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 186

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

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WILLIAM BURG. son of Henry and Catharine Burg, of Lower Windsor, was born April 8, 1836, and grew to manhood on the homestead. In 1857 he began for himself on the Ruby farm, on which he resided four years, and then returned to the homestead, where he remained eleven years. In 1870 he bought a farm of 200 acres near East Pros- pect, put up a fine dwelling, bank-barn and out- buildings, all modern in their plan, and a tenement honse, and then went to Marion County, Kas., where he remained eight months, when he returned

and resumed farming. He first married Catharine Ruby, who died within a year; his next marriage was to Leah, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca Gil- bert. This lady also died; the mother of eleven children. Mr. Burg's third marriage was to Mary, daughter of Henry and Rebecca Gilbert, of East Prospect, and to this union have been born five chil- dren. Mr. and Mrs. Burg are members of the Evan- gelical Church at East Prospect.

A. H. CRALEY, son of. George and Julyann Craley, was born March 16, 1845, in York County, Lower Windsor Township. He spent his youth on the farm and attended the public schools. August 10, 1864, he was married to Eliza Daron; the same year he went to Union County, Ohio, where he spent a year farming on Darby Plains. He returned to Craleyville in 1865, and commenced the manu- facture of cigars, and manufactures about 600,000 a year. He married, February 14, 1867, Susan, daugh- ter of John and Magdalena Poff, of Lower Windsor Township. Mr. Craley again married, October 22, 1870, another daughter of John and Magdalena Poff, named Rebecca. Mr. Craley had only one child, a daughter, by his first wife. She is named Alice. The two first wives are dead, and Mr. Cra- ley and his third wife, Rebecca, have been members of the Church of Christ since about 1874 or 1875. . Mr. Craley has been postmaster at Crayleyville since the office was established at that place. He is of German descent: his ancestors came over as Hessians during the Revolution, and remained. Mr. Craley engaged one year in the mercantile bus- iness; he owns ten acres of land with fine buildings thereon.

JOHN W. DERINGER, son of John and Eliza- beth (Young) Deringer, was born at Woodstock Forge, April 25, 1847, but at the age of two years was removed by his parents to East Prospect. At thirteen he left his home and worked on a farm un- til he was eighteen years of age, when he went to learn carpentering with P. W. Keller, with whom he remained three years. From 1868 to 1879 he worked for his father-in-law, II. E. Stein, of Lower Windsor. In 1879 he quit his trade and began the manufacture of cigars, employing about eight hands, and having purchased about five acres of land near Yorkana and built a house and cigar shop upon it. December 24, 1868, he married Julia A., daughter of H. E. and Elizabeth Stein, of Lower Windsor. They have adopted a daughter- Flora S. Wallick. Mr. and Mrs. Deringer are members of the Evangelical Church. Mr. Deringer joined in 1368, and since 1874 has been an exhorter; at present he is an exhorter and steward.

EMANUEL DETWILER is a son of John and Susan Detwiler, of Lower Windsor Township, York Co .. Penn., and is of German descent. At the age of fifteen years he began driving a team and fol- lowed that occupation three years, after which he followed boating on the Tide Water Canal three years; then farmed three years, after which he en- gaged in mercantile business at the Five Mile Level for a few years and then returned to the farm. He now owns two well-improved farms in East Pros- pect. Mr. Detwiler also carried on lime-burning two years. At twenty-one years of age he married Mary, daughter of John and Eliza Anstine, of Lower Windsor Township. This union has been blessed with seven children, of whom the following are living: Alice, born July 3, 1862, married to Prof. M. H. Seitz. of Glen Rock; Elmer Ellsworth, teacher, born January 12, 1864; Charles Wesley, born November 30, 1865; Albert Franklin, born March 6, 1867; John Irvin, born May 12, 1869, and Ellie Octavia, born August 23, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Detwiler are members of the Evangelical Church at East Prospect, of which Mr. Detwiler was trustee.

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G. W. FERREE was born November 3, 1855, and is the son of John and Mary Ferree, of Lower Windsor. He was reared a farmer, but at the age of twenty hegan the trade of milling with Adam Dellinger, of Hellam, remained a year and then went to William Mundis. In 1878 he engaged in the raising of tobacco and the manufacture of cigars; in 1879 he rented Emig's Mill near Margaretta Furnace and is still engaged in milling. He sells largely in Columbia and drives a good custom trade. Jnne 31, 1877, he married Amanda, daughter of Henry and Snsan Brubaker, of Lower Windsor. His two children are Harry, born December 13, 1878, and Mary, born June 9, 1880.

