History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 110

Author: Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885; Evans, Samuel, 1823-1908, joint author
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 1320

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RAPHo township consists of all the lands between township in the county in area, containing nearly twenty-seven thousand acres of good, arable land. ¡ The soil is composed of limestone, gravel, and sand, I that portion lying south of the Manheim and Mount Joy road (formerly the old Tulpehocken and An- derson Ferry road, being exclusively limestone soil, and all north of said road is gravel, while that nearest the hills is sand. This township begins at the Leb- anon County line, and extends to the confluence of the two Clitkis Creeks, where their waters empty into the Susquehanna River, at what is called the " Chikis Hills." This township is a small county in length, it being nearly twenty-two miles long; in width it

1 By T. II. Hershey.

Stephan Miggins

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is about eight miles. The two creeks which hem in within a few years, when it was torn down from top to foundation, and in its stead a splendid private resi- dence was erected by Mr. Andrew Garber, who is the owner of it and also of the Chikis Mill. the township have their source at almost the same · place, only the hill called "Governor Hood," or " Pinch," dividing them. This township, partieu- larly the upper portion, is well supplied with springs The land then taken by Samuel Scott is now owned by the Ebys, Stehman, Shank, Brubaker, Nissley, and "others. The market value of these farms to-day is not less than two hundred dollars per acre, thus and now. and running water, and in wealth does not lack much of being one of the first in the county. Its assessed value for taxable purposes is three million five hundred thousand dollars, and the people claim , showing the great change as to value between then to have the best and finest farms in the county.

The great Pennsylvania Central Railroad passes Hugh Pedan in the year 1780 owned three hundred through a portion of the township, and the Reading . and ninety-six acres of land and bad oue negro. He was married to Sarah, daughter of Margaret Bogg (widow), who died in the year 1796.

and Columbia runs along a part of the southeastern boundary. There are old public highways in this township the record- of which date back as far as 1702.

Rapho received it- name from a parish of Rapho, in Donegal County, Ireland.

It was organized in 1741. In that year many of the inhabitants of the northeast part of Donegal township asked the court to order a division of said township (the same being too large). The court did order that the township be divided, and that the north- western branch, then commonly called " Little Chi- ques-so-longo," be the division from the forks of said creek until the same extend northeasterly to Warwick and Derry townships, and that the lands lying be- tween these two streams be called the township of Rapho, and in May of the same year the petition was acted upon favorably. The first settlers were Scotch-Irish in the lower portion, while in the upper and central part it was settled by Swiss and Germans, , Chikis, both in Rapho and Donegal townships.

but of late years the Pennsylvania Dutch have taken exclusive possession of the lands. One of the first settlers was an old man by the name of William Patterson, of Scotch-Irish descent, who came into the township and located upon three hundred aeres of land in the southern part. He was accompanied by his wife, and had nothing but a few cooking utensils. He built a small log cabin for himself and wife, and lived in the same for years as happily and comfortably, in his estimation, as do his followers at the present day in their large mansions, He farmed, lived, prospered, and raised a family; and less than fifty years ago the Pattersons owned quite a number of farms in the township, the same ranking now as some of the best in the county, yet not one of them is now owned by a Patterson.

Samuel Scott was another of the oldest settlers. As early as 1721 he located on a large tract of land on the Big "Chikis." He owned land on both sides of the Chikis Creek, and also built the "Chikis Hotel" in his later years, which he gave to his nephew, Hugh Pedan, who kept it during the Revolutionary war. It was afterwards kept by John Guy, who ran a line of stages from Lancaster to Har- risburg. At this hotel Gen. Washington was a guest on several occasions. It was a model building in its day, and it stood as the same old structure until

James Patterson was in the year 1780 subject to the tax on six hundred and twenty acres of land in the township; this land was along the Chikis. He died in 1789, and willed three hundred acres to his sons William and Samuel.

The Norrises were quite old residents of Rapho. In 1734, Isaac Norris had five hundred acres of patent land, partly in Rapho and part in Hempfield town- ship. He sold three hundred and thirty acres, and this was supposed to have been the Cassel and Hershey land.

Elizabeth Norris quit-claimed to Deborah Norris five hundred and sixty acres of land. This was ad- joining land of Martin Criter. Deborah was a daugh- ter of Isaac, and she sold this land to Jolin Long.

