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In 1891 Mr. Newbecker was elected a councilman of Steelton borough, in which capacity he served creditably for three years. He is affiliated with Robert Burns Lodge, No. 464, F. & A. M., Harrisburg, Pa .. and with Steelton Conclave, No. 106, I. O. II. He is also a director in the Steelton Home Water Company. John J. Newbecker was married, in 1880, to Alice E., daughter of John W. and Sarah A. (Nein) Geiger. . Their children are: Leon M., Verna A., Margie, and Brice Atwood. Mr. Newbecker and family attend the Reformed church.
GALLAGHER, MICHAEL, machinist, Penn- sylvania Steel Works, Steelton, Pa., was born in Ireland, in August, 1846. He is a son of John and Bridget (Highland) Gallagher. His paternal grandfather, Owen Gallagher, was a gardener, and was all his life in the same business. He first married Miss Con- ally, and had two children: Thomas, and Michael. By a second marriage, to a Miss Gallagher, he had two children : John, and Bridget, both deceased. Mr. Gallagher's ma- ternal grandparents were both born at Cassel
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Bar, Ireland. Their children were: Mary, who died at Pittsburgh, and who was Mrs. Thomas Reihm ; and Bridget, Mrs. John Gallagher. Mr. and Mrs. John Gallagher were both born in Ireland. Mr. Gallagher, like his father, was all his life a gardener ; he served in some of the finest situations in both Ireland and England. His wife Bridget was the daughter of Patrick and Magdalena Highland, men- tioned above. Their children are: Mary, wife of Michael Clark ; Annic, wife of Pat- rick Daily ; Michael ; Elizabeth, wife of Will- iam Burk; Jane, wife of John Kassie; Brid- get, wife of Patrick Mitchel, who died in 1888. The father died January 1, 1883, aged sixty-four, and the mother June 26, 1892, aged seventy-five years. They were mem- bers of the Roman Catholic church.
Michael Gallagher was educated in the common schools of Ireland. At the age of fourteen he went to England, and for four years and nine months was in the tin busi- ness. He then worked in the steel works until 1869. In September of that year he came to this country, landing at New York. A few days later he came to Steelton, and at once engaged with the Pennsylvania Steel Company as a general laborer. In a few months he was made boss hammerman in the hammer mill, and was afterwards pro- meted to his present position. With the ex- ception of thirteen months spent in Pitts- burgh and Chicago, Mr. Gallagher has worked continuously since 1869 with his present em- ployers. He is a Democrat. Michael Gallagher was married, March 30, 1875, to Mary D., daughter of Morris and Julia (Cavana) Murphy. Their children are: B. Agnes, Julia G., and Johanna T .; Anna, died in May, 1882, aged three years and nine months; Minnic, died September, 1881 ; and John H., died January 18, 1884. Mrs. Gal- lagher died March 13, 1888, aged thirty-six years. Mr. Gallagher is a member of the Roman Catholic church.
The parents of Mrs. Gallagher were born in Ireland. 'Upon coming to this country they settled in Steelton, where Mr. Murphy has been constantly employed ever since. His wife was Julia Cavana. Their children are: Johanna, wife of Jere. Daily ; Michael, Thomas, Katie, and Ann, the latter born de- ceased. Mrs. Murphy is deceased, and Mr. Murphy resides in Steelton, and is now mar- ried to Barbara Kassie. They have one child deceased.
