Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 2, Part 87

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co.
Number of Pages: 1024

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Wesley Wolfe, of Turbut township, and the mother of one son, Glenn.

. Georg Schaeffer, Mrs. Follmen's emigrant an- cestor, was a native of the Rhine Valley, in south- ern Germany, born north of the Rhine, and landed at Philadelphia Aug. 13, 1450, making the voyage in the ship "Edinburgh." Soon after coming to this country he settled in Richmond township, Berks county, where he obtained a warrant for a tract of land, and it is known he was a land owner in 1759. His tract in that township is still in the possession of the family. The Schaeffer farms are among the best in the county. When the Revo- lution broke out he became captain of a company in the Colonial service. He died at an advanced age in 1791-92. His wife's maiden name was' ROLLAND SYDNEY FOLLMER, son of Daniel Hen- Reib, and they had a family of five children, ry and Rebecca C. (Schaeffer) Folhner, was born in Elizabeth (married John Bieber), Margaret (mar- ried Dewalt Bieber). Maria (married Michael Christian), Peter and Philip (the last named re- maining on the homestead).

county when a child. He was engaged in farming in Turbut township and was a well known citizen of his community. He retired a few years before his death, which occurred Aug. 19, 1886. Mr. Follmer married Elizabeth Glaze, daughter of Stephen Glaze, and she died Nov. 2, 1887; she was born in 1825. Mr. and Mrs. Follmer are buried at the Paradise Church in Turbut town- ship. They were the parents of seven children : Sarah married Levi Stamm and they live on the old Schaeffer homestead in Turbut township; Re- becca C. married Daniel H. Follmer; Elizabeth married William Balliet: Emma married Harvey Stoudt, of Milton, Pa. : Stephen, Mary and Daniel all died young.

Turbut township July 27, 1871. and there began his education in the local schools. Later he was a pupil at MeEwensville Academy and at Susque- hanna University, at Selinsgrove, Pa. He re- mained at home. working with his father, until he commenced farming on his own responsibility, and

Philip Schaeffer, born in 1770 on the old home- stead in Richmond township, became a successful agriculturist and was also an inventor of ability, he now has the home place of eighty-two acres, manufacturing the first threshing machine. in which under his care is in a most excellent state of cultivation. He is an intelligent and enter- prising agriculturist, and his good judgment in the management of the place is everywhere in evi- dence. So far he has devoted all his time to his own affairs, which are in a prosperous condition. He is a Democrat in politics, and in religion a member of the Follmer Lutheran Church. Berks county. It was so successful that he con- tinued to manufacture the machines the remainder of his life. His wife, Elizabeth (Fetherolf), was a granddaughter of Peter and Anna Maria (Rothi- ermel) Feterolf. of Wachbach, Germany, and she died in 1849, Mr. Schaeffer surviving until Janu- ary, 1853. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, a Democrat in politics, and 'in religious attach- In March, 1891, Mr. Follmer married Mary M. Utt, daughter of David and Margaret J. (Foll- mer) Utt, and they have had three children, Rhea M .. Bertha M. and Schaeffer U. ment a member of the Reformed Church. His family of twelve children, all of whom were of unusually fine physique, tall and strong, and well proportioned, were as follows : George, Peter, Isaac, Jonathan, Daniel, Philip, William, David, Sarah (married Jacob DeLong), Elizabeth (married Sol- omon Yoder), Anna Maria ( married Isaac Mer- kel) and Esther (married Francis De Long). Each of this family received a farm from the father.

David Utt, Mrs. Follmer's father, was born Oct. 29, 1839. in Northampton county, Pa., son of David Utt and grandson of Adam Utt. of that county. The latter followed farming and hunting, and died in Northampton county. David Utt, son of Adam, a native of Northampton county, moved

Peter Schaeffer, grandfather of Mrs. Follmer, to Columbia county in 1840 and there followed was born'in 1799 in Maxatawny township, Berks county, and about 1824 came with his family to Northumberland county, making the journey by

David Utt. son of David, was a year old when his father settled in Columbia county. and re- mained with his father until he reached the age of eigliteen. In Greenwood township, Columbia county, he learned the trade of miller, which he followed for twenty-two years in Columbia and Northumberland counties, coming to the latter county in 1862 and settling in Turbut township. where he remained for six years. At the end of that time he settled on the William Follmer farn.

