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 190

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

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DAVID S QUICKEL was born in Manchester Township April 6, 1837. His parents were Henry and Magdalene (Strickler) Quickel, of York County, and of Dutch descent. The Quickel family in York County, descend from Michael Quickel, the founder of Quickel's Church, in Conewago Township, about the middle of the eighteenth century. David S. had two brothers and three sisters, of whom he is the eldest. He grew up on a farm and enjoyed the advantages of the common schools. While yet young he commenced to read medicine, but aban- doned it and took up dentistry, which he followed up to 1869. He was married at Manchester, in 1860, to Leah Ginter, and in 1864 moved to Ohio, where he remained only one year, and then returned to Manchester, where he engaged at once in den- tistry. He was appointed postmaster in 1869, and has held the office fourteen years. In 1872 he en- gaged in mercantile business, which he has followed since, gradually retiring from business, however, since 1880. In 1873 he took up dentistry_again, which he intends to follow in the future. He had four children, of whom three are living: Annie M., Daniel S., and Harry David. Being a Repub- lican he has held the position of township clerk for twenty years. He was also one of the incorpora- tors of Manchester Borough. In 1869 his little boy was burned to death, and in his efforts to save him, the father was severely burned, disabling him for four years.

HENRY H. QUICKEL was born in Manchester Township May 2, 1846. His parents were Henry and Magdalene Quickel. Henry H. was the second son and the fourth of the children. He was reared on the farm and educated at the public schools. He lived with his parents until he was twenty-eight years of age. On the 1st of November, 1874, he was married in Hellam Township to Annie S. Stoner, and has three children: Edgar Stoner, Elmer David, and Cora Ellen. From the spring of 1881 to 1883 he was engaged in milling; also in deal- ing in grain, coal, lime, phosphates, etc., at Hellam Station, in partnership with L. S. Stoner. In the spring of 1883, he removed to his farm, abont one and three-quarter miles north of York. containing about fifty-four acres. He is an active Republican.

WILLIAM REESER was born in Manchester Township September 2, 1814. His parents were William and Elizabeth (Shelley) Reeser, of Penn- sylvania, and of German descent. They reared a family of six sons and one daughter, of whom William Jr. was the third child, and second son. He grew to manhood on the farm, and engaged in dis- tilling. In Newberry Township he learned the milling trade, and worked at it about six years. In 1840 he was married, in Manchester Township. to Elizabeth Good, daughter of Henry Good, a Ger-

man. They had eleven children, one, Mary, the wife of Tobias Quickel, died at the age of twenty- eight years; Louisa, Mary, Henry, John, Eli, Amanda, William, Benjamin, Amos, Augustus and Edward. Mr. Reeser was county commissioner from 1864 to 1867; is a very active Democrat, a very industrious man, and has besides his farm of 134 acres, considerable property.

HENRY REESER, a retired farmer, is the son of William and Elizabeth (Shelley) Reeser, was born in this township in February, 1829, and is the sixth of the following family: John, Mary, Will- iam, Elizabeth (deceased), Alexander, Henry and George. Our subject's first marriage was to Eliza Burger, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Forten- baugh) Burger. and to this union were born six children: William (deceased), Joseph, Susan, John (deceased), David and Henry. His second marriage was to Mary, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Nicho- las) Hoppes, and this union has been blessed with three children: Hiram, Morris and Bertha. The second Mrs. Reeser was the widow of Jacob Test, to whom she had horn three children: Ida J., William H. and Mary A. Mr. Reeser, through his own in- dustry, has become the owner of two superior farms in his native township, and for some years has led a retired life in the borough of Manchester.

ZEBULON P. RODES, eldest child of Daniel and Susanna (Palmer) Rodes, was born February 28, 1834, and still resides in the house built by his grandfather, ('hristian Rodes, son of John Rodes, the pioneer of Manchester Township. In March, 1856, our subject married Sarah Zorger, daughter of Samuel Zorger, of Newberry Township, and by this marriage have been born to him five children: John M., Samuel (deceased), Christian, Rufus R. and Jesse J. Mr. Rodes is a warm friend of educational projects, and is a worshiper at the United Brethren Church.

CHARLES J. ROLAND, artist, is the son of Daniel and Ellen (Busey) Roland, of Manchester Township, and was born in York, February 16, 1857. He divided his earlier years between attend- ing the public schools, working on the farm, and assisting his father in quarrying stone, and finished his literary education at the Emigsville Academy. He then turned his attention to house painting. which occupation he followed for seven years, al- though his inclinations led him toward art. for which he seemed especially gifted. He went under instruction to a Mr. H. Barrett, of York, and then took two courses at the Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, painting in oil and modeling in clay from life. He is one of the best crayon artists in the interior of the State, and is constantly and lucratively employed at his chosen profession. He has been a member of the P. O. and S. of A. and of the E. M. R. A., of Emigsville, his present post- office address.

