Historical sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania : prepared for the centennial celebration held at Chambersburg, Penn'a, July 4th, 1876, and subsequently enlarged by I. H. M'Cauley John M. Pomeroy, publisher. To which is added a valuable appendix by J. L. Suesserott, D. M. Kennedy and others, and embellished by over one hundred lithographic illustrations, drawn by W. W. Denslow, Part 19

Author: M'Cauley, I. H. cn; Suesserott, J. L. (Jacob Lewis) cn; Kennedy, D. M. cn
Publication date: 1878
Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa. : D.F. Pursel
Number of Pages: 872


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John Clark, 1789-1790


William M. Brown,


1790-1802


William Maxwell, Gettysburg, .


1802-1812


William M. M'Dowell,


1813


Matthew St. Clair Clarke, .


1819


Frederick Smith,


1824


Wilson Reilly, 1842-1845


William R. Rankin, .


1845-1847


George W. Brewer,


1847-1849


Hugh W. Reynolds,


1849-1851


DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.


Elected under the act of 3d of May, 1850, to serve for three years, from first Monday of November after election.


James S. Ross, .


1851-1854


Thomas B. Kennedy, ? 1854-1857


Lyman S. Clarke,


1857-1860 Lyman S. Clarke,


George Kyster, .


1860-1863


William S. Stenger,


1863-1866 1866-1869


William S. Stenger,


William S. Stenger,


1869-1872


Theodore M'Gowan,


1872-1875


Oliver C. Bowers,


1875


1


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JURY COMMISSIONERS.


Elected under the act of 10th April, 1867, to serve for three years.


1867-1870, Addison Imbrie, William Boyd. 1870-1873, W. H. H. Mackey, Elias Patton. 1873-1876, John Gilbert, A. H. Etter.


1876-1879, J. C. M'Culloh, Lewis Lechron.


COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF COMMON SCHOOLS.


Selected under act of 8th May, 1854, to serve for three years. 1854-1857, James M'Dowell, Hugh J. Campbell, 600


1857-1860, Philip M. Shoemaker,


500


1860-1863, Philip M. Shoemaker,


600 1863-1866, Andrew J. M'Elwain,


1866-1869, Philip M. Shoemaker,


800


1869-1872, Samuel Gelwix,


1,200


1872-1875, Jacob S. Smith,


1,000


1875-1978, S. H. Eby, .


1,000


A LIST OF THE CLERGYMEN OF OUR COUNTY, WITH THEIR PLACES OF RESIDENCE AND CHARGES, RESPECTIVELY.


PRESBYTERIAN.


Thomas Creigh, D. D, Mercersburg,


J. Agnew Crawford, D. D., Chambersburg, John C. Caldwell, .4


R. Lewis M'Cune,


Mercersburg,


Fannettsburg,


Dry Run,


Samuel C. George,


Chambersburg,


Greencastle,


Welsh Run,


Mercersburg. Falling Spring. Central Church.


1 Fayetteville. Lower Path Valley and Burnt Cabins. Upper Path Valley.


y St. Thomas and Rocky Spring. Greencastle. Welsh Run.


LUTHERAN.


A. Stewart Hartman,


R. H. Clare,


A. Hamilton Shertz,


F. Klinefelter, ·


P. Bergstresser, .


D. Black welder, . Upper Strasburg,


Chambersburg,


[ First Church, Cham 2 bersburg.


Second Church Cham- bersburg, (German). Grindstone Hill. Greencastle. Waynesboro.


Greencastle,


Waynesboro,


Upper Strasburg.


J. Smith Gordon,


Samuel C. Alexander,


David K. Richardson, Joseph H. Fleming,


salary, $600 per year.


800


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N. J. Hesson,


Mercersburg,


Mercersburg.


B. F. Alleman,


Shippensburg,


Greenvillage.


H. B. Winton,


M'Connellsburg, Loudon.


Hiram Knodle,


. Clearspring, Md., Sylvan.


REFORMED,


William C. Cremer,


Chambersburg,


Chambersburg.


H. I. Comfort,


Carl Gundlach,


St. John's, (German).


H. H. W. Hibshman,


Waynesboro,


Waynesboro.


J. G. Brown,


Mercersburg,


Mercersburg.


E. E. Higbee, D. D.,


Jolm H. Sykes,


.Greencastle,


Mercersburg,


Isaac M. Motter,


Waynesboro,


William J. Stewart,


St. Thomas,


f Waynesboro & Mont Alto. St. Thomas.


METHODIST EPISCOPAL.


B. B. Hamlin, Presiding Elder, Chambersburg.


W. G. Ferguson,


Chambersburg,


First Church, Cham- i bersburg. J King Street Church, Chambersburg.


M. L. Smith,


J. H. M'Cord,


Waynesboro,


Waynesboro.


H. C. Cheston,


Greencastle,


Greencastle.


T. M. Griffith,


Mercersburg,


Mercersburg.


E. W. Wonner.


Loudon,


Loudon.


W. Moses,


:


Greenvillage,


Greenvillage.


A. R. Bender,


Mont Alto,


Mont Alto.


UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST.


H. A. Schlichter,


Chambersburg, Chambersburg.


W. A. Dickson,


W. B. Evers,


Greencastle,


Greencastle.


W. H. Shearer,


Orrstown, Orrstown.


D. W. Proffitt,


Funkstown, Funkstown.


Loudon, Loudon.


S. T. Wallace, William Quigly,


Spring Run, Spring Run.


H. Stouffer, Sr.,


W. Humberger, .


Augustus Bigley, J. Fohl, J. M. Bishop, W. H. Rebok,


LOCAL PREACHERS. Chambersburg,


Orrstown,


College Church.


Greencastle. Loudon.


Jacob Hassler,


Grindstone Hill.


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PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.


H. C. Swentzel, . Chambersburg, Chambersburg.


ROMAN CATHOLIC.


T. J. Fleming, Pastor,


Chambersburg, Chambersburg.


Joseph Kalin, assistant,


CHURCH OF GOD.


J. M. Carvell,


Chambersburg, Chambersburg, Orrs- town & Fayetteville.


MENNONITE CHURCH.


BISHOP.


John Hunsecker, .


Letterkenny township.


PREACHERS.


Letterkenny township. Greene


near Mercersburg.


REFORMED MENNONITES.


BISHOPS.


Guilford township.


PREACHERS.


Montgomery township. Washington ..


..


Waynesboro.


RIVER BRETHREN.


BISHOPS.


.


Guilford


township.


Henry Lesher,


Antrim


Southampton


Washington


John Burkhart,


Lurgan township. ..


John Bert,


Noah Zook,


Martin Oberholtzer,


Greene


Letterkenny


Peters


Montgomery 66


Antrim


Samuel Stoner. . Jacob S. Lehman,


1 Henry Strickler, . Jacob Frantz, . Martin Hoover, . John Bonebrake,


Joseph Wenger,


Samuel Zook, Aaron Wenger,


PREACHERS.


Southampton 11


Michael Wenger, Peter Bert,


William Tanner,


Christian Stoner, Jacob Lesher,


189 .


John O. Lehman, Peter Wadle, Philip Parret, Benjamin Lesher,


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Abraham Lesher,


Antrim township.


Isaac Shank, ~


L. C. Wenger,


Waynesboro.


Noah Myers,


Guilford township.


George Wenger,


John Sollenberger,


Eli Martin,


Hamilton


Benjamin Myers,


Montgomery


TUNKERS.


BISHOPS,


Joseph Gipe,


Guilford


township.


David Buck,


Quincy


Henry Kontz,


Antrim 66


John Shank,


Washington


Adam Pile,


St. Thomas township. ..


Abraham Pile,


John Lenard,


Daniel Miller,


Peters


Daniel Miller,


Hamilton


66


Jonathan Baker,


Antrim 66


16


Benjamin Stouffer,


Guilford


66


Jacob Oyler,


Waynesboro.


Jacob Snider,


Daniel Good,


Washington township. =


Daniel Baker,


Henry Etter,


Greene


SEVENTH DAY BAPTISTS.


PREACHERS.


John Riddlesberger,


Quincy township. =


John Walk,


MORMONISM IN OUR COUNTY.


The fact that an effort was made, years ago, under the leadership of Sidney Rigdon, one of the first Presidents of the Mormon Church, to build their promised new "City of Zion " within the borders of our county, has passed away from the recollection of most of our people. And yet such was the fact. Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, and Sidney Rigdon were intimate acquaintances for a considerable time before Mormonism was first heard of. Together


Jacob Price,


PREACHERS


David Bonebrake,


Quincy


Christian Royer,


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they planned the great imposture which they subsequently brought into life as the " Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints." It was started at Manchester, New York, in April, 1830. In Janu- ary, 1831, Smith, who claimed to be the " Prophet of the Lord," led his followers to Kirtland, Ohio, which he then said was to be the seat of the City of the New Jerusalem. There they remained until Jannary, 1838, organizing the church, appointing presidents, bishops and apostles, and sending out missionaries to all the ends of the earth. They built a large and costly temple, which it took them three years to creet. There they had a bank, run by Smith and Rigdon, which failed disastrously for its noteholders and depositors, and Smith and Rigdon fled to Missouri to avoid arrest. Their de- luded followers went after them, being called so to do by a new rev- elation from Smith, as prophet. They were soon driven out of Missouri, Smith and Rigdon having been tarred and feathered by the indignant Missourians, and came back to Commerce, Carthage county, Illinois, in 1840, where they founded the city of Nauvoo, and built a magnificent temple. There, in July, 1843, Smith pro- mulgated the revelation in relation to polygamy, making a plu- rality of wives one of the doctrines of the new church. It was not well received by many of his co-workers. Dissensions arose; the church split into factions; anarchy and lawlessness were wide spread. The people of the State of Illinois arose in arms against the doctrines and crimes of those who had thus come amongst them as fugitives from the neighboring State of Missouri. Smith and his brother Hyrum, and some sixteen others, were arrested and impris- oned at Carthage, the county seat, where, on the evening of the 27th of June, 1844, Joseph and Hyrum Smith were killed by an armed mob, The death of their prophet, caused much temporary confusion among the saints. Sidney Rigdon aspired to succeed him as head of the church, but Brigham Young was chosen first presi- dent, and Rigdon, being contumaceous, was cut off from the com- munion of the faithful, eursed, and solemnly delivered over to the Devil, " to be buffeted in the flesh for a thousand years." In a short time Rigdon, who had a considerable number of followers, seeded and came eastward to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where they estab- lished a paper through which to spread their doctrines. But public sentiment being against them, they resolved to remove to a more quiet neighborhood.


In September, 1845, the city of Nauvoo was cannonaded for three days by the forces of the State of Illinois, its inhabitants driven out at the point of the bayonet, and the city, with its magnificent tem- ple and public buildings, wholly destroyed. About the same time two of Rigdon's emissaries came through the southern part of our county, on the turnpike leading from Mercersburg to Greencastle. Stopping upon the bridge spanning the Conocoeheague ereek, about a mile


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Historical Sketch of Franklin County.


