BIO:  George H. TROSTEL, Huntington 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, Page 465

GEORGE H. TROSTEL, farmer and proprietor of lime-kiln, P. O. York Sulphur 
Springs, a son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Pensyl) Trostel, was born June 3, 1840, 
in Huntington Township, this county, and was reared to the business of farming 
and educated in the schools of his township.  At the age of twenty-one he began 
to work for himself on one of his father’s farms (the homestead), and with his 
brother, Henry, continued thus for six years.  He then took another of his 
father’s farms adjoining on the south, and worked it on shares for two years, 
boarding with his father.  In January, 1872, he married Elizabeth Rebert, of 
East Berlin, a daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Wiest) Rebert, who were born 
near Spring Forge, York county.  Mr. Trostel bought the farm of seventy-eight 
acres, where he now resides, in 1880.  There is a limestone quarry on this land, 
and he is also engaged in burning lime, getting out on an average 40,000 bushels 
per year.  The quarry is an extensive one and almost inexhaustible and is well 
drained; the last ditch, 360 feet long, and 26 feet deep part of the way, cost 
last season $700, and the entire drainage since the quarry was opened cost over 
$2,000.  Mr. and Mrs. Trostel have three sons and one daughter:  Charles A., 
born April 13, 1873; Henry Elmer, born January 27, 1875; Annie E., born January 
20, 1878, and George M., born April 2, 1886.  Mr. Trostel is a Republican; is 
now treasurer of the township, and has served twice before; is one of the 
directors of Sunnyside Cemetery.  He is one of the substantial men of the 
township.  He employs in his business six hands the year round, and as an 
evidence of the pleasant relations existing between his employes and himself, 
his foreman in the lime-burning interest, Mr. John Trostel, has been with him 
ten years; his girl at his house for nine years; and none of the remainder less 
than four or five years, or until they were married.  Mr. and Mrs. Trostel are 
members of the Lutheran Church.