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| 3451 | PA veterans burial cards: 1777-2012 Name: John George Moyer Birth Date: 1757 Age: 56 Death Date: 1813 Military Branch: Army Veteran of Which War: Revolutionary War Registration County: Snyder Cemetery Name: Lutheran And Reformed Cemetery Cemetery Location: Freeburg, Pennsylvania | Meyer, John George (I390)
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| 3452 | Page 122 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. JW. BRIGHT, M. D., of Rebersburg, Centre county, is a physician whose professional attainments place him in the front rank among the practitioners of this section. European travel and study in the most noted centers of clinical work have supplemented the thorough preparation of our own schools, while natural talent has enabled him to improve to the utmost these advantages and the no less valuable training gained in years of practice. His success is the more creditable from having been gained by his own efforts in the face of financial difficulties in early life. John Bright, great-grandfather of our subject, was born in Pennsylvania of pioneer stock, his family having been among the early settlers in the eastern counties of that State, and after spending the greater part of his life there as a farmer, he came to Centre county to spend his last days. This was in the latter part of the eighteenth century, and he was then too old to work. His son George, our subject's grandfather, who was born, probably, in Lehigh county, was married in Centre county, about 1788, to Eve, daughter of John and Barbara (Wolf) Stover. George Bright, who possessed much mechanical ability, located at Aaronsburg, and having learned the hatter's trade in the East before the removal of the family, he followed that business, and was also interested in farming. He and his wife reared a large family, all of whom are dead except George. Jr.: (i) David, who nevermarried. was a hatter at Aaronsburg; (2) Sophia married Adam Guiswite, a farmer of near Aaronsburg; (3) Margaret never married, and her death occurred at the old homestead; (4) Catherine was the wife of Samuel Shafer, a farmer, who lived at Madisonburg; (5) John, who married Martha Hill, was a brick maker and tanner at Aarons- burg; (6) George, a carpenter and cabinet maker, married Sarah Bower, and is living in retirement at Aaronsburg at the age of eighty-five years; (7) Michael, who married Elizabeth Robinson, was a slave-holder before the war, in which he participated on the Confederate side, and his death occurred in Memphis, Tenn., in 1893. Another member of this family was Samuel Bright, our subject's father, who was born, about 1818, at Aaronsburg, near the present site of the Lutheran cemetery. He was educated in that town, attending both the common schools and the academy, and then learned the carpenter's trade under the instruction of his brother George. He was of ordinary stature, was active and supple, and possessed decided genius in his line. As a citizen he was well known. He was the drum-major of an organization in Aaronsburg, and was a consistent, if not an active, member of the Lutheran Church. In politics, he was first a Whig, later a Republican, but he had no taste for the life, of a politician, and he followed the business of carpentering and cabinet making until his death; he died at the early age of thirty-eight, from the effects of being over-heated, and he was buried at Aaronsburg. His wife. Eve Weaver, a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Weaver, was born and reared in Haines township, Centre county. Six children blessed their union: (1) Mary E. (Mrs. Thomas Miller), of Winfield, Kans.; (2) Anna (Mrs. John Walton), of North Bend, Penn.; (3) Jennie (Mrs. Huston Hunter), of Mill Hall, Penn.; (4) James W. , professor of English Language in Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.; (5) John W., our subject, and (6) Margaret, who died in infancy. After the father's death the mother formed a second union, this time with Levi Conser, and now resides at Logantown, Penn. By this marriage there are three children: Harry N., Ph. D., now principal of the high school at Sunbury, Penn.; Thomas C. , M. D., practicing medicine at Sunbury; and Minnie M., now Mrs. James Stoman, of Loganton, Penn. Dr. Bright was born November 17, 1854, in a house which stood upon land now inclosed within the Lutheran cemetery at Aaronsburg. During his boyhood he was taken by his mother to Loganton, where he attended school under the tutorship of Rev. W. H. Gotwald. Later he pursued a course in the normal school at Miliersville, and taught successfully for a time in Dauphin county, Penn. Being entirely dependent upon his own resources for his education, his ambition found many hindrances but " where there's a will there's a way," and his was not the sort of a nature to be easily daunted. As he could save funds, he would pursue his studies, and thus in time he entered Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia, and was graduated in 1880. In the fall of the same year he located at Rebersburg, where Dr. Hilbish, a successful physician, then well advanced in j'ears, welcomed Dr. Bright as his successor. A young physician could scarcely find a better opening than this, and Dr. Bright succeeded from the first, his ability, skill and devotion to his chosen work winning and retaining confidence. Each year saw his practice increasing; but so far from being content with the attainments which had won his success. Dr. Bright showed the true scientific spirit by determining upon still further study under the best guidance obtainable. In the fall of 1888 he went to Europe, and remained until the spring of 1890, attending lectures under several eminent teachers, notably those of Leipsic and Vienna. On his return he resumed his practice at Rebersburg, and has since continued it with growing popularity. In August, 1892, the Doctor was married to Miss Sarah M. Meyer, a native of Rebersburg, and a daughter of Reuben and Mary (Cosman) Meyer, prominent citizens. Mrs. Bright is a member of the Reformed Church and a leader in social life, her talents making her an acquisition to any circle. She is especially accomplished in music, and taught the art previous to her marriage. Three interesting daughters — Mary E. , born February 1 1, 1894, and Florence and Lucile (twins), born December 28, 1896 — brighten their home. While not a politician. Dr. Bright takes great interest in the success of his party, the Republican, and at various times when placed upon the ticket for a township office in opposition to his expressed wishes, he has acquiesced gracefully and given most acceptable service. His unusually thorough preparation for his profession gives him much influence within as well as without the charmed circle of the medical fraternity, and he is a valued member of the American Medical Association, the State Medical Society, the West Branch Medical Society, and the Centre County Medical Society. He is a member of the Re- formed Church. Socially, he belongs to the Masonic lodge at Centre Hall. | Bright, Dr. John Weaver (I997)
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| 3453 | Page 122 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Samuel Bright, ... was born, about 1818, at Aaronsburg, near the present site of the Lutheran cemetery. He was educated in that town, attending both the common schools and the academy, and then learned the carpenter's trade under the instruction of his brother George. He was of ordinary stature, was active and supple, and possessed decided genius in his line. As a citizen he was well known. He was the drum-major of an organization in Aaronsburg, and was a consistent, if not an active, member of the Lutheran Church. In politics, he was first a Whig, later a Republican, but he had no taste for the life, of a politician, and he followed the business of carpentering and cabinet making until his death; he died at the early age of thirty-eight, from the effects of being over-heated, and he was buried at Aaronsburg. His wife. Eve Weaver, a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Weaver, was born and reared in Haines township, Centre county. Six children blessed their union: (1) Mary E. (Mrs. Thomas Miller), of Winfield, Kans.; (2) Anna (Mrs. John Walton), of North Bend, Penn.; (3) Jennie (Mrs. Huston Hunter), of Mill Hall, Penn.; (4) James W. , professor of English Language in Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.; (5) John W., our subject, and (6) Margaret, who died in infancy. After the father's death the mother formed a second union, this time with Levi Conser, and now resides at Logantown, Penn. By this marriage there are three children: Harry N., Ph. D., now principal of the high school at Sunbury, Penn.; Thomas C. , M. D., practicing medicine at Sunbury; and Minnie M., now Mrs. James Stoman, of Loganton, Penn. | Bright, Samuel (I998)
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| 3454 | page 182 Buchtel, John, came to Brush valley from Penn township, now Snyder County, near McKee's Half- Falls, in 1790, purchasing from Col. Samuel Miles the "William Wistar" warrantee, immediately west of Rebersburg, three hundred and thirty-four acres, late Hubler place. Col. H. Royer, etc. He was a cooper by trade, an excellent mechanic, devoting much at- tention to astrology, deeply versed in its lore. His attainments in the useful branches of knowledge were of a high order. He died in 1809, leaving a widow, Catherine, and nine children, — John, Agnes (married to Michael Meyer), Martin, Peter, Solomon, Catherine (married to Simon Pickle), Mary (married to Abraham Kreamer), Lutzanan (married to Nicholas Bierly), Elizabeth, married to John George Moyer. Elizabeth died before her father, leaving seven children, — Eliza- beth (married to Frederick Richter), Barbara (to Jacob Haines), Julia, Sofranna, George, Mary, and Margaret. | Buchtel, John (I551)
