BIO: Christian Hertzler, 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 XLVII.

                             HAMPDEN TOWNSHIP.

481  HAMPDEN TOWNSHIP.

  CHRISTIAN HERTZLER, farmer, P. O. Mechanicsburg, was born April 30, 
1833, near Millersville, Lancaster Co., Penn.  His father, likewise 
named Christian, was also born in Lancaster County, where he lived 
until our subject was four years old, when he removed to Monroe 
Township, this county, where he resided until his death, about twelve 
years since.  On this farm young Christian worked until he was twenty-
four years of age, at which time he married Eliza, daughter of Jacob 
Mumma, of Mechanicsburg, and took a farm of his father's, which he 
worked successfully for nine years, when he resold it to his father and 
bought his present farm of 110 acres, adding largely to the buildings 
and making it one of the best in the township, showing every evidence 
of thrift and comfort.  To Christian Hertzler, Jr., and wife have been 
born nine children, who are now living, and two who died while quite 
young.  The names and ages of those living are Anna Mary, twenty-five, 
wife of Elias Shelley, of Upper Allen Township; Martin Wilmer, twenty-
three; Alice Jane, twenty-two; Ira Mumma, twenty; Cora May, fifteen; 
Christian Elmer, thirteen; Ella Eliza, eleven; Jacob Ray, nine; and Ada 
Grace, four.  The last named five attend the Pike School.  Mr. Hertzler 
has not been an office seeker, and has never held an office, except 
that of school trustee.  In politics he is, like all the Hertzlers, a 
stanch Republican.  He and his wife are members of the Slate Hill 
Mennonite Church, near Shiremanstown, and live up to their professions 
of religion, enjoying the confidence and esteem of all who know them.