GEORGE RUTTER, son of John and Elizabeth (Brillinger) Rutter, was born in Manchester Town- ship, June 16, 1827. His boyhood days were spent on the farm and in attending the subscription schools. At the age of twenty-four years he began farming his father's farm, containing 167 acres, which he now owns. It is in a high state of culti- vation, and produces all the cereals in abundant crops. Mr. Rutter devotes a great deal of attention to stock raising and fattening cattle for the markets. During Gen. Early's occupancy of York a squad of Confederates took his horses during harvest time; he was thus compelled to hitch a pair of green mules together with a horse to the reaper; they be- came unmanageable, and ran away; the reaper passed over Mr. Rutter and crippled him for life. Mr. Rutter was married in York, November 30, 1851, to Anna Mary, daughter of Charles Diehl. There were born to them cight children, three of

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whom are deceased. The living are George D., Jacob Charles, Edwin S., Albert C., Leah E., the only daughter living, is married to Philip Burg, of Hellam Township. Mr. Rutter and his family are members of the Lutheran Church. His father died March 13, 1868, aged seventy-two years four months and twenty-six days, and his mother died on the same day of the same month, 1879, aged seventy- nine years and eleven months.

SAMUEL RUTTER. theeighth child of John and Elizabeth (Brillinger) Rutter, was born June 15, 1835, aud was reared on the farm which he still occupies. The homestead comprising 232 acres, is the joint property of our subject and his brother, is highly cultivated and is improved with a fine residence, barns and all the modern improvements. Mr. Rutter was one of the first to introduce blooded stock into the county and is a pioneer in the breeding of short- horn cattle. November 17, 1867. he married Emma J. daughter of Herman and Elizabeth (Free) Hoke, and has had born to him the following children: John H., Lizzie Ellen, James E. (deceased). Thomas B. (deceased, April 8. 1885) and Jennie May.

JOHN S. SCHISLER. son of John and Liddie (Shenberger) Schisler, was born December 20, 1828. in Windsor Township, and was reared to farming. The mother of our subject was the daughter of George and Mary (Zeigler) Shenberger, of Lower Windsor Township. In 1856 Mr. Schisler married Harriet, daughter of Daniel Brunaw of Conewago Township. Mr. Schisler has had born to him by this marriage four children, viz .: Henry (deceased), an infant (deceased), John and Sarah Ann. The Schisler schoolhouse, in Springfield Township, stands on the farm once owned by our subject's grandfather. Mr. Schisler is a consistent member of the Brethren Church. Grandfather Schisler emigrated from Europe and was well known as a teamster from York Haven to Baltimore; probably in the hottest contest of the Revolution. while on his way to Baltimore with a load of produce he was pressed to do service for the army. Subject's father. John Schisler, was born in 1800, and was married four times; first to Lydia Shenberger, of Lower Windsor; second to Magdelena Myers, of Spring- field Township; third to Ester Sipe, of Newberry Township; fourth to Teeny Hildebrand, of Spring- field Township; he had fourteen children born to him by the four marriages.

JOHN SHEPP, son of John and Elizabeth (Slagle) Shepp, of German descent, was born in West Manchester Township. Christmas day, 1834, and is the eighth child of a family of sixteen chil- dren-eight sons and eight daughters-six of whom are yet living. He remained at home until eighteen years of age, when he began to learn the trade of a miller with G. W. Lightner, at Brillinger's Mill, continuing three years as an apprentice and after- ward worked there for a period of nine years as chief miller. For a number of years he worked in the Codorus Mills and in 1871 took charge of Myers' Mill on the Codorus Creek for P. A. & S. Small, and has shown great skill and ability in managing its in- terests ever since. He was married at the age of twenty-one. in Manchester Township, to Leah, daughter of Anthony Dessenberg. Their children are as follows: Henry C., cigar-maker; Susanna, wife of Franklin Dillinger, a miller; Mary Ellen, wife of Henry Strickler; Elizabeth Jane; John Wesley, a miller; Henry C., a teacher in the public schools. Mr. Shepp and family are members of the United Brethren Church, of which he has been a class leader for twenty years, and served one term as a school director of his township. He was one of the organizers and isa director of the Pleasureville Building and Loan Association and owns a fine property in that village. John Shepp, father of our subject, was born in West Manchester Town-

ship in 1798: was a farmer, and died in 1856; sub- ject's mother was born in 1801 and died in 1872.

