BIO:  Joseph SMYSER, 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 47

JOSEPH SMYSER was born in West Manchester, three miles west of York, on the 
Ruegelbach farm, in 1811, is a son of Matthias and Elizabeth (Eyster) Smyser, 
and the third eldest in a family of four children, viz.:  Elizabeth, Sarah, 
Joseph and Samuel; the three last named are now living within the same square, 
in York, Penn.; and Elizabeth died in the year 1829.  The early life of our 
subject was spent on the farm.  In 1844 he moved to York, where he has since 
resided.  The marriage of Mr. Smyser took place, in 1835, to Miss Sarah Weaver, 
a native of Adams County, Penn.  To this union have been born five children, 
three of whom are still living:  Catherine L. E., Ellen S. and Alice M.  
Politically Mr. Smyser is a Republican.  Mr. and Mrs. Smyser are members of the 
Lutheran Church.