiveness of person or piteousness of appeal
which saved her life. Of the wearisome years of her
captivity among the Indians west of the Ohio we
have little knowledge. It was not, hpwever, until the
power of the French on the " Beautiful River" was
broken by the courage and skill of Gen. Forbes that
the little prisoner was rescued and returned to her
friends in Berks County. She lived to a ripe old age.
John Sallade had five sons and two daughters, Simon
being next to the youngest. Simon Sallade, owing to
the want of schools in those early days in the valley,
was obliged to depend upon the educational instruc-
tion given by his parents, but being an apt scholar, it
was not long before he mastered the main branches
in a good education. He was a great reader, and, al-
though books were few in those days, he read and re-
read those falling into his hands. Later in life, to-
wards manhood's years, he acquired considerable
knowledge by the aid of a teacher, whom he and
some young men of his neighborhood employed for
that purpose. He was quite a performer on the violin,
and being of a social nature, he was often the centre
and life of the many winter-evening gatherings of
that time.
Mr. Sallade was a millwright by trade, acquiring
much of his proficiency in that vocation from an ap-
prenticeship to Jacob Berkstresser, of Bellefonte.
Many of the old mills within thirty or forty miles of his
home were of his designing, and in fact the workman-
ship of his hands. A self-made man, energetic, social,
and industrious, he became in time one of the most
popular men of the Upper End.
His constant contact with the people of all classes
in social life or business relations resulted in his taking
a warm interest in political affairs. Although a poli-
tician, he was such for the advancement of the public
good. He was a Democrat of the old school, and
when named for office, he appealed to the people in-
stead of party for support. He was four times elected
to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. First,
in the years 1819 and 1820, at the age of thirty-four
years; next, in 1836-37, at the age of fifty-one years;
and again, in 1853, when he was in his sixty-ninth year.
Each time the Whigs were largely in the majority in
Dauphin County, yet always when put in nomination
by the Democratic party, Mr. Sallade, save in one in-
stance, was elected. This defeat was due in part to a
letter written at the time to Charles C. Rawn, Esq.,
chairman of the temperance committee, in which he
announced his opposition to the passage of the Maine
liquor law.
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533
During his term in the Legislature he was the au-
thor of what was generally known as " Wiconisco
Feeder Bill." To his zeal and tact that important
legislation for the " Upper End" of Dauphin County
owes its passage. Through this outlet the Lykens
Valley coal-fields were first developed. He was the
superintendent for the construction of the Wiconisco
Canal, and held the appointment through the canal
commissioners.
Simon Sallade died at the old homestead, near
Elizabethville, on the 8th of November, 1854, and is
interred in the village graveyard at that place. His
wife was Jane Woodside, daughter of John Wood-
side, of Lykens Valley. She died Sept. 3, 1854, and is
buried in the same graveyard.
JAMES SAVAGE.
James Savage was born in North Wales, Feb. 25,
1823, and died in Cimmaron, New Mexico, Nov. 10,
1881, where he was superintending a mine for his
brother, Col. E. G: Savage. He emigrated to Amer-
ica with his parents, who settled in Minersville,
where he learned the trade of a machinist. In 1849
he came to Wiconisco to put up the engine for the
Lykens Valley breaker, which he ran a year, and
then went to California. There he stayed two years,
and returned in 1852, and accepted a position under
the Short Mountain Coal Company. He hoisted the
first car of coal ever taken out of the Wiconisco
mines. In 1855 or 1856 he became superintendent of
the Lykens Coal Company, under George E. Hoff-
man. In 1861 he went to California again, where he
remained until 1865, when he returned and located
at Gilberton, Schuylkill Co., in charge of the Gil-
berton Coal Company. In 1867, with Col. E. G.
Savage and Benjamin Kaufman, under the firm-name
of Savage, Brother & Kaufman, he leased a tract of
coal land of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad,
developed what is now known as " Brookside Col-
liery," and established the operation as a successful
one. Then they sold it to George S. Repplier &,Co.
He was subsequently its superintendent, and after-
wards in various enterprises in Tremont for ten years.
He may justly be regarded as the pioneer of the Wi-
conisco coal-mines.
MAJOR OLIVER W. SEES.
Oliver Washington Sees was born in the city of
Philadelphia, on the 27th of October, 1835. He was
the second son of David Sees and Ann Fell Edwards.
His parents had removed from Harrisburg to Phila-
delphia in 1832, but returned to their old home on
the first day of January, 1839. Oliver Sees did not
have the advantages of a liberal education. When
quite young, about twelve years of age, he became a
messenger-boy in the first magnetic telegraph-office
that was opened in Harrisburg after the wonderful
discovery by Professor Morse, the office being under
the management of David Brooks. The latter be-
came very much interested in his bright-eyed, youth-
ful messenger, and under his special care and teach-
ing Oliver rapidly developed into an operator, and
finally became one of the most expert and accom-
plished in the business. He was one, of the first to
learn to read messages by sound. His interest was so
great in the success of the laying of the Atlantic
cable that when the news reached Harrisburg of its
final accomplishment, he was chiefly instrumental in
getting up a very enthusiastic demonstration to cele-
brate that event. Mr. Sees' knowledge and special
fitness in his business were so marked that on the 23d
day of December, 1861, Governor Curtin appointed
him chief of telegraph, with the rank of major, and
shortly afterwards added that of chief of transporta-
tion, two very important positions during the war.
The duties of these combined offices he discharged
with signal ability and entire satisfaction. In con-
nection with this arduous work the general govern-
ment intrusted Maj. Sees with the key to the secret
service cipher, used in the transmission of the most
vital and important messages by the general govern-
ment, in relation to matters at that critical period,
and which could only be deciphered through a knowl-
edge of this key. About this period he was appointed
by Maj. Gen. D. N. Couch, who was directing mili-
tary operations at this point, on his staff, and mus-
tered into the United States service. Immediately
after the battle of Gettysburg, Governor Curtin or-
dered Maj. Sees to the battle-field to assist in caring
for the dead and wounded Pennsylvania soldiers who
fell on that memorable occasion, a duty he performed
. well. On his way back to Harrisburg he was taken
very sick at Carlisle, and died in this city on the 30th
day of September, 1863, before he was twenty-eight.
The following is an extract from the report of Col.
M. S. Quay to Governor Andrew G. Curtin. Col.
Quay was the successor of Maj. Sees as chief of
transportation :
"The invasion of the State, in June, 1863, by the
army of Gen. Lee, and your call for the militia forces
which immediately followed, occasioned a large influx
of business of pressing importance, which occupied
the chief of the department, Maj. Sees, and his cler-
ical force for weeks.
" The United States having assumed the payment
of the expenses of the transportation of the militia,
Maj. Sees was placed temporarily in their service,
and assigned a position on the staff of Maj. -Gen.
Couch, commanding the Department of the Susque-
hanna. He was relieved by Gen. Couch, at his own
request, and was immediately afterwards ordered to
Gettysburg by you to look after our dead and
wounded.
"The extraordinary labors he found necessary
during this period, extending at times through suc-
cessive days and nights, with the exposure and fatigue
sustained at Gettysburg, undoubtedly produced the
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
illness through which your administration lost a faith-
ful and competent officer, and his family a husband
and father who was their only support."
Maj. Sees was married to Caroline, daughter of
Charles Buehler and Sarah Hoover, at Harrisburg,
on the 22d day of September, 1857 ; the widow and
one daughter, Caroline, survive him.
CAPT. WILLIAM E. SEES.
William Edwards Sees was born in Harrisburg,
Feb. 3, 1832. He was the oldest son of David Sees
and Ann Fell Edwards. His education was received
in the common schools of his native place, and early
in life commenced to learn the business of coach-
trimming with his father, who was a. skilled work-
man, and became in time a good mechanic. He was
a member and an officer of the old Friendship Fire
Company, of Harrisburg, noted for his efficiency and
daring, and twice came very near losing his life in en-
deavoring to save the property of others, once at a fire
in the United States Hotel and again at the cotton-
factory.
When the war for the Union broke out, he enlisted
as a private in the three months' service. In 1862
he was commissioned captain in the new Eleventh
Pennsylvania, three years' service, but his health
failing him, he was discharged on surgeon's certifi-
cate of disability.
On the 19th of April, 1855, he married Mary
Catharine Kunkel; of the city of Baltimore, Md.
She died on the 27th of February, 1856, leaving one
son, David Sees. On the 13th of September, 1857,
he married Mary Elizabeth Chandler, daughter of
Jonathan Chandler and Julia Ann Mowrer.
Capt. Sees died Oct. 5, 1865, of consumption, con-
tracted in the army, leaving one daughter by the sec-
ond marriage, Catharine. The Rev. Charles A. Hay,
D.D., pastor of Zion's Lutheran Church, published a
memoir of Capt. Sees, detailing his religious life and
experience, which is quite interesting.
CHRISTIAN SEILEK, M.D.
Dr. Christian Seiler, the second son of Christian
Seiler and Elizabeth Wolfarth, was born Nov. 24,
1804, in South Hanover township, within a few miles
of Hummelstown, Dauphin Co., Pa. He received the
rudiments of education, principally German, at the
village school in Hummelstown, the English lan-
guage at that date being spoken by few families of
the neighborhood. His father removing to Harris-
burg in 1821, the son was sent to the Harrisburg
Academy, while that institution was under the care
of Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Todd. He was of an in-
quiring turn of mind, an attentive student, and re-
ceived not only a good English education, but ac-
quired a knowledge of Latin and Greek. At an early
day he had a predilection for military life, and in the
year 1823 was elected captain of a juvenile infantry
company in Harrisburg. He commenced the study
of medicine with Dr. Cornelius Luther, a young
physician of great promise, who died at Harrisburg
in 1827, afterwards completing his studies with Dr.
Samuel Agnew. He then attended the lectures at
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, where he*
graduated in March, 1828. Shortly after he com-
menced the practice of his profession at Halifax and
vicinity, where his knowledge of the German lan-
guage gave him great advantage. His practice ex-
tended through Upper Paxtang and Mifflin town-
ships, in fact through all that section of country
lying west of Peter's Mountain. He was succeeding
well ; but having married about this time, he con-
cluded to remove to Williamsport, and for a while
abandoned his profession for the mercantile business.
The former had more charms for him, and after
practicing a year or two at Williamsport he returned
to Harrisburg, where he soon secured an extensive
practice, which he retained until his death. In 1844
he was elected brigadier-general of the militia, after
which he was more familiarly addressed. At the
outset of the war with Mexico he offered his services,
and was within a few votes of obtaining the com-
mand of a regiment of volunteers.
In politics, Dr. Seiler was a Democrat, and was sev-
eral times nominated for the Legislature, and thrice
for Congress, but although his party was in a hope-
less minority, it was only through strenuous exertions
that he was defeated. For nearly a quarter of a
century he served as a director of the public schools
of the borough of Harrisburg, and took a warm in-
terest in educational matters. Up to about 1859, Dr.
Seiler enjoyed excellent health, but at that time
symptoms of disease of the heart manifested them-
selves, and he was obliged to forego much of the fa-
tigue incident to his large country practice, in the
which he was greatly relieved by his son, Robert H,
who had studied medicine under his father, and
graduated at Jefferson College in 1860. He was a
man of uncommon endurance, and too frequently he
yielded to the request of his patients. In February,
1873, after a long ride in the country, where he was
detained longer than perhaps prudent, he was seized
with a chill, and pneumonia developed itself. From
this attack he never recovered, dying on the 11th of
February, 1873, at the age of sixty-nine. Dr. Seiler
married, on the 26th of March, 1833, Mary Hayes,
daughter of William Hayes, Esq., of Lewisburg, Pa.
She survived her husband only five years, dying at
Harrisburg, in 1878. They had two children who
reached maturity, — Dr. Robert H., who died in 1876,
and Frank S., died Dec. 20, 1879.
JEREMIAH SEILER, M.D.
Jeremiah Seiler, son of Jacob Seiler and Chris-
tiana Fireoved, was born June 27, 1818, in Middlesex
township, Cumberland Co., Pa. His early education
was that received in the public schools of the country,
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
535
but he applied himself closely to study and soon fitted
himself for entering upon his life-work. He entered
the office of Dr. Van Huff, of Mechanicsburg, and
subsequently that of Dr. W. W. Dale, under whose
instructions he pursued the course of study outlined
as preparatory to his attending medical lectures,
which he did at the University of Maryland, from
which institution he graduated in March, 1843. He
immediately began the practice of his profession,
locating in West Hanover township, Dauphin Co.,
where he continued until the year 1866, when he
removed to Harrisburg. He was the first in his pro-
fession to administer chloroform in the practice of
surgery west of Philadelphia. He was also one of
the first of the interior physicians who in 1850, when
typhoid fever made its appearance in the rural sec-
tions, to comprehend its nature and successfully
control its fatal effects. He was elected to the Legis-
lature as a member of the House from Dauphin
County in 1866, serving for two years. The charac-
teristics which were peculiar to the man as a phy-
sician marked his action as a legislator. He was
studious and deliberate in all that he did and said,
with a natural frankness and unaffected modesty
which never fail as manifestations in the character
of a truly honest man. While a member he served
on the Committees of Divorce, Accounts, Passenger
Railways, and Chairman of that of the State Library.
With the close of the last session of his official po-
sition he resumed his professional duties, and was
actively engaged therein at Harrisburg, where he died
after a brief illness on the 16th of November, 1878,
at the age of sixty years. Dr. Seiler married, March
19, 1842, Anna Elizabeth Stigleman, daughter of John
and Rachel Stigleman, of Cumberland County, and
their children were Rev. Galen W., missionary in
India; Dr. John P., one of the consulting physicians
to the City Hospital, Harrisburg; and Clara A.
WILLIAM SHAMMO.
William Sharamo, son of John Shammo (1784-1868)
and Sarah Reinoehl (1786-1870), was born March 13,
1819, at Halifax, Dauphin Co., Pa. He received the
limited education afforded by the village school during
the winter months, and from his early years assisted
his father, who was a merchant, thereby making him-
self thoroughly familiar with mercantile transactions.
He was engaged in business many years at Halifax,
and was successful in a marked degree. He was ac-
cepted as a safe counselor and sure guide in financial
matters, and from the time of its organization, in 1S70,
was cashier of the Halifax Bank. He served as a
member of the Borough Council and other positions of
trust. He died at Halifax, Feb. 14, 1883, aged almost
sixty-four years. As another has justly said, " He was
a man of unimpeachable integrity, honest, of generous
impulses, high-minded, and honorable;" he was in
very fact a valuable citizen, and highly esteemed in
the community in which he lived. Mr. Shammo m ir-
ried, Dec. 29, 1856, Catharine R. Beam, daughter of
John and Mary Beam, of Halifax, and their children
were Estelle, Byron A., Minnie L., Carrie M., Rosa-
belle, Myra A. (d. s. p.), and Bertha A.
MICHAEL SHEAFER.
Michael Sheafer, son of George Sheafer, was born
Dec. 1, 1803, at Halifax, Dauphin Co., Pa. For some
years he resided in Harrisburg, and when quite a
young man he married Susan Cloud, of Lancaster
County, and made his home in that county a few
years. They had issue: Adaline (married Rev. C.
A. Wyeth), Henry J., John M. (a civil engineer, who
died at Selena, Alabama, Aug. 11, 1871), Mary L.
(married Theodore D. Irish), Harriet Matilda (mar-
ried Joseph Davidson), Lucetta (died June 9, 1837),
Anne Eliza (married John Thompson), George T.
(died Nov. 4, 1867, at Ashland), and Benjamin In-
gersoll. In 1831-32, the Lykens Valley Coal Com-
pany was organized, and commenced operations at
what was then called "Bear Gap" (now Wiconisco).
The company built a large log frame house, and Mi-
chael Sheafer moved into it for the purpose of board-
ing the workmen and entertaining the members of the
company. At that time the Upper End (now Lykens,
Wiconisco, and Williamstown) was one vast wilder-
ness, with a few log huts scattered around. He re-
sided in this place up to the date of his death, Nov.
30, 1S49, taking an active part in the development of
the coal region. He was one of the contractors in
the building of the Lykens Valley Railroad, also in
the building of the aqueduct and other improvements
at the mouth of the Wiconisco Canal feeder. After
the first railroad was built from the Gap to Millers-
burg, he had the contract for the delivery of the coal,
floating it across the river to Mount Patrick on the
Pennsylvania Canal. His wife, Susan Sheafer, who
was a most estimable Christian woman, died at Har-
risburg, Pa., on the 17th February, 1876. The re-
mains of both rest in the cemetery at Harrisburg,
DANIEL SHEESLEY.
Daniel Sheesley, son of Daniel Sheesley and Mary
Elizabeth Reigle, was born Sept. 16, 1815, in Lykens
township, Dauphin Co., Pa. His education was quite
limited. He came to Harrisburg at the age of twelve,
and in its vicinity his life was passed. For many
years he was engaged in the milling business, was an
auctioneer, and trucker. He served one term as
director of the poor, and was one of the directors
of schools for Swatara township for a long period.
He died at Harrisburg on the 21st of June, 1880, in
his sixty-fifth year. He was a very pleasant and
agreeable companion, extremely sociable and kind.
Mr. Sheesley married, in 1837, Sarah Rissing, daugh-
ter of Lewis and Mary Rissing, and their children are
William (present sheriff of the county of Dauphin),
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Mary (married Peter Reel), Sarah, Elizabeth (mar-
ried John H. Tattnall), Daniel, Louisa (married
Joseph E. Rhoads), Samuel, John, George Lewis,
Catharine L., and Margaret J.
CAPT. JOSEPH SHERER.
Joseph Sherer, the son of Samuel Sherer, was a
native of the north of Ireland, born in 1731. His
parents came to America in 1734, bleating in Paxtang
township, Lancaster (now Dauphin) Co., Pa. He was
the recipient of an ordinary English education, and
brought up as a farmer. During the French and In-
dian war he served as a non-commissioned officer,
doing duty on the then frontiers. At the commence-
ment of the Revolution he commanded a company in
Col. Burd's battalion of associators, whose farms ad-
joined at Tinian, now Highspire. Capt. Sherer was
a member of the Lancaster County Committee, and
a member of the first Constitutional Convention of
the State, which met at Philadelphia July 15, 1776.
While in attendance on this body he took ill, returned
home, and died on the 1st or 2d of December follow-
ing. His remains were interred in the burying-
ground of Paxtang Church, of which he was a mem-
ber. He married, Feb. 6, 1759, Mary McClure; had
eight children, as follows: Mary, married Samuel
Cochran ; Samuel, John, Jean, Richard, Joseph, Wil-
liam, and Catharine. Capt. Sherer was a man of in-
fluence on the frontiers prior to the Revolution, brave,
energetic, and spirited.
JOHN SHOCH.
John Shoch, of German ancestry, was born in the
city of Philadelphia on the 27th of March, 1763. In
1792 he located at Harrisburg, engaging in active
business pursuits. During the " mill-dam troubles"
of 1794-95, Mr. Shoch took a prominent part, and
was on the committee to confer with the owners and
abate the nuisance. For a long time he was a mem-
ber of the Town Council, borough supervisor, and at
one time burgess. He was director of the poor and
county commissioner, serving the usual terms, when
he was chosen treasurer of the county, an office he
filled acceptably from 1812 to 1815. In 1810 he was
appointed by act of the Assembly, with Robert Har-
ris, of Harrisburg, Gen. Adamson Tannehill, Wil-
liam McCandless, of Pittsburgh, and Nathan Beach,
of Beach Grove, Luzerne Co., one of the commis-
sioners to survey what was then termed the northern
and southern routes from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh,
to ascertain the most practicable and preferable one
for a turnpike-road. Both routes were duly surveyed
with the aid of James Maginnis as surveyor, with
Alexander Officer and John C. Bucher as chain-car-
riers. The commissioners reported in favor of the
southern route, but when the Legislature met they
thought it best to charter companies enough to turn-
pike both, and the result was a spirit of improvement
by internal communication that gridironed and sand-
wiched the western part of Pennsylvania, and in-
volved so many enterprising people financially that
in 1821, during Governor Hiester's administration,
an act of the Legislature called " The Improvement
Bill" was enacted for their relief. Mr. Shoch labored
hard and successfully for the removal of the seat of
government to Harrisburg, for the erection of the
bridge over the Susquehanna, the establishment of
the Harrisburg Bank, of which he was one of its first
directors, and the Harrisburg Academy, being a trus-
tee for many years. Mr. Shoch retired from business
about 1825. He died at Harrisburg Tuesday, Aug.
31, 1841. He married, in 1792, Salome Gilbert, of
Philadelphia. She died at Harrisburg, Oct. 13, 1828.
They are both buried in the Harrisburg Cemetery.
Of their children one survives, Col. Samuel Shoch,
of Columbia. Mr. Shoch always took a deep interest
in the affairs of the town and county, and was highly
esteemed by his fellow-citizens as a strictly honest and
upright gentleman.
DAVID SHOPE, M.D.
David Shope, son of Jacob Shope and Hart,
was born July 25, 1808, in Lower Paxtang township,
Dauphin Co., Pa. His grandfather, Andrew Schopp
(or Shope), emigrated from the Palatinate, Germany,
to America, arriving at Philadelphia Oct. 22, 1754,
on the ship " Halifax" from Rotterdam. He settled
in then Lancaster County, married, and was in service
during the French and Indian war, afterwards per-
manently locating in what is now Lower Paxtang
township, Dauphin Co., Pa., on a tract of land in
possession of his great-grandson. He had sons Bern-
hard, Jacob, and Adam. The first married, removed
to Centre County, Pa., where his descendants now
reside. Jacob and Adam divided the farm, the former
of whom subsequently disposed of his, the latter
dying on the old homestead at the age of ninety-one
years. Jacob Shope, who lived to the age of eighty-
seven, married a Miss Hart, and they had issue, —
Abraham, Jacob, Bernhard, David, Barbara, Mary,
Elizabeth, and Catharine. David, the subject of our
sketch, worked on his father's farm until the age of
sixteen, receiving such educational advantages as the
country schools then afforded. He was afterwards
sent to a select school in Cumberland County, and
also that taught by Mr. Cummings at Brown's school-
house on the Jonestown road. He taught school
several terms, and at the age of nineteen began the
study of medicine with Dr. Markley, of Manheim,
Lancaster Co., Pa., and after the latter's death with
his successor, Dr. Veasy. In October, 1832, he located
in Hummelstown, where he continued in the success-
ful practice of his profession until his decease, which
occurred dn the 2d of December, 1842, at the age of
thirty-four years, and is buried in the Hummelstown
Cemetery. Few practitioners stood higher in the
confidence and esteem of the community in which
he lived than Dr. David Shope. He never married.
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
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GOVERNOR FRANCIS R. SHUNK.
Francis Rawn Shank, the son of John Shunk and
Elizabeth Rawn, was born Aug. 7, 1788, at the
Trappe, Montgomery Co., Pa. His father was the
son of Francis Shunk, who emigrated to America
from the Palatinate, on the Rhine, in Germany,
about the year 1715. His mother was the daughter of
Casper and Barbara Pawn, also emigrants from the
Palatinate. The mother of Francis Rawn Shunk
was a woman distinguished for her kindness and
affection, and the son ever spoke of her in terms of
the most devoted attachment, and cherished her
memory with filial piety. Her influence no doubt
was greatly felt in the formation of his early charac-
ter and its subsequent development. His father was
a man of strong and stern mind, yet naturally face-
tious, and fond of indulging in this propensity.
The parents of Francis R. were not able to furnish
the means or spare his time to secure in the ordinary
way even the rudiments of an education. Much of
his childhood and youth was devoted to manual labor.
At the early age of fifteen he became a teacher, and
soon after the instructor of the school at the village
where he was born. From that time until 1812 he
seems to have been employed as a teacher during the
few months of the year the school continued, and the
rest of the time as a laborer in the pursuits of agricul-
ture. The intervals of toil were devoted to the im-
provement of his mind in every useful branch of study.
In 1812 he was selected by Andrew Porter, then sur-
veyor-general under the administration of Governor
Snyder, to fill a clerkship in his department. While
thus employed he commenced and prosecuted the
study of the law with Thomas Elder, of Harrisburg.
In 1814 he marched as a private, with many of his
fellow-townsmen, to the defense of Baltimore. Soon
after he was chosen first assistant, and then the prin-
cipal clerk of the House of Representatives, and for
many years performed with great fidelity the arduous
duties of that office. He was subsequently elected
secretary of the board of canal commissioners, and
served in that capacity during a period when the
condition of our public improvements called for the
most constant and strenuous efforts on the part of the
commissioners, and rendered the situation of their
secretary anything but a sinecure. In 1839 he was
chosen by Governor Porter Secretary of the Common-
wealth. On retiring from that office he removed to
Pittsburgh, aud engaged in the practice of the law. In
1844 he was called from his retirement by the voice
of the people of the commonwealth to fill the highest
office in their gift. He so conducted his administration
as their chief executive that he received from them the
highest expression of their confidence aud regard by
being re-elected with an increased majority, and that
too against an opposing candidate of the most esti-
mable" character, whose exalted virtues and worth
were acknowledged by all.
But he bad scarcely entered upon the duties of his
second term before he became the victim of a disease
which in its early progress excited apprehensions in
the minds of his friends that it might prove fatal.
The Governor himself, though conscious that his dis-
ease was deep-seated, yet seemed to cherish with con-
fidence the hope that the vigor of his constitution and
the skill of his physicians would eventually restore
him to health. It was not until the morning of the
9th of July, 1848, when a severe and copious hemor-
GOVERNOR FRANCIS R. SHI/NK
rhage from the lungs took place, that he gave up en-
tirely the hope of life and felt that his days were
indeed numbered. Upon that day, being Sunday, he
wrote his letter of resignation, — the last public act of
his life.
His professional attainments, especially in the more
abstract principles of law, were large, and as a coun-
selor he had few superiors. But he shrunk from the
personal collision its practice in the courts involved,
and retired from the bar to engage in employments
and studies more congenial with his taste.
His administration as the chief magistrate of this
commonwealth shows that he was no novice in the
great and fundamental principles of government. His
state papers indicate that he had deeply studied the
questions of policy involving the great interests of
Pennsylvania and the country at large, that he had
looked at their remote as well as immediate con-
sequences, and contemplated their influence on the
progress and advancement of%the entire community
under the fostering care of our free institutions as well
as their adaptation to the mere accumulation of gain.
The opinions which these papers contain commend
themselves to our attention, not only for the candor
with which they are expressed, but for the reasons by
which they are sustained.
Our common-school system had a deep hold on the
affections of his heart. He knew it had many imper-
fections, particularly as it was carried into operation
in some of the rural districts ; he knew it was not ac-
complishing all that was desirable, but he believed it
would yet work its way into the confidence of the
people, and be itself the most efficient means of curing
many of its defects. He rejoiced in the good it had
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
effected, and with a generous enthusiasm exulted in
the good it would effect.
We should do signal injustice to the character of
Governor Shunk and omit one of the most important
elements of his success in life if we did not refer to
his moral as well as intellectual culture. He was a
sincere, honest, upright man, pure in his private
morals, and no less so in his public character. The
political principles and policy avowed in his state
papers were sincerely entertained. They were not set
forth, as some who knew him not and did not agree
with him may erroneously suppose, to please the
popular taste. He never courted popular favor at
the expense of sincerity and truth. The proverbial
honesty of Governor Shunk was one principal cause
of his popularity, both in public and private life.
There were multitudes who did not properly estimate
his intellectual worth, who did not adopt many of his
political views, or did not belong to his political party,
who yet believed bim to be an honest, upright man
in whom they could confide, and on that account gave
him their support.
JAMES F. SHUNK.
James Findlay Shunk, youngest son of" Governor
Francis R. Shunk, was born April 18, 1836. He was
educated at the Harrisburg Academy, and at the Uni-
versity of Virginia, at which latter institution he at-
tended a course of lectures on the science of law.
Perchance the best education he received, and that
which fitted him peculiarly for the profession of
journalism, which he adopted, was the literary train-
ing he obtained by extensive reading and close study
of the best English authors, and by a careful and
rigid observance of language and style. He wrote
the raciest English that flowed from the pen of any
writer for the press in Pennsylvania. His power of
sarcasm was immense, though he lacked that of in-
vective. Many of his articles which appeared in
print were attributed to some of the most eminent
men of the country, and others often obtained the
credit which of right belonged to him, so modest,
unobtrusive, and even sensitive was he in regard to
any publicity of his name as that of the author of
the articles alluded to. He died quite young, being
not yet thirty-eight years of age, as brilliant a jour-
nalist as ever held a pen, with intellect fully ripened,
and a wide field before him for the exercise of his
peculiar talents. He died at Harrisburg on the 20th
of January, 1874. Mr. Shunk married a daughter of
Judge Jeremiah S. Black, of York, who, with one
child, survived.
DAVID SIMON.
David Simon, son of John Barnard Simon, was
born about 1776 in the city of Philadelphia. His
father was a native of Hesse-Cassel, Germany, and
was an officer in the British provincial service. He
came to America prior to the Revolution, and took
up his abode in Philadelphia. He was twice mar-
ried. As to his first wife we have no knowledge ;
his second wife being Maria Margaret Lochmau, a
sister of the Rev. John George Lochman, D.D., of
the Lutheran Church. David Simon received a good
education, and graduated at the College of Philadel-
phia, now the University of Pennsylvania. A fine
classical scholar, he began teaching as a profession
in Philadelphia. Being a good musician, for many
years he was the organist of St. Paul's Church, of
Philadelphia. He subsequently taught school at
Baltimore, Harrisburg, and Easton, at which latter
place he died in 1830. Mr. Simon married Elizabeth
Ireton, born 1780 near Mount Holly, N. J., died 1853
at Harrisburg, Pa. They had children as follows :
Margaret Lochman, married Henry Barton, of Lan-
caster ; John Barnard, of Harrisburg ; Washington
J., a prominent homoeopathic physician of Philadel-
phia, who died in 1881 ; James Kemp, of Philadel-
phia ; and Eliza, unmarried, who resides at Lancaster.
COL. SENECA G. SIMMONS.
Seneca G. Simmons was a native of Windsor, Vt.,
where he was born Dec. 27, 1808. He entered West
Point, graduated therefrom in 1834, and was assigned
to the Seventh United States Infantry. He served in
the Florida and Mexican wars with marked credit,
and properly promoted therefor. At the time of the
breaking out of the Rebellion, in 1861, Capt. Simmons
was at his home in Harrisburg laboring under a severe
injury. Upon the organization of the famous Reserve
Corps he was chosen colonel of the Fifth Regiment.
For his conduct in the autumn campaign of 1861
he was promoted major of the Fourth United States
Infantry. During the Peninsular campaign of 1862,
under Gen. McClellan, while leading the First Bri-
gade of the Reserves, at Charles City Cross-Roads,
June 20th, he fell in the thickest of the fight, breath-
ing his last upon the field of honor. His remains
were buried beneath a large tree, but being un-
marked were not distinguished among the thousand
who sleep their last sleep on the Chickahominy.
The loss of Col. Simmons was greatly lamented. He
was a gallant and brave officer, and had he been
spared he would have done valiant service in the
cause of the Union.
REV. ASHBEL GREEN SIMONTON.
Ashbel Green Simonton, youngest son of Dr. Wil-
liam Simonton and Martha Snodgrass, was born Jan.
20, 1833. His classical education began in the Har-
risburg Academy, under the tuition of the Rev. Mah-
lon Long. After two years' preparatory study he
entered the College of New Jersey, from which he
graduated in 1852, his scholarship and acquirements
being of the first rank. In the autumn of the same
year he went to the South with his brother James
and took charge of an academy for boys in Starkville,
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BIOGRAPHICAL HISTOBY.
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Miss., where be taught with much success for eighteen
months. In July, 1854, he returned to Harrisburg
and entered upon the study of the law. In the spring
of 1855 he decided upon a theological course, and for
this purpose prepared himself for entering the theo-
logical seminary at Princeton, which he did in Sep-
tember of that year. He was licensed to preach by
Carlisle Presbytery, which met at Greencastle on the
14th of April, 1858. He had decided upon a mis-
sionary life, and after consultation and application to
the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, was
ordered to Brazil. He was ordained by the Presby-
tery of Carlisle, at Harrisburg, April 14, 1859, and
on the 19th of June following sailed from Baltimore
in the merchant ship " Banshee" for Rio Janeiro.
He arrived at the latter place on the 12th of August,
and at once entered upon his field of labor. In No-
vember, 1864, he took the lead in the establishment
of the Imprensa Evangelka, a semi-monthly news-
paper for the dissemination of religious information
among the people of Brazil. Although the demands
made upon him of an editorial character were severe,
in addition to preaching thrice per week in Portu-
guese and generally once in English — the latter to
the English Americans living at Rio — yet they were
met con amore. Having acquired facility in the use
of the language, he composed with great ease and
pleasure to himself. Educated Brazilians acknowl-
edged their surprise at the elegance and force with
which he wrote in their native tongue, and his lead-
ing articles in the Imprensa were characterized by
great ability, clearness, and comprehension of the
subjects treated. The paper continued to be with him
a favorite means of spreading the truth among the
native population of Brazil. In the spring of 1862
he returned to the United States, married Helen
Murdock, daughter of William Murdock, of Balti-
more, Md., on the 19th of March, 1863, and sailed for
Brazil May 23, 1863, reaching the harbor of Rio on
the 16th of July. His wife died after a short illness
on the 28th of July, 1864, which to a missionary in a
foreign land was an incalculable loss. It was indeed
a severe affliction. But there was a duty to perform,
and he labored zealously for the Master. Towards
the close of March, 1865, be made a missionary tour
into the province of S;lo Paulo, returning to his post
in Rio early in May.
The news of Lee's surrender, of the suppression of
the Great Rebellion, and of the assassination of Presi-
dent Lincoln, reached that city in quick succession.
When there was no longer a doubt that the last-men-
tioned sad event had occurred, he was requested to
preach a sermon to the American residents on the
occasion, which was delivered at a special service on
May 21, 1865, to the largest assembly of his country-
men ever convened at Rio. The discourse was re-
markable for its breadth of view, its philosophical
tone, its enlightened and ardent patriotism, and for
the force and eloquence with which it sets forth the
duty of trust in God under the overwhelming calam-
ity that had fallen upon our beloved country. Near
the close of 1865 the Presbytery of Rio de Janeiro
was organized at Sao Paulo, that being the mission
station of his brother-in-law, Rev. A. L. Blackford.
It was soon perceived that his overtaxed energies had
begun to give way under the gradual approaches of
the disease which forever ended his earthly activities.
Unable to continue his labors, he left Rio for the
home of his sister, at Sao Paulo, the last week in
November, 1867. No relief came, and after a brief
illness he died on the 9th of December following.
He was buried on the same day from the little church
of Sao Paulo, two Englishmen and two Americans
officiating as pall-bearers, addresses being made in
Portuguese by Rev. Mr. Blackford and Rev. Eman-
uel Pires, singing the hymn, —
" Fallamos do mundefeliz."
(" We speak of the land of the blest.")
A large procession was formed, proceeding to the
Protestant cemetery, where " upon a hillside over-
looking the city of Sao Paulo, toward the plain where
Brazil's cry of independence was first uttered and
still echoes," they laid the faithful missionary to his
final resting-place. The Rev. Mr. Simonton possessed
a clear, penetrating intellect, a sound and discrim-
inating judgment. His manner in public was quiet,
unaffected, dignified, and self-possessed. In the re-
lations of private life he was frank, genial, social,
affectionate, and noble-hearted.
WILLIAM SIMONTON, M.D.
William Simonton, the elder, was born in County
Antrim, Ireland, in 1755. He was brought to this
country at the age often by his uncle, the Rev. John
Simonton, pastor of the Great Valley Presbyterian
Church, in Chester County, Pa. Under the direction
of this uncle he received his academic and professional
education. Soon after completing his medical course
he entered upon the practice of his profession, but at
what place is unknown. On the 17th of November,
1777, he was married to Jane Wiggins, daughter of
John Wiggins, Sr., of Paxtang, his uncle performing
the ceremony. In 1784 he purchased a tract of land
called " Antigua," containing one hundred and
eighty-two acres, situated in West Hanover town-
ship, from Joseph Hutchinson. Upon this farm he
resided all his life. Dr. Simonton died on the 24th
of April, 1800, at the early age of forty-five. All the
traditions that have reached us concerning his stan-
dard as a physician, a man, and a Christian, are
highly favorable. ' A fitting testimonial to his life,
labors, and character was prepared by the Rev.
James Snodgrass, pastor of Hanover Church, and
delivered on the occasion of his funeral. His re-
mains, with those of his wife, are interred iii old
Hanover graveyard.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
WILLIAM SIMONTON, M.D.
William Simonton, third son of Dr. William Simon-
ton and Jane Wiggins, was born in West Hanover,
Dauphin Co., Pa., in the year 1788. At the death of
his father he was only twelve years of age. His early
education was received under the direction of his
mother, and consisted of the branches usually taught
in the country schools of that period. As he was in-
clined to the medical profession, he studied Latin
under the tuition of the Rev. James K. Sharon, pastor
of Derry and Paxtang Churches. After the usual
preliminary instruction under a private preceptor, he
studied medicine with Dr. Meyrick, of Middletown,
afterwards attending lectures of the Medical Depart-
ment, University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia,
from which he received the degree of M.D. In the
distribution of property resulting from bis father's
death, the farm "Antigua" was equally divided be-
tween him and his brother, John W. Simonton. The
latter occupied the homestead until his death, in 1824,
which occurred a few days previous to the death of his
mother. After the erection of the necessary buildings
in 1818, he took possession of his new home, where the
remainder of his life was spent. While his time was
devoted to the practice of medicine, the farming
operations were carried on under his superintendence.
Dr. Simonton always took an interest in political
affairs, and was accustomed to act with the Whigs in
opposition to the Democrats, who had retained pos-
session of the national government from the election
of Andrew Jackson, in 1824. He was elected county
auditor in 1823, serving three years, and in 1838 he
was nominated as a candidate for Congress from the
district then composed of the counties of Dauphin
and Lebanon, and was elected by a large majority.
He was re-elected in 1840. During the extra session
of Congress, held in the summer of 1841, Dr. Simon-
ton's health gave way. Having been accustomed to
an active life and to exercise on horseback, strict
attention to public business, with confinement to the
atmosphere of Washington during the heated term,
so prostrated him physically that he was unable to
attend regularly upon the sessions of 1842 and 1843.
He never fully recovered his health, though he re-
sumed his medical practice, which was continued
nearly three years after the close of his congressional
career.
Dr. Simonton died May 17, 1846, in Hanover. He
married Martha Davis Snodgrass, daughter of the
Rev. James Snodgrass, who died in April, 1862.
Both are interred in the old Hanover Church grave-
yard.
In person, Dr. Simonton was five feet eleven inches
in height, of good presence and proportions, with
regular features and very black hair, which retained
its color to the last. He was a modest, diffident man,
but of a genial and friendly disposition. For some
years previous to his death he was an elder of the
Derry Church, and while in Washington a member
of the Congressional prayer-meeting. He was a de-
cided Presbyterian in his faith, and even took a deep
interest in the affairs of the denomination to which
he belonged. He was a strict observer of the Sabbath
and of the services of the sanctuary. He maintained
family worship, and was careful to give his children
a religious training. He acquired a good reputation
as a physician, and for many years had an extensive
country practice.
CAPT. JOHN SIMPSON.
John Simpson, son of James and Mary Simpson,
was born in Newtown or Buckingham township,
Bucks County, Pa., about 1744. His parents went
South, and were residing in North Carolina in 1783,
and in Georgia in 1791. He learned blacksmithing,
and in 1763 settled on the Susquehanna, in what was
then Upper Paxtang township, Lancaster (now Dau-
phin) Co. On the 15th of August, 1775, he was
commissioned second lieutenant of Capt. James Mur-
ray's company in the Fourth Battalion of associa-
tors of Lancaster County. On the 28th of January,
1777, Lieut. Col. Cornelius Cox, of the battalion, or-
dered him to remain in the " Continental smith-
shop" at Bristol. He served during the greater part
of the Revolution, towards its close in command of a
company of militia, when he returned to his farm.
In the spring of 1793 he removed to Huntingdon,
Pa., where he died on the 3d of February, 1807, in
his sixty-third year. Capt. Simpson married, May 7,
1776, Margaret Murray, daughter of Capt. James
Murray.
JOHN A. SMULL.
John Augustus Smull, the second son of John
Small and Harriet Pauli, was born at Harrisburg,
Pa., Sept. 1, 1832. Mr. Smull's parents came to Har-
risburg shortly after their marriage, and there all
their children were born. The death of John's father,
in 1841, left his widowed mother dependent upon her
own exertions and those of her eldest son, Le Van,
who was then in his fourteenth year. An acquaint-
ance with a number of members of the Legislature
emboldened her to secure a position for him which
would, in some measure, aid in her maintenance. Le
Van was appointed page to the Speaker, the first one
known to the legislative body.
In the spring of 1848, John was tendered the ap-
pointment of a midshipman in the United States
navy, and would have accepted the position but for
the opposition of his mother. Shortly after he con-
cluded to learn the art of printing, and apprenticed
himself at the Telegraph, then under the editorial
supervision of Theo. Fenn, Esq., a noted journalist
at that day. On the 14th day of April, 1849, Le Van
Smull died, and the vacant position of page was se-
cured for his brother John, then in his seventeenth
year. In 1861 the office of resident clerk was created.
The duties of this position were multiform, not only
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during the session of the Legislature, but in the re-
cess. With an energy and industry most remarkable,
affairs in this department were so systematically ar-
ranged that everything went as clock-work. He could
tell everything relating to legislation, the progress of
each bill, and to all inquiries would give the most
satisfactory replies, his memory being unusually re-
tentive. During the closing days of the session he
was ready for all queries as to the status of every
species of legislation before the House, so familiar
did he make himself with whatever appertained to
the business of the Assembly.
For a number of years Matthias' and Ziegler's
Manuals were the guide-books of legislative practice.
In 1867, Mr. Smull enlarged the ordinary Directory
and Rules of the General Assembly by the compila-
tion of the " Legislative Hand-Book," which has been
published annually the past ten years as a State docu-
ment. Twelve volumes were edited by Mr. Smull,
carefully revised year by year, that for 1881 and for
1883 being edited by his brother, William P. Smull.
" Smull's Hand-Book" has always been considered
one of the most valuable of the State documents, and
full sets of them are considered " rarities." A vade-
mecum of information relative to the official life of
the commonwealth, it is the book of reference for all
knowledge thereof. The work has been imitated in
other States, and even by the national government,
but none of them can be compared to " Smull's Hand-
Book" in usefulness. The necessities of legislation
required the compilation of the work, and it is this
necessity which perpetuates the labors of the lamented
editor.
The duties of Mr. Smull's official position did by no
means prevent him from taking an active interest in
every public enterprise, and the citizens of his native
town hold him in grateful remembrance for the en-
ergy he displayed in contributing to the advancement
of its industrial and business enterprises. He was
largely instrumental in the erection of the City Pas-
senger Railway, of which he was director and secre-
tary from the date of its organization. He was secre-
tary of the Harrisburg Cemetery Association, and
president of the Harrisburg Brick and Tile Company.
He was largely interested in several land and build-
ing associations, the Harrisburg Car- Works, Farmers'
Bank, and a member of the Fort Hunter road com-
mission. He served many years as one of the in-
spectors of the Dauphin County prison, and was the
efficient secretary of the board ; was vice-president
of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society, in the
management of which he took an active part, being
a working member of committees at all annual exhi-
bitions the past fifteen years. The foregoing were
only a few of the enterprises and institutions in which
Mr. Smull was prominent. Others equally as im-
portant found in him an able advocate and friend.
On Wednesday, the 9th of July, 1879, he left home
for Asbury Park, in the hope to recuperate his lost
energies, with the intention of stopping over at Phila-
delphia until Thursday noon. The day and night
were exceedingly warm, and whatever may have been
the cause, the next morning he was found dead in his
bed. The announcement pf the death of John A.
Smull was received with sorrow at Harrisburg and
elsewhere, for, as Col. McClure fitly said in his edi-
torial, "many a good and prominent citizen of Penn-
sylvania could have been better spared than John A.
Smull, and his sudden death will carry grief to every
part of the State." So widely known was he that not
a newspaper in the commonwealth but had some
tender expressions of regret over his death.
On Saturday evening, July 12, 1879, the funeral
services were conducted in the Pine Street Presby-
terian Church, Harrisburg, the Rev. William C. Cat-
tell, D.D., president of Lafayette College, preaching
the funeral discourse. At the grave the Knight
Templar burial service was read. At the following
session of the Legislature memorial services were
held, and several eulogistic addresses were delivered
concerning the deceased parliamentarian, and the
House of Representatives unanimously ordered a me-
morial volume to be published comprising a biogra-
phy of Mr. Smull, and the proceedings had in that
body relating thereto. Mr. Smull never married, and
at his death his estate went to a cousin, who died
shortly after, and to his brother, William Pauli Smull.
GEORGE SMDLLER.
George Smuller, son of John Smuller (1780-1840)
and Susanna Shirtz (1782-1864), was born Oct. 7,
1805, at Jonestown, Lebanon Co., Pa. He acquired
a fair English education in the schools of his day,
and in early life followed the occupation of a tailor.
He subsequently became extensively engaged in the
lumber business with the Union Canal Company,
and a contractor in the public works of the State.
He was afterwards appointed collector of tolls in the
Union Canal at Middletown, a position he filled
many years, resigning in 1857, when he was elected
president of the Middletown Bank. As first officer
of that institution, Mr. Smuller won for himself the
highest confidence in the community, which he re-
tained down to the close of his busy and active life.
He died at Middletown, on the 19th of August, 1882
aged almost seventy-seven years. Few men stood
higher in any community than he. His life was
characterized by great goodness of heart and true
nobleness of soul, which won for him the love and
esteem of his fellow-men and neighbors. Mr. Smul-
ler married Caroline Fisher, daughter of Dr. Karl
and Mary Fisher, of Middletown, born 1805, at Mid-
dletown, died Jan. 5, 1870. Their children were
Lehman, d. s. p.; Mary; Elizabeth, married George
F. Mish, M.D. ; Annie G., married Henry J. Meilv;
Ellen, married David G. Swartz, of Chicago; and
Caroline.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
REV. JAMES SNODGRASS.
James Snodgrass, the son of Benjamin Snodgrass,
was born near Doylestown, Bucks Co., Pa., July 23,
1763. His grandfather came from the north of Ire-
land about the year 1700, locating in Bucks County,
Pa. He graduated at the University of Pennsylvania
in 1783, and was for a brief time a tutor therein. He
studied theology under direction of the Rev. Nath-
aniel Irwin, then pastor of the church at Neshaminy,
and was licensed to preach the gospel by the Pres-
bytery of Philadelphia in December, 1785. After
preaching about a year and a half in destitute places
REV. JAMES SNODGRASS.
in the central and northern part of New York, on the
16th of October, 1787, he accepted the call of the
Hanover congregation of May previous, and until
his ordination on the 13th of May, 1788, he gave his
attention to that church. At his installation there
were present of the Presbytery of Carlisle the revered
and honored ministers Revs. John Elder, John Hoge,
John Linn, John Craighead, Robert Cooper, and
Samuel Waugh. His pastorate extended over a period
of fifty-eight years, and he was the last who minis-
tered at Hanover. His death occurred July 2, 1846,
and he lies interred in old Hanover Church grave-
yard. The Rev. Snodgrass was twice married. His
first wife, Martha, born Nov. 12, 1760, died Dec. 20,
1828; his second wife, Nancy, born in 1770, died
Jan. 24, 1839, and are both interred in the same
graveyard.
CHARLES A. SNYDER.
Charles Albright Snyder, son of Simon Snyder and
Catharine Michael, was born May 29, 1799, at Selins-
grove, Pa. His grandfather, Simon Snyder, was an
emigrant from Moravia, while his mother's father
was Eberhart Michael, a prominent personage in the
early history of Lancaster County. Charles A. was
educated by private tutors, and early in life began
contracting. In 1837 he was one of a partnership in
the building of the West Feliciana Railroad in Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana. For several years he was a
clerk in the prothonotary's office at Sunbury and
afterwards at Harrisburg. In the latter part of his
life he was a justice of the peace, alderman, United
States commissioner, and a notary public. He died
at Harrisburg on the 8th of November, 1868, aged
sixty-nine years. Mr. Snyder was a good land-lawyer
and had a very extensive knowledge of laud titles in
Pennsylvania, and was often sought by prominent
members of the bar in consultation on such subjects.
He owned considerable bodies of coal land, which
have now become valuable, but which he was com-
pelled to part with because of the slowness of inter-
nal improvements ; was interested in the copper- and
nickel-mines of Lancaster, Pa., and Connecticut ; de-
veloped the first cannel-coal mines in Missouri; was
pioneer in such early enterprises, which always turned
out disastrous at the time, but as the country im-
proved, and modern appliances and new inventions
came in vogue turned out well. In fact, he was too
far in advance of the times. Mr. Snyder married, in
1828, Barbara Keller, daughter of John Keller, and
their children were Catharine (married B. F. Etter),
Edward, Eugene, Mary, Emma (married Dr. George
H. Markley), Charles, Simon, and John Keller, the
two latter deceased.
REV. HENRY G. STECHER.
Henry G. Steelier, son of George Stecher, was born
July 16, 1792, near Easton, Northampton Co., Pa.
Received an academical and collegiate education ;
and began the study of theology at Easton. He was
ordained pastor of the Lutheran Church at Logans-
ville, York Co., Pa., in 1819, and served that congre-
gation faithfully until 1830, when he accepted a call
to the church at Hummelstown. His charge in-
cluded other congregations, and he was as energetic
in his devotion to the wants of his widely-scattered
flocks as he was earnest in his expounding of relig-
ious truths. He was well educated, a profound theo-
logian, and of an exceeding amiableness of charac-
ter. In April, 1854, he resigned his charge, owing to
advancing years and physical inability. From that
point until the close of his life he resided at Hum-
melstown, surrounded by all the charms of the do-
mestic circle of a good man. He died there on the
20th of April, 1870. Rev. Mr. Stecher married Ju-
lianna Fouse, daughter of George Fouse, and who
survives in her eighty-sixth year. They had children
as follows: Mary Ann (died at seventeen); Adeline
(married Henry L. Hummel, of Hummelstown) ; Ju-
lianna (died 1881 ; married David Zacharias, of Read-
ing, and left issue) ; Amanda (married John Fisher, of
Middletown) ; Albert (married Rebecca Groom, of
York County) ; Theodore A. (was educated at Penn-
sylvania College, Gettysburg, with the intention of
entering the ministry : about 1860 went into the ser-
vice of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Al-
toona, under Engineer Herman Haupt ; subsequently
transferred to general ticket agent at Philadelphia,
which position he filled creditably until his death in
1880, which took place at Ardmore, near Philadel-
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phia) ; George (married Bell Haines, of Philadelphia)
Sarah (d. s. p.) ; Caroline; Frank B.
DAVID UMBERGER, M.D.
David Umberger, son of John Umberger and Mar-
garet Elizabeth Wenrick, was born Dec. 26, 1796, in
Lower Paxtang township. His early life was passed
in the mercantile business at Harrisburg, where he
subsequently studied medicine with Dr. Martin Lu-
ther. He attended medical lectures at the University
of Pennsylvania, from which institution he graduated
in 1823. He commenced the practice of medicine
the same year at Elizabethtown, Lancaster Co.,
thence to Dauphin County in 1827, to Lebanon
County in 1837, and in 1845 returned to his native
county, locating at Linglestown, where he success-
fully pursued his profession until old age prevented.
In 1.842, Dr. Umberger was the Democratic candi-
date for Congress in the district composed of the
counties of Dauphin, Lebanon, and Schuylkill, and
although defeated, his party being in a minority, re-
ceived a vote especially gratifying. He died at the
residence of his son in Dauphin, on the 29th of July,
1874. Dr. Umberger married March, 1823, Juliet
Roberts, born 1804, died Dec. 6, 1862, daughter of
John Roberts, of Washington County, Pa., and sister
of Dr. Edmund W. Roberts, of Harrisburg.
JAMES C. VERBEKE, M.D.
James C. Verbeke was born in Holland, in the year
1785. His father was a native of that country, and
his mother was born in Yorkshire, England. The
son was educated for the ministry, but afterwards
studied medicine at the University at Leyden, where
the two degrees, Doctor of Medicine and of Pharm-
acy, were conferred upon him. After finishing his
course he entered* the French army as physician, and
through the efforts of his father was assigned to the
regiment commanded by Col. Lehmanowsky, a friend
and acquaintance, with the request that he should
have a watchful care over him. The doctor remained
with the regiment in all its memorable campaigns,
being always employed in the provisional military
hospitals, performing the duties of the two branches
of the profession only, as persons were not allowed to
practice more than such as was inseparable from the
other, so that each might thoroughly understand his
calling, and be enabled to gain a livelihood. In con-
sequence of this condition of things he never was on
the field of battle, but was always engaged in admin-
istering to the sick. Even at the battle of Waterloo,
when the hospital was taken and retaken sis times
in one day by the English and French, he saw
nothing of the fight. After that sanguinary and de-
cisive conflict, when the star of Napoleon had set, he
entered the Dutch navy as a physician, on board a
man-of-war, where he remained two years, and then
resigned. Afterwards being detected in a plot, in
which Col. Lehmanowsky was engaged also, to carry
off Napoleon from St. Helena, they had to flee the
country, when he was helped by friends to reach
England, and was engaged by the celebrated Scotch
navigator, John Arrowsmith, as physician on board
his vessel, then about making a trip to America,
which landed at Philadelphia in 1817. The port
physician, Dr. Perkins, after examining his letters of
references and his diploma, immediately gave him a
situation as clerk in his drug-store. Miss Gertrude
Kemmelar, having come to America to visit a brother,
and landing at Philadelphia, she chanced to call at
the drug-store, on Second Street, near Callowhill,
with a prescription, when, both coming from the same
country, and the doctor being addressed in his own
language, an acquaintance was formed, and in 1818
they were married at the house of John Dillinger, a
friend, with whose family Miss Kemmelar stopped.
In the year 1819 they removed to Harrisburg, where
the doctor opened a drug-store on Market Square, in
the house of John Norton, and practiced medicine in
the country and all the surrounding towns, traveling
as far as Halifax, Middletown, and other places, on
horseback, through which he became universally
known by every one, some of the oldest inhabitants
still remembering him. After a few years of practice,
he relinquished it, to enter into other business, and
was successful in gaining a considerable estate. Mrs.
Verbeke died in 1855, and Dr. Verbeke in 1856,
leaving two children, William K. and Margaretta
Dillinger, married Theophilus Fenn. *
CAPT. THOMAS WALKER.
Thomas Walker, son of James Walker and Barbara
McArthur, was born in Paxtang township, Dauphin
Co., Pa., about 1780. He was brought up a farmer,
learned surveying! and was deputy surveyor of the
county of Dauphin from October, 1804, to April 20,
1809. About the year 1810 he removed to Harrisburg
and began merchandising. He was captain of the
"Harrisburg Volunteers" who in 1814 marched to the
defense of Baltimore. He was appointed by Governor
Hiester prothonotary of the county March 10, 1821,
which he held until Jan. 17, 1S24. He was elected
sheriff the latter year, commissioned Oct. 18, 1824.
He died on the 19th of March, 1843, in the sixty-
fourth year of his age, and is buried in Paxtang
Church graveyard. Capt. Walker was an ardent pa*
triot, a popular officer, and an active, enterprising
citizen.
CAPT. BENJAMIN WALLACE.
The families of Wallace who settled in the Swatara
region of Pennsylvania emigrated from County An-
trim, province of Ulster, Ireland, and made location
on Swatara, Manada, Beaver, and Bow Creeks between
the years 1738 and 1743. The ancestor of Benjamin
Wallace was James, who married before he emigrated
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
(1737-38), and located on the Swatara. He was driven
from his home by the Indians in 1756. In 1759 he was
again upon his farm, as appears by his receipts for
taxes. Benjamin was born in 1738, at the time of the
raid about eighteen years of age, and as his father's
refuge was " the Irish settlements near the Delaware,"
his son formed such acquaintance there as led him to
choose two of his three wives from the daughters of
his father's friends. He married first, in 1741, Le-
titia, who was daughter of John, who was son of
James Ralston and Mary Cummock, of Northampton
County. She dying, left one child, Mary Wallace,
who married James B. Wilson, of Hanover. They
removed to Erie about 1800. She died there in 1844,
at the age of eighty-three. Capt. Wallace married
secondly, in 1767, Elizabeth, daughter of John Cul-
bertson and Ann McNair. When the Revolution
occurred, Mr. Wallace entered with the spirit of his
race. He held a command in the battle of Long
Island, was taken prisoner at Fort Washington in No-
vember, 1776, captive for nearly a year, when he was
exchanged and returned to his family. In December,
1777, he makes application for the discharge of his
brother, Michael Wallace, who had been " put under
guard" for the reason that he had obtained " a war-
rant for a substitute in Boyd's battalion for abuse."
The Supreme Executive Council granted the applica-
tion and discharged his brother. In what this " abuse"
consisted we are not informed. We do not further hear
of him in public or private life until 1780, when he
was appointed a magistrate. In the affairs of the
Hanover Church, on Bow Creek, he appears to have
taken a deep interest, as his name is found upon nearly
all the papers relating to it from 1783 to 1792. In
1785, upon the formation of Dauphin County, he was
appointed one of the judges. He retained this station
until the adoption of the Constitution of 1790, wheu
the mode of constituting courts was changed. He,
however, continued in the commission of the peace
until his death.
Judge Wallace died Dec. 8, 1803, and is buried in
Hanover graveyard on Bow Creek. He was taught
the trade of wheelwright. The fathers of one hun-
dred years ago never omitted training their sons in
some useful avocation.
REV. BENJAMIN J. WALLACE, D.D.
Benjamin John Wallace, son of William Wallace,
son of Benjamin and Eleanor Maclay, daughter of
William Maclay, was born at Harrisburg, January,
1810. His father dying when he was only six years
of age, he was left to the care of an amiable and ex-
cellent mother, whose early training fitted him for
the position he occupied with so much success in his
maturity. When of suitable age he became a pupil
in the Harrisburg Academy. That institution was
then in charge of able instructors. The culture he
received at this school fitted him for admission to the
United States Military Academy at West Point, where
he was rapidly gaining a foremost place, when his
heart convinced him that a higher avocation was to
be his calling. He left West Point, was prepared for
Princeton College and the ministry of the Presbyte-
rian Church, under the care of Rev. John Hutchin-
son, of Mifflintown, a former tutor in the Harrisburg
Academy. After graduating with high honor he was
licensed to preach, and was called at once to a West-
ern charge. The degree of Doctor of Divinity was
conferred upon him by his alma mater. His ele-
gance as a writer and eloquence as a speaker soon
brought him into great prominence in his denomina-
tion and in all religious circles, so that when the
Presbyterian Quarterly, the organ of the " New
School," was projected he was at once selected as its
editor. His brilliance of style gave character to this
publication, and as long as he lived it was a prosper-
ous and popular publication. Mr. Wallace was pas-
tor of churches in Pittsburgh, York, at other points,
president and professor of Delaware College, at New-
ark, in that State.
Unfortunately for his fame as an author, his liter-
ary productions are scattered throughout the ephem-
eral publications of his time. It need not be repeated
that both as speaker and writer he was captivating
and graceful, of fine stature and polished address, in
society one of the most entertaining of a long roll of
able men, whose cultivated minds directed the
thoughts of the generation of which Dr. Wallace was
so distinguished an ornament.
He married, at Pittsburgh, Nov. 5, 1852, Sarah
Cochran, daughter of George Cochran (of Richard).
Dr. Wallace died in Philadelphia in 1862, at the age
of fifty-two years, and was buried there. His widow
survived until 1869, when she died at Pittsburgh.
GEN. JAMES WALLACE.
James Wallace, son of Robert and Mary Wallace,
was born in 1750, in Hanover township, Lancaster
(now Dauphin) County, Pa. He received a good Eng-
lish and classical education at Philadelphia ; but at
the death of his father remained upon the ancestral
farm in Hanover, where he resided until the close of
his active and busy life. In the war for independence,
he was a member of Capt. William Brown's company,
in actual service during the vigorous campaigns in
and around Philadelphia and in the Jerseys. In
1779 he commanded a company of rangers for frontier
service, and at the close of the war was major of a
battalion of associators. In the subsequent military
organizations, as directed by the State and national
governments, he rose to be brigadier-general of the
militia, and is thus distinguished. He served as one
of the commissioners of the county from 1799 to
1801 ; was elected to the House of Representatives of
the State Assembly, serving from 1806 to 1810. He
was chosen to the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Six-
teenth Congresses of the United States, and was dis-
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tinguished in that body, not so much for his eloquence
in debate, but for his practical common sense and re-
markable executive ability. Having served six years
faithfully, to the regret of his constituents he declined
a renominatiou, and retired to the quiet of farm life,
where he spent the evening of his days.
Gen. Wallace died Dec. 17, 1823, in West Hanover
township, Dauphin Co., and is interred in old Han-
over Church graveyard.
JOSEPH WALLACE.
Joseph Wallace, son of James Wallace and Rachel
Elder, was born --!9th March, 1786, in now Susque-
hanna township, Dauphin Co., Pa. He received a
good English education, and about the year 1809
or 1810 we find him the manager of New Market
Forge, Lebanon Co., for John Elder; subsequently
employed at Hope Furnace, Lancaster Co. He re-
moved to Harrisburg prior to 1812, and with Joshua
Elder entered into mercantile life; afterwards in
business alone for many years. In the War of 1812—
14 he volunteered with the Harrisburg Artillerists,
and inarched as far as York. His itinerancy we have
given elsewhere, it being the only one preserved us.
He served in the Borough Council, and was borough
treasurer a long term of years. He was quite promi-
nent as an anti-Mason, having been chairman of the
State Committee during the Ritner campaign, and
afterwards appointed deputy Secretary of the Com-
monwealth under that administration. For many
years he was secretary and treasurer of the Harris-
burg Bridge Company, of the Middletown Turnpike
Company, and Peter's Mountain Turnpike Company.
Mr. Wallace died at Harrisburg, Feb. 22, 1867, in the
eighty-first year of his age. He was a gentleman
of high moral character and worth, greatly esteemed
in the community, and ever enjoyed their confidence
and respect. Mr. Wallace married, May 28, 1816,
Sarah Evans Cummins (born Jan. 16, 1787, in Centre
County, Pa., died Aug. 21, 1858, at Harrisburg),
daughter of Joseph Cummins and Sarah Evans, and
they had six children.
WILLIAM WALLACE.
William Wallace, the eldest son of Benjamin Wal-
lace and Elizabeth Culbertson, was born in Hanover
township, Lancaster (now Dauphin) Co., Pa., in Oc-
tober, 1768. He received a classical education, grad-
uated at Dickinson College, studied law at Harris-
burg under Galbraith Patterson, and was admitted to
the bar at the June term, 1792. He became inter-
ested in the Harrisburg and Presqu' Isle Laud Com-
pany, and about 1800 removed to Erie, in the affairs
of which place and in the organization of the county
he took an active and leading part. About 1810 he
returned to Harrisburg, and partly resumed his pro-
fession. Besides being a member of the bar he was a
partner of his brother-in-law, Johu Lyon, at Penn-
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sylvania Furnace. He was nominated by the Fed-
eralists for Congress in 1813, but was defeated. He
was elected the first president of the old Harris-
burg Bank, and was burgess of the borough at his
death, which occurred on Tuesday, May 28, 1816.
His remains are interred in Paxtang Church grave-
yard. Although actively engaged in business, it
did not destroy his social life. To his friends his
house was always open. None of these were more
welcome than his brethren of the legal profession. In
those days there was a good deal of circuit-traveling
by lawyers. Members of the Lancaster and Carlisle
bars practiced at Harrisburg as well as at their homes.
Many of these were frequent visitors at Mr. Wallace's
house. Chief among these was Chief Justice Gibson.
He and Mr. Wallace had become friends when the
latter was a student at Dickinson College, and their
friendship continued until his death. He was a po-
lite, urbane man, of slight frame and precise address.
Mr. Wallace was twice married, first, in 1803, to Ra-
chel Forrest, daughter of Dr. Andrew Forrest, of
Harrisburg ; she died at Erie in 1804. He married,
secondly, in 1S06, Eleanor Maclay, daughter of Hon.
William Maclay, who died at Harrisburg in 1823.
Mrs. Eleanor Maclay Wallace was a woman of fine
talents and great force of character. As a young lady,
she had gone with her father to the capital, and acted
as his private secretary. While she enjoyed society,
she was more deeply interested in the political ques-
tions which came before the first Congress for settle-
ment. It was in harmony with those early tastes
that after her marriage she read more than one ele-
mentary work in her husband's legal library. She
was a woman of profound piety, of fine social quali-
ties, and of notable gifts and attainments of mind.
REV. BEVERLY R. WAUGH, A.M.
Beverly Roberts Waugh, son of Right Rev. Beverly
Waugh, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and
Catharine Bushby, was born at Liberty, Md., July
16, 1824. He received a thorough English and classi-
cal education, and entered Dickinson College, where
he graduated. His alma mater subsequently conferred
upon him the degree of A.M. Mr. Waugh was licensed
to preach by the Baltimore Conference, but accepted
the position of Professor of Mathematics and English
Literature in the Baltimore Female College, an insti-
tution then in the full tide of success. In 1853 the
trustees of the Pennsylvania Female College at Har-
risburg secured him as principal of that institution,
in which position he labored faithfully and success-
fully to the day of his death. It was not alone in the
capacity of teacher that Mr. Waugh devoted his en-
ergies and talents, but his labors were varied, inces-
sant, faithful, in season and out of season, for the good
of humanity. His devoted Christian life-work ended
on the 24th of March, 1861, in his thirty-seventh year.
He married, in 1853, Sarah S., daughter of George
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Beatty, Esq., of Harrisburg, who, with a daughter
(Eliza B., married Charles A. Kunkel), survive. Mr.
Waugh published several discourses.
JAMES W. WEIR.
James Wallace Weir, youngest son of Samuel Weir
and Mary Wallace, was born Aug. 9, 1805, at Harris-
burg, Pa. He received a good education, excelled as
a scholar, and his taste for study and reading drew
him towards the printing-office. He learned the art
with John S. Wiestling, and after his apprenticeship
spent some time in the printing-house of the Messrs.
Johnson, of Philadelphia. On the 26th of Novem-
ber, 1833, having been chosen teller of the Harris-
burg Bank, he accepted that position, holding it until
Oct. 30, 1844, when he was chosen cashier of the bank.
When the institution became a national bank in 1874,
he was unanimously elected its cashier, which office
he held until his death, which occurred at Harrisburg
on Thursday, March 14, 1878, having been connected
with the bank for over forty-four years. As a bank
officer and a financier he gained an enviable distinc-
tion for his uniform courtesy, for unimpeachable in-
tegrity, and for ability of the highest order. Few
bankers in the commonwealth can present a record
equal to his in years of service, in successful admin-
istration of affairs through financial trouble, and for
such rigid honesty. But not alone as a banker was
he distinguished. He was gifted with rare social
qualities and a graceful wit, which made him one of
the most companionable of men. In movements for
the reformation of society he was always foremost,
not only giving his time and labor, but contributing
freely of his means to the accomplishment of what
he thought a philanthropic purpose. To the poor and
lowly he was always a kind and true friend, and his
charities, though not ostentatious, were made with a
free and open hand. His literary taste and ability
were of high order, and he frequently wrote for the
press; was the author of several religious tracts, pub-
lished by the American Sunday-School Union. In
1838 appeared a small volume, "Manual of Prayer,"
which was published with an introduction by Rev.
Albert Barnes, of Philadelphia. In 1854 " The Closet
Companion" appeared, and passed through several
editions. In the Presbyterian Church, of which he
was many years an elder, as in every walk and pursuit
in life, he was active, energetic, consistent, pure in
character, and lofty in purpose.
JOHN A. WEIR.
John Andrew Weir, second son of Samuel Weir
(1744-1820) and Mary Wallace (1765-1836), was
born at Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 10, 1802. He was edu-
cated in the private schools of the town and at the
Harrisburg Academy. He learned coach-making,
and subsequently went into the hardware business,
which he continued a number of years, afterwards
connecting with it the drug trade, taking into part-
nership his nephew, D. W. Gross. During the ad-
ministration of Governor Rituer he served as a clerk
in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
In 1840 he was elected prothouotary of Dauphin
County, a position he filled two terms (six years).
While serving in this office he was chosen a director
of the Harrisburg Bank, and afterwards became
teller in that institution, in which capacity he con-
tinued until 1880. While performing these duties,
he was treasurer of the State Lunatic Hospital at
Harrisburg from its first establishment in 1850 to
1880. For nearly fifty years he was an elder in the
First Presbyterian Church of Harrisburg, and took
a warm interest in the promotion of the Sunday-
school system. He was one of the first, firmest, and
influential friends of the anti-slavery cause in Dauphin
County. Mr. Weir died at Harrisburg, Oct. 10, 1881 ;
he was twice married, first to Catharine Wiestling,
second to Mary Matilda Fahnestock, having issue by
each wife. Mr. Weir was universally esteemed by the
citizens of his native city. No man had a more un-
sullied reputation or a purer personal record. " Up-
rightness, benevolence, energy, geniality, courage in
duty, fidelity in earth's various relations, all sanctified
and adorned by the Christian religion, eminently
marked his well-rounded character."
CAPT. SAMUEL WEIR.
Samuel Weir, the eldest son of James Weir, was
born near Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, Sept.
29, 1744. He came to America in 1775, and located
in the township of Derry, Dauphin Co., Pa. A year
subsequently we find him in the army of the Revolu-
tion as lieutenant of infantry, rendering important
service at Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, and Ger-
mantown. At the close of the war he removed to a
farm he purchased near Harrisburg, but shortly after,
in 1787, began merchandising in that town, and be-
came one of the most prominent business men of the
borough. He assisted in organizing the Presbyterian
Church at Harrisburg, and was one of its first ruling
elders. He died at Harrisburg on the 15th of August,
1820. He was twice married. By his first wife he had
James, who died young ; and by his second wife he had
Samuel (who removed to South Carolina), John, An-
drew, and James Wallace. Mr. Weir, says Rev. Dr.
Robinson, " was always esteemed to be a man of pro-
bity and honor. In the church he was very active,
and greatly devoted to its interests."
ADAM WEISE.
Adam Weise, son of John George and Eve Weise,
was born Dec. 23, 1751, in New Goshenboppen, Phila-
delphia (now Montgomery) Co., Pa. His parents soon
afterwards removed to Heidelberg township, Berks
Co. He received the limited education of frontier
times, and learned the trade of a blacksmith. On the
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2d of February, 1772, he married Margaret Elizabeth
Wingard, of Heidelberg township, Berks Co., and the
following year removed to Hagerstown, Md. At the
breaking out of the Revolution he entered the service
as sergeant in the Maryland cavalry. In 1782, Mr.
Weise removed to Upper Paxtang township, and
settled on the Wiconisco Creek, on the road now
leading from Cross-Roads to Berrysburg. In 1788 he
left the valley and located in Bethel township, Berks
Co., but about 1796 returned to his old place on the
Wiconisco. In 1802 he took up his residence in Mil-
lersburg, having previously been appointed by Gov-
ernor Mifflin a justice of the peace, an office he held
over thirty-four years. He erected the third house
in the town, and a blacksmith-shop. His first wife
dying March 29, 1828, Mr. Weise married in August
following Mrs. Mary Kuehly, of Union County, who
died on the 10th of September, 1820. In December,
that year, he married his third wife, Mrs. Catharine
Patton, who survived her husband thirty years. Squire
Weise died Oct. 5, 1833, in his eighty-second year,
and was interred in David's Reformed Church grave-
yard. His descendants are scattered over most of the
States west of the Alleghenies. Mr. Weise was a faith-
ful officer, and a good citizen.
PETER WENRICK.
Peter Wenrick, son of Francis Wenrick and Eliza-
beth Greiger, was born in 1773, near Linglestown,
Dauphin Co., Pa. His father's family came from
Germany and settled in what is now Lebanon County,
Francis Wenrick subsequently removing to near Lin-
glestown, where most of his family were born. Fran-
cis Wenrick was a soldier of the Revolution, had beeu
at Brandywine and Germantown, and on the fron-
tiers against the Indians subsequent to the massacre
of Wyoming. He died about 1785, and with his wife
Elizabeth Greiger (died February, 1797) was buried
in Wenrick's Church graveyard. He had beside sons
(Peter and Philip) several daughters. Peter Wenrick
received a comparatively limited education, brought
up on his father's farm, which he continued to occupy
until his election to the sheriffalty, when he removed
to Harrisburg. He served in that office from Oct. 19,
1818, to Oct. 16, 1821, and was always considered a
faithful and efficient officer. He died at Harrisburg,
Feb. 27, 1825, in the fifty -second year of his age. Mr.
Wenrick married, Feb. 2, 1796, Susannah Um-
berger, daughter of John Umberger, and their chil-
dren were John, Peter, Samuel, Francis, David, Jo-
seph, Mary (married Sheafer), Elizabeth (mar-
ried Minshall), Susannah (married Sloan),
Sarah (married Scott), and Rebecca (married
Umberger).
the Revolution and removed thither. He received a
good education, and entered mercantile pursuits. He
began the hardware business at Harrisburg about
1800, and was quite successful. He was appointed by
Governor Snyder one of the associate judges of the
county of Dauphin, Oct. 20, 1817, but ou the 30th of
July, 1818, with his colleague, Obed Fahnestock, re-
signed, owing to the commissioning of Judge Franks
as president of the court by Governor Findlay that
year. Judge Whitehill died at Harrisburg on the
7th of January, 1821. His wife, Abigail, born in
1762, died April 12, 1825. They are both buried in
Paxtang Church graveyard.
CAPT. MICHAEL WHITLEY.
Michael Whitley was born in 1730, in the North of
Ireland. He came to America when a young man,
and settled in what was then Paxtang township, Lan-
caster Co. He was a farmer by occupation, and was
in good circumstances when the war of the Revolution
aroused the war-eagles on the Susquehanna. He
raised a company of associators for Col. Robert El-
der's battalion, and was in active service in the Jersey
campaign of 1776, and the battles of Brandywine and
Germantown. On the 6th of December, 1777, he was
severely wounded in a skirmish at Chestnut Hill, taken
prisoner, and died a few days thereafter at Philadel-
phia. Capt. Whitley was a brave and gallant officer,
and the commendations of his superior officers show
how highly he was esteemed. He left a wife, Martha,
who died in Paxtang, Nov. 11, 1813, aged about ninety
years, and children as follows : Michael, born 1758 ;
died Jan. 14, 1843; a soldier of the Revolution,
" passed through a long life, a highly respected and
beloved citizen." William married, and had Michael,
married Jean Simonton ; and John, removed to Lewis-
burg, Union Co., Pa. Sarah. Elizabeth, married John
Ward, of Paxtang, and had Michael ; Sarah, married
Robert Simmons ; married Dr. Price ; Amelia ;
and Mary, married Storms. Mary, died unmar-
ried. Jean, died unmarried. Margery (Martha),
married McKinley.
GEORGE WHITEHILL.
George Whitehill, the son of John Whitehill, was
born in Donegal township, Lancaster Co., in the year
1760. His father purchased land in Paxtang prior to
SAMUEL C. WIESTLIXG, M.D.
Samuel Christopher Wiestling was born at Oschatz,
in the Canton or District of Meisischen, on the 4th
of June, 1760, during a visit of his mother to her
parents. The home of his parents was Colba, on the
river Saale, in Lower Saxony. Inasmuch as the
military law of Prussia required all Prussian officers
i and citizens to have the name of every child recorded
in the church-book of the town wherein it was born,
this was done in his case. The record was also made
in the military canton-book or soldiers' roll of Oschatz.
He was baptized soon after, his sponsors being Samuel
Ludwig Goldman, Christopher Henry Ahren, and Mrs.
Catherine Elizabeth Wiestling, all residents of Colba.
His parents were Christopher Martin Wiestling and
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Dorothea Elizabeth (Goldman) Wiestling. His father,
who held the office of secretary of Colba, and was
widely known, died in 1769. The widow afterwards
married Michael Horst, a justice of the peace, of
Acken, on the river Elba, in whom Samuel found a
kind parent ; was sent to school, and carefully edu-
cated. Subsequently, being influenced and guided by
the counsel of his preceptors, Herr Ruprecht and his
brother-in-law, the Honorable Inspector Gehring, his
step-father persuaded him to study theology, and
through the recommendation of those mentioned he
was received into the Hallische Weisenhaus. But
this life was irksome to him, and unsuited to the
natural bent of his mind, and, becoming discontented,
he returned to his home at Colba.
In April, 1774, he was placed under the instruction
of the State Surgeon and " Land Physician," Dr.
Unger, but the doctor having died on the 1st of May,
1776, he with a good recommendation went to Halle
and put himself under the care and tuition of Field-
Surgeon Olleuroth, with whom he remained until
1778. This gentleman very kindly secured for him
regular college privileges, under Professors Makel,
Nestsky, Dr. Younghaus, and others. As war broke
out about this time between the Emperor Joseph and
King Frederick II., — the bone of contention being
Bayern, — -and a part of the Prussian army being sta-
tioned in Alsace, under Prince Henry, he was recom-
mended by his principal for the position of lazar-
surgeon, and was accordingly examined and ap-
pointed on June 3, 1778.
On July the 1st, the army marched to Dresden, and
the field hospital was removed to Thorgan. In the
beginning of October he was taken sick, in conse-
quence of which he obtained leave to return home.
On recovering his health, in November, he went to
Halle and resumed his studies under the professors
already named until the year 1779, when he went to
Dresden for the purpose of continuing his studies in
anatomy in the then existing preparatory institute,
under the care of the Elector's counselor, Pietochen.
Here the branches of anatomy, physiology, physics,
materia medica, chemistry, pathology, and therapeu-
tics were as thoroughly taught by Dr. Hoffrath and
Professors Meiden and Thomrianie as they were in
Halle; but botany was neglected, though chirurgery
was also thoroughly taught by the general surgeon,
Wilde. In the spring of 1780 he went to Berlin to
prosecute, under the Berlin State accoucheur, Dr.
Hagan, his studies in obstetrics, which he had al-
ready commenced at Halle, under Catenius, Loesicke,
Schmucker, and Thedus. He remained during the
summer in a private college of medicine, chirurgery,
and anatomy.
In October of the same year he returned to Dres-
den, to visit the preparatory school of anatomy. In
April of the following year he went to Amsterdam,
to visit John Herman Osterdyke, who had been his
intimate friend in Halle, and who was now a doctor
of medicine in Amsterdam. This afforded him an
opportunity to visit the Land and Sea Hospital lo-
cated there, and also the Amsterdam College of Med-
icine and Surgery, of which Dr. Herman Gerhard
Osterdyke, the father of his friend, was the president.
Through the kindness of the general surgeon of the
hospital, the Hon. B. Hasson, he had free access to
the Gast-Huys. His friend going to Halle to hold
his "Inaugural Disputations," in order to the pro-
moting, under the supervision of Dr. Leopold Oster-
dyke, and at his earnest persuasion he gladly accom-
panied him. He remained in Halle until April, 1782,
when he returned to Amsterdam, where he attended the
Hospital and College of Medicine and Surgery until
June of 1782, when he was appointed to a position
as navy doctor and surgeon, he having passed a cred-
itable examination before the Committee of the Hon-
orable Board of Admiralty.
At this time an expedition started out from the
Netherlands to America, under the ambassador from
Holland, with two ships laden with linen, a frigate,
and a cutter. He was ordered to duty on this expe-
dition as navy surgeon. He set sail on June 4,
1783, with a favoring wind. His record says, "We
left Texel, and on Oct. 4, 1783, we reached the port
of Chester on the Delaware, in Delaware County and
State of Pennsylvania. The voyage was not all
smooth sailing, as we encountered high winds and
rough seas. Indeed, on one occasion one of the ves-
sels came very near swamping and emptying us all
out into the sea. However, with hard work, good
management, and the interposition of a kind Provi-
dence we kept above water and arrived safely on 'terra
firma."
As it was obligatory upon all students and artisans
in Germany to travel and see the world before they
could pursue the practice of their chosen profession
or trade, our young doctor concluded to see some-
thing of the New World before returning. He accord-
ingly left the vessel in company with a friend by the
name of Godfrey Fritchey, and started on foot on a
tour of observation. They traversed Middle Penn-
sylvania, which was not then, as now, " the garden
spot of the world," but was sparsely settled, and the
whole country deeply impressed with the desolation
and devastation consequent upon the Revolutionary
war. Visions of the " home beyond the sea," how-
ever, beckoned them to return, and they turned their
footsteps towards Philadelphia with a view of find-
ing a vessel to carry them home.
At the Trappe, in Montgomery County, in Penn-
sylvania, they fell in with a gentleman by the name
of Messemer or Minsker, who was proprietor of an
inn at that place, who, learning that the subject of
this sketch was a thoroughly-educated German phy-
sician, succeeded in persuading him to tarry with
him, as he had a sick wife, who had been bedridden
for a long time, and upon whom he had expended
quite a sum of money to physicians, to little or no
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549
purpose. This was an episode in his life that shaped
his destiny for the future. This man offered to pay
him twenty dollars in hand, with his boarding for
self and friend, and find the medicine. He regarded
this a good and advantageous offer, under the pecu-
liar circumstances, and accepted it. The case was a
serious and obstinate one, and although it battled
others, he was entirely successful, and this fortunate
turn of affairs afterwards proved to be the foundation
of a large and paying practice at the Trappe. About
1785 he married Miss Anna Maria Bucher, and his
friend Fritchey married a sister.
About the year 1792 or 1793 he, with his family and
that of his father-in-law, removed to Dauphin County,
locating on farms along the Blue Mountain, on the
road leading from the Susquehanna River to Lingles-
town. His new home was about two miles from the
river and five miles from the city of Harrisburg, in
now Susquehanna township. Here he continued in
pursuit of his profession (while his wife superintended
the farm) until the spring of 1811, when they removed
to the town of Harrisburg, where his practice greatly
increased until the year 1817, when he was stricken
with paralysis, which terminated his medical career.
He died April 20, 1823, in the sixty-third year of his
age, thus ending a life of active usefulness, respected
by all who knew him. He left eleven descendants, —
seven sons and four daughters. Two of his sons —
Samuel C. Wiestling and Joshua M. Wiestling —
were in the profession when he died, and one studied
medicine after his death, to wit, Benjamin J., who is
still in practice in Middletown, Dauphin Co., Pa.
The children who survived him were : John S. Wiest-
ling, Anna Maria (intermarried with Abraham Gross),
Samuel C. Wiestling, M.D., Eev. Jacob H. Wiest-
ling, Eliz. Dorothy (intermarried with Norman Cal-
lender), Joshua Martin Wiestling, M.D., Frederick
Wiestling, Sarah (intermarried with Rev. Henry
Wagner), Benjamin Wiestling, M.D., George P.
Wiestling, and Catharine (intermarried with John
A. Weir). *
JOSHUA M. WIESTLING.
Joshua Martin Wiestling, son of Dr. Samuel Christo-
pher Wiestling, Sr., and his wife, Anna Maria Bucher,
was born on the 28th day of February, A.D. 1797, on
his father's farm, at the foot of the Kittochtinny or
Blue Mountains, about five miles from Harrisburg, in
Susquehanna township, Dauphin Co., Pa. He was
baptized at Shoop's Church, in Paxtang township,
Dauphin Co., by the Rev. Christian H. Kurtz. In
the year 1811, being then of the age of fourteen
years, he moved with his parents into the town of
Harrisburg, where he continued to reside until his
death. Although afforded but limited facilities of
acquiring an education by attending the schools of
that period, yet, having the advantage of the instruc-
tions of his father, who was a man of thorough edu-
cation and culture, and being himself an indefatigable
student, reading and studying whenever and however
the opportunity presented. He grew to manhood
with his naturally fine mental endowments admirably
cultivated, and liberally developed. Of studious
habits and love of knowledge, these characteristics
adhered to him throughout his life. A man of orig-
inal thinking powers, and possessed of mental capac-
ity of a high order, he gave, notwithstanding an
extensive and laborious medical practice, diligent
investigation to all the leading questions of the day,
and careful study in the wide and diversified field of
general knowledge. He was consequently upon all
the leading subjects of information a natural scholar,
and throughout his whole life was recognized by his
fellow-townsmen as in the front rank of general
knowledge and a man of very general powers. His
special field of usefulness, however, was that of med-
icine. In his preparation for his profession, his pre-
ceptors were his father, Dr. Samuel C. Wiestling, Sr.,
and an elder brother, Dr. Samuel C. Wiestling, Jr.,
both thoroughly educated physicians of skill and
wide experience. He attended the course of medical
lectures of the University of Pennsylvania. His
father becoming disabled to continue in active prac-
tice, by reason of a paralytic stroke in the year 1817,
he succeeded him in his profession, first in partner-
ship with his brother, Dr. Samuel C. Wiestling, Jr.,
which continued for a few years, and subsequently
alone. This was about the year 1821 or 1822. Re-
quiring a large and extensive practice, both in town
and country, he prosecuted the duties of his profes-
sion with a degree of faithful devotion and judicious
skill, which won for him the admiration and high
regard of the medical fraternity and the unlimited
confidence of the whole community.
In his religious convictions Dr. Wiestling was well
grounded and faithful. While yet a young man he
was confirmed into full membership of the Salem Re-
formed Church, of Chestnut Street, Harrisburg, and
in the study and interpretation of Holy Writ relied
implicitly upon the teaching and doctrine of the
Heidelberg Catechism, the symbol and standard of
Reformed faith, and in it he unwaveringly lived and
confidently died, cherishing its principles and truths
with tenacious fidelity.
In politics Dr. Joshua Wiestling was, as parties
were then divided, an ardent Whig, being a great
admirer of Henry Clay, and a firm advocate of a pro-
tective tariff for the fostering of our diversified re-
sources and industries. In political contests he took
a lively interest, and was active and efficient during
campaigns, and for a year or more he was the chair-
man of the Dauphin County Whig Committee, and
issued a published address to the voters of the county,
in which he discussed the views of the day with logical
force and statesmanlike ability.
In stature he was about six feet in height, broad-
shouldered, of large head, erect in carriage, full-
chested, rather stout in figure and person, and digni-
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fled in appearance. He was of a cheerful disposition,
affable in his manners, generous in his impulses, of
sympathetic and benevolent habits, unselfish and
forbearing, and, as a consequence, he was popular
throughout his life.
As a practicing physician he had among his students
of medicine his younger brother, Dr. Benjamin J.
Wiestling (who settled in Middletown), Dr. Theodore
Hale, and Dr. Jacob G. Wiestling. While engaged
in the active duties of his practice, and apparently in
the midst of excellent health, Dr. Wiestling died
suddenly of apoplexy at his home in Harrisburg, on
Sunday, the loth day of January, a.d. 1S54, in the
fifty-seventh year of his age. His contemporaries in
the practice of medicine in Harrisburg, in their action
upon his death, paid this grateful tribute to his mem-
ory and worth :
" That in the sudden removal of our worthy brother
from his enlarged sphere of usefulness, the profession
of medicine loses one of its most zealous votaries, the
community at large one of its most able physicians,
and the borough of Harrisburg one of its most es-
teemed and respected citizens. That his moral worth
and social qualities in the walks of private life were
such as to elicit the esteem and commend the admi-
ration of all whose privilege it was to know him."
Dr. Wiestling was married on the 22d day of Janu-
ary, 1824, to Catharine Youse, daughter of George
You^e, of Harrisburg.
Dr. Wiestling left surviving him his widow, who
died within seven weeks afterwards, six children, to
wit: Mary Ellen (intermarried with T. T. Worth,
Esq., of Lebanon), Dr. Jacob G. Wiestling (intermar-
ried with Susanna Herr, daughter of Daniel Herr),
Catharine (married, first, to James D. Bartholomew,
d. s. p., and, second, S. G. Lewis, deceased, with issue),
Annie E. Wiestling, Joshua Martin Wiestling (mar-
ried Georgianna Hoover, of Gettysburg, Pa.), and
Julia A. Wiestling (married C. Penrose Sherk, of
Lebanon). *
GEORGE P. WIESTLING.
George P. Wiestling, son of Dr. Samuel C. Wiest-
ling, Sr., and Anna Maria Bucher, was born May 4,
1808, in Paxtang (now Susquehanna) township, Dau-
phin Co., Pa. A few years after, his father located at
Harrisburg, where he practiced his profession, and
where he died. George P. was educated in the
schools of the borough and the Harrisburg Academy.
He learned the art of printing with his brother, John
S. Wiestling, who edited and published the Pennsyl-
vania Intelligencer. He afterwards worked as a com-
positor in the different newspaper offices at the State
capital. About the year 1842 he established himself
in the wood and coal trade, in which he continued
down through life, being one of the first to engage in
it. For a period of fifty years he was leader of the Re-
formed Church choir. Having a love for music, and
being endowed with fine talents in that direction, he
took special delight in their cultivation. He was an
active member of the church with which he so long
identified himself as its musical leader, and for forty-
four years an elder. He was faithful to every trust,
honest and upright in all his dealings with the world,
earnest and sincere in every good work, and his mem-
ory will remain green in the hearts of those who
honor him. Mr. Wiestling died at Harrisburg, May
31, 1883, in his seventy-sixth year. He married Mar-
garet Berryhill, daughter of Samuel Berryhill, and
their children who survive are Col. George B., of
Mont Alto, Franklin Co. ; Edward, of Franklin
County ; Anna Mary, and Ellen.
REV. JACOB H. WIESTLING.
Jacob H. Wiestling, son of Samuel C. Wiestling
and Anna Maria Bucher, was born in 1793 in Mont-
gomery County, Pa. He was educated at Harris-
burg, studied theology under the Rev. there,
and was licensed by the Reformed Synod to preach
the gospel in 1812, and about the same time received
and accepted a call to Hanover, York Co., Pa., which
included three congregations in his charge. Owing
to some difficulty with reference to the Manchester
congregation, he stood disconnected from the Synod
for some years. In 1821 application to that body
was made in his behalf, and in the following year he
was received. Several other congregations were added
to his charge, and his field of labor consisted of five
congregations, in which he continued to preach to
the end of his life. He died at Hanover, in the year
1826, at the age of thirty-three years, and is buried
in the graveyard connected with the Reformed Church
at that place. Mr. Wiestling was a man of talent
and more than ordinary pulpit abilities. He was
conscientious and faithful in the discharge of all his
public and private duties, and his piety and moral
deportment were of an undoubted and unexception-
able character. Respected and esteemed by the com-
munity generally, he was especially beloved by the
people of his own charge, among whom he labored
with much acceptance.
JOHN PETER WILLIARD.
John Peter Williard was a native of Switzerland,
born in 1745. He came to America as a soldier in
the British service, but shortly after landing effected
his escape. He then volunteered in the cause of the
Colonies, and was with other deserters stationed on
the Indian frontier or as guard of prisoners of war.
At the close of the Revolution he took up a tract of
land in Lykens township, called " Amsterdam,"
where he settled, began farming, and subsequently
married. He died in 1821, at the age of seventy-six.
His wife died the following year (1822), aged sev-
enty-seven. They left the following family : Adam,
who came into possession of the homestead. His
children, Joseph, John A., Henry B., and Adam, Jr.,
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then divided the farm. Part of it yet remains in pos-
session of the descendants. Samuel remained in the
valley, a farmer and had a large family ; Anna Maria
married John Philip Umholtz.
CAPT. JAMES WILSON, OF DERRY.
James Wilson, son of Moses and Jean Wilson, was
born June 3, 1755, in Derry township, Lancaster (now
Dauphin) Co., Pa. He received the best education
the country schools then afforded, and spent some time
at the college of Philadelphia. He had just returned
to the quiet of frontier farm life when the war of the
Revolution opened, and in which he took a prom-
inent part. He was an officer in the associated bat-
talions, and was in at least three active campaigns, —
that of the Jerseys in 1776, at Brandywine and Ger-
mantown in 1777, and on the frontiers against the
British and their allies, the Tories and Indians of
New York, in 1779. He was a justice of the peace" a
long time. In 1788 and 1789 he served as one of the
commissioners of the county of Dauphin, from 1798
to 1803 represented the county in the State Legisla-
ture, and filled other positions of honor and trust.
He, however, preferred the quiet of an agricultural
life to political office, and it was on his farm that he
passed the greater number of his days. He died on
the 17th of April, 1835, at fourscore. Mr. Wilson
married May IS, 1784, Mary Elder, daughter of Rev.
John Elder and Mary Simpson. She was born Jan.
12, 1760, in Paxtang, and died Jan. 31, 1843, at Har-
risburg, but with her husband is buried in old Derry
Church graveyard. Their daughter, Mary Wilson,
married Rev. William Kerr, pastor of Donegal
Church.
Low, 130 Cherry Street, New York, 1821 ; " The Pic-
ture of Philadelphia for 1824," published by Thomas
Town, 38 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
THOMAS WILSON.
Thomas Wilson, of Scotch-Irish parentage, was born
at Philadelphia about 1768. He learned the trade of
a printer, was a gentleman of considerable literary
attainments, and wrote freely on the subjects of his
time for the leading newspapers of his native city.
In 1811 he removed to Baltimore, where he conducted
a newspaper. In the defense of that city, when at-
tacked by the British in 1814, he enlisted as a private
in Capt. James McConkey's company of the Twenty-
seventh Regiment of Maryland Volunteers, com-
manded by Lieut.-Col. Kennedy Long. In 1816, Mr.
Wilson returned to Philadelphia, where he became
foreman on Mr. Duane's newspaper, The Aurora, con-
tributing also to its columns. He died at Philadel-
phia about 1828. He married Lydia Oakford, of
English parentage, who survived her husband several
years. Mr. Wilson was the author of a number of
works, the names of only two, however, coming to
our knowledge, — " The Biography of the Principal
American Military and Naval Heroes, comprehend-
ing details of their achievements during the Revolu-
tionary and late Wars," two vols., published by John
THOMAS L. WILSON.
Thomas Low Wilson, the son of Thomas Wilson
and Lydia Oakford, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on
the 26th of March, 1800. He learned the art of print-
ing with his father, who was a prominent craftsman
in his day. In 1811 his parents removed to Baltimore,
where in the defense of that city both father and son
enlisted as privates in Capt. James McConkey's com-
pany, Twenty-seventh Maryland Regiment. In 1816
the family returned to Philadelphia, where both Wil-
sons worked on Mr. Duane's Aurora. Subsequently
the son went to Washington City to work on the
National Intelligencer. In 1828 he published the In-
telligencer, Petersburg, Va., where in connection he
printed the Lynchburg Democrat in 1837. In 1838, on
the recommendation of the veteran editor, Ritchie, he
came to Harrisburg as editor of The Reporter, to
combat the errors of the Anti-Masonic party. Upon
the return of the Democracy to power Mr. Wilson
was chosen secretary to the board of canal commis-
sioners, a position he occupied almost uninterruptedly
until the abolishment of the canal department in 1859.
He served during this period one year as collector of
tolls at Middletown, and one year as deputy Secretary
of the Commonwealth at the close of Governor Por-
ter's administration. He died at Harrisburg on the
28th of February, 1861. Mr. Wilson married on the
6th of May, 1824, Julianna Margaretta Bender, of
Washington City, who survives in her eighty-third
year. A gentleman- prominent in public affairs thus
summarizes the character of Mr. Wilson : " He was
an honest man, one of that stern, inflexible, and un-
bending old-school integrity, which made him die a
poor man rather than become a party to unholy
plunder from the coffers of the Commonwealth."
REV. JOHN WINEBRENNER, V.D.M.
John Winebrenner was born in Frederick County,
Md., March 24, 1797. He was partly educated at the
Glades school in Frederick, and partly at Dickinson
College, Carlisle. He studied for the ministry under
the Rev. Mr. Helfenstein, in Philadelphia, and was
ordained by the Potomac Synod of the Reformed
Church in September, 1820, at Hagerstown. That year
he was called to the Salem Church at Harrisburg, at
the same time ministering to Shoop's, Wenrick's, and
the Freiden's churches in the neighborhood. It was
during his pastorate that the present church edifice,
Third and Chestnut Streets, Harrisburg, was erected.
Mr. Winebrenner ministered there from Oct. 22, 1820,
to March 23, 1823, when, owing to his religious views
on revivals, Sunday-schools, anti-slavery, and the tem-
perance movement, with the allowing of non-ordained
persous to preach in his pulpit, becoming obnoxious
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to his congregation, a separation took place. In a
number of pamphlets he issued, Mr. Winebrenner
vigorously defended his principles from the attacks
made right and left by his opponents ; and he did not
cease therefore to " preach the word." Subsequently
his energies were devoted to the establishment of a
new denomination, called by him the Church of God,
but known in early years as Winebrennarians. He
met with remarkable success, and although but fifty
years have passed since the Rev. John Winebrenner
promulgated the doctrines of baptism by immersion
and the washing of feet, the ministers of that church
number probably five hundred, and the membership
well on to sixty thousand. Mr. Winebrenner was the
author of a number of religious and controversial
works, those on " Regeneration," " Brief Views of the
Church of God," and' a volume of " Practical and
Doctrinal Sermons" being the more important. He
edited for several years the Gospel Publisher, now the
Church Advocate. In the early years of his ministry
he was an uncompromising opponent of human
slavery. The Rev. Mr. Winebrenner died at Harris-
burg, on the 12th of September, 1860, at the age of
sixty-three. Over his remains, in the Harrisburg
cemetery, the denomination have erected a handsome
monument.
NICHOLAS B. WOOD.
Nicholas Baylies Wood, son of James Wood, was
a native of Vermont, born April 2, 1792. He was
well educated, and came to Harrisburg about 1809,
teaching school in the neighborhood. He subse-
quently took charge of the school of Abiathar Hop-
kins, who had entered into law partnership with Fran-
cis R. Shunk. In the mean time he studied under
Mr. Hopkins, and was admitted to the Dauphin
County bar in October, 1818, and soon acquired an
extensive practice. He was appointed by Governor
Shulze deputy attorney-general for Dauphin County,
January, 1824, serving until January, 1827. Mr.
Wood died at Harrisburg, Saturday, Sept. 1, 1832,
aged thirty-nine years. He was a gentleman of fine
abilities, and enjoyed the esteem and confidence of
his fellow-citizens. He married, Dec. 5, 1822, Cath-
arine, daughter of Henry Beader, Esq., who survives ;
and their children were Henry Beader, a lawyer, re-
siding in New Jersey ; Alpheus, married and residing
in England; and America, married Maj. Henry
Sheafer, of Harrisburg.
GOVERNOR GEORGE WOLF.
George Wolf, the son of Wolf, was born Aug.
12, 1777, in Allen township, Northampton Co., Pa.
His father was an emigrant from the Alsatian prov-
inces, Germany. He left two sons,— Philip and
George,— who inherited the vigor, good sense, and
integrity of the father. George was educated at a
classical school established in Northampton County
by a society formed for the purpose, which was pre-
sided over by Robert Andrews, A.M., a graduate of
Trinity College, Dublin. He here acquired a good
knowledge of the Latin and Greek languages, and of
the sciences usually pursued in a liberal education.
Leaving this school, he for a time had the charge of
his father's farm, and also acted as principal of the
academy in his native township. He soon after en-
tered the prothonotary 's office of Northampton County
as clerk, and at the same time studied law under the
direction of the Hon. John Ross. He early espoused
the political principles of Mr. Jefferson, and in 1799
advocated the election of Thomas McKean Governor,
the latter being at that time affiliated with the Re-
publicans. When Mr. Jefferson became President he
appointed Mr. Wolf postmaster at Easton. After-
wards Governor McKean appointed him clerk of the
Orphans' Court of the county, which position he held
until 1809. In 1814 he was elected a member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and the year
following was a candidate for the Senate, but defeated
on account of a division of the party and the forrna-
i tion of a double ticket.
In 1824 he was elected a member of the United
States House of Representatives, and was re-elected
for the two succeeding terms, having no opposition in
the first two elections, and being returned in the latter
by a very large majority. While in Congress he ac-
quired the»reputation of a hard worker and a con-
scientious, upright member. He was a pronounced
friend to American industry, aud labored and voted
for those measures which would best protect and
foster it and build up the prosperity of the country.
In 1829 he was nominated as candidate for Gov-
ernor, and was triumphantly elected. He was not an
aspirant for the office of Governor. He received the
nomination without knowing that any considerable
strength in the nominating convention was in his
favor. But when the will of the people was declared
he abandoned a lucrative practice at the Northamp-
ton court and devoted himself unreservedly to the
duties of chief magistrate. The State had embarked
in gigantic schemes of public improvements designed
to connect the Eastern waters with the Western, —
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traversing that formidable barrier, the Allegheny
range, — and the rivers of the centre with Lake Erie
and the streams from the north. When he took his
seat in the gubernatorial chair he found these works
projected and in various stages of progress. An im-
mense debt had been contracted, and before these ex-
penditures could be made to realize anything the sum
must be doubled and quadrupled. The finances were
in a deplorable condition. The credit of the State
was at so low an ebb that capitalists were unwilling
to place their money in the hands of the common-
wealth. In this emergency it became necessary to re-
sort to a compulsory loan from the banks whose
charters required them to lend to the State. It was
at this period that Governor Wolf came into office.
' The outlook was most gloomy, and to a Governor
who should have figured to himself a rule of ease and
enjoyment would have afforded little promise. There
were two courses for him to pursue, either break
down the system of improvements, throw away the
most of what had been expended, and allow the State
to languish on with paralyzed industry, or by a bold
and vastly expensive policy finish what had been
begun, even with the certainty of contracting an
enormous debt for future generations to liquidate.
He resolutely took the responsibility of the latter
course, and he had no sooner come to the executive
chair than he addressed to the Legislature, in his
message, a recommendation for the vigorous prosecu-
tion of the public works, and the adoption of a sys-
tem of taxation by which adequate funds would be
realized for regularly paying the interest on past
loans and such as in the future might be negotiated.
The independent attitude assumed by the Governor
had a magical effect. The caviller was silenced, and
the popular will secured.
The most substantial and enduring merit of Gover-
nor Wolf was evinced in bis advocacy of a system of
popular education, and to him is largely due the honor
of its adoption. In compliance with the judicious re-
commendation of the Governor, " by great industry,
assiduity, and perseverance a mass of valuable infor-
mation was obtained, which unfolded a fund of knowl-
edge in relation to the advantages, the utility, the
cheapness, in short, the decided preference which a
system of common schools, of general interest, and
sustained and encouraged by the public bounty, main-
tained over every other plan of education of a private
or partial character." Being thus provided, a bill was
drawn embodying what were believed to be the best
features of those systems which had been most success-
ful in other States, and at the session of 1834 it " passed
both branches of the Legislature with a unanimity,"
says the Governor, "rarely equaled, perhaps never
surpassed, in the annals of legislation." It was a
consummation for which he had long and earnestly
labored, and must have been a source of gratification
and a subject of gratulation through life that his ad-
ministration was graced with an event of such mo-
mentous import. There were still troubles to be en-
countered in putting it into successful operation, and
great labors were required of his successors in pre-
serving the principle intact. But the Rubicon was
passed, the system was inaugurated, and, thanks to
the labors of wise men and the care of an overruling
Providence, the banner then thrown to the breeze has
never been furled.
The Governor was a candidate for a third term, but
a division having arisen in the party by which he had
been supported, and a third candidate in the person
of Henry A. Muhlenberg being presented, the vote
was divided and Wolf was defeated. In the follow-
ing year he was appointed by Gen. Jackson to one of
the most responsible positions in the government,
that of first comptroller of the Treasury of the United
States. For two years he discharged the duties of
this office most acceptably, and at the end of that
period he was appointed by President Van Buren
collector of the port of Philadelphia. On the 11th
of March, 1S40, he died very suddenly, while yet in
the vigor of manhood, greatly lamented, in the sixty-
third year of his age. His remains rest in the ceme-
tery at Harrisburg. His only daughter became the
wife of Henry Buehler, of Harrisburg, and their
children were George Wolf Buehler and Mary, the
wife of Rev. Thomas H. Robinson, D.D.
THOMAS WORLEY.
Thomas Worley, son of Daniel Worley, was born
Jan. 7, 1799, near Hanover, York Co., Pa. He was
descended from Francis Worley, one of the first set-
tlers west of the Susquehanna, in what is now York
County, and who took a prominent part in the events
of that section of the Province of Pennsylvania.
Thomas Worley had slight opportunities for educa-
tion, receiving, however, that which the schools of
his native village afforded and the night schools of
Harrisburg. He came to the latter place at the age
of fifteen, where he learned the trade of wagon-maker
and wheelwright. He established himself in busi-
ness, and during the era when the transportation be-
tween the Eastern cities and Pittsburgh was carried
on in wagons his business was quite extensive. Not
anxious for political preferment, he was, nevertheless,
elected a director of the poor for the county of
Dauphin, and filled several municipal offices with
ability and faithfulness. He was a man of good
habits, of sterling integrity, and of great perseverance
in the pursuit of what he deemed right, and per-
chance no man in his sphere of life ever exercised a
greater or a better influence over the neighbors and
friends with whom he was associated. He died at
Harrisburg, on the 18th of April, 1S68, aged sixty-
nine years. Mr. Worley married, about 1825, Mary
Uhler, born Oct. 26, 1800, in Dauphin County, Pa.,
died Oct. 2, 1878, at Harrisburg, daughter of John
Uhler, " one of the most amiable of women." Their
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children were Susannah, Rev. Daniel, Frederick
Uhler, Solomon, Thomas, Richard Fulton, and Wil-
liam.
MAJOR JOHN WRIGHT.
John Wright was a native of Ireland, born about
1745. He came to America in early life, and lo-
cated in New Jersey, where he probably taught school
until the opening of the war of the Revolution. He
held the position of a quartermaster in the New Jer-
sey troops during the struggle for independence, and
at the close of the conflict settled at Paterson, in that
State, from which place he removed to Harrisburg,
about the year 1797, and opened, on the 10th of
August of that year, " an English school in the Ger-
man school-house" there. On the removal of John
Wyeth as postmaster by President Adams in 1798,
Maj. Wright was appointed to that office. This he
took charge of in connection with his school, holding
the office until his death, which occurred on the 4th
of January, 1814. He married, at Trenton, N. J.,
Aug. 14, 1778, Rose Chambers, daughter of Alexan-
der Chambers, one of the leading merchants of that
town during the last half of last century. Her
mother, Elizabeth Chambers, was one of the matrons
who received Washington at the bridge at Trenton
on the 21st of April, 1789. Mrs. Wright was one of
Harrisburg's most estimable women, and on the
death of her husband succeeded to the post-office,
which she retained until her death, in March, 1822.
Maj. Wright was an ardent patriot, an excellent
teacher, a faithful officer, an active, energetic citizen,
and one of the leaders of public opinion seventy and
eighty years ago.
JOHN WYETH.
John Wyeth, son of Ebenezer Wyeth and Mary
Winship, was born March 31, 1770, at Cambridge,
Mass. He was at an early age apprenticed to the
printing business, and on reaching his majority was
induced to go to San Domingo, to superintend a large
printing establishment. While there the insurrection
of the blacks occurred, and all that he had acquired
was lost. It was with great difficulty that he even
succeeded in escaping from the island, and then only
by the connivance of a friend, one of the officers
who assisted in searching the vessels about leaving
the port. Dressed as a common sailor, and working
among them, he eluded their vigilance, and subse-
quently reached Philadelphia. In relating to his
friends the incidents of that rebellion, one of the
most cruel and vindictive the world ever knew, there
was one which seemed ever to rise up as a present
vision instead of a past reality. It was the execution
of two of the leading rebels who had been captured.
They were broken upon the wheel, and afterwards,
when the machinery stopped, left in that condition
to die. In this state one of them asked for a pinch
of snuff but no one seemed willing to grant this
boon to the culprit, when Mr. Wyeth, borrowing a
snuff-box, went and held pinch after pinch to the
nose of the unfortunate criminal. Arriving at Phila-
delphia, he worked some time in the different print-
ing establishments there, and in 1792 went to Harris-
burg, where, in connection with John W. Allen, he
purchased the paper started the previous year by
Maj. Eli Lewis, and commenced the publication of
the Oracle of Dauphin, a newspaper he successfully
carried on until November, 1827. Mr. Wyeth's paper
supported the Federal views of that great party
during the whole course of its existence. Its columns
were open, nevertheless, to the communications of all.
In those days, before the principles of Republican
rule were fully digested, many a nervous essay was
put forth on either side of the question by able men
of both parties. He was appointed postmaster of
Harrisburg in October, 1793, under the administra-
tion of President Washington, of which he was a
strenuous advocate and admirer. He was removed
in July, 1798, by Mr. Adams' postmaster-general, on
account of the incompatibility of the office of post-
master and the editor of a newspaper.
In connection with his newspaper, Mr. Wyeth es-
tablished a book-store and a publishing-house, from
which he issued a large number of books, the most
notable of which were an early " History of the
United States of America," Graydon's " Memoirs,"
and a music-book compiled by himself. The circula-
tion of the latter for that early day was wonderful,
its several editions aggregating one hundred and
twenty thousand copies. To this he supplemented a
second part, intended especially for the Methodist
Church, of which there were published about twenty-
five thousand. He was one of Harrisburg's most
energetic citizens, and was deeply interested in its
prosperity and welfare. He caused the construction
of several valuable improvements, which remain as
evidences of his enterprising spirit and good judg-
ment. He was one of the earliest friends of the
Harrisburg academy, and served as trustee, of which
body he was also president. Upon his retirement
from publisher he removed to Philadelphia, where he
died Jan. 23, 1858, at the advanced age of eighty-
eight years. His life thus prolonged was marked by
affability and cheerfulness, and his philosophy was of
a practical character. He was exceedingly indus-
trious, and whilst in business could always find some-
thing for his hands to do. And in later life, when
the concerns of his printing-office were transferred to
younger hands, he knew how to divide his time be-
tween his reading and his social pleasures.
Mr. Wyeth was twice married, — first to Louisa
Weiss, daughter of Lewis and Mary Weiss,1 of Phila-
J Lewis Weiss, born Dec. 28, 1717, in Berlin, Prussia, studied convey-
ancing, and emigrated to America, landing at Philadelphia on the 13th
of December, 1755, where he opened an office on Arch Street, between
Fourth and Fifth. He was one of the founders of the German Society
of Philadelphia, of which he was president. He was a Moravian, and
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delphia. She was the mother of all his children, and
died in 1822. He married secondly, in 1826, Lydia
Allen, of Philadelphia.
JOSIAH C..TOUNG.
Josiah Carothers Young, son of Daniel H. Young
and Sarah Duncan, was horn April 17, 1821, at Har-
risburg, Pa. He was educated in the common schools
of the borough, and learned the trade of a carpenter,
which occupation he followed several years. He sub-
sequently taught school, and at the time of his death
was a teacher in the public schools of Harrisburg.
For a long period he was engaged in mercantile pur-
suits at Dauphin and Harrisburg. From 1860 to
1868 he was prothonotary and clerk of the courts of
Dauphin County, a position he filled with great ac-
ceptability. He died at Harrisburg, April 1, 1881,
aged almost sixty years. He was a faithful and con-
scientious public officer, an honored and respected
citizen, while in the Methodist Church, of which
body he was an ordained local preacher, highly es-
teemed as a sincere and devout laborer. Mr. Young
married Sept. 21, 1843, Catharine Mary Kinter,
daughter of George and Elizabeth Kinter, who sur-
vives, and their children were William N., John W.,
George C, Charles W., Albert H., Charles C, and
William L., of whom John W. and William L. sur-
vive.
learn the trade of tanning with his father, who had
established a large business in the town many yc-;irs
previous, and to which the son eventually succeeded
and successfully carried on for over thirty years. He
served in several local offices, and in whatever trusts
confided was faithful. He died at Harrisburg on the
21st of January, 1878, in his sixty-eighth year. He
was a gentleman of considerable force of character,
of strict integrity, of amiable manners, and was de-
servedly held in high esteem by his fellow-citizens.
Mr. Zinn married, April 19, 1836, Anna Margaretta
Miller, daughter of John Jacob Miller and Elizabeth
Beader, who survives. They had Mary, married Wil-
liam H. Eckels, paymaster U. S. A. ; John and George,
of Philadelphia ; Amy, married George Smith ; Cath-
arine and Charles, died young ; and Margey, married
Dr. Ross Swartz.
COL. GEORGE ZIEGLER.
George Ziegler, the son of George Ziegler, a native
of the Palatinate, was born in Lancaster County, Pa.,
July 3, 1768. He was brought up to mercantile pur-
suits, came to Harrisburg in 1795, and began merchan-
dising, in which he was quite successful. In his
early life he took an important part in public affairs.
He was frequently a member of the Borough Council,
was lieutenant-colonel of the Sixty-sixth Regiment,
Pennsylvania Militia, in 1807, and coroner from Jan.
12, 1809, to Dec. 18, 1811. Col. Ziegler died at Har-
risburg, Aug. 28, 1845, aged seventy-seven years.
His wife, Elizabeth, born Dec. 6, 1777, died Jan. 2,
1853. They left three daughters, Catharine, married
George Kunkel ; Mary, married Rev. John P. Hecht ;
and Elizabeth, married Rev. Frederick Rothrock.
Col. Ziegler was an estimable citizen, a gentleman of
sterling integrity and worth.
GEORGE ZINN.
George Zinn, son of John Jacob Zinn and Catha-
rine Greenawalt, was born April 6, 1810, at Harris-
burg, Pa. He received a fair English education in
the schools of the borough, and early in life began to
acted as an attorney for that denomination prior to 17S2, and was a judge
of the Court of Common Pleas in 17S6. He died Oct. 22, 179G, at Phila-
delphia. One of his daughters married George Kline, of Carlisle;
another, John Wyeth, of Harrisburg, both priuters and editors.
ROBERT AUCHMUTY, M.D.
Robert Auchmuty, the son of Samuel Auchmuty,
was born near Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa., in
the year 1785. He was descended from an old Celtic
family of Scotland. Robert Auchmuty, the first of
the American family of that name, an eminent lawyer,
was in practice at Boston, Mass., as early as 1719.
He died in 1750, leaving several children. Among
these, Robert, who in 1767 became judge of the Court
of Admiralty at Boston ; Samuel, who was rector of
Trinity Church, New York City; and Arthur Gates.
The latter came to Pennsylvania as early as 1765, and
located in then Lancaster County. In that year we
find him commissioned as an Indian trader, " with per-
mission to trade with the natives at Penn's Creek,
Shamokin, and such other forts as may by his Majesty
or the Provincial authorities be established." He first
settled at the mouth of Penn's Creek, on the Isle of
Que, and from thence removed to the opposite side of
the Susquehanna, a few miles below Fort Augusta,
in what is now Lower Augusta township, Northum-
berland Co. During the war of the Revolution, Sam-
uel Auchmuty, one of his sons and father of the
doctor, entered the patriot army, and was in service
from the winter at Yalley Forge until the close of
the war. The veteran's remains rest in the old
burial-ground at Millersburg unmarked, and the spot
unknown. Dr. Robert Auchmuty received a good
education, studied medicine, and began the practice
of his profession at Millersburg about 1S30-31. Apart
from the duties of his profession he served many years
as a justice of the peace, being first commissioned by
Governor Ritner. He was an enterprising, active
citizen, and a warm advocate of the common-school
system, when that noble measure was adopted, and
was a gentleman beloved and respected by his fellow-
citizens. He died at Millersburg in 1849, at the age
of sixty-four, and is buried in the new cemetery at
that place. He was the father of S. P. Auchmuty, of
Millersburg.
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JACOB AWL, OF PAXTANG.
Jacob Awl was bom Aug. 6, 1727, in the north of
Ireland. He learned the trade of a tanner, was a
man of means when he came to America, and settled
at an early date in Paxtang, near his relative, John
Harris, of Harris' Ferry, where he took up a large
tract of land which he improved, erected a tannery,
and on which he lived to the time of his death. He
became a prominent personage in Paxtang, was an
ensign and lieutenant in Col. John Elder's battalion
of rangers in the frontier wars of 1756 to 1764, and
at the outset of the war for independence, aided by
his counsel and his purse in organizing the associated
battalions of Lancaster County, which did such effec-
tive service in the Revolution. When the new
county of Dauphin was erected, Mr. Awl was ap-
pointed one of the commissioners in the act relating
thereto, and John Harris afterwards appointed him
one of the trustees or commissioners for the public
grounds ceded by him at the laying out of the town
of Harrisburg for public uses. He was a representa-
tive man, influential and potential in the county, yet
preferred domestic retirement to the struggle of office ;
and when he was offered the nomination for represen-
tative in the General Assembly, he positively de-
clined. He died at his residence in Paxtang, Sept.
26, 1793, at the age of sixty-six years. Mr. Awl mar-
ried Sarah Sturgeon, born Sept. 1, 1739 ; died June,
1809.
JOHN W. COWDEN.
John Wallace Cowden, son of Matthew Benjamin
Cowden and Mary Wallace, was born Aug. 29, 1S17,
in Lower Paxtang township, Dauphin Co., Pa. His
father was long in public life, and for years was an
associate judge of the county. John Wallace was
brought up as a farmer, but as he grew to maturer
years his attention was turned to surveying, and he
came to Harrisburg, where his latter days were passed
as a practical surveyor, and where he died on the
22d of July, 1872. He was, writes a contemporary,
"an ur^obtrusive, modest, and estimable citizen, suc-
cessful in his business, trustworthy in all the relations
of life, and a sincere and earnest Christian." Mr.
Cowden married Mary E. Hatton, daughter of Fred-
erick Hatton and Mary Barnett, of Lower Paxtang.
They left a large family.
JAMES ELDER.
James Elder, son of Robert R. Elder and Sarah
Sherer, was born Aug. 18, 1826, in Swatara township,
Dauphin Co., Pa. His early years were spent on his
father's farm. At the age of twenty-four he removed
to New Castle, Pa., where he engaged in mercantile
business until the death of his father in 1858, when
he returned, and with his brother Robert purchased
the homestead farm. During the war for the Union
Mr. Elder raised a company for the emergency. In
1867 he embarked in the coal trade with a younger
brother, withdrawing in 1869, and entered into part-
nership in the lumber business, in which he continued
until failing health compelled him to relinquish all
active pursuits. He left the farm and took up his
residence in the city of Harrisburg, where he died
Jan. 12, 1877, in his fifty-first year. Mr. Elder mar-
ried, March 2, 1854, Rebecca 0. Whitehill, daughter
of John Whitehill, and they had Catharine O., Robert
R., Martha K., Edward, and Ida.
HOTHER HAGE, C. E.
Hother Hage, son of Jens Friedrich and Gertrude
Heitmann Hage, was born April 9, 1800, in the city
of Copenhagen, kingdom of Denmark. He was a
graduate at fourteen years of age of the Royal Uni-
versity of Copenhagen. In 1819 he came to the
United States and settled upon a tract of land known
as " Gallagher's Improvement," situated on Clearfield
Creek, Clearfield Co., Pa., presented him by his father.
He built a log hut and remained there about nine
years, passing that time in studying, clearing the
land, and hunting. In 1832 he found employment
on the construction of the State canals in his chosen
profession of civil engineering. In 1835 he was em-
ployed as chief engineer on the construction of the
West Feliciana Railroad of Louisiana, a short line of
road running from Bayou Sara to Woodville. During
the years 1836-38 he was chief engineer of the Frank-
lin Railroad, in Pennsylvania. May 30, 1838, he
was appointed by the canal commissioners of the
State principal engineer upon the survey of a route
from the town of Chambersburg to Pittsburgh, also on
the Raystown branch of the Juniata, as contemplated
in the act of the Pennsylvania State Legislature,
passed April 14, 1838. April 19, 1847, he was ap-
pointed principal assistant engineer of the eastern
division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, under Wm.
B. Forster, Jr. In 1852 he was employed in the con-
struction of the Dauphin and Susquehanna Coal
Company Railroad. From Sept. 1, 1850, to July 19,
1859, he was principal engineer on the enlargement
of the Union Canal. July 19, 1859, he was appointed
by Governor William F. Packer a commissioner to
examine that portion of the line of the Sunbury and
Erie Railroad lying between the harbor of Erie and
the borough of Warren. On the 24th of April, 1860,
was elected civil engineer to make survey and plan
of the city of Harrisburg. In 1866 he was employed
in the office of the assessor of United States internal
revenue, continuing in the employ of the govern-
ment until 1872, in which year, on the 27th day of
June, he departed this life. Mr. Hage was married
Dec. 18, 1849, by the Rev. J. Baker, of Lancaster,
Pa., to Mary A. Kendig, second daughter of Henry
and Salome Kendig, of Lancaster County.
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CAPT. JOHN P. RUTHERFORD.
John Parke Rutherford, son of William Rutherford
and Sarah Swan, was born Feb. 14, 1802, in now Swa-
tara township. Dauphin Co., Pa. He was a fanner,
and brought up in that pursuit. He held many places
of public trust in his life ; was superintendent of the
Wiconisco Canal as early as 1837, an auditor of the
county, a jury commissioner, and was vice-president
and treasurer of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural
Society. He was a strong anti-slavery advocate, as
all his family were, and many a weary pilgrim in the
days of the fugitive slave act, sore of foot and heart,
found in Capt. Rutherford hospitable assistance,
material aid, and manly encouragement. He hated
slavery because he considered it a moral sin and a
political blight upon the free institutions of America.
During the late Rebellion he served as quartermaster
in the United States army, ranking fourth on the list.
While stationed at Harper's Ferry he was captured in
one of the raids on that stronghold, but released on
parole. He was then ordered to Camp Douglas, and
subsequently to Charleston, S. C. In the latter city,
about the close of the war, he contracted a disease
from the effects of which he never fully recovered.
He died at his residence in Swatara on the 12th of
May, 1871, aged sixty-nine years. Capt. Rutherford
married Eliza Rutherford, daughter of Samuel Ruther-
ford, born Oct. 30, 1801, who died Jan. 30, 1850, and
their children were Samuel Silas Brisban, William
Swan, John Alexander, Elizabeth Martha, Sarah
Margaret (married Rev. Job D. Randolph), Mary
Jane (married John Elder), and Eleanor Gilchrist.
WILLIAM W. RUTHERFORD, M.D.
William Wilson Rutherford, son of William Ruth-
erford and Sarah Swan, was born Nov. 23, 1805, in Pax-
tang (now Swatara) township, Dauphin Co., Pa. He
was, in the fourth generation, from Thomas Rutherford,
one of the earliest settlers of the valley, and of Scotch-
Irish ancestry. He commenced the study of medicine
with Dr. Whiteside, of Harrisburg, then a promi-
nent physician, in 1830, and after the removal of Dr.
Whiteside continued under the instructions of Dr.
Dean. He attended the lectures of Jefferson Medical
College, 1830 to 1832, graduating from that institution
on the 7th of March, the latter year. He located first
at Mechanicsburg, where he remained nearly a year,
when entering into partnership with his preceptor,
Dr. Dean, he removed to Harrisburg, where for forty
years he practiced his profession, winning for himself
an honorable name not only at home but abroad. Dr.
Rutherford had what few physicians possessed, — a
most perfect knowledge of diseases in general ; and
it mattered little what the case, his diagnosis, when
called in consultation, was final as it was accurate.
An extensive practice of over forty years in every de-
partment of medicine and surgery gave him such a
perfect knowledge of his profession that the loss of
his advice and assistance in difficult cases has been
severely felt by his surviving brethren.
For eight years prior to his death he had been
the regularly-appointed surgeon to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, although he served it some ten
years previously when called upon. From the or-
ganization of the old Harrisburg Gas Company he was
one of its directors, and at his death president of the
company. In numerous other enterprises he took an
active part, and was always one of Harrisburg's public-
spirited citizens. His life was an eventful one, and one
fraught with many incidents of interest. _ In season and
out of season, in life and in death, his good-natured face
appeared upon the stage, gladly, even tearfully, wel-
come. He died at Harrisburg on the 13th of March,
1873, aged sixty-seven years. Dr. Rutherford married
Eleanor Crain, daughter of Col. Richard M. Grain,
who survives. Their children who lived to mature
years were Dr. Alexander, who died shortly after his
father ; Sarah, married Capt. W. Harvey Brown,
U.S.A., also deceased ; and Elizabeth Crain, widow
of the late John C. Kunkel.
BIOGKAPHICAL HISTOKY.
II.
[ALL SKETCHES MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK (*) WERE CONTRIBUTED.]
HAMILTON ALRICKS.
Hamilton Alricks, son of James Alricks and Martha
Hamilton, was born June 1, 1806, at Oakland Mills,
in Lost Creek Valley, then Mifflin County. He was
educated at the Harrisburg Academy at such a period
as those who passed through it, from 1816 until 1826,
know that the whole land was stricken with poverty,
and collegiate education out of the question. Indeed,
out of the thirty students of the classics at the acad-
emy, and among them the son of Governor Findlay,
but one is remembered, who went, or could afford to
go, to college. With such an education as the school
could afford, and the study of history on top of it,
Hamilton Alricks commenced reading law with
Samuel Douglas, Esq., afterward attorney-general,
and was admitted to practice in 1828. From the
outset he exhibited more than ordinary ability, con-
nected with indomitable energy and perseverance.
He has labored steadily at his profession for fifty
years ; rising usually at five in the morning, but at the
same time taking such outdoor exercise as to secure
sound, vigorous health, and is at this day able to en-
dure as much mental and physical labor as most men
younger in years, and withal, finding in the midst of
professional engagements as much time and leisure to
devote to strangers, and the hospitalities and civilities
of life, as any other man in the community. During
his professional career he has been engaged at every
term of the court, in the trial of many of the most im-
portant civil and criminal cases, and in numerous
cases in the Supreme Court, as the reports will show
from 2d Watts to the last volume of Outerbridge. In
the outset of his practice he was engaged as counsel
by Mr. Gest, in the case of Gest vs. Espy, 2d Watts
266, after Thomas Elder, Esq., a senior member of the
bar, had abandoned the case, upon a verdict being
found for defendant. Mr. Alricks removed the case
to the Supreme Court, where he succeeded in reversing
the judgment. On one occasion, in arguing a case in
the Supreme Court, and while reading an authority,
he was abruptly interrupted by Judge Houston, say-
ing, "That is not the law." "But," said Mr. Al-
ricks, " I am citing from the opinions of the court."
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Judge Houston sharply responded, " I don't care ; for
no judge ever declared such to be the law." To which
Mr. Alricks further replied, " I have been reading
the opinion of the court, delivered by your honor."
"Then," said the judge, " the reporter took me down
wrong; let me see the book." After examining it for
some time, the judge closed it with the remark, " After
all, I don't think this authority has any application
to the case in hearing."
Proceedings were commenced before the Legisla-
ture of Pennsylvania' about the year 1845, and testi-
mony taken for the purpose of framing articles of
impeachment against the Hon. William N. Irvine,
judge of the York and Adams judicial district, and
the only counsel of the respondent was Mr. Alricks,
who conducted the defense with such skill and ability
that the committee refused to report articles.
The then State treasurer and auditor-general on
several occasions selected Mr. Alricks to argue cases
. on the part of the commonwealth involving questions
of constitutional law. His argument before the Su-
preme Court of the United States in Butler et al.,
late Canal Commissioners of Pennsylvania, vs. the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 10th Howard United
States Supreme Court Reports, 402, was not only well
received by the profession as a sound exposition of
the law, as to what constitutes a contract within the
meaning of the Tenth Section of the First Article of
the Constitution of the United States, prohibiting a
State from passing any law impairing the obligation
of contracts ; but also as an able definition of the
power of the Legislature to create and abolish offices,
to impose taxes, etc., and will remain a lasting memo-
rial of his research, industry, and ability as a lawyer.
In his long course of practice, and it has been an
extensive one, it is not known that he ever had any
rude or personal controversy with any member of the
bar. He began the world without a dollar, and by
his talents, integrity, and industry has risen to the
front rank in his profession and acquired an ample
competency, at no time condescending "to stoop" to
politicians or any other class of men in order to ob-
tain office or professional business.
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He has not entered the arena of politics, that mael-
strom which has shipwrecked so many able men, but
it has been his fortune, for his good professional repu-
tation and success, and for his private gain, that he
has lived in a district in which for fifty years he has
acted politically with the minority. He was one year
a member of the Legislature ; was a member of the
Chicago Convention in 1864. which nominated Gen.
McClellan for President, and the series of resolutions
drawn up and offered in the convention by him
abounded in patriotic sentiments, evincing a rare and
marked ability. He was a member of the Constitu-
tional Convention for the revision of the constitution
of the State, in 1872-73, that held its sessions first in
Harrisburg and subsequently in Philadelphia, and
acted on the committees on Cities and City Charters,
and on Religious and Charitable Corporations and
Societies. He has also been a director of cemetery,
school, hospital, and bank in Harrisburg.
Mr. Alricks married, Dec. 28, 1837, Caroline,
daughter of Rev. Levi Bull, D.D., of Chester County,
Pa., a son of Col. Thomas Bull, of Revolutionary tame.
She was born Aug. 3, 1811. Their only daughter,
Annie, is the wife of Benjamin L. Forster, a lawyer
of Harrisburg, and their only son, Levi, a student at
Yale in the class of 1866, read law with his father,
and has been a member of the Dauphin County bar
since his admission, in 1865. *
CHARLES L. BAILEY.
Charles Lukens Bailey, son of Joseph Bailey and
Martha Lukens, was born March 9, 1821, in Chester
County, Pa. His paternal ancestors were of English,
and his maternal ancestors of Welsh, descent. His
great-grandfather, Edward Bailey, was a resident of
Bucks County, and his grandfather, William Bailey,
a resident farmer in Philadelphia County, Pa. His
father, born in 1796, settled in Chester Countv in
1819, where he carried on farming until 1S3S, when
he engaged in the iron business at the old Lukens
Mill in Coatesville, and there manufactured boiler-
plate for six years. In 1844 he removed to Berks
County, near Pottstown, and erected on the site of
the " Old Forge" of the Pine Iron-Works, a rolling-
mill, and carried on business alone for a few years,
and afterwards in connection with his sons (Joseph
Bailey & Sons) until within a short period, when
he retired from active life, leaving his mauufacturino-
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
interest then in the hands of his son. Joseph L.
Bailey. The other children of Joseph and Martha
Bailey were Charles L., Sarah, Edward (manager of
the iron-works at Glasgow, Montgomery Co.), Dr.
George (of Philadelphia), William L. (treasurer and
manager of the Thorndale Iron Company), Hannah,
and Anne (deceased).
Charles L. Bailey, eldest son, obtained his early edu-
cation at the Westtown School, Chester County, and
for some time thereafter was a clerk in the drug-store
of Thomas Evans & Co., Philadelphia. His career
in the iron business began in 1838 as a clerk for his
father at Coatesville, where he became thoroughly
conversant with the details of the business carried
on at that place. He removed with his parents to
Berks County, where he continued his clerkship
for five years, and from 1849 to 1852 was a partner
with his father in the Pine Iron-Works.
In August of the latter year, Mr. Bailey removed
to Harrisburg and founded the old Central Iron-
Works, which he has latterly used as a puddling-
mill. Here he continued business until 1859, when he
became interested with the late James McCormick in
the nail-works at Fairview, Cumberland Co., rebuilt
the works, and carried them on successfully until
1866, when he retired from the firm, and in connec-
tion with his brother, Dr. George Bailey (Charles L.
Bailey & Bro. ), founded and erected the present
Chesapeake Nail-Works in Harrisburg, now carried
on under the firm-name of Charles L. Bailey & Co.,
Artemus Wilhelm being a part owner in the concern.
In 1869, Mr. Bailey removed to Pottstown, and
until 1875 was the treasurer and general manager of
the Pottstown Iron Company, manufacturing nails,
boiler-plate, and pig-iron. Closing out his interests
there he returned to Harrisburg, and in 1877-78
erected the present Central Iron-Works, contiguous
to the Chesapeake Nail-Works, of which he is presi-
dent. Mr. Bailey is thoroughly imbued with the spirit
of progress and enterprise, as his- various industrial
undertakings attest, and although his mind is largely
absorbed in business pursuits, he has not held entirely
aloof from duties incumbent upon him as a citizen.
He is one of the directors of the Harrisburg National
Bank, president of the board of trustees of the Mar-
ket Square Presbyterian Church, and in 1880 he was
appointed by Governor Hoyt a trustee of the Penn-
sylvania Insane Asylum. He was elected a member
of the Select Council of the city in 1877, was a mem-
ber of the State Legislature in 1879, and in 1881 he
was again elected a member of the Select Council,
chosen president, and served as chairman of the
Finance Committee. Mr. Bailey married, in 1856,
Emma H. Doll, daughter of William Doll and
Sarah M. Elder, of Harrisburg, whose maternal
great-grandfather was Rev. John Elder. Their sur-
viving children are William Elder, a graduate of
Yale, in the class of 1882 ; Edward, Jr., a graduate
of Yale Scientific Course in the class of 1881 ;
Charles L., a student at Yale; James B., and
Emma D. *
JULIUS AUGUSTUS BECK.
Julius Augustus Beck, son of John Beck (born at
Graceham, Md. ; died Feb. 11, 1873), and his wife Jo-
anna Augusta (born at Hope, N.J. , died in February,
1877), was born April 2, 1831, in Litiz, Lancaster Co.,
Pa., and was educated at the Litiz Academy, of which
his father, John Beck, was principal. In early life
he devoted himself to the art of sculpture, and in
1855 visited Italy for the purpose of perfecting him-
self in that branch of the fine arts. In 1861 he
turned his attention to portrait and landscape paint-
ing, an occupation in which he still continues. He
married Miss Susan Maria Kepple, daughter of Henry
and Catharine Kepple, of Lancaster, Pa., and their
children are Abraham Raphael, Catharine Augusta,
Henry Kepple, John, Martin Augustus, Marion, Edith
Isabella, and Mary Alice.
PETER BERNHEISEL, Sr.
Peter Bernheisel, son of John Bernheisel and Cath-
arine Loy, was born Aug. 18, 1806, in Cumberland
(now Perry) County, Pa. His father was a native of
Berks County, Pa., where he was born May 12, 1765,
settled in Perry County about the year 1800, and
where he died on the 21st of September, 1825. His
mother was also a native of Berks County, born May 1,
1768, and died in Perry County on the 31st of August,
1833. Peter's early education was limited to the
schools of the county until 1822, when he went to
Carlisle, where he learned the trade of a carpenter
and builder. About the year 1832 he came to Har-
risburg, where he became a contract builder until the
year 1859. He was the builder of the county jail and
the Presbyterian Church on Second Street. He served
as a member of the old Borough Council during the
shinplaster era, and filled other municipal offices.
In 1859 he relinquished house-building and went into
the lime business. Mr. Bernheisel married, first, on
the 28th of August, 1826, Margaret Uhler, daughter
of John and Catharine Uhler (1809-1848), and their
children were John Frederick (d. s. p.), Jeremiah
(d. s. p.), Peter, Augustus (d. s. p.), George (d. s. p.),
William Henry, and Jacob Houser (d. s. p.) ; mar-
ried, secondly, Elizabeth Shott, daughter of John
and Barbara Shott, and they had Barbara Catharine
(d. s. p.), Valentine Hummel, and Rebecca Shott
(married William Painter) ; married, thirdly, Frances
Benedick, daughter of Bernard and Elizabeth Sig-
man.
MAJOR L. S. BENT.
Luther Stedman Bent, son of Ebenezer Bent and
Nancy Stedman, was born Dec. 6, 1829, at Quincy,
Norfolk Co., Mass. His ancestors were early settlers
at Milton, in that State. Luther S. attended the
public schools until the age of twelve years, after-
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wards working on the farm until his fifteenth year,
when he went to Boston, where he served five years
with the New England Glass Company, situate in
East Cambridge, then one of the largest establish-
ments in the country. From that period until the
commencement of the Rebellion he was engaged in
the glassware and crockery business at Boston. In
May, 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company H,
Fourth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, and par-
ticipated in the battle of Big Bethel. Being mus-
tered out at the end of his term of service at Boston,
he re-enlisted as a private in Company K, of the
Eighteenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, for
three years, and served in all the grades of non-com-
missioned and commissioned officer to that of cap-
tain. He served through the various campaigns in
which his regiment was engaged in the Army of the
Potomac, and was wounded in the right hand at the
second battle of Bull Run. He remained with his
command until their muster out, when he was de-
tailed to take charge of a battalion of veterans and
recruits. For meritorious services at Peebles' Farm
he was promoted brevet major, was afterwards, on
the recommendation of Gen. Griffin, commissioned
by President Lincoln as major in the United States
army, at the same time by the State of Massachusetts
a lieutenant-colonel, on which commissions he was
never mustered. His battalion having become deci-
mated in numbers, it was consolidated with the
Thirty-second Massachusetts, when at his request he
was mustered out as a supernumerary officer. He
returned home, and shortly after made engagements
with the officers of the Union Pacific Railroad, and
remained in their employ from the commencement to
the completion of that great enterprise, filling vari-
ous positions. During the last two years he was one
of the largest contractors for grading that road, com-
prising two hundred miles through Salt Lake Valley
and the Promontory. He subsequently became en-
gaged in cattle-raising on the plains, and was one of
the pioneers in that business, being among the first
to establish cattle ranches along the line of the rail-
road in Nebraska. Here he remained three years.
Returning to the East he married a daughter of
S. M. Felton, Esq., of Philadelphia, which relations
brought him into connection with the Pennsylvania
Steel Company. In 1874 he took the superintend-
ency of that immense establishment, and as the prog-
ress and history of that company is given elsewhere,
we shall not further refer save that none have con-
tributed more to its success than the energy, business
management, and forethought of the subject of this
sketch.
ANDREW K. BLACK.
Andrew Krause Black, son of Joseph Black (1794-
1848) and Elizabeth Krause (1803-72), was born Jan.
16, 1825, at Harrisburg, Pa. He was educated in the
public schools of the borough, and learned the trade
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of bricklayer and builder, in which occupation he is
still engaged. He served as a member of the Select
and Common Council of the city of Harrisburg, and
for several years was one of the inspectors of the
Dauphin County prison. He represented the county
in the Legislature in 1871 and 1872, and under the
Constitution of 1874 represented the city of Harris-
burg in that body in 1877 and 1878. Mr. Black mar-
ried, in 1849, Rebecca Irwin Clark, daughter of
William and Maria Clark, of Clark's Ferry, and their
children were Emma, Harriet, George Murray, Alfred
T., Irene Elizabeth (married J. C. Harlicker), Maria
Clark, and Amy Chaplin.
COL. FREDERICK K. BOAS.
Frederick Krause Boas, son of Frederick Boas
(1785-1817) and Elizabeth Krause (1797-1847), was
born April 5, 1815, at Harrisburg, Pa. He attended
the schools of the borough until his sixteenth year.
From August, 1832, to April, 1838, he was a clerk in
the Harrisburg post-office, then assistant postmaster,
as superintendent (not regularly) until July, 1843.
He studied law with the late Judge Krause, and was
admitted to the Dauphin County bar Aug. 22, 1837,
in which profession he has been since engaged. He
was appointed by Governor Porter aid on his staff,
with the rank of colonel, which he held from 1839 to
1845 ; was school director from 1839 to 1848, being
treasurer of the board from 1840 to 1842, and also
served in the Borough Council six years, from 1846
to 1849. Col. Boas married in 1871, Sarah C. Nolen,
daughter of William and Maria Nolen, of Harris-
burg.
WILLIAM D. BOAS.
William Dick Boas, son of Jacob Boas and Sarah
Dick, was born Sept. 6, 1803, at Harrisburg, Pa. He
learned the art of printing with George Getz, of
Reading, on the Berks and Schuylkill Herald, and
afterwards worked at his profession in Philadelphia,
Allentown, and Harrisburg. In 1837 he purchased
an interest in the Reporter office at Harrisburg, in
partnership, first, with Samuel D. Patterson, and then
with William F. Copeland, retiring in 1842. During
this period he was printer of the journals and bills of
the House and Senate. He was cashier and clerk in
the State treasurer's department during the adminis-
trations of Bickel, Bailey, Magraw, and McGrath,
about nine years in all ; was a clerk in the surveyor-
general's office, and four years prothonotary of the
county of Dauphin. From 1866 to 1868 he was one
of the publishers of the Patriot. Mr. Boas married, in
1828, Martha Ingram, born Nov. 30, 1808, died Aug.
23, 1850, and their childreu are Margaret Ingram and
Emma Elizabeth.
JACOB C. BOMBERGER.
Jacob Caufman Bomberger, son of John Bomber°-er
(1773-1847) and Elizabeth Caufman (1784-1857), was
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
born Dec. 11, 1817, at Middletown, Dauphin Co., Pa.
His education was received in the schools of the
town, which at that period were quite limited. His
early life was passed in merchandising, and subse-
quently in the business of banking. During the ses-
sions of the State Senate for 1851 and 1852 he served as
assistant clerk of that body ; the year following, upon
the establishment of the Mechanics' Bank, was made
cashier of that institution. In the historical reference
to that bank we have alluded to its subsequent trans-
fer to Mr. Bomberger as its sole owner, and through
whose energy, financial tact, and ability it has be-
come one of the most successful banking-houses in
Pennsylvania. For many years Mr. Bomberger held
the position of one of the trustees of the State Lunatic
Hospital at Harrisburg, under the appointment of the
Governor.
GEORGE M. BRUBAKER.
George M. Brubaker, son of Jacob Brubaker land
Sarah Mark, was born July 19, 1824, in Millersburg,
Dauphin Co., Pa. His grandfather, David Brubaker,
of German ancestry, resided near Millersburg, on a
farm. He married a Miss Dover, and of their chil-
dren, Jacob, born in 1795, learned the trade of a
tanner, located some years in Cbambersburg, Pa.,
then in 1822 removed to Millersburg, where he died
in 1838. Jacob Brubaker married in 1823 Sarah
Mark, of East Hanover township, Lebanon Co.,
who survives. Of their children who reached mature
age were George M. and Margaret R., married
Eberly. George M. Brubaker received a common-
school education, and spent several years in clerking.
He subsequently, in connection with his stepfather,
Simon West, engaged in the tanning business, which
was continued until 1847. He then began merchan-
dising, and in 1864 made the hardware business a
specialty. Mr. Brubaker married first, Feb. 12, 1850,
Elizabeth Beaver, died July, 1856, daughter of George
Beaver, of Perry County, and they had Clara, George,
Mary, and Charles; married secondly, in July, 1857,
Mary Jane Lime, daughter of Jacob Lime, of Schuyl-
kill County, and they had Albert, William, Sarah,
John, Wood, Mark, and Ray. Mr. Brubaker was
the first president of the Lykens Valley Bank, now
the First National Bank of Millersburg, and was
also one of the founders of the Miners' Deposit
Bank of Lykens. He is a gentleman of enterprise
and public spirit, and prominently identified with the
leading industries of the Upper End.
JAMES DONALD CAMERON.
James Donald Cameron, son of Gen. Simon Came-
ron and Margaret Brua, was born in 1833, at Middle-
town, Pa. He received a classical education, and
studied at Princeton College. Upon leaving college
he entered the Middletown Bank as clerk, of which
he subsequently became cashier. From 1866 to 1874
he was president of the Northern Central Railroad,
in which latter year the road was leased to the Penn-
sylvania Railroad Company. Gen. Grant appointed
him Secretary of War, May 22, 1876, which he held
until the close of that administration. In 1876 he
was a delegate to the National Republican Conven-
tion at Cincinnati, and upon the resignation of his
father, Gen. Cameron, as United States senator, was
elected by the Legislature to fill the vacancy, and
subsequently re-elected for the full term ending March
3, 1885. Mr. Cameron was twice married, — first to
Mary McCormick, daughter of James and Eliza
(Buehler) McCormick, of Harrisburg, who was the
mother of all his children ; and secondly to Ellen
Sherman, daughter of Judge Sherman, of Cleveland,
Ohio.
GEN. SIMON CAMERON.
Simon Cameron, son of Charles Cameron and Mar-
tha Pfoutz, was born March 8, 1799, at Maytown,
Lancaster Co., Pa. On the paternal side he is de-
scended from the clan Cameron, of Scotland, who
shared their fortunes with the unfortunate Charles
Edward, whose star of hope sunk on the field of Cul-
loden. Donald Cameron, his great-grandfather, was
a participant in that memorable battle, and having
escaped the carnage made his way to America, arriv-
ing about 1745^16. He afterwards fought under the
gallant Wolfe upon the Heights of Abraham, and
during the war with France was in continuous service.
His grandfather, Simon Cameron, was an early asso-
ciator in the Revolution, and took the oath of allegi-
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ance June 1, 1778; a brother, John, signed the same
day. Of the latter Gen. Bingham, of Philadelphia,
is a grandson. On the maternal side he is descended
from Conrad Pfoutz, an emigrant from the Palatinate,
Germany. He settled in Lancaster County, and
Pfoutz's Valley, in now Perry County, perpetuates the
name of a hero of the border warfare of Pennsylva-
nia in the days when the treacherous Delawares and
perfidious Shawanese sought to desolate the homes
of the early pioneers of our State, — John Pfoutz.
Charles Cameron and Martha Pfoutz had a large
family, yet a remarkable one, and the history of our
country gives but few instances of the successful
career of an entire family, among whom the subject
of this sketch is the most prominent.
When young Cameron was about the age of nine
years his parents removed to Northumberland County,
where his father shortly afterwards dying, he waS
early cast upon his own exertions. There were then
few advantages afforded by public schools, and his
educational facilities were exceedingly limited. Hav-
ing an unquenchable fondness for books, young Cam-
eron was able to perceive no other means so likely to
satiate his appetite as a printing-office, it seeming to
him the chief centre of thought in the community in
which destiny had fixed his lot. He therefore entered,
in 1816, as an apprentice to the printing business
with Andrew Kennedy, editor of the Northumberland
County Gazette, at Northumberland, where he contin-
ued one year, when his employer, owing to financial
reverses, was obliged to close his establishment. Being
thus thrown out of employment, he made his way by
river-boat and on foot to Harrisburg, where he se-
cured a situation in the printing-office of James Pea-
cock, editor of the Republican, with whom he re-
mained until he had attained his majority.
In January, 1821, he went to Doylestown, Pa., at
the solicitation of Samuel D. Ingham, where he pub-
lished the Bucks County Messenger. As editor of this
paper he evinced a breadth of information which, in
view of his limited advantages, seemed astonishing.
In March of the same year he entered into partner-
ship with the publisher of the Doylestoum Democrat,
and the firm merged their papers into the Bucks County
Democrat, which publication was continued until the
close of the year 1821, when the establishment passed
into the hands by purchase of Gen. W. T. Rodgers.
The succeeding winter Mr. Cameron spent in the
office of Messrs. Gales & Seaton, publishers of the
National Intelligencer, at Washington, as a journey-
man printer. He returned to Harrisburg in 1822,
and entered into partnership with Charles Mowry in
the management of the Pennsylvania Intelligencer,
then the organ of the Democratic party at the State
capital, and enjoyed the official patronage of the State
administration, and was elected one of the printers to
the State, a position he held seven years. Having
been the early friend and supporter of Governor
Shulze, upon his ceasing to be State printer, he was
honored by that executive with the appointment of
adjutant-general of Pennsylvania, the duties of which
office he discharged with ability and to the satisfaction
of the public.
Gen. Cameron at an early period took a deep in-
terest in the development of internal improvements,
and took extensive contracts upon the Pennsylvania
Canal, then in process of construction. In 1826 he
began building the section between Harrisburg and
Sunbury.and after this was well under way he took one
I or two sections on the western division of the canal.
When Louisiana granted a charter to the State Bank
of that commonwealth, it provided that the bank
should build a canal from Lake Pontchartrain to New
' Orleans. Gen. Cameron took the contract for that
great work, which was then regarded by engineers as
i the greatest undertaking of the time. In 1831 be
' started for New Orleans. He employed twelve hun-
dred men in Philadelphia, and sent them by sea to
that city. He, with his engineers and tools, went
down the Mississippi River, embarking at Pittsburgh.
He spent nearly half a year upon the work, and dem-
onstrated beyond a doubt its entire feasibility. He
was recalled from his work on the Lake Pontchartrain
Canal by a summons from Maj. Eaton, Secretary of
War under Gen. Jackson, who requested him to re-
turn to Pennsylvania and organize a delegation to the
National Convention, which had been called to meet
in Baltimore. This was in the interest of Martin
Van Buren for the Vice-Presidency. Calhoun had
served eight years, had quarreled with Gen. Jackson
during his second term, and had otherwise put him-
self in antagonism to the prevailing popularity of
Jackson. Geu. Cameron respected the summons,
came home and organized a delegation that went to
Baltimore in the interest of Mr. Van Buren for the
Vice-Presidency. This was the first National Con-
vention ever held in the United States. Mr. Cameron
was requested to accept the permanent chairmanship
of that convention, but declined, and a gentleman
from North Carolina was selected.
After the National Convention in Baltimore he was
appointed a visitor to West Point by Gen. Jackson,
and upon performing his duties on the Hudson he
made his first trip to New England. He went with
a brother of Bishop Potter, of Pennsylvania, and
thoroughly inspected the paper-mills and other man-
ufactures of that section.
In the winter of 1832 the Legislature chartered the
bank at Middletown, and he became its cashier.
From the first the bank was successful, but the duties
of cashier were so limited that Geu. Cameron sought
other fields of labor and usefulness, although he re-
mained there twenty-five years. He projected and
created the railroads from Middletown to Lancaster,
from Harrisburg to Sunbury, from Harrisburg to Leb-
anon, and at the same time gave large encouragement
to the Cumberland Valley Railroad. And in this
connection it may be stated that the Northern Cen-
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
tral Railroad from Harrisburg to Baltimore was cap-
tured by him from Baltimore interests and made a
Pennsylvania institution ; and he was at one time
president of not less than four corporations, all oper-
ating lines within a few miles of the spot where he
was born.
In 1838, President Van Buren tendered to Gen.
Cameron the appointment of a commissioner with
James Murray, one of the most respected citizens of
Maryland, under a treaty with the Winnebago In-
dians to settle and adjust the claims made against the
Indians by the traders. These claims were for goods
furnished the Indians during a long period of years,
and the sum appropriated by the treaty was three
hundred thousand dollars. In many cases the com-
missioners found the claims of the traders unjust, and
every account allowed by them met with the appro-
bation of the commissioner appointed by the Indians.
In the settlement of some of the claims, the aggregate
amount having been reduced from over a million to
about two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the
traders refused to. accept the award, and went to
Washington with charges against the commissioners.
It had been the usual custom to give the entire ap-
propriation to the claimants, but this course did not
allow of any division. The charges were met by a
demand from the commissioners for a re-examination,
which resulted in the appointment of a new commis-
sion the next year, under whose direction the Indians
were assembled in council, who approved by a united
vote of their council the entire acts of Messrs. Cam-
eron and Murray, and the account thus adjudged was
paid by the government.
In 1845, when James K. Polk tendered the State
Department to James Buchanan, and that gentleman
resigned his seat in the Senate of the United States,
an election to supply the vacancy became necessary.
Gen. Cameron was at this time in recognized sym-
pathy with the Democratic party, and selected as the
representative of the wing of the party which favored
the policy of a protective tariff. The regular caucus
nominee of the Democracy, however, was George W.
Woodward, which was regarded as a free trade tri-
umph, rendering it possible for some other Democrat
known to be honestly devoted to the ever-cherished
policy of the State to be elected by a union of the
Whigs, Americans, and those Democrats in favor of
the protective policy. The result was the election of
Simon Cameron to the United States Senate. From
March, 1845, to March 4, 1849, he served his State
faithfully in that body, and proved himself true to
the great interests committed to his charge, and he
never wearied in the support of the principles on
which he was elected. It may. be here stated that
President Polk at the first seemed inclined to ignore
Mr. Cameron, declaring his election to the Senate as
having been outside the party organization; but this
treatment he found to his cost was not conducive to
his own peace of mind, sent for Gen. Cameron, made
a truce with him, and there was never any more
trouble.
In the winter of 1857 the entire opposition mem-
bers of the Legislature, consisting of Whigs, Native
Americans, and Tariff Men, selected Gen. Cameron
as their candidate to fill the place of Senator Brod-
head, whose term of service expired on the 4th of
March that year. The Democratic caucus nominated
Col. John W. Forney, then the intimate friend of
President Buchanan, who had written a letter to the
Legislature naming him as his choice for the senator-
ship, although a large portion of the party were in
favor of Henry D. Foster, who was an outspoken
tariff man. The united votes of the opposition, with
three Democratic votes, two from Schuylkill and one
from York, in which counties Gen. Cameron possessed
great strength and popularity on account of his firm
devotion to their industrial interests, were cast in his
favor, and he was elected for the full term. He took
his seat in the Senate on the 4th of March, notwith-
standing the futile assault made by his colleague from
Pennsylvania, Mr. Bigler, upon his title to the place,
and which that body refused to consider. Gen. Cam-
eron's return to the United States Senate brought
him again prominently before the public, and in the
political movements which preceded the campaign
of 1860 he was named as the choice of Pennsylvania
for the Presidency, and his name early associated
with that of Mr. Lincoln in connection with the Re-
publican national ticket.
Gen. Cameron's national career began at the Chi-
cago Convention in 1860, when the Republican party,
crystallized into a national organization, made its open,
clear, and stern antagonism to slavery. With intuitive
sagacity the advocates of slavery recognized in the Re-
publican party the force which would ultimately over-
throw it, and men like Gen. Cameron were recognized
as the leaders of that force. There was no mistaking
the measure ou which it entered on the canvass in
1860. When Mr. Lincoln was nominated, Gen. Cam-
eron made himself felt in such a manner as to win the
confidence of that illustrious statesman. After the
great political battle of that year, Gen. Cameron was the
first of those to whom Mr. Lincoln turned for counsel,
and the offer of a cabinet office by the latter to the former
was a voluntary act, and that appointment would
have been made the first in the selection of his cabi-
net had not intrigues interfered to defer it at the
time. Mr. Lincoln looked on Gen. Cameron from
first to last not only as his political, but his warm per-
sonal friend, and there were no such relations existing
between the President and his other constitutional
advisers. This fact was well known when the cabinet
was organized. While he was in the War Depart-
ment his counsel was not only potential in cabinet
meetings, but was sought by the President in pri-
vate, and heeded in such a marked manner as to
create a feeling of hostility, which caused the Presi-
dent much unpleasantness. Then, too, believing that
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the civil war would require all the available resources
of the nation to preserve the Union, doubting the
speedy settlement of the trouble, he began as Secre-
tary of War a scale of preparations to combat it
which puzzled the oldest officers in the army and
chagrined the leaders of the Rebellion, who had cal-
culated much on the supineness and lethargy of the
Northern people. Gen. Cameron frustrated this hope
by his energy, but he had the Cabinet to a man against
him. When he sought to furnish the necessary sup-
plies for the army, he was met by sickly sentimental-
ity about settling the war in diplomacy. The Con-
federates resorted to the ruse of diplomacy by means
of commissioners, for the purpose of retarding this
activity, but at the same time Gen. Cameron was fill-
ing up the arsenals which had been despoiled by the
former Secretary of War, thus supplying the army
with huge quantities of ordnance, and commissary and
quartermasters' stores, etc. Such work naturally at-
tracted the attention of the sordid, excited the timid,
aroused the jealous, and confounded the suspicious.
The minister who thus labored to equip his country
for a struggle with treason, the proportions of which
he alone seemed fully to appreciate, was assailed for
each and all of these acts. Mr. Lincoln had the ful-
lest confidence in his Secretary of War ; he believed
in his sagacity and relied on his courage, but he could
not wholly withstand the clamor, the outgrowth of
cowardice on the one side and the cunning greed of
adventurers on the other, so that Gen. Cameron, to
relieve Mr. Lincoln from embarrassment, resolved to
resign, and on the 11th of January, 1862, returned
the portfolio of the War Department to the Presi-
dent ; but in that act he commanded the renewed con-
fidence of Mr. Lincoln, who the day he accepted his
resignation nominated the retiring minister for the
most important diplomatic mission in his gift. Nor
was this all : Mr. Lincoln insisted that Gen. Cam-
eron should name his own successor, an act which no
retiring cabinet officer ever did before or since. The
mission to Russia involved the safe and sagacious
handling of our relations with the Czar's government
at a moment when it demanded the most prudent
direction. The kindly relations which existed be-
tween the colossal power of the North and the great
republic of the West dated back in their amity when
Catharine declined to take part with England in the
suppression of American Colonial Revolution for in-
dependence. Gen. Cameron restored this feeling, and
thus frustrated English and French intrigue to or-
ganize an alliance with Napoleon III. at its head in
the interest of the Southern Confederacy. The coun-
try has never fully appreciated this fact, because it
was a part of its diplomacy which admitted of no
correspondence. This object accomplished, con-
cluded Gen. Cameron's mission to Russia. There was
in fact nothing more to do in St. Petersburg but to
maintain what had been established, and he could
with safetv ask for his credentials and retire.
The relations between Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Came-
ron were always most cordial, and immediately upon
his reaching the United States the latter was the
accepted citizen-counselor at the White House. At
this time efforts were being made looking to defeat-
ing the renomination of Mr. Lincoln for a second
term. It was a period of great solicitude to the
President, who with characteristic modesty declined
to make any movement in his own behalf. In the
winter of 1864 the intrigue referred to was talked of
in political circles at Washington as a success. Gen.
Cameron visited the national capital repeatedly at
that time, and on reaching his farm after a return
from one of these visits had a paper prepared, em-
bodying the merits of Mr. Lincoln as President, ac-
knowledging the fidelity and integrity of his first
administration, and declaring that his renomination
and re-election involved a necessity essential to the
success of the war for the Union. That paper was
submitted to the Republican members of both
branches of the Legislature of the State of Pennsyl-
vania, every one of whom signed it, and in this shape
was presented to Mr. Lincoln, and telegraphed to the
country at large. Its publication accomplished all
that the forethought of its originator anticipated. In
three weeks after the issuing of this letter, it was a
curious spectacle to watch the precipitation with
which the Republicans in all the States hastened to
declare in favor of Mr. Lincoln's renomination ; so
that when the National Convention assembled to do
that act, there was no opposition to him.
From 1864 to 1866, Gen. Cameron took a very active
part in the politics of Pennsylvania, giving to the
organization of the Republican party a prestige which
enabled it to bear down all opposition. He was the
one leader of that party who could rally it in de
spondency and hold it in fidelity to its pledges.
In 1866 he was re-elected to the United States
Senate, a position he held a longer term of years than
any man sent to the same body from the State of
Pennsylvania. His influence on national legislation
was as great as that of any man that ever served in
the Senate. The singularity of this influence is re-
vealed in greater force when it is remembered that he
seldom participated in debate. He made no preten-
sion to oratory, but his talk was sound, his argument
lucid, and his statement of fact impregnable. What
he lacked in fervid, flashing speech he made up in
terse, solid common sense. From the time he entered
the Senate until he resigned his seat in 1877 — a con-
tinuous service of eleven years — he was recognized
as one of its most useful and reliable members, and
at the date of his resignation was chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, a position only ac-
corded to a senator of admitted statesmanship. He
was foremost always in practical legislation. His
opinions on questions of commerce, manufacturing,
finance, internal improvements, fortifications, and the
public domain were always accepted as guiding coun-
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HISTOKY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
sel. He encouraged the building of the first Pacific
Railroad, was a warm supporter of opening the public
lands to actual settlers, and no man in Congress be-
fore or after he left it did more, and few as much as
he, for the fostering, promotion, and protection of
American industry. He lost no opportunity to ad-
vocate and further the organization of new States,
and regarded the expansion of the boundaries of the
Union as the only true course to preserve the equi-
librium of power between the sections. He made
history as few other statesmen in this country created
it, by producing results in the practical walks of life,
such as make men prosperous and happy, that stimu-
late the growth of communities, whereby the country
has been constantly rendered powerful abroad and a
blessing to its people at home. History in its broadest
scope will ever keep such individuals before the gen-
erations of men which are to live in this country, for
their models in public affairs.
Gen. Cameron married Margaret Brua, daughter of
Peter Brua, of Harrisburg, and their children were
Rachel, married Judge Burnside, of Bellefonte; Brua;
Margaret, married Richard J. Haldeman ; James Don-
ald ; and Virginia, married Wayne MacVeagh.
THOMAS M. CHESTER.
Thomas Morris Chester, son of George Chester and
Jane Maria Russell, was born March 11, 1834, at
Harrisburg, Pa. In January, 1851, he entered the
preparatory department of Avery College, Allegheny
City, where he remained until January, 1853, when
he sailed for Liberia, West Africa, in the ship " Ban-
shee," arriving at Monrovia on the 3d of June, same
year. At Monrovia he attended the Alexander High
School for one year, then returned to America, and in
December, 1854, entered the junior class of Thetford
Academy, Vermont. He graduated from that insti-
tution in 1856. In January, 1857, he entered upon
the duties of superintendent of recaptured Africans
from American slave-vessels at Cape Mount, Liberia,
to instruct them in civilized customs. He published
and edited The Star of Liberia, at Monrovia, and was
the correspondent of the New York Herald at that
point. In January, 1862, he returned to America on
account of the civil strife, and assisted in recruiting
the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Massachusetts Regi-
ments, the first colored troops raised for the war. In
1867 he went to England, entered the Middle Tem-
ple, one of the Inns of Court at London, for the
study of law, and was called to the English bar in
1870. While in England he was appointed aide-de-
camp to President Payne, of Liberia, with the rank
of major, and was intrusted with important missions
to the courts of Russia and Belgium. In July, 1870,
Avery College conferred upon him the degree of
Master of Arts. On his return to the United States
in 1871, he went to New Orleans, and received the
appointment of storekeeper in the customs service.
In March, 1873, he was admitted to the practice of
law in the courts of Louisiana, by being admitted to
the Supreme Court of the State. Governor Kellogg
the same year appointed him brigadier-general of the
first brigade of Louisiana militia. In 1875 was ap-
pointed district superiutendent of public education
of the first division, comprising seven parishes, in-
cluding the white and colored schools, and in 1876
superintendent of the fifth division, comprising thir-
teen parishes. In 1878 was appointed United States
commissioner for the district of Louisiana. On the
22d of June, 1881, he was admitted to practice in the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and at the Novem-
ber term, 1882, made his first appearance at the bar
of his native city and county.
J. R. CARL.
Jeremiah R. Carl, son of Jeremiah Carl and Julia
Ann Radel, daughter of John Radel, was born Aug.
4, 1841, in Lykens Valley. His father was of Irish
parentage, his mother of German, and their children
were Elizabeth, Polly, Catharine, Daniel, George,
Jeremiah R., and Susanna. Jeremiah R. spent his
boyhood in labor, his educational advantages having
been limited to a period of eight months at the public
school. He learned the trade of a potter in Snyder
County, Pa., and subsequently that of a plasterer.
He removed to Williamstown in 1864, and subse-
quently was engaged in contracting and in the lumber
business. He is now farming, and is a director of the
REV. JAMES CALDER, D.D.
James Calder, son of William Calder and Mary
Kirkwood, was born Feb. 16, 182(5, at Harrisburg,
Pa. He was educated in the public schools of the
borough, the Harrisburg Academy, Partridge's Mili-
tary Institute, and entered Wesleyan University, Mid-
dletown, Conn., in 1845, from which he graduated 1st
of August, 1849. In September following he joined
the Philadelphia Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and was stationed in Lancaster County,
where he remained until 1851, when he was ap-
pointed missionary to China, sailing from New York
in the spring of that year. He reached Foo-Chow,
his missionary station, in July following. He re-
mained at this point until the year 1854, when, having
changed his views on church polity, he withdrew
from the denomination, and returned to the United
States Soon after he became pastor of the Bethel
Church, Harrisburg, until the year 1859, and in the
mean time editor of the Church Advocate, the organ
of the Church of God. In 1857, while serving in
this pastorate, he took charge of the Sb.ippensbu.rg
Collegiate Institute, continuing there one year, until,
owing to the death of his wife, he returned to Harris-
burg.
In 1862 the larger part of the congregation here
with their pastor connected themselves with the Free-
will Baptist denomination, and erected a new church
building on State and Fourth Streets. The Rev. Mr.
Calder ministered to that congregation until 1869,
when he was elected president of the Free-Will Bap-
tist College, Michigan. He continued at the head of
that institution two years; when, in 1871, the presi-
dency of the Pennsylvania State College having be-
come vacant by the death of Dr. Burrowes, Mr.
Calder was invited to succeed him. He accepted the
position, returned to Pennsylvania, and until June,
1880, remained in charge of that institution. He
then resigned, and came to Harrisburg, where he now
resides. The past three years be has filled the posi-
tion of Lecturer of the State Grange of Pennsylvania,
and at the same time assistant editor of the Farmers'
Friend, published in the interest of the State Grange.
Hillsdale College, in 1866, conferred upon Mr. Calder
the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. Dr.
Calder married first, in 1850, Ellen C. Winebreuner,
daughter of the Rev. John Winebreuner, who died
in 1858. He married, secondly, Mrs. Eliza D. Mur-
phy, daughter of the late Nicholas Reamshart, of
Harrisburg.
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Miners' Deposit Bank of Lykens. Mr. Carl married,
Feb. 5, 1865, Caroline Klinger, daughter of John A.
Klinger, of Lykens Valley, and they had Lincoln,
Calvin, Hattie Cardella, and James Abram Garfield.
JOHN J. CLYDE.
John Joseph Clyde, son of Thomas Clyde (1788-
1321) and Mary Dentzel (1789-1845), was born Dec.
14, 1813, in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co., Pa.
He was educated in the schools of Harrisburg, and
learned the trade of bookbinder. In 1834 he estab-
lished himself in business in Brownsville, Fayette
Co., Pa., and two years after started the Fayette
Journal, which he continued for three years. In
1840 returned to Harrisburg and purchased the
bindery of Samuel H. Clark, connecting a book-store
therewith. In 1849 he was elected treasurer of the
county of Dauphin, and in 1851 started the Whig
State Journal. The year following purchased the
Pennsylvania Intelligencer, uniting it with the Journal.
In 1853 sold the establishment to John J. Patterson,
and commenced the publication of the Chrystal
Fountain. The same year bought one-third interest
in the Pennsylvania Telegraph, which in 1855 he sold
to Mr. Bergner. During the Presidential campaign
of 1856 he published the American. The same year
started the Daily Herald, which was continued until
1858, when he sold to 0. Barrett and entered the
service of the Lebanon Valley Railroad as its agent.
Mr. Clyde married first, in 1834, Emeline Harvey,
born 1811, in Perry County, Pa., died April, 1870, at
Harrisburg, daughter of John and Mary Harvey,
and their children were Virginia D., Joanna H.,
Mary A., Thomas H., Olive L., John Joseph, Edward
W., Harvey E., and Annie C. He married, secondly,
Mrs. Eliza (Jacobs) Cornyn, of Harrisburg.
FREDERICK W. CO-OVER, M.D.
Frederick Welty Coover, son of Jacob Coover and
Lydia A. Welty (1823-1860), was born Feb. 1, 1852,
at Coover's Mill, on the banks of the Yellow Breeches
Creek, in Upper Allen township, Cumberland Co.,
Pa. He received his education in the public schools
of the township in winter, and in select pay schools
in summer. He began the study of medicine in
1870, with Dr. W. W. Rutherford, of Harrisburg,
with whom he continued six months, when being
taken seriously ill he removed to his home at Dills-
burg. Upon his recovery he continued his studies
with Drs. G. L. and J. M. Shearer of that place. In
October, 1872, he matriculated at the University of
Pennsylvania, medical department, where he attended
three full courses of lectures, and in addition the
special spring course of 1873. He graduated in
March, 1875, and on the 12th of April following en-
tered upon the duties of resident physician of the
City Hospital, Harrisburg, being the first to fill that
position. The year succeeding he began the general
practice of medicine in Harrisburg; was elected one
of the visiting physicians to the hospital, in which
position he continues connected with that institution.
In 1878 he was elected physician to the county alms-
house, and now (1883) serving his sixth term. Dr.
Coover married, April 19, 1881, Elizabeth Faerster,
only daughter of George and Catharine Faerster, of
Harrisburg.
JOSEPH H. COOVER, M.D.
Joseph Henry Coover, son of Samuel Coover and
Sarah Stayman, was born June 15, 1838, in Mechan-
icsburg, Cumberland Co., Pa. He was educated at
Cumberland Valley Institute, Mechanicsburg, where
he was prepared for entering the junior class of a
college course, but determining to lead a professional
life, commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Eli H.
Coover, in the fall of 1860, and later with Professor
D. Hayes Agnew, of Philadelphia, attending Jeffer-
son College lecture course, 1861-62. In the spring of
the latter year he was appointed by Governor Curtin
one of the commissioners to investigate the sanitary
condition of the Pennsylvania soldiers in the Army of
the Potomac. Upon his return he went before the
United States Medical Board, at Philadelphia, for
examination, and was placed in charge of the reserve
of the Fifth United States Artillery, Army of the
Potomac. In the fall of 1862 he returned to college,
where he graduated in March, 1863. Afterwards sent
as assistant surgeon to the General Hospital, Nash-
ville, Tenn.; from thence to the Officers' Hospital, at
Annapolis, Md., where he remained until the winter
of 1864, performing, as Surgeon Baers, U.S.A., says,
"some of the most difficult operations in surgery, and
discharging his professional duties at all times in a
highly scientific manner, reflecting both credit to him-
self and honor to the medical fraternity." The winter
of 1864-65 was spent at college and in the wards of the
different hospitals of the city of Philadelphia. The
following spring Dr. Coover located at Harrisburg,
in the practice of his profession. Desiring to lessen
the burden of his practice, he was led to devote
special attention to diseases of the eye, ear, and
throat, and with this object in view he went to
Europe, where, during- the years 1878-79, he pursued
his studies in the specialties referred to in the hos-
pitals of Vienna and London, under the most emi-
nent and skillful surgeons aDd physicians in the
world. Dr. Coover married, in 1865, Flora L. Wol-
ford, daughter of Col. John Wolford, of York Springs,
Pa. *
WILLIAM KERR COWDEN.
William Kerr Cowden, the son of Matthew B.
Cowden and Mary Wallace, was born Jan. 5, 1822, in
Lower Paxtang township, Dauphin Co., Pa. He was
brought up a farmer, receiving such facilities of edu-
cation as the schools of the township afforded prior
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
to the adoption of the common-school system. He
continued the occupation of a farmer until 1868,
when he removed to Harrisburg and engaged in the
coal and lumber business, subsequently establishing
a planing-mill. For a decade of years he has been
one of the inspectors of the Dauphin County prison.
Mr. Cowden married Elizabeth M. Elder, daughter
of Joshua Elder and Mary C. Gillmor.
JOHN B. COX.
John Bowes Cox, son of John Bowes Cox (1780-
1831) and Matilda Willis McAllister (1787-1858),
was born Nov. 19, 1817, at Estherton, Pa. He was
descended from Dr. John Cox, who laid out Esther-
ton, whose son was Col. Cornelius Cox, of the Rev-
olution, father of John B. Cox, Sr. The children of
the latter were Catharine Mary (married A. O. Hies-
ter), Elizabeth (married Adam H. Orth), Matilda
Willis, John B., George Washington (d. s. p.), Ra-
chel, Esther Amelia (married Joseph E. Piolett),
Cornelius, and George W. (deceased). Of the fore-
going, John B., the subject of our sketch, was edu-
cated at the academies at Litiz, Burlington, N. J.,
West Chester, and York, Pa". He learned the pro-
fession of civil engineer, which occupation he pur-
sued several years, subsequently engaging for a long
period in flour and saw-milling enterprises, when he
retired from active pursuits. Mr. Cox married, in
1844, Rebecca E. Lightner, daughter of John and
Rebecca Lightner, of Pequa, Lancaster Co., Pa., and
their children were Matilda Willis, Mary Richardson
(married Ed. H. Buehler), John Bowes, Rebecca Hop-
kins, Edward Buchanan, and Catharine Hiester.
WILLIAM HOWARD DAY.
William Howard Day, son of John Day (1783-
1828) and Eliza Dixon (1793-1869), was born Oct.
16, 1825, in the city of New York. He was educated
in the public schools of his native city, in the private
school of Rev. Frederick Jones, and prepared for col-
lege in the high school, Northampton, Mass., then in
charge of Rev. Rudolphus B. Hubbard and Tutor
Dwight, subsequently of Yale College. In 1843 he
entered Oberlin College, graduating in 1847. He
learned the art of printing in the Hampshire Gazette
office at Northampton, and afterwards turned his
attention to teaching and lecturing. In 1850 he was
elected by the colored citizens of Ohio, at a State
conference, to plead their cause before the Ohio Con-
stitutional Convention. From 1852 to 1855 he edited
The Aliened American at Cleveland, having previously
been local editor of the Cleveland True Democrat, now
the Leader. In 1861 he was invited to take the lec-
ture platform in Great Britain, and remained there
particularly at the request of the American residents
from the North to explain to the people of England
the issues at stake in the great civil conflict then
transpiring in the United States. Returning to his
native country he resumed his profession of teacher.
In 1867 and 1868 he was superintendent of schools in
the district of Maryland and Delaware under the
United States government. During the incumbency
of Gen. Harrison Allen as auditor-general of Penn-
sylvania, 1872-75, he held a clerkship in the corpora-
tion department of that office. In 1868, Mr. Day was
ordained an elder in the African Methodist Episcopal
Zion connection, and in 1875 and 1S78 was secretary
of the General Conference of that body. He was the
first person of color elected to the board of school
control of the city of Harrisburg, serving from 1878
to 1883.
JOSEPH W. DURBIN.
Joseph W. Durbin, son of William Durbin and
Hannah Clapp, was born Nov. 12, 1834, in County
Somerset, England. His grandfather, Samuel Dur-
bin, was a native of County Somerset, England, mar-
ried a Miss Green, and their children were William,
James, Simon, George, Emily, and Elizabeth. Wil-
liam married Hannah Clapp, of County Somerset,
and their children were John, Samuel, Joseph W.,
James C, and Ann. William' Durbin emigrated to
America with his family when in his fiftieth year,
and now resides in Lykens Valley. At the age of
twelve Joseph W. Durbin removed to Monmouth-
shire, Wales, where he was engaged in active labor
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
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until he came to the United States. He first settled
in Schuylkill County, and four years later at Lykens,
where he was employed in the coal-mines. Having
discovered an attractive field for mercantile ventures
at Williamstown, then a mere hamlet, he soon after
removed to that point and established himself in
business, which he successfully carries on. Mr. Dur-
bin married, May 6, 1855, Louisa Hulett, daughter
of Joseph Hulett, of Monmouthshire, Wales, and
they have had James, Hannah L., William J., Sam-
uel W., Elizabeth Simpson, and Leonidas, of whom
four are living. He is a director of the Miners' De-
posit Bank of Lykens, and president of the Central
Pennsylvania Conservatory of Music.
chased a large number of lots and erected the first
houses at Baldwin (now Steelton). In 1871 he laid
out an extension to Steelton, now known as Upper
Steelton, the same year the village of Highland, and
in 1872 what was lately known as Lower Steelton,
all now comprised within the limits of the borough of
Steelton. In 1876 he laid out the Baldwin Ceme-
tery, for the burial of white persons, and Midland
Cemetery for colored persons. Mr. Dunkle erected a
substantial market-house, and was the prime mover
in the building of a public hall at Steelton. As one
of the pioneers of this thriving town, of which he was
the first burgess, his enterprise and energy are pre-
eminent. Apart from his real estate interests, he is
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JOSIAH A. DUNKLE.
Josiah A. Dunkle was born Sept. 11, 1834, in Hali-
fax, Dauphin Co., Pa. In 1846 his parents removed
to a farm in Swatara township, where the son resided
until 1853. He then learned the trade of a carpen-
ter, and as contractor and builder was thus actively
engaged until 1872. The same year he relinquished
his coal and lumber business, in which he had large
interests. He was the first to purchase a plot of
ground where Churchville is located, and where he
resided several years. When the Pennsylvania Steel
Company were first constructing their works he pur-
largely engaged in merchandising. Mr. Dunkle mar-
ried Mary Bishop, daughter of William Bishop, and
they had two sons and five daughters. *
WILLIAM H. EGLE. M.D., M.A.
William Henry Egle, son of John and Elizabeth
Egle, was born Sept 17, 1830, at Harrisburg, Pa. His
father dying when he was four years of age, he went
to his paternal grandmother's, to whom he was in-
debted for his careful training during childhood and
youth. He was educated in the private and public
schools of Harrisburg, and for two vears attended
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Harrisburg Military Institute, under the care of Capt.
Alden Partridge, where he pursued the study of the
classics and higher mathematics. Not having the
opportunity of entering college, he determined to
learn the art of printing, and for this purpose spent
three years in the office of the Pennsylvania Telegraph,
during most of which time he was foreman of the
establishment. Subsequently he had charge of the
State printing. In 1853, having been a frequent cor-
respondent to the monthly magazines, he undertook
the editorship of the Literary Companion, which was
discontinued at the end of six months, at the same
time the editing of the Daily Times, afterwards merged
into one of the other newspaper ventures of Harris-
burg. In 1854 he began the study of medicine with
Dr. Charles C. Bombaugh, of Harrisburg, during a
portion of which period, that and the following year,
he was an assistant teacher in the boys' schools of the
then North Ward, afterwards mailing clerk in the
post-office under Messrs. Brant and Porter. In the
fall of 1857 he resigned his position, and entered the
Medical Department of the University of Pennsylva-
nia, from which institution he graduated in March,
1859. The same year he located at Harrisburg, and
Was in the practice of his profession there when, in
1862, after the battles of Chantilly and the second
Bull Run, he was telegraphed by Adjutant-General
Russell, of Pennsylvania, to go to Washington to
assist in the care of the wounded, which duty he per-
formed. In September of that year he was commis-
sioned assistant surgeon of the Ninety-sixth Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers, and in the summer of 1863
surgeon of the Forty-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteer Militia. At the close of service with the
latter command he resumed his practice, but after-
wards at the earnest .solicitation of Adjutant-General
Thomas, of the United States army, he accepted the
appointment by President Lincoln as surgeon of vol-
unteers, and was ordered to Camp Nelson, Kentucky,
to examine the troops for the United States regiments
then organizing in that State. He was subsequently
detailed with the cavalry battalion under Col. James
Brisbin, now of the United States army, thence ordered
to the Department of the James under Gen. Butler,
and assigned to the Twenty-fifth Army Corps. During
the Appomattox campaign he was chief executive
medical officer of Gen. Birney's division, Twenty-
fourth Army Corps, and upon the return from that cam-
paign ordered to the Rio Grande with Gen. Jackson's
division, Twenty-fifth Army Corps, as its chief medi-
cal officer. While at Roma he was repeatedly sent
for by Gen. Canales, of the Liberal army of Mexico,
for consultation, and at the earnest request of Don
Flores, the alcalde of the city of Mier, performed
several difficult operations with such success that
during the further residence on the Rio Grande
patients were brought him from places as remote as
Monterey and San Luis Potosi.
In December, 1865, he resigned the service and
returned home, when for a brief period he partially
resumed the practice of his profession. Turning his
attention to historic research, he commenced the prep-
aration of his " History of Pennsylvania," which was
published in 1876 ; at the same time, in connection with
Hon. John Blair Linu, edited twelve volumes of the
second series of the " Pennsylvania Archives." Apart
from these he published the following : " Poems" in
1848, " Parson Elder, a Biography," " Col. Timothy
Green," " The Dixons of Dixon's Ford," " Historical
Review of Dauphin County," " Notes and Queries,
Historical and Genealogical," first and second series,
1879-82, " History of the Counties of Dauphin and
Lebanon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,"
1883. In 1877, in consideration of his researches into
the history of Pennsylvania, Lafayette College con-
ferred upon him thehonorary degree of Master of Arts.
Upon the organization of the National Guard of
Pennsylvania, in 1870, Dr. Egle was appointed sur-
geon-in-chief of the Fifth Division with the rank of
lieutenant-colonel, and subsequently in the consoli-
dation of the commands transferred to surgeon of the
Eighth Regiment, and is the senior medical officer in
the National Guard of Pennsylvania. He has been
honored by election as corresponding member of a
number of historical and learned societies in America
and England. Dr. Egle married, in 1860, Eliza
White Beatty, daughter of George Beatty, of Harris-
burg; and theirchildren were Beverly Waugh (d.s. p.),
Sarah Beatty, and Catharine Irwin. A. B. H.
DANIEL EPPLEY.
Daniel Eppley, son of George Eppley (1786-1852)
and Susan Brookhart (1800-1850), was born July 26,
1817, in Fishing Creek Valley, Fairview township,
York Co., Pa. He was educated in the common
schools of the neighborhood, and brought up on his
father's farm. On the 6th of October, 1834, he came
to Harrisburg and entered the dry-goods store of
George and Bernard Geiger, where he remained six
years, when he made an engagement with Messrs.
Elder & Piper in the same business. In April, 1847,
he established himself in the mercantile trade, which
he successfully conducted until in 1870 he retired
from all business pursuits. On the organization of
the Farmers' Bank of Harrisburg, in May, 1872, Mr.
Eppley was chosen a director of that institution, and
at present is president thereof. He has served in the
various municipal offices of school director, city and
county auditor, and also one of the trustees of the
State Lunatic Hospital at Harrisburg. Mr. Eppley
married, June 2, 1845, Louisa Geiger, daughter of Ber-
nard and Charlotte Geiger, of Harrisburg, who died
March 2, 1849, leaving a daughter, Mary Lavinia,
married Walter B. Fahnestock, of Pittsburgh, both
dead, leaving two children. He married, secondly,
Dec. 24, 1850, Anna Maria Heisely, daughter of
George J. Heisely and Anna Maria Kurtz, of Harris-
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burg, and their children were Edward Kurtz, d. a. p.;
Helen Elizabeth, married William H. Lyter; and
Annie Maria.
BENJAMIN F. ETTER.
Benjamin F. Etter, lawyer of Harrisburg, and ex-
deputy attorney-general of Pennsylvania, was born
at Middletown, Dauphin Co., Sept. 29, 1824. He ob-
tained his early'education at the Middletown Acad-
emy. At the age of twenty-two began reading law
with James Fox, a lawyer of Harrisburg, and was ad-
A. and Barbara A. (Keller) Snyder, of Lancaster, Pa.
Her father was a relative of Governor Snyder. Their
surviving children are Charles F., clerk in the First
National Bank of Harrisburg; Nannie E. ; and George
E. Etter, a student in Princeton College. His parents,
George and Nancy (Shelly) Etter, died at Middletown,
the former in 1850, aged sixty-seven ; the latter in
1826, aged thirty. His grandfather, Abraham Etter,
settled in Dauphin County, from Lancaster, about
1800, where he died, and was of German origin. His
maternal grandfather was Abraham Shelly, of York
County, Pa. *
mitted to practice on Nov. 24, 1851. He opened a
Jaw-office in Harrisburg the same year, and has been
engaged in general practice in the civil courts of the
county and State since, a period of thirty-one years.
Mr. Etter was appointed and served for six years as
deputy attorney-general under Attorney-General
William M. Meredith, and for a short time under At-
torney-General Benjamin H. Brewster. His safe and
judicious opinions as a counselor, his integrity and
fidelity to his clients, and his uncompromising desire
to defend the wrong and encourage the right have
given him a high reputation in the profession. He
married, in 1857, Catharine A., daughter of Charles
A. K. FAHNESTOCK.
Adam K. Fahnestock, son of Obed Fahnestock
(1770-1840) and Anna Maria Gessel (died 1842), was
born July 12, 1806, at Harrisburg, Pa. He was de-
scended from Diedrich Fahnestock, one of the earliest
settlers at Ephrata, Lancaster Co. Adam K. was
educated in the schools of the borough, and at the
academy at Litiz. He was brought up in mercantile
pursuits, and for many years carried on brick-making
extensively. He was engaged in the hardware busi-
ness about fifteen years, and in 1833 established a
glue manufactory at Harrisburg, which he success-
fully carried on for a long period. Mr. Fahnestock
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was thrice married, — his first wife being Sybil T.
Holbrook, the mother of all his children, who were
Harris C. (the prominent banker of New York), Hol-
brook (d. s. p.), Morris James (d. s. p.), Sybil Amelia
(married T. H. Hubbard), Charles A., Wallace Weir,
and Louis.
CHARLES B. FAGER, M.D.
Charles Buffington Fager, son of Dr. John Henry
Fager and Mary H. Buffington, was born in the year
1837, at Harrisbnrg, Pa. He was educated in the
public schools of Harrisburg, read medicine with his
father, and graduated from the University of Penn-
sylvania in 1864, and commenced the practice of his
profession at Harrisburg. He was a medical cadet
in the United States army in 1862, and contract as-
sistant surgeon in 1864, vaccine physician of Harris-
burg, 1866-67, and one of the founders of the Homoeo-
pathic Medical Society of Dauphin County in 1866.
Dr. Fager married Susan A. Hummel, daughter of
Valentine Hummel, of Harrisburg.
SAMUEL M. FENN.
Samuel M. Fenn, son of Benjamin Sedgwick Fenn
and Sarah Scranton, was born Aug. 3, 1839, in Ca-
naan, Conn. He removed in early life to Harrisburg,
and became an inmate of the home of his uncle,
Theophilus Fenn, then editor of the Pennsylvania
Telegraph, where he received such advantages of study
as could be afforded him. At the age of sixteen he
entered the office of the Palladium, at New Haven,
Conn., and served an apprenticeship to the art of
printing. In September, 1862, Mr. Fenn enlisted in
Company C, Sixteenth Regiment Connecticut Volun-
teers, and served until the close of the war for the
Union. After an interval he returned as foreman on
the Hartford Times, and in November, 1868, removed
to Lykens, having purchased the office and effects of
the Upper Dauphin Register, which was subsequently
changed to Lykens Register, which he has continued
to edit and publish, having " brought both ability and
energy to bear in its publication." Mr. Fenn married,
April 14, 1872, Addie Miller, of Shrewsbury, York
Co., Pa., and they had Emma M. and George B.
High School, Harrisburg. In 1879 he was elected
superintendent of schools for the city of Harrisburg,
which position he now holds. Of his work at Har-
risburg, it may be said that especially in the high
school he succeeded in bringing about system and
order; a course of study was adopted and improved
from time to time, the standard of scholarship and
discipline raised, and the general scope and mission
of the school so enlarged that it has reached a high
grade among similar institutions in the State. Mr.
Foose married, in 1868, Elizabeth Eleanor Kuhn,
daughter of Rev. Samuel and Eleanor M. Kuhn.
PROFESSOR L. 0. FOOSE.
Lemuel Oliver Foose, son of James Foose (1811-
1876) and Catharine Boyer (born 1817), was born
Jan. 16, 1838, in Juniata County, Pa. He was edu-
cated at Markleville Academy, Perry Co., Pa., and at
Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, leaving the latter
institution at the close of the junior year in 1863.
While attending the academy, and to some extent the
college, he taught school. In 1864 he took charge of
the academy at Aaronsburg, Centre Co., Pa. In 1866
and 1867 was superintendent of schools at Lima, Ohio ;
in 1868-69 superintendent of schools at Miainisburg,
Ohio, and from 1869 to 1879 teacher in the Bovs'
REV. C. H. FORNEY, D.D.
Christian Henry Forney, son of Christian T. For-
ney (1806-1860) and Barbara Strohm, was born Oct.
17, 1839, in West Hanover township, Dauphin Co.,
Pa. He was educated in the common schools, St.
Thomas Institute, Milesburg Normal School, and
Oberlin College, where he completed the course
preparatory to the study of theology in 1860, and
entered upon the ministry at Mount Ivy, Lancas-
ter Co., Pa., in November of that year, where he
remained until April, 1863. He also preached at
Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Pa., from April, 1863,
to April, 1866; at Harrisburg, Fourth Street, from
April, 1866, to April, 1868; Lancaster City from
April, 1868, to April, 1870, since which time he has
been in charge of the editorial department of the
church paper of his denomination, preaching only on
special occasions. He was chaplain of the House of
Representatives of Pennsylvania in 1868, and has
been twice Speaker of the East Pennsylvania Elder-
ship of the Church of God; once Speaker of the
General Eldership; almost a continuous member of
the standing committee of the East Pennsylvania
Eldership since 1869; member of Board of Missions
and Board of Incorporation of the East Pennsylvania
Eldership; member of the Executive Board of the
General Eldership; continuous member of Board of
Education of the General Eldership until elected on
the Executive Board ; a continuous member of the
Board of Education of East Pennsylvania Elder-
ship. In 1866 he was elected assistant editor of the
Church Advocate, and upon the death of the editor,
in 1869, became editor-in-chief, which position he
still occupies. In June, 1881, Hillsdale College,
Michigan, conferred upon him the degree of D.D.
ABRAHAM FORTENBAUGH.
Abraham Fortenbaugh, son of Samuel Fortenbaugh
and Mary E. Miller, was born Aug. 5, 1838, in New-
berry township, York Co., Pa. His grandfather,
Peter Fortenbaugh, was of German birth ; emigrated
to America, and settled on a farm in Newberry town-
ship, York Co., Pa. He married and had eleven
children, of whom Samuel, born April 14, 1813, was
a farmer and merchant; died May 5, 1866; mar-
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ried Mary E. Miller, daughter of Henry Miller, of
York County, Pa., died Oct. 11, 1881. Their children
were Mary Ann, Abraham, Anne, Samuel H., Mary
Ellen (married Prowell), Samuel, and Robert, of whom
Abraham and Mary Ellen alone survive. Abraham
Fortenbaugh during the early years of his life assisted
his father on the farm and in the sto"re, receiving such
educational advantages as the country schools af-
forded. At the age of sixteen he became a clerk at
Goldsboro', whither his father had removed, two years
later going into business connection with his father
at Yocumtown, where he remained until 1864. He
removed to Halifax, and engaged in general mer-
chandising, and soon established a large and rapidly
increasing trade. He represented the county of
Dauphin in the State Legislature, sessions of 1874-75
and 1876. He is a director and vice-president of the
First National Bank of Millersburg, and one of the
founders of the Miners' Deposit Bank of Lykens.
Mr. Fortenbaugh married in 1862, Mary E. Byrod,
daughter of John Byrod, of Halifax, and they had
Seward B., d. s. p.; Mary, Catharine, and Samuel.
DAVID FLEMING.
David Fleming, lawyer, of Harrisburg, Pa., was
born in Washington County, Pa.. July 17, 1812; is
one of a family of eleven children, and the son of
Samuel and Sarah (Beckett) Fleming. His paternal
grandfather was of Scotch ancestry, and a native of
Ireland. He settled in Cecil County, Md., from Ire-
land, afterwards in Chester County, Pa., and subse-
quently at Bald Eagle, from which place, with his
family, he was driven away by the Indians. In the
attack one son, Samuel, father of our subject (1761-
1851), was shot through the arm. He afterwards
settled in Washington County, and in 1812 removed
to Dauphin County, where he spent the remainder of
his active life, a farmer, in West Hanover township.
The family attended and were members of the Pres-
byterian Church there, under the well-known clergy-
man, Rev. James Snodgrass.
David Fleming spent his boyhood on the farm,
obtained his early education at the common school
and " Harrisburg Academy," and for several years,
alternating with attending school, he was a successful
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HISTORY OP DAUPHIN COUNTY.
teacher here and in Baltimore County, Md., in the
latter place teaching classics and the higher mathe-
matics. On account of ill health he turned his atten-
tion to business pursuits, and became a clerk for Dr.
D. N. L. Reutter, a contractor on the Baltimore and
Port Deposit Railroad, and after a time took charge
for him of the shipment of pine timber for the navy-
yard at Washington, D. C, from North Carolina,
making several trips by sea and greatly improving
his health. In 1838 he returned to Harrisburg, and
for several years edited a local paper and reported
the proceedings of the Legislature for four Philadel-
phia journals, including the United States Gazette.
In 1839 he entered the law-office of William McClure
as a student, was admitted to the bar at Harrisburg
in November, 1841, and has uninterruptedly practiced
his profession since. Mr. Fleming has regularly prac-
ticed in the Supreme Court of the commonwealth
since 1843, and the reported decisions of that tribunal
will show that he has been concerned in a large pro-
portion of the cases removed from Dauphin and other
counties, many of them involving principles of great
importance. Of late years he has attended to bank-
ruptcy practice in the two Federal courts.
He closed his labors as newspaper correspondent
in 1847, and was elected chief clerk of the House of
Representatives, and served during that session. He
was renominated by the Whigs in 1848, but a tie in
that body and the absence of one of his friends gave
the place to the Democratic candidate by one vote.
In 1854 he was elected district attorney, served three
years, and declined a re-election. In 1863 he was
elected to the State Senate, and served for three years
in that body, being chairman of the Committee on
the Judiciary during his second year, and Speaker in
the closing session of his terra. Outside his profes-
sion, Mr. Fleming has been identified in various ways
with most of the leading interests in Harrisburg.
He was one of the founders of the Harrisburg Car-
Works in 1853, subsequently obtained its charter, and
succeeded William Calder upon his death in 1880 as
president, and also a member of the board and stock-
holder of the Foundry and Machine Company, which
originated from the same enterprise, member of the
board and counsel for the Lochiel Iron Company,
and assisted in the organization of its successor, the
Lochiel Rolling-Mill Company. He was counsel and
one of the directors of the Harrisburg National Bank
for many years, and was one of the incorporators in
organizing the First National Bank of Harrisburg,
for which he has been counsel since. He was a direc-
tor of the Inland Telegraph Company, and afterwards
of the United States Telegraph Company until its
consolidation with the Western Union lines, and has
been counsel for the latter, as well as for the Atlantic
and Ohio and the Pacific and Atlantic Telegraph
Companies, the Columbia Oil Company, and many
other large corporations in several important suits,
involving the taxation of these corporations by the
State. He was one of the originators of the first Har-
risburg Gas Company, and had been president of the
People's Gas and Gaseous Fuel Company of Harris-
burg. Mr. Fleming was one of the founders and sec-
retary and treasurer of the Harrisburg City Railroad
(now railway), and has been a director since its reor-
ganization. He is a trustee for the Home of the
Friendless of Harrisburg, and a member of the board
of trustees of the Market Square Presbyterian Church,
of which he was president for many years. He is one
of the oldest Sunday-school teachers in the city, and
has always aided in every enterprise tending to better
educate the rising generation, and he was patriotic and
rendered support tr- the Union cause by his influence
and means during the civil war. Mr. Fleming's law
partner, with whom he has been associated since 1870,
is Mr. S. J. McCarrell, present district attorney for
Dauphin County, who read law with him and was ad-
mitted to practice in 18(57.
He married, in 1852, Susan, daughter of Charles
and Mary (Richmond) Mowry, of Harrisburg. Her
father published the first newspaper at Downingtown,
Pa., and after his removal to Harrisburg he was ap-
pointed one of the first canal commissioners in the
State, and conducted a newspaper in company with
Gen. Simon Cameron.
Their children were Charles M., a graduate of Prince-
ton College and member of the Dauphin County bar,
recently deceased; Sarah, a graduate of Vassar Col-
lege ; David, a graduate of Princeton College, cashier
of the foundry and machine-works; and George R., a
law student. *
LEWIS H. GAUSE.
Lewis H. Gause, son of Samuel Gause (1781-1865)
and Mary Bailey (1784-1868), was born Oct. 28, 1821,
at Unionville, Chester Co., Pa. He was educated in
the country schools of Delaware and Chester County,
and at Westtown boarding-school. After having
taught school a good many years, he graduated in
1861 from the State Normal School of New Jersey,
located at Trenton. In early life he commenced
teaching; came, to Harrisburg in 1843 as teacher in
the boys' high school of the South Ward, where he
continued until 1851, when he became teacher of the
sciences in the agricultural school at Mount Airy,
conducted by Professor John Wilkinson, for one year.
From December, 1852, to the spring of 1855 he
taught at Treemount Seminary, Norristown, when he
took charge of the Olive Branch, which he edited two
years. In 1857 went to Springfield, Ohio, to engage
in a newspaper venture, but purchasing a farm, fol-
lowed farming two years, teaching during the winter.
In 1859 he returned East, took charge of one of the
public schools at Plainfield, N. J., subsequently at-
tending the State Normal School as stated. During
the Rebellion he entered the United States service,
serving until the close of the war, and was made
clerk to Maj. E. L. Moore, paymaster in the United
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
575
States army. In October, 1865, he resigned, and es-
tablished a select school at Harrisburg, which he suc-
cessfully conducted ten years. In 1875 was elected
by the school board of the city of Harrisburg super-
visory principal of the Reily Street schools, which
position he has since filled. Mr. Gause studied law
while conductingthe Harrisburg Institute, under John
C. Kunkel, and was admitted to the Dauphin County
bar December, 1868. He married, Oct. 28, 1847,
Sarah Fish Moore, daughter of Levi Moore and Sarah
Fish, of Amherst, Mass., and their children are Le-
ander M., Charles S., Helen, Frank L., Lucy G., and
Laura B.
J. Z. GERHARD, M.D.
Jerome Z. Gerhard, son of William T. Gerhard
(born Dec. 10, 1809, still living) and Elizabeth Sei-
bert (1812-1881), was born Nov. 6, 1842, in Cherry ville,
Northampton Co., Pa. He was prepared for college
in the high school at Lancaster, Pa., and the prepara-
tory department of Franklin and Marshall College,
and graduated from that institution in 1864; en-
tered the office of Dr. John L. Atlee, of Lancaster,
in September of that year, and graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1868, and at once
opened an office in Lancaster, where he remained
nearly two years in active practice. During this time
he was visiting phys-ician to the Children's Home,
and one of the physicians to the Lancaster County
Hospital. Feb. 1, 1870, he entered upon the duties
of first assistant physician in the Harrisburg Hos-
pital, and Feb. 12, 1881, succeeded Dr. Curwen as
superintendent, which position he still holds. During
the year 1877 he spent five months on the continent,
and thoroughly inspected the methods of treatment
practiced in hospitals there.
ling, d. s. p., Edward Ziegler, Henry Sahler, Robert,
d. s. p., and Mary Elizabeth, d. s. p.
DANIEL W. GROSS.
Daniel Wiestliug Gross, son of Abraham Gross
(1781-1835) and Anna Maria Wiestling (1789-1856),
was born March 11, 1810, in Middle Paxtang town-
ship, Dauphin Co., Pa. He was educated in the
schools of the borough of Harrisburg and at the
academy there. He learned the profession of drug-
gist and apothecary, and commenced business in
1830, and has continued therein until the present. He
served in the municipal offices of member of Town
Council and school director a long period. He was
for many years one of the trustees of the State Lunatic
Hospital at Harrisburg, and afterwards its treasurer ;
is president of the board of trustees of the theological
seminary of the Reformed Church, vice-president of
the board of trustees of Franklin and Marshall Col-
lege, and was president of the board of publication
of the Reformed Church of the United States for
many years. Mr. Gross married, in 1841, Elizabeth
Kunkel, eldest daughter of George Kunkel, of Har-
risburg, who died in 1882, and their children were
George A., John K., Joshua Wiestling, Daniel Wiest-
A. BOYD HAMILTON.
Adam Boyd Hamilton was born in Harrisburg, in
a house belonging to his grandfather Boyd, now No.
210 South Second Street, of a Sunday morning, Sept.
18, 1808, son of Hugh Hamilton, who was son of
Capt. John Hamilton, and of Rosanna Boyd, only
child of Adam Boyd. Both these ancestors were
purchasers of property in 1785. both erected substan-
tial brick mansions, and both died and are buried at
Harrisburg. The subject of this notice received
his first school training under Misses Graham and
| Smith, at Second and Mulberry Streets, Charles Still,
Maginnes, Birkman, Hamilton, Tod, Davies. Most
of his time was devoted to picking up the trade
of printer in his father's establishment, the Harris-
burg Chronicle. At this early period two late chief
justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,
Messrs. Lewis and Thompson, were employed there,
as well as many other gentlemen who rose to social
and political position. Having been carefully trained
as a printer, after leaving the Harrisburg Academy
he was appointed to a position in the engineer corps
of the Juniata division of the State works, under De
Witt Clinton, Jr., as chief. The partner of his father
having died, he returned to Harrisburg and became
partner in the Chronicle, where he continued until
that paper was disposed of to other parties. He was
chosen, when scarcely of voting age, one of the prin-
ters to the Legislature. After spending a couple of
years in an unsuccessful business venture in the
South, he returned to Harrisburg, and shortly after
appointed to a position at Washington City ; resigned,
taking control of the Pennsylvania Reporter at Harris-
burg; after a year or two was unanimously chosen as-
sistant clerk of the Senate, resigning that, and becom-
ing joint partuer in the Pennsylvanian at Philadelphia
with Mifflin, Parry, Joseph Neal, J. W. Forney, and
S. D. Patterson. When that venture closed, became,
under the contract law, printer to both houses of
Congress, and at the repeal of that law, which car-
ried his contract with it, came to Pennsylvania.
Again became printer to the State until 1861, when
he retired from that business and became an agricul-
turist. He has held many municipal offices, — a school
director for twelve years ; president of the Select
Council, and one of the commissioners of 1860, and
of a subsequent one in 1870, to make a plot of the
city of Harrisburg ; president of the Pennsylvania
State Agricultural Society, the Dauphin County So-
ciety ; at present a trustee of the Harrisburg Acad-
emy, secretary of the board of managers of the Har-
risburg Hospital from the first meeting on the sub-
ject in 1872, president of the board of trustees of
Derry Presbyterian Church, and the only president the
Dauphin County Historical Society has had since its
formation.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
HON. THOMAS S. HARGEST.
Thomas Sewell Hargest, son of William E. Hargest
(1819-72) and Rachel A. Taylor (born 1827, still
living), was born Nov. 24, 1845, in Baltimore County,
Md., and was educated in the public schools of Balti-
more City. He came with his parents to Harrisburg
in 1861, and in 1863 entered the army of the United
States. He had previously studied the rudiments of
some of the classics, physics, etc., and during the last
year of the war studied law at Wiuchester, Va., and
was admitted to the bar in August, 1877. In the
early part of the year 1868 he was appointed com-
monwealth attorney for the county of Shenandoah,
Va., and subsequently, in the same, judge of the
Twelfth Judicial Circuit, embracing the counties of
Page, Warren, Shenandoah, Rockingham, and High-
land, which position he held until legislated, with all
the judiciary of the State, off the bench, by the
Democratic Legislature in 1870, when he resumed
the practice of the law at Winchester, Va. In 1874
he returned to Harrisburg, and was elected city so-
licitor in 1876, and twice re-elected. He married,
April 3, 1867, Virginia Diffenderfer, youngest daugh-
ter of William and Harriet Diffenderfer, of Win-
chester, Va.
PAUL A. HARTMAN, M.D.
Paul Augustus Hartman, son of John Joseph
Hartman and Wilhelmina Stoever, was born Dec. 24,
1850, in Lebanon, Pa. He was educated in the public
schools, at the State Normal School, Kutztovvn, Berks
Co., and at Dickinson College, Carlisle. He then en-
tered the office of Dr. Robert H. Seiler, of Harris-
burg, and began the study of medicine under his
instructions. He attended lectures at Jefferson
Medical College, from which institution he graduated
in March, 1874, and began the practice of his pro-
fession at Harrisburg, where he is now located. He
is a member of the Dauphin County Medical Society,
and of the State and American Medical Associations.
the Rebellion broke out Dr. Hayes returned to Penn-
sylvania, and in 1861 was commissioned surgeon of
the Seventy-second Regiment Pennsylvania Volun-
teers, and in this and other commands served during
four years. For a period of nine months he was in
medical charge of Camp Curtin, at Harrisburg, and
while there examined over ten thousand recruits.
He was in seventeen battles of the late war, and per-
formed or assisted in nearly eight hundred capital
operations. In 1879 he established at Harrisburg a
weekly newspaper, — The Saturday Night, — of which
he continues to be the editor and proprietor. He is
the patentee for several inventions for paving, and
has devoted much time to the production of artificial
stone, etc., and also for the utilizing coal, and ma-
chinery to compress the dust of coal. In addition to
all these enterprises the doctor finds time to practice
his profession. He married, in 1858, Elizabeth Rut-
ter, daughter of John and Maria Rutter, of West
Chester, and their children are Areta V. and John
Lawrence.
JACOB M. HENSEL.
Jacob Myers Hensel, son of John Hensel and Eliz-
abeth Myers, was born Jan. 7, 1825, in Lancaster.
His grandfather, William Hensel, who was of Scotch
J. R. HAYES, M.D.
Joshua Roberts Hayes, son of Nathaniel Hayes
(1792-1876) and Matilda Barwick (born 1797), was
born in 1832, in New Castle County, Del. He received
his primary and academic education at New Castle
Academy, and entered the full course at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania in October, 1852, graduating
from the medical department of that institution in
1855, having pursued the previous study of medicine
under the late Dr. John B. Brinton, of West Chester,
and the late Dr. George W. Norris, of Philadelphia.
After graduating, in 1855, he settled in the practice
of his profession at Rock Island, 111., and while there,
for a period of five years, attended professionally
Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas, and other
celebrities in that State when they attended the
courts of that county and district. When the war of
and German descent, resided at Lancaster, Pa., and
had children, — John, Jacob, William, Mary, and
Elizabeth. John, the eldest son, born Aug. 3, 1785,
died in his fifty-third year; married Elizabeth Myers,
of Lancaster, born Aug. 7, 1785, and they had Wil-
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
577
Ham, Mary Ann, Amelia, Christopher, Henrietta,
Selina, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Jacob M. Jacob M.,
the subject of our sketch, passed his boyhood in Lan-
caster, received *he ordinary school education until
his sixteenth year, when he went to the trade of an
iron-moulder at Margaretta Furnace, York Co. He
then spent several years at Philadelphia and Balti-
more, when, in 1865, he located in Lykens, where he
established a factory and machine-shop, in which he
is at present engaged. Mr. Hensel married in 1849.
Catharine A. Cameron, daughter of Alexander Cam-
eron, of Canada, and one daughter survives her
mother.
A. J. HERR.
Andrew Jackson Herr, son of Daniel Herr (1795-
1857) and Sarah Gilbert (1801-80), was born Dec.
31, 1832, in Greencastle, Franklin Co., Pa. He was
educated at the Zane Street Grammar School and
the high school at Philadelphia, from which latter
institution he graduated in 1845. He shortly after
commenced the study of law with James McCormick,
and was admitted to the Dauphin County bar Aug.
20, 1850, locating at Harrisburg in the practice of his
profession. He served, by election, as district attor-
ney nine years ; was counsel for county commission-
ers one year, and represented the county of Dauphin
in the Legislature in 1868 and 1869 ; was member of
the State Senate in 1875 and 1876, and in the latter
year re-elected for full term of four years ; elected presi-
dent pro tern, of the Senate at the close of the session
of 1878, and re-elected to that office in the session of
1879. In November, 1880, he was re-elected again
for full term of four years. Col. Herr married, first,
Martha Linn Coyle, daughter of Scott Coyle and
Martha Linn ; secondly, Nannie M. Coyle, and their
children were Daniel, a member of the Dauphin
County bar, and Martha Coyle, d. s. p. ; married,
thirdly, Nannie Gilmore, daughter of James Gilmore
and Eleanor McKinney, and they had Eleanor Gil-
more. It may be here stated that in his early years
he was a frequent contributor to the Saturday Even-
ing Post and NeaFs Gazette, of Philadelphia. When
fifteen years of age he published three novels, entitled
"Maid of the Valley," "Story founded on the Rev-
olution," and "The Corsair," founded on the revolt
of San Domingo. These books were republished in
England. A novel called " The Chain of Destiny,"
also .appeared from his pen.
A. 0. HIESTER.
A. O. Hiester, son of Gabriel and Mary Otto Hies-
ter, was born at Reading, Nov. 11, 1808. At twelve
years of age he was sent to Downingtown Academy,
in charge of Joshua Hoops, a Hicksite Quaker, next
sent to Lebanon and placed under the care of Rev.
Mr. Ernst, a Lutheran preacher, by whom in com-
pany with A. E. Shulze, son of Ex-Governor Shulze,
he was prepared for college. In 1824 entered Dick-
inson College, graduating in 1828, and was subse-
quently a trustee for many years ; was elected a dele-
gate with Dr. E. \V. Roberts to the Infant-School
Convention, which met in Washington, 1830. Trav-
eled there in an old-fashioned gig, and dined with
Henry Clay the day before the convention met. Then
spent one year studying law in the office of Judge
Krause. Law not being congenial to his taste, he
abandoned the study, and spent six months at Hunt-
ingdon Forge (owned by Dr. Shoenberger) ; leaving
there he spent six months with Reuben Trexler, at
Long Swamp Furnace, in Berks County. Returned
to Harrisburg, and in 1830 and 1831 assisted in the
erection of the rolling-mills at the mouth of the
Conedoguinit Creek, when his father, in partner-
ship with Norman Cullender, built a large boiler-
plate and bar-iron mill. Took an active part in the
management of the business until 1836, during the
most disastrous period throughout the United States
to ironmasters that they have been called to pass
through.
He was a director many years of the Branch
Bank of Pennsylvania until it was closed ; was a
director of the old Harrisburg Bank until it was
changed, and is now a director of the Harrisburg
National Bank. He was appointed associate judge
by Governor Johnson to fill a vacancy occasioned
by death, and was twice subsequently elected by
the people for terms of five years each. He was
also appointed one of three commissioners by the
court of Dauphin County, under an act of the
Legislature, to hear testimony and report their opin-
ion of the damages sustained by individuals conse-
quent upon Stuart's raid through the counties of
Fulton, Franklin, and Adams. The commission
consisted of Col. James Worrall, a gentleman from
Lebanon County, and himself. He was by them
elected chairman of the commission. He was chair-
man of the committee of arrangements of the first
State fair, held at Harrisburg in 1851 ; was one of
the five commissioners, composed of Judge Watts,
Judge Miles, H. N. McAllis, Mr. Walker, and him-
self, to select a location for the State Agricultural
College, and after it was finished annually elected a
trustee for about fifteen years. His son, Gabriel, who
graduated at the college, has taken his place, and is
now a trustee. He was also secretary of the State
Agricultural Society for four years. For six years he
was a trustee of the State Lunatic Hospital.
While attending to his farm he has led an active
business life, having settled twelve estates as executor,
acted as trustee for eleven persons, as guardian for
ten children, and assignee for the settlement of three
estates. He was among the first of the subscribers to
the Harrisburg Cotton Factory, the Harrisburg Car-
Works (of which he was a director), of the Harris-
burg Street Passenger Railroad (of which he was
president), and of the Fort Hunter Road Commission,
578
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
of which he has [been secretary and treasurer since
its organization.
In 1835 married Catharine M. Cox, daughter of
John B. Cox, recently deceased.
WILLIAM HOFFMAN.
William Hoffman, son of Jacob Hoffman (born
1805) and Eve Elizabeth Weiser (1805-1881), was
born Sept. 7, 1831, iu Jordan township, Northumber-
land.Co., Pa. His grandfather removed from Berks
facture of agricultural implements, which was con-
tinued until 1878, when he resumed his former busi-
ness. In 1860, Mr. Hoffman was elected a justice of
the peace, which office he held for twenty years. In
1877 he was chosen burgess of Uniontown borough,
and is a director of the First National Bank of Mil-
lersburg. Mr. Hoffman married, Oct. 20, 1853, Lydia
Willier, daughter of Adam Willier, of Lykens town-
ship, and they had W. Jacob, J. Weiser, Sarah E.
(married Emrick), Kate A., and Eulera J. *
County, where he was ^born, to Lykens Valley at an
early day, locating on a farm near Berrysburg. He
married Rebecca Kuntzman, and they had Daniel,
George, Jacob, John, and seven daughters. Jacob
learned the trade of a carpenter, married Eve Eliza-
beth Weiser, and they had William, John, Mary
(married Witmer), Sarah (married Moyer),
and Elizabeth (married Deppen). He removed
to Northumberland County, where he followed farm-
ing and cabinet-making, and there most of their chil-
dren were born. William Hoffman's early life was
passed on his father's farm, and his educational ad-
vantages were limited to the country schools. In
1859 he removed to Uniontown, Dauphin Co., where
he engaged in merchandising until 1865, when, having
retired from mercantile pursuits, he began the manu-
WILLIAM T. HILDRUP.
Thomas Hildrup (1754r-1795), a native of England,
came to America and settled at Hartford, Conn., in
1766, where he learned the trade of a jeweler, and
carried on that business there during the remainder
of his active life. He was an influential citizen of
the place, and was appointed and served as post-
master of Hartford for several years. He had five
sons, — John, Joslin, Thomas, William, and Jesse, —
and two daughters. Jesse Hildrup (1789-1865) spent
his life as a tanner and shoemaker in Middletown and
a farmer in Danbury, Conn., and died in Belvidere,
111. His wife was Sophia Turner, of Middlefield, and
their children were William T., Mary (married Rev.
S. C. Howe, a Methodist clergyman), Jesse (a lawyer
of Chicago, 111.), Martha, and John (a machinist in
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BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
579
the car-works at Harrisburg). William T. Hildrup,
son of Jesse Hildrup, was born Feb. 6, 1822, in Mid-
dletown, Conn. His early life was marked by a de-
sire for education and a full knowledge of mechanics.
At the age of nineteen, with only twenty-five dollars
in money, but with self-reliance, industrious habits,
and a will to do for himself, he left his home to carve
out a fortune for himself. He worked at the carpen-
ter's trade for two years in Cape Vincent, N. Y., then
proceeded to Worcester, Mass., where he became an
employe in the Bradley Car-Factory. Here he began
as a journeyman mechanic in a business that he be-
came so thoroughly master of in nine years as to
merit the highest place in the concern, and become
principal manager of the works. It was here that
decision, capacity of mind to direct and manage, and
a natural talent for mechanics first developed in Mr.
Hildrup, and were recognized by his superiors. He
was a close student of mechanical theories, business
rules and usages coupled with practical ideas. For
one year following, he engaged in manufacturing car-
wheels and car-castings in Elmira, N. Y. In 1853,
upon invitation, he came to Harrisburg and was the
leading mind in organizing the Harrisbu rg Car- Works,
of which he was chosen future business manager, and
has continued to conduct them successfully since, a
period of thirty years. Finxling only crude mechanics,
he organized a free drawing-school the following win-
ter, and taught mechanical drawing for mechanics,
and ornamental drawing for painters, which resulted
in preparing men for proficient work in the car-shops,
and was the preliminary education for some who
afterwards gained distinction as master mechanics in
different parts of the United States. By his enter-
prise and superior capacity, coupled with capital
brought to his aid, he has been the chief man in
building up the manufacturing interests of Harris-
burg. Every enterprise has succeeded under his
supervision, and not one ever failed or proved a loss
to its creditors. Urged to take the management of
the Lochiel Iron Company in 1862, he lifted it out
of distress, started it, and saved the company a large
amount of money. A second time when the company
was in difficulty he was made temporary president,
managed it for nine months, lifted it from a large
debt, and reorganized it under a charter of the Lochiel
Rolling-Mill Company, with additional capital and a
new organization. Thus Mr. Hildrup's thorough
mechanical education and executive ability have been
brought to the notice of the largest corporations in
the city, and made useful to the interests of Harris-
burg. Knowing the difficulty of the artisan in secur-
ing instruction, he interested himself in obtaining a
bill from the Legislature in 1873 in behalf of a " Me-
chanic's High School," was made chairman of a com-
mission to establish it, but sufficient appropriation
not being made on account of the panic of that year,
the school has never been established, although he
caused to be added to several now existing colleges
special mechanical professorships covering the in-
terests of general and specific technical education.
Mr. Hildrup planned and constructed the fortifica-
tions for the defense of Harrisburg during the late
civil war, and in connection with William Calder,
furnished the government 42,000 horses, 07,000 mules,
and 5000 oxen during the four years of the Rebellion.
He was one of the incorporators of the First National
Bank of Harrisburg, and has been a director since.
He is the inventor of a great improvement for upset-
ting and enlarging the end of an iron rod, so that the
thread shall be as long as the rod itself. In 1881, de-
sirous of freeing himself from the entire care of his
business interests in Harrisburg, he removed his fam-
ily to Washington, D. C, where he spends a part of
his time. He married in , October, 1846, Harriet E.
Esselstyne, daughter of Col. John B. Esselstyne, of
Cape Vincent, N. Y., who died in 1876. His surviv-
ing children are Jessie, William T., and Clara. His
present wife is Emma J. Piper, of Philadelphia. *
GEORGE R. HUR.MI.
George R. Hursh, third son of Christian and Eliza
Hursh, was born Feb. 6, 1835, in Fairview township,
York Co., Pa. He was brought up on his father's
farm. At the age of sixteen he was sent to the Cum-
berland Valley Institute, where he remained about
eighteen months. He then entered the office of Dr.
A. J. Herman, of Carlisle, and began the study of
medicine, and in due time attended lectures in Jeffer-
son Medical College, where he graduated in March,
580
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
1857. He first located in New Cumberland, where he
practiced two years, then removed to New Market,
York Co. In September, 1864, he was appointed
assistant surgeon in the army, and was stationed in
the United States Hospital at York, Pa. Towards the
close of the Rebellion he resigned his position, and
resumed the practice of medicine at New Market.
In 1868 he was elected a member of the Pennsylvania
House of Representatives, and the year following re-
elected. In 1871 he removed to Harrisburg, where
he has since remained in the practice of his profes-
sion. In 1876 he was appointed on the medical staff
of the city hospital, Harrisburg, a position he now
holds. Dr. Hursh married, in 1859, Sarah A. Reiff. *
COL. WILLIAM W. JENNINGS.
William Wesley Jennings, son of William Jen-
nings (1807-1875) and Elmina Elizabeth Boas, was
born July 22, 1838, at Harrisburg, Pa. His father came
to Harrisburg about 1823, to learn the trade of coach-
smith, where he married, and subsequently estab-
lished a foundry, which he successfully carried on for
a long period. His grandfather, William Jennings,
raised a company in the Juniata Valley for the War
of 1812-14, but died very suddenly before the com-
pany left home. William W., the subject of this
sketch, attended the public schools of Harrisburg
until his fifteenth year, when he commenced to learn
the trade of an iron-moulder in his father's foundry.
From 1860 to 1875 he was engaged in the iron busi-
ness. During the war of the Rebellion he raised the
One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Regiment Penn-
sylvania Volunteers, a nine months' regiment, and
was in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellors-
ville (see history of the One Hundred and Twenty-
seventh Regiment, ante p. 202). Shortly after being
mustered out of service the Gettysburg campaign
opened, and Col. Jennings was placed in command of
the Twenty-sixth Regiment Pennsylvania Militia.
From 1864 to 1866, Col. Jennings served as sheriff of
the county of Dauphin, and again from 1876 to 1878.
Upon the death of Mr. Calder, president of the First
National Bank of Harrisburg, in 1880, he was elected
to that position, in which he continues, and is the
president of the Commonwealth Guarantee Trust and
Safe-Deposit Company.
FRANCIS JORDAN.
Francis Jordan, son of John and Jane Jordan, was
born in Bedford County, Pa., Feb. 5, 1820. His
father was of English and his mother of Irish parent-
age, both highly esteemed for their intelligence and
Christian virtues. He was educated by his maternal
uncle, a Mississippi planter, at Augusta College, Ken-
tucky, and at Franklin and Marshall College, Penn-
sylvania. He studied law, was admitted to practice,
and soon after was appointed district attorney of Bed-
ford County, and subsequently elected to the same
position. At the outset his official conduct was able,
his indictments being so accurately drawn that not
one of them was quashed for informality. In 1850
he became the law partner of Alexander King, of
Bedford, subsequently president judge, which rela-
tions continued until 1861. In 1855, Mr. Jordan
commenced his public career, and was elected to the
State Senate for a term of three years. There he was
made chairman of the committee charged with draw-
ing a bill for the readjustment of legislative districts
under a new apportionment, chairman of the Judi-
ciary Committee, composed of some of the best legal
talent in the State, and a prominent advocate of the
bill authorizing the sale of the public works. He
declined a re-election, and was soon after appointed
one of a commission of three to revise the civil code,
which duty was postponed on account of hostilities,
and finally passed to other hands. He was also ten-
dered the appointment of attorney-general of the
State by the Governor, which he reluctantly declined
by reason of the complications attending it.
A pressing exigency called for a sudden concentra-
tion of troops upon the central border and at Cumber-
land, Md., in the fall of 1861. Upon the request of
Governor Curtin, Mr. Jordan accompanied the noted
Reserve Corps as assistant quartermaster, and while
thus employed, without s'olicitation or even knowl-
edge, he was appointed by President Lincoln pay-
master in the army, and promptly confirmed, and
served for two and a half years in Virginia, Mary-
land, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisi-
ana, during the last four months of which time being
chief paymaster in the Army of the Mississippi, and
disbursing during his entire term four million dollars,
under a bond of only twenty thousand dollars, ren-
dering a satisfactory account. Urged by Governor
Curtin he resigned his position, and was appointed
by him military agent of the State at Washington,
where the manifold interests of Pennsylvania were
ably represented, and under his management the
claims of our soldiers were promptly examined and
paid. The Legislature, recognizing his efficient ser-
vices, passed an act conferring upon him the rank of
a colonel of infantry. In 1866, Col. Jordan was
chosen chairman of the Republican State Central
Committee, and conducted the canvass with great
ability and discretion, resulting in the election of
Gen. Geary, who appointed Col. Jordan Secretary of
the Commonwealth, in which capacity he served with
ability for six years.
In 1871, pending the agitation for the revision of
the State Constitution, he wrote and published a
paper advocating a revision and detailing his reasons,
which was well received, and on the 19th of February,
1872, upon invitation, he delivered an address before
the Social Science Association, of Philadelphia, and
afterward in Pittsburgh, advocating thirteen amend-
ments, covering the most vital defects of the old in-
strument, twelve of which were adopted by the State
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Convention. These papers served to establish the
reputation of Col. Jordan as a sound lawyer, and
elicited strong commendation from intelligent men
both within and without the commonwealth.
Col. Jordan was prominently presented in the nomi-
nating convention as the successor of Governor Geary,
but withdrawn to harmonize conflicting interests, and
in the same convention his vote was next to the suc-
cessful candidate for judge of the Supreme Court, al-
though he was not before the convention for the office.
Col. Jordan took up his residence in Harrisburg upon
his appointment as Secretary of the Commonwealth,
and in 1872 resumed the practice of law in partner-
ship with Hon. Louis W. Hall, since which time he
has acted as counsel for the Pennsylvania Railroad,
and various other corporations. On Nov. 4, 1882,
following the resignation of Secretary Quay, he was
appointed by Governor Hoyt Secretary of the Com-
monwealth. Col. Jordan is an esteemed citizen,
recognized as an able advocate and judicious and safe
counselor, and possessed of sterling integrity in all
his business relations.
About the same time he had also been prevailed upon
to accept the presidency of the Pennsylvania Tele-
phone Company. This is a uew corporation, having
half a million of dollars capital, and its operations ex-
tending from Easton, on the Delaware, to Chambers-
burg, including Harrisburg, York, Columbia, Reading,
Pottsville, Mauch Chunk, and other important points.
His first wife, Louisa Farquhar, was the adopted
daughter of Hon. Job Mann, ex-State treasurer and
ex-member of Congress, and bore him children, — Wil-
liam F. Jordan, publisher of the Era, a daily news-
paper of Bradford, Pa., and Mary Alice, wife of Walter
F. Moore, of Bedford. His present wife, Mary, is a
daughter of Rev. William M. Hall, a Presbyterian
clergyman, and sister of Judge Hall, of Bedford, and
of Hon. Louis W. Hall, his law partner. *
Horace A., Catharine A. (married Lieut. J. W. Dun-
can, U.S.A.), Edith M. (married M. H. Paxton), Mary
F., Frank R., and Caroline R.
MAJ. JOHX B. KEEFER.
John Brua Keefer, son of Andrew Keefer (1803-
1876) and Catharine Brua (1810-1836), was born April
10, 1832, at Harrisburg, Pa. He received his education
at the public schools of the borough and at the Har-
risburg Military Institute, established by Capt. Alden
Partridge in 1845. Subsequently he learned the trade
of a machinist in the shops of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad at Beading. From 1853 to 1864
he carried on a foundry and machine-shop at Cres-
sona, Schuylkill Co., Pa. ; then engaged in the oil
trade in Venango County ; afterwards carrying on
the rolling-mill business at Allentown ; and from
1870 to 1877 in the manufacture of fire-brick at Har-
risburg. On the 13th of February, 1877, he was
commissioned by President Grant major and pay-
master in the United States army, and at present in
active service. Maj. Keefer married, Nov. 27, 1S54,
Caroline R. Boyer, of Reading. Their children were
RUDOLPH F. KELKER.
Rudolph Frederick Kelker, son of Frederick Kel-
ker and Catharine Fager, was born Feb. 17, 1820, at
Harrisburg, Pa. In March, 1835, he entered the
hardware-store of Oglesby & Hinckley, successors to
his father, to learn the business, and continued with
them until May, 1838, when, owing to delicate health,
he left the establishment and gave attention to the
improvement of his father's lands in the vicinity of
Harrisburg. On the 18th of November, 1842, he
purchased the interest of Mr. Hinckley and carried
on the hardware business with his partner, Mr.
Oglesby, until the death of the latter, March 21,
1846. He continued the business alone until May
following, when he associated with him his two
brothers, and conducted the same under the firm-
name of Kelker & Brothers, remaining in business
until May 14, 1851, when, on account of failing
health, he retired from mercantile pursuits. In 1852
he was elected a director of the Harrisburg Bank, in
which institution he has served a number of triennial
terms, and is at present a member of the board. For
several years he was a director of the First National
Bank and a manager of the Harrisburg Cemetery.
In the incorporation of Harrisburg as a city, he was
appointed, with seven other citizens, by the Legisla-
ture on the commission to lay out the streets and
avenues necessary in the new territory included
within its limits. Since 1854 he has served as a trus-
tee of the Harrisburg Academy, and was for a long
time secretary and treasurer.
From 1866 to 1872, Mr. Kelker was one of the
directors of the poor for the county of Dauphin, and
through his instrumentality proper legislation was
secured, new additional buildings erected, and such
improvements made in the general management of
the almshouse as greatly alleviated the condition of
the unfortunate inmates. He was one of the founders
of the City Hospital, a manager since its organization
in 1873, from March, 1878, its treasurer, and was on
the committee to superintend the construction of the
new building recently erected. In 1873 and 1874 he
was one of the trustees of the Pennsylvania State
Lunatic Hospital at Harrisburg, aDd at the organiza-
tion of the Harrisburg City Passenger Railway Com-
pany, in 1874, was made a director, and also since Nov.
2, 1874, has been its treasurer. Apart from these active
duties of citizen-life, Mr. Kelker's labors in the Re-
formed Church, of which he is a prominent member,
it is here deemed proper to summarize. His parents
were also members of the Reformed Church, and on
the 27th of April, 1823, he was enrolled as a scholar
in the Sunday-school. On the 27th of December,
1835, he was confirmed by Rev. J. F. Berg, D.D., a
member of the church, a deacon of the church from
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1841 to 1849, an elder in the same from 1849 to 1875,
excepting the year 1867, and since May, 1883, has
filled the same position. From October, 1836, until
April 29, 1850, he served as a teacher, and from the
latter date until January, 1870, as superintendent of
the Sunday-school, when, at the request of the con-
sistory of the church, he took charge of an adult
Bible class, which during the first year increased
from twelve to ninety members, and at the close of
December, 1874, it numbered one hundred and sixty-
one, when the class was assigned by the consistory to
religious institutions of the city. For many years
Mr. Kelker was one of the vice-presidents of the
Pennsylvania State Sabbath-School Association, and
for the last three years one of the vice-presidents
of the board of managers of the American Sunday-
School Union.
In 1845, Mr. Kelker was elected a trustee of Mar-
shall College, Mercersburg, and subsequently, until
1869, a corporate trustee after its union with Frank-
lin College, of Lancaster, as Franklin and Marshall
College. The Eastern Synod of the Reformed Church
the pastor of the church on account of Mr. Kelker's
anti-ritualistic views. Being thus relieved of his work
in the Sabbath-school, he accepted an invitation to
organize and take charge of an adult Bible class of
both sexes, to be composed of persons of all denomi-
nations, as well as of those who had no church rela-
tion, which organization was effected under the name
of the " Salem Bible Class of Harrisburg," now num-
bering two hundred and sixty-eight members, and
has had connected with it during its existence more
than seven hundred persons. The class has a valuable
library, and for years has been one of the established
was incorporated in 1859, and he was one of the five
trustees named in the charter and the first president
of the board. For a number of years he was treas-
urer of Synod, and at present is vice-president of the
board of trustees. Since 1863, with the exception of
three years (1875-78), up to the present time he has
served as treasurer of the Board of Foreign Missions
of the General Synod of the Reformed Church. He
was a member of the synodical committee to prepare
the "Triglott Tercentenary Heidelberg Catechism,"
published in 1863, but dissented from the final action
of that body, believing the many changes made in
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the new English translation as wholly unwarranted
and uncalled for. He repeatedly represented his
congregation in Classis, and the Classis as delegate
to the Synod ; was a member of the Synod of York
in 1866, and made powerful opposition to the adop-
tion and reference of the "New Order of Worship"
to General Synod. In 1867, with others, he united
in a call for a convention of the ministers and elders
of the Eastern Synod, which assembled at Myers-
town, Pa., to protest against the "Order of Wor-
ship,'' as being contrary to the doctrines and cultus
of the Reformed Church. One of the results of this
movement was the establishment, in 1869, of Ursinus
College, at Freeland, Montgomery Co., Pa., under
the presidency of Rev. J. H. A. Bomberger, D.D.,
with a university charter, thus enabling the institu-
tion to teach theology as well as the classics. In
1879, Mr. Kelker served as a member of the "Peace
Commission," a body consisting of twelve ministers
and twelve laymen, chosen by direction of the Gen-
eral Synod of the Reformed Church in the United
States by the several District Synods to assemble at
Harrisburg, Pa., and adjust the differences existing
in that church in doctrine, cultus, and government.
After eight days' discussion a basis of union was
unanimously adopted, and a new era in the history
of the church was opened up, which brought peace
and harmony. The work of this commission was
unanimously approved of by the General Synod, and
the same persons were at once appointed by it to pre-
pare an " Order of Worship" for the denomination
suited to its wants and evangelical in its character.
In June, 1839, at his suggestion the Sunday-school
teachers of Harrisburg founded the Harrisburg Sun-
day-School Union, and of which he was the first sec-
retary, and upon its reorganization, in 1854, was chosen
president thereof. He was one of the founders of the
Young Men's Christian Association, in December,
1854, and president of the same in 1856. Mr. Kelker
has likewise been deeply interested in the temper-
ance work. In 1837, at the suggestion of and in con-
nection with an intimate friend, James Cowden, they
started the first total abstinence society in Harris-
burg, as previous to this date the temperance organ-
izations allowed the use of malt and vinous liquors.
In 1840 he took a prominent part in the Washington
temperance movement, and has often represented the
cause in State conventions. Since their organization
he has been the chairman of the executive committee
appointed by the Christian citizens of Harrisburg, a
number of years ago, to watch the applications for
license, so as to prevent improper persons from ob-
taining the same, and to require all engaged in the
liquor traffic to conform to the provisions of the
license laws. As foreman of the grand jury of the
county in 1871, 1873, and 1879, he made presentment
of the license law as a public nuisance, and gave val-
uable statistics on the subject which attracted great
attention. The report of 1873 was widely circulated,
more than fifty thousand copies being printed by the
friends of the'temperance cause. In accordance with
the suggestions of this report, almost one-half of the
applications for that year for hotel and saloon liquor
license were refused by the court. Mr. Kelker mar-
ried June 17, 1844, Mary Anne Reily, daughter of
Gen. William Reily, and their children were Freder-
ick, Luther Reily, Rudolph Frederick, and William
Anthony, of whom the second and fourth are living.
AGNES KEMP, M.D.
Agnes Kemp, daughter of Antoine Nininger and
Katharine May, was born Nov. 4, 1823, at Harris-
burg, Pa. She was educated partly at the public
schools and at Mrs. Kingsford's seminary at Harris-
burg, afterwards pursuing the study of the languages
under competent instructors. In 1843 she married
Col. William T. Sanders, of Harrisburg, who died in
1853. In 1855 she commenced the study of medicine
in the city of New York, but the following year
abandoned it, owing to domestic duties. In 1857 she
married Joseph Kemp, a lawyer of the Blair County
bar. In 1875, having ample leisure, she resumed her
medical studies and entered the Women's Medical
College, Philadelphia, from which institution she
graduated in 1878. The following year was spent in
the hospitals of New York and other cities. In 1879
she returned to Harrisburg and began the practice of
her profession, which she continues. She was the
first woman admitted a member of the Dauphin
Countv Medical Societv.
WALTER H. KENDIG.
Walter Henry Kendig, son of Martin Kendig and
Rebecca McFarland, was born June 3, 1830, in Mid-
dletown, Pa. He was educated in the public schools
of the borough, and learned merchandising. He
afterwards was engaged with Philip Irwin and Stephen
Atherton in several extensive railroad contracts on
the New York and Erie Railroad. Returning to Mid-
dletown he engaged in the lumber business with
Daniel Kendig & Co., and at present is in the same
business as Kendig & Lauman, late Kendig, Bricker
& Lauman. He was appointed postmaster at Mid-
dletown by President Lincoln, and removed by Presi-
dent Johnson. Mr. Kendig married on the 25th of
December, 1856, Jane E. McMurtrie, daughter of
William McMurtrie, of Huntingdon, Pa.
JOSEPH H. LANDIS.
Joseph H. Landis was born on the 14th day of
May, 1S32, in Hummelstown, Dauphin Co., Pa. He
is the son of Christian Landis, who was born in 1S07,
and Elizabeth Hammaker, who was born in 1810.
He attended the ordinary schools of the time, and
subsequently the Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg,
but did not take the full course. Worked some time
on a farm, and was clerk in a store two years. He
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HISTOKY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
became manager of the Cameron Furnace at Middle-
town, and afterwards a partner of Laridis & Co. in
the same furnace. In 1878 he was elected a member
of the House of Representatives, and served one term
of two years, was on several important committees,
but declined a second election. He is at present
secretary of the Lochiel Iron Company, and superin-
tendent of the Lochiel Furnaces; was married, about
1864, to Matilda L. Crist, daughter of the late George
and Mary Crist, of Middletown, and their children
are George C, Matilda C, Joseph Henry, and John C.
M. W. McALARNEY.
Matthias Wilson McAlarney, son of John McAlar-
ney (1800-1874) and Catharine Wilson, was born June
7, 1840, in Mifflinburg, Union Co., Pa. He was edu-
cated at the University of Lewisburg, graduating in
the class of 1861. He learned the art of printing in
the Chronicle office at Lewisburg, and from 1861 to
1867, a period of six years, published the Potter Jour-
nal at Coudersport, Pa. During the war was deputy
provost-marshal of the Eighteenth District. Studied
law with Hon. Isaac Benson, of Coudersport, and was
admitted to the bar 27th of February, 1867. The
same year he removed to Harrisburg, and entered
upon the practice of his profession. From 1874 until
the close of 1882 was more or less actively engaged in
editorial work on the Harrisburg Daily Telegraph.
In 1868 he was appointed clerk to the commission to
settle the border claims, and in 1871 was attorney for
the commonwealth in connection for the same work
in the county of Cumberland. On the 23d of Sep-
tember, 1874, he was appointed postmaster at Harris-
burg, reappointed in 1878, and again in 1882. During
the erection of the United States court-house and
post-office, he was appointed disbursing agent, and
upon its completion, in 1882, custodian of that build-
ing. Mr. McAlarney married, Feb. 28, 1867, Ada
Hoffman, daughter of Jacob and Eve Hoffman.
COL. HENRY McCORMICK.
Henry McCormick, son of James McCormick son
of William, and Eliza Buehler, daughter of George,
was born at Harrisburg, March 10, 1851. He had his
education at the Harrisburg Academy, Partridge's
Military Institute, and graduated at Yale College in
1852. Upon his return from college he commenced
the study of the law with his father. His taste being
for a more stirring pursuit, he gave it up and learned
the iron business at Reading furnace, now Robesonia,
at the first opportunity purchasing an interest in the
Henry Clay and Eagle furnaces, near Marietta, Lan-
caster Co. In 1857 Paxtang furnace came under his
management, and in 1866 the nail-works at Fairview,
in Cumberland Co., at the mouth of the Conedo-
guinit Creek, which he has successfully conducted
since. In 1865, before a railway spanned the conti-
nent, he crossed the great plain and mountain range
to the Pacific coast, returning by the Isthmus of
Panama. In 1877 he visited Europe. Long before
these journeys he had shown his devotion to his
country. At the opening of the Rebellion he offered
his life and services to the cause of patriotism, gath-
ering a company of volunteers, Company F, Lochiel
Grays, of the Twenty-fifth Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteers, in the three months' service. When this
organization was disbanded he was at once chosen
colonel of the First Regiment Pennsylvania militia,
under Maj.-Gen. John F. Reynolds, by whom he was
assigned to the command of the First Brigade. The
object of forming this division being accomplished
by the contest at Antietam, it was mustered out of
service.
Under the act relative to a new geological survey
of Pennsylvania, he was appointed by Governor Hart-
ranft a commissioner, and by his colleagues its treas-
urer. These positions he occupies at present. As a
co-trustee of his father's estate he has shown tact and
judgment, and in the pursuit of all the business in
which he is engaged great energy and' success. To
all benevolent objects he is a most generous giver,
without ostentation or publicity. As an evidence of
the esteem in which he is held it may be stated that
when a candidate for Congress, in 1882, his majority
in his native county was one hundred and fifty-nine,
while his party was in a minority of nearly fifteen
hundred on the vote for other offices. He was mar-
ried June 29, 1867, to Annie Criswell, daughter of
John Vance Criswell and Hannah (Dull) Criswell,
having children, — Henry Buehler, Vance, Mary (d.
s. p.), Hugh (d. s. p.), and Annie.
JAMES McCORMICK.
James McCormick, son of James McCormick son
of William, and Eliza Buehler, daughter of George,
was born at Harrisburg, Oct. 31, 1832. He was edu-
cated in the common schools, Capt. Partridge's Mili-
tary Institute, the Harrisburg Academy, graduating
at Yale College in 1853. Studied law under his
father, was admitted to the bars of Dauphin and
Cumberland Counties, and practiced for several
years. Upon the death of his father he became
one of the trustees of his estate, a charge that ab-
sorbed his time and attention to such a degree that
he abandoned his profession; the magnitude of this
estate, and the enterprises conducted under it, requiring
caution, prudence, and judgment in its management.
Mr. McCormick has shown all these qualities in the
successful performance of his duties. He has never
held political office, but in the religious and chari-
table work of the day occupies a conspicuous posi-
tion. He has been an elder in the Pine Street
Presbyterian Church, from its foundation in 1858,
a successful Sunday-school tutor, president and trus-
tee of the Young Men's Christian Association; in all
the active work of his denomination a most efficient
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and liberal agent; a large contributor to tbe Home
for the Friendless in this city, to all charitable ob-
jects, and from its opening president of the Harris-
burg hospital, and one of its most active, attentive,
and competent advisers. He married at Harrisburg
May 26, 1859, Mary Wilson Alricks, daughter of
Hermanus Alricks and Mary Wilson Kerr, having
children, — Hermanus (d. s. p.), Henry, James, Wil-
liam, Donald, Eliza, Mary (d. s. p.), and Robert.
ANDREW S. McCREATH.
Andrew S. McCreath, son of William McCreath
(died 1878, aged seventy-five) and Margaret Crich-
ton (died 1870, aged sixty-three), was born March S,
1849. in Ayr, Scotland. He was educated at Ayr
Academy, and Glasgow University for classical course,
and took special chemical courses at Andersonian
University, Glasgow, under Professors Penny and Dr.
Clark, and subsequently at Gottingen, under Profes-
sors Wochler and Filtig. He came to America in
1870, and assumed charge of the chemical labora-
tory at the Pennsylvania Steel Works, where he re-
mained till August, 1874, when he was appointed by
the State geologist, chemist to the Second Geological
Survey of Pennsylvania, which position he still holds.
He has prepared three reports for the State geologist,
and special reports on the mineral resources along the
lines of the Shenandoah Valley, Norfolk and West-
ern, and New River Railroads. He was married Feb.
4, 1875, to Eliza, daughter of Charles L. and Mary
W. (Hummel) Berghaus.
MAJ. ELBRIDGE McCONKET.
Elbridge McConkey, son of David McConkey
(1800-1868) and Sarah Brinton, was born July 29,
1840, in West Chester, Pa. He was educated at East
Hampton, Mass., University of Virginia, and Har-
vard University, from which he graduated in July,
1861. He studied law at Harvard and with Hon.
Wayne MacVeagh, and admitted to the Chester County
bar in 1863. He was aide-de-camp to Gen. McCall,
First Division Pennsylvania Reserves, Fifth Army
Corps, captain and brevet major, 1861-63. He was
resident clerk of the House of Representatives in
1875-76 and 1883-84. He has been secretary of the
Pennsylvania Agricultural Society since 1869. He
married in 1863, Fanny W. Berghaus, daughter of
Dr. Charles L. and Mary W. (Hummel) Berghaus, of
Harrisburg, and their children are John, Charles B.,
Mary B., and Sarah B. McConkey.
COL. GEORGE F. McFARLAND.
George McFarland, the great-grandfather of the
subject of this sketch, came to this country from
Scotland before 1750, and settled in Chester County.
His son, John, was born about 1760, and became a
miller. He married Mary Temple (born of English
parents, Aug. 1, 1775), and soon after removed to
Cumberland County, settling not far from Shiremans-
town, where he died about 1818, and was buried in
the Shiremanstown burial-ground ; the family then
removed to Dauphin County. Here the son, John,
for a time the main support of the widow and family,
grew to manhood, following his father's trade, that of
a miller, and married Elizabeth Fisher, born and
raised in Dauphin County. Of their children,
George Fisher McFarland, the subject of this sketch,
was born on the 28th of April, 1834, at what was
then Todd's Mill, in Swatara township, Dauphin Co.
When two years of age his father removed to a farm
in Lower Paxtang township, one mile north of Lin-
glestown, where he remained twelve years. George
attended school at Gilchrist's school-house, five or
six weeks in each winter, the only educational oppor-
tunity he enjoyed until nearly fifteen years of age,
when his father removed to Harrisburg. At sixteen
years of age he assumed charge of a select school on
Duncan's Island, in May, 1850 ; the following winter
in Perry County, and in August, 1857, a select school
at Berrysburg, Dauphin Co., following with the
public winter school, and then a select school till the
next August, when he was employed as assistant
teacher at the Freeburg Academy, in Snyder County,
where he remained fifteen months. About the close
of the year 1853 he became ticket agent at Lewis-
town, remaining eighteen months. He taught several
months at Lewistown in 1856, when he leased the
Freeburg Academy for four years. This venture was
a successful one. In December, 1858, he purchased
the McAllisterville Academy, Juniata County, whither
he at once removed, and continued until the civil war,
when he organized a company among his teachers,
pupils, and friends, and enlisted iu the One Hundred
and Fifty-first Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers,
of which he afterwards became lieutenant-colonel.
His regiment participated at Chancellorsville battle,
he occcupying an advance position with seven hun-
dred men. He led his regiment at Gettysburg, and
entered the first day's fight with four hundred and
sixty-six men and twenty-one officers, of which
number one hundred and thirteen men and seven offi-
cers were able to answer roll-call at night. He him-
self was severely wounded, both legs being shattered,
necessitating the amputating of the right one below
the knee. He was removed to McAllisterville, and
although unable to leave his bed for almost a year,
soon resumed charge of his academy, classes going to
his bedside to recite. In April, 1864, he was ap-
pointed a clerk in the State Statistical Department.
On the inauguration of the soldiers' orphan-school
system, iu October, 1864, he changed his academy
into the first school established under this noble
charity. He was appointed superintendent of sol-
diers' orphan schools April 28, 1867, by Governor
Geary, and immediately began the work of or-
ganizing and perfecting the system, visiting and
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNT Y.
grading the schools. He prepared the original act,
which was adopted almost without amendment,
authorizing the schools, and served four years in
this position. On the 28th of April, 1871, assumed
control of the Temperance Vindicator, increasing its
circulation from three hundred to upwards of five
thousand. This weekly was maintained until 1877,
when the extreme stringency of the times caused its
discontinuance. His time since then has been de-
voted to the oversight of the McAllisterville Soldiers'
Orphan School, of which he assumed proprietorship
in 1871. *
SAMUEL McILHENNY.
Samuel Mcllhenny, son of Samuel Mcllhenny
(1787-1864) and Mary Carson (1803-1871), was born
June 4, 1823, in West Hanover township, Dauphin
Co., Pa. He was educated in the public schools of
Lower Paxtang township, and was brought up a
farmer. At the age of seventeen he apprenticed him-
self to William J. Kaul to learn the trade of a tanner,
since which period in life he has followed that occu-
pation. In 1849 he commenced business for himself
at Linglestovvn, in which he continues. Taking an
active part in the political affairs of the county, Mr.
Mcllhenny was elected county auditor in 1869, serving
three years, and in 1873 elected one of the county
commissioners, and re-elected in filling that respon-
sible station six years. During his term of office
various needed reforms were made in the administra-
tion of the public affairs of the county, and much
credit is due Mr. Mcllhenny for his efforts in this
direction. He has filled the various township offices,
and in 1879 was appointed one of the inspectors of
the Dauphin County prison. Mr. Mcllhenny mar-
ried, Jan. 9, 1847, Catharine Ann Culp, born April
30, 1823, nearFisherville, Jackson township, Dauphin
Co.; died Sept. 15, 1SS1, at Linglestown, daughter of
Louis Culp and Sarah Maria Albert. Their children
were Sarah R., John H., Mary Ann (d. s. p.), Kate
Ann, Lydia J., Elizabeth E. (married Jacob Balt-
haser), Samuel C. (d. s. p.), Susan S., George W.,
Emma E., William A., Anna Maria, and Minnie C.
CAPT. THOMAS F. MALONEY.
Thomas Francis Maloney, son of Daniel Maloney
(1795-1864) and Mary Houran (born 1800), was born
19th of August, 1843, in County Tipperary, Ireland.
His parents emigrated to America in 1847, and settled
at Harrisburg. Thomas F. was educated in the public
schools of Harrisburg, afterwards at St. Michael's
Seminary, near Pittsburgh, and St. Vincent's College,
at Latrobe, Pa. He learned the trade of a machinist
with W. O. Hickok, at the Eagle Works, Harrisburg.
During the Rebellion he enlisted as a private in
Company A, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Regi-
ment Pennsylvania Volunteers, July 22, 1862; ap-
pointed corporal of the company July 26, 1862 ; pro-
moted sergeant Aug. 1, 1862 ; promoted first sergeant
Aug. 6, 1862; and to adjutant of an independent bat-
talion Nov. 4, 1862 ; mustered out with the regiment
May 8, 1863. He was appointed conditionally by
Governor Curtin second lieutenant and mustering
officer United States volunteers Aug. 4, 1861, and
upon the organization of the Two Hundred and First
Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was commis-
sioned captain of Company F, Aug. 27, 1864, serving
with the command in the Army of the Potomac until
his muster out by reason of General Order No. 94,
A. G. O. War Department series, June 21, 1865.
Upon the reorganization of the First City Zouaves of
Harrisburg, Capt. Maloney, in 1869, was elected
first lieutenant, and Dec. 16, 1870, commissioned cap-
tain of Company A of the Zouave Battalion. When
the National Guard of Pennsylvania was established,
the company became known as the City Grays of
Harrisburg, and on the organization of the Eighth
Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, was at-
tached to that command and mustered in as Company
D. He was recommissioned Dec. 14, 1875, and Dec.
16, 1880, is one of the senior captains in the service,
and has repeatedly refused a field office, preferring to
remain with his company, which has no superior in
the National Guard. On the 1st of February, 1883,
he was appointed arsenal-keeper of the State arsenal
at Harrisburg, a position he now holds. Capt. Ma-
loney married, in 1863, Ellen Casey, daughter of John
Casey and Powers, of Harrisburg, and they
have one child living, Ellen. It may be stated in
this connection that Capt. Maloney is the author of
a military manual on " Guard Duty," which is con-
sidered an authority on that subject.
GEORGE MATHESON.
George Matheson, son of Adam Matheson and Isa-
bella Wright, was born Oct. 27, 1828, at Jedburgh,
Koxburyshire, Scotland. He enjoyed the benefit of
only a common school education, and in June, 1845,
left home and entered the employ as an apprentice of
George and Robert Stepheuson, the celebrated loco-
motive- and engine-builders, at Nevvcastle-on-Tyne,
England. He remained with them the full term of
five years, making himself proficient in all departments
of the business. He afterwards worked a few months
in England, but in October, 1850, embarked from
Glasgow for America. On the second day after his
arrival in New York City he commenced work in the
shops of Hoggs & Delamater, and subsequently labored
in and had charge of other works, finally settling down
in the employ of the Old Novelty Iron- Works, where
he remained ten years. He then assumed charge of
the erection of engines in the vessels which were fitted
out by the Fulton Iron-Works of James Murphy &
Co., New York, remaining in that position several
years. The civil war being then in progress, he had
charge of all the outside work of that firm, including
the fitting out of government vessels. In 1864 he
was appointed superintendent of the East River Iron-
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Works, Samuel Secor & Co., at that time largely en-
gaged in building marine and stationary engines. It
was here he first became acquainted with the manu-
facture of tubing, having built the machinery for the
Bergen Tube-Mill of New Jersey. In 1869 he entered
into an arrangement with parties, afterwards incor-
porated as the National Tube- Works Company, to
erect works for them in East Boston, Mass., and sub-
sequently acted as superintendent of the works until
1872, when it was decided to erect a more extensive
establishment at McKeesport, Pa. Mr. Matheson
took entire charge of the projected works, and they
were built under his management. He acted as gen-
eral superintendent of this establishment until 1880,
introducing several improvements in tubing manu-
facture, and successfully operating Siemens' gas re-
generator furnaces, which had never been used in this
country for that purpose, and not successfully in Eng-
land. In 1880 he removed to Middletown, and with his
sons projected and established the large and successful
works of the American Tube and Iron Company, and of
which his sons, A. Scott and James H. Matheson,
have the general management. Mr. Matheson mar-
ried, May, 1850, Isabella Hewison, a native of New-
castle, England, and they have had eleven children,
of whom eight survive, — A. Scott, James H., Isabella
H. (married John Sword, of Scotland), Elizabeth,
Mary A. H. (married A. W. Momeyer), Hannah H.,
William D., and Cornelia C.
B. F. METERS.
Benjamin F. Meyers, son of Michael D. Meyers,
(1809-1867) and his wife, Sarah Shaff, was born July
6, 1833, near New Centreville, Somerset Co., Pa. He
was educated at the Somerset Academy and Jefferson
College, Canonsburg. Studied law under Hon. Wil-
liam H. Koontz, of Somerset, and was admitted to
the Somerset County bar in 1855, and to that of Bed-
ford County in 1856. In the year following he aban-
doned the profession of law to engage in journalism.
He published the Bedford Gazette from 1857 to 1873,
and from June, 1868, has been the publisher and edi-
tor of the Harrhbury Daily and Weekly Patriot. Rep-
resented the county of Bedford in the State Legisla-
ture in 1864, and was elected to the United States
Congress from the district composed of the counties
of Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin, and Adams,
serving from 1871 until 1873. He was printer to the
State from 1874 to 1877, delegate to the Democratic
National Convention at Chicago in 1864, and at Cin-
cinnati in 1880, and participated generally in the
speaking campaigns of his party in this and adjoin-
ing States. Apart from his editorial labors, he has
been an occasional contributor to literary periodicals.
Mr. Meyers married, in 1854, Susan C. Koontz,
daughter of Jacob and Rosa Koontz, of Somerset,
Pa., and their children are Rosa S., married Ellis L.
Mumma; Edwin K., Henry S., Susan I., and Wil-
liam K.
GEORGE F. MATTER, M.D.
George Frederick Matter, son of Michael Matter
and Sarah Crum, was born Aug. 14, 1840, in Lykens
Valley. John Matter, the great-grandfather, of Ger-
man parentage, located in Lykens Valley'at an early
day. .He had six sons, of whom George~married a
Miss Rumberger, and their son Michael, born in
the valley, married Sarah, daughter of Frederick
Crum. Michael Matter died Jan. 11, 1880, his wife
June 10, 1876. George Frederick, the subject of our
sketch, was brought up on his father's farm until the
age of eighteen, when he was sent to an academy at
Markleville, Perry Co., Pa., where he remained two
years. He studied medicine under Dr. Samuel Stites,
of Millerstown ; entered Jefferson Medical College in
1862, from which institution he graduated in 1866,
having in the mean time served in the army nine
months as hospital steward. After practicing his
profession over three years in Perry County, Dr. Mat-
ter removed to Williamstown, Dauphin Co., where he
continues in active practice. He married first, in
1866, Louisa J. Logan, of Port Royal, Pa., died Dec.
4, 1876; married, secondly, Annie J. Yeager, of Wil-
liamstown, and they had George Clare and Ralph
Wilber.
JACOB F. MILLER.
Jacob F. Miller, son of Jacob Miller and Sarah
Fackler, was born Dec. 14, 1834, in West Hanover
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Ca^/.fyJk/&^
township, Dauphin Co., Pa. His father, born 1799,
in Lower Paxtang, removed to West Hanover about
1834, where he died in 1870. His wife, Sarah Fack-
ler, died at the age of sixty-three, and their children
were Samuel, Susanna (married Jacob Brain, of
Lower Paxtang), David E., and Jacob F. Jacob F.
remained on his father's farm until he attained his
majority. He is a farmer, and has served ten years
as justice of the peace in West Hanover. Mr. Miller
married, in 1853, Caroline Forney, daughter of John
Forney, of West Hanover, and their children were
Monroe, d. s. p. ; Alfred J. ; Robert Scott, a farmer in
Iowa; Emma J., married James M. Rauch, of West
Hanover ; and John J., d. s. p.
WILLIAM MITCHELL.
William Mitchell, son of Joseph Mitchell (1783-
1832) and Elizabeth Zearing (1789-1859), was born
Sept. 17, 1S14, in Harrisburg, Pa. He was educated
in the Dickinson College preparatory school, and
took a partial course in Dickinson College, where he
studied civil engineering. He was prothonotary of
the Court of Common Pleas and clerk of Quarter
Sessions of Dauphin County two terms, 1855-61.
He married, March 15, 1849, Angelica Ehrman,
daughter of Christian and Mary F. Ehrman, and
their children are Mary Augusta, married Rev. S.
Hubbard Hoover; William Sullivan, d. s. p. ; Ehr-
man Burkman ; and Samuel Morton, d. s. p. Ehr-
man B. Mitchell, son of the foregoing, was born April
11, 1854, in Harrisburg, Pa. He was graduated from
Dickinson College in 1874, and admitted to the Dau-
phin County bar in 1875. He was elected prothono-
tary and clerk of the Quarter Sessions of Dauphin
County in 1879, and re-elected in 1882.
GEORGE F. MISH, M.D
George Frederick Mish, son of George Mish (1794-
1850) and Catharine Doll (1796-1877), was born July
5, 1827, at Harrisburg, Pa. He received a good Eug-
glish and classical education at the Harrisburg Acad-
emy and the military institute at Norwich, Vt. He
learned the art of printing, and subsequently studied
medicine with Dr. Joshua M. Wiestling, at Harrisburg.
He graduated from the medical department, Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, in 1853, and commenced the
practice of medicine, first at Harrisburg for a few
years, when he located in Middletown, where he con-
tinues to reside in active professional life. During
the war of the Rebellion he served as assistant sur-
geon of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry from
1862 to 1865. Dr. Mish married, in 1859, Mary E.
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Smaller, daughter of George Smuller and Caroline
Fisher, of Middletown, and their children were Caro-
line S., George Smuller, Mary C, and Frederick.
H. K. MYERS, M.D.
Henry K. Myers, son of John Myers and Eliza-
beth Keiser, was born Feb. 10, 1841, in Perry County,
Pa. His great-grandfather was a soldier of the Revo-
lution, and a resident of Bucks County, Pa., where
the grandfather, Philip Myers, was born. About the
year 1800 the latter removed to Perry County, where
fifteen, when he was sent to school at Markleville,
and later to the McAllisterville Academy, teaching
during the winter. On the 21st of September, 1861,
he enlisted in Company H, Ninth Regiment Penn-
sylvania Cavalry, and appointed sergeant; promoted
first lieutenant of Company I, May 27, 1863. He
served during all the campaigns of the Army of the
Cumberland, and commanded a company in Sher-
man's "march to the sea;" was subsequently cap-
tured and sent to Libby Prison. Having prior to his
going into service began the study of medicine, he re-
^y&l&A^^o Jfa&-
he had previously purchased a tract of land. He
married Magdalena Shue, and their children were
Elizabeth, Catharine, John, Philip, and another who
died in infancy. John Myers, born in 1817, followed
farming until his removal to Maryland, where he
died. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac
Keiser, first mayor of Burlington', Iowa. Their
children were Henry K., Elias, d. s. p., Catharine
(married Stewart), Mary Ann (married
Neiffer), Eliza, d. s. p., and Margaret (married
Fries). Henry K., the subject of this sketch, was
brought up on his father's farm until the age of
sumed his studies by entering the office of Dr. Henry
C. Caslow, of Halifax, attended his first course of
lectures at Burlington, Vt., the second at the Uni-
versity of Maryland, where he graduated March 9,
1867. He at first located at York, afterwards re-
moved to Augusta, Pa., and at the end of three years
became a resident of Lykens, where he continues in
the practice of his profession. In whatever relates
to the prosperity of the " Upper End," Dr. Myers
takes a deep and prominent interest, and is president
of the Lykens Valley Savings Fund and Loan Cor-
poration. *
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
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JOHN NEAGLEY.
John Neagley, son of Daniel Neagley and Marga-
ret Gable, was born Oct. 10, 1827, in Lykens Valley.
His ancestor, Jacob Neagley, an emigrant from Wur-
temberg, Germany, settled at first in Berks County,
subsequently removing to Lykens Valley, where he
permanently located. He had two sons, Joseph and
George. Joseph, born Sept. 15, 1766, died July 12,
1828, married Maria Hoffman, born Jan. 8, 1773,
died Feb. 18, 1840. Their children were Daniel,
George, Elizabeth, Magdaleua, Catharine, and Sarah.
Daniel, the eldest, born Nov. 12, 1797, died Feb. 2,
1873, married Margaret Gable, and their children
were George, John, Joseph, William, Daniel, Isaac,
Mary, Catharine, Sarah, Margaret, and Hannah. Of
these, John Neagley, the subject of this sketch, re-
ceived a limited education, and learned the trade of
cabinet-making at Liverpool, Perry Co. Upon his
return home he established himself in business, but
at the expiration of two years removed to Freeport,
111., subsequently coming back to Pennsylvania,
where for a period of seventeen years he conducted
cabinet-making and undertaking at Liverpool. In
1869 he established a planing-mill at Millersburg,
which he now carries on. Mr. Neagley married, Dec.
22, 1853, E. E. Murray, daughter of John and Anna
Murray. *
JOSEPH H. NISLEY.
Joseph Herman Nisley, son of Martin Nisley (1786-
1868) and Fanny Landis (1788-1871), was born Feb.
11, 1831, in Lower Swatara township, Dauphin Co.,
Pa. He was educated in the public schools, brought
up a farmer, and afterwards engaged in the hardware
business at Middletown. In 1865 he was appointed
United States assessor, serving until elected pro-
thonotary of the county, which office he acceptably
filled from 1867 to 1873. He represented the county
of Dauphin in the State Legislature in 1875-78. He
is now connected with the Middletown Furniture
Manufactory, one of the successful industries of that
growing town. Mr. Nisley married Mary Catharine
Croll, daughter of Henry and Mary Croll, and their
children are Annie Croll, Lillian Frances (married
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
591
William M. Lauman), Mary Josephine, and Fannie
Heikes.
MORTIMER O'CONNER, M.D.
Mortimer O'Conner is a native of County Kerry,
Ireland. He received a classical education ; com-
menced the study of medicine at Dublin, in October,
1846, and graduated there May 6, 1851. For a period
of ten years he was connected with the English ser-
vice as medical officer. He came to America perma-
nently in 1863, and on the 13th of February, 1864, mar-
ried Susan Frances Haldeman, daughter of Jacob M.
Haldeman and Eliza E. Jacobs, of Harrisburg. He
resides in that city, partly in practice of his profession.
" Upland," afterwards Chester, now Delaware County,
and resided in or near Darby, where or in Philadel-
phia County the descendants long continued to re-
side. John Pearson, his grandfather, resided for the
most of a long life in the village of Darby, or on his
farm in its vicinity, during which time he raised a nu-
merous family and held several offices of trust and im-
portance, among others that of State senator for four
years, of which body he acted as Speaker for some
period about the year 1800. In the year 1827 he sold
his farm in Delaware County and moved to New-
castle, then Mercer County, Pa., where he died in
the year 1829, in the eighty-ninth year of his age.
Bevan Pearson, his fourth son, emigrated to Mercer
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HON. JOHN J. PEARSON.
John J. Pearson held the office of president judge
of the Twelfth Judicial District of Pennsylvania,
composed of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon,
for a period of nearly thirty-three years. Of Judge
Pearson's early family history we know but little.
Tradition says that they emigrated from Cheshire,
England, to the Province of Pennsylvania at a very
early period, and settled in what was then called
County, Pa., with his family in the year 1S05, and
settled on a tract of wild land which he had pre-
viously purchased, cleared a comparatively large
farm, and constructed good buildings. He had on
the 25th of October, 1795, married Anna Warner ;
they are the parents of the subject of our present
memoir, who was their third son. They lived on
their farm until they moved to the town of Mercer
in the year 1809, where they resided for the re-
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
mainder of their lives. At the election in the fall of
1808, Bevan Pearson was elected to the Legislature of
Pennsylvania from Mercer County, and in the spring
of 1809 was appointed to fill the offices of prothono-
tary, clerk of the several courts, register of wills, and
recorder of deeds for that county, all of which offices
he held for a period of nine years. He filled various
other important county offices afterwards by elec-
tion or appointment, and died on the 27th of Septem-
ber, 1842 ; his wife, Anna, died on the 6th of April,
1855.
John James Pearson was born in Delaware
County, Pa., on the 25th of October, 1800, and was
taken with his father's family to Mercer County in
the fifth year of his age. He received a reasonably
good education in the best school of that county, in
a grammar boarding-school, for the Latin and Greek
languages, and by private tuition became very con-
versant in the Latin language and various branches
of science, but never had the advantage of a regular
collegiate education. He wrote for a considerable
time in his father's office, and in the month of Janu-
ary, 1820, entered on the study of the law, under the
instruction of the Hon. John Banks, then a lawyer
of high standing and extensive practice in Mercer
and the neighboring counties, and who was after-
wards elected for several different terms to the Con-
gress of the United States, and ultimately appointed
president judge of the Third Judicial District, com-
posed of the counties of Berks, Northampton, and
Lehigh, which office he filled for over ten years,
with great honor to himself and benefit to the pub-
lic.
Mr. Pearson, after studying law diligently for two
and a half years, was admitted to the bar at the
August term of the court in Mercer County in the
year 1822. A few months afterwards he removed to
Franklin, Venango Co., and entered on the practice
of his profession in the counties of Crawford, Mercer,
Venango, and Warren, in all of which he practiced
regularly, and occasionally in those of Erie, Beaver,
and Butler, it being the practice of the lawyers of that
day to travel around large circuits. A considerable
portion of the legal business of Western Pennsylvania
then was the trial of land titles, with which Mr. Pear-
son became very familiar. In the spring of 1830 he re-
moved with his family to Mercer, his former home, and
continued to reside there and practiced his profes-
sion iu the same counties enumerated until the year
1849, when, on the 7th day of April of that year, he
was, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate, appointed by William F. Johnson, Governor of
the State, to the office of president judge of the
Twelfth Judicial District, composed of the counties of
Dauphin and Lebanon, and moved with his family to
Harrisburg in the summer of that same year, where
he has resided ever since.
The judicial business of Dauphin County was
found at that time to be greatly in arrears, being back
as much as five or six years. This was partly owing
to the large population, but mainly to the great
amount of State business: all of the pecuniary claims
by or against the Commonwealth had then and now
to be tried in the county of Dauphin. With great
labor and perseverance the business was in a few
years so brought up that all cases desired to be heard
could be tried in a short and reasonable time. The
causes in Lebanon County were generally tried at the
second term.
A change having been made in the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, by which the judges were made elective,
the president judges for a period often years, he was,
in the autumn of 1851, elected and commissioned
president judge of the same district, and again elected
in the years 1861 and 1871, each time by a unanimous
vote of the people, and without opposition.
The judicial business of this district was of more
than ordinary magnitude and importance, involving
as it did very many claims of the commonwealth of
immense amount and great constitutional difficulty,
involving momentous questions both under the Con-
stitution of the United States and of this State, be-
sides a more than ordinary amount of new and im-
portant criminal cases, and those arising on the equity
side of the court.
His term of office expired on the first Monday of
January, 1882, he having declined a re-election, being
then in his eighty-second year.
During his residence in Mercer he was twice elected
to office, — first to the Congress of the United States, for
the couuties of Beaver and Mercer, for the years 1835
and 1836, and afterwards, in the autumn of 1837, to
the Senate of Pennsylvania, for the same counties for
four years, for three of which he acted as chairman
of the judiciary committee, then the most important
and laborious one of the body ; the duties were per-
formed to the general satisfaction.
In the term of his judicial career he received from
three different colleges of the State the honorable de-
gree of LL.D.
In Judge Pearson's long and laborious life he was
twice married, — first, on the 13th of October, 1827,
to Ellen, only daughter of Gen. Samuel Hays, a very
prominent politician of Venango County. She died
in February, 1840. Afterwards, on July 12, 1842, he
married Mary Harris Briggs, only daughter of Joseph
and Caroline Briggs, granddaughter of Gen. John
Andre Hanna, and great-granddaughter of John
Harris, the founder of Harrisburg. She is still liv-
ing.
BENJAMIN S. PETEKS.
Benjamin Snyder Peters, son of William Peters and
Elizabeth Snyder, was born March 19, 1834, in Lon-
donderry township, Dauphin Co., Pa. His grand-
father, Jacob Peters, was a native of Lebanon County,
and died there. He married Barbara Beeley, of Leb-
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anon. She died at Altoona. Their son, William
Peters, was born in Londonderry township, now Cone-
wago township, Oct. 27, 1811, and is still living.
His wife was Elizabeth Snyder, daughter of Abraham
Snyder, a native of Switzerland. She was born April
15, 1812, in Londonderry township, and is living.
Benjamin S. Peters received a common school edu-
cation, and at the age of sixteen entered a store
at Kelly's Corner, Lebanon Co., to learn merchan-
dising, and afterwards at Myerstown. In 1858 he
commenced business at Palmyra Landing, in Leb-
anon County, where he remained until 1S62, when
he removed to Middletown, where he entered into
partnership with his uncle in the mercantile trade.
At the dissolution of the firm he purchased the
store of Yetman Eves, and for several years was
the senior partner of the firm of Peters & Brother.
He retired from business in January, 1883, and when
the Farmers' Bank was established was made a direc-
tor and chosen president, which position he now fills.
Mr. Peters married in November, 1855, Sarah Rupp,
daughter of John Rupp and Polly Beane, of Lebanon
County, and their children were Emma, Jerome G.,
and Elizabeth.
HUGH PITCAIRN, M.D.
Hugh Pitcairn, son of John Pitcairn and Agnes
McEwing, was born in Johnston, Scotland, in August,
1845. While in his infancy his parents came to the
United States, and settled in Allegheny City, Pa.
His early education was acquired in the common
and high schools of that city. In 1859 he entered
the office of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Pittsburgh
to learn telegraphy. In less than six months he was
directed to take charge of the telegraph-office situated
at the end of double track, Mill Creek, Huntingdon
Co., where he continued one year, when he was ap-
pointed operator in the general office at Altoona. In
this place he fulfilled the duties of clerk and operator
until 1865, when he was called to Harrisburg as assist-
ant train-master of the Northern Central Railway.
Subsequently he was promoted to the situation of
train-master, and two months later received the ap-
pointment of acting assistant superintendent and
superintendent of the Susquehanna Division, while
the directory at their ensuing meeting confirmed him
as assistant general superintendent, and in this capa-
city he served two years. He was offered the posi-
tion of superintendent of the Lehigh Coal and Navi-
gation Company, with the office at Mauch Chunk,
Carbon Co., Pa. (now known as the Lehigh and Sus-
quehanna Railroad, leased by the Central Railroad of
New Jersey), but later was sent by the president of
the Pennsylvania Railroad to Kentucky for the pur-
pose of completing and taking charge of the Evans-
ville, Henderson and Nashville Railroad. After the
completion of this road he was appointed general
superintendent, and assisted in the purchase of the
Edgefield and Kentucky Railroad, thus making a
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through line from Nashville, Tenn., to Evansville,
Ind. He continued in charge of this road until its
sale to the St. Louis and Southeastern Railroad,
when he accepted the position of superintendent of
the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad
(Pan-Handle Route) at Pittsburgh, where he con-
tinued until the early part of 1875, when failing
health compelled him to resign. He then went to
Europe, attending clinical lectures in the hospitals of
London, subsequently graduating from Hahnemann
Medical College, Philadelphia. In 1880 he located
at Harrisburg in the practice of his profession. Prior
to leaving for Europe he had associated with H. C.
Dean, of Altoona, as proprietor and editor of the Al-
toona Daily and Weekly Tribune, one of the largest
and best inland papers of the State, and has con-
tinued to hold the same until the present time,
though taking very little part in its active manage-
ment since he entered the practice of medicine. *
C. A. RAHTER, M.D.
Charles A. Rahter, son of Christian Rahter and
Charlotte Wehmeier, was born Aug. 9, 1839, near
Minden, Westphalia, Prussia. His parents came to
America about 1845, and settled near Littlestown,
Adams Co., Pa. Charles A. was educated at the
Hanover Classical Institute, Littlestown, and at Penn-
sylvania College, Gettysburg. Commenced the study
of medicine, attending his first course of lectures at
the University of Maryland, and the second course at
the Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, from
which institution he graduated in July, 1864. He
began the practice of his profession in Harrisburg in
July, 1865, where he has continued, except during
the time he was absent in Europe; was acting assist-
ant surgeon United States army at Fairfax Seminary,
Va., and Campbell, Washington, D. C, general hos-
pitals in 1864-65. During the Franco-German war
he was an assistant surgeon at the garrison hospital,
Coblentz, on the Rhine, and surgeon in charge of the
barrack hospital, St. Johann, Saarbrucken, Germany.
At the close of the war he resigned, traveled through
France, Switzerland, Italy, and Austria, returned to
Harrisburg, and resumed the general practice of his
profession. He was one of the founders of the
Dauphin County Medical Society, one of its presi-
dents, one of the vice-presidents of the Medical
Society of the State of Pennsylvania, and a member
of the Pathological Society of Philadelphia.
Dr. Rahter married, in 1S75, Mary R. Keffer, daugh-
ter of Peter B. and Ann M. Keffer.
JACOB RIFE.
Jacob Rife, son of Henry Rife and Susan Shelly,
was born March 2, 1805, in now Londonderry town-
ship, Dauphin Co., Pa. He was educated in the
schools of the time, and worked on a farm until he
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
went to learn the tanning trade with William King,
of Middletown. He afterwards carried on the busi-
ness for himself several years at what is known as the
Keystone Tannery, at the same time conducting a
small farm, now within the limits of the borough.
Mr. Rife married, on the 12th of August, 1828, Mary
Bomberger, daughter of Jacob and Sophia (Ettele)
Bomberger, and their children were Susan, married
Lewis P. Brady; Sophia, married Enoch Matlack ;
Henry J., of Philadelphia; Mary, married William
C. Ross, of Iowa ; Joseph B. ; Margaret S., married
David C. Kolp, of Iowa; Clara Lawrence, John
Winebrenner, Jacob Flake, and William Bomber-
ger. Of the foregoing, John Winebrenner Rife, born
Aug. 14, 1846, was educated in the common schools
and Crittenden's Commercial, from which latter he
graduated in 1862. He learned tanning with his
father, and when the latter retired from active busi-
ness he and his brother Jacob took charge of the
Keystone Steam Tannery, where they are extensively
engaged in the manufacture of leather. He served
in the One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers. Jacob Flake Rife was born
Sept. 29, 1848 ; was educated in common schools and
at Pennsylvania College. He learned the tanning
trade with his father, and is now associated with his
brother above named in the business.
JOHN RINGLAND, M.D.
John Ringland, son of James Ringland and Mag-
dalene Bomberger, was born Jan. 9, 1825, in Middle-
town, Pa. His paternal grandfather was a native of
County Down, Ireland, and came to America in 1793.
He died at Laucaster, Pa., in 1842. His son, James
Ringland, born Dec. 5, 1795, in Chester County, Pa.,
settled in Middletown about 1821, where he entered
mercantile life, at first in charge of the store of John
Thompson, and subsequently establishing himself in
business in that place, and also a branch store at
Portsmouth, which was only opened during "the
rafting season," for the accommodation of the lum-
bermen. He married Magdalene Bomberger, daugh-
ter of John Bomberger, born Sept. 16, 1799, who is
yet living in Middletown. They had four children, —
John, James, who died in April, 1855 ; Eliza Jane,
married Samuel L. Yetter, of Middletown ; and Mary
M., married Benjamin F. Kendig, of Harrisburg.
John Ringland, the eldest, was educated in the com-
mon schools of Middletown. At the age of fifteen
he entered the Examiner and Herald office at Lan-
caster to learn the art of printing, with R. White
Middleton, who afterwards sold the office and re-
moved to Carlisle, where he purchased the Carlisle
Herald, John accompanying him, as also back again
to Lancaster, when he sold out the Herald and pur-
chased the Lancaster Union. Here he remained until
1845. In 1846, Mr. Ringland commenced the study
of medicine with Dr. Benjamin J. AViestling, of Mid-
dletown, and graduated from the medical depart-
ment of the University of Pennsylvania in 1850. He
located at Portsmouth, now Middletown, where he
entered upon the practice of medicine, but was sub-
sequently compelled to relinquish it owing to im-
paired hearing. In the fall of 1852 he engaged in
the lumber business at New Cumberland, in which
he continued until the spring of 1855, when he re-
turned to Middletown, and established himself in the
drug business. In 1860 he was elected recorder of
deeds and clerk of the Orphans' Court of Dauphin
County, and re-elected in 1863. While at Ports-
mouth, in 1850, a post-office was established there,
and Dr. Ringland appointed postmaster. He has
served as justice of the peace, was census enumerator
in 1880, and filled various borough offices. Dr. Ring-
land married, in 1850, Margaret E. Smith, daughter
of Henry Smith, of Middletown, and their children
were James Henry, Robert Wiestling, d. s. p., John,
Augustus, Kate Shelly, d. s. p., Mary Jane, Louisa
Bomberger, Harry Smith, d. s. p., Maggie Smith, d. s.
p., Anna Laura, Edwin Shott, d. s. p., Edith Matilda,
d. s. p., and Almeda Kunkel.
REV. THOMAS H. ROBINSON, D.D.
Thomas Hastings Robinson, son of William An-
drew Robinson (1795-1871) and his wife, Nancy Coch-
ran, was born Jan. 30, 1828, in Northeast township,
Erie Co., Pa. He entered Oberlin College, Lorain
County, Ohio, in 1846, having prepared in the pre-
paratory department of the same institution, and
graduated in 1850, pursuing the full course. During
his college vacations he taught in public and select
schools, and for a year or more after his graduation
he was principal of the academy at Ashtabula, Ohio,
and for six months was principal of the Normal
School at Farmington, Ohio. He entered the West-
ern Theological Seminary, Allegheny, Pa., in 1851,
graduating in April, 1854. He was licensed to preach
by the Presbytery of Ohio, June 13, 1854, and in July
following was called to the colleague pastorate of what
is now known as the Market Square Presbyterian
Church, Harrisburg, as an associate with the Rev.
William R. DeWitt, D.D. He began his ministration
in October, 1854, and was ordained and installed on
the 21st of January, 1855. After the withdrawal of
Rev. DeWitt, in 1864, and his decease in 1867, he has
continued in sole charge of the church. In 1868,
Hamilton College, New York, conferred upon him
the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. He has
been stated clerk of the Synod of Harrisburg 1870-
82, and now stated clerk of the Synod of Pennsylva-
nia, of which he was moderator one year. For one
or two years he was president of Wilson Female
College, Chambersburg, trustee of Princeton College,
N. J., since 1875, and a director of Allegheny Theo-
logical Seminary from 1874. The Rev. Dr. Robinson
married, 1856, Mary Wolf Buehler, daughter of
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Henry Buehler and Anna Margaretha Wolf, and their
children were Henry Buehler, Anna Margaretha, d. s.
p., William Andrew, Eliza MeCormick, Edward
Orth, Thomas Hastings, and Mary Buehler.
CAPT. ABNER RUTHERFORD.
Abner Rutherford, son of William Rutherford and
Sarah Swan, was born March 31, 1814, on the Ruth-
erford homestead in Swatara township, Dauphin Co.,
Pa. He is in the fourth generation from Thomas
Rutherford, the progenitor of the family in Pennsyl-
His energy and ability, combined with his business
habits, have produced that success which generally
follow. Mr. Rutherford married, Feb. 28, 1839, Ann
Espy, youngest daughter of William Espy, of Swatara,
and their children are William Franklin, Sarah Ann,
Susan Elizabeth, and Ada Byron, wife of Spencer F.
Barber, of Williamsburg, Pa.
CAPT. JOHN B. RUTHERFORD.
John Brisban Rutherford, son of Samuel Ruther-
ford and Elizabeth Brisban, was born Nov. 28, 1805,
vania. He received the education afforded by the
select schools of Paxtang Valley, and most of his life
he has passed in farming. For several years he has
been president of the First National Bank of Hum-
melstown ; has been identified with other corpora-
tions, and active in various local enterprises of the
day. In 1835 he was a captain of the Tenth Com-
pany, Ninety-eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Militia.
For many years he has been one of the vice-presi-
dents of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society,
in the founding of which he took a prominent part.
in now Swatara township, Dauphin Co., Pa., on the
farm where he now resides. He is the great-grandson
of Thomas Rutherford, the progenitor of the family
here. Being the only surviving son, he.succeeded to
the farm property of his father upon'his^death^Nov.
26, 1S33, and has made farming his main business
through life. In early manhood Mr. Rutherford was
elected captain of the Dauphin Cavalry, and hence
his military title. He has been active in politics, and
was elected member of the Legislature on the Whig
ticket in 1848, and re-elected in 1S49. In 1847 he
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was elected to the State Senate for three years on the
Republican ticket. He has been treasurer of Penn-
sylvania State Agricultural Society for a long time,
elected in 1864, and re-elected annually ever since.
Mr. Rutherford has been identified with the various
offices in his township, and in old Paxtang Church is
a ruling elder. He married, March 19, 1833, Keziah
Parke, of Chester County, and have issue.
COL. SAMUEL SHOCH.
Michael Shoch, the grandfather of Col. Samuel,
was a native of Germany, and on his emigration to
America settled near Philadelphia. He had several
children, among whom was John, whose birth oc-
curred at the paternal home near Philadelphia. He
in 1792 removed to Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., and
there remained until his death in 1842. He married
Miss Salome Gilbert, of Philadelphia, and had
children; — Mary, Sarah, Rebecca, Eliza, Cassandra,
Samuel, John, Jacob, and one who died in childhood.
Samuel, whose life is here briefly sketched, was born
in Harrisburg, May 28, 1797. His career covers some
of the most eventful periods in our national history,
and has been so closely identified with local events
that it forms an inseparable part of them. His early
education was commenced at preparatory schools be-
fore the establishment of the present school system,
and continued at the Nottingham Academy, Cecil
Co., Md. His further education and preparation for
professional life were the result of personal applica-
tion directed only by himself.
As early as 1812 he was recorder of patents under
John Cochran, secretary of the land-office, and re-
corder of surveys in the office of Andrew Porter,
then surveyor-general. In September, 1814, he joined
the Harrisburg Artillerists, a company formed within
twenty-four hours after the British had burned the
capitol at Washington, and was the youngest man in
the four companies that volunteered from Harrisburg
on that occasion. The company marched to York
and thence to Baltimore, and remained on duty there
until the British withdrew and abandoned their con-
templated attack on that city.
In May, 1817, he began the study of law under
Hon. Amos Ellmaker, attorney-general, and was ad-
mitted to the Dauphin County bar in 1820. He was
always aggressive, and as a young lawyer displayed
great energy and fearlessness in prosecuting what he
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believed to be wrong. He took an active part in an
unsuccessful attempt to impeach Judge Franks, of the
Lebanon and Dauphin district, for alleged offenses.
In 1835 he was elected clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives by a union of the Whig and Anti-Masonic
members, defeating Francis R. Shunk, the Democratic
candidate. In 1837 he was secretary to the conven-
tion which gave us the Constitution under which
Pennsylvania lived from 1838 to 1873, and at the
adjournment of that body was unanimously thanked.
The colonel finds special pleasure in recounting his
services with that body.
In 1839 he cast his fortunes with Columbia, and
went there to live, having been elected cashier of the
Columbia Bank and Bridge Company. The company
had a nominal capital of $150,000, but actually not
more than $80,000 to $100,000, as a bridge costing
more than $175,000 had been swept away by an ice
freshet in 1832, and the loss had not been wholly
made up. The capital was afterwards increased, first
to $250,000, and in 1837 to $322,500, with a change
of title to Columbia Bank. In 1865 the bank ac-
cepted the national bank law and became the Colum-
bia National Bank, with a capital of $500,000, at
which it still remains, with a surplus fund of $150,-
000. He has thus maintained official relations with
the corporation as its cashier and president for forty-
four years, during a period the events of which are
matters of local history.
Col. Shoch was, in 1842, married to Mrs. Hannah
Evans, daughter of Amos Slaymaker, of Lancaster
County, who was the leading manager of the line of
stages between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Her
death having occurred in March, 1860, he contracted
a second alliance in August, 1865, with Miss Anna
E., daughter of Robert Barber, of Columbia, Pa.
In 1848, Col. Shoch was appointed aid to Governor
William Johnson, which by courtesy conferred upon
him the title of colonel, a title by which he is better
known than by his Christian name.
In 1860 the colonel was a member of the State
committee of the Republican party, and a delegate
to the National Convention at Chicago which nomi-
nated Abraham Lincoln, the martyr President.
During the war he was foremost in deeds of charity
and patriotism, and presented to the first company
formed in Columbia a beautiful and costly silk flag.
He always took a warm interest in our public schools,
and through his active exertions and liberal dona-
tions the "Shoch Library," in honor of its patron,
was established.
Col. Shoch also took an active interest in local en-
terprises, and was at one and the same time president
of the Columbia Gas and Water Companies, the Old
Public Ground Company, and the Marietta, Chestnut
Hill and Washington Turnpike-Road Companies.
He was also treasurer of the Reading and Columbia
Railroad Company, but resigned in 1862, before going
abroad on a continental tour. He was for ten vears
president of the school board of the borough of
Columbia, during which period a spacious edifice, de-
voted to the use of the public schools, was erected.
He served a term as director of the poor of Lancaster
County, two terms as county auditor, was a trustee of
the Millersville Normal School, and director of the
Wrightsville, York and Gettysburg Railroad. If
responsible official positions are a measure of public
confidence, then Col. Shoch was favored above all
his fellow-citizens.
The colonel was always an active worker in the
Sunday-school cause. In the early part of his profes-
sional career, he was both a teacher and superin-
tendent of the Sunday-school of the Lutheran Church
in Harrisburg. Within the last ten years his youthful
enthusiasm for the cause has been specially reawak-
ened, and his active services as teacher of a Bible class
in the Columbia Fifth Street Presbyterian Sunday-
school, together with the erection, furnishing, and en-
dowment of their beautiful chapel (named "Salome"
in honor of his mother) attests the sincerity of his
motives. In 1854 and for several years thereafter,
he maintained at his own expense a public night-
school, employed teachers, and furnished books, etc.,
for the benefit of apprentices and other young persons
who could not attend school during the day, and was
happily rewarded by finding the school well attended.
Many of the pupils since grown up have become
prominent and well-to-do citizens, who gratefully ac-
knowdedge the advantages they derived from the
enterprise.
In politics he has been uniformly and radically
anti-Democratic, a great admirer of Thaddeus Ste-
vens, and is in full accord with Republican adminis-
tration.
The colonel's has been an eventful and busy life,
and even now, when he has just crossed the threshold
of his eighty-sixth year, not a single duty is neg-
lected, not a responsibility evaded, and not an
energy relaxed.
Having faithfully performed the duties of cashier
of the Columbia National Bank for a period of thirty-
nine years, he was, in December, 1878, elected its
president, and notwithstanding his age, continues his
routine of duties, beginniug at eight o'clock in the
morning and remaining to witness the settlement of
all accounts after the bank closes. His principal di-
version is his violin, an instrument of unusual excel-
lence, which affords him many happy hours.
With a mind fresh and vigorous, and with a re-
markable activity of body and buoyancy of step, he
has reasonable expectations of passing many more
years of usefulness.
RT. REV. J. F. SHANAHAX.
Jeremiah Francis Shanahan was born July 17, 1S34,
at Silver Lake, Susquehanna Co., Pa. He was edu-
cated at the Academy of St. Joseph's, Binghamton,
N. Y., afterwards entering the Theological School of
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St. Charles Borromeo, at Philadelphia, from which he
graduated, and was ordained to the priesthood the 3d
of July, 1859. He was then appointed rector of the
school preparatory to the Theological Seminary, where
he continued until his appointment as bishop of the
diocese of Harrisburg. His appointment dates from
3d March, 1863, and he was consecrated bishop by his
Grace the late Archbishop Wood, at Philadelphia, on
the 12th of July, 1863. Of the labors of Bishop
Shanahan, it need only be stated that in the period
which has intervened the new Roman Catholic dio-
cese of Harrisburg has wonderfully increased in the
number of priests, laity, churches, and parochial
Ursinus College, then known as Freeland Seminary.
He taught school three years, then entered Dickinson
Seminary at Williamsport, where he graduated an
A.B. in 1862. Resumed school-teaching for two years,
when he entered the office of Dr. Jacob Rickabaugh,
of Chester County, and in 1867 graduated from the
Medical Department of the University of Pennsyl-
vania. He located at Lancaster, where he practiced
eight years, when he removed to Wiconisco, Dauphin
Co., and resumed his profession. Dr. Schofield mar-
ried, June 27, 1871, Mary M. Black, daughter of
Hon. James Black, of Lancaster, and they had Eliza,
Isadore, James B., Gertrude, and Walter Shafer. *
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schools, to which the good bishop has recently estab-
lished a theological school.
EDWARD L. SCHOFIELD, M.D.
Edward Lane Schofield, son of Edward L. Scho-
field and Susanna Force, was born Nov. 16, 1840, in
Chester County, Pa. His father, of Scotch and Eng-
lish descent, born Oct. 30, 1796, in Chester County,
Pa., died May 30, 1865, at Reading, Pa., married Su-
sanna Force, of Chester County, who deceased Dec.
29, 1878. They had children,— William, Rebecca,
Jacob, Martha, Ellen (married Rev. H. A. Cleveland),
Isabella (married Rev. John F. Meredith), Sarah,
Edward L., and John W. Edward Lane was edu-
cated in the public schools of the county, and at
JACOB SHOPE, M.D.
Jacob Shope, son of Abraham Shope and Eliza-
beth Wasser, was born Sept. 6, 1819, in Lower Pax-
tang township, Dauphin Co., Pa. His mother was
the daughter of Dr. John L. Wasser, who was ship-
surgeon on a Swiss vessel, and emigrated to America
in 1769. His advantages of an early education were
limited, and at the age of sixteen entered the office of
the Gospel Publisher as an apprentice to the art of
printing. He subsequently took charge of the office
as foreman, then spent some time at Philadelphia,
when returning to Harrisburg he there remained
until the spring of 1840. He commenced the study
of medicine with his uncle, Dr. David Shope, and
began the practice of medicine in 1842, and upon
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the death of the latter located at Hummelstown,
taking charge of the large practice left by the for-
mer. Until 1865 he continued in the active prose-
cution of his profession, and with much success. Dr.
Shope married, in 1843, Esther Mann, daughter of
E. J. Mann, of Hummelstown. Their children were
Charles David (at the age of seventeen enlisted in
Capt. Matthew's company of the One Hundred and
Seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers; was
severely wounded in the hip at Gettysburg ; subse-
quently rejoined his command ; promoted sergeant-
major of Col. McCoy's regiment; killed in front of
Petersburg June 19, 1864), Elizabeth, Ernest Mann,
Ada Esther, Agnes May, and Carrie Lenah.
MAJOR H. J. SHEAFER.
Henry Jackson Sheafer, son of Michael Sheafer
and Susan Cloud, was born May 21, 1826, in Lancaster
County, Pa. When about six years of age his father
removed to what was then called " Bear Gap," now
Wiconisco, in the upper end of Dauphin County.
Here he resided with his parents, getting a few
months' schooling during the winter season, until the
age of fifteen, when he went to learn the drug busi-
ness at Harrisburg. He continued in this employ-
ment for four years, when he went to South Carolina
and resided for some time in Columbia, the capital.
Coming North, he settled in the town of Milton,
Northumberland Co., and engaged in the drug trade.
In 1848 he was married to America O. Wood, daugh-
ter of Nicholas B. Wood. At the death of his father,
he removed to the old home at Wiconisco, for the
purpose of settling his father's estate.
In 1856 he removed to Mendota, Dakota Co., Minn.,
where he engaged in the lumber business, in connec-
tion with Eli Pettijohn and Franklin Steele, of Fort
Snelling. They built a large mill at the mouth of
the Minnesota River, and had extensive yards on the
Minnesota River. In the fall of 1858 he was elected
a member of the Minnesota Legislature from Dakota
County, and for some time took an active part in the
politics of the young State. After the breaking out
of the war all business was completely paralyzed,
and in the fall of 1861 he returned to Harrisburg.
During the winter of 1861-62 he recruited a company
for the One Hundred and Seventh Regiment Penn-
sylvania Volunteers, and was mustered into service as
captain of Company I. At the battle of Antietam
his brigade fought in the noted corn-field almost
fronting the Dunkard Church, and suffered terribly in
killed and wounded. At one time, the line being
driven back, both color-bearers were shot dead and
left on the field. Capt. Sheafer, ascertaining the fact,
returned alone and rescued the colors, and rejoined
his command without injury. On Dec. 21, 1862, he
was commissioned major of the regiment. In the
Gettysburg campaign, on the first day of the fight,
shortly after Reynolds was killed, Maj. Sheafer was
severely wounded, but did not leave the field until
the afternoon of the third day's fighting. Early in
the fall he rejoined his command and participated
with his regiment in the many battles they were en-
gaged in up to March 8, 1865 (the expiration of his
term of service), and was mustered out. After the
war he made Harrisburg his permanent home and
engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1873 he was
elected sheriff of Dauphin County, serving his term
of three years.
HON. JOHN W. SIMONTON.
John Wiggins Simonton was born in West Hanover
township, Dauphin Co., in 1830 (the exact register of
his birth is missing from the record), son of Hon.
William Simonton, son of William and Elizabeth W.,
daughter of Rev. James Snodgrass. His preparatory
education was received at the country school near
Hanover Church, continued at the Strasburg Acad-
emy, Lancaster County, then at Lafayette College,
Easton, graduating at the College of New Jersey in
1850. His choice of profession was the law, and was
entered as a student with Hon. Hamilton Alricks at
Harrisburg, admitted to practice at the April term,
1853. With a very brief interval his residence has
since been at Harrisburg. He married, July 8, 1856,
Sarah H., daughter of George Kunkel, merchant, and
Catharine Ziegler. It may be safely said of Judge
Simonton that he never sought an office, his ambition
was to be a thorough lawyer, and as such win success,
and before office sought him he was considered a safe
counselor as well as capable one. He was chosen
district attorney in 1866. As soon as another oppor-
tunity presented itself to honor him with higher sta-
tion, his fellow-citizens chose him without serious
opposition, in 1881, president judge of the Twelfth
Judicial District of Pennsylvania, to succeed Judge
Pearson. Every opinion handed down since he has
held this important position has shown an intimate
knowledge of the laws of his native State, of his lit-
erary ability, acute perception of such facts as are
necessary in considering cases, and in nearly every
instance have been sustained by the higher court.
GEORGE W. SIMMONS.
George Washington Simmons, son of Robert Sim-
mons and Sarah Ward, was born Feb. 17, 1814. in
Lower Paxtang township, Dauphin Co., Pa. His
father was a native of Paxtang, of English ancestry,
and died about 1859, aged seventy-five years. He mar-
ried Sarah Ward, daughter of John Ward and Eliza-
beth Whitley, daughter of Capt. Michael Whitley,
of Paxtang. She died at Dauphin at the age of sev-
enty-three. The children of Robert Simmons and his
wife, Sarah Ward, were George, Washington, John,
Jane (married Samuel Fertig), Matilda (married
McCullough), Robert, and Mary (married Revere Het-
zel). George W., the subject of this sketch, passed his
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early years on his father's farm, came to Harrisburg
in 1831, and learned chair-making, with George W.
Boyd. After serving his apprenticeship, he began
business for himself, which he carried on about ten
years. He was for three years in charge of a packet-
boat on the Pennsylvania Canal, and from 1849 to
1862, a baggage-master on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
He was subsequently elected warden of the Dauphin
County prison, a position he filled fourteen years,
when he retired from active life. Mr. Simmons mar-
ried in 1836, Elizabeth Bates, of Middle Paxtang, and
their children have been : John (who died at Phila-
delphia, in 1881), William Henry (d. s. p.), Major
Oliver, Annie, Martha (married Nelson Kilgore), and
Frank.
ALEXANDER SLOAN.
Alexander Sloan, son of Robert Sloan (1769-1833)
and Sarah McCormick (1779-1843), was born Oct. 9.
1802, at Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., Pa. He was edu-
cated in the private and select schools of Harrisburg,
especially under that eminent mathematician, James
Maginnis. He learned the trade of cabinet-maker with
his father, and, after the latter's death, continued the
business alone up to 1864, after that period for several
years in connection with Mr. Boyd. Mr. Sloan married
Sept. 19, 1833, Mary Todd, daughter of James and
Sarah Todd, of Hanover. She died at Harrisburg on
the 2d of December, 1871, in her sixty-third year, and
their children were Robert (d. s. p.), Sarah (married
H. Murray Graydon), Margaret A. (married Harry
Shantz), and Isabella D. (d. s. p.).
ROBERT SNODGRASS.
Robert Snodgrass, son of Benjamin Snodgrass (1791-
1861) and Ann Wilson (1797-1843), was born Oct.
12, 1836, in East Hanover township, Dauphin Co.,
Pa. He entered Lafayette College in 1854, and grad-
uated in July, 1857. He prepared for the study of the
law in Virginia, in 1860 and 1861, and subsequently
studied with John W. (now Judge) Simonton, and
admitted to the bar of Dauphin County May 4, 1863.
He was United States commissioner prior to 1871,
prothonotary of Supreme Court, Middle District,
from November, 1871, to January, 1882. Since Jan-
uary, 1882, he has been deputy attorney-general of
Pennsylvania. He was married, Dec. 25, 1866, to
Anna E., daughter of William and Ann Peale, of
Shippensburg, Pa., and their children are Frank
Peale, Horace Wilson, Robert Davis, and Anna Mc-
Nair Snodgrass.
JOHN D. SNYDER.
John D. Snyder, son of John Snyder and Eliza-
beth Wert, was born Dec. 9, 1827, in Lykens Valley.
His grandfather, Leonard Snyder, of German parent-
age, was born in Lancaster County, and settled on a
farm in Lykens Valley. He married Anna Maria
Shott, of the valley, and had children, — John, Samuel,
and Elizabeth. John married Elizabeth Wert, and
they had among others Jacob, Leonard, John D., and
Emanuel. The early life of John D. Snyder was
spent on the homestead farm. At the age of seventeen
he went to Berrysburg and learned the trade of an
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iron-moulder. On finishing his trade, he passed one
year in working at his occupation in Pittsburgh, when
he purchased an interest in the establishment of his
former employer at Berrysburg, which business he
continued. In 1863 he was elected a justice of the
peace; in 1871 an associate judge of the county,
and at the expiration of his term of office re-elected
to his former position, which he now holds. Judge
Snyder married, in 1849, Hannah Lark, daughter of
Christopher Lark, and their children were Sarah
Jane (married Peter S. Bergstresser), Lewis F., Ann
Mary, Edwin G., John T., Rachel B., Catharine E.,
Joseph H., and Arthur L., of whom five are living.
Mr. Snyder has been a zealous friend to all measures
for the advancement of the cause of education and
the advancement of the industrial interests of his
neighborhood.
REV. W. H. H. SNYDER.
William H. H. Snyder, son of John Snyder (1812-
1856) and Jane Howe (1812-1844), was born Dec. 9,
1836, at McConnellstown, Huntingdon Co., Pa. In
early life he attended the common school at McCon-
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nellstown, and subsequently was clerk in a dry-goods
store, also in Read & Son's drug-store, in Hunting-
don, and in the spring of 1855 entered the academy
at Mercersburg, Pa., where he studied theology, and
in the fall of the same year the Tuscarora Academy,
of Juniata County, Pa. He taught school in the win-
ter of 1856, and returned to Tuscarora Academy in
the spring of 1857 ; entered Franklin and Marshall
College, at Lancaster, Pa., in September, 1857, and
graduated from that institution in July, 1861. He
was pastor of the Reformed Church (English) at
Akron, Ohio, from Jan. 1, 1864, to Dec. 16, 1864, and
commenced his pastorate of Salem Reformed Church,
Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 18, 1864. He was chaplain of
the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania in 1873,
and chaplain of the Senate of Pennsylvania in 1876.
He has been secretary of the Board of Missions of the
Synod of the United States for ten years, also a mem-
ber of the Board of Trustees of Synod for two terms
(ten years). He married, April 20, 1865, Mary
Naomi, daughter of Daniel and Mary Erisman, of
Lancaster, Pa., and their children are Mary and John
Paul.
ELI SWAB.
Eli Swab, son of Jacob Swab and Catharine Metz,
was born the 7th of October, 1823, in Mifflin (now
Washington) township, Dauphin Co., Pa. He was
brought up on his father's farm, and received the
limited education offered by the schools of the Lykens
Valley region prior to the introduction of the com-
mon-school system. He afterwards learned the trade
of a tanner, but never pursued the business. He
began merchandising at Williamstown, which he con-
tinued for several years, but subsequently left it for
farming, in which he is now engaged. He was elected
one of the commissioners of the county of Dauphin
in 1874, and re-elected in 1876, serving six years, an
office he filled very acceptably. Mr. Swab married
Nell Cooper, daughter of John Cooper, one of the
representative men of the valley.
CHARLES V. THOME, M.D.
Charles Vesey Thome, son of Dr. Samuel H. Thome
and Margaret Jeffries, was born June 16, 1839, in
Palmyra, Lebanon Co., Pa. His father, born in 1806,
in Manheim, Lancaster Co., Pa., practiced medicine
forty-five years at Palmyra, and was not only a skillful
physician, but popular in his profession and a lead-
ing citizen, having several times been the Democratic
nominee for Congress, but defeated on account of his
party's minority vote. He died in 1880, and his
widow survives. Their children were Dr. William, of
Palmyra; Dr. Charles V. ; Emma J., married Dr. P.
J. Roebuck, of Litiz, formerly State senator; John,
and Samuel. Charles V. Thome, the subject of this
sketch, was educated at the common school and at
White Hall Academy. He was reading medicine
with his father as the Rebellion broke out, when he
enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Col. W. W. Jen-
nings. Upon being mustered out of service he re-
sumed the study of medicine, and graduated from the
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medical department of the University of Pennsylva-
nia in 1866. He practiced his profession one year at
Palmyra, when he was appointed assistant physician
in the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane at Har-
risburg, where he remained four years ; then two years
at Litiz, and in 1873 permanently locating at Early-
ville, Dauphin Co. Dr. Thome married in 1875,
Emma Early, daughter of M. Early, of East Han-
over.
ALEXANDER F. THOMPSON.
Alexander F. Thompson, son of Alexander Thomp-
son and Isabella Penman, was born Dec. 7, 1845, in
Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., Pa. His father was a
native of Dolkeith, Scotland, where his life until his
twenty-first year was spent, when he emigrated to
America and located in Schuylkill County, Pa., en-
gaging in the coal business. He died in December,
1873 ; was twice married, — first, to Isabella Penman,
of Scotland, and had nine children ; second, Mary
Bast, of Pottsville, and had eleven childreu. In 1857,
the father having removed to Porter township, in that
county, Alexander F. was employed either in labor
upon the farm or in mills owned by his father. On
Aug. 2, 1862, he enlisted in Company B, One Hun-
dred and Twentv-ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Vol-
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unteers, serving nine months. On the 30th of June,
1863, enlisted in Company E, Thirty-ninth Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia, serving during the
emergency. On the 20th of January, 1864, he joined
Company G, Seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran
Volunteers, in which he continued until the muster-
ing out of the regiment, Aug. 23, 1865. Mr. Thomp-
son resumed employment in coal-mines in various
parts of the State until 1871, when after an interval
spent in study and business he began the study of
law, and was admitted to the bar in 1876. The same
year he established himself at Lykens, where he has
continued to reside in the practice of his profession.
Mr. Thompson was elected to the Legislature, session
of 1881, and re-elected to that of 1883. He married,
Oct. 24, 1872, Lizzie A. Hawk, daughter of William
Hawk, of Wiconisco. *
JOHN TILL.
John Till, son of William Till and Catharine Miller,
was born April 13, 1804, in the district of Kensing-
ton, Philadelphia. His parents were natives of Phila-
delphia, and he was the fourth child of ten sons and
one daughter. Like his father, grandfather, and
most of his male relatives, John was brought up a ship-
builder, learning that trade with the Messrs. Vaughan,
of Kensington. In the winter of 1834 he came to Har-
risburg to build a boat for W. P. Orrick, of Reading,
who was extensively engaged in transportation on
the Pennsylvania and Union Canals. Returning to
Philadelphia after finishing his contract with Mr.
Orrick, he entered into partnership with James Main,
a ship-builder of that city, and removed to Harrisburg
in August, 1835, establishing a boat-yard at the foot
of North Street, on the canal. At that period boat-
building was the leading business at Harrisburg.
