Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, Part 90

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co.
Number of Pages: 1090

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died July 27, 1867; Mary E., born Feb. 28, 1862, died Feb. 27, 1866; Tilly S., born Feb. 23. 1865, died Jan. 15, 1866 : Robert D., born Dec. 19, 1866, has since lived retired, having sold the farm in died Sept. 3, 1868; Edward D., born Jan. 16, 1869, is the only survivor of the family.

Edward D. Fisher received a publie school edu- cation and learned the trade of saddler, which he followed as a journeyman for about eight years. In 1892 he engaged in business on his own account

two years, in 1892 resuming farming, which he continued until he was seventy-five years old. IIc 1906 and moved to Pottsgrove, where he purchased the home he now oceupies. What Mr. Roesler possesses he has acquired by honest, well directed labor, and it was by hard, energetic toil that he rose from a humble German apprentice boy, selling cakes in his native land, to a substantial, prosper-

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ons landowner in the New World. He is an honor- ferstown, and with Capt. John S. Long recruited able, upright, eonseientious Christian man, and what became Company F. of the 93d Pennsyl- remembering his own early struggles never turns vania Volunteer Infantry, at Camp Coleman, Leb- a worthy person in need from his door without help. He is a devout member of the Lutheran Church at Milton, and although past eighty he has missed only two sessions of the Sunday school in over three years, on both of which occasions ill- ness kept him home. He has to drive four miles to attend church and Sunday school. In polities Mr. Roesler is a Republican, and he served two years as supervisor.

Mr. Roesler married Eliza Feaster, daughter of Henry Feaster, of Virginia : her paternal grand- father was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and was given a large tract of land in the Shenandoah Valley in recognition of his services. Mrs. Roes- ler died Feb. 2, 1900, at the age of sixty-seven, and is buried in the upper cemetery at Chillisquaque. Three children were born to this union: (1) Emma, Mrs. Foust, had two children, Elmer C. and Della E., the former of whom, a telegraph operator at Clearfield, Pa., in the employ of the New York Central Railroad Company, married Virginia Beausigneur, and has one child, Jury Foust. They live at Clearfield. (2) Mary died at the age of six years. (3) Ella (deeeased ) mar- ried Jacob Hendrick, and had one child, Luther, who is a telegraph operator for the New York Cen- tral Railroad Company at Jersey Shore, Pa. He married Ella Mutehler and they have two children, Roy and Catharine.

IRA T. CLEMENT DISSINGER is the eldest child and only surviving member of the happy union of David Connor and Fannie (Clement) Dissinger. His mother was a danghter of the late Ira T. Clement, the man who accomplished prob- ably more than any other one man for the up- building of his community. John Dissinger, his paternal grandfather, was born in Schaefferstown, Lebanon Co., Pa., and his wife Catherine (whose maiden name was Connor) was born in Ireland. They had a family of eleven children, eight sons and three daughters. Of this family David Con- nor was the youngest.

anon. Of this company Mr. Long was made eap- tain and Mr. Dissinger first lieutenant. Their first fighting experienee was at the battle of Williams- burg, Va., where in the absenec of the captain the command fell upon Lieutenant Dissinger. Their next engagement was the battle of Fair Oaks, in which Company F in connection with Company A of the 93d and several other companies served as advanee picket guards. These companies were surrounded by the enemy on the first day's fight and stood in great danger of being captured, be- ing saved only by the remarkable daring of Lieu- tenant Dissinger, who in the wild panie that en- `sued drew his revolver and with wonderful cool- ness ordered the terror-stricken men into line; losing no time he himself led the flight, and at night arrived safely at the rifle pits with more than a regiment of men. For this gallant and meritorious exploit young Dissinger received the highest encomiums from General Peck. After the seven days' fight that resulted in defeat for the Union forees at Harrison's Landing Mr. Dissinger, contraeting typhoid fever, was taken to the hos- pital at Washington, and three months passing without mueh progress toward recovery he resigned his position and returned to his home in Lebanon, where he assisted in recruiting a company for the emergency service.

