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wife of E. Miller, has three children. 8. Fannie. 9. David. 10. Lucy. 11. Daniel, died at the age of seven years. The death of Mr. Berkey, which occurred when he was sixty-three years old, was caused by his being tortured by robbers, a full account of the tragedy being given on another page. His daugh- ter Lucy died from the effects of an injury received at the same time.
William D. Berkey, son of Daniel and Caroline (Bicker) Berkey, was born April 17, 1859, in Paint township, and began his career as an agriculturist on the Kifer farm, two miles from Northwest Elon, Cambria county, Pennsylvania. He subse- quently sold the estate and purchased property in Paint town- ship, where he remained three years. At the end of that time he disposed of the property to the B. & W. Coal Company. In 1898 he moved to Davidsville and there purchased a portion of the John Kaufman farm, on which he has since made his home. He is a Republican and a member of the German Baptist church.
Mr. Berkey married, October 29, 1882, Fannie, daughter of Gillers Seese, of Paint township, and the following are their children: Harry W., born March 31, 1885; Morris E., born March 2, 1887; Nettie M., born May 11, 1889; Frank N., born July 29, 1891; Elberta, born January 20, 1894; Irvin W., born May 26, 1897; Annie, born February 19, 1901; and Mary, born March 11, 1903.
WILLIAM J. VICKROY.
William J. Vickroy, of Windber, is a descendant of Hugh Vickroy, who came from England about the middle of the eighteenth century and settled in Maryland. He married an American girl and they were the parents of the following chil- dren: Thomas, mentioned at length hereinafter; Nathan, born October 14, 1761; George, born July 12, 1763; Solomon, born August 12, 1764; William, born May 30, 1768; and Dorothy, the only daughter.
Thomas Vickroy, son of. Hugh Vickroy, was born October 18, 1756, in Cecil county, Maryland. In 1772 he went to Bed- ford county, Pennsylvania, where he learned surveying under Thomas Smith, and was employed by George Wood and other deputy surveyors. In 1773 he laid out the city of Pittsburg to the satisfaction of all concerned. In 1812 he built Shade Fur- nace, and afterward operated it for a number of years. About 1784 he was appointed deputy state surveyor, an office which he held for a long period. He served with the rank of commis- sary in General Clark's Indiana campaign. Mr. Vickroy mar- ried Elizabeth Williams, and their children were: Joseph, born January 22, 1780; Mary, born October 14, 1783; Elizabeth, born
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November 4, 178 -; Sarah, born April 29, 1791; and Thomas, born December 28, 1792. Mrs. Vickroy died, and Mr. Vickroy married (second) Sarah Atlee, who bore him the following children : William, born January 28, 1798, became a physician ; Hettie, born September 22, 1799; E. A., born March 8, 1801, deceased; Charlotte, born January 26, 1803; Julianna B., born March 16, 1804; Louisa, born March 5, 1806, died in infancy ; Harriet, born December 8, 1807; Caroline, born March 10, 1812; Charles, born Januarv 20, 1814; Mary J., born March 22, 1816; Matilda, born January 28, 1818; Louisa, born May 20, 1819; and George W., mentioned at length hereinafter. Mr. Viekroy died in 1845, at Alum Bank, Bedford county.
George W. Vickroy, son of Thomas and Sarah (Atlee) Vick- roy, was born February 24, 1822, and received a common school education. For a number of years he was engaged in mercan- tile business in Bedford county. At his father's death he in- herited part of the homestead, and since 1853 has been devoted to farming. In the sphere of politics he identifies himself with the Republicans. He is a believer in the doctrines of Emmanuel Swedenborg. Mr. Vockroy married, in 1846, Julia, daughter of John McDonald, and their family consisted of the following children: 1. Laura E., born in 1847, wife of George W. Black- burn, has three children. 2. Charles, born in 1849, married Elizabeth Walter, and has eight children. 3. William J., men- tioned at length hereinafter. 4. Lavina, born in 1855, wife of Wilson W. Miller. 5. Kate, born in 1857, married Ross Bare- foot, had two children and died February 22, 1884. 6. Cornelia, born in 1859, wife of H. M. Barefoot, has five children. 7. U. S. Grant, born in 1864, died March 14, 1884. 8. Elizabeth, born in 1866, wife of Ira J. McClellan, has six children.