About 1840, owing to want of proper facilities, the
firm purchased a location on the west side of the
canal below Mulberry Street, where they constructed
a large basin connected with the canal on the tow-
path, over which they built a draw-bridge. At this
place they carried on the building of boats for many
| years. A large number of packet-boats were built
I by them. During the winter the packet- and other
boats of Leech & Co.'s extensive transportation line
were repaired, the number filling the basin and the
canal from Paxtang Street to now Herr Street, from
one winding bridge to the other. It may be here
stated that Messrs. Till & Main constructed on the
river-bank below Mulberry Street two boats and one
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
603
schooner for parties in New York City, which were
launched in the Susquehanna during a rise and
floated to the bay. In 1852 the firm erected a saw-
mill adjoining their boat-yard, where they carried on
a large lumber business. In 1853, Mr. Main died,
and for several years Mr. Till conducted the enter-
prise alone, subsequently engaging in the coal trade
a brief period, when he retired from all business pur-
suits. He served one term in the old Borough Coun-
cil, for sixteen years a member of the school board,
and was elected county treasurer for one term. Mr.
education as the schools there afforded. He subse-
quently became the general agent of the Lykens Val-
ley Coal Company, which necessitated his removal to
Millersburg. He was thus employed until 1861, and
four years later became identified with the Summit
Branch Coal Company as their agent, when he con-
structed the basin and pier used by that corporation
in their extensive operations. For several years he
was superintendent of the Wiconisco Canal. He was
thus actively employed until 1869, when he retired
from all business enterprises. He is now the presi-
l/U t -^*-~&tAJ
Till married, Nov. 6, 1825, Rebecca Rutter, of Phila-
delphia, who died May 16, 1871, at the age of sixty-
five years. Their surviving children are William B. ;
Rebecca, married G. L. Suttie, of New York ; and
Mary E., married David C. Burnite, of Harrisburg.
FRANCIS WENRICH.
Francis Wenrich, son of Peter Wenrich and Su-
sanna Umberger, was born Sept. 9, 1810, in Lower
Paxtang township, Dauphin Co., Pa. His father,
having been elected sheriff of the county, removed to
Harrisburg in 1819, where Francis received such
dent of the Millersburg Bank. He has ever evinced
a keen interest in the growth and prosperity of Mil-
lersburg, especially of its educational development.
Mr. Wenrich married, in 1839, Mary Light, daughter
of Squire Adam Light, of Millersburg, and their chil-
dren were Isadore (married Mr. Stoner), Joseph,
Marv, and Ellen. *
BENJAMIN J. WIESTLING, M.D.
Benjamin Joseph Wiestling, son of Samuel Chris-
topher Wiestling and Anna Maria Bucher, was born
Sept. 16, 1805, in Middle Paxtang, Dauphin Co., Pa.
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
He was educated in the public schools of Harrisburg,
whither his father removed in 1811, and also in the
old Harrisburg Academy. He began the study of
medicine with his father, and subsequently continued
under the instructions of his elder brothers, Drs. Sam-
uel C. and Joshua M. He attended lectures at the
University of Pennsylvania, graduating from the
medical department of that institution in March,
1827. He located at Middletown, Pa., where for over
a period of fifty years he has been in the practice of
his profession, and, although not as active as in his
younger years, his skill is constantly brought into
requisition. Dr. Wiestling married, June 23, 1831,
Matilda Eveline Ross, a native of Georgetown, D. C,
daughter of Andrew Ross and Hannah Templin.
GEN. EDWARD C. WILLIAMS.
Edward Charles Williams, sou of Charles Williams
(died 1835) and Rebecca Adams (died 1S49), was born
Feb. 10, 1820, in the city of Philadelphia, His father
was a native of Philadelphia, his mother of Mount
Holly, N. J., of Scotch parentage. The son was edu-
cated in the public schools of his native city, then
organized under the old Lancasterian system. He
learned the trade of a book-binder with Jacob Snyder,
completing it with Robert P. Desilver. He shortly
after came to Harrisburg, where he established himself
in business, firm of Clyde & Williams, book-binders
and stationers. For several years they did the State
binding and also published several important works.
In December, 1846, upon the call for volunteers for the
war with Mexico, Mr. Williams raised a company
called the Cameron Guards, which were accepted and
formed a part of the Second Pennsylvania Regiment,
As the history of that company is a portion of the
history of Capt. Williams, our readers are referred to
the sketch relating thereto. Previous to going to
Mexico he had been connected several years with the
old Dauphin Guards, one of the finest military or-
ganizations in the State, and was in service during
the Philadelphia riots of 1844. Upon Capt. Williams'
return from Mexico he was elected as an Indepen-
dent, in 1850, to the office of sheriff of Dauphin
County, serving the full term. When the Rebellion
broke out and a demand was made for troops, Gov-
ernor Curtin sent for Gen. Williams, who had been
commissioned several years prior brigadier-general of
Dauphin County militia, and at once directed to or-
ganize Camp Curtin, full particulars of which will be
found in " Dauphin County in the War for the Union."
Gen. Williams had the honor of being the first volun-
teer mustered into service for the defense of the Union.
After organizing Camp Curtin, he organized Camp
Slifer at Chambersburg. He commanded a brigade
during the three months' service, was with Patterson
in the Shenandoah, and subsequently mustered out at
Washington City. He was then appointed by Presi-
dent Lincoln, through Secretary of War Cameron,
colonel of the Lochiel Cavalry, directed to raise
twenty-four companies of that branch of the service,
which he accomplished in a very short time. Three
battalions of raw cavalry it was difficult to handle,
but by hard work Gen. Williams got his command
into splendid discipline and drill ; went into camp at
Jeffersonville, Ind., where he exchanged his Penn-
sylvania horses for good Kentucky stock. After in-
spection by Gen. Buford, he was ordered to the front
under Gen. Buell. On reaching Green River, and
when ready to cross that stream, Gen. Williams was
directed to take the advance, but the same evening,
the news of the capture of Fort Donelson obviating
that movement, he was ordered back, and his com-
mand cut up and distributed over Kentucky and Ten-
nessee. His own regiment, the Ninth Cavalry, be-
came very popular in that section with all classes of
people, owing to their good discipline and behavior.
Gen. Williams was at Henderson with his regiment
when Buell and Bragg made their march into Ken-
tucky ; was ordered to Louisville without delay, and
from thence to Crab Orchard, where he prevented
Kirby Smith's cavalry from entering Kentucky at
that point. His services in that campaign were in-
deed arduous. Owing, however, to a question of rank,
in which not only he but other officers in the volun-
teer service were concerned, he peremptorily resigned
and returned to Pennsylvania.
Gen. Williams was twice married, — first, Jan. 16,
1843, to Selina Hetzel, daughter of John Hetzel, of
Harrisburg; died May, 1865, at Harrisburg. He
married, secondly, June 5, 1873, at Chapman, Pa.,
Mrs. A. E. Hetzel. Gen. Williams is now a resident
of Chapman, Snyder Co., where he is engaged in
merchandising.
JOHN 0. WITMAN, M.D.
John Otto Witman, son of Benjamin Witman
(1774-1856) and Margaret Otto (died in 1843),
daughter of Dr. John A. Otto, was born Jan. 11,
1802, in Reading, Pa., and was educated at private
schools and the Reading Academy. He studied med-
icine under Dr. Luther Reily, attended lectures at
University of Pennsylvania in 1826-27, and received
the honorary degree of M.D. from the University of
Maryland in 1843. He commenced the practice of
medicine in Harrisburg in 1827, and continued till
1832, when he removed to Gratz, Dauphin Co., where
he practiced till 1837, when he returned to Harris-
burg and associated himself with Drs. Luther Reily
and E. L. Orth, which partnership continued till
1840. He then moved to Halifax, Dauphin Co.,
Pa., where he continued in an active and extensive
practice till the fall of 1870, when bodily infirmity
compelled him to relinquish all except office-work.
He was a clerk in the surveyor-general's office
uuder Gabriel Hiester during Shulze's administra-
tion, and physician to Dauphin County almshouse
in 1827-28. He was first married, April 17, 1828,
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to Caroline Orth, daughter of Henry and Rebecca
Orth. She was born in 1811, and died in Harris-
burg, Jan. 10, 1848. Their children were Dr. Henry
Orth, Luther Reily, Edward Lawrence, and Re-
becca Catharine, married Robert H. Moffitt, D.D.S.
His second wife was Margaret S., daughter of Wil-
liam Reed, of Dauphin County.
JAMES WORRALL, C.E.
James Worrall is a native of Limerick, Ireland, the
son of John Worrall, of that city, merchant, who
failed in business in consequence of some decree of
the first Napoleon. He had cargoes of provisions on
the ocean, and when the continental ports were closed
against them they had to be sacrificed or rot in the
ships, a fate which bankrupted their owner. He
then emigrated to this country, and being a man of
education be began teaching, in which occupation he
successfully continued until his death at Philadelphia
in 1845. He left a large family, of whom James, the
subject of our sketch, was the eldest. The latter en-
tered the establishment of Carey, Lea & Co., book-
sel.lers, where he remained several years, when he
secured a position on an engineer corps under Judge
F. W. Rawle. The first rod Mr. Worrall ever held
was on a railroad in Northumberland County in 1831,
and, strange to say, the road was only commenced to
be built in 1882, more than half a century later than
its preliminary survey. He continued with Judge
Rawle into 1832. In 1833, under Judge Benjamin
Wright, one of the engineers of the Erie Canal, he
assisted in making the surveys and maps of the great
St. Lawrence Canal, between Prescott and Cornwall.
He then joined the engineer corps on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, where he remained two years. In
the fall of 1835 he helped Col. Schlatter on a survey
across New Jersey for a railroad from Trenton to New
Brunswick, which, through the opposition of the
Camden and Amboy Railroad, was never built. Mr.
Worrall then took service on the James River and
Kanawha Canal, under Judge Wright, consulting
engineer, and Charles Ellet, Jr., constructing en-
gineer. He was subsequently called back to Penn-
sylvania by Hother Hage to make a survey over the
Allegheny Mountains on a line from the Cumberland
Valley to Pittsburgh. He was given the division
from Bedford across the mountains as far as the
Laurel Hill, a reconnoissance from thence to Greens-
burg, and again a survey from the latter point to the
Youghiogheny at the mouth of the Sewickly. This
was in 1838, and here Mr. Worrall first showed his
skill and judgment, but the fact of their existence
was not to be discovered until some forty-five years
afterwards, when the highest engineering ability of
the year 1882 was called upon for an opinion on the
location then made ; they unanimously pronounced
it the true location for the road, the South Pennsyl-
vania, and adopted it without hesitation. There
was some difficult engineering suggested by Col.
Worrall east of Bedford, upon which the syndicate of
engineers was called upon to pronounce, which also
they unanimously approved. It is questionable
whether it would not have been hard to find, in the
early history of engineering, an engineer who, lo-
cating a road upon a single examination, so marked
it, as that the improved science of forty years later
adopted it as the best without hesitation.
Limited as these personal sketches are, we can only
refer in brief to other points in the career of Col. Wor-
rall. He was afterwards engaged with Milnor Rob-
erts as principal assistant engineer in the Erie exten-
sion of the Pennsylvania Canal ; in 1S44 became in-
terested with others in canal and railroad contracts
in the United States and Canada. In 1850 he was
chief engineer of the Union Canal, where he continued
until the completion of its enlargement, when he
became principal engineer on the western division of
the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad. Upon the com-
pletion of this work he returned to Harrisburg. After
the year 1861 he acted as clerk in the quartermaster's
department during the war. At the close of the Re-
bellion he was again engineering across the State for
projected routes to the West; afterwards on a canal
survey in Illinois, returning to Pennsylvania in 1S69,
since which period he has been prominently identi-
fied with the fishery commission of the State, and to
him much that has been accomplished in that direc-
tion is due.
FRANCIS WTETH.
Francis Wyeth, son of John Wyeth and Louisa
Weiss, was born April 6, 1806, at Harrisburg, Pa.
He was educated at the Harrisburg Academy, and
learned the art of printing in his father's office,
subsequently entering Jefl'erson College, Canonsburg,
from which institution he graduated in November,
1827. On his return home his father, who had con-
ducted the Oracle of Dauphin thirty-five years, trans-
ferred that paper to his son, which he edited and
published several years. He also entered into the
business of bookseller and publisher. At the time
Mr. Wyeth took charge of the Oracle the Whig party
had just come into existence, of whose principles and
policy he was an enthusiastic supporter. Becoming,
however, tired of an editor's life, he sold out the news-
paper establishment about 1831, continuing his other
business until 1859, when he disposed of that. In
April, 1861, at the outbreak of the Rebellion, he was
placed in charge of the quartermaster's department
at Camp Curtin, where he continued until the gen-
eral government assumed control over all the militarv
organizations of the State.
On the 20th of July, 1S62, Governor Curtin ap-
pointed him one of the commissioners from Pennsyl-
vania to visit all the hospitals in the Army of the
Potomac, in the interest of the volunteer soldiers of
the State who were sick or wouuded, and, as his com-
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HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
mission read, " to supply the wants of the suffering
and needy as far as lies in your power, without in-
fringing on any of the regulations or rights of the
army, and assure each and all that their condition
awakens the liveliest interest and sympathy of the
people and Governor of Pennsylvania." Returning
home, he reported the condition of the wounded sol-
diers, with this recommendation, that where it is
possible " those from Pennsylvania be transferred to
hospitals in their own State, that they might be near
to their friends and acquaintances." This was sub-
sequently carried out during the continuance of the
war. On Nov. 28, 1863, he was again directed to
visit the various hospitals. For a long term of years
he has been one of the trustees of the Harrisburg
Academy, and since 1879 president of the same. Mr.
Wyeth married, May 29, 1829, Susan Huston Max-
well, daughter of William and Ann Maxwell, of
Franklin County, Pa., who died Dec. 24, 1841, at
Harrisburg, and they had among others William
Maxwell, of St. Joseph, Mo., John, and Francis H.,
of Philadelphia. Mr. Wyeth married, secondly, Sarah
C. Carson, daughter of Charles Carson, of Harris-
burg, and their children were Charles C. (died in
infancy) and Packer C, of Indian Territory.
JAMES YOUNG.
James Young is a grandson of Peter Young, gentle-
man, who resided near Sinking Springs, Berks Co.,
Pa., during the Revolutionary war, who performed
active service during that trying struggle, and whose
patriotism was evidenced by the public recognition
of the Continental authorities. On Dec. 14, 1776, he
was commissioned by the Council of Safety of Phila-
delphia second lieutenant of the Third Battalion of
Berks County militia. The commission is signed by
David Rittenhouse, vice-president. On May 17,
1777, he was commissioned by the Supreme Execu-
tive Council of Pennsylvania second lieutenant of a
company of foot in the Fourth Battalion of militia,
Berks County ; and on May 10, 1780, he was commis-
sioned by the same authority lieutenant of a company
in the Sixth Battalion of militia, of the same county.
Those were the days in which militiamen fought the
battles of their country.
James Young's maternal grandfather was David
Ettla (son of David, who died in 1781), a native of
Germany, who emigrated to this country about 1756,
and settled at Middletown, Pa., where he pursued the
occupation of a tailor for the greater part of his life.
He was an important man in the history of the early
settlement of that now prosperous borough, and was
one of three commissioners appointed by the king of
England to raise the necessary funds for the building
of the old St. Peter's Lutheran Church, of Middle-
town. While in the performance of the duties in-
cumbent upon him in that position, he on one occa-
sion walked from Middletown to Philadelphia,
through what was then a desolate and almost im-
passable section of the State. He married Magda-
lena Oldweiler, also a native of Germany, and had
children, — David, who married Elizabeth Croll, ot
Middletown, settled at Covington, Ky., where he
died leaving issue ; Philip, who married Sarah Ra-
denbaugh, pursued the occupation of a hatter in Mid-
dletown, where his descendants still reside ; Conrad,
a shoemaker by trade, who married Annie Smuller,
of Middletown, pursued his vocation in Hummels-
town for some time, and died in 1836, leaving issue
still in Middletown ; Jacob, who married Miss Hertz,
of Harrisburg, and followed the calling of a shoemaker
at that place, where he died leaving issue ; and So-
phia, who married Peter Young.
James Young, son of Peter and Sophia Young, was
born at Swatara Hill, two miles east of Middletown,
Pa., on July 25, 1820. His father, Peter Young,
born Nov. 13, 1781, emigrated from Berks County,
and passed the greater part of his life in the business
of hotel-keeping. From 1820 to 1834 he was the pro-
prietor of the stage-house on Swatara Hill, and on
Feb. 1, 1835, took charge of the Washington House,
Middletown, and kept it until his demise on Sept.
29, 1844.
James Young enjoyed only a common-school edu-
cation, and passed his earliest years of usefulness in
assisting his father in the hotel business. At this
early period he evinced a remarkable degree of ac-
tivity and ambition, and willingly performed the
most menial labor if it conduced to his pecuniary
advantage. By close economy and a careful and
abstemious course of living, he had accumulated in
1839 a sum of money sufficient for him to purchase a
canal-boat, which he ran for one year between Holli-
daysburg and Philadelphia. In 1840 he established
a lumber-yard at Middletown, to which he subse-
quently added the coal business, and for twenty-six
years engaged in successful trade in these lines, at
the same time furnishing supplies to the Pennsylva-
nia Railroad Company under contract. He was also
the purchasing agent for the Northern Central Penn-
sylvania Railroad Company for a number of years,
and during the late war engaged in laying a portion
of the second track for that company, under contract.
About 1859 he purchased a valuable limestone quarry
at Leaman Place, Lancaster Co., which he still owns
and operates, and from which he has furnished a
large amount of stone for building the bridges and
abutments for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
James Young is emphatically a self-made man.
Though springing from good stock, he started out in
life a poor boy, and has won his present proud place
among the representative men of his State by faithful,
earnest work and the exercise of indomitable pluck
and resolution. He owns a large amount of real
estate in Middletown and elsewhere, including the
Washington Hotel, in which he began his business
life, the opera-house, and divers stores and dwelling-
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houses. He takes an active interest in local affairs,
and is identified with various local institutions and
enterprises. He is president of the American Tube
and Iron Company of Middle-town, president of the
Cameron Furnace of the same place, and a director
in the Commonwealth Guarantee Trust and Safe De-
posit Company of Harrisburg, of the Farmers' Bank
of Middletown, of the First National Bank of Le-
banon, Pa., of the Lochiel Rolling-Mill Company,
and has been a director of the Harrisburg, Ports-
mouth, Mount Joy and Lancaster Railroad Company
for over twenty years. He is also a member of the
State Board of Agriculture of Pennsylvania, by ap-
pointment of the Governor, and vice-president of the
State Agricultural Society.
Though politically a Republican, he has always
declined public position, feeling at the same time a
warm interest in State and national politics. He is a
regular attendant and supporter of St. Peter's Lu-
theran Church, of Middletown. He married Ann,
daughter of Isaac and Catharine Redsecker, of Eliza-
bethtown, Pa., on June 8, 1843, and his children have
been R. I. Young, residing in Baltimore, Md.;
Delanson J. (deceased) ; Catharine S., wife of H. P.
Dunbar, of Harrisburg; Sarah H. (deceased) ; James
S., engaged in business with his father; Simon Cam-
eron, civil engineer in the service of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company; and Henry P., residing at Co-
lumbia, Pa. *
JOHN Vf. YOUNG.
John Wesley YToung, son of Josiah Carothers Young
and Catharine Mary Kinter, was born Oct. 11, 1846,
at Rockville, Dauphin Co., Pa. He was educated in
the public schools of Harrisburg, read law in the
office of David Fleming, and was admitted to the
Dauphin County bar Jan. 21, 1868. From 1871 to 1874
he was clerk to the county commissioners, and from
1877 to 1883 solicitor of the county of Dauphin. He
served as a member of the board of school control
from 1876 to the present time (1883) ; was president
of that body from 1877 to 1882 continuously, and is
now secretarv of that bodv.
THE PRIDE OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Perchance nowhere in the United States are there
to be found a series of farms which, for all that rep-
resents farming of the highest order in every detail,
than those located near the borough of Middletown,
and owned by Col. James Young, of that place. A
faithful chronicler of the county could certainly not
afford to omit proper and full notice of these examples
of indomitable perseverance, enterprise, and energy ;
and so widely noted have these farms become that
we may justly style them the " Pride of Dauphin."
It has not been an uncommon thing to have visitors
almost every week from even the most remote States
and Territories in the Union, comprising Presi-
dents of United States, Governors of States, and dis-
tinguished professional men in almost every walk of
life, while they have been viewed and admired and
appreciated by the titled nobility of Europe.
These farms extend along the turnpike road two
and a half miles, and along the line of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad about the same distance, running
back about a mile, more or less, nine of them lying
west of Middletown, in what is Lower Swatara town-
ship, the others in Londonderry township, east of that
town. There are eleven in number, named respec-
tively Locust Grove, Sunset, Grand View, Eagle,
White Hall, Thorndale, Rosedale, Roland, Oak Lane,
Keystone, and Evandale, to which may be added a
small place whereon are erected a number of houses,
including a large tobacco warehouse, to which the
name of Youngsport is given, and the same character-
istics seem to control all, — method, system, neatness
and order, superbly managed, and in the highest state
of cultivation. The situation of this fine estate is so
varied, with scenery so enchanting, that few land-
scapes there be more magnificent for pen or pencil.
These goodly acres did not come to their present
owner by inheritance, nor all at one time. One farm
after another has been added to the original purchase
until over fourteen hundred acres, as rich and as well
cultivated as any the sun shines on, are in his pos-
session. They are specimens of " high art" in farm-
ing, the results of care, thrift, and energy.
Oak Lane, the homestead farm, is the better known
to visitors, and it is a fair specimen of all the rest.
Neat residences, with closely-mown lawns, capacious
barns and outbuildings, whitewashed fences, well-
kept gardens, well-cared-for fruit-orchards, all go to
show that there is some master-spirit to direct and
control. It is not alone " fields well tilled and barns
well filled" which attract visitors, although these are
important factors in Mr. Young's farming, for he
farms to a purpose, and that is to see what he can
make out of it. At Oak Lane is kept that splendid
herd of Jersey and Alderney cattle to which Col.
608
HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Young has given so much attention, and which are
at once his boast and pride. Here are found fifty-five
milch cows, all of choicest strains, many of them im-
portations, while the rest were grown by their pres-
ent owner. We have seen many a choice herd, but
never one like this. High breeding is seen in every
animal. Their gracefully shaped heads, handsome
bodies, and fine proportions are a sight to see. There
they stand in their stalls, row after row, once seen
not soon to be forgotten. Standing in straw up to their
knees, some lying half buried in it, their coats are as
fine and as glossy as a lady's sealskin coat. One can
rub a white handkerchief over them without soiling
it. Their stalls are so arranged that all filth is at
once carried off and the cattle left clean and sweet.
In addition to the milking cows there are a number
of head of young stock, from the calf a few days old
to the graceful heifer verging into cowhood. There,
too, stand the sires, three in number, worthy of the
admiration they receive from all who see them. What
these cattle have cost their owner the author does not
know, but seventy odd cattle, worth from a hundred
to a thousand dollars each, are in themselves a re-
spectable fortune. In 1882 five thousand dollars'
worth of milk from this dairy was sold in Middletown.
The young stock is disposed of with equal readiness.
The demand is much greater than the supply. Calves
sell readily from one hundred to two hundred dollars.
So it is seen this costly herd of cows is not merely
ornamental, but kept for revenue, and perhaps return
a larger per cent, on their cost than any of the farm-
ing operations. All the stock purchased or raised is
carefully registered ; its pedigree can at once be told,
and owner and purchaser know all about the animal.
The soiling system is pursued here. Until after hay-
making they do not leave their stalls, except twice
daily for water. All the grass they can eat is cut and
carried to them. They eat two large wagon-loads of
it daily. It is hardly more trouble to do this than to
look after the cows when turned out to pasture, while
its advantages are many and obvious. It has been
proved again and again by experiment that thirty-
six acres of grass by the soiling system will easily
support fifty head of cows, while the same number,
if turned into a pasture-field, would in a month com-
pletely use up the grass in a hundred-acre field, eat-
ing it in part and destroying far more than they con-
sume. The cattle themselves seem to thrive better
by this system. All the doors and windows of the
large barn where they are stabled are kept open. It
is as light almost as out of doors ; the cool winds of
the early summer blow through it, and the ternp'era-
ture is far more comfortable than outside. They
seem to enjoy the situation thoroughly, and as one
passes along, reading each cow's name on the large
printed card above her stall, one can almost fancy
they appreciate the admiration they excite.
Oak Lane contains two barns, one for the fine-bred
cattle, and the other for the fat stock. Overhead is
the room where the feed is arranged and cut, run by
steam. Corn-cribs are arranged on each side of the
loft, and every other convenience for the proper dis-
tribution of feed exists. A large tank holding four-
teen hundred gallons of water, supplied by a wind-
mill, is situated in the basement, and it has never
failed to give a full supply. The hennery is a neat-
looking building, with a good supply of "Plymouth
Rocks," while the pig-pens, containing a cross between
a Chester White and Berkshire, are admirable in
their design and construction. In the sheep depart-
ment, Mr. Young has pure-bred Southdowns and
lambs, which are in a thriving condition. The steam-
chest, wherein all the feed for the other establish-
ments is cooked, is rather an ingenious and useful
invention. It is a long, substantially-built box,
about eight feet in length and four feet deep. This
is placed on four wheels, and filled with the neces-
sary quality and quantity of feed. The box is then
run into a house alongside of the boilers, and steam-
pipes are then attached. By this means it is pre-
pared, and when ready for shipment four horses draw
it to the different estates. It supplies enough to the
eleven places, starting out every morning.
As we have before remarked, Col. Young aims at
big crops, and to get them he manures most liberally.
He buys no manure and seldom uses fertilizers. In
the winter of 1882-83 he fed two hundred and ninety-
four steers ; the year before he fattened three hun-
dred and thirteen. Thirteen hundred very large
loads of manure were the result. There is also the
large tank, mounted on wheels, by which hundreds
of barrels of liquid manure were carried out to those
fields and places that seemed to require it most. Al-
though he had out three hundred and fifty acres of
corn, not a grain was sold, but large quantities were
bought and fed. Last year more than six thousand
bushels of wheat were sold, but not one ounce of
straw. He has far more than he can use himself;
the rest is given to others, and returned to him in the
shape of manure. The three hundred and sixty
acres of grass this season will give him a surplus of
at least four hundred tons of hay above his own
needs. Last year he sold three hundred and fifty
tons. Every ton of hay and every sheaf of wheat
was put into the barns, as was also nearly all the
corn-fodder. No farmer needs to be told what a sav-
ing both of time and money and material this is.
All the work on these fourteen hundred and forty
acres is done by thirty-six mules ; two of these do
the dairy work besides. The land and barns lying
close together permit of a great economy in this par-
ticular.' Double this number would be required if
this land was held by a dozen owners. There is but
a single driving horse on the farms. As we have said
before, no money is wasted on elaborate and costly
dwellings. They are plain, neat, substantial, and in
excellent repair, but there is nothing spent for show.
The contiguous farms allow of great economy in the
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matter of fences. The fields are very large. One
grass-field contains one hundred and six acres. There
are wheat-fields of seventy acres. One corn-field is
nearly a mile long; it contains one thousand and
seventy-seven hills of com, three feet nine inches
apart in the row, making a total length of row of
four thousand forty-nine feet. That would have made
long " throughs" in the days of scythe and cradle. It
may be observed that the fields are cultivated within
a few inches of the fences. The usual strip of two or
more feet of vacant ground is absent along the rails.
Every available inch is made to yield its tribute. A
rough calculation shows that at least five acres have
been reclaimed in this way. This is equal to a hun-
dred and twenty-five bushels of wheat, or its equiva-
lent in some other crops, as the case may be. No
feature struck the Duke of Sutherland more at his
visit than this, who was accustomed to the hedge-
rows and wide borders of England. The force of
men employed the year through is thirty-five. In
harvest-time the number is doubled, and these are
always utilized in ditching, draining, and leveling.
Hills are scraped down and low places filled. So
large a number of men and animals are a great ad-
vantage. When occasion demands, they can all be
concentrated at a given .point, and quick work made
of a field of grain or grass. Twenty-three big loads
of hay hauled into one barn in a forenoon is evidence
of this fact. Of course machinery is employed
wherever it can be in the hay- and harvest-fields.
It is not only faster, but is cheaper than hand labor.
Tobacco is also grown ; only twenty acres in 1883.
The yield, owing to the high farming, has been in-
variably large hitherto. Col. Young grows his to-
bacco crops in his fields.
We may say that the owner, with his son as assist-
ant, exercises personal supervision of all his farms.
There are no renters or croppers. All is his, and all
receives his careful attention. He keeps the run of
his hands and the work, and knows exactly what is
being done on each farm from day to -day. Daily-
visits are made to every part of the estate, for he finds
his highest pleasure in being the first farmer in the
land. No wonder that the Duke of Sutherland, after
going over the place, said that he had no idea there
was such a tract of land between the Atlantic and
Pacific. Not only is there not another such a farm
or series of farms in Pennsylvania, but it has not its
equal on the Western Hemisphere. We make the as-
sertion fully aware of its widest meaning. We think
we have seen some single farms in other sections of
the country where the land was as well cultivated,
the fences as good, the fields as clean of weeds, the
grounds around the buildings as neat and free of rub-
bish, the buildings as well kept, and the general order
and thrift as good ; but we know there is not another
tract of land over fourteen hundred acres in extent
under one ownership that will compare with Col.
Young's, either in Pennsylvania or in North Amer-
ica.
INDEX TO HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Aborigines. (See Indians.)
Academy of Harrisburg, history of, 365.
Adams, President John, address of citizens of
Harrisburg to, and his reply, 309.
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church at
Harrisburg, 348.
Aldermen for city of Harrisburg, 286.
Alluniiuapees, king of the Delawares, sketch of
(note), 34.
Alricks, James, biographical sketch of, 461.
Alricks, Hermanns, biographical sketch of, 462.
Alricks, Hamilton, biographical sketch of, 558.
Andastes, Susquehanna Indians, so called, 4.
Aunville, justices of the peace for, 282.
Anthony's Wilderness, 37.
Antietam, battle of, 143.
Apology of the Pax tang Volunteers, 73.
Arbitrary arrests during the civil war, 140.
Armstrong, John, murder of, 34.
Assembly, conduct of during French and In-
dian war, 61.
members of, from Dauphin County, 279.
Assessment-list of Conestogoe, 17, 18, 21.
Association of Liberty Company of London-
derry township, 80.
articles of, 80.
of soldiers in War of 1812-14, 127.
Associators, organization of, 79.
meetings of, at Lancaster, 94.
Auchmuty, Dr. Robert, biographical sketch of,
555.
Awl, Jacob, of Paxtang, biographical sketch of,
556.
Ayres, William, biographical sketch of, 463.
B.
Bachmanville, 422.
Bailey, Charles L., biographical sketch of, 559.
Bailey, Maj. Joel, biographical sketch of, 464.
Bank note of 1816, 368.
Banks and banking institutions at Harrisburg,
368, 373.
Baptist, churches at Harrisburg, 345.
Bar, roll of members of, 265.
reminiscences of members of, 270.
Barnetts, of Hanover, incidents concerning,
424.
Barnitz, John C, biographical sketch of, 464.
Baskins, William, murder of, by the Indians,
439.
Beader, Henry, Sr., biographical sketch of, 464.
Beatty, Rev. Charles, journal of, in 1756, 54.
Beatty, George, biographical sketch of, 465.
Beatty, James, biographical sketch of, 464.
Beck, J. Augustus, biographical sketch of, 560.
Bell, William, biographical sketch of, 465.
Bell, Capt. William, roll of company of, in the
Revolution, 89.
Bent, Miij. L. S., biographical sketch of, 560.
Benvenue, Isle of, 440.
Bergner, George, biographical sketch of, 465.
Bemheisei, Peter, Sr., biographical sketch uf,
Berrysbnrg, sketch of, 454.
just ices of the peace for, 286.
Bertram, Rev. William, biographical sketch of,
466.
Bethel township, justices of the peace for, 282.
" Biscay axes," 8.
Bigler, Samuel S., biographical sketch of. 466.
Black, Andrew K , biographical sketch of, 561.
Blasphemy, trial and conviction for, 260.
Boas, Col. Frederick K., biographical sketch of,
561.
Boas, Frederick, biographical sketch of, 466.
Boas, Jacob, biographical sketch of, 466.
Boas, William D., biographical sketch of, 561.
Bombaugh, Aaron, biographical sketch of, 466.
Bombaugb, Abraham, biographical sketch of,
467.
Bombaugh, Conrad, biographical sketch of, 467.
Bomberger, Rev. Jacob, biographical sketch of,
467.
Bomberger, Jacob C, biographical sketch of,
l, John F., biographical sketch of, 468.
Boyd, Capt. Adam, biographical sketch of, 468.
Boyer, George, biographical sketch of, 468.
Braddock, Gen., defeat of, 41.
Bridge, Harrisburg, erection of, 311,
Briggs, John H., biographical sketch of, 469.
Brisban, Capt. John, roll of company of, in the
Revolution, 84.
biographical sketch of, 469.
Brown, Mercer, biographical sketch of, 469.
Brown, Capt. William, roll of company of, in
the Revolution, 92.
Bruas, Peter, biographical sketch of, 469.
Brubaker, George M., biographical sketch of,
562.
Bucher, John Jacob, biographical sketch of,
470.
Bucher, John C, biographical sketch of, 470.
" Buckshot War," account of, 130-133.
Buehler, George, biographical sketch of, 471.
Buehler, William, biographical sketch of, 471.
Burd, Col. James, biographical sketch of, 471.
battalion of, in the Revolution, 87-91.
I Burke, Michael, biographical sketch of, 472.
Bushy Run, Col. Bouquet's victory at, 58.
Busse, Capt. Christian, letter from, concern-
ing Indian outrages, 53.
Calder, James, biographical sketch of, facing
566.
Calder, William, Sr., biographical sketch of,
472.
Calder, William, biographical sketch of, 473.
Cameron, Brua, biographical sketch of, 473.
Cameron, J. Donald, biographical sketch of,
562.
Cameron, John, biographical sketch of, 473.
l, Gen. Simon, biographical sketch of,
560.
Berry 'a Mo
, 448
Camp Curtin, establishment of, 324.
hospital at, view of, 325.
Capitol at Han isUni;, commissioners appointed
to fix site of, 314.
plans for, 315.
corner-atone of, laid, 315.
occupation of, 316.
cost of construction (note), 316.
Caricatures during Paxtang Boys' Insurrec-
tion, 68.
Carl, J. R., biographical sketch of, 566.
Carothers, Capt. John, roll of company of, iu
War of 1812-14, 120.
Carson, John, biographical sketch of, 474.
Carsouville, 4:J7.
Census of Dauphin County, 1880, 372.
Chandler, Jonathan, biographical sketch of,
474.
Chester, Thomas M., biographical sketch of
566.
Church of God at Harrisburg, 347.
Churches at Harrisburg, 329-349.
Clapham, Col., instructions to, for erection of
Fort Halifax, 47.
letter from, to Governor Morris, 47.
Clark, Col. Robert, biographical sketch of, 474.
Clark's Valley, an early settler in, 446.
Cline, Philip, biographical sketch of, 475.
Clothing, prices of, in 1740,38.
Clyde, John J., biographical sketch of, 567.
Collier, Capt. James, biographical sketch of,
475.
Commissioners, cuunty, list of, 2S0.
'' Conditions and Concessions," by William
Penn, 14.
Conestogoe assessment for 1718, 21.
Indians/perfidy and destruction of, 60.
manor, 59.
names of those killed, 72.
teams, 321.
Conewago Presbyterian Church, 420.
township, history of, 421.
justices of peace for, 285.
Conference at Harrisburg in 17S8, 113.
Congress, members elected to First, 114.
members, representing Dauphin County,
278.
Conspiracy of Pontiac, 57.
Continental money, 109.
Cooke, Col. Jacob, biographical sketch of, 476.
Cooke, Capt. Jacob, roll of company of, in the
Revolution, 80.
names of persons who took oath of allegi-
ance before, 97.
Coover, Dr. F. W., biographical sketch of, 567.
Coover, Dr. Joseph H., biographical sketch of,
567.
Coroners, list of, 280.
Court-house, first, view of, 261.
cost of, 260.
Courts, early Dauphin County, 259.
reminiscences of, 262, 270.
Covenanters, 16.
Cowden, James, biographical sketch of, 476.
roll of company of, in the Revolution, 87.
Cowden, Matthew, affidavit of, concerning bad
character of Conestoga Indians, 76.
611
612
INDEX TO HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Cowden, John W., biographical sketch of, 556.
Cowden, William Kerr, biographical sketch of,
567.
Cox, Col. Cornelius, biographical Bketch of,
476.
Cox, John B., biographical sketch of,568.
Crain, Col. Richard M., biographical sketch of,
477.
roll of company of, in War of 1812-14, 121.
Crouch, Col. Edward, biographical sketch of,
477.
Crouch, Col. James, biographical sketch of,
477.
Cuming, Francis, notice of Harriflburg in 1807,
309.
Currency, local, fifty years ago, 321.
Dauphin, nams of, 112.
borough, sketch of, 447.
justices of the peace for, 285.
County, first purchase of lands included in,
32.
formation of, 109.
act for erection of, 111.
in 1789, 112.
in 1805, 118.
tenth census of, 372.
deposit bank, 373.
Day, Win. H., biographical sketch of, 568.
Declaration of the frontier inhabitants, 65.
of Capt. Lazarus Stewart, 69.
Deibler, Capt. Albright, roll of company of, in
the Revolution, 90.
Dentzel, Capt. John, biographical sketch of,
478.
Derry Church, history of, 413.
ruins of, 413.
Derry township, early warrantees of land in,
25.
names of non-associators in, 101.
justices of the peace for, 282, 283, 284.
history of, 409.
officers of, prior to 1785, 410.
supervisors of, from 1785, 412.
Derry village and post-office, 413. •
DeWitt, Rev. Wni. R., biographical sketch of,
479.
Dickens, Charles, at Harrisburg, 318.
Dickey, Moses, affidavit concerning bad charac-
ter of Conestoga Indians, 76.
Dietrick, Capt. Jacob, roll of company in War
of 1812-14,121.
Dock, Dr. George, biographical sketch of, 477.
Dock, Wni., biographical sketch of, 480.
" Donegallians, terms for ye," 31.
Dougherty, Philip, biographical sketch of, 480.
Downey, John, biographical sketch of, 481.
Duncan's Isbind, early history of, 438.
John Harris at, 438.
Brainerd at, 438.
Dunkle, Josiah A., biographical sketch of, 569.
Durbin, JoBeph W., biographical sketch of,
568.
E.
East Hanover, historical sketch of, 429.
justices of the peace for, 282, 285.
Eby, Jacob R., biographical sketch of, 481.
Education at Harrisburg, 365.
Edwards, Maj. Oliver, biographical sketch of,
481.
Egle, Dr. William H., biographical sketch of,
569.
Elder, Jacob, biographical sketch of, 482.
Elder, James, biographical sketch of, 656.
Elder, Rev. John, biographical sketch of, 483.
characteristic letter of, relating to the Pax-
tang BoyB, 63.
Elder, Col. Joshua, biugraphical sketch of, 482.
Elder, John, Jr., biographical sketch of, 483.
Elder, Samuel, biographical sketch of, 482.
Elder, Thomas, biographical sketch of, 484.
Elder, Capt. Juhn, roll of company in War of
1812-14, 122
Elder, Joshua, names of those who took oath
of allegiance before, 96.
Elizabethville, 459.
Ellmaker, Amos, biographical Bketch of, 485.
Euterline, P. O., 440.
Eutorline, Rev. John Michael, biographical
sketch of, 485.
Eppley, Daniel W., biographical sketch of, 570.
Espy, Prof. James P., biographical sketch of,
485.
Esthertou, 408.
Etter, Benjamin Frank, biographical sketch
of, 571.
Evangelical Association, churches at Harris-
burg, 347.
Excise, collectors of, 280.
Eyster, Gen. Jacob, biographical 6ketch of, 486.
P.
Fager, Dr. Charles B , biographical sketch of,
572.
Fager, John, biographical sketch of, 487.
Fager, Dr. Johu H., biographical sketch of,
487.
Fahnestock, A. K., biographical sketch of, 571.
Fahnestock, Conrad, biographical sketch of,
4S6.
Fahnestock, Obed, biographical sketch of, 486.
Federal Constitution, adoption of, 113.
conference at Harrisburg, relative to, 113.
F6rm, Capt. George W., biographical sketch of,
488.
Ferm, Samuel M., biographical sketch of, 572.
Fetterhoff, Capt. Philip, roll of company of, in
War of 1812-14, 121.
biographical sketch of, 488.
Fever at Harrisburg, 302.
Findlay, Governor William, biographical sketch
of, 488.
Findley, Capt. Jacob, roll of company of, in the
Revolution,. 89.
Fiuney, Isaac S , biographical sketch of, 489.
Fire Department of Harrisburg, 359-64.
Fisher, George, biographical sketch of, 490.
Fisherville, 436.
Flag on the citadel of Mexico, 136.
Fleming, David, biographical sketch of, 573.
Fleming, James, biographical sketch of, 490.
Fleming, R. Jackson, biographical sketch of,
490.
Fleming, Robert, biographical sketch of, 491.
Flint's, James, account of Harrisburg in 1818,
316.
Foose, Prof. L. 0., biographical sketch of, 572.
Forbes, Gen., victory over French and Indians,
57.
Ford, John, biographical sketch of, 491.
Fords over Swatara, 412.
Forney, Rev. C. H., biographical sketch of, 572.
Forater, Gen. John, biographical 6ketch of, 492.
Forster, Col. Thomas, biographical sketch of,
493.
Forster, Thomas, biographical sketch of, 493.
Fortenbaugh, Abraham, biographical sketch
of, 572.
Fort at Halifax, 46.
at Harris' Ferry, 49.
at Hunter, 50.
at McKee, 48.
at Manada, 49.
at Robinson's, 49.
Forts, chain of, erected, 43.
Fox, John, biographical sketch of, 493.
Franklin, Benjatmin, conduct of during Pax-
tang Boys' insurrection, 68.
letter to Lord Kames, 68.
French directory, aggressions of, 308.
French and Indian war, 39-78.
officers and soldiers from Dauphin County
in, 55.
Frontiers, terrible state of, in 1755-56, 42-51.
meeting of inhabitants of, 64.
declaration of, 65.
defense of, in the Revolution, 103.
G.
Galbraith, James, list of officers'of battalion of,
in 1747,38.
Gause, Lewis H., biographical sketch of, 674.
Geary, Governor John, biographical sketch of,
493.
Gerhard, Dr. J. Z., biographical sketch of, 675.
Gettysburg, battle of, 144.
Gillnior, Moses, biographical sketch of, 495.
Government, act establishing seat of, at Har-
risburg, 314.
Graham, Capt. John, roll of company of, War
of 1812-14, 123.
Grautville, 430.
Gratz borough, sketch of, 452.
justices of the peace for, 285.
Graydon, Alexander, sketch of the new county
of Dauphin, 112.
notice of mill-dam troubles, 302.
biographical sketch of, 496.
Col. Alexander, biographical sketch of, 496.
William, biographical Bketch of, 497.
Green, Innes, biographical sketch of, 498.
Green, Col. Timothy, biographical sketch of,
497.
battalion of, in the Revolution, 91.
names of those who took oath of allegiance
before, 99.
Gross, Daniel W., biographical sketch of, 575.
H.
Hage, Bother, biographical sketch of, 556.
Haldeman, Jacob M , biographical sketch of,
498.
Halifax borough, historical sketch of, 433.
justices of the peace for, 286.
fort, 46.
township, historical sketch of, 432.
justices of the peace for, 282, 283, 284.
Hall, Dr. Henry, biographical sketch of, 499.
Hall, Rev. William Maclay, biographical sketch
of, 499.
Hambright, John, affidavit concerning bad
character of Conestoga In iians, 76.
Hamilton, Hugh, biographical 6ketch of, 499.
Hamilton, views on navigation of Susquehanna,
320.
Hamilton, Maj James, 107.
Hamilton, T. Allen, biographical sketch of, 500.
Hamilton, Adam Boyd, biographical sketch of,
575.
Hammond, Dr. John W., biographical sketch
of, 500.
Hauna, Gen. John A., biographical sketch of,
501.
Hanover township, early warrantees of land in,
27.
Indian murders in, 53.
names of those who took oath of allegiance
in, 99.
INDEX TO HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
613
noii-associatois in, 102.
history of, 422.
church, history of, 4:10.
Hargist, TliMinas S.( biographical sketch of, 576.
Harris' Ferry, Indian treaty at, 46.
fort at, 49.
second Indian treaty at, 51.
Burvivoraof Wyoming massacre take refugo
at, 103.
becomes the connty-seat, 112.
grant or ferry right, 293.
Harris, David, biograpliical sketch of, 501.
Harris, Maj. David, biograpliical sketch of, 601.
Harris, John, the Indian trader, settlement of,
at Paxtang, 19.
attempt to bum, 20.
log house, 1720, 293.
Harris, John, the founder, letters of, relating to
Indian outrages, 42.
mansion erected by, 294.
lays out Ilarrisburg, 294.
conveyances and graut6, 295, 296.
death of, 300.
Harris, George \V., biographical sketch of, 503.
reminiscences of the judges, by, 262.
reminiscences of the bar, by, 270.
Harris, Robert, biographical sketch of, 501.
Harrisburg, conference at, 113.
in 1805, 118.
artillerists, itinerary of, 120.
justices of the peace for, 282, 283.
aldermen for, 286.
history of, 291.
inhabitants in 1787, 297.
Rev. Mannsseh Cutler's account of, in 1787,
298.
erected into a borough, 299.
first taxables of borough, 300.
John Penn at, 298.
Washington at, 301.
Bochefoucald's notice of, 307.
Cuming's notice of, 309.
seat of government, removal to, 312-316.
in 1818,316.
visit of Lafayette, 317.
Harrison convention, held at, 318.
Charles Dickons at, 818.
additions to, 323.
incorporat'-d us a city, 324.
Prince of Wales at, 324.
municipal officers for, 324.
efforts to supply with water, 326.
churches of, 329-349.
newspapers at, 349-355.
iudustries of, 355-359.
fire department of, 359-364.
school facilities of, 365-368.
banks, etc., of, 368.
Hartnian, Dr. Paul A., biographical sketch of,
576.
Hayes, Dr. J. R., biographical sketch of, 576.
Hays, William W., biograpliical sketch of, 503.
Hays, Samuel W., biographical Bketch of, 503.
Heidelberg, justices of the peace for, 282.
Heisely, Frederick, biographical sketch of, 504.
Heisely, George J., biogaphical sketch of, 504.
Heller, John E., biographical sketch of, 503.
Henderson, Dr. James, biographical sketch of,
604.
Henry, Capt. Gavvin, roll of company of, War
of 1812, 123.
Hensel, Jacob M., biographical sketch of, 576.
Herr, Andrew Jackson, biograpliical sketch of,
577. •
Herr, Col. Daniel, biographical sketch of, 504.
Hertz, Rev. Daniel, biographical sketch of, 505.
Hickok,John Hoy t, biograpliical sketch of, 505.
Hiester, Augustus, biographical sketch of, 577.
Hiester, Gen. Gabriel, biographical sketch of,
505.
High Schools of Harrisburg, 367.
Hill, Samuel, biographical sketch of, 505.
Hildrup, William T., biographical sketch of,
678.
Historical Society of Dauphin County, 371.
Mnemeretown, 428.
Hodman, William, biographical sketch or, 578.
Ilnliuitn, Samuel, biograpliical sketch of, 506.
Home for the Friendless, 373.
Hospital, City of Harrisburg, 369.
Horter, George R., biographical sketch of, 506.
Homier, Jacob, biograpliical sketch of, 606.
Howell. Governor Richard, at Harrisburg, 301.
Iloyer, George, biograpliical sketch of, 507.
Hillings, Marcus-, at Duncan's Island, 438.
Hummel, Frederick, biographical sketch or,
507.
Hu
el, Valentine, Jr., biographical sketch or,
507.
Hummel, Hon. Valentine, biographical sketch
of. 508.
Huinnielstown. history of, 416.
justices of the peace for, 286.
Hunter, fort, 50.
Hursli.Dr. George R., biographical sketch of,
Ice Hood of 1784, 294.
Independence, war for, 78-109.
early action or inhabitants, 78.
resolves or Hanover, 79.
of Middletown, 79.
rolls or companies from Dauphin County
in, 82-107.
Indian outrages, 39-78.
depredations in the Revolution, 103.
Indians, Susquehannas, 3.
Shawanese, 5.
manners and customs of, 5.
character of, 6.
implements used by, 6.
William Penn's account of, 10.
Conestoga, so called, 59.
Industries of Harrisburg, 355-359.
Ireland, settlement of Scots in, 15.
emigration from, 17.
memorial to Governor Shute, of Massachu-
setts, from persons in, 16.
Iroquois Indiana, their war upon the Susque-
hannas, 4.
Irwin, Philip, biographical sketch of, 508.
Islands in the Susquehanna:
Shelby's, Elliott's, and Hill, 421.
Clemson's, 432.
Duncan's, history of, 438.
Hakhman's, 440.
J.
Jackson township, history of, 436.
justices of the peace for, 283, 2S4.
Jacksonville, 437.
Jefferson township, history of, 436.
Jennings, Col. W. W., biography of, 580.
action of as sheriff during the railroad
riots, 325.
Jewish synagogue at Harrisburg, 347.
Johnson, Capt. John B., biographical sketch of,
608.
Johnson, Ovid F., biographical sketch of, 508.
Jones, Andrew J., biographical sketch of, 509.
Jones, Uriah J., biographical sketch of, 509.
Jordan, Benjamin, biographical sketch of, 510.
Jordan, Col. Francis, biograpliical sketch or,
580.
Judges, president, 261.
additional law, 261.
associate, 262.
reminiscences of, 262.
Jury, Abraham, biograpliical sketch of, 510.
Justices or the peace, list of for towns and
townships, 282-286.
K.
Keefer, Maj. John B., biographical sketch of,
581.
Kelker, Fred., biographical sketch of, 511.
Kelker, John, biographical sketch or, 512.
Kelker, Rudolph F., biograpliical sketch of,
581.
Keller, Rev. Emanuel, biographical Bketch of,
512.
Keller, John Peter, biographical sketch of, 512.
Kemp, Dr. Agnes, biographical sketch of, 683.
Kendig, Walter H., biographical sketch of, 583.
Kepner, William H., biographical sketch of,
512.
Kerr, Rev. William, biographical sketch or,
513.
Killinger Post-Office, 443.
Knight, Capt. Richard, roll of company or, in
war of 1812-14, 124.
Koppenhoffer, Capt. Thomas, roll of company
or, in the Revolution, 91.
Kunkel, Christian, biographical sketch or, 513.
Kunkel. John C , biographical sketch of, 514.
Kuntz, Benjamin, biographical sketch or, 514.
Lafayette, visit or, to Pennsylvania, 317.
Laird, Samuel, biographical sketch or, 515.
Lancaster County, act Tor erecting, 31.
early political contests in, 32.
Laucasterian schools, 307.
Land, surveys and prices of, 22.
warrantees of, iu Paxtang township, 23.
warrantees of, in Derry township, 25.
warrantees of, in Hanover township, 27.
warrantees of, in Upper Paxtaug township,
29.
Landis, Joseph H., biographical sketch of, 583.
Landis, Samuel, biographical sketch of, 515.
Landis' mill-dam, 302.
LaRoss, Professor David H. E., biographical
sketch of, 515.
Lauman, William, biographical sketch or, 515.
Lawrence, Samuel M., biographical sketch of,
516.
Lawrence, William C. A., biographical sketch
of, 510.
Lawyers, early, 259.
squib concerning, 260.
Lebanon in 1805, 119.
township and borough justices of the peace
tor, 282.
Lee's invasion, war for the Union, 141, 144.
surrender of, 147.
Leroy, Anna Mary, affidavit concerning char-
acter of Conestoga Indians, 75.
Lincoln, Presi lent, assassination of, 146.
obsequies or, at Harrisburg, 147.
Lindley, Thomas, death or, 33.
Linglestown, sketch or, 406.
Loohman, Rev. John George, biograpliical
sketch ol, 516.
Londonderry township, history of, 419.
Association of Liberty, company of, 80.
names of those who took oath of allegiance
in, 97.
justices or the peace for, 2S2, 281, 285.
Loomis, Anthony W., biographical sketch or,
614
INDEX TO HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
Louisburgh, Harris' Ferry so named, 297.
Lower Paxtang, history of, 406.
justices uf the peace for, 283, 284.
Lower Swatarn, history of, 391,
jnsticcB of llie peace for, 284.
Lutheran churches at Harrisburg, 333.
Lycans, Andrew, adventures of, 449.
Lykens borough, history of, 456.
justices of the peace for, 286.
Lykens township, history of, 452.
justices of the peace for, 282, 283, 284.
Lykens Valley, history of, 448.
Lytle's Ferry, 432.
M.
McAlarney, M. W., biographical sketch of, 584.
McAllister, Capt. Archibald, roll of company
of, in Hartley's regiment of the Revolution,
McCammon, James, hingrapliical sketch of,517.
McCammon, John, biographical sketch of, 517.
McCormick, James, Sr., biographical sketch of,
518.
McCormick, Henry, biographical sketch of,
584.
McCormick, James, Jr., biographical sketch of,
584.
Maclay mansion, view of, 366.
Maclay, William, biographical sketch of, 518.
McConkey, Maj. Elbridge, biographical sketch
of, 585.
McCreath, Andrew S-, biographical sketch of,
585.
McCallon, Capt. Robert, roll of company of, in
the Revolution, 93.
Mcllhenny, Capt. Thomas, roll of company of,
in War of 1812-14, 124.
McFarland, Col. George F., biography of, 585.
Mcllhenny, Samuel, biography of, 586.
McKee, Fort, 48.
McKinney, Mordecai, biography of, 520.
McQuown, Capt. Richard, roll of company of,
in the Revolution, 92.
Mahanoy, or Penu's Creek, murder of inhabi-
tants on, 43.
Maher, Rev. Pierce, biographical sketch of,
520.
Malouey, Capt. Thomas F., biography of, 586.
Manada Furnace, 430.
Manada Hill, 429.
Manadaville, 429.
Manady, Fort, 49.
Manning, Capt, Richard, roll of company of, in
the Revolution, 80.
Manor of Paxtang, 291.
Marshall, Capt. John, roll of company of, in
the Revolution, 86.
Matamoras, Bketch of justices of peace for, 285.
Matheson, George, biographical sketch of, 586.
roll of company in State Regiment, 102.
Matter, Dr. George F., biographical sketch of,
587.
Meetch, Joan, biographical sketch of, 520.
Methodist Episcopal churches of Harrisburg,
341.
Meyers, Benjamin F., biographical sketch of,
687.
Middle Paxtang township, history of, 446, 448.
justices of the peace for, 283, 284.
Mifflin township, sketch of, 453.
justices of the peace for, 283, 284.
Miles, Capt. Nathaniel, instructions to, 48.
Military organizations in 1786-90, 114.
Miller, Jacob F., biographical sketch of, 587.
Miller, William H., biographical sketch of, 621.
MillerBburg borough, history of, 444, 446.
justices of the peace for, 285.
Mill-dam excitement, 302, 307.
Miner, Charles, the historian of Wyoming, opin-
ion concerning the Paxtang Boys, 72.
Minsker, Ludwig, adventures of, 446.
Mish, Dr. George F., biographical 6ketch of,
688
Mitchel, Andrew, biographical sketch of, 521.
Mitchell, Rev. A. D., biographical sketch of,
521.
Mitchell, William, biographical sketch of, 588.
Moorhead, Capt. John B., roll of company of,
in War of 1812-14, 125.
Mowry, Charles, biographical sketch of, 522.
Muench, Charles Edward, biographical sketch
of, 522.
Murphy, Timothy, notice of, 439.
Murray, Capt. James, biographical sketch of,
522.
Murray, Capt. John, biographical sketch of,
523.
roll of company of, in the Revolution, 85.
Myers, Dr. H. K., biographical sketch of, 589.
N.
Names, Indian, in Dauphin County, 12.
Neagley, John, biographical sketch of, 590.
New Jersey troops at Harrisburg in 1794, 302.
Newspapers at Harrisburg, 349-355.
Nicole, French Indian trader at Paxtang,
arrest of, 19.
Nininger, Antoine, biographical Bketch of,
523.
Nisley, Joseph H., biographical sketch of, 590.
Notaries public, 2S1.
Oakdale, 459.
Oaths of allegiance, names of those who took,
95. .
from Paxtang township, 96.
from Londonderry township, 97.
Hanover, 99.
O'Connor, Dr. Mortimer, biographical sketch
of, 591.
Officers and soldiers in French and Indian war,
55-78.
of the Revolution, 78, 109.
Whiskey Insurrection, 116.
War of 1812-14, 120-130.
war with Mexico, 137.
in the Rebellion, general, 148-244.
in First Regiment, 151.
Second Regiment, 151.
Tenth Regiment, 153.
• Fifteenth Regiment, 154.
Twenty-fifth Regiment, 154.
Thirty-fifth Regiment, 155.
Forty-first Regiment, 156.
Forty-fourth Regiment, 157.
Forty-sixth Regiment, 158.
Fifty-fourth Regiment, 163.
Fifty-fifth Regiment, 167.
Seventy-seventh Regiment. 172.
Eightieth Regiment, 173.
Eighty-fourth Regiment, 180.
Eighty-seventh Regiment, 185.
Ninety-second Regiment, 1S8.
One Hundred and First Regiment,
201.
One Hundred and Twenty-seventh
Regiment, 202.
One Hundred and Sixty-third Regi-
ment, 213.
One Hundred aud Seventy-seventh
Regiment, 215.
One Hundred and Seventh Regiment,
218.
One Hundred and Thirteenth Regi-
ment, 223.
One Hundred and Thirtieth Regiment,
225.
One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regi-
ment, 226.
Two Hundredth Regiment, 227.
Two Hundred and First Regiment,
228.
Two Hundred and Fifth Regiment,
239.
One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Regi-
ment, 241.
of the militia of 1802, 245-255.
First Regiment, 246.
Sixth Regiment, 251.
independent companies, 253-255.
of the militia of 1863, 255.
Twenty-sixth Regiment, 255.
Thirty-sixth Regiment, 257.
Thirty-seventh Regiment, 258.
Independent Companies, 257,259.
Officers for Taxtang township from 1759 to 1785,
289.
Derry township from 1759 to 1785, 410.
Londonderry township from 1769 to 1785,
419.
Hanover township from 1759 to 1785, 426.
Oracle of Dauphin, copy of extract giving news
of peace with England, 127.
Orphans' Court, clerks "of, 2S0.
recorders and clerks of, 280.
Orth, Adam H„ biographi-al sketch of, 523.
Orth, Dr. E. L., biographical sketch of, 523.
Orth, Henry, biographical sketch of, 523.
P.
Pack-horse transportation, 320.
Patterson, Galbraith, views on the mill-dam
troubles, 503.
Patterson, Gen. Robert, recollections of Buck-
shot war, 133.
Patton, Dr. W., biographical sketch of, 524.
Paxtang Boys' Insurrection, history of, 59-78.
defense, 65.
march to Philadelphia, 66.
pamphlets relating to, 67, 77.
men at Wyoming, In 1770, 71.
Paxtang Church, history of, 394.
view of, 394.
Paxtang township, early warrantees of land
in, 23.
names of those who took oath of allegiance
in, 96.
non-associators in, 101.
historical sketch of, 286.
officers for, from 1759 to 1784, 289.
Paxton Post-office, 444.
Peacock, James, biographical sketch of, 524.
Pearson, Hon John J.t biographical sketch of,
691.
Peffer, Henry, biographical sketch of, 625.
Peters, Benjamin S , biographical sketch of,592.
Penn, John, at Harrisburg, 298.
Penn, William, account of the Indians, 10.
" Conditions and Concessions," 14.
Pennsylvania, Penn's settlement of, 14.
proposals for a second settlement in, 17.
removal of seat of government of to Har-
risburg, 312.
State Agricultural Society, 372.
" PilgrimB' Rest," 37.
Pitcairn, Dr. Hugh, biographical sketch of, 593.
Pontiac, conspiracy of, 57.
Porter, Gen. Andrew, biographical sketch of,
525.
INDEX TO HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
<;i5
Porter, Governor David It., biographical sketch
of, 626.
Porter, George Bryan, note relating to, 526.
Porter, James MadiBon, note relating to, 527.
Porter, Roberta, note relating to, 527.
Post-office and postmasters, 370.
Potter, Gen. James (note), biographical sketch
of, 477.
Potts, Stacy, biographical sketch of, 528.
Presbyterian churches at Harrisburg, 336.
Prince of Wales, visit to Harrisburg, 324.
Produce, value of, in 1740, 38.
Protestant Episcopal Church at Ilurrisburg, 343.
Prothonotaiies, list of, 280.
Provincial Assembly, conduct of, 61.
authorities, conduct of, 72.
Public buildings at Harrisburg, 369.
Puglia, James Ph., biographical sketch of, 529.
Pumpkins, flood of, 178C, 297.
Q.
Quarter Sessions, clerk of, 280.
Kahter, Dr. C. A., biographical sketch of, 593.
Railroad, Harrisburg and Lancaster, 321.
Cumberland Valley, 322.
Pennsylvania, 322.
Northern Central, 322.
Lebanon Valley, 322.
Dauphin and Susquehanna, 322.
Steellon Branch, 322s
South Pennsylvania (Vanderbilt), 322.
Railroad riots or 1877, 325.
Railroads, early, 321.
Ramsey, Thomas, biographical sketch of, 529.
Rawn, Charles C. biographical sketch of, 529.
Rebellion, history or, in 1861-05. 139, 259.
rolls of. (See Offic,;-» and Soldiers.)
Reed, Adam, letters from, relating to Indian
outrages, 52, 53.
Reed, Capt. John, of Paxtang Boys, notice of, 72.
Capt. John, roll of company of, in the Re-
volution, 90.
Reed township, historical sketch or, 437.
justices or the peace for, 285.
Reformed churches at Harrisburg, 329.
Registers and recorders of county, 280.
of 1
, 2NI.
Rehrer, Thomas J., biographical sketch of, 530.
Reily, Dr. Luther, biographical sketch of, 530.
Religious liberty, law of, 15.
Revolution, war of the, 78- 109. '
Rife, Jacob, biographical Bketch of. 593.
Riiiglaii'l, Dr. John, biographical sketch or, 594.
Ritner, Governor, proclamation or, during the
"Buckshot war," 131,
Road from Lancaster to Harris' Ferry, 33.
Roan, Rev. John, biographical sketch of, 530.
Roberts, Dr. E. W., biographical sketch of, 530.
Roberts, Col. John, biographical sketch of,531.
Robiusou'B, fort at, 49.
Robinson, Rev. Thomas H., biographical sketch
of, 594.
Rochefoucauld, Duke de, at Harrisburg, 307.
Bockville, 409.
Rodgers, Capt. James, roll of company of, in
the Revolution, 93.
action of, in, 108.
Roman Catholic churches at Harrisburg, 345.
Roop, Rev. Jacob, biographical sketch of, 531.
Ross, Rev. Joseph, biographical sketch of, 531.
Ross, Robert J., biographical sketch of, 531.
Rush township, historical sketch or, 435.
justices or the peace ror, 284.
Rutherford, Abner, biographical sketch or, 595.
Rutherford, Capt. John B., biographical sketch
or, 595.
Rutherford, Capt. John, roll or company or, in
the Revolution, 95.
roll or company of, for frontier derense, 104.
Rutherford, Dr. Levi, biographical sketch or,
532.
Rutherford, Col. William, biographical 6ketch
of, 532.
Rutherford, Capt. John P., biographical Bketch
or, 557.
Rutherford, Dr. W. W., biographical sketch of,
557.
Sallade, Simon, biographical sketch of, 532.
Saukey, Rev. Richard, pastor of Hanover,
members of congregation of, murdered by
Indians, 53.
Savage. James, biographical sketch of, 533.
Schofleld, Dr. E. L., biographical sketch or, 598.
Scotch-Irish, who were they! 15.
influence reared, 33.
Sees, Maj. Oliver W., biographical sketch of,
5.J3.
Sees, Capt. William E., biographical sketch of,
534.
Seiler, Dr. Christian, biographical sketch of,
534.
Seiler, Dr. Jeremiah, biographical sketch of,
534.
Senate, members of, 279.
Shnefer, Michael, biographical sketch of, 535.
Shaefer, Maj. 11. J., biographical sketch or, 599.
Shammo, William, biographical sketch or, 535.
Shanaban, lit. Rev. J. F., biographical sketch
of, 597.
Shawanese Indians, 5.
Sheesley, Daniel, biographical sketch of, 535.
Shellsville, 429.
Sherer, Capt. Joseph, biographical sketch of,
530.
roll of company of, in the Revolution, 88.
Sheriffs, list of, from Dauphin County, 280.
Shinplasters, fac-similes of, 368, 387.
Shock, John, biographical ^ketch of, 536.
Shoch, Col. Samuel, biographical sketch of,
596.
Shoop's Church, sketch of, 407.
Sbope, Dr. David, biographical sketch of, 536.
Shope, Dr. Jacob, biographical sketch of, 598.
Shunk, Governor Francis R., biographical
sketch of, 537.
Shunk, James F., biographical sketch of, 53S.
Simmons, George W., biographical sketch of,
599.
Sin
s, Col. Seneca G., biographical sketch
or, 538.
Simon, David, biographical sketch or, 538.
Sinmuton, Rev. Ashbel Green, biographical
sketch of, 53S.
Simonton, Johu W, biographical sketch of,
599.
Simonton, Dr. William, biographical sketch of,
639.
Simonton, Dr. William, the younger, bio-
graphical sketch of, 540.
Simpson, Capt. John, biographical sketch of,
540.
Slavery, abolition of, in Pennsylvania, 104.
Slaves, register of, 104.
Sloan, Alexander, biographical sketch or, 600.
Smith, Capt. Matthew, roll or company or, in
the Revolution, 83.
Smith, Capt. Isaac, roll or company or, in War
or 1812-14,126.
Smull, John A., biographical sketch or, 540.
Smuller, George, biographical sketch or, 641.
Snodgrass, Rev. Jomat, biographical sketch of,
542.
Snodgrass, Robert, biographical sketch of, 600.
Snyder, Charles A., biographical sketch of, 542.
Snyder, John D., biographical sketch or, 600.
Snyder, Rev. William H. H., biographical
sketch of, 600.
" Soldiers' Rest," 324.
South Hanover township, sketch of, 428.
justices of the peace Tor, 285.
Spangenberg, Bishop, journal of, 37.
Steelier, Rev. Henry G , biographical sketch of,
542.
Steelton, history or, 401).
justices or the peace for, 285.
public Bchool, 404.
Steel-works, Pennsylvania, historical sketch or,
401.
Stephens, Alexander, ..f Hanover, affidavit
concerning character or Conestoga Indians,
Stewart, Capt Lazarus, leads the Paxtang
hoys, 62.
reward offered tor arrest or, 69.
declaration or, 09.
takes sides with Connecticut settlers, 70.
Surveyors, deputy, 280.
Susquehanna Indians, 3.
Susquehanna River, improving navigation of,
319.
steamboats on, 319.
report on sloop and steamboat navigation
on, 320.
draught of, in 1701, IS.
Susquehanna township, historical sketch or,
408.
justices of the peace for, 283, 284.
Swab, Ely, biographical sketch or, Mil.
Swatara township, history or, 393,|
list oi justices or peace for, -82, 283, 284.
Tin
e, Dr. Charles V., biographical sketch of,
601.
Thompson, Alexander F., biographical sketch
of, 601.
Thurnstein (Peter's Mountain), 37.
Till, John, biographical sketch of, 602.
Tiuian, Col. Burd's residence, view of, 393.
Todd, Capt. James, roll of company of, iu War
of 1812-14, 125.
Treasurers of the county, 280.
U.
Umberger, Dr. David, biographical sketch of,
543.
Uniform or Pennsylvania volunteer, in War of
1812-14, 119.
Union Canal, 116.
Union Deposit, 428.
Unioutown borough, sketch of, 455.
justices of the peace for, 285.
United Brethren churches at Harrisburg, 347.
Upper Paxtang township, early warrantees of
land in, 29.
names of non-associators in, 102.
justices of the peace for, 282, 2S3, 284.
history of, 441.
officers of from 1769 to 1785, 443.
Verbeke, Dr. James, biographical sketch of,
543.
Verbeke, William K., notice of enterprise of
323.
" Verbeketown," 323.
616
INDEX TO HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY.
w.
Walker, Capt. Andrew, of the new Eleventh,
roll of, in the Revolution, 106.
Walker, Capt. Thomas, roll of company of, in
War of 1812-14,126.
biographical sketch of, 543.
Wallace, Capt. Benjamin, biographical sketch
of, 54a.
Wallace, Rev. Benjamin J., biographical
sketch of, 544.
Wallace, Gen. James, biographical sketch of,
544.
Wallace, Joseph, biographical sketch of, 545.
Wallace, William, biographical sketch of, 545.
War, French and Indian, 39-78.
of the Revolution, 78-109.
of 1812-14, 120-130.
Mexican, 134-139.
of the Rebellion, 139-269.
Washington Gen., at Harrisburg in 1794, 301.
Washington township, sketch of, 458.
justices of the peace for, 285.
Washington Square, 459.
Water, early efforts to supply Harrisbnrg with,
326.
Water-works of Harrisburg, 328.
Waugh, Rev. Beverly 11 , biographical sketch
of, 545.
Wayne township, history of, 440.
justices of the peace for, 286.
Weaver, Capt. Martin, roll of company of, in
the Revolution, 107.
Weir, James W., biographical sketch of, 546.
Weir, Capt. Samuel, biographical sketch of,
546.
Weir, John A., biographical sketch of, 546.
Weise, Adam, biographical sketch of, 546.
Weiser, Conrad, conference with Indiana con-
cerning murder of Armstrong, 35.
Wenrich, Francis, biographical sketch of, 603.
Wenrich, Peter, biographical sketch of, 547.
West Hanover township, sketch of, 429.
justices of the peace for, 282, 283, 285.
Whiskey Insurrection, journal of Capt. Samuel
Dewees, 117.
troops from Dauphin County in, 116.
troops at Harrisbnrg, 301.
Washington at Harrisburg during, 301.
Whitefield in America, 38.
Whitehill, George, biographical sketch of, 547.
Whitley, Capt. Michael, biographical sketch of,
547.
Wiconisco, town of, 458.
Wiconisco township, 455.
justices of the peacp for, 285.
Wiestling, Benjamin J., biographical sketch
of, 603.
Wiestling, George P., biographical sketch of,
550.
Wiestling, Rev. Jacob H., biographical sketch
of, 550.
Wiestling, Dr. Joshua M., biographical sketch
of, 549.
Wiestling, Dr. Samuel C, biographical sketch
of, 547.
Williams,
604.
E. C,
roll of company of, in Mexica
Williams township, sketch of, 4G0.
justices of the peace for, 285.
Williamstown, sketch of, 460.
biographical sketch of,
can war, 137.
Williard, John Peter, biographical sketch of,
350.
Wilson, Capt. James, of Derry, biographical
sketch of, 551.
Wilson, Thomas, biographical sketch of, 551.
Wilson, Thomas L., biographical sketch of, 551.
Winebreniier, Rev. John, biographical Bketch
Wit man, Dr. John 0., biographical sketch of,
604.
Wolf, Governor George, biographical sketch of,
Wood, Nicholas B., biographical sketch of, 552.
Worley, Thomas, biographical sketch of, 553.
Worrall, Col. James, biographical sketch of,
605.
Wright, Maj. John, biographical sketch of, 554.
Wyeth, Francis, biographical sketch of, 605.
Wyeth, John, biographical sketch of, 554.
Wyoming Massacre, survivors of, take refuge
at Harris1 Ferry, 103.
T.
York town campaign, 107.
Young Men's Christian Association at Harris-
burg, 373.
Young, Col. James, biographical sketch of, 606.
farms of, 607-9.
Young, Josiah C, biographical sketch of, 555.
Young, John W., biographical sketch of, G07.
Ziegler, Col, George, biographical sketch of,
555.
Zinn, George, biographical sketch of, 555.
HISTORY
COUNTY OF LEBANON
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIOGKAPHIOAL AND GENEALOGICAL.
BY
WILLIAM HENRY EGLE, M.D., M.A.
AUTHOR OF " HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA."
Cfcc iHemorg
GEOBG-B ROSS, HVLMD.,
THIS RECORD OP THE
COUNTY AND TOWN
HE LOVED SO WELL
is
SINCERELY DEDICATED.
CONTENTS OF HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
CHAPTER I.
PAGE
The Aboriginal Inhabitants— Indian Names— Purchase of 1732—
Prices of Lands 3
CHAPTER II.
The Early Warrantees of Land— Lebanon— Heidelberg— Bethel.... 5
CHAPTER III.
The Early German Settles in Pennsylvania— The Redemptiouers
—The Scheme to Educate the Germans— Not Hessian Merce-
naries—Manners and Customs— Die Erate Deitsche Settler — Ken
Hessische Mercenaries— Die Redemptioners— Der Plan die Penu-
eilfanisch Deitsche zu Lerne— Ihre Wehge, etc 11
CHAPTER IV.
The Lebanon Valley in 1748— Bishop CammerhofTs Journey from
Bethlehem to Shamokin ; Thrilling Narrative of his Adven-
tures 19
CHAPTER V.
The French and Indian War— Braddock's Expedition— Murders by
the Indians in Lebanon County— The Stockades or Forts— The
Soldiers from Lebanon in that Struggle 23
CHAPTER VI.
The War for Independence — Early Action by the Inhabitants —
The Heidelberg Compauy — Col. Greenawalt's Battalion— Capt.
Peter Grubb's Company of the Pennsylvania Line 29
CHAPTER VII.
The War for Independence (continued) — The Meeting of the As-
sociated Battalions at Lancaster— Roll of Capt. Klotz's Company
of the Flying Camp — Non-Associators in 1777. for Lebanon, Hei-
delberg, and Bethel Townships 33
CHAPTER VIII.
The War for Independence (continued) — British Prisoners at Leb-
anon—The Oath of Allegiance to the State 36
CHAPTER IX.
The War for Independence (continued) — Escape of British Offi-
cers from Lebanon — Capt. Andrew Lee's Exploits — Capt. John
Gloninger's Militia Battalion 45
CHAPTER X.
The War for Independence (continued) — The Abolition of Slavery
in Pennsylvania — The Act providing Therefor — Register of
Negro and Mulatto Slaves — Continental Paper Money 50
CHAPTER XI.
The War of 1812-14 — Proclamation of Governor Snyder, of Penn-
sylvania— Rolls of Companies of Capts. Achey, Derr, Doebler,
Fisher, Lesher, Rees, and Snyder 63
CHAPTER XII.
PAGE
The Formation of Lebanon County — Boundaries — Court-House
and Jail— First Courts— Admissions to the Lebanon County Bar,
1813-83 57
CHAPTER XIII.
Internal Improvements — The Union Canal — Remonstrance of
Inhabitants against Increasing Power of Corporations — Rail-
roads— Turnpikes 61
CHAPTER XIV.
The War for the Union— The Services of Lebanon County in that
Civil Conflict 65
CHAPTER XV.
The War for the Union (continued)— Officers in other Regiments-
Fifth Regiment— Thirty-sixth Regiment— Sixty-fourth Regi-
ment— Eighty-seventh Regiment 70
CHAPTER XVI.
The War for the Union (continued)— History of the Ninety-third
Regiment— One Hundred and Seventh Regiment— One Hundred
and Fifteenth Regiment— One Hundred and Forty-ninth Regi-
ment—One Hundred and Sixty-second Regiment— One Hundred
and Seventy-third Regiment— Two Hundred and Ninth Regi-
ment— Eleventh Regiment Pennsylvania Militia— Independent
Cavalry Company— Forty-eighth Regiment Emergency Troops-
Independent Organizations 78
CHAPTER XVII.
Officers of the County— Dr. Dady— The Raber Murder— Books,
Authors, and Publications, etc 118
Lebanon Township 128
Lebanon Borough 133
North Lebanon Township 156
South Lebanon " 158
Cornwall " 160
Bethel '* -*. 168
East Hanover " 177
Swatara " 134
Jonestown 135
Union Township 190
Cqlv Spring Township 194
Heidelberg " 195
Jackson " 204
Mill Creek " 210
Londonderry " 216
Annville " 223
North Annville Township 224
South Annville " 232
Genealogical History JS33
Biographical " 260
Representative Men 301
Genealogical Register 330
ILLUSTRATIONS TO HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
PAGE
Bassler, John H 301
Bower, F. H 302
Coleman, George D facing 264
Cornwall Ore-Bank 164
Derr, William M 304
Draught of Lebanon of 1778 between 134, 135
Embich, Frederick facing 267
Fac-simile of Continental money 52
Gloninger, C. D 271
Gloninger, John W facing 272
Gloninger, John 270
Guilford, William M 307
Heilnian, Samuel 275
Heilman, Jacob G 308
Hill Church, North Annville 226
Kinports, J. II 310
Klein, Theodore B 311
Kreider, H. H 312
Kremer, F. W 313
Kuhlmann, A. F 278
Lebanon Court-House 59
Lebanon Manufacturing Company between 154, 155
Lick, John H 315
Lick Monument 284
Light, Andrew 316
PAGE
Marshall, D. B 287
McPherson, John B facing 317
Miller Organ Company " 155
Monumental Chapel 283
Old Hebron Church, 1750 159
Outline Map of Dauphin and Lebanon County, 1816 between 58, 59
Pennsylvania Bolt and Nut Company facing 155
Provincial Paper Currency 5
Bank, William facing 289
Reinoehl, Adolphus 319
Bigler, George 320
Rosb, George facing 291
Saylor, J. L 321
Schweinhard, P. M 322
Shaeffer's Old House, 1735-38 200
Shenk, J. H 323
Shulze, John A 294
Shnltz, F. A 324
Stauffer, B. W 325
Weigley, William M facing 329
Weigley, William M., Eesidence of " 201
Witmer, P. B 326
Wolff, George 327
Zimmerman, J. D 328
GENERAL HISTORY.
CHAPTER I.
The Aboriginal Inhabitants — Indian Nat
of Lands.
-Purchase of 17:12— Prices
Peior to the coming of the European, the present
beautiful Lebanon Valley was the hunting-ground of
the Indian. From the South Mountain to the first
range of the Kittochtinny, deer and other game were
abundant, while almost annually the long grass was
burned over by the natives to assist them in securing
game, by driving the wild animals into the high in-
closures prepared for their entrapping. So the valley
was covered with stunted oaks, and these were on the
wide stretch of land which greeted the first settlers.
The country was not inviting, and the latter termed
them " barrens."
Along the Lower Susquehanna and its branches,
the Swatara especially, — the latter stream being most
excellent fishing-ground, — we first hear of the Susque-
hannas. Of their history and their peculiar char-
acteristics, and their sad fate, we have previously re-
ferred. The Shawanese came nearly twenty years
after the Susquehannas had been driven from their
fortified towns, they too fleeing before the vengeance
of the Southern tribes. Most of the Indian relics
within the region of Lebanon County are due, how-
ever, to the older — the primeval race, so far as mod-
ern research has revealed to us. Among the rocks of
the Conewago region are found the remains of stone
implements which go far back of the occupancy of
the Shawanese. The latter came when the stone im-
plements gave place to the articles supplied in barter
with the white trader, — when the trade of the arrow-
maker was passing away before the refined utensils of
the refined white man.
It is somewhat difficult to give the precise location
of Indian villages within the limits of the county.
There are a large number of the original warrants
which designate certain places as the sites of Indian
towns. For instance, to John Alexander there was
warranted March 25, 1738, two hundred acres of land
" lying opposite the Indian town where Indian Sam
lived, on the bigger Branch of the Suetaura." An-
other warrant included " a portion of the Indian town
on Indian Town Creek." " Indian Bottoms on Suetara
Creek" are frequently alluded to, showing that remains
of old Indian towns were found in many sections.
Indian paths led through the county. One along
" the north side of Conewago Creek." Another
crossed the county, passing through the Great Swatara
Gap. When the first settlers came these could be
readily distinguished, and were described as having
been broad, well-beaten paths, hollowed slightly in
the middle by the constant tread and pressure of the
feet of passing travelers, and for many years were
used by the early pioneers as bridle-paths from one
section to the other, and especially by the Moravian
missionaries passing from the Schuylkill to the Sus-
quehanna.
Indian relics were found by the early settlers almost
everywhere, but by far the greater number in the
Miihlbach settlement. A collection, made by H. L.
Illig, containing some five thousand specimens, shows
that a large Indian population must have been in that
neighborhood. On the farm of Peter Witmer, near a
large spring, in Lebanon township, many specimens
of the aborigines have been found.
As the lovely valleys of Pennsylvania became the
hunting-grounds of the Five Nations after their an-
nihilating war against the Susquehannas especially,
camping-grounds near springs of water are found
along the Iudian paths, and burial-places are said to
exist at several points, but these have not been dis-
tinguishable to any of the present generation. It has
been stated that during the construction of the Union
Canal in the latter part of the last century, a burial-
ground was struck near Myerstown, and although we
have seen beads, axes, arrowheads, and ornaments
stated to have been found therein, no other record
has been preserved us.
As the Swatara and its branches were most excel-
lent fishing-ground, fish-spears have frequently been
found. These were longer than the arrowheads, and
fastened to wooden shafts, some of which were used
like our modern "gigs," and some shot from the bow.
Hence most of the specimens found are broken. The
Indian mode of fishing was to wade into the creeks
and strike the fish as they passed up the stream. The
shad and trout are supposed to have been their main
dependence, although the eel was considered a lux-
ury, and was plentiful. The Indian name Swaha-
noiVEY, corrupted from Schaha-dawa, of which Swa-
tara is also a corruption, signifies in Susquehanna
Indian " where we fed on eels." While upon this
subject we may as well state that the following are
the signification of Indian names within the county:
4
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Quitopahilla, corrupted from Cuitpehelle, or
Cuwitpehelle, signifying "a spring that flows from the
ground among pines."
Tulpehocken, corrupted from Tulpewi-hacki, sig-
nifying " the land of turtles." According to Zeisberger
" Tulpe" means a water- or sea-turtle ; " Tachquoch," a
land-turtle;" " Hae-ki," the earth, the land.
Kittochtinny is a Delaware word, and means
" the endless hills." It is corrupted into Kittatinny,
and we adhere to the first as the proper orthography.
Conewago, or Conewaugha, in Iroquois means "at
the place of the rapids." From this fact there are
several streams emptying into the Susquehanna so
named.
The Lechay. This is the Indian name of the
Conewago Hills, or the South Mountain. In Dela-
ware it signifies "where there are forks." This name
was given to them because through them struck an
Indian path or thoroughfare, which forked oft' into
various trails leading north and east. The word Le-
high is a corruption, and was used by the German
settlers, whose descendants at the present day in re-
ferring to the Lehigh River almost universally say
"Lecha."
To give our readers some idea of the Indian lan-
guage, we present the " Gloria in Excelsis" in that
of the Six Nations :
" A-honwasennaien ne Niioh ne garonhiake tenteron ; nok Nonwent-
siake Bkenuon takenhake; ne tsi ronikonriio ne Ongwe-ne nongatig-
" Ise tegwariwagwase; Ise gwatshennonniase; Ise gwasennaiens; Ise
tegwaroniaientons ; Ise tegwanonweratonB :
11 Ne tsinisaiataneragwat, 0 Sewenniio, garonhiake tes-gowanen, 0
Niioh Iesaniha agwegou, iah othenon tesanoronse.
" 0 Sewenniio, sonhatsiwa Niioh laienha lesos Keristos; Ise ne Niioh
hetaenikonraiewentas, laienlia ne Bonwaniha.
"Ise ne seriwatonta ne gariwaneren Nonwentsiake, tagwentenrhek
nisa.
" Ise ne seriwatonta ne gariwaneren Nonwentsiake, tagwentenrhek
"Isene seriwatonta ne gariwaneren Nonwentsiake, tagwat-hontats
nisa, nonwa tsi gwennitentase.
" Ise nonwa ne etho tsiteron tBiraweientetakon ne Niioh Ronwaniha,
tagwentenrhek nisa.
" Aseken Sonhatsiwa tsinisaiatatokenton, sonhatsiwa Sewenniio, son-
hatsiwa, 0 lesos Keristos;
" Ne senigwegon ne Ronikonratokenton, agwa sateseniiataneragwat,
tai tehonwaroniaientous ne Niioh Bonwaniha. j4meit."
In this connection we can only give a brief refer-
ence to the aborigines. In the introductory chapter
to the history of Dauphin County a full account
being given of the red men, further notice would be
merely a repetition of what is there said and described.
, The Indians actually held title to all the land within
the limits of Lebanon County until 1732, although it
was considered by the Proprietaries that the deed of
Chief Kekelappan, of 10th of September, 1683, to
William Penn covered a portion of the territory upon
which the whites located as early as 1710, if not prior.
The final purchase was not made until the 7th of
September, 1732, when the chiefs and sachems of the
Delawares made a treaty by which they disposed of
" all those tracts of land or lands lying on or near
the river Schuylkill in the said Province, or any of
the branches, streams, fountains, or springs thereof,
eastward or westward, and all the lands lying in or
near any swamps, marshes, fens, or meadows, the
waters or streams of which flow into or toward the
said river Schuylkill, situate, lying and being between
those hills called Lechay Hills, and those called Kit-
tochtinny Hills, which cross the said rivej Schuylkill,
about thirty miles above (west of) the Lechay Hills,
and all lands whatsoever lying within the said bounds
and between the branches of the Delaware River on
the eastern side of the said land, and the branches or
streams running into the river Sasquahannah on the
western side of the said land." This purchase in-
cluded all the land in Pennsylvania not previously
bought, lying between the Delaware and Susque-
hanna, and south of the Blue Mountains. The In-
dians, of their own free will, disposed of this land,
and after this date they had no more claim, right, or
title to any of the land within the boundaries of
Lebanon County, though the sale did not drive or ex-
clude them from the land. At this time there were a
number of roving bands of Indians still living in the
county, but their villages and council-fires were moved
beyond the Kittochtinny.
It will be interesting to many to know the price
that was paid for this large tract of land, which in-
cluded about one-half of Berks County, the whole
of Lehigh, and part of Northampton, with the whole
of Lebanon and Dauphin, south of the first range
of the Kittochtinny. The sachems received twenty
brass kettles, one hundred stroudwater match-coats
of two yards each, one hundred duffels, ditto, one
hundred blankets, one hundred yards of half tick,
sixty linen shirts, twenty hats, six made coats, twelve
pairs of shoes and buckles, thirty pair of stockings,
three hundred pounds of gunpowder, six hundred
pounds of lead, twenty fine guns, twelve gun-locks,
fifty tomahawks, or hatchets, fifty planting hoes, one
hundred and twenty knives, sixty pair of scissors, one
hundred tobacco-tongs, twenty-four looking-glasses,
forty tobacco-boxes, one thousand flints, five pounds
of paint, twenty-four dozen of gartering, six dozen
of ribbons, twelve dozen of rings, two hundred awl-
blades, one hundred pounds of tobacco, four hundred
tobacco-pipes, twenty gallons of rum, and fifty pounds
in money. The articles paid for this and the tracts
previously purchased, and the numerous presents
given the Indians when they visited Philadelphia
officially, were generally articles indispensable in
every sphere of civilized life. On one occasion there
were " four dozen jewsharps" among the items pre-
sented by the government, and this shows that they
must have had some taste for music. The Indians
were resolute and very tenacious of their customs
and habits of life, but the eagerness with which they
accepted these articles, and applied them to their
proper uses, shows how quickly they saw that they
were superior to theirs, and how readily they reliu-
GENERAL HISTORY.
5
quished many of their usages and adopted those of
the settlers.
It is not positively known when the first settlements
were made within the present limits of the county of
Lebanon. The earliest assessment extant of taxables
which included this county is that of Conestogoe
township, Chester County, for the year 1718. Among
the names we recognize a number which a few years
after appear on the tax-list of Lebanon township, and
more especially among the first warrantees of land.
Prior to 1732 the land lying between the Lechay or
Conewago hills on the south and the Kittochtinny
range on the north, from the Delaware to the Susque-
hanna had not, as we have previously stated, been
purchased from the aborigines. This latter fact, how-
ever, did not prevent a settlement of the country, and
although the proprietary government would not sur-
vey or grant lands in the unpurchased district, no ob-
jections were ever made, save in one or two instances,
to the actual occupation of the land by the white
settlers.
N° 3£7o
TtM
Shilling
Although a treaty was entered into between I rOV-
ernor Patrick Gordon, on behalf of the proprietaries,
with the Indians for the land in question, it was not
until 1733 that lands were surveyed to actual settlers.
Lands, it is true, were granted at an earlier date, but
these were warrants to the holders of deeds given the
original purchasers.
Miererhoefe farms varied in size from 100 to 500
acres, whereof usually about one-third was made
arable. The selling price of land was graduated
from time to time by local and natural advantages.
From 1713, the common price per 100 acres was £5, and
a bushel of wheat, or Is. sterling, quit-rent. In 1730,
from £15 to £18. From 1732, the price was more
uniform and steady at £15 10s. per 100 acres, and a
half-penny sterling quit-rent per acre, which con-
tinued till 176S, except a slight variation between
1761 and 1763, when warrants were issued at £9 per
100 acres. After 1768 the lands purchased from the
Indians that year were offered at £5 per 100 acres,
and one penny annually per acre as quit-rent. Im-
mediately preceding the Revolution, improved lands
were sold in Lancaster County, near the town of Lan-
caster, from £12 to £18 per acre, and near Le-
banon from £3 to £5 per acre. In 1742 land had
risen ten per cent. Unimproved lands were sold
current .Money <*i Amalca, according \ from 4s t0 15s- ljer acre- At the close "f the
to i be Aft of FarJiamenr, made in i eighteenth century improved land sold generally
the Sixth. Ycarof the fate Queen. Anne, j twenty-five per cent, higher than it did the pre-
fer AfcerHiitKng the Rates of foreign
Coins in the "Plantations, due from the
Province of Pennj'yhanh, to the Pol-
ftffor thereof, [hall be id Vaure<qual
«o Money, and fhali be accepted accordingly In-fhe Provin-
cial Treaftirer, County Trea-
lurers ind txieTrufieesior the
General Loan-Office of the
Province of Feim'jiQJtiLt, in
allPublick Payments, and for
anv Fond atanyTicneinany
c( the laid Treatatiss and
ceding decade.
CHAPTER II.
The Early Warrantees of Land— Lebanon— Heidelberg— Bethel
Loan-Qiftce.
Dated in PbilfJelfhU the
Second Day o£ April, in. the
Yearof Our Lord, OneT/iou-
find feven Hundred and
Twenty' Three, by Ordey
of the Goyernot and Gene-
Mi Alleinbfv.
T^n Shilling}
Qk#f>
PROVINCIAL PAPER CURRENCY.
From the records of the land department of
the State of Pennsylvania we have gathered
the important information which follows. It
is simply the names of the early warrantees,
date of warrant, and number of acres taken up
within the townships of Lebanon, Heidelberg,
and Bethel. These, it may be observed, do not
include all the land within the county. Some
are included in the lists of Hanover, Derry, and
Londonderry, to be found in the history of Dau-
phin County, while some of the warrants in those
for Heidelberg may now be comprised within
the limits of Berks County. In many instances no
township was given, and unless we could positively
localize the warrants we omitted them altogether.
The names are given as in the original. As in the case
with the assessment-lists we shall give in the course
of this work, we have not ventured to change the
spelling of a single name. Many were written as
they were pronounced, or as they struck the ear of
the clerks in the land-office. Deiuinger is written
Teiuinger, Espy, Aspie, Dubbs, Tupz, aud so on ;
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
and where the name is duplicated another change in
orthography is noticed. The dates to which an aster-
isk (*) is attached denotes the time from which interest
on the purchase-money commences. It may also be
noted that frequently among the earliest warrants
the owners of lands adjoining are given ; but in many
cases no warrants for these are to be found. It was
customary for certain persons to obtain warrants for
several hundred acres of land, and a few days there-
after sell or transfer the same in small tracts to
others, who may perchance have been original set-
tlers, but do not appear among the original war-
rantees.
The warrants in question are all embraced within
the county of Lancaster, as originally constituted:
WARRANTEES OF LAND IN LEBANON TOWNSHIP.
Aspie, Josias, 150 ; May 25, 1749.
Aspie, Josias, 100 ; May 25, 1749.
Ackerman, Nicholas, 100 ; Nov. 15, 1749.
Blair, John, 200; Nov. 16, 17:16.
Brogbell, Andrew, 150 ; April IS, 1738.
Baschair,. George, 150; Aug. 30, 1738.
Brown, Henry, 200 ; Oct. 28, 1738.
Berns, William, 200 ; Sept. 14, 1738.
Bass, David, 130 ; May 17, 1739.
Brugbeel, Benjamin, 100 ; June 25, 1741.
Buckwalter, Joseph, 200; June 12, 1742.
Baughman, Michael, 300; Nov. 25, 1735.
Baughman, Michael, 70; July 6, 1742.
Burkholder,Ulrick,200; June 8, 1742.
Bumgardner, Mathias, 150 ; June 9, 1743.
Bowman, John, 200 ; Dec. 22, 1743.
Baughman, Michael, 400 ; Teh. 26, 1745.
Blecker, William, 200; Aug. 20, 1747.
Brand, Adam, 250 ; Oct. 21, 1747.
Bowman, Benjamin, 190 ; Oct. 5, 1748.
Beckel, John, 100 ; Oct. 19, 1749.
Bowman, Jacob, 100; Dec. 2, 1749.
Boyer, Martin, 50; Jan. 5, 17451.
Bore, Michael, 150 ; Jan. 5, 1749.
Breightbill, John, 200; March 16, 1749.
Brown, Conrad, 100; April 4, 1750.
Burkholder, Ulrick, 50; Jan. 30, 1752.
Beck, Philip, 100 ; June 7, 1750.
Burkholder, Ulrick, 50; March 18, 1754.
Brechtbeil, Benedict, 120; May 5, 1752.
Baum, Jacob, 50 ; Oct. 25, 1753.
Behm, Jacob, 25 ; Dec. 7, 1753.
Burkholder, Ulrick, 100 ; March 18, 1754.
Baker, Jacob, 50; Aug. 12, 1754.
Backestoss, John, 50; Dec. 4, 1754.
Beltz, Jacob, 100 ; Feb. 13, 1755.
Burkhart, Simon, 30; May 9, 1758.
Benedict, Jacob, 100; March 7, 1765.
Boger, Mathias, 15 ; April 13, 1765.
Bard, Adam, 100 ; July 3, 1766.
Baker, John Michael, 511 ; July 9, 1766.
Backenstoss, John, 150; Sept. 0, 1768.
Burkholder. Christian, 100 ; June 16, 1773.
Bush, William. 240; June 17, 1773.
Cooker, Peter, 200 ; Dec. 19, 1737.
Capler, Martin, 200 ; March 25, 1738.
Croll, Ulrick, 200 ; March 26, 1738.
Carol, Simon, 60 ; July 21, 17:i9.
Croyder, John, 300; June 3, 1741.
Croyder, Jacob, 250; June 3, 1741.
Croyter, John, 200; Aug. 26, 1742.
(Yell, Mathias, 150; Feb. 1. 174:'. 1 .
Cooker, Peter. 226 ; April 11, 1743.
Conolly, John, 150; April 6, 1744.
Crane, Richard, 200; Jan. 24, 1749.
Carhorough, John, 100 ; Feb. 2, 1749.
Clarke, John, 100; Aug. 29, 1754.
Clarke, James, 100 ; May 22, 1759.
Clark, Mary, 100 ; May 22, 1759.
Clark, Abraham, 100; Oct. 3, 1758.
Clein, Adam, 50; Dec. 21, 1750.
Ci etzer, Joseph, 50 ; Feb. 14, 1750.
Clark, Daniel, 100; March 14, 1750.
Creyter, John, 100 ; June 12, 1751.
Coleman, Robert, 300; July 1, 1784.
Devon, John, 200; Dec. 19, 1737.
Dever, John, 150; Feb. 23, 1737.
Dubbs, Henry, 200; March 25, 1738.
Dehiesz, John Nicholas, 150; March 28, 1739.
Deitz, Jacob, 100; Oct. 16, 1753.
Dealer, Casper, Jr., ; Dec. 27, 1769.
Dashter, Peter, 25; Oct. 6, 1773.
Ewiug, Thomas, 300 ; March 8, 1737.
Evershold, Peter, 300; May 3, 1740.
Egel, Herman, 160; Sept. 26, 1748.
Ergebrecht, Martin, 100 ; July 13, 1749.
Eihr, Hans, 100 ; June 18, 1750.
Ewiug, James, 180; Nov. 23, 1752.
Eiller, Michael, 25; April 12, 1753.
Ebersolt, Abraham, 25 ; May 1, 1754.
Ellinger, George, 150 ; April 30, 1765.
Ferguson, Samuel, 300 ; Sept. 16, 1734, " near'.Derry."
Frederick, John, 200; June 7,1734.
Fulmer, Adam, 200; Oct. 19, 1738.
Frederick, Hans George, 100; Nov. 27, 1738.
Fulkimore, George, 100 ; Nov. 3, 1749.
Farnster, Philip, 100; April 4, 1750.
Furney, Peter, 50; Nov. 30, 1753.
Funk, Martin, 200; April 9, 1759.
Foust, Philip, 100; May 14, 1773.
Grubb, Peter, 200 ; Nov. 2, 1734.
Grubb, Peter, 200; Nov. 6, 1734>
Graaff, George, 300; Feb. 17, 1737.
Garber, John, 200 ; June 15, 1738.
Graybeil, John, 200; Oct. 21, 1742.
Garver, Michael, 150; May 9, 1750.
Glassbrenner, George, 200; Aug. 22, 1751.
Guckerty, Jacob, 100; Aug. 8, 1750.
Gillaspy, Bryan, 120; Oct. 23, 1750.
Grim, Martin, 100; Feb. 27, 1752.
Grove, Jacob, 1O0 ; Feb. 15, 1754.
Giles, Jacob, 25 ; April 4, 1758.
Grubb, Curtis, 200; June 23, 1768.
Gunterman, Jacob, 50 ; Feb. 18, 1773.
Grubb, Curtis, 4ou ; July 1, 1784, " near Cornwall furnace.'
Hunsigger, Rudi, 200; April 22, 1734.
Hunt, Roger, 40(1; Aug. 16, 1734.
Hertzer, Philip, 200; Oct. 3, 1737.
Herman, Jacob, 200 ; Aug. 7, 1738.
Hoyle, John, 300; Oct. 10, 1738.
Houk, George, 200; Oct. 19, 1738.
Houk, Rudolph, 150 ; Oct. 19, 1738.
Hess, John, 360 ; May 17, 17.J9.
Humberger, Leonard, 150; Nov. 10, 1743.
Hoover, John Nicholas, 150; Feb. 26, 1745.
Hoober, Jacob, 100 ; Jan. 14, 1747.
Hiedrick, George, 150 ; Oct. 21, 1747.
Hollenbacb, John, 50 ; July 6, 1750.
Hare, Abraham, 200; Nov. 22, 1750.
Head, Abraham, 100 ; Jan. 5, 1749.
Hide, Peter, 100; May 1", 1749.
Hisey, John, 200; Dec. 29, 1748.
Haniiuersly, Thomas, 100 ; Oct. 22, 1748.
Heilman, Adam, 150; Marcli 1, 1747*
Heighler, Nicholas, 50 ; May 2, 1751.
Hecker, Jacob, 100; Oct. 18, 1763.
Hurst, Michael, 50 ; Oct. 31, 1753.
Heit, Abraham, 100; March 28, 1754.
Heckart, Jacob, 50 ; Aug. 21, 1754.
Hertzberger, Jacob, 10 ; Nov. 1, 1754.
Hovenly, Ulrick, 100; April 14, 1759.
Hoover, John, 50 ; May 22, 1759.
GENERAL HISTORY.
Huber, George, 250 ; , 1747.*
Nuffer, Henry, 25 ; Aug. 2, 1753.
Hover, Nicholas, 8; Nov. 0, 1773.
Nenf, Michael, 25; Feb. 1, 1754.
Ihlan, Martin, 50; June 16, 1753.
Nickleshock, John, 100 ; March 1, 1753*
Johnston, Jane (widow of William), 200; settled before August, 1732.
Orth, Baltziir, 300 ; Nov. 25, 17:15, " whereon be
has long been settled.'
Jollage, Frederick, 50; July 2, 1746.
Oliphanl, John, 132; Dec. 1, 1748.
Jordy, Peter, MO; March 1, 1749.
Orndorf, Herman, 100 ; Feb. 15, 1753.
Jones, William, 20 ; March 24, 1756.
Preirvr, Anthony, 600 ; March 15, 1736.
Kiugrich, Peter, 200; Nov. 1, 1750.
Peffeley, Nicholas, 150; March 2, 1737, "in a
place called the Hoi
Kugher, Peter, 407; April 9, 1750.
among the Hills."
Kryter, Francis, 50 ; April 4, 1750.
Peter, George, 400 ; May 12, 1743.
Klein, Michael, 250 ; March 1, 1749.
Paff, Theobald, 150; March 1, 1737.*
Kryter, Mary, 200; June 15, 1748.
Perryer, George, 150; March 1, 1737.*
Koroman, Abraham, 100; May 10,1751.
Penneteck, Jacob, 50 ; Oct. 11, 1749.
Eulpush. Hans Peter, 60 ; May 21, 1751.
Pultz, Michael, 100 ; Jan. 26, 1749.
Keller, Henry, 100; Aug. 27, 1752.
Painter, Benjamin, 100; April 7, 1750.
Kerstetter, Sebastian, 100 ; May 11, 1753.
Peidler, Christian, 50 ; Feb. 25, 1750.
Kline, Deel, 100; Sept. 12, 1753.
Rhode, Ulrick, 200 ; Feb. 20, 1738.
Kramer, Peter, 25; July 5, 1754.
Reynolds, John, 300 ; Oct. 10, 1738.
Kreiter, John, 20 ; Oct. 18, 1758.
Rosenboom, Anthony, 200 ; Oct. 19, 1738.
Knoll, John, 200; Aug. 18,1766.
Reid, Samuel, 200 ; March 23, 1738.
Kitzmiller, Jacob, 20 ; Jan. 3, 1772.
Razor, Daniel, 100; Oct. 13, 1743.
Landus, Christian, 300 ; Aug. 9, 1738.
Ring, Hans, 100; April 11, 1745.
Long, Herman, 450 ; Nov. 15, 1739.
Rampton, Richard, 100 ; Dec. 9, 1745.
Livingston, David, 100; July 10, 1741.
Robinson, Richard, 100 ; March 1, 1740*
Landis, Felix, 200 ; Aug. 22, 1734.
Royer, Henry, 200 ; July 31, 1746.
Light, John, 200; April 2, 1742.
Roody, Sebastian, 10(1 ; Oct. 14, 1747.
Leman, Christian, 290; Nov. 14, 1737.
Reynolds, Francis, 200 ; Jan. 28, 1748/9.
Lighty, Christian, 290 ; May 26, 1743.
Reid, Alexander, 150 ; Sept. 26, 1748.
Long, Christopher, 50; May 8, 1752.
Rouse, Casper, 100; Dec. 21, 1749.
Lloyd, Jacob, 100 ; April 3, 1754.
Reneyzer, Jacob, 120 ; March 16, 1749.
Light, John, 75 ; Oct. 7, 1756.
Ruth, Peter, 150 ; March 29, 1760.
Lemley, Gabriel, 100; Jan. 3, 1752.
Rowalt, John, 100 ; July 21, 1750.
Leauf, Casper, 100; May 10, 1749.
Robinson, Richard, 100 ; Dec. 5, 1750.
Lighty, Theobold, 15; , 1751*
Resh, John, 100 ; Jan. 30, 1750.
Lichti, Jacob, 200 ; May 20, 1766.
Reisht, John, 220; May 25, 1757.
Lusk, Robert, 40 1 ; July 14, 1784.
Rothvon, Frederick, 100; Dec. 8, 1752.
Morrison, Thomas, 300 ; July 23, 1735.
Reist, Peter, 40 ; April 11, 1754.
McDonald, John, 200; Nov. 1, 1736.
Roth, John Conrad, 100; Aug. 26, 1755.
McEver, Andrew, 200 ; Feb. 17, 1737.
Rein, Valentine, 100; Nov. 17,1766.
Musbitt, John, 250; March 28, 1738.
Reninger, Conrad, 122 ; Sept. 18, 1766.
Meyer, Christopher, 200; March 30, 1738.
Reiffwein, Ann (widow), 15 ; March 19, 1773.
Miley, Martin, 400; June 7, 1738.
Rickard, Peter, 50; June 15, 1773.
Moyer, George, 150 ; Oct. 19, 1738.
Steits, George, 300 ; Sept. 28, 1734.
Miller, Herman, 200; Oct. 26, 1738.
Shally, Charles, 100 ; May 13, 1741.
Martin, George, 200; Sept. 16, 1738.
Sloan, George, 200; June 8, 1734.
Meneice, James, 50; Oct. 4, 1739.
Sloan, John, 200 ; June 8, 1734.
Mayberry, Thomas (Phila.), 200; Sept. 15,1742.
Stuyts, George, 300 ; Dec. 19, 1737.
Moyer, Stophel, 200 ; Dec. 2, 1743.
Sighiley, Albrecht, 100 ; May 14, 1740.
Moyer, John, 100; Oct. 19, 1743.
Steiner. Abraham, 57 ; Nov. 23, 1739.
McCormick, Thomas, 150 ; March 1, 1737*
Snyder, Hans Adam, 150; May 17, 1739.
Mickley, Jacob, 200; May 12, 1743.
Stetler, Abraham, 250; Feb. 6, 1738.
Meyer, Michael, 50; March 4, 1744.
Sberk, Caspar, 200 ; Oct. 5, 1738.
Miley, Martin, 2110 ; March 28, 1745.
Stout, Charles, 300 ; Sept. 14, 1738.
Miller, Andrew, 232 ; Feb. 4, 1747.
Snudderly, Philip, 250; March 25, 1738.
Mumma, Jacob, 100; Aug. 23, 1746.
Stites, George, 50; March 17, 1741/2.
Miller, Christopher, 50; May 26, 1747.
Stoler, Bernard, 50 ; Sept. 2, 1742.
Moyer, Christopher, 100 ; Oct. 9, 1749.
Smith, Peter, 100 ; March 22, 1742.
Myer, Philip, 100; June 7, 1750.
Stover, Casper, 300; March 1, 1737.*
Moyer, HanB, 50; June 14, 1750.
Saunders, Henry, 150 ; March 20, 1743/4.
Myer, Michael, 50; Dec. S, 1750.
Stoler, Warner, 100; July 12, 1744.
McNees, James, 150 ; Oct. 22, 1748.
Schnuidtz, Abraham, 100; Nov. 21, 1744.
Miller, John, 100; Sept. 25, 1751.
Smith, Henry, 150 ; March 1, 1737.*
Miller, Michael, 100 ; July 26, 1753.
Stover, John Casper, 100 ; Oct. 2, 1745.
Myer, Christopher, 50; July 5, 1754.
Shalle, Charles, 25; Oct. 23, 1745.
Mohlwehr, Michael, 50 ; Nov. 14, 1754.
Smiley, Thomas, 200; Dec. 21, 1745.
Miller, Rudolph, 50; May 20, 1757.
Shryer, Adam, 100; July 8, 1746.
Mess, John, 105; April 30, 1765.
Suppinger, Ulricb, 150 ; March 1, 1743.*
Miller, John George, 100; April 30, 1765.
Sterger, Adam, 100; Sept. 10, 174S.
McCleary, Robert, 210; Aug. 14, 1766.
Stites, George, 50 ; Dec. 21, 1748.
Mengars, Adam, 7S; Aug. 27, 1766.
Stoufer, Jacob, 150; Dec. 20, 174S.
Miller, Jacob (son of Andrew), 20 ; May 14, 1770.
Stephen, Ulrich, 100; Jan. 5, 1749.
Meas, John, 20 ; May 14, 1773.
Snoogh, John, 150 ; Jan. 26, 1749.
Muterspach, Philip, 12 ; Sept. 1, 1773.
Slasher, Peter, 100 ; March 16, 1749.
Miller, John, 12; Jan. 11, 1774.
Strawm, Christian, 200; Aug. 30, 1750.
McClintock, John, 100 ; March 6, 1775.
Strome, George, 100 ; Nov. 14, 1750.
Neafe, Jacob, 100 ; Oct. 15, 1740.
Sharer, Samuel, 100 ; Dec. 21, 1750.
Neave, Christian, 250; Feb. 6, 1752.
Stofer, Christian, 50; April 4, 1751.
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Snevely, Isaac, 187 ; Sept. 26, 1751.
Shirley, Lodowick, 100; Oct. 26, 1751.
Weybell, Adam, 100 ; Oct. 30, 1766.
Young, Eeynard, 100; Nov. 2, 1749.
Shillig, Nicholas, 50; Oct. 31,1751.
Sawyer, William, 50; Dec. 27, 1751.
Stoljer, John, 50 ; Feb. 27, 1752.
Young, James, 50; Nov. 30, 1753.
Yordy, Peter, Jr., 40 ; June 17, 1755.
Zimmer, Christopher, 200 ; Dec. 30, 1737.*
Shaver, Alex., 50; July 24, 1752.
Sebolt, Leonard, 100 ; Dec. 22, 1752.
Swope, John, 150 ; March 1, 1744.*
Stucky, John, 50; June 29, 1753.
Zeifley, John, 100; Sept. 28, 1748.
Zimmerman, Hans, 150 ; Feb. 15, 1749.
Zimbower, Martin, 50 ; May 10, 1754.
Zimmer, Christopher, 145, ; Oct. 19, 1754.
Steckback, Michael, 250 ; Sept. 21, 1763.
Sanders, Henry, 200 ; Nov. 26, 1753.
Schvingel, George, 50; Jan. 8,1752.
Siobauer, Martin, 50; March 25, 1754.
WARRANTEES OF LAND IN HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP.
Artz, Johannes, 150; June 17, 1737.
Albrecht, Mathias, 100; Sept. 29, 1738.
Shire, Jacob, 25 ; May 1, 1754.
Shafer, Alexander, 100 ; May 9, 1754.
Artz, John, 50; Feb. IS, 1742.
Albrecht, Mathias, 30^; Oct. 3, 1751.
Speicker, John, 100; June 5, 1754.
Singer, Michael, 100; Nov. 28, 1754.
Schaude, Nicholas, 25; Jan. 24, 1755.
Baker, Jacob, 50 ; Dec. 20, 1736.
Boyer, Andrew, 150 ; Feb. 27, 1734.
Baker, Jacob, 100 ; Oct. 22, 1735.
Shaver, Philip, 50 ; Feb. 21, 1755.
Breith, Michael, 100 ; June 12, 1735.
Swoope, Jacob, 200 ; May 16, 1759.
Schmutz, Abraham, 100; March 1, 1737.*
Beckel, Fred., 150 ; Sept. 19, 1737.
Button, Henry, 150 ; Oct. 19, 1737.
Sanders, Henry, 50; May 12, 1767.
Baker, John, 50; Oct. 30, 1738.
Saylor, John, 140; March 1, 1759*
Brecht, Michael, 50 ; Nov. 15, 1744.
Sayhold, Leonard, 62 ; May 26, 1769.
Steer, William, 282 ; J»n. 16, 1762*
Batorf, Hermanus, 100 ; April 15, 1746.
Boyer, Heury, 50; May 20, 1747.
Seig, Jacob, 50; April 10, 1771.
Shell, Henry, 50; Sept. 1, 1773.
Towner, Michael, 200; Aug. 22, 1734.
Breight, Stephen, 50; June 12, 1747.
Baker, William, 50 ; Jan. 24, 1749.
Boyer, Andrew, 25 ; May 8, 1750.
Thoma, Martin, 150; Nov. 2, 1737.
Bright, Wendel, 210; March 19, 1750.
Thoma, Durst, 100 ; Nov. 2, 1737.
Brosman, Francis, 100; July 27, 1751.
Tise, Mathias, 330 ; Sept. 12, 1737.
Tupz, Hans Jacob, 150 ; June 6, 1737.
Tiller, Casper, 50 ; Dec. 9, 1737.
Berger, Mathias, 25; May 30, 1751.
Beig, Philip, 25 ; Aug. 8, 1753.
Brua, Adam, 100 ; Aug. 9, 1754.
Teioinger, Leonard, 200; Aug. 9, 1738.
Bulman, Adam, 100; March 8, 1758.
Tibbins, Frederick, 100 ; Aug. 18, 1739.
Brockard, Jacob, 80 ; Oct. 30, 1765.
Templemao, Conrad, 200 ; March 1, 1737.*
Becker, John Michael. 30 ; July 19, 1748.
Taylor, Adam, 200 ; June 8, 1743.
Tsietiy, Joseph, 100 ; Sept. 7, 1747.
Thomas, Lodowick, 50; May 24, 1749.
Bucht, Henry, 35 ; May 5, 1773.
Capp, George Frederick, 200; June 8, 1737.
Capp, Michael, 225; Jan. 16, 1737.
Thomas, Durst, 100 ; Dec. 2, 1749.
Clotts, Ludwig, 50 ; Jan. 8, 1740.
Tingis, Philip, 100 ; Oct. 10, 1750.
Thoma, Henry, 50; May 2, 1751.
Cruber, Henry, 50 ; Jan. 10, 1743/4.
Croyder, Jacob, 100 ; May 30, 1749.
Tbollinger, George, 100; July 24, 1752.
Teis, Michael, 50; Jan. 25, 1755.
Conrad, Jacob, 125 ; Sept. 19, 1749.
Clotts, Nicholas, 75; March 15, 1749.
Thommen, Henry, 150; Jan. 10, 1765.
Carvel, Ephraim Benedict, 50 ; Feb. 21, 1755.
Traxell, John, 50 ; April 11, 1768.
Conrad, George, 50 ; May 16, 1758.
Troxall, Abraham, 30; Jan. 31, 1774.
Cunster, William, 50 ; March 14, 1750.
Ulrich, Austed, 200 ; Nov. 4, 1743.
Umberger, Henry, 200 ; Jan. 4, 1749.
Coupenhave?', Christopher, 200 ; Nov. 21, 1767.
Distler, John, 100 ; Dec. 18, 1742.
Urick, Adam, 100 ; Sept. 28, 1749.
Devabaugh, Adam, 10(1 ; May 1, 1747.
Uhler, Anstead, 50 ; April 4, 1750.
Umberger, Leonard, 25; May 18, 1750.
Dupee, Christian, 50; Feb. 24, 1748/9.
DeeBter, Hans, 25; March 2, 1749.
Umberger, Michael, 150; April 30,1751.
Uhrich, Philip, 184 ; Aug. 25, 1784.
Davis, William, 25; May 17, 1751.
Durst, Casper, 25 ; Jan. 20, 1752.
Vinant, Jacob, 100 ; March 26, 1752.
Davy, Jacob, 50; June 4, 1752.
Verner, Robert, 300; July 23, 1735.
Dick, John, 100; May 1, 1758*
Williams, John, 300; Sept. 28, 1734.
Ernst, Conrad, 100; Oct. 11, 1738.
Whitesides, John, Jr., 2011 ; Oct. 31, 1738.
Ermantrout, Philip, 50; Oct. 12, 1749.
Whitesides, John, Sr., 200; Oct. 31, 1738.
Ekelberner, Daniel, 150; July 31, 1751.
Welt, Andreas, 100: June 1, 1739.*
Egard, John, 30; Oct. 11, 1751.
Winckelpleck, John, 200; March 2, 1737.
Ermantrout, Frederick, 75; Oct. 16, 1751.
Weisler, Henry, 200 ; March 17, 1741/2*
Evel'heart, George, 25; Feb. 28, 1754.
Whitesides, Kalpb, 125; April 23, 1735*
Wolfersberger, John, 350; March 1, 1737.*
Welsh, John, 150; March 1, 1737*
Whiteside, James, 100 ; Aug. 15, 1746.
Entres, John, 80; April 15, 1755.
Eigler, Simon, 30 ; Sept. 3, 1767.
Ege, George, 200; Aug. 16, 1784.
Evinger, George, 100; Nov. 18, 1784.
Wells, Andrew, 100 ; April 27, 1748.
Fisher, William, 200; Sept. 28, 1737.
Waghenar, Michael, 100; April 27, 1748.
Feeman, Haus Valentine, 250; Oct. 29, 1737.
Wbitmer, Peter, 50; March 1, 1749.
Feeman, Caspar, 200 ; May 13, 1736.*
Waganaar, Adam, 100; Feb. 16, 1749.
France, Criss, 600 ; Dec. 23, 1743.
Wolff, Jacob, 100 ; Nov. 2, 1749.
Falts, Peter, 40; March 6, 1749.
Winger, Stephen, 5"; Oct. 3, 1750.
Weiss, Henry, 150; Feb. 21. 1750.
Faust, Peter, 50; May 4, 1750.
Fisher, Jacob, 100 ; May 5, 1752.
Weinant, Jacob, 50 ; May 8, 1751.
Weidnmn, Abraham, 200 ; June 5, 1754.
Fagg, John, 75; May 24, 1753.
Fritz, Adam, 100; Aug. 7, 1754.
Weider, Nicholas, 100; May 18, 1757.
Wilheln), John, 200 ; June 11, 1766.
Grubor, Henry, 150; June 17, 1737.
Goodman, George, 150; June 6, 1737.
GENERAL HISTORY.
Geiss, Adnm. 75; Jan. 19, 1750.
Mickell, Ulrick, 150; Sept. 10, 1738.*
Grealhouse, Peter, 80; June 7, 1750.
Minheer, Hans George, 50; June 23,1738.*
Gerrhard, Frederick, 25; Sept 4, 1751.
Miller, Frederick, 150; Dec. 23, 1743.
German, Adam, 12; Jan. 17, 1771.
Martin, Hans, 100; Aug. 25, 1743.
Gasser, Jacob, 38; March 12, 1773.
Meir, John, 50 ; Oct. 12, 1744.
Hedrigh, Cornelius, 150; March 26, 1737.
Mous, Bernhard, 200; Aug. 28, 1747.
Helwick, Adam, 100; June 17, 1737.
Meiser, Elizabeth, 50; Aug. 28, 1717.
Hyne, George, 100; Sept. 28, 1738.
Marshall, Fred., 50; Feb. 12, 1747.
Holsteiner, Hans Martin, 150; Sept. 28, 1738.
Mineer, George, 50 ; Jan. 29, 1749.
Hawcs, Lndwig, 141 ; Oct. 22, 1735.*
Minegassner, Johan, 50; Aug. 23, 1748.
Hainly, Sickman, 200; Oct. 25, 1738.
Miller, Michael, 150; Sept. 27, 1748.
Hain, George, 100; Nov. 12, 1741.
Mohler, Hans Henry, 75 ; June 12, 1751.
Hain, Genrge, Jr., 100; March 1, 1742.
Miller, Jacob, 120; June 5, 1751.
Hetrig, Yost, 100; Nov. 10, 1742.
Myer, Jacob, 100; Aug. 16, 1751.
Hudson, Charles, 150; Oct. 14, 1736.*
Martin, Nicholas, 30; Oct. 25, 1751.
Haan, Christian, 50 ; Dec. 23, 1743.
Moor, Christopher, 40; Jan. 18, 1752.
Uedrick, Adam, 5UJ March 30, 1743.
Moser, Adam, 80; Jan. 8, 1754.
Beterick, John. 50; Aug. 16, 1744.
Meyer, John, 50 ; March 14, 1754.
Hase, Philip, 10"; Jan. 5, 1744.
Miller, Nicholas, 50: March 12, 1755.
Hermanslrout, Frederick, 50; Oct. 17, 1745.
Myer, Isaac, 250; March 28, 1758.
Harnish, Samuel, 100; Nov. 28, 1745.
Meiser, Michael, 50; Nov. 6, 1734.
Hain, Peter, 10C; Sept. 22, 1746.
Maurer, Philip, 50; June 14, 1765.
Horslnger, Jacob, 50; Oct. 28, 1746.
Miller, George, 100; July 1. 17-4.
Hermautrout, John, 50; Oct. 28, 1746.
Newman, Walter, 200; Oct. 14, 1733.
Hain, Henry, 110; Oct. 21, 1747.
Neif, Michael, 250; Nov. 28, 1734.
Hain, Casper (son of George), 380; Nov. 4, 1747.
Neif, Michael, Jr., 50; Aug. 24, 1737.
Hain. Frederick (son of George), 50; Oct. 21, 1747.
Newfer, Henry, 100; Oct. 23, 1746.
Hawke, John, 100; March 6, 1750.
Noll, John, 225; Oct. 7, 1747.
Holtzeder, Peter, S1^; Jan. 15, 1749.
Newman, Peter, 100; Feb. 14, 1748-49.
Hoffman, Henry, 200; Jan. 5, 1749.
Noeker, Christopher, 100; April 26, 1750.
Hoover, Jacob, 300; March 25, 1749.
Nieke, George, 75 ; Sept. ,21, 1750.
Hoffmnn, Jost, 200; June 13, 1750.
Noaker, Martin, 25 ; March 14, 1755.
Hushtetter, Jacob, 50; May 22, 1751.
Neave, Jacob, ; Aug. 15, 1765.
Holbush, Christian, 60; June 1, 1751.
Overhulser, Jacob, 200; March 11, 1733.
Herold, George, 100; Aug. 16, 1751.
Obeholdt, Joseph, 300; March 1, 1740*
Holstou, Leonhard, 25; Sept. 24, 1751.
OrendorrT, Christian, 50; May 18, 1758.
Holstein, Peter, 25; Oct. 23, 1751.
Overley, Martin, 150 ; March 1, 1759*
High, George. 50; April 7, 175S.
Ockebaugh, Matthias, 40 ; March 8, 1773.
Harnish, Samuel, Jr., 60; June 3, 1773.
Overkirsh, Michael, 174; May 19, 1767.
Mich [lllig], Andreas, 150; Aug. 2, 1749.
Priegel, George, 125 ; Nov. 6, 1734.
Jodder [Yoder] Jacob, 5 ; July 29, 1784.
Flattner, Michael, 200; Oct. 22, 1735.
Jones, James, 150; Oct. 15, 1733.
Teller, Peter, Jr., 200 ; Jan. 24, 1737.
Jones, Thomas, 80; June 3, 1746.
Petre, George, 100 ; Oct. 5, 1743.
Jordan, George, 100; Aug. 26, 1751.
Pottiger, Martin, 50; March 26, 1746.
Johns, William, 25; May 5, 1752.
Palm, Jacob, 25; May 24, 1774.
Jones, John, 30 ; Oct. 3, 1771.
Richter, John, 200; Oct. 14, 1736.
Keen, Jacob, 50; April 17, 1750.
Reel, Henry, 150; Oct. 29, 1737.
Knupp, Peter, 25 ; .March 30, 1749.
Reezer, Dlrich, 300; Sept. 7, 1741.
Keiser, Michael. 30; May 1, 1751.
Reezer, Gabriel, 200; Oct. 10, 1743.
Kreulzer, Andreas, 50; May 1,1751.
Rebart, John, 100 ; Nov. 30, 1744.
Kurtz, Nicholas, 0(1; Jan. 5,1719.
Reederbaugh, Nicholas, 100; Jan. 15, 1744.
Kiesecker, Philip, 100; June 19, 1754.
Reed, Frederick, 127; Sept. 29, 1747.
Knawuen, Catb. (widow), 150; Nov. 29, 1754.
Reezer, William, 30 ; April 18, 1748.
Kapp, George, 50; April 30, 1765.
Reynolds, William, 50 ; March 21, 174S-49.
Kapp, Frederick, 50; April 30, 1705.
Rea, George, 50; Nov. 30, 1748.
Klmger, Henry, 150: July 1, 1784.
Reid, Nicholas, 00 ; Jan. 4, 1749.
Lloyd, Thomas, 100; Jan 16,1737.
Reis, Michael, 50; Jan. 5, 1749.
Liugel, Paul, 150; June 28, 1738.
Rboads, Samuel, 400; Jan. 3, 1750.
Lautermill, Godfleld, 100 ; May 11, 1738.
Ream, Peter, 100; April 25, 1753.
Loutermilk, John, 100 ; Sept. 14, 1738.
Beater, Tobias, 5o; July 24, 1753.
Loutermilk, Wendal, 200 ; Sept. 14, 1738.
Reidebacb, Philip, 50; March 12, 1755.
Lerch, Casper, 150; Dec. 3, 1742.
Rice, Michael, 25 ; May:!, 1759.
Levestein, David, 50; Nov. 27, 1745.
Saltchiever, Andreas, 150; Nov. 6, 1734.
I,e*her, Jacob, 50; Aug. 27, 1752.
Snevely, Audley, 200: June 5, 1734.
Lederman, Jacob, 50; July 27, 1751.
Snevely, John, 200 ; March 11, 1733.
Lehn, John, 100; May lo, 1763.
Seller, Henry, 200; Nov. 6, 1734.
Ley, Michael, 100; March 1, 1769.
Stump, Christopher, 250; June 14, 1734.
Maiintz, Jacob, 100 ; Sept. 27, 1737.
Stump, Casper, 200 ; Oct 5,1735.
Minnir, Hans George, 150; Dec. 21, 1737.
Sharff, Conrad, 150 ; Oct 22, 17:;..
Miller, George, 150; Dec. 30, 1737.
Stump, Adam, 100; June 9, 1736.
Moore, John, 100; Feb. S, 1737.
Strickler, Andrew, 150; Nov. lfi, 1736.
Meyser, Michael, 200 ; Sept. 6, 1738.
Moyer, Henry, 300; Sept. 29, 1738.
Meyntzer, Hans George, 100: Oct. 3, 1738.
Meyer, Jacob, 200 ; Oct. 12, 1738.
Merkie, Daniel, 50; March 31, 1742.
Moor, Eliz. (widow Jno.), 100 ; July 19, 1742.
Sbawde, Adam, 300 ; Nov 22, 1736.
Seiizebach, Jacob, 150 : Oct. 6, 1736.
Shell, Martin, 150; June 6, 1737.
Say, George, 200; May 23, 1737.
Sheerman, Simon, 150; April 25, 1737.
:ob, 150; April 25, 1737.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Saltzgeber, Andreas, 100; Dec. 14, 1737.
Sheffer, Bartholomew, 200; Fell. 8,1737.
Sharp, Conrad, 150; March 10, 1737.
Sheffer, Michael, 200 ; Jan. 9, 1737.
Shulie, John, 100 ; Jan. 9, 1737.
Strickler, Andrew, 50; Jan. 16, 1737.
Seiherd, Jacob, 100 ; March 28, 1739.
Service, Thomas, 200 ; Oct. 13, 1738.
Shefler, Bartholomew, 150 ; Oct. 18, 173S.
Stapler, George, 150; Oct. 12, 1738.
Stump, Abraham, 50 ; June 10, 1742.
Stump, John, 125; April 11,1743.
Seller, David, 100 ; Oct. 2, 1735.*
Shank, Michael, 1U0 ; July 20, 1745.
Summer, Philip, 150; Aug. 1H, 1745.
Stucky, Hans, 100; Aug. 22, 1745.
Shmeel, Michael, 30; Feb. 19, 1747.
Surlier, Casper, 50 ; March 1, 1746.*
Swalle, Christian, 50 ; May 10, 1749.
Smith, Christian, 150; May 19, 1749.
Smith, Abraham, 100 ; July 17, 1749.
Shower, Michael. 60; Aug. 29, 1749.
Sheerer, Alexander, 50 ; Sept. 28, 1749.
Schnee, John, 100 ; Sept. 30, 1749.
Shube, Henry, 50; Jan. 4, 1749.
Serwin, Philip, 100 ; March 9, 1749.
Snyder, Hans, 75; May 25, 1749.
Seller, Henry, 115; Oct. 9, 1750.
Stump, Michael, 75 ; Nov. 15, 1750.
Shafer, Nicholas, 50; Feb. 27, 1750.
Spohn, John, 50 ; May 1, 1751.
Spohu, Adam.
Spotz, William, 20; May 15,1751.
Shank, Jacob, 100 ; May 22, 1751.
Shiftier, George. 50 ; May 30, 1751.
Sommer, Philip, 100 ; June 12, 1751.
Shafer, Alexander, 300; Aug. 21, 1751.
Strickler, Andrew, 115; Oct. 3, 1751.
Stoller, George, 25 ; Nov. 23, 1752.
Shinefelt, Frederick, 60; March 30,1753.
Smith, Christian, 75 ; July 9, 1753.
Shock, William, 50 ; April 8, 1754.
Sludsman, Jacob, 50 ; Dec. 23, 1754.
Smith, George Emerick, 30 ; Sept. 5, 1757.
Seller, David, 100; May 23, 1759.
Shelleberger, Henry, 100; June 6, 1759.
Swingle, Nicholas, 20 ; May 18, 1756.
Stohr, Henry, 228 ; Nov. 7, 1764.
Stump, Christopher, 150; Oct. 16, 1765.
Seider, George, 40 ; Dec. 24, 1772.
Seybert, Christian, 73 ; Sept. 29, 1773.
Struck, Henry, 30; July 1, 1784.
Smith, George, 15 ; Oct. 13, 1784.
Scholl, Andreas, 40 ; Sept. 22, 1784.
Strickler, Leonard, 20 ; April 14, 1785.
Tabler, Melchior, 150; Oct. 12, 1738.
Tibboy, Conrad, 50; Sept. 23, 1740.
Thomson, Thomas, 300; Jan. 10, 1744.
Trout, Hieronimus, 150 : Sept. 28, 1749.
Tuhtweiler, John, 25; Feb. 12, 1760.
Titzler, Melchior, 50; April 15, 1751.
Triese, Valentine, 60; May 30, 1751.
Troutnian, Hieronimus, 50 ; Oct. 13, 1752.
Tlioma, Durst, 50 ; Dec. 22, 1752.
Tinges, John, 50; April 11, 1755.
Tryon, Michael, 50; Sept. 15, 1784.
Uhige, John Frederick, 100; April 14, 1744.
Urick, Paul, 110; Feb. 2, 1753.
Urick, Valentine, 25 ; May 20, 1754.
Venerick, Mathias, 60; Nov. 28, 1747.
Weiser, Conrad, 100; Oct. 17, 1734.
Wagenaar, Henry, 100; Feb. 11, 1737.
Wells, John, 150 ; June 28, 1738.
Werefield, Michael, 150 ; Oct. 16, 1738.
Winger, Lazarus, 200 ; settled prior to 1734.
Webb, Benjamin, 200 ; Nov. 23, 1737.
Wissenant, Peter, Jr., 200 ; Jan. 16, 1737.
Webb, Joseph, 200 ; March 10, 1737.
Weeks, Christian, 150 ; May 2, 1744.
Weiser, Christopher, 100; Aug. 6, 1745.
Weiser, Conrad, Esq., 100; April 11, 1749.
Weiser, Frederick, 200; Jan. 8, 1749.
Weiser, Philip, 200; Jan. 8, 1749.
White, John George, 100; June 12, 1751.
Wyland, Nicholas, 50 ; Aug. 19, 1751.
Woolfsanger, Frederick, 50 ; Feb. 1, 1764.
Wolfart, Conrad, 25 ; March 30, 1757.
Weisner, Jacob, 100 ; March 25, 1758.
Wise, Christian, 25 ; Sept. 28, 1768.
Weiss, Henry, 25 ; Sept. 9, 1772.
Wike, Christian, 25 ; Oct. 4, 1774.
Zyder, George Caspar, 150; Sept. 28, 1738.
Bastian, 30 ; May 28, 1752.
WARRANTEES OF LAND IN BETHEL TOWNSHIP.
Brightbill, John, 200; Oct. 13, 1737.
Burn, Lodowick, 150; May 24, 1749.
Breunaways, Jacob, 150; March 23, 1750.
Buff, Nicholas, 100; July 11, 1750.
Bixler, Peter, 50; May 8, 1751.
Beck, Fred,, 25 ; May 16, 1751.
Brunizer, John, 15; May 24, 1750.
Blecker, Yost, 100; April 24, 1752.
Bangenrief, Simon, 100; Sept. 19, 1752 ("over the Blue Hills").
Birich, Jacob, 50; July 14, 1753.
Barr, Rudolph, 75 ; April 27, 1754.
Beck, Philip, 54; Oct. 15, 1767.
Been, Henry, 30 ; Nov. 1, 1770.
Bright, John, 2%; Oct. 28, 1771.
Creutzer, Peter, 75; July 10, 1739.
Crim, Martin, 100; Dec. 24, 1751.
Cushwa, Isaiah, 50; Feb. 21, 1752.
Conrad, Michael, 50; Oct. 23, 1764.
Cockendurff, Andrew, 80 ; April 18, 1767.
Christman, Jacob, 150; June 16, 1761.
Crow, Peter, 100; March 12, 1750.
Conrad, Stephen, 50; April 15, 1751.
Clever, Michael, 100; May 10, 1751.
Clark, Thomas, 35; Feb. 25, 1775 ("adjoining Moravian land").
Cliue, John, 250 ; March 28, 1775.
Dick, Nicholas, 50; Oct. 5, 1749.
Druckenmiller, Ludwig, 100; March 26, 1752.
Dietz, Johannes, 50; Feb. 7, 1754.
Dubbs, Henry,! 150; April 24, 1755.
Ditzler, Melchior, 50; Aug. 25, 1767.
Eisenhauer, Nicholas, 100; Jan. 20, 1753.
Eppricht, Jacob, 100 ; June 23, 1753.
Eisenhauer, Johu, 126; Sept. 23, 1765.*
Embech, Christopher, 60; Sept. 25, 1784.
Folke, Peter, 200; Feb. 18, 1737.
Frederick, Johu George, 50; Oct. 28, 1746.
Feerer, John Casper, 150 ; Nov. 19, 1747.
Fisher, Lawrence, 150 ; Feb. 19, 1747.
Fisher, David, 150; May 25, 1749.
Fulmer, Michael, 100; April 8, 1751.
Formwald, Jacob, 100 ; Feb. 1, 1753.
Fuber, Bernard, 100; Feb. 16, 1753.
Felty, George, 100 ; March 9, 1753.
Faber, Philip, 25; Nov. 29, 1771.
Felker, Henry, 79, Aug. 15, 1769.*
Gray, John, 200; March 1, 1737.
Gebhart, Nicholas, 150; Jan. 4, 1749.
Grove, George, 50; Oct. 30, 1751.
Grove, John, 50; Oct. 30, 1751.
Grow, Mathias, 200; May 6, 1752.
Gasnets, George, 50; Feb. 1, 1753.
Gromer, Marlin, 20; March 5,1753.
Groff, Peter, 130; March 1, 1753.*
Gerst, Dewalt, 30; March 1, 1755*
Hurst, Michael, 300; Nov. 25, 1735.
Hubeler, Jacob, 150; Oct. 17, 1738.
i Interest and quit-rent from 1st of March, 1732.
GENERAL HISTORY.
11
Hoy, Valentine, 100; April 6, 17:14.
Hough, Richard, 180; May 25,17:59.
Huntzaker, Rudolph, 200; April 23, 1740.
Hoffman, Tost, 150; March 26, 1743.
Hainly, Sigismund, 100; Sept. 26, 1744.
Hauts, Philip, 100; Oct. 24, 1746.
Halderaan, John, 30; July 11,1750.
Huudtz, Philip, 137 ; Oct. 12, 1738.
Houlz, Lawrence, 50; Jan. 16, 1748,9.
Henly, Michael, 50; Jan. 20, 1753.
HeiSlur, Caspar, 20 ; Oct. 10, 1758.
Hoyl, Wendle, 150; June 10, 1767.
Haldeman, John, 154; June 2, 1768.
Jones, William, 150; Sept. 28, 1743.
Kern, Leonard, 100 ; Jan. 22, 1749.
Kreitzer, Peter, 200 ; Sept. 26, 1748.
Kueeghy, John, 30; Dec. 5, 1751.
Kaufman. Christian, 75 ; Feb. 16, 1753.
Kettle, Peter, 80; June 15, 1753.
Keeny, Peter, 150 ; April 30, 1754.
Kapp, Christopher, 50; Sept. 26, 1764.
Kaufman, John, 150 ; March 1, 1756.*
Kneably, Stophel, 50; July 24, 1767.
Klick, Philip, 40; July27, 1772.
Long, Urban, 150; June 17, 1742.
Lantz, Christian, 50; Sept. 19, 1752.
Lehman, Christian, 200 ; April 6, 1753.
Laudis, Felix, 150; Oct. 12, 1749.
Levan, Isaac, 50; Dec. 3, 1751.
Long, Urhanus, 50; Aug. 29, 1765.
Lorash, Jacob, 100; Sept. 23, 1765.
Lohr, Conrad, 50; Jan. 28, 1771.
Latscha, Abraham, 200; June 14, 1773.
Miller, Jacob, 200; Sept. 14, 1738.
Miley, Jacob, 300 ; May 6, 1740.
Moyer, Jacob, 100 ; Feb. 28, 1742.
Markill, David, 100; Jan. 11, 1743/4.
Miller, George, 100; July 2, 1747.
Moyer, Jacob, 160; Oct. 14, 1747.
Merck, Henry, 100; Feb. 16, 1749.
Menig, Peter, 50; March 23, 1750.
Menig, Simon, 50; March 23, 1750.
Mark, Henry, 25; Feb. 15, 1754.
Mattin, Thomas, 25 ; Sept. 24, 1753.
Mach, John, 100; May 16, 1759.
Miller, Michael, 50; May 2, 177 .
Neaf, Michael, 50; Oct. 31, 1749.
Neff, Michael, 50; Oct. 5, 1772.
Ondtz, Philip, 100; Oct. 12, 173S.
Okely, John, 50 ; Dec. 20, 1754.
Ornthoff, Herman, 50; Oct. 19, 1756.
Ort, Henry, 50; April 19, 1759.
Parsons, William (Phila.), 200; Aug. 4, 1738.
Preninger, Fidus, 150; Oct. 3, 1737.
Finning, Christian, 10:); April 11, 1743.
Pickle, John, 100; Sept. 1, 1750.
Pien, Henry, 100; April 29, 1751.
Prees, Thulnas, 200; May 3, 1751.
Peffley, Jacob, 40 ; June 25, 1766.
Reiser, Matthew, 150; July 29, 1745.
Rank, John, 100; April 10, 1749.
Reker, Michael, 50; Jan. 30, 1750.
Rauch, Bernard, 50; Sept. 20, 1753.
Rieger, Michael, 40; Sept. 27, 1753.
Reyer, Stuffield, 50; July 29, 1767.
Smith, Henry, 500; July 6, 1734.
Shippeu, Edward, 300 ; Oct. 31, 1737.
Steelier, Abraham, 200; May 22,1747.
Bnevely, Leonard, 150 ; Aug. 22, 1747.
Stahl, Henry.
Stump, Christopher, 50; Aug. 28, 1747.
Shewy, Daniel. 125; Sept. 23, 1747.
Shewy, John, 150 ; Jan. 4, 1749.
Smith, Peter, 50; Oct. 18, 1751.
Schu, Daniel, 100; Oct. 16, 1752.
Schnevely, Hans, 250; Feb. 8, 1753.
Schnevely, Henry, 50; March 9, 1753.
Snevely, Isaac, 25; March 28, 1754.
Stilman, George, 20; April 6, 1754.
Spietler, John, 200; March 1, 1744*
Sherrock, Casper, 250; May 29, 1764.
Souter, Henry, 200; March 23, 1756.
Stehli, Ulrick, 150 ; March 1, 1758.*
Stable, John, 100; Oct. 23, 1765.
Seiiile, Godfrey, 100; Jan. 23, 1771.
Sherrick, John, 40; March 8, 1773.
Spitler, John, 100; Nov. 11, 1784.
Tillman, George, 30; March 15, 1754.
Tyse, Michael, 209; Oct. 14, 1755.
Vor.ht, Jacob, 40; Dec. 9, 1771.
Wambler, Peter. 200; March 1, 1740.*
Weiser, Conrad, 200 ; Jan. 30, 1749.
Waggoner, Henry, 25; Dec. 4,1751.
Waganeer, George, 60; March 29, 1750.
Werts, John, 50; March 23, 1750.
Weaver, Casper, 50; May 8, 1751.
Wengert, Steven, 50; Oct. 24, 1751.
Wenger, John Stephen, 30 ; Dec. 5, 1751.
Wageuaar, Ulrich, 50 ; March 17, 1751.
Webhart, Melchior, 20; Dec. 8, 1756.
Weidman, Abraham, 240; June 5, 1761.
Wolf, Philip, 25; Oct. 22, 1767.
Wolff, Sebastian, 12; Dec. 18, 1772. ■
Yechley, John Uriel), 100; Feb. 16, 1749.
Zimmry, Lawrence, 50; March 23,1750.
Zehring, Henry, 130; March 1,1750*
CHAPTER III.
The Early German Settlers in Pennsylvania — Emigration of Redemp-
tioners— The Scheme to Educate the Germans — Not Hessian Mer-
s — Manners and Customs.
The early pioneers of Lebanon County, with the
exception of the western portion, were principally
from Germany, a few Swiss and French Huguenots
settling among them. So imperfectly is this German
settlement understood that we propose to review as
briefly as possible that portion of the history of the
county and the State.
The origin of the German population in Pennsyl-
vania dates back to the latter part of the seventeenth
century. As early as 1684, Francis Daniel Pastorius,
of whom the poet Whittier has sung so sweetly, with
a colony of Germans settled and laid out German-
town near to the metropolis. These came from Cres-
heim, Germany, and were in religious opinions and
proclivities allied to the Quakers. Other colonies
followed, settling in different parts of the Province.
It was not, however, until the years 1709 and 1710
that the emigration of the Germans was of any mag-
nitude. For two or three years previous Queen Anne,
of England, gave refuge to thousands of the Palatin-
ates, who, oppressed by the exactions of the French,
were forced to flee from their homes. It is stated
that in the month of July, 1709, there arrived at
London six thousand Ave hundred aud twenty German
Protestants. Transportation was gratuitously given
many to America through the aid of the queen and
the government of England. The vast majority were
sent at first to New York, from whence many reached
the confines of Pennsylvania, a Province the laws of
which were more tolerant than those of any of the
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
other colonies. Among these German emigrants were
Mennonites, Dunkards, German Reformed and Luth-
erans. Their number was so great during the subse-
quent years that James Logan, secretary to the Pro-
prietary, wrote, " We have of late great numbers of
Palatines poured in upon us without any recommen-
dation or notice which gives the country some un-
easiness, for foreigners do not so well among us as
our own English people." Two years afterwards Jon-
athan Dickinson remarks, " We are daily'expecting
ships from London which bring over Palatines in
number about six or seven thousand. We had a par-
cel who came out about five years ago, who purchased
land about sixty miles from Philadelphia and prove
quiet and industrious. Some few came from Ireland
lately, and more are expected thence. This is besides
our common supply from Wales and England. Our
friends do increase mightily, and a great people there
is in the wilderness which is fast becoming a fruitful
field."
The German emigrants settled principally in Mont-
gomery, Bucks, and Lancaster Counties ; the latter in-
cluding the present counties of Dauphin and Leb-
anon. They were well educated, and brought with
them their ministers and school-masters ; the latter
very frequently, when there was a want of supply of
the former, read sermons and prayers.
Between the years 1720 and 1725 a large number
of Germans, who had previously settled in Schoharie
County, N. Y., descended the Susquehanna River on
rafts to the mouth of the Swatara, ascending which
stream, already settled by the Scotch-Irish, they took
up their abode near the waters of the Tulpehoekeu,
partly in Berks Count}', some few within the present
limits of Lebanon County. The celebrated Conrad
Weiser, to whom we shall refer hereafter, was of this
party of colonists.
From 1725, for a period of ten years, there was an-
other great influx of Germans of various religious
opinions, — Reformed, Lutherans, Moravians, Swenk-
felders, and, Roman Catholics. By a letter of Secre-
tary James Logan, in 1725, it appears that many of
these settlers were not over-scrupulous in their com-
pliance with the regulations of the land-office. He
says, and perchance with much truth, "They come
in in crowds, and as bold, indigent strangers from
Germany, where many of them have been soldiers.
All these go on the best vacant tracts and seize upon
them as places of common spoil." He again says,
" They rarely approach me on their arrival to propose
to purchase;" and adds, "when they are sought out
and challenged for their right of occupancy, they al-
lege it was published in Europe, that we wanted and
solicited for colonists, and had a superabundance of
land, and therefore they had come without the means
to pay." In fact, those who thus "squatted" without
titles acquired enough by their thrift in a few years to
pay for the land which they had thus occupied, and
so, generally, they were left unmolested. Secretary
Logan further states, " Many of them are Papists, —
the men well armed, and as a body a warlike, morose
race." In 1727 he writes, " About six thousand
Germans more are expected (and also many from
Ireland), and these emigrations" he " hopes may be
prevented in the future by act of Parliament, else
these Colonies will in time be lost to the Crown." The
italics in the last sentence are our own. To us it
seems like a prophecy.
From 1735 to 1752 emigrants came into the Province
by thousands. In the autumn of 1749 not less than
twenty vessels with German passengers to the num-
ber of twelve thousand arrived at Philadelphia. In
1750, 1751, and 1752 the number was not much less.
Among those who emigrated during these years were
many who bitterly lamented having forsaken their
native land for the Province of Pennsylvania. At
that time there was a class of Germans who had re-
sided some time in Pennsylvania, well known by the
name of Neulander, who, acting in the capacity of
agents for certain firms, — prominent Quakers of Phila-
delphia,— went to Germany and Switzerland, prevail-
ing on their countrymen to sacrifice their property
and emigrate to Pennsylvania. Many persons in easy
circumstances at home were induced to embark for
America. False representations were made, lands
were offered for the settling thereon, a nominal charge
was to be made for the passage on ship-board, and
every incentive employed by these nefarious agents
to beguile the unsuspecting.
Of the horrors and privations of that six or eight
weeks on ship-board we shall not refer, the bare re-
cital of which is terrible to contemplate even at this
late day. The condition of these emigrants on their
arrival was absolutely wretched. The exactions of
the masters of the vessels, the plundering of their
baggage by these unscrupulous pirates, placed them
at the tender mercy of the Quaker merchants who
purchased the. entire cargo of living freight as a spec-
ulation, such being the object in sending out their
agents; and men, women, and children were thus sold
at auction for a term of years to the highest and best
bidder. It was white slavery, and those concerned con-
sidered that it paid better than negro slavery. We have
recently examined some records which throw addi-
tional light upon this subject of German emigration,
which prove conclusively that for years this nefarious
traffic was carried on. Such statement is not flattering
to Pennsylvania and her history, it is true, but the
people at large or the government were not wholly
responsible for the acts of those who insisted upon
their " pound of flesh."
The persons thus disposed of were termed redemp-
tioners. They were usually sold at ten pounds for
from three to five years' servitude ; and in almost every
instance the time for which they were sold was hon-
estly served out, while many subsequently, by dint of
industry and frugality, rose to positions of wealth and
importance in the State and nation.
GENERAL HISTORY.
13
In later times, say from 1753 to 1756, the Germans
having become numerous, and therefore powerful as
"make-weights" in the political balance, were much
noticed in the publications of the day, and were at
that period in general very hearty co-operation with
the Quakers then in rule in the Assembly. From that
time onward, although not so numerous, almost all
the German emigrants to America located in Penn-
sylvania.
A manuscript pamphlet in the Franklin Library
at Philadelphia, said to have been written by Samuel
Wharton in 1755, contains certain facts which are
worthy of reproduction in this connection, showing,
as it does, their influence in the Province, whether
fancied or actual we do not say. " The party on the
side of the Friends," says the writer, "derived much
of their influence over the Germans, through the aid
of Christopher Sauer, who published a German paper
in Germantown as early as 1729, and which, being
much read by that people, influenced them to the
side of the Friends and hostile to the Governor and
Council. Through this means they have persuaded
them that there was a design to enslave them, to en-
force their young men, by a contemplated militia
law, to become soldiers, and to load them down with
taxes, etc. From such causes," he adds, "have they
come clown in shoals to vote, and carrying all before
them." " To this I may add," says Watson, " that I
have heard from the Norris family that their ances-
tors in the Assembly were warmly patronized by the
Germans in union with Friends. His alarms at this
German influence at the polls, and his proposed rem-
edies for the then dreaded evils, as they show the
prevalent feelings of his associates in politics, may
serve to amuse the present generation. He says the
best effects of these successes of the Germans will
probably be felt through many generations! Instead
of a peaceable, industrious people as before, they are
grown now insolent, sullen, and turbulent, in some
counties threatening even the lives of all those who
oppose their views, because they are taught to regard
government and slavery as one and the same thing.
All who are not of their party they call ' Governor's
men,' and themselves they deem strong enough to
make the country their own ! Indeed, they come in
in such force, say upwards of five thousand in the
last year, I see not but they may soon be able to give
us law and language too, or else, by joining the
French, eject all the English. That this may be the
case is too much to be feared, for almost to a man
they refused to bear arms in the time of the late war,
and they say it is all one to them which king gets the
country, as their estates will be equally secure. In-
deed it is clear that the French have turned their
hopes upon this great body of Germans. They hope
to allure them by grants of Ohio lands. To this end
they send their Jesuitical emissaries among them to
persuade them over to the Popish religion. In con-
cert with this the French for so many years have en-
croached on our Province, and now are so near their
scheme as to be within two days' march of some of
our back settlements," alluding, of course, to the
state of the western country, overrun by French and
Indians just before the arrival of Braddock's forces
in Virginia in 1755, and concerning which we shall
have something to say further on in our history.
The writer imputes their wrong bias in general to
their " stubborn genius and ignorance," which he
proposes to soften by education ; " a scheme still sug-
gested as necessary to give the general mass of the
inland country Germans right views of public indi-
vidual interests. To this end he proposes that faith-
ful Protestant ministers and school-masters should be
supported among them ; that their children should
be taught the English tongue ; the government in the
mean time should suspend their right of voting for
members of Assembly, and to incline them the sooner
to become English in education and feeling, we should
compel them to make all bonds and other legal wri-
tings in English, and no newspaper or almanac be
circulated among them unless also accompanied by
the English thereof." " Finally," he concludes,
" without some such measure I see nothing to prevent
this Province from falling into the hands of the
French."
A scheme to educate the Germans as the one
alluded to was put on foot in 1755, and carried
on for several years, but really with little good re-
sults. The German settlers appreciated education, for
they brought their ministers and school-masters with
them, and there were few who could not read or
write. They could write their name, and as great a
proportion as their English neighbors, the Quakers.
The difficulty was not alone to educate them in the
English tongue, but for the English Church. That
they did not take kindly to, and after the lapse of a
century and a quarter in many localities there is the
same objection to the "scheme of 1755." This mat-
I ter has been wrongly construed to the detriment of
I the German settlers. They fostered education, but
■ they did not at the first take kindly to the English
vernacular.
While upon this subject of the early settlement, it
may as well be stated that the Pennsylvania Germans
are not the descendants of the Hessians who were
brought to America by the British government to put
down the rebellion of 1776, a9 has repeatedly been
charged by New England historians. This statement
is as impudent as it is false. All of the German
" Mercenaries," as they are called, who were prisoners
of war and stationed in Pennsylvania, according to
Baron Reidesel, who was one of the commanders,
were properly accounted for, and were returned to
their own country upon the' evacuation of New York
: by the British. They did not remain ; as it was a con-
dition entered into by the English government with
the Landgrave of Brunswick, the Duke of Hesse-
Cassel, and the petty princes of Hanau and Wal-
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
deck, that a certain price was to be paid for every
man killed, wounded, or missing. Before the official
proclamation of peace, the Hessian prisoners were on
their way to New York, by direction of the Supreme
Executive Council of Pennsylvania. Some few de-
serted, and some eventually returned to America after
their transportation to Germany, but the bold asser-
tion that the origin of the large German population
of Pennsylvania is due to the settlement of those
hired mercenaries of England, cannot be supported,
and shows the profouiidest historical ignorance and
audacious stupidity.
Pennsylvania took the lead of all the colonies in
agriculture because of the great number of Germans
settling in the Province ; and Governor Thomas, as
early as 1738, wrote, " This Province has been for
some years the asylum of the distressed Protestants
of the Palatinate and other parts of Germany, and I
believe it may with truth be said that the present
flourishing condition of it is in a great measure owing
to the industry of those people — it is not altogether the
goodness of the soil, but the number aud industry of
the people that make a flourishing colony." — (Col.
Hec, iv. p. 313.) The exportation of farm products
kept pace with the increase of the population. In
1751 there were exported 86,000 bushels of wheat,
129,960 barrels of flour, 90,743 bushels of Indian
corn. The total exports of 1761 exceeded $1,000,-
000 in value. This was at a period when the entire
population did not exceed 180,000, whereof nearly
one-half wiere Germans.
That the Germans of Pennsylvania have been so
uniformly successful in acquiring wealth is due to
their industry, to their thrift, and to their knowledge
of agricultural pursuits. If some portions of Penn-
sylvania are the garden-spots of A^merica they have
been made so by the Germans who have tilled them,
— who have indeed "made the wilderness to blossom
as the rose." Not anywhere in the New England
States, in New York, nor in the South are farms so
well tilled, so highly cultivated, as in the sections of
Pennsylvania where the descendants of the Germans
1 redi initiate; and we assert, without fear of contra-
diction, that more works on agriculture, more papers
devoted to farming, are taken and read by the so-
called "Pennsylvania Dutch" farmers than by the
farmers of any other section of the Union. That
our German citizens are not "content to live in huts"
is palpably certain, and whoever will go into the
homes of our farmers will find evidence of both re-
finement and culture, their farms being easily distin-
guished from those of others by the good fences, the
extent of the orchard, the fertility of the soil, the pro-
ductiveness of the fields, the luxuriance of the mead-
ows, the superiority of his horse, which seems to feel
with his owner the pleasure of good living. And al-
though their barns are capacious, because their dwell-
ings are not castles, they should not be accused of indif-
ference to their own domiciles. At the present time it
is rare to find a farm-house in the old German settle-
ments that does not contain a double parlor, sitting-
room, dining-room, kitchen and out-kitchen, with six
or eight bedrooms. This is more general in the
counties of Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon, Dauphin,
and Cumberland than among the New England set-
tled counties of the North and West, — the Quaker
counties of Chester and Bucks, in Pennsylvania, —
and to go to New England, the latter are not to be
mentioned in comparison.
Of the Pennsylvania German language or idiom,
which is the vernacular of the greater portion of the
people of Lebanon County, we will not speak, except
to state that, at the present time, there are few per-
sons speaking this patois who are unable also to speak
and read English. Those who are not conversant
with English are of recent importation from the
Fatherland. Because the Dunkards and other re-
ligious bodies retain the peculiar views of their an-
cestors they are accused of being un progressive, of
preserving the customs and general characteristics of
the race, which is far from the truth. Next to the
Scotch-Irish no race has left such a high and lofty
impress upon this nation as has the German. There
is less ignorance and superstition in the German
counties of Pennsylvania than will be found in any
agricultural region East, West, North, or South.
Because some old plodding farmer, who prefers re-
maining on his farm, attending to his cattle and
grain, caring little of going beyond the county town
in his visits, his disinclination ought not to be im-
puted to either his ignorance or to his being close-
fisted. In the German counties one rarely meets
with an individual who has never been "to town,"
and we venture an opinion that both in the New
England States and in New York are there many
persons who have never visited the county seat ; and
as for visiting Boston and New York City, where one
farmer has visited either metropolis, we assert that
two Pennsylvania German farmers have seen their
own city of Philadelphia.
German opposition to common schools has been a
terrible bugaboo to very many outside of Pennsyl-
vania, who never understood the occasion of it.
Foremost among the opponents of the free-school
system were the Quakers, the opposition arising
from the fact that, having had schools established
for many years, supported by their own contribu-
tions, they were opposed to being taxed for the edu-
cational maintenance of others. Precisely similar
were the objections in the German districts. As
stated in the outset of this article, the German emi-
grants brought their school-masters with them, and
schools were kept and supported by them. More
frequently the church pastor served as teacher, and
hence, when the proposition came to establish the
system of public education, the people were not pre-
pared for it, for the free schools severed education
from positive religiou. But that was nearly fifty years
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15
ago, and, to the credit and honor of the German ele-
ment in Pennsylvania, Governor George Wolf, the
father of the free-school system, and Governor Joseph
Ritner and William Audenreid, the earnest advocates
of the same, were of German descent. The opposi-
tion died away in a few years, and a glance at the
school statistics of Pennsylvania would open the eyes
of our New England friends and astonish the descend-
ants of Diedrieh Knickerbocker. The present sys-
tem and management of public education in our
State is in the lead in the Union, and figures and
facts will bear us out in our assertion.
To the domestic manners and customs of the Penn-
sylvania Germans we shall not particularly refer, save
to repel certain insinuations frequently made by igno-
rant historians. It has been stated as a veritable fact
that the custom of "bundling" is a peculiar custom
among the Pennsylvania Germans, and that it survives
to the present day, which is as absurd as it is false.
Despite all that may be said in regard to it, it was a
rare circumstance seventy-five or eighty years ago,
and all knowledge of it was obtained from the staid
New England people and the low Dutch of New York.
According to the Rev. Samuel Peters, who published
a " History of Connecticut" a hundred years ago, that
custom prevailed in New England for one hundred and
sixty years, while most of the New England geneal-
ogies and histories refer to it as occurring there.
Stiles, in his history of it, states that the custom was
not only brought over from Holland by the Dutch
emigrants to New York, but blames New England
for propagating it, and refers incidentally to the fact
that " the contagion" reached in time the German
settlements in Pennsylvania. To fasten its origin or
prevalence to a great extent upon the Pennsylvania
" Dutch" is as impudent as it is unjust. If it was a rare
occurrence eighty years ago, propriety and good man-
ners, of which the Germans of Pennsylvania have as
proper conceptions as the people of any other State,
have obliterated the evil borrowed from the Eastern
States of the Union, where it was indigenous.
As a general thing, the first settlers were staid
farmers. Their mutual wants produced mutual de-
pendence, hence they were kind and friendly to each
other, — they were ever hospitable to strangers. Their
want of money in the early times made it necessary
for them to associate for the purpose of building
houses, cutting their grain, etc. This they did in
turn for each other without any other pay than the
pleasures which usually attended a country frolic.
Strictly speaking, what are attributed to them as vir-
tues might be called good qualities, arising from neces-
sity, and the peculiar state of society in which these
people lived, — patience, industry, and temperance.
Within the limits of Lebanon County are to be
seen many stone houses erected by the pioneers, which
are owned by the great-grandsons of those who set-
tled prior to 1735, and by whom these records of their
ancestry will be greatly prized.
DIE ERSTK D KITSCH 10 SETTLER.
Die Erste Deitsche Settle
tioueiB — Per Plan di
Welige, etc.
-K'-ri HeBBisrhr Mercenaries — Die Redemp-
PerniMHitniscli Deitsche zu Lerne — Hire
Die erste settle* fon Levnon County, echssept's
westlich dehl, ware's menscht fon Deitschland; en
paar Schweitzer un Franzoesische Huguenots settel-
ten sich unnich sie. So unfollkomme is des Deitsch
settelment ferstanne, dos mer im sinn hen, so korz os
mer kenne, en dehl fon der g'schicht fom county un
der sthaet zu gewe.
Der ursprung fon der Deitsche population in Penn-
silfani geht z'rueck bis in's siverzehte yohrhunnert.
So frueh os 1684 hot der Francis Daniel Pastorius,
fon dem der dichter so suesz g'sunge hot, German-
town naecht der Hoptstadt mit ehner colony fon
Deitsche g'settelt un ausg'legt. Die sin fon Cres-
heim, Deitschlond, komme, un ware in ihrer Christ-
licher sinne un opinions mit der Quakers ferbunne
Annere colonies sin nochkomme un hen sich in dif-
ferente dehle fom Provinz nunner g'settelt. Es war
awer net bis die yohr 1709 un 1710 dos fiel Deitsch-
laenner ruewer komme sin. For zweh oder drei yohr
forher hot die Koenigin Anne fon Englond dausende
fon der Palatinates die fon derFransose unnerdrueckt
ware un ihre hehmathe ferlosse hen muesse, ufholt
gewe. Es werd g'sawt dos im monat Juli, 1709, about
6520 deitsche Brotestante noch London komme sin.
Dorch die huelf fon der koenigin uns goverment fon
Englond sin fiel frei noch Amerika g'schickt worre.
Der groeszt dehl is sehrst noch Nei Yorrick g'schickt
worre, un fon do sin fiel noch Pennsilfani gange. Do
ware die laws meh g'lind os sie in ehniche fon dene
annere neue colonies ware. Unner dene Deitsche
eisiedler ware Mennonischte, Dunker, deitsche Re-
formirte un Lutherische. Ihre nummer war so grosz
in der naechste yohre dos James Logan, secretary zu
der Proprietary, g'schriewe hot, "Mer hen schun en
weil her grosze nummer fon Palatinates do ruewer
g'schickt krickt, unnich ehnige recommendation oder
notis, un es macht die leit unruhig, weil auslaenner
net so gut duhn unner uns os unser ehgene englische
leit." Zweh yohr nochderhand hot der Jonathan
Dickson g'sawt, "Mer echspeckte alle dawg schiff fon
London, die fon sechs bis siewe dausend Palatines
ruewer bringe. Mer hen en klehne drupp die about
fuenf yohr z'rueck ruewer komme sin, un hen sich
lond gekauft about sechszig meil fon Fildelfy an sie
sin stille, hortschaflSge leit. En paar sin kerzliek fon
Eirland komme un mer echspeckte noch meh fon
dort. Demon sin ehwe noch fiel YVelsche un Eug-
laenner. Unsere freind duhne maeehtig zunehme
un en grosz folk is do in dere wildernisz die eb long
en fruchtbar feld gebt."
Selle eisiedler hen sich's menscht in Montgomery,
Bucks, an Lengeshter Counties nunner g'settelt. Selle-
mols hen Dauphin un Levnon Counties noch zu Len-
geshter kehrt. Sie ware gut g'lernt un hen ihre parrer
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
un schulmehster mit sich gebrocht; un oftmols
wann's net genung porrer ware hen die schulmehster
predige un gebeter g'lese.
Zwische der yohr 1720 un 1725 sin en grosze num-
mer Deitsche die frueher in Schoharie County, Nei
Yorrick, g'settelt hen kot, der Susquehanna Eevver
nunner gange uf rafts bis an's maul fon der Schwatar
un sin dernoh der strom nufgange, wo schun g'settelt
war fon Scotch-Eirische, un hen sich hehmathe uf-
g'nomme naechst an der Dulbehocke, en debl derfon
in Berricks County un en paar in was nau Levnon
County is. Der beruehmt Conrad Weiser, fon dem
mer nochher mehner zu sawge hen, hot zu derer party
fon settler kehrt.
Fon 1725, for en zeit fon zehe yohr sin fiel Deitsche
fon unnerschittliche christliehe g'sinne ruewer
komme, Reformirte, Lutherische, Herrnhuter,
Schwenkfelder, un Roemisch Kadolische. Aus'me
brief dos dersecretary James Logan in 1725 g'schriewe
hot scheint's dos fiel fon dene settler sich net fiel
g'wisse g'macht hen wege der ruhls fon der lond ofBs.
Er sawgt, un ferleicht mit fiel wohret, " Sie komme
rei in druppe, un wie bolde, arme fremme fon Deitsch-
lond, wu fiel derfon soldawte ware. Sie gehne all
uf's best lehrlond un nemme'sos wann's ehnig epper
kehre date." Er sawgt widder, " Sie komme selte
zu mier wann sie ahlande un foddere zu kawfe," un
sawgt er, " wann mer sie aussucht un frogt sie for
ihre rechte zum lond, dann sawge sie 'swar bekonnt
g'macht in Eiroba dos mer settler hawe welle un dos
mer lond im uewerflusz hette, un for des sin sie komme
unne geld for's lond zu kawfe." In der daht, die wu
sich so nunner " geblotscht" hen unnich ehnich recht
hen in a paar yohr geld genung g'spart for's lond zu
bezahle wu sie ufg'nomme kot hen, un so sin sie
g'woehulich geh g'losst wore. Der secretary Logan
sawgt weiter naus, " Fiel fon dene sin Kadolische —
die mannsleit hen feier g'wehre, un os en kloss sin
sie en ferfochte un souer folk." In 1727, sehreibt er,
" About sechs dousend meh Deitsche werre echsspect
(un ah fon Eirlond) un die eisiedler," er " hofft kenne
ferhueht werre uf weider naus dorch en Act fon Par-
liament, sunsht werre die colonies in zeit zu der
crown verlohre. Die letzt sentence hen mer selwer
in schworze buchstahwe ufsetze losse. Es scheint
uns schier gar wie en profezeihung.
Fon 1735 bis 1752 sin emigrants in die Province
komme beim dousend. Im herbst fon 1749 sin net
weniger os zwansich schiff mit Deitsche passengers
zu der nummer fon 12,000 in Fildelfy ahkomme. In
1750, 1751 un 1752 war die nummer net fiel wenicher.
UnHich dene wu in dene yohre ahkomme sin ware fiel
wu's orrig g'speit hot dos sie ihre hehmathe ferlossen
hen un noch der Province fon Pennsilfani komme sin.
Zu seller zeit war en kloss Deitsche wu schun aweil
in Fildelfy g'wohnt hen, gut bekannt beim nahme fon
Neulaenner, wu gedient hen ols agents for g'wisse
firma, fon der foerderste Quakers in Fildelfy sin noch
Deitschlond un der Schweitz gange, un hen ihre
londsleit ferbloudert ihre hehmathe zu verlosse un
noch Pennsilfani zu geh. Fiel leit in gute umstaende
derhehm sin ferbloudert worre noch Amerika zu geh.
Falsche b'richte sin g'macht worre — lond is ahgebotte
worre youscht for's drufsettle — en klehne sum hot
gechargt selle werre for uf em schiff ruewer zu komme
— un alle fersprechunge sin g'macht worre fon dene
deiflische agents die unschuldige zu ferfuehre. Fon
der schrecke un suffering in seller sechs oder acht
woche uf'm schiff weller mer mix sawge, 'sis so
schlimm genung wann mer alleweil noch drahdenkt.
Der zustand fon dene emigrants wu sie ahkomme sin
war orrig schrecklich. Die maester fon der schiff
hen sie so hort kalte, hen ihr baggage geplundert un
wu sie ruewer komme sin warre sie ewe in der haend
fon dene Quaker merchants un die hen die ganz load
fon lewendiche mensche gakawft for en speculation
— for sell war ihr object wu sie ihre agents naus
g'schickt hen — un maenner, weiwer, un kinner sin uf
seller weg uf auction ferkauft worre for en g'wisse zahl
yohr zum hoechste un beste bieter". 'Swar weise
schklaferei un die wu connect ware mit hen gezaehlt
dos es besser bezahlt wie neger schklaferei. Mer hen
kerzlich dehl fon der records unnersucht, un die hen
uns meh licht gewe uf der subject fon Deitsche emi-
gration, un pruft ganz deitlich dos for yohre long die
deiflisch bisniss ahgecarried is worre. Des stahtment
weist net orrig gut for Pennsilfani un sei history, sell
is wohr — awer die leit im ganze oder's goverment
ware net ganz zu blahme for die acts fon seller wu
druf insist hen uf's " pund fleesch."
Die leit wu so abg'schafft sin worre sin Redemption-
ers g'heese worre. Sie sin for comnien an zehe pund
ferkauft worre for en dienst fon drei bis fuenf yohr ;
un schier alsfort hen sie die ganz zeit ehrlich ausge-
dient, un fiel derfon sin nochderhond mit hort schaf-
fes un spares reich worre un hen importente stelle in
der Sthate un im goverment kohwe.
In spaetere zeite, sag fon 1753 bis 1756, hen die
Deitsche orrig zug'nomme un hen en groszer power
kot in der politics ; 'sis fiel fou'ue g'sawt worre in der
zeitinge wu gedruckt worre sin, un zu sellere zeit ware
sie in partikler ehnig mit der Quakers wu sellemol
in der Semmly g'ruhlt hen. Fon seller zeit fort, wann
schun net so fiel komme sin, hen schier all die
Dietsche wu ruewer komme sin noch Amerika sich
in Pennsilfani g'settelt.
En schreiwes in der Franklin library, in Fildelfy,
dos sie sawge fon ehm Samuel Wharton g'schriewe is
worre in 1755, hot fiel facts drin dos es derwerth is dos
mer do mentioned, weil's ihrer eiflusz weist in der
Province. Eb's youscht so war kenne mer net sawge.
" Die party uf der seit fon der Quakers," sawgt der
schreiwer, " hen fiel fon ihrem eiflusz uewer die
Dietsche krickt dorch die hilf fon Christopher Sauer,
der en Deitsche zeiting gedruckt hot in Germantown,
schun in 1729, un weil die fiel g'lese is worre fon dene
leit hot's en groszer effect kot sie uf die seit fon der
Quakers zu bringe un sie gehge derGovemier un der
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Council zu niache. Uf der weg hen sie sie weis g'macht
dos sie schklavvfe aus ihne mache wette; sie hen
fiel fun ihre yunge maenner dorch die militz soldawte
werre mache, an hen sie nunner glawde mit toxe, &c,
un aus dene ursache, sawgt er, sin sie in druppe
korarae zu stimme un hen olles gebotte wos gehge sie
war." " Zu deiu mag ich sawge," sawgt der Watson,
" dos ich fon der Norris familyeh g'hoert hab, das
ihre forfetter in der Semmly unnerstuetzt sin worre
fon der Deitsche un der Quakers. Sei schreibe wehge
der Deitsche ihrer eiflusz an der lechshun un die
mittel wu er propost hot for die schreckliche uewel,
so wie sie fon seiner kommrade ahg'sehne ware, sin
laecherlich wann mer z'rueck denkt. Er sawgt dos
der grosz success fon der Deitsche ferleicht noeh dorch
fiel yohr g'fuehlt werd ! Anstatts os ruhige un hort-
schaffige leit,wie sie derfor ware, sin sie nau groszniet-
lich un ferfochte, — un in dehl counties duhne sie's
lewe drowe fon dene wu en difFerente opinion hen, weil
sie g'lernt worre sin dos es goverment un schklaferei
ehns sin. All die wu net zu ihrer party kehre hehse
sie die " Qovernier's maenner," un sie lnehne sie wehre
sehver stark genung for's lond ihrer ehges zu mache !
In der daht sie komme do rei in grosze druppe, about
5000 im letzte yohr, un ich kann net annerst sehne
dos uewer aweil sie uns law un die sproch gewe, oder
gehne ei mit der Fransoze un duhne's Englisch ganz
ferwerfe. Es mus ehm bang sei dos es noch so werd,
weil kehns fon'ne g'wehre getrahge hot im letze krieg,
un sie sawge, 'sis all ehns zu ihne weller koenich os
es lond krickt, weil ihrer property ennihow sicher is.
In fact, 'sis plahn dos die Fransoze ihre horning hen in
derer grosze drupp fon Deitsche. Sie echsspeckte sie
zu locke dorch laenner dos sie ihne in Ohio gewe
welle. For des schicke sie fon ihrer Kadolische speis
unnicli sie for sie nuewer zu ferblaudere in die Kado-
lisch kerch. Beseits des sin die Fransoze schun for
fiel yohr ols weiter rei komme un hen ihre plans nau
so naechst fertich dos sie in zweh dawg's march in
unsere hinnere settelments kenne," — er mehnt bei
dem, beshure, der zustond fom westliche dehl wu
uewerronnt wor mit Fransoze un Insching, youscht eb
der Braddock ahkomme is mit seine druppe in 1775,
un fon sellem hen mer noch meh zu sawge weiterah.
Der schreiwer schreibt ihre falsche notions im all-
geinehne zu ihrer " stoweriche idees un dumuiheit"
wu er mit lerning ferennerer will " en plan wu als noch
forg'schlage werd um die mehnste fon der Deitsche
im inlond rechte opinions zu gewe fon ihre ehgene
interesse. Doher schlagt er for dos getreue brotestan-
tische prediger un schulmehster unnerstuetzt werre
fon ihne. Dos ihre kinner in der englische sproch
g'lernt werre; es goverment sett in derer weil ihne's
recht nemme zu schtimme for members fon der
Semmly ; un um sie des der g'schwinder zu kriege die
Englisch sproch ahzunenime sette sie gezwunge werre
ihre benner un anner schreiwes in Englisch niache,
un ken annereos wie Englische zeitinge oder kalleuer
sette unnicli sie g'schickt werre."
" Im schlusz," sawgt er, "wann ken so mittel ge-
braucht werre konn ich net sehne wie's ferhueht kann
werre dos die Province net in die haend fon der
Fransoze fallt. En plan um die Deitsche zu unner-
richte, wie ohwe g'meld werd, is g'sthaert worre in
1755, un for en paaryohr ahgecarried worre, awer hot
net fiel gebatt. Die Deitsche settler hen lerning net
feracht, un hen ihre ehgene prediger un schulmehster
mit sich gebrocht, un 'sware wennich unnicli ihne
dos net lese un schreiwe hen kenne. So fiel fon ihne
hen ihre nahme schreiwe kenne os ihre englische noeh-
borre die Quakers. Die difficulty war net sie in der
englischer sproch zu leme, awer for die englisch ker-
rich. Selle hen sie net gegliche, un nau wann en
hunnert un zwansich yohr ferbei sin hot's noch fiel
gehgende wu sie die sehme obcheckschuns hen zum
' plan fon 1755.' In derer sach sin die Deitsche set-
tler unschuldig geblah nit worre — sie ware in favor fon
lerning — awer sie lien net am ehrste die englisch
sproch gegliche."
Weil mer nan uf dem subject sin for der erster set-
tler, moecht mer youscht so well sawge dos die Penn-
silfanisch Deitsche ken nochkimmling sin fon der
Hesse wu's Britisch goverment ruewer gebrocht hot
for in der rebellyun fon 1776 zu helfe, wie fiel fon den
Nei Englaenner schreiwer schun so oft g'sawgt hen.
Sell stliatement is about so mean as es falsch is. All
die Deitsche " Mercenaries," wie sie kehse worre sin,
wu pressender ware in Pennsilfani, wie der Baron
I Reidesel sawgt, wu ihrer Konimander war, sin widder
all nuewer g'schickt worre noch ihrem ehgene lond,
nochdeni die Brittische Nei Yorriek ufgewe hen. Sie
tin net doh gebluehwe ; weil's Englisch goverment en
baehrge g'macht kotte hot mit'm Landgrave fon
Brunswick, der Duke fon Hesse-Kassel, un die klehne
Prinze from Hanau un Waldeck, dos en gewisser
preis bezahlt werre muss for alle man os dohd g'macht,
ferwund werd oder ferlohre geht. Eb dos der friede
g'sproche war, ware die Hessische pressender ul'm weg
noch Nei Yorriek, bei der order fom Supreni Execu-
tiv Council fon Pennsilfani. En paarsin dorch gauge
un sin widder noch Amerika komme, nochdeni dos
sie in Deitschlond ahg'land hen. awer dos die grosz
Deitsch population fon Pennsilfani fon dene Hes-
sische "Mercenaries" herstammt, kann net geprufht
werre, un weist wie dumui fiel fon dene schreiwer
si nn.
Pennsilfani hot der lead g'nomme fon all der an-
nere colonies im bauerer, weil scliier all die Deitsche
sich dort hie g'settelt hen; un der Governier Thomas
hot schun so frueh os 173S g'schriewe, " Die Province
war schun for etliche yohr en sylum for die nunner-
gedrueckte Brotestante in der Palatinate un annere
dehle fon Deitschlond; un, ich glawb.es konn mit
der wohret g'sawt werre, dos ihrer jetziger wochsicher
zustond im groeszte dehl is wehge dene fleisiche leit,
— 'sis net youscht der bodder, awer die nunimer un
der fleisz fon der leit wu en successfulle colony macht."
Die bauerei sache wu sie ferkawft hen, hot zu g'nomme
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
wie die population groeszer is worre. In 1751 sin
86,000 bushel wehze, 129,960 barl flauer, un 90,743
bushel welschkorn ferkawft worre. Alles tsamme
war in 1751 newer eh million dahler werth. Des war
annere zeit wu die ganz population net uewer 180,000
"war, un fon dene ware schier die haelft Deitsche.
Weil die Deitsche fon Pennsilfani so orrig success-
ful ware un reich worre sin is weil sie fleiszige, spar-
some leit un gute bauerer sin. Wann dehl blaetz in
Pennsilfani die schoenste sin in Amerika dann sin
sie so g'macht wore fon der Deitsche wu d'ruf g'wohnt
hen, die hen g'wiss " die wilderniss bluehe mache
wie en rose." Net in der Nei Englond stahte, in
Nei Yorrick, oder in der Suedliche stahte werre die
bauereie so gut gebaut, oder's lond so gut geknltivaht
os wie in dene sections fon Pennsilfani, wu die noch-
kimmling fon der Deitsche forner drah sin ; un mer
sawge, unne fercht fon widderbatt, dos meh buecher
of baueri sache, un meh bauerer zeitinge g'nomme
un g'lese werre fon dene so g'nennte " Pennsilfanisch
Deitsche" bauerer os fon ehniche annere bauerer er-
ghends sunscht in der Union. Dos unsere Deitsche
eiwohner net " g'satisfied sin in huette zu vvohne" is
ganz g'wis, un werever in ehns fon der hehmethe fon
unserer bauerer geht werd tsehche finne fon lerning
un refeinment. Hire bauereie kann mer gut kenne
fon der annere wehge ihre gute fense, grosze bahm-
gaerte, guter bodde, fruchtbare felder, maschte wisse,
un fon der beschte geil, die so gut os ihre mehster
wisse wos gut lewe is. Un wann schun ihre scheierer
grosz sin, weil ihre wohnheiser ken palaste sin, sett
doch niemond denke dos sie nix um ihre heiser gewe.
Zu derer zeit is es hort en bauererhous zu finne in
der alte Deitsche settelments dos net en doppelter
parlor, sitzstub, esstub, kich,' un auskich, mit sechs
odder acht schlofstuwe hot. Des is meh der foil in
der counties fon Berricks, Lengeshter, Levnon, Dau-
phin, un Cumberlond, ols wie unuich denne Nei
Englond g'settelte counties fom Nord un West,— die
Quaker counties fon Chester un Bucks in Pennsilfani,
un wann mer noch Nei England geht, do sin sie gar
net zu fergleiche mit dene annere.
Fon der Pennsilfanisch Deitschesproch,wu'sgroeszte
dehl fon der leit in Levnon County schwaetze, weller
mer net fiel sawge, echssept dos zu derer zeit es ganz
wennich hot wu die sproch schwaetze dos net ah eng-
lisch lese un schwaetze kenne. Du wu net englisch
kenne sin youscht kerzlich fom Fodderlond komme.
Weil die Dunker un dehl annere seckte die appartige
notions fon ihre foreltere noch hen sawge fiel sie duhne
ken fortschritt mache — duhne ols noch die alte wehge
un notions ufhalte — awer sell is.weit fon der wohret.
Naechst zu der Scotch-Eirische is hen folk dos so'n
groszer un guter eidruck g'macht hot uf en lond os
wi die Deitsche. Sie sin net so schlecht g'lernt un
so supersticb.es in der Deitsche counties fon Pennsil-
fani os wi sie sin in fiel annere gehgende oestlich,
westlich, noerdlich, odder suedlich. Weil en alter,
hartschafficher bauer, der liewer uf seiner bauerei
bleibt, un seim fieh un frucht nochguckt, un geht net
fiel week fon hehm, dann sett mer net sawge dos er
dumm un geizich is. In dene Deitsche counties find
mer net boll ehner os net schun in " der schtad" war
un mer ventere zu sawge dos in der Nei Englond
sthate un in Nei Yorrick fiel meh zu finne sin dos
noch nie net in der county-stodt ware; un so weit os
Boston un Nei Yorrick City ahgeht, wu ehn bauer in
dene sthaed war hen zweh Pennsilfanisch Deitsche
bauerer ihre ehgeue sthad fon Fildelfy g'sehne.
Wehge der Deitsche opposition zu freischule hen
fiel fon dene wu outseid fon Pennsilfani g'wohnt hen
en gross fuss g'macht, awer sie hen die soch nie net
ferstanne. Die foerderste fon dene wu gehge die
freischule ware ware die Quakers, weil sie for fiel yohr
ihre ehgene schule kot hen, un for des ware sie gehge
die toxe zu bezahle for annere ihre schule. Grad so
war's in der Deitsche settelments. Wie mer g'sawt
hen im awfang fon dem stueck, die Deitscher settler
hen ihre ehgene schulmehster mit gebrocht un hen
ihre ehgene schule ufg'kolte un unnerstuetzt. Oft-
mols war der predicher der schulmehster un dann
wu's proport worre is for freischule ufzusthaerte ware
die leit net ready derfor, weil die freischule die kerrich
un lerning g'separat hen. Awer sell war schier fuf-
zich yohr z'rueck, un zu der ehr fom Deitsche element
in Pennsilfani, der Governier Wolf; der fodder fon
der freischule, un der Governier Joseph Ritner un
William Audenried, ernstliche mithelfer, ware fon
Deitscher herkunft. Die opposition is ausg'storwe in
a paar yohr; un en blick an unsere schul reports
daeht dehl fon unsere Nei Englond freind un die
nochkimmling lorn Diedrick Knickerbocker die awge
ufmache. Der system un's manetchment fon unsere
freischule is alleweil fornedrau in der Union, un die
facts un figgers duhne sell pruhfe.
Fon der wege un habits fon der Pennsilfanisch
Deitsche will ich weiters net fiel sawge, echssept etliche
falsche reports os so dumme schreiwer g'macht hen zu
ferlegle; 'sis g'sawt worre os en wohret dos der ge-
brauch fon " bundling" (mit der maed in's bett gall zu
schpaerke), en apportiger practis is unnich dene leit,
un dos es heit noch geduh werd, un sell is about so
dumm os es falsch is. Alles wos g'sawt kann werre
fon derer soch is dos es selte g'happent hot 70 odder
80 yohr z'rueck, un derno hen sie's g'lernt fon der
staide Nei Englaenner un der low Dutch fon Nei
Yorrick. Noch ehme " History fon Connecticut,"
gepublisht beim preddicher Samuel Peters, en hun-
nert yohr z'rueck, war sell die faeschen in Nei Eug-
lond for en hunnert un sechszig yohr, un die mehnste
Nei Englond schreiwer un histories sawge dos sell
ihrer weg war dort. Stiles in seiner history, sawgt dos
selle wege sin net youscht fon Hollond bei der Dutch
noch Nei Yorrick gebrocht worre, awer er blaehmt
die Nei Englaenner for's auszusphreade, un sawgt dos
endlich aw's "newer" unnich Pennsilfanisch Deitsche
komme is. Awer zu sauge dos selle wege serscht
unnich der Pensilfanisch Deitsche ahg'fange hen,
GENERAL HISTORY.
19
is so schaendlich os es unrecht is. Warm's en rah re
g'schieht war achtzich yohrz'rueck, dann hot der gross
ferstand un die gute mariners wu die Deitsche fon
Pennsilfani about so fiel derfon hen os ehnige annere
leit in der Union, des newel schun long ausg'wischt
wu sie fon der oestlische sthaehte g'lernt hen kot, wu's
nattierlich hie kehrt.
Als en conimen ding ware die erste settler sthaide
bauerer. Sie hen so ziemlich alles unner sieh kott
un hen'nanner mit holfe — doher ware sie gut un
freindlich gehgig ennanner — un hen fremme immer
gut bekoesticht. Weil sie ken geld kot hen in der
fruehere zeite war's nothwennich dos sie z'sammer
g'schafft hen for ihre heiser zu baue,hoi un frucht ab-
zumache, &c. Des hen sie geduh for 'nanner unnich
ehnige bezohlung echssept die plesier wu sie kot hen
bei'nanner. Dorcheweck ware sie sobere, hortsehof-
fiche leit.
Es hot alleweil noch in Levnon County fon der
stonicher heiser die gebout ware fon der erster settler,
die nau geehgend sin fon der kinskinner fon dene
wu do g'settelt hen for 1735, un bei dene werre die
alte records fun ihrer forfetter hoch g'schaetzt.
CHAPTER IV.
The Lebanon Valley in 1748 — Bishop CammerhoflTs Journey from Beth-
lehem to Shamokin ; Thrilling Narrative of his Adventures.
Among the Moravian archives, at Bethlehem, is
the narrative of Bishop Cammerhoff of his journey to
Shamokin, now Sunbury, on the Susquehanna, in the
winter of 1748, and for the translation of which we
are indebted to Rt. Rev. Edmund de Schweiuitz, of
the Moravian Church. The narrative is of exceeding
interest to us, for it gives us a number of facts relating
to this section of country, besides illustrating in a
great measure the self-denying devotion of those
pious men of the Moravian faith, who, to spread the
power of the gospel to all peoples, thought not of per-
sonal comforts, home, or of life itself. The lives of
these heroic missionaries are in striking contrast with
the self-abnegation of the early Quakers, and shed an
undying glory not only upon the church to which
their labors were given, but upon the provincial his-
tory of Pennsylvania, tinging its clouds with a silver
halo.
In September of 1742, Count Zinzendorf, Bishop
Boehler, Anna Nitschman, and John Martin Mack
and wife, with Conrad Weiser, Henry Leinback, and
Joshua and David, Indian converts, visited Shamokin
with a view of commencing a mission there among
the Indians. The town, in consequence of its com-
manding position, was one of the most important
Indian towns in the Province, and was held by the Six
Nations, the well-known chief, Shikellimy, residing
there as viceroy. At the date of this narrative, it con-
tained upwards of fifty houses, and three hundred in-
habitants, one-half Delawares, and the others Senecas
and Tudelars. The acquaintance which Zinzendorf
made with Shikellimy was carefully followed up by
the Moravian Brethren, and ripened into a friendship
which ceased only with his death. In the summer of
1747, at the request of Shikellimy, a smithy and house
were erected by the Brethren Joseph Powell and John
Hagan, and in August Anton Schmidt was appointed
blacksmith. J. Martin Mack and wife were also ap-
pointed to superintend the mission to be commenced.
Zeisberger, Post, Bruce, Rauch, Pyrlaeus, and other
Moravian brethren, visited and labored there until
the abandonment of the station in October of 1755.
In closing his review of the Shamokin mission,
Bishop Loskiel writes, — " Their house was frequently
injured by the violent storms of thunder and rain
prevailing in that district. Sometimes their planta-
tions were destroyed by hail ; earthquakes shook
their dwellings and filled them with apprehension ;
but their principal danger arose from the drunken-
ness of the Indians, whose fury in that state threaten
the lives of all who interfere with them. The Breth-
ren were also often alarmed by parties of warriors of
different nations, then at war with the Catawbas,
passing to and fro with captives. They treated their
prisoners with great cruelty, and the Brethren, as
white people, were in danger of being murdered in
their riots. But their confidence in God remained
unshaken ; otherwise, witnessing such horrid abomi-
nations, and subject to great abuse and insult, their
courage might have subsided had not the hand of
God in mercy supported them."
NARRATIVE OF BISHOP CAMMERHOFF, 1748.
a January Q. — Accompanied by Brother Joseph Powell I set out for
Shamokin in the afternoon. We proceeded this day as far as Macungy.
"January 7. — Set out for Tulpehoekon. The snow lay deep on the
ground, and being covered with a hard crust, the horses which carried
our supplies could travel but slowly, and as all traces of a road were
frequently obliterated, evening had set in when we struck the Ontalauna.
We passed the night at the house of Moses Starr, a Quaker, with whom
our itinerant brethren frequently lodged.
"January 8 — Early in the morning arrived at the Schuylkill. We
found the river frozen in the middle, but open along the banks. Well
knowing that we were making a venture, and yet there being no alter-
native, we leaped upon the ice with halter in hand, our horses following.
When half-way across the stream, Brockden's bay. whom I was leading,
broke through the ice, but by a well-directed spring regained its foot-
ing.
" Powell and the grey had a similar mishap near the farther bank.
My companion, more unfortunate than I had been, got into the water
\\;ii-t deep. After a ride in intensely cold weather, with no other ad-
ventures, we entered Heidelberg. Here we met Brother Neubert, who
was on his way to Bethlehem from the Swatara. He informed ns that
one of his members had set out for Shamokin with supplies for the Mis-
sion, three weeks ago, but finding the mountain roads obstructed by
snow, had returned. In the evening reached Michael Sckaeffer's ' in
Tulpehocken.
"Jaumtry 9th. — Resumed our journey and at nine o'clock arrived at
George Loesch's.2 Both parents and children gave us a cordial welcome
1 Michael Schaeffer settled in Heidelberg township as early as 1725.
He was one of the Palatines from Schoharie, N. T.
2 George Loesch, born near Worms in 1UV19, emigrated with other P d i-
tines in 1710, and settled in Schoharie, N. Y., in 1723 removed to .lie Tul-
pehocken and united with the Moravians in 1747. Hodiedai N K-netli
in August, 1790.
20
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
and showed us much kindness. They also pressed ns to take a supply
uf provisions with us for the brethren at Shamokin, but as we were de-
sirous of husbanding our burses1 strength, we accepted only of some
meat, butter, and dried fruit. "We now held a consultation on the choice
of a route for the remainder of the journey, and alter weighing the ad-
vantages and disadvantages offered at this seasou of the year respecting
the mountain road1 and the Indian path along the Susquehanna, leading
from Hants1 Ferry to Shamokin, decided to follow the latter. This de-
cision, it is true, imposed upon us additional miles of travel, but we re-
flected that we would have the river for a guide, and that at the settle-
ments we could bait our horses. Taking leave of our kind friends at
noon, we rude on through the snow, repeatedly sung the hymn begin-
iog with the lines,—
" ' Die Wanderschaft in dieser Zeit,
Hat mauche rauhe Wege.'
"Dismounted at Peter Kucher'sS in Quittopehilie, and after loading
our horses with oats for their use at Shamokin, rode on five miles to
Henry Zaunders',3 where we passed the night.
"January 10.— Set out for Harris' Ferry. This proved a long day's
journey, through a wild and dreary region of country. We struck the
great Swatara at noon,4 and after a short halt crossed it in safety on the
ice, although the stream was open along its banks.
"We were now seven miles from the ferry, but losing the way we
strayed through the woods till sundown, and it was seven o'clock before
■we reached our place of destination. We found a large company of
traders collected at Harris'. One of them had just returned from an at-
tempt to reach the Allegheny country, in which he bad been baffled by
the increasing depth of the snow after he had penetrated the wilderness
to the distance of one hundred miles west of the Susquehanna. On
making inquiry about the course of the path that leads to Shamokin, we
were told to follow a trail left in the snow by a company of Indians,
who had a few days ago come down to the mill above the ferry.
"January 11.— Kept along the river, and after having ridden some
distance through the Narrows at the base of the first Blue Mountain, at
9 a.m. came to Chambers1 mill, at the mouth of Fishing Creek, seven
miles above the Ferry. The people of the house were very courteous;
mentioned that Anton Schmidt5 had lodged with them several times,
and evidenced sincere regard for the brethren. The miller's mother
stated privately that she had attended worship in our church in Phila-
delphia, and that as for herself she sympathized with us in our relig-
ious views, having experienced what we taught, namely,— that love to-
wards Christ, the Saviour, was the sinner's only source of true happi-
ness in this life. Although our entertainers sought to dissuade us from
venturing any farther, assuring us that in the event of a long contin-
ued storm the journey would be impracticable, we set out at noon.
After a few miles1 ride we struck the base of Second Mountain,"' at a
point where it butts down to the river's edge, which point is in a line
with the northern limit of the Proprietaries' land as fixed in the last
purchase. We were now in the Indian country. The rain continued
to beat down, and as we toiled through the snow in the Narrows, we
occasionally lost the Indian trail where it led into the Susquehanna,
which had overflowed its banks. Nevertheless, we kept up heart, and
felt as though we were being carried along on invisible hands. After
having crossed several streams,7 the path left the river (which here
suddenly bends to the west, and then returns upon itself several miles
i Via Great Swatara Gap, Second, Third, Peter's, Berry's, and Mahan-
tango Mountains in Lebanon and Dauphin, and over Line and Mahanoy
Mountains in Northumberland County.
■ quirted
i Church i
on (Leban
-'John Peter Kuch
of 1732. He resided on what is i
turnpike, a short distance east f
Lebanon township. In 1750 h>
" Hebron" Moraviai
s Member of Hebi
ren always lodged at 1
berg)11 ilt Lebanon.
4 Probably west from
6 Anton Schmidt u as
lehem in 1746. In the
Shamokin. His India
March, 1793.
6 Near the site of the town of Dauphin,
T These were Stony and Clark's Creeks.
m the "Loyal Judith" in September
w the Philadelphia and Harrisburg
m the borough of Lebanon, in then
donated the land upon which the
reeled. He died in July, 17S8.
ongregation. The itinerating breth-
His remains lie buried on the "Hiit-
miiulstown, in Derry township.
itive of Presburg, Hungary. Came to Beth-
of 1747 he was appointed blacksmith at
was Itachustoui. Died at Bethlehem,
higher up, after describing
Mountain, which I am
Thurnstein.9 The ridge
our loaded horses' strong
ponied down in torrents,
arc of a circle)8 and struck up Peter's
clined to believe is a continuation of the
is high and precipitous, and the ascent tried
. Just as we reached the summit the rain
id in a few minutes v
rifting along, the
nd there was no 1
random descent,
wet to the skin,
low lay on the
ger any vestige
) lost some time
; what had the appearance of
e given us on this day 10 for medi-
ngels met him,' reassured us, as
vould, in all probability, have to
ney. The trade
Below us the thick clouds we're (
ground to the depth of three feet,
of a trail. Not venturing to make
in searching for tracks, and on disc
a path, led our horses cautiously down, after crossing several lesser spurs
of the mountain, entered the valley in safety. We next lorded Powell's
Creek, and a mile above the point where we again struck the Susque-
hanna, came to the house of a trader, Armstrong by name. We were
now eighteen miles from Harris' Feny. Here we resolved to end the
day's journey and pass the night, as the rain had not abated and we were
completely exhausted. The trader bid us welcome and showed us much
kindness during our stay. He was well pleased and was acquainted
with Schmidt. Perceiving that I was a minister of the Gospel, he asked
me whether I would consent to baptize three of the children of one of
his servants, who were lying ill of the smallpox, and then marry a
couple. On staling that it was not my custom to perform such acts
rashly and for remuneration, he expressed himself satisfied and dropped
the subject. In the evening a violent storm blew up from the South,
with rain that poured down in torrents, and about midnight there was
an appalling crash, and a booming report like the discharge of heavy
ordnance, — which told us that the ice in the river had suddenly broken
up. Amid the fury of the elements our thoughts reverted to Bethle-
hem, where our brethren we knew were at this moment keeping the
vigils of New Year, according to the old style. Daylight revealed a
wonderful change without; for the deep snow that had filled the val-
leys had vanished as if by magic, and the water-courses were running
with ice.
" January 12. — The words of Scriptu
tation, 'Jacob went on his way, and ;
we thought of the obstacles that we
encounter in the next stage of our jou
to stay with him, urging that we could not possibly continue on our
journey, because of the swollen streams and other perils to which we
would expose ourselves. Having crossed the creek11 near his house, and
after having passed the plantations of several squatters, we suddenly
saw the river before us. In a narrow part uf its channel*2 the ice was
dammed up to the height of ten or twelve feet, and the Narrows, through
which the path along the river wound, was overflowed and choked with
cakes of ice. It was in vain that we endeavored to effect a passage or
keep to the trail. Foiled in this, we were compelled to climb the spurs
of the mountain which here abut against the river, until we again
struck a wide expanse of lowland. It was a laborious task, but we kept
brave hearts, and our poor horses did their part nobly. After toiling on
in this way fur seven miles we reached the Wicuuisco, which ran very
far above its banks, with an impetuous current, and was full of floating
ice. We were told that any attempt to ford it would be at the peril of
our lives; but Powell rode in, and as I followed I encouraged him by
the words of the text. It was a special providence that we reached the
bank in safety. A short distance beyond we came to a house
Our host was acquainted with our brethren at Sha-
ssisted them in transporting their supplies. He in-
formed us that on the west bank of the river opposite to his house be-
gan the great path to the Allegheny country, estimated to he three or
four hundred miles distant.
"The country was populous with Indians, and a trader with a train
of twenty or thirty pack-horses could in a very ^hort time dispose of
his ware3. He also stated that many of the Indians living along the
8 Opposite the site of Dnn cannon.
9 Named in honor of Count Zinzendorf, who was also Barun Thtirn-
stein, by Conrad Weiser, in September of 1742.
1,1 The Moravians were accustomed to celebrate ecclesiastical festivals
according to both methods of the calendar. The custom of issuing a
collection of daily texts consisting uf a selection of verse6from the Bible
for each day, with appropriate collects taken from the hymn-book, has
prevailed in the Moravian Church since the year 1731. They are pub-
lished in the English, German, French, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Esqui-
maux, and Negro-English (used in Surinam, S. A.) languages.
11 Armstrong's Creek, in Halifax township, Dauphin County.
12 Berry's Falls, on the Susquehanna.
farthe
where we halted.
mokiu, and had ;
GENERAL HISTORY.
21
river were removing thither, among the number Andrew Montour.1 ,
Continuing on our way, we overtook iu the woods two Indian squaws, I
who lived fifty miles above Shamokin, returning from Chambers' Mill. I
At three in the afternoon we reached Benigna's Creek,2 near its outlet,
which we found was as wide as the Lehigh at Bethlehem. Turning our
horses' heads up the creek we commenced the search for a ford which |
had been described to us, but were unsuccessful, as the large rock which
was to be our landmark was covered with water. Darkness fast ap- i
proaohing, we resolved to build a fire and encamp under some pines, but
to our great joy we descried, on the other side of the creek, a house in '
the distance. Our shouts soon attracted the attention of the inmates, |
who upon learning of our situation, volunteered to first bring us over ;
in a canoe, and afterwards to swim the horses over. At first we hesi- '
tated to trust ourselves iu so frail a boat in the creek filled with running
ice, but commending ourselves to the care of the Lord, I crossed first, :
with all our efTects, then Powell followed, swimming the horses. One !
of the latter at one time was carried by the current under the canoe,
and almost upset it. Being now but three miles from Capt. Thomas
McKee's, we determined to press on, and took the path over the hills.
Losing our way after proceeding about two miles, we turned and at-
tempted to force our way between the. ice-barrier and rocks along the
river, but were compelled to return to the bouse near the creek, where i
we passed the night, thankful that our Saviour had safely brought us one
day's journey nearer to Shamokin.
K January 13. — During the night it froze, and the high water some-
what subsided. We have before us twenty long miles to Shamokin, also
two had creeks and the narrowest passes along the river to pass. At
nine o'clock we reached Thomas McKee's, the last white settlement on the
river below Shamokin. McKee holds a captain's commission under the
government, is an extensive Indian trader, bears a good name among
them, and drives a brisk trade with the Allegheny country. His wife, who
was brought up among the Indians, speaks but little English. They re-
ceived us with much kindness and hospitality. We took the opportu-
nity to converse with him concerning the object of our visit to Shamo-
kin, and of our missions among the Indians. He is recovering from a
serious sickness, and is still feeble. During the past summer, he in-
formed us, probably one-half of the settlers living along the river died
from fever and a cough, and that even now many still lay sick. He
also asked Powell to request me to baptize his child on my return. At
parting he cordially invited us and nur brethren to always make his
house their home, and that he was willing and ready to serve them as
the circumstances required.
" Proceeding on our journey we came to the long stretch of narrows
by the river, and for a short distance worked our way between the rocks
and ice, but were compelled to retrace our steps. Thereupon we crossed
three steep hills, thence to the low lands, and again to the river. At
three in the afternoon reached the Mahanoy Creek, 3 up which we rode
toa ford described to us by McKee. Powell, heading his horse up stream,
crossed in safety, but mine got into a hole and was carried down some
distance. He, however, swam with me to land. Night overtook us while
still five miles from Shamokin, but as it was moonlight we determined to
push on. Reaching the precipitous Spangenberg4 we laboriously climbed
to the summit, and when searching for a path to descend on the other
side too late realized that the warnings we had received from the settlers
of the dangers attending the crossing were not exaggerated. In this
search we were unsuccessful ; so, resolving to trust ourselves to the guid-
1 "The oldest son of Madame Montour. Zinzendorf thus describes
him: "Andrew's cast of countenance is decidedly European, and hail
not his face been encircled with a broad band of paint, applied with
bear's fat, I would certainly have taken him for one. He wore a brown
broadcloth coat, a scarlet damasken lappet waistcoat, breeches, over
which his shirt hung, a black cordovan neckerchief, decked with silver
bugles, shoes and stockings, and a hat. His ears were hung with pen-
dants of brass and other wires plaited together like the handles of a
basket. He was very cordial, but on addiessing him in French he, to
my surprise, replied in English."
- The Mahantango, or Kind Creek, so named by Zinzendorf, after his
daughter, Beuigua, in September of 1742.
3 Zinzendorf, on bis way to Shamokin in September of 1742, named
the Mahanoy Leimback's Creek, lor Henry Leimback, one of his fellow-
travelers.
* Named for Bishop Spangenberg. Zinzendorf crossed in 1742, and
Btates, "A precipitous hill, such as I scarce ever saw. Auua iNitseh-
mam, who is the most courageous of our number, and a heroine, led in
the descent."
ante of the Saviour, we began the perilous descent, leading our b- >r- -
by their halters. The snow on this side (north I, knee-deep to the horse)-,
was covered with a hard crust, which, by the rain, had frozen into glib-
ice, and at the base ran the impetuous Eva Into which we would
have been precipi tated bad we slipped. Thanks be to CmW f*.i His ang'-l-
watched over us, and we descended iu safety. While searching fol i
ford we found what we thought was a road leading into the creek, but
struck a wrong one, as we subsequently learned. Powell Insisted upon
making the perilous crossing first, with the gray horse laden, with three
bushels of oats and other baggage. When but a short distance from
the Bhore the impetuous current soon swept both several hundred feet
down the stream, and all that I could see was the heads of each, and
the occasional rearing and plunging of the horse, which threatened to
throw both backwards. Fortunately, Powell succeeded in grasping the
branch of a tree that was hanging over the water, and with his left band
controlled his horse. Lifting himself to the trunk, he walked along itto
the shore leading his horse. My heart and eyes overflowed with tears of
joy when I saw him land, although so exhausted and chilled he could
scarcely utter a word. He begged of me not to follow him, but await
his return from Shamokin with assistance. I then called to him to be
of good heart, and prayed to the Lord to give him strength, as I was ap-
prehensive he might from exhaustion give out aud be frozen to death.
Meanwhile, Mack,0 who had been expecting our arrival for a day or so,
had a feeling that we could not be far distant, aud, although nine o'clock,
left bis house and when half a mile from the town me^ Powell, now
almost insensible from exhaustion and the cold. Together they hast aned
to the town, where my companion was provided with warm clothing
and restoratives by his brethren. After Powell disappeared I succeeded
in finding a protected spot near the creek for a camp, unloaded my horse
and tied him to a tree, and endeavored to make a fire, for I was cold and
wet, and my clothes stiff with ice, since swimming the last creek. While
thus engaged my horse tore loose, swam the creek, and went in the
direction of Shamokin. I was in a fearful frame of mind, thinking he
might be met by some of my brethren, who would be terrified lest some
accident had befallen me. Fortunately he was not found until three
o'clock, when my situation was fully known. After waiting one hour
and a half, Mack and Anton Schmidt, who had been informed by Powell
of my situation, appeared on the opposite bank, aud commenced to con-
struct a raft with which to bring me across. By two o'clock they fin-
ished building it, but owing to the wood being green it would only bear
the weight of one person, so this attempt to succor me had to be aban-
doned. In the mean time I had succeeded in making a fire, when, see-
ing me more comfortable, my brethren returned to Shamokin for some
assistance. By five o'clock my heart was gladdened to see Mack, Anton,
and James Logan dragging a sled after them upon which was a canoe,
which Anton quickly launched and crossed over to me. Hastily collect-
ing my things together I recrossed with him, and finally, escorted by my
rescuers, we entered Shamokin at daybreak on Sunday.
" January U.— Shikellimy, when informed of my arrival, came to see
me, gave me his band and welcomed me with smiles, and also expressed
regret at my fatiguing journey. When he was told that I was T'giriton-
tie's (Spangenberg) younger brother, he greeted me as such without
scruple. After leaving me, all his sons" and their children called, and
later sundry Delawares and Tndelars. During the day I vi-ited Hagen's*
grave, which is in the corner of a field near the Susquehanna. I ascer-
o Shamokin Creek,— so named in honor of the wife of Bishop Spangen-
berg by Zinzendorf.
6 John Martin Mack, for many years a missionary among the Indians,
was born 13th April, 17 In, at Leysingen, in Wiirteinberg. In 1740 he came
to Pennsylvania, and was one of the founders of Bethlehem. Iu 174o he
aud his wife were sent to Shamokin, "the venj seat of 'he Prince of dark-
?iess," he states in his autobiography, "where we resided four months,
and were in constant danger. There was scarcely a night but we were
compelled to leave our hut and hide in the Woods, from fear of the
drunken savages." Iu 1747 he again visited the town, where he remained
until the arrival of Bishop Cammerhoff, as noted further on in this nar-
rative. He died on Santa Cruz, W. I., Jan. 9, 17S4.
"Tachnachdoarus, "a spreading oak," alias John Shikellimy, James
Logan, named alter Secretary Logan, aud John Peltry, who bore the
name of an Indian trader.
8 John Hageu, from Brandenburg, was sent iu 1740 to labor among
the Cherokees in Georgia. Came to Bethlehem iu February of 1742.
Labored as a missionary among the Delawares, the Susquehanna In-
dians, aud the Mohicans of New York. Died at Shamokin, September
10, 1747.
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HISTOKY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
tained that our Brethren are on intimate terms with Shikellimy and his
family; iliat the Indians begin to understand and appreciate our mo-
tives in coming to live among them, and say that we are different from
other White people, and contrary to their reluctance and prejudice to
teach whites their language, cheerfully instruct us. Bio Mack and hit*
wife l are especially held in high esteem, as they speak their language
and are always ready to assist in cases of sickness. Our smith is kept
constantly employed, many Indians coining from a great distance.
" Recently an Indian from Wyoming came to our house, when he
was invited to enter and warm himself by the fire. After a long silence
he turned to Br. Mack and said, ' I have been in Shamokin nearly two
days and have visited in all the houses, yet no one has offered me any-
thing to eat. Will not the white squaw give me something to eat, for I
am suffering?' Thereupon she gave him some bread and meat, for
which he expressed hearty thanks and departed.
"Last August turnips were planted in our lot, and the yield was
large. A quantity was distributed among our friends, and Shikellimy,
who is always delighted with a present of some, in return treats us to
"Logan's wife, who is a Mohican and a relative of Abraham's,2 was
much impressed with the visit of Mack and Nathaniels last autumn.
While away on the annual hunt hist November, her little daughter
died, being, as she informed us, bewitched by a Delaware sorcerer. She
immediately returned honie with the body, and asked for nails and
wood to make a coffin, which we gave her. To Br. Mack she related
that the chila, shortly before it died, said to her, ' Mother, I will sunn
die; greet the white people, and tell them that I never stole turnips;
they must not suspect me of such a theft, for when I wanted any, I
asked for them.' When the mother asked whether her daughter would
go to our God, Br. Mack replied in the affirmative, and spoke of the
love of God to children. Our Brethren attended the funeral. The
mother showed them the corpse in the coffin with its presents, viz.: a
blanket, several pairs of niucea-ins, buckskin fur new ones, needle and
thread, a kettle, two hatchets, and flint, steel and tinder; so that on its
arrival in the new country it could go at once to housekeeping. Be-
sides, it was beautifully painted, and had a supply of bear's meat, In-
dian corn and a calabash. The family thought it cruel in us not to have
supplied Bro. Hagen with all these things when he was buried, but we
explained to them, that as soon as we come to the Saviour, he wuuld
supply us with all we needed. The mother sat by the grave, and wept
and sang ' Wake up, my child, arise and eat ; for five days ye have tasted
' no food— this my child whs killed by the sorcerer!' In these lamenta-
tions she was joined by another squaw. After thefuneral she presented
Br. Mack with a quart tin, saying, 'This belonged to my daughter — ac-
cept it in remembrance of her.' It is an Indian custom, that when one
dies, not all the effects are buried, but some are restored for distribution
among friends.
" Huring the afternoon, with Bro. Mack, we visited Shikellimy and
his family. Last autumn many of his family died, viz.: his wile, his
oldest son's wife and five children, three of Logau's children, and his
son-in-law and some of his children.
" Jxnwtry 15. — This morning I sent for Shikellimy, and requested him
to assemble his council in our house, as I had something to cummuni-
cate to them. We decided upon the afternoon fur the interview, after
which he sat awhile with us and smoked by the hearth. The cap I was
wearing seemed to 'strike his fancy,' and he asked whether we made
such things in Bethlehem. ' Yes,' I replied, ' and if you visit Bethle-
hem in the spring, I will present you with one.' I then invited him to
dinner, which he accepted, deeming it a great honor. After dinner we
eat around the fire, and for nearly an hour he instructed me in the
Maqna tongue. Later he left to summon his councilors, and we con-
ferred with Bro. Powell, who is now to take charge of the Shauiukin
Economy- The council met, viz. : Shikellimy and his two sons, with
Logan's wife as interpreter. His oldest son is sick, and the other Iro-
quois councilors are absent on the hunt. Bro. Mack translated my
1 On 14th September, 1742, Muck married Jeanuette Ran. Her knowl-
edge of the Mohawk, which she bad acquired in the home of her girl-
hood, and of the Delaware, rendered her an efficient assistant in the
mission. She died at Gnadenhiitten, 15 December, 1749.
2 Mohican Abraham, or Captain Abraham, or Abraham Shabatch, one
of the fust Moravian convertB from the Indians; first of Shecomeko,
and then of Gnadenhiitten. Deceased in Wyoming in December of
17G2.
» Mack, between 1T4G and 1755, annually visited the Indian villages
on the Susquehanna and the West Branch.
words into Mohican to Logan's wife, she then into Shawanese to her
husband, and he into Oneida for his father. Shikellimy arose and said,
' Do not take it amiss, my brother, that I speak first. You said that
you wished to tell me and my brethren some words; but first I must
tell you something. My brother, do not take it amiss, that the smith
at Shamokin up to this time, lias not had more meat to eat. I have
been sick, and so have my sons and their children, and many of them
have died. We have been mourning and unable to go on the hunt, but
when we recover, we will go on the hunt, and the smith and his wife
shall have plenty to eat.'
" Cammerhojf.— 'Shikellimy my brother! T'girhitontie, your and my
brother has heard of your sickness, and he sympathizes with you. We
rejoice to see that you are convalescent, and T'girhitontie wishes you to
keep up a good heart. [These remarks appeared to please them all very
much.] Shikellimy, my brother! my brother, the smith, and his breth-
ren in Shamokin are not dissatisfied; they have had as much meat as
was necessary. T'girhitontie and his brethren are also not dissatisfied,
but rejoice of your kindness towards them.'
"Shikellimy.— 'So far the smith has only taken deer-skins compensa-
tion for his work. Cannot he also take raccoon-, fox-, wild cat-, and
otter-skins at the market price? Some of us are old and can no more
follow the deer. T'girhitontie and his brethren could as well take other
skins and sell them, and in this way the smith will be paid for all his
work.'
" Cammerhojf.—1 Shikellimy my brother ! T'girhitontie and his breth-
ren are no traders, nor do they traffic in furs. This is not their business,
and hence the smith cannot take all kinds of skins. The deer-skins
T'girhitontie uses to make breeches, caps, gloves, &c , for his brethren.
But as we love you, the smith may sometimes take otter-, raccoon-, and
fox-skins when they are good. We have also instructed the smith not
to deliver any work until it is paid for, else he be cheated.'
" Shikellimy.—' My brother ! I always have told the smith not to trust
every Indian, but as soon as he mended a gun or put it in order to keep
it until it is paid for. Why did he trust ? I knew he would be deceived.'
[He aimed this cut at the Delawares, whom the Iroquois despised.—
Cammerhof.]
" Cammerhotf.—1 Shikellimy, my brother! The smith loves the Indians,
and hence he trusted them. Wheu Indians come to him from "out of
the woods" with their broken guns he dislikes to send them back to get
skins, for they would lose several days of the hunt, hence, also, he
trusted them. But he finds that he is being cheated, and is unwilling
to trust any more.'
" Shite llimy.—' Cannot the smith also take bear- and elk-skins for his
work?'
'« Cammerhoff.—1 He can take as mauy bear-skins as are brought, for
he and his brethren need them to sleep on. But it is best that he be paid
in deer-skins, for T'girhitontie and his people are no traders.1
" Shikellimy.—' Now, my brethren, I have said all I had to say, and I
thank you for your answers. Now you can speak.'
" Cammerhojf.—1 T'girhitontie and all his brethren send greetings to
Brother Shikellimy and his brethren 1 T'girhitontie said, " Shikellimy,
my brother, I send to you this my younger brother, to greet you and to
state my joy that you are again well, for I love you tenderly. Juhanan
[Ziuzendorf ], my brother, who lives over the great water, and whom you
know, lor you accompanied him to Wyoming4 has sent his youuger
brother over the great water to greet you and your brethren, and tell
them he loves you. I have sent the smith here to aid and work for you,
and I rejoice that you all love him. Continue to do so. I need my
Brother Mack and his wife at Bethlehem, but Ihave sent Brother
Powell to live with the smith and to help him. I love him and do you
also love him."
"'Shikellimy my brother! You said that you would give the smith
and his brethren more land to plant corn, pumpkins and turnips. Do
as you said, so that they may begin to split rails and fence it in before
planting time.
"'Shikellimy my brother! It would delight us to have you visit
Bethlehem. If you are accompanied by your sun James and his Mo-
hican wife, and your other bous, they will be heartily welcomed.
'"I have said all that 1 had to say, and thank yon for your attention.
You have leave to reply if you have anything to say.'
"Shikellimy —'Greet Brother T'girhitontie and his brethren, and tell
them that as soon as the weather becomes warmer, so that I can sleep in
the woods, I will come to Bethlehem.'
" At the close of the interview I distributed the following presents,
npanied Zinzendorf to the Wyoming Valley in 1742.
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viz.: to Sliikelllmy, a pair of fine red ; to In- three boob, each a
knife; and to the Mohican woman, a gay-colored handkerchief. We
then accompanied Shikelliniy, who pointed out to us the land he pro-
posed to give to the smith. I stated that Brother Powell would make
the rails, and when finished they should direct him where to run the
fence.
"After our return to the house we held a conference and resolved,—
" First, That the smith decline to trait.
"Second, That we entertain no Indians, as it makes Shikellimy dis-
trustful. There are special houses provided for visiting Indians in the
town, and lor us to lodge them would be a mark of great confidence.
" Third, Thesnjitb must decline to trust a trader.
" Fourth, No Indian must he trusted on a trader's account, lest the In-
dians think we will trust a trader sooner than them.
"Fifth. Our brethren must not interfere with, or pass judgment ill
case of any dispute between Indians and traders, nor interfere with their
" Sixth, We must impress upon the Indians that we are not traders.
" Seventh, That we must not lead them into temptation by allowing
many things to lie about the shop.
" Eighth, Trader* shall not be entertained— send them all to Shikell-
imy. The only exception iB Capt. McKee.
"Ninth, AlwayB be punctiliously and scrupulously truthful to the In-
dians,—never say that we have nothing, when we have.
" Tenth, Owing to our circumstances, we cannot be as hospitable to
the Indjans here as at Bethlehem ; hut always be self-denying ■ to the
last crust,' to the needy, suffering, and sick.
h Eleventh, Onr Brethren are to visit the Indians frequently in their
huts, and no partiality must be shown to Iroquois, Delawares, or Tude-
" Twelfth, Strive to secure the good-will of Shikellimy and his family,
and invite them frequently to dinner.
" Thirteenth, No more laud is to he accepted of the Indians than is ab-
solutely necessary for our wants, and is to be farmed in the Indian man-
ner. Only corn, beans, potatoes, and turnips are to be raised.
"At the conclusion of our conference, we celebrated the Holy Com-
munion, ;ill six of us being present.
" January 16. — After taking leave of Shikellimy and our brethren, at
seven o'clock I set nut on my return jouiuey, accompanied by Bro. Mack
and his wife. Crossed the Spaugenberg in safety, and struck the trail
which leads over the three high ridges between the Spaugenberg and
tbeThunistein.
"Towards evening we crossed Benigua's Creek, and thence to the
Double Eagle,1 and encamped at a spring two miles beyond. As it
rained hard until midnight, we had hut little sleep.
" Jamuirff 17— By three o'clock (am.) the weather cleared, and the
moon shining brightly, we continued on our way. At dawn of day, as
we were passing through Anna's Valley,2 a sudden storm of thunder
and lightning overtook us, and for one hour it rained in torrents. This
was succeeded by so dense a fog, that we could scarcely see a few feet in
front of our horses. At noon we reached the Thurnstein, where we
found deep suow. The ascent was perilous as well as fatiguing, owing
to the glib-ice. By two o'clock we had crossed the mountain, aud struck
the Swatara;:t thence through Anton's Wilderness,* to the Kittochtiuny
Hills by sun duwn & Being but twelve miles from Loesch's, we deter-
mined to push on, and by ten o'clock arrived at his house, where,
although unexpected, we were given a hearty welcome.
" January 1$ — To-day we safely reached Bethlehem, by the way of
Heidelherg and Mexatawny."0
i The "Spread Eagle" is noted on Scull's map of 1759.
- Lvken's Valley, Dauphin County, named fur Anna Nitschman, who
accompanied Zinzendorf to Shamokin in 1742.
3 Probably in Pine Grove towuship, Schuylkill County.
* Noted on Lewis Evans' map of 1749, and named for Anton Seyffert,
one of the nine colouists whom Bishop Spangenberg led to Georgia in
1735.
5 The Blue Mountains, or " Endless Hills."
6 The name of a township in^Berks County, in which Zinzendorf
preached in 1742. Gammerboff a*nd party probably lodged at Levans,
which Scull's Map locates on the road from Easton to Reading, about
six miles west of Me. tztown.
CHAPTER V.
The French and Indian War— Braddock'a Expedition— Murders by the
Indians in Lebanon County— The Stockades or Forts— The Soldiers
from Lebanon in that Struggle.
Although open hostilities were declared between
Great Britain and France in 1744, a decade of years
had passed ere the machinations of the latter powers
succeeded in alienating the Indians from the British
interest. Much has been said and written concern-
ing the causes which led to the severing of this bond
of friendship between the government of Pennsylva-
nia on the one hand, and the red savage of the forest
on the other, who had promised that peace should
remain "as long as the sun shines and the waters
run." As our readers will have learned, there was
nothing manly in the aborigine. He was treacherous
and perfidious, false and deceitful, and the history of
the Indian race within the past two hundred years is
evidence of these facts. It was no easy task for the
French who were determined to possess themselves of
this entire region of country, at least all west of the
Alleghenies, by a few trivial presents and many
promises to call to their aid the thieving Shawanese,
the murderous Delawares, and the arrogant and bru-
tal Six Nations. Treaties were only made to be
broken; they were more occasions for junketing than
aught else, and as will be seen in the history of our
State, arson and murder were committed by partici-
pants of those treaties on their way to their distant
homes. So the old story that they became dissatisfied
on account of their lands, and thus went over to the
French interest, is far from the truth. Of course
every old chief or sachem who did not happen to get
to every treaty, receive a share in the " gew-gaws"
which were part of the purchase-" money," or the
white man's rum so freely circulated at those times,
was not in a very good humor, and was " for war."
Naturally blood-thirsty, the Indian gladly accepted
the invitation of the French to aid them in "driving
the English into the Atlantic," and to the authorities
of that nation who enlisted in their ranks the savage
red man with his scalping-knife and tomahawk, must
we lay the inhuman atrocities which for a period of
ten years darken the pages of our provincial history.
The occupancy of the Ohio country by the French,
the erection of Fort Duqiresne and other fortifications
in the Allegheny country, convinced the English
government that the only alternative was to oppose
force by force. Several of the royal regiments were
sent to Virginia, and the American colonies and prov-
inces were ordered to supply the troops on their ar-
rival with provisions, and to furnish all necessaries
for the soldiers landed or raised in America. The
Assembly of Pennsylvania was slow to act in aid of
the contemplated expeditions, but, notwithstanding,
the home government was taking every measure to
oppose the growing power of the French.
On the 14th of January, 1755, Maj.-Geu. Edward
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Braddock, Sir John St. Clair, adjutant-general, and
the regiments of Dunbar and Halkett sailed from
Cork, and they arrived early in March at Alexandria,
in Virginia, whence they marched to Frederick town,
in Maryland. The place of debarkation was selected
with that ignorance and want of judgment which dis-
tinguished the British ministry. The country could
furnish neither provisions nor carriages for the army ;
while Pennsylvania, rich in grain and well stocked
with wagons, could readily supply food and the means
to transport the army to any point. The result of
the expedition was disastrous in the extreme. No
European army in America had ever met with such
an overwhelming defeat, and fear and consternation
among the inhabitants ensued.
It has been repeatedly charged, and that without
reply heretofore, that the delay of Braddock, leading
possibly to his defeat and the disasters consequent,
were owing to the determination of the German farm-
ers of Pennsylvania, who refused to supply teams and
forage for his army, until threatened by having the
hussars of his force sent upon them, and by the
earnest appeals of Benjamin Franklin when they
were brought to terms, and furnished all that was
required of them. We are compelled to give these
assertions an emphatic denial.
Gen. Braddock was arrogant in his demands, and
insulting in much of his intercourse with the men of
the different provinces. He asked certain aid from
the Province of Pennsylvania, but that body of
Quakers who formed the Assembly were deaf to all
entreaties for a proper defense of even their own
people, much less to the demands of Gen. Braddock.
It was not to be expected that at the call of the arro-
gant Braddock every German farmer of Pennsylvania
would rush with his horses, teams, and forage to the
headquarters of the British army. Had Braddock
made his rendezvous at Carlisle, instead of Frederick,
Md., he would have been nearer supplies both of
food and forage, but, located as it was, with the cir-
cumstances heretofore referred to, it ought not to be
expected the people would promptly answer his bid-
ding. Suppose this should be the case to-day, with
better roads and greater facilities of communication,
how few would respond. Braddock went the wrong
way about it. As soon as Franklin was appointed
commissary-general of the" Province, and there was
a responsible head, with prospect of recompense for
time and labor, no difficulty was encountered. The
most ridiculous part of these charges is that they were
hurled at the German settlers, not at the rich Quaker
farmers of Chester, Philadelphia, and Bucks, who had
a surplus of all that was required ; but no, it was the
poor Germans on the frontiers, who were struggling
for existence, and who preferred, and whose duty it was,
to protect themselves, their wives and little ones, and
to attend to their harvests. No more infamous charges
were ever laid at the door of any class of people ; and
writers in tlie interest of Quaker history, to palliate
or hide the disgraceful conduct of their members of
the Provincial Assembly, throw the responsibility
where it does not belong. This assertion of sensational
historians is as impudent as it is false. The truth of
history demands this duty at our hands, to repel the
insinuations, and place upon the record the facts as
they are. Our ancestors, although of German and
Swiss parentage and birth, were loyal to the crown of
Great Britain in that struggle for supremacy upon the
American continent, and true to the Province in which
they lived. They deserve the grateful esteem of those
who occupy their lands, and their memory should be
spared the blunders of careless historians, or the vili-
fication of natural-born traducers.
Following the defeat of Gen. Braddock's army, the
apprehensions of those who feared a general Indian war
were soon realized. Governor Morris in his message
of the 24th July following, uses this language : " This
unfortunate and unexpected change in our affairs
deeply affects every one of his majesty's colonies, but
none of them in so sensible a manner as this Prov-
ince, which having no militia is thereby left exposed
to the cruel incursions of the French and barbarous
Indians, who delight in shedding human blood, and
who make no distinction as to age or sex, as to those
that are armed against them, or such as they can sur-
prise in their peaceful habitations, — all are alike the
objects of their cruelty, slaughtering the tender in-
fant and frightened mother with equal joy and fierce-
ness. To such enemies, spurred by the native cruelty
of their tempers, encouraged by their late success,
and having now no army to fear, are the inhabitants
of this Province exposed, and by such must we now
expect to be overrun if we do not immediately pre-
pare for our own defence ; nor ought we to content
ourselves with this, but resolve to drive to and con-
fine the French to their own just limits."
It is not to be wondered at that there was much
excitement upon the frontiers. The news of the
brutal massacres of the ruthless savages west of the
Susquehanna in the autumn of 1755, was soon followed
by the alarming information that the Indians had
crossed that river and had killed many people from
Thomas McKee's down to Hunter's mills. Expresses
were sent through all the frontiers, arousing the
people, warning them of their danger, and bidding
them arm for their defense. A letter of Conrad
Weiser, at this juncture, gives a succinct account of
affairs, which we present in full. It is dated at
" Reading, Oct. 27, 1755," to Governor Morris, and
reads :
"Since the date of my last letter, which I sent by express by Sammy
Weiser, dated last Sunday evening, 5 o'clock, and about 11 o'clock the
same night I sent a letter to Mr. Read, in this town, who forwarded it to
your honor by the same opportunity.
" The following account of what has happened since I thought it was
proper to lay before your Honor, to wit: After I received the news that
Paxtang people, above Hunter's mills, had been murdered, I immedi-
ately sent my servants to alarm the neighborhood. The people came to
my house by the break of day. I informed them of the melancholy
news, and how I came by it, etc. They unanimously agreed to stand
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by one another and march to meet the enemy if I would go with them.
I told them that I would not only myself accompany them, but my
eons and servants should also go. They put themselves under my direc-
tion. I gave them orders to go home and fetch their arms, whether
guns, swords, pitchforks, axes, or whatever might be of use against the
enemy, and to bring with them three days provision in their knapsacks,
and to meet at Benjamin Spycker's, at three of the clock that afternoon,
about six miles above my house, in Tulpehockeu township, where I had
sent word for Tulpehocken people also to meet.
" I immediately mounted my horse and went up to Benjamin Spycker's,
where I found about one hundred persons who had met before I came
there, and after I had informed them of the intelligence that I had
promised to go with them as a common soldier, and be commanded by
such officers and leading men, whatever they might call them, as they
Bhould choose, they unanimously agreed to join the Heidelberg people,
and accordingly they went home to fetch their arms, and provisions for
three days, and came again at 3 o'clock. All this was punctually per-
formed, and about two hundred were at Benjamin Spycker's by two
o'clock.
"I made the necessary disposition, and the people were divided into
companies of thirty men in each company, and they chose their own
officers, that is, a captain over each company, and three inferior officers
under each, to take care of ten men, and lead them on, or fire, as the
captain should direct.
"I sent privately for Mr. Kurtz, the Lutheran minister, who lived
about one mile off, who came and gave an exhortation to the men, and
made a prayer suitable to the time. Then we marched towards Susque-
hannah, having first sent about fifty men to Tolheo, in order to possess
themselves of , the gaps or narrows of Swahatawro, where he expected
the enemy would come through. With those fifty I sent a letter to Mr.
Parsons, who happened to be at bis plantation.
"We marched about ten miles that evening. My company had
now increased to upwards of three hundred men, mostly well armed,
though about twenty men had nothing but axes and pitchforks. All
unanimously agreed to die together, and engage the enemy wherever
they should meet them ; never to inquire the number, but fight them,
and so obstruct their way of marching further into the inhabited part
till others of our brethren come up and do the same, and so save the
lives of our wives and our children.
" The night we made the first halt, the powder and lead was brought
up from Reading (I had sent for it early in the morning), and I ordered
it to the care of the officers, and to divide it among those that wanted
it the most.
" Ou the 28th, by daybreak, we marched, our company increasing all
along. We arrived at Adam Reed's, Esq., in Hanover township, Lancas-
ter County, at about ten o'clock, there we stopped and rested till the rest
came up. Mr. Reed had just received intelligence from Susquehannah
by express, which was as follows, to wit: That Justice Forster, Capt.
McKee, John Harris, and others, to the number of forty-nine, went up
to Shamokin to bury the dead bodies of those that had been killed by
the enemy on John Penn's Creek, and coming up to Geoige Gabriel's,
about five miles this side Shamokin, and on the west of Susquehannah,
they heard that the dead bodies had been buried already, and so they
went along to Shamokin, where they arrived last Friday evening and
were seemingly well received, but found a great number of strange Trt-
dians, the Delawares, all painted black, which gave suspicion; and
Thomas McKee told his companions that he did not like them, and the
next morning — that is, last Saturday— they got up early, in order to go
back; but they did not see any of the strangers. They were gone be-
fore them. Andrew Montour was there, painted as the rest ; he advised
our people not to go the same road they came, but to keep on this side the
Susquehannah, and go the old road ; but when they came to the parting
of the roads a majority was for going the Highest and best road, and so
crossed Susquehannah contrary to Andrew Montour's counsel, in order
to go down on the west side of the river a* far as Mahahany; when
they came to John Penn's Creek, in going down the bank, they were
fired upon from this side by the Indians that had waylaid them ; some
dropped down dead; the rest fled and made towards Susquehannah and
came to this side, and so home, as well as they could. Twenty-six of
them were missing and not heard of as yet, last Monday.
11 Upon this we had a consultation, and as we did not come up to serve
as guards to the Paxtang people, but to fight the enemy, if they were
come so far, as we first heard, we thought best to return and take care
of our own townships.
"After I had given the necessary caution to the people to hold them-
selves in readiness, as the enemy was certainly in the country, to keep
their arms in good order, and so on, and then discharged them, and we
marched back, with the approbation of Mr. Reed. By the way we were
alarmed by a report that five hundred Indians had come over the moun-
tain at Tolheo to this 6ide, and had already killed a iiuiuhi-r of people.
We stopped and sent a few men to discover the enemy, but, on their re-
turn, proved to be a false alarm, occasioned by that company that I had
sent that way the day before, whose guns getting wet, they fired them
olT, which was the cause of alarm; this not only had alarmed the com-
pany, but whole townships through which they marched. In g*ung
back I met messengers from other townships about Cone-toga, who
came for intelligence, and to ask me where their assistance was neces-
sary, promising that they would come to the place where I should
direct.
" I met also at Tulpehocken, above one hundred men well armed, as
to fire-arms, ready to follow me ; so that there were in the whole, about
five hundred men in arms that day, all marching up towards Susque-
hannah. I and Mr. Adam Reed counted those that were with me, we
found them three hundred and twenty.
" I cannot send any further account, being uncommonly fatigued. I
should not forget, however, to inform* your Honor that Mr. Reed has
engaged to keep proper persons riding between his house and Susque-
hannah, and if anything material shall occur, he will send me tidings
to Heidelberg or to Reading, which I shall lake care to despatch to you.
I find that great care has been taken at Reading to get the people to-
gether, and near two hundred were here yesterday morning; but upon
hearing that the people attending me were discharged, the people from
the country went off without consulting what should be done for the
future, through the indiscretion of a person who was with them, and
wanted to go home ; and near the town they met a large company com-
ing up, and gave such accounts as occasioned their turning back. I
think most of the inhabitants would do their duty, but without some
military regulations, we shall never be able to defend the Province.
" I am sure we are in great danger, and by an enemy that can travel
as Indians, we may be surprised when it would be impossible to collect
any number of men together to defend themselves, and then the coun-
try would be laid waste. I am quite tired, and must say no more than
that."
Every day's news added to the alarm and conster-
nation of the inhabitants. Conrad Weiser, who had
orders from the Governor, sent an express to William
Parsons, who was then within the borders of Lebanon
County, to take command of about one hundred men.
One-half of them had no ammunition, but Parsons
ordered them to go over the mountain and " erect a
breastwork at the upper gap of the Swatara," and
that those who had no powder or lead should take
axes. Oh the 31st of October Parsons writes to the
Rev. John Nicholas Kurtz as follows:
" This morning, very early, between four and five o'clock, Adam Rees,
an inhabitant over the first mountain, about six miles from Lawrence
Houtz, who lives on this side of the mountain, came In my house, and
declared, that yesterday, between 11 and 12 o'clock, he heard three guns
fired towards the plantation of his neighbor, Henry Hartnian, which
made him suspect that something more than ordinary had happened
there. Whereupon he took his gun and went over to Hartman's house,
being about a quarter of a mile off, and found him lying dead upon his
face ; his head was scalped ; but saw no body else. He thereupon made
the best of his way through the woods to the inhabitants on this side of
the mountain, to inform them of what bad happened.
" He further informs me, that he had been to Adam Reed's, Esq., and
related the whole of the affair to him, and that Reed is raising men to
go over the mountain in quest of the murderers."
The Adam Reed referred to was a very prominent
man at this period on the frontiers. His residence
was on the Swatara within the limits of Lebanon
County. The following day Parsons wrote to Squire
Reed :
" I wrote you yesterday, that I intended to be with you at the un-
happy place, where Henry Hartman was murdered; but when I got to
the top of the mountain, I met some men, who said they had seen two
men lying dead and scalped, in the Shamokin road, about two or three
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
miles from the place where we were; wherefore, we altered our course,
being twenty -six in number, and went to the place, and found the two
men lying dead, about three hundred yards from each other, and all the
skin scalped off their heads.
" We got a gruhbing hoe and a spade, and dug a grave as well as we
could, the ground being very stony, and buried them both in one grave,
without taking off their clothes or examining at all their wounds; only
we BRW that a bullet had gone through the leg of one of them. I
thought it best to bury them, to prevent their bodies from being torn to
pieces by wild beasts. One of the men bad a daughter with him that is
yet missing; and the other man had a wife, and three or four children,
that are also missing.
"I shall be obliged to return home in a day or two, but hope to see
you sometime about Christmas, and to find my unhappy countrymen
somewhat relieved from this distressed condition. I can't help thinking
that it would be well for a good number of the inhabitants to go next
Monday, and help to bring the poor people's grain and corn to this side
the mountain— it will help to maintain them, which we must do, if they
can't maintain themselves ; and 'tis very likely those barbarous Indians
will set fire to, and burn all, if it be not soon secured."
Parsons' suggestion was carried out, and the force
of Squire Reed's, with horses and teams, crossed over
the mountain and brought from thence to the tempo-
rary places of refuge such articles as it was possible
to remove belonging to the inhabitants, all of whom
had fled from their homes.
The murder of the Six family on the Berks fron-
tier, only a few miles from Bethel, added to the con-
sternation. Capt. Morgan's deposition concerning
this affair is worth preserving in this connection :
"That on Sunday, the 16th Novemberinst (1755), at aboutfiveo'clock
p. M., he, the deponent, Mr. Philip Weiser and Mr. Peter Weiser, set out
from Heidelberg towards Dietrich Six's, to get intelligence of the mis-
chief done at Tolheo, or thereabouts, and to get a number of men to
join them to go and seek for the persons who were scalped by the In-
dians, and to help in the best manner they could the poor distressed in-
habitants. That about nine miles from Mr Weiser's, they found a girl
about six years old scalped, but yet alive, and a vast number of people
there; but he knows not at whose house it was, nor the name of the
child. That at the request of the people there Mr. Weiser's son and
deponent went back to Mr. Weiser's for powder and lead. That at or
about two o'clock yesterday morning, they were alarmed at Mr. Weiser's
with an account that the Indians had beset George Bollinger's house,
and his family were fled; whereupon Philip Weiser, and the deponent,
and a person whose name deponent does not know, set off immediately,
and at Christopher Weiser's overtook a large company, consisting of
about one hundred men, and with them proceeded to George Bollinger's
and surrounded his house, where they found a deal of damage done, and
in the garden, a child about eight years old, daughter of one Cola, lying
dead and scalped, which they buried.
"That the whole company went on to a plantation of Abraham
Sneider, and found in a curn-field the wife of Cola, and a child about
eij;lit or nine years old, both dead and scalped, and in the house they
found another child of the said Cola's, about ten years old, dead and
scalped; but the deponent knows not of what sex either of these two
children was. That while they were preparing the grave, they were
alarmed by the firing of a gun, and flying to their arms, they went (a
few staying to take care of the dead) to the place from whence the sound
came, and about half a mile from the place they came from, they met
the company, one of whom had indiscreetly discharged his musket, and
then went back to bury the dead; on their return they found the scalp
of a white person. That having buried the woman and children, they
went to Thomas Bower's, in who-e house they found a dead man scalped,
who e name tin- deponent thinks was Philip, by trade a shoemaker, but
kiniws no more of him.
" That the company increased fast, and were now about one hundred
and thirty men, who marched on the Sbamokin road to near Dietrich
Six's; about half a mile from whose house they found Casper Spring-
dead and scalped, and bavin- buried him, they marched about one hun-
dred rodH and found one Beslinger dead and scalped— they bin led him.
That at the Same distance from Beslinger's they found an Indian man
dead and scalped, which Indian, it was generally believed, was a Bela-
ware. Mr. Fredei ick Weiser scalped him the day before.
"That twenty of their body, who had gone a little out of tbe road,
about two miles from Bietrich Six's, found (as the deponent and the
rest nf the company were informed, and as he believes without any doubt)
a child of Jacob Wolf — he cannot say whether a boy or a girl — which
was scalped. Its age the deponent does nut know, but the father
carried it in his arms to be buried, as they were informed. That the
deponent was informed by Mr. Frederick Weiser that a company, with
whom he had been the day before, had buried John Leinberger and Ru-
dolph Candel, whom they found scalped.
"That the deponent and company finding no more scalped or wounded
they returned, being then, by the continual arrival of fresh persons,
about three hundred men, to George Bollinger's. That Casper Spring's
brains were beat out, had two cuts in his breast, was shot in the back,
and otherwise cruelly used, which regard to decency forbids mention-
ing, and that Beslinger's brains were beat out, his mouth much mangled,
one of his eyes cut out, and one of his ears gashed, and had two knives
lying on his breast. That the whole country thereabout desert their
habitations and send away all their household goods. The horses and
cattle are in the corn-fields and everything in the utmost disorder, and
the people quite despair. And further, that he heard of much mischief
done by burning houses and barns, but not having been where it was
reported to have been done, he chooses not have any particulars thereof
inserted in this deposition."
With such terrible atrocities before their eyes is it
to be wondered at that the inhabitants were becoming
incensed at the conduct of the Assembly? Peter
Spycker, the day after the murder of the Six family,
writes to Conrad Weiser, —
"We are, at present, in imminent danger to lose our lives or estates;
pray, therefore, for help, or else whole Tulpehocken will be laid waste
by the Indians, in a very short time— all the buildings will be burned,
the people scalped. Bo, therefore, lose no time to get us assistance.
The Assembly may learn from this work, what kind and fine friends the
Indians are!! We hope members of the Assembly will got their eyes
opened, and manifest tender hearts towards us; and the Governor the
same. They are, it is hoped, true subjects to our king George II., of
Great Britain, or are they willing to deliver us into the hands of these
cruel and merciless creatures?"
The savages now fully bent upon the destruction of
the frontier settlements, and meeting with little or no
resistance owing to the want of arms and ammunition
by the frontiersmen, had full sway. During the
months of November and the first part of December
they had destroyed over one hundred houses and
murdered over one hundred and fifty persons on the
borders of Lancaster and Berks Counties. The Pro-
vincial Secretary writes, —
"All the frontier country which extends from the river Potomack to
the river Belaware, not less than one hundred and fifty miles in length,
and between twenty and thirty in breadth, but not fully settled, has
been deserted, the houses and improvements reduced to ashes, the cat-
tle, horses, grain, goods, and effects of tbe inhabitants, either destroyed,
burnt, or carried off by the Indians, whilst the poor planters (farmers)
with their wives, children, and servants, who could get away, being
without arms, or any kind of defence, have been obliged in this season
of the year to abandon their habitations, naked and without support,
and throw themselves upon tbe charity of the other inhabitants within
the interior parts of the province, upon whom they are a very heavy
burthen.
"Such shocking descriptions are given, by those who have escaped,
of the horrid cruelties and indecencies committed by the merciless sav-
ages on the bodies of those unhappy wretches who fell into their hands,
especially the women, without regard to sex or age as far exceeds those
related of the most abandoned pirates! Which has occasioned a gen-
eral consternation, and has struck so great a panic and damp upon the
spirits of the people, that hitherto they have not been able to make any
considerable resistance, or stand against tbe Indians."
The cold indifference of the Assembly at such a
crisis awoke the deepest indignation throughout the
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Province. Public meetings were held in various parts
of Lancaster and in the frontier counties, at which it
was resolved that they would "repair to Philadelphia
and compel the provincial authorities to pass proper
laws to defend the country and oppose the enemy."
In addition, the dead bodies of some of the murdered
and mangled were sent to that city and hauled about
the streets, with placards announcing that these were
victims of the Quaker policy of non-resistance. A
large and threatening mob surrounded the House of
Assembly, placed the dead bodies in the doorway,
and demanded immediate relief for the people of the
frontiers. Such indeed were the desperate measures
resorted to for self-defense.
The times were perilous, and despite the offense
given to the Assembly, Governor Morris issued a
proclamation on the 14th of April, 1756, offering the
following bounties, hoping thereby to incite not only
the energies of the soldiers, but to alarm those In-
dians who were still friendly : " For every male In-
dian enemy above twelve years old who shall be taken
prisoner and delivered at any forts, garrisoned by the
troops in pay of this Province, or at any of the county
towns to the keepers of the common jails there, the
sum of one hundred and fifty Spanish dollars or pieces
of eight; for the scalp of every male Indian enemy
above the age of twelve years, produced as evidence
of their being killed, the sum of one hundred and
thirty pieces of eight; for every female Indian taken
prisoner and brought in as aforesaid, and for every male
Indian prisoner under the age of twelve years, taken
and brought in as aforesaid, one hundred and thirty
pieces of eight ; for the scalp of every Indian woman,
produced as evidence of their being killed, the sum
of fi'*ty pieces of eight; and for every English sub-
ject ' 'iat has been taken and carried from this Province
into vaptivity that shall be recovered and brought in
and delivered at the city of Philadelphia to the Gov-
ernor of this Province, the sum of one hundred and
fifty pieces of eight, but nothing for their scalps ; and
that there shall be paid to every officer or soldier as
are or shall be in the pay of this Province who shall
redeem and deliver any English subject carried into
captivity as aforesaid, or shall take, bring in, and
produce any enemy prisoner, or scalp as aforesaid,
one-half of the said several and respective premiums
and bounties." A barbarous act it may appear to us,
yet it was absolutely necessary to the securing of
proper protection to the borders. To the credit of
the hardy pioneers of Pennsylvania be it said, no In-
dian was wantonly killed for the sake of the reward.
To guard against the Indian devastations, a chain
of forts and block-houses were erected at an expense
of eighty-five thousand pounds, by the Province of
Pennsylvania, along the Kittochtinny hills, from the
river Delaware to the Maryland line, commanding
the principal passes of the mountains, garrisoned with
from twenty to seventy-five provincials, as the situa-
tion and importance of the places respectively requ i re< 1 .
The Moravians of Bethlehem cheerfully fortified their
town and took up arms in self-defense. Franklin
took up the sword, and, with his son William, raised
without difficulty over five hundred men, proceeded
to the frontier, and assisted in erecting and garrison-
ing the line of forts.
Of the stockades or forts within the limits of Leb-
anon County there was really only one of much ac-
count. We have alluded to that at the upper gap on
the Swatara, built by Capt. Parsons. It is not defi-
nitely known where this was actually located. It is
stated that it was fourteen miles distant from Fort
Henry. If it was ou the Swatara, fourteen miles
from the latter, its location would be in the neighbor-
hood of Hummelstown, or within the limits of the
present Dauphin County, and as designated on the
" Historical Map of Pennsylvania." As there seem
to have been two forts named Fort Henry, there is no
doubt that one of these and Fort Swatara were the
same, although the accounts are very confusing; and
that fort, so called, was erected ou the site selected by
Capt. Parsons in the fall of 1755 for a stockade and
breastworks. It was also named Busse's Fort, for
Capt. Christian Busse, an officer of the provincial
forces. Governor Morris, in a letter of the date of
1st of February, 1756, after describing several forts
already erected on the west side of the Susquehanna,
as part of a chain of defense from Delaware along
the Kittochtinny Hills to the Susquehanna, says,
" Those between the two rivers are to be about ten or
twelve miles asunder. The most considerable of
them is built at an important pass through the Kit-
tochtinny Hills on our northern frontier, and I have
called it Fort Henry." Again he writes, "On the
east side of Susquehanna the forts are ten or twelve
miles asunder, among which the most considerable
are Fort Henry, at a pass through the mountains
called Tolihaio. . . . The garrisons in these are from
fifty to twenty men each, according to their situ-
ation and importance." On the 9th of February he
makes use of the same expression as to location, etc.
Prior thereto, in January, instructions had been given
Capt. Busse " to proceed as soon as possible with the
company under his command to the gap at Tolihaio,
where Swehatara comes through the mountains, and
in some convenient place there you are to erect a fort
of the form and dimensions herewith given you, un-
less you shall judge the stockado already erected there
conveniently placed, in which case you will take pos-
session, and make such additional work- as you may
think necessary to render it sufficiently strong."
On the 25th of January, 1756, Governor Morris
writes to Conrad Weiser, " I have ordered ('apt.
Christian Busse, with a company of fifty, in the pay
of this Province, to proceed to the Gap at Tolihaio,
and there to erect a stockado fort of the form and di-
mensions given him, and to take post there and range
the woods from that fort Westward towards Sweha-
tara, and Eastward towards a stockado to be built by
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Capt. Morgan, about half way between the said fort
and Fort Lebanon."
On the 20th of April, 1757, the Governor, in writing
to the Proprietaries says, "The long frontier between
the Susquehanna and Delaware was to be defended
by Col. Weiser's battalion, and all the forts reduced
to three, Forts Henry, Allen, and Hamilton, in each
of which was to be a garrison of one hundred men, the
remainder was to be employed in ranging or march-
ing where the attacks of the Indians should make it
necessary." Governor Denny says to the Proprieta-
ries, " intending to go to Fort Henry — the only garri-
son my time would allow me to visit — I desired Col.
Weiser to acquaint the leaders of these infatuated
people that I should be glad if they would come and
speak with me at the fort. Accordingly about fifty
substantial freeholders, well mounted and armed,
joined the escort and attended me to Fort Henry,
where I had an opportunity of undeceiving them.
Convinced of their error, they presented me a very
respectful address, assuring me of their desire to
have a proper militia law, and that they were deter-
mined under such a law to serve and do their duty
to their king and country. Forty instantly were
enlisted by Col. Weiser out of this neighborhood, and
a magistrate about twenty miles off wrote me he had
enlisted forty more." October, 1757. Murders are
daily committed, and Col. Weiser says, " I am now
preparing to go to Fort Henry to consult with the
officers what may best be done." February 21st.
James Burd visits Fort Henry, which is six miles
from Snevelys, and that is four miles from Souders.
" Left Lieutenant Broadhead, with a party at Sou-
ders to march four miles to Snevelys — he marched
with Adjt. Thome and eight men on horseback —
found at Fort Henry Capt. Weiser, Adjt. Kern, and
Ens. Biddle and Craighead, doing duty with ninety
men. 22d. Had a review at 9 a.m. ; found ninety
soldiers under good command, and fine fellows ; about
two months' provisions, and two months' more about
six miles from Fort Henry, at Jacob Myer's mill ; no
powder ; two hundred and twenty-four pounds lead ;
no flints; about eighty Province arms belonging to
these two companies good for nothing. Ordered Ens.
Craighead with fifteen men to this garrison to march
for Fort Swattarow."
About six miles from this fort on June 19, 1758,
Capt. Busse writes — John Krantz, wife, and three
children were carried off by the Indians. Lieut.
Johnston and nine men were sent along the moun-
tains to the " Hole" to intercept them, and Sergt.
Mowrer and two men to seek for their tracks. News
was also received of a son of Jacob Snabell being
killed near Dubb's with five shots through the body.
He thinks from the tracks there must have been about
twenty Indians. A sergeant and eight men are also
sent to join a party of farmers from Tulpehocken.
The fort is much in want of powder and lead.
Fort Brown was at Adam Reed's, on the Swa-
tara. In a letter from Adam Reed to Edward Ship-
pen, dated at Hanover, Aug. 7, 1756, from which it
would appear that Capt. Smith had a company there,
and that Jacob Eller, one of his soldiers, " a liver
before, 2J miles over the first mountain just within
the gap, at said fort," took an escort of ten men to
help him, with consent of an officer, to cut down some
wheat at his place, where they were attacked by
three Indians, who crept to the fence just at their
back and fired upon them, killed the corporal and
wounded one other. The men returned to the fort, but
find James Brown missing. The lieutenant sent men
out then to bring him in. Capt. Smith had sent
more men " from the other fort." Brown was found
killed and scalped.
These were perchance the only forts within the
limits of the county, in fact only one can be thus
designated. The latter was merely a stockade around
a block-house. Block-houses were numerous. Every
three or four families selected the most eligible
farm, placed palisades around it, and from the roof
port-holes. Into these the families of the neighbor-
hood would congregate for weeks and months.
The inhabitants on the frontiers of the Province
were aroused, and, despite the tardiness of the Assem-
bly, the people began arming for their own defense.
Among the State archives is the roll of a company
in the provincial service indorsed " St. Vincent and
Puke's (Pike) Land Association," May 10, 1756,
which is evidently wrong, as that would designate
the company as belonging to Chester County. The
officers and men were from Lebanon County, as any
one who will read over the following names will
readily perceive, and the mistake is in the indorse-
ment:
Captain.
Adam Heylman.
Lieutenant.
John Hart.
JEnsign.
Adam Rontour.
Ache, John Lewis.
Becker, John.
Bound, John.
Braun, Jacob.
Britcher, Richard.
Charles, Esaias.
Conrad, Michael.
Corner, Jacob.
Cramp, Charles.
Crassert, John.
Danefels, Jacob.
Defrau, Jacob.
Dunbar, Peter.
Ernst, John Valentine.
Everhard, Yost.
Fanstul, Ernst.
rivates.
Gebhard, Jacob.
Gr/od, George.
Good, Jacob.
Hartman, John.
Hartz, George.
Henry, Valentine.
Henry, William.
Heylman, Balthaser.
Heylman, John.
Heylman, John Adam.
Heylman, Michael.
Harserus, Frederick.
Lewis, Philip.
Lasch, Jacob.
McNally, Adam.
McNally, John.
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Mack, Frederick.
Mann, Jacob.
Moses, Adam.
Muntz, Philip.
Miles, George.
Smidt, Valentine.
Stein, John.
Steiger, Peter.
Stone, Adam.
Swab, Frederick.
Ream (Roam) Dietrich. Swerner, Adam.
Rothe, Michael. Thomas, Jacob.
Selle, Peter. . Vine, Jacob.
Sellner, Conrad. Vittler, Valentine.
Sleider, Peter. Wernz, George.
Sleider, Simon.
In the first provincial battalion, raised in the spring
of 1756, Lieut.-Col. Conrad Weiser commanding, the
following officers of a company raised in Lebanon
County were attached :
Captain.
Charles Foulk.
Lieutenant.
Michael Beltz.
/Sergeants.
John White. Dewalt Bassing.
Privates.
Michael Lawry. Killian Long.
These are all the names of privates to be found.
In June, 1756, the station of the provincial forces
within the limits of Lebanon were :
Capt. Frederick Smith's Company.
" In the Hole," at the Moravian House, eight men.
" Fort under the Hill," twenty-four men.
Capt. Christian Busse's Company.
" At Bernhard Friedle's, next to the Moravians,"
ten men.
" At Casper Snebelie's," eight men.
" At Daniel Shue's or Peter Klop's," six men.
In the Pennsylvania regiment, consisting of three
battalions, " the Honourable William Denny, Esquire,
Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Pennsylva-
nia, colonel-in-chief," the following officers were from
Lebanon County :
First Battalion.
Adjutant and Ensign — John Philip De Haas, April
30, 1758.
Ensign — Conrad Bucher, April 1, 1758.
Second Battalion.
Ensigns — Adam Henry, Dec. 6, 1757.
Martin Heidler, March 16, 1758.
Third Battalion.
Captain — Adam Reed, May 4, 1758.
Among the officers of the Pennsylvania regiment
for the year 1760 are these names :
First Battalion.
( kptain— John Philip De Haas, April 28, 1760.
Lieutenant — George Miller, May 8, 1760.
Ensign— John Nice, May 6, 1760.
Lieutenant — Nicholas Haussegger, May 6, 1760.
Second Battalion.
Lieutenant — Conrad Bucher, April 19, 1760.
From the "list of officers of the Pennsylvania
regiment, commanded by the Hon. J. Penn, Esq.,
1764, who had served under Col. Bouquet that year,
we find those of
Fikst Battalion.
Major— John Philip De Haas, June 9, 1764.
Captain — Nicholas Haussegger, Nov. 11, 1763.
Lieutenant — John Nice, Oct. 14, 1763.
Ensign— William McMeen, Dec. 10, 1763.
Second Battalion.
Adjutant — Conrad Bucher, Sept. 6, 1764.
In the first part of the summer of 1764 there were
stationed at the following places within the limits of
Lebanon County :
At John McFarlane's, Hanover township, Lieut.
Charles Stewart, one sergeant and fifteen men.
At Godfried Young's, Hanover township, Ensign
Thomas Campleton and fifteen men.
At Fort Henry, Bethel township, Capt. John Philip
De Haas, one sergeant and eighteen men.
In the sketches of the townships we have referred in
full to other incidents in the border warfare. They
form part of the sad, sad story of those ten years of
brutal atrocities committed by the Indians. It is well
occasionally to rehearse these facts, for they call to
mind the struggles of our ancestors when the torch,
the scalping-knife, and the tomahawk of the red sav-
age spread death and destruction among the early
pioneers; then the warmer will be our appreciation
of our peaceful homes and the true greatness of our
beloved country, the grandest the sun ever shone
upon.
With the close of Bouquet's expedition to the west-
ward, when he dictated terms to the Indians on the
Muskingum, ended the incursions of the savages into
the interior of Pennsylvania. The result was seen in
the extending of the settlements north and west, and
the Lebanon County townships became the centre of
the settlements instead of the border. Peace and pros-
perity dawned upon the country, population rapidly
increased by immigration from the effete provinces of
Europe, and " the wilderness" was truly "blossoming
as the rose."
CHAPTER VI.
! The War for Independence— Early Action by Hie Inhabitants— The
J Heidelberg Company — Col. Greenawalt's Battalion — Capt. Peter
j Ginbb's Company of the Pennsylvania Line.
The exactions of the British government becoming
intolerable; and no redress of grievances, the right of
petition ignored, led the people to ponder well a step
I they were not slow iu taking, to repel tyranny in
| whatever form it might manifest itself, to act upon
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
the defensive, and to stand up boldly for their rights.
It has been stated that the German element in Penn-
sylvania were slow to realize the dangers threatening
them in 1774 and 1775. Documents in our possession
disprove such assertions, for as early as June, 1774,
when the port of Boston had been closed by the
arbitrary measures of the crown, a meeting of the
citizens of the town of Lebanon was held, and reso-
lutions adopted which evidence the patriotism, in-
tegrity, and generous spirit of the German inhabi-
tants of Pennsylvania:
"At a meeting of the inhabitants of Lebanon and tiie adjoining town-
ships on Saturday, 25th of June, 1774, holden at the house of Capt.
Greenawalt, whereof Major John Philip DeHaas was chairman, to take
into serious consideration the state of public affairs, it was unanimously
declared and resolved, —
"1. That the late act of the British parliament by which the port of
Boston is shut up. is an act oppressive to the people of that city and
subversive of the rights of the inhabitants of America.
"2. That while we profess to be loyal subjects of Great Britain, we
shall not submit to unjust and iniquitous laws, as we are not slaves, but
freemen.
" 3. That we are in favor of a Congress of Deputies who will act in be-
half of the people for obtaining a redress of grievances.
"4. That we will unite with the inhabitants of other portions of our
Country in such measures as will preserve to us our rights and our
Liberties.
"5. That our Countrymen of the City of Boston have our sincerest
sympathy, that their cause is the common cause of America.
" 6. That Messrs. Philip Greenawalt, Thomas Clark, Michael Ley,
Killian Long, and Curtis Grubb be a committee to collect contributions
for our suffering brethren.
" J. P. DeHaas,
" Chairman.
"John Light,
" Secretary."
The committee appointed followed up the profes-
sions of sympathy, and collected money and flour to
be forwarded to Boston. Unfortunately, the articles
were included in the contributions sent forward from
Philadelphia, without particularizing localities from
which they were sent.
On the 22d of November, 1774, the committee of
the borough of Lancaster met and prepared a hand-
bill to be scattered throughout the county. It ran as
follows :
" To the freeholders and electors of the county of Lancaster:
"The committee for the borough of Lancaster, taking in their con-
sideration the resolves and recommendations of the American Conti-
nental Congress, request that the freeholders and others qualified to vote
for Representatives in Assemblyfurthe county of Lancaster, would meet
at the Court house in Lancaster, on Thursday the fifteenth day of De-
cember next, to choose by ballot sixty proper persons for a committee,
to observe the conduct of all persons touching the general Association
of the general Congress ; which committee, it is proposed, when elected,
shall divide the county into different districts, and appoint members of
the committee to superintend each district, and any six of the mem-
bers so appointed for a district to be a quorum for transacting business.
" It will l>e necessary, previous to the general election, that each town-
ship shall elect a proper person to act as inspector, and receive the
tickets of the electors on that day."
Agreeably to the foregoing call an election was
held on the day designated. The members of the
committee selected from what is now Lebanon County
were as follows :
Lebanon. — Thomas Clark, Curtis Grubb, Henry
Light, Henry Buehler.
Bethel. — Ludwig Shuey, Casper Kohr, John Be-
shore, Killian Long, Samuel Jones.
Heidelberg. — John Weiser.
The committee of inspection for the county, of
which the foregoing were members, met at Lancaster
on the 14th of January following, and appointed
deputies to the Provincial Convention held at Phila-
delphia on the 23d of January. The disputes were
fast drawing to a crisis, and prompt measures were
taken to prepare for the terrible alternative, war. On
the 1st of May the committee resolved to organize
associations for public defense. The first company
enrolled was that of Londonderry, followed in a few
days by the Heidelberg company of Heidelberg town-
ship, showing that the German inhabitants were as
ardent and patriotic as their Scotch-Irish neighbors.
Captain.
George Hudson.
First Lieutenant.
John More.
Second Lieutenant.
George Miller.
Privates.
Antis, Frederick.
Beaker, George.
Boab, Stofel.
Boyer, Stofel.
Brocius, Henry.
Brown, Philip.
Bulman, Adam (1).
Bulman, Adam (2).
Bulman, John.
Cap, Frederick.
Cline, Stofel.
Coppy, Israel.
Illig, Leonard.
Foster, Jacob.
France, John.
Graford, John.
Holstone, George.
Harbson, George.
Hartman, Samuel.
Hean, Jacob.
Hoffman, Conrad.
•Hoffman, George.
Keller, Henry.
Levestone, David.
Micer, Dewalt.
Micer, George.
Micer, Henry (1).
Micer, Henry (2).
Micer, John.
Moyer, Henry.
Moyer, John.
Moyer, Michael.
Neaf, Abraham.
Neaf, George.
Noll, George.
Noll, John.
Noll, Philip.
Newman, George.
Newman, John.
Newman, Peter (1).
Newman, Peter (2).
Newman, Walter.
Peehtle, Nicholas.
Petree, Peter.
Petree, Philip.
Raup, Frederick.
Rightanour, George.
Roofe, Jacob.
Saltsgwer, Henry.
Saltsgwer, John.
Seller, Frederick.
Seller, Henry.
Seller, John.
Seller, Michael (1).
Seller, Michael (2).
Seller, Peter.
Shadewear, Henry.
Shank, Ventle.
Shefer, Michael.
Shenckle, Philip.
Shenkle, Jacob.
Shenkle, Chris.
Sholl, Adam.
Sinimerman, George.
Strickler, Andrew.
Strickler, George.
Strickler, Leonard.
Stump, Leonard.
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Swert, Chris.
Treeone, George.
Weiser, Martin.
Weiser, Stoi'el.
Wike, Chris.
Yencht, William.
Young, Jacob.
Articles of association were farmed, and in other
sections of Lancaster County companies and battalions
were organized. A battalion was formed within the
present Lebanon County, in the autumn of 1775, but
despite all efforts we have been unable to secure the
rolls of the men who composed this body of patriots,
the officers of which were as follows:
Officers of Col. Greenawali's Battalion.
Colonel.
Philip Lorentz Greenawalt.
Lieutenant- Colonel.
Philip Marstellar.
Major.
Samuel Jones.
Adjutant.
Adam Fisher.
Quartermaster.
Peter Miller.
First Company.
Captain. — Casper Stoever.
First Lieutenant. — Andrew Frickes.
Second Lieutenant. — Sebastian Wolf.
Ensign. — -Charles Sherick.
Second Company.
Captain. — William Paine.
First Lieutenant. — Anthony Kelker.
Second Lieutenant. — Jacob Matter.
Ensign. .
Third Company.
Captain. — Philip Weiser.
First Lieutenant. — Lodwick Shott.
Second Lieutenant. — John Stone.
Ensign. — John Thomas.
Fourth Company.
Captain. — George Null.
First Lieutenant. — John Mortersteel.
Second /lieutenant. — Michael Miuigh.
Ensign. — George Meiser.
Fifth Company.
Captain. — Michael Holderbaum.
First Lieutenant. — George Nagle.
Second Lieutenant. — Lewis Shally.
Ensign. — Alex. Martin.
Sixth Company.
Captain. — Leonard Immel.
First Lieutenant. — Michael Diffenbaugh.
Second Lieutenant. — Peter Berry.
Ensign. — Michael Spengler.
Seventh Company.
Captain. — Valentine Shoufler.
First Lieutenant. — Matthew Hening.
Second Lieutenant. — John Gossert.
Ensign. — Peter Basehore.
Eighth Company.
Captain. — Henry Sheaffer.
First Lieutenant. — Philip Wolfersberger.
Second Lieutenant. — Nicholas Hollinger.
Ensign.— George Frank.
Ninth Company.
Captain. — Daniel Oldenbruck.
First Lieutenant. — Abram Smith.
Second Lieutenant. — John Rewalt.
Ensign. — Peter Hester.
These commands were in active service during the
campaign of the following year (1776), closing with
the retreat across the Jerseys. Of the troops called
into the Continental service several companies were
raised in Lebauon County. The roll of one only has
come down to us, and of those honored names there
are some who belonged to the townships adjoining,
now comprised within the present limits of Lancaster
and Berks Counties. Of the services of Col. Miles'
battalion, with which they were connected, we have
referred elsewhere, as also of their participation in the
disastrous battle of Long Island, on the 27th of Au-
gust, 1776 :
Roll of Capt. Peter Grubb, Jr.'s, Company.
Captain.
Grubb, Peter, Jr., March 12, 1776.
First Lieutenants.
Bowen, Thomas Barth (adjutant), April 6, 1776; pro-
moted captain Ninth Pennsylvania, November 2S,
1776.
Carpenter, John, from second lieutenant, August 9,
1776.
Second Lieutenant.
Carpenter, John, promoted first lieutenant, Au_
1776.
Third Lieutenants.
Smith, Abraham, resigned January 6, 1776.
Moore, William, from sergeant, promoted first lieu-
tenant Pennsylvania State Regiment.
Frith, John.
Sergeant Major.
Sergeants.
Ashton, John, March 21, 1776; promoted ensign of
Ninth Pennsylvania.
Bower, Jacob, March 30, 1776; promoted July 15,
1776.
Moore, William, March 26, 1776; promoted third
lieutenant.
Boyle, Peter, from private July 16, 1776.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Crawford, Benjamin, from private July 24, 1776.
Everett, Thomas, March 22, 1776 ; discharged July
23, 1776.
Young, William.
Grandison, George.
Drummer.
Reinoehl, Christopher, April 20, 1776.
Fifer.
Miller, Michael, March 18, 1776.
Alcorn, James, March 24, 1776.
Ansht [Uncts], Nicholas, April 25, 1776.
Baker, Francis, May 13, 1776.
Bowman, Abraham, April 1, 1776.
Boyle, Peter, promoted sergeant July 16, 1776.
Bradshaw, George, March 22, 1776.
Brown, George, March 25, 1776; missing since the
battle, August 27, 1776.
Butt, Henry, July 7, 1776.
Campbell, John, April 2, 1776.
Chambers, John, April 6, 1776.
Chapman, George, March 26, 1776 ; transferred to
Second Pennsylvania.
Chapman, James, April 30, 1776.
Crawford, Benjamin, March 25, 1776; promoted ser-
geant July 24, 1776.
Cromer, Martin, May 10, 1776.
Dale, Richard, March 28, 1776.
Daniel, Jacob, April 28, 1776.
Eichelberger, Jacob, April 6, 1776.
Eichelberger, John.
Eisenhauer, Fred., April 15, 1776.
Elliot, William, April 14, 1776.
Gohean, Edward, April 1, 1776.
Grace, Andrew, April 13, 1776.
Greaves (Graves), Jacob, March 23, 1776.
Grove, John, March 19, 1776.
Grove, Samuel, April 8, 1776.
Hall, Robert, May 8, 1776.
Hall, William, May 12, 1776.
Helm, John, April 22, 1776; missing since the battle,
Aug. 27, 1776.
Helm, Fred., April 20, 1776.
Henderson, Robert, July 5, 1776 ; missing since the
battle, Aug. 27, 1776.
Henry, James.
Henry, Joseph, July 28, 1776.
Henry, William.
Hill, John, May 21, 1776.
Johnston, James, April 30, 1776.
Kennedy, John, March 27, 1776.
King, Peter, March 27, 1776.
Kline, Conrad, April 9, 1776.
Kline, John, April 8, 1776.
Kremar, John Adam, April 28, 1776.
Leab, Michael, March 19, 1776.
Logan, William, March 23, 1776,
Long, Benjamin, enlisted at Lebanon, April 9, 1776;
discharged January 1, 1778; resided in Franklin
County in 1827.
Lowden, Stephen, April 26, 1775.
Lutz, Henry, March 31, 1776.
Mansfield, James, April 30, 1776.
McAfee, Neal, April 15, 1776.
McConnomy, William, July 12, 1776.
McCormack, Charles, March 24, 1776.
McDonald, James, July 12, 1776.
McFarland, Joseph, April 13, 1776 ; missing since the
battle of Aug. 27, 1776.
McNeal, Loughlin, March 22, 1776.
McQuaide, John, April 8, 1776.
Messersmith, Andrew, April 11, 1776.
Miller, Jeremiah, March 30, 1776; his wife Betty ac-
companied him, and November 27, 1776, escaped
from the enemy at Brunswick.
Miller, Michael.
Miller, Peter, April 1,1776.
Newia, Patrick, March 25, 1776.
Newman, Walter, March 29, 1776.
Pontius, John, April 28, 1776.
Powell, Fred., March 31, 1776.
Robinson, William, May 9, 1776.
Ross, John, March 26, 1776.
Schreiber, Sebastian, March 21, 1776.
Scott, James, March 25, 1776.
Scott, John, March 26, 1776.
Sewalt, Jacob, March 22, 1776.
Schott, Ludwig, March 25, 1776.
Sell [Sull], John, March 29, 1776.
Sipples, John, April 20, 1776.
Slotterbach, George, April 9, 1776.
Smith, John, April 8, 1776.
Smith, Robert, March 25, 1776.
Snellbecker, George, June 27, 1776.
Snellbecker, John.
Springer, Philip, April 5, 1776.
Stewart, Richard, May 4, 1776.
Stone, John, April 22, 1776.
Vancourt, Jacob, April 9, 1776.
Wolfe, Daniel, April 11, 1776.
Wolfe; Matthias, April 28, 1776.
Walborn, Andrew, March 21, 1776.
Walborn, Mardinous, March 21, 1776.
Weyland, Michael, May 16, 1776 ; re-enlisted in
Thirteenth Penn'a.
Wickle, John, May 3, 1776.
Young, William, July 3, 1776.
In Col. Timothy Green's Hanover Rifle Battalion,
in 1775 and 1776, was the company of Capt. Thomas
Koppenheffer, which was wholly composed of Leb-
anon County men. They were at Fort Washington
at the time of its surrender, Nov. 16, 1776, but shortly
after paroled, sent home, and subsequently exchanged.
Many of the men were afterwards connected with the
Pennsylvania Line, three years' service, and proved
themselves brave and gallant soldiers.
GENERAL HISTORY.
:;:j,
Roll of ('apt. Koppenheffer's Company.
Captain.
Thomas Koppenheffer.
First Lieutenants.
Peter Brightbeel. Balser Bumgarner.
John Weaver.
Second Lieutenants.
Jacob TiLibins.
Non- Commissioned
Alberdale, FraDcis.
Brightbill, John.
Beesor, Frederick.
Brightbeel, Peter, Sr.
Beesor, Jacob.
Bumgarner, Adam.
Beesor, Henry.
Brightbeel, Peter, Jr.
Bumgarner, John.
Carvary, Andrew.
Clement, Jacob.
Chidavite, George.
Earhart, Nicholas.
Frederick, Thomas.
Frank, Philip.
Frank, Christophel.
Fox, John.
Felty, Peter.
Fittler, Adam.
Fox, Peter.
Frank, George.
Goodman, Adam.
Gathel, Jacob.
Hederick, William.
Harper, John.
Hederick, George.
Helm, Conrad.
Hess, Henry.
Kaver, Andrew.
Lymon, John.
Officers and Privates.
Lowmiller, Henry.
Lydsatricker, Philip.
Musser, Jacob.
McBride, John.
Musser, Peter.
Mark, Henry.
Mark, Adam.
Milely, Mertain.
Pickle, John.
Pupp, Nicholas.
Pruuer, John.
Philipy, Michael.
Pruner, Nicholas.
Poor, Nicholas.
Poor, Martain.
Snider, Nicholas.
Stoakey, Christophel.
Stone, Balsor.
Straw, Michael.
Shell, Henry.
Tittle, George.
Toops, John.
Tittler, Adam.
Wentling, Adam.
Wilt, George.
Walmer, John.
Walmer, Peter.
Winter, Jacob.
Winter, John.
Winter, John, Sr.
CHAPTER VII.
(Continued) — The Meeting of the Associated
-Roll of Capt Klotz's Company of tbe Flying
in 1777, for Lebanon, Heidelberg, and Bethel
Tbe War for Independence
Battalions at Lancaster-
Camp — Non-Associators
Townships.
The formation of the Flying Camp, as directed by
Congress, from such of the associated battalions as
volunteered for the purpose, required full organiza-
tion, and a meeting was called at Lancaster, to which
the militia of the State were directed to send repre-
sentatives. This meeting, consisting of the delegates
from the officers and privates of the fifty-three bat-
talions of associators, convened on the 4th of July,
1776, for the purpose of choosing two brigadier-
generals. The minutes of this convention have never
been published in full, and we present, therefore, the
record, for which we are indebted to the Clymer
papers :
At a meeting of the Officers and Privates of 63 Battalions of the As-
sociators of the Colony of Pennsylvania, at Lancaster, on the 4th day of
July, 1776, on due Notice to choose two Brigadier-Generals to command
the Battalions and Forces in the said Colony, — Col. Geo. Ross, President;
Lieut.-Col. Daniel Clymer, secretary.
The Protest of the Board of Officers of the Five Battalions of the
City & Liberties of Philada to the Assembly was read.
The Circular Letter signed by tbe Chairman, Col. Roberdeau, was
read.
The Circular Letter from the Committee of Privates of the City &
Liberties of Philada signed by the Chairman, Mr. Sam1 Simpson, was
read.
The Protest of the Privates of the City Sc Liberties of Philada to the
Assembly signed by Mr. Samuel Simpson was read.
By the Returns of the City & Liberties of Philad» and the several
countys of the Colony of Penusylv the following Persons were Dele-
gates to the Convention :
City and Liberties of Philadelphia.
First Battalion.
Officers. — Col. John Chevalier, Capt. Joseph Copperthwait.
Privates. — Mr. Thomas Nevil, Mr. George Nelson.
Second Battalion.
Officers.— Col. D. Roberdeau, Capt. W. Bradford.
Privates, — Mr. Thomas Montgomery, Mr. Wm. Pool.
Third Battalion.
Officers. — Maj. Robert Knox, Capt. Sharp Delaney.
Privates— Mr Paul Cox, Mr. Charles Prior.
Fourth Battalion.
Officers. — Capt. John Kling, Capt. James Brewster.
Privates. — John Brown, Henry Lock.
Fifth Battalion.
Officers. — Lieut.-Col. Daniel Clymer, Capt. Lewis Bitting.
Privates. — Thomas Craig, Jacob Ritter.
Philadelphia County.
First Battalion.
Officers. — Maj. Isaac Hews, Mr. George Gray, standard bearer.
Privates. — Jesse Roberts, William Smith.
Second Battalion.
Officers. — Col. Josiah Hart, Capt. Marshall Edwards.
Privates. — Robert Wllitten, John Simpson.
Third Battalion. [Blank.]
Fourth Battalion.
Officers. [Blank.]
Privates.— James Hazelett, William Hick.
Bucks County.
First Battalion.
Officers. — Capt. John Jervis, Capt. John Folwell.
Privates. — Arthur Watts, Joseph Feuton.
Second Battalion.
Officers. — Capt. John Jameson, Adjt. Wm. Thompson.
Privates.— Alvin Hollis, Wm. Harr.
Third Battalion.
Officers.— Col. Andrew Kekline, Lieut.-Col. Josiah Bryan.
Privates. — John Patterson, Michael Stoneback.
Fourth Battalion.
Officers.— Col. Arthur Erwin, Lieut.-Col. Robert Robinson.
Privates. — Tuuis Van Middleswarts, Francis Titus.
Chester County.
First Battalion.
Officers.— Maj. John Culvertson, Capt. Benjamin Wallace.
Privates. — Samuel Cunningham, Andrew Boyd.
Second BaUalion.
Officers.— Lieut.-Col. Wm. Gibbons, Capt. Wm. Scott.
Pi ivates — David Denny, Samuel Culbertson.
Third Battalion. [Blank.]
Fourtli Battalion.
Officers. — Col. Wm. Montgomery, Capt. Joseph Gardiner.
Privates. — John Mackey, John Fulton.
Fifth BaUalion. [Blank.]
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Lancaster County.
First Battalion.
Officers.— Col. Geo. Roes, Lieut.-Col. Adam Reigart.
Privates —Christ. Werts, Francis Baily.
Second Battalion.
Officers.— Col. Curtis Grubb, Maj. PliilipMarstaller.
Privates.— James Sullivan, Lodwick Ziering.
Third Battalion.
Officers— Lieut.-Col. Robert Thompson, Maj. Thos. Smith.
Privates. — John Smith, Isaac Erwiu.
Fourth Battalion.
Officers.— Capt. Joseph Sherer, Capt. James Murray.
Privates. — Abraham Darr, Wm. Leard.
Fifth Battalion.
Officers.— Col. James Crawford, Capt. James Mercer.
Privates— Henry Slaymaker, John Whitehill.
Sixth Battalion.
Officers.— Lieut.-Col. Alex. Lowry, Maj. James Cuuningham.
Privates.— John Bealy, John Jameson.
Seventh Battalion.
Officers.— Col. M. Slough, Lieut.-Col. Leonard Rautpanoy.
Privates.— Christian Bough, Simon Snider.
Eighth Battalion.
Officers— Col. Peter Grubb, Capt. Henry Weaver.
Privates.— William Smith, George Ury.
JVinl/i Battalion.
Officers.— Lieut.-Col. Christian Wegman, Maj. Michael Till.
Privates.— Michael Diffeuaugh, Anthony Debier.
Tenth Rifle Baltali a.
Officers.— Col. John Ferree, Lieut.-Col. Andrew Little.
Privates.— George Line, Joseph Whitehill.
Eleventh Rifle Battalion.
Officers.— Col. Timothy Green, Lieut.-Col. Peter Heddericks.
Privates.— Wm. Baruet, Geo. Tittle.
York County.
First Battalion.
Officers.— Col. Joseph Donaldson, Capt. Michael Smiser.
Privates.— William Scott, John Ewiug.
Second Battalion.
Officers.— Maj. Hugh Donwiddie, Capt. Hugh Campble.
Privates.— David McConnaughy, Esq., Mr. George Cliughan.
Tliird Battalion.
Officers.— Maj. Joseph Jefl'eries, Maj. John Andrew.
Privates.— John Hautitton, Thomas Lillie.
Fourth Battalion.
Officers— Col. Wm. Smith, Maj. John Finley.
Privates. — Jacob Steley, Josiah Scott.
Fifth Battalion.
Officers.— Col. Matthew Dill, Maj. Garrett Creft.
Privates.— James Nealor, Daniel Messerly.
Cumberland County.
First Battalion.
Officers.— Capt. John Steel, Lieut. Win. Blair.
Privates.— Jonathan Hogge, Ephraim Steel.
Second Battalion.
Officers.— Capt. John McClelland, Capt. Elias Davison.
Privates.— Jonathan Smith, Henry Pawling.
Third BatUdian.
Officers.— Lieut.-Col. W. Clark, Capt. Andrew McFarland.
Privates— James Brown, Wm. Sterrett.
Fourth Battalion.
Officers.— Lieut.-Col. Frederick Watts, Capt. Geo. Robinson.
Privates.— John Hamilton, James Read.
Fifth Battalion.
Officers.— Col. Joseph Armstrong, Maj. James McCalmont.
Privates.— James Finley, John Vance.
Berks County.
First Battalion.
Officers.-Maj. Gabriel Hiester, Lieut. Philip Cremer.
Privates —John Hartman, Peter Filbert.
Second Battalion,
Officers— Col. Mark Bird, Maj. John Jones.
Privates.— David Morgan, Benjamin Tolbert.
Third Battalion.
Officers. — Lieut -Col. Nicholas Lutz, Capt George Rheam.
Privates.— Henry Spoou, Mathias Winrick.
Fourth Battalion.
Officers.— Maj. Michael Lindemut, Capt. George May.
Private.— Michael Moser.
Fifth Battalion.
Officers.— Col. John Patton, Lieut -Col. John Rice.
Privates. — Jacob Selser, Christian Winter.
Sixth Battalion.
Officers.— Maj. Conrad Letfler, Lieut. John Miller.
Privates. — John Hill, Henry Lark.
Seventh Battalion.
Col. Sebastian Levan, Adjt. Samuel Eley.
Privates. — Philip Bislers, Casper Smack.
Eighth Battalion.
Northampton County.
First Battalion.
Officers— Maj. Abraham Lebar, Capt. John Orndt.
Privates.— Wm. McFarren, Jacob Upp.
Second Battalion.
Officers.— Col. Henry Guigar, Capt. Michael Snider.
Privates.— Richard Barkhous, Peter Haas.
Third Battalion.
Officers.— Maj. John Sigfried, Capt. Nicholas Earn.
Privates.— Robert Brown, Henry Best.
Fourth Battalion.
Officers— Col. Jacob Stroud, Capt. Timothy Jayne.
Privates.— John McDowell, Jr., Derrick Vn. Fleck.
Northumberland County.
Battalion under Col. Hunter.
Officers.— Capt. Christian Gillespie, Lieut. George Calhoun. '
Privates.— Frederick Stone, Laugliliu McCartney.
Battalion under Col. Plunkett.
Officers.-Maj. John Brady, Lieut. Mordecai McKinzie.
Privates.— Paul fcttes, Andrew Culbertson.
Battalion under Od. Weiser.
Officers.— Col. Benjamin Weiser, Lieut.-Col. Samuel McClay.
Privates.— Selh Matlock, Jonas Zokan.
Battalion under Col. Potter.
Officers.— Lieut.-Col. Robert Moodie, Capt. Wm. Gray.
Privates.— James McClenaghan, Benjamin Starrett.
Westmoreland County.
First Battalion.
Officers.— Capt. Vendle Ivey, Capt. Alex. Thompson.
Privates. — Wm. Guthery, Wm. Perry.
Second Battalion.
Officers. — Col. Providence Mounly, Maj. James Smith.
Privates. — John Carmichael, George Gray.
A question was put whether the Officers & Privates would ballot
singly. Resolved unanimously iu the affirmative.
Resolved, That botli B. Gen'" be voted for at the same time, & the
Highest in Votes to be the Commanding Officer. Adjourned till 5 o'clock,
P.M. P.M., 5 o'clock. The Officers & Privates met according to Adjourn-
Hesolved, That Col. Mark Bird & Cap1 Sharp Dalaney, with the Presi-
dent, he Judges of the Election for Brigadiers Gen1.
The Election came on the same Day, & after casting up the Poll, the
Votes stood thus for Brigadier Generals —
Daniel Roberdeau
. liwin
el Mi lei
85
Jaun
Curtis O.ul.b 3
Geoige Kos~ 9
Thomas McKean 8
Mark Bird 7
The President imi liatelj declared Daniel Rooerdeau, First Briga-
dier General; James Ewing, Second Brigadier General.
Resolved, That the Brigadier Generals shall have full Power &
Authority to call out any Number of the Associators ot this Province
into Action— their Power to continue until succeeded [superceded] by
the Convention or by any Authority under their Appointment.
Resolved, That the President of this Board shall have full Power it
Authority to grant Commissions to the two Brigadier Generals until
Commissions issue from the Convention or any Authority they shall
appoint.
Resolved, That we will march under the Direction & Command of
our Brigadier Generals to the Assistance of all or any of the free, inde-
pendent States of America.
GENERAL HISTORY.
S5
fte'oiiwl.That tlie Assoriators to be drafted out of each County by
the Brigadier Generals, glial! be in the same proportion as that directed
by the late Provincial Conference in PliibuK
ResoUnl, That the Address of this Board be presented to the Presi-
dent for his seasonable & excellent speech this Day in behalf ol the Lib-
erties of America ft of this Colony in particular, which the Col. received,
ft the cheerfulness, celerity, and Impartiality with which he conducted
the Business of this Day [which the Colonel reviewed and politely
thanked the Board for the Honor done him in their Address].
Resolved, That Col. Ross, Lieut.-Col. Daniel Clyiner, ft Capt. Sharp
Delaney be a Committee to review and correct the Minutes of the Pro-
ceedings of this Day, ft they are hereby desired to publish them in the
several Newspapers of this Colony, and that they be Bigued by the Presi-
Geo. Ross, President.
D. CLYMER,
Secretary.
Lancaster, July 4, 1776.
In Col. Matthias Slough's battalion of the Flying
Camp was the company of Capt. Jacob Klotz. Tbey
were in the battle of Long Island, but were saved in
the retreat. They were subsequently stationed at
Lebanon guarding the Hessian prisoners.
ROLL OF CAPT. JACOB KLOTZ'S COMPANY OF THE
FLYING CAMP, JULY 8, 1776.
Captain.
Jacob Klotz.
Lieutenant.
Myer.
Lawrence Manning.
George Clay.
Nicholas Hutchison.
William Long.
Heury Illig.
Jacob Hacketswiler.
Andrew Bower.
John Hysinger.
Anthony Amend.
Jacob Moss.
Jacob Traxler.
Jacob Hustater.
John Laub.
Matthias Keller.
Henry Miller.
John Burg.
Christopher Shertzer.
Hugh McGloughlin.
John Wygant.
Andrew Shenk.
Jacob Brandt.
Philip Kutz.
Philip Glime.
- John Johnson.
John Parcifull.
Abram Ribblet.
John Favourite.
George Wallace.
Henry Bose.
Jacob Furry.
Jacob Lubly.
Adam Dambach.
John Weller.
Daniel Glazier.
Benjamin Fickle.
Christopher Bower.
Peter Dunkle.
William Keller.
John Shertzer.
Edward Madden.
John Funck.
Christopher Sing.
Adam Lohrman.
John Hoffman.
John Mark.
George Wolff.
John Bellnigh.
Stephen Rine.
John Phillips.
Edward Kendry.
Christian Puttenstone.
David Dukart.
James Durner.
Christian Aberman.
Peter Galley.
Joseph McCurdy.
Philip Grupe.
Barnet Martin.
James Burk.
Adam Goodingberger.
Samuel Carson.
Michael Trislar.
Jacob Springer.
John Murray.
John Dougherty.
Alexander Hill.
Zacharias Hill.
Simon Yandes.
Sebastian Mackivart.
Thomas Williams.
Ludwick Miller.
Matthias Hoke.
Christian Steinman.
John Myer.
John Rickle.
James Burace.
Casper Peter.
James Steward.
John Fislar.
Christian Guipe.
John Reitzel.
Robert McCurdy.
At this time the non-associators, of which there
were a large number in the townships, were disarmed
by Col. Greenawalt's battalion. Many of these people
were scrupulous of bearing arms, — Mennonites, Mo-
ravians, and a few Quakers. They were not disloyal,
but disinterested spectators of the struggle. As long
as they were not disturbed in their religious devo-
tions it mattered little to them under whose dominion
they were. It may as well be here remarked that not
every one who was classed as a non-associator was
unwilling to bear arms. Some were disabled by phys-
ical ailments, some beyond the age of fifty-three,
who were exempt from military duty, and yet assessed
with those first alluded to. As the war progressed
those not really liable for service were heavily fined,
three pounds ten shillings being the uniform rate.
We give herewith the assessment for the three town-
ships, omitting the amount, which was as stated.
ASSESSMENT OF THE NON-ASSOCIATORS IN LEBANON
TOWNSHIP, 1777.
Airley, Jacob.
Ebby, Petter.
Airley, Christian.
Frauk, Petter.
Ashleyman, Jacob.
Funk, Martain.
Ashelvnian, Petter.
Founhouser, Christian
Ashelymau, John.
Frank, Christian.
Breckbell, John.
Frauk, Cbristiphor.
Bumbarger, Joseph.
Ginrick, Michell.
Burcoller, Christian.
Gei>li, Christian.
Bauclima.li, Michell.
Geish, Christian, Juur
Bnrcaller, Ulrick.
Gryder, George.
Blangh, John.
Gryder, George, Junr.
Biuighnmn, John.
Gryder, Jacob.
Bowman Abraham.
Gryder, Jacob.
Benler, Everhart.
Giurick, Jacob.
Brenuison, Michell.
Ginrick, Christian.
Becker, Jacob.
Gryder, Mi. loll.
Blollgh, Abraham.
Gryder, Henry.
Baughmao, Christian.
Greabeel, Petter.
Baughman, Michell.
Gryder, Maitaiu.
Briuis, Eduard.
Ginrick, Christian.
Bourcoulter, John.
Giurick, Mickell.
Clark, Thomas.
Giurick, Tobias.
Orall, Abraham.
Ginrick, Michell, Jun*
Crothar, Anthony.
Gryter, Tobias.
Deel, Joseph.
Gryter, George.
Doner, John.
Haicy, Mickell.
Deel, Abraham.
Horah, Joseph,
Doner, Jacob.
Haicy, Daniel.
Ellebarger, John.
Hoist, Petter.
El lebarger, Jacob.
Huber, Daniel.
Eversohl, Petler.
Huber, Abraham.
Eversohl, Jacob.
Hover, Petter.
Eversohl, John.
Hover, Christian.
Eversohl. Petter, Jr.
Horst, John,
Eby, George.
Hoover, John Adnni-
Ebl.y, Henry.
Hover, Christian, Sen
Eversohl, Abraham.
Hayce, Joseph.
36
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Hayce, Christian.
Reasor, Daniel.
Mayer, Jacob.
Stump, Michael.
Hayce, John.
Rice, Petter.
Mayer, John.
Stump, George.
Hayce, Petter.
Rish, Petter.
Mayer, Rudolph.
Strickler, Andres.
Ilirvhlierger, Christian.
Smntz, Abraham.
Moor, Michael.
Samuel, Hartman.
Birchberger, Christian, Junr.
Shalloberger, John.
MuBselman, John.
Sholl, Adam.
Hasay, Jacob.
Strome, George.
Musselman, Jacob.
Sholl,John.
Harmed, Mickell.
Strome, Henry.
Minig, Michael.
Shorch, Jacob.
Hoover, John.
Strome, Jacob.
Miller, Michael.
Stone, John.
Houtz, Phillip Lorantz.
Strome, John.
Miller. George.
Seyberd, Francis.
Hover, Andrew, Juu*.
Smith, Christian.
Miller, Michael.
Sol, Peter.
Jorty, Petter.
Suevly, George.
Miller, Henry.
Shenckel, Jacob.
Joity, Henry.
Snevly, Petter.
Mase, Michael.
Shertz, George.
Knoll, John.
Snevly,Ullrick.
Mase, Jacob.
Seiter, George.
KufTinan, Abraham.
Shalley, Adam, farmer.
Mase, Nich.
Stickle, Antony.
Knoll, Henry.
Steager, Adam.
Mose, George.
Shram, Henry.
Kreamer, Henry.
Smitz, Mathias.
Neff, Abraham.
Shitz, Peter.
Light, Henry.
Steckpeck, Mickell.
Neff, Michael.
Shorch, George.
Light, Jacob.
Stibb, Jacob.
Neff, Abraham.
Weaver, Wendle.
Light, Henry, Senr.
Seiclirist, Lorantz.
Neib, John.
Weiser, Martin.
Light, John.
Shell, Hermon.
Newman, Walter.
Wick, Christian.
Long, Christian.
Shultz, Krantz.
Nagle, George.
Winter, Michael.
Light, Jacob.
Smith, John.
Philip, at John Shenks.
Wise, Christian.
Miller, John.
Traexel, Abraham.
Reaser, Christian.
Wise, Henry.
Myer, John.
Traexel, Mickel.
Rap, Frederick.
Wolfersperger, Frederick.
Miller, Abraham.
Thontz, Henry.
Rudy, Ronimus.
Widmayer, Ludwig.
Miller, Mickel.
Walter, John.
Spangler, Peter.
Zelluer, Nick.
Myer, Jacob.
Walter, John.
Sherman, Daniel.
Zelluer, Jacob.
Ml- Bath, Thomas.
Wolfe, John.
Smith, Michael.
Zend, Jacob.
Myer, Petter.
Willhelm, 'John.
Smith, Jacob.
Zartman, Jacob.
MuKinsey, John.
Worst, Petter.
Shenck, John.
Zug, Jacob.
Maukel, John.
Willhelm, Christian.
Swanger, Paul.
Zeller, Henry.
Neff, Christian.
Willhelm, Jacob.
Stoller, George.
Zeller, John.
Neff, Henry.
Witmer, Petter.
Noffser, John.
Worst, Henry.
ASSESSMENT OF THE NON-ASSOCIATORS IN BETHEL
Neff, George.
Xanber, Jacob.
TOWNSHIP, AUG
. 19, 1777.
Ober, Christian.
Zinn, George.
Beshore, George.
Huntsecker, Samuel.
Orendorff, Loranzt.
Bender, Adam.
Heckman, Jacob.
Buchmey, Frederick.
Krall, Isaac.
ASSESSMENT OF THE NON-ASSOCIATORS OF HEIDELBERG
Brand, Adam.
Loug, Chris.
TOWNSHIP,
1777.
Brand, Adam.
Breghtbill, Chrs.
Light, John.
Leutz, Chris.
Achi, Henry.
Hoffman, Adam.
Been, Gaul.
Long, Daniel.
Bowman, Petter.
Huthen, George.
Bickel, Jacob.
Long, Killian.
Bulnian, John.
Hoster, Christian.
Bicksler, Joseph.
Mayer, Jacob.
Becker, John.
Hoster, Conrad.
Brubacher, John.
Newcomer, Jacob.
Becker, George.
Hemig, John.
Brubacher, Henry.
Oberholtzer, Martin.
Bruner, Henry.
Hergflrode, Henry.
Been, John.
Oberholtzer, Jacob.
Byere, Stophel.
Huber, Michael.
Beshore, Dauiel.
Pefiy, Jacob.
Badorff, Hermaines.
Hist, Fred.
Cnagy, Ulrich.
Pefly, David.
Badorff, John.
Illig, Leonard.
Cnagy, Yost.
Rup, Peter.
Bishof, Paul.
Kellman, Philip.
Fugs, Henry.
Suebly, Jacob.
Beeker, Joliu.
Kopenheffer, Henry.
Fetterhaff, Mathias.
Shewy, Ludwig.
Derwechter, George.
Kinssel, Rudolf.
Fetterhaff, Baltzer.
Strom, Abraham.
Derwechter, Henry.
Krim, Peter.
Fetterhaff, Jacob.
Snebly, Isaac, Jr.
Detweiller, Yost.
Keller, Martin.
Fetterhaff, Baltzer, Jr.
Wolf, Nicklain.
Deboy, Isaac.
Kogenderfer, George.
Gerst, Dewalt.
Wengert, John.
Deiss, Christian.
Kratzer, Joseph.
Groh, Christian.
Wengert, Christian.
Deel, Christian.
Kratzer, Joseph.
Groh, Isaac.
Wolf, Christian.
Deissinger, Henry.
Krall, Henry.
Gerst, Nick.
John Bear.
Emerd, George.
Kap, Peter.
Gerst, Frederick.
Henry Ness.
Egolf, Valentine.
Kap, Andrew.
Gassert, Philip.
Henry Umholtz.
Ensminger, Ludwig.
Kap, Antony.
Gerst, Nicholas, Jr.
Peter Beshore.
Eshway, Nick.
Kaufman, Frederick.
Groh, Michael.
Jacob Lemy, Jr.
Fritz, Adam.
Kitzmiller, Jacob.
Hershberger, Peter.
John Groh.
Foltz, Frantz.
Kish, Christian.
Haltiman, John.
John Shower.
Foliz, Juseph.
Kline, George.
Huntsecker, Curs.
Peter Shouer.
Feler, Jacob.
Ki^secker, Nick.
Graff, Michael.
Kring, Henry.
Lance, John.
Graff, John.
Gungle, Leonard.
Lautermilch, Adam.
chapt:
vii r.
Gared, George.
Lewenstein, David.
Gimberling, Jacob.
Lisee, Christopher.
The War for Independence (C
ntinued)
-British Prisoners at Lebanon
Housser, Conrad.
Lick, Dudwig.
—The Oath of Allegian
ce to the State.
Hdusser, Jacob.
Hippensteel, Yost.
Mayer, Henry.
Mayer, Henry.
As unsuccessful as tl
e expedition to Canada proved,
Hoffman, George.
Mayer, Henry.
it left a large number o
f British officers in the hands of
Hoffman, Adam.
Mayer, Conrad.
the Americans. Those
of the Seventh Regiment Royal
GENERAL HISTORY.
37
Fusileers, captured at the St. Johns, arrived at Lancas-
ter ou the 9th of December, 1775, where they were con-
fined under parole and guard until April, 1776, when
most of the officers were sent to Carlisle, York, and
Lebanon.1 With these were women and children. It
is more than probable that few if any would have been
forwarded to Lebanon, but the smallpox at that time
was raging at York, and those not having had the
contagion declined to go to that place ; as a result
they were sent to Lebanon. These were billeted upon
the inhabitants, to the great annoyance of those who
did not wish to have their domestic arrangements
interfered with. Protesting against this outrage, the
prisoners were taken to one or two public-houses,
one of which was kept by Matthew McHugh. On
the morning of the 14th of June, as appears by the
following communication from the Committee of Ob-
servation at Lancaster to the committees of York
and Cumberland, the prisoners had disappeared from
Lebanon. Writing on the 16th of June they say,
" We conceive it our indispensable Duty to inform
you of the Contents of a Letter rec'd last night from
the members of committee of Lebanon Township — in
this County. They acquaint us by an Express that
all the Officers Prisoners of war at Lebanon with
their servants disappeared from their Lodgings on
the 14th inst — in the morning before Day. The night
before they made preparations to go a fishing as they
sometimes amused themselves in that way — by means
whereof they were not suspected until the Evening
before last. One Barrington went off on Friday about
8 o'clock on Pretence of being of the Fishing party,
and went by the way of Grubb's Forges. They fur-
ther inform us that it was generally thought there that
they had made toward New York by Private Roads
over the mountain. And that persons had been dis-
patched to several places on the mountain side to
alarm the country. The Express left Lebanon yes-
terday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and we have not
since heard from that Quarter. We cannot lake upon
ourselves to determine whether the suspicions enter-
tained of the escape of the Prisoners are well founded
or not. It cannot but be obvious that the Public is
intimately interested to prevent Practices of this
nature as well as to apprehend the Prisoners — who
have meditated their escape. Your good sense will
point out to you what is fitting and necessary to be
done — with Respect to such of the Prisoners as are
stationed with you. We are convinced every prudent
moderate Precaution will be made use of by your
1 The following is a copy of the parole taken by each prisoner at Lan-
caster, who was removed to Lebanon :
" I, , being a Prisoner in the United Colonies of America,
do upon the Honor of a Gentn promise that I will not go into or near
any Seaport Town, nor farther than Six Miles distant from Lebanon in
Lancasr County, my present place of Residence, without leave of the Con-
tinental Congress, or of the Committee of Safety of Penn'a; and that I
will carry on no political Correspondence whatever on the subject of the
dispute between Great Britain & these Colonies so long as I remain a
prisoner."
Board to secure their continuance among you — and
to preclude the Possibility of an escape."
As may be expected there was considerable uproar,
and in the excitement of the hour the poor landlord
came near being mobbed by the populace, believing
that McHugh had been conniving for the escape of
the prisoners. This reached the ears of the general
committee, who at once wrote to Messrs. Philip
Greenawalt and John Light, the Lebanon members,
under date of 25th of June, as follows :
" Complaint has been made to us by Matthew
McHugh, that he has been threatened by divers Per-
sons in Lebanon, on account of the Prisoners lodging
at his House, and having made their escape from
thence. We mean not to offer our Sentiment, whether
McHugh is in any wise censurable for his Conduct
respecting the officers. We are not possessed of any
Proof on either side on which we can form any judg-
ment.
" All we mean by our present letter is to transmit
our opinion to you concerning the part we think each
member of the Committee should take when Indi-
viduals assume to themselves the Right to punish
persons for any supposed offense against the Common
Cause. We need only refer you on the head to the
late Resolve of Congress, which is clear and express
in Point. Indeed, the most pernicious Consequence
must arise from private persons taking into their own
hands the Power of judging and carving out Reme-
dies in matters concerning the public welfare, inde-
pendent of the Resolutions of some public Body. We
have no doubt, Gentlemen, but you will use your
utmost influence in your neighborhood to prevent any
Outrage on private property under the Pretext of
serving the public Interest. You will discourage all
such violent proceedings, and as far as may be prevent
them, by recommending a different line of Conduct
as the duty of every good man in the Community."
Lebanon was not only a point of produce supply
for the army, but quite a number of cannon were cast
at Cornwall Furnace. The following letter from the
committee of Congress to Col. Peter Grubb, owner of
the furnace, is worthy of preservation in this connec-
tion, it is dated at "Philadelphia, 18th September,
1776," and signed by " R. T. Paine" :
"Sir, — By Capt. Joy I understand you have at last made some 12-
Pounders, but I fear they are heavier than they ought to be. Those
made by Col. Bird weigh but 27» and some under. You have drawn on
the Committee for £1500, it is not sent because the matter is not under-
stood. We can't suppose you want such a sum to carry on the Works, &
you certainly don't desire the Cannon to be paid for before they are de-
livered. The sum you draw for is the value of the Guns already made,
& as the contract was made with your Brother, Col. Curtis Grubb (Th'o
you may be equally interested with him), yet I should like to hear from
him before so large a sum was paid ; however, I have sent you by Capt.
Dan1 Joy one thousand dollars. I mentioned to Congress your inclina-
tion to have some of the Prisoners from Lancaster to work for you, but
it was supposed the Committee of Lancaster would object to it. I hope
you will make all Expedition in making the Cannon * getting them
down, for they aro much wauted. The Cannon must be proved with
two shott, or they will never be put on board the Ships. I am your
hum1 Servt."
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
There were at Cornwall several of these cannon,
and at the old arsenal at Harrisburg two, which were
carelessly sold for rubbish when the building was
razed, and had been objects of curiosity to all visitors.
The victories at Trenton and Princeton left a large
number of prisoners in the hands of the Americans.
These were mostly the " Hessian Mercenaries."
Lancaster, Reading, and Lebanon were the several
stations where these were held in duress. Some of
these were quartered in the Moravian, or rather
" congregation," house still standing at Hebron. For
the space of ten months the house was occupied by
one or another detachment. At that time the minis-
ter of old Hebron was Brother Bader, who, together
with his family, remained living in the lower story of
the building. As a matter of course he was con-
stantly thrown into contact with the Hessians. In
fact, as many a quaint exclamation in his diary tes-
tifies, often saw much more of them than he desired.
An anecdote, translated by my friend, Bishop De
Schweinitz, is herewith given :
"To-day a rifleman from Anspach (ein Ansbach-
isher Yaeger) and a corporal visited Brother Bader.
They related to him that Howe had written a letter
to Washington containing merely the seventh chapter
of the prophet Ezekiel, and that Washington had
replied by copying and sending to Howe the fourth
chapter of the book of Baruch."
Any one who shall take the trouble to read these
two chapters will see with what wonderful tact Gen.
Washington selected a proper Biblical answer to the
British general's Biblical dispatch.
As early as May, 1776, the Continental Congress
declared that it was " irreconcilable to reason and good
conscience that the American people should take the oaths
for the support of government under the Crown of Great
Britain," and that it was " necessary that every kind of
authority under the crown should be suppressed." The
struggle which ensued between the Quakers and those
in the proprietary interest, and the Whigs of the Revo-
lution, was bitter, but the plan of the latter for the
calling of a convention was finally successful. At
a conference of the committees of observation for the
different counties, held at Carpenter's Hall on the
18th of June, 1776, it was resolved that it " was neces-
sary to call a Provincial Convention to form a new
government, in the authority of the people only," and
the following religious test was proposed to the mem-
bers thereof:
" M, , Ao neofcjs.s in (Soil the J nthev,
and in |r.su.s' Christ $i,s Ctevnal gon, the true
Coil, and in the goly spirit, one Cod hlc.wcd
cvc.movc, and do acknowledge the sacved scvip-
tuves of the Old and gtcw Cestament to he given
hj) gjfoine ^inspiration."
