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Source:
History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania
ILLUSTRATED
Publ.
Chicago:
Warner, Beers & Co.,
1887

BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX

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BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG
Pg. 617

Adams, James 617
Adams, James R. 617
Alexander, M. R., Prof. 617
Anderson, J. C. 618
Bard, Robert McFarland 618
Benedict, John A. 619
Bietsch, George 619
Black, James L. 620
Bonbreak, Emanuel James 620
Bowers, O. C. 623
Brallier, E., M.D. 623
Bricker, William 624
Byers, William 624
Chambers, George 625
Colestock, Daniel 632
Cremer, W. C., Rev. 633
Culbertson, Edmund, M.D. 633
Denton, George 634
Doebler, John 634
Duke, Benjamin F. 635
Duncan, Augustus 635
Ebersole, Daniel 636
Eckhardt, Ernst 636
Edgar, John, Rev. 636
Elder, James G., Col. 637
Evans, Charles 638
Eyster, George 638
Finney, William C. 639
Fohl, John, Rev. 639
Foltz, M. A. 640
Forbes, Joseph N. 641
Forbes, William 641
Foreman, George 642
Fritz, Alexander 642
Gillan, W. Rush 642
Gilland, Thomas R. 643
Glmore, B. Frank 643
Goerner, Paul 644
Grove, Mary Ann, Miss 645
Grove, N. Pearse 644
Harmony, John 645
Hartman, A. Stewart, Rev. 645
Haulman, Van T. 648
Heefner, Peter 648
Henninger, F. A. 648
Herman, Daniel 649
Hoke, Jacob 650
Holby, W. H. 649
Houser, W. R. 650
Huber, B. G., Rev. 651
Huber, John 652
Huber, John of B. 651
Hull, Abram S. 652
Hull, Charles E. S. 652
Hull, George S. 653
Hutton, E. N. 653
Ives, Chauncey 654
Johns, B. F. 654
Kaelin, Joseph, Rev. 655
Kaufman, John B. 655
Keagy, Franklin 655
Kennedy, Thomas B. 656
Keyser, Hiram C. 656
Kimmell, F. M. 657
King, John 657
King, Lemuel 657
Lanes, The 658
Lehmann, Robert C. 661
Leisher, David M. 661
Lippy, William H. 662
Ludwig, George 662
Ludwig, George W. 663
Lull, Ormond N. 663
McCormick, Levi J. 664
McCulloh, A. H. 665
McCulloh, Thomas Grubb, Hon. 664
McGovran, Edmund G. 666
McGrath, A. C. 666
McKnight, James A. 666
Merklein, F. C. 667
Merklein, George H. 667
Michaels, William H. 667
Miles, George L. 668
Miller, Andrew J. 669
Miller, J. B. 669
Minnich, Henry 669
Monath, Samuel 669
Montgomery, John, M. D. 670
Nicklas, Peter 670
Orr, D. A. 674
Orr, John G. 674
Orr, William 671
Palmer, George 675
Peiffer, John F. 676
Peiffer, P. H. 675
Platt, George F. 676
Plough, Hiram J. 677
Pomeroy, Albert Nevin 677
Radebaugh, Samuel A. 678
Reed, William M. 678
Reid, Elihu D. 678
Rice, George W. 679
Rosenberger, Samuel 679
Rosman, Peter 680
Rowe, David Watson 680
Ruby, Henry, Judge 682
Scheible, J. G. 683
Schlichter, Hiram A., Rev. 684
Schlichter, Jacob T. 683
Senseny, Abraham H., Dr. 684
Shaff, J. G., Rev., sons 682
Shaffer, Jacob 686
Shank, Ephraim S. 687
Sharpe, John McDowell 687
Shiffert, John 690
Shillito, S. M. 690
Shreiner Bros., The Firm of 691
Sierer, Henry 691
Sierer, Joseph 692
Skinner, Adolphus A. 692
Skinner, William C. 692
Smiley, Edwin O. 693
Smith, George Webster 693
Snyder, Frederick T. 693
Speer, John D. 694
Stake, William 694
Stewart, John 695
Stine, Isaac 695
Strock, Jacob 695
Suesserott, Jacob Lewis, M.D. 696
Uglow, Benjamin 696
Wallace, William 697
Weitzel, Frederick 698
White, A. J. 698
Wolfkill, J. M. 699
Yoh, Charles A. 699
Zacharias, W. J. 699


