20. married on the twenty sixth day of may ad 1825

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20. Married on the Twenty sixth day of May AD 1825Henry Stull to Sarah Swobelon

21. Married on the Twenty sixth day of May AD 1825Jacob Garn to Elizabeth Bittle

22. Married on the 25 Day of August AD 1825Martin Bringle to Elizabeth Walter

23. Married on the night of 13th September 1825Thomas Davis to Caterine Potter, All of Woodberry Township

24. Married on the 22 Day of September 1825Joseph Walter to Elizabeth Hartel, both of Greenfield Twp

25. Married on the 13 Day of October AD 1825Peter Ickes to Margret Claar, all of Greenfield

26. Married on the 17 Day of November AD 1825Solomon Langham to Caterine Dickey, all of Greenfield Township

27. Married on the 6 Day of Aprile AD 1826Mathias Walter to Sahrah Musselman, daughter of Jacob Musselman

28. Married on the 13 Day of Aprile AD 1826Jacob Corl to Chaterine Mock all of ST Township

29. Married on the 27th Day of Aprile AD 1826Jacob Schlonager to Elizabeth McCormick

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30. Married on the 14th Day of May AD 1826Jonathan Fares to Mary Langham

31. Married on the 10 Day of December 1826Mathias Walter to Barbara Walter

32. Married on the 21 Day of December 1826Jacob Miller to Caterene Walter

33. Married on the 2nd Day of Aprile 1827John Stull to Elizabeth Swabelon

34. Married on the 8th Day of Aprile 1827Jacob Walter to Elizabeth Nips

35. Married on the 17 Day of Aprile 1827George Stiffler to Sharlotte Shaw

36. Married on the 3rd Day of January 1828Samuel Smith to Mary Helsel

37. Married on the 29th Day of May 1828Simon Claar to Rachel Croyle

38. Married on the 31 Day of August 1828Robert Kenney to Magdalen Clapper

39. Married on the 11 Day of September 1828Jacob Zeth to Suffiah Henght


40. Married on the 25 of November 1828Samuel Wilt to Elizabeth Stiffler

41. Married on the 26 of March 1829Mr Daniel Clark to Mary Shaw

42. Married on the 12 of Aprile 1829Mr Samuel Walter to Barbara Musselman

43. Married on the 16 of Aprile 1829Mr William Hugh to Mary Stiffler

44. Married on the 25 of June 1829Mr Jacob Conrad to Sarah Hollern

45. Married on the 5th of July 1829Mr. James Moses to Margrate Yingling

46. Married on the 1th of October 1829Mr. John Walter Jr. to Caterine Dively

47. Married on the 7th Day of January 1830Mr. Jacob Zimmerman to Elizabeth Knisley

48. Married on the 22nd Day of May 1830Mr. Andrew Greenwood to Caterine Walter daughter of Daniel Walter

49. Married on the 26 Day of August 1830Mr. Henry Ickes to Eve Burkhart


50. Married on the 24 Day of Oct 1830Mr. George Rush to Susannah Wilt (Daughter of Michael Wilt, all of Greenfield

51. Married on the 4 Day of November 1830Mr. Frederick Stiffler to Martha McCormick, daughter of James McCormick

52. Married on the 2nd Day of December 1830Mr Daniel Zimmerman to Barbara Knisley, daughter of John Knisley

53. Married on the 24 Day of February 1831Mr Daniel Knisley to Elizabeth Musselman, daughter of John Musselman

54. Married on the 4th Day of March 1831Mr James Rinehart to Angalin Coho, daughter of Mr. John Coho of Greenfield

Township

55. Married on the 7 Day of Aprile, 1831Mr. John Funk to Margrate Brown all of Woodberry Township, Bedford County

56. Married on the 1th Day of May 1831Mr. Jacob Lingenfelter to Sarah Claar, all of Greenfield Township

57. Married on the 29 Day of August 1831Mr Jacob Clapper to Elizabeth Stiffler daughter of John Stiffler

58. Married on the 8 Day of September 1831Mr George Walter to Polly Nips daughter of Adam Nips all of Greenfield

59. Married on the 22 of September 1831Mr Joseph Stiffler to Susannah Hartel daughter of George Hartel


