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'^A'SylV REFERENCE USE IN LIBRARY ONLY 03 - 22 - 295-7 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from This project is made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries https://archive.org/details/notesquerieshist00unse_15 / AND QUERIES HISTORICAL, BIOGRAPHlCAb-GENEALOGICAI RELATING CHIEFLY TO INTERIOR PENNSYLVANIA. EDITED BY WILLIAM HENRY EGLE, M.D., M.A. Annual Volume, 1899. HARRISBURG, PENNA. : Harrisburg Publishing Company. 1900. i 1 s I Notes- 1 INDEX Antes, Henry, sketch of, 70 Sunnj'side Cemetery, York Antes, Philip, of the West Jtraiich, 1 Springs, 210 Associators, The Forerunners of Warrington Friend's IMeeting, 220 the Pensylvania Line, 97, 103 Craig of the “Irish Settlement,’’ 339 Atkinson Family data, o4, 73 Craig, Samuel, contribution bj', . 190 Ayres, George Bucher, contribu- Compass, Pa., records of St. .John's tion by, 51 Cemeterj^ at 15, 33, 25 j Bedford, Pa., burial records at, 11 >, 118 Cumberland County Marriages, 58, 87 | Biographical Sketches: Dawson, John L., ancestry of 316 Campbell, Lawrence, of Korth- Deaths of prominent persons 234 umberland, 113 Dewey and Schley, ancestry of,... 7ti j Darby, William, the American Dewitt. Rev. IVilliani R., reminis- j Geographer, 234 cences of 109 McArthur, Duncan, 237 Early or Oehrle family, 31, 95 Yoder, Moses, of Oley, 121 Early, Rev. John W., contributions Bird, Ulysses, contribution 03%... 103 by, 21, 95, 185, 190, 205, 212, 316, 327 Bruner, Daniel Pastoiuus, coiitri- Fortune-hunters, about 167 j bution bj', 144, 157 Garber family, 44 | Butler nulls at Carlisle, 230 Genealogical Data: Campbellstown Evangelical Lu- Adams, 209 theran Church, 237 Agnew, 61 \ Carlisle, tombstone records of ' Aigler, 185 persons born prior to Albert, 185 , 1800, 04, 09, 74, 80 Alexander, 225 | CbapmaT!; Thomas J., contribution Antes, 1 by, 224 Arnold, 185 Church Yard Records: Atkinson, "4, 73 Ephrata Community, 173 Attleman, 225 Family, some old 231 Aulenbach 18G Jordan Lutheran Church, Le- Baecker, 186 high county 45 Bargman 139 Lutheran Church, at York Bard 159 Springs, 211 Barnett, 144 Middle Spring’ Church, 109 Barron 189 Mennonite, at Hanover, 204 Bauer J86 Pennepeck Baptist Church 147 Bauman, 1^2 Penn’a-German in the South,.,, 128 Bechtel 186 Presbj^terian Church, Bedford, 113 Bender, 159 Reformed Church, Bedford, 118 Berryhill 231 St. John’s Church at Com- Beyer, 186 pass, 15, 22, 25 Bickel 186 j ..... .. .. IV Notes and Queries. Binckley, . 173 i Dyre, 148 Black, 32 1 Titnrlv 21 95 Bogenreiff, . 186 Eaton, 148 Bollenbacher, 187 Ebelhare, . 160 Bortner, 187 Edwards, . 148 Bower, 139 Elder, 67. 167. 209 Bowersox, . 16G Emert 187 Braekenridge, lo9 Eppicher, . 187 Brown, 201 Ernest, 187 Brnner, .113, 126, 156, 161, 162 Euler, 187 Bucher, 173 Evans, ..113. 126, 1!4, 157 Burriett, 225 187 Butler, 230 Ewing, 86 Campbell, . 138 Fahnestock, . 174 Canan, 14 I'auss, 187 Carl 187 Fehler, 187 Carpenter, . 160 Fengel 187 Carson, 160 Fiedler. 187 Cessna, 204 Fiery, 129 Chapman, . 209 Findley, .... 68 Charlton. 188 Fischer 187 Christie, 188 Fox 187 Clark 138, 162 Frazer, 170 Colwell, 169 Frembling, . 214 Cookman, 161 Freymeyer, . 187 Craig, 238 Fries 187 Ciirry, 22! Fuess, 187 Davidson, . 107 Fulton 170 Davies, 144 Calbreath, . 177 Davis, 148 44 Dawson, 216 (larrigues, . 159 Denter, 187 Gebhart 188 Derr, 61 151 Deveny, 209 Cehr, 188 Devor, 152, 225 188 Df^wpy^ 76 159 Diebo, Geiss, 188 Dieter, 187 Gell'ger, .... 188 Dill, 139 Gensemer, . 188 Dilley, 225 George, 148 Dornbach, . 187 Gilbert 188 Dunbar, 32 Gitter, 132 Duncan, 148, 170, 225 Given, 162 Duffield, 148 Gorgas 174 Dunham, .... 225 Graham, .... 