BIO: Daniel Smyser, York County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Kathy Francis Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/york/ _______________________________________________ History of York County, Pennsylvania. John Gibson, Historical Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886. _______________________________________________ Part II, Biographical Sketches, Manchester Township, Pg 144 DANIEL SMYSER (deceased) was born in Manchester Township, about 1807, and was married, November 25, 1841, to Sarah Ann Herman, daughter of Jacob and Sarah Herman, of West Manchester Township. Five children were born to this marriage: Amanda M., Albert, Emma J., Sarah E. and Jacob H. Mrs. Smyser was the second child of Jacob and Sarah Herman. Her elder brother, Adam, and a younger sister, Catherine, compose the family (see sketch of the Smyser family, for Daniel Smyser’s ancestral history).