BIO:  Nelson Michener, 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, Lower Chanceford Township, Pg 125

NELSON MICHENER, a son of Isaac and Rebecca (McHenry) Michener, natives of Bucks 
County, Penn., was born June, 1809, upon the old homestead.  In 1832, he moved to 
Delaware County, Penn., and, 1836, was employed upon the construction of the Tide 
Water Canal.  In 1841 he purchased a farm of 103 acres, located in Lower 
Chanceford Township, where he has since been engaged in general farming and the 
practice of veterinary surgery.  Mr. Michener was married to Eliza Halderman, 
February 3, 1831, daughter of John and Catherine Halderman, of Bucks County.  Mr. 
Michener is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lower Chanceford.