William J. Vickroy, son of George W. and Julia (McDon- ald) Vickroy, was born August -, 1851, and obtained his educa- tion in the schools of Bedford county.
He was instructed in surveying by his uncle, E. A. Vick- roy, and for six years held the office of county surveyor. In 1894 he moved to Windber, and for four years has been bor- ough engineer, working in this and the adjoining county. Mr. Vickroy's business career has been marked by a very singular and memorable coincidence. On June 16, 1901, while running a line with his sons in Ogle township, he discovered by his charts that his grandfather had run the same line on the same day of the month, one hundred and seven years before. Mr. Vickroy is a Republican and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
lie married, October 30, 1878, Ann E., daughter of John W. Lekes. and they have been the parents of the following chil- dren : 1. Emma, born May 25, 1880, killed August 4, 1905, in an
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accident on the Baltimore & Oliio Railroad at Coughmans Run. 2. George S., born January 22, 1882. 3. John H., born November 23, 1883, married, September 9, 1903, Gertrude, daughter of Robinson, and has one child, Helen R. 4. Cornelia, born July 26, 1885. 5. Susan, born April 26, 1887. 6. Charles, born February 15, 1889. 7. Grace, born October 25, 1891. 8. Rose, born June 20, 1893. 9. Ruth, born July 4, 1898, died Jan- mary 2, 1905. 10. Clara, born February 2, 1904.
ISAAC D. SHAFFER.
Isaac D. Shaffer, one of the most prominent and enterpris- ing of the business men of Scalp Level, Pennsylvania, was born at Windber, February 2, 1854. His ancestral history will be found in the sketch of Josiah D. Shaffer, elsewhere in this work. His education was obtained in the public schools, and he set- tled on a farm near Windber, in 1879, where he still (1906) re- sides. He is a practical man of business, and possessed of sound judgment. He sold the coal under one hundred and ten acres of his land, in 1892, to A. F. Sayers, of the Wilmore Coal Company, and they opened a drift known as No. 31. In addi- tion to cultivating his farm he is engaged in the dairy business, and for a number of years has furnished milk to the citizens of Windber. He has besides this a number of other business in- terests: Is stockholder and director in the Citizens' National Bank; director and stockholder in the Windber Building Asso- ciation; director in the Johnstown and Shelp Electric Road Company; and has been president of the Solex Telephone Com- pany for three years. He is a member of the German Baptist or Dunkard church, and was assessor of Paint township in 1898. He is a man of energy and intelligence, and is greatly esteemed by his fellow citizens.
He married, April 13, 1876, Susannah Weaver, daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth Weaver, and they had children: Mil- ton W., born July 4, 1877, married Anna Faust, October, 1898, and has one child, Margaret, born August, 1899; Ida, born July 25, 1878, married, 1895, Milton Livingston, and has four chil- dren : Edna, born 1897, David, Byron and Franklin; Minerva, born April 6, 1882; Emma, born July 20, 1885, married Frank- lin Seese; Mary, born May 24, 1887; Rachel, born August 8, 1890; Arthur, born August 7, 1892; Elizabeth, born September 9, 1894, died January 10, 1895; William A., born May 6, 1896; Martha, born March 21, 1899.
WILLIAM PLATT.
