BIO: William H. Shaull, 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 XLV.

        EAST PENNSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH OF CAMP HILL.

  WILLIAM H. SHAULL, carpenter and contractor, P. O. West Fairview, was 
born in Hamden Township, this county, in 1838.  His father, Henry 
Shaull, a native of Lebanon County, born about the year 1811, was a son 
of John Shaull, who lived and died in York County, leaving seven 
children.  On his father's death Henry Shaull was bound out to John 
Benson, of Colebrook Furnace, to learn blacksmithing, working there 
until after he became of age.  At twenty-three he was married to 
Catharine, daughter of John Garrett, of Lebanon County, Penn., and for 
five subsequent years worked at Colebrook Furnace, when he removed to 
Hampden Township, Cumberland County, and engaged in business on his own 
account.  Here he remained until his death; he died in 1877, at the age 
of sixty-six, leaving a family of five sons and two daughters:  William 
H.; Sarah, wife of Samuel Shaumberger; Levi; George F.; Elizabeth, wife 
of John Basehore, of Hampden Township; Charles H.; and Martha E. now 
deceased.  William H. worked two years at his father's trade, but at 
the age of eighteen went to Sterrett's Gap to learn carpentering.  When 
his time was up he moved to Hogestown to work, but in August of the 
same year (1862) he enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirtieth 
Pennsylvania Regiment for nine months, and a few weeks after was in the 
battle of South Mountain, and then in Antietam, where he was struck in 
the head by a glancing bullet, which, fortunately did not penetrate the 
skull.  His regiment was removed to Harper's Ferry, and afterward sent 
up the Shenandoah Valley to Warrington Junction and thence to 
Fredericksburg to take part in the 

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fight there, in which they lost their commander, Col. Zinn.  From 
Fredericksburg they went to Chancellorsville, in which three day's 
fight they bore an active part.  Thence they were sent to Acquia Creek, 
and home to Harrisburg, where they were mustered out, after an active 
campaign.  Mr. Shaull re-enlisted in the Two Hundred and First 
Pennsylvania Regiment for one year, but the regiment was most of the 
time employed guarding railroads, supplies, etc., and at the end of the 
term was mustered out at Harrisburg.  After this Mr. Shaull worked at 
his trade for six years, when he established himself in his present 
business as carpenter and contractor, at West Fairview.  He was 
married, in 1863, to Miss Mary E. Bowers, of East Pennsborough.  They 
have six boys and two girls:  Martha E. is married to George H. 
Shaeffer, of Baltimore; Harry, aged eighteen, works with his father; 
William, Tillie, Franklin, Albert, Ira and Nelson are at home.  Mr. 
Shaull is a member of Post No. 58, G. A. R.  He and his wife belong to 
the United Brethren Church, and he is held in esteem by all who have 
been in any manner associated with him as a man of honesty and worth.