The Sterretts were also quite early settlers of the township. They owned land on both sides of the

Henry Acker owned the farm now in possession of Jonas Muma and the Henry Stauffer farm. His father owned all the land now owned by the Nisslys, Stauffers, Mama, and Joseph Cassel. . The record of this dates back to 1739. He was the grandfather of Ilenry Stauffer, now living, and who is in his eighty- second year, and the present owner and possessor of a portion of these land -.

Ludwick Metz was another old settler, of more re- cent date than those just described. Hle owned a tract of land m the town-lap, and built the house now standing upon the farm of Christian Erisman, built in the year 1771, and looks as if it could stand another one hundred yeats. Mr. Erisman's mother was a Metz. There were quite a number of Metzes in the towuslup from the year 1750 to 1800, but there is not a Metz in the township to-day.

A still older building can be seen in the township on the farm now owned by Jacob W. Snyder, for- merly Martin Nissly's. This house also promises to withstand the blasts of another century. This was built by John Rora in the year 1769, who then owned two hundred and nings a cores of land, the same being the farms now owned by Christian Rohrer, Albert Erb, and Jacob W. Snyder.

A circumstance of very rare occurrence, being con- nected with these old domains, and deserves notice.

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Martin Nissly started out in life for himself on this same farm (containing then but one hundred and . sixty acres of land, and has since been divided into two distinet farms). Here he became father, grand- father, and even more than great-grandfather, living here all this lifetime, dying bere, and attaining the age of eighty-three years, and the first and only funeral ever occurring in that honse during all that long period of time was that of his own.

The church denominations in the township are the Mennonites, New and Old, and the Dunkers ; of these there are three distinct branches,-" Brineerites," River Brethren, and the original or "Old Breddren." The last two have large and commodious meeting- houses in the township, with ample burying-grounds adjoining the same, which are well kept up. .

There is a Reformed Evangelical meeting-house, generally termed ITo-sler's meeting-house. This was entirely demolished by a hurricane a few years ago, but it has since been rebuilt; the congregation is very small, and has no regular stationed pastor.

The United Brethren have one church, which is better known by the name of Strickler's meeting- house, with a graveyard attached. This congregation is not very large.

The Mennonites have one, known as Erisman's meeting-house; here services are held every four weeks. This congregation is quite large ; there is also a fine cemetery associated with it.

The Okl Brethren have a large meeting-house, known as Stern's, near Master-onville, which was completed about a year ago; it has taken the place of an old stone meeting-house, which for want of size and convenience was torn away, and a large frame builling erected, dimensions one hundred by fifty feet. During the raising of this building there were one hundred individuals present, and for want of sufficient care and caution the building gave way (after the greater part had been put up), the timber breaking, killing three men outright, and crippling and mangling many other -.

There are a great number of old graveyards through- out this township. One may find them in the corners of woods, in the middle of fields, in fact, one may find one on almost every other farm. Nearly all of them are obsolete, and some of them the plow has run across, and the bones of the dead are employed to hasten the growth of vegetation. The tombstones, where there are any, are of an ordinary slate or sand, and the inscriptions are completely defaced on the old ones. Some date back to 1710, 1720, and so on, but all that is visible is the date.

The villages of this township are small and few. Sporting Hill is one of the largest. It is beautifully located on a considerable hill on the old Manheim and Mount Joy public road, two miles from the former, and five miles from the latter place. It is quite an antiquated town, and received its present name from three or four "okl sports" who often met

at the hotel. It was eighty years ago called Cas-el town.

A man by the name of David Cassel was the first pioneer of the place. lle built the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth houses in the place, all two- story buildings, and these are all now standing, almost a century old. Prominent among them are the hotel and the old store-building owned by John Metzler's estate. The place has about two hundred inhabitants. One hotel, a large three-story brick store-house, a post-office, Joseph R. Zug, postmaster, a two-story brick school-house, with a graded school, two blacksmith-shops, one carriage-manufactory, a wagonmaker-shop, a cigar-manufactory, a leaf-to- bacco warehouse, and some other shops, such as tailors and shoemakers.

This place has no church and never had any, and yet as honest men and women have lived and died here as the world ever knew. Prominent among them was John Metzler, who died two years ago, eighty-six years of age, a man of great natural ability, and upon whose word people could safely rely. No amount of money could induce him to aet contrary to what he had promised.

In early life he was a miller, then he became a merchant at Sporting Hill, where he continued in the mercantile business for over thirty-five years. Shortly before he abandoned the business he erected a large three-story brick house for a store and dwell- ing-house, but he sold it in 1859, to Noah II. Zook, who carried on the business until 1864, when he sold out, and with his brother, Abraham Zook, went South soon after the close of the Rebellion. Both were killed, and Abraham's body was found in the midst of a canebrake, partly devoured by birds. The corpse was brought to Lancaster for interment, but the body of Noah was never found, nor - any traces of it discovered. They were brothers-in-law of David Evans, ex-county superintendent of public schools of Lancaster County.

The store property is now owned by the heirs of John Stauffer, and the store carried on by Joseph R. Zug.

Near the village, at the foot of the hill on the Manheim road, is a distillery. It is the oldest in the county, having been a distillery as early as the Revolutionary war. It is owned and carried on by Henry Kauffman, and it has been known as Kaufman's dealler more than seventy-five years. These prenne - are a part of one hundred and sev- enty-five acres of Land which was deeded to one Con- rad Wolf in 1753. From him they have passed snc- cessively to Michael Baughman, Henry Nissly, Mi- chael Kauffinan, Abraham Cassel, Christian Martin, and Jacob Kautlacin father of Henry Kauffman, the present ow be

Three miles north of Sporting Hill, on the Lan- easter and Colebrook road, is Old Line post-office, B. F. Diffenderfer, postmaster and merchant.

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One of the most thriving villages of the township :

Mills .- There are two mills on the Little Chikis is Mastersonville, situated near the Mount Joy town- and four on the Big Chikis Creek. There are no manufactories, with the exception of a furnace in the northeastern corner, near the Lebanon County line, owned and carried on by A. Bates Grubb. Charcoal is used exclusively for smelting ore, and the best and highest-priced iron is manufactured here.

ship line, about two miles from the line of Lebanon County. The founder of this village was Thomas ! Masterson, who emigrated from Ireland about sixty years ago, and first took up some land about one and a half miles north of the village, upon which he erected a fine stone mansion, now owned by II. N. Becker. He purchased the land on which the village is, and was appointed the postmaster there. His en- terprise and activity soon attracted attention, and a few persons purchased lots and erected dwellings there. Joseph, his son, being a person of considerable enterprise, established a store, aud built some large, fine brick dwellings.

Here is a large and commodious hotel, called the "Exchange," which was erected by Samuel R. Zug, and which is kept by his son, Samuel S. Zug. In the large brick store built by Benjamin and John S. Mas- terson, the mercantile business is carried on by John , cided advancement in the township. S. Masterson. Ile is the present postmaster and jus- tice of the peace.

Another son, Thomas, Jr., was manager for many years at Hopewell for the Colemans. He has devoted much time and study to the collection of Indian relies.

Dr. Joseph Thomb, a physician of large practice, resides in the village. He is a grandson of John Thomb, a prominent magistrate, who resided in Leb- anon, Pa., during the Revolutionary war. His son, Dr. William B. Thomb, also practices in the village. The place has a population of about one hundred and fifty inhabitants.

There are two Dunker meeting-houses near Mas- tersonville, one of the "Rever Breder" (" River Brethren"), and the other of the "Olda Breder" ("Old Brethren").

Between Old Line and Mastersonville is Union Square. It has a hotel kept by Reuben Shelly, and it is one of the election polls of the township. M. J. Brecht, the present county superintendent of public schools, resides here.

Newtown, another village in the extreme southwest part of the township, is also an old town, nicknamed | the balance on hand $519.35.

" Drytown," from the fact that it never had a tavern. It is situated among the finest farms in the township. It has never been a thriving town, and the buildings are principally small log and frame houses occupied by persons of small means. Of late there have been some modern dwellings of more pretentious dimen- sions erected. There is a country store in this place, one church, of the Methodist denomination, a graded school, kept by Rufus H. Hipple, who has taught this school for more than twenty years.

The principal industry of this township is agri- culture. The cultivation of tobacco is extensively carried on, and the tobacco raised in the gravel and sandy land is of a superior quality, being of a finer texture and better flavor.

