THE ZARTMAN FAMILY (REVISED AND ENLAllGED) By Rev. Rufus Calvin Zartman, A. M., S. T. D., D. D. Preacher, Evangelist, Genealogist, Traveler, Lecturer, Editor, Pastor thirty years of one Church in Philadelphia, Pa., author of many tracts and book8 Among his books o.re: "Heaven," "Eternal Life," "The Commandments up to Date," "The Holy Spirit," "The Unpardonable Sin." Among his tracts are: "The Mission of the Minister," "A Successful Church," "Pentecost and Woman," "Divine Healing," "Coming at the Eleventh Hour," "Ideal Evan­ gelism," "Personal Evangelism," "Visitation Evangelism," "The Deity of Christ," etc. Tm TtrlTLID PUBLISHING COIICPANT, INC. RUTLAND, VBlUION'l' CoW"'Jht 194B by RUPtJS CALVIN ZABTMAN Collingswood, N. J. PBlNTIID DI TRIii U. S. A. lN 1942 THE ZARTMAN FAMILY ~PLMILY IS'TORIAN THE 1'A, H DEDICATION I dedicate this History to My Great, Great, Great Grandparema Alexander Zartman and wife Ann Catharina Zartrnan In Love, Honor, and Gratitude Mns. R. C. (HATTIE EATON) ZARTMAN (1862-1930) Wifo of the F11mily Historiun PREFACE Family history like the arbor vitae begins with a seed which germinates, grows, spreads and ~ars fruit~ The vast Zartman family in this western hemisphere began with a husband, wife and a son aged five years. That genesis in America was in the year 1728 in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsyl­ vania. From there it grew and spread UJ'.\til now descendants are in at leastj'orty states, Canada, Alaska, Mexico, Panama, Hawaii, Philippine Islands, and Africa. The printed history of our numerous family also had a genesis. There was a time as late as 1907 when like most families we had no printed history. There were some traditions. As late as 1908 no one knew who our progenitor was nor where he had come from. How did we ever get a written and printed history? The answer is interesting. Isaac Zartman, the father of the author of this book, somehow learned of Franz Zartman, of Frankfurt, Germany, and exchanged German letters with him. He also corresponded with Samuel Zartman of Jamestown, Ohio, with Solomon B. Zartman of York County, Pennsylvania, with John Jacob Zartman of Dornsife, Pennsylvania, and with other Zart­ mans. His search was for information about his kin. It is a deep regret that be did not live to see and read a printed Zartman history. In the autumn of 1894 Rev. Dr. John J. Kline of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, came to Philadelphia and introduced hims~lf to the writer, who up to that time had not known this divine. Dr. Kline had Zartman blood through his mother, Catharine Zart­ man, who married Jacob E. Kline. He thought there should be a Zartman family history, and considered me the suitable person to compile such a work. I suggested that he write such a history, but be said that the writer of such a book should bear the name of Zartman. The suggestion was a seed, that did not however germinate at once. In November of 1907 my two oldest sisters, Leah Mechling and Sarah Swinehart, came from Ohio to visit us in Philadelphia. They suggested that the Zartman relatives be invited t-0 a general Reunion in Ohio the following summer, and they also asked me, their "little brother," to prepare and read f.\t that reunion a paper VIll TBE ZARTMAN FAllILY on the Zartman family in this country. These two suggestions were carried out and in August of 1908 the first Zartman Reunion was held. The fruits of that reunion were: the organization of the Zartman Association of America, and the election of a. family historian who was requesterl to publish a. history in book form. This History was printed in 1909, and in 1935 the Association requested the historian to revise and enlarge it. Needless to say our family had increased and multiplied as the years went on. And it continues to change daily. When I drew the dead line on accepting material for this book, I did so reluctantly for week by week brought additional material which it grieved me not to include. Some omissions and mistakes there are bound to be in a work of this nature. For them we beg your indulgence. Some interesting but lengthy data. has boo to be cut to a. bare state­ ment. This volume has been compiled when adverse circum­ stances were many and great and at times almost insurmountable. A Grecian sculptor worked many years 011 the image of a man. A friend who had waited for the finished product said, "It seems to me that you are taking a. long time to finish that sculpture." The artist replied, "That is true, but I am making it to last for all time." This history has been years in the making, but it is to serve for all time. Many and most sin,cere thanks to every one who in any wise has contributed to the production of this book. THE AUTHOR TABLE OF CONTENTS Page List of Illustrations ........•....