farming the remainder of his life, dying in that county ; he is buried there. in Greenwood township. He married Mary Adams, and their children were : team. He settled in Turbut township upon the Jacob, Adam, William, George, David, Elias, Anna farm now owned by Levi Stamm, a traet contain- (died young) and Harriet ( married Martin Mow- ery ). ing about 175 acres, and there lived until his re- moval to Watsontown, where his death occurred in 1889 and where he is buried. He was twice married, the children born to his first union be- ing: Sarah (married John IToffa), Catharine (married Benneville Leinbach). Elias, Peter, and Benneville (who is still living, in Kansas). By the second marriage there were two children, Wil- liam and Emma (married Frank Specht).

Elias Schaeffer, father of Mrs. Follmer, was born in 1821 in Maxatawny township, Berks county, and came with the family to Northumberland in the eastern part of Chilli-quaque township, in

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1828, purchasing the place, which contains 1023 Leah A. Sypher, born in 1851, married J. W. acres, in 1883. He has lived there ever since, de- voting all his time to farming, in which he has prospered, and his property has been greatly im- proved during these years.

Mr. Utt married Margaret J. Follmer, daugh- ter of William and Eleanor ( MeWilliams) Foll- mer, and these children were born to them: Wil- liam married Elizabeth Whomer, and has two chil- dren, Margaret and J. Clair ; Jesse married Mamie Black, and their two children are David and El- eanor ; Mary M. married Rolland S. Follmer. This family attends the Lutheran Church. Mr. Utt is a Democrat in politics and fraternally a member of Pottsgrove Lodge, No. 623, I. O. O. F.

George Follmer, son of Michael and grandson of Jacob, born Aug. 16, 1751, died Nov. 9, 1830. He married Eva Barber Moyer, and they were the parents of ten children, namely : John, George, Ab- rahanı, Joseph, Eve, Catharine, Elizabeth, Mary, Ann and Ann Maria. ' Of these,

Abraham Follmer married Margaret Lantz and had children : Sarah ; George John, born Aug. 5, 1817, who died Nov. 2, 1841; Charles, born Dec. 29, 1815; Henry, born Aug. 18, 1822, who died Sept. 27, 1852 ; and Margaret Elizabeth.

Charles Follmer, son of Abraham, followed farm- ing, living on a farm near the Paradise Church. He died May 19, 1883, and is buried at that church. His wife, Theresie ( Eshbach), born Aug. 15, 1815, died Nov. 16. 1864. They had a fam- ily of five children : Levi H., born Jan. 5, 1841, married Ellen Watts and lives at McEwensville, Pa. ; Margaret C., born Nov. 11, 1842, married Samuel P. Lerch, who was born Oct. 23, 1839, and they liave six children, Rev. Charles D. (born Nov. 17, 1868), Samuel E. (born Aug. 23, 1871), Mary T. (born Aug. 15, 1874), Amy F. (born Feb: 23, born April 9, 1824, and they had three 1878), Maggie I., and Sallie E. (born May 14, 1883) ; Sarah E., born Jan. S, 1846, married Wil- liam H. Miller (1840-1909), and had three chil- dren, Maggie I., Rosie T. and. Carrie E .; Susan B., born Nov. 14, 1847, married Josiah Baker, born June 17, 1856, and their children are Samuel, Daisy, Lucy and Maggie ; Charles D., born June 3, 1857, married Susan M. Kerchner, who was born May 16, 1863, and they reside in McEwensville, Pennsylvania.

Bricker, who was born in 1838, and had three children, Nathan, Anna E. and Laura M. (2) Mary Magdalina, who married Joshua Cole, born July 4, 1818, had five children, born as follows: Sarah A., March 12, 1849; Mary Eva, July 23, 1851; William W., Nov. 9, 1853; Daniel C., Oct. 8, 1856 ; Calvin L., Feb. 5, 1859.

Adam Follmer, third son of Michael, married Christian Bone, by whom he had nine children : Adam, John, William, Jonathan, David, Simon, Solomon, Christian and Rosanna.