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| 3455 | Page 211 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. This info is about the son, Andrew, born 1839. ANDREW HARTER, the able and efficient postmaster at Coburn, Centre county, and president of the Millheim & Coburn Pike, Company, is a man whose exemplary life and upright dealings with his fellowmen have won for him that priceless treasure — a good name. Prosperous also in a material sense, he stands among the leading business men of his section, while his generous interest in the progress of the community has been demonstrated in many ways. Mr. Harter was born in Penn township. Centre county, March 7, 1839, and is the third in direct and consecutive order to bear the same name. Andrew Harter, his grandfather, was a farmer in Haines township. Centre county; Andrew Harter, our subject's father, was born there July 31, 1802, and was educated in the German schools of that day and locality. On arriving at manhood's estate the latter received from his father, who had but little means beyond his modest home, about $150 worth of goods, and with this outfit he set up a home of his own, taking unto himself a wife, Catherine Moyer, who was born in 1808 in Lebanon county, Penn. Her father, George Moyer, a farmer, settled in Haines township. Centre county, when she was but a child, and his remaining days were spent there. Our subject's father first rented a farm in his native township with a brother-in-law, Henry Moyer, but later removed to Penn township. Centre county, and rented land from James Duncan. He was an energetic man and capable of much work, being six feet, one and one-half inches in height, and very wiry and muscular, and each year saw an improvement in his financial condition. In time he purchased the farm in the same township, which is now owned by our subject, but he never became very wealthy. He could never refuse a favor, and his generosity was often imposed upon. He and his estimable wife were both members of the Lutheran Church, and in politics he adhered to the Democratic faith, taking much interest in party work, and serving in various township offices. He died suddenly at the age of fifty-nine, and his wife passed away when sixty-four years old, the remains of both being interred at Aaronsburg. They had ten children: Polly, who died in infancy; Catherine (Mrs. Philip Shook), of Gregg township. Centre county; Sarah (Mrs. Henry Behm), of Haines township. Centre county; John M., of Coburn; Julia A. (Mrs. Henry Stemm), of Illinois; Margaret (Mrs. Jacob Sanders), of Penn township. Centre county; Andrew, our subject; Harriet (Mrs. Daniel Geutzel), of Gregg town- ship; George M. , of Potter township. Centre county; and Jacob M., of Coburn. The schools in which our subject received his education were not of the best, and he felt deeply the need of wider opportunities. But his parents needed his help on the farm, for although not the oldest he was much depended upon, so he virtually sacrificed his future in order to assist at home. When his father died, Mr. Harter and a brother-in-law, Mr. Shook, were appointed ad- ministrators. The business affairs were in a much more complicated state than they probably would have been had the sad event been anticipated, and in order to meet certain urgent obligations against the homestead, Mr. Harter rented it, and by hard work and good management secured the money in time. Later he and his brother George bought the place, which contains 156 acres, and conducted it in partnership until the brother sold his interest, purchasing a farm adjoining. Since that time Andrew Harter has been the sole owner. He has a comfortable competence gained by methods which enable him to look any man in the face with no fear of any accusation of dishonesty. In April, 1893, he re- moved with his family to Coburn, where he owns a good home, one of the finest in the place. In April, 1863, Mr. Harter was married, in Haines township. Centre county, to Miss Catherine Kleckner, who was born February 9, 1843, in Hartley township. Union Co., Penn. She was the second child and daughter in the family of seven children born to Joseph and Sally (Boop) Kleckner. Her father died during her girlhood, and at the time of her marriage she was employed as a domestic. Three children have been born of this marriage: (1) George A., a physician of Maytown, Lancaster Co., Penn., and a graduate of Susquehanna University and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia; he married Libbie Gaugler, of Selins Grove, Snyder county, a daughter of Jackson Gaugler, a railroad contractor, and they have three children — Charles Andrew, Marie Catherine and Helen G. (2) Andrew J., a music dealer and accomplished musician at Altoona, Penn., of the First Lutheran Church of which city he is organist; he received his musical education in part at the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Mass., where he studied two years; on December 4, 1890, he married Miss Sallie B. Shirk, who was born in Potter township January 8, 1867, a daughter of Joseph and Agnes (Shires) Shirk, farming people; Mrs. Harter died December 10, 1896, leaving two children — May Kathleen, born May i. 1892, and James Andrew, born August 17, 1894. (3) James E. is a professor of music at Coburn; he also was a student at the New England Conservatory of Music at Boston; he married Jennie Hosterman February 12, 1891; he is at present engaged in the mercantile business, at Coburn, Penn. ; present tax collector of Penn township; and has been officer and organist in the Lutheran Church since 1890. Mr. Harter has given his sons much more favorable opportunities for education than he himself enjoyed, and they have proven themselves worthy of their advantages. All occupy honorable positions in their respective communities, and are active in Church affairs and in all progressive movements of the day. Mr. Harter, himself, is a leading worker in the Lutheran denomination in his locality. While attending the Millheim Church, he held the office of deacon, and he is now an elder in the Coburn congregation. He has always been a liberal giver, and was the largest contributor toward the new church at Coburn. He is much interested in local affairs of every sort, and as a leading stockholder in the Millheim & Coburn turnpike and as president of the company has been a factor in the success of that enterprise. He be- longs to the Grange, and is prominent in the councils of the Democratic party, having held numerous township offices, including those of auditor and supervisor. In September, 1893, he was appointed postmaster at Coburn, and has since discharged the duties of the place with characteristic fidelity. He has always been a leader in musical advancement, and to his untiring efforts are due many of the grand musical successes for which the community, in which he lives, is noted. His characteristic energy and determination have always made of him a leader and not a follower, and among his neighbors he has many friends and few enemies. | Harter, Andrew (I1067)
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| 3456 | Page 217 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. DANIEL B. WEAVER, a prosperous miller of Miles township. Centre county, residing near Wolfs Store, is a citizen of the best type. In the hour of our country's danger through rebellion he served gallantly in her defense, while in peace he has maintained an honorable and useful position among his fellows. He was born July 2, 1840, near Wolfs Store, where his father, John Weaver, a son of John Weaver, Sr., also first opened his eyes to the light. Our subject's father was reared as a farmer boy, enjoying but meagre educational privileges in the subscription schools of that day, and working upon the home farm until his marriage. His wife, Susan Brungart, was born and reared in Brush Valley, and her father, Jacob Brungart, was a well-known agriculturist living east of Wolfs Store. After their marriage the young couple located on a farm belonging to John Weaver, Sr., where they resided many years, and then after a short stay upon a farm south of Wolfs Store they returned to the farm where our subject was born. There both passed away, and their remains now rest in the burial ground at Rebersburg. John Weaver, Jr., was of ordinary build, but of a strong constitution, and usually enjoyed robust health. He was industrious and lived in comfortable style, but never acquired riches. His honesty was unwavering, and throughout the community he was held in high esteem. As a Democrat he always took keen interest in political issues, being a regular voter, and for two terms he held the office of supervisor. He was a member of the Reformed Church, his wife of the Lutheran. They had the following children: Thomas, a shoemaker at Tylersville, Penn.; Israel, who died in boyhood; Daniel B., of this sketch; Mary (Mrs. John Breon), of Miles township, Centre county; Chestie (Mrs. William Meyer), of Wolfs Store; John H., who died in early manhood at Potters Bank; William H., a miller at Millheim; Maggie (Mrs. John Minich), of Brush Valley; and Charles A., a miller at Osceola, Pennsylvania. | Weaver, John (I1021)