Notwithstanding the spirit, perhaps, of intolerance
which actuated the adoption of this oath, immediate
efforts were taken for a proper representation of every
county in the State. The county of Lancaster was,
the better to carry out the objects of the Provincial
Conference, divided into six districts. The fifth di-
vision, comprising the townships of Elizabeth, Heidel-
berg, Bethel, Lebanon, and East Hanover, held their
election at the town of Lebanon, the judges appointed
to conduct the same being Casper Kuhn, Jacob Eckart,
and Philip Greenawalt. Of the eight members of the
convention chosen for the county of Lancaster, Philip
Marstellar, of Lebanon, was the only one residing in
the district referred to. The convention met on the
15th of July, the members without hesitancy taking
the prescribed test, and during its session it not only
discussed and perfected the measures necessary in the
adoption of a constitution, but assumed the supreme
authority in the State, and legislated upon matters for-
eign to the object for which it was convened. Among
other things this body appointed a Council of Safety
to carry on the executive duties of the government,
approved of the Declaration of Independence as
passed by the Continental Congress, and appointed
justices of the peace, who were required before as-
suming their functions to each to take an oath of re-
nunciation of the authority of George III., and one
of allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania. The old
Provincial Assembly which had adjourned on the
14th of June to meet on the 14th of August, could
not obtain a quorum, and adjourned again to the 23d
of September. It then interposed a feeble remon-
strance against the invasion of its prerogatives by the
convention, but it was a dying protest. The Decla-
ration of Independence had given the old Provincial
government a mortal blow, and it soon expired without
a sigh, thus ending forever the proprietary and royal
authority in Pennsylvania.
The Constitution of 1776 went into immediate ope-
ration on its adoption, the 28th of September. The oath
prescribed for members of Assembly was as objection-
able as that required to be taken by the members of
the convention, and political disputes waged warm
and bitter. The refusal of the State Navy Board, re-
ferred to in the minutes of that body, to take the oath
of allegiance to the State, tended to increase the ex-
citement, and this, with the disarrangement of the
associators, required the adoption of more stringent
measures.
The Legislature, by a general militia law, passed
June 13, 1777, not only made full provision for the
enrollment of all persons fit for military duty, but
established a test and oath of allegiance, a measure
highly necessary to restrain the insolence of the Tories.
The preamble and oath are in these words :
"Wuerear, From sordid or mercenary motives, or other causes in-
consistent with the happiness of a free and independent people, sundry
persons have or may yet be induced to withhold their service or allegi-
ance from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a free and indepen-
dent State, as declared by Congress:
"And WHF.BEA8, Sundry other persons in their several capacities have,
at the risk of their lives and fortunes, or both, rendered great and emi-
nent services in defence and support of the said independence, and may
yet continue to do the same, and as both these sorts uf person
GENERAL HISTORY.
39
at tint
ensure undistinguished from each
iiiicscrvi'il service from the faithful
i and protectii
are reciprocal, and tliose
uglit to be entitled to the
mixed, and ir
other, and the disaffected d<
and well affected:
"And whekfas, Alleginn
who will not bear the for
benefits of the latter:
" Therefore it is enacted, etc., That all white male inhabitants of the
State, except of the counties of Bedford and Westmoreland, above the
age of eighteen years, shall, before the 1st day of the ensuing July, and
in the excepted counties before the 1st day of August, take and sub-
scribe before some justice of the pence an oath in the following form :
" J, , do swear (or a firm) that I renounce and refute ull allegi-
ance to George the Third, ling of Great Britain, his heirs and successors;
and that I will be faithful ami bear true allegiance to the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania as a free and independent State, and that I will not at any
time do or cause to be done any matter or thing that Will be prejudicial or
injurious to the freedom and independence thereof, as declared by Congress,
and also, that I will discover and male known to some one justice of the
peace of said State all treasons or traitorous conspiracies which I now know
or hereafter shall know to be formed against this or any of the United States
of America."
Severe penalties were imposed by this law on all
who neglected or refused to take the oath. Many of
the names which follow are those who took an active
and prominent part in the revolutionary contest, and
as a part of the history of that famous era, the record
is worth preserving. Not until the adoption of the con-
stitution of 1790 was the religious test dispensed with.
The following lists are those of John Thome and Henry
Sheaffer, justices for the townships of Lebanon and
Heidelberg. We have not been able to secure that for
Bethel, if there ever was a list, which is doubtful, as
many of the inhabitants took the test oath before Col.
Timothy Green, of Hanover, or Squire Thome. As
will be perceived by reference to the latter's record,
it was not required to subscribe to the oath within the
township, for some of the inhabitants took the same
at Lancaster, the county seat, and others in Philadel-
phia.
NAMES OF PERSONS WHO TOOK THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
TO THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, 1777-78.
To John Hubley, Esquire, Recorder of Deeds, d-c. in and for the County
of Lancaster.
Lancaster County, ss.
The Subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace for the said County
do hereby certify that the following is a true list of the Names and Sir-
names of all 6uch Persons who have since the '^7 day of September last
Taken and Subscribed a Majority of them, the Oath, and the others the
affirmation of Allegiance aud Fidelity before me as directed by an Act
of General Assembly of this State, passed the 13th Day of June, 1777.
We, the subscribers, do swear (or affirm) that we renounce and re-
fuse all allegiance to George the Third, King of Great Britain, his heirs
and successors, and that we will be faithrul aud bear true allegiance to
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a free and independent State,
and that we will not at any time do, or cause to be done, any matter or
thing that will be prejudicial or injurious to the freedom and indepen-
dence thereof, as declared by Congress, and also that we will discover
and make known to some one justice of the peace of the said State, all
treasons and traitorous conspiracies which we now know or hereafter
shall know to be formed against this or any of the United States of
Sept. 28, 1777.
Wm. Dewees, Jr., Philadelphia Co. Henry Myer.
September 29.
George Fisher. Adam Lash, Northam. County.
October 1.
October *'>.
Michael Kise, York County.
Adam Kayler.
Jacob BoltZ.
Adam Kashel, Berks Cou
nty
George Ulrick.
Adam Smith.
Valentine Krug.
Michael Krebs.
John Greiner.
John Newman.
Jacob Zank.
October 8.
John Dibben.
Durst Thoma, Jr.
October 9.
William Morgan.
Andreas Leulz.
Leonard Schwingle.
Jacob Zolinger.
George Schwingle.
October 10.
Adam Orth.
Henry Minich.
John Christ'n Laesh, Northam. County.
October 12.
Jacob Goldman.
Michael Minich.
October 14.
John Stone.
Alexander Klegg.
Matthias Dipple.
Philip Fawcit.
Henry Meyr.
Jacob Geib.
Adam Baliner,
Jacob Gass.
Andreas Schaldt.
Peter Stone.
Kraft Aschenbauch.
Peter Kolb.
Christopher Rapp.
Christian Bombach.
Peter Sholtz.
Philip Keffelsinger.
Frederick Schneider.
October 15.
William Sands.
Miahael Lenard.
George Fingle.
October 16.
George Woltenberger.
Henry Graham.
Frederick Nagle.
Martinus Spingler.
Daniel Bradley.
October 17.
William Henry.
October 18.
William Trebey.
Ludwick Schitz.
October 19.
Peter Deitzler.
October 20.
John Weitzell.
John Dinges.
Jacob Werich.
October 21.
John Schitz.
Martin Weiser.
Dewalt Biesli.
October 22.
Abraham Smith.
October 23.
Jacob Shaffner, Jr.
October 24.
Samuel Bradley.
October 30.
William Hunter.
November 1.
Adam Jacobey.
Simon Bossier.
Nicholas Mosser.
Philip Bartenbach.
November 2.
Henry Cook, Berks County. John Springer.
Christian Long.
Peter Ebersole.
October 4.
Henry .
Dietrich Shultz.
Franz Zermau.
Peter Bruner.
John Herkerdur.
John Miller.
I Peter Ginrick.
Windle Weaver.
Edward Isrello.
Jacob Miley.
November S.
Peter Zeller.
George Stervin.
November 10.
Peter Wehu.
40
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
November 11.
February 11.
JoBeph Van Gundy.
Henry Bukel.
Peter Fawber.
February 20.
November 13,
Henry Oliver.
Christopher Ulrick.
February 21.
November 15.
Peter Miller.
John Dubbs.
March 11.
November 17.
Michael Caldwell.
Christopher Ziebolt.
Henry Sayler.
March 16.
John Rorher.
John Scholt.
William Bargenhoff.
Casper Youogblood.
John Serig.
March 20.
George Myer.
John Adam Stone.
Robert Hunter.
Ludwick Ishler.
George Riehler,
March 27.
Daniel Fitzberger.
Alexander Benjamin.
John Adams.
November 19.
Apr ill.
Henry Meyer.
James Calhoon.
William Sloan.
James Trousdale.
George Stone.
George Gurnweither.
Robert Sanders.
Casper Sturer, Jr.
Henry Strack.
April 2.
Christopher Ambrosius.
William Bluher.
November 20.
John Amind.
April 4.
James McLane.
Henry Shaell.
Conrad Kaufman.
Baltzer Orth, Sr.
George Mintzel.
April 15.
November 21.
Michael Singer.
April 20.
Christopher Beistel.
George Ohlinger.
Robert Buridge.
George Armstrong.
November 23.
Robert Cook.
Henry Beckley.
Peter Shaffer.
James Brown.
November 24.
April 21.
Charles Ohilwein.
John Shauer.
George Diffenbagh.
Jacob Blumhart.
Nicholas Brechbill.
Leonard Stilick.
Adam Stager.
Andreas Schreack.
November 26.
April 22.
Conrad Barkling.
Jacob Ekart.
Jacob Shertel.
December 2.
Casimer M>y.
George Welch.
John Meyr.
Alexander Graham.
April 27.
December 4.
Jacob Metz.
David Saffron.
Peter Arnholt.
December 5.
April 29.
George Shombarg.
Henry Bauman.
December 6.
Mayl.
Henry Miller.
December 10.
Martin Ulrick.
Henry Stauffer.
Peter Newman.
May 2.
December 13.
Christopher Seiss.
Henry Stahtsmith.
Charles Ogden, Jersey.
Nathaniel Wart, Jersey.
Peter Long.
John Gin grey.
John Salter, Jersey.
Frederick Pohelman.
December 14.
John Schob.
May 5.
John Weitzel.
James Thome.
Jacob Mailer.
December 17.
May 6.
Ludwick Hartman.
John Redeck.
Michal Wolf.
December 19.
George Miller.
Nicholas Eshwey.
Jacob Gosser, Sr.
Michael Shechlin.
Mayt.
Jan. 3, 1778.
John Bealy.
Peter Fisher.
May 8.
January 10.
Michael Haack.
Nicholas Haack.
Michael Philipey.
George Adam Derr.
May 9.
January 24.
Thomas Mitchel.
Thomas Mitchel, Jr.
Philip Baterfoot.
John Henner.
Thomas Kopenhaffer.
Christ Breitenback.
Martin Weaver.
Robert Love.
January 26.
May 10.
February 9.
John Harper.
Christopher Hildebrand.
Peter Stump.
Levi Engels, Philadelphia County.
February 10.
John Peter Miller.
May 11.
Peter Schitz.
Henry Weyandt.
Tost Weyandt.
John Moor.
Adam Mark.
George Frederick Foxes.
Robert Byers, Chester Cou
ty.
Christopher Green.
Daniel Stauffer.
February 16.
Haneber Painter.
Jonathan Arnold, ^
May 12.
John McClure,
Jacob Breckbill.
John Willeon.
William Wave, f Philadelphia County.
Philip Gloninger, Sr.
Henry Shell.
James Dun, J
Abraham Hyde.
GENERAL HISTORY.
41
May 14.
David Miller.
George Simon.
John Meyer.
Anthony Stiegel.
Benjamin Spycher, Jr.
Nicholas Mei*Ber.
Martin Meyer.
George Plantz.
Phihp Matthias.
John Shally, Jr.
Nicholas Gut.
John Shaffer.
George Springier.
Jacob Steiner.
Mai tin Smith.
Michael Kapp.
John Michael Conrad.
Jacob Gundeman,
Abraham Sebolt.
Lucas Shally.
Thomas Read.
May 15.
Nicholas Hobling.
Conrad Smith.
Daniel Berry.
Frederick Henning.
Baltzar Shally.
Andrew Carstnitz.
Michael Brown.
Segmund St rawer.
May 26.
Mab
16.
Philip Kermany.
Melchor Aptrayer.
John Karmony.
Michael Zimerman.
Daniel Miller.
Bernard Embigh.
John Morrison.
George Wampler.
John Adam Weiss.
Peter Berry.Jr.
Jacob Kohler.
Peter Myer.
Michael Hearman.
Michael Lentz.
Henry Reinel, Jr.
Jacob Fortney.
Nicholas Dinger.
May 17.
Jacob Snevely.
John Yegar.
Christian Shill.
Anthony Kelker.
Jacob Beible.
Peter Schell.
John Dittman.
Daniel Ensminger.
Richard Lavers.
Christian Shally.
May 27.
May
19.
John McClintock.
Adam German.
Michael Miller.
Philip Isinghour.
John Zimmerman.
John Herner.
John Neff.
Henry Tittle.
Christian Fuller.
Peter Karchnitz.
John Phil. De Haas.
BaltZHr Everhart.
Herman Spiess.
Melchior L.mdermilk.
Martin Reiss.
May 28.
Frantz Eckhart.
Jacob German.
John Shuher.
Martin Koch.
Frederick Rapp.
Jacob Saulter.
Matthias Streethur.
Dwalt Windliog.
William Spiess.
May
20.
George Kopp.
Andreas Fricker.
Fred. Zeller.
Adam Windling.
Rev. William Runckle.
Nicholas Henry.
Jacob Lehman.
Jacob Zolinger.
Valentine Fawner.
John Fawber.
Jacob Steib.
Frederick Yensell.
George Meyer.
Conrad Felt.
Christian Zimerman.
Jacob Graffe, Sr.
Michael Shott.
Michael Reiter.
Jacob Lehman.
John Dupes.
Daniel Yuungblood.
May 21.
George Fochley.
Henry Dupes.
Baatian Wagner.
John Steffey.
John Fohler.
Frederick Schryer.
Conrad Wagner.
Jacob Beihsell.
Christian Schwartz.
Daniel Conrad.
John Ulrich Felty.
Georgo EUinger, Sr.
May
22.
John Jacob Yerrich.
Casper Ellitiger.
John Gloninger.
Conrad Reinal.
Peter Brechbill.
George Kinmerling.
Daniel Henning.
John Farney.
Philip Byer.
Adam Fisher.
William Cunningham.
David Teiss.
May
23.
Nicholas Pope.
Daniel Heckadore.
Lorentz Segrist.
Michael Feiss.
John Gundrum.
Conrad Mentzinger.
George Michael Graff.
George Linn.
May
25.
William German.
Philip Uhrich.
Daniel Kinnick.
George Schelffler.
John German.
Martin Rham.
Daniel Straw.
John Lein.
John Dartis.
Conrad Klein.
John Kapp.
Henry Peters.
George Felty.
John Graff.
Peter Feisinger.
Thomas Williams.
Feter Tasher.
Henry Baker.
Andrew Wall born.
Michael Myer.
John Ditzeller.
Philip Kreber.
John Shally.
George Feddei bauff.
Mathias Boger.
May 29.
Christopher Herbater.
Henry Peters. Jr.
Henry Limbert.
James Narres.
Christiau Koppenhaffer.
Christian Smith.
Philip Dinger.
Daniel Bruner.
George Matter.
George Leab.
Frederick Helm.
Andreas Emniert.
Adam Vegley.
John Renhert.
Peter Shauer.
Peter Miller.
John feharff.
George Renhert.
Christopher Shauer.
George Bross.
John Orth.
George Gloninger.
Christian Meyer.
Michael Strichback.
Augustine Gaehe.
Michael Feiss, Jr.
Michael Becker.
John Eisehower.
Abraham Rauguel.
Michael Spingler.
John Shaw.
Michael Boltz.
George Finghell.
Jacob Pfeill.
William Long.
George Wolf.
Paul Zick.
John Steeb.
Conrad Steinman.
John Wolf.
Michael Smith.
Nichol Sebolt.
Nicholas Boher.
Jacob Sichely.
Michael Wohlfart.
Matthias Brownhalt.
Baltzar Stone.
Charles Arnt.
Adam Helm.
Martin Weitzel.
Mathias Boher.
George Gallemeyer.
Robert Ewing.
George Bauman.
Henry Humberger.
John Kitzmiller.
George Weaver.
Jacob Wentz.
Jacob Boltz.
Frederick Buher.
Matthias Henry.
Adam Lawyer.
Adam Heylman.
Albert Kleinfeller.
Christian Koch.
Jacob Goldman.
Adam Barth.
John Risley.
Baltzar Stamgast.
Frederick Steiner.
Peter Felty.
John Sayler.
Christian Feiss.
Nicholas Conrad.
Charles Hemphell.
John Dutweiller.
Jacob Lehn.
Jacob Leitner.
John Etter.
Anthony Karmony.
William YengBt.
Adam Spingler.
Phil. Seidenstricker.
Dewalt Nabinger.
Jacob Blanck.
Jacob Conrad.
George Krist.
Michael Klever.
Henry Klein.
Henry Mock.
Jolm Holinger.
George Hautz.
Danit-1 Ponsius.
Richard Robinsi
Baltzar Ems
Peter Kuche
42
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Jacob Neff.
Christian Seltzer.
Adam Weaver.
Michael Frantz.
Thomas Kuisley.
Casper Diehl.
Abraham Blyston.
Michael Wolf, Jr.
Casper Shope.
George Evinger.
Jacob Fertisler.
Mathias Boger.
John Heyl.
Bernhart Hauer.
Jacob Hauer.
George Walborn.
James Kelly.
Mathias Vogt.
Jacob Wolff.
John Kubn.
Leonard Noltt.
Philip Meyer.
Henry Darkis, Jr.
Christopher Wolbert.
Jacob Gasser.
Michael Wagner.
William Farmer.
John Farmer.
Robert Buck.
Matthias Federhaff.
Henry Darkis, Sr.
Barnart Boor.
Peter Berry, Sr.
John Nicholas Deck.
Samuel Ryer.
John Bender.
John Straushuyder.
George Knob.
George Hoffman.
John Kornman.
John Newman.
Henry Stump.
George Rapp.
Frederick Peiffer.
John Quickel.
Ludwick Fell.
Wendle Fortuey.
John Bear.
Henry Sheller.
Peter Schwob.
Jacob Eichelberger.
George Stotterberger.
Philip Krom.
John Deil Klein.
Adam Krom.
John Graff.
Solomon Schroat.
Philip Perry.
Nicholas Eagel.
Albright Seckely.
Berhart Peiffer.
Henry Schantz.
George Deihrech.
Matthias Meltz.
Jacob Keissel.
May 30.
George Weaver.
Michael Steckbeck, Jr.
Richard Fawcet.
Charles Welker.
John Haserwest.
John Duncan.
Alexander Benson.
Thomas Atkinson.
George McConnel.
George Hebbart.
Peter Enders.
John Umberger.
Philip Meiss.
George Kernman.
David Mitchel.
Daniel sherietz, York County.
Felix Young.
John Sehner.
Carl Arndt, Jr.
Jacob Gasser, Jr.
Jacob Heterich.
Daniel Miller (N. B.).
Martin Wagner.
John Palm, Jr.
Peter Reitzman.
Henry Hautz.
George Feeser.
Jacob Brown.
George Voght.
Patrick Maguire.
John Chri. Seider.
Andreas Holler.
Philip FeniBler.
Adam Stear.
Peter Durst.
John Zehring.
George Sbneguntz.
Henry Ambrosius.
Valentine Kornman.
Christopher TJhler.
John Schively.
George Gilbert.
John Keuther.
Michel Uhrick.
Martin Frank.
Daniel Hoover.
Adam Hoover.
David Sberick.
Rudolph Keller.
George Hock.
MayZl.
Valentine Boye
Michael Ibley.
Herman Walter
Jacob Schryer.
Matthias Reinbart.
Frederick Williams.
Jacob Graff.
Jacob Abel.
Christ. Easterlin.
Christopher Kiutzel.
Godfried Hayser.
Anthony VanBruck.
John FiiBinger.
George Reinail.
John Clever.
Michael Conrad.
Christian Early.
John Snoke.
Philip Boyer.
Jacob Kintzley.
June 2.
John Schryer.
Nicholas Weinboltz.
Michael Zehrung.
John Nunamacher.
John Dietz.
Henry Latcher.
Michael Koch.
Adam Eckert.
George Shaffer, Philadelphii
Michael Killinger.
Peter Schneider.
John Gettz.
David Waggner.
Martin Brubeber.
Jonathan Rowland.
Samuel Holley.
Joseph Woodward.
William Lattemore.
Henry Belkucher.
Robert Hays.
John William Christian.
Peter Ambrosius.
Nicholas Smith.
John Hammer.
John Hammer, Jr.
Frederick Lentz.
George Illinger, Jr.
Michael Ginrich.
Revd Conrd Bucher.
Ludwick Shalley.
George Hewert.
Adam Grambick.
Joseph Quarrels.
John George Miller.
Ludwick Shott.
George Seidelmyer.
Michael Miller, Jur.
George Gipfert.
Conrad Wisham.
Thomas Meckelratb.
Robert Johnson.
John Ebersol.
Michael Baer.
John Christ Beck.
Nicholas Mosser.
Daniel Mooney.
Jacob Stahlman.
John Hays.
Fred. Fernsler.
John George Miller.
Michael Boltz, Senr.
Jacob Boltz.
John Beiger.
John Mayer.
Peter Brunner.
Andreas Byer.
John Bauman.
Jacob Bauman.
Anthony Hemperley.
Co. Nicholas Fehler.
Christ. Schneider.
Adam Balmer.
Samuel Graham.
June 8.
Conrad Smith.
John Smith.
John Westhefer.
Alexander Willson.
John Reschebach.
June 9.
William Shaw.
Edwin Halbon.
William Sergent.
George Day.
Peter Witmer.
June 10.
Andreas Vonwiller.
George Frank.
Peter Spiker, Jur.
June 11.
Conrad Ortb.
Conrad Reisch.
Jacob Peiffer.
June 12.
William Graham.
Michael Rein.
Leonard Stump.
Thomas Fletcher.
June 13.
Nicholas Palm.
June 14.
June 16.
John Willis.
Tobias Steever.
June 18.
June 20.
Adam Philipey.
June 23.
John Bennet.
June 24.
June 25.
June 26.
John George Cooper.
June 29.
Jacob Schyer.
June 30.
Jacob Cachel.
Conrad Mark, Jr.
GENERAL HISTORY.
43
July 2.
July 12.
Henry Gipfer.
George Hoffman.
Francis Smicht.
Matthias Wolff.
Cornelius Green.
July 14.
Henry Weaber.
Peter Lebo.
July 4.
Abraham Visher.
George German.
July 16.
July 7.
Mather Farn.
Sebastian Reyer.
Andreas Reigler.
July 21.
Peter Shoiffer.
Stephen Reigler.
Wilhelm Hendel.
Valentine Howarter.
July 24.
July 16.
John Thenisy.
John Maushund,
Abraham Brand.
July 25.
Isaac Brand.
Martin Yernuh.
Baren Stubrach.
George Gramlich.
July 17.
Abraham Bauni.
Velte Egolf.
John Sever.
John Milleisen.
David Zeller.
July 18.
Ulrich Leinenweber.
Heinrich Zeller.
Philip Saysurs.
Henry Holtzaple.
August 1.
Isaac Cushwa.
Christopher Stumb.
July 19.
August 2.
John Sims.
John Clark.
Henry Easier.
Jacob Spitzmiller.
July 22.
August 4.
Yost Sheffer.
July 24.
Alexander Shaffer.
Andrew Strickler.
George Reidenauer.
William Draiss.
John Shi Ismau.
August 13.
July 27.
Peter Zeller.
Michael Zoeller.
Joshua Myer.
Christian Stehley.
August 15.
Barney Melone.
July 29.
July 30.
Edward Daugherty.
John Hnber.
Andrew Nery.
Jacob Hagy.
Samuel Jones.
Daniel Hollinger.
Benj11. Bender.
August 1.
August 3.
George Stoben.
Daniel Hollinger, Jr.
Herman Battorf.
George Gedger.
John Jones.
Conrad Hass.
Johannes Bennesderster
Christopher Weidman.
David Schniid.
John Arnolt, Senr.
John Brechbill.
Christian Hollinger.
George Hildebrand.
Berhart Reinhart.
Nicholas Emmiuger.
Philip Beck.
Given under my hand and seal at Lebanon, the 12th day of August,
Martin Hagy.
John Cranmer.
177S.
Adam Oberlin.
George Hamer.
John Thome, [seal]
August 18.
For the eastern
part of the county, Heidelberg, we
Peter Schwanger.
August 25.
have the following
, taken before Henry Sheaffer, Esq.,
Johannes Decker.
one of the justices of the peace :
August 30.
Martin Holman.
NAMES OF PERSONS WHO TOOK THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
September 3.
TO THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA BEFORE HENRY SHEAF-
Ludwig Ensminger.
FER, 1777-78.
Michael Trion.
September 4.
July 3.
September 5.
Jacob Mayer.
Casper Shweyber, M.D.
C. Armstrong.
Bartel Wiker.
Johaun Happel.
September 9.
July A.
Jacob Schilling.
William Moor.
Johannes Gheisz.
Reinhard E. Dinger.
September 9.
July 5.
William Piersol.
Thomas McGinness.
Moritz Dubell.
July 7.
Thomas Edwards.
September IS.
Heinrich Eiseumenger.
Peter Stohlt.
George Meietnor.
Johannes Stoll.
October 8.
Nicliulaus Beme.
Michael Staps.
Johaun Strebel Zollinger.
Carl Qemberling.
George Diessenger.
October 13.
John Martin Stertz.
Johannes Lusher.
George Elias Thiesz.
George Noll.
Johaun Pohstenmann.
October 15.
Wendel Shank.
John Meet.
Christian Diel.
July 8.
October 20.
Jacob Schwanger.
Christopher Schaeffer.
Johannes Busch.
July 9.
October 24.
Michael Kirk.
Jacob Kuutz.
July 10.
October 25.
Joseph Voltz.
Philip Erbst.
July 11.
October 28.
Paul Swanger.
George More.
Philip Gerbener.
44
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Spinlitz Zwoven.
George Holsteiu.
George Ulrich.
George Ulrich, Jr.
Martin Prau.
Christian Seibert.
John Meier.
Abraham Stump,
Christian Wolf.
Valentine Dinges.
Johannes Lauser.
Jacob Edger.
Henry Koppenhoffer.
Alex. Kisburger.
Hannis Meister.
George Meister.
Joseph Mingen.
Heinrich Schmitt.
George Gehret.
George Schreyber.
Michael Winter.
Nicolaus Milter.
Hans Schopp.
Pittre Conradt.
Hannaden Laudermilch.
Michael Stump.
Christopher Seiler.
Peter Dring.
Jacob Diller.
Adam Bollman.
Jabez Weiser.
Jacob Hartman.
Jacob Fotter.
Johan George Trion.
Andreas Kapp.
Ludwig Schneyder.
Jacob Wentz.
Balzer Laber.
Yost Hassman.
Michael Trautman.
Jacob Wagner.
Jacob Gemberling.
Jacob Roth.
Martin Albright.
George Albright.
Christian Beyer.
Heinrich Stram.
Jacob West.
Casper Iba.
Martin Hostlefinger.
Ainsteiler.
Frederick Rapp.
John Bayer.
Heinrich Meister.
George Strickler.
George Neff.
Johannes Bollman.
Michael Ley.
Philiip Wolfersberger.
Ulrich Beckli.
John Read.
Leonard Immel.
Jacob Springle.
Andrew Apfel.
George Read.
Jacob Rieth.
Nicholas Rieth.
John Harry Kurtz.
Henry Mayer.
John Schmut/.er.
Henrick Ache.
AdHmScholl.
George Wolf.
Robert Elder.
Peter Ziegene
George Trauthi
John Moor.
October 22.
George Reicln
June 22, 1778.
David Becker.
Henrick Henry.
Johannes Roth.
Conrad Spielman.
Henry Birkey.
Casper Fieman.
Mathias Albright.
Ludwig Long.
John List.
Abraham Schwanger.
Peter Grubb.
Johannes Riegel.
Adam Riegel.
Philip Adam Riegel.
Johan Phillipus Trautun
George Hoffman.
Adam Hoffman.
Johan Feder.
S. Gingler.
Wilhelm Siebert.
Matthew GrUn.
Adam Frieth.
Heinrich Brill.
Christian Lehman.
Hannes Laudermilch.
Frantz Seibert.
Jacob Shack.
Martin Meily.
George Schar.
Henry Shram.
Michael Mall.
Valentine Viehman.
Ludwig Widoiniens.
Heinrich Brunner.
Heinrich Herchelroth.
Kraft Kolb.
Adam Fried.
Jacob Lauster.
George Baltz.
George Arpf.
Philip Himmelberger.
Christian Schell.
Hannes Sohn.
Martin Walborn.
Jacob Baltzer.
Frederick Noecker.
Henry Satzgeber.
Martin Battorst.
Johann Kuester.
Leonhard Bickler.
John Brich.
Christopher Gold.
Martin Vennier.
Jacob Rambo.
Michael Rambo.
Henry Mayer.
George Himmelberger,
Adam Boraff.
Simon Miller.
J oh annus Hiindlem.
Michael Wenrick.
-eas Scholl.
LeonhardtBrttn.
Jacob Bicker.
Leonliardt Strickler.
Abraham Wust.
Michael Miiller.
Henry Wunderlich.
Jacob Laudermilch.
ory Sartor.
Philip Braun.
Michael Nest.
Johannes Sanders.
Frederick Munch.
Johannus Adam Schumai
George Egle.
William Old, Jr.
Robert Coleman.
Michael Mohr.
John Weiss.
nnes Schmit.
Gerhardt Weis. *
Jacob Lebo.
chael Kuntz.
George Widman.
Christian Scheukel.
Jacob Noss.
Jacob Sanders.
Jacob Six.
Nicholas Shack.
Abraham Nehst.
Philip Schenkel.
John Kroll.
lentine Myer.
Johannes Dunkelberger.
George Hildebrandt.
George Hertzler.
Frederick Dobler.
Henry Peffer, Sr.
Heinrich Meily.
Christopher Mayer.
Christian Phillips.
Peter Wolfersberger.
Michael Meesy.
Frederick Wolfersberger,
Jacob Himelberger.
Michael Brecht.
Ulrich Risser.
George Spram.
Frederick Stump.
John Henning.
John Cultowelt.
Johannes Meyer.
Johan George.
John Dbreter.
David Bright.
George Volk.
Frederick Dravan.
Henry Good.
Johannes Schonk.
George Weinman.
Joseph Smucker.
Mattes Erley.
Robert Lowry.
George Becker.
George Weinman.
Michael Leidich.
Michael Sctaof.
Johannes Becker.
Samuel Milward.
Emanuel Siisz.
Niculaus SchrofF.
Marks Nagel.
Franz Ulrich.
Christian Wick.
Christian Fox.
Fred. Mahler.
Jacob Shiner.
Sin
i Ne
John Robb.
Peter Newman.
Jacob Betz.
George Folk.
John Wolff.
Carl Scbenkerel.
Adam Shee.
Johannes Bemensdbrfer.
Martin Rausch.
David Dischney.
Nicholas Ensminger.
Haunes Nickelsmidt.
Martin Getz.
Christian Laanitz. Fred. Steven,
Johannus Schifler. Peter Rieth.
David Livenston. Andrew Shwaly.
Heinrich Lester. Jacob Hahn.
Christian Frantz. Andrew Cams.
Michael Mest. Peter Barnhard.
Michael Capp. Hannes Frantz.
Jacob Becker. Peter Ludgnen.
Peter Capp. George Kauche.
Viet Metzger. Henry Wille.
Thomas Levis. Hannes Philip.
Martin Keller. George Nagel.
Christian Rister. Johannes Huber.
Jacob Bright. Jacob Dinges.
John Smith. Peter McAllen.
George Meier. Wilhelm Bicker.
Anthony Wilson. Johanu Gotfiied Jiing.
Thomas Clark. Benjamin Miiller.
Gotfried Eichelbaun. Geoige Seiber.
Johannes Knob. Michael Spengler.
For the western end of the county the reader is re-
ferred to the history of Dauphin, to those taken be-
fore Timothy Green, Esq., one of the justices of the
peace for Lancaster County. He resided then in
Hanover township, not far from the Dauphin and
Lebanon line. Several of the companies of his bat-
talion of associators were raised within the limits of
now Lebanon County.
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CHAPTER IX.
The War fur Inciepemler
Lebanon — Oapt. Audn
litia Battalion.
) (Continued)— Escape of BritiBli Officers from
' Lee's Exploits— Capt. John Groninger's Mi-
The frequent escape of the prisoners of war con-
fined at Lancaster, Lebanon, and Reading, of which
during the winter of 1777-78 there was a large num-
ber confined, principally those taken at Burgoyne's
surrender, as also those at Trenton and Princeton, ow-
ing to the difficulties encountered in the negotiations
for a proper exchange. As a result, the American
authorities found much difficulty in guarding them,
and many of the associators were employed in this
work. The places named were selected from the fact
that the country was not only thickly settled, but the
inhabitants most decidedly hostile to the English.
At first the prisoners at Lebanon were confined in
old Hebron Church, but the increase being so great
temporary barracks were erected adjoining thereto,
inclosed with a stockade and vigilantly guarded by
Col. Greenawalt's and Col. Klotz's battalions by turns.
In spite of all precaution the prisoners often disap-
peared in an unaccountable manner, and nothing was
heard of them until they had resumed their places in
the British army. Many and various were the con-
jectures as to the means of their escape ; the officers
inquired and investigated in vain ; the country was
explored to no purpose; the soldiers shook their heads
and told of fortune-tellers, peddlers, and such charac-
ters, who had been seen at intervals; and sundry of
the more credulous could think of nothing but super-
natural agency ; but whether man or spirit was the
conspirator, the mystery remained unbroken.
When this became known to Washington, he sent
Col. Hazen, commanding "The Congress Regiment,"
chiefly Pennsylvanians, to take this responsible
charge. This energetic officer, after exhausting all
resources, resorted to stratagem. He was convinced
that, as the nearest post was more than a hundred
miles distant, the prisoners must be aided by Ameri-
cans, but where the suspicion should fall he could
not even conjecture, the reproach of Toryism being
almost unknown in that region. Having been trained
to meet exigencies of this kind in a distinguished
career as colonel in the British army, his plan was
formed at once, and communicated to an officer of bis
own, upon whose talent he relied for its successful ex-
ecution. This was Capt. Andrew Lee, whose courage
and ability fully justified the selection.
Concerning Capt. Lee we have spoken elsewhere.
Suffice it to say, that during this period he was at his
home in Paxtang recruiting for the army. It was
not known until recently that the incidents connected
herewith referred to our Capt. Lee, but papers which
have come into our researches give positive evidence
of not only that fact, but fix the location at Lebanon
instead of Lancaster as was supposed, since every
matter of importance transpiring within the limits of
Lancaster County during the trying period of the Rev-
olution was referred to Lancaster, not distinguishing
the borough from the district.
The secret plan concerted between them was 1 1 j i — r
It was to be given out that Capt. Lee was absent on
furlough or command. He, meantime, was to assume
the dress of a British prisoner, and having provided
himself with information and a story of his capture,
was to be thrown into the barracks, where he might
gain the confidence of the soldiers and join them in a
plan of escape. How well Capt. Lee sustained his
part may be inferred from the fact that when he had
disappeared and placed himself among the prisoners
his own officers and soldiers saw him every day with-
out the least suspicion. The person to whom we are
indebted for most of these particulars was the inten-
dant of the prisoners, and familiar with Lee ; but
though compelled to see him often in the discharge of
his duty, he never penetrated the disguise. Well it
was for Capt. Lee that his disguise was so complete.
Had his associates suspected his purpose to betray
them, his history would have been embraced in the
proverb, " dead men tell no tales."
For many days he remained in this situation,
making no discoveries whatever. He thought he
perceived at times signs of intelligence between the
prisoners and an old woman who was allowed to brino-
fruit for sale within the inclosure. She was known to
be deaf and half-witted, and was therefore no object
of suspicion. It was known that her son had been
disgraced and punished in the American army, but
she had never betrayed any malice on that account,
and no one dreamed that she could have the power
to do injury if she possessed the will. Lee watched
her closely, but saw nothing to confirm his suspicions.
Her dwelling was about a mile distant, in a wild re-
treat, where she shared her miserable quarters with a
dog and cat, the former of which mounted guard over
the mansion, while the latter occasioned superstitious
fears, which were equally effectual in keeping visitors
away.
One dark stormy night in the spring of 1778, Capt.
Lee was lying awake at midnight, meditating on the
enterprise he had undertaken, which though in the
beginning it had recommended itself to his romantic
disposition, had now lost all its charms. It was one
of those tempests which in our climate so often hang
upon the path of the departing year. His companions
slept soundly, but the wind which shook the buildino-
to its foundation and threw heavy splashes of rain
against the window, conspired with the state of his
mind to keep him wakeful. All at once the door was
gently opened, and a figure moved silently into the
room. It was too dark to observe its motious nar-
rowly, but he could see that it stooped towards one of
the sleepers, who immediately rose; next it ap-
proached and touched him on the shoulder. Capt.
Lee immediately started up; the figure then allowed
a slight gleam from a dark lantern to pass over his
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
face, as it did so whispered, impatiently, " Not the
man — but come!" It then occurred to Lee that it
was the opportunity he desired. The unknown whis-
pered to him to keep his place till another man was
called ; but just at that moment something disturbed
him, and making a signal to Capt. Lee to follow, he
moved silently out of the room.
They found the door of the house unbarred, and a
small part of the fence removed, where they passed
out without molestation. The sentry had retired to
a shelter, where he thought he could guard his post
without suffering from the rain ; but Lee saw his con-
ductors put themselves in preparation to silence him
if he should happen to address them. Just without
the fence appeared a stooping figure wrapped in a
red cloak, and supporting itself with a large stick,
which Lee at once perceived could be no other than
the old fruit woman. But the most profound silence
was observed. A man came out from a thicket at a
little distance and joined them, and the whole party
moved onward by the guidance of the old woman. At
first they frequently stopped to listen, but having
heard the sentinel cry " all's well," they seemed re-
assured, and moved with more confidence than be-
fore.
They soon came near to a log cabin under an over-
hanging bank about midway between Cornwall and
Shaefferstown, half hidden by trees, where a bright
light was shining out from a little window upon the
wet and drooping boughs that hung near it. The dog
received them graciously, and they entered. A table
was spread with some coarse provisions upon it and a
large jug, which one of the soldiers was about to
seize, when the man who conducted them withheld
him. " No," said he, " we must first proceed to busi-
ness." He then went to a small closet, from which
he returned with what seemed to have been originally
a Bible, though now it was worn to a mahogany color
and a spherical form. While they were doing this,
Lee had time to examine his companions; one of
them was a large quiet-looking soldier, the other a
short stout man with much of the aspect of a villain.
They examined him in turn, and as the captain had
been obliged formerly to punish the shorter soldier
severely, he felt some misgivings when the fellow's
eyes rested upon him. The conductor was a middle-
aged, harsh-looking man, whom Capt. Lee had never
seen before.
As no time was to be lost, their guide explained to
them, in few words, that before he should undertake
his dangerous enterprise he should require of them
to swear upon the Scriptures not to make the least
attempt to escape, and never to reveal the circum-
stances or agents in the proceeding, whatever might
befall them. The soldiers, however, insisted on de-
ferring this measure till they had formed some slight
acquaintance with the contents of the jug, and ex-
pressed their sentiments on the subject rather by ac-
tions than words. In this they were joined by Capt.
Lee, who by this time had begun to contemplate the
danger of his enterprise in a new and unpleasant
point of view. If he were to be compelled to accom-
pany his party to New York, his disguise would at
once be detected, and it was certain he would be
hanged as a spy. He had supposed beforehand that
he should find no difficulty in escaping at any moment,
but he saw that their conductor had prepared arms
for them, which they were to use in taking the life of
any one who should attempt to leave them — and then
the oath. He might possibly have released himself
from its obligations, when it became necessary, for the
interests of his country, but no honorable man could
well bear to be driven to an emergency in which he
must violate an oath, however reluctantly it was
taken. He felt that there was no retreating, when
there came a heavy shock as of something falling
against the sides of the house ; their practiced ears at
once detected the sound of the alarm gun, and their
conductor, throwing down the old Bible which he had
held all the while impatiently in his hand, directed
the party to follow him in close order, and imme-
diately quitted the house, taking with him his dark
lantern.
They went on with great dispatch, but not without
difficulty. Sometimes their footing would give way
on some sandy bank or slippery field ; and when their
path led through the woods, the wet boughs dashed
heavily in their faces. Capt. Lee felt that he might
have deserted his precious companions while they
were in this hurry and alarm ; but he felt that as yet
he had made no discoveries, and however dangerous
his situation was he could not bear to confess that he
had not nerve to carry him through. On he went,
therefore, for two or three hours, and was beginning
to sink with fatigue when the barking of a dog
brought the party to a stand. Their conductor gave
a low whistle, which was answered at no great dis-
tance, and a figure came forward in the darkness, who
whispered to their guide and then led the way up to
a building which seemed by the shadowy outline to
be a large stone barn. They entered it and were sev-
erally placed in small nooks where they could feel
that the hay was all around them except on the side
of the wall. Shortly after some provisions were
brought to them with the same silence, and it was
sign i lied to them that they were to remain concealed
the whole of the coming day. Through a crevice in
the wall Lee could discover, as the day came on, that
the barn was attached to a small farm-house. He
was so near the house that he could hear the conver-
sation which was carried on about the door. The
morning rose clear, and it was evident from the in-
quiries of horsemen, who occasionally galloped up to
the door, that the country was alarmed. The farmer
gave short and surly replies, as if unwilling to be
taken off from his work, but the other inmates of the
house were eager in their questions, and from the
answers Capt. Lee gathered that the means by which
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he and his companions had escaped were as mysterious
as ever.
The next night, when ail was quiet, they resumed'
their march, and explained to Capt. Lee that as he
was not with them in their conspiracy, and was acci-
dentally associated with them in their escape, they
should take the precaution to keep him before them,
just behind the guide. He submittted without oppo-
sition, though the arrangement considerably lessened
his chances of escape. He observed, from the direc-
tion of the stars, that they did not move in a direct
line towards the Delaware, but they changed their
courses so often that he could not conjecture at what
point they intended to strike the river. He endeav-
ored, whenever any peculiar object appeared, to fix
it in his memory as well as the darkness would per-
mit, and succeeded better than could have been ex-
pected, considering the agitated state in which he
traveled.
For several nights they went on in this manner,
being delivered over to different persons from time to
time, and, as Capt. Lee could gather from their whis-
pered conversations, they were regularly employed on
occasions like the present, and well rewarded by the
British for their services. Their employment was
full of danger, and though they seemed like desperate
men, he could observe that they never remitted their
precautions. They were concealed days in barns,
cellars, caves made for the purpose, and similar re-
treats, and one day was passed in a tomb, the dimen-
sions of which had been enlarged, and the inmates,
if there had been any, banished to make room for the
living. The burying-grounds were a favorite retreat,
and on more occasions than one they were obliged to
resort to superstitious alarms to remove intruders
upon their path ; their success fully justified the ex-
periment, and unpleasantly situated as he was, in the
prospect of soon being a ghost himself, he could not
avoid laughing at the expedition with which old and
young fled from the fancied apparitions under clouds
of night, wishing to meet such enemies, like Ajax, in
the face of day.
Though the distance to the Delaware was not great
they had now been twelve days on the road, and such
was the vigilance and suspicion prevailing through-
out the country that they almost despaired of effect-
ing their object. The conductor grew impatient, and
Lee's companions, at least one of them, became fero-
cious. There was, as we have said, something un-
pleasant to him in the glances of this fellow towards
him, which became more and more fierce as they
went on, but it did not appear whether it was owing
to circumstance or actual suspicion. It so happened
that on the twelfth night Capt. Lee was placed in a
barn, while the rest of the party sheltered themselves
in a cellar of a little stone church, where they could
talk and act with more freedom, both because the
solitude of the church was not often disturbed even
on the Sabbath, and because even the proprietors did
not know that illegal hands had added a cellar to the
conveniences of the building.
The party was seated here as the day broke, and
the light, which struggled in through the crevices
opened for the purpose, showed a low room about
twelve feet square, with a damp floor and large
patches of white mould upon the walls. Finding,
probably, that the pavement afforded no accommoda-
tions for sleeping, the worthies were seated each upon
a little cask, which seemed like those used for gun-
powder. Here they were smoking pipes with great
diligence, and, at intervals not distant, applying a
huge canteen to their mouths, from which they drank
with upturned faces, expressive of solemn satisfac-
tion. While they were thus engaged, the short soldier
asked them in a careless way if they knew whom
they had in their party. The others started, and took
their pipes from their mouths, to ask him what he
meant. " I mean," said he, " that we are honored
with the company of Capt. Andrew Lee, of the rebel
army. The rascal once punished me, and I never
mistook my man when I had a debt of that kind to
pay. Now I shall have my revenge."
The others hastened to express their disgust at his
ferocity, saying, that if, as he said, their companion
was an American officer, all they had to do was to
watch him closely. They said that, as he had come
among them uninvited, he must go with them to New
York, and take the consequences ; but meantime it
was their interest not to seem to suspect him, other-
wise he might give an alarm ; whereas it was evidently
his intention to go with them till they were ready to
embark for New York. The other person persisted
in saying that he would have his revenge with his
own hand ; upon which the conductor, drawing a
pistol, declared to him that if he saw the least attempt
to injure Capt. Lee, or any conduct which would lead
him to suspect that his disguise was discovered, he
would that moment shoot him through the head.
The soldier put his hand upon his knife, with an
ominous scowl upon his conductor, but seeing that he
had to do with one who was likely to be as good as
his word, he restrained himself, and began to arrange
some rubbish to serve him for a bed. The other sol-
dier followed his example, and their guide withdrew,
locking the door after him.
The next night they went on as usual, but the man-
ner of their conductor showed that there was more
danger than before ; in fact, he explained to the party
that they were now not far from the Delaware, and
hoped to reach it before midnight. They occasion-
ally heard the report of a musket, which seemed to
indicate that some movement was going on in the
country. Thus warned, they quickened their steps,
and it was not long before they saw the gleam of
broad clear light before them, such as is reflected upon
the calm waters, even in the darkest night. They
moved up to it in deep silence ; there were various
emotions in their breasts; Capt. Lee was hoping for
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
an opportunity to escape from an enterprise which
was growing too serious, and the principal objects of
which were already answered ; the others were anxi-
ous lest some accident might have happened to the
boat on which they depended for crossing the stream.
When they came to the bank there were no traces
of a boat on the waters. Their conductor stood still
for a moment in dismay ; but recollecting himself, he
said it was possible it might have been secured lower
down the stream, and forgetting everything else, he
directed the larger soldier to accompany him, and
giving a pistol to the other, he whispered, " If the
rebel officer attempts to betray us, shoot him ; if not
you will not, for your own sake, make any noise to
show where we are." In the same instant they de-
parted, and Capt. Lee was left alone with the ruffian.
He had before suspected that the fellow knew him,
and now doubts were changed to certainty at once.
Dark as it was, it seemed as if fire flashed from his
eye, now he felt that revenge was within his power.
Capt. Lee was as brave as any other officer in the
army, but he was unarmed, and though he was strong,
his adversary was still more powerful. While he
stood, uncertain what to do, the fellow seemed enjoy-
in°- the prospect of revenge, as he looked on him with
a steady eye. Though the officer stood to appearance
unmoved, the sweat rolled -in heavy drops from his
brow. He soon took his resolution, and sprang upon
his adversary with the intention of wresting the pistol
from his hand; but the other was upon his guard,
and aimed with such precision that had the pistol
been charged with a bullet that moment would have
been his last. But it seemed that the conductor had
trusted to the sight of his weapons to render them
unnecessary, and had, therefore, only loaded them
with powder ; as it was, the shock threw Capt. Lee
upon the ground ; but, fortunately, as the fellow
dropped the pistol, it fell where the captain could
reach it, and as his adversary stooped and drew his
knife from his bosom, Capt. Lee was able to give him
a stunning blow. He immediately threw himself
upon the assassin, and a long and bloody struggle
be^an ; they were so nearly matched in strength and
advantage that neither dared unclench his hold for
the sake of grasping the knife. The blood gushed
from their mouths, and the combat would have prob-
ably ended in favor of the assassin, when steps and
voices were heard advancing, and they found them-
selves in the hands of a party of countrymen, who
were armed for the occasion, and were scouring the
banks of the river. They were forcibly torn apart,
but so exhausted and breathless that neither could
make any explanation, and they submitted quietly to
their captors.
The party of armed countrymen, though they had
succeeded in their attempt, and were sufficiently tri-
umphant on the occasion, were sorely perplexed how
to dispose of their prisoners. After some discussion,
one of them proposed to throw the decision upon the
wisdom of the nearest magistrate. They accordingly
proceeded with their prisoners to his mansion, about
two miles distant, and called upon him to arise and
attend to business. A window was hastily thrown
up, and the justice put forth his night-capped head,
and with more wrath than became his dignity, ordered
them off; and in requital for their calling him out of
bed in the cold, generously wished them in the warm-
est place. However, resistance was vain ; he was com-
pelled to rise, and as soon as the prisoners were brought
before him he ordered them to be taken in irons to
the prison at Philadelphia. Lee improved the op-
portunity to take the old gentleman aside, and told
him who he was, and why he was thus disguised. The
justice only interrupted him with the occasional in-
quiry,— "Most done?" When he had finished, the
magistrate told him that his story was very well made,
and told in a manner very creditable to his address,
and that he should give it all the weight it seemed to
require. And Capt. Lee's remonstrances were una-
vailing.
As soon as they were fairly lodged in prison, Capt.
Lee prevailed on the jailer to carry a note to Gen.
Lincoln, informing him of his condition. The gen-
eral received it as he was dressing in the morning,
and immediately sent one of his aids to the jail. That
officer could not believe his eyes that he saw Capt.
Andrew Lee. His uniform, worn out when he as-
sumed it, was now hanging in rags about him, and
he had not been shaved for a fortnight. He wished,
very naturally, to improve his appearance before pre-
senting himself to the Secretary of War, but the
orders were peremptory to bring him as he was. The
general loved a joke full well. His laughter was
hardly exceeded by the report of his own cannon,
and long and loud did he laugh that day.
When Capt. Lee returned to Lebanon he immedi-
ately attempted to retrace the ground, and so accu-
rate, under the unfavorable circumstances, that he
brought to justice fifteen persons who had aided in
the escape of the British prisoners. There was among
the papers of Judge Jasper Yeates interesting notes
of the trial of these offenders, some of whom were im-
prisoned until the close of the war. As the descendants
of these people are among us to-day, prominent in
civil and political life, we shall not present the mem-
oranda relating thereto. The incidents are in the
main correct, and, as a part of the history of the ex-
citing period of the Revolution, are worthy of pres-
ervation in the form which we give it.
On the 14th of May, 1778, there was found on the
woodland of Michael Baughman in Lebanon town-
ship, by Daniel Youngblood, "a large brass kettle
almost full of Bacon strawed over with ashes;" also
" three Barrels of Whiskey buried in the Ground in
three different places, and also a Bucket full of Hog's
Lard with one of said Barls;" and in addition, " five
Hogsheads of Wheat buried in his [Baughman's]
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49
clear Field." This caused considerable commotion
in the loyal neighborhood. " Capt. Michael Holder-
baum with Lieut. Henry Kelker seized the articles-
and carried them into Annville, a small village about
five miles from Lebanon town," but as they could not
be kept there without a guard, the goods were hauled
into Lebanon. Information was at once made before
'Squire John Thome and the General Committee of
the county notified.
It never transpired what the object was in secreting
these goods, but as parties in the neighborhood, who
seem to have been Mennonites, " had secreted and
buried rifles and guns on the same land in 1776, when
the militia were called into and then served in the
Jerseys," some dozen or more non-associators were
arrested and committed to Lancaster jail, but subse-
quently released upon giving security for their future
good behavior and taking the oath of allegiance.
Following this many of the non-associators at first
refused to pay their assessments, but threatened with
arrest and the institution of legal proceedings by the
committee of the district admonished them that the
Whigs were really in earnest, and no further difficulty
ensued. In fact, when Col. Philip Marstellar was
directed by the Supreme Executive Council to secure
flour and provisions for the French fleet, he had no
trouble whatever, and the greatest loyalty was mani-
fested by those who heretofore had strenuously op-
posed the struggle for independence.
The war continued, and the demand for volunteers
was promptly met by the inhabitants of Lebanon.
While the major portion of the male population be-
tween the ages of sixteen and fifty-three were in the
Continental service, others, mere children and old
men, armed with their trusty rifles, were ranging along
the northern frontier, guarding it from the marauding
Indians and their white allies, who now and then i
came swooping down from their home in New York i
to devastate the half-protected settlements of Penn-
sylvania.
It is to be regretted that the rolls of those officers
and men who were in the Continental service during
the Revolution are not in existence. They would be
of exceeding value, and would show better than our
words can express, the great patriotism of our people,
and how cheerfully they entered into the struggle for
Independence. We can only refer to Col. John Philip
De Haas, of the First Pennsylvania Battalion, Lieut. -
Col. Joseph Wood of the Second Battalion (Col. Ar-
thur St. Clair's), subsequently colonel of the Third
Regiment of the Line, and Col. Nicholas Haussegger
of the German regiment, with whose commands there
were a large number of the heroic men of Lebanon
County. The inhabitants did not only volunteer
promptly, but gave of their substance, and the Earlys,
Henrys, Kreiders, Millers, Meilys, Immels, Orths,
Sheaffers, and others, not only contributed to the
patriot army, but hauled to Valley Forge, during that
terrible winter of 1777-78, flour and meat, with such ar-
ticles of clothing as would be of service to half-clad sol-
diers. At several tanneries in the neighborhood leather
was prepared, and all who could make shoes assisted in
the work of supplying those who were barefooted in
the American camp. This was all done cheerfully,
freely, and very often gratuitously. The men, women,
and children of Heidelberg, Lebauon, and Bethel
were imbued with patriotic devotion, and did noble
work for their distressed defenders. Too much praise
cannot be awarded them, and we wish we had the
names of those brave women of Lebanon who spun
the wool and wove coverlets for the army, and to
whom in a letter in our possession written Col. Mar-
stellar, says, "God bless the good women of Mill-
bach !" The brave women of the Revolution who
cultivated the soil while their husbands and fathers
were battling for their rights, their liberties, deserve
loving remembrance on the page of history. They
were indeed "Sisters of Mercy" during the darkest
hours of our nation's beginning, and no Florence
Nightingale has ever excelled them in deeds of charity
and good-will.
From 1780 to the 15th of April, 1783, and perchance
until the promulgation of the treaty of peace, the
militia raised in the townships of Heidelberg and
Lebanon, and also a portion of Bethel, comprised
the Second Battalion of Lancaster County. They
were commanded by Lieut.-Col. John Gloninger, con-
cerning whom our readers are referred to the biograph-
ical history of the county. We have only the rolls of
officers, which are as follows :
Return of Militia Officers of the Second Battalion, Lan-
caster County, as they stood April 15, 1783 :
Lieutenant- Colonel.
John Gloninger.
Major.
Baltzer Orth.
Surgeon.
Daniel Oldenbruck.
Adjutant.
Philip Huber.
Quartermaster.
John Snevely.
First. Company.
Captain — David Krause.
Lieutenant — Philip Greenawalt, Jr.
Ensign — Jacob Embich.
Second Company.
Captain — Michael Holderbaum.
Lieutenant — Alexander Martin.
Ensign — John Stroh, Jr.
Third Company.
Captain — Jacob Meily.
Lieutenant — George Risser.
Ensign — Henry Snevely.
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Fourth Company.
Captain — Matthias HenniDg.
Lieutenant — Abraham Stone.
Ensign — Martin Meily.
Fifth Company.
Captain — Leonard Immel.
Lieutenant — Christopher Leis.
Ensign — Christian Ley. .
Sixth Company.
Captain — George Bowman.
Lieutenant — Alexander Montgomery.
Ensign — Martin Weitzel.
Seventh Company.
Captain — John Orth.
Lieutenant — Peter Ensminger.
Ensign — Daniel Stauffer.
Eighth Company.
Captain — Henry Shaeffer.
Lieutenant — George Noll.
Ensign — George Dissinger.
In the First Battalion, commanded by Lieut.-Col.
John Rogers, of Hanover, for which see Dauphin
County, there was probably one if not two companies
belonging to Lebanon County. The same was the
case with Lieut.-Col. Jacob Cook's battalion, the
Fourth, raised in Derry and Londonderry.
CHAPTER X.
The War for Independence (Continued)— The Abolition of Slavery in
Pennsylvania— The Act providing Therefor— Register of Negro and
Mulatto Slaves— Continental Paper Money.
The year 1780 is made memorable in the annals of
Pennsylvania for the passage of the act for the grad-
ual abolition of slavery in Pennsylvania. On the 5th
of February, 1779, the Supreme Executive Council,
in their message to the Assembly, called the atten-
tion of that body to this subject. " We think," say
they, " we are loudly called on to evince our grati-
tude in making our fellow-men joint-heirs with us of
the same inestimable blessings, under such restric-
tions and regulations as will not injure the commu-
nity and will imperceptibly enable them to relish and
improve the station to which they will be advanced.
Honored will that State be in the annals of mankind
which shall first abolish this violation of the rights
of mankind ; and the memories of those will be held
in grateful and everlasting remembrance who shall
pass the law to restore and establish the rights of
human nature in Pennsylvania. We feel ourselves
so interested on this point as to go beyond what may
be deemed by some the proper line of our duty, and
acquaint you that we have reduced this plan to the
form of a law, which, if acceptable, we shall in a few
days communicate to you." Although the subject
was thus forcibly presented, the matter was dismissed
by the Assembly, "as the Constitution would not
allow them to receive the law from the Council."
Nothing more was done until in the November As-
sembly, when George Bryan, formerly Vice President
of the State, having been elected a member of the
Legislature, urged the passage of a bill which had
been prepared several years prior by William Brown,
a member of the Legislature from Lancaster County.
The main features of the act were those of Mr.
Brown, as recently-discovered memoranda in his
handwriting go to show. On the 1st of March, 1780,
by a vote of thirty-four yeas to twenty-one nays, the
act passed the Assembly. We give the act entire, its
title being " An Act for the Gradual Abolition of
Slavery." '
" I. When we contemplate our abhorrence of that condition to which
the arms and tyranny of Great Britain were exerted to reduce us, when
we look back on the variety of dangers to which we have been exposed,
and how miraculously our wants in many instances have been supplied,
and our deliverances wrought, when even hope and human fortitude
have become unequal to the conflict, we are unavoidably led to a seri-
ous and grateful sense of the mauifold blessings, which we have unde-
servedly received from the hand of that Being from whom every good
and perfect gift Cometh. Impressed with these ideas, we conceive that
it is our duty, and we rejoice that it is in our power to extend a portion
of that freedom to others which hath been extended to us, and release
from that state of thraldom to which we ourselves were tyrannically
doomed, and from which we now have every prospect of being delivered.
It is not for us to inquire why in the creation of mankind the inhabi-
tants of several parts of the earth were distinguished by a difference in
feature or complexion. It is sufficient to know that all are the work of
an Almighty Hand. We find in the distribution of the human species
that the most fertile as well as the most barren parts of the earth are
inhabited by Men of complexions different from ours and from each
other ; from whence we may reasonably as well as religiously infer that
He who placed them in their various situations, hath extended equally
His care and protection to all, and that it becometh not us to counteract
His mercies. We esteem it a peculiar blessing granted to us, that we are
enabled this day to add one more step to universal civilization, by removing
as much as possible the sorrows of those who have lived in undeserved
bondage, and from which by the assumed authority of the Kings of
Great Britain no effectual legal relief could be obtained. Weaned, by a
long course of experience, from those narrow prejudices and partialities
we have inibibed, we find ourhearts enlarged with kindness and benevo-
lence toward men of all conditions and nations, and we perceive our-
selves at this particular period extraordinarily called upon by the bless-
ings which we have received, to manifest the sincerity of our profession
to give substantial proof of our gratitude.
" II. And, whereas, the condition of those persons who have heretofore
been denominated Negro and Mulatto slaves, lias been attended with
circumstances which not only deprived them of the common blessings that
they were by nature entitled to, but has cast them into the deepest afflic-
tions by an unnatural separation and sale of husband and wife from each
other and from their children, an injury the greatness of which can only
be conceived by supposing that we were in the same unhappy case. In
justice, therefore, to persons so unhappily circumstanced, and who,
having no prospect before them whereon they may rest their sorrows
and hopes, have no reasonable inducement to render their services to
society, which they otherwise might, and also in grateful commemora-
tion of our own happy deliverance from that state of unconditional sub-
mission to which we were doomed by the tyranny of Britain.
" III. Be it enacted, and it is hereby enacted, That all persons as well
Negroes and Mulattoes, as others, who shall be born within this State
from aud after the passing of this Act shall not be deemed and consid-
ered as servants for life, or slaves; and that all servitude for life, or
slavery of children in consequence of thoslavery of their mothers, in the
case of all children born within this State from and after the passing of
this Act, as aforesaid, shall be, aud hereby is, utterly taken away, ex-
tinguished, and forever abolished.
1 Recorded in Law Book, vol. i. p. 339.
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"IV. Provided always, and be it further enacted, Tliat every Negro and
Mulatto child, bom within this Stateafter the passing of this act as afore-
said (who would, in case this act had not been made, have been born a
servant for years, or life, or a slave) shall be deemed to be, and shall be,
by Virtue of this act, the servant of such person, or his or her assigns,
who would in such case have been entitled to the service of Buch child,
until such child shull attain unto the age of twenty-eight years, in the
manner, and on the conditions, whereon servants bound, by indenture
for four years are or may be retained and holden ; and shall be liable to
like correction and punishment, and entitled to like relief, in case he or
she be evilly treated by his or her master or mistress, and to like free-
dom dues and other privileges, as servants bound by indenture for four
years are or may be entitled, unless the person, to whom the service of
any such child shall belong, shall abandon bis or her claim to the same;
in which case the Overseers of the Poor of the city, township or district,
respectively, where such child shall be abandoned, shall, by indenture,
bind out every child so abandoned, as an apprentice, for a time not ex-
ceeding the age herein before limited for the service of Buch children.
" V. And be it further enacted. That every person, who is or shall be the
owner of any Negro or Mulatto slave or servant for life, or till the age
of thirty-one years, now within this State, or htB lawful attorney, shall,
on or before the said first day of November next, deliver, or cause to be
delivered, in writing, to the Clerk of the peace of the county, or to Clerk
of the court of record of the city of Philadelphia, in which he or she
shall respectively inhabit, the name and surname, and occupation or pro-
fession of such owner, and the name of the county and township, dis-
trict or ward, wherein he or she residetli ; and also the name and names
of such slave and slaves, and servant and servants for life, or till the age
of thirty-one years, together with their ages and sexes, severally and re-
spectively set fortli and annexed, by such person owned or statedly em-
ployed, and then being within thin State, in order to ascertain and dis-
tinguish the slaves and servants for life, and till the age of thirty-one
years, within this State, who shall be such on the said first day of Novem-
ber next, from all other persons ; which particulars shall, by said Clerk
of the sessions and Clerk of the said city court, be entered in books to be
provided for that purpose by the said Clerks ; and that no Negro or Mu-
latto, now within this State, shall, from and after the said first day of
November, be deemed a slave or servant for life, or till the age of thirty-
one years, unless his or her name shall be entered as aforesaid on such
record, except such Negro and Mulatto slaves and servants as herein
excepted ; the said Clerk to be entitled to a fee of two dollars for each
slave or servant so entered as aforesaid, from the Treasurer of the county
to be allowed to him in his accounts.
"VI. Provided always, That any pel-son, in whom the ownership or right
to the service of any Negro or Mulatto shall be vested at the passing of
this act, other than such as are hereinbefore accepted, his or her heirs,
executors, administrators, and assigns, and all and every of them, sev-
erally, shall be liable to the Overseers of the city, township, or district,
: chargeable, for such
to which any such Negro or Mulatto shall bee
necessary expense, with costs of suit thereon,
put to through the ueglect of the owner, mi
Negro or Mulatto, notwithstanding the name
such Negro or Mulatto shall not be entered s
her master or owner shall, before such slave 01
i such Overseers may be
ter, or mistress of such
ud other descriptions of
aforesaid, unless his or
servant attain his or her
twenty-eighth year, execute and record in the proper county, a deed or
instrument, securing to such slave or servant his or her freedom.
" VII. And be it further enacted. That the offences and crimes of Negroes
and Mulattoes, as well slaves and servants as freemen, shall be enquired
of, adjudged, corrected, and punished, in like manner as the offeucesand
crimes of the other inhabitants of this State are, and shall be enquired
of, adjudged, corrected, and punished, aud not otherwise, except that a
Blave shall not be admitted to bear witness against a freeman.
" VIII, And be it further enacted, That in all cases wherein sentence of
death shall be pronounced against a slave, the jury before whom he or
she Bhall be tried shall appraise aud declare the value of such slave; and
in case such sentence be executed, the court shall make an order on the
State Treasurer, payable to the owner for the same, and for the coBts of
prosecution, but in case of remission or mitigation, fur costs only.
"IX. And be it further enacted, That the reward for taking up run-
away and absconding Negro and Mulatto slaves and servants, and the
penalties for enticing away, dealing with or harboring, concealing or
employing Negro and Mulatto slaves and servants, shall be the same,
and shall be recovered in like manner, as in case of servants bound for
four years.
"X. And be U further enacted, That no man or woman of any nation,
or color, except the Negroes or Mulattoes who shall be registered as
aforesaid, shall, at any time hereafter, be deemed, adjudged, aud holden
or apprenticeship what
Mulatto for a longer tin
prentice were, at the cc
within the territories of this commonwealth as Blarei and servants for
life, but as free men and free women; except the domestic slaw- at-
tending upon Delegates in Congress from other American States, foreign
Ministers and Consuls, and persons passing through or sojourning iu
this State, and not becoming resident therein, and seamen employed in
ships not belonging to any inhabitant of this State, nor employed in any
ship owned by any such inhabitant; provided such domestic slaves be
not aliened or sold to any inhabitant, nor (except in the case of Slembere
of Congress, foreign Ministers and Consuls) retained in this State longer
than six months.
"XI. Provided always, and be it further enacted. That this act, or any-
thing in it contained, shall not give any relief or shelter to any abscond-
ing or runaway Negro or Mulatto slave or servant, who has absented
himself or shall absent himself, from his or her owner, master or mis-
tress, residing in any other State or country, but such owner, master or
mistress, shall have like right and aid to dem tnd, chum, and take away
his slave or servant, as he might have had in case this act had not been
made; and that all Negro and Mulatto slaves now owned and hereto
fore resident in this State, who have absented themselves, or been clan-
destinely carried away, or who may be employed abroad as seamen, and
have not returned or been brought back to their owner, masters or mis-
tresses, before the passing of this act, may, within five years, be regis-
tered, as effectually as is ordered by this act concerning those who are
now within the State, ou producing such slave before any two Justices
of the Peace, and satisfying the said Justices, by due proof, of the former
residence, absconding, taking away, or absence of such slaves as afore-
said, who thereupon shall direct aud order the said slave to be entered
on the record as aforesaid.
"XII. And whereas attempts may be made to evade this act, by
introducing into this State Negroes and Mulattoes bound by covenant
to serve for long and unreasonable terms of years, if the same be not
prevented.
" XIII. Be it Oierefore enacted, That no covenant of personal servitude
shall be valid or binding on a Negro or
lu seven years, unless such servant or ap-
t of such servitude or apprentice-
ship, under the age of twenty-one years, in which case such Negro or
Mulatto may be holden as a servant or apprentice, respectively, accord-
ing to the covenant, as the case shall be, until he or she shall attain the
age of twenty-eight years, but no longer.
" XIV. And be it further enacted. That an act of Assembly of the Prov-
ince of Pennsylvania, passed in the year one thousand seven hundred
and five, entitled An Act for the trial of Negroes; and another act of As-
sembly of the said Province, passed in the year one thousand seven hun-
dred and twenty-five, entituled An Act for the better regulating of Negroes
in this Province ; and another act of Assembly of the said Province, passed
in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty-one, entitutled An
Act for laying a duty on Negro and Mulatto staves imported into Om Prov-
ince; and also another act of Assembly of the said Province, passed in
the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-three, entituled An
Act for making perpetual an act for laying a duty on Nrgro and Mulatto
slaves imported into this Province, and for laying an additional duty on said
slaves, shall be, and are hereby, repealed, annulled, and made void.*'
We have given this act in full for various reasons.
In the first place, it is not printed in full in any of the
volumes of Pennsylvania laws; secondly, it disproves
what historians in all sections of the Union have re-
peatedly stated, that the origin and passage of the
law was due to the Quakers of Pennsylvania. The
first section of this law was so framed that no peace-
ful Quaker could conscientiously vote for it. The
members of that persuasion at that era were few in
numbers in the Assembly, they had lost their power,
and could not have carried such an important meas-
ure. When the Quakers had the majority in the
Assembly they did not make an attempt even to
abolish slavery. They did not even prevent the im-
portation of slaves, merely laying a duty on them.
Many of the Pennsylvania Quakers were, like their
Puritan friends of New England, engaged in the slave
traffic, — that is, were interested in it pecuniarily, and
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they did not do what they have been given the credit j tie vote. The effort, however, to prevent a suspen-
of doino- Of course, when the law of 1780 had passed, ' sion of the tender laws could not be maintained very
and a stop had been put to slavery, they became i long. On the 24th of May a bill was proposed, which
warm and ardent in the cause of abolition. They passed the 31st, effecting this plan for three months,
were no longer financially concerned, and
hence for nearly a century have received
the credit for doing what they did not,
could not, and would not do.
So much for this humane act of our
forefathers. They found then that sla-
very was inconsistent and utterly antago-
nistic to the principles and permanency of
free institutions, and it was abolished. As
it provided for the registration of every
negro or mulatto slave or servant for life,
or till the age of thirty-one years before
the first of November following, and also
provided "that no man or woman of any
nation or color, except the negroes or mu-
lattoes who shall be registered as afore-
said,shall at any time hereafter be deemed,
adjudged, or holden within the territory
of this commonwealth as slaves or ser-
vants for life, but as free men and free
■women," a book was opened at the county-
seat for such purpose. From that at Lancaster we have
those belonging to persons within the present Lebanon
County. It will be seen that nearly all were owned
by Curtis Grubb, of Cornwall :
REGISTER OF NEGRO AND MULATTO SLAVES AND SER-
VANTS. .
1780.
Sept. 27. John Bossuer, of Heidelberg township, merchant, — Rachel,
aged 15 years; Jane, aged 7 years.
Sept. 29. Thomas Bossler, of Heidelberg township, miller, — John, aged
40 years.
Oct. 1. Robert Patton, of Lebanon township, merchant. — Zilpah, aged
34 years; Janny, aged 10 years; Benn Logan, aged 6 years.
Oct. 6. Curtis Grubb, of Lebanon township, iron-master, — Dick, aged
50 years; Moaea, aged 45 years; Calo, aged 30 years; Mingo, aged
27 years; Sampson, aged 27 years ; Pompe, aged 27 years; Jack, aged
24 years ; Bob, aged 24 years ; Exeter, aged 23 years ; Harry, Sr.,
aged 23 years; Joe, aged 23 years; Little Dick, aged 20 years; Jim,
aged 18 years; Harry, aged 13 years ; Austin, aged 8 years ; Abe, aged
5 years; Ciesar (runaway), aged 36 years ; Nell, aged 30 years ; Beck,
aged 27 years ; Dina, aged 2G years ; Phillis, aged 25 years ; Dina,
Jr., aged 11 years; Flora, aged 8 years; one mulatto, French half-
blooded, aged 4 months.
Oct. 12. Adam Ortfi, of Lebanon township, farmer, — Sala, aged 32
Oct. 12. Christopher Kither, of Lebanon township, miller, — Freegri/t,
aged 20 years.
About this period the Continental paper money, of
which a specimen is herewith given, took up the
attention not only of the people but of the law-
making power. On the 20th of March, 1780, the
Continental Congress, yielding to the necessity, au-
thorized the States to revise the laws making the
Continental bills a legal tender, and to amend them
as it was thought proper. The next day, in the
Assembly, a motion to suspend the operation of the
law, so far as it made the Continental currency equal
to gold and silver in payment of debts, was lost by a
Thirty Dollars!
THE Bearer is en-
titled to receive Thirty
Spanijh milled D O L-
LARS, or an equal
Sum in Gold or Silver,
(according to a Refo
Wion of CONGRESS
of the 14th January,
1779-
30 Dollars.
WJ'^A
FAC-SIMILE OF CONTINENTAL MONEY.
and on the 22d of June the suspension was continued
until the next session, and on December 22, indefi-
nitely. On the 1st of June, for the purpose of bring-
ing the war to a close, the Assembly authorized the
passage of an act to redeem the Continental bills to
the amount of twenty-five millions of dollars, by the
collection of taxes at the rate of one million dollars
to forty millions. Every effort was made to keep the
State money up to par. The measures adopted bring-
ing but temporary relief, the Assembly, on the 29th of
May, passed resolutions, authorized the borrowing of a
sum of money not exceeding £200,000 sterling, pledg-
ing the faith and honor of the State for its repayment
after ten years. It was deemed necessary to send an
agent to Europe, but neither in Holland or France,
countries whose sympathies were the strongest for the
struggling colonies, could this be effected, and he was,
in July, 1781, recalled by the Supreme Executive
Council of the State. Other measures were adopted
to relieve pressing necessities. The army was not
only without pay, but without clothing, and full short
of provisions. To supply their destitute countrymen
subscriptions were instituted by the ladies, while to
relieve financial embarrassment, the " Bank of Penn-
sylvania" was established. The Continental money,
however, continued to sink in value, while efforts
were made again and again to sustain it. At last the
financial crisis came, and many who deemed them-
selves in affluent circumstances by being in possession
of large amounts of currency suddenly found they had
only so much paper. In the agricultural sections the
blow came with great effect. The inhabitants had
supplied the armies and fleets of France, and of the
colonies with provisions, receiving this Continental
GENERAL HISTORY.
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currency. For years — yes for half a century there-
after— there was not a farmer in Lebanon, Heidel-
berg, or Bethel township who had not large amounts
of this worthless money. As this evil beggared our
ancestors, it is fondly hoped future generations may
be spared such grave disaster.
CHAPTER XI.
The War of 1812-14 — Proclamation of Governor Snyder of Pennsylvania
—Rolls of Companies of Captains Achey, Derr, Doebler, Fisher, Lesher,
Rees, and Snyder.
From the close of the Revolution and the ratifica-
tion of the treaty of peace which guaranteed the in-
dependence of the American colonies, the ill-temper
of the British began to manifest itself. The United
States held that a foreigner could be naturalized and
thus become an American citizen, enjoying all its
privileges. On the other hand the English govern-
ment insisted upon the doctrine, " Once an English-
man, always an Englishman." The British naval
officers, therefore, claimed the right of stopping
American vessels on the high seas, searching for sea-
men of English birth and pressing them into their
navy. British ships were stationed before our har-
bors, and every vessel coming or going was searched, i
Within a period of eight years nine hundred Ameri-
can vessels were captured for alleged violations, of
English commercial regulations, and at one time
there were more than six thousand names registered
on the books of the State department of seamen who
had been forced into the British navy. The feeling
against the old enemy became intense, and it was
finally greatly aggravated by the fact that British
emissaries had been busy arousing the Indians along
the then northwestern border, and an unsuccessful
effort to excite hostility to the national administra-
tion in the New England States in order to bring
about a dissolution of the union.
On the 29th of June, 1812, war was formally de-
clared against England. Never was a country more
poorly prepared for war than the United States at
this period. The regular army and navy were weak
and inefficient. The former numbered five thousand
men, and the latter comprised eight frigates and
twelve sloops. The officers of the Revolution were
either dead or had become so old and feeble as to be
of little service. Although most of the States were
" for war," the New Englanders opposed it as impol-
itic and unnecessary. Boston denounced this strug-
gle and the flags of her shipping were hoisted at half-
mast when the news came of the declaration. The
Middle and Southern and Western States were true
to the Union, and the courage of its citizen soldiery ,
with the valor of its little navy, under the blessings
of Divine Providence saved the country.
Pennsylvania never flinched ; as when in the days
of seventy-six she stood in the forefront of the strug-
gle, so she was just as true, just as loyal, in the sec-
ond conflict with the enemy. On the 12th of May,
nearly a month preceding the declaration of war by
Congress, Governor Snyder issued the following " Gen-
eral Orders," and we present them in full as part of
the story of that war :
" The President of the United States having, in conformity to an act
of Congress, required a draft of 14,000 men, as the quota of Pennsylva-
nia towards the detachment of 100,000 militia, the Governor is desirous,
with promptitude, to perform all the duties which the constitution and
laws, principle and patriotism, assign him. He feels his high responsi-
bility. He knows the ardent heart— warm zeal of the Pennsylvania
militia; and his sensibilities are alive to the honor of hie country.
"The revolution of America, that great and mighty struggle, which
issued in giving to the United States that place among the powers of
the earth, to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitled
them, had scarcely been consummated, when the King, over whom we
had been triumphant, began an invasion of our rights and property,
which has almost uninterruptedly been continued, and yearly aggrava-
ted in kind and in degree. Remonstrance has followed remonstrance,
hut they 'have been only answered by repeated injury,' and new out-
rage. Their promises — their written engagements — their plighted faith
—have all been wantonly violated. These wrongs have been so long
endured, that our motives have been mistaken, and our national char-
acter misrepresented. Our forbearance has been called cowardice — our
love of peace, a slavish fear to encounter the dangens of war. We know
that these representations have no foundation in truth; but it is time
that our enemies — that our friends — that the world, should know, we
are not degeuerated sons of gallant sires.
" For nearly thirty years we have been at peace with all the natioDS
of the earth. The gales of prosperity, and the full tide of happiness,
have borne us along; while the storm of war has been desolating the
greater part of the civilized world, and inundated it with the bitter
waters of affliction. All the means, which wisdom and patriotism could
devise, have been in vain resorted to, in the hope of preserving peace.
The cup of patieuce — of humiliation and long suffering, has been filled
to overflowing ; and the indignant arm of an injured people must be
raised to dash it to the earth, and grasp the avenging sword.
" In the cultivation of the earth, and in manufacturing and transport-
ing its products, the people of the United States have been honestly, use-
fully, and harmlessly employed; and for many years have we been feed-
ing the nation, whose navy ' has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts,
and destroyed the lives of our people.' Our ability and disposition to
serve them has whetted their commercial jealousy and monopolizing ani-
mosity.
"It is our property that has been plundered — it is our rights that
have been invaded — it is the persons of our friends, relatives and coun-
trymen, that have been ' taken captive on the high seas,' and constrained
' to bear arms against their country ; to become the executioners of their
friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.' It is our
flag that has been bathed in our waters— made red with the blood of our
the
fellow-citizens. Every gale from the ocean watts to (
— the groans of our impressed seamen, demanding retribution. It is our
homes and firesides that have been invaded by ' the merciless Indian
red soil with hostile
u the bosom of our
OngBt our people by
our own and that
them of national
savages,' who have been instigated to pollute our sa
feet, and tomahawk our citizens reposing in peace
country. The seeds of discord have been sown ac
an accredited Spy of the Biitisb government, at a t
lations of peace and amity were subsisting betwee
government, founded on reiterated assurances fro:
esteem and friendship.
"If ever a nation had justifiable cause of war, that nation is the
United States. If ever a people had motives to fight, we are that people.
Our government, the watchful guardians of our welfare, have sounded
the alarm— they have called upon us to gird on our swords and be ready
to go forth and meet our enemies. Let us hasten to obey the govern-
ment of our choice, and rally round the constituted authorities of the
Union. Let an honorable zeal glow in our bosoms, as we eagerly press
forward to render our services. It would give the Governor inexpressi-
ble satisfaction, if Pennsylvania would volunteer her quota. May each
State animate the others, and every citizen act as if the public weal — the
national honor and indepeudence rested upou his single arm. The ex-
ample of the Heroes and Statesmen of our revolution, und the rich in-
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
heritame their courage and wisdom achi
who love their country, to flock around h
right hands of freemen, planted in the sacrei
consecrated by a righteous cause:— this natio
ed, cannot fail to urge all
standard— upborne by the
d soil their valor won, and
y well go forth ' with
a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence,1 and
belief that the Arm of the Lord of Hosts, the strength of the Mighty
One of Israel, will be on our side,
"The last appeal being now to be made, by an injured and indignant
nation ; it remains for the Militia and Volunteers of Pennsylvania, by a
prompt co-operation with her sister States, to render efficient the meas-
ures which are or may hereafter be adopted by the United States gov-
"The Adjutant-General is charged with the necessary organization of
the quota of the State, conformably to the following plan:
"1st. There shall forthwith be drafted, in the manner prescribed by
law, 14,000 militia, officers and privates, to be formed into two divisions,
four brigades, and twenty-two regiments.
"The offer of service to the Governor of any flank company or com-
panies, attached to any regiment, of a number equal to the number of
militia required to be drafted from such regiment, may be accepted in
substitution ot such draft from the regiment.
" The corps of artillery, cavalry, riflemen and infantry, shall be in the
following general proportions, as nearly as practicable: Artillery, 700;
cavalry, 700; riflemen, 1400 ; infantry, 11,200.
"2d. The whole quota required shall be apportioned among the sev-
eral divisions of the State, agreeably to a detail to be furnished by the
Adjutant-General.
"The quotas of the several divisions of the State shall be formed into
two divisions for the present service.
"The quotaB of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh
divisions of the State, shall form the first division for service, under the
command of Major-General ISAAC WORRELL, a Brigadier-General
from the first division, and a Brigadier-General from the third division
of the State.
"The quotas of the eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth,
fourteenth, fifteeuth, and sixteenth divisions of the State, shall form the
second division for service, under the command of Major-General
ADAMSON TANNEHILL, with a Brigadier-General from the Becond
division, and a Brigadier-General from the fourth division of the State.
"3d. The men shall be mustered and inspected as soon as the drafts
are made, and without delay returns shall be made to the Adjutant-
General, who shall thereupon transmit copies to the Secretary at War.
" When the organization of the detachment shall be effected, the re-
spective corps will be exercised under the officers set over them —
Drafted militia, by their proper officers; volunteers, as prescribed by
law. The corps (either of drafted militia or of volunteers) will not re-
main embodied, nor be considered as in actual service, until by subse-
quent orders they are directed to take the field."
The Pennsylvanians responded nobly to the call of
the Governor of the State, and there was a tender of
three times the number of men requested. With the
exception of the western troops, who fought under
Harrison in the Ohio country, and those who served
with Gen. Brown at Niagara, few Pennsylvania troops
were long in active service.
The destruction of the capitol and public buildings
at Washington, and the threatened attack by the
enemy on the city of Baltimore, brought the war
near home to Central Pennsylvania, and there was
no want of men to defend the State. Every man
was a soldier. The following are the rolls of those
soldiers who were in that campaign, and although
they " snuffed the battle from afar," they were never-
theless patriots deserving well of their country.
The rolls of 1S12-13 are not to be found, which is
to be regretted, as this record would be the more
complete.
Among the general officers we find the following
who were from Lebanon County. There were no
doubt others, but we have tailed to distinguish them :
Brigadier- General.— Jacob Bower, 1812-13.
John Harrison, 1813.
Briijade- Inspector. —Abraham Doebler, 1812.
Lieutenant- Coin uel. — Adam Ritscher.
Quartermasters. — John Leidig.
John Uhler.
Adjutant— Isaac Meyer.
Drum-Majors. — Powel Hoffman.
Michael Shoop.
ROLL OF CAPT. JACOB ACHEY'S COMPANY.
Muster-roll of Capt. Jacob Achey's company in the First Regiment,
First Brigade, Pennsylvania Militia, under the command of Col.
Maxwell Kennedy, at York, Pa., Sept. 5, 1814. In service from
Sept, 1, 1814, to March 1, 1815. From Lebanon County.
Captain.
Achey, Jacob.
Lieutenant.
"Wilson, Hugh.
Ensign.
Steger, Adam.
Sergeants.
Hartman, Joseph.
Steitzer, Christian.
Coil, William.
Hubley, William.
Corporals.
Welsh, David.
Mitchell, Thomas.
Bechtell, Isaac.
Atkins, Samuel.
Fi/er.
Drumeus, Alexander.
Drummer.
Marr, Peter.
Privates.
Achey, George.
Johnson, Charles.
Acbey, Peter.
Kershling, Henry.
Biship, Thomas.
Kolp, Lewis.
Bleirstine, Abraham.
Kreider, Tobias.
Boger, Paul.
Lewis, Cyrus.
Bowman, Samuel.
Loeb, Henry.
Boyer, Henry.
Loeb, John.
Daub, Jacob.
Lowry, James.
Daub, Peter.
Martin, James.
Day, Francis.
McKarahan, David
Deitrich, Christian.
Miller, Jacob.
Deitrich, Henry.
Ott, Henry.
Demmy, Alexander.
Reed, Samuel.
Felty, Henry.
Smith, John.
Fland, Joshua.
Steger, Jacob.
Fugle, Samuel.
Thomas, Jacob.
Fox, Peter.
Uhler, Jacob.
Hamntli, Jacob.
Weiss, Peter.
Hawer, John.
Zweil, Anthony.
ROLL OF CAPT. NICKOLAUS DERR'S COMPANY.
Muster-roll of Capt. Nickolaus Derr's company, of the One Hundred;and
First Regiment of Pennsylvania Militia, under marching orders to
Marcus Hook, on the Delaware River, Sept. 27, 1814.
Captain.
Derr, Nickolaus.
Lieutenant.
Greenawalt, Jacob.
Ensign.
Kistler, Jacob.
Sergeants.
Krimm, Netten.
Seiberlink, Christian
Kramlich, Jacob.
Kopp, George.
Corporals.
Herbster, John.
Smith, Conrad.
Hartman, Peter.
Peter, Henry.
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Krum, Peter.
Smith, Michuel.
Aiker, Daniel.
Aiker, Daniel, Jr.
Bilker, Jacob.
Boger, Christian.
Breiner, George.
Buckman, Andrew.
Deibert, Daniel.
Fensternmcher, Philip.
Fulk, George.
Frans, John.
Frey, Adam.
Hander, George.
Hanselman, Andrew.
Hans, Christian.
Hans, Jacoh.
Hans, Leonard.
Hardinger, Michel.
Hausmau, John.
Heilman. Jacob.
Heller, Christian.
Hetler, George.
Hetler, John.
Holben, Salamon.
Hunsicker, Peter.
Kistler, Henry.
Klotz, Daniel.
Klutz, Andrew.
Kuns, Christian.
Lancknor, Joseph.
Lechleider, George.
Lefaver, Isaac.
Lefaver, William.
Lizer, Daniel.
Lutz, Christian.
Mest, Samuel.
Miller, Abraham.
Miller, Jacob.
Miller, John.
Miller, Peter.
Moyer, John.
Nothstein, Peter.
Peter, Jonas.
Rauclie, Daniel.
Rauche, Salamon.
Rex, John.
Rockel, Adam.
Ronche, John.
Sell, Peter.
Sensinger. Daniel.
Sleicher, Valentine.
Snyder, Christian.
Snyder, Jacob.
Snyder, Peter.
Steierwalt, George.
Stein, John.
Verlein, Michael.
Weaver, Jacob.
Wehr, Philip.
Werly, Andrew.
Werly, Theobalt.
Wert, Martin.
Yuxseimer, Abrahai
d of Col.
ROLL OF CAPT. HENRY DOEBLER'S COMPANY.
Muster-roll of Capt. Henry Doebler's company, in the First Regiment,
First Brigade, Pennsylvania Militia, under the
Maxwell Kennedy, at York, Pa., Sept. 5, 1814. In
Aug. 28, 1814, to March 5, 1815 ; from Lebanon County.
Captain.
Doebler, Henry.
Lieutenant.
Embich, Jacob.
Ensign.
Fasnacht, Frederick.
Sergeants.
Karch, George.
Johnson, John.
Hubley, Andrew D.
Embich, Samuel.
Shindle, Jacob.
Embich, Philip.
Millinger, John.
Hefflefinger, William.
Bricker, Jacob.
Buckley, Samuel.
Doebler, Lewis.
Dubs, Henry.
Ellinger, Peter.
Embich, Abraham.
Geissaman, John.
Geihart, George.
Gillman, Christian.
Greenawalt, Matthias.
Greenawalt, Philip.
Grove, Peter.
Hamilton, John.
Corporals.
Werth, John.
McCool, Joseph.
Fi/er.
Hefflefinger, John.
Hoffman, David.
Honeficaus, Philip.
Hoves, Isaac.
Marshall, James.
Mason, Frank.
Mayer, Henry.
McCloul, John.
McCullough, Samuel.
Miller, Christian.
Millinger, David.
Millinger, Samuel.
Pouler, William.
Kami, Henry.
Reivale, George.
Reivale, Tobias.
Rewalt, John.
Rinal, John.
Schnee, Joseph.
Seigrist, Christiai
Shindel, George.
Shotiu', .h-ft-ph.
Stoever, William.
Uhlcr, Michael.
Wain, Michael.
Weiss, Jacob.
Wilson, Hugh.
Yeager, Christian.
Yeager, John.
Yeager, Joseph.
Yensell, Martin.
ROLL OF CAPT. PHILIP FISHER'S COMPANY.
Muster-roll of Capt. Philip Fisher's company, in the Fifth Battalion,
First Brigade of Pennsylvania militia, under the command of Maj.
James McFarlan, at York, Pa. In service from Sept. 1, 1814, to
March 5, 1815, from Lebanon Couuty.
Captain.
Fisher, Philip.
Lieutenant.
Brough, John.
Ensign.
Shay, Thomas.
Sergeants.
Bollman, Frederick.
Breird, Henry.
Elliot, James.
Shettener, Jacob.
Rambler, Christian.
Faver, Samuel.
Heichholtz, Samuel.
McCoard, James.
Achabach, John.
Armold, George.
Ault, William.
Barnit, Isaac.
Bartilbach, Martin.
Brand, Michael.
Broker, Henry.
Butcher, Thomas.
Cephard, John.
Cornwell, Henry.
Dunbar, Samuel.
Eberly, Jacob.
Heichholtz, Jacob.
Eppley, Frederick.
Fogel, John.
Garman, Henry.
Gasshard, Samuel.
Gass, John.
Gingrich, Michael.
Glass, .
Goldman, Michael.
Greuk, Frederick.
Greglow, Henry.
Grisher, Jacob.
Hahn, John.
Hoover, William.
Howard, Frederick.
Karich, William.
Kliver, John.
Corpo
Ki,s>in^er, Jacob.
Williams, Solomon.
Kromer, David.
Lewis, Evin.
Long, Michael.
Loeser, Henry.
Loeser, Valentine.
Miller, George.
Miller, Samuel.
Moore, Peter.
Moyer, Peter.
Muckafee, John.
Neaff, George.
Onreider, Henry.
Parsh, Henry.
Pleeher. Jacob.
Ramsey, Daniel.
Ranels, James.
Redick, Henry.
Roland, Abniham.
Smith, Henry.
Spangler, George.
Spangler, Peter.
Sunday, Adam.
Tompkins, Jonathan
Walts. Chiistopher.
Waltz, Philip.
Weise, Jacob.
Wittnioyer, George.
Wolf, John.
Wolf, Philip.
ROLL OF CAPT. BENJAMIN LESHER'S COMPANY.
Muster-roll of Capt. Benjamin Lesher's company, in the First Regi-
ment, First Brigade, Pennsylvania militia, commanded by Col.
Maxwell Kennedy, at York, Pa., Sept. 5, 1814. In service from
Sept. 5, 1814, to March 5, 1S15, from Lebanon County.
Captain.
Lesher, Benjamin.
Lieutenant.
Leiduer, Dauiel.
Ensign.
Frelinghouseu, Peter.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Beashor, Benjamin.
Fortney, Jonas.
Felty, John.
Behny, Martin.
Beasbore, George.
Bush, George.
Capp, David.
Clemens, Geurge.
Derkes, George.
Ehler, Christian.
Ehler, Thomas.
Eisenhower, Henry.
Eisenhower, Martin.
Fearer, Joseph.
Fege, Leonard.
Fege, Peter.
Fisher, George.
Herring, Henry.
Hoffa, Jacob.
Holsaple, John.
Hoover, John.
Keen, Samuel.
Klick, John.
Kuutzleman, Daniel.
Achenbach, Jacob.
Wommer, Adam.
Corporals.
Wetzel, Frederick
Spengle, George.
Lantz, Henry.
Lurch, George.
Myers, Henry.
Rice, Samuel.
Ritter, George.
Shuey, George.
Silvus, Nicholas.
Snebely, Henry.
Snabely, John.
Steby, John.
Suter, Christophel.
UpdegrafF, George.
Wagoner, Jacob.
Weitle, William.
Wenter, John.
Wetzel, Jacob.
Wolf, Daniel.
Wolf, Frederick.
Wolf, Peter.
ROLL OF CAPT. JEREMIAH REES' COMPANY.
Muster-roll of Capt. Jeremiah Rees1 company, of the Fifth Battalion,
First Brigade, Pennsylvania Infantry, under the command of Lieut.-
Col. Lefever, at York, Pa. In service from Aug. 30 and 31, 1814, to
March 5, 1815, from Lancaster, Berks, and Lebanon.
Captain.
Rees, Jeremiah.
LieiUenant.
Knepley, Conrad.
Dill, James.
Eichelberger, Peter.
Deal, Daniel.
Missimer, John.
Newman, Peter.
Adams, Isaac.
Baldorf, Henry.
Bridegam, David.
Coleman, John.
Deckert, Daniel.
Defeubacb, John.
Dingier, Samuel.
Dubert, Henry.
Feag, John.
Fidler, Henry.
Fisher, Frederick.
Fisher, Michael.
Foltz, Henry.
Forry, John.
Foust, John.
Friberger, John.
Gable, Samuel,
dinger, Dauiel.
Griss, Adam.
Hahn, John.
Hain, Adam.
Heepner, Daniel.
Hosier, John.
Katterman, John.
Katzaman, Anthony.
Keich, Michael.
Sergeants.
Garman, Philip.
Kendle, Henry.
Corporals.
Darr, John.
David, George.
Krick, Peter.
Lutz, George.
Matthew, Samuel.
Mell, John.
Metz, Henry.
Miller, Henry.
Noll, George.
Noll, Jacob.
Reed, Jacob.
Reedy, Daniel.
Higgler, Jacob, Jr.
Rutter, Joseph.
Sheetz, Henry.
Shell, Peter.
Shingler, Jacob.
Seiler, John.
Sipple, William.
Sollady, Lawrence.
Spotz, Conrad.
Stoner, Rudolph.
Stronk, John.
Troutman, Michael.
Wolf, Jacob.
Zeeler, Valentine.
Zimmerman, Henry.
ROLL OF CAPT. PETER SNYDER'S COMPANY.
Muster-roll of Capt. Peter Snyder's company, in the Second Regiment,
First Brigade of Pennsylvania militia, under the command of Lieut.-
Col. Adam Ridsher, at York, Pa. In service from Sept. 2, 1814, to
March 5, 1815, from Dauphin, Schuylkill, Lebanon, and Berks
Counties.
Captain.
Snyder, Peter.
Lieutenant.
Bonawits, Benjamin.
Moody, Robert.
Sergeants.
Snyder, John.
Hughes, Charles.
Corporals,
Heppick, Joshua.
Hargesloger, Michael.
Privates.
Leahy, John.
Spayd, Christian.
Manly, David.
Hauthorn.Geo
Alherty, Lawrence.
Albright, John.
Andrew, Jacob.
Bale, John.
Barket, Peter.
Belleman, John.
Boddortf, John.
Boyer, John.
Brown, Jacob.
Bollinger, Daniel.
Bullinger, Jacob.
Cassel, Frederick.
Cassel, Michael.
Conrad, John.
Critzon, John.
Cunningham, Robert.
Curry, William
Diel, John.
Duncan, John.
Ebbert, Henry.
Eckler, Henry.
Ettle, David.
Eversole, Abraham.
Felty, Martin.
Fritz, Michael.
Gross, Michael.
Grundun, James.
Harrow, Henry.
Hays, Richard.
Hays, Solomon.
Hediick, Peter.
Hemperly, Michael.
Hite, Jacob.
Hostler, Jacob.
Hummel, Frederick.
Hummel, Joseph.
Johnson, David.
Jontz, George.
Kramer, Michael.
Lukinbill, John.
McBride, James.
McElrath, John.
Mosey, David.
Moyer, David.
Murray, Francis.
Night, John.
Reigle, Jonathan.
Remly, George.
Sawyer, John.
Seiler, Peter.
Shaffer, George.
Shaffer, John.
Smith, John.
Snyder, Godfrey.
Souser, Michael.
Stine, George.
Stine, John, Jr.
Strouse, William.
Winter, Jacob.
Wolf, John.
Woltz, John.
Woltz, Michael.
Wright, James.
Wyrich, David.
Zarver, Benjamin.
Zarver, Philip.
On the 24th of December, 1814, a treaty of peace
was signed by the commissioners of the United States
and of England at Ghent. It did not, however, set-
tle the great question of the war, the impressing of
seamen, but there was a tacit understanding, and
it was never revived. The news did not reach the
United States until the month of February. In the
mean time one of the most brilliant victories ever
achieved by the American arms, that of the battle of
New Orleans, on the 8th of January, 1815, had oc-
curred.
Following the war came on the financial crisis,
which has ensued and will follow every war, ruining
many. Soon, however, the country became prosper-
ous, and every branch of industry or valuable interest
received a beneficial impulse, and thus through nearly,
half a century trade and commerce, agriculture and
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57
the mechanic arts prospered. The resources of the
country were becoming rapidly developed. In the
towns industrial establishments were erected, the old-
time theories gave place to modern views and designs
and thoughts. In the farming communities the old
log cabins and log barns were removed, large, capa-
cious houses erected, and stone and brick buildings
occupied the site where the early pioneers erected the
rude log hut, or the more capacious structure used for
frontier defense. Among the lead were the people of
the townships now forming the county of Lebanon.
Many removed to the West during these years to
better their condition. Some did, it is true, but in
the end they have only done what their ancestors who
in Muhlbaeh, on the Quitopahilla or of Bethel, did
over a century before, made " the wilderness to blos-
som as the rose."
CHAPTER XII.
The Formation of Lebanon County— Boundaries— Court-House a
Jail — First Courts — Admissions to the Lebanon County Bar, 1S13-S3. ;
At the close of the war of the Revolution the in- I
habitants of Lancaster County north of the Cone-
wago Hills clamored for a new county. Many and
various were the reasons assigned. As early as 1782 \
petitions were presented to the Assembly detailing
the many inconveniences in attending the courts at
Lancaster. The feeling within the projected new
county was at first almost unanimous, but no sooner
did the most favorable plan — the erection of the
county, with the seat of justice at or near Harris'
Ferry — meet the approval of the Assembly, when
there suddenly arose most violent opposition. Harris-
burg was considered as being on the verge of the
count}' instead of in the centre. Remonstrances were
sent to the Legislature from almost every township,
and especially from Heidelberg, Lebanon, and Bethel.
The opposition was so great that the commissioners
of the county refused to assess and levy a tax for the
purpose of erecting the court-house and prison, on
the demand of the trustees, believing that a change
of the location of the county-seat would eventually
be accomplished, and until this question was perma-
nently settled the people should not be put to any
expense for the erection of the county buildings. As
a result, the trustees accused the commissioners and
assessors of dereliction of duty, and the power of the
Supreme Executive Council was called to the aid of
the trustees. At this juncture the following memorial,
signed by all the inhabitants in the townships alluded
to, was sent forward to the executive authorities :
" To Hit Excellency the President and the Honorable the Supreme Execu-
tive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
"The Petition of the Subscribers Freeholders and Inhabitants of the
County of Dauphin, Humbly ahewetb l That Your Petitioners and many
other Inhabitants of the said County did remonstrate and petition to
the Honorable House of Assembly at the l;,st Se-sioii setting forth the
Grievances of the Inhabitants and Hardships and Inconveniences under
which they labour, in resorting to the very Verge of the County, to the
present Seat of Judicature near Harris's Ferry and praying that the
Seat of Justice be appointed in a more'convenient part of the County
&c, Ac. To which remonstrance and Petition, and to the Act entitled
'An Act for erectiug Part of Lancaster County into a Seperate I canty1
Your Petitioners humbly refer Y'our Honorable Body.
" That the Commissioners and Township Assessors of the said County
have declined to assess and levy any Monies on the Inhabitants for the
purpose of building a Court House and Prison at a Place so inconve-
nient, As the Commissioners & Assessors are well acquainted of the
General Dissatisfaction of the Inhabitants of the said County to pay
any such Assessments.
" That Y'our Petitioners are apprehensive, that in the present Recess
of the Assembly, Application may be made to Your Honorable Body
accusing the County Commissioners, for neglecting their Duty in not
assessing the Sum or Sums of Money judged necessary by the Trustee,
mentioned in the said Act of Assembly for the Purposes aforesaid, and
therefore in Case of any such Application to Y'our Honorable Body.
Your Petitioners humbly pray Your Excellency & the Council will be
pleased to Suspend the Infliction of any Fines or Penalties on the Com-
missioners of Dauphin County for having declined to comply with the
Requisitions of the said Trustees until the Issue & Event of the Remon-
strance & Petition aforesaid be determined by the Legislature.1'
Finding that the law was imperative, the proper
officers attended to the performance of their duty,
and further proceedings in opposition thereto ceased.
However smooth the machinery of the new county of
Dauphin may have worked, efforts were at once made
to secure a division of the same, adding, if possible, a
small portion of the adjoining counties of Berks and
Lancaster, with the town of Lebanon as the county-
seat. Determined opposition was made at first from
the counties referred to, and also from that portion of
Dauphin now included therein. It was only when
the Legislature had decided to locate the State capi-
tol at Harrisburg that the approval of those formerly
opposed was secured.
At each session of the General Assembly for a
period of twenty years petitions and remonstrances
for the erection of a new county were presented.
The proposed name therefor was " Hamilton," in
honor of Alexander Hamilton, who fell in the duel
with Aaron Burr, and whom it was thought tit to
honor by his admirers in Pennsylvania, but for some
cause, probably political, this was objectionable.
Finally the name of the principal town was given to
that of the county, it having been derived from the
original township, and the measure passed in that
shape.
On the 16th of February, ISIti, Governor Simon
Snyder approved "an act erecting parts of Dauphin
and Lancaster Counties into a separate county, to
be called Lebanon," the first section of which re-
cites " that all those parts of Dauphin and Lancas-
ter Counties lying and being within the limits fol-
lowing, to wit: beginning at the southeast corner of
Dauphin County, where it intersects the Berks
County line, about four miles from Newmanstown;
thence through Lancaster County to a sandstone
house, formerly occupied by George Wyman, and in-
cluding the same, on the great road leading from
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Scheafterstown to Elizabeth Furnace ; thence to a
house formerly occupied by one Shroyer, deceased,
and including the same, on the great road leading
from Lebanon toManheim ; thence to Snyder's mill on
Conewago Creek, excluding the same; thence north-
erly to the house of one Henry, at the cross-roads
leading from Harrisburg to Reading, including the
same ; thence to Raccoon Creek, on the Blue or Kitta-
tinny Mountain ; thence along the said mountain, on
the top thereof, to the Berks County line ; thence
along the said line to the place of beginning, shall
be, and the same are hereby, according to said lines,
declared to be erected into a county henceforth to be
called Lebanon."
By an act approved 21st February, 1814, three com-
missioners were appointed to run and mark the boun-
dary lines between the counties of Lebanon and Lan-
caster, and Lebanon and Dauphin. Their report is
on file in the Quarter Sessions of Dauphin County.
That part which relates to the line between Dauphin
and Lebanon Counties is as follows, to wit:
"Starting from Snyder's mill on the Conewago
Creek ; thence north 14J degrees, west seven miles
and 132 perches, to Andrew Henry's, including the
same ; thence north 15} degrees, west eight miles and
239 perches, to the source of Raccoon Creek ; thence
on the same course 32 perches to the summit of the
first or Blue Mountain ; thence along the same north
64 degrees, east 13 miles and three-fourths of a mile
to the Berks County line."
On the 29th of March, 1821, another act of Assem-
bly was approved, providing, — " That so much of the
townships of East Hanover and Bethel, in the county
of Dauphin, as lies north of the Blue or Kittatinny
Mountain, shall be and compose a part of the county
of Lebanon."
These divisions took from the county of Dauphin
the entire townships of Heidelberg, Bethel, Lebanon,
Annville, East Hanover, and a large portion of Lon-
donderry, and a small strip of West Hanover west of
Raccoon Creek.
Commissioners were afterwards appointed to run
the extended lines, as directed by the act of March,
1821, and their report, recorded in Dauphin County,
Road Docket A, page 73, is as follows :
REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED TO RUN THE DI-
VISION LINE BETWEEN LEBANON AND DAUPHIN COUN-
TIES, JAN. 16, 1832.
"William Cochran, Martin Hocker, and John Harrison, the commis-
sioners, the two first appointed by an act of Assembly passed the 23d
day of March, A.D. 1829, and John Harrison (the third), appointed by a
supplement to said act passed the 14th day of March, a.d. 1831, in the
room of John Weidman, deceased, do report that they have performed
said service agreeably to said act. by commencing at a black oak on the
top of the Bine Mountain ; thence north fifteen degrees, west four miles
one hundred and ninety-two perches, to a pine on the top of the Fourth
Mountain; thence along the lop of Fourth Mountain, north Bixty de-
grees, east ten miles two hundred and seventy-two perches, to a pine at
the Schuylkill County line, a plat or draft of which is to the raid report
annexed."
DAUPHIN COUNTY.
N. 60° E. 10 miles and 272 perchi
LEBANON COUNTY.
It may be here stated that the commissioners sup-
posed all the territory between the First and Fourth
Mountains belonged to East Hanover and Bethel
townships, when, in reality, they included a portion
of Middle Paxtang township, which was wholly un-
authorized. As the inhabitants within the extended
lines were few, and perchance none within that por-
tion of the township referred to, no objections were
made to the report, and the county of Lebanon on its
northern boundary reaches to the top or ridge of the
Fourth Mountain.
The commissioners appointed under the act of 16th
of February, 1813, to purchase sites for the county
buildings, bought of George Karch on the 11th of
April, 1814, the lot numbered fifty-two in the bor-
ough of Lebanon, for the county prison, for five hun-
dred and fifty dollars, said lot fronting on Walnut
Street (now Eighth Street) sixty-six feet, in depth
one hundred and ninety-two feet on a fourteen feet
alley to another alley, and bounded on the south by
another lot of George Karch. At the same time they
purchased of Peter Shindel, Esq., and Peter Shindel
and wife, the lot on the corner of Walnut (now
Eighth) and Cumberland Streets, bounded on the
north by a fifteen feet alley, and on the west by lot of
Philip Greenawalt, being sixty-six feet in front and
one hundred and ninety-eight feet in depth, for two
hundred dollars. A subsequent purchase was made
from Philip Greenawalt, on the 20th of January,
1817, of the half lot adjoining on the west, being
thirty-three feet on Cumberland Street, and one hun-
dred and ninety-eight feet in depth to an alley, for
the sum of twelve hundred dollars.
In 1816 the county commissioners contracted with
Stephen Hills, the architect of the capitol at Harris-
burg, to erect a court-house, in which year they paid
him fourteen hundred dollars on account towards the
building. The next year they paid him thirteen
thousand six hundred dollars, and in 1815 the further
sum of six thousand four hundred and fifteen dollars
and eighty-seven cents, in which year it was completed
at the total cost of twenty-one thousand four hundred
and fifteen dollars and eighty -seven cents. It is a sub-
stantial brick structure, and although it has been
several times repaired and remodeled, its architec-
ture is not to be admired. Nevertheless, its offices
are very commodious and well arranged, while the
acoustic properties of the court-room are not equaled
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DAUPHLX &: LEBANON
Under the provisions oi'un act of the Letfislafurc
<A Pilvxstlvaxia passedthe 19V1 clay of
.Mdiih 1816.
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by any of the modern-built halls in the State. Or-
nate and elaborate workmanship in these days is
more studied than comfort.
The first jail was a temporary structure rudely con-
structed. For this Michael Huber furnished boards
and scantling to amount of $200; Jacob Knappsame,
for $75; Christian Seyler, six locks for $72, and for
repairing one lock, $3. When the second jail was
constructed there were paid for different items: To
Conrad Fasnacht and others for digging foundation
for jail cellar, $37.50, and for cellar, $350 ; Wil-
liam Glenn, for mason work, $2534.32; Daniel
Muller, for smithwork, $1703.56; Samuel Meily,
smithwork, $180 ; Samuel Lutz, hauling lumber,
$7 ; Michael Bross, same, $3 ; Christian Gingrich,
same, $3 ; Jacob Dillier, for carpenter work, $200 ;
Jacob and Frederick Embich, same, $405.50 ;
Jacob Knapp, boards and scantling, $235.86 ;
Edward Godwin and Jacob Goodheart, " for sur-
veying and calculating jail," $200; Michael Shu-
gar, cellar steps, $9 ; Daniel Foght, cleaning cel-
lar, $1.50; Samuel Rohrer, one lock, $4; George
Heilman, hauling lumber, $34, and digging
well, $120; Thomas Sanders, plastering, $216.82;
George Fesler, mason work to jail wall, $400 ;
and William Glenn, same, $836.75. The total
cost of first or temporary jail was $250 ; and of
the second, $7103.81. The latter has been often
repaired and altered. The present wall and stable
cost $5161.
The First Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace
for Lebanon County was held on Dec. 13 and 14,
1813, before Walter Franklin, president, and John
Gloninger and David Krause, associate judges.
The constables present and sworn were: Annville
township, Henry Redick ; Bethel township, Frederick
Hower ; East Hanover township, Henry Smith ; Le-
banon township, George Hoke.
The next session was held on the 14th of Febru-
ary, 1814. The following tavern licenses were granted
by the Court : Heidelberg Township. — Simon Bassler,
Michael Valentine, Jacob Shoener, John Meiser,
George Guss. Lebanon Borough. — Frederick Embich.
Bethel Township. — George Stein, John Lick, Daniel
Kaufman. Annville Township. — Michael Furry. The
foreman of the grand jury was Samuel Rex, of Heidel-
berg.
At the May sessions of 1814 the following tavern
licenses were granted : Heidelberg Township. — An-
drew Stouch, Frederick Overlin, Abraham Rex, Abra-
ham Andrews. Lebanon Borough. — Peter Wentling,
Jacob Shindel, Abraham Doebler, Bernhard Reinhard,
John Imhoff, Peter Lin ea weaver, John Young, God-
lieb Orth, Philip Fisher. Bethel Township.— Henry
Baekenstose, John Rank, John Glick.
At the September sessions, 1814, John Whatmough,
for blasphemy, was fined ten pounds, or suffer three
months in the county jail, pay the costs of prosecu-
tion, etc. ; John Bickel, foreman of grand jury. At
thesame sessions the following constable* were sworn :
Annville township, David Baily; Bethel township,
John Fasnacht; East Hanover township, Christian
Zering ; Elizabeth township, George Wolfersberger ;
Heidelberg township, John M. Reily; Lebanon town-
ship, John Huber; Londonderry township, David
Bigham ; foreman of grand jury, Jacob Hantz.
The First Common Pleas Court of Lebanon County
convened Dec. 10, 1813, with Walter Franklin presi-
dent judge, and John Gloninger and David Krause
LEBANON COURT-HOUSE.
associate judges. The first case was that of John
Becker for the use of Peter Becker vs. Henry Becker,
for debt, £126 3s. Judgment for amount claimed, and
settled in full, Jan. 23, 1816. This was the only busi-
ness transacted at this term ; J. Y. Smith attorney for
plaintiff. At the next term, on Feb. 10, 1814, the first
case was that of Robert Young vs. John Wilhelm, for
debt not exceeding three hundred dollars; Edward
Godwin attorney for plaintiff. The second case was
that of Michael Stroh vs. John Lick; Certiorari to
John Houte, Esq ; Proceedings quashed Aug. 11, 1815 ;
Edward Godwin attorney. The third case was Eliza-
beth Elder et al. vs. John Stauft'er; Thomas Elder
attorney for plaintiffs. The fourth case was same vs.
John Stauffer; same attorney. The next was Samuel
Betz and his wife Esther vs. John Dengler ; Godwin
attorney. John Kean and John Forster, lately mer-
chants trading under the firm of Kean & Forster, for
use of John Forster, vs. Isaac Mover; Thomas Elder
attorney for plaintiff.
Next court convened May 16, 1814, but adjourned
to Aug. 1, 1814, without transacting any business.
At this term (August) the first case tried was Sarah
Ritter vs. George Eckert, for breach of marriage con-
tract; James Buchanan and Edward Godwin attor-
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
neys for plaintiff, and Thomas Elder and James Hop-
kins for defendant.
The following petit jury (first in the county in a
civil action) tried the case: Basler Fetterhoff, George
Johler, John Hostetter, George Garrett, Jr., Adam
Bosler, John Logan, Jacob Peiffer, Tobias Ulrich,
George Stine, Jacob Selver, Michael Gingrich, and
Thomas Clark, who found for the lady in the sum of
two hundred and five dollars, and costs.
For the December term, 1813, two suits were en-
tered; February term, 1814, six; May term, thirty;
and September term, twenty-two. At the December
term, 1814, the cases numbered thirty-nine, showing
a gradual increase in litigation.
First Wills Recorded. — The first will admitted
to record was that of Christian Seybert, Sr., of Hei-
delberg township, dated Oct. 19, 1811, with a codicil
of April 15, 1813, and a second codicil of April 22,
1813, and same was recorded Aug. 7, 1813.
The next will was that of Michael Mover, of Hei-
delberg township, dated March 13, 1813, and recorded
May 12, 1813.
Then followed the wills of the following decedents
with dates of their records :
Peter Shantz, Londonderry, April 23, 1813.
John Tibben, the elder, East Hanover, April 27,
1813.
Daniel Mattern, Bethel, Aug. 6, 1813.
Michael Snyder, Lebanon township, Aug. 7, 1813.
Thomas Mitchel, Annville, Dec. 17, 1813.
James Davis, Lebanon borough, Jan. 17, 1814.
Elizabeth Olewath, Heidelberg, Jan. 20, 1814.
John Farney, Lebanon township, Jan. 27, 1814.
Christian Bucher, Lebanon township, Jan. 28, 1814.
Daniel Smith, of Elizabeth township, Lancaster
Co., school-master and bookseller, Feb. 3, 1814.
Jacob Boltz, Annville, yeoman, Feb. 12, 1814.
Anthony Karmany, Annville, March 5, 1814.
Anthony Doebler, Lebanon borough, March 21,
1814.
John Shenk, Sr., Heidelberg, April 29, 1814.
Christian Seltzer, the younger, of Bethel township,
April 14, 1814.
George Hooltz, Annville, April 15, 1814.
Elizabeth Reissly, Lebanon borough, July 16, 1814.
Maria Dinius, Lebanon township, July 23, 1814.
Letters of Administration. — The first letters
of administration were issued May 11, 1813, by John
W. Shultze, register of wills, to Peter Fisher, on the
estate of George Loeb (deceased), late of Lebanon
borough. The following were the persons to whom
subsequent letters were issued, with dates of same,
and names of decedents whose estate was adminis-
tered upon :
Administrators. Dates. Decedents.
John Eckart, Il.in v Ulrich.. May 28, 1813 Catharine Eckart.
April 13, 1813... John George Trion.
Peter Moh
.la,.. I. Beiger, Eve )•
Philip Shaacke, Tol
April 15,1813 ..James Fri
April 15, 1813. ..Jacob Groff.
reier naucK .lone 5, 1813 Magdalena Groh.
George Mars, Eve Strohm lulv J.!, 1813 John Strohm.
Jacob Shaed Julv 2(1, 1813 John Becker.
Administrators. Dates. Decedents.
Isaac Hershy Aug. 6, 1813 Anna M. Schantz.
John Ney, Christopher Ricker Aug. IS, 1813.... Henry Peter, Jr.
John Herckelroth. Martin Thomas...Oct. i, 1813 Henry Herckelroth.
From the organization of Lebanon to the present
period the following attorneys have practiced in the
several courts of the county. The resident members
are marked with an asterisk (*) — those resident and
dead with a dagger (t).
ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Hamilton Alricks Nov. 8, 1831.
Jacob Awnke Jan. 7, 1845.
S. II. Alleman Ian. 3, 1870.
Charles K. Arndtt Jan. 13, 1874.
Jacob G. Adams* Jan,l, 1877.
.lames Buchanan Dec. 13, 1813.
John Marks Biddle Feb. 14, 1814.
Edward Buruham April 2, 1827.
Peter Baldorff Aug. 7, 1827.
James Burnside Nov. 7, 1831.
John Banner Aug. 11, 1835.
William Betz Jan. 11, 1837.
Thomas H. Bibighaust Aug. 6, 1839.
John R. Breitenbach Jan. 0, 1840.
Samuel Brownwell Ian. 1, 1844.
Benjamin Bartholomew April 7, 1849.
Amos R. Boughteii April 15, 1851.
John S. Bossier* Ian. 7, 1852.
John Banks Ian. 6, 1858.
John H. Bowman* Aug. 17, 1858.
M.cbael P. Boyer Aug. IB, 1859.
Bassler Boyer* Nov. 2, 1853.
F.Carroll Brewster Jan. 7, 1864.
Henry T. Bibighaus* April 22, 1864.
John Benson* Jan. 3, 1865.
Israel (■. Becker Jan. 8. 1869.
William T. Bishop Nov. 7, 1853.
William S.Bordlemay* May 14,1869.
Charles A. lirunim June 22, 1868.
John W. Bickel Jan. 12, 1870.
Thomas II. Bauuau Jan. 12, 1870.
i; 'ge F. lireueinan Nov. 1.5, 1870.
Lin Bartholon ew April 22, 1875.
0. 1'. Bechlel April 22, 1875.
George F. Baer Ian. 13, 1876.
George W. Burkholder* Sept. 2, 1878.
George S. Bowman* Ian. 6, 1879.
Owen P. Bricker Dec. 1. 1879.
A. S. Brendle May 25, 1882.
Edward Coleman May 16, 1814.
William Cowan Aug. 13, 1845.
Milton Campbell Aug. 10, 1865.
Thomas II. Capp* Nov. 7, 1881.
Daniel Durkee Jan. 4, 1819.
Samuel Douglass April 5, 1819.
Robert li. Dodson Ian. 5, 1841.
William M. Dorr* April 18, 1859.
Willi Darlington Nov. 14, 1860.
David D. Dillman Jan. 15, 1869.
CyrasG Derr Aug. 19, 1869.
(I. J. In. Ic\ Nov. 15, 1870.
John s. Delweiler Feb. 5,1872.
II. .ran- M. Hailing April 22, 1875.
W. 0. D.tweiler Aug. 19,1881.
I>.n,i.-1 Dougherty April IS, 1883.
Tb a- Elder Dec. 13, 1813.
\ s Ellmaker May 16, 1814.
Benjamin F. Etter Aug. 19, 1861.
George Eyster Nov. 14, 1870.
James N. Ermentrout April 26,1873.
Allen W. Ebrgood.* Jan. 16, 1880.
John Fisher Dec. 13, 1813.
George Fisher Dec. 13,1813.
John M. Forster May 16, 1814.
John Adams Fisher April 9, 1821.
Josinh Funck* April 15, 1851.
J. Montgomery Foster Nov. 5, 1855.
Reub Fray/.er May 24, 1843.
Guy E. Fai-nubar Nov. 14, 1870.
Charles J. Faulkner. Jr March 1. 1876.
•I. Marshall Funck* Sept 1,1879.
W. D. Fisb.-r* Nov. 13, 1882.
Edward Godwin Dec. 13, 1813.
William Goodhart Nov. 12, 1845.
Michael Gallagher Jan. 5, 1846.
Peter Gwinner Nov. 3, 1847.
Jacob L. Gross Nov. 6. 1S54.
J. P. S. Gobin* April 16, 1866.
William M Goodman Dec. 2, 1867.
W. H. Gearban Ian. H, 1869.
Henry S. Gockley* Nov. 13, 1882.
James Hopkins Dec. 13,1813.
Abiathar Hopkins Nov. 14, 1816.
George W. Harris April 3, 1821.
Daniel .1. Heister April 1, 1822.
Andrew J. Herr Jan. 4, 1858.
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61
Jeremiah HufTniant Jan. 4, 18C6.
L. \V. Hall Nov. 1G, 1870.
Allen I). Hnffcr April C, 1874.
Luther F. Houck* April 14, 1879.
Alfred M ll.rktiess May 24, 1880.
Charles [,. ll.twley April 13, 18S2.
William N. livine Aug. 16, 1816.
Cyrnj S. Jacoha Aug. 3, 1824.
William O Jenkins March 17,1875.
Henry Kurtz. Feb. 14, 1814.
George W. Klinet Sep'- -4, 1821.
David Krause April 8, 1823.
Andrew J. Kline April 6, 1825.
Levi Kline* Nov. 6, 1834.
John W. Killlnger* Nov. 3,1846.
John C. Kunkle Nov. 6. 1854.
George W. Kline* April 25, 1857.
George It. Sturdier Jan. 5, 1870.
Charles H. Killingei* Jan. 5, 1877.
Percival C. Kauflinan Aug. 19,1881.
George P. Mueaweaver Nov. 10, 1848.
Samuel I.aird Feb. 21, 1814.
Nathaniel II. Loring Nov. 14,1823.
Christopher Loser Aug. 11, 1835.
Henry D Lineaweaver Aug. 14, 1837.
Jacob S. Livingood Nov. 7, 1848.
William K. Louse (stricken off) April 25, 1857.
Robert A. Lambeiton April 19, 1858.
James Merrill Linn Nov. 15, 1S60.
William II. I.. -Imiant Aug. 21, 1867.
Herman K. Long July 5, 1869.
Cyrus It. Lantz* Aug. 19, 1869.
J.' Meyer Light- April 19, 1872.
Charles L. Lockwood April 11, 1881.
Muses Maclean Feb. 16,1814.
William Montgomery Feb. 17, 1814.
Francis M, Muhlenberg April 5, 1819.
Calvin Mason Aug. 27, 1827.
John It. Montgomery April 6, 1829.
McCormick Nov. 6, 1828.
William Met lure Nov. 8, 1831.
James McCormick Aug. 4, 1834.
Joiiu \V. Misli* Aug. 5, 1845.
George W. McElroy Jan. 5, 1847.
Ki, hard McAllister Jau. 6, 1851.
Deuitt C. Morris .Aug. 6, 1851.
Samuel Metiarrou Nov. 5, 1853.
LeviMeilv Nov. 6, 1853.
Cyrus P. Miller* Aug. 17, 1858.
George W. Matehen Apiil 18,1859.
Samuel T. McAdam* April 26, 1S62.
Penrose G. Mark* Aug. 21, 1867.
J. C McAlarney April 20, 1869.
David J.Mumina March 5, I860.
J. A. C.McCline June 12,1870.
B. Bryson McCool lone 12,1870.
M. W". M.AIainev Nov. 11, 1870.
E. Spencer Miller Aug 21, 1871.
Samuel V. Mavs Nov. 3, 1873.
John B. MePlierson May 10, 1875.
Frank E. Meily* Jan. 6, 1879.
John W. Meily", Jr* April 14, 1879.
George W. Nutz Feb. 16, 1814.
William Nonas May 16, 1814.
H. M. North Nov. 16, 1870.
Adam H. Orth April 7, 1823.
Joseph C. Orth Nov. 7, 1843.
George B Porter Dec. 13, 1813.
Edward P, Pearson January, 1825.
Isaac Pearson Aug. 5, 1829.
James M. Porter April 15,1851.
J.Austin Parrish Nov. 11, 1856.
Robert M. Palmer Jan. 6, 1857.
George Pfleger Aug. 18, 1863.
William S Price Aug. 19, 1867.
C. L. Pinkerton Oct. 13, 1876.
Charles Phillips March 14, 1879.
John Kola-its Dec. 13, 1813.
Charles Richards Dec. 13, 1813.
Milton C Rogers Feb. 14, 1814.
Charles C. Rawn April 11, 1848.
James L. Reynolds Nov. 12. 1844.
Charles K. Robeson March 6, I860.
Adam ('. Reinreh) April 26, 18T0.
Philip H. Reinhard* June 4, W7.
James Evan Jan. 15, 1877.
Charles Smith Dec. 13, 1813.
Jasper Yeates Smith Dec. 13, 1813.
Jasper Slaymaker Feb. 14, 1814.
Henrv Shippen Jan. 13, 1816.
Francis R.Shnnk Aug. 6 1817.
Samuel Shoch April 1, 1822.
Franklin D. Shuener Jan. 11, 1837.
John P. Sandersou Sept. 23. 1839.
William Strong..: Ian. 4, 1844.
Hiram B Swarr.-. April 13.1847.
Cornelius M. Shell Jan. 6, 1851.
William R. Smith Aug. 21, 1855.
Darius J. Seltzerf Aug. 18, 1857.
Jacob L. Stemmetz April 22, 1S70.
H. Shellenberger Oct. 24. 1870.
J. McD. Sbarpe Nov. 14, 1870.
A. Frank Seltzer Aug. 24, 18G5.
Howard E. Shirk* Ian. 6, 1879.
B. M.Strouse May 21, 1880.
George B. Schock* Nov. 13, 1882.
George H. Troutman April 22, 1-7."..
.1. Wanen Try-on Sept. 8, 1877.
A.Wilson Tavlor Aug. 21, 1867.
Alex. F.Thompson April 10, 1882.
John W. Ulii.bt April 4, 1842.
A.Stanley Ulrich* April 21, 1862.
George B. Ulrich* April 14, 1-79.
Frank Uhland Feh. 6, 1882.
Richard Yaux Oct. 7, 1878
Jacob B. Weidniant Dee. 13, 1813.
Ebenezer Wright May 11. 1814.
John Wright Apiil ", l-I'.l.
Henry Woodward April ':, 182(1.
Charles Witman Aug. 11, 1821.
John Salter Wharton Aug 5, 1822
Wait Whitnev Aug. 2, 1825.
Daniel Whitney Aug. 7, 1827.
John Weidniant Nov. 9. 1842.
Addison T. Weidle Aug. 3, 1847.
John Williamson May 21, 1855.
Grant Weidman* Aua. 23, 1801.
Jacob Weidle, Jr Jan. 8, 1864.
John H. Weiss Aug. 20, 1867.
Jonathan Wright March 1, 1869.
Mason Weidman April 11, 1870.
Amos B. Wanner Feb. 21. 1873.
J. Nelson Wisner March 1, 1876.
J. M. Wiestlitlg Jan. 5, 1880.
John B. Witmer* Nov. 1:;, 1SS2.
ThomasD. Y eager Jau. 12, 1874.
John W. Young April 26, 1879.
Charles M. Zerbe*. Aug. 20, 1866.
CHAPTER XIII.
Internal Improvements — The Union Canal — Remonstrance of Inhabi-
tants against Increasing Power of Corporations — Railroads — Turn-
pikes.
The State of Pennsylvania is justly entitled to the
credit of having first directed public attention to
canals and turnpikes in the United States. David
Rittenhouse, the astronomer, and William Smith,
i D.D., provost of the University of Pennsylvania,
were the first movers in the matter. Afterwards
Robert Morris, the financier of the Revolution, and
still later Robert Fulton, the engineer, — of whom
Pennsylvania is justly proud, — lent their powerful
assistance. In 1792, David Rittenhouse and Dr.
William Smith surveyed a route for a canal to con-
nect the waters of the Susquehanna and Schuylkill
Rivers by means of the Swatara and Tulpehocken
Creeks. The Union Canal, which has since accom-
plished this object, passes over a portion of this route,
the first which was surveyed for a canal in the colo-
nies. The views of the projectors of this work were,
if the difficulties of the period be considered, far more
gigantic and surprising than have been entertained
by their successors in any part of the Union. They
contemplated nothing less than a junction of the east-
ern and western waters of Lake Erie and of the Ohio
with the Delaware on a route extending five hundred
and eighty-two miles. The Allegheny Mountain was
wisely deemed to offer an insuperable obstacle to a
continuous navigation. A portage over this section
was accordingly recommended, — an expedient which
at a later day was compelled to be adopted. To con-
sider the enterprise of that age, we should remember
that the great valley of the Ohio and Mississippi was
almost one boundless forest, uninhabited save by the
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
morose and treacherous Indian. Attainable money-
capital was then almost unknown in the vocabulary
of those days. No canal was then in existence in
England, Sankey Brook and the Duke of Bridgewa-
ter's being yet unfinished. Public opinion even then
had yet to learn that canals were not visionary under-
takings. The sneers of many were to be encountered.
Nevertheless, under all these discouragements, the
earliest advocates for inland navigation commenced
their labors in Pennsylvania. As early as 1760 they
induced the American Philosophical Society to order
a survey for a canal to connect the Chesapeake Bay
with the Delaware._ The Provincial Assembly at the
same time authorized a survey on a route extending
five hundred and eighty-two miles to Pittsburgh, and
this survey was partially by the route of the Tulpe-
hocken and Svvatara Creeks. This survey was made
and a report followed strongly recommending the
execution of the project. The adoption of the plan
was postponed in consequence of the Revolution.
After the termination of that struggle several
works were commenced in North Carolina, Virginia,
and Maryland. The canal through the Dismal
Swamp, connecting the Chesapeake Bay and Albe-
marle Sound with the works on the Potomac, James,
and Rappahannock Rivers, were commenced and
partially finished between 1786 and 1791. The great
project of Pennsylvania was allowed to slumber until
Sept. 29, 1791, about a century after William Penn's
first prophetic intimation, when the Legislature in-
corporated a company to connect the Susquehanna
with the Schuylkill by a canal and slack-water navi-
gation. Robert Morris, David Rittenhouse, Dr. Wil-
liam Smith, Tench Francis, and others, were named
as commissioners. The intention of connecting the
eastern and northwestern parts of the State is dis-
tinctly expressed in this, and in the subsequent act of
April 10, 1792. Work was commenced on lands be-
tween Lebanon and Myerstowu in 1794. By the
terms of this last act a company was formed to effect
a junction of the Delaware with the Schuylkill River,
by a canal extending from Norristown to Philadel-
phia, a distance of seventeen miles. The Schuylkill
River from the former city to Reading was to be tem-
porarily improved, and thus form with the works of
the Susquehanna and Schuylkill Company an un-
interrupted communication of water with the interior
of the State, with the intention of- extending the
chain to Erie and the Ohio. Experience soon con-
vinced the two companies that a greater length of
caual was necessary in consequence of the difficulties
of improving the channels of the rivers, hence the
company last mentioned determined, in compliance
with the suggestion of Mr. Weston, a British engi-
neer, whom they had employed, to extend their canal
from river to river, a distance of seventy miles. In
conjunction with the former company they nearly
completed fifteen miles of the most difficult parts of
the two works, comprising much rock excavation,
heavy embankment, extensive deep cuttings, and sev-
eral locks, which were constructed of brick. In con-
sequence of the commercial difficulties, in which it
is known that some of the chief stockholders were
shortly after involved, both companies were, com-
pelled to suspend their operations, after the expendi-
ture of four hundred and forty thousand dollars.
The suspension of these works, and subsequently of
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, had a most dis-
astrous effect on every similar work which was pro-
jected for many years afterwards. Frequent abortive
attempts were made from 1794 to resum,e operations,
and notwithstanding the subscription of three hun-
dred thousand dollars stock, subsequently tendered
by the State, these companies continued a mere lan-
guishing existence.
About this period earnest protests were sent to the
Legislature, one of which, numerously signed by in-
habitants of Lebanon County, herewith given, goes
to show that at that early day the power of great cor-
porations was to be feared, and which we in this year
of grace one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three
are feeling the serious effects of. Our ancestors were
wise thinking no doubt, but only saw the evil and
little of the good.
" The Eemonstronce of the subscribers, yeomen, und citizens of Pennu respect-
fully showeth :
"That it is declared by the Constitution of onr country, that 'the
Citizens have right, in a peaceable manner, to assemble together for
their common good, and to apply to those invested with the power of
government, for redress of grievances, or other purposes, by petition,
address or remonstrance.' Supported by this authority, and as free citi-
zens of an independent commonwealth, we consider that the right of
giving our opinion on public measures, is sufficient to impose on us the
duty of calling your attention to several laws, by which a few wealthy
and powerful citizens have been embodied, and are authorized to dig
Canals and make Turnpike Roads, for their private emolument, to the
destruction of public and private property. Should those laws not be
repealed, but become precedents to similar laws, the liberties of the
people will be destroyed by incorporated companies enjoying partial and
spr
vile
"We consider that under every legal government, whether the sov-
ereign power is exercised by a king, by an aristocracy, or by a popular
assembly, the People are entitled, to be protected in their lives and
properties. The social compact ensures those rights, and at the same
time establishes a perfect equality among citizens, that as all lay them-
selves under the same obligations, and make the same sacrifices to society
all ought to enjoy the same privileges. Laws made contrary to these
fundamental principles, are made in violation of that duty which the
Legislature owes to the People, and therefore must be regarded as arbi-
trary and unjust. A nation is obliged to preserve everyone of its mem-
bers. The nation owes this to itself, since the loss even of one of its
members weakens it, and is injurious to its own preservation. Those
who compose a nation are united for their defence and common advan-
tage, and none can be justly deprived of the protection of the union, or
of the advantages which flow from it, whilst he acts the part of a good
citizen. If the government has a right to take one acre of the property
of the farmer, without his consent, and bestow it for the advantage of a
privileged company of citizens, it has the same right to deprive him of
his whole farm. In whatever country or under whatever form of gov-
ernment such an abuse of power is exercised, there can only exist mas-
ters and slaves,— The theory of such a government is falsehood and
mockery — the practice is oppression. Nothing appears more absurd,
than to esteem any act right and just, merely because it has the sanction
of the Legislature: If our rights have
insecure as under the most despotic m
to agricultural improvements, if the property of the farmer is at any
time at the absolute disposal of others? — If that power which, when re-
strained within its just bounds, would dispense light and heat to the
> other foundation, they are as
archy. What encouragement
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whole country, may be employed like u devouring flame to destroy? — It
ia a matter of the first importance to a free commonwealth, to have the
powers of the legislature defined with precision. We do not think it
necessary to enquire into the extent of this power. The history of gov-
ernments will furnish nothing satisfactory ou this suhject. In the dis-
putes between sovereigns and the people, recourse is commonly had to
history, to seek in the decisions and in the ancient customs of nations,
examples or facts to regulate the judgment, but these histories, often
dictated by fear or flattery, exhibit little more than the most horrid
abuses and oppressions on the part of the sovereigns, and the too ineffec-
tual struggles of the people to preserve their liberties.
" There does not exist a country in which the just limits of the sov-
ereign and the rights of the people have been preserved. But it is not
to the customs, to the examples, nor eveu to the concessions of other
nations, to which we appeal on the present question ; it is to the unalien-
able rights of the people, it is to reason, it is to justice, it is to the enlight-
ened understanding of the representatives of a free people.
"We observe, with great anxiety, wealthy incorporated compa-
nies taking possession of public and private property. The outrages
committed by those privileged orders have already occasioned several
hundred of our fellow-citizens to appeal to the legislature for redress.
The inequality introduced by Buch establishments must destroy the
liberties of our country. No observation is better supported than
this that a country cannot long preserve its liberty where a great ine-
quality of property takes place. Is it not, therefore, the most danger-
ous policy in this infant republic to combine the wealthy in order to
make them powerful? Whilst we contend for an equality of rights we
have no idea of the justice of an equal division of property. We know
that a difference will always take place in society according to the
physical and acquired abilities of its members, and this inequality, so far
from being a source of evil, is the true basis of public prosperity. It
invites the members of the same society mutually to assist each other,
according to their various abilities. This mutual exchange of good
offices is destroyed and the commonwealth endangered whenever, by
arbitrary and partial laws, a few men are incorporated and made suffi-
ciently powerful by privileges and wealth to purchase or to destroy the
property and rights of their fellow-citizens.
" Influenced by these principles, and engaged in an occupation not
only necessary to the existence of our country, but which we know to
be productive in proportion to the liberty, independence, and security of
the farmer, we trust that the legislature will neither think our request
unreasonable or unjust, when we pray to have those obnoxious laws re-
pealed, by the authority of which companies have been incorporated to
dig canals and make turnpike roads, to the injury of public and private
property.
"An act of this kind, however it might be censured by a few inter-
ested individuals, would not only be consistent with the strictest prin-
ciples of justice, but supported by precedent. Vattel observes that the
prince or superior of the society, whatever he is, being naturally no
mure than the administrator, and not the proprietor of the State, his
authority as sovereign or head of The nation, does not of itself give him a
right to alienate or dispose of the public property. The general rule, then,
is that the superior cannot dispose of the public property as to its sub-
stance. If the superior makes use of this property, the alienation he
makes of it will be invalid, and may at any time be revolted by his succes-
sor, or by the nation. This is the law commonly received in France.and
it was upon this principle that the duke of Sulley advised Henry IV. to
resume the possession of all the domains of the crown, alienated by his
predecessors. The records of the legislature of our own country afford
an honorable instance of substantial justice in the restoration of private
property taken from its owners by law. On the memorial of Dr. Wil-
liam Smith and others, trustees of the college, academy, and charitable
school of Philadelphia, a law was enacted by which the former law was
repealed, and the property restored to the owners."
Notwithstanding such vigorous protests, the march
of internal improvements kept on. In 1811 the two
canal companies were united and reorganized as the
Union Canal Company, with special authority to ex-
tend their canal from Philadelphia to Lake Erie,
with the privilege of making such further extension
in any other part of the State as they might deem ex-
pedient. In 1819 and 1821 the State granted further
aid by a guarantee of interest and a monopoly of
the lottery privilege. The additional subscriptions
obtained in consequence of this legislative encourage-
ment, enabled the managers to resume operations in
1821. The line was relocated, the dimensions of the
canal changed, and the whole work finished in about
six years from this period, after thirty-seven years
had elapsed from the commencement of the work,
and sixty-five from the date of the first survey.
It was completed in 1827, and the first boat, the
"Alpha, of Tulpehocken," passed Lebanon on its
way westward. Up to 1828, one million six hundred
thousand dollars had been expended in the construc-
tion of the work, in addition to the proceeds of the
lotteries, and excluding the sums expended on the
old work.
The main line of the canal is seventy-nine miles in
length from Middletown on the Susquehanna, where
it connects with the Pennsylvania Canal, to a point a
short distance below Reading, where it joins the works
of the Schuylkill Navigation Company. There is
also a navigable feeder seven miles in length called
the Swatara Feeder. The summit is six miles and
seventy-eight chains (between the Swatara and Tulpe-
hocken) in length, extending two miles east of Leba-
non, and about four west. It passes over a limestone
district, and much deep excavation in the rock was
required. In consequence of the many fissures which
abound in limestone rocks, the usual experiment of
puddling did not succeed in retaining water in the
summit, and after many experiments it was found
necessary to plank this section throughout.
The descent to the Schuylkill, accomplished with
fifty-four locks, is three hundred and seven feet; to
the Susquehanna, with thirty-four locks, one hundred
and ninety-three feet. At the western end of the
summit is a tunnel, seven hundred and twenty-nine
feet in length, excavated in solid rock, and this was
the first tunnel constructed in the United States. The
summit was filled with water pumped from the Quita-
pohilla and Swatara Creeks, to an elevation sufficient
to carry it through feeders, that from the Quitapo-
hilla being half a mile in length and near Lebauou ;
and the one from the Swatara about three miles in
length, the Union Water-works being about five
miles from Lebanon. The canal, as first constructed
for boats of twenty-five tons, excluded most of the
boats plying on the State Works, but from 1853 to
1857, it was enlarged. The planking was also re-
moved from the summit, and the old plan of puddling
resorted to. There was still a scarcity of water, until
1866, when three large reservoirs were constructed
north of the canal, two near Lebanon, and one near
Myerstown. They were projected by L. R. Hynieka,
the then efficient superintendent of the canal, and
answered the purpose so well, that it is contemplated
to erect additional ones, and thus the necessity of
using any pumping machinery whatever was avoided.
This canal, as previously noted, was the first con-
structed in America, and as the pioneer work of the
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country, it certainly was an enterprise of stupendous
magnitude. Identical with the completion and opera-
tion of this maritime highway is much of the material
prosperity, not only of Lebanon, but of the whole coun-
try, due ; and from that time dates the steady growth
in population and agricultural wealth which has made
Lebanon County what it is. In this era of railroads
it may have lost its commercial preponderance, but
nothing can alter the fact that its projectors have
done more for Lebanon County in the past than any
other person or persons, nor take from them the honor
of having laid the " corner-stone" of the prosperity
of the sections through which the canal passes.
The Philadelphia and Reading and the Lebanon Val-
ley Railroads. — The Philadelphia and Reading may
well be called the pioneer railroad of Pennsylvania.
The company was chartered by the Legislature, April
4, 1833, to build a road from Philadelphia to Read-
ing, a distance of fifty-eight miles. In 1835 work
was commenced, and portions of the road were open
for travel in 1838. During this year authority was
obtained to extend the road from Mount Carbon to
Pottsville. These points were already connected by
the Mount Carbon Railroad, and it was decided to
extend the road to connect therewith. The Mount
Carbon Railroad was leased in 1872, when it became
a part of the main line.
The first through trains between Philadelphia and
Pottsville — ninety-three miles — were run early in
1842, although local trains were run in 1838. The
branch from the Falls of the Schuylkill to Port
Richmond, from which shipments of coal are made,
was completed in 1842. Since then over sixty mil-
lion tons of coal have been shipped from that point,
principally for consumption in the Eastern and Mid-
dle States. In 1850 the company bought extensive
properties of the State, situated in Philadelphia.
The Lebanon Valley Railroad, fifty-four miles long,
extending from Reading to Harrisburg, came under
their control in 1858. This road passes through the
entire county of Lebanon, east and west, and, since it
came under the management of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company, has been extensively im-
proved. Not only has it become a great thorough-
fare for a constantly increasing travel, but it has
done much to improve and benefit the country
through which it passes. With the increased facili-
ties for rapid transportation which it has given Leb-
anon it has become an important manufacturing town,
with an increased and largely-increasing population.
Villages have sprung up around its stations. Rich-
land, Avon, and Prescott perhaps owe their existence
as villages, and certainly their thrift and prosperity,
to the Lebanon Valley Railroad, a branch of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. Palmyra, Ann-
ville, Myerstown, and Sheridan have become busi-
ness places of great importance, and their increased
trade passing over the lines of this company is yearly
increasing its already immense traffic. The Lebanon
and Tremont Railroad, forty-two miles in length, ex-
tending from Lebanon to Tremont, is also under their
management, and over its lines large quantities of coal
pass, which are annually needed in the manufacture
of iron, lime, and brick, as well as for domestic uses
and various other manufacturing purposes. The
country along its line is also rapidly improving.
Although not so long a time having elapsed since it
was open to travel, the improvements are not so
marked as along the Lebanon Valley line, which has
been opened a much longer time. Both the Lebanon
Valley and Lebanon and Tremont Railroads connect
at Lebanon with the Cornwall Railroad, extending to
Cornwall, where immense furnaces exist, which an-
nually consume large quantities of anthracite coal,
brought over the line of the Lebanon and Tremont
Railroad. At Jonestown this road intersects the
South Mountain Railroad. The Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad has a perpetual lease on the canal
of the Schuylkill Navigation Company, one hundred
and eight miles in length, and also on the Susque-
hanna and Tidewater Canal, on the Susquehanna
River. Their chief business is the transportation of
coal from the first and second anthracite coal-fields of
Pennsylvania to tide-water, in the Delaware River, at
Port Richmond, Philadelphia. At this point, its east-
ern terminus, extensive wharves extending from three
hundred to eight hundred feet into the Delaware River
have been erected, allowing a direct discharge of coal
into the vessels. The Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Company own and control about one hun-
dred thousand acres of anthracite coal lands. The
company conduct a large express business on the
railroad, and have some one hundred and fifty offices,
from which a fine profit is annually realized. Their
immense business requires five hundred locomotive
engines. The railroads owned and leased by the
Philadelphia and Reading company aggregate, with
sidings, over fifteen hundred miles.
South Mountain Railroad. — Among the great enter-
prises of the past decade, the South Mountain Rail-
road is deservedly entitled to a high rank. It was
near the flourishing borough of Jonestown that the
first shovelful of earth was thrown, and from that
small beginning has grown steadily each new feature
of this great undertaking, until from possibility has
grown probability, certainty, until all through the
fertile valleys of Dauphin and Lebanon, the rich
agricultural lands of Berks and Lehigh, the exhaust-
less slate regions of Eastern Pennsylvania and New
Jersey, and still through the great deposits of iron
and zinc in Northern New Jersey and Southern New
York, with the rich dairy country stretching from the
Delaware to the Hudson, the links of that great chain
which, when finished, will join the commercial cities
of the Eastern and Middle States in still stronger
bonds. The first president of this road was William
H. Bell, and amibng its directors were some of the
leading men of the county. It commences at Har-
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risburg and pursues a northeasterly course. Part of
the way as the South Mountain, and part of the way
under other names, but all of the way under the
Jonestown management to Poughkeepsie, N. Y.,
where it connects with the direct eastern roads to
Boston. The principal office is at Jonestown.
The Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad passes
through Cold Spring township in the northwestern
part of the county, between the Second and Third
Mountains. It was the first railroad constructed
within the limits of the county, but as its name indi-
cates, it establishes communication between Dauphin
and Schuylkill, and has no real business relation to
this county.
The North Lebanon Railroad, about seven miles in
length, from the North Lebanon Furnaces near Leb-
anon borough to the ore hanks at Cornwall, was
constructed in 1854. It establishes a close communi-
cation with the iron mines at Cornwall, and immense
quantities of ore are brought over the road.
The Lebanon and Tremont Railroad first started as
the Pinegrove and Lancaster Railroad, runs from Leb-
anon to Tremont, inclining to the northeast until
.entering Schuylkill County.
The Railroads at Cornwall we have referred to in
the sketch relating to those great iron establishments.
Turnpike Roads. — Some brief mention should be
made of the old turnpike roads in the county.
The Berks and Dauphin Count;/ Turnpike, usually
known as the Harrisburg and Reading Turnpike, was
commenced in 1816 and finished in 1817, at an aver-
age cost of three thousand eight hundred dollars per
mile. It passes through the centre of the Lebanon
Valley. The State aided this work by subscribing to
its stock twenty-nine thousand nine hundred dollars.
The Downingtown, Ephrata and Harrisburg Turn-
pike, generally called the " Horseshoe Pike," from its
winding course through the counties of Lancaster,
Lebanon, and Dauphin, was commeuced in 1803 and
completed in 1819. It runs through the southern part
of Lebanon County, crossing the mountain from Lan-
caster, and the greater part of its course is near the
foot of the South Mountain. •
The Cornwall Plank Road, from Lebanon to Corn-
wall, was built in 1852. The planks have gradually
been replaced by " piking," until it has become the
" Cornwall Turnpike."
CHAPTER XIV.
The War for the Union — The Services of Lebanou County in that
Civil Conflict.
Fifty years of peace was guaranteed the people of
Lebanon, when the thunders of a great civil war
awoke her people to loyalty and duty.
We shall not enter fully into the causes which led
to the great civil conflict of 1861-65, nor attempt to
give a perfectly full record of the part which Lebanon
County took in the struggle for the perpetuity of the
Union. That there were causes of complaint on
both sides — North as well as South — all will agree,
and that it could have been settled inside instead of
outside the Union, even those who once favored a
Southern Confederacy now see also. But the sword
is the great arbiter of events, and although good men
on both sides counseled moderation, deplored the ex-
pedient of war, the South, quick to passions and full
of prejudices, took the initiatory step which led to a
fearful struggle of fratricidal warfare.
As early as Nov. 9, 1860, citizens of South Carolina
attempted to seize Fort Moultrie. On the 11th of
November, Senator Hammond, of South Carolina,
contemptuously resigned his seat to become a mem-
ber of the Southern Confederacy; and on the 18th
of the same month (November) the Legislature of
Georgia appropriated one million dollars to arm the
State against the United States; on the 10th of De-
cember, 1860, Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treas-
ury, and Senator Clay, of Alabama, both resigned;
and on the 20th the South Carolina convention
adopted a secession ordinance unanimously, and on
December 24th all their members of Congress re-
signed, while on the 27th of December, 1860, the
State troops of South Carolina seized the govern-
ment property in Charleston, and occupied Castle
Pinckney and Fort Moultrie, and on the 30th took
possession of the LTnited States arsenal. All this
occurred in the year a.d. 1860, and yet the national
government and the North looked calmly on. On
the 2d of January, 1861, Governor Ellis, of North
Carolina, took possession of Fort Macon, and on the
3d the Georgia troops seized the United States arse-
nal at Mount Vernon, on the 5th occupied Forts
Morgan and Gaines, while on the 6th the Florida
State troops captured Fort Marion, and on the 9th,
in trying to supply Fort Sumter, the steamer "Star
of the West" was fired upon by Confederate batteries
and forced to retreat. And what did the North do
then? Simply nothing. Encouraged by the supine-
ness of the North, the State troops of North Caro-
lina, on the 9th of January, 1861, seized Fort John-
son, and on the following day Fort Caswell ; on the
11th the Louisiana troops seized Forts Philip, Jack-
son, Pike, and Macomb, and the United States arse-
nal at Baton Rouge ; on the 12th the Florida State
troops took possession of the Pensacola navy yard
and Forts Barrancas and McRea ; on the 18th of
January, Virginia appropriated one million dollars
for defense; on the 20th, Mississippi seized the forts
on Ship Island ; on the 24th, Georgia took possession
of the arsenal at Augusta, and on the 26th, of Ogle-
thorpe Barracks and Fort Jackson ; on Feb. 1, 1861,
Louisiana seized the L'nited States mint and custom-
house at New Orleans ; on the 8th the arsenal at
Little -Rock, Ark., was seized, and Gen. Twiggs, on
the 18th, surrendered to them one million two hun-
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drecl thousand dollars worth of property in Texas ;
on the 19th, Fort Kearney in Kansas was seized.
On the 1st of March the Confederate government
had got well under way at Charleston, and not one
act to stop them. President Lincoln came into power
on the 4th of March, 1861, and there was a lull for a
time. Believing that the Northern people were by
this time completely overawed, on the 12th of April
Gen. Beauregard opened fire upon Fort Sumter,
which roused the indignation of the loyal North
and stirred to the very depths the patriotism of all
true lovers of our country, and that North as one
man rose to avenge the insult to the flag and the
integrity to the nation.
In Lebanon County, as in every section of the free
North, the enthusiasm of the loyal people was un-
bounded, and the brief summary of events which is
herewith given is from the eloquent pen of a repre-
sentative man of the Lebanon Valley, William M. Bres-
lin, editor of the Advertiser, and to him we give full
credit for the facts which follow, presenting at the
close a record of each organization so far as the infor-
mation has come to our knowledge.
"Lebanon County was not backward in responding
to the universal feeling, and quickly girded on her
armor. The first war meeting was held in the court-
house, on the 18th of April, 1861, six days after the
firing on Fort Sumter. The meeting was called to
order by David M. Karmany, was presided over by
Charles B. Forney, and patriotic resolutions were re-
ported by a committee, of which Dr. Cyrus D. Glon-
inger was chairman. During the absence of the com-
mittee the meeting was addressed by the enthusiastic
and eloquent Rev. J. M. McCarter, who added addi-
tional flame, if that was possible, to the already
aroused patriotism of the people. The spirit was
there ; but other things were also necessary for the
emergency. Money and soldiers were needed, and
both were forthcoming without stint. The military
fund, subscribed on the spot, amounted to three thou-
sand three hundred and sixty-five dollars, and sixty-
one men volunteered to shoulder the musket and
march forth to help crush treason. These sixty-one
men formed the nucleus of Capt. John Ulrich's com-
pany of three months' men. This company, named
the Lebanon Guards, was quickly filled to its maxi-
mum number, and organized by the election of ad-
ditional officers, and on Saturday, April 20th, pro-
ceeded to Harrisburg and encamped in Camp Curtin.
Then the first drawback to our embryo soldiers took
place. There was an excess of twenty-seven men in the
company, who were compelled to accept discharges.
Their patriotic ardor and military spirit soon found
other organizations to enlist in.
" Immediately after the departure of Capt. Ulrich's
company, the Lebanon Cadets were raised by William
M. Derr, and were immediately accepted by the Gov-
ernor ; but, owing to the large number of volunteers
of proper age offering, their acceptance was with-
drawn, much to the regret of all interested. Capt.
Samuel R. Fauber, of Jonestown, recruited a com-
pany in that section of the county ; and about the
same time Capt. Elijah G. Lantz started the recruit-
ing of the first company of three years' men. It was
not only earnestness, but the utmost enthusiasm pre-
vailed among all classes of people. The drum and
fife were heard all day, and frequently half the night,
gathering in recruits, and still further arousing the
patriotism of the people, if that was possible. Flags
were flung to the breeze, not only from the public
buildings, but most private families displayed the
stars and stripes in some manner, from the one-hun-
dred-dollar silk down to the cheapest and common-
est, but all in evidence of the patriotic feelings of the
people.
" County and borough meetings were held at an early
day to provide for the support of the families of the sol-
diers during their absence. Among the first of these
meetings was one to request the county commission-
ers to appropriate ten thousand dollars for that pur-
pose. A committee was appointed, which waited
upon the commissioners, and the appropriation was
at once made.
" Capt. Faber's company, which had not yet been
accepted, proceeded to Harrisburg on the 8th of May,
and offered their services, but were rejected. They
returned home very much displeased with their bad
success. Some of the members remained in Camp
Curtin and enlisted in other companies. The reason
for the rejection of Capt. Faber's company was not
because of anything objectionable in its make-up, it
being composed of good material, but because of the
great superfluity of companies offering. There were
already — on the 8th of May — on file in the military
department at Harrisburg, offers of two hundred and
eighty-three companies over and above the twenty-
five regiments asked for by the Governor. Being thus
supplied, no more could be accepted at that time.
There was no lack of soldiers, but the great trouble
was how to dispose of the superabundance of men
who were not only ready and anxious to volunteer,
but persistent in their demand to be enrolled.
" The recruiting of Capt. Lantz's and Capt. Myers
companies of three-years' men was completed by this
time. The former was recruited principally from
Cornwall, Londonderry, the Annvilles, and the bor-
ough of Lebanon ; and the latter from Jackson and
neighboring townships. Capt. Jerome Myers' com-
pany, known as the ' Myerstown Rifles,' left Myers-
town for Camp Curtin on May 10, 1861, and was ac-
cepted on the 17th of May. Capt. Lantz's company
was accepted the same day, and left for camp on the
26th of May. It was already seen by this time that
the war was not likely to be brought to a close in
ninety days, as was frequently announced, in high-
toned bulletins, from headquarters at Washington.
The ' On to Richmond' was not likely to be accom-
plished by the three-months' men ; hence, to be on
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the safe side, the enlistments most desirable were for
three years, unless sooner discharged. Capts. Lantz's
and Myers' companies were attached to the Pennsyl-
vania Reserves, and did good service during the war,
suffering terribly at times; but they never received
the meed of praise to which they were entitled for
their brave and arduous services. In addition to the
many favors extended to them privately, the county
commissioners made an appropriation of one dollar
and twenty-five cents a week to the wife of a soldier,
and fifty cents a week for each child. There was, be-
sides, a relief fund, which was appropriated on ex-
traordinary occasions.
" Company G returned to Lebanon on the 25th of
July, 1861, their term of service having expired, and
they were honorably discharged. They were not en-
gaged in any battle ; the battle of Bull Run, the first
regular battle of the war, having taken place after
the expiration of their term of service.
" Upon the return of the Lebanon Guards, Gen. John
Weidman, as honorable and patriotic a gentleman as
Lebanon ever produced, started the recruiting of his
cavalry company ; by the 29th of August had it ready
for service; proceeded to Camp Curtin, and from
there to Washington.
" About the 24th of August the first steps were taken
to organize what was looked upon by many as an im-
possibility,— a Lebanon County regiment, — and which
eventuated in the bullet-riddled Ninety-third. The
first pubic meeting in regard to the matter was presided
over by Dr. John W. Gloninger. The enthusiasm ran
high, which was stirred to the boiling point by the
erusadial appeals of the eloquent Rev. McCarter, who
received authority in the beginning of September, 1861,
to recruit a regiment in Lebanon County. Following
Lebanon, meetings were also held in the various
towns of the county, at which recruiting progressed
rapidly. A camp was established on what was then
known as the Fair Grounds, on the east side of Eighth
Street, a short distance north of the railroad, the spot
now partly taken up by the monument grounds. The
recruited men were taken there, and immediately
sworn in. Recruits poured in rapidly, and soon the
Lebanon County regiment was an established fact.
Organizations into companies were effected without
delay, and a regimental staff elected. The original
organization of the companies of the Ninety-third
Regiment was as follows :
" Perseverance No. 1, Company A, Capt. William M.
Derr.
" Union Zouaves, Company B, Capt. John E. Ar-
thur.
"Quitopahilla Guards, Company C, Capt. William
W. Murray.
" Union Guards, Company D, Capt. John M. Mark.
" Washington Guards, Company E, Capt. G. B.
Shearer.
" Perseverance Guards, Company F, Capt. John S.
Long.
" Coleman Rifles, Company G, Capt. Alexander C.
Maitland.
" Baldy Guards, Company H, Capt. Joseph F. Ram-
sey.
" McCarter Guards, Company I, Capt. D. J. Boyn-
ton.
" Annville Guards, Company K, Capt. Eli Daugh-
erty.
" Of these companies, A, C, D, F, and K, were ex-
clusively Lebanon County companies; although the
others also contained large numbers of Lebanon
County men. The titles of the companies were
dropped upon mustering into the service; and there-
after, in the history of the war, they were known by
the number of the regiment and the letter of the
company. The regiment being organized, the Per-
severance Band, under the leadership of John Stan-
ley, volunteered, was accepted, and attached to the
Ninety-third Regiment. Thus the regiment was com-
plete, and was known throughout the war as the Leb-
anon County regiment. Although the Ninety-third
contained quite a number of men from other counties,
the fact is beyond dispute, that a full regiment was
recruited from Lebanon County, and was actually in
the service at this time. A history of the regiment
is given with the rolls of the companies. At this
period Capts. Lantz, Meyers, and Weidman each had
a company of Lebanon County men in the field;
Capt. Diehl's company of Reading Light Infantry
had twenty -four Lebanon County men ; Capt. Shaef-
fer's Company I, in the One Hundred and Seventh
Regiment, was mostly composed of men recruited in
Lebanon County ; thirty-nine Lebanon County men
were also enlisted in Battery H, Third Regiment
Heavy Artillery ; all these, with the many individual
enlistments in other regiments, swelled the number
of Lebanon County three-years' men in the service
far beyond the requirements of a regiment. But
Lebanon County did not stop here, small as its terri-
tory and population were. On every emergency call,
no matter for what length of time, the people always
responded, as Capt. Greenawalt's, Capt. Bossier's,
Capt. Jeremiah Hoffman's, and other companies are
full evidence. Squads of men were also raised and
taken out of the county, of whom scarcely any note
was made. As an instance of the heavy drain vol-
unteering made upon the population, it may be men-
tioned that at one time the then West Ward of the
borough of Lebanon had furnished over one-half of
its able-bodied men as volunteers. Every other man
was a soldier in the service of his country. But even
this was not all. The drafts came, and hundreds
more were called for, and, willing or unwilling, had
to respond.
" Aside from the many individual operations, the
organization in Lebanon, known as the Ladies' Aid
Society, shipped in three months, from September,
1861, to January, 1S62, to the hospitals and regiments
bags, boxes, barrels, etc., of provisions and clothing
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
to the number of one thousand one hundred and sev-
enty, weighing over twenty-one tons, all this exclu-
sive of what was sent by express. In 1862, the
county commissioners paid $37,657.51 for bounty and
relief. This enormous sum was paid from the county
treasury, and was independent of the large sums con-
tributed by Lebanon borough, and the townships,
and by individuals. In 1863, the amount contributed
was about the same, but in 1864 money was expended
with a lavishness that seems appalling at this day.
The Belief Fund of the county was about $15,000,
but the Bounty Fund amounted to the enormous sum
of $207,355. The borough contributed the same year
for bounty $35,307. The townships also expended
large amounts for the same purpose. There is no full
data of their expenditures, but from what we can
glean, we are safe in saying that the people of Leb-
anon County as individuals and in their respective
corporate capacities expended for bounty and relief
during the year 1S64 not less than $500,000.
" The peninsula campaign of 1862 coming to an end,
the Rebellion had shown itself more formidable than
had been anticipated ; a great army had been re-
pulsed, disorganized, if not in a great measure de-
stroyed. More men were wanted. The President
made a requisition for twenty-one new regiments of
volunteers from Pennsylvania, to be forthcoming by
the 15th of August, or, on failure of volunteers, to be
supplied by draft.
" The enemy became threatening, and without wait-
ing for the volunteers, a draft of three hundred thou-
sand men for nine months' service was ordered on the
3d of August. The drum and fife were now again
heard all day and far into the night, arousing the
military spirit of the people.
" Recruiting for Capt. Greenawalt's Guards com-
menced on Friday morning, August 6th, and by Satur-
day evening there were one hundred and thirty-nine
names on the rolls. The same evening they left for
Camp Curtin, were accepted, and the next day were
sent to Washington. This company was emphati-
cally a Lebanon company. They were attached to
the One Huudred and Twenty-seventh Regiment, Col.
W. W. Jennings, for a roll and history of which see
History of Dauphin County. A company called the
Lebanon Valley Rifles, Capt William Fox, was raised
partly in Lebanon and partly in Schuylkill Counties.
Another company was raised in Jackson township by
Capt. John H. Bossier, and was attached to the Buck-
tail brigade. At the same time Capt. Jeremiah Hoff-
man enlisted a company in Heidelberg township for
three years' service. Londonderry and Bethel fur-
nished squads in accordance with population, who
joined similar squads of other places at Camp Curtin,
where they were formed into companies. The Fred-
ericksburg squad was under command of Lieut. Wil-
liam J. Carver, and filled up a Crawford County com-
pany ; the Palmyra men were under command of
Lieut. Jerome W. Henry, and joined a company un-
der command of Capt. Ira B. Shepley, and were also
attached to the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh
Regiment.
" The times were ominous of disaster. Pope had
made his headquarters in the saddle, and with his
army was on the retreat towards Washington from
the second battle of Bull Run, leaving thousands
of dead and dying ou the field. The wounded must
be cared for; nurses, hospital stores, and everything
else for such an emergency was wanting. A meeting
was promptly held in the court-house, when all our phy-
sicians and twenty-five male nurses left for Washing-
ton with the first train. But, notwithstanding the dead
and the dying, the rebel armies were crossing the Po-
tomac and threatening Pennsylvania. Our volunteers
for three years, and for nine months, were being
pushed forward to the aid of the defeated soldiers in
the field as rapidly as possible; but still more men
were wanted if the nation's life was to be saved.
" The President's requisition for three hundred thou-
sand men was filled by draft and otherwise, — Lebanon
County meeting its obligations by the otherwise, and
thus avoided the draft for the time being, we having
more men in the field than our requirement, which
was considered very favorable and patriotic at the
time.
" State guards were also organized by request of the
Governor. Lebanon furnished two such companies,
— one under command of Capt. John Ulrich, and the
other under command of Lieut. David C. Dissinger.
About the same time Capt. William Tice, of Myers-
town, organized a cavalry company, which was rapidly
filled, and left for Harrisburg on the 17th of Septem-
ber. Jonestown and neighborhood also furnished a
full company, under command of Capt. George Meily.
A detachment was also enlisted in Lebanon by Lieut.
W. D. Ranck, for the One Hundred and Fifty-second
Regiment, or Third Regiment Heavy Artillery. They
numbered thirty-nine men, under Lieut. John Light.
Capt. Ulrich's company of State guards left for Har-
risburg September 15th, and a cavalry company, or-
ganized by Capt. D. M. Karmany, left September 17th.
The former reached Hagerstown and the latter Cham-
bersburg, when the enemy wisely retreated, and both
companies returned to Lebanon, full of glory, within
ten days of their departure.
" The first draft in the county was made in the court-
house, on the 22d of October, 1862, for four hundred
men. The boroughs of Lebanon and North Lebanon,
and the townships of Jackson, Cornwall, and Cold
Spring were exempt, — they having furnished their
quotas. The drafted men left for Harrisburg on the
30th of October, and were from thence sent on through
Baltimore and Washington to Norfolk, Va. These
four hundred men were drafted from the body of the
county, after the bone and sinew, to the number of
over one thousand, had already gone to the front.
These drafted men were looked upon as the light
marines in the navy were looked upon, — to do a great
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deal of hard work and receive no credit, not even re-
spect therefor. There were many cases of exceptional
hardship among the drafted men, not because they
were any the less brave, but that their circumstances
and situations were such that they could not leave
home or family without being subjected to great, if
not ruinous, sacrifices. Hence the bounty for substi-
tutes rose rapidly to five hundred, seven hundred, and
one thousand dollars, and in some instances to one
thousand five hundred dollars. The drafted men
were placed in the One Hundred and Seventy-third
Regiment, with Daniel Nagle as colonel, and Grant
Weidman as major. Joseph R. Henry, then of Ann-
ville, Elias R. Light, of Lebanon, and William B. Iba,
of Heidelberg, became captains of their respective
companies.
" Companies E and F of the One Hundred and
Twenty-seventh returned to Lebanon on the 30th of
May, 1863, their term of nine months' service, having
expired. Capt. Greenawalt's company lost but three
men during its absence, — Gerberich and Zimmerman,
who died, and Adam Carmany, supposed to have been
killed in the first battle of Fredericksburg. The com-
pany received a public reception.
"The defeat of the Union forces at Winchester, in
June, 18(53, opened the way for the enemy to make a
raid into Pennsylvania, which they were not slow in
taking advantage of. They crossed the Potomac, and
passed up the Cumberland Valley towards Harris-
burg, carrying consternation and dismay not only
throughout that section, but even to the counties ad-
joining. A town-meeting was promptly held, as
usual ; but, instead of resolutions, subscriptions and
soldiers were necessary. Both were promptly raised,
and, on June 17th, a company, under command of
Capt. Greenawalt, left for Harrisburg, and was at-
tached to the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regi-
ment. This was, perhaps, the most momentous
period for Lebanon Valley during the war. The great
battle of Gettysburg was impending, in which, fortu-
nately, the backbone of the Rebellion was so effec-
tually fractured that they might as well have ceased
resistance then and there, and thereby avoided the de-
struction of many lives, the shedding of much blood,
and the expenditure of vast sums of treasure for both
sides.
"The Governor issued a proclamation, calling for fifty
thousand volunteer militia for the defense of Pennsyl-
vania. The rebels occupied York and Wrightsville,
and were advancing up the Cumberland Valley, almost
unopposed, threatening Harrisburg. Gen. Knipe, in
command of our forces at Carlisle, had been obliged
to retire ; the rebel pickets were at Mechanicsburg,
only nine miles from Harrisburg. Consternation
seized the people of Lebanon to such an extent that
a number of our merchants packed up their goods for
removal, the banks hurried off their money to New
York, stores were closed, signs were burned or hid in
the cellars, and business generally was suspended.
" The militia called for by the Governor were rap-
idly organized. Lebanon was deeply interested, and
soon had a company organized, under command of
Capt. John B. Embich, which at once left for Read-
ing (on the 29th of June), where the militia were
formed into regiments. An East Hanover company,
commanded by Capt. Stein, passed through Lebanon
on the 30th.
"A meeting was held in the court-house at which
one dollar a day extra was offered for volunteers, and
companies rapidly sprung up by squads, by tens, and
by twenties.
" Subsequently the commissioners also resolved that
three dollars a week be paid for volunteers for ninety
days. They also passed a resolution requesting a
general suspension of business, and the publication of
newspapers, so that the discussion of public questions
might be avoided.
"The great battle of Gettysburg was fought on the
1st, 2d, and 3d days of July, 1863. The rebels were
defeated, obliged to leave the soil of Pennsylvania,
and retire to the other side of the Potomac. There
were not many Lebanon County soldiers engaged in
that sanguiuary conflict, but the casualties were, to
our men, as usual, quite large. Capt. Sperry received
his death-wound in that battle. Capt. Bossier, of
Myerstown, of the One Hundred and Forty-ninth
Regiment, took fifty-six men into battle, brought out
eleven, and was himself wounded. Company K, of
the One Hundred and Forty-second, in which Jere-
miah Hoffman was a lieutenant, went into action with
thirty-two men, and brought out eight. Lieut. Hoff-
man was also seriously wounded. Capt. Tice and
Lieut. George Focht were also badly wounded.
"Capt. Greenawalt's company also met with severe
reverses during the operations around Gettysburg.
Some of his men were taken prisoners and marched
'on to Richmond,' but they all eventually returned
to their homes.
" Shortly after the battle of Gettysburg the President
called for three hundred thousand men. Great efforts
were made to avoid them by volunteering, but they
followed each other so rapidly that it became impos-
sible to supply the men wanted in that manner. On
the 23d of September a draft for eight hundred and
forty-two men from this county was made at Potts-
ville. Substitutes then came into great demand, and
commanded a large premium. On the 17th of Octo-
ber, less than a month after, another call was made
by the President for ' three hundred thousand more,'
which, if not supplied by the 5th of January by vol-
unteers, a draft was again to be made. These three
hundred thousand were intended to fill up the regi-
ments in the field. Veterans received a bounty and
premium of four hundred and two dollars ; others
three hundred and two dollars. The draft was post-
] poned to the 15th of January, and then again post-
poned, but on the 1st of February, 1864, a call was
i made for five hundred thousand men to serve for three
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
years or during the war. This was also postponed to
the 1st of April, hy which time the Lebanon County
quotas were filled without drafting. On the 14th of
March another draft for two hundred thousand men
was ordered, to take place on the 15th of April.
" On the 18th of July another draft for five hundred
thousand men was ordered to be made in fifty days,
if that number of volunteers should not be forth-
coming in the mean time. On the 15th of September
the one hundred days' men reached Harrisburg, and
were paid off. About this time a company was raised
in Lebanon by Capt. Jacob Weidle, which was at-
tached to the Two Hundred and Ninth Regiment as
Company K. On the 20th of September the members
of the Ninety-third who had not re-enlisted returned
to their homes and were honorably discharged. On
the 19th of December another draft for three hundred
thousand more men was ordered to be made on the
15th of February.
"On March 4th and 6th, 1865, the last draft took
place. Five hundred and twenty-four men were
drafted in this county, fifty-four from the borough.
But the war was coming to a close, and the drafted
men were never called upon for service.
" On Monday, April 3, 1865, the shout went forth, —
' Richmond is taken ! The rebels are fleeing !' This
was the result of five days' fighting in and around
Petersburg. Although the good news electrified every
Northern heart with joy and pleasure, it was also
accompanied with great sorrow, for our losses in the
great battles at the defenses of the beleaguered capital
of the Confederacy were very heavy.
" For the last time the Ninety-third passed through
its ordeal of death and blood. Among the killed was
Capt. George W. Mellinger. Col. Keller, Maj. Fritz,
and Capt. Gruber were severely wounded. In the
first battle at Petersburg the Ninety-third lost five
killed and eighty-five wounded, and in the second
three killed and twenty-five wounded. The Two
Hundredth Regiment, to which Capt. Hoffman's com-
pany belonged, had two killed and fourteen wounded
from this county. It was proper that the greatest
honor of the war should have fallen to the Ninety-
third, in payment for its terrible losses and sufferings.
The Ninety-third was the first to break the enemy's
centre at Petersburg, which led to the evacuation of
Richmond, the surrender of Lee, and the close of the
war.
"On the 9th of April, Gen. Lee, the commander-in-
chief of the rebel army, surrendered his forces, arms,
ammunition, banners, and standards to Lieut.-Gen.
Grant, commander of the Union armies, at Appo-
mattox Court-House. The Rebellion was crushed,
and the Union preserved in all its integrity. Joy
reigned supreme all over the North, and many in the
South were glad that the long and bloody struggle
was over."
CHAPTER XV.
The War for the Union (Continued)— Officers in other Regiments—
Fifth Regiment— Thirty-Sixth Regiment— Sixty-Fourth Regiment—
Eighty-Seventh Regiment.
As to the names of many officers and men who
served in the Rebellion in various capacities we have
no means to obtain. We merely give those accessible.
That there were others, both in the land and naval
forces of the Union, we fully know, and it is a regret
we experience at not being able to preserve the record
of such in our history of the county. We would be
pleased to have given a full history of each regiment
wherein there was a Lebanon County company, but
owing to the limits of this volume we have confined
our record to those commands where the principal
companies were from this locality :
Twenty-eighth Regiment.
Assistant Surgeon — A. H. Light, May 9, 1864.
• Thirty-eighth Regiment.
Assistant Surgeon— B. F. Akley, Feb. 5, 1864.
Fiftieth Regiment.
Captain, Co. E— Richard Herbert, March 17,1865; disch. Sept. 2,1865;
disability removed Oct. 26, 1865.
Assistant Surgeon— \V. A. Barry, March 17, 1863; pro. to Surg. 9Sth Pa.
V.Jan. 27, 1864.
Eightieth Regiment.
Surgeon — J. L. Shirk, June 23, 1863 ; killed December 29th, by guerrillas
at Bardstown, Ky.
Eighty-third Regiment.
Assistant Surgeon — Isaac Walborn, June 30, 1862 ; pro. to surg. 17th Pa.
Cav., Dec. 13, 1862.
Ninety-sixth Regiment.
Assistant Surgeon — Samuel B. Light, Oct. 15, 1863.
Ninety-eighth Regiment.
Surgeon— W. A. Barry, Jan. 27, 1864.
One Hundred and Thirteenth Regiment.
First Lieutenant— William M. Missimer, Oct. 20, 1861 ; honorably disch.
Nov. 31, 1861.
One Hundred and Sixty-second Regiment.
Major— Reuben Reindehl, Oct. 18, 1S62 ; resigned Aug. 9, 1864.
Surgeon— Isaac Walborn, Dec. 13, 1862 ; resigned Sept. 26, 1862.
One Hundred and Sixty-seventh Regiment.
Assistant Surgeon— J. B. Steady, Oct. 30, 1862; resigned Feb. 28, 1863.
One Hundred and Eighty-first Regiment.
Assistant Burgeon — William Grumbein, Feb. 18, 1864 ; must, out with 1st
Pa. Cav., July 13, 1861.
One Hundred and Eighty-seventh Regiment.
Adjutant— Jerome W. Henry, April 19, 1864 ; must, out with regt. Aug. 3,
1865.
Two Hundredth Regiment.
Captain, Co. .F— Frank A. Hoffman, Sept. 1, 1864 ; app. brev. maj. March
25, 1865.
Two Hundred and Eighth Regiment.
Captain, Co. C— William C. J. Smith, June 3, 1865.
First Lieutenant— Alfred Crol, June 3, 1865.
Second Lieutenant— William H. Bordner, June 3, 1863.
Thirty-first Regiment (" Emergency"), 1863.
Captain, Co. B— W. A. C. Oaks, June 18, 1863, 6th Regt. Pa. M., 1862.
Assistant Surgeon — J. H. Nunemacher, Sept. 15, 1862.
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FIFTH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
The Fifth Regiment, with which Capt. Ulrich's
company was connected, was organized at Camp Cur-
tin, on the 21st of April, 1861, by the choice of the
following officers : R. P. McDowell, of Pittsburgh,
colonel ; Benjamin C. Christ, of Minersville, Schuyl-
kill Co., lieutenant-colonel ; R. Bruce Petriken, of
Huntingdon, major. William Spencer was designated
by Col. McDowell as adjutant. The companies, of
which the regiment was composed, were hastily re-
cruited in various sections of the State, and were the
result of that outburst of patriotism which was every-
where manifested. With no opportunity for drill or
company exercise of any kind, the raw recruits were
marched to the State arsenal, where they drew their
arms, the oldest regulation musket, and twenty rounds
of cartridge, which, for want of accoutrements, were
carried in their pockets. On the evening of the same
day, April 21st, the regiment was placed on board a
train of box cars, and moved down the Northern
Central Railway in the direction of Baltimore ; but,
during the night, the course of travel was reversed,
and the next morning found the command again in
Harrisburg. The train then moved to Philadelphia,
where it arrived at four o'clock on the afternoon of
the 22d. Two companies were here detailed to guard
some steamboats in their passage through the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal to Perryville. The re-
maining companies moved on the following morning,
by rail, for the same destination. In the evening of
the same day the regiment embarked on three steam-
ers and proceeded to Annapolis, where it was quar-
tered in the battery and boat-houses. Remaining on
duty here till April 26th, it was ordered to inarch on
the railway towards Annapolis Junction, with the ex-
pectation that the column would be met by a train,
on which it would be taken forward. But the train
was found on the way off an embankment, where it
had been precipitated by the malicious displacement
of a rail. Arriving at the Junction, footsore and
weary, it was placed in position to repel an attack,
which, it was rumored, would be made during the
night from Baltimore. The men slept on their arms,
prepared for any emergency. On the following day?
April 27th, it moved by rail to Washington, and was
quartered in a building just back of the City Hall.
Here it was visited by President Lincoln and Secre-
tary Seward, each of whom spoke briefly, to the great
gratification of the men.
The regiment remained quartered in the city, en-
gaged in drill and guard duty. On the 7th of May
uniforms were received from the State of Pennsylva-
nia. On Wednesday, the 29th, the command marched
out about a mile east of the city of Washington,
when, for the first time, it was placed in camp. In
this camp, which was called Camp Washington, the
regiment remained, engaged in drill, till the 28th,
when it was ordered to Alexandria, Va., where, upon
its arrival, it was quartered in the city. On the 3d
of June it again went into camp near the foot of
Shuter's Hill, where it was assigned to the brigade of
Brig.-Gen. Irwin McDowell. A portion of the bri-
gade was daily assigned to duty in Alexandria, as
city police, and the remainder detailed for labor on
Fort Ellsworth, then in process of construction.
While stationed at Camp ' McDowell, the Fifth
Regiment had a printing-press in camp, where sev-
eral numbers of a large and well-executed newspaper
were issued. It was headed the Pennsylvania Fifth.
It was edited by John P. Ely, first lieutenant of Com-
pany G, and was principally executed by members
of that company. The original articles, and the com-
munications from members of other regiments, were,
for the most part, spirited, and were interlarded with
wit and humor, well suited to the leisure of the camp.
The Fifth Regiment was transferred to the brigade
commanded by Col. W. B. Franklin, previous to the
advance of the army upon the enemy at Bull Run,
but was ordered to remain on duty at Alexandria.
Consequently it did not participate in the battle which
ensued, and which resulted so disastrously to our
arms. On the expiration of the term of service, the
regiment was ordered to Harrisburg, where, on the
25th of July, the men were paid and honorably dis-
charged.
ROLL OF COMPANY G, FIFTH REGIMENT, THREE MONTHS
SERVICE.
Recruited at Lebanon, and muttered in April 20, 1SG1.
Captain.
John Ulrich.
First Lieutenant.
John P. Ely.
Second Lieutenant.
William M. Missenian.
1. Henr
3. Lorel
■ S. Roebuck,
zo L. Barr.
1. Henry Schwartz.
3. John C. Lascomb.
Abner W. Hartman.
Alleveiu, Frank P.
Boyer, Benjamin.
Bechtold, Thomas.
Beddinger, Joseph.
Boyer, Jacob.
Bolton, Amos S.
Beamanderfer, John H.
Brower, Jacob.
Bowman, Joseph.
Bowman, Levi S.
Brooks, John C.
Bealitz, Russel W.
Chinworth, George M.
Carpeuter, Aaron S.
Carpenter, Frank.
Corl, Abrajiam.
Douavan, Michael.
Doederliue, August,
Sergeants.
2. Jacob L. Ely.
4. John B, Enibich.
Corporate.
2. George K. Hess.
4. Jacob Embich.
Musicians.
W. H. H. Embich.
Prirtdes.
Dubb, John.
Daugherty, Joseph U.
Focht, John A.
Focbt, George W.
Gilbert, Samuel W.
Garret, Levi.
Gerhard, John P.
Hughes, Samuel L.
Hummel, Frederick.
Hornafuss, Cyrus.
Holsberg, Daniel B.
Heisey, John H.
Kuier, Henry L.
Kennedy, Patrick.
Keppley, Levi.
Koch, William.
Long, John.
Lascomb, Samuel W.
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Leisey, Jolin H.
McMichael, James A.
HcConnel, Casper.
McKnight, Adam.
Mellinger, George W.
McLain, Thomas.
McKnight, Philip.
McNair, Milton.
Marquart, John A.
Robison, Peter.
Rosenberger, Cyrus.
Rogers, John E.
Ramsey, Uriah.
Rogers, Edmund R.
RaniBey, William H.
Rise, John.
Rise, Henry G.
Steiner, Edwin.
Sboop, Joseph.
Snyder, Andrew.
Strohm, Joseph J. B.
Seabolt, John H.
Shindle, John.
Shay, Isaac E.
Schnott, William.
Uiich, William.
Whitmoyer, Frederick.
Wagner, William.
THIRTY-SIXTH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOL-
UNTEERS.
Recognizing the danger to which Pennsylvania was
exposed, and finding that adequate provision did not
exist by law lo make the military power of the State
available tor its protection, Governor Curtin convened
the Legislature in extra session on the 30th of April,
1861, to whom he recommended "the immediate or-
ganization, disciplining, and arming of at least fifteen
regiments of cavalry and infantry, exclusive of those
called into the service of the LTnited States." In
compliance with the suggestions of the Executive an
act was passed to provide for arming the State, and
hence were organized the famous Reserve Corps of
Pennsylvania, and of which the Thirty-Sixth Regi-
ment was the seventh in number. Its fortunes were
eventful, and it was one of those commands which
from battle and disease was almost completely oblit-
erated from the army rolls. The regiment participated
in all the prominent battles of the war up to the
commencement of the Wilderness campaign, its losses
were heavy and disastrous. Its last campaign was in
May, 1864. On the 2d of that month the regiment
broke camp and advanced along the Rapidan, crossing
on the following day, and encamped at night in the
Wilderness, near the Chaneellorsville battle-ground,
the Reserves occupying the centre of the line. On
the following morning, quite early, it was advanced
about three miles, the First Brigade resting in an
open field for an hour, when it marched to the right,
was deployed and advanced into the woods, where it
soon met the enemy, and the battle opened. The
Second Regiment was immediately deployed and ad-
vanced as skirmishers, while the Seventh and Eleventh
were advanced in line of battle. Soon the skirmishers
were driven in, but the enemy were met by our main
force and routed, retreating into the woods in their
rear. In moving forward through the dense forest in
pursuit, Company B on the left, and also the right of
the line, became detached from the body of the regi-
ment, and failing to receive any orders to return or
change its course pushed steadily on. Fired with
patriotic ardor the men paused not, until suddenly
they found the enemy closing in on their rear, with
every avenue of retreat cut off. At first the firing
from the rear was supposed to be from our own men,
but this idea was soon dissipated by the appearance
of the rebels. An effort was made to break through
to the left, but was met by an unyielding resistance.
The right was then tried and a detour made through
the woods, but with like ill success. Finding that he
had been the victim of a skillfully laid ambuscade,
and that he was completely surrounded, Col. Bolinger
was compelled to surrender, as further resistance
would have involved a hopeless butchery of his men.
But had they known the fate to which their inhuman
captors were to subject them, they would doubtless
have preferred slaughter upon the field to the endur-
ance of the horrors of captivity which it was their lot
to experience. Two hundred and seventy-two officers
and men were captured, and were immediately
marched to the rear of the rebel army at Orange
Court-House, and thence to Lynchburg, Va. The
enlisted men were speedily conveyed to the infamous
rebel prison-pen at Andersonville, Ga., and the officers
were sent to Macon, and were subsequently placed
under fire of our guns at Charleston for the protec-
tion of the city, — a novel material for the bulwarks
of a town in civilized warfare. The triumphant
march of Sherman to the sea opened the miserable
prisons of the captives after a confinement of seven
months and twenty-three days, but long before relief
came many had fallen victims of cruelty and starva-
tion. Of the privates, sixty-seven died at Anderson-
ville, a much larger number doubtless at Florence,
not ascertained, while many expired on their way
home, and others have died lingering deaths, the
results of exposure and privation.
The sad and unlooked for event of the capture of
nearly the entire regiment, from no fault of any of its
officers, but happening in the chances of war at the very
threshold of Gen. Grant's campaign, terminated its
military career. Capt. Samuel B. King, of Company
H, who had been relieved, at his own request, on the
day on which the battle of the Wilderness was fought,
from recruiting service in Pennsylvania, returned to
the division and was assigned to the command of
those who escaped capture and the recruits, in all
numbering one hundred and ten. This miniature
battalion, the representative of the regiment, had its
place in the brigade and participated in the desperate
fighting which ensued up to the expiration of its term
of service, when, with the division, it was ordered to
proceed to Harrisburg, where on its arrival an enthu-
siastic welcome from the Governor and military
authorities awaited it.
ROLL OF COMPANY C, THIRTY-SIXTH REGIMENT, SEVENTH
RESERVE, THREE YEARS' SERVICE.
Recniitetl in Lebanon County.
Captains.
Elijah G. Lantz, April 24, 1801 ; dismissed April 27, 1862.
Levi G. McCuuley, June 13, 1861 ; pro. to 1st lieut. Jan. 1, 1862; to capt.
July 20, 1863; wounded with loss of arm June 30, 1862; trans, to
Vet. Res. Corps Dec. 8, 1863.
Elias Livengood, May 27, 1861 j disch. Nov. 7, 1861.
GENERAL HISTORY.
First Lieutenant.
E. H. A. Snowhite, May 27, 1861 ; pro. to 2d lieut. Nov. 10, 1862; to 1st
liellt. July 20, 186:!; brev. capt. March 13, 1865; captured May 6,
1864 ; discli. March 12, 1865.
Second Lieutenants.
James Vanstavoren, May 27, 1861 ; disch. Nov. 7, 1861.
Harrison H. Lantz, May 27, 1861 ; pro. to 2d lieut. Nov. 7, 1861 ; disch.
Nov. 10, 1862.
James Cunningham, May 27, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. April 30, 1862 ; to 1st
Bergt. Nuv. 10, 1862; to 2d lieut. July 20, 1863; brev. 1st lieut.
March 13,1865; captured May 6, 1804; disch. March 12, 1865.
First Sergeant.
Peter Leininger, May 27, 1861 ; pro. to 1st sergt. Aug. 1, 1863 ; missing
in action at Wilderness, May 6, 1S64; veteran.
Sergeants.
Edwin M. Hoffman, May 27, 1861; pro. to Corp. March 26,1862; tosergt.
Aug. 1, 1863 ; must, out with company June 16, 1864.
John E. Siegrist, May 27, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif., Feb. 17, 1863.
William H. Rank, May 27, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V., May 31,
1S64; veteran.
Michael Wagner, May 27, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness May
6, 1S64; veteran.
Alexander Bates, May 27, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. May 26, 1863 ; disch. Feb.
27, 1865.
Corporals.
Madison C. Lantz, May 27, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 8, 1862.
John H. Fox, May 27, 1861 ; prisoner from May 5, 1864, to Feb. 27, 1S65 ;
disch. March 27, 1865.
Cornelius Oarmany, May 27, 1861 ; prisoner from May 5, 1864, to March
4, 1805; disch. April 1,1805.
William Cunningham, May 27, 1861 ; captured May 6, 1864 ; must, out
May 18, 1865.
Andrew M. Landis, May 27, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness, May
6, 1864 ; veteran.
Musicians.
Allison Shutter, May 27, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 2, 1S63.
Daniel Bentz, May 27, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V., May 31, 1864;
Aures, John, May'27, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 14, 1864.
Alexander, James C, May 27, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness
May 6, 1864.
Aderhold, Frederick, May 27, 1861 ; died of wounds Nov. 19, 1862, at
Frederick.
Ault, Henry, May 27, 1861 ; died at Camp Pierpont, Va., Dec. 17, 1861.
Amdt, Jacob, May 27, 1861.
Anderson, James C, May 27, 1861 ; must, out with company June 16,
1864.
Berkheiser, Jacob, May 27, 1861 ; must, out with company June 16,
1S64.
Bomgardner, Nicholas, May 27, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 1,
1862.
Boyer, Henry, Aug, 27, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 16, 1863.
Beamensderfer, Henry, May 27, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V., May
31, 1864; veteran.
Blanksby. James, May 27, 1861; died at Savage Station, Va., of wounds
received July 1, 1862.
Berkheiser, Nicholas, May 27, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 15,
1803.
Curry, Thomas, May 27, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 30, 1«63.
Oarmany, John, May 27, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 27, 1803.
Cambell, James, May 27, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 18, 1863.
Clouser, Jacob, May 27, 1861 ; prisoner from May 6, 1864, to March 1,
1805; disch. March 27, 1865.
Cook, Michael, May 27, 1S61 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 6,
1864; veteran.
Curry, Levi, May 27, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 6, 1864;
veteran.
Cassidy, Patrick, July 27, 1861; missing in action at Wilderness May 6,
1864; veteran.
Colbeck, George, May 27, 1861.
Doling, John, Aug. 27, 1862; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, Dec! 7, 1863.
Dillman, Henry, May 27, 1861 ; prisoner ; died at Richmond, Va., Jan.
8, 1863 ; burial record, Jan. 2, 1862.
Early, Benjamin F., May 27, 1861 ; prisoner from May 5, 1864, to March
3, 1865; disch. April 8, 1865.
Eisenhauer, Win., May 27, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness May
6, 1864; veteran.
Elfsman. Max, May 27, 1861; drowned near Fortress Monroe Aug. 15,
1862.
Frederick, Michael, May 27, 1861; must, out with company June 16,
1864.
Foerster, Frederick, May 27, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 14,
1864.
Fox, Edward, May 27,1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 18, 1862.
Fulmer, Weudling, May 27, 1861; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V., May 3,
1864; veteran.
Gross, William, May 37, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 2, 1863.
Geesey, Henry, Aug. 20, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 3, 1863.
Good, Josiah, May 27, 1861 ; missing in action May 31), 1864 ; veteran.
Gensler, John, May 27, 1861 ; killed at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862.
Gardner, Joseph, May 27, 1861 ; killed at South Mountain Sept. 14,1862.
Gheistwite, Abram, May 27, 1861 ; deserted March 14, 1862.
Hinkle, Thomas, July 23, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 31, 1862.
Hinkle, Jonas, May 27, 1S61 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 6,
1864. ,
Hornberger, G., May 27, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 0,
1864; veteran.
Haas, Adam T., May 27, 1861; missing in action at Wilderness May 6,
1S64 ; veterau.
Heagy, Peter, May 27, 1861 ; died at Washington Jan. 29, 1863, of wounds;
buriedin Military Asylum Cemetery.
Hoy, James, May 27, 1861.
Keefer, Daniel, May 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 29, 1862.
Knoch, Augustus F., May 27, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 21,
1862.
Karstetter, Jacob, May 31, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 15, 1862.
Kash, Henry, July 23, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 23, 1863.
Keesey, William, May 27, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 6,
1864; veteran.
Kohlin, Joseph, May 28, 1861; missing in action at Charles City Cross
Roads, June 30, 1862.
Koch, Alexander, Sept. 1, 1862.
Lynch, John, May 27, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 8, 1862.
Longnecker, J. B., May 27, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 8, 1862.
Lantz, William, May 27, 1861 ; captured May 6, 1864 ; died at Anderson-
ville, Oct. 21, 1864; grave 11,255.
Lantz, John C, Jan. 29, 1862; missing in action at Wilderness May 6,
1864 ; veteran.
Lorah, Henry, May 27, 1861 ; died at Camp Tenally, Md., Sept. 18, 1861.
Lascomb, Samuel W., Aug. 20, 1861; killed at Charles City Cross-Roads,
June 30, 1862.
Myers, James, May 27, 1861 ; must, out with company June 16, 1864.
McCauley, James N., July 8, 1S61 ; disch. July 8, 1863.
Miller, Everhart, May 27, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 21, 1862.
Miller, Robert, May 27, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 6,
1864.
Miller, Henry, May 27, 1S61 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 6,
1864.
Miller, Samuel P., Jan. 29, 1862 ; missing in action at Wilderness May
6, 1864; veteran.
Mellinger, John H., May 27, 1861 ; captured May 6, 1S64 ; died at An-
dersonville Sept. 1, 1864; grave 7512.
Menkell, C. F. A., Sept. 8, 1862; missing in actiou at Wilderness May 6,
1864.
Miller, Heinrich, May 27, 1861 ; died Aug. 20, 1S62 ; buried in Prospect
Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
Owens, Charles, May 27, 1861, must, out with company June 16, 1S64.
Oaks, William, Aug. 20, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec 7, 1S62.
Peffly, Joseph, Jan. 29, 1S62 ; prisoner from May 6, 1864, to Feb. 26, 1865 :
disch. July 8,1865; veteran.
Plaster, Jacob, May 27, 1S31 ; killed at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862.
Rettner, George, May 27, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 23, 1863.
Readinger, David, May 27, 1861 ;
6, 1864 ; veteran.
Riegal, Daniel, Sept. 10, 1862; n
1864.
Ryan, Peter, June 7, 1S61 ; mis
Roads, June 30, 1862.
Ritter, William, May 27, 1861 ;
Curtin; date unknown.
dug iu action at Wilderness May
a action at Charles City Cross-
ssed by court-martial at Camp
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Stabel, Charles, Mny 27, 1861 ; disch. on Surg, certif. Nov. 8, 1862.
Snyder, John, May 27, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 30, 1862.
Shott, William, May 27, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 6, 1863.
Shultz, Daniel, May 27, 1S61 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864 ;
veteran.
Shepler, William, May 27, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 6,
1864 ; veteran.
Stoever, Edward, May 27, 1861; missing in action at Wilderness May C,
1S64 ; veteran.
Sherlc, Milton, July 27, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 6,
1864.
Stark, Martin ST., May 27, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 6,
1864 ; veteran.
Strausberger, Charles, May 27, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness
May 6, 1864.
Spancake, Leonard, Aug. 29, 1862; missing in action at Wilderness
May 6, 1864.
Small, Benjamin F., May 27, 1861 ; died at Baltimore, Feb. 17, 1864.
Selby, Edward, May 27, 1861. ■
Trafford, Samuel B., May 27, 1861 ; prisoner from May S, 1864, to March
1, 1865; disch. March 27, 1865.
Uhler, Reuben D., Maj- 27, 1861 ; killed at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27,
1862.
Wagner, John F., May 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 6, 1862.
Whitman, Henry, May 27, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31,
1864; veteran.
Weik, Elias, May 27, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864;
veteran.
Waite, William, May 27, 1861; missing in action at Wilderness May 6,
1S64 ; veteran.
Weik, Thomas, Feb. 5, 1864 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 6,
1864.
Weik, Henry, Feb. 10, 1864; missing in action atBetbesda Church May
30, 1864.
Warner, Joseph, Aug. 26, 1S62; prisoner from May 5, 1854, to April 9,
1S65 ; disch. May 30, 1865.
Wittell, John H., May 27, 1861 ; killed at South Mountain Sept. 14,
1862.
Whitehall, John, not on must, -out roll.
Young, Jeremiah, Jan. 29, 1862; missing in action at WilderneBS May
6, 1864; veteran.
Tocum, Cyrus, Aug. 20, 1862 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 6,
1864.
Young, William, May 27, 1861 ; missing in action at Mechanicsville
June 26, 1862.
ROLL OF COMPANY I, THIRTY-SIXTH REGIMENT, SEVENTH
RESERVE (THREE YEARS' SERVICE).
Recruited in Berks and Lebanon Counties.
Jerome Myers, May 10, 1861 ; res. Nov. 3, 1861.
Joseph G. Holmes, May 10, 1861 ; pro. to 1st lieut. June 14, 1861 ; to
capt. Nov. 7, 1861 ; dismissed April 12, 1862.
First Lieutenants.
William J. Harvey, Oct. 15, 1861 ; pro. to adjt. Nov. 20, 1861.
Edward P. Zinn, May 28, 1801 ; pro. to 2d lieut. April 7, 1862 ; to 1st lieut.
July 5, 1862; to capt. Co. K, March 1, 1863.
Aaron P. Zeigler, May 28, 1861 ; pro. to 1st sergt. July 1, 1862 ; to 1st
lieut. March 1, 1863; brevet capt. March 13, 1865 ; captured May 5,
1864; disch. March 12, 1865.
Second Lieutenants.
J. H. G. Marquette, May 20, 1861 ; dismissed March 11, 1862.
William Harmon, June 1, 1861 ; pro. to 2d lieut. July 1, 1862; dismissed
Sept. 16, 1862.
David V. B Rainier, June 13,1861; pro. to sergt. July 1,1862; to 2d
lieut. March 1, 1863 ; must out with company June 16, 1864.
First Sergeant.
Thomas B. Rush, June 13, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. Sept. 1, 1862; to 1st sergt.
Nov. 26, 1862 ; missing in action May 5,1864.
Sergeant*.
Edward F. Smith, May 26, 1861 ; wounded June 30, 1862 ; disch. on sur-
geon's certif. March 5, 1863.
William R. Smith, July 7, 1861; pro', to sergt. July 1, 1862; wounded at
South Mountain Sept. 14, 1862 ; disch. on surgeon's certif. February,
1863.
Peter S. Haintz, July 7, 1861 ; pro. to corp. May 1, 1862; to sergt. Dec.
13, 1862; missing in action at Wilderness May 5, 1864.
William Van Camp, May 26, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Aug. 6, 1862; to sergt.
Dec. 13, 1862; captured May 5, 1864; disch. June 16, 1865.
Samuel Miller, July 5,1861; pro. to corp. Aug. 30, 1862 ; to sergt. Dec.
13, 1862; prisoner from May 5th to Dec. 16, 1864; disch. March 15,
1865.
Charles Westfield, Nov. 10, 1861 ; died at Philadelphia Aug. 6, 18G2, of
wounds received June 30, 1862.
Corporate.
Edward C. Guyer, May 26, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Sept. 14, 1862 ; must, out
with compauy June 16, 1864.
George W. Taylor, July 7,1861; pro. to corp. June 13,1862; wounded
June 30, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 10, 1862.
Henry C. Housnin, May 26, 1861 ; pro. to corp. July 14, 1862; wounded
at Gaines' Mill June 27, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 14, 1863.
Henry Miller, July 28, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Feb. 12, 1863 ; prisoner from
May 5, 1864, to March 3, 1865; disch. April 1, 1865.
Christian Fagley, June 13, 1861; pro. to Corp. Feb. 12, 1863; missing in
action at Wilderness May 5,1864.
William Anthony, May 10, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Feb. 12, 1863; missing in
action at Wilderness May 5, 1864 ; veteran.
Peter F. Seaman, July 7, 1861; pro. to corp. Feb. 12, 1863; prisoner
from May 5, 1864, to Feb. 27, 1865; disch. April 3, 1865; veteran.
Joseph Voudrock, May 26, 1861; died at Point Lookout, Sid., July 25,
1862.
Musician.
Oliver Vondrock, July 15, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 15, 1862.
Privates.
Arnold, Peter, June 4, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 19, 1861.
Ash, Harry J., June 13, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 25, 1862, for wounds received
at Antietam Sept. 17, 1862.
Aikel, John G., June 14, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 13, 1863.
Auberton, Alonzo, Slay 26, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness Slay
5, 1864.
August, Charles, July 18,1861; died of wounds received at Bull Run
Aug. 30,1862.
Burrows, William, June 13, 1861 ; disch.
1862.
Beiterman, Frautz, May 10, 1861; disch. <
1862.
Bratton, James H., Aug. 7, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 30, 1862.
Behaney, Alpheus, Slay 10, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 15, 1862.
Blecher. Philip K., Slay 10, 1861 ; disch. Feb. 25, 1863, for wounds re-
ceived at Fredericksburg Dec. 13, 1862.
Bonner, Blichael, June 29,1861; disch. by sentence of general court-
martial March 19, 1864.
Broomer, Samuel, June 26, 1861; missing in action at Wilderness Slay
5, 1864; veteran.
Bell, James, June 13, 1861 ; died at Annapolis, Md., Sept. 26, 1862.
Bournman, Lewis, July 17, 1861 ; died May 12, 1863.
Beeker, George, Slay 26, 1861 ; killed at Antietam Sept. 17, 1862.
Crosby, Carlton, June 13,1861; captured Slay 5,1864; disch. Jan. 28,
1865.
Diller, John R., July 21, 1861 ; must, out with company June 16, 1864.
Dailey, Matthew, July 7, 1S61 ; prisoner Slay 5, 1864; died at Auderson-
ville Aug. 25, 1864, grave 6797.
Drom, John, May 26, 1861 ; missing in action at Fredericksburg Dec. 13,
1862.
Ford, Thomas, June 14, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness Slay 5,
1864.
Fay, Frederick, Slay 26, 1861 ; died Aug. 7, 1862, of wounds received
June 30, 1862 ; buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, L. I.
Gerhart, Cornelius, Slay 26,1861; wounded at Gaines' Slill June 27,
1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 16, 1863.
Hale, Joseph W., July 11, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Oct. 7, 1863.
Henry, John, June 13, 1861; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31, 1864;
veteran.
Horner, Jeremiah, May 26, 1861 ; missing iu action at Wilderness May
5,1864.
Hoffman, Henry D., Slay 10, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness May
5, 1864 ; Veteran.
Haines, William J., June 1, 1863 ; prisoner from May 5, 1864, to Feb. 28,
1865 ; disch. July 17, 1865.
surg, certif. Bldrch 20,
surg. certif. Blarch 20,
GENERAL HISTORY.
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Hertzel, Frederick, July 7, 1S61 ; prisoner May 5, 1S04; died at Andor-
sonville Sept. 21, 1864, grave 9483.
Hart, John, June 13, 1861 j prisoner May 5,1864; died at Andersonville
Oct. 26, 1864, grave 11,481.
Hollinger, Jacob W., July 28, 1861; killed at Charles City Cross-Roads
June 30, 1862.
Hopkins, Ed. M. G.. June 13, 1861 ; died Oct. 4, 1802.
Harris, George W., July 20, 1861.
Hughs, John, June 14, 1861.
Karver, William, May 10, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Eegt. P. V. May 31,1864;
veteran.
Kissinger, Emanuel, May 10, 1861; miBsingin action at Wilderness May
6, 1864; veteran.
McNally, Henry, June 6, 1861 ; must, out with company June 16,
1864.
McCoy, James, July 4, 1861 ; must, out with company June 16, 1864.
Moore, James L., May 10, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Oct. 7, 1863.
McGonnell, Thomas, July 11, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Fob. 13, 1863.
Martin, Gainer P., June 14, 1861; prisoner May 5, 1864; died at Amler-
sonville Oct. 11, 1864, grave 10,678; veteran.
McGonnell, Charles, June 13, 1861 ; prisoner from May 5, 1S64, to March
2, 1865 ; disch. May 4, 1865.
Mack, Alfred B. , July 7, 1861; missing in action at Wilderness May 5,
1864; veteran.
Myers, Levi, May; 10, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 5,
1864; veteran.
Mullen, James, July 7, 1861 ; prisoner May 5, 1864; died at Anderson-
ville Oct. 11 , 1864, grave 10,684.
Miller, Aaron, July 7,1861; missing in action at Wilderness May 5,
1864 ; veteran.
Martin, George W., March 19,1864; missing in action at Wilderness
May 5, 1864; veteran.
McAvoy, Daniel, July 12, 1861.
McQuiggan, Charles, June 13, 1861.
Nichols, Vincent, July 5, 1861 ; disch. by sentence of general court-mar-
tial March 19, 1864.
Oster, Ernest, May 10, 1861 ; killed at Charles City Cross-Roads June 30,
1862
Otte, Richard, June 14, 1861.
Patten, William, May 10, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 5,
1864; veteran.
Ritter, Henry B., June 13, 1861; absent, sick, at must. out.
Roesler, Lawrence, May 23, 1861; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Oct. 7,
1863.
Rothenberger, W. H,, July 7, 1861; killed at Charles City Cross-Roads
June 30, 1862.
Simmons, Patrtck, June 13,1861; must, out with company June 16, 1804;
veteran.
Schively, William H., June 13, 1861; wounded at Gaines' Mill June 27,
1862; disch. on surg. certif. Bee. 8, 1862.
Stehle, John, July 16, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif.; date unknown.
Strohecker, Jacob T., May 26, 1861 ; tranB. to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31,
1864; veteran.
Schriver, David K., Aug. 21, 1863; missiug in action at Wilderness May
5, 1864.
Shappal, Alfred, July 7, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 5,
1864; veteran.
Shullenberger, F., July 7, 1861 ; died of wounds received at Antietam
Sept. 17, 1862.
Stephenson, James P., June 13, 1S61 ; died of wounds received at Charles
City Cross-Roads June 30, 1862.
Towusley, Robert, May 10, 1861; must, out with company June 16,
1864.
Ulmer, John, July 16, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 8, 1862.
Vandever, Enos G., June 10, 1861.
Weikamp, John, May 26, 1861; must out with company June 16, 1864.
Weiderman, Daniel, June 13, 1861 ; must, out with company June 16,
1864.
Weiderman, Frank, June 13, 1861; wounded June 30,1862; disch. on
surg. certif. Dec. 6, 1862.
Wagner, Henry, May 10, 1861 ; trans, to 190th Regt. P. V. May 31,1864;
veteran.
Weikamp, Thomas P., June 13, 1861; prisoner May 5, 1864; died at An-
derson ville Nov. 2, 1864, grave 11,750; veteran.
Wenrick, Henry, May 15, 1861 ; missing in action at Wilderness May 5,
1864.
Wise, Joseph P., May 10, 1861 ; killed at Gaines' Mills .June 27. 1S62.
SIXTY-FOURTH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOL-
UNTEERS.
The Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry was recruited
under the direction of David Campbell, of Pittsburgh.
Col. Campbell had commanded the Twelfth Pennsyl-
vania in the three months' service. Although the
Sixty-fourth was organized early in the autumn of
1861, as late as March, 1862, only six companies were
fully mounted, owing to the difficulty in securing
suitable horses. On the 12th of March Col. Camp-
bell resigned to take command of the Fifth Cavalry,
and Lieut.-Col. Childs was promoted to succeed him.
A portion of the regiment was in the Peninsula cam-
paign of 1862. In the Gettysburg campaign it was
under Pleasonton, subsequently with Sheridan on the
the Rapidan, closing its gallant services in the differ-
ent engagements around Petersburg, which culmi-
nated in the breaking of the enemy's lines, the evac-
uation of Richmond, and the virtual ending of the
civil conflict.
ROLL OF COMPANY F, SIXTY-FOURTH REGIMENT, FOURTH
CAVALRY (THREE YEARS' SERVICE).
Recruited in Lebanon Comity.
Captains.
John Weidman, Oct. 29, 1861 ; res. June 30, 1862.
W. K. Lineaweaver, Oct. 29, 1861 ; pro. from 2d to 1st lieut. July 20, 1862 ;
to capt. Sept. 22, 1862 ; disch. Nov. 20, 1863.
Duncan C. Phillips, Sept. 9, 1862 ; pro. from 1st lieut. Co. M to capt. Nov.
21, 1S63; com. maj. Jan. 1, 1865; not must.; res. Feb. 16,1865.
George W. Moss, Jan. 1, 1864; pro. from 2d lieut. Co. A to capt. March
8,1865; to brevet maj. March 13, 1865; must, out with company
July 1,1865; veteran.
First Lieutenants.
Reuben Reinhold, Sept. 19, 1861; res. July 17, 1862.
A. Benson White, Aug. 16, 1861 ; pro. from sergt.-maj. Dec. 31, 1S62;
prisoner from Oct. 12, 1863, to March, 1865 ; disch. March 14, 1865.
Hiram N. Dubbs, Sept. 19, 1861 ; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. Feb. 22,
1865; to 1st lieut. May 24,1865; must, out with company July 1,
1865 ; veteran.
Second Lieutenants.
Alvin Youngs, Sept. 19, 1861; pro. from 1st sergt. July 21, 1862; cap-
tured June 24, 1864 ; accidentally killed at Columbia, S. C, Oct, 21,
1864.
Adam McKnight, Sept. 19, 1S61 ; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt. ; to 2d lieut.
May 25, 1865 ; must, out with company July 1, 1S65 ; veteran.
First Sergeant.
George K. Hess, Sept. 19, 1861 ; pro. from sergt. May 25, 1865 ; must, out
with company July 1, 1865; veteran.
Quartermaster St'Ojrant.
James T. Moore, Oct. 29, 1861 ; pro. to q.m.-sergt. April 1, 1865 ; must.
out with company July 1, 1865 ; veteran.
Commissary Sergeant.
John Darkes, Jan. 1, 1S64 ; must, out with company July 1, 1S65 ; vet.
Sergeants.
Henry Raiger, Jan. 1, 1864; must. out. with company July 1, 1865;
veteran.
Christian Shaffer, Jan. 1,1864; pro. from Corp. to sergt. April 1,1868;
must, out with company July 1, 1865; veterau.
Robert S. Mcl.ane, Aug. 22, 1862; pro. to Corp. April 1, 1S63; to sergt.
April 1, 1865 ; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Allen Both, Jan. 1,1861; pro. to Corp. April 1, 1865; must, out with
company July 1, 1S65; veteran.
William McCorkle, Jan. 1, 1861; pro. to Corp. April 1,1865; to sergt-
May 25, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865; veteran.
Patrick Halpin, Jan. 1, 1S64; died December 10th, of woun^ received
Dec. 8, 1864; veteran.
William Thompson, Sept. 19, 1861.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Corporate,
Reuben H. Keiffer, Jan. 1, 1804; pro. to Corp. April 1, 1865; must, out
with company July 1, 1865 ; veteran.
Absalom Darkes, Jan. 1, 1864: pro. to Corp. April 1, 1865; must, out
with company July 1, 1865; veteran.
Amos S. Bolton, Jan. 1. 1864; pro. to Corp. April 1, 1865; must, out with
company July 1, 1865; veteran.
John H. Matthews, Sept. 19, 1861 ; pro. to corp. June 1, 1863; captured
Oct. 12, 1863; absent, sick, at muster out.
Lorenzo Souder, Jan. 1, 1864; pro. to Corp. April 1, 1865 ; must, out with
company July 1, 1865; veteran.
Frederick Bankert, Jan. 1, 1864 ; pro. to Corp. April 1, 1865 ; must, out
with company July 1, 1865; veteran.
George Johnston, Jan. 1, 1864; pro. to Corp. April 1, 1865; must, out
witli company July 1. 1865; veteran.
David Heitz, Jan. 1, 1864; pro. to corp. May 25, 1S65; must, out with
company July 1, 1864; veteran.
Cyru6 S. Hoffa, Sept. 19, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Matthias Uernert, Sept 19, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
npany July 1, 1865;
Buglers.
Charles Filey, Jan. 1, 1864; must, out l
veteran.
Philip Kaiger, Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1865;
Blacksmiths.
Henry McCreary, Feb. 1, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Cyrus Weidle, Sept. 19, 1801 ; prisoner from Oct. 12, 1863, to Feb. 26,
1865 ; disch. April 11, 1865.
Farrier.
Michael Stroh, Sept. 19, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Saddler.
Bassilus Short, Feb. 20, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Prkates.
Allison, Lewis, April 26, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Augenstein, Jacob, Oct. 29, 1861; must, out Nov. 2, 1864, at exp. of term.
Beinhower, George H., Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with company July 1,
1865; veteran.
Brownawell, Jacob, Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1865;
Bishop, Daniel, July 30, 1S62; prisoner from Oct. 12, 1863, to Dec. 27,
1S64; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Brown, George, Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1865;
veteran.
Bicker, William, Jr., March 31,1864; must, out with company July 1,
1865; veteran.
Benter, Henry H., Feb. 3, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Brooks, William H., Feb. 20, 1S05; must, out with company July 1,
1805.
Brooks, George S., Feb. 17, 1805; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Brooks, Francis L., Feb. 17, 1865; must out with company July 1, 1865.
Brenizer, Henry, Sept. 19, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 10, 1864, at exp. of time.
Becbtel, Franklin, Jan. 1, 1804.
Butler, Joshua, Feb. 1, 1864.
Bechtel, John, Oct. 29, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Bertram, George, Oct. 29, 1861 ; died March 27, 1802; buried in Military
Asylum Cemetery, Washington, D. C.
Bennet, Michael, Oct. 29, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Cowan, George, Feb. 6, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Care, Henry, Feb. 17, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Clary, Edward, Feb. 14, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Carroll, Anthony, Sept. 19, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 10, 1864, at exp. of term.
Cains, Artman, April 14, 1864; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps April 22,
1865; disch. by G. O. Aug. 23, 1865.
Callahan, Daniel, Oct. 2H, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Devlin, John S., Feb. 26, 1865; never joined company.
Darrah, Daniel, Jan. 30, 1865; absent, sick, at muster out.
Ebright, John A., Oct. 29, 1801: must, out Nov. 2, 1864, at exp. of term.
Engelmau, Clement, March 1, 1862; pro. to adjt. Oct. 30, 1864.
Farquhar, Jackson, May 1(1, 1S64; must, out with company July 1,
1805.
Fox, Michael, Oct. 29, 1861; must, out Nov. 2, 1864, at exp. of term.
Filbert, Anthony, Sept. 19, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Fowler, John, Oct. 29, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Gamble, William, Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1865;
veteran.
Grasey, Jacob, Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1865;
veteran.
Gates, James, Aug. 16, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Gardner, Samuel R., Feb. 7, 1805; must. dut with company July 1,
1805.
Glover, James R., Jan. 31, 1805; must. out with company July 1, 1865.
Grassmyer, R. W., Sept. 19, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Gobat, Henry, Sept. 19, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Gruey, Samuel D., Oct. 29, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Hogentobler, D., Aug. 12, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Herbst, Christopher, Jan. 31, 1865; must, out with company July 1,
1805.
Hams, Aaron, Feb. 20, 1805; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Haupt, John, Feb. 17, 1S05 ; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Hummel, George W., Sept. 19, 1801 ; must, out Oct. 10, 1864, at exp. of
term.
Hambleton, H. J., Sept. 19, 1861; must, out Feb. 27, 1865, at exp. of
term.
Honich, Adam, April 14, 1864; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps April, 1865.
Henry, George, Oct. 29, 1861; not on'mnster-out roll.
Hough, Samuel S., Oct. 29, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Imhoff, Ferdinand M., Feb. 20, 1865; absent, sick, at muster out.
Johnston, Julius, Sept. 19, 1861 ; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Kuapp, Christian, Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1865;
veteran.
Keefer, Jacob J., March 13, 1864; must, out with company July 1,
1865; veteran. ■ '
Knight, Sanford, Feb. 1, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Kolb, Jeremiah, Oct. 29, 1861 ; must, out Nov. 2, 1864, at exp. of term.
Lowry, Samuel, Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1865;
veteran.
Leiser, George W., Feb. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company July 1, 1865 ;
Leas, Samuel, Feb. 7, 1865 ; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Lewis, John, Jan. 31, 1805; never joined company.
Leob, John H., Feb. 17, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Letier, Michael, Oct. 29, 1861; captured Oct. 12, 1863; died at Millen,
Ga., September, 1864.
Lightner, Jonathan, Sept. 19, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Letier, William, Oct. 29, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Michael, John H., Jan. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company July 1, 1865 ;
veteran.
Mease, Isaac, Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1865;
veteran.
Michael, Jacob, Feb. 20, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Miley, Milton M., Feb. 18, 1865 ; must, out wilh company July 1, 1865.
Millbach, John, Feb. 7, 1865 ; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Morgan, Thomas, Feb. 17, 1865 ; absent, in arrest, at muster out.
Mark, Milton T., Feb. 20, 1865 ; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Moyer, John C, Sept. 19, 1861; must, out Oct. 10, 1864, at exp. of
term.
Mayer, Max, July 10, 1863.
Moyer, John P., Oct. 29, 1861 ; died at Point Lookout, Md., Aug. 5, 1862.
Meily, Isaac, Oct. 29, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Murphy, Peter, Oct. 29, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
McKnight, John, April 13, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
McMahon, Owen, Feb. 6, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
McGinley, Edward H., Feb. 20, 1865; must, out with company July 1,
1865.
McTague, Patrick, Feb. 20, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
McLaughlin, John, Feb. 20, 1865; must, out with company July 1,
1865.
McConnell, Israel, Feb. 17, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
McClellan, James, Oct. 29, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
McGrath, Robert, Oct. 29, 1S61 ; not on muster-out roll.
Noel, Joseph A., Jan. 20, 1805; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Oberly, Peter, Feb. 17, 1805; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Patterson, Ans'n W., Oct. 20, 1861 ; trans, to Co. G, date unknown.
Peckham, Brad'k R., Oct. 29, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Rapp, Alexander, Jan. 31, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Reese, Richard, Feb. 17, 1805; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Bicker, Frederick, Jan. 1, 1804; died at Point Lookout, Md., April 14,
1805; veteran.
Rizer, Charles, Oct. 29, 1801 ; not on muster-out roll.
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77
Snyder, Amir
. 1, 1864 ; must, out
npnny July 1, 1865;
utwith company July 1,1865;
SenlioM, Josiah H., Jan. 1, 1864;
Swope, Michael J., Jan. 26, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Schutt, Jacob, Feb. 18, 1865 ; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Sowers, Allied, Feb. 7, 1865 ; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Snyder, William H., Feb. 20, 1865; must, out with company July 1,
1865.
Shank, Samuel, Feb. 17, 1865 ; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Simmers, Thomas, Feb. 17, 1805 ; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Sennit/., John B., Sept. 19, 1861; not on muster-out roll.
Shaferly, Philip, Oct. 29, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Tammy, William, Feb. 2, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Tammy, Henry, Feb. 2, 1865; discli. by G. 0. June 27, 1865.
Ulrich, John H., Jan. 1,1864; must, out with company July 1,1865
eteral
■Whit
Jacob, Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1805
Williams, William, Jan. 1, 1S64; must, out with company July 1, 1865
veteran.
Wikel, Jacob S., Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with company July 1, 1865
Werner, Frederick, Feb. 3, 1865; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Wilbert, Jacob. Feb. 7, 1805; must, out with company July 1, 1865.
Weisberger, Nicholas, Feb. 4, 1865; must, out with company July 1,
1S05.
Whitmoyer, Moses, Feb. 14, 1805 ; discli. by G. 0. June 10, 1865.
Walker, George H., Aug. 22, 1862; captured Oct. 12, 1863; died at Mil-
len, Ga., September, 1S64.
Wolfe, Christian, Sept. 19, 1861; must, out Oct. 10, 1864, at exp. of
term.
Weberling, Adolph, Sept. 19, 1S61 ; not on muster-out roll.
Whitman, John, Sept. 19, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Whipple, James S., Sept. 19, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Zundlock, Ferdinand, Sept. 19, 1861; died at Alexandria, Va., Sept. 3,
1862 ; grave 202.
EIGHTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOL-
UNTEERS.
This regiment was recruited and organized in the
autumn of 1861. On the 23d of September, 1864,
the original term of service having expired, the regi-
ment, with the exception of veterans and recruits,
was ordered to York, where, on the 13th of October,
it was mustered out of service. The veterans and
recruits were consolidated into a battalion of five
companies, under the command of the senior captain,
Edgar M. Ruhl, who was killed at the battle of Cedar
Creek on the 19th of October, 1864. In March,
1865, five new companies were assigned to the bat-
talion, bringing it up to the full strength of a regi-
ment. One of these, Company I, commanded by
Capt. Solomon Cover, was recruited in Dauphin and
Lebanon Counties. On the 2d of April, 1865, it par-
ticipated in a charge upon the works before Peters-
burg. It was also engaged at Sailor's Creek on the
6th. On the 29th of June it was mustered out with
the regiment at Alexandria.
ROLL OF COMPANY I, EIGHTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT, ONE
YEAR'S SERVICE.
Recruited in Dauphin and Lebanon Counties, and assigned March, 1865.
Captain.
Solomon Cover, March 16, 1SG5 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
First Lieutenant.
Caleb H. Rowe, March 16, 1805 ; res. June 15, 1865.
Second Lieutenant.
Henry Christ, March 16, 1865; com. 1st lieut. June 15, 1865; not must.;
must, out with company June 29, 1865.
First s. rgeant.
Joseph A. Cunk!e,Feb.28, 1805; com. 2d lieut. June 15,1865; not must.;
must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Sergeants.
John Burns, Feb. 16, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Matthew Johnson, Feb. 28, 1865; must, out with company June 29,
1865. '
Jacob A. Honaflus, Feb. 28, 1805; muBt. out with company June 29,
1865.
James McDougal, Feb. 16, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Corporals.
David M. Smeltzer, March 3, 1865; must, out with company June 29,
1865.
Henry Bollinger, March 3, 1865; disch. by G. 0. July 12, 1865.
George W. Heckaman, March 14, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29,
1865.
Joseph Witter, March 14, 1805; pro. to Corp. June 16, 1865; must, out
with company June 29, 1865.
John H. Bryan, March 8, 1865 ; pro. to Corp. June 16, 1865 ; must, out
with company June 29, 1865.
Samuel Reed, Feb. 15, 1865 ; pro. to oorp. June 16, 1S65 ; must, out with
company June 29, 1865.
Samuel Landis, March 7, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. June 9, 1865.
Privates.
Atticks, William A., Feb. 17, 1865; must, out with company June 29,
1865.
Bucher, Joseph, March 6, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Bolton, Henry, March 6, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Brown, Phares, March 6, 1865 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 7, 1SS5.
Beuitz, Coustantine, March 6, 1865; discli. by G. 0. June 15, 1865.
Crawford, William, Feb. 15, 1805; disch. by G. 0. June 16, 1S65.
Condron, Cyrus, Feb. 28, 1865; must, out with company June 29, 1S65.
Dean, Peter, March 7, 1865; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Darringer, William H., Feb. 27, 1S65; must, out with company June 29,
1865.
Davis, John, Feb. 16, 1865; discli. on surg. certif. May 16, 1S65.
Eshinower, George, March 11, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29,
1805.
uust. out with company Junt
3ust. out with company June
lust, out with company June
Fenzel, Francis, March 14, 1865;
1865.
Forney, William, March 14, 1865;
1865.
Fensler, William, March 4, 1865 ;
1865.
Fishborn, John, Feb. 20, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Greeuawalt, George F., March 14, 1865 ; must, out with company Juue
29, 1865.
Guistcwite, John, March 8, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
GenBler, Cyrus, March 9, 1S65 ; disch. by G. O. June 14, 1805.
Grabill, Charles M., March 11, 1805 ; must, out with company Juue 29,
1805.
[ Green, John, March 2, 1S65; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
| Gross, William, March 10, 1865; disch. by G. O. June 9, 1865.
Hershberger, Elijah, March 9, 1865; must, out with company June 29,
1865.
Horner, Albert, Feb. 21, 1865; disch. on surg. certif. June 2, 1S65.
Jones, John, March 6,1805; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2,1865;
must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Kissel, Henry, March 0, 1S65; must, out with company June 29, 1S65.
Killinger, Peter R., March 6, 1865 ; disch. by G. O. June 24, 1S05.
Karu, John, Feb. 27, 1865 ; must, out with company Juue 29, 1865.
Karn, Adam, Feb. 27, 1865; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Killinger, Cyrus, March 7, 1865; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Keller, Abraham, March 11, 1S65; must, out with company June 29,
1S65.
Kepplingerj George W., March 1, 1865; discli. by G. O. June 14, 1S65.
Lash, Emanuel, March 3, 1S65; disch. by G. O. June 24, 1865.
Lingie, Andrew, March 6, 1865; must, out with company June 29, 1S65.
Lash, Thomas, March 4, 1865 ; must, out with company Juue 29, 1865.
Lewis, Joseph D., March 4, 1865; must, out with company June 29,
1805.
Lingie, John, Feb. 17, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 29, 1S65.
Lilzle, John P., March 2, 1S65 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Lutz, Adam, March 14. 1805; died at Philadelphia, Pa., May 25, 1865.
78
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Matlack, Reuben, March 14,1865; must, out with company June 29,
1865.
Martin, John, Feb. 27, 1865; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Miller, Charles A., Feb. 27, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Males, Alexander, Feb. 27, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29,1865.
Manning, Jacob, March 9, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Mattis, Jesse, Feb. 28, 1865 ; must out with company June 29, 1865.
McCann, Jacob B., Feb. 15, 1865; must.outwith compauy June 29, 1865.
McCann, M. W., Feb. 15, 1865; must, out with company Juno 29, 1865.
Noll, John S., March 11, 1865; must out with company June 29, 1865.
Neff,' David, Feb. 28, 1865; died at Washington, D. 0, June 5, 1865;
buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Rhoads, Simon P., March 6,1865; must, out with company June 29,1865.
Raiger, Samuel, March 13, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Iiobiso'n, Alexander L., Feb. 16, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29,
1865.
Ridley, Jacob, Feb. 28, 1865; absent, sick, at muster out.
Roop, David. March 7, 1865; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Rolei, George, Feb. 27, 1865; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Roler! Joseph, Feb. 28, I860 ; disch. by G. 0. July 8, 1865.
Ritzel, John, March 11, 1865; missing at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1S05.
Ruth, Henry D., March 13, 1865 ; died at City Point, Va., April 4, 1865,
of wounds received in action.
Sides, Michael, Feb. 21, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Shaffuer Daniel S., March 7, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29,
1865.
Shertzer, Aaron, March 13, 1865 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Shope, David, March 6, 1865; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Shultz Henry W., March 6, 1S65; must, out with company June 29,
1865.
Shope, Bernard, March 7, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Walmer George W., March 3, 1865: must, out with company June 29,
1S65.
Witmau, Peter, March 13, 1865'; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Walnmu, Joseph D., March 14, 1865; died at City Point, Va., May 26,
1865.
Welker, Henry H., Feb. 27, 1864; died at Washington, D. C, April 6,
1865; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Waite, Charles, Feb. 22, 1865.
Yake, Gotlieb, March 6, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Zearfass, Jacob, Feb. 28,1865; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
Zimmerman, Daniel, March 2, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29,
1865.
Zoll, Henry M., March 6, 1865 ; must, out with company June 29, 1865.
CHAPTER XVI.
The War for the Union (Continued)— History of the Ninety-Third Reg-
iment and Roster of Officers and Men.
NINETY-THIRD REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA
VOLUNTEERS.
On the 12th of September, 1861, James M. McCar-
ter, a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
stationed at the time at Lebanon, and who had been
chaplain of the Fourteenth Regiment in the three
months' service, received authority from the Secre-
tary of War to raise a regiment of infantry. A call
was published on the following day, and a camp of
rendezvous established at the fair-grounds, near the
borough of Lebanon. In less than one month's time
its ranks were full. A regimental organization was
effected by the selection of the following field-officers :
James M. McCarter, colonel; John W. Johnston,
lieutenant-colonel ; and John C. Osterloh, major.
On the 5th of November, before leaving Lebanon,
a handsome silk flag was presented to the Ninety-
third by that true friend of the soldiers, Hon. G.
Dawson Coleman, and a few days after, on the 8th,
the regimental flag was presented by Governor Curtin.
The flag was received by Col. McCarter and placed in
the hands of Henry Fittery, regimental color-bearer
and guard, who bore it aloft, honorably and bravely,
until shot down by rebel bullets, while advancing on
the foe.
While in camp the regiment was supplied with
everything that could contribute to the comfort of the
men by the people of the town and county of Leba-
non, and a liberal sum of money was contributed for
the support of the families of those who enlisted.
An excellent band was attached to the regiment.
On the 27th of November the regiment left Leba-
non and proceeded directly to Washington, where,
after a brief stay at the Soldiers' Rest, it went into
camp at Kendall Green, and drill and camp duty was
systematically commenced. Two weeks later it moved
about two miles farther to the east, and on the 2d of
December across the East Branch, to near Fort Good
Hope, Md. It was at first armed with Belgian rifles,
but subsequently, and before the opening of the Pe-
ninsula campaign, with Springfield muskets. On the
22d of January, 1862, it moved to Tenallytown, and
was here assigned to Peck's brigade of Smith's (subse-
quently Couch's) division. On the 10th of March it
moved with the whole army on the Manassas cam-
paign, and after remaining six days in bivouac at
Prospect Hill returned to the camp which it had left.
On the 26th it embarked for the Peninsula, and until
after the evacuation of Yorktown by the enemy on
the 4th of May it was posted in the vicinity of War-
wick Court-House, where it was employed in con-
structing rifle-pits and forts along the Warwick River.
The command suffered severely while here from chills
and fevers.
On Sunday, May 4th, the regiment moved rapidly
forward in the direction of Williamsburg and bivou-
acked at night by the roadside. "Early on the follow-
ing morning the march was resumed, and at half-past
two p.m. it was ordered into position upon the middle
front of the brigade, the right joining the One Hun-
dred and Second Pennsylvania, and the left extend-
ing to the rear of the Fifty-fifth New York. " About
two-thirds of the command," says Col. McCarter in
his official report, " were in position when the charge
of the enemy was made and the fire of our right wing,
under direction of Lieut.-Col. Johnston, began. The
enemy's charge was led by a squadron of cavalry.
From the guns of Fort Magruder, and a smaller one
on the extreme right of the bridge, from four pieces of
artillery posted in front and not five hundred yards dis-
tant, and from cavalry and infantry, a perfect shower of
missiles was poured upon our line. For three hours
the answering fire of the regiment was incessant,
commanding from its position the openings of two
roads, on either side of which were felled trees and
bushes. At the end of this time the right and centre
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had expended forty-five rounds, and were out of am-
munition. The two companies on the left, Company
B, Capt. Arthur, and Company G, Capt. Maitland,
had been posted by me in rear of the left of the Fifty -
fiftb, under Capt. Derr, acting major, when the ene-
my made three attempts to flank them, but was as
often driven back. The firing of the enemy on this
flank having ceased, and these companies having
still thirty rounds of unexpended ammunition to
the man, I conducted them to a position on our ex-
treme right, upon which the fire of the enemy was
still hotly kept up. Here our silence for some min-
utes had induced the belief that we had retreated,
and these two companies had scarcely been posted
when the enemy was seen charging up the road at
the distance of about one hundred yards. One vol-
ley from Company G, deliberately delivered and
aimed low, checked his advance ; but he continued
to fire rapidly and with fearful effect. At the end of
thirty minutes he had been repulsed here, and along
the whole front, and with the exception of scattering
musketry fire from the bushes, and shells from Fort
Magruder, we were little annoyed." The loss was
six killed and twenty wounded. Capt. Green B.
Shearer was among the killed, and Lieut.-Col. John-*
ston had his horse shot under him. In a congratu-
latory order issued by Gen. Couch, he says, " Gen.
Peck, with his brigade, had the good fortune to be in
advance, and, arriving on the battle-ground at a crit-
ical time, won a reputation to be greatly envied."
Moving on up the Peninsula in advance of the
corps, the regiment, on the 13th of May, acted as a
support to Col. Russell, of the Sixth Massachusetts,
engaged in picket duty along the Chickahominy.
On the following morning a part of the Sixth crossed
at Bottom's Bridge, Cols. Russell and McCarter being
the first field-officers over. Subsequently Keyes' corps
moved over, Couch's division taking position and for-
tifying at Seven Pines, and Casey's farther to the
right, at Fair Oaks. Peck's brigade was ordered to
occupy and guard the left flank of Couch's encamp-
ment. On the 30th, in consequence of an attack on
Gen. Casey's pickets, the brigade was thrown out upon
Casey's left, and at the opening of the engagement on
the following day, by direction of Gen. Couch, the
Ninety-third was sent to the support of Casey, taking
position on his left. It was 1 p.m. when the regiment
became engaged, Companies A and F being at the
time on picket and narrowly escaping capture. The
ground was mostly swampy where it first stood, and
it was partially concealed by a low wood. Here, for
about two hours, it remained under a heavy fire, but
without sustaining serious loss. It was then moved
across an open field to a wood opposite. This open-
ing was crossed at double-quick and in open order,
but the men were fearfully exposed, and many fell,
the bullets raining in among them like hail. In this
second position the enemy's fire was terrible, and
here its principal loss was sustained. At nightfall
the brigade retired to the breast-works, which were
strengthened and made secure. The loss in this en-
gagement was twenty-one killed, one hundred and
eight wounded, and twenty-one missing. Lieut.
John E. Rodgers was among the killed and Capt.
Alexander C. Maitland mortally wounded. Col.
McCarter, Capt. Mark, and Lieuts. Ebur, McCarter,
and Keller were among the wounded. Capt. Dough-
erty was struck, but escaped in a most singular man-
ner. He had upon his person a gold watch and a
Bible. The watch was shattered, and the ball passed
nearly through the Bible, inflicting only a slight
wound, leaving its last mark on this passage, " I
charge thee, therefore, before God and the Lord
Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the
dead, at his appearing, and his kingdom, preach the
word." A correspondent of the New York Tribune,
in his admiration of the discipline and the sterling
soldierly qualities displayed by the regiment on this
sanguinary field, says, "Take the case of the Ninety-
third Pennsylvania. This thoroughly-trained body
of troops fought, were driven back from their posi-
tion, but not broken, halted at word of command,
wheeled, fired, retreated, halted, loaded, and fired
again and again, and came off the ground in perfect
order, with their two colors flying, — a striking proof
that the success of battles is in the discipline of
troops." After the battle the regiment returned to
its former camp on the left, and remained during the
month of June, engaged in guard and picket duty.
In the movement of the army from the Chicka-
hominy to the James, the Ninety-third acted as
guard to the trains, and in the battle of the 1st of
July, at Malvern Hill, under command of Capt.
Long, held a position on the extreme right of the
line and fronting a ravine and wood impassable for
artillery and cavalry, but favorable for the approach
of infantry. The enemy first opened with artillery,
and finally sent forward his infantry under cover of
the wood in numbers greatly superior to those op-
posed to them. But the advantage of the position,
and the determination evinced to hold it against all
odds, proved triumphant, and the enemy was beaten
back at every point. The loss of the Ninety-third
was about twenty.
Retiring to Harrison's Landing with the army, it
remained in camp until the evacuation of the Penin-
sula, when it moved by transport from Yorktown to
Alexandria, and thence marched to Chantillv. It
supported a battery during the fierce engagement at
that place on the evening of the 1st of September
and on the following morning retired with the armv
to Chain Bridge. Upon the opening of the Maryland
campaign it moved along the Potomac towards Har-
per's Ferry, making a reconnoissance as far as Sandy
Hook. It was then hurried to the Antietam battle-
field, but took little part in the engagement, being
held in reserve. When the Union army again crossed
the Potomac in pursuit of the retiring enemv the
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regiment was in the advance and followed closely to
the banks of the Rappahannock. In the battle of
Fredericksburg, on the 13th of December, the regi-
ment, now in the Sixth Corps, under Gen. Smith, of
Franklin's grand division, crossed the river at the
lower bridge, and was held in reserve during the en-
gagement. At the conclusion of the action it re-
turned to its former camp, where it went into winter
quarters. On the 26th of January, Capt. John M.
Mark succeeded to the colonelcy, and in February
Capt. Long became acting lieutenant-colonel.
The spring campaign, under Gen. Hooker, opened
on the 27th of April, when the movement upon Chan-
cellorsville commenced. To the Sixth Corps, under
Gen. Sedgwick, was assigned the duty of attacking
the heights above Fredericksburg, and of advancing
up the right bank of the river, to form junction with
the main body. Moving from its quarters, the Ninety-
third, under command of Capt. Long, crossed the
Rappahannock on the morning of the 2d of May.
At daybreak of the 3d the regiment advanced from
its position near Fredericksburg and formed line on
the left of the One Hundred and Second Pennsylva-
nia, which, with the Sixty-second New York, had
preceded it. The assault upon the heights was made
by the light brigade, at the extreme right of the line,
and as soon as they were carried, the brigade moved
forward, and seized the works in front, where it was
exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy's artillery.
The enemy retreated, and the corps, as soon as it
could be formed, moved on in pursuit towards Chan-
cellorsville. " The corps," says Gen. Wheaton, who
commanded the brigade, " was formed with the great-
est expedition, and pushed on to a point called Salem
Heights. Here the First Division, which was in ad-
vance, found the enemy strongly posted at a cross-
road near Morristown, earthworks in timber on both
sides of the road, and the undergrowth filled with
rifle-pits and abatis, which rendered the position to
our force quite impassable. The First Division being
all engaged, I was ordered by Gen. Newton to move
with two regiments to the right of the road, and to
take general direction of the operations on that por-
tion of the battle-ground; a deep ravine, with a
stream in it, beyond the Morrison House, was soon
crossed by the Ninety-third Pennsylvania, Capt.
Long, and One Hundred and Second Pennsylvania,
Col. Kinkead (the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth
Pennsylvania, Col. Collier, being left supporting a
battery, but came up soon after), and crossing the
ridge beyond, they were soon engaged under a terrific
fire of musketry from a hidden foe. To sustain this
fire many mimites was evidently impossible, and I
immediately dispatched staff-officers to the rear to
bring up troops with which to form a second line, and
others to assist in delaying the retirement of the One
Hundred and Second, and Ninety-third, which was
soon anticipated. Before they were pushed back, the
troops on the left were driven towards us in confusion
by overwhelming odds, and by the time a second line
was formed, the battalions of the enemy were rushing
up the ravine we had just crossed, and for a few mo-
ments it seemed hardly possible to hold our position ;
but the rebel regiments could not keep formed under
our heavy fire, and gradually retired with heavy loss,
while our most advanced line moved off in good order
by its right flank, and formed in rear of the batteries
behind our second. As the enemy retired, our lines
advanced ; but to attempt the woods again, with our
present force, was not deemed possible, and we held
the crest this side. Night came on, and we turned
our attention to procuring ammunition and aid for
our many wounded." The rebel forces now began to
appear in fresh strength upon Sedgwick's front, and
to work their way around upon his left flank towards
Fredericksburg. He was accordingly forced to with-
draw towards Banks' Ford, where a pontoon bridge
had been previously laid. On the afternoon of the
4th Wheaton's brigade was attacked, but easily re-
pulsed the assailants, taking nearly two entire regi-
ments prisoners. During the night the command
retired across the river. The loss in the engagement
was six killed, among whom were Lieuts. Washing-
ton Brua and William D. Boltz, forty-four wounded,
and twenty-one missing. Private John Mills died
shortly after.
Until the 18th of May the regiment remained in
the neighborhood of Banks' Ford, when it moved to
a new camp, four or five miles north of Falmouth,
where it continued, with the exception of a brief
period in the "Mud Campaign," until the opening of
active operations in the spring. On the 8th of June
it moved up the Rappahannock, and crossing the
stream on a pontoon bridge, was detailed for fatigue
duty on a ttte du pont, the enemy displaying much
activity, and the Union cavalry, supported by infan-
try, being on the point of crossing for the purpose of
a strong reconnoissance. After a hard day's work the
regiment was withdrawn at night, receiving a vigorous
shelling as it retired. The next day it again crossed,
but not until near evening, and spent the whole night
at work, withdrawing in the morning. The same day
it again crossed, apparently with the intention of
staying. On the 11th the regiment was sent on picket
near the centre of the line, and was under an annoy-
ing fire all day, though farther to the right the pickets
could be seen exchanging newspapers. A mutual
withdrawal of pickets took place on the 13th, and
then it became evident that the anticipated conflict
was to be far away, and on Northern soil.
The march for Pennsylvania now commenced, and on
the 1st of July it reached Manchester, Md. At eight in
the evening intelligence was received of the opening of
the battle at Gettysburg, and orders to march imme-
diately to the field. The corps was promptly put in
motion, the Ninety-third leading the column. At
nine on the following morning the booming of can-
non from the distant field was distinctly heard, and
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at ten the regiment crossed the State line. The men
were worn out with fatigue, the day was excessively
hot, and the roads dusty ; but when the colors were
Unfurled and the drums beaten in token of entrance
• upon the soil of their native State, they came to a
quick step, with arms at a shift, and marched (in gayly,
singing " Pennsylvania again." At 2 p.m. the regi-
ment arrived at Rock Creek, by the Baltimore Pike,
just in rear of the line of battle at the cemetery. At
three, Gen. Sedgwick was ordered to send a brigade
to the support of the Third and Fifth Corps, then
hard pressed on the left. Wheaton's brigade was or-
dered to go, the Ninety-third being in advance (the
first regiment of the Sixth Corps to get into action),
Maj. Nevin in command. Gen. Sedgwick, in person,
led the brigade, and formed it on the brow of a low,
rocky knoll, covered with scattering trees, just to the
right of Little Round Top, the left of the brigade
joining with the Pennsylvania Reserves. It got into
position just as the troops which had been contesting
the ground in the open fields along the Emmittsburg
Pike, broken, and almost annihilated, were coming
back in disorder, followed by the exultant enemy.
The command was ordered to lie down, and to with-
hold its fire until the enemy was close upon it. Had
this command been heeded the whole rebel line could
easily have been captured. But impatience got the
better of obedience and discretion, and a premature
fire was opened from a part of the line, which checked
his advance, and caused him to be wary. Further
attempts at concealment being useless, the whole bri-
gade advanced, and after a short contest the rebel line
was driven in tumult. In this charge the Ninety-
third took twenty-five prisoners. Just before night-
fall the Ninety-third was ordered forward in conjunc-
tion with a regiment of the Reserve Corps, to retake
a battery which had been lost in the early part of the
day. But it was soon discovered that the guns had
been removed, and it returned to its place on the right
of the brigade. At night the men slept for a few
hours in line of battle, but spent the greater part in
removing the wounded who strewed the fields in front.
Since 8 p.m. of the evening previous it had marched
thirty-nine miles, had fought three hours, and passed
an almost sleepless night without food. During the
terrible cannonade of the 3d the men hugged closely
the ground, and sought shelter behind rocks and trees,
and at the conclusion of the charge on the left centre,
renewed the picket firing, and kept it up until dark.
During the night the regiment was engaged in bury-
ing the dead and bearing off the wounded. The 4th
of July was celebrated at the front, the regiment
being ordered upon the skirmish-line on the extreme
left, where it suffered some loss. At two in the after-
noon it was relieved, and thus ended its part in the
battle. The loss was eight killed and twenty-one
wounded.
On the 5th it was ascertained that the enemy had
retreated, and the pursuit was at once commenced.
The Ninety-third was detailed to guard the corps
artillery, and assist in taking it across the mountains.
This duty proved an onerous one, the men suffering
much from the hardships it imposed. On the 10th it
was ordered to picket and skirmish duty at. the front,
near Funkstown. After several days' delay, the men
eager for a final issue, it was discovered that tlje
enemy had escaped, much to their chagrin, heartily
dreading another campaign in Virginia. In the cam-
paign which was soon after entered on, the regiment
participated, and at its conclusion, in the movement
upon Mine Run, returned with the army to the neigh-
borhood of Brandy Station, where it went into winter
quarters in substantial log huts. A Christmas gift in
the form of a beautiful silk flag, with the number of
the regiment inscribed, was received to replace the
tattered ensign which had been originally presented,
and which had been borne in triumph in frequent
fiery contests. On the 30th of December, Whea-
ton's brigade was detached from the main body
I of the army and sent by rail to Washington, and
thence to Harper's Ferry. Loaded upon open freight-
cars, without fire, the men suffered intensely from
cold as they were borne on through the frosty night-
air. The feet and hands of many were frozen, ren-
dering amputation necessary in two eases, and in one
proving fatal. The brigade marched to Halltown
upon its arrival, but soon afterward returned and went
j into camp at Harper's Ferry. The object of the
movement was to repel an anticipated demonstration
of a body of the enemy under Gen. Early.
On the 7th of February two hundred and eighty-
four of the men, upwards of three-fourths of the en-
tire regiment, re-enlisted, and were given a veteran
furlough. Upon their arrival home at Lebanon they
were received in a manner befitting men who bad for
upwards of two years maintained a reputation for
courage and endurance unsurpassed. Nearly the en-
tire population came out to meet them, and at the
court-house a bountiful banquet was given. Gen.
Wheaton, who was not present at their departure,
[ sent a letter to Lieut.-Col. Long, in which occurred
this passage : " The great Keystone State has sent i'ew
regiments to the field who can return showing as
handsome a record as the one you command."
On the 14th of March, 1S64, the regiment left
Lebanon for Camp Curtin, and on the ISth rejoined
the brigade at Halltown, seven hundred strong.
When the regiment left Lebanon it had the follow-
ing captains, every one being a new one except Capt.
Boynton : Company A, Capt. Jacob P. Embich ; Com-
pany B, Capt. John Fritz ; Company C, Capt. Richard
G. Rogers ; Company D, Capt. Amos K. Kuhn ; Com-
pany E, Capt. E. H. Rogers ; Company F, Capt. B.
Frank Hain ; Company G, Capt. C. P. Sipple ; Com-
pany H, Capt. C. W. Eckman ; Company I, Capt. D.
J. Boynton; Company K, Capt. D. C. Keller.
Soon afterwards the brigade returned to Brandy
Station. In the reorganization of corps, previous to
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breaking winter quarters, this brigade was transferred
from the Third to the Second Division of the Sixth
Corps. Exchanging the smooth-bore muskets with
buck and ball cartridges, with which it had been
armed, for improved Springfield rifles, it set out at
half-past three, on the morning of the 4th of May,
for the Wilderness. Strict orders had been given not
to fire the camps lest the enemy from his signal sta-
tions should be warned of the movement in progress,
but custom and carelessness prevailed over discipline,
and the command moved off amidst the broad glow
of blazing camps. At eight o'clock on the morning
of the 5th the column halted and formed line on the
Chancellorsville Plank-Road, near the spot where
Gen. Meade subsequently had his headquarters. At
noon the Second Division, under Gen. Getty, resumed
the inarch down the plank-road, the other two divi-
sions, under Gen. Sedgwick, moving off to the right.
After marching two miles on the plank the division
filed sharply to the right, and marched down a nar-
row dirt-road which stretched almost due south
through a thick and tangled wilderness of pine and
undergrowth. It marched in column of route, with-
out skirmishers or flankers, general officers with their
staffs riding in front. In this manner it moved on
to the Gordonsville and Fredericksburg Plank-Road.
The Ninety-third, which was in the advance, had
just' crossed the plank, and was plunging again into
the thick woods to the left of it, when a murderous
fire was suddenly and without premonition of an ene-
my's presence, poured into it from the right. With-
out confusion the regiment halted, faced to the front,
delivered one volley upon the concealed foe, and then
charged, clearing the woods and establishing a line
about two hundred yards in front of the dirt-road,
with its right resting upon the plank. In this brief
encounter, lasting less than a quarter of an hour, the
regiment lost twenty-five killed an*d wounded, among
whom were Capt. Edward H. Rogers and Lieut. Max-
well B. Goodrich mortally wounded. Division line
was immediately formed, and for hours it awaited the
enemy. About the middle of the afternoon a vast
c]oud of dust was observed far down the plank road,
which rose up and obscured the western sun. Dispo
sitions were rapidly made for an attack, brigades of
the Second Corps now beginning to arrive. The
Ninety-third was moved across to the right of the
plank. At four, A. P. Hill's entire corps having ar-
rived and formed without molestation in the dense
woods in front, the crash came. For two hours the
roar of musketry at close range was incessant. The
enemy was invisible, and the fire could only be di-
rected by the course of the enemy's missiles. At six,
the regiment having suffered severely, was relieved
by a regiment of the Second Corps. Resting on its
arms during the night in the dirt-road, along which
the Second Corps had thrown up breastworks, at four
o'clock on the morning of the 6th it advanced in the
second line of battle to the attack. The first line
soon came upon the enemy, who was driven two miles,
when the second became the first line. After a short
pause it again advanced, Gen. Wadsworth putting
himself at the head of the Ninety-third and charging
down the plank-road. At this juncture Longstreet,
with a fresh corps, came up and made a counter-
charge, a division of the Second Corps being forced
back, and the whole line retiring in some confusion,
though leisurely and unpursued, to the dirt-road. At
5 p.m. Longstreet made a furious assault, but was
easily repulsed. In these two days of fighting the
regiment lost eighteen killed and one hundred and
forty-four wounded.
The 7th was comparatively quiet, a slight skirmish
in the afternoon, with some cannonading. At even-
ing it moved out and took up the line of march
towards Spottsylvania, and during the 9th, 10th, and
11th was kept busy in manoeuvring, digging, and
fighting. On the morning of the 12th it was ordered
to the support of the Second Corps, and went into
position at the right of the famous " Angle," ad-
vancing to within fifty yards of the rebel works. The
men dropped upon the ground for protection, and
yet so destructive was his fire that the Ninety-third
lost four officers and seventy-three men killed and
wounded in the space of one hour. Capt. Richard G.
Rogers was mortally wounded.
With the corps the regiment participated in the
fierce fighting which marked the course of the army
in its progress to the James, losing men almost daily,
and in the engagement on the 18th of May having
thirty killed and wounded. It crossed the Rapidan
on the 4th of May, and entered the campaign with
seven hundred and fifty men present for duty. As it
marched from the trenches at Cold Harbor at its vir-
tual conclusion it had but three hundred and twenty-
five of the number left in its ranks, fifteen officers and
three hundred and ten men having been either killed
or wounded, and ninety-five sick and sent to the rear.
But nine men were captured, and these were wounded
and left on the field. "From the 4th of May until
the 12th of June," says a member of the command,
" the Ninety-third marched three hundred and fifty
miles, made twenty-six night marches, was fifteen
days without regular rations, dug thirty rifle-pits, —
oftener at night than by day, — and fought in eight
distinct battles. During all this time there were but
five days on which the regiment or some part of it
was not under fire, and neither officers or men ever
took oft their clothes, seldom their accoutrements,
day or night. Clothes and shoes worn out were only
replaced by those of dead men, and not until it ar-
rived at the James River, far from the presence of an
enemy, did the men enjoy the luxury of a bath."
Crossing the river on the 15th of June, after two
days' marching, the regiment arrived in front of Pe-
tersburg. Heavy skirmishing at once commenced,
and continued till the afternoon of the 18th, when a
general advance was made, the line pushing close up
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83
to the enemy's works by the Norfolk Railroad, and
intrenching with bayonets under a heavy fire. Capt.
Jacob P. Embich was here killed, and five men
wounded. Remaining in the trenches under an al-
most constant fire until the 22d, it was withdrawn
from the right and taken to the extreme left of the
line, where it supported the Third Division iu"an at-
tack upon the enemy's line, losing thirteen killed and
wounded. On the 29th it marche'd southward to the
relief of Gen. Wilson returning with the cavalry from
his raid. After tearing up a portion of the Weldon
Railroad and meeting the cavalry, it returned to
camp.
On the 9th of July it was ordered from the front,
and, marching to City Point, was taken upon crowded
transports to Washington, the capital being menaced
by a corps of the rebel army under Gen. Early. The
regiment moved rapidly through the city hailed by
demonstrations of joy, arriving at the defenses, Fort
Washington, just as Early's skirmishers were ad-
vancing over the esplanade. These were quickly
driven back, and the skirmish line was established a
half-mile out from the fort. On the 17th there was
sharp skirmishing until five in the evening, when a
general advance was ordered, and a sharp battle en-
sued. By dusk the enemy was driven at all points.
Pursuit was immediately commenced, passing through
Rockville and across the Potomac, and for nearly a
month the corps was kept upon the march under a
burning sun and upon dusty roads, seemingly to little
purpose.
Gen. Sheridan assumed command of the army in
the valley on the 9th of August, and an active cam-
paign was commenced. On the morning of the 27th,
while posted at Charlestown, the enemy appeared in
front and quickly drove in the skirmishers. The
Ninety-third was ordered forward to fill a gap in the
retreating skirmish line, and formed across an open
meadow. The line was advanced, but was checked
and driven back to its original position. At night
the Union forces were withdrawn to Halltown. On
the 13th of September, in a spirited skirmish, which
the Second Division had beyond Opequan Creek, the
regiment supported a battery which was shelled out
of position, when it withdrew, sustaining some loss in
killed and wounded. At midday on the 19th the
battle-line was ordered to advance and attack the
enemy near Winchester. He was driven back nearly
a mile, but rallied and, having broken the Union
line, pushed it back to its first position. At four it
again advanced, and the enemy was driven, losing
artillery and a large number of prisoners. The regi-
ment lost in the engagement seven killed and forty
wounded. On the following morning pursuit of the
flying enemy was vigorously pushed, and the advance
came up with him at Fisher's Hill, where he was in-
trenched. On the 21st the brigade charged and cap-
tured Flint Hill, the position affording a full view of
his intrenchments. It was intrenched and held. On
the following afternoon the brigade was held in readi-
ness, and at the word to advance leaped the breast-
works and, crossing the intermediate ravine under a
murderous fire of infantry and artillery, charged up
the hill, over skillfully-laid obstructions, and carried
the enemy's works, capturing a battery of six Rod-
man guns. The loss was twenty-four in killed and
wounded. Capt. Jacob Brower was mortally wounded.
The color-sergeant, William Smith, displayed unusual
gallantry, carrying the flag steadily up in the face of
the battery, and had both legs shot off by a close dis-
charge. After pursuing the enemy up the valley be-
yond Staunton, taking many prisoners, the army re-
turned and took position behind Cedar Creek.
During the month of October, Maj. Nevin recruited
one hundred and eighty men at Pittsburgh, and as
the original Company G had become much reduced,
the few men remaining were distributed to other
companies, and a new Company G was organized
from the recruits, commanded by Capt. Kuhn.
On the morning of the 19th of October the enemy
attacked the Union army at Cedar Creek, and drove
it back nearly four miles. The Ninety-third was
posted upon a ridge when the rout commenced, and
with other troops repelled several assaults ; but the line
was finally outflanked and forced back. At 2 p.m. an
order came from Gen. Sheridan, who had now arrived
on the ground, that if the enemy was repulsed when
attacked he was to be followed up without further
orders. At three Gen. Sheridan rode along the line,
saying, as he came to the Ninety-third, "We must
sleep in our old camp to-night." The battle soon
opened, and for an hour the fighting was very severe ;
but he at length gave way, and his rout was com-
plete, the Union line following, taking guns and pris-
oners at every step. After the battle the regiment
lay quietly in camp near Strasburg for nearly a
month. On the 28th of October the term of the men
who did not re-enlist expired, and they were mus-
tered out of service to the number of about one
hundred.
Early in November the regiment was ordered to
Philadelphia, where, upon its arrival, it was assigned
to duty in the city, and remained until after the Presi-
dential election, when it returned to camp at Win-
chester. About the middle of December, with the
corps, it returned to the lines in front of Petersburg,
where it went into winter quarters. Through the ex-
ertions of Chaplain Joseph S. Lane, a chapel tent
was erected, where during the winter evenings relig-
ious services were held, and the literary society of
the regiment met. During the winter, several hun-
dred recruits were received, bringing up its strength
to near the minimum standard.
On the 25th of March, 1S65, the brigade was or-
dered to advance upon the enemy's works, and test
the strength of the forces occupying them. The space
in front was open, and over this the command charged
to the summit immediately in front of his picket line
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(if trenches. Here was some delay, other parts of the
line not having come up, and confusion ensued; but
order was soon restored, the line again went forward
across the plain, captured the outer picket trenches
and charged up a second hill, where was his main
line. Here the brigade halted, and for a short time
was subjected to a severe enfilading fire. It was soon
ascertained that the enemy was present in full force,
and the command was rapidly withdrawn. The loss
in this brief engagement was fifteen killed and one
hundred and thirty-six wounded. Capt. George \V.
Mellinger was among the killed.
At midnight of April 2d the regiment, under com-
mand of Capt, B. Frank Hean, moved to the front
intrenchments in line of battle, forming on the picket
line in front of Battery Gregg, aud at four in the
morning, with the rest of the brigade, was ordered to
charge the enemy's works, which were carried after
an obstinate struggle, the colors of the Ninety-third
being the first planted upon his ramparts. After
moving a short distance towards Hatcher's Run, the
command was ordered to return towards Petersburg.
In executing this order the regiment was brought in
front of a rebel battery, which opened with grape and
canister. At this juncture Sergt. Hiram Laylaud led
a squadron to the left of the battery to outflank it,
and, coming up within a short distance, opened fire,
shooting several of the battery horses, and causing
the men to desert their guns. At the same time the
line in front charged. Passing on a short distance,
the line halted and threw up intrenchments. The
loss was two killed and thirty-one wounded. In the
first charge upon the enemy's breastworks Sergt.
Charles Marquette distinguished himself by capturing
a rebel flag, for which he received a medal of honor.
During the night the enemy evacuated Petersburg,
and on the following morning the corps moved south
to Burkesville Junction. On the 6th the regiment
participated in the battle of Sailor's Creek. On the
9th Lee surrendered, and soon afterwards the corps
made a forced march to Danville,'to co-operate with
Sherman for the defeat of Johnston. After remain-
ing in camp here for several weeks, it returned by rail
to Richmond, and thence to Washington, where, on
the 27th of June, it was mustered out of service.
In the rolls which follow, we omit all save those
recruited in Lebanon County in full or in part.
Field and Staff Officekb.
Colonels.
James 51. McCarter, Oct. 28, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1862; disch. Nov. 29, 1862; remust. April 1, 1863; res. Aug. 21,
1863.
John M.Mark, Oct. 12, 1861; pro. from capt. Co. D to maj. June 1, 1862;
to col. Nov. 27, 1862; disch. May 21, 1863.
Charles W. Eekniau, Sept. 25, 1861; pro. from capt. Co. H to lieut.-col.
Nov.' 27, 1864; to col. Jan. 23, 1865 ; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va.,
Oct. 19, 1864 ; must, out with regt. June 27, 1865.
LientenantrColoneh.
John W. Johnston, Oct. 28, 1861 ; res. July 10, 1862.
John E. Arthur, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. from capt. Co. B Sept. 1, 1862 ; disch.
on surg. certif. Nov. 14, 1862.
John S. Long, Oct. 13, 1861; pro. from capt. Co. F Sept. 2, 1863; must.
out Oct. 27, 1864, at exp. of term.
David C. Keller, Oct. 21, 1861 ; pro. from capt. Co. K to maj. Nov. 22,
1864; to lieut.-col. Jan. 23,1865; tohrev col. April 2,1865; wounded
at Petersburg, Va , March 2.5, 1S65; must, out with regt. June 27,
1865.
Major:
John C. Osterloh, Nov. 1, 1861 ; res. June 10, 1862.
John J.'Nevin, April 1, 1863; pro. to maj. April 1, 1863; wounded at
Wilderness, Va., Mayo, 1864; com. lieut.-col. Sept. 24, 1864; not
mustered; must, out Oct. 27, 1864, at exp. of term.
John Fritz, Sept, 18, 1861 ; pro. from capt. Co. B to maj. Jan. 23, 1865;
to hrev. lieut.-col. April 2, 1865 ; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March
25, 1865 ; must, out with regt. June 27, 1865.
Adjutant*.
William A. H. Lewis, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. Aug. 15, 1862.
Edward Irafford, Sept. 18, 1S61 ; pro. from sergt.-maj. May 26, 1863 ; to
capt. Co. E Aug. 1, 1864.
Jacob M. Seibert, Oct. 3, 1861 ; pro. from private Co. F Aug. 1, 1864 ;
disch March 8, 1865, for wounds received at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19,
1864; veteran.
, Quartermasters.
JohnS. Shultz, Oct. 28,1861; com. maj. Nov. 27,1862; not mustered;
pro. to maj. and assist, adjt.-gi-n. May 7, 1863.
Thomas B. Archy, Oct. 21, 1S61 ; pro. from q.m -sergt. Nov. 27, 1862 ; res.
April 25, 1864.
Charles S. Thomas, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. to com.-sergt. Aug. 10, 1S62 ; to
q.m. July 1, 1864 ; must, out with regt. June 27, 1S65 ; veteran.
Surgeons.
Richard S. Simington, Oct. 15, 1S61 ; res. Aug. 6, 1862.
W. H. Wortbington, Sept. 12, 1862 ; diBch. Aug. 3, 1863.
E. E. Umberger, Oct. 14, 1863; pro. from asst.-surg. Oct. 14, 1863; must,
out with regt. June 27, 1865.
Assista)it Surgeons.
George W. Mays, Nov. 14, 1861 ; pro. to surg. 178th Eegt. P. V. Feb. 4,
1863.
John M. Dickson, March 14, 1863; must, out Oct. 27, 1864, at exp. of
term.
Ash D. Bennett, Dec. 14, 1864; absent, on furlough, at muster out.
Chaplains.
John Quimby, Nov. 1, 1861 ; died at Annapolis, Md., Aug. 11, 1862.
Joseph S. Lane, Oct. 8, 1862; niuBt. out will] regt. June 27, 1865.
Sergeimt-Majors.
James E. Teed, Oct. 12, 1861 ; trans, to Co. B Aug. 15, 1862.
E.W. S. Stambach, Oct. 12,1861; pro. to sergt.-maj. Jan. 1, 1863 ; killed
at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.
Levi Wise, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. from 1st sergt. Co. B July 1, 1864 ; to 1st
lient. Co. B Oct. 22, 1864.
John B. Deweos, Oct. 3, 1861 ; pro. from sergt. Co. F Oct. 22, 1864; com-
adj. March 4, 1865 ; not mustered ; must, out with regt. June 27, 1865 ;
veteran.
Quartermaster Sergeants.
David R. Eckman, Oct. 21, 1861; pro. from sergt. Co. H June 1, 1865 ;
absent, on furlough, at muster out.
P.H. Frey linghauser, Oct. 1,1861; pro. to q.m.-sergt. July 1,1863; trans.
to Co. C Nov. 19, 1863.
D. R. P. McCaully, Sept. 21, 1861 ; pro. from sergt. Co. A Nov. 19, 1863
to 2d lieut. Co. A Oct. 18, 1864 ; veteran.
Commissary Sergeants.
John J. Houser, Oct. 21, 1861; pro. from private Co. H July 1, 1864;
must, out with regt. June 27, 1865.
John M'Carler, Oct. 28, 1861 ; pro. from com.-sergt. Oct. 29, 1861; diBCh.
on surg. certif. Dec. 26, 1862.
Hospital Stewards.
Emmor H. Bruce, Nov. 1, 1862 ; pro. from private Co. F; disch. on Burg.
certif. May 11, 1865.
Charles -Orth, Sept. 24, 1864; disch. by S. 0. June 19, 1805.
Principal Musicians.
Augustus H. Homan, Sept. 30, 1861 ; pro. to drum maj. October, 1861 ;
disch. by G. O. Feb. 28, 1863.
GENERAL HISTORY.
-:>
Theodure 0. Rogers, Sept. 10, 1861 • pro. from musician, Co. A, to drum
maj. Not. 1, 186:) ; must, out Oct. 28, 1864, at exp. of term.
Anson 51. Bank, Jan. 1, 1804; pro. from drum maj. Jan. 1, 1805; must,
out with regiment June 27, 1865.
Andrew Rohrer, Feb. 20, 1864; pro. to principal musician July, 1804;
absent, on furlough, at muster out.
Regimental Band.
John Stanley, Oct. 3, 1801 ; disch. by G. 0. March 18, 1802.
Bentz, Adam C, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. by G. 0. March 18, 1862.
Boyer, John A., Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. by G. O. March 18, 1802.
Bowman, Joseph A., Oct. 3, 1801 ; disch. by G. 0. March 18, 1802.
Coil, William, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. by G. 0. March 18, 1862.
Carmany, Wm. P., Oct. 3, 1861 ; uisch. by G. 0. March 18, 1862.
Fleming, Oscar F., Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. by G. 0. March IS, 1862.
Good, Alvin D., Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. by G. 0. March 18, 1862.
Gingrich, Jacob C, Oct. 3, 1861; disch. by G. 0. March 18, 1862.
Gerhard, Conrad G., Oct. 3, 1S61 ; disch. by G. 0. March IS, 1862.
Krause, Wm. D., Oct. 3, 1801 ; disch. by G. 0. March 18, 1862.
Rice, John, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. by G. 0. March 18, 1862.
Rauch, John A., Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. by G. O. March 18, 1862.
Reed, John H., Oct. 3, 1S61 ; disch. by G. 0. March 18, 1862.
Reincehl, Jacob B., Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. by G. 0. March 18, 1862.
Reidlc, Zachary T., Oct. 3, 1861; disch. by G. O. March 18, 1862.
Stout, Isaac, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. by G. 0. March IS, 1862.
Shirk, Henry, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. by G. O. March 18, 1862.
Company A.
BecruUed m Lebanon County.
Captain*.
Wm. M. Derr, Sept. 21, 1S01 ; disch. July 22, 18G2.
John B. Embich, Sept. 21, 1861 ; pro. from 1st lieut. Sopt. 1, 1862; res.
Dec. 25, 1862.
Jacob P. Embich, Sept. 21, 1861; pro. from sergt. to 1st lieut. July 22,
1862 ; to capt. May 15, 1S03 ; died, June 19th, of wounds received at
Petersburg. Va , June 18, 1864; veteran.
George W. Mellinger, Oct. 21, 1801; pro. from Corp. to sergt. May 31,
1802; to 1st sergt. May 3, 1863; to 2d lieut. Sept. 23, 1S64; to capt.
Nov. 1, 1S04; killed at Petersburg, Va., March 25, 1865; veteran.
Washington Horn, Sept. 21, 1861 ; pro. from Corp. to sergt. May 3, 1SG3:
to 1st sergt. Sept. 23, 1864; to 1st lieut. Feb. 24, 1S05; to capt. March
26, 1S05 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House, May 19, 1SG4, and
at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 27,
1805; veteran.
First Lieutenants.
Joseph Houck, Sept. 21, 1801; pro. to 1st sergt. July 22, 1862; to 1st
lieut. Dec. 20, 1S62; com. capt. June 20, 1864; not must.; niust. out
Oct. 15, 1864, at exp. of term.
D. R. P. McCaully, Sept. 21, 1861; pro. from corp. to sergt. July 22, 1862 ;
to q.m.-sergt. Nov. 19, 1803 ; to 2d lieut., Co. A, Oct. 18, 1S04; to 1st
lieut. March 20, 1865 ; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863 ;
must, out with company June 27, 1865 ; veteran.
Second Lieutenants.
Lorenzo D. Derr, Sept. 21, 1861 ; resigned May 31, 1802.
Washington Brua, Sept. 21, 1861; pro. from 1st sorgt. May 31, 1862;
killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.
Edwin M. Ebnr, Sept. 21, 1861; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1802; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt. Dec. 26, 1862 ; to 2d lieut. May 3,
1863; com. 1st lieut. June 20,1864; not must. ; must, out Sept. 21,
1864, at exp. of term.
Edward C. Euston, Sept. 21, 1S61 ; pro. to sergt. Sept. 22, 1864; to 1st
sergt. Feb. 24, 1865; to 2d lieut. June 13, 1805 ; wounded at Chancel-
lorsville May 3. 1803, and at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1801; must,
out with company June 27, 1S65 ; veteran.
First Sergeant.
James Boyles, Sept. 21, 1801 ; pro. to corp. Sept. 22, 1864; to sergt. Feb.
25, 1805; to 1st sergt. June 13, 1805; must, out with company June
27, 1S65; veteran.
John D. Brua, Sept. 21, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Dec. 26, 1802; to sergt. Not.
19, 1803 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House, Va., May 12, 1864 ;
absent, in hospital, at muster out; veteran.
Eph. M. Woomer, Sept. 21, 1801 ; pro. to corp. May 3,1803; to sergt. Oct.
3, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; absent, in hospi-
tal, at muster out; veteran.
Uriah Meily, Dec. 9, 1801 ; pro. to sergt.; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va.,
Oct. 19, I8G4 ; absent, in hospital, at muster out ; vt.-ian.
Andrew Bleistine, Jan. 1,1864; pro. to corp. Sept, 22, 1864; to sergt. June
13,1805; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19,1864; must, out win,
company June 27, 1866; Veteran.
John Shindel, Sept. 21, 1861; must, out Sept. 21, 1864, at exp. of term.
Lewis S. Gingrich, Sept. 21, 1861 ; pro. from corp. May 3, 1803 ; must, out
Oct. 2, 1S64, at exp. of term.
Corporals.
J. Rankenberger, Sept. 21, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Sept. 23, ISM; wounded at
Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1805; must, out with company June 27,
1865; veteian.
Isaac Urich, Sept. 21, 1861; pro. to corp. Sept. 23, 1864; wounded at
Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865; must, out with company June 27,
1865; veteran.
Henry Fisher, Sept. 21, 1861; pro. to corp. Sept. 23, 1864; wounded at
Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ;
veteran.
Anton F. Smith, Sept. 2, 1863; pro. to corp. Sept. 23, 1804; must, out
with c panj June 27, 1865; veterau.
Samuel U. Dougherty, Feb. 20, 1804; pro. to Corp. Sept. 23, 1864; wounded
at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1S04; must, out with company June 27,
1865; veteran.
George H. Uhler, Sept. 21, 1861; pro. to Corp. Dec. 26, 1863; wounded at
Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1804; must, out with company June 27,
1865; veteran.
Henry C. Bowman, Sept. 21,1801; pro. to corp. Feb. 25, 1S65; wounded
at Petersburg, Va., March 25, 1865; absent, in hospital, at muster
out ; veteran.
Thomas Mark, Sept. 21, 1861; pro. to corp June 13, 1S05; wounded at
Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1804; must, out with company June 27,
1865; veteran.
Franklin T. Miller, Sept. 21, 1S61 ; pro. to corp. May 3, 1863 ; wounded
at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863, and at Wilderness May 5, 1864;
must, out Sept. 21, 1864, at exp of term.
John H. Watz, Sept. 21,1861; pro. to corp. May 3, 1SG3; wounded at
Opequan, Va., Sept. 11, 1804; must, out Sept. 21, 1S64, at exp. of
term.
Peter L. Fitterer, Sept. 21, 1861 ; pro. to corp. May 3, 1863 ; wounded at
Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864 ; must, out Sept. 21, 1864, at exp. of
term.
H. Clay Bowman, Oct. 2, 1861 ; pro. to corp. May 3. lsr,:;: wounded at
Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1805; must, out Dec. 13, 1804, to date Oct.
21, 1S04, at exp. of term.
Anthony Kramer, Sept. 21, 1801; pro to corp. May 3, 1863; wounded at
Spottsylvania Court-House, Va., May 12, 1864 ; must, out Sept. 21,
1864, at exp. of term.
Henry F. Boyer, Sept. 21, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. July 29, 1862.
Henry P. Weitzel, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 6, 1802.
Peter Haner, Sept. 21, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. ; date unknown.
Charles McLaughlin, Sept. 21, 1861; disch. on surg. certif.; date un-
known.
Abraham Long, Oct. 3, 1861 ; died Feb. 27, 1864; veteran.
Mxisiciaws.
Roland D. Butmer, Feb. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 27,
1865; veteran.
Wm. H. Oliver, Feb. 26, 1S64; must, out with company June 27, 1S65 ;
veteran.
Theodore 0. Rogers, Sept. 10, 1S61 ; pro. to drum maj. Nov. 1, 1863.
Adam P. Funk, Sept. 21, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 29, 1S02.
Privates.
Beck, Charles W., Feb. 24, 1804; wounded at Wilderness, Va.. May 5,
1804; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Bender, Jonathan, Feb. 2, 1S04; wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 18,
1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Blankley, Isaac, Nov. 14, 1S64 ; drafted; must, out with company June
27, 1805.
Beck, John, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 17, 1SG2.
Brandt, Henry H., Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec 29, 1862.
Bleistine, George, Sept. 21, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 31, 1S62.
Bowman, David H„ Sept. 21, 1S01 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 0 ,
1804 ; must, out Sept. 21, 1S64, at exp. of term.
Bowman, John, Sept. 24, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Bechtold, Jacob, Feb. 24, 1S64 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House
86
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
May 12, 1864, and Petersburg, Va., March 25, 1805; disch. Ijy G. 0.
May 22, 1865.
Brenner, John, Feb. 26, 1864; killed at Spottsylvania Court-House May
12, 1864.
Brandt, William H., Feb. 29, 1864 ; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864.
Bixler, Edward, March 16, 1804; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.
Buck, Bobert A., Feb. 24, 1864; died August 4th, of wounds received at
Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.
Biennan, John. Sept. 21, 1861.
Carteman, Isanc, Feb. 29, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Carteman, Andrew, Feb. 29, 1S64; must out with company June 27,1805.
Conrad, Henry, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. ou surg. certif. Aug. 6, 1862.
Call, Joseph, Sept. 21, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 21, 1864, at exp. of term.
Coner, William, Nov. 28, 1864; substitute.
Dissinger, Samuel, Feb. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Dissinger, Joseph W., Feb. 26, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May
5, 1864; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Aug. 9, 1864; disch. on surg. certif.
March 27, 1865.
Darkes, Jacob. Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 11, 1863.
Darkes, Jacob, Aug. 16, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25,
1865 ; disch. by G. O. June 20, 1865.
Darkes, David. Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. by G. O. Oct. 3, 1864.
Deemer, Samuel L., Sept. 21, 1861.
Darkes, John, Sept. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862;
dropped from the rolls by G. O. September, 1862.
Etter, Israel, Feb. 26, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864;
trans, to Vet. Res. Corps ; date unknown.
Emmons, James, Sept. 27, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Fasnacht. Henry, Sept. 21, 1801 ; absent, sick, at muster out; veteran.
Funk, Adam P., Sept. 21, 1801; wounded at Fair Oaks May 31, 1862, and
at Petersburg, Va., March 25, 1865; absent, in hospital, at muster
out; veteran.
Finfrock, Jacob, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 6, 1862.
First, Valentine, Feb. 26, 1804; disch. by G. 0. June 14, 1865.
Groh, William L., Sept. 21, 1861; must, out with company June 27, 1805 ;
veteran.
Garrett, John A., Oct. 25, 1861 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ;
veteran.
Garrett, Philip, April 20, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
Gruber, Adam, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 30, 1862.
Garrett, S.miuel L., Sept. 21, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 16, 1863.
Grittinger, Henry C, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 5,
1863.
German, William, March 18, 1*64; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March
5, 1S05 ; disch. by G. 0. May 26th, to date May 16, 1805.
Gillnm, Thomas, Nov. 14, 1864; drafted; wounded at Petersburg, Va.,
April 2, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. June 2d, to date May 0, 1805.
Hartline, Charles C, Feb. 4, 1864; wounded at Spotlsylvauia Court-
House, Va., May 12, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Heddiuger, Isaac, March 2, 1S64; absent, in arrest, at muster out.
Hauer, Peter, Feb. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865;
veteran.
Hecker, John, Sept. 21, 1S01 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 10, 1861.
Hoffman, Simon, Sept. 21. 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 7, 1862.
Hauser, Peter, Sept. 21, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 21, 1864, at exp. of term.
Heisey, John H., Sept. 21, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 17, 1863.
Heddiuger, John, March 2, 1804; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864.
Holtzman, William, March 4, 1864; killed in action July 12, 1864.
Hedrick, Valentino, Sept 21, 1861 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1S64 ; killed at Cedar Creek Oct. 19, 1804 ; buried in National Cenie-
tery, 'Winchester, lot 25; veteran.
Hean, Henry, Sept. 21, 1801.
Isenbauer, Rudolph, Feb. 4, 1864 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; absent, on furlough, at muster out.
Ibach, Franklin, March 2, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 6, 1864.
Imboden, George, Sept. 21, 1861; wounded at Chancellorsville May 3,
1803, and Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; disch. on surg. certif. June
14, 1865; veteran.
Isenbauer, Ad:im, Sept. 21, 1S61; killed at Spottsylvania Court-IIunee,
Va., May 12, 1864.
Isenhauer, Isaac, Sept. 21, 1861.
Katzman, Frederick, Jan. 1, 1864; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-
House, Va., May 12, 1865 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ;
veteran.
Kurtz, Franklin, Feb. 29, 1S64; wounded at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1864;
must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Karmany, James M., Fob. 24, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Kessler, John, Feb. 24, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Krumbine, John S., March 31, 1864; disch. by G. 0. July 13, 1865.
Kreiser, Levi, Feb. 29, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864;
must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Kauftinan, Isaac, Nov. 25, 1864; substitute; must, out with company
June 27, 1865.
Kurtz, Calvin, Sept. 21, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 12, 1862.
Kurtz, Franklin, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 21, 1862.
Kness, Henry,- Nov. 25, 1864; substitute.
Katerman, Franklin, April 29, 1S64 ; not on must.-out roll.
Leuich, William, Sept. 21, 1801 ; prisoner; must, out with company June
27, 1805; veteran.
Lininger, Moses, Sept. 21, 1861; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ; veteran.
Lee, William, Sept. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House May
12, 1864, and Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; absent, in hospital, at
muster out; veteran.
Leuich, Cyrus, Sept. 21, 1S61 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865;
veteran.
Leachey, David, Feb. 24, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
Leuhard, John, Sept. 21, 1801 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865;
veteran .
Lackey, William P., Jan. 1,1865; must, out with company Juue 27,
1865.
Light, John H., Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 20, 1863.
Lenhard, John, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 31, 1863.
Logan, Jeremiah, Sept. 21, 1861; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; must, out Sept. 21, 1864, at exp. of term.
Logan, George H., March 1, 1864; died May 15th, of wounds received at
Spottsylvania Court-House May 12, 1864.
Marx, Levi, Feb. 26, 1804; must, out with company June 27, 1805.
Motzer, Adam, Feb. 20, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Mobie, August, Feb. 4, 1804 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Miller, George, Jan. 17, 1865 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Meloy, William, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch by habeas corpus Oct. 15, 1861.
Meyers, George, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 2, 186£.
Mark, Martin, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 16, 1862.
Murray, John M., Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 21, 1863.
Miller, John A., Feb. 26, 1864; wounded at Wilderness May 5, 1864, and
at Petersburg, Va., March 25, 1865; disch. by G. 0. May 26th, to
date May 1G, 1805.
Matthews, Solomon, Sept. 12, 1861 ; died June 17th, of wounds received
at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1804; veteran.
Murray, John, March 10, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
McConnell, Simon, Feb. 26, 1864; wounded at Wilderness May 5,1864,
and at Petersburg, Va., March 25,1865; must, out with company
June 27, 1865.
McCord, John, Sept. 21, 1861 ; died Sept. 13, 1862.
McCarthy, Frank, Nov. 26. 1864 ; substitute.
Noli, John, Sept. 21, 1861; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
1863 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ; veteran.
Peffer, William B., Fell. 26, 1S64; must, out with company June 27,1865.
Petry, John, Sept. 21, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 21, 1804, exp. of term.
Perrin, Jonathan, Nov. 14, 1864; drafted; wounded at Petersburg, Va.,
March 25, 1865 ; disch. by G. O. May 12, 1805.
Phreaner, Samuel, Feb. 24, 1804 ; killed at Opequan Creek, Va., Sept. 19,
1864.
Riedel, Israel, Oct. 16, 1861; must, out with company June 27, 1865;
veteran.
Ristenbatt, Franklin, Sept. 21, 1801 ; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va.,
May 3, 1863, and at Petersburg, Va., May 5, 1804; must, out with
company June 27, 1805; veteran.
Rise, George R., Feb. 20, 1864 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864 ;
must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Reinoehl, Cyrus W., Feb. 27, 1864; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-
House, Va., May 12, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Rollman, John H., Aug. 2, 1802; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May
3, 1803 ; trans, to Co. G April 20, 1864.
Reiuhard, Andrew II., Sept. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Williamsburg, Va.,
May 5, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 6, 1862.
Ristenbatt, Jefferson, Sept. 21 , 1861 ; disch. on Burg, certif. Dec. 27, 1803.
Rauch, Solomon, Sept. 21, 1801 ; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 0, 1864 ;
veteran.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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Rauch, William, Feb. 5, 1862.
Seciist, Henry, Jan. 1, 1804; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864;
must, out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Soulliard, Joseph, Feb. 24, 1864; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 12, 1864; miiBt out with company June 27, 1865.
Sousser, Jefferson, March 10, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2,
1865; absent in hospital at muster out.
Sattazalm, Jacob, Feb. 2, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Seabolt, Samuel, March 18, 1864 : wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 12, 1S64; absent in hospital at muster out.
Stout, Isaac, Sept. 21, 1861 ; trans, to regimental band, date unknown.
Sweeny, James, Sept. 21, 1861; trans, to Co. F Oct. 15, 1861.
Smith, Henry J., Sept. 21,1861; wounded at Gettysburg July 3, 1863;
trans, to Co. G April 26, 1864.
Smith, Israel, Jan. 20, 1864; trans, to Co. G April 27, 1864.
Shaud, William A., Sept. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1862 ; trans, to Co. G April 26, 1804.
Scheanfelder, John, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. by habeas cm-pus Oct. 15, 1861.
Smith, Jacob, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 7, 1862.
Shauntz, Abraham, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 11, 1862.
Steeley, Isaac, Feb. 7,1862; disch. ou writ of habeas corpus, date un-
known.
Schnepp.John M., Sept. 21, 1861 ; must, out Sept. 21, 1864, at exp. of term.
Stick, Henry, Aug. 25. 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Sbruff, Cyrus P., Aug. 12, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Stcever, John, Sept. 21, 1S01 ; died Oct. 3, 1862.
Snyder, Daniel, Sept. 21, 1801 ; died June 3 of wounds received at Fair
Oaks, Va., May 31,1 S62.
Shay, Daniel, Sept. 21, 1801 ; miSBing in action at Chancellorsville, Va.,
May 3, 1803.
Scheaffer, Henry, Feb. 26, 1864; died March 12, 1864.
Sbrceder, Charles, Nov. 29, 1864: substitute.
Sbindle, John P., Sept. 21, 1861 J substitute.
Schlajsman, Per. B., Feb. 20, 1864; substitute.
Snyder, John, Sept. 21, 1S01 ; substitute.
Shuey, Joseph, Sept. 31, 1S61 ; dropped from the rollB by G. 0. Septem-
ber, 1862.
Tobias, Adam W., Feb. 24, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Trail, John, Nov. 14, 1S04; drafted; must, out with company June 27,
1865.
Tompkins, Levi, Sept. 21, 1861 ; trans, to Co. F, date unknown.
Taylor, Nehemiah It., Sept. 21, 1861; disch. on surg. certif., date un-
known.
TJricb, Elias, Sept. 21,1861; wounded at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1804;
must. out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Urbau, Frederick, Feb. 26, 1804.
Veaenford, Joseph, Sept. 21, 1861; wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 17,
1864; must, out Sept. 21, 1864, exp. of term.
Vernon, James, Sept. 17, 1864 ; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25,
1865; disch. by G. O. June 20, 1865.
Walter, Peter A., Sept. 21, 1861; absent on fin lough at muster out;
veteran.
Weltmer, John, Sept. 21, 1861 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865;
veteran.
Weltmer, Martin, Feb. 24, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2,
1865; absent in hospital at muster out; veteran.
Weidel, John, Feb. 29,1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25,
1865; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Wetzel, William, Feb. 26,1864; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 18, 1S64; must, out with company June 27, 1864.
Wilhelni, Artemus, Sept. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 18, 1864; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Sept. 16, 1864; vet.
W-eaber, William H. H., Sept. 21, 1861; disch. on BUrg. certif. June 13,
1862.
Weltmer, John, Sept. 21, 186t ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 29, 1862.
Walmer, Henry, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 26, 1863.
Willath, Max, Sept. 21, 1S61 ; must, out Sept. 21, 1864, exp. of term.
Weicbman, Frederick, Sept. 21, 1861: disch. on surg. certif. June 8,1862.
Willema, August, Feb. 26, 1864 ; died April 13, 1864.
Toos. Anthony, Sept. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 20, 1862.
Company C.
Recruited in Lebanon County.
William W. Murray, Oct. 21, 1861; res. Oct. 1, 1862.
Richard G. Rogere, Oct. 3, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. Oct. 22, 1861 ; to 1st lieut.
July 1, 1862; to capt. Oct. 1, 1862; died May 14 of wounds received
at Spottsylvania Court-House, Va., May 12, 1K64.
Jacob Brower, Oct. 3, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. Oct. 22, 1861 : to 1st lieut. Dec.
3, 1802; to capt Aug. 1, 1864; died Dec. 11 of wounds retched at
Fisher's Hill, Va., Sept. 23, 1S64.
Reuben Suavely, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. from 1st. sergt. Jam 2, 1865; must.
out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
]'ir*i Lieub nant .
Samuel L. Hughes, Oct. 3, 1861 ; res. July 1, 1862.
Edwin W. Stoner, Oct. 3, 1801 ; pro. to Corp. Oct. 22, 1861 ; to sergt. Sept.
1. 1802; to 1st lieut. Jan. 2, 1865; must, out with company June 27,
1805; veteran.
Second Lieutenants.
John E. Rogers, Oct. 21, 1861 ; killed at Fair OakB, Va., May 31, 1862.
Samuel W. Gilbert, Oct. 21, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. Oct. 22, 1801 ; to 2d lieut.
May 31, 1862; res. March 19, 1803.
Henry L. Knier, Oct. 21, 1861; pro. to sergt. Aug. 12, 1862; to 2d lieut.
May 1,1663; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; com. 1st
lieut. May 15, 1804 ; not must. ; res. Oct. 28, 1864.
William H. Risser, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. June 1, 1863; to 2d lieut.
Jan. 2, 1865; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862 ; at Gettys-
burg, Pa., July 2, 1863; at Wilderness May 5, 1864, at Opequan
Sept. 19, 1864; and at Petersburg, Va., March 25,1865; must, out
with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
First Sergeant.
John S. Light, Oct. 3, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Sept. 1, 1864 ; to sergt. Jan. 2,
1805; to 1st sergt.; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25,1865;
must, out with company June 27, 1865 ; veteran.
Sergeants.
William McLaughlin, Oct. 21, 1861; wounded at Wilderness, Va, May
5, 1864; pro. to sergt. Jan. 2, 1865; must, out with company June
27, 1865 ; veteran.
Joseph Southam, Oct. 21, 1861; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; pro. to sergt. Jan. 2, 1865; must, out with company June 27,
1865; veteran.
J. F. E. Kramph, Sept. 11, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville May 3,
1863, and at Spottsylvania Court-House, Va., May 12, 1S64 ; dis-
charged by special order June 20, 1865.
Jacob Knier, Sept. 20, 1S62; disch. by special order June 20, 1865.
William Whitmore, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. June 2, 1863.
Thomas Bechtold, Oct. 3, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. Oct. 22, 1861 ; died of
wounds received at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.
Corporals.
Jacob B. Burgner, Feb. 22, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; pro. to Corp. Jan. 2, 1865; must, out with company June 27,
1865; veteran.
Levi S. Bowman, Feb. 20, 1864; pro. to corn. Jan. 2, 1S65 ; wounded at
Petersburg, Va., March 25, 1805 ; must, out with company Juue 27,
1865.
Peter Coleman, Jau. 29, 1S64 ; wounded a^ Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1S64 ;
pro. to Corp. Jan. 2, 1865 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
William F. Barton, Feb. 19, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; pro. to corp. Jan. 2, 1865; must, out with company June 27,
1865.
Jonathan Lighton, Feb. 29, 1S65 ; pro. to Corp. Jan. 2, 1S65; must, out
with company June 27, 1865.
William D. Byers, March 21, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; pro-
to Corp. Jan. 1, 1865; must out with company June 27, 1805.
James S. Wallace, Feb. 21, 1864 ; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; pro. to
Corp. May 20, 1S65; must, out with company June 27, 1S65.
Solomon Haak, Oct. 3, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1S62 ;
disch. Oct. 28, 1864.
Charles D. Kaler, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 28, 1864.
Alex. McGowan, Oct. 3, 1S61 ; disch. Pec. 24, 1862.
Anthony J. Arnold, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 19, 1802.
J. B. Coppeuhaver, Oct. 3, 1S61 ; wounded at Fair Oaks. Va., May 31,
1862, and at Wilderness May 5, 1864; disch. Oct. 2S, 1864, exp. of
term.
William M. Walker, Oct. 21, 1861; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1862; disch. Oct. 28, 1S64.
Edward Penegoy, July 14, 1864 ; pro. to Corp. Jan. 2, 1865; disch. Juue
20, 1S65.
William McWilliams, July 9, 1864; pro. to corp. Jan. 2, 1S65; disch.
June 20, 1865.
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
ip. Sept. 1, 1862; trans, to Battery
, May
Uriah Ramsey, Oct. 3, 1861 ; i
G, 2(1 U. S. Art., Nov. 10, 1S02.
William B. Ramsey, Oct. 3, 1861 ; wounded at Williamsburg, V,
5, 1862; died June 6, 1862, at Philadelphia, Pa.
John A. Touchr, Dec. 19, 1861; killed at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 12, 1864.
Anson B. Shuey, Feb. 17, 1862; pro. to Corp. Oct. 12, 1862; died Sept. 25
of wounds received at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864; buried in
National Cemetery, lot 18,
Hiram Sohn, Oct. 21, 1861; wounded at Fair Oaks May 31, 1S02, and at
Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1SG4; pro. to Corp. Oct. 27, 1S62; died Sept.
27 of wounds received at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1S04; buried
in National Cemetery, lot 17; veteran.
Samuel Thomas, Oct. 3, 1861 ; pro. to corp. April 17, 1S62 ; died, date
unknown.
Jacob Shay, Oct. 3, 1801 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862; pro.
to corp. Sept. 1, 1862; wounded and missing in action at Chancel-
lorsville May 3, 1803.
ith company June 27,
vitli company June 27,
Penrose K. Thomas, Oct. 3, 1S01 ; nius
1865; veteran.
Frank G. Strickler, Feb. 24, 1864 ; mil
1805.
John Beck, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. July 25, 1862.
Privates.
Annspach, Edward, Oct. 3, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1864, exp. of term.
Andrews, Daniel, Dec. 1. 1804; substitute.
Baker, John, Nov. 18, 1864 ; drafted ; must, out with company June 27,
1865.
Bechtle, William, Oct. 3, 1861 ; mustered out with company June 27,
1865; veteran.
Beightol, John, March 10,1864; drafted; wounded at Petersburg, Va.,
March 25, 1SG5 ; absent in hospital at muster out.
Brawley, John, Nov. 18, 1864; drafted; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Burket, William, Dec. 1, 1864; substitute; disch. by G. 0. Aug. 1. 1S65.
Benjamin, Wellington, Oct. 4, 1864; substitute ; wounded at Petersburg,
Va., March 25, 1865; absent in hospital at muster out.
Bohand, James, Nov. 1, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must, out
with company June 27, 1S65.
Beyers, Asa C, March 21, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must.
out with company June 27, 1865.
Barker. Thomas, Oct. 19, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must, out
with company June 27, 1865.
Bricker, Christian, Oct. 3, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 14, 1861.
Bender, John, Oct. 12, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. June 17, 1862.
Burkheiser, Nich., Oct. 3, 1801 ; disth. on surg. certif. June 23, -1862.
Burguer, Jacob, Oct. 3, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 7, 1S62.
Boyer, Jared, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jau. 23, 1863.
Brenner, Lewis, Oct. 3, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 8, 1862; re-
enlisted; disch. Dec. 28 for wounds received at Wilderness, Va.,
May 5, 1S64.
Barnhard, Samuel W., Oct. 3*[ 1S61 ; must, out Oct. 2S, 1SG-1, exp. of
term.
Brown, John, March 2, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864;
disch. by G. O. June 9, 1865.
Behney, Augustus, Oct. 3, 1861 ; trans, to Co. D Jan. 1, 1864.
Badds, Daniel, Oct 3, 1861 ; died June 13, 1802.
Brewer, Isaac, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 31, 1863; re-enlisted; killed at
Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864 ; veteran.
Bousman, John, Aug. 13, 1802; died May 15,1865; buried in National
Cemetery, Danville, Va., section B, division 4, grave 132.
Brooks, John H., Dec. 1, 1804; substitute.
Bemesderl'er, C. R., Oct. 12, 1SC1 ; trans, to Co. D, date unknown.
Bosshor, William H., Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1804; not on muster-out roll ; veteran.
Clark, George W., Sept. 30, 1804 ; drafted ; wounded at Petersburg, Va.,
March 25, 1805; died April 25, 1865; buried in National Cemetery,
Arlington.
Clark, James W., Feb. 27, 1SG4 ; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must, out
with company June 27, 1805.
Correll, Henry, Oct. :'., 1S01 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 10, 1862.
Chamberlain, William, July 19, 1864; disch. by S. O.June 20, 1865.
Cannon, R.C., March 12,1x64; drafted; Uilledat Petersburg, Va., March
25, 1865; buried in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, division D,
section C, grave 221.
Clark, James, Nov. 3, 1S04 ; substitute.
Coulter, James, Dec. 1, 1864 ; substitute.
Douglas, James, Nov. 12, 1864 ; drafted; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Dollinger, William S., Oct. 3, 1801 ; disch. Nov. 21 for wounds received
at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,1862.
Dampman, Jonathan, Oct. 3, 1861 ; killed at Williamsburg, Va., May 5,
1S02.
Dunn, John, Nov. 3, 1864 ; substitute.
Dodendorfcr, George, March 30, 1864.
Eastwood, John, Feb. 19, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 16G5.
Eckuiau, Asbury, Oct. 3, 1S61 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 12, 1S64; disch. on surg. certif. March 25, 1865; veteran.
Eisenhauer, Cyrus, Oct. 26, 1861 ; died at Lebanon, Pa., November, 1861.
Faher, Jeremiah, Feb. G, 1865 ; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25,
1865 ; absent in hospital at muster out.
Fisher, Samuel, Feb. 17, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must, out
with company June 27, 1S65.
Fries, Daniel H , Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. Sept. 23, 1862.
Fries, George W., Oct. 3, 18G1 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 17. 1S62.
Freylinghauser, P. H., Oct. 3, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1864, at exp. of
term.
Frick, George, Nov. 18, 1864; drafted ; killed at Petersburg, Va., May
25,1865; buried in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, division D, sec"
tion C, grave 101.
Glennin, Michael, March 25, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V.; must.
out with company June 27, 1865.
Gardner, Robert, Jan. 20, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; absent
on furlough at muster out.
Gamble, Hugh A., Feb. 17, 1864 ; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must.
out with company June 27, 1865.
Genner, Valentine, Nov. 17, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 20, 1862.
Gross, Jonathan, Feb 14, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. March 5, 1863.
Garret, Peter, Oct. 3, 1801 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1864, at exp. of term.
Hoffman, Jesse, Nov. 18, 1804; drafted; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Himmel, Charles, Dec. 2, 1S64; substitute ; wounded at Petersburg, Va.,
March 25, 1865; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Hobbling, Peter, Dec. 6,1864; substitute; must. out with company June
27, 1865.
Hollfehler, John, Nov. 18, 1864 ; drafted ; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Hubbard, Albert B., Jan. 4, 1864 ; trans, from 130th Regt. P. V. ; must.
out with company June 27, 1865.
Hahan, Christian, Aug. 24, 1804; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V.; must-
out with company June 27, 1865.
Houser, Cornelius, Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 20, 1862.
Haulman, Samuel, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch., date unknown.
Haulman, Edward, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. June 20, 1862.
Haulman, Levi, Oct. 3, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 8, 180J.
11 ittcbinson, William, Oct. 3, 1861 ; must.out Oct. 28, 1804, at exp. of term.
Hoover, Thomas, June 28,1804; must, out June 15, 18G5, at exp. of term.
Hartman, William, Nov. 19, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 13, 1802.
Hawn, George, Aug. 6, 1864 ; disch. by S. O. June 20, 1865.
Hutchinson, J. L., Oct. 12, 1801; trans, to Co. D Jau. 1,1864; veteran.
Hutchinson, John. Oct 21, 1SG1 ; not on muster-out roll.
Jones, George, July 9, 1864; killed at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1804 ;
buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot 9.
KeiiTer, Philip. Jan. 5, 1805 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Knight, Albert, Nov. 12, 1864; drafted; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Kick, William, Nov. IS, 1864; drafted; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Karterman, John, April 29, 1S64 ; absent sick at muster out.
Kimple, John, Aug. 24, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V.; must, out
with company June 27, 1865.
Kline, William F., July 5, 1864 ; wounded at Petersburg, Va., Starch 25,
1865 ; disch. by G. 0. June 24, 1865.
Koehl, Jeremiah, Oct. 3, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 28, 1S62.
Knapp, Lot, Oct. 3, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 11, 1S02.
Karmany, Jacob A., Oct, 3, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 8, 1862.
Kepley. Hiram, Oct. 3, 1801 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1804, at exp. of term.
King, James, Dec. 1, 1864 ; substitute.
Lawton, Lucius, Nov. 12, 1864 ; drafted; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Lehr, Abraham, Oct. 21, 1861 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ;
veteran.
GENERAL HISTORY.
S9
Lash, Emanuel, Oct. 12, 1861; disch. on surf, certif. Fob. 8, 1802.
Logan, Williai .-, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 5, 1863.
Larned, Nortb H., Oct. 3, 1861 ; trans, to Battery G. 2d U. S. Art , Not.
10. 1802.
Lewis, John H., Oct. 3, 1861.
Marshall, Samuel, Feb. 6, 1865; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25,
1865 ; disch. by G. O. June 28, 1805.
Morris, John, Dec. 1,1864; substitute; must, out with company Juno
27, 1865.
Miller, John A., Feb. 26, 18C.4; absent sick at muster out.
Mill, George H„ Feb. 29, 1864 ; absent sick at muster out.
Milliner, Leander, Feb. 29, 1804; tranB. from 139th Regt. P. V.; must.
out with company June 2T. 1865.
Morrison, John L., Feb. 17, 1SG4 ; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must.
out with company June 27, 1805.
Moyer, Levi, Feb. 17, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must, out with
company June 27, 1865.
Mack, William, Aug. 5, 1S62 ; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; absent in
arrest at muster out.
Miller, Jeremiah, Oct. 21, 1S61 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ;
veteran.
Martz, George, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 24, 1862.
Mease, Christopher, Oct. 3. 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 29, 1862.
Mont, William, Jan. 15, 1864 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,1864 ;
disch. by G. O. May 17, 1805.
Morgan, Matthew, Nov. 3, 1864; substitute.
Murphy, Michael, Dec. 1, 1804 ; substitute.
Malone, John, Dec. 2, 1SC4; substitute.
Mattson, William M., Dec. 1, 1804; substitute.
Moyer, James, Oct. 3, 1801.
McCord, John W., Feb. 27, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; absent
sick at muster out.
McGill, Jeremiah. Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 12, 1862.
McCord, George, Oct. 3, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 8, 1S02.
McClintock. Frank, Nov. 18, 1804; drafted ; wounded at Petersburg, Va.,
March 25, 1865 ; disch. by G. O. May 3U, 1865.
Napp, Nelson, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 23, 1S62.
O'Brien, Patrick, Nov. 14, 1801 ; killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.
Plank, George L., Nov. 11, 1864; drafted; wounded at Petersburg, Va.,
April 2, 1865 ; must, out with company June 27, 1S65.
Pfaller, John, Nov. 18, 1864 ; drafted ; must, out with company June 27,
1865.
Phinicia, Stephen, Feb. 22, 1S64; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; absent
sick at muster out.
Powley, Wendel, Dec. 1, 1864 ; substitute ; disch. by G. 0. May 17, 1865.
Prinze, John, Nov. 12, 1864; drafted; died Feb. 14, 1865; burial record,
Feb.^5, 1865 ; buried in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Petersburg,
Va. '
Painter, Robert, Oct. 12, 1S61; missing in action at Malvern Hill, Va.,
July 1. 1802.
Quinley, Peter M., Nov. 14, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 7, 1862.
Redinger, John, Jan. 12, 1S65 ; must, out with company Juue 27, 1865.
Reed, William, Feb. 2, 1865 ; must, out with company Juue 27, 1865.
Ribblett, Frederick, Nov. 18, 1864; drafted; absent on furlough at
muster out.
Rice, Christian, Nov. 14, 1801 ; drafted ; disch. by G. 0. June 17, 1865.
Rice, John H., Nov. 14, 1861 ; drafted ; disch. by G. O. July 17, 1865.
Rhoat, Samuel C, Feb. 17, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must.
out with company June 27, 1S65.
Ray, George, Feb. 17, 1864 ; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must, out
with company June 27, 1865.
Rogers, Edmund R., Nov. 1, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 12, 1803.
Beifsnyder, Martin, Nov. 18, 1861 ; died Sept. 5, 1862.
Smilh, Israel, Jan. 24, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Spangler, Henry. March 24, 1804; must, out with company June 27,
1865.
Storm, George, Oct. 3, 1861 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ; vet-
Sb
. IS, 1864 ;
afted ; :
. 18, 1804 ; drafted ;
hart, Frederick,
Juue 27, 1805.
Spitzberg, August, N
June 27, 1865.
Schmeltzer, George W., Feb. 6, 1865; wounded at Petersburg,
March 25, 1865 ; disch. by G. O. June 24, 1865.
States, William, Feb. 17, 1804; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V.; must
with company June 27, 1865.
i rm lougb
1 18th Begt
Stamm, Charles E„ Oct. 15. 1803 ; trans, from 139th Begt. P
out with company June 27, 1865.
Stewart. Robert, Feb. 22, 1SG4; trans, from 139th Begt. 1'. V.
with company June 27, 1805.
Steel, Jonathan, March 21, 1864; trans, from 139th Begt I'. V
at Spottevlvunia Court-House, Va., May 12, 1861 ; ah-ent I
at muetei out.
Stitt, William J., Aug. 1, 1802; trans, ft
with company June 27, 1805.
Shilling, Stephen, Oct. 3, 1801 ; disch. 0
Smith, David C, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. on
Storm, George, Oct. 3, 1861 ; disch. on si
Short, Albert, Oct. 3, 1861; disch. on bui
Seibert, Daniel, Oct. 21, 1861 ; ditch, on
Stover, George, Oct. :'., 1861 ; must, o
Stoud, George lv., Oct. 22, 1801 ; wi
1864; must, out Oct. 28, 1804, at
Shauuon, Joseph, July 10, 1804; disch M' -|"- i.i] op]i-r Jim.' _'i, 1*00.
Smith, George, July 22, 1804 ; disch. by special order June 20, 1805.
Smith, Franklin E., July 7, 1804; disch. by special order June 20, 1865.
Shay, John, Oct. 3, 1861 ; wounded at Chancelloisville, Va, May 3,1863;
trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, date unknown.
Southam John, Oct. 12, 1861 ; trans, to Western gunboat service, date
on soil', certif. May 16, 1862,
ii -in-, certif. An-. 8, 1862.
-oil;, certif. Sept 20, 1862.
nig. certif. Nov. 8, 1862.
in surg. certif. Nov. 8, 1862.
t Oct. 28, 1864, at exp. of term.
no led at Wilderness, V;,., May '
xp. "i term.
ini.ii
, Pa., Aug. 16, 1862.
ust. out with company
ist. out with company
Shay, Isaac E.,Feb. 27, 1862; died at Leba
Shay, Cyrus, Oct. 3, 1861.
Schmidt, George, Jan. 31, 1865.
Shaw, Charles W., Dec. 1, 1864 : substitute.
