Preston County, West Virginia         Biography of WILLIAM SPINDLER

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The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume II,
pg. 614
Preston

WILLIAM SPINDLER, whose home is near Clifton Mills, is
a man of many interests in Preston County. For many
years he has farmed on an extensive scale, is an auctioneer,
a licensed veterinarian, and is one of the members of the
County Court.

He was born in Grant District, Preston County, October
4, 1860. A full account of the Spindler family, one of
the old and honored names of Preston County, is given
in the career of his brother, Charles Spindler. William
Spindler grew up on the home farm, attended the com-
mon schools, and after reaching his majority he left home
and found his first work in the grading and construction
of the railroad between Uniontown and Brownsville. From
this he went to Pittsburgh, was employed a short time
in a box factory, and then worked at monthly wages on
a farm in Allegheny County. Returning to Grant District,
he bought a farm, and since then he has had farming
interests of his own to engage his personal attention. He
owns a large amount of land, and his specialty is the
growing of high class Poland China hogs and Shropshire
sheep. For more than a quarter of a century Mr. Spindler
has been a licensed veterinarian, and is a recognized and
well qualified expert in treating all diseases of domestic
and farm animals.  For twenty-one years he has been
crying sales, and has officiated perhaps at as many sales
as any other one auctioneer in the district which he covers.

Mr. Spindler was deputy sheriff four years, beginning
in January, 1909, under his brother Charles.  In 1909
he was also elected to the County Court as successor of
Jeremiah Guthrie. He served one term, and in 1920 was
again elected to the County Court. The important work of
the present board is road construction of a permanent
character, appropriations for the expense of the public
schools, the purchase of a set of indexes for the County
Clerk's office and the general routine of the court. Mr.
Spindler has always been a republican and is a member of
the Lutheran Church.

In Preston County, March 25, 1883, he married Mary
F. Maust, daughter of Jonas and Mary (Haynes) Maust.
The Maust family were identified with the first settle-
ment of Preston County and is of German ancestry. Mrs.
Spindler was one of the following children: Wakeman T.,
of Uniontown, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Spindler; Elma May,
wife of Clayton Wolfe, of Cranesville; Nora, wife of J. M.
Kelley, of Bruceton; and James D., of Clinton Mills.

Oldest of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Spindler is Lucy
E., wife of Frank Collier, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
James R. lives at Youngstown, Ohio. Harry A., on his
father's farm, was with the colors at the time of the World
war but did not get overseas. Lizzie is the wife of Walter
Barkley, of Uniontown. May, the youngest, is the wife of
Russell Smith, a farmer near Clifton Mills.  Mr. and
Mrs. Spindler also have five grandchildren:  Harold W.
Collier, Jona and Robert Spindler, children of J. B. Spindler.
Sarah Lou Barkley, daughter of Lizzie and Walter Barkley,
and Herbert Eugene Spindler, son of Harry A. Spindler, of
Clifton Mills.