York County PA Archives Obituaries.....Marsteller, Henry March 1, 1891 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Rosalie Sommer rosaliesommer@comcast.net January 22, 2007, 5:04 pm Delta Hearld and Times, Delta Pennsylvania 13 March 1891 HENRY MARSTELLER Henry MARSTELLER, one of our oldest subscribers, died at his home at New Park, this Co., on the 1st. inst. in the 89th year of his age. Mrs. [Mr.] MARSTELLER was born in Pequea, Lancaster Co. and came to York County with his father, mother and family when he was 9 years of age. His father was servant to General Washington in the Revolutionary War, and afterwards German interpreter to the Court in Lancaster City. Being often away from his home and family, became tired of public life, sold his farm in the Pequea valley bought the farm at New Park on which his son lived and died. He [Henry MARSTELLER] married Rebecca WYLIE who died in 1877. He leaves two children, John MARSTELLER, Mrs. Rufus LOWE. Mr. MARSTELLER was upright, honorable, industrious and ecnomical and accumulated a competency for himself and family. He was of a mechanical turn, doing his own blacksmithing and carpentering. He was a member of Centre Church for many years. He was buried on the 3rd inst. and although the day was stormy a large number of people attended. Funeral services were conducted at the house by Rev. R. L. Clark and in Centre church by Revs. Clark and J. D. Smith. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb