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seventeen years old, when he learned a trade. that of shoemaking. In 1862 he removed with his father's family to Susquehanna township, where he remained nine years, in various employments. In 1871 he moved to Steelton, where he was employed in the steel works for ten years. In 1881 he moved to Londonderry township, where he has since lived. In 1892, desiring to possess a a home of his own, he purchased the place where he now lives. While he has changed his place of residence a number of times, he has kept steadily employed and has always sought to make every change profitable and agreeable. He has everywhere been a useful citizen and a good neighbor. He has also met with the other ordinary experiences of life. He was married, in 1870, to Miss Esther Meyers, by whom he had four children : Elias W., married Miss Katherine Kinsey, daugh- ter of Samuel Kinsey; Mary Ann, Clara Esther, and Pierson M. His wife died in 1884. March 1, 1893, he married, for his second wife, Miss Amanda Felker, daughter of Joseph Felker, of Londonderry township.
- HOLLAND, THOMAS H., was born at Safe Harbor, Lancaster county, Pa., January 28, 1848. IIe is a son of Michael and Bridget (Sullivan) Holland. His father came from Lancaster county in 1854 and settled on what is known as Furnace Hill, Port Royal, now Royalton. He was an iron worker and worked for a number of years at the Cameron Furnace, of that place. In 1846 he married Miss Bridget Sullivan, a native of Ireland. They had ten children, all of whom are dead except two, Thomas, and Elizabeth, born November 8, 1858. He died in 1861, and his wife March 28, 1887.
Thomas lived with his parents at Safe Harbor until he was six years old, and then removed with them, in 1854, to Royalton, where he has since resided. He acquired a good education in the public schools. He was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for twelve years. In 1883 he built the store in which he has carried on mer- cantile business up to the present time. In 1894 he was appointed postmaster of Royal- ton. He has filled the office of burgess and assessor of that town. He is treasurer of the Londonderry Building and Loan Associa- tion. He was married, December 29, 1886, to Mary E., daughter of William and Cath- erine Zimmerman, of Middletown, by whom he has four children : William Michael, born
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March 13, 1888 : Francis L., born March 4, 1890, died July 28, 1890; Catherine B., born June 17, 1891, and Carrie Elizabeth, born July 4, 1894, all of whom are living.
NISSLEY, JOHN H., was born in London- derry township, Dauphin county, Pa., Feb- ruary 10, 1857. He has spent his whole life in his native township. When a boy he was sent to the public schools and had the oppor- tunity of acquiring all the intellectual train- ing and useful information that these schools could impart. Like other boys on the farm he was always busy ; but the farm work was not permitted to interfere with school work. He made good improvement of the time and opportunity afforded him for preparing for the business of life. When he reached man- hood he was ready for its duties and respon- sibilities. Whatever may have been his desire to go abroad and see other places and people he did not grant it to any extent. He has found ample room for the exercise of his abilities at home. In addition to his over- seeing the farm, he is engaged in milling. He is one of the solid and useful men of the community. He is not prominent in poli- tics in the sense of seeking preferment to office. He votes with the Republican party ; he is a member of the United Brethren church. He was married, in 1880, to Miss Sarah, daughter of John Garrett, of Dauphin county. They have six children : David, born February 12,1882; Martin, born August 25, 1883; John, born February 7, 1887 ; Nor- man, born February 12, 1889; Harvey, born May 27, 1892; and Clayton, born July 25, 1894.
