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 205

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


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WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP.


PHILIP ALTLAND was born in Dover Town- ship, York County, Penn., May 22, 1807, and is a son of Jacob and Catherine (Trimmer) Altland, natives of York County. The Altlands are of Ger- man extraction, the great-grandfather of subject having emigrated from Germany and settled in Par- adise Township, this county. The father of our subject was born May 3, 1785, and died in Dover Township February 15, 1830. When Philip was nineteen years of age, he commenced learning the miller's trade. His life as a farmer dates from 1832 until 1878, when he retired from active life. As a tiller of the soil he has been one of the most suc- cessful in the township. He was married, in 1830, to Miss Catherine Grove, daughter of Daniel Grove. They have been blessed with thirteen children. For thirty years Mr. Altland was justice of the peace. Mr. and Mrs. Altland are members of the United Brethren Church, and are among the pio- neers of York County.


CALVIN C. ANTHONY, a native of Franklin Township, York Co., Penn., was born March 25, 1849, and is a son of Michael and Rebecca (Smith) Anthony. The father was born in York County, and the mother in Adams County, Penn. Subject's grandfather Anthony, was a farmer, and a member of the German Reformed Church, and died in 1870. The father of subject was a farmer and merchant and for a time postmaster at Mount Top, Penn. Calvin C. spent his early life on the farm, and at sixteen years of age began clerking in his father's store. In 1870 he bought his father's stock and be- gan business for himself, which he still continues. In 1875 he was commissioned postmaster at Mount Top, Penn. He was married in 1873 to Miss Jennie Wickey, daughter of Rev. Lewis Wickey. They have six children. Mr. Anthony is a Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony are members of the United Brethren Church.


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WILLIAM BEITZEL was born in Dover Town- ship, York Co., Penn., November 11, 1822, and is a son of Daniel and Magdalena (Frantz) Beitzel, the latter a native of Manchester Township. His grandfather, William Beitzel, was a shoe-maker in Germany, and died in his native country. The father of subject was born in Prussia in 1792, came to America in 1817, settled in Dover Township, and there resided until 1842, when he removed to War- rington Township. He had five children: William, Elizabeth, Susanna, Daniel and Leah. He died in 1867. At eighteen years of age, our subject com- menced learning the carpenter's trade, which he followed for ten years. He then began farming, and now owns nearly 500 acres. He was married in 1845 to Miss Leah Bentz, daughter of Jacob Bentz. They have had the following children: Leah, Dan- iel, Elizabeth, William B., Tillie, Rose, Nanny, Ellen, George W. and Charles. Mr. and Mrs. Beit- zel are members of the United Brethren Church.


ANDREW BENTZ was born October 28, 1826, in Warrington Township, York Co., Penn., son of Jacob and Mary (Bushy) Bentz, natives of York County, Penn. His great-grandfather was a native of Germany. Subject's grandfather lived in Codo- rus Township, York Co., Penn., but about 1790 re- moved to Warrington Township. The father of subject was born in 1781. He was a farmer and died in 1833. He had thirteen children. Our sub- ject remained on the farm until seventeen years of age, when he began serving an apprenticeship at carpentering, and worked at that trade for a num- ber of years. He then began farming, which he has since followed successfully. He was married, in 1852, to Miss Lydia Bushy, a native of York Coun- ty, and daughter of George Bushy. Mr. Bentz is a Democrat, and has held various political offices. In 1883 he was elected director of the poor of York County. He is a director of the Dillsburg Na- tional Bank. Mr. and Mrs. Bentz are members of the church, and are among the first citizens of War- rington Township.


SOLOMON BENTZ is a native of Warrington Township, York Co., Penn., and was born October 28, 1841. He is a son of George and Nancy (Grove) Bentz, natives of York County, Penn. His grand- father, Jacob Bentz, was born in 1781 and died in 1833. The father of subject was born in 1807, was a farmer, and is still living. He has had ten chil- dren: Elizabeth, Susanna, Daniel, George, Solo- mon, Mary, Andrew, Catherine, Moses S. and Mary A. Our subject was educated at the public schools, and during the winters of 1861, 1862 and 1863 taught school. He is a farmer, and in 1868 settled where he now lives. He also owns the Bentz homestead. He was married in 1867 to Miss Henrietta Hershey, a native of Washington Township. Six children have blessed this union: William, John, Monroe, Elizabeth, Mary and Nancy J. Mr. Bentz is a member of the Lutheran and his wife of the Re- formed Church.