21 . Historical and Genealogical. V Greber, 191 Keiser, 43 Greyer, 171 Keller, 191 Grier, 61 Kelso, Griffiths, 148 Kendell, 209 Gross, 188 Kennedy, 160 Gruber, 188, 190 Kercher, 191 Gueseman, 191 Kern, 191 Gutlender, 191 Kettner, 191 Gutman, 191 Kichel, 191 Haaek, 191 Kiester, 225 Haas, 191 Kilgore, 109 Haeny 152 Kinkead, 160 Halferty, 152 Kiniiersley 153 Halstead, 225 Kirkpatrick, Hamborger, 191 Klee, 192 Hamill, 209 Klinger, 53 Hanna, 155 Knoll, 192 Harlow, 188 Knopff, 193 Hartzler, 103 Kochendoerffer, . 192 Hays, 116, 189 Koehl 192 Hedderich, 191 Konigmacher 175 Heiliger, 191 Krafft 192 Heinrich, 191 Kuehler, 192 Hemphill, 170 Landis, 144, 175 Hendricks, 177 Lang, 192 Herron, 170, 171 Leavitt, 109 Himmelberger 191 Lefler, 44 Hinckel .191 Leonard, 193 Hoge, 215 Lerch 192 Holme, 148 Lewis 153 Hottenstein, 219 Lieb 214 Houston, 38 Lingle, 192, 193, 214 Hunter 14 68 Irwin, 117 Livingstouse 61 Jackson, 149 Lloyd 158 Jenkins, 215 62 .Tennings 91 Logan 139 Johnson, 170 Tjiitz 193 Johnston, 171 McAllister 5 Jones 119, 158 63 Kaltglesser, 103 IMcCallen, 181 Keblinger 191 McCauley, 154 Keck, 224 McClay 170 Keen, 152 McClure 72, 139 VI Notes and Queries. i\IcCime, I’ersching-er, 205 McCurdy, I’etry, 205 McDonal, 14 Pfatticher, 205 McDow'ell, 107, 189 I’liilbert, 205 McKnig'ht, 171 Phillips, 206 McLene, Phipps, 151, 189 McNair, 101 Placing 210 McVaugh, Plattner, 206 Polk, Maghee, 153 194 ^’orter, 176 Mahon, 170 Powell, 229 jMarple, 153 Power 152, 176 Maris, Preston 160 Marshall, Pumroy, 68 Alartin Radebach 206 Matthew's, 108 Rankin, 32 Means, 209 Rea, 112 193 Meeth Renick, 83 Aleharg, 68 Rennie, 225 Mentzer, 32 Renno, 205 Arprppr, 201 Reynolds, 58, 171 Messerschmidt, 193 Richey, 210 Aletz, 233 Riegel, 206 Meyer, 193 Riehl 206 Michael, 193 Rigg 157, 159 Miles, 153 Ripley, 189 Miller 20, 193 Ritschart, 214 Misner, 226 Rodgers 171 Mitchell 49, 139 Roeger, 206 Montgomery, 215 Rohn, 206, 214 Moore, 153 Rost, 206 Mori-is 201 Ryan, 171 Motz, 166 Salter, 214 Mueller, . 193, 194, 205 Sawyer, 181 205 Schade, 207 Nevin 171 SchaefPer, 207 Nicholas 158 ScharfP 207 Nixon, 209 Schaner, 207 Northrop 153 Schell 207 Oehrlin, or Oehrle, . 21. 95 Schirmann, 207 152 Schley, 77 O’Hale, Schmidt, 207 Pastorius, Schneider, 208 Patterson, 20, 95, 170 SchrofE, 208 Pennock, 53 Schropp, 208 Historical and Genealogical. Vll Schuler 212 Wenderich, 213 Seaman, 207 Wenrich, 213 Senseman, 176 Wertz, 213 Shearer, 153 Widener, 132 Shepherd, 153 Wier, 226 Shields, 68 Wiley, 138 Singer, 112 Wilhelm, 213 Sloan, . .14, 68, 210, 226 Williams, 201 Smith, 62, 139, 171 Wilson, 139 Somer, 208 Wingert, 213 Sox, 139 Wishart 151 St. Clair, 68 Witmayer, 213 Sterrett, 162 Witmer, 165 Stewart, .38, 229 Woods, 160 Strauss, 212 Wright 154, 170 Stroh-Schneider, 212 Young, 219 Sturgeon, 171 Zechman, 213 Summerville 170 Zerfass 176 Swift, 153 Zerwe 213, 214 Swinehart, 161 Zweysich, 214 Tappen, 109 Gnadenhutten Massacre, The 232 Taylor, 154 Graham of Bedford County, 21 Thomas, .153, 212 Hanover Church and Donegal Thompson, 101 Presbyterj', 77 Thomson, 112 Harrisburg: Thortheuer, 212 Alemories of Market Square... 28, 33 Torrence, 138 The First Graveyards at, 51 Troester, 212 The Old Bridge 39 Updegraff, 152 Hart. Gustavus N., contributions Urich, .176, 212 by, 55, 147, 152 Urie, 226 Hays of Northampton County,. 189 Unruh, 212 Historical Works, recent: VanBuren, 154 American Genealogist—Thomas Yandike 154 Allen Glenn 25 Vaughn, 266 Brule’s Discoveries and Explora/- Vollmar, 212 ations, 1 Waddell 161 Fries Eebellion—Gen. W. H. H. Wade, 226 Davis 61 Wagner, 219 213 Keagy Family History, 194 Walker, 160 Penn’a Railroad—Wm. Bender Ward, 85 Wilson 156 Watts 154 The Perkiomen Region—Henry Weaver, 15 S. Dotterer 155 Weber, 213 Thirty Thousand Names—I. D. Webster, 154 Rupp, 194 Vlll Notes and Queries. Wyoming Historical Society Nead, Benjamin M., contribution Pnblications, IIG by, 201 Holme, Thomas, Penn's first Sur- Necrological Notices: veyor General, 83 Bailey, Charles Liikens, 149 Houston family data, 38 Butterfield, Consul Willshire, . 177 “Indiana,” The latest history of, 224 Kell, James, of York, 86 Indians at W^ekqnitank in 17G0,. .. 