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Ou the 2 4th of January, 1839, John Shuman deeded to school directors eighty perches of land, having thereon a stone school-house. The school is now known as " Mountain Home" and is on the road leading from Tekesburg to Liber- ty Valley.
In 1837 John Sweger deeded forty-eight perches of land to the school directors. An old fiame house is now (1886) upon the site. This school, known as " Jackson," is on the road leading from Shuman's mill to Elliottsburg.
The ground upon which the brick building known as " Shumaker's School " now stands was deeded by George Moyer to school direc- lors January 19, 1837, being forty-nine perches located on " Great Road."
Ridge School, sometimes called Barkley
School, is located near Centre township line, on Ridge road, leading from Tekesburg to Newport; ground deeded to board of directors July 21, 1837. A frame school-house now occupies the site.
The board of directors, on June 3, 1871, bought of Peter Schoffer one-half acre, upon which is a brick building. The school wa- named " Irvine," in honor of a family of that name who lived near.
Rock School was established in 1872, when the directors bought of Jonathan Minnich twenty-two perches of land for one dollar and ninety-five cents. A frame building, which is still in use, was built. The school is situ- ated in the western part of the township.
Summit School, near Icke-burg, originatel about 1860. The first building was burned. A brick school building, after standing two years, was also burned. The second brick house was built about 1878-79 ; the directors bought of' James Whitmer the ground upon which the building stood and secured a title.
Shenandoah School originated about 1873. It is four miles from lekesburg, at the head of a little valley from which it takes its name.
For the Ickesburg School the directors bought of Levi Weibley a lot, May 31, 1855. A frame school-house, containing two rooms, separated by folding doors, was built. About 1875 the old building was replaced by the present two- story brick building.
For the Madison School the directors built a house at Esheol in 1866. It was lined on the inside with boards, and at that time it was the best house in the township. The present brick house was built in 1879.
The number of schools in Saville, 1886, is 18; average salary of teachers, $23. 16 ; mumber of male pupils, 271; female, 202; valuation of school property, $1500. The township has sup- plied one county superintendent in the person of L. B. Kerr, who served in that capacity for seven years.
ICKESBURG.
The fract of land on which this town was built was warranted by Robert Robison, May 25, 1774 (two hundred and fifty acres and allowance-), and
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patented by him February 2, 1796. It contained two hundred and seventy-five acres, and was cold by Robison, February 11, 1796, to Nicholas lekes, a native of Montgomery County. His grandfather, Frederick lekes, emigrated from Germany about 1748, and purchased one thon- and acres of land in Limerick, Montgomery County. After his death it was divided among four sons, of whom Michael settled upon the traet, and died, leaving a widow and five chil- aren, of whom Nicholas was the oklest. He was in the Revolution when sixteen years old, and, after its close, settled upon the farm, which, after his father's death, he took at the appraise- ment.
He soon married Mary M. Christman about 1785, by whom he had four children-Eliza- beth, born in 1787; Samuel, 1791; Jonas, February 3, 1793; and Catharine, 1795. Nicholas Iekes, with his family, came to Cum- berland County (now Perry) in 1795, and pur- chased the land of Robert Robison on an article uf agreement, and, as soon as patent was ob- tained, received title. His wife died soon after his settlement, and, about 1797, married Susan- nah, by whom he had thirteen children. Of the children by the first wife, Elizabeth, the eldest, married Peter Hench, who lived on the Iekes farm, and is the mother of George Hench, now of Carlisle, and Nicholas Hench, of lekesburg ; she later married - Fornell; Samuel settled at Sandy Hill, on the farm now owned by his son Michael ; Jonas studied med- icine, and practiced in this county many years, and is now living in Illinois; Catharine, the youngest, married Paul Schaeffer and emigra- ted to Ohio.
The children by the second wife mostly set- tled in the county. Margaret, the eldest, mar- ried John Rice, and is now a resident of New Bloomfield ; Magdalena married George Rice, a brother of John, and settled in Sandy Hill ; Michael and Jacob settled at Saville; Susannah married Samuel Heim and settled at Loysville; . George now resides at Newport ; Nicholas set- tled at lekesburg ; Mary married Henry S. Smith and settled at Newport ; Sarah became the wife of Johnson Servis and moved to Illi- nois; Elsa E. married David Zimmerman aud
also emigrated to Illinois ; Sophia married Levi Weibley and settled in Saville.
Nicholas lekes, the father, died in 18-19. About 1818, soon after the creation of the township of Saville, Mr. Jekes laid ont a town- plat into streets and lots and named it lekes- burg.