and a quarter west of Greencastle, they looked over the farm of Andrew G. M'Lanahan, Esq., which lay spread out just north of them, and said that " there was the place the Lord had shown them in visions was to be the site of the City of the New Jerusalem." In a short time afterwards Mr. Peter Boyer, a wealthy farmer of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, came on and contracted with Mr. M'Lanahan for his farm of four hundred acres, at the price of four- teen thousand seven hundred dollars. Six hundred dollars were paid in cash, and on the 3d of April, 1846, Mr. M' Lanahan received - five thousand four hundred dollars additional, gave a deed and took a judgment for the balance of the purchase money-eight thousand seven hundred dollars-payable April 1st, 1847. The purchaser at once took possession, and in a short time Sidney Rigdon, Elders Hyde and Heber, Judge Richards, William E. M'Lellan, Hatch, Hinkle, Zody, Grimes, Ringer and others joined them. The band numbered from one to two hundred all told. The most of them went upon the farm, where they said that they intended to lay out a great city, build a magnificent temple and other needed public edifices. Quite a number of them located in the town of Greencastle, where they established a weekly newspaper, called the "Conococheague Herald," under the editorship of Mr. E. Robinson, the church printer. Among them were professional men, mechan- ics and farmers, and one or two who had been heavy capitalists in Pittsburg when they joined the band, but their riches had been squandered subsequently. Sidney Rigdon was their Prophet and High Priest. Every Sunday they held services in the barn on the farm, Rigtlon generally doing the preaching; occasionally one of the elders held forth. Their meetings were largely attended by the people of the neighborhood, more from curiosity to hear what would be said than from any similarity of thought of feeling with them. They made few converts amongst our people-not, perhaps, over half a dozen in the whole county. They talked largely about what they intended to do-about laying out avenues and streets, building glass works, cotton mills, &c. But most of them lived in idleness the while, and all their plans soon came to naught. Their money was soon spent; death swung his seythe amongst them and cut down quite a number of them ; others became discouraged and left ; they could not meet their indebtedness due to Mr. M'Lanahan on the 1st of April, 1847, and the farm was sold at sheriff's sale and bought in by Mr. M'Lanahan, in August of that year, who again obtained possession of it in November following. After this death- blow to their hopes and prospects all discipline and organization were at an end, and the band dissolved. A majority of them went to Salt Lake, whilst others joined the Gentiles and started life anew. In the pines, on the farm, a number of them lie buried, and the spot is known as the " Mormon Grave-yard."


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Historical Sketch of Franklin County.


Brigham Young died at Salt Lake City, August 20th, 1877, aged seventy-six years. It is thought by many that Mormonism will not long survive this event; that there is no person among his fol- lowers who will be able to keep them together as he did ; that divi- sions and heart burnings will inevitably arise, no difference upon whose shoulders his mantle may descend, and that disintegration and dissolution must speedily follow. An historian cannot foretell the future. It is his province to speak of the past, and Time alone will show what is to become of this great imposture of the nine- teenth century.


PHYSICIANS RESIDING IN FRANKLIN COUNTY.


James K. Davidson,


Greencastle. =


William Grubb,


Adam Carl,


A. A. Miller,


D. Rench Miller,


Thomas M. Kennedy,


George Carl,


A. S. Bonebrake,


Waynesboro.


E. A. Hering,


Isaac N Snively,


1.


Benjamin Frantz, J. Burns Amberson, . John Ripple,


A. H. Strickler, G. W. Boteler,


Ezekiel Hartzell,


Fayetteville. . 6


Henry K. Byers,


William C. Lane, Robert S. Brownson, Eliab Negley,


Orrstown. Mercersburg.


D. F. Unger, Thomas H. Walker, Frank Oellig,


..


John S. Flickinger, . M. G. Alexander,


near Fannettsburg. 66


John M. Van Tries, . Robert W. Ramsey, . George R. Caufman, Charles H. Garver, J. C. Gilland,


St. Thomas.


Caufman's Station. Scotland.


New Franklin.


Mont Alto.


H. X. Bonbrake, Hiram Buhrman, Charles T. Maelay, 25


Funkstown.


Greenvillage.


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Historical Sketch of Franklin County.


David Maclay, .


Greenvillage.


T. B. Reifsnider,


William A. Hunter, .


