History of York County Pennsylvania, Volume II, Part 153

Author: Prowell, George R.
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: J. H. Beers
Number of Pages: 1390

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Cornelius H. Seitz attended the public school at Glen Rock, and later took a course of study at the business college of York, graduat- ing in 1894. He then engaged in the carriage business with W. C. Koller, at Glen Rock, be- ing clerk and salesman for six years, when he bought the Glen Rock Novelty Works and be- gan the manufacture of magnifying photo- graph frames, paper weights and novelties of a similar nature. Mr. Seitz is thoroughly prac- tical and has advanced to the front by his nat- ural adaptability and strict attention to busi- 11ess.

Mr. Seitz has been called upon by his party

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to fill the offices of town inspector and commit- Lodge, No. 213, Benevolent and Protective teeman, and in these capacities he has served in Order of Elks. He is a Lutheran in religious faith, and is a deacon in the Zion Lutheran Church of this city. He is in politics a stanch Republican. a most satisfactory manner. Fraternally he is affiliated with Shrewsbury Lodge, No. 423, A. F. & A. M., the Red Men and the Heptasophs. He is highly regarded as an enterprising and public-spirited business man.

WILLIAM ISAAC KOLLER, secretary and treasurer of the Rockdale Powder Com- pany, and treasurer and general manager of the Rockdale Railroad Co., was born in the bor- ough of Shrewsbury, York Co., Pa., April 29, 1871, son of John William Koller, farmer, and Isabell Loucks Koller, daughter of Z. K. Loucks, Sr., of Spring Garden township, York Co., Pennsylvania.

Mr. Koller's mother died when he was but two years old, when his grandparents on his mother's side concluded to have him come and live with them at their country residence in the vicinity of York, known as Loucks' Mill. From their home he attended the country schools in Manchester and Spring Garden townships until he attained the age of fourteen years, and then took a two years' academic course at the York County Academy, which was then in charge of Professor Stauffer. This constituted the ex- tent of his education, with the exception of a brief business course at the York Commercial College, where he graduated in 1888.

Being anxious to earn his own livelihood, he, through the influence of his grandfather. Mr. Loucks, secured a position as billing clerk in the freight department of the Northern Cen- tral Railroad Co. On July 2, 1888, he was tendered the position of messenger at the First National Bank of York, which position he also secured through his grandfather, Mr. Z. K. Loucks, Sr., who was at the time, and up until his death, president of the bank. He gradually rose from messenger until he was appointed assistant cashier on June 1, 1900, which posi- tion he resigned May 2, 1904, to assume active duties as secretary and treasurer of the Rock- dale Powder and Rockdale Railroad companies, which positions he holds at the present time. He is also a member of the firm of Myers, Thompson & Koller, general insurance agents.

Mr. Koller is a member of the Royal Fire Company, the York County Historical Society, the Lafayette Club, the Out Door Club, the Country Club, Chosen Knights Commandery. Knights of Malta, No. 174, and also York

On March 16, 1889, Mr. Koller married Miss Alice Dean Patterson, daughter of the late Mayor John Dean Patterson and Clara (Morris) Patterson, of Harrisburg, Pa., and three children have been born to them : Dorothy Patterson, Alice Patterson and Isabelle Loucks Koller.

Mr. Koller's antecedents are all of German extraction, both on his father's and mother's side, and he is numbered among York's prom- ising young men.

ANDREW J. HERSHEY, a rising young member of the York county Bar, was born near Menges' Mill, in Jackson township, Oct. 30, 1877. He is a son of Andrew H. and Mary S. (Wiest ) Hershey.

Andrew M. Hershey, his grandfather, was a prosperous farmer of Jackson township, who married Magdalena Hoke, a member of a lead- ing family of York county. He lived to the advanced age of eighty-seven years.

Andrew H. Hershey, his father, born Nov. 7, 1853, married Mary S. Wiest, a daughter of John Wiest, a prominent citizen of Jackson township, who was married to Elizabeth Maus, of Carroll county, Md., and who lived to the age of eighty-two years. They had seven children, Wilson C., Howard Clinton ( de- ceased), Andrew J., Jacob Paul (deceased), Fostic Charles (deceased), Lloyd Merlin ( de- ceased), and Elizabeth C.