After a year spent in Lebanon in the book and stationery business he went West and was engaged at his trade for about six months in Fort Wayne and Chieago. He was present at the Chicago con- vention which nominated General Mcclellan for the Presideney in 1864. Returning to Pennsyl- vania, he followed his trade for a number of years. On Sept. 24, 1865, he came to Sunbury, opening the first marble business in the town. In April, 1867 or 1868, he formed a partnership with Philip H. Moore in the mercantile business, in which he was later associated with Ira T. Clement, Mr. Clement buying Mr. Moore's interest. In 1871 Mr. Dissinger, in company with Mr. Moore, erected the fine hotel on Third street called the "Clement House," named in honor of Ira T. Clement. In the same year they erected the building at the eor- ner of Market and Third streets known as the Moore & Dissinger block, the finest business block in Sunbury. Mr. Dissinger also put up the row of eight houses known as Dissinger row. A highly successful business man, he was thoroughly ad- mired and trusted by his fellow citizens, and in 1875 he was elected treasurer of Northumberland county by a majority of 857 votes. After his term as county treasurer he was suecessfully identified with different business and manufacturing pro-

DAVID CONNOR DISSINGER was born in Schaef- ferstown, Lebanon Co., Pa., Mareh 5, 1840, and was only about eleven years old when his mother - died. Being one of a large family he had few early advantages, especially for aequiring an edu- eation, and after his mother's death he was appren- tieed to learn the trade of tailor, at which he spent five years. When sixteen years old he went to Leb- anon, where he hired out for four years to the stone cutter's trade. Just before the expiration of this period the Civil war broke out, and he enlisted for a three months' term in the Union service, joining Company E, 14th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infan- jeets. In 1881 his name was presented to the State try. At the end of this time he returned to Sehaef- convention held at Williamsport for nomination as

Olidipinge

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State treasurer. He received the united support Kratzerville. To him and his first wife were born of the interior counties of the State and was only the following children : George, Ellis and Michael, defeated by the balance of power held by Philadel- all of whom lived in Snyder county; John, who phia and Allegheny countics.

lived in Northumberland county; Nathan, who went west when a young man; and Matthias, fa-

On April 10, 1866, Mr. Dissinger married Fan- nie Clement, daughter of Ira. T. Clement, of Sun- ther of Simon P. Beaver. He married (second)

Matthias Beaver married Salome Conkel, and Henry Clement and John, Ira T. C. being the only they were the parents of cleven children, namely :

survivor.

David C. Dissinger died April 18, 1882, and his wife Fannie died Aug. 12, 1893.

Ira T. C. Dissinger was born in Sunbury Feb. John, deceased; Charles, deceased; Emanuel, who 7, 1867, and was educated in the public schools, died in the army; Catherine, who married Jacob Parks, of Montandon, Pa .; Sarah, who married Jacob Bower ; Salome, who married Noah Ulrich; and Simon P. Five of the sons served in the Civil war. completing his high school course and graduating as valedictorian of his class in 1883. This class was the first class to publicly graduate, thus in- augurating the commencement exercises of the Sunbury high school. Mr. Dissinger has been con- Simon P. Beaver received his education in the nected in various capacities with the business in- public schools of his native county and spent his terests of the late Ira T. Clement, his maternal grandfather, has served as a member and presi- dent of the borough council, was city clerk, and secretary of the Board of Trade. He is at present prothonotary and clerk of the courts of Northum- mills, but he gave up that line for manufacturing berland county, to which honorable and respon- sible position he was elected in 1907, and which he the making of cement blocks. There is a growing has efficiently filled. early life on a farm. When a young man he learned the trade of pumpmaking, which he fol- lowed until his removal to Milton, in 1902. In Milton he learned the heating business at Shimers' in 1907, when he commenced his present business, demand for his product, and his enterprise and ju- dicious management have combined to popularize it and to keep the trade alive. . He has shown ex- cellent ability in the upbuilding of his establish- ment, which has been started upon a substantial

As was his father before him, he is a Democrat in political connection. He is a member of the Lutheran Church. Socially affiliated, he is a Ma- son of the thirty-second degree, an Elk, Moosc, Son of Veteran, member of the Ruffed Grouse and basis.' Temple Clubs, and one of the famous No. 1 Fire Company.

Mr. Dissinger is devoted in every sense of loy- alty to his alma mater, the Sunbury high school. By reason of this, and because of liis membership in the first graduating class, lie is and has been president of the Alumni Association, numbering well into a thousand members. This position Mr. Dissinger will probably occupy until the time of his of the United Evangelical church.

On July 4, 1880, Mr. Beaver married Anna Catherine Solomon, daughter of Benjamin F. and Susan (Beaver) Solomon, of New Berlin, Pa., and they have had six children : Maude (who married Elmer Burkey and has one child, Mildred), Mabel (who married Cyrus DeHart and has one child, Harry W.), Cora (at honie), Edward, Ernest and Rolliff. Mr. Beaver and his family are members

death.

On Oct. 8, 1889, Mr. Dissinger married Hattie Cooper, daughter of Thomas G. and Mary Eliza- beth (Rohrbach) Cooper. Mrs. Dissinger died July 14, 1899, the mother of four children: Da- vid Connor, who died in 1897; Charles Edward;

are also a number of Raubenholds in Schuylkill county, this State.

