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Their son, I. Grant Hoerner, is a bright young man. He is pursuing a course of study with a view to becoming a lawyer. He attended the college at Annville, Pa., for one term, and was graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, in the class of '96. He is a young man of much promise, and is very popular.
KNUPP, BENJAMIN F., a member of the firm of B. F. Knupp & Bro., marble and granite dealers, Penbrook, Dauphin county, was born on the 10th of December, 1857, at Springfield, Ohio. He is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Eshnauer) Knupp. The parents had a family of ten children, all of whom are living. They are: Mary, wife of Ili- ram Reimert, Christopher, George, Sam- uel, Edward, John, Daniel W., Benjamin, Henry, and Emma, wife of David McNeil. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest, the parents of Mrs. Knupp, had these children: Mary, de-
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ceased, wife of Rev. Samuel Smith, of Hunt- ingdon county, Pa .; Abner J .; Emma, wife of Ephraim Yeingst; Ellen; Sadie, wife of Samuel First. Mr. Knupp's parents moved to Harrisburg when he was only one year old and he received his education in the public schools of Susquehanna township. HIe then learned the trade of broom making with his father and also the trade of plaster- ing with his brother Samuel. He then en- gaged in business for himself and continued thus until 1892, when he established the business which is now so extensive an'd well known, and of which he is the head. His brother, Edward M., is associated with him. He was married, in 1875, to Miss Ellen For- rest, daughter of Abner and Catharine For- rest. They had three children : Minnie E., deceased ; Irvin A., and Verna M. In poli- tics Mr. Knupp is a Republican. The family are members of the United Brethren church.
LUDWIG, EMANUEL, merchant, Penbrook, was born in 1851, in Lancaster county. He is a son of Emanuel and Hanna Stager Ludwig. The father died in March, 1882, and the mother December 10, 1861. They had these children : Emanuel ; Sarah, widow of Samuel Lentz; Amanda, wife of Franklin Walburn; Hanna; Lydia, wife of Abraham Shoenaman ; Jerome; Adam ; Annie, wife of Jacob Shakespear, who died June, 1890; and Jacob, who died in infancy. The father mar- ried, secondly, Miss Mary Brandt in 1864. Emanuel received his education in the public schools of Lancaster and Dauphin counties. After leaving school he learned the trade of shoemaking at Fisherville, Dauphin county, with Peter Erb. He then followed painting for about sixteen years. Subsequently he engaged in the manufacture and sale of pot- tery at Harrisburg and still continues the business in connection with his mercantile pursuits at Penbrook. He was married, in August, 1872, to Sarah Malinda Sheetz, daughter of William and Barbara Zimmer- man Sheetz. ' Their children are: Sadie Irene, deceased, Emma Francis, Barbara Annie, and Emanuel Leroy. In politics he is a Republican and has served as judge of elections. The family are members of the Zion Evangelical church.
- MATZINGER, FRANK H., farmer and gar- dener, Harrisburg, Pa., was born August 12, 1866, at Harrisburg. He is a son of Jacob G. and Margaret Cameron Matzinger. The
parents had a family of four children : John W., Mary, Frank H., and William J. Mrs. Matzinger's father died in January, 1891, and her mother still survives. Their children are : Catherine E., Charles J., Sadie W., John L., Ross W., and Madie M. Frank II. re- ceived his education in the public schools of Harrisburg, and then engaged in gardening and farming, in which occupation he has been continuously engaged to the present time. He was married, January 22, 1895, to Miss Catherine E., daughter of John L. and Sarah Garman Beaver. They have two children, Sarah M. and Jeanette Catha- rine. In politics he is a Democrat. The family are members of the Coxestown Metho- dist Episcopal church.
