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CAPT. EDWARD P. ZINN, dentist, Mechanicsburg, was born in East Berlin, Adams Co., Penn., August 3, 1827, son of John and Anna Mary (Beitzel) Zinn, the former of whom, born near Dover, York County, a miller, shoe-maker and butcher by occupation, was a son of Jacob Zinn, of York County, Penn. John and Anna Mary Zinn had thirteen chil- dren-seven sons and six daughters-two sons and three daughters now living, Edward P. being the fifth son and ninth child. Our subjeet was some five years old when his parents moved to a farm near Dover, York County, and in 1840 he came to the vicinity of Church- town. this county, where he farmed until 1843; then moved to Churchtown, and worked at shoe-making until 1846, in which year he went to New Bloomfield, Perry Co., Penn., where he opened a shop of his own. He was there married, January 1, 1848, to Miss Caro- line Sophia Klinepeter, who was boro in New Bloomfield, Perry Co., Penn., daughter of Samuel Klinepeter. She died January 1, 1852, the mother of two children: One daughter, who died in infancy, and one son, William B., who died aged thirty-one years. In 1853 Mr. Zinn went to Philadelphia, New York, and Savannah, Ga., traveling until the fall of 1853, when he located at Newburg, and worked at dentistry two years; then began prac- ticing in Churchtown. where he remained until the fall of 1855, when he I cated in Me- chaniesburg. MIr. Zinn was here married, Jannary 1, 1856, to Miss Margaret J. Pisle, a native of Hopewell Township, this eounty, a daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Lesher) Pisle. Mr. and Mrs. Zinn have had five children (four now living): Anson B., born in Mechanicsburg, December 5, 1856, now proprietor of Zinu's bakery and confectionery; Ida E., born in Mechanicsburg November 18, 1860; Annie M., born in Mechanicsburg June 8, 1864, died June 5, 1874; Harry I, born in Mechanicsburg October 10, 1866, at present engaged in the bakery business; Minnie B., born in Mechanicsburg February 16, 1871. Anson B. and his brother, Harry I., are members of P. O. S. of Washington Camp. No. 164. Mechanicsburg. Edward P. Zino is a member of Eureka Lodge, No. 302, A. Y. M., and Post No. 58, G. A. R., of Harrisburg, Penn. In politics he is a Republican. Mrs. Zinn and her daughter, Ida E., are members of the Lutheran Church.
HENRY ZINN, manufacturer of and dealer in boots and shoes, Mechanicsburg, was horn in York County, Penn., April 25, 1828, son of Jacob and Lydia (Newman) Zinn, na-
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tives of York County, Penn., parents of nine children, seven living: George, David, Henry (our subject), Lydia, Mary, William and Daniel. They were members of the Evangelical Church. The mother dying, the father then married Mrs. Mary Greenwalt, by whom he had one child, now living. Our subject remained on the farm in his native county until he was eighteen, when he was apprenticed to learn to shoe-maker's trade at Manchester; thence came to Mechanicsburg, in 1852, and established his present business. Mr. Zinn was married here in December, 1853, to Miss Sarah Leidig born in Mechanicsburg, Penn., daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Ritner) Leidig, natives of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Ziun are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They have had six children, three now living: Laura, wife of Samuel Coover, a stock-dealer of La Cygne, Kas., and Emma and Joseph, both attending school. Our subject is a grandson of Jacob Zinn, who was born in Lancaster County, Penn., and settled in York County, Penn., at an early day. The family is one of the oldest in Pennsylvania. His father's people are German, and his mother's English. Mr. Zinn is not only one of our leading business men, but is also an honest, Christian gentleman, who enjoys the confidence and respect of all.
CHAPTER XL.
BOROUGH OF SHIPPENSBURG.
