BIO: Daniel Leeper, 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 XLIII.

                             COOK TOWNSHIP.

  DANIEL LEEPER, superintendent of the wood and coal department of the 
South Mountain Mining & Iron Company, was born in Dickinson (now Penn) 
township, this county, July 24, 1819.  His father, James Leeper, of 
Lancaster County, Penn., came to this county about the year 1812, and 
here married Eliza Fort, who was born in New Jersey, and came as far as 
this county with her parents, on their way to Ohio.  Her mother took 
sick on the way and died at Centreville, and her father remained here 
some years, and finally returned to New Jersey.  After living in this 
part of the State for a time, 

459 	COOK TOWNSHIP.

James Leeper and wife finally located near Mount Union, Huntington Co., 
Penn., where they passed the remainder of their lives, and now lie 
buried at Mapleton.  Daniel Leeper has made his home principally at 
Pine Grove since 1839, and has followed the occupation of charcoal-
maker during most of these years.  In 1870 he was appointed 
superintendent of the wood and coal department of the South Mountain 
Mining & Iron Company, which responsible position he has ever since 
held.  March 21, 1844, he married Nancy Warren, a native of Adams 
County, Penn., but a resident of this county at the time of her 
marriage.  Their children are Mrs. Anna Eliza Helm, John, Mrs. Mary E. 
Sheaffer, Amanda, Mrs. Susan Hewitt, Daniel, Mrs. Sallie Danner, David 
and U. S. Grant Leeper.  Our subject enlisted, October 16, 1862, in the 
One Hundred and Sixty-fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, 
and was assigned to the Army of the Potomac.  He was in many 
engagements around Suffolk, Va., and received an honorable discharge 
July 28, 1863.  Mr. Leeper is a stanch and life-long Republican, and 
takes a deep interest in public affairs.  He and his worthy wife are 
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  He has been a class-leader 
for many years, and an exhorter.  He is one of the old pioneers of this 
locality, a worthy and upright citizen, highly respected by the entire 
community.