Upper Strasburg.


James M. Gelwix,


Henry G. Chritzman,


William P. Noble, .


Joseph H. M'Clintic,


William A. Hinchman,


J. B. M' Donald,


Samuel R. Ickes,


John HI. Flickinger, .


W. O. Skinner, .


D. F. Royer,


M. M. Gerry,


John Montgomery,


A. H. Senseny, .


B. Rush Senseny, Edgar N. Senseny,


Jacob L. Suesserott,


Samuel G. Lane, William H. Boyle,


..


Jolin Seibert,


S. F. Reynolds, (Eclectic),


B. Bowman, ( Homeopathic),


I. Y. Reed,


J. F. Nowell,


Greencastle.


ATTORNEYS.


admitted September term, 1784


December term, "


Thomas Hartley, .


James Hamilton, . Thomas Duncan, .


Thomas Smith,


16


Ross Thompson,


16


..


Ralph Bowie,


James Ross,


James Riddle,


Stephen Chambers, John M. M'Dowell


1


Andrew Dunlop,


September 16


1785


William Bradford, Jr., .


1786


James Carson, James Smith,


11


Welsh Run. Upton. Loudon.


Concord. Dry Run.


66 Shady Grove. Sylvan. Chambersburg. ..


T. Johnston M' Lanahan,


John Clark, . Robert Magaw,


16


..


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Historical Sketch of Franklin County.


Jasper Yeates,


term, 1790


Samnel Riddle,


admitted March December 06


David Watts,


16.


March


1791


M'Steel Sample, *Thomas Hartley, *Thomas Duncan,


*James Riddle,


66


September


*Samuel Riddle, George Smith, *John Clark,


Richard Smith,


April


1792


James Duncan,


John Cadwallader,


George Armstrong, William Claggett,


Jonathan Henderson,


William Barber,


1794


James Crawford, .


Parker Campbell, .


16


William Clark,


Paul Morrow,


May


1795


James Brotherton, Samuel Hughes,


December


..


Thomas Badly,


Joseph Shannon, .


1796


George Jennings, . William Reynolds, John F. Jack,


Joseph Parks,


1798


Robert Haselhirst,


James Kelly,


1799


S. W. Culbertson, .


April


1801


Robert Hays,


William Orbison, .


August


William Maxwell,


Jonathan Haight,


James Daubins,


April


1802


William L. Kelly, (from New Jersey)


William Ross,


1803


* Those gentlemen marked thus were re-sworn after the adoption of the Constitution of 1790.


16


Andrew Dunlop, . William M. Brown, John Smith,


James Orbison,


16


1793


196


Historical Sketch of Franklin County.


Alex. Lyon, .


admitted April


term, 1803


Otho Shroder,


John I. Stull, (from Maryland),


Josiah Espy,


١١


James. Carson,


Thomas G. M'Culloh,


8th,


Andrew Boggs,


Samuel Leeper,


David Snively,


January 12th, 1807


Upton Lawrence, .


George Chambers, Thomas H. Crawford, James M. Russell,


November 9th,


10th, ١١


John M'Connelly,


admitted


1808


Charles B Ross, George Ross, .


١١ 1810


Daniel Hughes,


George Metzger,


admitted August October


term,


Alexander Mahon, M. St. Clair Clarke, Richard W. Lane, John Larkel,


admitted, 1812


James Buchanan,


admitted January term, 1813 admitted, 1813


John Johnson,


William S. Finley, James Dunlop,


Paul I. Hetich,


Samuel Liggett,


16


1818 ١١


James M'Dowell, . William Chambers, Frederick Smith, .


admitted April


term,


Burr Harrison,


admitted, 1819


Samuel Ramsay,


1820


Hugh Torrence,


admitted August


term, ١١


James Riddle,


admitted,


1821


Robert M. M'Dowell, John F. Denny,


admitted August 24th,


admitted


16


66


66


Andrew Caruthers,


Elijah Mendenhall, William L. Brent, Wilson Elliott,


66


1809


1811


William Irwin,


1817


١١


66


Samuel Alexander,


Joseph Chambers, Ebenger S. Finley, John Williamson,


1806


term, ١١ ١١


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Historical Sketch of Franklin County.