- ENNEY, GEORGE W., assistant foreman in the frog, switch and signal department, Pennsylvania Steel Company, Steelton, Pa., was born in Lancaster county, Pa., Novem- ber 8, 1861. He is a son of George W. and Catherine (Lenheart) Enney. The paternal grandmother's maiden name was Leah Wolf, and she was of German descent. The grandfather, John Enney, was born in White Hall, New York City. The great- grandfather was a Frenchman, and came to this country in 1772 and participated in the Revolutionary war under Washington. His name was George DeEnney, but after com- ing to America he no longer used the De. The elder George W. Enney was a foundry- man, and followed the same line of work continuously until four years ago, when he retired. He was a native of Lancaster county. He worked in Harrisburg for about eleven years, and then went to Dun- cannon, Perry county, where he had charge of the blast furnace for eleven years. He next went to Harrisburg, remained one year, and then removed to Steelton, where he now resides. He was married, July 4, 1853, to Catherine, daughter of William and Jane Harman Lenheart, of Perry county. Their children are: William F .; Ellen Ahneah, wife of Edward Doyle; Har- riet, wife of H. J. Stimmel, and George W. Both parents were members of the Lutheran church.
George W. Enney, Jr., received his educa- tion in the public schools of Harrisburg, to which place his father removed when he was nine years old. At the age of seven- teen he left school and began to learn the trade of machinist with the W. O. Hickok Manufacturing Company, after which he was employed by the Jackson Manufactur- ing Company, of Philadelphia, for two months. He next worked eighteen months for the Harrisburg Car Manufacturing Com- pany, in the foundry and machine depart- ment. In the spring of 1885 Mr. Enney went to Owata, Minn., where he remained for about three months, working at his trade with Charles Burdick. The next twenty months were spent in the service of Alt- house, Wheeler & Co., Waupan, Wis. On February 13, 1887, he commenced to work for the Pennsylvania Steel Company as a machinist. After serving for eighteen months in this capacity, he was promoted to the position of assistant foreman in the
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frog, switch and signal department, which position he fills with fidelity at the present time. Mr. Enney is a member of Robert Burns Lodge, No. 464, of the Masonic fra- ternity, Harrisburg; of Dauphin Lodge, No. 160, I. O. O. F., and also of Car- thage Lodge, No. 194, K. of P., Steel- ton. He is a Republican, and takes a very active part in politics. IIe was married, December 4, 1881, to Lizzie, daughter of John and Catherine (Chalfant) Pelen, na- tives of Lancaster county. Their children are: Daisy, Maud, George, Jr., and Dowitt R. Mrs. Enney is a member of the Meih- odist church.
- TRAVER, DAVID B., M. D., who is the phy- sician longest in active practice in Steelton, was born in York county, Pa., March 14, 1841. His parents, David and Sarah (Bailets) Traver, were also natives of that county, and farmers by occupation. He re- ceived his literary education in the public and select schools, afterwards teaching for eight years in York and Cumberland coun- ties, and in the State of Illinois. He studied medicine under the able tuition of Dr. E. H. Coover, then of New Cumberland, now of Harrisburg, and was graduated from Jeffer- son Medical College in 1869. Dr. Traver at once took up the practice of his profession in Steelton, where, by strict attention to business, he has attained success, not only in the art of relieving the suffering, but in a financial way. He was one of the original stockholders of the East Harrisburg Railway Company, now known as the Harrisburg Traction Company. In his political views he is a Republican, but takes no active in- terest in party matters. He has served with credit as a member of the school board for three years in Swatara township, and for three terms in the borough of Steelton after its incorporation, and has been treasurer of that body, and also served as chairman of the teachers and buildings committees. The Doctor is a member of the Royal Arcanum and the E. A. U., for both of which organi- zations he is medical examiner. He is a member of the Dauphin County and State Medical Societies and the American Medical Association, and has been a delegate to State and National conventions. Dr. Traver was married, in November, 1871, to Miss Sarah E., daughter of Samuel Nisley, of Steelton, and has three children : Samuel N., Mary H., and Alfaretta. He and his family be-
long to the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he is trustee, and takes an active in- terest in the affairs of that religious organi- zation. He is also a member of the Y. M. C. A.
