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 187

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

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DAVID BENTZEL is the sixth of ten children of David and Elizabeth (Meisenhelder) Bentzel, and was born May 3, 1815, in Dover Township, on the Bentzel homestead, now occupied by Samuel Bent- zel. David received a limited education, and went to his trade of miller September, 1834. at his present location. In 1850 he went to Illinois, and worked at Big Thunder Mill, in Boone County, seven months. He then returned home to his present mill, where he has since remained. He married. April 2, 1842, Sarah Eisenhart, daughter of John and Catherine (Myers) Eisenhart, of Dover Township. Six children were born to their union: Henry D., died in California; Edward D., David E., Leah (deceased), Nancy, wife of Henry W. Jacobs; Catherine, wife of Peter Binder. Subject's grandfather and grandmother came from Germany -landed at Baltimore, and came soon to Dover Township. Subject's uncles and aunts are Henry Bentzel, Elizabeth (deceased), Catherine, wife of John Ailman; Barbara, wife of John Kump; Mary, deceased. Subject was director of the poor in 1868-69-70. David E. Bentzel is engaged in the manufacture of cigar boxes, and has twelve hands constantly employed in his factory, which is known as the Eureka Cigar Box Factory. He ships to Lancaster and Adams Counties, besides those he sells to York County. He commenced here in Oc- tober, 1884, with a capacity of 400, and has since in- creased to 1,500 per day. David E. was married, August 12, 1877, to Louisa E. Stough, daughter of Valentine and Elenora (Fissel) Stough. The fol- lowing named children were born to their union: B. Frank, James Simpson, Africa, David V. (de- ceased), Felix S. S. and Annie Amanda. Mr. Bent- zel is an active business man, and belongs to the Lutheran Church of Dover (Strayer's). He was enumerator of the census in Dover Township in 1880.

DR. CHARLES H. BISHOP (deceased), was a son of Charles and Elizabeth Bishop, natives of the

his parents when a small boy, there went to school, and embarked in the mercantile business, when a . very young man, taking his father's store in Man- chester Borough. After several years in the mer- cantile business, he began to read medicine, and at- tended lectures at Philadelphia, and graduated there. He begau practice at the village of Mau- chester, where he continued in his chosen profession for thirty years. Dr. Bishop died on May 28, 1875. His widow still lives in Manchester. Her maiden name was Anna Frey. daughter of Frederick and Margaret (Kissinger) Frey, of Spring Garden Town- ship. To this marriage one child was born-Charles Halleck. Dr. Bishop was one of the leading and most influential men of his section of the county. He had a large and lucrative practice, and was held in high esteem as a conscientious physician.

JOHN G. DIEHL was born in Manchester Town- ship, June 13, 1851, is the third sou iu a family of three sons and one daughter. His parents, Charles H. and Sarah (Gross) Diehl, natives of York Coun- ty, were of Germau descent. He was reared on a farm until he was fifteen years of age, and educat- ed at New Berlin Academy. After teaching school a few months, he began cigar-making at the age of nineteen, followed the business a short time, and then learned painting, which he followed off and ou for eight years, and clerked a few months for G. H. Wolf at Mount Wolf, where he has resided since 1870. He was married in Mount Wolf, December 26, 1873, to Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Dietz, and a native of York County. Two children-Min- nie and George-resulted from this union. In June, 1884. Mr. Diehl formed a partnership with Israel Finfrock in the manufacture of fancy and common cigars. He is a member of the United Brethren Church; is a stockholder in Dover Fire Insurance Company, and has served one term as as- sessor of Manchester Township.

