Balthaser W. Romberger, president of the Yokney Cotton Mills, Water Valley, Mississippi, and retired dry goods merchant of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was born in Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 7 December […]
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 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 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 […]