BOOSER, HENRY, retired, Steelton, was born in Londonderry township, Dauphin county, Pa., March 3, 1825; son of Benja- min and Barbara (Goode) Booser. The father was born in Londonderry township in 1800, and was a son of Henry, a native of Germany, who came to America when ten years of age and settled with his parents in Londonderry township. The grandfather was a farmer and basket maker. He was a member of the River Brethren church and died in Londonderry township in 1838, aged seventy-six years. His children are: John, Henry, Jacob, Benjamin, and Barbara, married Peter Eshelman; all of whom are deceased. Benjamin, the father, was a farmer, and followed his occupation in Dauphin, Lancaster and Cumberland coun- ties. In his politics he was a Whig and in his religious views he was in accord with the River Brethren. He died in 1864 and his wife died in 1860. Their children are: Mary, deceased, married John Shell and located in Swatara township; Catherine, died unmar- ried, and Henry. Henry was reared in Londonderry township, and received his education in the schools of that period. He engaged in farming in Swatara township and located on his present farm in 1843, a part of which is occupied by the plant of the Pennsylvania Steel Works. Mr. Booser is a stockholder in the Electric Light Company. He was married, in 1861, to Miss Emeline Musser, daughter of Samuel and Betsy (Spricker) Musser, of Lancaster county. They have five children : Aaron, of Steelton; Catherine, married Albert Longenecker, of Hummelstown ; Benjamin Grant, of Phila- delphia ; Mary Emma, and Lillie. Mr. Booser is a Republican in politics. His wife is a member of the River Brethren church.
BABB, CHARLES H., justice of the peace, Steelton, was born in Chester county, Pa., September 25, 1833; son of Sampson Babb. The grandfather, Peter Babb, was the first settler of Tioga county, and took up a claim of eight hundred acres, subsequently known as the "Babb Tract," watered by what was afterwards named Babb creek. He died at
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the age of ninety years, having reared four children : John, deceased, hotel keeper in West Chester, Pa .; Jacob, deceased, farmer and lumberman in Tioga county ; William, lived and died on the Babb tract; and Sampson.
Sampson, father of Charles H., was born in Tioga county in 1782, and in early life was employed by Stephen Girard as a master builder, having charge of the build- ing of the warehouses erected by that gen- tleman in Philadelphia, in which he was employed for about twenty years, after which he purchased the Washington Hotel, at West Chester, which he conducted for twenty-five years. About the time he moved to West Chester, he married Miss Charity G., daughter of Emmor Jeffris, of one of the oldest families of Chester county, by whom he had ten children, of whom nine were reared to maturity : Peter, deceased, was a druggist, and studied pharmacy under Dr. Witheral, of Philadelphia; his widow and two children survive him; Anna Eliza, de- ceased, the wife of Truman Wallace, of Lancaster county, son of the Rev. John Wallace, who had charge of the old Pequea church, of Lancaster county, for over fifty years; Jeffris, deceased, buried at Yreka, Cal., was a druggist; William, deceased, was a shoemaker by trade, engaged in steam- boating on the Tombigbee river in Ala- bama, some years, and died in Lancaster county, Pa .; John, deceased, shoemaker, and also a druggist, is survived by four children ; Matilda, wife of Capt. Thomas Marshall, Mobile, Ala., who died in 1882, his wife and four children surviving him; Charles H .; Caroline P., wife of Al. A. Moore, Montrose, Ala., has two children living; Edwin L., married Miss Jaquilt, of Chester county, was drowned in 1857, leav- ing a widow and one daughter; Thomas, died in infancy.
