History of Bedford and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and personal history, Part 29

Author: Blackburn, E. Howard; Welfley, William Henry, 1840- 1n; Koontz, William Henry, 1830-; Lewis Publishing Company. 1n
Publication date: 1906
Publisher: New York, Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 648


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The old records of the Reformed church at Glattfelden state that Casper, son of Felix and Barbara (Garius) Glatt- felder, was born in 1709. In 1743 he emigrated to the Ameri- can colonies, the name of the ship on which he was a passenger being either the "Francois" or the "Elizabeth." He made his home in Philadelphia. Casper Glattfelder married, in 1731, Elizabeth Lauffer, the marriage being recorded in the books of the Reformed church at Glattfelden.


Their son, Solomon Glattfelder, was born February 23, 1738, at Glattfelden, and was five years old when brought by his parents to this country. In 1765 Solomon Glattfelder went to Baltimore, Maryland, and thence migrated to Pennsylvania, where he purchased land near what is now the site of Salisbury. This land, which was purchased in 1776, is now known as the "David and John Glotfelty farms." In the time of its orignal owner the estate was known as "Green Park," and in 1776 he bought the farm east of Salisbury now owned by John C. and Milton Glotfelty, his great-grandsons. Solomon Glotfelder (as in his time the name came to be spelled) was the father of the following children : A daughter, born June 12, 1767; Eva Mar- garet, April 12, 1769; John Adam, October 25, 1770; Anna Mary, April 14, 1773; Elizabeth, April 2, 1775; Casper, August 24, 1777; Henry, November 4, 1779; Jacob, see forward; and Catherine, October 15, 1789. Of these, John Adam went to Ohio and but little is known of him. Casper went to Maryland. Henry and Jacob remained at home until the death of their father. Henry was the father of three sons: Joseph, Henry and William. Solomon Glotfelder, the father, died at Salisbury in 1818.


Jacob Glotfelder, son of Solomon Glotfelder, was born January 17, 1784, and was a blacksmith by trade. He married Elizabeth Showman, by whom he was the father of the follow- ing children: Samuel, David, Jeremiah, John, Michael, Har- riet, Adaline, and Elizabeth. His death occurred in 1873.


David Glotfelder, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Showman) Glotfelder, married Harriett Schrock, and their children were: Samson, Marian, Richard, Elizabeth, Rachel, Gurney, Samuel D., George and Mary.


Samuel D. Glotfelty, son of David and Harriett (Schrock) Glotfelder. was born March 16, 1864, in Elk Lick township, where he attended the public schools until the age of fifteen. He then drove a team in the lumber woods and worked on a farm until 1889. In that year he bought the farm now owned by Ambrose Deal, in Elk Lick township, and there made his home until 1900, when he sold the property and purchased a farm of one hundred and three acres, of which all but sixteen acres are in Maryland, while all the buildings are in Pennsylva-


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nia. He is a Democrat and a member of the Reformed church of Salisbury.


Mr. Glotfelty married, April 29, 1888, Margaret, daughter of Henry Herwig, of Summit township, and the following chil- dren have been born to them: Zephia Edna, Ada Mabel, and Dorothy Marie. Mr. Glotfelty departed this life July 18, 1903.


CYRUS JOSEPH FIKE.


The paternal ancestors of Cyrus Joseph Fike, of Meyers- dale, were among the earliest settlers of Elk Lick township. His great-grandfather, Jonathan Fike, was a native of Switzer- land, and crossed the ocean three times, settling near Reading, Pennsylvania. Later he moved to Elk Lick township, Somer- set county, there being then not much cleared land, and bears and deer were seen almost daily. Both he and his wife were members of the Amish church. Christopher Fike, son of Jona- than Fike, was a native of York county, Pennsylvania, a farmer, and the founder of one of the Somerset county branches of the family. His wife was Christina, daughter of Peter Livengood, of Elk Lick township. Christopher Fike and his wife were brought up in the Amish church, but later joined the Dunker church, now called the German Baptist church.