Thomas, William, Feb. 27, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864 ; disch. Feb. 27, 1865. at exp. of term.
Tice, David, Nov. 18, 1861 ; missing November, 1862.
Ulrich, Isaac, Oct. 3, 1801 ; trans, to Bat.-G, 2d U. S. Art., Nov. 10, 1862.
Ulrich, Maxwell, Nov. 17, 1861 ; missing November, 1862.
Vandeventer, H. J., Feb. 17, 1864 ; trails, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must.
out with company June 27, 1865.
Warner, Oakley E., Nov. 14, 1804; drafted; must, out with company
June 27, 18b5.
Weaver, Joseph H. C, Feb. 13, 1865; must, out with company June 27,
1865.
White, James B., Feb. 26, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P.V.J must.
out with company June 27, 1865.
Wiles, George W., March 21, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V.;
wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House, Va., May 12, 1804 ; must, out
with company June 27, 1805.
Weber, Joseph, Oct. 3, 1801; disch. Oct. 1, 1802; re-enl. Feb. 2, 1864;
killed at Spottsylvania Court-House, Va., May 12, 1864.
Wright, Joshua C, Oct 3, 1861 ; discharged June 19, 1862.
Walker, Epcne's W., Oct. 3, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1804, at exp. of term.
Youtz, James, Oct. 12, 1861; prisoner from May 18 to Nov. 20, 1864;
must, out Jan. 6, 1865, to date Nov. 25, 1864, at exp. of term.
Young, Levi, Nov. 29, 1804; substitute; killed at Petersburg, Va.. March
25, 1865.
Zimmerman, Peter, Oct. 12, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1862, and at Wilderness May 5, 1864 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1864, at
exp. of term.
Recrvited in Lebanon Omtnej.
Captains.
John M. Mark, Oct. 12, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862 ;
pro. to major June 1, 1862.
Samuel R. Faher, Oct. 12,1861; pro. from 1st lieut. June 1, 1862; res.
Jan. 16, 1863.
Amos K. Kulin, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. from 2d to 1st lieut. June 1, 1862 ;
to capt. Jan. 16, 1863; disch. May 22, 1864.
Penrose G. Mark, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. June 1,
1862; to 1st lieut. Jan. 16, 1863; to capt May IS, 1864; to brev.-niaj.
April 2, 1865 ; wounded at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1804 ; must, out
with coinpauy June 27, 1805.
Fit*! Lieutenant.
Hiram D. Dasher, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. Sept. IS, 1861 ; to 1st sergt.
Oct. 9, 1862; to 2d lieut. May 24, 1863; to 1st lieut. May 3, 1864;
must, out with company Juue 27, 1865.
90
HISTORY OP LEBANON COUNTY.
Second Lieutenant.
Peter' Fisher, Oct. 12, 1861; wounded at Fair Oaks. May 31, 1S02; at
Chancellorsville May 3, 1803; at Wilderness May 4, 1865; and at
Petersburg, Va., March 25, 1S65 ; pro. from private to sergt. April
3, 1862; to 1st sergt. Nov. 28, 1861; to 2d lieut. Jan. 2, 1865; must,
out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
First Sergeant*.
Samuel M. Shoutt, Oct. 12, 1S61 ; wounded at Chancellorsville May 3,
1863, and at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct 19, 1804; must, out with com-
pany June 27, 1865; veteran.
Eeuben Snavely, Oct. 12, 1861 ; trans to Co. C Nov. 28, 1864 ; veteran.
Benjamin F. Gingrich, Oct. 28, 1801; wounded at Wilderness May 5,
1864, and at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; must, out with com-
pany June 27, 1865; veterau.
Sergeants.
William V. Grumbine, Oct. 12, 1861 ; must, out with company June 27,
1865; veteran.
John Smith, Oct. 12, 1801 ; wounded at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1804 ; must.
out with company June 27, 1865; veterau.
William Shaud, Oct. 12, 1861 ; must, out with company, June 27, 1865 ;
veteran.
William Kale, Oct. 12, 1S61 ; pro. to 2d lieut. Co G Doc. 31, 1862.
C. B. Bemesderfer, Oct. 12, 1861 ; (lisch. Nov. 26, 1862.
Henry Christ, Oct. 12, 1801 ; disoh., date unknown.
Corporals
Andrew Stutzman, Oct. 12, 1861 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May£,
1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
William D. Eckert, Oct. 12, 1861 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ; veteran.
Jacob Bomgardner, Oct. 12, 1861 ; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19,
1864; must. out with company June 27, 1805; veteran.
William H. Brown, Oct. 12, 1861; must, out with company June 27,
1865 ; veteran.
William Brooks, Oct. 12, 1861 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864 ;
must, out with company June 27, 1865 ; veteran.
Henry Lineaweaver, Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 27,
1865.
Daniel Donley, Feb. 20, 1804; must, out with company, June 27, 1865.
Augustus Behnpy, Oct. 3, 1861 ; must out with company June 27, 1805;
veterau.
John O'Neil, Oct. 3, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Oct. 12, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res.
Corps April 16, 1864.
William Martin, Oct. 3, 1861; pro. to Corp. Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. Sept. 5,
1862.
William Michael, Oct. 3, 1861; pro. to corp. Jan. 1,1864; must, out Oct.
28, 1864, at exp. of term.
Samuel F. Keed, Oct. 3, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Oct. 12, 1861 ; wounded at
Fair Oaks, Va , May 31, 1862 ; disch. Nov. 12, 1862.
Jared Swanger, Nov. 4, 1861 ; disch., date unknown.
John L. Slurnd, Oct. 12, 1861 ; wounded at FairOaks, Va., May 31, 1802;
disch. Sept. 10, 1802.
Abraham Collins, Oct. 12, 1801; pro. to Corp. Jan. 13,1804; died May
27. 1804, of wounds received at Spoltsylvania Court-House, Va.,
May 1-!, 1804; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington ; veteian.
William Cummings, Oct. 12, 1861; killed at Fair Oaks. Va., May 31,
1862.
John Mills, Oct. 12, 1861; died May 6 of wounds received at Chancel-
lorsville, Va., May 3, 1S63.
John Feel, Oct. 12, 1861.
Jacob Honalius, Oct. 12, 1861.
Musicians.
Philip L. Stroh, Feb. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ;
Anson M. Rank, Oct. 12, 1801 ; pro. to principal musician Jan. 1, 1864;
veteran.
John Daniel, Oct. 12, 1801 ; disch. March, 1802.
Adam K. Hess, Oct. 12, 1801 ; disch. Nov. 14, 1S62.
Anthony, Henry, Oct. 12, 1861; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1862; disch. Nov. 17, 1863.
Boyer, Samuel, Dec. 20,1801; must, out with company June 27, 1805;
veterau.
Beichler, Adam, Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. June 19, 1862.
Books, Levi, Oct. 12, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1864, at exp. of term.
Ball. Laron, Sept. 3, 1804; drafted; disch. by special order June 21,
1865.
Bemesdeifer, Samuel, Oct. 12, 1861 ; drafted; disch. Sept. 2, 1862.
Brough, Daniel, Oct. 12, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1864, at exp. of terra.
Barr, Jacob, Oct. 12, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1864, at exp. or term.
Burkhai t, Erastus, Oct. 12. 1861 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1864, at exp. of term.
Bomgardner, Samuel, Oct. 12, 1861 ; died Juue 2 of wouuds received at
Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1802.
Bowman, Samuel, Oct. 12, 1861; died Aug. 18, 1862; buried at Point
Lookout, Md.
Bowsman. Samuel, Oct. 12, 1861 ; died of wounds received at Wilderness,
Va., May 9, 1864.
Carver, William J., Feb. 26, 1864 ; mustered out with company June 27,
186-5 ; veteran.
Carpenter, Henry, Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 27,
1865.
Cover, Jacob, Nov. 18, 1864; drafted; must, out with company June 27,
1S65.
Corley, John, July 5,1864; drafted; must, out with company Juue 27,
1865.
Clark, Henry, Feb. 26, 1801 ; wounded in action May 5 and Juue 10,
1864; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, date unknown.
Carroll, Marion, Oct. 12, 1861; disch. Nov.20, 1862.
Curry, John, Oct. 14, 1801 ; died Jan. 7, 1863.
Donley, Cornelius, Feb. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Donley, William, Feb. 28, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2,
1865 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Dyer, Francis N., Feb. 28, 1S04 ; must, out with company June 27, 1805.
Davidson, Samuel ^P., Oct. 3,1804; dratted; must, out with company
June 27, 1S05.
Douglass, Francis, Nov. 19, 1801 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ;
veteran.
Doederline, Aug., Oct. 12, 1S61 ; disch., date unknown.
Deesler, Louis, Oct. 12, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862;
disch. July 25, 1862.
Donley, John, Feb. 26, 1864.; died May 10, of wounds received at Wil-
derness, Va., May 5, 1864.
Ditzler, Isaac, Oct. 12, 1861 ; died' date unknown.
Devany, Martin, .
Evans, William, Oct. 4, 1864; drafted; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Ehiman, Joseph, Oct. 12, 1861 ; died Feb. 14, 1S62.
Fry, Joseph, Feb. 29, 1804 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Fry, Edwin, March 1, 1864 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864 ;
nit with company Juue,27, 1865.
vounded at Wilderness May 5,
16 27, 1865.
surg. certif. Dec. 8, 1862. '
mer; must, out Oct. 28, 1864, at
i surg. certif., date unknown.
Fetler, Moses M., Feb. 26, 1804; must.
Fornwalt, Alexander, Feb. 26, 1864;
1864; must, out with company Ju
Focht, Samuel, Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. on s
Farusler, Leonard, Oct. 12, 1861 ; prison
exp. of term.
Flowers, Christian, Nov. 6, 1861 ; disch. (
Fisher, John, April 11, 1862; must, out April 17, 1865, at exp. of term.
Fittery, Henry, Oct. 12, 1861; died July 5, of wouuds received at Fair
Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.
Gordon, Jacob, Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 27,1865.
Garret, John, Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company Juue 27, 1865.
Gongbenhuur, Paul, Nov. 18,1864; drafted; must, out with company,
June 27, 1865.
Gossart, Christian, Nov. 18, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March
25, 1865 ; must, out wilh company June 27, 1865.
Green, John, Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. 1863.
Grunden, Charles, Oct. 17, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1864, at exp. of term.
Green, Adam, Oct. 12, 1861 ; died Aug. 11, 1862.
Gonghenhour, A., Nov. 18, 1864; drafted.
Gerhart, Jacob, Oct. 12, 1861 ; not accounted for.
Howard, George W., Feb. 26, 1864 ; musl
1865.
18,1864; drafted;
June 27,
Hummel, John, N
27, 1865.
Hutchinson, John L., Oct. 12, 1861 ; must, out
1865; veteran.
Houser, Cornelii
Hummel, Absal
at with company June
ith company June 27,
Oct. 12, 1861 ; trans, to Co. C October, 1861.
, Oct. 12, 1861 ; traus. to Vet. Res. Corps, date
Haak, John, Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. Aug. 15, 1862.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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ist. out with company Jun
st. out w'ith company Jun
I860
01
lie], Oct. 12, 1861 ; diach. Jan. 23, 186:!.
Otto, Martin, Oct 12, 18C1 ; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864; vet-
Peffer, Jacob, Sept. 6, 1862; captured at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863;
wounded at Wilderness, Vn., May 5,1864; disch. by special order
June 21, 1865.
Phreaner, Levi, Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 12, 1861.
Plumnier, Benjamin F , Dec. 3, 1864 ; substitute ; died April 19 of wounds
received at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865.
Ebodes, Isaac I., Oct. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Bead, Franklin, Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Rice, Henry G., Oct. 12, 1861 ; trans, to Co. K Oct. 12, 1861.
Reed, David, Oct. 12,1861 : disch. June 14, 1862.
Riley, George, July 7, 1864 ; disch. by special order June 21 , 1805.
Hoffman, Michael, Nov. 18, 1864 ; disch. by special order Dec. 15, 1864. j
Hoover, John, Oct. 12, 1861 : disch. Dec. 21, 1862.
Herr, Henry G., Sept. 13, 1862; disch. Jan. 22, 1863.
Hardress, John, Aug. 8, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25,
1865; disch. by special order June 21, 1865.
Honich, Adam R., Oct. 12, 1861; disch. Nov. 22, 1862.
Hoover, George, Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch., date unknown.
Hahnegraeff, Peter, Oct. 12, 1861 ; died Aug. 27, 1862.
Hosier, Benjamin, Sept 13, 1862 ; died July 21, 1863 ; buried in National
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa., section A, grave 83.
Henderson, George, .
Heister, Cyrus, Dec. 1(1, 1862.
Isenhour, Jonathan, Oct. 16, 1861; trans, to Co. C Oct. 19, 1861.
Coons-man, Jacob, Nov. 18, 1864; drafted; must, out with company
June 27, 1866.
Koonsman, John, Nov. 18, 1864; drafted ; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
King, Adam, Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch., date unknown.
Kiscaddon, William, Oct. 12, 1861; must, out Oct. 28,1864, at exp. of term.
Koch, John, Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 12, 1861.
Krug, Philip, Nov. 18, 1864; drafted; disch. by special order April 16,
1S65.
Kremer, James, Oct. 24, 1864: died Nov. 23, 1864, at Florence, S. C.
Kennedy, James, Feb. 26, 1864.
Klinger, George, .
Lesher, Daniel, March 1, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Louser, Henry, Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. Sept. 11, 1802,
Low, John, Uct. 12, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1864. at exp. of term.
Landis, Samuel M., Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 8, 1862.
Logan, BenjaminS., Oct. 12,1861; must out Oct. 28, 1864, at exp. of term.
Leedom, Samuel. Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. Nov. 30, 1862.
Lowry, Henry, Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. March 2:;, 1865, for wounds received
at tpottsylvania Court-House, Va.. May 12, 1864; veteran.
Lowry, Joseph, Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch., date unknown.
Martin, George, Feb. 27, 1864; must, out with company June 27, I860.
Martin , Thomas, Feb. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Misel, George E., Nov. 18, 1864; drafted; wounded at Petersburg, Va.,
March 25, 1865 ; mustered out with company June 27, 1865.
Howry, Samuel, Nov. 18, 1864; drafted
27, 1865.
Martin, Demon, Nov. 14, 1864; drafted
27,1865.
May, William, July 5, 1864; drafted; wounded at Petersburg, Va.,
March 25, 1865; must, out witli company June 27, 1865.
Michael, Henry, Oct. 12, 1861 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1865 ;
must, out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Miller, James, Oct. 14, 1861; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
1863 ; trans, to Vet Res. Corps April 16, 1864.
Mason, Cyrus F., Oct. 14, 1861; disch. Jan. 7, 1863.
Morrissy, William, .
McKinney, David, Feb. 26, 1S64; must, out with company June 27,1865.
McKinney, Samuel, Oct. 12, 1861; must, out with company Juue 27,
1865 ; veteran.
McCleister, Hugh R, Nov. IS, 1864; dratted ; must, out with company
June 27, 1865.
McDonnell, Peter, Feb. 26,1864; wounded at Opequan Sept. 19, 1864,
and Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865; absent, sick, at muster out.
McKinney, David J., Oct. 12, 1861.
McKinney, William, Oct. 12, 1861.
Nagt», John A.. Nov. 18, 1864; drafted; wounded at Petersburg, Va.,
March 25, 1865 ; disch. by G. 0. June 13, to date June 2, 1865.
Nagle, Richard, Sept. 19, 1864; drafted; disch. by special order June 21,
Rambler, David, Oct. 12, 1861 ; diach., date unknown.
Reed, Eliphus, Oct. 12, 1861.
Sbiiner, Abraham, Feb. 26, 1864; innst. out with company June 27, 1865.
Starkweather, L., Dec. 1, 1864; substitute; must. out with company June
28, 1865.
Shepler, John, Feb. 16. 1804; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Shay, Asbury, Feb. 26, 18114; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Sharp, Daniel, July 5, 1864 ; drafted ; must, out with company June 27,
1805.
Sinclair, William B., Nov. 25, 1864 ; substitute ; must, out with company
June 27, 1865.
Shirk, William, Feb. 26, 1864 ; disch. May 19, 1805, for wounds received
at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.
SI, ay, William, Oct. 12, 1861 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 22, 1864.
Swalm, George, Oct. 12, 1861; must, out Oct. 28, 1864, at exp. of term.
Salter, Frederick J., Oct. 14, 1861 ; disch., date unknown.
Shreckengost, John, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch., date unknown.
Sechrisr, Christian, Aug. 31, 1864 ; disch. by special order June 21,1865.
Shiiuer, John, Sept. 16,1862; wounded at Charlestown, Va., Aug. 21.
1864; disch. by special order June 21, 1865.
Shultz, John, Oct. 12, 1861 ; died June 10 of wounds received at Spott-
sylvania Court-House, Va., May 12, 1864; buried in National Cem-
etery, Arlington.
Shilling, John M., Oct. 12, 1861 ; died June 30, 1862; burial record July
1, 1862; buried in Philadelphia, Pa.
Shirk, Bird, Feb. 26, 1864; died Aug. 7 of wounds received at Wilder-
ness, May 5, 1864; buried at Alexandria, Va., grave 2523.
Shertzer, Isaac, Oct. 12, 1861; died at Norfolk, Va., date unknown.
St. Clair, Eugene, Nov. 25, 1864.
Seltzer, David, Oct. 12, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Shultz, George, Oct. 12, 1S61 ; not ou muster-out roll.
Whitman, Levi, Feb. 26, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6,
1864; disch: by G. 0. June 2,1865.
White, Henry B., Feb. 26, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; must, out with company Juue 27, 1865.
Wilson, Albert, Nov. 18, 1864; drafted; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
inded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864 ;
27, 1865.
nknown.
ust. out Oct. 2S, 1864, at exp. of term.
Wagner, Jacob, Feb. 26, 1S04 ; wc
must, out with company Jur
Wellamy, Augustus, disch., date
Wise, Beniieville, Oct. 12, 1861 ; 1
Walker, Samuel, Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 29, 1862.
Willits, Nathaniel, Oct. 12, 1861; disch., date unknown.
Walker, Franklin, Feb. 26, 1864; disch. for wouuds received at Spottsyl-
vania Court-House, Va., May 12, 1864.
Wolfe, William, Nov. IS, 1864 ; drafted; died June 13, 1865; buried in
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Wise, Benjamin, Dec. 27, 1861 ; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 19, 1864 ;
buried in National Cemetery, City Point, Section E, Division 1, grave
159; veteran.
Wagner, John, Oct. 12, 1861 ; died Sept. 26, 1862; burial record Sept. 15,
1S62 ; buried in U. S. General Hospital Cemetery, Annapolis, Md.
Tarnell, William, Feb. 26, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., Mayo,
1S64; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Yontz, James, Oct. 12, 1861 ; trans, to Co. C in October, 1861.
Young, William, Xuv. 20,1864 ; substitute.
Ziegler, Jacob, Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 10, 1862.
Company F.
Recruited in ic5ron.ii County.
Captains.
John S. Long, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. to lieut.-col Sept. 2, 1S63.
B. Franklin Hean, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. from private to 1st sergt. Oct, 2S,
1861 ; to 1st lieut. Aug. 4, 1862; to capt. Jan. 1, 1S64; to brevet tuaj.
April 2, 1865; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 186:1; must,
out with company June 27. 1865.
First Lieutenants.
David C. Dissinger, Oct. 12, 1861; res. Aug. 4, 1S62.
Benjamin F. Krieger, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. from private to sergt. Oct. 28,
1S61 ; to 1st sergt. Sept. 7, 1862 ; to 2d lieut. May 3, 1863 ; to 1st lieut.
Jan. 1, 1864 ; to brevet capt. April 2, 1S65 ; wounded at Opequan, Va.,
Sept. 19, 1864; must, out with compauy June 27, 1S65.
S' cow I Liei'leii'tnts.
W. II. H. Embich, Oct. 12, 1S61 ; res. Sept. 7, 1S62.
Will am D. B..Itz, Oct. 12, IFG1 ; pro. from private to sergt. Oct. 28. 1S61 ;
92
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
to 2d lieut. Sept. 30, 18G2; killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
1863.
Michael Shaeffcr, Oct. 12, 18(U ; pro. to Corp. July 10, 1802 ; to sergt. Aug.
22,1863; to 1st serut. May 6, 1804; tn 2d lieut. Jan. 3, 1SC5 ; must,
out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
First Sergeants.
Cyrus Moore, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Aug. 23, 1863 ; to sergt. Dec. 3,
1863; to 1st sergt. Jan. 3, 1865; wounded at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19,
1864 ; absent, wounded, at muster out ; veteran.
William H. Gelbart, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Oct. 28, 1861 ; to Fergt.
Aug. 3, 1862 ; to 1st sergt. May 3, 1863; corn. 2d lieut. May 3, 1864;
not mustered; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864; veteran.
Sergeants.
Gottlieb Boyer, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Aug. 23, 1863 ; to sergt. May
6, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1805; veteran.
George Soulliard, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Dec. 3, 1862 ; to sergt. May
5, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Charles Marquett, Oct. 12,1861 ; pro. to Corp. May 5,1864; to sergt. Jan.
3, 1865; must, out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Jacob Blickenderfer, March 8, 1864; pro. to Corp. June 1, 1864; to sergt.
Jan. 3, 1865; must, out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Joseph H. Shank, Oct. 28, 1861; killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
1803.
John Uhler, Aug. 28, 1861 ; trans, to Co. G, 44th Regt.P.V., Feb. 3,1862.
John B. Dewees, Oct. 3, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. -maj. Oct. 22, 1S64; veteran.
Henry Flickinger, Oct. 3,1861; wounded at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1864;
trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Feb. 14, 1865 ; veteran.
Joseph W. Hoke, Oct. 3, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Aug. 23, 1S63 ; to sergt. Jail.
1, 1S64; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; must, out Oct.
28, 1864, at exp. of term.
Philip I. Bord, Jan. 18, 1863; pro. to Corp. March 1, 1863; to sergt May
3, 1863; disch. November 16th for wounds received at Chancellors-
ville, Va., May 3, 1863.
Corporate.
Ezra Trontman, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. May 6, 1864 ; absent, sick, at
muster out; veteran.
Adam L. Saylor, Feb. 26, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1S64;
pro. to corp. June 1, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Romauus Stoltz, Oct. 12, 1861; wounded at Wilderness, Va. ; pro. to
corp. May 5, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ; veteran.
John A. Marquett, Jan. 14, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; pro. to corp. Nov. 1, 1804; absent, sick, at muster out ; vet.
John W. Kinch, Oct. 23, 1861; pro. to corp. Jan. 1, 1865; must, out with
company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Ephraim M. Boltz, March 8, 1864 ; pro. to corp. Jan. 1, 1865; must, out
with company June 27, 1865.
William H. Lehman, March 8,1804; pro. to Corp. Jan. 1,1865; must.
out with company June 27, 1865.
John L. Meredith, Jan. 1, 1864 ; pro. to corp. Jan. 1, 1865; Must, out with
company June 27,1865; veteran.
Daniel Bender, Oct. 28, 1861 ; died at Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 5, 1862.
Elias Gossert, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. April 1, 1862; killed at Wilder-
ness, Va., May 5, 1864 ; veteran.
Jonas Smith, Oct. 28, 1801 ; pro. to Corp. Nov. 1, 1861; disch. on stirg.
certif. Dec. 2, 1862.
William Smith, Dec. 7, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Nov. 12, 1862 ; disch. by special
order March 5, 1863. '
Musicians.
Clinton Parry, Feb. 16, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Frederick A. Clouse, Oct. 28, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1864, at exp. of term.
Privates.
Allwine, Isaac M., Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Anderson, James, Nov. 21, 1864 ; substitute; must, out with company
June 27, 1865.
Adams, Levi S., Feb. 0, 1805; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865;
absent at muster out.
Ausbach, Jacob, Feb. 11,1863; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Anderson, Riley, Oct. 28, 1861 ; died at Harrison's Landing, Va., July 13,
1862.
Achle, Frederick, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 31, 1863.
Andrews, John, Oct. is, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certil. Oct. 19, 1862.
Brunner, David, Feb. 11, 1866; absent, sick, at muster out.
Brown, Samuel H., Feb. '.'.ISO.',; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Batto, Henry E.. Feb. 9, 1865; must, out with company June 27, 1*65.
Betz, Peter, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 25, 1862.
Boltz, Henry, Oct. 28, 1861 ; di6ch. on surg. certif. March 31, 1S62.
Bretz, George, Oct. 28, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1864, at exp. of term.
Boyer, Jared, Oct. 28, 1801 ; disch. by G. O. June 20, 1805.
Boyer, Franklin, pet. 28, 1861 ; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865 ; veteran.
Bruce, Emmor H., Nov. 1, 1862; pro. to hospital steward, date unknown.
Bachman, Robert, Oct. 28, 1861; died at Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 13, 1863.
Biehm, Francis, March 4, 1861.
Blake, Samuel B., Nov. 14, 1864 ; drafted.
Carmany, Joseph, Feb. 29, 1S04 ; must. out. with company June 27, 1865.
Clements. Israel, Feb 0, 1865 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Carver, William J., Feb. 26, 1S64; trans, to Co. D March 1, 1S65 ; vet.
Clay, Samuel, Oct. 26, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 4, 1862.
Cukensparger, W. W., July 3, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 20. 1865. t
Carmany, Joseph, Oct. 28, 1801 ; disch. on surg. cerlif. Nov. 3, 1862.
Cox, William, Oct. 28, 1S01 ; not on muster-out roll.
Dissinger, Cyrns, Oct. 12, 1861 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ;
veteran.
Dissinger, John G., Feb. 26, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; must, out with company June 27, 1805.
Drews, Charles, Oct. 12, 1861; must, out with company June 27,1865;
veteran.
Dohner, Henry J., Feb. 16, 1805 : must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Darkes, Samuel, April 11, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; absent at muster out.
Dissinger, Solomon, Oct. 12, 1861 ; wounded at Wilderness May 5, 1864 ;
killed at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1864 ; veteran.
Dissinger, Joseph W.,Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 7, 1862.
Donough, Joseph L., Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 22, 1862.
Donough, Franklin L., Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. on surg. cerlif. Feb. 25,1863.
Dubbs, Jonathan, Oct. 12, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 18, 1S02.
Dohner, Joseph B., Feb. 26, 1864 ; missing in action at Cold Harbor, Va.,
June 19, 1864.
Ebersole, John A., Feb. 29, 1864; must, out wilh company Juno 27,1865.
Ebling, Jacob, Oct. 28, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 6, 1862.
Eisenhauer, Jonathan, Oct. 28,1861; disch. on surg. certif. May 14, 1863.
Flowers, Henry, Feb. 26, 1804; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Focht, Moses, March 8, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1S65.
Fochler, George, Nov. 14, 1804; drafted; mustered out with company
June 27, 1865.
Fisher, Simon, Jan. 3, 1865; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Foreman, William, Feb. 6, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Fessler, William, Jan. 20, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Fasnacht, Samuel B., Oct. 28,1801; died July 10 1802; burial record
July 23, 1862; buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, L. I.
Foster, Charles, Oct. 28, 1861 ; died Sept. 30, 1S62; burial record Sept. 1,
1862; buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, L. I.
Fisher, Nathan, Oct. 28, 1861 ; died at Alexandria, Va.. Jan. 6, 1863.
Funk, Amos, Feb. 26, 1864; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.
Farling, David, Oct. 28, 1861 ; missing in action at Chancellorsville, Va.,
May 3, 1863.
Frautz, Jacob, Feb. 26, 1S64; wounded and missing in action at Wilder-
ness, Va., May 5, 1864.
Garrett. Jonathan, Oct. 12, 1861 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ;
veteran .
Goshert, Israel, Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Grumbine, Reuben, Feb. 26, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; disch. by G. 0. Aug. 8, 1865.
Gleason, Patrick, Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Ginter, Andrew, Oct. 12, 1861 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ;
veteran.
Goshart, William R., Oct. 12, 1861 ; died March 28th of wounds received
at Petersburg, Va., March 25, 1865 ; buried in National Cemetery,
Arlington ; veteran.
Grumbine, Cyrus, Feb. 26, 1864; killed at Wilderness, Va , Mny 5, 180"4.
Gibble, Lewis, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 14, 1863.
Gockley, Jacob, Oct. 28, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1804, at exp. of term.
Gandiblue, Joseph, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. Jan. 5, 1863.
Gable, William, Oct. 12, 1861.
Glynn, James, Nov. 20, 1864; substitute.
Heverling, Henry, Feb. 26, 1804; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1804; disch. by G. O. June 10, 1865.
Hair, Emanuel, Nov. 14,1804; drafted; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Heiser, Samuel, Feb. 6, 1865; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Heverling, Cyrus, Aug. 25, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March
25, 1805; disch. by G. 0. Juno 13, 1865.
GENERAL HISTORY.
93
Hurst, .John S., Oct. 28, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1804, at expiration of
term.
Harmony, Leonard, Sept. 27, 1804; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1805.
Hauling, Francis, Oct. 28, 1831 ; disch. on surg. cortif. April 11, 18G2.
Hostler, Jacob, Sept. 12, 1801.
Hollinger, Emanuel, Oct. 28, 1861.
Hoist, Moses, Oct. 28, 1861 .
Ickes, Henry, Nov. 14, 1804; drafted ; mustered out with company June
27, 1865.
Johnston, William, Oct. 28, 1SG1 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 11, 1802.
Krum, William A., Oct. 12, 1801; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ; veteran.
Kunkleiuan, Adam, Feb. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 27,
1865.
Krepps, Cyrus, Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company Juue 27, 1805.
Kash, Augustus, Oct. 12, 1801 ; died at Lebanon, Pa., Oct. 18, 1801.
Kemmerer, Henry, Oct. 28, 1861; died at White House, Va., June 28,
1802.
Kunkk-man, George, Oct. 28, 1861; drowned in York River, Va., June
30, 1862.
Kebler, William, Oct. 28, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 10, 1862.
Kessler, John, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 5, 1862.
Kuhn, Andrew, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on 6Utg. certif. Dec. 2, 1862.
Koch, Joseph H., Oct. 28, 1861.
Liaht, Casper K., Feb. 26, 1861 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Leffler, Samuel, Jan. 1, 1865; must, out witli company June 27, 1865.
Luckenbill, Jonas, March 1, 1S64; must, out with company June 27,
1805.
Leivicli, John, Feb. 26, 1804; must, out with company June 27, 1865;
veteran.
Lauser, Henry, Feb.'26, 1864 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864 ;
must, ottt witli company June 27, 1865.
Lamison, David, Nov. 14, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 10, 1865.
Lesher, David, Sept. 10, 1861.
Luckenbill, Charles, Oct. 12, 1861 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; not on muster-out roll; veteran.
Lambertou, John H., not on muster-out roll.
Moyer, Benneville, Oct. 12, 1861 ; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May
3, 1863; must, out witli company June 27, 1864; veteran.
Moyer, John, March 8, 1863; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Miller, John M., March 18,1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Miller, John G., March 31, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Miller, Peter W., Jan. 20, 1865; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Meiser, Thomas, March 7,1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Meyer, Levi C, Feb. 25, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,1864;
must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Mahar, Dennis, Nov. 28, 1S64; substitute; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Matthews, Samuel, Oct. 28, 1861 ; died at White House, Va., June 25,
1802.
Mays, Heury C, Feb. 20, 1864; killed at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1804.
Miller, Israel, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1862.
Moyer, Christopher, Oct. 28, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1864, at exp. of
Malthaner, Tobias, Oct. 28, 1861 ; discharged; date unknown.
Miller, Samuel, Sept. 22, 1804; disch. by G. O. June 20, 1865.
Monismith, Tobias, Nov. 14, 1864; drafted; disch. by G. O. June 14, 1865.
McCollough, Lawrence, Feb. 26, 1804 ; must, out with company Juno 27,
1805.
McDonough, Jesse, Oct. 28, 1801; died at Portsmouth, R. I., July 27,
1802.
McVicker, James, Sept. 21, 1804; drafted; disch. by G. O. June 20, 1865.
Noll, Levi F., March 8, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1S64;
must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Noll, David K., Feb. 25, 1864; wounded at Fisher's Hill, Va., Sept. 22,
1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Ostertag, Andrew, March 5, 1864.
Putt, William, Feb 25, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Peters, Samuel, March 3, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25,
1865; must, out with company June 27, 1805.
Peifer, Samuel, March 8, 1804; killed at Spottsylvania Court-House, Va.,
May 12, 1804.
Parson, John, Feb. 26, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864;
trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Feb. 25, 1865.
Peters, Gibson, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 2, 1862.
Peterson, Charles, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 26, 1863.
Palm, James, Oct. 28, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 23, 1862.
Reager, John A., Feb 20, 1864; wounded at Wild.ru. «s. Va., May !,,
1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Reager, William, Feb. 6, 1805 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Reed, Jeremiah, Jan. 30, 1865; must, out with company June 27, 1886.
Rock, Samuel, Oct. 12, 1861; must, out with company June 27,1865;
veteran
Rabohl, Daniel II., Oct. 28, 1861 ; died at Warwick Court-House, Va., May
4, 1862.
Root, Jacob, Oct. 28, 1861 ; died at Harrison's Landing, Va., July 7, 1802 ;
buried in National Cemetery, Glendaie, section U, grave 17.
Readiuger, Benjamin, Jan. 18, 1862 ; died at City Point, Va., March 27th,
of wounds received at Petersburg March 25, 1865; veteran^
Rohrer, Andrew U., Feb. 20, U64; pro. to principal musician May 1,
1804.
Reed, Israel, Feb. 6, 1805 ; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25, 1865 ;
disch. by G. O. May 15, 1865.
Ream, Israel R., Jau. 30, 1865; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2,
1S05 ; disch. by G. 0. June 2, 1865.
Roher, Joseph H., Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 6, 1862.
Ristenbatt, Augustus, Oct. 28, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 0, 1803.
Rommel, Jacob, Oct. 28, 1801 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1804, at expiration of
term.
Reifine, Jonathan, Feb. 26, 1804; disch. by G. 0. June 9, 1865.
Reager, Franklin, Jan. 30, 1S65; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March
25, 1805 ; disch. G. 0. May 27, 1805.
Ross, David, Nov. 26, 1864; substitute.
Shifter, Jacob P., Jan. 1, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 22,
1S05; disch. by G. 0. Juue 30, 1865; veteran.
Sanders, Monroe P., March 8, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May
5, 1864 ; absent at muster out.
Stam, William, March 8, 1864; must, outwit* company June 27, 1865.
Shoemaker, Frederick, Feb. 26, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May
5, 1864; must, out with compauy June 27, 1865.
Scott, William J., Oct. 3, 1864; drafted; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Sheldon, Charles, Dec. 30, 1864; substitute; must, out with company
June 27, 1865.
Stronl.har, Aaron, Feb. 6, 1865; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25,
1865 ; disch. by G. 0. June 16, 1865.
Seibert, Henry, Oct. 28, 1861 ; killed at Spottsylvania Court-House, May
12,1864; veteran.
Shenfelder, John R , Nov. 10, 1861 ; tran6. to Batt. G, 2d D. S. Art., date
Seibert, Jacob M., Oct. 3, 1861; pro. to adjt. Aug. 1, 1864; veteran.
Snyder, Daniel, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 6, 1862.
Snyder, William, Oct. 28, 1801 ; disch . on surg. certif. Feb. 20, 1862.
Scheen, Frederick, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 6, 1862.
S-hwalm, R. A., Oct. 28, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 31, 1862.
Schnellrider, David, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 12, 1863.
Stonier, Monroe H., Feb. 26, 1864; missing in action at Wilderuess, Va.,
May 5, 1804.
Sweeny, James, Sept. 21, 1801.
Swouger, John W , Oct. 22, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Tice, John II., Feb. 26,1864; wouuded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1804;
must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Thurber, Charles, Nov. 28, 1864; substitute; must, out with company
Juue 27, 1865.
Trafford, Edward, Oct. 28, 1861 ; pro. to sergt.-maj., date unknown.
Tompkins, Levi, Sept. 21, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Voat, Jacob, Feb. 26, 1804; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1804.
Wulborn, Elijah, Feb. 20, 1804; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25,
1865; must, out with company Juue 27,1865.
Welsh, Patrick, Nov. 26, 1864; substitute ; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Witmer, Michael, Jan. 30, 1865; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Washington, Fairfax, Feb. 6, 1865; must, out with company Juue 27,
1805.
Wentzler, Lewis, Oct 2S, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 27, 1862.
Wardman, Charles, Oct. 28, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 5, 1S62.
Weaber, Gadaliah S., Oct. 2S, 1861; disch. November 14th, to date Oct.
28, 1864, at exp. of term.
White, William H., Nov. 26, 1864;rsubstitute.
Wyaid, Jacob, Feb. 25, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Yorlet, Henry, Oct. 28, 1861 ; died July 10, 1862 ; buried at Portsmouth
Grove, R. I.
Yous, Florion, Feb. 26, 1864; disch. October 17th for wounds received at
Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Christopher McGarvey, Oct. 28, 1801; pro. from private Jan. 2 1865;
must, out with company June 27, 1805 ; veteran.
Henry Hartley, April 7, 1804; pro. from private Jan. 2, 1865; wounded
at Fisher's Hill Sept. 22, 1804, and at Petersburg, Va., March 25,
1865 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Adam Bishop, Oct. 9, 1862; wouuded at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1861;
pro. from private Jan. 2, 1865; must, out with compauy June 27,
1865.
John Albert, Feb. 15, 1864; pro. from private Jau. 2,1865; must, out
with compauy June 27, 1865; veteran.
John S. Mackenson, Oct. 28, 1861; disch. on snrg. certif. April 11, 1862.
Edward Condron, Oct. 18, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1S02; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 20, 1862.
Frederick 0. Whitman, Oct. 28, 1861 ; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va.,
May 3, 1863 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1861, at exp. of term.
Henry W. Fisher, Oct. 28, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 28, 1861, at exp. of term.'
John W. Fisher, Oct. 28, 1861; killed at Opequan, Va., Sept. 13, 1861;
veteran.
Corporals.
Joseph C. Taylor, Feh. 22, 1861; pro. to corp. Jan. 2,1865; must, out
with company June 27. 1865.
John Sechrist, Nov. 29, 1861; substitute; pro. to Corp. Jan. 2, 1865;
must.' out with company June 27, 1S65.
Elias Beidleman, Feb. 22, 1861; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; pro. to corp. Jan. 2, 1805 ; must, out with company June 27,
1865.
Henry L. Light, Feh. 20, 1861 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; pro. to corp. Jan. 2, 1865 ; must, out with company June 27,
1805.
D. L. Hickernell, Feb. 29, 1864; pro. to corp. Jan. 2, 1805; must, out
with company June 27, 1805.
John W. Moyer, Oct. 28, 1861 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-llouse
May 12, 1864; pro. to Corp. Jan. 2, 1865; died at Philadelphia, Pa.,
March 5,1805; veteran.
Daniel Parthemer, Oct. 28, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feh. 3, 1802.
George W. Stoner, Oct. 28, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 7, 1862.
William Condron, Oct. 28, 1801 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1S02; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 30, 1862.
Harrison Erisman, Oct. 2s, l.stil ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 17, 1863.
Martin P. Wetzel, Oct. 28, 1861 ; must, out Nov. 11, to date Oct. 28, 1804,
at exp. of term.
Henry C. Swaysse, March 25, 1862; disch. March 24, 1865, at exp. of
term.
Henry Steel, Oct. 28, 1861 ; killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.
Company I.
Recruited in Dauphin and Lebanon Counties.
Captains.
Daniel J. Boynton, Oct. 28, 1801 ; must, out Sept. 21, 1861, at exp. of
Henry Schwartz, Oct. 28, 1861 ; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt. July 22,
1862; to 1st lieut. Nov. 25, 1861 ; to capt. Dec. 27, 1864; must, out
with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
First Lieutenants.
Thomas Magovern, Oct. 28, 1801; disch. Nov. 30, 1862.
Henry J. Waltz, Oct. 28, 1871 ; pro. to sergt. ; to 2d lieut. May 26, 1S63;
to'lst lieut. Jan. 1,1864; must, out Oct. 28, 1861, at exp. of term.
Calvin TJmherger, Oct. 28, 1861 ; pro. from corp. to sergt. April 11 , 1S02 ;
to 1st sergt. Nov. 25,1861; to 1st lieut. Jan. 2, 1865; wounded at
Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1803; must, out with compauy June
27, 1865; veteran.
Second Lieutenants.
Alexander S. Black, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. July 22, 1862.
Jacob S. Steese, Oct. 28, 1861; pro. from 1st sergt. July 22, 1862; res.
Jan. 5, 1863.
John H. Parthemer, Oct. 28, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Feh. 1, 1862 ; to sergt.
Nov. 1, 1864; to 2d lieut. Jan. 2, 1865; wounded at Petersburg, Va.,
March 25, 1S65; must, out with company Juno 27, 1865; veteran.
First Sergeant.
George Gastrock, Oct. 28, 1801 ; pro. to corp. June 10, 1803; to l6t sergt.
Jan. 2, 1865; must, out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Pricutes.
Ammerman, G. W., Feb. 27, 1865 ; must, out with company June 27
1805.
Albert, John, Oct. 28, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 13, 1803.
Ankney, Jacob, Sept. 20, 1861 ; disch. by G. O. June 20, 1865 ; burial
record, died Oct. 27, 1804 ; buried in National Cemetery, Loudou
Park, Baltimore, Md.
Blelch, Jacob, Jan. 25, 1865 ; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V.; must, out
with company June 27, 1865.
Boyer, Henry, Feh. 23, 1*05; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25,
1865; must, out with company June 27, 1805.
Barker, Daniel, Sept. 1, 1802; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must, out
with company June 27, 1805.
Boyle, John, Sept. 1,1802; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V.; must, out with
company June 27, 1865.
Bordner, Jacob, Nov. 4, 1862 ; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va , May 3,
1863 ; absent at muster out.
Babb, Samuel, Oct. 28, 1801 ; must, out
veteran.
Backenstine, John, March 22, 1865 ; woi
25, 1865 ; absent at muster out.
Berry, Lee, Nov. 29, 1861; substitute; must
1865.
Boot, John, Jr.. Nov. 20, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 10, 1862.
Bishop, John, Oct 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 13, 1802.
Boozer, Henry, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 13, 1863.
Brenner, John, Nov.4, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 11, 1863.
Benford, David, Sept. 10, 1864 ; disch. March 16, 1865.
Berry, Abraham, Nov. 30, 1S61; substitute; wounded at Petersburg,
Va., April 2, 1865 ; disch. by G. O. June 9, 1865.
Berkey, Levi, Sept. 19, 1801; disch. by G. O. June 20, 1805.
Burkey, Samuel, Sept. 20, 1861; killed at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19,
1801 ; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot 25.
Beck, William V., March 17. 1861; died May 11th, of wounds received
at Spottsylvania Court-House, Va., May 12, 1864.
npany June 27, 1865 ;
tided at Petersburg. Ya., Ma
npany June 27,
action at Salem Heights,
c-tion at IYUtsIpu'
Beach, Jonathan, March 1, 1862; missii
Va., May 3, 1863.
Brown, Robert, Nov. 3, 1861 ; substitute ;
Va., April 2, 1805.
Bear, John, Oct. 28. 1S01.
Bryant, George, Dec. 3, 1861 ; substitute.
Burk, John, Dec. 3, 1861; substitute.
Core, Jacob, Oct. 28, 1861 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House, Va.,
May 12, 1861; absent at muster out; veteran.
Cassel, Hiram, Oct. 28, 1861; must, out with company June 27,1805;
veteran.
Comfort, David, Feb. 27, 1801; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Couners, John J., Dec. 5, 1864; substitute; must, out with company
June 27, 1865.
Crone, Emanuel, Oct. 28, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 25, 1862.
Campbell, Simon, Oct. 28, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept 18, 1862.
Collings, Joseph W., Oct. 28, 1861; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865, to date
Oct. 27, 1861, at exp. of term.
Cole, John H., Oct. 28, 1861 ; trans, to TJ. S. Navy June 20, 1864.
Core, Benjamin, Oct. 28, 1801 ; died Feb. 28, 1862, at Teuallytown, D. C.
Callahan, Thomas, Oct. 28, 1861.
Cook, John M., Nov. 11, 1801.
Coleman, Daniel, Dec. 3, 1S61 ; substitute.
Crawford, William A., March 11, 1861.
Collius, Robert, March 10, 1861.
Dan tier, Wilson W., Oct. 28, 1861 ; prisoner ; wounded at Chancellorsville,
Va, May 3, 1803; must, out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Day, John S., Feb. 29, 1864; wounded at Fisher's Hill, Va., Sept. 22,
1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Dennis, Jacob, March 1, 1861; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
De Forest, Walter, Dec. 2, 1861; substitute; must, out with compauy
June 27, 1805.
Deabler, George, Oct. 28, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. July 9, 1802.
Decker, George, Sept. 22, 1861; disch. by G. O. June 20, 1865.
Doyle, Lawrence, March 11, 1802; died Feb. 18, 1861, at Danville, Pa.
Davis, John, Oct. 28. 1861; died Aug. 29,1164, at Baltimore, Md. ; buried
in National Cemetery, Loudon Park; veteran.
Diffeubach, Aaron, Oct. 28, 1801.
Eaton, John C, Sept. 1, 1802; tran
with company June 27, ISG5.
Evans, David, Feb. 20, 1801; must.
from 139th Regt. P. V.; must.
ut with company June 27, 1805.
GENERAL HISTORY.
05
Enihich, Frederick S., Oct. 28, 1861 J must, uut with company June 27,
18G5; veteran.
Erisman, Daniel, March 7, 1864; wounded at Fisher's Hill, Va., Sept. 22,
1864; absent at muster out.
Erisman, Absalom, Nov. 11, 1861; disch. Dec. 11, 1861.
Erisman, Daniel, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 28, 1863.
Eves, Hiram C, Oct. 28, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,1862;
must, out Oct. 28, 1864, at exp. of term.
Ebersole, Samuel, Oct. 28, 1861 ; died May 30, 1862, at Antiocll Church,
Va.
Ford, William, Feb. 20, 1864; trans, from 130th Regt. P. V.; absent at
muster out.
Faust, Hervey, Oct. 28, 1861; wounded at Opequan, Va., Sept. 10, 1864;
absent at muster out; veteran.
Finegan, David, April 15, 1864 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Fronts, William, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 10, 1862.
Fahringer, Lloyd, Feb. 14, 1862; ;must. out Feb. 13, 1865, at cxp. of
term.
Fisher, Sanford W., Oct. 28, 1861 ; died June 8, of wounds received at
Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.
Flugle, Daniel, March 31, 1864; killed at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 12, 1R64.
Friend, Michael, Oct. 28, 1861.
Fisk, George, Jan. 30, 1865.
Fare, Henry, Oct. 28, 1861; not accounted for.
Grow, Lewis, March 4, 1S64; trans, from 130th Segt. P. V.; must, out
witli company June 27, 1865.
Glynn, James, Nov. 2, 1864; substitute; disch. by G. O. June 17, 1865.
Glasich, Jacob, Jan. 4, 1865; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25»
1865; absent at muster out.
Grissel, John, Oct. 28, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 3, 1862.
Gross, David, Oct. 28, 1861; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862 ;
disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 14, 1862.
Grove, John, Oct. 28, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 3, 1861.
Geistwhite, Abrain, March 16,1862; disch. March 24,1865; veteran.
Gipple, Emanuel, March 7, 1864; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-
House, Va , May 12, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 13, 1865.
Grafl'e, Bernard, Sept. 0, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Gohn, Josiah, Sept. 20, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Grady,#Jacob H., Sept. 20, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 20, 1865.
Grillburzer, Christ., March 11, 1864; killed at Spottsylvania Court-
House, Va., May 12, 1864.
Glotfeltz, Robert C, Sept. 20, 1864; killed at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19,
1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot 10.
Gossert, Samuel, Oct. 28, 1S61.
Gault, Franklin, Nov. 7, 1S61.
Gaylor, Joseph C, Feb. 22, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Hazlett, Samuel D., Feb. 2, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P.V.; wounded
at Wilderness, Va.. May 5, 1864; absent at muster out.
Hill, Robert B., Feb. 27, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V.; wounded
June 11, 1864; absent at muster out.
Hemphill, James M., Feb. 20, 1865; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must.
out with company June 27, 1865.
Hart, Jacob A., Sept. 1, 1862; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V.; must, out
with company June 25, 1867.
Hoover, William E , March 10, 1S64 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Hocker, Thomas, Nov. 30, 1864; substitute; must, out with company
June 27, 1865.
Heninger, Zephaniah, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 20, 1862.
Huusherger, Daniel, Nov. 14, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 7, 1862.
Hoover, William E., Oct. 28, 1861; di6ch. on Burg, certif. Dec. 15, 1862.
Hawk, George W., Oct. 28, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1862; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 24, 1S62.
Hughes, Amos March :',, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 24, 1802.
Ilolstiue, Cyrus, March 7, 1804; disch. March 18, 1865.
Hoffman. Jacob, Sept. 20, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25,
1865; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Howard, .lames I!., Sept. 20, 1864 , disch. by G. O. June 13, 1865.
Horner, Lewis, Sept. 20, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 20, 1865.
Hartman, Clarence, March 25,1862; died September 28, of wounds re-
ceived at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1S63.
Herman, Jonathan, Nov. 1, 1861 ; died Aug. 22, 1862; burial record, Aug.
25, 1862; buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, L. I., grave 359.
Hevel, John, Oct. 28, 1861.
Hyde, David, Oct. 2s, 1861.
Harris, William, Feb. 20, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864.
Harlcy, Joseph C-, Sept. 3, 1864; substitute.
Haggerty, John.
Jones, Howell, Sept. 1, 1862; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V.; must, out
with company June 27, 1805.
Jordan, Robert, March 9, 1864.
Kelley, James, Oct. 28, 1861.
Kidman, John, Oct. 23, 1861.
Karuey, William F., March 7, 1864; trans, from 13901 Regt. P. V. ;
wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House, Va., May 12, 1864 ; absent
at muster out.
Koch, Frederick W., Oct. 28, 1861 ; must, out with company June 27
1865 ; veteran.
Klinger, Charles, Feb. 24, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Klinger, Abraham. Feb. 26, 1864; must, out with company June 27,
1S65.
Korderman, Isaac, Oct. 28, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. May 12, 1862.
Kern, Lloyd, March 1, 1862; wounded at Malvern Hill, Va, July 1,
1862; trans to Vet. Res. Corps, date unknown.
Kline, Cyrus, Oct. 28, 1861 ; died June 10, burial record June 20, of
wounds received at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1S62.
Kreider, Moses G., Oct. 28, 1861.
Kennedy, James, Nov. 25, 1864 ; substitute.
Keister, Francis, Oct. 28, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Lockard, James, Feb. 28, 1865 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Lehman, George, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 26, 1862.
Light, Samuel, Oct. 28, 1861; died at Highspire, Dauphin Co., Pa., Aug.
14, 1862.
Loan, John, Nov. 3, 1864; substitute; died April 24th, of wounds re-
ceived at Petersburg, Va., March 25, 1865; buried in National
Cemetery, Arlington.
Lutz, William, Oct. 28, 1861.
Leonard, Charles, Oct. 28, 1861.
Muntz, Gottlieb, Feb. 29, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; wounded
at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; must, out with company June 27,
1S65.
Merriman, Samuel, Feb. 20, 1S65 ; trans, from 139 Regt. P. V. ; wounded
at Wilderness, Va , May 5, 1864; must, out with company June 27,
1865.
Myers, Frank S., March 7,1864; must, out with company June 27,
1865.
Miller, George, Feb. 26, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, May 5, 1864, and
at Petersburg, Va., March 25, 1865 ; absent at muster out.
Miller, Daniel, Oct. 28, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862 ;
must, out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Miller, Howard, Feb. 11, 1S65; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Martin, George, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 25, 1862.
Motter, Emanuel, Nov. 4, 1S62 ; disch. Feb. 2, 1863.
Moore, Amer, Oct. 28, 1861 ; trans, to U. S. army Nov. 8, 1862.
Miller, Reuben W., Nov. 14, 1861 ; killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1862.
Norland, James, Oct. 28, 1861 ; died June 1, 1862, at Fortress Monroe,
Va.
Murray, Monroe, Dec. 2, 1S64; substitute.
Meyers, John, Oct. 28, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1K62 ;
not on muster-out roll.
Mcllwain, Warren I., March 7, 1864; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V.;
wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House, Va., May 12, 1864; absent
at muster out.
McQuade, John, Sept. 1, 1862 ; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must, out
with company June 27, 1865.
McKee, Thomas F., Feb. 29, 1S64 ; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must.
out with company June 27, 1865.
McElheuney, John, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 20, 1863.
McConnell, Joseph, Nov. 19, 1861 ; wounded at Fisher's Hill, Va., Sept.
22, 1864; disch. March 21, 1865.
McElheuney, Edwin, Oct. 2S, 1861 ; died June 19, 1864; buried in Na-
tional Cemetery, City Point, Va., Sec. E, Div. 1, grave 120; veteran.
Neva], Edward, Dec. 2, ls64 ; substitute; wounded at Petersburg,,Va.,
March 25, 1865; absent at muster out.
Nowles, George, March 9, 1S04.
Ort, Charles, Nov. 29, 1864; substitute.
Peitler, Jacob, Oct. 28, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 3, 1862.
Peterson, William H., Sept. In, 1804 ; disch. by G. O. June 6, 1S65.
Ryan, Ambrose D., Sept. 1, 1862; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; must.
out with company June 27, 1S65.
Rhoads, Benjamin F., Feb. 26. 1S64; wounded at Wilderness, Va, . May
5, 1864 ; disch. Feb. 18, 1865.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
E1io:h1s, Join], Feb. 26, 1804; wounded at Wilderness, Va.. May 9, 1864;
absent at muster out,
Riordan, Patrick, Dec. 2, 1864 ; substitute; discli. by G. 0. June 2, 1865.
Rice, Ephraim F., Oct. 27, 1861 ; died Marcb 11, 1865, at Annapolis, Md.,
burial record, Marcb 9, 1865.
Schick, Henry, Jan. 25, 1865; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V.; must, out
with company June 27, 1865.
Schauman, George, Feb. 26, 1S64 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1S64 : absent at muster out.
Staman, Christopher, Jan. 30,1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May
5, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Sive»t, Emanuel, Feb. 26,1864; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19,
1S64; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Slavin, Thomas, Dec. 1, 1864; substitute; wounded at Petersburg, Va.,
March 25, 1865; absent at muster out.
Seymour, John, Dec. 6, 1864; substitute; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Smith, John, Nov. 21, 1861 ; disch. on Surg, certif. March 25, 1S62.
Simmers, Joseph, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 23, 1863.
Seifert, Ephraim, Aug. 27, 1S62 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 7, 1863.
Slecht, Jacob, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 21, 1863.
Stahl, John II., Sept. 20, 1*04; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Souder, John, Sept. 9,1804 ; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25, 1865;
disch. by G. O. Juno 7, 1865.
Sniffer, Jacob, Oct. 28, 1861; tranB. to Co. F Jan. 1, 1864.
Swisher, Andrew, March 7, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 1, 1865.
Shives, William, Oct. 28, 1861 ; died April 18, 1864; burial record April
13, 1864 ; buried at Culpeper Court-House, Va., Block 1, Sec. A, row
8, grave 246.
Simmers, Robert, Feb. 20, 1864; died July 13, 1864, at City Point, Va.
Stipe, Andrew, Oct. 28, 1801.
Sipe, John, Oct. 28, 1861.
Sullivan, William, Nov. 26, 1864; substitute.
Smith, Morgan, Nov. 3, 1864.
Shinier, Henry, Oct. 28, 1861 ; not on muster-out roll.
Sanders, Oleander, Oct. 28, 1861 ; not on muster-out loll.
Snoddy, Samuel, 1801.
Stehman, Christian, Nov. 7, 1861.
Shultz, John, March 9, 1864.
Taylor, Samuel M., Sept. 10, 1804; disch. by G. O. June 20, 1865.
Van Horn, Isaiah, Sept. 16, 1864; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct.19,
1864; disch. by G. O. June 20, 1865.
Van, Nathan I., Aug. 27, 1S62; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May
3, 1863; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Warden, William, Feb. 29, 1804 ; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V.; absent,
on furlough, at muster out.
Warden, Sylvester, Feb. 29, 1S04 ; trans, from 139th Regt. P. V. ; wounded
at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27,
1865.
Waltz, Frederick, Feb. 20, 1804; must, out with company June 27, 1805.
Wilcox, John W., Feb. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Walters, John, Dec. 2, 1864; substitute; wounded at Petersburg, Va.,
March 25, 1865; absent at mu6ter out.
Weaver, George H., Nov. 14, 1S61 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 10, 1862.
Wise, Marx W., Nov. 4, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 24, 1862.
Whitman, John, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 24, 1862.
Wiaud, Hugh, Sept. 26, 1864; diach. by G. O. June 20, 1865.
Waltz, Jacub V., Feb. 26, 1864; died at Alexandria, Va., June 22d, of
wounds received at Spottsylvania Court-House, May 12, 1864.
Willis, Isaiah W., Oct. 28, 1861.
Warner, George, Marcb 9, 1864.
Yake, Jacob, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 15, 1862.
Zeigler, William, March 11, 1864; wouuded at Wilderness, Va., May 6,
1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Zeigler, David, Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 12, 1862.
Zimmerman, William, Oct. 28, 1861.
Zimmerman, Jacob, Oct. 28, 1861.
Company K.
Recruited in Lebanon Gown&y.
Captains.
Eli Daughetty, Oct. 21,1861; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1852;
res. Nov. 8, 1.81,2.
David C. Keller, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862;
at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1S7J ; and at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 12, 1804; pro. from 1st lieut. to capt. Nov. "8, 1802 ; to maj.
Nov. 23, 1864.
David A. Gruber, Oct. 21, 1861 ; pro. from lBt serg. to 2d lieut. Nov. 8,
1862 ; to 1st lieut. April 24, 1864; to capt. Jan. 1, 1865 ; wounded at
Wai wick, Va., April 30, 1862; at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862; and at
Peteit-burg, April 2, 1805; must, out with company July 27, 1865.
First Lieutenants:
Solomon Yeakel, Oct. 21, 1801; pro. from 2d lieut. Nov. 8, 1862; res.
April 23, 1S64.
Henry G. Rise, Oct. 13, 1861 ; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt. Nov. 8, 1862 ;
to 2d lieut. April 24, 1864; to 1st lieut. Jan. 1, 1865; must, out
with compauy June 27, 1805 ; veteran.
Second Lieutenant.
William Van Buskirk, Oct. 24, 1861 ; pro. from Corp. to sergt. Nov. 8,
1862; to 1st sergt. May 18, 1864; to 2d lieut. Jan. 1, 1865 ; must, out
with company June 27, 1865 ; veteran.
First Sergeant.
Levi Sheffy, Oct. 24, 1861 ; pro. to corp. June 1, 1862; to sergt. Nov. 8,
1862; to 1st sergt. Jan. 1,1805; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va.,
May 3, 1863 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ; veteran.
Sergeants.
John L. Endy, Oct. 21, 1861; pro. from private Nov. 8, 1862; must, out
with company June 27, 1S65; veteran.
Samuel Walters, Oct. 21, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Nov. 8, 1862; to sergt. May
18,1864; wounded and prisoner from 3d to 11th May, 1803 ; must.
out with company June 17, 1865; veteran.
John C. Miller. Oct. 21, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. Sept. 1, 1864; wounded at
Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862 ; and at Salem Heights, May 3, 1863 ;
mxiBt. out with company June 27, 1S65 ; veteran.
Charles Herbst, Oct. 21, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Nov. 8, 1862 ; to Bergt. Jan.
1,1864; wounded at Operjuau, Va , Sept. 19,1864; must, out with
company June 27, 1865: veteran.
George A. Guernsey, Oct. 21, 1801 ; prisoner from May 31st to Novem-
ber, 1802 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 20, 1863.
John H. Ward, Oct. 21, 1801 : wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862 ;
disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 29, 1802.
Jonas F. Hasler, Oct. 21, 1861 ; discli on surg. certif. 1862.
Charles Rothermel, Oct. 21, 1861 ; pro. to sergt. Nov. 8, 1863; killed at
Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; veteran.
Aaron K. Cleaver, Oct. 24, 1861; pro. to sergt. May 18,1864; killed at
Charlestown, Va., Aug. 21, 1864 ; veteran.
Corporals.
Simon Shay, Oct. 21, 1861; pro. to corp. Nov. 8, 1804; wounded at
Spottsylvania Court-House, Va., May 12, 1804; must, out with com-
pany June 27, 1805; veteran.
James Briel, Oct. 21, 1801 ; pro. to corp. Nov. 8, 1864 ; absent, sick, at
muster out; veteran.
Henry H. Fegan, Oct. 21, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Nov. 8, 1861 ; wounded at
Spottsylvania Court-House May 14, 1864, and at Petersburg, Va.,
March 25, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ; veteran.
Frederick Miller, Oct. 21, 1861 ; pro. to corp. May 18,1864; must, out
with company June 27, 1805; veteran.
Hiram Xanders, Oct. 21,1801; pro. to corp. May 18, 1864; mu*. out
with company June 27, 1865 ; veteran.
Augustus Snyder, Oct. 21, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Sept. 17, 1864 ; wounded
at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 27,
1864; veteran.
Amos M. Ruukel, Oct. 21, 1801 ; pro. to corp. Sept. 17, 1864; must, out
with company June 27, 1865 ; veteran.
Moses Snyder, Oct. 21, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. Jan. 1, 1865 ; must, out with
company June 27, 1865 ; veteran.
George Haner, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 25, 1862.
Daniel Fegan, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862;
disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 2, 1862.
John Fanist, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. August, 1862.
Simon G. Ward, Oct. 21, 1801 ; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Benjamin B. Laucks, Oct. 21,1801; wounded at Chance"llor6ville, Va.,
May 3, 1863 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 6, 1863.
Moses Grumbino, Oct. 21, 1861 ; killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.
Amos M. Yergey, Oct. 21, 1861 ; pro. to Corp. May 31, 1S62 ; died at Wash
iugton, D. C, Oct. 12, 1862.
William Auchenhach, Oct. 21, 1801; pro to Corp. Feb. 25, 1862; died
July 10th of wounds received at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862 ; buried
in Cypress Hill Cemetery, L. I., grave 223.
GENERAL HISTORY.
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Sfusfoion*.
Roland Lang, Feb. 18, 1864; must, out '
ith company June 27, 1865;
Gideon Guinther, Feb. 29. 1804 ; must, out with company June 27, 1805.
Millun Myers, Oct. 21, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 27, 1864, at exp. of term.
rriin(<s.
Augstadt, David, Feb. 29, 1864 ; wounded at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1864 ;
must, out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Angstadt, Henry, Feb. 29. 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Bailor, Daniel, Oct. 24, 1861 ; absent, on furlough, at muster out; veteran.
Bailor, John A., Feb. 29, 1864 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May :>, 18134 ;
must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Bartolet, John, March 7, 1864; wounded at Wilderness May 5, and
at Fisher's Hill, Va., Sept. 22, 1864 ; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Bailsman, Abraham, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2,
1863 ; must, out with company June 27, 1S65 ; veteran.
Bailsman, William, March 7, 1864; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-
House, Va., May 10, 1S64 ; disch. by G. O. Aug. 16, 1865-
Boltz, Samuel, Oct. 21, 1861 ; must, out with company June 27, 1S65;
vete
nded at Petersburg, Va., April 2,
Breidegam, Levi, Feb. 17, 1864
1865 ; disch. June 30, 1865.
Briel, Abraham, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 11, 1863.
Bishop, John, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 24, 1862.
Bender, Henry, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 11, 1862.
Brown, Jacob, Oct. 21, 1861; wounded at Salem Heights, Va., May 3,
1863 ; must, out Oct. 27, 1864, at exp. of term.
Bartolet, Daniel, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. 1862.
Berkey, William, Sept. 26, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Bowels, Gustavus, Sept. 26, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. June 20, 1865.
Basler, David, Nov. 30, 1864; substitute; died May 9th of wounds re-
ceived at Petersburg, Va., March 25, 1865.
Barret, James, Nov. 30, 1864 ; substitute.
Breidegam, Daniel, Feb. 17, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Crist, Josiab, Oct. 21, 1861; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862;
disch. on surg. certif, date unknown.
Cover, Josiah, Sept. 22, 1S64; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25,
1865 ; disch. by G. O. June 15, 1865.
Dreibeblies, Isaac, Feb. 25, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27,
1865.
Dumback, Martin, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19,
1864; absent at muster out; veteran.
Dieter, Kufus K., Aug. 2, 1862 ; wounded at Chaucellorsville, Va., May
3, 1863; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1866.
Drexel, Jacob, Feb. 10, 1864 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864 ;
died at Philadelphia, Pa., July 9, 1864.
Derolph, Charles, Oct. 21, 1861 ; died June 14tb of wounds received in
action June 7, 1864.
Eberhart, Joseph, Feb. 25, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Eberly, John, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 27, 1862.
Ediuger, Daniel, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 7, 1S63.
Edinger, James, Oct. 21. 1861 ; must, out Oct. 27, 1864, at exp. of term.
Edwards. John, Sept. 22, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 17, 1865.
Fegley, Alfred, Oct. 21, 1861; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 12, 1864 ; absent, sick, at muster out; veteran.
Folk, Nathan, Feb. 24, 1864; wounded at Fisher's Hill. Va., Sept. 22,
1864; absent at muster out.
Funk, Martin, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 25, 1862.
Funk, Daniel F., Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Felterman, Jeremiah, Oct. 21,1801 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 25,1862.
Fink, Frederick, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on Slug, certif. June 11, 1S62.
Fisher, George W., Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 11, 1862.
Fesler, Israel, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Salem Heights, Va., May 3,
1863; must, out Oct. 27, 1864, at exp. of term.
Filman, John, Oct. 21, 1861 ; killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.
Feierstein, George W., Oct. 21, 1861; died June 4, of wounds received at
Fair Oaks, Va„ May 31, 1862.
Geisler, John, Feb. 24, 1864 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1S64 ;
absent at muster out.
Gensel, John P., March 5, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Gotshall, Peter, March 5, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Gardner, Henry, Sept. 24, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1S65.
Gingrich, George, Oct. 21, 1861 ; killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.
Gross, Isaac, Feb. 15, 1864; killed at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864;
buried lu National Cemetery, Winchester; veteran.
Qerhart, Levi, Oct. 21, 1801 ; wounded at Wilderness May 5, 1864 ; killed
at Cold .Harbor, Va., June 5, 1864: buried in National Cemetery,
Arlington; veteran.
Hain, Franklin, Feb. 25, 1864; deserted July 27, 1864; returned ; must.
imt with company June 27, 1865.
Heffner, Samuel, Feb. 23, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1805.
Herman, Augustus, Feb. 26, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Hoosey, Patrick, March 10, 1864 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 12, 1S64 ; absent at muster out.
Harding, Elias, March 1,1804; wounded at Winchester Sept. 19,1864;
absent at muster out.
Hobson, John, Nov. 29, 1864 ; substitute ; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Heck, Abraham, Aug. 21, 1864 ; wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25,
1865 ; disch. by G. 0. Juue 20, 1865.
Helf, John C, Sept. 24, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Hunter, Jefferson, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1862; disch. on surg. certif.. date unknown.
Hauer, Peter, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Herman, Augustus, Oct. 21, 1861; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Hall, James, Oct. 24, 1861; killed at Berryville, Va., July 20, 1864;
veteran.
Heck, John, Aug. 6, 1S64 ; substitute; died April 3, 1865; buried in
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Hogan, William, March 10, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Hoffman, John H., Feb. 26, 1864 ; died March 25, 1864, at Chester, Pa.
Keller, John K., Feb. 15, 1804 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 12, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 19, 1865.
Keller, Charles H., Oct. 21, 1861 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ;
veteran.
Koch, Isaac, Feb. 25, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Kibbi, John J., Nov. 12, 1864; drafted; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Keller, Jeremiah, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1862; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 14, 1862.
Kreider, John, Feb. 15, 1864.
Loucks, James, Feb. 10, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Lees, Mahlon, Feb. 10, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864,
and at Opequan Sept. 19, 1864 ; absent at muster out ; veteran.
Leonard, Joseph A., Nov. 12, 1S64; drafted ; disch. by G.O. June 15, 1865.
Low, Peter, Jan. 1, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865;
veteran.
Lease, John, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 11, 1862.
Leinbach, Tyler, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif.; date unknown.
Laucks, John, March 5, 1864; died April 25, of wounds received at
Brandy Station, Va., April 24, 1864; buried at Culpeper Court-
House, Va., Block 1, Section A, row 3, grave 94.
Miller, George F., Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks May 31, 1862 ;
disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 23, 1862.
Blinker, Matthias, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 7, 1863.
Matthias, Nathaniel, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 29, 1862.
Much, John K., April 4, 1862 ; trans, to U. S. Signal Corps Jan. 1, 1S64.
Miller, Henry, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862 ;
trans, to Vet. Res. Corps' July 1, 1864.
Miller, William, Oct. 21, 1861 ; prisoner from July 1 to Aug. 16, 1S62,
and from May 4 to 7, 1863 ; wounded at Salem Heights, Va., May 4,
1863; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps July 1, 1864.
McCurley. James W., March 7, 1S64.
Nye, Henry, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864;
must, out with company June 27, 1S65; veteran.
Neting, John, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1362;
disch. on surg. certif. 1862.
Nye, Joseph, Oct. 21, 1861 ; must, out Oct. 27, 1864, at exp. of term.
Nye, Adam, March 17, 1864; died July 4 of wounds received at Spottsyl-
vania Court-House, Va., May 12, 1S64 ; buried in Cypress Hill Ceme-
tery, L. I.
Oswald, Jacob, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. August, 1862.
Peterson, Enel, Sept. 22, 1S64; disch. by G. 0. Juue 20, 1865.
Padget, John J , Dec. 1, 1S64; substitute.
Ream, John, March 24, 1864 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Reidenour, Abraham, Feb. 29, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27,
1865.
Rosenberger, William, March 1, 1864 ; must, out with company June 27,
1866.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Runkel, George M., Oct. 21,1861; must, out with company June 27,
1865; veteran.
Rosenberger, William, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May
31, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 26, 1862.
Ranch. Frederick, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1862 • disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Rothennel, Henry. March 9, 1864.
Roach, Jonathan, Feb. 26, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Saylor, William H., Oct. 21, 1861; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; must, out witli company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Seyler, Daniel M„ Feu. 29, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Shelter, Henry, Feb. 29, 1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Showers, Cyrus, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862;
must, out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Showers, Jeremiah, Oct. 24, 1861 ; wounded at Opeqnan, Va., Sept. 19,
1864; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ; veteran.
Slay, Adam, Oct. 24, 1861 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ; vet-
Shultz, Josiah, Oct. 24,1861; must, out with company June 27, 1865;
veteran.
Still, Joseph, March 1, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864 ;
must, out with company June 27, 1865.
Stofflet, John, Feb. 16, 1S64; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864 ;
must, out with company June 28, 1865.
Sechrist, William, Nov. 16,1864; drafted; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Snyder, William, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 11, 1S62.
Shaud, John, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862 ;
disch. on surg. certif. 1863.
Sell, Levi, Sept. 26, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865;
disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Shucker, Samuel B., Oct. 21, 1861 ; killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1862.
Seyler, Augustus, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1862 ; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.
Seidel, Herman, Oct. 21 , 1861 ; killed at Salem Heights, Va., May 3, 1863.
Seiger, Henry, Feb. 19, 1864 ; killed at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864.
Shearer, Henry, Oct. 21, 1861 ; died July 10, burial record, June 12, of
wounds received at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862; buried in Military
Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Shenk, John, Oct. 21, 1861 ; died at Falmouth, Va., March 27, 1863.
Torey, Charles, Nov. 28, 1864 ; substitute ; must, out with company June
27, 1865.
Troxell, John H , Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Troxell, Noah, Oct. 21, 1861 ; missing in action at Fair Oaks, Va., May
31, 1862.
Umberger, Henry, March 1, 1864; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-
House May 9, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 26, 1865.
Vansickle, Isaac, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 14, 1865.
Valentine, William H., Sept. 24, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Wertz, John H., Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1864;
must, out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Weidner. Maberry, Oct. 21, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 3, 1862.
Wible, Jacob, Sept. 26, 1864 ; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Wheat, Harrison K., Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; diBch. Nov. 11 to date Oct. 21, 1864, at exp. of term.
Woods, Alfred, March 10, 1864; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.
Werkmeister, H., Oct. 21, 1861; prisoner from May 3 to 11, 1863;
wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1S64; died April 1, 1865;
buried in National Cemetery, Arlington ; veteran.
Walters, Andrew, Oct. 21, 1861 ; missing in action at Salem Heights,
Va., May 3, 1863.
Waltz, George, Dec. 3, 1864; substitute.
Toder, Eugene II., Feb. 22, 1864 ; wounded at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19,
1864, and at Petersburg April 2, 1S65 ; must, out with company June
27, 1S65.
Touse, James, Oct. 21, 1861 ; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1S62;
must, out with company June 27, 1865; veteran.
Tnengst, Isaac, Oct. 21, 1861 ; must, out with company June 27, 1865 ;
veteran.
Zluhan, Jonathan, Oct. 21,1861; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,
1862; disch. on surg. certif, date unknown.
Prir,,
Men.
Brulmker, George, Sept. 28, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Bender, Cornelius, Sept. 20, 1S61 ; not accounted for.
Bradley, James, March 7, 1861 ; not accounted for.
Burks, Joseph D., March 10, 1864 : not accounted for.
Carol, Thomas, March 7, 1864; not accounted for.
Fox, John, March 7, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Galm, Edward, Sept. 22, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Heacox, William, Feb. 29, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Horner, William, Sept. 20, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Lohr, Jonathan, Sept. 24, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Livingston, Jacob, Sept. 26, 1864; died Nov. 25, 1864, at Philadelphia,
Pa.
Mitchell, Peter, March 7, 1864.
Monkle, Charles, Sept. 24, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Mourer, George J., Sept. 26, 1864 : not accounted for.
Mahan, Archibald, Sept. 26, 1864 ; not accounted for.
McEwen, Warren C, Sept. 6, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Phillips, Francis, Sept. 30, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Resley, John, Sept. 24. 1864 ; not accounted for.
Shaffer, Simon P., Sept. 22, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 24, 1865.
Stuff!, Samuel, Sept. 22, 1S64 ; not accounted for.
Sipe. Alexander, Sept. 26, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Sandford, Michael, March 7, 1864; not accounted for.
Weirick, George, March 19, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Wilson, James, March 23, 1864 ; not accounted for.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH REGIMENT PENN-
SYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
The men composing this regiment were mostly re-
cruited in the centre of the eastern part of the State.
The organization was effected at Harrisburg on the
5th of March, 1862, Thomas A. Zeigle, of York,
colonel. This brave officer died in Jul}' following.
The regiment participated in Pope's campaign in
Virginia, were at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettys-
burg, and in the sanguinary engagements which fol-
lowed, being connected with the Army of the Poto-
mac and its fortunes, ending with the surrender of
Gen. Lee; finally mustered out of service on the 12th
of July, 1865. (See Dauphin County history.)
ROLL OF COMPANY I, ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH REGI-
MENT (THREE YEARS' SERVICE).
Recruited in Dauphin and Lebanon Counties.
Otptahu.
Henry J. Sheafer, March 8, 1862 ; pro. to major Feb. 23, 1863.
William N. Black, March 3, 1862; pro. from serge, to 1st lieut. May 30,
1862 ; to capt. Feb. 26, 1863 ; disch. on 6U rg. certif. July 14, 1863.
David S. Matthews, March 8, 1862 ; pro. from 2d to 1st lieut. April 15,
1863; to capt. Sept. 16, 1863; to brev. major and lieut.-col. March
13, 1865; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va , Dec. 13, 1862, and at
Petersburg June 18, 1864; disch. Sept. 14, 1864.
First Lieutenants.
John H. Bowman, Feb. 27, 1862; resigned May 3, 1862.
George W. Focht, Jan. 30, 1862; prisoner from August 30 to Dec. 19,
1862; pro. from sergt. to 2d lieut. April 10, 1863; to 1st lieut. Sept.
10, 1863; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 2, 1863.
J. H. Beamensderfer, Feb. 4, 1862 ; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt. April 11,
1863; to 2d lieut. July 15, 1863; to 1st lieut. Nov. 8, 1863; wounded
at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863; disch. April 22, 1865, at exp. of
term.
Second Lieutenants.
William McGinley, Feb. 25, 1862; pro. from sergt.-major Dec. 5, 1864;
disch. on surg. certif. March 1, 1865; veteran.
John Delaney, March 5, 1862; pro. to Corp. Jan. 4, 1863; to sergt. Oct.
18, 1864 ; to 1st sergt. April 1, 1865 ; to 2d lieut. May 27, 1865 ; com.
1st lieut. July 7, 1865; not must. ; must, out with company July 13,
1865; veteran.
First Sergeant.
George W. Focht, May 4, 1S04 ; pro. to 1st sergt.
Sergeants.
Isaac S. Dissinger, Feb. 25, 1862 ; pro. to sergt. March 1, 1864; wounded
at Dabney's Mills, Va., Feb. 7, 1865, and at Five Forks March 31,
GENERAL HISTORY.
99
1865; com. 2d lieut. March 20, 1805; 1st lieut. April 28, 1805; not
must. ; must, out with company July 13, 1805; veteran.
George C. Worley, March 8, 1802 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1802; pro. to Corp. March 1, 1804; to sergt. April 1, 1805; must.
out with company July 13, 1865; veteran.
Alfred W. Beinoehl, Feb. 25, 1802; pro. to Corp. Jan. 24, 18G5 ; to sergt.
July 4, 1865; must, out with company July 13, 1865; veteran.
Theodore K. Hartman, Jan. 30, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 9, 1862.
Daniel H. Lessley, Feb. 4, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1862; pro. to corp. Feb. 27, 1863; to sergt. March 1, 1864; disch.
by G. 0. May 29, 1865 ; veteran.
Charles D. Sbope, March 7, 1862; prisoner from Aug. 30 to Dec. 19,
1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1803; pro. to sergt.-maj.
May 7, 1864.
John Ellinger, Feb. 18, 1862; pro. to sergt. Feb. 27, 1863; captured at
Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19, 1804; died at Salisbury, N. C., Dec.
28, IS04 ; veteran.
Corporals.
James Kennedy, March o, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec.
13, 1802; pro. to corp. March 1, 1804; captured at Weldon Railroad
Aug. 19, 1864; veteran.
John Borry, Jan. 30, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. Aug. 1, 1864 ; must, out with
company July 13, 1865; veteran.
Isaac M. Spong, Feb. 25,1862; pro. to corp. Jan. 1,1805; wounded at
Dabney's Mills, Va., Feb. 6, ISOo : must, out with company July 13,
1805; veteran.
Edward Bretz, March 7, 1802; pro. to corp. Jan. 1, 1SG5 ; absent, in hos-
pital, at muster out; veteran.
Henry Loeser, Jan. 30, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 22, 1862.
Edward Fetter, Feb. 25, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. May 15, 1863.
W. W. Woodcock, Sept. 19, 1864; drafted ; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865.
William Bretz, Feb. 18, 1862 ; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,
1862; pro. to corp. March 24, 1S63; captured at Weldon Bailroad
Aug. 19, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C, Feb. 2, 1865; burial record
Feb. 13, 1865; veteran.
Samuel F. Jamison, March 8, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. Dec. 5, 1862 ; killed at
Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
John H. Brewer, Feb. 14, 1862; pro. to corp. June 23, 1862.
Musicum.
Joseph E. Fettler, April 29, 1864; must, out with company July 13, 1865.
Privates.
Adams, Simon, Sept. 20, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Armstrong, John G , Feb. 4, 1862 ; killed at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862.
Bostic, Ross P., Oct. 5, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Biddle, John C, Oct. 5, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Bush, Charles, Aug. 10, 1804; substitute; never joined company.
Bulls, Thomas, March 1, 1862; wounded at Petersburg, Va., June IS,
1864; must, out with company July 13, 1865 ; veteran.
Berger, Charles, April 12,1864; wounded in action Aug. IS, 1864 ; ab-
sent, in hospital, at muster out.
Brown, John, Feb. 4, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 19, 1S62.
Brown, David, Feb. 4, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 10, 1803.
Butler, Amos F„ March 4, 1802 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 7, 1863.
Brant, William, Sept. 19, 1S04; drafted; disch. on surg. certif. June 15,
1805.
Boyer, Emanuel E., Feb. 4, 1862; disch. Feb. 4, 1SG5, at exp. of term.
Beamenderfer, William, Feb. 11, 1862; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps March
16, 1S04; disch. Feb. 11, 1S65, at exp. of term.
Brinard, Jesse, Feb. 4, 1862; wounded at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862 ;
captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19,1864; died at Salisbury,
N. C, Feb. 10, 1805 ; veteran.
Block, George, May 3, 1804 ; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19,
1804; died at Salisbury, N. C, Jan. 25, 1865.
Betz, Joseph, April 28, 1864.
Brower, Frederick, May 12, 1864.
Campbell, Richard A., May 5, 1864; must, out with company July 13,
1865.
Coopman, John, Aug. 10, 1864 ; substitute ; never joined company.
Cacbel, Robert, Oct. 12, 1864: substitute; never joined company.
Cormay, Samuel, Oct. 12, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Clark, James, Aug. 10, 1864; substitute ; never joined company.
Clay, Jacob, April 14, 1804 ; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19,
1864 ; died at Salisbury, N. C, Dec. 22, 1864.
Clarry, Oliver, March 1, 1862.
Donnelly, Edward, Oct. 6, 1S04; substitute ; never joined company.
Dumphey, Thomas, April 12, lsr,4; prig i from Log. 19, 1864, to April
1, 1865; disch. Jan 30, 1807, to .late April 1. 1866.
DaviB, Henry P., Jan. 30, 1862; trans, t" Vet. Res. Corps Feb. 2, 1865 ;
disch. by G. O. July 29, 1865; veteran.
Ellinger, Philip, March 1, 1862 ; must, out with company July 13, 1865.
Eisle, John, April 16, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 6, 1865.
Ecker, Jacob, Jan. 30, 1862; disch. on surg. certir. July 1,1865; veteran.
Eckert, Samuel, Feb. 4, 1802; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug.
19, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. U., Nov. 12, 1864 ; veteran.
Flavers, Joseph, May 5, 1864; must, out with company July 13, 1865.
Fellon, William, May 13, 1864 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Fidubrenner, John, Sept. 20, 1804 ; substitute; never joined company.
Fromm, John A., Jan. 30, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 25, 1863.
Fisher, Philip A., Feb. 10,1862; captured at Weldon Riilroad, Va., Aug.
19, 1864; died at Annapolis, Md., Feb. 6, 1865; veteran.
Gisserite, Samuel, Sept. 29, 1S64; substitute; never joined company.
Gilberd, William. Oct. 4, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Gruber, Joseph, March 4,1862; disch. March 1, 1863, for wounds re-
ceived at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862.
Gockley, Absalom, April 25, 1864; wounded at Dabney's Mills, Va., Feb.
6, 1865; disch. by G. 0. May 15, 1865.
Green, John, Sept. 19, 1864 ; drafted; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865.
Heisey, Daniel P., May 9, 1864; must, out with company July 13, 1865.
Heevit, William, April 25, 1864; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug.
19, 1864.
Hoover, Joseph, Feb. 3, 1802; wounded at Dabney's Mills, Va., Feb. 6,
1865; absent, in arrest, at muster out.
Heath, Jerome, Aug. 5, 1864 ; substitute; must, out with company July
13, 1805.
Hall, John F., Oct. 5, 1864 ; substitute ; never joined company.
Hugh, Michael, Oct. 5, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Huderson, John, Aug. 11, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Herlner, David, Sept. 19, 1864; drafted; disch. by G. O. June 7, 1865.
Herman, Sylvester, March 4, 1862; prisoner from August 30 to Dec.
22. 1S02; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863; captured at
Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C, Xov.
15, 1864.
Johnson, William, March 1, 1862; deserted May 1, 1862.
Keon, George, Oct. 5, 1864 ; substitute ; never joined company.
Krugb, Samuel G., Oct. 2, 1864; drafted; must, out with company July
13, 1865.
Kelzmiller, Alexander, Feb. 4, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 15,
1862.
Kroft, John, Feb. 11, 1S62 : disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 18, 1862.
Kreusou, Simon B., Feb. 25, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 10, 1863.
Keller, Adam, Jan. 30, 1862.
Kapp, John, Feb. 21, 1862.
Klepner, Gottleib, March S, 1862.
Lenois, Lewis, Aug. 17, 1804; substitute; wounded at Dabney's Mills,
Va., Feb. 6, 1865 ; must, out with company July 13, 1865.
Latchnrs, William, Aug. 11, 1864; substitute; absent, without leave, at
muster out.
Lyon, John W., May 3, 1S64; must, out with company July 13, 1865.
Low, James, Feb. 4, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 28, 1863.
Lentz, David, Feb. IS, 1S62 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 28, 1802.
Lemma, Augustus, Feb. 18, 1802 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 19, 1862.
Lynch, William, March 5, 1S62; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 2, 1862.
Lantz, Henry, March 7, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 9. 1863.
Moyer, Samuel, March 7, 1S62 ; must, out with company July 13, 1865 ;
veteran.
Malley, William O., Oct. 4, 1S64; substitute; never joined company.
Morgan, David. Oct. 5, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Mayard, John, Oct. 5, 1864; substitute; never joined company.
Murphy, John, Aug. Id, 1804 ; substitute ; never joined company.
Median, Arthur W., Aug. 11, 1S64; substitute; never j. lined company.
Miller, Otbmer, Aug. 11, 1804; substitute; never joined company.
Matterness, William H., Feb. IS, 1862; raptured at Weldon Railroad,
Va., Aug. 19, 1S64; must, out with company July 13, 1SG5; veteran.
Mathews, George, April 14, 1S64; wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 20,
1864 ; must, out with company July 13, 1865.
Mathews, Joseph, May 6, 1S64; must, out with company July 13, 1S65.
Morgan, William J., April 8, 1S64 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Magber, William, May 4, 1864; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug.
19, 1864.
Harrison, Thomas, May 5, 1864; must, out with company July 13, 1S65.
Mangula, Peter, Aug. 5, 1S64 ; substitute; missing at Weldon Railroad
Va., Dec. 11, 1S64.
100
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Mentle, Lewis, Feb. 4, 1S62; prisoner from Aug. 30 to Dec. 19, 1862;
disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 22, 1803.
Mathews, Henry H., May 4, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 16,
1864 ; disch. by special order Jan. 10, 1865.
Miller, William (2d), Sept. 19, 1864; drafted; disch. by G. 0. June 7.1S65.
Meiser, Thomas, March 1, 1862 ; disch. on writ of habeas corpus March
15, 1862.
March, William, July 22, 1862 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Sept. 1, 1864.
Miller, William (1st), Jan. 30, 1862; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va.,
Aug. 19, 1864 ; died at Salisbury, N. C, Feb. 10, 1865 ; veteran.
Miller, John H., Feb. 25, 1S62.
Nagle, Samuel, May 5, 1864 ; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19,
1864 ; died at Salisbury, N. C, Nov. 12, 1864.
Otto, John, March 5, 1862 ; di-ch. on surg. certif. Nov. 21, 1862.
Peffly, Henry G., Jan. 30, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. March 19, 1865 ;
veterau.
Port, William D., Jan. 10, 18G2.
Payne, Josiab, July 16, 1862; prisoner from Aug. 30 to Dec. 19, 1862.
Reusal, Jacob, Feb. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company July 13, 1865.
Reinbart, Samuel, March 8, 1862; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va.,
Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company July 13, 1865; veteran.
Reisiuger, William W., Oct. 4, 1864 ; substitute; never joined company.
Ream, George, Feb. 4, 1862; disch. on surg. cerlif. Jan. 26,1863.
Ryan, Patrick, March 5, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 25, 1862.
Rouser, George W , Oct. 24, 1864 ; drafted; wounded at Dabney's Mills,
Va., Feb. 6, 1S65; disch on surg. certif. June 12, 1865.
Rhodes, Otto M., Sept. 7, 1864 ; substitute ; disch. by G. O. June 14, 1865.
Reed, Samuel, Jan. 30, 1SC2 ; died at Fairfax Seminary, Va., May, 1862.
Remfer, Balthus, Feb. 11, 1862 ; died June 6, 1S62 ; burial record June
21, 1862; buried iu Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Reedy, William, April 14. 1S64; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug.
19, 1864 ; died at Salisbury, N. C, Nov. 4, 1864 ; burial record, Nov.
25, 1S64.
Reich, Henry, Feb. 25, 1S62; died at City Point, Va., June 23, of wounds
received at Petersburg June 17, 1864 : buried in National Cemetery,
Sec. C, Div. 4, grave 91 ; veteran.
Riflne, Franklin, Feb. 8, 1862.
Ritter, Henry, Feb. 25, 1862.
Ryan, James, Jan. 24, 1862.
Rose, John, Sept. 5, 1864; substitute.
Sullivan, John, Aug.l,lS64; substitute; never joined company.
Snyder, David, Oct. 5, 1864 ; substitute; never joined company.
Schunk, David, April 2, 18«4; missing at Welduu Railroad, Va,, Dec. 11,
1864.
Stout, Charles, Aug. 5, 1864; substitute; disch. by G. O. Aug. 16, 1865.
Swartz, William, Oct. 5, 1S64; substitute; must, out with company July
13, 1865.
Snyder, Charles, May 15, 1864 ; drafted ; must, out with company July
13, 1865.
Stevens, John R., May 12, 1864 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Stengle, Thomas, April 16, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
Sylvis, Henry, missing in action at Dabney's Mills, Va., Feb. 6, 1865.
Snyder, Henry, Jan. 30, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 11, 1862.
Stefforney, John, Feb. 18, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. June 11, 1862.
Sanders, Jacob, Feb. 4, 1S62; disch. March 7, to date Feb. 4, 1865, at
exp. of term.
Steckley, John C, Feb. 18,1862; prisoner from Aug. 19, 1864, to March 3,
1865 ; disch. April 12, to date March 8, 1865.
Snow, William, Aug. 29, 1864; substitute ; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865.
Steadman, John, Aug. 22, 1864 ; substitute ; disch. by G. 0. June 7, 1865.
Shafer, Charles. July 16, 1862; died at Frederick, Md., Oct. 2, 1862;
buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Still, John, Feb. 25, 1862; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19,
1864; died at Salisbury, N. C, Nov. 26, 1864; veteran.
Steely, John, April IS, 1864 ; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 19,
1864 ; dte.l at Salisbury, N. C, Dec. 1, 1864.
Sonen, David, April 18,1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864;
captured at Weldon Railroad, Aug. 19, 1864 ; died at Salisbury, N.
C„ Oct. 16, 1864 ; burial record, Oct. 31, 1864.
Steckley, Richard M., Feb. 18,1862; wouuded at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 13, 1862; veteran.
Somnion, John, July 22, 1862.
Tbeirwechter, John, Jan. 23,1862; captured at Weldon Railroad, Va.,
Aug. 19, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C, Jan. 2, 1865; veteran.
Uhler, William, Jan. 30, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 7, 1863.
Winenow, George, Jan. 3(1, 1862 ; must, out with company July 13, 1865 ;
veteran.
Walter, John H., Oct. 5, 1864; substitute; wounded at Dabney's Mills,
Va., Feb. 7, 1865 ; absent at muster out.
Walker, Richard, Oct. 3, 1864 ; substitute ; wounded at Dabney's Mills,
Va., Feb. 7,1865 ; absent at muster out.
Wissinger, John, Oct. 30, 1864 ; absent, without leave, at muster out.
White, John, Feb. 11, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 28, 1862.
Wise, Edward, April 13, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. May 24, 1865.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH REGIMENT PENN-
SYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
With the exception of Companies D and G, whose
rolls are herewith given, this regiment was princi-
pally recruited in Philadelphia. The companies
mentioned contained recruits from Camhria, Lebanon,
and Lancaster Counties, and as it is a difficult task to
designate those from the county of Lebanon, we are
compelled to give the entire rolls. The history of the
command was an eventful one, and ere its term of
service expired, by casualties, sickness, etc., it had be-
come reduced by the forepart of the summer of 1864
to seven officers and eighty-four men present for duty.
Accordingly, by special order of the War Department,
it was consolidated into three companies and incor-
porated with the One Hundred and Tenth Regiment,
with which it served until the close of the war, and
mustered out of service with that organization on the
28th of June, 1865.
ROLL OF COMPANY D (THREE YEARS' SERVICE).
Captains.
James Murray, Oct. 30, 1862 ; res. April 23, 1863.
John B. Fite, June 28, 1862 ; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. Jan. 26,
1863; to capt. Jan. 11, 1864; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
First Lieutenants.
Thomas A. McGuire, Sept. 22, 1S62 ; disch. Oct. 13, 1862.
Jacob L. Brallier, pro. from 1st lieut. Oct. 18, 1862 ; res. Feb. 19, 1863.
Evan Davis, Aug. 20, 1862; pro. from Bergt. to 1st sergt. Feb. 1, 1863;
to 1st lieut. March 23, 1863 ; died at Potomac Creek, Va., May 18,
of wounds received at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863.
Second Lieutenant.
George Shank, Oct. 30, 1862; res. Jan. 13, 1863.
John Brown, June 2S, 1S62; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863.,
James Graham, Sept. 20, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Elliott Rager, Aug. 20, 1862 ; pro. from Corp. Feb. 1, 1863 ; trans, to Co.
1), 110th Regt. Pa. Vols., June 22, 1864.
Carl Schmidt, Aug. 20, 1862 ; wouuded and captured at Wilderness, Va.,
May 7, 1864 ; trans to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June 22, 1864.
Joseph Blinker, Aug. 1, 1862; trans, to Co. C, 14th Regt., Vet. Res.
Corps; disch. by G. 0. June 28, 1865.
Corporals.
Emanuel Brallier, Sept. 20, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V.,
June 22, 1864.
Daniel W. Cobaugh, Aug. 1, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va.,
May 3, 1863; captured at Wilderness May 7, 1864; trans, to Co. D,
110th Regt. P. V., June 22, 1864.
G. W. Gooderbam, Sept. 20, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V.,
June 22, 1864.
John E. Lewis, Sept. 20, 1862; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Aug. 16, 1863.
James W. McCloskey, Oct. 14, 1862; disch. on 6urg. certif. Nov. 1, 1863.
Gideon Marsh, Oct. 24, 1862; pro. to Corp. Feb. 1, 1863; traus. to Vet.
Res. Corps Aug. 16, 1863.
Levi Rager, Sept. 20, 1862 ; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.
William Y. Taylor, June 28, 1862; pro. to Corp. March 1, 1864; trans.
to Co. D, 1 loth Regt. P. V., June 22, 1864.
Silas M. Wherry, Sept. 20, 1862; pro. to Corp. Feb. 16, 1863; trans, to
Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June 22, 1804.
George M. Waltz, Sept. 20, 1862; trans, to 110th Regt. P. V., June 22,
1864.
GENERAL HISTORY.
101
Musicians.
James W. Dailey, Aug. 20, 18b2 ; trans, to Co. D, llutli Regt. P. V., Jum
22, 1864.
Patrick McEnnally, June 28, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V,
June 22, 1864.
Anderson, John, Oct. 20, 1802; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., Jon
22, 1864.
Adams, John Q., Oct. 29.1S62; disch on Burg.ceftif. March 10, 1863.
Blackstock, David, Sept. 30, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V,
June 22, 1864.
Bryant, Martin, Sept. 30, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Boring, Reuhen, Oct. 24, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 1, 1883.
Bates, Isaac, Dec. 23,1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June 22,
1864.
Cody, Stephen, Aug. 26, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Cooper, John R , March 26, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V.,
June 22, 1864.
Davis, William, June 28, 1862; died Nov. 20, 1872; buried in Military
Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Downey, Jacob, Aug. 1, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Dinges, William J., Aug. 1, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V.,
June 22,1864.
Detrick, George A., Sept. 20, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V.,
June 22, 1864.
Dunlap, John M., Oct. 29, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Edwards, Henry, June 28, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 14, 1864.
EvanB, Henry, Aug. 13, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Edwards, Aaron H., Oct. 29, 1862 ; killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May
3, 1863.
Frouk, Joseph W., Sept. 20, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 18, 1863.
Gates, Gilbert B., June 28, 1862 ; killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
1863.
Gates, Alexander L., July 24, 1862.
Hemler, Mahlon R., June 28, 1862.
Hayes, Dennis, July 15, 1862.
Hill, George, Aug. 13, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June 22,
1864.
Hamilton, Jesse C, Nov. 2, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V.,
June 22, 1864.
Jones, Thomas T., Aug. 25, 1862.
Keaman, Hugh, June 28, 1862 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Aug. 16, 1863.
Kinkhead, John, Aug. 1, 1862; died at Alexandria, Va., July 5, 1863.
Kennedy, James, Aug. 20, 1862 ; trans, to 110th Regt. P. V., June 22,
18G4.
Kibler, John, Sept. 20, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Keith, William, Sept. 20, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1SU4.
Keith, Jacob J., Sept. 20, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1804.
Keith, Jeremiah, Oct. 24, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Keyser, John, June 10, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1SG4.
Leff, Zachariah, June 28, 1862; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Aug. 16, 1863;
disch. by G. 0. June 28, 1865.
Lake, Charles H., Sept. 30, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Lute, Jacob R., Oct. 24, 1862 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps ; disch. by G. O.
Sept. 4, 1865.
Lute, Isaac, Oct. 24, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June 22,
1864.
Lee, Merriman, Oct. 24, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Leister, Samuel, Oct. 29, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Mock, George, July 24, 1832; trans, to Co. C, 110th Regt. P. V., June 21,
1864.
Miller, Joseph P., Oct. 24, 1862; trans, to Co. C, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Martin, James, Aug. 13, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1804.
McEnnally, Rodger, June 27, 1862 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Oct. 24,
1863; disch. June 27, 1865, at exp. of term.
McLaughlin, D , Aug. 20, 1862 : disch. on rarg. certif. June 21, 18«3.
McAnulty, Michael, Sept. 20, 1862; trans, to Co. D, Until Hegt. P. V„
June 22, 1864.
McDonald, Simon, Oct. 24, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Noel, John, Sept. 20, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June 22,
1864.
Nevil, Mahlon H., Oct. 30, 1802 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 14, 1862.
Patterson, John, Sept. 20, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Parish, George J., Oct. 24, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 19, 1863.
Rager, Peter, June 28, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. April 19, 1863.
Rudolph, Adam, June 28, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., Jut e
22, 1864.
Ruggles, John, July 24, 1862 ; died Jan. 29, 1863.
Rager, Jordan S., S'-pt. 20, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., Jun«
22, 1864.
Ruggles, William, Sept. 20, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. April 25, 1863.
Roberts, Joseph, Oct. 14, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 14, 1863.
Rager, David C, Oct. 24, 1862; died at Frederick, M.I., Juue 29, 1863 ;
buried in National Cemetery, Antietam ; Section 26, Lot E, grave
493.
Rogers, James, Oct. 29, 1862.
Reibler, John, Sept. 13, 1862 ; killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.
Reiley, Joseph W., Aug. 5, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 19, 1863.
Rapp, James A., Oct. 25, 1862; wounded and captured ; trans, to Co. D,
110th Regt. P. V., June 22, 1£64.
Rapp, William, Oct. 24, 1862 ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864 ;
trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June 22, 1864.
Saltscriver, John, Sept. 20, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V.,
June 22, 1864.
Snyder, Daniel, Sept. 20, 1802 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 19, 1863.
Shippey, George H., Sept. 24, 1862.
Smith. James, Oct. 14, 1862.
Smith, John E., Oct. 24, 1863; killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
1863.
Stifrler, Joseph, Oct. 24, 1862; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Oct. 24, 1863.
Stewart, Oliver J., Oct. 29, 1S62 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V , June
22, 1864.
Skinner, William L., July 3,1862.
Walker, Richard, Aug. 20,1862.
Westover, Oliver J., Sept. 20, 1862; captured at Chancellorsville, Va.,
May 3, 1863; disch. on surg. certif. March 17, 1864.
Warner, C. A., Sept. 20, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Waltz, Jacob, Sept. 20,1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Waughaman, George, Oct. 24, 1862.
Wagner, Andrew, Oct. 29, 1862; died at Baltimore, Md., July 13, of
wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July, 1863.
Woodsides, Robert, Oct. 29, 1862.
ROLL OF COMPANY G (THREE YEARS' SERVICE).
C.,pt„i„s.
John J. Horn, Sept. 24. 1862 ; disch. July 30, 1863.
A. Frank Seltzer, Aug. 6, 1802 ; pro. from 1st lieut. Sept. 4, 1S6:: ; res.
March 30, 1864.
First Lieutenant*.
John L. Jeffries, Dec. 10, 1861; pro. from q.m.-sergt.to 2d lieut. Sept. 25,
1862; to 1st lieut. Sept. 4, 1863 ; to capr. Co. E Jan. 20, 1864.
Jacob B. Meily, Aug. 11, 1862; pro. from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut. July 30,
1863; to 1st lieut. April 19, 1S64; com. capt. March 31, 1S64 ; not
must.; traus. to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June 22, 1864.
Sergeants.
F. G. Arrowsmith, July 23, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1S64.
George W. Shaffer, July 23, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May
3, 1S63, and at North Anna May 22, 1S64 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Re«t.
P. V., June 22, 1864.
Jabez Alsover, June 13, 1862 ; disch., date unknown. •
Adam H. Lepu, June 13, 1S62; not accounted for.
102
HISTORY OP LEBANON COUNTY.
Corpm-'tls.
Charles Slagen, Aug. 28, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Morris W. Coleman, Sept. 13, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Kegt. P. V.,
June 22, 1864.
Smith McDonald, July 21, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May
3, 1863 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June 22, 1864.
Adam B. Zeller, Aug. 21, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Kegt. P. V., June
22, 1S64.
John J. Brunner, Sept. 2, 1862 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 13, 1S64 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June 22, 1864.
John M. Burton, Aug. 1, 1862.
John C. Rugg, June 30, 1862.
William H. Miller, July 7, 1862; not accounted for.
jl/ns/,
Eline Green, Sept. 22, 1862; not I
David Sink, July 10, 1862 ; not ac
runted for.
unted for.
Bruen, George, June 4, 1862 ; trans, to Co. H, 16th Regt. Vet. Res. Corps;
disch. by G. O. June 20, 186.5.
Blouch, Samuel, July 6, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
20, 1S64.
Bohnaul.erger, E., Aug. 23, 1862; captured ; died at Andersinville, Ga.,
Aug. 17, 1864; grave 5948.
Bitzer, Andrew, Sept. 2, 1862; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 13, 1864; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V . June 22, 1S64.
Bitzer, Henry, Sept. 13, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
1863 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. Is. V.,. Juue 22, 1864.
Boswell, George, June 12, 1862; not accounted for.
Booze, Peter, June 19, 1862; not accounted for.
Bricker, Henry A., July 10, 1862; not accounted for.
Cunningham, John, Sept. 17, 1S62 ; not accounted for.
Cony, John, Aug. 27, 1862; not accounted for.
Cone, John, Aug. 22, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Cochran, Robert, Aug. 21, 1862; not accounted for.
Cooper, Samuel, June 11, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Daily, Francis, Aug. 13, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Dresser, Robert, Aug. 21, 1S62; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Dunkel, Jacob, Sept. 19, 1862 ; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
1863; trans, to Co. D, 110th Kegt. P. V., June 22, 1864.
Dingman, Evi S., June 12, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Ege, John W., Aug. 7, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June 22,
1864.
Frankford, Miles, Aug. 13, 1862; wounded near Spottsylvania Court-
House, Va., May 12, 1S64; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Glison, William, Sept. 13, 1862.
Goreman, Godley, Sept. 13, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Hummel, Edward, July 31, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Harrington, George F., Sept. 13, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V.,
June 22, 1864.
Hayes, James, July 7, 18G2 ; missing in action June 22, 1864.
Keys, John, June 10, 1862; not accounted for.
Kehig, Adam, Aug. 2, 1862; trans, to ISth Regt. Vet. Res. Corps; disch.
by G.O.June 23,1865.
Kuchler, Charles, Sept. 13, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Littlefield, Horatio, Aug. 28, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V.,
June 22, 1864.
Lefler, Adolph, June 23, 1862; killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
1863.
Lewis, Hiram R., Aug. 9, 1862; not accounted for.
Miller, William, July 1, 1862 ; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
1863.
Miller, John A., July 7, 1862 ; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3,
1863; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June 22, 1864.
Myers, Jonathan, July 3(1, 186:!; not accounted for.
Hunter, John J., .hni. 14, 1S62 ; trans, to Co. K, 110th Regt. P. V., Juue
22, 1864; veteran.
Moore, James, Aug. 21, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Miller, John, Aug. 21, 1862; not accounted for.
McMahan, Timothy, July 2, 1862 ; not accounted for.
McMahon, John F., July 14, 1862 ; not accounted for.
McCormack, John, Aug. 2, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May
3, 1863 ; traus. to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June 22, 1864.
Nicholas, George H., Aug. 27, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Nagle, George, July 12, 1862 ; disch. 1S63.
Obrine, Edward, July 1, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Oxenford, William, July 29, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V.,
June 22, 1864.
Pearson, William, Sept. 19, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Pearson, Charles, July 22, 1862.
Patterson, David, July 26, 1862 ; wouuded at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 18, 1864.
Reily, Joseph W., Aug. 5, 1862; trans, to Co. D, date unknown.
Rahwer, Charles, July 23, 1862 ; died Feb. 19, 1863 ; buried in Military
Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Rissick, William, June 30, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Remhold, Philip, July 22, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
Ritter, John, June 17, 1862; not accounted for.
Smith, John, Sept. 19, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June 22,
1864.
Sayer, James M. C, June 10, 1862; not accounted for.
Shaup, Fiank, Aug. 9, 1862; not accounted for.
Stump, Daniel, Aug. 26, 1862; not accounted for.
Slatinger, Andrew, Sept. 13, 1862; not accounted for.
Thomas, Joseph E., Aug. 21, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V.,
June 22, 1864.
Teel, Thomas. June 4, 1862.
Tremian, Derr, Sept. 12. 1862 ; not accounted for.
Trout, Ephraim P., July 23, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Woodruff, Joseph, Sept. 10, 1862; not accounted for.
Weaver, Aaron, June 4, 1862 ; not accounted for.
Young, Calhoun, Aug. 21, 1862; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1S64.
Young, William, Aug. 21, 1862 ; trans, to Co. D, 110th Regt. P. V., June
22, 1864.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINTH REGIMENT
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
This regiment belonged to the famous " Bucktail
Brigade" of the civil war. Of the important services
of the One Hundred and Forty-ninth Regiment, our
limits will not allow us to present such a record as
would be satisfactory. Capt. Bossier's company, it is
true, was an important factor in the make-up of the
command whose men were so widely distinguished
for their hardy habits, skill in the use of the rifle, and
their gallantry on the battle-fields of the Republic.
At Gettysburg they especially distinguished them-
selves, and there and in the Wilderness Company C
lost heavily. At the former terrible struggle of three
days the conduct of officers and men of the One Hun-
dred and Forty-ninth was heroic. " No language,"
said Col. Stone in his report, " can do justice to them,
— to the coolness with which they watched and waited
under a fierce storm of shot and shell the approach of
the enemy's overwhelming masses, to their ready
obedience to orders, and prompt and perfect execution,
under fire, of all the tactics of the battle-field, to the
fierceness of their repeated attacks, and to the des-
perate tenacity of their resistance. They fought as
though each man felt that upon his own arm hung
the fate of the day and the nation. Nearly two-thirds
of my command fell on the field. Every field-officer,
save one, was wounded and disabled." The regiment
was mustered out of service on the 24th of June,
1865.
GENERAL HISTORY.
103
ROLL OF COMPANY C, IIXE HUNDRED AND FOHTY-NINTH
REGIMENT (THREE YEARS' SERVICE).
Recruited in Lebanon County.
Captor,
3d at
John H. Bossier, Aug. 2S, 1802 ; disch. Dec. 18 for wound
Oetl.vsl.urg, Pa.. July 1, 1803.
John G. Batdorff, Aug. 28, 1862 ; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1S63; pro. from 2d lieut. March 17, 1864; must, out with company
June 24, 1865.
First Lieutenants.
Jerome Myers, Aug. 28, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 9, 1864.
Charles Meugel, Aug. 19, 1862 ; pro. from 1st sergt. March 22, 1864 ;
must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Second Lieutenant*.
William Behney, Aug. 19, 1862 ; pro. from sergt. March 22, 1864 ; disch.
on surg. certif. Dec. 24, 1864.
Henry Hoffman, Aug. 19, 1862; pro. from sergt. May 23, 1865 ; must. out
With company June 24, 1865.
First Sergeant.
Henry H. Lesher, Aug. 19, 1862 ; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863; pro. from sergt, March 22, 1S64 ; must, out with company
June 24, 1865.
Sergeants.
Richard R. Brown, Aug. 19, 1862; captured at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863 ; pro. from Corp. March 22, 1S64 ; must, out with company June
24, 1865.
Aaron Kreitzer, Aug. 19, 1862 ; pro. to corp. Oct. 20, 1862; to sergt. May
30, 1864; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Henry Spayd, Aug. 19, 1862 ; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863 ;
pro. from private Dec. 31, 1863 ; must, out with company June 24,
1865.
Henry G. Brehm, Aug. 19, 1862 ; died at Philadelphia August 9, of
wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863.
Isaac B. Noecker, Aug. 19, 1862; pro. from Corp.; died June 12 of
wounds received at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.
Corpordk.
John P. Embich, Aug. 19, 1862 ; pro. to corp. Nov. 15, 1862 ; wounded
at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864 : must, out with company June 24,
1865.
Frederick A. Mathew, Aug. 19, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. Dec. 24, 1862 ; miss-
ing in action at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.
Frederick Hoffman, Aug. 19,1862; captured at Wilderness, Va., Mayo,
1864 ; disch. by G. O. June 29, 1865.
Henry D. Foery, Aug. 19, 1S62; pro. to corp. Dec. 31, 1863 ; wounded at
Spottsylvania Court-House, Va., May 12, 1864; must, out with com-
pany June 24, 1865.
Henry Herkamau, Aug. 19, 1S62; captured at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863; pro. to corp. Feb. 26, 1865; must, out with company June 24,
1865.
Isaac Miller, Aug. 19, 1862 ; wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864;
disch. by G. O. May 16, 1865.
Isaac L. Moyer, Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863;
trans, to Vet. Res. Corps, date unknown.
Reuben B. Spangler, Aug. IS), 1S62 ; killed at Spottsylvania Court-House,
Va., May 12, 1804.
Musicians.
John Heffelfinger, Aug. 19, 1862; must, out with company June 24,
1605.
John Euich, Aug. 19, 1862 ; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Henry Moyer, Aug. 19, 1862; pro. to principal musician March 1, 1864.
Privates.
Block, John, Aug. 19, 1862; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Behney, Peter, Aug. 19, 1862 ; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Blecher, Lorenzo, Aug. 19, 1862 : wounded at North Anna River, Va.,
May 23, 1864 : must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Betts, Jackson, Oct. 16, 186:) ; drafted ; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May
5, 1864 ; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Blair, George, Feb. 27, 1865 ; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Bachman, George W., Aug. 23, 1862; captured at North Anna River,
Va., May 23, 1804 ; disch. by G. 0. June 12, 1865.
Behney, Edward, Aug. 19, 1862: captured at North Anna River, Va.,
Hay 23,1864; disch. by G. O. June 12, 1865.
Burkholder, George, Aug. 19, 1802; killed at North Anna River, Va.,
May 23, 1864.
Brookhart, John, Aug. 17, 1863; drafted; killed at North Anna River,
Va., May 23, 1864.
Bear, Jesse, Oct. 6, 1863; drafted; killed at Laurel Hill, Va., May -,
1864.
Curtis, August, Aug. 19, 1862; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps; disch. by G.O.
July 1,1865.
Christruan, William H., Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa.,
July 1, 1863; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps March 18. 1864; disch. by
G. 0. June 28, 1865.
Criley, John W., Aug. 17, 1863; drafted; captured at Wilderness, Va,
- May 5, 1864 ; died at Wilmington, N. C, March 8, 1864.
Caster, Andrew J., Aug. 19, 1862; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,1863.
Donald, George, Feb. 23, 1865; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Darr, Peter, March G, 1865 ; must, out with company, June 24, 1865.
Darr, Wm. A., March 6, 1865; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Dillman, Samuel, Oct. 6, 1863 ; drafted ; wounded at North Anna River,
Va., May 23, 1865; disch. on surg. certif. March 22, 1865.
Derr, Sylvester C, Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Nov. 28, 1863.
Donges, George W., Aug. 19, 1802 ; trans, to Vet. ReB. Corps March 31,
1864.
Donmoyer, William, Aug. 19, 1862.
Focht, John H., Aug. 19, 1802; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Franski, Christian, Aug. 19, 1862; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Freed, Thomas J., Oct. 3, 1863 ; drafted ; must, out with compauy June
24, 1865.
Ferree, Jacob F., Sept. 11, 1S63 ; drafted ; disch. March 28, 1864.
Fisher, Peter, Aug. 19, 1862 ; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa.. July 1, 1863 ;
trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Nov. 16, 1863 ; discb. by G. 0. July 7, 1865.
Friddell, John, Aug. 19, 1862; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps March 31, 1864.
Gairing, John W., Aug. 19, 1862; disch. by special order May 30, 1865.
Heffelfinger, William, Aug. 19, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 12,1862.
Huher, Martin, Oct. 14, 1863; drafted; died at Elmira, N. Y., June 14,
1805.
Hammel.John H., Aug. 19, 1862; died Sept. 23 of wounds received at
Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863.
Kreitzer, William H., Aug. 19,1862; wounded at North Anna River,
Va., May 23, 1864; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Kreitzer, John P., Aug. 19, 1862 ; mU6t. out with company June 24,
1865.
Killmer, James E., Aug. 19, 1862; captured at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863 ; must, out with company June 24, 1865
Klick, John, Aug. 19,1862; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-House, Vs.,
May 10. 1864; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Katzaman, Adam, Aug. 19, 1862 ; must, out with company June 24,
1865.
Kunkleman, Ferd., Oct. 12, 1863; drafted; wounded at Weldon Rail-
road, Va., Oct. 8, 1S64 ; absent in hospital at muster out.
Kline, Benjamin, Aug. 8, 1864; must, out with company June 24. 1865.
Koch, George, Feb. 25, 1865 ; must, out with company June 24, 1S65.
Koch, Godfrey, Feb. 25, 1S65 ; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Kempf, Joseph, Feb. 25, 1865 ; must, out with company .lime 24, 1865.
Kauffman, August, Feb. 25, 1865; must, out with company June 24
1865.
Kendall, Alfred C, Aug. 17,1863; drafted ; disch. on surg. certif. March
28, 1804.
Kintius, Augustus, Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Oct. 16, 1804.
Keener, John, Aug. 19, 1862 ; died Oct. 19, 1862, at Washington, D. C.
Livengood, G. D., Aug. 19, 1802 ; must, out with company June 24, 1S65.
Lebo, Benueville, Aug. 19, 1862; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Lehman, Franklin W„ Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa, July
1, 1S63: trans, to 18th Regt. Vet. Res. Corps; disch. by G. O. June
29, 1S65.
Lessly, Cyrus H., Aug. 19, 1862 ; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps March 15, 1SG4; disch. June 28,
1865.
Loose, Adam, Aug. 19, 1S62; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863;
trans, to Vet. Res. Corps June 15, 1864.
Lentz, Henry, Aug. 19, 1862 ; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863.
Livengood, Isaac, Aug. 19, 1862 ; died at City Poiut, Va., Oct. 8, 1864.
Marks, George W., Aug. 19, 1862 ; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Miller, John, Aug. 19, 1862 ; must, out with company June 24, 1S65.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Miller, Henry, Aug. 19, 1862 ; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Manderback, E. L., Aug. 19, 1862; must, out with company June 24,
1865.
Myers, Jacob, Oct. 6, 1863; drafted; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May
5, 1864; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Motzger, John H , Aug. 19, 1862; disch on surg. certif. Nov. 9, 1862.
Moyer, George, Aug. 19, 1862; died May 23, 1863; buried in Military
Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Mall, Isaac, Aug. 19, 1862 ; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863.
Moyer, William, Aug. 19, 1862 ; died at Washington, D. C, May 19,1863,
of wounds received in action.
Miller, John E , Aug. 19, 1862; died at Baltimore, Md., June 11, 1864.
Noll, John, Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,1864;
must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Noll, James M., Aug. 19, 1S62; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863 ; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps March 18, 1864; disch. by G. 0. July
3, 1865.
Prestou, Dennis W., Aug. 14. 1863; drafted; wounded at Wilderness,
Va., May 5, 1864; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Powel, Andrew F., Oct. 5, 1863; drafted; captured at Wilderness, Va,
May 5, 1864; died at Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 6, 1864; grave 8030.
Eeed, William, Aug. 23, 1862; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Rubbold, Samuel, Aug. 19,1862; must, out with company Juue 24, 1865.
Eeifsnyder, John P., Aug. 19, 1862; must, out with company June 24,
1865.
Beppert, George, Aug. 14, 1863; drafted; must, out with company June
24, 1865.
Rote, David, Feb. 23, 1865 ; must, out with company June 24, 1S65.
Rittenhouse, Henry, Aug. 19, 1862; captured; disch. by G. O. June 12,
1865.
Buyer, David, Aug. 19, 1862; died at Washington, D. C, Jan. 19, 1863.
Reighard, William H., Aug. 19, 1862 ; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July
1, 1863; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps March 31, 1864.
Boyer, Samuel, Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps June 15,1864; died at Baltimore,
Md., June 19,1865.
Boyer, Ephraim, Aug. 19, 1S62.
Seibert, William, Aug. 19, 1862 ; wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 18,
1S64; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Spangler, Reuben D , Aug. 19, 1862 ;
Va., May 5, 1864.
Spangler, Martin W., Aug. 19, 1862;
1865.
Spangler, Irad, Aug. 23, 1862
2, 1864; must, out with c
Steiner, John A., Aug. 19, 1S62 ;
Sheaffer, John, Aug. 19, 1S62;
iing
action at Wilderness.
oust.
ith
npany June 24,
wounded at Betuesda Church, Va., June
upany June 24, 1865.
ut with company June 24, 1865.
oust, out with company June 24, 1865.
Sourwine, Michael, Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Petersburg, Va., June
IS, 1864 ; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Seltzer, William M., Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps; disch. by G. 0. March 29, 1865.
Shnllz, Edmund B., Aug. 19, 1862 ; must, out with company June 24,1865.
Speiger, Michael, Aug. 23, 1862; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Stein, Philip, Aug. 14, 1863; drafted; must, out with company Juue 24,
1865. '
Sterner, Henry L., Aug. 14, 1863; drafted; must, out with company
June 24, 1865.
Schlimhach, Anthony, Sept. 12, 1863; drafted; wounded at Weldon
Railroad, Va., Aug. 19, 1864; must, out with company June 24,1865.
Stoue, Charles, Aug. 17, 1863 ; drafted ; must, out with company June
24, 1865.
Seifret, Jacob, Oct. 5, 1863; drafted; must, out with company Juue 24,
1865.
Seitzer, John H., Feb. 23, 1865; must, out with company Juue 24, 1865.
Schmele, CharleB, Feb. 23, 1865 ; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Sponhouse, Herman, Feb. 25, 1865 ; must, out with company June 24,
1865.
Smith, Jacob, Aug. 19, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. March 14, 1863.
Snyder, Jacob, Aug. 19, 1862 ; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863 ;
disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 4, 1863.
Speiger, John, Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Petersburg, Va , Aug. 2, 1864;
disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 2:t, 1S65.
Sattazalm, Aaron W., Aug. 19, 1862; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863.
Sarge, William P., Aug. 19, 1862 ; killed at Gettysburg, Ta., July 1, 1863.
Tice, William P., Aug. 19, 1862; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps; disch. by
G. O. June 28, 1865.
Ufileman, William, Sept. 12, 1863; drafted ; prisoner from May 5, 1864,
to June 14, 1865; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Uricli, Henry, Aug. 19, 1862 ; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863.
Witman, Jonathan, Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5,
1864; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Warner, Joslah, Aug. 19, 1862; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Woomer, Samuel F., Aug. 23, 1862 ; must, out with company June 24,
1865.
Walker, James R., March 6,1865; must, out with company Juue 24,
1865.
Watson, Jacob M., Aug. 14, 1863 ; drafted ; missing in action at Wilder-
ness, Va., May 5, 1864.
Wolf, Philip, Aug. 19, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 9, 1862.
Wolf, Franklin, Aug. 19, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 23, 1863.
Warner, William, Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1,
1863 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 4, 1863.
Warren, William H., Sept. 9, 1863 ; drafted ; disch. on surg. certif. Oct.
1, 1863.
Witman, Henry, Aug. 19, 1862 ; died at Culpepper Court-House, Va.,
June 3, 1864.
Wilson, Hiram K., Aug. 14, 1863; drafted; died at Washington, D. C,
Dec. 9, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery.
Weidle, Beujamin F., Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May
15, 1864; died at Washington, D. 0, May 16, 1864.
Zigler, Wm. A., March 6, 1S65; must, out with company June 24, 1S65-
Zigler, Adam, Aug. 19, 1862 ; must, out with company June 24, 1865.
Zern, Samuel, Aug. 19, 1862 ; died at Washington, D. C, Nov. 7, 1862.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SECOND REGIMENT
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
The Seventeenth Cavalry participated in most of the
engagements in which Gregg's and Buford's Cavalry
so greatly distinguished themselves during the war.
They were with Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley.
That gallant officer reached the army just as it was
moving on its last campaign, and he at once took the
van. At Stony Creek the cavalry became engaged
and the Second Brigade was hastened forward to the
support of Davies' Division, which was forced back,
the Seventeenth losing a number wounded and miss-
ing in the engagement. At daylight of the 1st of
April fighting was renewed, the Union lines charging
the enemy in his works, the division capturing six
hundred prisoners and two battle-flags. The loss in
the Seventeenth was severe, Capt. James Ham being
among the killed, and Capts. English, Donehoo,
Reinhold, and Lieut. Anglun among the wounded.
Rapid marching and hard fighting continued until
the 6th, when Gen. Ewell, with one wing of the rebel
army, was captured. From that point the cavalry
kept up a running fight with the enemy's advance
until he reached Appomattox Court-House, where
the whole rebel army was forced to lay down its arms.
In securing this joyful result the cavalry, led by Sheri-
dan, contributed largely, the Seventeenth sustaining
its hard-earned reputation for gallantry to the last.
From Appomattox the regiment returned to Peters-
burg, and after a week's rest marched to the neigh-
borhood of Washington, where it remained in camp
until its final muster out of service, on the 16th of
June. A detachment of this regiment was consoli-
dated with parts of the First and Sixth Pennsylvania
Cavalry Regiments, forming the Second Provisional
Cavalry, and remained in service until the 7th of
August, when it was mustered out at Louisville, Ky.
GENERAL HISTORY.
105
In his farewell order to the Seventeenth, Gen. Devin
says, " In five successive campaigns, and in'over three
score engagements, you have nobly sustained your
part. Of the many gallant regiments from your State
none has a brighter record, none has more freely shed
its blood on every battle-field from Gettysburg to Ap-
pomattox. Your gallant deeds will be ever fresh in
the memory of your comrades of the Iron Brigade and
the First Division. Soldiers, farewell !"
roll of company e, one hundred and sixty-second
regiment (seventeenth cavalry), three years'
"service.
Recruited in Lebanon County.
Captain.
William Tice, Oct. 27, 1862; wonnded at Old Church Tavern, Va., May
30, 1864; disch. hy G. 0. June 20, 1865.
First Lieutenants.
Reuben R. Reinhold, Oct. 2, 1862 ; pro. to maj. Oct. 22, 1862.
Levi F. Loux, Sept. 26, 1862 ; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt. Aug. 1, 1864 ;
to 2d lieut. Nov. 9, 1864; to iBt lieut. March 10,1865; disch. by G.
0. June 20, 1865.
TJrias R. Reinhold, Oct. 27, 1862 ; pro. to 2d lieut. Nov. 25, 1862 ; to capt.
Co. I, Feb. 13, 1S65.
Second Lieutenant.
Martin R. Reinhold, Sept. 19, 1802; pro. from 1st sergt. Nov. 25, 1862;
to capt. Co. I July 2, 1864.
First Sergeant.
Jesse B. Flickinger, Sept. 19, 1862; killed at Five Forks, Va., April 1,
18G5.
tjuartermaster-Sergeant.
George V7. Lininger, Sept. 19, 1862; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Comm issanj-Sergea nts.
Aaron E. Killmer, Oct. 3, 1862; pro. from sergt. April 13, 1863; must.
out With company June 16, 1863.
Samuel Gloh, Sept. 19, 1862; disch. on Surg, certif. April 13, 1863.
Sergeants.
Henry Ault, Sept. 19, 1862; wounded at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1864;
must, out with company June 16, 1865.
John PiflVr, Sepl. 19, 1862; pro. from Corp. March 1, 1863; must, out
with company June 16, 1865.
Jacob A. Loose, Sept. 19, 1862; pro. to Corp. May 11, 1863; to sergt. Nov.
1, 1863; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Cyrus Biechy, Sept. 19, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. Nov. 1, 1863 ; to sergt. Nov.
26, 1864; must, out with compauy Juue 16, 1865.
John Hipp, Sept. 19, 1862; pro. to Corp. July 1, 1863; to sergt. Nov. 26,
1864; nin^t. out with company June 16, 1865.
Martin Shaflner, Sept. 19, 1862; killed at Stevenson's Depot, Va., Nov.
16, 1864.
John Berkbiser, Oct'. 2, 1862; pro. to Corp. Sept. 20, 1862; to sergt. Nov.
25, 1862; died Nov. 13, 1863.
Corporals.
Oliver B. Seigrist, Sept. 26, 1862; pro. to Corp. Nov. 26, 1862; must, out
with company June 16, 1865.
Samuel Yeingst, Sept. 19, 1S62; pro. to corp. March 1. 1862; must, out
with company June 16, 1865.
E. Lindenmuth. S^pt. 19. 1862; pro. to corp. Nov. 26, 1864; must, out
with company June 16, 1865.
John Wise, Sept. 19, 1862 ; pro. to corp. Nov. 26, 1864; must, out with
company June 16, 1865.
Benjamin Keemitz, Sept. 19, 1862; pro. to corp. Nov. 26, 1864; must, out
with company June 16, 1865.
Rud. Doumoyer, Sept. 21, 1862 ; accidentally wounded May 6, 1864 ; pro.
to corp. Nov. 26, 1864 ; must, out with company June 16, 1864.
William F. Saltzer, Sept. 19,1862; wounded at Hanover Court-House,
Va., May 28, 1864; pro. to Corp. Nov. 26, 1864; must, out with coiu-
p.my June 16,1864.
Moses McKinney, Sept. 26, 1862; pro. to Corp. May 11, 1803 ; wonnded at
Cold Harbor, Va., May 28, 1864; captured at Berry ville, Va., Sept.
24, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C, Dec. 20, 1S64.
Franklin B Drck, Sept 19, 1862 ; disco, on inrg. certir. J.m. 28, 1868.
David Fornwalt, Sept. 26, I8C2; train, to Vet lie.-. Col pi Bept 13, 1864;
disch. by HI. 0. June 29, 1865.
Jeremiah Mumah, Sept. 19, 1862; killed at Berryville, Va., Bept 24,
1864.
George Myers, Sept. 19, 1862.
Wm. H. H. Weaber, Sept. 19, 1862.
Bugler,.
A. Donneberger, Sept. 19. 1862; must, out with compauy June 16, 1865.
Henry P. Moyer, Sept. 19, 1862; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Blacksmith.
William Shartle, Sept. 19,1862; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Farrier.
J. J. K. Gittleman, Sept. 19, 1862; must, out with company June 16,
1865.
Saddler.
Michael Bets, Sept. 19, 1862; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Privates.
Boddorft, William, Sept. 19, 1S62; wounded at Five Forks, Va., April 1,
1865; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Border, John, Sept. 26, 1862; wounded at Kearnysville, Va., Aug. 24,
1864; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Baker, Thomas, Sept. 9. 1864; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Blystone, Abraham, Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company June 16,
1865.
Bitner, George, Aug. 22, 1864; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Beckner, David, Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Behney, Jeremiah, Sept. 19, 1862; captured at Berryville, Va., Sept. 24,
1864.
Bernhart, Mont, Aug. 31, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. Juue 9, 1865.
Burk, John, Sept. 3, 1864 ; captured at Berryville, Va., Sept. 24, 1864.
Benner, William, Sept. 19, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 25, 1863.
Burkbiser, Nicholas, Sept. 26, 1862; disch. ou surg. certif. March 30,
1863.
Betz, Henry, Sept. 19, 1862; wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 13,
1864; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 24, 1865.
Bedger, John H., Sept. 19.1S62; died in Lebanon Co., Pa., Aug. 29, 1863.
Boyer, Thomas, Sept. 26, 18G2.
Carpenter, Alvin M., Oct. 18, 1864; must, out with Co. E, 2d Regt. Pro.
Cav., Aug. 7, 1865.
Deckhart, John H., Sept. 19, 1862; must, out with company Juue 16,
1865.
Donneberger, D., Sept. 19, 1862; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Dick, Andrew G., Sept. 13, 1864; must, out with company June 16,1865.
Davis, John, Sept. 26, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 4, 1864.
Dearwechter, Daniel, Oct. 18, 1862; killed at Berry ville, Va, Sept. 24,
1864.
Dunmoyer, Lewis, Oct. 2, 1862; killed at Cold Harbor, Va., July 2, 1S64;
buried in National Cemetery, Arlington.
Duttrey, Frederick, Sept. 26, 1862.
Ends, Joseph, Oct. 12, 1864; must, out with Co. E, 2d Regt. Pro. Cav.,
Aug. 7, 1865.
Eshelmau, Isaac, Oct. 2, 1862; died of wounds received iu action at
Kearnysville, Va., Aug. 23, 1864.
Friend, Michael, Sept. 19, 1862; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Filbert, Franklin F., Aug. 23, 1864; must, out with company June 16,
1865.
Foltz, William A., Sept. 3, 1864 ; must, out with company June 16, 1S65.
Fox, Adam, Sept. 9. 1864; wounded at Stevenson's Depot, Va., Nov. 16.
1864; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Frymoyer, Daniel, Aug. 24, 1S64; must, out with company June 16,
1865.
Frederick, David, Sept 3, 1S64 ; absent, sick, at muster out.
Fisher, Franklin, Sept. 19, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 13, 1863.
Foster, Henry, Aug. 11, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. May 23, 1865.
Frederick, Henry, Sept. 13, 1864; killed at Stevenson's Depot, Va.. Nov.
16, 1864.
Firestone, Benjamin, Aug. 22, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Garloft, Benneville, Sept. 19, 1862; wounded at Berryville, Va., Sept. 24,
1864 : mi st. out with company June 16, 1865.
Galebauch, John H., Sept. 19, 1864; must, out with company Juue 16,
1865.
Garletts, Norman B., Sept. 1, 1864; substitute; must, out with company
June 16, 1865.
10(5
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
aptured at Berryville, Va., Sept. 24,
n's Depot, Va., Nov. 16,
Carman, Jacob, Sept. 19, 18G2
1864.
Geib, Henry, Sept. 19, 1862; wounded at Stev
1864 ; disch. l.y G. 0. .June 9, 1865.
Gingerich, John P., Sept. 19, 1862 ; trans, to Yet. Kes. Corps May 4, 1864 ;
disch. by G. 0. July 5, 1865.
Horner, Wm., Aug. 23, 1864 ; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Hoffman, James, Aug. 16, 1864; must, out with company June 16,1865.
Hummer, Michael R., Aug. 22, 1864 ; must, out with company June 16,
1865.
Hoke, John, Oct. 26, 1862; captured at Berryville, Va., Sept. 24, 1864;
died at Salisbury, N. C, Feb. 15, 1865.
Hilterbrand, William, Oct. 26, 1862; must, out with Co. E, 2d Kegt. Pro.
Cav., Aug. 7, 1865.
Howar, John H., Oct. 18, 1864; must, out with (Jo. D,2d Kegt. Pro. Cav.,
Aug. 7, 1865.
Hitz, Samuel, Sept. 26, 1862 ; died at Point Lookout, Md., June 8, of
wounds received at Meadow Bridge, Va., May 12, 1S04.
Keller, Cyrus, Sept. 19, 1S62 ; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Kreider, John B , Sept. 19, 1862; must, out with company June 16,1865.
Katzanlan, William, Sept. 19,1862; must, out with company June 16,
1865.
Killmer, Jonathan, Sept. 19, 1S62 ; must, out with company June 16,
1865.
Kintzle, Henry S., Aug. 22, 1864; wounded at Berryville, Va., Sept. 24,
1864; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Kershner, John, Sept. 19, 1862; absent, sick, at muster out.
Kreitz, Frederick, Sept. 19, 1862; wounded at Shepherdstown, W. Va.,
Aug. 25, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 19, 1865.
Kurtz, Henry, Oct. 16, 1862; captured at Berryville, Va., Sept. 24, 1864.
Kahley, Joseph, Oct. 16, 1862; absent at muster out.
Kreider, John H., Sept. 26, 1862.
Knonse, Wm. E., Sept. 19, 1862.
Miller, Lemuel S., Sept. 19, 1862; wounded in action Sept. 26, 1864;
must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Morgantyler, M., Sept. 26, 1862; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Miller, David, H., Sept. 3, 1864; must, out with company June 16, 1S65.
Manspeaker, Samuel, Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 16,
1865.
Manaham, Hiram, Sept. 3, 1S64; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Meckley, Eli, Aug. 26, 1864; captured at Berryville, Va., Sept. 24, 1864;
died at Salisbury, N. C, Nov. 26, 1864.
Mease, Jacob W., Oct. 26, 1862 ; must, out with Co. E, 2d Eegt. Pro.
Cav., Aug. 7, 1865.
Murr, Peter, Oct. 13, 1864; must, out with Co. E, 2d Eegt. Pro. Cav.,
Aug. 7, 1865.
Moyer, John A., Nov. 23, 1864; must, out with Co. E, 2d Eegt. Pro. Cav.,
Aug. 7, 1865.
Metz, John, Sept. 2, 1864.
Moll, Richard W., Aug. 23, 1864 ; killed at Stevenson's Depot, Va., Nov.
16, 1S64; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, Lot 17.
Miller, George, Sept. 19, 1862; died Feb. 18, 1863.
Miller, Eeben, Sept. 18, 1862; died March 14, 1863.
Miller, John D., Sept. 19, 1862.
Mclntyre, James, Sept. 26, 1862; must, out with company June 16,
1865.
McPhern, John, Sept. 1, 1864 ; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
McQuade, Henry, Sept. 19, 1862; captured at Shepherdstown, W. Va.,
Aug. 25, 1864.
McDonough, Benjamin, Sept. 19, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 31,
1862.
Noll, Isaac, Sept. 19, 1862; died Jan. 19, 1864.
Noftzger, Gottleib, Sept. 19, 1802.
Oshurn, John, Sept. 19,1802.
Peters, John F., Sept. 13, 1864; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Ruth, George, Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Beck, Joseph, Sept. 2, 1864; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Eowe, Wm., Sept. 3, 1864; must, out with company June 16, 1805.
Rinehold, Benjamin R., Aug. 22, 1804; must, out with company June
10, 1805.
Stein. r, Samuel F., Sept. 19,1802; wounded in action Oct. 9, 1864; must.
out with company June 16, I860.
Seyler, Epbraim E, Sept. 19, 1862 ; must, out with company June 16,
1865.
Short, Joseph, Sept. 19, 1862 : must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Stoll, Jacob, Aug. 24, 1864 ; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Swisher, Henry, Sept. 3, 1804; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Shefffer, Jeremiah, Sept. 13, 1864; wounded at Stevenson's Depot, Va.,
Nov. 16, 1864; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Sergeant, Henry. Sept. 19, 1S62; absent, sick, at muster out.
Shires, John, Sept. 26, 1862 ; disch. by G. 0. June 23, 1865.
Spangler, Abner J., Sept. 19, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 31, 1862.
Schlasseman, John, Sept. 19, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. March 4, 1864.
Siders, George P., Sept. 19. 1862 ; trans, to Vet. Ees. Corps Sept. 6, 1863 ;
disch. by G. 0. June 29, 1805.
Siders, David, Sept. 19, 1802.
Sell, Edward, Aug. 20, 1804; killed at StevenBon's Depot, Va., Nov. 10,
1804.
Spangler, Frank M., Sept. 19, 1862.
Shultz, John, Sept. 19, 1802.
Tobias, Joseph, Sept. 19, 1862; must, out with company June 16,
1865.
Tice, Michael, Sept. 19, 1862 ; wounded at Berryville, Va., Sept. 24, 1864 ;
must, out with company June 16,1865.
Vanpossen, Joseph, Sept. 1U, 1864 ; must, out with company June 16,
1865.
Wertz, Adam, Sept. 19, 1862 ; must, out with company June 10, 1865.
Wagner, Isaac, Sept. 18, 1862 ; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Wike, Martin, Sept. 26, 1862 ; disch. by G. O. June 19, 1865.
Woomer, William A., Sept. 26, 1862; absent, sick, at muster out.
Walter, Dallas, Aug. 22, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 19, 1865.
Williams, Juhn, Sept. 1, 1864 ; absent at muster out.
Woomor, Aaron E.,Sept. 26, 1862; killed at Shepherdstown, Va., Aug.
23, 1864.
Warner, Jonathan T., Oct. 2, 1862.
Yiengst, Henry, Sept. 19,1862; wounded at Meadow Bridge, Va., May
12, 1864 ; must, out with company June 16, 1865.
Zeller, Josiah, Sept. 19, 1862; absent on detached service at muster
Zimmerman, John, Sept. 19, 1862; trans, to Co. D.llth Regt. Vet. Res.
Corps, March 15, 1864 ; disch. by G. O.July 7, 1865.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THIRD REGIMENT.
Companies A, D, F, G, and H of this regiment
were from the county of Schuylkill ; B, C, and I from
Lebanon, E from Perry, and K from Dauphin. It
was organized at Camp Curtin during the months of
October and November, 1862, with the following field-
officers : Daniel Nagle, of Schuylkill County, colonel ;
Zaccur P. Boyer, of Schuylkill County, lieutenant-
colonel ; Grant Weidman, of Lebanon County, major.
On the 30th of November it moved to Washington,
whence it was ordered to Suffolk, Va., but before
reaching Fortress Monroe its destination was changed
to Norfolk. Upon its arrival there it reported to Gen.
Veile, and was assigned to duty in guarding the ap-
proaches to the town at Camp Veile, three miles out.
Here the regiment was thoroughly drilled. Subse-
quently two companies were stationed at Norfolk,
one at Kempsville, twelve miles distant, one at the
intrenched lines, an officer and twenty men atSewell's
Point, a non-commissioned officer and twenty-five
men at Cape Henry Light-House, two companies at
the David's Mill Bridge, a non-commissioned officer
and six men for guard to the mail-boat " Arrow,"
running through the Albemarle Canal to Roanoke,
a guard at the Indian Pole Bridge, a guard at Great
Bridge, a guard at the Princess Anne road, and a
guard along Farmers' Creek. These detachments
were regularly relieved at intervals of a week. Early
in May, 1863, the regiment was ordered to Norfolk
for provost duty, where it remained until the 9th of
July. It was then sent with the One Hundred and
Seventy -seventh Pennsylvania to Washington, and
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thence to Frederick, Md., reporting to Gen. Meade,
who was moving in pursuit of the rebel army in its
retreat from Gettysburg. It was immediately ordered
to report to Gen. Howard, in command of the Eleventh
Corps, and was assigned to the First Brigade of the
Second Division, in which it was associated with the
Twenty-seventh and Seventy-third Pennsylvania, One
Hundred and Thirty-fourth and One Hundred and
Fifty-fourth New York Regiments. It was now sub-
jected to long and tedious marches, to which it was
little accustomed, and was finally settled in duty to
guard the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. On the
13th of August, its term of service having expired, it
was ordered to Harrisburg, where, on the 17th, it was
mustered out.
ROLL OF ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THIRD REGIMENT
(NINE MONTHS' SERVICE), DRAFTED MILITIA.
Field and Staff Officers.
Colonel.
Daniel Nagle, Nov. 18, 1862; must, out with regiment Aug. 17, 1863.
Lieutenant- Colonel.
Zaccur P. Boyer, Not. 18, 1862 ; must, out with regiment Aug. 17, 1863.
Major.
Grant Weidman, Nov. 18, 1862; must, out with regiment Aug. 17, 1863.
AJjulaut.
Eugene M. Washburn, Nov. 1, 1862: pro. from private Co. A Nov. IS,
1862; must, out with regiment Aug. 17, 1863.
Quartermaster.
Benjamin L. Eshelman, Nov. 18, 1862; must, out with regiment Aug.
17, 1863.
Surgeon.
Horatio G. Worrall, Nov. 15, 1862; must, out with regiment Aug. 17,
1863.
Assistant Surgeons.
Hiram Long, Nov. 29, 1862; mu6t. out with regiment Aug. 17, 1S63.
D. Henry Barstow, June 8, 1863; must, out with regiment Aug. 17,
1803.
Chaplain.
Ezekiel Light, Nov. 19, 1S62; must, out with regiment Aug. 17, 1863.
Sergeant. Major.
Henry Hammer, Nov. 13, 1862 ; pro. from private Co. E ; must, out with
regiment Aug. 17, 1863.
Quartermaster-Sergeant.
Isaac Heili.er, Nov. 2, 1862; pro. from private Co. H Nov. 18, 1862;
must, out with regiment Aug. 17, 1863.
Commissary.Sergeants.
David 0. Shenk, Oct. 29, 1862; pro. from sergt. Co. C May 3, 1863 ; must.
out witli regiment Aug. 17, 1863.
Charles Blue, Nov. 1, 1862 ; pro. from private Co. A Nov. 18, 1862 ; disch.
on surg. certif. May 3, 1863.
Hospital Steward.
George Hickman, Dec. 1, 1862; must, out witli regiment Aug. 17, 1863.
Company B.
Captain.
Elias R. Light, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
First Lieutenant.
William G. Souders, Oct. ::0, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,
1863.
Second LieuU nant,
Caspar C. Stickel, Aug. 30, 1862; must, out witli company Aug. 17, 1863.
Edv,
I'ir.t Sergeant.
id K. Swart/., Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out \
npiiny Aug. 17,1863.
Sergeants.
Henry Loser, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Christopher Miller, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,
1863.
Abraham Wendling, Oct. 30,1802; must, out with company Aug. 17,
1863.
Franklin Shaud, Oct. 30, 1862: must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Corporals.
John Killmoyer, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 18G3.
John M. Gillas, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Jacob Cassel, Oct. 30, 1802 ; must, out will, company Aug. 17, 1863.
Amos L. Shannon, Oct. 30. 1862 , must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Peter C. Basehore, Oct. 30, 1862; pro. to Corp. May 2, 1863; must, out
with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Cornelius Krumbine, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,
1863.
Israel Bitting, Oct. 30, 1S62; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Amos Spitler, Oct. 30, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. Dec. 30, 1862; must, out with
company Aug. 17, 1S63.
Prnutes.
Adams, Levi, Oct 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Ausbach, Peter, Nov. 4, 1S62 ; disch. Nov. 21, 1862.
Bohr, John D., Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Bixler, Andrew, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug 17,1863.
Blouch, Benjamin, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,
1863.
Biuner, Isaac, Oct. 30, 1802; must, out with company Aug 17. 1803.
Bean, Joseph L., Nov. 4, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 1 7. 1S63.
Badger, Daniel, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug 17. 1863.
Buckledge, Charles, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,
1863.
Boltz, Amos, Oct. 30, 1S62 ; disch. Nov. 21, 1S02.
Batdorf, Christian, Oct. 3(1, 1862.
Batdorf, Emanuel, Oct. 30, 1862; died at Washington, D. C, Jan. 25,
1863.
Cardenian, John, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Deaner, Solomon, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17. 1863.
Dixou, Franklin W., Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17,
1863.
Donmoyer, John, Oct. 30, 1862 : must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Dahm, George, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Dubljs, John, Oct. 30,1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1S63.
Eiseuhour, Uriah, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
EiseDhour, Frank, Oct. 30, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Eiseuhour. Benjamin, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17,
1863.
Frieze, George, Oct. 30, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Friend, Frederick, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Fetter, Conrad, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Felty, John, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Fake, Emanuel, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out witli company Aug. 17, 1863.
Foltz, Jeremiah, Oct. 30, 1862; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Gait, Edward, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Gerberich, Tobias, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,1863.
Groff, John R., Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Gamble, William, Oct. 30, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif, date unknown.
Holler, Philip, Nov. 1, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Kreiser, Joseph, Oct. 30, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Kreiser, Cornelius, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17. 1S63.
Koons, Daniel, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1S63.
Koons, John, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Kleinsniitb, Augustus, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,
1863.
Kingler, Marcus, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1S63.
Kresler, John, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Krepps, Jacob, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Krepps, Cyrus, Oct 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1S63.
Kohr, John H., Nov. 4, 1S62; disch. Nov. 20, 1S02.
Lowry, Joseph, Oct. 30, 1S62; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Loser, Josiah G., Oct. 30, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1S63.
Long, Henry, Oct. 30, 1S62; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1803.
Moiul, Daniel, Oct. 30, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1803.
Miller, David, Oct. 30, 1S62; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
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HISTORY OP LEBANON COUNTY.
Mark, Amos, (jet. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Moyer, David, Oct. 30, 1802 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Mease, Jonathan, Oct. 30,1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,1863.
Mohr, John, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Moyser, John, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Miller, John, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1803.
Miller, Isaac, Nov. 4, 1862 ; discb. on surg. certif. Nov. 28, 1862.
Miller, Daniel, Oct. 30, 1S62.
McKinney, John, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Peiffer, Percival, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Petry, Edwin, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Phreaner, Samuel, Set. 30, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 28, 1862.
Rhode, Henry, Oct. 30, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Rudy, Elias, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Riflne, Jonathan, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Rull, John H., Oct. 30, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 28, 1862.
Stine, Samuel, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Smith, Isaac B., Oct. 30, 1862; must, out wilh company Aug. 17, 1863.
Shuey, Christian, Oct. 30, 1S62; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Stettler, William, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Stroll, Simon, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Stover, Martin, Oct. 30, 1862; died at Harrislmrg, Pa.,.Aug. 10, 1863.
Snyder, John, Oct. 30, 1862.
Shriver, Louis, Oct. 30, 1862.
Stine, Aaron, Oct. 30, 1862.
Smith, John, Oct. 30, 1862.
Sarge, Edwin, Oct. 30, 1862.
Trout, John, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Trout, Edward, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Tize, George, Oct. 30, 1862 ; disch. Nov. 18, 1862.
Ulrich, William, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Ang. 17, 1863.
Wolf, Isaac, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Wagner, Freeman, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1 863.
Wagner, Isaac, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Wenger, Henry, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out wilh company Aug. 17, 1863.
Wagner, Levi, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Wolf, Daniel, Oct. 30, 1862 ; disch. Nov. 21, 1862.
Tengst, John, Oct. 30, 1862 ; must, out wilh company Aug. 17, 1863.
Company C.
Captain.
Joseph R. Henry, Nov. 1, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
First Lieutenant.
Stephen W. Boltz, Nov. 1, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,1863.
Second Lieutenant.
David C. Elliott, Nov. 1, 1S02; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
First Sergeant.
Daniel Fagan, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Ang. 17, 1863.
Sergeants.
Henry W. Cameron, Oct. 20, 1802; pro. to sergt. May 3, 1863; must.
out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Franklin D. Shuey, Oct. 29, 1862 ; pro. to sergt. May 3, 1803 ; must, out
will, company Aug. 17, 1863.
Henry Coble, Oct. 29, 1862; pro. to sergt. May 3, 1863; must, out with
company Aug. 17, 1863.
Edward Shiffler, Oct. 29, 1862 ; pro. to sergt. May 3, 1863 ; must, out with
company Aug. 17, 1863.
David O. Shenk, Oct. 29, 1862 ; pro. to com.-sergt. May 3, 1863.
Corporals.
Alfred Corl, Oct. 29, 1862; pro. to corp. May 3, 1863 ; must, out with
company Aug. 17, 1863.
Amos Henry, Nov. 4, 1S62 ; pro. to Corp. May 3, 1863 ; must, out with
company Aug. 17, 1863.
John A. Ney, Oct. 29, 1862 ; pro. to corp. May 3, 1863 ; must, out with
company Ang. 17, ISO:;
George W. Yeager, Oct. 29, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. May 3, 1S63 ; must, out
with company Aug. 17, 1863.
John Materness, Oct. 29, 1862; pro. to corp. May 3, 1863; must, out
with company Aug. 17, 1863.
William Dutter, Oct. 29, 1S62 ; pro. to corp. May 3, 1863 ; must, out with
company Aug. 17, 1863.
Jacob Hemperly, Oct. 29, 1862 ; pro. to corp. May 3, 1863 ; must, out
with company Aug. 17, 1863.
David Miller, Oct. 29, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. May 3, 1863 ; must, out with
company Aug. 17, 1863.
Musician.
Roland Butmer, Oct. 23, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
AHeman, John, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Beard, Charles, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Beard, Samuel, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Boltz, John, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Bender, John H., Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Beck, Isaac, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Black, John H., Nov. 27, 1862 ; must. out. with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Boltz, David, Oct. 29, 1862 ; disch. Nov. 19, 1862.
Clark, Alfred, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Demme, David, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Deal, Franklin, Oct. 29, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Demme, Adam, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Daubert, George, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Ebright, Cyrus, Oct. 29, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Flowry, JoBeph, Oct. 29, 1802 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Fasnacht, Daniel, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Felker, Michael, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Fox, John, Oct. 29, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Forney, Adam R., Oct 29, 1862; discharged, date unknown.
Garman, Samuel, Oct. 29, 1*62 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Granger, Thomas, Oct. 29, 1862; must, out with company Aug.17, 1863.
Getz, Jacob, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Hotz, Levi, Oct. 29, 1862 ; mu6t. out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Harp, William, Oct. 29, 1802 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Herbst, Joseph, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Hemperly, Reuben, Oct. 29, 1802 ; disch. Nov. 19, 1862.
Hershberger, Samuel, Oct. 29, 1862 ; disch. Nov. 20, 1862.
Kliugler, Joseph, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Kreiser, Thomas, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Keller, John L , Oct. 29, 1862; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Long, Solomon, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out wilh company Aug. 17, 1863.
Longenecker, John, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Long, William, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Longenecker, Mart., Oct. 29,1862; must, out witli company Aug.17,
1863.
Lessley, Henry C, Oct. 29,1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,1863.
Lingle, John B., Oct. 29, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Long, Isaac, Oct. 29, 1862 ; disch., date unknown.
Light, Jacob F., Oct. 29, 1862; disch., date unknown.
Martin, William, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,1863.
Maulfair, Edward, Oct. 29, 1802 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1S63.
Miller, Henry J., Oct. 29, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Moyer, Michael, Oct. 29, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Miller, Josiah H. K., Oct. 29, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,
1863.
Miller, Christ. D., Oct. 29, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Maulfair, Levi, Oct. 29, 1862; disch., date unknown.
Mantz, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 16, 1863.
McCorkle, Thomas D., Oct. 29, 1862; disch., date unknown.
Ney, Samuel, Oct. 29, 1862 ; disch. Nov. 20, 1862.
Orth, Henry H., Oct. 30, 1802; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Peter, Jacob, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1S63.
Peiffer, Michael, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Quickley, Daniel, Oct. 30, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Ristenbatt, Cyrus, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out witll company Aug. 17, 1863.
Rhode, Benjamin, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Rhode, Peter, Oct. 29, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,1863.
Rodman, Gilbert, Oct. 29, 1862.
Stout, Charles, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Soiuert, Thomas B., Nov. 8, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,1863.
Shenk, Elias, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Snavely, Levi, Oct. 29, 1862; uiust. out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Snyder, Lewis, Oct. 29, 1862; must, out wilh company Aug. 17, 1863.
Shetloch, William, Oct. 29, 1862: must, out with company Aug. 17,1863.
Short, David, Oct. 29, 1802; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Stettler, Henry, Oct. 29, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Stely, Levi M., Oct. 29, 1862; must, out wilh company Aug. 17, 1863.
Sager, Frederick, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Stryer, Hiram, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
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Siegrist, Williiim B., Oct. 'JO, 1802: must, out with company Aug. 17,
1863.
Shuey, John H., Oct. 29, 1802 J mtlBt. out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Shuey, Adam, Oct. 29,1802; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Strohman, John, Oct. 29, 1862 ; diach. on surg. certif. Nov. 21, 1862.
Stauffer, John, Oct. 29, 1862; disch. on Burg, certif., date unknown.
Snyder, Thomas, Nov. 2, 1862.
Strohm, John, Oct. 29,1862.
Snyder, Jonathan, Nov. 4, 1S62.
Umhorger, John, Nov. S, 18G2 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Walmer, Daniel, Oct. 20,1862: must, out with company Aug. 17. 1863.
Winter, Henry, Oct. 29, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,1863.
Wert, Christian, Oct. 29, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,1863.
Wagner, Peter, Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Feb.. 15, 1863.
Youtz, David, Oct. 29, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Young, John, Oct. 29, 1862; must, out witli company Aug. 17, 1863.
Toutz, Henry, Oct. 29, 1862; disch. on surg. certif., date unknown.
Zilling, Jacob, Oct. 29, 1802; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Company E.
Captain.
Henry Charles, Nov. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
First Lieutenant.
Isaac D. Dunkel, Nov. 13, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Second Lieu tenant.
Samuel Keen, Nov. 15, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
First Sergeant.
S. Kirk Jacobs, Nov. 2, 1S62; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Company I.
Captain.
William B. Iba, Nov. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
First Lieutenant.
Nicholas Lanibright, Nov. 13, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17,
1863.
Second Lieutenant.
Adam Stains, Nov. 13, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
First Sergeant.
Aaron M. Riehm, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
David E. Burky, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Franklin Miller, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Jacob Carl, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1803.
Henry Oberly, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Corporals.
Samuel Donley, Nov. 2. 1862; pro. to Corp. Nov. 20, 1862; must, out with
company Aug. 17, 1803.
William H. Simmons, Nov. 2, 1862; pro. to corp. Nov. 20, 1862; must.
out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Jonathan Reedy, Nov. 2, 1802 ; pro. to Corp. Nov. 20, 1802 ; must, out
with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Andrew Fox, Nov. 2, 1862 ; pro. to Corp. Nov. 20, 1862 ; must, out with
company Aug. 17, 1863.
Isaac Klick, Nov. 2, 1862; pro. to Corp. Nov. 20, 1862; must, out with
company Aug. 17, 1863.
John Marks, Nov. 2, 1862 : pro. to Corp. Nov. 20,1862; must, out with
company Aug. 17, 1803.
John Geihinger, Nov. 2, 1802 ; pro. to Corp. Nov. 20, 1802 ; must, out with
company Aug. 17, 1863.
Benedict Donley, Nov. 2, 1862; pro. to Corp. Nov. 20, 1862; must, out
with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Privates.
Albright, William, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,1863.
Anspach, Daniel, Nov. 2, 1862.
Betz, Jeremiah, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Bannan, Joseph, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out witli company Aug. 17, 1863.
Boyd, William, Nov. 2, 1802 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Boyer, Jonathan, Nov. 2, 1862; died at Convalescent Camp, Va., July 27,
1863.
Brown, Charles, Nov. 2, 1862.
Cranberger, Adam, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,
1863.
Capp, Peter, Nov. 8. 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Chester, Isauc, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, ool with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Cox, Joseph, Nov. 2, 1862.
Dehti, Michael, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Dephen, William, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. on surg. cerlif. November, 1862.
Deppen, William, Nor. 2, 1862.
Ebrigbt, Samuel, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Firestine, John W., Nov. 4, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,1863.
Filler, George, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Files, Charles, Nov. 29, 1862; must, out witli company Aug. 17, 1863.
Fillinger, Charles, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Fox, Adam, Nov. 4, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Gettle, Henry, Nov. 2, 1802; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Gouldner, John, Nov. 2, 1802 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Houseman, Isaac, Nov. 2, 1802; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Hess, Henry, Nov. 2, 1802; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Hank, John, Nov. 29, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Hinsey, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Hoffman, Isaac, Nov. 4, 1802; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Hoffman, Frank A., Nov. 12, 1862; pro. to capt. Co. K, 172d Begt. P. V.,
Nov. 29, 1862.
j Hehsman, Ulmau, Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. Nov. 18, 1862.
Jones, Henry, Nov. 2, 1862: must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Jones, Evan E., Nov. 2, 1862; disch. Nov. 28, 1862.
Kershner, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1802; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Krumbine, Frank. Nov. 2, 1802 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Kuntzy, Frederick, Nov. 2, 1802 ; mu6t. out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Karscher, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. Nov. 28, 1862.
Knepp, William, Nov. 2, 1862.
Kileman, Peter, Nov. 2, 1862.
Loeb, Levi, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1S03.
Less, Michael, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Lutz, William, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Liiieringhouse, M., Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Liewich, Adam, Nov. 4, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Lawall, Frederick, Nov. 4, 1802; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1S63.
Lawall, Peter, Nov. 2, 1802 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Lehman, Jonathan, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Lebo, William, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. Nov. 6, 1802.
Mel], John, Nov. 2, 1802; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1803.
Myers, Lewis V., Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. Dec. 29, 1862.
Moser, Daniel, Nov. 2, 1802; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 18, 18G2.
Miller, George (2d), Nov. 2, 1802.
Myers, William M., Nov. 2, 1802.
Miller, George (1st), Nov. 2, 1862.
Miller, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1862.
Neher, George, Nov. 2, 1862.
Newman, Peter, Nov. 2, 1862.
Phillipi, George, Nov. 4, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Price, Samuel, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Pearson, Henry, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. Nov. 19, 1862.
Petier, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. Nov. 19, 1862.
Ristenbatt, Milton, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17,
1863.
Reed, Joseph, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1S63.
Root, Casper, Nov. 8, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1S63.
Rabble, Ratherson, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. Nov. IS, 1862.
Rathville, Thomas, Nov. 4, 1862.
Steirwalt, Charles, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1S03.
Strickler, Israel, Nov. 2, 1862; absent in hospital at muster out.
Schocht, George, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Spangler, Jonathan, Nov, 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17,
1S03.
Speicher, Jonathan, Nov. 2, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 17,
1863.
Strickler, Henry, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1S63.
Strickler, John K., Nov. 4, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Strickler, Jacob, Nov. 2. 1S62; disch. February, 1863.
Sholly, Bellilen, Nov. 2, 1S62; disch. November, 1862.
Spangler. Samuel, Nov. 4, 1862.
Tracy, Francis, Nov. 8, 1862.
Weik, William, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Weik, Hiram, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Wagner, Peter, Nov. 29, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Williams, John, Nov. 4, 1862.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Wabble, Andrew, Nov. 4, 1802.
Zuire, George, Nov. 2,1862; must, out with company Aug. 17, 1863.
Zimmerman, Henry, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 17,
Company K.
Recruited in Dauphin County.
Cornelius A. Harper, Nov. 15, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18,
1863.
First Lieutenant.
Michael Roseustein, Nov. 15, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18,
1863.
Second Lieutt nant.
Charles H. Rhodes, Nov. 15, 1862 ; resigned June 17, 1863.
First Sergeant.
Jasper N. Frazer, Nov. 2, 1862; died July 16, 1863.
Sergeants.
Thomas J. Woodside, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18,
1S63.
Riley Bressler, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Joseph H. Puffenberger, Nov. 11, 1802; must, out with company Aug.
18,1863.
Philip Kline, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Charles T. Hippie, Nov. 11, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18,
1863.
Reuben Smink, Nov. 5, 1802 ; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1803.
Wilson Glover, Nov. 2, 1802; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
John Davis, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Frederick Metzel, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
James M. Elliott, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Jacob Wolf, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Curtis S. Brooks, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Privates.
Bechtol, Thomas, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Behm, Christian, Nov. 3, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Bitterman, George W., Nov. 3, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 18,
1863.
Blystone, Peter, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Bell, James, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Boyer, John, Nov. 3, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Bassing, John, Nov. 2, 1862 , must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Bellas, Daniel, Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 20, 1862.
Berger, Reinhard, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. Nov. 20, 1862.
Batdorn", Daniel, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. April 7, 1863.
Bordner, Henry, Nov. 2, 1862.
Barent, Joseph, Nov. 2, 1862.
Bender, Samuel, Nov. 3, 1862.
Callen, Abraham, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Craglow, William, Nov. 4, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Cockley, George W., Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. Nov. 21, 1862.
Cross, Richard, Nov. 2, 1862 ; died at Convalescent Camp, Va., July 31,
1863.
Dennan, Sylvester, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Denting, Emanuel, Nov. 11, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18,
1863.
Davis, William. Nov. 12, 1862; must, out with company Aug. IS, 1863.
Dailgherty, James D., Nov. 2, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 21, 1862.
Dintaman, Jiicob, Nov. 5, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 19, 1862.
Enterline, Benjamin, Nor. 3,1862; must, out with company Aug. 18,
1863.
Gunderman, John, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Gannan, Jacob, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Garmaii, Elias, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Garman, Benjamin, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18,
1863.
Gates, Christian, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Gabel, Levi, Nov. 11, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Green, John H„ Nov. 11, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Grimm, Henry, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1803.
Good, Henry L., Nov. 6,1862.
Higgins, Henry A., Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18,1863.
Hetrick, Peter, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Hooker, John, Nov. 12, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Hulsinger, Henry, Nov. 11, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Hoover, Christian, Nov. 11, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18,
1863.
Hartz, John, Nov. 11, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1S63.
Herman, John C, Nov. 2, 1862; must out with company Aug. IS, 1863.
Hawk, David, Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. Nov. 20, 1862.
Hoak, Jonathan, Nov. 5, 1862; disch. Nov. 19, 1S62.
Hain, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 20, 1862.
Israel, Daniel, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Jordan, Maurice, Nov. 5, 1862.
Kocher, Josiah, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Kister, Augustus, Nov. 5, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Klinger, Samuel, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. IS, 1863.
Kanffman, Gottlieb, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18,
1S63.
Keen, John H., Nov. 3, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Lupoid, Samuel, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Law, Matthew, Nov. 2,1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Lee, Samuel, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Longenberger, Joseph, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. May 18, 1863.
Matter, Cornelius, Nov. 3, 1S62; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Myers, George W., Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Minnich, Elias, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Matter, Lewis, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 20, 1862.
Matter, Jeremiah, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. Nov. 20, 1862.
Miller, Cyrus, Nov. 6, 1862.
McCarty, Jesse, Nov. 2, 1862.
Nut, Moses, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Nichol, Ferdinand, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. IS, 1863.
Parfet, Caleb, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863..
Pence, Chapman, Nov. 11, 1862; must, out with company Aug. IS, 1863.
Pence, George, Nov. 6, 1862; must, out with company Aug. IS, 1863.
Richards, Henry, Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 19, 1862.
Rumberger, William, Nov. 5, 1862; disch. Nov. 18, 1802.
Row, John M., Nov. 2, 1862; disch. Nov. 18, 1802.
Rumberger, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. March 10, 1863.
Snyder, Cyrus, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Stence, Abraham, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Seabourn, James, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1803.
Sammy, Henry C, Nov. 3, 1S62 ; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1S63.
Smink, David, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Schemper, Amos, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Stout, Henry, Nov. 11, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Seitz, Augustus, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Stence, Elias, Nov. 2, 1862; died at Washington, D. C, July 31, 1863;
buried in Military Asylum Cemetery.
Say lor, Jacob, Nov. 2, 1862.
Tollman, John, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Travitz, Philip, Nov. 3, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Woods, John, Nov. 2, 1862; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1863.
Wands, William, Nov. 2, 1862 ; must, out with company Aug. 18, 1S63.
Wagner, George K., Nov. 11, 1862.
Zimmerman, William, Nov. 2, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 10,
1863.
TWO HUNDRED AND NINTH REGIMENT.
Companies A and F of this regiment were from
Cumberland County, B and I from York, C from
Cambria, D from Franklin, E from Columbia, G from
Adams, H from Lehigh, and K from Lebanon. The
regiment was organized at Camp Curtin, on the 16th
of September, 1864, by the choice of the following
field-officers: Tobias B. Kauffman, formerly major of
the First Reserve Regiment, colonel ; George W.
Frederick, lieutenant-colonel; John. L. Ritchey,
major. A considerable number of officers and men
had served in other organizations, the experience
thereby gained proving of great advantage in disci-
plining the raw recruits. Immediately after its
organization it moved for the front, and, passing up
GENERAL HISTORY.
Ill
the James River, landed at Bermuda Hundred. It
was placed in camp at Camp Potter, where it re-
mained two weeks, and was then posted upon the
advanced line to the left of Fort Harrison, midway
between the James and Appomattox Rivers. Soon
after taking position, Capt. John B. Landis, with
three lieutenants and one hundred and thirteen men,
was detached from the regiment and assigned to duty
in garrisoning redoubt Carpenter, on the left bank of
the James. Company and battalion drill was here
prosecuted with what success it was possible, with a
large proportion of the command almost constantly
on exhausting duty on picket and in garrison, and by
great diligence and efficiency on the part of its officers
it attained a good degree of discipline. During the
engagement at Chapiu's Farm, or Fort Harrison, the
regiment was ordered upon the parapet, creating the
impression upon the enemy that a charge upon his
flank was about to be delivered. The real charge
upon the front was heroically made, and the fort was
captured.
On the night of the 17th of November the enemy
made an attack upon the picket-line in considerable
force. Col. Kauffman, who was division officer of
the day, Capt. Henry Lee, and Lieut. Thomas J.
Hendricks, with nineteen men, fell into the enemy's
hands, and were held as prisoners until near the close
of the war. The troops upon the main line were
ordered out, and the attack was handsomely repulsed.
In addition to the loss by capture, one man was killed
and two were wounded. On the 24th the regiment
was transferred, with other Pennsylvania regiments
with which it had been brigaded, from the Army of
the James to the Army of the Potomac. It was as-
signed to duty with the Ninth Corps, and was soon
after brigaded with the Two Hundredth and Two
Hundred and Eighth Pennsylvania Regiments, form-
ing the First Brigade, Col. Charles W. Diven com-
manding, of the Third Division. The regiment was
encamped on the commanding ground near Meade
Station, the division, which was in command of Gen.
Hartranft, being posted as a reserve to the other two
divisions. During the winter the regiment was en-
gaged in drill, in fatigue duty upon fortifications, and
in the construction of roads, and was out upon occa-
sional demonstrations upon the left.
At a little before daylight, on the morning of the
25th of March, 1865, the regiment was aroused by
rapid and heavy firing in its front, and it was soon
apparent that the lines, which were held by Gen.
Wilcox's division, had been broken, and Fort Stead-
man, which was in its immediate front, and which,
by daylight, was in full view, had been captured.
Gen. Wilcox, whose directions, in case of an emer-
gency, the regiment was instructed to obey, had or-
dered it under arms, and in motion for the protection
of his threatened rear. At this juncture Gen. Hart-
ranft appeared on the ground, and assumed personal
supervision of his command. While the Two Hun-
dred and Eighth was moving upon the extreme left
of the break, and Hartranft personally was moving
with the Two Hundredth upon the right front, the
Two Hundred and Ninth was sent down a ravine,
where it was under partial shelter, to come in upon
the right, wdiere it was joined by two skeleton regi-
ments from Michigan, the Second and Seventeenth.
"I had scarcely got my regiment in position," says
Lieut.-Col. Frederick, in his official report, " when
the same aid informed me that it was Gen. Hartranft's
order that I should immediately, with the Two Hun-
dredth Pennsylvania, charge the hill in my front,
which was then held by the enemy. I at once gave
the order to charge, and the regiment moved forward
under a very heavy fire of musketry and artillery,
gaining a line of works running across the open field,
over which we were advancing. Halting for a mo-
ment, we again advanced, gaining a ditch near the
hill occupied by the enemy. Here we were shelled
from both front and rear. It was here also that the
gallant Lieut. Hugh Jones, commanding Company
C, fell, pierced through the head by a musket-ball.
We remained in the ditch some time, when, noticing
the enemy retreating, we poured into them a murder-
ous fire, which was continued until I saw the Two
Hundredth, which was on my left, preparing, as I
supposed, to charge. I immediately ordered my reg-
iment to charge likewise, and forward we went, not
an officer nor a man halting or faltering until our
advance line was gained and our colors were planted
on the works. I am satisfied that they were the first
colors planted on the works. My officers and men
all did their duty so well that it would seem invidious
to make any distinctions. Yet I feel it my duty to
make honorable mention of Sergts. Stiles and Hum-
phreys, color-bearers, who were always to be seen in
the advance. A considerable number of prisoners
were sent to the rear, estimated at three hundred and
fifty." The loss in the engagement was five killed
and fifty wounded. In a general order issued after
the battle, Gen. Parke, who commanded the Ninth
Corps, says, " The Major-Geueral commanding con-
gratulates the corps on this auspicious result. It will
be a source of pride to him and them that so heavy
and desperate an attack upon their lines was repelled
by them before the arrival of the supports promptly
and cordially furnished from the other corps. The
gallantry and steadiness of the troops engaged, which
so brilliantly retrieved a momentary disaster, and
converted it into a victory, merit and receive his
warmest commendation and gratitude."
Preparations were made for a determined assault on
the enemy's w^orks, by the division, at daylight on the
morning of the 2d of April. Lieut.-Col. McCall, who
commanded the brigade, massed his force, by order
of Gen. Hartranft, near the Avery House at 1 a.m.
Two hours later he led it to the front of Fort Sedg-
wick, and formed it in column of regiments, just in-
side the picket line, as a reserve to the Second Brigade,
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
which was formed in a similar manner outside. At
four o'clock the signal to advance was given, and the
regiment moved at double quick, following closely the
column. At the picket line there was a momentary
check, occasioned by meeting numbers who came
running back, and reporting a repulse. These were
quickly rallied, and the command again went for-
ward. As it came upon the open space in front of
the rebel works it was exposed to a fearful fire of in-
fantry and artillery, but, without faltering, it pressed
forward and gained the hostile front, capturing many
prisoners, and turning the guns of the fort and bat-
teries upon the enemy. In common with the division,
it succeeded in holding the captured line, though hard
pressed by the rebels, nettled at their loss. At night
the firing gradually died away, and a heavy picket
line was thrown out, the enemy's chevaux-de-frise
beino- moved to the opposite side of his works. The
command was early astir, and at daylight the pickets
cautiously advanced. They soon found that the en-
emy had gone, and when the columns, which were
immediately put in motion, reached the city of Pe-
tersburg they found that also abandoned. The Two
Hundred and Ninth was sent to the left, to commu-
nicate with troops of the Sixth Corps. After remain-
ing in and about the city until noon, the regiment
returned to camp. The loss in the engagement was
seven killed and fifty-two wounded. Capt. James P.
McCullough was among the killed, Maj. Ritchey and
Lieuts. Henry A. Bigler and Baltzer Shugar among
the wounded. The division was now ordered to take
charge of the army trains, and moved with them
along the South Side Railroad, repairing the track as
it went, until it reached Nottoway Court-House, where
it was halted, and where the regiment remained until
the 20th, the rebel army having surrendered on the
9th. From here it returned to City Point, and thence
to Alexandria, where it went into camp, and was held
until the 31st of May, when the recruits were trans-
ferred to the Fifty-first Pennsylvania, and the rest
of the regiment was mustered out of service.
KOLL OF COMPANY K, TWO HUNDRED AND NINTH REGI-
MENT, ONE YEAR'S SERVICE.
Recruited in Lebanon County.
Captain.
Jacob Weidle, Sept. 16, 1S64 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
First Lieutenant.
Abraham D. Hedrich, Aug. 29, 1864; pro. from private Sept. 16, 1864 ;
must, out with couipany May 31, 186S.
Second Lieutenant,
Baltzer Shugar, Aug. 22, 1864 ; pro. from private Sept. 16, 1864 ; wounded
at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865 ; must, out with company May 31,
1865.
First Sergeant.
John Coleman, Aug. 25, 1K64 ; pro. from sergt. Jan. 1, 1865; must, out
with company May 31. 1S65.
Sergeants.
John H. Shuey, Aug. 31, 1864; mustered out
1865.
William D. Dickson, Au"g. 25, 1864 ; ]
1865.
th company May 31,
t with compaDy May 31,
Jacob I. Harder, Aug. 31, 1864 ; pro. from Corp. Oct. 1, 1864 ; must, out
with company May 31, 1865.
George L. Deeg, Aug. 28, 1864; pro. to sergt. Sept. 16, 1864; must, out
with company May 31, 1865.
John H. Frank, Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Samuel J. Good, Aug. 31, 1864; wounded; must, out with company May
31, 1865.
George G. Zimmerman, Sept. 2, 1864 ; must, out with company May
31, 1865.
Hiram Shaffer, Aug. 31, 1864; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
David Brown, Sept. 6. 1S64 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Allen P. Shuey, Aug. 31, 1S64; absent, sick, at muster out.
Henry S. Zealer, Aug. 31, 1864; muBt.out witli company May 31, 1865.
Levi Batdorf, Aug. 31, 1S64; pro. to corp. Oct. 12, 1864; must, out with
company May 31, 1865.
Jacob Hartzler, Aug. 31, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Privates.
Beard, George T., Sept. 9, 1864 ; must, out witli company May 31, 1865.
Bender, John, Sept. 16, 1864; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Beyerle, Henry, Aug. 31, 1864; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
BrightbiU, Samuel, Aug. 31, 1864; wounded in action; died April 10,
1865; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Burke, Timothy, Sept. 13, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Bower, Elijah, Sept. 7, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Carbangh, William, Sept. 8, 1864 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Coleman, Samuel, Aug. 29, 1864 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Oral], John C, Aug. 31, 1S64; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Crist, John M., Aug. 31, 1864; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Clark, James, Aug. 31, 1864; disch. Aug. 29, 1865, to date May 31, 1865.
Coyle, John, Sept. 9, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Carroll, Charles, Sept. 15, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Daily, Warren, Sept. 9,1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Fisher, Peter, Aug. 31, 1864 ; must, out witli company May 31, 1865.
Ford, David E., Aug. 31, 1864; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Fox, John, Sept. 6, 1864 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Fink, Frederick, Aug. 31, 1864 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Forney. William H., Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company May 31,
1865.
Fegles, Charles, Sept. 7, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Gleim, Frederick E., Sept. 25, 1864; must, out with company May 31,
1865.
Gaumon, Matthew, Sept. 9, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Gray, Leaster, Sept. 7, 1864; not on muster-out roll,
nunter, Samuel S., Sept. 8, 1864; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Hersh, John, Sept. 8, 1864 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Haage, Gustavus, Aug. 25, 1864 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Hartman, Thomas, Sept. 1, 1864; trans, to Company E, date unknown.
Kern, William H., Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company May 31,
1S65.
Kern, Solomon, Sept. 12, 1864 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Koehler, William, Sept. 5, 1S64 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Koous, David, Sept. 14, 1864 ; wounded ; not on muster-out roll.
Kelley, Frank, Sept. 13, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Lesley, Isaac, Sept. 14, 1864 ; wounded in action ; disch. by G. 0. Sept.
12, 1865.
Lord, Harrison, Aug. 31, 1864; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Little, Henry, Sept. 15, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Matthews, Isaac W., Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company May 31,
1865.
Mushier, Jacob S., Sept 5, 1864 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Mark, Amos, Aug. 31, 1864; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Mellon, James E., Sept, 7,1864; not on muster-out roll.
Meredith, Andrew J., Sept. 8, 1864; pro. to principal musician Sept. 16,
1864.
Nye, Henry, Aug. 31, 1864 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Peter, John, Aug. 31, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Quinn, John, Sept. 15, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Rudy, Jonathan, Aug. 31, 1864; must, out with company May 31, 1S65.
Rhoad, Jacob, Aug. 31, 1864 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Rank, Jacob, Aug. 31, 1864 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Reniley, William, Sept. 14, 1864 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Ramsey, George W., Sept. 7, 1864 : not on muster-out roll.
Rittenhouse, A. B., Sept. 7, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Rumsey, Wyrons B., Sept. 7, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
GENERAL HISTORY.
113
Soavely, Henry, Sept. 9, 1864 ; must, out with company May 31, 1865.
Philip S. Greenawalt.
William Smith, Jr.
Shaffer, John, Aug. 25, 1864; must, out with company May 31. 1865.
CyruB D. Gloninger.
Adam Smith.
Swanger, Franklin, Sept.
6, 1864; must, out with company May 31
1865.
David C. Hostetter.
John W. Shearer.
Sheats, Peter, Sept. 9, 1864
; disch. on surg. certif. March 21, 1865.
John W. Harbeson.
Abraham Shirk.
Smith, M. C. J., Aug. 25,
864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Jonathan Hurley.
David 0. Shenk.
Stoad, Enos, Sept. 7, 1864
not on muster-out roll.
Henry Houck.
John H.Shott.
Tobias, Solomon, Sept. 2,
864; must, out with company May 31,
1865.
Calvin W. Heilman.
William Siegrist.
Tower, Samuel, Sept. 7, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
John Imboden.
Tobias S. Stoever.
Troxler, John D., Sept. 7,
1864; not on mustor-out roll.
Samuel B. Light.
Daniel Strach.
Umberger, John, Aug. 31
1864; must, out with company May 31
1865.
Ezekiel Light.
Joseph Sliantz.
Uhlaur, John A., Aug. 31
1864 ; must, out with company May 31
1865.
Joseph L. Lemberger.
Adam S. Ulrich.
Winters, George, Sept. 9,
1S64; must, out with company May 31
1865.
Israel H. Light.
Daniel D. Ulrich.
Wagner, George, Sept. 2,
1864; must, out with company May 31,
1865.
William Louser.
Mason Weidman.
W'illaner, Harrison, Sept
6, 1864; must, out with company May 31,
Hiram Lutz.
Charles H. Weidman.
1865.
Joseph Light.
Solomon S. Weise.
Welmer, Ulrich, Aug. 31,
1864; must, out with company May 31
1865.
George Molzer.
Oliver Weise.
Wentling, Adam, Aug. 31
1864; must, out with company May 31
, 1865.
Cyrus P. Miller.
Addison T. Weidle.
Wybrow, James, Sept. 6, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
Isaac Moyer.
Augustus C. Wedekind
White, William C., Sept. 7, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Jacob Nitrauer.
Mahlou Wike.
York, Wesley, Sept. 7, 1864 ; not on muster-out roll.
John Posey.
Titus T. Worth.
George F. Reinhard.
Charles B. Wagner.
Unassigxf.d Men.
William D. Rauch.
John Young.
Privates.
Samuel S. Ramsay.
John Yorty.
Boon, John, Sept. 14, 186-1
; not accounled for.
Jacob Readel, Jr.
Cyrus Zimmerman.
Brook, Charles B., Sept. 2
, 1864; not accounted for.
Daniel RayBon.
Karstetter, Jared, Sept. 2
1864 ; not accounted for.
Newhart, John M., Sept. 13, 1864 ; not accounted for.
Company B.
Putnam, Peter, Sept. 2, 1864; not accounted for.
Coptain.
Stahl, William, Sept. 5, 1864; not accounted for.
George F. Meily.
Weaver, Peter J., Sept. 1L
, 1864; not accounted for.
First Lieutenant.
ELEVENTH REGIMENT, P. M.
Abraham Ulrich.
Organized Sept
12, 1862 ; discharged Sept, 24, 1862.
Field and Staff.
Quartoinaster.
Anthony S. Ely.
Company A.
Second Lieutenant.
Augustus P. Rank.
First Sergeant.
Erastus P. Rank.
Sergeants.
Captain.
1. Benjamin G. Meiley.
3. CharleB S. Weyeth.
2. William Leffler.
4. Moses Arndt.
John Ulrich.
Corporals.
First Lieutenant.
1. William Loser.
5. John Brunner.
Anthony S. Ely.
2. W. H. Weidman.
0. Jacob G. Heilman.
Second Lieutenant.
3. George G. Zimmerman
4. David F. Rank.
7. Thomas Loser.
8. Christopher Miller.
Grant Weidman.
First Sergeant.
Musicians.
Henry S. Roebuck.
Andrew Rohrer.
Henry Loser.
Sergeants.
Josiah H. Adams.
Privates.
Jonathan Grumbine.
1. Henry T. Bibighaus.
3. Andrew H. Ambich.
Peter Allwein.
William H. Galhach.
2. Amos R. Boughter.
4. John A. Walter.
Emanuel Behney.
John H. Hoke.
Corporals.
Joseph Bean.
David Herring.
1. George Foster.
5. Tobias Reinoehl.
Charles W. Beck.
Charles Hartline.
2. Samuel P. Kendall.
6. Edgar Darrach.
John W. Boltz.
Samuel D. Hess.
3. John H. Miller.
7. Augustus Allwein.
Amos R. Beckel.
Adam Heilman.
4. Cyrus Carmany.
8. George Strickler.
Daniel Bedger.
Jeremiah Heilman.
Musicians.
Samuel Behney.
Solomon Bean.
Solomon Kern.
John Koehly.
David C. Smith.
John Ellenberger.
William Boltz.
George Leininger.
Privates.
Samuel Boughter.
John F. Lerch.
John H. Allwein.
Joseph H. Ehrmau.
Adolph Bounar.
Jacob E. Lantz.
"William Atkins.
Samuel D. Fox.
Augustus Bellman.
WTiUiam F. Lerch.
John T. Atkins.
Theodore P. Frantz.
W'illiam Behly.
Peter H. Light.
Cyrus Boyer.
George Freese.
William Behney.
George Louser.
Solomon Bressler.
William Forney.
David B. Clymer.
John Loser.
Benjamin P. Behm.
Joseph Fegan.
Henry Dohuer.
Cyrus P. Lentz.
Henry B. Bodenhorn.
Theodore D. Fisher.
Cyrus Dodge.
Thomas 1. Miller.
Cyrus S. Bomberger.
Aaron Fox.
George W. Ebright.
Josiah Miller.
Henry Bubb.
John H. Fellenbaum.
Thomas Feaser.
Isaac Miller.
Richard Bruce.
Adam Funk.
Adam Felty.
Reuben Moyer.
Jacob Corl.
Jesse Gerhart.
John Fry.
Daniel Mohn.
William D. Dickson.
Henry Garret, Sr.
John R. Groff.
Moses Plouch.
Harrison K. Dundore.
Henry Garret, Jr.
Jacob K. Gingrich.
Edwiu W. Ranck.
114
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Jacob Bank.
Ephraim Stine.
of trouble in the
mining regions necessitated a
delay
Josiah H. Rank.
Henry Schraeder.
in the mustering
Forty-eighth Reg
out of the Emergency troops.
'The
Thomas Rhen.
Amos Shuey.
William Tilberry.
John Trafford.
iment were sent to Scranton,
where
Edward Swartz.
Solomon Tobias.
they remained until the latter part of August,
when
Franklin Shaud.
John Troxel.
they were mustered out of service.
Benjamin Sherk.
Jacob Troxel.
Jacob Stoner.
Adam TJhland.
Field and Staff.
William S. Souders.
George W. Walker.
Colonel.
John H. Shucker.
Abraham Wentling.
John Shopler.
Thomas Walker.
John B. Embicb.
Henry E. Stager.
John H. Walker.
Lieutenant' Colonel.
Edwin A. Sarge.
John Young.
Frederick R. Fritz.
Adam Shuey.
Joel Yeakly.
Major.
INDEPENDENT CAVALRY COMPANY.
Jacob J. Stein.
Organized Sept. 13, 1862 ; discharged Sept. 24, 1862.
Adjutant.
Captain.
Bassler Boyer.
David M. Karmany.
Quartermaster.
First Lieutenant.
William W.Deihl.
George P. Lineweaver.
Surgeon.
Second Lieutenant,
William R. Blakeslee.
William M. Guilford.
Assistant Surgeon.
First Sergeant.
Samuel B. Light.
Elias R. Light.
Sergea nt-Major.
Sergeants.
Jacob S. Buskirk.
1. Charles H. Pyle.
3. Jacob Redsecker.
Commissary Sergeant.
2. William Zimmerman
. * 4. William Brandt.
Corporals.
Lemon Buch.
Hospital Steicard.
1. Benjamin Zellers.
4. William M. Major.
Jacob W. Illig.
2. Henry Wise.
5. Andrew Kreider.
3. Henry Boltz.
Privates.
Company A.
Adam Alwein.
Jefferson Hedrick.
Captain.
Jeremiah Benson.
Levi S. Holiinger.
Jerome W. Henry.
Adam Bentz.
George B. Illig.
First Lieutenant.
William Boltz.
William Kelker.
Joseph Benson.
William M. Killinger.
John M. Bowman.
John M. Bowman.
Seth Light.
SecoJid Lieutenant.
William Boyer.
Hezekiah Light.
Reuben Bishop.
John Brubaker.
Cornelius R. Light.
Adam Bubb.
Henry Miller.
First Sergeant.
Abraham Bleistone.
Henry Reichert.
John Ellinger.
John A. Deininger.
Henry Seltzer.
Sergeants.
John Deitz.
Christian Shenk.
John Ebersole.
Samuel Spang] er.
1. David H. Sargent.
3. Peter Eby.
Philip Eckenroth.
John Steve.
2. John Ebersole.
4. Peter Killinger.
John Fessler.
Aaron Swently.
CorporaU.
Charles Forster.
John Uhler.
William Forster.
David Urich.
1. Patrick Conner.
5. William Moulfair.
Jacob K. Funk.
David S. Werner.
2. Joshua Snoddy.
6. Jonas Eby.
George Gordy.
Samuel Witters.
3. John Runkle.
7. Alexander R. Sargent
4. David Reed.
8. Henry Reist.
In the Twenty
-sixth Regiment, Emergency troops
Musicians.
of 1863, were Maj. L. L. Greenawalt, of the field and
staff, and Capt. John C. Brooks' company of Lebanon,
for which, see Dauphin County History.
FORTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT, EMERGENCY TROOPS OF 1863.
Mustered in July 2-8, 1S63 ; discharged Aug. 26, 1863.
The invasion of Pennsylvania in the summer of
1863 was the cause of the call by Governor Curtin
for Emergency troops, in obedience to which the fol-
lowing regiment was organized. The battle of Get-
tysburg resulting disastrously to the Confederate arms,
the militia were no longer required in the Cumber-
land Valley. At this period serious apprehensions
Jiihn Caniahan.
DaDiel A. Brandt.
John Balor.
Henry W. Brown.
Andrew Boyer.
Charles Baxcbelbach.
Simon H. Bowman.
James Bigham.
Henry Clark.
Solomon Curry.
Marion Carroll.
Joseph Carmany.
Michael Deeninger.
Jacob Ellinger.
Jan.li Frantz.
ret.
Cyr
Jacob Gross.
John Grambine.
Abraham Heelman.
George Henry.
Jacob Huckendnbler.
Frank Hershey.
Jacob Hoist.
John Houtz.
Johu Huckendubler,
Cyrus Hotz.
Lewis Holmbold.
Moses K. Imboden.
Joseph Kreamer.
GENERAL HISTORY.
115
Augustus Kauffman.
Dallas Peters.
Second Lieutenant.
Burd C. Kelley.
George Plaster.
Peter A. Bossard.
Isaac Lesley.
Simon Poorman.
Adam Long.
Jeremiah H. Ranch.
First Sergeant.
William Lehman.
Cosmus M. Snoke.
John J. Allen.
David Ledom.
John B. Shultz.
Sergeants.
Jacob Lesher.
Henry Sniffer.
Jacob S. Miller.
John H. Shutt.
1. Samuel Williams.
3. Thomas D. Barry.
Samuel Monday.
Adam K. Shuey.
2. William Keiser.
4. William B. Taylor.
Levi 0. Myers.
David Searfoss.
Corporals.
William B. Mann.
Joseph Nj*e.
Samuel Turbin.
Charles Wiltmer.
1. Edward H. Rhodes.
2. Isaac Larue.
5. Theodore Saylor.
6. Charles L. Waters.
Henry Nye.
JoBcph Walmer.
3. George Fox.
7. John F. Barry.
Alexander Osborn.
, Abram Zimmerman.
4. Samuel Bisbing.
8. Thomas L. Scanman.
Company B.
Musicians.
Captain.
Harrison S. Wolfe.
Edwin Wolfe.
Tom. J. Houston.
Privates.
First Lieutenant.
William H. Parvin.
Richard V. R. Adams.
Jacob M. Mixsell.
James Arnold.
John McCarty.
Second Lieutenant.
Henry Arnold.
Constantine McHugh.
Joseph L. Douough.
Jacob S. Buskirk (pro
to sergt.- Josiah Newton.
First Sergeant.
maj. July 8, 1863).
George Philman.
William H. Ibach.
William H. Butz.
John Phillips.
Nelson Cook.
John Roach. -
Sergeants.
John A. Clements.
Evi Rosenkrans.
1. Jonathan W. Reinoehl
3. Abram Lutz.
Reuben R. Cress.
Morris R. Stone.
2. Nathaniel L. Kalbacli
4. Johnson S. Sheetz.
George Dutot.
John 0. Saylor.
Corporals,
5. Henry Flowers.
Morris L. Drake.
Edward W. Slack.
1. Jacob Lape.
Robert Eilenberger.
Charles E. Smiley.
2. Henry K. Litech.
6. Cyrus M. Noll.
Lewis Fetherman.
Henry Smith, Jr.
3. George Royer.
7. Isaac M. Spang.
John J. Fetherman.
James Shiffer.
4. George Zimmerman.
8. Thomas Berger.
Swayze Gordon.
John H. Smith.
Septemius Heller.
Peter Shafer.
Musicians.
Emanuel Heller.
Edward A. Schoch.
Andrew Rohxer.
John L. Shultz.
Thomas E. Heller.
William H. Wolfe.
Privates
Horace Huston.
Thomas C. White.
Daniel Artz.
Henry H. Matthew.
David Huntsman.
Elam Williams.
Levi Bobb.
Frank H. Matthew.
George P. Johnson.
John White.
Levi G. Bobb.
Henry C. Mace.
John C. Kleckler.
Charles Werkheiser.
Peter Betz.
Samuel F. Miller.
Lewis Keinest.
William H. Werkheier.
Henry Donbach.
Joseph Moyer.
Edward A. Levering.
Madisou R. Williams.
Adam Deppen.
Franklin Miller.
George M. Lamb.
John L. Douough.
Solomon P. H. Miller.
William Donbach.
William*Noll.
Company D.
George Duple.
David K. Noll.
Captains.
William Eck.
Levi Noll.
Jacob J. Stein (pro. to maj. David S. Seibert.
Levi Fetter.
John Parsons.
July 8, 1863).
Christian Fisher.
David Parsons.
First Lieutenant.
Hiram Fisher.
Isaac Parsous.
Edwin W. Gerberich.
Absalom Gockley.
John A. Reager.
Levi Gockley.
Levi Rutter.
Second Lieutenant.
"William Hoffman.
Frederick A. Shultz (pro. to q.m.-
William Keller.
Jacob Hoffman.
sergt. July 8, 1863).
First Sergeant.
George Hibbert.
David Sonnon.
James Ibach.
Monroe Saunders.
Moses H. Albert.
Franklin Ibach.
William Staum.
Sergeants.
Charles S. Kessler.
Jeremiah Strickler.
1. Charles S. Wyeth.
3. Jacob Borgner.
George Kahl.
Christian Seachrist.
2. Abraham G. Rich.
4. Henry Louser.
Henry R. Krumm.
George Shultz.
Jacob E. Krumm.
Isaac D. Shearer.
Corporals.
Cyrus Krumbine.
Jacob Seachrist.
1. William Foster.
5. Thomas D. Yeuger.
Jonas Keller.
Henry Tschudy.
2. Peter B. Rank.
6. Alfred H. Gilbert.
James W. Lape.
John J. Wrigley.
3. John Seibert.
7. Abraham K. Stein.
Henry Louser.
Isaac W. White.
4. Isaac Hyde.
8. Ephraim Boltz.
Jacob Loobo.
Isaac Weik.
William H. Matthew.
Edmund Yeiser.
Musician.
John H. Matthew.
Lucien Zimmerman.
William Oliver.
James H. Matthew.
Privates.
Company C.
Moses Bealy.
Benjamin Basehore.
Levi Basehore.
Franklin B. Basehore.
Captain.
John Brown.
Elias Boltz.
William S. Flory.
John Bomgardner.
George W.Cruw.
First Lieutenant.
Isaac Becker.
Samuel Clark.
Augustus G. Kester.
Simon Bordlemay.
John H. Deck.
116
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Amos Focbt.
Samuel Rose.
First Lieutenant.
Samuel Fetterolf.
David E. Roebuck.
Franklin P. Allwein.
Isaac Fox.
Jonathan Rudy.
John Ferry.
David S. Rank.
Second Lieutenant.
Henry Fasnacbt.
Levi Shally.
Henry H. Gelbach.
Isaac Hain.
Abraham M. Stein.
First Sergeant.
William Hetrich.
Edwin J. Snyder.
Elias Hetricb.
Jacob Satteszahn.
Cornelius Smith .
Adam Houser.
John Shepler.
Sergeants.
John Killinger.
Alexander B. Shuey.
1. John H. Ward.
3. Anthony Arnold.
John Koons.
Henry Sedler.
2. John H. Cilley.
4. Josiah Christ.
Isaac W. Kraal.
Abraham H. Seltzer.
Martin Meily.
David S. Saylor.
Corporals.
Jacob Motzer.
Samuel Smith.
1. Peter Hower.
5. Franklin M. Allwein.
Cyrus Mason.
Christian Schultz.
2. Simon G. Ward.
6. Henry Hoverter.
Pearson Noll.
Samuel Snyder.
3. Isaac Beiver.
7. Jacob Troxell.
Rufus B. Ockuin.
Joseph Spangler.
4. John A. Heisey.
8. Israel Peter.
William Peifer.
Alexander S. Umberger.
Musicians.
William Ream.
Jacob Walter.
William H. Forney.
Levi M. Neaff.
David L. Ream.
Privates.
Charles K. Arndt.
Abraham K. Lane.
Company E.
Isaac M. Allwein.
Hiram Light.
Captains.
William Aston.
Edward Light.
John B. Embicb (pro. to col. John Reinoehl.
Henry Beyerlie.
William Leahy.
July 8, 1863).
Henry Boyer.
Joel L. Light.
First Lieutenant,
Moses Brandt.
Henry H. Miller.
Philip F. McCaully.
Jacob Bucher.
Henry Miller.
John Bear.
Isaac W. Maternis.
Second Lieutenant.
Jared Boyer.
James B. Myers.
David W. Miller.
Henry C. Clouser.
Benjamin M. H. Mickey.
Collins Dean.
Israel M. Neaff.
First Sergeant.
John Eberly.
Henry J. Nowlen.
Madison C. Lantz.
Henry Emerick.
Adam Ney.
Sergeants.
Jacob Fox.
Jacob Peffer.
1. Tobias Reinoehl.
3. John G. Mutch.
John H. Frank.
John Rboads.
2. Baltzar Shugar.
4. Adam P. Funk.
John W. Fisher.
Curtis Rudy.
Franklin A. Frearer.
Joseph Still.
Coiporals.
Henry Fisher.
William S. S. Snee.
1. Casper Shirk.
5. William D. Rauch.
Aaron Gruber.
Tobias Stoever.
2. Cyrus M.Foster.
6. Milton McNair.
Patrick Gleason.
John Shaeffer.
3. John H. Urich.
7. Levi S. Hollinger.
Cyrus S. Gingrich.
William S. Seabolt.
4. Franklin Yocum.
8. Ephraim H. Stoever.
Elias A. Glick.
Aaron A. Steckbeck.
Musicians.
Milton A. Gerat.
William Seifer.
Zacharias Reidle.
Philip L. Stroh.
Elias Gingrich.
Mandan Shafert.
John Groudon.
Henry H. Speraw.
Privates.
Benjamin H. Huber.
Philip Sheaffer.
John Andrews.
Israel H. Light.
John H. Herr.
David Smith.
Jeremiah Benson.
Cyrus K. Light.
Joseph Hanga.
William W. Troxel.
Steven Beckley.
Daniel Miller.
Peter Harst.
John G. Waltz.
William Biecher.
Ephraim Miller.
Samuel S. Harst.
William H. Wertz.
Abraham A. Bollinger.
George W. Miller.
George W. Kinports.
David Borgner.
Henry Care.
John H. McAffee.
George H. McCaully.
Company G.
George P. Carmony.
Jacob McConnell.
Captain.
Amos Doutrich.
John H. Oves.
Joseph G. Holmes.
John Ellenberger.
Samuel U. Reinoehl.
First Lieutenant.
William S. Fensterniaker.
Charles Fasnacbt.
Adam Rice.
Edward F. Smith.
Brooke B. Foster.
David L. Schwellrider.
Second Lieutenant.
John M. Fox.
Josiah Shores.
William R. Smith.
John Ganes.
William Shantz.
Moses Gingrich.
John Smith.
First Sergeant.
Harmon Graeff.
John Souder.
Joseph L. Hayward.
Oscar T. Graeff.
Benjamin Haak.
Samuel Spangler.
George Storm.
Sergeants.
Gustavus Haage.
Samuel Templin.
1. Nathan Bear.
3. Henry F. Isett.
William Hauly.
Frederick TJrbabn.
2. George R. Hamilton
4. Madison K. Smith.
Cyrus Heverling.
Peter L. Zimmerman.
Corporals.
Ferdinand M. Imboff.
Andrew Zimmerman.
1. Anthony Bickle.
5. Jacob R. Epler.
Charles Kahle.
Cyrus Zimmerman.
2. Franklin Dorward.
6. John Hardy.
Andrew Kuhn.
John Zweitzig.
3. Reuben S. Heckman
7. Wallace R. Sbollenberger.
Samuel Leadom.
4. Jeremiah Oronan.
8. Charles Smith.
Company F.
Musicians.
Captain.
Daniel Saul.
Jeremiah Meinder.
John Stamm.
Thomas C. B. Diehl.
GENERAL HISTORY.
117
Privates,
Henry Hawse.
Pasavel Rine.
William H. Bierman.
Joseph F. Isett.
George W. Heily.
John H. Shalley.
William Bright.
Leonard Kochel.
Jacob W. Illig (pro. to hosp. stew-
Gideon Shalley.
Charles W. Baum.
Lewis Kertz.
ard July 8, 1863).
Ephraim Stine.
«
Amos Billmau.
William Kline.
John Koons.
John Spears.
Alfred Billman.
Martin Killian.
Henry Lobene.
Thomas Stengel.
William Berger.
John Cline.
Cyrus Light.
Christian Shrank.
Samuel Butterwek.
Jacob Long.
Henry Lantz.
Anton F. Smith.
Patrick Baney.
Elias Lins.
John E. Miller.
Charles Snare.
Gideon Bower.
Joel Line.
Henry Miller, Jr.
Alleser Schaugel.
Daniel B. Beohtel.
Peter A. Lautz.
Thomas Miles.
Joseph Walter.
William Boards.
James J. Leibensperger.
Alexander McGowan.
Henry Welke.
Jacob L. Casper.
Henry D. Moyer.
James McUbans.
George H. Zealor.
Isaac P. Cresswell.
John D. Moyer.
William Reidel.
Edward E. Derr.
George Messersmith.
William Derrick.
Gustavus A. Miller.
Company i.
Samuel K. Epler.
Isaac Mengel,
Captains.
Nathan K. Epler.
Levi N. Neischweinder.
Frederick R. Fritz (pro.
to lieut.-
Augustus C. Greth.
Henry N. Epler.
Simon Ritter.
col. July 8, 1863).
Samuel Esterline.
Samuel Rowland.
First Lieutenant.
Peter Eighe.
William Reese.
William
E. Huber.
John L. Espenshade.
John Reed.
Second Lieutenant.
James W. Francis.
William H. Shirey.
JohnB
Baruet.
Samuel J. Fry.
James G. Smith.
Benjamin Fink.
Charles Shollenberger.
First Sergeant.
James A. Fasig.
John M. Shollenberger.
Adam P
Wenrich.
George Graul.
Henry W. Shollenberger.
S ~*.
Warren C. Guiding.
Perry E. Strauser.
9
Joseph D. Good.
Henry A. Schmeck.
1. Matthias Teagley.
3. John A. Reigel.
John Q. Geiger.
Henry A. Swoyer.
2. William R. Weand.
4. Benjamin Filbert.
Bonjamin Garets.
William Scheiver.
Corporals.
Daniel Greenawalt.
Henry Schock.
1. William C. Kline.
5. John A. Brobst.
George Garvin.
Henry GenBemer.
Franklin Teed.
John J. Ulmer.
2. John F. Strump.
3. James W. Deppen.
6. Adam J. Schcener.
7. William Benethum.
Lewis Gardner.
William H. Williams.
4. Wellington G. Beyerle
8. Harrison Harner.
John D. Hiller.
Franklin E. Willman.
Samuel Hill.
John Williams.
Musicians.
George Hinkle.
Harrison Wannamacher.
Jefferson Haag.
George W. Daniels.
William Hass.
Jacob Wertly.
Privates.
Henry F. Althouse.
Joseph R. Klahr.
Compa
NY H.
Charles Andrews.
Harrison Kline.
Cap
ain.
Cyrus Aulenback.
Percival Klapp.
Josiah Funck.
Ephraim Bentz.
Henry C. Kline.
First Lieutenant,
Aaron Bright.
William B. Kline.
David S
.Long.
Elias R. Berger.
James S. Brobst.
Joseph Livers.
Levi Ludwig.
Second Lieutenant.
James C. Brobst.
Adam B. Miller.
Henry T
Euston.
Aaron Christ.
Adam H. Daniel.
Daniel K. Miller.
Jonathan B. Miller.
First Sergeant.
Samuel K. Dundore.
Franklin K. Miller.
John K
Seltzer.
Cyrus R. Donough.
Davilla S. Daniel.
John Minich.
Percival Oxenrider.
Sergeants.
James E. Donough.
Henry Poor.
1. Henry P. Weitzel.
3. Andrew Miller.
James H. Eyrich.
Jacob A. Reigel.
2. Edmund R. Rogers.
4. Uriah Kreider.
John S. Gaul.
Levi F. Reber.
Corporate.
Daniel K. Henne.
George IT. Ranch.
1. George W. Fisher.
5. Henry Lang.
Henry H. Hoffman.
Isaac Ritzman.
2. William Atkins.
6. David Kline.
Isaac M. Harner.
Francis B. Stedler.
3. William Cox.
7. Bailey Thomas.
Harrison Haag.
Henry A. Suowalter.
4. Emanuel Rudall.
8. John W. Bentz.
Abraham Haas,
Franklin Harbach.
Charles C. Stedler.
Jacob Staley.
Musicians.
John B. Harding.
Dieter Shalter.
Darius Smith.
Charles Gates.
Albert Heffelfinger.
David Shower.
Prii
ties.
Edward L. Jones.
John Sholl.
Peter K. Arnold.
Amos Funck.
Adam N. Kaufman.
Nathaniel Sholl.
William Allis.
Albert Garrett.
David R. Kcenig.
Adam K. Smith.
Joseph Benson.
Thomas Goodman.
William B. Kershner.
Jacob S. Werner.
William Boyer.
Franklin Gaumer.
Benjamin Klabr.
Jacob Toder.
Israel Boyer.
John Gleode.
John R. Koenig.
John H. Yeager.
Augustus Deoderline.
Jerome Garrett.
Joseph Davis.
Francis Henley.
Company K.
James B. Driscoll.
Amos F. Hoffer.
Cai
tain.
George W. Ebright.
Abraham H. Hen*.
Amos R
Boughter.
Joseph B. Eustoo.
John W. Harbeson.
William T. Euston.
John Hissner.
First L
teuUnanL
John K. Funck.
Benjamin Hain.
Jefferso
3 B. Light.
118
HISTORY OP LEBANON COUNTY.
Second Lieutenant.
Henry T. Bibighaus.
First Sergeant.
Henry S. Roebuck.
1. John A. Walter.
2. John Krick.
1. Joseph Shauntz.
2. George Moatzen.
3. Isaac T. Greenwood.
4. David Walter.
Adam K. Hess.
Bossier Boyer (pro. to adjt.
1863).
Lemon Buch (pro. to con
July 8, 1863).
John Benson.
Alvin C. Bibighaus.
Cyrus Bomberger.
John Brubaker.
William Bretz.
Charles Briner.
John H. Brandt.
Franklin Donmoyer.
Devilla Donmoyer.
David Dodge.
Franklin Eisenhaur.
Samuel Eisenhaur.
Henry W.Embich.
Alfred F. Eirich.
Henry T. Greenwood .
Jacob Graeff.
David Gross.
John Gross.
John Groh.
Reinhold Hummel.
Levi Haulman.
Samuel Heitshu.
3. John Henry.
4. Henry S. Wise.
5. David T. Werner.
6. Augustus Ristenbatt.
7. Harrison H. Lincoln.
8. John Leibich.
Musicians.
Anthony Gerhart.
Privates,
July 8, Franklin Hart man.
William M. Johnson,
i.-sergt. Franklin A. Krum.
Ezra Keller.
Thomas Krick.
Alfred G. Lincoln.
George Martz.
Amos Maulfair.
Isaac Muthart.
Adam Moatzer.
Henry Price.
Jacob Peiffer.
Peter R. Quinter.
Peter Rickers.
William B. Reinhard.
James Sheaffer.
Basillius Short.
Daniel Stcever.
John H. Stein.
John N. Shearer.
Henry K. Weitman.
Solomon S. Wise.
Philip Weisenmiller.
Edward Teakley.
David Xander.
INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS.
Mustered in July 15 to Aug. 12, 18G4 ; discharged Nov. 10-14, 1864.
Company D.
C&ptain.
Samuel R. Faber.
First Lieutenant.
David C. Orris.
Second Lieutenant.
Italian J. W. Fox.
First Sergeant.
Franklin Byle.
1. Samuel Focht.
2. George Flickinger.
1. Simon Bordlemay.
2. Abraham M. Stein.
3. Penrose Barto.
4. William Martin.
Jacob Anspach.
Ephraim M. Behney.
Riley Behney.
Perry S. Bixler.
John Barto.
Henry E. Barto.
3. Henry J. Dohner.
4. James Healy.
Corporals.
5. Henry C. Clouser.
6. Andrew J. Kochenderfer.
7. John H. Mease.
8. LeviShalley.
Privates.
Henry 0. Bender.
Benjamin F. Bender.
John Byera.
John Blair.
Jacob G. Buchius.
John D. Cooper.
John Cupples.
Franklin Dornmoyer.
Daniel D. Dishong.
George Fulmer.
John Fulmer.
Henry W. Flickinger.
Martin Flickinger.
Michael Gambol.
William H. Graham.
David Gudshall.
Hugh Gallagher.
Henry B. Hetrich.
Michael Hoerner.
Joseph R. Hartman.
Henry S. Jacobs.
James Klinedinst.
George W. Kirst.
Irwin Kerr.
William S. Loser.
Peter Long.
Bartholomew Marquart.
John S. Miller.
Simon H. Mease.
Amos Meyer.
John A. Martin.
Cyrus F. Mason.
Henry Mathews.
William H. Martin.
Samuel C. Mathews.
Miles W. Morrison.
Israel McConnell.
William T. Odell.
John A. Odell.
Gideon K. Petrie.
George J. Patschke.
Charles Paine.
Christian Ristenbalt.
Wayne Reed.
David M. Rice.
Henry W. River.
Augustus H. Rheel.
Isnac Rose.
William P. Stambach.
Philip W. Smith.
William T. Souder.
Reuben S. Swartz.
Clinton Stoner.
Samuel S. Shade.
John A. Stambach.
Daniel Seitz.
William S. Schnee.
John P. Tilberry.
Henry H. Tobias.
Frederick Turpin.
Henry Troxel.
During the years which have elapsed since the
civil war much might be written concerning — and
yet all could be comprised in a few words — National
Progress and Prosperity. Lebanon County has made
rapid advancement in all that appertains to increase
in population, resources, and industrial statistics. A
glance at the records of the census of 1880 shows how
rapid the strides the county is making in every direc-
tion.
CHAPTER XVII.
Officers of the County— Dr. Dady— The Raber Murder— Books, Authors,
and Publications, etc.
OFFICERS FOR LEBANON COUNTY.
Prior to the formation of the county, officers rep-
resenting the county will be found in the lists of those
of Dauphin County, to which we refer our readers.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
(The same as for Dauphin County.)
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Commissioned.
Commissioned.
Sept. 11, 1813
William Rank
Nov.
12, 1S56
. Dec. 13, 1813
William Rank
Nov.
23, 1861
John Weidman...
March 23. 1821
Thomas Kramer..
Nov.
23, 1861
June 16, 1830
Joseph Coover
Nov.
9, 1866
Oct. 17, 1S35
John H. Kinporte.
Nov.
9, 1866
March 21, 1836
William Rank
Nov.
17, 1871
March 8, 1842
John H. Kinports.
Nov.
17, 1871
Samuel Gosbert...
March 8, 1842
William Rank
Dec.
S, 1876
Henry Carmony...
March 15, 1S47
Dec.
8, 1S76
William Rank
March 15, 1847
Joseph S. Lauser...
Nov.
20, 1S79
George Ridenour..
Nov. 10, 1851
Joseph S. Lauser...
Dec.
29, 1SS0
AlPn P.Hiuehmai
Nov. 10, 1851
Andrew Light
Oct.
7, 1881
Gabriel B. Deppin
Nov. 12, 1856
Dec.
8, 1881
CRIMINAL JUDGE FOR LEBANON AND SCHUYLKILL
COUNTIES.
David B. Green, commissioned in 1867.
The law creating this district and judgeship was
soon after repealed.
GENERAL HISTORY.
119
ADDITIONAL LAW JUDGES.
K.M.Henderson... Dec. 3,1874 I John B.McPherson Feb.
John W. Siraonton Dec. 8,1881 | John B. McPhersou Dec.
PROTHONOTAR1ES.
8, 1882
13, 1882
Commissioned.
Andrew Shtllze March 1,1813
Andrew Shulze Feb. 9, 1818
Christian Snav.dev March 10, 1821
George Reidenauer Feb. 9, 1824
George Keidcnauer Dec. 21,18213
Adam Ritscher Jan. 19, 1830
George Mark Dec. 18,1837
John Stina Nov. 14, 18:19
Samuel Enibich Nov. 12,1842
Henry Dehuff. Feb. 8,1843
Joseph Gleim Nov. 10, 184".
John Troxel Nov. 13, 1840
Coinn
Charles Gleim Nov.
Abraham Doebler.. Oct.
Frederick Emhich. Oct.
Jacob Hauer Oct.
Thomas Harper Oct.
Henry Doebler Oct.
Jacob Nagle Oct.
George Mark Oct.
Christian Raniler.. Oct.
George Karch Oct.
Joseph Bowman.... Oct.
John Strump Oct.
Philip Fisher Nov.
issioned.
29, 1813
21,1816
9, 1819
It, 1822
17, 1825
21,1828
17, 1831
20, 1834
23, 1837
27, 1840
18, 1843
23,18413
13, 1S49
Commissioned.
David Hoffman Nov. 26, 1849
Joseph F. Light Nov. IS, 1852
James W Ebur Nov. 12, 185.".
John Stains Nov. 10, 1858
Henry Seigrist Nov. 211, 18131
Isaac'llalnl.leton .. Nov. 21, 1804
Benj. G. Dissinger. Dec. 1, 1807
Adolphns Reinoohl Dec. 1, 187U
John N. Shirk Nov. 14,1873
Henry H. Kreider.. Dec. 14,1879
Frod'rickA.Shultz Dec. 22,1870
B. Frank Ream Dec. 11, 1882
Commissioned.
Daniel Fagau Oct. 28,1852
David M. Shuey Nov. 9, 1855
Samuel Hauck Oct. 25,1855
Jonathan Bender... Nov. . 23, 1861
Peter L. Stouch March 12, 18114
David S. Matthews Nov. 17, 1864
Joseph Shantz Nov. 11, 1867
Jacob Gockley Nov. 21, 1870
Francis H. Ebur... Nov. 4, 1873
William Deininger Dec. 14,1876
Simon M. Crall Dec. 22, 1879
Frank B. Boeshore Dec. 11,1882
CLERKS OF ORPHANS' COURT.
Previous to 1839 the office of register and clerk of
Orphans' Court were combined in one.
Term of
Service. |
Adam Grittinger 1839-42
Samuel Behm 1842-46
John C. Seltzer 1845-4S
A. S. Ely 1848-51
John H.'Kinports 1851-54
John Seigrist 1854-57
Jefferson IS. Light 1857-00
Andrew Light 1800-03
Term of
Service.
Solomon W. Strohm 1863-66
Uriah Meily 1866-69
E. M. Woomer 1869-72
William II. Boeshore 1S72-75
H. C. Clouser 1875-78
John H. Waltz 1878-81
George G.Zimmefmau 1881-84
Samuel Becker 1851-54
John M.Mark 1854-57
Daniel Stroll, Jr 1867-60
Heurv Bross 18130-13:1
John B. Ranch 1863-66
John E. Seigrist 1866-69
Peter Hauer 1869-72
David E. Miller 1872-75
William Behney 1875-78
Henry .Matthews 1878-81
Adam Loose 1SS1-S4
Term of
Service.
John Andrew Shultze 1813-21 \
Henry Kelker 1821-23
Henry Doebler 182:1-24
Peter Lineaweaver 1824— 30
John Uhler 1830-36
Joseph Reiuhard 1836-39
George Lineaweaver (Jan-
uary to October) 1839
Henry Smith 1839-42
Charles Arndt 1812-45
Allen P. Hibshman 1S45-4S
Andrew Henry 1848-51
Previous to 1821 the office of register was con-
hined with that of prothonotary.
RECORDERS.
The office of recorder previous to 1824 was merged
with those of prothonotary and register of wills and
deeds, when John Andrew Schultze was commis-
sioned, March 1, 1813, as chief of the three combined.
The following-named persons held the office of
recorder from 1824 to 1839 :
When
Commissioned.
Jacob Smith Feb. 9,1824
Jacob Smith Dec. 21, 1826
JohnShindel Jan. 19,1830
When
Commissioned.
John Shindel Tan. 13, 1S33
Edward A. Uhler.. Nov. 3,1835
From 1839 to 1857 the two offices of recorder and
register were combined, and were filled by the fol-
lowing-named persons :
When
Commissioned.
Cyrus P. Miller Nov. 10, 1857
John II. Miller Nov. 22, 1860
J. A. D. Garman.... Nov. 27, 1863
Henry II. (Jellmeh. Nov. 211, 1800
Charles K. Arndt 1869
COUNTY T.
Term of
Service.
Frederick Emhich 1814-17
Daniel Keller 1817-20
Henrv Shaffner 1820-23
Philip Greenawalt 182:1-20
Jacob Goodhart 1820-29
Thomas Harper 1829-32
Emanuel Meily l«2-::4
John George 18:14-30
Leonard Greenawalt 18:10-39
David Bowman 1839-42
Jacob Roedel 1842-1:1
Henrv Carniany 1843^15
Jefferson Shirk 1845-47
David Karmanv 1847-49
Christian Henry 1849-51
When
Commissi I
Wm.S.Bordlemay 1-72
Daniel II. Nve Dec. 17,1876
Edwin M. Ebur Dec. 19,1878
Jona. R. Scid.d Dec. 15, 1881
When
Commissioned.
Adam Ritscher Jan. 5,1816
John Hnber Nov. 9,1816
Conrad Berry Nov. 16, 1819
John Tice Dec. 21, 1822
Adam Miller July 7, 1829
Samuel Emhich Nov. 28, 18.11
Samuel Light Nov. 12,1878
John Phreaner Jan. In, 1844
Joseph Shamo Nov. 11,1846
Henry E. Sauer Nov. 21, 1849
David E. Miller Nov. 4, 1852
REASURERS.
Term of
Service.
Joseph Karch 1851-53
George Hoffman 1853-55
John Diller 1855-57
Joseph Bowman 1857-59
C. H. Borgner 1859-61
John Alwine 1861-63
Daniel Gerberich 186:1-05
William Tice 1805-07
William Beaver 1807-09
Daniel Light 1809-71
Joseph Witmer 1871-73
Gideon Light 1873-75
Henry T. Hoffman 1875-78
Jerome W. Henry 1878-81
Stephen W. Boltz 1881-84
JERS.
When
Commissioned.
David Klick Jan. 7, 1857
Wm. C. Fauber Nov. 22, 1859
Peter L. Stouch Nov. 17,1862
George Borgner Nov. 12, 1864
Emanuel Boltz 1867
John C. Brooks 1870
Henry Bentz Nov. 13, 1873
Almond Weber Dec. 14, 1876
Cvrus Ristenbatt... Dec. 11, 1882
Armend Weaver 1876-79
David Spangler 1879-82
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
When Elected.
Samuel Achey 1814
Jacob Capp 1814
Philip Greenawalt 1814
Peter Gloninger 1815
Henrv Shuey 1810
David Helming 1817
Benedict Ilucher 1818
christian Garrett 1819
Philip Wolfersberger 1820
Jacob Arndt 1821
Philip Spitler 1822
Gotlieb Kinzle 1823
Anthony Shartz 1824
Rudolph Shenk 1825
Daniel Stroh 1S26
Jacob Nagle 1827
A. Weise 1828
Fred. Miller 1S29
Leonard Greenawalt 1830
Christian Holler 1831
Henrv Carmany 1832
JeJferson Sherk 1S33
John Witmer 1S34
Jacob Weuger 1S35
Henrv Bowman 1836
JolmKreitzer 1S37
Henrv Miller 1838
Benjamin Phreaner 1839
Samuel Becker 1840
Jacob Harper 1841
Adam Rise 1S42
Joseph Bowman 1S43
Walter Clark 1S44
Christian Rehm 1845
Jacob Shaeffer 1846
Peter C. Freylinghouse 1847
Samuel Ingraham 1S48
When Elected.
John S. Light vice Ingraham. 1848
Jacob Kreider 1849
Cvrus School 1850
George Krause 1851
Christian o. Meilv 1S52
Joseph T.Miller 1853
Jacob Baum 1854
Fred. Shultz 1855
Jacob Bachman 1856
Michael Deininger 1857
David Hollinger 1858
Simon Boltz 1859
Robert Evans I860
Jacob Bucher 1S61
Thomas Lesher 1862
Simon Boltz 1863
Wm. Early (for three years)... 1864
Jacob Brubaker (two years).. 1864
AdamHeilman 1S65
John Weise 1S66
George Garberich 1867
James Hnmmell 1S68
Lawrence J. Ibach 1S66
Henrv M. Ellis 1870
Michael Dissinger 1871
Samuel Hauck 1872
Daniel Zeller 1873
Simon Blouch 1874
John L. Frank 1875
Simon Blouch 1875
John H.Shaak 1S75
George W. Walker 1878
Samuel Witinover 1S78
H. H. Ehrman 1S78
Jacob Deavan 18S1
Samuel Imboden 1881
JohnGassert 1SS1
JURY COMMISSIONERS.
A.S. Ely 1867
JoelGoodheart 1867
George W. Donges 1S70
Andrew H. Emhich 1870
M. H.Bowman 1S73
J.S. Weaber 1873
Johnson S. Sheets 1876
Henry Loser 1876
Reuben Seasholtz 1879
Silas W. Rank 1S79
Jeremiah Feese 1882
E. W. Shaak 1SS2
DEPUTY SURVEYORS.
Conim
Thomas Smith Dec.
Levi G. Hollings-
worth Aug.
Tobias Kreider. Jr. June
Ezekiel Chering-
ton May
William Rank Juue
John Bruuner Oct.
27, 18:3.;
27. 1S39
8, 1S50
Adam Grittinger... Oct.
George M. Mase.... Oct.
Henry C. Grit-
tinger Oct.
Martin Meily Oct.
Samuel K. Kicker. Nov
Martin Meily Nov
Commissioned-
Oct. 11, 1853
Oct. 10, 1S65
l:l, l.-os
10, 1S71
6, 1877
2, 1880
120
HISTORY OP LEBANON COUNTY.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, LEBANON COUNTY.
First District, composed of the township and bor-
ough of Lebanon, lately in District No. 2 in Dauphin
County :
David Krause Appointed Feb. 19 and 24, 1813
Jacob Goodbart " " " "
Peter Shindel " " " "
Frederick Hubley " March 1, 1813
John Breitenbach " April 6, 1S13
Second District, composed of Annville and London-
derry townships, lately No. 3 in Dauphin County :
Third District, composed of the townships of East
and West Hanover, lately No. 7 in Dauphin County :
Fourth District, composed of the township of
Bethel, lately No. 8 in Dauphin County :
John Bickel Appointed Feb. 19,1813
Abraham Seybolt " " "
John Kautz "
Fifth District, composed of the township of Heidel-
berg, lately No. 1 in Dauphin County :
Samuel Jacobs, a justice within that part of the
District No. 7 (laid off for the appointment of justice
in the county of Lancaster, composed of Donegal,
Mountjoy, and Rapho) as now lies within the county
of Lebanon, April 20, 1813.
First District, composed of the borough and town-
ship of Lebanon, 729 taxables :
Commissioned. Commissioned.
Jacob Goodhart Feb. 24,1813 Frederick Stoever.. Jan. 3,1818
Frederick Hubley.. March 1,1813 Jacob Goodhart Dec. 8,1818
John Breidenbach. April 0, 1S13 Adam HeilmaD, Jr. Sept. 9,1819
Peter Shindel April 11,1810
Second District, composed of Heidelberg township,
including Jackson township, 561 taxables :
John Batdorff. April
Christian Goettel.. May
Jacob Schoener Jan.
Joseph Long Feb.
John Albright Dec.
Henry Bower May
Commissioned.
0, 1813
3, 1813
20, 1817
11, 1818
S, 1818
3, 1S21
Commissioned.
Ezekiel Chering-
ton June 4,1821
John Shultz, Sr.... Aug. 2Y, 1821
Samuel Bex Jan. 30,1822
Gottlieb Kintzel... Dec. 13, 1823
Third District, composed of Bethel township, 425
taxables :
Commissioned, j Commissioned.
John Bickel Feb. 10,1813 Jacob Gilbert March 11, 1818
Abraham Seybolt.. Feb. 19, 1813 Jacob Rudy Dec. 15, 1820
John Kautz Feb. 19, 1813 | Peter Spyk'er March 24, 1S21
Fourth District, composed of East Hanover town-
ship, 297 taxables :
Commissioned,
i Weise May 10, 1818
Commissioned.
James Wood Feb. 19,1813
Matthias Helming March 2,1813 I
Fifth District, composed of Annville and London-
derry townships, 6S4 taxables:
Commissioned, i Commissioned.
Daniel Stroh Feb. 19,1813 Levi G. Hollings-
Samuel Jacobs April 20,1813 worth April 4,1821
Abraham Philips... May 28, 1816 John Mason June 4, 1821
First District, composed of the borough and
ship of Lebanon :
Peter Shindel
April
11,1816
Jacob Smith
. July
14, 1829
Frederick Stoever.
Jan.
3, 1818
Michael Kuntz...
. Dec.
7, 1830
Jacob Goodhart....
Dec.
8, 1818
George Bowman.
. Feb.
14, 1831
Adam Heilnian, Jr
Sept.
9, 1819
John B. Hiester..
2.% 1S32
Rud. K. Doebler..
Aug.
12, 1823
. Aug.
3, 1S32
Henry Dehnft.
Nov.
27, 1823
John Phillips
. April
19, 1833
Nov.
27. 1823
Henry Schmeck..
. Sept.
9, 1835
Fred. Enibich, Sr.
Sept.
7, 1824
Jacob Stoever....
. Dec.
14, 1835
Tobias: Kreider, Jr
Feb.
12, 1828
Second District, composed of Heidelberg and Jack-
son townships:
John Batdorff
April
6
1813
Christian Goettel..
May
3
1813
Jan.
20
1817
Feb.
11
1818
Dec.
8
1818
May
3
1821
Ezek. Cherrington
June
4
1821
John Shultz, Sr....
Aug.
27
1821
Jan.
3(1
1822
James Huston Nov. 27, 1S23
Gottleib Kintzel... Dec. 13, 1823
George F. Miller... Aug. 3, 1824
" igler Sept. 15, 1826
Michael Shock Nov.
John Hetterich Nov.
Christian Strach... Dec.
John Scbertzer Jan.
George Hess, Jr.... Oct.
16, 1829
23, 1830
9, 1830
7, 1834
28, 1835
Third District, composed of Bethel township.
(Jonestown in this district) :
John Bickel Feb. 19, 1813
Abraham Seybolt... Feb. 19, 1813
John Kautz Feb. 19. 1813
Jacob Rudy Dec. 15,1820
Peter Spyker March 24, 1821
Fred. W. Martin... Nov. 27, 1S23
William Rank May 5, 1S24
John Hoffa May 11,1824
Samuel Goshert.... April 21, 1827
John Brunner Nov. 10, 1829
John Bickel, Jr Dec. 10,1829
Joel Spyker Nov. 23, 1830
Fourth District, East Hanover township:
James Wood Feb. 19, 1813
Matthias Helming March 2,1813
Adam Weise May 16, 181S
Christian Shuey... Nov. 27, 1823
Abraham Stine Dec. 10, 1S29
Jacob Weidle March 24, 1831
Fifth District, composed of Annville and London-
derry townships :
Feb.
19
1813
Abraham Phillips
May
28
1816
Levi G. Hollings
April
4
1821
June
4
1821
Christian Sheller.
Nov.
27
1823
William Sbertzer.
Nov.
27
1823
William Early Dec. 2, 1823
Abraham Phillips. March 27, 1824
Philip Stine March 14, 1827
Adam Grittinger... Nov. 26, 1829
Adam Miller March 3d, 1 s:i3
James Elliott Aug. 20, 1S34
First District, composed of the borough and town-
ship of Lebanon :
Frederick Embich. April 28, 1836 | John D. Eckert Feb. 13, 1839
Second District, composed of the townships of Hei-
delberg and Jackson :
336 : John Albright Oct. 31, 1837
Fifth District, composed of the townships of Ann-
ville and Londonderry :
Geo. W. Feierstein Dec. 15,1836
Lebanon Borough.
Jacob Goodhart April 14,1840 I Israel Embich April 15,1845
Israel Embich April 14,1840 Jacob Goodhart April 14,1846
Christian Snavely.. April 15,1845 Jacob Weidel April 15,1851
Israel Embich April 15,1845 Peter L. Slouch.... April 15,1851
Jacob Goodhart April 14, 1846 Anthony S. Ely April 10, 1S55
East Ward.
Anthony S. Ely April 10, 1855 | Anthony S. Ely April 11, 1865
Anthony S. Ely April 10, I860
First and Fotirth Wards.
Anthony S. Ely April 11,1865
Anthony S. Ely Nov. 5, 1870 I
Luther F. Houck.. March 13, 1875 |
Second and Third Wards.
James I. Blair April 14, 1863 I Geo. W. Granello... Dec. 12, 1881
W. W. Murray April 14,1868 ' George \V. Mays... March 21, 1882
VV.W. Murray March 27, 1873
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121
Fifth and Sixth Wards.
Asaph S. Light April 9, 1867 John M. Good March 17, 1877
John M. Good April 9,1872 Selini S. Thomas... Nov. 9,1878
Firtt and Fourth Wards.
Geo. W. Kreider April 9, 1881
Second and Third Wards.
Wm. M. Murray... March 25, 1878 George W. Mays... March 9, 1882
Fifth and Sixth Wards.
Selini S. Thomas March 27, 1879
DuiiM Stroh April 14. 1S40
G. W. Feierstein... April 14, 1840
SWATARA ToWNStli:
Bethel Townsiii
Samuel Goshert April 14, 1840
John Hoffa April 14, 1S40
Samuel Harbeson.. April 11, 184:;
John Hoffa April 15, 1845
Levi F. Eberly April 15, 1S46
William Stein April 13, 1847
John Hoffa April 15, 1845
Levi F. Eberly April 15, 1845
William Stein April 13, 1847
John Hoffa April 9, 1850
William W.Glick.. April 13,1852
John Hoffa April In, 1S55
William W. Glick. April 13, 1852
John Hoffa April 10, 1855
George W. Ryan... April 14,1857
William W. Glick.. April 10, 1860
John Hoffa April 10, 1S60
William W. Glick.. April 11, 1865
Emanuel B. Salen.. April 11, 1S65
William W. Glick.. April 11, 1S65
Emanuel B. Salen.. April 11,1865
Gid. Slmotterly Not. 6, 1869
William W. Glick. Nov. 5, 1870
G. Slmotterly March 14, 1874
W. W. Gliek March 13, 1875
William Glick Nov. 3,1880
Samuel Ricker March 30, 1880
W. W.Glick April 3,1881
UNXOH Township.
Wni. W. Murray...
April
11, 1843
Reuben Ebright...
April
14, 1857
Christian Shuey...
April
11, 1843
Solomon R. Light.
April
13, 1858
Joseph Strohman..
April
9, 1844
Ephraim B. Shuey
April
10, 1860
April
15, 1845
Chris. D. Zehring.
April
14, 1S46
Henry Bross
April
11, 1865
John Peters
April
15, 1845
W. M. Weidman..
April
11, 1865
Chris. D. Zehring.
April
14, 1846
April
11, 1865
April
9, 1850
W. M. Weidman..
April
11, 1865
Henry S. Good
April
15, 1851
Ephraim B. Shuey
Nov.
5, 1870
April
13, 1853
11, 1854
Henry Bross
Ephraim B. Shuey
Nov.
March
Daniel T. Bordner
13, ISTo
April
10, 1S55
March 13. 1S75
Henry S. Good
April
15, 1851
E. B. Shuey
Oct.
26, 1880
David Walter
April
in, Is.:,:,
Ephraim B. Shuey
April
9, 1881
April
16, 1856
J.R. Holdenian.,,.
April
9, 1881
LoNDONDERR
Y Township.
William Geddis....
April
14, 1840
Thomas Kramer..
April
11, 1854
JohD Logan
April
14, 1S40
Michael Michley.
April
11, 1854
April
13, 1841
John Logan
April
10, 1S55
Joseph Weidner..
April
12, 1842
Thomas Kramer...
April
11,1854
Conrad Horstick..
April
11, 1843
April
14, 1857
Thomas Kramer..
9, 1844
William Rice
April
13, 1S58
David Logan
April
15, 1845
John Wittner
April
12, 1S59
James Clendeuin.
April
11, 1846
Thomas Kramer..
April
12, 1859
Benjamin Hocker
April
13, 1847
April
15, 1S62
Aug. Karnianj-....
April
11, 1S4S
Geo. W. Kreider...
April
14, 1862
Aaron W eidnian..
April
10, 1849
Geo. W. Kreider...
April
14, 1863
Thomas Kramer-
April
10, 1849
Thomas Kramer..
April
9, 1867
James Glendenin.
April
14, 1846
James W. Ely
April
14, 1S6S
Benjamin Hocker
April
13, 1847
Thomas Kramer..
April
9, 1872
April
11, 1848
James W. Eby
April
15, 1873
Aaron V eidman..
April
10, 1S49
Thomas Kramer..
March 17, 1877
Thomas Kramer..
April
10, 1849
J. G. Stauffer
March 21, 1S82
April
9,1850
Jonas W. Eby
March 25, 1878
April
15, 1851
J. G. Stauffer
March
9, 1882
April
13, 1852
Jonas W. Eby
April
6, 1883
Jacob B. Foltz
April
13, 1853
Soi-th Lkisanon Township.
Samuel McNair April
Jacob L Eckert... April
Tobias Kreider.. .. April
Heurv W.Orth April
Philip Fink April
Isaac Beckley April
Joseph Shindle April
Thomas Shay April
Peter Horst April
William Shindle... April
Andrew Fox April
Joseph Eckman.... April
Thomas Shay April
Peter Horst April
William Shindle... April
14,1840 Andrew Fox April 11,1848
14,1*40 Joseph Eckman.... April 10,1849
12,1842 David Klick April 15,1851
12.1842 Joseph Eckman.... April 11,1854
11.1843 Abraham Rohland April 11,1854
9,1844 S. Eosenberger April 10,1855
15.1845 Joseph Eckman... April 11,1854
14.1846 Henry M. Eby April 16,1856
13.1847 John Hank April 14,1857
13.1847 Samuel Geih May 3,1859
11.1848 George W. Mays.... April 10,1866
10.1849 George W. Mays... April 10, 1S66
14.1846 Levi M. Leiwig.... Not. 6,1869
13.1847 George W. Mays... April 17,1871
13,1847 ! L. M. Leiwig March 13, 1S75
John Brunner April
Samuel Miller April
John G. Stein April
Samuel Miller April
John Brunner April
Samuel Miller April
John Brunner April
Cyrus P. Miller.... April
John Brunner April
Abraham Ulrich... April
John Brunner April
John Brunner April
Cyrus P. Miller.... April
14,1840 Isaac Sanderson... April 13,1858
14.1840 ' John Brunner April 26,1861
13.1841 William A. Barry. April 15,1862
15.1845 John Brunner April 12,1864
14.1846 ' Christ. I). Zehring. April 9,18i.7
15.1845 William A. Barry. April '•, 1861
14.1846 Andrew Lauser Not. 5,1870
9,1850 i Solomon L. Bean.. Nov. 5,1870
15,1851 ' Andrew Lauser.... March 13, 1875
10.1855 i S. L. Bean March 13, 1875
15,1851 Andrew Lauser.... April 9,1881
16.1856 I Solomon L. Bean.. April 9,1881
16,1856
MrLLCREEK TOWNSHIJ
II. II. Manderbach.
Philip White
Daniel W. Leeds...
Philip White
Daniel W. Leeds-
Uriah B. Stewart...
George M. Dewees.
Daniel W. Leeds...
George M. Dewees.
Daniel W. Leeds...
Uriah B Stewart...
Daniel W. Leeds....
Uriah B. Stewart...
April 15, 1S45
April 15, 1845
April 19, 1849
April 15, 1845
April 19, 1849
April 9, 1850
April 13, 1850 ]
April 11, 1854
April 13, 1853
April 11, 1854
April 14, 1857
April 12. 1859
April 15, 1862
Israel Garrett April 29,
Uriah B. Stewart... April 9,
Israel Garrett April 9,
U. B. Stewart April 9,
I. Garrett April 9,
Samuel L. Noll July 28,
Isaac Kegerreis March 11,
George P. Shultz... March 17,
Isaac Kegerreis March 15,
George P. Shultz... April 10,
Isaac Kegerreis April 9,
George P. Shultz... March 9,
is.;:
1867
1ST-
1872
Wo
1876
1877
1881
1882
1831
1--J
South Anntille Township.
David Black April 14, 1846
Philip Stein April 14,1846
David Black April 14, 1846
Philip Stein April 14, 1846
Joseph Mumma.... April 15, 1SS1
Charles Arndt, Jr.. April 15, 1851
Joseph Light...: April 13, 1852
Joseph R. Henry... April 13, 1S52
Joseph Light April 13, 1852
Joseph R.Henry... April 13,1852
Joseph R. Henry... April 14, 1857
Adam Imboden April 14, 1S57
Daniel Faust April 9, 1S61
Daniel Stiue April 15, 1862
Geo. W. Hoverter.. April 11, 1865
Geo. W. Hoverter.. April 11,1865
Daniel Stiue April 9, 1867
Henry C. Clouser... Nov. 27, 1871
Daniel Stiue April 15,1873
Geo. W. Hoverter.. Dec. 15, 1875
Geo. W. Hoverter.. March 11, 1876
William S.Seabold. Dec. 11,1878
Daniel Stine March 25, 1S78
William S.Seabold. March 27, 1879
Daniel Stine April 6, 1S83
North Annville Township
Geo. W. Feirstein.. April 15, 1>4:>
Daniel Stroh April 15, 1845
John H. Kinports.. April 9, 1850
Thomas McQuire... April 9,1850
Jacob Shertzer April 13,1852
Chas.H.Killinger.. April 13,1853
Henry Ault April 10,1855
Chas.'ll.Killinger. April 13, 1833
Henry Ault April 10, 1855
Stephen W. Boltz.. May 6, 1858
Henry Ault April 10, I860
Johu H. Kinports.. April 14, 1863
Stephen W. Boltz.. April 11, 1865
Stephen W. Boltz... April 11, 1865
Charles J. Gruber.. April 9, 1867
Stephen W. Boltz.. Not. 10, 1870
Isaac Beaver April 15, 1873
Aug. Maulfair March 13, 1875
Collins Dean April 20, 1880
Isaac Beaver March 25, 1878
H. Lenich Meyer... April 9, 1S81
Isaac Beaver April 6, 1SS3
North Lebanon Townsiii
Michael Tice April
Jacob Umberger... April
Con. H. Borgner.... April
Michael Tice April
John Phreaner April
Samuel Miller April
John Phreaner April
Samuel Miller April
Adam Lauber April
Peter L. Stouch April
Henry K. Boyer.... May
Solomon Smith April
John B. Light April
Wm. T. Euston April
Henrv Boltz April
Wm.L. Billman... April
Wm. T. Euston April
John J. Euston April
14, 1840 Joseph Light April 13, 1858
14, 1840 William T. Euston.. April 12, 1859
15, 1S45 John J. Euston April 10, I860
15,1845 Henry J. Light April 11,1865
13, 1847 Henrv T. Euston... April 11, 1S65
10,1849 Henry J. Light April 11,1865
13, 1S47 Henry T. Euston... April 11, 1S65
10,1849 ' Henry J. Light April 11,1865
9, 1850 Henry T. Euston-. April 11, 1S65
9, 1850 Solomon R. Light. Nov. 5, 1870
1,1852 D.Kochenherger... Not. 10,1870
11, 1S54 Andrew Light Nov. 13,1871
10, 1S55 ' Ezra Meyer March 13, 1S75
10. 1855 Joseph R. Euston.. March 27, 1S79
10, 1S55 Ezra Meyer March 30, 1SS0
16.1856 Andrew Light April 9,1881
16, 1S56 L. M. Leiwig June 8, 1S80
14, 1857 John A. Beckley... April 6, 1883
East Hanover Townsh
.Tamos Elliott April 14, 1S40
Warren Thomas.... April 14. 184o
Adam Wise April 12, 1842
Daniel Uhrick, Jr. April 15, 184.5
Abraham Stine April 14,1846
Baltzer B. Albert... April 13, 1847
Abraham Stine April 15, 1851
John F. Gerberich. April 13, 1852
Abraham Stine April 15, 1S51
John F. Gerberich. April 13, 1852
Emanuel B. Salen.. April 16, 1S56
C. D. Zehring April 16, 1856
Abraham Stein April 14, 1857
Andrew McGill April 12,1859
E. J. Backeustose.. April 9, 1S61
Martin Meilv April 12, 1864
E. J. Backeustose.. April 10, 1866
.Martin Meily April 12, ls64
E. J. Backenstose.. April 10, 1866
Martin Meily Not. 6, 1S69
John H. Books April 1,1871
Johu H. Speck March 13, 1875
John H. Books March 11. 1-76
John H. Speck March 30, 1<80
John H. Books April 9.1881
122
HISTORY OP LEBANON COUNTY.
Heidelberg Township.
A. P. Hibshman...
April
14, 1840
Philip "White
April
14, 1840
Joseph S. Louser..
A. P. Hibshman...
April
15, 1845
John B. Fees
April
15, 1845
Joseph S. Louser..
A. P. Hibshman..
April
15, 1845
John B. Fees
David Souder
April
15, 1845
George F. Miller..
A. P. Hibshman..
April
9, 1850
Joseph S. Louser..
April
9, 1850
Charles M. Zerbe..
Cyras E. Hoffman.
April
IS, 1852
Joseph S. Louser..
David Sunder
April
10, 1855
Charles M. Zerbe..
Cvrus E. Hoffman
April
13, 1852
Eli Dangherty
David Souder
April
10, 1855
George T. Louser..
A. P. Hibshman...
April
14, 1S57
John S. Brendle..
Cvrus E. Hoffman
April
13, 1858
John S. Brendle..
Joseph S. Louser..
April
12, 1859
Jackson Township,
Daniel Stein
April
14, 1840
Jacob Schroener..
14, 1840
April
11, 1843
Joseph Coover
April
11, 1843
Daniel Stein
April
14, 1846
Henry Kreitzer...
George Diehl
April
11,1848
John Lebernmn...
John Immel
April
10, 1849
Win. H. Hostetter
George Diehl
April
11, 1848
John Lehman
John Immel
April
10, 1849
IsaacS M.iyer ...
April
15, 1851
Joseph Coover
April
13, 1852
Wm.H. Phillips..
Gabriel B. Deppen
April
13, 1853
John D. Foesig....
Joseph Coover
13, 1852
Wm. H. Phillips..
Gabriel B. Deppei
April
13, 1853
Cold Spkin
3 Township.
April 10, 1860
April 12, 1864
April 11,1865
April 12, 1864
April 11, 1865
Nov. 6, 1869
Nov. 6, 1870
March 13, 1875
March 11, 1876
March 30, 1880
March 30, 1880
. March 9. 1S82
April 29. 1882
April 6, 1883
April 14, 1857
April 14, 1857
April 15, 1S62
April 15, 1S62
April 9, 1867
"" 9, 1867
9, 1872
9, 1872
12, 1874
March 13, 1875
March 13, 1877
March 3(J, 1880
March 9, 1882
April
April
April
Daniel Goodlander April 11,1854 I Daniel G llnnder April 11,1854
J. H. McElwaine... April 11, 1854 John L. L. Morris. April 16, 1856
Jacob Leiberman... April 10,1855 | Uriah E.Tracy April 12,1859
CORNV
Henry Bowman.... April 11, 1S54
Samuel Houck April 10, 1855
David Klick April 10, 1851
David Klick April 16,1856
William Donley.... April 16, 1S50
George B. Hauck... April 14, 1857
GottleihT. Kreider April 13, IS.iS
Absalom Stewart... April 13, 1858
Township.
Henrv Witmer ' April 12, 1859
Samuel Geib April 11,1805
Samuel Geib April 11,1865
LeviM. Leiwig April 14,1868
Emanuel A.Enders March 14, 1874
E. A. Enders March 27, 1870
LeviM. Leiwig April 10,1883
North Lebanon Horolgh.
Solomon Smith
Adolpb.Keinoehl..
Herman Kauch...
John G. Light
April 11, 1854
April 16, 1856
April 14, 1S57
April 13, 185S
SobmionSmitb April 12,1850
John Rodearmel.... April 9, 1865
Solomon Smith April 12, 1864
Jonestown Borough.
Curist'nD. Zehring
William A. Barry..
C. D. Zehring
W. A. Barrv
Moses Arndt
April
April
April
9, 1S67
9, 1867
9, 1S72
>l, ls7'2
April 15, 1873
C. D. Zehring March 17, 1877
George T. Capp March 25, 1878
CD. Zehring March 9,1882
George T. Capp April 6, 1883
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS.
John H. Kluge was commissioned July 5, 1854, re-
elected June, 1857, and resigned Dec. 1, 1858. Frank-
lin Phillips was appointed to serve the unexpired
term. He died in office, and Henry Houck was ap-
pointed Aug. 11, 1859. He was elected three times,
and resigned March 9, 1868.
William G. Lehman was appointed March 9, 1868,
to serve the unexpired term. He was twice elected,
and resigned Jan. 1, 1875. Cyrus Boger was ap-
pointed to serve the unexpired term.
The present efficient incumbent, William B. Boden-
linrn, was commissioned June 7, 1875.
DOCTOR DADY.
It was at Annville that Dr. Dady, the noted im-
postor of the last quarter of the past century, first
commenced, by aid of his fascinating eloquence, to
gull the honest Germans. To show what may be
done among a people believing implicitly " men un-
tried," an account of the doctor's operations is given.
The doctor was a German by birth, who came to this
country with the Hessians during the Revolution.
Possessing a fascinating eloquence in the German
language, and being very fluent in the English, he
was afterwards employed as a minister of the gospel
by uninformed but honest Germans. He preached in
Annville and various parts of this region, and when
the sacerdotal robe could no longer be subservient to
his avaricious views, he laid it aside and assumed the
character of a physician. As such, after several un-
successful attempts here, he went to York County and
dwelt among the poor inhabitants of a mountainous
part thereof (now within the limits of Adams County),
where, in various artful ways, he preyed on the purses
of the unwary. Rice Williams, or rather Rainsford
Rogers, a New Englander, and John Hall, a New
Yorker (both of whom had been plundering the people
of the Southern States by their wiles), came to the
house of Clayton Chamberlain, a neighbor of Dady,
in July, 1797. On the following morning Dady went
to Chamberlain's, and had a private conversation be-
tween Williams and Hall, before breakfast. After
Dady had left them, Williams asked Chamberlain
whether the place was not haunted. Being answered
in the negative, he said it was haunted, that he had
been born with a veil over his face, could see spirits,
and* had been conducted thither sixty miles by a
spirit. Hall assented to the truth of this. In the
evening of the same day they had another interview
with Dady. Williams then told Chamberlain that
if he would permit him to tarry overnight he would
show him a spirit. This being agreed to, they went
into a field in the evening, and Williams drew a circle
on the ground, around which he directed Hall and
Chamberlain to walk in silence. A terrible screech
was soon heard proceeding from a black ghost (! ! !)
in the woods, at a little distance from the parties, in
a direction opposite to the place where Williams
stood. In a few minutes a white ghost appeared,
which Williams addressed in a language which those
who heard him could not understand ; the ghost re-
plied in the same language. After his ghostship had
gone away, Williams said that the spirit knew of a
treasure which it was permitted to discover to eleven
men. They must be honest, religious, and sensible,
and neither horse-jockeys nor Irishmen.
The intercourse between Williams and Dady now
ceased to be apparent, but it was continued in pri-
vate. Chamberlain, convinced of the existence of a
ghost and a treasure, was easily induced to form a
company, which was soon effected. Each candidate
was initiated by the receipt of a small sealed paper,
containing a little yellow sand, which was called
"the power." This "power" the candidate was to
bury under the earth to the depth of one inch, for
three days and three nights, performing several absurd
ceremonies, too obscene to be described here. A
circle, two feet in diameter, was formed in the
ground, in the centre of which there was a hole six
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123
inches wide and as many deep. A captain, lieuten-
ant, and three committee-men were elected. Hall
had the honor of the captaincy. The exercise was to
pace around the circle, etc. This, it was said, pro-
pitiated and strengthened the white ghost, who was
opposed by an unfriendly black ghost who rejoiced in
the appellation of Pompey. In the course of their
nocturnal exercises they often saw the white ghost;
they saw Mr. Pompey, too, but he appeared to have
"his back up," bellowed loudly, and threw stones at
them. On the night of Aug. 18, 1797, they undertook
to get instructions from the white ghost. It was done
in the following manner : he took a sheet of clean,
white paper, and folded it in the form of a letter, when
each member breathed into it three times ; this being
repeated several times, and the paper laid over the
hole in the centre of the circle, the instructions of the
ghost were obtained. The following is a short extract
from the epistle written by the ghost: " Go, and do
right, and prosper, and the treasure shall be yours.
I am permitted to write this in the same hand I wrote
in the flesh for your direction — 0 °HSH. Take care
of your powers in the name and fear of God, our pro-
tector ; if not, leave the work. There is a great
treasure, — four thousand pounds apiece for you. Don't
trust the black one. Obey orders. Break the en-
chantment, which you will not do until you get an
ounce of mineral dulcimer eliximer ; some German
doctor has it. It is near, and dear, and scarce. Let
the committee get it, but don't let the doctor know
what you are about ; he is wicked." The above is but
a small part of this precious communication. In con-
sequence of these ghostly communications, a young
man named Abraham Kephart waited, by order of
the committee, on Dr. Dady. The doctor preserved
his eliximer in a bottle sealed with a large red seal,
and buried in a heap of oats, and demanded fifteen
dollars an ounce for it. Young Kephart could not
afford to give so much, but gave him thirty-six dol-
lars and three bushels of oats for three ounces of it.
Y'ost Liner, another of these wise committee-men,
gave the doctor one hundred and twenty-one dollars
for eleven ounces of the stuff. The company was
soon increased to thirty persons, many of whom were
wealthy. Among those who were most miserably
duped may be mentioned Clayton Chamberlain, Yost
Liner, Thomas Bigham, William Bigham, Samuel
Togert, John McKinney, James Agnew the elder,
James McCleary, Robert Thompson, David Kissinger,
George Sheckley, Peter Wikeart, and John Philips.
All these and many other men were, in the language
of the indictment, " cheated and defrauded by means
of certain false tokens and pretenses, to wit, by means
of pretended spirits, certain circles, certain brown
powder, and certain compositions called mineral dul-
cimer elixir, and Deterick's mineral elixir."
But the wiles of these impostors were soon exerted
in other parts. The following is an account of their
proceedings in and about Shrewsbury township, in
York County. Williams intimated that he had re-
ceived a call from a ghost resident in those parts, at
the distance of forty miles from Dady's. Jacob Wis-
ter, one of the conspirators, was the agent of Wil-
liams on this occasion. He instituted a company of
twenty-one persons, all of whom were, of course, most
ignorant people. The same and even more absurd
ceremonies were performed by these people, and the
communications of the ghost were obtained in a still
more ridiculous manner than before. The communi-
cations mentioned Dr. Dady as the person from whom
they should obtain the dulcimer elixir, as likewise a
kind of sand which the ghost called the "Asiatic sand,"
and which was necessary in order to give efficacy to
the "powers." Ulrich Neaff, a committee-man of this
company, paid to Dr. Dady ninety dollars for seven
and a half ounces of the elixir. The elixir was put
into vials, and each person who had one of them held
it in his hand and shook it as he pranced around the
circle. On certain occasions he anointed his head
with it, and afterwards, by order of the spirit, the
vial was buried in the ground. Paul Baliter, an-
other of the committee-men, took with him to Dr.
Dady's a hundred dollars to purchase " Asiatic sand,"
at three dollars per ounce. Dady being absent, Wil-
liams procured from the doctor's shop as much sand
as the money would purchase. In this instance Wil-
liams cheated the doctor, for he kept the spoil to him-
self, and thence arose an overthrow of the good
fraternity. Each of them now set up for himself.
Williams procured directions from his ghost that
each of the companies should dispatch a committee
to Lancaster to buy " Deterick's mineral elixir" of a
physician in that place. In the mean time Williams
and his wife went to Lancaster, where they prepared
the elixir, which was nothing but a composition of
copperas and Cayenne pepper. Mrs. Williams, as the
wife of John Huber, a German doctor, went to Dr.
Rose with a letter dated " thirteen miles from New-
castle, Delaware," which directed him how to sell the
article, etc. The enormity of the price aroused the
suspicion of Dr. Rose. In a few days the delegates
of the committee arrived, and purchased elixir to the
amount of seven hundred and forty dollars and forty-
three cents. When the lady came for the money she
was arrested, and the secret became known. Her
husband, Williams, escaped. The Lancaster expedi-
tion having led to a discovery of the tricks of the im-
postors, a few days after the disclosures made by Mrs.
Williams, an indictment was procured in the criminal
court of York County against Dr. John Dady, Rice Wil-
liams, Jesse Miller, Jacob Wister the elder, and Jacob
Wister the younger, for a conspiracy to cheat and de-
fraud. The trial took place in June following, and
resulted in the conviction of Wister, the elder, and Dr.
Dady, the former of whom was fined ten dollars and
imprisoned one month in the county jail, the latter
fined ninety dollars and sentenced to two years' con-
finement in the penitentiary at Philadelphia. Dady
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had just been convicted of participating in the con-
spiracy in Shrewsbury, where he and Hall were found
guilty of a like crime in Adams County, whereupon
Hall was fined one hundred dollars and sent to the
penitentiary for two years, and Dady was fined one
hundred and sixty dollars and sentenced to undergo
an additional servitude of two years in the peniten-
tiary, to commence in June, 1800, when his first term
would expire. Thus ended the history of Dr. Dady,
who certainly was not devoid of talent, who possessed
a most winning address, and was a thorough master
in quick and correct discernment of character. He
came to Annville about 17S4, and lived in this region
some ten years, and here he first began in a small way
his machinations. He reigned also for a season with
undisputed sway in what was then the western part of
York County. There, as at Annville, his cunning
for a long time lulled suspicion to sleep. The history
of his exorcisms should teach the credulous that the
ghosts which appear nowadays are as material as
our own flesh.
THE RABER MUKDER.
It is distasteful to preserve the record of crime in
whatever shape it may appear, but as the following
transaction is one which caused more than local ex-
citement a few years ago, it seems proper that some
reference, brief although it may be, should be made
concerning it.
Joseph Raber, a man upwards of sixty years of
age, lived in a state of the most abject poverty, in a
dingy, deserted charcoal-burner's hut, in a seques-
tered spot on the Blue Mountains known as Indian-
town Gap, in Lebanon County. He had no occupa-
tion, but eked out a scanty subsistence by performing
such little jobs as chance threw into his way, depend-
ing mainly upon the charity of the poverty-stricken
neighborhood iu which he lived. His mode of life
was very primitive indeed. The hut, which he called
his home, and in which he passed the heat of sum-
mer and the rigors of winter, was rudely constructed
of rough-hewn logs, and was so low that an ordinary-
sized man could not stand erect in it. There was no
floor, but hard-beaten earth, and the furniture con-
sisted of a store-box, which served the purpose of
table, wash-stand, bureau, and general receptacle for
such household utensils as the shanty contained, and
a wooden bench, made on the very original plan of
driving stakes into the ground and placing a plank
on top. In this hut lived, with old man Raber, Polly
Kreiser, who was his housekeeper.
Israel Brandt, whom we have reason to consider as
the originator of this terrible tragedy, lived about
three-fourths of a mile from Raber's hut, on the road
leading through the Gap, at a place known as St.
Joseph's Spring, in Union township. He kept some
sort of a hotel, and, although the place was not li-
censed, yet he sold liquor, and his house was the
rendezvous where all the rough mountaineers were
wont to resort to have their carousals. Among the
regular frequenters of this place was Charles Drews,
the oldest of the men executed, who resided about a
hundred yards to the southwest.
Henry F. Wise, Josiah Hummel, and George Zech-
man lived along the mountains to the east, six miles
from Brandt's place. Frank Stichler lived about half
a mile from Brandt's.
In the latter part of July, 1878, Brandt, Hummel,
Wise, and Zechman agreed among themselves to
have Raber's life insured for their benefit. George
W. Schweinhard, an insurance agent, living in Leb-
anon, was accordingly applied to make out the ap-
plications and procure the policies on the life of the
old man. Whereupon Schweinhard visited Indian-
town Gap, and met these parties in consultation at
Brandt's house. Here the applications were made
out, Wise paying the necessary fees. After the ap-
plications had been favorably received by the various
companies and policies issued, Wise wrote a letter to
Schweinhard, requesting him to meet Brandt, Hum-
mel, Zechman, Raber, and himself at Lebanon, for
the purpose of having the policies on old Raber's life
assigned to themselves, and taking out some addi-
tional applications. At that time a policy for two
thousand dollars iu the Home Mutual Life Associa-
tion in Lebanon was assigned to Josiah Hummel ;
one for one thousand dollars, in the New Era, to
Israel Brandt ; one for three thousand dollars to
George Zechman ; and one for two thousand dollars
to Henry F. Wise ; the sum for all amounting to
eight thousand dollars. The reason given by these
men to Schweinhard why these assignments were
made was that Raber was a very poor man, and that
they had agreed to support him. Here, then, the
preliminaries of the plot were fully consummated,
and it only remained to carry their hellish design
into execution. The conspirators were in frequent
consultation at Brandt's, having been often observed
going back and forth from his house during the space
of some three or four months immediately preceding
Raber's death. The result of these consultations was
that they agreed to employ a man who would be will-
ing to do the job for money, ignorantly thinking that
in this way they would escape the penalty of the
crime, while they would reap all the benefits. This
having been settled, the next step was to find a will-
ing tool to commit the murder, which they found in
the person of Charles Drews. This unhappy old man
had a numerous family, and was in very straitened
circumstances, and, like the murderer in Macbeth,—
"So weary with disasters, tugg'd with fortune,
That he would .set his life on any chance
To mend it, or be rid on't."
Brandt was the first of the conspirators to broach
the subject to Drews, promising to give him three hun-
dred dollars, and stating that the others would each
pay him the same amount. Drews accepted, and
asked Elijah Stichler, an uncle to Frank Stichler, to
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help drown Raber in Kitzmiller's dam. The follow-
ing was their well-concocted plan : they would in-
duce Raber to accompany them to fish in the dam
with a flat. Drews was to push Raber oft' the flat
and Stichler was to " pole over him" and drown him.
Afterwards Stichler was to jump into the water to
get wet, and then go to Michael Kohr's, who lived
hard by, and get a change of clothing, stating that
he had gotten wet in trying to save Raber from
drowning. For these services Drews offered to give
Stichler one hundred dollars. Stichler refused to (
agree to this. Notwithstanding Stichler's refusal,
Drews at the time appointed went to the dam, accom-
panied by his son-in-law, Joseph F. Peters, who had
returned home on a furlough from the regular army
about that time. When they arrived at the dam they
found the flat full of water, and old man Raber re-
marking that it was too cold to fish anyhow, the j
party returned home without accomplishing their >
infamous purpose. This attempt having proved
abortive, Charles Drews engaged Frank Stichler to
assist him in doing the job. Accordingly, on the 7th
of December, 1878, Drews went to Raber's hut and
invited him to come to his house to get some tobacco.
Drews returned to his house with Raber, where Stich-
ler was in waiting. Raber was then induced to go
with them to Kreiser's, under the pretext of get-
ting meat. The way to Kreiser's necessitated the
crossing of Indiantown Creek, which is a small
stream about twelve feet wide and seventeen inches
deep, spanned by a plank. When the party arrived
at this plank Stichler was in front, Raber next, and
Drews in the rear. When Raber had reached the
middle of the plank Stichler suddenly turned upon
him, caught hold of his shoulders, knocked his feet
from under him, threw him into the water, and
jumped in on top of him and got him by the hair;
and in order to keep his head under water, Drews
pressed upon Stichler, and thus Raber was kept down
until life was extinct. This scene was witnessed by
Joseph F. Peters from an upper window in Brews'
house. Having committed the deed, Drews and Stich-
ler returned to Drews' house, where Stichler ex-
changed clothes. This took place some time between
four and five o'clock in the afternoon, and about two
hours later the neighborhood was thrown into a state
of consternation by the intelligence that old man
Raber was drowned in the creek. Immediately a
crowd of excited people gathered around the place,
but the body was left undisturbed until the arrival of
the coroner, who was summoned by Brandt and Hum-
mel. When they arrived in Lebanon Brandt became
considerably intoxicated, and boastingly remarked
that Raber was insured for twenty thousand dollars,
and stated to the coroner that each of the men who
had him insured would give him twenty dollars for a
good report.
The coroner's inquest was held the following day,
and resulted in a verdict that the deceased came to
his death from natural causes. Raber's remains were
consigned to their final resting-place on the 10th of
December, and three days later Schweinhard met
Brandt, Hummel, Wise, and Stichler, at Brandt's
house to make out the death proofs on the policies
held. At that time much suspicion began to attach to
the case owing to the bad character of the parties who
were known to have Raber's life insured. Nothing
definite, however, was discovered until some time in
January, 1879, when Joseph F. Peters appeared before
John H. Speck, a justice of the peace in East Hanover
township, and made oath that he had seen his father-
in-law, Charles Drews, and Frank Stichler drown old
man Raber in the manner before detailed. In pur-
suance of this information Drews, Stichler, Brandt,
Hummel, Wise, and Zechmau were arrested on the
4th of February, and brought before 'Squire William
W. Murray, of Lebanon, who committed them to
prison. The demeanor of these men while in the
magistrate's office was characterized by much levity,
showing that they did not realize the gravity of the
charge that was hanging over them. On Feb. 12,
1879, a hearing under a writ of habeas corpus was given
Wise, Hummel, Brandt, and Zechman before Judge
Henderson, which resulted in their being remanded
back to jail to await trial at court. These men having
been jointly indicted for the murder of Raber, elected
to be tried together at the April term of the Court of
Oyer and Terminer, 1879, and were all found guilty of
murder in the first degree, mainly upon the evidence
of Joseph F. Peters and Lenah Peters, his wife, and
daughter of Charles Drews. The trial was the most
exciting that was ever held in the county, and ab-
sorbed nearly two weeks' time. While it was in prog-
ress the court-room was daily thronged with a crowd
of eager listeners ready to drink in every word as it
fell from the lips of witnesses. The excitement
reached its climax on the evening of the day when
the jury rendered its verdict, at which time the eager-
ness of the people was so great that the tipstaves
could with difficulty keep the surging mass of hu-
manity outside the bar. A motion was at once made
for a new trial in the case of each one of the con-
demned, but, after argument, the application was re-
fused to all except George Zechman, to whom a new
trial was granted on the 4th of August, 1879. On
Monday afternoon, August 18th, all the prisoners,
with the exception of Zechman, who was granted a
new trial, and Wise, who made a confession to the
commonwealth's counsel on the Saturday previous.
were sentenced to death by Judge Henderson. About
this time Charles Drews and Frank Stichler also made
confessions. The death-warrants of Drews, Stichler,
Brandt, and Hummel were issued Nov. 2, 1879, by
Governor Henry M. Hoyt to Sheriff" Deininger, and
were afterwards separately read to the prisoners.
Zechman was tried at the November term of court,
Henry F. Wise being one of the principal witnesses,
and was acquitted by the jury. Drews and Stichler,
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the men who actually committed the deed, expiated
their crime on the gallows in the, jail-yard at Lebanon,
Nov. 14, 1879. Brandt and Hummel took out a writ
of error to the Supreme Court, but the assignments
of error were not sustained. Sentence of death was
passed on Wise Dec. 2, 1879. On March 16, 1880,
his case was taken before the board of pardons by his
counsel, Col. A. Frank Seltzer, who argued the case
for a commutation of the death penalty to imprison-
ment for life, on the ground that Wise was used as a
witness by the commonwealth in the trial of George
Zechman. The board, however, refused to interfere.
The case of Brandt and Hummel was taken before
the board of pardons by their counsel, Col. J. P. S.
Gobin, April 20, 1880, but as in the case of Wise, a
commutation was refused.
On May 6, 1880, Brandt and Hummel made an at-
tempt to break jail by cutting and digging out, which
nearly succeeded. The death-warrants of Wise,
Hummel, and Brandt were issued by the Governor
March 19th, fixing May 18, 1880, as the time for their
execution, when they were all three duly hanged.
Brandt and Hummel asserted their innocence to the
last, aud in their statements to their counsel, Col.
J. P. S. Gobin, W. M. Derr, Esq., and Hon. C. R.
Lantz, said they had policies of insurance on Raber's
life, but never advised or were connected with any
plot for taking his life. According, however, to the
confessions of Wise, Drews, and Stichler, Brandt and
Hummel were both in the murderous conspiracy, the
former (Brandt) being the leader and originator of
the fiendish scheme. Wise, in his confession, said he
knew' nothing about the drowning of Raber, as he
had withdrawn from the plot some time before, under
the impression that Drews would not drown the old
man. He further confessed that he, Hummel, and
Zechman, thinking the drowning plot had fallen
through, had conspired to have Raber poisoned, by
putting rat poison in whiskey for him. This was to
have been done on the Sunday following, but Raber
being murdered by Drews and Stichler the Saturday
before, made it not necessary to their schemes.
Charles Drews was born in Schleswig-Holstein in
1820. His father was a butcher, which trade Charles
pursued until the breaking out of the Continental
war of 1848. He then enlisted in the German army,
fighting against Danish oppression for two years.
On May 4, 1852, he arrived in New York, and came
to Pennsylvania, and soon settled in Lebanon County,
working in the Colman furnaces a year. Then he
went to Pinegrove, and worked five years in the fur-
naces. There he married a Miss Kreiser, who bore
him eleven children, eight of whom, with his wife,
were living at his execution. He served all through
the Rebellion in the Ninety-third Regiment of Penn-
sylvania Volunteers, and in 1862 was made color-
bearer of the regiment, and as such distinguished
himself as one of the bravest of the brave. His face
wore a somewhat sinister expression, and his ordi-
nary weight was one hundred and eighty pounds.
But if there was any peculiarity more characteristic
of the man than anything else it was the natural
baldness of his head, which was almost totally desti-
tute of hair from his youth. His last words on the
gallows were, speaking in German to Stichler, his
companion, "Frank, now we are going to heaven;
now we go."
Frank Stichler was born Oct. 16, 1859. His par-
ents were of German extraction, and at the time of
his birth lived at Indiantown Gap. His father was a
charcoal-burner by occupation, whose whole life was
but one continuous struggle to keep the wolf from the
door. Frank was initiated into the mysteries of
charcoal-burning, in which he soon became quite
proficient ; when ten years of age he could chop
more wood than an ordinary man. He never learned
a trade ; when he was not about his father's business he
worked for the farmers. Bad company and evil asso-
ciates ruined him. Brandt proved his evil genius, and
from the time he left his father's house to take up his
abode at Brandt's, dates the beginning of his down-
ward course to the murderer's grave. Amid the as-
sociations of the regular den of thieves that rendez-
voused at Brandt's he speedily paved the way for the
gallows, and soon turned into the desperate boy-demon
that he afterwards appears, when he remarked to
Drews " that he could kill any man for money with-
out the least compunction." His remains were buried
at Indiantown Gap.
Josiah Hummel was born March 19, 1849. His
parents were descendants of Teutonic pioneers who
came to this country nearly a century and- a half ago.
Up to his majority he worked for his father on his
farm, and afterwards worked for some time at Brook-
side, Calmary, and Lincoln collieries, and in what
were known as Houser's mines. He was a member
of Jacobs' Lutheran Church, about three miles south
of Pinegrove, and was confirmed in the faith by
Rev. Elias Henry of that place. However, he was a
Christian only in name. In 1877 he went to Woos-
ter, Ohio, in quest of work, but not succeeding he
returned to the mountains. He was never married.
He knew Brandt from the time the latter kept the
Cold Spring Hotel. He was the tallest of the " blue-
eyed six," and measured nearly six feet in height.
His remains were buried at Sattazahn's meeting-
house.
Israel Brandt, who has always been looked upon
as the Macchiavelli of the conspirators, the one who
planned the murder of Raber, and who saw to it that
it was properly executed, was born in North Lebanon
township May 27, 1834. He was one of a family of
six born to Henry Brandt, who by trade was a car-
penter, and tilled a small section of land in the above-
named township, and later in life filled the position
of steward in the Lebanon County Almshouse. Israel
learned the tailor's trade, and succeeded in building
up a thriving business. He was of a fine physique,
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crafty in nature, but, moreover, a " hale fellow well
met," ready at all times to do a favor for any one.
Tiring of his occupation and being infected with the
Western fever, he left for Indiana in 1850, where for
about two years he led a reckless life. In 1857 he
returned and settled down in Myerstown, where he
married a daughter of 'Squire Hoffa. Here he was
looked upon as a good fighter, and when in his cups
was exceedingly quarrelsome. During the war he
came to Lebanon and took charge of the Washington
House. Not meeting with success he went to Illinois,
there remained a year, and lost his left arm in a thresh-
ing-machine. In 1864-65 he took possession of the
Cold Spring Hotel, where he was thrown into com-
pany of the worst description ; the persons who gen-
erally congregated there and made it a rendezvous,
being of the highest order of criminals of all classes.
Here, in 1867, his wife died of consumption, and thus
wifeless and his children motherless, he grew indif-
ferent to the status in social matters, and one by one
the friends of his youth deserted him. Yearly he
fell in the estimation of those who knew him, until
finally his own kin and kith refused him countenance.
He now moved into East Hanover township and kept
the " Half- Way House," and afterwards St. Joseph's
Spring House, where the Raber murder was concocted
and carried out. His remains were buried in the
Lebanon Lutheran Cemetery.
Henry F. Wise. This man forms one of the most
important factors in the terrible tragedy for which he
was convicted and suffered an ignominious death on
the gallows. And while he was not the originator
of the crime, nor did the actual killing of old Joe
Raber, nor in fact, according to his confession, knew
of the murder at the time it was committed, yet the
ingenious part he played in effecting the insurance
on the life of the old man, his startling confession
shortly after conviction, and his subsequent testi-
mony in the trial of George Zechman, stamp him as
the most remarkable personage of this confederacy of
criminals. He was born in Monroe Valley, this
county, June 4, 1845, and lived with his parents
until he was ten years old, when the family moved to
Fishing Creek Valley, a distance of six miles from
St. Joseph's Spring, the scene of the tragedy. His
parents were poor, honest, hard-working people.
When fourteen years of age he cut railroad ties at
Gold Mine Gap, and when seventeen worked at the
Rousch Creek coal-mines. He joined the United
Brethren Church, and remained for a year a faithful
member. He married on Feb. 14, 1864, Nancy Hauer,
who proved a faithful wife and devoted mother, and
to whom he was fondly and deeply attached. He
worked in various mines, furnaces, and collieries,
and engaged in various works. He became, with his
wife and her sister, converted in the Church of God,
of which Rev. Israel Hay was pastor, and with them
was baptized in Rousch Gap Creek. He had bought
a little property, and panic times coming on he could
not meet the second payment. So he was under pecu-
niary embarrassments when the temptation of sudden
wealth by graveyard life insurance presented it-t 11,
and he could not resist it. He left two children with
his wife. He was buried at the Green Point meeting-
house, near his home.
George Zechman was convicted on the first trial as
one of Raber's murderers, but upon his second trial,
granted him by the court, he was acquitted. He was
born in Berks County, Aug. 15, 1849. His parents
were of German origin, and moved to Fishing Creek
Valley when he was a mere stripling of a boy. He
was early engaged in the boating business, and after-
wards engaged in the coal-mining business, working
at different times at the Lower Lorberry, Upper
Rousch Creek, Williamstowu, and Sheafler mines. He
married at the age of twenty-two years. After his
acquittal he returned to his family in the mountains.
BOOKS, AUTHORS, ETC.
A bibliography of Lebanon County is desirable,
but the preparation of it is no easy task. We present
merely a brief reference to certain recent publications
by Lebanon County people. About the commence-
ment of the century, in its first decade, a large num-
ber of books were printed at Lebanon, all in the
German language. It would be an interesting labor
to gather up and compile a list of them, and it could
be done now if some lover of history, one familiar
with the German tongue, would take upon himself
this duty.
Professor William J. Burnside, principal of the
Lebanon High School and Academy, is the author of
a popular school-book entitled "Elements of English
Grammar, arranged and simplified for the Use of Be-
ginners." It was printed by William M. Breslin, of
the Advertiser office, is in its fifth edition, and is used
in the schools of this and several adjoining counties.
It is a neatly-printed book of some one hundred
pages, compiled and edited with ability.
In 1874 and 1875, William M. Bresiin, of the Ad-
vertiser, compiled and published a " Directory of Leb-
anon Borough," a handsomely-printed and bound
volume of one hundred and eleven pages, the first
publication of the kind ever attempted in the county.
In 1S80, C. M. Bowman, of the Daily Times, pub-
lished the " Lebanon County Census Directory," a
nicely printed and bound book of two hundred and
seventy-eight pages. It was published upon an en-
tirely new plan, embracing all the features of the old
style, with many others, that proved interesting and
valuable. The compilation of the names in family
groups also gave the work added interest, as showing
the names, ages, occupation, and number in each fam-
ily. It contained brief historical sketches of the
county, Lebanon borough, and all the townships.
Dr. John Hittell was formerly a noted physician
at Annville and Jonestown of this county. One of
his sons, Theodore Hittell, is a leading politician on
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the Pacific slope, and a State senator in the California
Legislature. Another son is John S. Hittell, an au-
thor of world-wide reputation. One of his books was
entitled "A Brief History of Culture, etc.," which
met with special commendation from the literary
world, and another was " The History of San Fran-
cisco," which was printed in many different editions.
The great work of his literary labors is "The Re-
sources of California, comprising the Society, Climate,
Salubrity, Scenery, Commerce, and Industry of the
State," two volumes of four hundred and fifty-eight
pages, printed by A. L. Bancroft & Co., of San Fran-
cisco, and in 1879 had run through seven editions. It
was first published in 1863, and had at once immense
sales on the Pacific coast and in the States. It is the
acknowledged standard work on California and the
resources of the Golden State, and as a literary labor
was warmly received in the world of letters, and at
once established the fame of its cultured author, an old
Lebanon County boy, who went to the Golden State,
and became distinguished as one of the great writers
of the age.
" Across the Continent" is the title of an unpretend-
ing but ably-edited little volume of ninety-eight pages,
of which J. H. Redsecker, of Lebanon, is the author.
It comprised fourteen highly interesting and descrip-
tive letters written by Mr. Redsecker for the Church
Advocate during his trip to the Pacific slope with the
Pacific Institute Excursion in 1879. They were sub-
sequently printed in book form by the Harrisburg
Telegraph Steam Printing and Binding House.
Miss Rebecca E. Kremer, of Lebanon, is the author
of two books. The first is an elegantly printed vol-
ume of three hundred and fourteen pages, entitled
" Bible Gems, or Manual of Scripture Lessons." It
was specially designed for public schools, but was
equally adapted to Sunday-schools and families. It
was printed by Messrs. Lippincott, of Philadelphia,
in 1870. It is largely used in Pennsylvania, and
is cordially indorsed by the educators, the press, and
clergy of the State. It is a compendium of all the
leading historical events and great moral truths
contained in the Bible and their inspired authors.
Miss Kremer's second work was a volume of two
hundred and ninety-four pages, printed in 1874 by
Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, entitled " Easy Les-
sons in Natural Science," and embraced a general out-
line of the physical constitution and phenomena of
the world, and an account of the most important and
interesting animals, vegetables, and minerals. It was
beautifully illustrated, and designed for schools and
families.
" The Artist and his Mission, a Study in Esthetics,"
is the title of a handsome volume issued from the
press in December, 1881, whose author is Rev. Wil-
liam M. Reilly, Ph.D., Professor of Ancient Lan-
guages in Palatinate College, Lebanon County. He
discusses the validity of the artist's method, traces his
resources, and shows his mission to be a lofty one.
"The Life of Luther in Picture and Verse." This
is a jubilee offering in commemoration of the three
hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Luther's small
catechism. It was translated from the German of
Rev. J. A. Darmstaetter by Rev. George H. Trobert,
of Lebanon, who also added many original parts.
It is a succinct history of the Great Reformer. Rev.
Mr. Trobert is the author of many anniversary and
other poems of rare excellence. He was born in
Lancaster County in 1843, educated at Gettysburg
College, and graduated at the Evangelical Lutheran
Seminary in Philadelphia. He was ordained minis-
ter at Pottsville in 1870, and his first charge was the
church at Ephrata, Lancaster, until 1873, when he
went to the Elizabethtown church in same county, of
which he was pastor until 1877, when he was called
to the Salem Lutheran Church of Lebanon.
LEBANON TOWNSHIP.
By referring to the following outline map, or rather
rough draught of Lancaster County, it will be seen
that originally Lebanon township included all of now
the county proper. The acts of the Assembly of the
Province erecting the county of Lancaster, thus de-
fines the boundaries of Lebanon township :
" Beginning under the aforesaid hill at the north-
east corner of Peshtank ; thence by the said hill
easterly to the meridian of the west line of Tolpe-
hocken Manor ; thence southerly and by the said line
to the hills bounding Warwick township ; thence by
the said hills and township westerly to the corner of
Derry on Conewago; thence northerly by Derry and
Peshtank to the place of beginning."
" Assuming the ' Kohtohtoning Hill,' alluded to in
the above records, to be the lower or southmost of the
range of mountains, the three townships of Derry,
Peshtank, and Lebanon, at their organization in 1729,
embraced all the territory south of that mountain,
which subsequently became part of Dauphin County,
except that portion of Heidelberg township which
was thrown into Dauphin on the separation of Dau-
phin from Lancaster county." The northeast corner
of Lebanon township, as described above, was after-
LEBANON TOWNSHIP.
129
wards cut off by the division line between Berks and
Lancaster Counties. The Lebanon township record
above given calls for the "Kohtohtoning Hill," from
the northeast corner of Peshtank to the meridian of
the west line of the Tolpehocken Manor; that point
at the hill has been assumed to correspond with the
east line of Lebanon township, as given on Smith's
map, and is found by examination of draughts in the
Surveyor-General's office to correspond in position
and course with the west line of Tulpehocken Manor.
In old warrants and surveys, it is designated as Qui-
topahilla township.
Lebanon township remained intact until a division
was made by the Court of Quarter Sessions in May,
1739, the northern portion to be called Bethel. In 1757
Heidelberg was erected, which included a very small
part of the original township of Lebanon. The
latter was in 1799 again divided, and that of Ann-
ville set off. These facts must be borne in mind, espe-
cially when reference is made to the assessment-lists
or to the township officers.
Prior to 1759 no records have been found giving
the officers of the township. From that period, how-
ever, until the year 1785, when the county of Dauphin
was erected, we have gathered the following:
1759. Constable.— Baizer Orth.
Overseers of Poor. — Christian Long, Michael Gingrick.
Overseers of Roads.— Peter Reish, Martin Funk.
1760. Constable.— Christian Neaff.
Overseers of Poor.— Adam Bart, Caspar Dillon.
Overseers of Roads. — Jacob Killinger, Michael Stetbeck.
1761. Con stable.— Conrad Brown.
Overseers of Roads. — John Hover, Philip Gloninger.
1762. Constable.— Michael Umberger.
Overseers of P6*or. — John Miller, John Ditz.
Overseers of Roads.— Conrad Brown, Ludwig Shuey.
1763. Constable.— Michael Zimmerman.
Overseers of Poor. — Michael Kyner, Martin Light.
Overseer of Roads. — Caspar Snebeley.
1764. Constable.— Jacob Behm.
Overseer of Poor.— Peter Woolf.
Overseers of Roads. — Michael Tice, Lodowick Shuey.
1765. Constable. — Leonard Umberger.
Overseers of Poor.— Hans Miller, Christopher Miller.
Overseer of Roads. — Urban Long.
1766. Constable.— Martin Lighty.
Overseers of Poor.— Peter Schlosser, Nicholas Nye.
Overseer of Roads. — John Hoober.
1767. Constable.— Peter Reish.
Overseers of Poor. — Adam Shaller, John Siler.
Overseer of Roads.— Peter Torty.
1768. Constable.— Charles Sholly.
Overseers of Poor. — Michael Fernsler, Abraham Shuntz.
Overseer of Roads.— Michael Brown.
1769. Constable— Anastatiua Uhler.
<>,. rteen of Poor.— Christian Hoover, Adam Steger.
Overseer of Roads.— Conrad Brown.
1770. Constables.— John Downer, Peter Shally.
Overseers of Poor. — Andrew Huber, Henry Peter.
Overseer of Roads. — David Baylor.
1771. Constables. — John Seegrist, Nicholas Housaker.'
Overseers of Poor.— Leonard Sebolt, Peter Frank.
Overseer of Roads.— George Suevely.
1772. Constable.— George Sprecker.
Overseers of Poor.— Nicholas Huber, Michael Zimmerman.
Overseer of Roads.— John Light.
1773. Comtahle.— George Sprecker.
Overseers of Poor.— Michael Zimmerman, Philip Gloninger.
Overseers of Roads.— George Strome, Jacob German.
1774. Constable. — Jacob Dee].
Overseer of Poor. — John Shalleberger.
Overseer of Roads. — Martin Funk.
1775. Constable.— John Rohrer.
Overseers of Poor. — Michael Malfier, George Ellinger.
Overseer of Roads. — Christopher Miller.
1776. Constable.— Peter Yetter.
Overseers of Poor. — John Knoll, Christian Cryder.
Overseer of Roads. — John Sayler.
1777. Constable.— Charles Shalley.
1778. Constable.— Michael Killinger.
Overseer of Roads.— Frederick Zimmerman.
1779. Constable.— Peter Frank.
Overseers of Poor. — John Swigart Imboden, Peter Fisher.
Overseer of Roads. — Peter Millin.
1780. Constable. — John Dutwiler.
Overseers of Poor. — John Resley, Andreas Krause.
Overseer of Roads. — Baltzer Trally.
1781. Constable.— John Dutwiler.
Overseers of Poor. — George Glasshrener, Joseph Sturgens.
Overseer of Roads. — John Rohrer.
1782. Con stable.— John Smith.
Overseers of Poor. — Michael Krehs, Henry Bowman.
Overseer of Roads. — John Rohrer.
1783. Constable.— Ben Bucber.
Overseers of Poor. — Nicholas Shoke, Martin Ulrick.
Overseer of Roads.— John Rohrer.
1784. Constable.— Rudolph Kelker.
Overseers of Poor.— Godfried Eichelberger, Rudy Miller.
Overseer of Roads.— John Rohrer.
1785. Co nskible.— Rudolph Kelker.
Overseers of Poor. — Henry Reiuoel, Jr., Christian Seebolt.
Overseer of Roads. — John Rohrer.
We are in possession of the assessment-lists for
Lebanon township for 1750, 1755, 1758, and 1759.
They are the earliest we have been able to discover.
That for the year 1750 is as follows :
Bachman, Michael.
Berger, George.
Beruwalt, John.
Better, Christian.
Bian, Jacob.
Boarst, Michael.
Bough, Adam.
Bowman, Henry.
Boyd, Robert.
Brand, Adam.
Brown, Conrad.
Brechtbill, Benjamin.
Brechtbill, John.
Burkholder, Ulrich.
Burkholder, William.
Byers, Philip.
Clarke, John.
Clarke, Thomas.
Goraman, Abraham.
Dewalt, John.
Dietz, Jacob.
Ebersole, Peter.
Ebersole, John.
Egel, Herman.
EUenberger, Nicholas.
Ellinger, George.
Eib, Nicholas.
Espy, Josiah.
Freely, Jacob.
Fuller, Warren.
Gerber, John.
Germor, Jacob.
Gingrich, Joseph.
Gingrich, Michael.
Gingrich, Peter.
Graff, Jacob.
Hailman, Peter.
Hamniersly, Thomas.
Heid, Jonathan.
Heisey, John.
Holmes, John.
Hersberger, Jacob.
Hetterick, George.
Holinger, Jacob.
Hollenbach, John.
Horst, Michael.
Hoff, Martin.
Hostetter, Martin.
Huber, George.
Huber, Nicholas.
Hubman, Jacob.
Kreider, Christian.
Kreider, John.
Landis, Felix.
Leiper, Casper.
Licht, John, Sr.
Licht, John, Jr.
Little, Henry.
Long, Christian.
McClintock, John.
Maron, Jacob.
Meyer, Christopher.
Meyers, Jacob.
Myers, John.
Miley, Martin.
Miller, Andrew.
Miller, George.
Neave, Christian.
Ney, Nicholas.
Neis (Neave), Oswald.
Noll, Benjamin,
dinger, Philip.
Park, Philip.
Peters, George.
Polter, Michael.
Reynolds, Francis.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Robertson (Robinson), Rich'd.
Rode, Balzer.
Sanders, HomeB.
Schaeffer, Philip.
Sch alley, Charles.
Sch alley, John.
Schitz, George.
Schneider, John Adam.
Schnog, John.
Schuneher, Michael.
Scbwob, John.
Seiler, Daniel.
Simons, Christopher.
Smith, Henry.
Smith. Peter.
Stegbetl, Michael.
Steiner, Jacob.
Stohler, John.
Stouffer, Jacob.
Strayer, Matthew.
Stroh m, George.
Teis, Michael.
Troxel, John.
Umberger, Leonard.
Wagner, Michael.
Wambler, Michael.
Warner, Robert.
Waschenbach, Henry.
Waschenbacb, Thielman.
Wenrich, Adam.
Whiteside, Ralph.
Whitmore, John.
Wild, Andrew.
Witman, Abraham.
Witmer, Peter.
Wolert, Adam.
Woolf, Jacob.
Woolf, Peter.
Toder, Peter.
Yorty, Peter.
Young, Leonard.
Zollinger, Ulrich.
The increase of population in 1755 was nearly if
not altogether that of five years previous.
The following names are additional to those on the
assessment for 1750:
Ackerman, Nicholas.
Atkinson, John.
Bachman, John.
Beam, Jacob.
Becker, John.
Benedict, Jacob.
Blaser, Jacob.
Blegher, William.
Blouch, Christian.
Boltz, Michael.
Boger, Matthias.
Brand, Adam, Jr.
Brand, John.
Brechbill, John.
Brenizer, Christian.
Brenizer, Jacob.
Bnrkholder, Christian.
dinger, Philip.
Crain, Richard.
Creesman, George.
Creesman, Jacob.
Diehl. George.
Dietrick, George.
Dinius, John.
Doner, John.
Ehler, Henry.
Ellenberger, John.
Eshleman, Peter.
Etter, Gerliard.
Fernsler, Michael.
Frank, Peter.
Frick, Henry.
Frolick, Jacob.
Gamber, John.
Gemberliug, Jacob.
Giles, Jacob.
Glassbrenner, George.
Graff, Jacob, Jr.
Hailman, Adam.
Haushalter, John.
Heckedorrj, Daniel.
Hager, Jacob.
Heit, Jonathan.
Henry, Michael.
Herslilierger, Christian.
Hopeugortner, George.
Huber, Hans Ulrich.
Huber, John.
Illy, Martin.
Kaufman, Frederick (miller).
Kemnierling, John.
Kerstetter, Martin,
Killinger, Jacob.
Kinnert, Michael.
Klein, Delman.
Krall, Benjamin.
Kremer, Peter.
Kreiter, John.
Kreiter, Martin.
Kucker, Peter.
Kuntzelman, Bartholomew.
Lichty, Dewalt.
Light, Jacob.
Long, Christian.
Meeshy, Philip.
Mentziger, Conrad.
Miller, John.
Miller, John Adam.
Miller, Christian.
Miller, Christopher.
Miller, Rudolph.
Mintzer, George.
Nicodemus, Adam.
Orndorff, Herman.
Peter, Henry.
Reifwein, John Adam.
Reese, Peter.
Risser, Daniel.
Rudesill, Philip.
Schock, Jacob.
Schultz, John.
Schweigart, Peter.
Schwobe, Jacob.
Seeboki, Leonard.
Seegrist, John.
Seiler, John.
Seller, Casper.
Sbally, Ludwig.
Sheafer, Abraham.
Sheffer, Jacob.
SiDger, Michael.
Slosser, Peter.
Smutz, Abraham.
Snook, John.
Spycber, John.
Stor, Philip.
Steer, Adam.
Steger, Adam.
Stertz, George.
Stephen, Ulrich.
Stover, Rev, John Caspe:
Strobm, Christian.
Templeman, Conrad.
Thomas, Durst.
Uhler, AnastatiuB.
Ulrich, Adam.
Ulrich, Michael.
Umberger, Henry.
Wampler, Ulrich.
Weaver, Casper.
Weibel, Adam.
Weidman, Abraham.
Weiss. Conrad.
Weitzel, Dietrick.
Wilhelm.John.
Weltz, Andrew.
Zeigler, Caral.
Zimmerman, Michael.
Zollinger, Jacob.
In the return of Lebanon for 1758 we have the fol-
lowing additional names:
Anderson, Frank.
Becker, Peter.
Becker, Jacob.
Bandek, Jacob.
Beck, Philip.
Blackers, Widow.
Blauts, Matthias.
Balman, Jacob.
Bond, John.
Breckbill, Nicholas.
Crees, Heurick.
Clark, Abraham.
Conrad, Jacob (smith).
Conrad, Jacob.
Droxel, Abraham.
Dill, Jacob.
Dillman, George.
Dinesh, Jacob.
Ebersole, Abraham.
Eler, Henry.
Funck, Martin.
Flory, Jacob.
Frank, Peter.
Gryter, Tobias.
Gryter, George.
Gryter, John.
Grove, Jacob (clockmaker).
Ginery, John.
Huber, George, Jr.
Hysy, John, Jr.
Harscolder, George.
Harpster, David.
Hoist, Joseph.
Hoid, Abraham.
Henry, Martin.
Hair, Christian.
Hambaulin, Jacob.
Jung, James.
Jorty, Peter.
Kemberling, Jacob.
Kilaman, Martin.
Krestator, Bastian.
Kaller, Felty.
Krain, Joseph.
Kofman, John.
Lobshear, Conrad.
Long, Harman.
Myer, Stofel, Jr.
Mairs, George.
Nail, Adam.
Orth.Baltzer.
Orth, Adam.
Panersher, Peter.
Pranz, Peter.
Ronels, George.
Roer, John.
Shuls, George.
Suavely, George.
Smitti, Jubn.
Shock, Nicholas.
Shambach, George.
Staupber, Christian.
Stoer, William.
Swager, Peter.
Smith, Jacob (weaver).
Sprecher, George.
Telar, Casper.
Umberger, Michael.
The return for 1759 is here given in full as certified
to:
Anderson, Frank
Aeyer, John
Assby, Widow
Ackerman, Nicholas
Atkisou, John
Barger, George
Baugh, Adam
Brand, Adam, Jr
Bowman, Henry, Jr
Bruckbill, Nicholas
Brand, John
Bonny, John
Balmer, Mich11
Brown, Conrad
Brand, Adam
Beam, Jacob
Becker, Jacob
On Brand's land (a shoe
maker)
Bachman, Michael
Burkholdcr, Christian-
Boor, Mich"
Bull
, Mi-
lael. .
Burger, George
Burger, Phillip
Beimetick, Jacob..
Rahman, John....
Bremen, Jacob....
Brunk, Peter
Cryder, Christian..
Crist, Henry
Clark, John ,
Cryder, Martin
Cryder, Tobias 0
Cryder, George 0
Cryder, John 1
Crim, Deelman 0
Croll, Tyce 0
Deller, Casper 1
Droxler, Abraham 0
Deller, George 0
Dennis, Jacob 0
Elinger, George 0
Ehnkirger, Jacob 0
Eakle, Harmon 0
Ealer,Henry 0
Ealy. Martin 0
Ebei.sulo, John 0
Ebersole, Peter 1
Etter, Garratt 0
Elingburger, John 0
1 Erb, Nicholas 0
Eshleman, Peter 0
Freyly, Jacob 0
, Feiwlor, Mich" 0
Frank, Peter 0
Furnk, Martin 0
Geesmau, George 0
Grove, Jacob (clock-
maker) 0
Gees, Christian 0
Garman, Jacob (at y°
hill) 0
Gingry, Peter 0
Gingry, Yost 0
GunselmaUjBartholomy 0
LEBANON TOWNSHIP.
131
Qlaabrenner, George 0 6 0
Graff, Jacob 0 10 1
Huber, John 0 16
Hoirl, Abraham 0 6 0
Householder, George 0 4 0
Hoover, George 0 6 0
Horst, Michael 1 0 0
Heckaturn, Daniel 0 10 0
Hoylman, Peter 0 5 0
Hecfcer, Jacob 0 3 0
Hoylman, Adam 0 10 0
Huber, John 0 4 0
Heisv, John 10 0
Huber, Ulry 0 16
Huber, Hannickle 0 9 0
Hedrick, George 0 16 0
Hershbarger, Christian. 0 3 9
Herbs tor, David. 0 5 0
Heisy, John, Jr 0 7 6
Heisy, Christian 0 8 0
Happ, Rudolph 0 2 0
Harst, Joseph (land) 0 7 6
Inhofe, Martin 0 3 9
Kucher, Peter 1 10 0
Klain, Henry 0 17 0
Kafinian, Frederick 1 4 0
The landlord's part 10 0
Kornman, Abraham 0 7 6
Keller, Felty 0 5 0
Knoll, Pence 0 3 6
Krean, Richard 0 7 6
Krean, Joseph 0 5 6
Kerstetter, Martin's
place 0 7 6
Kainett, Mich" 0 5 6
Kurr, Mich" 0 2 6
Light, Jacob 0 15 0
Light, Henry 0 15 0
Light, Martin 0 8 0
Light, John 10 0
Light, Dayvolt 0 4 0
Long, Christian 12 6
Long, Harmon's, land... 0 7 6
Laprihar, Conrad .. 0 4 0
Mily, Martin, Jr 0 2 6
Mire, George 0 5 0
Mire, Widow 0 7 6
Miller, George Adam.... 0 4 0
Miller, Christopher 0 3 0
Meess, Philip 0 2 6
Mire, Stophel 0 7 6
Miller, Rudolph 0 5 0
Mentzinger, Conrad 0 3 9
Mire, Jacob 0 7 6
Mvlv, Martin 1 0 II
Nye, Nicholas 0 5 0
Neafe, Widow 0 7 o
Neafe, Christian 0 10 0
Olinger, Phillip 0 7 0
Ort, Halser 10 0
On, Adam 0 12 6
Orendorff, Harmon 0 15 0
Ort, Balser, Jr 0 7 0
Pancake, Peter 0 3 6
Peck, Phillip 0 7 6
Peter, Henry's, land 0 2 0
Plouch, Christian 0 4 0
Reynolds, George 1 5 0
Ryfewine, Adam 0 3 6
Rohison, Richard 0 6 0
Itudysyll, Phillip 0 3 9
Reasor. Daniel 0 3 9
Rish, Peter 10 0
Mr. Rigby (John & Co.,
for Cormvell Furnicel 12 0 0
The landlord's part 10 0 0
Smutz, Abraham 12 6
Sheafer, Jacob U 10 0
Brand, Christian 1
Bennedick, Peter 1
Peter, Henry 1
Feneeler, Phillip 1
Mavbies, George 1
Kingry, Mich" 1
Graff, Jacob 1
Bysy, .Mich" 1
Hin ns, James 1
Sneahlv, George 1 5 0
Smith, Henry 17 6
Smith, Christian 0 7 6
Smith. Jacob 0 7 6
Smith, John 0 12 0
Shally, Adam 0 4 0
Stear, Phillip 0 12 0
Shally, Balser 0 2 6
Struhle, Joseph 0 3 9
Stear, Adam 0 12 0
Stear, William 0 5 0
Soyler, John 0 5 0
Shamliaugh, George 0 4 0
Sheaffer, Isaac 10 0
Shak, Hannickle 0 5 0
Shak, Jacob 0 6 0
Soyler, Daniel 0 15 0
Solker, Jacob 0 2 6
Shultz, John 0 4 0
Singer, Michael 0 2 6
Sigler, Conrad 0 3 6
Swope, Jacob 0 7 6
Sigbaiigh, Michael 0 7 6
Spreghei, Jacob 0 4 0
Sebolt, Lennard 0 7 6
Sanders, Henry 12 6
Sanders, Jacob 0 7 6
Sanders, Henry, Jr 0 5 0
1 Slosser, Peter 0 7 6
Stiegle, Henry's, land.... 0 7 6
Strome, Christian 0 16 0
Strome, George 0 18 0
Stayger, Adam 0 5 0
SI, ally, Charles 0 7 0
Shally, John 0 6 0
Snoak, John 0 4 0
Simmerman, Mich" 0 3 9
Stophel, Zinimer's, mill. 0 15 0
Sprecher, George 0 15 0
| The Kev. Stover, Casper 0 15 0
; Segrist, John 12 0
Soyler, Casper 0 7 6
Stouffer, Christian 0 12 0
Swayger, Peter.. 0 5 0
' Strear, Phillip 0 3 6
Smutz, John 0 3 0
Tyce, Michael 1 5 u
Rev. Tenipleman Con-
rad 0 7 0
Teets, John 0 3 9
Thomas, Dorst 15 0
Tee{rich, George 0 18 0
The landlord's part 0 10 0
Towner, John 0 15 0
Uller, Annnstacius 0 15 0
Ulrich, Adam 10 0
Umbarger, Leonard 0 15 0
Uinbarger, Michael 0 6 0
Umbarger, Michael, Jr.. 0 5 0
Waitinaii, Abraham 1 0 0
V hiteside, Rail's, land. 0 7 6
Wilheiii, John 0 2 6
Witmor, Peter 15 0
Wybell, Adam 0 2 6
Weshen, Baugh Henry.. 0 5 0
Wise. Conrad 0 6 0
Wagoner, Michael 0 3 6
Wolf, Peter 0 3 9
Waitzell, Deedrick 0 4 0
Waggoner, Adam 0 4 6
Weaver, Casper 0 6 0
Wense, Jacob 0 10 0
Weltz, Andreas 0 7 0
Wampler, Peter 0 2 6
Yetter, Yost 0 2 6
Yordv, Peter 12 6
Youuk, Reiuhart 0 5 6
Judy, John
Datten, John
Umbarger, John
Backenstow, John
Shack, George Adam.
Shally, Christian
Tyce, George
Sneably, Jacob
Reasor, Peter
From the year 1759 until 1780 we have no returns
of taxables. For the latter year we have the fol-
lowing, which is very full and complete in the orig-
inal. We omit, however, the number of houses and
lots, horses, cows, and total value:
Names. Acres.
Ayer, Jacob 200
Ashelman, Peter, not re-
turned
Arnd, Charles
Adderhold, Peter 8
Arnold, Jn" 100
Abmeyer, Melchor 30
Atkinson Tlinnv.a ^°
Atkin.on, Ihomas j 3Q
Anibrosius, Peter i
Arnold, Peter
Ashelman, Jn°
Becker, Peter |
Boll man, Fredrick
Buy lor, Simon, Sen' 65
Beck, Christian, Sen*
Beck, Christian, Jnnr
Beck, Jm1
Bumharger, Jos 230
Burkholder, Christ", refused
Bachman, Michael, refused
B;u hman, John, refused
Burkholder, Ulry, Juu', re-
fused t
Bard, Adam 140
Bowman, Henry 238 |
Behni, Jacob, refused
Beyer, Philip 100 !
Baclieiistose, Jn° 100
Browuwell, Mathias 44
Brand, Christian 200
Burkholder, Ulry, refused
Brechbill, Nicholas... x 203
Biely, Daniel, refused '
Boliz, Michael 164
Boltz, Jacob 1S1
linger, Mathias 150
Blough, Christian 171 ,
Breneisen, Jacob 128 '
Breneisen, Michael, refused
Brechbill, Jn0, refused
Bowman, Abram, refused
Baylur's widow 200
Baylor, Henry 35
Baylor, Geo ... |
Baylor, Francis 15 '
Beeble's widow I
Brand, Isaac 110 i
Breidenbach, Michael 100
Bender, Eberhard lo
Beyer, Michael 164
Benjamin, Alexander |
Beistel, Christoph r
Balmer, Adam i
Brown, Geo
Borkholder, Jn", refused '
Brand, Abram
Bender, Jacob !
Becker's widow 150
Bittner, Jn° '
Carsnitz, Andrew 2 I
Crall, Abram, refused !
Clark, Thomas |
Christopher, Jufi Fred '
Busing, Paul 225 '
Dentweiler, Jn* 150
Die), Christian 100
Dohner, Jn°, refused
Dietz, Jn° 74 f
Dobler, Authoney 5 j
Deitrick, Geo 6 '
Dups, Jn° 20 I
Deshong, David I
Durst, Peter |
Deobay, Philip
Dinnis, Philip
Dinnis, Nicholas 140
Dinnis, Jn"
Embigh, Christoph., Senr 25
Embigh, Christ
Etter, Gerhard ISO
E^terlein, Christoph
Ellenbarger, Jn", refused
Elleiibarger, J;roIj 120
Ebev, Geo 75
EMinger, Geo , Sen' 150
Ellinger, Caspar
Kllmger, Geo
Ebersold, Abram
Eichelberger, Godfreid 5
Ebersold, Jn" 150
Ebersold, Abram, refused
Ensminger, Nicholas 244
Ensminger, Michael 2 '
Entress, Peter 100
Eichelberger, Jacob
Ebersold, Jacob
Kliv, John 200 !
Eicbelbergar, Jn» 1
Entress, Thomas 30
Funck, Martin 255
Names. Acres.
Fernsler, Philip 40
Fernsler 50
Fernsler, Widow 150
Farney, Peter, refused
Frauck, Peter 150
Fisher, Peter 140
Fetzbarger, Daniel
Fonst, Philip
EVankhouser, Christian
Folk, Geo
Frank, Martin
Folmer, Jacob 9
Folmer, Geo
Felger, Henry
Finckel, Jn°
Feil, Ludwig
Fireabend, Jn°
Frelich, Godlip
Grubb, Curtis 1180
Gish, Christoph
Gloninger, Philip 112
Gla-sbienner, Geo., Seur 300
Glassbrr-nner, Geo. Sen'
Gemau, Jacob 16
Greenewalt, Pliilip 340
Graff, Jacob 200
Gassart, Christian
Gross, Abram 200
Gingrich, Peter 200
Gingrich, Michael, Sen', re-
fused
Gingrich, Mich', Yost's son,
refused
Gingrich, Christian, refused
Gin-rich, Mich', Peter's son. 100
Gingrich, Jn*, Sen', refused
Gingrich, Jn", Jum, refused
Greiter, Christian, refused
Greiter, George, refused
Greiter, Tobias, refused
Greiter, Martin, refused
Greiter, Jacob, Jun', refused
Greiter, Jacob, Sen'. 100
Greiter, Henry, Widow 170
Greiter. Michael, refused
Geiseitian, George 150
Grebiel, Peter 212
Gilbert, Henry 5
Geiger,Ju»
Gilbert, George
Gebhanl, Nii_-holas
Giuter, Peter
Ginter, Christian
Gundrum, Frederick 150
Gieft, Godliep
Gal leinn ever, George
Graffs, Widow
Gumis, Samuel
Getz, George
Gloninger, George
Getz, Martin
Gingrich, Christ", Peter'sson.
Holt/, George 36
Huseeker, Nicholas
Heihnau, Ansted 25b
Heilman.Jn" 75
Heilmati, Adam H4
Heilman, Peter 70
Heilman, Henry 90
Hnber, Chris" 130
Helm. Adam 157
Hoke, George 40
Buber, Olrieh, Widow 150
Harden, Matbins 145
Herman, Eman'
Heisey. Jn". refused
Htisey, Danl, refused
Heisey, Michael, refused
Heckedorn, Dan' 200
Holtlerl.aiini, Mich'
Hebting, Christian 10
Horst, Joseph 300
Huber, Nicholas 300
Huber, Andrew 100
Heinier, Jn ■, Sen'
Hell, Michael 56
Humbarger, Henry 150
Houtz, Philip 170
Helm, Frederick
Hirshberger, Chris" 100
Jetter, Peter 270
Jorty, Peter, refused
ImhotT, Martin, refused
Jacoby, Adam 100
Jung, Beinhard 200
Jung^t, Henry
Jeion, James, Widow 150
Jensel, Frederick
Jensel, Martin 5
Jost, Caspar 4
Jeger, Jn-
132
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Na
Acre
Kucher, Widdow 2
Kucher, Christ' 400
Karmany, Anthoney 260
Karmaney, Jn 100
Kremmer, Christ"
KrupeDBay, Geo 15
Koch, Michael 5
Kitzmiller, Jacob 50
Kornman, Valen"
Kornman, Abram
Krebs, Michael
Kelker, Rudv 7
Kellcer, Anthony
Karch, Jacob.