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| 3457 | Page 244 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Peter Beerly, our subject's father, was a wagonmaker in Clinton county until 1847, when he moved to Boggs township. Centre county, and continued that business throughout his remaining years. He was a man of influence, and in his last years was a Republican in politics. His death occurred December 7, 1868. His wife, Sarah Karstetter, daughter of Rudolph and Margaret Karstetter, was born June 26, 18 14, and died March 30, 1887. They were married February 19, 1837, and had eight children, whose names with dates of birth are here given: Robert, December 2, 1837, is a wheelwright and manufacturer at Central City, and a leading citizen, of whom a biography appears elsewhere; Rebecca, April 2, 1839, widow of David Watson, resides in Boggs township. Centre county; Messulan, September 14, 1841, enlisted in the army during the Civil war, and died a soldier's death February 8, 1863; Nathaniel, September 28, 1843, is the subject proper of this sketch; Tartulious, June 20, 1846; Agnes, September 24, 1849, married Byron Teller, a pumpmaker in Boggs township, Centre county; Newton, September 29, 1852, died March 4, 1853; and Lemuel, May 30, 1858, who is also a musician. Squire Beerly began his business career in his father's wagon shop, but at the age of nineteen i he enlisted in Company B, 148th F. V. I., under Col. James F. Weaver. He spent three years in the service, and was detailed as member of a brass band. He fortunately escaped all wounds, although he took part in many hotly contested [battles, including those of the "Wilderness, j Spottsylvania, Gettysburg and Petersburg. Not until peace was restored did he return home. He worked with his father for three years, and after the death of the latter continued the business in partnership with Robert Beerly, the brother mentioned above, until 1891. They were also engaged for some time in cider making. In 1894 Squire Beerly became interested in mercantile business at Central City with Louis F. Wetzler, his present partner, and has since conducted it successfully. On June 1, 1874, Squire Beerly was united in marriage with Miss Ellen Heaton, but no children blessed their union. Mrs. Beerly was born February 12, 1853, a daughter of Andrew and Liddie (Poorman) Heaton. Politically the Squire is a Republican, with a decided leaning toward free silver; and in religion he favors the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church. Socially he belongs to the Grange, the G. A. R. and the "Veteran League, and at times held various township offices, having been a justice of the peace since 1879. As director of the Milesburg band Mr. Beerly has achieved a success in which every one in the community feels personal pride. On the occa- sion of the band tournament referred to above, the citizens of Milesburg sought to give expres- sion to the popular feeling by giving an ovation to the hero of the hour, Squire Beerly. The borough council took appropriate action, and an elegant banquet was prepared by the ladies of the town at Bogg's Hall. The affair was a surprise to the Squire, who, on his arrival at Central City from Bellefonte, was met by the constable and given to understand that he was wanted in Milesburg to answer to a serious charge. Much be- wildered, but willing as a loyal citizen to submit to the authority of the law. he entered one of the carriages in waiting and soon found himself the chief figure in a triumphal procession headed by the Milesburg band, the chief burgess and the members of the borough council. On arriving at the banquet hall in Milesburg the assemblage was called to order by the clerk of the council, and various speeches were made during the evening, the Squire being presented with a beautiful gold-mounted ebony baton, which he modestly received with a few well-chosen words. | Bierly, Peter (I578)
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| 3458 | Page 244 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Nicholas Bierly, ... located upon the original tract, and passed his life there, dying July 25, 1848, at the age of seventy-three years. His wife Lucy was a daughter of John Buchtel, who came to Centre county about the same time as the Bierlys. She died March 26, 1851, aged seventy-three years, and both were laid to rest in the Lutheran Reformed cemetery at Rebersburg. They had ten children, whose names with dates of birth are as follows: Nicholas, February 12, 1799, died in Sugar Valley, aged seventy-eight; Hannah, May 26, 1800, married Henry Meyer; Michael, November 25, 1801; John, September 25, 1803; December 6, 1805 , moved to Ohio ; Anthony, August 26, 1807 ; Reuben, March 8, 1809, moved to Missouri; Peter, April 13, 814, ...; Simeon, March 25, 1817; George, July 17, 1819, settled in Ohio. | Bierly, Nicholas (I274)
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| 3459 | Page 276 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. DANIEL BRUNGART (deceased) was a member of one of the oldest families of Brush Valley, their settlement dating back a full century. The family originated in Germany, where our subject's great-grandfather was born. Martin Brungart, the grandfather of our subject, was the first to settle in Centre county, Penn. , having left his former home in the neighborhood of Hanover, York county, Penn., in 1798 to locate in the east end of Inrush Valley, where he died, his remains being laid to rest in the old graveyard at Rebersburg. He had a large family of children, namely: Martin, Jacob, Johan George, John and several daughters, two of whom remained in York county. Johan George Brungart (commonly known as George), our subject's father, was born July 20, 1788, in Manheim. York county, and was but a lad when his parents removed to Centre county. He was married April 9, 1811, to Salome Kahl, who was born January 14, 1787, at Heidelberg, Berks county, Penn., a daughter of Jacob and Catherine Kahl. Seven children were born of this union, the names with dates of birth being as follows: Catharine, January 20, 181 2, married Jacob Erhard, and died in Miles township. Centre county; Jacob, January 9, 18 14, died in Rebersburg; Johannes, March 9, 181 7, died in January, 1825; Susan, March 10, 1819, married Jeremiah Haines, and is deceased; George, February 4, 1821, lives at Rebersburg; Daniel, July 4, 1823, is the subject of this sketch; Sarah, April 22, 1825. married Samuel Frank; and Margaret, March 15, 1827, married John Hosterman, and died in Miles township. George Brungart was a farmer, also an extensive land owner, and was one of the substantial citizens of his time. In 1820 he built on his farm a tannery, which was superintended by Jacob Steffy, also from York county, and the leather he took to Philadelphia by team, bringing back goods for the merchants, the trip occupying three weeks. He never learned the trade, but was a most skilled mechanic, and spent most of his time in a shop on his farm, where he made tools and instruments of various kinds. He made a plow which was an improvement over the clumsy ones then in use, and which became well known. It was the one alluded to in the old saying common in Brush Valley, that "no man was much unless he owned a long-barrelled shot-gun, a red wamus, and a Brungart plow. " He was a Democrat in politics, and a member of the Lutheran Church, in which he held an influential place. Tall and slender in person, he possessed much vitality, and lived to see his ninetieth year, dying December 21, 1877. His wife died some years previously, being over seventy years of age, and both were buried at Rebersburg. The subject of this sketch had but meager educational privileges, and attended the old-time subscription schools for a few weeks in winter each year. Reared as a farmer boy, he always followed that occupation, and, after working for his father several years in early manhood, he bought the old farm in Miles township. Centre county. In May, 1846, he was married in Milestownship, to Miss Phoebe A. Royer, who was born in that township, February 19, 1825, the daughter of Col. Henry and Polly (Gross) Royer. Col. Henry Royer came from Berks county, and at one time owned much of the land around Rebersburg, as well as a large tract of mountain land. In 1877, Mr. Brungart removed to Rebersburg, where he built the present substantial brick residence. He had two children: Elmira E. , born February 6, 1847, died February 15., 1850; and Jasper R., born June 17, 1851, of whom special mention will presently be made. Daniel Brungart died April 8, 1897, and is buried in the cemetery at Rebersburg. Politically, Mr. Brungart was a Democrat, and he held several minor offices in his township but was never a politician. He was a leading member of the Reformed Church, as is his widow, and he was at one time an elder therein. He owns an excellent farm containing over 165 acres, and two valuable lots in Rebersburg. While he never posed as a philanthropist, he contributed to almost every worthy movement seeking aid, and he and his estimable wife were noted for their kindness of heart. Jasper R. Brungart, the only living child of our subject, received his education in the schools of the township, after which he followed teaching some five years. In 1879 he entered mercantile business in Rebersburg, buying out J. Spiglemyer, and continued same for five years, at the end of which time he commenced farming, which vocation he followed up to 1890, when he built his pleasant home at Rebersburg, where he has since lived retired. In December, 1894, he graduated from the Chautauqua University at Syracuse, N. Y. , and is at present taking a reading course from that institution. On October 3, 1876, Jasper R. Brungart was married in Union county, Penn., to Mary E. Long, who was born June 28, 1850, a daughter of Ephraim and Margaret (Slear) Long, highly respectable farming people. Her father was a native of Berks county, Penn., born April 8, 1814, and died January 13, 1856, a son of Ludwig and Hannah Long, natives of Pennsylvania. Ephraim Long was twice married, first time to Sarah Snook, by whom he had two children — Esther and Isaac — who lived to maturity. For his second wife, Ephraim was married. May 12, 1848, to Margaret Slear, and three children were born to them, two of whom died in infancy, and Mary E. (Mrs. Brungart). Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Long are both deceased, he having passed away January in, 1856, and she on July 27, 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper R. Brungart are active members of the Reformed Church. 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| 3460 | Page 277 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Jasper R. Brungart, the only living child of our subject, received his education in the schools of the township, after which he followed teaching some five years. In 1879 he entered mercantile business in Rebersburg, buying out J. Spiglemyer, and continued same for five years, at the end of which time he commenced farming, which vocation he followed up to 1890, when he built his pleasant home at Rebersburg, where he has since lived retired. In December, 1894, he graduated from the Chautauqua University at Syracuse, N. Y. , and is at present taking a reading course from that institution. On October 3, 1876, Jasper R. Brungart was married in Union county, Penn., to Mary E. Long, who was born June 28, 1850, a daughter of Ephraim and Margaret (Slear) Long, highly respectable farming people. Her father was a native of Berks county, Penn., born April 8, 1814, and died January 13, 1856, a son of Ludwig and Hannah Long, natives of Pennsylvania. Ephraim Long was twice married, first time to Sarah Snook, by whom he had two children — Esther and Isaac — who lived to maturity. For his second wife, Ephraim was married. May 12, 1848, to Margaret Slear, and three children were born to them, two of whom died in infancy, and Mary E. (Mrs. Brungart). Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Long are both deceased, he having passed away January n, 1856, and she on July 27, 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper R. Brungart are active members of the Reformed Church. In politics he is a Democrat, and has filled various township and school offices. | Brungart, Jasper R. (I718)
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| 3461 | Page 321 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. A. J. STOVER, a prominent citizen of Coburn, Centre county, is a retired agriculturist who after many years of well-directed labor can gather the rewards thereof at leisure. He was born January 27, 1846, in Haines township. Centre county, where his ancestors settled at a very early day, his grandfather, Adam Stover, having been a pioneer farmer. Andrew Stover, our subject's father, was born and reared there and learned the carpenter's trade. His parents having a small farm and a large family, he was obliged to make his own way in life from the start. He was industrious and frugal, and won a high place in the esteem of the community. In politics he was a Democrat, and he was a leading member of the Lutheran Church. At an early age he married Miss Polly Moyer (or Meyer, as the name was originally spelled), a daughter of George Moyer, a well known farmer. They began housekeeping near Coburn, and for a number of years Andrew Stover was engaged in general carpenter work, but when nearly forty years old he purchased forty acres of land in Haines township, Centre county, and followed farming until his death. He died at the age of fifty-four, and his mortal remains were laid to rest in Wolfe's Chapel cemetery. His widow, who was born January 20, 1814. and is consequently eighty-four years old, is now living with our subject. They reared a large family, as follows: Julia is Mrs. Enoch Kramer, of Haines township. Centre county; George M. is a carpenter of Aaronsburg; Daniel M. is a carpenter of Haines township, Centre county; Israel M. lives in Berrien county, Mich.; Catherine married Franklin Detwilder, and died at Aaronsburg; John is a resident of Berrien county, Mich.; A. J. is our subject; Benjamin lives in Haines township, Centre county; Jacob, Monroe, Jeff and James, all resided in Berrien county, Mich.; Henrietta died at the age of twenty-one years; and Elizabeth, who married Henry Kramer, went west, and for twelve years has not been heard from. A. J. Stover's early education was such as the common schools of his day afforded. As his parents had but limited means most of the children left home early to make a living, and he was the only one of the boys who remained until of age. He was eighteen years old when his father died, and the will confided to his care the mother and younger children. This commission he fulfilled, all his work at the homestead being done for the mother and family. At twenty-one he was married in Haines township, Centre county, to Miss Annie Stover, a native of the township and a daughter of Martin Stover. His savings at this time amounted to nearly $150, and he made a beginning as a farmer by renting forty acres of land in Penn township, Centre county, where he spent six years. Having prospered, he rented a larger farm in Haines township. Centre county, and lived there three years. In the spring of 1878 he purchased his first farm, a tract of eighty-seven acres in Haines township. Centre county, and although he went $3,600 in debt, he enjoyed at last the satisfaction of having a home that he could call his own. He remained there until the spring of 1895, when he removed to his present home in Coburn. He now owns over 240 acres of land, and is regarded as one of the substantial citizens of the locality. Mr. Stover's four children by the first marriage are all residents of Centre county: Ammon A. is a farmer of Haines township; Warren F. is a farmer of Gregg township; William resides in Haines township; and Katy married John Hess, of Haines township. The mother of this little family died in February, 1886, and was buried in Wolfe's Chapel cemetery. On February 16, 1888, Mr. Stover was married in Haines township to Miss Eve Stover, a sister of his first wife, and there is one child by this union, Martin A., who is at home. Mr. Stover has not only proved himself a successful business man, but he has always taken a prominent part in the local work of the Democratic party, and has held the office of supervisor for three terms. He is a member of the Reformed Church, in which he has been a deacon, and he is interested in all that tends to promote the good of the community. | Stover, Andrew (I1113)
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| 3462 | Page 321 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. A. J. STOVER, a prominent citizen of Coburn, Centre county, is a retired agriculturist who after many years of well-directed labor can gather the rewards thereof at leisure. He was born January 27, 1846, in Haines township. Centre county, where his ancestors settled at a very early day, his grandfather, Adam Stover, having been a pioneer farmer. Andrew Stover, our subject's father, was born and reared there and learned the carpenter's trade. His parents having a small farm and a large family, he was obliged to make his own way in life from the start. He was industrious and frugal, and won a high place in the esteem of the community. In politics he was a Democrat, and he was a leading member of the Lutheran Church. At an early age he married Miss Polly Moyer (or Meyer, as the name was originally spelled), a daughter of George Moyer, a well known farmer. They began housekeeping near Coburn, and for a number of years Andrew Stover was engaged in general carpenter work, but when nearly forty years old he purchased forty acres of land in Haines township, Centre county, and followed farming until his death. He died at the age of fifty-four, and his mortal remains were laid to rest in Wolfe's Chapel cemetery. His widow, who was born January 20, 1814, and is consequently eighty-four years old, is now living with our subject. They reared a large family, as follows: Julia is Mrs. Enoch Kramer, of Haines township. Centre county; George M. is a carpenter of Aaronsburg; Daniel M. is a carpenter of Haines township, Centre county; Israel M. lives in Berrien county, Mich.; Catherine married Franklin Detwilder, and died at Aaronsburg; John is a resident of Berrien county, Mich.; A. J. is our subject; Benjamin lives in Haines township, Centre county; Jacob, Monroe, Jeff and James, all resided in Berrien county, Mich.; Henrietta died at the age of twenty-one years; and Elizabeth, who married Henry Kramer, went west, and for twelve years has not been heard from. A. J. Stover's early education was such as the common schools of his day afforded. As his parents had but limited means most of the children left home early to make a living, and he was the only one of the boys who remained until of age. He was eighteen years old when his father died, and the will confided to his care the mother and younger children. This commission he fulfilled, all his work at the homestead being done for the mother and family. At twenty-one he was married in Haines township, Centre county, to Miss Annie Stover, a native of the township and a daughter of Martin Stover. His savings at this time amounted to nearly $150, and he made a beginning as a farmer by renting forty acres of land in Penn township, Centre county, where he spent six years. Having prospered, he rented a larger farm in Haines township. Centre county, and lived there three years. In the spring of 1878 he purchased his first farm, a tract of eighty-seven acres in Haines township. Centre county, and although he went $3,600 in debt, he enjoyed at last the satisfaction of having a home that he could call his own. He remained there until the spring of 1895, when he removed to his present home in Coburn. He now owns over 240 acres of land, and is regarded as one of the substantial citizens of the locality. Mr. Stover's four children by the first marriage are all residents of Centre county: Ammon A. is a farmer of Haines township; Warren F. is a farmer of Gregg township; William resides in Haines township; and Katy married John Hess, of Haines township. The mother of this little family died in February, 1886, and was buried in Wolfe's Chapel cemetery. On February 16, 1888, Mr. Stover was married in Haines township to Miss Eve Stover, a sister of his first wife, and there is one child by this union, Martin A., who is at home. Mr. Stover has not only proved himself a successful business man, but he has always taken a prominent part in the local work of the Democratic party, and has held the office of supervisor for three terms. He is a member of the Reformed Church, in which he has been a deacon, and he is interested in all that tends to promote the good of the community. | Meyer, Mary (I1161)