Joseph Fike, son of Christopher and Christina (Liven- good) Fike, was born in Elk Lick township, on the farm now occupied by William N. Moser. He followed the calling of a farmer. He married Sarah, daughter of Jonathan Miller, of Elk Lick township, and their children were: Elias, Susan, Samuel, Anna, Catharine, John, Cyrus Joseph (see forward), Jonas, Daniel and Mehlin.


Cyrus Joseph Fike, son of Joseph and Sarah (Miller) Fike, was born May 25, 1839, in Elk Lick township, on a farm now owned by Henry Wilmoth, of Meyersdale. He received his education in the public schools, and at the age of eighteen left school and was employed by his father on the homestead until October, 1862, when he enlisted in Company K, One Hundred and Seventy-first Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served nine months. In March, 1865, he was drafted, but after a short period of service was discharged. He made a brief sojourn in the west, working at different places, and in 1885 purchased the property on which he now makes his home. He is a shareholder in the Economy Telephone Company. With the exception of justice of the peace, he has held every office in the township, notably that of supervisor, in which he served three terms. He is a Democrat and a member of the German Baptist church.


Mr. Fike married, February 20, 1870, Sarah, daughter of


S. a Beachy


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John Lephart, of Upper Turkeyfoot township, and their chil- dren are: William A. Wallace, Lloyd Byron, Ira Clinton, Allan Homer, and Alice Lulu.


THE BEACHY FAMILY.


The Beachy family, numerous representatives of which re- side in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, was founded in this country by Abraham Beachy, who came from Switzerland and settled in eastern Pennsylvania. He afterwards came to what is now Somerset, then Bedford county, and purchased in Elk Lick township a large tract of land, whereon he settled. The name was formerly spelled Bitsche. Abraham Beachy married Barbara Lichty, who bore him one child, Peter A. Abraham Beachy died September 18, 1833.


Peter A. Beachy, only child of Abraham and Barbara (Lichty) Beachy, was born in Elk Lick township, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, in 1793. He received a limited education in the subscription schools, and succeeded to the home farm, where he followed dairy and general farming during the active years of his life. He was known as "River Pete." He accumu- lated a large amount of money from his farming business and the discounting of paper for the neighborhood, leaving at the time of his death thirty thousand dollars in gold in a strong box, which was his bank. He was a sharp, shrewd man in his dealings, possessed great foresight and judgment, but was strictly honorable in all his transactions. He was practically an invalid from his twenty-fifth year; although slight in physique and weak in body, his mind and power of transacting successful business was in no way affected. Peter A. Beachy married Anna Livengood, who bore him four sons and six daughters: Samuel, Elizabeth, Matilda, Susannah, John W., Abraham P., Nancy, Lucinda, Daniel L. and Sarah Ann. Peter A. Beachy, who was a member of the Amish Mennonite church, died August 21, 1854; his wife died October 22, 1869, aged seventy-two years.


Abraham P. Beachy, third son of Peter A. and Ann (Liven- good) Beachy, was born in Elk Lick township, January 23, 1828. He was educated in the subscription schools taught by J. J. Stutzman. He was reared on the home farm, on which he was actively engaged from early youth, and was taught the value of industry and a horror of idleness. On attaining man- hood he rented the home farm from his father and worked it for three years, at the expiration of which time he became the owner by purchase. He added to the farm from time to time until he was the owner of a landed estate of six hundred acres in Somerset county and a section of land in Nebraska. He was one of the prosperous, honored men of his county, and could


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have had any political office, but he always refused to allow his name to be used as a candidate, preferring to lead a quiet, re- tired life. He was a staunch friend of the cause of education and for many years was a school director. He was a deacon of the German Baptist church. He was at first an old line Whig, but later a Republican.