Archibald I. Findlay, . George Augustus Shryock, .


21st, 1821


Jacob Madeira,


Richard Bard,


John A. Sterrett, .


16


Andrew Davison, . William Miller, Jr.,


Thomas Chambers,


16


1824


David R. Denny, .


John S. Riddle,


Reade Washington, admitted August


10th, "


Thomas Harbison,


admitted, 1825


William S. Buchanan,


1826


Leonard S. Johns,


= 1827


Michael Gallaher,


admitted August 14th, "


admitted, "


James M. Reynolds,


1828


Andrew P. Wilson,


1829


James X. M' Lanahan, . James H. Hepburn, James Nill, .


admitted, "


John M Ginley,


. admitted


Daniel Denny.


1831


Joseph Minnick,


Robert M'Lelland, ,


= admitted November 15th, " admitted, 1832


Humphrey Robison, Andrew Howlett, .


admitted January 14th, 1834


admitted, "


N. C. Snider,


66


16


John W. Reges,


B. Bordley Crawford, James W. Buchanan, Wilson Reilly,


admitted April 4th, 1837 admitted, .


Robert Quigley,


C. S. Eyster,


James W. M'Kinstry, . William C. Aughinbaugh, William M' Lellan, Joseph Nill,


admitted October 2d,


admitted, " 1839


Experience Estabrook,


John C. Williamson,


William R. Rankin,


Theodore Friend, .


George Chambers, Jr., .


16


.1


66


Jasper Ewing Brady, William M. Greer,


admitted January 11th, 1830


admitted Apri! 8th,


Robert M. Bard, .


A. J. Durboraw,


1835


16 1838


admitted April admitted August term, 1822 admitted, 1823.


--


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Ilistorical Sketch of Franklin County.


James C. Moody, .


admitted, 1840


Isaac H. M'Cauley,


admitted April 10th, admitted, "


Hugh W. Reynolds,


John A. Powell,


E. Crawford Washington,


E. M. Biddle,


Frederick Watts,


Samuel H. Tate,


Alexander H. M'Culloh,


Cyrus G. French, .


. .


W. V. Davis,


=


Edward F. Stewart,


Alexander F. Thompson, Sr.,


William Baker,


Hon. James Cooper,


66


David F'. Robison,


1943


Jacob H. Heyser, .


Benjamin Chambers,


· Lewis C. Levin,


James S. Ross,


¥


1844


Louis M. Hughes,


66


George W. Brewer,


John M. Radebaugh,


. .


Henry A. Mish,


06


1846


J. Parker Fleming, Alfred H. Smith, . Victorine N. Firor, Washington Crooks, Frederick M. Adams, John C. Culbertson, Frederick Smith, .


admitted August


10th, ..


· John Cessna,


January


17th, 1848


Edward G. Behm,


6.


April


11th,


Thomas B. Kennedy, J. Randolph Coffroth, . Perry A. Rice,


November 2d, 66


Lyman S. Clarke, .


..


August


17th, 1849


Thomas M. Carlisle,


Thomas B. M'Farland,


January


25th, 1850


68


Abner M. Fuller, .


66


..


Alexander Thomson, Jr.,


1845


Robert P. M'Clure, John Scott,


6.


=


1847


66


19th,


Henry L. Fisher, .


1841 ...


66


66


1842


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Historical Sketch of Franklin County.


John G. Lemon, .


admitted April 66


10th, 1800


William Adams, .


Boliver B. Bonner,


January 22d, 1851 ..


David R. B. Nevin,


John Dush, .