JACOB DOLL, born in Spring Garden Town- ship, May 24, 1851, is the eldest of three children of Henry and Susanna (Dissenberger) Doll, natives of York County, and an old Pennsylvania family. He spent the first twenty-six years of his life on the farm, and received a good education. He was married at York, Penn., May 11, 1875, to Anna C. Coleman, a native of New Holland, Penn., and a daughter of Matthias Coleman (deceased lumber dealer), and has had four children, of which num- ber two are dead: John Albert, died at the age of three months, and George Henry, died at the age of ten months. The living are Lillie Mary and Susic. From 1877 to 1879, our subject was an invalid. In 1879 he began the manufacture of cigars at his father's house, near Starview, from which he re- moved in the spring of 1880, to New Holland, where he has since carried on the same business. employing eight hands, and has also a factory at Starview, employing four hands. He makes about 700,000 cigars per year. He is something of a German scholar, but devotes his whole time to the manufacture of cigars.

JOHN DRAYER, retired merchant, is a son of Jacob and Catherine (Cockley) Drayer, who were parents of seven children, four now living: Su sanna, Henry, John and Mary: three deceased: Jesse, Eliza and Elizabeth. He was reared on the farm, and when old enough began learning the tailor's trade in Frystown. In 1844 he engaged in general merchandising, in connection with tailoring in Manchester. He was appointed postmaster by President James K. Polk, and afterward received the appointment for the same office from James Buchanan and Andrew Johnson. December 24 1843, he married Sarah Frey, daughter of Samuel and Annie (Kissinger) Frey, of Spring Garden

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Township. To this union were born nine children: Annie, David C., Charles P., Samuel M., Sallie A., Willie F., Flora J. and Ella M. Mr. Drayer is a member of the I. O. O. F., and attends the Lu- theran Church. The family name was originally spelled Dreher.

MARTIN LUTHER DUHLING, justice of the peace, was born in Manchester Township, April 9, 1820. His father was Martin Duhling, a native of England, and his mother, Barbara Quickel, born in York County. Until his filteenth year, our subject remained on the farm, and then learned the pottery trade, which he followed twenty years. He was educated at the public schools, and at seventeen years began teaching, and taught thirty-two win- ters in York County. At twenty-one years of age he married Elizabeth A. Bentz, daughter of John Bentz, of Manchester. They had seven children, four of whom are now living: William H., of York, now of Edgar, Clay Co., Neb .; Sarah Cather- ine, wife of George Mathias, of New Cumberland; Emma S., wife of Stephen Copenhefer, miller, at Hellam, and Lillian Jane, at home. The three who died were John Clay, thirteen years; Annie, two years; Maria, wife of H. M. Everhart, twenty-six years. Mr. Duhling formerly belonged to the Lutheran Church, but left it in 1868 to connect him- self with the United Brethren Church, in which he is assistant class leader. Since 1870 he has been secretary of the Quarterly Conference. In 1844 he was captain of the militia of Hellam District. He was a member of the Manchester Borough Council in 1880, and in 1884 again elected for three years, and has been secretary of the council for ten years. Being elected justice of the peace of Manchester Township in 1863, he has held that office nearly twenty-two years Since 1857 he has also been en- ' gaged in butchering, and with the exception of ten years has followed it ever since. He attends also to surveying and conveyancing. August 23, 1864, he enlisted in Company D Two Hundredth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served until the end of the war. When the regiment was properly or- ganized, he was elected first lieutenant, while his son was elected captain. His company served in the Army of the Potomac, and participated in the hattles in front of Petersburg. At Fort Steadman he was wounded by a piece of shell striking him in the left leg; he lay in the hospital about eight days, but could not do any duty for fifteen days. The company was raised by him and his son, and it was his express wish that his son should be its captain. It left Harrisburg with 104 men, and returned with only seventy. In politics Mr. Duhling is a Repub- lican. In 1870 he took the census for Manchester Township and Borough, and from 1860 to 1866 he was postmaster at Manchester. His children, with the exception of the youngest, have all been teach- ers in the public schools.