ANTRIM TOWNSHIP & BOROUGH OF GREENCASTLE
Pg. 700

Agnew, John Robinson, Rev. 700
Brown, Allen 700
Brumbaugh, George W. 701
Carl, Adam, M.D. 702
Cort, Cyrus, Rev. 702
Crowell, J. B. 704
Davidson Family, The 706
Davidson, James King 705
Davison, Joseph A. 707
Davison, W. H. 708
Detrich Family 709
Eachus, James C. 710
Ebbert, Jeremiah 710
Fleming, William Wallace 711
Fuss, Eli W. 712
Fuss, John Calvin 713
Gilland, John C., Dr. 713
Hade, John 713
Harnish, Henry R. 714
Hoover, Christian R. 714
Hunter, James D., Rev. 715
Kauffman, George R., M.D. 715
Kennedy, John 716
Kennedy, Lazarus 716
Kisecker, Mathias W. 717
Klinefelter, Frederick, Rev. 718
Kreps, William C. 719
Lear, Jacob 719
Mcdonald, David Lamont, M.D. 719
McLanahan, Andrew G. 720
McLaughlin, Harry P. 720
Miller, Victor Davis, M.D. 721
Nowell, J. Fletcher, M.D. 721
Omwake, Henry 722
Phillippy, Samuel 722
Rahauer Family, The 723
Rowe, John 724
Ruthrauff, John, Rev. 724
Shirey, James 725
Snively Family 726
Snively, Daniel 728
Snively, Frederick B. 730
Snively, George B. 730
Snively, J. Stouffer 731
Snively, Jacob S. 732
Snively, Lemuel 727
Snively, Melchi 729
Snively, Samuel B. 729
Snively, William H. 732
Strickler, Henry 732
Weidler, James B., Rev. 733
Wilhelm, P. S. 733
Winger, Benjamin Franklin, Col. 734
Ziegler, George W. 736


FANNETT TOWNSHIP
Pg. 737

Alexander Family of Path Valley 737
Alexander, James H. 739
Andrews, Irvine T., Dr. 739
Bair, S. M. 740
Boggs, J. A. 740
Brinley, John 740
Brinley, Noah Anthony 741
Burk, Charles Henry 741
Campbell, Hance 742
Campbell, Robert Samuel 742
Clubston, Isaac 743
Clugston, Alva Curtis 743
Coons, John M. 743
Coons, W. H. 744
Doyle, Edward Barnabas 744
Erwin, Alexander 745
Hammond, Martin Lawrence 745
Harris, William J. 746
Hazlett, Cyrus 746
Holliday, J. W. 747
Jones, E. G., M.D. 747
Kirkpatrick, W. G. 748
Linn, John 748
Little, James H. 749
Magee, George 749
McCurdy, Stephen O. 750
McGinley, William 750
Miller, H. 750
Noble, J. M. 751
Piper, Daniel R. 751
Price, Robert 752
Rosenberry, K. P. 753
Ryder, Joseph 753
Shearer, D. O. 755
Shearer, Samuel A. 754
Shearer, William C. 754
Shoemaker, John Alfred 755
Shope, B. F. 756
Shull, W. M., Dr. 756
Skinner, D. J. 757
Skinner, David Duncan 757
Skinner, Stephen McGinley 756
Stake, Daniel 758
Stake, John 757
Stark, Isaac 758
Stewart John 761
Stewart, G. E., Dr. 760
Taylor, George M. 761
Witherow, John Harrison 762
Wolff, Daniel 762
Wolff, John 763


