BIO:  Faber BANGE, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Hanover Borough and Penn Township, Pg 60

FABER BANGE, D. D. S., was born June 9, 1854, in Hanover; is a son of Dr. W. H. 
and Sarah (Faber) Bange, and is of German descent.  His father was born in 
Hanover, in 1819, and his mother in 1823.  Dr. William H. Bange, father of 
subject, was the second son of the late John Bange, who was one of the old 
settlers of Hanover.  Dr. William H. Bange was prominently connected with the 
town of Hanover for forty years, was one of the first members of Emanuel’s 
Reformed Church, and took great interest in the Sabbath-school; he was a member 
of the I. O. O. F., and a man of sterling worth.  His death took place in 1882.  
The mother of subject died in 1868.  Subject was reared in Hanover, and received 
a common school education.  At sixteen he began the study of dentistry under his 
father, and subsequently began the practice, which he still continues.  He is 
most successful, and for over ten years has been practicing in Hanover.  He is a 
Republican, a member of the I. O. O. F., and of Emanuel Reformed Church.