Charles H. received his education in the public schools of Chester county, and at the age of sixteen years began an apprentice- ship at the builder's trade with John Agin, with whom he afterwards worked at Har- land and Hollingsworth, Del., until 1855, when he located at Parkesburg, Chester county, where he was employed by the State Railroad Company as machinist, until 1860, with the exception of three years spent in the service of the New York and Eric rail- road. He then was engaged for a short time with the Pennsylvania Railroad Com-
pany at Harrisburg; in 1861 enlisted in the army for three months, and afterwards enlisted for nine months in company A, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, in which he served as first duty sergeant, at which time he organized company F, of the Twentieth Pennsylvania cavalry, and was made cap- tain of the company, but resigned in favor of Capt. V. B. Hummell, under whom he served as first lieutenant until the expira- tion of his term of enlistment. He was then commissioned as first lieutenant of com- pany E, Twelfth Pennsylvania regulars, and served till the close of the war, having been brevetted captain. Mr. Babb came to Steelton, in February, 1867, and was in the employment of the Pennsylvania Steel Company as machinist, until 1884, during which time he had charge of the roll furn- ing for fifteen years. Since the last named date he has been engaged in real estate and insurance business. He has served as jus- tice of the peace and notary public for a number of years. Mr. Babb is a member of Dauphin Lodge, No. 160, and Dauphin Encampment, No. 10, I. O. O. F., and is also past commander of Post No. 58, G. A. R., of Harrisburg. In 1855 he was married to Miss Louisa J. Irwin, daughter of George Irwin, one of the early settlers of Chester county, by whom he has had five children, the only survivor of whom is Hay Jeffris, married to Miss Loven, of Lancaster county. His deceased children are: Charles I, Edwin F., Cora, and one child who died in infancy.
BOYER, JACOB, Enhaut, Pa., was born in Dauphin county, Pa., August 14, 1814; son of John Boyer. The father was the first of the Boyer family to settle in Dauphin county. He came to the county about 1800, and pur- chased a small farm near Chambers Hill, which he cultivated in connection with working at his trade of stone mason. He married a Miss Whitman, by whom he had nine children : Henry, John, Benjamin, Jacob, George, Martin, Samuel, Rebecca, and Catherine, all of whom are deceased, except- ing Jacob. The latter attended the subserip- tion schools of the county, and engaged in farming, and later worked a stone quarry. In 1858 he purchased the Abraham farm, on which he has since had his residence, and is one of the oldest' residents of what is now known as Enhaut. In 1843 he married Miss
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Catherine Beinhower, daughter of Peter Beinhower, of Dauphin county, by whom he has two children living: J. C., born October 7,1856, was educated in the public schools, is a farmer by occupation, and has charge of his father's farm ; he is not married ; and Emeline, wife of M. N. Snavely, of Enhaut. Mr. Boyer has been one of the most prom- inent citizens of Swatara township, and is one of the oldest residents. He takes an active interest in all church work.
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BOWERS, JACOB, was born in Cumberland county, Pa., February 25, 1850; son of George Bowers. The father was born in Alleckendorf, France, in 1810, and was a tinner by trade. In 1834 he came to this country, and after remaining in Baltimore, Md., until 1845, settled in Cumberland county, and was engaged in farming until his death, in 1895. He was married, first, in his native country, August 28, 1831, to Miss Catherine Jacob, who died in 1862. He mar- ried for his second wife, Miss Kruger, by whom he reared five children : Catherine, deceased ; Mary, widow of William Shaw ; George W., living in Washington State ; John Henry, living in Cumberland county, and Jacob. His second wife survives him.
Jacob received his education in the com- mon schools of Cumberland county. When a young man he was engaged in farming, and at the age of cighteen years he learned the trade of carpenter and builder. In 1866 he went to Baltimore and worked under the instruction of his father, serving as an ap- prentice two years, and in this way complet- ing his mastery of the business, after which he returned to Fairview, Cumberland county, where he remained until his marriage. He worked at his trade as a journeyman until 1879, when he engaged in contracting on his own account. In 1875 he moved from Cum- berland county to Steelton, and in 1884 he built the house in which he now lives, on Meyers street. Ile built the North Side school house and the Maj. L. S. Bent school house. He also worked at Steelton some years as a journeyman. Mr. Bowers is a member of the Republican party, in which he takes an active part, having served as councilman for six years, during half of which period he was the president of that body. In 1873 he was married to Miss Emma L. Kutz, daughter of John Kutz,
of Shiremanstown, Cumberland county, by whom he has two children : Clara M. and George H., both living at home.