J. C. ALTICK, druggist, Shippensburg, was born in Shippensburg, Penn., Novem- her 18, 1832, son of John and Elizabeth (Byerley) Altick, natives of this county, former of whom was a manufacturer of wagons, plows and farming implements, in which branch of industry he was engaged in Shippensburg for many years; he died in 1882. J. C. Altick, the fourth in a family of ten children, grew to manhood in Shippensburg, chose the drug business for his occupation, and has been engaged in that line in Shippensburg for over forty years. He is a Republican in politics, and has been burgess for two terms. He is a prominent member of the I. O. O. F .; is also a Master Mason.
JOHN L. BARNER, Shippensburg, was born in Juniata County, Penn., July 16, 1844, son of George and Lydia (Lehr) Barner, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. llis maternal grandfather, Peter Lehr, was a soldier in the War of 1812, and his paternal grandfather, Henry Barner, was a farmer. George Barner was a carpenter in early life, and in later life was justice of the peace in Juniata County, Penn., in which ca- pacity he served for thirty years. lle was a prominent and influential citizen. Of his nine children, John L. is the youngest. Our subject was reared in Juniata County, Penn., and attended the common school. At the age of twenty-three years he came to Shippens- burg. this county, and engaged as clerk in the dry goods store of George H. Stewart, where he remained for nearly two years, when Mr. Stewart sold the store. Mr. Barner then accepted a clerkship in the Cumberland Valley freight office of J. B. Hurs & Co., re- maining with them nearly two years; was then appointed freight and ticket agent for the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company, which position be filled until August, 1881, since which time he has been engaged in settling the estate of Ira Long (deceased), and also do- ing business for his father-in-law, C. Long, a wealthy citizen of Shippensburg. Mr. Bar- ner was married, in 1871, to Mary Ella, daughter of Christian and Hannah Ellen (Atkin- son) Long, and to them was born, October 6, 1878, one son-George Stewart, named in honor of our subject's first employer in Shippensburg. Mr. and Mrs Barner are members of the German Reformed Church. He has served four years as justice of the peace in Shippensburg. In politics he is a Democrat.
J. D. BASHORE, dentist, Shippensburg, was born in Franklin County, Penn., Octo- her 25, 1859, son of Emanuel and Elizabeth (Rebuck) Bashore, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. Emanuel Bashore was a tanner by occupation for nearly forty years, and still resides in Franklin County, Penn. Of his five children Dr. J. D. is the youngest. Our subject was reared on the farm, and received his schooling in Franklin County, Penn. At the age of nineteen years he commenced the study of dentistry, and afterward attended the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, where he graduated in 1880, and the same year he commenced the practice of his profession in Shippensburg, where he has met with marked success. He was married, in 1883, to Madge L. Hartley, and they have one child, E. Gorgas. The Doctor and wife are members of the Reformed Church in Shippensburg, of the Sunday-school of which he is treasurer.
CAPT. WILLIAM BAUGHMAN, grain dealer, P. (). Shippensburg, was born in this county May 22, 1829, son of William and Mary E. (Fosnanghet) Baughman, natives of
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this county, and of German descent. Of their family of six children, the subject of this sketeli is the fifth. Capt. William Banghman was reared on the farm, and acquired his education in the common schools. lle followed agricultural pursuits until the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion; then enlisted, in August. 1861, in Company I], Third Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and was elected first lieutenant. After the battle of Fredericksburg he was appointed captain of Company E, and served in that capacity until the expiration of his term of service in 1864. At the elose of the war Capt. Baughman re- turned to Shippensburg, embarked in the grain business, and has remained here since. The Captain was united in marriage, in 1852, with Mary C., daughter of Frederick Hep- fer, and of German descent. Their children now living are Mary Irene, wife of W. J. Angle: Ida Ann, widow of Walter F. Singmaster; Lilly May, wife of Edward Fenster- macher, and Cora Burd, wife of William Mifflin. Capt. Baughman and wife are mem- bers of the Church of God. In polities he is a Republican. He has been assistant bur- gess, and has also served as chief burgess of Shippensburg for two years. He is a mem- ber of the order of K. of P .; is also a F. & A. M., and a member of the G. A. R.
