History of York County, Pennsylvania : from the earliest period to the present time, divided into general, special, township and borough histories, with a biographical department appended, Part 175

Author: Gibson, John, Editor
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: F.A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago
Number of Pages: 1104

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THE CURRAN FAMILY. John Curran was a son of David Curran, who emigrated from Ire- land to America and settled where Jefferson, Md., is now situated. This property afterward passed into the hands of John Curran, who subsequently sold it to Thomas Jefferson, and removed to Chanceford Township. John Curran had ten children: Samuel, John, David, Jacob, Charles, Sophia, Sarah, Elizabeth, Margaret and Catherine. John Curran died in 1819. Samuel Curran had seven children: Andrew, John, Henry, Samuel, Joseph, Mary and Margaret. Andrew Curran, a son of Samuel and Mary (Wise) Curran, was born January 29, 1829. At the age of twenty-three he began serving an apprenticeship at the stonemason's trade at Dallastown, Penn .. and continued this trade for several years. In 1855 he removed from York Township and settled on his present farm. He was married in 1854 to Miss Catherine N. Young, daughter of Jacob Young of York Township. This marriage has been blessed with four children: Mary C., Joseph A., Margaret A. and Samuel H. Mr. Curran is a member of the German Reformed Church, and his wife belongs to the Lutheran . Church. John Curran, a son of Samuel and Mary A. (Wise) Curran, was born September 14, 1832, in the old family homestead, which he now owns and where he resides; he is a farmer and grows tobacco extensively. In 1859 he married Miss Sarah A. Wise, daughter of John Wise of Chanceford Town- ship. They have five children: John S., William F., Joseph W., George A. and Mary M. Mr. Cur- ran has held various official positions in his town- ship. He is agent for the Southern Mutual Insur- ance Company of York. He is a member of the Germau Reformed Church. Henry Curran, son of Samuel and Mary A. (Wise) Curran, was born on the old homestead in 1834, and remained at home until 1863, when he went to Montana, and engaged in mining. In 1870 he returned to Chanceford Township and engaged in farming and merchandis- ing at Collinsville. He remained there some time and theu removed to Brogueville, where he continued business for seven years, and then sold his interest and began business where he now resides. He is also engaged in farming, and has 180 acres of land.

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He was married, in 1877, to Miss Maria Trout, daughter of Judge Valentine Trout. Three chil- dren have blessed this marriage: Ivy M., Mary E., and Sarah J. He is a member of the German Re- formed Church and his wife of the Presbyterian Church. Samuel Curran, son of Samuel and Mary A (Wise) Curran, was born October 29, 1836, and reared and educated in his native township. He remainedon the homestead farm until thirty-three years of age, when he purchased a farm adjoining that of his father, and there he remained eight years. In 1881 he purchased his present farm, where he now resides. He was, married in 1869 to Miss Mary A. Sechrist, daughter of Charles Sechrist, of Chanceford Township. Mr. Curran's second mar- riage was in 1879 to Mrs. Catherine E. McNaughton. They have three children: William H., George S., and Jarob E. Mr. and Mrs. Curran are members of the Lutheran Church.

HENRY DIETZ was born March 2. 1852, and is a son of Frederick and Magdalena (Strickler) Dietz, natives of Hellam Township, York Co., Penu. At the age of nineteen years he began learning the miller's trade, which he followed until 1877, when he purchased a farm of 143 acres in Chanceford Township and is now engaged in general farming. He was married in 1874 to Miss Henrietta Burg of Lower Windsor Township. They have one child, Martha.

LEVI C. FRY was born in Chanceford Town- ship, York Co., Penn., March 25. 1843, and is a son of John and Christina (Blouse) Fry, also natives of this township. His grandfather, John Fry, was a native of Lancaster County, Penn. He was reared on the farm, and in 1861 enlisted in the Eighty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was at the battles of Winchester, Kelly's Ford, Mine Run, Wilderness, and was wounded at Locust Grove. November 27, 1863, and also took part at Horse Shoe Bend, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor and Bermuda. At the battle of Petersburg he was cap- tured, June 22. 1864, and was confined at Bell Island, Castle Thunder. Libby and Andersonville prisons. He was released April 28, 1865, and dis- charged June 18, 1865. After the war he returned to Chanceford Township, and engaged in farming. Mr. Fry was married, March 22, 1866, to Miss Cevella A. Hoover, daughter of Philip and Eliza- beth Hoover, of Manchester Township. Mr. Fry has served as township auditor, and is a church member.