J. M'Dowell Sharpe,


March


11th, 16


A. R. Cornyn,


Angust 20th, "


William V. Davis,


64


March


10th, 1852


Andrew N. Rankin,


April


14th, " -


Thomas L. Fletcher,


August


9th,


Columbus F. Bonner, .


James Buchanan Boggs,


Thomas A. Boyd, .


George F. Cain, .


William J. Baer, .


January


17th, 1853


James P. M'Clintock, .


April


16 12th, " ..


William Carlisle, .


6.


January


17th, 1854


James Allison, Jr.,


George Eyster,


April


12th,


Hiram C. Keyser,


June


6th,


A. J. Cline,


August 15th,


John Kyle,


November. 2d,. '


Philip Hamman,


April


9th, 1855


F. A. Tritle, .


66


David H1. Wiles,


August


15th, "


A. K. M'Clure,


June 17th, 1556 ....


James H. Bratten,


October


29th, "


George W. Welsh,


١١


John Robison,


April


13th, 1857


George Schley,


"


.. .


HI. S. Cassidy,


August


10th,


J. C. Kunkel,


..


12th, ..


W. II. Miller,


6.


..


..


William S. Everett, D. Watson Rowe, .


..


15th,


Charles Sumner,


October


26th,


J. D. W. Gillelan,


..


29th,


C. A. M'Guigan, . J. P. Rhodes,


March


9th, 1858


',


..


..


66


J. W. Douglas,


..


Frederick S. Stumbaugh,


=


..


Michael B. Doyle, .


. .


Israel Test, .


14th


A. K. Siester,


H. J. Campbell,


20th,


١١


Frederick Watts, .


-


.


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Historical Sketch of Franklin County.


John R. Orr, .


admitted April


12th, 1858


Robert P. M'Kibbin,


..


..


..


١١


August ..


6.


..


T. J. Nill,


October- 66


31st,


John W. Goettman, Charles H. Taylor,


Thomas X. Orr,


6.


January April


28th, 1859 14th,


William Kennedy, J. A. S. Mitchell, . David W. Chambers,


66


Henry G. Smith, .


August


8th, 66


E. J. Bonebrake, . Hiram M. White, . George M. Stenger,


..


15th,


Jonathan C. Dickson, T. J. M'Grath, Hastings Gehr,


..


November 2d,


January


26th, 1860 14th, "


Leonard C. Pittinos,


. .


.6


..


..


Jeremiah Cook,


Ross Forward,


January


21st, 1861


George A. Smith, .


66


220,


John Stewart,


..


23d, .6


Samuel Lyon,


..


August


12th,


Amos Slaymaker, .


16


January,


29th,


George O. Seilhamer,


..


February


1st,


William Etter,


October


28th, 1862


J. Montgomery Irwin, . William H. Hockenberry, Joseph Douglas,


April


18th. "


William M. Mervin,


April


16th, 1865


John W. Taylor, .


August


17th,


Jarrett T. Richards,


..


November


7th,


Jacob S. Eby,


..


S. J. Henderson,


..


August


14th, 1866 .. ..


George Chambers,


١١


Theodore M'Gowan,


..


6. January


22d, 1867 25th, "


..


Benjamin K. Goodyear, William S Stenger,


August . 18th, ..


24th,


D. W. Thrush,


January


230, 1863


October


28th, "


K. Shannon Taylor, J. Porter Brown,


١١


..


Stephen W. Hays,


..


April


6.


10th,


Calvin M. Duncan, Snively Strickler, . A. D. Furguson, . William C. Logan, C. M. Barton,


66


201


Historical Sketch of Franklin County.


Claudius B. M'Kinstry,


admitted August 13th, 1867 16th, "


Joseph M. M'Clure,


November 1st, 66


John S. M'Cune, .


January


20th, 186S 27th, '


Adam Keller, J. B. Cessna,


14th, 1868


A. D. Merrick,


F. M. Darby,


August 12th,


Wm. F. Duffield,


October 27th,


John D. DeGolly,


..