GREENE TOWNSHIP
Pg. 763

Battin, Marshall Edmondson 763
Beck, Abraham G. 764
Bishop, James M., Rev. 764
Bixler, Samuel 766
Boggs, Thaddeus 766
Bollinger, George 767
Brake, Jeremiah 767
Brechbill, Christian 768
Brechbill, Jacob 767
Breckenridge, J. H. 768
Brindle, George W. 768
Burkholder, Isaac 769
Burns, Samuel R. 769
Byers, Henry K., M.D. 770
Clark, Charles Alexander 770
Cook, A. H. 771
Cook, Upton J. 771
Craig, William L. 771
Crawford, Milton 772
Dougherty, J. M. 773
Ebersole, Henry 774
Ebersole, Jacob R. 773
Etter, Samuel 774
Fickes, Benjamin 775
Frey, Samuel 775
Garver, Samuel 775
Greenewalt, H. C., Hon. 776
Greenwalt, D. B., Capt. 776
Harchelroad, John 777
Hartzell, E., M.D. 777
Heintzelman, A. W. 778
Hess, D. W. 778
Holland, Alonzo Upperman, M. D. 778
Hunsecker, Jacob 779
Immel, John S. 779
Immell, John W. 779
Kauffman, A. G. 780
Landis, Christian 781
Landis, David D. 781
Landis, John L. 781
Lehman, Daniel D. 782
Lehman, Samuel D., Rev. 781
Lesher, John L. 782
Lesher, Samuel 782
Lightfoot, Jacob 783
Lowry, Daniel G. 783
Maclay, David, M. D. 783
Mahon, John W. 784
Martin, Jacob 784
McGowan, Daniel Stewart, M.D. 785
Minick, Ephraim 785
Mower, George W. 786
Oberholser, Martin H., Rev. 786
Parret, Philip H., Rev. 787
Plough, John 787
Renfrew, Robert A. 787
Rinehart, Lewis M. 788
Robertson, Samuel Norton 788
Rohrer, Jacob A. 789
Roth, Samuel S. 789
Sherk, Abraham 789
Shively, Jacob 790
Shively, John E. 791
Shively, Solomon 790
Shover, David 791
Shover, John 791
Shover, Samuel 792
Snyder, W. A. 792
Spoonour, Samuel J. 792
Stewart, Alexander 792
Wallace, John Price 793
White, J. Burns, Hon. 793
Yaukey, Jeremiah S. 794
Youst, John G. 794
Zook, Jacob 795


GUILFORD TOWNSHIP
Pg. 795

Bowman, John 795
Bush, John H. 796
Coover, George S. 796
Eberly, Jacob 797
Etter, A. H. 797
Ferguson, William 797
George, Benjamin R. 798
George, Jeremiah W. 798
Hoover, Alfred 799
Ledy, S. S. 799
Nicklas, Jacob B. 799
Pfoutz, Frederick J. 800
Rhodes, D. C. 800
Snyder, Jacob C. 801
Solenberger, S. W. 801
Stoner, Jacob S. 801
Strickler, Jacob 802
Weagly, T. H., M.D. 802
Witherspoon, John W. 802
Zug, Jacob G. 803


HAMILTON TWP.
Pg. 803

Bard, Andrew 803
Berlin, Philip 804
Blair, John H. 804
Christ, George 804
Eby, David 804
Foutz, John 805
Grove, John A. 805
Keefer, Hery 806
Keefer, William B. 806
Kimpel, William 806
Krider, Jacob 807
Mish, Frederick 807
Reed, George 807
Reisher, Samuel S. 808
Snider, John N. 808
Wolfe, Zadoc 809


LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP.
Pg. 809

Besore, George W. 810
Besore, John 809
Besore, Landis A. 810
Brake, John S. 811
Brake, Solomon 811
Dice, John A. 811
Hoover, Abraham R. 812
Huber, Heilman S. 813
Kaufman, John B. 813
Keefer, Cyrus T. 814
Keefer, William S. 813
Kell, James P. 814
Schleichter, David 815
Slichter, David, Jr. 815
Wineman, David B. 815
Zacharias, George R., Rev. 816


LURGAN TOWNSHIP
Pg. 817

Beam, David 817
Breckenridge, John 817
Clippinger, Henry 818
Cover, Daniel 818
Cover, Hugh 819
Fickes, Josiah 820
Geyer, James F. 820
Maclays of Lurgan 821
Mower, Joseph 828
Rebuck, John L. 828
Sentman, Samuel Lawrence 829
Sentman, Solomon 830
Skinner, Morrow R. 830
Snoke, A. F. 830
Stach, Cyrus E. 831
Stoey, O. P. 831
Stouffer, Elias 832
Swanger, D. D. 832
Taylor, Samuel 833
Weaver, Esrom D. 833
Woods, John F., Hon. 834