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| 3463 | Page 379 JOHN S. KLINE, farmer, P.O. Benton, was born in Luzerne County, Huntington Township, December 18, 1840, a son of A. J. Kline, of Fishingcreek. He married February 1, 1870, Mary E. Appleman of Benton Township. She was born July 31, 1844, a daughter of Samuel Appleman. They were married in the house they now occupy, and the farm of 100 acres, which Mr. Kline owns, was a part of the old Appleman homestead. They have had four children: Rosa M. born September 24, 1871, and died January 6, 1872; Lillian M., born February 9, 1876; Samuel R., December 26, 1879, and Otis C, October 8, 1884. Mr. Kline enlisted, January 1, 1862, in Battery F, Second Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. One Hundred and Twelfth in the line; was mustered in Philadelphia as a private, and mustered out as first lieutenant, January 29, 1866, in City Point, Va. His company joined Grant's army at Cold Harbor, and operated with him until the close of the war, when he came home. He then traveled six months in the west, and on returning hired on his father's farm. Mr. Kline has also been engaged in teaching school; is a good penman, and favors the modern modes of education. He is an experienced business man and has been connected with many of the enterprises of the town, as will be noticed else-where. | Kline, John S. (I327)
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| 3464 | Page 382 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. JOHN K. HOSTERMAN. A problem which has perplexed every soul conscious of its responsibilities on the earthly plane is the find- ing of a right aim in life, a work to which one may safely and with entire contentment devote one's energies; and it is not strange that amid the disappointing and annoying complications of modern life there are those who regard the simple routine of a farmer's calling as furnishing, for them at least, a satisfactory answer. Like Count Tolstoi, they hold that whatever may be said of the value of the work of the poet, the lawyer, the physician, they can at least be absolutely sure that in raising grain and fruits to feed the hungry they are meeting, and meeting wisely, a vital need of humanity. It is doubtless for the best that each should choose his work according to his inclinations, but it is quite in accordance with reason that we should find among our agri- cultural communities some of the best types of manhood and womanhood, whose lives and speech and manners reveal, in their straightforward adhesion to first principles, a grasp of realities which is not always found in more artificial modes of life. The many friends of 'Mr. and Mrs. John K. Hosterman, of Miles township. Centre county, will be gratified to find in this brief history a permanent record of their useful life. Mr. Hosterman is a member of a pioneer family of Miles township, Centre county, where he was born December 26, 1826. His father, George Hosterman, a native of Haines township, was a tanner by trade, and at the time of his death, which occurred when he was aged thirty-three years, he was residing at Millheim. His wife, Catherine Kramer, was born in Berks county, Penn., and was brought to Miles township, Centre county, by her father, Daniel Kramer, who at one time resided in Kramerville. Our subject was the eldest of four children; Sarah died in childhood before her father's death; Amanda married Samuel Wolfe, and died at Tylersville; William, once a merchant at Madisonburg and Rebersburg, died at St. Louis. The mother married a second husband, Henry Smull, of Brush Valley; she died in Rockville when more than seventy-five years of age, and was buried in Rebersburg. By her second marriage she was the mother of six children. Mr. Hosterman was but a boy of eight years when his father died, and soon after this event he went to Brush Valley to live with relatives, spending a short time at the home of John Kramer, and then going to an uncle, David Wolfe, near Wolfs Store. He attended the schools of his time, which were decidedly inferior to those of the present day, and was reared as a farmer boy, his work being chiefly clearing land. After several years with Mr. Wolfe he began to learn the tanner's trade under Jeremiah Haines, but the work did not agree with him, and he returned to the farm. In 1848, Mr. Hosterman was married in Brush Valley to Miss Margaret Brungart, daughter of George Brungart. She bore one child, but it died in infancy, and she passed to the unseen life in less than a year. Later Mr. Hosterman married his present wife, Susanna Gramley, who was born May 15, 1828, in Rebersburg, daughter of Philip and Barbara (Poorman) Gramley. Eleven children were born of this union- Olevia, February 1, 1850, is now Mrs. Uriah Spangler, of Harvey, Kans.; William A., February 23, 1853, died August 29, 1859; George W., February 22, 1855, took the degreee of D. D. S., and is now practicing dentistry at Centre Hall; Emma J., February 3, 1858, married Washington Shaffer, of Brush Valley; Annie V., April 17, 1860, died October 28, 1864; Mary A., July 27, 1862, died November 4, 1864; Edwin G., May 9, 1865, is a farmer of Brush Valley; Ida M. , .April 14, 1867, died March 25, 1870; Ella A., May 12, 1868, is now Mrs. Wallace Kreider, of Brush Valley; Lizzie V., March 22, 1871, is at home; and Thomas C., April 4, 1873, is a dentist at Rebersburg. Mr. Hosterman has educated his sons well, and is in favor of better schools for all. From 1852 until 1886 he rented a farm from his uncle, David Wolfe, which he bought at the latter's death. He lived on the place until April, 1893, when he purchased his present comfortable home at Wolfs Store, and removed there. Even at his advanced age he can often be seen at work on his farm, the habits of in- dustry, strengthened by more than sixty years of active work at his business, being difficult to lay aside. Mr. Hosterman is well known, and by his courteous manners has made many friends. His methods of doing business have always been such as to secure for him a reputation for the strictest integrity. He is a Democrat in politics, but while taking keen interest in the success of his party he is not a politician. He has served as judge of elections, and for twenty-one years was overseer of the poor. He belongs to the Reformed Church, while his estimable wife is a Lutheran in faith. Both are descended from prominent and highly respected families of Centre county, and both do credit to their ancestry. Kind-hearted and hospitable, their home is a most pleasant place, and the serene influence of their lives has done good which cannot be measured by earthly standard. | Hosterman, John Kreamer (I1044)
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| 3465 | Page 59 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. CALVIN M. BOWER, a prominent lawyer and citizen of Bellefonte, was born in Haines township. Centre county, Penn., April 20, 1849. a son of Jacob Bower, who was a prosperous and well-to-do farmer living near the village of Woodward. The mother was a daughter of Jacob Motz, of Woodward; both parents being members of two of the oldest and most prominent families of that section of the county. The subject of this sketch spent his early days as a farmer's boy, working on his father's farm during the summers and attending the public schools during the winter months. In November, 1866, he entered the Aaronsburg Academy to prepare for college. In the following spring he went back to his father's farm, and remained there until the fall of 1867, when he re- turned to the academy and spent the winter at his studies. In the spring of 1863 he again returned to the farm, and remained at work (ex- cept for five months spent in teaching a term of school in the neighborhood) until August, 1870, when he entered Central Pennsylvania College, at New Berlin, Penn. During the time spent on the farm he was a faithful student, making use of his spare time in finishing his preparations for college. He remained at college until October, 1871, when he came to Bellefonte to begin the study of law. He entered the law office of Orvis & Alexander, then one of the most noted law firms in central Pennsylvania. There he pursued his studies with the same zeal that characterized his school work, and in December, 1873, he was admitted to the Bar of Centre county. Immediately upon his admission to the Bar he was offered and accepted an interest in the law firm with whom he had been a student, and in January, 1874, he became a member of the firm of Orvis, Alexander & Bower. When Judge Orvis, the senior member of the firm, was appointed to the Bench, the remaining members of the firm continued the practice under the firm name of Alexander & Bower. This partnership continued for a period of eleven years, during which time they were engaged in most of the important cases tried in Centre county. Mr. Bower was soon recognized as a careful and conscientious lawyer, and soon attained an influential position at the Bar. He early acquired a large practice at the Orphans' Court, and was looked upon especially strong in this class of cases. The firm during its existence had a large practice, and taking an active part in the work soon became