Franklin County Pennsylvania Biographies
| JACOB FLICKINGER, (deceased), was born June 26, 1816, on the same farm
he died on, near Willow Hill; a son of John and Polly (Alexander) Flickinger,
whose sons were Alexander and Jacob. Jacob was reared on a farm. He kept
hotel in Fannettsburg four years, kept store in Fannettsburg four years and
during the remainder of his life he was engaged in farming. March 21, 1839,
he married Lavina Klippinger, who was born June 6, 1818, youngest daughter
of Anthony and Mary (Hess) Klippinger, natives of Berks County, Penn. Mr.
Flickinger was highly esteemed in the community in which he resided. He was
an upright citizen, an accommodating neighbor, and a consistent member of
the Presbyterian Church. He passed away November 11, 1884. His wife still
resides on the farm, which contains 160 acres and which is under her supervision
and management. The following children were born to Mr. And Mrs. Flickinger:
Edgar M., Mary E., William, Anna M., Albert A. and Clara S. Albert A. and
Clara S. are at home; Mary E. is the wife of McGinley Wilhelm; Anna is the
wife of George Shearer, and all are residents of this township.
History of Franklin Co., Pennsylvania, published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, IL, 1887, p. 837. . - Transcribed and Donated by Carol Parrish |
| DAVID FLICKINGER, farmer, P. O. Fannettsburg, was born in October, 1829,
on the homestead farm, the eldest son of Henry and Elizabeth (Snively)
Flickinger; the former, born May 21, 1792, died March 12, 1851; the latter
born December 16, 1797, died July 14, 1873. Our subject removed to the farm
he now owns in 1862, and the same year married Elizabeth, daughter of James
and Eilza [?] (Clippinger) McCurdy, both members of old families of this
county. Mr. Flickinger has 158 acres of land.
History of Franklin Co., Pennsylvania, published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, IL, 1887, p. 837. . Transcribed and Donated by Carol Parrish |
| JOHN E. JONES, farmer, P. O. Richmond Furnace, is descended from John
Jones, who came from England as a soldier in the service of the British
Government. He finally deserted that army and joined the Continental, with
which he served until the close of the struggle which resulted in American
independence. He bought 200 acres near Cowan's Gap, and there lived until
his death at the age of one hundred and four years. He reared a family of
sons as follows: John, James, Jacob, Joseph, Jesse and Samuel. John and Samuel
settled here, in Path Valley. John A., the father of our subject, was born
in what is known as Culbertson Row, and married Sarah McElvey, a daughter
of William McElvey, of Scotch-Irish descent. He died in 1868 aged eighty-three
years, the father of twenty-four children. Our subject, a resident of this
county, was born in September, 1820, and grew up on the farm. December 23,
1843, he married Elizabeth A., daughter of David and Mary (Plunkard) Little,
and by her has ten children - seven sons and three daughters: George E.,
a Presbyterian minister, residing in Baltimore; David, on a part of the old
homestead; John H., a resident of Chicago; Mary J., wife of Oliver Yeater;
Agnes, wife of Robert G. Jones; Oliver F. and Harvey W., in Kansas city,
Mo. (Oliver is a physician and practices his profession in that city, and
Harvey W. is practicing law); Carried B., married to James McCormick; James
N., a postal clerk; Lincoln, a farmer. Mr. Jones owns about 350 acres of
land, a part of the old homestead. In politics he is a Republican. The family
attend the services of the Presbyterian Church.
History of Franklin Co., Pennsylvania, published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, IL, 1887, p. 837. . Transcribed and Donated by Carol Parrish |
| GEORGE W. MOWER, coach-maker, Fayetteville, was born December 27, 1844,
in Fayetteville, Penn., a son of David Mower, a native of Cumberland County,
Penn. The ancestors of the Mower family are supposed to have been of German
origin. David was a wheelwright and came when a young man to Franklin County,
where he learned the trade in Mowersville; he then moved to Fayetteville
and worked in one place for fifty years. He was a good mechanic, well known
and esteemed. He died in February, 1883, aged seventy-one years. He married
Sarah, daughter of Tobias Ritter, and she is still living at the age of
seventy-one years. To Mr. and Mrs. David Mower were born the following named
children: Mary E., Barbara A., Samuel A., George W., Maria C., William Henry
(deceased), Sarah A., John F. and Charlotte W. George W., our subject, was
reared and educated in Fayetteville; in early life he learned his trade,
principally with his father; also learned coach-making, and has followed
both trades all his life. He spent one year in Ohio; he married Martha J.,
daughter of Daniel Palmer of an old family of the county. She is yet living,
the mother of five children; Howard S., Wiley P., Leigh R., Reid and an infant
girl. Mr. and Mrs. Mower are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In
1863 Mr. Mower enlisted in the defense of his country, in Company D, Twenty-first
Pennsylvania Cavalry, and served out his term, six months. He then enlisted
in 1864 in the Eighty-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Company K,
and served until the close of the war. He participated in several engagements,
among them the battle of Sailor's Creek. He is a member of the G. A. R.,
Captain Stevens Post; in politics is a Republican.
History of Franklin Co., Pennsylvania, published by Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, IL, 1887, p. 786. Transcribed and Donated by Carol Parrish |