WILLIAM O. HAINES is the son of William and Mary Haines, of York Township; was born February 26, 1833, and was reared to manhood on the farm, commenc- ing for himself at the age of thirty- two, near Wrightsville, where he remained nine years, when he re- moved on Daniel Leber's place, near the mill, and there resided three years. He then rested a year, after which he bought a farm containing sixty-four acres, remodeled the build- ings and made other improvements. In 1863 he married Catharine,daugh- ter of John and Eliza Anstine, of Lower Windsor, and to this marriage children have been born as follows: Flora E., January 23, 1865; Lorenzo D., April 22, 1868, and Charles W., July 7, 1870. Mr. and Mrs. Haines are members of the Evangelical Church at East Prospect.

WILLIAM A. HAINES, son of John and Elizabeth Haines, of Lower Windsor Township, York Co., Penn., was born October 29,1852. His great- grandfather was born in Germany and came to America at an early date. Our subject, at the age of nine- teen years, began learning the coach and wagon-making trade with Chas. Schazberger, of East York, and served an apprenticeship of three years. In 1874 and 1875 he was fore- man for George Schleenstine, of East Prospect, and afterward com- menced business for himself at Mar- garetta Furnace, where he remained two years. In 1877 he bought a house aud two lots in East Prospect, where he built a shop and has since been doing a successful business, building stages, sleighs, buggies, etc. October 28, 1875, he married Sallie E., daughter of George and Rebecca Freed, of East York. By this union they have two children: Hattie R., born January 11, 1879, and Henry A., born December 29, 1881. Mr. Haines has been leader of the Prospect Cornet Band since its organization.

JOHN W. KINARD, M. D., son of Simon and Catherine Kinard, of Lower Windsor Township, York County, Penn., was born at Wrightsville, - Penn., February 15, 1857. His early life was spent on the farm, and attending the public schools, and the York County Academy, after which he attended the State Normal School, at Millersville, four terms. He began teaching school at the age of seventeen, and taught two years in Lower Windsor and two years in Hellam Township. He then began the study of medicine under Dr. Jacob Hay, of York. and also studied under Dr. Bigler, of Windsor. He took a course of lectures in the University of Mary-

land, from which he graduated March 1, 1882. He located at Craleyville in the spring of 1882, and built up a large practice there. In the spring of 1884 he bought out Dr. Wiles, of East Prospect, and has been very successful in the practice of his profession. He was married, September 27, 1883, to Isabella. daughter of Jacob aud Margaret Weid- man. Dr. Kinard is a member of the Winona Lodge, No. 944, I. O. O. F., of East Prospect. As a surgeon, he is heroic and dexterous. December 30, 1882, he removed a fibroid tumor from Mr. O.'s back, administering chloroform and perform- ing the operation nnaided, which was done in twenty-five minutes; the tumor, when removed, weighed nearly two pounds. January 10, 1883, he removed from Miss F.'s left axilla a carcinoma

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tumor, which was cut therefrom in thirty minutes, he having but the assistance of his medical student; the tumor weighed nearly one pound; he also cut a congenital tumor, of twenty-seven years standing, weighing five ounces, from Mrs. D.'s nose. He also performed a number of minor amputations, all of which resulted in a complete and rapid recovery. There are few who have made medicine such a suc- cess as this young physician. He also took a course of lectures in the Philadelphia Polyclinic and Col- lege for Graduates in Medicine, from which he graduated June 20, 1885.

SIMON P. KINARD, assistant postmaster, is the son of Simon and Catharine Kinard, and was born November 28, 1859. He was reared to farming

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and was educated at the common schools and at the York County Normal School at Wrightsville, and was afterward a teacher for three terms in Lower Windsor and one term in Spring Garden Township. April 10, 1882 he embarked in the mercantile busi- ness at Craleyville, which he still conducts in con- junction with the manufacture of cigars, having added the latter in 1883, and now turning out 120, - 000 per year; he also owns one acre of ground and his house and store. December 31, 1883, he mar- ried Mary, daughter of George and Elizabeth Silar, of Lower Windsor

DANIEL W. LEBER, JR., son of Daniel and Anna Leber, of Lower Windsor Township, was born July, 22, 1846, and until nineteen years of age passed his time in attending school, and assisting on the home farm. In 1865 began milling at River View Mill and continued in the business about four- teen years. In the spring of 1879 he assumed charge of the old homestead. on which he still re- sides and which consists of forty-two acres. im- proved with a stone dwelling and bank-barn erected by himself and enriched with a mine of hematite, January 1, 1874, he married Mary, daughter of John Strickler, of Hellam Township, and by this un- ion is the father of the following children: John, Flora, Nettie, Charles Lester, Elsie, Daniel Wes- ley, Harry and Mary Ellen. The parents are both members of the Evangelical Church at East Pros- pect, and are of German extraction.