one of the leading lawyers of the county. One of the strongest evidences of Mr. Bower's ability as a lawyer is the fact that when Judge Orvis retired from the Bench he chose him as his law partner. The law firm of Orvis, Bower & Orvis, consisting of Judge Orvis, Mr. Bower, and Ellis L. Orvis. was organized January i, 1885. This partner- ship at once came into prominence, and was recognized as one of the leading law firms of Pennsylvania. Mr. Bower has always taken an active and prominent part in their practice, and his success has placed him prominently among the leading lawyers of the State. For many years he was concerned in the trial of many of the important ejectment cases tried in Centre county, and he is recognized as a well-equipped lawyer in this important branch of the law. The records of the court in the central part of the State show the extent of his practice, and the supreme court reports, for years, attest his prominence at the Bar, showing that he frequently appeared be- fore that tribunal in the leading cases from the the courts to which his practice extended. Mr. Bower has always been an uncompromising Democrat, faithfully devoted to the principles of his party. These principles,as laid down by Jefferson, Jackson and Tilden, have always found in him an earnest and faithful supporter. As early as 1875 he was chairman of the Democratic County Committee, and by his untiring work succeeded in effecting an organization that brought out a full party vote, resulting in a majority of 1,500 in the county for the Democratic nominee for governor. He has frequently been a delegate to State Conventions, and in 1880 he was honored with a place on the Electoral ticket. In 1894 he was unanimously nominated by his party for President Judge of the 49th Judicial District, then comprised of the counties of Centre and Huntingdon. In the disastrous cam- paign of that year he was defeated with the rest of the Democratic candidates, but he ran 1,529 votes ahead of his ticket in the district. When Mr. Bower was nominated, one of the Demo-cratic papers in the district said: “ The nomination comes to him without a contest. His eminent position at the Bar in this section of the State makes him the natural candidate of his party, and he is conceded by Democrats and Republicans alike to be the strongest Democratic nominee to be found in the district." In the following year the Democratic County Committee instructed the delegates from Centre county to present Mr. Bower's name before the State Convention for the nomination of Justice of the Superior Court, and passed a resolution instructing the delegates to use all honorable means to secure his nomination. Huntingdon and other counties took similar action, and it soon became evident that there was a strong sentiment in his favor in various sections of the State. His friends made a strong fight for his nomination, and he was only defeated by an unfortunate ruling of the chairman of the Convention, which gave the nomination to Judge Magee, of Pittsburg, by twenty-eight majority. Mr. Bower is a prominent and an active member of the Reformed Church. Frequently he has been a delegate to Classis and Synods, and has filled various Other positions with credit to himself and honor to the Church. While he is thoroughly devoted to his Church, he is interested in the cause of religion without regard to denominational lines. He has also been active in Sunday-school work, and is at present district and county chairman of the State Sabbath-school Association. He has also been an active worker in the cause of education. For years he has been a member of the board of trustees of Franklin and Marshall College, at Lancaster, Penn., and as a mark of appreciation of his work for the college, and his literary attainments, that institution some years ago conferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts. He owns one of the finest libraries in Bellefonte, and by earnest and careful study he has become as prominent in literary circles as he has in his profession. Judge Orvis, when on the Bench, fittingly recognized Mr. Bower's legal and literary attainments by appointing him a member of the examining committee; and he is in point of service the oldest member of that committee, having been reap- pointed by Judges Hoy, Furst and Love, and is the President of the Board. Mrs. Bower is a daughter of John Meyer, of near Rebersburg, and a lady of culture and re- finement. She is particularly noted for her love of plants and flowers, and the home of the family on the e.xtreme eastern end of Linn street is one of the finest in Bellefonte. The grounds surrounding the house are one mass of vines and flowers, all under the immediate care of Mrs. Bower. The only child, John Jacob Bower, is a student of Franklin and Marshall College, a member of the class of 1898. Socially, Mr. Bower is of a retiring disposition, absorbed in his books and his profession; yet he has acquired a large circle of acquaintances, and formed strong friendships. He is a representa- tive of one of the oldest families in Centre county, and his ancestors on both sides were some of the earliest settlers in the eastern end of Penn's Valley. Many of the Bowers and Motzes still re- side in that section of the county, and some of them own and occupy the lands where their ancestors settled about the time of the Revolutionary war, the title thereto not having passed out of the family name in which it was originally acquired. Jacob Bower, the great-grandfather of Calvin M , and the son of John and Catherine Bower, came into what is now Haines township from Hanover township, York county, in 1776. He married Christena Nease, daughter of Philip Nease. John Motz, the great-grandfather of Mr. Bower on his mother's side, came to the site of Woodward from Penn township, in what is now Snyder county, in 1786. He bought land under date of April 29, 1785, and is credited with being the first settler on the town site named. Shortly after locating, he built a mill, and in a small scale manufactured soda. He was highly educated, a sculptor by profession, and had to leave the Fatherland in consequence of his devotion to the cause of liberty. At his death he left quite a valuable collection of books on Church history, astronomy, etc. His wife's maiden name was Mary Whitmer. | Bower, Calvin M. Esq (I202)
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| 3466 | Parents of Nicholas Stillwell (1609-1671) - findagrave has Nicholas's birth year as 1603 Genealogy of the Miller and Pursel Families page 143 NICHOLAS STILLWELL 1570-1647 Alice died 1609 Issue: 1. JOHN STILLWELL, born 1590. 2. ERMA STILLWELL, born 1592. 3. ELIZABETH STILLWELL, born 1594, married Peter Derbeje. 4. HENRY STILLWELL, born 1597. 5. TEMPERENCE STILLWELL, born 1598. 6. EDMOND STILLWELL, born 1599. 7. STEPHEN STILLWELL, born 1604. 8. JASPER STILLWELL, born 1608. 9. NICHOLAS STILLWELL, born 1609. | Stillwell, Nicholas (I2594)
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| 3467 | Part owner of grist mill at Linden Hall, Centre County, PA. | Meyer, Jacob (I457)
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| 3468 | Paul O. Young November 27, 1945 - November 5, 2024 Paul O. Young, Jr., 78, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at Dock Woods, Lansdale, PA. Born in Norristown, PA, he was the son of the late Paul Oscar Young, Sr., and Mary (Bray) Young. Paul was a licensed psychologist, and spent many years working with troubled youth in the area. He was a member of the Elks club, and also a skilled pianist, playing by ear. In his earlier years, Paul enjoyed traveling and he always had a quick and ready wit. He is survived by his niece, Meredith Noon; great nephew, Connor Noon, along with several cousins and close friends, including Ron Kolb-Wyckoff (Marty), and Larry Housholder (Debbie). In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his sister Patricia Chatburn. Service information is pending and will likely be in the spring of 2025. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations made in Paul’s name to the Dock Woods Benevolent Fund, with checks mailed to Dock Woods Terrace; Benevolent Fund, 275 Dock Drive, Lansdale, PA 19446. Send condolences to huffandlakjer.com https://www.huffandlakjer.com/obituary/paul-young also found on: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/paul-young-obituary?id=56758239 | Young, Paul O. (I3356)
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| 3469 | Paul Wolf purchased in 1811 from Tobias Pickle the mill property and large tract of land lying north across the valley, known later as the John Forster property, containing nearly four hundred acres, and now divided up into several separate farms. The amount paid for the whole was ten thousand three hundred (£10,300) pounds (Pennsylvania currency). In the following year Mr. Pickle bought back a small plot for a burial-ground. Mr. Wolf was a native of Bethel township, Berks County. His father and Col. Henry Royer's father lived on adjoining farms there; but after his marriage Paul Wolf moved to his father- in-law's, in Bethel township, Lebanon County, thence to Brush valley in 1812. He soon was extensively engaged in business in his new home, keeping store and operating a grist-mill, saw-mill, fulling-mill, oil- mill, and distillery. The last three named were situ- ated on his land near Shroyer's Gap, at the foot of Nit- tany Mountain. These have long since disappeared. His store was kept in his dwelling-house, the old stone house at Centre Mills. Mr. Wolf was for a number of years a justice of the peace, and his name is frequently met with in old deeds and documents of other kinds. He was an enterprising citizen, and as a man universally esteemed. He had brought a large amount of money into the valley, but becoming involved in debt to some extent through his various business enterprises, and dying at a time of financial depression, his large estate had to be sold at a great sacrifice, and very little remained after the liabilities were met. Mr. Wolf was born July 30, 1772; died June 6, 1822. The funeral rites on the occasion of his burial were the first religious exercises in the brick church at Rebersburg. The church was then not finished, but was dedicated soon after. Mr. Wolf leaves a nu- merous train of descendants, most of whom reside in Centre and Union Counties. He had seven children, — Jacob (see notice of); Paul died Dec. 22, 1866, aged sixty-two; George died about the year 1835, aged twenty-eight; Catharine married J. A. Gast; Sarah married George Walker; Margaret married Henry Freeze; and Mary died single. Hon. S. S. Wolf, son of Paul, Jr., was a grandson of Paul Wolf. | Wolf, Paul (I2464)
