William H. Eckels, Jr. and Jennie Hershman

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Husband William H. Eckels, Jr. ¹

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           Born: 5 Jan 1820 - Silver Spring Twp, Cumberland Co, PA 1
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         Father: William Eckels (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Rebecca Huston (Abt 1787-1820) 1 3

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       Marriage: Jun 1881 4

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   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Adams (      -1866) 1 - Jan 1844 1

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Wife Jennie Hershman ⁴

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           Born:  - Silver Spring Twp, Cumberland Co, PA
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         Father: William Hershman (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Rebecca [Unk] (      -      ) 4

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   Other Spouse: [Unk] Armstrong (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 F Minnie Eckels ⁴

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2 F Blanch Eckels ⁴

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3 F Olive Eckels ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - William H. Eckels, Jr.

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He remained with his father, engaged in farming, until his marriage. Some two years after his marriage he engaged in mercantile business at Sporting Hill, Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1862, when he opened a general store in Hogestown. After the death of his first wife, he retired from business and settled on a farm near Hogestown, later owned by Mrs. Gibble. He resumed business in Hogestown, three years later, with L. B. Ewalt, and also had a branch store, two miles north of Huston's mills in Silver Spring Township. In April, 1881, Mr. Eckels came to Mechanicsburg and formed a partnership with Andrew O. Sample and established a business. This partnership was dissolved by mutual agreement, Mr. Sample taking the entire stock, and Mr. Eckels opened a general grocery and provision store on West Main Street, where he succeeded in building up a fair trade.
He was a member of the board of trustees of the Presbyterian Church of Silver Spring Township for twenty-five years or more.

1 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 410.

2 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 679, 688.

3 Editor, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 688.

4 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 411.