- MINNICK, MICHAEL E., brickmaker, Har- risburg, Pa., was born in Philadelphia, Oc- tober 27, 1857. He is a son of Michael and Jane Murphy Minnick. The father died October 13, 1862, and the mother January 25, 1881. They had a family of five chil- dren. Mrs. Minnick's father died May 4, 1872, and her mother still survives. Michael E. received his education in the public schools of Harrisburg. At an early age he learned the trade of brickmaking. From 1876 to 1886 he was in the hotel business, and then engaged in making bricks with the firm of Maloney & Minnick. In 1893 the firm dissolved partnership, and since then Mr. Minnick has conducted the business in company with his brother. He was married, June 4, 1891, to Ellen J., daughter of James and Annie M. Nugert, of Philadelphia. They have one child, Thomas. In politics he is a Democrat, and is a member of the Roman Catholic church.
NISSLEY, MARTIN H., dairyman and farmer, is a son of Solomon and Catharine (Paul) Nissley. The parents had a family of nine chil. dren : Joseph, Francis, Henrietta, Henry P .. Rachel H., Rebecca L., Martin H., Emma E., Edgar G.and Annie A. Mrs. Nissley's father is deceased and her mother still survives. They had four children, two of whom, Mary and Eliza, are deceased. Mr. Nissley's education was received in the public schools of his na- tive place and in the high school of New Kingston, Cumberland county. After leav- ing school he engaged in farming. He was married, September 21, 1SS6, to Miss Emma Dodge, daughter of Edwin and Charlott. (Sherwood) Dodge. Their children are
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Annie C., Horace C., Marion C., and Rachel H. In politics he is a staunch Republican, and is also a member of the United Breth- ren church.
NISSLEY, ISAAC L., farmer, was born in Swatara township, December 22, 1822. He is a son of Martin and Fanny (Landis) Nissley. Mr. Nissley's father had a family of ten children, five of whom survive : Isaac L., Solomon, Jacob, Joseph, and Fannie. Isaac L. received his education in the public schools of his native place. He then en- gaged in farming, but is now living retired. He was married, in 1840, to Miss Mary, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Neidig, by whom he had one child, Mary. His wife died January 14, 1852. He married, secondly, Catharine M. Harper, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Miller) Harper. Their children are: Ira H., Clara, Elmer E., Isaac L., Ida E, Cora, Warren R., and J. Harper. Elmer is a mail agent, and J. Harper is a stenographer. Mr. Nissley is a staunch Re- publican and has served two terms as super- visor. He is a member of the United Brethren church.
PAINTER, JACOB, retired blacksmith, Pro- gress, Pa., was born in Oley township, Berks county, Pa., in 1825. The parents are both deceased. There was but one day of a dif- ference in their ages, each being eighty-one years old. Jacob received his education in his native county, and at the age of eighteen began to learn the trade of blacksmith with Frederick Yciser, in Mill Creek township, Lebanon county. He served an apprentice- ship of two and a half years, for which he received $20 per year, after which he worked six years in his native county. At the age of twenty-seven he began business for himself, at Manada Hills, Middle Paxton township, Dauphin county, where he remained three years. After living at Pine Grove, Schuyl- kill county, and various other places, he moved to Susquehanna township, where he continued his trade for twenty-seven years.
In 1887 he purchased the Ludwig prop- erty, and in 1889 bought his present home. He retired from business in 1892.
He was married, first, August 21, 1847, to Miss Amelia McCorkle, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Fultz) MeCorkle. Their chil- dren are: Jacob H., born May 27, 1849, and died August 27, 1854; Joseph, born March 16, 1856, and died in 1857; Barbara, born
September 29, 1851, wife of Augustus Shoop; Mary E., born October 10, 1853, wife of Will- iam Wolf; and one child who died in infancy. His wife died April 9, 1857. He married, secondly, February 4, 1858, Miss Eliza, daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth Lutz. Their children were: Katic E., born Decem- ber 26, 1860, wife of Jacob Wolf; and Sallie E., born April 4, 1863, wife of Wentz Metz- ger. Both daughters are deceased. Their mother died December 30, 1883. He married, thirdly, July 23, 1885, Miss Mary E. Weaver, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Zimmer- man) Weaver. In politics Mr. Painter is a Republican, and has served in various offices, being township auditor for three terms, and tax collector for one term, in 1887. He is a member of the Church of God.
