Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Hinkel, Tobias
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Richland Township A-M


   TOBIAS HINKEL retired merchant, P.O. Quakertown, was born 
in Richland township, August 29, 1830, the fourth son and 
fifth child of Elias and Rebecca (Cressman), and a native of 
Montgomery county.  Tobias was reared on the home farm, 
where he remained until he attained his 18th year, when he 
went to Rich Hill, formerly Bunker Hill, and learned the 
shoemaker's trade with Jacob Fellman, with whom he worked 
nine years after the completion of his trade.  In 1859 he 
set up in business for himself at Bunker Hill, where he 
remained until 1870, when he located in this place and was 
actively engaged in business until the spring of 1885, when 
he took as a partner his brother-in-law, M. A. Biehn, and on 
account of failing health was forced to retire from active 
work, but is represented by his son Harry, the firm name 
being Hinkel & Biehn.  Since that time Mr. Hinkel has been 
living a retired life, and is enjoying the competence he 
acquired during his business career.  He was married in 1859 
(the same year that he embarked in business) to Maria, 
daughter of Michael M. and Catharine (Althouse) Biehn, by 
whom he had two children:  Harry and Nelson. Mr. Hinkel is a 
member of the Evangelical association.  In politics he is a 
republican.