Hermanus Alricks and Mary Elder Kerr
Husband Hermanus Alricks 1 2
AKA: Herman Alricks 3 Born: 1804 - Lost Creek Mill, Juniata Co, PA 1 2 Christened: Died: 28 Jan 1874 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 1 2 3 Buried: - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA
Father: James Alricks (1769-1833) 4 5 6 Mother: Martha Hamilton (1776-1830) 4 7 8 9
Marriage: 1831 3
Wife Mary Elder Kerr 1 3
Born: Christened: Died: 30 Mar 1857 3 Buried:
Father: Rev. William Kerr (1776-1821) 3 10 11 Mother: Mary Elder Wilson (1788-1850) 12 13
Children
1 F Mary Wilson Alricks 3 14 15 16
Born: 24 Nov 1833 15 Christened: Died: 5 Aug 1881 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 15 Buried:Spouse: James McCormick (1832- ) 17 18 19 20 Marr: 26 May 1859 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 16 21
2 M James Alricks 3
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3 F Jane Alricks 3
Born: Christened: Died: 1839 19 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
4 M William Kerr Alricks 19
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5 M Hamilton Alricks 19
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6 M Herman Alricks 19
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7 F Clara Bull Alricks 1 19
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8 F Martha Orth Alricks 1 19
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9 F Rosanna Hamilton Alricks 19
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General Notes: Husband - Hermanus Alricks
He grew to man's estate in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, receiving his education in the Harrisburg Academy, reading law in the office of Thomas Elder, Esq. He quickly obtained a lucrative business before the courts, became one of the prominent men at the bar, and at his death the senior practitioner in Dauphin County. He was averse to holding office. The only one of prominence held by him was that of deputy attorney-general in 1829, by appointment of Hon. Amos Ellmaker, an appointment which made a great political uproar at the moment, and it is said caused the resignation of Mr. Ellmaker and of his deputy. He frequently served his fellow-citizens in municipal office, was a popular man with them, and his counsel sought upon all questions of importance.
In addressing a jury his manner was quiet, his statement clearly presented, and argument logical. His rule was to undertake no cause unless his client was able to demonstrate the justness of his case. His early training in the practice of the Orphans' and Registers' Courts soon gave him a lucrative business in that branch of his profession, where clear, concise expositions were of far more weight than the stirring eloquence of the Quarter Sessions. He was an excellent, precise, real-estate lawyer.
No one was a better reference upon questions of town or county history. His personal acquaintance was extensive, and his taste ran in acquiring the family traditions of the earliest settlers. His fund of information was at the service of his friends, always pleasantly and accurately retold, with the authority for each fact or anecdote, and he abounded with many curious and fascinating ones. His presence was imposing, quite six feet in stature, large frame, erect, and neatly clad, quite "like a lawyer of the olden time."
He was an eminent lawyer and a Christian gentleman, highly esteemed and greatly respected; distinguished for kind and considerate attention to his female relatives, for public spirit and patriotism, and for procuring a law protecting the married women of Pennsylvania in the possession of their own money, thus shielding many from poverty and suffering.
General Notes: Wife - Mary Elder Kerr
She was a great-granddaughter of Rev. John Elder, of Paxtang, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 462.
2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 426.
3 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 31.
4 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 461.
5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 196.
6 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 30.
7 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 199.
8 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 181.
9 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 27.
10 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 462, 513.
11 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 203.
12 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 513.
13 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 203, 370.
14 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 462, 585.
15 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 256.
16 Leander James McCormick, McCormick Family Record and Biography (Chicago, IL: Publisher Unknown, 1896), Pg 174.
17 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 584.
18 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 255.
19 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 32.
20 Leander James McCormick, McCormick Family Record and Biography (Chicago, IL: Publisher Unknown, 1896), Pg 171.
21
William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 585.
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