W. H. EISENHART, son of Adam and Leah (Forry) Eisenhart, was born in Manchester Town- ship, York Co., Penn., April 6, 1840. His ancestors, the Eisenharts, were among the earliest settlers in this county. He was married, November, 1860, to Helena Schriver, daughter of Daniel and Catherine (Schriver) Schriver, of this township. By this union they have been blessed with two children: Flora K. and Emma J. Mr. Eisenhart is a member of the Lutheran Church.

DR. HERMAN ANDREW EISENHART, of Manchester Township, was born January 25, 1843, and is a son of Dr. Adam and Leah (Forry) Eisen- hart, natives of the same township, who had a fam- ily of eleven sons and three daughters, of whom our subject is the second son and fourth child. His grandfather, Dr. George Eisenhart, emigrated from Germany in the early history of our county, and ocated in the present limits of West Manchester.

From him desceuded the numerous families of Eisenharts, most of whom reside in York County. The subject of this sketch was brought up ou his father's farm, at the same time attended the public schools. At the age of nineteen he began the study of medicine in the office of his father, and at the age of twenty nine, upon the death of his father, succeeded to the practice, which he still retains. August 19, 1864, he enlisted at York, in Company H, Two Hundredth Regiment Pennsylvania Volun- teers, and was honorably discharged with his regi- ment, May 30, 1865, at Alexandria, Va. He partici- pated in the battle in front of Petersburg and the first and second attack on Fort Steadman. After the war he returned home and resumed his medical practice at his present home, three and a half miles north of York. He married Rebecca Hamme, a native of York County. October 14, 1866. They have eight children: Lillie Cora, William McCall, Harvey G., Adam, Kurvin C., Annie Kate, Herman A. and Howard Filmore. Dr. Eisenhart is a mem- ber of the Lutheran Church, is a Republican in politics, and served one term as school director. In addition to his medical practice the Doctor pursues farming, a part of his time, as a healthy recreation. His father died in 1872, aged sixty-two years, and his mother in 1882 at the same age.

SOLOMON EISENHUR was born in Conewago Township, August 15, 1834. His parents were George and Magdalena (Wire) Eisenhur, of Penn- sylvania, but of German descent, who reared a family of nine sons and eight daughters, of whom Solomon was the thirteenth child. He remained on the farm up to his manhood, and has followed farming ever since. His education he received at public schools. At the age of twenty-three he was married, in Minnesota, to Sarah Wilhelm, of Man- chester Township, and a daughter of John Wilhelm. She bore him eleven children, one died in infancy: Frances, wife of Jacob Lantz; Ida Belle, wife of Jacob Bair; James, a farmer; Della, Laura, Wes- ley, Charles, Minnie, Eli and William H. Mr. Eisen- hur is one of the deacons of the United Brethren Church, and also vice-president of the Sabbath- school. He is also a member of the Easton Build- ing Association at York. In politics he is a Re- publican. While in Shakopee, Minn., he enlisted, in 1862, in Company A, Fourth Minnesota Volun- teer Infantry, and served one year's term of enlist- ment. With his command he was in the campaign along the Mississippi River, in the battle of Iuka, Miss., and at Corinth. In 1863 he returned to Pennsylvania, and lived three years at Williams- port, where he was engaged in the planing-mill. From there he moved to Manchester Township, and now lives on his fine farm of eighty-five acres.

JOHN EMIG, JR, was born April 4, 1812. in Manchester Township, and died December 24, 1882. His parents were John and Anna Mary (Smyser) Emig, natives of West Manchester Township, and of German ancestry. They had four sons and one daughter, of whom John, Jr , was the third son. He grew up on the farm of his father, which had come into the hands of his grandfather in 1802, and into his father's hands in 1806, and became his property in 1840, but in 1876 passed into the bands of William H. Emig, eldest son of John, Jr. The subject of this sketch was educated at the subscription schools of his neighborhood. He was married, October 2, 1838, near Prospect, in Lower Windsor, to Ellen S. Knisely, daughter of John Knisely, of German descent. They had eleven children, one of whom, Amanda, died, aged about three years. The others are Louisa; William, a farmer; Ellen, wife of M. W. Bahn, at New Freedom; Mary Jane, a teacher in select schools; J. Albert, Emma, Alice, Flora A., Belle L. and Edward K., farmer and manufacturer. They belong to the Reformed Church. In 1840 he

