BIO:  Capt. William F. Eichar, 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, York Borough, Pg 15

CAPT. WILLIAM F. EICHAR, book-keeper, is a native of Mount Pleasant, Penn., born 
December 8, 1841, to Henry and Catherine (Lichty) Eichar.  He is one of a 
numerous family and is of German descent.  He remained in his native township 
until 1861, when he enlisted in Company B, Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania 
Volunteers, for three years.  He participated in the battles of Antietam, South 
Mountain, Boliver Heights and many other minor engagements.  He was honorably 
discharged in 1864, and the following year came to York, where he has since 
lived.  Soon after his removal to York he accepted a position in the employ of 
A. B. Farquhar, and here continues.  He is one of the most competent and exact 
accountants in York, and enjoys the supreme confidence of his employers.  He was 
married in 1864 to Miss Eliza B. Welty, who bore him six children.  Mrs. Eichar 
died in 1879, and the following year Mr. Eichar was united in marriage to Miss 
Maria C. Buckingham, a native of York County.  One child has been born to this 
union.  Mr. Eichar is a member of the Republican party.  In 1878 he was elected 
assessor of the Second Ward.  He is a member of the G. A. R., Sedgewick Post, 
No. 87.  Mr. and Mrs. Eichar are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.