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His children are: Samuel, of Bachmansville; George F., on the old homestead in Conewago township; Catherine, Mrs. John Snyder, of Paris, III .; Mary, Mrs. Isaac Hoffman, of Derry township. Samuel, the grandfather, was a member of the German Baptist church.
His son, Samuel (2), father of Christian H., was born July 31, 1817, and married Barbara, daughter of Christian Hollinger. He was a farmer in Concwago township, and is now re- tired from active business. He also is a mem- ber of the German Baptist church. His wife died November 22, 1881. They had eleven children, nine of whom are living: Chris- tian H., Samuel H., Mary Ann, Amos H., Elizabeth, Linneus, Harry H., Sarah, and Barbara.
Christian| H. was born in Conewago town- ship, Dauphin county, Pa., July 29, 1845. He was educated in the public schools and learned surveying with his grandfather. In 1874 he came to Middletown and the follow- ing year was appointed on the board of street commissioners. Later he was made borough surveyor and filled this office for nineteen years. In 1887 he was elected borough sur- veyor of Steelton, Pa., in which office he has since served with the exception of one year. At the first election held in the township after he attained his majority he was elected justice of the peace and served until 1871. when he removed to Lancaster county and remained two years. He returned to the township and was re-elected to the office of justice of the peace, succeeding Esquire Shats- man, and has since been continuously com. missioned in this office. Mr. Hoffer was the instigator of the new addition to Middletown. He was married, in 1871, to Miss Mary, daugh- ter of Henry Teghtmeyer, of Londonderry township, by whom he has one child : Ger- trude. The family are members of the Bethel Church of God.
HARTMAN, MAURICE H., merchant, Mid- dletown, was born in Hummelstown, Feb . ruary 7, 1859; son of Peter and Mary (Hertz- ler) Hartman. The father was a native of York, and the mother of Dauphin county. The occupation of the father was that of blacksmith, and later in life he settled on a farm in York county, where he died in August, 1864. He reared a family of ten chil . dren, of whom Maurice II. was the fifth in the order of their birth. Maurice II. was reared in York county, where he attended the pub- lic schools and worked on the farm until he
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was nineteen years of age, after which he learned the trade of cabinet maker, and worked at it four years. In 1882 he em- barked in the grocery business at Middle- town and the same year purchased the wholesale oil business, which he conducted for six years. He then entered the firm of Hartman & Bros., in the grocery business, in which he continued until February 11, 1891, and on May 1, 1891, established his present business as a general store. He is also connected with the Champion, Man- ufacturing Company, of Middletown, in which he is a stockholder. Mr. Hartman is a member of the Patriotic Order Sons of America, the Junior Order United Ameri- can Mechanics, and of the American Pro- tective Association. In politics he is a Re- publican and is a member of the city coun- cil. He was married, in 1879, to Miss Sarah J. Wise, daughter of Peter Wise, of Golds- boro, York county, Pa. Their children are : Urban A., Marion M., Stella M., Laura J., Bertha E., Isabella W., and Earl P. The family attend the Lutheran church.
HENDRICKSON, WILLIAM D., Middletown was born at Mt. Joy, Lancaster county, Pa., September 17, 1829; son of Okey and Mary (McDowell) Hendrickson. The father was a native of New Jersey. He kept a hotel at Mt. Joy and was the first postmaster of the place, under President Jackson, and died there in 1841. William D. was reared and educated at Mt. Joy, where he was engaged in merchandising until 1859, when he came to Middletown and engaged in the lumber business as a member of the firm of Daniel Kendig & Co., in which he continued until 1880, when he retired. In 1890 he was elected tax collector and since 1894 has col- lected all the taxes. In earlier life he was a Whig in politics, and came into the Repub- lican party when it was organized, having always been interested in political affairs. He has served as a member of council, and of the school board, and as judge of elections. Mr. Hendrickson was one of the original stockholders in the Middletown Water Com- pany, and for a time served as the secretary of that organization, and was a stockholder also in the Car Works. IIc was married, in 1857, to Miss Louisa E., daughter of Daniel Kendig. She died in 1891, and three chil- dren survive her : Alice K., Annie G., and
William, who are all at home. He and his family attend the Presbyterian church, of Middletown.
HEMPERLY, LEURS F., Middletown, Pa., was born at Middletown, Dauphin county, Pa., August 17, 1814; son of George and Sarah (Fishburn) Hemperly. Martin Hem- perly, paternal grandfather of Leurs F., was a native of Germany, and one of the early citizens of Middletown. He was a stone mason by trade, and reared four children, who are all deceased. The maternal grand- father, Ludwig Fishburn, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He came from Ger- many and took up a large tract of land in what is now Derry township, near Hockers- ville. George Hemperly, the father, was a painter by trade, and married Sarah Fish- burn, and they were members of the Lu- theran church. Leurs F. was married at Derry Church, Dauphin county, Pa., Janu- ary 3, 1839, to Catherine Motter, daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Reed) Motter. After marriage Mr. Hemperly moved to Mid- dletown and engaged in the saddle and har- ness business, which was his occupation during his business life. His children are : Luther, John M., Calvin, Elizabeth, Anne, and Emma, five of whom are living.
IRWIN, PHILIP, son of Henry and Mar- garet (Fisher) Irwin, was born August 30, 1815, in Lancaster county, Pa. His educa- tional advantages were comprised in one or two winters at a country school. By sclf- application and industry, however, he be- came well-informed, and with great activity and energy was generally successful in his various undertakings. For many years he was engaged in building railroads, the scenes of his operations being the Northern Central, Ohio and Mississippi, Erie, Leba- non 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, Decem- ber 11, 1878, aged sixty-three years. Mr. Irwin married, November 24, 1840, Anna Eliza, daughter of George and Nancy (Shelly) Etter, who survives. Their children are: Margaret, Ann, Mary Ellen, George, Henry, Franklin Etter, Jenny Lind, Philip Etter, and Lillian.
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- KAUFMAN, BENJAMIN S., justice of the peace, Highspire, Pa., was born in Milltown, Chester county, Pa., September 10, 1828; son of Henry and Susan (Snyder) Kaufman. The father was a native of York, and the mother of Lancaster county. Benjamin S. was reared in York county from two years of age, and received his education in the public schools. He was reared on the farm and for his first business worked at farm work by the day. He was employed by his father for two years, and in 1856 came to Highspire, where he engaged in the butcher- ing business, and attended the Harrisburg markets, and subsequently purchased a boat which he conducted for two years. For sev- eral years following this he was interested in the manufacture of brick. At present he is gardening and raising poultry. Mr. Kauf- man was married, in 1851, to Miss Mary K., daughter of John Fisher, of York county, who died in 1885, leaving three children : Annie, Mrs. Daniel Beirhour, of York county ; John, of Decatur, Ill .; and David L., attorney at! Highspire and Harrisburg. He was mar- ried, secondly, January 4, 1887, to Mary A. Fisher, daughter of James Fisher, of Lower Swatara township. Mr. Kaufman is a Re- publican in politics, and was first elected justice of the peace in 1863, and has held the office by repeated elections since that date. He is a member of Dauphin Lodge, No. 160, I. O. O. F., and of Council No. 155, O. U. A. M. In his religious faith and form of worship he is united with the United Brethren church, in which he takes an active part, and is a member of the board of trustees.
-KOHR, MICHAEL, farmer, Middletown P. O., was born in York county, Pa., October 19, 1824; son of Ludwig and Rebecca (Eisen- haur) Kohr, natives of Lebanon county, sub- sequently residents of York county, where he died. Michael was married, in 1847, to Henrietta Stormfrietz, who died in 1871, and to this marriage there was born five children : Annie, wife of James Harvey, of Lower Swatara township; Fannie, wife of John Chrismer, of Londonderry township; Mary, wife of Peter Shank, of Londonderry township; Samuel, deceased ; and David, of Lower Swatara township. He was married, secondly, in 1872, to Miss Mary Hostetter, of Lebanon county, by whom he has two chil- dren : Amanda, wife of R. O. Seitz, of Lower Swatara township; and Christian, at home.
After his first marriage he removed to Lan- caster county, and worked at his trade of carpenter until about 1865, when he came to Dauphin county, and located in London- derry township. In 1874 he moved on his present farm, in Lower Swatara township, which he has been engaged in cultivating till the present time. Mr. Kohr takes no interest in politics and is not identified with any party. In religious faith he is a Men- nonite.
LEHMAN, JOHN J., merchant, Highspire, Pa., was born at Middletown, Pa., October 10, 1842; son of Daniel and Susan (Detweiler) Lehman. Christian Lehman, grandfather of John J., early settled in Dauphin county and was a large farmer near Middletown. His children are: Henry, Martinsburg, Ohio ; David, located at Middletown and died there; Martin, merchant of Highspire; Mary Jane, deceased ; Daniel; and one sister, who married a Mr. Fisher and died in the West. Daniel, father of John J., was born on the farm in 1816. He kept a hotel and ferry at Falmouth, now known as Collins' Store, and in 1851 purchased the Farmers' Hotel at Highspire, which he conducted until his death in IS61. In politics he was associated with the old Whig party and served as school director of the township. He was a member of the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows and of the Lutheran church. His wife was a member of the United Brethren church and died in 1885. They reared six children : John J .; Christian, farmer, died in Unionville, Centre county, Pa .; William, in the pipe mill, at Middletown ; Franklin, street railway con ductor, died at Brooklyn, N. Y .; Simon C., confectioner, at Steelton, Pa., and Daniel Lawrence, restaurant keeper, Urbana, Ohio.
John J. was reared and educated in the public schools of his native place. In 1861 he enlisted in company I, Twentieth regi- ment, independent volunteer infantry, in which he served one year. He was taken prisoner from the steamer Fannie in Pamlico Sound, and was confined at Richmond, Va., and Columbia, S. C., for seven months, after which he was paroled and came home. In 1863 he enlisted in company E, Forty-third regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, and was again captured at Warrenton Junction, Va .. and was confined at Belle Island, Libby and Andersonville for nineteen months, when he was exchanged and honorably discharged. In his first enlistment he was with General
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Wool in the coast survey, and in his second with General Meade in the Army of the Po- tomac. After the war he worked in the store and at farming for two years, after which he was for three years with the Penn- sylvania Railroad Company. In 1870 he established a general store at Highspire, which he has since conducted. He is also one of the original stockholders in the High- spire Car Manufacturing Company. Mr. Lehman is connected with Middletown Post, G. A. R., and also with the Order of United American Mechanics. In politics he is a Democrat, and has served as school director twelve years. In 1885 he was appointed post- master at Highspire by President Cleveland and served during the administration. He was married, in 1865, to Miss Margaret Strickler, daughter of Henry Strickler, of Lower Swatara township. Mrs. Lehman is a member of the United Brethren church, of Highspire.
LAVERTY, DEWITT C., M. D., Middle- town, Pa., was born in Middletown, Dau- phin county, Pa., May 1, 1856; son of Dr. Theodore C. and Lydia (Lauman) Lav- erty. He received his primary education in the public schools of Middletown, and read medicine under his father, after which he attended the Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia, from which he received his diploma in 1877. After his graduation he returned to Middletown, where he opened an office and entered upon the general prac- tice of medicine. In his political views he is in agreement with the Republican party, and has served as a member of the town council. Dr. Laverty was married, in 1881, to Miss Bertha Frey, daughter of George S. and Annie (Smith) Frey, of York, Pa., to whom have been born three children : Theo- dore, George Lauman, and Lydia. He is a member of the Lutheran church, in which he holds the office of trustee, and has been the treasurer for several years.
LANDIS, JOSEPH H., son of Christian and Elizabeth (Hammaker) Landis, was born May 14, 1832, in Hummelstown, Dauphin county, Pa. He attended the ordinary schools of the time, and subsequently the Pennsylvania College, at Gettysburg, but did not take the full course. He worked some time on a farm and was clerk in a store two years. He became manager of the Cam- eron furnace at Middletown, and afterwards
a partner of Landis & 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 superintendent of the Lochiel furnaces. He was married, about 1864, to Matilda L., daughter of the late George and Mary Crist, of Middletown, and their chil- dren are: George C., Matilda C., Joseph Henry, and John C.
LAUMAN, MICHAEL C., Middletown, retired, was born in Middletown, Pa., August 28, 1810; son of George and Christina (Conrad) Lau- man. George Lauman, Sr., grandfather of Michael, was one of the very carliest settlers of the county, and was a mason by trade. He married Esther Maria King, who died December 13, 1831, aged eighty-one years. He died June 26, 1809, aged sixty-five years. Their children were : Jacob, William, George, John, Martin, Esther, Henry, Elizabeth, and William. The grandparents were members of the Lutheran church. George Lauman, Jr., father of Michael, remained at Middle- town. He was a mason by trade and be- came later in life a farmer, and the owner of valuable farm property at Middletown and in the surrounding country. He married Christian Conrad, daughter of Michael Con- rad, a native of Germany. Their children were: three who died in childhood ; George, Michael C., William, Clara, Catherine, Eliza- beth, Maria, and Lydia. The parents were members of the Lutheran church, and the father was one of the trustees and one of the principal movers in building the steeple on the old church. In politics he was a Demo- crat, and filled many township offices. His death occurred May 23, 1848, and that of his wife February 21, 1863.