Andrew J. Hershey grew to manhood cn his father's farm, attended the public schools until he was fourteen years of age, and after re- ceiving private instructions from his uncle, Phares H. Hershey, for two years, entered the York County Academy, where he remained two years under the principalship of Prof. George W. Gross. Having acquired a good preliminary education he taught school in his native town- ship for two years, and then began the study of law under the instruction of Latimer & Schmidt, one of the leading law firms at York. After two years of diligent study he was ad- mitted to the Bar on Nov. 25. 1901. After his admission to the Bar Mr. Hershey remained in the office of George S. Schmidt, Esq., a prominent corporation lawyer with an exten-

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sive practice, and assisted the latter in the prosecution of his business. With these asso- ciations he had excellent opportunities of thor- oughly fitting himself for his chosen profes- sion. Being a young man of good intellectual endowments he soon acquired a good standing at the York County Bar. He resides in the borough of Spring Grove, but has his law of- fice in York.

Mr. Hershey was married Dec. 26, 1897, to Katie E., daughter of George H. and Eliza- beth (Spangler) Myers, a descendant of one of the earliest families of York county. They have one child, Andrew Myers Hershey. born July 18, 1904.

Mr. and Mrs. Hershey are members of Mt. Zion Reformed Congregation of Spring Grove. He is a member of the Ancient Order Knights of the Mystic Chain and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. He has been active and prominent in the affairs of Spring Grove, serving for three years as solicitor for the borough, and was one of the organizers of the People's National Bank, founded in that borough in the year 1906. Being courteous and pleasant in his manner, Mr. Hershey has many friends and has an encouraging patron- age in his profession.

LEVI M. BAILEY. M. D. This promis- ing young specialist among the medical fra- ternity of Hanover is the representative of one of the old families of York county. He was born near Hanover Junction, Ang. 20, 1868, the son of Samuel and Christiana (Markel) Bailey. His paternal grandfather was Henry Bailey, who was also a native of York county, married a Miss Rohrbaugh, by trade was a stone-cutter and mason, and for many years was engaged in the service of the railroad company at Hanover Junction and Glen Rock. The great-grandfather of Levi M. was Henry Bailey. Samuel Bailey, the father, was born in York county in 1836. He married Chris- tiana Markel. of Neiman, York county, who was born in 1838, the daughter of George B. and Susan ( Brenneman) Markel. During the Civil war Mr. Bailey enlisted in the forst P. V. I., and served his country faithfully. He was a prominent merchant of York county, conducting a general store at Neiman for forty years, and with his faithful wife is still living on the old homestead, retired from the active duties of his business. To Samuel and Chris-

tiana Bailey were born the following children : Emanuel; Amanda J., wife of Frank Lucen- baugh; Levi M .; Rosa, who married Addie Stabler ; and Allen G., at home.

The youth of Levi M. Bailey was spent in the village of Neiman, where he attended the public schools, continuing his studies at Glen Rock. At the completion of his period there he began teaching in the country. Acquiring the art of telegraphy at Hanover Junction, he entered the service of the Western Maryland Railway Company as operator, station agent and express agent, continuing for two years. Dr. Bailey then began the preparation for his profession, that of medicine, reading with Dr. John Broadback at Jefferson, Pa. Matriculat- ing at Jefferson Medical College, he graduated from that eminent institution in the class of 1897.

Dr. Bailey began his professional career at Bandanna, York county, where he continued in practice for five years, at the expiration of which period he returned to Philadelphia and took a post-graduate course in the Polyclinic Institute. Dr. Bailey then located at York, where he remained for a time. In the spring of 1902 he settled at Hanover, where in con- nection with his general practice he has given special attention to the diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. For this special work he re- ceived private instruction from Dr. C. A. Veasey, of Philadelphia, especially in connec- tion with the treatment of the eye.

In 1887 Dr. Bailey married Lucy A. Glat- felter, of Neiman, daughter of Louis K. and Isabel (Kechner) Glatfelter. Two children have been born to this union, Jennie M. and Harry A. Dr. and Mrs. Bailey are members of Trinity Reformed Church. He is an active member of the York County Medical Society and of the Pennsylvania Medical Association. Among the local fraternal organizations lie is a member of Humane Lodge of York, No. 384. I. O. O. F., of the K. of P., the B. P. O. E., and the Patriotic Sons of America. In addition to his skill as a practitioner he is popular among the people of Hanover and vi- cinity, and is winning his way to an extensive and lucrative practice.

HORACE L. CRUMLING, the genial proprietor of the "Hotel Wilson," the leading hostelry at Wrightsville, York county, was born in Hellam township, this county, Sept.

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17, 1857, son of George and Charlotta ( Poff) Crumling.