" REAM, ABRAM, miller, Fort Hunter, Pa., was born near Schaefferstown, Lebanon county, Pa., November 25, 1833. He is a son of John and Sarah Ream. The father was born September 1, 1808, and died April 27, 1880, while the mother was born in 1806 and died March 10, 1878. They had a family of eight children : Annie, wife of Henry Hem- perly ; Abram; Levina, wife of John Tittle; John ; Sarah, widow of William Gross ; Ma- linda, wife of William Rhoads; and two who died in infancy. Mrs. Ream's father died December 30, 1894, aged eighty-three years, and her mother died April 27, 1874, aged sixty-eight years. They had these children : Abraham G., Elizabeth, Henry and John, both deceased, and one who died in infancy.
Abram received his education in the public schools of East Hanover township, Lebanon county. He then assisted his father on the farm until 1852, when he began to learn the milling trade. He rented a mill and began business for himself in 1856. In 1863 he moved to Manada Furnace and rented the mill owned by his father-in-law. In 1868 he bought the old McAllister mill at Fort Hunter. The original structure was built in 1735, and the present building was erected in 1881. In 1886 the roller system was in- troduced into the mill. He was married, June 5, 1856, to Elizabeth Rider, daughter of Adam and Barbara (Gish) Rider. Their children are: Ida C., born June 19, 1871, and died August 13, 1887; Emma L., born May 22, 1857; Ellen, born January 31, 1860, wife of Dr. Heckert, of West Fairview, Cumber- land county ; Elmer E., born August 21, 1862; Abraham Lincoln, born August 28,
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1864; Harry R., born December 7, 1880. In politics Mr. Ream is a Republican. The family attend the Methodist Episcopal church.
/ REICHERT, HENRY, farmer, was born Sep- tember 17, 1833. He is a son of Henry and Annie Denny Reichert. The father died at the age of eighty-one years and the mother at the age of seventy-nine. They had a family of three children. - Henry received his education in the public schools of Lower Paxton and Susquehanna townships. After leaving school he engaged in farming and has been engaged in that occupation con- tinuously up to the present time. He was married to Miss Margaret Douglass, daugh- ter of Jeremiah and Mary (Wagner) Douglass. Their children are : Annie M., David Joseph, Harvey L., William J., Andrew C., Rebecca E., Benjamin H., Jeremiah F., Carrie M., and one who died at the age of seven years. Mr. Reichert has served two terms as super- visor and also serves as inspector. His an- cestors were Lutherans.
-SHOPE, ELIAS L., M. D., Penbrook, was born at Penbrook. He is a son of Elias P. and Elizabeth Fackler Shope. The father was born November 25, 1833, and died March: 13, 1885, and the mother was born May 10, 1833, and died August 6, 1873. They had a family of eight children, five of whom have passed away. The surviving ones are : George W., Susan E., and Elias L. Elias L. received his primary education in the public schools of Penbrook and in the Harrisburg Academy. He then taught school three years, after which he began to study medicine with Dr. Emil Putt, of Oberlin. In 1887 he entered the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and a year later continued his studies in Jefferson Medical College, of Philadelphia, from which insti- tution he graduated in 1889. He located in Penbrook for the practice of his profession, and enjoys a large practice. He built his present home in 1894. In addition to his profession he also conducts a store success- fully.
He was married, August 15, 1889, to Miss Mary Hocker, daughter of Adam and Martha Hocker. They have one child, Herman S. The parents of Mrs. Shope had these chil- dren : Kate, wife of David Gingerick ; Ella, wife of Samuel Garrett; Mary; Lizzie, wife of Daniel Rhodes; Susan, and Martin. In
1889 the Doctor was appointed county phy- sician by the board of directors of the poor. and was largely instrumental in having Penbrook incorporated as a borough in 1893. In politics he is & Republican. The family are members of the United Brethren church.