JOHN LEBER, son of Daniel and Anna Leber, was born January 25, 1838, in Lower Windsor Town- ship, and is of German desceot. Reared a farmer, in the spring of 1860 he commenced on his own ac- count on his father's place near East Prospect; he remained there four years, then moved to another farm of 180 acres belonging to his father near Trin- ity Church. June 17, 1859, he married Anna Louisa, daughter of Daniel and Sarah Keller, of Lower Windsor. The children born to this marriage are Georgianna (married to Ed. Emig, son of John Emig), Cordio, Josephine and Charles. Mr. Leber is the owner of a fine brick dwelling house and stable on Hellam Street, Wrightsville, and has led a prosperous life. With his wife he is a member of the Evangelical Trinity Church.

DAVID D. POFF, son of John and Magdalene Poff, of Hellam Township, was born November 28, 1845, and is of German descent. February 16, 1864, he enlisted in Company A, Twenty-first Pennsylvania Cavalry, and took part in all its engagements and marches until his muster out, July 18, 1865. He was married, November 2, 1865, to Lydia, daughter of Jacoh and Wilhelmina Howard, of Lower Wind- sor, and had born to him one child: Flora Ida, June 17, 1866. Mr. Poff is member of the I. O. O. F. and G. A. R .; he has filled the offices of supervisor and school director three years; he is a stock- holder and director in the Chanceford Turnpike Company; he has served as juryman of the supreme court at Philadelphia; has been three times sent to the county convention, aud has been five times on the county committee. In 1881 he bought his pres- ent farm of fifty acres on which he has erected fine buildings.

H. H. SPRENKLE, son of John and Betsy Sprenkle, of Hellam Township, was born Septem- ber 22, 1841. At an early age he started for himself by teaching two terms of school at Dover, and one term in Lower Windsor Township. In 1871 he be- gan milling at Hellam, and two years later moved to Margaretta, where he followed the same business for five years. He next engaged in the tobacco trade, first buying leaf and then starting the manufacture of cigars. October 29, 1861, he married Priscilla, daughter of John and Nancy Beard, of Yorkana. This lady died April 6, 1874, the mother of five children, and her remains were interred at Cana-

dochley. Mr. Sprenkle's second marriage was to Clara A., daughter of John and Rebecca Bentz, by whom he had born to him four children. Mr. Sprenkle is a Jeffersonian Democrat, and takes an active interest in local politics; he has served as as- sessor in Hellam Township and is a member of Winona Lodge, No. 944, I. O. O. F., at East Pros- pect; his wife is a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, York

HENRY E. STEIN, son of Henry and Julia A. (Slenker) Stein, was born September 23, 1827, and is of German descent. He lived upon the home farm until he was eighteen years of age, when he began the carpenter's trade with Jacob Streavig, with whom he remained two and a half years, work- ing one year as a journeyman. In 1849 he began business on his own account, and since that time has erected about 175 churches, dwellings, barns, etc. In 1849, also, he married Elizabeth, daughter of Elizabeth and Jacob Gohn, of Lower Windsor. To this union have been born four daughters and one son, viz .: Julia A., wife of J. W. Deringer, of Yorkana; Mary, wife of Henry May, same place; Eliza Jane, William H. and Amanda. Mr. Stein owns about ten acres of land, on which he has erected a fine dwelling and other buildings. He has served as township auditor and also as trustee of the Evangelical Church, of which, with his wife, he is still a member.

JACOB R. WALLACE, EsQ., second son of Jacob and Susan Wallace, of Windsor Township, York Co., Penn., was born February 28, 1833. His early life was spent on the farm, after which he worked at the carpenter's trade two years. He then attended Millersville Normal School two years, also a select school in York, Penn., and in 1859 attended school at Cottage Hill. He taught school twenty- five terms: one term in Lancaster County, Penn., in 1874; sixteen terms in East Prospect, Penn., and eight terms in Lower Windsor Township. During the summers of 1874 and 1875 he also taught a select school, to prepare teachers, with M. J. Blessing as assistant. He was for ten years captain of a boat ou the Tide Water Canal. In 1860 he was assessor in Windsor Township, in 1864 in Lower Windsor Township, and in 1882 in East Prospect Borough. He took the enrollment in Windsor Township in 1861, and the census of Windsor, Lower Windsor and East Prospect in 1870. In 1858 he was elected justice of the peace in Windsor Township, but de- clined to serve; and in 1874 was elected to the same office in East Prospect Borough, and re-elected in 1879 and 1884. He is a surveyor and conveyancer, is director of the Loan and Building Association of Frystown, and agent for the York, Spring Garden and Dallastown Insurance Companies. He is a Re- publican, was a candidate for auditor and was a delegate to the State convention, nominating H. M. Hoyt, for governor. He was treasurer for the Coun- ty Institute for nine or ten years; and four years a member of the committee on permanent certificates. He has been secretary for the town council of the borough of East Prospect since the spring of 1875, and is secretary of the school board of East Pros- pect. In 1857 he married Susan, daughter of Will- iam and Magdalena Sprenkle, of Chanceford Town- ship, and by this union they have two children: Linnie A., born October 20, 1862, and Florence Eugenia, born October 18, 1868. Mr. Wallace is a member of Winona Lodge No. 944, 1. O. O. F., of East Prospect.