Schools .- In 1837, Rapho township, having pre- viously accepted the terms of the school law of 1834, showed the following statistics: there were in the township fifteen school-houses, in which sixteen teachers were employed in the instruction of nine hundred and tour pupils. The amount of tax levied for school purposes was $1029.33, to which was added a State appropriation of $1646.93, making a total of $2676.26. The expenditures were largely in excess of these receipts, reaching the sum of $4443.88, of which more than one-half, 82660, was paid out for. new building-, showing that this was an era of de-

Following are the statistics as reported at three subsequent times or period-,

Iu 1855 the number of schools was seventeen, num- ber of teachers eighteen, number of scholars nine " hundred and fifty-nine. The total amount of tax levied for the year was $1500 ; amount received from the State, 8350.70 ; and amount received front collec- tor as school tax 82535.20. The cost of instruction $2232.55, and the other expenses merely nominal.

In 1866 the number of schools and of teacher- was eighteen; the number of pupils had decreased to eight hundred and four ; and the sum of $325.54 was received from the State, and $6413.10 from the col- lector of school tax, unseated lands, and other sources.

The cost of instruction was $2935.50 ; cost of build- ings, 82523.82, and other expenses, 8675, leaving a balance on hand of $378.78.

In 1882 the number of school-houses had been iu- creased to twenty-one, and the number of teachers was the same, while the number of pupils was eight hundred and seventeen. The total receipts were $7380.36, of which only $799.02 was from State ap- propriation. The expenditures were $6861.01, and

The teachers' salaries have increased from eighteeu to forty dollars per month, and the term of school in the township now is six months.

The school-houses in this township compare favor- ably with any'in the county, and there are loud calls for more schools and school districts.

Among the principal advocates of the free-school system to whom great credit is due for its adoption in this town-lup, were Peter Brubaker, Christian Stauffer, Samuel Binbaker, Abraham Hershey, James Burns, and John Merker can the northern and mid- dle portion, and the fate. ms and Stricklets, from the lower of southern end. They were then but a few, earnestly fighting the many, in the outstart, but by constantly agitating the matter, and by calling

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into requisition all exertions and efforts, the luke- warm were made to yield, and the unyielding, by a . · majority, were compelled to submit. The spirit of opposition has not yet wholly died out.

The principal source of this opposition came from the Dunkers and Mennonites, but now there are many among them zealous advocates of the system, proud to have their children well educated.

The following is a list of the justices of the peace in Raphe since 1840: William D. Slaymaker, 1840; Christian Stauffer, 1841 ; John Hays, Michael Garber, 1842; Abram Erisman, 1845; David May, 1847 ; Sam- uel Masterson, 1848; Jacob HI. Whinler, 1850; Sam- uel R. Zug, 1853; D. B. Groff, 1855; Samuel R. Zug, 1857; Tobias H. Hershey, 1861; Tobias S. Stauffer, 1862; Peter S. Stauffer, 1866; John B. Masterson, 1867; Joseph Baker, 1868; Tobias H. Hershey, 1870; Joseph S. Stigler, 1871; Christian Good, Jr., 1873; Henry Greiner, 1874; Jacob Stauffer, 1875; W. J. Mauger, 1876; J. E. Stauffer, 1880; S. 8. Zug, 1881.

The following is a list of the taxable inhabitants of Rapho township for 1756 :

HIeny Eshleman.

Adam Glitse.

Mike Kniser.

John Wenger.

Philip Shnemocker.

l'eter Hammer.

Mike Shelly.

Martin Weidel.

Philip Bretz.

Samnel Brond, Jr.

Ludwick Bender.

Ulrich Wittun.

Sinon Gross.

George Seage.

Donner, Christian.

Longnecker, Solomon.

Benjamin Bender.

Which Heiney.

Everpole, Yoste.

Leety, George.

John Frederick.

Widow Longanecker.

Everpole, John.

Leman, Julin, Jr.

John Sherrel.

John Longahecker. Uhich Longanecker.

Eiter, Henry.

Leman, Peter.

Tobias Kuster.

Julin Hluigy.

Earhart, Jacob.

Leman, Daniel.

Melchor Bneoff.