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| 3470 | Paula R. Ruhl Himmelberger, 90, formerly of South Fifth Avenue, Lebanon, died of natural causes Tuesday, June 20, 2000, in ManorCare. She was the wife of the late Lloyd H. Himmelberger, who died Nov. 12, 1973. Born July 10, 1909, in Harrisburg, she was a daughter of the late Moses S. and Viva L. Crites Ruhl. She was a presser for various local dry cleaners and was a member of Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lebanon. Surviving are sisters Eleanor Book of Lebanon, Elizabeth Wright of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Barbara Doyle of Richmond, Va.; a brother, Calvin C. Ruhl, Santa Barbara, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Christman's Funeral Home, 226 Cumberland St., Lebanon, preceded by a viewing beginning at 1. Private interment in Ebenezer "Covenant" Cemetery, Lebanon. Lebanon Daily News, Wed., 21 June 2000 | Ruhl, Paula Ellen (I3232)
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| 3471 | PDF of Missouri death certificat https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1935/1935_00029740.PDF | Dunbar, George W. (I2793)
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| 3472 | PDF of Missouri death certificate https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1914/1914_00013909.PDF | Wolfe, James Lee (I692)
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| 3473 | PDF of Missouri death certificate https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1933/1933_00036666.PDF | Barkley, Louise Catherine (I2094)
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| 3474 | PDF of Missouri death certificate https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1937/1937_00022104.PDF | Ferrick, May (I700)
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| 3475 | PDF of Missouri death certificate https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1945/1945_00030232.PDF | Achenbach, Charles Clarence (I2096)
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| 3476 | PDF of Missouri death certificate https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1959/1959_00012515.PDF | Paugh, Louetta (I2870)
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| 3477 | PDF of Missouri death certificate https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1961/1961_00036101.PDF | Achenbach, William (I2097)
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| 3478 | PDF of Missouri death certificate https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1962/1962_00031201.PDF | Moyer, Daniel Sechrist (I1510)
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| 3479 | PDF of Missouri death certificate https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1963/1963_00028545.PDF | Moyer, Ida Minerva (I1508)
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| 3480 | Pennsylvania and New Jersey church and town records, 1669-2013. Name: Daisy May Risser Baptism Age: 0 Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 19 Feb 1887 Baptism Date: 6 Nov 1887 Baptism Place: Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA Denomination: United Church of Christ Organization Name: St Paul's United Church of Christ Father: John F Risser Mother: Lizzie Schram | Risser, Daisy May (I3093)
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| 3481 | Pennsylvania and New Jersey church and town records: Name: Georg Fessler Baptism Age: 0 Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 6 May 1827 Baptism Date: 1 Jun 1827 Baptism Place: Schaefferstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA Denomination: Lutheran Organization Name: St Luke's Lutheran Church Father: Daniel Fessler Mother: Catharina Fessler | Fessler, George (I3067)
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| 3482 | Pennsylvania and New Jersey church and town records. Name: Ada Melissa Benner Death Age: 7 Event Type: Burial Birth Date: abt 1882 Death Date: 1889 Burial Date: 6 Nov 1889 Burial Place: New Berlin, Union, Pennsylvania, USA Denomination: Lutheran Organization Name: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church | Benner, Ada Melissa (I694)
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| 3483 | Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 Name: Samuel David Clair Baptism Age: 0 Event Type: Baptism Birth Date: 13 Nov 1862 Baptism Date: 27 Mar 1863 Baptism Place: Boalsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA Denomination: United Church of Christ Organization Name: St John's United Church of Christ Father: Geo W Clair Mother: Cath H Clair | St. Clair, Samuel David (I1526)
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| 3484 | Pennsylvania church records Name: John George Meyer Event: Baptism Baptism Date: 27 Mar 1758 Baptism Place: Heidelberg, Lancaster Co., PA Church: Millbach Reformed Congregation Role: Baptized Household Members: Name Role Susanna Meyer Mother Jacob Meyer Father John George Meyer Baptized Mary Zimmerman Sponsor Sebastian Zimmerman Sponsor | Meyer, John George (I390)
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| 3485 | Pennsylvania Death Certificate #87731 Name: Guy Zwingli Stover Gender: Male Race: White Age: 55 years 1 month 20 days Occupation: photographer Marital Status: married Birth: 3 Sep 1889 in Coburn Death: 23 Oct 1944 in State College, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA Cause of Death: Carcinoma of Esophagus, Stomach and Liver Father: John C Stover Mother: Olivia Smith Spouse: Helen C Frisk Burial: 26 Oct 1944 in Millheim, Pennsylvania Informant: Helen Stover, State College, Pennsylvania | Stover, Guy Zwingli (I2411)
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| 3486 | Pennsylvania Death Certificate #92712 Name: Daniel Meyer Gender: Male Race: White Age: 63 years 21 days Occupation: farmer Marital Status: married Birth: 21 Aug 1852 in Pennsylvania Death: 11 Sep 1915 in Penn Twp., Centre, Pennsylvania, USA Cause of Death: Valvular Disease of the Heart - Nephritis Father: Phillip Meyer Mother: Margaret Stover Burial: 15 Sep 1915 in Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania Informant: Irvin A. Meyer, Coburn, Pennsylvania | Meyer, Daniel (I1132)
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| 3487 | Pennsylvania Death Certificate: Name: May Rosella Krieder [May Rosella Kreider] Age: 82 Birth Date: 2 Jul 1870 Birth Place: Centre County, Pennsylvania Death Date: 14 Oct 1952 Death Place: Rural Logan, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA Father: Phillip Kreider Mother: Isabelle Royer Marital Status: Never married Certificate Number: 85151 | Kreider, May Rosella (I1837)
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| 3488 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1860 Clinton, Lycoming Counties - Achenbach, George A. Dem From Pennsylvania Daily Telegraph (Harrisburg), 26 October 1859 Pdf at http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/84H.pdf Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1875 Clinton County - Achenbach, George A. Dem Pdf at http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/99H.pdf | Achenbach, George A. (I2286)
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| 3489 | Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 Name: Caroline B Hilbish [Caroline B Moyer] Gender: Female Race: White Age: 90 Birth Date: 3 Oct 1837 Birth Place: Pennsylvania Death Date: 10 Dec 1927 Death Place: Freeburg, Snyder, Pennsylvania, USA Father: Fredrick C Moyer Mother: Mary A Boyer Certificate Number: 114927 | Moyer, Caroline (I1637)
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| 3490 | Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 Name: Sarah S Doebler [Sarah S Moyer] Gender: Female Race: White Age: 60 Birth Date: 30 Mar 1861 Birth Place: Freeburg, Pennsylvania Death Date: 26 Mar 1922 Death Place: Freeburg, Snyder, Pennsylvania, USA Father: Phillip Moyer Mother: Sarah Treon Certificate Number: 29316 | Moyer, Sarah Susan (I1339)
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| 3491 | Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 for Clara Jane Meyer: Name: Clara Jane Meyer [Clara Jane Wolf] Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Married Age: 76 Birth Date: 2 Jun 1854 Birth Place: Pennsylvania Death Date: 5 Dec 1930 Death Place: Miles, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA Father Name: John Wolf Father Birth Place: Pennsylvania Mother Name: Sara Cramer Mother Birth Place: Pennsylvania Spouse Name: Jerome Meyer Informant: Mrs. Mary C Frank, Rebersburg, PA [Sister] Certificate Number: 114093 | Wolf, Clara J. (I452)
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| 3492 | Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 for Isabelle Royer Name: Isabelle Royer [Isabelle Harper] Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Widow Age: 88 Birth Date: 26 Aug 1830 Birth Place: Centre County, Pennsylvania Death Date: 10 Dec 1918 Death Place: Porter Township, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA Father Name: Johnathan Harper Father Birth Place: Pennsylvania Mother Name: Kreamer Mother Birth Place: Pennsylvania Informant: C.C. Royer, Mill Hall, PA Certificate Number: 188630 | Harper, Isabelle (I775)