STOUFFER, ELIAS E., farmer, was born Au- gust 3, 1854, in Lower Paxton township. He is a son of Jacob J. and Barbara (Ebersole) Stouffer. The father, Jacob J. Stouffer, was born in Dauphin county, January 4, 1806, and died April 21, 1891. The mother was born November 10, 1816. They had a fam- ily of five children. Mrs. Stouffer's father died August 29, 1895, and her mother in March, 1893. Elias E. received his early education in the public schools, and then engaged in farming, which he has fol- lowed up to the present time. He was mar- ried, January 25, 1877, to Miss Elizabeth Ann Ewing, daughter of William and Bar- bara (Lingle) Ewing. Their children are : Mary E., Ida A., William E., Laura J., and Ruth M. Mr. Stouffer is a Republican and has served as assessor. He is treasurer of Shoop's Union Congregational church.
-- TRULLINGER, GEORGE L., dairyman and farmer, was born in Middle Paxton town- ship, October 23, 1851. He is a son of Will- iam and Eliza Walker Trullinger. The mother died November 16, 1SS4, and had a family of ten children, four of whom sur- vive: Samuel Walker, George L., John E., and Mary, wife of John J. Hain. He re ceived his education in the public school- and academy. He then engaged in farming. and has continued in that occupation to the present time. He was married, December 26, 1876, to Miss Katie R. Kunkle, daughter of Joseph and Susan Black Kunkle. Their children are: Mary S., George C., and Ralph E. In politics he is a Republican. and the family are members of the Reformed church.
- ULRICH, ISAAC, farmer, was born in Lower Swatara township, October 1, 1845. He is a son of Samuel and Polly Allaman Ulrich. The father died in 1886, at the age of seventy-nine years, and the mother died at the age of sixty years. They had these chil- dren : Nancy, Solomon, Catharine, Mary, Elizabeth, Martin, Isaac, Sarah, David, Emma, Rebecca, and Samuel, both de- ceased.
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Isaac received his education in the public schools of his native place, and then engaged in farming for his father. In 1869 he began to farm for himself, and has continued in that occupation to the present time. He was married, in November, 1869, to Miss Eliza- beth Foltz, daughter of Christian and Bar- bara Foltz. Their children are: Milton F., Mary A., Albert N., a graduate of Shippens- burg Normal School ; William E., and Bertha M. He is a Republican, and has served as school director, tax collector, and township auditor. He and his family attend the United Brethren church.
-BEAVER, JOHN L., farmer and fruit-grower, was born September 28, 1850. He is a son of Isaac L. and Catharine (Lingle) Beaver. The father died July 17, 1891, and the mother September 25, 1861. They had four children : John L .; Annie, wife of John Ham- ping ; James Buchanan ; and Emma, wife of Isaac Zimmerman. Mr. Beaver received his education in the public schools, and then engaged in farming until 1872, when he be- gan truck-farming, a business which he has followed up to the present time. He mar- ried, March 20, 1872, Miss Sallie Garman, daughter of George and Katherine (Page) Garman. Their children are : Katie E., wife of Franklin Matzinger; Charles E., Sadie, John L., Jr., Ross, and Manda. Mr. Beaver has served as inspector on the election board, and is a member of the Farmers' Grange, No. 42, of Dauphin county. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
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.-. HENDERSON, WILLIAM B., M. D., was born in Hummelstown, Pa., January 8, 1830. He is a son of Dr. William Henderson and Mary (Wolfersberger) Henderson. His father was born in Cumberland county, Pa., in 1795. He read medicine with Dr. Sampson, of Shippensburg, and graduated from the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania in 1818. In the same year he located in Hummelstown, Pa., and engaged in the practice of his pro- fession, in which he continued until his death, in 1849. He was recognized as one of the leading physicians of his time. In 1838 he was elected to the State Legislature, and served two terms, the first session being
held in Philadelphia, and the second in Harrisburg. He was an active member of the Presbyterian church. He was married to Miss Mary Wolfersberger, of Campbells- town, Lebanon county, Pa.