Jacob Snyder.

Esleman, Henry.

Lesher, Hemy.

George Kaster

George Erhord.

Esleman, Jutub.

Lesher, Casper.

Martin Martin.

Widow Willson.

Esleman, Isaac.

Jolin Hare.

Moses White.

Eslemun, Abraham.

Jacob Segiist.

Jacob llvustond.

Eslemian, John.

Anthony Fishbora.

Samuel Muckchenny.

Crisman, Jacob.

Conial Fishborn.

Christian Beitler.

Erisman, Christian.

longuecker, Daniel. Longenecker, Henry.

Rudy Hare.

Christian Martin.

Fox, Jacob.

Martin, Christian.

George Sottian.

John Shellenberger.

Fletcher, Joseph.

Jacob Fluty.

John Shmid.

Fox, Peter.

Mike Fagelhonger.

Robert Hays.

Fretz, John.

Weidel Sailor.

Artinir Patterson.

Fre-ler, Peter.

Mreshy, John. Mreshy, Benedick

Which Spon.

William Cowen.

Fox, John.

Ilemy Hopenstein.

Samuel Seott.

Flora, Jolin.

Mesot, John.

Jacob Warner.

John Locke.

Fegley, John.

Meeshy, Christian.

Peter Ebetsole.

Alexander Scott.

Flora, Abrahamn.

Myer, Jakcuh.

John Ebelsule.

C'aerens Sterrett.

Gilman, Isaac.

Myer, Joshua.

Mike Wenger.

Joseph Sterrett.

Garber, Felix.

Miller, Henry.

Mike Growpe.

Frank Bonge.

Gingle, Conad.

Mylinger, Abraham,

John Bowman.

James Sterrett.

Gayp, Franc 18.

Christian Eshbach.

Jacob Rohrer.

Giginad, Thomas.

George Wind.

Abram Cossel

Gruve, Michael.

Mike Erhord.

Martin Coryder.

Grove, Francis.

Jacob Holteman,

Joseph Long

Grove, John.

Samuel Brond.

Hleny Hoffman.

Grove, Abram.

George Etter.

Hemy Nissly.

Grove, John

Nickey, George.

John Lennon.

Ale Rife.

Grove, Abrain. Ileagy, John.

Christian Ethord.

Joseph Weller.

Howk, Martin.

Johan File.

Hasting, Peter.

John Lemon.

Hosteer, Jacob

Jacob Reife.

IlusJe, Micha 1

Benjamin Mushee.

Anthony Erwrich. Joseph Brond.

I.diliman, U bmistini Haliliman, Abial. m

John Martin (am weng).

Jacob Springer.

Jacob Meeste.

George Jhnig. Stephen Bake. Widow Shaffer.

Joseph Flory.

Jacob Fox.

Ludwick Metz. Widow Acker.

lemy Lesher.

Andrew Rolenberger.

Peter Brubaker.

Christian Stader. James Patterson. Jacob Shelly. David Hays. Rudy Ifare.

Joli Vegelly.

. NON-ASSOCIATORS IN 1777.

Auker, Henty.

Ilustler, Christian.

Borden, Benjamin.

Hustler, Michael.

Braud, Samuel.

Hoin, Woolery.

Brand, Samuel.

Horn, Christian. Hom, Jobti.

Braly, Dennis.

Hammer, Peter.

Brand, Christian.

Hummer, Peter.

Brand, John.

Bummer, Joseph.

Brand, Peter.

Hofman, John.

Bantruff, Andrew.

Hummer, John.

Buraway, John.

Hummer, John.

Buraway, Isaac.

Hummer, Michael.

Brubaker, Peter.

HIart, Johu.

Brubaker, John.

Hutnmier, John.

Bombarger, Mr hael.

Haldeman, Jacob.

Baumgartner, Hubert.

Kysel, Michael.

Caber, Christian. Caber, Adamı.

Kufter, Abraham.

Caitle, Abraham.

Iveller, Sebothina.

Caftle, Joseph.

Leman, Abraham.

Cattle, Abraham.

Leman, Juhu.

Cattle, Jacob.

Lighte, Jacob.

Dankle, Sebastian.

Longnecker, Christian.

Everpodle, Christian.

Longuecher, l'eter.