Simon Follmer, son of Adam, born Sept. 12, 1699, died Dec. 15, 1852. His first wife, Hannalı Reinard, born Feb. 8, 1804, died Dec. 31, 1834: his second, Rebecca Kohler, born May 1, 1813, died May 25, 1867. He was the father of thirteen chil- dren, five by the first marriage, eight by the sec- ond: (1) Rebecca, born Nov. 15, 1824, married Joseph Hamer, born Jan. 18, 1820, and was the mother of eleven children, Hannah E. (born April 18, 1845, married Thomas Mercer and had Clara L., Clarence, Frank, Rebecca, Otis, Dora, Joseph, Hart and Zora), Simon F. (born July 14, 1841, married Margaret J. Schrerer, born May 2, 1855, and had Mary R., Daisy E., Frank S., Fred F. and Dolly G.), Catharine J., Harriet E. (born Aug. 9, 1852, married William J. McHenry, born Dec. 10, -1849, and had William O., Margaret, Ed- ward F., Joseph S., Bessie R. and Charles A.), James A., Joseph, Charles W., Margaret D., Lucy M., Anna R. (married John Ganville and had Mary R., Samuel J., Alva C. and Lizzie M.), and Nellie L. (?) Mary Ann died young. (3) Susanna M. married William Folliner, who is mentioned later in this article. (4) Margaret, born June 3. 1831, married Miner Gulich Marsh,

children: Spencer Follmer, born May 18, 185-, who died June 2, 185 -; Charles Newton, born June 25, 1858; and Harriet Clementine, born Nov. 2, 1861, who married Charles Moll. (5) Catharine, born April 23, 1834, died Jan. 1, 185%, and is buried in the old cemetery at Milton. (6) Daniel K. (?) Mary Emma, born Oct. 19, 1837, died Feb. 2, 1842, and is buried in the old ceme- tery at Milton. (8) Samuel H. (9) Amelia C. (10) Louisa J. (11) Barbara S. (12) Martin L. died young. (13) Clara M.

Eve Follmer, daughter of George, married Henry Follmer, and they had two children: (1) Solomon Follmer, son of Adam, born Dec. 11. 1820, died Jan. 10, 1880. He married Elizabeth Swartz, born Aug. 7. 1830, and to their union were born four sons: (1) John S., born July 17, 1854, married Mary Harmon, born April 29, 1857, and they had one child, Orrell Myrtle, born April 10, 1881. (2) Charles F., born May 23, 1856. married Flora Schuyler, who was born in 1860, and died June 24, 188?, the mother of one child, Anna married Abraham S. Sypher, born Dec. 18, 1821, died Oct. 9, 1895, and their children were Henry J. and Leah A. Henry J. Sypher, born May 19, 1848, married Julia Berkhimer, born Feb. 24, 1849, and had five children : Anna M .. born Oct. 18, 1869, who married Harvey J. Sones : William H .; George A., born May 19, 1873, who married Ida Kurtz, born March 11, 1874: Veronica I .. born May 21, 1876; and Bessie L., born Oet. 8, 1880. Lola May, born July 21, 1883. His second wife,

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Anna ( Orbits), was born Sept. 5. 1858. (3) Wil- Cora Barber, daughter of Anthony Barber. of liam P., born July 16, 1858, married Ada S. Cor- Lewis township), Harvey W. (of Milton, who ma- ried Alma Foresman, daughter of Thomas Fores- man, of Union county, Pa.), Andrew, Elijah, El- eanor C. and Edward.

son, born Nov. 22, 1862, and they have one son, Raymond Oscar, born June 26, 1883. (4) Foster M., born April 28, 1860, died Nov. 1, 1881.

Frederick Follmer, son of Michael, married Bar- bara Geiger, and they had three children : Daniel, born March 13, 1786; Susan, who married Joseph Mackey ; and Regina, who married James Donal- son.

Daniel Folliner, son of Frederick, married Mar- garet Reed, who was born Ang. 31, 1789, and they had a family of seven children, as follows: John R .; Daniel G., born Nov. 11, 1826; Sarah; Cyn- thia, born Dec. 20, 1815; Jane W., born May 8, 1813; Elizabeth, born Aug. 2, 1818 (married Rob- ert Caldwell) ; and Maria, born May 10, 1810 (married John Foresman).

Henry Follmer, son of Michael, inherited a traet of land near Milton from his father. He was an active member of the Follmer Lutheran Church. He married Susan Stahl, who died in 1861, aged eighty-nine years, eleven months, nineteen days, long surviving Mr. Follmer, who had passed away in 1822, aged fifty-four years, nineteen days. Their children were: Philip, Thomas, Andrew, Mary (married Michael Brown) and Elizabeth.