William Platt, of Berlin, is a son of Frederick Platt, who was born in 1823 in Germany, where he received a good educa- tion and learned the cooper's trade. About 1847 he emigrated
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to the United States and worked in the factories of Philadel- phia, New York and Pittsburg for some two years. He finally set- tled in Allegheny township, where he bought a farm, and for about fourten years worked at his trade. Thence he moved to Berlin, where he still resides. In 1864 he enlisted in a regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers and served until the close of the war. He is a Democrat in politics. In early life he was a Lutheran, but later joined the Dunkard church, of which his wife also is a member. Mr. Platt married, in 1854, Lena Huch- house, also a native of Germany, and the following children were born to them: 1. William, mentioned at length hereinafter. 2. Elizabeth, wife of Levi Long, of Garrett, has three children. 3. Frederick, of Berlin, married Hannah Johnson, has four children. 4. Ellen, wife of Samuel Smith, of Somerset, has three children. 5. Matilda, wife of John Coughenour, of Ber- lin, has four children. 6. Rosa, wife of H. C. Hoppert, of Glen Savage, has three children. 7. Lydia, wife of Edward Imhoff, of Berlin, has one child.
William Platt, son of Frederick and Lena (Huchhouse) Platt, was born November 24, 1856, in Brothers Valley town- ship, and in his youth was able to acquire but little education, his opportunities being limited to attendance for a short time at the schools of Stony Creek township. By his own efforts, however, he has repaired his early deficiencies. Up to the age of thirteen he worked for his father, and after that, until his marriage, for the Stony Creek farmers. In the spring of that year he purchased his present farm, consisting of ninety-two acres, which formed part of the old Schrock farm. It is mostly under cultivation, and has a sugar camp of four hundred and fifty vessels, also orchards, principally of apples. The farm is well stocked with a good grade of horses and cattle. Since buying the property Mr. Platt has rebuilt and enlarged both the house and barn and erected other necessary buildings, so that the improvements are now complete. He is a Republican and a member of the Dunkard church.
Mr. Platt married, January 26, 1880, Anna, born Novem- ber 12, 1857, daughter of Jacob T. Schrock, and educated in the Walker public school. The children of the marriage were: 1. Sadie, born January 20, 1883, educated in the township schools, member of the Dunkard church, wife of Wesley Walker, farmer on Platt homestead. 2. Samuel, born May 15, 1884, farmer, member of Dunkard church. 3. Galen, born January 10, 1888, farmer, member of Dunkard church. 4. Jacob, born January 7, 1891, at home. 5. Linnie, born December 3, 1894. 6. Kate, born November 28, 1896. Mrs. Platt died October 3, 1901. She was a member of the Dunkard church.
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GIDEON CHRISTIAN PETERSHEIM.
Gideon Christian Petersheim, of Elk Lick Springs, is a son of Christian Petersheim, who was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and in 1857 moved to Preston county, West Vir- ginia, where he passed the remainder of his life as a farmer. Mr. Petersheim was twice married. His first wife was Barbara Miller, who bore him four children: Tobias; Lavina; Lydia; and Mary. Mrs. Petersheim died and Mr. Petersheim married Lydia, daughter of Jacob Harshberger, of Johnstown. By this marriage he became the father of the following children: Levi; Gideon Christian, mentioned at length hereinafter; Noah; Jonas; and Leo.
Gideon Christian Petersheim, son of Christian and Lydia (Harshberger) Petersheim, was born March 9, 1861, in Pres- ton county, West Virginia, where he attended the public schools until the age of seventeen. Until attaining his majority he as- sisted his father in the labors of the homestead and then moved to Elk Lick, where he was employed by the farmers until 1899, when he bought the farm which is now his home. He is a Re- publican and a member of the Amish Mennonite church.
Mr. Petersheim married, September 19, 1901, Lydia, daugh- ter of Urias Yoder, of Elk Lick, and they are the parents of two children, Anna and Catharine.
WILLIAM WAGNER.
William Wagner, of Elk Lick, is a grandson of William Wagner, who for many years followed his trade, which was that of a saddler. About 1800 he came from Adams county to Salis- bury, where he passed the remainder of his life. He was the father of the following children: Jacob, mentioned at length hereinafter: Elijah; Peter; Baltzer; Henry; Philip; Char- lotte: Sarah; and Julia A.