ROBERT S. GEMMILL was born in 1840, and is a son of James and Mary A. (Norris) Gemmill. the latter a daughter of John V. Norris, of Harford County. Md. William Gemmill. subject's grand- father, was a native of Hopewell Township, York County. He had seven children, of whom the father of Robert S. was the second son, who was twice married, and who died in 1859. Robert S. remained at home until his twenty-first year, when he purchased a farm and began general farming. He now owns a farm of 126 acres of well improved land, and is one of the successful farmers of Chance- ford Township. In 1861 he was married to Miss Margaret I. Andrews, daughter of Robert Andrews, of Chanceford Township. This union has been blessed with eight children: Franklin P., James N., Robert A., Mary L., Hugh L., William W., Annie P. and Flora L. Mr. and Mrs. Gemmill are mem- bers of the Presbyterian Church. Joseph W. Gem- mill, brother of Robert S., was born December 4, 1845. on the old Gemmill homestead. At the death of his mother he inherited a portion of the home farm, and bought the remainder and engaged in farming. He now has 150 acres of good land. He was married December 27, 1870, 10 Miss Emma C. Good, daughter of Jesse B. Good, of Hopewell Township. They have four children: Lottie I.,

James L., Sarah E. and Alfuah M. Mr. and Mrs. Gemmill are members of the Presbyterian Church.

THE GRAHAM FAMILY. Thomas Graham, a soldier of the American Revolution, was born in 1751, and emigrated from Ireland in 1768. He was married July 16, 1778, to Miss Hannah Hooper, who bore him eleven children-five sons and six daughters. Thomas Graham died in 1832. Robert Graham, a son of Thomas, inherited the Graham homestead. He followed farming, and in 1839 was appointed postmaster, and held that office (from which Grahamville originated) until 1860. He was married in 1839, to Miss Sarah F. Clarkson, of Chanceford Township, who died May 28, 1859, leav- ing four children: Andrew C., Thomas L., James C. and Hannah E. Mr. Graham's second marriage was in 1860 to Miss Jane M. Stewart, who died in 1880. Mr. Graham represented York County in the State legislature during the years 1842-43 aud held many township offices, and was a prominent mer- chant. For many years he was an elder in the Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member at the time of his death in January 20,1875, aged eighty- one years one month and fifteen days. Thomas L. Graham is principal of the academy at Elkton, Cecil Co., Md., and is a Mason. James C. Graham was born August 22, 1845, on the old homestead, and is by occupation a farmer. He was married, November 28, 1878, to Miss Ella A. Shaw, of Hope- well. They have one child-Robert. Mr. Graham is a Mason. The Graham family have been identi- fied with the history of York County for more than a century, and the members of the family have always figured prominently in the affairs of the county.

JAMES W. KILGORE, son of Robert N. and Mary E. (Wilson) Kilgore, natives respectively of Chanceford Township and of Maryland, was born February 22, 1851. His grandfather, John Kilgore, was a native of Lower Chanceford Township, and was married to Margaret Nelson, hy whom he had five sons and three daughters. Our subject received his education at the public schools and York County Academy. In 1875 he engaged in general merclian- dising at Brogueville, under the firm name of Cur- ran & Kilgore, and continued business for some time, but at the death of Mr. Kilgore's father, in 1877, he sold his interest in the store and took charge of the old homestead. In 1883 he again eutered the mer. cantile business in partnership with a Mr. Grove. In 1880 he was elected justice of the peace. His term expired May 1. 1885. Mr. Kilgore owns a farm of 150 acres, which he operates in counection with merchandising.