60. Married on the 11 Day of October 1831Mr James McCormick to Elizabeth Langham daughter of Will Langham

61. Married on the 16 Day of Oct 1831Mr Joseph Clapper to Barbara Strayer all of Woodberry

62. Married on the 1 Day of December 1831Mr Daniel Jr. Long to Caterene Leamer all of Greenfield Township

63. Married on the 12 Day of January 1832Mr William Kelly to Sarah Stiffler all of Greenfield Township

64. Married on the 19 of Aprile 1832Mr John Hartle to Barbara Stiffler all of Greenfield Township

65. Married on the 10 of July 1832Mr Mathias Claar to Mary Musselman all of Greenfield Township

66. Married on the 11 of Oct 1832Mr Valentine Swoveland to Mary Stull of Woodberry Township, Bedford County

67. Married on the 28 of Oct 1832Mr Michael Strain to Elizabeth Roudebush all of Woodberry Township, Bedford

County

68. Married on the 13 of December 1832Mr Joseph Kelly to to Hannah Wilt all of Greenfield Township

69. Married on the 3rd day of January 1833Mr Samuel Burkhart to Miss Mary Dibert daughter of Nick Dibert


70. Married on the 22 Day of January 1833Mr Daniel Piper to Miss Catherine daughter of Peter Stiffler

71. Married on the 29th Day of January 1833Mr Samuel Burk to Catherine Burkhart daughter of Jacob Burkhart

72. Married on the 19th of February 1833Mr Robert Casday to Marian Dodson daughter of William Dodson

73. Married on the 14th of March 1833Mr Henry Burkhart to Rosanna Dively daughter of Jacob Dively

74. Married on the 4th of Aprile 1833Mr Joseph Claar to Holly Ickes

75. Married on the 10th of Oct 1833Mr Daniel Lambright to Miss Johanna King

76. Married on the 9th of January 1834Mr George Lingenfelter to Barbara Claar

77. Married on the 1st Day of Aprile 1834Mr Jacob Dively to Rachael Mock all of Greenfield Township, Bedford County

78. Married on the 17 Day of April 1834Mr Stephen Plummer to Miss Maryann Rinehart of Greenfield Township, Bedford

County

79. Married on the 22 of June 1834Mr George (Hulsh) to Miss Eve Briggle all of Greenfield Township


80. Married on the 31 of August 1834Mr Samuel Sealy to Miss Catherine Benne all of Greenfield Township

81. Married on the 18 of September 1834Mr John Benner to Miss Rachel Benson all of Greenfield Township

82. Married on the 4 of November 1834Mr Daniel Miller to Miss Susannah Dively all of Greenfield Township

83. Married on the 3 of March 1835Mr Abraham Klotz to Barbara Dively daughter of Geo Dively all of Greenfield

Township, Bedford County

84. Married on the 29th of Aprile 1835Mr George Lingenfelter to Jane Wilson all of Greenfield Township

85. Married on the 30th of Aprile 1835Mr John Klutz to Susannah Briggle daughter of Mr Philip Briggle of Cambria County

86. Married on the 4th of June 1835Mr Thomas Smith to Mary Cartright all of Greenfield Township

87. Married on the 21th of June 1835Mr Charles Matton to Miss Margaret Dodson both of Greenfield Township

88. Married on the 11th of February 1836Mr William Lambright to Elizabeth daughter of Mr Frederick Stiffler all of Union

Township


89. Married on the 22 Day of May 1836Mr Jacob Strayer of Woodberry Township to Harriet Dibert daughter of Mr. Fred

Dibert of Greenfield Township, Bedford County

90. Married on the 19 of June 1836Mr John Cashman to Anna Lingenfelter daughter of Jacob Lingenfelter of Greenfield

Township, Bedford County

91. Married on the 21 of July 1836Mr Samuel (??????) to Widow Hover, daughter of

92. Married on the 20 of October 1836Mr Paul Mock to Anna Stiffler daughter of Mr Peter Stiffler all of Greenfield Township

93. Married on the 1 of December 1836Mr Peter Wilt to Elizabeth Helsel all of Greenfield Township. Daughter of Peter Helsel