Killingor, Michael 312
Knoll, Jn" 184
Klein, Conrad 130
Kauffman, Abram 160
Koriiinari, Ludwig
Keller, Valentine 202
Klein, Jn" Diel, refused
Keohler, Leonard
Kleber, Jn"
Kinsel, Christopher
Knop, Jn" 6
Kuntz, Henry
Keyer, Caspar
King, Daniel
Klein, Adam
Keniberling, Geo
Kisligh, Caspar Geo
Krauso, Andrew 12
Loutermilch, Jn" 130
Lev, Andrew 50
Lawber, Baltzer 100
Lot);:, Christian, Junr, refused
Long, Herman, refused
Long, Herman, refused
Long, Henry 150
Look, Christian 150
Laubsher, Jacob 170
Light, Jn" 565
Light, Jacob 438
Light, Martin 334
Light, Henry 375
Leop, Cbristoph 20
Lebkichler, Henry
Lentz, Michael 80
Lusk, Robert
Long, James 130
Lot/., Widow 30
Liud, Conrad
Ley, Michael's, land 100
Moolfer, Michael 100
Marstellar, Philip
Meiley, Henry 250
Meiley, Geo 250
Meiley, Saml 6
Md'onnel, Geo 16
Miller, Rudolph 217
Miller, George 100
Miller, Jn», Jun 274
Miller, Jn"
Miller, Michael 185
Miller, Peter 185
Miller, Peter, farmer 170
Miller, Daniel 100
Mensinger, Conrad 80
Mees, CaBpar.
Rudolph.
Abram...
Ober, Christian 50
Orodorfs Widow
Oldenbruck, Daniel
Patton, Robert 56
Peifer, Jacob -j g
Peifer, Bernard 5
Peter, Henry, Sen' 100
Peter, Henry, Jun' 60
Pain, William
liohrer, Jn«
Bittel, Henry
Rasor, Daniel, refused
Reinoel, Henry, Sen'
Keinoel, Geo 2
Reiuoel, Henry 24
Rcgmird. Mathias 100
Reifwine, Widow 60
Ruhard, Peter
Rudy, Henry 70
Heed, James
Raiguel, Abram 130
Richter, Geo
Reish, Peter, refused
Ritler, Michael 5
Redigh, Jn"
Rewait, Henry
Reiser, Cnristian, refused
Reslev, Jn» 90
Richard, Jn" 150
Steover, Adam 200
Steover, Jn° 150
Steover, Tobias 200
Smntz, Matliias, refused
Sniutz, Jn°, Widow
Smut/,, Abram
Sbaak.Jaceb 150
Shank, Nicholas 149
Shindle, Peter 15
Sheffer, Isaac
Smith, Chris' 4
Smith, Jn" 350
Smith, Peter
Smith, Chris' 200
Steohr, Philip.
Steohr, Jn" 350
Steohr, Jacob
Steohr, Adam
Steohr, Philip, Sen' 5
Shaffner, Jacob 15
Stone, Jn° 189
Shine. Geo 10
Shaffner, Henry 5
Snevely, Caspar j 15u
Snevely, Ulry 300
Snevely. Caspar,Sen' 100
Snevely, Geo 150
Snevely, Peter 140
Shell, Henry
Stiel, David 60
Seylor, Jn", refused
Seylor, .In", Sen' 150
Se'vlor, Henry 5
Strohm, Christian 240
Strohnis, Geo
Sweigard, Jn" 330
Stunner, Christian 120
Stonffer, Daniel 30
Stouffer, Christ', near Linn
Strow, Jn"
Moore, Benjami
Mees, Philip...
Menger, Adam,
McElrath, Jn".
Matter, Jacob...... 200
Martin, Jn" 160
Meyer, Henry
Miller, Jn", Swatara 145
Matthias, Philip 25
Miller, Jn", Tolpenhaken
McCreary, John
Mitchel, Thnmas
McElrath, Thomas
Meyer, Christopher 200
Miller, Thomas 112
Neff, Michael
Neff, Christian, refused
Neff, Hen ry, refused
Ney, Nicholas 125
Natsger, John, refused
Nunenmacher, Jn°
Ney, Peter
Ney, Michael
Norris, Jn" 90
Orth, Baltzer 330
Stro
Shamliagh, Geo 150
Stcger, Adam 200
Stephan, Jn"
Shallv. Baltzer 180
Shallv, Lucas 100
Suev.'.Tn" 150
Sho'tt, Ludwig 200
Speoker, Geo 150
Seigrist, Jn" 200
S'-igrist, Lorentz 250
Shertz, David 5
Swope, Jacob 200
Shallenbarger, Jn" 170
Sauter, Jacob
Strehr, Mathias 25
Strehr.Jn" 100
Shrott, Soloman.
Steip, Jacob
Spickarts, Widow 70
Spickarts, Peter
Spickarts, Benjamin
Six, Jacob 206
storgius, Jos 8
Seigley, Jacob 100
Smith, Conrad
Smith, Martin
Names. Acres. '
Sweres, Co1 I
Shouer, Sigmond
Slosser, Christoph
Shantz, Henry 150 i
Shantz, Peter 77
Steovers, Frederick
SoenBimgh, Jn"
Strohm, Geo 400
Shanks, Adam's Place
Swertzel, Yost
Teice, Michael 300
Traxel, Abram, refused
Thomas, Durst
Thomas, Martin 75
Thomas, Jn"
Tshop, Jacob
Thome, Jn", Esq' 2
Dhler, Christopher 185
Uhler, Martin 80
Urich, Philip 150
Uller, Michael 100
Urich, Michael 5
Dlrich, Christoph 150
Ulrich, Martin 110
Umbarger,Jn» 200
Uml.arger, Michael 200
Umbarger, Widow 100
Uhland, George
Dlrich, Adam
Weise, Michael 13
Weise, Nicholas
Arnd, Charles.
Borgner, Peter.
Beeble, Jacob.
Bruner, Matthias.
Boger, Matthias.
Blystein, Abram.
Beegner, Jacob.
Beckel, Rudy.
Brown, Jn°.
Biter, Charles.
Benner, Martin.
Blecher, Yost.
Becker, Jacob.
Chambers, Stephan.
Diel, Abram.
Dickey, Robert.
Ebersold, Jacob.
Embigh, Jacob.
Eherhard, Baltzer.
Ebersold, Peter.
Frey, Jacob.
Farney, Christian.
Fasnaght, Conrad.
Folk, Jacob.
Geigley, Jacob.
German, Adam.
Garty, Jacob.
Gerst, Augustine.
Gruhru, Philip.
Groff, Jn".
Huber, Adam.
Hartman, Jacob.
Herbster, Christ".
Houser, Mathias.
Huber, Andrew.
Houser, Henry.
Huber, Abram.
Hener, Jn", Jr.
Jorty, Jacob.
Jeger, Christian.
Jungblood, Caspar.
Ishler, Ludwig.
Kornman, George.
Klan, William.
Kuntz, Henry.
Kleber, Muhael.
Keester, Frederick.
Kuntz, Jacob.
Kremer, Martin.
Names. Acres.
Wambler, Geo 300
Wetzler, Jn"
Wilhelm, Jn» 400
Wagoner, Martin 108
Wagoner, Michael
Ward. Wm
Webers, Widow
Weirich, Jacob 5
William, Thomas
William, Frederick 200
Witmer, Peter 259
Wolf, Jacob Ill
Wentz, Jacob 150
Weitzel, Martin 125
Weiser, Philip
Walter, Jn", refused
Weise, Conrad
Weignrd, Bartel.
Waltz, Christoph
Wolf, Geo 80
Xander, Jacob 153
Zimerman, Michael 200
Zimerman, Fred* 180
Zebott, Leonard 170
Zebolt, Nicholas 100
Zeholt, Christoph 150
Zinn.Seo 150
Zehi'UTig, Ludwig
Zehrnmn, Francis
Zollinger, Jacob 70
Kop, George.
Kross, Jn".
Kremer, Andrew
Kreyler, Cbri6t».
Klein, David.
Kleber, Henry.
Krehl, Nicholas.
Long, Anthoney.
Leop, Caspar.
Long, William.
Meyer, J
Mosser, Nicholas.
Moore, Jn".
Morgan, Thomas.
Matliias, Adam.
Meyer, Leonord.
McEnally, Hugh,
Me
, Jn".
Meyer, Michael.
Matter, Jacob.
Miller, Michael.
Reyer, Jn".
Rewait, Jn".
Redigh, Henry.
Rupp, Peters.
Rinehard, Mathias.
Stegar, Jn".
Seig, Paul.
Shirer, Conrad.
Smith, Jn".
Sticky, Michael.
Shauly, Jn".
Shone, Jn".
Staffer, Michael.
Smith, Jn°., Jun'.
Souer, Barnard.
Shell, Henry.
Shreit, Jn".
Thomas, Peters.
Yanhruck, Anthony.
Wunderseil, Henry.
Wentz, Jacob.
Welsh, Geo.
Wild, Henry.
Weyland, Henry.
Weyman, Frederick.
Werner, Henry.
Walter, Jn"., Jun'.
Zimmerman, Nich1.
LEBANON BOROUGH.
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Thoniaa Edwards.
Jn°. Camble.
Philip Gloninger.
Philip Huber.
Philip Greenewalt.
Bernard Rheinhard.
Jn°. During.
Courad Mark.
George Matter.
Benjamin Ceruith.
Herman Spies.
George Gryder.
George Bowman.
Jn°. Strohm.
George Heilman.
Lorentz Knntz.
Adam Loutermilch.
Lorentz Orndorf.
Peter Glassbrener.
Henry Knoll.
Philip Karmaney.
Jacob Behm.
Samuel Etter.
Jn». "Wolf.
Philip Petrey.
David Krauae.
Jn°. Zollinger.
Daniel Henning.
Michael Tice.
Jn°. Baylor
Jacob Tice.
Peter Yorty.
Jacob Croy.
Jacob Roland.
Felix Young.
Peter Ensminger.
ChriHtian Krantz.
Edward Breyans.
Alexander Martin.
Jacob Menser.
Henry Gingrich.
Jn°. "Wilhelm.
Thomas McMarrow.
Patrick McGoiber.
Jacob Meyer.
Henry Meyer.
Jacob Esteman.
Jn°. Blough.
Henry Worst.
Christian Steckly.
Jn°. Burkholder.
Jacob Killinger.
Peter Reish.
Peter He
Jey.
Christian Barhman.
Conrad Smith.
Jn°. Horet.
Jacob Orndorf.
George Leop.
Frederick Fernsler.
Jn°. Light.
Jn«. Gerstine.
Mathias Shitz.
David May.
Peter Miller.
Michael Moulfer.
Michael Singer.
Peter Karsnitz.
Joseph Heisey.
David Swartz.
Valentine Reitweiu.
George Muller.
Henry Yorty.
George Killinger.
Abram Smutz.
Mathiaa Son.
Jn". Barker.
Christopher Hildebrand.
Heury Weaver.
The mills in the townsliip that year were owned by
Jacob Ayer, who owned three, Ansted Heilman,
Henry Umberger, Christopher Kucher, Christian
Long, John Light, Abram Raiguel (3), Adam Steover,
Philip Stoehr, Sr., John Thomas, William Frederick,
George Zinn, Jacob Zollinger, — -17 in all.
Stills were owned by Jacob Ayer, Henry Bowman,
Eberhard Bender, Paul Dusing, Peter Franck, George
Getz, Ansted Heilman, Joseph Horst, Reinhard Jiing,
Jacob Laubsher, Rudolph Meyer, Adam Menges,
John Miller (Swatara), Henry Peter, Jr., Casper
Snevely, Sr., Jacob Swope, Jacob Six, Michael Teis,
Michael Uller (2), John Wilhelm, Peter Witmer,
Jacob Wolf, George Wolf, Christopher Zebolt, —25.
A bretvery was owned by Charles Arnd.
Tan-yards were possessed by Martin Frank and
Jacob Peifer.
A. forge was conducted by Curtis Grubb."
A chair was enjoyed by Christopher Kucher, and
carriages by Philip Marstellar and Robert Patton.
Negro slaves were held by Thomas Atkinson, Curtis
Grubb, who owned twenty, Christopher Kucher,
Adam Orth, and Robert Patton.
LEBANON BOROUGH.
To George Steitz is. generally given the credit for
the laying out of the town of Lebanon. We find,
however, that Francis Reynolds and George Steitz,
both early settlers, took out warrants for adjoining
tracts of land in then Lebanon township, Lancaster
County. Francis Reynolds died prior to 1745, leaving
his estate to his son George Reynolds, who had mar-
ried Eleanor Steitz, daughter of George Steitz.
George Reynolds laid out a portion of his farm in
town lots prior to 1740, and shortly after he and his
wife, Eleanor, conveyed a number of them to Peter
Kucher. Reynolds died about the year 1762, leaving
a widow and one child, Catharine Reynolds. Most of
Reynolds' lots, if not his entire farm, it is probable
had previously fallen into the possession of George
Steitz, who seems to have been a shrewd German,
and laid out additional lots in 1750. The town had
originally been named for the township, Lebanon,
but it being common in early times to call the town
after the proprietor, notwithstanding a permanent
name had been already designated, for many years it
was called Steitztown. The proprietors never thus
named it. As a matter of record, we give herewith,
extracts from the warrant of 1753, which seems to be
merely one to cover two previous warrants, those for
1737 and 1741. It will be seen that the township
name is Quitopahilla. In many of the original
warrants, Lebanon township is thus designated :
,L Whereas by virtue of two warrants one under the Lesser seal of the
said Province bearing date the nineteenth Day of December One thou-
sand Seven hundred and thirty-seven, and the other under the seal of
the Land Office dated the Seventeenth day of March One thousand seven
hundred and forty-one, there were surveyed unto George Stuyts al«
Stites, of the County of Lancaster, Yeoman, Two Certain Tracts of Land
situated in Quitopahilla township in the said county hounded and de-
scribed as follows, viz : One of them beginning at a Marked Hickory
and from thence extending by varaut Land East Two hundred and fifty-
three Perches to a Post thence by John Tibbins's Land North Eight De-
grees East one hundred and twenty-four Perches and North five Degrees
East Ninety-one Perches to a marked Black Oak thence by Hans Leichts
Land South Seventy-nine degrees and an half West one hundred and
Eighty-two Perches to a marked Spanish Oak and West one hundred
and fifteen Perches to a marked Black Oak, thence by Vacant Laud
South Five Degrees East one hundred and Eighty-one Perches to the
place of Beginning, containing three hundred and thirteen acres and the
iix acres Per cent, for Roads and Highways, AND
134
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
the other of them Beginning at a marked Hickory a corner of his other
Laud and from thence extending by the Land of Ralph Whiteside South
one hundred Perches to a marked Hickory, thence by Land of Widow
Crieter and Vacant Land North Sixty-five Degrees East one hundred
and forty Perches to a marked Black Oak, thence by Vacant Land North
forty Parches to a Post, thence by the said George Stuyts other Land
West one hundred and twenty -seven Perches to the place of Beginning,
containing fifty-two acres and one hundred and twenty-six Perches and
the usual allowances aforesaid as in and by the several surveys of the
said two tracts remaining in our Surveyor Generals office, and from them
certified into the Secretaries office may appear. Now at the instance of
the request of the said George Stuyts that we would be pleased to grant
him a confirmation of the said two tracts.
"Know ye that in consideration of the sum of Fifty-six Pounds four-
teen shillings lawful money of Pennsylvania to our use paid by the said
George Stuyts his heirs and assigns by these presents. And of the yearly
Quit Rent hereinafter mentioned and reserved We have given granted
&c . . . to George Stuyts his heirs &c., To have and to hold the said Three
hundred and Sixty five acres and one hundred and twenty six Perches
of Land, &c . . . yielding and paying therefore yearly unto us, &c . . .
at upon the Fiftli day of March in every year One half Penny Sterling for
every acre of the same, or value thereof in Coin Current &c . . . and in
case of Non Payment thereof within ninety days next after the same
shall become due, then it may be lawful &c . . .
" Witness James Hamilton, Esqr, Ll Governor of the said Province who
by virtue of certain powers granted caused the great seal of said Prov-
ince to be affixed at Philadelphia the Twenty second day of May One
thousand seven hundred and Fifty three, the twenty sixth year of the
reign of King George the second."
" Entered in the office for recording of deeds for the city and county of
Philadelphia in Pat. Book A, vol. xvii., page 304, etc., the second day
of March, 1753."
George Steitz died in October, 1767, and in his will
leaves legacies to his brother Henry, to his stepsons
John and Frederick Tibbins, to his daughter Eleanor,
widow of'George Reynolds, and his grandchild, Catha-
rine Reynolds, most of his estate is bequeathed, — a
proviso to the bequest to his granddaughter is that
she is " to marry a man of a German descent or off-
spring." Catharine subsequently married Thomas
Clark, of Scotch-Irish descent.
The precise date of the laying out of the town is
not known, and we have vainly made research for the
original plot. The earliest map of the town is re-
produced and given in this connection. It was of
more recent years, and gives the consolidation of the
different additions to Lebarfon. The road to Lancas-
ter was laid out and opened in 1753. Market Street,
now Ninth, from the southern border line to Lehman
Street, is a portion of said road. At Lehman Street
it made a bend to the east, passing where now are the
gardens of citizens on the east of Ninth Street. Near
Guilford Street it made a turn to the west, and kept
on to the old distillery, where it then ended, but was
afterwards joined at that place by the Jonestown road.
In the land sales by the early proprietors ten per
cent, was allowed for roads. The house of George
Gloninger was a place of usual resort for the refugees
from the Indian depredations in 1756 to 1760. Robert
Proud, in his history of the Province between 1760
and 1773, says the town was laid out in 1759, and
that in 1772 it had above two hundred good dwelling-
houses, many of them large and well built of stone,
dug out of the ground where the houses stood, and
principally inhabited by Germans. Rev. John George
Lochman, in his writings, said, " Diese Stadt Lib-
anon its im Jahr 1756 von Georg Steitz, aus
worden, und liegt an dem Fluss Quitopahilla (ein In-
dianischer Name, der auf Deutsch Schlangenloch
heist)."
The immediate vicinity was settled long before the
laying out of the town in 1750, as before that time the
Moravians and Mennonites each had a meeting-house.
This settlement was in the vicinity where Hebron
now stands, and many of the first settlers were Pala-
tines. The Noacre and Spyker families were there
as early as 1723. Among the names of those in 1730,
Peter Kucher, Balthaser Orth, Heinrich Zander,
Michael Kapp, George Loesch, Adam Kettering, and
others — names still common in the county, and
whose descendants are among the most numerous
families in the county. The Indians did not actually
penetrate to Lebanon during the perilous years be-
tween 1750 and 1760, for that town was a place of
refuge for those driven from their frontier homes by
the savages. As many as sixty families took refuge
at one time in the house of John Light, and several
other dwellings were used as places of security. The
late Col. Adam Ritscher's father was one of the first
settlers, and paid ground-rent, as appears by receipts
extant as early as 1751. He cleared the lot west of
the one upon which his son Adam afterwards lived,
from the forest then standing. There were no mur-
ders in the immediate neighborhood of Lebanon, for
whose protection the frontier settlements acted as a
barrier against Indian incursions.
In 1772 the town had over two hundred houses.
In the Revolutionary war many of its citizens served
in the Continental army, and as late as 1840 four
pensioners of that struggle lived in the borough. A
large number of Hessian prisoners were confined here
in the Lutheran Church and the Moravian Church at
Hebron. The "American House" was built in 1771,
and the original inscription over the door reads, " God
bless this house and all that go in and out of it, — Cas-
par and Sarvina Schnaberly, 1771." The house of the
late Dr. George Ross on Cumberland Street was the
first three-story house erected in town.
During the war of the Revolution Lebanon was an
important place. It was the depot of supplies of
provisions, and the store-house for ammunition during
the occupancy of Philadelphia by the British. A
large number of gunsmiths were collected here at
work for the Continental army. Shoes especially were
manufactured, and large quantities of leather tanned.
The people were exceedingly patriotic, and there was
always a recruiting-officer stationed at Lebanon to
enlist soldiers to fill up the depleted companies in the
service.
It must not be inferred, however, that all was peace
and loyalty to the American cause at Lebanon. It is
true the war gave employment to many mechanics
for the making of muskets and accoutrements, but
now and then there were persons who, although not
at heart disaffected, caused considerable trouble. As
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in the recent civil war, enthusiasm carried to extremes
impugned the motives of many who were just as brave,
ju<t as devoted to the cause of independence, but their
zeal was not of that exuberant kind which frequently
overreaches itself, and so noisy, turbulent, excitable
persons misconstrued their motives, very frequently
maliciously.
A suspected person was generally requested to
hurrah for the Congress; if this was refused some
punishment was meted out to him. We have come
across the brief record of quite a number of suits
growing out of this, which were tried after the war
closed. None, however, were convicted, but they
plagued their participants. One case in which Col.
De Haas figured was where John Patton, of Lebanon,
brought a charge of illegal imprisonment against the
former. It seems that while Gen. De Haas was in
command at Lebanon, securing help for the American
army, he used Patton's dwelling for a store-house,
and naturally the owner and his wife became indig-
nant, and spoke their minds very freely. The general
finally arrested Patton, and put him in irons, " to save
him from the soldiers," said the former; but it is not
improbable that personal motives of revenge had quite
as much to do with it, for military officers as a general
thing have considerable vanity, and never submit to
having their authority disobeyed or their motives im-
pugned, much less to be insulted as Gen. De Haas
was. Patton called him " a bullock driver
general," and further " : those who made him
a general." That was too much for the old patriot,
and he very justly arrested the irate inhabitant of
Lebanon.
Many transactions of similar character occurred ;
and there was, when the Revolutionary war had sub-
sided, a return of that spirit of revenge or vindictive-
ness which kept the good people of Lebanon in a fer-
ment for years, until finally not only the courts but the
Legislature interfered and put a stop to these attempts
to harass and annoy the patriots who had helped to
achieve our independence.
The magazine referred to, which was established
here, was in an old building on Tenth Street, a short
distance west of Quitopahilla Creek, known as " Gib-
son's town, down to a few years ago. The magazine
was afterwards turned into a barracks, the ammu-
nition removed to Lancaster, taken there by twenty
wagons, which made from four to six trips each,
showing that the quantity was large.
Lebanon was erected into a borough by an act of
the Legislature passed March 28, 1799, but its people
never accepted its provisions, and the act remained a
dead letter until Feb. 20, 1821, wdien a new act was
passed, repealing the first one and creating anew the
borough of Lebanon with a charter of more ample
powers than the one of 1799. Its boundaries were
designated as follows : " Beginning at the southeast
corner of the old town plot; thence by the land of
Abraham Light and the several town lots north eight
degrees east two hundred and twenty-five perches to
a post; thence by land of John Light, south seventy-
nine degrees west one hundred and sixty-six perches
to a post; thence by lands of Peter Gloninger and
others, south one hundred and ninety-two perches to
a post; thence by lots of Jacob Goodhart and others,
east one hundred and thirty perches to the place of
beginning."
The year following its incorporation into a borough
Lebanon contained the following inhabitants:
TAXABLE INHABITANTS, LEBANON BOROUGH, 1822.
Arndt, Jacob.
Huber, Philip.
Achey, Jacob
Hnber, John.
Bruck, John.
Horueafeus, Jacob.
Boyer, Nicolas.
Hazealton, William.
Bucher, Conrad (estate).
Hartman, Joseph.
Breiteubach, John (estate).
Huber, Jacob.
Beach er, Jacob.
Heiuuer, Juhu.
Beasliore, Widow.
Hamilton, Robert.
Brooks, James.
Hess, John.
Barglite, Joseph.
Hess, George, Sr.
Blocher, Widow.
Hess, George, Jr.
Cooper, Charles.
Hiester, William, Sr.
Dehuff, Henry.
Ishler, George.
Dnbbs, Henry.
Jager, John (estate).
Dubbs, John.
Jansel, Martin.
Doebler, Abrara.
Jager, John.
Doebler, Henry.
Kopenhafer, Michael.
Embich, Jacob (estate).
Kelker, Henry.
Embich, Bernhard.
Krebs, Michael (estate).
Euibich, Frederick.
Koehly, John.
Eberly, Widow.
Keller, Daniel.
Eliuger, Philip.
Kelker, Anthony (estate).
Eicheberger, Godfried (estate).
Krause, David W.
Entres, John.
Karch, George.
Ely, Jacob.
Karch, Jacob.
Fisher, David. %
Koehler, Nathaniel.
Fisher, Philip (estate).
Krause, George.
Faber, George.
Lauser, John (estate).
Fawver, Michael, Sr.
Lauser, Jacob.
Franer, James.
Long, Harman.
Freaner, Benjamin.
Lineaweaver, Peter.
Fasnacht, Vidow.
Lochman, George.
Fasnacht, Conrad.
Light, Martin.
Fordny, David.
Loep, John.
Fisher, Philip.
Light, Samuel.
Folmer, John.
Light, Jacob.
Fisher, Michael.
Marck, Jacob.
George, John (estate).
Meily, Samuel (estate).
Graff, George.
Marck, Conrad.
Gephard, George (estate).
Miller, John.
Goodbard, Jacob.
Moore, William.
Greeuwalt, Leonard.
McColloch, Samuel.
Gloninger, Valentine.
Milliuger, John.
Greider, Widow.
Milliuger, Samuel (estate)
Gingrich, Snsau.
Milliuger, Jacob.
Geasainan, Henry.
Mickly, David.
Gilbert, Matthias.
McCool, Widow.
Gliever, Egnatius.
Marshal, James.
Greeuwalt, Matthias (estate).
Meily, Emanuel.
Greenawalt, Philip.
McConnel, John (estate).
Gloninger, Peter.
Motter, Jacob.
Gloninger, John.
Martin, John (saddler).
Gebhard, George, Jr.
Nagel, Frederick (estate).
Gephard, Conrad.
Nagel, Jacob.
Gibson, George.
Oves, George.
Glatz, Bernard.
Oswald, Jacob.
Gassert, Widow.
Ott, John.
Geibe, Christian.
Reinoehl, Christopher.
Gephard, John.
Reinoehl, George, Sr.
Gloninger, John, Jr.
Reinoehl, Conrad.
Greenwalt, Jacob.
Reinoehl, George, Jr.
Krause, David, estate.
Ressly, Elizabeth (estate).
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Rohland, John.
Kohner, David.
Ramler, Michael (estate).
Ridenaur, Dr. George.
Reinhart, Joseph.
Ritscher, Adam.
Rice, Adam.
Ressly, Rudolph.
Reinoehl, Jacob.
Stoever, Jacob.
Sloterbach, Michael.
Shaffner, Henry.
Steager, Peter.
Sprecher, Widow.
Shott, Ludwig (estate).
Shuger, Michael.
Sharp, Anthony.
Shomo, Joseph.
Shank, George.
Stoentz, ThoniaB.
Stoever, Frederick.
Sharer, John.
Shantz, Abram.
Strohe, Elizabeth.
Sbultze, Valentine.
Suavely, Christian.
Atkins, Samuel.
Atkins, William.
Alleman, Jacob.
Alleman, Martin.
BreBlin, Owen.
Barnett, Joseph.
Bock, Amos.
Blocher, Matthias.
Bowman, Henry (tanner).
Conery, Msitthew.
Chriest, David.
Derkeu, John.
Dougherty, George.
Deale, Jacob.
Dreher, Joseph.
Doebler, Rudolph.
Ditler, Christian.
Ely, Samuel.
Embich, Samuel.
Embich. Philip.
Embich, Ahram.
Eigenrath, Peter.
Fisher, Jacob (tailor).
Frantz, Daniel.
Fagle, Samuel.
Fichthorne, Michael.
Focht, Daniel.
Fasnacht, Frederick.
Fevnsler, John.
Foulk, William.
Felix, Samuel.
Fawver, Peter.
Gleim, Charles.
Gliezer, Jobu.
Gerhard, George.
Good, Felix.
Huuer, Jacob.
Hile, Henry.
Houser, Philip.
Hare, Joseph.
Huber, Joliu (tobacconist).
Hubly, William.
Houck, George.
Hening, Daniel.
Hauser, Peter.
Hoffman, David.
Hening, John.
Hornafius, John.
Hover, Isaac.
Shertzer, John.
Shindel, Peter.
Shulze, John A.
Sanderson, Thomas.
Sowers, John.
Stoever, Adam.
Thomas, Eberhard (estate).
Tice, Vidow.
Trotter, Mary.
Tice, Heury.
Uhler, John.
Uhler, Christopher (estate).
Uhler, Michael.
Uhler, Israel.
Weidman, John.
Wintz, Peter.
Waters, Thomas.
Windling, Peter (estate).
Wright, Ebenezer.
Waters, John.
Wisenberger, Marc.
Wagner, Henry.
Wolfi'i\sberger, John.
Wirth, John.
Zimmerman, John.
Zimmerman, Barbara.
Hoffman, Conrad.
Jones, Thomas.
Krause, Samuel.
Kelker, Rudolph.
Keen, Charles.
Klifton, John.
Lasig, John.
Louser, John.
Light, Martin.
McCrosker, .
McClear, Arthur.
Mish, John B.
Michaele, George A.
McCoffe, John.
Meyer, Henry.
Meredith, John.
Mark, John.
Miller, George.
Miller, Christian.
Moretz, Rockold.
Meily, Samuel.
Oswald, Daniel.
Peffer, George.
Peiffer, Henry.
Palm, George.
Queen, William.
Reinoehl, Tobias.
Rohner, Samuel.
Rohner, John.
Ruhlund, Abram.
Rohland, Philip.
Radabach, John.
Rawatt, John.
Reily, Philip.
Reinhard, Samuel.
Reeser, George (butcher).
Smith, George.
Stouch, Jacob.
Smith, Jacob (clerk).
Stoy, Philip.
Sander, William.
Shitzly, John (baker).
Shaffer, Adam.
Swartz, Jacob.
Smith, Henry.
Shindel, Jacob.
Sherer, William.
Stoever, Philip.
Sheaffer, George.
Thomas, Jacob.
Trumb, George.
Weiser, Benjamin.
Weidman, Jacob B.
Wantz, William.
Walter, Jonathan.
Walter, Jacob.
Boyer, Henry.
Carmyer, Charles.
Dubs, Michael.
Embich, Daniel.
Embich, Israel.
Ellinger, Peter.
Fortny, John.
Fieber, J. Adams.
Greenwalt, Matthias
Gingrich, Ludwig.
Gibson, Joseph.
Greenwalt, John.
George, John.
Hiester, John.
Hiester, William.
Hiester, Daniel.
Hamilton, William.
Krause, John.
Kelker, John.
Kline, George W.
Krause, Josiali.
Only thirteen poor cbildr
widows.
Warner, Thomas.
Wilhelm, Jacob.
Young, Adam (butcher).
Young, John.
Zerffss, Frederick.
Zwisly, Pius.
Krause, David.
Kiernan,John.
Ludy, John.
Light, Thomas.
McMulleu, Samuel.
Miller, Frantz.
Meily, George.
Mohr, John.
Moyer, Peter.
Nagle, Frederick.
Queen, James.
Ritsber, Ferdinand.
Sharrar, William.
Shindel, Samuel.
Shank, John.
Uhler, Samuel.
Woodward, Heury.
Windling, Jacob.
Weiser, John.
Weiser, Daniel.
r Children.
and all tho
but four, children of
The first election was held on the first Monday in
May, 1821, by Leonard Greenawalt and Philip Huber,
commissioners, designated in the charter for that pur-
pose, at which the following officers were elected :
Chief Burgess, Jacob Goodhart ; Assistant Burgess,
Jacob Arndt ; Councilmen : John Nagel, Conrad Fas-
nacht, Jacob Light, Adam Ritscher, Leonard Green-
walt, John Uhler ; High Constable, Rudolph Kelker.
An act of Feb. 9, 1853, extended the limits of the
borough so as to embrace and include the town of
East Lebanon, then lately laid out on the eastern side
of the borough, and to contain the following area:
" Beginning at a stone, being the northeast corner of
said borough, thence through the outlots in a course
parallel with Cumberlaud Street in the said borough
to the line of land of Casper Light, and said town of
EastLebauon; thence along said line and the lands
of the heirs of John Light, deceased, and Solomon
McCaully, to the southeast corner of said town of
East Lebanon ; thence along the line of Dr. Schenck,
John Shindel, and the said town, until it intersects
the said borough."
By act of May 6, 1854, the borough was divided
into two wards, east and west, Doe Alley being the
dividing line.
By act of May 12, 1857, the borough limits were
again extended so as to make its boundaries as fol-
lows: "Beginning at a stone, the present northeast
corner of the borough ; thence through land of Cas-
per Light north eighty-five east 84^ perches to mid-
dle of public road leading past steam-house ; thence
along the same south four west 18S perches to a stone
in middle of Shealierstown road ; thence along same
LEBANON BOROUGH.
137
north eighty-two and one-half west 132 perches to
the long lane ; thence along the middle of said lane
south one-half east 69 perches to a stone ; thence
through outlots south eighty-five west 312^j perches
on a stone on Kreider's land ; thence through Krei-
der's and other lands north, two and one quarter
west, 12Sj perches to Furnace road; thence along
said road north seven west 163A perches to the Forge
road ; thence along the same and by the line of the
borough of North Lebanon north eighty-five east 68
perches to a stone north seventy-four and three quar-
ters east 244 perches to a stone, and north eighty-five
east 102] perches to the place of beginning."
At the time of its incorporation its boundaries were
Seventh Street on the east, Lincoln Alley on the
south, Twelfth Street on the west, and Church Street
on the north.
In 1821 it contained three hundred dwellings, ten
taverns, a like number of stores, one grist-mill, one
clover-mill, a foundry, and many mechanic shops.
The original market-house stood on the south side of
Ninth Street, in which the olden fairs were held over
a century ago. The present one was built by Rein-
oehl & Bechtel, in 1833, for eight hundred and fifty
dollars.
In 1817 the Harrisburg and Reading Turnpike was
built, which runs through the centre of the borough,
and in 1827 the Union Canal, which passes just north
of it. The construction of the latter gave an impetus
to its growth and insured its prosperity. In 1858 the
Lebanon Valley Railroad was built, which runs
through the borough. Its business at first was small,
and only required one train a day, but increased
rapidly in both freight and passengers.
By the act of April 4, 1868, the borough of North
Lebanon was annexed.
The officers of the borough from its incorporation
to the present time have been :
Chief Bur (jesses
1821.
Jacob Goodhart.
1823.
Peter Shindel.
1826.
Frederick Stoever.
1827.
Christian Snavely.
1831.
Jacob Arndt.
1832.
William Moore.
1834.
Leonard Greenawalt.
1835.
John B. Mish.
1838.
Christian Snavely.
1840.
David Greenawalt.
1841.
Christian Snavely.
1842.
Henry Bowman.
1844.
Adam Rise.
1846.
Emanuel Meily.
1847.
Jacob Reinoehl.
1848.
Henry Dehuft'.
1849.
John Sowers.
1850
Henry Derr.
1851.
Samuel Greenawalt.
1853.
Jeremiah Boas.
1854.
George Derr.
1855.
Simeon Guilford.
1856.
William Shirk.
1857.
Jacob Weidle.
1859.
David M. Karmany.
1861.
William Shirk.
1862.
David M. Karmany.
1864.
A. Grittinger.
1866.
Simon J. Stine.
1868.
John H. Bressler.
1869.
Adolphus Reinoehl.
H. D. Carmany.
1870.
P. L. Weimer.
1872.
Adolphus Reinoehl.
1874.
Jacob Readel.
1876.
Samuel S. Ramsey.
1878.
Andrew Reinoehl.
1880.
John Meily.
1882.
Andrew J. Meredith.
Town Clerks
1821.
J. P. Huber.
1830.
John Shindel.
1833.
John Phreaner.
1835.
Adam Grittinger.
1838.
George Lineaweaver.
1840.
Henry Schneck.
1846.
Levi Uhler.
1849.
George Snavely.
1851.
Philip Moyer.
1852.
Cyrus P. Snavely.
1853.
A. H. Embich.
1854.
William G. Ward.
1856
Charles Brotherline.
1857
Joseph Gleim.
1859.
D. E. Miller.
1861
F. H. Ebur.
1862
L. L. Greenawalt.
1863
D. E. Miller.
1869
J. W. Harbeson.
1870
John H. Krum.
1872
George H. Uhler.
1874
D. W. Miller.
1876
John H. Reigert.
1880
John Rodearmel.
1882
H. P. Moyer.
North Lebanon was incorporated into a borough in
1855, and then included the land lying between the
old borough and Union Canal, together with a con-
siderable tract contiguous to this and just north of
the canal. Four years afterwards it was reduced in
size by making the canal its northern limit, the up-
per part reverting back to North Lebanon township.
The two boroughs grew side by side in rivalry, but
the construction of the Lebanon Valley Railroad,
which passed through the old borough, and was com-
pleted in 1858, soon sent it far ahead in progress.
Manufacturing establishments were put up, and new
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
dwellings extended the town on every side. In 1868
the two boroughs were consolidated. The act of con-
solidation created six wards, the east ward of the old
borough being divided into the First and Fourth,
the west ward into the Second and Third, while
North Lebanon borough was separated into the
Fifth and Sixth. The First Ward includes all lying
south and east of Walnut Alley and Doe Alley ; the
Second, all lying south and west of Cumberland
Street and Doe Alley ; the Third, all lying west of
Doe Alley, between Cumberland Street and railroad;
the Fourth, all lying east of Doe Alley, between
Walnut Alley and railroad ; the Fifth, all lying east
of North Ninth Street, between railroad and the
canal ; and the Sixth, all lying west of North Ninth
Street, between railroad and the canal.
From its incorporation as a borough, in 1855, up to
the period of its consolidation with Lebanon, in 1868,
the following were the officers of North Lebanon :
1855.
1856.
1857.
1858.
1859.
1860.
1861.
1866.
1867.
Chief Bur
George Hoffman.
C. H. Borgner.
Levi Schools.
Franklin Walter.
Adolphus Reinoehl.
Cyrus Mutch.
William Eckenroth.
John H. Miller.
Adolphus Beinoehl.
Town Clerks.
1855. Charles H. Meily.
1856. A. D. Dutter.
1857. C. H. Meily.
1858. Gideon Light.
1859. J. K. Funk.
1860. Charles Forster.
1861. John Rodearmel.
A. S. Light.
1867. Brooke B. Forster.
In 1857 the borough of Lebanon was graded, and
soon after gas was introduced into the town. A board
of health of one citizen from each ward was estab-
lished by act of Feb. 20, 1873. By the act of March
14, 1871, it was provided that the chief burgess, who
had been elected annually heretofore, should there-
after be elected for two years, aud by the act of 1868,
making six wards, provision was made for twelve in-
stead of six councilmen as obtained before, — two from
each ward, of whom one is elected every alternate
year. The ordinance of Sept. 10, 1831 (still in force),
prevented the running at large of swine in the bor-
ough, and that of March 20, 1837, prohibited the
ascension of balloons with fire attached. That of
June 17, 1848, prohibits the making of bonfires or
discharging or firing crackers or fireworks in the
streets or alleys.
Lebanon is regularly laid out. Those streets
which run north and south take their names from
their numerical order, beginning with First and end-
ing with Sixteenth. Cumberland Street, running east
and west through the 'centre of the town, intersects
these at right angles, dividing them into North and
South First, North and South Second, etc. South of
Cumberland and parallel with it are Chestnut, Walnut,
Elizabeth, Oak, Elm, and Locust Streets; north of
Cumberland are Willow, Scull, Church, Lehman,
Mifflin, aud Guilford. According to this plan are the
buildings numbered. The population has been as
follows:
1830
1826
1860
5438
1840
1860
1870
6727
1850
2178
1880
8787
and in 1883 is over ten thousand.
Postmasters. — When Lebanon was made the
county-seat, on the organization of Lebanon County
in 1813, Jacob Karch was postmaster. He or some
members of his family held the office until Joseph
Gleim was appointed. The latter was succeeded by
Lucy Ruthrauff, whose successor was Mrs. Thomas
Bibighaus, who held until 1861.
Under President Lincoln's administration John E.
George was appointed, and held it until succeeded by
John George. The latter dying in 1876, the present
incumbent, C. W. Carmany, was then appointed.
The office has been for many years on the corner of
Eighth and Cumberland Streets.
Distinguished Visitors at Lebanon. — In the
year 1792, President George Washington, David Rit-
tenhouse, the eminent scientist, Dr. William Smith,
and Robert Morris, the great financier of the Revo-
lution, passed through Lebanon during the survey
being made for the Union Canal. Their journey was
made in the interests of the great internal improve-
ments then being started, of which this canal was
one.
During President Jackson's administration, David
Crockett, then the eccentric Tennessee Congressman,
delivered a lecture in Lebanon.
In 1859, Hon. William H. Seward, United States
.senator of New York, accompanied by Lord Napier,
the British minister, and Count Sartiges, the French
minister, passed a night in Lebanon, the guests of the
Coleman family, whose vast iron furnaces and Corn-
wall ore-hills they minutely inspected.
Of recent years the fame of the Cornwall ore-banks
and the iron-furnaces there have been the cause of
numerous visits from distinguished men of both con-
tinents, aud what was formerly considered a red-
letter day in the history of Lebanon now is barely
noted.
SALEM EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH.
About the years 1733-35 the first efforts were made
to gather together the scattered Germans who had
settled around where the town of Lebanon now
stands into a congregation. The Rev. John Casper
Stoever, a young man of commendable zeal, who had
LEBANON BOROUGH.
139
a few years previous begun his labors in the neigh-
borhood of what is now New Holland, Lancaster Co.,
labored with great energy in organizing numerous
congregations north of the South Mountain. Be-
sides the " Hill Church," in North Annville township,
where his remains lie buried, was this congregation,
now known as Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church.
The town of Lebanon not yet being laid out, the con-
gregation worshiped about two and a half miles
southeast of Lebanon, where a house of worship was
afterwards built and owned jointly by the Lutherans
and Reformed, called "Die Kruppe Kirche." This
edifice was occupied by the congregation until about
1768, when it was said to be in a dilapidated condi-
tion. There is a chalice and flagon for the adminis-
tration of the sacrament of the altar yet in existence,
the chalice being inscribed "A. W., 1757," and the
flagon "J. E., 1760."
Some of the baptisms recorded in the early history
of the Lutheran Church at Lebanon are :
Elizabeth, daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Bechtel, born Nov. 7,
1733, baptized April 28, 1734. Sponsors, John Martin and Sabina Meily.
Anna Sabina, daughter of Martin and Sabina Meily, born Sept. 2,1733,
baptized Sept. 17, 1733. Sponsors, John and Regina Bindnagle.
John Martin, son of Ottnier Snavely, born Dec. 9,1733, baptized April
28,1734. Sponsors, John Manin Kirstetter and wife.
John Jacob, son of John Jacob and Margaretta Beyer, born April S,
1734, baptized April 21, 1734.
Elizabeth, daughter of John Adam Heylman, born May 12, 1734, bap-
tized July 21, 1734.
John, sou of John George and Anna Klein, born Dec. 4,1735; baptized
April IS, 1736.
John Martin, son of John Martin Meyly, born Sept. 7, 1736, baptized
Oct. 3, 1736.
The earliest marriages in the Lutheran Church in
connection with the Lebanon charge were :
Feb. 25, 1731. By Rev. John Caspar Stoever. Francis Reynolds to.
Catharine Steitz.
Dec. 18, 1734. Christopher Meyer to Anna Susanna Koppenheffer.
Oct. 6, 1735. John Peter Kneher to Anna Barbara Koppenheffer.
May 3, 1737. Anastatius Uhler to Dorothea Jerg.
Feb. 6, 1738. John Welsh to Elizabeth Whiteside.
Dec. 12, 173S. George Reynolds to Eleanor Steitz.
Jan. 29, 1739. Peter Heylman to Salome Frey.
On the 13th of March, 1765, a lot of ground for
church purposes was deeded by the Rev. " John
Casper Stoever, clerk, and Mary Catharine, his wife,
Christopher Weyman and Eva Maria, his wife, Philip
Greenawalt and Margaretta, his wife, Casper Snebele
and Sabina, his wife, Christian Gish and Sophia, his
wife, George Hock and Sophia, his wife, and Ulrich
Snebele and Eva, his wife, to Jacob Bickel, Daniel
Stroh, Philip Fernsler. and Michael Reiter" for the
use of the Lutheran Congregation, " the yearly rent
of one red rose in June iu every year forever here-
after if the same shall be lawfully demanded" . . .
by the grantors, their heirs, and assigns at the said_
town of Lebanon. A school-house was built the
same year, which was also used for church purposes.
Three years after, the following petition, signed by
the minister and the trustees, to which is appended
the certificate of the justices of the peace for Leb-
anon township and the borough of Lancaster, show
the efforts made towards the building of a house of
worship :
" To all respective!// well disponed protesbmt Lovers of Dieiiie. M ■
Christum Religion, Greeting!
"Whereas, a small Number of pi , ,1. -~( .1 Meiul>,-r* tu tin- pruti-tant
Lutheran Religion have settled themselves in a Town lately laid out
called Lebanon in the County of Lancaster and Province of Pennsyl-
vania, and for want of a more proper Room have hitherto held their
Divine and Religious Service with Great Inconvenience iu privat
Houses, which and other Inconveniences arising from ye Increase of
People, to prevent for the future.
" We have concluded under God's Protection to erect and build a decent
House set apart for religious Worship, but at the same Time must ;l< -
knowledge, that as almost all new Beginners besides, having lately
bought a Schoolhouse for ye better Education and Information of our
Youth we are not able ourselves to finish the same properly without
help and the Assistance of other charitable Christians. We humbly
beseech & desire therefore all good Christians would contribute some-
what to this our religious Building with a willing & cheerful Heart,
according to their abilities & Blessings received from above. For the
Receiving of which charitable Gifts we have impowered ye Bearers
hereof our trusty and well beloved Brethren Fred* Yensel & Christian
Fremdling, wishing & prays from ye Bottom of our Hearts, that the
Giver of all good & perfect Gifts would be pleased to reward all such
liberal Benefactors for their mild Contributions with innumerable
Blessings in Body and Soul henceforth and to all Eternities. Amen !
" Lebanon y« 2* Day of Sepp 1768.
"John Casper Stoever, minister testifieth the above writing to be
the Real Truth.
" Daniel Stroh
"Jacob Em el
" Michael Rieder
" Philip Fernsler
"Johan Ginrich
"Johan Jacob Stteb
'• Frederick Yensel
" George Dietrich:
"Christopher Wegman, Jr."
".Lancaster County, ss :
" We the subscribers testily the foregoing Writing to be true. Witt-
nesseth our Hands this 7th day of September a.d. 1768.
" Emanuel Carpenter
" J. P. De Haas
" Peter Spycker
"Adam Simon Kuln
" William Hamilton
"James Bickham."
The church was probably erected the following
year. It was built of logs, which, after its demo-
lition, were used in the erection of a building which
is now the " Oswego House," on Cumberland Street,
owned by William G. Lausch. An interesting relic
of the old log church is a solid iron rooster which
graced the steeple, now iu possession of G. H. Rein-
oehl, of Lebanon.
The corner-stone of the present edifice was laid June
8, 1796. In it was deposited a brass plate with the
inscription: "This corner-stone was most solemnly
laid this 8th day of June, a.d. 1796, by the reverend
gentlemen, Emanuel Shulze, William Kurtz, and
George Lochman, and on it there shall be by the
grace of God, erected a German Evangelical Lutheran
Church, called Salem Church." The following were
the members of the vestry or church council at that
time: Trustees, Michael Reider, Philip Fernsler,
Jacob Stieb, Samuel Meily ; Elders, Conrad Reinoehl,
John Shuee; Deacons, Peter Shindel, Frederick Era-
bich, George Shott ; Treasurer, Christopher Uhler.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
The building committee were Christopher Uhler,
Philip Fernsler, Conrad Hoffman, and Peter Miller.
The church was dedicated and consecrated June 3,
1798. The first regularly commenced and well pre-
served register in possession of the congregation was
begun by Rev. Frederick Aug. Cons. Muhlenberg,
bearing date May 1, 1773.
The regular pastors who have served the congrega-
tion since its location in the town of Lebanon have
been:
1773-75. Rev. Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg.
1775-94. Rev. William Kurtz.
Aug. 1, 1794-1815. Rev. George Lochman preached
his introductory sermon August 3d.
1815-36. Rev. William G. Ernst, D.D., who com-
menced Nov. 13, 1815. Preached his first sermon
November 12th.
1836-44. Rev. Jonathan Ruthrauff. During this
pastorate difficulties arose in the congregation, owing
to the pastor's departing from the ancient customs of
the church, and his entertaining views on conversion
foreign to the doctrines of the gospel as understood
by the Lutheran faith, in consequence of which he
attempted to introduce new measures. These diffi-
culties culminated in the organization of Zion's
Lutheran Church by the Ruthrauff party.
1844-49. Rev. William G. Ernst, D.D. In 1848
under Dr. Ernst's auspices, the church was remodeled,
and a basement for Sunday-school and lecture purposes
put in, and a vestibule was also added. The same
year the congregation was chartered. Dr. Ernst
continued pastor until his death in 1849.
Nov. 25, 1849-53. Rev. G. F. Krotel, D.D., who in
May, 1853, removed to Lancaster City to become
pastor of Trinity Church.
July 25, 1853, to 1854. Rev. John N. Hoffman,
preaching his introductory sermon July 31, 1853.
1854-64. Rev. H. S. Miller.
1864, June-November, 1876. Rev. B. W. Schmauck.
During his pastorate the elegant new parsonage was
built, one of the finest and most commodious in the
county. In 1866 the church was again remodeled, the
galleries being lowered, etc., and the pulpit recess
embellished with a beautiful painting of the resurrec-
tion. Mr. Schmauck accepted a call to Allentown,
the present scene of his labors.
Jan. 25, 1877, Rev. George H. Trabert took
charge of the congregation and was installed the
following Sunday, Revs. B. W. Schmauck, of Al-
lentown, and J. W. Hassler, of New Holland, offi-
ciating. In 1879 the Young People's Society, which
had been organized two years previous, presented to
the congregation a handsome communion service,
bearing the inscription : " Presented to Salem' Evan-
gelical Lutheran Congregation by the Young People's
Society. June, 1879." The Sunday-school, in Decem-
ber, 1881, numbered, including officers and teachers,
about seven hundred, and is divided into three de-
partments,— senior, intermediate, and infant. Rev.
Trabert resigned March 1, 1883, and the Rev. B. W.
Schmauck and his son Rev. Theodore E. Schmauck
were called to the pastorate, and installed on July 1,
1883.
The first parsonage was secured in 1800. A num-
ber of interesting relics of " ye olden time" are in
the possession of the congregation. One is a covering
of the finest linen for the communion vessels at the
celebration of the Lord's Supper, which has been in
use since 1773, which date it bears, worked in one
corner. It is ornamented with miniature crowns
and stars worked in yellow silk floss, and is in an ex-
cellent state of preservation, being still used at every
communion. A communion service of antique pat-
tern, comprising two flagons, two plates, and a chalice,
which are still sometimes used on special occasions,
is also sacredly preserved. It bears the inscription :
"HENRICH
ANDONI US
D OE WLE R
1769."
On the old bell hanging in the town is this inscrip-
tion:
FOR THE LUTHERAN CONGREGATION IN LEBANON TOWN
LANCASTER COUNTY IN THE PROVINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON, FECIT 1770.
There are two cemeteries connected with the Salem
Lutheran Church. The one is on the church lot
proper, and was set apart for burial purposes about
1765. Many of the oldest tombstone inscriptions are
illegible. Some are herewith given :
Anderson, Polly, d. T., d. Sept. 29, 1825.
Bertelett, John, b. Jan. 2, 1776; d. Sept. 18, 1797.
Bicker, Jacob, b. Dec. 1, 1758; d. Feb. 23, 1842.
Bicker, Johan Jacob, b. Dec. 18, 1782; d. 1812.
Bicker, Maria Cath., wf. J., b. Sept. 25, 1747 ; d. Dec. 8, 1830.
Boght, Catharine, b. 1730: d. Sept. 8, 1801.
Bogbt, Johan Jacob, b. Aug. 22, 1725; d. July 18, 1802.
Brechbil], Maria Juliana, b. March 6, 1731 ; d. Jan. 10, 1813.
Breitenback, Johannes, b. Jan. 16, 1767 ; d. Oct. 26, 1818.
Clark, Catharine, wf. T., b. Sept. 29, 1756 ; d. Juue 30, 1817.
Clark, Thomas, b. Dec. 7, 1746 ; d. Sept. 29, 1804.
Doebler, Cath. (Wenz).
Doebler, Henry, b. Aug. 29, 1781 ; d. June 27, 1832.
Embich, Barbara, b. Sept. 24, 1792; d. Feb. 2, 1823.
Embich, Jacob, b. Oct. 12, 1754; d. Oct. 19, 1819.
Embich, Maria Cath., wf. J., b. Oct. 11, 1754 ; d. April 22, 1836.
Endless, Peter, b. March 28, 1738 ; d. Jan. 8, 1823.
Ernst, Eliz., b. March 2, 1747 ; d. Jan. 5, 1826.
Ernst, Rev. William G., b. Oct. 30, 1786; d. Sept. 1, 1849.
Evans, Catharine, wf. N., b. 1786; d. Feb. 3, 1824.
Fischer, Eliz., b. March 5, 1777 ; d. Dec. 31, 1804.
Fischer, Peter, b. March 6, 1761 ; d. Sept. 16, 1814.
Fischer, Sarah, wf. P., b. Dec. 21, 1765; d. April 22, 1838.
Germader, Johan Fred, b. March 18, 1790 ; d. July 20, 1794.
Gilbert, Maria G, b. April 3, 1753 ; d. April 3, 1822.
Glosbrenner, Anastaius, b. May 8, 1752; d. Dec. 23, 1829.
Glosbrenner, Eliz., b. Dec. 23, 1756; d. May 2, 1835.
Harman, George, b. March 16, 1754; d. Sept. 28, 1803.
Hoffman, Anna, b. Sept. 11, 1781 ; d. Nov. 12,1851.
Hoffman, Conrad, b. July 29, 1754 ; d. Feb. 29, 1815.
Kamber, John Michael, b. Dec. 4, 1750 ; d. 1814.
Lauser, Johannes, b. Jan. 18, 1762 ; d. June 9, 1813.
Lochman, Carl.b. 1801 ; d. May, 1S06.
Lochman, George Hoffman, b. 1800; d. Nov. 5, 1806.
Lochman, Susanna, b. 1S02 ; d. 1805.
Miller, Maria Magdalena, b. March 15, 1755; d. July 10, 1826.
LEBANON BOROUGH.
141
Photman, Johan Fred., b. March 13, 1733 ; d. Dec. 24, 1799.
Keinoehl, Conrad, b. May 1, 1756; d. Dec. 22, 1832.
Beinoehl, Tobias, b. Oct. 25, 1792 ; d. May 25, 1816.
Reynolds, Eleanor, b. Oct. 3, 1738 ; d. June 28, 1798.
Schantz, Heinrich, b. June 10, 1743 ; d. Aug. 10, 1818.
Schantz, Maria, wf. B., b. March 8, 1745 ; d. Sept. 21, 1817.
Schmidt, Eliz., b. Jan. 24, 1746 ; d. July 3, 1820.
Schmidt, Jacob, b. Dec. 22, 1781 ; d. Nov. 30, 1820.
Shindel. Anna Maria, wf. P., b. Sept. 3, 1768 ; d. Oct. 28, 1817.
Shindel, Peter, b. Feb. 8, 1732; d. May 29, 1784.
Sire, Conrad, b. March 15, 1754 ; d. Nov. 29, 1820.
Six, Eliz., wf. J., b. Feb. 3, 1758 ; d. June 24, 1825.
Six, Jacob, b. July 25, 1741 ; d. Aug. 23, 1820.
Stoever, Cath. (0hler), b. Oct. 13, 1798; d. March 8, 1819.
Stroll, Maria Anna, b. 1744 ; d. May 9, 1805.
Trotter, Richard, b. Jan. 17, 1757 ; d. July 14, 1822.
Trotter, Sarah, b. 1755 ; d. April 14, 1824.
Uhler, Anna Maria, b. March, 1751.; d. Feb. 5, 1818.
Uhler, Maria, b. May 3, 17S9 ; d. Jan. 8, 1812.
Uhler, Michael, b. April 23, 1746; d. July 26, 1812.
Waltz, Christina Eliz,, to/. C, b. Dec. 11, 1756 ; d. Feb. 24, 1S27.
Waltz, Christian, b. Mar. 1, 1755; d. Oct. 24, 1804.
Wendling, Peter, b. May 16, 1762 ; d.'May 2, 1821 .
. Werth, Ludwig, b. Jan. 15, 1738 ; d. Dec. 7, 1813.
Yensel, Eve Magdalena, b. March 17, 1787 ; d. March 15, 1867.
Tensel, John Martin, b. Nov. 11, 1746 ; d. Nov. 4, 1820.
The second cemetery is located on East Cumberland
Street, and was laid out about half a century ago.
Among those interred therein are the following :
ABchmen, Michael, b. 1787 ; d. Aug. 26, 1858.
Beckley, Anna Eva, wf. M., born May 11, 1787 ; d. July 28, 1847. .
Beckley, Michael, b. Aug. 13, 1875 ; d. Dec. 1, 1854.
Bower, George Wl,> b. Jan. 1, 1818 ; d. July 17, 1865.
Bricker, Anna M., wf. J., born March 9, 1793; d. April 18, 1853.
Bricker, Cath. (Brandt, wf. C.),b. June 14, 1799; d. Aug. 11, 1865.
Bricker, Christian, b. Nov. 27, 1795 ; d. June 12, 1865.
Bricker, Jacob, b. Sept. 15, 1784; d. April 1, 1857.
Cassidy, Hannah (Farnsler, wf. P.), b. Aug. 27, 1807 ; d. Jan. 13, 1860.
Cassidy, Patrick,2 b. May 4, 1811 ; d. Dec. 27, 1864.
Eberly, John, b. 1789; d. Dec. 12, 1S62.
Fighthorn, Michael, b. Jan. 4, 1788 ; d. Sept. 14, 1863.
Fighthorn, Sarah, wf. M., b. Dec. 27, 1797 ; d. Feb. 4, 1859.
Fulmer, Mary C, b. Jan. 4, 1781 ; d. July 5, 1865.
Gerhart, George, b. March 13, 1795 ; d. March 23, 1878.
Gilbert, Anna M., wf. M., b. June 15, 1777; d. Nov. 28, 1859.
Gilbert, Eliz., wf. J. G., b. Dec. 7, 1796 ; d. Sept. 10, 1S76.
Gilbert, John George, b. Nov. 16, 1793; d. Aug. 20, 1S63.
Gilbert, Matthias, b. Sept. 10, 1776 ; d. Dec. 28, 1858.
Hallman, David, b. Feb. 2, 1817; d. Oct. 18, 1866.
Hallman, Susanna, wf. D., b. Dec. 10, 1807 ; d. Oct. 21, 1866.
Henry, John D., b. April 17, 1800; d. Jan. 4, 1864.
Hess, Christian, b. June 7, 1795 ; d. March 18, 1870.
Hoffman, Anna Mary, wf. M., b. June 28, 1788 ; d. Sept. 30, 1867.
Hoffman, Michael, b. Oct. 4, 1786 ; d. March 20, 1865.
Huber, Philip, b. Jan. 21, 17S9 ; d. April 5, 1864.
Krause, Liddy, wf. S., b. May 1, 1796 ; d. Aug. 11, 1873.
Krause, Samuel, b. Jan. 14, 1797 ; d. March 17, 1S64.
Kuntz, Anna E., wf. M., b. Sept. 7, 1785; d. Oct. 1, 1858.
Kuntz, Michael, b. April 28, 1780; d. July 3, 1851.
Lamar, Cath. (Carmany), wf. J., b. Sept. 28, 1797 ; d. Feb. 4, 1866.
Lausb, Eliz., wf. J.,b. Nov. 1, 1795; d. Dec. 8,1868.
Lausch, John, b. June 22, 1799; d. March 16, 1855.
Lingle, Adam, b. Nov. 9, 1819; d. May 26, 1870.
Lineaweaver, Paul, b. Nov. 12, 1794 ; d. April 10,1858.
McAfee, Susanna, wf. J., b. May 2, 1787 ; d. April 14, 1864.
Neff, Ellen (Kaho), wf J., b. July 14, 1786 ; d. June 3, 1854.
Phreaner, Barbara, wf B., b. Jan. 1875; d. Feb. 3, 1854.
Phreaner, Dr. Benj», b. May 8, 1874; d. April 1, 1855.
Phreaner, Dr. Samuel, b. Oct. 25, 1816; d. Feb. 13, 1841.
Eeichman, Heinrich, b. 1797 ; d-. Sept. 1S54.
1 Son of Jacob and Lydia Bower, of Company E, Fiftieth Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers; died in service at Washington, D. C.
2 Of Company E, Seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves.
Resle, Susanna, b. March 3,1783; d. Aug. 4, 1862.
Bitter, George, b. May 11 , 1781 ; d. May 29, 1862.
Ritter, Mary E ., wf. G., b. Oct. 7, 1779 ; d. May 29, 1863.
Schott, John, b. July 30, 1807 ; d. Feb. 17, 1870.
Schroder, Eliz., wf.J.,b. June 14, 1796; d. Dec. 4, 1858.
Schroff, Rosina (Schmidt), wf. .S'., b. Aug. 21, 1815 ; d. April 25, 1853.
Searfoss, Fred., b. Sept. 17, 1790 ; d. Oct. 25, 1866.
Searfoss, Marg., wf. F., b. Oct. 17, 1795 ; d. Oct. 22, 1859.
Shive, Catharine, wf. D., b. July 1, 1797 ; d. Jan. 18, 1858.
Six, Catharine, b. Jan. 13, 1788; d. May 29, 1862.
Smith, Mary Terresia, wf. J., b. March 25, 1810 ; d. Sept. 7, 1853.
Stover, Eliz., b. Jan. 8, 1794 ; d. July 31, 1865.
Trump, Joseph, b. Jan. 17, 1814 ; d. April 16, 1854.
Weiss, T. Frederick, b. June 22, 1799 ; d. March 16, 1855.
Tingst, John, ». Jij, b. Nov. 17, 1804 ; d. Sept. 23, 1867.
ZION'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
This church was organized in December, 1842, by
members of the Salem Lutheran Church. Services
were held at various places until the first church was
built, in 1843 and 1844, on the corner of Ninth Street
and Spring Alley. The first officers were: Deacons,
Orth Light, Henry Rohland, John Fees, John Schna-
bly, Michael Lauser, Henry B. Oves ; Elders, John
Artz, George Faber, Jacob Moore, George Derr, Wil-
liam Ritscher ; Building Committee, Jacob B. Weid-
man (President), George W. Kline (Secretary), Peter
Shott, John George, Jacob Roedel, Jacob Stoever,
Leonard Zimmerman, Joseph Zimmerman, Henry
Derr, John Weidman. The pastors have been :
1842. Rev. Jonathan Ruthrauff (until then pastor
of Salem Lutheran Church, from Dec. 25, 1836).
1850. Rev. Augustus H. Wedekiud, D.D.
1863. Rev. L. A. Gotwald, D.D.
1865. Rev. Daniel Schindler.
1867. Rev. M. Rhodes, D.D.
1872. Rev. J. F. Reinmund, D.D., who died April
26, 1880.
1880. Rev. William H. Dunbar, the present in-
cumbent. He was born in Northampton County,
graduated at Gettysburg College and Theological
Seminary, and before called here was pastor of St.
Peter's Church of Easton.
The second church edifice was finished in 1875,
the last service and communion being held in the
first church Sept. 21, 1873, and the second one dedi-
cated June 13, 1875. During this interregnum, ser-
vices were held in the court-house. During Dr.
Reinmund's pastorate the German services were
abandoned, and now only in the English language
are they held. The church is in connection with the
General Synod. The church edifice is an imposing
structure, elegantly finished on the interior, and beau-
tifully arranged in all its parts.
THE FIRST REFORMED CHURCH.
It is connected with the Eastern Synod of the
Reformed Church of the United States. It has one
of the oldest church edifices in Lebanon, and its
worshiping congregation is probably the largest in
the county. It was organized about 1750, and has
been ministered to by the following pastors, Rev.
Conrad Templeman and Rev. William Stov, M.D.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
during the interval until 1768, when Rev. John Con-
rad Bucher was elected, who served from Nov. 24,
1768, to July 7, 1780, and died while solemnizing a
marriage ceremony at Annville (then Millerstown).
On Nov. 16, 1780, Eev. John William Runkle was
chosen, and served some years, and from the time of
his departure until Dec. 7, 1786, the congregation was
served by missionary pastors from the Tulpehocken
and other charges, when Rev. Ludwig Lupp was
called, who remained until June 10, 1798. Rev.
William Hiester was chosen Sept. 22, 1799, and con-
tinued until Nov. 22, 1827. On June 5, 1828, Rev.
Henry Kroh took charge, and labored until Dec. 29,
1833. Rev. Henry Wagner came June 7, 1835, and
remained until April 1, 1851. The present pastor,
Rev. F. W. Kremer, D.D., commenced his pastorate
in April, 1851. A large and flourishing Sunday-
school of four hundred is maintained, and the influ-
ence and importance of this congregation is readily
acknowledged in the community, and especially in
the church of its denomination throughout the
country.
ST. JOHN'S REFORMED CHURCH.
This church is an offshoot of the First Reformed
Church. Application having been made in regular
form to the Lebanon Classis, its organization was
granted by a unanimous vote. It was subsequently
perfected, a charter granted, and the present site pur-
chased. The corner-stone was laid May 21, 1859.
The edifice was erected and completed by Oct. 18,
1860, at which time it was solemnly dedicated to the
worship of the Triune God, — Father, Sou, and Holy
Ghost. Rev. Henry Harbaugh, D.D., delivered the
first sermon, and Rev. F. W. Kremer, D.D., per-
formed the act of consecration. Rev. Henry Har-
baugh, D.D., was installed pastor Oct. 18, 1860. He
resigned Jan. 1, 1864, to accept the position of Pro-
fessor of Theology in the Seminary at Mercersburg.
He died Dec. 28, 1868. Rev. T. S. Johnston, D.D.,
was duly elected and installed pastor by the Lebanon
Classis March 10, 1864, and has been its jpastor to
this date. The church edifice is in the Byzantine
style, built of dressed sandstone, which was presented
by Robert W. Coleman. It is sixty by ninety feet in
size, and the audience-chamber, fifty-one by sixty-
seven and a half. The interior is chastely finished
and furnished. The whole is surrounded by a grace-
ful spire, one hundred and eighty feet in height,
which is crowned with a large Roman cross. The
congregation has steadily increased from its organi-
zation in numbers, benevolence, and piety.
The first cemetery laid out by the Reformed
Church was in 1750, and is in the rear of the church
edifice on Tenth Street. Among those interred
therein are the following :
Banman, Cath., b. March 1, 1705; d. June 20, 1838.
Baunian, George, b. Sept. 11, 1758 ; d. 1820.
Brech, Nicholas, b. June 1, 1733; d. May 7, 1817.
Chew, William Hiester, b. Nov. 17, 1770; d. Feb. 8, 1828.
Dinges, Cath., b. Dec. 4, 1782 ; d. 1815.
Dinges, Maria, b. Oct. 1745 ; d. Jan. 19, 1S14.
Dubbs, Anna Barbara (Doebler), wf. H.
Dubbs, Heinrich, b. May 22, 1765; d. Jan. 6, 1823.
Dubbs, Johannes, b. Jan. 15, 1733 ; d. Jan. 23, 1818.
Eckert, Zum Andenken, wf. P., b. May 4, 1790 ; d. Aug. 26, 1825.
Elliott,' Samuel, b. 1791 ; d. Jan. 21, 1820.
Gerhart, Cath., b. Jan. 29, 1775 ; d. Oct. 16, 1817.
Gerhart, Conrad, b. Jan. 11, 1769 ; d. Aug. 22, 1823.
Gloninger, Anna Barbara, wf. P., b. March 12, 1731 ; d. Sept. 23, 1810.
Gloninger, Cath., wf. Jno., b. Oct. 31, 1767 ; d. June 17, 1848.
Gloninger, Hon. John, b. Sept. 19, 1858 ; d. Jan. 22, 1836.
Gloninger, Dr. John W., b. Sept. 23, 1798; d. March 10, 1874.
Gloninger, Mary Ann, wf. J. W., b. Nov. 27, 1797; d. Feb. 2, 1846.
Gloninger, Philip, b. Feb. 12, 1719; d. Dec. 11, 1796.
Gloninger, Rev. Philip, b. Feb. 17, 1785; d. Sept. 10, 1816.
Gloninger, Valentine, b. June 11, 1776 ; d. March 24, 1844.
Greenawalt, Cath.,2wf. J. P., b. March 17, 1760; d. June 5, 1850.
Greenawalt, Johann Philip, b. June 17, 1756; d. July 10, 1834.
Greenawalt, Matthias, b. Oct. 17, 1767; d. Nov. 2, 1808.
Grubb, Curtis, of Cornwall, b. 1731 ; d. Jan. 27, 1789.
Grubb, Curtis, Jr., b. 1773; d. Feb. 11, 1790.
Grubb, Hannah, wf. C, b.1737 ; d. Nov. 2, 1795.
Kelker, Anthony, b. Dec. 30, 1733; d. March 12, 1812.
Kelker, Eliza., wf Heinrich, b. March 1, 1761; d. May 24, 1820.
Kelker, Heinrick, b. Jan. 20, 1761 ; d. Oct. 11, 1823.
Kelker, Johann, b. Dec. 27, 1758 ; d. Jan. 6, 1783.
Kelker, Maria Magdalena, wf. A., b. Aug. 26, 1739 ; d. Dec. 30, 1818.
Kelker, Rudolph, b. Feb. 2, 1768; d. May 30, 1801.
Krebs, Mary, wf. M., b. September, 1753; d. July 10, 1822.
Krebe, Michael, b. Aug. 17, 1747; d. Nov. 2, 1803.
Laudermilch, Christian, wf. J., b. April 26, 1757 ; d. Aug. 11, 1818.
Laudermilch, John, b. March 2, 1745; d. Sept. 6, 1825.
Leib, Jacob, b. March 8, 1759 ; d. March 22, 1805.
Leib, Magdalena, wf. J., b. April 20, 1766 ; b. Oct. 14, 1831.
Lupp, Ludwig, b. July 28, 1708 ; d. Feb. 12, 1753.
McCound, John, b. August, 1761; d. Jan. 17, 1815.
Orth, Henry s. H. and Barb., b. Sept. 25, 1813 ; d. Aug. 21, 1821.
Peiffer, Jacob, h. May 16, 1745 ; d. June 12, 1824.
Reinhard, Zum Andenken, wf. B., b. Feb. 21, 1752; d. May, 1816.
Schaffer, Anna Christina, wf. H., b. Nov. 11, 1750 ; d. Nov. 7, 1816.
Schaffer, Heinrich, b. March 29, 1751; d. Jan. 30, 1836.
Schmidt, Jacob, b. Jan. 29, 1778; d. Jan. 17, 1S13.
Uhler, Magdalena, d. Jan. 30, 1813.
Zander, Johann George, b. Oct. 31, 1774; d. Sept. 18, 1800.
The following are among the interments in the new
Reformed burial ground:
Annspacb, Jacob, b. July 6, 1815 ; d. Jan. 23, 1881.
Bleistein, Cath., wf. J., b. Sept. 2, 1791 ; d. Sept. 9, 1869.
Bleistein, Eliz., d., b. Oct. 17, 1796 ; d. Dec. 20, 1848.
Bleisteiu, John, b. Jan. 19, 1788 ; d. Feb. 26, 1873.
Bleistein, Wm., b. March 2, 1798 ; d. Feb. 20, 1865.
Bomberger, Catharine, wf. J. S., b. Feb. 3, 1807 ; d. Nov. 22, 1875.
Bomberger, Joseph S., b. April, 1801 ; d. Feb. 21, 1876.
Bowman, George, b. March 31, 1787 ; d. Nov. 1, 1873.
, John, b. April 7, 1795 ; d. Aug. 18, 1881.
n, Margaret, wf. J., b. 1799; d. Sept. 10, 1868.
Brandt, Henry, b. March 16,1809; d. Feb. 18, 1862.
Dehuff, Henry, b. 1794; d. Dec. 23, 1854.
Dubs, Eve, wf. J., b. May 5, 1790 ; d. Sept. 12, 1S62.
Dubs, John, b. April 5, 1790; d. March 26, 1855.
Endless, Cath., wf. J., b. Sept. 22, 1772 ; d. Jan. 5, 1847.
Endless, John, b. May 25, 1767; d. Jan. 17, 1848.
Faber, George, b. Sept. 10, 1793; d. Nov. 4, 1870.
Faber, Eliz , wf G., b. June 13, 1798; d. Aug. 11, 1876.
Fortna, John, b. April 27, 1798 ; d. May IS, 1871.
Fox, Andrew, b. 1806; d. Dec. 31, 1870.
Fox, Cath., wf. A., b. March 24, 1809 ; d. Aug. 29, 1880.
Hoke, Jacob, b. Aug. 9, 1787 ; d. July 15, 1868.
Kremer, Anna M., m. F. W., b. 1795 ; d. Feb. 20, 1876.
Kremer, Henrietta A. M., wf. F. W., b. 1829; d. May 20, 1860.
Kremer, Margaretta, wf. K. W., b. Sept. 5, 1820 ; d. Jan. 6, 1855.
1 Born in County Donegal, Ireland.
= Daughter of Jacob and Eve Schaffner; m. April 17,1782.
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McConnell, Jacob, b. Jan. 7, 1790; d. Nov. 24, 1868.
Mark, Cath., wf. J. J., b. 1793; d. Dec. 8, 1868.
Mark, John Jacob, b. Dec. 5, 1791 ; d. Aug. 15, 1851.
Marshall, Louise S., wf. T., b. 1839; d. Sept. 17, 1873.
Martin, John, b. Jan. 8, 1792 ; d. June 10, 1823.
Miller, Cath, w f. D., b. Sept. 22, 1786 ; d. Sept. 7, 1861.
Miller, Daniel, b. May 19, 1781 ; d. June 23, 1859.
Riegart, Jacob, b. Feb. 1, 1806 ; d. March 11, 1851.
Kiegart, Eliz. (Laudermilch), wf. J., b. Oct. 30, 1812 ; d. Dec. 7, 1869.
Ridenauer, Dr. John A., b. Feb. 7, 1825; d. Oct. 16, I860.
Ridenauer, Dr. Geo., b. 1781 ; d. Jan. 22, 1863.
Schnebly, Cath. wf. G., b. Jan. 1, 1784; d. Nov. 18, 1862.
Schnebly, George, b. 1779 ; d. March 13, 1857.
Schnack, Dr. Henry, b. 1800; d. Jan. 2, 1863.
Schneck, Mary, wf. H., b. 1803 ; d. July 17, 1862.
Seigrist, Gabriel, b. 1832; d. March 1, 1851.
Shaak, Eve, wf. J., b. Jan. 4, 1799 ; d. July 31, 1830.
Shaak, John, b. Feb. 24, 1795 ; d. June 16, 1881.
Shaak, Maria M., wf. P., b. Dec. 29, 1771 ; d. April 10, 1857.
Shaak, Philip, b. March 28, 1765; d. Dec. 4, 1855.
Shaefler, Eliz, wf. J., b. Aug. 3, 1792 ; d. Ap. 13, 1868.
Smith, Veronica, wf. W., b. Jan. 6, 1803 ; d. May 12, 1867.
Smith, William, b. June 13,1802; d. Aug. 14, 1857.
Spahu, Joseph, b. June 21, 1788; d. Dec. 13, 1866.
Spangler, Awna Cath. wf. G., b. Ap. 26, 1782; d. June 14, 1860.
Weaver, Joseph, b. Aug. 23. 1795; d. Feb. 24, 1871.
Witmer, Anna, wf. M., b. June 25, 1797; d. April 25, 1869.
Witmer, Joseph, b. Nov. 15, 1792; d. March 20, 1844.
Witmer, Michael, b. Jan. 15, 1796 ; d. Dec. 31, 1877.
Witmer, Rosanna, wf. Jo., b. May 1, 1798 ; d. Jan. 20, 1867.
Witmeyer, John, b. Nov. 8, 1793; d. July 9, 1870.
ST. MARY'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
This Catholic Mission in Lebanon County is one of
the oldest in Pennsylvania, being formed early in
the eighteenth century by a few German families.
Ground was donated by Mr. Arendorf, or Orn-
dorf, for a cemetery and church. A small block-
house was built, which was called a church, and
adjoining a small piece of ground was used as the
cemetery. The first priest who attended to the spir-
itual wants of the little flock was the Very Rev.
Louis De Barth, who was in after-years appointed
administrator of the Diocese of Philadelphia. His
visits were few, owing to the difficulties and hardships
when traveling in those days, although we are told
that every three months some clergyman passing
through would stop and administer the sacraments.
Father Fitzsimmons frequently visited these parts
after Father De Barth had been appointed adminis-
trator. The little congregation soon increased; Cath-
olics came from Colebrook and vicinity, prominent
among whom were the Friels. In those days great
sacrifices were made by our pious ancestors, who
walked from thirty to forty miles, starting on Satur-
day night, in order to receive the consolations of re-
ligion. A few Irish families began to settle in the
vicinity of Colebrook and Cornwall. Prominent at
the latter place was the Ferry family. The old block
church soon became unfit for religious purposes, and
the small band of Catholics, although widely scat-
tered, were invited to attend service at the house of
Jacob Arnold. Services were held at the latter place
until the year 1812, Rev. John Beshter attending to
their spiritual wants. The first baptism on record is
as late a date as 1795. At that time the congregation,
although small, was composed mostly of thrifty
farmers, who at this date form the greater portion
of the congregation in the third and fourth genera-
tions. A movement favorable for the building of a
church as near as possible in the centre of a very
large circuit in which Catholics were scattered was
noticed among the older members, and successfully
carried on by Father Beshter. Ground was donated,
and Father Beshter undertook the arduous task of
erecting a church for his little flock. He did not re-
main to see it finished, but was transferred to Adams
Co., Pa. He died on the 4th of January, 1842, in the
seventy-sixth year of his age, at his residence in Ab-
bottstown, Adams Co., Pa.
The corner-stone of the old church was laid in May
of the year 1812. Work was at once continued and
steadily went on until the spring of the year 1814,
when the little church, which had been consecrated
to the virgin mother of the Saviour, was solemnly
dedicated to the service of God by an English priest
hailing from Lancaster, whose name we cannot learn.
The building committee, the four chief pillars of the
little flock, was composed of Hermanus Arnold,
George Zweir, Jacob Aurentz, and Conrad Allwein.
Before the dedication the balance of the debt on the
church was removed by these four men, each giving
two hundred and fifty dollars (the entire debt being
four hundred pounds). Peter Ruhl was the carpenter,
William Kean the brickmason, the few farmers and
others assisting by hauling all the stone, sand, and
other materials. The clergymen who occasionally
attended to the wants of the new parish were the Revs.
George Shenfelder, James Cummiskey, and G. D.
Hogan. These clergymen visited Lebanon about
once a month.
The little congregation steadily increased as the
town advanced in size and enterprise ; more hands
were needed, hard, thorny hands, hands that knew
how to work. The Union Canal was to pass through
the town, turnpikes were to be made or kept in re-
pair, and many other improvements which required
the aid of the hardy sons of toil. Many Irish and
real German families found their way to Lebanon.
Father Charles Kearns was appointed to reside here
and attend to the wants of the fast increasing flock.
His death occurred in September, 1825. The pastors
who officiated in Lebanon after his death, until the
enlargement of the little church, were Revs. N. Cor-
vin, Michael Curran, P. Duffy, V. M. Neuberger, the
Steinbacher Brothers, F. X. Marshall, then the ad-
vent of Rev. Baumgardner, who made a movement
to enlarge the church, the demands of the congrega-
tion calling for it. This was accomplished in 1S4S,
and in the latter part of that year Father Baumgardner
was transferred to another mission, and Rev. John
Levig, O.'S. F., became pastor in April, 1849. In the
month of September, 1850, Rev. Anthony Schwartze,
now in charge of a congregation in Minersville, Pa.,
became pastor. It was under his direction that the
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
new cemetery was purchased for five hundred and five
dollars, and was consecrated in December, 1856.
Father Schwartze being transferred to his present
pastorate, Rev. Daniel Oberholzer, missionary, was
made pastor. In June, 1858, he was again transferred
to Philadelphia, and to Rev. Antoninus Grundner, O.
S. B. V. M., was given the pastorate. The latter was
the originator of the present parochial schools. He
was sent as pastor to St. Alphonsus' Church, Philadel-
phia, in December of the year 1861, and labored well
and faithfully there until his death, which occurred
in August, 1876. Rev. Emil Stenzel next took charge
of St. Mary's parish until his transfer, which occurred
in the summer of 1865. In November, Rev. John
Boetzkes received the appointment as pastor. Under
his direction the academy occupied by the Sisters was
erected, and the congregation of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary took possession of the new residence.
After the division of the Philadelphia diocese they
returned to their mother home in Reading. Rev.
Father Boetzkes was transferred to another mission
in August, 1869. The church was for a short time
time interdicted by the bishop of the diocese, Rt.
Rev. J. F. Shanahan, on account of trustee difficulties,
but was again reopened for divine services by Rev. A.
F. Kuhlman on the 8th of September, 1869.
Following the advent of Father Kuhlman, there
was a steady increase of the congregation, when he
began to take measures looking to the erection of a
new and more commodious house of worship. The
corner-stone of this magnificent church edifice was
laid Aug. 15, 1876, and its consecration took place
Dec. 14, 1880, the Rt. Rev. J. F. Shanahan, Bishop
of Harrisburg, officiating. Its dimensions are sixty-
nine by one hundred and thirty-nine feet. The front
is composed of Shaefferstown sandstone, of a reddish
hue, with Ohio stone trimmings, and its side walls
are brick. The height of the two towers is one hun-
dred and thirty feet. The interior is handsomely
decorated. The roof is supported by Gothic pillars.
The fresco work was done by George Seiling, of
Reading, the rich ultramarine blue of which, studded
with golden stars, attracts the eye at once. The two
very large windows in the transepts, one representing
the Nativity, and the other the Ascension of our Lord,
or the beginning and ending of the Saviour's career,
are the gifts of M. Friel. The windows filling the
north side are the gifts of St. Mary's Roman Catholic
Beneficial Society ; of the parents of the late Father
A. F. Kuhlman ; of the Sodality ; of the late Her-
man Arnold ; and a memorial of the late Philip
Allwein. The windows on the south are the gifts of
the Arch Contraternity ; of Joseph and Mary Bow-
man ; of the Sunday-school children ; and a memo-
rial of the late Joseph Arnold. The bell was a gift
from M. Friel, the ostensorium from Mrs. Elizabeth
Arnold, and the sanctuary bell and cruets from Mrs.
Leah Arnold. Fourteen stations of the cross, Mu-
nich composition, were presented by members of the
congregation. The three magnificent altars cost seven
thousand dollars. The main altar is a beautiful speci-
men of Grecian art, rising to a height of forty-five
feet from the floor of the sanctuary to the cross sur-
mounting the whole. The highest niche contains a
figure of the sacred heart of Jesus, with a cherubim
on either side immediately below. On either corner,
standing under beautiful canopies, are figures of the
Apostles of Germany and Ireland, Saints Boniface
and Patrick. On either side of the tabernacle, in
niches, stand the twelve apostles as a body-guard to
the Holy of Holies. Under the altar-table is a repre-
sentation of the Lamb of God. Resting on either
side are the figures of the fathers of the church, —
Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory, and Jerome. The
altar was built by Anton Kloster, of New York.
The edifice, of modern Gothic architecture, was suc-
cessfully brought to completion by its able builder
and contractor, Esaias Gingrich. Father A. F. Kuhl-
man, who had zealously labored for years with this
congregation, and under whose trained eye this mas-
sive structure and splendid work of art had been com-
menced and finished, died Nov. 23, 1881, leaving the
heritage of a good work well done, and respected and
loved by all for his piety and learning. He was suc-
ceeded by Father Adam Christ, the present pastor.
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, LEBANON.
According to the best data now available, it appears
that the traveling preachers of the Philadelphia Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church preached
in the borough of Lebanon in school-houses, in private
dwellings, and elsewhere early in the present century,
but by whom Methodism was first introduced into the
town is not now certainly known. In the year 1819,
Rev. Henry G. King, of the Philadelphia Conference,
preached occasionally in a school-house, then located
on the west side of Eighth Street north of Willow
Street. No society, however, was formed until about
the year 1827, when a small class was organized, with
Edwin A. Atlee appointed as leader, who shortly after
removed from Lebanon, and was succeeded by John
Atkins, who continued as leader of the class till 1831,
when he also removed, and the class was discontinued
for the space of a year or more, as was also preaching
by the circuit preachers. In 1832, George Gleim re-
turned to Lebanon, his native place, from which he
had been absent for several years, who at once opened
his house for preaching, invited the circuit ministers
to come and preach. A small class was soon formed,
the first meeting of which was held June 30, 1833.
The members present were George Gleim (leader),
Virginia Gleim (his wife), Jonathan Tompkins, Anna
Tompkins, and Susan Johnson. Lebanon now be-
came one of the regular appointments of the circuit,
although there was no church edifice, the house of
Mr. Gleim, school-houses, and occasionally the court-
house, being used instead. Among the eminent men
who preached in the last-named place nearly fifty
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years ago was Rev. E. 8. Janes, at that time agent for
Dickinson College, at Carlisle, and who, in 1844, was
elected to the episcopacy, in which position he served
with great ability till 1876, when he died. At a
Quarterly Conference held at " Dauphintown," June
15, 1839, a committee consisting of Samuel Shay,
George Gleim, and John Shay was appointed to esti-
mate the probable cost of building a meeting-house
in the borough of Lebanon. Immediately thereafter
subscriptions were solicited and obtained, and a board
of trustees, consisting of John Shay, James Kennedy,
Samuel Shay, George Gleim, and Thomas Shay, was
appointed by Rev. William McCombs, the preacher
in charge. A building lot (forty-nine and a half by
sixty-six feet, located on the east side of Tenth Street
south of Cumberland Street) was purchased of Henry
Dehuff, for the sum of one hundred and twenty
dollars, and on the 12th day of October of the same
year the corner-stone of the church was laid with ap-
propriate ceremony, but the church was not finished
till the following season.
On the 2d day of August, 1840, the church was
formally dedicated to the worship of God, Rev. Solo-
mon Higgins (P. E.) preaching the dedicatory ser-
mon. One year from the day of dedication the church
was duly incorporated under the title of " The Metho-
dist Episcopal Church of the Borough of Lebanon."
The entire cost of this modest house of worship, in-
cluding the lot, was $1762.51.
In 1842 the class (which a decade before numbered
but five persons) numbered thirty-two, with Mr. Gleim
still as leader. The following is a list of the names
of the preachers who served the society during the
first decade of its history, namely, — Revs. Manning
Force (P. E.), David Best, Jonas Busy, R. W. Thomas,
Charles Shoch, Allen John, Solomon Higgins (P. E.),
Lawrence McCombs (P. E.), John Hunter, Thomas
Sovereign, David Shields, Francis Hodgson, AVilliam
McCombs, John Potts (P. E.), Valentine Gray, Rob-
ert E. Kemp, H. E. Gilroy, John Edwards, William
Cooper, C. W. Jackson, John W. Arthur, James
Smith (P. E.).
At the close of the second period of ten years the so-
ciety had increased to about sixty members, and class
number two had been formed, with Samuel Behm.M.D.,
as leader. During this period, under the pastorate of
Rev. T. S. Johnson (who isnow pastorof St. John's Re-
formed Church of Lebanon), the church building was
enlarged and otherwise improved at a cost of §1200.
The names of the pastors of this period, namely, from
1842 to 1852, are as follows: Revs. William Cooper,
T. S. Johnson, John W. Arthur, George Quigley, R.
M. Greenbank, John Walsh, Joseph H. Wythes, T.
A. Fernley, Elijah Miller (P. E.), James H. McFar-
laud, James Hand, John Ruth, James Slater. Be-
fore the close of the third decade the society num-
bered more than a hundred members. The Sabbath-
school which was organized during the time of the
building of the church, had grown and flourished
until it equaled numerically the membership of the
church, a parsonage had been secured, and, in short,
so marked had been the prosperity of the society
that the subject of becoming an independent charge
began to be discussed and advocated until, in the year
1859, the church was separated from the circuit of
which it had so long formed a part, and w-as consti-
tuted an independent charge under the pastoral care
of Rev. Samuel Irwin. The preachers of the period
just referred to were the following: Rev. J. D. Cur-
tis (P. E.), Joseph Dare, G. Oram, James Cunning-
ham (P. E.), H. B. Mauger, J. S. Cook, S. W. Kurtz,
J. Y. Ashton, T. J. Thompson (P. E.). The first year
of its existence as a separate charge the society ex-
perienced unusual prosperity. The following were
the pastors from that period to the present time :
1859-60, S. Irwin, T. J. Thompson (P. E.) ; 1861, J.
McCarter, who shortly after his appointment to the
charge entered the army, and was succeeded by J. L.
Hysinger; 1862-63, J. B. Dennison, W. L. Gray
(P. E.); 1864, C. I. Thompson; 1865, M. H. Sisty;
1866-67, J. Y. Ashton, J. Castle (P. E.) ; 1868, Wil-
liam Major; 1869, H. E. Gilroy, R. H. Pattison (P.
E.) ; 1870-71, William H. Elliott ; 1872, E. F. Pitcher,
C. F. Turner (P. E.) ; 1873-75, Theodore Stevens;
1876-77, G. W. F. Graff, G. Cummins (P. E.) ; 1878,
T. M. Griffith; 1879-81, J. J. Timanus, J. Dicker-
son (P. E.) ; 1882-83, William H. Elliott.
In the summer of 1863 the subject of a new church
was agitated ; a building lot was secured, and in Oc-
tober, 1S66, the corner-stone was laid. During the
following year the edifice on the northeast corner of
Eighth and Willow Streets was finished and dedicated.
The cost, including the lot, was twenty-four thousand
dollars. The present membership numbers two hun-
dred and fifty.
EMANUEL EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION.
This church was built iu 1830, destroyed by fire in
1851, in which year it was replaced by the present
two-story brick edifice on the same lot on Chestnut
Street on which the first stood. For the past sixteen
years the pastors have been, —
1866. F. Hoffman.
1868. S. P. Brown.
1870. J. C. Bleim.
1871. C. J. Tehr.
1874. Joseph Specht.
1877. C. J. Hornberger.
1879. J. D. Knorr.
The parsonage adjoins the church. The church
membership is two hundred and thirty-five. Its
Sunday-school is the oldest of this denomination iu
the United States, having been organized in Decem-
ber, 1832.
EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION— ENGLISH MISSION.
At the East Pennsylvania Conference, held at Ta-
maqua, in February, 1S73, it was resolved to locate
an English mission in Lebanon, and at the Confer-
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
ence held at Allentown the following year Rev. J. G.
Sands was appointed as missionary for Lebanon. On
April 16, 1870, some thirty members of Emanuel As-
sociation met to organize the mission. A committee
was appointed to procure a temporary place of wor-
ship and a lot on which to build, who rented Ram-
sey's Hall, on South Eighth Street, where the first
preaching was held April 26, 1874. The mission was
organized with some fifty members from Emanuel
Church, with two or three others.
The corner-stone of the church was laid the 29th
of September, 1877, and the church edifice dedicated
on the 23d of December following, having been
erected in four months. It is a frame structure, sixty-
five by forty feet, nineteen feet in height, with class-
room on each side, and the audience-room has three
aisles and two tiers of seats. Its pastors have been,—
1874, J. G. Sands; 1877, A. M. Stirk; 1878, J. H.
Shirey, present incumbent. He was licensed to
preach in Berks County in 1876, and before he came
here had preached at Uniontown, in Northumber-
land Co., and in Plymouth, Montgomery Co., Pa.
ST. LUKE'S PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL /3HURCH.
This parish was organized in 1855, and its chapel
built in 1863. The church edifice, the finest in the
county, and not surpassed in the State, was erected in
1879 and 1880, and consecrated on St. Luke's day in
the latter year. Its rectors have been Rev. A. M.
Abel to January, 1878, and since then Rev. Chandler
Hare, A.M. He was born in Philadelphia, educated
in the University of Pennsylvania, where he received
the degree of Master of Arts; was rector of the
church at Carthage Landing, N. Y., in 1861 ; from
1862 to 1871 of St. James, Pittston, Pa.; of Cal-
vary, at Tamaqua, Pa., from 1871 to 1878; and was
called here in 1880. He is a son of Rev. George
Emlin Hare, D.D., of Philadelphia, and a brother of
Rev. William Hobart Hare, bishop of Niobrara, Da-
cotah. The Sunday-school has one hundred and ten
scholars. The parish has four parochial day-schools,
in which one hundred and fifty children receive in-
struction. Mr. Hare, the rector, is also warden of the
Church Home at Jonestown.
The church edifice is a stone structure, of Gothic
architecture, and is built of limestone, the vertical
lines being of brown stone from the Cornwall Quar-
ries, and the horizontal lines of Ohio stone from the
Berea Quarries. The window-frames, internal and
external, are also of stone. It consists of a nave and
two transepts, with a very deep chancel and two chan-
cel transepts, with library and clergy vestry attached
to main building. Immediately back of the chancel
is a stone cloister library with vestry. The floors are
laid in Spanish tiles from Valentia, and those in the
library and vestry are laid in English and pictorial
tiles. The edifice has a false clerestory supported
by two rows of columns of Nova Scotia granite. The
capitals of these columns are of Ohio stone elabo-
rately carved with lilies, roses, etc. There are over
five thousand dollars' worth of carving on the inside
and outside of the church. There is no plastering or
painting in the church, it being all stone, brick, and
wood, carved and stained. It is heated by steam
throughout. Its entire length is one hundred feet,
and its broadest part seventy-five. The tower is one
hundred and three feet high, and attached to it is a
turret running up its whole height. There are two
turrets on each side of the main entrance sixty-five
feet in height. The seating capacity is for four hun-
dred and fifty persons. The ceiling is of oak beauti-
fully carved and stained. The communicants num-
ber eighty-five. The church, chapel, and parsonage
are located on the corner of Chestnut and Sixth
Streets.
SALEM UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH.
This church congregation was organized about 1820,
when the first edifice was built. The second and
present one was erected in 1845, on the corner ot
Ninth and Church Streets. It is a stone structure,
two stories high, and has a parsonage adjoining. The
first edifice was on Seventh Street, and was built of
brick. Since 1859 the pastors have been :
1859. Rev. Steigerwalt.
1862. Joseph Daugherty.
1865. Jacob Mark.
1868. H. H. Gelbach.
1871. J. Runk.
1873. J. Shropp.
1876. E. Light.
1878. J. P. Smith, present incumbent.
Before 1S59, among the pastors were Revs. Schropp,
Sands, Kreider, George W. and David Hoffman.
The parsonage was built in 1873. The trustees are
Gideon Light, A. Miller, and D. Herr. A neat frame
chapel is now in course of erection in the rear of the
church for Sunday-school purposes. It is connected
with the East German Conference.
TRINITY UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH.
This congregation was formed in 1866 out of Salem
Church. The brick edifice, corner of Ninth and Wil-
low Streets, was erected in 1867. Its steeple is one
hundred and eighty feet high. A neat parsonage ad-
joins the church. Its pastors have been :
1866. G. W. M\ Rigor.
1870. Rev. Keys.
1870. Rev. D. Eberly.
1876. J. L. Peters.
1877. Rev. Schaeffer.
1881. M. P. Doyle, the present incumbent.
The Sunday-school numbers two hundred scholars.
The board of trustees are George A. Mark, John B.
Rauch, A. S. Light, John Hunsicker, and J. M. Gettle.
The church edifice, lot, and parsonage cost about
twenty thousand dollars.
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GERMAN ZION'S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
This church edifice is on the corner of Seventh and
Weidman Streets. It has English services Sunday
evenings, Sunday-school at 1.30 p.m., prayer-meeting
on Wednesday evening, and teachers' meeting on
Friday evenings. Rev. J. M. Deitzler, now of Ann-
ville, has heen its pastor for many years.
THE MORAVIAN CHURCH.
For the early history of the Moravian Church in
Lebanon our readers are referred to the sketch of
old Hebron Church, under the head of South Leba-
non township. What follows is simply a continua-
tion of that history: The successive pastors of the
Moravian Church in this vicinity were John H.
Herzur, Adolph Meyer, Anton Wagner, Henry
Beck, Godfried Engle, George Meiser, Melchior
Schmidt, John Jorde, Johann Richard Utley, John
Philip Menser, Franz Boehler, Andrew Langardt,
John Michael Zahm, Rev. Hepner, Christian Bader,
John N. Michler, Lorentz Bage, Gottlieb Senseman,
John Rothe, Philip Jacob Rizenbach, Christopher
Peter, John Molther, John Frederick Fritz, who
went to Bethlehem in 1801 ; 1801, Nathaniel Braun ;
1803, Charles Gottlieb Blech ; 1804, Lewis Hulber-
ner; 1813, Theodore Shulz ; 1816, Abraham Reinke;
1819, Charles Gottlieb Blech; 1827, G. F. Troeger;
1836, Lewis F. Lambert; 1837, Henry Simon. In
1844 there was no resident minister, but from 1845
the church was served occasionally in preaching and
the administration of sacraments by Rev. Peter
Wolle, during which period many Moravian fami-
lies came to this neighborhood, and the necessity
was felt of removing the place of worship to Leb-
anon borough, a distance of one mile and a quarter
from the one at Hebron. A request was sent to the
Synod at Bethlehem in 1S47 that it might again send
a resident preacher here, and Rev. William Leonard
was appointed to preach at Hebron, Heidelberg, and
at Witmer's school-house, on the Horse-Shoe turn-
pike. On Dec. 19, 1847, the congregation was reor-
ganized, and on June 4, 1848, the corner-stone of a
new church edifice laid on the corner of Mulberry
Street and Spring Alley, Revs. Samuel Reinke and
Julius Beckler officiating. On Dec. 16 and 17, 1848,
it was consecrated. At the close of this year the
congregation had thirty communicant members. The
succeeding pastors were : 1849, Christian Lichten-
thaeler; 1851, Edmund de Schweinitz ; 1853, The-
ophilus Wunderling ; 1860, William Leonard; 1866,
Edmund Oerter ; 1870, E. P. Greider ; 1873, J. Max
Hark ; 1876, Walter Jordan ; 1880, L. P. Clewell,
the present incumbent. He was born in 1843 at
Nazareth, in Northampton County ; has been in the
ministry sixteen years, of which seven (from 1873 to
1880) was at Graceham Church, Frederick County,
Md., the oldest Moravian Church in that State. The
parsonage was built in 1852 and 1853, and occupied
June 2d of latter year.
The church was destroyed by fire on the 29th of
Julvj 1858, and in October following the corner-
stone of the second (built in borough) church edi-
fice laid. It was consecrated June 5, 1859, by Bishops
Samuel Reinke, Goepp, and Edmund de Schweinitz,
and Rev. Hogen, at which time the Litiz choir of
Lancaster were present. On Monday following sixty-
seven communicants participated in the services.
In May, 1860, a new organ was purchased. In
1866 the preaching-places at Heidelberg and Bethel
were abandoned, and services thereafter held only in
Lebanon and at .Horse-Shoe pike. The old stone
church at Hebron was abandoned in 1848, when the
new one was completed in the borough of Lebanon.
The former is now used as a barn. It was built over
a century ago, and in its sacred walls preaching was
regularly maintained for three-quarters of a centurv.
THE LEBANON ACADEMY,
although in operation years prior thereto, was in-
corporated by act of the Legislature Feb. 8, 1816,
with an appropriation of two thousand dollars. Its
first trustees were the Rev. William Hiester, Rev.
William Hendel, Rev. William G. Ernst, Rev. Philip
Gloninger, John Andrew Shulze, Peter Shindel,
Samuel Light, John Harrison, Edward Godwin, Dr.
George Reidenaur, Dr. Duncan King, Philip Greena-
walt, Philip Wolfersberger, Jr., Peter Lineaweaver,
Abraham Doebler, John Batdorf, and Jacob B. Weid-
man. The building was erected by contract for two
thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. Rev. Mr.
Todd, of Harrisburg, was the first teacher, commenc-
ing Oct. 1, 1826. The terms for the first session were :
for primary scholars, two dollars per quarter, besides
the cost of wood in cold weather and six cents for
contingent expenses ; for the classics, eight dollars
per quarter. Mr. Todd was succeeded in 1828 by
Joseph N. Chipman, of Vermont, and the latter by
C. G. Ridgely in 1829. On his resignation, in 1830,
Rev. William G. Ernst took charge, assisted by Eu-
gene McGiveney. In 1834, John C. McKinney was
elected, and taught two years. The school was not
flourishing, and Rev. Mr. Ernst was induced again to
take charge, assisted by his son, John Ernst. The
school continued in their hands until 1839. In the
mean time another select school for boys had been
organized in Lebanon, taught at this time by J. H.
Kluge. In 1841 a union of the two schools was
effected. Mr. Kluge took charge of the academy and
held it until 1S52, when the building was leased to
the board of public schools and it became Lebanon
High School, — one of the conditions being that the
classics should be taught, — and Mr. Kluge was re-
tained as principal at a salary of four hundred dol-
lars. He was elected county superintendent in 1S54,
and was succeeded by J. M. Titzel. After him Dr.
Robert McCormick, Samuel B. Light, and Cyrus Boyer
taught successively until 1863, when the present
principal, W. J. Burnside, was elected.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
THE LEBANON FEMALE SEMINARY
was incorporated April 12, 1838. A select school had
been kept for some years previous, but at this time
an act of the Legislature appropriated to schools of
a certain character three hundred, four hundred, or
five hundred dollars a year, according to the number
of scholars. This school fulfilled the second condi-
tion, and received four hundred dollars a year. The
trustees named in the act were Rev. Henry Wagner,
Eev. William G. Ernst, Rev. Jonathan Buthrauff, Dr.
George Reidenaur, and Dr. John W. Gloninger.
The elected members were Jacob B. Weidman,
Simeon Guilford, Daniel Stichter, and John George.
The first teacher was Mrs. Ingalls, who taught suc-
cessfully for a number of years, and was succeeded by
Mrs. Moore. In 1S52 one of the rooms in the build-
ing was granted for the use of the public schools,
Mrs. Moore taking the school. A double private
school was still kept up in this and an adjoining build-
ing under different teachers, — among others Misses
Bachel and Julia Ross, who were succeeded by Sarah
Ellis Eddy, who taught for a number of years. She
resigned in 1808, and was succeeded by F. W. March,
who taught until 1870, when the building was leased
to the board of public schools for the Female High
School, one of the conditions being that the classics
should continue to be taught in the building.
THE G. DAWSON COLEMAN INSTITUTE,
named after its liberal founder, the late and much-
esteemed Hon. G. Dawson Coleman, was formally
opened Jan. 26, 1S80, under the most favorable aus-
pices, by a lecture delivered by the Rev. T. S. John-
son. Its first term closed May 18, 1880. This insti-
tute supplies a long-felt want in Lebanon, and many
of its young men, as well as those of more advanced
years, have taken advantage and derived the benefits
of the instruction here received under the best of
teachers. The second term began September, 1881.
It has been a great success, and much is due to those
who have it in charge, whose energy and perse-
verance have made it to rank with the best. It ex-
cludes no one, but gives a free and liberal education
to all. In the winter of 1881 and 1882 a course of
lectures was delivered before it and under its aus-
pices by many eminent and literary men of the coun-
try.
THE NEWSPAPER PRESS OF LEBANON.
The Frei Lebanoner was the name of the first news-
paper printed within the limits of Lebanon County,
so far as we have been able to discover. Prior to this
the newspapers of Harrisburg, the county-seat, and of
Beading, both English and German, were the only
means of intercommunication the people had with
each other in thought and opinion. The Frei Leba-
noner was established by Jacob Schnee Jan. 1, 1807,
at Lebanon. It was a four-page sheet of three col-
umns to the page, and was printed in the German
language in an old stone building a few doors north
of the Advertiser office on North Ninth Street, in
what is known as the Greenawalt building. It was
continued until 1809, when Jacob Stoever purchased
it and changed its title-name to
The Libanon Morgenstern, and continued its pub-
lication until 1837, when he sold it to Samuel Miller,
who published it only a few months, when it was dis-
continued, and Stoever took back the material. In
1851 the material, etc., was incorporated with the
Advertiser office, where it yet remains, much of it in
as good condition as when brought from England
three-fourths of a century ago.
The Unpartheiische Berichter was also a weekly, the
first number appearing 1st of January, 1816, with
Joseph Hartman as editor, proprietor, and publisher.
Its motto was, " We are all Republicans — We are all
Federalists." Mr. Hartman died in 1860. In 1826
he changed its title to the
Pennsylvanisehe Beobachter, which was published on
the site of the building now (1883) occupied by
Bixler's confectionery store. In 1837 it was changed
to the
Wahrer Demokrat, which publication is being con-
tinued by S. Danelius at No. 136 North Ninth Street.
The Lebanon Telescope and United Republican was
published by H. W. Petersen in January, 1821. We
have no knowledge as to the extent of this newspaper
venture, but it is hardly, possible that it was printed
more than a few months.
The Lebanon Courier was begun about 1820, and
among its first subscribers were some of the pioneer
settlers of the Lebanon Valley. It passed through
various hands until Nov. 9, 1836, when Joseph Gleim
became editor and proprietor. In 1841 he was suc-
ceeded by George Frysinger, who conducted it until
December, 1844, when it passed into the hands of
Brower & Worth. In 1846, Mr. Brower sold his in-
terest to John W. Killinger, who was connected with
the paper two years, when he disposed of his share to
his partner, Col. T. *T. Worth. The latter conducted
it alone up to 1855, and then sold a half interest in it
to Tobias Beinoehl, since which time the firm has
been Worth & Beinoehl. The circulation of the
paper and general interests of the establishment have
steadily increased, and now the Courier ranks among
the leading country papers of the State, both in cir-
culation and influence, and may be regarded as a
permanent and valuable institution. It was formerly
an advocate of the old Whig party until the organi-
zation of the Bepublican party, to which it has since
adhered. It may properly be called the veteran
English journal of the county, and its weekly visits
would indeed be sadly missed where in long bygone
years it has been a welcome messenger of the news
of the day. It is a thirty-six-column sheet, with
beautiful mechanical execution.
The Lebanon Advertiser. — The first number of the
Advertiser was issued July 4, 1849, by William M.
Breslin, editor and proprietor, who still owns and
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conducts it, in a two-story frame building on Cumber-
land Street, west of Ninth, now Market. On the
20th of October, 1857, it was removed to the second
story of Adam Rise's building, on Nov. 11, 1859, to
the second story of Funck's Hall, and on April 1,
1868, to its present location on the first floor of the
Advertiser building, on North Ninth Street. It was
at first a seven-column paper, and remained such
until Sept. 20, 1865, when its advertising patronage
had increased so largely that it was found necessary
to add a column to each page, and to lengthen the
columns considerably. Three years subsequently
another enlargement became a necessity, and it was
increased to nine columns a page, its present propor-
tions. It was printed on a Washington hand-press
until May 4, 1865, when a steam-engine and power
presses were introduced. In politics it is democratic,
and is the organ of the Democratic party, and the
only English Democratic paper in the county.
The Boy of Seventy-Six was the name qf a paper es-
tablished in 1854, but which, after a brief publication,
was discontinued for want of sufficient support, it
having to contend with three other well-established
newspapers.
The Libanon Demohrat, a weekly journal, was
started in 1827 by John and Joseph Miller, as au
Anti-Masonic paper, and its publication continued
under various editors and publishers until 1865, when
it was changed to
The Pennsylvanier by John Young, who had been
its editor since 1851. This paper was printed in Ger-
man, and continued until November, 1880, when Mr.
Young changed it to the
Volks Zeitung (People's Gazette), which he still
owns and publishes. It is the Republican German
organ of the county, and has a circulation of three
thousand. It is a thirty-six-column newspaper, and
is printed atNos. 14 and 16 South Eighth Street. Mr.
Young was born in Lehigh County, and at the age of
fourteen went into the office of the Bucks County In-
teUigencer to learn the printer's craft. After his ap-
prenticeship was over he established the Neutralist at
Skippackville, Montgomery Co., in 1845. He subse-
quently took an interest in the Lehigh Patriot, a Ger-
man paper, at Allentown.
The Lebanon Valley Standard and Weekly Times was
established in October, 1871, by C. M. Bowman. It
was for some time conducted on a new principle
original with its editor, and on which special local
features he secured a copyright April 11, 1874. By
his plan each important town in the county had its
own representative paper, and although printed at
the Standard office, but with the names of the towns
on them, and with correspondents in each town where
these journals circulated, he obtained and gave all the
home news of the points they represented. It is a Re-
publican newspaper, a four-page sheet of thirty-six
columns, and is published at the Times building, No.
854 Cumberland Street. Mr. Bowman also printed a
religious newspaper, and a monthly Sunday-school
magazine, and three monthly journals for other par-
ties, which had a combined circulation of twenty
thousand.
The Lebanon County Independent was established by
the Independent Publishing Company, and its first
number appeared May 11, 1882. It is published
weekly by Joseph H. Light, publisher, at No. 132
North Ninth Street, Lebanon. It is devoted to county
and local interests, and contains in a condensed form
all the important general, domestic, and foreign
news. It is noted for carefully and intelligently
watching and investigating the acts of those in au-
thority, who expend the public money in the admin-
istration of the county, State, and national finances,
and from time to time places the results before its
readers for their examination, with a view to bring
about a more capable and honest performance of
official duties. It invites discussion of all matters of
public interest, and prominent attention is given to
educational, mechanical, agricultural, and scientific
topics. It is edited with ability, and its mechanical
execution beautiful. Its publisher, Joseph H. Light,
has had much experience in editing and reporting.
17ie Lebanon Daily News was established in Sep-
tember, 1872, by John and James Smith, who pub-
lished it about a year, when the present proprietors
Sharp & Reinhard, purchased it. It is published
daily (Sundays excepted) at No. 13 South Eighth
Street. It is a twenty- four-page sheet, independent in
tone, and largely devoted to local and county news.
The Lebttnoa Daily Times, a twenty-eight-column
newspaper, was started in the spring of 1S76 by C.
M. Bowman, its present editor and proprietor. It is
a Republican journal of recognized ability and stand-
ing among the State press, and has a large circula-
tion in the Lebanon Valley.
SOLDIERS' MONUMEXT.
This monument is on a beautiful lot located on the
corner of Eighth and Lehman Streets. On April 1,
1870, G. Dawson Coleman and George Hoffman,
trustees of the monument association, transferred the
lot to the county which now has charge of it.
The following are the inscriptions upon it : North
side, " Port Royal, Vicksburg," with emblems of an
eagle, cannon, anchor, etc., carved above.
West side, " Memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of
Lebanon County, Fallen in Defence of the Union;"
and below, " Fair Oaks, Fredericksburg."
East side, " Erected by the Citizens of Lebanon
County, Anno Domini, 1869;" and below ; " Wilder-
ness, Chattanooga."
South side, " Antietam, Gettysburg," with emblems
carved above of a shield, flags, guns, etc.
WATER-WORKS.
By an act of April 15, 1869, the borough was author-
ized to negotiate a loan, not exceeding twenty-five
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thousand dollars, to construct its works, to be under
the control of three water directors annually chosen
in January by the Council, a water superintendent in
like manner elected. By the subsequent acts of April
13, 1870, May 5, 1871, and March 30, 1S72, additional
facilities were made for these works and the public
convenience.
LEBANON GAS COMPANY
was incorporated March 29, 1856. Of its incorporators
the following were the board of managers : John Ul-
rich, president ; John W. Mish, secretary and treas-
urer. Jacob Weidel, Simeon Guilford, John George,
Adam Grittinger, and David Bowman. The next
president was Jacob Weidel, in 1857, who continued
in this position until his death, in July, 1873. His
successor was Dr. George Ross, who held the office
till his decease, in November, 1880, when the present
incumbent, Col. T. T. Worth, was elected.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
This bank was organized May 22, 1856, as a State
bank, and was called the Lebanon Valley Bank. In
1862 it was changed into the First National Bank, its
charter number being 240. G. Dawson Coleman was
its president from its organization in 1856 until his
death in 1879, when be was succeeded by Horace
Brock, the present incumbent. George Gleim was
cashier until he resigned, Nov. 30, 1875, when J. W.
Mish succeeded him. Its directors are Arthur Brock,
Simon Cameron, George Smuller, James Young, Hor-
ace Brock, J. W. Mish. Its capital stock is fifty
thousand dollars, with a surplus of twelve thousand
five hundred dollars. For some two years its banking
rooms were on Ninth Street, but have since been at its
present location, on Cumberland just east of Eighth.
THE VALLEY NATIONAL BANK OF LEBANON.
It was organized in June, 1857, as the Lebanon
Valley Bank, under the State laws. In 1864 it was
merged into a national bank, its charter number
being 655. John George was president from 1857 to
his death in 1876, and was succeeded by George Hoff-
man, the present incumbent. Joseph Karch was
cashier until his decease in 1S80, when his sou, Jacob
B. Karch, was appointed. Its directors. are George
Hoffman, T. T. Worth, Cyrus P. Miller, George H.
Reinoehl, Arthur Wilhelm, M. G. Friels, Jacob Bom-
berger, David M. Rank, and Charles H. Killinger.
Its first rooms were in the post-office building on
Cumberland Street until 1880, when they were re-
moved to the present location, No. 29 North Eighth
Street.
LEBANON NATIONAL BANK.
This bank was chartered as the Lebanon Bank,
Aug. 23, 1831. Its commissioners to receive subscrip-
tions for stock were Jacob B. Weidman, Henry Boyer,
John Ley, Peter Shulze, George W. Kline, Thomas
Harper, Dr. John W. Gloninger, Christian Suavely,
and John Shertzer. who reported fifty subscriptions
for two thousand and eight shares. It was merged
into a national bank in 1864, with its charter number
680. Its first president was William Moore; second,
William Lehman ; third, Dr. John Gloninger ; fourth,
Jacob Roedel ; and, fifth, Christian Henry (present
incumbent). Its first cashier was A. W. Burns until
1836, when he was succeeded by George Gleim. His
successor, E. A. Uhler, continued until April, 1881,
when the present incumbent, James M. Gossler, was
appointed. Its directors are Christian Henry, Grant
Weidman, Dr. H. H. Roedel, Rudolph Miller,
Samuel Light, Michael Kreider (C. S.), Joseph G.
Heilman, JohnBecker, and George G. Heilman. Its
banking house is on South Ninth, between Cumber-
land and Chesnut Streets. It is the oldest banking
institution in the county, and is now putting up a new
building at the corner of Ninth and Cumberland
Streets.
LEBANON DIME SAVINGS-BANK.
This savings-bank was chartered March 15, 1871.
Its presidents have been John W. Mish, to January,
1874; Henry T. Hoffman, to August, 1875; A. R.
Boughter, to Dec. 3, 1875 ; George Gleim, to June,
1879; Dr. George Ross, to his death, Nov. 30, 1880;
and since then Josiah Funck. George D. Rise has
been cashier since its organization. The directors
for 1883 are Robert H. Coleman, Josiah Funck, J.
Taylor Boyd, Charles H. Killinger, Allen D. Hoffer,
George D. Rise, Christian Shenk, and J. H. Redsecker.
Its banking office is No. 812 Cumberland Street.
A new site, corner of Cumberland and Eighth
Streets, has been purchased, and a handsome brown
stone building, with safe-deposit vaults, will be erected
in the spring of 1884.
FARMERS' AND MECHANICS' BANK
is not now in operation. John Meily was president,
and John Evans cashier. Its banking building was
No. S12 Cumberland Street.
NORTH LEBANON DIME SAVINGS-BANK
was located at No. 611 North Ninth Street, of which
William Eckenroth was president, and Theodore B.
Klein cashier.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
An act of the Legislature of March 25, 1864, au-
thorized the establishment of a fire department, and
the borough to borrow two thousand five hundred
dollars to be appropriated towards the same. The
act of March 20, 1867, empowered the borough to
borrow ten thousand- dollars for the erection of an
engine-house for the use of the Perseverance Steam-
Engine and Hose Company. By the ordinance of
the borough passed Aug. 18, 1873, all the fire and
hose associations were formed and united in the fire
department of the borough, to be under the general
direction of the burgess and town council.
The officers of the Lebanon fire department are
elected annually by three delegates chosen from each
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company, and at present are: Chief Engineer, John
W. Harbeson; First Assistant Engineer, Harvey B.
Houek ; Second Assistant Engineer, William H.
Boltz.
The department consists of three steam fire com-
panies, three hose companies, and one hook-and-
ladder truck. There are four thousand feet of hose
in use, and the department, it is due to state, is in a
high state of efficiency.
Perseverance Steam Fire Company, No. 1. — The Per-
severance Fire Company, located on Willow Street,
was instituted May 12, 1849, and has been a con-
tinuous organization to the present day. It is in fact
a reorganization of the Cedar Fire Company, organized
in 1773, the first fire company in this town. The first
president was Francis H. Ebur, and secretary, Henry
0. Derr. Present president, Geo. B. Ulrich ; secre-
tary, I. W. Harbeson ; treasurer, Adam Rise. The
company purchased from John Agnew, of Philadel-
phia, a new third-class hand-engine, the first suction-
engine in Lebanon County. Hose were afterwards
secured, and the old " ranks and buckets" style, in
vogue for many years, was revolutionized whenever
water could be drawn from the creek or a cistern.
The first hose-cart in the borough was also manufac-
tured about this time. In 1863 the company, seeing
that the growth of the town required a corresponding
improvement in fire apparatus, adopted the name of
Steam Fire Company, No. 1, and ordered a steam fire
engine from.L. Button & Son. The engine, which was
the first steamer in the county, arrived the following
year, and was tried in the presence of a large number
of citizens, and by its splendid work proved highly
satisfactory.
In 1861 two full companies were enlisted for the
Ninety-third Pennsylvania Volunteers, to serve three
years, from the Perseverance Company, and from the
manner in which this regiment distinguished itself it
is needless to say that many a brave member never
returned to renew his fidelity to the " Perseverance."
When water was introduced into the borough in 1872,
it fell to the lot of the " Perseverance" company to
be first in extinguishing a fire from the fire-plugs,
and considering the threatening destruction at the
time of an extensive manufacturing establishment,
the honor is one that may well be worn with pride
by any fire company. From this brief account it will
be seen that the " Perseverance" is justly entitled to
the honor of being the pioneer fire company of the
town by its keeping pace at all times with the march
of improvement.
The Union Fire Company, No. 1, was organized
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 1780, at the public-house of Casper
Snavely (now the American House), and continued
as such organization up to this time without inter-
ruption. The facts as given below are taken from
the records of the company.
On the 22d day of February, 1780, a number of the
leading citizens of the town met with the members
of the Lebanon Cedar Fire Com (/any (which had
already been in existence for some time) for the pur-
pose of organizing another company. At this meeting
the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
" That the town of Lebanon be divided a.s follows :
The citizens on the east side of Market Street shall
comprise one fire company, and the citizens west of
Market Street one fire company. It was also resolved
that the company west of Market Street be called
the ' Union,' and the other east of Market Street con-
tinued under the name of ' Lebanon Cedar.' " Owing
to this division of the town many who were formerly
members of the Cedar became members of the Union.
The first officers of the company, elected at this
meeting, were as follows : President, Judge Philip
Gloninger, who was re-elected president of the com-
pany for a number of years; Secretary, Henry Kel-
ker; Treasurer, Casper Snavely.
The records of the company were kept in the Ger-
man language up to 1840.
It was agreed that meetings be held only every
three months at different public-houses, and also that
each member of the company be compelled to provide
himself with a leather bucket and bag.
The meetings of the company were regularly held.
Not much of importance transpired until the year
1795, Peter Gloninger was appointed to draw up arti-
cles for the better government of the company, which
articles were adopted March 21, 1795, and are entered
on the minute-book in the German language as
" Artikel der Union Feuer Company," and contained
a preamble and seven sections. The preamble reads
as follows : " Whereas the citizens of the Western
portion of the town of Lebanon, being fully con-
vinced of the great benefit and help a well-organ-
ized fire company may be for the better and more
complete protection of our own and other citizens'
houses and properties against fire, we, the aforesaid
citizens, regard it as absolutely necessary to renew
the already established fire company, under the name
of the Union Fire Company, and to pledge ourselves
to the following articles," — after which follow the
articles, seven in number, subscribed to by forty-six
members, all in the German language. Afterwards
the number was increased to over one hundred.
While the Cedar Fire Company had a hand-engine,
the Union for a number of years existed as a " bag-
and-bucket company," the two working in harmony
with each other, and frequently holding their meet-
ings at the same time and place. On Saturday, Feb.
22, 1S07, the last of these joint meetings was held at
the house of John Dubs, as a new hand-engine had
been purchased iu the mean time. At this meeting
it was resolved that the old fire-engine shall receive
the necessary repairs ; shall be placed upon a new
wagon, the same as that of the new engine, said re-
pairs to be paid out of the money in the bauds of
Jacob Arndt, treasurer, and, if any of the money be
left, it shall be equally divided between the two com-
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panies. It was also resolved " tbat at the next meet-
ing lots shall be cast which of the two companies shall
take the old and which the new fire-engine." After
the engine was repaired the amount of money which
fell to the Union was £18 15s.
The next meeting of the company was held Satur-
day, May 30, 1807, at the house of Philip Greenawalt.
At this meeting a number of members paid their dues.
After the transaction of other minor business, Mr.
Jacob Embich was appointed to meet a similarly ap-
pointed person of the other company, for the purpose
of casting lots as to which company should receive
the old and which the new engine. Mr. Embich im-
mediately withdrew from the meeting for the purpose
of discharging the duties imposed upon him. He after-
wards returned, and reported that the lot fell to this
company to take the old fire-engine. (This was the
first and original hand-engine brought to Lebanon.)
The company then adjourned, to meet Saturday, Aug.
27, 1807, at the house of Carl Gleim. This meeting
was accordingly held, and, after noting absentees
and receiving dues from those who were absent at
the last meeting, it was reported that the old hand-
engine was in a very unsatisfactory condition, when
it was resolved that Jacob Embich be empowered to
place the hand-engine in a good working order. At
the next meeting, Saturday, Nov. 27, 1807, Mr. Em-
bich reported that he had conferred with Mr. Baltzer
Seiss, of Harrisburg, who recommended that the old
box could not be repaired, and a new one must be
made for the old engine. This report was received,
and Mr. Embich and Mr. Jacob Arndt were empow-
ered to have the same made. In February, 1808, it
was reported that Mr. Seiss visited Lebanon, and
then placed the engine in a working condition.
The first engine-house stood on the lot of the Hon.
Peter Gloninger, and at a meeting held Aug. 27, 1808,
Hon. John Gloninger moved that a new house be
erected, as the old one was too small, provided Hon.
Peter Gloninger would give, his consent. Christian
Snavely was appointed to see Mr. Gloninger and ob-
tain permission, and at the next meeting reported
that the new house was built, except the painting.
At a meeting held Aug. 31, 1816, it was resolved that
the fire-ladders shall be secured with a lock, and the
key placed in the possession of Philip Huber. Mem-
bers were allowed the use of a ladder for private pur-
poses, provided they returned it the same day ; failing
to so return it, they were fined one dollar.
May 27, 1820, Mr. Emanuel Meily was instructed
to examine the hand-engine and report its condition.
May 31, 1828, Jacob Arndt, John A. Zimmerman, and
Jacob Karch were appointed to have the engine re-
built. May 2G, 1832, it was ordered that the fire-lad-
ders be removed from the market-house, where they
had been kept up to this time. Feb. 29, 1840, it was
resolved to ring the bell at the Reformed Church in
case of fire. On the last Saturday in May, 1841, a
parade of the company was held in Market Square.
In this parade the Lebanon County Fire Company
was invited to participate, it being the only other fire
company then in existence, the Lebanon Cedar having
been disbanded. On May 28, 1842, Jacob B. Weid-
man, Esq., was appointed to make application to have
the company chartered. In 1843, Messrs. John B.
Weidman, Samuel Greenawalt, and John H. Kluge
were appointed to negotiate for a new engine. This
engine was afterwards bought by Jacob Stoever in
Baltimore for four hundred dollars. This year also a
new engine-house was built on the ground of Jacob
B. Weidman, the entire cost of which was sixty-seven
dollars.
In May, 1849, the Perseverance Fire Company was
organized, and procured a hand-engine in November
of that year. Not having a place to house their
engine, they asked permission to keep it in the house
of the Union Fire Company, which was granted. In
February, 1850, the engineers of the Union were in-
structed to " notify the Perseverance Fire Company
to remove their engine before the 1st of April." May
25, 1850, the engineers reported that the Perseverance
engine was still in the house of the Union, when
they were instructed to " again give notice to the
officers of the Perseverance Fire Company to remove
their engine within two weeks." In 1854 the Lebanon
County Fire Company was merged into the Union,
and at a meeting held February 25th of that year,
the following was adopted : " That the ' Union' and
' Lebanon County' fire companies be and are hereby
united under the charter of the former company."
The engine-house, built in 1843, was afterwards re-
moved to the corner lot of the Academy school
building. Afterwards the wheelwright-shop of Henry
Derr, on the lot where John Gates' blacksmith-shop
now stands, on Willow Street, was converted into an
engine-house. In 1858 the company moved into its
present quarters on South Ninth Street, which is an
excellent fire engine-house, supplied with all the
modern improvements. Prior to the purchase of the
Amoskeag steamer, a first-class hand-engine was used
by the company. This was bought of John Agnew,
Philadelphia, and was in service until the year 1868,
when it was sold to several gentlemen at Fredericks-
burg, this county, where it still is. On Dec. 26, 1866,
the present steamer, a second-class Amoskeag, was
received, and has been in active service ever since.
This steamer cost five thousand dollars. The com-
pany has an elegant parade glass hose-carriage, which
is pronounced one of the finest in the State, and cost
the company two thousand dollars.
On March 19, 1866, the first charter for a "steam"
fire company was granted to the Union, and on April
16, 1866, the Perseverance Fire Company received its
charter as a " steam" fire company, as both companies
heretofore only existed as " fire" companies.
In 1880 the company celebrated its one hundredth
anniversary. In this year the engine-house was re-
modeled, and the parlor newly furnished with fine
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Brussels carpet, large, handsome oil-paintings and
mirrors, and a beautiful set of furniture. In 1881 the
Union drew the prize at the State Firemen's tourna-
ment, for having the greatest number of men in line.
The Union Fire Company ranks among the finest-
equipped and best-managed companies in the State,
and its membership always comprised some of the
best and most active citizens of the town. Prominent
among them were Peter, Philip, and John Gloninger,
John B. and Jacob B. Weidman, John W. Killinger,
J. H. Kluge, John Krause, William M. Breslin, Col.
David S. Hammond, J. B. Hiester, Joseph Shantz,
Col. William Shirk, Lorenzo C. Shirk, the McCon-
nells, Uhlers, Snavelys, Reinoehls, Greenawalts,
Funcks, Gasserts, Lousers, and many others.
The company at present has over six hundred
members enrolled on its books. George H. Spang is
its present efficient presiding officer, and has been for
the last ten years, to whom much of the success of
the company is due. Daniel Mussel is the secretary,
and Christian Henry, treasurer. The company is at
present making arrangements for the purchase of a
pair of horses to be used in drawing the steamer to and
from fires.
Lebanon Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1. — This
company was organized May 24, 1861. Its first offi-
cers were : President, Dr. Cyrus D. Gloninger ; Sec-
retary, Joseph L. Lemberger ; Treasurer, Henry
Derr. It was incorporated April 18, 1872* with the
following incorporators : Cyrus D. Gloninger, Wil-
liam Shirk, Grant Weidman, C. R. Lantz, John
A. McConnell, C. Mark, John Reinoehl, Daniel G.
Miller, D. W. Miller, Jacob B. Karch, J. L. Lem-
berger, Charles K. Arndt, William W. Murray, A. H.
B. Seltzer, Tobias Reinoehl (S. S.), W. D. Rauch,
Tobias Reinoehl (J. S.), Joseph McConnell, S. S.
Ramsey, A. H. Richey, John A. Shaak, J. B. Shaak,
M. D. Hollinger, Cyrus H. Mark, John P. Lenich.
Its presidents have been Dr. Cyrus D. Gloninger, Col.
William Shirk, A. B. Houck, and Joseph A. McCon-
nel. The company's new house, on South Eighth
Street, was erected in 1882, and its corner-stone laid
May 24th of that year, being its twenty-first anniver-
sary, with grand Masonic ceremonies. The plan of
this elegant building is twenty-two feet front on
Eighth Street, running back sixty-five feet, and built
of brick, the front being of Philadelphia pressed
brick, with brownstone quoins and trimmings. The
first story is thirteen feet high, the second twelve, and
the former has two doors in front, the larger one for
the passage of the truck, and ten feet wide, with its
entire floor in one room and the stairs going up in the
rear end. The second story has two large rooms, with
a small one for committees, etc., the former communi-
cating by sliding doors. It has two smaller windows
(three by nine) in the second story front, and a larger
double window (five and a half by eleven), to be a
memorial of the two deceased presidents of the com-
pany, Dr. C. D. Gloninger and William Shirk. The
front has a heavy cornice and a heavy wooden railing
along the roof, and the structure is surmounted by a
cupola of very neat and tasteful design.
Liberty Steam Fire and Hose Company, No. 3. — This
company was organized March 5, 1872, and incorpo-
rated Aug. 11, 1872. Its motto is " Prodesse Civibus."
Its officers for 1872 were: President, John H. Miller;
Vice-President, Edward C. Euston ; Secretary, John
M. Good; Assistant Secretary, Peter L. Zimmerman ;
Treasurer, Charles H. Meily. Its presidents have
since been: 1873, John H. Miller; 1874, Selim S.
Thomas; 1875, Edward C. Euston ; 1876, John M.
Good; 1877, J. Meyer Light; 1878, Charles Allbright;
1879, Cyrus H. Moore; 1880 and 1881, Selim S.
Thomas. In its first year of existence it procured,
through the generosity of Hon. G. Dawson Coleman
and the citizens of North Lebanon, a second-class
Clapp & Jones steam fire-engine, hose-carriage, .and
six hundred feet of hose. Its building is in the
square on North Ninth Street.
Friendship Hose Company, No. 4. — This company
was organized Sept. 20, 1872. Its first officers were :
President, James Brooks ; Vice-President, Thomas
Ebur; Secretary, T. P. Carmany and T. P. Light;
Assistant Secretary, James Johnson ; Treasurer, J. T.
Reinoehl; Directors, T. Bowman, A. T. .Rauch.
Presidents, 1873, John McKinney; 1874, Henry Mc-
Laughlin ; 1875, Jacob Stark, Clinton Boltz ; 1876-
77, Clinton Boltz; 1878, J. W. Stark; 1879, C. P.
Boltz; 1880, William Weber ; 1881, J. W. Stark. Its
first house was in the Perseverance Steam Fire Com-
pany's building ; its second, in City Hotel stable ; its
third, in Union Steam Fire-engine Company's build-
ing ; and its fourth, the old "station house," in rear of
the court-house, from whence it was removed to
present lot and used until the present house was
erected, on same lot, corner of Willow Street and
Pheasant Alley.
Washington Hose Company, No. 5. — This company
was organized Sept. 23, 1872. Its first officers were :
President, Henry Loser; Vice-President, F. H. Ebur;
Secretary, Joel Dewald; Treasurer, John H. Hoffer;
Assistant Secretary, Emanuel Hippard; Chief Direc-
tor, L. W. Hess; Pipemen, William Hess, Benjamin
Ebright, Simon Musser, Alfred Gates ; Reelers, Jere-
miah Strayer, Samuel Smith, Henry Gebhard, Wesley
Kleiser; PUigmen, Joel Dewald, Henry Loser. There
was no change in the presidency and secretaryship
until 1877, when George H. Reinoehl was elected
to the former and J. D. Brown to the latter, which he
has since held. In 1878, Dr. Samuel Weiss was elected
president, and continued in office until 1S80. when he
was succeeded by George H. Reinoehl, who is still
president. Its building is located on South Seventh
near Walnut Street.
Humane Hose Company, No. 6. — This company was
organized in 1872. Its presidents have been Selim
S. Thomas, William R. Hoffman, Adam Behny, and
Allison Reidel. Its building is on North Tenth Street,
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
OFFICERS OF THE FIKE DEPARTMENT.
874.— Chief Engineer, George H. Spang (Union); First Assistant,
Charles Albright (Liberty); SecoDd Assistant, Aaron L. Ham
(Friendship).
875.— Chief Engineer, George H. Spang (Union); First Assistant,
Charles Albright (Liberty); Second Assistant, Solomon McCaully
(Friendship).
876.— Chief Engineer, Charles Albright (Liberty); First Assistant, W-
S.Johns (Friendship) ; Second Assistant, Henry Loser (Washington).
877.— Chief Engineer, Jacob W. Stark (Friendship) ; First Assistant,
John A. McConnell (Hook and Ladder); Second Assistant, Charles
Fasnacht (Liberty).
878— Chief Engineer, Henry Loser (Washington); First Assistant,
John W. Zweitzig (Humane); Second Assistant, Aaron McCord
(Union).
879.— Chief Engineer, Adam Behney (Humane); First Assistant,
Samuel V. Reinoehl (Liberty) ; Second Assistant, George D. Mc-
Laughlin (Union).
880— Chief Engineer, Selim H. Thomas (Liberty); First Assistant, J. C.
Shirk (Friendship) ; Second Assistant, Henry Huber (Union).
.—Chief Engineer, John W. Harbeson (Perseverance) ; First Assist-
ant, James B. Miller (Washington); Second Assistant, Jacob E.
Keinoehl (Hook and Ladder).
882.— Chief Engineer, John W. Harbeson (Perseverance) ; First Assist-
ant, James B. Miller (Washington) ; Second Assistant, Jacob E.
Reinoehl (Hook and Ladder).
S83— Chief Engineer, John W. Harbeson (Perseverance) ; First Assist-
ant, Harvey B. Houck (Washington) ; Second Assistant, Henry Baltz
(Hook and Ladder).
THE INDUSTRIES OF LEBANON.
So numerous and important have the industries of
Lebanon become that it is not to be expected that to
some more than a passing reference can be made. It
is these establishments which are making the borough
of Lebanon, and they are only equaled by the progress
of the town and by the facilities afforded all manner
of enterprises by its citizens, who know how to foster
industries which are building it up and developing it
into a prosperous and flourishing city.
Lebanon Stove- Works, located on the corner of
Eighth and Guilford Streets, were built in 1870 by
Rosenberger, Light & Co., at a cost of twenty thou-
sand dollars. Since that time additions and improve-
ments have been made amounting to twenty thousand
dollars more. In 1882 the parties owning the works
were incorporated with the above name, and February
9th of that year a charter of incorporation was granted
to D. W. Zeller, Gideon Light, Stephen Light, Job
Light, Ezekiel Light, Samuel L. Light, and H. B.
Westenberger. Ezekiel Light is president; Samuel
L. Light, secretary ; D. W. Zeller, treasurer. Steam
is the motive-power employed, and sixty men are
constantly engaged in the manufacture of stoves.
The capacity of the works is thirty-seven stoves per
day.
Lebanon Manufacturing Company. — The
foundry and machine-shops of this company are lo-
cated on North Tenth Street and along the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railroad ; were built in 1867-68,
of brick, and at that time had a capacity of twenty
thousand dollars per month, with a working force of
one hundred men. The company was chartered in
1867, the first officers of the company being C. D.
Gloninger, president; John B. Rauch, secretary ; E.
A. Uhler, treasurer ; J. M. Gettel, superintendent.
The remaining directors were D. Mitchell, H. Shenk,
George Krause, W. Eckenroth, Adolphus Reinoehl,
George Rigler, and Levi Wolf. A portion of the origi-
nal buildings were destroyed by fire in January, 1873,
and rebuilt and enlarged the same year, and enlarged
again in 1881 and in 1882 to a capacity of one hun-
dred thousand dollars per month, with a working
force of three hundred and seventy-five men. The
present officers and directors are Adolphus Reinoehl,
president ; Richard Meily, vice-president ; John Hun-
sicker, treasurer ; J. B. Rauch, secretary ; J. M. Gettel,
superintendent ; and George H. Spang, George H.
Reinoehl, A. C. Rigler, John Donges, Rudolph Herr,
William Eckenroth, Grant Weidman.
Excelsior Novelty Works, located at the cor-
ner of Seventh and Willow Streets, where thirty per-
sons are employed in the manufacture of coat- and
hat-racks, towel-rollers, toys, cigar-boxes, and other
work of the kind. These goods find sale in all parts
of the United States. Steam is the motive-power for
driving the machinery. The works were built in
1878 by Alfred B. Houck, the present proprietor and
operator.
The Eagle Planing-Mill, corner of Sixth and
Willow Streets, was built in 1870 by Gassert & Light,
and in 1875 George Gassert became sole proprietor,
and subsequently J. H. Cilley became a partner. In
April, 1SS6, Mr. Gassert sold his interest to D. W.
Miller, when the firm-name was changed to Cilley &
Miller. The mill has a capacity of fifteen thousand
feet of surface-work per day, and twenty men are
given steady employment. In the spring of 1883 a
lumber- and coal-yard was connected with the mill,
in which are employed five men. Value of works,
nine thousand dollars.
Lebanon Door- and Sash-Manufactory, lo-
cated in East Lebanon, is one of the largest of the
kind in the State, and was built in 1854 by Longacre
& Gable. It was destroyed by fire in 1871, and rebuilt
in 1872. 'In 1879 the property was purchased by W.
B. Light, the present proprietor and operator, who
employs thirty men annually. The motive-power is
steam. The mill has a capacity of eighty thousand
dollars' worth of work annually.
Lebanon Boiler- and Machine- Works, located
on corner of Thirteenth Street and the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad, were established in 1873 by
Henry Pott & Brother, at a cost of ten thousand dol-
lars. The boiler-house is sixty by one hundred feet
in extent, and the machine-shop, forty by sixty feet.
Steam-power is employed for driving the machinery
in both shops. The annual sales exceed thirty thou-
sand dollars, and over fifty men are given steady
employment. The machine-shop was built in 1880,
and is under the management of Zimmerman, Failer
& Co., while that of the boiler-works is owned by
Isaac Pott, C. N. Seidle, and Mrs. H. Pott.
Reinoehl & Meily, Saw- and Planing-
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Mills, located near the canal in North Lebanon, were
established as early as 182(3, by George Eeinoehl &
Son, who were succeeded by Mark & Eeinoehl, who
were in turn succeeded in 1855 by the present firm of
Adolphus Eeinoehl & Charles H. Meily, both natives
of Lebanon. About 1868 the present saw- and plau-
ing-mills were built and steam-power employed for
driving the machinery. The mills, lumber-, and coal-
yard cover nearly or quite six acres of land. The
works entire furnish employment for an average of
forty-five men.
Vax De Sande & Capp's Rolling- and Pud-
dling-Mills are located between Thirteenth ami
Fourteenth Streets, south of the Philadelphia and
Beading Railroad, and cover about two acres of land.
They were established in 1872 by the present pro-
prietors, William Van De Sande & Jacob Capp. This
firm manufacture double-refined merchant-iron, horse-
shoe- and guide-iron. The capacity of the works is
one hundred tons per week, and furnish employment
for forty men. The motive-power is supplied by
three engines of from forty to two hundred and fifty
horse-power each.
Lebanon" Rolling-Mills. — These mills, were
erected in 1867 by Light & Bros. Two heating- and
one puddling-furnace were put in operation at that
time. In 1847, A. L. Bowman succeeded to the busi-
ness, and conducted it for one year, when Ephraim
Light assumed control and management. In April,
1879, Samuel E. Light succeeded the latter, and from
a capacity of sixty tons per week has added facilities
and increased the capacity of the mills to one hun-
dred and sixty tons per week. Four double puddling-
furnaces and three furnaces for manufacturing light
sheet-iron are operated. Eight engines furnish the
motive-power of the works. Two hundred and
twenty-five hands are employed. The mill building-
is about two hundred feet square, and in addition a
forge is operated, where are produced forty tons of
blooms per week. Mr. Light is a native of this
county, and has resided in Lebanon since 1867.
The Weimee Machine- Works Company. — One
of the largest manufacturing establishments in Leb-
anon County is now conducted by this company.
The works were established in 1858 by William and
P. L. Weiiner. In 1861 the firm became P. L. Wei-
mer & Bros. In December, 1881, the present com-
pany was formed, and the manufacture of the cele-
brated P. L. Weimer's patent improved blowing-engine
and general blast-furnace machinery combined. The
many buildings occupied by the company for manu-
facturing purposes are: machine-shop, 62 by 190
feet; foundry, 65 by 150 feet; car-shop, 60 by 125
feet; blacksmith-shop, 45 by 100 and 80 by 90 feet;
erecting-shop, 60 by 100 feet ; pattern- and wood-
working-shop, 50 by 120 feet; pattern-shop, 40 by 90
feet ; office building, a two-story brick, 40 by 45 feet.
The foundry has a melting capacity of twenty tons
per day, and two hundred men are given constant
employment. Mr. P. L. Weimer is president of the
company, and L. E. Weimer general manager. The
directors are P. L. Weimer, L. E. Weimer, A. A.
Weimer, J. Birkenbine, and T. E. Island.
Pennsylvania Bolt- ani> Ntjt-Woeks, located
opposite the fair-grounds, south side of Lebanon Val-
ley branch of Philadelphia and Reading Railroad,
were built in the fall of '1882, at a cost of one hun-
dred and fifty thousand dollars. The company was in-
corporated July 10, 1882, with a capital stock of one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The following
named were the incorporators and are the present
directors and officers : Henry S. Eckert, president ;
James Lord, general manager and treasurer; Thomas
Darlington, Jr., superintendent of machinery ; and
H. V. L. Meigs, secretary ; and Artemus Wilhelm.
The motive-power for driving the machinery is steam,
and the capacity of the works is five thousand tons
of bolts and nuts per year, and in the manufacture of
the same two hundred men are employed. It is the
intention of the company to largely increase the
present plant.
Lebanon Iron Company". — This company, com-
posed of Robert H. Coleman, A. Wilhelm, David S.
Hammond, A. Hess, Hugh M. Maxwell, and Thomas
Evans, with a capital stock of eighty thousand dollars,
is working under a charter granted in 1S65 to the
"Aurora Iron Company," and name subsequently
changed to " Lebanon Tube and Iron Works," and in
1S82 changed by the present management to " Leba-
non Iron Company." The works of the old companies
were located on the south side of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad, opposite the Lebanon County Fair-
Grounds. The works of the new company are located
immediately south of the old ones, and were commenced
in September, 18S2, and completed in April, 1883, at
a cost of nearly two hundred thousand dollars. The
capacity of the works when in full operation are
twelve thousand tons per year of puddle bar-iron, and
employ two hundred men in the manufacture. The
directors of the company are Robert H. Coleman,
president ; A. Hess, secretary and treasurer ; Thomas
Evans, general superintendent; A. Wilhelm, and D.
S. Hammond.
The Miller Organ Company, located at Leb-
anon, had its origin in the year 1872. Adam B. Mil-
ler, senior member of the firm, comprised of Adam
B. Miller and Abraham H. Miller, in 1869, con-
ceived the idea of building an organ, the design for
which he drew with chalk on a box-lid. He worked
at his hobby on rainy days when his assistance was
not required on his father's farm, and in 1870, to the
astonishment of his many acquaintances, completed
his first organ. Quitting the farm he located in Leb-
anon, where he engaged with Reinoehl & Meily, and
while with them got an order from Daniel Mease for
au organ. He made his first trip from home, went
to New York aud obtained his material, and during
his leisure hours completed his second instrument.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Believing his future work lay in this direction and
receiving other orders, he built a small shop on his
lot, fourteen by twelve feet, began miscellaneous work,
and in the fall of 1872 quit work at the planing-mill
and launched out in his present business. His shop
was soon found too small, and in 1873 he purchased
his present site, and erected a building twenty-two by
thirty feet, two stories in height. The same year he
associated with himself in the business Abraham
H. Miller, who became the financial manager of the
concern, while he attended to the manufacturing de-
partment. Increasing business compelled them to
enlarge their buildings in the years 1874, 1880, 1882,
and in 1883, and the dimensions of their present or-
gan-manufactory is a three-story building, one hun-
dred and thirty-eight by thirty feet, with a rear exten-
sion of seventy feet in length, completing the " T"
shape. The popularity of the Miller organ, not only
in Pennsylvania, but in most of the other States of
the Union, is constantly increasing, and the demands
made upon the company for their instruments re-
quire increasing numbers of skilled workmen. Some
forty different styles are manufactured, and overeighty
men are employed in their construction. The steady
progress of the Miller Organ Company is attributed
solely to the superior workmanship, sweetness of tone,
and general finish of the instruments. The company
builds thirty organs per week.
NORTH LEBANON TOWNSHIP.
By the act of the General Assembly of March 18,
1810, the two election districts, north and south, of
Lebanon township, were made separate townships,
and the elections of both to be held in the court-house
in Lebanon borough, the dividing line of the town-
ships being the Harrisburg and Reading turnpike
road. North Lebanon township as thus formed is
bounded on the north by Swatara and Bethel town-
ships, on the northeast by Jackson township, on the
south by South Lebanon and Cornwall townships and
the borough line of Lebanon, and on the west by
North Annville township.
The surface of the township is undulating, but in
its western part there is a fine level stretch of land
called "Heilnian's Dale." The soil is gravel and
limestone, a well-defined line of transition from the
one to the other occurring in the southern part of the
township. All the land is well watered, although
there is no considerable stream except the Quitopa-
hilla, which flows through its southeastern border for
a short distance. On it the Union Canal Company
have constructed works to convey water to the canal
from the creek through a raised feeder about half a
mile in length. The Union Canal passes through the
southern part of the township, and in addition to the
works on the Quitopahilla, two large dams have been
constructed by the company, one northeast of the
borough of Lebanon, the other northwest ; they are
supplied with water from small creeks, and serve as
feeders to the canal. On the northern bank of the
canal, contiguous to the borough of Lebanon, quite
a town has grown up. It contains over a thousand
inhabitants, and was a part of North Lebanon bor-
ough from the time of the incorporation of that bor-
ough until 1859, when it reverted back to the town-
ship. West of it, on the bauk of the canal, are the
North Lebanon Furnaces, owned by the Coleman es-
tate. From the furnaces the North Lebanon Railroad
runs south through the borough in its course to Corn-
wall. The point where this railroad crosses the canal
may properly be considered the junction of the Union
Canal, the North Lebanon Railroad, and the Lebanon
Valley Railroad, although the latter- passes some dis-
tance below, within the limits of the borough of Leba-
non.
East and west of Lebanon, the Lebanon Valley
Railroad is in this township, diverging so as to pass
into South Lebanon about two miles east of the bor-
ough. It is almost parallel with the general course of
the canal, and a short distance south of it. The Leba-
non and Tremont Railroad (originally the Pinegrove
and Lancaster), now operated by the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad, crosses this township, from north
to south, in its western part.
ST. JACOB'S REFORMED CHURCH.
This church organization, worshiping about three
miles north of Lebanon borough, occupies what is
commonlv known as " the Kimmerling Church," so
called in remembrance of Jacob Kimmerling, who
located in that neighborhood in 1734, and was mainly
instrumental in founding the organization, and who
donated land for church and burial-ground pur-
poses. Although the existing church records do not
antedate 1752, it is well authenticated that the his-
tory of the church began at least ten years prior to
that date. It is known that a house of worship built
of logs stood upon the site of the present church,
when in 1752 a new edifice of stone was erected.
One authority asserts that the old log church was
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built by one Peter Slosser at his own cost, and subse-
quently presented to the church society. The church
received from Jacob Kiinmerling the gift of twenty-
three acres of land for burial purposes, who also
donated in 1745 a silver communion service, which is
still in use and upon which the story of Mr. Kinimer-
ling's presentation thereof is daily set forth. The
records testify that Henry Kelker donated a baptismal
font, and that Herman Ekel presented " a bag with
handle and bell for use in taking up collections."
This contrivance consisted of an open-mouthed bag
attached to a long handle and furnished with a small
bell, which rang with some persistency while the col-
lector made his rounds, to the end that no worshiper
could well evade the consciousness that his mite was
earnestly applied for. An entry in the records notes
a collection for the purpose of. procuring a "sermon
book." The sermon book was intended to be used
by the school-teacher when by any chance the min-
ister could not attend service. In such cases the
school-teacher supplied the parson's place. Although
worship was occasionally held at Kimmerling's Church
as early as 1742 or prior, no regular services were
had prior to the coming of Rev. Michael Schlatter in
1746. This divine was assigned to a large field of
labor in Eastern Pennsylvania, and held Kimmer-
ling's within his domain. The Rev. Conrad Temple-
man was pastor in 1754, and the same year Jacob
Kimmerling and George Mace were elected elders.
Templeman occupied the pastorate until about 1800,
when he was succeeded by Eev. Mr. Hiester. In
1826 the Tulpehocken Church sent Rev. Thomas H.
Leinbach to supply Kimmerling's, and since that date
supplies have been furnished from the same source.
Upon Rev. Mr. Leinbach's death his son, Thomas,
filled the pulpit and remained a little more than a
year, whereupon, in 1861, Rev. Charles H. Leinbach,
the present pastor (brother to Thomas H.), took
charge. In 1830 a new church edifice was built,
and the name of the organization changed from
" Quitopahilla" to St. Jacob's. In 1856 the structure
now in use was erected. The membership is one
hundred and twenty-five. The trustees are George
Strock and Daniel Miller, the elders, David Staeger and
Daniel Bleistine. The church is free to all denomi-
nations except when required by the Reformed congre-
gation, and the burial-ground set apart under Mr.
Kimmerling's deed to the free use of all applicants.
CHRIST (PRESBYTERIAN) CHAPEL.
The pretty little stone chapel near the North
Lebanon Furnaces was erected by Mrs. G. Dawson
Coleman for the purpose of providing Sunday-school
quarters for the children of workmen employed at
the furnaces. Later came a suggestion looking to the
organization of a Presbyterian Church, and in pur-
suance thereof Rev. J. A. Rondthaler effected the or-
ganization, and was called to be the first pastor. Rev.
William B. Reed, his successor, was installed May
4, 1879. The present pastor, Rev. Samuel A. Martin,
was installed Jan. 10, 1882. The elders of the church
are Hugh M. Maxwell and John Morgan. The
deacons are William Reifsnyder and John H. Euston.
The church membership is sixty-four, and that of the
Sunday-school two hundred and twenty-five.
EBENEZER (UNITED BRETHREN) CHURCH.
During the year 1871 a successful effort was made
to organize a United Brethren Church at what is now
known as Ebenezer, and with a membership of about
sixty the new organization made a prosperous start.
Previous to that period, and for something like thirty
years, members of the faith in that locality had en-
joyed the privilege of occasional worship in private
houses and school-buildings, but no attempt at organi-
zation appears to have been made until the year
named. In the same year a fine church edifice was
erected at a cost of about five thousand dollars. The
church's first pastor was Rev. Joel Light, whose suc-
cessors were Revs. H. H. Gelbach, J. W. Boughton,
Schindler, Noll, L. W. Fleicher, and John Brinckley,
the latter being the present pastor. The church has
a membership of about ninety, and is attached to
Lebanon Circuit. The trustees are D. W. Zeller,
Joseph Moyer, J. L. Light, C. H. Light, and J. J.
Kreider.
NORTH LEBANON ZION'S (U. B.) CHURCH
was organized in 1874 with a membership of about
forty, and the same year built a house of worship
just north of Lebanon borough. The edifice cost
about two thousand three hundred dollars. The
successive pastors have been Revs. Henry Gel-
bach, Schindler, Noll, L. W. Fleicher, and John
Binckley. The class has now a membership of about
thirty, and is attached to the Lebanon Circuit.
SOUTH LEBANON TOWNSHIP.
After the formation of Bethel township, in 1739,
Lebanon township had remaining a length of eleven
miles and breadth of seven, comprising forty-four
thousand seven hundred acres of land. By the act
of the Legislature of March 14, 1840, it was divided
into North and South Lebanon townships, the Har-
risburg and Reading Turnpike road being the dividing
line. In 1853, Cornwall Turnpike was erected out of
South Lebanon by a line running north and south
near its centre. The township is bounded on the
north by North Lebanon township and Lebanon bor-
ough, on the east by Heidelberg and Jackson town-
ships, on the south by Lancaster County, and on the
west by Cornwall township.
In the lower part of the township is the South
Mountain, but the rest of the country is level. The
soil is mostly limestone and of the best quality.
The Quitopahilla Creek has its source in the north-
ern section of the township, near Lebanon borough,
while several smaller streams take their rise in the
mountains. The North Lebanon Railroad passes for
a considerable distance along the boundary-line be-
tween South Lebanon and Cornwall townships. Two
miles east of Lebanon the Lebanon Valley Railroad
crosses the turnpike and enters the township from
North Lebanon. The Horse-Shoe Turnpike crosses
the South Mountain into Lancaster County at about
the centre of the township. Iron ore of the best
quality and in large quantity is found in the level
fields in the southern part of the township. It, with
North Lebanon, occupies the centre of the Lebanon
Valley, and comprises a large extent of the most
excellent land in the State.
This section of the county being the garden spot of
the valley, a large number of Mennonites and Mora-
vians settled in the neighborhood of Lebanon at an
early period. In 1742, John Lichty erected in Lebanon
township a large two-story house with a " hipped
roof," which was used as a regular monthly meeting-
place for those of the Mennonite persuasion.
HEBRON MORAVIAN CHURCH.
In June of the year 1742, the one hundred and
twenty Moravian brethren and sisters who constituted
the first church of their denomination in Bethlehem,
Pa., deliberated how they might best labor for the
Lord and for His kingdom in this country. Their
church council resolved to divide the congregation
into two portions, one of which was to abide at home
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and help to support the other, which, as a " pilgrim
church," should evangelize a large portion of the
Province. In July ten brethren were selected by the
church council " to cast out the gospel net" in ten
different districts, in which they were to make mis-
sionary tours, and to return every five weeks and re-
port concerning their work. Until the year 1747 there
were more than twenty neighborhoods where these
missionary brethren had become welcome visitors,
and among these were Lebanon, or Quitopahilla,
Hebron, and Bethel, which appear to have constituted
one congregation.
In the year 1743 the brethren commenced to visit
and preach here, and there was an organized congre-
gation called Hebron, about a mile east of the present
borough of Lebanon, in 1749 affiliated to that of War-
wick, in Lancaster County. It obtained an independ-
ent organization in 1750, when Rev. Christian Rauch
administered the Lord's Supper to twenty-three com-
municants. Prior to the year ^1748, a Provincial
Synod of the brethren had been held here, which, ac-
cording to some authorities, was the first attended by
Moravians exclusively, and presided over by Bishop
Cammerhoff. Count Zinzendorf had originated these
Svnods, the object of which was not only church
legislation, but were to be " assemblies of persons of
all denominations, who were concerned about their
own true welfare and that of their neighbors," and
they were to be regulated "by the maxims of the doc-
trine of Jesus, and by the universal code of love (Lie-
besplan) of the children of God."
The first Moravian meeting-house, a substantial
stone building, was erected in the years 1749-50 at
Hebron, about one mile east of Lebanon borough.
It bore the inscription, —
" GDiatmiuro Hurt, gvixi. p&. |tuuM."
The lower story of the church contained four rooms
and two kitchens, each kitchen having a huge fire-
place and chimney. The second story contained the
audience-room, with the pulpit on the south side in
the centre, the males sitting on the west side and the
females on the east. Vestibules were at both ends
on the first and second stories, from which stairs as-
cended to the garret, it being built precisely like a
dwelling-house, to be used by two families, the second
floor being used as a church, the minister using part
of it as a parsonage, who also kept school. After the
SOUTH LEBANON TOWNSHIP.
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battle of Trenton, as stated in the general history,
many of the Hessian prisoners were confined at Leb-
anon, and the building was used as a military prison
and hospital.
Among the first communicant members of the Mo-
ravian Church at Hebron, Lebanon, and Bethel we
find the following:
Philip Beck and his wife, Maria Barbara ; John
Braun and his wife, Barbara; David Buehler and his
wife, Margaret ; Peter Kucher and his wife, Barbara ;
Martin Meyly and his wife, Sabina;
Henry Klein and his wife, Anna
Maria; John Adam Kettering; John
George Hederich and his wife, Anna
Catharine; Peter Hederich ; Matthew
Teiss and his wife, Susanna ; John
Drachsler and his wife, Catharine;
Hans Rewald and his wife, Anna
Maria; Michael Uhrich and his wife,
Anna Elizabeth ; John Tanneberger
and his wife, Susanna ; Jacob Christ-
man and his wife, Barbara ; Michael
Kapp and his wife, Margaret; Philip
Stohr and his wife, Anna Maria;
Lewis Born and his wife, Anna Maria ;
Rudolph Hauck ; Barnhard Faber
(Fauber) and his wife, Catharine.
In the year 1781 a " Brotherly
Agreement" was entered into by the
communicants at Hebron, the first
article of which is as follows :
" The only Foundation of our Union
is Christ & His blood. According to
the eternal election of God the Father,
we have been called through the
Holy Ghost to believe in Jesus Christ our Lord, &
to manifest by word & deed that we are His prop-
erty."
This article gives the key-note of the whole " Agree-
ment," which was signed by Phil. Christian Bader,
George Kapp, Joseph Sturges, Lenhart Koehler,
Philip Stoehr, Jacob Xander, Daniel Heckedoru,
Henry Buehler, Bathazar Orth.
In this list, as well as in the former one, occur
names of the ancestors of well-known citizens of Leb-
anon and adjoining counties.
An extract from the minutes of a church council
during the " old French war" gives an idea of the
trials to which the early settlers of those days were
subjected. It is as follows :
" Dec. 23, 1755. We had a church council. It was
resolved, 1, that a brother should go to Bethlehem to
tell the congregation of our distress; 2, we agreed to
fix strong doors and shutters to our meeting-house;
3, that in case of need we might take refuge in our
meeting-house with our wives and children."
From a faithfully-kept record of the attendance at
the celebration of the holy sacrament, from the years
1750-76, we find that during this time it was cele-
brated one hundred and fifty-nine times. The names
of those who communed are given for each time, and
also those of the absentees, and sometimes also the rea-
sons for their not being present. Thus at the holy
sacrament held on the seventh Sunday after Trinity,
July 9, 1758, there were twenty-seven communicants
present, and eight are noted as being absent, viz. :
Eva Schultz, " on account of sickness."
Gerhard and Catherine Ettwein " did not come ;
were engaged in harvesting on the farm."
OLD HEBRON CHURCH, 1750.
Michael and Elizabeth Uhrich, "because their
oldest daughter, aged twelve years, went home to the
Saviour last night."
Daniel Heckedorn, absent (or excluded) "because
of offense given to the world, he having been drunk
at Tulpehocken."
Catharine Spittler and Louisa Miess, "on account
of slander ; they ought to have become reconciled to
each other, but would not ; the former, indeed, was
penitent, but the latter self-righteous."
The Moravian Congregation continued to worship
in it until the year 1847, when they built a new church
in the town, near the corner of Tenth and Cumber-
land Streets. This last edifice was destroyed by fire on
July 29, 185S. The corner-stone of the present house
of worship was laid on the 5th day of October of the
same year. In the record of Lebanon borough will
be found further reference.
In the ancient graveyard, a mile and one-fourth
from the borough of Lebanon, and which was laid
out as early as 1748, are many tombstones whose in-
scriptions are illegible from the lapse of time and ex-
posure to the weather. Those we have been able
to decipher are as follows :
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Buehler, Anna Marg., b. Sept. 21, 1785 ; d. July 5, 1821.
Buehler, Henry, b. Jan. 20, 1740; d. Aug. 2, 1801.
Buehler, Jane, b. Aug. 29, 1748 J d. Jan. 30, 1804.
Buehler, John David, b. Oct. 20, 1703 ; d. March 12, 1770.
Buehler, Maria, dan. of Geo. & Maria, b. June 30, 1786; d. Jan. 24,
1788.
Graff, Maria, wf. of Johannes, Dec. 24, 1792 ; d. July 4, 1863.
Ham, Maria Barbara, b. July 13, 1753 ; d. Jan. 9, 1705.
Hedericlt, George, b. April 23, 1706 ; d. Sept. 3, 1775.
Jetter, Peter, b. Feb. 1704 ; d. Nov. 19, 1754.
Kissile, Rudolph, d. March 10, 1752.
Kneber, Gottlieb, b. April 8, 1763; d. Oct. 3, 177G.
Kucher, George Michael, b. Feb. 10, 1747 ; A. Mar. IS, 1748.
Ludwig, . , b. April 18, 1702 ; d. Sept. IS, 1757.
Orth, Adam, b. March 10, 1733 ; d. Nov. 15, 1794.
Orth, Balthasar, b. July 14, 1736 ; d. Oct. 6, 1794.
Orth, Cath., b. Jan. 12, 1738 ; d. Sept. 16, 1794.
Orth, Eliz., dan. of Adam & Cath., b. 1758; d. 1764.
Orth, Eliz., b. July 6, 1774; d. Oct. 17, 1843.
Orth, Jacob, b. Feb. 10, 1766 ; d. 1780.
Orth, Eosanna, b. March 20, 1741 ; d. April, 1814.
Schuler, John, b. Feb. 9, 1736; d. Sept. 19, 1858.
Spittler, Johannes, b. Dec. 7, 1690; d. Oct. 9, 1757.
Spittler, Johannes, b. Sept. 24, 1718 ; d. May 10, 1757.
Stohr, Anna Eliz., b. Aug. 8, 1745 ; d. 1759.
TJhrich, Anna Margaretta, b. 1745 ; d. 1758.
Ubrich, Maria Magdalena, b. Dec. 4, 1773; d. Feb. 18, 1831.
Uhrich, Michael, b. March 20, 1713 ; d. April 1, 1759.
TJhrich, Philip, b. Jan. 10, 1744; d. May 22, 1820.
Ulrieh, Eliz., b. Aug. 1, 1775; d. 1790.
TJlrich, Stephen, b. Oct. 10, 1710; d. April 29, 1760.
Xander, Anna Eliz., b. Aug. 1701 ; d. May 23, 1750.
Xander, Heinrich, b. Nov. 16, 1703; d. Oct. 17, 1772.
Xander, Jacob, b. July 20, 1784 ; d. April 16, 1818.
Xander, Susanna, b. Dec. 28, 1738; d. Nov. 10, 1806.
Taeder, Maria, b. Jan. 10, 1702 ; d. 1769.
Until 1750 Hebron was the principal business cen-
tre of this region, when Steitztown (Lebanon) was
laid out, and began to grow in importance, and in
1756 both had about the same number of inhabitants.
During the Indian troubles, the two towns were both
places of refuge for those who fled from the savages,
who made frequent incursions on the more northern
settlements. A number of families took refuge in the
Moravian Church, now used as a barn by Daniel Ful-
mer. A spirited skirmish took place between the
whites and Indians on the property now owned by
Joseph Heilman, south of Avon, in which one of the
whites was badly wounded and two Indians killed.
The log house built here by Mr. Steager in 1747
has been pulled down, but a portion of the land
taken by him is still in the family, and occupied by
the fifth generation. The original purchase was made
for five pounds English sterling, with the privilege of
taking from one to five hundred acres. The Quitopa-
hilla Creek rises on the farm of J. Shaak, in South
Lebanon township, and flows westerly through Leba-
non borough, North Lebanon, and Cornwall town-
ships, into the Swatara. The first settlement in this
region was made at or near Hebron as early as 1721,
and in 1723-24 several additional families came, set-
tling in the eastern parts of the two Lebanon town-
ships. These were in 1729 largely recruited by the ar-
rival of many families from the Palatinate in Germany,
and clearings began to appear in the dense forests
over all the lands in the valley. The Moravians
were at that time quite numerous and wealthy, and
made earnest efforts to convert the neighboring In-
dian tribes, but their success in this immediate vicin-
ity was not very great, nor so marked as in other re-
gions, where many savages embraced the Christian
religion.
The County Almshouse is in South Lebanon
township, about two miles east of Lebanon borough,
and half a mile south of the Harrisburg and Reading
turnpike.
Avon is a station on the Lebanon Valley Railroad,
two miles east of Lebanon, and was early settled by
the Lights, Gockleys, Stines, Dodges, Werners, and
Kreiders. It has one church, — United Brethren in
Christ, — with a neat cemetery attached.
Keall's Meeting-House (Mennonite) is five
miles southeast of Lebanon, near the mountain, in a
region early settled by the Bambergers, Reists, Bru-
bakers, Kralls, Horsts, Shroms, Shenks, Sticks, Briden-
stines, Binners, Buchers, Heiseys, and Dissingers.
Snyder's Meeting-House (United Brethren) is
three miles south-southeast of Lebanon, on the Shaef-
ferstown road. Its vicinity, was settled by the Sny-
ders, Kendigs, Beckers, Lights, Dundores, Strohms,
Keohlers, Schaaks, Begelbachs, Brubakers, andKapps.
CORNWALL TOWNSHIP.
At the August session of the General Court of
Quarter Sessions, 1853, on the petition of divers in-
habitants of South Lebanon township, for the erec-
tion of a new township out of its territory, Dr. Jona-
than Zerbe, Samuel Becker, and Samuel Mosser were
appointed commissioners to make the division and
establish the boundaries of the new township of
Cornwall. Their report, filed on the 26th of Septem-
ber following, was confirmed as follows : " Commenc-
ing at a point in the middle of the old road leading
to Sheafi'erstown on the borough line, of Lebanon,
and running thence south fourteen degrees and fifty
minutes east four miles and twenty-two perches to
the western end of Peter Smith's barn ; thence south
CORNWALL TOWNSHIP.
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twenty-seven degrees and one-fourth east two hun-
McMullen, James.
Smith, George.
dred and twelve perches to a post and stone-heap!
thence south fifteen degrees east five hundred and
Miller, John.
Meily, Emanuel.
Miller, Abraham.
Shindle, John.
Sh-.tt, Henry.
Shultz, H. R.
forty-six perches to a post and stone-pile on the line
Mark, Jacob (estate).
Shalk, Jacob.
of Lancaster and Lebanon County, on lands known
as "Bowman's Swamp."
Marshall, David B.
Over, Michael.
Peighart, Lorenzo.
Stewart, B. W.
Shearrey, John.
Smith, William.
As thus established the to
wnship is bounded on
Peter, Joseph.
Stahney, Jacob.
the north by North Lebanon township and Lebanon
borough, on the east by South Lebanon township, on
Plank Road Company.
Rohrer, Samuel.
Rohrer, Catharine.
Stouffer, Jacob.
Shay, John.
Sliott, George.
the south by Lancaster County, and on the west by
Rauch, Bernhart.
Ulrich, Joseph.
Londonderry and South Annville townships. It is
Readier, Jacob.
Ulricli, Jacob.
divided into two districts for election purposes, known
as North and South Cornwall. At the period of erec-
Richard, Adam.
Reachert, Christopher.
Ramsey, Archibald.
TJlrich, John.
Wise, Frederick.
Weidmans, John.
tion it contained the following:
Robinson, Henry P.
Weidle, Jacob.
Wise, Julia (widow).
Weaber, Joseph.
CORNWALL ASSESSMENT, 1854.
Reinhard, Joseph.
Walter, George.
Snavely, George.
Witmer, Jacob, Sr.
Taxables
Seagrist, Henry.
Witmer, Joseph (estate).
Atkins, William.
Heagey, Samuel.
Smith, Joseph.
Witmer, Peter.
Arrentz & Diller.
Hoke, Joseph.
Shugar, Baltzer (estate).
Witmer, Michael.
Beckley, Isaac.
Hoke, Jacob, Sr.
Smith, Jacob.
Wise, Elizabeth.
Bricker, Jacob.
Hoke, Michael (estate).
Snavely, William (estate).
Westeuberger, Samuel.
Brechbill, Philip.
Hoke, George.
Shenk, Henry (estate).
Wittenmoyer, John.
Bowman, J. M.
Hoke, David.
Staber, Moses.
Yorty, Christian.
Bowman, Joseph.
Hiekenheiser, Henry.
Sprecher, Frederick.
Yorty, Jacob.
Bowman, John.
Heister, John B.
Shaeffer, Christian.
Zinn, John.
Bachman, Christian.
Hoover, Joseph.
Staber, Jacob.
Zimmerman, Peter.
Boyd, John.
Hauch, Samuel.
Shaeffer, Samuel.
Zimmerman, Joseph.
Bowman, George.
Hoffert, George.
Stuart, James.
Zimmerman, Leonard.
Bowman, Henry.
Heilman, J. G.
Shutter, Peter.
Bleistoue, John, Sr.
Heilman, George.
Bomberger, Christian.
Hoke, Michael F.
Tenants.
Baldwin, Job.
Kreider, Mary.
Allison, John.
Grundou, Thomas.
Baltimore, Joseph (widow).
Kreider, Peter (estate).
Auschenbach, Joseph.
Garman, John, Sr.
Byreley, John H.
Killian, John (estate).
Bowman, George.
Gingerich, Elias.
Coleman. Robt. W. (ore-banks,
Kreider, Michael.
Boyer, Isaac (miller).
Garman, William.
farms, furnaces, ferries, etc.).
Kline, George W. (estate).
Boyles, Rodgers.
Heiuey, Daniel.
Coleman, William (ore right).
Kreider, Joseph.
Bugles, Charles.
Hornberger, William.
Coleman, George D.
Kreider, Moses.
Bough ter, Elias.
Hummel, James.
Cassidy, Patrick.
Kreider, Solomon.
Binner, Cyrus.
Hartman, Michael.
Carpenter, Elias.
Kreider, Jacob.
Binner, John.
Hoke, Michael.
Cassidy, Phares.
Kreider, Jonas.
Beaumuderfer, Joseph.
Hoke, Nancy.
Dohner, John.
Koch, Frederick.
Bowman, Oliver.
Hoke, William.
Dohner, David.
Kline, Levi.
Bruce, William.
Hoke, George.
Dohner, Christian.
Keiser, John.
Batdorf, Samuel.
Houser, Jonas.
Dohner, Moses (estate).
Kinsy, Isaac.
Carpenter, Reuben.
Hitz, Lantz.
Dubbs, John.
Klick, David.
Douley, Benjamin.
Hammond, D. S.
Dudley Iron Company.
Kline, Catherine.
Douley, James.
Hoke, Henry.
Evans, Robert.
Krause, George M.
Derkes, John.
Hoover, John.
Erb, Samuel.
Krauser, Samuel M. (for Phe-
Douley, John.
Hixenheiser, John.
Forney, John, Sr.
nix R. R. Co.).
Douley, William.
Hoke, David.
Feas, John.
Karch, Joseph.
Dubbs, John, Jr.
Hawk, John.
Frank, Jacob.
Light, William.
Davis, Daniel.
Houser, Hiram.
Fink, Philip.
Long, Christian.
Eichelberger, Henry.
Kreider, Godlieb T.
Frantz, Theodore.
Leisey, John.
Euk, John.
Killian, George.
Garrett, Jonathan.
Light, Moses.
Emeriti), Jacob.
Kreider, Christian.
Greiner, M. (wagon-maker).
Long, Adam.
Eisenhauer, Emanuel.
Kreider, Catherine. •
Gloninger, John W.
Long, Amos.
Eldridge, John.
Kleiser, John.
Glein, George.
Long, Elijah.
Freas, George.
Kreider, Mary.
Gilbert, Matthias.
Long, Abraham.
Fittery, Joseph.
Kennedy, William.
Gilbert, George.
Lantz, Tobias.
Felabuum, Henry.
Kelchner, William.
Gingerich, Ludwig.
Louderniilrh, John, Sr.
Foituey, Henry.
Kennedy, James.
Good hart, Jacob.
Loudermikli, John, Jr.
Ferry, Daniel.
Kauffnmu, Samuel.
Greenwalt, Leonard.
Light, John.
Foster, James.
Killian, Joseph.
Gliner, Mary.
Louser, Michael. i
Ferry, Loughlin.
Kuley, Joseph.
Guilford, Simeon (Bowman's
Light, Orth.
Fittery, George.
Kreider, Martin.
mine).
Lineaweaver, Dr. George.
Foy, William.
Kreamer, Joseph.
Grubb, C. E. & B.
Light, Jacob.
Flowers, Henry.
Krall, Jonathan.
Gassert, John.
Leibtrie, Augustus.
Farnwald, John.
Long, John, Jr.
George, John.
Miller, Isaac.
Fees, Joseph.
Long, John.
Gloninger, Cyrus D.
Miller, John (carpenter).
Fortney, Michael.
Lineaweaver, Peter, Sr.
Hoke, John.
Moyer, Michael.
Fisher, Henry.
Lineaweaver, William.
Heisey, Henry.
McConnel, Jacob.
Fisher, Peter.
Leahey, David.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Lowery, William.
Leedom, Jacob.
Lesher, Jonas.
McCarty, Henry.
Moohney, Benjamin.
McDurlich, Samuel.
McCauley, George.
McGarvier, John.
McGinley, John.
Miller, John.
Mutch, Samuel.
McKinney, John.
McKinney, James.
McKinney, Samuel.
McAfferty, John.
McAfferty, Barney.
Mensol', Jacob W.
McElhenny, John.
McKinney, James, Sr.
Moyer, Samuel.
McKinney, Edward.
Mil
rge.
Nace, Joseph.
Ney, Samuel.
Nixon, Robert.
Nafe, John.
O'Neal, Edward.
O'Neal, John.
Risser, Peter.
Reachert, Elizabeth.
Ramsey, Cyrus.
Risser, Christian.
Reachert, Elijah (estate).
Reachert, Jacob (estate).
Rice, Henry.
Snavely, John.
Schnay, Joseph.
Bliestone, John, Sr.
Bliestone, Joseph.
Bjxler, Henry.
Bowman, John.
Darfar, Jacob Birnmau.
Donley, Hugh.
Dohner, Joseph.
Ebright, Jacob.
Evans, Carpenter.
Fees, John.
Fees, Samuel.
Fisher, John.
Felker, Michael.
Fink, Henry.
Garrett, Henry.
Hoke, Samuel.
Hoke, Jacob.
Harchelioter, John.
Hartman, Titus.
Hitz, Cyrus.
Hitz, Joseph.
Hoke, John (tailor).
Kreider, W. B.
Kinney, William.
Kiiiininan, Joseph.
Kiskatton, William.
Light, Jacob.
Light, Felix.
Long, Jacob.
McKinney, Joseph.
Spong, Rudolph.
Stover, Tobias.
Snavely, Jefferson.
Snavely, Henry.
Steward, Absolom.
Schriver, Charles.
Shutter, Henry.
Snipp, Joseph.
Shalk, William.
Slump, John.
Slump, Henry.
Snavely, Henry.
Shires, Henry.
Shott, John.
Smith, John.
Shires, William.
Swanger, Samuel.
Shay, George.
Snaeder, Samuel.
Stoever, William.
Treist, Samuel.
Treist, George.
Templiug, John.
Urich, Moses.
Witmer, Henry.
Wise, Cyrus.
Westenberger, Joseph.
Wilmer, John.
Witmer, Edward.
White, John.
Weiman, Jacob.
Weistenbarger, Henry.
Torty, John.
Yeager, Joseph.
Zimmerman, Henry S.
Zellers, Frederick.
, Andrew.
Mounts, John.
Mish, Dr. P. M.
McCorkle, Dawson.
Miller, William.
McGarvey, Hugh.
Marck, George.
Millar, William C.
Nagle, Daniel.
Oliver, Daniel.
Peters, William.
Reachert, Samuel.
Reachert, John.
Reachert, Moses.
Rupp, Levi.
Rosenbarger, Samuel.
Stohler, George.
Shutter, John.
Snavely, William.
Shetter, John L.
Schner, John F.
Snavely, C. W.
Sheafler, William.
Shay, Cyrus.
Tice, William.
Trist, Adam.
Witmer, William.
"Witmer, Abraham.
Wittemoyer, Cyrus.
Wolf, Thomas.
Youtz, David.
Zimmerman, Peter.
The South Mountain occupies the southern part of
Cornwall, separating it from Lancaster County. The
rest of the country is comparatively level. The soil
is mostly limestone, and of an excellent quality. The
Quitopahilla flows through the township near its
northern border, and several other considerable
streams rise in the mountains and flow northward.
The largest of these has received the name of " Suitz"
Creek, from the large quantities of dried apples pro-
duced in the locality, there being numerous orchards
in the section through which the creek takes its
course.
At the foot of the South Mountain are the Corn-
wall ore-banks, from which the township derived its
name, so called from Cornwall in England. Close by
these ore-banks are the Cornwall Furnaces, around
which a large settlement has sprung up. From the
ore-banks and furnaces the North Lebanon Railroad,
built in 1854, runs north in its course to Lebanon,
passing at first within the township, and then for
some distance along the line between it and South
Lebanon. The Horseshoe Turnpike runs along the
foot of the mountain. On this pike, where it crosses
the main road from Lebanon to Lancaster, two miles
west of the furnaces and five south of Lebanon, is the
thriving town of Bismarck, or Independence, formerly
called Eby's Corner. The old plank-road from Leb-
anon to Cornwall, built in 1852, a distance of five
miles, was, before 1868, changed into a turnpike.
Much of the early history of the township is given
in the sketches of the Lebanon townships. As a
general thing, however, during the Indian war of
1755-63 the settlers within the limits of Cornwall
were more fortunate than their neighbors to the north
of them, who acted as barriers against Indian en-
croachments. Although they were spared the de-
struction and desolation caused by the savages, the
inhabitants were always on the alert, and rushed to
the aid and assistance of their friends on the frontiers
proper.
The first school in this township, and the second in
this part of the county, was on the land of Balzer
Orth. The Moravians had built a meeting-house, in
which divine service was held every four weeks.
This, for the accommodation of the children of the
community, was converted into a school-room, to be
used for school purposes when not used for religious
services. The teachers of this school were Messrs.
Boyd, Irish, Lynch, and Jameson. The institution
was altogether English. Schools were organized at an
early date at Bachman's, Houck's, Dissinger's, Beck-
er's, and Thomas'. These buildings were all of logs,
and the furniture of the most primitive kind. There
was a school established at the Cornwall Furnaces, of
which Patrick Friel was teacher many years.
GingPvICh's Meeting-House (Mennonite) is lo-
cated three and a half miles southwest of the town of
Lebanon. It is a stone building, erected in 1798, the
ground, three-fourths of an acre, being purchased
that year for six pounds Pennsylvania currency.
A Methodist Episcopal Church was erected in
the neighborhood of the Cornwall Furnaces in 1832.
It was a plain brick church, built on ground con-
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veyed to the church for that purpose by Thomas Bird
Coleman. In 1868 the church was remodeled and
enlarged, but in 1877, so large had the congregation
become, it was necessary to erect a more commodious
edifice. The Coleman heirs contributed liberally to
this enterprise, and in 1878 the new church was dedi-
cated. The foundation of the church edifice rests
upon solid rock, some places the excavation being
eighteen feet deep. The foundation wall is four feet
thick, laid in cement. Above the ground line the
wall is two feet ten inches, and at the top of the
building two feet five inches thick. The entire build-
ing is lined with a nine-inch brick wall laid in hy-
draulic cement, with air-passages between the stone
and brick walls. The size of the building in its ex-
terior is forty-eight by eighty-one feet. The interior is
forty-two by sixty-seven feet. The outer wall of the
building is of blue limestone trimmed with brown
sandstone. The limestone are from the Douaghmore
quarries, the brown and white sandstone from the
Cornwall estate. The building is one of the most
substantial, perfect, and beautiful church edifices in
the land, a credit to Methodism, and a monument to
the very excellent lady, Mrs. Thomas Bird Coleman,
whose name must ever live in connection with the
history of that church.
As early as 1794 we find Cornwall named among
the places where Methodist preaching had been
established. It was connected with different circuits,
and not until 1859 was Cornwall set off as a station;
from that period until the present the pastors have
been: 1859, Wesley C. Best; 1860, William Smith;
1861, Thomas M. Griffith ; 1862, James F. Reynolds ;
1863, John R. Bailey ; 1864, John S. J. McConnell ;
1865-66, William Snowdells ; 1867, H. F. Isett; 1868,
William L. McDonnell; 1869-70, T. C. Pearson;
1871-73, E. C. Griffiths; 1874-76, John W. Sayres;
1877-79, George G. Rakestraw ; 1880, .
Witmer's Meeting-House is near Independence
(Bismarck Post-Office), in a region early settled by the
Witmers, Bachmans, Kreiders, Bowmans, and Spang-
lers.
Independence Village (Bismarck Post-Office)
is located one mile west of Cornwall, on the " Horse-
shoe Pike." Its close proximity to the great Corn-
wall estate makes it an important town, and it con-
tains about five hundred inhabitants, mostly of persons
connected with the works or tradesmen.
Geological Formation. — According to the theo-
ries of Professors Rogers and Booth, the great Corn-
wall iron-ore deposit, by far the most extensive,
and one of the most interesting in the State, is sit-
uated at the outcrop of the primal slates, where
they arise from beneath the auroral limestone in
Lebanon County, on the southeast border of the
Kittochtinny Valley. The ore strata are embraced
in three hills, having a nearly east and west range.
These hills are flanked to the north by the auroral
limestone, and south by the overlapping, unconform-
able Mesozoic red sandstone. The eastern or " big"
hill is elevated three hundred and twelve feet above
the level of the creek at its base. The middle hill is
ninety-eight feet high, and the western hill seventy-
eight feet high. The bounding wall of the ore in the
Big Hill is a heavy dike of trap, which varies in regard
to texture and composition as the feldspar or horn-
blendic element predominates. Besides this general
outer wall of trap there are several smaller dykes of the
same material, in one or two instances interstratified
with the ore; in other cases they appear as simple
isolated columns of rock surrounded by ore. The
ore in this hill is nearly horizontally, though irregu-
larly, stratified, and presents every possible aspect
from slaty, greenish gray to dark green and dark,
ferruginous brown and black. In the middle hill
masses of light-blue, flinty and magnesian limestone
are found imbedded with and surrounded by ore.
They are devoid of regular form, and evidently not
in situ. On this hill several small veins or bunches
of copper have been wrought. The thickness of these
veins varies between half an inch and three inches.
The usual varieties of copper ore extracted are gray
protoxide, bright varieties of red derioxide, green and
blue carbonates of copper, and also rich specimens of
sulphuret.
The iron ore in Cornwall is the upper primal slate
itself, or its highest beds, rather, in a very ferruginous
condition. The trap-dikes convert the ore to a more
highly crystalline form, and endow it partially with
magnetism. These mines were formed by igneous and
volcanic action, causing the separation of the iron
from the primal slates, and the aggregation of the
immense masses of rich ore. The process has been
illustrated to be somewhat similar to that of a furnace
operation, in which the iron, trap-rock, and primal
slates were all in a state of fusion, and were by some
operation placed in the positions in which they are
now found, the ridge of altered primal slates to the
north of the mine hills representing the cinder-bank
of this gigantic furnace operation in nature.
Other geologists and scientists contend that the
Cornwall mines are within and at the borders of the
Triassic — Mesozoic red sandstone — formation, and
that there are good reasons for believing that they
properly belong to it, not to the primal slates or the
azoic. They argue that the geological structure and
mineral associations of these ore deposits are in many
respects different from the primal slates, and from the
magnetic and crystalline ores of the Huronian and
Laurentian formations.
The range and dip of these deposits (according to
Mr. Isaac Hotter and others) and the accompanying
strata, generally differ from that of the primal slates
and older rocks ; and the trap-dikes, almost univer-
sally associated with these ores, are also in many
respects unlike those of the older formation. On the
other hand, they seem to very generally correspond
with the Triassic formation, except where they have
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been disturbed and changed by trap-dikes, and there
is scarcely any noticeable difference between the
dikes associated with these ores and others in the
Triassic. This similarity in range and dip and in the
are not surpassed even by the famous iron mountains
of Missouri. They are situated at the foot of the
northern slope of the South Mountain, some five
miles south of Lebanon, and are owned by the two
trap-dikes indicates, according to this second theory, ] branches of the Coleman family and the Grubbs. It
close relation, if not actual sameness, in formation, i is the most remarkable and valuable body of iron ore
It is also a well-known fact that in no other formation in the world. It consists of three hills of solid ore,
do these trap-dikes constitute so prominent a feature | called respectively the Big Hill, Middle Hill, and
as in the Triassic, and there would seem to be reason- i Grassy Hill. Besides this vast amount of ore actually
able ground for placing all these similar dikes with I exposed to daylight, a still larger quantity is covered
their associate ores in the same geological horizon, | by more recent formations of the South Mountain.
especially as they are at and within the borders of
the same formation. The apparent similarity be-
tween these ores and accompanying rocks and some
of the ores and rocks of older formations seems to be
It is estimated that the quantity above water-level
exceeds thirty millions of tons, while the deposit
probably extends several hundred feet below water-
level. Big Hill is over four hundred feet high, and
the only reason for fixing their position outside of the the base covers more than forty acres. In shape it is
Triassic. But this similarity can be easily explained like a cone, and around its sloping sides a spiral rail-
by the generally-accepted theory of the formation
of the Triassic and its trap-dikes. This theory is
that the older rocks with their ores, either in a
wholly or partially decomposed and disintegrated
condition, were washed away (frequently by strong
currents) into the mesozoic estuary, and there re-
distributed and deposited without much change in
the character of the material, especially near the
borders, so that in many places this material is
easily recognized as having been derived from cer-
tain older formations. That subsequent to the
deposition of the Triassic strata, igneous action
produced uplifts and outbursts, which formed the
hills and trap-dikes so common in this formation,
and changed and metamorphosed the redistributed
material. If this theory is correct, it can readily
be seen that if the primal slates and the Huronian
and Laurentian rocks and their ores were redis-
tributed by strong currents of water (and perhaps
down great declivities), that the heavier material
and larger particles would be deposited nearest
their former position and with the least change in
the composing elements, and that the lighter and
more thoroughly disintegrated particles would be
carried farther from the borders and precipitated in
a more changed condition. It is also evident that if
this redistributed material (including the ores), un-
altered in its constituent parts, was subjected to the
proper heat it would again assume almost, if not pre-
cisely, the same characteristics and apjjearance as it
had in its former crystalline condition. The few rea-
sons here briefly advanced for fixing the geological
position of the Cornwall iron-mines and other related
ores in Triassic or Mesozoic red sandstone may not be
conclusive, but they furnish the basis for a reasonable
and consistent explanation of the phenomena and
geological peculiarities exhibited in these interesting
and important deposits of ore and the accompanying
rocks. Richard Cawling Taylor, an English geolo-
gist, made a professional survey of the ore-banks in
1850.
The Ikon-Ore Hills.— The Cornwall ore-banks
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way has been constructed, ascending to the summit
on a grade of two hundred feet to the mile. The
road-bed is made of ore, which is the only ballast
used. This spiral railway was designed by William
Lorenz, then resident engineer of the Lebanon Val-
ley Railroad, and its construction obviates the neces-
sity of using teams to haul the ore to the foot of the
mountain. It winds in the shape of a spiral, or rather
corkscrew, several times around the Big Hill to its
summit, and has sidings constructed to divide the
face of the hill into terraces at different elevations.
Branch railroads extend to the other two hills, all
centering in such a manner that the empty cars can
be distributed by the locomotive to the mines along
the terraces on any part of the hills, aud after being
loaded can be collected again and taken to market on
the North Lebanon Railroad. The ore is mined in
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breasts, along which the cars are backed and the ore
shoveled into them. There are no shafts sunk as in
mining coal, but all the work is done in daylight, and
in the open air. For many years the several owners
of these ore hills mined just as much as each one
needed to supply his furnaces, but with the growth of
the trade, and the construction of numerous furnaces
in all parts of the State, came a demand for this ore.
The ore is a magnetic oxide, containing a great deal
of iron pyrites, which, under atmospheric influences,
changes into a soluble sulphate, and is washed away
by the rain. The nearer it lies to the surface the
freer it is of sulphur. The ore is also found of the
best quality in the level fields of all the townships
that border on the South Mountain. In Cornwall,
South Lebanon, and Londonderry especially, large
quantities are raised and conveyed to the neighboring
furnaces. The ore contains occasional veins of cop-
per, and, in fact, a considerable quantity of good cop-
per ore is collected as the quarrying progresses. Mid-
dle Hill is about two hundred yards from Big Hill,
and has an altitude of two hundred feet above the
water-level, and covers about thirty-five acres. The
ore is the same as that mined at Big Hill. This hill
shows the most perceptible impression made by years
of steady mining, though amid the surrounding mass
it almost escapes notice. It has been constantly
worked for a period antedating the Revolution. The
Grassy Hill lies southwest of the Middle Hill, about
one hundred yards away. It has been worked for
more than twenty-five years. This hill is about one
hundred and fifty feet high, and covers thirty acres.
Examinations have been made to ascertain to what
depth these great bodies of iron ore extend, but that
has not yet been determined. From their appearance
the supply would seem to be inexhaustible for centu-
ries yet to come.
Before the rebellion of 1861-65, the cry of the
South was " Cotton is King." Things have changed
since then, and the whole country accords now the
kingship (if any exists) to " Pig-iron." The extent
and variety to which pig-iron is applied have increased
with the years. Railroads no longer monopolize this
trade, but it has its ramifications in every department
of industry. Houses, furniture, table and pocket
cutlery, machinery, and implements of every descrip-
tion are made of pig-iron, after being subjected to
different processes for the purposes intended. Corn-
wall, as the producer of iron, may justly be styled the
" hub of the iron trade." When it became necessary
upon demand to ship ore, in order to facilitate their
mining operations, as well as to enable each owner to
realize his share of the profits, a company was formed,
called the Cornwall Ore-Bank Compam , with J. Tay-
lor Boyd, a practical miner, and an expert in the
knowledge of ores and their respective furnace values,
as general superintendent. A commodious two-story
office, built of Coruwall sandstone, with a tower sur-
mounted by a cupola, containing a bell to summon
the men to and from work, is the headquarters of the
general superintendent, and contains a room espe-
cially set apart for the meeting of the members of the
Cornwall Ore-Bank Company.
Iron-masters away from Cornwall complain of the
difficulty of working this ore, while at Cornwall and
Lebanon it has been successfully used, and none of
the furnaces belonging to the Cornwall estate have
scaffolded on this account, except Donaghmore, and
that was owing more to a defective construction of the
furnace than to the sulphur in the ore. Since it was
remodeled no more trouble is experienced, and it is
now good for a steady weekly yield of one hundred
and fifty tons of number one pig-metal. The ore
mined on Grassy Hill contains less sulphur than that
found in the other two hills, though it is considered
necessary to roast it like the rest before using.
The Furnaces at Cornwall and Lebanon. —
Cornwall has long been the seat of iron manufac-
ture. The famous charcoal-furnace, the oldest in ex-
istence, is still in blast and has supplied the iron trade
for years, and established a reputation for Cornwall
iron, which has grown with the years, until to-day it
is regarded as the best brand made by any of the
furnaces in the country. This furnace supplied the*
iron for the cannon and ball made for Washington's
army during the Revolution, and its manager for a
long series of years was James P. Jackson.
The two old anthracite furnaces are equally known
to the iron trade, not only from the fact of their pro-
ducing a superior quality of pig-iron, but because
under their present management they have con-
tinued in blast longer than any other known fur-
naces, saving necessary stoppages from wear and
tear, and two of these have only occurred within a
period of more than twenty-five years. A. Wilhelm,
Esq., the attorney for Robert W. Coleman's heirs, had
the furnaces in immediate charge from 1857 to 1882.
At North Cornwall two furnaces were built and put in
operation in 1876. These were constructed after the
most approved designs, and were superintended by
Henry C. Grittinger, and were the individual prop-
erty of William Coleman Freeman.
The last, largest, and unquestionably the most ad-
mirably equipped of furnaces, up to the erection, are
the Bird Coleman, modeled and constructed by A.
Wilhelm, Esq., the general manager of the estate from
1857 to 1882. At a distance they present a massive
appearance, and attract attention at once because
of their singularly beautiful -proportions. There is
ordinarily nothing to admire about a furnace, except
perhaps the flow of molten iron at the casting hour;
but this structure is a perfect architectural beauty.
Nor is the wonder and admiration of the visitor con-
fined to its general appearance, — it breaks upon him
at every step as he makes a tour of inspection.
The Bird Coleman Furnaces are a dual structure,
and this peculiar dual quality is preserved in all the
details of the furnace, — in the boilers, pumps, the
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engine-room, the stock; and casting-houses, even to
the handling of the stock at the tunnel-head. The
stock-house, sixty by two hundred feet, is entered by
five railroad tracks, separated by alternate walls of
stone and iron columns. On the left hand side, as
you go in along the track, the coal is dumped, and
on the left hand side, the iron ore, and at the end of
the stock-house, on both sides, are convenient bins
for the lime-kiln stone. The filling is done by means
of a pneumatic hoist. The ore is thus taken up, and
to free it from the sulphur a hot blast has been spe-
cially constructed, in which the ore is thrown and
the sulphur expelled by the heat, dropped through a
pipe into a bin close by the pneumatic hoist, when it
is again shoveled into barrows and sent up to be put
into the tunnel-head.
The stack, built of fire-brick and incased in an iron
sheath, is girdled by a spiral stairway made of rail-
road iron, and iron steps cast at the anthracite furnace.
The boilers are of brick, made on the estate, protected
by binders of railroad iron, and the iron doors through
which the fuel is supplied are provided with a circular
opening and gap, which lifts at the slightest compres-
sion of air, to prevent an explosion from accumulated
gas. The hot-blast connection with the boilers is in the
shape of a corrugated letter S, laid on its face, the object
of which is to regulate the expansion of the metal, and
render an explosion impossible by securing an even
temperature along the pipe that conveys the blast.
The roof over the boiler is supported on iron columns
that help to bind the walls, and was made of timber
cut on the estate, and fashioned and put in place by
Cornwall carpenters. Every part of the furnace can
be reached from the outside, the parts being purposely
so constructed, in order that repairs, when necessary,
could be conveniently made, and all the material
used in its construction, engines excepted, was sup-
plied directly from the estate. The furnace has also
duplicate gas-chambers on the outside of the stack,
something new in these structures, which is to relieve
the furnace of gas and scaffolding and chilling — the
former dread of managers — an impossibility. The
casting-house is the finest building of the kind in exist-
ence. The walls are sandstone, broad at the base and
tapering at the top, constructed plumb on the inside,
and the wall inclined outside from the top to the base,
giving it the appearance of leaning inward. The roof
is of slate, and a more closely jointed and stronger
one is not to be found anywhere. The engine is ver-
tical, with a fly-wheel weighing twenty-four tons, and
twenty-four feet in diameter, resting on a foundation
of fifteen feet cut stone. A duplicate donkey pump
supplies the water for feed and fire purposes, and is
so constructed that by the withdrawal of a bolt the
duplicate character of the pump is exhibited. The fly-
wheel is so arranged that a belt can be applied to run
a lathe. The water supply of this furnace is drawn
from a well sixty-two feet deep and Furnace Creek.
The water is pumped from a well into a reservoir,
ninety feet above the base of the furnace, which
empties into a second reservoir of a million gallons,
sixty feet above the base of the furnace, and from
there flows into the boilers by gravitation. The large
reservoir is also directly connected with the furnace
boilers by pipe, to be used in case of damage to the
small reservoir or the pipe. The water from Fur-
nace Creek is conducted through a tunnel three and a
half feet high and one thousand and twenty-five feet
long into the well. There is a dam on Dutch Creek, a
neighboring stream, with pipe leading to the well in
case the present supply should be found inadequate.
The waste water is also conducted into this well,
showing that every means has been employed to
make the supply ample for all times and all pur-
poses. A neat office, in the prevailing sandstone
style, fronts on the wagon road past the furnace
about one hundred feet from the casting-house. The
day of Jay Cooke's failure, in 1873, marks the com-
pletion of this furnace. Its situation is quite pic-
turesque, being on the northern slope of the South
Mountain, and bears a striking resemblance to some
ancient feudal castle. The original Colebrook Fur-
naces are sometimes spoken of, but are no longer in
operation. They were located at Colebrook, London
derry township, and were in operation for over seventy
years.
The Donaghmore Furnace, at Lebanon, owned by
the heirs of Robert W. Coleman, has been long under
the management of D. S. Hammond. The Cornwall
Furnaces belong to the estate of Robert W. and Wil-
liam Coleman, deceased, which has eight furnaces in
all. The North Lebanon Furnaces, of which Charles
B. Forney was for years manager, belonged to the
late Hon. George Dawson Coleman, and are three in
number.
The immense furnace of Robert H. Coleman, at
Lebanon, built at an expense of over six hundred
thousand dollars, was finished in 1881, and is called
the Colebrook Furnace No. 1. This turns out weekly
four hundred tons of pig-iron. Colebrook Furnace
No. 2 was put in blast in August, 1882.
Cornwall's Network of Railways. — All the
Cornwall furnaces are approached by a single track,
which divides into a double track just before enter-
ing the stock-houses. The Big Hill has an iron band
around it, the Middle Hill is gridironed with tracks,
and the Grassy Hill can be reached several ways by
rail. The visitor is whisked around the hills and to
and from the furnaces in a trice, and more can be
seen in a day now than could be heretofore viewed
in a week. The Cornwall Railroad, which supplies
these furnaces with coal and limestone, is six miles
long, with its northern terminus at the Union Canal,
in Lebanon. It is the best-paying railroad in the
world. The receipts of the road paid for its con-
struction, equipment, annual running expenses, re-
pairs, etc., twelve years after ground was first broken
on the line. The road is purely a private freight-
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road, built in 1854, and paid for by the late Robert
W. and William Coleman, of Cornwall. In addition
to iron ore, copper ore is also mined, and a crusher,
erected at the charcoal furnace, pulverizes it, ready to
be put up in one hundred bags, in which it is trans-
ported to the United States Mint, at Philadelphia,
where it is converted into coin.
In April, 1881, an engineer corps ran two prelim-
inary lines for a railroad from points in Lancaster
County to connect with the Pennsylvania Railroad to
Cornwall, and a few weeks later finished the survey of
what is now the line of the railroad constructed the fol-
lowing year,starting at Conewago station, and running
41 distance of sixteen miles, terminating at the Corn-
wall offices. There is but little doubt of its being sub-
sequently continued to Lebanon.
The Chaix of Title. — The chain of title to the
Corn wall estate begins with a warrant to John, Thomas,
and William Penn, dated May S, 1732, by them assigned
unto Joseph and James Turner, who assigned it to Wil-
liam Allen (three hundred acres and allowances), and
by him was conveyed for one hundred and thirty-five
pounds to Peter Grubb, Nov. 28 and 29, 1737, who died
intestate. The proprietaries sold, June 2S, 1783, to
Peter Grubb, Jr., one hundred and twenty-three and
one-half acres additional. The estate descended to his
two sons, — Curtis Grubb and Peter Grubb, Jr. The
latter conveyed, May 9, 1786, an undivided sixth
part of his share in the estate to Robert Coleman.
Peter, Jr., died, leaving two sons, — Burd Grubb and
Henry Bates Grubb. Curtis Grubb died testate, and
directed his executors to sell all his real estate to
Robert Coleman for twenty-nine thousand one hun-
dred pounds, except the ore-hills, which was done
Sept. 12, 1798. Burd Grubb then conveyed his in-
terest in fee to Henry Bates Grubb, and Henry Bates
Grubb conveyed in fee an equal undivided share of his
real estate, including the ore-hills, to Robert Coleman.
Henry Bates Grubb died intestate, leaving six chil-
dren,— Edward B., Henry C, Clement B., Mary S.,
Sarah E., and Alfred B. Grubb. In an action of par-
tition their interest in the ore-hills was adjudged to
Edward Bates Grubb, of Mount Hope, Lancaster
County, Edward B. Grubb, of Burlington, N. J., and
C. B. Grubb, of Lancaster, as tenants in common of
the ore-hills.
Robert Coleman died, leaving four sons, — William,
James, Edward, and Thomas Bird Coleman. William
and Edward sold their interest to Thomas Bird Cole-
man. James Coleman died, leaving five children, —
Robert, George Dawson, Ann, Sarah, and Harriet
Coleman. The interest of the three sisters passed
into the hands of Robert Coleman, their brother, then
a resident of Paris, France, and Hon. George Daw-
son Coleman, of Lebanon, as tenants in common of
the ore-hills. Thomas Bird Coleman died, leaving
issue of five children, — Annie G, Isabella, Robert W.,
and William Coleman, — all of Cornwall. Isabella
and Robert W. died intestate, unmarried. William
Coleman died, leaving a widow and two children, —
Robert H. and Annie Coleman. The Cornwall Ore-
Hills, it will thus be seen, is a tenancy in common,
and so held by E. Burd, C. Bates, and C. B. Grubb ;
Robert and heirs of G. Dawson Coleman ; and the
heirs of Robert W. and William Coleman. Their in-
terests have been fixed by law as follows :
Messrs. Grubb, sixteen ninety-sixths.
Robert and the heirs of G. Dawson Coleman, thirty
ninety-sixths.
The heirs of Robert W. and William Coleman, fifty
ninety-sixths.
Of this fifty ninety-sixths, Robert H. Coleman
and his sister have the twenty-five ninety -sixths they
inherited from their father, William, and also the one-
fourth inherited from their uncle, Robert W. Coleman,
and the other three-fourths of Robert W. Coleman's
twenty-five ninety -sixths is held by Mrs. Col. William
G. Freeman and Mrs. Capt. Olden.
The Cornwall, or Coleman, estate, as it is now
mostly called, is usually valued at thirty millions of
dollars, and embraces thousands upon thousands of
acres of lands in Lebanon and Lancaster, much of
which is mountain and mineral lands, but a large part
of which is valuable farming land. With such im-
mense bodies of iron, the establishments of this estate
for their conversion into metal, located around them
and at Lebanon, have made a reputation unequaled
by any in America, and unsurpassed by any in Europe.
The COEinvALL Farms. — Apart from the great
iron industry of the Cornwall estate, the extensive
landed estate of the Colemans must not be overlooked.
It is by far the largest in the State, and devoted almost
entirely to farming purposes. It is situated at Corn-
wall, Lebanon County, and Speedwell, Lancaster
County, and contains twenty-two thousand acres.
This farm is not divided into distant tracts, but is one
contiguous body, and comprises about fifteen thousand
acres of woodland, one hundred and five and a half
acres of iron ore, known as the Cornwall Ore Hills,
while the remainder is in the highest state of cultiva-
tion. Some idea of its extent may be formed from the
fact that it would occupy the better part of three days
to drive around it. There are about fifty miles of
road traversing the estate, and in daily use. One of
these roads has a continuous length of over ten miles.
There are engaged in the direction and control of this
estate one uianager-in-chief with six assistants under
him, while the tenantry compose a body of about one
thousand men, women, and children. Hundreds of
the best draught horses and roadsters and the choicest
strains of cattle and sheep can here be seen, while
stock-raising is a specialty.
For the purpose of maintaining a supply of first-
class horses, the old Speedwell Forge property in
Lancaster County, distant seven miles from Cornwall,
has been converted into a stock-farm. The forge,
which in days long gone by furnished the iron mar-
ket of that era with a regular supply, is now a mass
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of mouldering ruins, the walls overgrown with moss
and ivy, and the water-power become a means of irri-
gation to the land. Of cattle none but the short-horn
are kept here. The choicest of cattle and sheep,
though raised here, are sent to Cornwall. Among the
former class at this place are the celebrated herd of
Holstein cattle. There are but two herds in the
United States. These animals are remarkable for
their beauty, which consists in their deep black color
about the head, neck, rump, and legs, while round the
centre of their bodies runs a broad, snow-white belt.
Some have broader belts than others, occasioned by
the action of our climate. The effect of this strong
contrast of color is beautiful in the extreme, espe-
cially when the animals are browsing on some field
of rich, green grass. Next to these in good looks are
the Alderney cattle. These are generally of a deli-
cate fawn color, lithe in limb and body, and at a dis-
tance bear a strong resemblance to the deer. It is
the handsome Alderneys that yield the rich yellow
milk and the golden butter, and of them it may with
truth be said " they are worth their weight in gold."
The lovers of good mutton can have their eyes re-
galed by the sight of the elegant " Southdown."
There is an orchard here that supplies the owners
with all the fruit they want, and which most years
gives every man who works by the month on the place
a bushel of apples and a barrel of cider. Pears,
peaches, plums, and quinces are cultivated, while the
gardens of the owners, the manager and his assistants,
contain the best grapevines, strawberry, raspberry, and
melon patches, and vegetables of all kinds in profusion.
There are thousands of bushels of wheat, rye, oats,
and corn raised on this estate. Much is sold, but the
greater part is boused and used. Wheat and corn is
sent to their mill to be supplied to employees and
employers. Every employee on this estate gets a
bushel of flour from the Cornwall grist-mill for one
dollar and fifty cents per bushel, no matter what the
market price may be, and the corn is sold at similar
proportionate rate.
That part of the estate located at Cornwall is of a
gently undulating character, loamy and easily culti-
vated. There is a great deal of limestone in the soil,
which is used in the furnaces in bulk, and on the soil
in the shape of lime. Sandstone is also found in
quantities, and all the buildings of the place are con-
structed of.it, except the store and the boilers of the
furnaces. The stock- and casting-houses 'of the new
furnaces are built of this material. There is an ex-
tensive brick-yard on the farm at Cornwall which
makes all the bricks used for building purposes in
that vicinity, because it is able to furnish them cheaper
than the regular manufacturers. Their own carpen-
ters do all the house- and wood-work wanted in the
neighborhood.
Besides this farm the estate owns fourteen hundred
and twenty-five acres in York County, known as the
"Castle Finn" property.- Another large farm called
Colebrook, which belonged to the ancestor of the
present proprietors, and has by the death of the pre-
vious owners become separated in ownership, once
formed part of this huge estate. There are charcoal
furnaces here, but they have not been in blast for
many years, the farm being exclusively used for agri-
cultural purposes.
The entire " Cornwall Estate," its mountains of val-
uable ore, its immense iron-producing manufactories,
its magnificent farms and improved live-stock, and
herds of the purest blood, are unequaled in the uni-
verse, and are far more worthy of a visit than famed
Niagara or Mammoth Cave.
BETHEL TOWNSHIP.
The Court of Quarter Sessions of Lancaster County
in May, 1739, on the application of inhabitants of
Lebanon township, setting forth that they labored
under several disadvantages by the largeness of the
township, and praying the same may be divided into
two townships and one of them be called Bethel,
" Ordered by the Court that the division line begin at
Swatara Creek, at a stony ridge about half a mile
below John Tittle's, and continuing along the said
ridge easterly to Tulpehocken township, to the north
of Tobias Pickle's, so as in its course to leave John
Benagle, Adam Steel, Thomas Ewersly, and Mathias
Tice to the southward of the said line ; that the
northernmost division be called the township of Bethel,
and the southern division continue the name of Leba-
non." This division was made by a single line run
across the township of Lebanon from the Swatara
Creek to the original east line of that township, con-
sequently that portion of the territory which was
afterwards cut off by the Berks County line was a
part of Bethel township from this division in 1739
until the Berks County line was run, which was in
the year 1752. It has since been further reduced to
form parts of Swatara, Jackson, and Union town-
ships. It is now bounded on the north by Union
township, east by Schuylkill and Berks Counties,
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south by Jackson and North Lebanon townships, and
west by Swatara. Its greatest length is thirteen
miles and breadth seven. It contains thirty thousand
acres of land. The upper part of the township is
crossed by two ranges of hills belonging to the Blue
Mountains, and the valley between them is called
Monroe Valley. North of it, beyond the upper
mountain range, is another smaller valley called
Swope's Valley. The Swatara Creek flows along the
extreme northern boundary of the township, while
the Little Swatara, which rises at the foot of the Blue
Mountains in Berks County, crosses the southern part
of Bethel from east to west. The other principal
streams are Elizabeth, Beach, Deep, and Earlakill
Runs.
The township was so named for the Moravian
establishment on the Swatara called " Bethel," the
literal import of the term being the " House of God."
This Moravian colony was among the first in Penn-
sylvania. In 1737, Mr. Spangenberg, the Moravian
missionary, having fulfilled his appointment in estab-
lishing the mission in Georgia, came to Pennsylvania,
where he remained for some time, and thence to St.
Thomas, one of the West India islands, to hold a
visitation in that mission. He then returned, and
remained in Pennsylvania till 1739. Through him,
it is said, the United Brethren were made attentive
to other Indian nations, especially the Iroquois, or
Six Nations. Mr. Spangenberg received the first
notice of them from Conrad Weiser, justice of the
peace and interpreter to the government in Pennsyl-
vania. They erected a church here about 1740, and
the Rev. Johannes Brand Mueller officiated here
about the year 1744. The names of their members
are still preserved in the " Schwatarer Kirchen Buch,
containing ein Verzeichniss der Bruederder Gemeine
und deren Kindern welche von den Bruedern sind
getauft worden von April Anno 1743." Among their
first members here were Rudolph Hauck, Jacob Dups,
Wilhelm Fircher, Ludwig Born, Johan Frederich
Weiser, Christian Benner, George Miess, Jacob Gaus-
ser, Thomas Williams, Franz Albert, Jacob Hantsche,
Daniel Born, Michael Kohr, Johannes Spitler, Bern-
hard Faber, Casper Kohr.
For the early settlers in this as in the other early
townships our readers are referred to the official lists
of warrantees, given in the general history. They
were nearly all Germans, with here and there a
sprinkling of French Huguenot and Scotch-Irish.
The former looked upon the latter as " der Irish."
and there was little sympathy existing between them.
It was only when the storm of the Revolution broke
over the country that the common cause of both drew
them closer to each other, and although prior to that
noted era marriages between the two was rare and
frequently forbidden by will, after that it became
frequent, and at the present the reverse is rare.
The only assessment-list of the township we have
found is that for 1751, which is herewith given :
Albert, Jacob.
Brechtbill, Widow.
Berger, Adam.
Bough, Barned.
Benner, Nicholas.
Bickle, John.
Bonn, Henry.
Bop, John.
Clop, Peter.
Carner, Jacob.
Casaway, Isaiah.
Creesman, Philip.
Dubs, Henry.
Ebrecht, John.
Fircher, David.
Folk, Mr.
Forster, Peter.
Frederick, George.
Frantz, Michael.
Grey, Matthias.
Groff, Peter.
Garst, Han Xickles.
Garst, Dewalt.
Gray, Widow.
Grove, Abraham.
Goldman, Jacob.
Gerhart, Conrad.
Gerhart, Valentine.
Gray, Peter.
Huntsucker, Rudy.
Hubbler, Abraham.
Heyl, Wendel.
Heisler, Casper.
Hollo, Andrew.
Jones, William.
King, John.
Kenney, Peter.
Kneagy, John.
Kelker, Henry.
Kemmerling, Martin.
Kline, Adam.
Kaufman, Andrew.
Keifer, Valentine.
Long, Urbin.
Long, Killian.
Long, Christian.
Lautz, Christian.
Lenman, Christian,
Loser, Matthias.
Lor, Conrad.
Macnees, James.
Mire, Jacob.
Mi ley, Jacob.
Miliar, Jacob.
Mark, Henry.
Martin, John.
Mire, Croirl Jacob.
Miess, George.
Mish, John.
Mottern, Thomas.
Mayberry, Thomas.
Nabinger, Dewald.
Nagle, Anthony.
Oberholtzer, Jacob.
Reynolds, John.
Rudy, Frederick.
Schnebly, Edmund.
Schnebly, John.
Stettler, Abraham.
Sherrick, Casper.
Souter, Henry.
Schnebly, Jacob.
Snider, Adam.
Schnebly, Adam.
Seitz, Henry.
Stout, Joseph.
Stout, Samuel.
Schnebly, Henry.
Steigle, Henry.
Stover, Casper, Jr.
Smith, Peter.
Schuhy, Daniel.
Schuhy, Ludwig.
Schouty, Nicholas.
Torroru, Gotleib.
Tibbins, Frederick.
Wolf, Philip.
Wagener, Henry.
Weaver, Jacob.
Wagoner, Jacob.
Wirrigh, Nicholas.
Waiteu, Ludwig.
Wingred, John.
Yeakle, Ulrich.
In 1737, Peter Grove took out a warrant for a tract
of land, and built a house near where the Mennouite
Church now stands. This burned down in 1739. In
1745 he erected another and more substantial one,
which is still standing, and which, together with the
farm to which it belongs, has never been out of the
possession of his descendants. In 1775 the Mennouite
Church was built on land donated by Casper Sher-
rick. In 1765, Peter Grove purchased the old home-
stead, where the Grove brothers now live. In 1814,
John Grove, son of Peter, and father of the present
owners, built the saw-mill, and a year later the grist-
mill. On the Grove estate is a graveyard, among the
oldest in the county, and in its limits several Indians
are buried.
Although we have referred in the general history
to the Indian war of 1755-64, there are nevertheless
many facts which relate especially to the outrages
committed in this locality. Notwithstanding there
was a line of Provincial forts extending along the
frontiers of Dauphin, Lebanon, and Berks Counties
intended as defenses against the incursions of the sav-
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ages, and as places of security, many of the inhabit-
ants of this part of the county were murdered, their
houses burnt, their children taken captive.
On Oct. 16, 1755, the Indians fell upon the house-
hold of a German family who had emigrated from
Reulingen, Wiirtemberg, and carried off two of the
girls, after killing the father and one of the sons,
while the other boy was away with his mother. The
lot of Barbara, the eldest girl, was never known, but
Regina, the youngest, who was scalped without other
injury, we shall refer to subsequently. In November,
1755, during the pleasant days of Indian summer,
while the settlers were resting in fancied security, im-
agining it too late for the Indians to dare the rigors
of the climate, the savages, depending on the favor-
able weather which usually occurs at this season of
the year, came suddenly on the settlement, and ere
any force could be rallied to oppose them killed
twenty persons and captured several children, whom
they carried away. Among those murdered were
Rudolph Candel, John Leinberger, a child of Jacob
Wolf, Casper Spring, Mrs. Cola and her two children,
and one Philip, a shoemaker at the house of Thomas
Bowers.
" Shocking," says the Secretary of the Province in
his statement to the Assembly, "are the descriptions
given by those who escaped of the horrid cruelties
and indecencies committed by the merciless savages
on the bodies of those unhappy wretches who fell into
their hands, especially the women, without regard to
age or sex, these far exceeds those related of the most
abandoned pirates."
The early settlers of Bethel, however, were not the
men to unresistingly submit to be butchered in cold
blood, or to be led away to captivity, and they cour-
ageously defended their property and the lives of
their families. Many tales of heroic devotion and
unquailing courage could be told, had the recollec-
tions of the early settlers been gathered and recorded
ere the memory of them passed away. But enough
remains to show that the tide of battle was varying ;
that while many early settlers met with an untimely
fate in the midst of his family, and in the adopted
land where he had hoped to make himself a compe-
tence, not every war-party that marched in full paint
and war-dress through the Swatara Gap on their way
to exterminate some exposed and unprotected family
of their hated enemy, the pale-faces, returned as
hopeful and numerous as they came ; and sometimes,
instead of reeking scalps in their belts and captives
and spoils, while burning cabins and mangled bodies
of slaughtered victims marked where they had been,
the dead bodies of their own warriors lay on their
backward trail, and the rifle-crack of their would-be
victims hurried them on their way far into their
mountain strongholds.
In the summer of 1756 the Indians again appeared
in this township and committed, in cold blood, cruel
and deliberate murder, and we copy from the news-
papers of the day the following : " On the 8th of
June, in the afternoon between three and four o'clock,
four or five Indians made an incursion at a place
called ' The Hole,' where the Great Swatara runs
through the Blue Mountain — they crept 'up unob-
served behind the fence of Felix Wuench, shot him
as he was ploughing through the breast — he cried
lamentably and run, but the Indians soon came up
with him; he defended himself some time with his
whip — they cut his head and breast with their toma-
hawks, and scalped him. His wife heard his cries
and the report of two guns — ran out of the house, but
was soon taken by the enemy, who carried her, with
one of her own and two of her sister's children, away
with them after setting the house on fire and other-
wise destroying property.
" A servant-boy, who was at some distance, seeing
this, ran to his neighbor, George Miess ; though he
had a bad leg, with his son he ran directly after the
the Indians, and raised a great noise, which so fright-
ened the Indians that they immediately took to their
heels, and in their flight left a tub of butter and a
side of bacon behind them. Mr. Miess then went to
the house, which was in flames, and threw down the
fences, in order to save the barn. The Indians had
drunk all the cider in the spring-house, and took
several gammons, a quantity of meal, some loaves of
bread, and a great many other things with them.
Had Mr. Miess not been so courageous, they proba-
bly would have attacked another house. They shot
one of the horses in the plough, and dropped a large
French knife.
"Shortly after committing the above-mentioned
murder, the Indians killed a child of Lawrence Dip-
pel's. The child was found cruelly mutilated and
scalped, — a boy about four years old. Another lad
about six years old was carried off."
On the 26th of June, 1756, the Indians killed four
persons, scalped them, and shot two horses. Two
men, Franz Albert and Jacob Hantsche, and two
lads, Frederick Weiser and John George Miess, plow-
ing in the field of one Fischer, were surprised, mur-
dered, and scalped by the Indians, as appears from an
extract taken from the Schwatarer Kirchen Bitch :
" In dera Wilden Krieg sincl folgende vier Brueder,
Franz Albert, Jacob Hantsche, zwei Maeuner; Fried-
rich Wieser und John Georg Miess, zwei Knaben,
die in der Hohl welche, da sie daselbst auf des
alten Fischer's Feld, urn der Gefahr wegen gemein-
schaeftlich pfliigten Nachmittags, den 26ten Juli,
1756, von den Wilden Indianern zugleich plotzlich
ueberfallen, getoedet und gescalpt wordeu ; und Son-
tags den 27ten Juni, mit einer starken Bedeckung
von Soldaten und anderer Mannschaft aus der Hohl
gefahren, und mit einem starken Gefolg von etwa zwei
hundert Menschen, uuter Bruder Friedrich Schlegel's
Liturgie, im Beysein des Bruder Samuel Herrs, der
auch zu der Zeit hier war, zugleich auf unser Gottes
Acker, unter einem Gottesfrieden beerdigt worden."
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Three miles northwest of Fredericksburg, near the
residence of Joseph Shugar, are the remains of this old
graveyard, attached to the Moravian meeting-house.
The latter was a two-story log building, weather-
boarded, lined on the inside with poplar, about thirty
by forty feet, the first floor in three rooms or divi-
sions, the second in one. The minister occupied the
first floor as a residence and taught school during
the winter season. The Rev. Hober preached there
from 1800 to 1812. Rev. Frederick Loefler, so emi-
nently distinguished for learning and politeness, offi-
ciated there a long period. The old church was torn
down about 1878. The Evangelical denomination
erected a brick church near by the old site in I860.
The buryiug-ground is very much neglected, over-
grown with weeds, and many of the headstones dis-
placed, broken, and not legible. The stones to mark
the graves of the slain were numbered, flat, about
sixteen by twenty-four inches ; but three of the seven
could be found. It is probable,the accumulation of a
century of leaf-mold has buried them from the sight
of the casual observer. Those remaining are as fol-
lows :
No. 4.
Jacob Hantsch.
Murdered by Indians,
26th July, 1756.
Aged about 25 years.
No. 6.
Jobn George Mies.
Born Sept. 28, 1739.
Murdered by Indians,
July 26, 1756.
No. 7.
Frederick Weiser.
Born May 21.1740.
Murdered by Indians,
July 26, 1756.
The Franz Albert, who was also among the slain
and whose grave we did not discover, was a native of
Deux-Ponts, born July 20,1719, a shoemaker by pro-
fession and came to this country when a young man,
with other French Huguenots. Jacob Hantsch was
a mason by trade and a young man of moral worth.
The last Indian murders in this township were the
killing of Jacob and Hans Adam Mosser on Oct. 13,
1758. There were some others in their company who
escaped and, being pursued, got into the house, the
door of which the Indians endeavored to force open,
when one of them was shot down by a boy, upon
which the others wrapped him in a blanket and went
off. In August, 1757, as John Winkleblech's two
sons and Joseph Fischbach (a soldier in the pay of
the Province) went out about sunrise to bring in the
cows, they were fired upon by about fifteen Indians.
The two lads were killed and one of them scalped,
but the other got into the house before he died. The
soldier was wounded in the hand. On the Grub es-
tate is an old building which has loop-holes through
which its occupants fired on the Indians in 1756-60.
The farm of Henry Oberholtzer has been in his
family over one hundred and ten years.
In October, 1750, as Jacob Farnwal was going from
the house of Jacob Meylin to his own he was fired
upon by two Indians and wounded, but escaped. As
Frederick Henly and Peter Sample were carrying
away their goods in wagons they were killed by the
savages. In June, 1757, two men were murdered by
the Indians, and a third shot in the hand. Three
miles from Fort Smith was the old Sarge house, used
in early days as a block-house. It has been torn
down; but living persons testify to having seen the
port-holes, and scores of partial perforations made in
the logs by balls or bullets. On building the new
house on its site the workmen discovered a subterra-
nean cave, which served as a place of concealment
and greater security for their wives and little ones
should the block-house be surprised by the Indians
in the absence of the men on their farms at work.
Two brothers of that neighborhood, when plowing,
were attacked and shot one dead, while the other
made for the house and nearly reached his goal, and,
while in the act of leaping a fence, an Indian in full
pursuit sank his tomahawk into his victim's head.
The war upon the frontiers was a long and bloody
one, and when the news came that Col. Bouquet had
dictated terms to the perfidious Delawares and treach-
erous Shawanese at the Muskingum, there was great
rejoicing in all the back settlements. Still greater
was the joy when it was known that the captives who
were in possession of the savages were all to be de-
livered up to their friends. It was on a wintry day,
Dec. 31, 1764, when Col. Bouquet, having advertised
for those who bad lost children to come to Carlisle
and reclaim them, brought out the little baud of cap-
tives for recognition. Many had been captured when
very young, and had grown up to boyhood and girl-
hood in the wigwam of the Indian, having learned
the language of the savage and forgotten their own.
One woman was unable to point out her daughter,
and the captives could only talk in an unknown
tongue. She told her sad lot to the kind-hearted
colonel, who replied, " Do you recollect nothing by
which your child might be discovered?" She said
she recollected nothing but a hymn, which she used
often to sing to her children, and which commenced
as follows :
" Allein.unddoch nicht ganz alleine,
Bin ich in tueiner eiusamkeit;
Dann wann ich gleich verlasseu scbeine
Vertreibt mir Jesus selbst die zeit ;
Ich bin bey ihm, uud er bey mir,
So konnst luir gar uicbts einsam filer." l
The colonel desired her to sing the hymn as she
used to do. Scarcely had the mother sung two lines
of it when poor Regina rushed from the crowd,
l A literal translation of this stanza is herewith given :
"Alone, yet not alone am I,
Though in this solitude so drear;
I feel my Saviour always nigh.
He conies my dreary hours to cheer ;
I am with Him, and He with me,
Thus cannot solitary be/1
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began to sing it also, and threw herself into her
mother's arms. They both wept for joy, and the
colonel gave the daughter up to her mother. Regina
subsequently married a Mr. Statler, and raised a large
family of most respectable character. She died about
the close of the year 1826, not far from Staystown,
Somerset Co., Pa. One of their daughters became
the wife of Peter Schell, of Bedford County, who
were the parents of William P. Schell, late auditor-
general of Pennsylvania.
In the days of the Revolution there were fears of
Indian incursions, especially after the massacre of
Wyoming; but the inhabitants mustered for their
defense, as they had done two years before, when
every other farm-house was a place of refuge and a
fort.
The list of township officers from 1759 to 1785 is
herewith given :
1759. Constable— Mathias Groe.
Overseers of Poor. — Peter Grove, Jacob Myer.
Overseers of Roads. — Barnhard Rough, Henry Been.
1760. Constable. — Isaac Snevely.
Overseers of Poor. — Peter Grove, Jacob Myer.
Overseers of Roads. — Henry Herte], Henry Waggoner.
1761. Constable. — Barnerd Rock.
Overseer of Poor. — Rudolph Hunsicker.
Overseers of Roads. — John Kneagy, Conrad Kergar.
1762. Constable. — Randolph Hunsicker.
Overseers of Poor. — Isaiah Ashaway, Lodowic Showy.
1763. Constable.— Adam Berger.
Overseers of Poor. — Daniel Showy, Jacob Albert.
Overseer of Roads. — Philip Wolfe.
1764. Constable.— John Kuagy.
Overseers of Poor.— Peter Chip, Peter Smith.
1765. Constable.— Peter Winglebeck.
Overseers of Poor. — Conrad Schmidt, John Eisenhauer.
1766. Constable.— John Kauffman.
Overseers of Poor. — Andrew Emrick, Peter Manner.
Overseer of Roads— William Jones.
1767. Constable. — Ludwig Shooey.
Overseers of Poor. — Sebastian Wolf, Jacob Lorrash.
Overseer of Roads— Philip Wolf.
1768. Constable.— Jacob Pefly.
Overseers of Poor. — Christian Lerue, Casper Steiver, Jr.
Overseer of Roads. — John Isenhower.
1769. Constable.— Peter Grove.
Overseers of Poor. — Tost Brua, John Brown.
Overseer of Roads. — John Basehore.
1770. Constable.— Andrew Emrick.
Overseers of Poor. — John Beshore, Wendel Sherrick.
Overseer of Roads. — Yost Brua,
1771. Constable.— Christian Brechbell.
Overseers of Poor. — Adam Breghts, John Huber.
Overseer of Roads. — Peter Grove.
1772. Constable. — Casper Stoever, Jr.
Overseers of Poor. — Christian Breckhill, Isaac Groah.
Overseer of Roads. — Philip Beck.
1773. Constable.— Mathias Herman.
Overseers of Poor. — Albert Klinefelder, John Stayley.
Overseer of Roads. — Lodwick Shuey.
1774. Constable. — Henry Been.
Overseers of Poor.— Peter Winklebleck, Jacob Spitler.
Overseer of Roads. — Casper Kohn.
1775. Constable. — Adam Brand.
Overseers of Poor.— Beruhard Faber, Peter Wolf.
Overseer of Beads. — Killiau Long.
1776. Constable.— Isaac Crow.
Overseers of Poor.— John Beasoer, Jr., Adam Sadlozamn.
Overseer of Roads.— Henry Zehring.
1777. Constable.— Peter Eisenhower.
1778. Constable— Baltzer Fetterhoff.
Overseers of Poor. — Philip Faber, Christian Long.
Overseers of Roads. — Adam Brand, Martin Overholtzer.
1779. Constable— Bastiau Wolf.
Overseers of Poor. — Peter Beshore, Stophel Kapp.
Overseer of Roads. — Mathias Henning.
1780. Constable.— Peter Smith.
Overseers of Poor. — Kilian Long, John Spitler.
Overseer of Roads. — John Eisenhower.
1781. Constable. — Jacob Gossart.
Overseers of Poor. — Daniel Strow, Philip Beck.
Overseer of Roads. — Jacob Overholtzer.
1782. Constable.— John Kunkle.
Overseers of Poor. — Adam Brand, Melchor Bream.
Overseer of Roads. — Casper Stiver.
1783. Constable— Adam Fitter.
Overseer of Poor.— Tobias Leman.
Overseer of Roads. — John Bright.
1784. Constable. — Jacob Myley.
Overseers of Poor. — David Teiss, Jacob Gasser.
Oversee)- of Roads. — Valentine Shoufler.
We have no tax-list for the township anterior to
the Revolution save the one given for 1751, nor during
the war for independence, which would give the names
of the non-associators. That for 1782 is full and com-
plete. It will be seen that mills were owned by Cas-
per Cohr, Philip Faber, Ulrick Knegy, Jacob Miley
(2), Casper Steiver (2), making a total of seven. Stills
were possessed by John Essenhower, George Telty,
Jacob Faber (2), Albert Klinefelder (2), Jacob Miley
(2), Henry Meis, John Meis, Isaac Snebly (2), Peter
Smith (2), Casper Sherick (2), Nicholas Souder (2),
Jacob Wilt (2), John Wenger, Sr., and Adam Wilt, a
total of twenty-two. No negro slaves were owned in
the township.
Names. Acres.
Alberts, Jacob
Armingatb, George
Bash. .re, IVter 100
Bender, Adam
Bright, Jn" 75
Beshore Dan1
Bushmeyer, Fred'
BicUehr, Jos
Brechbill, Chris" 108
Been, Henry
Bichel.Jn"
Beshore, .In", Jun'
Beshore, Jn", Sen' 150
Brand, Adau
Brand, Jacob 180
Beaney, Melchor
Bickel, Henry
Acres.
, Ft
, Jn°..
Bright, Chris" 70
Brubaker, Henry
Brubaker, Jn"
Beck, Philip 150
Cohr, Mich' 250
Cop.Christoph 166
Cohr, Casper 160
Cohr, Chris"
Camble, Jnu
Caufman, Chris" 200
Conrad, Jacob
Conrad, Nicholas
Conrad, Mich1
Cohr, Jn" 130
DergasB, Henry
Dibben, David
Ditzler, Melchor 150
Doub,Jn° 100
Dubs, Henrv 150
Ditzler, Jn" 118
Ditzler, Peter
Emrich, And"
uhov,
175
Essenli.iwci, Mich1 50
Essenhower, Philip
Faber, Jn"
Faber. Philip 200
Names.
Fetterhaf, Geo 200
Felterhaf, Matthias 100
Fosset, Richard
Fox, Henrv
Felker, Henrv 43
Filtv, George 150
Fisher, Viudle 150
Faber, Jacob 100
Fusor, Geo 200
Fisher, Jacob
Fetterhaf, Balser 165
Frantz, Mich' 60
Grail, Isaac
Gettle, Jacob
Gamber, Fredk
Geo., Martin 50
German, Jacob 100
German, Jn"
Groe, Mich' 180
Garst, Dewalt
Gosser, Jacob 120
Groe, Wid» 150
Groe, Chris"
Grove, Peter 250
Guuckle, Jn° 180
Gushwa, Jn" 200
Garst, Nicholas 174
Goldman, Jacob 50
Hoylman, Henry
Hershberger, Peter
Hecknian, And" 200
Heckman, Diter
Heck man, Jacob
Hedrick, Jacob 100
Heckthorn, Erhart 170
Honer, Antli.' 36
Herner, Midi1 60
Houtz, Geo 150
Houtz, Henry 200
Hunsicker, Chris" 150
Hunsicker, Sam1 190
Holdiman, Jn"
Imhofe, Martin 100
Jones, Jn" 80
Klinefelder, Albert 215
Kollar, Jacob
BETHEL TOWNSHIP.
173
Names.
Ko
, Jn°.
200
Keefcr, Fred' 100
Knegy, Yost 140
Knegv, Ulrich
Knegy, Wid« 100
Kephard, Geo 100
Lentz, Chris", Ju" 150
Lentz, Chris"
Lentz, Geo 100
Light, Henry 200
Light, Jn° 200
Litener, Jacob 160
Leman, Tobias 196
Long, William
Long, Chris" 100
Ley, Martin ,
Minich, Henry 140
Mayer, Geo 160
Miller, David
Miller, Henry 150
Mieley, Henry
Mieley, Jacob 260
Mieley, Jacob 100
Mees, Thomas
Mees, He
Hei
, Jn°.
180
Mayer, Henry 50
Mayer, Jacob 141
Mattarn, Dan1 100
Newcomer, Jacob
Neaf, Ju° 150
Overholtzer, Martin 150
PeBy, Wido 100
Pots, Geo 100
PeBv, David
Pots, Peter 16
Boad, Godlip
Rough, "William
Rudy, Jones 100
Rudy, Heronimas 200
Rudy, Martin
Suce, Nicholas
Shrock, Jn° 36
Stealer, Chris" 200
Strow, Dani 60
Jacob Simatl.
Jn" Cop.
Geo. Beshore.
Michl Hofman.
Isaac Sneably.
Henry Dergass.
Chris" Walborn.
Geo. Shefer.
Names. Acres.
Sadlemayer, Geo 120
Shower. Adam
Spetler, Jn" 100
Sattazan, Adam 150
Stealy, Jacob 100
Spetler, Jacob 150
Btromo, Abram
Sailer, Jn"
Stealv, Martin
Sherich, Abram 100
Snel.lv, Isaac 180
Smith, Peter 200
Shuvey, "Wi.1"
Shuvev, Martin
Sn.-iil.lv, Jacob 200
Sherich, Cas 240
Shefer, Geo 140
Souder, Nicholas
Snotteiiy, Henry 200
Shefer, Al.ram
Steiver, Casper 150
Tice. David 200
Tice, Mich' 200
Tester, Peter 150
Unger, Geo 50
Wingart, Stephen 80
Winckleblech, Peter 190
Winckleblech, Leonard
Wilt, Jacl. 160
Wagoner, Dan'
Wagoner, Sebastian 20
Walborn, George
Wolt, Nicholas 45
Wolf, Peter 100
Winger, Jn", Senr 112
Winger, Ju°, Juur
Welter, Philip 120
W..11, Sebastian 170
Wilt, Adam 150
Wuir, Cliris"
Weaver, Melrlior 120
Yeakle, Ulrich 140
Zehring, Philip 10
Zehring, Henry 130
Adam Shefer.
Jacob Fetterhaf.
Conrad Filty.
Conrad Wagoner
Jn" Eshleman.
Rudy Yeakle.
Henry Yeakle.
Geo. Goldman.
About the year 1790 there flourished among the
residents of Bethel township, on the borders of Berks
County, a noted swindler named George Savin, alias
Greene. He was a man of talent, possessed a win-
ning address, and was a thorough master in quick
and correct discernment of character, which enabled
him for a long time to prey upon the purses of his
credulous neighbors with impunity. The following
extract from 2d Yeates' Reports will explain the
character of his swindling operations :
" At Nisi. Prius, at Harrisburg — October Assizes,
1798, before Messrs. Yeates and Smith, Justices.
Abram Stout against Raxdolph Rassel.
" Special action in the case. The plaintiff declared
that whereas George Savin, alias Green, was indebted
to him in £100, the defendant, in consideration that
the plaintiff promised to accept him as his debtor in
the room of the said George Savin, alio* Green, on
the 2d of July, 1790, promised to pay him the said
£100 within six weeks from that time or sooner, never-
theless, etc., non assumpsit. The evidence on the
trial turned out as follows:
"Savin was an artful swindler, and gulled a num-
ber of ignorant persons to deliver him divers sums of
gold and silver, under a pretence that lie would double
the amount by some chemical process in a short period.
He first received, as if reluctantly, some small sums,
and delivered to the adventurers in his bank (so called),
a few days afterwards, genuine Spanish dollars, appa-
rently new, doubling the sums paid him. When his
fame was sufficiently known, and the avarice of the
weak people in the neighborhood highly inflamed, he
soon got into his custody considerable sums, and then
decamped privately in the night from his haunt, — a
retired place twelve miles from Reading, and con-
cealed himself in Dauphin, now Lebanon County.
To his latter hiding-place he was pursued by the
plaintiff and one Francis Umbehocker, two of his
dupes, who offered a reward for apprehending him.
The person whom they made use of for this purpose
ingeniously held out to the defendant the lure of
having £200 in specie at home, ready to be put into
Savin's bank, if he should come to his house and re-
ceive it for multiplication. Some strong suspicious
circumstances were shown against the defendant as
being in connection with Savin. The latter first came
to the house, in pursuance of the scheme, about ten
o'clock at night of the 2d of July, 1790. The plain-
tiff and Umbehocker lay concealed in the barn, and
were notified of Savin's presence. On their appear-
ance Savin was alarmed, and desired them to walk up-
stairs with him. On a signal given the defendant
also appeared, and some altercation occurred ; but
afterwards, on being informed of their respective de-
mauds, he became security for Savin's appearance at
his house the nextmorning before day. Thither they
all came on the 3d of July, 1790, and defendant prom-
ised to pay the plaintiff his demand against Savin,*
£100, within six weeks from that time, or sooner;
and as Savin owed to Umbehocker, S303.ll, to pay
him §100 down, and the residue on the Tuesdav fol-
lowing, at the same house in Dauphin County.
Whereupon Savin was set at liberty. Verdict pro
guer for £149 17s. 6d. damages. Messrs. Clymer and
Reed pro quer., Messrs. Ingersoll, Hopkins, and Fisher
pro def. A motion was afterwards made for a new
trial, and a rule to show cause obtained ; but the argu-
ment coming on in December term, 1799, the defend-
ant's counsel discharged the rule."
FREDERICKSBURG.
Fredericksburg was laid out in 17ol by Frederick
Stump, whose father, Christopher Stump, took up
land in that locality at a very early date. It was
called by him " Nassau," but in all the references
thereto, even the early assessment-lists, it is desig-
nated as Stump's Town. The lots were sold or leased
on ground-rents, at least those held by Joseph Simau,
who seems to have been in all manner of specula-
tion, whether as an Indian trader or as an investor
in real estate. It is probable Frederick Stump was
either indebted to Siman for money borrowed, and
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
took some of the lots of the new town in exchange,
or it was a venture. Nevertheless, we find in our pos-
session a paper indorsed " Stump's Town Rent Roll
— names of persons due for ground rent from May,
1776, to 1781." The names are as follows, with date
of commencement of rent:
John Gibe, 1776.
Peler Shower, 1776.
Charles Eerick, 1776.
Widow Desh, 1776.
John Enuich, 1776.
Widow Hoffman, 1776.
Jacob Downey, 1776.
Peter Deisinger, 1776.
Barnard Hower, 1776.
Widow Humbarger, 1776.
Matthias Stout, 1776.
John Kitzmiller, 1776.
Albert Klinefelter, 1777.
Henry Snebely, 1777.
Widow Eakler, 1777.
Peter Mowrer, 1777.
Widow Firebach, 1777.
In the return of taxables for 1781 for Bethel town-
ship we find Stump's Town separate, and the names
are herewith given. A remarkable fact connected
with the return is that every person in Stump's
Town owned one cow, and some two and three.
Peter Sliower.
Jacob Sipe.
Bernard Hower.
Charles Pearish.
Jn° Kitzmiller.
Peter Bucher.
Henry Tittle.
Jn° Groe.
Chris" Lehring.
Jacob Eegbrecht
Philip Gosher.
Jn° Emrich.
Stump's Town Return, 1781.
Jacob Overholtzer.
Widow Desh.
And™ Walborn.
Peter Bruner.
Martin Brito.
Peter Desinger.
Jacob Danney.
Philip Stertzer.
Jacob Hower.
Peter Mowra.
Martin Heffer.
Concerning the founder of the town many stories
have been told, and if ever there was a case of mis-
taken identity it was that of the founder of Freder-
icksburg and a Frederick Stump who was one of the
■participants in the atrocious murder of several In-
dians near Carlisle, at the close of the French and
Indian war. That Frederick Stump fled to Virginia
and was never heard of. Our Frederick Stump was
pursuing his avocation as an industrious farmer and
as an enterprising citizen, dying prior to the Revolu-
tion in Lebanon County, and, by reference to our
genealogical register,, leaving descendants honored
and respected in different sections of the Union. It
is the duty of a faithful chronicler to correct the errors
which tradition has interwoven into the history of
the past, and however exciting or tragical the story,
if devoid of truth, should be expunged from the
record.
In 1826, when the post-office was established there,
it was named Stumpstown, and so continued until
1843, when the post-office department, at the request
and on the petition of its citizens, changed it to
Fredericksburg.
In 1782 the town contained about twenty houses.
In 1827 it was almost wholly destroyed by fire. It is
built mostly on Main or Market Street, a quarter of a
mile in length, running east and west, in the centre
of which there is a small square or market-place.
Centre, Mechanic, and Pinegrove Streets cross Mar-
ket Street at right angles. At the southwest corner
of Market and Pinegrove Streets is a large plot of
ground, surrounded on two sides by horse-chestnut
trees with whitewashed trunks, owned by John H.
Lick. About midway, and on the north side of Mar-
ket Square, stands a two-story, red frame house,
somewhat rickety with age, in which John Lick,
father of James Lick, the California millionaire, kept
a hotel over fifty years ago. Against the small glass
window over the front door is " J. Lick," formed of
rudely-carved letters. Half a square east of the
" Lick Hotel," on the same side of the street, stands
a recently-built two-story brick building, on the site
of the house in which the mother of James Lick
died in 1812. The old house was burned in the great
conflagration of 1827.
In 1828, Henry and Martin Meily, brothers, built
here, on the Reformed and Lutheran Cemetery lot,
the first boat that was used on the Union Canal. It
was called the " Columbus," and was hauled by
wagons to Jonestown. On a corner of this lot stood
the first school-house.
In 1883 the town has a population of nearly seven
hundred, and is one of the most flourishing villages
in the county. It is surrounded by a rich farming
country, where may be seen magnificent farms dotted
over with large Swiss barns, substantial dwellings,
and every evidence of industry and prosperity. The
brothers John and E. Grove, who own one of the
largest iron establishments in Pennsylvania at Dan-
ville, are natives of this town, and possess near to it
some seven hundred acres of the best land in the
Lebanon Valley.
Since the establishment of the post-office the post-
masters here have been, first, Dr. Amos L. Shannon,
followed successively by Jacob Rudy, David Feehrer,
Daniel Spangler, Christian Long, William Sarge,
Levi Biehel, John H. Lick, William H. Gilbach,
John Paine, Samuel Weber, and the present incum-
bent, Levi Shiftier.
St. John's Church (Reformed and Lutheran) was
organized prior to 1774. The present brick edifice
was built in 1828. It had been preceded on the same
site by a log and frame structure successively. The
Lutheran pastors up to 1820 were Rev. John Casper
Stuerer, 1774-79; Rev. Emanuel Shulf, 1779-83;
Rev. Wilhelm Carp, 1783-99 ; Rev. George Lochmau,
1799-1812; Rev. John Stine, 1812-19.
The Rev. John Gring, a native of Reading, be-
came the Reformed pastor, and continued until
1873, when he resigned. He resides in the town,
having spent threescore years in the ministry. The
Sunday-school connected with the church was es-
tablished. Suprintendents, Henry S. Byerle, Daniel
Brua; Treasurer and Librarian, John H. Lick;
Teachers, Daniel Weber, David Feehrer, Levi Bickel,
John P. Grumbine, Jacob Weber, Elizabeth Gring,
Elizabeth Hoffa, Mary Weber, Elizabeth Weber,
Mary E. Wendlegliver, Mrs. Susanna Bickel. Its
BETHEL TOWNSHIP.
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library was a donation from the Americau Sunday-
School Union of Philadelphia. It started with one
hundred and twenty-five scholars.
The following are the earliest baptisms in the church
records, those for 1774:
April 20. Elizabeth, daughter of Michael and Margaret Wolfe.
April 20. Anna Margaret, daughter of Adam and Anna Maria Sattel-
May 15. John Jacob, son of John Adam Grumlich and his wife, Anna
Maria.
May 1"». Christina, daughter of John Henry Bucher and his wife, Bar-
bara.
May 15. Andreas, eon of Sebastian and Margaret Wolfe.
Aug. 17. Margaret, daughter of Jacob and Margaret Hauer.
Aug. 17. Susanna, daughter of Jacob and Margaret Biiny.
Sept. 7. Michael, son of Daniel and Anna Maria Basilar.
Oct. 5. Margaret, daughter of John George and Eva Moyer.
Oct. 5. John Michael, son of John Michael and Esther Eisenhauer.
INSCRIPTIONS IN ST. JOHN'S CHURCH GRAVEYARD.
Bashore, Anna Maria, b. Jan. 14, 1749; d. Aug. 27, 1819.
Basbore, Catharine, b. Dec. 3, 1778; d. Oct. 30, 1839.
Bashore, Johannes, b. 1773; d. Oct. 31, 1845.
Behny, Michael, b. 1805; d. Sept. 3, 1869.
Benny, Polly, b. June 17, 1808 ; d. Feb. 9, 1864.
Bonneville, Catll., b. Aug. 26, 1822 ; d. Oct. 5, 1864.
Beuneville, Tobias, b. Dec. 16, 1820 ; d. Nov. 28, 1875.
Boght, Eva Dorothea, dan. of Jacob and Barbara, m. 1st Michael Ramb-
ler; 2d, Peter Groff; b. Mar. 16, 1760; d. March 8, 1840.
Bohny, Barbara, b. 1740; d. 1793.
Bohny, George, b. Dec. 6, 1799 ; d. Aug. 11, 1822.
Bohny, Jacob, b. June 10, 1800; d. July 31, 1861.
Bohny, Johannes, b. July 13, 1767 ; d. June 30, 1831.
Biihny, Melchier, b. Oct. 5, 1740; d. April 25, 1812.
Bohny, Michael, b. Oct. 5, 1803; d. Aug. 28, 1822.
Bucher, Eliz., b. April 10, 1784 ; d. Sept. 4, 1838.
Bucher, Henry, b. Nov. 8, 1778 ; d. Nov. 28, 1S60.
Bucher, James, b. Nov. 4, 1794; d. Jan. 30, 1849.
Byle, Adam, b. 1777 ; d. March 21, 1841.
Dargas, Samuel, h. Feb. 8, 1809 ; d. Dec. 6, 1865.
Dargas, Sophia, b. Dec. 15, 1814; d. April 19, 1873.
Desh, Hannah, b. April 6, 1779 ; d. March 5, 1864.
DeBh, Philip, b. Feb. 7, 1776; d. Sept. 3, 1845.
Eisenhauer, Eliz., wf. of Christn., b. June 19, 1797 ; d. April 4, 1828.
Eisenhauer, John C, h. April 15, 1795; d. March 8, 1861.
Emrich, Andreas, b. 1681.
Eshleman, Christian, b. Feb. 9, 1781 ; d. Sept. S, 1853.
Eshleman, Susanna, b. April 10, 1784; d. May 1, 1862.
Fehrer, Barbara, b. May 27, 1760; d. April 28, 1841.
Febrer, Peter, b. March 13, 1760; d. Feb. 22, 1846.
Gettel, Eliz., b. June 13, 1796s d. March 24, 1818.
Gilbert, Sarah, b. Dec. 22, 1793; d. Aug. 7, 1794.
Grumbine, Cath., b. July 19, 1795 ; d. Aug 20, 1850.
Grumbine, Jacob, h. April 25, 1799: d. March 15, 1849.
Grumbine, Johannes, b. Jan. 31, 1797 ; d. Sept. 5, 1856.
Grumbine, Susanna, b. Feb. 5, 1795; d. March 27, 1S70.
Hauer, Cath. (Grumbine), b. April 10, 179S; d. Oct. 23, 1863.
Hauer, Eliz., b. Sept. 13, 1778; d. Dec. 17, 1S57.
Hauer, Frederick, b. Sept. 13, 1765; d. Feb. 23, 1826.
Hauer, Henry, b. Aug. 2, 1797; d. Aug. 2, 1867.
Hauer, John, b. Dec. 26, 1762 ; d. March 10, 1S29.
Herman, Eliz., b. Dec. 6, 1785; d. March 4, 1*78.
Herman, Johannes, b. Dec. 3, 1767; d. Nov. 25, 1853.
Herman, Sarah, wf. of Jno.,b. Oct. 3, 1770; d. March 5, 1821.
Hoffa, Eliz., b. July 12, 1796 ; d. June 23, 1S63.
Hofla, John, b. Sept. 12, 1790; d. Aug. 27, 1873.
Howard, Cath., b. Dec. 20, 1801 ; d. April 22, 1869.
Howard, Jacob, b. Jan. 30, 1802 ; d. Oct. 14, 1S62.
Klinger, Barbara, b. Feb. 15, 1S11 ; died March 28, 1872.
Krall, Magdalena, b. Jan. 29, 1802; d. Aug. 16, 1872.
Krall, Tobias, b. Nov. 22, 1794; d. Dec. 28, 1863.
Light, Polly, b. March 12, 1820; d. April 21, 1850.
Lingel, Anna, b. June 4, 1807 ; d. July 22, 1S72.
Meily, Barbara, b. April 5, 1794 ; d. Sept. 20, 1871.
Meily, Elias, b. June 23, 1816; d. Jan. 29, 1874.
Meily, Hervey, b. Feb. 7, 1792; d. May 25, 1871. •
Miller, Anna, b. Jan. 8, 1787; d. Aug. 27, 1863.
Miller, Jacob, b. Jan. 1, 1788; d. May 25, 1867.
Miller, Jacob, Jr., b. March 23, 1815 ; d. April 22, 1865.
Miller, John Conrad, h. Sept. 28, 1752 ; d. Nov. 23, 1823.
Miller, Philip, b. Oct. 15, 1784 ; d. Sept. 14, 1829.
Moyer, Henry, b. Jan. 16, 1812; d. June 21, 1869.
Reber, Adam, b. Feb. 6, 1784; d. March 22, 1833.
Ricker, Susanna, b. May 21. 1794 ; d. Sept. 6, 1867.
Rudy, Barbara, b. Sept. 28, 1751 ; d. April 8, 1836.
Rudy, Cath., b. Oct. 9, 1789 ; d. Jan. 5, 1852.
Rudy, Jacob, b. Oct. 7, 1772 ; d. Dec. 20, 1823.
Rudy, Jonas, b. Dec. 16, 1751 ; d. Dec. 30, 1810.
Rudy, Margaret, b. March 8, 1792; d. July 7, 1858.
Rudy, Michael, b. March 16, 1789; d. May 23, 1842.
Rudy, Peter, b. Sept. 12, 1785 ; d. Oct. 26, 1803.
Rudy, Sarah, wf. Martin, b. Oct. 1,1820; d. May 14, 1842.
Sarge, William, b. Jan., 1800; d. Feb. 27, 1850.
Schnatterly, Anna M, b. Oct. 31, 1798 ; d. Nov. 25, 1854.
Schnatterly, Philip, b. March 18, 1793 ; d. June 22, 1815.
Schnehly, Cath., b. Nov. 28, 1769 ; d. Feb. 6, 1826.
Schnebly, Heinrich, b. March 17, 1787 ; d. Jan. 3, 1809.
Schucker, Eliz., b. Aug. 1, 1799 ; d. March 18, 1859.
Shannon, Dr. Amos I,., b. Feb. 3, 1795; d. Jan. 5, 1839.
Sholl, Eliz., b. Dec. 3, 1797 ; d. March 29. 1870.
Sholl, Peter, b. Oct. 25, 1796 ; d. Nov. 3, 1869.
Shuger, Cath., b. Dec. 22, 1792 ; d. Oct. 14, 1871.
Shuger, John, b. Sept. 30, 1797 ; d. Nov. 3, 1874.
Smith, John, h. Dec. 8, 1805; d. Dec. 26, 1876.
Speifer, Thomas, b. Feb. 11, 1813; d. Dec. 22, 1*74.
Stroh, Mary (Rudy), b. Jan. 26, 1800; d. April 25, 1874.
Stroh, Michael, h. Feb. 28, 1794; d. May 12, 1862.
Swenk, Cath. E. (Smith), h. May 7, 1773 : d. Oct. 10, 1854.
Swenk, Maria C, b. 1767 ; d. June 14, 1808.
Urich, Eliz., b. Nov. 19, 1789; d. June 15, 1846.
Urich, Henry, b. June 26, 1793; d. May 10, 1862.
Wagner, Eliz., wf. of JohD, b. March 26, 1802; d. June 24, 1857.
Wagner, Johannes, b. Sept. 3, 1799; d. April 25, 1853.
Wagner, Philip, b. April 20, 1777; d. Feb. 14, 1839.
Wagner, Susanna, b. Aug. 1, 1781 ; d. Sept. 22, 1826.
Walborn, Cath., b. Feb. 10, 1802; d. Sept. 21, 1869.
Walborn, Jacob, b. July 20, 1791 ; d. Aug. 16, 1858.
W'alborn, Magdalena, b. Jan. 10, 1791 ; d. April 13, 1867.
Weber, Anna, b. April 13, 1800 ; d. July 1, 1866.
Weber, Anna Maria, b. June 4, 1779 ; d. Feb. 7, 1S64.
Weber, Eliz., b. Dec. 6, 1766; d. Aug. 30, 1841.
Weber, Jacob, b. Nov. 28, 1775; d. May 20. 1821.
Weber, Philip, b. Dec. 23, 1769; d. Nov. 15, 1843.
Wetzel, Cath., b. April 10, 1799; d. March 2, 1S4S.
Wetsel, William, b. 1752; d. April 19, 1826.
Wolf, Michael, b. June 1, 1768 ; d. Oct. 13, 1799.
Woods, James, b. May 13, 1793; d. May 2, 1845.
Yeugst, Sarah, b. Feb. 28, 1807; d. Nov. 2:'., 1874.
The first public school of which there is record es-
tablished at Fredericksburg was shortly after the or-
ganization of St. John's congregation, and located on
the church ground. This school was taught for a
number of years by a Mr. Mitchell, and was attended
not only by the children of the church members, but
by all the children in the community. Years later
another building was erected, exclusively for school
purposes, on the Grove estate. This school was sup-
ported by pro rata assessments on those who were
able to pay, while the children of indigent parents
were educated gratuitously. There were in addition
quite a number of pay -schools opened in various parts
of the township, which were generally kept in the
dwelling of the teacher.
Other churches in the town are the following.
Efforts were made to secure fuller data, with a record
of the ministers, but these failed :
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
The Bethel Church, Church of God, is a plain
brick structure on Market Street.
The United Brethren Church is situated on
the corner of Walnut and Centre Streets, and is a
neat frame edifice.
The Salem Evangelical Church is a one-story
brick building on Centre Street, erected in 1875.
The principal churches in the township, outside of
the villages, are :
Klopp's Church, Lutheran and Beformed, three
miles east of Fredericksburg.
The Mennonite Meeting-House is a short dis-
tance from Fredericksburg.
Union Meeting-House is situated two miles
southeast of Fredericksburg.
The Moravian Church of Bethel is referred to
in the township history relating to the provincial era.
The site of this old church is three miles northeast
of Jonestown. In 1741, Count Zinzendorf arrived in
America, and in August, 1742, visited the people at
Tulpehocken. In 1743^4 he organized this congre-
gation and church, then in Bethel township, of which
Rev. Johannes Brandmiieller was the first regular
pastor, and at which Rev. Edward Leschey occasion-
ally preached. From 1756 to 1763, during the Indian
depredations, Rev. Frederick Schlegel was the pas-
tor, who subsequently went to the Graceham (Mary-
land) Mission. About 1830 religious services ceased
in the old church, and the remaining members at-
tended Hebron Church, near Lebanon. A few years
since the old building was removed, and near its site,
thirty rods away, the United Brethren and Dunkards
have built a union meeting-house. The Moravians
abandoned the cemetery in 1833, but it is now used
and kept up in good shape, with a neat fence around
it, by the two congregations above mentioned, who
bury their dead in its ancient and sacred inclosure.
Most of the old tombstones are illegible, especially of
those buried previous to 1770.
The following are the first thirty-one interments in
this burying-ground, from 1752 to 1775, and are given
in their consecutive order, each tombstone being
numbered 1, 2, 3, etc., as obtained from the church
records. Some of the tombstones are not to be found,
the mold of a century burying them from sight:
1. Wilhelm Fischer, horn Oct. 5, 1748, died Aug. 18, 1752.
2. David Fischer, horn Sept. 21, 1709, died Sept. 29, 1752.
3. Michael Saiissor, died Aug. 18, 1754.
The following four persons were murdered by the
Indians, while plowing in the field, on June 26, 1756 :
4. Jacob Hiindche, man grown, joined the church April 15, 1756.
6. Franz Albert, born Sept. 30, 1719.
6. Joan George Miess, horn Sept. 28, 1739.
7. Friederick Weisser, born May 21, 1740.
They were buried the day following their massa-
cre, and their funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Frederick Schlegel, assisted by Rev. Samuel
Herr, Moravian ministers.
8. Michael Kohr, died Oct. 8, 1760.
9. Barbara Kohr, born 1728, died Oct. 20, 1763.
10. Heinrich Christ, died Dec. 31, 1763, aged 4 years, 4 months.
11. Heinrich Riideltneyer, died Oct. 31, 1764, aged 11 years.
12. Elizabeth Faber, died July 3, 1765.
13. Frederick Adam Faber, born May 29, 1717, died Aug. 25, 1767.
14. Christina Redelmeyer, died April 25, 1768, born Oct. 22, 1765.
15. Jacob Stohly, died May 7, 1768, with smallpox, aged 1 year.
16. Elenor Biieber, died June 26, 1769, aged 29 years.
17. John Christian Kohr, born Dec. 12, 1769, died May 29, 1770.
18. Anna M. Barn, died July 2, 1770, youngest daughter of Daniel and
Margaret Born, aged 11 months, 3 days.
19. Magdaleua Kohrin, born in Nassau in 1730, died Dec. 7, 1770.
20. Infant son of Christian Redelmeyer, died March 22, 1772.
21. Christian Orendorf, died April 16, 1772, aged 80 years.
22. Margaret Born, died July 5, 1772, aged 40 years.
23. Daniel Born, died Sept. 17, 1772, aged 5 months.
24. John, son of Carl Redelmeyer, died Dec. 24, 1772, aged 2 years.
25. Juliana, daughter of Carl Redelmeyer, died Jan. 2, 1773, aged 3
years.
26. Catherine Spittler, born Aug. 16, 1700, died March 14, 1773.
27. Elizabeth Faber, died Dec. 8, 1773, aged 50 years.
28. John George Miess, died April 20, 1774, aged 70 years.
29. Catharina Beck, died Nor. 27, 1774, aged 17 years.
30. Johan Philip Beck, died Feb. 21, 1775, aged 12 years.
31. Maria Barbara Beck, born Dec. 15, 1731, died March 13, 1775.
The following are among the old settlers buried
from 1775 to 1833, when the Moravians abandoned
the graveyard :
Brunner, Elizabeth (Giesing), b. Dec. fi, 1757; d. Oct. 16, 1812.
Born, Daniel, b. Oct. 10, 1726 ; d. Nov. 7, 1776.
Beck, Johan Philip, d. Feb. 22, 1792, a. 65.
Brunner, Johan Daniel, b. Jan. 2, 1754; d. Dec. 18, 1805.
Buchmeyer, Catharine, b. Jan. 17, 1778; d. April 24, 1816.
Buchmeyer, Frederick, b. in 1779 ; d. May 9, 1821.
Beck, Johannes Philip, b. in 1768 ; d. Nov. 15, 1821.
Brunner, Peter, b. May 18, 1749; d. Jan. 26, 1822.
Faber, Catharine, d. Oct. 23, 1790, a. 61.
Faber, Jacob (s. of B. and C. F.), b. Dec. 3, 1749 ; d. Feb. 11, 1793.
Faber, Jacob, Jr., b. Jan. 11, 1776; d. Oct. 3, 1804.
Fisher, Michael, b. Aug. 29, 1768; d. April 3, 1814.
Faber, Philip (s. of A. F.), b. Jan. 28, 1747 ; d. Oct. 7, 1831.
Heckedam, Maria Catharine, b. Dec. 21, 1750 ; d. April 14, 1802.
Heckedam, Johan Eshard, b. Sept. 9, 1746; d. Aug. 24, 1806.
Kieser, Daniel, b. March 15, 1778; d. Feb. 3, 1823.
Kohr, George Casper, b. Oct. 7, 1724; d. May 28, 1801.
Kapp, Christopher, b. Oct. 5, 1738 ; d. May 13, 1806.
Meisser, Juliana, d. May 17, 1778, a. 59.
Mies, Bernhard, b. Jan. 22, 1774; d. Feb. 10, 1803.
Meyer, Catharine, b. March 20, 1761 ; d. Nov. 15; 1804.
Mies, Johan Gerhard, b. Oct. 17, 1746 ; d. Jan. 26, 1805.
Mies, Maria Barbara, b. Aug. 19, 1751; d. Sept. 26, 1805.
Mies, Heinrich, b. Jan. 24, 1752; d. Jan. 17, 1816.
Meissen, Elizabeth, b. June 30, 1747; d. May, 1826.
Spittler, Jacob, b. Aug. 25, 1722 ; d. April 25, 1794.
Spittler, Jacob, b. Dec. 6, 1769; d. May 28, 1802.
Spittler, Margaretta, b.iu 1750; d. Feb. 8, 1803.
Spittler, Catharine Kapp, b. March 19, 1745; d. Feb. 26, 1824.
Spittler, Heinrich, b. Jan. 24, 1776 ; d. May 21, 1828.
Volek, Maria (w. of J. V.), d. July 1, 1778, a. 54.
Wiuklebleck, Sophia, d. Oct. 9, 1831, a. 70.
Xander, Verana, h. Nov. 5, 1720 ; d. July 6, 1804.
The last interment in these grounds by the Mora-
vians was that of the remains of Johannes Kiefer,
aged five years, seven months, and ten days, on Jan.
13, 1833.
Sherksville is a small village on the Lebanon
road, about one mile from Fredericksburg.
Mount Zion is a post-town on the road from Leb-
anon to Finegrove, about five miles north of the
former. It has two churches, — Glick's (Lutheran)
and Mount Zion (Reformed).
EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP.
177
Hamlin is a post-office in the eastern part of the
township, not far from the Bucks County line, and
has a tri-weekly mail.
Greble post-office is at Albert's Mills, on the
Swatara, near the Bucks County line.
Monroe Forge is in the northern part of the
township, but has not been in operation for many
years. This property has been recently purchased
by Col. John H. Lick, who is now adding to it very
extensive improvements. Work is going on on its
dams, which are being improved with both beauty
and utility in view. There is a fine water-power
here, and the eligibility of this famous site will prob-
ably cause a large woolen-mill to be erected. The
valley in which it is located is a charming one, — a de-
lightful resort for those wishing quiet and rest.
EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP.
To come to a perfect understanding of the erection
and organization of this township it is necessary to
repeat what we have given in the history of Dauphin
County :
At February sessions, 1736-37, a petition was pre-
sented to the court of Lancaster County stating that
many of the inhabitants of Derry township, living on
the northwest side of the Swatara Creek, labored under
inconveniences by reason of the largeness of the
township, and asking to be divided from the other
part thereof, and that their bounds might be as fol-
lows : " To be divided on the west from Peshtank by
Beaver Creek, from its mouth to the mountain ; frotn
Lebanon on the east and Derry on the south, by Swa-
tara Creek from Beaver Creek mouth to the forks,
and thence by the north branch thereof to the moun-
tain ; which was allowed by the court and ordered to
be recorded, and that the said township be called
Hanover." The boundaries of this towuship as orig-
inally laid out are all natural, and therefore cannot
easily be mistaken, but there is an evident mistake
in stating the petitioners to be inhabitants of Derry
township, residing northwest of the Swatara Creek,
and that their prayer was for a division of Derry
township. A glance at the boundaries of Derry will
show that there was no part of that towuship on the
northwest side of Swatara Creek, and the division
lines asked for and granted did not touch upon the
territory at all. The mistake is not of any practical
importance, but seems evident that the petition was
from inhabitants of Peshtank, and for a division of
that township. Hanover, as thus laid off, embraced
parts of what was before Peshtank and Lebanon
townships.
During the years 1768 to 1775 frequent efforts were
made for a division of the township of Hanover,
those in the east end favoring a division, those
in the west end in opposition. The war of the Revo-
lution opening, the question was not mooted until the
efforts were being made for the erection of the new
county of Dauphin. The matter was brought to the
attention of the court at Lancaster at the February
sessions, 1785, from which we take the following
record :
" The court, taking into consideration the limits of
the township of Hanover and great difficulties of the
several officers therein in discharging their respective
duties, on due consideration and advisement, do di-
rect a division thereof by a small stream of water run-
ning through the same, which is called the West
Branch of Priest's Run, and rises on the lands of
Philip Rank, and from thence by the said stream or
run of water until it empties itself into Swatara Creek
at Michael Brown's mill ; and do further denominate
that division which is nest to Jonestown by the name
of East Hanover, and the other division thereof by
the name of West Hanover."
The stream of water called Priest's Run in the
foregoing record is not found by that name on Thomas
Smith's map, nor is any one now living in that sec-
tion of the county who knows of a stream by that
name ; but from the best information which has been
obtained, that marked on Smith's map, and now gen-
erally known as Raccoon Creek, was the dividing line
between East and West Hanover townships down to
the year 1813, when Lebanon County was taken from
Dauphin, the northwest line of which runs in the
neighborhood of Raccoon Creek, and, indeed, the
head of that creek is made one of the points of that
line, and the running of that line so near the dividing
line of East and West Hanover townships made it of
but little practical importance where the separating
line of the two townships was ; it may, however, be
assumed with i-easonable certainty that Raccoon
Creek was the line.
There is another question which it seems proper
and in place here to refer to, it is as to the true boun-
dary ou the north of East and West Hanover town-
ships. In point of what may be called practice, it
seems those townships were held to extend to the
Second Mountain at least from an early day. If the
records are consulted it by no means is certain that
ITS
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
the practice was in accordance with them, or that
there was any authority, until a later day, for sup-
posing those townships extended beyond the First
Mountain, other than long usage. When the town-
ship of Paxtang was erected, in 1729, it extended
" from Swatara Creek to Kohtohtoning Hill, above
Peter Allen's." Where Peter Allen's was, or whether
the First Mountain of the range was the only one
known by the name of " Kohtohtoning," it is now im-
possible to know. The probability is that start from
below and running up the river, if it had been in-
tended to pass the First Mountain and adopt the
Second, it would have been so stated ; this, however, is
but conjecture. The next matter of record bearing
on the question occurs when Hanover township was
erected in 1737. Beaver Creek, from its mouth to the
mountain, was made the dividing line between Han-
over and Peshtank. Beaver Creek had its source at
the southern base of the First Mountain, and the di-
vision line was extended no farther. It should have
been stated before, when referring to the boundaries
of Peshtank, that when the " Kohtohtoning Hill" was
reached, the line ran eastward by the south side of
said hill to the meridian of the mouth of Quitopa-
hilla Creek. Again, in the year 1767, the court or-
dered the division line between Upper and Lower
Paxtang townships to be made from " the mouth of
Fishing Creek ; thence along the top of Kittatinia
Mountain, next to Lower Paxtang, to Beaver Creek."
Hanover township was divided into east and west in
the year 1785 ; the dividing line was a run, having its
source on the south side of the First Mountain. In
this case, like that of the division of Peshtank and
Hanover, the record provides no line extending beyond
the First Mountain. The practice of treating the terri-
tory between the First and Second Mountains as within
the Hanovers probably originated soon after the or-
ganization of Dauphin County, in the year 1785.
The question whether East Hanover township ex-
tended beyond the First Mountain in the year 1796
occurred in the trial of the case of Gloninger vs. God-
dard, in the Common Pleas of Lebanon County, and
which is reported in 5th Watts, 221. The under-
standing and practice before mentioned was fully
proved on that trial ; in the Supreme Court, however,
although it was not thought necessary to the question,
the judge who delivered the opinion of the court
clearly intimated that the records showed the First
Mountain to be the true boundary. This question
and these matters relating to it are here merely referred
to as a part of the history of township boundaries, and
not to be understood as suggesting any existing diffi-
culty ; incidentally the Second Mountain has become
the record line of West Hanover, as may be seen on
reference to the records establishing the township of
Bush in 1820, and the division of West Hanover town-
ship in 1842, both in Dauphin County.
Upon the formation of the county, in 1813, East
Hanover was included within the limits of Lebanon,
and made East Hanover township, a part, however,
being taken off at that time to form Swatara, and
since further reduced by the formation of the town-
ships of Union and Cold Spring. As at present, the
township is bounded on the north by Cold Spring
township, on the east by Union, on the south by
North Annville and Londonderry, and on the west by
Dauphin County. In the upper part of the township
are the Blue Mountains, but south of these the coun-
try is level or gently undulating. The soil is chiefly
slate and gravel, though there is some limestone land.
Much of it is of excellent quality, and the township
is one of the finest grain-growing districts of the
county. The Swatara is the principal stream, and
rises in Schuylkill County, on the south side of the
Broad Mountain, and stealing its way through the
Sharp and Second Mountains, enters the county on
the northeast angle, through which, in its sinuous
course, it receives the Quitopahilla, and other smaller
tributaries; thence flows southwest through Dauphin
County, and empties into the Susquehanna Biver
below Middletown.
The original settlers were Scotch-Irish Presbyteri-
ans, concerning whom we have previously referred at
length. They were in truth an enterprising and dar-
ing race. There was, however, a fair sprinkling of
the German element, as will be seen by the following
RETURN OF TAXABLES FOR THE EAST END OF HANOVER
FOR 1751.
Aukel, Daniel 3
Andrew, Jolm 3
Andrew, John 3
Brightbill, Lorz 4
Biiclimxn, Hendrev 3
Brown, Widow 3
Broon, Patrick 2
Bell, Walter 3
Bicker, Jacob 3
Clett, Conrad 3
Clark, William 2
Clark, Benjamin. 3
Cleman, Adam 3
Casnet, Adam 2
Clark, James 3
Conlp, Philap 3
Croil, Tomas 2
Goningham, John 3
Coningham, William 4
Crafart, John 4
Conts, Hendrey 3
Cage, John 2
CoDingbam, Humphrey 1
Dikson, John 3
Dixon, James 3
Ensworth, Samuel
Foster, John 3
Gilleland, John 3
Gilaland, Widow 2
Graham, John 3
Graham, James 3
Greler, James 2
Hedrek, Peter 9
Hendry, Milchor 3
Halmer, Petter 3
Hoak, Fredrek 3
Hoke, Rudey 3
Hofe. Joseph 4
Hume, John 4
Henderson, John 2
Heslet, Rubnrt 2
Iagle, Onwalt 2
Ines, Bris 4
Keril, Dinis 2
Kirkwood, Robart 2
Light, Martin 4
Long, Leonard 3
Madgher, Jacob 3
Mosear, Philap 4
Mark, Kileu 3
Martin, John 3
McMeken, Andrew 1
Mires, John 3
McFarland, Walter 3
McCreight, Antoney 3
McMelory, Adam 2
McClure, John 4
McKouu, Hugh.. 3
Millar, Adam 3
McMurey, Edward 3
McCormick, Jacob 2
McCoorey, James 2
McNite, Bar-net 1
Proner, Tomas 3
Pickbar, Isac 3
Pickar, Jacob 3
Poor, Mattis.. 3
Preast, Tomas 4
Porterflc-ld, John 2
Plants, Matbis 3
Rosbom, Anthony 4
Reed, Adam 4
Robison, William 3
Ramsey, John 1
Sheaner, John 3
Slou, James 2
Sops, Jacob 3
Sops, John 3
Slon, John 3
Slon, Samuel 3
Shits, Lodwiclc 4
Stewart, John 3
Swan, Alexander 3
Stewart, Lasares 3
Seas, Stufal 2
Shiralo, Tomas 2
Stran, John 3
Strain, David 2
Shekley, Georg 3
Sods, John 3
Stewart, James 4
Stewart, Petter 1
Strain, Tomas 1
Stoner, Jacob 3
Stoner, William 3
Tibbins.Johu 3
Tittel, Georg 3
Tittel, Antoney 3
Tomsou, Alexander 2
Tomson, John 2
EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP.
179
Tode, James 3
T.miBon, William 2
Warner, Niclos 3
Werek, Widow 3
Williams, Isaac 3
Weaver, John 3
Williams, James 3
Andrews, David..
Biiron, Robart....
Brison, Willm....
Bown, Patrick....
Williams, Abraham 4
Watson, William 3
Willson, Joseph 3
Woods, William 2
Young, James 2
Young, William 4
Young, John 4
Crosby, Willm 6
Enswarth, Benjamon 6
Kitchcart, Willm 6
Stevenson, David 6
Collector, Jacob Muser.
The " East End of Hanover Assessment for ye
Provincial Tax, 1756," is a silent witness of those
terrible times. On this those marked with an asterisk
(*) have written before them_/?e</, showing that they
had forsaken their homes :
EAST END OF HANOVER ASSESSMENT FOR 1756.
Weaver, Henry.
Wolf, Peter.*
Watson, William
Woods, William.
Albert, Christian.*
Angst, Daniel.
Andrew, John.
Angony, Dayvolt.
Anderson, John.*
Bnigbill, Dorst.
Berrihill, Andrew, killed.
Bashore, Jacob.*
Brown, Patrick.
Brown, John.*
Bell, Walter*
Brooner, Ike.*
Bashore, Barned.*
Bashore, Tyce.*
Brown, Andrew.
Brown, William*
Cleaman, Adam.*
Clark, Benjamin.
Clark, William.
Coningham, Widow.
Cuntz, Henry.*
Crawford, John.
Clark, James.
Colp, Philip*
Coningham, John.
Dibbin, John, Jr.
Dibbin, John, Sr.
Dixon, James.
Dixon, John.
Endworth, Samuel,* son taken.
Foster, John.
Fry, Reed.*
Fourney, John.
Gilliland, John*
Graime, Samuel.*
Greams, William.
Grame, James*
Gream, John.*
Hoff, Joseph.
Hedrick, Peter.
Houk, Rudy.
Harper, Adam.
Hume, Thomas.*
Henry, Christopher.
Hume, Johu.*
Innis, Brice.
James, William.
Kreag, Johu, killed, and wife and
boy taken captive.
Karsnita, Andrew.* •
Kirkwood, Robert.*
Kleck, Conrad.*
Light, Martin.
Macollogh, John.
Magfahrling, Walter.*
Mour, Phillip.*
Mac Nett, Barnet*
Mac Maghen, Andrew.*
Martin, Alex.
Ma Craight, Anthony.*
Ma Callough, John.*
Moser, Jacob.*
Ma Callough, Wm.*
Moser, Daniel.*
Mac Neely, Adam.
Mise, John.
Miller, George.
Ma Curry, James.*
McCluse, John.*
Noah, Frederick, killed.
Poor, Mathias.
Porterfield, John.*
Plantz, Christophel.
Price, Thomas.
Robinson, William.*
Rafter, James.*
Reed, Adam, Esq.
Rigard, Jacob.
Rice, Conrad.*
Rosenbom, Anthony.
Sloan, Samuel.
Stuart, James.
Seess, Stophel.
Strean, Thos.*
Stuart, John.*
Strean, David*
Sharp, Isaac.
Stover, Jno. Jacob.
Swan, Alex.*
Slone, Johu.
Stuart, Johu.
Stofelbain, Valentine.*
Sheffer, George.
Stuart, Lazarus.
Shurly, Thos*
Strean, John.
Stover, Jacob.
Tittle, George.
Tups, John.
Toops, Jacob.
Tod, Samuel.
Thompson, John.
Thomson, Wm.
Vance, Moses*
Williams, Isaac.
Walmor, Peter *
Weaver, John.
Winer, Nicholas.
Willson, Joseph.
Williams, James.
Young, John.
Young, William.
Young, James.
Yost, Casper.
Isaac Shabp,
CoHecfor Butt End of Ha\
It will thus be seen that this section was thickly
settled, and the pioneers had already made " the wil-
derness to blossom as the rose" when upon the defeat
of Gen. Braddock's army the hostile savage broke
through the barriers, and all unawares came swoop-
ing down like birds of prey upon the exposed settle-
ments. Directly under the shadow of the Blue
Mountain, they were on the farthest frontier, and so
desolation and destruction marked the path of the
red savage. The latter came upon the settlers so un-
expectedly that they had scarcely time to gather for
the defense of their homes.
On the 12th of October, 1756, ten Indians came on
Noah Frederick while plowing, killed and scalped
him, and carried away three of his children that were
with him, the eldest but nine years old. May 2, 1757,
the house of Isaac Snevely was set on fire and entirely
consumed, with eighteen horses and cows. On Aug.
8, 1757, George Mauerer, while cutting oats in George
Schefier's field, was killed and scalped. At this time
was such severe sickness in the township — the like
had not been known — that many families could
neither fight nor run away, which occasioned great
distress. Had it not been for forty men which the
Province had in pay, and stationed in the township,
little of the harvest of that year could have been
saved. On Aug. 18, 1757, James Mackay was mur-
dered, and William and John Barnett wounded. On
the same day there were taken prisoners a son of
James Mackay, a son of Joseph Barnett, Elizabeth
Dickey and her child, and ninety-four men, women,
and children were seen flying from their places in one
body, and a great many more in small parties. John
Andrew's wife, going to a neighbor's house, was sur-
prised by six Indians, had her horse shot under her,
and she and her child were carried oft'. Near Ben-
jamin Clark's house, four miles from the mill, two
Indians surprised Isaac Williams' wife and the
widow of Abraham Williams, who was a daughter of
Thomas Smiley, killed and scalped the former in
sight of the house, she having run a little way after
three balls had been shot through her body ; the latter
being taken prisoner. On the 1st of October of the
same year, the children of Peter Wampler were cap-
tured, and on the 25th of November, Thomas Robinson
and the son of Thomas Bell were killed and scalped.
May 22, 175S, the savages killed and scalped Barnabas
Tolon. These depredations continued until De-
cember, 1763, when the murderous savages were seen
for the last time within the limits of the township.
We have in our possession subsequent assessment-
lists, being those for 1770, 1772, and 1773. As in the
case with those given, there are those included who
really belong to what is now Dauphin Couutv, and
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
it is no easy task to separate them. We therefore pre-
sent the return for 1770, following it by the additions
for the other years.
HANOVER EAST ASSESSMENT— 1770.
Andrew, James 0 10 0
Brown, Michel 0 10 0
Brought, Denial (£09s.). 0 10 6
Bigiem, James | £0 13s.
6<i) 0 15 0
Brightbill, John 0 15 0
Blear, James 0 2 6
Brown, William 0 5 6
Bizore, Jacob (7,0) 0 9 0
Bizore, Friedrick 0 4 0
Bizore, Mathias 0 7 0
Brown, John 0 6 6
Biimgarnar, Christan.... 0 2 6
Blown, Andrew 0 5 6
Beaker, John 0 3 6
Orafast, James 0 6 6
Crain, Ambros 0 5 6
Oonigham, John 10 0
ramble, John 0 7 6
Crum, Antony 0 4 0
Clark, Thomas 1 10 0
Chresehart, Oswald 0 7 0
Corver, Andrew 0 7 6
Ounteelman, philip (£0
3s. 6ti.) 0 5 6
Copinherfer, Tohomas... 0 6 0
Cooper, Jacob (£0 3/6)... 0 5 6
Cooper, Andraw 0 6 0
Cannit, George 0 6 0
Clark, James 10 0
Cragg, William 0 6 6
Dixson, James 0 6 0
Dixson, Rob 17 6
Dowdy, herr. (£0 9s.).... 0 11 0
Euast.Jobn 0 3 6
Eanas, Brae 0 10 0
Eauas, James 0/5 6
Euan, Rob« 0 7 0
Earehart, Necolas 0 4 0
Ensworth, Andrew 10 0
Ellsworth, John 0 7 0
Esapey, Josiah 0 7 0
Fovot," Richard (£0 2/9). 10 0
Foster, John 0 8 0
Fettey, peter 0 3 6
Greenlee, Alex^' 10 0
Giliand, Hugh 10 0
Glean, William 0 2 0
Gililand, Robart 10 0
Graham, John 0 6 6
Graham, James 0 5 6
Graham, W» 0 10 0
Hgora. Necolas (£0 7s.). 0 7 0
Hess, Mathias(£03s. 6(1.) 0 7 6
Hubbler, Abraham 0 10 0
Hoke, Raridolf 0 6 0
Hidrieck, peters 0 6 0
Hidrieck, George 0 5 0
Hess, Martin 0 6 0
Hill, Robart'. 0 6 6
Hume, Thomas 0 7 6
Hong, Stofiel 0 6 6
Holabaugh, John (£0
6/6) 0 10 0
Hume, John 0 0 6
Harper, Adam 0 15 0
Kelendar, Andrew 0 5 0
Kitch, michell 0 5 0
Knave, Jacob 0 5 0
Ulster, philip 0 5 0
Lawmiller, Henry 0 6 0
Levegood, fight (L. pl.
3s. 6d.) 0 6 0
Laughlin, John- 0 4 6
Myer, Charts 0 4 6
Myley, Martain 0 4 0
Jacob Stoffer 0
David Tipons 0
Jacob Weaver 0
peter Thomas 0
Christfor Long 0
Rob' Bell 0
Patrick Coningham 0
John Bumgarner «
Michel Reabuck 0
Andrew Corvan 0
McFarland, Walter 0
Muser, Daniell 0
Mark, Kellen 0
McCoullough, William.. 0
McCright, Anthony 0
McCright, James 0
Martain, Alexander 0
Miller, Henry 0
Papes, Mathias (L. p' 2s.
6i) 0
Philipi, Adam (L. pl 5s.
6d.) 0
Pirkey, Joseph 0
Picket, Jacob 0
Poore, Mathias 0
Poore, Adam (IA 5s.).... 0
Pottle, Vendle 0
Potts, Peeter 0
Pruner, Jacob 0
Praner, John 1
Preist, David 0
Reed, Andrew (L. p' 5s.) 0
Bobison, William 0 '
River, petter 0
Rough, John 0
Rumbargei , Christian... 0
Scott, John (Lands p' 2s.
6d.) 0
Sharp, Isaac 0
Stewart, Lazarus 0
Stewart, James 1
Stewart, Charts 0
Stone, Adam 0
Sloan, Archabal (Land p.
5s.) 0
Sloan, James 0
Simon, Nicholas 0
Straw, Michael 0
Swan, Alexander 0
Seigr, Ulerry 0
Seigler, Henry 0
Sloan, Alexander 0
Stopher, Michell 1
Sheaver, John (Lands pi
5s. 6d.) 0
Thompson, John 0
Tibons, John 0
Tups, Jacob 0
Tittle, George 0
Tups, John 1
Tibons, Jacob 1
Todd, John 1
Towe, Simon 0
Umberger, Lenord (Land
1>'5«.) 0
Vanee, Moses 0
Woolf, George 0
Weaver, John 0
White, Henry (millers
P'4s.) 0
Weaver, Daniel (L. p' os.) 0
Widdow, Fitler 0
Woolf, Jacob 0
Walm.ir, petter 0
Watt, Hugh 0
I Wild, George 0
White, Samuell 0
Widdow, Cleaman 0
White, Adam 0
Winter, John 0
Weaver, John, Jun' 0
Widdow, Stewatt 0
Young, John 0
' Young, William 1
Young, James 1
Robart Miskeley 0
John McLaulach 0
Harvey pruner 0
l'l : l 1 1 ■ ... NeCOlaS 0
George School Master... 0
Larauce Strueker 0
Jacob Woolf 0
peterWoolf 0
Robart Bell 0
Bell, John 0 15
John Arnliolt 0 15
Thomas Foster
John Greenlesi
Samuel E
0 15
0 15
15 0
John Tuper 0 15 0
John Mark 0 15 0
Patrick McVeae 0 15 0
George Simens 0 15 0
peter Wirick 0 15 0
peter pruner 0 15 0
A just and true Assessment made by
East.
p.ter Simon i
John More I
Henry Tuper I
John Wallmore I
James White <
William Stuart i
Lazares Stuart '
Robart Young '
Rnhalt Young '
John Young '
Alexdr. Young I
the 12 of Decemb.,
Collector, John Foster.
The assessment for 1773 we give entire as follows.
It will be seen that in the orthography of surnames
it is an improvement over that for 1770 :
RETURN OF HANOVER EAST END, 1773.
And" James 0 9 0
Albright, Frances 0 3 6
Brightbill, Peter 0 17 6
Baker, John 0 3 6
Brown, John 0 5 0
Bell, Robert 0 4 0
Brown, Mich" 0 15 0
Boumgardner, John 0 2 0
Boumgardner, Henry... 0 2 6
Hi idle. John 0 12 6
Bleair, James 0 2 0
Beccum,James(L«10/).. 0 12 0
Cunt'/., George 0 5 0
Crawford, James 0 5 0
Creaige, John 0 5 6
Campbell, John (Derry) 0 3 0
Cetick, Mich" 0 5 6
Campbell, John 0 7 0
Cleiuan, Jacob 0 4 0
Carpenter, W"> (I* 7/6). 0 9 6
Copenhener, Thomas 0 5 0
Clark, W» 0 5 0
Clark, Thomas 0 15 0
Croumb, Anthony 0 4 0
Carver, And" 0 7 6
Cooper, And" 0 6 0
Cunningham, John 0 17 6
Oreain, Arbrous 0 5 0
Cunningham, Patrick
(Ld13/6) 0 15 6
Dickson, Robert 0 10 0
Dubs, John 0 7 0
Dubs, Jacob 0 6 0
Dickson, James 0 5 6
Espey, Josiah 0 7 6
Ensworth, John 0 6 0
Euret, John 0 3 6
Earliait, Nicholas 0 4 6
Ensworth, And" 0 6 0
Fensler, Henry 0 3 0
Fox, Peter (L'l 3/) 0 3 0
Felty, Peter 0 3 0
Foster, John 0 9 0
Greenlee, Robert 0 17 6
Graham, John 0 6 0
Graham, James 0 6 0
Glenn, W» 0 .5 0
Goodman, Adam (IA 13/) 0 15 0
Grahams, W» 0 7 6
Henney Stapbell 0 5 0
Humes, John 0 5 6
Humes, Thomas 0 6 0
Hoover, John 0 5 0
Hell, Robert 0 5 0
Harper, Adam 0 14 0
Hedrick, George 0 5 0
Hedrick, Peter n 6 0
Hess, Widow 0 5 0
Huuk, Rudy II 5 6
Helm, Conrad 0 5 0
Hedrick, Henry 0 4 0
llubler, Jacob 0 S 0
Innis.Brice 0 16 0
Iniiis, James 0 5 0
dinger, And" 0 5 0
Kea.-ti I PI i] O 6 0
Lowmiller, Henry 0 6 6
Langhlen, John 0 4 0
Low, James 0 5 0
Rambert, Henry 10 0
Martin, Alexander (Ld
18 0 6 6
Miller, Henry 0 7 o
Monerer, George TA1 6) 0 9 0
M.
McCullough, W- (LJ
19/6) 0 19 0
Myley, Martin 0 3 0
Myer, Randolph 0 6 0
Mark, Killiau 0 7 6
Neaff. Jacob 0 6 0
Umbarger, Leonard (Ld
5/) 0 7 0
Preist, David 0 5 6
Petegrue, James, (MB/) 0 7 0
Philip, Adam (Ld 8/) 0 10 0
Potts, Peter 0 4 0
Peasor, Jacob 0 5 0
Peasor, Tice 0 7 6
Prunner, John 0 17 6
Peasor, Frederick 0 5 0
Poor, Mathias 0 5 0
Perckey, Joseph 0 4 0
Rampy, David 0 4 0
Robinson, W» 0 7 6
Bough, John 0 7 0
River, Peter 0 6 0
Royer, John 0 4 0
Rambarger, Chr 0 3 0
Shell, Henry (I/* 7/6).... 0 9 6
Sloan, Alexander 0 5 0
Swan. Alexander 0 6 0
Spricker, Jacob 0 4 0
Stover, Jacob 0 6 6
Sharp, Isaac 0 6 6
Strain, David 0 5 0
Simon, Peter 0 17 6
Sbewev, Henry 0 7 0
Sloan, .lames 0 6 6
Snyder, W™ 0 12 0
Straw, Mich" (LU0/).... 0 12 0
Stuart, Widow (L'l 8/)... 0 10 0
Sloan, Archabald 0 5 0
Stone, Adam 0 9 6
Stuart, Charles 0 5 0
Stuart, Mary 0 6 0
Selkare, Dlnck 0 5 0
Segllr, Henrv 0 5 0
Stuart, James 0 12 0
Templeton, John 0 17 6
Twoe, Simon 0 2 6
Tate, Edward 0 2 3
Todd, John 0 5 0
Todd. James (17 61 0 17 6
Thompson, John 0 7 6
Tiben, Jacob 0 6 0
Title, George 0 7 6
Title, Widow 0 5 0
Tiben, John 0 5 6
Vendle, Portelmay 0 4 0
Vance, W» 0 17 6
Wolf, George 0 6 0
Woods, W» 0 3 0
White, Adam 0 5 0
Watt. Hugh 0 5 6
Walmer, Peter, Sen' 0 7 0
w.,i r, Peter, Jn' o 4 0
Witt, (bull;.- 0 7 6
Walmor, George 0 2 6
Weaver, John 0 7 0
Weaver, Jacob 0 3 6
Wolf, Jacob 0 3 0
Winter.John o i; o
Walter, McEarland 0 7 0
Wingart, Abraham 0 3 0
Weaver, John, Jn' 0 6 0
Wendling, Dewalt 0 4 C
Young, James 0 17 6
Young, W™ 0 17 6
Young, John 0 7 0
Young, Robert 0 6 0
EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP.
181
JohnMoore 0
James Robison 0
John Torauce 0
Gilbert Graham 0
Jacob Stover (Laud, £1
5«.18d) 0
Mathias Hess 0
Jacob Pickll 0
Chi*. Brown 0
James Breadly 0
Jolin Herdereder 0 15 0
Jeread Nelson (J 15 0
John Storey 0 15 0
Henry Sharp 0 15 0
Johu Stream. 0 15 0
John Tups 0 15 0
Liidwick Ebright 0 15 0
John Young 0 15 0
Alexander Young 0 15 0
Thomas Forster 0 15 0
Mich" Woulf n
John Graham (L* 1/8).... 0
George Snaterly 0
Conrad Myer 0
Andrew Pronner 0
Daniel Weaver 0
John Pickell 0
Andrew Young 0
Alexander Greenlee 0
Jacob Cooper 0
\V» Sloan 0 15 0
John Armstrong. 0 15 0
Andrew Armstrong 0 15 0
Henry Dups 0 15 0
Patrick McVav 0 15 0
Jacob Beasor 0 15 0
John Simon 0 15 0
Robert Young 0 15 0
John Watt 0 15 0
Daniel Dups 0 15 0
In the war for independence the inhabitants of this
section of the county were especially patriotic, as
will be seen by reference to the chapter of general
history relating thereto. The events which followed
were closely identified with the county proper.
In early times schools were not plentiful, yet not
only the Scotch-Irish but the German-Swiss emi-
grants brought their teachers with them. The ma-
jority could write their names, the Bible and prayer-
book of the Germans and the catechism of the
Scotch-Irish could be read by all. It was a part of
their religious teaching, and men and women were
rarely seen who were unable to do this. We have
examined the petitions and documents, containing in
the aggregate thousands of names of early settlers,
anil there were few who made their mark. It is true,
in the changes which took place in the township few
traces are left of early schools, but from old account-
books and receipts we find charges made for teaching
the children.
The Lutheran and Reformed people, when they
organized congregations, established a parochial
school. This was altogether German, at first taught
by a Mr. Gilbert, subsequently by a Mr. Mohler.
The latter induced the congregation to allow him to
teach English to such of the pupils as desired to ac-
quire a knowledge of this branch. This school was
continued until it gave way to the common schools. ;
Gen. John Harrison, it is stated, who had a large
fulling-mill on Indian Creek, established a school for
the children of the workmen employed in his factory
and others in the neighborhood who wished to at-
tend. This school was a successful one, composed of
English-speaking pupils and taught by the best teach-
ing material in the country. Among others, the school
was taught by Messrs. Baker, Canon, Kennedy, and
Jamison. Another school early organized in the
township was Harper's school, established by the
family of that name. It, too, proved highly .success-
ful, and was equal to the schools of the present day.
In 1816, shortly after the formation of the county
of Lebanon, we have the first record of the inhabit-
ants of the township.
ASSESSMENT FOR EAST HANOVER, 181G.
Alleman, John, Jr.
Allemau, Leonard.
Alberthal, Nicholas.
Alberthal, John.
Albright, John.
Alberthal, Henry.
Achenbach, Peter.
Alberthal, Balser.
Bright, Daniel M.
Bolton, Johu.
Bartholomy, Wendle.
Bachertop, Jacob.
Bross, George.
Bamberger, Christian.
Bross, Peter.
Brightbill, John.
Blough, Abraham.
Blough, Henry.
Blanch, John.
Blanch, Piply.
Beshore, Jacob.
Bamberger, Michael.
Bell, James.
Bender, Valentine.
Brunner, Henry.
Bickels, John.
Bumgartner, Peter.
Bross, George, Jr.
Brightbill, Adam.
Bordner, Godfried.
Bumgartner, Adam.
Beck, Paul.
Bonawitz, John.
Brightbill, Henry.
Brightbill, Peter.
Brauerof, Adam.
Bickel, John, Jr.
Bumgardtier, Michael.
Cop'ienhaffer, Thomas.
Clark, Thomas.
Dibbens, John.
Dininger, John.
Darkes, John.
Eckerth, John.
Frantz, Jacob.
Fasting, George.
Fox, George.
Fisher, Henry.
Faber, Adam.
Fisher, George.
Fox, John.
Fealer, Peter.
Filbs, John.
Faber, John.
Fulmer, Michael.
Gloninger, W. Philip.
Gungleman, Jacob.
Getz, Thomas.
Gasser, John.
Gingrich, Henry.
Gingrich, Peter, Jr.
Garverich, Philip.
Glick, Michael.
Garverich, John, Sr.
Garverich, Adam.
Qruble, reter.
Garverich, John, Jr.
Gingrich, John.
Harper, Thomas.
Hauck, Samuel.
Hauck, George.
Hoofnagle, Jacob.
Hauck, John.
Henuiug, Matthias.
Hunsicker, Christian.
Hoofnagle, Valentine.
Harrison, John.
Hetterich, John.
Hicks, Henry.
Hess, Elizabeth.
Hauser, Susannah.
Harper, John, Sr.
Harper, John, Jr.
Houtz, John.
Hackman, Jacob.
KeafTer, Andrew.
Kobr, John.
Kohr, Christian.
Kern, Thomas.
Kuns, Jacob.
Kern, Nicholas, Jr.
Knauss. Jacob.
Kern, Nicholas, Sr.
Kuntz, Philip.
Kremer, Henry.
Ludwig, Michael.
Loser, Christopher.
Maulfer, John.
Meires, Conrad.
Miller, Peter.
Mohr, John.
Martin, Johu.
Mauer, Michael.
Mark, Adam.
Miller, Henry.
Mosser, Daniel.
Meas, Henry.
Mohr, William.
Meyer, Jacob.
Miller, Rosaunah.
Miller, William.
Meily, Martin.
Miss, John.
Miller, Adam.
McCreight, David. '
Miller, Henry, Jr.
Pefley, Jacob.
Peter, John.
Peter, Bealey.
Rank, George.
Ramsey, James.
Royer, Benjamin.
Rickert, George.
Rauk, John.
Rudy, Martin.
Runkle, William.
Shuey, John.
Shucker, Baltzer.
Sloar, William.
Sprecher, Jacob.
Snyder, John.
Sprecher, George.
Shark, Casper.
Shark, Henry.
Sloan, John.
Stocky, Widow.
Seabold, Abraham.
Stine, Philip.
Shuey, Henry (Miller).
Shark, Abraham.
Siltzer, Jacob.
Shuey, Henry.
Shuey, David.
Saivert, George.
Shuey, Ludwig..
Shuey, Christian.
Snider, John.
Snider, George.
Seltzer, Jacob (cooper) .
Seltzer, Christian.
182
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Stern, Abraham.
Shark, Samuel,
Seltzer, Michael, Jr.
Schricengast, Leonard.
Sfthuck, Henry.
Steager, John.
Schark, Jacob.
Strob, Peter.
Tittle, Jacob.
Thomas, Widow.
Ulrich, Tobias.
Ulrich, Henry.
Ulrich, Nicholas.
Uhland, John.
Uhland, Widow.
Walmer, George.
Wendling, Jacob.
Woods, John.
Walmer, William.
Walter, Peter (mountain).
Woods, James.
Weitlman, John.
Wengert, Martin.
Wengert, Christian.
Winters, Stophel.
Boyer, Abraham.
Bender, John.
Bamberger, William.
Bross, Jacob.
Beshore, George.
Brams, Valentine.
Brunner, Valentine.
Bracht, David.
Blanck, John.
Bartz, George.
Campbell, Christian.
Core, Jacob.
Eisenhaner, Philip.
Fitler, Jacob.
Fisher, George.
Fisher, John.
Gingrich, Peter, Sr.
Gingrich, Christian.
Garverich, John, Jr.
Gureer, James.
Herschberger, Henry.
.Henry, Steager.
Halsburg, Henry.
Halsburg, George.
Hechatom, John.
Harper, Jacob.
Knoll, Jacob.
Kartz, Michael.
Klick, Ludwig.
Koch, Henry.
Maurer, Conrad.
£
Acherbach, Jacob.
Adam, Simon.
Bross, John.
Bore, Henry.
Bamgartner, Philip.
Beshore, Benjamin.
Beashure, David.
Dai kes, George.
Darkes, Michael.
Winter, Henry, Jr.
Wa^gnuer, Jacob.
Walmer, John (farn
Wengert, Martin.
Walmer, Henry.
Wallace, John.
Walmer, Peter.
Walmer, John, Jr.
Walter, Peter.
Walter, Joseph.
Walter, Abraham.
Walmer, George.
Walter, Peter, Jr.
Waggoner, John.
Waggoner, Henry.
Wert, Jacob.
Young, Andrew.
Terger, John.
Zehriug, Christian.
Zebring, Ludwig.
Zimmerman, John.
Ziegler, Christian.
Zimmerman, John, .
Zeahring, George.
Miller, Michael.
McTinge, John.
Phillips, James.
Peper, Henry.
Planck, Abraham.
Pruss, Michael.
RoadB, Ludwig.
Rank, Daniel.
Rau, Henry.
Rau, William.
Rigby, John.
Swar, William.
Smith, Henry.
Steager, Henry.
Sarch, Stephen.
Stoffel, Stine.
Smeltzer, Adam.
Shregengast, George,
Strohm, J.
Schner, Jacob.
Ulrich, Daniel.
Woods, James, Jr.
Witmer, Philip.
Wengert, Abraham.
Weltman, Abraham.
Wummer, Adam.
Walmer, George, Sr.
Winter, Henry, Sr.
Zeahring, John.
Zimmerman, John.
Zeigler, Jacob.
Huguagle, John.
Henning, George.
Foh
Join
Failing, George.
Fisher, Henry, Jr.
Gerberich, George.
Gasser, John, Jr.
Gingrich, John.
Gingrich, George.
Healerich, John.
Hess, John.
Kohr, Michael.
Keaffer, Frederick.
Mohler, Simon.
Masser, Henry.
Mark, George.
McCord, James.
Myers, John.
Martin, John, Jr.
Shuey, George.
Sturt, John.
Stine, Jacob.
Sarch, John.
Stager, Peter.
Snyder, John.
Wendling, John.
Weaver, George. Zearing, Christian.
Wender, John. Zimmerman, Jacob, Jr.
Zerebing, Jacob. Zehring, Philip.
Zearing, Adam. Zearing, Peter.
Zearing, William.
Mount Nebo is a thriving village near the eastern
border of the township, on the road from Jonestown
to Harrisburg, three miles from the former. It was
never regularly laid out, but began to be built up in
1850. The land on its site was owned by Joseph
Walter, John Seltzer, and Dr. D. S. Cooper. The
first house was erected in 1846 by Frederick Sager.
The first store was opened by Jacob Seltzer, who was
succeeded by John Seltzer. The place was so named,
by Judge William Rank and Dr. D. S. Cooper, Mount
Nebo, from the Scriptural name, on account of its
high position on a hill. When the post-office was
established in 1851, and John Seltzer appointed post-
master, the Department called the office Seltzerville.
A year or two later, when Milton Cooper was ap-
pointed postmaster, the name of the office was changed
at the suggestion of Judge Rank and Dr. Cooper to
" Ono," likewise a Scriptural name, which it still
bears. Milton Cooper kept the office some six years,
and his successors have, been Michael Harning and
Mrs. Jacob B. Meily, the latter the present incum-
bent. The first physician here was Dr. D. S. Cooper,
who came from Lehigh County and located here in
1839, before a town was thought of. He practiced
for over thirty years in this region, and now resides
in Jonestown. He is the oldest physician in the
county. His successors have been Drs. William Hen-
derson, Kreider, Grumbine, Benjamin Lesler, William
Holtzberg, and A. S. Reiter, the present resident prac-
titioner. The first blacksmith in the place was Jacob
Stauffer, whose shop was at his tavern, and the next
and present one was Alexander Hetrick.
Union Church of United Brethren in Christ is a
one-story brick edifice erected in 1850. The present
pastor is Rev. Benjamin Keck, who has been stationed
there since 1878, his other charges being Union Water-
Works, Mount Zion (Kaufman's Church), Belleview,
and Emanuel (Lemberger's Church). In the bury-
ing-ground attached to the church the following per-
sons are interred :
Behney, George, b. June 24, 1S01 ; d. Dec. 3, 1869.
Bixler, Jonathan, b. Feb. 22, 1S34; d. June 17, 1850.
Hix, Amanda (w. of D.), b. Aug. 29, 1804; d. May 9, 1864.
Hix, Daniel, b. Sept. 24, 1800; d. March 11, I860.
Meily, Benjamin G., b. July 20, 1824 ; d. June 3, 1867.
Rhodes, Benjamin, b. Aug. 2, 1820; d. June 14, 1864.
Schreckengast, George, b. Dec. 25, 1815 ; d. Jan. 20, 1881.
Schreckengast, Eliz. (w. of G.), b. Oct. 2, 1815; d. Sept. 23, 1881.
Schreckengast, John, b. Aug. 24, 1780; d. Oct. 14, 1862.
Schreckengast, Susanna (w. of J.), b. Sept. 6, 1785; d. Dec. 3, 1859.
Segner, Elizabeth, b. May 8, 1791 ; d. March 11, 1870.
Seltzer, Eleanor, b. Dec. 30, 17S3; d. Sept. 6, 1850.
Snyder, Jacob, b. Aug. 10, 1799 ; d. March 1, 1861.
Walter, Joseph, b. March 22, 1778; d. April 13, 1857.
Salem Chapel, Evangelical Association, is a two-
story frame building erected in 1870. This congre-
gation was a part of the Annville Circuit from 1870
to 1874, when Annville was made a mission. Its
EAST HANOVER TOWNSHIP.
1-:;
pastors have been: 1870, A. M. Stirk, J. K. Fehr;
1872, B. J. Smoyer, J. K. Fehr; 1873, D. Lentz, J.
F. Wolfarth ; 1875, A. W. Warfel ; 1877, J. K. Fehr;
1878, C. S. Brown ; 1882, Reuben Deisher.