HON. MILLARD J. BLACKFORD is a native of Carroll Township, York Co., Penn., and was born May 5, 1832. He is a son of Aaron and Christiana (Miller) Blackford. His father was also born in York County, and his mother in Perry County, Penn. Subject's great-great-grandfather was a native of Scotland, and came to America about 1600, and settled in New Jersey. The grand- father of subject was Joseph Blackford; he was born in Warrington Township, this county, and died in 1834. The father of subject was born October 30, 1794. He followed the cooper's trade in the early years of his life, and afterward was a farmer. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and took part in the battle of North Point, near Baltimore. In 1854 he was elected commissioner of York County, and held the office three years. He died in 1884. They had


the following named children: Harriet, Catherine J., Millard J., Lewis, John and Alfred. Our subject was a school teacher in his earlier years. He learned the brick-maker's trade, and worked at that during the summer. In 1856 he began farming, and con- tinued until 1876. In March, 1878, he was elected teller of the Dillsburg National Bank, and is at present a director of said bank. In 1880 he was elected to represent York County in the State legis- lature, and re-elected in 1882. He was married, in 1855, to Miss Louisa, daughter of Andrew Shearer, of Washington Township. They have had six chil- dren: Aaron, Lewis, Beckie, Ida, John and James. Mrs. Blackford died March 24, 1880, and the follow- ing year Mr. Blackford married Miss Sallie Altland, daughter of Philip Altland, Esq., and to them have been born one daughter-Viola. Mr. and Mrs. Blackford are members of the United Brethren Church.


JACOB BRENNEMAN was born in Washing- ton Township, York Co., Penn., June 13, 1833, and is a son of Martin and Elizabeth (Asper) Brenne- man, natives of York County, Penn. His grand- father, Joseph Brenneman, a native of Lancaster County, Penn., came to York County in 1806, and died in 1846. The father of subject was born in 1803, and is a weaver by trade. He had eight chil- dren: John A., Jessie P., Joseph, Jacob, Adam, Susan, Lewis and Mary A. Our subject learned the weaver's trade with his father. When twenty-three years old, he began the manufacture of woolen goods, and continued that occupation for seventeen years. In 1873 he moved to Warrington Township, and since that time he has been a farmer. Mr. Brenneman was married, in 1856, to Miss Elizabeth Berkheimer, a daughter of Henry Berkheimer, of Washington Township. They have three children: Henry C., Martin L. and Andrew J. Mr. and Mrs. Brenneman are members of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Brenneman is a Democrat.


SOLOMON BUSHEY, a native of Warrington Township, was born September 30, 1837, and is a sou of George and Elizabeth (Bender) Bushey, na- tives of Adams County, Penn. His grandfather, Jacob Bushey, was also a native of Adams County. George Bushey, subject's father, was born in 1800. He had a family of six children: Catherine, Lewis, Elizabeth, Lydia, Mary and Solomon. The latter remained on the farm until nineteen years of age, when his father died; he then began brick-making, which he continued for three years, and then went to Canada, remaining there one year. In 1861 he began farming in Warrington Township, which he followed for ten years. In 1872 he engaged in the mercantile business in Wellsville, where he now re- sides. He continued merchandising for three years, and is now engaged in farming. He was married, in 1860, to Miss Rebecca Morthland, daughter of Hugh Morthland, of Warrington Township. Six children have blessed this union: Margaret A., George B. and Hugh M. (twins), Syvan G., Mary L. and Harry F. Bushey. Mr. and Mrs. Bushey are members of the Methodist Church, and old set- tlers of York County.