B. D BIGGS, produce dealer, Shippensburg, was born in Frederick County, Md., May 7, 1830, son of Benjamin and Delila (Groff) Biggs, natives of Maryland, of German and English descent. Of their family of ten children B. D. is the fifth. Benjamin Biggs was a farmer all his life. Our subject was reared on the farm, and followed agricultural pursuits for some years with success. He was married, in 1854, in Adams County, Penn., to Charlotte A. Chamberlin, daughter of David Chamberlin, and of German and English descent. They have one child. Milton, now a young man, still at home. Mr. Biggs has resided in Shippensburg since 1855, and for several years has been engaged in dealing in produce. He is a liberal buyer and has met with success in his business. Mr. and Mrs. Biggs are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Shippensburg. Ile has held most of the church offices; has been Sabbath-school superintendent, and is an earnest Christian worker. In politics he is a Republican.
O. M. BLAIR, general agent and dealer in agricultural implements, also plumber and insurance agent. Shippensburg, was born in York County, Penn., March 1, 1848, son of Thomas P. and Rebecca (Ferree) Blair, natives of Pennsylvania, former of Scotch-Irish deseent, and latter a descendant of the Huguenot stock. Thomas P. Blair was a farmer by occupation, and a dealer in grain. lle was a prominent man, and at one time served as associate judge of Cumberland County, Penn. He died in Washington County, Md .. in 1877. where he had resided only two years. His family consisted of six sons, four of whom are still living, O. M. being fifth in the family. Our subject was reared on the farm and received a common school education in Cumberland County, Penn. At the early age of fourteen years he took charge of his father's farm and followed agricultural pursuits for ten years. In 1867 Mr. Blair accepted an agency for agricultural imple- ments, and continued that in connection with his farming until 1872, when he engaged in his present business. Ile was married, in 1872, to Nannie Gish, daughter of John Gish, and of German deseent. Mr. and Mrs. Blair are members of the Presbyterian Church. In polities he is a Democrat.
REV. W. B. CRAIG, Shippensburg, was born in Dauphin County, Penn., June 22, 1827, son of Hugh and Rachel (Boyd) Craig, natives of Pennsylvania and of Scotch- Irish descent. former of whom was a successful farmer. Of their two sons our subjeet is the elder. Rev. W. B. Craig was reared on the farm, but had the advantage of a regular college curriculum; he graduated at Jefferson College in 1853, and in 1856 graduated at the Western Theological Seminary, Allegheny City, Penn. He then accepted a united call from the churches of New Bloomfield, Sherman's Creek and Mouth of Juniata, Perry County, Penn., remaining in his first charge nearly eleven years; he was then transferred to Congruity, Westmoreland Co., Penn., where he remained five years; and iu 1880 came to Shippensburg, Penn., and here he has passed the early years of his life, where his parents had resided for many years. He was married. in 1859, to Catherine H. Singer, a lady of German descent. Of their five children four are now living: Hugh, reading law in Pitts- burgh, Penn .; Samuel, attending school in Philadelphia, Penn .; Catherine and Rachel. attending the State Normal School at Shippensburg. Penn. Mrs. Craig is a lady of cul- ture, a member of the Presbyterian Church. In politics Rev. W. B. Craig is a Republi- can, and during the late civil war was untiring in his devotion to the Constitution, the Union and Freedom.
WILLIAM FENSTERMACHER, carriage manufacturer, Shippensburg, is a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1824 in Schuylkill County, son of John and Elizabeth (Kotz) Fenstermacher, natives of Pennsylvania, former a farmer by occupation. Of their fifteen children, thirteen of whom grew to maturity, William is the ninth child. Our subject was reared on the farm until eighteen years of age; then commenced learning the coach- maker's trade, which he has followed for over forty years. lle makes the manufacture of coaches and buggies a specialty, and, since 1866, has also conducted a Jivery stable. Mr. Fenstermacher was married, in 1847, to Maria Kreider. Of their ten children four are now living: Cyrus, a coach-maker; Elizabeth, wife of George Finston; Edmon S. and Emma. Mrs. Fenstermacher is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Our subject is a Republican in politics, and has been a member of the town council two terms.