REIDER, JACOB S., farmer, Middletown, Pa., was born in Lancaster county, Pa., July 13, 1842. He was reared in that county, and secured his education in the public schools and in the Millersville State Normal School. He qualified himself for the pro- fession of teaching, and had begun his work, and taught two terms in Lancaster county before the war. In 1863 he enlisted in company C, Twenty-first Pennsylvania cav- alry, which had 182 in the line, and was corporal of his company. He saw very ac- tive service for nine months, being most of the time on detail duty, and engaged in skirmishing in West Virginia. At the end of his term of enlistment he was honorably discharged from the service, and returned to Lancaster county. Ho at first resumed his
former occupation, and taught two terms in Lancaster county. He also taught ten con- secutive terms in Swatara, Londonderry and Derry townships, Dauphin county. In the meantime he was also engaged in farming. In 1870 he removed to Dauphin county, and purchased the farm he is at present occupy- ing. He was married, in 1868, to Miss Mary, daughter of Jacob Strickler, of Dauphin county, by whom he has three children : Morris S., married to Emma Baum, daugh- ter of Michael Baum, of Londonderry town- ship; Laura E., wife of F. Y. Muth, jeweler, of Hummelstown ; Ralph D., and George S., died at twelve years of age. In politics Mr. Reider is a Republican. He and his family are supporters of the United Brethren church.
DEMY, SIMON S., justice of the peace, Middle- town, Pa., was born in Lower Swatara town- ship, Dauphin county, Pa., April 24, 1849. He is a son of John and Ellen (Shreadley) Demy. His grandfather was a native of Germany, and was one of the early settlers of Dauphin county. His father was born in 1778, and followed the occupation of butcher through life. After his marriage he resided in Lower Swatara township. He afterwards moved to Centre county, Pa., where he re- mained a few years. Returning to Dauphin county, he resided in Londonderry township until his death, in 1878. His wife, the mother of Simon S., died in 1855. He had previously been married to a Miss Muchel- haney, by whom there is one child living, Henry, of Swatara township. By his second wife he had five children : Ellen, Mrs. Fred- erick Core, of Harrisburg; Savilla, Mrs. Hiram Kelley, of Highspire; Leah, wife of Jacob Alleman, of Oberlin; Maria, Mrs. Simon Stark, of Lower Swatara township, and Simon S. He was a prominent member of the Lutheran church and a member of the choir. He was a Democrat in politics.
Simon S. was reared and educated in Lower Swatara township. He learned the trade of carpenter and builder, which he has made his life occupation. In 1871 he mar- ried Miss Sarah, daughter of Elias Krepps, of Lower Swatara township, and settled in the home he now occupies. Ile has six children : John, married Agnes Shenk, and has one child, Susan ; Mary, wife of John Espenshade, has one child, Elsie; Simon, Isaac, Samuel, and Abner. Mr. Demy is a Republican. He has filled nearly all the township offices. In 1892 he was elected
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justice of the peace, which office he has since filled. He is a member of Lodge No. 70, I. O. O. F., of Harrisburg. He is a prominent member of Ebenezer United Brethren church, of Lower Swatara township. He is the super- intendent of two Sunday-schools.
- JACKS, LEVI, was born in Derry township, Dauphin county, Pa., August 27, 1842. He is a son of Thomas and Joann (Dewitt) Jacks. His father was born in Lancaster county, near Columbia, in 1815. He was a farmer by occupation, came to Dauphin county when a young man, and was a mem- ber of the Lutheran church. He married Miss Joann Dewitt, of Dauphin county, whose parents died while she was very young. They had ten children, six of whom are living : Levi ; Sarah Ann, wife of George Buser, of Harrisburg; Thomas, married Miss Ann Hummel, of Hummelstown ; Jennie, wife of John Spidle, of Hummels- town ; Annie, wife of Christ Henry, of Roy- alton ; Andrew, married Miss Media Shoe- maker, of Hummelstown. The deceased chil- dren are: Mary, James, William and an infant.
Levi attended the public schools and ac- quired a good education for that period. He was all the time as busy as all farmer boys must be. The days and hours for school were mingled with those of work; for the stock must be cared for, and wood and water for the house must be provided. Amid a multiplicity of exacting demands upon time and strength the farmer's boy must use his earnest efforts to become intelligent, well informed, and educated for life's work. Levi found time for all duties, and none were neglected. He chose farming as his occupation for life, and is still engaged in it. It was a time of excitement in the country when he became old enough to have a voice in the government. Mr. Lincoln was candi- date for re-election to the presidency, and Levi cast his first vote for that great man. He has continued his connection with the Republican party as a voter. He holds the office of township auditor.