Jacob Wagner, son of William Wagner, was a stonemason by trade. He married Mary, daughter of Jacob De Haven, of Elk Lick township, and their children are: Malvina, wife of Abraham Greenawalt; Alfred, married Phoebe McFadden; Catharine, wife of Herman Ferner; Elizabeth, wife of Edward Richter; Peter; William, mentioned at length hereinafter; Jo- seph, married Wright; Charlotte, wife of John Mc- Clavey; Harriet, wife of John Ringler; Lock, married Chris- tina Matheny; and Jasper Newton.
William Wagner, son of Jacob and Mary (De Haven) Wagner, was born July 3, 1840, on the old farm in Elk Lick township, and received but few advantages of education, at- tending the public schools only about two weeks in each term until the age of fifteen. He was but thirteen when his father
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died, and from that time was obliged to aid in the support of the family by working on farms as a day laborer. In 1861 he enlisted in Company A, Tenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Re- serves, and nine months later was discharged on account of physical disability. On his return home he learned the coop- er's trade at Wymer's Grove and followed that calling until 1874, after which he was variously employed until 1877, when he went to West Virginia and there engaged in farming. At the end of a year he returned to his native county and for four years led the life of a farmer in Greenville township. He then bought the farm on which he has since made his home. He has served one term as supervisor, and is a Republican and a member of the Reformed church of Salisbury.
Mr. Wagner married, December 28, 1876, Elizabeth, daugh- ter of Henry Rimbold, of Greenville township, and the follow- ing children were born to them: Joseph; Alice; Marie; Jacob; Albert; and Martha. The mother of the family died September 10, 1889, and Mr. Wagner subsequently married Eliza, daugh- ter of John Thompson. of Lavansville, the issue of this mar- riage being one child, John T. Wagner.
JEREMIAH STEVANUS.
Jeremiah Stevanus, of Springs, is descended from Ger- man ancestors. His grandfather, Stevanus, was a native of the Fatherland, who emigrated to the United States about a century ago and settled in Elk Lick township. His son, John Stevanus, was born in that township in June, 1810, and there passed his life in agricultural pursuits. He married Anna Hershberger, of Elk Lick township, and their children were: Daniel; Samuel; Barbara; Anna; Sarah; Matilda; and Mary. Mrs. Stevanus died and Mr. Stevanus married Eliza- beth, daughter of Joseph Yoder, to whom belongs the honor of having discovered coal in this region. By this marriage Mr. Stevanus became the father of the following children; Em- manuel ; Jonas; Gabriel; Jeremiah, mentioned at length herein- after; Eliza; Susan; Polly; Lizzie; and Lydia.
Jeremiah Stevanus, son of John and Elizabeth (Yoder) Stevanus, was born December 18, 1856, in Elk Lick township, where he attended the public schools until the age of twenty. Up to the time of attaining his majority he worked for his father and then rented a farm until 1885. In that year he pur- chased the farm on which he now lives. In addition to cultivat- ing his land he operates a threshing machine and hay baler. For two years he held the office of clerk of the township, and he has also served four terms as auditor and one year as super- visor. He is a Republican and a member of the Mennonite church.
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Mr. Stevanus married, December 28, 1877, Elizabeth, daugh- ter of Jeremiah Hershberger, of Elk Lick township, and the following children have been born to them: Wilbur; Ann Je- mima ; Dennis; Sherman Grant; Howard Webster; Maude; and Ernest, deceased.
EDWARD BAUERMASTER.
Pennsylvania owes much of its prosperity and high stand- ing in the Union to the habits of thrift and industry transplanted there and cultivated by the German emigrants. Especially is this so in agricultural districts, and among those who have done their share to bring about this result must be mentioned the family of Edward Bauermaster, owner of one of the finest and best stocked farms in Somerset county, Pennsylvania.
