Jefferson County, West Virginia Biography of Harry Templin LICKLIDER This biography was submitted by Sue Schell, E-mail address: The submitter does not have a connection to the subject of this sketch. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume II, Pg. 398 & 399 BIO: Harry Templin Licklider, Jefferson Co., WV Harry Templin Licklider. One of the business men of high standing at Shepherdstown, Harry Templin Licklider, is vice president and manager of the Licklider Corporation, dealers in agricultural implements. He has passed his entire life in this community, where he has established a well-merited reputation for ability and integrity in business matters and public spirit and constructive ideas in the way of citizenship, and is president of the Chamber of Commerce. He is a native of Jefferson County, West Virginia, and a member of one of the old and honored families of this part of West Virginia. Edward Templin Licklider, the father of Harry Templin Licklider, was born at Shepherdstown, January 20, 1853, a son of Grandison Templin Licklider, who was born at this place in 1820, a son of Adam Licklider, who was born on a farm one mile south of the city. His father, Conrad Licklider, was born on the same farm and was a life-long resident of the community, where he married Elizabeth Templin, a native of Frederick County, Maryland, where the Templin family were pioneers. Adam Licklider married Elizabeth Powell, of Frederick County, Maryland, and was a farmer and life-long resident of Jefferson County. Grandison Templin Licklider learned the trade of saddle and harness maker, and did a large and lucrative business, as at that time most of the travel was done on horseback, it being before the advent of the railroads and when lack of roads made travel by carriage practically impossible. He was also thrifty, carefully saved his earnings, and with them finally purchased the home farm, on which he died in 1901. Mr. Licklider married Amanda Humrickhouse, who was born at Shepherdstown, a daughter of Albert Humrickhouse, who was born on the Springfield farm in Frederick County, May 5, 1787, while his father, Peter Humrickhouse, was born in Washington County, Maryland, a son of John and Barbara Humrickhouse. Peter Humrickhouse enlisted in the Continental Army in May, 1776, as a private, and served through the war, being with the command that marched to Boston to the relief of General Washington. He married Mary Margaret Miller, daughter of Godfried Miller, who was born in Mannheim, Prussia, and came to America as a young man. In 1740 he was associated with Benjamin Franklin in the printing business at Philadelphia, and three of his sons fought as soldiers during the Revolutionary war. Albert Humrickhouse was prominent in business matters at Shepherdstown, where he conducted a general store, and also operated a stage line that extended from Baltimore to Winchester. He also served as postmaster, and was the first mayor of the town. Mr. Humrickhouse married Christina Wise, and both lived to advanced years. Mrs. Amanda (Humrickhouse) Licklider died at the age of forty-four years. Edward Templin Licklider attended the public school at Shepherdstown in the youth, and in young manhood adopted the vocation of farming for his life work. Eventually he settled on a farm one mile southwest of Shepherdstown, on which he lives at this time. Since 1917 he has been president of the Licklider Corporation. On October 25, 1876, he married Ellen Virginia Entler, who was born at Shepherdstown, April 21, 1852, a daughter of Cato Moore Entler, who was born at Shepherdstown. His father, Joseph Entler, was born on a farm near Shepherdstown, where his ancestors were pioneers. His brother, Daniel Entler, served in the Revolutionary war. Joseph Entler was the proprietor of a hotel at Shepherdstown, and also operated a stage line. The house of which he was proprietor and in which he lived is now owned and occupied by his great- grandson, Harry Templin Licklider and is one of the oldest houses in the state. Built of logs, it was originally intended to contain twenty rooms and during the Revolutionary war, War of 1812 and the war between the states was used as a barracks for the soldiers. It has in the past sheltered many distinguished visitors, including Gen. George Washington, Marquis de La Fayette and Henry Clay. Joseph Entler married a Miss Richard. Cato Moore Entler entered the Confederate service as the commencement of the war between the states, as a member of Company B, Second Regiment, Virginia Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of that struggle. After the war he served several years as city recorder. He married Mary Ellen Bowen, who was born at Shepherdstown, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Hill) Bowen. Elizabeth Hill was daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Yearsley) Hill, and on the maternal side a granddaughter of Michael Yearsley, who was born in Alsace-Lorraine, was a Huguenot, and fled as a fugitive to America to escape religious persecution. After a short residence in Pennsylvania he came to Shepherdstown, acquired a large estate and presented a set of chimes to the German Reformed Church. He reared seven daughters, to each of whom he gave a stone dwelling, all located at Shepherdstown, where he died in 1808, his remains being laid to rest in the churchyard of the German Reformed Church. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Templin Licklider became the parents of twelve children, namely: Mary Amanda, Harry Templin, Bettie Butler, Charles William, Florence Egleston, Annie Virginia, Louise Moore, Edna Reika, Edmund Lee, Samona Entler, Ruth and Laura Elizabeth. Harry Templin Licklider was educated in the public schools and as a young man entered the agricultural implement business of his father. He has advanced steadily through promotion won by fidelity and industry, and now occupies the positions of vice president and manager, in which he is practically directing the policies of the business and has developed it into one of the really important enterprises of Shepherdstown. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Jefferson bank and Trust Company of Charleston, Virginia. Mr. Licklider married Miss Katharine Butler, daughter of William and Katharine (Lucas) Butler, and to this union there has been born one daughter, Katharine Templin. William Butler was born on a plantation two miles south of Shepherdstown, in August, 1847, a son of Charles Thomas and Virginia (VanSwearingen) Butler, and a grandson of William and Nancy (Moore) Butler. Charles Thomas Butler was a planter who cultivated his fields with slave labor, and took a keen and active interest in public affairs, at one time representing his district in the State Senate. He died in 1899, his wife having passed away several years previous. William Butler acquired a good education in his youth, but on account of frail health did not adopt a professional career, choosing instead life on the farm. After a few years he entered the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, in the capacity of claim agent, a position which he has retained to the present. The out-of-door life and constant change has agreed with him and time has dealt genially with him, for at the age of seventy-five years he is fully alert mentally and active physically. Mr. Butler married Miss Katharine Hammond Lucas, who was born at Elmwood, Jefferson County, daughter of Robert Armistead and Katharine (Shepherd) Lucas and on the paternal side a lineal descendant of Robert Lucas, a native of England, who came to America in 1670 and settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was the father of Edward Lucas, who was the founder of the family in Jefferson County, where he settled about 1732, securing a large tract of fertile land from Lord Fairfax. He married Mary Darke, daughter of Gen. William Darke, of Revolutionary and Indian wars. Katharine Shepherd was a daughter of Abraham and Eleanor (Strode) Shepherd, and a granddaughter of Capt., Abraham Shepherd, who was a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (VanMetre) Shepherd, the former being the founder of Shepherdstown.