Johannes Rabenold (as he spelled the name), grandfather of Lewis F. Robenalt, of Lewis town- ship, Northumberland county, was probably born in Berks county, and coming to Northumberland county settled in Lewis township, where he fol- lowed farming. He died April 11, 1843, aged sixty-eight years, ten months, seven days, and his wife. Barbara, died Sept. 21. 1859. aged seventy-

George Beaver, his grandfather, lived and died in Snyder county, and was a farmer by occupation. . His death occurred in 1860, and he is buried at six years. They are buried in the old Turbut- 26

ROBENALT OR ROVENOLT. This name is found frequently in the upper end of Northum- berland county, and as the ancestors of its repre- sentatives treated of in this article were from Berks county it is likely they are of the same stock Ira T. Clement, Jr., and Mary Elizabeth. . On found there under the name of Raubenhold. There June 7, 1905, Mr. Dissinger married Mary E. Moore, daughter of P. H. and Catherine (Smith) Moore. -

SIMON P. BEAVER, of Milton, who is en- gaged in the manufacture of cement building blocks, was born in 1857 in Snyder county, Pa., where the Beaver family has long been settled.

bury, and to them were born four sons and one daughter: Ira T. C., Edward W., Lou Irene,

George, who went west; Absalom, of Snyder coun- ty; Daniel, of New Berlin, Pa .; Edwin, who mar- ried Elizabeth McCracken, and lives near Milton; Anna Hoffman, and they had one son, Henry J.

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ville graveyard. They had the following children: dollars. In 1901 he purchased a store at Schuyler . (1) Michael settled at Five Points, in Lewis town- Station, which he carried on for four years, at the end of that time selling out his stock, good will and fixtures to his son-in-law, Frank Ellis. For the next three years Mr. Robenalt lived on a 'small farm at Schuyler, in 1908 settling at his present home in Turbutville, where he has sinee lived in retirement. He is a respected and useful eitizen, taking little aetive interest in public affairs but giving his support to worthy enterprises and his influenee to all movements for the benefit of the community. ship, and followed farming. His children were: John, Thomas, William, Jaeob, Mary, Aliee and Annie. (2) William, who lived at Muney Hills, was a laborer ; his children were Jacob, Samuel, Elizabetlı, Susan and Rachel. (3). John, who lived near Schuyler Station, was a laborer. He had three children : Michael, who beeame a farmer in Delaware township, this eounty; John, who was killed while . serving in the Civil war; and Mary. (4) Jaeob is mentioned below. (5) Susan married Jacob Menges. (6). Catharinc married Samuel Menges, brother of Jaeob who married her sister Susan.

cemetery at Turbutville. He was not only a good fariner, but also a meelianie of ability, in his earlier life following the trade of gunsmith, mak- ing guns of exeellent design and showing thor- ough workmanship; like old-fashioned tradesmen generally, he fashioned every part of the gun him- self, being able to turn out the complete product with his own hands. His son Lewis had a gun of -his father's make which was a fine specimen of his ability and skill, but it was destroyed in the great fire which swept Turbutville Aug. 11, 1900. Mr. Raubenolt was a Democrat in politics and took quite an active part in local affairs, serving as school director and supervisor. With his family he belonged to the Lutheran Church, in which lie was much interested, serving as deaeon, elder and trustee: His wife, Catharine (Strause), born Jan. 17, 1821, daughter of Lewis Strause, of Strausetown (now Schuyler), Pa., died Aug. 10, 1900. Her father was a blacksmith, and the vil- lage of Strausetown was so named in his honor. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Rauben- olt: William, who lives in Ohio: Anna, Mrs. John Steigerwald ; Lewis F .: Sarah, Mrs. Joseph Rob- inson : Jacob, of Turbutville; Elizabeth, Mrs. Frank Heffelfinger: Emma, Mrs. William Wolf- inger ; Samuel, of Ohio; and Susan, Mrs. William Davis.

LEWIS F. ROBENALT. now a retired eitizen of Turbutville, was born in Lewis township Feb. 13, 1845, son of Jacob. was educated in the common schools of the locality, and reared to farming. Following farming until 1884, he that year eu- gaged in the mercantile business at Comly, in Limestone township, Montour Co., Pa., where he was in business for six years, until his removal to Turbutville in 1890. For the next ten years he conducted a general store there, until completely burned out in 1900, with a loss of three thousand

On June 18, 1868. Mr. Robenalt married Alice Levan, daughter of William and Peggy ( Fenster- niaelier ) Levan, of Anthony township, Montour Co., Pa. They have three children: Zella, mar- ried to H. M. Plotts. a farmer in Lewis township : William, of Turbutville; and Hattie, married to Frank Ellis. Mr. Robenalt and his family are

Jacob Raubenolt, son of Johannes, was born June 12, 1818, in Turbut township, Northumber- land county, and lived and farmed in Lewis town- ship, dying on his farm there (the place now owned by H. M. Plotts) Marel 3, 1891, aged sev- members of the old Lutheran Church at Turbut- enty-three years, six months. He is buried in the ville. Politieally he is a Democrat.