RICHARD F. ELCOCK was born in Warring- ton Township, March 1, 1832, and is a son of David and Rebecca (Frazer) Elcock, natives of York County, Penn. The Elcock family is of Irish origin, the grandfather of our subject having emi- grated at an early day from the "Emerald Isle," and made a settlement in Warrington Township, York County. The father of subject was horn June 9, 1807. He was a school teacher and farmer. Richard F. was reared on the farm, and had the ad- vantages of early schools. In 1850 he went to Iowa, and engaged in farming, hut after remaining two years returned to his native county. He served his country in the late war, being a lieutenant in Com-


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pany G, One Hundred and Sixty-sixth Pennsyl- vania; he also served 100 days in an inde- pendent company, furnishing his own horse. He was married, in 1866, to Miss Adeline Jones, of Warrington Township. Mr. Elcock is one of the leading farmers of his township, and now owns nearly 300 acres of well-improved land.


DR. JOEL R. GARRETSON was born in Adams County, Penn., February 8, 1828, and is a son of Joel and Elizabeth (Everett) Garretson, na- tives of Adams County, Penn. His great-grand- father Garretson, was a native of New Castle, Del .. and came to York County, Penn., and settled in Newberry Township. Subject's grandfather, John Garretson, was born in that township, Feb- ruary 23, 1741. The Garretsons were among the first settlers of Newberry Township. The father of Dr. Garretson was born October 8, 1782. In 1847-48 our subject attended the academy at Ken- nett Square, Penn. From 1849 to 1852 he was en- gaged in school teaching, and during these years he read medicine. In 1852 he attended lectures at Cincinnati, Ohio, and the following year began the regular practice of his profession at Rossville, Penn., and remained until 1858, when he removed to Salem, Iowa, and continued the practice. In Janu- ary, 1862, he enlisted in the Fourth Iowa Cavalry. In 1863 he was captured and for some time was a prisoner of war, but was paroled in the autumn of 1863, when he went to St. Louis, and continued in the general hospital until January, 1865. In 1867 he returned from the West to York County, Penn .. and, in 1881, "graduated from the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati. He then located at Wells- ville, Penn., where he has since resided. After his divorce, in 1867, he married Mrs. Sarah Hopson, daughter of William and Julia McMullin. Their children living are: Elizabeth, Clara, William and John.


JOSEPH K. HART born in Fairview Township, October 11, 1824, the third of seven children born to Isaac and Elizabeth (Moore) Hart, as follows: Sarah J. Ross (deceased), John M., Joseph K., Jacob, Andrew, Robert (deceased) and Elizabeth Strominger. Subject's paternal grand- father was a native of York County, was a farmer of German descent, and died in 1848, at the age of eighty-six; his maternal grandfather, Moore, a na- tive of Chester County, died in 1851, at the age of seventy-five years. Isaac Hart, subject's father, was born in 1788, and died in 1839, aged fifty-one years. Joseph K. Hart assisted on the home farm until 1848, when he started for himself, marrying the same year. Sarah A., daughter of Michael Wallet, of Warrington Township, and to this union have been born four children: Elwyn, Michael E., Mary E. (deceased) and Robert. In 1851, Mr. Hart came to Warrington Township and took possession of his present farm of 146 acres, all under good cultivation and well improved.


AUGUSTUS C. HETRICK, M. D., was born January 11, 1835, in Codorus Township, York Co., Penn., and is a son of Christian W. and Henrietta (Wolfran) Hetrick, natives of York County. His maternal grandfather was a native of Saxony, and came to York County, about 1800, was one of the leading men of his time in York County, and held various positions of trust, besides having repre- sented York County in the legislature about 1820. His death occurred in 1834. The father of subject was born December 2, 1799, and was a farmer by occupation. He had ten children: Edmund, Hezekiah, Augustus, A. J., Chester E., Abraham, Tilman F., Octavius, Elma and Wilhelmina. He died in 1878. Our subject grew to manhood on the farm. He attended the public schools and the York County Academy, and from 1852 to 1856, was a student at White Hall Academy, in Cumberland


County, Penn. During a term of years, in which he was engaged in school teaching. he studied medi- cine with Dr. Mechem, of Pleasantville, Md. In the fall of 1856, he entered the Ohio College of Medicine at Cincinnati, and in the spring of 1858, located in Warrington Township, where he has since continued the practice of his profession. He was married, in 1860, to Miss Amanda Hayward, daughter of Dr. Hayward, of Warrington Town- ship. They have five children: Gerney H., Russie, Bruce, Anna and Effie B.


