Mifflin Township Created, 1819
Mifflin Township was officially created on 3 September 1810. Its original area (green on map above) included one other present-day township [Washington Township] which was later divided from the southern […]
Wiconisco Township Created, 1840
Wiconisco Township was officially created on 26 June 1840. Its original area (green on map above) included one other present-day township [Williams Township] which was later divided from the eastern […]
Washington Township Created, 1846
Washington Township was officially created on 23 January 1840. There was no further division of this township. However, it appears from studying county maps of 1858 and 1862 that some […]
Henry W. Schreffler (1839-1913)
Henry W. Schreffler, Chief Burgess of Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, was born in Washington Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 13 November 1839, a son of Jonas Schreffler and Elizabeth [Witmer] Schreffler. Gottfried Schreffler, […]
Samuel B. Romberger (1845-1921)
Samuel B. Romberger, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 9 August 1845. He is a son of Daniel Romberger and Hannah [Bergstresser] Romberger. His grandfather, Adam Romberger, was […]
John D. Swab (1848-1929)
John D. Swab, farmer, Washington Township, was born in the township, 25 January 1848, the son of Daniel Swab and Sarah “Sallie” [Heller] Swab. He was born and reared on […]
Isaac Sitlinger (1833-1908)
Isaac Sitlinger, farmer and stockman, was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 15 September 1833. George Sitlinger, the father of Isaac Sitlinger, was born in Germany, and formerly spelled his name […]
Frank P. Ferree (1853-1917)
Frank P. Ferree, farmer and stockman, Gratz, Pennsylvania, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 25 May 1853. Isaac Ferree, the great-grandfather of Frank P. Ferree, was a native […]