DANIEL SMYSER (deceased) was born in Manchester Township, about 1807, and was mar- ried, November 25, 1841, to Sarah Ann Herman, daughter of Jacob and Sarah Herman, of West Man- chester Township. Five children were born to this marriage: Amanda M., Albert, Emma J., Sarah E. and Jacob H. Mrs. Smyser was the second child of Jacob and Sarah Herman. Her elder brother, Adam, and a younger sister, Catherine, compose the family (see sketch of the Smyser family, for Daniel Smyser's aucestral history).

EDWARD SMYSER was born in December, 1837, in Manchester Township. His parents were George and Susanna (Brillinger) Smyser (of Ger- man descent), who had three sons and six daughters, of whom Edward is the eldest. He was brought up on a farm and educated at the public schools. At the age of twenty he began farming for himself; from 1860 to 1878 he was also engaged in the lime business, and made more lime in that time than any other one man. In 1878 he engaged in the lumber business in York and Lancaster Counties, and in 1882, also in Baltimore County, Md., in partnership with M. Schall. Their business has become very extensive. In 1883 they made 1,500,- 000 feet of lumber. At present he is also trading extensively in mules, horses and cattle; he farms also in Manchester Township. He removed to his present place of residence, about one mile north of York, in 1882. He was also an organizer of the Drovers and Mechanics Bank at York, and was for many years a director. Now he is a director in the Dover and Manchester Townships Mutual Fire In- surance Company.

MICHAEL SMYSER was born in Spring Gar- den Township, July 8, 1846. His parents were ITenry and Mary (Emig) Smyser, of York County and of German descent. They had three sons and one daughter, of whom Michael is the eldest. One of the sons, Alexander, resides in Kansas: Horace in Spring Garden Township, and the daughter, who is married to Abraham Flory, in Lancaster County. Michael is a descendant of the elder Mathias Smyser, who came from Germany in 1738, and settled in Kreutz Creek Valley, in York County, where he carried on weaving in a small way. He took a large tract of land, much of which he after- ward gave away in order to induce settlers to locate. He afterward removed to a place three miles west of York, where, in 1778, he died. He had three sons : Michael (probably grandfather of the subject of this sketch), Jacoh and Mathias. Michael wa- captain of a company in Col. M. Swope's regi- ment, in the Revolutionary war, and was cap- tured at Fort Washington, November 16,1776. He was several times a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, and from 1794 to 1798, a member of the State senate. The subject of this sketch was brought up on this farm in Spring Garden Town- ship, and received his education in public schools and in the York Academy. He began for, himself at the age of twenty-seven years, when he was married. at York, to Sarah Kauffman, daughter of Joseph Kauffman (deceased farmer of Spring Gar- den Township). They had two children: Henry K. and Susan M. In 1874 he removed to his pres- ent residence, known as the "Old John Brillinger Farm," of about 200 acres, to the cultivation of which and stock raising he devotes his entire atten- tion. He belongs to the Lutheran Church, is a man that attends entirely to his own business, and is considered one of the most enterprising and successful farmers in York County.

JOHN C. SUNDAY was born in Dover Town- ship, November 21, 1855. His parents were Jacob and Louvina (Cochenauer) Sunday, who were na-

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tives of Dover and of German descent. They had eight children, of whom two sons and two daugh- ters are living, John C., being the eldest. Until his seventeenth year he lived on the farm and en- joyed a common school education, and began learn- ing the trade of carriage-making and smithing with Mr. Gross, in Dover Borough. He learned the trade and worked at it, together with dealing in merchandise, for about five years. In the fall of 1877 he came to Manchester, and began manufactur- ing carriages, wagons, phaetons and buggies, and is doing good and solid work. He employs six first class mechanics. In February, 1877, he married in Berlin, Adams County, Alice E. Hantz, daughter of Joseph Hantz, and a native of York County. Two children have been born to them: Carlton P. and Harvey James. Mrs. Sunday belongs to the Reformed Church. Mr. S. has retired from farming.