Elias Bauermaster, father of Edward Bauermaster and the founder of the Bauermaster family in America, was born in Germany about 1835. He came to America when but a youth and settled near Meyersdale, Somerset county, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer as well as a miner, and succeeded in amassing a comfortable fortune. Politically he was a Republican, and he was a member of the German Baptist church. He married Eliz- abeth Hershberger, born in Elk Lick township, where she was educated and became a member of the German Baptist church. Elias and Elizabeth Bauermaster were the parents of: 1. Jere- miah, died in infancy. 2. Ida, married Ross Lickly, a farmer of Thayer county, Nebraska. 3. Sarah, married Henry A. Poor- baugh, deceased. 4. Lydia, married Peter Yost, a farmer of Garrett county, Maryland. 5. Anna, who resides with her parents. 6. Susanna, died in childhood. 7. Elizabeth, died in childhood. 8. Edward, the subject of this sketch.
Edward Bauermaster, son of Elias and Elizabeth (Hersh- berger) Bauermaster, was born in Somerset township, Somer- set county, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1865. He received his edu- cation in the public schools of his district, and upon completing his education he worked for a time in the mines. He left them, however, to engage in farming. He traveled about consider- ably looking for a suitable location, and finally, in 1897, decided upon his present farm in Brothers Valley, which he purchased, immediately began to improve and settled upon as a permanent home. It is one of the model farms of the vicinity, being two hundred acres in extent, well stocked with good horses and the finest breeds of cattle. It has also a large orchard and an ex- tensive sugar camp. The most improved methods of farming are here applied practically, with the inevitable advantageous results. Although Mr. Bauermaster is a stanch Republican he has never had either time or inclination to hold public office. He and his family are members of the German Baptist church.
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Mr. Bauermaster married, September 26, 1886, Missouri G. Lentz, born July 6, 1864, in Elk Lick township, where she was educated in the public schools, daughter of John and Anna Lentz. John Lentz was a farmer and a member of the Repub- lican party. Anna Lentz died June 20, 1902. They were both members of the German Baptist church. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bauermaster are: 1. Elizabeth B., born March 28, 1888. She was educated in the public and normal schools and has taught for the past two years in the schools of her native town and is still so employed. 2. Anna M., born April 17, 1889, educated in the public schools. 3. Claude R., born September 29, 1891. 4-5. Elsie G. and Ira C., twins, born August 11, 1894.
DOUGLAS J. ENGLE.
Douglas J. Engle, an enterprising and progressive agri- culturist of Elk Lick, is a native of Greenville township, Som- erset county, Pennsylvania, born August 31, 1846. His paternal grandfather, Mortimer Engle, came from east of the mount- ains and settled in Elk Lick township. He was a teamster and followed that occupation many years. He met his death, while still a comparatively young man, by falling from a barn.
Jeremiah Engle, son of Mortimer Engle and father of Douglas Engle, was born in Elk Lick township, June 26, 1816. In early life he worked on the National road and later engaged in farming in Elk Lick, Greenville, Maryland, and Summit town- ship, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, where his death occurred. He was a member of the Reformed church and a Democrat in politics. He married, in 1838, Christiana, daughter of James and Catherine (Baer) Boyd, and their children were: John; Jo- siah; Catherine; Douglas J .; Theodore; Nancy; Jonas; Chaun- cey; and Harvey. Jeremiah Engle died in 1871. His wife, Christiana (Boyd) Engle, died in 1893, aged eighty-six.
Douglas Engle, third son of Jeremiah and Christiana (Boyd) Engle, was reared on a farm and remained at home until reaching his majority. He worked in various capacities and for nine winters taught in the public schools. In 1874 he purchased his present farm, where he carries on a general farm- ing business, and by dint of thrift, energy and perseverance derives a comfortable livelihood for himself and family. Mr Engle takes an active interest in the welfare of the community in which he resides and has been honored by his townsmen with election to offices of trust and responsibility, serving in the capacity of school director for six years and supervisor one year. He is a member of the Reformed church and a Democrat in political faith.
