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HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY. 



zation in 1892 to the time of his death. 

 He served a number of years in differ- 

 ent local offices, filling the position of 

 assistant assessor for nine years, and 

 was census enumerator in 1890. He was 

 •elected to the office of director of the 

 poor for Bucks county in 1897, and re- 

 elected in 1900, serving in all six years. 

 He was a member of the Mennonite con- 

 gregation at Deep Run, and politically 

 was a Republican. Mr. Baum stood de- 

 servedl)' high in the regard and confi- 

 dence of the people of Bucks county, and 

 of the community in which he lived. 

 He was a faithful and conscientious pub- 

 lic servant, an earnest patriotic citizen, 

 a devoted husband and father and an 

 lionest consistent Christian gentleman. 

 His loss is keenly felt in the commun- 

 ity. He died June 7, 1905, buried at 

 Deep Run. Mr. Baum married, October 

 5, 1865, Maria Hunsicker, daughter of 

 Jacob and Barbara (Moyer) Hunsicker, 

 of Hilltown, Bucks county, granddaugh- 

 ter of Rev. Isaac and Anna Hunsicker, 

 great-granddaughter of Jacob an,d Eliza- 

 beth Hunsicker, who came from the 

 Skippack to Hilltown township in 1757, 

 and a great-great-granddaughter of Val- 

 entine Hunsicker, who emigrated from 

 Switzerland in 1717, and settled in Mont- 

 gomery county. She is also a descen- 

 dant through her mother, Barbara 

 Moyer, born July 26, 1813, died August, 

 1890, from Heinrich Baum, the pioneer 

 ancestor of her husband, her grand- 

 mother Susanna Bleam, wife of Samuel 

 Moyer, of Hilltown, being a grand- 

 daughter of Heinrich and Elizabeth 

 Baum. The children of William and 

 Maria (Hunsicker) Baum are: Hannah, 

 wife of Samuel H. Moyer. of Bloom- 

 ing Glen; Harvey H., who married Mary 

 Shaddinger, and lives in Perkasie; Ida, 

 wife of Edwin F. Stover, of Blooming 

 Glen; Jacob, deceased; Joseph H., who 

 married Lizzie Detweiler and lives on 

 the homestead; Edwin, deceased; Will- 

 iam Garfield married Mary Overholt; 

 and Nora, who resides at home. 



CHRISTIAN TREICHLER CLY- 

 MER. Bucks county has no more useful 

 ■citizen than Christian Treichler Clymer, 

 of Quakertown. The Clymer family is 

 of German origin, the name having been 

 formerly spelled Klemmer. It was 

 brought to this country by two brothers, 

 one of whom was Christian Clymer, or 

 Klemmer. He was born in 1697 in Ger- 

 many, and is thought to have emigrated 

 to America prior to 1730. He settled in 

 what is now Lower Milford township, 

 and in 1734 his name appeared on the 

 record as a petitioner to divide the 



township. His wife was Barbara , 



and they were the parents of seven sons 

 and five daughters. Among the sons 

 was Jacob, mentioned at length herein- 



after. Christian Clymer died in 1759, 

 and some of his descendants are yet liv- 

 ing on the land which he settled. His 

 wife passed away January 14, 1776. 



Jacob Clymer, son of Christian and 

 Barbara Clymer, was born in 1729, and 

 was the father of a numerous family, 

 among whom was Henry, who married 

 Maria, daughter of Peter and Maria 

 (Zeingcnfus) ShalTer, of Northampton 

 county. They were the parents of seven 

 sons and two daughters. Among the 

 sons was Henry Shafifer, mentioned at 

 length hereinafter. All the descen- 

 dants of Christian Clymer were born in 

 the region in which that pioneer ances- 

 tor made his home. 



Henry Shaffer Clymer, son of Henry 

 and Maria (Shaffer) Clymer, was born 

 in 1819, on his father's farm, near Mil- 

 ford Square. He attended the subscrip- 

 tion school, also the Friends Richland 

 Meeting, and learned the shoemaker's 

 trade, which he followed in connection 

 with farming. In politics he was an old 

 line Whig, and later became a Republi- 

 can. He was a member of the Lutheran 

 church, which he served as deacon and 

 was active in religious work. He mar- 

 ried Lavina, daughter of Jacob and 

 Sarah (Trumbauer) Treichler, and ten 

 children were born to them, among 

 whom was Christian Treichler, men- 

 tioned at length hereinafter. Mrs. Cly- 

 mer, the mother of the family, died in 

 1859, and her husband passed away in 

 January, 1863. 



Christian Treichler Clymer, son of 

 Henry Shafifer and Lavina (Treichler) 

 Clymer, was born February 10, 1846, on 

 his father's farm, near Milford Square, 

 Milford township. He attended the 

 public schools of his native place, and 

 remained on the farm until his eigh- 

 teenth year, when he was apprenticed 

 to learn the shoemaker's trade with 

 Isaac Groff, near Quakertown. At the 

 end of two years he became a journey- 

 man, and for six months worked near 

 Zion's Hill. In the autumn of 1866 he 

 moved to Quakertown, where he en- 

 gaged in business as a custom shoe-^ 

 maker on Main street, near the Friends' 

 meeting-house. He carried on a flour- 

 ishing trade until April, 1903. when he 

 retired from business. Mr. Clymer has 

 always taken an active interest in local 

 political affairs, and for thirteen years 

 was a member of the board of educa- 

 tion, serving two terms as president 

 and two as treasurer. He has also acted 

 as delegate to the county convention. 

 On March 18, 1903, he received the ap- 

 pointment of postmaster of Quaker- 

 town, an office which he still holds, dis- 

 charging its duties with credit to him- 

 self and satisfaction to the government. 

 His political principles are those advo- 

 cated and upheld by the Republican 

 • party. Since 1864 he has been a mem- 

 ber of St. John's Lutheran church, to 