He was married, October 1, 1867, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Abram and Eliza- beth (Nissley) Strickler, of Dauphin county. They had nine children, of whom six are living: Ida E., wife of Harry Christman, of Dauphin county ; Bertha A., living at home; Sherman S., Mabel J., Beulah P., and Laura May. Those deceased are: Franklin S., Minerva, and Milton.
CRYDER, MOSES G., was born in Lebanon county, Pa., January 16, 1828. He is one of five children, all of whom are living. His father, Gottlieb T. Cryder, died in Lebanon county at the age of sixty-four years. Moses lived in that county until he was sixteen years old. He attended school regularly until ten years old, then only four or five months a year. His school days were well employed and he came to their end with a very fair education for the times. When he was fifteen, in 1843, he came to Londonderry township where he has since made his home, in what is now Royalton borough. He be- gan the active business of life as President Garfield, a boy on the canal. He continued to be employed as boatman on the canal for sixteen years, from 1838 to 1854. In the last named year he changed his occupation, be- coming engaged in sawing lumber. He was engaged from 1855 to 1883 in this and other pursuits, meanwhile getting ready for some more congenial business, and in 1880 he be- gan the grocery business, in which he is still engaged. In 1851 he was married to Miss Caroline, daughter of Thomas Dunn, of Lan- caster county. They have one child, J. Dunn Cryder, born August 11, 1853, who has been in the employment of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for twenty years. In politics Mr. Cryder is independent.
-- FOLTZ, JOHN E., was born in Londonderry township, Dauphin county, Pa., August 31, 1830. He was the son of John and Cath- erine (Eby) Foltz. Christian Foltz, his grandfather, was the first of the family to settle in Dauphin county, about 1787. He had seven children : Elizabeth, John, Susan, Polly, Katherine, Christian, and Christiana, all deceased. John Foltz, father of John E., was born in Londonderry township, Dau- phin county, Pa., August 16, 1792. He married Miss Catherine, daughter of Barbara Eby, of Dauphin county. They had cleven children, seven daughters and four sons : Barbara; Mary Ann, deceased ; Catherine, Elizabeth, deceased ; Christiana; Susan, de- ceased ; Christian, deceased; John E .; Samuel deceased ; James Monroe, deceased, and Sa- billa, deceased.
John E., in 1837, when he was seven years old, moved to Elizabethtown, Lancaster county, where he lived until he was seventeen, and where he received the most of his educa- tion. In 1847 he went to Harrisburg, where he spent the next twelve years. IIe returned
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in March, 1859, to Elizabethtown, Lancaster county, and there lived until October, 1865. Since that date he has lived in Londonderry township and in Royalton, where he now re- sides. The public schools in the several places in which his younger days were spent afforded him the opportunity of acquiring a very fair education. During the twelve years that he lived in Harrisburg he was for the most part employed in sawing lumber. On August 31, 1864, he enlisted in the United States army for one year. He was a, mem- ber of company E, Two Hundred and Third regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers. He was honorably discharged June 27, 1865, and reached home July 3. The hearing of his left ear was entirely lost at the battle of Fort Fisher, January 14 and 15, 1865. He was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company from May 1, 1861, to 1892, a period of over thirty-one years, with the exception of the one year's service in the army, as above stated. In connection with Thomas Hol- land and John Matthias, he suggested the organization of Royalton, and was active in carrying out the plan. He has held all the township offices, has been tax collector in Royalton since 1891, and has also served a term as burgess and treasurer of the bor- ough. He was married, September 14, 1864, to Miss Frederica, daughter of Andrew Hon- nesy, a native of Germany. They have one child, Harry F. Foltz, born May 21, 1866; married Miss Annie Milier, July 3, 1887, and has one child, John E., born May 18, 1888. Mr. Harry F. Foltz is employed at the Middletown Pipe Works as overseer of the sticker blocks.