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began the lime burning business, and was the first to engage in that business in his vicinity. In 1849 the Northern Central Railroad was run through his farm, and at once established a station there, which is known as Emigsville. The farm contained about 200 acres, and came into his hands from his father by his paying $500 in installments. He built about eleven houses in Manchester Township, had owned seven farms, and at his death owned three fine farms. The largest portion of his property was ac- quired by his own industry. In 1850 he engaged in a building scheme at Baltimore, and erected about ten fine dwelling houses and two warehouses, and at his death owned six of these dwellings. He was one of the few men in his neighborhood favoring public schools. So bitter was the opposition that he, with a few others, was compelled to guard the schoolhouse of his neighborhood from destruction. He was a school director for six years, and always took an active part in education. He was a leading man in the erection of the first chapel, and gave the ground upon which it was built. He laid out the town of New Freedom in 1868, and gave the ground on which two churches were erected (Methodist Episcopal and Reformed). The latter was first given to the Baptists, who sold it to the Reformers. He began the mercantile business about the time the railroad passed through, and, with the excep- tion of a few years, was interested in the house as a partner or sole owner up to 1874, when his son, John Albert, became owner. He was agent for the railroad company up to one year before his death, also postmaster from the establishment of the office until 1880. J. Albert Emig, horn August 9, 1849, was reared on the farm at Emigsville. He received his education in the public schools, and at York County Academy, and at Millersville Normal School. He entered his father's store at Emigsville, and as- sisted as clerk until 1874, when he bought the store. He was married in Windsor Township, March 19, 1874, to Ella S. Detwiller, daughter of John Det- willer They had two children: Carrie D. and John W. He is head of the firm of Emig & Gable, Man- chester, and E. K. Emig & Co., manufacturers of wagons and agricultural implements, at Emigsville, and flour and feed store and wagon depot at York. He owns 165 acres of land, and superintends it him- self. In 1880 he was appointed railroad agent at Emigsville, as also Adams Express agent and post- master.

HENRY M. EVERHART, undertaker and cabinet-maker, is a son of Daniel and Sallie (Mohr) Everhart, of York, Penn., who were parents of ten children: William (deceased), Elizabeth, Mary, Henry M., Daniel, John, Leah, Sarah, William and Ellen. After learning his trade he began business for himself in 1859, and continued until the war broke out, when he enlisted in Company A, Eighty- seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, and took part with his regiment in the battles of Winchester, Monocacy, Petersburg and second Bull's Run, he- sides a number of skirmishes. Mr. Everhart's first marriage was to Maria Duhling, daughter of M. L. and Eliza (Pentz) Duhling, of this township, and to this union were born three children: Annie K., Henry M. (deceased) and Ellen. Mrs. Everhart died and Mr. Everhart married Lizzie Stahle, daughter of Col. J. A. Stahle, of this township. This union has been blessed with one child-Flossie Mary. Mr. Everhart is a first-class mechanic and does an extensive trade in his line. He is a member of the United Brethren Church of Manchester.

DAVID G. FOOSE, son of Isaiah and Margaret (Fagan) Foose, was born in Perry County, Penn., February 4,1845, and after attending several terms at public school in his native township, began to learn the trade of blacksmith (with his father), and after working ten years, began on his own account,