In 1820 the persons whose names are here given were owners of lots and carried on busi- ness: Henry Flickinger, shoemaker; Nicholas Tekes, distillery and saw-mill; Jonas Ickes, M.D .; Daniel Lutman, Edward MeGonran and John Rice, merchants. February 13, 1822, John Rice purchased lot No. 15. April 29, 1824, Mr. Iekes sold to Dr. John Parshal lots Nos. 4, 5, 6, and April 29, 1826, to John Rice, lots 7, 8, who, on October 19th, following, conveyed then to Alexander Power. John Rice, in 1819-20, built two log houses and in 1821 a stone house. John Rice, before 1820, went into partnership with a man (who was keeping a small store) living at Iekesburg for the pur- pose of establishing a tan yard. A quantity of bark was purchased for the purpose, which was seized for the debts of the merchant, and the tan-yard was abandoned and Mr. Rice succeed- ed in obtaining the stock of goods and contin- ned the store from that time until 1822, when he sold to Henry Roberts, who carried on the business for several years, and in 1830 Mr. Rice purchased the store and property and con- tinned for about twenty years, during which time his sons became engaged with him. After the death of Samuel Rice, in 1848, the property was sold to John R. Furnell, who, in 1851, sold to William Rice. The store is now kept by Samnel and Nicholas Hench, sons of Nicholas Heneh. Abont 1830 James Milligan opened a store at lekesburg, which he continued about thirty years and sold to George Irvin, and after two years repurchased the property and kept the store several years. It is now kept by John Rouse & Son.
A post-office was established at lekesburg in November, 1820, with William Elliot as post- master. The mail was at first weekly. After the tammery was built it was arranged to be deliv- ered twice a week. Mr. Elliot was succeeded by Jesse Comley, George Rice, Samuel Rice, .1.
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B. Wilson, Peter Tiney, William Boden and the present inenmbent, Alexander Barnes. Nicholas lekes, in 1820, was running a distill- ery att lekesburg and in 1821 created a grist. and saw-mill.
The lekesburg Tannery was built in 1821 by Squire Taylor and Dr. John Parshall, who sold to Alexander Power, of York County, Pa. It was later bought by Sammel Hench and Henry Duffield and is now owned by John Kendig.
James Sanderson, in 1821, built a tannery above town, which was kept by George Sander- son. It was advertised for sale in 1829 by the heirs of James, and in 1831 was still run by George Sanderson. It is now owned by Peter Swartz.
A foundry was established in 1835 by Jolm- son Servis, which was destroyed by fire about 1838. The foundry now owned by Samuel Leggett was soon after built by Elias Weidle.
The following remonstrance was handed to the court of Perry County and shows the feeling of the people of that day against the sale of liquor :
"To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quar- ter Sessions of Perry County at April term, 1833. The petitioners, inhabitants of Saville township, in said county, beg leave respectfully to represent that the large and beautiful tavern stand in the town of Ickes- burg in said county (occupied for the last year by Mr. Edward Miller), is now purchased by Mr. John Elliot and will by him be occupied for the present year as a temperance house of entertainment ; that we place the utmost confidence in said Elliot as a man well qualified for that business; that he will be provided with everything necessary for the entertainment of strangers and travelers, and that we believe he will be able conveniently to furnish lodging at any time and to any number that may be expected to call in that place. Your petitioners therefore believe that there is no necessity for any other tavern in said town, and more especially for one in which spirituons liquors would be sold, which would only tend to injure the morality, peace and comfort of the community. Should any person therefore apply we would respect- fully ask your honors to refuse them such license ; and we are in duty bound to pray.
" Robert Elliot. Alexander Patterson. David Coyle.
William Milligan.
Frederick Hartman.
George Sanderson.
John B. Baker. Alexander Robison. Moses Hall. William Irvine. George Baker.
A. Linn.
llenry Thatcher.
Samuel Reed.
George Billman.
Robert Irvine."
There were formerly two taverns kept in lekesburg ; one in the building now owned by C'alvin Nipple. It was last kept as a public- house by George Jacobs.
The other is the present hotel, kept many years by Major Alexander Barnes, who was sur- ceeded by William Nesbitt, John Adams, Na- thaniel Adams, David Bower and the pre-ent proprietor, Calvin Hench.
THE METHODIST CHUBen was built in leker burg in 1843, and the pulpit was supplied by pastors who were in charge of the New Bloom- field Cirenit, and for which reference is made to the Methodist Church of New Bloomfield.
