BIO:  Rev. W. H. Ketterman, 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 94

REV. W. H. KETTERMAN, son of George and Anna May (Bush) Ketterman, of Dover and 
North Codorus Townships respectively, was reared on the farm and attended school 
in his native township until his sixteenth year, when he began teaching school; 
taught five terms in “Lesh’s” Church, North Codorus Township, and one term at 
“Auchey’s” Schoolhouse, Jefferson Borough.  Easter day, 1876, Rev. K. married 
Lydia M. Hamm, daughter of Daniel and Lydia (Lau) Hamm, of North Codorus 
Township.  Four interesting children have blessed this union:  Paul, George and 
Daniel (twins), and Annie.  Our subject is the ninth child in a family of twelve 
children, and he is loved and honored by his people, to which, his first charge, 
he was called twelve years ago, and it is not too much to say that no charge in 
York County has made such rapid progress in same length of time.  When Rev. 
Ketterman came to this field twelve years ago, the salary at the stone church, 
comprising 160 members, paid between $60 and $80; Schaffer’s paid about $13; 
Jefferson about $30.  These churches now pay about five times that amount, 
respectively; the collections for benevolent purposes then were from $12 to $20 
per year at the stone church, now they are from $120 to $150 a year; the same 
relative increase has taken place in the other two churches; all due to the wide 
and energetic management of the reverend pastor.