in 1873, at his present st: n l.on Harrisburg Pike, near York. Our subject was married, September 16, 1869, to Margaret A. Harley, daughter of Ru- dolf and Rebecca (Cramer) Harley, of Chambers- burg, Franklin County. Two children were born to them-Mary Carrie and Martha Rebecca. Our sub- ject's paternal ancestors came from Germany and his maternal ancestors from England. Isaiah Foose, the father of our subject, was a gallant soldier in the late war; he enlisted in the Two Hundred and Eighth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Gen. Hartranft's Division, and after participating in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged, and being present at the surrender of Gen. Lee, April 9, 1865, he was honorably discharged from the service. He married Margaret Fagan, and their marriage was blessed with seven children: Rachael J. (de- ceased), David G., Sarah Ann, Enoch T., Martin M., James M. and John Wesley. Isaiah Foose, our subject's father, died January 6, 1879, from heart disease, aged fifty-six years five months and one day. Margaret (Fagan) Foose, his wife, died April 9, 1870, aged about fifty years.

HENRY S. FORRY, born in Spring Garden Township, January 16, 1853, is the eldest son and second child of Rudolph and Angeline (Strickler) Forry, of Hellam and Spring Garden Townships, and of German descent. He grew to manhood on the farm and received a good common school edu- cation. He was married in York, October 18, 1877, to Amelia E. Flory, daughter of John Flory, of Spring Garden Township, farmer, and of German descent, and has had two children: Daisy E. and Howard Ralph. In the spring following his mar- riage he removed to the farm of 180 acres in Man- chester Township, since successfully managed by him. He devotes his entire attention to farming and stock raising.

HENRY FREE was born in Manchester Town- ship, August 25, 1831. His parents were Adam and Mary (Hake) Free, natives, respectively, of Mary- land and Pennsylvania, and of Scotch and German descent. They reared six sons and five daughters. Henry is the fourth son and child. He was brought up ou a farm and educated in the common schools. At the age of twenty-four or twenty-five he began life for himself. He traded for some time in stock, but in 1856 he commenced distilling at Golds- borough, Penn., and in partnership with his brother, Augustus, has followed it since. They began with a capacity of 100 bushels per day, but at the be- ginning of taxation reduced the capacity. He was married in Manchester Township, March 1, 1857, to Leah Rutter, daughter of John Rutter (deceased). She died in November, 1881, leaving four children: George B. M., M. D., at Philadelphia; Kate, at home; Samuel, a student at York Collegiate Insti- tute, and Harry, also a student at York. Mr. Free belongs, as did also his wife, to the Lutheran Church; in politics he is a Republican, and has been elected township auditor several times, and is the present incumbent. He was one of the organ- izers of the State Capital Oil Company, and for many years one of its directors. He left Man -. chester Township for Newberry Township in 1858, and in 1869 he came to where he has since lived upon a small farm one mile north of York. He is partner in three fine farms near Goldsborough, ag- gregating about 400 acres. Mr. Free made all his property by his own industry. His daughter is keeping house for him. His father, who died in 1854, came to Pennsylvania in 1818, and worked some as a carpenter, then commenced farming and distilling near Emigsville; here he died at the age of fifty-eight years, possessed of property worth up- ward of $75,000, and yet, at the age of thirty, he had nothing and had done nothing. He was once elected county commissioner.

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SAMUEL GLATFELTER was born near Han- over, York County, Penn., August 4, 1819. His parents were John and Margaret E. (Keyser) Glat- felter, of York County. They had three sons and one daughter. Being the eldest of the children, Samuel remained on the farm, and like his father, has followed farming ever since. In his youth he attended subscription schools, and at the age of nineteen years, went to Indiana, with his parents, but stayed there only a few months, and then re- turned to Pennsylvania, stopping in Indiana County about four years. Coming back to his native county, he followed distilling for a few years. July 25, 1844, he married Susan Heindel, daughter of Jacob Heindel, a farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Glatfelter were of German descent. Mrs. G. died January 28, 1879, leaving six children. Two children were buried before her: Catharine, in her twenty-second year, and Isabel, in her twenty-seveuth year. Since his mother's death, Samuel L. died in his twenty- sixth year, and Amanda Jane April 13, 1883, aged thirty-four years, leaving the following: Susan, Julian, Margaret E. and Emma L. The family be- long to the Lutheran Church. Mr. Glatfelter has for some time been school director. In politics he is Democratic. In the spring of 1859 he removed to the place he now owns and occupies, a fine thrifty farm of about 155 acres.