125 Mcllhenny, Samuel 228 Irwin of Cumberland Valley 117 Meginness, John Franklin, ..180, 195 Jordan Church, Lehigh county, iletz,’ Sarah Fisher, 233 graveyard records of 45 Swope, Gilbert E., of Newville, 95 Jordan. John IVolfe, contribu- Northumberland, first burgess of, 113 tions by 123, 129, 134. 140. 142 County, prothonotaries of, 1772- Kelker, Rudolph F.. contribution 1899 226 by, 197 Old-Time Reminiscences 182 Kelker, William A., contribution Opequon, The 129 by, 39 Owen, B. F.. contributiousby, 15, 22, 25 Klein, Theodore B., contributions Parthemore, E. W. S., contribu- by, 28. 33, 109, 182 tions by, 173, 233 Kling'er family data 53 Peiinock and Marshall families, . 53 Lancaster County Divorces, 1788- Penn's first Surveyor General,.... 83 1800 101 Pennsylvania, an official map of, 201 Interments, 1841-1856, 178 Pennsylvania-German Emigi’ation Landis and Smolnicker, 122 North and West, 93 Letter. A, of the Old Tune, 117 Prehistoric Earthworks in Central Lewis County, 163 Pennsylvania, 168 Lochry, Col. Archibald, 62 Railroad Reminiscences of Half a Lutz, William Filler, contributions Century Ago, 18 by, 113. 118 The “Tape W'^orm,” 3, 6, 11 Marriages. Cumberland County. 58. 87 Revolution, Heroes of the: Masonic Funeral in 1779, 162 Alison, Dr. Benjamin, 91 Matthews, James P., contribution Brisbin, Captain John, 93 by, I Leddick, Philip, 5 Meginness, John Franklin, the Lochry, Col. Archibald, 62 Historian of the West Branch Scott, Capt. Matthew, 3 Valley 180, 195 Revolution, Matrons of the: Contributions by, 1, 76, 121, 132, 236 Irish, Elizabeth Thomas, 72 Mentzer family data 33 Kirkpatrick, Ann, 60 Mifflinburg, the early dead at 89 Parke, Margaret, 9 iMitchell of Cumberland Valley, . 49 Stewart, Deborah McClenahan,. 2 Morton, .John, “the Signer,” 91 Revolution, application for pension IMorus Multicaulis Craze, 1830- by a soldier of the, 238 1841 197 Revolutionary Officers from Penn- Myers, Albert Cook, contributions sylvania who died in service, 127 by 210, 211, 220 Revolutionarj^ Relic, how it was McDowell family data, 108 lost, 49 McNair family data, 101 Reynolds family data 58 Notes and Queries.
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    DANIEL STURGEON, A STUDY IN OBSCURITY GEORGE ROADMAN1 nrfjxB Constitution of the United States has provided for only two JL senators from each state, a factor which ought to attract more than the average amount of public attention for those who have made the grade. A state as large and politically important as Pennsylvania should be able, by virtue of this fact alone, to list its representatives in the up- per house by name as well as by accomplishment. Such, however, is not the case, for in the long listof senators who served inthe nineteenth century, few attained any degree of national prominence and then only as a President, political boss, or member of a Presidential cabinet. The reasons for the well-known and lamentable obscurity of Penn- sylvania senators are many and varied, and are quite often explainable only as a result of rather complete studies of the lives of those involved. One of these unknowns, Daniel Sturgeon of Uniontown, is worth con- sidering because he combined the factors of long service in state and national public life with an almost total obscurity as far as the pages of history are concerned. 2 From 1818 to 1858, Sturgeon pursued a politi- cal career that began with his election to the state house of representa- tives, took him to the state senate in 1826, made him speaker of the senate in 1828, saw him appointed auditor general under Governor George Wolf in 1830, elected him state treasurer in 1836, and finally carried him into the United States Senate where he remained from 1840 to 1851, his length of service being unsurpassed by a Pennsylva- nian until Don Cameron's twenty years of service from 1877 to 1897.