JACOB K. KOHLER was born in 1831, in Con- ewago Township, York County, and is a sou of John and Anna Maria Kohler, natives of Manches- ter Township. His grandfather, Baltzar Kohler, was a farmer and tavern keeper at Manchester, then known as Liverpool. He had six children, of whom the father of Jacob K. was the youngest. At mineteen years of age Jacob K. began learning the miller's trade, and afterward followed the milling busi- ness for fifteen years. In 1858 he came to Chance- ford Township, and for a time worked at his trade. In 1873 he purchased his present farm. He was married, in 1857, to Miss Eleah Scheaffer, of Hope- well Township. They have two children: Albert J. and Emma L. Mr. Kohler has been school direct- or of Chanceford Township .. Mr. and Mrs. K. are members of the Lutheran Church.

MICHAEL LYMAN, son of Michael and Sarah (Kline) Lyman, was born in Lancaster County, Penn., in 1823. His father was born in Centre County, and his mother in Lancaster County, Penn. Our subject remained in his native county until 1847, when he came to York County and entered the employ of the Tide Water Canal Company, and

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was located in Lower Chanceford Township. Here he continued to work for three years, and then be- gan hoating, which he continued until 1870, when he removed to York Furnace and engaged in the hotel business. He remained there until 1884, when he removed to Shank's Ferry and entered the hotel business. Mr. Lyman was married in 1845, to Miss Elmira Raymond, of Dauphin County, Penn. They have seven children: Jacob, Eneas, Ella, Joseph, Charley, Lilly and Theodore. Mr. Lyman is a member of Lodge No. 125, of the Brotherhood of the Union.

THOMAS MCCULLOUGH was born in Chester County, Penn., in 1818, and is a son of Thomas and Ann Mccullough. The father of our subject was horn in Harford County, Md., and the mother in Chester County, Penn. Mr. Mccullough first learned the manufacturing of machinery and edged tools of every description, aud followed auger-mak- ing for a number of years. His native home was Kennett Square, and his early days were spent in company with our esteemed and much loved friend and poet, Bayard Taylor. In 1856 he removed to Chanceford Township, York Co., Penn., and en- gaged in farming and boating. When the tocsin of war was sounded, he offered his life and interest in the defense of his country's honor. They received him, and chartered his boats at Baltimore to con- vey soldiers across the Southern rivers, and he many days lay defenseless under the enemy's fire on the Pamunkey until the malarial fever drove him home. Mr. Mccullough married Miss Eliza Porter, of New Garden Township, Chester Co., Penn., in 1848. Mrs. McCullough died November 3, 1883. Mr. Mc- Collough is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

WILLIAM MOORE, son of John and Elizabeth (Ellison) Moore, was born January 20, 1846, on the old family homestead in Chanceford Township. His grandfather, Samuel Moore, a native of Scot- land, came to America and settled in Chanceford Township. He died in 1836. He had eight chil- dred-four sons and four daughters-the father of our subject being the eldest son. John Moore, sub- ject's father, was by occupation a cooper, and died in 1878, leaving three children: William, Samuel H. and John A. Our subject served a three-years' apprenticeship at carpentering, and for seventeen years worked at that trade. Mr. Moore is now en- gaged in general farming. He was married, in 1868, to Miss Mary E. Shaw, of Chanceford Township. They have three children: Lemon S., Maggie S. and Ida E. Mr. Moore is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

JOHN MURPHY is a son of James and Mary (Smith) Murphy, natives of Chanceford Township, York County. His paternal grandfather was born in Ireland and immigrated to America prior to the American Revolution, in which he was a soldier. He was married, in 1778, to Miss Barbara Pretz, of this township, by whom he had six children. He died in 1808. James Murphy, his eldest child, had nine children-four sons and five daughters. John Murphy, our subject, was born in 1813 on the old Murphy homestead, which adjoins his present farm. He was engaged in boating and school teaching for some years. He was married, in 1844, to Miss Leah Smith, daughter of William Smith, of this town- ship. They have had eight children: Charles W. (deceased), James S., Samuel H. (deceased), John R. S., George W. (deceased), Mary C., Hester A. and Thomas W. Mr. Murphy has held the offices of auditor and assessor.

