BIO:  Atreus WANNER, 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 53

PROF. ATREUS WANNER, principal of the York High School, is a son of Rev. Aaron 
and Rebecca (Miller) Wanner, and was born in Washingtonville, Ohio, September 
26, 1852.  His parents and grandparents were natives of Pennsylvania.  He 
graduated at Franklin and Marshall College, of Lancaster, Penn., in 1873, and in 
the spring of 1876, after having in the meantime taught school elsewhere, 
accepted the position of assistant principal of the York High School.  In 1880 
he was elected principal of the same school, which position he has since filled 
with marked ability.  He is one of the most successful educators in this part of 
Pennsylvania.  He was married, June 21, 1882, to Miss Clara J. Eckert, daughter 
of Henry and Elizabeth C. Eckert, of Gordonville, Lancaster Co., Penn.