AMOS G. THRONE was born in Spring Garden Township, May 16, 1844. His parents were Samuel and Harriet (Green) Throne, natives, respectively, of Adams and York Counties, Penn., and reared six children-four sons and two daughters-of whom Amos G. is the eldest son and second child. Until he became of age he lived on his father's farm, and attended the common schools in his township. At the age of twenty-five he began for himself. His father having died in 1862, he remained with his mother in charge of the farm until 1869. May 5, 1868, he was married at Harrisburg, Penn., to Amanda M. Smyser, of Spring Garden, daughter of Daniel Smyser. The Smyser and Throne families came originally from Germany, but the Green fami- ly came from England. This marriage was blessed with two children: Wilmer Clayton and Nettie Au- gusta. Both he and wife belong to the Lutheran Church. Mr. Throne is an active Republican. He was inspector of election in Spring Garden Town- ship, and one term school director, elected in 1882, in Manchester Township. He takes an active part in the cause of education. In 1876 he removed from his home to Manchester Township, but in 1882 re- moved again to his home about one mile north from York. He also owns a very fine farm of upward of 150 acres, in the township, which he rents out. In September, 1884, he was elected a director of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Dov- er, Conewago, Newberry, East and West Manches- ter Townships, in the connty of York and the State of Pennsylvania, and elected secretary of the com- pany by the board of directors.

HENRY S. TYSON, son of Henry and Snsanna (Shultz) Tyson, was born October 8, 1829. His father, of English descent, a native of Ohio, died in this county in 1879, aged eighty-one years. His mother, a descendant of a German family, who were among the first settlers of York County, died in 1881, aged eighty-seven years. By this marriage six sons and four danghters were born. The subject of this sketch was the fourth son and eighth child, and grew to manhood on his father's farm, after- ward learned the carpenter's trade, and pursued it in York from 1849 to 1853. He practiced veterinary surgery for a few years; from 1863 to 1873, he fol- lowed mining at Smyser Iron Ore Bank, and for two years was an engineer on the York Water Works. In the spring of 1882, he took charge of "Sinking Spring Farm," of 335 acres, owned by P. A. S. Small. Mr. Tyson was married to Leah E., daughter of Herman Hoke. They had two chil- dren: Herman (deceased), and Mary Jane. Mr. Ty- son and his family are members of the Lutheran Church.

DANIEL H. WIER was born in Conewago Township, York County, September 28, 1848, and is the eldest of three sons of Moses and Catherine (Hake) Wier, natives of York County, and of Ger-

man descent. He was brought up on a farm and worked some at the trade of carpenter. He was educated at York County Academy and Normal School, and at Gentzler's Practical Schools. He taught five terms in the public schools of York County, from 1868 to 1873, two in Conewago, and three in Manchester Township. He was married at York, May 8, 1873, to Leah Shindel, a native of Manchester Township. They have one child, Ka- tie Ellen. He removed to the farm now occupied by him about two miles north of York, where heis engaged in farming and stock raising. He is a member of the Reformed Church, and his wife of the Lutheran Church. He was clerk of Manches- ter Township in 1874-75-76, and auditor of Cone- wago Township in 1879-80-81. In politics he is a Republican.

JOHN .H. WOGAN was born in Manchester Township, December 16, 1837, upon the farm pur- chased by John Wogan from the sons of William Penn. From John it descended to his son, John, Jr., then to George, then to another John H. Snb- ject was the only son, with one sister. He was educated at different academies in Pennsylvania. On his becoming of age he went into business for himself, such as farming, raising and dealing in leaf tobacco, handling as many as 1,600 cases at 400 ponnds per case in a single year. At the age of twenty-one he was married at Lancaster, Penn., to Sarah Wolf. They had six children: Caleb L., Annie W., George, William W., Edmond and Ira Park. Mr. Wogan is an active Republican, was school director two terms, is a director in the Dover Fire Insurance Company, and is a member and manager of the York Agricultural Society. He owns and manages 800 acres of land in York County, em- ploying from ten to thirty-four hands, all the year around. He is also a member of the firm of Wolf & Co., at Mount Wolf. His father died aged eighty years, but his mother is still living, now seventy- five years old. The Wogans are of Scotch-Irish descent. His mother was Margaret Hay, daughter of John Hay, and sister of Cols. George and Alex- ander Hay, who served in the late war. Mr. Wo- gan's grandfather, John, was a fifer in the Revolu- tionary war. The Wogans first settled in Maryland, but afterward came to York County, and settled a large tract of limestone land, on the west bank of the Susquehanna River, then in Lancaster County, and in New Holland, then an important lumber point. They had then five farms and owned a number of fox hounds, and the same breed of hounds are still on the place, and are used by the Wogans in fox chases. The present owner is an expert fox hunter.

CHARLES H. YINGER is the fifth of twelve children of Paul and Christine Yinger, of Man- chester Township. Early in life, Mr. Yinger worked as a blacksmith in his father's shop, with whom heº learned the trade. He carried on this business for twelve years-ten years in York Township, and two years in Manchester Township. March 15, 1849, Mr. Yinger married Mary Hoover, daughter of William and Rebecca (Matthias) Hoover, of Man- chester Township. Three children have blessed this marriage: Margaret (deceased), Albert (de- ceased) and Ellen. Mr. Yinger has been school director two terms, also member of the council of Manchester Borough, and enjoys the confidence and esteem of his neighbors and all who know him. His ancestors were early settlers in Manchester Township.

