BIO: John Bobb, Cumberland County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania.
Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, 
Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and 
Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and 
Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.  Illustrated.  Chicago: Warner, Beers 
& Co., 1886.
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                                PART II.

             HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

                              CHAPTER LVI.

                        SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP.

535  SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP.

  JOHN BOBB, farmer, P. O. Mechanicsburg, is a grandson of Nicholas 
Bobb, who came from Germany and settled in this county about the year 
1795, and owned two farms.  Nicholas Bobb was the father of nine 
children:  John, Daniel, Michael, George, Catharine, Mary, Barbara, 
Elizabeth and Margaret.  Of these, John came to this county with his 
father when a young man.  He was a carpenter by trade and afterward 
became a farmer.  He married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Martin 
Longsdorf, of this county, by whom he had four children:  George, 
Margaret, John and Elizabeth.  In 1800 Mr. Longsdorf built the brick 
house at Trindle Springs, called the "Trindle Springs Hotel."  It is of 
interest that two of John Bobb's brothers married wives whose Christian 
names were Elizabeth and had the same complement of children as himself 
- two sons and two daughters.  He was a member of the Lutheran Church.  
In early life he worked at the carpenter and cabinet-maker's trade, and 
erected several of the old buildings still standing in Silver Spring 
Township.  John Bobb, Jr., his son, was born in the township August 26, 
1813.  He learned the trade of carpenter.  In 1836 he married, Miss 
Margaret, daughter of Henry and Mary Nagle, and to this union were born 
three children:  Elmira M., Henry M. and Anna E.; Henry M. the only one 
living.  John Bobb, Jr., bought land near New Kingston, this county, in 
1837, where he lived for seven years.  He then moved to the Sailor 
farm, which he purchased April 1, 1847, and there resided until 1875, 
when he bought his homestead on Trindle Springs road and erected his 
present substantial buildings.  The house is pleasantly situated, and 
is likely to remain in the family for many generations.  Mr. Bobb is a 
strong Democrat, and in past years worked hard for his party.  He has 
filled township offices, such as collector, assessor and school 
director, and has also been county commissioner.  He has been 
administrator, executor and assignee for several estates, etc., and has 
settled all these matters with wisdom and without the loss of a dollar.  
That he deserves the respect and confidence of the community is beyond 
a question.