94. Married on the 2nd Day of February 1837Mr F Dively to Miss Barbara Dunkard all of Greenfield Township

95. Married on the 2 of May 1837Mr David Burget to Barbara Stine widow of George Stine family of Barbara Dively

both of Greenfield Township

96. Married on the 18th Day of June 1837Mr Joseph Walker to Miss Margret Wilt daughter of W. P. Wilt all of Greenfield

Township

97. Married on the 30th of November 1837Mr Jacob Stiffler to Miss Lidia Pressler all of Greenfield Township


98. Married on the 4th of February 1838Mr John Henght to Miss Rachael Buckholder all of Greenfield Township

99. Married on the 5th of Aprile 1838Mr Daniel Burket to Miss Margret Stiffler all of Greenfield Township

100. Married on the 3 day of May 1838Mr Abraham Lingenfelter to Elizabeth Wiant daughter of Jacob Wiant

101. Married on the 13th Day of Sept 1838Mr William Dodson to Susannah Burket daughter of John Burket

102. Married on the 4 day of December 1838Mr Jacob Pressler to Sarah Helsel daughter of Widow

103. Married on the 18th Day of August 1839Mr Samuel Daugherty to Elizabeth Dunken daughter of M. Dunken

104. Married on the 26th Day of March 1840Mr Thomas Brian to Miss Marian Williams

Our thanks to Sara Dibert Gesser for giving us these documents to transcribe. Also,our thanks to Elaine Ebersole Conrad for transcribing these records. These

records were transcribed with spellings as shown in the original documents.Some items were not legible to transcribe.

These documents were from the “dark period of women’s information” meaning thatnormally women’s names were not recorded in census information, etc until after

1840. These records gives us a significant amount of information that wouldotherwise not be available.


Sarah Furnace and Dr. Peter Shoenberger’s Ironmaking Furnace at Sproul, PA

You may have heard people through the years talk about going to Sarah Furnace or thetown of Sproul. In 1832 Dr. Peter Shoenberger built an ironmaking furnace near Sproul.Dr. Shoenberger was born October 16, 1782 at Manheim, Lancaster County. He was ofGerman descent, and his father, George had established little charcoal furnaces in theupper Juniata Valley. Shoenberger’s German ancestors had been operators of blast

furnaces producing iron in Germany.

Dr. Shoenberger had graduated from medical school in 1806 and on June 17, 1806, hemarried Sarah Krug of Lancaster at Trinity Lutheran Church. Shortly thereafter, he

gave up practicing medicine and devoted full attention to ironmaking.

Shoenberger was the ironmaking king of Pennsylvania and possibly of the UnitedStates at the time. His vast holdings included Upper, Lower and Middle Maria forges inMcKees Gap, named for his aunt, Anna Maria Watts. Franklin Furnace and Forge near

Hollidaysburg, Rebecca Furnace named for his daughter, Rebecca ShoenbergerMcCormick at Fredericksburg, east of Martinsburg, Huntingdon Furnace near Warriors

Mark.

There was Martha Furnace near the Maria Forges, named for his daughter, MarthaShoenberger Duncan. Allegheny Forge near Foot of Ten, Sarah Furnace named for hisdaughter, Sarah Shoenberger McCormick, Bald Eagle Furnace near Bellefonte, the Cen-

ter and Tyrone Forges on the Little Juniata River, Rodman Furnace near the MiddleMaria Forge, Bloomfield Mines in Bloomfield Township across the mountain from

Sproul near Bakers Summit, the Hollidaysburg Rolling Mills and Nail Works, MariettaFurnace on the Susquehanna River. He helped form Cambria Iron Company in

Johnstown, Mt. Union Furnace near Uniontown, PA and vast properties that includedtimber, coal, iron ore and other mineral interests.


Shoenberger built Sarah Furnace in 1832. Many people have been of the wrong opinionof where it was located. It was not the lime kiln located on the old Sproul Mountain

Road slightly east of Sproul before you go up the mountain.

Sarah Furnace was located on the road to the Sheetz complex at the Walter IndustrialPark site. Sarah Furnace was located on the right side of the road after you come to

the traffic light at the intersection of Quarry Road and Sheetz Way. It was located onthe right side of the road just before crossing the railroad track which is presently

there.