JOHN IRRGANG was born in Philadelphia, December 25, 1841, to Benjamin and Julia (Doll) Irrgang, natives of Germany. Benjamin Irrgang began learning cabinet-making in Germany, and finished his trade in France. On coming to Ameri- ca he landed in Baltimore, whence he walked to Philadelphia, where, for a number of years, he fol- lowed his trade, and then opened a fancy goods store, which he conducted to within ten years of his death in 1881, at the age of eighty-two. The moth- er still lives in Philadelphia at the age of eighty. John Irrgang, our subject, at the age of sixteen, came to Wellsville, this county, and worked in a whip factory until the opening of the late war, when he enlisted in Company H, Seventh Pennsyl- vania Reserves, under Gen. Meade, and took part in the engagements at Gainesville, Mechanicsville and Ganes Hill, in the last of which he was wound- ed and captured, and imprisoned in Libby prison and at Belle Island for three months; on his release he was placed in parole camp at Annapolis, whence he was taken to Alexandria, Va., where he received his discharge, December 26, 1862. Returning to Philadelphia he learned the hatter's trade, which he followed until the invasion of this State by the Confederates, when he enlisted in the militia, from which he was discharged July 13, 1863, when he re- sumed his trade. In May, 1865, he settled in Wells- ville, acting as postmaster, and was engaged in mercantile business four and a half years. In May, 1875, he married Miss Emma, a daughter of Thomas Medcalf, and a native of Maryland. To this union have been born four children: William F., Blanche, Julia and Lewis E.


JACOB B. KUNKEL, miller, was born March 12, 1862, in York County, Penn .; son of Elijah and Mary A. (Bennedict) Kunkel, natives of York County, Penn. His great-grandfather was a native of Germany, and came to America in its early his- tory. The father of subject was born in 1838; he was a miller by occupation, but is now living a retired life in Warrington Township. Jacob B., like his paternal ancestors, follows the milling busi- ness, having served a regular apprenticeship at the miller's trade. In 1882 he took charge of his father's mill, and is doing a successful business. He was married, in 1881, to Miss Mary E. Spangler, daughter of Jacob Spangler. They have one son- Marl Elijah. Mr. Kunkel is a Democrat.


JACOB A. MOORE is a native of Fairview Township, York Co., Penn., was born October 20, 1847, and is a son of John and Mary (Stittle) Moore. The Moore family have been known in York County for more than 100 years. John Moore, subject's father, was born in 1805, and lived and died in this county. He was one of the leading early men of his township, and held the offices of commissioner and associate judge. He was elected to the latter office in 1867, and held it until his death in 1869. Our subject spent the first fifteen years of his life on the farm, and then went to Mechanicsburgh, Penn., and served a three years' apprenticeship at carpentering. After working at this trade and coach-making several years, he, in 1881, came to Warrington Township and engaged in farming, which occupation he still continues. He has 180 acres of well-improved land. He was married, in


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1871, to Miss Mary Elcock, of Warrington Town- ship. They have one child-Jennie May.


WILLIAM W. RAMSEY was born in Lewis- berry, York Co., Penn., August 9, 1840, and is a son of William and Mary (Walker) Ramsey, hoth natives of York County. His paternal grandfather was also William Ramsey, and a farmer of Fair- view Township. His maternal grandfather, John Walker, was a resident of Warrington and also a farmer. The father of our subject was born in 1799. He was a farmer, hotel-keeper and merchant, served as justice of the peace five years, and died in 1884. He had five children: William W., Anna L., John K. (deceased), Mary M. and James (deceased). The mother of these is still living, a member of the Evangelical Church, as was her husband. The early life of William W. was spent in attending school and clerking in his father's store. In 1869 he took charge of the mercantile business, which had been conducted for years by his father, and has since carried on general merchandising. In 1870 Mr. Ramsey was appointed postmaster at Alpine, Penn. He was married, in 1869, to Miss Lydia Spangler, daughter of John Spangler, a native of York County, a farmer, and of a very old York family. They have one child-John W. Mr. Ram- sey is a Democrat, and is the owner of three tracts of land, one of which comprises eighty acres in Warrington Township.