George Crumling, father of Horace L., was a very prominent man in Hellam township. A millwright by trade, he carried on milling there for a number of years and was also one of the leading merchants. He was a man of usefulness in his community, and one whose judgment was frequently asked and his ad- vice taken on matters pertaining to the wel- fare of the neighborhood. He lived to the age of seventy-one years, sinking into an hon- ored grave, and was interred in the old Kreutz Creek cemetery, in Hellam township. His venerable widow still survives, and resides on the home farm. They had these children : L. R., who is engaged in a mercantile business at Hellam; Horace L., of Wrightsville: George; Benjamin F. ; William P .; and five daughters. The oldest son, Emanuel, and two daughters died in infancy. The Crumling family is quite musical.

Horace L. Crumling attended school in his native township until he was about thirteen years old, and then began to assist his father as a clerk in the store, remaining in that ca- pacity for thirteen years. He then began the manufacture of cigars and successfully con- ducted this industry for twenty-one years. In the meantime, with his brother, L. R. Crum- ling, he bought the store from his father, and the brothers continued the business for four years. He was also interested in other con- cerns, and for three years was the general agent of the Great Eastern Map Co., of Eliza- beth, N. J. Subsequently he invested in prop- erty and built the well-known "Hellam Hotel," which he operated until 1903, when he took charge of the "Hotel Wilson."

Mr. Crumling was married to Charlotte Myers, daughter of George Myers, of Hellam township, and they have one daughter, Miss Carrie May, who is a graduate of the Business College of York. In politics Mr. Crumling is a Republican. He still retains possession of the Hellanı property and owns other valuable real estate located at Wrightsville. He is a director of the Wrightsville and Hellam Fire Insurance Co. He is a man who counts his friends by the score, and is one of Wrights- ville's leading citizens.

C. J. ECKERT, who is actively engaged in the mercantile business at Pleasant Grove, York county, was born Sept. 27, 1873, in Mon-

roe township, Cumberland county, Pa., son of John and Sarah A. (Tripner) Eckert.

Samuel Eckert, the grandfather of C. J., was a wagonmaker of Silver Spring, Cumber- land county, Pa. The children born to him were: Henry, George, William, Andrew, John and five daughters.

John Eckert was born Feb. 13, 1839, in Cumberland county. Shortly after attaining his majority he migrated to Illinois, returning to his native county shortly after the Civil war, where he followed farming. In 1885 he removed to Warrington township, near Wells- ville, in York county, where he died May 3. 1899, a well known and respected citizen, and was interred at the Quaker meeting house at Rossville. On Dec. 5, 1867, he was married to Sarah A. Tripner, who was born March 7, 1842, and died Dec. 7, 1892. John Eckert. the father, was a veteran of the Civil war. He enlisted with Company E, 8th Ills. Cav., re- maining in the service nine months, when he was honorably discharged.

C. J. Eckert was the only child of his par- ents. He attended the public schools of Cum- berland county until eleven years of age, when his parents removed to York county. He there attended Benedick's school in Warrington township until seventeen years of age, later at- tending two terms of summer school at Ross- ville. When only eighteen years of age, he taught school in Dover township, during the winter of 1891-92. One year was then spent near Chicago, Ill., where he followed carpenter- ing. Returning home in the fall of 1893, he again engaged in teaching in Warrington and Newberry townships, where he gained a repu- tation as a successful teacher.

On Dec. 31, 1895, Mr. Eckert married Lucy A. Heiges, daughter of Solomon and Salome (Seifert) Heiges, of near Wellsville. Mrs. Eckert's parents still reside in Warring- ton township.

In July, 1896, Mr. Eckert embarked in the mercantile business on a small scale at his present location. He now has one of the finest stores in the section, handling all lines of gen- eral merchandise, usually demanded by the trade, with the exception of groceries. It is interesting to note how this business has grown since being founded. Mr. Eckert deserves con- siderable credit for the success he has achieved, having fought his way up with little assistance, and he may be considered a self-made man.

Two children have been born to Mr. and

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Mrs. Eckert : E. Miller, born Sept. 23, 1896; and Wilma Blanche, born Aug. 18, 1902, both of whom are at home. Mr. Eckert is a Repub- lican, but has never taken a very active part in politics.

ARTHUR G. ZIEGLER, principal of the Central school of York, is descended from Ger- man ancestors, who were among the early set- tlers of this country. Mr. Ziegler's grand- father, Samuel, lived in York at the time of the Rebel invasion, and was employed by the Con- federates, being paid for his work in Confed- erate money, and Mr. Ziegler is in possession of a Confederate dollar passed down in this way. Mr. Ziegler's mother was Catharine Getz, a daughter of George Getz, and she was the mother of three children, Herbert S., a printer of York; George P., a florist; and Arthur G.