OLD BUFFALO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WAS organized in April, 1823, under the charge of the Rev. James M. Olmstead, who had just heen appointed. Services had been held in the local- ity for several years previously by the Rev. John Linn, who continned until his death, in 1831. Upon the call and acceptance of the Rev. John Dickey, in 1834, to the church at New Bloomfield, these two churches were added to his charge and so remained until his death, in 1855. The Buffalo was then united with the Up- per Church, and they were served by the Rev. J. J. Hamilton, who, later, gave up the Buffalu Church and was succeeded by the Rev. John Strain, Thomas Cochran, J. J. Hamilton. In 1876 the Rev. Robert MePherson became pas- tor of the Centre Church and served as a supply at Ickesburg. He was followed in care of the Buffalo Church by the Rev. J. HI. Cooper, who served several years. The church is at present without a pastor.
The Buffalo congregation erected, in 1823, a log church, on land then owned by Philip Kell. The house was used until 1850, when it was abandoned, and the congregation, then largely living in Iekesburg, erected the present church edifice at that place.
THE REFORMED CONGREGATION built, in 1871, a church, which is under the charge with Buffalo Clurch.
THE LUTHERAN CONGREGATION of Icke- burg, in the year 1885, built a church at a cost of four thousand five Iundred dollars, which was dedicated December 6th of that year. Ser- mons were preached by the Rev. I. P. Neff, of
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Blain, and the Rev. J. II. Menges, of Philadel- phia. The front windows of the church are memorials; the centre one was presented by the heirs of Nicholas Iekes and the other two front windows by the children of Nicholas Hench.
ESHICOL.
Eshcol is a hamlet grown up around the Shuman Church and the mill. It contains, be- sides these, a few houses, a school-house, black- -mith-shop, two stores, tannery and post-office.
The post-office was originally at the Upper Slmman Mill and was moved to this place and named Eshcol, with John D. Baker, postmaster. He was succeeded by Jacob Klockner, the pres- ent incumbent.
The stores are kept by John Hannam and John D. Baker.
The tannery was built many years ago and was owned by Michael Gaylor, and is now owned by L. A. Wickery, who carries on the business occasionally.
ST. ANDREW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH .- At the beginning of the present century a number of Lutherans were settled at and near where Ickesburg now is. Among whom were the Iekes, Lyons, Shumans, Longs and Anders. They were from eight to twelve miles from a church and occasionally they were visited by a minister, who preached in dwellings or school- honses.
In 1806 Rev. Frederick Oberhanser came to Toboyne township and began to preach regular- ly to the people in the neighborhood of lekes- burg and other places. In 1815 he instructed a class of catechumens at Andrew Shuman's house, near Shmnan's mill, and also adminis- tered communion and confirmed twelve persons. Mr. Oberhanser preached in the neighborhood regularly until his death, April 12, 1821. Rev. John William Heim preached here occasionally umtil 1828, when he settled at Loysville and after this preached occasionally here. It was desired to build a church, and a site near Shu- man's Lower Mill (now Esheon, and about two miles cast of lekesburg, was selected for the church. The congregation was regularly organ- ized and the following-named persons consti- tuted the first conucil : Frederick Auders,
elder ; John Beistlein, deacon; Peter Long and John Swartz, trustees.
An aere of land was donated by Andrew Shaman, to be used for the purpose of a Union Church ( Lutheran and Reformed) and a grave- yard. Andrew Shuiman and Jacob Bealor were chosen a building committee, who, in 1831, erected a log church, which was occupied in the fall of that year. Rev. Mr. Heim ministered to this congregation until May, 1819, when he re- signed. He was succeeded by Rev. Jacob Martin, who served three years, until April 1, 1852. Ile was followed by Rev. William Ger- hardt, Rev. Adam Height and Rev. David Focht, who accepted the charge of the New Bloom- field Church and its stations. Under the Rev. Jacob Martin services had been held every three weeks, and alternately in the English and Ger- man language; this custom was continued until the pastorate of the Rev. Mr. Focht, when the German language ceased to be preached. Mr. Focht continued in charge until 1863. The congregation since that time has been under the following pastors : P. P. Lane, 1863; G. T. Schoffer, 1866; L. A. Hedges, 1869; R. Sheeder, 1873; A. H. Spangler, 1879, and the present pastor, the Rev. A. H. F. Fischer, who began his labors Angust 5, 1883.
