BIO:  J. R. HOSLER, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
   
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  >From Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
  Chicago: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905, pages 568-569
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    J. R. HOSLER, for a number of years a prosperous farmer of South Middleton
  township, and a successful traveling man, is now one of the honored residents
  of Carlisle. He is a son of Henry and Hettie (Ritner) Hosler.

    Henry Hosler was born in 1818, in York county, Pa., but when a boy went
  with his father to Dillsburg, Pa., where the latter had purchased a large
  tract of land, consisting of 300 acres of woodland. It was his intention to
  cut off the lumber and char the stumps, but while engaged in this laborious
  task, he died, aged thirty-three years. Henry Hosler later came to Cumberland
  county, and lived with an uncle, John Hosler, being at that time only twelve
  years of age. He was to attend school in North Middleton township in the
  winter, and work on the farm in the summer, but was deprived of that
  opportunity, and when only fifteen he began

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  wagoning to Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Baltimore, which he followed for
  several years. He then entered the employ of Jacob Ritner on the farm. While
  there he married and removed to Paris, Illinois.

    In 1853 Henry Hosler married Hettie Ritner, daughter of Jacob and Alice
  (Scott) Ritner, of Cumberland county. Immediately after his marriage he went
  to Paris, Ill., and there remained two and a half years, when he returned to
  Pennsylvania and settled on the farm of Jacob Ritner, in South Middleton
  township, and farmed 150 acres until 1879, when he built a residence on West
  street, Carlisle, and lived retired until his death in 1902. He passed away
  firm in the faith of the Evangelical Church, of which both he and his wife
  were members. She died in 1903, at her home on West street, Carlisle.

    J. R. Hosler was born at Paris, Ill., May 24, 1855, but he was brought to
  Cumberland county when a small boy by his parents, and educated in the
  schools of South Middleton township, continuing to attend school until
  seventeen years of age. He then came with his father to Carlisle, and was
  given the advantage of a course at the Spencer Commercial School, from which
  he was graduated in 1880.

    In 1883, Mr. Hosler married Frances E. Myers, daughter of Dr. W. G. and
  Eunice (Pearson) Myers, of Philadelphia. The young couple went to live upon
  the Hosler farm in South Middleton township, where our subject made a great
  many improvements, including the erection of a residence. After about seven
  years, he built on A street, Carlisle, but after a few years, returned to the
  farm, and there remained until 1903, when he moved to his father's late
  residence on West street, Carlisle, now his permanent home. Mr. Hosler has
  traveled extensively over Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland and Delaware for
  the Deering Company, of Chicago, and has been their representative for about
  three years. One child has been born to himself and wife, Joseph Ritner, now
  a bright little fellow, attending the Franklin school of Carlisle. In
  politics, Mr. Hosler is a Republican, but has never sought office. Mrs.
  Hosler is a member of the St. John's Episcopal Church of Carlisle. Mr. and Mrs.
  Hosler are very highly esteemed people, who have many warm, personal friends
  in Carlisle and South Middleton township.