In the church graveyard the following are buried :
Bohr, W. B., b. Oct. 20, 1S32; d. Jan. 1, 1873.
Brown, Sarah (w. of D.), b. Aug. 5, 1828; d. Oct. 4, 1870.
Fox, Morris, b. Dec. 12, 1827; d. Jan. 25, 1876.
Fox, Mary A., h. Oct. 11, 1851 ; d. Jan. 20, 1S7S.
Hershberger, Louisa, b. Dec. 13, 1855 ; d. May 19, 1874.
Kreider, Levi, b. Dec. 13, 1821 ; d. Sept. 30, 1877.
Joues, Daniel (colored), d. 1880, aged 105 years (originally a slave in
Virginia, and once belonged to President Jefferson's estate).
Miller, Samuel, b. July 27, 1802; d. Feb. 27, 1876.
Miller, Rebecca (w. of S.), b. Sept. 16, 1809; d. Sept. 11, 1876.
Eunkel, Elizabeth (Wendling, w. of Tb.), b. Feb. 28, 1824 ; d. May 12,
1873.
Seiders, Lydia (w. of G.), b. Aug. 20, 1831 ; d. Feb. 9, 1873.
Shell, Elmira S. (w. of H.), h. Sept. 1, 1853; d. Oct. 17, 1871.
Shell, Catharine (Bixler, w. of H.), b. Oct. 14, 1827 ; d. March 16, 1881.
Wengert, Martin, b. Jan. 13, 1812; d. May 25, 1881.
Wentling, John, b. Sept. 2, 1793; d. Dec. 1, 1877.
East Hanover Post-Office, near the junction
of Swatara and Indiantown Creeks, was originally
called Harper's Tavern, and latterly Gerberichville.
Adam Harper settled here prior to 1740, when he
built a log house. He kept the first public-house in
all this region. The place is still known as Harper's
Tavern, on the Harrisburg and Jonestown road, but
the post-office is named East Hanover. Near Adam
Harper's house, not half a mile distant, in 1756, the
Indians killed six persons. One woman, a sister of
Maj. Leidig, was scalped by the Indians and left for
dead, but she eventually recovered, and lived many
years afterwards. The first settlers here were Adam
Harper, the Alberts, Uhrichs, Gerberichs, Leidigs,
Weises, Wagners, etc. Adam Weis, an associate
judge of the county, lived here and had a large tan-
nery. The large wooden bridge over the Swatara was
built in 1863, and took the place of the first one,
erected in 1825. " Harper's Tavern" is thirteen miles
northwest of Lebanon.
Zion's Lutheran and Reformed Church is
located just west of " Harper's Tavern," a distance
of about two miles. It was erected in 1848. In the
graveyard adjoining, the following were interred :
Albert, Thomas, b. Dec. 22, 1805 ; d. Oct. 29, 1850.
Albert, Anna (w. of T. A.), b. May 17, 180S ; d. June 9, 1866.
Albert, David, b. May 15, 1814 ; d. Dec. 5, 1850.
Albert, Johannes B., b. Nov. 7, 1800; d. Jan. 2, 1851.
Albert, Hannah (w. of J. A.), b. Jan. 2, 1778; d. Dec. 12, 1853.
Albert, John A., d. March 21, 1881, aged 41.
Albert, William, b. March 16. 1814; d. Jan. 7, 1871.
Albright, Jacob, b. Oct. 26, 1846 ; d. Aug. 14, 1869.
Albert, Peter, b. June 15, 1798 ; d. Aug. 31, 1855.
Albert, Mary (w. of P. A.), b. July 22, 1797; d. Dec. 10, 1870.
Albert, Malinda Dick, b. April 29, 1836 ; d. Sept. 15, 1S79.
Bomberger, Michael, d. Dec. 31, 1849, aged 74.
Bomberger, Elizabeth, d. April 8, 1S63, aged 83.
Bausman, Jacob, d. Dec. 17, 1853, aged 70.
Bolton, John, d. Aug. 23, 1852, aged 75.
Bolton, Elizabeth, b. March 15,1790; d. May 29, 1S50.
Biever, John, b. May 16, 1816; d. Oct. 8, 1860.
Baum, Jacob, b. March 28, 1816 ; d. Oct. 7, 1879.
Biever, Amos, b. Jan. 22, 1825 ; d. Aug. 3, 1861.
Backenstos, Maria (w. of J. B.), b. Dec. 9, 1776; d. Nov. 20, 1854.
, Barbara Walmer (w. of I. B.), b. Oct. 4, 1787 ; d. July 23, 1872.
Berger.Mary Magdalena (v.-. of H. IS i, I.. Feb. 17, 1701; d. Aug. 4,
1876.
Deininger, Samuel (s. of S. 4 E. D.), b. Aug. 13, l«:.4;d. April 8, 1880.
Dick, Franklin B., b. April 14, 1838 ; d. April 14, 1875.
Deininger, Reuben, b. May 4, 183] ; d. Aug. 7, 1852.
Deininger, Elizabeth (Houck), b. March 8, 1774 ; d. March 29, 1851.
Deininger, Samuel, b. Oct. 21, 1804; d. June 24, 1870.
Deininger, Eleanora (w. of S. D.), b. June 26, 1811; d. Aug. 31, 1852.
Deininger, Michael, b. Oct. 21, 1804 ; d. May 5, 1865.
Eckert, Henry, b. Nov. 20, 1798; d. Jan. 11, 1874.
Eckert, Elizabeth, b. Jan. 2, 1802 ; d. Jan. 24. L676
Eckert, Caroline (v. of J.E.), b. April 25, 1826; d. Feb. 18, 1804.
Fisher, John, b. Oct. 17, 1799; d. Nov. 18, 1878.
Fisher, Catharine (w. of J. F.), born April 1, 1804; d. Oct. 14, 1870,
Farlhing, Emma J., d. April 13, 1881, aged 25.
Fisher, Caroline Elizabeth (w. of J. G. F.), b. Dec. 3, 1776 ; d. Aug. 31,
1850.
Fisher, Catharine, b. Jan. 19, 1798 ; d. Feb. 1, 1868.
Fesser, John, b. March 15, 1818 ; d. Dec. 6, 1879.
Gerherich, Nellie, b. April 26, 1810 ; d. April 5, 1872.
Gassar, Catharine (w. of J. G), b. April 11, 1781 ; d. Jan. 7, 1858.
Gerherich, Jacob, b. Aug. 12, 1787 ; d. Feb. 8, 1856.
Hain, Magdalena Ulrich, b. Jan. 24, 1819; d. Sept. 8, 1879.
Heck, Hannah (w. of B. H.), b. Dec. 20, 1827 ; d. April 23, 1871.
Heilman, William, b. Feb. 9, 1806; d. March 27, 1870.
Hoilman, RosannaStraek, b. Jan. 30, 1813; d. Jan. 8, 1870.
Hess, Abanela, b. March 2, 1819; d. Nov. 13, 1879.
Hershberger, Elizabeth (w. of S. H.), b. July 7, 1780 ; d. March 10, 1864.
Koons, Lawrence, b. Sept. 13, 1834; d. Nov. 5, 1875.
Kuuz, Johannes, b. Sept. 17, 1786 ; d. Dec. 11, 1865.
Kunz, Catharine, b. March 19, 1793; d. Dec. 9, 1861.
Koch, Henry, b. Oct. 25, 1809 ; d. Feb. 17, 1879.
Leaman, Christian, b. Oct. 1, 1791; d. Aug. 7, 1871.
Leaman. Margaret (w. of C.' L.1, b. Aug. 19, 1787 ; d. March 17, 1861.
Miller, Michael, b. March 13, 1792; d. March 27,1865.
Ohnmacht, Benjamin, b. March 31, 1808; d. July 14, 1879.
Reed, Henry Van, b. Sept. 1, 1791 ; d. Dec. 2, 1850.
Ream, John, b. Sept. 3, 1S08; d. April 27, 1880.
Ream, Sarah Phillipy, b. Aug. 28, 1806; d. March 10,1878.
Snyder, John, b. Feb. 22, 1774 ; d. March 15, 1851.
Smith, Catharine (w. of J. S.), b. May 21, 1810 ; d. April 4, 1S64.
Suavely, Catharine, b. Sept. 23,1788 ; d. May 23, 1860.
Snyder, Thomas A., b. June 16, 1S54 ; d. Nov. 16, 1876.
Speck, Andrew, b. Oct. 6, 1803 ; d. Jan. 16, 1876.
Trout, William, b. April IS, 1786; d. Aug. 29, 1S54.
Ulrich, David, b. June 8, 1788,; d. June 30, 185S.
Ulrich, Sarah (w. of D. U.), b. Aug. 6, 1795; d. Dec. 3, 1863.
Ulrich, Tobias, b. Dec. 20, 1798 ; d. Sept. 7, 1861.
Ulrich, Mary Catherine (Sheaffer), w. of T. U., b. July 6, 17S0 ; d. Nov.
22, 1869.
Ulrich, Mary (Shuey), w. of S. U., b. Oct. 5, 1S37 ; d. April 5, 1875.
Ulrich, Mary (Hetrick), w. of D. U, b. May 16, 1S06; d. June 20, 1S77.
Winter, Henry, b. March 22,1791; d. July 25, 1854.
Winter, Nancy (w. of H. W.), b. March 12, 1797 ; d. Dec. 9, 1S73.
Weis, Judge Adam, b. Feb. 7, 1791 ; d. Jan. 6, 1849.
Weis, Elizabeth (w. of A. W.), b. Nov. 6, 1799; d. Feb. 7, 1S77.
Wagner, David, b. Oct. 5, 1795 ; d. July 8, 1853.
Wagner, Catharine (Maulfair), b. Oct. 7, 1795; d. Dec. S, 1876.
Wertz, Johu, b. April 7, 1S06 ; d. April S, 1S76.
Wrertz, Esther (w. of J. W.), b. Dec. 27, 1811; d. Feb. 27, 1S74.
Weise, Michael, b. May 20, 1S15; d. Jan. 11, 1851.
Weise, Catharine (w. of M. W.l, b. Jan. 17, 1819 ; d. Aprill7, 1853.
Wagner, Henry B.,b. June 8, 1820; d. Sept. 6, 1S76.
Wagner, Lavinia Bartlett, b. Nov. 0, 1820; d. June 3, 1881.
Zeigler, Elizabeth Wayne (w. of C. Z.), b. Dec. 25, 17S6; d. April 16,
1S58.
Zimmerman, Elizabeth, b. Nov. 12, 1811 ; d. Dec. 3, 1868.
Zaru, Elizabeth (w. of C. Z.), b. Juij 19, 1819; d. July 7, 1877.
Zimmerman, John, b. Jan. 28, 1783; d. March 10, 1855.
Zimmerman, Hannah, b. Dec. 5, 1797; d. Dec. 6, 1875.
Sherk's Meeting-House, United Brethren, is
two and a half miles southwest of " Harper's Tav-
ern," in a region early settled by the Dohners, Zeig-
lers, Millers, Peiffers, Schulers, Movers, Hains,
Getzes, and Galebachs.
SWATAEA TOWNSHIP.
The township of Swatara was formed in 1813 upon
the erection of the county of Lebanon. The section
now included within its limits originally belonged to
East Hanover and Bethel townships. The name is
derived from the stream which forms most of its west-
ern border, separating it from Union township. It
is bounded on the north and west by Union, on the
east by Bethel township, on the south by North
Lebanon township, and southwest by North Annville.
In the northern part are two ranges of hills belonging
to the Blue Mountains. Between these is Monroe
Valley, extending into Bethel township. The south-
ern part along the Black-oak Hills is also hilly, but
the centre is level. There is some limestone land,
although the soil is principally slate and gravel.
However, the greater portion is fertile and highly
improved. By the Swatara Creek which flows around
it on the north and west, and the Little Swatara
which crosses it from east to west, entering it from
Bethel, and flowing into the former stream, with a
number of smaller creeks, the country is well watered,
and an abundance of water-power supplied.
It may be here stated that the Indian name Swa-
tara, which is a corruption from Sioahadowry, means
" where we fed on eels," or the place of eels. When
this section was first settled, the Swatara was con-
sidered one of the richest waters for fish for its size in
the Province of Pennsylvania. Fish of all sorts were
exceedingly abundant. Even as late as from 1804 to
1807, five hundred shad were taken at one time, at
the junction of the Swatara, with a common brush
net. But with the erection of the numerous mill and
other dams on the stream from its mouth up, and
those on the Susquehanna, the fish have disappeared,
and all the artificial contrivances in the world will
not restore to Pennsylvania her fisheries on the Sus-
quehanna and its branches until every obstacle and
barrier in the shape of dams are torn down and re-
moved.
For names of early settlers reference must be made
to the original township of Bethel, of which Swatara
was an integral part.
Two miles above where was formerly the Big Dam,
in Swatara Gap, near the public road, is a beautiful
cascade, unsurpassed by any in the interior of the
State. Four miles north of the cascade, on the sum-
mit of Sharp Mountain, is a prominent ledge of rock
projections, resembling very strikinglv at a distance
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a group of houses, and from the top of one of them is
had a view of the Susquehanna and Swatara Gaps,
where these streams, the former in its majesty rolls
its way, and the latter sinuously steals through an
opening in the Blue Mountain. Here the Indians
were wont to build signal-fires on the hills, from
which to Shamokin they had a regular path or trail.
Between the years 1756 and 1760 the Indians com-
mitted numerous depredations, and roving parties of
them infested the borders of the county, the public
roads, and all other places in which they found no
resistance, so that the settlers in the township held
out with uncommon patience, but were at last obliged
to take refuge in the forts or at Lebanon. After the
return of some of them to their clearings and farms a
few were surprised by the Indians and cruelly mur-
dered. On May 16, 1757, John Spittler was shot
while putting up a pair of bars on the farm now
owned by M. Light. The following touching the
murder of Spittler, in Bethel township, by the In-
dians, is found in records of Old Hebron Church :
" 1757, May den 16ten, wurde Johannes Spittler, Jr.,
ohn weit von seinem Hause, an der Schwatara, von
moerderischen Indianern ueberfallen und ermordert.
Er war im acht-und-dreisigsten Jahr seines Alters,
und verziehenes Jahr, in April, an der Schwatara auf
genommen. Seine uebel zugerichttete Leiche wurde
den 17ten May hieher gebracht, und bei einer grossen
Menge Leute begleitet auf unsern hiesigen Gottes-
acker beerdight."
The house owned by D. Shugar, two miles north of
Jonestown, was used many years as a block-house or
stockade fort, a place of safety where the neighbors
would go for shelter through the night and return to
their farms in the morning. On April 7, 1757, two
brothers named Snotterly were killed by the savages,
and Michael Sautef, William Hart, and a widow-
woman taken captives. On the 20th of June, 1758, a
German was shot and scalped by the Indians, and the
next day Samuel Robinson was shot, the latter living
to get into a house, where he soon died. The grave
where Philip Shetterly was buried, after being shot
by an Indian in 1758, is now owned by Mr. Lentz.
During the French and Indian war in this and the
adjoining townships, now in Lebanon County, one
hundred and thirty-four persons perished, and thirty-
three were carried away captives by the Indians.
Some of the inhabitants of this township who were
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killed lie buried in the old Moravian burying-ground,
near the Bethel meeting-house, three miles north of
Jonestown, to which reference is made in the notice
of Bethel township. Several small moss-covered
marble headstones are the only remaining substantial
evidence of the exact time of the occurrence. Four
were once arranged in a row ; now only three are left.
Each had an inscription in German, —
" Murdered by the Indians, July 26, 1756."
And here in this quiet, unpretentious place, thus
designated in a secluded graveyard by the mountain
side, away from the noise and confusion of the world,
with wild-flowers and grass growing round about
nursed alone by the winds and the rain, by the sun-
shine and the frost in the onward course of the sea-
sons, the bones of these bold German pioneers, long
ago turned to ashes, have that absolute rest which
their souls sought in their hopeful pilgrimage across
the sea.
JONESTOWN.
About the year 1761, William Jones laid out a
town in the forks of the Swatara, which he named
Williamsburg. It was on the main road from the
Delaware to the Susquehanna, from Easton to Harris'
Ferry. The name was subsequently changed to
Jonestown, but not until after the death of the foun-
der, in 1771. The town is located twenty-four miles
east of Harrisburg, and five miles north of Lebanon,
on elevated ground, affording a picturesque view of
the country. Lots in the new town were sold by the
proprietor with the provision that purchasers or their
assigns " shall make, erect and build upon said lot or
lots one substantial dwelling-house, of the dimensions
of twenty feet by sixteen at least, with a good chim-
ney of brick or stone, to be laid in or built with lime
and sand, to be finished and tenantable on or before
the 20th day of October, 1762." The yearly quit-rent
of lots of one-half acre was seven shillings and six-
pence sterling. The precaution as to the material
used in building the chimney was necessary, as the
general practice was to make chimneys of slabs of
wood daubed over, both inside and out, with mortar
made of clay. For pleasantness of situation and
salubrious air it cannot be surpassed, hence it was
early settled by thrifty Germans, whose descendants
to this day constitute the bulk of its enterprising
population. Situated on very high ground, it com-
mands a prominent eminence, and has wide streets,
intersecting at right angles. It is not alone the
eligible site that gave rise and progress to this town.
What most contributed was the navigation of the
Swatara River, on which, from the time of the origi-
nal settlements made here, and especially from the
time the town was laid out, a vast quantity of lumber
of all kinds, boards and other building materials, were
brought to it in rafts, floated down the Swatara in
the spring, and in the fall freshets of the year. This
raft navigation was carried on until August, 1826,
when the last rafts were landed. A stop was then
put to it, in consequence of the Union Canal Com-
pany erecting a dam in the Swatara Gap, to the
height of forty-five feet. This dam inundated over
eight hundred acres of land. It was constructed to
serve as a reservoir to feed the canal, and also to
answer as a slack-water navigation, for the distance
of six miles, towards Pine Grove and the coal region.
In the first settlement lumber and building materials
were floated down the Swatara to Jonestown, and
after 1826, and until 1862, were brought up in boats,
on the canal, from Middletown. The lumber brought
here formerly supplied all Tulpehocken and the Miihl-
bach settlement. The breaking of the dam in 1862
temporarily destroyed the canal, besides causing loss
of life and destruction of property.
The Lebanon and Tremont Railroad passes by the
town and follows the Big Swatara to Pine Grove.
The road leading from Harrisburg to Reading and
Easton passes through the town, which is thirty-one
miles from Reading, and eighty from Easton.
One mile south of the town is "Bunker Hill," a
lofty eminence, and the highest point of the trap-rock
hills. In pre-historic days Bunker Hill must have
been a great place of resort for the Indians, on ac-
count of the commanding view of the country afforded
them on either side of the hills. Hundreds of arrow-
heads are still found here, as well as other relics of
the aborigines.
In the Bethel assessment for 1781, Jonestown is
thus designated and its inhabitants are given separate
as follows :
JONESTOWN RETURN FOR 1781.
.In» Gosher. Jacob Leman.
David Young. Jn« Hoyl.
Chris" Setzer. Abrani Debov.
Rudy Derr.
Jacob Rnnck.
Chris° Shoufler.
Jn" Dubs.
Valeu" Shoufler.
Ju° Bare.
Jacob Gass.
Geo. Sboller.
Henry Nease.
Charles Shead.
Cas. Piinuuhober.
Adam Weaver.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Jn" Beaker.
Lud™ Wirtneberg.
Mich1 Grial.
Bernard Rough.
Conrad Growl.
Dan1 Weidle.
Henry Shoub.
Jn°Teil.
Sam1 Jones.
Jacob Neaf.
Matt* Hening.
Jacob Rough.
Jacob Yarian.
Martin Keefer.
Philip Houtz.
Abram Stoue.
Jonestown, like most of the internal towns in Penn-
sylvania not along the main line of internal improve-
ments, suffered for a decade or two, but the energy aud
public spirit of its inhabitants has added much to its
prosperity and importance. There is much business
enterprise manifested, and the town has a regular bor-
ough charter. At the April sessions of the court, in
1870, a petition for the incorporation of Jonestown as
a borough, signed by a large number of its citizens,
was presented, and the grand jury of the county re-
porting favorably thereon, the court confirmed the
report, and ordered the first borough election to be
held in October following. The borough officers since
that period have been, —
1870.— Burgess, George T. Capp; Council, John Lindley, Henry Loser,
Isaac Miller, Franklin "Walter, and David Yeager ; Secretary, C. D.
Zehring; Street Commissioner, Joseph Umberger.
1871. — Burgess, George T. Capp; Council, Richard E. Bruere, Christian
Eshelman, Henry Loser, Isaac Miller, Josiah Stees, and Franklin
Walter; Secretary, C. D. Zehring; Street Commissioner, Jonathan
Swartz.
1873.— Burgess, Jeremiah Heilman; Council, Simon Boltz, Napoleon
Desh, William A. Hetrick, John Lindley, John Stager, and Abram
S. Wendling; Secretary, Moses Arndt; Street Commissioner, Jona-
than Swartz.
1874.— Burgess, Jeremiah Heilman ; Council, Simon Boltz, John Kehly,
Jr., John Lindley, John Stager, David Umberger, and Abram S.
Wendling ; Secretary, Moses Arndt ; Street Commissioner, Jonathan
Swartz.
1875.— Burgess, Jeremiah Heilman ; Council, Simon Boltz, John Kehly,
Jr., John Lindley, John Stager, David Umberger, and Abram S.
Wendling; Secretary, C. D. Zehring; Acting Street Commissioner,
David Umberger.
1876. — Burgess, Jeremiah Heilman; Council, Simon Baltz, John Kehly,
Jr., John Lindley, Titus H. Rank, Dr. A. W. Shultz, and A. S. Wend-
ling; Secretary, C. D. Zehring; Street Commissioner, John S.
Dohner.
1877.— Burgess, Jeremiah Heilman ; Council, John H. Dohner, Robert
G. Enis, John R. Groff, Titus H. Rank, David Umberger, and Daniel
Yeagley; Secretary, C. D. Zehring.
1878.— Burgess, Jeremiah Heilman; Council, Robert G. Enis, John R.
Groff, Simon Heilman, John Phillips, D. Umberger, and Daniel
Yeagley; Secretary, C. D. Zehring; Street Commissioner, Eph.
Behney; Treasurer, Solomon Kern.
1S79 — Burgess, Jeremiah Heilman ; Council, Robert G. Enis, George W.
Ellis, John R. Groff, John Phillips, David Umberger, and Rudolph
Yeagley; Secretary, C. D. Zehring; Treasurer, Solomon Kern.
1880.— Burgess, Jeremiah Heilman ; Council, George W. Ellis, John R.
Groff, William Kleiufelter, Isaac Miller, John Phillips, and D. Um-
berger; Secretary, C. D. Zehring; Treasurer, Solomon Kern.
1881.— Burgess, Titus H. Rank; Council, Isaac Miller, John H. Shaud,
John Phillips, William Kleinfelter, Napoleon Desh, Josiah H.Rank;
Secretary, George T. Capp ; Street Commissioner, David Umberger;
Treasurer, George T. Capp.
1882— BurgeBS, Titus H. Rank; Council, Isaac Miller, George W. Ellis,
T. J. Lesher, W. Kleinfelter, John H. Shaud, and J. H. Bank ; Sec-
retary and Treasurer, George T. Capp; Street Commissioner, David
Umberger.
1883.— Burgess, Dr. William A. Barry; Council, S. B. Wagner, Daniel
Yeagley, John Lindley, Solomon Kern, A. S. Wendling, and George
Uhland; Secretary, C. D. Zehring; Street Commissioner, David Um-
berger.
It may not be amiss here to allude to the educa-
tional efforts which have been made at Jonestown,
and to the valuable report of Professor Bodenhoru
we are indebted for many of the facts which have
been placed at our disposal. In a letter from Judge
William Rank to Professor Rupp in 1844, he says,
" We have four school-houses, two were built by in-
dividual subscriptions and two by the public funds
collected by the Commonwealth aud paid over to us
by the same authority. In these last the common
schools are taught uuder the law establishing that
system. These schools contain one hundred and sixty-
five scholars for two teachers. The crowd is so great
that justice hides itself." Swatara Collegiate Insti-
tute was erected a little north of Jonestown borough,
under an act of incorporation granted Jan. 6, 1859,
to William A. Barry, M.D., Joseph Long, William-
Woelfly, S. K. Treichler, M.D., Napoleon Desh,
George T. Capp, and George F. Meily, incorporators.
After the erection of the building, Professor I. D.
Rupp took charge of the school and continued it for
a number of years with the most gratifying success.
He subsequently resigned, the property then sold, and
bought by a number of the original stockholders, and
the school again organized with Rev. C. A. Wyeth as
principal. The latter continued three years, and then
resigning, the school was discontinued for several years
after. In August, 1870, the property was purchased
by Rev. E. J. Koons. After remodeling the building
he opened the school under the most favorable cir-
cumstances as a private boarding and day school for
both sexes, and continued until March 8, 1875, when,
through a defective flue, the building was burned to
the ground. Preparations were immediately made
by Professor Koons and a host of friends to recon-
struct the building. It was completed at a cost of
$18,000, and dedicated Oct. 21, 1875, receiving the
name of " Heilmau Hall," in honor of Hon. Jacob
G. Heilman, through whose untiring energy the pro-
fessor was enabled to rebuild it. It has since become
an " Orphan's Home," under the charge of the Pro-
testaut Episcopal Church. It was one of the finest
private institutions of learning in Eastern Pennsyl-
vania, having all the modern improvements, being
lighted with gas and heated with hot air. The school
was patronized not only by the citizens of Jonestown,
but on its rolls were found students from Philadelphia
and other cities in the State.
The Church Home for Children at Jones-
town, previously alluded to, is an institution for the
care of orphans and other destitute children under
the auspices of the Episcopal Church. The building
and grounds which it occupies were presented by a
generous member of that church to the Diocese of
Central Pennsylvania some years ago, and in Decem-
ber, 1881, the building was first opened for the recep-
tion of children.
The edifice is a three-story brick building with
basement and tower, facing the south, and built on a
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hill, about a quarter of a mile from the centre of the
borough of Jonestown, and commanding from the
tower summit a noble view of the whole country east
and west as far as the Schuylkill and Susquehanna
Rivers. The edifice is built in the shape of the letter
L, with a frontage of about fifty feet and greatest
depth of eighty feet. Heated by steam, lighted with
gas, fitted with water and bath-room, etc., supplied
with a fine-toned tower-bell, with twenty-five rooms
comfortably furnished throughout, and two large
play-grounds, this home of the friendless has all the
appliances to fulfill its noble purposes. The institu-
tion was opened by Right Rev. Dr. Howe, of Read-
ing, bishop of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, in
Christmas week 1881, and has now twenty-five chil-
dren as inmates. For the present both sexes are re-
ceived at from five to ten years of age, and will be
retained till of an age and education fit to care for
themselves. Children of parentage of any nation-
ality, color, or religion are received, the only claim
required being need and friendlessness. The acting
warden of the institution is the Rev. C. Hare, and
resident at the home, the Rev. A. M. Abel, chaplain,
and Miss A. Conklin, matron, are the officers' in
charge, with one teacher, Miss Pendleton. The local
treasurer is J. G. Heilman, of Jonestown. For its
annual support the institution is dependent upon the
alms of those liberally disposed, and its expenses run
at the rate of about two thousand five hundred dollars
a year. So soon as the bishop has thoroughly planted
the orphanage and got it firmly established, it will be
passed over into the hands of the diocese, with incor-
porated trustees and an executive committee, in the
hope that it may become a permanent eleemosynary
institution for generations to come.
Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church.— The
records at hand show that Rev. J. C. Stoever was the
first minister to look to the wants of the scattered
Lutherans in this section of country. He labored as
early as 1733 at " Berg Kirche" (Hill Church), a few
miles northwest of Lebanon. He cared also for the
Lutherans who worshiped in a church south of Leb-
anon, many of whom subsequently formed Salem's
Lutheran Church in Lebanon. He also labored at
Reith's Church, below Stouchsburg, Berks Co., as
early as 1733. He was pastor in Lancaster for four
years. He labored some years in Virginia. He after-
wards returned to Lebanon County ; and at the meet-
ing of the Synod, in 1763, was present, and reported
as " Pastor Stoever von Swatara." He labored for a
long time in Lebanon County. He died while pas-
tor of Hill Church, May 13, 1779, aged seventy-one
years, four months, twenty-two days. His remains
were buried at Hill Church. Pastor Stoever minis-
tered to the Lutherans in this vicinity. The Luther-
ans here most likely first worshiped in the " Swatara
Kirche," a few miles east of Jonestown, on the line of
the farms of Messrs. Zehring and Wengert, where of
late years an old burial-ground was still found.
The first church in town, which was used by the
Lutheran and Reformed congregations as early as
1764, stood on the old burial-ground south of Rank's
and Seltzer's. In this church, Pastors J. C. Stoever,
Frederick Theodore Melzheimer, and William Kurtz
successively officiated. The first baptismal entries of
Rev. Mr. Melzheimer were made about 1779. He
may, however, have been pastor here before that time.
The first baptismal entries of Rev. William Kurtz
were made in the year 1787, who may have been pas-
tor here earlier. He continued pastor until the time
of his death, about the year 1799, and was buried on
the burial-ground where the first church in town
stood. During his ministry a new church was built
but a short distance east of the church in which we
meet to-day, on the burial-ground adjoining this
church. The corner-stone was laid Sept. 4, 1792. Rev.
Pastor Kurtz was assisted at the service by Rev. Eman-
uel Schultze, pastor at Tulpehocken, Rev. Mr. Wild-
bahn, of Reading, and Rev. Mr. Muhlenberg, of Lan-
caster. The building committee consisted of Messrs.
Abraham Stein, Michael Stroh, Valentine Shauf-
fler, Frederick Boeshare, William Wood, and Geo.
Heilman. The elders were Daniel Stroh and Michael
Stroh, and the deacons were Geo. Heilman and Geo.
Brost. The building was a large and substantial stone
structure, with steeple for a bell. The interior wood-
work was highly ornamental. The successor of Pas-
tor Kurtz was the Rev. George Lochman, also pastor
at Lebanon, who continued to serve the congregation
until 1808 or 1809. The next pastor was the Rev. J.
H. Vonhof, who commenced his labors on Nov. 26,
1809.
In the year 1810 an effort was made to secure a new
organ, and that the effort was successful is evident
from the account entered in the church record, from
which it appears that a " Bachman Pipe Organ-' was
secured at an expense of eight hundred and eleven
dollars and four and a half cents.
Before the year 1792 the congregation had contrib-
uted towards the purchase of a parsonage located at
that time at Millerstown (now Annville). About the
year 1795 the parsonage was sold for one hundred and
seventy-five pounds sixteen shillings, and the congre-
gation at Jonestown received as its share fifty-four
pounds five shillings. This money was used in de-
fraying in part the expense of building the new
church. The congregation during the pastorate of
Rev. Mr. Vonhof, who resided at Jonestown, secured,
about 1S14, a building at Jonestown as a parsonage.
In this purchase the congregation was aided by dif-
ferent country congregations connected with the pas-
toral charge. Rev. Mr. Vonhof continued as pastor
until the year 1818, possibly the beginning of 1819.
Rev. John Stein became the pastor of Zion's Church,
Jonestown, and other congregations of the charge in
the year 1819. He commenced his labors at Jones-
town June 20, 1819, and continued as pastor for
about forty years. During this long ministry he was
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
also at different periods pastor of Walmer's, Freder-
icksburg, Klopp's, Ziegel's, Schell's, Zion's, Monroe
Valley, Bindnagle's, and Mount J2tna.
The present church building was erected in 1853-
54. Rev. Mr. Stein ended his pastorate with his
death in 1859. His successor, Bev. William Ger-
hard (who was the first to introduce the English lan-
guage in the service), labored from 18(30 to 1865. In
1867, Rev. Mr. Schantz took charge and labored here
in connection with Myerstovvn until January, 1881.
The present pastor is Bev. Mr. Mastens. The exist-
ence of the Beformed Church has been an uninter-
rupted one from the beginning, although it has like
many similar organizations seen feeble as well as pros-
perous days. For many years, however, it has enjoyed
abundant success. The present fine church edifice was
erected in 1857.
In the graveyard attached to the church, on the
corner of King and Market .Streets, the following
persons are interred :
Bashor, Peter, b. Nov. 1, 1770; d. Nov. 4, 1849.
Bashor, Maria (w. of P. B.), b. April 21, 1790; d. May 6, 1859.
Bashor, Gottfried, b. March 14, 1789; d. June 25, 1849.
Bashor, Maria M. (w. of G. B.), b. July 7, 1789 ; d. March 16, 1879.
Bearing, Elizabeth (w. of H. B.), i. Jan. 10, 1802, aged 36.
Bnmgartner, Theodora (w. of J. B.), d. April 1, 1830, aged 27.
Bross, George, b. April 10, 1754; d. Nov. 27, 1S23.
Bross, Henry, b. June 30, 1795 ; d. Feb. 28, 1833.
Brutzman, Jacob, b. Dec. 24, 1821 ; d. Sept. 22, 1S44.
Bastross, Peter, b. July 9, 175S; d. May 20, 1837.
Bashor, Matthias, b. Dec. 8, 1720; d. May 30, 1807.
Bashor, Appollonia (w. of M. B.), b. May 1, 1724; d. March 8, 1804.
Bashor, Peter, b. Jan. 17, 1749; d. Aug. 23, 1820.
Bashor, Magdalena (w. of V. B.), b. Dec. 7, 1757; d. July 8, 1844.
Beck, John, b. April 26, 1807; d. Aug. 27, 1862.
Bross, Elizabeth (w. of G. B.), b. 1762; d. 1841.
Bross, Jacob, b. April 5, 1797 ; d. July 21, 1S45.
Berghans, Mary (w. of G. H. B.), b. Jan. 27, 1805; d. Jan. 5, 1828.
Capp, Elizabeth (w. of J. C), b. Aug. 11, 1767; d. Sept. 16, 1841.
C'app, Michael, b. Jan. 20, 1790 ; d. April 17, 1841.
Capp, Catharine (w. of M. C), b. Dec. 27, 1797; d. Jan. 6, 1848.
Capp, Jacob, b. June 19, 1765 ; d. March 16, 1S26.
Capp, Christopher, d. Oct. 5, 1803, aged 34.
Coppenhaven, William, b. Jan. 18, 1804; d. Aug. 26, 1865.
Coppenhaver, Sarah (w. of W. C), b. April 20, 1809 ; d. Nov. 29,' 1868.
Capp, Joseph, b. Sept. 25, 1805; d. Dec. 6, I860.
Cap, Daniel (s. of J. and E. C.),b. July 20, 1809; d. Jan. 20, 1S39.
Freylinghousen, P. C, b. May 14, 1792 ; d. Sept. 15, 1854.
Freyllnghousen, Auna M. (w. of P. C. F.), b. July 30, 1795; d. Sept.
3, 1865.
Fasnacht, Johannes,-b. Sept. 30, 1776; d. July 30, 1842.
Fasnacht, Maria, b. Jan. 19, 1778; d. April 16, 1851.
Fasnacht, Eva (w. of C. F.), b. June 17, 1810; d. April 15, 1S67.
Felty, Samuel, b. March 9, 1798; d. June 23, 1868.
Gartner, Barbara (w. of B. G.), b. Feb. 8, 1741 ; d. April 8, 1802.
Gernert, Henry, b. Nov. 6, 1818 ; d. Nov. 1, I860.
Gernert, Phebe (w. of H. G.),b. Jan. 25, 1820; d. Dec. 31, 1860.
Groff, John George, b. June 4, 1782; d. May 28, 1866.
liroll, Susanna (w. of J. G.), b. Sept. 11, 1789; d. July 21, 1855.
Gerhart, Anna M., b. Feb. 24, 1777 ; d. Jan. 30, 1865.
Hess, Philip, b. Feb. 11, 1797; d. Aug. 23, 1841.
Hess, Martin, b. Jan. 25, 17116; d. Dec. 19, 1853.
Hess, Samuel, b. Sept. 25, 1826; d. April 2, 1S52.
1 1 "?», Henry, b. Aug. 21, 1793 ; d. June 7, 1865.
Hess, Barbara (w. of M. H.), d. May 3, 1867, aged 64.
Hess, Johannes, b. July 15, 1797; d. July 18, 1846.
Heilnian, Henry, b. Feb. 21, 1791 ; d. Dec. 21, 1877.
Heilman, Rebecca (w. of H. H.), b. Nov. 12, 1793 ; d. Dec. 15, 1849.
Heilman, Sarah, b. October, 1793; d. March 4, 1821.
Heilnian, Philip, b. May 16, 1784; d. Jan. 8, 1814.
Heilman, Jacob, b. Feb. 20, 1786 ; d. July 5, 1854.
Heilman, John George, d. Aug. 7, 1847, aged 92.
Heilman, Anna M. (Wild,) w. of J. G. H.), b. Sept. 8, 1762 ; d. April 12,
1835.
Koppenhover, Thomas, b. Jan. 31, 1761 ; d. Feb. 27, 1845.
Koppenhover, Catharine (w. of T. K.), b. April 10, 1768; d. Nov. 2,
1837.
Kaufman, Johannes, b. Jan. 23, 1794; d. July 20, 1854.
Kneasel, Frederick, b. Nov. 9, 1794 ; d. Oct. 21, 1866.
Kneaeel, Susan (w. of F. K.), b. Feb. 12, 1796; d. Feb. 20, 1862.
Kohr, Michael, b. Oct. 20, 1777 ; d. May 4, 1832.
Lehring, Jacob, b. Sept 6, 1765: d. Dec. 6, 1843.
Long, Christian, b. Feb. 16, 1777 ; d. May 15, 1848.
Long, Catharine (w. of C. L ), b. Jan. 9, 1782 ; d. Aug. 9, 1854.
Long, Gabriel, b. Jan. 1,1776; d. Aug. 11,1849.
Lesher. Elizabeth (w. of B. L.), b. Feb. 25, 1791 ; d. May 30, 1859.
Lesher, Benjamin, b. Feb. 25, 1784; d. April 18, 1846.
Lauser, John, d. Aug. 18, 1872, aged 75.
Lehman, George, b. Jan. 18, 1771 ; d. Feb. 28, 1845.
Lehman, Barbara (w. of G. L), b. Sept. 25, 1777 ; d. Jan. 29, 1855.
Lohr, Maria C, b. Feb. 1, 1765; d. Feb. 26, 1839.
Lieman, Johann, b. March 16, 1740 ; d. March 24, 1810.
Lieman, Catharine (w. of J. L.), b. March 31, 1754 ; d. Feb. 14, 1839.
Ley, Anna, b. March 11, 1807 ; d. July 6, 1S41.
Miller, Samuel, b. Nov. 26, 1795 ; d. Oct. 1, 1862.
Noes, Susanna, b. in 1799 ; d. in 1831.
Noes, Catharine, b. Nov. 15, 1801 ; d. Feb. 10, 1818.
Noes, Maria 0, b. Nov. 4, 1776 ; d. June 4, 1815.
Noes, Jacob, b. Oct. 17, 1772 ; d. Jan. 18, 1812.
Bank, John Peter, b. Nov. 3, 1763 ; d. June 26, 1851.
Rink, Susanna, b. July 15, 1774; d. July 8, 1823.
Rank, Cyrus Is. of J. P. R.), b. Sept. 7, 1814; d. Feb. 20, 1833.
Rank, Johannes, b. April 15, 1765; m. 1793 ; d. May 4, 1828.
Rank, Elizabeth (w. of J. R. Fernsler), b. June 21, 1777 ; d. March IS,
184.5.
Rank, Auna Maria (w. of J. P. R.), b. April 23, 1772 ; d. Dec. 27, 1843.
Roth, Abraham, b. May 23, 1791 ; d. Oct. 18, 1858.
Roth, Elizabeth (w. of A. R.), b. May 15, 1794; d. Nov. 24, 1873.
Roth, Peter, b. Sept. 21, 1792; d. Sept. 16, 1828.
Rhode, Elizabeth, b. March 10, 1793; d. April 8, 1867.
Schneble, Peter, b. Aug. 23, 1779; d. June 18, 1851.
Seltzer, Henry, b. March 14, 1786; d. Aug. 6, 1859.
Seltzer, Gertrude (w. of H. S.), b. Jan. 1, 1793 ; d. April 10, 1849.
Scheffer, Johannes, h. Jan. 20, 1771 ; d. Nov. 13, 1848.
Scheffer, Christiana (w. of J. S.), b. Feb. 1, 1770; d. Jan. 28, 1843.
Seltzer, Jacob, b. July 10, 1776; d. Aug. 14, 1846.
Sarge, John, b. Jan. 14, 1790 ; d. Dec. 12, 1866.
Sarge, Lydia (w. of J. S.), b. April 12, 1794; d. June 1, 1860.
Sarge, Elizabeth (w. of S. S.), b. Feb. 8, 1772 ; d. Nov. 25, 1855.
Stein, David, b. Sept. 28, 1805 ; d. Aug. 31, 1862.
Stein, Elizabeth (w. of D. S.), b. Jan. 6, 1S01 ; d. May 3, 1867.
Stein, Abraham, b. Oct. 1, 1724; d. May 30, 1807.
Stein, Anna M. (w. of A. S.), b. Dec. 1, 1728 ; d. Aug. 18, 1799.
Spittler, Samuel, b. Jan. 2, 1812 ; d. Aug. 23, 1841 .
Schauffer, Valentine, b. April 10, 1752; d. Aug. 7, 1845.
Schauffer, Maria M., b. July 28, 1766 ; m. 1789 ; d. May 14, 1843.
Seltzer, Benjamin, b. Feb. 15, 1802 ; d. Dec. 10, 1820.
Seltzer, Johannes, b. Aug. 19, 1774; d. Feb. 1, 1845.
Seltzer, Sarah (w. of J. S.), b. Sept. 27, 1770 ; d. Jan. 13, 1839.
Stroh, Catharine, b. May 16, 1776 ; d. Dec. 22, 1815.
Shade, Charles, b. Jan. 16, 1803; d. March 22, 1861.
Spittler, Philip, b. Aug. 10, 1781 ; d. June 28, 1852.
Spittler, Catharine (w. of P. S.), b. Jan. 3, 1781 ; d. Nov. 20, 1846.
Seltzer, Michael, b. Jan. 22, 1781 ; d. March 11, 1837.
Seltzer, Sarah (w. of M. S.), b. May 20, 1786 ; d. July 4, 1827.
Stroh, Johannes, b. Oct. 8, 1768 ; d. Oct. 11, 1834.
Stroh, Susanna (w. of J. S.), b. Dec. 15, 1771 ; d. Nov. 15, 1834.
Stein, Abraham, b. Jan. 28, 1788; d.Dec. 28, 1858.
Stine, Rebecca (w. of D. S.), d. Dec. 18, 1854, aged 42.
Stein, Joban, b. July 14, 1794 ; d. March 24, 1860.
Seltzer, Christian, Sr., b. Feb. 16, 1749 ; d. Feb. 3, 1831.
Seltzer, Christian, b. Dec. 25, 1775; d. March 28, 1811.
Seltzer, Elizabeth (w. of C. S.), b. in March, 1765 ; d. May 27, 1824.
Stroh, Michael, b. Dec. 7, 1743 ; d. Jan. 21, 1803.
Stroh, Johannes, b. in 1798 ; d. Nov. 21, 1834.
Stroh, Eve, b. March 11, 1750; d. in 1795.
Stein, Susanna (w. of P. S.), b. Sept. 9, 1769 ; d. Feb. 3, 1830.
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Stein, John Philip, b. Dec. 2, 1760; d. March 28, 1838.
Urich, Daniel, b. Jan. 5, 1802 ; d. May 16, 1847.
Wild, Jacob, b. Not. 21, 1731 ; d. May 16, 1811.
Wild, Catharine (w. of J. W.), b. November, 1731; d. April 7, 1806.
Weidle, Catharine (w. of J. W.), b. Dec. 11, 1803 ; d. Nov. 28, 1826.
Wagner, Sebastian, b. Aug. 15, 1765 ; d. in 1821.
Wagner, Mrs. Sebastian, b. Feb. 28, 1757 ; d. Feb. 9, 1827.
Wagner, John, b. Feb. 12, 1798 ; d. Sept. 5, 1876.
Wagner, Elizabeth (w. of J. W.), b. Oct. 21, 1797 ; d. Dec. 18, 1869.
Zehring, John, b. March 2, 1802 ; d. Jan. 24, 1866.
Zehring, Sarah (w. of J. Z.), b. Jan. 4, 1806 ; d. Dec. 27, 1875.
Zimmerman, Elizabeth (d. of J. and M. Z.), b. May 27, 1782 ; d. Dec.
19, 1859.
German Reformed Church. — The organization
of the Jonestown Reformed Church is credibly sup-
posed to date from 1740, although recorded evidence
of the truth thereof is wanting. It is however within
the province of documentary testimony to prove by
a deed dated Sept. 20, 1765 ; William Jones trans-
ferred to Charles Shade, Wendel Hoyle, John Tib-
ben, Theodore Younger, and Conrad Weise (trustees
and wardens of the German Lutheran and " Presby-
terian" congregations) a lot at Jonestown for the pur-
pose of erecting thereupon a church. This building
was located about two miles east of the village, and
there also a burying-ground was laid out. As indi-
cated in the deed for the lot, the church was used
jointly by the Lutheran and Reformed congrega-
tions. Of the latter the first pastor doubtless was
Rev. Conrad Templeman, famous in his day as a self-
taught preacher and as a vigorous worker.
In the church graveyard, corner of King and Queen
Streets, there are interred the following:
Alberthall, Balsar, b. Dec. 17, 1781 ; d. April 2, 1817.
Alberthall, Michael, b. Aug. 12, 1802; d. May 11, 1839.
Brunner, John, b. April 5, 1803 ; d. Oct. 21, 1863.
Brunner, Margaret (w. of J. B.), b. Sept. 24, 1804; d. Jan. 31, 1864.
Bickel, Samuel, b. May 2, 1803 ; d. Nov. 22, 1872.
Bickel, Maria (w. of S. B.), b. Oct. 22, 1S06; d. Sept. 30, 1869.
Beikle, John, b. July 19, 1775; d. Feb. 27, 1863.
Beikle, Catharine, b. Jau. 29, 1778 ; d. July 28, 1858.
Beikle, Sabina (d. of J. and C. B.), b. Oct. 7, 1805 ; d. June 15, 1853.
Benny, Valentine (s. of J. P. and M. B.), b. June 6, 1790 ; d. June 21,
1861.
Boltz, Elizabeth (w. of S. B.), b. April 9, 1S14; d. April 5, 1859.
Beshor, Johannes, b. Oct. 11, 1732; d. April 16, 1S14.
Boltz, George, b. Jan. 21, 1819 ; d. Oct. 18, 1S63.
Boltz, Christiana, b. June 28, 1826; d. March 9, 1863.
Bebring, Heinrich, b. April 5, 1734; d. April 5, 1818.
Boltz, Samuel H., b. Jan. 24, 1807 ; d. March 2, 1S70.
Boltz, John S., b. May 14, 1816; d. April S, 1876.
Boltz, Elizabeth (w. of S.B.), b. Dec. 8, 1823 ; d. May 25, 1845.
Boltz, Henry, b. Nov. 24, 1793; d. April 28, 1864.
Boltz, Magdalena (w. or G. B.), b. May 2, 1794; d. April 7, 1869.
Benny, Catharine (w. of J. B.), d. March 27, 1863, aged 40. '
Boltz, George, b. March 18, 1793; d. Jan. 16, 1S60.
Bebring, Johannes, b. Dec. 21, 1783; d. May 26, 1853.
Bebring, Ludwig, b. Sept. 21, 1783 ; d. June 10, 1865.
Boltz, Johann, b. May 16, 1778; d. Feb. 25, 1S43.
Boltz, Catharine, b. Dec. 22, 1781; d. April 28, 1842.
Bickel, John, b. May 2, 1752; d. Feb. 28, 1842.
Bickel. Elizabeth, b. March 2, 1762; d. April 10, 1841.
Clark, Thomas, b. July 5, 1785 ; d. June 22, 1842.
Clark, Catharine (w. of T. C), b. Oct. 13, 17S9 ; d. July 19, 1849.
Dornmeiel, Benjamin, b. Aug. 16, 1799 ; d. March 8, 1S64.
Dornmeiel, Hannah (w. of B. D.), b. Nov. 5, 1806 ; d. March 13, 1864.
Dirben, Catharine, b. in 1752; d. in 1825.
Daub, Conrad, b. June 17, 1793 ; d. Jan. 19, 1857.
Daub, Anna M. (w. of C. D.), b. April 21, 1796 ; d. Aug. 9, 1S60.
Eshelman, Christian, d. June 12, 1873, aged 52.
Faber, John, b. June 16, 1790 ; d. June 21, 1841.
Folmer, Anna Maria (w. of M. F.i, b. Oct. 13, 18n2; d. Feb. 22, 1868.
Gibhart, Catharine, b. Sept. 23, 1803 ; d. April 10, 1820.
Gasser, Jacob (s. of J. and E. G.), b. May 1, 1798 ; d. Feb. 19, 1818.
Hershberger, Samuel, b. Sept. 21, 1803 : d. March 23, 1848.
Hershberger, Thomas, h. Aug. 12, 180C ; d. Nov. 9, 1846.
Hoff, Philip, 1>. Oct. 20, 1777 ; d. July 12, IMS.
Harper, Catharine («■. of T. H.l, b. Feb. 27, 1798 ; d. July 16, 1818.
Heil, Johanes, b. in 1756 ; d. in 1826.
Heil, Catharine (w. of J. H.), b. in 170U ; d. in 1816.
Harper, John, b. Sept. 9, 1791 ; d. March 26, 1865.
Harper, Elizabeth (w. of J. H.),b. Jau. 19, 1793; d. Feb. 25, 1863.
Harper, John, b. Jan. 8, 1760; d. Feb. 19, 1827.
Kern, Anna Maria Magdalena, b. Dec. 10, 1787 ; d. May 1, 1849.
Kuhns, Veronica (w. of J. K.), b. Dec. 31, 1813: d. May 9, 1837.
Kochenberger, Heinrich. b. Oct. 28, 1783; d. May 5, 1851.
Kern, Thomas, b. Jan. 10, 1785 ; d. Nov. 28, 1844.
Legley, Johann Heinrich, b. Jau. 15, 1768; d. June 17, 1846.
Legley, Catharine (w. of J. H. L.), b. Jan. 10, 1763; d. April 3, 1844.
Legley, Anna M., b. March 4, 1791; d. Oct. 30, 1849.
Lagley, Rudolph, b. Oct. 2, 1794 ; d. Feb. 26, 1859.
Lagley, Catharine (w. of R. L.), b. Feb. 30, 1803; d. Oct. 28, 1871.
Lentz, Henry, b. Nov. 8, 1811 ; d. Dec. 5, 1838.
Lentz, Veronica (w. of J. L.), b. Feb. 14, 1773 ; d. Aug. 18, 1857.
Larch, Christian, b. Jan. 11, 1758 ; d. Sept. 4, 1823.
Lerich, Catharine (w. of D. L.), b. May 9, 1804; d. July 5, 1830.
Lerch, George, b. Jan. 1, 1788; d. Nov. 21, 1863.
Lerch, Barbara (Gingrich), w. of G. L., b. Feb. 11, 1789 ; d. Jan. 19,
1866.
Long, Sarah (w. of G. L.), b. May 31, 1820 ; d. May 3, 1861.
Lerch, John, b. Aug. 24, 1794; d. Sept. 7, 1854.
Lerch, Mary (w. of J. L.),b. March 11, 1797; d. April 7, 1867.
Long, Abraham, b. Dec. 19, 1770; d. Dec. 28, 1844.
Long, Elizabeth (w. of A. L.), b. Aug. 6, 1780; d. July 18, 1835.
Long, Johannes, b. July 21, 1810 ; d. June 2, 1857.
Long, Elizabeth, b. Jan. 30, 1809 ; d. April 17, 1854.
Leterd, Catharine, d. Dec. 28, 1823, aged 24.
Lehman, Johann Heinrich, b. April 15, 1780; d. Aug. 3, 1854.
Lehman, Catharine (w. of J. H. L.I, b. Feb. 8, 1779 ; d. July 13, 1854.
Meily, Henry, b. Feb. 9, 1806 ; d. April 24, 1848.
Meily, Susanna (w. of H. M.), b. Oct. 16, 1807; d. May 13, 1867.
Miller, Rebecca I w. of V7. 31 i, b. Feb. 24, 1S11 ; d. Nov. 4, 1865.
Miller, Mary (w. of J. M.), d. April, 1870, aged 60.
Miller, Sarah P., b. March 9, 1820 ; d. Nov. 24. 1847.
Mohr, Johannes, b. August, 1749 ; d. Dec. 16, 1824.
Mobr, Elizabeth (Rader, w. of J. M.), b. Oct. 26, 1751 ; d. March 27,
1815.
Miller, Regina, b, Not. Ill, 1742; d. Feb. 2, 1829.
Mohr, Rosina (iv. of J. M.), b. June 3, 1754 ; d. Jan. 29, 1831.
Rauch, Elizabeth, b. Juue 10, 1762; d. March 14, 1845.
Rauch, Jacob, b. Sept. 25, 1789 ; d. Nov. IS, 1849.
Rudy, Johannes, b. Nov. 26. 17SU ; d. Feb. 14, 1836.
Spittler, Christian, b. Aug. 20, 1790; d. March 2S, 1858.
Spittlar, Anna M. (w. .if C. S.), b. June 1, 1790; d. Feb. 23, 1S54.
Spittler, Johannes, b. March 31, 1742; d. Aug. 12, 1S20.
Snavely, Jacob, d. July 2S, 1S45, aged 67.
Schenck, Johannes, b. Nov. 13, 176:! ; d. July 28, 1821.
Sailor, John, b. March 22, 1800; d. Aug. 31, 1849.
Sehally, Jacob, h. June 1, 177s ; ,1. July 27. I860.
Schelly, Catharine (d. of .1. mil 1!. S.), b. March. 10, 1785; d. Jan. 5,
1875.
Tice, Michael, b. Dec. 3, 1805; d. Dec. 11, 1- 12,
Tice, Anna (w. of M. T.), b. Feb. 27, 1816; d. March 6, 1854.
Dr. Samuel K., d. Oct 31, 1872, aged 41.
Leah (w. of J. U.), b. March 29. 1S26; .1. April 3, 1869.
Johannes, b. Aug. 16. 1794 ; d. May 10, 18*7.
Barbara (w. of J. U.I, b. Dec. 17, 17S5 ; ,1. Dec. 14, 1871.
Uhland, George, b. Feb. 16, 1798 ; .1. i let --. 1870.
Uhland, John, d. March 23, 1864, aged 76.
Uhland, Barbara (w. of J. U.'i, d. March 17. 1876, aged 88.
Walker, Joseph M., b. March 3, 1776 ; d. Jan. 27. 1m. 7
Walker, Sarah Sabina, b. May .">, 1790 ; d. March 26. 1S64.
Witmeyer, Peter, b. July 6, 1792; d. Dec. 10, 184';.
Yeager, Daniel, l>. Sept. 21, 1773 : d. Oct. 7, 1S57.
Teager, Elizabeth, b. Sept. 29, 1777 ; d. July 21, 1847.
Yeagley, Elizabeth (w. of J. Y.), b. Jau. IS, 1799 ; d. Feb. 2, 1870.
Yeakey, John, b. Nov. 19, 1810 ; d. March In, 1864.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
The Old Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery,
the oldest in town, occupies the site of the original
church edifice. No interments, however, have been
made here for the last three-quarters of a century.
Abertliall, John Adam (s. of F. aud B.), d. May 30, 1796, aged 20.
Abertliall, Mai'ia Barbara (w. of F. B.), b. Feb. 22, 1747 ; m. 1767 ; d.
Dec. 19, 1799.
Behring, Heinrich, d. Jan. 24, 1798, aged 37.
Bickel, Sahina (w. of J. B.), b. Nov. 29, 1752 ; d. July 20, 1810.
Doubs, Johan Jacob, d. Juty,3, 1803, aged 47.
Kurtz, Johan Wilhelm, b. Feb. 3, 1732 ; d. Nov. 27, 1799.
Lingeber, Kilian, b. March 14, 1733 ; d. 180S.
Wood, Joseph, d. Dec. 12, 1788, aged 65.
The New Lutheran Graveyard is the name
given to the burial-ground on Lancaster Street, but
it is also used by the congregation of the United Breth-
ren in Christ. Among the interments are the fol-
lowing :
Bower, John, b. in 1812; d. April 2, 1879.
Faber, Sarah (Sherk), b. Jan. 9, 1S16 ; d. Sept. 6, 1863.
Gingrich, Michael, b. Sept. 8, 1794; d. Feb. 2, 1872.
Gingrich, Barbara (Kaufman), b. Dec. 26, 1814; d. Jan. 5, 1865.
Grumbine, Peter, b. Aug. 18, 1805 ; d. April 27, 1S81.
Grumbine, Catharine (Long), b. Oct. 25, 1805 ; d. Sept. 9, 1878.
Heilman, George, b. Feb. 24, 1789 ; d. Aug. 1, 1865.
Heilman, Christiana (w. of G. H.), b. Dec. 26, 1802; d. July 2, 1863.
Heine, Margaret (w. of M. H.), b. Sept. 10, 1803; d. Feb. 2, 1863.
Heine, Michael, b. May 21, 1800 ; d. March 13, 1866.
Krall, Barbara (Helm), b. Oct. 14, 1818 ; d. Aug. 26, 1864.
Mark, Moses, d. Feb. 7, 1S61, aged 43.
Stauffer, David, b. Dec. 30, 1805; d. May 28, 1871.
Spittler, Solomon, b. Oct. 17, 1812 ; d. Sept. 18, 1863.
Spittler, Louisa (w. of S. S.), b. May 3, 1813; d. Jan. 7, 1877.
Schenk, Susanna (v.-. of S. S.), b. Feb. 14, 1816 ; d. Dec. 26, 1873.
Umberger, David, b. May 17, 1803; d. Dec. 14, 1767.
Uniberger, Catharine (Keller), b. April 16, 1809 ; d. Sept. 16, 1869.
Wagner, Samuel, b. Feb. 3, 1803; d. in 1868.
Mount BIoriah Cemetery is located on King
Street, on the South Mountain Railroad, and is under
the control of the Lutheran congregation. Among
the few aged persons here buried are :
Artz, Johannes, b. Aug. 17, 1795 ; d. Feb. 8, 1872.
Capp, John, b. Nov. 20, 1801 ; d. Aug. 29, 1S64.
Kohle, Rosanna (w. of J. K.), b. Sept. 5, 1799; d. April 20, 1S66.
Kohr, Michaei V., b. Aug. 17, 1806; d. April 26, 1873.
Kohr, Elizabeth (Shauffler), b. Dec. 2, 1782 ; d. July 21, 1872.
Lentz, Anna M. (w. of C. L.), b. April 30, 1809; d. June 7, 1877.
Mushier, Jacob, b. Oct. 14, 1788; d. April 3, 1864.
Mushier, Susanna (w. of J. M.), b. Nov. 28, 1806 ; d. March 16, 1864.
Rank, Samuel, b. Nov. 22, 1798; d. Oct. 17, 1864.
Sattazahn, John, b. Nov. 11, 1792 ; d. Oct. 23, 1877.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church was organized on
the 23d of March, 1876, by Rt. Rev. M. A. DeWolfe
Howe, D.D., Bishop of Central Pennsylvania, the
Rev. Alfred M. Abel, rector of St. Luke's Church,
Lebanon, pastor, with regular services at Heilman
Hall. The Rev. Mr. Abel was succeeded in April,
1878, by Rev. Chandler Hare, under whose charge
the work at Jonestown fell. In 1S78, Professor E. J.
Koons was ordained a deacon in the Protestant Epis-
copal Church, and took charge of the services. In
September of that year the corner-stone of St. Mark's
Church was laid, and on the 12th of November fol-
lowing the church was consecrated by Rt. Rev. Bishop
Howe. The Rev. E. J. Koons remained in charge
until Jan. 1, 1880, when the church remained without
a settled rector until the 1st of October, 1881, when
Rev. A. M. Abel was appointed to take charge of it.
The Jonestown Bank was organized under the
State banking law May 29, 1873, with a capital of
$50,000. The first officers were William E. Brunei-
president, and Jerome W. Henry cashier. On the
1st of January, 1875, H. C. Phillips, the present
cashier, was appointed. The directors are W. E.
Bruner (president), Jeremiah Heilman, Christian
Lentz, E. B. Seigrist, C. P. Miller, J. C. Seltzer, J.
A. Heilman, D. M. Rank, John Phillips, and J. G.
Heilman.
Mount Ararat is a pleasant village in the south-
western part of the township, on the main road to
Lebanon. It has two neat churches — Evangelical
and United Brethren.
Bunker Hill lies southwest of Jonestown, and
has a post-office. Settlements were made here as early
as 1730.
Salem Church (Union) lies two and a half miles
north of Jonestown.
Kreider's Meeting-House is east of Jonestown,
near the Bethel township line.
Monroe Valley Meeting-House is located in
the Monroe Valley, in the extreme northern part of
the township.
The Union Salem Church is located north of
Jonestown, and is a neat one-story frame edifice, built
in 1859.
UNION TOWNSHIP.
The township of Union is bounded on the north
by Cold Spring township, on the east by Schuylkill
County and Bethel and Swatara townships, on the
south by Swatara, and on the west by East Hanover.
On the 26th of September, 1842, on the petition of
numerous inhabitants of East Hanover township for
a division of said township and the erection of a new
one, the court appointed John R. Breitenbach, Rob-
ert Kreider, and Henry Meily commissioners to run
a line of division and make report at the next gen-
eral Court of Quarter Sessions of their proceedings.
The report was made, approved of by the court, and
UNION TOWNSHIP.
191
the division of East Hanover and erection of Union
township directed as follows :
"The line of division begins at a point on the
north bank of the Swatara Creek, opposite to Mish's
mill in the road leading from said mill to Yerger's
tavern ; thence along said road and through lands of
Michael Gingrich north 72° west (at two perches
Gingrich's land off, and the land of the heirs of
Jacob Titler in Union in) 14 perches to a hickory-
tree ; thence through the same north 13°, 49° west (at
30V perches the land of the heirs of Titler off and
Henry Krall in Union district iu) 45 perches; north
26}° west 13 perches ; thence north 20° west 9i
perches; thence north 28.5° west 11 perches; thence
north 30° west 20 perches; thence north 6}° west 12
perches ; thence north 7° east 7 perches ; thence north
31 }° west 28 perches; thence north 74° west 16
perches ; thence north 14° west 7| perches ; thence
north 10° east 10j perches ; thence north 33° west 12
perches ; thence north 5° west 13} perches ; thence
north 41° west 11J perches; thence north 50° west 12
perches; thence north 41° west 16] perches; thence
north 53}° west 9} perches ; thence north 71° west
9} perches ; thence north 23° east 10 perches ; thence
north 45° east 14} perches ; thence north 28}° east
15 perches ; thence north 24}° east 9} perches
to a chestnut-tree on the Second Blue Moun-
tain ; thence due north at 192 perches, line across
Stony Creek which runs west at 212 perches, is lo-
cated the tavern house at the Cold Spring 6 feet from
the line leaving it in East Hanover 2 miles and 53
perches to a chestnut-oak-tree on the top of the
Fourth Mountain intersecting the Lebanon and Dau-
phin Counties line. From a point on the line near-
est the Cold Spring tavern the commissioners sur-
veyed as follows, viz. : south 87° west 18J perches ;
thence south 29° west 7} perches to the centre of the
Springs, north 30^° west 17} perches ; thence north
7J° west 12 perches ; thence north 33J° west 14
perches ; thence north 40}° (at 31 perches line crosses
Indian Town Creek) 32 perches ; thence north 21°
west 23 perches ; thence north 43}° west 14 perches
to the forks of the road leading to the Cold Spring
and Pine Grove ; thence north 68}° west 31 perches ;
thence south 80° west 24 perches ; thence south 83°
west 19 perches ; thence south 86 1° west 40 perches;
thence south 68}° west 17 perches; thence south 72°
west 19 perches; thence north 45}° west (at 34
perches the line crosses a branch of the Indian Town
Creek running east) 43 perches ; thence south 86°
west 24 perches ; thence north 69° west (at 13 perches
Joseph's spring about 4 perches north of the line
leaving it in Union) 17 perches ; thence north 60°
west 18 perches ; thence north 65',° west 38 perches ;
thence north 31}° west 34 perches ; thence north 14'.°
east (at 24 perches the Hue crosses the road leading
to Manada Furnace) 33 perches; thence north }°
west 29 perches; thence north 15)° east (leaving the
house of Thomas Kuiser on Weidman's land in Un-
ion) 52f perches; thence 1° east 36 perches; thence
north 17f° west 12 perches; thence north 31° west 32
perches, now ascending the Second Mountain ; thence
north 23° west 19 perches; thence house off and Philip
Hess in East Hanover in leaving Hess' barn about 4
perches south of the line, at 1 mile and 70 perches,
Hess off and Isaac Hetrich in East Hanover in, at 1
mile 250 perches, Hetrich off' and Henry Garbach in
Union in, at 2 miles 19 perches the line crosses Reed's
Creek, at 2 miles 117} perches Garberich off" and John
Walmer (wagon-maker) in Union in, at 2 miles 194
perches Walmer off and Philip Garberich in East
Hanover in, at 2 miles 224 perches the line crosses
the road leading to Walmer's Church and again the
line of John Walmer, at 3 miles Walmer off and John
Garberich Adams, Sr., in East Hanover in, at 3 miles
70 perches the line crosses the State road from Har-
risburg to Pine Grove about 12 perches from Gar-
berich's house, at 3 miles 158 perches Garberich off
and Henry Shuey (where Nicholas R. lives) in Un-
ion in, at 3 miles 228 perches the line crosses the
road leading to Lyon Lemberger; thence through
the land of Jacob B. Weidman (Walmer's place) in
East Hanover in, 4 miles 200 perches to a stone heap,
&c, on the land of Weidman intersecting the Cold
Spring road near Frederick Trout's house ; thence
along the Cold Spring road north 57}° west (at 40
perches Trout's house in Union) 45} perches; thence
north 27}° west 26 perches ; thence north 12}° west
10} perches ; thence north 9° west 16 perches ; thence
by the same north 13° west 60 perches to a spring
crosses the road about 8 perches south of Krall's
house; thence by the same north 21'.° west 37 perches
to a corner of John Daub and Henry Krall's lands,
leaving Daub in East Hanover; thence on the line
of Daub and Krall's lands north 14}° west 32 perches;
thence by the same north line 5}° west 46 perches to
a black-oak-tree ; thence north 31 } west 32 perches;
thence through lands of Jacob Keiffer leaving Keifter
in Union north 53}° west 35 perches ; thence north
75° west 71 perches to line of Keiffer and William
Reiter's land, leaving Reiter in East Hanover; thence
along said line north 12}° west 61 perches to a corner
of Reiter's, Keiffer's, and Philip Lerch's land leaving
Lerch in East Hanover, here Reiter's land oft' and
Lerch's in ; thence on the line of Lerch's and Keiffer's
land north 2}° west to a stone in the great road lead-
ing from Harrisburg to Jonestown ; thence to the
Indiantown Gap and through the land of Henrv
Bross, leaving said Bross in Union north 1° west (at
13S perches Bross off and Philip Lerch in East Han-
over in) ; at this place the line crosses Lerrick's road
at 196 perches Lerrick's oft' and the lands of Jacob
Ranch in Union in, at 260 perches crossing a spring
west } perch from Jonathan Anspach's house leav-
ing Anspach in East Hanover, at 2S2 perches An-
spach's."
That portion of the township which lav bevond the
Second Mountain was in 1853 stricken oft' to form the
192
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
township of Cold Spring. In 1843 the return for
Union township was as follows :
ASSESSMENT FOR UNION TOWNSHIP, 1843.
Anspach, Peter.
Anspach, Jacob.
Bomgardner, John.
Bender, Valentine.
Bickel, Samuel E.
Bickel, John A.
Bickel, Levi.
Boler, Henry M.
Boeshore, Widow.
Boeshore, Jacob.
Bross, Jacob.
Bross, Michael.
Bross, Henry (estate).
Boeshore, Thomas.
Bohr, John (estate).
Bartlemay, John.
Bucher, John.
Borfer, Gloninger & Co.
Bohr, John.
Bohr, Jacob.
Bohr, Henry.
Bender, John.
Beely, Jacob.
Copenhaver, John.
Copenhaver, William.
Copenhaver, John W.
Coleman, Thomas B. (estate).
Clark, John.
Diener, Henry.
Diener, John.
Dauphin and Susquehanni
Coal Company.1
Eckert, George.
Foeht, Rank & Fisher.
Failor, Solomon.
Fisher, John (weaver).
Fake, Peter.
Failor, John.
Fox, William.
Feltler, George.
Fisher, Philip.
Fake,Johu.
Fisher, John.
Fauber, John.
Gingerich, Michael.
Gingerich, Christian.
Gingerich, John.
Gilbert, George.
Gilbert, Henry.
Good, Peter.
Gerhart, Jacob.
Geihrich, William.
Geibrich, Henry.
Hower, Widow.
Haner, Jacob.
Heilman, Philip.
Heilman & Snavely.
Heilman, George.
Heilman, John.
Heilman, Samuel.
Heilman, Henry.
Heilman, Jacob.
Heilman & Shugar.
Hunsicker, Jacob.
Hess, John.
Heckinder, John, Jr.
Hess, Philip.
Hess, Henry.
Hess, Martin.
Hess, Michael.
Hummel, Daniel.
Hooverten, Christian.
Haldei man, Henry.
Krall, Henry.
Reefer, Jacob.
Kern, Thomas.
Klick, Michael.
Kreiser, Fred., Sr.
Kreiser, Casper, Jr.
Kreiser, Henry.
Kreiser, Felix.
Kreiser, Peter.
Kreiser, Bernhard.
Kreiser, Casper, Sr.
Kreiser, William.
Kohr, Michael.
Light, Joseph.
Light. Jacob.
Light, David.
Lerch, George.
Lentz, Widow.
Light, Jacob (forge).
Lauer, Christian.
Minnich, Christian.
Miller, John.
Measer, Philip, Sr.
Miller, George.
Mish, Widow.
Miller & Co., Abraham.
Mark, Widow.
Measer, John.
Moyer, Samuel.
Moyer, Martin.
Musser, Daniel.
Moonshine, Barbara.
Moonshine, John.
Meily, Henry.
Meily & Co., Henry.
Mease, David.
Nine, Joseph.
Pueauce, Benjamin.
Philips, John, Sr.
Ranch, Jacob.
Rank, Daniel.
Rauk, David.
Rank, Henry.
Roop, Jacob.
Roop, John.
Roop, David.
Hersberger, Samuel.
Stucky, Elizabeth.
Shirk, Samuel.
1 Under title of Stony Creek Coal Estate (Warrantees names, viz.:
Martin Moyer, Conrad Moyer, Michael Moyer, Nicholas Shauffler,Dan-
iel She filer, John Sheffler, Catharine Koons, Christiana Koons, Elizabeth
Koons, Gabriel Hiester, Peter Nagle, Peter Frailey, Conrad Feger, Con-
rad Koons, Daniel Leiubach, John Shenfelder, Henry Dickel, Peter
Kapp, Philip Kreamer, John Kapp, Michael Kapp, Frederick Kapp,
Jacob Dohner, Moses Dohner, George Debin, Sr., George Debiu, Jr.,
Peter Debin, Daniel Lanbert, Adaiu Deck, David Darkes, Adam Grittin-
ger, Eckert & Guilford).
Stine, Henry.
Seltzer, John.
Strobman, Stephen.
Sattazahn, Adam.
Smith, David.
Smith, Henry.
Stine, John.
Sreckengost, John.
Strobman, Joseph.
Shirk, Christian.
Sbreckeugost, Leonard.
Seltzer, Augustus M.
Stine, Daniel.
Stite, Hartman.
Shuey, Thomas.
Shuey, George, Sr.
Shuey, David.
Shuey, John L.
Shuey, Henry.
Shuey, Christian.
Shuey, Amos.
Stahl, Daniel.
Sattazahm, John.
Strupeuham, Daniel.
Smith, Jacob.
Saltzer, John.
Traut, Frederick.
Angst, Henry.
Augst, George.
Anderson, John.
Bohr, Mathias.
Bohr, Solomon.
Bohr, Michael.
Boughter, Joseph, Jr.
Bruner, David.
Bamgardner, David.
Bealy. William.
Bolts, Samuel.
Bender, George.
Conrad, Henry.
Copenhaver, ThoniaB.
Clemens, Jacob.
Darnwary, Michael.
Darkes, Isaac.
Debin, Peter.
Dornmoyer, John.
Deck, Nicholas.
Eisenhauer, Christian.
Fasnacht, Jesse.
Folmer, Michael.
Failer, Valentine.
Gaby, Jacob.
Gingrich, Jacob.
Gamber, Jacob.
Gamble, William.
Heckendon, John, Jr.
Hess, Philip (miller).
Holtzbeig, John.
Hunsicker, Christian.
Hess, Daniel.
Hersberger, Henry.
Kuns, Lorentz.
Boeshore, Jacob.
Bross, Samuel.
Bross, Henry.
Cooper, Leonard.
Heck en den, George.
Heckenden, Joseph.
Hersberger, Samuel.
Haldaman, Thomas.
Keru, Henry.
Kuutz, John, Jr.
Kohr, Jacob.
Losser, William.
Tittler, Widow.
littler, Jacob.
Ulrich, Daniel.
Union Canal Company (20
Walter, Joseph.
Wenger, Abraham.
Weidman , Jacob B.
Weidel, Jacob.
Weidel, Setzer.
Weidel & Co., Jacob (colliers).
Weidel, William.
Walter, John.
Walmer, David (church).
Walmer, Jacob.
"Walmer, Peter.
Walmer, John.
Walmer, Henry (estate).
Walmer, Jphn.
Wenger, Martin.
Xander, Jacob.
Yeakel, John.
Teakley, Rudolph.
Zearing, John.
Zearing, Ludwig.
Zeller, Adam.
Krall, George.
Kunts, Jacob.
Kreiser, Thomas.
Kreiser, Martin.
Kreiser, Samuel.
Kreiser, John.
Kuhns, John.
Kreiser, Isaac.
Losser, John.
Leiberman, Jacob.
Moyer, Joseph.
Miller, Joseph.
Measer, Adam.
Musser, John.
Miller, John.
Nine, George.
Peters, John.
Rank, George.
Ritscher, George.
Rank, Jacob.
Reager, George.
Reinhard, Oliver.
Shirk, Casper.
Saddler, Christian.
Sbuf, George, Jr.
Shifty, Joseph.
Sattazahm, L.
Stahl, John.
School, Cyrus.
Thompson, Nicholas.
Tobias, Solomon.
Wendling, David.
Walmer, David.
Wolf, Jonathan.
Yerger, Amos.
Losser, Jonathan.
Murray, W.
Musser, Henry.
Shirk, Casper.
Sprechengost, John, Jr.
Sailer, Martin.
Sailer, George.
Sailer, Samuel.
Thompson, NicholaB.
Walmer, Solomon.
Zearing, John, Jr.
Zearing, Christian.
UNION TOWNSHIP.
193
The first range of the Kittochtinny or Blue Moun-
tains crosses the upper portion of the township, making
it rugged, but the southern part is level and fertile.
The Swatara Creek bounds it on the east, separating
it from Swatara township. The Big Dam, on the
creek in Swatara Gap, extending into this and the
latter townships and serving as a feeder to the Union
Canal, broke in 1862, and has not since been repaired.
The Swatara Feeder extended from this dam through
the eastern part of the township to the Union Water-
Works. The Lebanon and Tremont (Pine Grove)
Railroad extends through the eastern part. About
the middle of the eastern border of the township, on
the Swatara Creek, is Union Forge. The soil is prin-
cipally gravel and slate, with some limestone. The
country is well watered by small streams, but, besides
the Swatara, there are none of any considerable size.
There are no towns in the township, but the country
is well improved and has many excellent farms.
Fort Smith was located in this township and was
built in 1738, three-quarters of a mile north of Union
Forge. It was on land lately owned by Widow Eliz-
abeth Shuey, but now by D. Blouch. It figured
largely in the days of Indian alarms and massacres.
The site of the land was originally owned by Peter
Heydrich, who emigrated from Germany and located
prior to 1738. In the Mount Pleasant district a Mr.
Noacre was killed by the Indians while plowing in a
field now owned by R. Boltz. Philip Maurer was
also shot dead while cradling oats on the old John
Gross farm. The house of Martin Hess was often a
place of refuge, and was a mile southwest of Peter
Heydrich's. Matthias Boeshore was also an old set-
tler, who on one occasion retreated from the Indians
towards Hess' house. Just as he had got inside the
house he seized a gun, and, turning upon his pursuers,
leveled his piece at them, and while in the act of
drawing the trigger he received a shot from the In-
dians which wounded him but slightly. The bullet
of one of the savages' guns struck that part of Boe-
shore's rifle to which the flint is attached, and the ball
glancing a little to one side wounded him in the left
side. He lived to be an old man and left a numerous
offspring.
■ On the old Weidman farm was another block-house
or place for refuge. It is related by Rupp that on
frequent occasions, when the Indians appeared in
numbers and his neighbors were in their own homes,
Peter Heydrich gave immediate notice to the people
to resort to the fort. At one time, it is related, he
"took the fife and drum (of the fort) and marched
himself into the woods or thicket, now beating the
drum, then blowing the fife (and he could beat and
fife well), then he would give the word of command
loud and distinct, as if it had been given to a large
force, though he was the only one to obey orders, and
by this ruse de guerre he managed to scare the Indians
away and collect his neighbors securely, — noth brieht
Eisen."
Many incidents are related of pioneer times and of
the hardships of the early settlers, which would do
doubt prove interesting to the readers of this history,
but the record of the domestic life of our ancestors
must be reserved for a fireside history of that hardy
and energetic race. Schools and churches were early
established. These pioneers, who, in their youth, in
the land of their nativity had enjoyed Christian in-
struction, were not slow, although situated in the
wilderness, to give such facilities for the education of
their children, not only as their means would allow
but as opportunity afforded.
Walmer's Church (Reformed and Lutheran) is
located two miles northwest of Mount Nebo. The
first edifice was a log structure built in 1770, and the
second a frame, in 1810. The present church was erec-
ted in 1850. The old settlers of this vicinity were the
Walmers, Gerberichs, Lights, Shueys, Klicks, Goods,
Rabers, Brightbills, Shells, Elliotts, and Fishers.
Moonshine's Church (Reformed and Lutheran)
is located near East Hanover township line, be-
tween the First and Second Mountains. The early
settlers hereabouts were the Kohrs, Sticklers, Brosses,
Werts, Brandts, Trouts, and others.
Sattazahn's Church (Reformed and Lutheran]
is situated near Wolf's tavern. The building is a
one-story frame structure. The early settlers in this
neighborhood were the Wolfs, Sattazahns, Stiners,
Behneys, Ditzlers, Daubets, and Zechmans. In the
old graveyard are buried, —
Beahm, Abraham, d. Nov. 12, 1866.
Deaven, Peter, b. May 16, 1811 ; d. Oct. 26, 1853.
Fehler, Eva (w. of Jac), b. Feb. 9, 1744 ; d. Nov. 21, 181S.
Fehler, Jacob, b. April 13, 1744 ; d. Oct. 1, 1S17.
Fehler, Johannes, b. 1773 ; d. July 12, 1854.
Laing, James, b. March 18, 1828 ; d. Oct. 30. 1869.
McGiner, Catharine, b. Jan. 21, 1791 ; d. Oct. 19, 1857.
Mease, John, b. Oct. 13, 1824 ; d. March 20, 1S50.
Laing, Thomas, b. 1835 ; d. Dec. 20, 1862.
Kreiser, Elizabeth, b. 1810; d. 1860.
Rhen, John, b. May 6, 1S21 ; d. Jan. 8, 1S73.
Rupp, Ephraim, b. 1822 ; d. Aug. 25, 1849.
Sattazahn, John, b. Feb. 4, 1771 ; rt. Nov. 2D, 1847.
Sattazahn, Margaret (w. of J.), b. Dec. 1, 1791 ; d. March 15, 1873.
Sattazahn, William.
Shultz, Christian, b. May 31, 1780; d. Dec. 10, 1876.
Wolf, William, b. April 26, 1839; d. Sept. 21, 1873.
Murray and Inwoop are stations within Union
township, on the line of the Lebanon and Tremont
Railroad.
Union Forge. — This place is on the eastern border
of the township, on the Swatara Creek, and on the
Lebanon and Tremont Railroad. It has a popula-
tion of one hundred and fifty, an express and tele-
graph-office. The old forge here was erected about
the beginning of the century, and is now operated by
J. & R. Meily. in the manufacture of pig-iron. The
stone flour-mill, run by Henry & Jack, was erected
just after the completion of the railroad, and took the
place of an old frame one. The latter and the forge
were then owned and operated by Morris Weidman.
The forge now gives employment to some forty hands.
COLD SPRING TOWNSHIP.
The township of Cold Spring is bounded on the
east by Schuylkill County, north and west by Dau-
phin County, and on the south by East Hanover and
Union townships. It is so named from the large
spring which furnishes the main supply for Stony
Creek, and upon the organization of the county of
Lebanon was not included within its bounds, as will
be seen by reference thereto.
At the September sessions of court 1853, on the
petition of sundry inhabitants of East Hanover and
Union townships, for the erection of a new township
(Cold Spring) out of the territory of said two town-
ships, the court appointed John Early, Cyrus P. Mil-
ler, and William Lick commissioners to ascertain and
designate the boundaries. Their report of Nov. 3,
1853, was as follows: "Beginning at a chestnut-tree,
at or near the Dauphin and Lebanon County line, on
the south side of the Second Blue Mountain in East
Hanover township ; thence through unimproved
lands unknown the owners thereof, north 80° east 86
perches to a chestnut-oak-tree ; thence same north
62° east 82 perches to a chestnut-oak-tree ; same
north 80° east 40 perches to a black-oak ; same north
53° east 216 perches to a chestnut-oak ; same north
64° east 42 perches to a chestnut-oak ; same north
82° east 66 perches to a chestnut ; same and John S.
Moyer's unimproved lauds north 70° east 180 perches
to a chestnut-tree ; thence through unimproved land
of said John S. Moyer north 52° east 110 perches to a
chestnut-tree back of a house now occupied by Henry
Meer as a public inn or tavern ; thence the same
north 60° east 8 perches to a public road leading
through Indiantown Gap to Cold Spring and the
present township line between East Hanover and
Union township ; thence the same and the same
course 116 perches to a black-oak ; thence the same
and lands the owners unknown 70° east 728 perches
to a chestnut-tree, and in the said Union township
through unimproved lands of the heirs of Henry
Meilly, deceased, and Martin Moyer north 55° east
220 perches to a black-oak-tree; thence through un-
known land north 47° east 14 perches to a hickory-
tree, at or near the line of lands of the Susquehanna
and Dauphin Coal Company's land ; thence along the
line of said company's land, through their lands and
lands of Isaac Saddazahn north 60° east 750 perches
to a white-oak-tree; thence through unimproved
lands of the said Isaac Saddazahn and David Mees
194
north 48° east 96 perches to a black-oak-tree north of
the house of said David Meese ; thence unimproved
lands of the said David Meese and others north 59°
east 148 perches to a post in a private road leading
from the public-house of Amos Wolf to the Gold
Mine Gap; thence along the said private road and
unimproved land of David Hummel north 54° east
123 perches to a white-oak-tree on the lands of
George Felty, and near the private road leading from
a school-house to Gold Mine Gap; thence north 45°
east 496 perches to a chestnut-tree, and through un-
improved lands of George Felty, Heilman, Greiner,
&c, and Eckert and Guilford to the Lebanon and
Schuylkill County line."
The following were owners of taxable property in
the township at the time of its formation. We omit
the tenants, as the greater portion were temporary in-
habitants,— miners and machinists :
Dauphin and Susquehanna Coal Company (Cold
Spring tract), George Gardner, Adam Rapp, Peter
Wengert, Andrew Eisenbiser (these four unseated
lands), Leidig and Brechbill (Yellow Spring), same
under title of Stony Creek Coal Estates, Adam Grouser,
Henry Fleizer, Jacob Bright, Daub and Bohr (all
four unseated lands), Conrad Moyer, Michael Moyer,
Nicholas Sheaffer, Daniel Sheafl'er, Catherine Koon
(Gold Mineral Black Spring), Gabriel Hiester, Peter
Nagle, Conrad Feager, Philip Kreamer (coal land),
Conrad Koon (coal land), Daniel Linabach, John
Rapp, Christian Koon, Presley Blackistone (tax titles),
Martin Moyer (coal land), John Sheaffer (coal land),
Elizabeth Koon (coal land), Peter Frailey, J. Shain-
felder, H. Dickie, Michael Rapp, Frederick Rapp,
Peter Rapp.
This township, as will be noted, lies in the extreme
northwestern part of the county, between the Second
and Fourth Mountain, the Third Mountain passing
through its centre. Its erection grew out of the coal
and lumber trade, which in 1853 had attracted consid-
erable population, but the promise it then gave of
continued prosperty has not been realized, the actual
number of the inhabitants at present being much less
than at the time of its formation. The soil of this
mountain region is rocky and sterile, and but little of
it under cultivation. At one time considerable quan-
tities of timber were cut on the mountains, but the
supply became exhausted in a great measure, and that
business has declined. Some coal was found and sev-
HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP.
195
eral collieries opened, but the operations failed, owing
to the poor quality of the coal mined.
Quite a village sprung up at Rausch Gap, where
the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad, which
passes through Stony Creek Valley, erected a ma-
chine-shop, but the poorness of the soil and inferior-
ity of the coal has checked its prosperity. There is
no doubt, however, of good coal being contained
within the mountains, which require only research,
energy, and capital to develop.
Cold Spring, along the line of the railroad, has be-
come quite a noted summer resort. As early as 1775
it was noted for the coldness of the water and for the
beneficial results in rheumatism. It has been resorted
to by invalids from that early period, although diffi-
cult of access owing to the badness of the mountain
roads. The railroad, however, has brought it within
easy reach, and recently every effort has been made
to make it a desirable place for recreation and
health.
« ' ><3ge> < a-
HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP.
The Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania,
by an act passed March 11, 1752, erected the county
of Berks, separating the new county on the south-
west from Lancaster by the line which subsequently
continued to be the dividing line between Dauphin
and Berks Counties, and the same which at present
divides Lebanon from Berks, and Dauphin from
Schuylkill Counties. This line, as before stated, cut
off a portion of Bethel township, and will be referred
to hereafter in relation to the boundaries of townships.
At the time the county of Berks was erected, the
townships of Warwick, Heidelberg, and Cocalico had
existence in Lancaster County ; they either adjoined
the south and east sides of Lebanon township or
were located in that neighborhood. At February
sessions, 1757, the inhabitants of the township of
Heidelberg petitioned the court, stating their difficul-
ties arising out of the largeness of their township,
and that there was a considerable body of land lying
between the townships of Heidelberg, Lebanon, War-
wick, and Cocalico that had not before then been
erected into or annexed to any township, and praying
for a reconstruction of said townships ; upon which
the court ordered and designated the boundaries of
several townships, among which was Heidelberg, as
follows :
" Beginning at the south side of Joseph Cratzer's
land, bounding upon Lebanon, and extending by the
same northerly to Bethel township ; thence easterly
along Bethel to Tulpehocken township, in Berks
County ; thence by the same to Cocalico township, to
Valentine Feeman's; thence by the same and by
Elizabeth township to the place of beginning." This
gives the boundaries of Heidelberg township as they
were when Dauphin County was subsequently taken
from Lancaster, and as they remained so long as Hei-
delberg township was a portion of Dauphin County.
Its limits, however, were subsequently reduced by
taking awav its northern section to form, with the
southern part of Bethel, the new township of Jackson.
Since then the greater portion of Mill Creek has been
separated from it on the southeast. The country is
comparatively level, except in its extreme southern
border, where the South Mountain separates it from
Lancaster County. The soil, as is the greater portion
in the southern part of the county, is limestone of
the best quality, and is well cultivated and improved.
In its southern part are several streams, the largest
of which, Hammer Creek, flows through a gap in the
mountains to join the Conestoga in Lancaster County.
The next stream in size is Mill Creek (Miihlbach),
rising in the east and flowing northeast into the Tul-
pehocken. The northern part has no running streams,
and the stock of farmers are watered in the pools of
standing water abounding in this region.
The township was first settled by German Jews,
who must have come here as early as 1720, as they
had a church and cemetery. They were so numerous
at one time as to have a synagogue, and a rabbi to read
the Scriptures and impart to them other instruction.
As early as 1732 they had a graveyard, around which
a substantial stone wall was built, nearly the whole of
which was standing until quite recently. The cement
or mortar used was very adhesive, and was made of
a larger proportion of lime than is nowgenerally taken,
for it is even now quite as compact and solid as lime-
stone itself. It lies half a mile south of Shaeflers-
towu, one hundred yards east from the Lancaster
road. The cemetery is all that remains to show that
these German Jews were once here, the synagogue
having long since crumbled into dust; and, as the
march of civilization surrounded them with a class
of neighbors prejudiced against their religion, they
disposed of their effects and went away.
These people were Germans, the first of whom had
either come directly from Germany, or from the Prov-
ince of New York, where many of them arrived in
1710 ; thence they emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1723.
196
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
In 1724 the German
Baptists, commonly known as
Sheffer, Alexander.
Thomas, Durst.
Dunkards, commenced a settlement in this township
Summe, Peter.
Springer, Ulrich.
Ulrich, Valentine.
Veeman, Valentine.
as first organized. Many of these came from Germany
Scbell, Peter.
Wolfersparger, John.
and Holland in 1709,
settled first at Germantown, and
Swingle, Nicholas.
Wolfersparger, Frederick.
some years afterwards
established a school and church
Strickler, Andrew.
Wolfersparger. Peter.
Saltz.geber, Andreas
Walborn, Christian.
at Miihlbach.
Snider, Michael.
Zimmerman, Bastian.
On the farm of S. Bomberger was erected, in 1723, a
Trear, George.
Zeller, David.
log fort, which was
used by the settlers as a pro-
Troutman, Hieronymus
Zeller, Henry.
tection against the Indians, and near which several
Troser, Anthony.
Thomas, Martin.
Zwalle, Christian.
Zeller, Peter.
skirmishes occurred.
Among the elements of natural
jposits of brown sandstone in the
ich of which is on lands owned
wealth are the great d
The following-nam
ed
pe
rsons were residents o
f the
southeastern part, rn
by William Weigley <
southeast part of Heidelbe
•g township, on the
borders
ind Dr. Zerbe, and of which the
of Warwick [1752] :
former's elegant mansion is built.
Blagher, Tost.
Roland, Abraham.
The following-named persons were taxables in
Beninger, Stephen.
Balmer, Michael.
Shite, Dillman.
Stiegle, Henry.
Heidelberg township
the year following the separa-
Botts, Henry.
Smith, Nicholas.
tion of Berks from Lancaster County (1752) :
Cole, Ludwig.
Simon, Casper.
Etsniinger, Hans Nickle
Shoody, Martin.
Albrecht, Matthias.
Loudermilch, John.
Etsminger, Hans Nickle
, Sr
Selzer, Jacob.
Arnold, Lorentz.
Leidig, Lenhard.
Gass, Jacob.
Shade, Balser.
Bauman, Lorentz.
Line, John.
Huber, John.
Sellar, Samuel.
Breidenbach, Philip.
Lash, George.
Hauk, Tobias.
Shoutler, Mr., the tailor
Bassler, Henry.
Loudermilch, Godfried.
Hoyl, Henry.
Taylor/David.
Bickle, Tobias.
Lane, John.
Irwin, Moses.
Tobias, Simon.
Brown, Jacob.
Miser, Henry.
Polinger, Jacob.
Wise, Henry.
Becker, Jacob.
Mous, Barned.
Pofasberger, John.
Toachy, Stephen.
Bowman, Valentine.
Miller, Frederick.
Pence, Christian.
Borger, Peter.
Miller, Nicholas.
Freemen.
Boyer, Henry.
Mosser, John Adam.
Bare, Ulrich.
Sheets, John.
Babler, Peter.
Mieser, George.
Brua, Peter.
Mieser, Michael.
Bale, John Pile Job
Swally, Telia.
Bressler, Nicholas.
Moore, Widow.
Hoyt, George.
Stelly, Jacob.
Cress, Nicholas.
Mire, John.
Lidigh, George.
Switzer, John.
Conrad, George.
Mire, Henry.
Ougausteeu, George
Tiniothe, John.
Coppenbeffer, Michael.
Miller, Christian.
Porgner, Peter.
Cogandoerfer, George.
Clark, Daniel.
Miller, Stofel.
Miller, Peter.
Six years after
(1758) the following were
.he tax-
Croll, Ulrich.
Marker, District.
ables in Heidelberg :
Copenhoefer, Thomas.
Neaf, Jacob.
£
d.
£
d.
Dutweiler, John.
Noacker, Christopher.
Noacker, Martin.
0
0
10
5
0
o
0
0
12
12
0
Durst, Jacob.
Dutweiler, James.
Neff, George.
0
5
0
0
4
0
Neff, Michael.
Bullinau, Adam
0
3
0
Groll, Matbias
0
10
0
Edeluian, Peter.
Beeker, Jacob
1
0
0
Greeminger, Jacob
0
12
0
Eicholtz, Martin.
Neff, Abraham.
Bright, Michiel
0
15
0
Ditto for one other tract.
0
2
6
Elli" Andrew.
Neff, Jacob.
Newman, Walter.
Besli, Will'"
n
■ 2
6
o
10
0
Basler, Henry
0
0
18
6
0
u
Groff, Andraw
0
0
3
13
0
Felleuberger, Nicholas.
Bardorf, Harmons
0
Fritz, Adam.
Newman, F.
Bardorff, Martin
l
0
0
henly, frederick
0
2
0
Fague, John.
Null, John.
Bridenbollgu, Philip
l
8
0
hefelfinger, Martin
0
4
0
Orendorf, Christian.
Oxman, John.
Bickle Tobias
0
0
0
16
14
4
0
6
0
bolter, John Wiliani
0
1
1
10
0
2
o
Gishun, Jacob.
Browsman, Frantz
o
Greeninger, Jacob.
6
Grebill, John.
Precllt, Michael.
Beeker, John
0
2
0
Knower, John
0
2
6
Gensly, Jacob.
Pugh, Joseph.
Potorf, Hermanus.
0
0
0
10
14
7
0
0
6
Kochendorfer, George...
6
0
0
3
3
2
Critzer, Andrew
0
Gass, Jacob.
Critzer, Jacob
6
Gring, Henry.
Hoffman, Tost.
Potorf, Martin.
0
2
0
0
2
0
Rainier, John.
0
14
0
o
14
0
Copenliover, Mich', Jim.
0
5
II
0
16
0
Hercbelroth, Valentine.
Rainier, Jacob.
Reasor, Ulrich.
RebO, Casper.
0
0
0
10
lu
0
0
0
loutermtlk, John
0
0
0
12
10
8
o
Huy, Jacob.
Conrad, George
Cup Martin
o
lonterinilk, godfred
Holsteiu, Lenhard.
Cup, Michall
0
0
0
4
0
Heigberger, Conrad.
Reigand, Andrew.
Reeni, Peter.
Cupenhefer, Michael
Cupenhover, Tho"
Celler, Tetter
0
0
18
10
0
line-, John ...'.......'.!!!
0
0
10
2
Hoster, Wilhelm.
Immel, John.
leBh, [.liter
0
Stump, Abraham.
0
18
0
0
8
6
Smith, Christian.
Celler Henry
1
0
0
12
0
0
Mouse, Bernhard
Miller, Nicklas, Jur
0
0
17
2
6
Kohl, Martin.
Ciller. David
0
Kistaker, Philip.
Stoler, John.
Crist, George
0
13
0
Myer, henry
0
6
0
Kreider, Jacob.
Stone, Peter.
(y Land-Lords part 10s.)
cimoriuan. Sebastian
Myer,John
0
8
6
0
7
6
Moors, Elizabeth, widow
1
10
0
Krotzer, Joseph.
Shub, John.
Spengler, Michael.
Stock, John.
Shall, Andrew.
Stump, Stophel.
Stoler, George.
0
0
0
2
4
6
0
0
0
Myser, henry
0
0
o
1
5
8
6
Kreutzer, Andrew.
Mimes, pitter
0
Kapp, Michael.
Kuster, John.
0
Denes, Philip
Derter, Antouey
Deefebach, Adam
0
0
0
1
3
c
0
c
Myer, Isaac
Miller, Michael
0
1
o
17
4
15
0
0
Knower, John.
Miser, George
6
Leanian, Christian.
Edelman, petter
0
4
0
0
3
0
Scbenck, Michael.
Emertb, George
0
13
6
0
0
9
9
o
Lebeustein, David.
(y° Landlords part, £0
0
Loudermilch, Wendel.
Swingle, Q ge.
12». Oi.
0
9
0
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197
Neaf, Jacob 0
Noakcr, Martin 0
Newman, John 0
Ne
, sitle
Newman, Walter 0 7
Null, John 0 10
Orendorff, Christian 0 8
Reeser, Ulrich 0 12
Reem, Peter 0 3
Richard, Andrew 0 3
Ramler, John 0 8
Ramler, Jacob 0 8
Stoler, Fritz 0 3
Shell, Peter 0 18
Stoler, George 0 8
Shank, Michael, S' 1 0
(the Landlords part, £0
15s. Orf.t
Stump, Stophel 0 16
Shall, Andrew 0 10
Sheafer, Sander 0 16
Stump, Abraham 0 8
Stoler, John 1 10
Swingle, George 0 13
Peter Albreght 1
Nicholas Brestler 1
Henry Brill 1
Jacob Miller 1
Valentine Miller 1
JohuNoth 1
John Corr 1
Peter Bruah 1
Abraham Bulman 1
William Blacher 1
Leonard Yelk 1
JacobCarrich 1
Melchor Loudermilk 1
John Thomas 1
George Stoll 1
£ s. d.
Shank, Michael, Ju".... 1 n 0
Spangler, Michael 0 9 0
Swindle, Nicholas 0 6 0
Strlckler, Andrew 0 10 0
Saltzgaver, Andrew 0 15 0
Stone, Peter 0 5 6
Shub, Henry 0 4 0
Sheafer, Michael 0 3 6
Thomas, Dorst.
Tbo
, Martin
0 6 0
0 6 0
Tutsweeller, John 0 6
Troutman, Roniinus 0 8
Treeown, Michael 0 5
Ulrich, Felty 0 9
Waggoner, Phillip 0 1
Wise, Henry 0 7
Wolfeleparger, Fred-
erick 0 17
Wolfelsparger, John 0 15
Wolfeleparger, Peter 0 14
Walborn, Christian 0 10
Wolfort, Conrad >... 0 1
Yelgh, Andrew 0 7
John Oxanian
Hansadam Kuawer
Peter Kerrich...,
Joseph Burkhart
Simon Bassler
Martin lighholtz
Harmonus Walhurn
John Werm
Michael Lash .....
David Lebenstain
Christian Carricusnitz...
Henry Bickle
Mathias Shell
Hans Adam at Holstaiu..
0
n
0
i)
0
0
0
0
0
0
I)
0
0
0
This township suffered largely from Indian depre-
dations. On July 8, 1757, between Valentine Herck-
elroad's and Tobias Bickel's four Indians killed two
children and scalped a young woman about sixteen
years of age. A woman was terribly cut with the
tomahawk, from which she died, and three children
carried off prisoners. Christian Shrenk's wife, being
among the rest, bravely defended herself and children
for a while, wresting the gun out of the Indian's hands
who assaulted her, also his tomahawk, and threw them
away. Two of her children were captured. In this
house were about twenty women and children, who
had fled from their own habitations to take shelter,
and the men folks were half a mile away picking
cherries. The latter came as quick as possible, and
went in pursuit of the savages, but to no purpose, as
the latter had concealed themselves.
There is nothing special which occurred during the
French and Indian war or the war for independence
save what has been already alluded to in the general
history of the county. The list of officers for the
township from 1759 to 1785 is herewith given :
1759. Constable. — David Lebeston.
Overseers of Poor. — Godfred Loudermilk, Michael Spangler.
Overseers of Roads. — John Holtser, Andrew Sholly.
1760. Comttible.— Weudle Loudermilk.
Overseers of Poor.— William Bask, John Keester.
Overseers of Roods. — Andrew Strickler, Christian Lehman.
1761. Constable.— Andrew Craitzer.
Overseers of Poor. — Jacob Lehman, Durst Thomas.
Overseers of Roads. — Isaac Myer, Barnhard Mans.
1762. Constable— Andrew Scholl.
Overseers of Poor.— Matthias Albrecht, John Immel.
Overseers of Roads. — Wendle Loudermilk, George Swengel.
1763. Constable.— Valentine Feemer.
Overseers of Poor. — Michael Ley, George Stohler.
Overseers of Roads. — Andrew Kreyzer, John Krebill.
1764. Constable.— John Kuuter.
Overseers of Poor. — John Lynes, George BcbwlDgle.
Overseers of Roads. — Godfried Loudermilk, Jacob Ramler.
1765. Constable.— William Hoster.
Overseers of Poor. — Peter Mangos, John Grayhill.
Overseers of Roads. — Nicholas Mosser, Jacob Neff.
1766. Constable.— John Meyer.
Overseers of Poor. — Peter Wolferaherger, John Kitzmiller.
Overseers of Roads. — Michael Shenk, Michael Hauck.
1767. Constable.— George Neff.
Overseer of Poor. — John Wolfcrsberger.
Overseers of Roads. — Matthias Crall, Martin Walborn.
1768. Constable.— David Zeller.
Overseers of Poor. — Michael Shenk, Joseph Crotzer.
Overseers of Roads. — Peter Wolfersberger, Henry Koppenheffer.
1769. Constable. — Michael Spangler.
Overseers of Poor.— Michael Shenk, Peter Stone.
Overseer of Roads. — Matthias Albright.
1770. Constable. — Leonard Illick.
Overseers of Poor. — Yost Hoffman, Christian Weiss.
Overseers of Roads. — George Klein, Martin Shell.
1771. Constable.— Valentine Urich, Jr.
Overseers of Poor. — John Moore, Abraham Stump.
Overseers of Roads. — Henry Zeller, Jacob Kinsley.
1772. Constable.— Christopher Coppenheffer.
Overseers of Poor. — Nicholas Miller, Jr., John Kruster.
Overseers of Roads— Nicholas Swingle, Abraham Stump.
1773. Constable.— John Grayhill.
Overseers of Poor. — Michael Diffenliach, George Smith.
Overseers of Roads. — Jacob Duey, Michael Miller.
1774. Constable.— Nicholas Miller.
Overseers of Poor. — John Shenk, John Weiser.
Overseers of Roads. — Henry Gring, George Simon.
1775. Const/ible. — Conrad Mayer.
Overseers of Poor. — Peter Shell, George Stoller.
Overseers of Roads Peter Stein, Balthaser Stamgart.
1776. Constable.— Michael Ley.
Overseers of Poor. — Thomas Bossier, George Troutman.
Overseers of Roads.— Peter Badorff, Jr., Henry Weiss.
1777. Constable.— Michael Ley.
1778. Constable. — Michael Diffebach.
Overseers of Poor. — Peter Newman, Wendel Wever,
Overseers of Roads. — John Tice, Adam Frith.
1779. Constable. — Johu Deiss.
Overseers of Poor.— Peter Shitz, Martin Hefelfinger.
Overseers of Roads.— Peter Sheal, John Stoller.
1780. Constable. — Henry Gring.
Overseers of Poor. — Jacob Spengler, George Kline.
Overseers of Roads. — John Swarts, George Kofenderfer.
1781. Constable.— Erhart Dierwechter.
Overseers of Poor.— John Root, Henry Myer, Sr.
Overseers of Roads.— Michael Overcarsh, Henry Magg.
1782. Constable.— Henry Achey.
Overseers of Poor. — Martin Wiser, Eberhard Diernachter.
Overseers of Roads.— Valentine Miller, Henry Strach.
1783. Constable. — Jacob Spangler.
Overseers of Poor.— John Mayer, Christian Leip.
Overseers of Roads.— John Shank, Croiumus Ruthy.
1784. Constable. — Johu Immel.
Overseers of Poor. — Frederick Stouer, Ludwig Weaver.
Orerseers of Roads.— Peter Batruff, Jr., Philip Wolfersperger.
1785. Constable. — Ludwig Weber.
Overseers of Poor. — John Becker, Frederick Steiner.
Oiierseevs of Bono's.— Philip Wolfersberger, Nicholas Mill.
The population of the township during the period
of the Revolution did not increase rapidly. The war
prevented emigration. The young men were in the
army, but the following list of taxables for 1782 gives
us the names of many old settlers who had come to
America prior to 1775. In 1781 there were nine
grist-mills, owned respectively by Thomas Bassler,
Michael Miller (2), Rudy Mayer (2), Johu Salsgeber,
Michael Shenck (2), and Michael Zeller. George
I!
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Meiser owned the only saw-mill. Stills were possessed
by Melchior Lauderrailch, Michael Miller, Peter New-
man, Michael Neff, Henry Shaeffer, Philip Wolfersber-
ger, and Peter Zeller. Negro slaves were owned by the
widow of Isaac Meyer, Leonard Stump, Peter Sheetz,
and Philip Wolfersberger.
HEIDELBERG RETURN.
Acres. | Acres.
Alstatt, Adam 193 Kring, Henry 200
Achv, Henry 305 Kap, Anthony 135
Armelolig, Christian Klein, Geo 150
Bover, Jn» 100
Bollman, Adam 200
Becker, Jn" 160
Becker, George 200
Backer, John, Junr
Braun, Philip 283
Battorl, Martin 124
Batturf, Peter 110
Battort, Peter, Jun' 160
Beny, Jacot 24
Beyv, Peter 110
Becker, Mich1 50
, Peter
Biner, Mar
Bii'hlor. Leonard..
ISa.-
Th.i
50
30
100
Bassl
Bahler, William 40
Bailer, Chris" 200
Belief, nenry ; 140
Beckler, Ulriah 100
Bruner, Henry
Bradenbach, Philip 50
Derwechter, Ehrhard 100
Diefenbacb, Mich' ,. 100
Dice, Jn» 150
Dill, Dan1 50
Ditzler, Melchor 150
Dennis, William (Widow) 140
Dorst, Thomas 150
Denis, Engle 100
Eberly, Jn" 150
Eii^lehard , Jacob 25
Eckard, Philip 260
Ewinger, George .....
Frans, Jn° 70
Freeman, Adam 200
Foltz.Jos 130
Frans, Michael 20
Fihler, .In» 31
Fihler, Nicholas 100
Foght, Jacob 200
Frid, Adam 250
Fenuigal, Adam
Fisher, Christian 100
Geibler,
Gired, George 175
German, Widow 100
Gills, William
Holstein, George 374
Hardmann, Samuel _
Hinn, Jacob 60
Hoffman, Yost 200
Horter, William 150
Hack, Mich1 200
Hack, Nicholas 56
Heffeiflnger, Martin 150
Hopshman, Henry 212
Herglcrode, Henry 50
Kogonderfor, Geo 100
Keller, Martin
Loyer, George
Lawfinstone, David 210
Lane, Peter
Lutz, Christoph 40
Leiss, Christoph 168
Lane, John 172
Lenn, Peter 94
Laos, Sam1 60
Lans, Jn" 100
Lens, Fred*" 20
Ley, Mich1 240
Leman, Chris" 150
Lineweber, Henry
Loudermilch, Melchor 300
Meiser, George 178
Meiser, Ge lull'
Me
Mayer, Henry, Jim' 150
Moore, Jn» 300
Moore, Jir\, Sen'
Miller, Mich1 ; 399
Mayer, Mich1
Miiig, Mich'
Miller. Peter 154
Mussel, Nicholas 200
Mayer, Christoph 300
Mayer, Isaac (Widow) 249
Miller, Valentine 118
Miller, Mich1., Jr
Mayer, Rudy 140
Mock, Henry 150
Meps, Jacob 70
Mess, Geo 110
Miller, Nicholas 300
Mayer, Jn"., Jun'
Moore, Mich' 131
Mess. Nidi. das 200
Me
200
"g,
Hoffman, George 130
Henley, Christopher 40
Hoffman, George, Jr 50
Hoster, Conrad
Flich, Leonard 300
Jangst, William
Immel, Leonard 17"
Jang, J n
d, Sen'.
170
Miller, Ludwig
Meyer, Henry 199
Miller, Jacob
Miller. Chris" 180
Nagle, Geo 60
Neman, Peter 144
Nil!', George
Nell, Mich' 192
Noll, Jn" 300
Noll, George
Nafeger, Mathias 200
Neidig, Peter 150
Novnian, William 97
Nockeard, Chris" 100
Nudig, Geo 20
Noll, Nicholas 100
Noll, Leonard 136
Noeckard, Fred' 80
Neyl, Jn"
Neff, Abram
Neff, Jacob 162
Nell', Jacob, Sen'
Noll, Dia 77
Noll, John
Oberkirsh, Mich' 160
Pyfer, Fred*
I'iiilipi, Jacob 194
Bap, Fred' 40
Rudemaiur, Geo
Roll, Ludwig 83
Rudy, Romanus 50
Ramler, Jacob 200
Rod, Jn" 80
Rim, Peter 100
Ruser. Ulrich 400
Ramler, John 145
Salsgeber, Henrv 87
Salsgeber, Jll» 87
Seiber, Chris" 229
Simon, George 100
Sieder, Geo refused
Sheffer, Henry 241
Subert, Franz
Sohler, George 100
Stump, Leonard 210
Acres.
Btrtckler, Leonard 160
Striikler, Andreas 150
Stinkier, Andreas
Stone, Peter 228
Staltzsmit, Frantz
Stamgart, Balser 20
Spengler,Geo 140
Stohhr, Ju» 200
Stohler, Geo., Jun'
Spongier, Jacob 200
Steiner, Fred1" 180
Spongier, Mich1
Spelman, Conrad 150
Spongier, Peter
Stump, Mich1 200
Struck, Henry 190
Shenckle, Carls 60
Sholl, Andreas 422
Shram, Henry 50
Sharf.Jn" 183
Swartz, Jn» 147
Shell, Peter 140
Shitz, Adam 157
Sheffer, George
Sniit. Jacob 32
Sheffer, Jn» 79
Snell, Chris' 50
Swarm, Adam 15
Slosser, ,Tu°
Sheuck, Jn" 300
Shem k, Mich' 375
Shitz, Peter 325
Geo. Miller.
Adam Sholl.
Fredt Zeller.
Henry Zeller.
Philip Noll.
Peter Stone.
Geo. Derwechter.
Geo. Schwartz.
Geo. Trion.
Jn". Sholl.
Henry Shram.
Jacob Linn.
Mich1 Ramler.
Acres.
Swanger, Peter
Smith, Abram
Trion, Mich1 6
Traiitman, Geo 140
Dlrich, Frans .'. 100
Ulrich, Valentine 110
Way, Andreas
Weaver, Ludwig 280
Wititievel, Ludwig 20
Weiser. Christoph
Walborn, Martin 170
Walborn, Herman 100
Woftanl. Michal 20
Wolf, Mich1 40
Wacinor, Jacob 200
Weber, Vindle 150
Wolf, rspoi-oei, Peter 150
Woll'eisper^er. Fredk
Wolfersperger, Philip 150
Weis, Chris" 100
Weis, Henry 100
Weber, Geo
Weiser, Martin 200
Wavk. Gorid 80
Wavk, Chris" 70
Zeller, Mich1 40
Zeller, Peter 100
Zimmerman, Geo 149
Zeller, Henrv 150
Zeller, David 100
Zollinger, Nicholas 8
Jn". Bassler.
Henry Bassler.
Mich1. Miss.
Henry Krall.
Geo. Kogehderfer.
Mich'. Graff.
Jn". Bollman.
Christopher Ress.
Jacob Dennis.
Jacob Zollinger.
Mich'. Kreitzer.
Jn». Glingle.
On the night of the 28th of December, 1797, oc-
curred the Sheetz murder, the first in the township
and in the county of Dauphin, in which it then was.
Peter Sheetz, Sr., a well-to-do farmer residing near
Shaefferstown, had three children, — Elizabeth (mar-
ried John Hauer), Frantz or Francis, and Peter. The
father died in 1795, leaving his daughter one thou-
sand pounds Pennsylvania currency, and the balance
of his property to his two sons. John Hauer, not
being satisfied with the will, tried by law to make it
void, and not successful in this, his hatred increased
and he determined to work his brothers-in-law out
of the way by giving them poison. In this he
also failed. About this time two young Irishmen,
Charles McManus and Patrick Donagan, came to
this country, who, upon hearing of this dissatisfac-
tion, and being determined to get rich in the shortest
time possible by any means however foul, they
planned to go with Hauer to the home of the
Sheetz brothers and kill them there, believing
Hauer would be hung for the crime, and that the
widow would then inherit all, and finally result in
Charles McManus marrying her. On the evening of
the 2Sth of December, 1797, Hauer and the Irishmen
met on horseback at or very near the spot where the
recent murder, yet unsolved, of the late Joseph T.
Miller, was committed, where they laid the plan, and
from whence they started out to kill the Sheetz
HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP.
l!t:i
brothers. Francis Sheetz, with his brother Peter,
had been that day at a vendue and returned home
in the evening greatly fatigued. The former laid
himself on a bench near the stove to rest, while the
latter retired to bed in an adjoining apartment.
They had not been long in this tranquillity before
a female of the house discovered a light in the
kitchen, and, opening the door, was frightened at
the appearance of several men, and immediately en-
deavored to awaken Francis Sheetz, but she had only
in part effected her purpose when one of the assassins
presented a pistol at his head, which he discharged,
and killed him on the spot. In the mean time two
others proceeded to the bedroom of the brother,
Peter Sheetz, with axes, and at the first stroke which
one of them made his axe caught the cord of the
curtain, which in some measure stopped the force of
the blow. He was, however, very much cut on the
shoulder, which caused him to leap from the bed to
the floor and to have the presence of mind to seize
a chair, with which he knocked them both down ;
but in leaving the room he received another deep
wound on his posterior, which did not prevent him,
however, from locking the door and escaping out of
a window and retreating to a barn, where he placed
himself in a narrow passage, armed with a pitch-
fork ; but, after waiting a considerable time, and
finding the murderers had gone, he repaired imme-
diately to Shaefferstowu and gave the alarm, and by
the vigilance of the inhabitants the assassins were
arrested. Peter Sheetz was only seventeen years old.
The grand jury, at the June term of court, 1798,
found true bills of indictment against Charles Mc-
Manus and Peter McDonough as principals, and
John Hauer, Elizabeth, his wife, Patrick Donagan,
Francis Cox, and Hugh McDonough as accessories
before the fact. On Wednesday, the 13th of June,
1798, Charles McManus was brought to his trial first,
which continued nearly eight hours, when he was
convicted, upon the fullest evidence, of murder in
the first degree. On the Friday following a jury was
sworn for the trial of John Hauer, Patrick Donagan,
and Francis Cox, which trial continued until Suuday
evening at half-past seven o'clock, when the jury,
after having been out three and a half hours, re-
turned with a verdict of guilty against John Hauer,
but not guilty against Donagan and Cox. McManus
and Hauer were sentenced by Judge Henry at ten
o'clock next day.
The Oracle of Dauphin, of July 18, 1798, speaks of
the execution as follows : " On Saturday, the 14th
inst., were executed on the public ground (between
the State arsenal and surveyor-general's office) John
Hauer and Charles McManus, in pursuance of their
sentence, for the murder of Francis Sheetz. The
deportment of Hauer was much more decent and
composed than was expected from his conduct since
his trial and condemnation. Whether his dumbness
was real or affected, he was at least consistent, and
sustained the concluding scene without uttering a
syllable. McManus, in his last moments, confirmed
the testimony he had given to the grand jury, viz.,
that he was not in the house or present at the mur-
der, but that he held a horse at the end of the lane
in order to aid the escape of the perpetrators, who
were Hauer and Hugh McDonough. He appeared
with the same manly and even cheerful resigna-
tion which he had invariably preserved during his
trial and imprisonment, and which, added to his
youth, had, notwithstanding the atrocity of his
crime, procured him no inconsiderable degree of
public sympathy and favor."
After the execution " the high sheriff of Dauphin
County" published a card returning " his thanks to
the inhabitants of the borough and particularly to
the officers of the several corps of volunteers and
militia for their indefatigable care in guarding the
public jail for many months past, and for their attend-
attce and good order on the day of the execution of the
two late unhappy criminals." The "guarding the
public jail," alluded to by the sheriff, was rendered
necessary in consequence of several attempts having
been made by the prisoners to escape. Hauer's re-
mains were taken possession of by his wife, brought
home, and buried on the farm. The exact place of
burial is not known ; but it is only a short distance
from the State road leading to Lebanon and almost
adjoining Shaefferstowu.
A history of Heidelberg township cannot be com-
plete without a passing reference to a distinguished
character in ante-Revolutionary days, — Baron Steigel.
In our biographical history will be found a sketch of
the baron. Hard by Shaefferstown, near the road to
Lancaster, is Tower Hill (Thurm Berg), where he
erected a tower or castle, the ruins of which have long
since disappeared. Much of his life was spent in this
quiet retreat, as Elizabeth Furnace, which he owned,
was not far off. Steigel owned one-third (the Stedmaus
having the remainder) of five hundred and fifty acres
in Heidelberg and Elizabeth townships; of one hun-
dred and thirty-eight acres in Lebanon township,
known as the iron-mine, adjoining land of Conrad
Templemau and Henry Heiser; one hundred and
forty acres in Heidelberg township, adjoining lands of
Michael Neff and Michael Brecht, bought of John
Endress ; and twelve hundred acres in Lebanon and
Warwick townships. He also owned half of four hun-
dred acres in Heidelberg and Tulpehocken townships,
two hundred acres woodland in Heidelberg, and
eighteen huudred acres in Bethel township. These
were in addition to his Berks and Lancaster County
lands.
SHAEFFERSTOWN.
We have referred in the history of the township of
Heidelberg to the early settlement of German Jews
at or near Shaefferstown. This enterprising and
pleasant village is located centrally in the present
Heidelberg township, and antedates the other towns
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
of the county in its settlement and laying out. To
Alexander Shaeffer, a religious refugee from the
Palatinate, are we indebted for the founding of the
town which bears his name, although Heidelberg
was the title given it in all deeds of conveyance up
to the time of his death. Alexander Shaeffer had at
first settled at or near the mountain, to the southwest
of the town.
That part of the South Mountain still retains the
local name of " Schwoben Berg," Anglice, " Suabian
Hill," where Shaeffer's wife, Anna Engle, first saw
the advantages of settling on the fair and fertile lands
that lay near the foot of the mountain. She induced
her husband to remove from the bleak and unpropi-
tious mountain-side to the inviting plain that was
stretched out beneath them. Whereupon Shaeffer
obtained possession by purchase from the heirs of
Martin Thomas of all the lands now covered by the
town, as well as a considerable part of those lying in
its immediate vicinity. It was laid out by him in
SHAEFFER'S OLD HOUSE, 1735-3S.
1744 after a plan which has not since been materially
deviated from. In what was designed to be the
market-place, in the centre of the town, he left a large
open square, in which, after the fashion of the old
country, fountains (briinnen) were to be erected. In
furtherance of this plan, he and his wife, in 1753,
deeded to George Ulrich and Frederick Albright,
trustees, etc., " a certain tract of land, together with
a leading spring on the same, for the use of the in-
habitants of Market Street, etc." This "leading
spring" lies about four hundred yards south of the
town, and its waters are led in through iron pipes.
One of the fountains has been erected at the northern
end of the square, and the other has been placed in
Market Street at some distance from the southern
end. They are now under the care and control of a
corporation, and a small revenue, sufficient to defray
all the expenses incidental to maintaining and repair-
ing the works, is derived therefrom. These were the
first water-works established in any town or city in
the United States. The water is excellent in quality,
aud the supply has always, even in times of continued
drought, been found to be ample. The people will
ever have cause to hold Alexander Shaeffer and his
good wife, Anna Engle, in grateful remembrance ;
and so long as the grass shall grow in the beautiful
plot of ground on the hillside on the south end of the
town, and the water gush from the sparkling spring,
both of which they generously gave " to the people of
the town and their children forever," so long shall
their memory remain green.
About 1752, Shaeffer erected three large double
stone mansions a full mile apart on different portions
of his large plot. The middle one is now in the centre
of the town, and its large subdivided cellar is regarded
as a great curiosity, and is frequently visited by
strangers ; arches are sprung from the centre pier
constructed with heavy masonry, finished in plaster.
There is no doubt that when he built it he had in view
the security of persons and property from destruction
by Indians in case of conflicts among the early set-
tlers.
In the assessment-list for 1758, Heidelberg village
is separate from the township return proper, and we
give it herewith. It then contained thirty-one tax-
ables, which would show a population of from one
hundred and twenty-five to one hundred and fifty :
Bartel Sebaugh.
John Souder.
Phillip Erb.
Phillip Shertzer.
Christian Berhard.
Jacob Widmer.
Jacob Weaver.
Geo. Ulrich.
Simon Libely.
Casper Ippo.
Andrew More.
Michael Nagor.
Daniel North.
Andrew Miller.
Christian Prentz.
Peter Troowy.
Paul Gaherling.
Matbias Albreght.
John Breght.
Jacob Sander.
Peter Reem.
Fredei'ick Stump.
Jacob Seesner.
Christian Smith.
Phillip Bousman.
Nicholas Stump.
John Tice.
Benetick Ilnhofe.
Adam Hildebidel.
John Carman.
Cassper Whoofer.
In contrast with that is presented the return for
1782, by which it will be seen that during a period of
thirty years there was not much of an increase:
Hratzer, Jos.
Dickman, Jn°.
Oxiunian, Jn°.
Manch, Windle.
Dobler, Fred''.
Grunibine, Leonard.
Neff, Geo.
Albright, George.
Erb, Philip.
Albright, Martin.
Peffer, Henry.
Beyer, Martin.
Buker, Nicholas.
Kittera, Josiah.
Mardog, Rob1.
Kapp, Mich1.
Albright, Mathias.
Glingle, Geo.
Kapp, Geo.
Krum, Jd°.
Happ, Andreas.
Keft, Jn».
Shorek, George.
Zartman, Jacob.
Swanger, Paul.
Balsh, John.
Blight, Jacob.
Frid, Adam, J*.
Egolf, Mich1.
Eblecht, Philip.
Smit, Frans.
Switzer, Casper.
Hortz, Leonard.
Pi.-siiiger, Geo.
Hess, Martin.
Housei", Peter.
Alexander, Sniffer.
Gimberling, Jacob.
Sweitzer, Jn°.
Iba, Casper.
Winter, Mich'.
Seyler, Christoph.
HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP.
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Armstrong, Christian. Kitzmiller, Jacob.
Mayer, Conrad. Borcky, Henry.
Lansser, Jacob. Stigle, Antliony.
Loudermilch, Jacob. Smith, Jn°.
Wilson, Anthony.
In a German paper, published at Lancaster in 1799,
and called the German Porcupine, is an advertisement
in which a certain person announces to the public
that he is prepared to carry parcels and letters be-
tween Womelsdorf and Lancaster, stopping at " Hei-
delberg-town," and at other places along the route,
but by 1820 it was exclusively designated Shaeffers-
town. Alexander Shaeffer was born Jan. 8, 1712, and
died April 10, 1786. His wife died in 1773, and both
were buried in the Reformed Cemetery. To the old
fort, half a mile north of town, on land now owned
by Solomon Bomberger, the great-grandfather of
Charles M. Zerbe, of this town, carried his mother
from Tulpehockeu for safety.
The oldest building in town is a stone structure,
erected in 1752, on the corner of the Market Square,
and which was used in ante-Revolutionary times as a
hotel, being then known as the " King George." It
was for a long period in charge of the Oberly family,
and under them its reputation became well estab-
lished. There is an arched cellar under the whole
house built of stone, about ten feet in height, and in
which the people of Heidelberg village twice assem-
bled on a threatened invasion by the Indians. The
residence of J. A. Zerbe was built in 1758. In the
past century a Mr. Pfieffer started a brewery in a
building on Church Street, now owned by Cyrus M.
Krall. Baron Steigel made an addition to the town
on its south, and which is now generally termed
" Canada."
Two miles south of town, on land now owned by
Cyrus M. Krall, was the place where the famous races
in early times took place. Here came the noted horses
of the day from Maryland, and the Shenandoah Val-
ley, Va., to try their speed, and vast crowds collected
to see the trials. From 1800 to about 1830, " Cherry
Fairs" were noted institutions here, and were simply
frolics held at the old village tavern during the cherry
season, in which music, dancing, wrestling, and romp-
ing were the main features, usually participated in by
both sexes.
The Lutheran Church. — There are fragmentary
records showing that as early as 1720 some kind of a
church organization was effected, and thereafter
preaching was occasionally had by traveling mission-
aries. The erection of the church was begun in 1765,
according to an inscription over the main entrance,
and the vane that used to swing from the pinnacle of
the old steeple had the figures 1767 cut into it, indi-
cating that it took about two years to build the church.
The old building (a massive stone structure) presents
an appearance of strength and solidity that bids fair
to defy the storms and buffetings of another century.
Recently the old steeple began to look dilapidated,
and threatened to topple over every time the bell was
rung, and it was taken down and a new one, more
lofty in its aspirations, put up. The following sum-
mer it was struck by lightning, but only slight dam-
age was done. The galleries are around three sides
of the building, while on the other side, about half-
way up between the floor and the ceiling, is an elabo-
rately-carved pulpit, looking very much like a goblet.
Over the pulpit is the sounding-board, while at its foot,
inclosing the altar, is the chancel. The old bell that
used to hang in the belfry of the old steeple was re-
markable for its pure, silvery tone. It was made in
London, England, and bore this inscription: "Pack
and Chapman, of London, Fecit 1773. For the Luth-
eran Church, Heidelbergtown, Lancaster County." It
was a companion to the one at same time given to
Trinity Lutheran Church, of Lancaster. Having be-
come cracked some years ago, it was exchanged by the
Troy Bell Foundry for a new one, larger in size, but
inferior in tone. The building was repaired and some
alterations made in it in 1819, and again in 1855.
On the old communion service of the Lutheran
Church is this inscription :
" Michael Weber und seine Ehefrau Anna Barbara
haben die Communion Kanthen in die Evan gel i$<-h-
Lutherische Kirchs in Heidelberg Linkester Amtge-
stmtet. 1764."
Its pastors have been Samuel Shultz, 1765-1810;
William Beates, 1810-36 ; Jonathan Ruthrauff, 1837
-19; J. M. Ditzler, 1849-64; Uriah Graves, 1865-67;
George J. Martz, 1867-78 ; Moses Fernsler, 1878-82.
The church was incorporated Nov. 6, 1S55, and Nov. 1,
1865, it celebrated its centennial anniversary. Among
its earliest members — from 1720 to 1765 — were An-
dreas Moore, born April 30, 1729, his wife Catariua
Elizabeth, born April 17, 1732, Conrad Shultz and
wife, Jacob Nuss and wife, George Gullman, Johan
George Schwengel, Michael Weeber, Johan George
Ulrich and wife, Anna Catarina, born respectively
Feb. 15, 1726, and Oct. 31, 1717, Johan Wolfersberger,
Casper Iba, born Sept. 26, 1726, and his wife, Anna
Maria, Adam Waal, Johan Achey, Valentine Viemau,
Frederick Albright, Andreas Rickert and wife, Fran-
cis Schmidt, George Magnus Cuuard, John Peter
Rehm, Jacob Geib, Adam Schoener, Frederick Mil-
ler and wife, and John Hendrich.
With the erection of the church, in 1765, was es-
tablished a parochial school. The instruction was
altogether German, and continued so as long as the
school was in operation. It was taught by Messrs.
Yensel, Rehm, and others. Years later the Reformed
erected a church and school which, since the other
was exclusively German, they made English. This
was the first English school in this part of the county,
and was taught by Messrs. Bricker, Miller, and White.
These schools were well attended, and kept open all
the year round. The first school building in the
eastern part of the township was built on the land of
John Gockley, now owned by William Hoffman.
In 1849 the Shaetlerstown Academy was erected
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
through the efforts of William Weigley, Peter Zim-
merman, Dr. Jonathan Zerbe, and George F. Miller.
It was first taught by William Missimer, succeeded
by Mrs. Emily Miller, who conducted it with much
success until its discontinuance.
Reformed Church. — This congregation was or-
ganized about the time the town was laid out, and a
frame church was built which stood until 1796, when
a stone edifice was erected. In all public under-
takings at this period moneys necessary therefor were
raised by means of a lottery, whether church or pub-
lic building, a bridge, or turnpike road. The follow-
ing facsimile of ticket No. 1547 will give our readers
some idea of the method resorted to in paying for this
and the church at Lebanon :
Brighton, Elizabeth, b. Feb. 2, 1769 ; d. May 8, 1824.
Butt, Adam, b. March 20, 1722 ; d. Sept. 9, 1785.
Brosman, Eva Christina, b. April 9, 1770; d. Jan. 6, 1864.
Behringer, Hannah, b. April 8, 1758; d. March 9, 1783.
Barr, George, b. Feb. 2, 1780 ; d. June 10, 1839.
Brighton, Margaret, b. Oct. 16, 1799 ; d. March 13, 1856.
Becker, John, d. May 13, 1869, aged 67.
Capp, Andreas, b. Oct. 13, 1745 ; d. Nov. 17, 1797.
Capp, Catharine, b. Oct. 3, 1752; d. Sept. 30, 1792.
Dissinger, Michael, b. Feb. 2, 1789; d. April 2, 1862.
DisBinger, Maria Gerritt, b. Oct. 7, 1796 ; d. June 1, 1870.
Dissinger, Mary, b. April 9, 1796; d. March 25, 1868.
Dieffenbacli, Mary Magdalena Artz, b. Feb. 14, 1773 ; d. Feb. 6, 1864.
Erpff, Philip, b. Oct. 20, 1724; d. Jan. 30,1803.
Erpff, Susanna, b. Aug. 10, 1725 ; d. Aug. 29, 1798.
Fletcher, John, b.'in 1765; d. Feb. 1, 1835.
Fletcher, Margaret, b. Feb. 2, 17G3 ; d. Aug. 1, 1843.
Fetter, Elizabeth, b. Aug. 26, 1770 ; d. May 16, 1823.
Gottel, Samuel, b. July 11, 1797; d. Feb. 18, 1865.
s^y
LOTTERY
Authorifed by Law of the State of Pennsylvania, for
defraying the expences of erecting the Churches lately \J/-> sf
built by the German Reformed Congregations refpective- *
ly, in the Borough of Lebanon and in the Town of Hei-
delberg, in the County of Dauphin. ^ Jft^tet/ ^SoUa^,
f^HIS Ticket will entitle the Bearer to fuch Prize, as may be drawn
to its Number, if demanded within twelve Months after drawing!
Subject to a deduction of tiventy per cent. February i gth, 1 800.
J^fe-niy *J/&ajfjfe'i-
The church of 1796 gave place in 1858 to the
present elegant brick structure on the original site.
The old records are lost, but it is learned that Rev.
Thomas Leinbaugh preached here nearly fifty years
as pastor, and after him his sons Samuel S. and
Thomas C, and under the latter's auspices the pres-
ent edifice was constructed. Rev. J. B. Rieger was
pastor from 1754 for several years. As far as the
records show the pastors have been Thomas C. Lein-
baugh, 1856-68; S. S. Sweitzer, 1868-73; James A.
Shultz, 1873-74; A. H. Leisse, 1876-78; Adam J.
Bachman, 187S-83. The latter is a graduate of
Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, and this
is his first charge.
The old graveyard on the hill back of the church
has been extended, and now includes the Lutheran,
Reformed, Evangelical, General, and Steinmetz (ad-
dition), five in all. As they are separated in their
lots, we give the record of each by itself.
In the Lutheran burial-ground are interred the
following :
Albright, Philip, b. Jan. 1, 1794 ; d. Jan. 22, 1869.
Albright, Susanna (Zeager), b. May 11, 1798 ; d. Nov. 5, 18G2.
Albright, Catharine, b. Feb. 14, 1778 ; d. March 29, 1861.
Albright, Margaret, b. April 24, 17S0 ; d. Aug. 24, 1868.
Albrecht, George, b. April 15, 1784; d. May 9, 1821.
Albreoht, John Christian, b. Nov. 1, 1758; d. in 1823.
Bittner, Hettie (Fessler), d. Feb. 3, 1863, aged 54.
Glompfer, Elizabeth, b. Aug. 17, 1762; d. Sept. 14, 1826.
Gehret, Christian, b. June 24, 1777 ; d. March 11, 1827.
Gehret, Magdalena, b. Sept. 4, 1780 ; d. Dec. 25, 1828.
Gass, Jacob, b. Dec. 6. 1771 ; d. March 2, 1837.
Gass, Catharine, b. Jan. 12, 1763 ; d. May 2, 1840.
Gass, Mary, b. Oct. 24, 1798 ; d. June 8, 1839.
Hainly, heather, b. Feb. 16, 1812 ; d. March 7, 1880.
Hoffman, Catharine, b. Nov. S, 1795 ; d. Oct. 14, 1856.
Iba, Henry, b. Jan. 19, 1773; d. March 28, 1853.
Iba, Barbara, h. Feb. 19, 1773 ; d. Dec. 22, 1859.
Iba, Mary, b April, 1800; d. April 28, 1853.
Kochenderfer, John George, b. June 18, 1789; d. Sept. 22, 1856.
Kochenderfer, Elizabeth, b. Aug. 22, 1786; d. Sept. 11, 1845.
Kiehm, Martin, b. March 5, 1773 ; d. April 6, 1845.
Kiebm, Esther, b. Feb. 27, 1786; d. March 25, 1867.
Kreb, Andrew, b. Feb. 26, 1756; d. April 23, 1843.
Keim, Susanna, b. Sept. 11, 1776; d. Jan. 27, 1838.
Kapp, George, b. March 13, 1775 ; d. Sept. 14, 1816.
Kapp, Johannes, b. in 1773; died in 1801.
Kapp, Magdalena, b. Nov.l, 1780; died Sept. 27, 1816.
Kramer, David, b. April 5, 1749 ; d. Feb. 24, 1822.
Kramer, Alice, b. Dec. 27, 1755 ; d. Feb. 25, 1810.
Lutz, William, d. March 19, 1881, aged SO.
Lutz, Salome (Fisher), b. Dec. 3, 1796; d. Sept. 27, 1869.
Ludwig, Barbara (Fiddler), b. March 31, 1777 ; d. Sept. 10, 1831.
Missemer, Catharine, b. Jan. 25, 1789; d. Jan. 3, 1827.
Moyer, Christopher, b. July 17, 1777 ; d. Nov. 30, 1862.
Moore, Jacob, b. Feb. 21, 1771 ; d. Oct. 22, 1838.
Moore, Peter, h. Oct. 16, 1765 ; d. July 15, 1828.
Moore, Catherine, b. Dec. 6, 1768 ; d. Jan. 2b\ 1858.
Oberly, Sarah Young, b. Feb. 20, 1802 ; d. Aug. 14, 1861.
Phillipi, George, b. June 26, 1781 ; d. Jan. 25, 1837.
Phillipi, Catharine, b. Dec. 17, 1782; d. Oct. 23, 1852.
Phillipi, Jacob, b. in 1774; d. in 1846.
Phillipi, Maria M., b. in 1770; d. Feb. 28, 1759.
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Phillipi, John, b. July 2, 1799 ; d. Aug. 8, 1850.
Phillipi, Samuel, d. July 0, 1802, a. 61.
Phillipi, Sarah, d. Jan. 25, 1880, a. 71.
Eeihm, John, b. March 10, 1779 ; d. Nov. 4, 1860.
Eeihm, Magdaleua, b. Oct. 16, 1786; d. April 13, 1867.
Rodel, Elizabeth, b. March 31, 1763; d. June 15, 1830.
Rex, Samuel, d. May 15, 1835, a. 68.
Rex, Anna Maria, d. Nov. 2, 1832, a. 77.
Scherb, Michael, b. July 28, 1799 ; d. Sept. 1, 1865.
Scherb, Susanna, b. Feb. 20, 1795 ; d. April 12, 1873.
Schaeffer, Elizabeth Moyer, d. Aug. 24, 1796 ; d. July 3, 1864.
Stober, George, b. Dec. 1, 1789 ; d. March 18, 1832.
Schaeffer, Dr. Samuel M., d. Dec. 29, 1872, a. 49.
Smith, Barbara (Zeigler), b. July 10, 1784 ; d. May 1, 1850.
Strickler, Margaret, d. Jan. 13, 1876, a. 66.
Smith, John, b. Sept. 22, 1783 ; d. March 4, 1863.
Strickler, Leonard, b. May 20, 1775 ; d. Feb. 16, 1846.
Strickler, Maria Eliza, b. Nov. 20, 1773 ; d. Feb. 28, 1867.
Stohm, Jonathan, d. June 1, 1853, a. 49.
Stober, John, b. Sept. 28, 1786; d. June 6, 1870.
Trostle, George, b. Dec. 26, 1767 : d. March 20, 1830.
Trostle, Susanna, b. in 1763; d. Dec. 2, 1841.
Yealy, Mary, d. Sept. 16, 1S74, a. 59.
In the Reformed Church burying-ground there are
interred the following :
Achey, Samuel, b. Jan. 11, 1764; d. Nov. 28, 1832.
Bricker, Jacob, d. Sept. 22, 1823 ; aged 52.
Bomberger, Henry, b. July 8, 1799 ; d. Aug. 2S, 1847.
Brindel, Abraham, b. Nov. 15, 1791 ; d. May 8, 1854.
Beamsderfer, Michael, b. May 29, 1786 ; d. Nov. 14, 1876.
Beamsderfer, Eva Jane, b. Jan. 28, 1787 ; d. Sept. 20, 1858.
Disman, Johannes, b. April 7, 174S; d. Sept. 30, 1823.
Disman, Margaret, b. December, 1752; d. Feb. 18, 1821.
Fry, Christopher, b. Dec. 11, 1789; d. Sept. 29, 1859.
Goshert, Dietrich, b. Feb. 1, 1763 ; d. Oct. 16, 1815.
Goshert, Susanna, born in 1786; d. Dec. 15, 1S43.
Grobb, Dr. Jacob, b. March 23, 1786; d. Dec. 16, 1825.
Hibschman, Catharine, b. in 1750; d. Feb. 20, 1819.
Hibscbman, Heinrich, b. Aug. 5, 1748; d. June 2, 1818.
Hibschman, Jacob, b. Feb. 15, 1790; m. 1813; d. May 22, 1842.
Hibschman, Wendel, b. Dec. 24, 1791 ; d. Oct. 2, 1838.
Hettrick, John, b. March 22, 1795; d. Oct. 3, 1818.
Hoffman, John Sebastian, b. Nov. 4, 1781; d. Aug. 25, 1849.
Hetnian, David, b. Nov. 29, 1792; d. Dec. 30, 1851.
Kessler, Jacob, b. April 18, 1791 ; d. May 4, 1879.
Kessler, Maria, b. Aug. 30, 1793; d. Jan. 23, 1869.
Krieger, Catharine, b. July 27, 1777; d. Jan. 5, 1860.
Krali, Jacob, b. Feb. 14, 1789 ; d. Aug. 9, 1S24.
Krum, Henry, b. Sept. 5, 1786 : d. Dec. 29, 1851.
Krum, Anna M., b. in 1783; d. in 1868.
Krum, Johannes, b. Jan. 28, 1755 ; d. Sept. 21, 1838.
Krum, Anna M., b. in 1754; d. in 1835.
Kenner, George, b. Jan. 11, 1780; d. March 26, 1S60.
Krall, John, b. Feb. 23, 1799; d. Feb. 5, 1862.
Krehe, Christian, b. Feb. 25, 1781 ; d. Jan. 13, 1858.
Lineaweaver, John, b. Oct. 19, 17'.16; d. Nov. 31, 1867.
Miller, George, b. March 16, 1777 ; d. March 16, 1S72.
Melis, Maria Elizabeth, b. April 17, 1763; d. March 28, 1821.
Mees, Jacob, b. Nov. 7, 1784; d. Nov. 26, 1854.
Mees, Susanna, b. Oct. 20, 1787; d. Sept. 29, 1852.
Miller, Michael, b. March 3, 1780; d. March 1, 1855.
Miller, George E., b. Dec. 29, 1797; d. Jan. 4, 1878.
Miess, Jacob, b. March 18, 1758: d. May 18, 1839.
Miess, Catharine, b. Dec. IS, 1758; d. in 1814.
Miess, Jacob George, b. Jan. 10, 1755 ; d. March 31, 1820.
Miess, Magdalena, b. Oct. 3, 1790 ; d. Nov. 7, 1819.
Miller, Nicholas, b. April 22, 1771 ; d. March 25, 1853.
Miller, Catharine, b. Feb. 8, 1778; d. Feb. 5, 1815.
Mehs, John Henry, b. Aug. 15, 1769; d. Oct. 26, 1S25.
Mehs, Catharine, b. Sept. 27, 1777 ; d Dec. 6.1S49.
Mace, Jacob, b. March 13, 1778; d. July 14, 1852.
Mace, Maria Catharine (Boeshore), b. June 24, 1775; d. Aug. 30, 1S27.
Miller, John George, b. Sept. 29, 179S; d. Jan. 15, 1833.
Miller, Maria C, b. Dec. 22, 1786 ; d. Jan. 23, 1868.
Moyer, John, b. July 12, 1789; d. Aug. 10, 1864
Moyer, Catharine, b. in 1793, d. in 1843.
Miller, John, d. Oct. 3, 1875, aged 73.
Miller, Catharine, d. Sept. 24, 1873, aged 67.
Miller, Valentine, b. Sept. 28, 1759; d. July 21, 1821.
Miller, Maria M., b. Nov. 4, 1762; d. in 1817.
Miller, Susanna, b. July 28, 1785; d. in 1821,
Miller, Frederick, b. Sept. 14, 1762; d. Sept. 9, 1843.
Miller, Catharine, b. Sept. 22, 1768 ; d. in 1841.
Mace, Catharine Elizabeth, b. Oct. 25, 1785; m. in 1800; d. Aug. 20,
1865.
Mace, Philip, b. in 1780; d. Nov. 20, 1850.
Moyer, Michael, b. May, 1783; d. April 30, 1807.
Moyer, Maria, d. March 9, 1852, aged 70.
Meetch, Elizabeth, b. Nov. 15, 1793 ; d. Jan. 9, 1861.
Miller, Henry, b. Aug. 3, 1776; d. Feb. 8, 1854.
Miller, Susanna, b. April 1, 1780 ; d. Feb. 9, 1854.
Noll, Henry, b. Nov. 4, 1795; d. May 1, 1855.
Noll, Julian, b. Dec. 31, 1800 ; d. June 7, 1880.
Roth, George, b. Sept. 23, 1789 ; d. Nov. 5, 1861.
Roth, Eva, b. Dec. 22, 1791 ; d. February, 1858.
Simmon, John, b. Aug. 17, 1800 ; d. Oct. 4, 1848.
Schitz, Peter, b. Feb. 25, 1781 ; d. May 9, 1841.
Schitz, Elizabeth, b. May 30, 1779 ; d. April 30, 1870.
Schaeffer, Alexander, b. January, 1712 ; d. April 10, 1786.
Schaefer, Johan Heinrich, b. in 1749 ; d. Oct. 12, 1S03.
Schaeffer, Johannes, b. June 15, 1782; d. Sept. 25, 1807.
Schucker, Henry, b. Aug. 6, 1780 ; d. Jan. 15, 1859.
Schucker, Mary (Albright), b. Aug. 24, 1790 ; d. March 2, 1878.
Schaeffer, Anna, b. April 27, 1753; d. Jan. 2, 1790.
Schaeffer, Margaret, b. Dec. 11, 1764 ; d. April 30, 1851.
Seibert, Frantz, b. Oct. 3, 1768 ; d. Oct. 26, 1832.
Seibert, Susanna, b. Dec. 17, 1777; d. Nov. 14, 1860.
Troutman, George, b. March 17, 1791; d. , aged 57 years.
Wiest, Laniel, b. March 8, 1791; d. Sept. 20, 1867.
In the General Cemetery are buried the following :
Achey, Heinrich, b. Nov. 17, 1800; d. July 23, 1867.
Achey, Samuel, b. Aug. 14, 1797 ; d. Feb. 4, 1862.
Achey, Susanna, b. May 9, 1799 ; d. Sept. 29, 1861.
Bucher, Dr. Alfred V., d. Nov. 10, 1867, aged 36.
Brighton, Elizabeth Miller, b. Feb. 21, 1800; d. Feb. 24, 1880.
Cockley, Jacob, b. Jan. 29, 1799 ; d. Dec. 13, 1861.
Cockley, Hannah (Hibscbman ), b. Oct. 2, 1794 ; d. Nov. 9, 1861.
Carmany, Henry, d. Nov. 12, 1881, aged 71.
Evans, James, b. May 19, 1793; d. March 28, 1872.
Fitzsimmons, Elizabeth, b. Nov. 20, 1793 ; d. August, 1S67.
Fissler, George, d. Feb. 10, 1879, aged 78.
Fetter, Samuel, d. Dec. 8, 1879, aged 71.
Goshert, Henrietta (Scheffler), d. June 12, 1865, aged 64.
Krepp, John Dietrich, b. Jan. 4, 1784 ; d. April 12, 1867.
Krepp, Elizabeth, b. May 19, 1782 ; d. Jan. 29, 1856.
Leidig, Eva, b. Sept. 2, 1808 ; d. Feb. 1, 1878.
Miller, Joseph T., b. Dec. 25, 1806 ; murdered April 2, 1877.
Miller, Mary (Scholl), b. Oct. 6, 1807; d. Sept. 17, 1S64.
Miller, Samuel, b. May IS, 1SO0; d. Sept. 20, 1877.
Miller, Mary (Wise), b. Oct. 21, 1800; d. Dec. 17, 1S78.
Miller, Henry, b. Nov. 26, 1798 ; d. June 25, 1869.
Miller, Elizabeth, b. June 6, 1804 ; d. Jan. 28, 1879.
Mace, George, b. July 11, 1798; d. June 16, 1S77.
Mace, Magdalena (Miller), b. June 1, 1793; d. Oct. 12,1874.
Mays, Valentine, b. Dec. 29, 1795 ; d. Feb. 23, 1849.
Mays, Sabina, b. Feb. 6, 17S3; d. April 29, 1871.
Nipe, John, b. March 4, 1794 ; d. Feb. 20, 1852.
Nipe, Mary (Connoran), b. June 23, 1794; d. Sept. 30, 1864.
Phillipi, George, b. Feb. 3, 1S03 ; d. Aprjl 20, 1863.
Phillipi, Elizabeth, b. Nov. 4, 1S0S; d. Jan. 26, 1868.
Phillipi, John, b. Aug. 24, 1779; d. April 9. 1S77.
Phillipi, Anna M., b. March SO, 1806; d. May 30, 1S64.
Rex, Abraham, b. Dec. 12, 1778 ; d. Feb. 17, 1S63.
Rex, Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Schaeffer), b. Oct. 26, 1776 ; d. April
19, 1864.
Royer, George, b. Oct. 26, 1794 ; d. Sept. 7, 1868.
Royer, Elizabeth, b. March 22, 1799 ; d. Jan. 21, 1854.
Seibert, William, b. Aug. 1, 1797 ; d. Oct. 18, 1865.
Seibert, Elizabeth (Miller), b. Juue 10, 1S00 ; d. Jan. 22, 1S6S.
Steager, Samuel, b. May 20, 1802; d. , 1S75.
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Smith, Peter, b. Dec. 27, 1800 ; d. Feb. 15, 1865.
Strohm, Jubn, b. June 24, 1792; d. Aug. 14, 1872.
Seibert, John, d. May 13, 1877, aged 76.
Wolfersperger, Peter, b. Sept. 26, 1800; d. Aug. 18, 1877.
Wolfersperger, Elizabeth, b. Feb. 1, 1803; d. June 26, 1876.
Walter, Sarah (wife of John), b. April 17, 1789; d. Dec. 31, 1S70.
Wolfersberger, Eve, h. Dec. 18, 1796; d. June 4, 1869.
Wonderlich, Johannes, b. Nov. 9, 1799 ; d. July 14, 1870.
Wonderlich, Hannah, b. May 27, 1799; d. Dec. 18, I860.
In the Evangelical burying-ground are the
following persons interred :
Dissinger, Benjamin, b. Aug. 30, 1S0S; A. Sept. 16, 1869.
Dissinger, Elizabeth, d. Jan. 22, 1S66, aged 60.
Fernsler, Hannah, d. Oct. 3, 1874, aged 61.
Grumbine, John, d. April 27, 1868, aged 67.
Beam, Martin, d. Jan. 27, 1868, aged 57.
Beam, Catharine, d. June 22, 1874, aged 52.
Reager, William, b. Aug. 11, 1799 ; d. Feb. 13, 1854.
Reager, Elizabeth, b. Jan. 25, 1803 ; d. Aug. 19, 1865.
Strohm, Elizabeth Oberlin, b. Dec. 3, 1813 ; d. April 24, 1880.
The United Brethren Cemetery lies on the
opposite side of the road from the foregoing. Among
those therein buried are the following:
Becker, Elizabeth, d. Nov. 24, 1874, aged 65.
Dissinger, Mary, b. July 10, 1810; d. May 21, 1872.
Fessler, John, b. Sept. 17, 1825; d. Nov. 17, 1877.
Oberly, Jacob, b. Oct. 27, 1801 ; d. Jan. 8, 1870.
Strickler, Eliza, d. April 15, 1878, aged 44.
Simmon, Rebecca, b. April 24, 1792; d. April 8, 1875.
Weisz, Jacob, b. Feb. 27, 1779;; d. March 12, 1851.
Weisz, Pheronica, b. in September, 1778 ; d.'Nov. 15, 1850.
Weisz, Heinrich, b. in September, 1799; d. March 12, 1821.
The Iba Cemetery lies below the United Breth-
ren, and on the same side of the road. Within it are
interred, —
Bnbb, Daniel, b. Jan. 3, 1799 ; d. April 4, 1830.
Bubb, Sarah, b. Oct. 24, 1796 ; d. Dec. 10, 1873.
Bobb, Christian, b. March 9, 1799 ; d. Nov. 8, 1873.
Bobb, Harriet, b. Nov. 12, 1809; d. March 14, 1873.
Brighton, Jonas, b. Sept. 21, 1802; d. Nov. 10, 1878.
Brighton, Rebecca (Liiligh), b. Jan. 26, 1803 ; d. Oct. 4, 1876.
Dobendorf, Lydia (Shay), b. Dec. 9, 1827; d. March 17, 1875.
Groh, Abraham, b. July 12, 1800; d. Aug. 24, 1881.
Grob, Sarah (Strickler), b. Sept. 1, 1804; d. Feb. 24, 1878.
Iba, Henry, b. May 30, 1802 ; d. Sept. 30, 1S62.
Murdock, Henry, d. April 24, 1881, aged 77.
Murdock, Elizabeth, d. in May, 1873, aged 72.
Miller, Johannes F., b. Nov. 19, 1879 ; d. Sept. 17, 1865.
Miller, Elizabeth (Gerharfl, b. May 22, 1811 ; d. April 4, 1880.
Miller, Catharine (Ledone), b. Feb. 7, 1837; d. Sept. 26, 1870.
Phillipi, Henry, b. Aug. 28, 1806; d. May 9, 1880.
Stager, Sarah, b. April 6, 1803; d. July 27, 1878.
OTHER TOWNS IN HEIDELBERG.
The following towns or villages are in the town-
ship :
Kleinfeltersville is a thriving village, where
a post-office has long been established, and is situated
in the southeastern part of the township, two miles
and one-third from Shaefterstown. Here is located
an Evangelical Church, a store, and several shops.
The place lies in the midst of a rich farming region,
teeming with well-to-do husbandmen.
Reistville, formally known as "Achey's Corner,"
is in the upper part of the township ; contains a
store, several shops, and a number of private build-
ings.
Flintvtlle is a hamlet in the northwestern part
of the township, and is in Kurtz school district No. 6.
Buffalo Springs is a small place in the western
part of the township, near South Lebanon township
line.
Johnstown lies in the southwestern part of the
township, and is in Johnstown school district No. 9.
It has a store and several shops.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP.
Jackson township was originally included in
Bethel and Heidelberg, but upon the creation of the
county of Lebanon, in 1813, it was set apart as it now
exists save a small portion, which was cut off upon
the organization of Millcreek. It is bounded on the
north by Bethel, on the east by Berks County, on the
south by Millcreek and Heidelberg, and on the west
by North and South Lebanon. It is one of the even-
est townships in the county, the land a good lime-
stone, and iu the highest state of cultivation.
The township is crossed by the Reading and Har-
risburg Turnpike, Union Canal, and Lebanon Valley
Railroad, the two former being side by side in their
whole course, and the latter is also parallel with it in
the western part of the township, but turns toward
the south as it proceeds farther east. The principal
streams are the Ttilpehocken and Swatara, the former
running through its centre from west to east. The
first settlements in the county were by some German
families, prior to 1700, along its banks, and it was
through this region that the Indians had their com-
mon course in carrying their furs and skins from the
west to the east. It was the well-known " Tulpe-
hocken settlement," or, as the name is written in the
Provincial Records, " Turpyhocken." The Hon. John
Evans, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province, passed
from the Susquehanna through here on his way to
Philadelphia, in July, 1707, accompanied by John
French, William Tonge, Michael Bezallion, one Grey,
and four servants.
Among the earliest settlers were Philip Breitenbach,
who, in 1754, purchased from Martin Noacker a tract
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of land on which a fort was afterwards erected ; the
Kusters, Martin Noacker, Nicholas Miller, Martin
Walborn, Leonard Batdorf, George Spangler, Capt.
Leonard Immel, Casper Stoever, Jacob Spangler, Peter
Leni, Peter Horter, John Kreitzer, the Tices, Koppen-
heffer, Schwengels, Valentine Miller, Basslers, Mus-
sers, Herckelraths, Stamgarts, Leys, Bickels, Schells,
Kapps, Grings, Bleisteins, Drehers, Kisseckers, Dueys,
Haaks. In 1744 the followiug were the settlers in the
eastern part of the township: Mr. Kitzmiller (on the
Hochstetter farm), who had the only mill in this re-
gion ; Christian Walborn (on the late John Tice place) ;
Mr. Batdorf (on the old John Walborn place); Mr.
Horter (where Michael Keiser's farm was) ; Mr. Lauer,
near Berks County line (late residence of Kev. Daniel
Ulrich); Peter Diffenbach ; Mr. Etchberger (late
place of Jacob Stewart) ; Mr. Weiser, and John Tice.
Ezra Spangler, south of Myerstown, lives in a
house which, according to the inscription over the
door, was built in 1707, and the substantial manner
of its erection would indicate that it could scarcely
have been the first building in the settlement. There
were no extensive settlements until after 1700, but
owing to the then friendly relations with the Indians,
who still occupied villages on the Tulpehocken Creek,
individuals more daring than the rest had pushed
forward into the wilderness and made several isolated
settlements in this and Heidelberg townships. The
stone residence of C. Sherk was built in 1769, and is
yet an imposing and substantial structure. A short
distance from it is a very fine spring, the largest in
the county, and the source of Tulpehocken Creek.
Jacob L. Bowman's farm, near Myerstown, was set-
tled by a Mr. Rambler in 1734. The original house,
a stone structure, was torn down a few years ago, and
in its stead, near the old site, a handsome mansion
erected, from which a fine view of the surrounding
country may be had. The old house was a fair speci-
men of ancient, as the new is of modern, architecture.
Near Myerstown, on the Tulpehocken, Valentine
Miller had his home about 1750 where his great-
grandson Jonathan now lives. Valentine's son, Val-
entine, was born on that place in 1763, and there died
in 1858, aged ninety-five. For many years he manu-
factured powder in a mill that occupied the present
site of Miller's grist-mill. Jonathan, one of his sons
(who died in 1875, aged eighty), converted the pow-
der-mill into a plaster-mill. In 1866, Jonather Miller,
Jr., changed the affair to a grist-mill, and in 1872
erected the present fine grist-mill at a cost of eighteen
thousand dollars. It has four runs of stone, and has
a weekly capacity of one hundred and sixty barrels
of flour.
In what is known as West Myerstown, Martin Wal-
born made a location about 1730. Part of the origi-
nal tract is yet owned by his descendants.
During the French and Indian wars the Indians
committed several murders in the township and carried
off several children, one of whom, William Jackson,
was returned, who had been held captive for some
time. In 1762, at the conference held at Lancaster,
on one occasion many of the inhabitants of this and
adjacent townships met at the house of Benjamin
Spycker, near the present site of Stouchstown. There
a company, consisting of three hundred young men
under command of Conrad Weiser, went in pursuit of
the Indians. Most of them were well armed, though
some twenty had nothing but axes and pitch-forks,
but they all agreed to die together and engage the
enemy wherever they should meet them. This was
in October, 1755.
There were several forts or block-houses in the
township to which in cases of emergency the inhabi-
tants would flee. One of these was on the old Breiten-
bach farm, just east of Myerstown. Philip Breiteu-
bach was wont on the many occasions of alarm to take
his drum and beat it on an eminence near his house
to collect the neighbors from work into the fort.
Once the Indians pursued them close to the house,
when one of the inmates took up a gun and shot the
savage dead on the spot.
A fort was very early erected of palisades hard by
the road leading across the Blue Mountains, at Um-
benhacker's tavern, where usually a small body of
militia was stationed for the protection of the settlers.
On one occasion all the men except five had been ab-
sent, and the Indians, being privy of the fact, made an
attack upon the fort, and before the entrance to the
fort could be secured the savages entered and mur-
dered all save one man ; he fled, was pursued, having,
however, concealed himself, and as an Indian in
search of him neared him he shot the Indian. He
soon made oft' farther, and met some of the militia
on their way to the fort, to whom he related what
had transpired. To convince them that he had shot
an Indian, which they seemed first to doubt, they
went to the place, where they found the body of an
Indian covered with brushes. An Indian, who in
his endeavor to conceal the body of his fellow, was
seen by one of the soldiers at a short distance among
some tall grass, was immediately shot. Now believing
all was well, the soldier received a deadly wound from
a concealed savage.
As early as 1767 the settlers of Jackson township
made efforts for the education of their children.
Simon Bassler, an extensive land-owner, douated a
plot of ground in the centre of the present town of
Myerstown, situated on Main Street, while a number
of others, principal of whom was John Mver, con-
tributed liberally towards the erection of a building.
The log house was erected and a teacher appointed
the same year. The course of instruction was alto-
gether German, and so continued until 1S17, when,
seeing the importance of imparting a knowledge of
the English language, a house was erected on the site
where the Evangelical Church now stands. The first
house was the scene of a number of tragedies perpe-
trated by the Indians, the number of persons massa-
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cred being seven. The house is still known as the
German school -house, and is now occupied as a pri-
vate residence. The management of this school, to-
gether with three others erected at later periods within
the township limits, was in the hands of three trus-
tees, elected by the citizens. The price of tuition was
fixed at fifty cents per month, special provisions hav-
ing been made for the education of children whose
parents were in indigent circumstances. The trustees
had sole control in employing, examining, and dis-
missing teachers. The first teacher of the German
school was an individual who is represented as a man
of arbitrary and violent temper, inflicting the severest
punishment on violators of his rules. The first
teacher of the English school was Mr. Couch, who is
remembered by the old residents as an educated and
refined gentleman, whose methods of instruction were
so well liked by his patrons that he was retained from
1817 to 1835. The population of the town and sur-
rounding country having increased so rapidly, it was
decided to erect another school-house at the eastern
end of the town. This building was completed in
1820 ; but the applicant for the teacher's position,
finding considerable opposition, owing to his intem-
perate habits, rejected him, who, seeking revenge for
his rejection, set fire to the building, and burned it to
the ground. A movement was soon after inaugurated
to rebuild, which was carried out so successfully that
the log house was superseded by a substantial stone
structure, octagonal in shape. This building was
used for school purposes for a period of fifty years,
when it was sold, and is now used as a blacksmith-
shop.
The first school-house erected in the township out-
side of Myerstown, was in the northern part, now
known as Ohlwein's, between 1817 and 1820. The
course of instruction being altogether German, an
individual was employed as teacher, being also a
classical scholar, and having lately emigrated to this
section from Germany. Little is known of the man's
antecedents, but tradition has it that he had fallen in
love with a nobleman's daughter, but the father of
the young lady, looking with disfavor on the alliance,
caused both to leave their native land, and seek their
fortune among strangers. He had taken his wife
from a home of ease and luxury to one which brought
her in contact with all the vicissitudes of life, and
this preyed so heavily on his mind that in a fit of
despondency he murdered his wife, two children, and
hung himself in front of the fireplace in the school-
room. Before committing suicide he filled the fire-
place with inflammable material, and ignited it, with
the intention of removiug all traces of the terrible
tragedy. The scheme, however, proved unsuccessful,
and after the burial of the bodies the house was
abandoned. In 1S21 a school was started at Royer's
German Baptist meeting-house. Its first teacher was
Christian Strack. The passage of the school law in
June, 1836, fell like a bombshell upon the township.
Opposition to the tenor of the law soon manifested
itself, and spread so rapidly that when a popular vote
w^s taken the measure was defeated by an over-
whelming majority. This antagonism prevailed until
the passage of the act of 1848-49, compelling all dis-
tricts to accept the provisions of the law. In the
mean time schools were kept up, and provisions were
made for the instruction of the children of the poor,
of which class there appeared to be quite a number.
Between 1840 and 1845 all parents in indigent cir-
cumstances were reported by the assessor to the
county commissioners, who, after hearing the reports,
made appropriations for the education of such chil-
dren. The first tax levied for public-school purposes
was collected in 1845, the receipts being wholly used
for defraying the expenses of tuition and books of
poor children. The first school board was elected in
1849, viz., William Stoever, Jonathan Steiner, John
Kreitzer, William Haak, John Tice, and John Mosser.
MYERSTOWN.
This town forms the middle link in the necklace
of towns stretched across the beautiful Lebanon Val-
ley, and is a notable example of Pennsylvania enter-
prise and thrift. Its growth has, perhaps, been greater
in a given period of time than most of the towns in
this valley. It lies north of the Lebanon Valley
Railroad three-quarters of a mile, and is distant from
Reading twenty-one miles, and seven miles east from
Lebanon. The population is nearly two thousand,
and their pursuits are greatly diversified. It is situ-
ated in one of the most enchanting valleys of Penn-
sylvania, near to mountain scenery of great celebrity,
in the midst of a region unsurpassed for fertility of
soil.
Myerstown was laid out by Isaac Myers in 1768,
and from him took its name. It was originally settled
by the following persons residing in the central part
of the town : Christian Maurer, a mason near the
hill; Schnell, a weaver, both Moravians ; Mr. Gasser,
lately Diehl's tavern ; Hoffman, at the old Kintzle
house ; Henry Brill, tailor, who built and lived at
the Brehm place ; Haussegger, a Swiss ; and Schu-
macher, one of whose children was carried off by the
Indians. The house erected by Mr. Schumacher is
still standing, having, however, been raised to two
stories, and was for years occupied by the Single
family. Another original settler was Nicholas Gast,
a man who lived where Isaac Noacker formerly dwelt.
The old German school-house was also one of the
first buildings of the place. Here seven persons were
massacred and scalped, — two women and five children.
One woman made her escape though scalped; another
was hotly pursued by an Indian, but escaped being
killed. While the Indian was in the act of toma-
hawking her, a man not far off fired his pistol, at
which the savage was alarmed and ran off, leaving
his victim.
Among the early settlers was Henry Bassler, to
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whom Casper Wistar conveyed, Jan. 5, 1738, a tract
of three hundred and twenty-one acres for a con-
sideration of £128 8s. The deed of transfer recited
that the land in question adjoined lands owned by
Leonard Rambler and Christian Lehman. The prop-
erty has descended through four generations to the
heirs of Thomas Bassler. Simon Bassler, Sr., grand-
father to John H. Bassler, of Myerstown, was detailed
as one of the company called upon to guard the cap-
tured Hessians imprisoned for a time at Hebron.
Concerning the founder of Myerstown and his de-
scendants we have the following: He was born 4th
of January, 1730, in Heidelberg township. He built
and lived at the old house recently, if not now, stand-
ing near the canal at Myerstown, which at that time
was surrounded by forests, and at an earlier day been
used as a fort, to which the settlers fled for shelter from
the Indians. He was the magistrate, and as such
incurred the enmity of some persons. He was called
from home one night to a wayside inn, ostensibly to
see some one on business, and while sitting with
his back to a window, was shot. He lived to be
taken home, and before he died requested to see cer-
tain persons, and after the interview told his wife not
to take measures to find his murderers, as his or their
own consciences would be a sufficient punishment.
He was only forty years of age when he died, leaving
only one son, John, and several daughters. He is
buried in the old Reformed graveyard below the
town. On his tombstone is the following inscription :
" Here lies asleep in God Isaiah Mier." Of his
daughters, Maria married William Hiester, of Berks
County ; Elizabeth married Capt. John Reily, of the
Revolution ; another became the wife of Col. Joseph
Wood, of the Revolution, Jonestown, and another
Mrs. Lesher. There are but few direct descendants
now living at Myerstown. The old bouse and farm
have passed out of the family. Prof. Reily, of Palati-
nate College, is a descendant of Elizabeth Myers.
On the return for Heidelberg township for 1782 is
the first separate list of residents of Myerstown we
have:
Gorman, Jacob.
Armbrister, Jacob.
1 1. .11 Inn ii , JaCOb.
Rot, Juo.
Gaserd, Jacob.
Stang, Jacob.
Hilly, John.
Etshberger, William.
Brill, Henry.
Gast, Nicholas.
Spangler, Adam.
Esbway, Nicholas.
Myer, Jacob.
Spangler, Martin.
Palatinate College. — This flourishing institu-
tion was chartered in 1868, and is invested with full
collegiate powers. Its course of instruction thus far
has extended only to and including the sophomore
year. In connection with the classical there is a sci-
entific and a musical department, in both of which
students are graduated. The ladies' course coincides
substantially with the scientific. Its first president
was Henry R. Nicks, who was succeeded by Rev. G.
W. Aughinbaugh, D.D. Rev. G. B. Russell, D.D.,
presided over the institution from the fall of 18S1
until the spring of 1883. At present Rev. William
M. Reily, Ph.D., who for a period of eleven years
filled the chair of Languages, has control of the col-
lege. Professor Samuel Hemperly has occupied the
chair of Mathematics since its founding, and Pro-
fessor A. T. G. Apple that of Physical Science since
June, 1883. The institution is under the control of
the Lebanon Classis of the Reformed Church. Rev.
Charles H. Leinbach, D.D., is president of the board
of trustees ; James T. Reber, vice-president ; and
Rev. H. Musser, secretary. There are three literary
societies connected with the college, — the Palatinate,
the Excelsior, and the Egerian, the latter composed
exclusively of ladies. Each of these have libraries,
numbering in all several thousand volumes. The
college building is situated on a prominent elevation
of ground, adjoining the town of Myerstown. It is a
substantial brick structure, the central part or main
building four stories high, with wings of three stories,
and a basement under the whole. It is one hundred
and sixty feet in length, and will accommodate over
one hundred boarders. Surrounded by a magnificent
farming country, and scenery of unsurpassed beauty,
with an able faculty, Palatinate College bids fair to
be one of the leading educational institutions in the
State.
Feieden's Evangelical Lutheran Church.
— The first steps towards organizing a Lutheran con-
gregation at Myerstown were taken in the year 1811,
by members of the old Tulpehocken congregation re-
siding at and near Myerstown. A meeting was held
June 23, 1811, at which it was resolved to build a
church. The building-committee elected consisted
of Christian Ley, Leonard Immel, Leonard Rainier,
Jacob Lcehn, Christopher Lies*, Christian Artz, and
Martin Mayer. The ground for the erection of a
church building and burial purposes was donated by
Messrs. Michael Mosser and Simon Bassler. Aug. 9,
1811, the first trustees were elected, — Michael Ley,
Leonard Immel, and Andreas Shulze. March 30,
1812, the first church council was elected : as Elders,
Michael Ley, Leonard Immel, John George Winter,
and Christian Walborn ; as Deacons, Henry Koppen-
hoffer, Jacob Heichhold, John Lehman, and Christian
Artz.
The corner-stone of the first church was laid April
23, 1812, and on Nov. 1, 1S12, the church was solemnly
consecrated. The first church built was of stone, its
dimensions were fifty-five feet in length and thirty-six
feet in width. Its steeple was supplied with a bell. In
the year 1819 a Bachman pipe organ was secured at
an expense of eight hundred dollars. The first pastor
of the congregation was Rev. W. Beates, who was
pastor from the time the congregation was organized
until the year 1824. In the same year in which
Father Beates resigned, Rev. Dr. Ernst was elected
pastor, and continued his services as such until his
death. In the vear 1849, Rev. G. F. Krotel was
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
elected pastor. He served until the year 1852. He
was succeeded by Rev. T. T. Jaeger, who was pastor
until the year 1855. He was succeeded by Rev. L.
G. Eggers, who had charge of the congregation until
1866. During the ministry of Rev. L. G. Eggers, in
the year 1857, the congregation resolved to build a
new church. At a meeting held March 14, 1857, a
building-committee was elected, viz., Leonard Im-
mel, John Kreitzer, Casper Sherk, Henry Groh, and
Samuel Hauck. The old church in which the congre-
gation had worshiped forty-five years was taken down
in the month of June, 1857. The corner-stone of the
new church was laid Aug. 16, 1857, and in 1858 the
edifice was consecrated. In 1865, Rev. M. Eggers
retired from the charge, and in the spring of 1867, Rev.
F. J. F. Schantz, the present pastor.
Zion's Evangelical Church was organized in
1S44, in which year a church edifice was erected upon
land purchased of John Bassler. The first trustees
were Samuel Levangood, Benjamin Garret, Michael
Hack, Peter Helm, Jr., and Jacob Focht. In 1878
the present house of worship replaced the old one, in
the lower story of which latter, it may be observed,
the first pastor, Rev. Henry Buchs, had his residence.
The present pastor is Rev. E. J. Miller. The charge
includes seven appointments, and has a membership
of two hundred and sixty.
Myerstown United Brethren Church. — On
the 13th of October, 1842, a United Brethren class
was formed at Myerstown and comprised thirteen
members. The first pastor was Rev. S. Enterline.
He was succeeded by Rev. C. S. Crider, whose term
lasted from 1845 to 1847. In 1843 a stone church
edifice was- erected. The trustees were Jonas Eckert,
John Myers, and John Daniel. The present brick
church was built in 1869. The cost of church and
parsonage was about ten thousand dollars. The pas-
tor is Rev. Jacob Mark, and the trustees J. B. Haak,
Andrew Steiner, David Tice, Isaac Miller, and
Michael Haak.
Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church was
organized April 13, 1868, by Rev. J. M. Deitzler.
William L. Miller was chosen elder, Jacob G. Miller
and Joel Strause deacons, Henry Miller trustee, and
R. A. Miller treasurer. The Myerstown Academy
building was purchased for three thousand two hun-
dred and fifty dollars, and dedicated June 21, 1868.
The successive pastors have been Revs. G. J. Martz,
William I. Cutter, Lenhart, and P. C. Krull.
The Reformed Church was organized on the
8th day of September, 1860, with a membership of
two hundred and fifty, and by the adoption of a '
charter at a congregational meeting on the 20th of
October following, severed the connection hitherto
existing between the old Tulpehocken congregation
and the branch church at Myerstown. The officers
elected were Daniel Mosser, David Hollinger, Joseph
Diehl, John Muth, and Thomas Bassler, trustees;
Cyrus Sherk, George Line, John Rauch, and William
Loose, elders ; and Peter Spangler, Jr., Israel Till,
Augustus Baney, and Andrew Tice, deacons. On the
12th of November a unanimous call was given to Rev.
George Wolff, of Paradise, Northumberland Co., Pa.,
and from the 1st of January, 1861, to the present,
Rev. Mr. Wolff has served that congregation. The
present membership is over five hundred.
In the "Union Cemetery," originally the Lutheran
and Reformed graveyard, situated on Main Street, in
the western part of the town, are the following persons
interred :
Artz, Christian, b. March 13, 1772 ; d. Feb. 27, 1820.
Bachenstoe, Henry, b. 1803; d. Dec. 22, 1865.
Bassler, Catharine, b. May 15, 1773; d. March 29, 1837.
Bassler, Catharine, b. April 5, 1796 ; d. July 15, 1874.
Bassler, Daniel, b. Sept. 22, 1804 ; d. July 6, 1875.
Bassler, Henry, b. Dec. 10, 1797 ; d. Jan. 16, 1851.
Bassler, J. Adam, b. Aug. 18, 1774; d. April 27, 1854.
Bassler, John Thomas, b. Jan. 4, 1780 ; d. June 16, 1S57.
Bassler, Maria (Hibschman), b. Sept. 4, 1776; d. Feb. 14, 1847.
Bassler, Simon, b. Nov. 11, 1762; d. July 2, 1832.
Bassler, Thomas, b. Aug. 17, 1801 ; d. Aug. 25, 1S74.
Batdorf, Elizabeth, b. March 27, 1779; d. Sept. 1, 1828.
Batdorf, John, b. Feb. 8, 1793 ; d. Oct. 19, 1831.
Bechley, Elizabeth, b. March 24, 1766; d. Sept. 27, 1842.
Beckley, Elizabeth, b. June 28, 1792; d. March 21, 1861.
Beckley, John George, b. Sept. 22, 1768 ; d. Sept. 4, 1841.
Behny, Augustus, b. 1815; d. Aug. 25, 1878.
Berntheisel, Anna Maria (Huber), b. Nov. 9, 1788 ; d. Oct. 13, 1867.
Blecker, Maria, b. April 7, 1782 ; d. Aug. 9, 1854.
Blecker, Philip, b. May 31, 1779 ; d. Sept. 14, 1863.
Bogt, Mathias, b. Feb. 24, 1756 ; d. March 2, 1839.
Bogt, Sophia, b. Dec. 12, 1767; d. Oct. 9, 1855.
Bower, Dr. Henry, b. 1792 ; d. July 20, 1838.
Bower, Dr. William, B. Not. 6, 1817; d. Nov. 27, 1860.
Bower, Susanna, b. 1799 ; d. Sept. 16, 1838.
Boyle, Dennis, b. 1814; d. Dec. 5, 1877.
Brehm, Christopher.
Brehm, Maria B. (Schneider), b. Dec. 4, 1786 ; d. Aug. 21, 1846.
Brehm, Peter, b. Jan. 30, 1810; d. May 19, 1861.
Breitenbach, Eliz. (Schitz), b. June 14, 1783 ; d. Nov. 17, 1871.
Breitenbach, John P., b. Dec. 11, 1789 ; d. Aug. 4, 1860.
Brenner, Eliz., b. Nov. 9, 1792 ; d. Sept. 20, 1861.
Burkholder, George,! b. July 2, 1840; d. May 23, 1864.
Clark, Anna Maria iKreutzer), b. Nov. 18, 1786; d. June 17, 1853.
Clark, Peter K.,b. 1784; d. April 24, 1847.
Dieffenbach, John Jacob, b. Oct. 30, 1782 ; d. June 16, 1879.
Dieffenbach, Lydia, b. April 10, 1807; d. July 14, 1879.
De Wees, Amelia E. (Walborn), b. 1856; d. Oct. 20, 1877.
Faux, Philip, b. 1793 ; d. Oct. 15, 1878.
Fisher, George, b. Aug. 27, 1795; d. Aug. 30, 1853.
Fisher, Harriet, b. 1809; d. July 5, 1881.
Frantz, Anna M. (Walboru), b. March 11, 1792; d. Sept. 20, 1870.
Gerrett, Eliz., b. Oct. 23, 1787 ; d. April 1, 1848.
Gritz, George, b. Jan. 1, 1791 ; d. Nov. 20, 1861.
Gritz, John, b. Feb. 2, 1797 ; d. Jan. 9, 1863.
Gritz, Maria E., b. Dec. 8, 1774; d. Feb. 14, 1855.
Gritz, Philip, b. May 7, 1773; d. Jan. 22, 1856.
Gritz, Susanna, b. Oct. 15, 1795 ; d. Feb. 5, 1S63.
Groh, Anna M., b. July 3, 1801 ; d. June 29, 1879.
Groh, Henry, b. March 26, 1796 ; d. April 3, 1863.
Immel, Barbara, b. Feb. 19, 1759 ; d. Sept. 19, 1854.
Immel, Cath., b. Dec. 4, 1806; d. May 2, 1S17.
Immel, Eliz,. (Dieffenbach).
Inline], Everhard, b. Oct. 14, 1747; d. June 2, 1839.
Immel, Johannes, b. April 5, 1781 ; d. April 28, 1815.
Ingham, Mary, b. Dec. 7, 1800 ; d. March 20, 1876.
Ingham, Samuel, b. Oct. 14, 1798 ; d. Sept. 8, 1870.
Hain, Cath., b. May 1, 1781; d. May 17, 1858.
1 Son of Jacob Burkholder and Eliz. Reed, of Company C, One Hundred
and Forty-ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers; killed at North
Anna May 23, 1864.
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Hartman, Elizabeth, b. April 18, 1767 ; d. April 18, 1820.
Hartmau, Elizabeth, b. April 7, 1789 ; d. April 25, 1863.
Hartman, Emanuel, b. Juno 1, 1765; d. Sept. 29, 1826.
Hartman, Jacob, b. June 27, 1786 ; d. April 15, 1870.
Hefflefinger, Cath., b. Sept. 17, 1798; d. Aug. 18, 1861.
Hsfllennger, William, b. Aug. 20, 1794; d. May 26, 1878.
Heichhold, Cath., b. Jan. 23, 1792; d. Oct. 26, 1847.
Heichbold, John Jacob, b. Nov. 22, 1791 ; d. Not. 8, 1850.
Helms, Jeremiah H.,i b. June 8, 1845 ; d. Sept. 27, 1862.
Helms, Peter, Sr., b. Sept. 17, 1784; d. May 8, 1853.
Helmes, Peter, b. Jail. 12, 1816 ; d. Dec. 23, 1874.
Hoffert, Eliz., b. March 3, 1803; d. Aug. 21, 1880.
Hoffert, Joseph, b. March 11, 1800 ; d April 28, 1866.
Hoffy, Philip, b. Dec. 19, 1799; d. Jan. 3, 1853.
Bollinger, Eliz., b. May 12, 1791 ; d. April 5, 1865.
Hollinger, George, b. March 26, 1784 ; d. Oct. 25, 1849.
Huber, Cath. (Antes), b. Nov. 30, 1795 ; d. Sept. 4, 1866.
Hnber, George, b. Aug. 20, 1796; d. April 27, 1858.
Kaufman, Christian, b. Nov. 15, 1776 ; d. Oct. 26, 1872.
Klapp, John Jacob, b. Jan. 22, 1792 ; d. March 6, 1832.
Koppenhofer, Barbara (Schnebly), b. Nov. 11, 1745 ; d. Dec. 27, 1817.
Koppenhoffer, Christian, b. June 15, 1737; d. March 8, 1813.
Koppenhoffer, Maria B., b. Oct. 18, 1785 ; d. Nov. 24, 1812.
Koppenhoeffer, Sophia (Zimmerman), b. Feb. 27, 1776; d. May 16,
858.
Knitzle, Anna Maria, b. Nov. 17, 1785; d. Feb. 14, 1827.
Knitzle, Jacob, b. Feb. 25, 1779 ; d. Oct. 26, 1830.
Knitzle, Marg. (Saltsenberger), b. Feb. 27, 1778; d. March 28, 1813.
Kreitzer, Eliz. eEddis), b. Aug. 6, 1787 ; d. Dec. 6, 1861.
Kreitzer, John, b. June 19, 1791 ; d. Sept. 13, 1873.
Kreutzer, Barbara, b. Oct. 17, 1757; d. Jan. 29, 1835.
Kreutzer, Dr. John A., b. 1752 ; d. Jan. 26, 1873.
Kreutzer, Michael, b. Sept. 11, 1750; d. Jan. 12, 1816.
Kuckle, Rudolph, b. Jan. 12, 1749 ; d. Sept. 12, 1836.
Kupp, Anna, b. Jan. 2, 1783; d. Sept. 25, 1849.
Kupp, Leonard, b. May 24, 1780; d. Sept. 30, 1853.
Lehman, Cath. C. (Spangler), b. Jan. 8, 1780 ; d. Oct. 20, 1861.
Lehman, Eliz., b. Oct. 7, 1773; d. Sept. 1, 1839.
Lehman, Henrich, b. Jan. 22, 1802 ; d. Jan. 11, 1834.
Lehman, Johannes, b. March 12, 1769; d. 1857.
Lehman, John Michael, b. April 14, 1774 ; d. March 29, 1849.
Lehman, Sarah (Steiner), b. Nov. 29, 1807 ; d. Jan. 15, 1839.
Lehn, Eliz., b. Aug. 15, 1787 ; d. July 23, 1813.
Lehn, Eva M., b. 1758 ; d. March 15, 1848.
Lehn, Jacob, b. Sept. 22, 1757 ; d. Jan. 17, 1833.
Leis, Christian, b. July 29, 1797; d. March 6, 1865.
Leis, Eva C, b. Feb. 19, 1807 ; d. Sept. 6. 1876.
Leni, Anna C, b. Dec. 10, 1757 ; d. Feb. 12, 1S44.
Leni, John, b. Dec. 15, 1753; d. June 10, 1812.
Ley, Anna Cath. (Koppenhoffer), b. July 28, 1769; d. Jan. 11, 1822.
Ley, Christian, b. Feb. 20, 1762; d. Oct. 13, 1832.
Ley, Eva M., b. March 22, 1744; d. June 17, 1815.
Ley, Michael, b. Oct. 9, 1739; d. Aug. 15, 1824.
Loos, Emma Rebecca, b. 1846; d. June 24, 1876.
Loos, John, b. May 11, 1795 ; d. May 6, 1861.
Loos, Magdalena (Fisher), b. June 24, 1797 ; d. June 3, 1858.
Lutz, Esther (Strohni), b. Sept. 24, 1784; d. Oct. 21, 1842.
Martin, Catharine (Winters), b. Nov. 25, 1784; d. Jan. 3, 1867.
Maurer, Martin, b. March 20, 1793 ; d. Jan. 8, 1868.
Meily, Margaret (Bogt), b. Oct. 24, 1792 ; d. Nov. 29, 1S47.
Mengel, Benjamin, b. Sept. 24, 1786; d. July 20, 1S64.
Mengel, Sarah (Weeserj, b. Feb. 15, 1794 ; d. March 29, 1879.
Miller, Christian, b. Jan. 8, 1770 ; d. Jan. 7, 1850.
Miller, Valentine, b. Dec. 17, 1764; d. April 1, 1856.
Mosser, Anna Margaret, b. Aug. 20, 1766; d. Sept. 10, 1824.
Mosser, Daniel, b. 1805 ; d. May 24, 1877.
Mosser, John, b. Feb. 22, 1799 ; d. Juue 27, 1871.
Mosser, Johu Michael, b. April 2, 1764; d. Dec. 22, 1843.
Mosser, Salome, b. June 9, 1799 ; d. March 30, 1876.
Mnrdock, Catharine, b. Oct. 6„1772 ; d. Sept. 25, 1857.
Murdock, Robert, b. Feb. 2, 1776 ; d. Oct. 31, 1858.
Muth, John, b. July 7, 1799 ; d. May 18, 1880.
Myers, Maria Catharine (Lein), b. Sept. 4, 1791 ; d. July 6, 1832.
1 Son of Peter and Lucy A. Helms, Company C, Fiftieth Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers, died of wounds received at the battle of An-
tietam, Sept. 17, 1862.
Raniler, Anna B., b. Feb. 2, 1732 ; d. Sept. 5, 1811.
Rainier, Anna Maria, b. Jan. 8, 1771 ; d. Oct. 13, 1825.
Rainier, Eva Catharine, b. May 19, 1794 ; d. Nov. 4, 1811.
Ramler, John, b. Dec. 7, 1799 ; d. March 23, 1862.
Ramler, Leonard, b. March 28, 1708; d. Juue20, 1857.
Ramey, Christopher, b. Jan. 28, 1787 ; d. Oct. 28, 1872.
Rapp, Catharine, b. Feb. 7, 1794; d. Aug. 28, I860.
Rapp, Henry, b. Oct. 31, 1785 ; d. Oct. 13, 1862.
Roadonnel, Mary, b. Nov. 11, 1793 ; d. 1865.
Schell, Henry, b. Sept. 4, 1798 ; d. Feb. 9, 1866.
Schmidt, Eva. Mag. (Ley), h. July 28, 1787 ; d. Dec. 1, 1819.
Schoener, Jacob, b. Dec. 18, 1775 ; d. Sept. 9, 1842.
Schoener, Mary M. (Foesig), b. July 14, 1779; d. , 1866.
Sherk, Casper, h. Dec. 24, 1793 ; d. Nov. 13, 1876.
Sherk, Maria, b. Feb. 2, 1783 ; d. Sept. 6, 1851.
Spangler, Barbara (Rambler), b. April 15, 1756; d. July 29, 1841.
Spangler, Cath., Eliz. (Immel), b. Jan. 14, 1793; d. May 25, 1825.
Spangler, Cath., b. Jan. 29, 1783 ; d. Aug. 10, 1843.
Spangler, Christian, b. Feb. 16, 1787 ; d. Jan. 14, 1843.
Spangler, John George, b. Nov. 1, 1755; d. March 26, 1819.
Spangler, Anna Maria (Michel), b. 1792 : d. June 7, 1866.
Spangler, Peter, b. Oct. 5, 1790; d. June 17, 1875.
Spanglerj Reubeu B.,= b. Jan. 12, 1834 ; d. May 12, 1864.
Steiner, Anna E., b. Oct. 11, 1764; d. March 24, 1849.
Steiner, Eliz., b. Feb. 12, 1783; d. Feb. 9, 1838.
Steiner, Eliz., b. March 23, 1790; d. Sept. 11, 1868.
Steiner, Fred., b. April 11, 1767 ; d. Dec. 17, 1830.
Steiner, Johnnes, b. Aug. 30, 1798; d. Dec. 26, 1864.
Steiner, Lydia, b. Jan. 10, 1780 ; d. March 13, 1857.
Steiner, Michael, b. Sept. 16, 1774; d. April 23, 1849.
Steiner, Peter, b. Dec. 25, 1770 ; d. Feb. 4, 1828.
Stoudt, Peter, b. 1808; d. Dec. 6, 1876.
Strickler, Geo., b. Aug. 12, 1771 ; d. April 24, 1848.
Strickler, Rachel, b. March 6, 1781; d. Sept. 10, 1861.
Swartz, Samuel, b. Sept. 21, 1807; d. Dec. 20, 1874.
Urich, Cath., b. May 10, 1813; d. Jan. 5,1871.
Urich, Michael, h. June 21, 1803; d. Aug. 12, 1878.
Valentine, Magdalena, b. March 8, 1775 ; d. Dec. 8, 1816.
Valentine, Michael, b. Feb. 15, 1770; d. Aug. 19, 1830.
Walborn, Cath., b. Feb. 21, 1760; d. June 9, 1855.
Walborn, Cath., b. Dec. 16, 1778 ; d. Sept. 20, 1835.
Walborn, Christian, b. May 11, 1758; d. Nov. 8, 1845.
Walborn, Cath., b. Aug. 5, 1792; d. July 7, 1840.
Walborn, Johu, b. Oct. 4, 1784 ; d. Dec. 17, 1845.
Walborn, Leonard, b. Sept. 8, 1771 ; d. Sept. 19, 1833.
Walborn, Susanna, b. May 4, 1794; d. Nov. 4, 1845.
Wieger, Martin, b. 1757; d. Dec. 16, 1816.
Wieger, Susanna (Rambler), b. April 30, 1761 ; d. Ang. 13, 1835.
Wenrich, Susanna, b. Jan. 26, 1808 ; d. May 14, 1S62.
Wolf, Fred., b. May 29, 1784; d. Oct. 10, 1873.
Wolf, Philip, b. Aug. 4, 1781 ; d. May 6, 1868.
Wolf, Susanna, b. May 9, 1789 ; d. Jan. 11, 1870.
Wolf, Theresa, b. Nov. 11, 1791 ; d. Aug. 18, 1858.
Wood, Dr. William, b. 1756; d. Oct. 11, 1S34.
Other villages of Jackson township are
West Myerstown. — Built along the turnpike west
of Myerstown proper, extending a considerable dis-
tance in the direction of Lebanon.
Kutztowx. — A small village about a mile and a
half north of Myerstown, in school district No. 7.
Myerstown Station. — On the Lebanon Valley
Railroad, nearly a mile south of Myerstown, and is
fast being built up.
Prescott Station. — Midway between Lebanon
and Myerstown, and is a growing place.
A Duskaed Church. — Located one and three-
fourths miles southeast of Myerstown.
A Reformed Church. — On the pike two and a
half miles east of Myerstown, near the Berks County
line.
= Killed at Spottsylvania Court-House May 12, IS64.
MILL CREEK TOWNSHIP.
By acts of the General Assembly, passed at the ses-
sions of 1843 and 1844, E. Cherrington, Samuel
Becker, and George Pfieger were appointed commis-
sioners to run the boundary line of Mill Creek town-
ship to include parts of Heidelberg and Jackson
townships, and in pursuance thereof made the follow-
ing report to the court Feb. 26, 1844: "Beginning
at the Lancaster and Lebanon County line at the
forks of the public road adjoining lands of Michael
Sharp, in the township of Heidelberg, thence through
the township of Heidelberg north forty-nine degrees
west five miles and eleven perches to a post on the
Jackson township line near the house of Catherine
Miller; thence through the said Jackson township
south forty-seven degrees and a half west three and
one-half miles and twenty-two and a half perches to a
post on the Berks County line in the public road lead-
ing from Adam Klopp's mill in Berks County to the
Millcreek Church in Lebanon County ; thence along
the Berks and Lebanon County line south forty-
seven degrees and a half east six miles and forty-six
perches to a large chestnut at corner of Lebanon and
Lancaster Counties ; thence along said Lebanon and
Lancaster County line south sixty-five degrees and a
half west three and one-half miles and seventy-four
perches to the beginning," containing together twelve
thousand five hundred and eight acres. By this
survey about five hundred acres were cut off from
Berks County.
The township lies in the extreme southeastern part
of the county, and received its name from the Miihl-
bach or Mill Creek, a considerable stream which,
rising in Heidelberg township, flows through its
centre from west to east, and empties into the Tulpe-
hocken. There are several smaller streams. Its
southern border is separated from Lancaster County
by the South Mountain. The land is generally level
and well improved, the soil being principally lime-
stone and of a good quality. The township Borders on
Berks and Lancaster Counties, and compares favora-
bly with its sister-townships in the intelligence and
enterprise of its people.
The first settlement was made in the township, not
later than 1720, by the German Baptists, generally
known as Dunkards. One of their prominent mem-
bers, Conrad Beissel, a native of Germany, arrived in
America in 1720, and took up his abodeat Miihlbach, on
the Miihlbach, or Mill Creek. Here he and one Stantz
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I built a house, and they were soon joined by Isaac Van
Bibber, George Steibel, and others. Conrad Beissel,
being somewhat dissatisfied with some of the observ-
: ances of his brethren, commenced promulgating his
views, and eventually seceded from the Dunkard
1 community, and formed a new sect, known as the
i German Seventh-Day Baptists, wholly intent upon
seeking out the true obligation of the word of God,
and the proper observances of the rites and cere-
' monies it imposes, stripped of human authority. He
conceived there was an error among the Dunkards in
the observance of the day for the Sabbath ; that the
seventh day was the command of the Lord God, and
that day being established and sanctified by the Great
Jehovah forever, no change nor authority for change
had ever been announced to man by any power suf-
ficient to set aside the solemn decree of the Almighty,
a decree which he declared had been forever sancti-
fied. Mr. Beissel felt it to be his duty to contend for
the observance of that day, aud in 1725 published a
tract entering into a discussion of this point, which
created some excitement and disturbance in the so-
ciety at Miihlbach, upon which he retired from the
settlement, and went secretly to a cell on the banks
of the Cocalico, that had been previously occupied by
one Elimelich, a hermit. His place of retirement was
unknown for some time to the people he had left, and
when discovered, many of the society at Mill Creek,
who had become convinced of the truth of his propo-
sition for the observance of the Sabbath, settled around
him in solitary cottages. They adopted the original
Sabbath, the seventh day, for the public worship, in
1728, which has ever since been observed by their de-
scendants even unto the present day. In 1732 the
solitary life was changed into a conventicle one, and a
monastic society was established as soon as the first
buildings erected for that purpose were finished, May,
, 1733, at Ephrata, Lancaster Co. Beissel died July 6,
1768, aged seventy-seven years.
The following resided in the limits of the present
township in 1753 : " Dillman Shite, David Taylor,
Moses Irwiu, Jacob Huber, Abraham Roland, Jacob
Polinger, Ludwig Cole, Simon Tobias, Yost Blagher,
Henry Stiegel, John Pofasberger, Nicholas Smith,
Casper Simon, Martin Shoody, Stephen Benninger,
Jacob Selzer, John .Timothe, Tobias Hauk, Balser
Shade, Michael Balmer, Henry Botts, Henry Hoyle,
Hannickle Entsminger, Hannickle Entsminger, Sr.>
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Henry Wise, Stephen Yoachy, Jacob Gass, Christian
Pence, Samuel Sellar, Mr. Shoufler (the tailor).
Freemen, — John Sheets, George Lidigh, George
Hoyle, Peter Porgner, Yelia Swally, Jacob Stelly,
Ulrich Bare, John Pile, John Bale, George Ougan-
steen, John Switzer." Among the early settlers of
" Haseltein," Hazel Valley, so called from the
abundance of hazels grown there, were the following
from Wurtemberg, Germany : William Becher (on
place of the late Isaac Blecher), Jost Hoffman (farm
afterwards owned by Hibschman), George Smith
(late George Krum's homestead), John Roth (late
farm of Henry Haak), Mr. Bollman (on Miller's
old place near Miihlbach), and Henry Strack (whose
land Jacob Wagner so long owned).
The principal settlers in the township were Ger-
mans, the first of whom came from Schoharie County,
N. Y. Among the earliest of note was Conrad
Weiser, who came from Schoharie, accompanied
by his wife and his five children, in 1723. After
making a treaty with the Indians, he started a settle-
ment at Miihlbach. He afterwards settled near the
present town of Womelsdorf, in Berks Co., where he
died and was buried. Walter Newman and his wife,
Elizabeth, came from Ireland, he having, in 1741, re-
ceived two tracts of land from the Proprietaries. A
man named Tice settled at Tulpehocken, and worked
for Frederick Miller at nine cents a day. Land then
sold at a dollar per acre. Among those who came from
Schoharie County, N. Y., were John Stump, Michael
Meiser, John Noll, Michael Zeller, John Moore,
Henry Moyer, Nicholas Lechner, John Grove, and
Christian Seibert, all settled at Miihlbach. After-
wards Frederick Kopp and several others settled at
Newmansville. In 1724 Michael Meiser took up the
land now owned by George Meiser. He, with twelve
other families on a journey, encamped at that place
over night, and finding a fine spring of pure water,
he concluded to settle there, which he did, construct-
ing for himself a hut of bark, in which he resided
three years. Among the families that settled here at
that time were the Zellers, Fakes, Stumps, and Beckers.
The Moores came two years later. Michael Meiser
died at the age of forty-two years, leaving his property
to his eldest son, George, and it descended from one
generation to another, until it is now owned by one
of the fifth generation, George Meiser, now over four-
score years. A strange coincidence connected with
this property is that it has been owned during four
generations by the eldest sons, and that each one's
name was George. The present owner has also a
son and a grandson named George .
The first church built in the township was at Miihl-
bach, and it still stands as a monument of the relig-
ious devotion of a people who, far removed from the
civilized world, out in the savage wilds of the wil-
derness, did not forget their allegiance to Him who
rules over and controls the destinies of nations. Here
the settlers for miles around came to worship, gener-
ally armed, fearful lest that at an unguarded moment
an attack should be made upon them by the savage
foe. The first house built exclusively for school pur-
poses was erected at Newmanstown in 1810, and was
one story in height. In 1827 it was raised to two
stories, and the upper one used as a church. About
the same time a school was organized by the church
at Mill Creek Centre. This was continued until 1849,
when it was torn down. The first mill, which still
stands, was built in 1778, at Miihlbach, and the second
at Cherrington's Hill, by Philip Kalbach, in 1800.
The oldest dwelling-houses in the township are those
of Mr. Garrett, near Sheridan, and Mr. Zellers, near
Newmanstown, both of which were used as forts by
the early settlers, to which they repaired at night for
protection against the Indians. The house of E. R.
Illig, at Miihlbach, was built in 1752. The mill erected
by Kalbach has since been owned by Ezekiel, John
F., and James E. Cherrington (present proprietor)
— father, son, and grandson. J. Moore's house was
built in 1762. It may be here remarked that there
are few localities in Pennsylvania where so great a
proportion of tracts of land remain in the possession
of the descendants of the original settlers as in the
Miihlbach, and which show, too, the great thrift, en-
terprise, and intelligence of their owners.
In 1844, when the township was erected, the fol-
lowing return gives the names of all the taxables:
Adams, Samuel. Hoffman, George.
Achenbach, Anthouy. Illig, Leonard.
Achenbach, Israel. Jones, Benjamin.
Bollinger, Allen. Klop, Adam (estate).
Bollman, John. Kapp, William.
Badeiger, John. Kalbach, Joseph.
Becker, George. Kreisher, William.
Betz, William. Kurtz, Adam.
Becker, John. Kapp, George.
Becker, Michael. Koehl, Adam.
Betz, Jeremiah. Keiser, Peter.
Becker, Samuel. Kapp, Andrew.
Benedum, George. Keiser, George.
Cherington, Ezekiel. Krum, George.
Cherington, John. Kelps, Eve.
Coleman, James (estate). Kreisher, Jacob.
Derr, Widow. Kurtz, John.
Duiger, Peter. Klop, Jonathan.
Derr, Isaac. Lenig, Henry.
Dierwechter, Samuel. Leop, Henry (estate).
Dengler, Widow. Leop, Joseph.
Dengler, Jacob (estate). Livering, Jacob (estate).
Erb, David. Lindenniuth, Samuel.
Eckard, Nicholas. Leoser, Joseph.
Filbert, John. Missermer, Henry.
Flickinger, Joseph. Moore, George.
Gerite, Isaac. Meiser, George.
Gipple, Isaac. Moore, Jonathan.
Gockley, Absolom. Miller, John.
Grof, John. Moore, Philip.
Geis, Daniel. Moore, Heury.
Geis, George. Moyer, John.
Holstein, Leonard. Moyer, Frederick.
Houser, George. Moore, John.
Hartman, John. Moyer, Widow.
Hibert, John. Miller, Widow.
Hartman, Peter. Moore, Michael.
Hoffman, Christian. Miller, Widow.
Hibert, John, Sr. Matthew, Samuel.
Hibert, George. Moyer, Frederick.
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HISTORY OP LEBANON COUNTY.
Matthew, David.
McConigle, William.
Meiser, Lewie E.
Miller, John T.
Nagle, Philip.
Noll, John.
Noll, Michael.
Newman, Henry,
Neff, John.
Northe, John.
Pouts, John.
Palm, John.
Phillips, Henry.
Person, John.
Person, widow (of G.).
Person, Benjamin.
Royer, Daniel.
Richard, Benjamin.
Rutter, Benjamin.
Royer, John.
Royer, Seth.
Reedy, William.
Royer, Jacob.
Rutter, Samuel.
Rutter, Cyrus.
Snavely, Jacob.
Smith, George.
Stump, John.
Stein, Daniel.
Sibert, John.
Shoup, John.
Strickler, Daniel.
Spayd, Daniel.
Shenk, Peter.
Schaeffer, Widow.
Stewart, John.
Seibert, William.
Strickler, Michael.
Spayd, Samuel.
Strickler, Peter.
Strickler, Leonard.
Strickler, Daniel.
Strickler, Michael.
Schraumn, George.
Spayd, Anthony.
Adam, Joel.
Adam, Richard.
Achenbach, Peter.
Anspack, Isaac.
Ballet, Ephraim.
Becker, William.
Becker, Adam.
Becker, Margaret.
Brosman, Peter.
Bennedum, John.
Clay, Samuel.
Clay, Jacob.
Dissinger, Enoch.
Deppin, John.
Donnigan, John.
Diehlman, Elias.
Eckard, Jonas.
Forry, George.
Forry, William.
German, Edward.
Getz, Lavarus.
Getsinger, Jacob.
Gleiser, Cyrus.
Gerit, Frederick.
Groff, Isaac.
Hartman, Daniel.
Hartnian, Seth.
Holsteiu, John.
Holstein, Michael.
Hefly, Simpson.
Strickler, Widow.
Shanifelter, Daniel.
Smith, John.
Shitz, Samuel.
Steiner, Ruthulf.
Sellers, Frederick.
Schock, Peter.
Shultz, Frederick.
Smith, Absalom.
Shultz, Henry.
Seibert, Jacob.
Sin -11, George.
Sholl, Isaac.
Strickler, Andrew.
Squint, Jacob.
Stover, John.
Texter, John.
Taylor, Andrew.
Ulrich, Peter.
Urich, Peter.
Withers, Daniel.
Weigley, Isaac.
Weigley, Jacob.
Weike, John.
Weike, Jacob.
Weike, Peter.
Withers, George.
Wise, Ludwig.
White, Philip.
Welsh, Michael.
Webner, Ludwig.
Wieganman, Fost.
Wagner, John.
Wallace, JameH.
Yeiser, Peter.
Tost, John.
Zug, Abraham.
Zug, Daniel.
Zerber, Isaac.
Zimmerman, John.
Zimmerman, John, Jr.
Zeller, John.
Robeson, Porter & Piatt (un-
seated lands).
Herzele, William.
Hoffert, Benjamin.
Hewid, James.
Illig, Jonathan.
Illig, Widow.
Ibach, Lorenzo.
Johnson, John.
Eatzaman, James.
Krick, Jacob.
Krill, Jacob K.
Kreishler, Daniel.
Kapp, John.
Kind), Jacob.
Keller, Daniel.
Leivig, Samuel.
Leivig, Peter.
Leop, Samuel.
LeedB, Daniel.
Luckus, John.
Moyer, Michael.
Moyer, Henry.
Moore, Widow.
Miller, John, Jr.
Miller, John, Sr.
Miller, Henry.
Mat there, George.
Matthew, Eli.
Matthew, Joseph.
Matthew, Isaac.
Matthew, Samuel.
Mandenbach, Henry.
Maloonx, Isaac.
Newman, David.
Nagle, John.
Nagle, Conrad.
Nagle, George, Jr.
Nagle, George, Sr.
Noll, Isaac.
Nipple, William.
Price, Conrad.
Palm, John.
Person, Jacob.
Peifer, John.
Philips, Jacob.
Price, Martin.
Royer, John.
Reed, Henry.
Rehm, Peter.
Reich, Abraham.
Reed, John.
Rutter, Jacob.
Rutter, Joseph.
Reich, Daniel.
Reich, John.
Rhodenhauser, George.
Suavely, Eli.
Shauaman, Jacob.
Stever, Henry.
Seibert, Jacob.
Seibert, Michael.
Shoup, Daniel.
Beorgner, Frederick
Buchter, George.
Cox, William.
Cox, David.
Jones, John.
Jones, Michael.
Jones, Henry.
Kline, John.
Keller, John.
Krall, John.
Kreisher, Jacob.
Leonard, Henry.
Minnich, Jonathan.
Meiser, George.
Moore, John.
Moyer, Joseph.
McCaly, Samuel.
Matthew, Henry.
Newman, Adam.
Newman, Peter.
Nagel, Samuel.
Shoup, Samuel.
Shultz, John J.
Shultz, John.
Strickler, Henry.
Sell, Isaac.
Shower, Samuel.
Shoch, Michael.
Schramm, Jonathan.
Schnider, Michael.
Strickler, George.
Schoch, Jacob.
Strickler, Leonard.
Stump, Leonard.
Stoler, John.
Stump, John.
Ulrich, George.
Withers, Martin.
Wenrich, Isaac.
Walter, Daniel.
Walter, John B.
Wise, Michael.
Wise, John.
Webner, John.
Widener, Frederick.-
Yeiser, William.
Yodder, Charles.
Zerber, David.
Zerber, Jacob.
Zeller, Peter.
Zimmerman, George.
Noll, Peter.
Noll, Philip.
Rhodes, James.
Reed, George.
Rabald, George.
Rutter, Daniel.
Steiner, Augustus.
Scott, Franklin.
Squint, David.
Sbayd, Jonah.
Strickler, Samuel.
Strickler, Jacob.
Strickler, Daniel.
Strickler, Joel.
Travels, Peter.
Texter, Joel.
Weigley, Allen.
Webner, Isaac.
Yeiser, Daniel.
Zeller, John.
On the South Mountain, in the southern end of
Lebanon County adjoining Berks, there is a plateau
or table-land extending some nine miles in length
and from three to six miles in breadth. There are
some good farms on this table-land and large areas of
excellent timber. Wild glens cut through the sides
of this plateau at numerous points, down which tur-
bulent brooks find their way into the adjacent valleys.
On this table-land is located the celebrated Texter
farm, which at one time contained nineteen hundred
acres, but John Texter by subsequent exchanges and
sales prior to his death reduced the area of his moun-
tainous plantation to the neighborhood of twelve
hundred and fifty acres. As it is, it is a large farm,
and celebrated not only for rare management, but for
the excellent live-stock raised thereon.
MILL CREEK TOWNSHIP.
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NEWMANSTOWN.
This ancient little town is situated on the north-
east border of Mill Creek township, and was formerly
known as Newbury. The tract of two hundred and
thirty-four acres of land upon which the town is
built was purchased of the proprietors of the Prov-
ince of Pennsylvania by Walter Newman, Oct. 30,
1741, and by his direction the town was laid out and
lots sold upon the " ground-rent" plan of disposing
of village or town lots. The oldest indenture we
have been able to find of lots conveyed or rented by
the said Newman is one of Aug. 26, 1761, to Bernard
Jacob for one lot, with a yearly rent of sixteen shil-
lings ; said lot is bounded as follows : " Beginning at
a post by a street of sixty-five feet wide, and by the
said North sixty-six degrees, east eleven perches, to a
Lott of Charrels Shenekel & by the Said North twenty-
four Degrees west eighteen perches to other land of
the said Walter Newman, and by the Said South Sixty-
Six Degrees west Seventy-four feet to a post, thence
South west five perches & fifteen feet, to a post by
other lands of the Sd Bernard Jacob, and by the Said
South East Thirteen perches and one-half perch to a
post, thence by the Said South fifty-three Degrees
west Seven perches, to the place of the Beginning.
Containing one hundred and forty perches of land
(being a part of the aforesaid Tract of 234 Acres with
allowances, &c.)."
At that date this tract was in Heidelberg township,
Lancaster Co., subsequently in Berks County, then
Dauphin, and now mostly in Lebanon County.
On the 13th of December, 1773, Walter Newman
indentured to " Christofer Boy er lots number forty-five
and forty-seven in a plan of a certain town called
Newbury, at a rental of sixteen shillings annually
forever," reserving the right, as in all other cases, to
reoccupy and dispossess the tenant at the expiration
of sixty days after said rent becomes due and unpaid.
On these lots Boyer agrees " to erect and finish a good
and substantial dwelling-house twenty feet by eigh-
teen in bigness, with a good chimney of brick or
stone, to be laid in or built with lime and sand, within
the space of three years after the date hereof," etc.
June 17, 1772, Walter Newman legally granted to
Peter Newman 'seventy-two acres and one hundred
and twenty-nine perches of land in fee, situated in
Heidelberg township, and Peter Newman granted the
same in fee to his son, Henry Newman, by will dated
Aug. 26, 1790, and Henry Newman granted by deed
and release, in fee simple, dated June 24, 1793, for
the sum of twelve pounds ten shillings, to Nicholas
Shlichter, one hundred perches of the above seventy-
two acres, one hundred and twenty-nine perches.
This lot is described in the deed as being "near New-
man's Town, on the Great Road leading through the
aforesaid Town to Reading." This latter deed was
dated in Berks County.
In another deed, dated March 19, 1791, we find
that Frederick Hoffman, of Heidelberg, Dauphin
Co., deeded to Nicholas Shlichter a piece of land
in the town of Newbury (Newmanstown), known
as lot number fifty-one, containing one-half acre of
land, also one other the quarter lot of ground, con-
taining iu all a full three-quarter parts of a lot of
ground, it being the same lot of ground which Wal-
ter Newman, by three indentures bearing date in the
year 1765, granted to a certain Grieb, who, May 10,
1768, deeded to Andrew Newman, and Newman
deeded, Sept. 20, 1771, to Henry Mayer, and Mayer
to George Godfrey by deed Feb. 16, 1778. Walter
Newman, by three indentures dated Sept. 11, 1768,
granted the same to Peter Newman, and Peter New-
man, 11th of blank month, 1774, granted the same to
John Burmann, who granted to Henry Mayer, and
Mayer, by deed dated Feb. 16, 1788, sold to George
Godfrey, and Dec. 1, 1779, Godfrey granted to George
Leinch, and Leinch assigned his interest in the lots
to Frederick Hoffman, above mentioned.
By a certain deed, dated May 30, 1806, Nicholas
Shlichter, of the town of Newbury, deeded the
above-mentioned lots of land to John Dengler, in
consideration of the sum of fifty pounds in gold and
silver, current lawful money of the State of Pennsyl-
vania.
The above gives us a faint idea of who the first
settlers in what is now Newmanstown were. The
Newmans were quite an extensive as well as popular
family, and it is to be regretted that no data could
be procured from which to write a brief sketch of
those who left a town named in honor of their thrift
and enterprise.
One of the peculiarities of this town is, and always
has been, the system of ground-rents. Walter New-
man adopted, or rather originated, the plan of leasing
lots, the amount of money to be paid yearly forever,
so that nearly the whole of the present town, includ-
ing Steinmetz' and Stewart's additions, are under the
curse of one of the most unpopular systems of taxa-
tion that was ever invented. A large portion of the
surrounding country was at one time under the same
feudal system, but fortunately has by various means
and various times been relieved of the burden.
In 1782 the return of Heidelberg contains that of
" Newmans Town" separately, which is herewith
given.
Newman, David (Widow).
Newman, Peter.
Emert, Leonard.
Kapp, Leonard.
Newman, Peter Site.
MatMas, Henry.
Shaffet, Mich1,
dinger, Henry.
Eissenminger, Henry
Brosius, Henry.
Miller, Jn».
Valentine, Henry.
Peter, Johl.
Gonkle, Mich'.
Meiser, Henry.
Strickler, Geo.
Royer, Jn«
Ueffer, Lndwig.
Gemberling, Corls.
Antis, Fred*.
Geo. Henry Mayor.
The Reformed and Lutheran Church is a
two-story stone edifice, erected in 1S50 by these two
congregations jointly. Prior to this these eongrega-
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tions worshiped in the old one-story frame school-
house. The Reformed pastor is Rev. Adam J. Bach-
man, and the Lutheran, Rev. A. Johnston Long. In
the graveyard adjacent the following persons are
interred :
Anspach, Johannes, d. Nov. 27, 1862, aged 62.
Betz, Jeremiah, b. March 27, 1789 ; m. Oct. 4, 1818 ; d. Nov. 21, 1851.
Betz, Elizabeth (w. of J. B.), b. March 10, 1800; d. Feb. 29, 18S0.
Betz, James, d. Nov. 28, 1859, aged 49.
Cherrington, Ezekiel, b. Feb. 11, 1782 ; d. Feb. 28, 1851.
Cherrington, Mary Catharine (Fisher), b. Oct. 27, 1794; m. Dec. 21,
1811 ; d. June 7, 1876.
Ermentrout, Susan, b. Aug. 4, 1792; d. Jan. 1, 1873.
Gerhardt, Isaac M. (s. of Maud M. G.), b. June 15, 1812; d. April 4,
1852.
Gertz, Sarah (d. of Gaud S. G.), b. Jan. 24, 1800; d. May 17, 1854.
Gertz, George Adam, b. June 17, 1772 ; d. March 24, 1858.
Gertz, Susanna, b. Feb. 8, 1780 ; d. Oct. 9, 1856.
Gerhart, Johannes, d. Oct. 7, 1825, aged 21.
Gerhardt, John Martin, b. April 6, 1776; d. Dec. 7, 1826.
Gerhardt, Margaret (Gross), w. of J. M. G., b. May 26, 1784 ; d. May 6,
1852.
Hoffman, Catharine, d. Feb. 21, 1879, aged 69.
Hagerle, Anna Maria, b. Jan. 16, 1799; d. Sept. 15, 1S50.
Horpffer, Johannes, b. July 21, 1781 ; d. Jan. 29, 1851.
Hartzell, William, d. April 13, 1870, aged 57.
Ibach, Gustavus, d. Aug. 26, 1838, aged 45.
Kohl, Adam, b. Jan. 13, 1767 ; d. Dec. 30, 1814.
Kapp, Sarah, b. Aug. 30, 1807 ; d. July 23, 1876.
Kapp, Eliza, b. Dec. 4, 1807; d. Sept. 19, 1875.
Kapp, Andreas, b. Feb. 25, 1782; d. Dec. 31, 1S44.
Kapp, Maria E. (w. of A. K.), b. Jan. 19, 1785; d. Aug. 27, 1864.
Loeb, Beinrich, b. Sept. 25, 1794; d. May 31, 1843.
Loeb, Salome (Smity), w. of L. H., b. Nov. 2, 1793; d. Jan. 22, 1868.
Lape, Joseph, d. Sept. 13, 1874, aged 58.
Matthew, Elizabeth (w. of J. M.), b. Dec. 1, 1813; d. Dec. 11, 1869.
Moyer, Frederick, b. Nov. 7, 1785; d. Sept. 1, 1864.
Moyer, Magdalene (w. of F. M.), b. May 14, 1788; d. April 14, 1871.
Matthew, David, b. Aug. 26, 1784 ; d. April 8, 1855.
Miller, Peter G., d. April 5, 1871, aged 58.
Noll, Michael, b. Jan. 18, 1789; d. Jan. 18, 1868.
Noll, Mary (Bertz), b. Dec. 22, 1788 ; d. March 24, 1S74.
Person, John, b. Jau. 19, 1796; d. July 30, 1866.
Person, Philip, b. Feb. 9, 1769; d. July 21, 1851.
Person, Elizabeth (w. of P. P.), b. April 4, 1778 ; d. June 28, 1846.
Kabold, Jacob, b. Sept. 11, 1795; d. June 28, 1841.
Raybold, Anna M. (w. of J. R.), b. Aug. 13, 1794; d. May 10, 1874.
Richards, Benjamin (s. of J. and M.), b. Sept. 20, 1803 ; d. Nov. 17,
1850.
Sweigert, Moses (s. of P. and M.), b. 1816; d. Jan. 24, 1880.
Shultz, David, b. May 1, 1790; d. Oct. 18, 1851.
Shultz, Mary (w. of D. S.), b. Sept. 20, 1791; d. May 30, 1871.
Shultz, Sarah, d. April 19, 1873, aged 68.
Stoner, Rudolph, b. Nov. 7, 1786 ; d. Feb. 23, 1846.
Shultz, Lieut. J. S., Co. G, 17th Penna. Vols. ; b. Dec. 22, 1831 ; killed
at Meadow Ridge, near Richmond, Va., May 12, 1864.
Shultz, John, Sen., d. Feb. 26, 1840; aged 76.
Shultz, Sarah (w. of J. S., Sr.), b. Oct. 2, 1762; d. Oct. 23, 1839.
Stoner, Augustus, b. in 1765; d. in 1826.
Stoner, Sarah, born in 1766; d. in 1840.
Schooghbom, John Peter, b.Oct. 5, 1780; d. April 11, 1866.
Schooghborn, Elizabeth (w. of J. P. &.), b. April 22, 1785; d. March 8,
1855.
Wallace, Sarah (w. of J. W.), <1. April 24, 1879; aged 70.
Zerbe, Catharine (w. of J. Z.), died Oct. 9, 1S62; aged 53.
Zeller, John, d. Oct. 9, 1878; aged 77.
Zeller, Anna (wife of J. Z.), d. April 15, 1877; aged 77.
Zell, Maria (w. of H. Z.), b. in 1789; d. Dec. 24, 1856.
Zell, Elizabeth (w. of A. Z.), b. June 21, 1786; d. May 8, 1838.
Zell, Levi A., d. Sept. 19, 1853 ; aged 39.
Zell, Henry A., d. Sept. 19, 1853; aged 27.
The Evangelical Association has a neat church
edifice and a growing congregation respectively,
erected and organized a few years ago.
MILLBACH,
or Miihlbach in the German, and often called " Mill
Creek Centre," was the seat of the first settlement
in the township. The old stone mill was built in 1778,
and the house of E. R. Illig in 1752. It contains a
store, hotel, church, mill, some shops, and several
tasteful dwellings. Messrs. E. R. Illig and Paul D.
Shultz (merchant) have large and elegant collections
of Indian relics collected largely from this immediate
vicinity, which embrace Indian beads, arrow-points,
axes, hammers, and a great variety of articles relative
to the savages who two centuries ago had homes here.
The Reformed and Lutheran Church is a
large two-story stone edifice erected in 1790, and
which supplanted a frame structure, the successor of
a log building, the first meeting-house built. The
records show this church, jointly Reformed and Lu-
theran, to have organized the two respective congre-
gations in 1747. The present edifice has three gal-
leries, with pulpit on the fourth side and entered bv
stairs. Its old Bible, in German text, was printed in
1747, and the services are mostly yet conducted in
the German language. The Reformed pastor is Rev.
Adam J. Bachman, and the Lutheran, A. Johnston
Long. The superintendent of the Union Sunday-
school is John B. Moore.
In the graveyard attached to this church the fol-
lowing persons are buried :
Betz, Samuel, d. May 6, 1828, aged 62.
Betz, Hester (wife of S. B.), d. Jan. 7, 1829, aged 59.
Bolman, George, b. Sept. 3, 1790; died Aug. 3, 1829.
Bolman, Anna M. (w. of G. B.), b. Jan. 3, 1763 ; d. Feb. 27, 1844.
Barry, Joseph, b. April 2, 1796 ; d. Sept. 2, 1880.
Barry, Catharine (w. of J. B.), born May 1, 1798 ; d. in 1856.
Bohman, Johannes, b. Jan. 11, 1755; d. Dec. 4, 1836.
Becker, William, d. Oct. 30, 1879, aged 63.
Dengler, Johannes, b. Sept. 5, 1762; d. Oct. 1, 1823.
Dietrich, Samuel, b. Aug. 16, 1797; d. Feb. 26, 1861.
Filtz, Catharine (w. of D. Filtz), b. April 14, 1748; d. Aug. 19, 1806.
Farry, William, b. Oct. 14, 1791 ; d. March 14, 1858.
Farry, Sarah (w. of W. F. and d. of J. Miller), b. April 7, 1797 ; d. June
28, 1870.
Hartman, Peter, b. May 4, 1791 ; d. May 4, 1850.
Holstein, George, b. in 1793 ; d. March 11, 1805.
Habold, Samuel, d. April 7, 1856, aged 55.
Hoffman, Elizabeth (w. of J. J. H.), b. in 1784; d. April 17, 1844.
Hoffman, Johann Jacob, b. March 2, 1762; d. March 29, 1836.
Illig, Leonard, b. Aug. 1 6, 1808 ; d. Sept. 5, 1S70.
Illig, Jonathan, d. Nov. 18, 1862, aged 59.
Illig, Eliza (w. of J. I.), d. March 29, 1867, aged 49.
Komann, Peter, b. Aug. 18, 1718; d. March 14, 1791.
Kormann, Magdalena (w. of P. K.), b. March 14, 1719; d. Nov 2.
1801.
Krum, Catharine, b. Juno 14, 1784; d. Sept. 11, 1851.
Leininger, Frederick, b. Oct. 29, 1790; d. March 14, 1878.
Meiser, Anna M. (Krum, w. of L. M.) ; d. Sept. 1, 1874, aged 64.
Meyer, Johan George, b. Oct. 13, 1774; d. Oct. 21, 1826.
Meyer, Elizabeth (w. of J. G. M.), b. Jan. 30, 1779; d. April 7, 1855.
Miller, Benjamin (s. of M. M.), b. Jan. 2, 1778; d. March 25, 1814.
Miller, Maria M. (w. of B. M.), b. May 30, 1763 ; d. May 19, 1807.
Mooer, Johannes, Sr., b. March 3, 1745 ; d. June 15, 1812.
Mooer, Michael, Sr., b. July 8, 1781 ; d. March 28, 1813.
Moyer, Catharine (w. of J. M.), b. Oct. 1747; d. Oct. 11, 1825.
Moyer, Catharine (d. of J. M.), h. Oct. 5, 1789; d. May 9, 1852.
Miller, Frederick, b. Feb. 17,1765; d. Sept. 14, 1811.
Miller, Catharine (w. of F.), b. July 18, 1775; d. July 6, 1845.
Moore, Jonathan, b. Sept. 17, 1790, d. March 22, 1868.
Moore, Catharine (w. of J. M.), b. Jau. 23, 1795 ; d. Sept. 16, 1877.
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Moore, Michael, b. Feb. 4, 1776; d. Doc. 9, 1839.
Moore, Barbara (w. of M. M. and d. of J. and C. Becker), b. February,
1776; d. Nov. 30, 1870.
Moore, Anna M., d. April 18, 1875, aged 73.
Moore, John George (s. of .1. and E. M.), b. Nov. 3, 1780; d. March 1,
1853.
Moore, Sophia (Holstein), d. of G. and E. H., b. May 8, 1785; d. April
18, 1846.
Miller, Michael, b. Sept. 29, 1732; d. Oct. 31, 1816.
Miller, Johan George, b. April 25, 1756; d. June 21, 1804.
Miller, Maria C. (w. of j". M.), b. March 1, 1759; d. July 26, 1827.
Moore, Susanna, b. Jan. 15, 1728 ; d. in 1787.
Moore, Heinrich, b. Oct. 25, 1792 ; d. March 11, 1868.
Moore, Lydia (w. of H. M.), b. Dec. 8, 1801 ; d. in 1856.
Meiser, George, d. Sept. 15, 1876, aged 76.
Moyer, Johan George, b. Sept. 7, 1783 ; d. Oct. 22, 1804.
Moore, Elizabeth, b. July 12, 1772; d. June 13, 1858.
Moyer, Johannes, d. Dec. 11, 1786, aged 67.
Moorer, Heinrich, Sr., b. May, 1730; d. April 17, 1812.
Moore, Philip, b. March 13, 1795 ; d. June 2, 1866.
Moore, Margaret (w. of P. M.), b. Feb. 29, 1804; d. Oct. 18, 1862.
Noll, Philip, b. April 23, 1755 ; d. Jan. 16, 1816.
Noll, Anna M. (w. of P. N.), b. Sept. 18, 1793; d. March 4, 1818.
Pickens, Henry, b. in 1779; d. Feb. 24, 1861.
Pickens, Susanna (Brockey), (w. of H. P.), b. Nov. 9, 1783 ; d. May 29,
1857.
Eeedy, William, b. July 15, 1796 ; d. April 25, 1855.
Reedy, Maria (w. of W. R.), b. Oct. 15, 1796; d. Dec. 20, 1865.
Rutter, Samuel, b. June 12, 1793 ; d. Nov. 4, 1860.
Rabold, Elizabeth (w. of S. Raybold), b. July 7, 1779 ; d. May 23, 1878.
Rutter, Mary (w. of S. R.), b. Oct. 20, 1794; d. April 20, 1860.
Rutter, Benjamin, b. May 15, 1773; d. April 10. 1842.
Rutter, Catharine (w. of B. R.), b. Feb. 25, 1777 ; d. June 9, 1854.
Strickler, Catharine, b. May 15, 1794; d. Nov. 15, 1821.
Shultz, Henry, b. March 1, 1774 ; d. Jan. 27, 1824.
Shultz, Maria E. (w. of H. S.), b. March 12, 1775 ; d. May 6, 1645.
Strickler, Peter, b. June 4, 1768 ; d. Aug. 26, 1854.
Strickler, Elizabeth (w. of P. S.), b. April 12, 1773 ; d. March 17, 1865.
Strickler, George, b. Feb. 12, 1738; d. July 31, 1815.
Strickler, Catharine (w. of G. S.), b. Sept. 25, 1746 ; d. Nov. 25, 1823.
Strickler, Daniel, b. June 30, 1792; d. Aug. 28, 1863.
Strickler, Catharine (w. of D. S.), b. Feb. 7, 1797 ; d. June 7, 1829.
Schmidt, Maria Margaret, b. 1701 ; d. 1777.
Seibert, Frantz, b. March 5, 1751; d. March 10,1811.
Seibert, Eva Maria (w. of F. S.), b. Aug. 26, 1751 ; d. Feb. 5, 1834.
Scholl, George, b. 1775; d. 1825.
Scholl, Maria (w. of G. S.), b. 1782; d. 1820.
Shoup, Daniel, b. July 9, 1809; d. April 8, 1879.
Spayd, Daniel, b. Nov. 22, 1799 ; d. July 22, 1866.
Spayd, Saloma (Kline), (d. of J. and M. K.), b. June 2, 1798 ; d. Nov.
26, 1875.
Strickler, Michael, b. Nov. 15, 1770 ; d. Nov. 7, 1855.
Strickler, Eva (w. of M. S.), b. Oct. 18, 1789 ; d. June 30, 1861.
Saltzgeber, Johannes, b. Sept. 14, 1747 ; d. March 30, 1829.
Stump, Johannes, b. in 1756; d. Aug. 20, 1835.
Stump, Saloma (Zimmerman), b. Nov. 20, 1790 ; d. Oct. 11, 1831.
Shultz, Johannes, b. Oct. 22, 1722; d. April 26, 1796.
Schramm, George, b. April 1, 1799; d. Sept. 5, 1873.
Ulricb, Isaac, b. Nov. 25, 1802 ; d. Nov. 20, 1861.
Weighley, Jacob, d. Dec. 14, 18S0, aged 89.
Weighly, Catharine (w. of J. W.), d. March 21, 1869, aged 77.
Wise, Elizabeth (w. of L. Wise), b. June 22, 1794 ; d. Sept. 27, 1854.
Zimmerman, John, b. Nov. 7, 1798 ; d. Sept. 5, 1837.
Zimmerman, Maria (w. of J. Z.), b. Sept. 7, 1788 ; d. Jan. 26, 1857.
Zimmerman, John, d. March 5, 1869, aged 52.
Zeller, George, b. March 13, 1799; d. April 12, 1867.
Zarn, Adam, b. Jan. 18, 1788 ; d. Aug. 14, 1877.
Zarn, Sara (w. of A. Z.), b. Nov. 10, 1801 ; d. April 21, 1858.
Sheridan, formerly called Missimer's Station, is
situated near the Berks County line on the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railroad. The first house here
was built in 1856 by Henry Missimer, and used as a
tavern. Since the opening of the railroad the place
has grown and become of note owing to the iron fur-
naces here established. The first furnace was erected
in 1862, by William M. Kaufman and Frederick
Hunter, and rebuilt as an anthracite furnace in 1867
by William M. Kaufman & Brother. Furnace No. 2
was erected in 1874 by William M. Kaufman & Co.,
the present owners and proprietors. No. 1 has a ca-
pacity of one hundred and twenty-five, and No. 2 of
one hundred and seventy-five, tons of iron per week.
This iron is in great demand, being made from ore of
the first quality, and manufactured into pig-iron in a
superior manner. The firm has about eighty hands
here employed, and T. M. Kaufman is the resident
manager. It also has an anthracite furnace in Schuyl-
kill County, and two anthracite and one charcoal fur-
naces in Berks. The company's main office is in
Reading.
Richland, a station on the Lebanon Valley Rail-
road, nine miles east from Lebanon, owes its exist-
ence to the railway. Isaac Weigley, still a resident
of the village, built in 1838 the first house erected
upon what is now the village site. The locality was
then a farming tract. With the completion of the
railroad and the location of a station at that point,
Richland invited notice. Samuel K. Landes built a
store and hotel in 1859, and as the site was an attrac-
tive one population drew in albeit slowly.
Stricklerstown is a pleasant hamlet in the west-
ern part of the township, near which is Royer's meet-
ing-house, Dunkard (Baptist), a neat brick structure
erected in 1851. Attached is a tastefully laid-out
cemetery, in which many old pioneers are buried.
Krtjmstown lies in the northwestern part of the
township, near the Jackson line, and is in Krum's
school district No. 7. The school-house and several
dwellings form the settlement.
LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP.
To understand the erection of Londonderry town-
ship it is necessary to go back to the erection of Derry
in 1729, at the time of the organization of Lancaster
County. " As settled and agreed upon by the magis-
trates and inhabitants of the said county on the 9th
day of June, and confirmed by the Court of Quarter
Sessions the 1st of August ensuing, Anno Domini
1729," the boundaries of Derry were as follows :
"The township of Derry, beginning at the mouth
of Conewago, thence up Susquehanah to the mouth of
Suataaro, thence up Suataaro to the mouth of Queto-
pohello, thence south on a direct line to Conewago,
and down the same to the place of beginning."
The eastern boundary of this township as origi-
nally adopted seems to be involved in some uncer-
tainty. To pursue the letter of the foregoing order,
to run south on a direct line from the mouth of the
Quitopahilla Creek to Conewago Creek, would strike
the latter something like seveu miles lower down than
the point which, from everything which can now be
discovered, seems to have been originally adopted as
the southeast corner of Derry township, — that, instead
of running the eastern line of the township south on
a direct line, as the record calls for, the Quitopahilla
Creek, Killinger's Run, and a line southeast from the
head of that run to strike the Conewago Creek, seems
most probable, if not entirely certain. This is in-
ferred from the following facts : First. All the terri-
tory which lay between the Susquehanna River and
eastern boundary of Lebanon township, and between
the Conewago Creek and the mountain, was at the
same time divided into three townships, viz., Pesh-
tank, Derry, and Lebanon. To adhere to a line
directly south from the mouth of the Quitopahilla
would have left the territory of Derry township very
limited as compared with that of the other two town-
ships. By adopting the Quitopahilla, etc., as the
eastern boundary of Derry, that township was still
less than either of the other two, but of course bore a
better proportion to them. Second. In the year 1768
the inhabitants of Derry township applied to the
court for a division of the township, whereupon, at
the February sessions that year, "the court, taking
into consideration a petition preferred to them by the
inhabitants of Derry township, setting forth that the
bounds of the said township were very extensive and
large, and the inhabitants thereof labored, under
several inconveniences by reason thereof, and praying
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the said court to divide the said township into two
parts, according to a boundary line agreed upon by
the said inhabitants, to wit:
"Along a certain road leading from Conewago
Creek, by the widow Hall's, thence to Felix Landis,
Sr., at Swatara Creek, which said road is to fall into
the east part of the said township, and that the said
part be known by the name of Londonderry, and that
the west part of said township retain the name of
Derry. It is considered and ordered by the court
that the said township be divided agreeable to the
prayer of said petition, and that the said part to the
east be known by the name of Londonderry, and the
west end be known by the name of Derry, which said
division line is hereby confirmed to be and remain
firm and stable forever, and as such to be entered of
record."
Now, if in the year 1768 a line directly south from
the mouth of the Quitopahilla to the Conewago Creek
was considered as the eastern boundary of Derry town-
ship, a division of it by the road before mentioned
would have been most objectionable, as it would have
left Londonderry township but a mere slip of terri-
tory, for some distance not a mile wide. And lastly,
if the Quitopahilla Creek, etc., was not considered in
1768 as the originally adopted eastern boundary of
Derry township, how or when was the township of
Londonderry brought up to that line ? There is no
record or authority found, creating the township of
Londonderry other than by the division of Derry in
1768, before mentioned, nor any afterwards extending
the limits of the former eastward, and yet it is certain
that Londonderry extended eastward to the Quitopa-
hilla and Killinger's Run line in 1799, when on the
occasion of a division of Lebanon township, London-
derry was called for on that line, as may be seen on
reference to Annville township. Upon these grounds
the conclusion, that the Quitopahilla Creek, Killin-
ger's Run, and a line southeast from the head of that
run to the Conewago Creek, was the originally
adopted eastern boundary of Derry township, seems
to be warranted ; notwithstanding it must be admitted
that that line does not appear to be in strict accord-
ance with the foregoing record.
When the county of Lebanon was formed, therefore,
the eastern portion of the township fell into the new
county and retained the name Londonderry. As
thus established the township is bounded on the north
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by East Hanover and North Annville townships, on
the east by South Annville and Cornwall townships,
on the south by the county of Lancaster, and on the
west by the county of Dauphin. It contains nearly
twenty-six thousand acres of land, a greater portion
of the best, but some of the worst, in the county. The
central portion of the township is level limestone
soil, with some gravel and slate ; the northern part
is undulating, while the south and southwestern parts
are hilly, and in the neighborhood of the Conewago
Creek much of it covered with sienite bowlders of
huge size. The Conewago Hills, belonging to the
South Mountain range, are in the southern part of the
township. The Quitopahilla Creek separates London-
derry from North Annville, Killingers Run from
South Annville, while in the northwest the Swatara
divides it from East Hanover. The head- waters of
the Conewago Creek are almost wholly within the
township.
The Lebanon Valley Railroad crosses the upper
part of the township, a short distance north of the
Harrisburg and Reading Turnpike. The " Horse-
shoe Turnpike" crosses the township near the centre.
Although the original settlers were principally
Scotch-Irish, but few of their descendants are now
residing within the township. The places of these
early pioneers were taken by the Germans, who have
mostly held the lands to the present time. The assess-
ment-lists for the east end of Derry in 1751 and 1759
give us, perchance, the names of most of the early
settlers at that period :
ASSESSMENT FOR EAST END OF DERRY,— 1751.
James Galbraith.
James Wilson.
James Campbell.
James Walker.
John McCord.
David McCord.
William Robisoo.
Archibald Walker.
David Taylor.
John Over.
John Pinagel. .
William Wilson.
James Miller.
William Boyd.
John McCosh.
William Sawyers.
George Espy.
David Mitchel.
Leonard Denie.
John McCulloch.
Charles Connoy.
David Shank.
David Glenn.
Michael Hoover.
Hans Balmer.
Henry Peters.
Hans Kettering.
Charles Clark.
Thomas Macky.
Andrew Moore.
James Foster.
Robert McClure.
Felty Fillips.
Hugh Hall.
Thomas Rutherford.
William Rea.
John McQuinn.
John Rea.
Neal McCallister.
Christian Snider.
Neal Dougherty.
Thomas Logan.
George Miller.
John McCallister.
Joseph White.
John McClelland.
Robert Murdock.
Moses Potts.
David Johnson.
Jacob Rife.
Jacob Longenecke
Andrew Rowan.
Hugh Hays.
Patrick Hays.
John Kerr.
Duncan McDonale
Thomas Wilson.
James Wilson.
John Campbell.
John Hays.
Widow McClan.
Widow Sloan.
John Maben.
Patrick Kelly.
James Duncan.
John Duncan.
William Hays.
John Foster.
Robert Foster.
David Foster.
Wilaon Cooper.
John Strean.
John Cochran.
Hans Adam Nai.
Jacob Seiler.
Hugh Miller.
John Godfrey.
Thomas Aiken.
Anthony Hernsly.
Christiau Cochran.
Albrecht Ziegler.
John McColloi li.
Conrad Wban.
John Gingerlch.
William Miller.
John Moore.
John Hays.
Thomas Freeman.
William Hustone.
TAXABLES FOR EAST END OF DERRY,— 1759.
Allison, Robert.
Bow, Wendel.
Bowman, John.
Boyd, Robert.
Boyd, William.
Berryhill, Joseph.
Chestnut, John.
Clark, Charles.
Cathrine, Adam.
Campbell, James.
Cooper, Vincant.
Casle'r, Michael.
Campbell, John.
Cooper, George.
Chambers, Arthur.
Duncan, John.
Early, John.
Elis, Jacob.
Ekan, Thomas.
Espy, George.
Espy, John.
Foster, Robert.
Flower, Ludwig.
Foster, James.
Farney, Joseph.
Foster, David.
Foster, William.
Foster, Widow.
Fishburn, Philip.
Goorly, John.
Grove, Jacob.
Grames, John.
Harris, John.
Hamble, Frederick.
Hatnaker, Adam.
Hall, Widow.
Hays, Patrick.
Hays, Hugh.
Henry, George.
Hanlberly, Anthony.
Hay, John (com*).
Johnson, David.
Kermony, Anthony.
Kisnor, John.
King, Jacob.
Kelly, George.
Kelley, Patrick.
Landers, Felix.
Landers, Felix.
Liech, William.
Leverton, Stophel.
Longnaker, Jacob.
Leaman, Jacob.
Logan, John.
McCalister, John.
Moore, Samuel.
Kenady, Robert.
Yourtey, John.
Carson, James.
Martin, David.
Martin, James.
Todd, Thomas.
Smith, John.
Minke, Vindel.
Miller, Michael.
Mitchel, David.
McCoIlon, Thomas.
Moor, Andrew.
Moor, John.
Macau, John.
Macan, John, Sr.
McCallister, Neal.
McQueen, John.
McQueen, John, Jr.
McQueen, Joseph.
McCollough, John.
McCleary, Robert.
Newcomer, John.
Nickolson, Calbert.
Nesbit, Nuthaniel.
Nay. Adam.
Naster, Jacob.
Over, Johu.
Pinogle, Widow.
Pots, Moses.
Ramer, Abraham.
Ramer, Philip.
Rea, David.
Reice, Conrad.
Rean, Andrew.
Robinsou, William.
Rea, John.
Stufer. Jacob.
Shickley, Christian.
Strain, John.
Sawyers, John.
Sawyers, William.
Sloan, Alexander.
Snider, Christian.
Sterret, Alexander.
Taylor, David.
Tanner, John.
Tollesbaugh, Felty.
Tolobaugb, Peter.
William, Strieker.
Walker, Archibald.
Wella, Leonard.
Willsou, James.
Walker, James.
Willson, William.
Walker, John, Sr.
Wisham, Con rod.
Espy, William.
Hays, Robert.
Hall, Hugh.
Hall, Saniuel.
Hoover, John, Jr.
Moure, William.
Casby, William.
Blorrow, George.
Harris, James.
Mordab, James.
Potter, Elis.
Kean, James.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
This township, being more towards the interior, was
not so exposed as the more northern townships to
the incursions of the Indians. Nevertheless, the bar-
barous savages penetrated into the more sparsely-set-
tled parts, and committed several murders and effected
abductions. June 10, 1757, nineteen persons were
killed in a mill on Quitopahilla Creek, and on Sep-
tember 7th following, a boy and girl were taken pris-
oners from Donegal township, a few miles south.
About the same time one Danner and his son, Chris-
tian Danner, a lad of twelve years, had gone out into
the Conewago Hills to cut down some trees; after
felling one, and while the father was cutting a log, he
was shot and scalped by the Indians, and Christian,
the son, taken captive, carried off to Canada, where
he was kept several years, when he made his escape
from them. Another young lad named Steger was,
while cutting some hoop-poles, surprised by three In-
dians and captured, but, fortunately, after remaining
some months with the savages, made his escape.
Jacob and Henry Bowman, brothers, both young men,
were taken by some Indians, who tied them in a se-
cluded place in the thickets, and proceeded, as was
supposed, to the Conestoga Indians, with a view, when
returning from thence, to take them to Canada; but
iu the mean time a Mr. Shally returued from Lancas-
ter to Lebanon, and they, perceiving him, called, and
he immediately went to the place where they were
and unloosed them, and they returned to their home,
in the vicinity of the present Palmyra. As late as
July, 1763, the reapers in this township took their
guns and ammuuition with them into the harvest-
fields to defend themselves against the Indians.
In the latter part of the eighteenth century there
were five schools in operation in various parts of the
township. One of these, located near Colebrook, was
established by the Presbyterians, and was the first
school in the township. Another in the northern
part, one at Palmyra, one at Campbellstown, and one
at Bindnagel's Church. In the records of this church is
a bequest, made by a German named Berger, of one
hundred pounds sterling, donated in 1779. Its pro-
visions are that one-third of the interest should go
to the minister's salary, one-third to the salary of the
teacher, and the remaining one-third to be regularly
added to the principal. This was carried out until
1846, when the school was discontinued, and the
money has been accumulating ever since.
The schools at Palmyra took a very high rank'.
Among the early teachers of this district must be
mentioned Alexander Dasher, a faithful laborer in
his chosen work, of whom the older portion of the
community speak in highest terms of praise. Pal-
myra Academy was founded in 1857 by Professor
Peter B. Witmer, and its career from the beginning
has been a prosperous one. Few local educational
institutions have had a wider celebrity. It has been
the preparatory school for college for a large number
of young men, and, despite the present excellence of
thgjfree schools, its higher grade of learning retains
for it its early prestige.
The celebrated Colebrook Furnaces, in the south-
ern part of the township, at the South Mountain,
were established in 1784, and continued in active
operation until 1854, when they were abandoned,
the anthracite furnaces at Cornwall supplying the
demand. There is a post-office here, Colebrook,
and near it the Protestant Episcopal Church and the
Coleman mansion.
A Roman Catholic Chapel is located one-half
mile north of Colebrook, a Reformed and Lu-
theran Chtjrch, south of Colebrook, near the
Lancaster County line, and a Union Church at
the old Eppler homestead, between Kelly's Corner
and Colebrook.
Kelly's Corner, about half a mile west of Cole-
brook, is a small hamlet, around which are the de-
scendants of the Rissers, Logans, Brubakers, Brants,
Lehmans, Moyers, Killingers, Bakers, and others of
the early settlers.
Campbellstown is situated near the centre of
the township, on the " Horse-shoe Pike." In 1759,
John Campbell took out a patent for three hundred
and fifty-two acres of land in Derry township. He
also purchased from Patrick Hays and William Saw-
yer one hundred and two acres of land adjoining the
other tract. The land-holders who owned the ad-
joining land were the Widow Sloan, John McCord,
William Sawyer, Peter Delabaugh.
About the year 1760, John Campbell laid out a
town on the largest of the above-named tracts. After
his death this property descended to his only brother,
Patrick Campbell, who, with his wife, Eleanor, sold it
to Peter Grubb, Jr., April 28, 1779. At this period
there were several buildings erected, all subject to
ground rent. The town was no doubt " extensively
laid out," and as was the custom at that time the lots
were disposed of by lottery. On the 29th day of
April, 1780, Peter Grubb, Jr., sold Campbellstown,
and the two tracts of land, together with the ground-
rents, to Robert Coleman, iron-master, of Elizabeth
Furnace, in Elizabeth township, Lancaster Co., for the
sum of ninety-nine thousand pounds. This seems
like an extraordinary price, but it must not be for-
gotten that the currency had depreciated very much
at that time, and it is doubtful whether a horse could
have been purchased with it five years later.
The principal Scotch-Irish settlers in this locality
were the Campbells, Semples, Pattersons, Mitchells,
Sawyers, McCallens, and Geddes, few of whose de-
scendants remain. The Logan family is about the
only one left in the vicinity of the old Scotch Pres-
byterian element. The first white child of which
we have record, born in this neighborhood, was John
Sawyer, in 1729. He was the son of William Sawyer,
born in Ireland, and who was an apprentice bound
to a comb-maker, and not liking his master, the
elder Sawyer came to America in 1720. He died at
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the age of eighty-one, and his son, John, at eighty-
three, both being buried in the old Derry graveyard,
just over the county line and in Dauphin County.
The last descendant of the Sawyer and McCallen
families was William Geddes, recently living in
Ypsilanti, Mich., and who formerly taught school in
Campbellstown.
The oldest house in the place is yet standing, and
was the building where the earliest tavern and store
were kept. A Mr. Houtz kept it first, followed suc-
cessively by Swarr, Harmau, Benjamin Hocker, and
later, for a period of thirty years, by John Deininger.
The post-office was established in 1811, with John
Wolfersberger as the postmaster. D. B. Gingrich is
the present (1883) incumbent. The oldest of the
German families are the Wolfersbergers, concerning
whom reference is made in our genealogical record.
The Salem Church (Lutheran and Reformed)
is an elegant stone structure, built in 1845, on the
site of the old church erected over a century and a
quarter ago. Among the old settlers here buried are
the following :
Albert, Solomon, b. Oct. 30, 1805; d. Oct. 10, 1875.
Albert, Rosanna, b. Feb. 15, 1803; d. Jan. 20, 1S67.
Bowman, John E., b. Dec. 30, 1804; d. Oct. 10, 1875.
Bowman, Sarah (Long), d. Aug. 27, 1871, aged 60.
Brandt, Samuel, b. March 15, 1807 ; d. Aug. 17, 1873.
Brandt, Catharine, b. May 10, 1809 ; d. Sept. 25, 1S74.
Brown, Jacob, b. March 25, 1784 ; d. Sept. 3, 1863.
Brown, Jane, d. Jan. 27, 1859, aged 74.
Burkholder, Margaret, d. May 11, 1845, aged 22.
Bachman, Sarah (Zinn), b. Oct. 11, 1811; d. Dec. 31, 1870.
Bowman, Henry E., b. Aug. 14, 1850; d. Nov. 7, 1880.
Beiss, Elizabeth, b. Aug. 14, 1802 ; d. Feb. 19, 1855.
Bachman, M., d. Dec. 22, 1805, aged 38.
Brunn, Philip, d. Dec. 9, 1816, aged 66.
Brunn, Barbara, d. Jan. 21, 1833, aged 79.
Clayton, Findley, b. June 24, 1781; d. May 2, 1865.
Clayton, Martha, b. April 23, 1778 ; d. Oct. 10, 1857.
Clendenin, Calvin, d. June 8, 1869, aged 36.
Casper, John, d. Jan. 12, 1864, aged 39.
Casper, Samuel, b. April 23, 1800; d. Aug. 30, 1S75.
Casper, Anna Mary (Wolfersberger), b. March 29, 1800 ; d. May 16,
1S79.
Clendenin, William, b. Feb. 3, 1800; d. Dec. 7, 1874.
Clendenin, Mary M., b. Oct. 25, 1807 ; d. April 28, 1877.
Dutweiler, Michael, d. Jan. 4, 1875, aged 65.
Deininger, Anna Maria, b. Dec. 25, 1768 ; d. Oct. 7, 1802.
Dutweiler. Johannes, b. Jan. 26, 1771 ; d. Oct. 2, 1827.
Dutweiler, Anna M., b Feb. 26, 1772; d. Oct. 7, 1856.
Dentzler, George, b. Aug. 22, 1787 ; d. Sept. S, 1873.
Dentzler, Mary (Brandt), b. March 5, 178S ; d. Feb. 1, 1866.
Dalcher, Alexander, b. Feb. 16, 1764; d. Sept. 20, 1819.
Dalcher, Maria A., b. Jan. 8, 1769; d. Jan. 4, 1852.
Eby, Samuel, b. April 14, 1802 ; d. Jan. 13, 1877.
Ernst, Adam, b. Sept. 29, 1760; d. April 25, 1849.
Ernst, Elizabeth, b. Dec. 1, 1759; d. April 1, 1841.
Ellinger, Rachel, d. Feb. 23, 1849, aged 48.
Ebersole, Sarah (Arnold), b. Oct. 12,1815 ; d. June 7, 1867.
Ebersole, Louisa (Baltz), b. Nov. 1, 1839 ; d. Aug. 28, 1881.
Felty.John, b. Oct. 23, 1787; d. Oct. 4, 1871.
Feltv, Mary (Dutweiler), b. April 30,1795 ; d. April 16, 1860.
Fuchs, Adam, b. March 3, 1777 ; d. Aug. 26, 1854.
Fuchs, Elizabeth, d. April 27, 1822, aged 42.
Flory, David, b. Jan. 2, 1793 ; d. June 30, 1863.
Flory, Catharino, b. in 1772; d. March 11, 1S15.
Forrest, Barnett, b. Aug. 14, 1821 ; d. Aug. 20, 1861.
Fox, John E. (s. of L. and M. F.), b. Sept. 16, 1836 ; d. March 11, 1873.
Foltz, John, d. Feb. 1, 1874, aged 67.
Foltz, Mary (Heagy), d. Feb. 19, 1806, aged 60.
Foltz, Rebecca, d. Dec. 27, 1862, aged 32.
Flory, Catharine, d. Sept. 29, 1853, aged 51.
Grabe, George, b. June 26, 1754 ; d. Dec. 24, 1838.
Grube, Catharine, b. in 1756 ; d. in 1882.
Graby, Philip, b. July 26, 1797 ; d. Nov. 26, 1872.
Graby, Elizabeth, b. March 14, 1788 ; d. July 23, 1849.
German, John Philip, b. Sept. 29, 1778; d. June 29, 1820.
Gingrich, Elizabeth, b. Dec. 14, 1807 ; d. March 16, 1877.
Garrett, John, b. Feb. 21, 1807 ; d. Jan. 18, 1881.
Garrett, Mary, b. Nov. 25, 1S07 ; d. May 18, 1864.
Gramer, William H., d. June 5, 1881, aged 30.
Gruber, Moses, b. Dec. 16, 1819 ; d. March 5, 1872.
Garrett, Levi, b. Feb. 13, 1821; d. April 18, 1871.
Gruber, Philip, d. Jan. 26, 1871, aged 80.
Gruber, Anna Maria, b. Dec. 25, 1800; .d. Feb. 11, 1865.
Ilartman, John M., b. March 9, 1773; d. Aug. 30, 1865.
Haart, Michael, b. Nov. 14, 1740; d. Nov. 17, 1815.
Haart, David, b. May 4, 1785 ; d. April 8, 1833.
Haak, Magdalena, d. June 21, 1840, aged 59.
Hummel, Esther, b. March 12,. 1778; d. May 23, 1852.
Ivin, John, b. Aug. 12, 1780; d. Sept. 12, 1853.
Ivin, Elizabeth, b. Sept. 30, 1781 ; d. May 29, 1852.
Killinger, Andreas Carl, b. Aug. 5, 1830; d. Jan. 23, 1833.
Killinger, Elizabeth, b. Nov. 11, 1812; d. Feb. 25, 1843.
Killinger, Michael, b. Jan. 1, 1770 ; d. Feb. 13, 1851.
Killinger, Catherine, b. April 12, 1774^ d. Oct. 4, 1850.
Kelly, Mary, d. July 31, 1839, aged 42.
Kreider, Catherine, d. Aug. 29, 1S36, aged 18.
Keath, Cyrus P., d. Dec. 27, 185S, aged 24.
Kipp, Elizabeth, b. Oct. 9, 1799 ; d. Jan. 24, 1849.
Kettering, Maria, b. June — , 1795 ; d. April 28, 1825.
Kemerer, Philip, d. Sept. 7, 1821, aged 18.
Kosber, Johannes, d. Oct. 3, 1805, aged 41.
Kosber, Margaret, d. Sept. 8, 1805, aged 65.
Kosber, Frederick, b. July S, 1736; d. Nov. 7, 1789.
Killinger, John Michael, b. July 18, 1802; d. Oct. 2, 1865.
Killinger, Elizabeth, d. Aug. 25, 1S60, aged 24.
Killinger, George, d. March 18, 1880, aged 59.
Karmeni, Johannes, b. June 15, 1760; d. May 19, 1820.
Karmeni, Barbara, b. Sept. 16, 1765 ; d. Feb. 20, 1849.
Lineaweber, Margaret, b. Sept. 15, 1775; d. Jan. 6, 1830.
Lookenbill, Lydia, b. Oct. 5, 1828 ; d. April 13, 1874.
Ludwig, Maria Catherine, b. June 5, 1786 ; d. Feb. 10, 1854.
Leasson, Jacob, d. Dec. 4, 1S53, aged 52.
Leasson, Nancy, d. Jan. 6, 1877, aged 72.
Long, David, b. Jan. 20, 1790; d. Feb. 27, 1866.
Long, Catherine, b. Sept. 25, 1792 ; d. June 14, 1868.
Long, Henry, d. Nov. 2, 1873, aged 45.
Long, Lydia (Bowman), d. Aug. 9, 1869, aged 38.
Moore, Robert D., d. October 2, aged 40.
Moyer, John Henry, b. Nov. 14, 1796; d. Jan. 3, 1873.
Moyers, Jacob, b. Oct. 18, 1788 ; d. Dec. 30, 1856.
Moyers, Elizabeth, I). May 24, 1797 ; d. Feb. 11, 1856.
McGurdy, Catharine, d. Aug. 10, 1S74. aged 45.
McGurdy, Rosanna, b. April 17, 1810; d. Nov. 30, 1864.
McGurdy, Henry, b. Feb. 28, 1806; d. Jan. 25, 1881.
Moyer, Reuben, d. Oct. 29, 1863, aged 45.
Maulfair. Joseph, d. May 27, 1870, aged 49.
Mohrenhold, George, d. Aug. 14, 1S64, aged 52.
Meckley, Joseph, d. Dec. 16, 1S6S, aged 40.
McGarr, Elizabeth, d. Feb. 15, 1817, aged 44.
Noll, Catharino, d. Jan. 11, 1853, aged 55.
Ney, John B., d. Jan. 5, 1880, aged 45.
Nowlen, Mary, b. Oct. 1, 1793; d. April 29, 1853.
Oehrle, John Jacob, b. Dec. 12, 1779; d. Nov. 16, 1837.
Oehrle, Elizabeth, b. Sept. 5, 1781 ; d. Sept. 3, 1847.
Oehrle, Johannes, b. March 17, 1810; d. Feb. 3, 1S35.
Pahn, Ann Maria, b. Jan. 2S, 1756; d. Nov. 11, 1830.
Risser, Susannah, b. Sept. 15, 1777 ; d. Jan. 19, 1851.
Risser, Man', b. Aug. 1, 1S00: d. Dec. 17, 1859.
Richards, Jesse, b. Aug. 26, 1777 ; d. Feb. 22, 1S48.
Sheller, John, b. Feb. 20, 1787; d. July 6, 1S47.
Shour, Mary (Binkley), d. iu 1872, aged 65.
Sheller, Mary, b. March 9, 1773; d. April 1, 1850.
Sheller, Abraham, b. Nov. 2, 1777 ; d. Oct. 2, 1851.
Sheller, Susanna, b. Dec. 21, 17S3; d. May 23, 1861.
Siegrist, John, b. Sept. 18, 1812 ; d. Feb. 14, 1881.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Siegrist, Catharine (Early), b. Feb. 10, 1817 ; d. March 21, 1845.
Siegrist, Elizabeth, b. Nov. 21, 1807 ; d. Aug. 10, 1848.
Swarr, Anna (Behm), d. Feb. 2, 1875, aged 81.
Swarr, Jacob, d. Sept. 11, 1828, aged 37.
Shaffer, John L., Oct. 17, 1795; d. July 16, 1875.
Shaffer, Sally, b. Sept. 28, 1800 ; d. Sept. 3, 1871.
Saruer, Henry, d. July 2, 1794, aged 3 years.
Sanders, John F., b. July 5, 1839 ; d. Aug. 14, 1809.
Shadel, Anthony, b. April 8, 1813 ; d. Dec. 3, 1881.
Shadel, Francis, b. Oct. 6, 1816; d. Jan. 12, 1870.
Sanders, Daniel, b. Sept. 17, 1788 ; d. Dec. 15, 1840.
Shiffer, Jacob, b. Sept. 11, 1788; d. Feb. 16, 1864.
Sniffer, Elizabeth (Gephard), b. Dec. 13, 1787 ; d. Feb. 15, 1860.
Thomas, William W., b. Oct. 15, 1816; d. Jan. 26, 1862.
Wolfersberger, Philip, b. Feb. 14, 1739; d. July 14, 1824.
Wolfersberger, Susanna, d. Feb. 8, 1810, aged 70.
Wolfersberger, John, b. Feb. 21, 1800; d. April 1, 1867.
Wolfersberger, Mary, d. Dec. S, 1872, aged 66.
Wolfersberger, Jacob, d. July 27, 1868, aged 67.
Wolfersberger, Susanna, d. June 19, 1869, aged 69.
Wolfersberger, John, d. March 15, 1866, aged 33.
Witmer, John, b. Sept. 26, 1784; d. May 15, 1863.
Witmer, Johanna, b. Nov. 1, 1779 ; d. Oct. 18, 1858.
Wolfersberger, Charlotte, b. Sept. 15, 1783; d. June 15, 1857.
Wolfersberger, Philip, b. June 5, 1775 ; d. Aug. 3, 1846.
Wolfersberger, Maria E., b. Aug. 30, 1774; d. Oct. 12, 1824.
Walton, Isaac, d. May 26, 1827, aged 39.
Wolfersberger, John, b. Oct. 6, 1789 ; d. Nov. 29, 1864.
Wolfersberger, Elizabeth, b. Dec. 15, 1790; d. Feb. 25, 1852.
Wagner, Philip, d. Aug. 2, 1801, aged 67.
Wagner, Catharine, b. Feb. 19, 1744 ; d. Jan. 21, 1823.
Wolfersberger, Johannes, b. April 11, 1767; d. Sept. 8, 1818.
Wolfersberger, Margaret, b. Nov. 11, 1769; d. Nov. 28, 1832.
Wolfersberger, Elizabeth, b. Sept. 11, 1792; d. Dec. 21, 1867.
Weitzell, William, d. Feb. 29, 1852, aged 70.
Tingst, David, d. June 4, 1S75, aged 54.
Zester, Catharine, b. Jan. 12, 1773 ; d. July 12, 1852.
The United Brethren Church is a neat one-
story frame edifice. In the graveyard adjoining are
interred, —
Bomberger, Simon P., d. May 8, 1S80, aged 27.
Bowman, Samuel, b. April 3, 1814 ; d. Feb. 25, 1879.
Bowman, Elizabeth, b. May 2, 1812; d. April 24, 1875.
Dissinger, John, b. Sept. 10, 1790; d. March 16, 1878.
Dissinger, Barbara, b. Oct. 15, 1826; d. April 13, 1852.
Haldeman, Sally, b. Oct. 8, 1815; d. Aug. 7, 1876.
Kreider, Catherine, b. Oct. 7, 1809; d. Jan. 19, 1879.
Kreider, John F., b. Oct. 1, 1838; d. June 26, 1880.
Peters, Sacah (Stover), b. July 14, 1841 ; d. Nov. 16, 1874.
Shenk, Joseph, b. Nov. 11, 1818; d. Feb. 26, 1879.
Stover, Daniel, b. Aug. 15, 1812; d. Sept. 15, 1S74.
Stover, Catharine (Daily), b. Feb. 19, 1812; d. Dec. 24, 1875.
Stover, Richel (Daily), b. July 28, 1814 ; d. Feb. 20, 1874.
Stover, John, d. Dec. 27, 1861, aged 21.
Stover, Franklin, d. Feb. 8, 1856, aged 21.
Young, Abraham, b. May 29, 1814; d. July 13, 1880.
Zahl, George, b. April 27, 1803; d. Jan. 24, 1881.
Zahl, Elizabeth, b. May 12, 1807 ; d. Feb. 3, 1881.
Zahl, Catharine Ann (Gessman), d. Oct. 22, 1880, aged 40.
PALMYRA.
Palmyra, a town of over six hundred inhabitants,
is situate on the line of the Lebanon Valley Rail-
road, sixteen miles east from Harrisburg, and in the
midst of one of the finest farming districts in Penn-
sylvania. It was laid out during the Revolutionary
era by John Palm. The founder was a native of the
Kloister of Heilbriin, Germany, where he was born
July 25, 1713. He came to America in 1749, and
settled in Derry, afterwards Londonderry township,
then Lancaster County. He died on the 25th of
April, 1799, at Palmyra; and is buried in the grave-
yard of Binduagel's Church.
Palm named the town Palmstown. It was laid
out on both sides of the Harrisburg and Reading
road, and the prospects of the town were bright
enough for several years, when an unusual drought
occurred, and so great was the water-famine at Palms-
town that the aid of the Legislature was invoked.
That body, however, suggested that the wells be dug
deeper. Of course this was done, and since that
period there has been no water-famine in that local-
ity. For many years it was a town of one street.
The location of the Lebanon Valley Railroad, which
was made some distance from it, caused the laying
out of a thoroughfare at right angles with the main
street of the town, and the present plan of Palmyra
is of the shape of the letter L. We have, neverthe-
less, yet to learn to whose sublime forethought the
name of the village was changed from Palmstown to
Palmyra.
Owing to the excellent farming lands in the neigh-
borhood it attracted many substantial people to it, and
during the years 1809 to 1815 a Masonic lodge was one
of its principal institutions, being situated as it was
in a Scotch-Irish neighborhood. With the passing
away of this latter element, that body went out of ex-
istence.
The oldest dwellings now standing in the town are
those owned and occupied by Professor Witmer, and
the Thome mansion on the opposite side of the street.
They were probably among the first houses erected, —
a century ago. In 1812 the following houses had
been built : the Peter Witmer house, a log building,
weather-boarded, now occupied by Prof. P. B. Wit-
mer; the Abraham Phillips house, now owned and oc-
cupied by Mrs. Thome ; the stone house, built in 1812,
now owned by Mrs. Bowman ; the stone building in
which the store was kept ; the Christopher Miller
house, where John Ream now lives ; the John Miller
house, now owned by the widow of the late Rudolph
Miller ; the next was a little house then occupied by
Mcintosh as a dwelling and shoe-shop ; the Su-
san Henry house, now owned by Abraham Zimmer-
man ; the old Lineaweaver tavern-house, now owned
by Philip Deitrick ; the little house of Mrs. Urchen,
then owned by Richard McBey ; the old Hawk, or
Hauck, tavern building, now owned by John Kratzer ;
the Conrad Horstick property ; the Henry Longa-
necker farm-house ; and the Kettering tavern-stand,
now owned by C. F. Boyer. All these buildings were
along the turnpike west of the Peter Witmer house,
or west of what is now the Palmyra Academy. We
have referred to the latter flourishing institution in
our sketch of the township proper.
The location of the town on the line of the railroad,
and surrounded by fine productive farms, will add to
its material prosperity. The establishment of a few
industrial works will also give it an impetus. In 1877
an organ-factory was established by Galen Heniperly,
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which has proved thus far a successful undertaking,
and augurs well for the future.
" LUTHERISCHE UND REFORMIRTE PALM KlRCHE,
Erbatjt 1845." — The Lutheran and Reformed Church
is a stone structure standing on the east side of Main
Street in the quaint old town of Palmyra, and bears
on its front the foregoing inscription indicating its
joint ownership and date of erection. The Reformed
ministers who have served the congregation worship-
ing here were : Revs. Joel Reber, 1845 ; Jacob Zehr-
ing, 1846; Aaron S. Linebach, ; Charles Hoof-
moyer, ; Rev. Jonathan Hiester, from 1850 to
the present time. The ministers of the Lutheran
congregation during the same period were : Rev.
Fogelbach, 1845 ; L. G. Eggers, ;,W. G. Laitzle,
1852-62; Samuel Yingling, 1856-57; William Purr,
-; W. S. Emery, 1862-65; Henry Geisz, 1867;
R. M. Jacoby, ; Gotleib T. Weibel, ■ ; M.
Schimpff, and the present pastor, Rev. I. W. Gauker.
In the cemetery adjoining the church are interred,
among others, —
Herman. Eve Catharine, b. Nov. 29, 17S8; d. April 5, 1S70.
Hemperly, George, b. June 5, 1787 ; d. Jan. 18, 1870.
Horstick, Conrad, b. Nov. 29, 1788 ; d. May 26, 1864.
Kelcbner, David, b. Oct. 24, 1802 ; d. Oct. 31, 1856.
Matter, Philip, b. April 29, 1794; d. Jan. 26, 1861.
Shontz, Catharine Bowman (w. of H. S.), b. Oct. 26, 1783 ; d. Feb. 26,
1864. '
Snyder, George, b. Aug. 3, 1790; d. March 25, 1851.
Strack, Catharine (w. of J. S.), b. Dec. 24. 1780; d. Jan. IS, 1848.
Thomas, Samuel H., b. July 1, 1809; d. Aug. 5, 1880.
Zimmerman, Anna Horner (w. of M. Z.), b. Feb. 21, 1790 ; d. April 23,
1864.
The Union Bethel (Church of God) is a neat
brick church edifice standing on the east side of Main
Street, built in 1863.
Zion Chapel of the Evangelical Associa-
tion was built in 1873, on the east side of Railroad
Avenue, which was occupied as their place of wor-
ship until 1882, when the last family of that organi-
zation removed from Palmyra, since which no services
have been held in the chapel.
United Brethren in Christ.— The first church
edifice in this vicinity was built in 1846, of brick, and
stands on Gravel Hill, west of Palmyra village, and
at present unoccupied as a place of worship. In
1870 the congregation built a frame church building
on Main Street, Palmyra, where all their religious
services are held.
In the cemetery at Palmyra the following are among
those therein interred :
Brown, Christian, b. June 6, 1795 ; d. June 7, 1868.
Brown, Sarah (Shuey), b. Jan. 7, 1801 ; d. Jan. 26, 1876.
Bauman, Jacob, b. June 6, 1815; d. July 11, 1856.
Bowman, Anna, b. Oct. 6, 1779 ; d. Dec. 7, 1866.
Bender, Catharine, b. Jan. 7, 1819; d. Feb. 7, 1872.
Baeshore, Henry, b. Oct. 31, 1802; d. April 3, 1864.
Carmany, John, b. Aug. 23, 1810 ; d. May 16, 1873.
Deininger, Michael, b. Nov. 25, 1797 ; d. Jan. 23, 1870.
Elliott, Mary (Gingrich), b. Sept. 8, 1807 ; d. Sept. 17, 1872.
Elliott, Anna Maria, d. Jan. 18, 1872, aged 35.
Early, William, b. Sept. 13, 1808 ; d. Oct. 12, 1876.
Emrich, Elizabeth, b. March 1, 1825 ; d. June 19, 1872.
Funk, Lydia (Smith), b. May 3, 1840; d. March 5, 1875.
Horstick, Simon, b. Dec. 15, 1826 ; d. July 21, 1876.
Hummel, John M., b. Dec. 18, 1846 ; d. June 14, 1873.
Horstick, Joseph, b. April 17,1813; d. Sept. 1, 1854.
Kreiffer, Sarah, b. Aug. 10, 1817; d. Nov. 22, 1849.
Killinger, John Michael, b. Feb. 4, 1810; d. Feb. 24, 1867.
Kettering, Sabina (Horetick), b. Feb. 15, 1815 ; d. March 5, 1876.
Louck, SusannH, b. May 10, 1810 ; d. Sept. 20, 1872.
Laudermilch, George, b. March 4, 1835 ; d. Oct. 16, 1876.
Miller, Rudolph, b. May 9, 1817 ; d. May 12, 1881.
Miller, Rosanua (Meunig), b. Nov. 28, 1768; d. March 7, 1865.
Metzgar, Elizabeth (Ehy), b. Dec. 25, 1811 ; d. Dec. 14, 1873.
Miller, Magdalena (Deninger), b. March 21, 179.5 ; d. May 17, 1858.
Mark, Jacob, b. March 24, 1815; d. Feb. 17, 1879.
Mark, Catharine (Weltmer), b. Aug. 19, 1815; d. Jan. 27, 1880.
Runkle. Rosanna (Miller), b. April 24, 1828; d. April, 1870.
Reist, Christian, b. April 21, 1816; d. April 15, 1868.
Reist, Elizabeth, b. Nov. 7, 1815; d. May 13, 1881.
Snyder, Samuel, b. March 14, 1812; d. May 26, 1868.
Schneider, Frances, b. April 22, 1819; d. Oct. 4, 1845.
Snyder, Elizabeth, b. Dec. 27, 1789; d. Sept. 11, 1859.
Snoke, Catharine (Shenk), b. Dec. 18, 1809; d. May 14, 1871.
Sheffler, Levi, b. Dec. 28, 1834; d. March 29, 1880.
Sheffler, John, b. June 17, 1830; d. May 30, 1862.
Sheffler, George, b. Nov. 14, 1805 ; d. May 31, 1871.
Sheffler, Edward, b. Nov. 25, 1836; d. Dec. 22, 1877.
Wolf, Elizabeth (Bowman), b. May 26, 1836; d. July 7, 1880.
Weitmer, Elizabeth, b. Dec. 26, 1805; d. March 6, 1872.
Weidman, E. W., b. Nov. 19, 1812; d. April 21, 1874.
Witmer, Joseph, b. Sept. 6, 1812 ; d. Nov. 9, 1873.
Withers, Anna (Werner), b. Oct. 3, 1821; d. Jan. 16, 1879.
Wolfersherger, George, b. July 30, 1811; d. July 31, 1862.
Wolfersberger, Elizabeth (Kratzer), b. July 17, 1820; d. May 10, 1881.
Yengst, Absalom, b. Nov. 12, 1814; d. March 9, 1862.
Zuver, Catharine, b. April 8, 1808; d. May 19, 1874.
Bindnagel's Church.— Three miles north of Pal-
myra is located Bindnagel's Church, so named for an
old family in that neighborhood. It was organized
at an early day, but the records give no precise date.
A log church was built, prior to 1755, on the site of
the present brick structure, erected in 1803. About
the time of building the new church the old log
building was removed to the village of Palmyra, and
converted into a dwelling-house, and now owned by
Professor Witmer. Upon the conversion of the old
church into a dwelling, the original doors and win-
dows were used with the rest of the structure, and the
former are still swinging upon the same old hinges
that supported them a century and a half ago, and
at night are fastened with the same old wrought-irou
lock and key as in days of yore. As stated, "the new
church was built in 1803, is of brick, two stories high
and in size thirty-six by forty-five feet. There are
three entrances to the building,— one in front and
one at each end. The interior furnishing remains as
when erected, with the old-fashioned high pulpit,
eight and a half feet from the floor or main audi-
ence-room, and approached by two flights of zigzag
stairs. Over the pulpit, supported by fastenings to
the wall, is suspended a wooden canopy. Near the
centre of the room, and in front of the pulpit, is a
stationary square-bos table, surrounded by a square
railing three and a half feet high. Between the table
and railing is a space sufficient for a person to pass
around. The ceiling of the room is arched, and
painted a sky blue. The pews on the main floor are
arranged in four sections, or in each corner of the
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
room, the main aisle running lengthwise the build-
ing, while the aisle from the front entrance terminates
at the communion -table above described. The galleries
are wide and roomy, and are approached by a flight
of broad stairs from each end of the main floor. The
belfry supports a fine-toned bell, that for forty odd
years summoned the dwellers of Bindnagel to the
house of God to hear His word expounded by those
old and faithful veterans of the Cross. Hallowed
memories still cling around the old kirche in its de-
clining and decaying years, and soon it will be left
to the bats and moles, while its offspring — the Lu-
theran and German Reformed Church, at Palmyra —
will live on for another century or two, for when that
stone edifice was erected in 1845, old Bindnagel was
practically abandoned.
From the old record-books of the church we find
these as the earliest marriages, with the note at the
foot of the page containing them. " From this pe-
riod (1798) to the year 1837 all the marriages in the
congregation are recorded in the Lebanon church
book."
nd Anna Early.
:-ine Steiner (widow),
i Foght.
I Zeigle
1795, Aug. 24. Peter Eisenhou
Aug. 24. James Raddick.
Dec. Andreas Albright and Cath:
Anthony Hemperly and Catharii
Jacob Moyer and Susanna Zant.
1796, March S. Valentine Boltin and Madel
March 7. John Job and Elizabeth Rudesin.
1798, Feb. IS. Benoni Price and Margaretta Horstick.
Feb. 20. John Baumgardner and Elizabeth Keifer.
April 17. Martin Gbtz and Salome Neidig.
The baptismal record is arranged under the head
of families, of which we give the first:
Michael Pfantz, b. Oct. 30, 1732 ; bap. Dec. 4, 1732 ;
m. June 3, 1755, Elizabeth Frautz. Their children:
i. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 30, 1757 ; bap. Dec. 1, 1757.
ii. George Michael, July 7, 1760; bap. Dec. 1, 1760.
Hi. Catharine, b. Aug. 14, 1764 ; bap. Aug. 19, 1764.
iv. Johan, b. Jan? 19, 1767 ; bap. Feb. 2, 1767.
v. John Jacob, b. Aug. 13, 1769 ; bap. Aug. 27, 1769.
vi. Eegina, b. Feb. 26, 1772; bap. March 1, 1772.
vii. Johannas, b. Jan? 8, 1777 ; bap. Janr 26, 1777.
A valuable record, especially, although not per-
fectly kept, are the biographical sketches given at the
date of death, — facts like the following, which are of
exceeding value :
John Adam Deininger, born April 23, 1722, in
Wurtemberg ; son of Leonard Deininger and his wife
Margaretta ; came to this country in 1732 with his
parents; was confirmed in his twenty-sixth year;
married Rosina Dillar, who died in 1780 ; and they
had eight children ; then married the widow Eliza-
beth Nasten ; no children ; he died April 16, 1803,
aged eighty years and nine months.
If all church records were kept in this manner,
how precious they would become as the years rolled
on.
In the old graveyard adjoining the church are to be
found the following among the many inscriptions upon
the weather-beaten sandstones still remaining intact :
Boltz, Heinrich, b. 1769 ; d. 1847.
Baumgartner, John, b. 1801 ; d. 1869.
Beck, Peter, b. 1788 ; d. 1850.
Bolden, Johannes, b.1751 ; d. 1826.
Crom, John, b. 1789 ; d. 1847.
Deininger, Adam, b. 1714; d. 1788.
Deininger, Leonard, b. 1787; d. 1852.
Deininger, Benjamin, b. 1763 ; d. 1824.
Deininger, Michael, b. 1763; d. 1805.
Deininger, Maria Magdalena, b. 1752 ; d. 1775.
Deininger, Eeuben, b. 1723 ; d. 1800.
Hemperliy, George, b. 1767 : d. 1857.
Hemperly, Antonius, b. 1768 ; d. 1828.
Krotzer, Hanna, b. 1791 ; d. 1828.
Killinger, Johannes, b. 1765; d. 1810.
Killinger, Susanna, b. 1769'; d. 1808.
Karmeny, Johannes, b. 1809; d. 1833.
Leim, Jacob, b. 1794 ; d. 1840.
Long, Elizabeth, d. 1822, aged 71.
Long, Maiden, d. 1833, aged 83.
Leyman, Jacob, d. Oct. 20, 1805, aged 61.
Mabie, Michael, d. 1803, aged 46.
Maulfair, John, b. 1771 ; d. 1856.
Oehrle, Johannes (Early), b. 1724, d.1826.
Price, Benoni, d. 1834, aged 75.
Palm, William, died in 1806, aged 52.
Palm, Michael, d. 1836, aged 66.
Priese, David, b. 1748 ; d. 1774.
Kauch, Jacob, d. in 1834, aged 61.
Kauch, Jacob, b. 1776 ; d. 1862.
Stuckey, Michael F., b. 1812 ; d. 1863.
Scherer, Michael, b. 1800; d. 1859.
Schafer, Jacob, b. 1801; d. 1869.
Schaag, Matthias, b. 1796 : d. 1852.
Schaag, Eva, b. 1794-; d. 1848.
Schell, Albrecht, b. 1750 ; d. 1785.
Zimmerman, Anna Margaret, b. 1756; d. 1839.
Zimmerman, John, b. 1756 ; d. 1823.
Zimmerman, Michael, b. 1797 ; d. 1868.
Zigler, Christian, b. 1772 ; d. 1820.
ANNYILLE TOWNSHIP.
An order of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Dau-
phin County was issued at June sessions, 1799, to
commissioners to examine and report a line dividing
the township of Lebanon, as nearly as might be for
the convenience of the people, into two equal parts.
To this order the said commission reported the follow-
ing line of division, to wit:
" Beginning at the line between Bethel township and
Lebanon township; thence by lands of Jacob Boltz.
John Miller, Adam Heylman, John Heylman. Jr.,
John Heylman, Michael Krider, Christian Long,
Abraham Long, Herman Long, Peter Forney, John
Gingrich, Martin Carmony, Jacob Hegea, John Heiss,
Michael Urich, Christian Bachman, and Robert Cole-
man, Esq., south four degrees east two thousand five
hundred and twenty perches, to a marked black-oak,
at the line between Londonderry township and the
township of Lebanon aforesaid."
This report was confirmed by the court at Septem-
ber sessions, 1799, and it was ordered that it be there-
after designated upon the records of the court by the
name of Annville township. It was so named for the
town, which was laid out in 1762, and called by the
proprietor "Annwill." On some of the old records
the village is designated "Anvil," and hence it is
a difficult matter to say whether "Anvil" or " Ann-
ville" was intended.
The assessment-list of the new township is herewith
given :
RETURN OF ANVIL TOWNSHIP,— 1800.
Achenbach, Abram.
AUeman, Leonard.
Ache n bach, John.
Blanch, Abraham.
Benkholder, Christian.
Benkholder, Felix.
Bard, Adam.
Boehm, Rudolph.
Boyer, Widow.
Bickel, Rudolph.
Boltz, Jacob.
Boger, Valentine.
Bachman, Christian.
Beeler, Simon.
Blough, John.
Bard, John.
Berry, IleDry.
Bard, Adam, Jr.
Boltz, Michael.
Berry, Conrad.
Bush, Martin.
Boltz, George.
Beely, Adam.
Bergenhoff, William.
Breueiser, Jacob.
Bowman, John.
Berry, Peter.
Biever, Dietrich.
Burkholder, Abraham.
Clark, Thomas.
Cassell, Christian.
Dntweiler, John.
Doughlau, John.
Ditz, John.
Ensminger, Peter.
Ensminger, Daniel.
Ellenberger, Jacob.
Ellenberger, John.
Esterlein, Christopher.
Ellenberger, Jacob, Jr.
Elder, John.
Forney, Peter.
Frank, Henry.
Fern si er, Jacob.
Fernsler, Frederick.
Fegen, George.
Fernsler, Philip.
Gingrich, Michael.
Gingrich, John, Sr.
Gingrich, John, Jr.
Gingrich, Christian.
Guudrum, John.
Gundrum, John, Jr.
Graybill, Peter.
Gruber, Christian.
Gundrum, Frederick.
Herr, Abrabam.
Holtz, George.
Hielman, Adam, Sr.
Hielmau, John, Jr.
Heilman, John, Sr.
Heise, Daniel.
Heise, Peter.
Hebling, Christian.
Howarter, Christian.
Hoover, George.
Hecshberger, Christian.
Hewer, John (Estate).
Hinuing, Daniel.
Hostedder, John.
Hoffman, Jacob.
Hagy, Jacob.
Jordy, Jacob (Estate).
Jung, Felix.
Jung, Michael.
Jung, Abraham.
Imboden, John.
Imboden, Adam.
Imboden, Philip.
Imboden, George.
Karmony, John.
Karniony, Philip.
Karmauy, George.
Kitzmiller, Jacob.
Killinger, Michael.
Kauffman, Abraham.
Kauffmau, Christian.
Knoll, Christian.
Kapp, Valentine.
Kline, Dietrick.
Kuntz, Jacob.
Killinger, Michael, Jr.
Kean, John.
Landis, Christian.
Long, Henry.
Long, Christian.
Long, William.
Louden, Thomas.
Miller, Rudolph.
Miller, Jacob.
Martiu, Henry.
Miller, John, Sr.
Miller, John (Swatara).
Meusinger, Conrad.
Meyer, John.
Meyer, Henry, Sr.
Meyer, Martin.
Meyer, Christopher.
Meyer, Henry.
Mouffer, Michael.
Matter, John.
Marshall, David, Esq.
Mentzger, Jacob.
Muma, Johu.
Matter, George.
Mitchell, Thomas.
Meyer, Michael.
Neigh, John.
Neigh, Michael.
Neigh, Peter.
Neigh, Frederick.
Peter, Henry.
Rasor, John.
Reinoebl, Henry.
Richert, Matthew (Estate).
Richert, Jacob.
Bamberger, Adam.
Reguel, Abraham.
Reist, Peter.
Reist, John.
Rupp, John.
Rupp, Jacob.
Reigert, Christopher.
Runkle, John.
Steel, David.
Straw, Dauiel.
Shally, Lewis.
Snug, John.
Seachrist, Lawrence.
Seachrist, Solomon.
Shollenberger, John.
Sigly, Jacob.
Shenk, Joseph.
Strear, John.
Singer, Michael.
Straw, John.
Stouffer, John.
Shertzer, John.
Scbaak, John.
Smith, John.
Thomas, Jacob.
Traxell, John.
Ulrich, Adam.
Ulrich, Martin.
Uhrich, George.
Uhrich, Michael.
Uhrich, Tobias.
"Williams, Henry.
Wolff, Christian.
Walter, Henry.
Wert, Christian (Estate).
Wilhelm, Christian.
Wilhelm, John.
Walter, Abraham.
Xauder, Jacob.
Xander, Emanuel.
Zent, Jacob.
Zehring, John.
Zimmerman, Godfrey.
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224
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Allenian, John.
Achey, Pete.
Bailery, David.
Beiley, Frederick.
Bleeker, Yost.
Beeler, Francis.
Beely, William.
Bauuigardner, Adam.
Bowman, Henry.
Beeler, George.
Becker (at Bachman's).
Elleberger, John.
Fernsler, Pliilip.
Frener, James.
Forney, Christian.
Jungst, John.
Ellenberger, Henry.
Fernsler, Michael.
Heilman, John.
Knoll, Jacob.
Meyer, Jacob.
McLaughlin, Charles
Miller, Henry.
Raugh, John.
Ulrich, Christopher.
Ulrich, John.
Stamen, David.
Stouffer, John.
Wagner, Daniel.
Ward, Patrick.
Xander, Jacob.
Richard, Henry.
Mirus, Harmen.
Merritt, Benjamin.
Killinger, Michael.
Heilman, Adam.
Long, Michael.
Reigert, Daniel.
Shelleberger, John.
Stewart, Andrew.
Wagner, George.
Ulrich, Jacob.
Vogan, Daniel.
Redich, John.
Stine, Philip.
Karmany, Philip.
Hoover, Jacob.
Bowman, Henry.
Rumbarger, George.
Kingrech, Henry.
Long, William.
Key, John.
Lehman. John.
Straw, Adam.
Showers, Philip.
Boltz, Henry.
Strayer, John, Jr.
Ensminger, Jonathan.
Boughton, John.
Painter, John.
Kreamer, Adam.
Seibolt, David.
Douney, Charles.
Brubaker, John.
McGill, John.
Barton, Anthony.
Kook, Henry.
Weitzel, Elias.
As to the township proper the history of Annville
contains little of moment, and the few facts relating
to early churches and to schools is given in the town-
ships into which it was divided, — North Annville and
South Annville.
NORTH ANNVILLE TOWNSHIP.
This township is bounded on the north by East
Hanover, ori the east by Swatara and North Lebanon,
on the south by South Annville and Londonderry,
and on the west by East Hanover and Londonderry.
At the April session of the court, 1845, divers inhab-
itants' of Annville township petitioned for a division
of said township, representing it to be inconveniently
large for township purposes, and that it contained
about six hundred voters. The petitioners asked for
the erection of North Annville township out of Ann-
ville, and requested the appointment of commis-
sioners. April 11, 1845, the court appointed Abra-
ham Rex, John Uhler, and Jacob Weidle as such
commissioners. July 30, 1845, they reported to the
court that they had divided the township as follows :
" Beginning at Killinger's Run, being the dividing-
line between Londonderry and Annville townships,
where the Berks and Dauphin Turnpike road crosses
it, and observing the following courses and distances:
North seventy-eight degrees east, five hundred and
thirty-six perches, north eighty and a half degrees
east three hundred and forty perches, north seventy-
six and a half degrees east two hundred and thirty-
four perches, and north seventy-nine degrees east,
ninety-two perches to the line dividing Lebanon from
Annville township, on the land of Jacob Kreider."
The commissioners further suggested that the part of
Annville township north of said division-line should
be called North Annville, and the part lying south
thereof should be called South Annville. Dec. 15,
1845, the court confirmed the report absolutely.
At that period the
ship were :
Arnott, Charles.
Allman, Henry.
*Arndt, Charles, Jr.
Allman, Benjamin.
Ault, William (tanner).
*Ault, David.
Achenhach, John.
Benson, William.
Boltz, Daniel.
Boltz, Mary.
Boltz, Jacob.
Black, William.
Boltz, Henry, M. S.
Boger, Joseph.
Boger, David.
Bealy, Samuel
Brown, Ambrose.
Boltz, John, M. S.
Boger, John.
Bealy, Adam.
Boltz, Thomas.
Boltz, Simon.
Boltz, Henry, Jr.
Boger, Elizabeth.
Blongh, Samuel.
*Bodenhorn, John.
Behm, Christian.
Blough, Henry.
Beyers, Robert.
*Boger, Thomas.
Boltz, Rudolph.
Bingaman, Daniel.
*Beaver, J. D., Jr.
Bealy, William.
Bealy, Jacob.
*Beaver, Samuel.
taxable inhabitants of the town-
Beaver, J. D., Sr.
Climer, Joseph.
Clark, John.
Clemence, Peter.
Cassel, Michael.
Daub, Conrad.
Dollinger, William.
Dohner, Jacob.
Dixion, Hamilton.
Early, John,
Enk, John.
Ely, John.
Ellenberger, Joseph.
Farling, John.
Focht, Samuel.
Fauher, John.
Fernsler, Abram.
Focht, Andrew (estate).
Frank, Paul.
*Frank, George.
Frank, Mary.
Frank, Henry.
Fernsler, Henry.
Frank, Joseph.
Frank, John.
Frey, Henry.
Foltz, John.
*Fagen, Daniel.
Fonastock, Gideon.
Felix, Samuel.
Forney, Peter.
Foust, Widow.
Feierstiue, George \V.
Fernsler, John.
*Fisher, Henry.
Gingrich, John.
1 Unseated lands.
NORTH ANNVILLE TOWNSHIP.
225
Gingrich, Christian.
Gingrich, David.
Gundrum, Jacob.
*Gr068, Israel.
Grabill, Susannah.
Gebhard, F.
*Grambine, Peter.
Heilnian, Jacob.
Heiluian, Daniel.
Heilman, David.
Heilnian, Samuel.
Heilman, Henry and Georgi
Heilnian, John.
Heilman, Michael.
Heilman, Joseph.
Heilman, Daniel.
Hershberger estate.
Hain, John.
Helming, DaDiel.
Hershberger, Samuel.
Howertar, Christian.
Heilman, George.
Hauer, Peter.
*Hoffman, Magdaline.
*Hare, Abraham.
Heisy, D. B.
Kline, Solomon.
Kline, John.
Kline, John, Jr.
Kochenberger, Martin.
Killinger, Michael, Sr.
Knoll, Christian.
Knoll, John.
Kelly, Daniel.
Keller, John.
Kline, Benjamin.
Killinger, John.
Lepley, Benjamin.
Lepley, Elizabeth.
Light, Jacob.
*Long, Abram.
Mause & Keedy.
Mayer, John.
Misb, Maria.
Meyer, John.
Miller, A. (estate).
Miller, Jacob.
Mark, John.
Maulfair, Daniel.
Miller, Henry.
Miller, Adam.
Miller, George and Thomas.
Mark, George.
Mark, Nancy.
Mark, John M.
Maulfair, John, Sr.
Mark, David.
Mark, Adam.
Meyers, John.
Meyer, Elizabeth.
Mayer, Martin.
Maulfair, John.
Moyer, John L.
Marshall, M. and E.
Marshall, Jobu G.
•McGinley, Thomas.
Miller, Jacob.
*Marquart, John.
The first school-bouse in the limits of the present
Lebanon County was erected in 1747 by the Reformed
and Lutheran congregations, on the site of where
John Keller's house now stands in North Annville
township. It was an old and dilapidated building as
* Unseated lands.
Mellinger, William.
Maulfair, Jacob.
Miller, John.
Mayer, Benjamin.
Miller, George.
Matter, Samuel.
Nye, Daniel.
Nye, John.
Ober, John.
Poorman, Henry.
Peter, George.
Rupp, Jobu.
Richard, Charles.
Reissner, Christian.
Rounkle, Henry.
Rounkle, George.
:':Raddenback, John.
Regler, George.
*Seabold, David.
Shirk, Abram.
Shirk, Jacob.
Schulze, Christian.
Shirk, John.
Schenneman, Henry.
Sneader, Isaiah.
Streyer, George.
Seltzer, Samuel and George.
Seltzer, Philip.
Snavely, Peter.
Snoke, George.
Shenk, Jacob.
Snoke, Jacob.
Snoke, Mathias.
Stauffer, John.
Shenk, Joseph.
Strubenhauer, Daniel.
Sboch, Joseph.
Shenk, Samuel.
*Stinemetz, Jacob.
Shertzer, Jobu, Sr.
*Shertzer, John, Jr.
Stroh, Daniel.
Stroh, Daniel, Jr.
*Smith, Joseph.
Seagrist, Molly.
Shenk, Magdalena.
*Stice, Philip.
Shulze, Jacob.
Sheaffer, Philip.
Thomas, Christiana.
*Traxel, John.
Traxel, Christiana.
Uhlrich, Adam.
Uhlrich, David.
Union Canal Company.
Uller, John.
Ward, Jacob.
Weidnian, George.
Wagner, John.
Willhelm, John.
*Ward, John.
Ward, John, Jr.
Xander, Sarah.
Xander, Joseph.
Tungst, Henry.
Yeinst, John.
Zeagenfuse, David.
far back as 1780. In 1804 the Lutheran and Re-
formed congregations erected a church and parochial
school in Annville village. It was continued all the
year round and open to all who wished to avail them-
selves of its benefits. The instruction was at first al-
together in German, but in later years some of the
1 English branches were added. It was taught among
' others by Messrs. German, Mohler, Matillious, Ger-
hardt, Fisher, Bachraan, Strine, and Todd. It was
continued under the supervision of the above-named
congregations until 1849, when the property was sold
to Daniel Seabold and converted into a dwelling-
j house in which be still resides. In the early part of
I the nineteenth century there was a school-house built
and a school organized in the northern part of Ann-
I ville township, on the premises now owned by Wil-
liam Tobias ; one in the southern part of the township
called the Oakland school, and one where Brightbill's
meeting-house now stands. These were all built by
individual subscriptions. The Oakland school is still
used for school purposes.
Hill Church (Berg Kirche).— In North Ann-
ville township, and four miles northwest of Lebanon,
stands the Hill Church, built in 1733, and in which
the Lutherans and Reformed worshiped jointly. In
1754, and thereafter, when the Indians made frequent
incursions, people often took their guns with them to
defend themselves against the savages. During divine
service men with loaded muskets were placed at the
door as sentinels. This was the first organization for
religious services in what is now Lebanon County,
and was the first to erect church buildings. The con-
gregation was formed in 1733, by Rev. Casper StoeVer.
On the same spot where the first rude edifice was
erected the third building now stands, having been
built in 1837. According to the first records kept by
Rev. Casper Stoever, it was called "the church on
the Quittapahilla," so called by him from the fact of
his living and having a mill on that stream. Its pas-
tors have been (of Lutheran congregation): 1733-79,
John Casper Stoever; 1779-94, Frederick Theodore
Welsheimer; 1794-1815, John George Lochmau.
D.D. ; 1815-36, William G. Ernst ; 1836, Jonathan
Ruthrauff, A. C. Wedekind, D.D., C. Feltzer, George
Weaver, and J. 31. Deitzler, the present incum-
bent. Touching the " Berg Kirche," the Rev. John
George Lochman, D.D., speaking of churches in
Lebanon County in 1812, says, " Enter diesen ist die
Berg kirche Gemeine, die aelteste. Schon im Jabr
1733 ist sie gessarumlet worden, zu einer Zeit, da die
Indianer noch haeufige Einfaelle in die Gegend
machten und raordeten, Herr J. C. Stoever war zu der
Zeit Prediger, und nahm sich der verstreuten Sehafen
an, Man kam zusammen, nahm eiu vacautes stueck
Laud auf, und bauete eine hoelzerne kirche. Aufangs
beguuegte Man sich damit, dieselbe unter Dach zu-
bringen, und Blocke als sitze zugebrauchen, und erst
maucheu Jahren hat man sie gantz verfertigerj
koeunen Der Hunger nach dem Wort Gottes, und
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
der Eifer fuer den Gottesdienst, muesse zu der
Zeit gross genuessen seyn, den die Zulioerer kameu
weit und breit zusamen, und liessen sich durch keine
Gefahren abhalten. Man nahm aefters die Flinte
mit zur Kirche, um sich unterwegs, nicht nur gegen
die wilden Thiere, sondern audi gegen die noch weit
,V ,j •;-
HILL CHURCH.
wilderen Indianern zu vertheidigen ; und wenn Man
Gottes dienst hielt, war den oefters maenner mit
geladenen Gewehren auf die Wache gestellt. Die
Kirche steht ohngefehr vier meilen nordwestlich
von Libanon."
We have endeavored to secure fuller records of this
ancient landmark, but failed. In the graveyard ad-
joining the church the following, among others, are
interred :
Bohr, Henry, b. Sept. 30, 1791 ; d. May 23, 1860.
Bohr, Elizabeth (w. of H. B.), b. June 6, 1798 ; d. Feb. 8, 1861.
Bohr, Johan A., b. Oct. 17, 1768; d. Aug. 27, 1829.
Boger, Valentine, b. Oct. 6, 175S; d. July 24, 1826.
Boger, Juliana (w. of V. B.), b. Oct. 2, 1763; d. April 13, 1846.
Boor, Anna Maria, b. Dec. 22, 1789 ; d. Nov. 5, 1836.
Benson, Elbert, b. June 10, 1769 ; d. Jan. 9, 1815.
Benson, Alexander, b. May 15, 1S15 ; d. May 5, 1847.
Benson, Johannes, b. Feb. 6, 1811 ; d. Dec. 7, 1833.
Black, William, b. April 3,1790; d. Sept. 11, 1870.
Black, Catharine (w. of W. B.), b. Jan. 30, 1799; d. June 23, 1853.
Barto, William, b. Feb. 4, 1798 ; d. Aug. 27, 1872.
Boltz, Catharine, d. Oct. 5, 1794, aged 58.
Bechtel, Catharine, b. Aug. 14, 1757 ; d. Sept. 5, 1809.
Boyer, Philip, d. April 9, 1793, aged 5 months.
Boyer, Christiana, d. Oct. 27, 1805, aged 8 years.
Bohr, John, b. Dec. 27, 1800; d. May 5, 1841.
Boger, Joseph, b. Dec. 13, 1799 ; d. Feb. 19, 1873.
Biely, John, b. Aug. 11, 1801; d. Oct. 8, 1871.
Barth, Adam, b. April 9, 1761 ; d. Aug. 4, 1832.
Barth, Catharine (w. of A. B.), b. 1763 ; d. Dec. 26, 1848.
Boltz, Maria M., h. May 7, 1789 ; d. March 10, 1856.
Beterna, Catharine, b. Aug. 1, 1768; d. April 3, 1769.
Berry, Heiurich, b. July 3, 1796; d. April 26, 1798.
Cleimer, Joseph, b. July 12, 1780; d. July 25, 1850.
Oleimer, Mary Catharine, b. Oct. 17, 1772 ; d. Oct. 16, 1854.
Dutweller, Johannes, b. Dec. 11, 1718; d. Jan. 18, 1789.
Dutweiler, Margaretha, b. iu 1714 ; d. in 1789.
, b. Jan. 12, 1777 ; d. May 8, 1842.
ia (w. of J. H.), b. July 7, 1784 ; d.
b. Aug. 4, 1773; d. April 4, 1.H33.
of J. H.), b. Dec. 4, 1773 ; d. Feb.
Diller, Casper Elias, b. June 25, 1796, aged 91.
Embich, Johannes, b. April 14, 1780; d. Sept. 22, 1826.
Embich, Maria (w. of J. E.), b. March 14, 1788; d. Oct. 10, 1863.
Embich, Henry, b. April 15, 1817 ; d. February, 1830.
Ellinger, Elizabeth (w. of J.E.), b. May 21, 1796; d. April 28, 1870.
Elliott, Anna Maria (Camp, w. of J. E), b. Aug. 3, 1806; d. May 29,
1838.
Focht, Susanna (w. of Jos. F.), b. April 2, 1818 ; d. Dec. 16, 1860.
Focht, John, b. May 30, 1790; d. March 23, 1858.
Focht, Catharine (w. of John F.), b. Dec. 20, 1787; d.
- Jan. 1, 1855.
Mil Fisher, John, b. Nov. 17, 1814 ; d. Feb. 4, 1867.
BUl Fisher, Fietta (Bender, w. of J. F.), b. July 10, 1819 ; d.
I Dec. 28, 18G7.
Fulmer, David, b. Sept. 3, 1801: d. March 7, 1863.
Fulmer, Elizabeth (w. of D. F.), b. May 12, 1797 ; d.
Nov. 8, 1861.
Gingrich, John, b. Oct. 31, 1794; d. Dec. 21, 1862.
Garst, Frederick, b. June 9, 1801 ; d. Jan. 19, 1855.
Gingrich, Sarah, b. July 10, 1818 ; d. Sept. 9, 1870.
Heilman, John (s. of P. and S. H.), b. Jan. 16, 1815; d,
Oct. 13, 1874.
Heilmau, Maria Barbara (Keller, w. of S. H.), b. Oct,
31, 1794 ;d. Nov. 26,1871.
Heilman, Henry, b. Aug. 19, 1779; d. Nov. 11, 1867.
Heilman, Elizabeth, b. June 3, 1785 ; d. March 28, 1864.
Heilman, Catharine (w. of F. H.), b. June 8, 1796; d
April 8, 1872.
Heilman, Johannes
Heilman, Magdalei
Dec. 22, 1863.
Heilman, Johannes
Heilman, Rachel (v
24, 1825.
Heilman, Adam, b. Feb. 10, 1771 ; d. March, 1823.
Heilman, Anna M., b. Sept. 20, 1747 ; d. March 22, 1835.
Heilmau, Johannes, b. Dec. 17, 1744; d. Feb. 10, 1812.
Heilman, Johu Adam,' d. Feb. 23, 1809, aged 37.
Heilman, Maria Catharine (Steger, w. of J. A. H.), b. March 25, 1709
d. May 12, 1787.
Hertta, Matthias, b. June 5, 1737; d. Sept. 18, 1789.
Heilman, Frederick, d. March 13, 1841, aged 56.
Heilman, Samuel, b. March 7, 1809 ; d. April 27, 1881.
Heilman, Elizabeth (w. of S. H.), b. June 24, 1810; d. Jan. 26, 1856.
Heilman, Philip, b. Dec. 28, 1781 ; d. July 29, 1856.
Heilman, Eva M., b. April 11, 1782; d. Sept. 4. 1829.
Heilman, John Adam, b. Oct. 4, 1781; d. March 30, 1833.
Heckendorn, Jacob, b. March 5, 1813; d. Nov. 19, 1847.
Heilman, Anartatius (s. of P. H.), b. March 3, 1742 ; d. April 11, 1816
Heilman, Barbara, b. Oct. 29, 1746 ; d. April 8, 1769.
Imboden, Johannes Schweickert, b. Oct. 23, 1733; d. July 20, 1819.
Imboden, Elenora (w. of J. S. I.), b. July 29, 1741 ; d. July 16, 1813.
Imboden, Jacob, b. Dec. 25, 17S3 ; d. Dec. 20, 1831.
Imboden, Joseph, b. Sept. 13, 1811 ; d. April 3, 1812.
Imboden, Heinrich, b. June 27, 1788; d. September, 1790.
Killinger, Peter, b. Oct. 27, 1776; d. Nov. 6, 1848.
Killinger, Anna M. (w. of P. K.), b. Oct. 9, 1776; d. Dec. 6, 1849.
Killinger, Michael, b. May 15, 1731 ; d. July 11, 1815.
Killinger, Catharine (w. of M. K.), d. Feb. S, 1804, aged 63.
Killinger, Adam, d. June 7, 1769, agod 27.
Klein, Jacob (s. of J. aud M. K.), b. March 18, 1814; d. May 18, 1834,
Koellicker (Kelker), Henry, b. in 1705 ; d. in 1762.
Kelker, Regula (Braetsscheri, w. of H. K.).
Keller, John, b. Dec. 20, 1791 ; d. Feb. 16, 1880.
Keller, Elizabeth (Yingst, w. of J. K.), b. Feb. 15, 1801; d. May 10
1868.
Keller, Jacob J., b. July 28, 1831 ; d. May 24, 1866.
Kuntz, Barbara, b. March 4, 1790; d. June 8, 1865.
Kuntz, Christiana (w. of W. K.J, b. May 5, 1798 ; d. Ji
Keller, George, b. March 6, 1759 ; d. March 1, 1836.
Keller, Maria Eva (w. of G. K.), b. March 22, 1772; d. May 25, 1859.
Karmauy, Johan Martin, b. Sept. 12, 1766; d. July 27, 1834.
1 Heilmau, Johu Adam, a native of Zutzenbausen, in the Palatinate,
migrated to this country in 1738 and settled in North Annville township ;
was an elder in the Reformed congregation of " Berg Kirche" in 1745.
He was born Nov. 16, 1715 ; died Sept. 25, 1770.
> 21, 1847.
NORTH ANNVILLE TOWNSHIP.
227
Kunnany, Mary Catharine (w. of J. K.), b. Dec. 16, 1769 ; d. June 8,
1858.
Klein, Johan Deitrick, b. Dec. 23, 1759 ; d. Dec. 12, 1828.
Klein, Barbara, b. Feb. 12, 1756; d. Feb. 12, 1811.
Killinger, Jacob, b. 1709; d. May 5, 1779.
Killinger, Anna, b. Feb. 11, 1686; d. May 9, 1772.
Keller, Jacob, b. Jan. 19, 1762 ; d. March 29, 1820.
Keller, Catharine (w. of J. K.), b. Oct. 30, 1772; d. June 1, 1830.
Light, Moses, b. Feb. 24, 1812 ; d. March 17, 1880.
Miller, Susanna, b. Aug. 31, 1789; d. March 3, 1795.
Matzer, Susanna, b. Aug. 12, 1820; d. June 17, 1879.
Matter, Jacob, b. 1722; d. May 20, 179U.
Matter, Anna (w. of J. M.), d. Aug. 31, 1809, aged 83.
Minberger, Jonas, b. March 5, 1765 ; d. March 25, 1845.
Minberger, Anna M. (w. of J. M.), b. Aug. 31, 1767; d. May 6, 1841.
Bupp, Johannes, b. Oct. 1, 1762 ; d. Dec. 12, 1812.