METAL TOWNSHIP.
Pg. 834

Alexander, Joseph B. 834
Alexander, R. M., M.D. 834
Cromer, Michael 835
Detrich, Jerome 835
Elliott, Frank W. 835
Flickinger, David 837
Flickinger, Jacob 837
Flickinger, John S. 836
Jones, John E. 837
McAllens, The 837
McCormick, William H. 840
McCurdy, James, Maj. 840
Nimmon, J. S., Maj. 840
Noble, William 841
Shearer, George W. 841
Speck, John E. 842
Walker Family 842
Walker, John H., Hon. 843
Wentz, Robert 844
Wineman, Jacob B. 844
Zook, E. J., M.D. 844


MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP and BOROUGH of MERCERSBURG
Pg. 845

Atherton, George W. 845
Aughinbaugh, George W., D.D., Rev. 845
Boyd, William D. 846
Bradley, Mary A., Mrs. 846
Carson, David & Jean 847
Carson, David, Rev. 852
Carson, Elizabeth 849
Carson, James Oliver 849
Carson, Thomas 848
Carson, William 847
Chritzman, H. G., M.D. 854
Cushwa, Jacob B. 855
Deatrick, Wm. M., Rev. 855
Eckert, John 856
Fleming, Joseph H., Rev. 856
Graves, Banner 857
Harbaugh, Henry, D.D., Rev. 857
Henkell, Lewis H. 860
Knappenberger, J. William, Rev. 860
Lackens, William 861
Lane, William C. 861
McAfee, Thomas 862
McKinstry, William 863
Miller, George W. 867
Pensinger, John F. 868
Rankin, S. Johnston 868
Reed, William 869
Rhoads, John A. 869
Steck, Martin L. 870
Winger, Jacob Melville 871
Winger, Joseph 870
Witherspoon, James W. 872
Witherspoon, John A. 871
Wolfe, George W. 872


PETERS TOWNSHIP.
Pg. 873

Berger, Appleton 873
Black, Henry 873
Boyd, R. J., Capt 873
Brumbaugh, Jacob B. 874
Devor, J. H. 874
Etter, Henry 874
Glaser, Daniel 875
Hartmann, Conrad 875
Hassler, Jacob 876
Hawk, John 877
Hill, John 877
Hollenshead, Isaac 878
Hoover, Samuel 878
Johnston, Samuel H. 879
Johnston, Thomas C. 878
Kriner, Jacob 879
Kriner, John 879
Lantz, W. O. 880
Lemaster, David 880
Lemaster, Jacob R. 880
Lesher, Benjamin 880
McDowell, Archibald B. 881
Meyers, Daniel D. 882
Meyers, Melchi 882
Noble, W. P. 882
Over, John P. 883
Patton, James, Capt. 883
Poffenberger, Jacob 884
Ryder, Michael of A. 885
Ryder, Michael, Sr. 884
Stenger, Peter 885
Trogler, W. A. 885
Unger, Aaron J. 886
Zook, David 886


QUINCY TOWNSHIP
Pg. 887

Baer, Jesse 887
Bonebrake, H. X., Dr. 887
Elden, Melchor 888
Fritz, H. M., M.D. 888
Funk, Upton 888
Gingrich, A. B., M.D. 889
Good, Henry 889
Gordon, James Harvey 889
Knepper, David 890
Lowry, David Miley 890
Martin, J. C. 891
McCleary, George W. 891
Metcalfe, J. T. 891
Middour, Jacob 892
Riley, Isaac T. 892
Shank, Andrew S. 893
Small, Jacob R. 893
Smith, C. H. 894
Smith, George 893
Wertz, Hiram Emerick 894
Wiestling, Geo. B., Col. 895
Wingert, Samuel S. 896