GEORGE B. MURPHY is a son of Joseph and Alice (Cunningham) Murphy, natives of York Coun- ty. Penn. His grandfather, Joseph Murphy, came from Ireland in 1794. Our subject was horn on the

old Murphy homestead, January 13, 1848, where he now lives. At the death of his mother, in 1877, hc purchased the home farm. In 1870 he engaged in the mercantile business, and since 1877 has been engaged in farming, in connection with that bus- iness. He was married on February 12, 1874, to Miss Sarah Gemmill, daughter of Robert Gemmill. They have two children: Robert E. and Joseph R. In 1882 Mr. Murphy was elected school director for three years. He and wife are members of the Pres- byterian Church.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PORTER, M. D., son of Benjamin and Ruth (Wilson) Porter, was born in Mill Creek Hundred, Newcastle Co., Del., May 19, 1827, being the fourth of a family of seven children. His father removed to New Garden Township, Chester County, when the subject of this sketch was three years of age, where they con- tinued to reside until their removal to York County. His father had no brothers and but one sister, who died early in life, and his grandfather Porter, who was an officer in the Continental army, died about the year 1790. His mother was the eldest daughter of John and Elizabeth (Beverley) Wilson, and his grandmother, Elizabeth, was the daughter of Samuel and Ruth (Jackson) Beverley, of Kennet and East Marlborough Townships, Chester Co., Penn. Samuel and Ruth Beverley had two daugh- ters, Elizabeth, as above mentioned, and Mary, af- terward married to William Gause. They had six sons and five daughters. The early life of Dr. B. F. Porter, the subject of this sketch. was divided between attendance at school and his duties as a farmer's son, until his fifteenth year, when he en- tered the academy of his friend and neighbor, the late Enoch Lewis, where his advancement was very rapid. Mathematics was his delight, and when he Jeft school to enter Delaware College, his preceptor considered him fully prepared to do all kinds of civil engineering. Having to depend upon his own resources in a great measure, for his further ad- vancement, he taught in the common schools of Chester County, and in Newcastle County, Del., the last year being in a select school. In the spring of 1851 he entered the office of Dr. J. R. McClurg as a medical student. After more than the usual course of study-for under the advice of his friend, the late Dr. Porter, of Wilmington, Del., he devoted considerable time to hospital training and expe- rience-he graduated with the degree of doctor of medicine from the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, on March 10, 1855. Immediately af- ter graduation he came to Chanceford Township to treat and care for a sister who was in feeble health, and finally made it his permanent home: and from the day on which he was vested by the State of Pennsylvania with the powers "exercendi, docendi, et scribendi, ubi rite vocati fueritis," and that too, "inter nos et ubique gentium," he practiced his pro- fession among all classes, faithfully, earnestly and circumspectly, and has always enjoyed a large pat- ronage. Always an ardent friend of popular edu- cation, and believing that the heritage of liberty, as bequeathed to us by the fathers of the republic, is dependent for its perpetuation upon the intel- ligence of the people, he served his township twelve years in succession as a school director, in which he gave his time and energies freely to the improvement and elevation of the people's colleges -the common schools. In 1868 he was elected a member of the house of representatives of the com- monwealth of Pennsylvania, and in 1869 was re- elected to the same position, and as an evidence of the acceptability of his services, at the expiration of his second term his fellow-members presented him with a handsome gold-headed cane, as a testimonial of esteem and regard. On August 20, 1861. he mar-

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ried-Sarah Jane Bigler becoming his life partner. They have one son liviug: David B. Porter, who is just entering his twenty-third year.

JOSEPH W. REED was born in Chanceford Township, in 1844, and is a son of Samuel and Sarah J. (Wiley) Reed, natives respectively of Chanceford and Fawn Townships, York County, Penn. His great-grandfather emigrated from Ire- land to America prior to the war of the Revolution, and held a commission. in 'the Continental army. He was also one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The grandfather of our subject had six children, of whom the father of Joseph W. was the eldest son. Joseph W. Reed, iu 1871, purchased his present farm of 112 acres, where he has since lived and been engaged in general farming. He married Miss Mary S. Bigler, daughter of David Bigler, of Windsor Towuship. They have three children: Sarah J., Charles F. and Ralph M. In March, 1865, Mr. Reed enlisted in the One Hun- dred and Third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served until the close of the war. Mr. and Mrs. Reed are members of the Presbyterian Church.