Rupp, Jonas, b. July 16, 1728; d. Dec. 11, 1801.
Kupp, Maria (w. of J. R.), b. Dec. 2, 1732; d. Feb. 20, 1822.
Rupp, Catharine, b. Sept. 3, 1768; d. March 10, 1835.
Reinoehl, Heinrich.b. Dec: 18, 1741; d. Feb. 14, 1825.
Richert, Matthias, b. March 16, 1735; d. April 30, 1790.
Richert, Anna, d. Dec. 28, 1809, aged 67.
Rupp, Levi, b. March 20, 1824; d. Dec. 7, 1S76.
Rutter, Frederick, b. Aug. 24, 1793 ; d. Jan. 5, 1796.
Rupp, John, b. Sept. 20, 1792 ; d. Feb. 21, 1856.
Stover, Johannes, b. February, 1775 ; d. Feb. 5, 1830.
Stover, Susanna, b. Sept. 3, 1768 ; d. March 10, 1835.
Stoever, Tobias, b. Sept. 20, 1820; d. July 20, 1862.
Stoever, Maria (w. of J. S.), b. April 21, 1770; d. July 5, 1870.
Sprecht, Frederick, b. Dec. 27, 1809; d. May 26, 1880.
Steeley, Catharine (w. of P. S.), b. April 12, 1803 ; d. June 26, 1863.
Schnebely, Susanna, b. Oct. 18, 1781 ; d. Jan. 20, 1834.
Schnebely, Heinrich, b. May 18, 1794; d. March 12, 1852.
Schnebely, Magdalena (w. of H. S.), b. May 30, 1810 ; d. June 28, 1855.
Sebert, Anna Maria ivi. of R. S.), b. July 31, 1790; d. Nov. 13, 1869.
Sprecher, Frederick, b. Sept. 28, 1777; d. Oct. 25, 1846.
Sprecber, Anna M. (w. of F. S.), b. Oct. 10, 1779; d. June 26, 1855.
Sprecher, George, b. Jan. 27, 1805; d. March 31, 1868.
Stoever, John (s. of M. and E. S.), b. May 14, 1845 ; d. in camp.at Downs-
ville, Md., Oct. 3, 1862.
Stoever, Johannes, b. Jan. 11, 1751 ; d. Oct. 26, 1821.
Stoever, Hanna, b. 1752 ; d. Oct. 21, 1772.
Schefer, Elizabeth, d. in 17S5, aged 9 months.
Stoever, Catharine (w. of F. S.), b. Feb. 3, 1793 ; d. Jan. 8, 1830.
Stover, Catharine (w. of J. S.), b. Sept. 6, 1802 ; d. March 2, 1845.
Smith, George, b. Feb. 3, 1807 ; d. May 19, 1871.
Umberger, Jacob, b. Feb. 13, 1798 ; d. Sept. 18, 1873.
Umberger, Susanna (w. of J. TJ.), b. June 21, 1S12 ; d. March 19, 1881.
Ulrich, Samuel, b. July 2, 1813 ; d. Oct. 19, 1865.
Umberger, Jonas, b. March 3, 1793; d. Aug. 26, 1871.
Umberger, Mary (Embichl, w. of J. U., b. March 27, 1806; d. Jan. 17,
1863.
Ulrich, David, b. March 16, 1804; d. Nov. 26, 1878.
Ulrich, Martin, b. in 1751 ; d. Nov. 3, 1771.
Ulrich, Christopher, b. Aug. 23, 1746; d. Aug. 6, 1790.
Ulrich, Elizabeth (d. of T. U.), d. Sept. 23, 1801, aged 8 months.
Wagner, Rev. Henry, b. April 1, 1802; d. May 23,1869.
Weber, Margaret (w. of J. W.), b. April 20, 1799; d. April 10, 1840.
Xander, Joseph, b. January, 1819; d. Jan. 27, 1871.
Xauder, Lydia (Darkis, w. of J. X.), b. Oct. 25. 1817 ; d. June 11, 1870.
Yingst, Maria A., b. Oct. 22, 1818 ; d. Oct. 26, 1843.
TOWN OF ANNVILLE.
The town of Annville, lying in the townships of
North and South Annville, is an important station on
the Lebanon Valley Railroad, six miles distant from
Lebanon. It was laid out by Abraham Miller, the
eldest son of Andrew Miller, an early settler, in 1762,
and by him named " Annwill," although for almost a
century it went by the name of Millerstown. Messrs.
Martin Ulrich and Adam Eeigel, it is stated, who
owned land adjoining Miller, subsequently laid out
additions to the town. Adam Reigel, the person
above referred to, erected at an early date three mills
on the Quitopahilla, which are now known as David
Kreider's, Bachman's, and Boyer's mills.
Evangelical Lutheran Church.— In 1804
members of the Lutheran congregation worshiping
in the Hill Church, who lived at and near Annville,
concluded to organize a church at home, and accord-
ingly, in conjunction with members of the Reformed
denomination, erected a fine stone church upon a lot
donated by Martin Ulrich and Adam Reigel. The
two congregations worshiped in the edifice until 1872,
when the Reformed organization purchased the inter-
est of the Lutherans in the property for three thou-
sand dollars, and the latter accordingly erected the
structure they now occupy. It cost ten thousand dol-
lars. Mr. J. D. Biever, one of the members of the
church, donated the parsonage during his lifetime,
and left three thousand dollars by his will for the
erection of a "sexton's" house. Mr. Biever was a
valued and faithful member of the church. For forty
years he was the Sunday-school superintendent, and
rarely missed a session, while for about fifty years he
assumed a directing and sustaining influence in the
congregation. The pastoral succession is given as
follows : Revs. George Lochman, William Ernest,
Jonathan Ruthrauff, William Ernst, G. F. Krotel,
H. S. Miller, U. S. Poor, Samuel Fetzger, George
Weaver, J. M. Deitzler. Mr. Deitzler, the present
pastor, was born in Schuylkill County, and entered
the ministry in 1844. In 1865 he took charge of the
Annville Church, and has maintained the connection
to this time without interruption. To the congrega-
tion of this church Mrs. Rebecca, widow of the late
John D. Biever, built and gave an elegant brick par-
sonage, and also a commodious residence for the
sexton.
Christ Reformed Church. — The history of the
Lutheran Church, at Annville, has shown how cer-
tain members of the Lutheran and Reformed congre-
gations, worshiping at the Hill Church, joined for
the purpose of erecting a church building at Ann-
ville. The work was consummated in 1804, and from
that date the Annville Reformed Church marks its
beginning. In 1872 the Lutherans disposed of their
interest in the property to the Reformed organization,
and since that year the latter have had exclusive pos-
session. The first pastor of whom the records speak
was Rev. William Hiester, brother to the present
pastor's grandfather. Mr. Hiester was the pastor in
1807, and perhaps before. His successors were Revs.
Henry Groh (1828 to 1834), Henry Wagner (1S35 to
1851), F. W. Krenier (1851 to 1852), and Jonathan E.
Hiester (1852 to 1883). Rev. Jonathan E. Hiester
was born in Berks County, studied for the ministry
at Myerstown and Mercersburg, and for his field en-
tered upon the Annville charge in 1852. He had five
congregations when he began, and since 1S52 has
preached steadily for the churches at Annville, Pal-
myra, Campbellstown, and North Annville. His
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
charges aggregate a membership of four hundred and
sixty. The Annville Church has about one hundred
and sixty. The elders are Daniel Stine and Philip
Boltz ; the deacons, William S. Seabold, George W.
Stine, E. G. Ulrich, and John Shenk ; and trustees,
J. L. Saylor, James S. Killinger, and H. B. Bodenhorn.
The Old Reformed and Lutheran Burying-
Ground is situated just opposite the Reformed
Church. This cemetery is the oldest in the town, and
herein are buried the following:
Adudelle, Catharine, d. Nov. 19, 1S17, aged 75.
Bucher, William, b. Nov. 25, 1798 ; d. March 31, 1827.
Behm, Maria Elizabeth, b. Sept. 18, 1820; d. Aug. 2, 1842.
Bard, Eva, b. Oct. 6, 1762 ; d. June 20, 1840.
Barth, Johannes, b. May 2, 1763 ; d. Feb. 22, 1832.
Bingham, Elizabeth, b. Dec. 11, 1796; d. Dec. 14, 1832.
Bingham, Margaret, d. Dec. 1, 1832, aged 53.
Bodenhorn, Heinrich, b. Aug. 14, 1777 ; d. Jan. 8, 1859.
Bodenhorn, Mary, b. Jan. 5, 1784; d. March 23, 1850..
Biever, Salome, b. Feb. 28, 1805 ; d. Aug. 28, 1834.
Bingamau, Daniel, b. Sept. 8, 1776 ; d. April 24. 1850.
Bingaman, Anna C, b. Sept. 24, 1786 ; d. Jan. 9, 1862.
Berry, Henry, d. Sept. 19, 1826, aged 64.
Berry, Esther, d. Jan. 28, 1836, aged 09.
Berry, Elizabeth, b. May 5, 1767 ; d. Oct. 29, 1823.
Berri, Elizabeth, b. April 4, 1764 ; d. Dec. 26, 1806.
Berry, Johaunus, b. April 8, 1789; d. Dec. 1, 1834.
Bingham, Anna Maria, b. Feb. 26, 1797 ; d. Dec. 18, 1836.
Carmany, Mary A., d. June 20, 1844, aged 33.
Cassel, Christian, b. Oct. 16, 1764; d. Oct. 12, 1852.
Cassel, Barbara, b, March 11, 1767; d. Nov. 2, 1829.
Carmene, John Philip, b. Dec. 5, 1758; d. March 3, 1734.
Carmene, Anna, b. July 9, 1758; d. in 1842.
Camerer, Jeremiah, b. Dec. 28, 1821 ; d. Nov. 6, 1824.
Cassidy, Harriet, b. Nov. 16, 180S ; d. Feb. 8, 1838.
Dochterman, John, b. Aug. 2, 1796 ; d. May 19, 1819.
Dochterman, Elizabeth, b. Feb. 4, 1773 ; d. Jan. 1, 1831.
Doll, Rosina, b. July 1, 1800; d. April 3, 1827.
Earl, Samuel F., d. May 22, 1819, aged 29.
Easschartz, Eva Mary, b. July 8, 1769 ; d. March 26, 1837.
Early, Elizabeth, d. March 15, 1854, aged 34.
Frenner, Christiana, d. 1821, aged 28.
Frey, Solomon, b. Feb. 12, 1791 ; d. July 13, 1841.
Faust, Catharine (Pifer), b. Jan. 1, 1788 ; d. May 29, 1857.
Faust, Daniel, b. Nov. 12, 1785; d. May 9, 1838.
Forney, Maria (Henning), b. Aug. 31, 1824 ; d. July 22, 1846.
Flemming, Julia F., b. in 1812; d. Dec. 29, 1850.
gross, Elizabeth (Hazleton), b. June 14, 1808; d. April 15, 1847.
Grainger, Catharine, b. Dec. 1, 1805 ; d. Dec. 19, 1846.
Gilbert, Lucinda Elizabeth, b. July 7, 1822 ; d. Jan. 14, 1847.
Galebach, Anna Maria, b. Jan. 3, 1786; d. April 11, 1854.
Grein, Elizabeth, d. Sept. 20, 1806.
Gruber, Magdalena, b. July 29, 1795 ; d. March 12, 1850.
Gertz, Anna Maria, b. Jan. 23, 1746 ; d. July 25, 1835.
Gehman, Jacob, b. June 7, 1808 ; d. Dec. 8, 1859.
Hoffman, Johan Jacob, b. in Dec, 1768; d. Dec. 17, 1836.
Hoffman, Magdalena, b. Aug. 11, 1763; d. June 11, 1850.
Henning, Jacob, b. Dec. 19, 1788 ; d. Jan. 14, 1857.
Henning, Snsanna.b. Sept. 7, 1796; d. Nov. 26, 1847.
Houtz, Catharine, b. Feb. 22, 1825; d. Oct. 16, 1853.
Hoverter, Christian, b. April 12, 1772 ; d. July 28, 1856.
Hoverter, Juliana, b. March 17, 1777; d. Sept. 30, 1831.
Imboden, Johannes Adam, b. Oct. 12, 1775; d. Feb. 25, 1825.
Imboden, Philip, b. April 16, 1793; d. June 13, 1830.
Imboden, Johan Adam, b. Aug. 21, 1791 ; d. Jan. 13, 1829.
Imboden, Maria, b. Oct. 17, 1768 ; d. Sept. 8, 1839.
Imboden, Johannes George, b. Jan. 25, 1772; d. July 28, 1851.
Imboden, Elizabeth, b. June 8, 1776 ; d. Sept. 16, 1843.
Imboden, Heinrich, b. April 2, 1805; d. Nov. 14, 1852.
Imboden, Johan Philip, b. March 26, 1774 ; d. May 25, 1849.
Imboden, Elizabeth (Miller), b. Oct. 6, 1774; d. March 1, 1862. .
Imboden, Johannes, h. Nov. 24, 1789; d. July 18, 1835.
Imboden, Jacob, b. July 6, 1805 ; d. Feb. 16, 1836.
Kochenbacb, Johannes, b. in 1774; d. March, 1826.
Kapp, Elenora, b. April 24, 1766; d. Feb. 11, 1832.
Kamerer, Daniel, b. Nov. 15, 1800; d. Dec. 31, 1822.
Kamerer, George, b. Feb. 18, 1799 ; d. May 13, 1823.
Kleber, Anna Catharine, b. Sept. 29. 1754; d. March 28, 1835.
Karmany, John, b. July 5, 1789 ; d. Sept. 17, 1868.
Kreider, Catharine (Berry), h. July 26, 1801 ; d. May 5, 1855.
Lesseg, John, b. April 21, 1814; d. Dec. 5, 1848.
Labold, David, b. June 4, 1787; d. Feb. 8, 1847.
Labold, Catharine, b. Aug. 5, 1781 ; d. March 18, 1848.
Leininger, Catharine, b. Nov. 22, 1756; d. March 15, 1S28.
Martin, Henry, b. May 22, 1798; d. May 1, 1837.
Marschall, Dr. David, b. Jan. 21, 1749; d. Sept. 4, 1832.
Marshall, Elizabeth, b. May 20, 1769 ; d. Dec. 14, 1841.
Marshall, Dr. John G., b. Feb. 10, 1793; d. Dec. 13, 1849.
Marshall, Louisa Barbara (d. of J. G. M.), b. Nov. 22, 1829; d. July 6,
1846.
Miller, Frederick, b. April 12, 1782; d. July 2, 1823.
Miller, Elizabeth, b. July 18, 1790; d. May 22, 1828.
Miller, Adam, b. Jan. 6, 1776; d. May 13, 1840.
Miller, Eva, d. Jan. 11, 1849, aged 69.
Miller, Susanna, b. Oct. 19, 1749; d. Sept. 5, 1838.
Miller, Rudolph, b. Oct. 1, 1746; d. Nov. 6, 1806.
Martin, Rebecca, b. Feb. 4, 1802; d. Sept. 30, 1843.
Marquart, Johannes, h. March 13, 1783; d. Oct. 2, 1865.
Ney, Adam, b. Aug. 15, 1791; d. April 30, 1842.
Not, Christiana, b. Nov. 20, 1793; d. Nov. 22, 1842.
Paulus, John Casper, b. Aug. 14, 1773; d. Dec. 31, 1844.
Quigley, William, d. Feb. 24, 1824, aged 48.
Raignel, Abraham, b. July 27, 1776; d. June 13, 1841.
Raignel, Elizabeth, b. June 23, 1770 ; d. Nov. 12, 1832.
Raignel, Abram, b. Jan. 25, 1796; d. April 9, 1840.
Raignel, Joseph, b. Feb. 23, 1806; d Sept. 24, 1828.
Reickard, Johan Christopher, b. Nov. 10, 1764 ; d. April 6, 1832.
Reickard, Anna Maria, b. Jan. 1, 1768; d. Nov. 12, 1842.
Reinhard, Sarah, b. Aug. 31, 1798; d. Oct. 3, 1823.
Reddith, Anna Catharine, b. May 9, 1760 ; d. Nov. 10, 1855.
Shertzer, John, b. July 23, 1776; d. Oct. 1, 1847.
Shertzer, Barbara (Winelarrd), b. Feb. 20, 1769 ; d. July 20, 1842.
Strack, Susanna, b. Feb. 2, 1790; d. Aug. 28, 1837.
Stein, Philip, b. in 1779; d. Aug. 11, 1850.
Stein, Anna M., b. in 1779; d. May 25,1841.
Stein, George, b. June 12, 1819; d. May 6, 1843.
Seltzer, Sarah, d. Aug. 13, 1847, aged 42.
Seltzer, Philip, b. Dec. 26, 1772 ; d. April 19, 1847.
Schmidt, Johannes, b. Feb. 2, 1750; d. March 9, 1818.
Schmidt, Christiana, b. April 0, 1753; d. Aug. 3, 1842.
Seigrist, Catharine, b. Jan. 22, 1797 ; d. Nov. 26, 1825.
Scheffer, Magdalena, died in 1834, aged 85.
Strack, John Peter, b. July 21, 1791 ; d. July 30, 1827.
Scheffy, Mary, b. May 12, 1786; d. Oct. 16, 1840.
Stroh, Dauiel, b. Aug. 27, 1771 ; d. June 9, 1S63.
Stroll, Eva, b. March 24, 1771 ; d. Feb. 1, 1S48.
Strob, Johannes, b. Feb. 4, 1730; d. Dec. 8, 1800.
Stroh, Maria, b. March 5, 1740; d. April 2, 1804.
Stroh, Elizabeth Drumurens, b. Oct. 6, 1793; d. Feb. 1, 1854.
Stein, Sarah A., b. Oct. 21, 1794; d. Feb. 9, 1840.
Stauffer, Johannes, b. Jan. 14, 1781 ; d. Nov. 27, 1852.
Thomas, Jacob, b. Dec. 9, 1769: d. Dec. 30, 1823.
Thomas, Christopher, b. Jan. 9, 1774; d. March 17, 1856.
Dlrjch, Dorothea, b. May 7, 1749 ; d. Feb. 10, 1839.
Ulrich, Juliana, b. Nov. 10, 1748; d. April 15, 1842.
Ulrich, Adam, b. Jan. 28, 1772 ; d. Nov. 1. 1847.
Ulrich, Anna M., b. Nov. 9, 1777; d. Nov. 18, 1840.
Ulrich, Catharine, b. May 3, 1820; d. Aug. 21, 1850.
Ulrich, Salome, b. Sept. 8, 1780 ; d. June 30, 1810.
Evergreen (or New) Cemetery, Reformed and
Lutheran congregations, is situated in the rear of the
First Lutheran Church. Among those interred therein
are the following :
Arndt, Charles, b. Dec. 20, 1782; d. May 30, 1835.
Arndt, Sophia, b. in 1786; d. Oct. 15, 1S64.
Ault, William, b. Dec. 26, 1795 ; d. July 29, 1852.
Arrlt, Elizabeth, b. May 3, 1795; d. March 7, 1852.
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Anlt, Henry B., Co. C, 7th I". V. B. C. ; d. Camp rierpout, W. Va., Dec.
16, 1861, aged 28.
Ault, William, b. March 18, 1827; d. April 22, 1872.
Black, Peter, b. Dec. 15, 1783; d. Aug. 9, 1862.
Black, Elizabeth, h. Oct. 9, 1789; d. Nov. 2:1, 1854.
Badenhover, Johannes, b. June 3, 1808; d. Sept. 19, 1870.
Beck, Samuel, d. May 24, 1873, aged 52.
Bowman, Sarah, b. Feb. 11, 1807 ; d. Jan. 14, 1874.
Bowman, Lydia, b. June 18, 1804 ; d. Dec. 6, 1876.
liatdorf, Jeremiah, b. Feb. 6, 1836; d. Sept. 15, 1860.
Boyer, John, b. in 1791; d. June 29, 1867.
Boyer, Margaret, b. in 1800; rt. April 13, 1878.
Bachman, John K., d. April 28, 1863, aged 40.
Black, David, b. Feb. 8,1812; d. Dec. 11, 1871.
Border, Henry, b. Jan. 5, 1795 ; d. June 24, 1861.
Border, Christiana (Imboden), b. Feb. 7, 1796; d. March 22, 1875.
Barth, Catharine (Doll), d. June 12, 1852, aged 57.
Bishop, Daniel, d. Feb. 2, 1879, aged 47.
Boltz, Sarah A. (Seigfried), b. 1827; d. 1880.
Barth, Louisa, d. Oct. 24, 1852, aged 27.
Boyer, Elizabeth (Keller), b. Jan. 4, 1811 ; d. May 15, 1855.
Bohr, Elizabeth (Carmany), b. April 17, 1834; d. Aug. 23, 1873.
Boltz, Joseph, b. in Feb., 180S; d. Oct. 25, 1881.
Biever, Samuel, b. Nov. 14, 1801 ; d. Feb. 23, 1864.
Biever, John D., b. June 5, 1812 ; d. April 5, 1880.
Carmany, Nancy (Shenk), b. March 15, 1824; d. Nov. 6, 1873.
Carmany, Philip, b. March 1, 1794; d. April 15, 1873.
('rail, Anna C, b. Sept. 27, 1791 ; d. Oct. 20, 1876.
Carmany, Christopher, d. April 26, 1867, aged 72.
Carmany, Elizabeth, b. April 6, 1804; d. Nov. 29, 1843.
Ditzer, Elizabeth, b. Feb. 21, 1781 ; d. Jan. 16, 1857.
Fegan, Samuel, b. May, 1793 ; d. Feb. 22, 1864.
Fegan, Magdalena, b. March 13, 1799; d. Dec. 26, 1866.
Fahnestock, Dr. Gideon, b. April 27, 1804; d. May 4, 1866.
Fahnestock, Lydia, b. Feb. 15, 1805; d. June 11, 1858.
Fahnestock, George, b. Dec. 2, 1795; d. Feb. 21, 1870.
Fahnestock, Catharine, b. March 7, 1801 ; d. March 21, 1880.
Fahnestock, Dr. H. A., b. Dec. 24, 1827; d. June 5, 1875.
Fahnstoclc, Mary Ann, b. Oct. 9, 1831; d. March 2, 1867.
Forney, Mary A. (Henniug), b. June 5, 1831 ; d. Feb. 20, 1859.
Fasnacht, John F., b. Oct. 21, 1836; d. Aug. 20, 1878.
Frost, Rachel (Schell), b. Nov. 27, 1790; d. April 28, 1871.
Grumbein, Sarah A. (Bowers), b. Marcli 29, 1840; d. Oct. 6, 1879.
Gruber, Jacob, b. July 15, 1791 ; d. Feb. 4, 1853.
Gruber, Elizabeth, b. Sept. 1, 1794; d. Dec. 24, 1881.
Guner, Elizabeth, b. Nov. 28, 1805; d. Oct. 23, 1871.
Henning, Daniel, b. Jan. 2, 1796; d. Oct. 2, 1807.
Henning, Sarah, b. Aug. 1, 1799 ; d. July 9, 1876.
Heilig, Leonard, b. May 27, 1783; d. May 22, 1869.
Ileilig, Elizabeth, b. Sept. 22, 1788; d. April 5, 1870.
Hoverter, Sarah, b. Aug. 10, 1806; d. March 10, 1864.
Hiester, Harriet (Price), b Aug. 26, 1832 ; d. Dec. 21, 1859.
Heff, Catharine, b. Nov. 7, 1811 ; d. Nov. 17, 1851.
Heff, Magdalena. b. Sept. 2, 1817 ; d. Dec. S, 1S55.
Heilman, Elias, b. Dec. 21, 1787 ; d. Aug. 27, 1861.
Heilman, Elizabeth, b. July 1, 1797; d. July 2G, 1869.
Heilman, David, b. Feb. 20, 1782; d. Oct. 13, 18">8.
Heilman, Catharine (Ehrley), b. May 13, 1784; d. Aug. 7, 1857.
Harper, Peter, b. Oct. 11, 1791 ; d. Oct. 22, 1836.
Harper, CathariDe (Wentzell). b. Nov. 28, 1785 ; d. Sept. 16, 1872.
Imboden, Henry, b. Dec. 27, 1807 ; d. Aug. 11, 1875.
Imboden, Christiana, ll. May 20, 1787; d. June 20, 1874.
Imboden, Elizabeth, b. Oct. 22. 1803 ; d. June 13, 1869.
Imboden, Samuel, b. June 24, 1807; d. Aug. 15, 1875.
Imboden, Mary, b. March 19, 1797; d. Feb. 16, 1870.
Imboden, George, b. Nov. 8, 1814 : d. Oct. 4, 1S54.
Imboden, Elizabeth Keller, b. Oct. 10, 1795; d. April 6, 1868.
Imboden, Anna (Dohner), b. Nov. 9. 1826; d. Dec. 19, 1879.
Killinger, John, b. Feb. 22, 1797; d. Sept. 17, 1860.
Killinger, Fanny (Shertzer), b. April 3, 1805; d. Feb. 26, 1871.
Killinger, Mary, B. S., b. Sept. 28, 1830; d. April 17, 1S59.
Karmany, Joseph, b. Nov 25, 1816; d. Aug. IS, 1868.
Lockner, George Adam, b. Nov. 6, 1783 ; d. Sept. 11, 1856.
Long, Elijah, b. Dec. 13, 1816; d. March 21, 1876.
Lick. Samuel, b. Feb. 22, 1824; d. Aug. 23, 1879.
Miller, George A., b. Jan. 1, 1804; d. Dec. 21, 1867.
Miller, John, b. June 4, 1791; d. Feb. 11,1860.
Miller, Rebecca, b. Oct. 13, 1795 ; d. April 19, 1873.
Martin, William, b. Nov. 9, 1805 ; d. June 8, 1861.
Marshall, Elizabeth, b. March 3, 1798; d. March 20, 1877.
Marshall, Maria, b. April 17, 1790; d. Sept. 18, 1867.
Metz, Catharine (Clay), b. May 21, 1820; d. May 21, 1875.
Mohn, Leah, b. Oct. 10, 1793 ; d. Marcb*l, 1874.
Nye, John, b. Feb. 23, 1810 ; d. Feb. 20, 1878.
Peter, John, b. May 2, 1810; d. Nov. 21, 1859.
Peter, Rosaona, b. May 27, 1813 ; d. June 20, 1845.
Peter, Elizabeth, b. Jan. 20, 1818 ; d. Jan. 27, 1856.
Rudy, Rebecca (Killinger), b. Jan. 14, 1804; d. Jan. 21, 1857.
Steiumetz, Jacob, b. July 29, 1799; d. June 27, 1851.
Siegrist, William, b. Dec. 20, 1807; d. Feb. 24, 1861.
Siegrist, Nancy, b. March 9, 1812; d. May 4, 1878.
Scheffy, John, b. Jan. 8, 1782; d. Sept. 17, 1858.
Scheffy, George, b. Nov. 8, 1814 ; d. March 7, 1864.
Saylor, Sarah, b. Jan. 15, 1800; d. Juue 15, 1878.
Strok, Michael, b. March 11, 1818; d. Feb. 4, 1874.
Smith, Elizabeth, b. Oct. 7, 182^; d. Dec. 4, 1874.
Stiue, Dr. Henry, b. Oct. 22, 1807; d. May 16, 1861.
Stine, Catharine, b. July 2, 1815 ; d. Jan. 24, 1872.
Spatz, Magdalena, b. Dec. 20, 1788; d. Aug. 16, 1852.
Ulrich, John, b. March 2, 1814; d. May 10, 1864.
Ulrich, Elizabeth (Brodenhorn), b. Feb. 5, 1814 ; d. July 24, 1865.
Ulrich, Daniel, b. May 14, 1805 ; d. Nov. 20, 1877.
Ulrich, Sarah (Miller), b. July 7, 1809; d. Jan. 6, 1856.
Ward, Daniel, b. July 21, 1829; d. Sept. 21, 1878.
Ward, John, b. April 14, 1791 ; d. April 24, 1853.
Ward, Susanna, b. March 10, 1791 ; d. June 5, 1862.
Ward, Leah, d. Dec. 27, 1873, aged 42.
Ward, Maria Catharine, d. May 24, 1850: aged 40.
Walter, Andrew, b. March 5, 1809 ; d. Sept. 1, 1864.
Witmoyer, b. April 25, 1797 ; d. Oct. 14, 1S76.
Witmoyer, Catharine (Hunsicker), b. Dec. 21, 1794 ; d. Aug. 29, 1864.
Witmoyer, Jacob, b. Jan. 25, 1799; d. April 16, 1872.
Witmoyer, Mary (Boeshore), b. Dec. 5, 1804; d. May 15, 1863.
United Brethren Church of Annville. —
According to the journal of Rev. Jacob Erb, then a
preacher on the Lancaster United Brethren Circuit
(extending from Harrisburg to Lancaster, and em-
bracing twenty preaching-points), there was a stone
church near the present Killinger mill as far back as
1823, and in that church members of the United
Brethren faith assembled for worship once each month.
Although United Brethren worship was held at Ann-
ville before his coming, it is believed no class was
formed until he organized one in 1823. The present
church was erected in 1860. The trustees are Rudolph
Heir, Peter Graybill, and Israel Gruber.
Evangelical Church.^-TIijs church was organ-
ized in 1841, and in 1842 a house of worship was
built. In 1874 it was made a mission, and in 1S77 a
station. The membership is now one hundred and
seventy-three. The trustees are S. R. Light, Peter
F. Houser, William Nye, J. M. Smith, and Henry
Blauch.
Church of God. — This church, organized in 1S35
with about forty members, has declined in strength,
and numbers now not more than one- fourth of forty.
Preaching is held once a fortnight. The trustee is
J. H. Redsecker.
The Union Cemetery, controlled by St. Paul's
Lutheran Church of Annville, lies just north of
Annville beyond the railroad. Among those in-
terred therein are the following :
Asten, Rebecca, b. Feb. 20, 1S0S ; d. Dec. 15, 1881.
Barth, John, b. Feb. 11, 1778 ; d. June 26, 1870.
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Bowers, Dr. Lorenzo B., b. Dec. 3, 1833; d. Jan. 31, 1873.
Bender, Christian, b. in October, 1812 ; d. Dec. 13, 1877.
Bachman, Mary (Housl), b. Sept. 14, 1825 ; d. Sept. 19, 1864.
Forney, John, b. Aug. 27, 1817; d. March 17, 1867.
Forney, Susanna, b. June 2IJ, 1821; d. Aug. 17, 1881.
Foruey, W. J., Co. 1, 127th Eegt. P. V. ; killed at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 31, 1862, aged 19.
Fees, David, b. March 12, 1795; d. Jan. 30, 1877.
Fees, Margaret, b. March 11, 1798; died Sept. 23, 186S.
Fernsler, Johannes, b. Sept. 30, 1839; d. April 14, 1858.
Fernsler, Joseph, b. Feb. 15, 1843 ; d. May 19, 1865.
Fernsler, Anna M., b. May 31, 1S36; d. Aug. 30, 1878.
Fisher, Sarah (Meily, w. of H. F.), b. May 31, 1797 ; d. Aug. 30, 1873.
Fisher, Henry, b. March 31, 1793; d. Dec. 7, 1875.
Houser, Sevilla M. (Ney), b. Dec. 22, 1824; d. May 16, 1867.
Houser, Rebecca (Foltz) b. Oct. 22, 1839; d. May 29, 1874.
Heilnian, Mary Magdalena (Fortna), b. Nov. 23, 1827; d. Oct. 30,
1880. t
Hepler, Sarah, b. Aug. 27, 1802 ; d. Oct. 14, 1874.
Lynch, Philip, b. in 1778; d. Oct. 10, 1834.
Lynch, Elizabeth, b. March 3, 1795 ; d. June 9, 1839.
Nye, Leonard, b. March 30, 1797 ; d. June 13, 1876.
Stroll, Daniel, b. Aug. 5, 1812 ; d. June 15, 1873.
Shenk, Abraham, b. June 2, 1790; d. July 31, 1839.
Shenk, Magdalena (Oberholtzer), b. Oct. 8, 1795; d. Oct. 22, 1864.
Shenk, Elizabeth (Ault), b. Jan. 30, 1829; d. Sept. 1, 1870.
Stuart, Mary (d. of E. and E. S.), b. Jan. 13, 1806 ; d. May 19, 1871.
Seigrist, Samuel, b. July 22, 1815; d. April 6, 1874.
Tregs, John M., b. Oct. 12, 1856; d. March 13, 1880.
Tittle, Margaret (Graby), b.Sept. 12, 1831; d. Not. 4, 1873.
Ulrich, Adam, b. 1803 ; d. 1855.
Ulrich, William L., Co. E, 50th P. V. ; killed near Petersburg, Ta.,
June 17, 1864, aged 18.
Wolf, Carrie, b. 1861 ; d. 18S0.
Annville Academy was established in 1834.
This was a private institution, founded by John
Shertzer, Adam Ulrich, Leonard Heilig, Daniel Stru-
penhauer, and others, who employed the instructors
and had sole supervision of all pertaining to the
school. It was well patronized, at first only by the
citizens of Annville and vicinity, but subsequently
receiving students from other States, especially from
the South. The academy was first taught by Jacob
Livengood, of Reading ; afterwards by Mr. Wil-
loughby, of Connecticut, with Miss Rohrer, of Lan-
caster, as assistant ; next by Mr. Andrews, with Miss
Howe as assistant, both of Connecticut; after this by
the following in the order named : Simon Andrews,
W. J. Burnside, Daniel Balsbaugh, Cyrus Boger, J. S.
Krumbein, Professor Hunt, of New York City; and
last by Professor Macbeth, of Elizabeth, N. J. In
1859 the old academy building, which had been pur-
chased by Professor Balsbaugh, who had charge of
the school at that time, was torn down, and a large
three-story brick building erected, large enough to
accommodate the increasing number of students who
nocked here from all parts of the country. The school
was never in a more flourishing condition than at this
period, when its very efficient head, Professor Bals-
baugh, was called away by death. The property was
then sold and bought by a number of citizens of Ann-
ville, among whom were George Rigler, John Bach-
man, Jacob Shertzer, and others, and the school con-
tinued under their supervision by the teachers above
named until 1865. That year the property was sold,
and passed into the control of the East Pennsylvania
Conference of the United Brethren Church, to whom
it was donated by Rudolph Herr, John H. Kinports,
George A. Mark, L. W. Craumer, George W. Ho-
verter, and others, citizens of Annville, and out of
which grew Lebanon Valley College.
Lebanon Valley College. — This institution of
learning is located at Annville. The college edifice
comprises two large brick structures and a frame
building. These are provided with modern improve-
ments, and capable of accommodating a large number
of students. There is also a fine campus of about six
acres. The ladies' hall is entirely separate from the
other premises, and is in charge of the lady principal.
The north college building is used for recitation-rooms
and dormitories for male students. It also contains
the chapel and society halls. The new building is
used for the library and for the departments of art
and science. The college library contains about two
thousand volumes, and is constantly increasing. The
libraries of the literary societies also comprise a re-
spectable number of well-selected and standard books.
The cabinet contains a collection of specimens in
mineralogy, geology, and natural history. There is
a reading-room in connection with the college, and
also a gymnasium.
The curriculum of the college embraces two
courses of study, — the classical and the scientific.
The classical course requires four years, in addition
to two years of preparatory, for completion, and
the scientific four years, with one year of prepar-
atory. The studies laid down in these departments
are such as experience has proved efficient in securing
a full and harmonious development of all the intel-
lectual faculties, and in furnishing the student with
first principles, and with an intelligent outline of
those branches of knowledge with which every well-
educated person should be to some extent acquainted,
and also to impart a general information on all prac-
tical subjects. It is, therefore, a leading object to
bring in exercise, in just proportion, all those powers
by which the mind may become prepared to acquire
knowledge rapidly, and use it to the best possible ad-
vantage.
There is also a department of music. The course
of instruction in either piano or voice occupies three
years.
Those students who in the collegiate department
complete the studies of the classical course and pass
a satisfactory examination, receive the degree of
Bachelor of Arts. The degree of Bachelor of Science
is conferred in course on those who complete the sci-
entific course and pass an approved examination.
The degree of Master of Arts is, on application, con-
ferred on any Bachelor of Arts who has, for at least
three years after his graduation, devoted himself to
literary or professional pursuits, and has, during the
same time, sustained a good moral character.
The college is under the patronage of the Pennsyl-
vania, East Pennsylvania, East German, Virginia,
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and Allegheny Annual Conferences of the Ohurch of
the United Brethren in Christ. Each Conference has
six trustees, and hence the board of trustees is com-
posed of thirty members.
In 1865, at an annual session of the East Pennsyl-
vania Conference, held at Lebanon, it was decided to
locate a school of learning somewhere within her
limits, or with the bounds of the Pennsylvania Con-
ference. Committees appointed respectively by both
Conferences met during the year. When the East
Pennsylvania Conference met again next year, 1866,
at Columbia, Pa., the following action was taken:
First. To establish a school of high grade, for the
education of young men and young women, said
school to be under the direction and supervision of
trustees elected by the Conference.
Second. To accept for this purpose the grounds and
building of what was then known as Aunville Acad-
emy, located at Annville, Lebanon Co., Pa., and
which property was offered as a free gift to the Con-
ference by Messrs. Rudolph Herr, John H. Kinports,
George A. Mark, L. W. Craumer, George W. Hover-
ter, and other citizens of Annville, on condition that
the Conference establish and maintain forever an in-
stitution of learning of high grade.
Third. To appoint the Rev. G. W. M. Rigor, with
such assistants as he may need, to take charge of the
school for the ensuing year. The school was opened
in May, 1866, and during the year was attended by
one hundred and fifty-three students. During the
following year a liberal charter was granted by the
State Legislature for the establishment of this insti-
tution under the name and title of Lebanon Valley
College, signed by Governor John W. Geary on the
7th day of April, 1867.
In the month of March in this same year the East
Pennsylvania Conference appropriated twenty-five
thousand dollars to purchase more ground and to
erect the North College building.
A faculty was organized under the charter. Rev.
Thomas R. Vickroy, A.M., was chosen presideut of
the college, and Professor E. Benjamin Bierman, A.M.,
principal of the normal department. On the 23d of
August, 1867, the corner-stone of the new building
was laid with appropriate ceremonies. A very inter-
esting address was delivered by the Hon. J. P. Wick-
ersham, State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
In 1871, Professor Lucian H. Hammond, A.M., who
for several years before had charge of the department
of ancient languages and literature, was elected pres-
ident. He filled the place ably till 1876, when failing
health compelled him to resign, and several months
after he died. Rev. David D. De Long was chosen
to fill the presidency on the resignation of President
Hammond.
The college sent out its first class of graduates in
1870, and up to this year (1883) has graduated sixty-
seven young men and thirty-one ladies. At this time
the college has the followiug departments and instruc-
tors : Rev. D. D. De Long, A.M., president and pro-
fessor of Mental and Moral Science; Rev. Daniel
Eberly, A.M., professor of Latin Language and Litera-
ture; E. K. De Long, A.M., professor of Greek Lan-
guage and Literature; H. C. Deaner, A.M., professor
of Mathematics and Astronomy ; W. J. Zuck, A.M.,
professorof English Language and Literature; George
Bowman, A.M., professor of Natural Science; S. Eva
Pease, Instrumental Music and Voice Culture; Emma
L. Landis, M.A., preceptress, French and the Fine
Arts ; Ida Zent, assistant in music ; and J. H. Miller,
German and Book-keeping.
The influence of the college is increasing, and its
friends manifest an interest which is certain to insure
its permanent success.
Annville National Bank. — The Savings and
Deposit Bank of Annville was chartered in 1873, with
a capital of fifty thousand dollars and authorization
to increase it to one hundred thousand dollars. John
H. Kinports was the president, Samuel L. Brightbill
the cashier, and G. W. Stine the teller. Jan. 10,
1877, G. W. Stine was appointed cashier. May 17,
1878, the institution obtained a charter as a national
bank. The directors in 1882 were John H. Kinports
(president), Andrew Kreider (vice-president), H. H.
Kreider, George Rigler, Isaac Baker, Simon Fleisher,
and Henry Gingrich.
Annville Gazette. — The journal now known as
the Annville Gazette was founded in Palmyra in
1878 by J. M. Hoffa, who, on the loth of November,
issued the initial number of the Palmyra Gazette.
At the end of a year Hoffa sold the paper to George
A. Fleming, who transferred it to Annville. It is a
six-column journal, is published every Saturday, and
aims at independence in politics.
The Union Water- Works are in the northern
part of the township, at the junction of the Union
Canal and Swatara River, near the East Hanover
township line. These works supply the summit with
water pumped out of the Swatara, and carried sev-
eral miles through a feeder. Around them has grown
up quite a village. The United Brethren have a
meeting-house here. The place contains a hotel,
store, several shops and warehouses.
Belleview is situated about a mile west of the
Union Water-works, and contains a hotel, store, and
several residences. It has three churches, — Belle-
view, Lutheran and Reformed, and United Brethren.
Kaufman's Meeting-House is located one and
a half miles north of Annville, in a region early set-
tled by the Fasnachts, Myers, Shirks, Ellenbergers,
Emrichs, Lights, Shorts, Yengsts, Maulfairs, and
Brightbills.
The Mexnonite Meeting- House is one mile
east of Union Water-works, in the vicinity settled
by the Kreiders, Helms, Reists, Koehenbergers, Feus-
lers, Millers, Giugrichs, Hershbergers, Heilmans,
Tobiases, Bogers, Lights, Movers, and Rupps.
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Mount Zion Methodist Meeting-House is
located one mile north of Belleview, in a section set-
tled by the Runkels, Kreiders, Sherks, Forneys,
Hoffnians, and Knolls.
St. John's Church is situated a mile and a half
southwest of Belleview, not far from the Annville
Mills. The early settlers near it were the Snavelys,
Millers, Allemans, Emrichs, Snokes, Shaffners, Moyers,
Plauchs, Runkels, Walmers, Houtzes, and Wal-
borns.
Hersey's Meeting-House (Dunkard) is a neat
stone edifice, built in 1858, and located three-fourths
of a mile west from Annville. Adjoining the meet-
ing-house is a cemetery in which the following-named
persons were buried :
Blaugh, Anna (Bender), (w. of S. B.), b. Dec. 14, 1857 ; d. July 2, 1879.
Bender, Jacob, b. July 24, 1812 ; d. Dec. 31, 1878.
Knoll, John, b. Sept. 8, 1797 ; d. March 12, 1874.
Knoll, Elizabeth (w. of J. K.), b. June 12, 1796; d. Feb. 7, 1873.
Kuhling, Dietrick. b. March 3, 1787 ; d. April 23, 1873.
Kuhling, Wilhelmina (w. of D. K.), d. Aug. 7, 1869, aged 83.
Knoll, Elizabeth, b. Dec. 26, 1840; d. Sept. 21, 1864.
Mase, John, b. Aug. 26, 1824; d. Nov. 5, 1870.
Messinger, Christopher, b. Sept. 20, 1820 ; d. June 12,1872.
Price, Frances (Gatwals), (w. of T. P.), b. March 22, 1829 ; d. Feb. 8,
1875.
Sprigher, Peter W. (s. of J. and C. S.), b. Aug. 27, 1849 ; d. Dec. 17, 1871.
Turpin, Mary (Light), (w. of W. T.), b. July 19,1815 ; d. March 2, 1878.
Yordy, Jacob, b. Oct. 14, 1790 ; d. May 26, 1847.
SOUTH ANNVILLE TOWNSHIP.
The township of South Annville was erected in
1845, by a division of Annville township proper. It
is bounded on the north by North Annville township,
on the east by Cornwall, and on the south and west
by Londonderry. Some of the finest and best im-
proved lands and farms in the county are to be found
in its limits. Many firm, substantial farm-houses and
barns, principally of stone, indicative of wealth and
taste, can be seen here and there, and some old tile-
covered houses are to be found. The Quitopahilla
Creek takes its course through this and North Ann-
ville townships, and, before emptying into the Swatara,
forms, for some distance, the boundary between North
Annville and Londonderry. It receives the waters of
Killiuger's Run, an important stream flowing north-
westward through the centre of the township. The
original settlers were principally Scotch-Irish, with
some German families in the eastern part.
The township includes a portion of Annville vil-
lage, and hence the majority of those on the follow-
ing assessment-list were inhabitants of that town.
Much of its history also is connected with that given
in the preceding sketch, save what is herewith pre-
sented.
Names. Acres.
Augenbaugh, Samuel lot.
Arnot, Charles, Jr "
Allwine, John "
Auner. David "
Annville Academy "
Ault, David "
Bodenhorn, Mary "
Bodenhorn, George "
Rorder, Henry "
Bealy, John 2'4
Benson, Mary yx
Brachbill, Ahram lot.
Bowman, John 190
Bender, John lot.
Behm, Samuel 121
Behm, Christian 150
Behm, Rudolph 120
Names. Acres.
Bowman, Jacob 66
Bowman, John, Jr 165
Burkholder, Felix 200
Burkholder, Abram 184
Brachbill, Abram 133
Balsbagh, John 193
Beaver, Samuel lot.
Borth, John "
Black, David "
Boyles, Albert 7
Bender, Jacob , lot.
*Beaver, John 5
Baughman, Peter 482
Baughman, John 326
Beaver, John
*Beidler, John 12
Borgner, Henry lot.
♦Unseated lauds.
Names. Acres.
Clark, Joseph lot.
Coleman estate 500
Cormany, Philip 85
Cormany, Christopher 85
Cormanv, Henry 90
Cormany, John 73
Carper, Samuel 94
Cassidy, P lot.
('looser. Reuben "
Clark, Waller "
Corman, Joseph "
Clever, Margaret "
Dutweiller, Michael 150
Dutweiller, Henry 150
Detrich, Rebecca lot.
Emrich, Mary 8
Ensiiiinger, John lot.
Etter, Samuel 5
EliSini user, John 180
Fogel, S lot.
Funk, Martin "
Forney, Emanuel 20
Frills, James 70
Foltz, John 2
Fisher. Henry 10
Foust, W 15
Felix, Samuel lot.
Grahv, George 33
Gruber, Jacob 102
Gruber, Moses 119
Geingrich, Michael 140
Graybill, Magdalena lot.
*Grombine, Peter 12
Graham, Bridget lot.
Gruber, Israel 50
Grumbine, George lot. -
'Gilbert, Lewis 18
Gilbert, Henry lot.
Gruher, John 78
Gingrich, Joseph 280
Galebaugh, Frederick lot.
Graybill, John 3
Henry. Nancy 1
Heiligb, Leonard 20
Heagy,John 106
Hotter, George 125
Hnstetter, John 115
Hostetter, Christian 170
Hostetter, Jacob 130
Heiser, Henry 90
Heiser, John 108
Horst, Joseph 188
Herr, Elizabeth 124
Howerter, Christian lot.
Hess, John "
Howerter, Jacob "
Hoffman, Magd.ilena "
Hix, George.. "
Hen, Henry 40
Herr, Abram 165
Irvin, John 140
Names. Acres.
Imboden, George 25
Imboden, Samuel 131
Imboden, Henry 160
Imboden, Christina lot.
Imboden, John "
Imboden, Philip 130
Kreider, Jacob 148
Krehler. Tobias 74
Kreider, Michael 116
Kefter, Joseph lot,
Kobnly, Charles "
Kreider, David 120
Knnnly, William lot.
Kimport & Shenk "
Ketterry, Samuel 200
Killinger, John 140
Long, John 80
Long, David 103
*Long, Michael 60
Long, Barbara 60
Light, Jacob 200
Le-sly, Christian lot.
Mono, John 1
Miller, Barbara %
Miller, Daniel 41
Momma, Jacob 170
Miller, Isaac 95
*Marquart, John 15
Miller, Adam lot.
Miller, George "
Mond, Leila "
Matter, Mary "
Miller, Christian "
Miller, Daniel "
Miller, John "
Marshall, John "
Mellinger, William "
Moulin, Mary 1
Ney, Leonard lot.
Porterfield, James "
Reese, Jacob 5
Reist. Peter 93
Reist, Jacol 109
Rigler, George lot.
Reichart; E 1
Rhineliart, John lot.
Strain, Qeorge "
Sexist, William 127
Stroh, Johu lot.
Showers, Philip "
Seabolt, David "
Stroh, John, Jr "
Suavely, Samuel "
StunHer, Abram 70
Suavely, Isaac 86
Stauffer, A 1
SteMimetz, Jacob 250
Shepler, Adam lot.
Shenk, Joseph "
Smith, Curtis "
Stine, Philip "
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Names.
Stover, Frederick...
Snyder, Frederick.
Sargeant, William..
Stauffer, John
Uhlricb, Adam
Ciller, John
Acres. I Names. Acres.
lot. I Trump, Peter lot.
" Witen mover, Jacob 40
" : Westinberger, John 150
" ! Witenmoyer, John 08
" | Xander, Philip lot.
" ' Tordy, Jacob 41
The total assessed valuation for 1846 was 8896,517.00.
Apart from the town of Annville there are few
villages in South Annville township deserving the
name. Here and there in the township, as through-
out the county, are clusters of houses which have a
designation. Among these
Sporting Hill, sometimes called Hinkletown, is
located on the turnpike between Lebanon and Ann-
ville. In an old cemetery there are buried the fol-
lowing :
Bernhart, Barbara, b. Sept. 12, 1784 j d. May 10, 1855.
Dietrick, Hannah (w. of P.), b. in 1791 ; d. Nov. 4, 1820.
Dietrick, Isaac, b. in 1820; d. Dec. 8, 1825.
Kreider, Jacob, b. Sept. 11, 1808; d. Feb. 4, 1870.
Long, Barbara (w. of Joseph), b. Nov. 29, 1794; d. Feb. 14, 1875.
Long, Christian, b. March 31, 1752 ; d. Feb. 8, 1829.
Long, Elizabeth, h. in 1786 ; d. Aug. 23, 1812.
Long, Elizabeth, b. March 11, 1815 ; d. July 18, 1830.
Long, Elizabeth (w. of John), b. in 1787; d. Nov. 17, 1821.
Long, Esther (w. of C), b. in 1757 ; d. Aug. 1, 1798.
Long, Joseph, b. Jan. 7, 1789 ; d. April 10, 1864.
Stegler, Joseph, b. Jan. 7, 1732 ; d. Aug. 7, 1833.
Fontana Post-Office is in the southeastern part
of the township. In and around it reside the Bach-
mans, Gingrichs, Earlys, and others, descendants of
early settlers.
The United Brethren have a church on the
Horseshoe Pike, two miles east of Campbellstown, in
a region early settled by the Herrs, Bowmans, Bright-
bills, Burkholders, Foltzes, Gingrichs, Marquarte, Ini-
bodens, Shenks, Bruners, and Westenbergers.
The Evangelical Church is a two-story stone
and brick edifice. In the graveyard adjoining are
interred the following:
Bricker, William (s. of P. and M.), b. July 23, 1846; d". July 14, 1868.
Bricker, Philip, b. July 30, 1826 ; d. Jan. 20, 1881.
Bender, Catharine (w. of J. B.), b. May 16, 1814; d. May 23, 1861.
Blecher, Elizabeth, b. June 4, 1822; d. July 23, 1851.
Dietrick, Philip (s. of P. and E. D.), b. March 27, 1835 ; d. Dec. 12, 1855.
Dietrick, John William, d. March 15, 1853, aged 28.
Grabill, Magdalena, b. Dec. 5, 1798 ; d. Sept. 2, 1859.
Gilbert, Lewis, b. Aug. 8, 1792 ; d. Nov. 16, 1S64.
Gilbert, Maria (Shaffer), b. June 14, 1793 ; d. Feb. 14, 1857.
Gilbert, John Frederick (s. of L. and M.), b. Aug. 3, 1826; d. Jan. 8,
1853.
Hannah, Caroline (d. of L. and M. H.), d. April 30, 1863, aged 24.
Miller, Christian, b. April 12, 1813; d. May 4, 1847.
Miller, Elizabeth, b. Jan. 18, 1812 ; d. May 13, 1870.
Miller, Maria (w. of W. M.), b. April 1, 1822; d. Oct. 14, 1843.
Seabold, Catharine (w. of J. S.), b. Aug. 8, 1812 ; d. Nov. 21, 1846.
Weiricn, Elizabeth (Lawry, w. of J. W.), b. May 19, 1820 ; d. March 12,
1867.
Xanter, Susanna (Dietrick, w. of P. X.), b. Jan. 19, 1817 ; d. Jan. 30,
1859.
The Union Bethel (Church of God) is a one-
story stone structure erected in 1842. In the grave-
yard attached the following are interred :
Collins, Martha, b. April 11, 1829; d. Nov. 26, 1861.
Collins, Margaret, b. June 10, 1828 ; d. May 6, 1863.
Sander, Nancy Ann, b. April 14, 1847; d. April 22, 1S67.
Short, Catharine, b. Dec. IS, 1820; d. Feb. 7, 1863.
Seabold, David, b. Sept. 21, 1817; d. Nov. 3, 1858.
Dhler, Mary Magdalena, b. May 31, 1803; d. Oct. 3, 1851.
GENEALOGICAL HISTORY.
[We have endeavored to preserve the records of
all the early prominent families of Lebanon County,
but with what success those which follow go to show.
The wills, administration papers, and deeds have fur-
nished us most of the information. In several in-
stances where we have made repeated application for
genealogical data, so as to perfect our records, our
letters remain unanswered, or a negative reply was
received. We believe but one printed genealogy of a
Lebanon County family has been issued, and that re-
lates to the Shuey's. Owing to this fact we have
omitted reference to that family in our genealogical
register.]
THE ACHEY FAMILY.
Among the Norman soldiers who went with William
the Conqueror to England in the year 1066, the Dooms-
day-Book preserves several by the name of Ache,
and a coat-of-arms attests Devonshire as the region of
their settlement. Among- those remaining in Nor-
mandy, there were some, at a later period, connected
with the army and navy of France, and at the time
of King Henry IV., who issued the Edict of Nantes,
they stood high in royal favor. Two coats-of-arms
were conferred upon members of the family, aud one
"Ache (Achey) de Larry, Normandy," has this de-
vice, " Bellica Virtus," — valor in war. They were
Huguenots, and in one of the religious persecutions
in France one of the family was killed, after which
his wife, with three children and her brother, fled to
Switzerland, then to Germany, whence, after her death,
the three sons came to America, landing Sept. 22, 1752.
[Rupp's 30,000 Names, p. 276.) Another branch of
the family, during the same persecutions, took refuge
in an English vessel, and Rev. John H. Aughey, of
Dallas, W. Va., author of the " Iron Furnace of Se-
cession and Slavery," traces his descent through
Scotland to this same dispersion. Others having
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
adopted the Catholic religion remained undisturbed.
A biographical French work gives Count Achey
French vice-admiral, 1716-1775. The three broth-
ers who came to America were named Johan Ludwig,
Hermanus, and Johannes Jacob. The signature of
the first named, John Lewis Ache, is in smooth bold
Roman characters, plainly declaring his French edu-
cation. He was sent to the Philadelphia Academy
at the expense of the Proprietaries to be better quali-
fied in the English language, for it had been deter-
mined that as he " came well recommended he should
be school-master" at Vincent, in Chester County,
where the Lutheran and Reformed Churches wanted
a school started under the fostering care of the "So-
ciety for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign
Parts." (Life of Dr. William Smith, vol. i. p. 89
and 93.) This was in May, 1755. A year later we
find him in a military company raised for defense
against the Indians. Tradition says he had some dis-
pute about church matters with the managers of the
" Hoch Shule," where he was teaching French and
German, and he then removed from the city. Per-
haps the trouble was the "scheme" spoken of by Dr.
Smith (Pa. Arch., N. S., vol. vi. p. 458), to scoop all
the German Lutherans into " the church," probably
by means of the society's schools, and which he was
" sure would easily take effect." The oldest tax-list
of Tulpehocken township, Berks Co., still preserved,
shows that John Ache owned land there in 1759, and
he appears regularly on the lists until 1774, in which
year he purchased a farm about a mile and a half
from Linglestown, and eight miles from Harrisburg,
on which he lived until his death, in 1792. In 1787
he sold about half of this tract to his son, Henry, and
in 1792 he sold the remainder to Jacob Blank. The
tract was warranted to Andrew Caldwell, and is now
owned by Rev. Simon Mower, Lawrence Hogert, and
others.
There was a history of the family extending back
over several hundred years, written in Latin, French,
and some German, which is now lost, so far as known.
John Ache kept the heraldric ensign, with the motto
above given painted on his furniture, carriages, etc.
He is described as having been a learned man and a
great reader, strict in his habits and requirements,
taking much interest in the culture of fruit and in
bees; as a naturalist, spending much time in the
study of animals, birds, and insects ; as a leader in
religious meetings ; and as a friend of the Indians,
being very intimate with some of them. He had a
house of seven rooms, all in a row on the ground
floor, in one of which he kept his " books and curious
things," and had a cabinet collection, which he after-
wards sold to an academy in Philadelphia. One of
his sayings is well worthy of remembrance, " To serve
man right is to serve God best." He was married twice,
and had a son by the second wife, who went to the
Holstein River, in Tennessee. By the census of 1790
he seems to have had another son and two daughters,
or had such children adopted in his family. The
county records of Berks, Lancaster, and Dauphin
show great variations in spelling this name: Ache,
Achey, Acha, Achi, Achia, Achie, Acke, Ackie,
Ackee, Aikey, Aggy, Auge, Oachy, Othey, Aoke,
Achan, Achin, Aukey, Aucha, Auchy, Auchey,
Aughe, Aughey, and others. Henry Aughey, as the
name finally took a permanent form in Juniata
County, was born in Tulpehocken township, Jan. 26,
1759, and was married to Elizabeth Shuey, daughter
of John Shuey, of West Hanover, son of Daniel, of
Bethel, who came to Pennsylvania in 1732, and was
also a Huguenot, the name being properly Shu-6,
like Ach-e. (See Shuey genealogy.) John Shuey had
a son, Conrad, called after his mother, a daughter of
George Conrad, of Heidelberg, who died in 1765.
Caleb Graydon took up a tract of land opposite, and
a little above Mifflintown, which he sold to his neigh-
bor, Conrad Shuey, who moved upon it in 1793, and
through him his brother-in-law, Henry Aughey, was
induced to buy a farm in the same township; but
just before he moved his wife died, and was buried at
the Lutheran Church in Linglestown. A few years
afterwards he came back, and married Mary Magda-
lena Felty, who bore one son, Samuel, still living,
and is the father of Rev. Professor Aughey, LL.D.,
of the State University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and
one of the most eminent and reliable scientists of this
country. His works on the fauna and flora, on the
geology and physical geography of Nebraska, and on
the grasshopper and many other subjects prove him
to be a wonderfully close observer and an original
investigator of no mean ability. Among the children
of the first wife were: Elizabeth, married Daniel
Hoover; Catharine, married Jacob Partner; Su-
sanna, married Jacob Heckman. These husbands
all came from Dauphin County. Heckman died in
Centre; Hoover, in Venango, in 1871, aged over
ninety-one years. He is blamed with having de-
stroyed the Achey family history. Another daugh-
ter, Mary M., married Abraham Guss, of a family
from Chester County, whose grandfather succeeded
John Ache in teaching school in the same church
building in Vincent. This introduces Professor A.
L. Guss, of Huntingdon, Pa., now Washington, D. C,
not unknown to many of our historical readers. He
is a son of the above, and has written considerably on
the early settlers of Juniata County and on the Indians
of the interior of the State.
Henry Ache lived in Heidelberg township, some
six miles east of Lebanon, and about the time of the
Revolutionary war was one of its heaviest tax-payers.
From the location of his residence and the time of his
death, he must have been the brother of John Lewis,
who signed himself Hermanus, a Latinized form of
Herman ; but why, how, and when it was changed to
Henry is unknown, but such changes in those days
were not at all uncommon, and Herman could easily
glide into Heinrich. He had a tract of land patented
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in 1776, and he called it " Acliam," evidently having
some relation to his name. This, with the form
Achen, reminds us of Aachen, the fountains, the old
name of Aix-la-Chapelle. The great naturalist, Louis
Agassiz, under date of Oct. 1, 1872, wrote Professor
S. Aughey concerning the common origin of their
names: " My name is a corruption from Auge (pro-
nounced originally Auzhe). Some families of Hugue-
nots in French Switzerland spelled their name inter-
changeably Ache and Auge. My name, however,
came from that by a localism (a, patois) by an earlier
emigration of the clans than the Huguenot dispersion.
Owing to these facts, it strikes me as extremely prob-
able that we sprang originally from the same clans."
Ache in French signifies a species of water parsley or
celery. One kind, known in Latin as apium, was
especially loved by bees, and another variety was used
to make the wreaths with which victors were crowned
in Grecian games. The family may have taken the
name either from the fragrant garlands in some honor
bestowed, or because they were lovers of bees, a sin-
gular characteristic that marks pretty much all the
descendants to this day. Henry Ache, of Heidelberg,
died in 1786. His children seem to have been Henry,
by a first wife, and by the second wife, Catharine,
Samuel, and the following under age at the time
of his death: Jacob, Elizabeth, George, Susanna,
Thomas, John, Christian, Peter, and Sophia. Henry
died in 1808. Samuel married Elizabeth Albright,
daughter of George, of Heidelberg. Jacob was cap-
tain of a company in the war of 1812. (Pa. Arch.,
N. S., vol. xii. p. 3.) After the war he went to New
Orleans, and was never heard from afterwards. John
married a Hoover, and they are the parents of John
H. Achey, president of the First National Bank of
Dayton, Ohio. John P. Achey, son of Peter, also
lives in Dayton. Thomas married Christina Stickel,
of Shaefferstown, where he died in 1826. His chil-
dren were John, died at Oley ; Christiana, married
Holder; Samuel, married Ann Egle, of Henry;
Catharine ; Thomas, died 1879, at Myerstown ; Henry,
married Ryder, died in Philadelphia; Peter,
learned carpenter trade with uncle, Capt. Jacob ;
Charles, married Foltz, of Lancaster, where he
died in 1838 ; Anthony, drowned near Lancaster ;
Frederick, leather-dresser and merchant in Baltimore ;
Lydia, married Raber, of Lykens Valley ; and
Filbert, died unmarried. There are quite a number
of the Achey (Aughey) family still living in various
places.
THE BACHMAN FAMILY.
By reference to our genealogical register, notes are
found concerning the family of Michael Baughman,
or Bachman. We are of the opinion that the family
herewith given is descended therefrom, that John
Bachman was a son of Michael Bachman before re-
ferred to. Being unable, however, to connect them,
we have separated them.
1. John Bachman, b. Nov. 10, 1729 ; d. Feb. 15,
1806; m. Maria Here, b. Dec. 25, 1730; d. Oct. 28,
1815. They had issue :
2. i. Christian, b. June 18, 1758; m. Maria Snyder,
ii. Catharine.
iii. John, b. Dec. IS, 1768; d. Nov. 4, 1793.
II. Christian Bachman (John), b. June 18,
1758 ; d. July 14, 1838 ; m. Maria Snyder, b. Oct.
19, 1759 ; d. Aug. 20, 1842. They had issue :
3. i. Barbara, b. April 17, 1782 ; m. John Shenk.
4. ii. John, b. Oct. 12, 1783 ; m. Annie Kreider.
5. iii. Mary, b. Dec. 26, 1785; m. 1st, John Steh-
man ; 2d, Melchior Brenneman.
6. iv. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 22, 1788; m. 1st, Chris-
tian Risser; 2d, Leonard Heilig.
v. Christian, b. Feb. 9, 1791 ; d. March 23, 1812 ;
unm.
vi. Jacob, b. Sept. 25, 1793 ; d. June 20, 1818 ;
unm.
7. vii. Peter, fj. April 24, 1796 ; m. Rosanna Kil-
linger.
8. viii. Ann, b. May 18, 1799; in. Martin Nissley.
III. Barbara Bachman (Christian, John), b.
April 17, 1782; d. Sept. 19, 1818; m. John Shenk,
b. Oct. 16, 1777 ; d. Sept. 2, 1842. They had issue :
i. Jacob, b. May 29, 1803 ; d. Aug. 14, 1803.
ii. Maria, b. Dec. 16, 1804; d. March 14, 1823.
iii. Elizabeth, b. April 28, 1807 ; m. John Bom-
iv. Joseph, b. April 22, 1809 ; m. Catharine Bom-
berger; removed in 1855 to Wisconsin.
v. John, b. March 29, 1811 ; d. Oct. 11, 1818.
vi. Christian, b. July 19, 1813.
vii. Michael, b. July 16, 1816 ; d. March 29, 1883 ;
m. Sarah Horst.
IV. John Bachman (Christian, John), b. Oct. 12,
1783; d. July 6, 1867; m. Annie Kreider, b. July
12, 1786 ; d. April 30, 1864. They had issue :
i. Mary, b. April 30, 1809.
ii. Lydia, b. Aug. 9, 1810.
iii. Christian, b. Jan. 17, 1812.
iv. Eliza, b. Jan. 9, 1814; d. Dec. 24, 1839.
v. Ann, b. June 6, 1815.
vi. Rosanna, b. Nov. 28, 1816 ; d. March 10, 1821.
vii. Fanny, b. Jan. 28, 1819.
viii. Jacob, b. Dec. 13, 1820.
ix. Cyrus, b. Feb. 12, 1823.
x. Sally, b. Jan. 18, 1826.
xi. Leah, b. Aug. 12, 1826.
xii. John, b. July 24, 1828.
xiii. Michael, b. Oct. 2, 1830; d. March 17, 1880.
V. Mary Bachman (Christian, John), b. Dec. 26,
1785 ; d. March 25, 1881 ; was twice married ; in. first
John Stehman, b. Jan. 15, 1784 ; d. Dec. 25, 1813 ;
and there was issue (surname Stehman) :
i. Tobias, b. Aug. 3, 1807.
ii. Christian, b. July 13, 1809.
iii. John, b. July 8, 1811.
iv. Jacob, b. Aug. 21, 1S13 ; d. Nov. 29, 1881.
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m. secondly, Melchioe Brenneman, b. Jan. 23,
1791; d. Dec. 4, 1862; and there was issue (surname
Brenneman) :
i. Harry, b. Dec. 21, 1817.
ii. Elias, b. Aug. 22, 1820.
iii. Isaac, b. April 24, 1824.
VI. Elizabeth Bachman (Christian, John), b.
Sept. 22, 1788; d. April 5, 1870; was twice married;
m. first Christian Rissee, b. Dec. 11, 1776 ; d. Aug.
3, 1818 ; and there was issue (surname Risser) :
i. John, b. Nov. 10, 1811 ; d. Jan. 23, 1850.
ii. Elizabeth,
iii. Ann.
iv. Christian, b. Feb. 11, 1819.
m. secondly, Leonard Heilig, b. May 27, 1783;
d. May 22, 1869 ; and there was issue (surname
Heilig) :
i. Rebecca, m. and removed to the West, where
she died.
VII. Peter Bachman (Christian, John), b. April
24, 1796; d. Jan. 17, 1858; m. Rosanna Killinger,
b. Sept. 13, 1803 ; d. Feb. 12, 1856. They had issue :
i. John K., b. Feb. 5, 1823 ; d. April 28, 1863.
ii. Peter, b. Sept. 18, 1824.
iii. Fanny, b. July 30, 1826.
iv. Christian, b. Dec. 25, 1827.
v. Mary Ann, b. Jan. 29, 1829.
vi. Henry, b. April 11, 1832.
vii. Susanna, b. May 23, 1834.
viii. Rosanna, b. Feb. 1, 1837; d. Sept. 3, 1875.
ix. Kate, b. Feb. 7, 1839.
x. Emma, b. June 9, 1841.
xi. Sarah Ann, b. Nov. 16, 1843; d. March 12,
1846.
VIII. Ann Bachman (Christian, John), b. May
18, 1799; was twice married; m. first Martin Niss-
ley, b. June 30, 1799 ; d. Sept. 18, 1833 ; and there
was issue (surname Nissley) :
i. Peter B., b. Aug. 31, 1823; d. Jan. 19, 1869.
ii. Anna, b. March 19, 1825; d. March 16, 1830.
iii. Christian, b. Feb. 7, 1827.
iv. Daniel, b. April 2, 1829.
v. Jacob, b. Sept. 5, 1831 ; d. July 16, 1851.
m. secondly, Joseph Brandt, b. Dec. 30, 1799;
d. Feb. 12, 1845 ; and there was issue (surname
Brandt) :
i. Joseph, b. Oct. 6, 1842.
ii. Fanny, b. Nov. 4, 1844.
THE FAMILY OF BENEDICT BUCHER.
1. Hannes Bucher and Benedict Bucher,
brothers, and physicians, natives of the Canton of
Bern, Switzerland, emigrated to America about the
year 1750, and located in Cocalico township, Lancas-
ter Co., Pa. The first named died without issue, while
Dr. Benedict Bucher left children, as follows :
2. i. Benedict, b. Aug. 7, 1759 ; m. Susanna Moh-
ler.
ii. Jacob.
3. iii. John, m. and left issue.
4. iv. [a dau.] ; m. Yundt.
v. Maria. ; m. Jacob Mohler.
11. Benedict Bucher (Benedict), b. Aug. 7, 1759,
in Cocalico township, Lancaster Co., Pa. ; d. May
1, 1830, in Cornwall township, Lebanon Co., Pa.;
studied medicine under his father, and settled about
1780 in Lebanon township, Lancaster Co., now Corn-
wall township, Lebanon Co., where he engaged in
farming and also pursued his profession. He filled
various public offices, and was one of the commis-
sioners of the county when the almshouse was
erected. Dr. Bucher married Susanna Mohler, b.
Jan. 29, 1764; d. Sept. 1, 1827. They had issue :
5. i. John, b. June 22, 1785; m. Regina Smith.
ii. [a son], b. Nov. 4, 1786; d. s. p.
iii. [a son], b. Oct. 18, 1787 ; d. s. p.
iv. Jacob, b. Oct. 3, 1788.
6. v. Benedict, b. Jan. 8, 1792; m. Maria Dohner.
vi. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 26, 1794; d. s. p.
7. vii. Christian, b. April 16, 1796 ; m. Mary Val-
entine.
8. viii. Henry, b. Feb. 6, 1798; m. Elizabeth Shaak.
ix. Susanna, b. Feb. 20, 1802; d. Oct. 9, 1868;
unm.
9. x. Maria, b. Dec. 15, 1804; m. Michael Snyder.
10. xi. Jacob, b. March 24, 1807 ; m. Veronica Bru-
baker.
III. John Bucher (Benedict) was twice married;
by first wife had issue :
i. John.
By second wife there was issue :
ii. Jacob.
iii. [a dau.] ; m. Mishler.
iv. Benedict, b. Jan. 23, 1782.
v. [a dau.] ; m. Royer.
vi. [a dau.] ; m. Wenger.
vii. | a dau.]; m. Shenkel.
IV. Bucher, daughter of Benedict (1st) ; m.
■ Yundt. They had issue :
i. Samuel, b. July 5, 1793 ; d. Dec. 7, 1861.
ii. [a dau.] ; m. Fleckinger.
iii. [a dau.] ; m. Kurtz.
V. John Bucher (Benedict, Benedict), b. June 22,
1785 ; d. April 7, 1851, and interred in Bucher family
graveyard ; rn. in 1811, Regina Smith, b. Sept. 11,
1791 ; died Jan. 10, 1846 ; daughter of John Smith.
They had issue :
12. i. Ezra, b. May 9, 1818 ; m. Elizabeth Reist.
ii. Mary ; m. Jacob Brubaker.
iii. Leah; m. Jesse Bowman,
iv. Susanna; m. Henry Heisey.
VI. Benedict Bucher (Benedict, Benedict), b.
Jan. 8, 1792 ; d. April 6, 1824 ; m. Maria Dohner,
b. April 14, 1787 ; d. June 17, 1854. They had issue:
i. Eliza; m. Isaac Brubaker.
ii. Sarah ; m. Michael Hershberger.
VII. Christian Bucher (Benedict, Benedict), b.
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237
April 16, 1796 ; d. Dec. 22, 1860 ; was a physician of
prominence; m. Mary Valentine. They had issue :
i. Dr. Samuel ; removed to Cedarville, 111.,
where he died.
ii. Susan ; m. Henry Houck (see biographical
sketch).
iii. Dr. Alfred.
iv. Mary Ann; m. Frank S. Goshert.
v. Dr. Isaac Reily, b. in Shaefferstown ; located
at Lebanon.
vi. Elizabeth E., m. J. L. Rockey, of Cedar-
ville, 111., author of several county histories.
VIII. Henry Buchee (Benedict, Benedict), b.
Feb. 6, 1798; d. Jan. 28, 1872; m. Elizabeth
Shaak. They had issue :
i. Mary Ann ; m. Dr. Amos Smith.
ii. Catharine; m. Joseph Horst.
iii. Dr. Benedict,
iv. Lavinia.
v. Henry.
IX. Maria Bltcher (Benedict, Benedict), b. Dec.
15, 1804; m. Michael Snyder. They had issue:
i. Henry.
ii. Susan; m. William Snavely.
iii. Mary ; m. George Muck,
iv. Israel. ,
v. Josiah.
X. Jacob Bucher (Benedict, Benedict), b. March
24, 1807 ; d. Nov. 12, 1871 ; m. Veronica Brubaker,
b. Jan. 16, 1812 ; d. Nov. 13, 1868. They had issue :
i. Lydia.
ii. Rev. Christian,
iii. Anna; m. Henry Horst.
iv. Jacob.
v. Susanna ; m. William Gingrich,
vi. Veronica; m. Jonas Royer.
vii. George,
viii. Samuel.
ix. Elizabeth ; m. John Kettering.
XI. Samuel Yundt (grandson of Benedict), b.
July 5, 1793 ; d. Dec. 7, 1861 ; was twice married.
By first wife there was issue:
i. Reuben,
ii. Jacob.
iii. Mary ; m. Sherk.
iv. Samuel.
v. Catharine ; m. Fry.
By second wife there was issue :
vi. Henry ; d. s. p.
vii. John.
viii. Sarah ; m. Sherk.
ix. Elizabeth ; m. Wenger.
XII. Ezra Bucher (John, Benedict, Benedict),
b. May 9, 1818 ; m. in 1839, Elizabeth Reist,1 b.
Dec. 22, 1815, in Heidelberg township, Lebanon Co.,
i Elizabeth Reist, daughter of Christian Reist. He was b. Jan. 8,
1779, in Lancaster County, Pa. ; d. July 20, 1S52 ; m. Catharine Kreider,
b. Sept. 1, 1732 ; d. July 15, 1823.
Pa. ; d. July 6, 1871, in South Lebanon township,
Lebanon Co. They had issue :
i. John, m. Rebecca Donneberger.
ii. Cyrus, m. 1st, Barbara Dohner ; 2d, Leah
Gebble ; resides in Fulton County, 111.
iii. Christian R., m. Emma Capp.
iv. Lydia.
THE COLEMAN FAMILY.
[We were promised a full record of this prominent
and influential family, but at the last moment are
compelled to give just such data as have come to our
hands. In the chain of title to the Cornwall estate,
and the historic accounts connected therewith, fre-
quent reference is made relating to the family.]
I. Robert Coleman emigrated from Donaghmore,
Ireland, and came to Lancaster County, Pa., where
he found employment with Peter Grubb, proprietor
of Hopewell Forge, about 1765. One of his fellow-
workmen desiring an order to be written, requested
Coleman to write it, and when Grubb saw it he in-
quired concerning the penman, and being told, sent
for Coleman, and gave him the position of book-
keeper at thirty dollars per year. This was on the
22d of February, 1769. Afterwards, when Elizabeth
Furnace was sold as the property of Baron Steigel,
Robert Coleman was employed as manager. It was
not long before he attained a share in the establish-
ment, and finally became possessor of the entire in-
terest in the furnace. By his energy and indomitable
perseverance he became the most successful iron-
master in Lancaster County. To an untiring in-
dustry and judicious management he united the
utmost probity and regularity in his dealings, and to
him Lebanon County especially is indebted for the
celebrity it has acquired from the number and mag-
nitude of its iron-works and the excellence of its
manufactures. Mr. Coleman was elected to the Gen-
eral Assembly in 1788, and served a long time as one
of the associate judges of Lancaster County. His
children were:
i. William.
2. ii. James.
3. iii. Edward.
4. iv. Thomas Bird.
II. James Coleman (Robert), m. Miss Dawson,
of Philadelphia, and had issue :
5. i. George Dawson, b. Jan. 12, 1S25 ; m. Deborah
Brown.
ii. Ann.
iii. Sarah,
iv. Harriet.
v. Robert.
III. Edward Coleman (Robert) was an enterpris-
ing citizen, and it was chiefly owing to his energy that
the famous Conestoga navigation was made a success.
He stood high among his fellow-citizens, and was
honored with numerous public trusts. He was
elected a member of the Pennsvlvania House of
238
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Representatives in 1818 and 1819 from Lancaster
County, and in 1820 chosen to the State Senate, and
re-elected to a second term in the same body.
IV. Thomas Bird Coleman (Robert) ; of men,
humane and charitable. His wife d. 1830, a woman
of rare excellence of character, abounding in Chris-
tian virtues, and whose memory is exceeding precious.
They had issue :
i. Annie C.
ii. Sarah H.
iii. Isabella ; d. unm.
iv. Robert W. ; d. unm.
v. William ; m., and had Robert H. and Annie.
V. George Dawson Coleman (James, Robert),
b. Jan. 12, 1825; d. Sept. 9, 1878 (see biograph-
ical sketch) ; m. Jan. 13, 1852, Deborah Brown,
daughter of William Brown and Deborah Norris, of
Philadelphia. They had issue :
i. Robert ; d. s. p.
ii. Harriet ; d. s. p.
iii. Debbie Norris ; m. Horace Brock, and had
John Penn.
iv. Sarah ; m. Arthur Brock, and had Julia and
Frances.
v. James,
vi. Frances,
vii. William ; d. s. p.
viii. Bertram Dawson,
ix. Edward,
x. Annie.
THE FAMILY OF EARLY.
1. John Early (Johannes Oehrly) was a native
of Jesingen, in the kingdom of Wiirtemberg, Ger-
many, where he was born Jan. 9, 1724. He was the
son of Thomas and Margaret Early, and the sponsors
at his baptism were George Spitz and Anna Algayer.
He emigrated to America in 1750, arriving at Phila-
delphia, where he took the oath of allegiance to Eng-
lish rule on the 24th of August that year. He was a
carpenter by trade, and at first stopped at Reading,
probably for employment, but he subsequently secured
the title to a large tract of land in then Derry town-
ship, Lancaster Co., called " Betimes," on which he
resided until his death. He died Sept. 19, 1796, and
was buried at Bindnagel's Church, on the south bank
of the Swatara.
Mr. Early was twice married ; first in 1753 to Su-
sanna Brumbach, who died in 1754. They had :
2. i. Christian, b. June 13, 1754; m. Elizabeth Kil-
linger.
He married secondly, March 10, 1756, Regina
(Rachel) LlCHELE, daughter of Albrecht and Eva
Elizabeth Lichele. They had issue :
3. ii. John, b. July 81, 1757 ; m. Margaretta .
iii. John William, b. Aug. 10, 1763; known in
the family tradition as " der Willem ;" removed to
the Western country, accompanied by one of Mr.
Bindnagel's sons, whose farm adjoined John Early's
on the north. It is stated that he finally settled near
Akron, Ohio, where many of his descendants were
living, although he first removed to the Virginia
Valley.
iv. Thomas, b. Nov. 4, 1767 ; m. Sabina , re-
moved to Western Pennsylvania, and left numerous
descendants.
v. Katrina, b. July 7, 1772.
vi. Anna Margaretha, b. Feb. 29, 1779 ; m., in 1795,
Peter Eisenhauer.
II. Christian Early (John, Thomas), b. June
13, 1754, at Reading, Berks Co., Pa. ; d. Aug. 8, 1803,
in East Hanover twp., Lebanon Co., Penna. ; m., in
1779, Elizabeth Killinger, daughter of Michael
and Catharine Killinger. They had fourteen chil-
dren, five of whom died young, nine only living at
the time of their father's death :
i. Christian, b. Aug. 13, 1780 ; bap. Sept. 3, 1780 ;
sponsors, John Early and wife Regina.
ii. John, b. Feb. 18, 1783; bap. March 23, 1783;
sponsors, Jacob Lichele and wife Eunice ; d. s. p.
iii. Anna Catharine, b. May 13, 1784; bap. June
27, 1784 ; sponsors, Michael Killinger and wife Cath-
arine.
iv. George, b. 1786.
v. Susanna, b. 1789.
vi. Elizabeth, b. 1792.
vii. Christian, b. Jan. 1, 1795; d. s. p.
viii. Jacob, b. April 5, 1796.
ix. Regina [Rachel], b. Feb. 18, 1799; bap. March
31, 1799; sponsors, Jacob Lentz and wife.
x. Thomas, b. March 29, 1801 ; bap. May 10, 1801 ;
sponsors, Thomas Early and wife.
xi. Margaretta, b. June 12, 1803; bap. June 31,
1803.
III. John Early (John, Thomas), b. July 31,
1757, in Londonderry twp., then Lancaster County,
Penna.; m. Margaretta ; d. December, 1811.
They had issue:
i. Magdalena, b. Feb. 24, 1778 ; m. John Earnest
(Ernst), near Hummelstown. They were the parents
of Obed Earnest and the wife of Henry Bomberger,
and the grandparents of Rev. John A. Earnest, of
Rhinebeck, N. Y., and Prof. D. H. E. La Ross, for-
merly county superintendent of schools for Dauphin
County.
4. ii. John Jacob, b. Dec. 12, 1779 ; m. Elizabeth
Kramer.
5. iii. John William, b. March 5, 1782; m. 1st,
Catharine Hershey ; 2d, Christina Kreider.
iv. Daniel, b. Feb. 9, 1784; d. March, 1813, his
brother William administering on his estate.
IV. John Jacob Early (John, John, Thomas), b.
Dec. 12, 1779, in Londonderry twp., Lancaster (now
Lebanon) Co., Penna.; m., about 1800, Elizabeth
Kramer ; they had issue, among others:
i. Rachel, m. Philip Meyer; removed to Boalsburg,
Centre Co., Pa., where they both died and left issue.
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239
ii. Catharine, d. about 1845; m. John Seegrist; d.
1880 at Annville.
iii. Elizabeth, d. 1848 at Palmyra; m. Daniel See-
grist.
iv. Margaret, resides at Palmyra; m. Augustus
Carmany. „
v. Rosanna, resides at Annville ; m. Joseph Car-
many.
vi. John Jacob, m., but died without issue.
V. John William Early (John, John, Thomas),
b. March 5, 1782, in Londonderry twp., Lancaster
(now Lebanon) Co., Penna; d. Dec. 12, 1863, on the
old homestead near Palmyra. Gov. Hiester com-
missioned him a justice of the peace Dec. 2, 1823, for
district five, comprising the townships of Annville
and Londonderry. It may be here observed of
William Early and his brother John Jacob that
while neither of them moved out of the township in
which they were born, they both were born in Lan-
caster County, married in Dauphin County, and died
in Lebanon County. William Early was twice mar-
ried; first, on March 2, 1801, to Catharine Hershey,
b. 1780 ; d. Aug. 1, 1815, and with her husband buried
in Bindnagel's Church graveyard. They had issue :
i. Margaret (Margaretta),b. May 1, 1802; m. Henry
Laudermilch, b. Dec. 13, 1804; d. May 5, 1827, at
Gettysburg, where he was preparing for the Lutheran
ministry. Of their children, William d. at 30 or 35
years of age; Henry, the eldest, with his family, and
Mary, the youngest daughter, reside with their mother
north of Palmyra, on the Swatara; and Catharine,
m. Joseph Gingrich, removed to the West,
ii. Benjamin, b. Dec. 13, 1803.
iii. Catharine, b. March 22, 1805; d. March 31,
1811.
6. iv. John, b. Oct, 10, 1806 ; m. Mary Snively.
7. v. William, b. Sept. 13, 1808 ; m. Leah Detweiler.
vi. Jacob, b. Sept. 8, 1810; d. July 18, 1811.
vii. Jacob, b. June 2, 1812 ; d. July 7, 1820.
John W. Early, m. secondly, Jan. 31, 1816, Chris-
tina Kreider, b. Sept. 11, 1784; d. Sept. 28, 1868;
daughter of a Mennonite preacher, who served in his
office sixty years; she is buried at Bindnagel's Church.
They had -issue :
viii. Catharine, b. Nov. 7, 1816; m. Gabriel Wolf-
ersberger ; she resides at Harrisburg.
8. ix. Joshua Hiester, b. Jan. 25, 1818 ; m. (1st) Mary
Maulfair, and had Elizabeth, Thomas, William, and
Joshua ; 2d, Sarah Weidner.
9. x. Martin German, b. Jan. 10, 1820; m. Sarah H.
Hummel.
xi. Christina, b. Oct. 6, 1821.
xii. Mary Magdalene, b. Nov. 26, 1822; d. Sept.
22, 1846.
xiii. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 24, 1824 ; d. s. p.
xiv. Aaron Daniel Seth, b. May 14, 1828; m.
Amanda Mark, sister of Rev. George S. Mark, and
had issue; resides at Harrisburg.
VI. John Early (John William, John, John,
Thomas), b. Oct. 10, 1806, resides north of Palmyra;
m. Mary Snively, of Franklin County ; d. July,
1879. They had issue :
i. Louisa; m. Henry Light, of Lebanon,
ii. [a son.]
iii. John Jacob.
iv. Benjamin Franklin ; served in the Pennsylva-
nia Reserves, and was severely wounded in the battles
before Richmond ; m. ; resides in Florida.
v. Joseph L. ; m. Buck, of Dauphin County ;
resides near Reading,
vi. Emma; d. s. p.
vii. Mary; m. John Shoufler, of Hanover,
viii. Lucretia.
ix. Anna ; m. Adam Reichert.
x. ■ ; m. Miller, of Annville Mills.
VII. William Early (John William, John, John,
Thomas), b. Sept. 13, 1808, in Londonderrry twp.,
Dauphin (now Lebanon) Co., Pa. ; d. Oct. 12, 1876 ;
was county commissioner of Lebanon County ; m.
January, 1835, Leah Detweiler, daughter of John
Detweiler, of South Annville township. They had
issue :
i. John William, b. Sept. 3, 1835; ra. Jane M.
Eggers.
ii. Henry, b. March 1, 1839 ; m. first, Catharine
Scruffier, daughter of George Schinier, and had
Charles Augustus and William ; m. second, Alice Car-
many, and had issue.
iii. David, b. Dec. 10,1843; m. Ella Keller, of Lan-
caster County, and had Leah Detweiler, Hallie, Fred-
erick, Elizabeth, Benjamin Miller, and Ella Grace;
reside on the " Gravel Hill."
iv. Leah, b. March 6, 1S48 ; d. s. p.
v. Mary Louisa, b. Sept. 2, 1852; d. s. p.
VIII. Joshua Hiester Early (John William,
John, John, Thomas), b. Jan. 25, 1818; was twice
married ; first to Mary Maulfair, d. 1852 ; and
there was issue :
i. Margaret; d. s. p.
ii. Benjamin Walton, of Dayton, Ohio.
iii. Thomas H. ; m. Bender, daughter of
Bender, of Myerstown ; reside in Florida.
iv. Elizabeth ; d. s. p.
v. William ; m. Catharine Reichert, daughter of
Melchior Reichert ; is a miller; resides on the Swa-
tara.
vi. John ; m. Mary Carper, daughter of John
Carper ; a merchant.
vii. Joshua ; d. 1877 at Palmyra ; m. Marv El-
linger.
He m. secondly, Sarah Weidner ; d. 1866 ; daugh-
ter of Joseph Weidner ; and there was issue,
viii. Sarah ; m. Henry Bower, of Harrisburg.
ix. Anna; m. William Krill, Jr., of Palmyra,
x. Catharine; m. Jonas Fishburn, of Middle-
town ; removed to Kansas.
IX. Martin German Early (John William,
John, John, Thomas), b. Jan. 10, 1820; merchant at
240
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Palmyra; m. about 1846, Saeah H. Hummel, and
they had issue:
i. Edwin.
ii. Silas ; m. Sherk, of Lebanon.
iii. Joseph H. ; d. s. p.
iv. Emma ; d. s. p.
v. Martin H.
X. John William Early (William, John Wil-
liam, John, John, Thomas), b. Sept. 3, 1835, near Pal-
myra, Lebanon Co., Pa. ; educated at PennsylvaniaCol-
lege, Gettysburg, where he graduated in 1857 ; entered
the Lutheran ministry, June 8, 1860 ; served congrega-
tions in Lancaster County until 1868 ; then at Selins-
grove, Snyder County, in Dauphin and Northumber-
land Counties, and for the past eight years pastor of
St. John's Church (German) at Danville, Pa., and
congregations connected therewith. Rev. John W.
Early married, Jan. 8, 1861, Jane M. Eggees,
daughter of Rev. L. G. Eggers, then of Stouchsburg,
Berks Co., Pa. They had issue :
i. Lewis Gustavus.
ii. William ; d. s. p.
iii. Martin Luther,
iv. Henrietta Catharine,
v. Lydia Elizabeth ; d. s. p.
vi. John Henry,
vii. David Frederick,
viii. Leah Jane.
ix. Ella Mary ; d. s. p.
x. Anna Margaret.
THE GLEIM FAMILY.
I. George Christian Gleim, a native of Ger-
many, born April 7, 1736, came to America prior to
the war for independence. His father, Rev. John
Godfried Gleim, in 1753, was located at Wiesbaden,
Germany, where he met Caspar Fahnestock, the an-
cestor of the family of that name, who had been de-
puted by Drs. Muhlenberg, Passavant, and others, to
induce Protestant divines to come to America. The
following year he came to Pennsylvania, and preached
at German town until his death, in 1757. WithWeiser,
Matthias, and others, he published a work entitled
" The Inspired." His son, George Christian Gleim,
was an active participant in the Eevolution, and in
one of the skirmishes around Philadelphia was se-
verely wounded in his head and face by the sabre of
a British dragoon. In 1779 he removed to New Hol-
land, Lancaster Co., where he resided until his death,
July 21, 1817, aged eighty-one years. He married
Anna Maria Matthias, of German town, and their chil-
dren were:
i. Frederick, b. Aug. 16, 1762; d. in Cumber-
land County, Pa.
ii. Daniel, b. Dec. 25, 1770 ; d. in Lancaster
County, Pa.
2. iii. Charles, b. April 7, 1775 ; d. July 30, 1843.
iv. Elizabeth, b. July 12, 1777.
v. Christian, b. Jan. 10, 1780 ; d. Sept. 23, 1861 ;
was sheriff of Dauphin County. (See biographical
sketch.)
vi. George, b. Feb. 25, 1782 ; d. in Lancaster City,
Aug. 18, 1853.
vii. Jacob, b. July 3, 1784.
viii. Catharine, b. July 3, 1786.
ix. Esther, b. Feb. 25, 1789.
x. John, b. July 19, 1791.
xi. Maria, b. March 11, 1794.
xii. Benjamin, b. July 21, 1796 ; d. Sept. 4, 1798.
II. Charles Gleim (George Christian, John God-
fried), b. April 7, 1775 ; died July 30, 1843 ; buried
at Harrisburg; was the first sheriff of Lebanon
County, subsequently representing his county in the
Legislature. He married Mary Gorgas, of Ephrata,
Lancaster County, Penna., b. Aug. 11, 1775; d. Aug.
16, 1853, at Lebanon, and there buried. They had
issue :
i. Joseph, m. Rose Ann Embich.
ii. George, m. 1st, Virginia Black ; 2d, Susan
Arndt ; 3d, Elizabeth M. Bomgardner.
iii. Christina, m. Joseph A. Brenizer.
iv. Maria, m. Andrew Berryhill.
v. Charles, m. Caroline E. Gay.
vi. Eliza, m. 1st, Perry Martin ; 2d, Joseph Cor-
bett.
THE GREENAWALT FAMILY.
1. Philip Loeenz Geeenawalt, b. June 10,
1725, in Hassloch in Boehl, Germany ; baptized June
22, 1725, sponsors Philip Lorenz Reehm and his
wife; d. Feb. 28, 1802 (see biographical shetch) ; m.
Maeia Maegaeet Foesee, b. May 10, 1735 ; d. May
10, 1806, at Lebanon, and with her husband there
buried. They had issue :
2. i. John Philip, b. June 17, 1756 ; m. Catharine
Shaffner.
3. ii. Christian, b. Dec. 14, 1758; m. Elizabeth
Kelker.
4. iii. John, b. Oct. 14, 1760; m. .
iv. Elizabeth, b. March 1, 1763; d. Aug. 24,
1820 ; m. Henry Kelker (see Kelker record).
5. v. Margaret, b. July 17, 1765; m. Philip Stoehr.
6. vi. Matthias, b. Oct. 17, 1767 ; m. Barbara ■.
vii. Jacob, b. Feb. 14, 1770 ; d. Nov. 11, 1824, at
Hummelstown, Dauphin Co., Penn. ; m. Elizabeth
; left no descendants.
7. viii. Catharine, b. July 20, 1772 ; m. John Zinn.
ix. Michael, b. Jan. 21, 1775; d. s. p.
8. x. Leonard, b. Jan. 21, 1775 ; m. Catharine Pool,
xi. Maria Magdalena; d. s. p.
II. John Philip Geeenawalt (Philip Lorenz),
b. June 17, 1756, near Ephrata, Cocalico twp., Penna. ;
sponsors at baptism, John Weaver and wife; d. July
18, 1834, at Lebanon, Penna.; m. April 17, 1782,
Cathaeine Shaffnee, b. March 17, 1760. They
had issue :
9. i. John Philip, b. May 2, 1783 ; d. Jan. 25, 1785.
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241
ii. Jacob, b. Dec. 6, 1784; m. Catharine Krause.
iii. Catharine, b. April 27, 1786.
iv. John Philip, b. Sept. 29, 1788 ; d. June 20,
1834.
v. Matthias, b. Sept. 9, 1790; d. unm.
vi. David, b. Nov. 19, 1792.
vii. John, b. April 17, 1795; m. Ann Brown, and
had Henry and Philip.
viii. Elizabeth, b. April 17, 1795; m. Daniel Frantz,
and had Uriah, Theodore, Daniel, Charles, and Lydia.
ix. Charles, b. Aug. 3, 1797; m. Mary Shaffner, and
had Charles, Philip, Emma, and Mary.
x. Lydia, b. June 22, 1799; m. Benjamin Stees,
and had Charles, Alfred, Clinton, Washington, Mat-
thias, Philip, Catbarine, and Mary.
III. Christian Geeenawalt (Philip Lorenz),
b. Dec. 14, 1758, in Cocalico twp., Lancaster Co.,
Penna; d. Feb. 3, 1796, in Harrisburg, Penna. (where
he is buried) ; m. Elizabeth Kelker, b. April 1, 1766;
d. July 30, 1825. They had issue :
i. Catharine; m. John Brooks, and had Thomas
Pardon, Elizabeth, Mary, Rebecca, Julia, and Clinton,
ii. Cassandra ; m. George Ackerman, and had Ann,
married William Weidler.
iii. Margaret ; in. Samuel Swartz, and had Fred-
erick K. and George W.
IV. John Geeexaw-alt (Philip Lorenz), b. Oct.
14, 1760, in Lebanon twp., Lancaster, now Lebanon
Co., Penna. ; d. November, 1823 ; in. and had issue :
i. Jacob; in. Oct. 1, 1816, Margaret Sweeny.
ii. Philip.
Lemon.
iii. Elizabeth ; m.
iv. Mary; m.
v. Margaret ; m.
vi. Sarah ; m.
vii. Catharine ; m.
Poorman.
Mannon.
- Shartzer.
Miller.
V. Maegaeet Geeenawalt (Philip Lorenz), b.
July 17, 1765, in Lebanon township ; m. Philip
Stoehe, son of Henry1 and Barbara Stoehr. They
had issue :
i. Philip,
ii. John,
iii. Jacob.
iv. Catharine ; m. Kissel.
v. Mary ; m. Grossman.
vi. William,
vii. Margaret; m. Carper.
VI. Matthias Geeenawalt (Philip Lorenz),
b. Oct. 17, 1767, in Lebanon township; d. January,
1809 ; m. Barbara - . They had issue :
i. Samuel.
1 Henry Stoehe, son of Philip and Anna Mary Stoehr; m. Barbara
, and their children were:
i. Philip.
ii. Margaretha; m. Joseph Srurgis, of Lancaster County,
iii. Henry, settled in North Carolina and had John, Jacob, and Philip,
iv. Anna Maria; m. Peter Schantz.
v. Eosina; ni. Joseph Douglass,
vi. John.
vii. Jacoh.
ii. David; d. 1876, at South Bend, Ind. ; unm.
iii. William; m. Sarah Hart, and had issue:
iv. Rosina; m. John George, and had William,
Ann, Charles, Edward, David, and Rebecca,
v. Philip; d. s. p.
VII. Catharine Geeenawalt (Philip Lorenz),
b. July 20, 1772, in Lebanon twp.; d. Sept. 2, 1823;
m. John Zinn, d. at Harrisburg. They had issue:
i. John ; m. Catharine Gulp, and had Elizabeth ;
m. Dr. John A. Stehley, and Catharine; m. David
Hummel.
ii. George (see biographical sketch) ; m. Ann Mary
Miller.
iii. Elizabeth ; m. David S. Forney, and had Cath
arine and John Zinn.
VII. Leonard Geeenawalt (Philip Lorenz);
b. Jan. 21, 1775, in Lebanon twp.; d. Jan. 2, 1855;
m. Nov. 2, 1796, Catharine Pool, b. Jan. 4, 1780;
d. Dec. 18, 1880. They had issue :
i. Sarah, d. 1863; m. Michael Fichthorn, and had
Augustus, m. Eliza Stover, and Catharine, m. Charles
Moore; all left descendants.
ii. Josiah ; m. Mary (Polly) Laub, and had John,
Willimina, Lorenzo L., Josiah, and Catharine.
iii. George; d. at New Orleans; m. Catharine
Hauer; no descendants,
iv. Maria.
v. Samuel ; d. 1863 ; m. Maria Zimmerman, d. 1869,
and had Leonard Thomas Calvin ; d. July 31, 1871.
IX. Jacob Greenawalt (John Philip, Philip
Lorenz) ; b. Dec. 6, 1784, at Lebanon, Pa. ; d. May
13, 1854, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; was a tanner by trade,
and a man of energy and enterprise; m. Cathaeine
Kbause, b. March 20, 1788 ; daughter of John Krause.
They had issue:
i. Louisa C. ; d. 1882 ; in. Philip Fisher ; d. 1882.
ii. Elizabeth.
iii. Theophilus P. ; d. s. p.
iv. Camilla ; d. s. p.
v. Theodore D.
vi. Regina ; m. William Calder, Jr.
vii. Jacob,
viii. Jeremiah Krause; m. Anna Wolfersberger.
THE &ROVB FAMILY.
1. Peter Grove, the ancestor of the family in Leb-
anon County, was a native of Switzerland, where he
was born in 1724. He was an infant when he was
brought to America, and until about the year 1750
resided near Lancaster. That year he located in
Bethel township, now Lebanon County, where he
lived until his death, in 1S03. The dwelling he erected
over a century ago is yet standing, and in the owner-
ship of his grandchildren. His children were:
i. Jacob,
ii. Peter.
2. iii. John.
iv. Anna Barbara.
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v. Maria.
vi. Veronica.
II. John Grove (Peter), b. in 1768, in Bethel town-
ship, Lancaster, now Lebanon Co., Pa. ; d. in 1835,
in Bethel township ; m. Anna Elizabeth Wenner,
b. 1785, in Berks County, Pa.; d. 1847, in Bethel
twp., Lebanon Co., Pa. They had issue :
i. John Peter.
ii. Jphn.
iii. Jacob Wenner, b. 1816; m. Paulina Hautz,
of Fredericksburg,
iv. Michael I.
v. Anna Barbara,
vi. Elizabeth.
vii. Elias.
THE HEILMAN FAMILY.
1. From a brief record of the Heilman family we
learn that the Heilmans trace their ancestry from
" Veit the Heilman," who about the year 1305 ob-
tained from the Emperor Albright the honor of
knighthood and a nobility diploma; thence down to
the sixteenth century the name is found in the Ger-
man Genealogical Begister. The first of the name,
however, of whom we have any definite record was
John Jacob Heilman, of Zutzenhausen, in the Pal-
atinate, Germany. He came to America in 1732, and
settled in then Lancaster County, in what is now
Lebanon township. He died there in 1753, leaving a
wife Anna Maria, and among others the following
children :
2. i. John Adam, bap. Feb. 24, 1715 ; m. Maria
Catharine Steger.
3. ii. Peter ; m. and left issue.
iii. Anastatius ; of him we have no record what-
ever.
According to the record in the office of the Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth, among those emigrants
who were over sixteen years of age and who took the
oath of allegiance to the Province and the British
Crown on their arrival, we find the following :
Johannes Heilman in September, 1732.
Martin Heilman in September, 1732.
John Peter Heilman in August, 1732.
Andrew Heilman in September, 1736.
Hans Adam Heilman in September, 1738.
Johannes Heilman in September, 1749.
Conrad Heilman in September, 1752.
Christian Heilman in September, 1753.
Martin Heilman in October, 1764.
We are aware that no relationship is acknowledged
between the descendants of John Adam Heilman and
Peter Heilman, the latter of course being John Peter
Heilman ; but in the administration account of John
Jacob Heilman, of Lebanon township, who died in
1753, three children are mentioned, and a thorough
examination of the deeds and administration ac-
counts will no doubt unravel much of this Heilman
genealogy. Nevertheless we give the record as we
find it, leaving it to those who desire to disentangle
the threads of this family history.
II. John Adam Heilman (John Jacob), bapt.
Feb. 24, 1715, at Zutzenhausen, Germany ; d. Sept.
25, 1770, in Lebanon twp., then Lancaster, now
Lebanon Co., Penna. He was one of the pioneers of
the township. He was a man of stirring energy, and
he not only made his arm felt in the clearing of the
forest, but he took a prominent part in religious and
social affairs, and was one of the founders of the old
Hill Church, and an elder of the same as early as
1745. The first house, erected by John Adam Heil-
man, stands on the premises of his great-grandchild
at Heilman's Dale, is yet in use, and well preserved.
John Adam Heilman, or Hans Adam Heilman, as
some of the old records have it, married Maria
Catharine Steger, b. March 25, 1709 ; d. May
12, 1787; daughter of John Barnhard Steger, an
early settler. Their remains rest in the cemetery
of Hill Church. They had issue :
4. i. Hans Adam, b. Aug. 2, 1745; m. Catharine
Schmidt.
ii. Catharine,
iii. Elizabeth,
iv. Barbara.
v. Anna Mary,
vi. Eva.
III. Peter Heilman (John Jacob), a native of
the Palatinate, Germany, came to America in August,
1732, and settled in Lebanon township, then Lancas-
ter County, Pa., where he lived, and where he died
about the year 1778, leaving a wife (Barbara) and
children :
i. Anastatius.
ii. Peter.
iii. Magdalena, d. prior to 1778 ; m. George
Mourer, and left John George.
iv. Elizabeth, m. Peter Feisher.
v. Christiana, m. John Snogh.
vi. Stophel.
vii. Henry.
5. viii. John George, m. Anna Maria Wille.
ix. Anna Maria, m. Dewalt Wilt.
6. x. John.
xi. Catharine, m. Adam Stiver.
IV. John Adam Heilman (John Adam, John
Jacob), b. Aug. 2, 1745 (0. S.), in Lebanon township,
Lancaster Co., Pa. ; d. Oct. 4, 1827, in Lebanon town-
ship, Lebanon County ; he served in one of the asso-
ciated battalions as an officer during the war of the
Bevolution, and was more or less prominent and in-
fluential during his long life. He married, Jan. 22,
1771, Catharine Schmidt, daughter of Peter Schmidt
and Barbara Lovengood. They had eight sons and
five daughters, three of the former dying in early life.
i. John Adam,
ii. John,
iii. Henry.
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iv. Philip, m., and had among others Samuel and
John.
v. Jacob.
V. John George Heilman (Peter, John Jacob),
m. Anna Maria Wille, or Wilt. They had issue,
among others :
7. i. Jacob,
ii. George,
iii. Henry.
VI. John Heilman (Peter, John Jacob), of
Annville, d. January, 1811, leaving a wife, Anna
Maria, and children:
i. Adam,
ii. Christian,
iii. David.
iv. John,
v. Frederick.
vi. Catharine, in. Michael Killinger.
vii. Anna Mary, m. Andrew Killinger.
viii. Salome, m. Adam Bard,
ix. Elizabeth, m. Abraham Beyer.
VII. Jacob Heilman (John George, Peter, John
Jacob), d. July 5, 1854, at Jonestown ; m. first
Eichelberger, of Cumberland County, Pa., and
there was issue :
i. Elizabeth,
ii. Mary,
iii. Sarah,
iv. Levi.
Jacob Heilman m. secondly, Susanna Strole, of
Jonestown ; d. June 26, 1882 ; and there was issue :
v. John,
vi. Jacob G., b. May 26, 1836.
vii. Agnes, m. ■ Uhler.
viii. Amelia, m. Bank.
ix. Susanna, m. Breitenbach.
x. Catharine.
THE KELKER FAMILY.
1. Henry Kelker, b. in Thalwyl, near Horgen,
on Lake Zurich, Switzerland ; d. in Herrliberg, wher e
he purchased a citizenship in 1680 ; m. at Thalwyl,
April 24, 1659, Begula Syfrig. They had issue :
2. i. John Jacob, bap. April 15, 1660 ; in. Susanna
von Bufs.
ii. John Henry, bap. June, 1666.
II. John Jacob Kelker (Henry), bap. April 15,
1660; d. in Herrliberg, Switzerland; m. April 27,
1680, Susanna von Rufs, of Erlenbach, daughter
of John Jacob aus dem Wiukel and Anna Bind-
schaedler; she was bap. Dec. 1, 1661. There was
issue :
i. Begula, bap. Feb. 5, 1682.
ii. Jacob, bap. March, 1684.
3. iii. Henry, bap. Nov. 22, 1685 ; m. 1st, Elizabeth
Miiller ; 2d, Elizabeth Egli.
iv. John, bap. Aug. 21, 1687.
v. John Eudolph, bap. Feb. 3, 1689.
vi. Solomon, bap. Dec. 9, 1690; d. July 5, 1774.
vii. Magdalena, bap. Jan. 13, 1695.
viii. John Henry, bap. Feb. 5, 1698 ; d. Jan. 15,
1770.
ix. John Felix, bap. April 8, 1701.
x. John Conrad, bap. Aug. 27, 1702.
III. Henry Kelker (John Jacob, Henry), bap.
Nov. 22, 1685 ; d. 1753, in Herrliberg, Switzerland ;
was a member of Church Council ; m. 1st, Nov. 4,
1704, Elizabeth Muller. They had issue:
4. i. Henry, bap. July 12, 1705 ; in. Begula Briits-
cher.
ii. Kleophea, bap. Sept. 25, 1707.
iii. Verona, bap. Sept. 4, 1712.
iv. Barbara, bap. March 10, 1715; d. s. p.
v. Barbara, bap. July 23, 1719.
vi. John Jacob, bap. March 2, 1721 ; d. s. p.
vii. John Henry, bap. June 25, 1724 ; d. s. p.
Henry Kelker, in. 2d, Feb. 2, 1728, Elizabeth
Egli, bap. Jan. 9, 1707 ; d. Jan. 24, 1779 ; and they
had issue :
viii. John Jacob, bap. Nov. 21, 1728 ; d. June 30,
1791.
ix. Magdalena, bap. Jan. 8, 1730 ; d. June 3, 1770 ;
in. Jan. 1, 1754, John Weinman, and left numerous
descendants.
x. Anna Barbara, bap. June 11, 1731 ; d. Nov. 21,
1803 ; m. Nov. 1, 1755, John Jacob Bickel, and left
numerous descendants.
xi. Anna Katharina, bap. Dec. 21, 1732.
xii. Anna, bap. Aug. 14, 1735 ; d. March 15, 1775 ;
m. October, 1758, Henry Bleuler, and left numerous
descendants,
xiii. Solomon, bap. Feb. 17, 1737; d. June 7, 1800.
xiv. Susanna, bap. March 30, 1739; d. March 26,
1799; m. August, 1761, John Bleuler, and left issue,
xv. Anna Barbara, bap. July 21, 1743.
xvi. Verena, bap. March 14, 1751 ; m. 1772, at
Meilen.
IV. Henry Kelker (Henry, John Jacob, Henry),
bap. July 12, 1705, in Herrliberg, Switzerland ; d.
1762, in Bethel township, Lancaster (now Lebanon |
Co., Pa. ; emigrated to America in 1743, and tradition
says they were twenty-eight weeks on the ocean; he
settled about four miles from Lebanon, not far from
the Jonestown road, where Henry and his wife died ;
m. June 24, 1732, Begula BrXtscher, of Andelfin-
gen. She and her husband are buried in the Hill
Church (Berg Kirche) graveyard, near Lebanon, of
which church Henry Kelker was an elder in 1745,
and active in the erection of the house of worship
dedicated Aug. 12, 1744. Of their children we have
the following record :
5. i. Anthony, b. Dec. 30, 1733, at Herrliberg ; m.
Mary Magdalene Meister.
ii. Henry, b. May 25, 1735.
iii. Anna, b. Dec. 16, 1736 ; Anna and Henry are
supposed to have died before their parents left Europe
or on shipboard.
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iv. Susanna, b. Feb. 22, 1739 ; d. at Myerstown ;
m. Frederick Bollman.
v. John Jacob, b. Sept. 11, 1740.
vi. John Kasper, b. Feb. 19, 1742 ; John Kasper
and John Jacob died either before their parents left
Europe or on shipboard, more probably the latter.
6. vii. Anna Maria [Mary], b. October, 1745; m.
William Dinges.
viii. Anna Elizabeth, bap. Dec. 12, 1746 ; spon-
sors, John Jaegli and wife; m. Peter Shally.
ix. Rudolph, bap. Dec. 6, 1747; sponsors, Ru-
dolph Haab and Maria Templeman ; d. Aug. 3, 1826,
at Lebanon, Pa.
x. Regina, d. prior to 1763.
. V. Anthony Kelker (Henry, Henry, John Ja-
cob, Henry), b. Dec. 30, 1733, in Herrliberg, Canton
of Zurich, Switzerland; d. March 12, 1812, at Leba-
non, Pa. (see biographical sketch) ; in., 1760, Mary
Magdalene Meister, b. Aug. 26, 1739 ; d. Dec. 30,
1818, at Lebanon ; daughter of George Meister, of
Lancaster County. They had issue :
7. i. Henry, b. June 20, 1761 ; m. Elizabeth Green-
await.
ii. Elizabeth, b. April 1, 1766 ; d. July 30, 1825 ;
m. 1st, Christian Greenawalt; 2d, John Gillum.
iii. Rudolph, b. Feb. 2, 1768 ; d. May 30, 1801 ;
unmarried.
iv. Jacob, b. July 14, 1770 ; d. Sept. 4, 1827, in
Florida ; unm.
8. v. John, b. June 12, 1776 ; m. Sabina Shantz.
vi. Mary Magdalene, b. Nov. 13, 1778 ; d. Aug.
23, 1860, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. Henry Wolf, d. July
17, 1831 ; no issue.
9. vii. Frederick, b. Oct. 29, 1780; m. 1st, Lydia
Chamberlain ; 2d, Catharine Fager.
VI. Anna Maria Kelker (Henry, Henry, John
Jacob, Henry), b. October, 1745, in Bethel township;
bap. Nov. 12, 1745 ; sponsors, John Conrad Gerhart
and wife; d. June 19, 1814; m. William Dinges
(Dennis), son of Jacob Dinges, of Heidelberg town-
ship, b. 1742; d. prior to 17S5 ; their children were:
i. Henry, b. 1770.
ii. Philip, b. 1772.
iii. Catharine, b. 1774.
iv. Elizabeth, b. 1776.
VII. Henry Kelker (Anthony, Henry, Henry,
John Jacob, Henry), b. June 20, 1761, in Lebanon
township, Lancaster (now Lebanon) Co., Pa. ; d. Oct.
11, 1823, at Lebanon, Pa.; m. Elizabeth Greena-
walt, b. March 1, 1761 ; d. Aug. 24, 1820; daughter
of Philip Lorenz Greenawalt and Maria Margaret
Foeser. They had issue :
i. John, b. Sept. 15, 1787; d. June 16, 1831;
m. Catharine Keeler, and had Mary.
ii. Jacob, b. Dec. 17, 1788 ; d. May 7, 1873.
9. iii. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 8, 1791 ; m. Thomas Ram-
sey.
iv. Margaret, b. Oct. 3, 1794; d. Feb. 12, 1833;
v. Catharine, b. March 23, 1797; d. Sept. 4, 1834;
unm.
vi. Mary Magdalene, b. June 9, 1800; d. March 21,
1879, at Mount Carmel, 111. ; m. Henry Stees (his sec-
ond wife).
vii. William, b. Oct. 23, 1803 ; d. Jan. 9, 1839, at
Lebanon.
viii. Susanna, b. March 15, 1808; d. Sept. 30, 1843,
at Mount Carmel, 111. ; m. Henry Stees (his first wife),
and had Mary, Elizabeth, Catharine, and Rudolph
Kelker.
VIII. John Kelker (Anthony, Henry, Henry,
John Jacob, Henry), b. June 12, 1776, at Annville,
Lebanon Co., Pa. ; d. April 29, 1859, at Harrisburg,
Pa. (see biographical sketch) ; rn. Sabina Shantz,
b. Feb. 12, 1778, at Lebanon ; d. Dec. 26, 1853, at
Harrisburg, Pa. They had issue :
i. Mary Magdalene, b. Sept. 21, 1799 ; d. Jan. 12,
1867 ; m. James B. Morgan.
ii. Catharine, b. Aug. 31, 1801 ; d. Sept. 11, 1801.
iii. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 25, 1803; d. Aug. 20, 1846;
rn. George Lewis Mytinger.
iv. Joseph Henry, b. June 14, 1806 ; d. Jau. 28,
1829 ; unmarried.
v. Sabina, b. Feb. 19, 1809.
vi. Rosanua, b. Nov. 28, 1812; m. Oct. 4, 1838,
Joseph E. Leib.
vii. Louisa Rebecca, b. Oct. 19, 1818 ; m. Nov. 25,
1854, George Blyth.
IX. Frederick Kelker (Anthony, Henry,
Henry, John Jacob, Henry), b. Oct. 29, 1780, at
Lebanon, Pa. ; d. July 12, 1857, at Harrisburg, Pa.
(see biographical sketch) ; m. first, Lydia Chamber-
lain, b. April 9, 1786 ; d. May 2, 1812 ; daughter of j
Charles Chamberlain, of Philadelphia, and had issue :
i. Mary Magdalene, born Oct. 25,1806; d. March
12, 1810; d. s. p.; m. secondly, Catharine Eager,
born Oct. 24, 1798 ; d. Aug. 15, 1846 ; daughter of
John Fager and Sarah Cleckner, and they had issue:
ii. Rudolph, b. Feb. 17, 1820 (see biographical
sketch) ; m. Mary A. Reily, daughter of William
Reily, of Harrisburg.
iii. Immanuel Meister, b. May 21, 1822 ; d. March
30, 1880 ; m. Mary Jefferson Beatty, daughter of
George Beatty, of Harrisburg.
iv. Henry Anthony, b. Dec. 16, 1825 ; m. Ellen
Roberts, daughter of Col. John Roberts, of Harris-
burg.
X. Elizabeth Kelker (Henry, Anthony, Henry,
Henry, John Jacob, Henry), b. Sept. 8, 1791, in
Lebanon County, Pa. ; d. Feb. 5, 1858, at Harris-
burg, Pa., and there buried ; m. Thomas Ramsey',
b. Jan. 15, 1784, near York, York Co., Pa. ; d. May 4,
1826, at Hummelstown, Pa. (see biographical sketch) ;
they had issue :
i. Alexander, b. Sept. 8, 1815 ; m. Anna E. Jenks,
daughter of Hon. Moses Jenks, Bucks County, Pa.
ii. Justus C.
iii. Henry Kelker.
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iv. Margaret ; m. John L. Speel.
v. Catharine; m. John Nininger.
THE KREIDER FAMILY.
[The following information is not as satisfactory as
it ought to be, but we give what we have found in
our researches.]
1. Jacob Kreider, of Lebanon twp., d. prior to
1751, leaving a wife, Mary, who afterwards married
Henry Samuel, and children :
i. John.
2. ii. Christian.
iii. Francis, d. prior to 1751, leaving a widow,
who married George Meiss.
iv. Martin, b. 1731.
3. v. Tobias, b. 1734.
. vi. George, b. 1736.
4. vii. Henry, b. 1738.
viii. Jacob, b. 1740 ; m. Ann Light,
ix. Veronica, b. 1742.
II. Christian Kreider, Sr. (Jacob), of Lebanon
twp., d. in 1790, leaving a wife, Mary, and children:
i. Jacob,
ii. Christian.
iii. Anna, m. Jacob Seegrist.
iv. Tobias.
III. Tobias Kreider (Jacob), of Lebanon twp.,
d. September, 1806; his wife, Christina, died prior
thereto, leaving children :
i. George,
ii. Christian,
iii. Mary,
iv. Magdalena.
v. Tobias,
vi. John,
vii. Abraham.
viii. Christina, m. Lantz, and had Susanna,
Abraham, John, and Tobias.
IV. Martin Kreider, of Lebanon twp., d. prior
to 1784, leaving a wife, Barbara, who afterwards mar-
ried Jacob Gray, and a child :
i. Martin.
V. Jacob Kreider, b. about 1772 ; d. in 1852 ;
m. Stotjffer, and their children were :
i. David, b. Oct. 16, 1803.
ii. Joseph,
iii. Michael,
iv. Elizabeth.
v. Nancy,
vi. Lydia.
vii. Susan,
viii. Catharine,
ix. Mary.
VI. David Kreider (Jacob), b. Oct. 16, 1803,
in Lebanon twp., now Lebanon Co., Pa.; d. in
1872; m. Sarah Henry, daughter of Andrew Henry,
of Palmyra. Their children were:
i. Andrew.
ii. David.
iii. Henry H. (see biographical sketch).
iv. Joseph H.
v. Mary, m. Brightbill ; reside in Missouri.
THE LIGHT FAMILY.
1. John Light, a native of the Palatinate, Ger-
many, emigrated to America about the year 1719.
He located on a tract of land in what was subse-
quently Lebanon township, Lancaster Co., Pa., now
Lebanon Couuty, and which he secured by patent,
April 2, 1742. The same year he erected a massive
two-story house, where for many years the Mennon-
ites met for worship, holding their monthly meetings.
During the French and Indian war it was the place
of safety for the women and children of the surround-
ing country, and went by the name " Old Fort,"
having a stockade built around it. It is stated that
as high as sixty families at one time took refuge
therein, while the men went along the mountains,
guarding the passes, or protected those who were
gathering in the crops. We have no knowledge
when John Light died, or the name of his wife.
They had, among others, the following issue:
2. i. Jacob, b. 1723; m. Elizabeth Landis.
3. ii. Martin, b. about 1725 ; m. Peifler.
4. iii. Henry, b. 1728 ; m. Barbara Landis.
5. iv. John, b. 1730 ; m. ■ Landis.
II. Jacob Light (John), b. about 1723; d. July,
1788, in Lebanon twp., Dauphin (now Lebanon)
Co., Penna. ; he left a wife, Elizabeth Landis, and
children as follows :
i. Ann ; m. Jacob Kreider.
ii. Barbara ; m. John Riter.
iii. Maria ; m. Henry Light,
iv. John.
v. Elizabeth.
III. Martin Light (John), b. about 1725, in Leb-
anon twp. ; d. October, 1805 ; m. Peiffer, and left
issue :
i. Jacob,
ii. John.
iii. Elizabeth ; m. Abraham Meyer,
iv. Barbara ; m. George Huber.
v. Anna; m. Henry Yorty.
vi. Veronica ; m. Henry Meyer,
vii. Susanna ; m. Casper Sheric.
viii. Mary; m. George Uhland.
IV. Henry Light (John), b. about 172S ; d. Jan-
nary, 1806 ; m. Barbara Landis. They had issue :
i. Henry,
ii. Peter,
iii. John,
iv. Jacob,
v. Martin,
vi. Joseph.
V. John Light (John), b. about 1730, in Leba-
non twp. ; m. Landis, of Spring Creek, Derry
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township, Lancaster (now Dauphin) Co., Penna. They
had issue :
i. John,
ii. Henry.
iii. Jacob ; m. Brandt.
iv. Martin ; m. Catharine Brandt,
v. Felix ; m. Barbara Sherk.
vi. Abraham ; m. Barbara Landis.
VI. Martin Light (John, John), b. 1765; d.
1847; m. Catharine Brandt. They had issue :
7. i. John, b. 1787 ; in. Catharine Funck.
ii. Christian.
iii. Martin.
iv. David,
v. Abraham.
vi. Moses.
VII. John Light (Martin, John, John) b. 1787, in
now Cornwall township, Lebanon Co.; d. 1S54; m.
1809, Catharine Funck, b. 1793, d. 1862; daugh-
ter of Martin and Barbara Funck. They had issue :
i. Daniel,
ii. Isaac.
iii. John.
iv. Cyrus,
v. Martin,
vi. Moses.
vii. Andrew (see biographical sketch).
viii. Elias.
THE MISH FAMILY.
I. Johannes Mish, b. Sept. 8, 1729 ; d. Jan. 20,
1810; m. Margaret Swope, b. Sept. 28, 1738; both
buried in Frieden's Kirche graveyard, near Shire-
manstown, Cumberland Co., Pa.
2. i. Jacob; m. Catharine Bichel.
ii. John; m. and settled near Chambersburg, Pa.
3. iii. George.
II. Jacob Mish (Johannes) ; m. Catharine
Bichel. They had issue:
4. i. John Bichel ; b. Jan. 12, 1791 ; m. Maria
Weidman.
III. George Mish (Johannes) ; d. near Clear Spring,
Md., where he settled ; he m. and left issue :
i. Henry ; removed to Augusta Co., Ya.
ii. Adam ; removed to near Martinsburg, W. Va.
iii. Frederick,
iv. Elizabeth ; d. unm.
v. Mary ; m. Crouse, and removed to
Kentucky.
vi. Barbara; m. John Hise, of Harrisburg.
vii. Catharine, b. March 27, 1777; d. July 15,
1840; m. John Bitner, b. June 1, 1771, d. March 23,
1845; buried at Frieden's Kirche, near Sfciremans-
town, Cumberland Co., Pa.
viii. Margaret, m. .
ix. Nancy ; m. Samuel Bitner, of Cumberland
Co., Pa.
x. George ; resides near Clear Spring, Md.
IV. John Bichel Mish (Jacob, Johannes), b. Jan.
12, 1791; d. Dec. 15, 1837, at Lebanon (see bio-
graphical sketch) ; m. in 1816, Maria Weidman, b.
1793 ; d. 1866, at Lebanon. They had issue :
i. John Weidman ; m. Amelia E. Krause ; reside
at Lebanon.
ii. Physick Bichel ; m. Catharine Hammond, sister
of Col. David Hammond.
iii. Catharine Elizabeth.
iv. Charles Carroll, m. Martha Lower, daughter of
William Lower, of Philadelphia.
THE FAMILY OF LINEAWEAVER.
1. Peter Leinweber, or, as now written, Linea-
weaver, came from near Frankfort-on-the-Rhine,
Germany, to America in 1729, and settled in the Swa-
tara Valley, now Lebanon County, Pa. In 1733 he
took up three hundred acres of land, although his
name does not appear among the original warrantees.
He was of the Reformed faith, and his descendants
remain steadfast in that religious doctrine to the pres-
ent generation. He came to this country, it is stated,
with a cousin, John Lineaweaver, whose descendants
are quite numerous in the United States. Peter Line-
aweaver left, as far as we are able to learn, but one
child :
2. i. Peter, b. 1747 ; m. aud left issue.
II. Peter Lineaweaver (Peter), b. about 1747,
in Derry township, then Lancaster County; d. in
1806, in Londonderry township, then Dauphin, now
Lebanon County. He married and left issue :
3. i. Peter, b. 1774; m. Susanna Gilbert.
III. Peter Lineaweaver (Peter, Peter), b. 1774,
in Londonderry township ; d. 1835, in the town of
Lebanon. He was a man of promiuence and influ-
ence, and held the office of register of wills and clerk
of the courts under the appointment of Governor
Shulze. Mr. Lineaweaver m. Susanna Gilbert,
b. 1774; d. 1855, at Lebanon, Pa. They had issue:
4. i. George, b. 1799; m. Sarah Toby.
ii. Catharine, b. 1801 ; m. George W. Kline (see
biographical sketch).
iii. Elizabeth, b. 1804 ; m. John Krause, and had
Amelia, m. John W. Mish, of Lebanon.
iv. Maria ; d. s. p.
v. Jacob ; d. s. p.
vi. Dr. William Gilbert, b. 1811 ; studied medi-
cine with his brother, Dr. George Lineaweaver; grad-
uated at the Pennsylvania Medical College, Philadel-
phia, in 1831 ; d. in 1851, of cholera, in Ohio.
5. vii. Henry D., b. 1814; m. Elizabeth Seegrist.
IV. George Lineaweaver (Peter, Peter, Peter),
b. 1799, in Londonderry township ; d. 1860, in Leb-
anon (see biographical sketch); m. Sarah Toby,
daughter of Capt. Simeon Toby, of Philadelphia ; and
they had issue six sons, four of whom are physicians :
i. Dr. George Peter, of Lebanon, Pa.
ii. Dr. Simeon Toby, of Lebanon, Pa.
iii. Dr. John K., of Columbia, Pa.
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247
iv. Samuel T., of Philadelphia,
v. Dr. Washington K., of Pottsville.
vi. Albert, of Chicago, 111.
V. Henry D. Lineaweaver (Peter, Peter, Pe-
ter), b. 1814, at Lebanon, Pa. ; d. 1846, at Lebanon,
Pa. ; studied law, and was admitted to the Lebanon
County bar Aug. 14, 1837 ; m. Elizabeth Seegrist,
b. 1824 ; d. 1880, at Lebanon. They had issue :
i. Kline, a druggist; d. about 1878, at Washington
City.
THE MULLERS (MOELLER), OF LEBANON.
1. John Muller, son of Rudolph Miiller, b.
about 1715, in Hamburg, Germany ; emigrated with
his family to America in 1752, on the ship " Bawley,"
George Grove, captain, " from Rotterdam, last from
Plymouth," arriving at Philadelphia on the 23d of
October, 1752. He settled in Lebanon township,
then Lancaster County, Pa., where he died in 1760,
leaving a wife, Barbara, who survived her husband
several years, dying in 1783, and children as follows :
i. John, b. 1734; d. prior to 1785; m. Juliana;
d. prior to 1785 ; had a son Rudolph.
ii. Ursula, b. 1736 ; m. Martin Thomas (see
Thomas record).
2. iii. Anna, b. 1738; m. Matthias Reigard, of
Lebanon township.
3. iv. Rudolph, b. 1740; m. first, Catharine ;
second, Susanna .
4. v. Elizabeth, b. 1743 ; m. Christopher Loben-
gier, of Westmoreland County, Pa.
vi. Barbara, b. 1745 ; m. John Wolf, of Cum-
berland County, Pa.
vii. Mary, b. 1747 ; m. Henry Felger, of West-
moreland County, Pa.
viii. Henry, b. 1749 (see biographical sketch).
II. Anna Muller (John Rudolph), b. 1738, in
Hamburg, Germany ; d. February, 1810, in Lebanon
township, Lebanon County, Pa. ; m. Matthias Rei-
gard, b. 1736 ; d. in 1790 in Lebanon township,
leaving the following issue:
i. Jacob.
ii. Elizabeth, m. Henry Kleber, of Mt. Pleasant
township, Westmoreland Co., Pa.
iii. Barbara, m. Jacob Steinman, son of Conrad
Steinman, of Bethel.
iv. Henry, m. Barbara Henner.
v. Christopher.
vi. John,
vii. Anna,
viii. David.
ix. Matthias.
x. Anna Mary.
xi. Catharine.
III. Rudolph Muller (John, Rudolph), b. about
1740 in the city of Hamburg, Germany ; d. Novem-
ber, 1806, in Annville township, Dauphin (now
Lebanon) Co., Pa. ; came with his parents to America
to then Lancaster County, and brought up as a
farmer; m. first, Catharine, and had issue; second,
Susanna, who survived her husband several years.
Issue :
i. John, b. 1766.
ii. Henry, b. 1768.
iii. David, b. 1770.
iv. Catharine, b. 1772; m. Henry Williams,
v. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 6, 1774 ; d. March 1, 1862 ;
m. Philip Imboden, b. March 26, 1774 ; d. May 25,
1849; son of John Imboden.
vi. Maria, b. 1776 ; m. Peter Killinger.
vii. Mary ; m. John Seegrist.
viii. Christiana.
IV. Elizabeth MtfLLER (John, Rudolph) ; b. 1743
in the city of Hamburg, Germany ; d. Sept. 5, 1815,
in Stoystown, Somerset Co., Pa. ; m. in 1766, Chris-
topher Lobengier, b. 1740, in Paxtang township,
Lancaster (now Dauphin) Co., Pa., son of Christopher
Lobengier, a native of Wittenberg, Germany ; re-
moved to Mount Pleasant township, Westmoreland
Co., Pa., in 1772 ; was a delegate to the first Consti-
tutional Convention of the State, which convened at
Philadelphia, July 15, 1776; an influential member
of the Committee of Correspondence for the county
of Westmoreland, 1775-76 ; and under the Constitu-
tion of 1790 a representative to the General Assembly
from 1791 to 1793. He died at his residence in Mount
Pleasant township July 4, 1798. They had issue :
5. i. John, b. April, 1767 ; m. Sophia Mayer,
ii. Christopher ; married and had issue.
6. iii. Catharine, m. Jacob Painter.
iv. Barbara, m. a Mr. Leassure, and left issue.
v. Mary, m. a Mr. Kimmel, of SomersetCo., Pa. ;
removed to Michigan.
vi. Elizabeth.
vii. Rudolph.
viii. Susanna, m. a Mr. Kimmel, of Somerset
Co., Pa., brother of the foregoing.
ix. George, m. and had issue.
V. John Lobengier (Elizabeth, John, Rudolph),
b. April 5, 1767, in Paxtang township, Lancaster (now
Dauphin) Co., Pa. ; d. Feb. 26, 1859, in Mount Pleas-
ant township, Westmoreland Co., Pa. ; in 1797 built
the old home at Laurelville, and shortly after re-
moved there from the Ligonier Valley ; he was a
member of the Legislature, and an associate judge of
the county ; was engaged in the iron business, con-
trolling several furnaces, and also sank a number of
oil wells; was twice married; first, July 7, 1789,
Sophia Mayer, b. July 26, 1770 ; d. May 18, 1S38 ;
and there was issue :
i. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 11, 1790 ; m. John Connell.
ii. Mary, b. Sept. 25, 1792; d. 18S0; m. Casper
Markle, brother of Gen. Joseph Markle.
iii. Jacob, b. Feb. 21, 1795 ; d. Oct. 11, 1S55 ; m.
Mary Stauffer, b. April 21, 1801 ; d. Oct. S, 1879.
iv. Sarah, b. May 14, 1797; m. Christian Fetter,
v. John, b. Aug. 21, 1799 ; m. Elizabeth Smith.
248
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
vi. Susanna, b. March 12, 1802; d. s. p.
vii. Christopher, b. Aug. 12, 1803 ; d. Dec. 3, 1836,
at Rodney, Miss.
viii. Hannah, b. Aug. 20, 1806 ; m. Shepard Markle,
of West Newton, Westmoreland Co., Pa.
ix. Sophia, b. Feb. 2, 1809; in. Dr. Philip G.
Young, of Washington Co., Pa. ; resides at Chicago.
x. George, b. Feb. 7, 1811 ; d. Feb. 11, 1829.
xi. Catharine, b. Aug. 8, 1813; d. March, 1860,
in Fayette Co., Pa. ; m. Rev. James Darsie.
Judge Lobengier m. secondly, Elizabeth Cross, b.
1792; d. Oct. 3, 1861 ; no issue.
VI. Catharine Lobengier (Elizabeth, John, Ru-
dolph), eldest daughter of Christopher Lobengier ; m.,
1793, Jacob Painter, son of Jacob Painter and
Rapiere ; b. in Berks County, Pa. ; d. at the age of
fifty-nine, and is buried at Harold's Church. His
widow survived him about thirty years, dying at the
age of eighty-four, and was buried iu Markle Cem-
etery, Westmoreland Co., Pa. They had issue :
i. Mary (Polly), b. 1794.
ii. John, b. 1796.
iii. Jacob, b. 1798.
iv. Christopher, b. 1800.
v. George, b. 1802.
vi. Joseph, b. 1804.
vii. Benjamin, b. 1806.
viii. Susan, b. 1808.
ix. Israel, b. Nov. 11, 1810; a man of mark in
Westmoreland County and Western Pennsylvania ;
represented his county in the State Legislature from
1846 to 1848; was canal commissioner, 1849 to 1852;
d. July 4, 1880, in Westmoreland County, Pa.
x." Sophia, b. 1812.
THE ORTHS, OF LEBANON.
1. On the right bank of the Danube, about fifteen
miles east of Vienna, is the village of Orth, contain-
ing about three thousand inhabitants. In the year
1170, Hartneid von Orthe purchased the village and
estate surrounding it, founded a church, and erected
a castle. It remained in the family for several suc-
cessive generations, when the proprietor, about the
close of the seventeenth century, sold out and removed
to Moravia, one of the northern provinces of Austria.
The family cannot be traced from Moravia, to the
Rhine. The first of the family, Balzer or Balthaser
Orth, emigrated from the Palatinate to Lancaster
(now Lebanon) County about the year 1725. There
was warranted to him, on the 25th of November, 1735,
three hundred acres of land in Lebanon township,
" whereon he has been long settled." Of his children,
we have the record of two, and, in the absence of the
early Orphans' Court records, we cannot ascertain the
year of his death.
2. i. Balzer, b. May 5, 1713 ; m. Rosina Kucher.
3. ii. Adam, b. 1718 ; m. Catharine Kucher.
II. Balthaser Orth (Balthaser), b. May 5, 1713,
in the Palatinate, Germany ; came with his parents
to America about the year 1725, and took up a tract
of land in 1742, and had administered to him the oath
of allegiance April 11, 1755; d. Oct. 20, 1788, in Leb-
anon township ; m. April 26, 1763, in Hebron Church,
near Lebanon, by Rev. Zahm, Rosina Kucher,1 b.
March 19, 1741; d. April 3, 1814, in Lebanon town-
ship, and buried beside her husband in Hebron
churchyard. They had issue :
4. i. Gottleib, b. Feb. 23, 1764; m. Sarah Steiner.
ii. Andreas, b. Feb. 11, 1765 ; d. Oct. 16, 1788 ;
buried at Hebron.
5. iii. Maria Barbara, b. Nov. 9, 1768 ; d. May 4,
1851 ; m. Martin Lichte.
iv. Johann Jacob, b. Oct. 11, 1766; d. Nov. 6,
1790 ; m., and left issue.
v. Joseph, b. Dec. 19, 1770 ; d. April 18, 1848 ;
m. Elizabeth Geiserman.
vi. Justina Elizabeth, b. March 3, 1773 ; d. Dec.
2, 1775.
vii. Christina Juliana, b. April 22, 1775.
viii. Johanna Catharine, b. Dec. 21, 1777 ; m. Oct.
8, 1797, Jacob Widener, of Chambersburg, Penna.
III. Adam Orth (Balthaser), b. about 1718, in the
Palatinate, Germany ; d. Nov. 15, 1794, at Lebanon,
Penna. (see biographical sketch) ; m. May 24, 1757,
Anna Catharine Kucher, b. 1719; d. Sept. 17,
1794; daughter of Peter Kucher. They had issue:
i. Elizabeth, b. June 3, 1758.
ii. Johannes, b. March 9, 1760 ; d. July 9, 1764.
iii. Rosina, b. March 19, 1762 ; m. ■ Smith.
iv. Joseph, b. April 3, 1764 ; d. Jan. 29, 1769.
v. Maria Elizabeth, b. April 5, 1766 ; m. 1st,
John Keller ; 2d, Shaffner.
vi. Catharine, b. Oct. 31, 1767; m. John Glon-
inger.
vii. Regina, b. Oct. 9, 1770 ; m. David Krause.
6. viii. Christian Henry, b. March 24, 1773; in.
Rebecca Rahm.
ix. Johanna, b. Jan. 25, 1777.
IV. Gottleib Orth (Balthaser, Balthaser), b. Feb.
23, 1764, in Lebanon township, then Lancaster County,
Pa. ; d. in 1831, in Lebanon township, Pa. ; m. Nov. 3,
1795, Sarah Steiner ; d. in 1834. They had issue :
i. Balthaser, b. Aug. 10, 1796 ; m. and left issue,
ii. Rosina, b. Sept. 30, 1798; m. J. Behm.
iii. Andreas, b. Feb. 1, 1801, d. June 20, 1825.
iv. Henry, b. May 20, 1803 ; m. 1st, Sarah Fox,
of Harrisburg ; 2d, Maria Stein.
v. Rebecca, b. 1805 ; d. June 18, 1805.
vi. Adam, b. May 8, 1808 ; m. Frances Seibert.
vii. Gottleib (Godlove Stoner), b. April 22, 1817 ;
was educated at Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg ;
1 Daughter of Peter Kucher, of Lebanon township, who d. January,
1775, leaving a wife, Barbara, and children as follows :
i. Christopher, m. Mary .
ii. Catharine, m. Adam Orth.
iii. Rosina, m. Balthaser Orth.
iv. Peter.
v. Gotleib, d. in October, 1776 ; mm.
vi. Barbara, m, John Stone, and had Joseph and Margaret.
GENEALOGICAL HISTORY.
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studied law, and upon his admission to the bar in
1839, removed to Lafayette, Indiana ; he was a
member of the State Senate of Indiana continuously
from 1S43 to 1850 ; was elected President of the Sen-
ate in 1845, and thus became acting Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor of the State ; Presidential elector on Taylor
and Fillmore ticket, 1848; was a member of the
Peace Conference in 1861, and in 1862 served as
captain in the Seventy-sixth Regiment Indiana Vol-
unteers, being placed in charge of the United States
ram " Horner," assigned to duty on the Ohio River ;
was elected to the Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth, For-
tieth, and Forty-first Congresses; was elected to the
Forty-third Congress from the State at large ; upon
the adjournment of this Congress he was appointed
and accepted the position of United States Minister
to Vienna, having previously declined the Mission to
Brazil, tendered him by President Grant ; on his re-
turn from Vienna he was elected to the Forty-sixth
Congress, and in 1879 received the complimentary
vote of his party for United States Senator against
Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees, and was re-elected to the
Forty-seventh Congress as a Republican. In August,
1882, he was unanimously nominated by his party
for Representative in the Forty-eighth Congress. He
died at Lafayette on Saturday, the sixteenth day of
December, 1882.
V. Maria Barbara Oeth (Balthaser, Balthaser),
b. Nov. 9, 1768, in Lebanon township, Pa. ; d. May
14, 1851, at the residence of John Egle, near Deca-
tur, 111. ; was twice married ; first to Matthias
Morritt, a Huguenot, who died in November, 1795,
leaving issue :
i. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 1.3, 1791 ; d. March;i5, 1879 ;
m. Oct. 25, 1812, John Egle, b. March 19, 1788 ; d.
Feb. 6, 1863, near Decatur, 111., leaving issue. (See
Egle record.)
She married secondly Martin Light, of Lebanon,
and there was issue :
i. Orth, d. at Lebanon.
ii. Sarah, m. Samuel Rice.
VI. Henry Orth (Adam, Balthaser), b. March
24, 1773, at Lebanon, Pa.; d. 1816, at Baltimore,
Md. (see biographical sketch) ; m. in 1797, Rebecca
Rahm, b. Nov. 22, 1773, near Hummelstown, Pa. ;
d. Dec. 31, 1842, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; daughter of
Michael Rahm, of Derry. They had issue :
i. Adam Henry, b. 1798 ; m. Elizabeth Cox (see
biographical sketch).
ii. Henry, b. 1803; d. 1821.
iii. William, b. 1S06; d. 1824.
iv. Rebecca, b. 1808 ; m. Dr. Luther Reily (see
biographical sketch).
v. Catharine, b. 1810; m. 1st, John Whitehill ;
2d, Col. James Piper.
vi. Caroline, b. 1812; d. January, 1848; m. Dr.
John O. Witman (see biographical sketch).
vii. Edward Lawrence, b. 1814 ; m. Martha Kerr
(see biographical sketch).
THE RANK FAMILY.
We have carefully collated the information relating
to this family to be obtained from the court records
at Lancaster and Harrisburg, and give the same as we
find it. There are connecting links which would
have made it more satisfactory, but can only furnish
the fruits of our individual research.
1. The progenitor of the family was John Philip
Rank, a native of the Palatinate, who emigrated to
America, landing at Philadelphia, on the Delaware,
19th of August, 1729. He settled in the northern part
of Lancaster County, now known as Bethel township,
Lebanon Co., where he lived and died, and where
many of his descendants reside. He deceased prior
to the Revolution, leaving a wife, Mary, and children :
2. i. Philip, of Earl township,
ii. Barbara, m. John Mumma.
iii. Catharine, m. Jacob Miller.
3. iv. George Michael.
4. v. John.
vi. Margaret, m. John Winter,
vii. Mary,
viii. John Peter,
ix. Daniel.
x. Abraham.
II. Philip Rank (John Philip), of Earl town-
ship, Lancaster Co., Pa., d. prior to 1786, leaving
children :
i. Philip,
ii. Michael,
iii. Valentine.
iv. George,
v. Philip Adam,
vi. Jacob,
vii. Ludwig.
viii. John,
ix. Dorothea, m. George Stehley.
x. Barbara, m. Adam Garman.
xi. Eva, in. Durst Anient.
III. George Michael Rank (John Philip), d. in
1779, leaving a wife, Barbara, and children :
i. Michael,
ii. Philip.
iii. Barbara, m. Jacob Steigleman.
iv. John.
v. Margaret, m. Philip Grosh.
vi. Samuel.
vii. Christian, m. Wendle Fackler.
viii. Valentine,
ix. Maria, m. Stophel Grosh.
IV. John Rank (John Philip), of Bethel, d.
June, 1777, leaving a wife, Maria Magdalena, and
children :
i. John (Philip).
ii. Anna Margaretta.
iii. Anna Christine.
5. iv. John Peter, b. Nov. 3, 1745.
v. Dietrich.
V. John Peter Rank (John, John Philip), b.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Nov. 3, 1765, in Bethel township, Lancaster Co., Pa. ;
d. June 26, 1851, in Bethel township, Lebanon Co.,
Pa. ; m. Eva Christina Harper, d. Dec. 27, 1843.
They had issue:
i. William, b. Oct. 19, 1795 (see biographical
sketch).
ii. Samuel,
iii. Catharine,
iv. Mary,
v. David,
vi. Joseph.
vii. Judith,
viii. Cyrus P.
ix. Elizabeth.
THE SHAEFFERS, OF HEIDELBERG.
1. Alexander Shaeffee, a native of the Pala-
tinate, Germany, b. Jan. 8, 1712 ; came to America
in 1740, locating in then Heidelberg township, sub-
sequently removing to Shaefferstown, laying out that
town, where he died April 10, 1786 ; m. first Anna
Eva Engle; and they had issue :
2. i. Henry.
ii. Sabina, m. Michael Hake,
iii. Anna Maria, m. Christopher Myer.
3. iv. Catharine, m. John Myer, of Mill Creek,
v. Margaret, m. John Bright.
vi. John, d. prior to 1787 ; m. and left several
children.
vii. Anna Eva, b. April 27, 1753; d. Jan. 2,1790.
Alexander Shaeffer m. 2d, Catharine .
II. Henry Shaeffer (Alexander), b. about 1738,
in Heidelberg township, Lancaster Co., Penna. ; d.
Oct. 12, 1803, in Shaefferstown, Dauphin (now Leba-
non) Co., Penna. (see biographical sketch) ; was twice
married ; by his first wife there was issue :
i. John, b. June 15, 1782 ; d. Sept. 25, 1807 ;
m. Esther Weiss, and had John.
4. ii. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 26, 1776 ; m. Abraham
Rex.
5. iii. Maria, m. Frederick Oberly.
6. iv. Catharine, m. John Bomberger.
7. v. Susan, b. in 1786; m. Dietrich Goshert.
Henry Sheaffer, by second wife, Elizabeth, had
issue :
8. vi. Henry, m. Elizabeth Moyer.
III. Catharine Shaeffer (Alexander), b. in
Heidelberg twp., Lancaster Co., Penna. ; d. in Mill
Creek ; m. John Myer, of the Miihlbach settle-
ment; d. August, 1812. They had issue :
i. Henry.
ii. John, m. and had George, Michael, Henry,
John, Catharine, Elizabeth, Mary, Sabina, and Leah,
iii. Michael.
iv. Catharine, m. Moore; d. prior to 1812;
and had John.
v. Barbara, m. John Laudermilch.
IV. Elizabeth Shaeffer (Henry, Alexander),
b. Oct. 26, 1776; d. April 19, 1862; m. Abraham
Rex,1 b. Dec. 10, 1778 ; d. Feb. 17, 1863, at Shaeffers-
town, and both there buried. They had issue :
i. Mary, m. Peter Zimmerman,
ii. Abraham, rn. Amanda Horter ; d. s. p.
iii. Dr. Franklin; d. unm.
iv. Dr. George, m. Henrietta Harper,
v. Anna, m. William M. Weigley.
vi. Cyrus.
V. Maria Shaeffer (Henry, Alexander), b. and
d. in Shaefferstown ; m. Frederick Oberly, a descend-
ant of the Reformer Oberlin. They had issue :
i. Sarah S., b. Feb. 20, 1802 ; d. Aug. 14, 1861 ;
m. Samuel Young,
ii. Arthur.
iii. Levi Shaeffer, m. Elizabeth Spangler.
iv. Rebecca, m. John Stump.
v. Elizabeth, m. Levi Strohm.
VI. Catharine Shaeffer (Henry, Alexander),
b. Nov. 27, 1774 ; d. June 16, 1858 ; m. John Bom-
berger. They had issue :
i. Catharine, m. Joseph Shenk ; removed to Illi-
nois.
ii. Henry, m. Miss Ginder.
iii. Joseph, m. Catharine Endress.
iv. John, m. Elizabeth Shenk.
v. Samuel, m. Smith ; removed to Iowa.
vi. Jacob, m. Sally Endress.
vii. Daniel, m. Susan Weiss; removed to Water-
loo, Iowa.
viii. Keziah, m. Dr. Edward J. Putt, of Highspire,
Dauphin Co., Pa.
ix. Caroline, m. William R. Wilson, of the Lan-
caster County bar.
x. Henry, m. Catharine Smith.
xi. John, m. ; removed first to Allegheny County,
Penna. ; thence to Arkansas, where he died, leaving
three children.
VII. Susanna Shaeffer (Henry, Alexander), b.
1786, at Shaefferstown ; d. Dec. 15, 1843 ; m. Deit-
rick Goshert, b. Feb. 7, 1753 ; d. Oct. 16, 1815, at
Shaefferstown, and, with his wife, there buried; and
had issue.
VIII. Henry Shaeffer (Henry, Alexander), d.
in Shaefferstown ; m. Elizabeth Moyer, b. Aug.
24, 1796 ; d. July 3, 1864. They had issue :
i. Catharine, m. Jeremiah Magee.
' the Rex family we have the following family record. Children
- Rex:
. John, b. Jan. 18, 1760.
George, li. Oct. 13, 1761.
Levi, b. Feb. 25, 1763.
. Mary, b. Dec. 7, 1765.
Samuel, b. Oct. 17, 1766.
Enoch, b. April 8, 1768.
Sebastian, b. Oct. 28, 1770 ; d. Feb. 7, 1786.
. Jacob, b. Oct. 5, 1772.
. William, b. Oct. 13, 1774.
. Anna, b. March 23, 1776.
. Abraham, b. Dec. 10, 1778.
. Margaret, b. Dec. 28, 1781.
. Catrina, b. Dec. 25, 1783.
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ii. Rebecca, m. William Dissinger; was the grandson
of John Dissinger, who was an early settler. His
son, Michael, b. 1797, d. March 12, 1882, m. Mary
Miller, and they were the parents of William Dis-
singer above mentioned.
iv. Dr. Samuel Moyer, b. 1823 ; d. Dec. 29, 1872.
A physician of prominence and ability at Shaeffers-
town.
THE SHINDEL FAMILY.
1. Michael Shindel, a native of Odenwald, Ger-
many, emigrated to America, and settled in now
Lebanon County, where he died prior to 1778, leaving
children :
i. Jacob.
2. ii. John Peter.
iii. Conrad ; descendants reside in Lancaster and
York Counties, and in vicinity of Hagerstown, Md.
II. John Peter Shindel (Michael) was born Feb.
28, 1732, in the Odenwald, Germany ; emigrated to
America, and settled in now Lebanon County, Pa.,
where he died May 29, 1784. He left a wife, Anna
Margaretta, and children as follows :
3. i. John Peter, b. Aug. 21, 1766.
ii. Catharine, m. Robert Hamilton,
iii. Margaret, m. Frederick Embich.
iv. Elizabeth, m. Samuel Ensminger.
v. Anna.
vi. Mary, m. Samuel Ensminger.
vii. Susanna, m. Jacob Arndt.
viii. John Adam.
III. John Peter Shindel (John Peter Michael),
b. Aug. 21, 1766, in Lebanon, Penna. ; d. Sept. 17,
1829; served in the Legislature, and was justice of
the peace for many years ; m. Mary Mengas. They
had issue :
4. i. Rev. John Peter.
5. ii. John.
6. iii. Jacob, in. Elizabeth Leisenring.
7. iv. Samuel, m. Catharine Orth.
8. v. Conrad, m. Mary O'Brien.
9. vi. George, in. Sophia Weimer.
vii. Elizabeth, m. Philip Lynch ; descendants
reside in Nevada.
viii. Mary, m. Henry Wingert.
ix. Margaret, m. John Merlin.
x. Susan, m. John Johnson ; resided in Holli-
daysburg.
xi. Leah, m. Dr. Joseph C. Robins, of Northum-
berland County, where descendants reside.
IV. John Peter Shindel (John Peter, John
Peter, Michael), was minister of the gospel ; d. in Sun-
bury ; m. Susannah McCollough. They had issue :
i. Rev. Jeremiah, b. May 15, 1807 (see bio-
graphical sketch).
ii. Solomon ; descendants reside in Schuylkill
County.
iii. Jacob G. L. ; resides in Selinsgrove, Snyder
Co.; served as associate judge.
iv. John Peter, minister of the gospel, Evangel-
ical Lutheran Church, Middleburg, Snyder Co.
v. Daniel W., physician, resides in Sunbury,
Northumberland Co.
vi. Martin Luther, minister of the gospel, Evan-
gelical Lutheran Church, Danville, Pa.
vii. Philip M., Sunbury, Pa.
viii. Louisa, m. Gideon Leisenring.
ix. Susan, m. Samuel S. Gobin.
x. Maria, m. Benjamin Hendricks.
V. John Shindel (John Peter, John Peter Mi-
chael) ; was associate judge of Lebanon County twelve
years; justice of the peace many years; m. Sarah
Embich. They had children :
i. Joseph, deceased ; m. Leah Dubbs ; has one
son in Illinois ; a daughter m. Samuel Reinoehl.
ii. William, dec'd ; m. Caroline O'Brien ; three
daughters living.
iii. Susan, m. George Uhrich.
iv. Sarah, m. B. W. Hughes,
v. Caroline, m. Henry Shaak.
vi. Maria, m. J. M. Gettle.
vii. Catharine, m. George Krouse.
VI. Jacob Shindel (John Peter, John Peter Mi-
chael) ; m. Elizabeth Leisenring. They had children :
i. Jacob A., resides at Washington, D. C.
ii. Louisa, m. 1st, Henry S. Goshert ; they had
two children, — Elizabeth, m. Anthony S. Ely ; Ma-
tilda, m. John Sherk ; m. 2d, Joseph Fenstermacher ;
had W. S., John P. S., Ella, and Annie.
iii. Catharine, m. Adam Ritscher, and had
Harriet L. Seltzer, Susan Wertz, Alice Smith, A. H.
Ritscher.
iv. Susan, dec'd; m. Cyrus Stoever, and had Mar-
garet (Kaufman), Lizzie, and William ; married a
second time Absalom Weber, and had Edwin H.,
Annie, and Ida.
v. Elizabeth E, m. Rev. E. W. Hutter, D.D.
vi. Elmina, m. Dr. Lesher Trexler.
VII. Samuel Shindel (John Peter, John Peter
Michael) ; m. Catharine Orth. They had :
i. Dr. Joseph, dec'd ; m. and had Peter, Lizzie,
and Malinda.
VIII. Conrad Shindel (John Peter, John Peter
Michael) ; m. Mary O'Brien. They had children, all
deceased :
i. John,
ii. Frederick.
iii. W. Henry.
IX. George Shindel (John Peter, John Peter
Michael) ; a physician ; m. Sophia Weimer, and set-
tled in the West. Has one son residing in Philadel-
phia.
THE SXAVELY FAMILY.
We have the following records of possibly three
different branches of Snavelys. As they all seem to
have settled in the same locality, we are inclined to
the belief that they belong to one family. The first
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
record given is that obtained from the court records ;
the others coming through those interested.
I.
1. Leonard Sxavely, an emigrant from the Pala-
tinate, Germany, emigrated to Pennsylvania, and on
the 22d of August, 1747, took out a warrant for one
hundred and fifty acres in Bethel township, then Lan-
caster County, on which he settled, and where he died
in May, 1767. He left a wife and children as follows:
2. i. John.
ii. Henry ; m. Catharine .
3. iii. Barbara; m. Christopher Koppenheffer.
iv. Elizabeth.
v. Catharine.
II. Johx Sxavely (Leonard), d. in Bethel twp.,
Dauphin, now Lebanon Co., Penna., leaving a wife
and children as follows:
i. Isaac.
ii. John,
iii. Catharine,
iv. Elizabeth,
v. Mary,
vi. Ann.
vii. Barbara,
viii. Henry.
III. Barbara Sxavely (Leonard), m. Christo-
pher Koppexheffer ; d. September, 1785, in Hei-
delberg township, Dauphin (now Lebanon) Co.,
Penna. They had issue :
i. Catharine,
ii. Barbara ; m. Michael Teiss, Jr.
II.
Jacob Sxavely was born in Germany, and came
to America in 1750, and was subsequently killed by
Indians near Jonestown, now Lebanon County.
His son, Jacob Snavely, was born April 1, 1756 :
married Priscilla Fields, by whom he had two chil-
dren, and afterwards removed to Virginia, where he
died in 1788.
Maria Barbara, daughter of Jacob Snavely, Sr.,
was born Feb. 1, 1758, and subsequently married Mar-
tin Van Netta, and removed to Kentucky.
Jacob Snavely, 3d, was born near Jonestown, Feb.
21, 1778 ; married to Miss Salome Wild in 1803. She
died in 1817. Five children were the fruit of this
union.
John Snavely was born Oct. 22, 1780, and finally
settled in Penn's Valley.
Joseph Snavely was born in Jonestown, Pa., Sept.
14, 1804, married to Ann Elizabeth Brost, and died
Oct. 12, 1830.
Ann Maria Snavely was born in Jonestown, Aug.
27, 1809, married John Lesch, by whom she had five
children, and died May 12, 1840.
Aaron Snavely was born in Jonestown Sept. 18,
1812, and died in June, 1853. His children were
Elizabeth, who married John B. Groff, of Jones-
town; Jacob K., who enlisted in Company E, Third
Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and was killed at Ready-
ville, near Nashville, Tenn., April 6, 1863; Henry,
now residing in Cumberland County, Pa. ; and Pris-
cilla, now living with her mother in Jonestown.
Priscilla Snavely, sister of Aaron Snavely, was
born March 27, 1815, married George Richards, and
died April 5, 1853.
Sarah Ann Snavely, sister of Aaron, was born Dec.
28, 1816, and died in January, 1818.
III.
The history of the Snavely family in Lebanon
County goes back a long way. Just how long ago
the incident occurred is not knowu, but it is stated
that the progenitor of the Snavelys in Lebanon
County came over from Germany when a lad in
company with his father and mother. The boy was
called John Ulrich, and in that day his family name
was " Schnebeli." His parents died on shipboard,
and young John, then but five years old, found him-
self upon the shores of the New World, a sorrowing
orphan lad. He was, however, fortunate enough to
find care and comfort at the hands of strangers, and,
being bred to the trade of carpentering, drifted ulti-
mately to near what is now Fredericksburg, Lebanon
Co., where he set up a small shop. He was young,
sturdy, and ambitious. Naturally, therefore, he made
a success of his undertaking, and in due time, being de-
sirous of becoming a landholder, he purchased a large
tract near Lebanon village, and upon the place now
the home of Joseph Snavely he made a permanent
location. There he pursued, with satisfaction and
profit, the business of farming, and there he died.
His sons were four in number, and were named
Henry, John, Jacob, and Christian. Henry settled
upon the homestead, John upon the present H. B.
Snavely place, and Jacob upon the Samuel Light
farm. Christian engaged in merchandising in Leba-
non. Henry's only son, Joseph, was born in 1818.
John's sons were David, William, Joseph, and Sam-
uel. Jacob's sons were Jefferson and William. Chris-
tian had five sons, — Andrew, Cyrus, George, John,
and Elijah. H. C. Suavely, son to Joseph Suavely
and great-grandson to John Ulrich Schnebeli, was
born upon the present Joseph Snavely's place in
1844. There he resided until 1878, when he moved
to his present home. Joseph Snavely's other sons
are John S. and George. Joseph Snavely has been
a farmer from his youth, and for mauy years was a
local preacher in the United Brethren Church.
THE SPANGLER FAMILY.
I. Michael Spangler, with his wife Elizabeth
and two sons, emigrated from Heidelberg, Germany,
arriving at Philadelphia Aug. 20, 1737, on the ship
"Samuel," Hugh Percy, master, of Rotterdam. He
purchased a tract of laud in Heidelberg township,
Lancaster, now Lebanon Co., Pa., from the original
GENEALOGICAL HISTORY.
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warrantee, where he settled. Here he subsequently
built a stone house, which is yet standing. He died
there, and with his wife and several of his children
who died early, are buried in Tulpehocken Reformed
Church graveyard. His children who reached ma-
ture years were :
i. Martin.
ii. Christian,
iii. Michael; m. Catharine .
2. iv. Peter.
v. Adam.
3. vi. Jacob ; m. Elizabeth .
4. vii. John George, b. Nov. 1, 1755; m. Anna Bar-
bara Ramler.
viii. Barbara; m. Peter Walmer.
ix. Margaretta ; m. Jacob Gossart.
II. Peter Spangler (Michael), d. prior to March,
1800, near Shaeft'erstown, Lebanon Co., Pa., leaving
a wife, Catharine, and issue as follows :
i. Henry,
ii. Peter.
iii. Catharine ; m. Philip Stoner.
iv. Magdalena.
v. John.
III. Jacob Spangler (Michael) ; d. in 17S5,
leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and following issue:
i. Elizabeth; m. Henry Achey.
ii. Peter.
iii. Catharine; in. Christian Rehm.
iv. Jacob,
v. John,
vi. Magdalena.
vii. Christiana,
viii. George.
IV. John George Spangler (Michael), b. Nov.
1, 1755; d. March 28, 1819; m. May 29, 1781, Anna
Barbara Ramler, b. April 15, 1756; d. July 29, 1841 ;
daughter of Ramler and Anna' Barbara, his wife ;
both interred in the Lutheran and Reformed Church
graveyard, Myerstown, Pa. They had issue:
5. i. John, b. 1782 ; m. Catharine Lein.
6. ii. Christian, b. July 15, 17S7 ; m. 1st, Catharine
Elizabeth Immel ; 2d, Catharine (Walborn) Albert.
V. John Spangler (John George, Michael), b.
1782, in Heidelberg township, Lancaster, now Leb-
anon Co., Pa. ; m. Catharine Lein. They had
issue :
i. George.
ii. John, b. Oct. 6, 1S0S ; m. Mary Ann Baney.
iii. Rebecca, b. Aug. 11, 1811 ; d. March 2, 1842;
m. Sholl.
VI. Christian Spangler (John George, Mi-
chael), b. July 15, 1787 ; d. Jan. 14, 1843 ; was twice
married, — 1st, to Catharine Elizabeth Immel, b.
Jan. 19, 1793; d. May 25, 1825; daughter of Leonard
Immel, Jr. ; and there was issue :
7. i. Christian E., b. Sept. 23, 1809; m. Rosanna
M. Stimble.
8. ii. Mary Ann, b. March 6, 1811 ; m. Jacob Groh.
iii. Edward, b. April 4, 1813; d. Nov. 8, 1834.
9. iv. Lucetta, b.Sept.14, 1815; m.DavidM. Rank.
10. v. Levi Shulze, b. Nov. 7, 1817; m. Leah Tire.
vi. Catharine E., b. Aug. 1, 1820 ; m. David Hol-
linger.
vii. Henrietta, b. Feb. 26, 1823 ; m. Joseph Coo-
ver. (See Coover record.)
Christian Spangler, in. 2d, Nov. 26, 1826, Catha-
rine (Walborn) Albert, b. Aug. 5, 1792; d. Jan.
7, 1840 ; widow of Michael Albert and daughter of
John Walborn, and there was issue, among others:
viii. Lavina E., b. Nov. 19, 1830 ; m. Daniel H.
Coover.
VII. Christian E. Spangler (Christian, John
George, Michael), b. Sept. 23, 1809, on the old home-
stead in Heidelberg township ; was educated at the
Lebanon Academy ; became a surveyor ; learned mer-
chandising ; went to Philadelphia in 1828, entering
the dry-goods house of Eckel & Warne, subsequently
became a partner in the establishment, which con-
tinued until January, 1847, when he retired from
business ; from 1846 to 1857 was a director of Penn-
sylvania Railroad Company, and largely interested
in a number of coal corporations; in 1S72 removed
to Merchantville, N. J., where he resides ; for many
years took a prominent position in the management
of the various religious and charitable institutions of
Philadelphia. Mr. Spangler married, July 26, 1836,
Rosanna M. Stimble, b. March 18, 1821, daughter to
B. Byron Stimble, of Philadelphia. They had issue :
i. Eliza S., m. James E. Stiles, M.D., son of John
Stiles.
ii. George Byron ; d. s. p.
iii. Edwin J., m. Gertrude Homer, daughter of
Matthias Homer, of Merchantville, N. J.
iv. Charles P., m. Rebecca A. Knight, daughter of
Thomas Knight.
v. Kate S., m. Joseph A. Loutey, son of John
Loutey.
vi. Alphouso A. W. ; d. s. p.
VIII. Mary Ann Spangler (Christian, John
George, Michael), b. March 6, 1811 ; d. Feb. 2, 1S43;
m. Jan. 14, 1830, Jacob Groh, b. Jan. 9, 1804; d. Jan.
14, 1854; son of Abraham Groh. They had issue:
i. Sarah ; d. s. p.
ii. Rev. William H., m. Eliza Stein; their daugh-
ter, Mary Rebecca, m. Rev. S. M. Roeder.
iii. Levi S., m. Mary Ann Seltzer,
iv. Mary Ann.
IX. Lucetta Spangler (Christian), b. Sept. 14,
1815; m. Dec. 29, 1846, David M. Rank, of East
Hanover, Lebanon Co., b. Dec. 21, 1S09. They had
issue :
i. David S.
ii. Edward S.
iii. George H.
iv. Aaron S.
v. Luciuda H.
vi. Emma.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
X. Levi Shulze Spangler (Christian, John I
George, Michael), b. Nov. 9, 1817; d. Feb. 13, 1876; |
m. Dec. 17, 1840, Leah Tice, b. Dec. 6, 1815, daughter !
of Maj. John Tice. They had issue :
i. Priscilla C, m. Harry Haak.
ii. Lucinda, d. Nov. 26, 1865; m. Dr. Grim.
iii. Irad Tice, rn. Sarah M. Marshall, of Law-
rence County, Pa.
iv. Melinda C, m. Harry James, of Shamokin,
Pa.
v. Jerome C, in. Kate Williams, of Council
Bluffs, Iowa.
vi. Monroe L.
vii. Levi T.
viii. Albert J.; d. s. p.
ix. Emma M.
THE FAMILY OF MARTIN THOMAS.
1. Martin Thomas, son of Durst Thomas, a na-
tive of the Palatinate, Germany, born about 1701, emi-
grated with his family to America in the year 1749,
landing at Philadelphia on the 30th of August that
year, his father having preceded him several years.
The ship " Crown," Michael James, master, in which
they embarked, was heavily laden, having less than
five hundred souls on board on its arrival out of
over six hundred at leaving Rotterdam. The mor-
tality on that crowded vessel was fearful, and it is
hardly probable that the family of Martin Thomas
entirely escaped. He located in what is now Leba-
non township, Lebanon County, Pa., where he
died in 1758, leaving a wife, Barbara, and issue as
follows :
i. Philip, b. 1725 ; nothing further is known of
this branch, save that he went South.
2. ii. Durst, b. 1727 ; m. Catharine .
3. iii. Jacob, b. 1729; m. Ursula .'
iv. Henry, b. 1731 ; it is supposed went into the
Valley of Virginia.
4. v. Adam, b. 1733 ; m. .
5. vi. Martin, b. 1739; m. Ursula Moeller.
vii. Anna.
II. Durst Thomas (Martin, Durst), b. 1727, in the
Palatinate, Germany ; d. May, 1790, in Lebanon town-
ship, Dauphin (now Lebanon) Co., Penna. ; he left a
wife, Catharine, and issue as follows :
i. Durst, b. 1759 ; m. Regina, widow of John
Spycker, by whom she had Benjamin and John Peter
Spycker, and by her second husband Barbara Thomas,
who m. Christopher Uhler.
6. ii. John, b. 1761 ; m. Anna Wolfersberger.
7. iii. Martin, b. 1763 ; m. Elizabeth Strohm.
iv. Jacob, b. 1705 ; resided in Londonderry town-
ship, where he died in 1785 ; m. Catharine Hostetter,
daughter of John and Barbara Hostetter.
v. Catharine, b. 1767; m. John Becker [Baker].
8. vi. Margaret, b. Nov. 11, 1769; m. Johannes
Wolfersberger.
vii. Maria, b. 1771 ; m. Abraham Smith.
III. Jacob Thomas (Martin, Durst), b. 1729, in
the Palatinate, Germany ; d. November, 1771, in
Lebanon township, Lancaster, now Lebanon County,
Penna., where his parents had settled in 1749; he
left a wife, Ursula (who after remaining a widow a
few years married George Shoonebaugh, of Lebanon
twp.), and children as follows:
i. Barbara, b. 1754.
ii. Jacob, b. 1756 ; enlisted Feb. 7, 1776, in Capt.
Rudolph Brunner's company, Col. Arthur St. Clair's
battalion of Penna., in the war of the Revolution, of
which he was promoted corporal June 13, 1776.
iii. Ursula, b. 1760.
9. iv. John, b. 1762; m. Anne .
IV. Adam Thomas (Martin, Durst), b. 1733, in
the Palatinate, Germany ; d. about 1790, leaving
among other children :
i. Veronica, m. Peter Lehr, of Dauphin Co.
ii. Elizabeth, m. Jacob Miller, of Cumberland
County.
V. Martin Thomas (Martin, Durst), b. about 1739,
in the Palatinate, Germany ; d. January, 1804, in
East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland Co., Penna. ;
m. in 1771, Ursula Moeller, b. about 1740, in Leb-
anon township, now Lebanon Co., Penna. ; d. 1807,
in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland Co., Penna.
(see Moeller record). They had issue :
i. Elizabeth, b. May 2, 1772; rn. Valentine
Egle (see Egle record).
10. ii. John, b. 1774; m. Mary Renninger.
iii. Catharine, b. January, 1777; d. July 2,
1860; m. Frederick Mentzer, b. 1776 ; d. 1860.
iv. Adam, b. 1779; d. s. p.
v. Martin, b. 1781; d. 1824, at Shippens-
burg, unm.
11. vi. Jacob, b. Feb. 2, 1783 ; m. Mary Bear.
vii. George, b. 1783 ; m. and went West.
12. viii. Anna Margaret, b. Sept. 12, 1785; m. Jacob
Gehr.
13. ix. Mary, b. 1787 ; m. Gilbert Burnett.
VI. John Thomas (Durst, Martin, Durst), b. about
1761, in the Palatinate, Germany ; d. January, 1795, in
Lebanon township, Dauphin (now Lebanon) County,
Pa. ; m. Anna Wolfersberger. They had issue :
i. John,
ii. Jacob,
iii. Margaret,
iv. Barbara.
v. Elizabeth,
vi. Anna.
VII. Martin Thomas (Durst, Martin, Durst), b.
1763, in Lebanon township, Lancaster (now Lebanon)
Co., Pa.; d. August, 1822, in Londonderry township,
Dauphin Co., Pa. ; was a miller by occupation ; m.
Elizabeth Strohm (d. prior to 1820), daughter of
George Strohm, Sr., of Lebanon twp. They had issue :
i. Jacob.
ii. Magdalena ; m. Hawk.
iii. Susanna ; m. Wolfersberger.
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VIII. Margaret Thomas (Durst, Martin, Durst),
b. Nov. 11, 1769, in Lebanon township, Lancaster
(now Lebanon) County, Penna. ; d. Nov. 28, 1832,
at Campbellstovvn, and there buried ; in. Johannes
Wolfersberger, b. April 11, 1767 ; d. Sept. 8, 1818,
at Campbellstown, and there interred ; son of Philip
and Susanna Wolfersberger. They had issue:
i. John, b. Oct. 6, 1789; d. Nov. 29, 1864; m. Eliza-
beth ; b. Dec. 15, 1790; d. Feb. 25, 1852.
ii. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 16, 1792 ; d. Dec. 2, 1867 ;
unm.
IX. John Thomas (Jacob, Martin, Durst), b. 1762 ;
d. about 1820 in Middle Paxtang township, Dauphin
Co., Penna.; rn. Anne , who was living in 1827.
They had issue :
i. Anne, in. Thomas Armstrong, and had Isa-
bella.
ii. William,
iii. Catharine.
iv. Daniel,
v. Agnes ; m. Jacob Hays.
X. John Thomas (Martin, Martin, Durst), b.
1774, in Lebanon township, Lebanon Co., Penna. ;
d. 1834, at Paris, Stark Co., O., and there buried ;
was thrice married :
1st, Mary Renninger, b. 1778, in East Penns-
boro' township, Cumberland Co., Penna.; d. 1807, at
Beaver Falls, Penna; dau. of Conrad Renninger, and
had issue :
i. Sallie, b. 1798 ; d. 1858, in DeKalb Co., Ind. ;
m. Daniel Hammon, d. 1862, and had George, Lena,
Elizabeth, Anna, Mary, and Martha.
ii. Sybilla, b. 1800; m. 1829, at Paris, O., John
Hammon, d. 1839, at Paris, O., and had Jacob, Mary,
and Thomas.
iii. Mary, b. 1802 ; d. 1828, at Paris, O. ; m. Wil-
liam Lutz; d. 1847, and had Elizabeth.
iv. George, b. 1804 ; d. 1S23, at Paris, O.
v. Rebecca, b. 1S06 ; d. 1824, at Paris, O.
2d, in 1808, at Beaver Falls, Penna., Elizabeth
IIenning, b. 1786 ; d. 1819, at Paris, O., and had
issue :
vi. Lena, b. 1810 ; d. 1820, at Paris, O.
vii. Martha, b. 1812; m. George Pore,
viii. Elizabeth, b. 1814; m. Josiah W. Chapman,
ix. John, b. 1816 ; m. Minerva Taylor.
x. Catharine, b. March 15, 1818 ; m. David Bow-
man, b. Oct. 14, 1819 ; d. Nov. 4, 1874, in Stark Co.,
O., and had Emanuel, Joanna, Winfleld Scott, Wil-
liam F., George W., Albert B., Charles C, Emma A.,
and Mary A.
3d, Mrs. Sarah Montgomery, and had issue :
xi. Amanda, m. Mortimer Reed.
XL Jacob Thomas (Martin, Martin, Durst), b.
Feb. 2, 1783; d. May 29, 1822, in Adams Co., Penna. ;
m. 1811, Mary Bear, b. Jan. 15, 1790, in Perry Co.,
Penna. ; d. March 20, 1872, in Adams Co., Penna. ;
dau. of Jacob Bear and Catharine Zimmerman. They
had issue :
i. George Bear, b. Oct. 7, 1812; m. Catharine Ebert,
b. July 23, 1812; d. Feb. 11, 1879, and had issue.
ii. Martin, b. Jan. 2, 1815 ; m. 1836, Susan Eich-
oltz, b. July 16, 1806 ; d.. Jan. 26, 1879, and had
issue.
iii. Mary, b. June 19, 1817 ; m. 1836, Joseph Hart-
zel, b. May 31, 1813; d. Oct. 25, 1863, and had issue.
iv. Catharine, b. Sept. 15, 1819.
v. Margaret, b. Aug. 19, 1821; m. 1846, John
Landis Latshaw, b. Nov. 5, 1821.
XII. Anna Margaret Thomas (Martin, Martin,
Durst), b. Sept. 12, 1785, in East Pennsboro' township,
Cumberland Co., Penna. ; d. Aug. 20, 1824, in East
Pennsboro' township, and bur. at Frieden's Kirche,
near Shiremanstown, Penna. ; m. Jacob Gehr, b.
Nov. 5, 1784, near Lisburn, Cumberland Co., Penna. ;
d. Feb. 14, 1859, in Shearman's Valley, Perry Co.,
Penna. They had issue :
i. Eliza, b. Jan. 25, 1809 ; d. May 31, 1823.
ii. Mary, b. June 15, 1810 ; d. May 9, 1822.
iii. Matilda, b. June 20, 1812; d. November, 1861,
at Bellwood, Blair Co., Penna. Notwithstanding her
physical infirmities was a remarkable woman and a
sincere, devoted Christian.
iv. John, b. Nov. 7, 1814; m. Amelia A. Patterson,
and had issue :
v. Martin, b. April 14, 1S17 ; d. July 14, 1818.
vi. Margaret, b. Sept. 28, 1820 ; d. March 18, 1866,
in Coffey Co., Kansas; m. John Shultz Lobaugh, b.
July 28, 1814, in Adams Co., Penna, and had issue.
XIII. Mary Thomas (Martin, Martin, Durst), b.
17S7, in East Peunsborough township, Cumberland
Co., Pa. ; m. 1818, Gilbert Burnett, b. July 13,
1778, in Concord township, Delaware Co., Pa.; d.
Dec. 14, 1855, at Harrisburg; son of John Burnett1
and Rebecca Key. They had issue;
i. Augustus, m. Rebecca Jane Pugh ; resides at
Harrisburg.
Gilbert Burnett had previously married (1804)
Elizabeth Wallace, of East Peunsborough township,
Cumberland Co., Pa., and had issue :
i. Caroline, m. James Denning, and had issue.
ii. Henrietta ; d. s. p.
1 John Burnett, b. in Chester County, Pa.; d. in Washington County,
Pa.; m. Sept. 21, 1759, by Rev. William Sturgeon, of the Church of Eng-
land, Rebecca Kev. They had issue, all b. iu Concord township, now
Delaware County, Pa., except those mentioned :
i. Elias, b. March 22, 1701 ; d. s. p.
ii. John, b. Juue 10, 1764.
iii. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 3, 1707 ; d. April 3u, 1S55, in Washington County,
Pa.; m. William Brimner; d. April 20, I860.
iv. Thomas, b. Aug. 25, 1709 ; d. in 1S36; bur. at Birmingham Meet -
ing-house; m. Susan Seal.
v. James, b. Aug. 10, 1773; d. s. p.
vi. Gilbert, b. July 27, 1776; d. Sept. 1, 1777.
vii. Gilbert, b. July 13, 177S ; d. Dec. 14, 1S5S, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; m .
1st, Elizabeth Wallace; 2d, Mary Thomas.
viii. Rebecca, b. June 12, 17S2, at Bliddletown, Pa.; d. at Frankfort
Springs, Beaver Co., Pa.; m. Andrew Knox.
ix. Auu, b. April 29, 17S7, at Middletown, Pa. ; d. s. p.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
THE WEIDMAN FAMILY.
In our genealogical register will be found several
families of Weidman. It is not known to which of
this, if any, the family following belong. We are
inclined to the belief that Rudolph Weidman was
the ancestor of all the Weidmans. He settled in
Warwick township, Lancaster Co., and it was from
that section that Jacob Weidman, whose record is
herewith given, came.
1. John Weidman, b. June 4, 1756, in Warwick
township, Lancaster Co., Pa. ; d. June 6, 1830, at
Lebanon, and there buried (see biographical sketch) ;
m. May 1, 1786, Catharine Maurer, of Philadel-
phia, b. Feb. 16, 1763 ; d. Oct. 8, 1794, at Lebanon.
They had issue:
2. i. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 7, 1787; m. Rev. Daniel
Ulrich, of the Tulpehocken Church, Berks County, Pa.
3. ii. Jacob Barge, b. May 12, 1789 ; m. 1st, Mary
Murray; 2d, Mary Eliza Morris; 3d, Elizabeth C.
Murray.
iii. John, b. May 12, 1789; d. in infancy,
iv. Maria, b. May 10, 1793 ; m. Dr. John B. Mish,
of Lebanon (see Mish record).
II. Elizabeth Weidman (John), b. Sept. 7,
1787, in Philadelphia ; d. about the year 1860 ; in.
Rev. Daniel Ulrick, of the Tulpehocken Church,
Berks County, b. Aug. 9, 1789; d. June 2, 1855;
buried in the Lutheran burying-ground near Stouchs-
burg, Berks Co., Pa. They had issue :
i. John W., b. Nov. 22, 1817 ; d. Nov. 4, 1864 ; a
lawyer of Lebanon.
ii. Daniel A., a physician.
iii. William.
iv. Henrietta, d. March 27, 1855, in Burlington,
N. J. ; m. Archibald Burns.
III. Jacob Barge Weidman (Jacob), b. May 12,
1789, in Philadelphia ; d. March 5, 1857, at Lebanon
(see biographical sketch) ; was thrice married, first,
Oct. 26, 1813, by Rev. William Buchanan, Mary Mur-
ray, daughter of William Murray, of Harrisburg; d.
Dec. 8, 1816, and there was issue:
4. i. John, b. Aug. 25, 1814 ; m. Emma R. Grant,
ii. Sarah A., b. Dec. 20, 1815; d. April 30, 1833.
Mr. Weidman m. secondly, Mary Eliza Morris,
b. Feb. 10, 1788; d. Jan. 18, 1826; daughter of Wil-
liam and Sarah Morris, and there was issue.
Mr. Weidman m. thirdly, Elizabeth C. Murray,
daughter of William Murray, and half-sister of his
first wife, and they had issue :
i. Helen Mary; d. s. p.
ii. W. Murray, m.
iii. Jacob, a Presbyterian clergyman,
iv. W. Morris.
v. Mason.
vi. Elizabeth C, m. Adolph Dill, of Richmond, Va.
vii. Samuel P. ; d. s. p.
viii. Charles A.
ix. Helen Mary.
x. Barge C.
IV. John Weidman (Jacob Barge, Jacob), b. Aug.
25, 1814, at Lebanon, Pa. ; d. April 23, 1863, at Leb-
anon (see biographical sketch) ; m. Nov. 29, 1838,
Emma R. Grant, daughter of William Grant and
Martha Robeson Roberts. They had issue :
i. Grant,
ii. John.
iii. Martha, m. George W. Kline,
iv. Jacob Barge; d. s. p.
v. Sarah Ann, m. R. E. Halter,
vi. Emma R., m. Henry W. Zimmerman,
vii. Mary Virginia, m. Cyrus G. Derr.
viii. James B.
ix. Elizabeth Cook, m. Lee Hall.
THE WITMER FAMILY.
In the year of our Lord one thousand seven hun-
dred and thirty-three, there sailed in the good ship
" Hope of London," Daniel Reid, master, for America,
four brothers of the name of Witmer. They arrived
at Philadelphia the latter part of August, as on the
28th of that month the elder brothers took the oath
of abjuration and that of allegiance to the British
crown. They were natives of the Canton of Zurich,
Switzerland, and of the Reformed faith, as all their
fathers were. Their names were:
1. i. Michael.
ii. Ulrich ; nothing known of him.
2. iii. Peter, m. Anna Catharine Bachman.
iv. John, was under sixteen on arrival.
I. Michael Witmer, the elder of the brothers, d.
prior to 1764, in Lancaster Co., Pa., leaving a wife and
children as follows :
i. Anna.
ii. Magdalena.
iii. Barbara,
iv. John,
v. Elizabeth,
vi. Maria,
vii. Catharine.
viii. Freny.
Of the daughters of Michael Witmer nothing what-
ever is known.
II. Peter Witmer, b. about 1708, in Canton
Zurich, Switzerland, d. January, 1795 ; was an early
settler in Lebanon township, Lancaster County, now
South Lebanon township, Lebanon County, where he
took up a tract of land, on which he lived and died.
He married, in March, 1738, Anna Catharine
Bachman, daughter of Michael and Catharine Bach-
man, an early settler in the Province of Pennsylvania.
They had issue :
i. Michael, b. March 28, 1739, m. Ann Hiestand,
daughter of John Hiestand ; they settled near Hagers-
town, Md.
ii. Peter, b. Aug. 15, 1741 ; d. s. p.
iii. Veronica, b. Aug. 31, 1743 ; m. Daniel Gans.
iv. Barbara, b. September, 1745 ; m. Henry Snevely.
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v. Elizabeth, b. " winter month," 25th, 1752 ;
m. Michael Bredenbach.
vi. Magdalena, b. Sept. 9, 1756 ; m. Joseph
Horst.
4. vii. Peter, b. Feb. 16, 1760 ; m. Anna Smith.
IV. Peter Wither (Peter), b. Feb. 16, 1760, in
Lebanon township, Lancaster Co., Pa. ; d. Jan. 1,
1828, in South Lebanon township, Lebanon Co., Pa.;
m., in 1780, Anna Smith, b. Oct. 21, 1760 ; d. March
21, 1835. They had issue :
"5. i. Catharine, b. Oct. 27, 1781; m. Christian
Crider.
ii. Barbara, b. April 4, 1783 ; d. May 15, 1863,
num.
6. iii. John, b. Sept. 26, 1784; m. Hannah Urich.
7. iv. Anna, b. April 3, 1786 ; m. Jacob Eeist, of
North Annville township.
8. v. Peter, b. Sept. 16, 1787 ; m. Mary Yorty.
vi. Magdalena, b. May 6, 1789 ; d. Aug. 31,
1857; m. Christian Hoffer (see Hoffer record).
9. vii. Jacob, b. Jan. 23, 1791 ; ni. Nancy Shimp.
10. viii. Joseph, b. Nov. 15, 1792; m. Rosanna Bow-
man.
ix. Abraham, b. June 24, 1794; d. s. p.
11. x. Michael, b. Jan. 15, 1796 ; m. Anna Burk-
holder.
12. xi. Henry, b. July 22, 1798; m. Elizabeth
Moyer.
V. Catharine Wither (Peter, Peter), b. Oct. 27,
1781, in Lebanon township, then Lancaster County,
Pa. ; died April 24, 1850, in Franklin County, Pa. ;
ra. Christian Crider ; b. April 2, 1780, d. March 12,
1863 ; removed to Franklin County, Pa., in 1811.
They had issue :
i. Nancy, b. March 28, 1806 ; d. June 12, 1875.
ii. John, b. Feb. 10, 1808 ; d. in 1869.
iii. Peter, b. Oct. 29, 1809; d. Nov. 20, 1829.
iv. Jacob, b. Oct. 24, 1810.
v. Catharine, b. Feb. 1, 1813.
vi. Joseph, b. Nov. 26, 1815.
vii. Mary, b. Aug. S, 1817.
viii. Henry, b. July 8, 1821.
ix. Barbara Ann, b. Sept. 4, 1824.
VI. John Wither (Peter, Peter), b. Sept. 26,
1784, in Lebanon twp., then Lancaster Co., Pa. ; d.
May 15, 1863 ; m. Hannah Urich, b. Nov. 1, 1779 ;
d. Oct. 18, 1858. They had issue :
i. Joseph, b. September, 1812; d. Nov. 9, 1873.
ii. David, b. Oct. 1, 1813; d. June 25, 1876; re-
moved to Aaronsburg, Centre Co., in 1S47, where he
was living in 1855; went to Rock Grove, 111., where
he remained two years, when he removed to Juda,
Wis., where he died.
iii. Eliza, b. May 22, 1815.
iv. Henry, b. 1816 ; d. July 3, 1876, at Chicago, 111. ;
was a physician.
v. Samuel, b. May 11, 1821 ; in 1854 removed to
Juda, Wis. ; a few years after to Grand City, Wis.,
where he resides.
VII. Anna Wither (Peter, Peter), b. April 3,
1786 ; d. Nov. 8, 1855 ; m. Jacob Reist, b. Nov. 18,
1784 ; d. June 26, 1866. They had issue :
i. John, b. Oct. 6, 1814.
ii. Peter, b. Dec. 3, 1816; d. July 13, 1874; re-
moved in 1854 to Dayton, Ohio, where he resided at
the time of his death.
iii. Jacob, b. Aug. 7, 1818; in 1855 removed to
West Lebanon, Ohio; from thence to Greene Co.,
Ind., where he resides.
iv. Reuben, b. July 29, 1820.
v. Hannah, b. Oct. 27, 1829 ; d. March 16, 1883.
vi. Barbara, b. Aug. 2, 1S27.
vii. Elizabeth, b. June 26, 1830.
VIII. Peter Wither (Peter, Peter), b. Sept. 16,
1787 ; d. July 28, 1854 ; m. Mary Y'orty, b. Jan.
28, 1789 ; d. Nov. 7, 1872. They had issue :
i. Jacob, b. Aug. 9, 1813.
ii. Christian, b. Feb. 7, 1815 ; d. Sept. 23, 1818.
iii. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 24, 1816 ; d. Sept. 30, 1818.
iv. John, b. Sept. 3, 1817 ; d. Sept. 15, 1818.
v. Matilda, b. Sept. 18, 1818 ; d.'Sept. 25, 1818.
vi. Christiana, b. March 18, 1820; d. July 31, 1822.
vii. Henry, b. Feb. 16, 1822.
viii. Mary Anna, b. Aug. 19, 1823.
ix. Sarah, b. Nov. 10, 1824.
x. Elias, b. Sept. 29, 1826 ; d. March 16, 1827.
xi. Magdalena, b. Dec. 13, 1827.
xii. Barbara, b. July 20, 1830.
IX. Jacob Wither (Peter, Peter), b. Jan. 23,
1791 ; d. Jan. 5, 1868 ; m. Nancy Shihp, b. Dec. 22,
1794 ; -d. Dec. 13, 1878. They had issue :
i. Rosanna, b. July 15, 1815.
ii. William, b. Aug. 16, 1816.
iii. Veronica, b. April 19, ISIS ; d. Sept. 4, 1880.
iv. John, b. Oct. 19, 1819.
v. Edward, b. April 13, 1821 ; d. April 14, 1873.
vi. Hannah, b. Dec. 20, 1822 ; d. Aug. 26, 1838.
vii. Sarah, born Sept. 8, 1824.
viii. Nancy, b. Aug. 29, 1826.
ix. Henry, b. April 10, 1828.
x. Elizabeth, b. July 14, 1831.
xi. Philip, b. Aug. 7, 1833.
Joseph Wither i Peter, Peter), b. Nov. 15, 1792 ;
d. March 20, 1844; m. Rosanna Bowman, b. May 1,
179S ; d. Jan. 20, 1867. They had issue :
i. Cyrus, b. Jan. 22, 1S20; d. June 1, 1838.
ii. Mary Ann, b. April 7, 1821.
iii. Catharine, b. Feb. 23, 1826 ; d. March 21, 1858.
iv. Franklin, b. Feb. 23, 1834. '
XI. Michael Wither (Peter, Peter), b. Jan. 13,
1796, in South Lebanon township, then Dauphin
Cq., Pa.; d. Dec. 31, 1877, in Lebanon, Pa. He was
a farmer by occupation. He married in April, 1821,
Anna Burkholder, of South Annville township; b.
June 25, 1797 ; d. April 25, 1869. They had issue :
i. Abraham, b. Feb. 10, 1822.
ii. Peter B., b. Oct. 25, 1S23.
iii. Rosanna, b. Oct. 1, 1825.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
iv. Anna, b. Oct. 6, 1827.
v. Maria, b. Dec. 24, 1829.
vi. Jeremiah, b. Dec. 19, 1832 ; d. April 23, 1834.
vii. Uriah, b. Nov. 6, 1834.
viii. John B., b. April 1, 1838.
ix. Michael, b. Sept. 15, 1842 ; d. April 6, 1850.
XII. Henry Witmer (Peter, Peter), b. July 22,
1798 ; d. July 3, 1880 ; m. Elizabeth Moyer, b. Feb.
26, 1801; d. Oct. 14, 1868; daughter of Jacob Moyer;
in the spring of 1828 they removed to Aaronsburg,
Centre Co., Pa., and in 1849 to Centre Hall, in the
same county, where they both deceased. They had
issue :
i. Auna Maria, m. William Wolf, of Centre Hall,
ii. Margaret Louisa, m. J. Chuett, of Williamsport.
THE ZEHRING FAMILY.
The history of the Zehring family, it is claimed,
dates back to the fifth century. It is stated that one
of the early German emperors who had been engaged
in a war with the Romans was defeated, and the sov-
ereign took refuge in the Kaiserstuhl Mountain, in
Breisgan, and was there secreted by a charcoal-burner.
For assistance and the discovery of a silver-mine in
the Black Forest, when the fortunes of war changed,
the emperor created the charcoal-burner duke of the
Province of Baden, and named him Zaehringen. Tra-
dition further states that the Zaehrings or Zehrings
of America are descendants of the house of Zaehrin-
gen of Baden. The name in America is variously
written Zaehring, Zehring, Zearing, Zeyring, etc.
As in the case of other families, this is due to care-
lessness in orthography.
1. LurrwiG Zehring, the first emigrant, a native
of Baden, came to America about 1725, and shortly
after his arrival located on a tract of land two miles
east of Jonestown, now Lebanon County. This tract
of land originally contained acres, and has been
in continuous possession of the descendants of Lud-
wig Zehring. The ancestor was a man of strong force
of character, well educated, and of considerable influ-
ence on the frontiers. For many years he acted as a
kind of agent for his countrymen, and transacted
business for them, not only in this but in the Father-
land. "He was faithful to every trust committed to
his care," is the estimate of him which has come
down to us. About the year 1773, accompanied by
his son Matthias, he made a voyage to Europe, but
taking ill, died at sea and there buried. He was
thrice married. There was issue :
2. i. Henry, b. April 5, 1737 ; m. and had issue.
ii. Ludwig, b. December, 1738; took an active
part in the war for independence, and was one of the
representatives from Col. Curtis Grubb's battalion at
the Lancaster Convention of July 4, 1776. At the
close of the Revolution he settled at or near Pitts-
burgh. Nothing further is known of him.
iii. Matthias, b. 1741 ; d. May 13, 1817, near Wood-
stock, Shenandoah Co., Va., where he settled after
the Revolution ; m. Rebecca Yeager, and left a large
family.
3. iv. Christian, b. Oct. 5, 1755 ; m. 1st, Din-
berger; 2d, Anna Maria Rauch.
II. Henry Zehring (Ludwig), b. April 5, 1737,
in Bethel township, Lancaster County, now Swatara
township, Lebanon Co., Penna. ; d. April 19, 1819, at
Jonestown ; m. and had issue :
4. i. Henry, b. March 20, 1760 ; m. Maria Elizabeth
Rupp.
ii. Ludwig, m. Miss Boeshore ; purchased a Targe
tract of land northwest of Jonestown, following farm-
ing, and died there. Had six sons, — Ludwig, John,
Peter, George, Adam, and Christian. Ludwig and
John died unmarried on the old homestead ; the others
went to the West.
iii. John Jacob secured the old homestead of his
father and grandfather, where he lived and died.
His son John became the owner, and after his death
his son William became the j^ossessor, and now re-
sides thereon.
iv. John, usually called Hannes, resided at Quito-
pahilla ; m. and left a large family, whose descend-
ants are scattered over the West.
v. Barbara, m. Jacob Decker ; after her death Mr.
Decker married her sister Catharine.
vi. Catharine, m. Jacob Decker; their descendants
are in the Western country.
vii. Margaretta, m. Jacob Rauch ; they lived and
die! in Hanover township, Dauphin County, Penna.
III. Christian Zehrixg (Ludwig), b. Oct. 5,
1755, in Bethel township, Lancaster County, now
Swatara township, Lebanon County, Penna. ; d. June
5, 1832, in Warren County, Ohio, and is buried at
Springboro', that county (see biographical sketch) ;
m. 1st, Miss Umberger, and had issue, all b. in
East Hanover (now Union) township, Lebanon Co.,
Penna. :
i. Henry, m. and removed to Montgomery Co., O.
ii. Elizabeth, d. 1831, in Union township, Lebanon
Co., Pa.; m. John Walmer.
iii. Catharine, m. Peter Fisher ; removed to Perry
Co., Penn., thence to the State of Indiana.
Christian Zehring, m. 2d, Anna Maria Rauch, b.
April 11, 1762, in Hanover township, Lancaster Co.,
Penn'a. ; d. June 22, 1839, at Germantown, Mont-
gomery^Co, O. They had issue:
iv. Christian, m. and removed to Warren County,
O., and d. at Franklin, O.
5. v. John, b. Jan. 10, 1790 ; m. Eve Barbara
Decker.
vi. Philip, d. March 26, 1838; removed to Mont-
gomery Co., O.
vii. William, d. Sept. 10, 1870, in Montgomery
Co, O.
viii. Jacob, d. in Montgomery Co., O.
ix. David, d. June 6, 1S63, in Montgomery Co, O.
x. Bernhard, d. Sept. 18, 1877, in Montgomery
Co, O.
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xi. Peter, d. May 14, 1863; settled in Franklin
Co., Ind.
xii. Anna Maria, d. May 9, 1880 ; m. Lewis Mease;
they removed to Montgomery Co., 0.
xiii. Susan, m. Rev. John Crider; they reside in
Montgomery Co., O.
xiv. Martha, d. in Warren Co., 0. ; m. Mr. Fry.
IV. Henry Zehring (Henry, Ludwig), b. March
20, 1760, in Bethel township, Lancaster Co., now
Swatara township, Lebanon Co., Pa. ; d. Jan. 24,
1798, in East Hanover township, Dauphin Co., now
Union township, Lebanon Co., Pa. ; m. 1781, Maria
Elizabeth Rupp, b. Oct. 15, 1762, in Lebanon town-
ship, then Lancaster County, Pa.; d. May 11, 1836,
at Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co., Pa. They had
issue :
i. Henry, b. Sept. 26, 1783 ; d. Feb. 21, 1830, at
Shiremanstown, Cumberland Co., Pa. ; m. Margaret
Ely, b. March 1, 1781; d. July 28, 1865; and had
Henry, m. Eliz. Eichelberger ; John H., m. Sarah
Krall ; Elizabeth, m. John Maunesmith ; Jacob, m.
Eliza Swiler.
ii. Jonas, b. May 4, 1785; d. Dec. 20, 1831; m.
Anna Barbara Evers, b. 1785 ; d. Sept. 26, 1860 ; and
. had issue.
iii. Lewis, b. Jan. 15, 1787; d. May 8, 1845; m.
Elizabeth Bobb, b. Jan. 10, 1792; d. March 24, 1849;
and had issue.
iv. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 13,. 1789; d. June 4,1859;
m. Joseph Mitchell, b. Oct. 22, 1783; d. Feb. 12,
1832 (see Mitchell record).
6. v. Jacob, b. Nov. 6, 1790 ; m. Susan Peterman.
vi. John, b. Sept. 20, 1792; d. Oct. 5, 1846; m.
Margaret Herman, b. Aug. 28, 1793; d. Oct. 17,
1859 (see biographical sketch).
vii. Martin, b. July 4, 1794 ; d. July 24, 1855, at
Berlin, Bureau Co., 111. ; m. Sarah Shafer, b. May 9,
1797; d. Feb. 11, 1869; and had issue.
viii. David, b. May 7, 1796 ; d. s. p.
ix. Anna Maria, b. March 17, 1798 ; d. s. p.
After the death of Mr. Zehring his widow m. sec-
ondly Michael Stroh, b. Dec. 7, 1743 ; d. Jan. 21,
1803 ; and left issue ; m. third, Rev. Christian Lud-
wig, b. Jan. 16, 1762; d. Nov. 15, 1827; and had
issue.
V. John Zehring (Christian, Ludwig), b. Jan. 10,
1790, in Uuion township, Lebanon Co., Pa. ; d. May
23, 1867; m. Eve Barbara DECREE, b. Jan. 1,
1795, in East Hanover township, Lebanon Co., Pa.;
d. Aug. 10, 1868, in Union township ; daughter of
Jacob Decker, a soldier of the Revolution, who died
Feb. 24, 1843, in East Hanover township, Lebanon
Co., Pa. ; all buried in Walmer's Church cemetery.
They had issue :
i. John Decker, b. Jan. 16, 1815; resides at Jones-
town.
ii. Jacob Decker, b. July 25, 1817; now a minister
of the Reformed Church, residing at Codorus, York
Co., Pa.
iii. Christian, b. Oct. 13, 1820; resides at Jones-
town,— a surveyor, scrivener, and justice of the peace.
iv. Anna Maria, b. April 24, 1824.
VI. Jacob Zehring (Henry, Henry, Ludwig), b.
Nov. 6, 1790, in East Hanover township, Dauphin
Co., now Union township, Lebanon Co., Pa. ; d. Oct.
16, 1861, in Powell's Valley, Dauphin Co., Pa. ; m.
first, on Dec. 25, 1810, Susan Peterman, b. March
27, 1789, near the Trappe, Montgomery Co., Pa.; d.
March 7, 1838, in Powell's Valley ; daughter of Jacob
Peterman and Susan De Haven. They had issue :
i. Elizabeth, b. May 7, 1812, at Jonestown ; m.
Henry Rauch, b. April 16, 1801; and had Mary Ann,
Jacques W., Henry, John M., Margaretta Rebecca,
Win. M., and Jesse Jacob.
ii. Isaac, b. Sept. 7, 1814; m. Mary McCall John-
son, of Powell's Valley ; removed to Virginia.
iii. John, b. March 13, 1816; d. Oct. 1, 1863
(drowned in the Susquehanna) ; m. Maria Frank, and
had issue.
iv. Jacob, b. Jan. 18, 1819; d. March 27, 1874, at
Stockton, Cal.
v. Susan, b. Sept. 30, 1820; m. John Ettien, son of
Philip Ettien and Mary Sellers, of Halifax; removed
in 1849 to Iowa and had a large family.
vi. Mary Ann, b. Nov. 25, 1824; m. Matthias Mit-
chell ; removed to Madison County, Iowa.
vii. Henry, b. Nov. 10, 1826; m. Rebecca Charles,
of Perry County, Pa ; removed to Madison County,
Iowa.
Jacob Zehring m. secondly, Mrs. Mary Frank, a
widow, whose first husband was Benjamin Mayer,
printer, of Harrisburg, her maiden name Mary Bress-
ler, b. June 17, 1785 ; d. April 16, 1861 ; daughter of
Nicholas and Elizabeth Bressler. No issue.
BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY.
[If our readers do not find among the names which
follow sketches of men who were more or less prom-
inent in their day and generation, it is because our
efforts to obtain such have been fruitless. There are
many whose memory we would have been well
pleased to perpetuate, for their mission when on
earth was such as fully entitles them to a place
within these pages.]
REV. JACOB ALBRIGHT.
John Albright (Albrecht in German) emigrated I
from Germany to this country and settled in Doug- j
las township, Montgomery Co., Pa. His domicile
was at or near a mountain ridge known as Fuchs-
burg (Fox Mountain), about ten miles southeast of |
Pottstown. In this obscure spot his son, Eev. Jacob
Albright, was born May 1, 1759. The house which
sheltered his infant head, and where he spent his |
childhood and youth, is still standing. It is a one- j
story stone building of solid but plain architecture.
His parents were poor, and compelled to struggle
hard to provide for themselves and their children the
necessaries of life. The neighborhood in its social,
moral, and religious aspects was then and is now of
such a nature that one is forcibly reminded of the
place where the founder of our religion was brought
up, and of which it was said, " Can there any good
come out of it?" However, the poverty and priva-
tions of his youth served as a rugged school to pre-
pare him for the severe and almost superhuman
labors of his later years. Like most men of his early
surroundings, hardly anything is known of his boy-
hood. His parents belonged to the Evangelical Lu-
theran Church, whose minister baptized him in his
infancy and gave him the usual catechetical instruc-
tion when he arrived at the proper age. He also re-
ceived such instructions as the parochial schools of his
time afforded. Our beneficent common school system
had then no existence. In rude log cabins, unworthy
of the name of school-houses, the simplest rudiments
of education were imperfectly taught. Rev. Henry
Harbaugh, in the Pennsylvania German vernacular,
has well said of these schools,—
" Inwennig, urn tier One rum,
Hocke die Kleene Tschaps,
Sie lerne artlich hart verschteh,
Un wer net weeB sei' ABC—
Sei' Obre Kriege Kiipps.
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" Die arme Drep ! dort hocke Be
In Misserie— juscht denk !
Es is Kee' Wunner — nenim mei Wort —
Dass se bo wenig lerne dort,
Uf Belle hoche Benk."
In one of these unpromising institutions young
Albright acquired the art of reading and writing the
German language, and also the first principles of
arithmetic. He never enjoyed the advantages of an
English education. Of the German he acquired a
correct knowledge by reading Luther's translation of
the Bible, as also other books written in pure Ger-
man. In person he was of medium stature, about j
five feet eight inches in height. He had an aquiline
nose, and his mouth and chin were exquisitely
formed. His eyes were blue and very bright, his
hair was black, and his complexion fair. Though in
his temperament the sanguine and choleric disposi-
tions predominated, yet his bearing was always grace-
ful and dignified. About his person and dress he
was scrupulously neat and clean. Some persons who
knew him but imperfectly thought he was proud.
I Those, however, who knew him intimately and un-
i derstood his character better believed him to be en-
tirely innocent of this charge. In 1785 he was mar-
ried to Miss Catherine Cope, and shortly afterwards
moved to Lancaster County, and purchased a tract of
land, eligibly located, near Frysville, in the present
East Cocalico, but then Earl township. Here, be-
sides farming, he also carried on the brick and tile
business. At that time many of the dwellings were
covered with tiles, and some of these antique relics
are still in existence. In 1790 several of his children
died of dysentery. At the funeral of one of them,
Rev. Anthony Hautz, a minister of the German Re-
formed Church, preached a sermon which touched
Albright's heart. Of the state of his mind at this
time he says, " In my early youth I had received
catechetical instruction in the doctrines of the Chris-
tian religion. I did not then comprehend the great
truths I learned, and could not appreciate them ; but
a feeling of reverence towards God was implanted
which never left me. This feeling was very unde-
fined, but it induced me to regard every place where
God was worshiped as sacred, and I could not de-
spise or persecute those persons who engaged in
the worship of the Most High, no matter to what
sect they belonged. This reverence for the worship
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of God induced me to frequently attend religious
meetings, and to listen attentively to the exhortations
of the ministers of the gospel. I became frightened
at myself, the judgments of God stood before my
imagination, my spirit experienced a deep dejection,
and at last, on a certain day in July, in my thirty-
second year, it rose to such a degree that it bordered
on despair. I fell upon my knees, and a long-con-
tinued, earnest, and ardent prayer for pardon and
salvation went up to the throne of the Most High."
At this time he had no thoughts of regularly
preaching the gospel, and he passed through great
struggles before he could make up his mind to take
that step. He clearly foresaw the labors, difficulties,
and afflictions he would have to endure ; and then
his keen sensitiveness as to his own efficiency weighed
heavily on his soul. He hesitated until the convic-
tion of his divine call to the ministry became irre-
sistible, and he felt, with St. Paul, " Woe is unto me
if I preach not the gospel." He especially felt a deep
solicitude for his German countrymen, whose spirit-
ual welfare lay near his sympathetic heart. He soon
became known in the neighborhood as a very zealous
worker. As regards his relations with the Methodist
Episcopal Church at this juncture, it is difficult to
arrive at a correct conclusion. It is doubtless true
that some Methodist ministers occasionally preached
in German, but there were none that exclusively la-
bored in that language. The impression seems to have
extensively prevailed that the German language would
soon die out on this continent, and that therefore it
was impoliticto employ German preachers. Albright,
however, felt such a powerful internal call to labor
among his German brethren that he could not remain
silent or inactive, but continued zealously to labor in
his Divine Master's cause. At first his success was
but moderate. From 1796, when he first set out on
his mission, until 1S03, when the first Conference was
held, the number of his followers did not exceed
forty, and besides him there were only two preach-
ers, Revs. Walter and Lieser. This slow increase was
principally owing to the illiterate and obscure charac-
ter of the ministers engaged in the work and the pow-
erful opposition and persecution which was aroused
against them. Besides this, Albright and his coadju-
tors had up to this time confined themselves almost
exclusively to the counties of Bucks, Berks, and
Northampton, emphatically Albright's home; and a
greater than he had said before him, " A prophet is
not without honor save in his own country and in his
own house." Afterwards, when the theatre of their
operations was transferred to distant fields, whose soil
was perhaps more promising, their labors yielded
more abundantly.
On Sept. 15-16, 1807, at Miihlbach (Millcreek),
they held their first regular Annual Conference. At
this meeting five itinerant and three local preachers
and twenty official lay members participated. Here
Albright was elected superintendent of the society,
and by a resolution of the Conference he was directed
to prepare rules of discipline for the government of
the religious society thus organized. This, on ac-
count of declining health and early death, he was
prevented from accomplishing. The discipline was
afterwards prepared by Rev. G. Miller in 1809. The
membership at this time numbered two hundred and
twenty. It was soon apparent that Albright's health
was daily failing, but he still continued to travel and
to labor as much as his impaired strength permitted
him to do. During the winter he traveled with the
late Bev. J. Driesbach, who was then a young man,
but who has recently died at the advanced age of
eighty-two years. Their circuit extended partly over
the counties of Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster, Berks,
Bucks, Montgomery, Northampton, Lehigh, and
Schuylkill. They had about thirty appointments or
places to preach, of which some were twenty or thirty
miles apart. It was during this season that the soci-
ety atMillersville, Lancaster Co., received great acces-
sions in numbers, among whom was John Erb, who
afterwards became an itinerant minister. On Easter-
day, 1808, a quarterly meeting was held at Albany,
Berks Co., where Albright for the last time appointed
his preachers to their several fields of labor. He now
began to sink rapidly. Incessant travel, exposure to
the inclemency of every season, the privations inci-
dent to the itinerancy, and the almost superhuman
labors performed by him had at last undermiued his
constitution and broken down his health to such a
degree that he was compelled to return home. He
was suffering with a pulmonary affection, which, how-
ever, had now progressed so far that he never reached
his earthly home again. He remained with Christian
friends at Miihlbach, who kindly nursed him during
a short illness, being confined to his bed only for a
few days. He died May 18, 1808, in the fiftieth year
of his age. His remains were buried on the 20th, in
a neighboring burying-ground, where, in commemor-
ation of his death and burial, a church has since
been erected, which bears the name of " Albright's
Church."
Since his death the religious denomination founded
by him has enjoyed great prosperity. The number of
regular or itinerant ministers exceeds five hundred,
and the lay membership is over one hundred thousand.
The society supports several institutions of learn-
ing, their book concern is in a flourishing condition,
and one of their papers, Der Chriatliche Botschafter,
is the oldest German religious journal in this country.
They support promising missions in Germany and
Switzerland, which appear to be destined to exert a
great influence in the future. This society founded
by Albright is now known as the " Evangelical Asso-
ciation."
JACOB L. BICKSLER.
Jacob L. Bicksler, son of Daniel Bicksler (177-t-
1832) and Marv Light (1785-1S57), was born Jan. 31,
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1814, at " Lone Pine Place," the family homestead,
near Fredericksburg, Lebanon Co., Pa. His great-
grandfather, Peter Bicksler, in company with a
brother, Christian Bicksler, emigrated from Switzer-
land to Pennsylvania prior to 1765. The latte rlo-
cated in Cocalico township, Lancaster County, the
former in Bethel township, Berks County. A son of
Peter Bicksler, Joseph Bicksler, removed about 1774
to the farm occupied by his descendants in the fourth
generation in now Lebanon County. Here his son,
Daniel Bicksler, was born, the father of the subject
of this sketch. Jacob L. Bicksler passed his boyhood
on his father's farm, his education prior to reaching
his majority consisting of a few months' attendance
at a pay school in the neighborhood. He continued
tanning until his twenty-fifth year, when he resolved
upon securing au English education, and for that
purpose attended school at Easton, and the academy
at Myerstown, which, with self-application, enabled
him to secure such a knowledge of the English tongue
as to be of essential service in his after-life. He sub-
sequently taught school during the winter months.
He served in various public offices, civil and military,
and was commissioned by Governor Pollock colonel
of militia. In 1860 he was elected a representative
in the State Legislature, and served his constituents
with faithfulness. The following year he was re-
nominated, but with the entire Republican ticket was
defeated. He then retired from political life, and
devoted himself entirely to his farm. He died at the
old homestead the 18th of February, 1879, aged sixty-
five years. Col. Bicksler married, in 1842, Lucetta
Hoffa, daughter of John and Elizabeth Hoft'a, born
May 31, 1819, at Fredericksburg; died May 15, 1866.
Their children were George W., d. s. p. ; Mary J.,
married George S. Swope; John H. L. ; D. Webster;
Elizabeth Jane, d. s. p. ; Jane Elizabeth, d. s. p. ; and
Jacob H.
JOHN BICKEL.
John Bickel, an emigrant from Switzerland, was au
early settler in Bethel township, his parents coming
to Pennsylvania prior to the French and Indian war.
John was born in 1748, and was brought up amidst the
excitements of pioneer life. He was a soldier of the
Ptevolution, in Capt. Koppenheffer's company of Col.
Timothy Green's battalion, subsequently in service
on the frontiers. As one of the heroes of the war for
independence, he enjoyed the repose of the true sol-
dier in the long years of peace. He died in 1840, at
Jonestown, at the age of ninety-two years, honored
and respected. Of his children, John married and
raised a large family, was the first postmaster at
Jonestown, and died at au advanced age. His daugh-
ter Catherine married Jacob Mish, of Harrisburg ;
they were the parents of Dr. John B. Mish, of Leb-
anon.
REV. JOHN CONRAD BUCHER.
In the seventh generation of a family record which
embraces nearly three hundred and fifty years is found
the birth-date of John Conrad Bucher, June 10, 1730.
He was the son of John Jacob Bucher, Laudvogt of
the District of Neukirch, in the Canton of Schaff-
hausen, Switzerland. Intending him for the ministry,
his father afforded him the best educational advan-
tages of his time and country. His album, still pre-
served, testifies to his connection with the celebrated
institutions of learning at St. Gall, Basle, and Gottin-
gen, and contains among its interesting and valuable
contributions the autographs of Wagelin, Zollikoffer,
John Laurence Mosheim, and others.
At the age of twenty-five years he came to America.
It would be interesting to learn what circumstances
led him to the Province of Pennsylvania. Having
received a theological education, with the ministry in
view as his life-work, it is a matter of plausible spec-
ulation that through the instrumentality of the Rev.
Michael Schlatter, who had a short time previously
visited Europe for the purpose of bringing out Ger-
man Reformed pastors to minister to the spiritual
wants of the large German population of the Province,
Conrad Bucher was induced to leave the refinements
of a home abounding in wealth and comforts and un-
dergo the hardships necessarily attendant upon life in
a new country, although there is no positive evidence
that he had fully entered the ministry until many
years later.
The French and Indian war commenced in 1754 ;
beginning with Braddock's defeat, in 1755, the Eng-
lish arms met nothing but disaster. The county of
Cumberland, which embraced all the country west of
the Susquehanna, was especially exposed to Indian
raids and incursions. In 1758, General Forbes, a
Scotch veteran, was appointed commander-in-chief
of the expedition for the reduction of the French
Fort Du Quesne. The General Assembly of the
Province resolved to place at his disposal two thou-
sand seven hundred men. In order that German and
Swiss settlers would more readily enter the service,
Parliament, in 1756, passed an "act providing for
the appointment of German, Swiss, and Dutch Prot-
estants as officers." In this emergency Conrad Bu-
cher entered the provincial service, commissioned as
ensign, or second lieutenant, April 1, 1758, in the
First Battalion, Pennsylvania Regiment.
The provincial army having achieved success in
taking Fort Du Quesne and dispersing the French,
established, manned, and equipped Fort Pitt, and re-
turned to Carlisle. In this famous expedition Col.
George Washington was in command of the Virgin-
ians, Col. Bouquet of the English, and John Arm-
strong, James Potter, Hugh Mercer, William Lyon,
William Maclay, names famous subsequently in Rev-
olutionary annals, held subordinate positions.
Conrad Bucher, continuing in service, was commis-
sioned, April 19, 1760, first lieutenant (Pennsylvania
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Archives, p. 603) and stationed at Fort Louther, Car-
lisle, one of the line of forts erected for the protection
of the frontier.
Lieut. Bucher participated in Bouquet's expedition,
in 1763, for the relief of Fort Pitt, which had been
assailed by the combined Indian nations in the war
known as Pontiac's Conspiracy, and which was the
next active field service of the provincial army. It
was on this march westward that the famous battle of
Bushy Run was fought, on the 5th and 6th of August,
in which the Indians undertook to wipe out the little
army as they had done with Braddock in 1755, but
in which they, in turn, were so thoroughly demoral-
ized and their prestige destroyed, through the supe-
rior tactics of Bouquet, that they retreated without
making further demonstrations against the fort.
By commissions dated July 12, 1764, Lieut. Bucher
was promoted to the adjutancy, and, July 31st, to a
captaincy "in the Second Battalion of the Pennsyl-
vania Regiment of foot," Asher Clayton, lieutenant-
colonel commandant, and the Hon. John Penn,
colonel. These four commissions on parchment, and
in good preservation, are among the family records at
Harrisburg.
Capt. Bucher's final service was in Bouquet's expe-
dition against the Ohio Indians, who, forgetting their
punishment at Bushy Run, had again become bold
and inclusive. This expedition, like the two former,
concentrated forces at Carlisle, and commenced their
march westward, over the route twice trodden, ou the
9th of August, 1764. It is matter of history that
Bouquet was eminently successful, — the Indians were
brought, to terms and sued for peace, and their cap-
tives, men, women, and children, delivered up. The
army returned to Carlisle early in 1765, and the pro-
vincial troops were disbanded. Thus terminated the
military career of John Conrad Bucher, having par-
ticipated in three memorable campaigns which had a
most important bearing in the early history of the
State and nation.
While Bouquet's army halted at Fort Bedford, on
the 8th of September, 1764, the officers of the Penn-
sylvania regiments formed an association under a
written agreement " to apply to the Proprietaries for
a tract of land sufficiently extensive to accommodate
each one with a reasonable and commodious planta-
tion, etc." In their formal application they repre-
sented that the land thus far purchased from the In-
dians did not afford any situation convenient for their
purpose; they therefore prayed the Proprietaries to
make a "new purchase, etc." In 176S the Fifth Pur-
chase, embracing the territory from the northeastern
to the southwestern section of the Province not al-
ready purchased, was made, and in 1769 twenty-four
thousand acres were granted them; of this amount,
six hundred and sixteen acres in Buffalo Valley
(Union County) and five hundred and seventy acres
on Bald Eagle Creek (Centre County) were allotted
to Capt. Bucher.
Feb. 26, 1760, Lieut. Bucher married Mary Magda-
lena, daughter of George Hoak, one of the earliest
citizens of York, then in Perm's Manor of Springetts-
bury, and the purchaser of lot No. 107; t lie lady,
born Feb. 2, 1742, survived her husband nearly forty
years, and was buried at Alexandria, Huntingdon Co.,
Pa. Her maternal blood was Huguenot, of the family
Lefevre. The issue of this marriage was three sons
and five daughters, the latter of whom all died young ;
of the sons, John Jacob, of Dauphin, and John Con-
rad, of Huntingdon, became conspicuous men in their
respective counties.
Of the exact time of Conrad Bucher's full ordina-
tion into the ministry of the German Reformed Church
we have no record ; his numerous manuscripts in Ger-
man text, which have never been critically examined
by competent hands, might elicit much of public as
well as of private interest. It is, however, certain
that he did not regularly enter into the service of the
church until he had ceased to wear the livery of the
king in 1765, although he may have occasionally of-
ficiated, as it was not uncommon in those perilous
times that one man should represent the dual profes-
sions of priest and soldier.
From 1765 to 1768, during which time he main-
tained his residence at Carlisle, we learn from his
memoranda that he ministered regularly to the con-
gregations at Falling Spring, Hagerstown, Sharps-
borough, Frederickstown, Middletown, Hummels-
town, Quitopahilla, and Lebanon, as well as at
Carlisle, and that he preached and catechised at
other places.
In the year 1767 [Pennsylvania Archives, Second
Series, vol. ii.), the " Rev. Conrad Bucher's" name is
found in the list of ministers and magistrates to whom
marriage licenses, then requisite under proprietary
regulations, were issued by the Provincial Secretary.
Having accepted a call to the church in Lebanon
in 1768, he removed thither in the spring of 1769.
But his service was not confined to this church ; his
field of labor now included several of his old congre-
gations and those at Maytown, Manheim, Rapho, etc.
This circuit he seems to have traveled regularly,
preaching often, unwearied in his work, filled with
zeal, and devoted to his Master's cause.
Up to 1770 he had occasionally included the con-
gregation at Reading in his visitations, and so pleased
them as to elicit a call to become their pastor. But
on account of ill health he forbore its consideration,
and at last Cotus (the Synod) resolved that " the de-
cision should be laid upon the conscience of the Rev.
Mr. Bucher himself;" he declined this call " from love
to his own congregations."
When the conflict for American independence arose
it found Conrad Bucher on the side of liberty and his
adopted laud. He had, no doubt, many pleasant
memories of grateful service to that government
which had been instrumental in opening the way to
a new life in this country ; but he had also many
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loved objects to cherish and protect, and a higher
ambition to serve the liberties of a free people. He
consequently joined his fellow-citizens in their for-
mal oath of allegiance, taken at Lancaster, June 10,
1778. Although positive evidence of the fact is
wanting, yet it is believed, as it is traditionary in the
family, that he served as chaplain to a Pennsylvania
regiment in the Revolutionary war.
As we approach the fiftieth year of Conrad Bucher's
life, it is found that the activities of his earlier man-
hood have left fatal evidences of overwork or undue
exposure, too continued strain of laborious effort for
the good of others and too^little consideration of self.
Some form of heart-disease developed itself.
In the Cotal Minutes of April, 1779, mention is
made incidentally of his " sickly condition," and fol-
lowing this he was compelled, on account of continued
failing health, to relinquish his more distant congre-
gations. To his last capable moment, however, he
"waited on the Lord," and was assiduous in his pas-
toral duties.
On the 15th of August, 1780, he was invited to
solemnize a marriage at Killinger's, on the Quitopa-
hilla, near Millerstown ( Annville). While there, amid
the nuptial festivities, he was suddenly stricken down.
In the graveyard of the ancient German Reformed
Church at Lebanon, in whose pulpit he had minis-
tered twelve years, reposes the dust of John Conrad
Bucher, with four children, who died in infancy.
The Rev. Conrad Bucher was equally fluent in
English, German, and French. His Bibles in the
two foreign languages are still preserved, the German
having his preaching texts all marked. Endowed
with the genius of his Fatherland, he was also a fine
musician and singer. His voice was of unusual power
and compass, a bass that could fill the church. He
was systematic in his general habits, and possessed a
degree of skill with the pen that was evidenced in his
excellent copying of music and keeping his books;
He was unquestionably a man of great cultivation,
industry, perseverance, and zeal in his Father's busi-
ness. His name and services have been properly as-
sociated by Rev. Dr. Harbaugh with the honored
"Fathers of the German Reformed Church in Amer-
ica," and though his life-work does not dazzle, it
nevertheless endures, and he has his reward.
GEORGE DAWSON COLEMAN.
George Dawson Coleman was born in the city of
Philadelphia, Jan. 13, 1825, and died at' Lebanon, Pa.,
Sept. 9, 1878. His ancestors were early identified
with the iron interests of the State of Pennsylvania,
his great-grandfather, James Old, having large iron-
works near Reading and Norristown. His grand-
father, Robert Coleman, was for some years associated
in business with Mr. Old. He afterwards married his
daughter, and purchased the Elizabeth Furnace in
Lancaster County, where he manufactured ammu-
nition for the government during the Revolutionary
war. The iron chain which was stretched across the
Delaware River below Philadelphia to prevent the
approach of the British war-ships was also manufac-
tured by him. He was the first of the Coleman family
to obtain an interest in the Cornwall ore-bank, pur-
chasing the same of the Grubb family. His sons were
William, Edward, James, and Burd Coleman. James,
the father of Robert and George Dawson Coleman,
passed his life in the iron business in Lancaster and
Lebanon Counties. His wife was a Miss Dawson, of
Philadelphia.
George Dawson Coleman received his preparatory
education at. Princeton, N. J., and subsequently en-
tered the collegiate department of the University of
Pennsylvania, from which institution he was grad-
uated in 1843. In 1846, in connection with his brother
Robert, he erected the North Lebanon Furnaces, Leb-
anon, Pa., the first anthracite furnaces built in that
county, and there engaged in the manufacture of iron.
The two brothers together owned a fifteen-forty-
eighths interest in the Cornwall ore deposit. In
1852, Robert withdrew from the firm, spending the
remainder of his life in Paris. From that time until
his death the North Lebanon Furnaces were operated
by George Dawson Coleman, and are now owned and
operated by his widow and heirs. During his life
Mr. Coleman was a successful and enterprising iron
manufacturer, and was extensively known in that
business throughout the State. He was also a large
stockholder in the Pennsylvania Steel Company at
Steelton, Dauphin Co. He was a warm supporter of
the government during the late war, contributing
freely of his means to the organization and equip-
ment of the different regiments formed in his section
of the State. Particular mention may be made of the
Ninety-third Pennsylvania Volunteers, which regi-
ment he raised, to which he contributed over ten
thousand dollars, and whose subsequent military ca-
reer he watched with peculiar interest and solicitude.
To the assistance of the widows and orphans of those
who fought our battles he devoted large sums, and
won by his devotion to general charity the warm
gratitude of many hearts. He was also an active
member of the Sanitary Commission, and frequently
in person distributed its stores upon the battle-field.
Possessed of a liberal and generous spirit, he felt a
deep interest in all movements tending to develop and
improve the community in which he resided. He was
a member of the State Board of Charities from the
time of its organization in 1869, and president of that
bod)r at the time of his death. He also filled the
position of president of the First National Bank of
Lebanon for a number of years. Although having a
natural distaste for politics, he felt it his duty to re-
spond promptly to the call of the people to represent
them in the State Legislature during the war times,
and subsequently served three years in the Senate.
His course as a legislator was marked by the faithful
and conscientious discharge of all his duties, and he
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was recognized as a valuable coadjutor in the impor-
tant work of legislation. He took a deep interest in
the religious welfare of those in his employ, building
and supporting churches for them at Elizabeth and
Lebanon Furnaces. Nor were his contributions to
religious objects confined to these localities. Several
years before his death he presented his grandfather's
house, at the corner of Front and Pine Streets, Phila-
delphia, Pa., to St. Peter's Church, contributing in
addition a large sum for the purpose of altering and
arranging the house for their mission work. His
whole life was an example of generosity and kind-
ness of heart rarely equaled, and in the community
in which he lived and labored no man was more
universally respected and beloved. Mr. Coleman, in
1852, married Miss Brown, of Philadelphia, who, with'
two sons and five daughters, survived him.
ROBERT COLEMAN.
Robert Coleman was born near Castlefin, in the
County of Donegal, in the kingdom of Ireland, on
the 4th of November, a.d. 1748.
Robert Coleman left Ireland a.d. 1764, at the age
of sixteen years. He arrived at Philadelphia with
letters to Mr. Blair McClanaghan and the Messrs.
Biddle, who recommended him to Mr. Read, pro-
thonotary of Reading, in whose employ he remained
two years, at the expiration of which he entered the
employ of Peter Grubb as clerk at Hopewell Forge.
He remained there six (6) months, leaving for a
situation at Quitopahilla Forge, near Lebanon, Pa.,
the property of James Old. Mr. Old some time
after moving from Speedwell Forge to Reading Fur-
nace, took Robert Coleman with him. While at the
furnace he married (Oct, 4, 1773) Mr. Old's eldest
daughter, Anne Old (who was born May 21, 1756).
Robert Coleman then rented Salford Forge, near
Norristowri, and remained there for three years.
In 1776 he moved to Elizabeth Furnace, which he
first rented, and afterwards he bought out gradually
the different shares from the firm who owned it, viz.,
Stiegel, Stedman & Benezet.
He retired from business and removed to Lancaster
in the year 1809.
GEN. JOHN PHILIP DE HAAS.
John Philip De Haas, son of John Nicholas De
Haas, was born about 1735 in Holland. His father
emigrated to Pennsylvania a year or two thereafter,
for on the 28th of March, 1739, he took out a warrant
for one hundred and fifty acres of land in Lebanon
township, then Lancaster, now Lebanon County, Pa.
He was brought up on his father's pioneer farm, but
must have received the rudiments of a fair German
and English education, for we find him early in life as
an officer during the French and Indian war. He was
commissioned ensign of the Provincial Battalion of
Pennsylvania, Governor William Denny command-
ing, December, 1757; adjutant of the First Battalion,
Col. John Armstrong, April 30, 1758 ; captain of the
Pennsylvania regiment, Col. James Burd, April 28,
1760; and major of the Pennsylvania regiment com-
manded by Governor John Penn, First Battalion, Col.
Turbutt Francis, June 9, 1764, and served under
Gen. Bouquet in the expedition of 1763, and shared
with the other provincial officers in the land-grants
on the West Branch. His son, John Philip, moved
upon this land early in the present century, and his
descendants are very numerous, both in Clinton and
Centre Counties. In June, 1764, Maj. De Haas wa-
in command of Fort Henry, an important post, guard-
ing a pass through the Kittochtinny Hills. From
1765 to 1775 he resided at Lebanon " as one of His
Majesty's justices of the peace for ye county of
Lancaster," and was also interested in the iron busi-
ness in that neighborhood. When the Revolution
opened he became very ardent in the cause, and was
on the Committee of Observation for Lebanon town-
ship. When the First Pennsylvania Battalion was
raised in the fall of 1775, John Bull was elected col-
onel by the Congress. He resigned, however, owing
to some trouble with the officers of the battalion, on
the 20th of January, 1776, and Congress, on the 22d
of February, elected John Philip De Haas, of Leb-
anon, colonel of the same, to rank from January 22d.
By a letter, under date of Jan. 6, 1776, we find that
he was busily recruiting at that time, the men being
merged into the First Battalion, but the rolls of the
command are so meagre that no positive information
can be gathered as to the companies raised at Leba-
non. At the date referred to the gunsmiths of Leba-
non were at work upon his muskets, but were delayed
by the non-arrival of the guu-barr,els from Lancaster.
His'command was in the Northern campaign of 1776,
and partook of the privations and sufferings of that
futile attempt to call to the aid of the colonies the
inhabitants of Canada. Their loyalty to British in-
terests was unquestioned. Col. De Haas' testimony as
to his officers will apply to himself, — " This is to cer-
tify,_ that during the time I had the honor to command
the above gentlemen they behaved themselves like
gentlemen and as became good soldiers." His bat-
talion became the nucleus for the formation of the
Second Pennsylvania Regiment of the Continental
line, of which Col. De Haas was commissioned colo-
nel Oct. 25, 1776. On the 21st of February, 1777. he
was promoted by Congress brigadier-general. He
seems to have been in continuous service until the
close of 1778, when he appears to have been out of
the army. It was then that his enemies, those whom
he had possibly been severe to when in military com-
mand, sought through the law to annoy and worry
him. He was out of office, and to rid himself of
these tormentors removed to Philadelphia in 1779.
We have no knowledge of his business, there. He
died in that city on the 3d of June, 17S6, leaving his
wife, Eleanor, and sou, John Philip, as the executors
of his estate. The latter was an ensign in his father's
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regiment during the Revolution, and the similarity of j tics he was a Democrat, and in 1875 was elected treas-
names has caused some confusion with biographers, urer of Northumberland County by eight hundred
Whatever may be said of Gen. De Haas' sternness, it and sixty-seven majority, and in 1879 was a candi-
was due to his being an excellent disciplinarian. He date for State treasurer before the Democratic State
was a faithful, brave, and gallant officer, and one Convention, but withdrew in Mr. Barr's favor. He
whom fame cannot let die. succeeded in business, and left a large estate.
COL. D. C. DISSINGER.
David C. Dissinger was born in Shaefferstown,
March 5, 1840, and was the youngest of a family of
thirteen children. At the age of eleven he was ap-
prenticed to a tailor, at which trade he remained five
years. At sixteen years of age he removed to Leb-
anon, and worked for four years at the stone-cutting
trade. At the commencement of the war he enlisted
for three months in Company F, Fourteenth Regi-
ment Pennsylvania Volunteers. At the expiration
of his term he returned to Lebanon, and joined the
Ninety-third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers,
and was elected fipst lieutenant of a company. At
their first engagement, at Williamsburg, the captain
was absent, and the command of the company fell
upon Lieut. Dissinger. At Fair Oaks, Company F
of the Ninety-third, in connection with several other
companies, acted as advance picket-guard. These
companies were surrounded on the first day of the
fight and were in danger of being captured, but were
saved by the heroic conduct of Lieut. Dissinger, who
in the wild panic that ensued after the discovery of
their dangerous position inside the rebel lines drew
his revolver and forced the men back into ranks.
Placing himself at the head of the companies, he
conducted the retreat. When night had with her
mantle draped the. scene, he arrived at the rifle-pits
within the Union lines at the head of one thousand
men. For his gallantry he was highly complimented
by Gen. Peck. After the Seven Days' fighting at
Harrison Landing he was taken sick, and sent to the
hospital at Washington. As he did not recover rap-
idly, he resigned his commission and returned to
Lebanon. After a year spent here in the book and
stationery business, he went West and engaged in
working at his trade as a stone-cutter in a number of
places. On Sept. 24, 1865, he went to Sunbury,
Northumberland Co., and opened the first marble-
yard that was ever in that place. After working at
his trade for three years he embarked in the mercan-
tile business with P. H. Moore. Mr. Clement after-
wards succeeded Mr. Moore, and the firm of Clement
& Dissinger continued the business until a recent
period. In 1871, Messrs. Dissinger and Moore erected
the Clement House and the fine business block on
Third and Market Streets in Sunbury. In 1874 he
erected his handsome residence on Chestnut Street,
and also a number of tenant-houses in different parts
of the town. He was married April 10, 1866, to
Fanny, daughter of Ira T. Clement, of Sunbury, who
bore him four sons and one daughter, two of the
former being dead. He died in April, 1882. In poli-
COL. ABRAM DOEBLER.
Abram Doebler, the son of Anthony Doebler, was
born March 17, 1765, in Lebanon township, Lancas-
ter, now Lebanon County, Pa. In 1777, when but
twelve years of age, he was a member of Col. Curtis
Grubb's Battalion of Associators in the war for inde-
pendence, and was in active service at Brandywine
and Germantown. After the Revolution, when the
militia were organized under an act of the Congress
of the United States, he became a brigade inspector
of Pennsylvania troops. He assisted in enrolling the
volunteers for the Whiskey Insurrection of 1794, and
subsequently settled at Harrisburg, where he resided
a number of years, "greatly beloved and respected,"
and was quite prominent in military circles. After
the death of his brother David, who died in 1831,
Col. Doebler returned to Lebanon, where he passed
the evening of his days in quiet retirement. He died
there Aug. 17, 1849, and was buried with military
honors, the Washington Riflemen performing the
ceremonies, while the funeral discourse was deliv-
ered by the Rev. Mr. Ernst, of the Lutheran Church,
of which Col. Doebler had for many years been a
member.
REV. LEWIS G. EGGERS.
Lewis G. Eggers, son of Henry Eggers and Char-
lotte Lambrecht, was born Feb. 14, 1805, in Leesen,
Duchy of Brunswick, now part of the German empire.
He was instructed and confirmed when between thir-
teen and fourteen years old, attending the parochial
school until after his confirmation. He learned the
trade of a bookbinder with Mr. Lambrecht, of Klaus-
thai. Before he had quite finished his trade, in 1822,
his parents emigrated to America, and he accom-
panied them thither. He worked at bookbinding
for a short time at Hagerstown, Md., and later car-
ried on the business in his own name. Determining
to study for the ministry, he went to Gettysburg,
where he remained five years, two in the gymnasium
and three in the theological seminary. He was li-
censed at the annual meeting of the Evangelical
Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania, at German-
town, in the year 1835. After his licensure he was
urged to become a missionary in the West, but de-
clined on the ground of his timidity. His first charge
was in Nittany Valley, Centre Co., Pa. He labored
in Sugar Valley and Nittany Valley, and in one
church in Penn's Valley organizing two new congre-
gations,— one at Bellefonte, the other six miles east of
that town. His second pastorate was the Palmyra
charge, in Lebanon and Dauphin Counties. He was
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pastor from 1847 to 1852, and cared for Palmyra,
Campbellstown, SchelPs, BiudriagePs, and Union De-
posit. His third pastorate was the Tulpehocken, or
Stouchsburg charge, in Berks County, from 1852 to
1867. He served Rehrersburg, Womelsdorf, Myers-
town, Mill Creek, and Newmanstown. A new church
was built at Myerstown during his ministry there in
1857-58, and the church at Mill Creek remodeled.
He removed from Stouchsburg to Centre County in
1867, but shortly after retired for a period from the
active duties of the church on account of the failure of
his health, subsequently taking charge for two years
of the Trevorton congregation, near Sunbury. From
1871 to 1S74, when he resigned on account of his
health, he was pastor of the Palmyra charge. How-
ever, he often preached during the years intervening
up to his death at Brickerville, Lancaster Co., and
supplied Zion's, Walmer's, and Sattazahn's, in Leb-
anon County, and occasionally at Lebanon, Harris-
burg, and in the Ephrata charge. On Sunday, Oc-
tober 29th, he kindly supplied the Lutheran Church
at Lautz in the morning and at Hollow Run in the
afternoon, both churches of the Trevorton charge.
On the following Sunday he was to preach in the,
church at Rehrersburg, Berks Co. On Monday
morning, Oct. 30, 1882, while at the depot at Selins-
grove Junction, in Northumberland County, Pa., he
sat down in a chair in the waiting-room, and died in
a short time. He was buried at Palmyra on Friday,
Nov. 3, 1S82, and devout men were at his burial.
He was a faithful, earnest, and consistent minister of
the gospel. The Rev. Mr. Eggers was twice married,
first to Lydia Schaefter, daughter of Michael and
Margaret Schaeffer, of Nittany Valley, who died Oct.
16, 1868, leaving one son, Luther H. Eggers, of Kan-
sas ; a daughter, wife of Rev. John W. Early, of
Danville, Pa. ; and another, the wife of Mr. Beck.
He married, secondly, Aug. 8, 1872, Mrs. Elizabeth
Kettering, of Jonestown, who survived.
MAJOR FREDERICK EMBICH.
Frederick Embich, son of John Frederick Embich
and Margaret Shindel, was born Jan. 17, 1803, in
Lebanon, Pa. His father was sheriff of the county,
commissioned Oct. 19, 1819, and subsequently ap-
pointed by his friend, Governor Shulze, a justice of
the peace " for the borough and township of Lebanon,
Sept. 7, 1824, a position he held until his death. The
subject of our sketch received the educational advan-
tages afforded by the private schools of his day, and
was desired by his friends to prepare for the ministry,
but that profession was not suited to his taste. Early
in life he became quite influential in political affairs,
and under Governor Ritner's administration he was
commissioned on April 28, 1836, a justice of the peace
for the borough and township of Lebanon, an office
he held one term. Mr. Embich especially took a
prominent part in the military organizations of his
day, and he first appears as lieutenant of the " Leb-
anon County Cavalry Company," commissioned by
Governor Wolf, to rank from the 22d of February,
1833, and on the 3d of August, 1835, promoted to
captain of the same company. Governor Ritner, for
whose election Capt. Embich was an enthusiastic sup-
porter, appointed him June 11, 1836, major of the
Independent Battalion of Lebanon County, and from
that period on he seems by the following to have been
in continuous service in the volunteer militia of the
State : Governor Porter commissioned him captain
of the Washington Rifle Company Jan. 8, 1842;
Governor Shunk, brigade major of the First Brigade,
Sixth Division, composed of Dauphin, Lebanon,
Berks, and Schuylkill Counties, March 28, 1845, and
subsequently, by the same authority, captain of the
Independent Guard's, attached to the First Brigade,
Fifth Division, Oct. 18, 1845. At this time one of
the most conspicuous military officers in the valley of
Lebanon if not in the State, it surprised many that
he did not tender his services to the Governor for the
war with Mexico. In the first place, the quota of
troops asked from Pennsylvania was so small that it
was only through favoritism and great zeal in the
contest which secured acceptance, neither of which
Major Embich had. He was an uncompromising
Whig, opposed to the annexation of Texas, and as
much so to the war, which he was wont to say was
brought about to advance the interests of the Demo-
cratic party. Upon the election of Governor John-
ston, that functionary commissioned him brigade
inspector of the Second Brigade, Fifth Division,
composed of the counties of Dauphin, Lebanon, and
Berks, June 4, 1849, and renewed by Governor Bigler,
July 11, 1854. By Governor Pollock he was commis-
sioned captain of the Washington Artillery May 29,
1857, and continued in commission by Governor
Packer, June 6, 1859. At the breaking out of the war
for the Union, although the major's feelings and mil-
itary training would have led him into the service,
his health was seriously failing him, and he died on
the 29th of January, 1862, aged fifty-nine years. Maj.
Embich during the latter years of his life followed
the business of an auctioneer, for which his wit and
geniality admirably fitted him. Highly gifted there-
fore for this avocation, he was a great favorite all over
the county, and the fact that he was to appear as the
auctioneer was in itself au advertisement and secured
a large attendance. Many of his sayings are yet
quoted among the older residents.
The major was a member of Salem Lutheran
Church, and served for a long time as one of its dea-
cons. While Rev. Mr. Ruthrauff was pastor a difficulty
arose, and a number of the members of the congrega-
tion proposed to depose that minister by a vote of the
congregation. Major Embich was deputed to lead,
and when the vote was taken the rest backed out,
leaving him and his daughter Emma standing alone.
The major upbraided the others for their want of
courage and good faith, announced himself the friend
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of Mr. Ruthrauff, and continued so during his life.
He was clerk to the county commissioners for three
terms, nine years in all ; subsequently kept the Black
Bear Hotel, opposite the jail, which was then a noted
resort of politicians.
Frederick Embich married, Jan. 17, 1S24, Lucetta
Doebler, born June 6, 1806 ; died Sept. 9, 1878 ; young-
est daughter of Abraham Doebler, of Lebanon. They
had twelve children, six of whom grew to mature age,
— Rose, widow of Joseph Gleim, of Lebanon ; Col.
Frederick E., of Williamsport, in service during the
Rebellion ; Lucretia, married Nicholas Gillman, of
Columbia ; Amelia, married F. H. Ebur, formerly
sheriff of Lebanon County ; Emma, married Solomon
Myer; and W. H. H. Embich, an officer during the
war; who died a few years since. '
REV. JACOB ERB.
Jacob Erb was born two miles southeast of Man-
heim, Lancaster Co., Pa., on the 25th of May, 1804, and
died at Shiremanstown, Cumberland Co., April 29,
1883, hence at the time of his death had attained to
the age of seventy-eight years, eleven months, and
four days. His grandfather, Christian Erb, was born
in Switzerland in 1733, and was brought by his pa-
rents to this country in 1736, when only three years of
age. His father, who also was called Christian, was
born in Lancaster County in 1758. His maternal
grandfather was Abraham Hershey, who migrated
from Switzerland to America in 1759. His mother's
maiden name was Elizabeth Hershey.
When Jacob was six years of age, that is, in 1810,
his parents moved from Lancaster County to Cum-
berland County, and settled on a tract of land on the
banks of the Susquehanna, opposite Harrisburg. His
father died on that farm in October of 1820. Three
years after, in May, 1823, Jacob became a member of
the Pennsylvania Annual Conference of the United
Brethren in Christ, and in sixty annual consecutive
sessions never was once absent. He labored exten-
sively in his native State, and also in the State of
New York and Canada. He preached in Erie County,
N. Y., and Canada as early as 1825, and was in Ro-
chester on the day the water was let into the Erie
Canal, which was on October 25th of that year. He
had charge of different circuits, and was presiding
elder a number of times, and was pastor of the Otter-
bein Church in Baltimore, Md., seven years; pastor
of the First United Brethren Church in York three
years; presiding elder seven years; editor of the
Busy Martha, a German paper published in Baltimore,
several years, and served as Bishop from 1S37 till
1845, and again from 1849 till 1853. Under his
labors the congregation on Boas Street, Harrisburg,
was organized, and during his pastorate the first
church was built on the ground now occupied by the
Memorial Church.
Jacob Erb was one of the most efficient ministers
of the United Brethren Church in organizing and
building up that denomination in the Lebanon Val-
ley. Other men had worked before him, but to his
executive ability that denomination owes its first
definite organization. In 1823 he preached on the
Lancaster Circuit. It extended from Harrisburg to
Lancaster, and out to Turkey Hill ; thence by Colum-
bia to Marietta, Maytown, Middletown, and High-
spire ; thence to Hummelstown, Union Water- Works,
Annville, Lebanon, Shaefferstown, Ephrata, Man-
heim, and Litiz. All over this field were members
who were recognized as such, but they were not
formed in classes and enrolled in a formal manner.
Mr. Erb then regarded this as a mistake, but their
minds had to be prepared for the important step to
be taken in formally organizing by reception and en-
rollment. After the lapse of several years it appeared
to Mr. Erb that the proper time had come. It was
during the year 1827 that he formed the first class of
church members in the United Brethren in Christ
Church east of the Susquehanna River. Classes had
been formed west of the river before this date. This
organization took place at what is called Sherk's Old
Meeting-house, located in the northwestern portion
of Lebanon County, about two and a half miles east
of Grantville, Dauphin Co. Some years previous
about fifty persons had been converted under the
ministerial labors of Rev. Felix Light. Afterwards
Father Roop and other ministers preached to this
people, and under Mr. Erb's ministry there was au
awakening and many others were converted. It now
became evident to Mr. Erb that permanent success
and prosperity could be secured only by a well-de-
fined organization, and after consultation with older
ministers obtained their consent to allow him to make
the trial. In accordance with his design, he an-
nounced at his Sabbath services that he intended to
receive members into church next evening. When
Monday evening arrived a large congregation assem-
bled, and quite a number joined the church. The
plan worked so admirably that soon it became the
prevailing custom.
Sherk's meeting-house was built by the Menno-
nites in the year 1822, Peter Sherk and wife deeding
to Jacob Sherk, trustee, in trust for the Mennonites,
the ground on which it is erected, and in 1845, by the
authority of the Legislature, he sold the property to
Jacob Albert, H. Neidig, and George Bomgardner,
trustees, in trust for the church of the United Breth-
ren in Christ. It was early occupied by the United
Brethren preachers, chief of whom were Revs. Felix
Light, Roop, Erb, Funkhouser, John Light, and
Casper Light.
Three years after this Mr. Erb was the minister on
the Halifax Circuit. He was acquainted with Elder
John Winebrenner, and sympathized with him in his
revival work. These ministers were well acquainted,
and often were engaged in holding meetings together.
Elder Winebrenner was his senior by seven years, and
after he had, from a change of views, withdrawn from
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the German Reformed Church, he engaged Mr. Erb
to baptize him. On the Sabbath appointed for that
service a large congregation assembled in the Bethel
on Mulberry Street, Harrisburg, where now the hos-
pital stands. Elder Winebrenner then preached what
is now known as the 1830 sermon on baptism. Im-
mediately after preaching, and soon after three o'clock,
p.m., they proceeded to the Susquehanna River, and
Mr. Erb baptized him just above where now the rail-
road bridge is. This occurred on Sabbath, July 4,
1830.
REV. JOHN FREDERICK ERNST. .
John Frederick Ernst was born Oct. 30, 1786, in
Sussex County, N. J., baptized on the 3d of Novem-
ber following, and confirmed in the Lutheran Church
on the 17th of August, 1800. He entered Princeton
College, from which he graduated in 1808, at once
commenced the study of theology, and in 1809 began
his ministerial labors. In 1815 he removed to Leb-
anon, where for a period of nearly thirty-five years
he was pastor of the Salem Church there. He died
at Lebanon on the 1st of September, 1849, aged al-
most sixty-three years. He was an earnest, faithful,
and diligent preacher of the gospel. He was twice
married, first, in 1815, to Elizabeth McCammon,
daughter of John and Mary McCammon, who died
May 18, 1829, leaving several children ; secondly, on
March 5, 1845, to Susan Herman, daughter of John
and Catharine Herman, of Philadelphia, and they
had one son.
REV. RICHARD A. FISHER.
Richard Adams Fisher, son of John Fisher, was
born Oct. 25, 1805, in Heidelberg township, Berks
Co., Pa. He was brought up on his father's farm, but
at a comparatively early age his thoughts were bent
to the ministry, and he commenced his preparatory
studies under his pastor, the Rev. F. Herman, of the
Reformed Church, subsequently completing his theo-
logical course with the Rev. Dr. Herman, of Mont-
gomery County. In 1826 he was licensed and or-
dained, and soon after received and accepted a call to
the Sunbury charge in Northumberland County, Pa.
Few men had more labors in the ministry to perform
or greater difficulties to encounter. He had to con-
tend with hardships innumerable, with extent of
country, which, it is said, required in the performance
of his ordinary duties not less than fifty or sixty thou-
sand miles of travel. He served a large number of
congregations, which imposed on him great physical
labor, and he had to contend with the inconveniences
of a mountainous country and the unusual amount of
exposure to the inclemencies of the weather; and
with not a vigorous constitution it is not surprising
that his physical system soon gave way. In the hope
to find some relief, he accepted a call from the Mil-
lersburg charge in Dauphin County, Pa., in 1856, but
his labors here were of short duration, and lie ended
his career on the 27th of January, 1857, dying at the
parsonage in Lykens Valley in his fifty-second year.
He was interred at Sunbury. Mr. Fisher married, in
1831, Amelia Catharine Weiser, daughter of the Rev.
George Weiser, of Sunbury, and they had six sons
and four daughters.
COL. WILLIAM G. FREEMAN.
William Grigsby Freeman was born in 1815 in the
State of Virginia. He entered West Point Military
Academy in 1830, appointed from his native State,
from which institution he graduated in 1834, and com-
missioned brevet second lieutenant in the Fourth
United States Artillery on the 1st of July that year.
He served with distinction in the Florida war against
the Seminole Indians, was promoted second lieutenant
June 8, 1836, first lieutenant July 7, 1838, and brevet
captain, assistant adjutant-general, Dec. 2, 1841, and
subsequently captain, Sept. 13, 1846. He was with
the army in Mexico, and for meritorious services
there was promoted brevet major, assistant adjutant-
general, March 3, 1847, and brevet lieutenant-colo-
nel, May 30, 1848. In 1849 he was on the staff of
Gen. Winfield Scott, with headquarters at New York
City. He resigned the service March 31, 1856, and
took up his residence at Cornwall, where he died in
1866. Col. Freeman was a brave and gallant officer.
He married Margaret Coleman, daughter of Bird
Coleman.
HON. JOHN GLONINGER.
John Gloninger, sou of Philip and Anna Barbara
Gloninger, was born Sept. 19, 1758, in Lebanon town-
ship, then Lancaster County, Pa. His ancestors
were among the earliest settlers in that locality.
His father, born in 1719, died Dec. 11, 1796; his
mother, born March 12, 1731, died Sept. 23, 1810,
and are both buried in the old Reformed Church
Cemetery at Lebanon. John Gloninger received
most of his instruction from the pastor of the Re-
formed Church, who was also teacher of the school.
When the Revolution broke out he served as a sub-
altern officer in the associators. Towards the close
of the war he was in command of the battalion of
militia. Upon the organization of the county of
Dauphin he was appointed, by the Supreme Execu-
tive Council county, lieutenant May 6, 17S5. He
was a representative to the General Assembly in
1790, resigning to accept the position of State Sen-
ator, which office he also in time resigned, preferring
the quiet of home life to the vexations of legislative
experience. He was appointed by Governor Mifflin —
a warm personal friend — one of the associate judges
of the county of Dauphin. This position, owing to
the distance and the inconvenience of travel, he after-
wards resigned. However, upon the erection of the
new county of Lebanon, in 1813, he was commissioned
one of the associate judges, an office he filled many
years. He died at Lebanon on the 22d of Januarv,
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HON. JOHN GLONINGER.
1836, aged seventy-seven years. Few men had more
extended influence, and were more highly respected
and beloved, than Judge Gloninger. He married
Catharine Orth, daughter of Adam and Catharine
(Kucher) Orth ; and they were the ancestors of a
prominent family, most of whom left a marked im-
pression upon the period in which they lived.
REV. PHILIP GLONINGER.
Philip Gloninger, son of John and Catharine
(Orth) Gloninger, was born Feb. 17, 1788, in Leba-
non, Pa. HaviDg acquired the necessary preparatory
education in the schools of his native town he en-
tered Dickinson College, where he early completed
his literary course. Subsequently he studied divinity
under the Rev. C. L. Becker, D.D., of Baltimore, one
of the most distinguished theologians and pulpit ora-
tors of the age. At a meeting of the Reformed Synod,
held at Germantown in the autumn of 1808, Mr.
Gloninger was present, and presented a call from the
Reformed Church at Harrisburg, with the request
that he be " placed over them as their pastor." At
the same Synod he was ordained. Beside the congre-
gation at Harrisburg there were four others in his
charge, — Shoop's, Wenrich's, Middletown, and Hum-
melstown. He soon became prominent in his church,
and was appointed by Synod one of the first two
delegates sent by that body to the Synod of the Dutch
Reformed Church. Owing to "bodily infirmities,"
he resigned his charge in June, 1814. He returned
to Lebanon, where he died on the 10th of September,
1816, at the early age of twenty-eight years. The
Rev. Gloninger was a man of superior pulpit talents,
naturally gifted, and reared under circumstances
highly favorable to the development of his moral and
intellectual endowments, he became distinguished
as a preacher, and early attained a prominent posi-
tion among his ministerial brethren. He was a faith-
ful pastor, and our paternal grandmother, who was
one of his parishioners, in her fourscore years, spoke
very tenderly of the youthful preacher, Gloninger, so
dearly beloved and highly esteemed. The Rev.
Gloninger married, in 1810, Eliza Clark, who sur-
vived her husband many years.
C. D. GLONINGER, M.D.
Cyrus Dorsey Gloninger, eldest son of Dr. John W.
Gloninger and Mary Ann Hassinger, was born March
13, 1824, at Lebanon. His preliminary studies were
pursued at the Lebanon Academy, after which he en-
tered Marshall College, then at Mercersburg, from
whence he graduated in 1843. He began the study
of medicine with his father, attended lectures at the
University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1846. The
two followiugyears were spent in the medical universi-
ties and hospitals of Europe, his accurate and familiar
acquaintance with the French and German languages
greatly facilitating his studies in the scientific centres
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of the Old World. Returning home, commenced the
practice of medicine, and shortly acquired a marked
reputation for ability and skill in every department
of his profession. Like his father, he devoted much
of his attention to diseases of the eye, and, in the
course of twenty-six years, attained a high rank in
this important specialty. He was strictly scientific
and regular, faithful to his patients and honorable to
his professional brethren. He instructed a large num-
ber of students, giving them the benefit of his great
attainments and ripe experience, many of whom are
leading men in their profession. Aside from the
science of medicine, Dr. Gloninger's literary studies
were extensive. He was especially well informed in
an active and zealous member. His private charities
were numerous, and he gave a willing support to the
various evangelical and Christianizing enterprises of
the day. The poor found in him a friend, and his
professional life was a philanthropic mission. He
died on the 23d of August, 1872, at Lebanon, and
" devout men were at his burial." In the eloquent
language of his friend and pastor, " beneath the green
turf and the floweret's bloom, he shall rest in peace.
The eye of friendship will often dim as it rests upon
the hallowed spot. The utterance of many a heart
will be, ' Here lies one we have loved !' The balmy
breath of spring and the vitalizing shower of summer
will quicken and revive his vernal covering."
C. D. GLONIXGER, M.D.
all that relates to the collateral sciences, and his
knowledge of sacred and profane history, strength-
ened by travel and observation, made him an agree-
able and entertaining companion. His contributions
to various journals and periodicals showed a highly
cultivated mind. As a public man he was greatly es-
teemed ; was twice nominated by the Democratic
party, of which he was an adherent, candidate for
Congress, in 1866 and in 1870, but defeated, owing to
the strength of the opposition in his district. In the
industrial enterprises of his native town he took a
warm interest. He was one of the founders of the
Lebanon Manufacturing Company, of which he was
president; he was president of the Lebanon National
Bank, and in his church, St. John's Reformed, was
JOHX W. GLONINGER, M.D.
John W. Gloninger, son of John Gloninger and
Catharine Orth, was born Sept. 23, 1798, at Lebanon,
Pa. His early educational training was under the
direction of that famous local pedagogue, McMullen,
who for so many years wielded the " birch" in Leb-
anon. Afterwards he was sent to Harrisburg, and
from thence to Baltimore, where he completed his
academic education. Late in 1815 he returned to
Lebanon, and commenced the study of medicine with
Dr. King. Early in 1S16 he went to Philadelphia,
and became a private pupil of Professor Dorsey. then
in the height of his fame, at the same time attending
lectures in the medical department of the University
of Pennsylvania and Blockley Hospital. In 1S17 he
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was elected a member of the Philadelphia Medical
Society. He continued his studies in Philadelphia
until the death of Professor Dorsey, which occurred
in 1818, when he went with the majority of Dr. Dor-
sey's private pupils to New York. Here he entered
the office of the distinguished Professor Hosack, at
the same time attending the lectures in the College
of Physicians and Surgeons, where he graduated
April 1, 1819. After graduating he continued his
studies in the hospitals of New York and Philadel-
phia, and early in 1820 returned to his native place,
where he commenced the practice of medicine.
He soon took a leading position as a physician and
surgeon, and maintained it for thirty years. As a
general practitioner he was careful, attentive, and
distinguished for his accuracy of diagnosis ; as a sur-
geon he was eminent, but his specialty was diseases
of the eye, and as an oculist he ranked among the
best in the country, being particularly successful in
operations for cataract. For the first twenty years of
his professional career he was a frequent contributor
to the medical journals. Many of the articles show
that he was not alone a careful observer but a close
student, and that he was keeping pace with the pro-
gress of medical science. As an evidence of his ap-
preciation by the profession, we find that in 1823 he
was elected a member of the Pittsburgh Medical So-
ciety, and in 1826 Fellow of the University of New
York, and Jefferson Medical College conferred upon
him the honorary degree of M.D. In 1838 he was
elected an honorary member of the New York State
Medical Society, aud in 1841 the University of Mary-
land conferred the honorary degree of M.D. upon
him, the University of Pennsylvania doing the same
in 1848.
In his intercourse with his professional brethren he
strictly adhered to the code of ethics, and was mainly
instrumental in the organization of the Lebanon
County Medical Society, and for many years one of
its active members, doing all he could to promote
professional intercourse and the advancement of its
members. There are now scattered over this country-
many pupils who all bear testimony to the interest he
took and the encouragement he gave them in the pros-
ecution of their studies. In some instances he not only
instructed them gratuitously, but furnished them with
means to finish their medical education. In fact, one
of his characteristic traits was the interest he took in
young men just starting out in life.
After the death of William Moore, Esq., in March,
1841, he was elected president of the Lebanon Bank,
a position which lie held until Jan. 14, 1867, when he
declined a re-election. As a financier he was conser-
vative, always having more confidence in real estate
than any other form of investment. Although care-
ful in the management of his estate, it can with truth
be said of him that he practiced his profession not
from a desire to obtain pecuniary recompense, but
from the love of it and the good he could accomplish.
Until he began to withdraw from active professional
life, his time and services were commanded by all
alike.
He always took a deep interest in the Reformed
Church, and was mainly instrumental in remodeling
the First Church, at Lebanon, about 1844, and later
in the founding and building of St. John's Church.
He freely contributed of his means to all church en-
terprises, and for many years was a trustee of Mar-
shall College, and was also one the founders and
trustees of the Lebanon Academy. He died March
10, 1874, at Lebanon. Dr. Gloninger was twice mar-
ried,— first on Dec. 25, 1820, to Mary Ann Hassinger,
of Philadelphia, who died in February, 1846. She
was a woman of much culture and refinement, and
the mother of all his children, — Eliza, widow of Dr.
David B. Marshall, late of Lebanon ; Matilda, mar-
ried John Wetherill, of Philadelphia; Dr. Cyrus D.
(see biographical sketch) ; Dr. David Stanley, prac-
ticing his profession in Philadelphia ; and Catharine
Alice, married Dr. A. H. Light, of Lebanon. Dr.
Gloninger married, secondly, June 15, 1847, Catha-
rine Arudt, who survived.
COL. PHILIP GREENAWALT.
Philip Lorenz Greenawalt was born June 10, 1725,
in Hassloch, in Boehl, Germany. He was of one of
the best-known families in that locality, received a
good German and classical education, and came to
America in 1749, on the ship " Phcenix," John Mason,
master, from Rotterdam, arriving at Philadelphia on
the 15th of September. He at first located in Cocal-
ico township, Lancaster Co., where he took up one
hundred acres of land, Feb. 28, 1754, subsequently
removing to Lebanon township. At the outset of the
Revolution he entered heartily into the struggle, and
during the entire war was more or less in active ser-
vice. Upon the organization of the associated bat-
talions he was commissioned colonel of the First Bat-
talion of Lancaster County. He was with Washington
during the Jersey campaign of 1776, — at Trenton and
Princeton. His battalion was at Brandywine and
Germantown, and the conduct of Col. Greenawalt
during the former engagement received the commen-
dation of the commander-in-chief for efficiency and
gallantry, especially in the protection of the Conti-
nental supplies. He was appointed, May 6, 1778, one
of the agents for forfeited estates. At the close of the
war he retired to his farm, aud, like many more of
the brave officers of that struggle for independence,
poorer in purse, but conscious of having done his duty
to his country. The Assembly of the State appointed
him one of the commissioners to take subscriptions
for the Continental loan, Dec. 16, 1777, aud during
the darkest hour of the struggle lie did effective ser-
vice in collecting blankets, food, and forage for the
half-starved and half-clad army at Valley Forge, and
for most of which he was never recompensed. But
such was the fate of many who sacrificed their for-
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tunes on the altar of liberty. Col. Greenawalt reached
a good old age, honored, loved, and respected by his
neighbors and fellow-citizens. He died, Feb. 28,
1802, at Lebanon, aged seventy-seven years. Col.
Greenawalt was twice married : first, to the Widow
Uhland, of Muddy Creek, who died the same year;
secondly, to Margaret Foeser, born May 10, 1735;
died May 10, 1806. They had a large family of chil-
dren. (See Greenawalt record.)
GEN. JOHN HARBISON.
John Harrison, the son of Issac and Sarah Har-
rison, was born in Hanover township, Lancaster (now
Dauphin) Co., Pa., on the 8th of January, 1775. He
received a good education, brought up on his father's
farm, and at his majority engaged in the manufacture
of iron. He served as county commissioner from
1807 to 1810, and in 1814 marched as a private in
Capt. Thomas Mcllhenny's company of volunteers to
the defense of Baltimore. He was elected a member of
the House of Representatives, session of 1821-22, and
in 1823 to the State Senate, but resigned the year fol-
lowing for some cause remaining unexplained. He was
brigadier-general of volunteers, and hence the title
of Gen. John Harrison. He died at his residence in
Hanover, Feb. 28, 1827, and is buried in the old
graveyard there. He was twice married ; his first wife,
Frances Rodgers, born 1771 ; died April 15, 1813 ; his
second wife, Rachel, born 1787 ; died Nov. 10, 1829.
They are buried in Hanover churchyard. Gen. Har-
rison was a prominent and influential citizen, — up-
right, honorable, and high-minded, aud won the re-
spect and esteem of his fellow-citizens. A singular
historical error respecting this Gen. Harrison has been
printed in a report of a school superintendent of Leb-
anon County, and stands to this moment uncorrected
save in these columns. The statement alluded to
confounds Gen. Harrison of Ohio, afterwards Presi-
dent of the United States, with Gen. Harrison of
Hanover township, Lebanon County. The former
was a Virginian of a very prominent family, the latter
of Pennsylvania, of the excellent Presbyterian race of
Provincial days.
REV. DAVID HASSINGER.
David Hassiuger was born about 1797, in Myers-
town, Lebanon Co., Pa. He received a fair English
and German education, but, applying himself earn-
estly, he mastered the classics, and commenced his
theological studies under the Rev. Mr. German, of the
Lutheran Church, subsequently completing them
under the' instruction of the Rev. Dr. Helfenstein, of
the Reformed Church, Philadelphia. He entered the
ministry in 1824, and his first field of labor was New-
ville, Cumberland Co., Pa., where he served six years.
From this place he removed to Orwigsburg, Schuyl-
kill Co., Pa., where he preached seventeen or eigh-
teen years. He then went to Pottsville, where he
remained seven or eight years, whence he removed with
his family to Perry Co., Pa. He died near Ickesburg,
in that county, March 3, 1858, aged sixty-one years.
He was a man of some talent, of good address, and an
earnest and popular preacher. The Rev. Mr. Has-
singer married, in 1830, Catharine Gibson, daughter
of Francis Gibson, of Perry County.
COL. NICHOLAS HAUSSEGGEB.
Nicholas Haussegger came to America as a subal-
tern officer during the early struggle between Eng-
land and France, about 1744. He was a native of the
kingdom of Hanover, Germany, which may probably
account for his being in the British service. He sub-
sequently resigned and came to Pennsylvania, where
we find him during the French and Indian war as
lieutenant of Capt. Atlee's company of the Pennsyl-
vania regiment, commissioned May 6, 1760. It is
more than probable he was in the previous campaign
under Gen. Forbes, but the rolls of officers for that
period are incomplete. On the 11th of November,
1763, he was commissioned captain in the First Bat-
talion of the Pennsylvania regiment, commanded by
the Hon. John Penn, Esq., having distinguished
himself at the battle of Bushy Run, in the expedition
under Bouquet. During the summer of 1764 he was
stationed on the frontiers in Heidelberg township to
guard against Indian forays from the northward. For
his services in the Provincial war he participated in
the land grants by the Proprietaries, and became pos-
sessed of a tract of land containing five hundred and
thirty-three acres located in what is now Libertv
township, Centre Co., Pa. This he seems to have
disposed of before 1774 to Thomas Willing, of Phila-
delphia. Prior to the Revolution he purchased a
farm near Lebanon, where he lived and on which he
ended his days. At the commencement of the war
for independence he entered heartily into the contest,
and was commissioned major of the Fourth Pennsyl-
vania Battalion, Col. Anthony Wayne, Jan. 4, 1776,
and until the 18th of September following shared in
the fortunes and privations of that command at Three
Rivers and in the Canada campaign. Congress by a
resolution, June '27, 1776, directed four companies of
Germans to be raised in Pennsylvania, which was
subsequently increased to five, which, with four com-
panies in Maryland, were to compose the German
battalion, and of which Maj. Nicholas Haussegger
was commissioned colonel, to rank from July 17. 1776.
The regiment was in the field and engaged at Trenton
and Princeton, and in May, 1777, was in Debore's
•brigade. Sullivan's division. It is stated in the " His-
tory of the Pennsylvania Line in the Revolution'' that
Col. Haussegger "deserted to the British after the
battle of Monmouth, and nothing can be ascertained
of his subsequent history." This statement was ob-
tained no doubt from somebody's memoirs, which must
always be taken with a few grains of allowance. As
the records of the Revolution are exceedingly meagre,
it is impossible to state when and how Col. Haussetrtrer
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left his command. During the Sullivan expedition
of 1779, Lieut.-Col. Weltner was in command of the
German regiment. He is not alluded to as colonel
commanding, which would have been the case had
Col. Haussegger deserted to the British or resigned.
The probabilities are that he was absent on sick leave,
and that until the regiment was mustered out of ser-
vice he was really the commanding officer. He was
in 1780 on his farm in Lebanon township, where we
would not have found him had he become the traitor
we are led to believe; the patriots of that section
would not have tolerated his presence, and his estate
would have been forfeited. He died upon his farm
near the borough of Lebanon, in July, 1786, and
must have been ill a long time. Another point which
antagonizes the charge of treason is that his heirs
participated in the donation land-grants awarded by
the State of Pennsylvania to its meritorious and
brave officers and soldiers of the Revolution. We
desire to do justice to the memory of a gallant sol-
dier, and are delighted that the facts we have gathered
will show how fallacious the charge. Col. Haussegger
at his death left a wife, Elizabeth, and two daughters,
married respectively Daniel Weidel and Nicholas
Krehl.
REV. ANTHONY HAUTZ.
Anthony Hautz, son of Philip Peter Hautz, was
born in Germany, Aug. 4, 1758. His father emigrated
to America in 1768, and settled in what is now Leb-
anon County. He received a preliminary German
education, and early in life apprenticed to the trade
of a tailor, at the same time devoting all his spare
moments to the acquisition of useful knowledge by
means of books, which were not then as now accessible
to every one. Inclined to the ministry, he studied
theology with the Rev. Dr. Hendel, then pastor of a
church at Lancaster. Having completed his studies
he became, about the middle of the year 1786, cate-
chist in the congregations of Cocalico, Modecreek,
Reicker's, and Zeltenreich, in Lancaster County.
These congregations being well pleased with his ser-
vices applied to the Reformed Cotus which met in
Lancaster June 5, 1787, for his examination and li-
censure, asking at the same time that he might be
appointed as their regular pastor, which was granted.
In 1788 he received and accepted a call from the con-
gregation at Harrisburg, and became the first stationed
pastor there. He remained at Harrisburg until 1798,
when he accepted a call to Carlisle and the affiliating
congregations of Trindle Spring, Churchtown, and
Frieden's Church. The latter church had been or-
ganized by him in 1793, while ministering at Harris-
burg. Having visited Seneca County, N. Y., in 1803,
Mr. Hautz removed thither with his family in the
spring of 1804. He began his labors in that section
by gathering the scattered members of the church,
and until 1815 he continued his work in the ministry
faithfully, when he limited his call to Lansing and
Salmon Creek congregations, in whose neighborhood
he lived. After a few years' further work he retired
from the pastoral office, and removed to the township of
Groton, Tompkins Co., N. Y., when past the age of
threescore years and ten ; in 1830 he ended his busy
but troubled life. The Rev. Mr. Hautz was zealous and
earnest in his preaching, hospitable and kind, yet firm
and determined whenever he believed it his duty to
oppose. His impulsiveness, with a sanguine tempera-
ment, produced difficulties which frequently beset his
ministry. For all this he was dearly beloved by
many in his various congregations. In personal ap-
pearance " he was tall, slim, and meagre ; had dark
complexion, with a large aquiline nose."
REV. WILLIAM HIESTER.
William Hiester, son of Joseph Hiester and Eliza-
beth Strunk, was born Nov. 11, 1770, in Bern town-
ship, Berks Co., Pa. He was the youngest of seven
children. His father, born about 1710, at Elsoff, in
the Duchy of Wittgenstein, Province of Westphalia,
Germany, emigrated to America in 1738, and died in
1772, in Bern township, Berks Co., Pa. He learned
the trade of a carpenter, in the mean time applying
himself to study. In 1796 he commenced his theo-
logical studies under the Rev. Daniel Wagner, of
York, Pa., at the same time learning Greek from the
Lutheran minister at the same place. At the Re-
formed Church Synod which met at Lancaster, Pa.,
April 30, 1798, he presented himself for examination,
and permission was given him to serve the congrega-
tions in Donegal as a catechist. He served them one
year, when, upon petition of the congregations, he
was regularly ordained. At the Synod in May, 1800,
the congregation at Lebanon, Pa., with three others
connected with it, transmitted to Synod a call for the
Rev. Mr. Hiester. He accepted the call, at the same
time continuing to serve his original charge. The
field was too large, but with great faithfulness and
self-sacrifice he continued with all the congregations
until 1808, when he surrendered the Lancaster County
charge. " As a preacher," wrote Rev. Dr. Harbaugh,
" Mr. Hiester was popular. He had a fine flow of
language, and spoke without notes. He had an ex-
cellent memory, and it was frequently remarked that
he seemed to have the entire Scriptures at his com-
mand ; he could quote passages with much facility
and strikingly to the point. Besides, he had a fine
musical voice, which was much cultivated by singing,
an exercise of which he was exceedingly fond, and in
which he excelled." Being diligent in his studies, he
was unwearied in his pastoral duties, and as a result
his physical system began to. give way under the
severe mental strain. For years he was much trou-
bled with a cough, and twelve months before his
death he had an attack of hemorrhage. Notwith-
standing, until within a few months of his end he
continued to perform his ministerial work. He died
at Lebanon, on Friday, Feb. 8, 1828, and is there
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buried. Mr. Hiester married Anna Maria Bent/.,
born May 25, 1775 ; died May 22, 1833. Their children
were John Bentz, Maria, William, Hannah, Lydia,
Joseph, George, and Cyrus.
SAMUEL HEILMAX.
Samuel Heilman, son of Philip Heilman (see Heil-
man record), was born in 1809, on the old homestead
in North Annville township, Lebanon Co., Pa. He was
brought up as a farmer, and continued upon the ances-
tral farm, in the cultivating and improving of which he
evinced a commendable pride, until his death, which
occurred on the 26th of April, 1881, in the seventy-third
.MATTHIAS HOLLENBACH.
Matthias Hollenbach, son of John Hollenbach, was
born about 1726, in Hanover township, Lancaster
Co., now East Hanover township, Lebanon Co., where
the father was an early settler. He was inured to all
the sufferings and privations incident to a frontier
settlement at that early day. Possessed of a firm and
vigorous constitution, and endowed by nature with a
strong, active, and enterprising mind, at the age of
seventeen he joined the first adventurous party who
went to make a permanent settlement, under the
authority of Connecticut, in the valley of Wyoming.
This was in the autumn of 1769. From that period
0Cc^nJ ^/oocSy^
year of his age. Mr. Heilman was a man of unosten-
tatious habits, and cared little for the excitements of
public life. He was a man of energy and of prominence
in his neighborhood, and so peaceful and conciliatory
was his character, his judgment so uniformly correct,
that his services were frequently requested in the settle-
ment of important interests. He was a director of
the Lebanon Valley National Bank, and in the Re-
formed Church, of which he was long a member, a
faithful and efficient officer. Mr. Heilman was twice
married, — first, on Dec. 29, 1833, to Elizabeth Heil-
man, who died in 1856 ; secondly, on May 30, 1860,
to Mary Keller, daughter of John Keller, of Centre
County, who survived,
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the history of his long and eventful life is identified
with the history of that part of the country.
In the controversy between Pennsylvania and Con-
necticut he actively and firmly adhered to the latter,
under whose auspices he had embarked his youthful
fortunes, and whose claims he regarded as paramount
to every other until the right of soil and the right of
jurisdiction to the country were decreed by a compe-
tent tribunal to be in the former. From that moment
he yielded obedience to the Constitution and laws of
Pennsylvania, and contributed all in his power to
quiet the turbulent, and to reconcile the disaffected
to the legitimate authorities.
The dispute between Pennsylvania and Connecticut
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had assumed all the characteristics of a civil war, and
notwithstanding the conciliatory recommendations
and remonstrances of the Continental Congress, it was
continued during the Revolutionary struggle. Whilst
the poor and destitute settlers were suffering on the
one side from the common enemies of the country, the
British, the savage Indians, and the worse than savage
Tories, they were attacked on the other, and endured
equal distress, by military parties under the authority
of Pennsylvania.
Thus surrounded with difficulties and dangers cal-
culated to appall the stoutest heart, at a period, too,
when many good but timid men doubted, hesitated,
and feared, young Hollenbach, in want of everything
but personal courage and patriotic feelings, was ap-
proached by one of those agents of the mother-coun-
try, whose bland and fascinating manner and dupli-
city of heart marked him out as a fit emissary for
"treason, stratagem, and spoil." On the one hand
the effort making to free the country from British
dominion was represented as entirely hopeless, and
that upon failure, poverty, shame, and death every-
where awaited the active partisan ; on the other, by
espousing the cause of the British king, money, office,
and honor would be conferred, and a life of ease and
independence secured. The youth stood firm ; he
was not to be allured from the path of duty. He had
taken his resolution, staked his all upon the issue,
and was willing to abide the result.
In 1776 and the following years two companies
were raised in Wyoming, in one of which young
Hollenbach was appointed lieutenant. He was active
and successful in filling up and preparing his com-
pany for active service, and shortly after joined the
army under Gen. Washington, in the State of New
Jersey. His merits were soon discovered and properly
appreciated by the general, who frequently consulted
him in relation to the frontier settlements and the
means of defending them against the incursions of
the enemy. He participated in all the sufferings of
our half-fed and half-clothed troops during the winter
campaign in the State of New Jersey, and was on
several occasions employed by the general in the
execution of confidential agencies.
Such was the patriotism of the Wyoming settlers
that, during the short period when they were not im-
mediately threatened with attacks from the enemy,
almost every efficient man among them joined the
army, and left their families without protection.
This calm portended a storm. The defenseless state
of the frontier invited aggression. The valley again
began to suffer from the tomahawk, scalpiug-knife,
and firebrand, and early in 1778 it was discovered
that a horde of British, Indians, and Tories was col-
lected upon the Susquehanna frontiers, and preparing
to pour down upon the valley of Wyoming and exter-
minate the defenseless settlers. The officers from
Wyoming urged the general to send a force for its
protection, or to permit the two companies drawn
from this settlement to return for the purpose of de-
fending their aged and helpless parents, wives, and
children. But such was the situation of the army
that no adequate force could be spared. An intense
anxiety was felt among the officers ; some obtained
furloughs, and some resigned and returned to the
valley. Every preparation was made in their power
to repel their invaders. About three hundred and
fifty men marched out to meet the enemy. They
were drawn into an ambuscade. The result is known :
Wyoming was reduced to widowhood and orphanage.
About fifty only escaped this disastrous battle, of
whom the subject of this notice was one.
Articles of capitulation were made, in which secu-
rity and protection of life and property had been
stipulated, but were no sooner made than they were
violated on the part of the faithless enemy. What
property could not be carried away was burned and
destroyed, and the remnant of the settlers was driven
naked and houseless to the surrounding mountains.
Lieut. Hollenbach, whose property was all destroyed,
still clung to the valley, and participated in all its
sufferings until the conclusion of the war.
Upon the settlement of the controversy between
Pennsylvania and Connecticut, and upon the pro-
mulgation of the laws of Pennsylvania in the dis-
puted territory of 1786, Mr. Hollenbach was chosen
and appointed one of the justices of the courts of
Luzerne County ; and upon the adoption of the Con-
stitution he was reappointed an associate judge,
which office he sustained with reputation till the
time of his decease. He was honored with the com-
mand of a regiment by his fellow-citizens, — a military
office being almost the only one in Pennsylvania
compatible with that of a judge.
In all the great political struggles which have agi-
tated the country, Judge Hollenbach was actively
and firmly attached to the cause of the people. In
a late conflict, although most of those around him
with whom he had been accustomed to act enter-
tained different views, and although he was exceed-
ingly enfeebled by disease, he procured himself to be
carried to the poll, and there, for the last time, exer-
cised the right of suffrage in favor of a distinguished
individual who succeeded to the Presidency. He was
firmly persuaded that the interests of the country de-
manded this preference, and he acted accordingly.
It is believed that he was not a member of any
Christian church, but it is known that he reverenced
the religion of the cross. Throughout his life he con-
tributed liberally to the support of that communion
and its pastors to which he was conscientiously at-
tached, and it is feared it will long feel the want of
his supporting hand. His life was a life of temper-
ance, industry, and attention to his business, the full
fruits of which he enjoyed in almost uninterrupted
health until his last illness.
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JACOB KARCH, Sit.
Jacob Karch, Si\, was born in Germany in 1742,
subsequently came to America, and in 1790 was ap-
pointed postmaster at Lebanon, at the time the office
was established at that place. He died Aug. 19,
1819, when his son, Jacob, Jr., was appointed to fill
the vacancy. He was born Sept. 17, 1779, and died
Sept. 24, 1834. His widow, Catharine Karch, was
appointed as his successor in office, and held the
position until July, 1845. The post-office at Lebanon
was held by the Karch family for fifty-five years, and
in the same building during that period, viz., at the
old Karch homestead.
CAPT. ANTHONY KELKER.
Anthony Kelker, son of Henry Kelker and Regula
Braetscher, was a native of Herrliberg, near Zurich,
Switzerland, born on the 30th of December, 1733. At
the age often years, in 1743, his parents emigrated to
America and located in Lebanon township, Lan-
caster Co., now Lebanon Co., Pa., four miles north
of the town of Lebanon. Anthony was brought up
on his father's farm, receiving the meagre advan-
tages of the schools of that period. He was com-
missioned Aug. 28, 1775, lieutenant in the Second
Battalion of Lancaster Count}' Associators, and was
in active service during the campaign of 1776. In
1777 he was an officer in the militia at Brandywine
and Germantown. He was appointed Jan. 19, 177S,
wagon-master of Col. Greenawalt's battalion, aud the
same year was sent on a secret expedition to Virginia
and Maryland. Until the close of the war .Capt.
Kelker was an active participant. He was deputy
sheriff of Lancaster County in 1781-82, and upon
the formation of the county of Dauphin was com-
missioned the first sheriff in 1785, and subsequently
elected, serving until 1788. He was a member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1793-94. He
was a very active member and vestryman of the
German Reformed Church, and treasurer of the same
during the erection of the old (First) Reformed
Church in 1794. Mr. Kelker died at Lebanon on the
10th of March, 1812. He married Mary Magdalene,
daughter of George Meister, a Moravian. She died
at Lebanon, Dec. 30, 1818. (See Kelker record. | Mr.
Kelker was a man of strict integrity, an unflinching
patriot, and highly esteemed by his fellow-citizens.
mainly through Mr. Kimmcrling's generosity, and
the school adjoining was largely sustained by his
means. He died in 1793, and the family baa become
extinct, but the record of his good deeds preserves
the name of Jacob Kimmerling.
LEVI KLINE.
Levi Kline, son of Jacob Kline (1745-182*3) and
Elizabeth Withers (1748-1827), was born Oct. 14, 1811,
at Wrightsville, York Co., Pa. His father dying
while Levi was only fifteen years of age, he was placed
in the care of his brother, George W., who educated
him, and in the year 1830 was entered as a student-at-
law in his office. He was admitted to the Lebanon
County bar on the 6th of November, 1834, and im-
mediately became connected with his brother as ju-
nior partner, a law firm which was only dissolved by
the death of the former in 1845. From 1841 to 1846
he represented his district in the Senate of Pennsyl-
vania. Mr. Kline died Sept. 17, 1863, at Lebanon.
GEORGE W. KLINE.
George Washington Kline, Sr., son of Jacob Kline
(1745-1826) and Elizabeth Withers (1748-1827), was
born March 12, 1795, at Wrightsville, York Co., Pa.
He was educated in the public schools of Wrights-
ville and Lancaster, and studied law at the latter
place under William Jenkins, a prominent lawyer of
the county. He was admitted to the bar after an ex-
amination by Amos Ellmaker, Morton C. Rogers, and
James Buchanan, Esqs.,on the 20th of August, 1821,
and in September following located at Lebanon, where
he established himself in his profession and built up
a large clientage. Although prominently identified
with the old Whig party, which was dominant in
his county, he uniformly declined official positions,
preferring the duties of professional life. He died at
Lebanon on the 21st of June, 1845, aged fifty years.
With strong natural sense, rare force of will, and un-
swerving application to the study of his profession,
he attained a high position at the bar, and by his
strict integrity and courteous manners acquired a
commanding place in the community. Mr. Kline
married, March 3, 1823, Catharine Lineaweaver,
daughter of Peter and Susanna Lineaweaver, of Leb-
anon, who died March 19, 1871. They had Matilda,
Henrietta, d. s. p., and George W.
JACOB KIMMERLING.
Jacob Kimmerling, born about 1710 in Switzer-
land, emigrated to America about the year 1729, and
located on a tract of land north of the borough of
Lebanon, on the Tulpehocken Creek, where he built
a cabin, or rather a log house, not far from where
the present residence of Moses Light stands. In his
day he was widely known as an enterprising and be-
nevolent citizen. Shortly after his settlement he
donated land for a Reformed Church, a parochial
school, and a graveyard. The church was erected
CAPT. DAVID KRAUSE.
David Krause, Sr., son of John Krause, of the
Palatinate, Germany, was born about 1750, in Leb-
anon township, Lebanon Co., Pa., and was a farmer
by occupation. During the Revolutionary war he
was an active participant, commanded a company of
Associators in the Jersey campaign of 1776, and the
campaign around Philadelphia in 1777, subsequently
commissary of Col. Greenawalt's battalion. He was
elected a member of the Assembly from Dauphin
County in 17S5, aud under the Constitution of 1790
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
served in the House of Representatives from 1797 to
1799. From 1795 to 1797 he was one of the commis-
sioners of Dauphin County. He was subsequently
appointed by Governor Snyder one of the associate
judges of the county of Lebanon, holding the posi-
tion at his death, which occurred in 1822. Judge
Krause married Regina, youngest daughter of Adam
Orth and Catharine Kucher, of Lebanon. She died
at Lebanon in 1846, well advanced in years.
HON. DAVID KRAUSE.
David Krause, Jr., the youngest son of David
Krause and Regina Orth, was born Nov. 2, 1800, at
Journal, which he conducted with much ability. In
January, 1845, a vacancy occurring in the Mont-
gomery and Bucks County judicial district, Mr.
Krause was appointed to that bench. He filled the
position acceptably and honorably, but, in 1851,
when the judiciary became elective, he positively
declined the office. He then retired to private life.
In 1862, and again in 1863, upon the invasion of
Pennsylvania by the Confederates, he volunteered as
a private soldier in the Pennsylvania militia, although
then in the sixty-third year of his age. He died at
Norristown, on the 13th of June, 1871. Judge Krause
married, in September, 1825, Catharine Orr, of Phila-
delphia, who survived her husband four years.
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Lebanon. He was educated under Rev. Mr. Ernst,
of the Lutheran Church at Lebanon, and subse-
quently studied law with Hon. Jonathan Walker, of
Pittsburgh, and there admitted to the bar. He re-
turned to Lebanon, and began practice. He came
to Harrisburg as the private secretary of Governor
Shulze, and was admitted to the Dauphin courts Aug.
15, 1825. He was appointed deputy attorney-general
in August, 1826, and reappointed in 1829. From
1825 to 1826, with Gen. Simon Cameron, he pub-
lished and edited the Pennsylvania Intelligencer. He
was elected a member of the House of Representa-
tives in 1835 and 1836. On the election of Governor
Porter, in 1839, he took editorial charge of the State
REV. A. F. KUHLMANN.
Aloysius Francis Kuhlmann, late rector of the
Church of the Assumption, Lebanon, Pa., was born
in the city of Philadelphia, on Oct. 4, 1845. He was
educated for the Catholic priesthood in St. Charles
Seminary in his native city, and was ordained a priest
of the Holy Roman Church on Aug. 22, 1869, re-
ceiving his appointment as pastor in Lebanon on
September 17th of the same year. He had only been
connected with the parish for a short period before
his zeal in the cause of the church led him to conceive
the idea of supplanting the old house of worship of
his parish with a new and substantial structure, and
he at once set to work to carry out what at that time
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279
seemed an almost impossible task. Commencing with
the smallest of contributions from the youngest and
humblest members of his flock, the amount gradually
grew to large proportions, until, by patient assiduity
and careful and prayerful solicitation, a sufficient
sum had been raised to justify the beginning of the
work. In course of time the magnificent structure
that now constitutes the sanctuary of the parish was
completed, the total cost approximating the large sum
of seventy thousand dollars. Formal services of con-
secration by the bishop and assisting clergy were held
on Dec. 18, 1880. Less than one year after that date
Father Kuhlmann was seized by the fell hand of dis-
ease, and on Nov. 22, 1881, was called away to receive
his reward. In the discharge of his pastoral duties
he manifested a zeal and fidelity that commended him
to the love and veneration of his people, and his inter-
course with the world at large was marked by a kind-
ness and affability of manner that made him extremely
popular with the citizens of Lebanon of all denomi-
nations of Christian belief among whom he labored.
Cut off in the prime of life, and in the midst of suc-
cessful work, his loss was greatly felt by the church
and the community in which he dwelt. He was a
pleasant and instructive preacher, with a voice whose
melody captivated and entranced the hearer. His
charity was not circumscribed by a narrow creed, for
no one ever went from his door empty-handed. While
faithful and true to his church, he was tolerant and
respectful to others, and esteemed them no less for
not being of his creed. In a word, he was thoroughly
Catholic in his feelings towards all.
WILLIAM LEHMAN.
Among those, while not natives of the county, yet
whose long and useful lives have been chiefly iden-
tified with its history and interests and progress, one
of the most prominent and widely known was Wil-
liam Lehman, formerly resident engineer and general
superintendent of the Union Canal, whose benign and
venerable personal aspect and genial manners are still
so well remembered by many of our people. A native
of what was once known as " the long street town,"
Germantown, then in Philadelphia County, but now
a part of that great and more comprehensive city, he
removed to the interior of the State in the year 1824.
Of ancient German origin, the family name, before
becoming anglicized on American soil, had the more
German termination of the double n, being originally
Lehmann. His ancestors, commencing in their na-
tive land, recorded and preserved with remarkable
completeness and continuity, in a volume of rare in-
terest, their genealogy for centuries, tracing their
forefathers from the year 1542. The title-page of the
volume alluded to is, —
"Tabula, Alias Genealogist Parentale,
Majorum Families Antique
Christian! Lehman,
Natus Dresdensis,
Electorate Saxonin Metropilis
Regione Genuania1 Europte."
For a long period after the commencement of this
genealogy, astrology, although described by an epi-
grammatic writer, as compared with astronomy, as the
foolish mother and astronomy as its wise daughter,
was still much in force in connection with the births
of members of families, and the volume exhibits, in
regular order through numerous generations, the " na-
tivities" of each son and daughter carefully calculated
and shown, with various and curious accompanying
signs, figures, and illustrations. As has been said on
the subject of the horoscope of Wallenstein, carefully
preserved at Vienna as a most interesting relic, he
lived in an age when astrology was still regarded as
a science, when the most eminent philosophers de-
voted their whole lives to the elucidation of its mys-
teries, and prince, priest, peasant, the most exalted
and learned, as well as the most humble, alike felt its
influence. Even as late as the year 1768 it would
appear that this had not entirely ceased, as re shown
by recorded correspondence between the grandfather
of William Lehman and the eminent astronomer,
David Rittenhouse, on the subject of finding " mean
time" and "apparent time" in connection with the
calculation of nativities.
The direct descent was from "John George Lehman,
born in 1558, at Trebgen. eight English miles from
Dresden, the metropolis of Saxony, in the Misnian
Circle in the Electorate of Saxony." He was farmer-
general of the revenues and lands of the manor of that
borough, and died there in 1628. His father, Henry,
had also been steward of the revenues of the said
manor. Through regular succeeding generations the
record reaches the life of Godfryd Lehman, the great-
grandfather of the subject of this biography, wdio was
born at Putzkou, subsequently residing in the city of
Dresden, but in the year 1725 he " removed thence
unto the town of Herrnhuth (belonging to the famous
religious Count Nicholas Lewis of Zinzendortl),
situate in the Marquisate of Upper Lusatia, in the
Electorate of Saxony, about fifty English miles from
Dresden. He there, at great cost, erected a large and
substantial stone house, and lived five years, when,
dissenting from the communion of the Moravian
brethren there, and thereby incurring the ill-will of
the count and bishop, suffered much loss by being
compelled to dispose of his property on the best terms
he could make in order to remove from that place."
He then, as a widower, concluded to remove with his
two surviving sons, Christian and John, to Pennsyl-
vania, and accordingly left Herrnhuth for that pur-
pose in April, 1731, sailing from Rotterdam, stopping
on the voyage at Dover, England, finally arriving at
Philadelphia in October of the same year, and settled
soon after in Germantown. He died there Oct. 4,
1756. As a remarkable after-occurrence, subsequent
to his removal with his sons from Herrnhuth, in Ger-
many, they were followed to their new location in
Pennsylvania by their former religious antagonist,
Count Zinzendorff. in the year 1741, who remained
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
for some time with those of his own religious faith at
Germantown, and preached there and at Bethlehem.
The son Christian, born Nov. 7, 1714, was the grand-
father of William Lehman, and pursued in German-
town the occupation of surveyor and conve}Taucer,
and subsequently removing to Philadelphia was com-
missioned by the Hon. John Penn, then Proprietary
and Governor, to be a "Notary and Tabellion," which
office he held to the time of his death, the 28th of
December, 1774. His son, Benjamin, lumber mer-
chant in Germantown, was born there Jan. 14, 1760,
and died in the same place Jan. 7, 1840, aged nearly
eighty years. His wife was Elizabeth Keyser, daugh-
ter of Peter Keyser, of Germantown. The coat of
arms of their ancient German family represents, by
various emblematic devices, that Dirk Keyser, whose
name it bears, was a silk merchant and manufacturer
in Amsterdam, the family having removed to Holland
on account of religious persecution in Germany. At
the time of the Reformation the representatives of
the Keyser family were among the first to accept the
doctrines of Luther, and as a consequence, as their
family record states, Leonard Keyser was publicly
burnt at the stake at Scharding, Bavaria, in August,
1527. From Holland, Dirk Keyser emigrated to
America in 1688 as one of the first settlers at German-
town. The wife of Benjamin Lehman was born at
Germantown, Jan. 30, 1763, and died there Sept. 23,
1826.
On the 28th of November, 1811, William Lehman
married Mary Bringhurst, daughter of Samuel and
Susanna Bringhurst, of Germantown, and their chil-
dren were four sons and one daughter, named respec-
tively Lorenzo L., Elhanan, Benjamin B., Susanna E.,
and Samuel B. -Mrs. Lehman was born at German-
town, Aug. 24, 1787, and died at Lebanon, July 28,
1871. The only daughter married Dr. Robert S. Wod-
drop, of Philadelphia.
The education of William Lehman was such as he
could obtain from the limited facilities then afforded
by his native place, and the opportunities of which
it was in his power to avail himself, but was chiefly
in accordance with the saying that " the most valua-
ble part of a man's education is that which he receives
from himself." His occupation at Germantown was
that of a builder and machinist, which he very skill-
fully pursued there for many years, and many of the
stately and comfortable old-time and old-style resi-
dences, as well as various other structures in that
neighborhood (some yet remaining), before the changes
wrought by more modern ideas, and the " Renaissance,"
and " Eastlake," and " Queen Anne," and others were
undreamed of, were the work of his hands. A favorite
and special branch of his work in the erection of
dwelling-houses was the construction of "circular"
staircases. But his life history has been chiefly iden-
tified with the progress and fortunes of the Union
Canal.
In the year 1824, when the revival of the project
of that then great work took place under its energetic
president, Samuel Mifflin, and was in active progress
as well as it could then be, William Lehman was
called from his home and occupation at Germantown
to perform an important part in the prosecution of
the "internal improvements" of the State, and ap-
pointed by the managers as their superintendent of
carpentry. To assume the duties of this position,
he first removed to Womelsdorf, Berks Co., where
he resided one year. Then, in the progress of the
work, he removed to Lebanon, having been appointed
the resident engineer and general superintendent of
the canal and all its works. After residing for some
time in the town, and latterly in the stone mansion
then the property, as it had been the residence of
Governor John Andrew Shulze, but now known as
the Weidman house, he built for the Union Canal
Company, for the residence of their superintendent
and their collectors' office, of brick taken from Wes-
ton's locks of " the old canal" (as it was then called)
of 1794. That building then stood emphatically
" solitary and alone" on its site on the Union Canal
basin, now northeast corner of Ninth and Maple
Streets, no other being within a considerable distance,
and nothing but open fields south of the canal to the
town, at what is now Church Street. Here, from the
time of taking possession of the new residence iu
1828, opened to him a busy and eventful career for
over two decades more of his life in the prosecution of
his arduous official duties and of more calm and agree-
able pursuits, of which he was exceedingly fond, and
relaxation in his hours of private leisure, the cultiva-
tion of his attractive garden and its many fruits and
flowers. Besides, he was a well-known authority in
botanical knowledge in general; he built the first
green- and hot-houses in the vicinity of Lebanon,
and his valuable collections of rare and curious ex-
otic and other plants, from various climes, attracted
admiring visitors from far and near. He was a close
observer of the weather and its various phases and
indications before the " Vennors" and the " Wig-
ginses," and others of their kind, arose to tell others
what they thought they knew better than others, and
was his own "signal service" system. One of the
comparatively few who kept a regular diary, this
practice was continued to within a few days of the
time when both pen and time were for him no more.
He was one of the first stockholders of the first Leb-
anon Bank, and when the privilege of becoming such
was no trifling undertaking in the rush and crush
then made to secure its stock. He introduced many
new and useful ideas in practical matters, and was to
no small extent the instructor of many of the crude
mechanics and artisans of the neighborhood. Of
strong religious convictions, great knowledge of the
Scriptures, and at all times ready to "bear his testi-
mony" to his belief, he was a frequent "speaker"
among the people of his own religious persuasion,
the " German Baptists" or " Dunkers," and some-
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281
times among others. He was a diligent reader of the
news of the day and observer of events ; and al-
though taken from those of mortal life before the
culmination of "the impending crisis," he had strong
apprehensions of a war, sooner or later, between the
North and South on the subject of slavery, and pro-
phetically remarked that "although he would not
live to see it, he had not the slightest doubt that his
children would, adding at the same time that " of all
wars between man and man, none was so fearful and
deplorable as a civil war."
In the year 1848 he resigned his charge of the
works of the Union Canal, and was succeeded in that
position by his son, B. B. Lehman, who had long been
his assistant in its various duties. He then, in the
retirement of private life, besides long being an active
director of the Lebanon Bank, and otherwise contin-
uing his habit of busy occupation and congeuial as-
sociation, devoted the remainder of his days chiefly
to agriculture and the kindred pursuits of earlier
days. He died at his North Lebanon residence after
a brief illness, in the month of September, 1860, in
the seventy-sixth year of his age, and was interred
among "the forefathers of the hamlet" and many
departed relatives, in the German Baptist Cemetery
adjoining the well-known old meeting-house of that
denomination, near the upper end of Germantown,
his native place.
REV. JOHN NICHOLAS KURTZ.
John Nicholas Kurtz was born in October, 1722,
at Seitzlinden, in the principality of Nassau- Weil-
burg, Germany. He was descended from a Protest-
ant family whose lineage is found recorded as far
back as 1599, a large proportion of the male part of
which were employed in the kindred occupations of
teacher, minister, and professor. He received his
early education under the direction of his father, who
was at the head of a gymnasium in his native place.
When he was in his fifteenth year he was transferred
to the high school at Giesseu, an institution furnish-
ing the best advantages to young men destined to the
ministry. Having studied there for seven years, he
joined the University of Halle, where he remained
six months, and there he profited greatly by his in-
tercourse with the celebrated Francke, who was then
just in the meridian of his usefulness. His professors
observing that he had a vigorous constitution as well
as other more important qualifications for the mis-
sionary work, began soon to think of him as a suit-
able person to undertake a mission to America. Ac-
cordingly, having completed his preparatory course,
and expressed a willingness to engage in this field of
labor, in 1744 he received the appointment, and
reached this country with several other missionaries
on the loth of January, 1745. On landing at Phila-
delphia he met a cordial welcome from the Rev. Dr.
Muhlenberg, pastor of the Lutheran Church of that
city. He was invited to New Hanover, now Mont-
gomery County, Pa., where for two years he preached
on the Sabbath, and taught a school during the week.
Thence he removed to Tulpehocken, where he re-
mained only one year, his services being more loudly
called for by the people of Germantown and the
neighboring congregations.
In the year 1748, at the first meeting of the Lu-
theran Synod, Mr. Kurtz, who before had been only
a licentiate, was duly ordained to the ministry, being
the first in the Lutheran Church in this country.
There were six clergymen present, two of whom were
Swedish Lutherans. The same year he returned to
the Tulpehocken and Heidelberg charge, in accord-
ance with the earnest and repeatedly expressed wishes
of the congregations to which he had previously min-
istered. Here he remained twenty-two years, laboring
with great fidelity and success, and often amid ex-
posures and privations that were almost unparalleled.
In traveling to his different preaching stations and
visiting his people, he was repeatedly exposed to at-
tacks from savages. In a letter to Dr. Muhlenberg,
in 1757, he states that one day not less than seven
members of the congregation were brought to the
church for burial, having been murdered by the In-
dians the evening previous.
In the year 1773, Mr. Kurtz, who by this time had
gained a high standing in the church, and had re-
ceived various testimonies of the good will and con-
fidence of his brethren, was induced to remove west
of the Susquehanna, and to take charge of the Lu-
theran congregation at York and the associated
churches. Here his good influence was widely and
powerfully felt for twenty years. In 1792, being past
threescore and ten, Mr. Kurtz was admonished by the
advancing infirmities of age to retire from active ser-
vice. He accordingly resigned his charge. He died
at Baltimore, Md., May 12, 1794. The Rev. Mr. Kurtz
married, in 1847, Elizabeth Seidel, of New Hanover,
Montgomery Co., Pa. They had twelve children, —
nine sons and three daughters.
JAMES LICK.
James Lick, son of John Lick and Sarah Long,
was born Aug. 25, 1796, in Fredericksburg, Lebanon
Co., Pa., although several of the old citizens of that
town assert that he was born in the old block-house,
two miles west of Fredericksburg. His grandfather,
William Lick, was an emigrant from the Palatinate,
Germany, settled in Montgomery County, Pa., where
he resided until his death. He was a soldier of the
Revolution, and upon the battle-fields of that struggle
for liberty proved his courage aud patriotism. The
sufferings of that aged veteran at Valley Forge made
a deep impression upon the young lad, James Lick,
as he listened to their recital, impressions which were
never effaced, and which in his old age he had trans-
ferred to the monument hereinafter described, aud
upon which the hero's name stands so prominent.
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
John Lick,1 father of James Lick, was born at Nor-
ristown, near Valley Forge, married, at an early day,
Sarah Long, and settled at Fredericksburg. James
Lick's early education was such as was taught in the
small towns of the interior of that day, sufficiently
meagre, none can doubt. We next find him working
as an organ-maker in Hanover, Pa., already exhibit-
ing the energy and desire for adventure which dis-
tinguished his after-life. In 1S19 he obtained em-
ployment in the establishment of Joseph Hiskey, a
prominent piano manufacturer in Baltimore. While
here he met a young man named Meyer in search of
employment, and between the two was formed a
friendship which lasted through life. The lad, Meyer,
of 1819 was the late Conrad Meyer, of Philadelphia,
a celebrated piano manufacturer, who, while accu-
mulating fame and fortune in Pennsylvania, never
ceased to rejoice over the success of his friend in
other and varied fields.
In 1820, young Lick went to New York to go into
business. The want of capital interfered with his
success, and at the end of the year he joined an ex-
pedition to Buenos Ayres. As this country had but
recently become independent, it promised a grand
future. Although earnestly solicited to accompany
him, his friend Meyer refused, and Lick made the
journey alone. For ten years in this new country he
followed his business, manufacturing pianos, and be-
gan to reap the reward of his industry. In 1832 he
surprised his friends by a visit to his native State,
bringing with him forty thousand dollars' worth of
valuable South American skins and hides. He now
visited Fredericksburg, the only time he ever returned
there after his departure in 1819. He came loaded
down with doubloons, which he carried in belts
around his bodv. He drove to the town with a horse
1 John Lick, torn Sept. 13, 1705, in Montgomery County, Fa., died
June 13, 1831, at Fredericksburg, Lebanon Co., Pa. He learned the
trade of a carpenter and joiner, and was considered one of the most in-
genious workers in wood in the neighborhood,^ which he had removed
early in lire. John Lick married Sarah Long, born 1772, died 1812, at
Fredericksburg, Lebanon Co., Pa. Their remains lie in the old Re-
formed and Lutheran graveyard in Fredericksburg, on a slight emi-
nence commanding a view of the town. Their graves are some twenty
feet apart, without head-stones, each being inclosed by a plain iron rail-
ing, erected by their grandson, John H. Lick, in 1S67. The following
is the old family record of their children:
"James Lick, born Aug. 25, 1796, in Fredericksburg; sponsor, John
Gettel [died in San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 1, 1876].
"The second child was born July 25, 1797, and died in infancy.
"John Licit, born May 24, 1798; sponsors, Christian Long and Molly
Gettel.
" Catharine Lick was born Jan. 8, 1800, her godmother being Catharine
Lick [died at Manheim, Pa., April 10, 1862].
"Borah Lick, born Aug. 27, 1802, the sponsors being Conrad Eeinoehl
and wife.
"Jacob Lick, born Jan. 25, 1804, baptized March 1, 1804, the sponsor
being Jacob Weaber.
" Morgaretla Lick was born Sept. 27, 1806, and baptized March 6th fol-
lowing; Margaretta Weaber officiated as godmother.
" Waiiam Lick, born Feb. 11, 1808, and baptized April 16th same year,
by Rev. George Lochman ; his sponsors were his parents [died Dec. 21,
18721.
" Margaretta Lick, born April 11, 1816.'
and buggy, which, on his departure, about two weeks
after his arrival, he presented to his brother William.