ST. THOMAS TOWNSHIP.
Pg. 897

Archibald, William V. 897
Baker, John N. 898
Bender, David 898
Brake, Israel 899
Bryson, John W. 899
Byers, William 900
Campbell, James, Capt. 901
Carl, Morris 902
Crider, Abraham 902
Defenderfer, John W. 903
Dixon, William D., Col. 903
Eberly, John R. 904
Foreman, Isaac 904
Foutz, Henry 905
Frymire, Joseph 905
Gelwicks, John F. 906
Grove, George L. 906
Hagerman, E. Harrison, Sr. 907
Hartman, William C. 907
Hashinger, William C. 908
Hawecker, Samuel Z. 908
Hoover, Daniel G. 909
Kerlin, Peter 910
Klock, Jacob 910
Kuhn, Adam 911
Kunkle, Daniel 911
Martin, Joseph 912
Miller, Martin 912
Phiel, Adam 913
Ramsey, Robert W. 913
Schlichter, George W. 914
Small, Peter 914
Smith, Jacob W. 914
Stickell, John H. 915
Strock, Adam M. 915
Walker, John 916
Wentling, Jacob B. 917
Wise, David 917


SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP and BOROUGH of ORRSTOWN
Pg. 817

Brenneman, Harry 917
Creamer, William F. 918
Hoover, Samuel 918
Johnston, George W. 919
Johnston, James 919
Johnston, Robert Clark 919
Knisley, Samuel 920
Koser, Jacob 920
Kyner, Alexander W. 920
Leberknight, A. K., Dr. 921
Linn, James 921
Main, James M. 922
Main, James M. 922
McCulloch, J. H. 923
Powders, David L. 923
Shields, Simon P. 924
Shoap, John 924
Skiles, Henderson G. 924
Smith, William B. 925
Zeigler, William S. 925


WARREN TOWNSHIP.
Pg. 926

Grier, Josiah M. 926
Zimmerman, John 926
 


WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP and BOROUGH of WAYNESBORO
Pg. 927

Albert, C. H. 927
Amberson, James B. 928
Amberson, William Smith 927
Augninbaugh, E. E. 928
Baier, Henry 929
Balsley, George J. 929
Barkdoll, David 930
Bell, Jason 930
Bell, Joseph M. 931
Benchhoff, William F. 932
Benchoff, L. F. 932
Benedict, Peter 932
Bergstresser, P., Rev., D.D. 933
Besore, George 934
Blair, William 935
Brenisholts, F. S. 936
Brotherton, David H., Col. 937
Buhrman, C. H. 938
Clayton, James H., Hon. 938
Detrick, M. C. 939
Downin, John 939
Frantz, Amos R. 940
Frick, A. O. 940
Frick, Ezra 941
Frick, George 940
Funk, Aaron 941
Funk, Henry 941
Funk, Martin S. 942
Geiser, Peter 942
Good, O. W. 943
Hamilton, John B. 944
Hammett, William 944
Hess, J. C. 945
Hoeflich, J. R. 946
Hoeflich, Samuel 945
Hoover, Daniel 946
Johnston, Daniel 947
Landis, Franklin Frick 947
Lesher, Daniel S. 949
Lesher, Jacob S. 949
Lidy, G. Frank 950
Logue, William 950
Lookabaugh, Michael 951
Martin, David Bowles 951
Martin, N. Bruce 951
Mickley, Abraham 952
Miller, D. R. 952
Miller, David 952
Miller, John J. 952
Motter, Isaac M., Rev. 953
Nevin, T. S. 953
Nicodemus, Samuel 954
Oller, Jacob F. 954
Omwake, William Tell 954
Philips, John 955
Price, Joseph 955
Price, William A. 956
Rinehart, Daniel D. 957
Rinehart, Henry 957
Rinehart, S. B. 956
Rouzer, Peter 957
Ryder, Jacob 958
Shank, David C. 958
Shively, George G., Dr. 958
Shockey, Daniel 959
Shockey, Jonas 959
Shockey, Samuel 960
Shover, Reuben 960
Snively, Isaac N., M.D. 960
Snyder, William H. 962
Stephey, George W. 962
Stickell, John N. 963
Strickler, Abraham H., M.D. 963
Teach, W. W. 964
Thompson, J. F. 964
Tritle, Daniel 964
Walter, C. L.. 965
Walter, John 964
Walter, Joseph 965
Washabaugh, E. W. 965
Welsh, George W., Hon. 966
Welsh, Philip R. 966
Welty, Benjamin F. 967
Wiener, Simon 967
Wolfersberger, J. R. 968
Yost, Isaac E. 968

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