December 15th,


John A. Hyssong, John M. McDowell, T. F. Garver,


1.


April


12th, 1869


June


1st,


John A. Robinson, Lewis W. Detrich, John C. Zeller,


August 8th,


Ed. Stake,


John R. Miller,


24th, "


J. Alexander Simpson,


January


25th, 1871


B. Frank Winger,


١١


March 12th, 1871


Andrew M'Ilwain,


W. T. Cressler,


August


17th, “


C. Watson M'Keehan . J. R. Gaff,


"'


February


6th, 1872 7th,


S. S. M' Lanahan,


..


June


4th, 1872


B. M. Nead,


Jos. M'Nulty,


James A. M'Knight,


A. G. Huber,


October


28th, 1872


T. H. Edwards,


January


20th, 1873


H. B. Woods,


April


14th, "


M. Williams,


17th,


Andrew Gregg M'Lanahan, Jr.,


16


June


3rd,


Dan. H Wingerd,


..


Wm. A. Morrison,


A. G. Miller, Jr.,


August


11th, 66


Franklin Mehaffey,


16


November 14th,


John Adams M'Allen,


17th,


Jacob D. Ludwig,


Jannary 19th, 1874


Joshua W. Sharpe,


September 7th, 1875 April 28th, 1876


W. S. Alexander,


Charles Suesserott, 26


June


26th, 1877


-


..


Josiah Funck,


Cyrus Lantz,


..


.6


..


O. C. Bowers,


April 16 21st, - "


Amos S. Smith, .


Wm. M. Penrose,


Win. U. Brewer,


April 21st, 1870


December 21st,


202


ERRATA.


On page 38, among the physicians in Chambersburg in 1786-'88, read George Clingan, instead of George Sloan.


-


203


See also P32/


INDEX.


PAGES.


Abraham, Captain Noah,


85


Academies and Colleges,


56


Acreage of the County, State,


26


7


Alexander, Captain William, his company,


105


Antrim township, formation of, .


15, 125


Armstrong, Colonel Joseph,


66


Arts, the lost in the county,


121


Assembly, first members of,


29


Associate Judges,


168


Attorneys, in 1786-'88,


38


66 to Poor Directors,


184


Baltimore, Lord, grant to,


12


Banks in county,


54


Baptists, Seventh Day, clergy of,


190 102


Blair, Rev. Samuel,


74


Brady, Captain Samuel,


66


Brown John, his raid,


156


Catholic Clergy,


189


Chambers, General James,


70,89


his first company roll.


71


Chambersburg, when laid out, In 1784-'88,


38


Changes in population, .


115


Chaplains to Poor House,


185


Church of God, clergy in,


189


Clergymen in county, .


187


Clerks, of Commissioners,


178


16 of the Courts,


172


of the Poor House,


183


Colleges and Academies,


56


Commissioners of county, list of,


30,176


general list of,


194


Bard, Captain Thomas, his company, .


1


204


Historical Sketch of Franklin County.


PAGES.


Commissioners, Jury, list of,


187


Common Schools,


56


Superintendents of,


187


Congressmen, first election of, = list of,


161


Constitutional Conventions,


160


Coroners, list of,


175


Councillors, election of,


29,164


County, organization of,


24


Auditors,


178


Commissioners,


30,176


Coroners,


175


Courts,


33


Criminal history of,


5.8


Lieutenants, 154


185


Treasurers,


175


Court House, first erected,


31


Criminal history of county,


58


Culbertson, Captain Samuel D., company roll,


100


. Cumberland county, when organized,


S


Cumberland Valley, First settlement,


8,9,14


Division of,


15


In 1730-'60,


9


Deputy Surveyors, list of,


185


Directors of Poor, list of,


181


District Attorneys, list of,


186


Dunn, Captain Samuel D., company roll,


95




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