George Robenolt, founder of another branch of this family in Northumberland county, was the grandfather of Charles F. and Phineas F. Rovenolt. He was born in Berks county, Pa., and came to Northumberland county after his marriage. set- thing in what is now Lewis township, in the lo- cality known as Menges Valley. He did laboring work. He died before the Civil war. and the place of his burial is uncertain. In religion he was a Lutheran. His wife, Kate (Barber), died soon after the Civil war, at the home of her son Fred- erick, when eighty-four years old, and is buried at Turbutville. Their children were as follows: Amos lived at "Speek Berg," in Luzerne county, Pa .; John lived near Speck Berg: George lived near Speck Berg; Peter lived in the vicinity of Limestone for a time. later moving out West : Frederick is mentioned below ; Adam lived at Dan- ville for many years. later moving to Williamsport. where he died : Daniel lived in Delaware township. this county ; Kate married Jonas Patterson and they lived in Danville some years, later moving to Washingtonville, Montour eounty.

Frederick Rovenolt, son of George, was born in 1815 in Berks county, Pa., and eanie to Northuni- berland county before his marriage. For a time he lived in Limestone township, Montour county. thence moving to Watsontown, where he died in 1898, at the age of eighty-three years. In his active years he followed farming, living in retire- ment for fifteen years before his death. His wife. Martha (Love), born in 1818, died in 1887. Mr. Rovenolt was a Lutheran, holding membership in Follmer's Church. To him and his wife were born the following children: Catharine died in infancy : Eliza died unmarried (she was an unusu- ally large woman, weighing 280 pounds) : Charles F. and Phineas F. are mentioned below ; M. Jane

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married Thomas Clayton, of Watsontown; Wil- Charles S., Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rovenolt are mem- liam is a resident of Danville, Pa .; Agnes, who is bers of the German Reformed Church. unmarried, lives at Watsontown.

CHARLES F. ROVENOLT, farmer and extensive land owner of Lewis township, was born Sept. 7, 1845, in Limestone township, Montour Co., Pa., and was educated in the public schools. He was trained to farm work from boyhood, and in the spring of 1867 began that occupation on his own account in Derry township, Montour county. where he continued to farm for five years. Moving thenee to Delaware township. Northumberland county, he also farmed there for five years, at the end of which time he settled in Lewis township, . where he has since lived. He has oeeupied his present farm sinee Oet. 6, 1884, moving thither from near Turbutville, where he had resided for one year. Previous to that he occupied a farm about one mile distant from his present place, sell- ing his farm stoek, etc., at public auetion at the time of his removal. His home farm consists of 107 aeres, and he owns another traet of 115 acres in Lewis township, now oeeupied and worked by his son Urban-both fertile and valuable traets. He also has a piece of property in Turbutville. He has invested in two lots in Oklahoma City, Okla., where his son-in-law, Charles Cleman, lives, engaged in farming. Mr. Rovenolt has long been identified with the administration of local public affairs, having held the office of auditor longer than any other man in his township, and he has also served as tax collector. He was in publie office for eigliteen years altogether. Politically he is a Democrat, in religion a Lutheran, belonging to the Turbutville Church, which he has served six years as deacon. He is a substantial and widely known resident of his locality, and is everywhere regarded with respect by those who know him.

Mr. Rovenolt married Clara C. Seidel, who was born in 1848, daughter of William Seidel, of Derry township, and fourteen children have been born to thein: William A. died in infancy; Lizzie A. lin Menges; Mazie A. married E. B. Schuyler; Virgie D. married N. I. Smith ; Urban is a farmer in Lewis township; Seidel C. is mentioned below : Franklin E. lives in Lewis township, this county ; Corvie Belton, born in 1881, died in 1903; Avis L. married Charles Cleman, of Exchange, Pa .; Melva married John Moser; Ralph lives at home; Ara- bella and Edna are unmarried and living at home.