• : . • . XI Bouquet of Appreciation, by Josephine Diefenbach .•..... XIII Zartman Monument .................................. XX Zartman Coat of Arms ................................ XXI PART I Alexander Zartman the Immigrant Ancestor...... 1 PART II Jacob Zartman, Son of Alexander, and Family... 11 Chapter I Jacob Zartman and Family. 11 Chapter II Henry Zartman, Wife and Ten Children.. 23 Chapter III John Martin and John Jacob Zartman... 151 Chapter IV John Peter Zartman and Family........ 178 Chapter V Samuel Zartman and Twelve Children.... 217 Chapter VI Michael Zartman and Descendants. 250 Chapter VII Martin Zartman and Wife Susanna. 267 Chapter VIII Benjamin Zartman and Family. 276 Chapter IX William Zartman and Family.. 291 Chapter X Adam Zartman, son of William. 309 Chapter XI Peter Zartman and Family. 315 Chapter XII Peter Zartman, Jr.. 321 Chapter XIII Jacob Zartman, Jr., and Family..... 348 PART III Alexander Zartman, Son of Alexander, and Family.......................................... 366 Chapter I Alexander Zartman the Second. 366 Chapter II John Michael Zartman............... 368 Chapter III Alexander and Barbara Zartman. '80 Chapter IV Emanuel Zartman, Sr.................. 396 PART IV Supplementary. 403 War Data.... .. 403 Zartman Reunions. 405 Other Zartmans in America......... 406 Germany and Denmark. 408 Errata in County Marriage Records. 414 INDEX.............................................. 416 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Oppos{.te Page The Family Historian, Frontispiece..................... III 0 Mrs. R. C. (Hattie Eaton) Zartman, Wife of the Historian VII The Monument, at Brickerville, Pa.. XX Zartman Coat-of-arms ................................ XXI Emanuel Lutheran Church, at Brickerville, Pa.. 1 Auditorium of Brickerville Church, before Reconstruction 11 Interior of Brickerville Church (at present). 11 Zartman Homestead at Dornsife, Pa.................... 14 Zartman Church at Dornsife, Pa........ 14 The Hom~stead at Brickerville..... 22 Farm and House of Isaac and Rebecca Zartman. 38 Isaac and Rebecca Zartman. 38 The Farmhouse at Pleasant Hill. 38 St. Paul's Church, Glenford. Obie...................... 42 Historic Old Zion, in Perry County. 42 The Augustine Dombirer Family. 42 The Homer C. Mechling Family. 43 The Alpheus Otto Swinehart Family. 54 The Swinehart Sisters and Brothers . 54 Allen IGng Zartman, D.D............................. 75 The Diefenbach Family. 78 Ruth Z. Clapp....................................... 88 Mary Irene Clapp. 88 The Nichols Family. 88 The Albert D. Helser Family. 130 Mr, and Mrs. Joshua Zartman......................... 134 David :Zartman and Family. 134 The Bruce Hudson Baker Family. 174 Peter A. Elsesser.. 191 The Mrs. Lewis H. Baker Family. 222 XII THE ZARTMAN FAMILY Three Zartman Brothers of Norfolk, Va................. 248 Captain and Mrs. James M. Zortman and Daughter. 264 Mabel B. Zartman. 302 Helen L. Zartman.................................... 302 Daughters of Henry A. Zartman. .. .. .. 312 . Charles F. Zartman and Family. .. .. .. .. .. 312 The Henry C. Zartman Family. .. 312 The Harvey B. Zartman Family. .. .. 372 Samuel Reynolds Zartman. .. .. .. .. 378 Mrs. Amelia M. Z. Scholl and 'lreat-grandsons. 382 The Ezra A. Zartman Family.. .. .. .. .. .. 398 Mrs. Sarah Strichler. 404 BOUQUET OF APPRECIATION Standing one day beside a beloved sister-in-law, with a heart filled with love and appreciation for all she had meant to me, and to our entire family, I ventured to tell her of this feeling, and to express my very, deep gratitude for the unselfish devotion she had given us. With eyes wide with astonishment she looked into my face and said, "Why, my dear, you don't think I am going to die, do you?" How sad that we wait until death closes the ears and seals the eyes to speak our love and appreciation! Words could not begin to tell the depth of my feeling of love for my beloved "Uncle Rufus." From my babyhood on he has been a constant visitor in our home, and since my father went home there has been no difference. Many of my very earliest memories are connected with him, for did he not woo and win the lovely young woman who played the organ in my father's first Sunday School? Visits to Perry County were never fully happy ones unless he, too, was there; his advice and comforting companionship have been to our family a source of delight and joy. Only to one who is interested in the study of genealogy, whether in one's own or the intricate problems connected with finding the complete data for the family tree of which a friend is a member­ only such a person can appreciate what this valuable family history means. More and more are people searching for their several lines of ancestry, and it has become an art to be able to untangle the mysteries of the past. Many almost impossible­ to-solve