Henry Neater
Henry Neater, treasurer of York County, Penn., was born in 1836, son of
J. Frederick and Willemina Neater. His parents, natives of Germany, first came to Maryland, but in a very short time left Maryland and came to York County, Penn., where they lived until they died at an advanced age, nearly eighty years. They had four children (one son and three daughters); they are all living in York. The son at an early age, fourteen years, went at his trade of blacksmithing at Mr. William Shetter’s, where he worked a few years, when he was employed by Mr. Palmer, where he finished his trade of coach smith, and worked for Mr. Palmer up to the time he took his present office as treasurer of York County. Mr. Neater is a straight out Democrat, and has been from boyhood on. He became a voter in 1857, and has never missed a single election. He cast his first presidential ballot for Stephen A. Douglas. He has held the office of assessor and councilman, and in 1884 was elected treasurer of York County. In 1857 he married Miss. Annie Fahs, a native of York County, and eight children have been born them: two are dead. The surviving ones are: William H., Edward C., George B., Franklin, Frederick and Bertha. Mr. Neater is a member of the I.O.O.F., and he and his family are members of the United Brethren Church.
Taken from the book, “History of York County, Illustrated 1886” by John Gibson, Historical Editor