BIO:  E. W. Heindel, 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, Codorus Township, Pg 93

E. W. HEINDEL, son of George and Leah (Winehold) Heindel, of Shrewsbury Township, 
was born October 17, 1832.  He was brought up to and followed farming until 1879, 
when he built Green Ridge Mill, at Green Ridge Station, Codorus Township, on the 
Hanover & Baltimore Railroad.  April 15, 1859, Mr. Heindel married Elizabeth 
Rife.  May 2, 1867, he married his second wife, Annie Dubs, of Adams County, 
Penn.  This marriage has been blessed with two children, Tirza Jane (deceased), 
and Elsie A.  Mr. Heindel is the owner of a farm containing 218 acres, about 
sixty acres being in woodland.  He has been school director three years; was 
director on the B. N. R. R., the time it was built for eight years, and ticket 
agent for eight years.  He has by his own exertions and good management acquired 
a handsome competency, and is one of the solid men of Codorus Township.