BIO:  Vincent O.BOLD, 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, Page 393

VINCENT O.BOLD, farmer, McSherrystown, was born March 12, 1827.  The genealogy 
of the O.Bold family dates back to Germany, whence the great-grandfather, 
Sebastian O.Bold, immigrated to America when quite young and settled in Conowago 
Township, Adams County, Penn., where he owned three farms and was a wide-awake 
business man, possessed of good judgment.  He was the parent of four children:  
Anthony, Joseph, Mrs. Ignatius Miller and Mrs. Shorb.  Of these Anthony O.Bold 
married a Miss Maltsberger, from Gottenhopen, near Philadelphia, Penn., and had 
four children:  Sebastian, Ignatius, Susan and Rebecca.  Anthony O.Bold was an 
old man when he died in Conowago Township, this county, where also died his 
wife.  The whole family were members of Conowago Chapel, and took an active 
interest in its erection.  Of the children born to this couple, Ignatius was 
born here; he was a farmer and died on the old farm, aged about seventy-one 
years; he married Miss Nancy, daughter of Michael and Catharine Delbone, the 
former of whom was of French descent and the latter of German lineage.  To 
Ignatius and Nancy O.Bold were born four children:  Vincent, Josephine, Rebecca, 
Gabriella, former wife of Dr. Smith.  Rebecca, who died in Virginia, was a 
member of the Sisters of the Visitation Order.  Our subject attended school in 
Conowago Township, but is mainly self-educated.  He taught school in early life 
(one winter), has been a farmer since, has lead a very active business life and 
may be said to be one of the most energetic business men in the county.  When 
the first railroad was built from Hanover Junction to Hanover he took a lively 
interest in it, and encouraged others to do the same, and was also interested 
when the short line railroad was built, his brother-in-law, Dr. Smith, being a 
director at that time; at present our subject is a director of the road and the 
second largest stockholder.  When the First National Bank was started in 
Hanover, Mr. O.Bold invested in it, is now one of the heaviest stockholders, and 
has been a director for twenty-three years.  At present he has over 600 acres of 
land in the vicinity of McSherrystown, and also owns two mills.  He has deeds of 
farms which are dated back as far as 1761, 1764, 1784, 1791 and 1796.  He 
annually feeds on his farms eight car-loads of cattle, or 160 head.  He has the 
largest interest in the pike from McSherrystown to Hanover.  Mr. O.Bold has been 
offered different county offices, but has refused, believing his sphere of duty 
was nearer home.  He was married to Miss Louise, daughter of John Smith, and she 
bore him four children who have since died:  Ignatius, a student at Windsor 
College (died aged twenty-three years and six months); Mary was twenty-six when 
she died; Rebecca was aged nineteen and Anna eighteen when they died.  They were 
educated in the convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph.


TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE:  The name “O.Bold” typed as written in book.