JAMES P. ROBINSON is a son of Nehemiah and Maria (Pennington) Robinson, natives of Mary- land, and was born in Cecil County, Md., Septem- ber 22, 1840. At six years of age he came with his parents to York County, and settled at York Fur- nace, in Lower Chanceford Township. The earlier years of his life were spent at various occupations. In 1872 he removed to New Bridgeville and engaged in general merchandising and hotel business. Here he remained until 1878. when he went to Long Level in Lower Windsor Township and continued the same business. In 1882 he returned to New Bridge- ville, where he still resides, and engaged in the same business. He was married January 1, 1867, to Miss Sarah A. Schall, daughter of John Schall. They have six children: Maggie R., Ida J., Rose, Sarah E., Samuel T. and Clara B. In 1884 Mr. Robinson was elected to the State legislature. He is a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

JOHN K. SCHENBERGER, son of Frederick and Lydia (Whitman) Schenberger, wasborn on the old family homestead in Chanceford Township. March 19, 1833. His parents were also born in York County. His early life was spent on the farm, and at twenty-five years of age he began learning the carpenter's trade, at which he worked for eight years. In 1873 he engaged in general merchandis- ing, which business he has since continued in con- nection with farming. He was appointed post- master at New Bridgeville in 1864, which position he still retains. He was married April 12, 1857, to Miss Elizabeth Loucks, daughter of Samuel Loucks, of Windsor Township. They have five chil- dren: Ida A., John W., Frederick H., William J. and Latta S. Mr. Schenberger has held various township offices.

JAMES TAYLOR, son of Robert and Jane (McKee) Taylor, was born in Lower Chanceford Township, iu 1826. His parents, who were born in Ireland, immigrated to America in 1820, and settled in Lower Chanceford Township. Mr. Taylor, by occupation, is a farmer, and is now engaged in superintending a farm for John Small. He was married to Miss A. (daughter of George) Walter- myer, of Hopewell Township. This union has been blessed with six children: George W., James F., Catherine J., Joseph T., John H. and Wesley MeK. Mr. Taylor is a member of the Chanceford United Presbyterian Church.

ARCHIBALD THOMPSON (the ancestor of the Thompsons in York County) came from Scotland, and was a Scotch Covenanter, some of his ancestors being compelled to live in caves during the persecu-

tion. He married Margaret Wallace, daughter of Alexander Wallace, who came to York County in 1730, and in whose house Old Guinston Church was first organized. Archibald Thompson and Margaret Wallace had four children: Alexander, single; Agnes married Samuel Collins; James, single, and Joseph, who married Mary Purdy, the daughter of Archi- bald Purdy and Agnes Gilliland. Joseph Thomp- son, born February 2. 1762; died December 19, 1815. Mary Purdy, boru 1766; died 1834. They had ten children as follows: Archibald married Jane Kirk- wood, Joseph married Jane Martin, Nancy married Robert Anderson, Alexander married Margaret Mc- Kinley, James married Rosanna Kerchner, Margaret married William Reed, Mary married Thomas Grove, William married Mary Ann Hoopes, Samuel H. married Elizabeth Shenberger. Andrew Purdy married Elizabeth Donaldson and had eight children, of whom William R. Thompson, of the banking firm of Semple & Thompson, corner Fourth Avenue and Wood Street, Pittsburgh, Penn .. is the eldest. Andrew Purdy Thompson studied for the ministry, and was sent by the Associate Church as a missionary to the island of Trinidad in the West Indies. After three years absence, he came home and has been almost uninterruptedly en- gaged in the work of the American Bible Society. William R. Thompson, of Pittsburgh, was born in Alleghany City, in 1845. During the civil war, he entered the Union army. Since 1865 he has been engaged in the banking business; was seven years cashier of the Mechanics National Bank of Pitts- burgh, and afterward its president. He is now the active member of the banking firm of Semple & Thompson.

WILLIAM THOMPSON is a son of Archibald P. and Jane (Kirkwood) Thompson, the latter, a native of Harford County, Md. The father of our subject, a farmer, was born in Chanceford Town- ship, York County, and was the eldest son in a family of ten children, and for a number of years was captain in the State militia. Our subject was born on the old Thompson homestead in 1819, where he grew to manhood. He remained on the farm until 1850, when he engaged in merchandising at Bald Eagle, in Fawn Township, and there re- mained three years. He then returned to Chance- ford Township, and again engaged in farming, which occupation he has since continued. He was married in 1848, to Miss Sallie E. Gemmill, daugh- ter of John Gemmill. They have four children: John G., Archibald P., James D. and Sallie M. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are members of the United Presbyteriau Church.