Dr. William B. was primarily instructed in the subscription schools of the town, and subsequently completed a collegiate course at Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg. When he was seventeen years of age he engaged as clerk with Robert E. Snodgrass, of Ship- pensburg, and remained with him two years. After this he began the study of medicine with Dr. Benjamin Wiestling, of Middle- town. In the autumn of 1851 he entered the office of Prof. John Atlee, a member of the faculty of Pennsylvania Medical College. He was graduated from this institution in March, 1853. In the following year he be- gan the practice of medicine and surgery in Hummelstown, forming a partnership with Dr. Jacob Shope. In 1860 he removed to Mount Nebo, Lebanon county, Pa., and took charge of the extensive practice of Dr. Jacob Cooper. In 1862 he left a large and lucrative practice and enlisted in the army in defense of his country. He was assigned to duty as assistant surgeon of the Eighth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, " The Philadelphia Blues," and joined his regi- ment at Hagerstown, Md. In November of the same year he was commissioned by Gov. Andrew G. Curtin as assistant surgeon of the One Hundred and Sixty-seventh regi- ment, Pennsylvania drafted militia, com- manded by Col. Charles Knoderer, and was at his side when he was killed at the battle of Deserted House, Virginia, December 29. In 1864 he was assigned to duty as assistant surgeon of the United States army at General Slough barracks hospital, Virginia, under Surgeon Bentley. Later he was assigned to duty at the general hospital in the Fairfax Seminary building, at Fairfax Court House, Va. He was afterwards in service at Berks Station, Va., and at Winchester, W. Va. He was also for several months with the Six- teenth New York cavalry. In 1865 he was again commissioned by the War Gover- nor of Pennsylvania as assistant surgeon of the Sixth Pennsylvania cavalry, and was with that regiment until the end of the war. After his discharge from the army he prac- ticed medicine and surgery in various places until 1880, when he located in Steelton, where he has since resided, and where he enjoys a good practice. He has been sur-
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geon of Sergeant Lascomb Post, No. 351, G. A. R., since its organization in 1883. He married the accomplished daughter of farmer Jacob Seiders. They are prominent in society and are important factors in the busy and prosperous community in which they reside.
-HENDERSON, DR. JAMES, deceased, was born in Hummelstown, in 1827. He studied medicine under Dr. Washington L. Atlee, of Philadelphia, and remained with him eight years, assisting him in his extensive practice. He married a Miss Wolfersberger, and went to Plymouth, Ohio, where he remained two years. At the death of his father he returned to Hummelstown, and succeeded to the ex- tensive practice his father had enjoyed there. Early in the war of the Rebellion he enlisted in the defense of his country, and became commander of company C, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers; he served with distinction, par- ticipating in many of the famous battles of the war. He re-enlisted in August, 1864, in the Two Hundred and First regiment, as as- sistant surgeon to Dr. Benjamin F. Wagon- seller, and was honorably discharged in De- cember, 1864, at Alexandria, Va. He then returned to Hummelstown, Pa., and resumed the practice of medicine. He died from a pulmonary attack in April, 1880, leaving a widow and five children : James A., of Har- risburg ; Charles R., of Trenton, N. J .; Henry Clay, of Harrisburg; Annie, wife of. Robert Emerick, of Harrisburg, and Maggie May, a teacher of Cleveland, Ohio.
HENDERSON, JOIIN W., deceased, was born in Hummelstown. He served in the war of the Rebellion. He was a member of com- pany C, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, and of company C, One Hundred and Ninety-second regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, both companies from Hummelstown. He was for twenty-four years a member of the Hum- melstown Band, and was a proficient per- former on the B flat cornet. Socially he was a man of great kindness of heart and of most generous impulses, and was very popular. Ile died in Hummelstown, in 1889. He was married to Miss Sarah Fox, daughter of John Fox. His wife survives him, with four chil- dren : Minnie, Sallie, Mary, and Bruce.