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JOHN J. GETTEL, merchant, Shippensburg, was born in Franklin County, Penn., June 19, 1857, son of Miley and Mary (Wengert) Gettel, natives of Pennsylvania, of Ger- man descent. Milev Gettel was a carpenter in early life, but later became a farmer. Of his family of six children, five of whom are now living, John J. is the fourth. Our sub- ject was reared on the farm, and acquired a common school education. He worked on the farm until he was sixteen years of age; then clerked in a store for about three years, all of which were spent in Shippensburg, and in 1876 he embarked in business, in Shippensburg, as a general merchant. He has met with marked success, and carries an extensive stock for a town of the size. Mr. Gettel was married, in 1879, to Zora L. Hollar, daughter of Henry Hollar. They have three children: Raymond, Velva and Harold. Mr. and Mrs. Gettel are members of the Church of God, in which he is deacon and also assistant super- intendent of Sabbath-school. In politics he is a Republican; has been assessor for two years.
C. R. HARGLEROAD, butcher, Shippensburg, was born in Franklin County. l'enn., November 14, 1847, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Retter) Hargleroad, natives of Franklin County, Penn., former of German and latter of English descent. Our subject's grand- father, John Hargleroad, a cooper by trade, was also born in Franklin County, Penn. Jacob Hargleroad, father of our subject, in early life followed milling; at present he is the proprietor of the National Hotel at Shippensburg. Of his ten children C. R. is the third. Our subject was reared on the farm, and attended the common school, and also academy. He assisted in his father's mill, learning the milling trad", and operated the mill for eight years. In 1875 he purchased the Clifton Flouring Mill in Franklin County, Penn., and after running it for three years, sold it and came to Shippensburg. and here dealt in horses. In 1880 he imported horses from Canada (it is said that these were the first horses ever brought from Canada to the Cumberland Valley), and continued in this business for two years; was also engaged in importing sheep, which branch of business he still continues. His plan of operating is to import sheep and allow the farmers here to raise them on shares, and in this way he has done much to improve the stock of sheep in this vicinity. Since 1883 he has also done an extensive butchering business. Mr. Hargle- road has been successful. financially. ever since starting in business for himself. He was married, in 1865, to Julia, daughter of Benjamin Kyle, and of German descent. Their children are John A., Bernice, Nellie. Bruce and Clara. Mrs. Hargleroad and the ellest child are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics Mr. Hargleroad is a Republican. He is a member of the town council of Shippensburg.
JOHN J. KOSER, M. D., Shippensburg, was born in Franklin County, Penn., June 5, 1857, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Wingert) Koser, natives of Pennsylvania, former of French and German and the latter of German descent. Originally the Kosers descended from the Huguenots. Jacob Koser is a retired farmer and now resides in Shippensburg, this connty. Of his two children onr subject is the eldest. The Doctor was reared on the farm, and attended the common and State normal schools. His medical education was ohtained in the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with the degree of M. D., in 1881, and the same year he commenced the practice of his chosen profession in Ship- pensburg, this county, and has met with more than average success. Dr. Koser is a mem- ber of Cumberland Connty Medical Society, also of the State Medical Association, and is greatly attached to his profession.