EPLER, JACOB R., Londonderry township, was born where he now lives, March 31, 1846. His great-grandfather, Peter Epler, was a native of Germany, and was one of the old settlers of Berks county, Pa. He was the father of three sons: John, Christopher, and Abraham. John Epler was born in Berks county in 1774, and came to Dauphin county in 1812. He married Miss Barbara Moyer, of Lancaster county, by whom he had ten children, all deceased : John, Eliza- beth, Jacob, Abraham, David, Daniel, Bar- bara, Mary, Christopher, and Jacob. Two of his sons were named Jacob. His son David M., father of Jacob R., was born in Lancaster county, December 2, 1810. He came to Londonderry with his parents in 1812, and acquired his education in the pub-
lic schools. His mother died in 1820. In 1826 he left home and began to work for himself. He was married, February 5, 1835, to Miss Catherine, daughter of Henry Roth- rock, of Dauphin county. They had these children : John Henry, Eliza Ann, Margaret, Mary, Barbara, Jacob, David, Abraham, Catherine, Lydia H., and Laura E. He was a farmer by occupation and took an active part in politics, in connection with the Re- publican party, and held many of the town- ship offices. He was for sixty years a mom- ber of the Lutheran church. He died Jan- uary 31, 1892, at the age of eighty-one years.
Jacob R. attended the public schools, and acquired a good education. He lived at home until he became of age, in 1867, when he established a home of his own, and be- gan business for himself. He is a stock- holder in the Farmers' Bank, of Middle- town. He has been a director of the Lon- donderry Live Stock Insurance Company since its organization in 1887. He pur- chased the farm upon which he now lives in 1889. He is a Republican, and takes an ac- tive interest in politics; he has held many of the township offices. He and his family are connected with the Lutheran church of Elizabethtown. He was married, July 14, 1867, to Miss Catherine, daughter of Joshua and Barbara (Welker) Kaylor, of London- derry township. They have one child, Simon L. Epler, born August 26, 1867; liv- ing at home.
HOFFMAN, EPHRAIM B., was born in Dauphin county, December 24, 1840. His father, Peter E. Hoffman, was born December 10, 1813. He was one of the early settlers of Dauphin county. He acquired an ordinary education ; he was a farmer and for a num- ber of years farmed on what is known as Duffy's island. He was a Republican and held many of the township offices. He mar- ried Elizabeth, a daughter of William Berg, a native of Germany. They had seven chil- dren, two of whom are living: John B., mar- ried Sylinda Lane, daughter of John Lane, of Dauphin county, died August 2, 1886; Ephraim B .; Anne, wife of Horace Strong, of Dauphin county ; Barbara, died at the age of fourteen years; Jacob, died at the age of twelve years; Amanda, died at the age of thirteen months ; and Elizabeth, died at the age of five years.
Ephraim B. acquired his education in the public schools. He lived on the farm with
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his father until he was twenty-five years of age. He has been employed by the Penn- sylvania Railroad Company since January 16, 1866. For twenty-four years he was con- ductor of the wreck train. On March 25, 1890, he lost his left leg, and since that time has been employed by the company in the town as leverman. He built one of the first houses in what is now known as Royalton. He has taken an active interest in politics as a Republican. He and his family take a prominent part in church work in the Lu- theran church. He married, April 20, 1865, Lydia B. Fink, daughter of Samuel and Re- becca (Burns) Fink, by whom he has had six children : Emma, born November 2, 1865, died at the age of twenty-one years ; William, born September 11, 1867, died February 24, 1871; Lizzie, born January 15, 1870, died September 9, 1871; Charles, born February 24, 1872, died at the age of sixteen years; John, born Jaunary 1, 1874, living at home, employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and Peter, born July 6, 1876, em- ployed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- pany.