ST. ANDREW'S, OR SHUMAN'S CHURCH (RE- FORMED) .- This church was built as a Union Church in 1831, by the Reformed and Lutheran congregations, and in the fall of that year it was occupied. The Rev. Jacob Sholl was in charge of the congregations in the county, and remained in charge until his death, September 1, 1847. He was succeeded by the Rev. Daniel Gans, who was followed in July, 1851, by the Rev. Samuel Kulin, who resigned December 26, 1862. At a meeting of the consistory in February, 1863, this congregation was united to the Zion Blain charge, by whom it was served a few years, when it was abandoned as a preaching place. The old church stands at Eschool now unoccupied, the Lutherans having built a new edifice in the vicinity.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. self by labor, and, on the 29th of December, 1831, was married to Catherine Jane, daughter NICHOLAS HENCH. of George and Alice Hamilton, of' the sune Nicholas Hench is descended from ances- tors who emigrated from Prussia to the United county. The children of this marriage are Elizabeth Ann (wife of William Wilson), born States. His grandfather, George Hench, who | October 18, 1832 ; George H., December 27, 1831; Nicholas I., January 17, 1837 ; France, 11., April 8, 1839; Mary Ellen, wife of John Briekley, born September 15, 1811; a bale
resided in Perry County, was the father of children,-Peter, "Henry, John, George, Wil- liam, Tenie and Elizabeth. Peter Hench was born in Perry County, where his death occurred born January 23, 1816, which died soon after;
Oricholas Hench
January 31, 1814, his residence being in Sa- | Samnel A., March 6, 1847; Catherine Jane, ville township. He married Elizabeth, dangh- wife of Thomas Read, born September 25, 1849. deceased ; William B., April 9, 1852. Mrs. Hench died on the 18th of June, 1856, and he was again married, to Catherine, daughter of Andrew and Catherine Foster, of Tyrone town- ship, on the 9th of February, 1858. The chil- dren of this marriage are John F., born Novem- [ber 28, 1858, deceased; Harry Foster, Angus 5, 1860; W. R., July 8, 1863; Minnie .1., May 23, 1867, deceased. ter of Nicholas lekes, and had children-George, born Jannary 31, 1810; Nicholas, September 26, 1811 : Samuel, August 144, 1813. Nich- olas, who was born in Saville township, has, during his lifetime, resided within its lim- its. Having been deprived, at an early age, of a father's care, he, at the age of' seven, found a home with a neighbor, Mes. Nancy Robinson, and, until the age of thirteen, remained a mem- ber of her household. He then supported him-
Mr. Hench, on his marriage, cultivated a farm
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in Saville township on shares, until 1857, when he removed to lekesburg and embarked in mer- camtile pursuits in 1860, continuing thus en- gaged until 1872, when he purchased the farm of his maternal grandfather, and has since that date been absorbed in the interests peculiar to a farmer.
In politics Mr. Hench is a Republican, hav- ing formerly been a Democrat. He served as county commissioner from 1815 to 1848, and has since held numerous township offices, having iu early life been active and influential in poli- ties. He was formerly a director in the Home lusurance Company of Perry County and iden- tified with other leading business enterprises. lle is connected by membership with the Evan- gelical Entheran Church of Iekesburg, in which he holds the office of elder.
Nicholas I. Hench enlisted at Chambers- burg, in May, 1861, in a company reernited by Captain Wilson Reily, was sworn in May 30th of the same year at Harrisburg, and his com- pany made a part of the Twelfth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, his division joining the Army of the Potomac at Washington. He participated in the battles at Dranesville, the Seven Days' Fight on the Peninsula, South Mountain, Antietam, Second Bull Run, First Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and the Wilderness campaign. He was discharged May 30, 1864. Francis H. Ilench participated in all the above battles prior to Gettysburg, where he was killed July 3, 1863, by a sharpshooter on Round Top Mountain, while advaneing fifty yards in front of the line. George H. Hench enlisted in 1863 for the emergency period, and was assigned to duty as guard to rebel prisoners.
JOHN ROUSE.