Arthur Getz Ziegler was born in York, Sept. 1I, 1865, and was educated in the public schools, and in the York County Normal school. He began teaching in 1882. One of his earliest experiences in York county was having charge of the Springetsbury Manor school, which is under the patronage of the Grubbs and Colemans. He taught there one year, and another year at Pine Swamp, in 1884 becoming a teacher in the Central school. For four years Mr. Ziegler taught in the Cherry street school building.

Mr. Ziegler belongs to the Brotherhood of America, and to Trinity Reformed Church, in which he was deacon for ten years and as- sistant superintendent of the primary depart- ment of the Sunday-school. He is one of the foremost educators in York, and has taken an active interest in the York County Teachers' Institute.

JAMES EDWARD NICKEL, M. D., a successful young physician and surgeon of York county residing at Wrightsville, was born near York Springs, Adams county, Nov. 7, 1878, son of James and Barbara (Gardner) Nickel. But little of his life was passed in his native locality, as he was but two and a half years of age when his parents removed to York City, where his father is now a prosperous merchant. In the schools of that place he re- ceived his preliminary education, graduating in 1897. with second honors. He then, in the fall of 1899, entered Jefferson Medical College, graduating from that famous institution in

1903. His first location for general practice was at Wrightsville, York county. The young physician has won many friends in the quiet, careful attention he gives to his work, and his skill and efficiency are evidenced by the re- markable success that has attended his efforts in difficult cases. Among the older profes- sional men he has many friends, who recog- nize in him one of the coming physicians, who will shed lustre on their honored and beloved profession. Before entering college he passed a year under the guidance of Dr. D. Benjamin, of Camden, N. J., and by his devotion to the calling he had determined upon, gained the lasting friendship of the able practitioner. Dr. Nickel has the courage of his convictions, and already his success presages a brilliant future.

[Since the above was written Dr. Nickel has gone to the pretty village of Glen Moore, in Chester county, thirty-five miles from Phila- delphia, where he has taken up the extensive practice of Dr. A. F. Wagner, who was obliged to go to California for his health.]

CALVIN S. NEWMAN. In the olden days when travel was mainly by stage, the re- lation between good horses and good hostel- ries was close. The transition from an interest in the one to an interest in the other was easy, and to this day lingers the same association. Calvin S. Newman, concerning whom this brief sketch appears, was for years a successful dealer in horses. He is now the owner and proprietor of the "Mansion House" of Han- over, a well known hotel of that city. And in this latter business, which time-honored cus- tom has associated with the former, he has been equally happy in financial results. Mr. Newman represents one of the old families of York county. He was born in the borough of Hanover on Christmas Day, 1863, son of Jesse D. and Charlotte (Stair) Newman. His grand- father, David Newman, was one of the early settlers of Hanover and married a Miss For- ney. Jesse D. Newman, the father of Calvin S., was born in the year 1800 in Hanover and was a farmer for many years. He purchased the well known Barnetz estate. He was a man of unusual force of character, and died in 1880. His wife, who was born in 1825, the daughter of Daniel and Ann (Felty) Stair, survived him until 1894. Two children were born to them, Calvin S., and Charlotte E., the wife of Clyde Payne, of San Francisco, California.

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Calvin S. Newman was educated in the public schools of Hanover. In the early years that succeeded his school days he was variously employed, but determining to engage in busi- ness for himself and possessing an excellent judgment in respect to horses and mules, he began to trade in them, buying the stock in Illinois, Kentucky and West Virginia, and selling to the farmers and York and Adams counties and in Maryland. This trading he continued actively until 1900, since when he has been the owner of the "Mansion House," a valuable property which is located on the Pub- lic Square at Hanover, and is conducted on the European plan, a high-class restaurant being connected with the hotel.

Mr. Newman is a member of Patmos Lodge, No. 348, F. & A. M., and of the Knights of the Mystic Chain. In 1900 he mar- ried Myrtle Crouse, of Littlestown, Adams county, daughter of the late W. F. Crouse, who was a highly respected citizen of that city.

JOHN A. BAHN, merchant, undertaker and cabinetmaker, a substantial man of Zions View, Conewago township, was born in Hel- lam township, Jan. 12, 1849, son of Samuel L. and Susan (Tyson) Bahn.

John Bahn, the great-grandfather of our subject, was a distiller of York county, and his son Adam, the grandfather of John A., was born in Hellam township, where he fol- lowed farming. He married Catherine Lepart, and they both died in Hellam township, where they were buried. They were the parents of : Samuel L., the father of our subject; Jacob, who died in Hellam township; Adam, who died in the West; Henry, who died in Hellam town- ship; Joseph, living in Dallastown, York town- ship; Cassie, who married Henry Strickler; Polly, who married John Glissinger; and Rachel, who died unmarried.