BEINHOWER, ADAM, was born in Derry township, Dauphin county, Pa., August 21, 1828; son of Peter B. Beinhower. The father was born in Dauphin county about 1791, and was a farmer by occupation. He married Miss Smith, by whom he had nine children : Sallie, wife of John Hocker ; Jacob and Elizabeth, both deceased ; John, of Swatara township; Catherine and Susan, both deceased ; Peter, of Ohio; Adam, and Isaac, of Oberlin, Pa. Adam acquired his education in the common schools of this period and worked on the farm until he was eighteen years of age, when he became an apprentice at the wheelright trade, with (. A. Stover, at Middletown, in which he served three years. IIe then worked one year at his trade as a journeyman and located at Hockersville, when he followed his occupa- tion for twenty-two years. In 1876 he came to Steelton, where he has since made his home. He worked for five years at his trade in Steelton and since 1884 has been engaged in the undertaking business. On August 9, 1862, he enlisted in company C, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Regi ment, Pennsylvania volunteers, under Co !- onel Jennings, in which he served until his discharge in 1863, having participated in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chan- collorsville. In 1876 he was married to Miss Catherine Gingerich, of Derry town- ship, to whom was born one child, William Hoyt, died at the age of three years. Mr. Beinhower is an active member of the United Brethren church.
-BALSBAUGH, GEORGE, Oberlin, Pa., was born in Derry township, Dauphin county, Pa., in December, 1817; son of Jolin Bals- baugh. The Balsbaughs are one of the old- est families of the county. Valentine, the grandfather of George, was the son of a Mr. Balsbaugh, who came from Germany, and was one of the very early settlers of the county. He died in Dauphin county, and is buried at South Hanover, where his son Valentine is also buried. John Balsbaugh, the father of George, and the son of Valen- tine, was born November 4, 1788, and died January 18, 1879. He was married. March 22, 1814, to Mary Seigler, born October 19
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1794, and died May 28, 1857. They had nine children : George ; Valentine and John, both deceased ; Henry ; Solomon; Mary, wife of Cornelius Shope; Elizabeth, wife of John Snyder; Anna, unmarried, and Elijah, deceased. John Balsbaugh was a farmer by occupation and a prominent man in his time. George Balsbaugh attended the public schools of the county, and learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed a number of years. He was also engaged in farming up to 1891, when he removed to Oberlin, where he has since lived a retired life. While in Lower Swatara township he served in the of- fices of township assessor and school director. In 1858 he was married to Miss Moyer, of Dauphin county, by whom he has three chil- dren : George W., with the Adams Express Company, at Harrisburg; Ephraim, living in Southern California since 1889, is mar- ried; Mary A., wife of E. Stauffer, of High- spire. Mr. Balsbaugh is the oldest one of the family now living.
BEINHOWER, J. S., Oberlin, Pa., was born in Derry township, Dauphin county, Pa .; son of Peter Beinhower. The father was a son of Peter Beinhower, whose father came from Germany at a very early day and settled in Dauphin county, where he was employed in farming and in teaming to and from Philadelphia. The father married Mary A. Smith, daughter of John Smith, of Dauphin county, by whom he had nine chil- dren : Jacob, deceased; John; Peter, living in Ohio; Adam, Steelton ; J. S .; Sarah, widow of John Hocker; Elizabeth, deceased ; Cathe- rine, and Susan, both deceased. J. S. Bein- hower was educated in the common schools of Swatara township, and is one of the oldest residents of Oberlin. IIe learned the trade of carpenter, and was engaged in contracting and building up to 1892. Since 1859 he has also been engaged in cabinet making and undertaking. In the spring of 1860 he moved to the present site of Oberlin, where he has since made his home. In his political views Mr. Beinhower is a Republican, and has served as tax collector of Swatara township for several years. In 1859 he was married to Miss Hassler, daughter of Samuel and Su- sanna (Mumma) Hassler, of Dauphin county, both deceased. Their children are: Anna May, born May, 1860, died September 6, 1878; Frances H., wife of Dr. D. W. Shaff- ner, of Enhaut, born February 1, 1862; Ir-
ving L., born July 18, 1872, is draughtsman for the Lincoln Iron Works, Rutland, Vt., where he has been since February, 1895.
