Biographies - Lebanon County, PA

Augustus Maulfair

AUGUSTUS MAULFAIR, a leading citizen of North Annville town-ship, was born at Maulfair Store, at the Union Waterworks, North Annville township, Lebanon county, July 15, 1843. a son of Daniel and Sarah N. (Clark) Maulfair.

Daniel Maulfair was born October 29, 1812, on the old family home-stead, about a half mile southwest from Belle Grove (which farm is now owned by Joseph Wagner), and died December 30, 1887. He was a son of John Maulfair, who was also born in Lebanon county. The great-grand-father of Augustus Maulfair was born in Germany and came to America with a brother, they being as far as discovered, the only members of the family who ever crossed the ocean. Together they established the old Maul-fair homestead. This was in pioneer days and before the country had been settled in their vicinity. The brother was killed by the Indians and his wife was captured, but she escaped from the savages five years later, but never recovered from the hardships she had been forced to endure, and died soon after. As they left no issue, John succeeded to the whole property. He had these children: Michael, who married Christina Ellenberger; John, who married Elizabeth Seltzer; Elizabeth, who married Peter Beck; Jacob, who married Sabina Winters; Henry, who married Elizabeth Walborn, of Berks county; Catherine, who married David Wagner; Polly, who married Abraham Bowman; Daniel; William, who married Eliza Bolton; Sarah, who married George Miller; Joseph, who married Priscilla Staeger; Mary, who married Joseph Earley; and Rebecca, who married Samuel Zimmerman.

Daniel Maulfair, the father of Augustus, married Sarah N. Clark, who was born August 11, 1820, in the neighborhood of Bunker Hill, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Ellenberger) Clark, the former of whom was born in Lebanon county, a son of Jacob Clark, and the latter of whom was a daughter of Jacob Ellenberger. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Clark were: Sarah, the mother of Augustus Maulfair; Mary, the wife of Elijah Weidner; Rebecca. who died at the age of one year; Elizabeth, the wife of John Frank; John, who married LucilIa Bowman; Amanda, the wife of Jacob Mark; and Amos, single.

The children of Daniel and Sarah (Clark) Maulfair were: Augustus; Amos, who married Emma Lash, of Lebanon; Tacy Ann, married Isaac Steiner, of Sparrows Point, Md., and they had children: Warren (born February 11, 1877), Tacy Ann (born July 3, 1882, died in 1892), and Landrie M. (born November 10, 1888); and Daniel, who married Sarah Lick, resides at Lebanon and has two children, Forest and Tacy. On May 3, 1843, Daniel Maulfair opened a store at the Union Waterworks, and this enterprise has been in the hands of the family ever since. It was here that Augustus Maulfair learned the principles of business. His education was begun in the common schools, and completed by six months at the Annville Academy. In April, 1868,he succeeded to the store, and has conducted it continuously ever since except from April, 1876, until April, 1878, during which time it was rented to Ephraim Borgner. In April, 1878, Augustus Maulfair succeeded to the stole, continuing until in February, 1888, when he went to Lincoln, Lancaster Co., Pa., where he spent the year, returning to his store April I, 1889. During all these years until the canal was abandoned, he had served as weigh-master at the water works, a period from 1868 to 1881 inclusive. Mr. Maulfair has served for twelve years as school director, being appointed in 1886, I891, 1897, and in 1900. On August 16, 1898, he was appointed postmaster of Alger. He is one of the active Repub-licans of his district, and has never failed to cast his vote at any election, believing that to be a citizen's duty.

Augustus Maulfair married Catherine Dohner, born January 30, 1846, in North Annville township, west of the present home. She is a daughter of Bishop Jacob and Barbara (Brandt) Dohner, the former of whom was long bishop of the Mennonite Church in Lebanon county. He was born May 1, 1806, in Cornwall township, Lebanon county, and died January 31, 1881.  The mother of Mrs. Maulfair was born December 5, 1807, and died November 9, 1893, a daughter of Henry Brandt and his wife Maria Kreider, a daughter of Henry Kreider. Joseph Dohner, the grandfather, was a native of Lebanon county, who married Annie Kreider, sister of Jacob Kreider, who was the grandfather of Andrew, David and Joseph Kreider of Annville. Their children were: Jacob, bishop of the Mennonite Church; John, who married Catharine Long; Joseph, who married Mary Kreider; Christian who married Catharine Light; Moses, a Mennonite preacher, who married Catharine Huber: Annie, who married Christian Moyer; Mary, who married John Huber; Elizabeth, who married David Dohner; Catharine, who married Christian Burkholder; and Lydia, who married John Rider. The children of Bishop Dohner and wife were: Henry, born February 8, 1832, died unmarried January 16, 1896; Annie married Adam' Boger; Mary married Henry Fry; Jacob died at the age of three years; Elizabeth married Henry Miller; Joseph enlisted in the Ninety-third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the Civil war, was taken prisoner, and died; Catharine became Mrs. Maulfair; John died in infancy; and Barbara married Michael Urich.

The children born to Augustus Maulfair and wife are: Homer, Albert and Carrie Annie, of whom Albert, born May 13, 1869, died September 13, 1870, Homer was born September 15, 1867, and resides in Lebanon; he married Jennie Boyd, daughter of William and Susan Boyd of Cornwall township, Lebanon county, and their children were: Boyd A. (born January 29, 1892, died October 12, 1893), Susan Catherine (born May 27, 1895), and Lamont (born July 20, 1896, and died August 20, 1896). Carrie Annie was born March 25, 1877, and married Harry W. Light, son of Felix and Catharine Light. A son, Clark Maulfair, was born September 16, 1899, but lived only fifteen days. This family is an old and honorable one, and is connected by marriage with many of the other prominent families of the county.

--Biographical Annals Of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania : Containing Biographical Sketches Of Prominent And Representative Citizens, Pages 346 - 348

C. Grove Beaver

Among the old and prominent families of the State of Pennsylvania, is that of Beaver. It is of German extraction and the founder of the family came to America from Alsace.  C. Grove Beaver, of Fredericksburg, is a direct descendant of one of the three brothers who landed from a little sailing vessel "Friendship,"  John Mason, captain, at Philadelphia, November 2, 1744. The names of these German emigrants were George, John and Dewald Bieber, later softened into Beaver. The sons of these early settlers took part in the War of the Revolution and spent that memorable winter of history, 1777, at Valley Forge. A later descendant of one of these sons, was Dewald Beaver, the grandfather of C. Grove Beaver, who married Elizabeth Hunter. Both were natives of Berks county and in early married life lived on a farm, but their last years were spent at Reading. Their eight children were: Catherine, wife of James Cornett; Dr. D. H. ; John: Elizabeth, wife of D. Light; Esther married a Weiser; Susanna married a Grim; Jacob and the other, Samuel, died young.

Dr. D. H. Beaver, the father of C. Grove Beaver, was born May 1, 1819, and died in Fredericksburg, November 9, 1884. Although reared a farm boy, he did not accept farming as a vocation, but studied medicine and graduated in the same at the University of Pennsylvania, and then moved to Lebanon county. For one year he lived at Shirksville and then located at Fredericksburg, where he remained until his death, after long years of faithful attendance upon the sick through Lebanon county. He was well- known and much esteemed in the profession. For many years he was a leading member of the Lutheran Church. Dr. Beaver was a strong supporter of the principles of the Republican party. In 1847 he married Barbara .....

--Biographical Annals Of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania : Containing Biographical Sketches Of Prominent And Representative Citizens, Page 348

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