- MILLER, JOHN E., was born in Germany, February 25, 1840; came to this country with his step-father in 1846; was educated in the public schools ; learned whip making, and worked at that trade for a number of years at York, Pa. On August 27, 1864, he enlisted in the army under Capt. John Weimer, of company A, Two Hundredth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers. . He served in this company until June 28, 1865, when he was honorably discharged on ac- count of incurred disability. In 1870 he was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as track walker, in which capacity he served until his death in 1883. He was one of the first settlers in what is now known as Royalton. He and his wife were both active members of the Lutheran church of Middle- town. He was married, October 17, 1864, to Miss Mary, daughter of Henry and Mary (Rickard) Andrews, of Elizabethtown, by whom he had eight children, all now living except one. They are: Harry Edwin, born March 20, 1865, married Miss Rebecca Bailey, of Youngstown, Ohio, where they now live, and have one child, Jennie; Annie Mary, born August 13, 1867, wife of Harry Foltz, of Royalton, has one child, John E .; John Franklin, born September 16, 1869, died August 24, 1870; Alice Louisa, born April
25, 1871, wife of Harry T. Kauffman, of Royalton ; Jennie E., born August 1, 1874, living at home; Charles A., born October '25, 1875, living at home, employed in the pipe works; Edgar B., born January 7, 1879, living at home, and Daisy E., born March 27, 1881, living at home. Mr. Miller died October 17, 1883, of lung disease.
MATHIAS, JOHN, was born in York county, Pa., December 18, 1831. His grandparents had born to them a family of eight children : Peter, Henry, George, John, Jacob, Lena, Elizabeth, and Catharine, all of whom are deceased. Peter Mathias, his father, a son of John Mathias, who was a native of Ger- many and came at an early date to York county, was born there in 1800. He was a miller by occupation and acquired the ordi- nary education of that time. He married Henrietta Strine, of York county. They had six children : John; Nassese, born Jan- uary 24, 1834, deceased; Charles Henry, born November 24, 1836, deceased ; Susan, born December 26, 1837, deceased; Mary Ellen, born February 2, 1843, widow of Frederick Messenger, resides in York county; Sarah Jane, born December 10, 1845, wife of John Nanchtrup, living in the West.
John Mathias lived with his parents in York county until he was eighteen years of age, in 1849, at which time the death of his father occurred. He had the usual oppor- tunities for securing an education afforded by the public schools of the time. He was engaged first in the business of a saw mill and afterwards for a number of years in mercantile business. In 1862 he enlisted in company A, One Hundred and Sixty-sixth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, in which he served for nine months. In August, 1864, he enlisted for one year in company E, Ninth Pennsylvania cavalry, and served until the close of the war. He has taken an active in- terest in politics. He is also much interested in church work and was for many years connected with the United Brethren church. He gave the lot on which the first chapel was built in what is now known as Royal- ton, in 1875. On the same lot the Liberal church was erected in 1893. He was mar- ried, September 8, 1850, to Henrietta, daugh- ter of Peter Repman, of York county. They had seven children : Elinor, born November 29, 1850, wife of Samuel Harvey, living at Canton, Ohio; Cyrus, born February 28, 1852, married Miss Emma France, by whom
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he had seven children, six of whom are liv- ing; Morris, born April 5, 1854, married Clara Sides, has three children, lives in Can- ton, Ohio; Priscilla, born November 7, 1857, wife of Joseph Myers, of York 'county, has one child ; Mahala, born November 29, 1859, deceased ; Minerva, born January 31, 1862, wife of Kirk Snyder, of Royalton, has four children ; Sarah Ellen, born August 26, 1864, wife of Gammiel Grove, of York county, has six children ; Henrietta, wife of John Mathias, died June 8, 1865. He was married to his second wife, Susanna Eichel- berger, widow of William Henry Eichelber- ger, February 27, 1866. They have had two children : Newton C., born December 27, 1867, died November 19, 1870, and Cas- per B., born October 11, 1870, married Eliz- abeth Cormely, has one child and resides in Royalton.
