BIO:  Joseph A. DIEHL, Straban Township, Adams County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania
Chicago:  Warner, Beers & Co., 1886
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Part III, History of Adams County, Pages 507-508

JOSEPH A. DIEHL, farmer and thresher, P. O. Plainview, was born in this county, 
November 7, 1840, a son of Samuel (a farmer) and Catherine (Bream) Deihl, 
natives of York and Adams Counties, Penn., respectively, and of German origin.  
Their family consisted of seven children, Joseph A. being the fourth.  Our 
subject was reared on the farm, received his education in the common schools, 
and chose farming as his occupation, in connection with which, for seventeen 
years, he has operated a threshing machine, for the last eight years a steam 
thresher.  In 1863 he married Anna Mary Heagy, daughter of John and Amanda 
(Weigle) Heagy, natives of this county, and of German origin.  Mr. and Mrs. 
Diehl have one child - Hermie Irene-whose profession is music teaching.  The 
family are members of the Lutheran Church.  In politics Mr. Diehl is a 
Republican.