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Note for: Jacob Franklin Bitner, 21 JAN 1846 - BET 1880 AND 1937 Index

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On the first day of April 1862, he went as an apprentice to Samuel Ott to learn the carpenter trade. On Jully 1863, he enlisted in Co. D., 21st Regiment, PA Cavalry, to serve 6 months. He acquitted himself as a soldier & received an honorable discharge at the expiration of his term, February 20, 1864.

He is a man of strong, heroic nerve as we know who look at the ball of the steeple of Central Presbyterian Church & know that Jacob placed it there. In 1883, he went to work for Henry Sirer in the cabinet making establishment & today, 1891, is one of the foreman of that shop.

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Note for: William Reily Bitner, 11 JUL 1868 - BET 1869 AND 1958 Index

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Went to Philadelphia, November 21, 1887 & entered a large grocery as clerk.

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Note for: John E. Croft, 5 JUN 1864 - BET 1895 AND 1955 Index

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He is an able machinist. He entered the Altoona PA RR Shops, December 26, 1886. In 1888, he returned to Chambersburg & is an employee of the CV RR Shops.

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Note for: John Wood, 13 AUG 1841 - BET 1877 AND 1932 Index

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He learned the trade of blacksmithing, then went into the employ of the Government at Washington, D. C., remaining there 2 years. He traveled several years through the West, returning to his home in NJ where he remained one winter, then came to Chambersburg, where he has resided since 1867.

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Note for: Daniel Grove, 4 JUL 1818 - BET 1851 AND 1909 Index

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He is a descendant of Hans Graff who came to Holland to Germantown in the year 1696. Afterwards, he settled in Chester Co., PA., & took up by warrant in 1716 in Pequa, 1,000 acres of land. On a second warrant, November 22, 1717, he took up another tract of land in Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. The old homestead on this tract is now owned by Levi W. Grove, a local descendant of Hans Graff.

After Daniel's marriage with Anna, they located on one of his father's farms, which he owns today. To this tract, he added 6 acres, building there a comfortable brick home in 1858. They moved into this soon after & through the intervening years, have made it a happy home, where it may truly be said, "The latch spring is always out." One child was given to them but cheered their home only a little while. Their home was left unto them desolate.

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Note for: David Snyder, 17 OCT 1808 - 17 NOV 1850 Index

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Dave was a weaver & fuller by trade, which business he followed for a number of years at Roxbury, Franklin Co., PA., until a few years prior to his death.

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Note for: Martha Snyder, 20 JAN 1810 - 4 APR 1840 Index

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IV Generation

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Note for: Jacob Snyder, 23 MAR 1812 - 5 JUL 1855 Index

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After their marriage, they took up their abode on a farm near what is now called Social Island, that belonged to his father, 6 miles S of Chambersburg, where his father also owned & called Walks Mill in Hamilton Twp., Franklin Co., PA. At this place, there were 12 children born to them. Six died in infancy & one eleven years old. In May 1892, 5 were still living well.
Nearly 2 years after the last child was born, Jacob departed this life. A short time before his death, he met with an accident. He was hauling stone for a large stone bridge near Williamson, PA., when his team ran away & the wagon wheel crushed his feet. While having his feet cared for, he was taken with that dreaded disease, smallpox. He had nearly recovered but took a relapse, & he had to yield his life to death. But it was only the body. The spirit had gone home to Him who gave it. He sang before he died:

Jesus my all to heaven is gone, Him will I go to see, And all my brethren here below, Will soon come after me.

They wrapped him in a winding sheet & laid him in his coffin & took him from his home up over the hills to the White Church Grave Yard, where they laid his body to rest until the resurrection morning.

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Note for: John N. Snyder, 6 AUG 1815 - BET 1864 AND 1907 Index

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IV Generation:

John was raised on a farm, remaining with his father until his father's death in 1839. He then rented the farm for 1 year. His step-mother bought property in Marion, PA., where he lived one year.
John bought a farm in Hamilton Twp., where he resided having made all the improvements & by his industry has bought several other tracts of land.

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Note for: Arthur Houghton, ABT 1514 - Index

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     Type:   A.k.a.
     Place:   Arthur Houghton, Esq.

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Note for: Hannah Snyder, 19 NOV 1819 - 16 FEB 1862 Index

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III Generation

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Note for: Mary Stenger, BET 1804 AND 1823 - AFT 1850 Index

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Mary survived David for a number of years.

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Note for: Jacob Eby, 18 JUN 1806 - 19 APR 1881 Index

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He was a native of Letter-Kenny Twp., Franklin Co., PA. He moved to Guilford Twp., in 1833 & kept a hotel 7 miles on the Baltimore Pike. At that time, stages were run from Chambersburg to Baltimore, also teams bearing produce & merchandise . He would often stable from 25-30 teams in one night; in 1840, he moved 2 miles west of Chambersburg Turnpike, where he kept a hotel for 22 years. He owned a farm of 120 acres & carried on farming in connection with the hotel. In 1853, he bought property in Chambersburg where he lived until his death. He was married 4 times.

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Note for: Catharine Snyder, 20 NOV 1816 - 26 JAN 1845 Index

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III Generation:

Married husband of deceased sister, Martha.