Mrs. Mathias had born to her, by her pre- vious marriage with W. H. Eichelberger, five children : William Henry, who married Clara Moser and now resides in Royalton, they have three living children ; Charles Edward, single and resides in Arizona ; Emeline, wife of John Zimmerman, has two living children and resides in Middletown ; John B. Mclellan, died at the age of fifteen years; Alice Elizabeth, wife of George Cle- land, who have five living children and re- side in Royalton. William Henry Eichel- berger served in company G, Sixth Pennsyl- vania volunteers, during the Rebellion and was killed while nobly serving in defense of his country.
. BEARD, AMMON W., was born at Fox Hill, Berks county, Pa., September 4, 1840. His father, Samuel Beard, was born in 1803, in Berks county, where he lived until 1858, when he came to Dauphin county. He had only a limited education. He was a black- smith and worked at this trade for the Read- ing Railroad Company. He was a Repub- lican and took an active part in politics. He married Hannah Rhodes, of Berks county, by whom he had eleven children: Mark J., married Catherine Sides, of Dauphin county ; Eliza, wife of Jacob L. Rehner, of Royalton ; Ammon W .; Catherine, wife of Cyrus Dur- borow, of Falmouth, Lancaster county, Pa .; Samuel G., married Margaret Barnes, of Steelton ; Hannah, wife of Isaac Rank, of Lebanon county ; Harmon T., married Miss Millie Weymer, of Harrisburg; Titus, died at the age of eleven years; Henry, died aged
twenty-one years; George, died aged twenty- three years; William, died at the age of fifty years. William and George served in the late war, in the Fifty-third regiment, Penn- sylvania volunteers.
Ammon W. came to Middletown in 1858. He acquired a good education in the schools at Pottstown, Pa. He learned the trade of blacksmith. He has worked at this trade and has also followed carpentry and boat building for a number of years. He was foreman in the wood-working department of the Middletown Car Works for four years. He has been employed in the milk business for the last four years. He was, at one time, a member of Lodge No. 68, K. of P., in Middletown, and of the Order of United American Mechanics. At the present time he is a member of the Pokcto Tribe, No. 315, I. O. R. M., of Middletown. He takes an active part in the operations of the Re- publican party. He was married, July 18, 1861, to Miss Mary Ann Knerr, stepdaughter of John Springer, by whom he has eight children : Rebecca, wife of Jacob P. Dough- erty, of Royalton ; Charles F., married Miss Maria, daughter of Joseph and Lydia Meyers Peters, of Middletown; Samuel H., Isaac, Otis, Sophia, Nellie, and Edna, all at home. He has occupied his present home, in what is now known as Royalton, since 1861. In 1892 he was elected justice of the peace, which office he has since filled. He is also super- visor of Royalton.
- DIEHN, HENRY, Royalton, was born in Penn township, Lancaster county, April 30, 1828. His father, John Diehn, son of Philip Diehn, was born in Warwick township, Lan- caster county, August 5, 1795. He died August 19, 1873. He was a farmer, and in politics a Republican. He was an active member in the White Oak Lutheran church, " He married Miss Sarah Seitzinger, daughter of Michael Seitzinger, of Berks county, Pa. They had five children : Eliza, born Septem- ber 5, 1820, wife of Abraham Dohner, of Penn township, Lancaster county ; Leonard, born September 19, 1822, died November 27, 1876; Sarah Ann, born April 28, 1826, wife of David Smith, of Penn township, Lan- caster county ; Henry ; Priscilla, born Octo- ber 21, 1834, wife of Christopher Eversole, of Elizabethtown, Lancaster county, died December 19, 1863. The father died August 19, 1873, and the mother October 17, 1865.
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