BIO: Samuel D. LONGENECKER, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, page 227.
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  SAMUEL D. LONGENECKER, Petersburg, Huntingdon county, Pa., was born 
at Shavers Creek, March 18, 1857, son of Henry and Maria (Yocum) 
Longenecker. His grandfather, also named Henry Longenecker, was a 
farmer and blacksmith who came to Shavers Creek from his native county, 
Dauphin. He passed the remainder of his life in Logan township, where 
both he and his wife died. Henry Longenecker, Jr., was born at Shavers 
Creek. He has been all his life a laboring man; he now resides at 
Cottage, Huntingdon county. His wife, Maria Yocum, was also a native of 
Shavers Creek, where she died in 1888. Their children are: Jacob, 
farmer, of Logan township; Samuel D.; William, deceased; Nancy, 
deceased, wife of Frank Archey; Miles, of Logan township; David, 
lawyer, of Jackson township; and Martha. Mr. Longenecker is a Democrat. 
He is a member of the Presbyterian church.
  Only the advantages of the common school fell to the lot of Samuel D. 
Longenecker, which, however, he has well supplemented by observation 
and reading, earning the name of being "self-educated." At sixteen 
years of age he was a farm laborer, receiving twelve dollars per month; 
after working in this way for five years, Mr. Longenecker learned the 
business of a blacksmith, and followed that vocation for two years; he 
then conducted a saw-mill for P. H. Shurz for one year, and afterward 
worked for John Bulick in the lumber business, for three years; then 
for ex-Sheriff Irvin for five years. During his engagement at the saw-
mill he had the misfortune to lose a finger in running the machinery. 
After leaving Mr. Irvin, Mr. Longenecker was for three years foreman of 
the planning and shingle mill of D. Gring & Co., after which, in 1892, 
he went into business for himself. Purchasing an engine and a threshing 
outfit, he began the manufacture of lumber of all kinds, and attends to 
threshing. Being a diligent business man, honorable and trustworthy, as 
well as popular among his neighbors for his genial manners, Mr. 
Longenecker is succeeding well. His politics are Democratic.
  Samuel D. Longenecker was married in Logan township, in 1884, to 
Elmira, daughter of Thomas Yarnall, deceased; he was a farmer of Centre 
county, Pa., where Mrs. Longenecker was born. The children of this 
marriage are: Blanche M., born August 7, 1887; and Marian V., born 
February 14, 1892. Mr. Longenecker is a member of the Presbyterian 
church.