Mr. Engle married, October 30, 1870, Annie, daughter of
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Samuel and Catherine (Musser) Folk, of Elk Lick. By this union eleven children have been born, as follows: Alice; Ephraim; Sadie; Florence; Calvin; Carrie; Mollie; George; Lester; Emma; and Ray.
EDWARD DURST.
The paternal ancestors of Edward Durst, of Elk Lick, were among the earliest settlers of Elk Lick township, his grand- father, John Durst, who was a native of Germany, having set- tled at Salisbury on land which is now the site of the residence of Samuel Beachy.
Solomon Durst, son of John Durst, was born in 1797, near Salisbury, and followed the calling of a farmer. He married Lydia, daughter of John Starner, of Turkeyfoot township, and the following were their children: Jeremiah; John; Michael; Catharine Ann; Samuel; Lucinda; Phineas; Dennis; Eliza; Edward, mentioned at length hereinafter; Charles; Sarah; and Jesse. Mr. Durst, the father, died in 1857.
Edward Durst. son of Solomon and Lydia (Starner) Durst, was born March 1, 1841, in Elk Lick township, where he at- tended the public schools until the age of fifteen. From that time he worked by the year on farms in his native township until October, 1862, when he enlisted in Company K, One Hun- dred and Seventy-first Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. The regiment was in no noted engagements, but participated in a number of skirmishes in North Carolina, where it was stationed during the greater portion of Mr. Durst's term of service, which ended in August, 1863, when he was mustered out at Harris- burg. After his discharge he went to Stark county, Ohio, where he was employed by farmers for three years and a half, thence moved to Garrett county, Maryland, and there, in company with his brother Samuel, operated a sawmill until 1871. In that year he went to Salisbury and there established a planing mill, which he operated for fifteen years in company with his brother Sam- uel and Abraham Koplin. In 1886 they sold out to Frank Baer, of Greenville township, since which time Mr. Durst has been en- gaged in farming and in the practice of the carpenter's trade. His political principles are those advocated and upheld by the Republican party, and he is a member of the Reformed church. Mr. Durst is unmarried.
JOHN CALVIN LIPHART.
John Calvin Liphart, of Casselman, was born January 14, 1875, in Upper Turkevfoot township, son of Moses Liphart and grandson of John Liphart, who was born in Germany, and after emigrating to this country became a farmer of Upper Turkey-
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foot township. He was a Democrat and a member of the United Brethren church.
John Liphart married Elizabeth Snyder, of New Lexing- ton, and five children were born to them, among them a son, Moses, of whom later. John Liphart died June, 1899, and the death of his wife occurred 18 -.
Moses Liphart, son of John and Elizabeth (Snyder) Lip- hart, was born November 17, 1848, and, like his father, was a farmer of Upper Turkeyfoot township as a young man, and has always continued to follow the same calling in the same place. He votes with the Democrats and is a member of the United Brethren church. Mr. Liphart married, 1873, Johanna, daughter of Daniel and Susan Swarner, of Middle Creek town- ship, and their children were: 1. John Calvin, of whom later. 2. Daniel, died 1884. 3. Annie, wife of William Wertz, of Sum- mit township; three children, Florence, Harry and
4. William, married Edith, daughter of J. J. Kimmell, of Ber- lin. 5. Susan, wife of Simon Enos, of Upper Turkeyfoot town- ship. 6. Ross.
John Calvin Liphart, son of Moses and Johanna (Swar- ner) Liphart, received his education in the common schools of his native township, and after completing his course of study taught in those schools for five terms. During several years he was engaged in farming, and has now for eight years suc- cessfully conducted a general store at Casselman, and at the same time devoting part of his time and attention to the lumber business. He has filled the offices of burgess, assessor and school director of Casselman. In politics and religion he maintains the traditions of his family, adhering to the Democratic party and holding membership in the United Breth- ren church.
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