LEVI REIVER was born in Washington Town- ship in 1824, and is a son of Peter and Susanna Reiver, natives of Dover Township. Peter Reiver died in Warrington Township, August 27, 1866, at the age of seventy years, a member of the Reformed Church, and the father of three children: Levi, Samuel (deceased) and Mary A. Lenhart, of Ohio. Levi Reiver was reared a farmer, but at the age of twenty learned the cabinet-making trade under Lewis Shibe, in York, and for twelve years followed the business in Washington Township, and then conducted farming in Warrington Township until 1880, when he retired from active business. He is the owner of a tract of land of 135 acres, and also a tract of fifteen acres on which he resides. In 1849 he married Sarah, daughter of George Horn. To this union seven children have been born as follows: William, Alice Zeigler, Amos, Mary Urich, Oliver, Amanda Spangler and Arvilla Kapp. Mr. and Mrs. Reiver are members of the German Reformed Church, and in politics Mr. R. is a Democrat.


GEORGE W. SMITH was born in Washington Township, June 10, 1862, and is the second of the six children born to Jacob T. and Catherine (Hol- linger) Smith, as follows: Anna, George W., Katie C., John C., Jacob H. and Jonas. Subject's grand- father, John W. Smith, was a native of York County, was a miller and farmer, and died in 1878 at the age of seventy-six; grandfather George Hol- linger was also a native of York County and a farmer. Jacob T. Smith, subject's father, is a na- tive of Washington Township, and is the owner of two farms of 120 acres each. George W. Smith was reared on the home farm until the age of twenty- one, when he went West fora while; he then returned and engaged in mercantile business at Rossville where he has a prosperous trade, and of which point he was appointed postmaster in February, 1884. June 5, 1884, he married Amanda J., daugh- ter of Jacob H. Spangler, of Dover Township.


LEVI M. SPANGLER was born in Warrington Township May 19, 1825, and is one of the ten chil- dren born to John and Susanna (Maish) Spangler, as follows: Harriet Shelley (deceased), Mary Cammon, Levi M., David (deceased), Sarah (deceased) Daniel (late captain in the army and afterward in the navy, and now deceased), Lavinia Gochenauer, David, Susanua and Eliza A. Subject's grandfather, Jo- seph Spangler, was one of six brothers, who came


from Germany, and from whom the Spanglers of this country sprang. John Spangler was born Feb- ruary 2, 1789; was the possessor of 130 acres of land on the Conewago; sixty acres in Cumberland Coun- ty, and also twenty acres of additional woodland; he served in the war of 1812, and died in 1850, a mem- ber of the Lutheran Church. Our subject was reared a farmer, was educated at the public schools and at the York County Academy, and subsequently taught six terms of school. In 1848-49 he attended the Dickinson College at Carlisle, and the follow- ing winter again taught school. He took charge of the home farm at his father's death; subsequently he bought the place, and there he still resides. De- cember 24, 1850, he married Margaret J., daughter of Samuel Smith, and to this union have been born four children: Emily J. Miller, Amanda E. (de- ceased), Emerson and Albert. Mr. and Mrs. Spang- ler are members of the Lutheran Church, and Mr. S. also takes an active part in Sunday-school work. He has served as school director of Warrington Township eight years, and once had the nomina- tion by the Republicans for county auditor.


DR. W. H. SPANGLER, a native of Warrington Township, York Co .; Penn., was born August 18, 1832, and is a son of Daniel and Mary C. (Hobaugh) Spangler, natives of York County, Penn. His grandfather, Spangler, also a native of York County, was a farmer, as was also the father of our subject, who had ten children: David, Samuel, Elijah, Daniel, William, Jacob, Henry, Mary, Lydia and Nathan. Our subject remained at home and worked on the farm until his twentieth year, when he attended the York County Academy for one year, and then for two years clerked in a store. He subsequently engaged in the mercantile business for himself, which he continued for seven years, and then took up the study of dentistry under Dr. Bricker. In 1867 Dr. Spangler settled where he now resides, and has since continued the practice of his profession. He was married, in 1865, to Miss Gulielma Vale. They have one child-Alberta May. Dr. Spangler is a member of the Reformed Church and Mrs. Spangler is a Methodist.


WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.


J. H. DEARDORFF, second in the family of eight children of Joseph and Lucy (Hoover) Dear- dorff, was born in Adams County, June 20, 1831. His grandfather, Samuel Deardorff, a farmer, died in 1844, aged seventy years. His grandfather, Hoover, was a native of Germany, and an early settler in York County. Subject's father was born in 1806; followed farming in Washington Township until 1849, and then retired to his present residence in Adams County. Our subject was reared in Adams County until thirteen, when he removed with his father to Washington Township, this county, and here he remained on the farm until twenty-three years of age, when he began for him- self. He now owns 149 acres, under fine cultiva- tion, and a grist and saw-mill. In 1854 he married Barbara A. Pressel, daughter of Joseph Pressel, of Washington Township. Eleven children have blessed this union, viz .: Mary A. (deceased), Ed- ward, Jacob, (deceased), Joseph, William, Henry, Elmira, Nancy, John, Milton and Rosa. Mr. Dear- dorff is a member of the Lutheran Church, and Mrs. D. of the Reformed Church.


JOHN GOCHNAUER, native of Washington Township, was born July 13, 1825, and is a son of


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Joseph and Sarah (Leathery) Gochnauer, natives of Dover Township. His paternal grandfather was a native of Germany, and died in Washington Town- ship about 1839, aged about eighty years, the owner of five farms, two in Dover and three in Washing- ton Township. He had served in the war of the Revolution. Subject's maternal grandfather was a farmer of Dover Township. Subject's father was a farmer and owner of 150 acres in Washington Town- ship, and thirty-one acres in Adams County. He died in 1877, at seventy-five years of age, the father of five children. At the age of twenty-seven, sub- ject left the home farm, and for three years man- aged a farm for his father. He then bought the homestead of 147 acres, and in 1867 bought his present homestead of 230 acres. He now owns three farms in this township, aggregating 527 acres, beside two tracts-ninety-six and thirty-one acres --- in Adams County. In 1852 he married Elvina, daugh- ter of John Spangler, of Warrington Township, and has had born to him seven children, viz .: Susan (Bosseman), Daniel, Elmira, Sarah J., Joseph, Charles and Jesse. Mr. and Mrs. Gochnauer are members of the Evangelical Church.


GEORGE B. KRALL was born in Washington Township, March 30, 1837, is the eldest of the six children of Jesse and Maria (Brubaker) Krall, and is of German descent through his great-grandfather. Subject's father was born in 1810, was a farmer, millwright and merchant at Kralltown for many years. He now resides on his farm of 100 acres in Washington Township, and owns, beside several smaller tracts of land, the saw and grist-mill, where our subject is engaged. At the age of fifteen, sub- ject apprenticed himself for five years to learn the millwright's trade with his father; then followed the trade for himself until his enlistment, August 8, 1862, in the One Hundred and Thirtieth Penn- sylvania Volunteers, Company B. He was in the engagements at South Mountain, Antietam and Chancellorsville, and returned home at the end of ten months. He followed his trade until September, 1863, when he enlisted for three years, or the war, in Company C, Seventy-ninth Volunteers, and took part in the battle of Raleigh, N. C. He was honor- ably discharged July 12,1865. Thereafter he engaged in his trade in Maryland until 1879. In 1859 he married Sarah J., daughter of Henry B. Smith, of 'York County, and to this union were born four chil- dren: Ellis C .. Jessie F: (both deceased), Gertrude and Grace. In 1872, Mrs. Krall died, and in 1877 Mr. Krall married Della B., daughter of George Ford, and a native of Delaware. In 1879 Mr. K. moved from Maryland to Carlisle, Penn., then to Loudon, Franklin County, and in the spring of 1884 settled down in this township.




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