BIO: William Glancy Peffer, 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 XXXVIII.

                          BOROUGH OF CARLISLE.

391  BOROUGH OF CARLISLE.

  WILLIAM GLANCY PEFFER, dealer in agricultural implements, Carlisle, 
and chief burgess of the city, was born in South Middleton Township, 
Cumberland County, November 11, 1833, a son of Adam and Elizabeth 
(Glancy) Peffer, the former of whom was a son of Henry, and he a son of 
Philip Peffer, a native of Germany.  Mrs. Elizabeth (Glancy) Peffer was 
a daughter of William Glancy, a native of Ireland.  William G. was 
reared on a farm, and with agricultural interests he has always been 
considerably identified; although he has carried on other lines of 
business, he has been ever active in the development of the social and 
industrial life of his locality.  He has served with credit in official 
capacities in South Middleton Township, this county, and recently was 
elected to his present office.  He married here Rebecca G., daughter of 
Andrew and Eliza Washwood, of Dickinson Township, to which union two 
daughters and one son have been born, viz.:  Iva G. and Nettie, young 
ladies of clever literary and musical attainments, and Ambrose, a 
student of medicine.  Mr. Peffer has always contributed liberally to 
measures tending to the welfare of his locality, and has drawn around 
him the respect of all classes through his benevolence and kindness.  
The family attend worship at the First Presbyterian Church.