The horse died soon after ; the buggy was then sold,
and the proceeds, one hundred dollars, were given to
John H. Lick when he attained his majority. This
amount represented one-third of the capital with
which John H. Lick started business. His education
was paid for by one of his uncles. Mr. Lick's return
to Pennsylvania gave him for a moment a desire to
remain, and he even rented a house on Eighth Street,
in Philadelphia, with the intention of going into
business in that city. His ardent temperament could
not brook the quiet life this promised. His thoughts,
doubtless, reverted to the freedom and greater scope
of action which the southern hemisphere afforded,
and relinquishing his leased premises, he again sailed
for South America. In a few months after arriving
there he had settled his business in Buenos Ayres,
and sailed for Chili. In 1833 his home was in Val-
paraiso, and he was hard at work at his old trade, in
addition to engaging in new ventures. In 1837 his
reckless spirit looked out toward other scenes of con-
quest in his line, and he selected Peru as the place of
his future operations. Pursuing the even tenor of
his way, he was about given up for dead, when his
friend Meyer received a package from him, contain-
ing some fourteen hundred dollars in gold doubloons,
and an order for the inside work or action for twelve
upright pianos, which he wished forwarded to Lima,
Peru.
About this time his attention was directed towards
California, now coming into prominence, and after
due consideration he determined to proceed to the
new El Dorado to be. Influential friends endeavored
to dissuade him from this step. He was assured that
the United States could not hold California; that the
inhabitants were a set of cut-throats, who would mur-
der him for his money; in short, that he was very
well where he was, and that it would be folly to go
elsewhere. To this James Lick gave answer that he
knew the character of the American government and
its people, and it was not in their nature to give up a
country it had once laid hold of, and as for the other
reasons, he had implicit confidence in his ability to
take care of himself. A new difficulty presented
itself, however, the surmounting of which shows the
character of the man. He had on hand a contract
for a number of pianos, when his workmen suddenly
left for California. To violate his word was not for a
moment to be considered, his contract must be ful-
filled, and he personally did the work, although it
took two years of hard labor to perform it. His
pianos finished, everything was converted into money
at a great sacrifice, and he was possessed of thirty
thousand dollars in gold doubloons. With this he
sailed for California in the ship " Lady Adams," ar-
riving at San Francisco in the latter part of 1847. In
the following spring that city contained barely a
thousand inhabitants. It bad just emerged from its
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pristine condition and primitive name of Verba
Buena, and was becoming, under American rule, a
valuable seaport. Rumors of the discovery of gold
filled the air, and tens of thousands flocked into and
flooded out the new metropolis of the Pacific. The
vast majority, irrespective of class, rushed to the
mines; the sagacious minority remained in the city.
Among the latter was James Lick. His shrewd in-
sight told him that a great city would arise on this
peninsula ; it would be the inlet and the outlet not
only of the commerce of California, but eventually of
the whole northern Pacific coast. The sand-hills
which stretched out from the coast and the chap-
paral-covered eminences his prophetic vision con-
Squatters would respect these arguments, and in-
stances are reported of their houses disappearing al-
most as rapidly as the tenants. The ri>k was great,
but he accepted it, and, having planted his money in
the ground, he serenely awaited the harvest. It
came, and rapidly. As the city increased, in the
heart were observed large, vacant, unimproved lots,
apparently forsaken, but which the inquirer found
belonged to James Lick. Meanwhile, he branched
off in other pursuits.
In 1852 he purchased a property in San Jom' and
had erected a mill, which was probably never equaled
in the world. The wood was of mahogany, and the
machinery of the finest description. It cost him
MONUMENTAL CHAPEL, FREDERICKSBURG, PA.
verted into broad streets and avenues, lined with
handsome and enduring structures. He foresaw the
population streaming from every quarter of the globe
to this focus of attraction ; the ships laden with the
necessaries and luxuries of life ; and he took his
measures accordingly. Quietly and carefully he in-
vested his money, sowing his gold broadcast over
many a piece of ground, the sellers jubilant and ex-
ultant at the price he paid them. During 1848 he
pursued this course. Keeping his own counsel, as
was his wont, none knew of the extent of his pur-
chases or the amount he paid for any of them. The
usual contests over titles were encountered, and
frequently he was compelled to enforce his rights
through the persuasive eloquence of leveled revolvers.
$200,000, and by some was regarded as a folly, but it
turned out the finest flour in California, and Lick's
brand commanded the market around the world.
With his own hands he planted a splendid orchard
of fruit-trees, which, in those early days, was itself
a fortune. During all this time he did not forget his
handiwork, and in 1872 he addressed a characteristic
letter to his old friend, Meyer, discussing some of the
peculiarities of piano-making and giving his own
views as to their relative merits. The " Lick House."
in San Francisco, was another of his enterprises. It
covers nearly an entire block, aud in the floor he dis-
played the knowledge which he had gathered while
working at the bench. He composed it of many
thousand pieces of inlaid wood, highly polished.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
When thejfraternity of Freemasons wished to erect
a temple in San'Francisco, they found the only site
which would suit them belonged to James Lick, and
was part of the square upon which he designed to
erect the Lick House. Of course it was not for sale.
However, one of the brethren frankly approached
him and in a straightforward manner told him it
was the only spot which suited them. The result
which was ever susceptible to the emotions of sym-
pathy for his fellow-men. In 1874 he placed his en-
tire property in the hands of seven trustees to be de-
voted to public and charitable purposes. In the
spring of 1875 the bequests, aggregating several
millions of dollars, were changed in some respects
to the "Academy of Natural Sciences" and to "The
Society of California Pioneers," of which latter he
was president at his decease.
He bequeathed a one-hundred
Vara lot, at the corner of Fourth
and Market Streets, in San
Francisco, and also the residue
of his vast estate to be equally
divided between the two socie-
ties after his various legacies
had been paid. He died Oct.
1, 1876. Among his many be-
quests he did not forget the far-
off home of his childhood and
the loved ones whose dust was
mingling with the soil of the
old Keystone State, for on a
beautiful April day in 1876 was
unveiled and dedicated at his
birthplace the sculptured mar-
ble, erected at his request to the
memory of his devoted mother
and father, loving sister, and
honored grandfather. His re-
mains lie in that beautiful, si-
lent city of the dead, near the
portals of the Golden Gate, with
the roar of the waves of the
mighty Pacific ever singing his
requiem.
UMENT. FRKHEKICKSBUKG, PA
was that the ground now covered by the handsome
temple, in which the Masonic brethren of the Golden
City greet their fraters from abroad so cordially,
was secured, and the Lick House was to that extent
curtailed in its proportions. Those only who knew
the man could fully appreciate the sacrifice he made
in the transaction. Although reluctant to sell, he
was lavish in his gifts. His great wealth did not
dry up the fountain of ljis noble, generous heart,
REV. FELIX LIGHT.
Felix Light was the son of
John Light, and grandson of
John Peter Light, who emi-
grated to America from Switz-
erland, and settled on the site
now occupied by Lebanon, in
1719. His dwelling stood near
what is now Fourth, between
Willow Street and the Lebanon
Valley Railroad. His son John
occupied the old homestead
after his father's death. John's
youngest son, Abraham, succeeded his father as the
possessor of the old homestead, while Felix, the next
older brother and subject of this notice, entered upon
the possession of the adjoining farm east, lying be-
tween what is now Third and Front Streets and the
Union Canal on the north and Locust Street on the
south, comprising about one hundred and sixty acres.
About half a square, a little south of east from the
Pennsylvania Nut and Bolt-Works, stands, still in
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good condition, the old dwelling, a frame house, which
he occupied during his life from the time of his mar-
riage. He, like his ancestors, was a member of the
Mennonite denomination of Christians. He became
a minister of the gospel while .vet comparatively a
young man. His labors as such were early of an un-.
sectarian character. His preaching was very earnest
and impressive. Doctrinally he maintained the ne-
cessity of regeneration as a condition of entrance into
the. kingdom of heaven. His refusal to emphasize
the observance of the rites which prevailed among
the Mennonites as essential to salvation, contributed,
no doubt, largely to his divergence from a formal
fellowship with said denomination. Kindred in doc-
trine and the exercise of Christian charity with the
United Brethren in Christ, he became early associa-
ted with this body of Christians, and was numbered
among the fathers of the United Brethren Church in
Pennsylvania. His influence as a minister of the
gospel was greatly enhanced by his pastoral visita-
tions. His sons and daughters having become of
sufficient age to attend to the work on the farm, he
•spent a great deal of his time in visiting, " from house
to house," all classes and denominations of people.
Iu Rev. J. S. Kessler's biography, p. 37, occurs the
following : " Mr. Kessler long remembered a visit
paid by him to one of these fathers in Israel (Felix
Light) residing in Lebanon, Pa. Father Light re-
quested him to accompany him on a visiting tour
through the town. He consented, and they set off
together. But such visiting ! The old father seemed
intent on visiting every resident in the town. House
after house they entered. All seemed to know Father
Light. He conversed freely with the residents re-
specting their health and condition ; but most particu-
larly did he inquire of the state of their souls, always
imparting such advice, warning, and encouragement
as the nature of the case seemed to demand. In the
pulpit Father Light was an eloquent, zealous rea-
soner, and had many seals to his ministry." He died
in great peace Jan. 23, 1841, aged seventy-three years,
four months, and fourteen days.
REV. JOHN LIGHT.
John Light was the oldest son of Felix Light. He
was born in 1802, iu Lebanon, Pa. He entered the min-
istry in the United Brethren Church in 1830 or there-
abouts. He supplied different charges in Lebanon
County as pastor, and was repeatedly chosen presid-
ing elder of the Eastern District of the Pennsylvania
Conference, of which he was a member. From the
time he contemplated entering upon, and all through
his ministry, he was a close student. His practice
when at home was to rise, summer and winter, at
four o'clock in the morning. The time between four
and breakfast he would devote to the study of the
Holy Scriptures. His cast of mind was introspec-
tive, analytical, and logical. His preaching was ex-
pository and argumentative. Wit and sarcasm were
not left entirely unused. Following clear elucidation,
the truth was often applied and enforced with an ir-
resistible power of eloquence. In matters of church
polity he was progressive and practical. In church
counsels he was always influential. He departed this
life while yet comparatively a young man, April 20,
1845, aged forty-two years, five months, and fifteen
days.
REV. CASPER LIGHT.
Casper Light was the second son of Felix Light ;
was born in September, 1804, at Lebanon, Pa. He
commenced to preach at the same time his brother,
John, began, in 1830. His conversion to God ante-
dated that of his brother, however. He was less ar-
gumentative in his discourses than his brother, but
possessed the advantages of a remarkably retentive
memory. His preaching was of an inspiring charac-
ter, and generally enthused the hearers with the
hopes and joys of his themes. He was very gifted
in singing, knew nearly all the hymns iu the book,
and had a magnificent voice well trained. In person
he was above six feet high, well proportioned and
erect in carriage, both genial and impressive in per-
sonal appearance. He filled various charges in the
county as pastor, and served several terms as presid-
ing elder in the East Pennsylvania Conference, United
Brethren in Christ. He died in August, 1857, almost
fifty-three years old.
REV. JOSEPH F. LIGHT.
Joseph F. Light was the third and youngest son of
Felix Light. He was born in February, 1813, at
Lebanon, Pa. Like his brothers, he set out in life as
a farmer. Like them he entered afterwards, though
later iu life, upon the ministry of the gospel. He
preached about thirteen years, supplying several
charges as pastor in the East Pennsylvania Confer-
ences, United Brethren Church ; the remainder of
his service was in the local ministry. As a preacher
he excelled his brothers in pathos, while in other
qualifications he came right between them, falling
behind the one and exceeding the other in recitative
capacity, and exceeding the one and falling behind
the other in reasoning power. He had fine social
qualities, and was always a great favorite among his
nephews and nieces. He arrived at a higher a<re
than either of his brothers, and died on the 22d of
February, 1870, fifty-seven years and ten days old.
GEORGE LINEAWEAVER. M.D.
George Lineaweaver, son of Peter Lineaweaver and
Susanna Gilbert, was born in 1709, in Londonderry
township, Dauphin (now Lebanon) Co., Pa. His
father removing to Lebanon, he was educated in the
schools of that town and at the academy there. He
studied medicine with Dr. John Mish, one of the
most prominent practitioners in his day, attended
one course of lectures, in 1S19, at the Medical De-
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partment of the University of Pennsylvania, but
graduated from Allegheny College, Pittsburgh, in
1821. Afterwards, in 1846, Jefferson Medical Col-
lege, of Philadelphia, as a token of the marked pro-
fessional standing of Dr. Lineaweaver, his skill and
good judgment, together with the warm interest he
had manifested in the success of that institution, con-
ferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
For forty years he continued the practice of medicine,
and it was large and extensive. Apart from his pro-
fessional life, he was a leading man in public affairs
in the town and county, and held various positions of
trust. Governor David R. Porter appointed him reg-
ister of wills for the county of Lebanon, in 1839, to
fill a vacancy. He died at Lebanon in 1860. Dr.
Lineaweaver married Sarah Toby, daughter of Capt.
Simeon Toby, of Philadelphia, and they left six sons
(see Lineaweaver record), four of whom studied the
profession their respected father so highly honored.
REV. LUDWIG LUPP.
Ludwig Lupp was a native of Germany, where he
was born Jan. 7, 1733. He came to America in early
life. Having received a fair education, he taught
school in what is now Dauphin and Lebanon Coun-
ties. The sections in which he was employed being
destitute of a regular ministry, Mr. Lupp assisted in
holding meetings for reading the Scriptures and ser-
mons, for prayer and exhortation in private houses,
and soon began to preach in a regular way. It is not
known when he was admitted into regular connection
with the Reformed Cotus, and received ordination.
To him, however, belongs the credit of aiding by his
voice and his meagre purse the organization of the
Reformed Church at Harrisburg. In 1786 he was
located at Lebanon as pastor there, and served
that congregation up to the time of his death. In
connection with that church, he preached at Blaser's
Church, near Elizabethtown, now extinct, but out of
which grew the present Elizabethtown Church ; also
at Maytown, at Manheim as early as 1785, and at
Rapho in 1791. He died at Lebanon, June 28, 1798,
and is buried in the Reformed Church graveyard.
On his tombstone is the following :
"Hier ruhet
Ein grauer Haupt
Ludwig Lupp,
12 Jahren Prediger in Libanon ;
Gebohren den 7 Januar, 1733,
Gestorben den 28 Juni, 1798,
Alt 65 Jahren, 5 Monaten, 21 Tageu.
Es war mein Beruf und Amt in dieser Welt
Zu lehren was meinein Gott und JeBU woblgefaltt
Zn predigen das Evangelium rein und treu
Den Siinderu rufen zur Bus' und Reu',
Nuu adieu ! Freunde, Yolget meiner Lehr und Wort
So werden wir einander wider seliu in jener Hiinmelspfort."
Mr. Lupp's widow survived him a considerable time,
and resided in the vicinity of what is called the Mo-
ravian Church, about four miles from Elizabethtown,
where she died. Although not a man of classical
education, and not regularly prepared for the minis-
try, the Rev. Lupp was a well-read man, and un-
tiring in his pastoral labors to promote true piety and
godliness among the people intrusted to his care as
a true shepherd of his flock.
GEORGE MARK.
George Mark was born February, 1794, in Lebanon
County, Pa. He learned the trade of a tanner, and
was engaged in that business at Jonestown until the
fall of 1834, when he was elected sheriff of the county.
He was prothonotary of the county from Dec. 18,
1836, to Nov. 14, 1839, and was a faithful and efficient
officer. He was an agreeable companion, deservedly
popular in the community, and highly respected. In
the church as in civil life he repeatedly held offices
of trust and honor. He died at Lebanon on the 28th
of April, 1882, at the age of eighty-eight years.
COL. PHILIP MARSTELLAR.
Philip Marstellar, son of Frederick Ludwig Mar-
stellar and his wife Barbara, was born Jan. 4, 1742,
in New Providence township, Philadelphia, now
Montgomery Co., Pa. His father was a native of the
Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, where he was born Jan.
11, 1702. He married in 1728, and came with his
family in 1729 to Pennsylvania, and located on the
banks of the Skippack Creek, an affluent of the Per-
kiomen. He was one of the founders of the Trappe
Lutheran Church. He died in 1753, and of him the
Rev. Dr. Muhlenberg feelingly wrote in his report to
Halle eulogizing his character. His youngest son,
Philip, was only eleven years of age at the time of his
father's death, but he was left to the care of a pious
and devoted mother, and, although not wealthy, were
left in good circumstances. Philip was brought up
on the old homestead, received a good German and
English education, and at the age of twenty-one, when
his father's estate was settled up, received his patri-
mony and purchased a tract of land in what is now
Mill Creek township, Lebanon Co., where he must
have remained several years. At the outset of the
Revolution, however, we find him residing in the town
of Lebanon. He was of the earliest associators, and
assisted in raising the troops in 1775 and 1776 for the
service. He was a member of the Constitutional
Convention of July 15, 1776, and during that and the
following year was chosen to the Assembly. He was
appointed paymaster of the militia Aug. 20, 1777 ; the
agent to superintend the purchase of flour for the
French fleet, July 13, 1779, and assistant forage-
master April 5, 1780. So well done was this latter
service that Gen. Washington sent Maj. Marstellar a
letter thanking him for the faithful and prompt per-
formance of his duty. He removed to Virginia in
1803, not far from Alexandria, where he died about
1809. Some of his descendants reside in Fairfax and
Prince William Counties. Col. Marstellar was one of
the most influential men of Lebanon County during
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his residence within its limits. He was a faithful
officer, and it is to be regretted that fuller details of
the life of so deserving a man are not within reach.
DAVID B. MARSHALL, M.D.
David B. Marshall, son of Dr. John Marshall and
Elizabeth Behm, was born Oct. 30, 1823, in Ann-
ville, Lebanon Co., Pa. He received an excellent
education at Mount Airy Academy, and in early
manhood entered the office of his father as a student
of medicine, attended lectures in the Medical Depart-
ment of the University of Pennsylvania, from which
institution he graduated in the spring of 1844. After
graduation he began the practice of his profession in
connection with his father at Annville, where he re-
Eliza Gloninger, daughter of Dr. John W. Gloninger,
of Lebanon. Of their five children only one survives,
Robert L. Marshall, of Lebanon.
JACOB MEILY.
Jacob Meily, a representative man of the county,
was a native of Bethel township. He was a farmer,
served in the French and Indian war, and at the out-
set of the Revolution became an officer of one of the
associated companies. He was a member of the As-
sembly, representing the county of Dauphin from
1786 to 1793. During his official life, in 1787, he be-
came quite prominent as one of the leaders in the
movement to leave that body so as to prevent the
mained three years, subsequently practicing at Read-
ing one year, when he permanently located at Leba-
non. He soon acquired an extensive and lucrative
practice, and took high rank in the profession. En-
dowed with strong natural talent, good judgment, and
strong powers of observation and application, he
needed only the opportunities which a large practice
gave him to enable him to prove his ability as a prac-
titioner, and to maintain a firm hold upon the affec-
tions of the people with whom he came in contact,
and among whom he labored. He died in the prime
of life, of a lingering disease, on the 29th of June,
1861. Possessed of a generous nature, he was greatly
esteemed and respected by all, and his loss deeply
lamented in the community as that of a valuable and
upright citizen. Dr. Marshall married, May 14, 1S48,
ratification by the Assembly of the Federal Consti-
tution. The sergeant-at-arms was sent after the dis-
senting members, and Mr. Meily was forcibly brought
to the bar of the House, with McCalmont. of Franklin
County. The scene in that illustrious body beggars
description; the latter despite all he could sav or do
was forced into his place. During all these scenes
Meily was silent and dignified, although as positive
against the course of the Assembly as the Scotch-
Irish member from Franklin. He was quite potential
in the subsequent political contests of the day, and
was deservedly popular among all classes. His
Irish neighbors admired his pluck and firm deter-
mination. Mr. Meily died near Fredericksburg, in
October, 1802.
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
REV. JOHN PETER MILLER.
John Peter Miller, a native of Oberant Lautern,
of the Electoral Palatinate, and a graduate of the
University of Heidelberg, emigrated to Philadelphia
in 1730. Here he made application to the Scotch
Synod for clerical ordination, and was ordained in the
old Presbyterian meeting-house in that city by three
eminent preachers, — Tennant, Andrews, and Boyd.
Before receiving ordination a question for discussion
was proposed, and in answering it showed he was a
man of rare endowments. " We gave him," says
Rev. Jedediah Andrews, " a question to discuss about
justification, aud he answered it in a whole sheet in a
very notable manner. He spoke Latin as readily as
we do our vernacular tongue." Shortly afterwards
Mr. Miller visited Miihlbach. He preached as a
Lutheran minister in the Tulpehocken settlement
until 1735, when a great religious revival and excite-
ment prevailed at Heidelberg aud Tulpehocken, and
scores imbibed the sentiments promulgated by Con-
rad Beissel, the founder of the "German Seventh-
Day Baptist Association" by a secession from the
Dunkards. Among the converts were the distin-
guished Conrad Weiser and Rev. John Peter Miller,
both of whom were received into this new church by
baptism in May, 1735. Weiser soon forsook the so-
ciety, but Miller left Miihlbach and resorted to
Ephrata, where he remained until his death, Sept.
26, 1796. At Ephrata a monastic society had been
formed in May, 1733, and a cloister made, the con-
venticle life having been established in place of the
solitary one. In 1740 there were thirty-six single
men in the cloister and thirty-five sisters, and at one
time the society, including the members living in the
neighborhood, numbered about three hundred. The
title of a Father (spiritual father) was bestowed upon
Beissel, whose monastic name was Friedsam, to which
the brethren afterwards added Gottrich, implying
together Peaceable, God-Right. Onesimus (Izard
Eckerlin) was constituted prior, who was succeeded by
Jaebez (John Peter Miller). The latter, on the death
of Beissel, became father and head of the monastery.
This society, which had its origin at Miihlbach, and
culminated in great buildings, mammoth cloisters,
printing-offices, big mills, and magnificent music,
attracted great attention all over the land. After an
existence of fifty years it began to decline, and on
the death of Miller it gradually weakened in num-
bers and influence. The society is not now in ex-
istence. John Peter Miller translated the Declara-
tion of Independence into seven languages, and was
visited by Gen. Lee, David Rittenhouse, Count Zin-
zendorf, and by many noblemen of Europe.
Agnew, then one of the leading physicians in the
State. He attended lectures at the University of
Pennsylvania, and graduated therefrom in 1816. He
began the practice of his profession at Jonestown,
where he remained some four or five years. About
the year 1821 he located at the town of Lebanon, where
he continued the practice of medicine until the close
of his life. He was prothonotary of the county in
1837, and at the same time serving as chief burgess of
the borough during the "shinplaster" era. He died
on the 15th of December, 1837, aged almost forty-
seven years. As a physician, he devoted his life to
the work, and was exceedingly humane and philan-
thropic in his profession. He was popular in the
community, and his sudden death was a severe blow
to the community in which he was so highly respected.
Dr. Mish married, about 1816, Maria Weidman,
daughter of Capt. John Weidman, of the Revolution,
born May 10, 1793 ; died in 1866, at Lebanon.
JOHN BICKEL MISH, M.D.
John B. Mish, son of Jacob Mish and Catharine
Bickel, was born Jan. 12, 1791, at Harrisburg, Pa.
He was educated at the Harrisburg private schools and
the academy, and studied medicine with Dr. Samuel
REV. HENRY MOELLER.
Henry Moeller, the youngest son of John and Bar-
bara Moeller, was born in 1749 in Hamburg, Germany.
His father emigrated to America in 1752, locating in
then Lebanon township, Lancaster Co., Pa., and hav-
ing received a classical education in the University
of Gottingen. The son had a good instructor. Henry
was brought to the notice of the Rev. Dr. Muhlen-
berg, who secured him the appointment as assistant in
a school in which he was himself at that time giving
instruction, in the mean time devoting all his leisure
to the study' of theology under the direction of his
patron. In the year 1774 he was licensed to preach
by the Lutheran Synod of Pennsylvania. Mr. Moel-
ler's first regular pastoral charge was at Reading,
where he remained from August, 1775, to August,
1777, when he removed to Philadelphia. Having
consecrated himself to the work of the ministry, he
evinced much of a self-denying spirit in preaching
the gospel to the poor, and laboring to collect and
build up congregations in the most obscure places,
and under the most unfavorable circumstances. He
served for some time as chaplain to an associated bat-
talion in the war of the Revolution. Mr. Moeller
about 1783 became the settled pastor of the church at
Albany, N. Y., and it was under his ministry that
the first Lutheran Church edifice in that city was
built. In 1789 he received and accepted a call to
New Holland, Lancaster Co., Pa., where he continued
very laboriously engaged until 1795, when he took
charge of the Lutheran interests in Harrisburg and
the neighborhood. He was the first pastor after the
separation of the Lutheran from the Reformed con-
gregation. Here he remained seven years, and al-
though his duties were laborious, his ministry was a
successful one. In the year 1S02, much to the regret
of the congregation, he relinquished this charge, re-
turned to his former field of work in the.State of New
York, where he continued about six years (the period
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he usually allowed himself for continuance in one
place], when he accepted a call to the united churches
of Sharon and New Rhinebeck, Schoharie Co., N. Y.,
where he officiated until physical infirmity rendered
him incapable of attending to his pastoral duties.
He died at Sharon on the 16th of September, 1829,
in the eightieth year of his age. Mr. Moeller in per-
son was rather thick-set, somewhat below the medium
height, and very agreeable in manners and appear-
ance. As a preacher, he was not brilliant, but in-
structive and practical, while in the more private du-
ties of the pastoral office was eminently felicitous and
faithful. He was a bright example of the Christian
spirit, and an eminently devoted minister. The Rev.
Mr. Moeller was twice married. He married first, on
Sept. 19, 1775, Esther Ott, sister of John Nicholas
Ott. She probably died at Harrisburg. He married
secondly the widow of Baron Zedwitz, who lost his
life in the French war. This latter connection proved
every way a happy one, for his wife was a woman of
sweet manners and amiable disposition. She died in
1827. We have no knowledge if they left any de-
scendants.
COL. ADAM ORTH.
Adam Orth, the eldest son of Balthaser Orth, was
born about 1718, in the Palatinate, Germany. He
came with his parents to America in 1725, and was
brought up amid the dangers and struggles of Penn-
sylvania pioneer life. He received the limited edu-
cation of the "back settlements," and yet by self-cul-
ture and reading became a man well informed and
of more than ordinary intelligence. During the
French and Indian war he commanded the Lebanon
township company, in Rev. John Elder's ranging
battalion. In 1769 he was one of the commissioners
of the county of Lancaster. During the Revolution
he was early identified with the movement, and al-
though well advanced in years, assisted in the organ-
ization of the associated battalions, and was appointed
sub-lieutenant of the county March 12, 1777. Upon
the formation of the county of Dauphin he served as
a representative in the General Assembly in 1789 and
1790. He was opposed to the adoption of the Fed-
eral Constitution, and took an active part in the Har-
risburg Conference of 1788. For a long period he
operated and owned New Market Forge, which at his
death he bequeathed to his son, Henry. He died at
Lebanon, the 15th of November, 1794. One of the
pioneers in the manufacture of iron in Lebanon
County, a man of energy and indomitable persever-
ance, we are glad to preserve this record of him and
his services. Col. Orth married, May 24, 1757, Anna
Catharine Kucher, daughter of Peter Kucher, of Leb-
anon. Born in 1719, she died Sept. 17, 1794, and
with her husband, buried in Hebron Church grave-
yard, of which they were earnest members. (See
Orth record.)
HON. WILLIAM RANK.
William Rank, son of John Peter Rank and hi-
wife, Eva Christine Mosher, was born Oct. 19, 1795,
in Jonestown, then a part of Dauphin County, where
his childhood, until his tenth year, was spent. Myers-
town then became his home, where he engaged as a
clerk with Governor Andrew Shulze until eighteen
years of age. Returning to Jonestown, he managed
successfully a store established by his father in that
place, until a favorable opening attracted him to
Berks County, where he embarked in mercantile pur-
suits.
Mr. Rank was, on the 26th of December, 1819,
married to Miss Eve K., daughter of Henry and Bar-
bara (Kern) Brunner, to whom were born children
Wilhelmina, Pamelia, Angelina M., Margaret, Cvrus
P., William H., Erastus P., Titus H., and two who
died in infancy. With the exception of the latter,
the family circle remains unbroken by death.
Mr. Rank subsequently removed from Berks County,
and his native village offering stronger attractions in-
duced his return again to Jonestown, where he be-
came both merchant and landlord, having occupied
the site which is now the property of his son, Titus H.,
who is for the second term chief burgess of the bor-
ough of Jonestown. In March, 1844, he purchased
the farm, now the residence of his son, Erastus P.,
and engaged in farming occupations. He also at this
time followed the profession of a surveyor, which had
previously engaged his attention. His patriotism
was exemplified in the raising of a company of vol-
unteers for the war of 1812, though the close of the
conflict rendered their services unnecessary.
The early political affiliations of Mr. Rank were
Democratic, though events during the year 1858 led
him to transfer his allegiance to the Whig and later
to the Republican party. He was an early justice of
the peace, and for many years deputy surveyor of the
county. During his residence in Lebanon, from 1856
until 1858, he was one of the councilmen of the bor-
ough. For a period of thirty-two years he was asso-
ciate judge of the County Court, and at the time of
his death the eldest associate judge in the common-
wealth.
As early as 1816, Mr. Rank was appoiuted deputy
collector of internal revenue for the Tenth District of
Pennsylvania, and offices of minor importance were
constantly tendered him, such was his popularity and
integrity of character. He became a member of the
order of Free and Accepted Masons in 1819, and at
his death was the oldest Mason in the State.
Mr. and Mrs. Rank celebrated their golden wedding
in 1869, on which occasion were present sixty-two
children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
The death of Mrs. Rank occurred June 24, 1S77, in
her seventy-eighth year, and that of Judge Rank July
7, 1881, in his eighty-sixth year. Both in public life
and the more intimate relations of the home circle
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his death was regarded as a personal bereavement,
and called forth from all classes many expressions of
affectionate regard.
JOHN A. REIDENAUER, M.D.
John Andrew Eeidenauer, son of .Dr. Samuel B.
Keidenauer, was born Feb. 7, 1825, at Lebanon, Pa.
He was educated at the Lebanon Academy, and at
Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, where he gradu-
ated with distinction. He at once commenced the
study of medicine, and entered the Medical Depart-
ment of the University of Pennsylvania, from which
institution he graduated in March, 1846. In July,
1847, he went to England, where he remained two
years, chiefly in the hospitals of London, and accumu-
lated a vast fund of information. On his return
home he commenced the practice of his profession at
Lebanon, devoting himself zealously to his work, b ut
his life was short. Dr. Keidenauer died on the 16th of
October, 1850, at Lebanon, in his twenty-sixth year.
CAPT. JOHN REILY.
John Reily was born at Leeds, England, on the
12th of April, 1752. His father, Benjamin Reily,
emigrated soon after, and was a gentleman of some
note in the Province of Pennsylvania. Receiving a
classical education, the former began the study of law,
and was admitted to the bar on the eve of the Re vo-
lution. Accepting a commission as captain in the
Twelfth Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, subse-
quently (1778) transferred to the Third Regiment, he
served with valor and distinction, and was severely
wounded at Bonhamtown, N. J., being shot through
the body.1 Returning home he slowly recovered,
1 Among some old papers in the possession of bis grandson, Dr. George
\V. Reily, which have come to our knowledge are the originals of the
following, which relate to the severe wounding of Capt. John Reily :
"Camp at Middlebrook,
" June 6, 1777.
" Captain John Reily of my Brigade & of the 12th Regt. of Pennsyl-
vania Regulars, is permitted to return Home, being wounded, to return
in Six Weeks or sooner if fit for Duty, to join his Regt., and during bis
absence to recruit Men for his Company, as many as he possibly can; and
this shall be his sufficient Warr't. Given under my hand the date
above.
"Capt. Reily having been shot through the Body, and in a very bad
state of health, I pray Major General Lord Sterling to grant the re-
quest.
:'Jno. Conway, B. G.
"Capt. Reily has my leave accordingly.
" Stirling, Major General."
"I do hereby certify that Captain Reily, of the Third Pennsylvania
Regiment, received a wound in his Body in the month of April, 1777, at
Bonhamtown, New Jersey, which frequently breaks out afresh, and
proves often very troublesome; this together with other infirmities
reuder him incapable of doing field duty. Given under my baud at
Tappau, this 11th day of August, 17S0.
"John Cochran,
" Surg'n Gen'l to ye Army."
" Louisburg, Feb. 23, 1787.
"SIR,— Mr. Reily was disbanded on the 24th of June, 178:5. The al-
lowance now intended by the Court should commence the 25th of June,
1783. I am yours, &c,
"Thos. Hartley.
" To Alexander Graydon, Esq."
when he resumed the practice of his profession. He
was present and took part in the first term of the
Dauphin County Court, in May, 1785. In 1795 he
published at Harrisburg " A Compendium for Penn-
sylvania Justices of the Peace," the first work of that
character printed in America. Capt. Reily died at
Myerstown, May 2, 1810. He married at Lancaster
on May 20, 1773, by Rev. Thomas Barton, of the Epis-
copal Church, Elizabeth Myer, the daughter of the
founder of Myerstown, Lebanon Co., born April 2,
1755 ; died April 2, 1800. They had a large family.
Dr. Luther Reily, so well known to our older citizens,
was their son. Capt. Reily was not a brilliant orator,
but was perfectly reliable as a lawyer, and had an ex-
tensive practice at the Lancaster, Berks, and Dauphin
courts. He was a tall, courtly gentleman, and an
ardent Whig of the Revolutionary era. He was a
polished writer, and a manuscript book of literary
excerpts in the possession of his descendants shows a
refined and cultivated taste.
SAMUEL REINOEHL.
Samuel Reinoehl, son of George Henry Reinoehl,
was born Jan. 17, 1805, at Lebanon, Pa. The ances-
tor of the family, George Henry Reinoehl, emigrated
with his wife, a Swabian, from Wiirtemberg, Ger-
many, arriving at Philadelphia November 9, 1749,
on the ship " Good Intent." He was a French
Huguenot, having fled from France upon the revoca-
tion of the1 Edict of Nantes. He settled in Lebanon
township, then Lancaster County, becoming a natur-
alized subject of Great Britain in 1761. He had four
sons, — -Henry, John George, Conrad, and Christo-
pher, the eldest being born in Germany. John
George Reinoehl, the second son, was born July 10,
1752, in Lebanon, where he died Oct. 19, 1832,
leaving the following sons, — George Henry, Michael
Henry, John, Christopher, Tobias, Philip, and Jacob.
He owned nearly all the town-lots in the southern
portion of the present borough of Lebanon, which
were divided at his death among his children, some
of whom emigrated to the West. Those remaining
were George Henry, Jacob, Tobias, and Christopher.
George Henry Reinoehl, the father of the subject of
this sketch, was born Nov. 11, 1775, and died May
10, 1852. He was a blacksmith by trade, and fol-
lowed that occupation a number of years, subse-
quently engaging in farming in Lebanon township.
He was a prominent man in his day, active and zeal-
ous in school and church affairs. His children were
Samuel; George, residing in Minnesota; Helena,
married John Marquart ; and Mary, married John
Yorty.
Samuel Reinoehl, the subject of our sketch, was
an energetic and influential citizen. He engaged in
farming until 1827, at which time he established the
first lumber- and coal-yard in the Lebanon Valley,
drawing his material in wagons from Middletown.
Besides the lumber and coal trade, he dealt largely
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in grain, and kept a store in North Lebanon for eight
years. He was an earnest advocate of the common-
school system, and the early schools of Lebanon were
greatly indebted to him for their efficiency and suc-
cess. He was in the aggregate a substantial, earnest,
and useful citizen. He died at Lebanon on the 8th
of February, 1866, aged fifty-one years. Mr. Reinoehl
married Uhler, daughter of Michael Uhler, of Leba-
non. Their children who attained mature age were
Helena, married George Gingrich ; Adolphus (see
biographical sketch) ; Tobias, one of the editors and
proprietors of the Lebanon Courier; George H., of
the hardware firm of George Krause & Co., Lebanon ;
Kate, widow of John Good, Esq., of Lebanon ; John,
of the dry-goods firm of Henry & Reinoehl ; Mary,
married John Rodearmel, of Lebanon ; Rose, mar-
ried Edward W. Stoner, of Lebanon ; Samuel Uhler,
and Michael W.
DR. GEORGE ROSS.
Dr. George Rosswras born in Elizabethtown, Lancas-
ter Co., Pa., Nov. 22, 1821. His grandfather, Dr. Jo-
seph Ross, was a native of Montgomery County, Pa.,
and married Miss Mary Maria McClintock, of Potts-
town. After his marriage he removed to Hummels-
town, Dauphin Co., where, on Nov. 8, 1792, his son,
Robert May Ross, was born. Shortly after the birth
of Robert May, his mother died, when Dr. Joseph
Ross removed to Elizabethtown. His son, Robert,
was sent to Montgomery County among his mother's
relatives, where he was raised and educated. When
grown to manhood he returned to Elizabethtown,
and about the year 1815 married Barbara Redsecker,
a daughter of George Redsecker. They had six
children, of whom George was the third, and the
eldest son. His ancestors on his father's side were
of Quaker origin, his mother's of Swiss descent, and
were known as Pennsylvania Germans. His father
engaged in mercantile pursuits, and at an early age,
between school-hours, young George assisted him. At
the age of ten he was sent to a select school at Read-
ing, taught by a Mr. Ryan, from thence to Litiz, where,
under the care of John Beck, he made rapid progress.
After two years spent in Litiz he returned home, and
for several years resided alternately with his grand-
father, George Redsecker, whom he assisted on the
farm, and his father, who at times required his assist-
ance in his business. On the 9th of May, 1838, he
entered the store of Dr. Isaac Bauman, in Lancaster,
as a druggist's apprentice, where he remained five
months, until Dr. Bauman closed his business, when
he secured a position in the store of John Wyeth, in
Harrisburg. When quite a small boy he took great
interest in the study of botauy, a science which he
pursued with great delight throughout life, ami this
fact becoming known to Col. John Roberts, a botanist
of some reputation, a warm friendship sprang up be-
tween them, and young Ross was encouraged and
assisted in his studies. At the same time he began
the study of Latin with the Rev. Charles Augustus
Wyeth,then teacher of a select school in Harrisburg.
At the close of his apprenticeship he was offered spe-
cial inducements by his uncle, Abraham Redsecker,
who had purchased a drug-store in Elizabethtown,
which he accepted, and returned to his native place
in December, 1842.
After several years he purchased the store from his
uncle and engaged in business for himself. He
shortly after began the study of medicine with Dr.
Nathaniel Watson, of Donegal, a physician who en-
joyed an extensive reputation, and after four years of
close study attended lectures at Jefferson Medical
College, Philadelphia, graduating therefrom in the
spring of 1849. He immediately began the practice
of medicine in Elizabethtown, continuing at the same
time the drug business, and soon acquired a large
practice. In the spring of 1852 he purchased a prop-
erty in Lebanon, to which place he removed in Oc-
tober following. He quit the practice of medicine
and devoted his entire time to the drug trade, and
soon succeeded in building up a large and successful
business. Dr. Ross took an active interest in the de-
velopment of the town, and was associated in various
enterprises which tended to promote its growth. He
was one of the original stockholders and directors of
the Lebanon Gas Company, and at his death presi-
dent of the board of directors ; many years a director
of the Valley National Bank ; in 1879 elected presi-
dent of the Lebanon Dime Savings-Bank ; was a
director of the Lebanon Cemetery Association ; a
director of the Lebanon Mutual Insurance Company
of Jonestown ; and president of the Board of Health
of Lebanon. He was one of the original owners of
the Lebanon Paper Company, which at one time was
one of the leading industries of the town. Having
in the year 1842 united with the Church of God, a
body of Christians organized under the labors of the
Rev. John Winebrenner, of Harrisburg, he became
conspicuous for his disinterested labors and great
liberality, which at times amounted almost to prod-
igality. In 1857 the general eldership elected him a
member of the Board of Publication, and he was re-
elected at each subsequent meeting ; was a member
of the committee which published the " Church
Hymn Book," and subsequently elected general
book agent, in which capacity he issued a number
of books and pamphlets, conducting the publishing
interests with such judgment and busiuess tact that
what was a cumbersome debt when he assumed its
management soon became a source of revenue, a
large fund having been accumulated during the
almost twenty years of his management. In addi-
tion to these general church interests, he was. in
1S68, elected treasurer of the East Pennsylvania
eldership, in which position he was continued eleven
years, when increasing business cares demanding his
attention obliged him to resign.
In 1876 he opened a book-store in the city of Har-
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risburg as a depository for the church, to which,
though engrossed with business, he gave a great deal
of attention and managed successfully. He was for
many years a valued contributor to the Church Advo-
cate, the paper published by authority of the church,
and his writings, usually accorded a conspicuous place
on the editorial page, were characterized by terse,
vigorous English, and were very generally read. He
was a member of the Pennsylvania Historical So-
ciety, and took a great interest in matters of local
history, his last published work being a biographical
sketch of the late Rev. John Winebrenner. He died
Nov. 30, 1880, after a brief illness. The Lebanon
Courier, in speaking of it, says, " Lebanon was shocked
yesterday morning as the words went round that ' Dr.
Ross is dead.' His illness had been so short that few
knew he was unwell. No death in Lebanon could
have caused greater surprise or profounder sorrow. . . .
He was a generous man in every sense where gener-
osity was a virtue. While giving strict attention to
his private business he was ever ready to assist in
promoting enterprises that might advance the public
welfare, and his connection with an enterprise gave
it confidence in the public mind." Dr. Ross married
in March, 1852, Martha Jane Robinson, of Conewago
Valley. They had five children, two daughters and
three sons, two of whom, George R. and Will. R.,
survive.
CAPT. HENRY SHAEFFER.
Henry Shaeffer, son of Alexander Shaeffer and
Anna Engle,1 was born about 1738 in Heidelberg
township, Lancaster (now Lebanon) Co., Pa. The
record given us has the date of his birth 1749, but
this is a mistake, for he was of age in 1759. He was
brought up as a farmer, and became quite prominent
at the period of the Revolution. On the 26th of
March, 1776, he was commissioned captain in the
Second Battalion of Lancaster County Associators,
and was in active service during the campaign of that
year. He appears to have been a justice of the peace
in 1777, appointed by the Assembly, and admin-
istered the oath of allegiance to about four hun-
dred persons in 1777 and 1778. He was in commis-
sion as one of the judges of the Court of Common
Pleas for the county of Dauphin at the period of its
erection in 1785, subsequently being appointed one
of the associate judges of the county under the Con-
stitution of 1790, continuing in office until his death,
Oct. 12, 1803. Of him the Harrisburg Morgenrothe
said, " Ein alter Einwohner und Friedensrichter
daselbst." Capt. Shaeffer was a man of fine presence,
1 In the old graveyard at Shaefferstown is an old tombstone, time-
worn and time-eaten, with the following almost illegible inscription :
" Hir in dirst grnft tames ruhet under
dis en ster dutch Christi bluth von saderen
Ana Engel Schefern gestorbent und
ruhet hern den 22 November 1Y72 heres altera
04. geboern 1708."
of large influence, and took a prominent part in all
public affairs. His wife, Anna Eva Schweitzer, of
Lancaster, born Dec. 11, 1764, died April 30, 1851.
They are both buried in the Reformed Church grave-
yard at Shaefferstown.
COL. VALENTINE SHOTJFFLER.
Valentine Shouffler, eldest son of John George
Shouffler and Francisca Bendel, was born in Bethel
township, Lancaster (now Lebanon) Co., Pa., April
7, 1752. His parents came from Switzerland. The
son received the limited education afforded in pioneer
times, and was brought up as a farmer. He volun-
teered in one of the first companies at the outset of the
Revolution, as sergeant, was taken prisoner, but man-
aged to escape. He was subsequently a captain in the
Flying Camp, and wounded in the skirmish at Chest-
nut Hill in December, 1778. He served at Trenton,
Brandywine, and Germantown, and came out of the
Revolution with the rank of major of the Associated
Battalion. In the interval of peace which followed,
he was a colonel of volunteer militia. Col. Shouffler
represented the county of Dauphin in the Legisla-
ture from 1794 to 1796. He died at his residence at
Jonestown, on the 7th of August, 1845, aged ninety-
three years. He was a gallant soldier, a faithful offi-
cial, and a highly-esteemed citizen. His life was a
long and honorable one, and he was the last surviv-
ing soldier of the war for independence in Lebanon
County. Col. Shouffler married Catharine Heyl, and
their children were, —
i. Eva, married Philip Gender; removed to Perry
County, Pa., and left descendants.
ii. Catharine, married Henry Coover, of Mechanics-
burg, Pa., and had George B., who married Catharine
Bishop.
iii. Mary, married John Kessler ; removed to
Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., Pa.
iv. Elizabeth, married Michael Kohr.
The children of Elizabeth Shouffler and Michael
Kohr were, —
i. Mary, married Philip Weaver, of Mechanicsburg.
ii. Michael V., married Maria Sheaffer, of Jones-
town.
iii. Elizabeth, married Joseph Leutz, of Jones-
town.
iv. Sarah M., resides at Lebanon.
REV. JEREMIAH SHINDEL.
Jeremiah Shindel, son of John Peter Shindel and
Susanna McCullough, was born May 15, 1807, at Leb-
anon, Pa. When about five years of age the family
moved to Sunbury, where he spent his childhood and
boyhood. In choosing a vocation for life he deter-
mined upon printing, and went to Harrisburg for the
purpose of learning this art. In his apprenticeship
he had as his fellow-workmen the Hons. Simon Cam-
eron and William and John Bigler. This occurred
when about seventeen years of age. At this time al-
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ready his mind was exercised upon the subject of the
ministry, and before he was through with his appren-
ticeship, we find him commencing theology under the
Rev. George Lochman, D.D., then pastor of the Lu-
theran Church at Harrisburg. Upon the conclusion of
his apprenticeship he returned home and completed his
theological studies under the supervision of his father.
In 1830 he was licensed to preach the gospel, and in
1831 ordained to the holy ministry in the Lutheran
Church, the Rev. Dr. Demtne and his father of-
ficiating. His first charge was in (then) Columbia
County, and consisted of the Mifflinsburg, Blooms-
burg, Berwick, Danville, Catawissa, Roaring Creek,
Briar Creek, Conyngham, and Mahoning Churches.
Besides these he had numerous stations at which he
preached, serving them much of the time during the
week. His duties in this charge often required rides
of twenty miles to fill his appointments, required
the crossing of the Nescopec Mountain when wolves
were yet prowling everywhere, rendering the field not
only laborious but ofttimes dangerous. He served
these congregations about eight years.
In 1838 he removed to Lehigh County, taking
charge of the Jordan, Heidelberg, Union, Weisen-
burg, Zeigel's, Lowhill, and Macungie Churches.
These constituted his regular charge, which he
served until I860. During these twenty-two years
he also served at different times and for longer or
shorter periods, the Trexlertown, Millerstown, Long
Swamp, and Fogelsville Churches. In addition to
this labor he organized the Morgenland, Cedar Creek,
South Whitehall, and Catasauqua Churches.
The year 1859 saw him elected to the State Senate
from the district composed of Lehigh and North-
ampton Counties, in which capacity he served for
three years.
In the spring of 1862 he accepted the position of
chaplain in the One Hundred and Tenth Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers, serving for two years under
Gens. Shields and Banks during campaigns in the
Shenandoah Valley, the second battle of Bull Run,
and Antietam.
He returned home in 1864 and accepted a call to
congregations in Lyken's Valley, preaching his intro-
ductory sermon on New Year's Day, I860. The
regular charge consisted of St. John's, Elizabeth ville,
Miller's, FetterhofFs, Hoover's, and Christ Churches
in Dauphin County, and Stone Valley Church in
Northumberland County. Besides these he served,
principally on week and festival days, the Gratz
Church in Dauphin County, and the Vera Cruz
Church in Northumberland County. A part of his
charge was served by his father for twenty-eight
years. Here he labored until the 17th of March,
1870. About this time his mother died at Sunbury,
and whilst there attending her funeral he was at-
tacked with asthma. After a few weeks' confinement
he was able to return to his home at Allentown, but
never recovered. He died there on the 2d of July,
1870, at the age of sixty-three. The Rev. Shindel
married in April, 1828, Elizabeth A. Masser, of Sun-
bury.
JOHN ANDREW BHDLZB,
John Andrew Shulze, the son of Shulze, was
born July 19, 1775, in Tulpehocken township. Berks
Co., Pa. His father was a clergyman of the German
Lutheran Church, and had several congregations to
which he ministered. The son received his early in-
struction in English and German from his father.
He was afterwards put to an institution in Lancaster,
and while there was under the immediate care of his
uncle, Dr. Henry Muhlenberg. He completed his
preparation for college in York County, under the
instruction of the Rev. Mr. Melsheimer.
He received a finished classical education in the
city of New York, and afterwards studied theology
there with his uncle, Dr. Kunze, a celebrated divine
of that day. In 1796 he was admitted as a member
of the German Lutheran Synod, and was shortly after-
wards ordained a minister in that church. For a
period of six years he officiated as pastor of several
congregations in Berks County, and was esteemed
and loved by all who knew him.
In 1802 a rheumatic affection from which he had
long suffered obliged him to suspend his labors in the
ministry, and two years later, finding no improve-
ment in his condition, he was induced to seek other
occupation. He accordingly entered upon mercantile
business in the village of Myerstown, then Dauphin
County, in wThich he continued for several years, ac-
cumulating a small fortune.
In 1806 he was elected a member of the House of
Representatives of Pennsylvania, and was re-elected
for the two succeeding years. He was urged by his
constituents to accept a nomination for a fourth term,
but declined. The journals show that during the
period in which he was in the House there was no
more active or efficient member than Mr. Shulze, or
one whose votes will better stand the test of minute
scrutiuy. He was a consistent Republican through-
out, manifesting an ardent attachment to the Consti-
tution and the principles which he had received from
a pious and patriotic father, and which characterized
the whole course of his life.
His business qualifications and his probity attracted
the attentiou of Governor Snyder, who, in 1813, ap-
pointed him Surveyor-General of the State. This
office, at that time an important and responsible one.
he declined. Governor Snyder then tendered him
the positions of register, recorder, prothonotary, clerk
of the Orphans' Court, and clerk in the Sessions Court
of Lebanon County, which he accepted. In the dis-
charge of the duties of this office he continued until
the expiration of Governor Snyder's term, when he
was recommissioned under the appointment of Gov-
ernor Findlay. In the early part of 1821. though
warmly solicited by large numbers of the citizens to
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i;dvi:r\or shulze.
remain in this position, lie resigned, and was in Octo-
ber of that year elected to represent Lebanon County
in the House of Representatives. In the following
year he was chosen a State senator for Dauphin and
Lebanon Counties, carrying the district by a large
majority, though opposed by a well-organized party.
Before he had been a year in the Senate he was se-
lected as a candidate for Governor by the Republican
party, and was elec-
ted by a majority
of over twenty-five
thousand. .He was
nominated for asec-
ond term in 1826,
and was elected
with a unanimity
unparalleled in the
history of the gov-
ernment, receiving
over seventy-two
thousand votes,
while his opponent,
John Sergeant, got
but about one thou-
sand. He had im-
mense patronage to bestow, having in addition to
that originally given by the Constitution, now grown
to enormous proportions, that recently created by
the legislation for the public works. In commenting
upon this feature of his administration a recent po-
litical writer says, " This power was exercised with
great prudence and good judgment. It might indeed
be said that Governor Shulze called the best sense of
the State around him. His officers everywhere were
capable and honest."
This was an era when stupendous plans for the
improvement of the commonwealth were adopted
and put in execution. Questioning the propriety
of the State assuming to execute the functions of a
corporation in opening avenues of traffic, he opposed
the loan of a million of dollars which was authorized
by the Legislature, but was obliged to yield to the
will of the people, and before the close of his second
term six millions had been borrowed.
It was soon after his first election, in 1823, that the
old parties were broken up, none after that time calling
themselves Federalists. Indeed, the term Federalist
became odious ; but from its ashes there sprang a
party which became more powerful than any which
before or since has borne sway in this country.
Every Federal newspaper in Pennsylvania except
three — the United States Gazette, of Philadelphia,
the Village Record, of West Chester, and the Pitts-
burgh Gazette — joined in its support. In the national
election of 1824, parties being in a disorganized state,
there was no choice for President by the people,
Crawford, Adams, Clay, Calhoun, and Jackson being
supported. John Quincy Adams was elected by the
House of Representatives ; but in 1828 Jackson was
chosen, receiving a majority of fifty thousand in
Pennsylvania, his brilliant victory at New Orleans,
gained with scarcely a casualty on our side, creating
immense enthusiasm among the people in his favor.
In 1824 the nation's early friend and benefactor,
Gen. Lafayette, revisited the scenes of his former
trials and final triumphs. Governor Shulze had the
satisfaction of welcoming the hero to the soil of
Pennsylvania, which he did at Morrisville in a brief
but eloquent and impressive speech.
In his annual message to the Legislature, immedi-
ately succeeding the election of President Jackson,
Governor Shulze expressed his views of the duties of
the citizen in acquiescing in the will of the majority,
and of giving the successful candidate a cordial sup-
port, in a manner worthy of the most thoughtful con-
sideration. He says, " In the organization of our
government of the Union and of the State, the simple
and efficient principle which secures our welfare and
repose is that the will of the majority shall rule, and
whenever that will is constitutionally expressed,
whether it be by election or by legislation, it is the
plain duty, as it must always be the pleasure, to every
public functionary cheerfully to concur. To him the
laws are the laws of the people, and to him the
magistrate is the magistrate of the people, by them
rightfully invested with authority for their benefit,
and intrusted with so much power as the constitution
confers upon the office. At seasons of elections, es-
pecially for the higher stations, there will often be
great excitement, proportioned to the interest pro-
duced by the occasion, and indicative of the solici-
tude naturally felt in the delegation of important
public trusts. It is the right of the citizen freely and
actively to take his post according to the dictates of
his judgment. The election over and its result known,
he who has the majority is entitled to be honored and
respected as the people's choice, and to be supported
in his efforts faithfully to fulfill and discharge his du-
ties. Such a season has just passed, and furnished a
new evidence of the stability and excellence of our
form of government. If in its progress there has
been more than usual warmth, it is now at an end.
The question which caused it is decided. Every good
citizen will acquiesce in the decision, and every pub-
lic, functionary, governed by the same motive which
influenced him to abstain from embarking his official
character in the contest while it is going on, will find
himself placed in no new position, but maintaining
the relation to the high officer elected which the con-
stitution creates, and ready within his allotted sphere
cordially to co-operate with him for the common
good."
None of the predecessors of Governor Shulze had
come to that high office with so much scholastic cul-
ture and grace as he. He truly appreciated the value
of education, and as he looked over the broad face of
the commonwealth and saw a vast and rapidly in-
creasing population without adequate means of school
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instruction, bis heart was moved and his sympathies
were aroused in their behalf. He knew the will of
the founder in this regard; he knew the provisions
of the organic law, and he was unwilling to rest satis-
fied so long as the intentions of the founders remained
unfulfilled. His messages are replete with the most
urgent appeals for some legislation which would se-
cure the privileges of elementary education to all. In
that of 1827 he says, " Among the injunctions of the
constitution there is none more interesting than that
which enjoins it as a duty on the Legislature to pro-
vide for the education of the poor throughout the
commonwealth. Whether we regard it in its proba-
ble influence upon the stability of our free republican
governments, or as it may contribute to social and
individual happiness, it equally deserves the earnest
and unremitted attention of those who are honored
with the high trust of providing for the public wel-
fare. If the culture of the understanding and the heart
be entirely neglected in early life, there is great reason
to fear that evil propensities will take root, while
with proper discipline there might have been a rich
harvest of usefulness and worth. A knowledge of our
rights and a sense of our duties, a just estimate of the
value of the blessings we enjoy, and an habitual de-
sire to preserve them are the wholesome fruits of that
good seed which it is the object and, with the favor
of Providence, the effect of moral and intellectual in-
struction to implant. It cannot be supplied to all in
equal measure, but it is hoped that the time will come
when none shall be left entirely destitute. Then will
the Legislature truly be in this respect what the
framers of the constitution desired it should be, a pa-
rent to the children of the poor ; and they in return
will have strong inducements to love and to honor and
to do their utmost to perpetuate the free institutions
from which they derive so signal a benefit, so prolific
a source of happiness."
Again, in his message of the following year he
urges upon the attention of the Legislature the im-
portance of immediate action, and adduces new and
weighty considerations to enforce his views. " The
mighty works," he says, " and consequent great ex-
penditures undertaken by the State cannot induce
me to forbear again calling attention to the subject of
public education. To devise means for the establish-
ment of a fund and the adoption of a plan by which
the blessings of the more necessary branches of edu-
cation should be conferred on every family within
our borders would be every way worthy the Legisla-
ture of Pennsylvania; an attention to this subject at
this time would seem to be peculiarly demanded by
the increased number of children and young persons
who are employed in manufactories. It would be
desirable for the employers and parents, as well as
children, that this matter should early engage the at-
tention, and be early acted upon by the Legislature,
inasmuch as it will be easier in the infancy of manu-
factories to adopt and enforce a liberal system than it
would be to establish such a system when thousands
more children shall be employed than are at this
time. The establishment of such principles would
not only have the happiest effects in cultivating the
minds, but invigorating the physical constitutions of
the young. What nobler incentive can present itself
to the mind of a republican legislator than a hope
that his labor shall be rewarded by insuring to his
country a race of human beings healthy and of vig-
orous constitutions, and of minds more generally im-
proved than fall to the lot of any considerable portion
of the human family?"
At the conclusion of his second term Governor
Shulze retired from public life, and engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits. His kindness of heart induced
him always to lend a listening ear to those in trouble,
and his counsel was often sought by the community
among whom he dwelt. In 1839 he was elected a
senatorial delegate to the National Convention which
assembled at Harrisburg to nominate candidates for
President and Vice-President of the United States,
and was chosen one of the vice-presidents on that
occasion. In the following year he was a member of
the Electoral College, of which he was unanimously
chosen president. In 1846 he removed with his family
to Lancaster, where he continued to reside until his
death, which occurred on the 18th of November, 18-52,
in the seventy-eighth year of his age.
HENRY WILLIAM STEIGEL.
Henry William Steigel, or Baron Steigel, as he is
generally called, was born near the city of Manheim,
Germany, about the year 1733. He was descended
from a wealthy and noble family, and came to Amer-
ica prior to 1757, while in affluent circumstances.
With his means and position in life it is not readily
surmised what should have induced him to emigrate
to this country. He came to then Lancaster County,
and purchasing from the Stedmans, who seem to have
become his evil genii, one-third of a tract of seven
hundred and fourteen acres of land, he laid out the
town of Manheim. Here he erected a large brick
house, a portion of which is yet standing, which the
simplicity of the times called a castle. The brick
were imported from Europe ; there were Dutch tiles
in the fireplaces, on which were painted scriptural
representations, and a coarse kind of tapestry hung
upon the walls. One room was set apart as a chapel,
in which Steigel, it is stated, frequently led in divine
worship. The wainscoting, the heavy cornices, the
landscape-painting on the parlor walls representing
scenes in falconry, show him to have been a gen-
tleman of refinement and cultivation. The building,
however, was unfortunately modernized and partly
torn down. It retains little trace of its former grand-
eur.
Steigel established at Mauheim a glass manufac-
tory, but, whatever may have been the cause, the
establishment, which at first seemed to be a success,
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eventually proved a failure. Six miles from Shaef-
ferstown he purchased a furnace and named it Eliza-
beth. This furnace had been originally erected by
John Huber, as early as 1755. The latter had in-
scribed thereon this legend, —
" Johiuin fjnlicr tn-r rrstc Deutsche maim
Jicr &U9 (Ciocuu-rk follfurcii kauri."
which in modern English reads, " John Huber is the
first German man who knows how to make iron."
Steigel also built a residence at Shaefferstown, and, on
a hill near by, a tower. It is traditionary that his ap-
proach to his furnace was heralded by the firing of
cannon. At Elizabeth Furnace shot and shell were
made for the Provincial army, and even guns cast, and
perchance the trial of the latter was construed into a
salute for the proprietor. Steigel carried on Elizabeth
Furnace about eighteen years. Some of the first
stoves made in the country were manufactured by him.
These were "jamb-stoves." They were walled into
the jamb of the kitchen fireplace, with the back pro-
jecting into the adjoining room, and were without
pipe or oven. The first improvement in these stoves
probably was the Franklin stove, or Pennsylvania
fireplace, and then followed the ten-plate stove, of
which latter the earliest made were at Colebrook Fur-
nace, Lebanon Co. On the front of Steigel's manu-
facture, it is said, was this inscription, —
" Llnrim &tcigel ist tier matin
Jlcr Sic ® It'll aicstcu katm."
If this is correct, Steigel acknowledged himself to
have been a baron, which he would not have done
unless it was true, for he was a gentleman of un-
doubted veracity. Many ridiculous stories are told
of his extravagance. As a matter of course, Steigel
was not different from other people in this world, — he
sought wealth, and he found Dead Sea fruit. We are
inclined to the belief that all his pecuniary troubles
arose through the Stedmans. By their persuasion he
purchased innumerable tracts of land in Pennsylva-
nia, the warrants for which were made out in the
names of Steigel and Stedman ; but the former in-
variably paid the land-office fees. From the period
of the passage of the Stamp Act on toward' the Revo-
lution, business in America was in a deplorable con-
dition, and the enterprising and energetic Steigel was
not able to meet his obligations, owing to the bad
faith of the Stedmans. He was thrown into prison
for debt, his creditors being inexorable. However,
upon proper representations being made to the Gen-
eral Assembly, that body, by special act of Dec. 24,
1774, liberated him, and he struggled manfully against
the tidal wave of debt which was destined eventually
to overwhelm him in disaster and beggary. Then,
again, when the Revolution broke out, among the
loyalists were the Stedmans; their property was con-
fiscated, and poor Steigel was not only deprived of his
rights, but charged with being inimical to the liberties
of the colonies. He was loyal to America, and had
little sympathy with Great Britain. The ruin came,
and the noble, generous-hearted Steigel was over-
whelmed. The court records of Dauphin County tell
the sad story. Of his last days much is in obscurity.
He, however, taught school at Shaefferstown, and in
Berks County, at Reading Furnace, where he for some
time was a clerk, and where he shortly after died. He
is buried in the old Heidelberg graveyard, Berks
County, by the side of his daughter, Mrs. Old, but
the grave is unmarked. His children were, —
i. Barbara, born Nov. 5, 1756 ; married Ashton,
of Virginia; no issue.
ii. Elizabeth, married William Old.
iii. Jacob, removed to the Shenandoah, near Win-
chester, Va., where he married, became quite wealthy,
and left an only son, Jacob.
Elizabeth Steigel and William Old had children :
i. William, married Elizabeth Nagle.
ii. Joseph, married Rebecca Ege, daughter of Judge
Ege, of Charming Forge; both died at Schuylkill
Forge ; d. s. p.
iii. Jacob, born Dec. 25, 1777 I died unmarried at
St. Croix, West Indies, Sept. 20, 1802.
William Old and Elizabeth Nagle, third generation,
had children :
i. Louisa, born March 1, 1799 ; married Thomas
Mills.
ii. Caroline, born Feb. 7, 1801 ; married Henry
Morris, of Philadelphia.
iii. Morgan, born August, 1803 ; died at Richmond,
Ind., and left issue.
iv. Elizabeth, born 1805 ; married Dr. Hamilton
Witman, of Reading.
v. Rebecca, born Sept. 7, 1808 ; married Jerome K.
Boyer, of Harrisburg.
ALEXANDER STEWART.
Alexander Stewart, son of Andrew and Margaret
Stewart, was born Aug. 10, 1780, at Bush Mills,
County Antrim, Ireland. At the age of seventeen he
came to America, and at once secured employment
on the Coleman estate, where he remained a period
of twenty years. In 1817 he returned to Ireland on
a visit to his parents, married, and after the lapse of
two years again sailed for America. He purchased a
farm near Colebrook, Lebanon Co., Pa., and until his
death was actively engaged in farming and other pur-
suits. He died in June, 1840, at the age of sixty.
Those who knew him placed a high estimate upon his
judgment and esteemed him for his uprightness. He
was a man of integrity, of generous impulses, largely
endowed with common sense, intelligence, and strong
will-power. Mr. Stewart married in 1818, at Bush
Mills, Ireland, his second cousin, Elizabeth Stewart,
daughter of Charles Stewart and Nancy Gray, born
Dec. 10, 1800. They had issue : Andrew (1), d. s. p. ;
Isabella, d. s. p.; Mary; Andrew (2), d. s. p. ; and
Charles. Mary married, first, James Simmers, of
Chester Co., Pa. ; second. James Sheridan, of Dublin,
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Ireland, and resides, a widow, with a son by her first
husband. Charles, a member of the Twelfth Penn-
sylvania Reserves, was wounded at the battle of
South Mountain, from the effects of which he shortly
afterwards died.
REV. WILLIAM STOY.
William Stoy was born March 14, 1726, at Herborn,
a small town on the banks of the Dille, a tributary of
the Rhine, in Westphalia, Germany. He received his
preparatory education in the seminary of his native
place. He studied theology ; was ordained by the
Classis of Amsterdam, and appointed to labor in the
destitute churches in America. He accompanied the
Rev. Mr. Schlatter to this country in July, 1752, and
soon after his arrival took charge of the Reformed
congregation at Tulpehocken, where he remained as
pastor three years, resigning on account of ill health.
Intending to return to the Fatherland, he wrote to the
Synod of Holland for permission, but prior to the
granting of his request his health improved, and he
concluded to remain. In 1756 he supplied the con-
gregation at Philadelphia, and subsequently accepted
a call to Lancaster, where he labored from October,
1758, to January, 1763. Durjng his pastorate at
Lancaster he preached one-fourth of his time at
Pequea, now New Providence. From thence he re-
moved to Lebanon, his ministrations, however, ex-
tending to Host Church. About 1773 he seems to
have fallen into disfavor with the church body, and
became a practicing physician at Lebanon, having
previously gone to Leyden in order to study the
science and art of medicine. He did not at first, at
least, cease to preach. He carried his saddle-bags
with him to his appointments. He discovered, it is
said, an effectual cure for hydrophobia, which is still
in use. He also prepared another medicine which
received great favor, and is still popularly known as
"Stoy's Drops." He was the first to introduce inocu-
lating against the smallpox, although it was looked
upon by many as a wicked attempt to thwart Provi-
dence. He was fond of hunting, and an excellent
marksman. He was an active politician, and wrote
on the different topics of the day for the 'Reading
Adler, then the only German newspaper in the lo-
cality. His sympathies were on the side of freedom
during the Revolution, but these seem to have been
questioned at times. He was certainly of eccentric
cast of character, and this in the blunt days of the pio-
neers was viewed too critically. He turned his at-
tention considerably to natural science, and took an
active interest in the development of the resources of
the country then so new. He was au excellent lin-
guist; most of his letters extant are written in the
Latin language. He also wrote English and Dutch
with considerable fluency and correctness. Mr. Stoy
died at Lebanon, Sept. 14, 1801, and at his request
was buried at the Host Church, where he preached
occasionally up to near the time of his death. His
tombstone bears the following inscription :
"Hier rnbel
Wilhdni Btoy,
Prediger llud Ilinj'-i 'k-* Wnrti-M (ini !■■-,
Geboren irn Nasuuisclieii in Herborn,
den 14ten Martz, 1726— Kam ii.
Dieses Low! \7~>2. Im Elietand
leble er mil Marin Elizabeth
Mausin, 44 Jahre hinterliea 9 Kinder,
und etarb den 14ten September 1801,
Alt 75 Jahr und 6 mo."
The Rev. Mr. Stoy married, in 1757, Maria Eliza-
beth, daughter of Frederick Maus, a stocking-weaver
of Philadelphia. His marriage caused, at the time
it was consummated, considerable feeling among his
congregation, and such was their dislike that he was
forced to leave. His wife, notwithstanding her hum-
ble origin, proved to be an amiable and lovable
woman, and during Mr. Stoy's subsequent ministries
was universally respected.
REV. CONRAD TEMPLEM AX.
Conrad Templeman was a native of Heidelberg,
Germany, where he was born in 1687. He learned
the trade of a tailor, and had received a good German
education in his native city, and more than probable
a partial university course. He emigrated to America
in 1727, and located in Lebanon township, where he
took up two hundred acres of land. In those pioneer
times he acted as teacher, and in the absence of a
minister in his neighborhood was the preacher from
the period of his settlement. He must have been an
indefatigable worker, and a man who, in the necessi-
ties of the times, embraced the golden opportunity of
doing his duty to his countrymen, who, away from the
advantages of instruction and religious worship, were
ministered to by a pious layman. In 1747 the Rev.
Mr. Schlatter visited the home of Templeman. He
found him then to be a man of about sixty years of
age, " of correct views, quiet and peaceable in his
spirit, by which he has won the love and respect of
the community." His ministry not being ecclesias-
tically regular, Mr. Schlatter presented his case to the
fathers in Holland, and it was afterwards, in 1751,
directed by the Synod of North Holland " that old
Father Templeman beordaiued." His labors extended
throughout the Swatara region and into Lancaster
County. He was the regular minister at the " Hill
Church" at the time the old church edifice was con-
secrated, but how long he had been officiating in the
charge before is not known. He preached also in an
old church some few miles southeast of Lebanon,
which has loug since been demolished. It is stated
that he preached at several other points in Lebanon
County upwards of twenty-five or thirty years, until
about 1760. Baptisms by him are recorded in the
church-book at Jonestown as early as 174-5. In 1760,
by the Cotal minutes of the Reformed Church, Tem-
pleman was "stone blind," and "preached only sel-
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dom, and in his own house." It is known, however,
that he continued to preach in the churches for some
time after he was blind. The old one-story log house
where Templeman lived, is, says Ezra Bucher, of
Cornwall, yet standing. When Schlatter visited
America in 1747, Templeman appears to have had a
family, but in his last years he resided with his sister,
who was wife to John George Brunner, where he died
about 1761. He is buried about four miles southeast
of Lebanon, on a barren hill, now known as Temple-
man's Hill, a short distance from his pioneer home.
A God-fearing man, he was a faithful minister of the
cross.
JOHN W. ULRICH.
John Weidman Ulrich, son of Rev. Daniel Ulrich
and Elizabeth Weidman, was born in 1816, in Stouchs-
burg, Berks Co., Pa. The family emigrated from
Wiirtemberg, Germany, and settled in Berks and
Lebanon Counties. Rev. Daniel Ulrich was a clergy-
man of the Lutheran Church. He left four children,
— Dr. Daniel A., a deceased physician, of Reading;
John Weidman ; William, of Emmittsburg, Md. ; and
Henrietta, widow of William Burns, an officer in the
United States navy. John W. Ulrich was prepared
for college by his father, and entered the College of
New Jersey, now Princeton, from which he graduated
in 1839. After leaving college he commenced the
study of the law with Jacob B. Weidman, of Leb-
anon, and was admitted to the bar of that county in
1842. He began the practice of his profession at
Lebanon, and rapidly acquired a large business. For
many years he devoted himself especially to the
Orphans' Court, and in the transactions therein
took a leading place among his brethren of the bar.
A gentleman of recognized ability, he was careful
and systematic in business, reliable and painstaking
in whatever was confided to him. He was thus called
upon to act in the capacity of executor, administra-
tor, or guardian very frequently, and held a fiduciary
relation to a number of extensive estates. He never
aspired to an office, preferring his profession and the
quiet of private life. He was prominently identified
with the Salem Lutheran Church at Lebanon, and
was an elder thereof at his death. He died in 1864,
at Lebanon. Mr. Ulrich married Mary Bowman,
daughter of David Bowman, who at one time was
treasurer of Lebanon County. They had one son,
George Bowman Ulrich, who graduated at Williston
Seminary, East Hampton, Mass., in 1874, studied law,
and was admitted to the Lebanon County bar in 1879.
burg, a noted lawyer of his day, and was admitted to
the Dauphin County bar at the August term, 1813.
He at once located at Lebanon, and was admitted to
the bar of the county, then just organized, at the same
time with James Hopkins, Thomas Elder, George
Fisher, George B. Porter, and James Buchanan, all
prominent lawyers of Central Pennsylvania. Mr.
Weidman continued in the successful practice of his
profession upwards of forty years, and was a safe and
reliable counsellor. The only office he ever held was
that of a member of the State Constitutional Conven-
tion of 1837-38. He died at Lebanon on the 5th of
March, 1857, aged almost sixty-eight. Mr. Weidman
was thrice married, — first, to Mary Murray, daughter
of William Murray, of Harrisburg; secondly, Mary
Eliza Morris, daughter of William and Sarah Morris,
of Philadelphia; and, lastly, to Elizabeth C. Murray,
of Harrisburg, and had issue by each marriage. (See
Weidman record.)
JACOB B. WEIDMAN.
Jacob Barge Weidman, son of Capt. John Weid-
man, of the Revolution, and Catharine Mason, was
born May 12, 1789, in the city of Philadelphia. He
was educated at Harrisburg in the Latin school of
James Ross, and graduated at Dickinson College. He
afterwards read law with Samuel Laird, of Harris-
CAPT. JOHN WEIDMAN.
John Weidman was born June 4, 1756, in Lancas-
ter County, Pa. He received a good education, and
was brought up to mercantile pursuits in Philadel-
phia. At the outset of the war for independence he
became an officer in one of the associated battalions,
and when Congress directed the organization of the
German regiment he was commissioned an ensign,
July 12, 1776; promoted first lieutenant May 14,
1777, and served in the battles of Long Island, Ger-
mantown, White Plains, Monmouth, Trenton, Prince-
ton, and Newtown, being with Gen. Sullivan in his
campaign of 1779 against the Indians in New York.
He was adjutant of the regiment that year, and re-
tired the service Jan. 1, 1781. He was a brave and
gallant officer, and among the distinguished men of the
German regiment, who not only acquitted themselves
nobly upon many a battle-field, but bore the fatigues
and privations of the dreary winter of 1777-78 at
Valley Forge. At the close of the war Capt. Weid-
man entered mercantile life at Philadelphia, subse-
quently removing to the neighborhood of his birth-
place in Lancaster County, where he kept a store and
practiced surveying. He afterwards went to the town
of Lebanon, where in 1800 he purchased the Union
Forge estate in Lebanon County from Robert Cole-
man, which establishment he carried on many years.
He was one of the associate judges of the county of
Lebanon from 1821 to 1830. He died at Lebanon,
June 6, 1830, and is buried there in the cemetery of
Salem Lutheran Church. Capt. Weidman married
at Philadelphia, May 1, 17S6, Catharine Mason, of
that city. They had four children. (See Weidman
record.)
GEN. JOHN WEIDMAN.
John Weidman, eldest son of Jacob Barge Weid-
man and Mary Murray, was born Aug. 25, 1814, at
Lebanon, Pa. He was educated at the Lebanon
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Academy, at Dickinson and Princeton Colleges. He
studied medicine with Dr. John B. Mish, and gradu-
ated from the Medical Department of the University
of Pennsylvania. He, however, concluded to study
law, which he pursued under the direction of his
father, and was admitted to the Lebanon County bar
in 1842, and began the practice of his profession at
Lebanon. He was elected district attorney of the
county in 1859, serving one term. In ante-war
times he was a brigadier-general of the militia, and
when the civil war came he entered the army as
captain of Company F, Fourth Pennsylvania Cav-
alry, serving until his impaired health compelled
him to resign, when he returned home, but never recov-
ered, dying on the 23d of April, 1863. Gen. Weid-
man was a good lawyer, a faithful and brave officer,
and a valued citizen, whose services were highly ap-
preciated by his fellow-citizens. He married in 1838,
Emma R. Grant, of New Jersey, and they had
nine, children. (See Weidman record.)
JACOB WEIRICK.
Jacob Weirick, the son of Christian1 and Margaret
Weirick, was born in Bethel township, Lancaster,
now Lebanon County, in 1754. He received a fair
English education, and was brought up as a farmer.
During the Revolution he served as a non-commis-
sioned officer in Col. Greenawalt's battalion ; was
taken prisoner at Long Island, but shortly after pa-
roled. Upon the organization of the county of Dau-
phin he became influential in political affairs, and
was elected sheriff in 1790. He was a member of the
Legislature from 1795 to 1797, and from 1802 to 1806,
serving a longer period than any of his successors.
About 1807 he removed to Canton township, Wash-
ington Co., Pa., where he purchased a fine tract of
land. In his new home he became quite prominent,
and was twice elected to the House of Representatives.
He died at his residence in Washington County on the
17th of September, 1822, aged sixty-eight years.
COL. PHILIP WOLFERSBERGER.
Philip Wolfe rsberger, son of Adam and Margaret
Wolfersberger,2 was born Feb. 14, 1739, in Heidel-
1 Christian Weirick, of Bethel township, died about the 1st of July,
1771, leaving a wife, Margaret, and children as follows:
i. Mary,
ii. Margaret.
iii. Christian,
iv. Jacob.
v. George.
vi. Peter, m. Catharine Simons.
vii, Elizabeth.
■ In the graveyard at Shaefferstown, aloug the stone wall by the
roadside, are several old tombstones whose inscriptions a re hardly legible.
The most noticeable features of these stones are the skull and cross-
bones in bas-relief at the bottom. They are well sculptured. On one
stone are these words, —
" Margreda Wolfirsperger in geboren jar 1697 den 21 Sebtemper ist ge-
starben den Christ mond 1775."
Another of 1777 has, all that can be deciphered,—
" Herrertu Adorn Woffigraperger."
berg township, now Lebanon Co., Pa. He was brought
up to the life of a farmer, receiving such education a-
the backwoods afforded in pionei-r days. During the
French and Indian war he was in active service, and
was in the Pennsylvania battalion which accom-
panied Col. Bouquet in his march to the relief of the
posts in Western Pennsylvania in the summer of 1763.
When the war of the Revolution broke out he was an
officer in the Associated Battalion, and afterwards
lieutenant under Col. Curtis Grubb in the Flying
Camp, and in the Long Island campaign of 1776. In
the subsequent campaigns in and around Philadel-
phia he was a participant, and was an active and gal-
lant officer. After the Revolution, when the Pro-
visional army was organized by direction of the
Congress, he rose to be a major and lieutenant-colonel
of the militia battalions. He held various public
offices of trust and honor. He closed his long and
useful life at Campbellstown, Londonderry township,
Lebanon Co., on the 14th of July, 1824, in his eighty-
seventh year. His son Frederick was sheriff of
Dauphin County, 1806 to 1809.
COL. JOSEPH WOOD.
Joseph Wood, son of William and Jane Wood, was
born in 1721, in the north of Ireland. His father
emigrated to America prior to 1740, and settled in
what was afterwards East Hanover township, Lan-
caster Co., not far from Jonestown. The son was
brought up to the life of a pioneer, and his advan-
tages of education were exceedingly limited. We
first find him as a non-commissioned officer in one of
the ranging companies upon the frontiers during the
early part of the French and Indian war, afterwards
ensign in the Provincial Battalion under Bouquet in
the expedition of 1763, distinguishing himself at the
battle of Bushy Run. When the war for independ-
ence was inaugurated he was one of the prime movers
in organizing the military, as all the officers who
served in the Indian wars were ; and when Congress,
on the 9th of December, 1775, resolved to raise four
battalions in Pennsylvania, the Second Pennsylvania
Battalion, Col. Arthur St. Clair commanding, was
formed, and of which Joseph Wood was commis-
sioned senior captain Jan. 3, 1776. Unfortnnately,
the roll of his company is not to be found. He( was
commissioned major Jan. 18, 1776, and during the
Canada campaign of that year took a prominent part.
On the 2d of June the command of St. Clair, num-
bering six hundred men, was ordered from the Sorel
to attack the enemy under Col. Maclean, who had
advanced as far as Three Rivers with eight hundred
British regulars and Canadians. On the 6th. Irvine*
and Wayne's battalions were ordered to join St. Clair
at Nicolette, where Gen. William Thompson was to
take command. Unless he found the number of the
enemy at Three Rivers to be such as would render an
attack upon them hazardous. Gen. Thompson was
directed to cross the river at the most convenient place
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he could find and attack them. Owing to an almost
impenetrable swamp into which part of the force had
become entangled, the expedition did not accomplish
its purpose. In the mean time the British occupied
their landing, and had it not been for the daring and
intrepidity of Maj. Wood the enemy would have cap-
tured the boats of the Americans, he saving all except
two. In July it was determined to remove the Amer-
ican army to Ticonderoga, and it was during this
eventful period, while conducting a body of troops
from Crown Point to the former place, that Maj.
Wood, who had previously been promoted lieutenant-
colonel, and then in command of the Second Battal-
ion, was severely wounded in the left leg and also in
the left arm. Col. St. Clair having been appointed
brigadier-general by the Congress, Lieut.-Col. Wood
was commissioned colonel Sept. 3, 1776, and was con-
tinued in service until December following. The
Third Pennsylvania Regiment of the line was formed
on the basis of the Second Battalion, recruited in
December, 1776, January and February, 1777, and
arranged in the Continental service March 12, 1777.
Col. Wood was recommissioned as commanding, but
his health was so seriously impaired by his wounds
that he was compelled to resign in July of that year.
He returned home, and died towards the close of the
year 1789, at Jonestown. He was a gallant and in-
trepid officer. A son, Dr. William Wood, practiced
medicine for a long period at Jonestown, and died
there.
CHRISTIAN ZEHRING.
Christian Zehring, the youngest son of Ludwig
Zehring, was born Oct. 5, 1755, in Bethel town-
ship, Lancaster Co., now Swatara township, Leba-
non Co., Pa. His education was limited to the in-
struction obtained in the parochial schools, which,
in those early times, were opened only during the
winter months, and that mostly in German. He
learned the trade of a blacksmith, and the stone
shop he erected is yet standing on the farm he
owned in Union township. On this farm, which was
a large one, he erected two large dwelling-houses of
stone, and also a large Swiss barn of the same mate-
rial. Along with his blacksmithing, he and his sons
farmed, and established a regular team for the convey-
ance of produce to Philadelphia, and the bringing
merchandise for the stores in the neighborhood. This
business was continued for many years. He filled
the various offices of supervisor, overseer of the poor,
etc., with credit. In the year 1819 he removed to
Warren County, Ohio, whence several of his children
had previously removed, and died there on the 5th of
June, 1832. Mr. Zehring was twice married, — first,
to a Miss Umberger, by whom he had three children ;
second, Anna Maria Rauch, born April 1, 1762, in
Hanover township, Lancaster Co., Pa. ; died June 22,
1839, at German town, Montgomery Co., Ohio, and had
eleven children. (See Zehring record.)
JOHN ZEHRING.
John Zehring, son of Henry Zehring and Maria
Elizabeth Rupp, was born Sept. 20, 1792, near Jones-
town, Lebanon Co., Pa. He received the ordinary
education afforded by the schools of the county, and
was apprenticed to the trade of shoemaker. About
1313 he went to Harrisburg, and established himself
in business. He was a member of Capt. Walker's
company of volunteers which marched to the defense
of Baltimore in 1814. For thirty years Mr. Zehring
resided at Harrisburg. In addition to his store he was
extensively engaged in the wood and coal business.
In 1842 he disposed of his property and removed to
Bureau County, 111., where he purchased a tract of
land and went largely into stock-raising. He died
there on the 5th of October, 1846. Mr. Zehring mar-
ried, Jan. 9, 1817, Margaret Herman, daughter of
John Herman and Sarah Bright, of Dauphin County,
Pa. They had a large family of children. Of the
sons, William M., born Nov. 30, 1824, at Harrisburg,
was educated at Dickinson College, studied law, and
rose to the position of judge of the courts in Illinois;
James Roberts studied medicine, and served as divi-
sion surgeon during the Rebellion. (See Zehring
record.)
JONATHAN ZERBE, M.D.
Jonathan Zerbe was born July 31, 1812, in Tulpe-
hocken, Berks Co., Pa. He was the son of a farmer
in moderate circumstances, and his early education
was such as the schools of the vicinity afforded. He
learned the trade of a shoemaker, but at the end of his
apprenticeship he went to Virginia, where he attended
school and gained a fair knowledge of the English
language, which at that time was but little used in
the section of the county where he was born. In
1837 he went to Shaefferstown, and entered the office
of Dr. John Shertzer as a student of medicine. Be-
fore the completion of his studies Dr. Shertzer emi-
grated to Ohio, leaving his practice to his student.
He attended two courses of lectures, one at Jefferson
Medical College, Philadelphia, the other at the Uni-
versity of Maryland, Baltimore, after which he started
out fairly in the practice of his profession at Shaeffers-
town. In 1846 he entered the mercantile business,
with Cyrus M. Krall as partner, and continued in the
business until 1854. In 1870 he was elected a repre-
sentative from Lebanon County to the General Assem-
bly of the State, and served during the session of
1871. He died after a brief illness at Shaefferstown,
on the 3d of April, 1877. Dr. Zerbe took a warm in-
terest in public affairs. During the war of the Re-
bellion he was a zealous supporter of the government,
and gave freely of his means to aid in raising and
equipping troops. In his adopted home he was a pro-
moter of all measures and enterprises that tended to
the public welfare. The cause of education had in
him an ardent advocate. He was one of the original
incorporators and a trustee of the Shaefferstown
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Academy, which in its day was one of the best insti-
tutions of learning in the State; and he also later in
life served as a director of the common schools of
Heidelberg township. In his profession, which he
practiced for almost forty years, he attained the repu-
tation of being a safe and successful practitioner.
Dr. Zerbe married, in 1840, Martha A. Myer, and they
had five children. Of the sons, Charles M. is a lawyer,
and Thomas T. and B. Frank, physicians, practicing
at Shaefferstown.
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[For the'omissions in the following record we are
notjresponsible';~those^to~whoni we applied for infor-
mation^are. We have endeavored to do our duty in
this particular, and regret to say that in numerous
instances where it would have afforded us much
pleasure to preserve some brief record of the repre-
sentative people now living in the county, our request
was unheeded.!
CAPT. JOHN H. BASSLER.
John H. Bassler, son of Henry Bassler and Barbara
Unger, was born Feb. 6, 1834. His ancestor, Henry
Bassler, a native of Basel, Switzerland, emigrated to
America in 1707, and settled at Rhinebeck, X. Y.
From thence he removed to Schoharie, N. Y., where
he remained until the immigration from that section
to the Swatara region in 1723, when he came to Penn-
sylvania. Of his children, Simon Bassler married a
Miss Illig, and their children who survived their
father, who died in January, 1S02, were Simon, John,
Catharine, Elizabeth married Emanuel Zartman,
Eve married Stephen Horning, Barbara, and Anna
Maria married John School. Simon, the eldest,
married Miss Hontz, of Lebanon County, and they
had John, Henry, Thomas, Daniel, Michael, Catha-
rine, Susan, Elizabeth, and Polly. Henry Bassler, of
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the third generation, born in 1798, and died in 1851,
married Barbara Unger, of Lebanon County, and their
children were Sarah, Elizabeth, Susan, J. H., Re-
becca L., William B., and Amanda. John H., the
subject of this sketch, received his education in the
township school, and at Myerstown Academy. He
then engaged in teaching, at first in the public schools,
and later at the academy at Myerstown. In 1862 he
raised a company for service in the civil war, and was
commissioned captain of Company C, One Hundred
and Forty-ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers,
Aug. 28, 1862 ; was severely wounded at Gettysburg
and Ralph ; he married, secondly, in 1880, Amanda
Mosser.
FRANKLIN H. BOWER, M.D.
Franklin H. Bower, son of Henry Bower and Susan
Zimmerman, was born in April, 1838, in Myerstown,
Lebanon Co., Pa. His grandfather, Capt. Jacob
Bower, an extensive silk merchant of Philadelphia,
on retiring from business took up his residence at
Womelsdorf, Berks Co., Pa. He married Rebecca
Wood, of Philadelphia, and their son, Henry Bower,
Z/ff^C^^#& &U&?
July 1, 1863, and discharged through disability on the
18th of December following. Capt. Bassler re-entered
the service in October, 1864, and was detailed to the
command of Company I of the Tenth Veteran Re-
serve Corps, from which he was transferred to the
command of Company B of the Twelfth Veteran Re-
serve Corps. In the fall of 1865 he was detailed for
service in connection with the Freedman's Bureau
and stationed at Lumberton, N. C, from which he
resigned in the spring of 1866, and resumed his pro-
fession as instructor, having been for a year principal
of the Pinegrove schools. Capt. Bassler married first,
in 1859, Sarah Brobst, of Berks County, who died in
1877, and their children were Horace, Laura, Robert,
born at Philadelphia, died in 1836 in Myerstown,
where he resided several years; married Susan Zim-
merman, daughter of John Zimmerman, of Myers-
town, and had children, — William, Cyrus J., Jerome,
Franklin H., Mary A., Rebecca E., and Anna M.
Franklin H. was educated at Myerstown, became a
drug clerk in Philadelphia, subsequently returned
home and entered the office of his brother, Dr. Wil-
liam Bower, when he began the study of medicine,
attended the lectures of Jefferson Medical College,
from which he graduated in 1859. He located at
Myerstown, where he has continued in the practice
of his profession. Apart from these duties Dr. Bower
is engaged in several business operations, exportation
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of quercitron bark, an iron foundry, and the manage-
ment of a stock farm.
ISAAC BEAVER.
Isaac Beaver, son of Samuel Beaver (1801-1863)
and Susan Grumbine (bornlS07), was born in Leb-
anon County, and was educated in the common
schools of that period. He never learned any trade,
nor entered upon the study of any of the professions,
but in due time became one of the enterprising mer-
chants of Annville, a thriving town on the line of the
Lebanon Valley Railroad. He was married in 1860,
to Susan A. Bair, daughter of George Bair, of Ann-
ville, Pa. Their children are Abbie E., William,
Rosie, Edwin, Ira, Carrie, and Mary. Mr. Beaver has
so far earned the respect of his fellow-townsmen that
they have honored him with the office of justice of
the peace for at least two terms. His father, Samuel
Beaver, was also highly esteemed for his probity of
character, and was honored with the position of post-
master of Annville by Gen. Zachary Taylor. The
Beaver family is one of the oldest, and among the
most highly respected in Lebanon County.
Fanny Hocker, of Hockersville, Dauphin Co.; and
their children were Emma M. (married to I. O. Niss-
ley), Mary L., Annie W., Fanny S., Carrie H., Ben-
jamin H., Miriam S., and Helen H.
PROF. WILLIAM BODEXHORX.
William Bodenhorn, son of John Bodenhorn, was
born July 1, 1844, at Annville, Lebanon Co., Pa.
His great-grandfather, John Bodenhorn, came to
America from Germany about 1860, and settled upon
a farm near Philadelphia, where he died. His son,
John, moved to Schuylkill County, where he be-
came quite prominent. A son of the latter, Henry
Bodenhorn, worked in the mines in his youth, and at
the age of seventeen removed to Swatara township,
where he began farming, and married a Miss Wetzel.
From the father of his wife he learned the art of
weaving, and followed that business twenty-five years.
A son, John, learned the trade of a tailor with John
Uhler, at Annville, and for thirty-five years carried
on that occupation. He was accidentally killed in
a railway accident on the 13th of September, 1870.
William Bodenhorn, the subject of our sketch, began to
teach school in Dauphin County at the age of sixteen,
and for thirteen years taught in that and Lebanon
County, including a four years' term as principal of
the Annville High School, and five years as tutor in
Lebanon Valley College. In May, 1875, he was
chosen county superintendent of public schools, and
is now filling his third successive term.
GEORGE THOMAS CAPP.
George Thomas Capp, son of John Capp (1801-1864)
and Sarah Seltzer (1804-1863), was born in Jones-
town, Lebanon Co., Pa., Nov. 27, 1825. His educa-
tional advantages were such as the common schools
of his day afforded, and a term or two at Pennsyl-
vania College, Gettysburg. Soon after leaving college
he engaged in the mercantile business in his native
town, where he soon became one of the enterprising
men of that section of country, entering into every
movement that tended in the least to advance the in-
terests or business of his town, and was the leading
spirit in the building of the Boston and South Moun-
tain Railroad, and at the tecujxirary suspension of op-
erations of that enterprise its treasurer. His popu-
larity as a business man led him into the political
arena, resulting in his election as chief burgess of the
borough of Jonestown for three consecutive terms,
and is now (1883) serving his second term as justice
of the peace. In November, 1S48, he married Sarah
E. Bickel, daughter of Samuel E. and Maria Bickel,
of Jonestown. Their children are John A., a prac-
ticing physician, George S., and Thomas H., an
attorney-at-law.
WILLIAM E. BRUXXER.
William E. Brunner, son of John Brunner (1S03-
1863) and Margaret Seltzer (1804-1864), was born in
Jonestown, Pa., May 6, 1834. He was educated in
the common schools of the neighborhood and brought
up to mercantile business. From January, I860, to
April, 1880, he kept a store on his own account at
Campbellstown, Lebanon Co., Pa. He was married
Nov. 26, 1857, to Louisa, daughter of Benjamin and
WILLIAM M. DERR.
William M. Derr, son of George Derr and Catha-
rine Fox, was born Oct. 4, 1827, at Reading, Pa. His
father was a boat-builder, carpenter, and wagon-
maker by trade, and for several years a contractor for
the building of all the lock-gates and wood-work on
the summit level of the Union Canal. He was sub-
sequently superintendent of the canal for nearly
thirty years, and remained in the employ of the Union
Canal Company until 1875, when he retired from
active life. He removed to Lebanon in 1827, where
he continued to reside until his death, in 1S80, in the
eighty-first year of his age. George Derr was chief
burgess of Lebanon in 1854, a trustee of Lebanon
Seminary, and subsequently of Lebanon Acadeinv.
William M. Derr was educated at the Lebanon Acad-
emy, and in his eighteenth year commenced the
study of law in the office of John W. Ulrich, of Leb-
anon, where he remained two years, when, feeling a
natural bent for the study of medicine, he entered the
office of Dr. Peter W. Malone, of Cornwall, attended
lectures at Pennsylvania Medical College, Philadel-
phia, during the session of 1847-48. From that period
until 1856 he assisted his father in his contract work
on the Union Canal, and then removed to Hancock
County, 111., where he engaged in contracting and
building on his own account. While residing in that
State he renewed his legal studies, and was admitted
to the Illinois bar. In 1S58 he returned to Lebanon,
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and in April of the following year admitted to the
bar of that county and at once entered into the active
practice of the law. During the Rebellion he served
with distinction in the army, and was captain of Com-
pany A, Ninety-third Regiment Pennsylvania Vol-
unteers, on the expiration of his term of service. Mr.
Derr has been connected with several local institu-
tions of prominence, was a director and the solicitor
of the North Lebanon Savings-Bank during its exist-
ence, served as a solicitor of the Union Canal Com-
pany for a number of years, and held the same rela-
tion to several insurance companies. At the present
time he is editor of the Lebanon County Independent,
a paper established by him May 11, 1882, in which,
being untrammeled by any entangling alliances with
either individuals or parties, it is designed to treat in
a just and fearless manner all questions of public in-
terest and policy. The paper has attained a large
circulation, and Mr. Derr has proven an able and
forcible newspaper writer.
REV. DANIEL EBERLY.
Daniel Eberly, son of Samuel Eberly, Sr. (1790-
1862), and Catharine Erb (1791-1860) was born near
Shiremanstown, Pa., April 22, 1834. His preparatory
studies were pursued at Mount Pleasant College, Pa. ;
the select course of study at Brown University, Provi-
dence, R. I., and graduated from Otterbeiu University,
Ohio, in 1858, with the degree of A.B. On the 19th
of January, 1859, he joined the Pennsylvania Annual
Conference of the United Brethren in Christ, and
preached on Shopp's Station three years, on Littles-
town Circuit two years, and subsequently on York
Springs charge, and in 1865 and 1866 in Scott Street
Church, Baltimore, Md. From 1866 to 1872 he had
charge of Cottage Hill College, Y'ork, Pa. During
this time he was elected president of the Otterbein
University, the honor and duties of which he was
obliged to decline. After leaving York he had charge
of a congregation in Philadelphia, and in 1874 took
charge of the Trinity United Brethren Church, Leb-
anon, where he remained two years, when, in 1876,
he was elected Professor of Latin Language and
Literature in Lebanon Valley College, which position
he still holds. All his time since graduation has been
occupied in teaching and preaching, except a part of
the year 1863, when he was in the military service of
the United States. He is at present (1883) chaplain
of the Eighth Regiment National Guard of Penn-
sylvania, his commission dating from 1875. Professor
Eberly married, Aug. 23, 1870, Josephine Bittinger,
daughter of William and Eliza (Hafer) Bittinger,
of Abbottstown, Adams Co., Pa., and was a graduate
from Cottage Hill College, at York.
JOHN J. EUSTON.
John J. Euston was born Feb. 13, 1835, in North
Lebanon township, Lebanon Co., Pa. He was edu-
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cated in the common schools, and raised a farmer;
subsequently began clerking, and was in the railroad
business for twenty years. He was elected a justice
of the peace in 1857, and served in other local offices.
In 1882 was elected one of the representatives of the
county of Lebanon to the General Assembly of the
State.
CHARLES B. FORNEY.
Charles B. Forney, sou of Jacob Forney (1794—
1848) and Christiana Wien (1794-1868), was born in
Lancaster, Pa., July 18, 1820. He was educated in
the schools of Lancaster City, and attended the
closing sessions of the old Franklin College, before it
was united with Marshall College. Soon after his
school-days he became learned in the iron business,
and at the age of seventeen years entered freely into
the work, and for forty-three years was engaged in
the superintendence and erection of blast-furnaces,
six of which are at Lebanon, — four stacks at the Leb-
anon, and two stacks at the Colebrook furnaces, a
recent plant with all the modern improvements.
Mr. Forney was one of the Garfield electors in the
campaign of 1880, and one of the representatives of
the people of this State in the electoral college of
that year. He was married, first, to Amelia E. Steh-
man, daughter of John and Ann Stehman, born in
1817, in Lancaster, Pa., and died in 1879, in Leb-
anon. His second wife is Rachel G. Pierie, daughter
of William and Elizabeth Pierie, of Philadelphia.
Mr. Forney's children are Stehman, an engineer in
the United States Coast Survey ; Sarah M. ; Mary A.,
d. s. p. ; Alice, d. s. p. ; Debbie Coleman, d. s. p ;
Charles, manager of Colebrook furnaces ; and Sumter,
a machinist.
JOSIAH FUNCK.
Josiah Funck was born, Dec. 25, 1825, in Lebanon
County, Pa. He received an academical education,
studied law, and was admitted to the Lebanon County
bar, April 7, 1851. He was elected district attorney
for the county in 1854, and during the Rebellion was
captain of Company H, emergency troops, 1863,
Forty-eighth Regiment of Pennsylvania militia. He
was a member of the Constitutional Convention of
1873, and served on several important committees in
that body. He is engaged in the practice of his pro-
fession at Lebanon.
GEN. JOHN P. S. 60BIN.
John P. S. Gobin, named for his grandfather, John
Peter Shindel, sou of Samuel S. Gobin and Susan
Shindel, was born Jan. 26, 1837, in Sunbury, North-
umberland Co., Pa. His great-grandfather, Charles
Gobin, was a captain in a battalion of Berks County
associators, and served in the Jersey campaign in the
war of the Revolution in the summer of 17S0, and
was on the frontiers in command of a company of
militia to protect the settlers from the threatened in-
vasion of the Indians, Tories, and British from New
York. His grandfather, Edward Gobin, was a soldier
of the war of 1812-14. John P. S. Gobin received
an academical education in the schools of Sunbury;
learned the art of printing in the office of the Ameri-
can; afterwards studying law with M. L. Shindel and
Gen. J. Kay Clement. He was admitted to North-
umberland County bar in 1858, and has continued in
practice since, except during the period of his service
in the rebellion. He entered the army at the first
call for three months' men, April 19, 1861, as first lieu-
tenant of Company F, Eleventh Regiment Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers. After the expiration of his term
he recruited a company, and on the 2d of September,
1861, was mustered in as captain of Company C,
Forty-seventh Regiment. He was successively pro-
moted to major, lieutenant-colonel, and colonel of
the regiment, and brevetted brigadier-general of vol-
unteers for meritorious services March 13, 1865, and
complimented in general orders for gallantry at the
battle of Pocotaligo, S. C. Beside the latter action,
he participated in those of St. John's Bluff, Sabine
Cross-Roads, Pleasant Hill, and Cane River Crossing,
serving in the departments of the South, the Gulf, and
in the Shenandoah. In the latter department he was
with Sheridan in his celebrated campaign, a portion
of the time commanding a brigade in the Nineteenth
Corps, participating in the battles of Opequan and
Fisher's Hill, and particularly distinguishing himself
at Cedar Creek. His command was here the right
of Sheridan's line, and wheu a portion gave way
from the severe pressure of the rebel front, which
overlapped the Union, he held fast and gave the
enemy his first repulse, the turning-point in the bat-
tle. He was part of the time judge-advocate-general
of the Department of the South. Remained with
his regiment at Charleston, S. C, in command of the
First Sub-district, and acted as provost-judge of the
city until January, 1866, being mustered out the 9th
of that month. He located at Lebanon immediately
after, resuming the practice of his profession, where
he has since resided. On the 4th of August. 1S74.
Gen. Gobin was commissioned colonel of the Eighth
Regiment National Guard of Pennsylvania, which
position he now holds, the regiment being the highest
rated in the State. He has filled the position of Grand
Commander of Knights Templar of Pennsylvania,
and is at present Grand Captain-General of the Grand
Encampment of the United States. He has also
served as Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment
of Odd-Fellows. Col. Gobin married, October, 1S65,
Annie M. Howe, of Key West, Florida.
MAJOR L. L. GREEXAWALT.
Lorenzo Leonard Greenawalt, son of Josiah Green-
await (1799-1866) and Mary Laub ( 1 800-1 SS0), was
born Jan. 6, 1S27, at Lebanon, Pa. (See Greenawalt
record.) He was educated in the schools of the town
and at the old Lebanon Academy. He learned tan-
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ning and leather-dressing, the former of which occu-
pations he followed many years. He made two trips
across the plains to the Pacific Coast, — one in 1852,
when the undertaking was a hazardous one, the other
in 1871. During the war for the Union he was cap-
tain of Company E, One Hundred and Twenty-sev-
enth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, subse-
quently in the Twenty -sixth Regiment Pennsylva-
nia Militia as major. He participated in the battles
of Fredericksburg, Chancellors ville, and Gettysburg.
The only municipal office he ever held was assistant
burgess of Lebanon borough. He is now a mail agent
in the government employ. Maj. Greenawalt mar-
ried, in September, 1882, Annie Gorgas, of Stillwater,
Minn.
GEORGE GLEIM.
George Gleim, son of Charles Gleim (1775-1843)
and Mary Gorgas (1775-1853), was born at Lebanon,
Lebanon Co., Pa., on the 1st of January, 1808. His
father was the first sheriff of Lebanon County, and
subsequently represented the county in the General
Assembly. He died at Harrisburg, and is there
buried. His mother was born at Ephrata, her parents
being members of the community at that place. Mr.
Gleim, the subject of our sketch, was educated prin-
cipally in the public schools of the locality. Upon
the establishment of the Lebanon Valley Bank, Jan.
1, 1832, he was elected a teller. This was the first
bank in the county ; it is still in existence, and is
now " The Lebanon National Bank." In 1836, Mr.
Gleim was chosen cashier of the bank, and remained
in that position for a period of twenty years. He
resides at Lebanon. Mr. Gleim was thrice married,
and had a large family of children. (See Gleim rec-
ord.)
ELIAS GROVE.
Elias Grove, son of John Grove and Anna Eliza-
beth Wenner, was born in 1825, near Fredericks-
burg, Bethel township, Lebanon Co., Pa. He was
educated in the schools of the neighborhood, and
brought up to the business of milling and farming,
in which he is still engaged. He is connected with
the firm of Grove Brothers, and they have large farm-
ing interests near Fredericksburg, as also grist- and
saw-mills. Since the year 1840 they have been in
the iron business, having extensive blast-furnaces at
Danville, Pa. Mr. Grove married, in 1845, Sabina
Hautz, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Hautz, of
Bethel township ; and their children are Peter H.,
Jacob H., and Emma S., married A. P. Miller, of
Lebanon.
JACOB W. GROVE.
Jacob W. Grove, son of John Grove and Anna
Elizabeth Wenner, was born in 1816 at Grove's
Mills, near Fredericksburg, Lebanon Co., Pa. He
received the limited -education afforded by the coun-
try schools, and brought up on his father's farm.
With his brothers he engaged in milling and other
enterprises, and have erected extensive iron-works at
Danville, Montour Co. It may not be out of place in
this connection to refer to their interests in the latter
direction. In 1840 the Grove brothers, then five in
number, with John Peter Grove at the head, bought
a furnace which had been built by a Mr. Patterson
at Danville the year previous, which they operated
with great success, having studied well the nature of
iron and the most economical modes of its manufac-
ture. In 1860 they added a very large furnace, with
great improvements, giving them a capacity of twelve
thousand tons a year of the first quality. Of the
brothers Grove then engaged in the business but two
remain. Nothing but indomitable energy and perse-
verance could have accomplished as much or built
up such large and extended business enterprises. Mr.
Grove married, in 1860, Paulina Hautz, daughter of
Jacob and Elizabeth Hautz, of Bethel township.
SIMEON GUILFORD.
Simeon Guilford, son of Simeon Guilford and Ru-
hannah Hayden, was born May 10, 1801, at North-
ampton, Mass. All who bear the name of Guilford in
this country trace their origin to Paul Guilford, who
emigrated from England about 1650, and settled near
Boston. He left one son, Paul, who had two sons,
William and John, both of whom left families, — John
Guilford in Worcester County, and William in Hamp-
shire County, in the State of Massachusetts. The
youngest son of William Guilford was Simeon, born
in 1751, and died in 1844. He married Ruhannah
Hayden, of New England ancestry, and they had five
children. Simeon Guilford entered the patriot army
during the Revolution at the age of nineteen, and
served to the close of the war. He afterwards com-
menced teaching school, and followed that profession
until old age compelled him to desist. He died at
Pittsfield, Mass., in the ninety-fourth year of his age.
The son Simeon, subject of this sketch, early in life
became interested in the subject of engineering, and
labored for several years in the capacity of a civil
engineer on the Erie Canal in the State of New York.
In 1823 he took up his residence in Lebanon County,
Pa., serving as assistant engineer with Canvas White
in the building of the Union Canal, and has continued
to reside in Lebanon. In 1827 he was appointed
principal engineer in the service of the State of Penn-
sylvania by the Board of Canal Commissioners. In
1830-31, in connection with a partner, he built Swa-
tara Furnace, in Schuylkill County, and commenced
the making of iron by the charcoal process, for twenty-
two years engaging in successful business. In 1855
he established a furnace of a similar kind at Lebanon,
and in 1856 built the Dudley Furnace at that
place for the use of anthracite coal. The latter is
now known as the Donaghmore Furnace, and is
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operated by the Coleman estate. In 1843, Mr. Guil-
ford was the candidate of the Whig party for the
office of canal commissioner, but with the State ticket
was defeated. He married in May, 1830, Catharine
E. Doll, niece of Judge Andrew Graff, of Lancaster,
and their children were Dr. William M., of Lebanon ;
Dr. S. H., dentist of Philadelphia; and Robert E., a
merchant of Shelbyville, 111. Mrs. Guilford died
Oct. 8, 1858, at Lebanon.
WILLIAM M. GUILFORD, M.D.
William M. Guilford, son of Simeon Guilford and
Catharine E. Doll, was born Nov. 26, 1832, at Leba-
he spent in the hospitals of Philadelphia, and in No-
vember of the latter year entered upon the practice
of his profession at Lebanon, where he has continued
to reside. For fifteen successive years he was ap-
pointed by the directors of the poor physician to the
county hospital, was one of the examining surgeons
for the Ninety-third Regiment of Pennsylvania Vol-
unteers before it was mustered into service during the
late war, second lieutenant of the Lebanon County
cavalry company during the emergency in 1863, and
subsequeutly examining pension surgeon for the gov-
ernment. He was one of the directors of the Lebanon
National Bank, one of the founders and directors of
^^^Vv^C-1.
non, Pa. He received a classical education at the
Lebanon Academy, and at the age of sixteen com-
menced the study of medicine with Professor Henry
Childs, of Berkshire Medical College, Pittsfield, Mass.
In 1849 he attended a course of lectures in that in-
stitution, and also the lectures of the College of Phy-
sicians and Surgeons of New York City. He then
returned to Lebanon, entered the office of Dr. John
W. Gloninger as a student, subsequently attending
two full courses of lectures in the Medical Depart-
ment of the University of Pennsylvania, from which
he graduated in April, 1852. The winter of 1852-53
the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, and a director of
the Lebanon Manufacturing Company. Dr. Guilford
married, Nov. 12, 1856, Mary Ritchie, daughter of
John Elder Ritchie and Jane Henderson, of Dauphin
County, and their children were Jennie R., William
M., Paul, Adeline E., and Arthur B.
GEORGE G. HEILMAN.
George G. Heilman, son of Henry Heilman (1779-
1S67) and Elizabeth Gingrich (17S5-1S64), was born
in what is now North Aunville township, Lebanon
Co., Pa., Jan. 4, 1816. His father was born in
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Lancaster County, and lived over eighty-eight years
without a change of residence, yet lived in Dauphin
County, and died in Lebanon County. George G.
was educated iu the common schools, and after-
wards became a miller and farmer by occupation, and
has never held an office, either civil or military. He
married, Feb. 5, 1840, Christina Ulrich, daughter of
Henry and Elizabeth Ulrich, born Jan. 30, 1819, in
East Hanover township, Lebanon Co. Their chil-
dren are Calvin U., married Mary Mcllvaine ; Eliza-
beth, married Cyrus Smith ; Susanna, married Henry
C. Snavely ; and Emma Mary.
the Rebellion ; was captured near Gettysburg, and
released on parole at Hunterstown. Upon the reor-
ganization of the National Guard of Pennsylvania,
he was captain of Company E, Eighth Regiment,
during the railroad riots of 1877. In 1867 he was
elected a representative to the State Legislature on
the Republican ticket, and re-elected in 1868. In
1872 he was elected to the State Senate from the
Dauphin and Lebanon district, and iu 1875 returned
from the new district of Lebanon. During this period
he served on the Committees of Ways and Means,
Corporations, Centennial, and others of import-
JACOB G. HEILMAN.
Jacob G. Heilman, son of Jacob Heilman and
Susanna Stroh, was born May 26, 1836, in Jonestown,
Lebanon Co., Pa. (See Heilman record.) He was edu-
cated in the public schools of the neighborhood, the
Lebanon Academy, and the Moravian Academy at
Litiz, Lancaster Co. After a brief period devoted to
mercantile pursuits, he began the study of law with
Gen. John Weidman, of Lebanon. He subsequently
returned to Jonestown, and with his brother entered
mercantile life. In 1862 he became connected with
the Lebanon Mutual Fire Insurance Company as
secretary, and has since continued his relations with
that organization. He was twice in service during
ance. He has held the various township offices, and
was president of the school board of Jonestown. He
is a director of the Jonestown Bank, and is the pres-
ent treasurer of the " Church Home for Friendless
Children," under the management of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, with which denomination he has
been for years identified.
GEORGE HOFFMAN.
George Hoffman, son of Michael Hoffman (1785-
1857) and Magdalena Tice (1788-1880), was born
Jan. 2, 1809, in Lebanon township, Lebanon Co. In
his earlier years he learned shoe-making, while his
educational advantages were such as the common
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schools afforded, and that received at Willow Grove
Academy, in Lebanon County, Pa. He subsequently
engaged in the mercantile and transportation busi-
ness, which brought him quite prominently before the
public, and so much so that he was elected treasurer
of Lebanon County, also was made president of the
Berks and Dauphin Turnpike Company, president of
the Valley National Bank, president of the Lebanon
Live-Stock Insurance Company, and treasurer of a fire
insurance company. On the 7th of February, 1836,
he married Lucetta Immel, daughter of Leonard and
Elizabeth Immel, of Jackson township, Lebanon Co.
They have one son, William J.
HENRY HOUCK, A.M.
Henry Houck, son of Samuel Houck (1S08-1S75)
and his wife Rosanna Jontz, was born March 6,
1836, in Palmyra, Lebanon Co., Pa. His early
education was obtained in the public school at Pal-
myra, taught by Alexander Dasher, Sr., well known as
a thorough teacher and a strict disciplinarian. He also
attended the Annville Academy several sessions, then
in charge of W. J. Burnside, A.M., and for economical
reasons walked the distance, five miles, night and
morning. He also attended one term at the Arcadia
Institute in Orwigsburg, and afterwards, while teach-
ing, for nearly two years took private lessons in Latin
and Greek from Rev. C. A. Wedekind, and subse-
quently the honorary degree of A.M. was conferred
upon him by Franklin and Marshall College. In the
fall of 1852, at the age of sixteen years, he entered
the educational field as a teacher in Londonderry
township, where he taught two terms, and ever since
has been identified with school work. In August,
1859, he was appointed county superintendent of
Lebanon County by Hon. H. C. Hickok, State super-
intendent, to fill the unexpired term of Franklin
Phillips (deceased), and was elected to the same office
in 1860, 1863, and 1866, and resigned in 1867 to ac-
cept the position of recording clerk in the school de-
partment of the commonwealth, tendered him by Dr.
J. P. Wickersham, superintendent. In June, 1869,
he was promoted to the office of deputy State super-
intendent, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death
of Charles R. Coburn, which position Mr. Houck has
retained to the present time. In the line of his work
he has filled many places of honor and trust, and
being a ready and forcible speaker has delivered ad-
dresses in every county in the State, also conducted
institutes in many of the counties of New Jersey.
There is no one in the State in the same work who
has a larger and more favorable acquaintance with
teachers and the friends of education than has Mr.
Houck. He was married, April 10, 1856, to Susan
Margaret Bucher, daughter of Dr. Christian and Mary
Bucher. Their children are Harvey Bucher, Mary
Valentine, Rosa Jontz, Lizzie Hiester, Paul Winters,
Alfred Rhodes, and Susan Margaret.
PROFESSOR LAWRENCE J. IBACH.
Lawrence J. Ibach, Bon of Gustavus loach, a native
of Dusseldorf, Germany, was born Jan. 17, 1816, at
Allentown, Pa. His father was well known in his
day as a successful wosker on skillets and ladles.
Young Lawrence was sent to school until he was fif-
teen, after which he commenced to learn the trade of
his father. In 1835 the family moved to their present
residence at Newmanstown, Lebanon Co., Pa., where
they lived until 1849, when the subject of this sketch
rented a forge near Reading from a Mr. Seidle, a
nephew of the then somewhat noted astronomer,
Charles F. Egleman. In 1852 he returned to New-
manstown, the climate near Reading not agreeing
with his health. During his stay near that city he
was a frequent visitor to Mr. Egleman, and his boyish
love for astronomy and mathematical problems was
freshly inspired. The intercourse with Mr. Egleman
proved of much benefit to the nascent astronomer,
and he speaks with kindly feeling of the pleasure and
instruction he derived from the many conversations
he had with him on astronomical topics. At the
death of Mr. Egleman, which occurred in 1860, Mr.
Ibach became the purchaser of all his books, charts,
and unfinished calculations. These latter, by the ad-
vice of friends, Mr. Ibach was prevailed upon to fin-
ish. In 1863 his first calculation appeared. Since
that time he has calculated for various almanacs in
the United States, and also for a number in Cuba,
South America, and other foreign countries. At the
present time he is engaged in calculating for some of
the largest houses in this country. He is also regu-
larly engaged by most of the newspapers that publish
almanacs. In 1S75 he translated his work in four
different languages, — French, English, Spanish, and
German, — thus showing that, though wrapt in his
particular business, he has taken time to study other
branches of learning. He believes in working at his
anvil, and uses it 'a few hours each day. His home
is a modest, unpretending two-story frame. In the
rear portion of it the philosopher has his study. In
this room are all the appurtenances of an astronomi-
cal student's life. On the walls are hung maps de-
scriptive of his profession. Placed upon the low,
old-fashioned table which stands in the middle of
the room are several elegantly mounted globes. Ly-
ing in a rack is a large sectional telescope, while
around the room numbers of small ones are seen. In
the corners of the apartment are great stacks of books,
also on the many shelves that line the walls. Among
his rare books is a copy of " Montucla," recounting
observations and calculations many thousands of
years ago ; and here are also reminiscences of the
Ptolemies, Thales, and Meton. He has likewise on
his shelves' standard and learned works on astronomy,
as the opinions of Kepler, La Caille, Lambert, Tobias
Mayer, Euler, Huygens, Galileo, Maupertius, LTsle,
and others of a more recent date. He is a lover of
Brahe and Copernicus, and a most profound admirer
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of John Miiller, to whom must be given the honor of
giving to us the completest ephemerides. Then here
and there are scattered, only as a student can scatter,
charts and calculations of wind currents and air lines,
sketches of particular stars, instruments to measure
the moon and sun, and many other implements and
articles that pertain to the science of astronomy. It
is truly a singular apartment to those uninitiated.
Mr. Ibach has gained his knowledge by patient in-
dustry and hard toil, his distinction, therefore, con-
sisting of gleaning all this astronomical science while
working at the forge and anvil.
Church of the United States. He has also been the
pastor of St. John's Reformed Church nearly twenty
years, and is regarded as one of the ablest preachers
and writers in the Reformed Church. He has en-
gaged in many benevolent movements, and endeared
himself to the community, of which he is considered
one of the most useful and estimable. Rev. Mr.
Johnston married, Feb. 14, 1843, Hannah R. Fraily,
daughter of Leonard and Mary Fraily, born May
23, 1818, at Haddington, West Philadelphia, Pa.
Their children have been Mary Fraily ; Susan B.,
married S. P. Raber, superintendent of Taylor Iron-
REV. T. S. JOHNSTON, D.D.
Thomas Swan Johnston, son of Thomas Johnston
(1706-1840) and Mary Swan (1788-1839), was born
in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 4, 1818. His educational
advantages were limited to private tutors and a reli-
ance upon his own efforts, and subsequently received
the degree of A.M. from Delaware College, and the
degree of D.D. from Marysville College, 'Tennessee.
He has been one of the trustees of Palatinate Col-
lege, Myerstown, Pa., also a school director in Leb-
anon Borough, Pa., and secretary of the Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions of the Reformed
Works, High Bridge, N. J. ; Thomas L., a physician
at Duncannon, Pa. ; H. Jean, professor in Normal
School, Mansfield, Pa. ; James C, a practicing physi-
cian at Denver, Col. ; and Elizabeth B.
JOHN H. KINPORTS.
John H. Kinports, son of John Kinports and Bar-
bara Huber, was born Jan. 21, 1821, in Lebanon
County, Pa. John Kinports, the father, was born in
Lancaster County, where he followed farming. He
removed to Lebanon County, and subsequently to
Dauphin County, where he died in 1855. He married
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first Barbara Huber, of Lancaster County, and they
had Jacob, John H., Barbara, Catharine, Anna, Mary,
and Elizabeth. He married secondly Elizabeth Hess,
and they had David, Daniel, Abraham, Lydia, and
Veronica. The childhood of John H. Kinports was
spent upon his father's farm. At the age of fifteen
he removed to Annville, and remained three years in
the employ of James Bingham. He continued to
reside there until his election to the office of clerk of
the Orphans' Court and the Court of Quarter Sessions,
when he removed to Lebanon. At the expiration of
his term of office he returned to Annville and entered
into merchandising with C. H. Killiuger, then with
Cumberland, Cumberland Co., Pa. His grandfather,
John Klein, was descended from German ancestry,
and settled in York County, Pa. He had sons, John
and Jacob, the former of whom removed to Cumber-
land County, where he passed the remaining years of
his life, dying in 1841. He married Eliza Berghaus,
daughter of Henry 0. Berghaus, of Dauphin County,
and their children were Theodore B., Henry S., and
Mary, who died in infancy. The childhood of Theo-
dore B. Klein was passed in Harrisburg, where he re-
ceived his education in the public schools and Capt.
Alden Partridge's Military Institute. He learned the
drug business, subsequently removing to Mobile, Ala
(2>. J^vjuaI*.
H. H. Kreider, and afterwards with D. O. Shenk, bis
present partner. For a period of ten years he served
as an associate judge of the Lebanon County court.
Has been president since its organization of the Na-
tional Bank of Annville. Judge Kinports married
Mary Ann Stein, daughter of Phillip Stein, of Ann-
ville, and they had George W., Anna married
Miller, Barbara, Rebecca, John H., Philip, Frank,
Lizzie, Charles, and Hedwig.
THEODORE B. KLEIN.
Theodore Berghaus Klein, son of John Klein and
Eliza Berghaus, was born Aug. 22, 1831, in New
After a brief residence in the South he returned to
Harrisburg, and joining a corps of engineers under
Gen. Mifflin, engaged in surveys in various parts of
the State. For some years he resided in Adams
County, engaged in the lumber, coal, and grain trade,
but again returned to Harrisburg, and from thence to
Lebanon. In 1S78 he rebuilt the flooring-mill at
New Market Forge, and purchased the forge and
farm. In 1880 he was elected a member of the Penn-
sylvania House of Representatives, and re-elected in
1882. Mr. Klein was twice married, — first, in 1859, to
Rebecca Frazer, daughter of Christian and Eliza
Frazer, of Harrisburg; their children were Samuel,
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Ross, Rebecca, and George. He married secondly
Margaret Roedel. daughter of Jacob and Justina
Roedel, and they had Anna, Jessie, and Jacob.
GEORGE W. KLINE, Jn.
George Washington Kline, Jr., son of George Wash-
ington Kline and Catharine Lineaweaver, was born
March 13, 1833, at Lebanon, Pa. He was educated
at the Lebanon Academy, the Hopkins Grammar
School, of New Haven, Conn., and graduated at Yale
College in the class of 1853. He then began the study
of the law with his uncle, the late Levi Kline, Esq.,
and was admitted to the bar of Lebanon County April
then embarked in mercantile pursuits, which he con-
tinued for a period of six years, when he commenced
operating extensively in grain and coal, and also be-
came interested in milling enterprises. He was one
of the incorporators of the United Brethren Mutual
Aid Society, and of which he is now treasurer. Since
the organization of the Lebanon Valley College, at
Annville, he has been one of its trustees and its treas-
urer. He has served as county auditor, and in 1876
was elected prothonotary of Lebanon County. Mr.
Kreider married, in 1859, Mary Hoverter, daughter
of Christian Hoverter, of Annville, and their chil-
dren surviving are Morris D., William H., and Mary E.
5^^fe
25, 1857, since which period he has been in continued
practice of his profession. Mr. Kline married, Nov.
14, 1872, Martha Weidman, daughter of Gen. John
Weidman and Emma R. Grant, of Lebanon.
HENRY H. KREIDER.
Henry H. Kreider, son of David Kreider and Sarah
Henry, was born Sept. 30, 1835, at the old homestead
in South Annville township, Lebanon Co., Pa. (See
Kreider record.) His early advantages of education
were such as the public schools afforded, supple-
mented by a full course at the Annville Academy.
Five years were subsequently spent in teaching. He
JACOB BLECKER KARCH.
Jacob Blecker Karch, son of Joseph Karch (180S-
1880) and Amelia Catharine Heichhold (born 1816),
was born Feb. 2, 1851, in Lebanon, Pa. He was edu-
cated at the Lebanon High School, Franklin and
Marshall College, and Eastman Business College,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He was in the employ of the
Valley National Bank, at Lebanon, from 1869 to July
19, 1880, when he was elected its cashier, which posi-
tion he still retains. He was married, Sept. 17, 1872,
to Mary Ann Plummer, a native of Chesapeake City,
Md. Their children are Joseph Plummer, Mary
Catharine (d. s. p.), and Martha Townsend.
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JOHN W. KILLIXGER.
John W. Killinger was born Sept. 18, 1825, in Leb-
anon County, where his ancestors were among the
earliest settlers. He graduated from Marshall Col-
lege, Mercersburg, in 1843, afterwards studied law,
and was admitted to the Lebanon County bar in Jan-
uary, 1846. He was prosecuting attorney for the
county until 1849, when he was elected to the Leg-
islature, serving the sessions of 1850 and 1851. In
1854 he was chosen to the State Senate, serving
three years. He was elected to the Thirty-sixth
and Thirty-seventh Congresses from the district
comprising Dauphin, Lebanon, and Northumber-
land Counties, to the Forty-second and Forty-third
theprincipalshipof Rev. Stephen Boyer, subsequently
entering the grammar school connected with Marshall
College, Mercersburg. Remaining there one yea* and
a half, he was admitted to Marshall College, and grad-
uated from that institution Sept. 27, 1843. He then
entered the Theological Seminary at Mercersburg,
where he pursued his studies under Drs. John W.
Nevin and Philip Schaff. Graduating from the semi-
nary, he was ordained to the ministry, and installed
as pastor of the Grindstone Hill charge, consisting of
four congregations located in the vicinity of Cham-
bersburg. In 1851 he received and accepted a call
from the Lebanon charge of the Reformed Church,
comprising three congregations, one located in Leb-
c^C^.^^ ^ M
Congresses from the district comprising Lebanon
and Schuylkill Counties, and to the Forty-fifth and
Forty-sixth Congresses from the district comprising
the first-named counties, making twelve years of Con-
gressional life.
REV. F. W. KRE.MER. D.D.
Franklin William Kremer, son of Frederick Wil-
liam Kremer (1790-1864) and Anna Margaret Yent-
zer (1794-1876), was born Nov. 16, 1816, in the vil-
lage of Washington, Lancaster Co., Pa. His parents
removing to York County, the son attended the
schools of the neighborhood, and was afterwards sent
to the York County Academy, at York, then under
anon, one at Annville, and the third, known as the
" Hill Church," about three and one-half miles north-
west of Lebanon. At the close of the first year his
connection with the Annville Church was severed,
agreeably to the conditions contained in his accept-
ance of the call, and in the month of May, 1864, the
Classis of Lebanon, with the view of forming a new
pastoral charge, separated the " Hill Church" from
that of Lebanon, connecting it with that of Annville.
His congregation at Lebanon becoming very large, it
was apparent to the pastor that an additional church
edifice and church organization were necessary for the
spiritual interests of his people. Accordingly, through
his efforts St. John's Church was erected and dedi-
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cated in October, 1860, and a number of the members
of the church dismissed by the pastor for the purpose,
who organized the new congregation and called as
their pastor the Rev. Henry Harbaugh, D.D. The
parent church and Sunday-school under Dr. Kremer
continued to increase so rapidly that in 1872 a beau-
tiful chapel for the accommodation of the Sunday-
school and for other church purposes was required and
erected adjoining the old church building. In 1877 it
became necessary to make further provision for the
spiritual interests of his growing charge, especially
for the membership residing south of Lebanon, and
this want was met by the erection of a neat brick
church at Bismarck, five miles distant. Here a con-
gregation of his membership was organized, served
by him and his son, Rev. Leighton G. Kremer, until
they were able to secure the services of another pas-
tor, which occurred in 1880, when Rev. A. J. Bach-
man took charge of the same. Dr. Kremer com-
pleted the thirty-second year of his ministry at
Lebanon on the 1st of April, 1883. During this
period he admitted into the Lebanon congregation
alone eighteen hundred and eighty-seven persons, of
whom fifteen hundred and nine were received by con-
firmation, and three hundred and seventy-eight by
certificate. Nine persons from his charge are now in
the Christian ministry, six of whom he confirmed.
His church now numbers about one thousand com-
municants and seven hundred baptized members not
yet confirmed, and is the largest congregation in the
county. The Sunday-school numbers six hundred
and thirteen, — officers, leaders, and scholars. As a
writer, Dr. Kremer has contributed largely to the
Reformed Messenger on the subject of the practical
and great theological questions that have agitated the
Reformed Church for the past thirty years. He was
also for several years a contributing editor of' the
Christian World at Cincinnati, and furnished articles
on important topics for the Mercersburg Review, the
Reformed Quarterly Review, some of the leading news-
papers of Philadelphia and New York, and frequently
to the local press of Lebanon. He was one of the
representatives of the General Synod of his church
to the Second General Presbyterian Council, held at
Philadelphia in 1880. He was appointed by the
Synod a member of the " Peace Commission" in 1879,
and by the General Synod, convened in Tiffin, Ohio,
in May, 1881, a member of the commission to prepare
a new liturgy for the Reformed Church. He is a life
member of the Board of Home Missions of the Re-
formed Church, of the Pennsylvania Bible Society, of
the American Tract Society, and of the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Heidel-
berg College, of Ohio, conferred upon him, 29th of
June, 1869, the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity.
Dr. Kremer married first, Henrietta Cromwell, of
Lancaster, Pa., who deceased within the same year.
He married secondly, on the 9th of April, 1846, Mar-
garetta Heitshue Keller, daughter of George and Re-
becca Keller, of Carlisle, who died at Lebanon, Jan.
5, 1855, at the age of thirty-four years. Their children
were Emma Rebecca, married Hon. Joseph E. Noble,
of Waterville, Bedford Co., Pa.; Edward Payson, a
dentist, residing at Lebanon, a graduate of Franklin
and Marshall College, and of the Philadelphia Dental
College, married Emma C. Behney, of Myerstown ;
Leighton George, a graduate of Ursinus College and of
Union Theological Seminary, New York, an ordained
minister of the Reformed Church, atHagerstown, Md. ;
and Mary Margaretta, who died in infancy.
Two of Dr. Kremer's brothers are ministers in the
Reformed Church, — Rev. A. H. Kremer, D.D., at
Carlisle, Pa., and Rev. A. R. Kremer, A.M., at Win-
chester, Va. A son of the former (Rev. Ellis N. Kre-
mer) is pastor of the Reformed Church, at Bedford,
Pa.
Dr. Kremer's ministerial life has been one of con-
tinued, unremitting, and successful labor. He has
fine pulpit abilities, and prepares his sermons with
great care. As a pastor, it is an acknowledged fact
that he has few equals and no superior. Notwith-
standing his onerous duties as such, he has taken time
to make himself fully acquainted with the leading
questions of the day, as well as to pursue his studies
in theology, church culture, doctrine, and government.
Standing at the head of one of the largest congrega-
tions in the State, and having labored with a truly
apostolic zeal, he is greatly beloved and appreciated
by his peopje, and deservedly possesses the confidence
and affection not only of his parishioners, but of the
community in which he has so long resided, as well as
of his brethren of the ministry and eldership through-
out the church.
CYRUS RESLEY LANTZ.
Cyrus R. Lantz, son of Tobias Lantz (1794-1876)
and Charlotte (Resley) Lantz (1802-1848), was born in
Cornwall township, Lebanon Co., Pa., Aug. 26, 1842.
Mr. Lantz was educated in the common schools of his
native district and at the Annville High School, and
for several terms taught school in his native county;
afterwards studied law with Hon. Josiah Funck, of
Lebanon, and was admitted to the Lebanon County
bar in August, 1869. Mr. Lantz served for two terms
as president of the school board of Lebanon borough,
two years as deputy county treasurer of Lebanon
County, three years as district attorney of the county ;
was also one of the department officers of the Grand
Army of the Republic, and represented the people of
Lebanon County for four years in the State Senate.
During the war of 1861-65 he served in Company E,
One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Regiment Penn-
sylvania Volunteers, and was in the battles of Fred-
ericksburg and Chancellorsville, Va. He was married
April 29, 1865, to Mary A. Kauffman, daughter of
John and Elizabeth Kauffman, who was born in
North Lebanon township. Their children are Lily
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Jane and Harry Kauffman. Mr. Lantz enjoys a large
and lucrative law practice in Lebanon and adjoining
counties.
JOHN H. LICK.
John H. Lick, son of James Lick, was born June
30, 1818, in Fredericksburg, Lebanon Co., Pa. His
earlier years were passed in attendance upon the
common schools of the town. In 1832 he went to
reside with an uncle on a farm in Centre County,
where he attended the public school near Salona.
ated a flour-mill belonging to his father, near Alviso,
remaining until 1863, when ill health compelled him
to leave the country. He spent one year in Penn-
sylvania, passed the following three years in Califor-
nia, and in 1867 made an extended tour in Europe.
Upon his return he took up his residence in California.
In 1871 he made his home in Lebanon County. Mr.
Lick is an old and well-known citizen of Lebanon
County, and held in high esteem. He is largely in-
terested in farming enterprises, is a director of the
Delaware and Susquehanna Railroad Company.
In the spring of 1836 he returned to Fredericksburg,
and in 1838 entered the store of Moritz Heilner as a
clerk, with whom he subsequently removed to Mi-
nersville, Schuylkill Co. He remained there until
1841, when he returned to Fredericksburg, and
began clerking. In the spring of 1846 he estab-
lished himself in the mercantile business, which he
successfully managed until 1854, when he sold out
his establishment and went to California, at the re-
quest of his father. He returned home in 1857, but
in 1859 went back to the Pacific coast, where he oper-
HON. ANDREW LIGHT.
Andrew Light, son of John Light (1787-1S54) and
Catharine Funck (1793-1862), was bom Feb. 5, 1825,
in North Lebanon township, Lebanon Co., Pa. (See
Light record.) Until he attained the age of twenty-
one he remained upon the paternal farm, which he
subsequently cultivated in partnership with his
brother Moses. He afterwards removed to North
Lebanon, and on the 4th of November, 1846, in con-
nection with Jacob L. Light, established a general
store for merchandising, and from that period until
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
the present has been engaged in mercantile pursuits
at different points in Lebanon. He has also been in
the transportation business, and for two years filled
the position of superintendent of the Union Canal.
In 1848 he was elected town clerk of North Lebanon
township, and in 1850 assessor, filling the latter posi-
tion by subsequent re-election. He was school direc-
tor for nine years, during which period the Mifflin
school building on Guilford Street was erected, and
also the Webster school-house in the Independent Dis-
trict; was twice elected justice of the peace, and in
1860 clerk of the Orphans' Court of Lebanon County.
During the war he was a member of the citizens' com-
mittee to supply the first quota of soldiers called from
North Lebanon township. On Oct. 4, 1882, he was
appointed by Governor Hoyt associate judge of the
Court of Common Pleas, to fill the unexpired term of
the late Judge William Rank, and at the November
election following was chosen to the same position by
the popular vote, an office he at present fills. Judge
Light married, on July 22, 1847, Catharine Meyer,
daughter of John L. Meyer and Catharine Light.
Their children were Clara married Samuel S. Horst,
Emma, Andrew, and J. Meyer, who graduated from
Franklin and Marshall College, studied law, was
admitted to the Lebanon County bar, and died sud-
denly a few years after.
REV.EZEKIEL LIGHT.
Ezekiel Light, son of John Light, was born March
19, 1834, at Lebanon, Pa. He entered the ministry
in Ohio in 1855, supplied a number of charges in the
latter State as pastor, came home to Lebanon, Pa., in
the spring of 1861, was appointed chaplain of the
One Hundred and Seventy-third Pennsylvania Reg-
iment Nov. 9, 1862, served ten months, and returned
to " take work" in the East Pennsylvania Conference
of the United Brethren Church. Since then he has
been pastor of various charges, and repeatedly pre-
siding elder. He edited the Froeliche Botschafter, a
German religious weekly, from 1866 to 1869, and the
United Brethren Tribune, an English independent
paper of the church, from 1873 until the occasion of
its existence had passed away.
REV. JOB LIGHT.
Job Light, son of John Light, was born Dec. 11,
1839, at Lebanon, Pa. He commenced his ministry
in Ohio about 1859 or 1860, and served various charges
in that State, when he returned to Pennsylvania,
where he has since labored as pastor and presiding
elder. Two years ago he went to Baltimore, Md.,
where he is now preaching in Fulton Street United
Brethren Church.
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KEV. JOEL LIGHT.
Joel Light, son of Rev. Casper Light, was born in
1837, near Lebanon, Pa. He early entered the min-
istry, and in his style of preaching very much resem-
bles his father. He belongs to the East German
Conference, supplying at present a charge between
Lebanon and Jonestown.
REV. RUDOLPH LIGHT.
Rudolph Light, son of John Light, was born Nov.
7, 1826, at Lebanon, Pa. He commenced to preach
in 1854, and labored both as a missionary in Canada
and as pastor of various charges in the East Pennsyl-
vania Conference. At present he sustains a local re-
lation. He is uncompromising and fearless as a min-
ister and as a man. He advocates the temperance
cause. Being asked by a hotel-keeper for building-
stones which he had for sale, he replied that he had
no stones for a building in which there was any
liquor to be sold, and refused. He is radical and
consistent in his advocacy of reforms.
hon. john b. Mcpherson.
John Bayard McPherson, son of Dr. William Car-
rick McPherson and Elizabeth Wallace, was born
Nov. 5, 1846, at Harrisburg, Pa. His paternal an-
cestors were Robert and Janet McPherson, who set-
tled in the Marsh Creek settlement, now Adams Co.,
Pa., in the autumn of 1735. Robert McPherson died
there Dec. 25, 1749, and his wife Janet, Sept. 23,
1767. Their son, Robert,1 was the father of John
l Robort McPhereon, sou of Robert anil Janet McPherson, boru in
1730, came to be a man of prominence in the early history of the State,
and, in connection with the brief sketch of his great-grandson, Judge
McPherson, the following reference to him will be appropriate. Robert
McPherson was educated at Rev. Dr. Alison's school at New London.
His father died Dec. 25, 1749, and his mother on the 23d of September,
1767. In 1751 he married Agnes, the daughter of Robert Miller, of the
Cumberland Valley. In 1755 he was appointed treasurer of York
County, and commissioner in 1756. The latter office he resigned on ac-
cepting a commission as captain in the Third Battalion of the Provin-
cial forces, May 10, 1758, serving under Gen. Forbes on his expedition
against Fort Duquesne. From 1762 to 1765 he was sheriff of the county,
and from 1764 to the beginning of the Revolution was a justice of the
peace under the Proprietary, and was re-commissioned under the first
Constitution. From 1765 to 1767 he was a member of the Provincial
Assembly, and in 1768 was appointed county treasurer to fill a vacancy.
At the outset of the war of independence he was commissioned a colonel
of one of the York County battalions of associators; was a member of
the Provincial Conference which met at Carpenters' Hall, June IS.
1776, and represented the county in the convention of July 15th follow-
ing. During that and the following year he was in active duty in the
Jerseys and in the subsequent campaign around Philadelphia. After
his return from the field he was employed as the purchasing commissary
for the western end of York County. From 17S1 to 17S5 he served as a
member of the Assembly. Col. McPherson was one of the charter mem-
bers of the corporation of Dickinson College, and continued to act as a
trustee until his death. He was an elder in the Upper Marsh Creek
Presbyterian Church, which was organized in 1740, or within two years
of the beginning of the settlement. His death, from paralysis, occurred
on the 19th of February, 1789, his wife surviving him until Sept. 12,
1802. He had a large family. Two of his sons, William and Robert,
were officers in the service of the Revolution. Some of his descendants
remain in Adams Couuty, but the great majority are scattered over the
various States of the Union. Edward McPherson, member of the
Bayard McPherson, who for many years was cashier
of the Gettysburg Bank. The hitter's son, Dr. Wil-
liam, married Elizabeth Wallace, daughter of Joseph
Wallace, who was a prominent and trusted citizen of
Harrisburg. John B. McPherson received his early
education in the private school of Professor Jacob F.
Seiler, at the Harrisburg Academy, and in the public
schools of Sidney, Ohio, where he resided from 1858
to 1862. He entered Princeton College in August,
1862, from which institution he graduated in 1866.
He studied law with John Hanna Briggs in Harris-
burg, and with Scammon, McCagg & Fuller in Chi-
cago, and was admitted to the Dauphin County bar
in January, 1870. He was elected district attorney
in 1874, and served during the years 1875, '76, '77.
A portion of the time he was in law partnership with
Hon. Wayne MacVeagh, and afterwards with Lyman
D. Gilbert. In February, 1882, he was appointed by
Governor Hoyt to fill a vacancy in the office of addi-
tional law judge of the Twelfth Judicial District,
caused by the resignation of Judge Henderson, and
the consecpuent promotion of Judge Simonton to the
president judgeship, and in November, 1882, he was
elected without opposition to the same place. Judge
McPherson married, Dec. 30, 1879, Annie Cochran
Patterson, daughter of Judge David W. Patterson
and Mary Slaymaker, of Lancaster, Pa.
COL. JOHN M. MARK.
John Miller Mark, son of George Mark and Eliza-
beth Miller, was born on the 15th of March, 1822, in
East Hanover township, Lebanon Co., Pa. His boy-
hood was passed in a rural neighborhood, and his
school advantages were meagre. He was register of the
county from 1854 to 1857. When the Ninety-third
Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers was raised, in
1861, he entered the service as captain, commissioned
Oct. 3, 1861, was promoted to major in June follow-
ing, and colonel in November. He was with Peck in
the battle of Williamsburg, of whom Gen. Couch
said, " He had the good fortune to be in advance, and
arriving on the battle-ground at a critical time, won a
reputation to be greatly envied." In the desperate
fighting at Fair Oaks, Col. Mark was wounded in the
right arm, which resulted in the stiffening of three
fingers. At Antietam he was again with his regiment,
and at Fredericksburg was in Gen. Wheaton's brigade
of Gen. Franklin's Grand Division. On the 12th of
March, 1863, Col. Mark was mustered out of service.
MARTIN MEILY.
Martin Meily, son of Martin Meily (1776-1844'
and Oberholzer 1,1776-18541, daughter of
Martin Oberholzer (1733-1815), was born in the year
Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses, clerk of the national
House of Representatives twelve years, and author of the "Political
History of the Rebellion," "History of Reconstruction," and the "Po-
litical Hand-Books" for 1S72, '74, '76, and '78, and late editor of The
Frets, Philadelphia, is a grandson.
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HISTORY OP LEBANON COUNTY.
1801, in Bethel township, Dauphin (now Lebanon)
Co., Pa. He is entirely self-educated, never having
the advantages of the schools. He was brought up
on his father's farm, and learned the trade of a potter.
For a period of ten years he served as justice of the
peace, and for three years was a commissioned notary
public. Having during this period given his atten-
tion to surveying and the study of land titles, he was
elected county surveyor, and is now in his third term
in that office. Squire Meily married, in 1823, Mag-
dalena Groh, daughter of John Groh, born in 1798 in
Bethel township, and they had Benjamin, d. s. p.,
John, and Jacob.
GEORGE F. MEILY.
George F. Meily was born Sept. 8, 1833, in Jones-
town, Lebanon Co., Pa. He was educated in the
public schools of his native town, and learned mer-
chandising, and for a long period has been engaged
in the coal and lumber trade. In 1876 he was elected
to the State Senate from Lebanon, serving in that po-
sition one term of four years. In 1877 he was chair-
man of the Committee on Public Buildings, in 1878
chairman of the same committee, and in 1879 chair-
man of the Committee on Retrenchment and Reform.
REV. SIMON NOLL.
Simon Noll, son of John Noll (1781-1852) and
Anna Mary Harner (1785-18(51), was born Nov. 2,
1817, in Ly ken's Valley, Dauphin Co., Pa. He was
educated in the common schools of the county. In
1842 he became a member of the Pennsylvania Con-
ference of the United Brethren Church, and has with-
out any interruption continued in the ministry for
over forty years. His charges generally have been
in the counties of Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill,
Berks, Perry, Northampton, and Lehigh. His pres-
ent station is Union Deposit Circuit of the East Ger-
man Conference. He uses the German language in
his public ministrations, and as a minister and man
has always been known for his integrity and fidelity
to his work. During his ministry he has received
into church membership sixteen hundred persons.
Mr. Noll married, in 1852, Isabella H. Weiser, and
their children were Lawrence G. married Clara Kol-
lar, Sarah married Samuel Gasser, Minnie V., and
John H.
REV. JAMES R. REILY.
James Ross Reily, son of John Reily and Elizabeth
Myers, was born Oct. 31, 1788, in Myerstown, Lebanon
Co., Pa. His mother dying when he was about twelve
years of age, he was given to the care of his maternal
aunt, the wife of the Rev. Dr. Hendel, then pastor at
Tulpehocken. Here he remained until the age of
fifteen, when he went to Womelsdorf to learn mer-
chandising. Having meanwhile felt the impulses of
a higher mission, in 1809 he commenced his theolog-
ical studies with the Rev. Dr. Becker, of Baltimore. In
1812, at the Synod of the Reformed Church held at
Philadelphia, he was licensed as a catechist, and hav-
ing already received a call from the churches in Lyken's
Valley he was sent thither. At the meeting of Synod
in 1813, owing to the earnest entreaty of the destitute
congregations in North Carolina, Rev. Dr. Becker,
whose pupil Mr. Reily had been, proposed the latter
for that mission, and he was accordingly set apart
for that work. He returned to his charge ou the Sus-
quehanna in December of that year. From 1816 to
1818 he represented the county of Dauphin in the
State Legislature, though he did not resign his charge,
his congregations having been meanwhile supplied
from other sources. He was ordained in 1817.
About the close of 1818, he accepted a call from
Hagerstown, Md., and some affiliated congregations.
His health, however, soon began to fail, and he re-
signed his charge, preaching his farewell discourse
April 24, 1825. At this time the establishment of a
theological seminary by his church required an agent
to be sent to Europe to secure aid from the churches
in the Fatherland. Mr. Reily accepted the agency, not
because he was deeply interested in the success of the
institution, but that he hoped his health might be
benefited by the voyage. He remained abroad one
year and a half, having collected nearly seven thou-
sand dollars in money and several thousand volumes
of books which he received as gifts. His health show-
ing a temporary improvement induced him to accept
a call from the congregation at York, of which he was
pastor from April 1, 1827, until July 20, 1831, when
he resigned, owing to ill health. In 1834 he was
register for the county of York, held the office of jus-
tice of the peace during the latter part of his life,
and kept a book-store at York. He died there on
the 18th of March, 1844, in the fifty-sixth year of his
age. " In the pulpit he was grave and earnest. As a
preacher he was ready, fluent, and often truly elo-
quent." The Rev. Mr. Reily was twice married : first,
Aug. 31, 1819, to Mary Orndorf, who died Feb. 29,
1820 ; second, June 10, 1834, to Mrs. Louisa McClel-
lan, and they had two sons, one of whom is a minister
in the Reformed Church.
REV. WILLIAM McCLELLAN REILY.
William McClellau Reily was born in York County,
Pa., in 1837. His father, Rev. James R. Reily, a
pastor of the Reformed Church, was a native of
Myerstown, Lebanon Co. Professor Reily studied
under Professor Rubey, at York, later attended school
at Gettysburg, and in 1856 graduated at the Pennsyl-
vania College. He spent two years at Princeton
Theological Seminary, and one year at the Mercers-
burg Seminary. After a two years' sojourn in Europe
in the further prosecution of his studies, he returned
to America and served as theological tutor at Mer-
cersburg. He soon assumed a pastoral charge at
Lewisburg, Pa., where he remained four years, after
which he passed four years at Jonestown, Lebanon
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Co., as pastor of the Reformed Church in that place.
In 1873 he joined the faculty of the Palatinate College
at Myerstown as Professor of Languages, and still oc-
cupies that chair. In 1882 his work entitled, " The
Artist and His Mission," was issued by Potter & Co.,
of Philadelphia. This volume, designated " A Study
in ^Esthetics," has engaged much favorable atten-
tion and commendation at the hands of able critics.
Professor Reily has been also at various times a free
contributor to periodicals of the time, notably the
Mercersburg Review, Potter's Monthly, and The Guard-
ian.
interest in the business, the new firm of Reinoehl &
Meily being formed. In 18G0 his father withdrew
from the firm, and that of Reinoehl & Meily continu-
ing. The business was subsequently enlarged, now
comprising in addition a planing-mill and sash-fac-
tory, and one-half of a large saw-mill at Middletown.
Notwithstanding his own individual and partnership
interests, Mr. Reinoehl has identified himself with
other industrial enterprises, and is one of the direc-
tors of the Lebanon Manufacturing Company. He
was formerly a director of the Union Canal Com-
pany ; a director of the Mount Lebanon Cemetery
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ADOLPHTJS REINOEHL.
Adolphus Reinoehl, son of Samuel Reinoehl and
Mary Uhler, was born Sept. 13, 1830. He received
his education in the private schools of Lebanon and
at the academy in that place, and at the age of six-
teen became an apprentice to the trade of a black-
smith. At the expiration of his apprenticeship, he
entered into a contract to do all the iron-work for
nine locks and two aqueducts for the Union Canal
Company at the Lebanon Water- Works, which he
performed. In April, 1S52, he went to California,
and remained there two years mining in Sierra
County. Returning home he assisted his father in
the lumber trade until 1855, when he purchased an
Association since its organization ; and a director of
the Live Stock Insurance Company of Lebanon
County.
He was chief burgess of North Lebanon borough
in 1859 and 1868, and in 1869 was elected the first
chief burgess of the consolidated borough. He was
chosen water-director in 1871, but resigned that posi-
tion upon receiving the unanimous appointment to
that of chief burgess by the Common Council in
1871-72. In the year 1872 he was elected prothono-
tary of the county, filling that office one term.
Mr. Reinoehl married, in 1850, Elizabeth Parthe-
more, daughter of George and Louisa Parthemore,
and their children are Edwin George, superintendent
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
of the planing-mill of Reinoehl & Meily ; Mary Ann,
married Dr. A. W. Shultz, of Jonestown; Samuel P.,
Adolphus A., Harry Anson, book-keeper for Reinoehl
& Meily, and Louisa M.
GEORGE RIGLER.
George Rigler, son of John Rigler and Margaret
Hornketh, was born March 29, 1817, in the city of
Philadelphia. His grandfather, George Rigler, emi-
grated from Germany, and settled in Annville; mar-
gaged in business with his relative, which he suc-
cessfully conducted. Mr. Rigler is a director of the
national bank at Annville, one of the original corpo-
rators of the Lebanon Manufacturing Company, and
interested in other local enterprises. He married,
March 8, 1838, Mary Nye, daughter of Frederick Nye,
of Annville, and their children were Mary, d. s. p. ;
George, d. s. p. ; Margaret, Louisa married D. O.
Shenk, Mary Elizabeth, John, d. s. p. ; Albert
Charles, Sarah M. married Frank Piatt, Emma C.
married Thomas Urich, and Ella Jane.
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ried and had John, George, Samuel. Henry, Jacob,
and one daughter. John, the eldest son, removed to
Philadelphia, where he married Margaret Hornketh,
daughter of Jeremiah Hornketh, and their children
were John, George, William, Henry, Charles, Peter,
Louisa married John Lacock, Margaret married
Amos Hiller, Catharine married Richard Bracken,
and Surah.
At the age of eleven George took up his residence
with his uncle, George Rigler, at Annville, attended
the public schools of the town, and subsequently en-
JOHN B. SEIDEL.
John Barr Seidel, son of Jonathan Seidel (1787-
1858) and Susan Barr (died 1826), was born at Pine
Grove, Schuylkill Co., Pa., April 13, 1813. His edu-
cational advantages were such as the schools of that
time afforded until 1829, when he attended the acad-
emies in Chester and Montgomery Counties until
1833. For a period of forty-one years he was engaged
in the iron business. He was elected a representative
from the county of Lebanon to the Slate Legislature,
serving the session of 1881-82.
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JOHN L. SATLOR.
John L. Saylor, son of John Saylor and Sarah
Lerch, was born Feb. 7, 1834, in Swatara township,
Lebanon Co., Pa. Peter Saylor, his grandfather, re-
sided in Swatara township ; he married Elizabeth
Miller, and their children were John, David, Jacob,
Samuel, and four daughters. His son, John Saylor,
born March 22, 1804, married Sarah Lerch, born in
1807, and their children among others were John L.,
Daniel, Elizabeth m. BattorfF, Adam, David,
Elias, and William. John L. Saylor was educated in
the public schools of the township, and learned the
trade of carriage manufacturer with John Allwein, oi
Annville. In 1866 he entered into partnership in
the manufacture of carriages at Annville, which in
1870 passed wholly into his own control, and in 1S82
taking his son, Clayton P., into the business. The es-
tablishment since that period has been successfully
conducted by them. Mr. Saylor married on the 25th
of August, 1857, Ellen J. Freylinghousen, daughter
of Peter Frelinghouseu, of Jonestown. Their chil-
dren are Clayton P., George McC, Anna M., Olivia
G., Ellen J., Sally, Mabel W., Byron C, Clyde J., and
Roger E.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
PETER M. SCHWEINHARD, M.D.
Peter M. Schweinhard, son of George Schwein-
hard and Hannah Miller, was born July 14, 1826, in
New Hanover township, Montgomery Co., Pa. Dan-
iel Schweinhard, his grandfather, was of German
parentage, born in Colebrookdale township, Berks
Co., Pa., March 17, 1776, and married Polly Herble,
a native of Germany, who died in her ninety-third
year, long surviving her husband, who deceased in
twenty years, and represented his county in the Leg-
islature. She died March 21, 1857. Their children
were Peter M., Mary Ann (Mrs. Beifsnyder), John
M., and Sally A. (Mrs. Mowery). Peter M. Schwein-
hard, having few advantages of education at home,
was sent to a private school at Pottstown, after which
he engaged in mercantile enterprises in that place.
At the age of twenty-five he decided upon the study
of medicine, entered the office of Dr. William J.
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the sixty-third year of his age. Their children were
George, Gabriel, Henry, and Elizabeth.
George Schweinhard, born Jan. 15, 1797, in
Colebrookdale township, Berks Co., removed to
Montgomery County, where his life was devoted
to agricultural pursuits. He died May 14, 1863.
He married Hannah Miller, born Aug. 3, 1803, in
New Hanover township, Montgomery Co., daughter
of Peter Miller (1759-1833), a native of Germany.
The latter filled the office of justice of the peace
Shoener, of Straustown, Berks Co., and graduated
from the Pennsylvania Medical College at Philadel-
phia in March, 1855. In June of that year he located
at Palmyra, where he has continued in the practice
of his profession. Dr. Schweinhard married in Feb-
ruary, 1850, Matilda E. Spengler, daughter of George
Spengler, who died Aug. 2, 1881, in her fifty-second
year. Their children were Jennie E. (Mrs. Hum-
mel), Diana M., d. s. p., George W., John H., d. s. p.,
and Lillie, d. s. p.
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JOHN H. SHENK, M.D.
John H. Shenk, son of Henry Shenk and Magda-
lena Kreider, daughter of Christian Kreider, was born
March 8, 1839, near Annville, Lebanon Co., Pa. He
was educated at the Lebanon Academy, of which he
became successively teacher and clerk. In 1858 he
entered the office of Dr. B. F. Schneck,! of Lebanon,
as a student of medicine, and graduated from the
Medical Department ol the University of Pennsyl-
vania in March, 1861. In March, 1862, he succeeded
to the practice of Dr. Levi Hull, of Litiz, Lancaster
Co., where he has since remained an active prac-
titioner. He is a member of both the City of Lancas-
ter and the County Medical Societies, and prominent
in his profession. Dr. Shenk married, Oct. 7, 1863,
Laura E. Hull, daughter of Dr. Levi Hull, of Litiz.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
FREDERICK A. SHULTZ.
Frederick A. Sliultz, son of Frederick Shultz and
Rebecca Smith, was born Jan. 6, 1826, at Newmans-
town, Lebanon Co., Pa. His grandfather, John Shultz
(1758-1835), was a native of Pottstown, Chester Co.,
Pa., and with his parents removed to Lancaster
commissioner of Lebanon County; married Rebecca
Smith (1800-1881), and their children were Sarah
(Mrs. Sellers), Frederick A., Elizabeth, John, Rebecca
(Mrs. Ibach), Joseph S., Edmund B., and Susan
(Mrs. Stout). Frederick A. Shultz, the subject of this
sketch, was educated in the schools of the village, and
acquired the business of a merchant tailor. He subse-
<&&jZ£s4!£_
County, subsequently establishing himself in busi-
ness at Newmanstown, where for twenty years he
served as a justice of the peace. He married Sarah
Folweiler, and their children were John, David,
Samuel, Frederick, Sarah, and Susan (Mrs. Armen-
trout). Frederick Shultz, born in 1800, at Newmans-
town, where he resides ; served one term as county
quently engaged in merchandising. In 1879 he was
elected on the Republican ticket prothonotary of Leb-
anon County. Mr. Shultz married in 1845, Esther
Gerhard, of Berks County, and their children were
John B., Emma R., Paul D. P., Louisa C, Katie E.,
Hattie E. married Charles Haymaker, Clara R.,
Sallie D., and Joseph S.
REPRESENTATIVE MEN.
325
BENJAMIN W. STAUFFER, M.D.
Benjamin W. Stauffer, son of John Stauffer and
Huldah Witwer, was born Nov. 9, 1825, in Lancaster
County, Pa., where his boyhood was spent. After
acquiring the English branches he determined upon
the study of medicine, and entered the office of Dr.
A. W. Shelly, of Litiz. He graduated from the Med-
ical Department of the University of Pennsylvania,
and located at Campbellstown, Lebanon Co., where
he continues in the active practice of his profession.
Dr. Stauffer married, in May, 1848, Hetty G. Hos-
tetter, of Lebanon County, and their children were
Addison W., Jefferson D., John C. D., Harvey F.,
Caroline (Mrs. Johnson), Sarah, Emma, Hettie, and
Ada H. Of these John C. D. Stauffer studied medi-
cine, and is practicing his profession at Manheim,
Lancaster Co. ; Addison W. Stauffer is a graduate of
the State Normal School at Millersville, and now en-
gaged in teaching. The remaining sons are interested
in agricultural or business pursuits.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
PETER B. WITMER, A.M.
Peter B. Witmer, son of Michael Witmer and Anna
Burkholder, was born Oct. 25, 1823, in South Lebanon
township, Lebanon Co., Pa. (see Witmer record). His
early years were passed on the farm. At the age of
seventeen he entered a private school at Columbia,
Pa., and afterwards attended Fairview Academy in
wards located at Myerstown, where he remained seven
years. In the year 1857 he became a resident of Pal-
myra, and there founded a select boarding-school,
which has been continued under his supervision to
the present date. The institution has been deservedly
popular, and established a reputation for a high grade
of scholarship. Mr. Witmer married, in May, 1850,
Cl£*^?JAJ
Adams County. He became a pupil of Mount St.
Mary's College, Emmittsburg, Md., at the age of nine-
teen, and later entered Princeton College, N. J. He
received his degree of A.M. from Franklin and Mar-
shall College, Lancaster, Pa. Mr. Witmer began
teaching independently on the 3d of August, 1846, in
Lebanon County, and subsequently in Bernville, Berks
Co., after which he removed to Annville, and after-
Mary Ann Bachman, born Jan. 29, 1829, of South
Annville township. Their children living are Kose,
Annie, John B., Emma J., Charles K., and Peter B.,
also four others who are deceased. Engrossing duties
of his profession leave him little time to devote to
public interests. He is a supporter of the creed of
the German Reformed Church, of which both he and
his wife are members.
REPRESENTATIVE MEN.
327
REV. GEORGE WOLFF, D.D.
George Wolff, son of Henry and Sarah Wolff, was
born Jan. 11, 1822, in Dauphin Co., Pa. His grand-
father, Conrad Wolff, of German descent, and a na-
tive of Dauphin County, was a farmer by occupation.
He married Elizabeth Ervin, of the same county, and
they had three sons, — Henry, John, and Conrad.
Henry Wolff, born April 3, 1793, near Harrisburg ;
died April 5, 1861 ; married Sarah Wolff, daughter of
in the fall of the same year by the Classi9 of West-
moreland. His first charge was at Curllsville, Clarion
Co., Pa., where he remained five years, and during
which period he organized six congregations. His
next charge was in Northumberland County, where
he passed seven years of ministerial labor, when he
accepted a call to the Myerstown (German) Reformed
Church, and since the year 1861 been zealously en-
gaged in pastoral duty there. The church has been
very prosperous under his ministry. He has been
George and Hannah Wolff, born Jan. 9, 1801, died
Jan. 4, 1859, and their children were George, Marga-
ret, Hannah, David, Joseph, Alexander, Jacob, Eliz-
abeth, and Sarah. George Wolff, the eldest, passed
his childhood in Cumberland County, and his youth
in Adams County, Pa. At the age of eighteen he
began his collegiate preparatory studies and entered
Marshall College, Mercersburg, where he graduated
in 1847. He completed his theological studies in
1848, and was licensed and ordained to the ministry
largely instrumental in the establishment of Palati-
nate College, at Myerstown, of which he is a trustee.
He is also a trustee of Ursinus College, Montgomery
Co., Pa., and secretary of the Board of Foreign Mis-
sions of the Reformed Church. Dr. Wolff married
Nov. 5, 1851, Hannah D. Mohney, daughter of Philip
Mohney, of Curllsville, Pa., and their children are
Emma and David U., the latter of whom married
Alice Baney, of Myerstown, and is a minister at New
Oxford, Adams Co., Pa.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
JOSEPH D. ZIMMERMAN, M.D.
Joseph D. Zimmerman, son of Samuel Zimmerman
and Rebecca Maulfair, was born in 1843, in West
Hanover township, Dauphin Co., Pa. His grand-
father, Godfried Zimmerman, was of German descent,
Handshue), Amos, Leah (Mrs. Keifer), John H., Jo-
seph D., Rebecca, Daniel, and Elizabeth. Joseph D.
Zimmerman received his early education in the coun-
try schools of the township, and later at the Palmyra
Academy. He subsequently engaged in teaching,
which he pursued for seven successive winter terms
7
married and had children Joseph, Daniel, Michael,
Henry, Samuel, and several daughters. Samuel Zim-
merman, born in 1804 in North Annville township,
subsequently removed to Dauphin County. He mar-
ried Rebecca Maulfair, daughter of John Maulfair, of
North Annville, and they had children, Levi, Sarah
Ann (Mrs. Hetrich), Elias, Margaretta Lucinda (Mrs.
and four summer terms. In 1867 he began the study
of medicine with Dr. E. E. B. Shaefer, of Derry
Church, attended lectures in the Medical Department
of the University of Pennsylvania, from which insti-
tution he graduated in March, 1871. In May follow-
ing he located at Richland, Lebanon Co., where he
has since continued the practice of his profession.
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REPRESENTATIVE MEN.
329
WILLIAM M. WEIGLEY.
Long prior to 1734 John Michael Weigley had set-
tled in Lower Salford township, at which time he was
a land owner of a considerable tract. His son George
died Oct. 20, 1760, leaving a widow and live children,
viz., Elizabeth, wife of Frederick Gable, Catharine,
George, Margaret, and John. Whilst Adam Weigley,
the immediate progenitor of the family in Lebanon
County, was born in 1744 in Lancaster County, where
his father, a brother of John Michael and a contem-
porary of William Penn, had settled. The descend-
ants of these brothers are widely scattered with their
numerous progeny through Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
William M. Weigley, son of Jacob Weigley and
Catharine Miller, was born Jan. 1, 1818, at Millbach,
Lebanon Co., Pa. His grandfather, Adam Weigley,
of German parentage, was born near Eeamstown,
Lancaster Co., Pa., in 1744. For a long period he
resided in Montgomery County, where he was largely
interested in marble quarries, later removing to Berks
County, where he died in 1798. He married Hannah
Eva Walter, and their children were Joseph, Samuel,
David, Daniel, Jacob, Elizabeth, Sarah, Catharine,
and Susannah. Jacob Weigley, the youngest son,
born Jan. 22, 1789, resided at Millbach, where he
followed farming, dying 21st of December, 1880. He
married, Sept. 28, 1810, Catharine Miller, daughter of
John Miller, born Jan. 7, 1792, died March 21, 1869,
and their children were Mary, Isaac, Charles, Wil-
liam M., Allen, Caroline. Lucy A., Henrietta, Oliver,
and John A. William M. Weigley, the subject of this
sketch, was educated at the Tulpenhock Academy, of
Myles Green, near Stouchsburg, Pa., after which he
decided upon a mercantile life, and entered the store
of Lyon Lemberger, of Myerstown, Pa. At the age of
nineteen he accepted a position in the store of Messrs.
S. S. & Abraham Rex, of Shaefferstown, of which he
became owner by purchase in 1839. He prosecuted his
mercantile venture with such energy that, finding
a wide field for similar enterprises, he established
stores at Myerstown and at Millbach. In 1856 he
retired from business with a competency, but in the
panic of 1857 his losses, sustained through indorse-
ments, were so great that he once more resumed mer-
cantile pursuits. By indefatigable labor and kindly
aid he retrieved his fortunes and again placed him-
self in the enjoyment of comfortable independence.
He was mainly instrumental in the establishment of
the Shaefferstown High School, and largely concerned
in the erection of the Reformed Church in that bor-
ough. He married, in 1841, Anna Rex, daughter of
Abraham Rex, of Shaefferstown, and a granddaugh-
ter of John Henry Shaeffer, whose father, Alexander
Shaeffer, founded the town bearing his name. Their
children are Rex, married Mary E. Borthwick, of
Philadelphia ; William Wallace, married Mary S.
Forney, daughter of the late John W. Forney, of
Philadelphia, and is a practicing lawyer of that city ;
and Anna Isadore, married Theodore D. Griswold, of
St. Joseph, Mo.
CHARLES M. ZERBE.
Charles M. Zerbe, son of Dr. Jonathan Zerbe and
Martha A. Myer, was born Sept. 2, 1841, at Shaeffers-
town, Lebanon Co., Pa. He was educated in the
public schools of the town until 1835, then at the
Shaefferstown Academy until 1859, when he entered
the sophomore class of Franklin and Marshall College,
at Lancaster, Pa., from which institution he graduated
in July, 1862. He then taught one term in the pub-
lic schools, and for a term of nine months was tutor
of the languages and higher mathematics in a private
high school at Shaefferstown. He read law in the
office of Samuel Perkins, of Philadelphia, during the
years 1864 to 1866, and admitted to practice in all the
Courts of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, May 19,
1866. In August of the same year he was admitted
to the Lebanon County bar, and took up his residence
at Shaefferstown. Mr. Zerbe was elected a justice of
the peace for Heidelberg township in 1875, and re-
elected in 1880, but resigned in 1881. He remains in
the practice of his profession.
GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
The following data relating to families of Lebanon
County, although mostly disconnected, will no doubt
be of value and interest, as they may not only induce
but enable many to make further research by furnish-
ing a clue to the family of their ancestors. The con-
tractions used are b. born, d. died, m. married. The
orthography of surnames is that given in the records
of the court, whether will, deed, or administration ac-
count, and very often not written as the testator
would have done. We have referred to this subject
in a former part of this work.
In the preparation of the following " Genealogical
Register" we have come across a number of Christian
names which may perchance be unintelligible to the
majority of readers. For instance:
Stophel is for Christopher.
Christly is for Christian.
Jost or Yost is for Joseph.
Durst is for Theodorus.
Felty is for Valentine.
Frany or Franey is for Veronica.
Pevey or Pefly is for Phebe.
Hans or Hannes is for John.
Betsey is for Elizabeth.
Polly or Molly is for Mary.
Peggy is for Margaret.
Maudlin or Matlina is for Magdalena.
ALBRECHT or ALBRIGHT.
I. George Albright, of Heidelberg; d. 1792,
leaving a wife and children :
. Elizabeth;
Christiana.
. Catharine.
. Mary.
. Eva.
II. Martin Albbecht, of Heidelberg; d. May,
1S00, leaving a wife, Sophia, and children :
ii. Philip,
v. Henry,
v. Cathari
ARNDT.
Charles Abndt, of Lebanon, brewer; d. in De-
cember, 1783. He left a wife, Anna, and children as
follows :
330
Charles.
Barbara; m. Jacob Mel]
nger,
carpenter.
Anna Mary (Maria) ; m
Leonard Reia, hatte
John; m. Catharine - —
— ; in
1792 resided i
iManheim, Lan
caster Co., Pa.
Daniel, joiner, resided in
1782,
in Hampshire
Co.
Va.
Jacob.
ARNOLT.
John Arnolt, Sr., of Lebanon township ;
February, 1803, leaving a wife and children :
i. Peter ; in. Catha
ford Co., Pa.
ii. Joh'n.
ii. Christine ; m. George Severn.
r. H
s a storekeeper in Bed-
ASHBOUGH.
Andrew Ashbach or Ashbough, of Lebanon
township ; d. June, 1772, leaving a wife, Anna Eliza,
and children :
i. Anna Margaret.
ii. John Martin,
iii. Mary Barbara,
iv. John Adam.
v. Daniel.
vi. Mary.
ATKINSON.
John Atkinson, Sr., of Lebanon township; d.
September, 1767 ; his wife Eleanor d. March 28, 1786.
They had issue :
i. Dorson ; d. prior to 1786.
ii. Elizabeth ; m. John Umberger.
iii. James,
iv. Edward.
v. John,
vi. Thomas.
BAOGHMAN (BACHMAN).
I. Michael Baughman, an early settler in Leba-
non County ; d. prior to 1760, leaving a wife, Catharine,
and children :
i Witmer record.)
'idow, Maudlina, afterwards
i. Anna; m. Peter Witmer. (Se
ii. Peter.
iii. Michael; d. prior to 1785; hi
married Andrew Hershey.
iv. Franey; m. Daniel Nesbit.
II. Peter Baughman; d. in 1782, leaving a wife
and children :
i. Michael.
ii. Anna; m. Benjamin Bear,
iii. Mary; m. Jacob HoBtetter.
iv. Christian.
GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
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v. Catharine.
vi. Eve.
vii. John,
viii. Jacob ; d. prior to 1782.
ix. Andrew.
III. Veronica Baughman, who married Daniel
Nesbit, had children :
i. Nathaniel ; in 1792, resided in Washington County, Md.
ii. Jacob; in 1762, resided in Washington County, Md.
iii. Catharine ; m. Samuel Ereip, of Bedford County, Pa.
iv. Anna; m. David Stutzman, of Washington County, Pa.
v. John,
vi. Jonathan.
BATDORF.
I. Hermantjs Batdorf, of Heidelberg township ;
d. prior to 1763. In 1770 his widow was the wife of
John George Gall. The children were:
i. Martin.
ii. Michael,
iii. David,
iv. Philip.
v. Catharine
vi. Mary Elizabeth
vii. Christian.
viii. Peter.
Christian Earsnitz.
Michael Codderman
II. George Peter Batdorf, of Heidelberg ; d.
about 1792, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and children
as follows :
i. Herman.
ii. Leonard.
iii. Eve; m. Philip Heivener.
iv. John.
v. Jacob.
vi. Jonas,
vii. Catharine.
BAKER or BECKER.
I. Peter Baker, of Lebanon township; d. De-
cember, 1782, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and chil-
dren:
i. Jacob.
ii. Elizabeth,
iii. Regina.
iv. Catharine,
v. Mary.
vi. Julianna.
vii. Rebecca,
viii. Hannah.
II. John Baker, of West Hanover ; d. December,
1789, leaving a wife, Catharine, and children :
i. Matthias,
ii. Henry,
iii. Catharine ; d. prior to 17S9 ; m. Martin Miller.
iv. Elizabeth ; m. Good.
v. Frederick.
BEAL.
Ludwig Beal, of Londonderry ; d. November, 1789,
leaving a wife, Catharine, and children :
i. William,
ii. Barbara,
iii. Catharine.
|iv. Mary.
v. Doidrick.
vi. David,
vii. John.
BECK.
Philip Beck, St., of Bethel ; d. February, 1792,
leaving children :
i. John Philip,
ii. Barbara,
iii. Christina.
iv. Sophia,
v. Rosina.
vi. Christian,
vii. Anna Mary.
BESHORE.
Daniel Beshore, of Bethel ; d. prior to 1801,
leaving a wife and children :
i. John.
ii. Catharine; m. Peter Bixler.
iii. Barbara; m. John Young.
iv. Madlena.
v. Joseph,
vi. Daniel.
BEHNE, or BEANY.
I. Peter Beany, of Heidelberg ; d. January, 1784,
leaving a wife, Christiana, and children :
i. George Peter, Jr.
ii. Jacob.
iii. Melchior.
iv. Eva.
v. Elizabeth,
vi. Christina,
vii. Barbara.
viii. Magdalena.
ix. John.
x. Anna Elizabeth.
II. Henry Behne, of Bethel ; d. May, 1 802, leaving
children :
i. John.
iii. Henry,
iv. Samuel.
v. Abraham,
vi. Paul.
vii. Mary; m. Peter Rupp.
viii. Catharine; m. Christian Walter,
ix. Anna; d. prior to 1802; m. Walter.
x. Elizabeth ; in. Peter Ishleman.
xi. Magdalena ; m. Peter Zimmerman.
BERRY.
Peter Berry, of Heidelberg ; d. prior to 1796,
leaving a wife, Margaret, and children :
ii. Peter.
iii. Nicholas; d. prior to his father, leaving a son, Michael,
iv. Henry.
v. Conrad,
vi. John,
vii. Philip,
viii. Barbara; i
ix. Margaret.
x. Catharine.
xi. Christina.
. Oil i^liiui Cassel.
BLOUGH.
John Blough; d. in 1765, leaving a wife, Anna,
and children :
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
i. John.
ii. Catbariiie.
Hi. Anna.
II. Abraham Bowman, of Lebanon township ; d.
prior to 1794, leaving a wife, Christina, who after-
iv. Daniel.
wards married John Lehman, and children as follows :
v. Barbara.
i. John.
vi. Freena.
vii. Christian.
ii. Magdalena; m. Jacob Nafzgar.
iii. Elizabeth ; ni. George Herter.
iv. Catharine; m. Jacob Lehman.
BOLLINGER.
v. Abraham.
Rudolph Bollinger ; d. in 1777,
leaving chil-
vi. Henry ; m. Barbara Flickinger, daughter of John Flickinger.
dren :
vii. Jacob,
viii. Chri6tina.
i. Daniel.
ii. Magdalena.
III. Jacob Bowman, of Derry ; d. prior to 1802,
iii. Anna,
iv. Christian.
leaving a wife, Madalina (Mary), and children :
v. Barbara.
i. Peter ; d. 1803, in Derry, unmarried.
vi. Sophia.
ii. Jacob.
vii. Maria.
iii. Christian.
viii. Rudolph.
iv. Elizabeth ; m. Jeremiah Snether.
x. Abraham.
v. Madalina (Mary).
and grandson, Abraham Frantz.
vi. Christiana.
BOSSLER.
IV. Henry Bowman, of Lebanon township, son
I. Thomas Bossler, of Heidelberg
; d. in 1789,
of Henry Bowman, Sr. (1762), and wife, Barbara; d.
leaving a wife and children, all minors :
August, 1789, leaving a wife, Barbara, and chil-
i. Catharine.
dren :
ii. Henry.
i. George.
iii. Thomas.
ii. Christina; m. George Rissiey.
iv. Elizabeth.
iii. Jacob.
v. Adam.
iv. Joseph.
vi. Anna Mary.
v. John.
II. Simon Bossler, of Heidelberg ;
d. January,
vi. Barbara,
vii. Henry,
viii. Catharine.
1802, leaving children :
i. Simon.
ii. John.
iii. Catharine.
BOYER or BEYER.
iv. Elizabeth ; m. Emanuel Zartman.
v. Eva; m. Stephen Horning.
I. Philip Beyer, of Lebanon township; d. April,
vi. Barbara.
1781, leaving a wife, Susanna, and children :
vii. Anna Maria; m. John School.
i. Peter.
bougher.
ii. Julianna; m. James Kelly, and had Frederick and Catharine.
iii. Frederick.
Peter Bougher, of East Hanover
; d. prior to
1799, leaving children :
II. Michael Boyer, of Lebanon township ; d.
i. Anna Maria; m. John Smith.
July 1788, leaving a wife, Anna Mary, and children :
ii. Martin.
i. John.
iii. Henry ; d. prior to 1799.
iv. Dorothy ; m. John Devene.
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v. Margaret; m. Henry Neas.
iv. Nicholas.
vi. Peter.
v. Barbara.
vii. Lavina; m. Philip Weise.
viii. John.
vi. Mary.
ix. Adam.
vii. Christopher.
viii. Henry.
BRECHT.
Adam Brecht, of Bethel ; d. in 1779,
leaving chil-
BRAND.
dren :
I. Adam Brand, of Bethel ; d. July, 1806, leav-
i. Christian.
ing a wife, Sarah, and children :
ii. Adam.
iii. Elizabeth ; m. Gotleib Rhoad.
i. Henry,
ii. Jacob.
BOWMAN.
iii. Elizabeth.
iv. Christian.
I. John Bowman, of Londonderry ;
d. in April,
v. Adam.
1785. His surviving children were :
vi. Joseph.
vii. Martin.
i. Abraham.
ii. Veronica; m. John Schneider.
II. Christian Brand, of Lebanon township ; d.
iv. Henry.
April, 1809, leaving a wife, Catharine, sister, Cath-
v. Magdalena, m. George Bolsbaugh.
arine, and children :
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i. Isaac.
ii. Jacob,
iii. Anna.
iv. Henry.
v. Mary,
vi. Barbara,
vii. Catharine.
▼iii. Elizabeth.
III. Martin Brand, Sr., of Derry ; d. October,
1809, leaving a wife, Esther, and children:
i. Philip; d. prior to 1809.
ii. David.
iii. Abraham,
iv. Ludwig.
v. Adam,
vi. Martin.
vii. John,
viii. Margaret.
ix. Elizabeth.
x. Catharine.
BRIGHTBILL.
I. Christian Brightbill, of Bethel ; d. prior to
1797, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and children :
i. John.
ii. Christian.
iii. Henry.
iv. Jacob.
v. Anna; m. Chriatian Wclf.
vi. Barbara; m. Jacob Moyer.
vii. Elizabeth; m. Frederick Sherick.
viii. Madlena.
ix. Christiana.
x. Maria.
xi. Abraham.
II. John Brightbill, of Lebanon township; d.
October, 1795, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and children :
i. Anna; m. John Dohner.
ii. Barbara; to. Joseph Elreuy.
iii. Jacob,
iv. Elizabeth.
v. Catharine,
vi. Christian,
vii. Magdalena.
viii. Abraham.
III. Brightbill; d. prior to 1791, leaving a
wife, Veronica, who afterwards married John Snyder,
of Bethel, and children :
i. Anna.
ii. John,
iii. Christian.
iv. Veronica.
IV. Peter Brightbill, of East Hanover; d. Au-
gust, 1809, leaving a wife, Christian, and children :
i. Henry.
ii. Christina; m. John Badunstase.
iii. Elizabeth; m. Henry Urich.
iv. Mary.
v. Sarah.
vi. Jonathan.
BROSIUS.
Abraham Brosius, of Heidelberg; d. April, 1776,
leaving a wife, Margaret, and children :
i. Jacob.
ii. Joseph.
iii. Catharine.
iv. Christina.
v. Barbara,
vi. Mary,
vii. Susanna.
BROWN.
I. David Brown, of Bethel ; d. April, 1777, leaving
a wife, Margaret Elizabeth, and children :
iii. Michael,
iv. John.
II. Jacob Brown, of Heidelberg; d. June, 1767,
leaving a wife, Ursula, who d. November, 1800, and
children:
i. Susanna; d. prior to 1800; m. and left issue,
ii. Anna Barbara; m. Conrad Hoffman.
iii. Elizabeth ; m. Stout.
iv. Philip.
v. John George ; d. prior to 1800, and left issue.
III. Michael Brown, of Hanover ; d. April, 1785,
leaving a wife, Anna, and children :
i. Michael.
ii. Andrew.
iii. Margaret; m. Nicholas Castle,
iv. Molly; m. Henry Millar.
v. Eve ; m. John Weaver,
vi. Mary; ni. Frederick Leonard.
vii. Elizabeth.
viii. Dorothea,
ix. Christophel.
x. Katharine; m. Jacob Bickle.
IV. George Brown, of Heidelberg; d. prior to
1800, leaving a wife, Susanna, who in 1805 was the
wife of Christian Seibert, and children:
i. George.
ii. Catharine; m. George Harman.
iii. John,
iv. Adam.
v. Michael,
vi. Polly.
V. John Brown, of Bethel; d. in 1787, leaving a
wife, Eva, and children:
i. Vincent,
ii. Rachel,
iii. Barbara; m. Christian Moyer.
BURKHOLDER.
I. Ulrick BrjRKHOLDER, Sr., of Lebanon town-
ship ; d. January, 1786, leaving a wife, Barbara,
and children:
2. i. John ; m. Esther .
ii. Christian.
3. iii. Ulrick; m. Mary .
iv. Ann; m. Abraham Leyman.
v. Veronica; m. Francis Dealer,
vi. Barbara ; d. prior to 1786 ; m. Jacob Rife,
vii. Esther; m. James Sullivan.
II. John Burkholder and wife, Esther, by deed,
in 1793, mentions children :
i. John.
ii. Abraham ; m. Elizabeth .
iii. Christian.
III. Ulrick Burkholder, Jr.; d. December,
1796, leaving wife, Mary, and children :
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
i. Felix; m
. Barbara Baum.
ii. Esther;
n. Johu Moyer.
iii. Mary.
iv. John.
v. Barbara.
IV. Abraham Btjrkholder, of Chanceford town-
ship, York Co., Pa. ; d. March, 1776, leaving chil-
dren :
i. John,
ii. Abraham.
Hi. Henry.
iv. Christian,
v. Isaac.
vii. Elizabeth.
viii. Barbara.
ix. Mary.
CARMONY.
I. Anthony Carmony, of Lebanon township ; d.
prior to the Revolution, leaving a wife, Christina,
and children :
i. Anthony.
ii. John ; d. September, 1781, leaving a wife, Juliana, a eon John,
and other children,
iii. Philip,
iv. Joseph.
• II. Anthony Carmony, son of the foregoing ; d.
prior to 1806, leaving children:
i. Michael.
ii. Christian.
iii. Catharine.
iv. Mary.
v. Elizabeth,
vi. Hannah.
vii. Margaret.
III. Joseph Carmony, of Londonderry ; d. May,
1807, leaving children :
i. Susanna; m. Peter Fernsler, and had Jacob and Sarah.
ii. George.
iii. Anthony.
iv. Joseph.
CONRAD.
I. George Conrad, of Heidelberg ; d. June, 1765,
leaving a wife, Margaretha, and children :
i. Peter.
iii. Catharine,
iv. Elizabeth.
v. Hermanus.
vi. Margaretha Elizabeth.
II. Michael Conrad, of Bethel; d. September,
1791, leaving a wife, Mary^Elizabeth, and children :
i. John Jacob.
ii. John Nicholas,
iii. John Michael,
iv. Mary Elizabeth; m. John Stall.
v. Eva; m. John Adam, lawyer.
vi. Mary Margaret; m. John Trizler.
III. Michael Conrad, of Middletown, Dauphin
Co., Pa., merchant; d. prior to 1787, leaving a wife,
Christina, and children :
i. CharleB; in 1781, resided at Pittsburgh, Pa.
ii. Jonathan.
iii. John.
iv. Henry.
v. Emanuel ; a saddler by trade.
vi. Ephraim.
vii. Joshua.
viii. Magdalena; d. prior to 1799.
ix. Christina.
CRALL or KRALL.
I. Matthias Crall, of Lebanon ; d. March, 1785,
leaving wife, Mary, and children :
i. Mary; m. George Kreiter.
ii. Abraham.
ii. Elizabeth.
v. Catharine.
v. Christian.
'i. Barbara.
ii. Anna.
ii. Henry.
II. Henry Krall, of Heidelberg; d. prior to
1810, leaving wife, Margaret, and children:
i. Jacob,
ii. Christian.
iii. Henry.
Iv. John.
v. Barbara ; I
vi. Catharine.
DEININGER.
Adam Deininger, of Londonderry ; d. February,
1813, leaving a wife, Maria Elizabeth, and children:
Christian;
, Susanna;
m. Felix Weiss.
a. John Killinger.
DERR.
I. Conrad Derr, of Derry ; d. December, 1800,
leaving brothers and sisters as follows :
i. Anne Maria.
ii. Christina,
iii. Catharine.
iv. Abraham.
v. Charles.
II. Abraham Derr, above mentioned ; d. prior to
his brother, leaving a wife, Magdalena, and children :
i. Conrad.
ii. Elizabeth ; m. Robert Ogle.
DIEL or DIEHL.
Jacob Diel, of Lebanon township ; d. in 1779,
leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and children :
i. Christian.
ii. Abraham.
iii. Catharine; m. Daniel Burcker.
iv. Anna Maria ; m. Joseph Becker.
v. Judith; m. Jacob Becker.
vi. Elizabeth.
vii. Solomon.
viii. John.
ix. Samuel.
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DUBBS. •
I. Jacob Dubbs, of Hanover; d. prior to 1703, leav-
ing a wife, Barbara, and children :
i. Jacob.
ii. John.
iii. Mary.
iv. David.
v. Henry.
vi. Julianna.
vii. Leonard,
viii. Frederick.
II. Jacob Dubbs, of Hanover; d. April, 1775; m.
Susan Capp, and they had :
i. Jacob.'
ii. Christian.
III. Henry Dubbs, of Bethel ; d. about 1799, leav-
ing children :
i. John.
ii. Elizabeth ; m. Henry Stein.
iii. Catharine; m. Henry Snevely.
iv. Henry,
v. Jacob.
IV. John Dubbs, of East Hanover; d. prior to
1794, and had children :
i. Henry.
ii. John ; A. 1794.
iii. Elizabeth; d. prior to 1794; m. John Stine.
iv. Anna; d. prior to 1794; m. Jacob Gassert.
v. Catharine; m. Jacob Gassert (his second wife); he d. May 8,
1796, leavi ug children , aged, respectively, at his death, Cath-
arine, 12; Sarah, 10; Mary, 8; Susanna, 6; Christian, 4;
and Jacob, 2 years.
vi. Franey ; m. Adam Steiver.
vii. Anna Maria.
V. John Dubbs, son of John, of Bethel ; d. August,
1807, leaving a wife, Anna Catharine, and children :
i. Henry.
ii. Dilman.
iii. Conrad,
iv. Peter.
v. Anna Catharine.
vi. ; m. Peter Borkner.
vii. Elizabeth ; m. John Noll.
EBERSOLE.
John Ebersole, of Lebanon ; d. May, 1802,
leaving a wife, formerly Mrs. Barbara Hostetter,1
and children :
i. Catharine; m. Miller.
ii. Peter,
iii. John,
iv. Jacob,
v. Christian.
vi. Barbara; ni. Samuel Bowman,
vii. Anna; m. John Bomberger.
viii. Abraham.
1 Barbara Ebersole, formerly Hostetter, of Annville township, d. Jan-
uary, 1808, leaving her estate to her children by first husband,
Hostetter :
i. Elizabeth ; m. Henry Eshleman.
ii. John.
iii. Anna; m. Christian Gingrich.
iv. Christian ; d. prior to 1808.
v. Catharine ; m. Jacob Thomas,
vi. Jacob,
vii. Sabina.
ECKERT.
Jonas Eckert, of Heidelberg ; d. prior to 1807,
leaving a wife, Catharine, and children :
i. John.
ii. Conrad.
iii. Jonas ; d. prior to 1807.
iv. Peter.
v. Nicholas.
vi. Elizabeth; m. John Muller.
vii. Catharine; m. Henry Urich.
ELLENBERGER.
Jacob Ellenberger, Sr., of Lebanon township ;
d. October, 1810; was twice married; first, Anna
Huntzaker; second, Veronica ; children by
first wife, it is thought :
i. Christian.
ii. Jacob,
iii. John.
iv. Henry.
v. Samuel.
vi. Barbara; m. Christian Eyer.
vii. Magdalena; m. John Bowman,
viii. Anna; m. Michael Huber.
ix. Elizabeth ; m. John Ramberger.
x. Freeny.
ELLINGER.
I. George Ellinger, of Lebanon township ; d.
August, 1791, leaving a wife, Maria Catharine, and
children :
i. Jacob,
ii. Jacobina; m. Peter Weirick.
iv. Anastatius.
v. Casper.
vi. Anna Maria; m. Henry Bickley.
vii. ; m. John Klebor.
viii. Barbara ; m. Philip Fernsler.
ix. Catharina.
II. Casper Ellinger, of Lebanon township; d.
prior to 1807, leaving a wife, Catharine, and chil-
dren :
ii. Anna Maria; m. Thomas Engel.
ii. Margaret; m. Samuel Meily.
v. Catharine; m. William Lowry.
v. Christina; m. Jacob Jevengst.
ri. John.
EMRICK.
Andrew Emrick, of Bethel; d. September, 1789,
leaving a wife, Margaret, and children :
i. Valentine.
ii. Julianna; i
iii. John,
iv. Henry.
. Henry Moye
ENGLE.
Andreas Engle, shop-keeper, of Heidelberg ; d.
prior to 1793, leaving, among other children :
i. Andreas; residing at that time in Orange County, N. T.
ii. Michael; residing in Parkin, N. J.
FABER or FAUBER.
I. Adam Fauber, of Bethel ; d. in 176S, leaving a
wife, Catharine, and children :
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Philip.
Barbara.
John.
Elizabeth.
. Adam.
II. Elizabeth Faber, widow, of Bethel ; d. in
1775, leaving children :
i. Anna; in. Christopher Kapp.
ii. Catharine; m. Jacob Dibben.
iii. ; m. Jacob Spitler.
iv. Elizabeth.
v. Adam.
III. Jacob Faber, of Bethel; d. prior to Feb-
ruary, 1804, leaving children:
Bernhard ; d. December, 1806; m. Catbaril
ter of George Heilman, and had Sarah.
Barbara; m. Michael Fisher.
Catharine; in. Frederick Buckmyer.
Philip.
John.
) Heilman, daugh-
FELTY.
George Felty, of Bethel ; d. prior to 1796, leav-
ing children:
. Sebastian.
Catharine
ni. William Frazier.
Barbara ;
. Elizabeth
m. George Moyer.
m. Andrew Emrick.
. George.
. Conrad.
. Mary ; m.
John Bickle.
. Henry.
. Julianna
m. Sebastian Wagner.
. John.
. Bevely (Phoebe); ni. Henry Zeigley
FISHEK.
Peter Fisher, of Lebanon township ; d. prior to
1800, leaving children :
i. Peter.
ii. Catharine;
ii. John Zimmerman
iii. Jacob.
iv. Philip.
v. Margaret;
ii. Jacob Wise.
vi. David.
vii. Christian.
iii. John.
FRITZ.
Adam Fritz, Sr., of Heidelberg; d. September,
1785, leaving a wife, Margaret, and children :
iii. Cathai
iv. Susan
v. Sophii
Maria; m. Henry Gargier.
riue; m. Nicholas Swanger.
). Jacob Winkelrand.
Durst Thomas.
FOLTZ.
Joseph Foltz, of Heidelberg; d. April, 1790,
leaving a wife, Catharine Elizabeth, and children :
i. Francis.
ii. Frederick; m. Mar
iii. Margaret.
iv. Maria.
v. Catharine,
vi. Elizabeth.
One of the daughters i
FORNEY.
I. Joseph Forney, of Londonderry; d. prior to
1795, leaving a wife and children :
i. John.
ii. Joseph.
iii. Elizabeth; m. John Nafzgar.
iv. Anna; m. Peter Karenitz.
v. Peter,
vi. Franey.
vii. Catharine; m. George Michael Lautz.
viii. Henry,
ix. Barbara.
x. Magdalena.
II. Peter Forney, of Harrisburg ; d. prior to 1802,
leaving a wife, Barbara, and children :
i. Christian.
ii. Jacob; m. Susanna .
iii. John,
iv. David.
v. Barbara; m. Jacob Fedder.
vi. Susanna ; m. John Bear, and had Peter, John, and Nancy,
vii. Anna Catharine; m. Samuel Bear.
viii. Rebecca; m. Philip Horning.
ix. Elizabeth. \
III. Peter Forney, of Annville township ; d. Jan-
uary, 1809, leaving a wife, Catharine, and children:
i. Christian.
ii. Jacob,
iii. John.
FUNK.
Martin Funk, Sr., of Lebanon township ; d. De-
cember, 1796, leaving a wife, Judith, and children :
i. Martin.
ii. Ann; m. Henry Fox.
iii. Barbara; m. Henry Neave.
iv. Mary; m. George Gloninger.
v. Magdalena; m. Henry Light, Jr.
vi. Christina; ni. Christian Overholtzer.
vii. Elizabeth; m. John Howery.
GERST or GHERST.
Dewalt Gerst, of Bethel ; d. prior to 1792,
leaving a wife, Susannah, and children :
i. Peter.
ii. Barbara,
iii. Elizabeth,
iv. Magdalena.
v. Catharine.
vi. Dewalt.
vii. Frederick,
viii. Susannah,
ix. Anna.
x. Christian.
xi. Maria.
xii. Margaret.
xiii. Franey.
GETZ.
I. Balzer Getz, of Lebanon township; d. March,
1795, leaving children:
i. Bernard.
ii. Catharine; d. in 1795; m. Jacob Embich.
iii. Rosina; m. Frederick Peiffer.
iv. Magdalena; m. George Frank.
II. Nicholas Getz, of East Hanover; d. 1802,
leaving a wife, Barbara, and children :
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. Nicholas.
Elizabeth.
GINGRICH.
I. Joseph (Yost) Gingrich ; d. prior to 1776 ; he
had children :
i. John ; m. Magdalena .
ii. Mary; m. Adam Burkholder.
iii. Ann; m. Martin Wingert.
iv. Michael ; m. Mary .
v. Christian ; m. Ann .
vi. Jacob; m. Veronia .
vii. Barbara; m. John Moyer.
viii. Peter; m. Mary .
II. John Gingrich ; d. prior to 1769, leaving chil-
dren :
d had Daniel, Barbara, Ann, Mary,
i
Abraham, deceased, and h
and Elizabeth.
ii
John.
iii
Christian.
iv
Daniel.
T
Barbara; m. John Shank.
vi
Veronica ; m. Adam Baum
vii
Ann ; m. Michael Sherrer.
III. Michael Gingrich, Sr., of Lebanon town-
ship ; d. April, 1785, leaving a wife, Magdalena, and
children :
i. John.
ii. Barbara; m. Christian Tordy.
iii. Anna ; m. Jacob Yordy.
iv. Peter.
t. Maria.
vi. Magdalena; m. John Albright.
vii. Michael.
IV. Christian Gingrich, of Annville ; d. August,
1808, leaving a wife, Anna Hostetter, and children :
i. Barbara ; m. John Reigart.
ii. Joseph ; John.
iii. Elizabeth.
iv. Christian.
v. Jacob.
vi. Peter,
vii. Anna,
viii. Maria.
x. Henry.
V. Henry Gingrich, of Lebanon township ; d.
May, 1809, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and several
children.
GLONINGER.
The first of the family to settle in Lebanon County
were Peter Gloninger and George Gloninger, and the
house of the latter during the French and Indian war
was one of the resorts of the people from the back
settlements when driven off by the savages. Peter
was born Feb. 12, 1719, and died Dec. 11, 1796; and
his wife, Anna Barbara, born March 12, 1731, died
Sept. 23, 1810. Hon. John Gloninger was an associate
judge of the courts from 1813 to 1821. He was born
Sept. 19, 1758, and died Jan. 22, 1836 ; and his wife,
Catharine, born Oct. 31, 1767, died June 17, 1848.
Dr. John W. Gloninger was born Sept. 23, 1798, and
died March 10, 1874; and his wife, Mary Ann, born
Nov. 27, 1797, died Feb. 2, 1848. Rev. Philip Glon-
inger was born Feb. 17, 1785, and died Sept. 10, 1816.
Peter Gloninger was a director of the county poor in
1806. Dr.- Cyrus D. Gloninger, who died a few years
since, was a noted physician, and has two sons of the
same profession in Philadelphia.
GLOSSBRENNER.
George Glossbrenner, of Lebanon township ; d.
in 1797, leaving children :
i. Anna Maria ; m.
ii. David.
iii. George.
iv. Catharine Elizabeth ;
v. Peter,
vi. John Martin.
vii. Anna Elizabeth ; m. ■
viii. Anstel.
Stohler, and left i
■ Buhler. and left five children.
. Long, and left issue.
GOSSERT.
I. Jacob Gossert, of Bethel; d. March, 1779,
leaving a wife, Margaret, and children :
i. Philip.
ii. John.
iii. Barbara.
iv. Jacob.
v. Albert.
vi. Christian,
vii. Anna Maria,
viii. George.
ix. Elizabeth.
II. Jacob Cossert, of Bethel; d. May 8, 1798,
leaving a wife, Catharine, and children :
i. Catharine ; b. 1786.
ii. Sarah; b. 1788.
• iii. Mary ; b. 1790.
iv. Susanna ; b. 1792.
v. Christian ; b. 1794.
vi. Jacob; b. 1796.
GRAFF or GROFF.
I. Jacob Graff, of Lebanon township ; d. prior to
1780, leaving children :
i. Jacob ; b. 1765.
ii. Peter;; b. 1767.
iii. Eva ; b. 1769.
iv. Philip ; b. 1771.
v. JulianDa; b. 1773.
II. John Graff, of Lebanon township ; d. July,
1796, leaving a wife, Anna (Risser), and bequeathing
his estate to his
Bro. Jacob.
Sis. Ursula.
and his wife's brothers and sisters ;
i. Christian Risser.
ii. Maria Risser; m. Martin Keller,
iii. Frany Risser; m. John Kochenderfer.
iv. Catharine Risser ; m. Abraham Shaffer.
i Risser.
GRISE.
John Grise, of Lebanon township ; d. prior to
1780, leaving a wife, Margaret, and children :
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
i. Christian.
ii. Henry.
iii. Frederick,
iv. Elizabeth.
v. Catharine,
vi. Jacob.
GROH.
I. John Groh, of Bethel ; d. about 1747, leaving
children :
Peter.
Isaac.
Catharine
; m. Joseph Groff.
Franey; i
1. Peter Groff.
Barbara;
m. Abraham Stiner.
Mary.
Anna; m
Abraham Wingard
II. Abraham Groh, of Lebanon township ; d.
October, 1797, leaving a wife and children :
i. Elizabeth; m. John Lantz.
ii. Matthias; d. prior to 1797.
iii. Christian ; m. George Burkhard.
iv. Eva.
v. Abraham.
HAKE or HAWK.
Nicholas Hawk or Hake, of Heidelberg ; d.
December, 1811, leaving children :
i. Adam.
ii. John,
iii. Jonathan,
iv. Jacob.
v. Michael
vi. William.
vii. Catharine; m. John Seibert.
viii. Maria Barbara ; in. Henry Koppenheffer.
ix. Elizabeth.
x. Margaretta.
HENNER.
John Henner, of Lebanon township ; d. May,
1797, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and children :
i. Emanuel.
ii. John; d. prior to 1797, leaving a wife, Barbara, and a son,
John; to the latter his grandfather left his musket, bayo-
net, and sword, used in the Revolutionary war.
iii. Magdalena; d. prior to 1797, leaving a son, Etty.
iv. Barbara; m. Henry Reigart. John Henner's first wife and
mother of his children was Magdalena Steinxnan, grand-
daughter of Ulrica Steiuman, of Switzerland, from whose
estate there was an inheritance for his children.
HECKERT.
Jacob Heckert, of Lebanon; d. March, 1775;
leaving a wife, Agnes, and children :
Michael.
Anna Maria.
Charlotta.
, Barbara.
HEISEY.
John Heisey, of Lebanon township ; d. March,
1800, leaving a wife, Barbara (Yordy), and children :
i. Peter.
ii. Magdalena; m. Christian Strickley.
iii. Christian.
iv. Jacob.
vi. Henry,
vii. Barbara,
viii. Joseph.
HERTER or HARTER.
Matthias Herter, of Lebanon township ; d.
January, 1790, leaving a wife, Anne Mary, and chil-
dren:
i.
John George
m. Elizabeth Bown
ii
Anna Maria;
m. Philip Gingrich
ii
Elizabeth; m
John Bock.
iv
John.
W
Andrew.
Christopher.
HENNING.
John Jacob Henning, of Williamsburg, Bethel
township ; d. prior to 1768, leaving a wife, Anna
Maria (Mary), and children:
i. John ; b. 1758.
ii. Sophia; b. 1761.
iii. John Adam; b. 1763.
iv. Thomas; b. 176S.
v. Benjamin ; b. 1767.
HOLLINGER.
Daniel Hollingee ; m. April 29, 1788, Catharine
Staufler ; d. Jan. 24, 1793. Their children were :
i. Anna ; b. Feb. 13, 1789.
ii. Barbara; b. Jan. 22, 1791.
ii. John, b. Jan. 11,1793; d.
Daniel Hollinger m. June 23, 1793, Barbara Groff;
b. Dec. 18, 1775, in Rapho township, Lancaster Co.,
Pa. ; d. Sept. 15, 1857. They had :
. Daniel ; b. Aug. 31, 1794.
Jacob; b. April 9, 1797.
. John ; b. March 30, 1799.
. Christian ; b. Feb. 2, 1801.
HORST.
Joseph Horst, of Lebanon township ; d. October,
1791, leaving a wife, Anna Margaret, and children :
i. Peter.
ii. Abraham,
iii. Nancy.
iv. Samuel,
v. John,
vi. Henry,
vii. Elizabeth.
viii. Jacob.
ix. Michael.
HOSTETTER.
John Hostetter, of Londonderry ; d. February,
1777, leaving a wife, Barbara, who seems to have been
his second wife, as in his will he states that he has
" eight children by last wife," the names of whom
are not given. Those by former wife were :
i. Catharine;
ii. Christian,
ii. Franey.
v. Barbara.
v. Mary,
ii. Ursula.
. Jacob Thomas.
HOUTZ.
I. Philip Houtz, of Bethel ; d. prior to 1780 ; his
wife, Anna Margaretta, d. April, 1788. They had:
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339
Wondel.
. Magdalena.
Philip Lawn
Totouia.
Henry.
Christopher.
Eva.
Auua Mary.
II. Henry Houtz, Sr., of Bethel; d. prior to
April, 1797, leaving a wife and children :
ii. Catharine;
iii. Christian.
Molly.
Susan n
. Sarah.
n. Simon Bossle
III. George Houtz, son of Philip, of Bethel ; d.
February, 1782, leaving a wife and children :
Philip.
Cathari
John.
HUBBR or HOOVER.
John Nicholas Htjeer, of Lebanon township ;
d. September, 1784, leaving a wife,. Catharine, who d.
May, 1790, and children :
i. Elizabeth ; ra. George Rosenberger.
ii. Veronica; m. Henry Snevely.
iii. Anna; m. EIrich Krall.
iv. Magdalena, m. Edward Brian,
v. Mary.
HONTZAKER.
Rudolph Huntzaker, of Bethel ; d. prior to 1771 ;
had children :
Christian.
Samuel.
Barbara ;
Anna; m.
Elizabeth.
n. Casper Sheniek.
Jacob Ellenberger.
Rudolph.
Freeny (V
Maria.
5r„nica,
JONES.
I. WlLLlAN Jones, of Bethel ; d. November, 1771,
leaving a wife, Catharine, and children:
i. Samuel.
ii. John ; ni. Jacob Stehley.
iii. John,
iv. William ; d. prior to 1792.
vi. Charles.
vii. Margaret; m. Dollinger.
viii. Mary; m. Abraham Witter.
ix. Thomas.
II. Samuel Jones, of Bethel, son of William.
III. John Jones, of Bethel, son of William ; d.
prior to November, 178S, leaving a wife, Susan, who
afterwards married Jacob Kimmel, Esq., of Lancas-
ter Co., and had children :
i. Sarah; m. Martin Dubbs, of Philailelphii
ii. Jesse; resided in Lancaster County,
iii. William.
Martin Ihly, of Lebanon ; d. prior to 1770, leav-
ing children :
i. George, who deceased before his father, leaving eight children
ii. Barbara; m. Valentine Sweigart.
iii. Michael.
iv. Margaret.
v. Elizabeth.
vi. Catharine,
vii. Eve.
viii. Dorothea.
ix. John Michael.
ISENHOUR (EISENHOUR).
I. Peter Isenhour, of Paxtang; d. May, 1801,
leaving a wife, Anna, and children :
. Peter.
. Frederick ;
. Michael.
. Elizabeth.
. Nicholas.
. Magdalena
. Barbara.
. John; m. I
. Catharine.
. Christina.
. Anna.
. Margaret.
Jacob.
, and had John.
II. John Isenhour, of Bethel ; d. February, 1789,
leaving children:
John.
Barbara; n
. Balzer Fette
rhoff.
Philip.
Catharine;
m. Henry Em
erich.
Benjamin.
Michael.
Margaret Kapp, widow, of Heidelberg ; d. in 1785,
leaving children :
i. Christophe
i. George.
i. John.
v. Andrew.
v. Michael.
i. Anthony.
i. Peter.
i. Barbara : n
l. Dingert.
. Susanna; n
i. John Gundrum.
. Catharine ;
m. Martin Fry.
. Christina ;
in. Michael Neff.
KERPER.
Frederick Kerper, of Londonderry ; d. March,
1790, leaving a wife, Margaret, and children :
i. John,
ii. Nicholas.
iv. Philip.
vi. Samuel,
vii. Catharine; m. Peter Becker.
viii. Magdalena.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
KETTERING.
Adam Kettering, of Londonderry ; d. Novem-
ber, 1775, leaving a wife, Magdalena, and children :
i. Valentine,
ii. Jacob,
ii. Michael,
v. Lawrence.
v. Margaret; m. Martin Stehley.
KILLINGER.
I. Jacob Killinger; d. July, 1776, in Lebanon
township, Lancaster (now Lebanon Co.), Pa., leaving
a wife, Katrina, and issue as follows :
II. Andrew Killinger (Jacob -
-) ; b. in Leb-
anon township, Lancaster (now Lebanon Co.), Pa. ; d.
October, 1788; m. Elizabeth. They had issue :
i. Peter.
III. John Killinger ; d. September, 1810, leaving
a wife, Mary (who subsequently married Matthias
Blocher), and issue as follows :
i. Catharine; m. Henry Garman.
ii. Susanna; in. Christopher Miller.
iii. Rosina.
KLINE.
Michael Kline, of Derry ; d. prior to 1796 ; and
had children :
i. George.
ii. Freeny; m. Michael Quiggle.
iii. George; 111. George Wild.
iv. Jacob ; m. Elizabeth ; resided in Rapho township, Lan •
caster Co.
v. Leonard.
*i. Nicholas.
viii. Margaret
ix. Dorothy;
x. Barbara;
xi. Susanna;
xii. Gertrude;
xiii. Daniel.
xiv. Michael.
; m. Adam Frish.
m. George Bauman.
n. John Bauman.
n. George Geiger.
m. John Brown,
m. Hartmau Morrett.
Christian Koch, of Heidelberg; d. December,
1786, leaving a wife, Magdalena, and children :
i. Christian.
iii. Martin.
iv. Mary; m. Christian Ludwig.
v. Era.
vi. John.
KNOLL.
John Knoll, of Lebanon township; d. May, 18 — ,
leaving a wife, Barbara, and children :
i. Henry.
ii. John.
iii. Jacob.
iv. Christian
v. Barbara;
. Stephen Danne
kohr.
I. Casper Kohr, Sr., of Bethel ; d. May, 1801, leav-
ing a wife, Anna Maria, and children :
i. Christian.
ii. Casper; m. Magdalena .
iii. Michael.
iv. Ludwig.
v. Jacob.
vi. John.
vii. Barbara; m. Jacob Stoehr.
viii. Rosiua ; m. Jacob Kraus.
ix. Magdalena ; in. George Urich.
One of the executors of his estate was his brother-
in-law,, Henry Meily.
II. Michael Kohr, of Lebanon ; d. prior to 1785,
leaving a wife, Barbara, and children :
i. John,
ii. Michael.
iii. Margaret; m. George Weirick.
iv. Catharine.
v. Magdalena; m. Jacob Golden;
vi. Anna Maria,
vii. Barbara,
viii. Elizabeth.
ix. Susanna.
koppenheffer.
I. Thomas Koppenheffer, of Heidelberg; d.
prior to 1762, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and children :
Henry.
Michael; :
i. Catharine -
iv. Thomas; resided in Bethel i
v. Regina; m. John Tice.
vi. Eva.
vii. Catharine.
II. Christopher Koppenheffer, of Heidelberg ;
d. September, 1785, leaving a wife, Barbara (Snebely),
and children :
i. Catharine
ii. Barbara;
ii. Christian Ley, of Heidelberg.
, Michael TeisB, Jr.
III. Henry Koppenheffer, son of Thomas, being
"old and weakly," d. August, 1807, leaving a wife,
Christina, and children :
ii. Elizabeth; m. Christopher Breidenbach, and had Elizabeth.
iii. Catharine; m. Christian Walborn.
iv. Eva; m. Frederick Seibert.
v. Margaret; m. Michael Musser.
vi. Barbara; m. Daniel Kilmer,
vii. Christina; m. Henry Hontz.
KREHL.
Michael Krehl, of Bethel ; d. July, 1788, leaving
a wife, Margaret, and children :
i. Nicholas.
ii. Michael.
iii. ; m. Basehore, and had Elizabeth, Magdalena,
Margaret, and Barbara,
iv. Elizabeth.
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KRITZER.
Andrew Kritzer, of Heidelberg ; d. May, 1786,
leaving a wife, Catharine, and children :
Adam.
Nicholas.
Anna Maria;
m. Peter Conrode
Magdalena ; n
1. George Winter.
Michael.
John.
KURTZ.
Stephen Kurtz, of Heidelberg; d. prior to 1788,
and left children :
i. Stephen ; d. 1788, leaving son, Jacob,
ii. John, of Tulpehocken, Berks Co.
iii. Jacob.
iv. Barbara; m. Christian Zug, of Bern township, Berks Co.
v. Anna; m. Peter Benetum, of Heidelberg,
vi. Magdalena ; m. Jacob Lantz, of Caernarvon, Lancaster Co.
vii. Catharine; m. Christian Kinig, of Heidelberg township,
viii. Mary ; m. John Mart, of Caernarvon township, Lancaster Co.
LAUSER.
John Lauser, of Heidelberg; d. prior to 1779,
leaving a wife and children :
i. Judith ; m. George Dissinger.
ii. John ; b. 1764.
iii. Katharine; b. 1766.
iv. Agatha; b. 1768.
LEIN.
John Lein, of Heidelberg ; d. June, 1812, leaving
a wife, Catharine, and children :
i. John.
ii. Elizabeth; m. Peter Sheetz.
iii. Catharine; m. John Spangle
iv. Magdalena.
LEBO.
Peter Lebo, of Heidelberg ; d. in 1784, leaving a
wife, Margaret, and children :
i. Jacob.
ii. Peter,
iii. Henry,
iv. Susanna;
LEIDIG.
I. Dr. John Leidig, of East Hanover; d. prior to
June, 1791, leaving a wife and children :
i. Michael ; m. Katharine .
ii. Catharine,
iii. Elizabeth.
II. Michael Leidig, of East Hanover, son of the
foregoing; d. July, 1811, leaving a wife and children:
i. John.
ii. Elizabeth.
iii. Mary.^
iv. Susan.
v. Catharine,
vi. Lydia.
LEHMAN.
I. Christian Lehman, of Heidelberg ; d. March,
1780, leaving wife, Eva, and children:
i. Christian.
ii. Tobias; m. Margaret .
iii. Mary; m. Christian Cryder.
iv. Elizabeth; m. John Grove,
v. Susanna ; m. Adam Powlus.
II. Tobias Lehman, of Bethel ; d. in 1807, leaving
children :
i. John.
iii. Barbara,
iv. Elizabeth,
v. Margaret.
vi. Catharine.
vii. Mary.
LEROT.
Abraham Le Roy, of Heidelberg; d. prior to
1764, leaving a wife, Anna Maria, who d. March,
1801, and children :
i. Abraham.
ii. John Peter.
iii. Susanna; m. William Oderbine.
iv. Anna Maria; m. Milton Atkinson.
v. Maria Salome; m. Charles Hall,
vi. Maria Elizabeth ; m. Hendel.
LICK.
I. Jacob Lick, of Lebanon township ; d. January,
1773, leaving a wife, Eva, and children :
i. Henry.
iii. Elizabeth.
II. Henry Lick, of Lebanon township ; d. in
1773, leaving children :
i. Henry.
ii. Margaret
m. Jacob Ness.
ii. Susanna;
m. Henry Gebel.
iv. Conrad.
v. Mary ; m
John Manning.
vi. Hiirman.
rii. Catharine
iii. 'John.
LIGHTY or LICHTY.
I. Jacob Lighty, of Lebanon township ; d. prior
to 1768, leaving children :
i. Henry.
ii. Elizabeth.
iii. Freena.
iv. Barbara.
II. Dewalt Lighty, of Lebanon township; d.
January, 1791, leaving a child:
i. Barbara, d. prior to 1791 ; m. John Shallenberger, and left John ,
he also left stepsons, — Johu and Durst Eby.
LOESER.
Matthias Loeser, of Bethel ; d. prior to 1767,
leaving a wife, Catharine, and children :
i. George; b. 1742.
ii. Christopher; b. 1744.
iii. Jacob; b. 1746; entered the war of the Revolution as a pri-
vate in Capt. Peter Berry's company, Col. Philip Greena-
walt's battalion, and taken prisoner at the surrender of
Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1776. He died shortly after In
captivity, leaving a wife, Margaret.
342
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
. Matthias; b. 1749.
Maria ; b. 1752.
Margaret ; b. 1754.
Nicholas; b. 176G.
II. George Meily, of Lebanon ; d. October, 1797,
leaving a wife, Rachel, and children :
LONG.
Urban or Urbaxus Long; d. July, 1769, leaving
a wife, Catharine, and children :
i. Christian,
ii. Killian.
iii. William,
iv. Benjamin.
v. Anna Maria; m. Jacob Beshore.
vi. Rebecca; m. Henry Kocb.
vii. Willimina; m. Philip Fisher.
viii. Henry,
ix. Ludwig.
x. Julianna; m. Casper Deeler.
xi. Catharine; m. George Hederick.
xii. Sophia; m. George Shaeffer.
xiii. Elizabeth.
McCLINTOCK.
I. McClintock, of Lebanon township ; d.
prior to 1773, leaving children :
i. Abraham; d. October, 1773, leaving a wife, Sarah,
ii. Elizabeth; m. Robert Ewing.
iii. Robert.
y. William.
vii. John ; m. Mary .
viii. Hugh.
II. Robert McClintock, of Lebanon township;
d. in 1786, leaving a wife and children :
i. William; b. 1709.
ii. Elizabeth ; b. 1771.
iii. Martin; b. 1773.
iv. Mary; b. 1775.
MATTER.
I. Jacob Matter, of Lebanon township; d. prior
to 1790, leaving a wife, Mary, and children :
i. John,
ii. Jacob.
iv. Catharine; in. Henry Rynegal.
v. Anna; m. Philip Carmany.
vi. Margaret ; m. Christian Harbster.
vii. Mary ; m. Samuel Etter.
II. John Matter, of Upper Paxtang; d. May,
1802, leaving a wife, Salome, and children :
i. John,
ii. Michael,
iii. Jacob,
iv. George,
v. Adam,
vi. Anna Maria,
vii. Christian; "my crippled son."
MEILY.
I. Martin Meily, Sr., of Lebanon township ; d.
October, 1770, leaving a wife, Anna Sabina, and chil-
dren:
i. George.
ii. Henry,
iii. Martin,
iv. Samuel; a clock-maker at Lebanon in 1789; m. Catharine
v. Sabina.
vi. Elizabeth.
Philip.
Sabina.
. Catharine.
. George.
. Elizabeth.
, Samuel.
. Freeny.
. Judith.
. Hannah.
. Curtis.
III. Samuel Meily, of Lebanon, clock-maker; d.
August, 1802, leaving a wife, Catharine, and children :
Emanuel.
Samuel.
. John Rehrer.
. George Reinoehl.
IV. Henry' Meily, of Lebanon ; d. prior to March
28, 1787, leaving a wife, Catharine, and children :
i. Henry; b. 1774.
ii. Anna Margaret; b. 1776.
iii. Sabina; b. 17S0.
iv. Catharine; b. 1784.
V. Jacob Meily, of Bethel; d. April, 1807, leav-
ing children :
. Magdale
na ; ni. Jacob Kettle.
. Martin.
. Anna; n
. Abraham Seebolt.
MERCK.
I. William Killian Merck, of East Hanover ;
d. October, 1792, leaving a wife, Catharine, and chil-
dren :
i. Conrad.
ii. Adam.
ii. George.
iv. Jacob.
v. David.
vi. Rudolph.
ii. Phillipena; i
1. Harpei
ii. Magdalena;
m. Ream.
x. Margaret ; m
. Weible.
II. John Merck, of Bethel ; d. March, 1787, leav-
ing a wife, Anna Maria, and with other children :
i. John.
III. Henry Merck, Sr., of Heidelberg; d. April,
1811, leaving a wife, Eva, and children :
i. Adam.
ii. Henry,
iii. Catharine,
iv. Elizabeth.
v. Philip.
MEYER or MYER.
I. Jacob Meyer, Sr., of Lebanon ; d. March, 1773,
leaving a wife, Magdalena, and children :
i. Peter,
ii. Abraham.
iii. Elizabeth ; m. Jacob Gingrich,
iv. Anna; m. Rudy Bainn.
v. Mary; m. Michael Witmer.
vi. Veronica; m. Conrad Bush,
vii. Catharine; m. Christian Gingrich,
viii. Henry.
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II. Dewalt Myer, of Heidelberg; d. October,
1776, leaving a wife, Anna Maria, and children :
i. Nicholas,
ii. Peter.
III. Jacob Meyer, of Bethel; d. April, 1801, and
left children :
i. Maria; d. prior to 1801 ; m. Ludwig Meyer, and had Cath-
arine, Elizabeth, and Jacob.
ii. Christian.
iii. Elizabeth; m. David Priess.
iv. Barbara; m. Jacob Heckman.
v. Anna; m. John Brubaker.
vi. Magdalena ; m. John Gruh.
vii. Veronica; m. Christian Heisey.
viii. Jacob.
ix. Abra.ni.
x. John.
xi. Hannah ; m. Jacob Heisey.
IV. John Meyer, of Annville ; d. prior to Janu-
ary, 1804, leaving a wife and children :
i. Herman.
ii. John,
iii. Benjamin.
iv. Madele
. Leonard Alleman.
V. Rudolph Meyer, of Lebanon township ; d.
prior to 1764, leaving children :
i. John ; m.
Ann .
ii. Rudolph ;
m. Barbara -
iii. Henry.
iv. Martin.
v. Christian.
vi. Michael.
vii. Franey ;
ai. Michael B
mi. Ann.
ix. Abraham
x. Barbara.
xi. Jacob ; m
Ann .
VI. Johx Meyer, of Heidelberg ; d. prior to 1759,
leaving children :
i. John.
ii. Henry ; m. Anna Engle.
iii. Anna Margaret; m. Jacob Neef, of Franklin County, Pa.
iv. Elizabeth ; m. John Moore.
v. Barbara; m. Ludwig Miller, of Cumberland County.
VII. Henry Moyer, of Heidelberg ; d. November,
1812, leaving children :
i. John George.
ii. Catharine ; m. George Miller,
iii. Christopher.
MILLER, of Bethel.
I. Leonard Miller, of Hanover; d. in 1767,
leaving a wife, Anna Mary, and children :
i. Henry.
ii. Elizabeth.
iii. John Martin,
iv. Hannah.
II. Henry Miller, of Bethel ; d. in 1792, leaving
a wife, Rachel, and children :
i. Elizabeth ; ni. Peter Seiler.
ii. Esther; m. Jacob Schnee; in 1795 resided in Cumberland
County, Pa.
iii. Henry,
iv. Madalena.
v. Barbara.
John.
. Catharine.
. Regina.
. Anna Maria.
III. Martin Miller, of Lower Paxtang; d. in
1798, leaving wife, Rachel, and children:
. John.
. Martin ; m. Catharine Bake
. Percy.
RoBina.
. Kitty.
. Chrisly.
. Polly.
. Henry.
, Elizabeth.
Peggy.
IV. John Miller, Jr., of West Hanover ; d. in
1792, leaving a wife, Barbara, and children :
John.
, Catharine.
. Chrietophe
son, Samuel, and four
MILLER, of Heidelberg.
I. Miller, of Heidelberg ; d. prior to 1766,
leaving children :
i. Nicholas.
ii. Ludwig.
iii. Anna Maria,
iv. Elizabeth.
v. Maria Catharine,
vi. George Ludwig.
vii. Samuel: d. prior to 1791, leaving
daughters.
II. Nicholas Miller, of Heidelberg ; d. prior to
1789, leaving children :
i. Ludwig; in 17S9, resided in Cumberland Couuty, Pa.
ii. Jacob.
iii. Barbara ; m. Nicholas Zollinger, of Lebauon.
iv. Eva; m. George Wolfersberger, of Heidelberg.
v. Valentine.
vi. Frederick.
III. Peter Miller, of Heidelberg ; d. in 17S1,
leaving a wife, Catharine, and children :
ii. Margaret ; i
u. John Leininger.
iii. Magdaleua;
m. Michael Horn.
iv. Elizabeth ;
m. Adam Tenebaugh
v. Catharine.
vi. Eva.
vii. Peter.
MOSER.
John Moser; d. prior to 1766, leavins
Kartharine, and children :
i. Jacob.
ii. Rachel ; m
Adam Gutman.
iii. Eva ; m. Q
orge Wea
rick.
iv. Christian.
v. Elizabeth.
vi. Katharine
m. Thorn
as Koppeuheffer
NAFTSOER.
Jacob Naftsger, of Londonderry ; d. September,
1783, leaving a wife, Anna, and children :
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
i. Christian,
ii. Jacob ; m. Magdalena Bowman, daughter of Abraham,
iii. Barbara,
iv. Joseph.
NAGLE.
Frederick Nagle, of Lebanon borough ; d. prior
to 1800, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and children :
i. Jacob.
ii. Elizabeth,
iii. Sally,
iv. Susey.
t. Lydia.
NEFF.
I. Christian Neff, of Lebanon township, in 1765,
had among other children :
i. Christian ; m. Mary .
ii. Henry,
iii. Esther ; m. Christian Long.
II. George Neff, of Heidelberg ; d. prior to 1781,
leaving a wife, Elizabeth (who was then the wife of
Adam Deininger), and children:
. George.
. Michael.
. Christina; I
n. Peter Kapp.
. Catharine;
in. John Burns.
. Leonard.
. Elizabeth.
i. Eva.
. Peter.
III. George Neff, Sr., of Heidelberg ; d. August,
1812. leaving children:
ii. George.
iii. Catharii
. George De^singo:
NEVELANJ).
Jacob Neveland, killed at the skirmish at Chest-
nut Hill, near Philadelphia, October, 1777 ; left a
wife, Catharine, and children :
i. Mary ; b. 1772.
ii. Adam; b. 1774.
iii. George; b. 1776.
newbecker.
Martin Newbecker;
Margaret, and children :
d. 1803, leaving a wife.
i. Elizabeth, ni. Joseph Keller, and left a daughter, Elizabeth ;
m. George Diffeiibach.
ii. Catharine,
iii. Philip,
iv. Christiana.
v. Peter,
vi. Margaret.
vii. Jacob.
viii. John.
ix. Mary,
x. Sarah.
NEWMAN.
I. Walter Newman, of Newmanstown; d. Au-
gust, 1774, and left a wife, Elizabeth, and children :
i. Harvey.
ii. David.
iii. Hannah; m. Kintzer.
iv. Mary ; m. Peter Ziegler.
v. John.
vi. Elizabeth; m. Jacob Kuntz.
vii. George.
viii. Peter (probably the eldest son),
ix. Andrew.
x. Seidel.
II. David Newman, of Newmanstown, son of
Walter; d. prior to 1776, leaving a wife, Magdalena,
and children :
i. Peter, of Berks County (potter).
ii. Elizabeth.
iii. Suaauna; m. George Zeller.
iv. Christiana ; m. Michael Zeller.
v. Michael (cooper).
III. John Newman; d. September, 1790, leaving
children :
i. Walter.
ii. Leonard,
iii. Elizabeth,
iv. Catharine.
v. Mary Magdalena.
IV. Seidel Newman, of Heidelberg ; d. prior to
1777, leaving children :
i. Walter.
ii. Peter,
iii. John Jacob,
iv. Conrad.
v. John George,
vi. Catharine.
vii. Margaret,
viii. Elizabeth.
ix. Eva.
x. Christina,
xi. Susanna.
NEY.
I. Philip Net, of Lebanon township; d. Decem-
ber, 1782, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and with other
children :
i. Peter; m. Rebecca ■ .
II. John Adam Ney, of Deny ; d. February,
1783, leaving a wife, Veronica Barbara, and children :
i. Peter; in. Margaret .
ii. John ; m. Catharine .
iii. Henry.
iv. Elizabeth.
v. Nicholas,
vi. William.
vii. Frederick,
viii. Michael.
NOACRE.
Christian Noacre, of Heidelberg ; d. June, 1809,
leaving a wife, Catharine, and children:
i. Elizabeth; m. John Markey.
ii. Catharine ; d. prior to 1809 ; m. Christian Artz.
iii. Christopher.
iv. Henry.
v. Beujarain.
vi. Maria; m. Philip Blocker,
vii. Eva; m. William Walter,
viii. Christina; m. George Wetherholt.
ix. Christian.
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George Null, of Londonderry ; d. October, 1771,
leaving a wife, Catharine, and children :
i. George.
ii. Mary,
iii. Christian,
iv. Catharine.
v. John,
vi. Elizabeth.
NUTZ.
Leonard Nutz ; d. in 1762, leaving a wife, Catha-
rine, and children :
i. Michael.
ii. Leonard,
iii. Jacob,
iv. Elizabeth.
v. John,
vi. Margaret; d. 8. p.
OBER.
I. John Ober, of Londonderry ; d. prior to 1792,
leaving a -wife and children :
i. David.
ii. Mary ; m. Jacob Wilhelm.
iii. Catharine ; m. John Crotzer.
iv. Peter.
v. John ; m. Ann .
vi. Elizabeth.
Ann
II. Peter Ober, of Londonderry ; d. prior to
March, 1801, leaving a wife, Franey, who subse-
quently m. Joseph Forney, and children :
i. John.
ii. Elizabeth,
iii. Molly; m. Ulrica Weltmer, and had Abraham, m. Elizabeth
, and John, m. Catharine .
iv. Catharine.
v. Barbara ; m. Peter Ebersole.
vi. Peter.
ORNDORFF.
Herman Orndorff, of Lebanon ; d. prior to 1778,
leaving a wife, Catharine, and children :
i. Lorentz.
ii. Christian,
iii. John,
iv. Margaret.
v. Maria Elizabeth.
vi. Anna Maria.
viii. Teresia ; m. Joseph Eckworth.
PATTON.
Robert Patton, of the borough of Lebanon ; d.
September, 1784, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and
children :
i. Abraham,
ii. Robert.
iii. Elizabeth.
In his will he refers to his brother, John, and his
mother, Elizabeth Patton, widow of Robert Patton,
" late of Long Tower, in the Kingdom of Ireland."
The executors named are his wife, " Thomas Dundas,
of Reading, merchant, and Robert Coleman, of Eliza-
beth Furnace, iron-master."
PEFFLEY.
David Peffley, of Bethel ; d. September, 1807,
leaving a wife, Maria Sherick, and children :
i. John Jacob,
ii. David,
ii. Casper,
v. Abraham.
v. Catharine ; m. Henry Dubbs.
ri. Maria; m. John Zercher.
ii. Elizabeth.
ii. Christina.
x. Magdalena.
x. Barbara.
PETER.
Henry Peter, Sr., "of Lebanon township; d.
July, 1786, leaving a wife, Margaretta, and children :
i. Henry,
ii. Magdalena.
ii. Catharine,
v. John,
v. George,
ri. Elizabeth,
ii. Barbara.
PLOUGH.
Christian Plough, of Lebanon township ; d.
November, 1787, leaving a wife, Rosanna, and chil-
dren :
i. Jacob.
iii. Abraham.
iv. Henry,
v. Anna Barbara.
vi. Elizabeth; m. Christian Berkey.
vii. Catharine ; m. John Schneider.
viii. Freenie.
ix. Christiana.
Christian, deceased.
PREEZE.
Mary Preeze, widow, of Lebanon township ; d.
April, 1785, leaving children :
i. Thomas,
ii. Joseph,
iii. Richard,
iv. Harman.
v. Mary.
vi. Elizabeth,
vii. David; m., and had Elizabeth.
RAIGUEL.
Abraham Raiguel, of Lebanon township ; d.
August, 1795. He was a native of Erquel Terre de
Sonaltese, France, and left his estate to his brothers,
Jean Pierre Raiguel and Jean Henry Raiguel, and
his nephews, Abraham Raiguel and Frederick Raig-
uel.
RAMBERGER.
I. Bartholomew Ramberger ; d. prior to 1800,
leaving :
i. Adam.
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HISTORY OP LEBANON COUNTY.
II. Adam Ramberger, of Annville, son of Bar-
i. Peter.
tholomew ; d. November, 1800, leaving a wife, Esther,
ii. John,
iii. Barbara; m. Martin Wisley, Jr., of Rapho township, Lancas-
and children :
ter Co.
i. George.
iv. Anna; m. John Laudis (miller).
ii. Jacob.
v. Elizabeth.
He left a daughter not named ; his executor being
II. Peter Reist, of Annville, son of the foregoing ;
his brother-in-law, Jacob Croy.
d. prior to 1805; m. Catharine Hostetter, and left
children :
EAMLER.
i. Elizabeth ; m. John Carmany.
I. Jacob Ramlee, of Heidelberg ; d. October, 1784,
ii. Susanna.
leaving a wife, Eva Margaret, and children :
iii. Catharine.
iv. Barbara.
i. Michael.
ii. Eva Margaret; m. Michael Tryon.
RHOAD.
iii. Barbara ; m. George Spangler.
iv. Anna Margaret.
Gottlieb Rhoad, of Bethel ; m. Elizabeth Brecht,
II. John Ramlee, of Heidelberg ; probably a
daughter of Adam Brecht, of Bethel ; d. 1779, leaving
brother of the foregoing; cT. about 1789, leaving a
children :
wife, Anna Barbara, and children :
i. Margaret.
i. Leonard.
ii. Christian.
ii. Eva Margaretta ; m. Jacob Lane.
iii. John.
iii. Hannah Elizabeth ; m. Martin Meyer.
iv.. Catharine.
iv. Magdalena; m. Michael Haack.
v. Catharine; m. William Shepler.
ROUGH.
vi. Peter.
John Rough, of West Hanover; d. 1803, leaving a
vii. John.
wife, Susannah, and children :
REIFWINE or REIFERINE.
i. William.
Adam Reifwine, of Lebanon ; d. in 1768, leaving
ii. Henry,
iii. Jacob,
iv. John.
a wife, Anna Maria, and children :
i. Valentine.
v. Peter.
ii. Mary; d. prior to 1779.
vi. Bernhard.
iii. Catharine ; m. Peter Grier.
vii. Molly ; m. Frederick Gherst.
iv. Barbara ; m. Solomon Reed.
viii. Anna Maria; m. Christian Zehring.
v. Eva Maria ; m. John Reed.
ix. Catharine; m. Joseph Forney.
vi. Anna Elizabeth.
vii. Jacob.
ROWLAND.
REISINGER.
Jacob Rowland; d. prior to 1766, leaving a
Michabl Reisinger ; d. prior to 1804, leaving a
wife, Barbara, and children :
wife, and children :
i. Philip.
ii. Eva ; m. Henry Foltz.
i. John.
iii. Melchior.
ii. Catharine; m. Bernard Umholtz.
iv. Jacob.
iii. Michael.
v. Abraham.
iv. Henry.
vi. Joseph.
v. Christina; m. Peter Smith.
vii David
vi. Margaret; ni. Jonathan Yundt.
viii. Jonathan.
vii. Peter.
ix. Catharine ; m. Michael Kissinger.
viii. Percy.
x. Barbara; m. George Hinckle.
xi. Elizabeth ; m. Christopher Frederick.
REIGARD or REICHERT.
xii. Magdalena; m. (Frederick) Wertz, and had Frederick and
John Reigard, of Lebanon township ; d. Decem-
Barbara.
ber, 1796, leaving a wife, Susanna, and children :
RUDY.
i. George.
I. Martin Rudy, of Bethel; d. February, 1792,
iii. Christopher.
leaving a wife, Anna Maria, and children :
iv. Jacob ; d. in 1812.
i. Frederick.
v. Catharine.
ii. Martin.
vi. Elizabeth.
vii. Anna Mary.
iii. Jacob,
iv. John.
viii. Susanna; m. William Frantz.
v. Anna Maria.
ix. Christina; m. John Seegrist.
vi. Elizabeth.
x. Magdalena; m. Andrew Rowland.
II. Hieronymus Rudy, of West Hanover; d. prior
to 1800, leaving among other children :
REIST.
I. Peter Reist, Sr., of Lebanon township ; d.
i. Frederick.
April, 1789, leaving a wife, Anna, and children :
ii. Catharine.
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III. Jonas Rudy, Sr., of Bethel ; d. January, 1811,
leaving a wife, Barbara, and children :
i. Frederick.
jit. Elizabeth ; m. Samuel Hooker.
IT. Jolm.
v. Barbara ; m. Jacob Bixler.
vi. Magdaleua; m. John Faber.
pii. Peter.
Hi. Michael.
SCHAUER.
Sigmund Schauee, of Lebanon township ; d.
January, 1787, leaving a wife, Anna Maria, and
children :
i. Philip,
ii. Elizabeth,
iii. Catharine.
SCHELL.
Peter Schell, of Heidelberg ; d. in 1750. leaving
a wife, Maria Catharine, and children :
. Martin.
. Elizabeth; m. Jacob Ruth or Rothe.
. Maria Catharine; m. Adam Sheetz.
. Peter.
. Anna Maria; m. Peter Eppler.
SCHWOPE.
Jacob Schwope, of Lebanon township; d. July,
1788, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and children, with
six others :
i. David,
ii. Jacob.
SCHMDTZ.
I. Abraham Schmutz, Sr., of Lebanon town-
ship ; d. March, 1776 ; his wife, Barbara, d. October,
1789, leaving children :
i. Matthias.
ii. John,
iii. Abraham,
iv. Christian,
v. Magdalena; m. Michael Garber; in 1776 she appears by her
father's will to have been the wife of Benjamin Hershey.
vi. Catharine; m. Martin Cryder.
vii. Barbara; m. Hershey.
viii. Veronica; m. Michael Lasher.
ix. Elizabeth. ,
II. John .Schmutz, of Lebanon township, son of
Abraham ; d. prior to November, 1790, leaving chil-
dren :
i. Elizabeth ; m. John Gingrich,
ii. Barbara; ID. John Crome.
iii. Abraham ; b. 1769.
iv. Catharine.
SCHKEIBER.
I. George Schreiber, of Heidelberg; d. prior to
1794, leaving a wife, Christina, and children :
i. Adam.
ii. Cathari
. Matthias Groh.
II. Adam Schreiber, son of George Schreiber, of
Heidelberg; d. April 19, 1794, leaving a wife, Sarah,
who, in 1809, had become the wife of John Reutter,
and children :
i. George,
ii. Mary.
SEBOLT.
I. Nicholas Sebolt, of Lebanon township; d.
prior to January, 1791, leaving a wife, Margaret, who
afterwards married Matthias Henning, and children :
i. Anna Margaret; b. 1774.
ii. Elizabeth : b. 1776.
iii. Abraham; b. 1778.
iv. Susannah ; b. 1780.
v. Anna; b. 1782.
II. Leonard Seebolt, of Lebanon township; d.
April, 1807, leaving children :
i. Abraham,
ii. Elizabeth.
iii. Catharine; m. Peter Gingrich.
iv. Sarah ; m. Alexander Montgomery.
v. Magdalena; m. John Stein.
vi. Nicholas; d. prior to 1807, and left John and Abraham,
vii. Maria; m. Daniel Huber.
SEEGRIST.
I. Bartholomew Seegrist ; d. about 1769, leav-
ing children :
i. Bartholomew.
ii. Lawrence,
iii. Solomon,
iv. Barbara,
v. Eva.
vi. Susanna; m. John Huber, and grandsons John and Solomon
Seegrist.
II. John Seegrist, of Lebanon township; d. in
1790, leaving a wife, Barbara, formerly widow of
Jacob Stoner, and daughter of Michael Baughman.
John Seegrist's children were:
i. Jacob ; m. Anna .
ii. Barbara; m. Henry Weiss.
SHAFFNER.
I. Jacob Shaffner, of Lebanon township; d. in
1759, leaving among other children :
. Charles; in 1795 residing i
Matthias; m. Elizabeth —
i Hagerstown, Md.
— ; also residing in Hagersto
Philip, of Hagerstown. Md.
Catharine : m. Philip Green
II. Henry Shaffner, of Middletown; d. in 1773,
leaving children :
i. Jacob; m. Margaret .
i. Henry; m. Christina .
i. Martin; m. Veronica .
v. Elizabeth; m. Christopher Allema
v. Barbara; m. George Hess,
'i. Susanna; m. John Rewalt.
SHEAFFER.
I. Michael Sheaffer, " on Tulpehoccau," where
he settled in 1733 ; d. about the year 1760, leaviug
among other children :
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
i. John Nicholas.
ii. Maria Catharine.
iii. ; m. John Jacoh Larch, and had John and Jacob.
iv. Anna Barbara ; m. David Brown, and had David and Jacob.
v. Margaretta Elizabeth; m. Hieronymus Rudy.
II. Nicholas Sheaffer, son of Michael ; d. prior
to 1805, leaving a wife and children :
ii. Betsy; m. Matthias Crall.
iii. Susanna.
iv. Catharine,
v. Molly.
vi. John,
vii. Jacob,
viii. Sally.
III. Isaac Sheaffer, of Lebanon township ; d.
September, 1801, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and chil-
dren :
i. John,
ii. Anna,
iii. Elizabeth.
iv. Barbara,
v. Jacob,
vi. Mary,
vii. Eva.
viii. Catharine.
SHEETZ.
Peter Sheetz, of Heidelberg; d. April, 1795,
leaving a wife, Catharine, and children :
i. Francis.
ii. Elizabeth ; ni. John Hoover,
iii. Peter.
(This is the family of whose tragical ending a refer-
ence is made in the notice of Heidelberg township.)
SHERRICK.
I. Casper Sherrick, of Bethel ; d. prior to 1771,
leaving a wife, Magdalena, who afterwards married
Michael Gingrich, and children :
i. Wendle.
ii.
Casper ; m
Barbara Huntzaker.
iii
Peter.
iv
Joseph.
V
Catharine;
ni. Jacob Miley.
vi
Magdalena
; ni. Abraham Kauffman
VII
Abraham.
ix
Mary; m.
David Peffley.
X
Andrew.
II. Peter Sherick, of Bethel, son of Casper ; d.
prior to his father, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, who
subsequently married Peter Wolf, and child :
i. Magdalena; m. Martin Stehley.
SHIRA, SHERRER, or SHARRER.
I. John Sherrer ; d. prior to 1762, leaving a wife,
Catharine, who subsequently married Christopher
Bixler, and children :
i. Henry ; b. 1738.
ii. John; b. 1740.
iii. Barbara ; b. 1742 ; m. John Snyder,
iv. Michael; b. 1745.
v. Abraham ; b. 1747.
vi. Jacob ; b. 1749.
vii. Magdalena; b. 1751.
viii. Anna; b. 1753.
ix. Elizabeth ; b. 1755.
II. Michael Shira, of Paxtang, son of John,
above ; d. January, 1777, leaving a wife, Anna, and
child:
i. Daniel ; d. November, 1787.
III. Clement Shira, of Londonderry; d. August,
1785, leaving a wife, Margaret (Shoultz), and child:
i. Catharine.
SHOLL.
Andrew Sholl, of Heidelberg; d. May, 1790,
leaving a wife, Elizabeth Margaret, and children:
i. John Adam.
ii. Simon,
iii. Martin.
iv. Leonard.
v. John.
vi. Catharine; m. John Haker.
vii. Mary; m. Jacob Kohel.
viii. Peter.
SHOOP or SHOUPE.
Henry Shoupe, of Heidelberg ; d. prior to 1763,
leaving a wife and children :
i. John,
ii. Magdalena.
iii. Elizabeth.
SHWOPE.
Jacob Shwope, of Lebanon township ; d. prior to
1788, leaving children :
i. Jacob.
ii. Peter, and wife Catharine, of Washington County, Md.
iii. Margaret; m. John Meish, of Cumberland County, Pa.
iv. Elizabeth; m. Jacob Smith, of Cumberland County, Pa.
v. Anna Maria; m. Martin Rudy, of Dauphin County.
vi. Catharine; m. Peter Arnold,
vii. Barbara; m. John Shauley.
viii. Susanna; ru. Daniel Houser.
SMITH.
I. Henry Smith, of Lebanon ; d. prior to 1776,
leaving children :
John.
Christian.
Jacob.
. Martin Kreider.
Tobias.
Peter.
Abraham.
II. John Smith, of Lebanon township, son of
Henry ; d. November, 1790, leaving a wife and chil-
dren :
i. John;; b. 1768.
ii. Agnes; m. Peter Witmer.
iii. Barbara; m. Daniel Furry.
iv. Henry.
v. Katharine.
vi. Jacob.
vii. Peter.
III. Christian Smith, of Lebanon township, son
of Henry ; d. January, 1791, leaving wife, Matlina,
and children, among others :
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i. ; m. George Weiland.
ii. John.
IV. Jacob Smith, of Heidelberg; d. February,
1791, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and children :
i. Elizabeth ;
ii. Mary.
iii. Catharine.
iv. Jacob.
. Christopher Reis.
V. Peter Smith, of Bethel ; d. in 1801, leaving :
wife and children :
i. Peter,
ii. John,
iii. Henry,
iv. Martin.
v. Barbara,
vi. Maria.
vii. Catharinf
VI. John Smith, of Derry; d. prior to 1807, leav-
ing a wife and children :
i. John.
ii. Daniel,
iii. Elizabeth,
iv. Matlina.
v. Catharine,
vi. Barbara,
vii. Anna Maria,
viii. Susanna.
is. Nancy.
x. Jacob.
VII. Peter Smith, of Bethel (probably a son of
first Henry) ; d. February, 1802, leaving a wife, Mar-
garet, and children :
m. Leonard Feeman.
Jacob Faber.
Anna Maria.
Peter.
SNEVELY or SNEBELY.
I. Edmund Snebely, son of John, of Bethel town-
ship ; d. May, 1767, leaving a wife, Barbara, and
children :
i. John.
ii. Henry; m. Catharine .
iii. Barbara; m. Christopher Koppenheffer.
iv. Elizabeth.
v. Catharine.
II. Jacob Snevely, brother of the foregoing and
son of John Snevely ; d. prior to 1768, leaving a
wife, Anna Maria, who afterwards married Michael
Decker, and children :
III. Audley Snevely, son of John, of Bethel ;
d. prior to 1768, leaving children :
John Henry.
Catharine.
IV. John Snebely, of Bethel, son of Edward ; d.
May, 1772, leaving a wife, Barbara, and children :
. Albert Hay.
, Susann
. Jacob.
. Barbar
V. Casper Snevely, of Lebanon township; d.
in October, 1790, leaving children :
i. John,
ii. Conrad.
iii. Veronica; m. Henry Lowmiller.
iv. Anna ; m. Frederick Gundrum.
VI. Henry Snevely, of Bethel ; d. Feb. 1, 1809,
leaving a wife, Catharine, and among other children :
VII. Casper Snevely, of Lebanon township ; d.
November, 1784, leaving a wife, Sabina, and chil-
dren:
i. Jacob.
ii. Catharine,
iii. Susanna.
iv. Elizabeth.
His brother, John Ulry Snevely, was one of the
executors.
SPRECKER.
George Spreckee, of Lebanon township ; d. about
1758, leaving a wife, Eva Margaret, and children :
i. George; in 1785 resided at Carlisle, Pa.
ii. Frederick.
iii. Julianna; m. Christian Lattery, of Cumberland County, Pa.
SPITLER.
John Spitler, of Bethel ; d. prior to 1768, leaving
children :
John ; b. 1747.
. Ann; b. 1750.
. Catharine; b. 1753.
. Jacob ; b. 1755.
SPYCKER.
I. John Spycker, of Lebanon; d. February, 1762,
leaving a wife, Regina, and children :
i. Barbara; m. Christopher Uhler.
ii. John Peter ; m. Regina .
iii. John Benjamin; m. Margaret Barbara .
II. John Peter Spycker, of Lebanon township ;
d. prior to 1786, leaving a wife, Regina, and chil-
dren:
i. John,
ii. David.
iii. Henry.
iv. Peter.
vi. Hannah.
III. Jacob Spycker, of West Hanover ; d. Octo-
ber, 1787, leaving a wife, Dorothea, and children :
i. George.
ii. Charles,
iii. Margaret.
SPRECKER.
George Sprecker, Sr., of Lebanon township ; d.
April, 17S3, leaving a wife, Margaret, and children :
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
i. George.
STOEHLER.
ii. Catharine.
iii. Margaret,
iv. Rosanna.
John Stoehler, of Heidelberg; d. September,
1785, leaving a wife and children :
v. Anna,
vi. Usteanna.
vii. Frederick,
viii. John.
ix. Marie.
x. Christian.
i. George.
ii. John,
iii. Henry,
iv. Anna,
v. Mary,
vi. Elizabeth,
vii. Magdalena.
STAHLSMITII.
George Stalsmith,
1790, leaving a wife, Sal
i. Anna Maria.
ii. Anna Catharine,
iii. Catharine.
iv. Frantz.
v. Henry,
vi. Eva.
of
ome
Heidelberg ; d.
and children :
March,
I. Henry Stoehr, of Lebanon township ; d. prior
to 1768, leaving a wife, Barbara, and children :
i. Philip.
ii. Margaretha; m. Joseph Stnrgis, potter, of Lancaster,
iii. Anna Maria; in. Peter Shantz.
iv. Henry; in 1786 residing in North Carolina.
v. Rosina; m. Joseph Douglas.
vii. Elizabeth.
II. Philip Stoehr, of Lebanon township, eldest
STEINMAN.
Conrad Steinman, of Bethel; d. prior to 1788,
leaving a wife, Anna Maria, and children :
i. Jacob,
ii. Philepena.
iii. Magdalena.
iv. Anna,
v. John,
vi. Catharine,
vii. Barbar
son of Henry ; d. prior to the Revolution, leaving a
i wife, Anna Mary, and child:
i. Henry.
III. Henry Stoehr, of Lebanon township, son of
Philip, d. in 1780, leaving children:
i. Philip.
ii. John; m. Anna .
iii. Jacob.
. George Sheaffer.
STEHLEY.
I. Ulrick Stehley, of Bethel ;
1766, leaving children :
d. November,
i. Martin.
. Abraham.
i. Jacob.
, Barbara ;
u. Boyer
r. Mary ; m.
Gerber.
l. Veronica;
m. Kobr
i. Peter.
i. Christian
m. Elizabeth -
II. Jacob Stehley, son of Ulrick ; d. November,
1793, at Harrisburg, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and
children :
George.
Margaret.
Wilhelmii
a;
m. Michael Krebl
Jolin.
Martin.
Philip.
Elizabeth
d
prior to 1801.
STETLER.
Abraham Stetler, in 1747, owned a plantation
called "Reading," in Bethel township. He prob-
ably died that year, leaving a wife, Barbara, and chil-
dren:
i. John ; in. Elizabeth .
ii. Henry,
iii. Abraham,
iv. Christian.
v. Mary ; in. Joseph Bicksler.
vi. Elizabeth ; m. John Haldeman.
vii. Anna: in. Matthias Groll.
STOEVER.
John Casper Stoever, of Lebanon township ; d.
August, 1779, leaving a wife, Catharine, and chil-
dren :
i. Adam,
ii. John Casper,
iii. Tobias.
iv. ; m. Peter Elser.
v. ; m. Philip Fernsler.
'vi. Mary; m. Peter Yetter.
vii. Frederick ; " the organ I bought of Steigle."
STONE MAN.
Joseph Stoneman ; d. prior to 1767, leaving a wife,
Anna, who afterwards married Rudy Mellon, and
children :
i. Freena.
ii. Christian,
iii. Elizabeth,
iv. John,
v. Anna.
STONER.
Jacob Stoner, of Lebanon township ; d. prior to
1770, leaving a wife, Barbara (Baughman), daughter
of Michael Baughmau, who afterwards married Johu
Seegrist, and children :
i. Christian.
ii. Johu.
iii. Catharine,
iv. Elizabeth; m. Christian Weiss.
v. Magdalena; m. Joseph Snevely.
STOUFFER, or STAUFFER.
I. John Stouffer, of Warwick township, Lan-
caster Co. ; d. in 1767, leaving children by first wife :
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. Christian.
. Jacob.
. Barbara;
. Elizabeth
. Fran ey; r
. Anna; m.
. Christina ;
. Catharine.
. Eva.
John.
Mary.
m. John Hostetter.
m. Jacob Ober.
1. Henry Ober.
Michael Laber.
. Isaac Eshleniiin.
By a second wife he bad children :
xii. Magdalena.
xiii. Susanna.
II. Jacob Stouffer, son of John, of Derry ; d. in
1770, leaving a wife, Magdalena, who subsequently
married Jacob Myer, and children :
i. Barbara; m. Jacob Ebersole.
ii. Christian.
iii. Anna; m. Jacob Brunk.
iv. Daniel.
v. Mary ; m. Christian Hershberger.
vi. Eva; m. John Poorman.
vii. Susanna,
viii. Freeny ; m. Jacob Berg.
x. Elizabeth.
xi. Jacob; m. Elizabeth Kuntz.
xii. Peter,
xiii. Henry; d. unm.
III. Christian Stouffer, of Lebanon township;
d. February, 1795, leaving a wife, Frauey (Ober), and
children :
. John.
, Jacob.
Henry.
Elizabeth.
Barbara; m. Christian Doughte
Michael.
Christian.
. Abraham (posthumous).
William Stoy, of Lebanon, " Doctor ;" d. October,
1801, leaving a wife, Maria Elizabeth, and children :
i. Samuel; "having taken with him several rights I had to
land in Wyoming."
ii. Susanna,
in. William.
iv. GuBtavus.
v. Elizabeth,
vi. Dorothea.
vii. George,
viii. Frederick.
ix. Henry.
STRICKBACH.
Michael Strickbach, of Lebanon township; d.
November, 1787, leaving a wife, Anna Maria, and
children :
i. Michael.
ii. Barbara; i
iii. Frauey.
iv. Margaret.
i. John Eisenhour.
STRICKLER.
Andrew Strickler, of Heidelberg; d. prior to
1800, leaving children :
. Eichelberger, and d. prior to 1800.
ii
Leonard.
iii
George.
IV
Andrew.
T
; n
. George Meiser.
vi.
; n
. Frederick Kapp.
Vll.
viii
Conrad.
Peter.
. Matthias Derr.
z.
Michael.
xi.
; 11
. Frederick Lehmai
STROH.
Michael Stroh, of Bethel ; d. prior to 1804, leav-
ing a wife, and children :
. John.
. Margaret.
, George.
. Sally.
, Joseph.
, Michael.
David.
STROHM.
I. George Strohm, Sr., of Lebanon township ; d.
November, 1787, leaving children :
i. Henry.
. Francis Brown.
. George.
. Elizabeth ;
. Catharine;
, Barbara; n
. Christian.
11. Martin Thomas,
m. Samuel Nisley.
Matthias Grail.
II. Christian Strohm, son of George Strohm, of
Lebanon township ; d. prior to 17S7, leaving children :
. Abraham.
. Elizabeth.
Samuel.
STUMP.
I. Christopher Stump, of Heidelberg township ;
d. October, 1779, leaving a wife, Margaretta, and
children :
i. George Adam.
ii. Frederick.
iii. Geoige.
iv. Mary ; m. John Shener.
v. Susanna; m. John Lineaweaver.
vi. Margaret; m. Ludwig Maus.
vii. Catharine; d. s. p.; m. Adam Bush,
viii. Henry.
ix. Magdalena ;
x. Catharine; ]
xi. Julianua.
xii. Margaret.
xiti. Leonard.
xiv. Christopher.
xv. Michael.
xvi. Christian.
II. Frederick Stump; b. 1781, in Lebanon
County, Pa. ; d. about 1860, in Stark County, Ohio,
where he had settled in 1S06. His wife. Margaret.
died a few years prior. Of their children, we have
the record of three sons who were in the Reformed
ministry :
i. William Feyuier.
Leonard Strickler.
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HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Frederick B. ; b. April 20, 1814, iu Stark County, Ohio ; d. Not.
11,1850; entered the ministry; m. Eliza Bell, of Cham-
hersburg, Pa., and had a son and two daughters.
, Adam ; b. March 27, 1816 ; d. Oct. 2, 1856, in Shelby County,
Ohio; a Eeformed clergyman; m. Catharine Kendig, of
Stark County, Ohio, and left five children.
William; b. Jan. 27, 1823; d. Not. 4, 1851 ; ordained to the
ministry of the Eeformed Church Aug. 1, 1849; m. Drusilla
A. Cost.
TICE, or TEISS.
I. Matthias Tice, of Lebanon township ; d. prior
to 1754, leaving children:
i. Michael.
ii. Matthias.
iii. John.
it. George.
v. Henry.
Ti. Daniel.
Tii. Elizabeth.
II. Jacob Tice, of Lebanon township ; d. about
1806, leaving a wife, Magdalena, and children, whose
guardians were Philip, Jacob, and Henry Tice :
i. John.
ii. Magdalena.
iii. Elizabeth.
it. Mary.
T. Jacob.
Ti. Catharine.
TRION, or TRYON.
Michael Trios, of Heidelberg; d. prior to 1799.
He was a physician of considerable reputation, and
it is to be regretted that the material is not at hand
for a biographical sketch. At his death he left a wife
and children :
i. George.
ii. Michael,
iii. Frederick.
iT. Elizabeth ; m. George LeBhner.
T. Catharine ; m. Peter Moore.
Ti. Peggy.
Tii. Barbara.
Tiii. ETa.
ix. Polly.
x. Peter.
xi. Jonathan,
xii. Sally. .
UHLER.
I. Michael Uhler, of Lebanon township; d.
July, 1802, leaving a wife, Anna Maria, and children :
i. John.
ii. ; m. George Tieman.
ii. Anastatius.
T. Philip; b. 1783.
v. Maria Barbara; b.1786.
II. Christopher Uhler, of Lebanon township,
brother of the foregoing ; d. June, 1804, leaving a wife,
Judith, and children :
, Margaret.
, Catharine
III. John Uhler, of Lebanon township, probably
another brother ; d. in 1805, leaving children :
i. Elizabeth,
ii. Catharine.
ii. Barbara.
TJLRICK.
I. Adam Ulrick, of Lebanon township ; d. Au-
gust, 1781, leaving wife, Julianna, and children :
i. George.
ii. Christopher.
iii. Martin.
iT. Mary ; m. and had Elizabeth and four other children.
T. Julianna; m. Michael Holderbaum.
II. Christopher Ulrick, of Lebanon township,
son of Adam ; d. prior to 1799, leaving a wife and
children :
i. Adam.
ii. Stophel.
iii. Tobias.
iv. Michael.
v. Daniel.
vi. Mary ; a
. Christopher Reigart.
vii. Catbarin
e ; m. John Yengst.
UMBEHAND.
Jacob Umbehand, of Heidelberg; d. September,
1811, leaving a wife, Susanna, and children:
i. John.
ii. Catharine,
iii. Susanna.
it. Sophia.
UNGER.
George Unger, of Bethel ; d. September, 1789,
leaving a wife, Susanna, and children, besides two
others :
i. Valentine,
ii. George.
URICH.
Michael Urich, of Lebanon; d. prior to 1770,
leaving a wife and children :
i. Philip.
ii. Barbara,
iii. Michael.
iT. Elizabeth.
t. Jane.
VAN GUNDY.
I. Peter "Van Gundy, of Bethel township; d.
prior to 1763, leaving a wife and children :
i. John,
ii. Peter.
iT. Joseph.
T. Benjamin.
Ti. Christian.
Tii. DaTid.
II. Joseph Van Gundy, son of Peter, was a sol-
dier in the war of the Revolution, and a lieutenant in
a company of associators. For his services he re-
ceived from the State of Pennsylvania a tract of
donation land in the New Purchase ; he d. about 1800,
in Lincoln County, Ky. ; married, and had :
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353
i. Joseph,
il. Jacob.
iii. Samuel,
iv. Catharine,
v. Margaret,
vi. Mary.
vii. Elizabeth.
vlii. Susanna.
III. Jacob Van Gundy (Joseph, Peter), b. Oct.
13, 1765, in Lancaster County ; entered the service
April 25, 1779, at Lebanon; marched with the army
to North River, afterwards to New Windsor and to
Newburgh, then to Fishkill and to Monford, in the
State of New York; part of the time was engaged in
hauling provisions from Morristown, N. J., to the
troops at New Windsor and other places in New
York; was discharged in December, 1780. In 1781
enlisted in the militia at Lebanon, under Capt. Wen-
telwaver, Major Hipsmau, Carl Carpenter, or Zim-
merman ; remained in service about thirty days, and
discharged at Crooked Billet. In 1834 he was resid-
ing in Danville, 111.
VOGHT.
Jacob Voght, of Heidelberg; d. July, 1802, leav-
ing a wife, Barbara, and children :
i. George.
ii. Matthias,
iii. Barbara,
iv. Eva; m.Ulrich Snevely.
v. Catharine.
WAGGONER.
Michael Waggoner, of Lebanon township; d.
prior to 1774, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and children :
i. Martin.
ii. Christopher,
iii. Michael,
iv. Daniel.
v. Jacob.
Catharine.
. Freeny.
Klizulirtll.
III. Martin Weidman, of Cocalico township; d.
about 1770, leaving a wife, Margaretta, and children :
WEIDMAN.
I. Rudolph Weidman, a native of Switzerland,
settled in Warwick township, Lancaster Co., at an
early period. He died prior to 1770, and left among
other children :
i. Abraham ; m. aud bad issue,
ii. Martin ; m. Margaretha, and had issue,
iii. Jacob; m. and had among others John.
II. Abraham Weidman, of Lebanon township;
d. August, 1779, leaving a wife, Barbara, who had
been the widow of Audley Snevely. His children,
as follows, were by a former wife :
i. Jacob.
ii. Barbara,
iii. Elizabeth.
iv. Magdalena.
v. Maria,
vi. Anna.
i. Christopher,
ii. Jacob.
iii. Elizabeth; m. Adam Hacker,
iv. Margaretta; m. George Hacke
v. Catharine; m. George Wechte
vi. Barbara; m. Beruhard Gardlie
rtl. Wendle; d. prior to 1770; m. a
IV. Elizabeth Weidman (Martin) ; m. Adam
Hacker, of Cocalico township, Lancaster Co. ; d.
1785, leaving children :
i. Frederick.
ii. John.
ii. Christopher
v. Christina; e
1. He
nry Fedder.
v. Adam.
vi. George.
ii. Martin.
ii. Elizabeth.
x. Jacob.
THE WEIGLEY FAMILY.
It is a traditional fact in the early history' of the
Weigley family in this country that their direct an-
cestor came over with William Penn and settled in
Philadelphia County. Whether he was an actual con-
vert to Quakerism or not does not appear, although
that the family here owes its origin to that portion of
its German ancestry which came under the influence
of Penn when he visited Holland and Germany in
1671 for the advancement of Quakerism, is manifest.
Long prior to 1734 John Michael Weigley had settled
in Lower Salford township, at which time he was a
land-owner of a considerable tract. His son George
died Oct. 20, 1760, leaving a widow and five children,
viz., Elizabeth, wife of Frederick Gable, Catharine,
George, Margaret, and John. While Adam Weigley,
the immediate progenitor of the family in Lebanon
County, was born in 1744 in Lancaster County, where
his father, a brother of John Michael and a contem-
porary of William Penn, had settled. The descend-
ants of these brothers are widely scattered with their
numerous progeny through Pennsylvania, Maryland,
Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
Adam Weigley ; b. at Reamstown, Lancaster Co.,
Pa., in 1744; removed to White Marsh, Montgomery
Co., Pa.; m., in 1770, to Hannah Eva Walter, who
was born in Cocalico township, Lancaster Co., Pa.,
and wTho survived her husband several years, dying
in 1840, near Newmanstown, Berks Co., Pa. Adam
was a farmer by occupation, and finally settled near
Womelsdorf, Pa., where he died in 1798, leaving con-
siderable real estate, as appears from the proceedings
in partition in the Orphans' Court of the County of
Berks, commenced in December, 1800, and leaving
the following children, to wit:
i. Joseph ; b. in 1770 ; m. in 1790 ; admitted to the bar of Phila-
delphia County in 179S; removed to Westmoreland County,
Pa., and died near Greensburg in 1S19, leaving issue, three
sons, viz. : Alexander, a physician, now dead, aud Horatio
354
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
and Wellington, both lawyers, now living in Chicago, 111.;
also six daughters, viz., Eliza, Julia, Ann, Hannah, Harriet,
and Mary,
ii. Samuel; b. in 1772; m. to Maria Reed, and had issue: Han-
nah, Rebecca (m. to Jacob Hedinger), Lucy (ni. to Henry
Lautz), Lydia (m. to George Bechtholtz), William (m. to
Royal Phillabaum), and Mary (m. to Emanuel Null).
iii. David,
iv. Jacob; b. Jan. 22, 1789; m. Catharine Miller. (See record
below.)
v. Daniel.
vi. Elizabeth ; m. to Joseph Debbie, Berks County, Pa., bad issue
(1) Elizabeth, (2) Julia (in. to Henry Noll),
vii. Sarah ; m. to John Brow, Newmanstowu, Berks Co., Pa.
viii. Catharine; m. Philip Kalbaugh, Berks Co., Pa,
ix. Susannah ; m. to Jacob Noll, West Va.
Of the above Jacob alone settled permanently in
Lebanon County, where nearly all of his descendants
now reside.
Jacob Weigley (Adam) ; b. Jan. 22, 1789, in
Berks County, Pa. ; d. Dec. 21, 1880 ; was a farmer by
occupation, and resided at Millbach, Lebanon Co.,
Pa.; m., Sept. 28, 1810, Catharine Miller (b. Jan. 7,
1792; d. March 21, 1869, at Millbach), daughter of
John Miller. They had issue:
i. Mary Weigley ; b. Aug. 22, 1811 ; residing
at Richland, Lebanon Co., Pa.
ii. Isaac Weigley; b. July 11, 1813; m., August,
1836, to Elizabeth Zeller, who was born May 21, 1818,
and now reside at Richland, Lebanon Co., Pa. Their
children are:
i. Malinda S. ; b. April 7, 1837 ; m. Michael B. Shaeffer, October,
1867, anil had issue :
Miller; b. Aug. 6, 1869.
Minnie ; b. Oct. 4, 1875.
ii. Catharine E.; b. Nov. 16, 1838; n
1857, and had issue :
Mary Anderson ; b. Feb. 28, 186!
Lizzie; b. April 6,1874.
Dura; b. Dec. 2, 1875.
Aila; b. June 11, 1878.
iii. Francis W.; b. Jan. 28, 1840; soldi
Peuua. Cavalry), and killed ii
in 1SIU.
iv. John J.; b. Feb. 12,1842; m. to Maria E. Kill
1868, and had issue :
Ida; b. April 18, 1870.
Mary ; b. April 26, 1S72.
Harry; b. March 20,1874.
Dawson ; b. Oct. 20, 1877.
Robert; b. Jan. 22, 1880.
v. Wayne J. ; b. March 15, 1844.
vi. Jacob Z.; b. Juno 6, 1846; m. Harriet Boyer Oct. 30, 1869, and
bad issue:
Francis; b. March 14, 1873.
Isadore; b. June 15, 1878.
vii. William W.; b. Aug. 21, 1S48.
III. Charles Weigley; b. Oct. 15, 1815; m.,
first, to Sarah Moore ; d. ; m., second, to Hester
Walter; reside at Tulpenhock, Berks Co., Pa., and
their children are :
to Henry Mel], Octobe
the Union army (7th
! war of the Rebellion
Sept. 13,
1865, and had
i. Jonathan W. ; b. ; m. Emma Kiln
issue: Lizzie; b. August, 1879.
ii. Annie C; b. April 18, 1844; m. to John M. Holstein, Aug. 3,
1867, and had issue :
Thomas ; b. July 22, 1868.
Elmer; b. June 10, 1870.
iii. Amanda,
iv. Walker.
v. Pierce.
IV. William M. Weigley (Jacob, Adam), (see
biographical sketch); b. Jan. 1, 1818, at Millbach,
Lebanon Co., Pa.; m., Jan. 19, 1841, to Anna Rex,
youngest daughter of Abraham Rex, of Shaeflfers-
town. Their children are:
I. Rex ; b. at Shaefferstown, Pa., Feb. 12, 1842 ; m., September,
1865, to Mary E. Borthwick, of Philadelphia, aud bad
issue :
Sophie B. ; u. Oct. 30, 1866 ; d. April 18, 1876.
Annie R.; b. March 18, 1868.
William B. ; b. May 30, 1869.
Rex; b. March 23,1876.
Robert B.; b. Feb. 11, 1879; d. April 17, 1882.
Jessie ; b. March 13, 1880 ; d. April 27, 1882.
ii. William Wallace; b. at Shaefferstown, Pa., Aug. 4, 1843; a
graduate of class of '62, at Franklin and Marshall Col-
lege, Lancaster, Pa. ; admitted to the Philadelphia bar in
June, 1867; m., June 15, 1870, to Mary S. Forney, eldest
daughter of the late Hon. John W. Forney, of Philadel-
phia; he was also cashier of the United States Custom-
House in 1872-73, and has been engaged in the practice
of law in Philadelphia, where he now resides,
iii. Anna Isadore; b. at Shaefferstown, Pa., Sept. 15, 1847; m., July
26, 1877, to Theodore D. Griswold, of St. Joseph, Mo, and
had issue:
Ray ; b. Sept. 15, 1878.
V. Allen Weigley; b. July 24, 1821; m., Nov.
8, 1858, to Ann Elizabeth English, of Jonestown, Leb-
anon Co., Pa. They now reside at Myerstown, Leb-
anon Co., Pa., and their children are :
i. Robert E. ; b. April 14, 1859; admitted to Lebanon County
bar 1883.
ii. Sue S. ; b. March 17, 1861.
iii. William Wallace; b. Nov. 25, 1863.
iv. Katie D. ; b. April 13, 1865.
v. Richard W. ; b. July 6, 1867.
VI. Caroline; b. Oct. 4, 1823; m. to David
Moyer, of Millbach, Lebanon Co., Pa., and their
children are :
Morris M. ; b. in 1859;
Ada D. ; b. in 1863.
Robert ; b. in 1S65.
. Elizabeth Noll.
VII. Lucy Ann; b. Oct. 8, 1825; m. to Daniel
Pennypacker, Lancaster Co., Pa. ; both now deceased.
They had issue :
Amelia M. ; m. to Joseph Brubaker, of Lebanon Cuunty, Pa.
VIII. Henrietta; b. April 2, 1828; m. to Michael
M. Moore, of Millbach, Lebanon Co., Pa., where
they now reside. Their children are :
i. Miller ; b. in 1853 ; m. Emma R. Smith,
ii. Jonathan W. ; b. in 1855; m. Mary R. Kaufman,
iii. Andrew; b. in 1857; m. Fannie Frank.
IX. Oliver Weigley ; b. Oct. 23, 1830 (now de-
ceased) ; formerly m. to Ella Jones, of Baltimore,
Md., and had issue:
Elizabeth.
X. John A. Weigley ; b. July 22, 1832 ; m., Oct.
19, 1858, to Sabina S. Meiser, now residing at Rich-
land, Lebanon Co., Pa. Their children are :
i. Westa M. ; b. July 11, 1859.
ii. Emma S. ; b. May 4, 1865.
iii. Walrow W.; b. March 1, 1868.
GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
355
WELKER.
I. John Welker, of Derry; d. 1795, leaving a
wife and children :
i, Samuel.
ii. Elizabeth,
iii. Nancy,
iv. Barbara; m. George Shank.
v. John,
vi. Henry.
II. Charles Welker, of Middle Paxtang; d.
May 12, 1799, leaving a wife, Catharine, and chil-
dren :
Benja
. Catharine
. Elizabeth.
. Christina (Jane).
. Esther.
. Charles.
. John.
Susanna; d. prior to 1801.
Mary Barbara (posthumous
WEIRICK.
I. George Weirick, of Bethel ; d. in 1752, and
left children :
i. Nicholas; b. 1734.
ii. William; b. 1736; m. Margaret ; who, when a widow,
married Rudy Fry.
iii. Barbara; b. 173S ; d. prior to 1771 ; m. and left issue,
iv. Christian; b. 1740.
v. Mary Elizabeth ; h. 1742; m. Jacob Brunner.
vi. Margaret; b. 1744; d. prior to 1771 ; m. Rudy Fry.
vii. George; b.1746; d. prior to 1771.
viii. Peter; b. 1748.
ix. Valentine; b. 1750.
II. Christian Weirick, of Bethel; d. July, 1771,
leaving a wife, Margaret, and children :
i. Mary,
ii. Margaret.
iii. Christian.
iv. Jacob; m. Margaret .
v. George.
vi. Peter; m. Catharine Simons,
vii. Elizabeth.
III. Anthony Weirick, of Middletown; d. prior
to 1799, leaving children:
i. Valentine.
ii. Margaret; m. Abraham Gross.
iii. Elizabeth ; in. Ludwig Heckman.
iv. Mary; m. Jobu Fisher.
v. Christina ; m. David Davis.
vi. Philip,
vii. Catharine; m. Joseph Snyder.
WEISS.
I. Henry Weiss, of Heidelberg; d. in 1768, leav-
ing a wife and children :
i. Christian ; b. 1745.
ii. Henry; b. 1747.
iii. Mary ; b. 1749. i
iv. Susanna; b. 1752.
v. Magdalena; b. 1755.
vi. Anna; b. 1757.
vii. Esther; b. 1759.
II. Christian Weiss, of Heidelberg; d. Septem-
ber, 1811, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and children:
i. Jacob,
ii. Henry.
I. Henry Weitzel, of Lebanon township, son
of Henry; d. April, 1776, leaving children:
Martin.
John.
v. Margaret; m. Killia
v. Mary Magdalena.
II. Martin Weitzel, of Lebanon township, son
of Henry; d. September, 1784, leaving a wife, Anna
Mary, and children :
Henry.
Catharine
John.
. William.
. Mary.
WENGER.
John Wenger, of Bethel ; d. August, 1806, leav-
ing children:
i. Christian,
ii. John,
iii. Martin.
iv. Abraham,
v. Jacob,
vi. Barbara,
vii. Veronica,
viii. Elizabeth.
Ann
nd a step-daughter, Catharine Huber.
WILLE.
I. Jacob Wille, of Bethel ; d. May, 1811, leaving
a wife, Regina, and children :
i. Anna Maria; in. George Heilman.
ii. Susanna; m. Philip Stein.
iii. Elizabeth; m. Christian Seltzer, and had Henry,
iv. Sophia; m. Paul Wolff.
v. Barbara; m. 1st, Jacob Dutts; 2d, Christian Kuehel.
II. August Wille, of Bethel; d. October, 1811,
leaving a wife, Catharine.
WOLF.
I. Jacob Wolf, of Lebanon township ; d. Novem-
ber, 1786, leaving a wife, Anna Agatha, who died in
1791, and children :
i. Peter,
ii. Christian.
iii. Jacob,
iv. Barbara.
v. John,
vi. George,
vii. Elizabeth.
of Lebanon township ; d. May, 17S7.
II. Jacob Wolf, of Bethel ; d. about 1796, leaving
a wife, Barbara, and children :
i. Barbara ; n:
ii. Christian,
ii. Magdalena.
Samuel Miller.
III. Christian Wolf, of Bethel ; d. June, 1808,
leaving a wife, Susanna, and among other children :
i. John.
ii. Michael,
ii. Christian.
356
HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
WOLFERSBERGER.
I. Frederick Wolfersberger, of Heidelberg;
d. prior to 1767, .leaving a wife, Elizabeth, who after-
wards married Michael Mayer, and among others,
children :
i. John.
ii. Catharine; m. Jacob Gemberling.
iii. Anna Maria.
II. Peter Wolfersberger, St., of Heidelberg;
d. September, 1802, leaving wife, Elizabeth, and
children :
i. Frederick,
ii. George Michael,
iii. John,
iv. Margaret; m. 1st, George Storn; 2d, Daniel Henning.
v. Anna; m. John Thomas,
vi. Peter; d. December, 1812, leaving a wife, Catharine.
III. George Michael Wolfersberger, late of
Culpeper County, Va. ; d. prior to 1791, leaving
children :
iii. Hannah,
iv. John,
v. Margaret,
vi. Elizabeth,
vii. Catharine.
YORDY, or YORTY.
I. Jacob Yordy, of Lebanon township; d. Jan-
uary, 1795, leaving a wife, Anna, who was a daughter
of John Doner, and children :
1. Christian.
iii. Elizabeth.
iv. Barbara; m. John Heisey.
v. Mary Anna,
vi. Veronica,
vii. Catharine.
II. Peter Yordy, of Lebanon township ; d. De-
cember, 1796, leaving a wife, Mary, and children :
i. Henry.
ii. John.
iii. Mary ; m. John Nisley.
iv. Anna; m. John Stohr.
v. Barbara; m. Jacob Grocey.
His brother, Christian, was made executor.
III. Henry Yordy, of Lebanon township; d.
prior to December, 1807, leaving a wife, Anna, and
children :
i. John,
ii. Mary.
iii. Barbara ; m. Jacob Meyer,
iv. Henry,
v. Anna,
vi. Elizabeth,
vii. Peter.
viii. Christian.
Emily ; m. Andrew Berger.
ZELLER.
Henry Zeller, of Heidelberg ; d. prior to 1792,
leaving children :
■ i. John; ru. Gertrude , and removed to Penn township,
Northumberland Co., Pa.
ii. Margaret Elizabeth ; m. Nicholas Klotz.
iii. Elizabeth; m. Michael Schweigert.
. Henry.
. Michael.
. Andrew.
. Frederick.
. Peter.
Tobias.
ZIMMERMAN.
I. Frederick Zimmerman; d. in 1793, in Leb-
anon township, Lebanon Co., Pa. ; m. and left issue:
i. John ; m. Catharine Fisher, daughter of Peter Fisher,
ii. Catharine; m. Isaac Blystone.
iii. Pe^gy ; m. Peter Eichelberger.
iv. Elizabeth; ni. Abraham Blystone.
V. Julianna; m. John Gossart.
vi. Sophia,
vii. Adam,
viii. Martin.
ix. Gotlieb.
x. Frederick.
II. Michael Zimmerman (Frederick) ; b. Aug.
21, 1752, in Lebanon township, Lancaster (Lebanon)
Co., Pa. ; d. June 3, 1789 ; m. Barbara , b. 1753;
d. 1829. They had issue :
ii. Michael.
iii. John; b. July 5, 1785.
iv. Adam ; b. Aug. 2, 1787.
GRUBB.
I. Curtis Grubb, son of Peter Grubb; d. January,
1789, in Lebanon township, leaving a wife Ann and
children :
i. Peter.
ii. Curtis, Jr. ; d, in 1790, leaving his estate to his sister, Eliza-
beth,
iii. Elizabeth,
iv. Martha.
v. Samuel,
vi. Juliana.
II. Peter Grubb, son of John Grubb ; b. Sept. 8,
1740; d. Jan. 17, 1786, at Hopewell Forge; m. Mary
Shippen Burd (b. Jan. 15, 1753 ; d. Feb. 23, 1774),
daughter of Col. James Burd and Sarah Shippen (see
Burds of Tinian). They had issue :
i. Allen ; b. Sept. 12, 1772; was a physician ; went to Tennessee,
where he married and died,
ii. Henry Bates; b. Feb. 6, 1774; m. 1st, Ann Carson; 2d, Har-
riet A. Buckley.
III. Henry Bates Grubb (Peter, John); b. Feb.
6, 1774, at Hopewell Forge; d. March 9, 1823, at
Mount Hope Furnace; m., first, Ann Carson (b. July
4, 1781, in Paxtang; d. Oct. 19, 1806), daughter of
John Carson, of Harrisburg, and there was issue :
i. Henry ; b. Sept. 30, 1806; d. June 6, 1873.
Henry Bate's Grubb m., secondly, Harriet Amelia
Buckley, daughter of Daniel Buckley, of Lancaster
County, and there was issue :
ii. Edward Burd; b. Dec. 27, 18'. 6 ; m.Euphemia B. Parker,
iii. Charles Buckley; d. s. p.
iv. Clement Allen ; in. Mary Ann Brooke.
v. Mary Shippen; ni. George W. Parker,
vi. Sarah Elizabeth ; ni. John George Ogilvie.
vii. Alfred Bates; ni. Ellen Farnum.
ADDENDA.
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
[For former representatives, see Dauphin County.]
U.N
1814-15. Peter Shindel.
1815-16. Peter Shindel.
1816-17. Jacob Gooduart.
John Sawyer.
1817-1S. John Harrison.
John Uhler.
1818-19. George Seltzer.
Adam Ritscher.
1819-20. Adam Ritscher.
John Uhler.
1820-21. John Uhler.
Joseph Barnett.
1821-22. John Harrison.
J. Andrew Shulze.
1822-23. George Seltzer.
Adam Ritscher.
1823-24. George Seltzer.
Gottlieb Orth.
1824-25. James Bell.
Charles Gleim.
1825-26. James Bell.
Charles Gleim.
1826-27. James Bell.
Philip Wolfersberger.
1827-2S.1 Peter Wolfersberger,
1828-29. Philip Wolfersberger.
Peter Shindel.
1829-30. Isaac Myers.
1830-31. William Reily.
1831-32. David Mitchell.
1832-33. David Mitchell.
1833-34. David Mitchell.
1834-35. John Krause.
1835-36. John Krause.
1836-37. George Weidman.
1837-38. John Killinger.
1838-39. Gotlieb Kintzel.
1840. Gottlieb Kin zle.
1841. John Brunner.
1842. John Brunner.
1843. Daniel Stine.
1844. Daniel Stine.
Constitution of 1790.
1S45. John P. Sanderson.
1846. John Bassler.
1847. Jobn Bassler.
1848. Adam Grittinger.
1849. Adam Grittinger.
1850. John W. Killinger.
1851. John W. Killinger.
1852. John C. Seltzer.
1853. John C. Seltzer.
1854. John Meily.
1855. William A. Barry.
1856. William A. Barry.
1857. C. E. Hoffman.
1858. John George.
1859. Joseph B. Ecknian.
1860. Joseph B. Eckman.
1861. J. L. Bixler.
1862. .
1863. G. Dawson Coleman.
1864. G. Dawson Coleman.
1865. Isaac Hoffer.
1866. J. G. Meily.
1867. J. G. Meily.
1868. Jacob G. Heilman.
1869. Jacob G. Heilman.
1870. Jerome B. Deininger.
1871. Jonathan Zerbe.
1872. Anthony S. Ely.
1873. W. M. Kaufman.
1874. W. M. Kaufman.
1875. William H. Hostetter.
1876. William H. Hostetter.
1877. F. M. Bachman.
J. Henry Miller.
1878. F. M. Bachman.
J. Henry Miller.
1879-80. George W. Hovertei
John Etter.
1881-82. Theodore B. Klein.
John B. Seidel.
1883-84. Theodore B. Klein.
John J. Euston.
SENATORS UNDER CONSTITUTION OF 1837-38.
[See Dauphin County History, as prior to 1876
Lebanon was in the same senatorial district.]
Under Constitution of 1874.
1874. Jacob G. Heilman. 1878. George F. Meily.
1876. Jacob G. Heilman. 1881-84. Cyrus R. Lantz.
1877. George F. Meily.
1 Tie vote between Charles Gleim and Peter Shindel.
[For members of Congress, see Dauphin County,
save where, after the ninth census, Lebanon was in
the congressional district with Schuylkill County.
During four years of that decade, John W. Killinger,
of Lebanon, represented the district in the United
States Congress.]
TENTH CENSUS.
LEBANON COUNTY.
Population by townships, etc.
Bethel township Z332
Cold Spring township 40
Cornwall " 2.522
East Hanover " 1,704
Heidelberg " 2,408
Jackson " 3,709
Jonestown borough 703
Lebanon " 8,778
Ward 1 1,825
" 2 1.476
" 3 1,006
" 4 1,401
" 5 1,602
" 6 1.468
Londonderry township 2,454
Mill Creek " 2,238
North Annville " 2,134
North Lebanon « 2,560
South Annville " 1,809
South Lebanon " 2,117
Swatara " 1,249
Union " 1,719
White 38,391
Colored 85
Nativity.
Native 37,844
Foreign 632
Native and Foreign.
Born in Pennsylvania 37,617
New York 27
" New Jersey 20
" Maryland 57
Ohio 31
Virginia 8
" Britii-h America 3
" England and Wales 41
Ireland 135
Scotland 7
" German Empire 398
France II
" Sweden and Norway 3
School, Military, and Citizenship, ages, etc.
Male 18,707
Female 19,769
Five to seventeeu vears, male 5.72S
" " '" female 5,767
Eighteen to forty-four years, male 6,884
Twenty-one years and over 9,420
Farm areas and farm values.
Farms 2.476
Improved land 154.54S
Value of farms, etc 517,146,608
Value of farming implements $436,332
Value of live stock S96S.785
Cost of building, etc., 1879 $73,261
Cost of fertilizers purchased, 1S79 573,317
Estimated value of products sold, 1879 $1,620,361
357
INDEX TO HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
[NAMES IN ITALIC ARE FOUND IN THE GENEALOGICAL REGISTER]
Abolition of slavery in Pennsylvania, 50.
Act for, 50.
Aborigines, 3.
Academy, Lebanon, 147.
Achey's, Capt. Jacob, company, war of 1812-14,
54.
Achey family, 233.
Admissions to Lebanon County bar, 1813-83,
60, 01.
Albrecht, 330.
Allbright, Rev. Jacob, sketch of, 261.
Annville, town of, 227.
Aunville township, history of, 223.
Arndt, 330.
Arnolt, 310.
Ashbongh, 330.
Associators, formation of, 30.
meeting of, at Lancaster, 33.
Atkinson, 330.
B.
Backman family, 235.
Baker or Becker, 331.
Banks of Lebanon borough, 150.
Bar, admissions to, 60, 61.
Bassler, Capt. John H., sketch of, 301.
Bassler, Capt. John H., roll of company of, 103.
Baughman, 330.
Beal, 331.
Beaver, Isaac, sketch of, 303.
Beck, 331.
Behne or Beaney, 331.
Berg Kirche, 225.
Bernj, 331.
Beshore, 331.
Bethel township, history of, 168.
Bickel, John, sketch of, 262.
Bicksler, Jacob L., sketch of, 261.
Bindnagel's Church, 221.
Blough, 3S1.
Bodenhern, Professor William, sketch of, 303.
Bollinger, 332.
Books, authors, etc., 127.
Bossier, 332.
Bougher, 332.
Boughter, Capt. A. U., roll of militia company
of, 117.
Boundaries of Lebanon County, 58.
Bower, Dr. Franklin H., sketch of, 302.
Bote
, 332.
Boyer or Beyer, 332.
Braddock's expedition, 23.
Indian murders following defeat of, 24.
Brand, 332.
Brecht, 332.
Bnghtbill, 333.
British prisoners at Lebanon, 36.
parole taken by, 37.
escape of, 37.
plans of escape of, ferreted out by Capt.
Lee, 45.
aggressions prior to 1812, 53.
Brosius, 333.
Broxim, 333.
Brunner, William E., sketch of, 303.
Bucher (Benedict) family, 236.
Bucher, Rev. John Conrad, sketch of, 262.
358
" Bundling" among Pennsylvania Germans, 15.
Burgesses of Lebanon borough, 137.
Burkliolder, 333.
Busse, Capt. Christian, 27.
C.
Cammerhoff, Bishop, narrative of journey of,
in 1748, 19.
Campbellstown, 218.
Capp, George T., sketch of, 303.
Carmany, 334.
Census for 1880, 357.
Churches of Lebanon borough, 138-147.
Cold Spring townBhip, history of, 194.
Coleman family, 237.
Coleman, George Dawson, sketch of, 264.
Coleman, Robert, sketch of, 265.
Commissioners, County, list of, 119.
Conrad, 334.
Continental paper money, 52.
fac-simile of a thirty dollar note, 52.
Coroners, list of, 119.
Corporations, remonstrance of inhabitants of
Lebanon against power of, in 1794, 62.
Court-House at Lebanun, 58.
Courts, early, 69.
Cornwall township, history of, 1G0.
Cornwall estate, furnaces, etc., 163-168.
Cover, Capt. Solomon, roll of company of, 77.
Orall or Krall, 234.
D.
Daugherty, Capt. Eli, roll of company of, 96.
DeHaas, Gen. John Philip, sketch of, 265.
Deiminger, 334.
Derr, 334.
Derr, Capt. Nicholas, compauy of war of
1812-14,54.
Derr, Capt. William M., roll of company of, 85 .
Derr, William M., sketch of, 303.
Diehle, 334.
Dissinger, Col. D. C, sketch of, 266.
Doctor Dady, 127.
Doebler, Capt. Henry, company of war of
1812-14, 55.
Dubbs, 335.
E.
Early family, 238.
East Hanover township, history of, 177.
East Hanover Post-office, 183.
Eberly, Rev. Daniel, sketch of, 304.
Ebersole, 335.
Eckert, 335.
Eggers, Rev. Lewis G., Bketch of, 266.
Ellenberger, 335.
Ellinger, 335.
Embich, Maj. Frederick, sketch of, 2G7.
Embich, Col. John B., roster of 48th Regiment,
emergency troops, 114.
Emrick, 335.
Eitgle, 335.
Erb, Rev. Jacob, sketch of, 268.
Euston, John J., sketch of, 304.
F.
Faber or Failber, 335.
Faber, Capt. Samuel R., roll of militia com-
pany of, 118.
Felly, 33C.
Fire department of Lebanon borough, 150.
Fisher, 336.
Fisher, Capt. Philip, roll of company of 1812-
14, 55.
Fisher, Rev. Richard A., sketch of, 269.
Flory, Capt. William S„ roll of militia com-
pany, 115.
Follz, 336.
Formation of Lebanon County, 57.
Forney, 336.
Forney, Charles B., sketch of, 305.
Forts, Indian, 27.
Foulk, Capt. Charles, 29.
Fredericksburg, 173.
Freeman, Col. William G., sketch of, 269.
French and Indian war, 23.
officers in, 28, 29.
troops stationed in, 29.
Fritz, 336.
Funck, Josiah, sketch of, 305.
Funck, Capt: Josiah, roll of militia company
of, 117.
Funk, 336.
G-.
Genealogical History, 233-259.
230.
German settlers in Pennsylvania, 11.
in colloquial Pennsylvania German, 15.
Germans, education of, scheme for the, 13.
industry, 14.
language of, 14.
Gent or Ghent, 336.
Gelz, 336.
Gingrich, 337
Gleim family, 240.
Gleim, George, 6ketch of, 306.
Gloninger, 337.
Gloninger, Dr. Cyrus D., sketch of, 270.
Gloninger, Col. John, battalion of militia in
the Revolution, 49.
Gloninger, Hon. John, sketch of, 269.
Gloninger, Dr. John W., sketch of, 271.
Gloninger, Rev. Philip, sketch of, 270.
Glossbrenner, 337.
Gobin, Gen. John P. S., sketch of, 305.
Gossert, 337.
Graff or Groff,337.
Greenawalt family, 240.
Greenawalt, Maj. L. L., sketch of, 305.
Greenawalt, Col. Philip, sketch of, 272.
Greenawalt, Col. Philip, officers of battalion
or, 31.
Greth, Capt. A.O., roll of militia company of,117.
Grille, 337.
Groli. 338-.
Grove family, 241.
Giove, Elias, sketch of, 306.
Grove, Jacob W., sketch of, 306.
Grubb, 356.
Grubb, Capt. Peter, Jr., roll of company of, in
the Revolution, 31.
Guilford, Simeon, sketch of, 306.
Guilford, Dr. William M., sketch of, 307.
H.
Hake or Hawk, 338.
Hanover township, East, history of, 177.
INDEX TO HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
359
Harper, Capt. Cornelius A., roll of company of,
110.
Harper's tavern, 183.
Harrison, Gen. John, sketch of, 273.
Hassinger, Rev. David, sketch of, '273.
Haussegger, Col. Nicholas, sketch of, 273.
Hnntz, Rev. Anthony, sketch of, 274.
Hebron Moravian Church, 158.
fleeter!,, 338.
Heidelberg: company, roll of, in the Bervice of
the Revolution, 30.
Heidelberg township, history of, 195-204.
Heilmau family, 242.
Ueilman, Samuel, sketch of, 275.
Heilrunn, George G., sketch of, 307.
Heilman, Capt. Jacob G., sketch of, 308.
Heisey, 33s.
Henner, 338.
Henniug, 338.
Henry, Capt. Charles, roll of company of, 109.
Capt. Jerome W., roll of militia company
of, 114.
Herter or Hurler, 338.
Heylman, Capt. Adam, company of, in French
aud Indian war, 28.
Hiester, Rev. William, sketch of, 274.
Hoffman, George, sketch of, 308.
Hollenbach, Matthias, sketch of, 275.
Bollinger, 338.
Holmes, Capt. Joseph G., roll of militia com-
pany, 116.
Horn, Capt. John J., roll of compauy of, 101.
Horst, 338.
Hosteller, 338.
Houck, Professor Henry, sketch of, 309.
Houston, Capt. T. B., roll of militia company
of, 115.
Houlz, 338.
Huber or floorer, 339.
a»lt«tr, 339.
I.
Ibach, Professor J. Lawrence, sketch of, 309.
Independence, war for, 29-49.
Indian relics, 3.
names, 4.
Six Nations, Lord's Prayer iu language of,
4.
title to lands, 4.
Industries of Lebanon, 154.
Internal improvements, Gl.
l8enhouer,ji39.
J.
Jackson township, history of, 205-209.
Jail at Lebanon, 59.
Johnston, Rev. Thomas S., sketch of, 310.
Jones, 339.
Jonestown, history of, 185.
Judge, criminal, 118.
Judges, additional law, 119.
Judges, associate, list of, 118.
Jury commissioners, list of, 119.
Justices of the peace for townships and bor-
oughs, 120-122.
K.
Kapp, 339.
Karen, Jacob, sketch of, 277.
Karch, Jacob, sketch of, 312.
Karmany, Capt. David M., roll of independent
cavalry company of, 114.
Kelker family, 243.
Kelker, Capt. Anthony, sketch of, 277.
Eerpei; 339.
Kettering, 340.
Killinger, 340.
Killinger, John W., sketch of, 313.
Kimmerling, Jacob, sketch of, 277.
Kinports, John S., sketch of, 310.
.Kline, 340.
Kline, Levi, sketch of, 277.
Kline, George W., sketch of, 277.
Kline, George W., Jr., sketch of, 312.
Kline, Theodore B., sketch of, 311.
Klotz, Capt. Jacob, roll of compauy or, in Fly-
ing Camp, 35.
Knoll, 340.
Koch, 340.
Koppenheger, 340.
Koppeuheffer, Capt. Thomas, roll of compauy
of in the Revolution, 33.
Krause, Capt. David, sketch of, 277.
Krause, Hon. David, sketch of, 278.
Krehl, 340.
Kreider family, 245.
Kreider, Henry H., sketch or, 312.
Kremer, Rev. F. W., sketch of, 313.
Hriteer, 341.
Kucher, John Peter, 20.
Kuhlmanu, Rev. A. F., sketch of, 278.
Kmh, 341.
Kurlz, Rev. John Nicholas, sketch of, 281.
Lancaster, meeting of associated battalions at,
33.
Lantz, Capt. Elijah G., roll of company of, 72.
Lantz, Cyrus R., sketch or, 314.
Leiuser, 341. i
Lebanon, meeting of inhabitants of, ut outset
of Revolution, 30.
British prisoners at, 36.
supplies to the Continental army from, 37.
formation of county of, 57.
in the war for the Union, 65.
Lebanon township, history of, 128.
Lebanon borough, history of, 133-150.
Lebanon Valley College, sketch of, 230.
Lebo, 341.
Lee, Capt. Andrew, exploits of, 45
Legislature, members of, lrom Lebanon County,
307.
Lehiimn, 341.
Lehman, William, sketch of, 279.
Leidig, 341.
Leroy, 341.
Lesher, Capt. Benjamin, roll of company of,
war of 1812-14, 55.
Lick, 341.
Lick, James, sketch of, 281.
Lick, John, family of, note, 282.
Lick, John H , sketch of, 315.
Light family, 245.
Light, Hon. Andrew, sketch of, 315.
Light, Casper, sketch of, 285.
Light, Ezekiel, sketch of, 316.
Light, Rev. Felix, sketch of, 2S4.
Light, Rev. Job, sketch of, 316.
Light, Rev. Joel, sketch of, 317.
Light, Rev. John, sketch of, 285.
Light, Rev. Joseph F., sketch of, 285.
Light, Rev. Rudolph, sketch of, 317.
Lighly or Licldy, 341.
Lineaweaver family, 246.
Lineaweaver, Dr. George, sketch of, 2t*5.
Loesch, George, 19.
Loe,
,341.
Londonderry township, history of, 216-222.
Long, 342.
Long, Capt. John S., roll of company of, 91.
Lupp, Rev. Ludwig, sketch of, 286.
McClintoek, 342
McKee, Thoma
M.
McPherson, Hon. John B., sketch of, 317.
Mcl'herson, Col. Robert, note, 317.
Mack, John Martin, 21.
Mark, George, sketch of, 286.
Mark, Capt. John M., roll of company of, 89.
Mark, Col. John M., sketch of, 317.
Marshall, Dr. David B., sketch of, 287.
Marstellar, Col. Philip, sketch of, 286.
Matter, 342.
Meily, 312.
Meily, Capt. George F., roll ofi
113.
i company,
Meily, George F , sketch of, 318.
Meily, Jacob, Bketch of, 287.
Meily, Martin, sketch of, 317.
Merck, 342.
Meyer or Myer, 342.
Miererhoefe farms, 5.
Mill Creek township, history of, 210-215.
Miller family (see Muller).
Miller, of Bethel, 343.
Miller, of Heidelberg, 343.
Miller, Rev. John Peter, sketch of, 288.
Mish family, 246.
Mish, Dr. John B., sketch or, 288.
Moeller, Rev. Henry, sketch of, 288.
Montour, Andrew, 21.
Moser, 343.
Mount Nebo, 182.
Miiller family, 217.
Murray, Capt James, roll of company of, 100.
Murray, Capt. William W., roll of company of
87.
Myers, Capt. Jerome, roll of company of, 74.
Myerstown, history of, 206.
N.
Nn/Uger, 343.
Nagle, Capt. Daniel, roll of companv of, 107.
Neff, 344.
Neveland, 344.
Neicbeckei; 344.
Newman, 344.
Newspaper press of Lebanon, 148.
Ney, 344.
Noacre, 344.
Noll, Rev. Simon, sketch of, 318.
Non-associators, assessment of, for 1777, for
Lebanon township, 35.
Heidelberg township, 36.
Bethel township, 36.
North Annville township, history of, 224-232.
North Lebanon, 137.
North Lebanon township, history of, 156.
MM, 345.
Nub, 345.
Oath, religious, for members of First Constitu-
tional Convention, 38.
Oath of allegiance to the state of Pennsylva-
nia, ::s.
names of those who look before 'Squire
Thome, 39-43.
names of those who took before 'Squire
Shaeffei. 43,44.
Obtr, :i4.->.
Officers from Lebanon County in the war for
the Union. 70,
Officers, township, prior to 1785:
Lebanon township, 1J9.
Bethel township, 172.
Heidelberg township, 197.
Orntlorf, 345.
Orphans' Court, clerks of, 119.
Orth family, 248.
Orth, Adam, sketch of, 289.
360
INDEX TO HISTORY OF LEBANON COUNTY.
Palatinate College, 207.
Palmyra, 220.
Parsons, William, captain in the French and
Indian war, 27.
PaUon, 345.
Petgiey, 345.
"Pennsylvania Dutch," colloquial, chapter in,
15.
Pennsylvania, early German settlers in, 11.
formation of first State government, 38.
militia in the Rebellion, 113.
11th Regiment, 113.
48th Regiment, 114.
Volunteers, 5th Regiment, 71.
36th Regiment, 72.
64th Regiment, 75.
87th Regiment, 77.
93d Regiment, 78.
107th Regiment, 98.
115th Regiment, 100.
149th Regiment, 102.
. 162d Regiment, 104.
173d Regiment, 106.
209th Regiment, 110.
Petev, 345.
Plough, 345.
Freeze, 345.
Pr.thonotaries, list of, 119.
Provincial currency, 5.
Q.
Quitopahilla township, 133.
H.
Raher murder, 124.
Baiguel, 345.
Railroad, Philadelphia and Reading, 64.
Lebanon Valley, 64.
South Mountain, 64.
Schuylkill and Susquehanna, 65.
North Lebanon, 135.
Lebanon and Tremont, 65.
at Cornwall, 65.
Bamberger^ 345.
Rank family, 249.
Pauk, Hon. William, sketch of, 289.
Recorders, list of, 119.
Redemptioners, 12.
Reed, Adam, notes concerning, 25.
ReeB, Oapt. Jeremiah, roll of company of 1812
-14, 56.
Registers, list of, 119.
Reidenauer, Dr. John A., sketch of, 290.
Beifmne, 346.
Reigard, 346.
Reily, Rev. James R., sketch of, 318.
Reily, Capt. John, sketch of, 290.
Reily, -Rev. William M., sketch of, 318.
Reiuoehl, Capt. John, roll of militia company
of, 116.
Reinoehl, Adolphus, sketch of, 319.
Reinoehl, Samuel, sketch of, 290.
Beumiyer, 340.
Beist, 346.
Religious test oath administered to members of
First Constitutional Convention, 38.
Revolution, war of, early action of inhabitants
in, 29.
oaths of allegiance in, 38.
soldiers of Lebanon in, 30-33.
members of county committee from Leb-
anon, 30.
British prisoners, during, at Lebanon, 36.
Capt. Lee ferrets out means of escape of
British prisoners from, 45.
Col. Gloniuger's militia battalion in, 49.
W,oad, 346.
Kigler, George, Bketch of, 320.
Ross, Dr. George, sketch of, 291.
Bough, 346.
Rowland, 346.
Budy, 346.
s.
Say lor, John L., sketch of, 321.
Schaeffer, Michael, 19.
Schuuer, 347.
Schmidt, Anton, 20.
Schmulz, 347.
School superintendents, county, 122.
Schreiber, 347.
Schweinhard, Dr. Peter M., sketch of, 322.
Sehwope, 347.
Seball, 347.
Seegrisl, 347.
Seibert, Capt. David S., roll of military com-
pany of, 115.
Seidel, John B., sketch of, 320.
Shaeffer family, 250.
Shaeffer, Capt. Henry, sketch of, 292.
Shaeffer, Capt. Henry J., roll of company of, 98.
old house of, 200.
Shaefferstown, history of, 199.
Shajner, 347.
Sheaffer, 347.
Sheets, 348.
Sheetz murder, 198.
Shenk, Dr. John H., sketch of, 323.
gherer or Shira, 348.
Sheriffs, list of, 119.
Sheik's meeting-house, 183.
Sherriek, 348.
Shikellimy,2l.
Sbindel rauiily, 251.
Shindel, Rev. Jeremiah, sketch of, 292.
Stall, 348.
Shouffler, Col. Valentine, 6kelch of, 292.
Sbultz, Fred. A., sketch of, 324.
Shnlze, Governor John Andrew, sketch of, 293.
Shicope, 348.
Slavery, abolition of, in Pennsylvania, 50.
Slaves, register of, in Lebanon County in 1780,
52.
Sm«»,'848.
Suavely family, 251.
Snevely or Snebely, 349.
Snyder, Governor, proclamation of, in 1812, 53.
Snyder, Capt. Peter, roll of company of, war of
1812-14,56.
South Annville township, history of, 232.
South Lebanon township, history of, 158.
Spangler family, 252.
Spreeker, 349.
Spyckrr, 349.
Stahlmuth, 350.
Stamm, Capt. John, roll of militia company of,
116.
Stauffer, Dr. Benj. W., sketch of, 325.
Stehley, 350.
Steigel, Henry William, sketch of, 295.
Steiunum, 350.
Sleitz, George, 133.
SMltr, 350.
Stewart, Alexander, sketch of, 296.
Bloehler, 350.
Stoehr, 350.
Soever, 350.
Stoiuman, 350.
Bloner, 350.
Slouger, 350.
Slay, 351.
Stoy, Rev. William, sketch of, 296.
Striekbach, 351.
SlriekUr, 351.
Stroh, 351.
Stroll,,,, 351.
Stump, 351 .
Stump8town,173.
Surveyors, county, list of, 119.
Swatara township, history of, 184.
T.
Teiss or Tice, 352.
Templernao, Rev. Conrad, sketch of, 297.
Thomas family, 254.
Tice, Capt. William, roll of company of, 105.
Treasurers, county, list of, 119.
Trion ur Tryon, 352.
Turnpike roads, Go.
U.
Ulder, 352.
Ulrich, Capt. John, roll of company of volun-
teers, 71.
roll of militia company of, 113.
John W., sketch of, 298.
Vlrick, 352.
Umbihand, 352.
Vnger, 352.
Union Canal, construction of, 61.
Union township, history of, 190.
Uriel,, 352.
Van Gundy, 352.
Voyht, 353.
W.
Waggoner, 353.
War, French and Indian, 23-29.
Revolution, 29-48.
of 1812-14, 53-56.
for the Union, 65.
Warrantees, early, 5.
Lebanon township, 6.
Heidelberg township, 8.
Bethel township, 10.
Weidle, Capt. Jacob, roll of company of, 112.
Weidman, 353.
family, 256.
Capt. John, roll of company of, 75.
Jacob B., sketch of, 298.
Capt. John, sketch of, 298.
Gen. John, sketch of, 298.
Weigley family, 353.
William M., sketch of, 329.
TPcinagle, 353.
Weiriek, 355.
Jacob, sketch of, 299.
Weiser, Conrad, letters of, relating to Indian
murders, 24-26.
II". i
,356.
Weila-l, 355.
Wetter, 355.
Wenger, 355.
Wille, 354.
Witmer family, 256.
Professor Peter B , sketch of, 320.
Wolf, 355.
Wotferiberger, 366.
Col. Philip, sketch of, 299.
Wolff, Rev. George, sketch of, 327.
Wood, Col. Joseph, sketch of, 299.
Yordy i
y, 356.
Zehring family, 258.
Christian, sketch of, 300.
John, sketch of, 300.
Zeller, 356.
Zerbe, Dr. Jonathan, sketch of, 300.
Charles M., sketch of, 329.
Zimmerman, 356.
Dr. Joseph D., sketch of, 328.
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