GEORGE S. YINGER was born in this town- ship, August 8, 1838, son of Paul and Christine (Snyder) Yinger. He began learning the carpen- ter's trade in his sixteenth year and commenced contracting on his own account at the early age of twenty years. He has been very successful in his

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business, and has erected some of the finest private residences in York and York County. In October, 1859, he married Cassandria Weigle, daughter of Martin and Mary (Schriver) Weigle, and six chil- dren have blessed this union: Annie, Brize, Alice, Aquila, and two infants (deceased). Mr. Yinger was a sergeant in the Two Hundreth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers during the late war, and participated in all the battles of his regiment, in- cluding Bermuda Hundred, Fort Steadman and the final charge on Petersburg. At the latter place his regiment was engaged immediately in front of the famous "Fort Hell."

JOHN S. YINGER is a son of Paul and Chris- tine (Snyder) Yinger. His grandfather, Martin Yinger, lived and died near Lewisberry, York County. Subject's grandmother, Catherine (Grove) Yinger, was a daughter of Sam Grove, the gun- smith, well known in Lewisberry, where he resided. Paul Yinger, father of John S., was born September 17, 1793, was a blacksmith, was reared and lived on the homestead now occupied by our subject, and died May 7, 1876. Christine Yinger, his wife, was born July 24, 1794, and died June 17, 1870. They had twelve children: Jacob, horn September 10, 1818; Samuel, born January 15, 1820, died Septem- ber 11, same year; Elizabeth, born August 6, 1821; John S., born December 27, 1822; Daniel, born November 23, 1824; Charles Henry, born Novem- her 10, 1826: William, born September 10. 1828; Paul S., born April 30, 1830; Abraham, born Feb- ruary 9, 1832, killed in battle at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1864; Ann Maria, born November 29, 1833; Samuel (second), born October 6, 1836, and George S. born August 8, 1838. John S. Yinger learned the blacksmith's trade with his father, with whom he afterward worked two years. In 1847, he mar- ried Anna Good, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Strickler) Good, of Hellam Township. To this union have been horn seven children: Franklin G., born December 6, 1849; Absalom G., born March 15, 1851; Emma G., October 12, 1852; Charles G., January 1, 1855; Henry G., July 17, 1856; Benjamin G .; September 20, 1858, and Amanda G., June 8, 1861. Mr. Yinger, though advanced in years, still carries on blacksmithing in the old shop where he learned his trade and where his father worked for many years.

JACOB YOST was born in York Township, July 7, 1820, and is the sixth of a family of fourteen children born to Abraham and Mary (Feiser) Yost, as follows: Elizabeth (deceased), Mary (deceased), Rachel (deceased), Rebecca, Charles, Jacob, Leah, Caroline, Abraham, Elizabeth Ann, Peter, Isaac, Jesse and Sarah. February 5, 1845, our subject married Leah, daughter of David and Mary Magda- lene (Feigley) Brillhart, of Springfield Township, and this union has been blessed with two children: Sarah, wife of Charles Herbst, and Mary, wife of Peter Burgard, of Manchester Township. Mr. Yost's ancestry were among the pioneers of York Township, and his wife's forefathers, paternal and maternal, were among the earliest settlers of Spring- field Township. Mr. Yost is a gentleman of indus- try and perseverance, and has secured for himself and family a handsome competence. He is a mem- ber of the Baptist Church.

MONAGHAN TOWNSHIP.

HENRY BEELMAN was born April 26, 1840, and is the son of Adam Beelman, German Baptist minister of Carroll Township. His boyhood was passed on the farm until the age of eighteen, when he began to learn carpentering with his father. He

afterward became a teacher, and while thus engaged was drafted in 1862, but was exempted on account of his profession. In 1863 he went to Washington, D. C., was secured by the government as a carpen- ter, and was employed a year at Alexandria, Va. In 1866 he married Maggie E., daughter of David Williams, of Monaghan, went to housekeeping on the old homestead, where he farmed six years, and then moved to Dillsburg, and followed carpenter- ing ten years. In the fall of 1882 he bought the Williams homestead, took possession in the spring of 1883, and still resides there, engaged in farming. From 1881 to 1884 he was also engaged in the dairy business at Dillsburg. Mr. and Mrs. Beelman have been members of the German Baptist Church since 1869, and are the parents of six children-two boys and four girls. Mr. Beelman has served his township as school director and auditor.

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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 190

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