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- from The Genealogy of the Meyer Family by Henry Meyer, 1890.
George C, (Christopher, Christ6pher, 6r. Meyer), was
born at Freeburg, Pa., April 7, 1816. He spent his boy-hood
days in his native village, acquiring in her schools a fair
education for that period. From 1833 to 1841 he was
engaged in the tanning business ; and in 1833 he associated,
himself with his brother, F. C. Meyer, in the mercantile
business, continuing thus associated for a period of forty-six
years. Meantime his name was connected with many public
enterprises of his section; and he filled many important
positions in military, civil, educational and ecclesiastical
affairs. He was a Major under the military organizations of
his younger days ; he was one of the founders of Freeburg
Academy, serving thirty-four years as treasurer of the
institution. He was one of the first directors of the Selins-
grove First National Bank, and has held that position for
twenty-five years. March 17, 1865, he was appointed by
Gov. Andrew G. Curtin Associate Judge of Snj^der County
to fill an unexpired term, and Oct. 8, 1886, he was elected to
the same office for a full term of five years. He was Post-
master of Freeburg from July 17, 1874, until Oct. 17, 1885.
Mr. Meyer is a member of the Reformed Church, and has
held man}^ important trusts in her gift, but for want of space
these will not be enumerated. He is a Republican In fact
it might be stated here once for all that the Meyers of his
section are all members of that party, while in Centre County
they are nearly all Democrats. George was married to Eliza,
daughter of John Michael and Catharine (Moor) Fisher, of
Selinsgrove, Pa. His wife was born July 3, 1819. The
subject of this sketch has his mind well stored with humor-
ous anecdotes about the old Meyer stock, and many valuable
traditions which have been of great service to the author
of these pages.
Genealogy of the Morr Family by Calvin Morr
George C. Moyer was engaged in the tanning business near Freeburg, Pa., from 1833 to 1841: associated with his brother Frederick 0. Moyer in the mercantile business at Freeburg, from 1841 to 1887; was elected one of the directors of the First National Bank of Selin's Grove, Pa., when it was organized in 1864 and has served in that capacity ever since; served by appointment of Governor Andrew G. Curtin, as Associate Judge of Snyder county, from March 17, 1865, to Dec. 1, of the same year, elected to the same office, for a full term of five years, October 8, 1868; was Postmaster at Freeburg from July 17,1874 to October 17, 1885, and treasurer of the Freeburg Academy from the time that institution was founded (1853) to the present time. In 1864, he laid out Moyer's addition to Freeburg, which land originally belonged to the Andrew Morr farm.
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