Michael C. received only a limited educa- tion and learned the trade of blacksmith. In 1835 he joined the corps of civil engineers locating the Pennsylvania railroad, then called the Lancaster, Mt. Joy and Elizabeth- town railroad, and through Gen. Simon Cameron got the position of division fore- man from Conewago bridge to Highspire. This position he filled until 1856, having been on the road for twenty-one years, since which time he has not been in any active business. His first vote for President was cast in 1832 for Gen. Andrew Jackson, and he has since continued his connection with
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the Democratic party. He has served as member of council and was president of that body, and was also enlistment officer of the Swatara infantry, of which organization he was also the treasurer. He was reared in the Lutheran church, but is not now an ac- tive member, having relinquished his mem- bership and became an undenominated Christian.
LAVERTY, DR. THEODORE C., Middletown, Pa., was born at Mechanicsburg, Cumber- land county, Pa., May 12, 1831; son of Pat- rick and Anna Mary (Ditto) Laverty. The father was born and reared in Ireland, came to this country when a young man and lo- cated in Cumberland county, Pa., where he was first engaged in teaching, and subse- quently took up other pursuits. He served as collector of taxes in the United States internal revenue district, composed of York, Cumberland and Adams counties, and was also a justice of the peace for many years in Cumberland county. He died at Mechanics- burg. His wife was a native of York county.
Dr. Theodore C. was reared at Mechanics- burg, Pa., and pursued the usual course in the public schools of that place, upon the completion of which he taught school for some time in his native county. During the years from 1847 to 1849 he read medi- cine under Dr. P. H. Long, of Mechanics- burg, and was graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in 1853. In the same year he came to Middletown and opened an of- fice, where he has since enjoyed a successful practice. In connection with his professional work he has also conducted a drug busi- ness for many years. Dr. Laverty is one of the early members of the County Medical Society. He is also a stockholder in the Middletown Car Works. In politics he is a Republican, and has served as school director of the borough. Dr. Laverty was married, in 1855, to Miss Lydia Lauman, daughter of George Lauman, to whom have been born five children: DeWitt C .; Jennie; Clara, Mrs. Joseph Raymond, of Middletown ; Theodore, with the Iron and Tube Company, of Middletown, and married Miss Fanny Martin, daughter of Joseph Martin, of Lon- donderry township, by whom he has four children : Beulah, Myra, Elsie, and Estella ; and Eugene, druggist. The family are mem- bers of the Lutheran church.
LONGENECKER, ISAAC A., merchant, Mid- dletown, Pa., was born at Highland, Dau- phin county, Pa., January 10, 1846; son of Christian and Mary (Kingport) Longenecker. The father moved from Lancaster to Dau- phin county about 1840, and engaged in farming on the present site of Highland, where he died in 1845. His wife died in 1851. Their children are: John K., of Lancaster county ; Daniel, of Kansas; Cathe- rine A., widow of David Barnhill, of Middle- town, and Isaac.
Isaac Longenecker attended the common schools of his locality, receiving a limited education. When nineteen years of age he became a clerk in a general store. He learned the shoemaker's trade and at the age of twenty-one years, in 1867, established a shoe business in Mechanicsburg, which he con- tinued four years and then removed to Mid- dietown, where he was in the shoe trade until 1875, when he went to Lykens and opened a confectionery store and ice cream parlor, which he conducted for six years. IIe again returned to Middletown and estab- lished a business as grocer, baker and confec- tioner. In 1864 Mr. Longenecker enlisted in company I, Ninth regiment, Pennsylva- nia cavalry, as a private and served until the close of the war. At Rockingham, N. C., in March, 1865, he was taken prisoner and was confined in Libby prison about twenty-two days, after which he was paroled and exchanged at Annapolis, and sent home on thirty days' furlough, but shortly received orders to report at Harrisburg and be mus- tered out. In his political views Mr. Long- enecker is a Republican, and has served on the school board three years and is at pres- ent a member of the city council. He is a member of Simon Cameron Post, G. A. R .; Prince Edwin Lodge, No. 486, F. c. A. M .; Middletown Lodge, No. 268, K. of P .; Ivy Court, No. 6797, A. O. F. of A .; and Triune Lodge, No. 307, I. O. O. F., also patriarch of Encampment No. 171, I. O. O. F. Mr. Long- enecker was married, in 1868, to Miss Anna D., daughter of Jacob Shaeffer, of Mechanics- burg, Pa. Their children are: Bertha; Ida, Charles E., in business with his father, mar- ried Caroline A. Etter, daughter of Henry Etter ; Lulu May, Emma K, Bessie V., Elsie E., and Mary E. The family are members of the Church of God, of which Mr. Longe- necker is the treasurer.