Philip Folhner, son of Henry, married and had children : Samuel and Philip Henry.

Thomas Folliner, son of Henry, married and had children : Henry and William.

Andrew Folliner, son of Henry, received a con- mon school education, and lived on a sixty-eight- aere tract which he inherited. He was an elder of the Reformed Church at the time of his death. He married Mary Pool, a native of Mercer county, Pa., who died in 1863, aged sixty-seven years; Mr. Follmer died March 29. 1862. They had two sons, Henry Philip and Reuben T., the latter dying first.

Michael Follmer, son of Michael, married Eliz- abeth Berger.

Elizabeth Follmer, daughter of Michael, married Adam Christ, and had children: Adam, George, Henry, John, Maria. Elizabeth, Eve, Catharine, Martha and Sarah.

Magdaline Follmer, daughter of Michael, mar- ried Christian Van Gundy, and had children : John, George, Adam, Jacob, Ann. Their children live at and near Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Catharine Follmer, daughter of Michael, mar- ried George Jacob Follmer, who was born April 16, 1768, son of George Jacob, Sr., and grand- son of Jacob, the emigrant ancestor of the family. They were cousins.

George Jacob Follmer, son of Jacob and brother of Michael, was born in December, 1738, in Berks county, Pa. He was a notable man of this section in his time, serving five years as a soldier in the Revolutionary war, as member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1794 and again from 1798 to 1802, and in 1803 he was elected to the State Senate, dying Aug. 24, 1804, before the ex- piration of his teri as senator. He was a Demo- erat in polities. He married Anna Catharine Wal- ter, born Feb. 9, 1742, who died Aug. 15. 1808, and they had a large family, viz .: (1) Anna Mar- garet, born April 17. 1762, married William Gouger, and had children : William, Jacob. George. Nicholas, Benjamin, John. Daniel, and. Mary Elizabeth (died Jan. 2, 1820). (?) John, born Dee. 23, 1763, died Feb. 1, 1767. (3) Anna Catharine, born April 25, 1766, married John Gertner, and had children: Mary married Jacob Marsh : Susan married John Butler: John died young: Catharine married John Rynearson: Eliza married Adam Schaeffer: Christian married Peter Gertner: Jacob married Mary Swartz: George married Mary Shumaker. (4) George Jacob was born April 16, 1768. (5) John, born June 20, 1770, died Jan. 10, 1786. (6) Henry, born July 16, 1772, married Catharine Stoneman. (7) Anna Mary, born Sept. 3, 1774. married Frederick Deiffenbach. (8) Benjamin, born Dee. 7. 1776, died June 17. 1788. (9) Elizabeth, born July 7, 1779, married John Dieffenbach. (10) William, born Sept. 26, 1781, married Molly Machamer. (11) Michael, born Jan. 19, 1784, married Cath-

Henry Philip Follmer, son of Andrew, was born Dec. 28, 1819, on the farm where. he always lived, and was the fourth in direct line to own that prop- erty. He received a good education in the schools of the day, and followed farming and gardening, after his father's death purchasing the farm, where the latter had also been born. He served his town- ship as school director and in other offices : and was jury commissioner for three years. He was a Republican in politics, and in religion he and his family adhered to the German Reformed Church, in which he served as elder. On Feb. 22, 1887, he and his sons established a green grocery at Mil- ton. In 1849 Mr. Foller married Mary Jane Crawford, who was a daughter of Elijah Crawford, of Northumberland county, and to them were born children as follows: Alfred C., Sarah (wife of arine Dieffenbacher. (12) Daniel C., born March Jesse Server, of Milton), Lewis L. (who married (or June) 9, 1286, died Jan. 5, 1873.

