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Henry B. Pfaltzgraff of Penn.

Henry B. Pfaltzgraff of Penn.

Posted: 12 Jun 2006 7:40AM GMT
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Henry B. Pfaltzgraff

Henry B. Pfaltzgraff was born in Manchester Township, May 10, 1854. His parents were George B. and Eleanora (Braumer) Pfaltzgraff, of Germany, who came to America soon after being married. They lived in Baltimore one year, and then removed to Conewago Township, where they remained only a few years, and then removed to York Borough, where they lived several years, and then removed to Manchester Township, about three miles west of York, where the father died in 1873. They had a family of six sons and five daughters. Henry B. was next to the youngest. As he grew old enough he began the pottery trade with his father, but in 1869 he commenced to manufacture pottery on his own account. For six years he manufactured red ward, and then removed his works to where they are now located, near the old homestead of his father. He employs four hands in manufacturing stone ware, to the amount of from 50,000 to 100,000 gallons annually. He receives the clay for his wares from New Jersey, and makes none but the best of goods. He also runs a small farm of forty acres. In 1878 he married at York to Elizabeth Bentzel, who died September 25, 1881, leaving two children: Lucy and Elizabeth. October 2, 1882, he married at Mount Wolf, Arabella Kohr, from which union two children issued: Henry and Isaac. Mr. Pfaltzgraff belongs to the Dunkard Church, is a Democrat in politics, and was a delegate to the county convention in 1883.


Taken from the book, “History of York County, Illustrated 1886” by John Gibson, Historical Editor




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