BASKIN, OLIVER P., superintendent of the Steelton Light, Heat and Power Company, was born in Perry county, Pa., July 24, 1856; son of John and Mary (Shoy). His father was born in Schuylkill county, Pa., son of John, who was born in Scotland, emi- grated to this country, and settled in Schuyl- kill county, where he followed the occupa- tion of plasterer. He was drafted for mili- tary service during the war, but was retired by reason of occupying a civil office at the time. His death occurred April 26, 1895, his wife having died in 1868. She was a daughter of Mr. Shoy, and was born on the ocean during the voyage to this country from Ireland. They had thirteen children, of whom these lived to maturity : Mary, Mrs. Jacob Eisenhart, of Middletown, Pa .; Julia, Mrs. Adam Boyer, of West Fairview, Cum- berland county, Pa .; Hannah, Mrs. W. H. Hempley, Bainbridge, Pa .; and Oliver P.
Oliver was reared in Perry county, and received his education in the township schools, and by self-study gained a practical knowledge of electricity. He was engaged in the grocery business in Philadelphia for twelve years with a wholesale house, and for four years was a commercial traveler. In 1890 he came to Steelton, and worked for the Electric Company, the present plant of which company was built by him, and he has since acted as the superintendent of the company. Mr. Baskin is a member of the Improved Order of Red Men, and also of the Junior Order of the United American Mechanics. In political views he is a Democrat. In Perry county he served on the school board, and in Steelton as mem- ber of the council and judge of elections. Mr. Baskin was married, in 1882, to Miss Catherine Underwood, daughter of George Underwood, of Schuylkill county. They have no children.
DICKINSON, BAYARD T., physician, was born at Gap, Lancaster county, Pa., June 25, 1854; son of Henry and Anna (Baldwin) Dickinson, of Lancaster and Chester coun- ties, respectively. He was educated in the common and select schools of his locality, and was for a time engaged in mercantile business. He studied medicine, and was graduated from the medical department of
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the University of Pennsylvania, on March 10, 1876, after which he began the practice of medicine. In 1879 he removed to Steel- ton, where he has since been engaged in the practice of his profession. Dr. Dickinson is a member of the Dauphin County Medical Society, and also of the Pennsylvania State Medical Society. In his political views he is a Republican, and is active in party inter- ests. In 1883 he was elected member of the borough council, and was made chairman of the body ; in 1887-89 was a member of the State Legislature, and served promi- nently in the House of Representatives. The Doctor was married, in 1893, to Miss Clara Hanshue, daughter of Samuel Hanshue, of Steelton. Their children are : Alma, Sarah, and Annie.
Dr. Dickinson was born and reared in the faith of the Friends. His wife and family are members of the Lutheran church.
EARNEST, FRANKLIN C., Steelton, was born in Hummelstown, Dauphin county, Pa., Au- gust 26, 1834; son of Obed Earnest. David Earnest, the grandfather, was a native of Dauphin county, and one of the earliest settlers of the county. He was a farmer by occupation and reared a large family. Obed Earnest, the father, was born in Dauphin county in 1807, and received his education in the schools of that time. He was en- gaged in farming until he was twenty-one years of age, when he learned the trade of shoemaker, which he followed until his death in November, 1857. In his political views he was a Republican, and was an active member of the Lutheran church. He married Miss Cobaugh, by whom he had ten children, of whom five are living : Dr. John A., pastor of the Lutheran church of Mifflin- burg, married Miss McCreary, who died in 1895; Richard, of Hummelstown, married Miss Flasher, of that place ; Margaret, widow of Joseph Hill, of Jersey Shore, Lycoming county ; Charles, living with his sister, Mrs. Joseph Hill; ' Franklin C. The deceased children are: David, Obed, Alice, Mary C., and Amanda, wife of Henry Parker, of Jersey Shore.
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