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Col. Daniel C. Follmer, born in Northminber- land county June (or Mareh) 9, 1786, was eolonel located at Milton for practice, and there lie re- of a militia company for many years and served mained until his removal to Williamsport, in 1909. Dr. Follmer has gained a wide patronage and con- siderable reputation in his profession, and he has been identified with the best homeopathie organi- zations, loeal and State, being a member of the Hahnemann Medical Institute, the State Homeo- pathie Medical Society (which he served as eom- mitteeman), the Milton Medical Society and the West Branch Homeopathic Society (covering Elk, Clinton, Lycoming, Union. Blair and Northumber- with that rank in the war of 1812. He was a lead- ing citizen of his day, and served one term as as- sociate judge of Montour county. Farming was his oeeupation. He was a member of the Reformed Church, which he served as elder. His death oe- eurred in the seventies. His first wife, Susanna Deiffenbach, a native of Columbia connty, Pa., 'died in 1836, and he subsequently married Ra- ehel Grier. There were eight children by the first union, born as follows: Catharine, March land eonnties), of which latter he has been pres- ident. Socially he holds membership in Milton Lodge, No. 256, F. & A. M. : Warrior Run Chap- ter, R. A. M., and Milton Lodge, No. 913, B. P. 0. Elks.

10, 1810; Conrad, June 20, 1812 (went to Kan- sas) ; Elizabeth, March 3, 1815; Margaret Ann. Mareh 24, 1817; Mary, April 3. 1819 (married John A. Eschbach and moved to Iowa) : Susanna, Nov. 18, 1821 ; Jacob Michael, May 3, 1825: Wil- liam Henry, Dee. 1, 1828 (died July 1, 1866). By the second marriage there was one child. Mar- tha Ellen, born Feb. 6, 1840, who died April 9, 1852.

Jaeob M. Folliner, son of Col: Daniel C., was born May 3, 1825, at Limestoneville, in Lime- stone township, Montour Co., Pa., and received his education in the publie sehools and at Danville Academy. He followed farming, lumbering and stoek raising, meeting with success in all those lines, and in his later years engaged in the insur- ance business, representing several of the strongest companies. In 1863 he enlisted in Company E. 37th Militia, received the appointment of reg- imental quartermaster and served as such until honorably discharged, Aug. 4, 1863. He was a charter member of Bryson Post. G. A. R., at Wat- sontown, and served as chaplain of Henry Wilson Post, at Milton. . Fraternally Mr. Follmer was connected with the Masonic Blue Lodge for twelve years and with the Royal Arch Masons three years. He represented his distriet one term in the House of Representatives, to which he was elected in 1888. He was an active member of the German Reformned Church, serving several terms as elder and many years as superintendent of the Sunday school.

In 1850 Mr. Follmer married Susan, daughter of John P. Hackenberg. of Northumberland coun- ty, and children as follows were born to them : Emma : Matilda, who married C. G. Wilson: Ed- ward H., who died May 12, 1856, when one year old ; Ada I., who married J. G. Bower, of Watson- town ; William H. : Roland B., of Philadelphia : and John H., born July 23, 1868, who died April 10, 1900.

WILLIAM H. FOLLMER, M. D., son of Jacob MI., was born Aug. 13, 1856, at Milton, and there be- gan his education in the publie schools. He grad- uated from the high school at Watsontown, and then read medicine with Dr. J. R. Ely, at Milton. later entering Halmemann Medical College, at Philadelphia, from which institution he was grad-

nated in 1882. In the spring of the same year he

Dr. Follmer married Hettie L. Brown, who was born Jan. 30, 1861, daughter of the late Cyrus Brown, a prominent druggist of Milton. She died Jan. 29, 1899, leaving one son, Cyrus Brown. born May 17, 1894. In 1909 the Doctor married again.

WILLIAM FOLLMER (deceased), born July 24. 1818, son of Henry and Mary Elizabeth ( Geiger) Follmer, married (sceond ) Susanna M. ( Follmer) Marsh, widow of William Kase Marsh and daugh- ter of Simon Follmer. She was born Sept. 25. 1828, in Turbut township, and first married Wil- liam Kase Marsh, who was born in 1826, and died Jan. ??. 1868. He is buried in the upper ceme- tery at Milton. Three children were born to this union : (1) James Ambrose Marsh married Mary Waldron, daughter of William and Anna ( Hilgert) Waldron, granddaughter of Lafferd Waldron ( who came to this county in 1785) and great-grand- daugliter of Cornelius Waldron (who came to America and settled in New Jersey in 1764, and served as a captain in the Revolutionary. war). Mr. and Mrs. James Ambrose Marsh are the par- ents of three children: Annabella, who is the wife of John Epley and has two children, Margarite and. J. A. (this family lives in Michigan) : Uana Lor- ine, Mrs. Newcomer, who has one child, Mary Marsh ; and William Edgar, who married and has one child, James. (?) William Griggs Marsh, M. D., married Emma Klapp and has one daughter. Annie M., now the wife of M. Y. Leinbach. (3) Burton Lincoln Marsh married Rebecca Sharer and has one son, Hiram W.