Shoenberger also built the manion located at the corner of Dunnings Highway andQuarry Road at the Old Sproul intersection. The 21 room mansion had black marble

fireplaces throughout it. The marble was imported from Greece. It was a showcase of amansion at the time. A kiln was constructed in the yard to manufacture the bricks for

the house since transporting them would have been very difficult at the time. A similarif not identical mansion was built in Fredericksburg, PA at Rebecca Furnace and still

exists today.

Sarah Furnace Mansion at Sproul, PA


Backside view of Shoenberger Mansion at Sarah Furnace

Houses in Sarah Furnace were not located in the vicinity of Sproul as we know it today.They were located near the site of Sarah Furnace itself. The houses actually were

across the road from the front gate of the current AP Green plant and slightly south ofthe railroad spur leadng into the plant. The houses actually paralled the railroad line

and a road led to Pine Hollow Road from those houses.

As for Sarah Furnace itself, it was the first major place of employment in the area out-side of farming. Iron ore was mined in Bloomfield Township and hauled across SproulMountain. Shoenberger with his vast holdings of furnaces and land and other proper-ties travelled continually between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh generally on horseback.Shoenberger maintained homes in various places with his main home on 15th and Penn

Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pa which stood until 1926.

Part of his thriving business eventually was in Pittsburgh, PA where steelmaking wascoming of age and ironmaking was diminishing. His heairs sold part of the mills to US

Steel.


Dr. Shoenberber and his wife, Sarah had 9 children: Martha who married John WilliamDuncan and who maintained the Bloomfield Ore mines and eventually the ganister andlimestone quarries on Sproul Mountain that were essential in the making of silica brick

using ganister rock from the mountain.

Anna Maria who married Henry Watts, and they inherited the Marietta forge on theSusquehanna River.

Rebecca, who married Pollard McCormick. They had three children. Rebecca died be-fore her father, and Pollard McCormick then married Rebecca’s sister, Sarah.

George K. Shoenberger who was twice married, first to Sarah Hamilton and then to EllaBeatty.

John H. Shoenberger who married Margaret Cust.

Elizabeth who married Col. Edward Lytle, Sr., and who managed Rebecca Furnace foryears.

Edwin Francis Shoenberger who married his first cousin, Margaretta Krug. One of theirchildren, George K. Shoenberger became a well known Chicago steelman.

Sarah who married Pollard McCormick who was previously married to her sister,Rebecca. They had two children. They managed Sarah Furnace, and then Sarah died

before her father, and Pollard McCormick continued managing Sarah Furnace for awhile after Dr. Shoenberger’s death.

William H. Shoenberger, of which no information is available.


Dr. Shoenberger died in 1854 at Marietta Furnace in Lancaster County. He is buried inLaurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. Dr. Shoenberger’s estate totalled $12 million in

1854 which was a very hefty sum of money and property.

Dr. Shoenberger’s will left Sarah Furnace mansion to his firve grandchildren fromRebecca and Sarah’s marriage to Pollard McCormick with the stipulation that Dr.

Shoenberger’s wife loved the mansion so much that the room at the top right of thestairs should be reserved for her use at her will.

Pollard McCormick, and then his son, David McCormick continued to operate SarahFurance, and the ownership passed to Essington Hammond and others. However,

ironmaking was diminishing and steelmaking was coming into its own. Sarah Furnaceclosed in 1881 and was dismantled.

An order for Joseph McCormick from Dr. Peter Shoenberger dated October 19, 1846 formaterials for Sarah Furnace.


An order for Joseph McCormick from Dr. Peter Shoenberger dated January 28, 1847 formaterials for Sarah Furnace.

Many local businesses thrived because of the prosperity of Sarah Furnace. JosephMcCormick of East Freedom was one of them as evidenced by the orders from 1846

and 1847 shown on the preceding page, this page and the next page.

What we now refer to as Yingling’s Mill at the south end of the township and countyline was originally built by Dr. Peter Shoenberger, and then passed on to various other

owners and eventually to the Yingling family.

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