BIO:  David Bentzel, 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, Manchester Township, Pg 132

DAVID BENTZEL is the sixth of ten children of David and Elizabeth (Meisenhelder) 
Bentzel, and was born May 3, 1815, in Dover Township, on the Bentzel homestead, 
now occupied by Samuel Bentzel.  David received a limited education, and went to 
his trade of miller September, 1834, at his present location.  In 1850 he went to 
Illinois, and worked at Big Thunder Mill, in Boone County, seven months.  He then 
returned home to his present mill where he has since remained.  He married, April 
2, 1842, Sarah Eisenhart, daughter of John and Catherine (Myers) Eisenhart, of 
Dover Township.  Six children were born to their union:  Henry D., died in 
California; Edward D., David E., Leah (deceased), Nancy, wife of Henry W. Jacobs; 
Catherine, wife of Peter Binder.  Subject’s grandfather and grandmother came from 
Germany – landed at Baltimore, and came soon to Dover Township.  Subject’s uncles 
and aunts are Henry Bentzel, Elizabeth (deceased), Catherine, wife of John 
Allman; Barbara, wife of John Kump; Mary, deceased.  Subject was director of the 
poor in 1868-69-70.  David E. Bentzel is engaged in the manufacture of cigar 
boxes, and has twelve hands constantly employed in his factory, which is known as 
the Eureka Cigar Box Factory.  He ships to Lancaster and Adams Counties, besides 
those he sells to York County.  He commenced here in October, 1884, with a 
capacity of 400, and has since increased to 1,500 per day.  David E. was married, 
August 12, 1877, to Louisa E. Stough, daughter of Valentine and Elenora (Fissel) 
Stough.  The following named children were born to their union:  B. Frank, James 
Simpson, Africa, David V. (deceased), Felix S. S. and Annie Amanda.  Mr. Bentzel 
is an active business man, and belongs to the Lutheran Church of Dover 
(Strayer’s).  He was enumerator of the census in Dover Township in 1880.