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A. DUNCAN THOMPSON, clerk of the commissioners of York County, was born in Hopewell Township, April 30, 1842, to Archibald and Rosana (Morrison) Thompson, and is of Scotch-Irish descent. The parents of Mr. Thompson were also born in Hopewell Township; the father in 1807, and the mother in 1821. His paternal grandfather was Alexander Thompson, a native of York County, and a soldier in the Revolutionary war and of 1812. The boyhood of our subject was spent on the farm, where he attended the public schools in the winter and labored on the farm in the summer. In 1862 and in 1863 he attended the Stewardstown Academy, and subsequently taught school. In 1867 he began farming for himself, and so continued until 1881, when he came to York. In 1866 Mr. Thompson was married to Miss Annie E. Trout, a native of Hopewell Township, and daughter of Samuel and Catherine Trout. To this union have been born three children: Mary A., Margaret A. and James S. In 1868 Mr. Thompson was elected assessor of Hopewell Township; in 1879 he was elected school director, and in 1881 was elected clerk of the commissioners, re-elected in 1883, which position he now occupies. He is a most efficient officer, and one that has the confidence of the people of York County. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are members of the Presbyterian Church.
History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll WallaceJOHN J. VANDERSLOOT, a stanch business man of York, is a native of the county, and was born November 24, 1836. His father, Rev. Frederick W. Vandersloot, was a minister of the Reformed Church, and for over fifty years a faithful and conscientious Christian worker in York County. Our subject received a good education, having had the advantages of the schools of York and the York County Academy. He began his mercantile career when sixteen years of age in York, where he was employed for seven years. He was next employed by C.E. Morgan & Company, of Philadelphia, where he remained until 1861, when he returned to York and began business for himself. He has, by energy and application, established a leading and extended trade in dry goods, notions, queensware, etc. and is a citizen of the progressive type. Mr. Vandersloot was married October 12, 1869, to Miss Leanora V. Jaeger, of Philadelphia. They have four children: Catherine A., Mary A., Sarah C. and William J. The family are members of the Reformed Church, in which Mr. Vandersloot has taken a leading part, having been a deacon and elder, and a teacher in the Sabbath-school for over twenty years. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. |
Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll WallaceDR. EDWARD F. WAGNER, son of Ernst and Barbara (Fabs) Wagner, was born June 26, 1860, in York, Penn., where he was reared. He attended the public schools of York, passed examinations for the high school, but left York and went to Northampton County, attended one year Nazareth Hall Cadet School, at Nazareth, Penn., then went to the Moravian Theological Seminary, at Bethlehem, Penn. (His course here was in the classical department.) In 1878 he returned to York and began reading medicine with Dr. J.W. Kerr. After three and one-half years he went to Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia, and graduated from this institution March 29, 1884, and at once began the practice of medicine, at York, Penn. Dr. Wagner graduated with honorable mention for his thesis. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. |
Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll WallaceW.H. WAGNER, M.D., was born in Dover Township, December 26, 1853, is a son of Joseph and Levina (Lauer) Wagner, and is of German origin. His father was born in Adams County, Penn., in 1824, and his mother in York County, in 1829. Our subject was reared a farmer, and at eighteen years of age began teaching school, and taught seven years. In 1878 he began the study of medicine in the office of Dr. J. R. Spangler, afterward attended lectures at Jefferson Medical College3, at Philadelphia, and graduated in 1881. He then began the practice of his profession in York. He was married in 1883, to Miss Mattie J. Stuart, a native of Philadelphia, and a daughter of James and Elizabeth Stuart. The Doctor and Mrs. W. are members of the Lutheran Church, and in politics he is a Republican. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. |
Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll WallaceC.B. WALLACE was born in Chester County, Penn., October 14, 1819, and is the son of Thomas and Mary (Jackson) Wallace, natives respectively of Chester County, Penn, and Maryland. The elder Wallace was a farmer and a justice of the peace of Chester County, and there he and wife died. C.B. Wallace was reared a farmer, but received a good education, and for a time was engaged in teaching school. In 1846 he commenced reading law with Thaddeus Stevens, of Lancaster. In 1847 he came to York, taught school in the county, and read law under Judge Durkee. In February, 1849, he was admitted to the York County bar, and has ever since been in active and successful practice. He has been identified with all progressive measures, and for six years has been a school director of York Borough. February 6, 1848, he married Frances A. Levergood, daughter of Jacob and Fanny Levergood, of Wrightsville, and to this union have been born three children, viz.: Mary A. (wife of Edward M. Vandersloot, of York), Clayton J. (who is engaged in the wholesale boot and shoe trade with Mr. Vandersloot), and Louisa L. Mrs. Wallace and family are members of the Presbyterian Church. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. |
Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll WallaceDR. J.B. KAIN, a son of John and Susan (May) Kain, was born in April, 1850. He attended the common schools, and assisted his father on the farm until the age of seventeen, when he taught school three winters and attended the normal school and York Academy in the summers. He then began the preparatory study of the medical profession under the instruction of Dr. C.M. Nes, of York, with whom he remained three years, then attended lectures at the Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia, from which institution he graduated March 13, 1871. He returned to York and began practice in partnership with Dr. A.R. Prowel, of Manchester Borough, which partnership continued about two years, when it was severed by the death of Dr. Prowel. Dr. Kain continued to practice in Manchester until March, 1884; he then came to York, where he is now practicing. In April, 1869, he married Mary L., daughter of Daniel and Mary (Upp) Kauffman, of York. Their union was blessed with five children named as follows: Carrie V., C. Harry, Mamie M. (deceased), Sallie A., and John R. Dr. Kain is a member of the Lutheran Church, and a brother of Prof. W.H. Kain (deceased), who was county superintendent of the schools of York County. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. |
Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll WallaceEMANUEL KAUFFMAN, third of eleven children of Joseph and Susan (Sprenkle) Kauffman, was born October 26, 1831, in Spring Garden Township, and was reared on his father’s farm. May 15, 1860, he married Mary M. Diehl, daughter of Daniel and Louis (Loucks) Diehl, of Spring Garden Township. Their children are William H., Emma J., Martha A., and Daniel W. Mr. Kauffman is extensively engaged in the manufacture of brooms. His factory is at 536 West Philadelphia Street. He started in this business in 1880, and it has steadily increased. He sells to the trade in York and Lancaster Counties, and has the reputation of manufacturing the best brooms in the market. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. |
Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll WallaceJAMES W. KERR, M.D., is a native of Lancaster County, Penn., born September 19, 1813, the second of seven children to Rev. William and Mary (Wilson) Kerr, and is of Scotch-Irish extraction. The father of Dr. Kerr was also born in Lancaster County in 1776, and his mother was a native of Dauphin County, born in 1789. The paternal grandfather of Dr. Kerr was also a native of Lancaster County. The father of subject was a minister of the Presbyterian Church; for nearly a quarter of a century he was the pastor of a congregation at Donegal Church, in Lancaster County. His death occurred September 22, 1821. The mother of Dr. Kerr died February 22, 1850. The subject here mentioned was reared on the farm. He attended the common schools and subsequently spent some time at West Nottingham Academy in Maryland, and then entered Jefferson College, in Washington County, Penn., from which he graduated in 1834. After his graduation he went to Harrisburg and took up the study of medicine under Dr. Roberts, and then attended medical lectures at the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in the practice of his profession, which he has without intermission , since continued. He is the oldest practitioner of medicine now in York. The marriage of Dr. Kerr occurred in 1844 to Miss Jane McIlvain, a native of York. Of three children born, only one survives the mother, viz.: Martha, now Mrs. Dr. Bacon. Mrs. Kerr died March, 1881. Dr. Kerr is a Republican and a member of the Presbyterian Church, having united with that denomination at seventeen years of age. In 1840 he was elected Sabbath-school superintendent of the Presbyterian Sabbath-school, and has since held that office. For almost half a century he has taken great interest in Sabbath-school work. He is an old and prominent physician and an earnest Christian gentleman. He is a member of York County medical Association, the State and National Associations. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. |
Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll WallaceALEXANDER KIDD, president and director of the York County Alms-house, and manufacturer of cedar ware, was born in Baltimore County, Md., September 11, 1833; is the son of John B. and Leah (Whitmire) Kidd; is their only child, and is of English-German descent. In childhood our subject came with his mother from Baltimore County, Md., to York. At fifteen years of age he began serving an apprenticeship at the cedar cooper’s trade at which he continued work until 1864, when he enlisted in Company H, Two-hundredth Pennsylvania Volunteers, served one year and was honorably discharged in 1865. In 1866 Mr. Kidd resumed his trade in the city of Baltimore, where he remained until 1875, when he returned to York and here has since resided. He married in 1858 to Miss Caroline Shillinburg, a native of Baltimore, Md. The marriage has resulted in the birth of two children: Mary J. and John W. In politics Mr. Kidd is a Democrat. During the years 1881 and 1882 he represented the Seventh Ward in the York Council. In 1882 he was elected resident director of the York County Alms-house. During his administration some very important improvements have been made; the most notable perhaps is the introduction of the steam heating process into the alms-house. He is a member of the order of Red Men. Mrs. Kidd is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. |
Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll Wallace WILLIAM WALLACE, a retired business man, is a native of Hopewell Township, born in 1822,son of James and Catherine (Gemmil) Wallace. His parents are both natives of this county: the father boern in 1789 and the mother in 1800. The family is of Scotch-Irish descent. Mr. Wallace began business running a woolen mill and manufacturing woolen goods, which he continued until 1845. He then engaged in the mercantile business of Freeland, Baltimore Co., Md., where he remained until 1874, when he returned to his native township and there continued merchandising. Mr. Wallace was one of the projectors of the York & Peach Bottom Railway, and in 1874 removed to York and gave his entire attention to this enterprise, acting as secretary and treasurer. This position he held until 1882, when, on account of failing health, he was compelled to resign. He was married, in 1846, to Jennet Gemmil, of Chanceford Township, this county. To them were born three children: James W., Mary A., and Katie A. Mrs. Wallace died September 11, 1881, a member of the United Presbyterian Church. Mr. Wallace is a Republican. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the United Presbyterian Church. |
************************ Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll Wallace HENRY DIETZ was born March 2, 1852 and is a son of Frederick and Magdalena (Strickler) Dietz, natives of Hellam Township, York Co., Penn. At the age of nineteen years he began learning the miller’s trade, which he followed until 1877, when he purchased a farm of 143 acres in Chanceford Township and is now engaged in general farming. He was married in 1874 to Miss Henrietta Burg of Lower Windsor Township. They have one child, Martha. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ********************* Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll Wallace LEVI C. FRY was born in Chanceford Township, York Co., Penn., March 25, 1843, and is a son of John and Christina (Blouse) Fry, also natives of this township. His grandfather, John Fry, was a native of Lancaster County, Penn. He was reared on the farm, and in 1861 enlisted in the Eighty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was at the battles of Winchester, Kelly’s Ford, Mine Run, Wilderness, and was wounded at locust Grove, November 27, 1863, and also took part at Horse Shoe Bend, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor and Bermuda. At the battle of Petersburg he was captured, June 22, 1864, and was confined at Bell Island, Castle Thunder, Libby and Andersonville prisons. He was released April 28, 1865, and discharged June 18, 1865. After the war he returned to Chanceford Township, and engaged in farming. Mr. Fry was married, March 22, 1866, to Miss Cevella A. Hoover, daughter of Philip and Elizabeth Hoover, of Manchester Township. Mr. Fry has served as township auditor, and is a church member. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ************************ Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll Wallace ROBERT S. GEMMILL was born in 1840, and is a son of James and Mary A. (Norris) Gemmill, the latter a daughter of John V. Norris, of Harford County, Md. William Gemmill, subject’s grandfather, was a native of Hopewell Township, York County. He had seven children, of whom the father of Robert S. was the second son, who was twice married, and who died in 1859. Robert S. remained at home until his twenty-first year, when he purchased a farm and began general farming. He now owns a farm of 126 acres of well improved land, and is one of the successful farmers of Chanceford Township. In 1861 he was married to Miss Margaret I. Andrews, daughter of Robert Andrews, of Chanceford Township. This union has been blessed with eight children: Franklin P., James N., Robert A., Mary L., Hugh L., William W., Annie P., and Flora L. Mr. and Mrs. Gemmill are members of the Presbyterian Church. Joseph W. Gemmill, brother of Robert S., was born December 4, 1845, on the old Gemmill homestead. At the death of his mother he inherited a portion of the home farm, and bought the remainder and engaged in farming. He now has 150 acres of good land. He was married December 27, 1870, to Miss Emma C. Good, daughter of Jesse B. Good, of Hopewell Township. They have four children: Lottie L., James L., Sarah E., and Alfuah M. Mr. and Mrs. Gemmill are members of the Presbyterian Church. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ******************* Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll Wallace THE GRAHAM FAMILY. Thomas Graham, a soldier of the American Revolution, was born in 1751, and emigrated from Ireland in 1768. He was married July 16, 1778, to Miss Hannah Hooper, who bore him eleven children – five sons and six daughters. Thomas Graham died in 1832. Robert Graham, a son of Tomas, inherited the Graham homestead. He followed farming, and in 1839 was appointed postmaster, and held that office (from which Grahamville originated) until 1860. He was married in 1839, to Miss Sarah F. Clarkson, of Chanceford Township, who died May 28, 1859, leaving four children: Andrew C., Thomas L., James C., and Hannah E. Mr. Graham’s second marriage was in 1860 to Miss Jane M. Stewart, who died in 1880. Mr. Graham represented York County in the State legislature during the years 1842-43 and held many township offices, and was a prominent merchant. For many years he was an elder in the Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member at the time of his death in January 20, 1875, aged eighty-one years one month and fifteen days. Thomas L. Graham is principal of the academy at Elkton, Cecil Co., Md., and is a Mason. James C. Graham was born August 22, 1845, on the old homestead, and is by occupation a farmer. He was married November 28, 1878, to Miss Ella A. Shaw, of Hopewell. They have one child—Robert. Mr. Graham is a Mason. The Graham family have been identified with the history of York County for more than a century, and the members of the family have always figured prominently in the affairs of the county. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ************************* Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll Wallace JAMES W. KILGORE, son of Robert N. and Mary E. (Wilson) Kilgore, natives respectively of Chanceford Township and of Maryland, was born February 22, 1851. His grandfather, John Kilgore, was a native of Lower Chanceford Township, and was married to Margaret Nelson, by whom he had five sons and three daughters. Our subject received his education at the public schools and York County Academy. In 1875 he engaged in general merchandising at Brogueville, under the firm name of Curran & Kilgore, and continued business for some time, but at the death of Mr. Kilgore’s father, in 1877, he sold his interest in the store and took charge of the old homestead. In 1883 he again entered the mercantile business in partnership with a Mr. Grove. In 1880 he was elected justice of the peace. His term expired May 1, 1885. Mr. Kilgore owns a farm of 150 acres, which he operates in connection with merchandising. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
*********************** ELI KINDIG, farmer and dealer in horses and mules, was born in Windsor Township, January 11, 1823, son of Joseph and Salomi (Landis) Kindig, and is of Swiss-German origin. His father was born in Hellam Township, in 1787. He was one of the prominent early settlers of York County. His death took place in Windsor Township in 1857. The mother of our subject was born in Windsor Township in 1800 and died in 1883. Subject’s grandfather came to York County from Lancaster County in early life. His death occurred in 1824. Subject’s great-grandfather was a native of Switzerland, and immigrated to America some time in the seventeenth century. At twenty years of Age Mr. Kindig began life for himself. For a number of years he carried on farming and subsequently engaged in his present vocation. He is one of the most extensive dealers in horses and mules, and for many years has been one of the most extensive farmers in York County. He was married in 1846 to Miss Lydia Flinchbaugh, daughter of Frederick and Mary Flinchbaugh. They have eight children: Benjamin, Ellen, Eli, Henry, Harrison, Joseph, Milton, and Frederick. Mrs. Kindig died in 1877, and two years later our subject was married to Miss Elenora Stump, a native of York Township. Mr. Kindig now owns the old Kindig homestead. He has 400 acres of well-improved land. He is a thorough Republican in politics. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ******************** Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll Wallace DANIEL R. KING, baker and surveyor, is a native of Manchester Township, York County, was born November 6, 1833, and is a son of Daniel and Anna (Coleman) King. His father was born in this county in 1806, and his mother in 1807. Here his grandfather King was born in 1772. His great-grandfather, Philip King, and his great-great-grandfather was Nicholas King. Our subject is one of six living children, is of German extraction, and was reared on the farm. At nineteen years of age he entered York County Academy, where he remained some time, and then began teaching school, which he continued for thirteen years. In 1867 he removed to York, and clerked in a store for several years. In 1871 he began the baking business … “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ********************** Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll Wallace JACOB K. KOHLER was born in 1831, in Conewago Township, York County, and is a son of John and Anna Maria Kohler, natives of Manchester Township. His grandfather, Baltzar Kohler, was a farmer and tavern keeper at Manchester, then known as Liverpool. He had six children, of whom the father of Jacob K. was the youngest. At nineteen years of age Jacob K. began learning the miller’s trade, and afterward followed the milling business for fifteen years. In 1858 he came to Chanceford Township, and for a time worked at his trade. In 1873 he purchased his present farm. He was married, in 1857, to Miss Eleah Scheaffer, of Hopewell Township. They have two children: Albert J. and Emma L. Mr. Kohler has been school director of Chanceford Township. Mr. and Mr. K. are members of the Lutheran Church. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. *********************** |
Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll Wallace DR. GEORGE R. HURSH, a lineal descendant, was elected a member of the house of representatives of Pennsylvania from York County in 1868, and re-elected the following year. He was born February 6, 1835, in Fairview Township, and was brought up on his father’s farm. At the age of sixteen he attended the Cumberland Valley Institute, after which he made the study of medicine his choice, and having attended the required course of lectures in Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia, he graduated in that institution March 7, 1857. He has since been continuously engaged in the active duties of his profession, until the spring of 1884, when he began to devote a part of his time to the delightful and healthful pursuits of agriculture on his farm in Fairview Township, York County. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ****************** Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll Wallace J. A. KANN was born December 16, 1837, in Fairview township, York Co., Penn., son of Daniel and Eliza (Hutton) Kann, natives of York County, Penn. His grandfather, Daniel Kann, immigrated to America from Germany at an early day and settled near York, Penn. He was a member of the Lutheran Church. Daniel Kann, subject’s father, was born in 1809, came to this township with his parents when ten years old, following farming, and owned about 400 acres of land. He was a member of the Church of God, and died in 1876. He had seven children: Anna, Priscilla, Jacob A., Margaret, Daniel, Ellen and Christiana. J. A. Kann remained on the home farm till he was twenty-three years old, when he began farming for himself. In 1873 he bought his father’s farm of 115 acres, and in 1881 retired from active life and moved to Lisburn, Cumberland Co., Penn., where he now resides, owning four lots and a fine residence in that town. In 1864 he married Rachel Strominger, daughter of John and Rachel (Kilmore) Strominger, natives of Fairview Township. Mrs. Kann is a member of the Methodist Church. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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MARTIN KAUFFMAN was born in Lancaster County, January 1, 1826, and is the son of Michael and Barbara (Mosser) Kauffman. His grandfather, Michael Kauffman, was also a native of Lancaster County. Subject’s father was born in 1791, in Lancaster County, but moved to Fairview Township, York County, where he possessed 170 acres of land, and where he followed farming until fourteen years prior to his death in 1872. He was a member of the Mennonite Church, and the father of eight children. Martin Kauffman worked on the home farm for his father until thirty years of age, when he purchased the homestead and conducted it until 1883, when his son took charge – Mr. K. retiring to New Market. He was married in 1857 to Mary, daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Strickler) Landis, and has had born to him three children: Emma, Samuel and Kate. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
******************* D. P. KILMORE was born in Fairview Township, February 12, 1836, son of Joseph and Eve (Peterman) Kilmore, also natives of the same township, and parents of the following children: Henry, David P., Mary J., John (deceased), Susanna, Adeline (deceased), Joseph, William, and Elizabeth (deceased). His great-grandfather Kilmore, came from Germany at an early date to America, settling in Adams County, Penn., and engaged in farming. He was a member of the Lutheran Church and a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Subject’s grandfather, David Kilmore, was born in 1767, in Adams County, Penn., followed farming chiefly, owning 200 acres of land in Fairview Township, and died in 1853. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, and in politics a Democrat. Joseph Kilmore, subject’s father, followed farming all his life, and owned a farm of 136 acres in Fairview township. He was a Democrat and a member of the Lutheran Church. D. P. Kilmore, at the age of twenty-two years, began farming for himself, and has since followed that occupation. In 1872 he bought a farm of 115 acres in Fairview Township, where he now resides. In 1864, he married Sarah J. Nailor, daughter of Jacob Nailor, of Fairview Township. They have two children, Ira J. and Ray. Mrs. Kilmore is a member of the Church of God. Mr. Kilmore is a Democrat and has held several township offices. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
******************* Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll Wallace HENRY KILMORE was born in Fairview Township, York Co., Penn., February 6, 1834, son of Joseph and Eve (Peterman) Kilmore. Subject’s grandfather, Henry Peterman, was a farmer, and was born in Carroll Township, this county. Joseph Kilmore, subject’s father, was born in 1797, and at fifteen years of age moved with his parents to this township, where he followed farming, and owned 135 acres of land. He died in 1871, and his wife in 1862, aged forty-nine years. They were members of the Winebrennerian Church. They had ten children, of whom Henry, David, Mary J., Susan, Joseph and William are living, and John A., Adeline, Catharine and Dora are deceased. Our subject, at the age of twenty-two years, began learning the carpenter’s trade, which he followed for fifteen years, and in 1864 began coach-making in Fairview Township, and has since been doing a prosperous business in building buggies, wagons, sleighs, etc. He has a two-thirds interest in the homestead farm, and has a fine home near the farm. In 1856 he married Sarah Fink, daughter of John Fink, of Newberry Township. They have had fifteen children, ten living: Charles, Anna M., George O., Harry, John A., Joseph, Jennie, Lerne, Himen and Minnie, and five deceased: Cora M., Bertha, Ella, Florence and Walter. Mr. and Mrs. Kilmore are members of the Lutheran Church. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ********************** Kindly submitted by ... Sherryll Wallace JOHN GEORGE MAISCH, the ancestor of a numerous family of descendants, was a native of Germany. On the 16th of October, 1751, he set sail form the port of Rotterdam, Holland, with 106 passengers in the sailing vessel “Duke of Wellington”, which paid respects to England by stopping at Cowes, and two months later landed at Philadelphia with its load of emigrants. He first settled in Chester County, Penn., but soon after arriving immigrated to the Quaker settlement in the northern part of York County, and purchased a tract of land in Fairview Township, now owned by George Lefever. Some of his descendants joined the Society of Friends. Joseph, his eldest son, married Barbara Leidy. Their children were David, Samuel, Joseph, Frederick, Barbara and Martha. The father died in Fairview; the sons all moved to Indiana. David, second son of the immigrant, married Sarah Stickel, sister of Hon. Jacob Stickel, who was a member of State Constitutional Convention of 1838. Frederick, the youngest son of John George Maisch, was a soldier of the Revolution, and died of camp ever at Valley Forge, during the winter of 1777-78. He left one son, who moved to New Philadelphia, Ohio, and was killed by accident. Children of David Maisch, son of John George Maisch: Jacob, George, David, Susan, intermarried with John Spangler; Polly, intermarried with Michael Wollet; Hannah, intermarried with David Crone, of West Virginia; Sarah, intermarried with George Moser; Jacob, married Lydia Sibhart… “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ********************* |
Kindlysubmitted by ... Sherryll Wallace JOHN A. BOYD, son of Dr. Thomas Boyd, of Lancaster County, Penn., was born January 5, 1811, in Fawn Township, where he has since lived, with the exception of three years, which he spent in Harford County, Md. His father died in 1836. In 1861 Mr. Boyd was married to Margaret Anderson, daughter of Nathaniel Anderson, of York County, Penn. Mr. Boyd moved to his present farm of 116 acres with his parents in 1824, and at the death of his father inherited the farm, and has lived on it ever since. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ******************* Kindlysubmitted by ... Sherryll Wallace ROBERT D. BROWN, son of John and Susanna (Ray) Brown, natives of York County, Penn., and Ireland, respectively, was born May 2, 1816, on the farm of eighty acres, on which he now lives, and where his father was also born. The father died in 1843, and the mother in 1853. In 1856 Mr. Brown was married to Julia Marsteller, daughter of Henry Marsteller, of York County, Penn., she died in 1862, leaving four children: Susan, Henry T., Robert D. and James W. Mr. Brown’s second marriage was in 1864 to Caroline Mitchell, daughter of Joshua and Beulah (Wilson) Mitchell, of Lancaster County, Penn.; by this marriage four children have been born to them: Clement L., Mary E., John and Carrie L. Mr. Brown was county commissioner for four years. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ******************* Kindlysubmitted by ... Sherryll Wallace
ANDERSON CHANNELL, son of Isaac and Mary (Anderson) Channell, of Fawn Township, York Co., Penn., was born January 26, 1818, on the old homestead. The father died in 1830, and the mother in 1874. Our subject was married in 1840 to Martha M. Thompson, daughter of Israel and Phoebe (Ewing) Thompson, of York County, Penn. By this union they have had thirteen children: Alex E., John A., Phoebe E., Clarissa A., William T., Mary F., Sarah V., James F., Henry C., Thomas I., Rosa B., Isaac M., and Etha M. In 1844 Mr. Channell purchased the farm upon which he resides and which contains 100 acres. He has held the offices of assessor and supervisor of the township. Two of his sons were in the army during the late war: John A. Channell, Company I, One Hundred and Thirtieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, who served from 1862 till the close of the war, and was severely wounded, and William T. Channell, who enlisted in the One Hundred and Eighty-seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, in 1863, and served until the close of the war. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ******************* Kindlysubmitted by ... Sherryll Wallace JOHN CHANNELL, son of Abel and Jane (Anderson) Channell, of York County, was born December 17, 1814, in Fawn Township; his father died in 1868. John Channell was married in 1836 to Mary Clark, daughter of James Clark, of York County, Penn. They have nine children living: Elizabeth, Jane, Agnes, James, Samuel M., Sarah, Rosa Anne, Joseph and Annie. Mr. Channell lived in Fawn Township all his life, and has held the offices of school director and supervisor. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church of Chanceford. The farm on which he resides contains about 135 acres, and was purchased by him in 1842. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ******************* Kindlysubmitted by ... Sherryll Wallace ** WILLIAM HENRY DEVOE, son of John DeVoe, of Harford County, Md., was born in Harford County, Md., October 10, 1828. He was educated at the Deaf and Dumb Institute in Philadelphia, and after leaving the school, began learning harness-making in 1845, at Jarrettsville. He was married, in 1856, to Martha Bonnister, daughter of Joseph Bonnister, of Harford County, Md. They have six children: Sarah P., Mary M., Henry C., John, William A. and James F. Mr. DeVoe purchased his present residence and one-half acre of land in Fawn Grove, in 1855, and has since resided there, doing a good business in harness-making. Mr. and Mrs. DeVoe are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Harford County, Md. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ******************* Kindlysubmitted by ... Sherryll Wallace ** WILLIAM FLEMING, son of Robert Fleming, a native of Ireland, was born in Ireland in 1823; came to this country in 1846, and settled in Fawn Township, York County. He was married, in 1854, to Agnes Keady, daughter of John Keady, of York County. They have five children: Robert G., John K., Samuel B., Agnes J. and Margaret R. In 1856 Mr. Fleming bought the farm on which he now resides and which contains forty-two acres, and with the exception of a few years, he has since resided there. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, of Chanceford.
“History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ******************* Kindlysubmitted by ... Sherryll Wallace JOHN B. GEMMILL, son of Benjamin and Mary (Brown) Gemmill, of York County, was born January 19, 1838, and resided on the homestead with his parents until 1861. His father died in 1878, and his mother in 1879. He was married, in 1860, to Agnes M. Workman, daughter of John and Rebecca Workman, of Baltimore, and formerly of York County. In 1874 he was elected member of the legislature, re-elected in 1876 and served four sessions. He has had five children, one of whom is dead. The living are Milton C., Willie B., Benjamin M. and Ellis H. He also has an adopted daughter – Molly Rinely. Mr. Gemmill is a member of the Centre Presbyterian Church; he has been treasurer for thirteen years and trustee for six years. He has also held important offices in the township, and takes great interest in schools. He served several terms as township school director and was one of the originators of the Fawn Grove Academy. He is a director in the Stewartstown Railroad. During his legislative career he was devoted to his work and faithfully represented his constituents. He is an ardent advocate of the principles of the political party which he represents. In 1885 he was elected a director of the Codorus and Manheim Insurance Company. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ******************* Kindlysubmitted by ... Sherryll Wallace CHARLES H. GIESEY, son of John and Catharine (Zellers) Giesey, of York County, was born December 10, 1836, at Shrewsbury, Penn. He remained with his parents until 1853, when he went to Hanover, Penn., and learned the cabinet-maker’s trade. In 1855 he returned to Shrewsbury, where he remained two years after which he went to Baltimore, and remained there five years. He returned to Shrewsbury in 1860 and remained there until 1878, when he went to Hopewell Township and resided there two years. He came to Gatchellsville in 1880, bought a hotel property and four acres of land and has since resided there. He was married in 1861 to Rebecca Brenise, daughter of William and Lydia Brenise, of York County,. Mrs. Giesey died in 1875, leaving three children: John B., Lydia B., and William B. Mr. Giesey’s second marriage was in 1882 to Mrs. Mary Brooks, daughter of David Workinger, of York County, Penn. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ******************* Kindlysubmitted by ... Sherryll Wallace **
CHARLES GROVE, son of John Grove, of York County, Penn., was born in 1808, in York County. He was married, in 1835, to Elizabeth Leib, daughter of Joseph Leib, of York County. Mrs. Grove died in 1880, leaving nine children: John W., Mary E., Henry P., Laura E., Charles L., Jacob W., Francis N., Christoper T., and Catherine J. Mr. G. purchased his present farm of 250 acres in 1849 and has since that time resided on it. “History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. ***************
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