Abraham P. Beachy married (first), January 23, 1848, Christiana, daughter of Samuel C. Lichty, of Elk Lick town- ship. Seven children were born to them, six of whom survive, namely : Samuel A., Lucinda (Mrs. Samuel P. Maust), Annie (Mrs. Gabriel Beachley, of Beatrice, Nebraska), Peter A. (of Chicago, Illinois) ; Lloyd L. (resides on the old homestead farm), and Alice (Mrs. Norman Musselman, of Falls City, Nebraska). Mrs. Christiana Beachy died July 14, 1880. Mr. Beachy married (second) Matilda, daughter of Henry Yoder. Abraham P. Beachy died January 2, 1896.


Samuel A. Beachy, eldest son of Abraham P. and Chris- tiana (Lichty) Beachy, was born on the Beachy homestead, April 2, 1849. He was reared on the home farm and educated in the common and normal schools of the district. He taught one term in the township school and one in Carroll county, Illi- nois. In 1873 he purchased what was known as the Ober farm, containing one hundred and sixty acres of fertile and highly cultivated land. He makes a specialty of dairy produce and stock raising. He was one of the organizers and stockholders in the First National Bank of Salisbury. He has held many positions of honor and trust, and is an executor of one of the largest estates in the county. He is greatly interested in educa- tional matters and served as school director several years. He is a member of the German Baptist Brethren church, and a Republican in politics.


Samuel A. Beachy married, February 27, 1870, Mary, daughter of Samuel J. Fike, and four children were born to them, as follows: Ida M., wife of Dallas J. Fike, two children, Mary and Charles Fike; Carrie, wife of Arthur C. Lichty, one child. Dorothy; Alice Christiana, resides at home; Emma, died in infancy.


LLOYD L. BEACHY.


Lloyd L. Beachy, youngest son of Abraham P. Beachy, of whom prominent mention has been made in the preceding sketch, was born on the old homestead in Elk Lick township, January 1, 1864. He was reared on the farm and educated in the public schools. He has always lived on the farm, to which he succeeded and which he has brought to a high state of culti- vation. Mr. Beachy is a Republican in politics, and has served as school director of the township. He is a member of the Ger-


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man Baptist Brethren church, of which he is trustee. He was one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Salisbury; of which he is a director.


Mr. Beachy married, October 8, 1884, Georgie, daughter of Jeremiah J. and Sarah (Heinbaugh) Folk, of Elk Lick town- ship. Their children are: Clifford, Jack, Christiana, Jere- miah, Sarah and Mary Beachy.


ANDREW J. MCKENZIE.


Andrew J. Mckenzie, of Garrett, is a grandson of Patrick Mckenzie, a farmer and lumberman of Garrett county, Mary- land. Patrick McKenzie was a Democrat and a member of the Catholic church. He married Lavinia Getty, a sister of Sen- ator Getty, of Maryland, and their children were: Samuel J., of whom later; James, deceased; Aaron, a farmer near Lima, Indiana; Emmeline, deceased (Mrs. Patrick McKenzie) ; Julius, a merchant of Lima, Indiana; Thomas, of Meyersdale; Mary, of Meyersdale. Patrick McKenzie was killed by a fall- ing tree in the forest, at the age of forty-eight. His widow, Lavinia Mckenzie, is living with her two children, Thomas and Mary, at Meyersdale. She is now (1906) in her eighty-fourth year.


Samuel J. Mckenzie, father of Andrew J. Mckenzie, was born October 11, 1842, in Maryland, where he received his edu- cation in the public and normal schools. After the untimely death of his father, the support of the family devolved largely upon him, he being the eldest son, and this duty he faithfully performed until attaining his majority. In order to do this he taught in the Maryland schools for three years, for which voca- tion he was thoroughly qualified. At the age of twenty-two he came to Pocahontas, Grenville township, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, where he opened a grocery store, which he con- ducted for several years. He removed to Meyersdale when the Baltimore & Ohio railroad was building through that section and there opened a boarding house and restaurant, which proved highly remunerative. In 1886 he moved to Summit township, and after a residence there of ten years removed to Garrett, where he resided until his death, which was a tragic one, being killed by a train on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, August 29, 1893. He was a Democrat, served nineteen years as justice of the peace for Summit township and ten years as school director, holding both offices at the time of his death. In religious faith he was a Catholic.