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REV. ISAAC H. ALBRIGHT, A. M., was born in Cumberland County, Penn., April 9, 1853. His parents were Michael and Fannie (Huntsberger) Albright, who were of German descent. They had three sons and one daughter-Isaac H., being the eldest. Until his nineteenth year he remained on the farm, studying at publie and preparatory schools, teaching school one term himself before entering college. In 1872 he entered Lebanon Val- ley College, Penn., and graduated in 1876 as A. B. He pursued his studies under private instructors for two years, especially in the study of German and Hebrew languages, and was made A. M. in 1879. He entered college with a view to medicine, but be- ing converted he changed his mind and studied for the ministry. His first charge was at Manheim, Lancaster County, where he remained three years, from 1876 to 1879. From there he went to Spring Garden, Lancaster County, where he stayed three years, and in the spring of 1882 came to Mount Wolf, where he had charge of six congregations- Mount Wolf, Manchester, Emigsville and others, all in York County; stayed there three years. From there he went to York, to the first United Brethren Church, where he is pastor now. He was married, February 15, 1872. in Dauphin County, Penn., to Kate H., daughter of George and Mary Uhler. To this union three children were born: John W., Mary Bertha and George Henry. Rev. Albright belongs to the United Brethren Church, and during his ministry 250 members have been added. He conducts services in the German and English lan- guages. Besides attending to his pastoral duties, Rev. Albright also teaches instrumental and vocal music.

HENRY ALTLAND was born in Manchester Township, October 7, 1849. His parents are John and Mary Magdalena (Stoughl) Altland, natives of Dover Township, and of German descent. They had two sons and one daughter, of whom Henry is the youngest son. In his youth he learned the trade of blacksmithing with his father, but aban- doned it when he became of age. He attended the public schools, York County Academy and Guntz- ler's Commercial College. When he became of age he commenced to teach in the public schools, and taught about twelve years. In 1876 he took the secretaryship of the Dover Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of York County, which office he still holds. March 17, 1872, he was married at York to Louise Lehr, of Manchester Township, daughter of Charles B. Lehr. They have five chillren: Kurvin Wilson, Walter Grant, Mabel Alberta, Oscar Henry and Park Caleb Wogan. Mr. Altland is a Luther- an. belongs to the Red Men of York. has held vari- ons township offices, was elected justice of the peace in 1875, and since. He is an active Repub- lican and quite a political speaker. His father died in 1883, but his mother, now sixty-five years of age, is still living.

SAMUEL L. BAHN, farmer and auctioneer, was born in Spring Garden Township, December 2, 1820. His parents, Adam and Mary (Liebbart) Bahn, were natives of Spring Garden and Hellam Town- ships. respectively, and of German descent. He is the sixth child and third son of a family of ten children. After attending the schools of his native place he began the occupation of farming (and auc- tioneering in 1850) which he still pursues. He is a member of the Evangelical Association, was many years a class leader and for twenty years a steward in that denomination. Since 1882 he has been an exhorter in the Emigsville Chapel, and has been

superintendent of the Uuion Sunday-school for nearly a quarter of a century. In May, 1847, he was commissioned first lieutenant of the Sixth Com- pany, Third Regiment First Brigade of the Pennsyl- vania Militia, by Gen. Daniel A. Stillinger, and served until the militia was disbanded. Was once elected assistant assessor, and twice judge of elec- tions of Manchester Township, and is a stockholder in the York City Market and Gettysburgh Turnpike Company. In 1875 he removed from his farm in Conewago Township to bis preseut home on a tract of twenty-three acres, beautifully located, and in addition to the work of attending it, is representing the Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of York, and for several years the Conewago & Dover In- surance Company. Mr. Bahn was married in York, December 5, 1841, to Susan Tyson, daughter of Dau- iel Tyson, of Spring Garden. They have had ten children: Amanda, Susan, Mary A., Daniel T.,. John A., Samuel F., Frederic M., George W., Will- iam H. N. and Elmer E.

