BIO:  John L. Hailer, 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, Shrewsbury Township, Pg 175

JOHN L. HAILER was born in Wittenberg, Germany, March 30, 1822, and came to America February 9, 
1852, landing at Baltimore, Md.  His parents, John and Annie Mary (Stahle) Hailer had three 
children, of whom John was the second, and the only one that came to America.  He went at once 
to York, began working shoe-making continuing for one year, and then removed to Shrewsbury, 
where he remained three years.  Returning to York again, he remained there one year.  In 1856 
he returned to Shrewsbury, where he resided until 1865, working at shoe-making.  He then 
purchased a farm near the Maryland line, on which he built a residence, where he has since 
resided, carrying on his trade.  September 29, 1854, he was married, at Shrewsbury, to 
Elizabeth Reuter, widow of John Reuter, and has had eight children born to him:  Mary Ann, John 
H., Catharine, Lizzie, Annie, Mary (deceased), Charles (deceased) and George (deceased).  The 
family are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.  Mr. Hailer is a Granger, was inspector 
of elections at New Freedom, member of the council, and, in 1882, assessor for the borough; he 
was also deacon and elder of the Evangelical Lutheran Church at New Freedom, and has several 
times been elected delegate to the York County convention.