Samuel J. Mckenzie married, in 1865, Clara A. Stoner, daughter of A. J. Stoner, of Pocahontas, Pennsylvania. She was educated in the public schools. Their children were: An- drew J., of whom later; Margaret, wife of John Lenhart; Mary,


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widow of Samuel Swarner; Bruce, of Youngstown, Ohio; Annie, deceased; James, deceased; Samuel J., resides at home ; Clara, wife of Robert Ellis; Joseph, of Lestenburg, Pennsyl- vania; Charles, resides at home. Mrs. Clara A. Mckenzie makes her home in Garrett with her two sons.


Andrew Jackson Mckenzie was born at Pocahontas, Penn- sylvania, December 22, 1867. He attended the public schools until he was fifteen years of age, and for five years thereafter was a student at the Meese Preparatory School at Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, where he qualified as an instructor, and for four terms taught in the Summit township schools. For the ensuing twelve years he made his home at Garrett and worked in the coal mines. For the past seven years he has conducted a bakery in Garrett, and attended to the duties of justice of the peace, an office he has filled acceptably for that length of time. He also served as tax collector, and in 1904 was appointed burgess of the borough, being re-elected to the same office the following year for a period of three years. Squire Mckenzie is an ad- herent of the principles of Democracy, and in religion he fol- lows the teachings of his forefathers.


Mr. Mckenzie married, November 25, 1891, Missouri Fritz, a daughter of Simon W. Fritz, a farmer of Brothers Valley. Their children are: Edna, Ruth, Ethel, Leora, Charles and Annie.


LEONARD A. MAUST.


The family of which Leonard A. Maust, of Garrett, is a representative, has been for more than a century and a quarter resident in Somerset county, where it was founded by Jacob Maust, who was of Swiss or German birth.


Samuel Maust, presumably a son of Jacob Maust, was a native of Elk Lick township and a farmer. His son, Leonard Maust, was born in the same township, and was also engaged in agriculture. He was a member of the Amish Mennonite church and a Republican. Leonard Maust married Catharine, daughter of Daniel Yutzy, of Greenville township, and their children were: Daniel W., Simon L., Anna (deceased), and Leonard A., of whom later. Leonard Maust died October 14, 1865, aged thirty-two years. Mrs. Catharine Maust is living in Grantsville, Maryland.


Leonard A. Maust, son of Leonard and Catharine (Yutzy) Maust, was born August 28, 1865, in Elk Lick township, where he attended the public schools until the age of sixteen. He then entered the Normal school at Pocahontas, and in 1882 began to teach in the schools of Maryland. He continued to engage in educational work until 1884, and then took a commercial course at Mount Union College, Ohio, graduating there in 1885 and


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returning to Eik Lick township, where he taught for five years. In 1890 he entered the service of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company as telegraph operator at Sand Patch, and from this position was promoted until he reached that of station agent at Garrett, which he has held since October 23, 1891. He is a stockholder in the Garrett Water Company, in which he holds the office of secretary. From 1903 to 1905 he served as burgess, and since June, 1905, has been school director. He belongs to the Maccabees, is a Republican and a member of the German Baptist church.


Mr. Maust married, August 9, 1885, Mary E., daughter of John Lentz, then of Elk Lick, now of Berlin, and their children were: Sadie G. (deceased), Arthur B., John L., Robert Le Roy (deceased), Bessie F., Anna Katharine, Harry B. (de- ceased), Hazel M., Tyranus, Alberta, Margaret Leona, and Lloyd Kirby (deceased).


PETER MILLER SAYLER.