PHINEAS F. ROBENOLT, another son of Fredcr- iek, a retired farmer now living at Turbutville, was born Dec. 27, 1847, in Limestone township, Montour Co., Pa., and was edueated in the public schools of that township. He was reared upon the farm, and in the spring of 1871 commenced farm- ing for himself in Derry township, Montour county, where he continued to reside for a number of years, about 1880 removing to Lewis township, Northumberland county. Here he bought a four- acre lot with a house near Turbutville, and made his home there for three years, next moving to one of the Montgomery farms, upon which he lived for five years. His next move was to the Joshua Bowman farm, which he cultivated on shares for ten years, in 1898 buying his present property in Lewis township, 150 aeres of the best land in Paradise Valley, all limestone soil. There he lived and farmed until 1903, after which he retired but continued to make his home on the farm until the spring of 1910, when he moved with his family to Turbutville. He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church. In politieal matters he is a Democrat.

In 1869 Mr. Robenolt married Catharine Stanım, daughter of Daniel and Anna C. (Dief- fenbach) Stamm, who lived in Montour county, Mr. Stamm dying in Derry township : Mrs. Roben- olt's grandparents were Daniel and Catharine (Barnhardt) Stamm. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Robenolt: Calvin A., who farms his father's homestead, married Emma Trick and their children are Domer P., Elwood C., Guy F .. Alberta C., Helena A. and Martha I .; Cora I. married Frank Murray and they live in Lewis township on a farm adjoining the Robenolt place (their children are Katie A., Willard F., Carrol E. and Hunter L.).

VALENTINE S. TRUCKENMILLER, mer- land county, is a native of the distriet in which he lives, born Aug. 23, 1843. His aneestors have lived there for several generations, and we give the family record from the time it was founded in this country. The family has become numerous in eastern and eentral Pennsylvania, and the name is often found corrupted into Druckenmiller, the Berks eounty braneli spelling it so. The ancestor

married Alfred Snyder; Mattie L. married Frank- ehant miller of Delaware township, Northumber-

Seidel C. Rovenolt, of Turbutville, son of of the Northumberland family, Sebastian Trucken- Charles F., was born Nov. 7, 1876, was reared on miller, spelled it with a "T," however, and that the farm, and worked for his father until April 1, seems to be the correct form. 1903, since-when he has been earrier on the Rural

Sebastian Truckenmiller came to America on Free Delivery Route No. 2. from Turbutville, cov- the pink "John and William," of Sunderland, ering twenty-three and a half miles per day. On Constable Tymperton, master, from Rotterdam, March 2, 1904, he married Amy Lerch, daughter which qualified at Philadelphia Oct. 17, 1732. On of Samuel Lerch. of Lewis township, and they the original list of passengers ( Pennsylvania have three children, Milford, Margaret and Archives, Vol. XVII, Second Series, pages 72-73)

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his name is given as Sebastian and Bastian, and his George Trockenmiller, family consisting of him- wife's name as Catarina. In a secluded spot, in a self and wife, one son and two daughters. field on the farm of the late Jacob Nuss, at Koch's John Truckenmiller died in the latter part of schoolhouse, in Upper Milford township, Lehigh January, 1799, in Northumberland county, Pa., Co., Pa., lie the remains of this pioneer and Revo- an account of his estate being filed Feb. 2, 1799. Michael Meiser was named the administrator. lutionary war soldier and his wife. He is called "Captain" Truckeniniller. For the benefit of their In 1802, among the list of taxables in Mahan- tango township, Schuylkill Co., Pa., appeared the names of Valentine and Michael Truckenmiller. many descendants a verbatim copy of the inscrip- tions on their tombstones is herewith given :

Hier ruhet Sebastian Truckenmiller Geboren den 1 Aug. 1715, Gestorben den 1st Feb. 1795 Alt. 79 Jahr, 6 m. Leichten Text Elmaz 26, 19-20. Hier ruhet Catharina Truckenmiller, ein geborene Schmuck-

brucken geboren den 1st Jenner,

1719 gestorben d. 30 Sept.

1793. Alt 74 jahr 9 m.

7 da. Lied-Las die todten auferstehen den letzen tage. Text 2 Tim. 4-7 and 8 ..

Among the many children of the pioneer were John, Jacob, Christian, George, Charles and Fred- erick ; there were also daughters.

The Federal census of 1790 mentions a number of Truckenmillers. Christian Trickymillar had died by that time, but his family, consisting of his widow and six daughters and three sons who were

under sixteen years old, were residents of North- inal Truckenmiller mill, selecting the site now umberland county.

George Truckenmiller, according to the Federal census of 1790, was a resident of Hereford town- ship, Berks county, his family consisting of himself and wife, one son, and one daughter.

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Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, Part 90

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co. Number of Pages: 1090

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co.
Number of Pages: 1090