JOHN RousE is the grandson of George Rouse, who resided in Horse Valley, Perry Comty, on the property now owned by Walter Allen. To his wife, formerly a Miss Woltkill, were born four sons-Peter, George, John and David-and four daughters -- Mary, Sarah, Cath- erine and Nancy. Peter and David removed to the West ; Jolm located at the Shade Gap, where he purchased a carding and filling es-
tablishment, and conducted a successful busi- ness. He married Rachel Robinson and be- came the father of twelve children, as follows : Agnes, born June 20, 1819; Mary, March 5, 1820; Elizabeth I., June 18, 1821; George Washington, June 16, 1826; Alexander, March 13, 1829 ; Rachel C., September 1, 1830 ; Mar- garet E., June 10, 1833; Jemima C., May 16, 1837; John O., January 16, 1811, and three who died in childhood. George Ronse, the father of the subject of this biographical sketch, located near Centre, where he rented a grist- mill and a carding and fulling-mill, and also cultivated a farm. He afterward engaged in the manufacturing of woolen goods, and finally, on relinquishing business, retired to Port Royal, Juniata County, where his death ocenrred on the 13th of March, 1873, in the seventy-sixth year of his age. He was twice married, his first wife being Catherine Hench, who was the mother of' ten children, three of whom are now living. They are Margaret, born August 1, 1823 ; Susan, January 6, 1825, who died Feb- ruary 22, 1885; John, the subject of this sketch, June 10, 1826 ; Samnel, February 23, 1828, who died March 9, 1876; William, Oc- tober 28, 1829, who enlisted for the late war, and was shot by a sharpshooter during the Seven Days' Fght, under General MeClellan ; Mary Jane, June 2, 1833; Isabella MeClure, August 11, 1835, who died March 18, 1869; and Naney Ellen, March 18, 1839, who died August 12, 1852. John Rouse was born one mile from the village of Blain, in Perry County, in which county he has always resided. His youth was spent at Centre, otherwise known as Bixler's Mills, where he received limited advan- tages of education, and, at the age of eighteen, removed, with his father, two miles south of lekesburg, where he engaged in carding, fulling and the manufacturing of woolen fabrics. In 1872, on his retirement from active business, he removed to lekesburg, his present residence. Ile has been for many years a Republican in polities, though formerly a Democrat. Aside from the office of school director of the town- ship, he has held no official position, and is not ambitions for such honors. Mr. Rouse was married, in 1851, to Mary Jane Hamilton, of
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Shiremanstown, Cumberland County, Pa., a tition, signed by one Imindred and sixty-eight persons, was read : lady of many estimable qualities and much in- telligence. Their children are Alvin II. and Harriett Bell. He was again married, in 1872, "The petition of divers inhabitants of the town- ships of Tyrone, Rye and Wheatfield, in the said county, humbly sheweth that your petitioners labor under great inconveniences for want of a new town- ship, to be composed as follows, that is to say : Be- ginning at Sterrett's Gap ; thenee through Rye town- ship, along the great road leading to Clark's Ferry, to a certain field of Henry Souder's; thence to a saw-mill to Mina Jane, danghter of William Kerr, whose father still survives, in his eighty-second year. Mr. Ronse is an earnest advocate of the cause of temperance, and. uses neither tobacco nor liquor in any form, setting in this respect an example worthy of imitation. He has been | belonging to the heirs of Robert Wallace in Wheat-
since his fourteenth year a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church.
CHAPTER XII. CARROLL TOWNSHIP.I
The first effort ta erect the township was made in April, 1831, when the following pe-
field township; thencealong the great road leading to Bloomfield, until it intersects the division line of the townships of Wheatfield and Centre; thence along the said line to a corner of Centre township; thence along said line to a point from whence a sonth course to the Cumberland line at Long's Gap ; thence down the Cumberland line to the place of beginning."
The court appointed Robert Elliott, James Black and Jolm Johnston as viewers, who pre- sented their report, which was confirmed by the court November 5, 1831, and the township
' By Horace R. Sheibley.
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mumed " Carroll." The boundaries were de- fined in accordance with the lines laid down in the petition. The township retained its terri- tory until a part was taken off to form Spring township. Carroll is bounded on the north by Centre, on the east by Wheatfield, Penn and Rye; the crest of the Blue or Kittatinny Mountain is its limit on the south, and Spring township bounds it on the west. The area of the township is about fifty square miles. Sher- man's Creek traverses it from west to cast and Carroll is drained by this stream aud its branches.
The road across Sterrett's Gap to-day marks the line of the Indian trail, which then followed along the bank of the creek to Gibson's, where it crossed. Marks of the old trail can still be sven.
The Crane's Gap road was formerly a foot- path across the mountains. In 1848 the pres -. ent road was built on the north side by David Mickey and on the south by Jefferson Worth- ington and others. About a mile west of this was Sharron's Gap, named after James Sharron, a warrantee in that vicinity as early as 1769. This road has long been abandoned.
Among the members of Colonel Frederick Watt's company that went to the Revolutionary War in 1777 were Second Lieutenant Samuel Whittaker and Ensign George Smiley, both from the present township of Carroll. The de- cendants of the latter are now some of its prominent citizens.
The population of the township in 1810 was ten hundred and ninety-eight; in 1880, fourteen hundred and seventeen.
As far as possible, warrants with their dates have been procured and the lands definitely lo- cated, but much valuable property has not been mentioned because facts in connection with their history were inaccessible. Though errors may be discovered in the work, we feel assured that the account in the main will be found cor- reet.
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