Peter Miller Sayler, a retired farmer of Summit township, is a descendant of early Somerset county pioneers, his grand- father, John Seiler (the early spelling of the name), having been born in Summit township near the present farm of Peter M. He was a member of the Mennonite church, and lived to an advanced age. Among his children was a son, John, born in Summit township, a farmer and a Mennonite. His wife, Sarah (Miller) Sayler, a daughter of Peter Miller, of Summit, was also a Mennonite. John and Sarah (Miller) Sayler were the parents of five children, all sons: Jacob, deceased; Peter M .; Samuel M., who lives near Somerset; Edward, now of Missouri; and Christian, now of Iowa. John Sayler died in 1844. His widow, Sarah, became the wife of Joseph Sayler, and died in 1888.


Peter M. Sayler was born in Middle Creek township, No- vember 16, 1838. He was the second son of John and Sarah (Miller) Sayler. He received his early education in the town- ship school. At the age of six years his father died, and a guardian was appointed. At the age of fourteen he entered the school in Summit township and continued therein for a few terms. His guardian did not see the necessity of education, so Peter's school days were numbered. He began working for the farmers of the neighborhood, and was thus employed until 1861, when he began farming on his own account in Greenville township, where he remained until 1870, when he removed to Summit township and rented a farm, which he cultivated until 1885. Industry and economy had brought to Peter deserved success, and he was now in a position to become a land owner as well as a land worker. In 1885 he purchased the farm on


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which he has ever since resided. It contains 190 acres of culti- vated and timber land, including a sugar camp of 700 vessels, situated about one and one-half miles from Meyersdale. The buildings are good and of ample dimensions. Mr. Sayler has now practically given over active labor and has rented the farm to his son John. On one corner of the estate he is erecting a neat country home with barn, to which he will retire perma- nently when completed. Peter M. Sayler is a man of strong religious conviction. He is a member of the Summit Mills congregation of the Brethren church, which he serves as deacon. His political sympathies are with the Republican party, but he never craved or sought political office. He has held some of the township offices, but not from choice.


Mr. Sayler married Barbara, daughter of Samuel Hoch- stetler. of Greenville township. They were married March 7, 1857, and are now nearing the golden anniversary of their wed- ding day. Fight children have been born to Peter M. and Barbara Sayler, as follows: Amanda; Lydia, deceased; Anna (Mrs. Alvin Handwark) ; Sarah, deceased; Ida; Harvey, mar- ried Nettie Shelbear; he is a teacher in the schools of Wash- ington county, Pennsylvania; John, married Alice Peck; he works the home farm; Eliza (Mrs. Jeremiah Yost).


EDWIN BUHL.


Edwin Buhl, a member of the firm of Buhl & Gatesman, distillers, of Meyersdale, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, is a native of Hohenzollern, Germany, born November 18, 1847, the son of John and Josephine Mary Buhl.


John Buhl was born in Germany in 1812. He was twice married, first to Josephine M. Schmidt, who bore him children as follows: Edwin, of whom later; William, born 1853, came to America in 1867, and is a barber at Pittsburg; Pauline, born 1855, came to America in 1867, and married Anthony Lutz, a brewer of Allegheny. After the death of his first wife, which event occurred in 1862: John Buhl married Amelia Wentz, and by her were born: Joseph, 1874, came to America in 1892, and lives in Pittsburg; Julius, born 1866, came to this coun- try in 1878, and also resides in Pittsburg, and a sister in Ger- many.


Edwin Buhl emigrated from his native land in 1865, settling in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He was employed in the hard- ware business in Pittsburg for five years, and in 1870 settled in Clarion county, where for twenty years he was in the hard- ware business. In 1885 he entered the distilling business in Clarion. In December, 1901, he removed to Meyersdale, and there bought out the business of .H. H. Stahl, the proprietor of the old Karn distillery, and forming a partnership with Frank


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William Gatesman, immediately engaged in the conduct of same, under the firm name of Buhl & Gatesman. He still continues in this business, which has reached a high state of success and prosperity. The distillery has increased to double its former capacity, and new bondhouses and stills have been built. A new mill for chopping is now under construction. The firm manufactures nothing but the very purest rye. Mr. Buhl is the partner of Mr. J. W. Selker in the conduct of a cigar factory at Clarion. He is a stockholder in the Meyersdale Sheet Steel Company, and a director in the Gold Standard Na- tional Bank, of Marion, Clarion county, The Clarion Water Works and the Clarion Gas Company. He is a Republican in politics, and during his residence in Clarion served the borough as councilman and treasurer. In church relations he affiliates with the Roman Catholic faith.