Isaac Marsh, grandfather of William Kase Marsh, married Ellonana Griggs and lived in New Jersey. Their children were: Isaac, Daniel and Griggs.

Griggs Marsh, father of William Kase Marsh. was born in New Jersey, and died in Milton. He was married four times, his first wife being Cath- erine Kase, by whom he had three children : Elleu. wife of Peter Hotz; Harriet, wife of Simon Lantz:

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and William Kase, who married Susanna M. Fell- ton; Caroline, who married Gabriel Adams and mer. For his second wife Mr. Marsh married now lives at Mandata, Northumberland connty, Elizabeth Smith, and to their union were born over seventy years old; Harriet, who married Jo- seven children :. John : Griggs, who married Kate siah Schaffer and lives at Hickory Corners, this Fichthorn ; Isaac, who married Mary Baker; Jo- county; Abbie, deceased, who was the wife of H. seph : Daniel, who married Eliza Fox: Annie, who S. Byerly; and William C., deceased. By his sec- married James Lester ; and James D., who married Ella Hotz. Mr. Marsh's third wife was Kate Christey, his fourth Kate Douty, by whom he had one son, Calvin D.

WILLIAM H. H. OTTO (deceaseil) passed away before he had even reached his prime, yet he had attained a prominent place in the business life of the city of Shamokin, Northumberland county, where he had lived and worked from young man- hood. He was a member of the firm of Seiler, Zini- merman, Otto & Co., one of the largest grocery jobbing houses in central Pennsylvania, for sev- eral years prior to his decease.

Mr. Otto was born Oct. 31, 1863, in Snyder county, Pa., but he came of a Northumberland county family, his great-grandfather having come to this county from Berks county in an early day, and the Ottos have been numerously represented here ever since. The Federal Census Report of 1790 records Henry and George Otto as residents of Northumberland county then heads of families.

Conrad. Otto, great-grandfather of William H. H. Otto, was born about 1766, and was an early resident of Jackson township, Northumberland county, living in the vicinity of Mahanoy the great- er part of his life. He is said to have lived earlier at Trevorton, this county. He lived to an ad- vanced age, and he and his wife, Barbara (Seiler)

(born March 24, 1769, died Jan. 20, 1857), are 3, 1899, on his twenty-fifth birthday; Edw. J., buried at the Mahanoy Church known as St. born Feb. 11, 1877: and Cora, wife of George S. Peter's. He worked as a laborer. Conrad and Wilson, a resident of Barto, Pa., in the employ of Barbara (Seiler) Otto had: Adam (born March the Standard Oil Company.

1, 1808, died Feb. 27, 1861), John and Bevvy, Mrs. Peifer (she had one daughter, Betzy, who married her daughter, Mrs. Michael, died in Illinois).

a man named Michael, and both Mrs. Peifer and his early education here in the public schools, also

Johan C. Otto, born Jan. 22, 1770, died Nov. 5, 1854, and buried at St. Peter's Church, at Maha- noy, was undoubtedly a brother of Conrad.

ond marriage, to Lydia Leader, who was born Nov. 23, 1807, and died March 12, 1889. John Otto had children as follows: Rebecca married Isaiah Snyder, of Millersburg, Pa. ; Samnel died at Verdon, Nebr., April 18, 1907.

Washington Otto, son of John, was born May 4, 1833, in Cameron township, Northumberland county, and died June 24, 1897, at Mahanov, where he is buried, at St. Peter's Church. He was a trustec of that church at the time of his death. Mr. Otto was a plasterer and stone ma- son, and followed his trade in his earlier life, later devoting himself to farming and commer- cial pursuits. He established the coal, bark and lumber business at Otto station, on the Herndon branch of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad, which grew to large and profitable proportions under his able management, and had a farm of 140 acres. Otto Station was named after him.

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Genealogical and biographical annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 2, Part 87

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co. Number of Pages: 1024

Author: Floyd, J.L., & Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, J. L. Floyd & Co.
Number of Pages: 1024