BIO: Jacob L. KUEHN, 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 28

JACOB L. KUEHN, superintendent of the York Gas Company, was born in York March 
28, 1836, to John L. and Catherine (Laumaster) Kuehn.  The parents of our 
subject were born in Germany, the birth of his father occurring in 1801 and that 
of his mother in 1808.  In 1816 the Kuehn family came to America and settled in 
York County, Penn.  His maternal grandfather, however, was a soldier in the 
Revolutionary war.  Both families are old settlers of York County.  Mr. Kuehn 
was educated at the public schools of York.  At fifteen years of age he began 
carpentering and continued that for some years.  In 1856 he was appointed 
superintendent of the Gas Company, and this position he has since held.  In 1882 
he was appointed superintendent of the York Water Company.  Almost all his life 
Mr. Kuehn has been connected with public works.  He was married in 1857 to Miss 
Anna C. Vogel, daughter of Francis S. Vogel.  They have two children:  A. Lizzie 
and Hattie A.  Mr. Kuehn is an earnest supporter of Republicanism.  Mr. and Mrs. 
Kuehn are members of the Presbyterian Church.