Linch, John. Longnecket, Michael. Long, Joseph. Longuecker, Christian.

John Hummer.

James Huisuson.

Erisman, Jacob.

Muitin, Christian, Jr. Martin, Davil. Miller, John.

Matts, Lodowisk. Matts, Jacob. Maisel, Windse.

Meesey, Jacob. Nickey, Invid. Nickey, John.

John Fhoy

Simon Ridder.

Gemge Knoll. Mike Becker. Peter Guthealia.

Cossel Boyer.

Christian Kling. Jacob Kowel.

Jacob Geiger.

Notes, Micheli. Neisly, Hemy. tivel, Jarob. uver, Hemy. Painter, Jacob. Puste, Nicholas. Ring, Steven. Rura, John.

Ilenty Myrr.

Kraybill, Jacob.

Brand, Christian.

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Rise, Jacob. Rise, Widow.

Sneringen, Lawrence. Springer, John.

Cinistian Hernly. Juhu lleruly. Widow Kassel.

Abram Kassel, 2 stills.

Sebastian Kellar.

John Kellal.

Michael Keisco.

Matthias Kessler.

John Rora. Juhn Robert.'

Shumacker, Philip. Shumacker, John.

Willer, Phihp

Widow Little.

Widow life.

Shumaker, Philip, Jr.

Warner, Philip.

Christian Longenecker.

Peter Rule.

Sbuwacker, Anthony.

Warner, George.

Michael Lesber.

Christian Long, 1 mill.

Philip Shumaker.

Shelly, Christian.

Waggoner, Michael.

Struckler, Woodbrey.

Winger, John.

Winger, Isaac.

Struckler, Henry. Suerlugen, John.

Winger, Christian.

Refractory.

Hugh Tulen.

Thomas Williamson.

George Brittleback.

John Whitmore.

Fitzhantz Stopher.

Abram Witmer.

George Wine.

Joseph Whitmere.

Henry Cling.

Michael Stopher.

Daniel Shane.

Duncan Robison.

George Aller.

TAXABLES IN 1780.

Henry Archer.

Jolin Flory, Jr.

James Buchanan.

David Flory.

Patrick Burns.

John Flory, Sr.

Widow Boggs.

Ahram Flory.

George Berglebougb.

Martin Fair.

Philip Baker, 2 stills.

John Frederick.

Vendle Martzal.

Metiphor Segrist.

Julia Baker, 2 stills.

Melchor Fordney.

Stephen Myel.

Michael Stake.

Martin Baker.

Peter Fox.

Samuel MeCracken.

John Spikler.

Samuel Brund, Jr.

John Gifford.

Benjamin Mails.

Jamies Sariet.

Samuel Brand, Sr.

Isauc Gilmore.

John Mishey.

John Sherer.

John Barkett.

Georgo German.

Benjamin Mishey.

l'bilip Bain.

John Gernian, Sr.

John Minich.

Frederick Shrewer.

Christian Brand.

Felix Gerver.

Henry Miller.

Henry Tisinger.

Benjamin Bender,

Michael Goodehus.

John Bretz.

Martin Grecter.

Francis Mase. .

Isaac Boroway.

Jacob Greble, 2 mills.

Jacob Mishey.

Peter Becker.

Micbuel Gizor.

Jacob Miller.

Christian Wenger.

John Boroway. Jacob Castle.

John Fitz.

Henry Nisley, 2 ually.

Jacob Werner.

Adam Cover.

Hemy logman.

Michael Nutz.

John Witmer. I still.

William Corran, I negro.

Henry Hershey.

George Nukey.

John Wenger. Jacob Welty.

Matthew Chambers. Abram Cupard. Francis Corp.

Christian Hoffman, 2 mills.

Thomas Conally.

Adamn Hubley.

Christian Cover.

James llutchinson.

Peter Cookerly. Martin Crymer.

Henry Hubley.

Robert Curry. Alexander Desart.

Patrick Ilays.

Bastian Dunkle. David Eden.

Jacob Holderman. Daniel Habver.

Jacob Eshleman.

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History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 110

Author: Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885; Evans, Samuel, 1823-1908, joint author Publication date: 1883 Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Everts & Peck Number of Pages: 1320

Author: Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885; Evans, Samuel, 1823-1908, joint author
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 1320