SEIBERT, WILLIAM HENRY, M. D., the son of Jacob and Anna Mary (Nonamaker) Sei- bert, was born February 19, 1850, in West Hanover township, Dauphin county, ten miles east of Harrisburg, Pa. His great- grandfather, John Adam Seibert, emigrated from Germany in the year 1764, and settled in the vicinity of Reading, Pa. He had four children : John, born in 1767 ; Tobias, born in 1769; George, born in 1772; and Susanna, who was married, first, to Peter Dentzel, and second, to John Mayer, of Paxtang township. John Adam Seibert served in the Revolu- tionary war, and soon after its close removed to the vicinity of Hummelstown, Dauphin county, where he continued to live until the time of his death.
George Seibert, born November 3, 1772, died May 6, 1837 ; was married to Margaret Brandt, who was born September 13, 1787, and died September 9, 1849. She was the daughter of Jacob and Maria Elizabeth (Windnagle) Brandt, whose children were: Elisabeth, Susan, Margaret, Christian, Maria Ann (Nancy), and John. The parents of Jacob Brandt were Samuel Brandt, born in 1708 and died in 1768, and Rosina Brandt, born in 1712, who emigrated from Germany in 1732, and settled in Paxtang township. Their children were: Christian, John, Peter, Nancy, Elizabeth, Jacob, and Maria. Maria Elizabeth Windnagle, the wife of Jacob Brandt, born December 14, 1753, died 1837, was the daughter of John Mathias Wind- nagle, born May 14, 1716, died February 28, 1786, and Maria Catharine Ritter, his wife, born April 7, 1717, died February 28, 1786. They emigrated from Switzerland in 1732 and settled near Middletown, Pa. Their descendants are quite numerous and promi- nent citizens of Dauphin county.
George and Margaret (Brandt) Seibert had children : Elizabeth, born June 17, 1804, married Michael Horner, died September 22, 1853 ; Catharina, born August 10, 1805, married John Peters, died May 22, 1869; Anna Maria, born August 10, 1809, married Jacob Gensler, died October 7, 1895; Mag- dalena, born December 10, 1810, died single January 8, 1879; Sarah, born April 21, 1812, married Solomon Snyder, died Sep- tember 23, 1885; Susanna, born January 8, 1814, married John Shirk, died December 20, 1847; John, born October 28, 1816, late of Palmyra, Pa., died March 20, 1893; Jacob, born September 22, 1818, died near Hum- melstown, October 9, 1886; David, born
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September 20, 1820, died near Lebanon Pa., September 3, 1870, and George, born July 13, 1825, living at Union Deposit, Pa .; be- sides several deceased minor children.
The wife of Jacob Seibert, born September 22, 1818, died October 9, 1886, was Anna Mary Nonamaker, born March 10, 1824, and died February 26, 185S. She was the daughter of John H. Nonamaker, died Sep- tember 5, 1831, who emigrated from Ger- many, and Sybilla Slecht, died 1866, the daughter of Matthias Slecht, who also emi- grated from Germany. Their children were : Anna Mary, Catharine E., John H., and Charles. The children of Jacob Seibert are : John D., born in 1846, a farmer of Hanover Dale, Dauphin county ; Annie M., born in 1848, of Steelton, Pa .; William H., born in 1850; Susan S., born in 1852, married George W. Dress, of Steelton, Pa .; and George W., born in 1855, a physician of Lebanon, Pa.
William H. Seibert spent his childhood on the farm with his parents, receiving the education afforded by the country schools. Later he attended the select school of the neighborhood, and subsequently taught for five years in the country schools, and studied at Lebanon Valley College, In 1872 he be- gan the study of medicine with John H. Roebuck, M. D., of Hummelstown, Pa., and graduated from the University of Pennsyl- vania, March 12, 1874. He soon after lo- cated in Steelton (then Baldwin), where he has since practiced his profession. On the organization of the town into a borough in 1880, Dr. Seibert was elected a councilman and occupied the position of president of the council. In 1883 he was elected burgess and re-elected for the following term. He has been active in the practice of his pro- fession, and prominent in the business en- terprises of the place and vicinity.
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