BIO: John S. WARFEL, 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 98.
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  JOHN S. WARFEL, Henderson township, Huntingdon county, Pa., was born 
in Shavers Creek, Huntingdon county, October 13, 1822.  He is a son of 
Emanuel and Sarah (Shade) Warfel, both natives of Huntingdon county, 
and both deceased.  Their family consisted of twelve children, of whom 
eight are now living:  Adam, John S., James, Isaac, Jesse, Thomas, 
Sarah and Selina.
  This township has been the home of John S. Warfel since he was two 
years old; he is, therefore, one of its oldest residents.  He was 
educated in the old West school house, and from the close of his school 
days, he has devoted his attention to farming.  His intelligent methods 
and long experience give him a prominent and influential position among 
agriculturists.  He has filled all township offices with honor.  His 
politics are Republican.
  John S. Warfel was first married in 1846, to Mary Hutchinson.  Their 
children are:  Ellen (Mrs. Peter Isenberg), George, residing in 
Huntingdon; John E., of Upper Sandusky, Ohio; Jesse, of Kansas City, 
Mo.; William H., of Curwensville, Clearfield county, Pa.; Letita (Mrs. 
John A. Port), of Huntingdon.  Mrs. Mary Warfel died in 1868.  Mr. 
Warfel was married, in 1869, to Ruth E., daughter of J. Nelson and 
Sarah (Sloan) Ball, of Huntingdon, now residing in Kansas City.  The 
children of this marriage are:  Bertha; Winifred (Mrs. Frank P. 
Simpson), of Huntingdon; and James Nelson, residing on the homestead.  
Mr. Warfel attends the Baptist church, of which all the family are 
members.
  J. Nelson Ball, father of Mrs. John S. Warfel, was born in Lancaster 
county in February, 1822.  While still a youth, he removed to Lewistown 
with his parents, and resided there until he had attained manhood, 
receiving his education in the public schools and afterwards learning 
carriage-making.  He continued working at his trade for many years, but 
was also for many years engaged in the car shops of the Pennsylvania 
Railroad at Altoona and Huntingdon.  In 1871 he and all the members of 
his family except Mrs. Warfel removed to Kansas City, where they have 
ever since resided.  Mr. Ball was married in January, 1846, to Sarah 
Sloan.  Of their ten children, one died in infancy, the surviving 
members of the family being:  Ruth E. (Mrs. Warfel); James E.; John G.; 
Mary E., widow of the late M. M. Harris; Rebecca J. (Mrs. Jesse B. 
Warfel); Annie D. (Mrs. E. E. Venard); Laura E.; Alice M.; Hattie V. 
(Mrs. Alfred Barber).