WILLIAM A. LUTZ, Shippensburg, traveling salesman for Lewis Kraemer & Co., manufacturers of cotton and woolen goods, Reading, Penn., was born in this county Octo- ber 1, 1857, son of David and Elizabeth (Brant) Lutz, natives of Pennsylvania, of Ger- man descent. David Lutz, who was a farmer all his life, died in 1877; his father, John Lutz, was also born in Franklin County, Penn., and his grandfather. Bernard Lutz (great- grandfather of our subject), a native of Germany, came to America. being among the early settlers of Lancaster County, Penu., William A. Lutz, the subject of this sketch, is the eldest of a family of seven children, six of whom are still living, three boys and three girls. He resided on the farm in Southhampton Township, this county, until he was eighteen years of age, and acquired his education in the common schools. Not liking farm-life, however, he obtained a position as clerk in a dry goods store in Carlisle, Penn., in 1875, where he remained two years, and since then has been engaged as traveling sales- man. He has been successful in business, and at present is the owner of three houses and Iots in Shippensburg, He was married, December 5, 1883, to Miss Laura A., daughter of Henry C. and Catherine Beidle, and of German descent. Mr. and Mrs. Lutz are mem- bers of the United Brethren Church, of which he is trustee. In politics he is a Repub- lican.
REV. WILLIAM A. McCARRELL, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Shippens- burg, was born in Greene County, Penn., August 20, 1846, son of Rev. Dr. Alexander and Martha (McLain) McCarrell, natives of Washington County, Penn., of Scotch-Irish de- scent. The Rev. Alexander McCarrell, D. D., was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Claysville, Washington Co., Penn., for thirty-five years. His children now living are: S. J. M., an attorney at law; Rev. J. J., a Presbyterian minister; Rev. William A .; and Thomas C., a Presbyterian minister. The subject of this sketch acquired his education at Washington and Jefferson College, where he graduated in 1868. He then accepted a position
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at Ilarlem Springs (Ohio), in Harlem Springs College, as professor of Greek and Latin, and mental and moral science. Remaining there one year, he then entered the Theo- logieal Seminary at Allegheny City, Penn., from which he graduated in 1871, and in the same year accepted a call to the churches of Gravel Run and Cambridge, Crawford Co., Penn., where he remained until 1875, when he accepted a call from the Presbyterian Church in Shippensburg. In 1876 he wrote a very creditable history of the Presbyterian Church of Shippensburg, which has since been published. He is a frequent contributor to the newspapers of articles on religious and moral topics. He was married, in 1871, to Martha, daughter of Benjamin Means, and a native of Washington County, Penn., of Scotch-Irish descent. Their children are Martha E., William Alexander, Margaret and Ella R.
JOAB MARTIN, dealer in grain, coal and fertilizers, Shippensburg, was born in Ship- pensburg, Penn., November 17, 1828, son of Paul Martin and Mary Fry Martin. Paul Martin was the son of Thomas Martin, Thomas Martin was the son of Paul Martin, one of eight brothers who came to this country from the North of Ireland in the year 1725, and settled in Delaware County, Penn .; in 1730, a part of the family of cight brothers moved into Cumberland Valley. Four of the eight brothers were Presbyterian ministers, and in about the year 1727 left Delaware County, Penn., and settled in North and South Carolina, where they were inter-married with the Preston family. Our subjeet's great- grandfather, Paul Martin, and his grandfather, Col. Thomas Martin, were both soldiers in the Revolutionary war; and his father, Paul Martin, was a soldier in the war of 1812. Joab Martin was married to Lucinda O. Hostetter, of Lancaster County, Penn., in 1863, and they have six children: One son, Thomas Paul, studying medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, of Baltimore, and tive daughters, of whom Mary O. is a graduate of the State Normal School and his other four attend the borough schools. In politics, Mr. Martin is a Republican. Mr. and Mrs. Martin and their two eldest daughters are members of the Presbyterian Church of this place.
JAMES B. MARSHALL, physician, Shippensburg, was born near Fairfield, Adams Co., Peuu., January 1. 1856, son of Thomas and Jane Ann (Kyner) Marshall, natives of Pennsylvania, and of Scoteh- Irish descent. Thomas Marshall was a farmer all his life, and was also a prominent Democratic politician. Dr. James B. Marshall is the fourth in a family of five children. Hle acquired his education in the common schools and in the Normal School at Shippensburg, this county, and at the age of eighteen years he com- menced the study of medicine in the office of Dr. Alexander Stewart & Son. In 1877 he entered Bellevue Medical College, New York, where he graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1879, and the same year commenced practice in Shippensburg, this county, where he still continues. The Doctor is a member of Cumberland County Medical Society. In politics he is a Republican.