SAMUEL F. BAHN, son of S. L. and Susan (Tyson) Bahn, sixth of ten children, was born October 3, 1852, was reared on his father's farm; went to his trade of miller when about eighteen years of age, at Menges' Mills, at which he worked four years at Meyer's Mills: then took charge as manager of George Small's farm near York. October 2, 1873, Mr. Bahn married Amanda Stair, daughter of George and Catherine (Merchandall) Stair, of Manchester Township. Their marriage was blest with four children: William H., Ed- ward F., Hettie May and Sarah S. Mr. Bahn is en- gaged in truck and flower business, is also agent for fruit trees; is extensively engaged in the poul- try business. His exhibit of all kinds of fancy and rare fowls for years at York County and Lancaster County fairs is well known to the people.

GEORGE W. BARNHART is the son of Elijah- and Margaret Barnhart, of York County, and was .. born January 16, 1858. He was reared a farmer, but afterward learned milling and began the latter - business on his own account in 1881, on the Codorus. at Rudy's Mill, subsequently removing to Wolf's_ Mill, near Mt. Wolf. November 20, 1880, he mar- ried Ellen E., daughter of Levi and Mary Becker,. of Jackson Township, the result of the union be- ing four children: L. Nevin, Vertie (deceased), Daisey and Mabel Matilda. Mr. Barnhart has been a member of the American Mechanics' Association and is an adherent of the Lutheran Church.

HENRY S. BEAR, justice of the peace, was. born in Conewago Township, York Co., Penn., May 6, 1825. His parents, Jacob S. and Elizabeth (Stover) Bear, were natives of York County, and of German descent. They reared three sons and three. daughters, of whom Henry S. is the eldest. Until the age of seventeen, he lived on the farm and en- joyed a common school education; after that he taught school about eight years. November 11, 1851, he was married in Manchester Township, to . Elizabeth Lichtenberger, who died June 19, 1874. They had twelve children, two of whom died be- . fore their uiother: George E., aged nine, and Annie . K., aged four and a half years. One, Clara Ann, the wife of Eli Gross, died in 1877. The remain- ing nine are Stephen A., merchant; Charles H., merchant; Elizabeth, teacher in Illinois; Mary Margaret, wife of W. H. Kauffman; Sallie Frances. who is still at home; Willie Lincoln, teacher: Fannie Leah, at home; Carrie Irene, at home and Jennie Laura. Our subject was next married, December 3, 1882, in Manchester Borough, to Ada -. line Schriner, widow of John Schriner, and daugh- ter of Henry Frank, and a native of Lancaster County, Penn. Henry S. and his wife belong to the Lutheran Church, He came to Manchester Towu- ship in 1871, where he engaged in merchandising

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for five years. Since that time he has been engaged eastern shore of Maryland, where the Doctor was in conveyancing, surveying and insurance. He also | born, April 19, 1812. He came to York Haveu with held the office of school director in Conewago Township for about six years, and that of justice of the peace about twelve years. In the spring of 1884 he was re-elected justice of the peace of Man- chester. In politics, he is an active Republican.

STEPHEN A. BEAR, born in Conewago Township, April 24, 1853, is the eldest son of Henry S. and Elizabeth (Lichtenberger) Bear, of York County. His parents removed to Manches- ter Borough when he was seventeen years of age. He was educated in the common schools, supple- mented by a two-years' course of the State Normal School at Millersville. He taught two terms in the public schools at Conewago and Manchester Town- ships. He worked on the farm when a boy, but began clerking at Manchester when the family moved there, and clerked altogether about six years for different merchants. He was married at Manchester Borough, February 29, 1880, to Amanda J. Warner, daughter of D. Warner, Esq., con- tractor and native of Manchester. They have had three children: Carrie Irene, Elizabeth and Charles Henry. July, 1883, in partnership with his brother, Charles H., he purchased C. H. Bishop's mercan- tile business in Manchester, and has since carried on the leading business in general merchandise at this place. Since April, 1883, he has been post- master of Manchester. He is a Republican and has served one term as borough treasurer. He is a stockholder in the Drovers and Stockholders Na. tional Bank of York. He is a district president of the P. O. S. of A., and has held all the offices in order. He devotes all his time to his store at Man- chester, while his brother is employed as clerk in a large dry goods house in York.

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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 186

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