Samuel L. Bahn, the father of our subject, was born in Hellam township and followed auctioneering and farming in York, Windsor and Manchester townships. Mr. Bahn was the owner of several fine farms one of which he purchased from George Bahn, which con- sisted of ninety acres, and one in Conewago township, a fine 200-acre tract of land, which he purchased from a Mr. Rupp. This last farm he traded for property in York, and bought a small tract in Manchester township, where he died at the age of seventy-six years,

six months, twenty days. He was a consistent member of the Evangelical Church of York, it being largely due to Mr. Bahn's financial support that the church was built. In politics Mr. Bahn was a Republican. He married Susan Tyson. daugliter of Daniel and Susan (Forry ) Tyson, and she is now residing with our subject. The children born to Samuel L. and Susan (Tyson) Bahn, were as follows: Amanda, who died young ; Mary, who married Jacob Snyder, and resides in York; Daniel, who married Eliza Fetrow, and lives at Dallastown; John A .; Samuel; Fred- rich, deceased; George, a physician at Spring Grove, married to Miss Zeigler; William, de- ceased; Elmer, of North York borough, who married Miss Lichtenberger.

John A. Bahn attended the public schools of the township until about the age of fifteen years, and then learned the cabinet making trade with Jacob Buser, in Longstown. He remained there two years, and then went to Manchester, where he followed carpentering for about two years. He found employment with different firms in York county, and spent a short time in Columbia, Lancaster county, then returning home and spending one year at farming. Mr. Bahn married Annie Reeser, daughter of John Reeser, and located at Zions View, where he started his business in a wood shed. After a few years hard work he was able to build a fine place of business, where he has since continued. He also built a fine residence.

The children born to Mr. Bahn and his first wife were: Elmer, who married Emma Jacobs, and follows farming in Manchester township; Alvin, who married Ida Reeser, and lives at home; and George, who died at the age of six months. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Bahn married (second) Elizabeth Wagner Weaver, by whom he had a daughter, Cora, who married John Fetrow, and lives in North York borough.

Mr. Bahn is a Republican, but has never sought office. In the matter of religion he is connected with the Lutheran Church. He is very highly respected throughout the com- munity.

JOSEPH ARNOLD is an active citizen of Hellam township, where his forefathers also were prosperous farmers.

Mr. Arnold is of German ancestry. the first of the family to come to this country being his

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great-grandfather, who settled in Hellam town- ship, where he spent his life as a farmer. Grandfather Arnold was born and grew up on the farm in Hellam township, now owned by D. S. Detwiler, of Wrightsville. His chil- dren were: George, a farmer, who died in Youngstown; John, father of Joseph of this sketch; Peter, a farmer of Hellam township, where he died; Joseph, a farmer, who died in West Manheim township, York county; and Susan, who married Henry Lehman, and both died on the farm now owned by Joseph Ar- nold.

John Arnold, father of Joseph, was born and brought up on the home farm in Hellam township. He attended the subscription school of the neighborhood, and learned the trade of fence maker, following that calling and farm- ing all his life. Soon after his marriage, he rented a farm in Hellam township, which he worked for a while, and then bought a farm of thirty or forty acres in the neighborhood of Kreutz Creek Church. Later he sold this farm, and lived for a time in West Manheim township, and then returned to Hellam town- ship. His last days were spent in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Kate Druch, near Mill Stone Hill, where he died at the age of eighty. He married Catherine Jacobs, a native of Lower Windsor township, and they had the following children : Leah, who married Jacob Burghart (deceased), of York county; Kate, who married Benjamin Druch (both de- ceased) ; Zachariah, who died at the age of twenty-two; John, a raftsman, who married Leah Welty, and who has never been heard from since he left home thirty-two years ago; Susan, who married George Ruby, of Wrights- ville : Joseph; Ellen, who married Henry Haas, of Hanover; Henry, who married Mary Unger, and lives in Illinois; and two children who died in infancy. Mr. Arnold was a man well-known and highly esteemed in his com- munity. He was a stanch Republican in poli- tics. He and his wife were members of Kreutz Creek Church, where for many years he was an officer. Mrs. Arnold died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Druch.

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History of York County Pennsylvania, Volume II, Part 153

Author: Prowell, George R. Publication date: 1907 Publisher: J. H. Beers Number of Pages: 1390

Author: Prowell, George R.
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: J. H. Beers
Number of Pages: 1390