DR. ALEXANDER STEWART, retired physician. Shippensburg, Penn., was born in Frederick County, Md., September 28, 1809, son of John and Rosana (Sheeler) Stewart, natives of Maryland, of Scotch-Irish descent. He is the eldest of a family of nine chil- dren-only two of whom survive-and bears the name of his grandfather, Alexander Stewart, who emigrated from the County Antrim, Ireland, in 1773, and settled in Fred- erick County, Md. His father, John Stewart, was an only son and became a successful business man and farmer. Through a long life he enjoyed the respect and esteem of his community. Himself a man of more than ordinary acquirements, he gave to his children whatever educational advantages he could command. Dr. Stewart was educated at Mount St. Mary's College, and at the age of nineteen years commenced the study of med- icine at Emmittsburg. His professional course was completed at Washington Medical College, Baltimore, Md .. from which institution he was graduated in 1831. The same year he began the practice of his profession in Shippensburg, where he has continued to reside uninterruptedly u itil the present time. His skill as a physician was early recognized and appreciated and he soon acquired an extensive practice. For nearly half a century he de- voted himself untiringly, or, to a large degree, unselfishly, to the most exacting of all pro- fessions. During all these years, his was a familiar and welcome presence in most of the homes in Shippensburg and the surrounding country, in many cases through several suc- cessive generations. It was only when impaired vision interfered with the active discharge of his professional duties, that he ceased from his labors. To his medical skill he added a personal character which made him conspicuous and beloved, and now in the retirement of a serene old age he enjoys the affectionate regard of his fellow-men. Dr. Stewart was married, in 1832, to Miss Margaret Grabill of Frederick County, Md., who died in May, 1835, without issue; he then married in 1836, Elizabeth Hamill, daughter of Capt. George Hamill, of Shippensburg. She died April 24, 1853. By this marriage there were seven children, six of whom survive: George Il. (who resides in Shippensburg and is engaged in business as a grain merchant), John (an attorney at law, residing in Chambersburg), Alexander (farmer and grain dealer of Scotland, in Franklin County). Robert C. (a prac- ticiny physician in Shippensburg). Mary Augusta (wife of James E. MeLean of Ship- pensburg), and Charlotte Louisa (wife of John II. Craig, of Reading. Penn). In 1858, Dr. Stewart was married to Miss Eunice G. Wilson, of Vermont, his present wife. Because
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of advanced age he has renounced all business cares and responsibilities except the presi- dency of the First National Bank of Shippensburg, which position he has held for twenty- one years. being the first and only president.
GEORGE H. STEWART, dealer in grain and real estate, Shippensburg, was born in Shippensburg, Penn., December 29, 1837, eldest son of Dr. Alexander Stewart, of same town. George H. attended the schools in his native town, and also Millinwood Acad- emy, Shade Gap, Huntingdon Co., Penn. From boyhood he had a strong desire to be- come a business man. His first important business venture was in 1857, when he embarked in the dry goods business, and met with more than average success. He also became in- terested in tanning and in buying and selling real estate. His business outside of the store grew so rapidly that in 1868 he sold his store, and devoted his time to dealing in real estate and to the leather trade. In 1869 he became interested in the warehouse and grain trade at Shippensburg, since which time he has done a large grain business, and dealt ex- tensively in real estate. His residence stands on the site of the old Stone Tower Hotel, near the Branch, where Gen. Washington stopped when passing through Shippensburg, during the whisky insurrection of 1794. Mr. Stewart is a thorough business man, a gen- erous and courteous gentleman, and is a liberal contributor to moral and Christian enter- prises. He married, in 1862, Mary C., daughter of William McLean, of Shippensburg, Penn. She died iu 1884, a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church.
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