Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Sheip, Levi G., Rev.
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Doylestown M-Z


REVEREND LEVI G. SHEIP M. A., P.O. Doylestown, was born in 
New Britain township, Bucks county, December 30, 1833, and 
is a son of John and Hannah (Snyder) Sheip, natives of Bucks 
county and of Swiss descent.  The pioneers of the Sheip 
family were three brothers who came from Switzerland to this 
country.  One of them settled in Bucks county in the early 
part of the 17th century.  Our subject's grandfather and 
father were both farmers.  In 1847 the latter was elected 
county commissioner and served one term.  He was the father 
of six children:  Noah S., Catherine, wife of Jonas 
Cressman; Anna, wife of Elias Fretz; Levi C., Elizabeth, 
wife of William Reiff; and Francis P.   Levi C. was reared 
on a farm, attending the country school until about 12 years 
of age, when he entered the Doylestown academy.  After 
leaving there he taught public school for some time, after 
which he prepared for college at Frederick institute at 
Frederick, Montgomery Co., and graduated at Franklin and 
Marshall college, at Lancaster, Pa., in 1861.  He then 
entered the Reformed theological seminary at Mercersburg, 
and was licensed by Goshen Hoppen classis in 1864.  He 
accepted a call to the Reformed church at Bloomsburg, Pa., 
in 1865.  In 1867 he accepted a call to a school in West 
Philadelphia, and in 1868 became pastor of the Salem 
Reformed church at Doylestown, where he is still pastor.  In 
1863-64-65 he had charge of a classical school for boys at 
Doylestown.  In 1869 he taught a female school in Masonic 
hall at Doylestown in connection with his congregation, and 
in 1871 in connection with H. H. Hough, founded Linden 
Female seminary at Doylestown, remaining in this connection 
until the fall of 1869, when he became principal of the 
Doylestown public schools, which position he still holds.  
He was school director and secretary of the school board, 
having always taken a great interest in educational affairs. 
 In 1875 he visited Europe, traveling through Holland, 
Belgium, Germany and Switzerland, and going up the river 
Rhine for 800 miles.  On his return he delivered illustrated 
lectures of his trip in numerous cities and towns.