Sullivan County PA Archives Biographies.....GLOCKLER, Anthony 1826 - living in 1899
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  ANTHONY GLOCKLER. In the little country village, Lake Run, the gentleman whose
  name appears on the above line is successfully engaged in conducting a grocery
  store and is also the proprietor of a farm in that vicinity. He was born in
  Plufendirf, Baden, Germany, May 8, 1826, and is a son of Martin and Rosalia
  (Glockler) Glockler, both of whom were native and life-long residents of Germany.
  
    Anthony Glockler was brought up in his native country and was apprenticed to
  the cabinet-making trade, which he pursued many years. Convinced that the United
  States afforded more opportunities for a young man just starting out in life, in
  1854 he left his native country and shortly after his arrival in New York City
  he learned of other German families residing in Sullivan County, Pa., and
  consequently he joined them. Having but little capital he purchased fifty acres
  of land north of his present home; there he cleared the land and erected a house
  and, in addition to carrying on farming, he also made chairs and other household
  furniture for the settlers. Our subject, who had been quite successful up to
  that time, with many other settlers found that his title to his purchase was
  worthless, which meant the loss of a home and considerable money. By
  perseverance and courage he bought his present homestead of fifty acres of
  George Schill. He has erected a house and substantial barns and outbuildings and
  made many other improvements, putting the land under a fine state of
  cultivation. He has erected a small store, carries a good stock of groceries and
  also keeps the postoffice for the village. Mr. Glockler is a shrewd, substantial
  business man and is greatly respected by his many friends for his sterling
  worth. He has reared and educated a large family of children, all of whom are
  highly esteemed and classed among the prominent citizens of the different
  communities in which they reside.
  
    Mr. Glockler was wedded in Germany to Margaret Banmunk, a daughter of Philip
  and Elizabeth (Retig) Banmunk. Her parents reared the following children:
  Margaret, Barbara, Adam, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Louisa. Mrs. Glockler was
  born in Reisenbach, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, August 3, 1834, and is the mother
  of the following family of children: Josephine, born in New York City, August
  10, 1856, who is the wife of Frederick Kriepper, and they are the parents of
  three children,—Annie, Carrie, and Mary; Rose, born March 9, 1858, was wedded in
  1878 to Austin Brown and four children were born to them, Carrie, deceased,
  Maggie, Julia, and Myra; Elizabeth, born May 8, 1860, wedded to E. J. Porter and
  their home has been blessed by four children,—Rosalia, Georgia, Orphelia, and
  Roy; David, born June 21, 1861, was united in marriage in 1889 to Mattie
  Whiteleg, by whom he reared three children,—Albert,  Charles, and Roy; Caroline,
  born August 18, 1862, was united in marriage in 1882 to Charles Heinze, and
  three children were born to this union,—Anthony, Lillie, and Nora; Anthony, born
  May 26. 1864, and in 1884 wedded Annie Hugo, who bore him two children,—Mamie
  and Julia; Philip, born March 13, 1866, was wedded in 1898 to Carrie Hess;
  Charles, born March 24, 1868, wedded Rose Bowers in January, 1896, and died
  March 31, 1896; Adam was born February 19, 1870; Ada, born June 27, 1872;
  Christina, born March 15, 1875, and died May 18, 1876; and Annie, born July 13,
  1877, the wife of Glen Warner, and they are the parents of two children,— Ruby
  P. and Ira. Religiously our subject is a Lutheran. In politics he is independent.
  
  
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  Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District
  Published by 
  Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)
  
  
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