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| 3493 | Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966: Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Age: 80 Birth Date: 17 Jan 1848 Birth Place: Gregg Twp Death Date: 4 Jan 1929 Death Place: Haines, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA Father: Geo Moyer Mother: Lydia Harter Spouse: Dina Moyer - [Diana "Dina" Married 1870 no children] Certificate Number: 4628 | Meyer, Andrew (I1056)
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| 3494 | Personal note from a grandson: My grandfather George Ernest Moyer (1878-1956) rebuilt organs as my sisters and cousins may well remember. He loved music whether singing as a soloist in any congregation or choir even if it were something other than his Methodist Episcopal Church. | Moyer, George Ernest (I2672)
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| 3495 | Peter Beerly | Bierly, Peter (I578)
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| 3496 | Philip Kreider married Leah Bowman, and in April, 1834, removed with his family to the present site of Centre Hall, traveling in a wagon, the journey from Lebanon County requiring three days. He and Christian Hoffer, who with his family made the trip at the same time, purchased what was then known as the James Lyons farm, and divided it, Mr. Kreider taking the lower portion where Centre Hall now stands. Four years later he moved to Linden Hall, and after one year there located in what is now Penn Township. Centre county. He was a carpenter in his younger days, later becoming a merchant and hotel keeper, his thrifty and industrious life enabling him to secure a comfortable competence. He and his wife were devout members of the Reformed Church, and were highly esteemed in the community. The wife died April 4, 1856, the husband on January 7, 1842, and the remains of both were laid to rest at Aaronsburg. Their children were Malinda A. (Mrs. Stover); William S., who died in 1855 in Penn township. Centre County; Rosanna, who died in infancy; John P., who died in Miles Township, Centre County, at the age of forty-four; George B. and Reuben H., who died in infancy; Jacob B., a physician at Bucyrus, Ohio, and Mary C. , now Mrs. Daniel Weaver, of Miles township. Centre county. | Bowman, Leah (I1839)
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| 3497 | Philip Morr was the younger of the two sons of Andrew Morr. He was born Jan 1, 1766; died of hemorrhage of the lungs, April 13, 1826. He lived in what was known as the Morr homestead, where he was engaged in farming. He kept store in one of the apartments of the old log house built by his father. In 1813, Governor Simon Snyder, who was an intimate friend of Philip's father, appointed Philip Morr, with Daniel Caldwell and Frederick Gutelius a Board of County Commissioners for the county of Union, a new county, just formed out of part of Northumberland. The Act for its erection passed the Legislature March 22d of the same year, and the territory embraced that part of Northumberland county lying west of the Susquehanna river. The County Commissioners entered upon the duties of their office November 11. The Courts were held at Mifflinburg; until the Board decided that New Berlin, the most central town in the county, should be the county seat. Here justice was dispensed for forty- two years, or to the time (1855), when Snyder county was carved out of Union. Philip Morr retired from the office as County Com- missioner after one year's service. Philip Morr was the owner of considerable real estate located within the present limits of the counties of Snyder, Centre and Lycoming, Pa., and like his brother, John George Morr, passed through a severe panic. To meet the obligations incurred by the purchase of the real estate, he sold a large grist mill, together with several hundred acres of land on Middlecreek, to Jacob K. Boyer, of Reading, Pa., for $10,000. This was considered a good sale and he might easily have paid his debts had he not been swindled. The swindle happened in this wise : Sonic time after the sale of this property Mr. Morr traveled to Reading on horse back, the custom of the period, in order to have a settlement with Boyer. The distance was ninety miles and the journey was made in one day. No sooner had he stated the object of his visit when he was handed a paper for his signature. He was informed it was a receipt for $100 and the balance would be paid him in a short time. Mr. Morr, who was unable to read English, had implicit confidence in Boyer that he was dealing fairly and honestly with him, signed the paper and returned home in good cheer. Some time afterward Mr. Morr repeated his visit to Boyer only to learn how the latter had swindled him. When he made his demands for the amount due him he was frankly informed that the paper he had signed during his previous visit to Reading was not for the $100 which he received but "in full for all demands." A lawsuit followed, but the receipt which Mr. Morr had signed was produced in evidence against him and he lost his case. This threw Mr. Morr into financial embarrassment, necessitating the selling of his vast estate which all passed into strange hands, excepting the old homestead near Freeburg which was purchased by his son John Jacob Morr. Philip Morr became greatly distressed through his misfortune and passed many sleepless nights in consequence. In May, 1S29, several years after Mr. Morr's death, this same Boyer, who had dealt so dishonestly with him, came to grief. "Jacob K. Boyer, of Reading, 11 says Linn's Annals of Buffalo Valley, "who had done a large mercantile business and bought a great deal of wheat through Buffalo Valley, was convict- ed of passing counterfeit money. He was said, by the district attorney, to be guilty of the most expert, extensive and whole- sale counterfeiting ever known in the United States.'' Philip Morr's death was sudden. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, buried in the Morr Cemetery. He was twice married. His first wife was Elizabeth Gemberling, who resided in that portion of Northumberland county, Pa., now known as the vicinity of Salem, Snyder county, Pa., She came from a family that was one of the earliest settlers of that neighborhood. She had inherited a strong, robust constitution, yet death claimed her as a victim in the very prime of life. In the Morr Cemetery a tombstone bears the following inscription: "Here rest the mortal re- mains of Elizabeth Morr, wife of Philip Morr, a born Gemberling, was born July 13, 1768; died Aug. 11, 1811, aged 18 years and 28 days." His second wife was Mrs. Mary Ebly, of Sunbury, Pa., who remained his widow a brief period, then married Jacob Kline. She died a widow while living at Freeburg, Pa., November 20, 1856, aged 79 years, 9 months and 22 days. She is buried in the Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery at Freeburg. List of Children with first wife: Philip. Infant Son. Michael. Catherine. Elizabeth. Anna Mary. Lydia. John Jacob. | Morr, Philip (I3307)
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| 3498 | Philip Myers | Meyer, Philip (I2723)
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| 3499 | Philip was born in 1797. He died in 1879. His wife, who died in 1894, at the age of ninety-one years, was Elizabeth Schoch. She was born March 31, 1803, in Snyder county, the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Hendricks) Schoch. They had the following children: Henry died in Philadelphia, in February, 1890; George is our subject; was born August 23, 1823. On August 13, 1846, he was married at New Berlin, to Miss Elizabeth C. Nettle, a native of Carlisle, Penn., and a daughter of Isaac Nettle. They have had three children: William G., now a resident of Philadelphia; and two, George A. and Rosa K., who died in infancy. Jacob died in infancy; Jacob (2) died in 1889, in Limestone township; Phoebe is the widow of Thomas Yearick, of Aaronsburg, Penn.; Mary J. married John Stauffer, and died in Boyertown, Penn.; Elizabeth C. is the widow of Rev. George B. Dechant, of Catawissa, Penn.; Benjamin F. died at the age of nineteen; John died in childhood; an infant son died unnamed; Elmira died in childhood; Susan married Dr. Jerry Hay, and died in Bloomville, Ohio; Laura is the widow of Marion Schnure, of Selins Grove, Union county, and John died in infancy. | Gross, Philip (I2619)
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| 3500 | PHILLIP CARMONY MOYER, who for the past four months was confined to his home with cancer of the stomach, died Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock. During his illness Mr. Moyer suffered much but bore all patiently. For several years his health had not been good but only the past few months did the disease cause him much trouble. Death was indeed a welcome relief from his sufferings. Philip Carmony Moyer was born in Brush Valley, Pennsylvania, July 23, 1833. He was the oldest of seventeen children. When he became of age he came west and for a time lived at Rock Grove. On December 7, 1858 he was married to Amanda Gross at Juda, Wisconsin. They moved onto the farm west of town where the family now resides. Here they have lived ever since except for the one year spent at Ridott. Mr. Moyer was the son of Samuel Moyer, who lived for a time in this county. The deceased was baptized August 19, 1833, by Rev. Fisher. On March 22, 1850 he was confirmed by Rev. Jacob D. Zegring and joined the Reformed Church. Mr. Moyer was a faithful church member and held various offices in it. | Moyer, Philip Carmony (I1444)
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