SAMUEL WORKINGER, son of Jesse Work- inger, present sheriff of York County, Penn., was born February 9, 1843. He was married in 1866, to Miss Agnes R. Warner, daughter of Jacob War- ner, of Chanceford Township. They have one child, Alice M. Mr. Workinger is a leading citizen, and has held positions of public trust in Chanceford Township.

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LEVI BAHN, son of John and Polly Bahn. nee Schwartz, of Springfield Township, was born March 22. 1820, in Shrewsbury Township. He was reared on his father's farm until his nineteenth year. then went to his trade of carpenter with John N. Miller, of Shrewsbury Township, and followed his trade since that date, except four years when engaged in milling. He built the mill which Henry M. Bort-

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ner now owns and operates. January 22, 1843, he married Margaret Bortner, daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Snyder) Bortner, of Codorus Town- ship. Twelve children have been born to this union: Cassie, deceased; Rebecca and Levi, twins; Louis, Elizabeth; Matilda, deceased; Jolin, Catharine, Sarah J., Louisa, Jacob and William H. Mr. Bahn has been the leading builder of Codorus Township for the past forty years, nearly all the large barns and dwellings having been erected by him. The first meeting house ever built in Gleu Rock was put up by Mr. Bahn. He is descended from one of the old families of the township. Mr. Bahn is a mem- ber of Fishel's (Lutheran) Church. His grand- father, Frederick Bahn, was only four years old when he came to York County.

. HENRY M. BORTNER. son of Michael and Catherine (Marckel) Bortner, of Codorus and Shrewsbury Townships, respectively, was born Jan- uary 3, 1821, in Codorus Township, and is the sec- ond son in a family of eight children, viz .: Jared M., Henry M., Jonas M., Noah M .; Sarah, wife of Solomon Wherly; Liddie, widow of Henry Bahn; Cassie Ann, wife of Peter S. Smith: aud Catherine, wife of Adam S. Smith. June 14, 1846, our sub- ject married Henrietta Dubs, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Rohrbach) Dubs, of Codorus Town- ship. Thirteen children have been born to them: Albert D., Louisa J .; Henry D., deceased; Henrietta D .: Leminda, deceased; John D .; Sarah, deceased; Josiah D., Amanda D., George D., Edgar D., Laura D. and Alice D. Our subject was reared on his father's farm, and received the advantages of the common schools of his township. He followed weaving for seven years, having learned it from his mother, and then went to learn the trade of miller, June 8. 1844, with Jacob Bortner, ex-commissioner of York County: Ephraim Fair was his miller. After working there four years, our subject bought the mill property of Michael Krout, at what is now Seitzville. He operated this mill four years, then bought Abraham Thoman's mill in Shrewsbury Township, now Honeytown, where he followed milling twelve years, and then moved to his pres- ent mill, and after three years' stay here rented a farm and followed farming five years, when he relin- quished that occupation to accept the office of treas- urer of York County, having served the full term to the entire satisfaction of the people. In 1875 he re- moved to the mill property, where he now lives, at Pierceville. Hestill runs the mill to its full capacity. Our subject's father, John Michael Bortner, died October 21, 1870, in his ninetieth year. His mother died October 9, 1838, in her fortieth year. Subject's paternal grandparents were Ludwig Bortner and Ablona (Florschner) Bortner, and were among the pioneer settlers of Codorus Township. Mr. Bort- ner is a member of Fishel's (Lutberan) Church; has been assessor of his townsbip ten consecutive terms. also school director for nine years, and is one of the leading and most respected citizens of Codorus Township.

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History of York County, Pennsylvania : from the earliest period to the present time, divided into general, special, township and borough histories, with a biographical department appended, Part 175

Author: Gibson, John, Editor Publication date: 1886 Publisher: F.A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago Number of Pages: 1104

Author: Gibson, John, Editor
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: F.A. Battey Publishing Co., Chicago
Number of Pages: 1104