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"MUMMA, CHRISTIAN, was born in Lower Swatara township, Dauphin county, Pa., March 28, 1812; son of John and Elizabeth (Frantz) Mumma. The grandfather, John or Jacob Mumma, was a native of Germany, and took up a tract of land now known as the Motter farm, which he divided between his two sons, John and Christian. John, the father, was born on the homestead in Lower Swatara township. He succeeded to one- half of his father's farm, on which he built a house in 1808, which he occupied until his death. He was a member of the old Men- nonite church, and in the latter years of his life was a minister in that connection. His children are: Christian; Fannie, Mrs. John Strickler, of Derry township; Elizabeth, John, Jacob, Samuel, and two who died in infancy.
Christian was reared on the homestead, and was all his life engaged in farming. He was married, in 1839, to Miss Nancy Nissley, daughter of Martin Nissley, after which he located on his father's farm, where he re- mained for thirty-six years. In 1875 he purchased his present farm of one hundred and thirty-six acres, which he has since oc- cupied. In politics he is a Republican and was formerly a school director of the town- ship. Nine children were born to him, two of whom died young, four died of scarlet fever within one month, and three are still living: Martin N .; Mary, wife of Daniel Engle, of Lower Swatara township; Barbara, wife of David Metzger, of Londonderry town- ship. Mr. Mumma is a member of the old Mennonite church, in which he is also a deacon. His wife was born in June, 1815.
Their son Martin N. was born January 14, 1841, in. Lower Swatara township. He was educated in the township schools, and has always been a farmer. He married first, in 1869, Miss Elizabeth Burger, daughter of Enos Burger, of Juniata county, who died in 1871. They had two children, Enos, of Philadelphia, and Elizabeth, wife of Daniel M. Hershey, of Harrisburg. He married, secondly, in 1878, Miss Elizabeth Ebersole, daughter of John D. Ebersole, of Lancaster county. Their children are : Martin, Annie, and Mary. After his marriage Mr. Mumma located in Swatara township on a farm, and for one year also was in Cumberland county, and at the present time is with his father. During the war of the Rebellion he furnished a substitute in the army. In his politics he is a Republican, and is now filling the office of school director for the second time.
He is a director in the Middletown Market House. His religious faith and membership is with the Mennonite church.
-MUMMA, EDWARD L., merchant, Highspire, Pa., was born in Lower Swatara township, Dauphin county, Pa., January 13, 1872; son of Samuel and Anna M. (Leiby) Mumma, natives of Dauphin county. The father was a farmer by occupation, and was also a dealer in real estate. He was prominent and active in the Republican party and in his connection with the United Brethren church. His death occurred in 1892, and his wife survives him. She is a daughter of William Leiby, and re- sides in Steelton. Their children are: J. Mil- ton, of Steelton; Samuel, deceased; Edward L .; Ray, deceased, and Mabel, with her mother. Edward L. was reared on the homestead and received his education at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pa., and New Bloomfield Academy. He was first engaged in the flour and feed trade, and in 1892 established a general store which he conducted since that time. He is a stockholder in the Champion Manufacturing Company, of Middletown. His fraternal association is in the member- ship of Baldwin Commandery, No. 108, K. of M., of Steelton, Pa. Mr. Mumma was married, in 1892, to Miss Mary Keister, daughter of David Keister, of Lower Swatara township, by whom he has two children, Samuel and Donald. In his political views he is in accord with the Republican party, while in matters of faith and worship he is with the United Brethren church.
- MUMMA, ISAAC, deceased, was born on the homestead in Lower Swatara township, Dau- phin county, Pa., May 2, 1824; son of Chris- tian Mumma, and grandson of John Mumma, who settled near Highspire, Pa., in 1752. Isaac was reared on the farm and received a fair education in the schools of his period. In 1847 he was elected to the office of commissioner of Dauphin county, and at the expiration of his official term was appointed revenue commissioner. In 1862 he was elected associate judge of Dauphin county and served in the office for the term of five years, and in 1867 was elected to a second term of the same office, but before the expiration of this term, the new State constitution came into effect abolishing the office, and he returned to his farm. In 1885 he was elected sheriff of Dauphin county and discharged the duties with credit and
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