May 2, 1876, Mr. Buhl was united in marriage to Mary Anna Guth, a daughter of Leopold Guth, of Clarion.


FRANK WILLIAM GATESMAN.


Frank William Gatesman, one of the leading business men of Meyersdale, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, was born July 21, 1877, at Lucinda, Clarion county, Pennsylvania, the son of John and Mary Ann (Newland) Gatesman.


John Gatesman (father) was born in 1836 in Clarion coun- ty, and always followed the occupation of a farmer and lumber- man. He married, in 1850, Mary Ann Newland, daughter of Jacob Newland, of Clarion county, who was born in Germany. Their children were: Jacob, born 1869, died 1889; John, 1871; Andrew, 1875; Frank W., of whom later; Henry, 1876; Cath- erine, 1879; Josephine, 1881; Magdelina, 1883; Agnes, 1887; and Christina, 1889.


Frank William Gatesman obtained his educational train- ing in the public schools, and at the early age of twelve years commenced to make his own way in the world. He engaged at farming and lumbering until 1899, when he associated himself with the Standard Oil Company, remaining there until 1901. He then removed to Meyersdale, where he engaged in the dis- tillery business in company with Edwin Buhl, and in which he has since continued, achieving the most gratifying success in his business career. He is a Republican in politics, and a mem- ber of the Roman Catholic church.


Mr. Gatesman, while the junior of the firm, is the active working member and manages and directs the business. He is an active, energetic business man and is highly esteemed by his business associates.


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Mr. Gatesman married, October 1, 1901, Susan O. Guth, daughter of Leopold Guth, and they have two children, namely : Clara, born October 2, 1902; and E'dwin, February 7, 1905.


KARL ALBERT MILLER.


Karl Albert Miller, a prominent business man of Meyers- dale, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, was born in Northamp- ton township, June 13, 1876, son of John H. and Mary A. (Trimpse) Miller, and grandson of Henry W. and Anna (Reuker) Miller. Henry W. Miller was a native of Anersbach, Germany, and came to this country when a young man. He married Anna Reuker, of Anersbach, and they had two chil- dren; Henry W. and Anna B.


Henry W. Miller (father) was born in Northampton town- ship, Somerset county, July 16, 1853, and was for many years a merchant of Johnsburg. He was a justice of the peace of Northampton township for twenty-five years, and was for the same period of time school director and postmaster of Johns- burg. He married, in 1873, Mary A. Trimpse, a daughter of John B. Trimpse, of Oldenburg, Germany. Their children: Matilda, Karl Albert, of whom later; William' H., Frank B., Irving C., Clarence G., Emma E., and Walter G.


Karl Albert Miller obtained his initial education in the common schools of his native place, and later spent two years in the University of Pennsylvania. He taught school in Southampton township, Mountain school, Elk Lick, Meyers- dale, and Northampton township. He took a one year course in Pierce's Business College at Philadelphia, and there laid an excellent foundation for a future business career. From 1902 until 1904 he had charge of the department of mathematics in the Meyersdale high school, and then associated himself in the grocery business with Mr. J. H. Pfaler. October 15, 1904, he discontinued this connection and started in business on his own account, in which he has since been very successfully and profitably engaged. He is also interested in various other en- terprises, among them being the Second National Bank of Meyersdale and the Meyersdale Sheet Steel Company. He is a Republican in politics, and in church connections a Lutheran. Fraternally he is a member of the F. and A. M., No. 554; Hebron, No. 272.




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