BIO: John HEBERLING, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 665 & 666.
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  JOHN HEBERLING, whose valuable farm of 125 acres is situated in Sandy 
Township, about three miles south of DuBois, Pa., is a prominent citizen of the 
township and has served in numerous public offices with the greatest 
efficiency.  He was born on his father's farm in Schuylkill county, Pa., 
November 23, 1843, and is a son of Abraham and Magdalena (Hand) Heberling, and 
a grandson of Jacob and Elizabeth Heberling.
  Jacob Heberling and family came from Schuylkill county to Clearfield county, 
in 1855, and after reaching here, he bought a large tract of land which is now 
a part of the First Ward of the borough of DuBois.  Jacob Heberling sold his 
land to his son, David Heberling, who later sold it to the Rumbargers, all of 
these transactions taking place before DuBois was laid out.  Jacob Heberling 
then bought a farm near West Liberty, which was then in Brady but is now in 
Sandy township, and spent the rest of his life there, living to be more than 
eighty years of age.  When he bought his farm the future prospects for the 
growth of West Liberty were better than for DuBois.  The name of his wife was 
Elizabeth, and they had five children:  David, Abraham, Henry, John and Eve, 
the last named being the wife of John Hand.  All are now deceased.
  Abraham Heberling was married before the family left Schuylkill county, to 
Magdalena Hand, and seven children were born to them, namely:  Joseph, of Brady 
township; John; Augustus, of West Liberty; George W. and Jefferson T., twins, 
both residents of West Liberty; Catherine, wife of Henry Utzenger, of Sandy 
township; and Peter S., also of Sandy township.  Abraham Heberling accompanied 
his father to Clearfield county and bought a farm near West Liberty now in 
Sandy township, and as he had fine water power, built a mill and engaged in the 
lumber industry.  He operated the mill at first with water power but later 
installed machinery and it was one of the first steam mills in the township.  
His first purchase of land was not far from DuBois, the water power above 
alluded to being on that farm, and from there he moved to the place nearer West 
Liberty.  His wife died at the age of sixty years but he lived to be eighty-
four years of age.
  John Heberling was about twelve years old when the family came to Clearfield 
county and he has spent his life ever since in the same neighborhood.  His 
school advantages were rather meager and afterward he worked in his father's 
mill and helped clear up the farm and later was engaged as a sawyer by his 
brother, J. F. Heberling.  In 1860 he secured seventy-six acres of land from 
his father and bought a tract of forty-nine acres which adjoined.  He partly 
cleared this second tract and erected buildings which are now used by his son, 
G. E. Heberling, who lives there and operates the whole farm.  When Mr. 
Heberling took possession there was an old log barn on the place, which he 
subsequently replaced by a bank barn with dimensions of 40 by 40 feet, and made 
many other improvements.
  Mr. Heberling married Miss Lemontine Kriner, a daughter of David Kriner, who 
was an old pioneer of Clearfield county, and they have two children:  Maggie 
and George E.  The latter married Venia Askey and they have four children:  
Lloyd E., Grace, Evelyn and Catherine.  In politics Mr. Heberling is a Democrat 
and has served as overseer of the Poor, both by appointment and election, and 
for ten years was a school director, for three years supervisor and one year 
township treasurer.  He is a member of the Knights of Pythias at Salem, Pa.