LUTHER S. GLATFELTER, merchant at Star- view, was born in New Salem, North Codorus Township, December 23, 1860, and is a son of Franklin aud Rebecca (Smith) Glatfelter, of Ger- man and Swiss descent, respectively. He remained with his father on the farm until the age of four- teen, when he entered the employ of Eli Goodling as clerk in his store. He next attended school one winter, and then hecame a clerk for Mr. Whitman and others, of York, in the store business. In 1881 he began business for himself as a merchant in Dover Township, and in 1884 moved to Starview, where he is now conducting a store of general mer- chandise, and since locating there has been post- master of the village. Mr. Glatfelter was married, August 14, 1881, to Jennie E. Hake, daughter of Frederick Hake. They had two children. One, named William Jacob, died in infancy. The name of the second child is Charles Walter. Mr. Glat- felter is a member of the Lutheran Church.

ELIAS GOOD (formerly spelled Guth), the third of five children of Rudolph and Elizabeth (Engle) Good, of Manchester Township, was born Novem- her 8, 1828, in Manchester Township, at the old homestead. He was reared to farming and has always followed that occupation. September 16, 1852, he married Louisa Baer, daugher of George and Sarah (Smyser) Baer, of Spring Garden Town- ship. Three children were born to this marriage: Adeline, Amanda, deceased; and Annie. On the 21st of January, 1875, Mr. Good married Susan Mus- ser, daughter of Benjamin H., and Elizabeth (Rup- ley) Musser, of Fairview Township. Our subject's grandfather, Peter Good, was born November 11, 1755, in Martick Township, Lancaster County, Penn .; his first wife was Susan Stehman, of Lancas- ter County; eleven children were born to them: John, Henry, Barbara, Elizabeth, Susanna, Anna, Jacob, Peter, Rudolph, Catherine and Abraham. His second wife was Barbara Treigber, of Spring Garden Township; to this union were born two children: Maria and Daniel. Rudolph Good, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born August 23, 1794, on the homestead where David Good now resides. He died December 23, 1869, aged seventy- five years three months and twenty-nine days. Elizabeth (Engle) Good, our subject's mother, was born October 27, 1801, was married to Rudolph Good, March 11, 1824, and died March 4, 1853, aged fifty-one years, four months and five days. Their

children were Jacob, deceased; Magdaline, deceased; Elias, Susanna and David. Mr. Good, our subject, is a member of the German Baptist Church (usually known as Dunkards), and is one of Manchester Township's best citizens.

DAVID E. GOOD (formerly spelled Guth), is the youngest of five children of Rudolph and Elizabeth (Engle) Good, of Manchester Town- ship, and was born at the homestead where he now resides, August 30, 1832. He was reared to and has always followed farming. In December. 1856, he married Susan R. Ginter, daughter of Jacob and Ann (Rodes) Ginter, of Manchester Township. Ten children have been born to them: Harvey G., Will- iam, Elizabeth (deceased), Rudy, David, Jacob, Martha (deceased), Edward, Fannie (deceased), and Harry. Harvey Good, son of the subject of this sketch, was born November 6, 1858. December 4, 1881, he married Catherine Melhorn, daughter of George and Louisa (Lory) Melhorn, of Manchester Township; one child has blessed their union-Roy Edwin. Harvey Good is engaged in the cigar busi- ness and has a factory in Manchester Township. William and Jacob, second and sixth sons of David E. Good, have charge of the telegraph office at the Summit, between Emigsville and Mount Wolf; William is the day and Jacob the night operator for the Pennsylvania Railroad, on the Northern Central Railroad, at this point; they are steady, trustworthy young men, and conscientious in the discharge of their duties. Rudy and David, the fourth and fifth children, respectively, are working at cigar-making.

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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 187

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