HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY. 



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Miner, of Marlboro, Montgomery county ; 

 and Mary, wife of John henner of Hill- 

 town. 



John Beringer, the eldest son of Nicholas 

 and Elizabeth, purchased the homestead 

 farm of his brothers and sisters and lived 

 thereon during the active years of his life. 

 In 1820 he and his wife Elizabeth con- 

 veyed it to their sons Henry and George. 

 John, the father, lived to an advanced age, 

 dying in December, 1842, his wife having 

 died some years earlier. Their children 

 were : John, Henry, and George ; Henry 

 died before his father, leaving a family. 



George Beringer, son of John and Eliza- 

 beth, was born on the old homestead in 

 Hilltown and lived there all his life. He 

 purchased ninety-nine acres of it of his 

 father in 1820, and in 1858 conveyed it to 

 his son Amos Beringer, reserving for him- 

 self and wife the "new dwelling and 

 garden" for their use during the remainder 

 of their lives. He died in December. 1864. 

 He married Catharine Nunamaker, daugh- 

 ter of Adam Nunamaker, of Rockhill, and 

 granddaughter of Henry Nunamaker, who 

 had purchased a tract of land in Rockhill 

 and Hilltown in 1782 which descended to 

 his son Adam in 1807. Adam died in 

 1742, leaving several children, among whom 

 was Catharine, wife of George Beringer. 

 George and Catharine (Nunamaker) Berin- 

 ger were the parents of two children, Amos 

 and Mary. 



Amos N. Beringer, only son of George 

 and Catharine, was born on the old home- 

 stead May 29, 1824, and lived there all 

 his life, dying December 4, 1885. He pur- 

 chased the homestead of his r.arents, April 

 21, 1858, and later acquired two lots in 

 the village, now borough, of Silverdale, 

 now occupied by the subject of this sketch. 

 He was for many years a member of the 

 school board of Hilltown and active in local 

 affairs. He was twice married, first to 

 Barbara Anglemoyer by whom he had two 

 ■children, Ephraim and Mary, neither of 

 whom survived him. He married (second) 

 Sophia Sheip, of an old New Britain fam- 

 ily, who survived him. Amos and Sophia 

 (Sheip) Beringer were the parents of two 

 children, Amos S. and Ellen. The family 

 were members of the Lutheran church. 



Amos S. Beringer, born on the old home- 

 stead which had been the home of his an- 

 cestors nearly a century, was educated in 

 the public schools. His father dying when 

 he was sixteen years of age, he at once 

 assumed the superintendence of the farm 

 which he has continued ever since and has 

 never lived anywhere else. In 1893 he be- 

 gan pork butchering in connection with 

 the conduct of his farm, which he has since 

 continued with success, enlarging his busi- 

 ness from year to year and marketing the 

 product in Philadelphia. He has always 

 taken an active interest in local affairs and 

 has served in the town council of Silverdale 

 ^ince its organization, this being hi« third 

 term. He is a member of the South Per- 

 kasie Lutheran church. Mr. Beringer mar- 



ried on October 29,' 1887, at Quakertown, 

 Sophia Hedrick, daughter of Oliver and 

 Mary (Fretz) Hedrick, who was one of 

 twelve children and was born September i, 

 1868. Her paternal grandparents were 

 Henry and Elizabeth (Heistand) Hedrick, 

 the latter being a daughter of David Heis- 

 tand, born January 24, 1788, died July 17, 

 i860, by his wife Susan Kephard, born 

 January 15, 1785, died January 23, 185 1, 

 daughter of Rev. John and Elizabeth 

 (Fretz) Kephard; and the former, born 

 July 10, 1751, being for many years minister 

 of the Mennonite congregation at Doyles- 

 town. 



FREDERICK R. VOID is engaged in 

 general agricultural pursuits on the farm 

 on which his birth occurred in Hilltown 

 township, Bucks county, April 15, 1856. 

 His father, Frederick Void, Sr., was born 

 in Germany, in 1831, and was a noted musi- 

 cian, being able to play any musical in- 

 strument. He was a wheelwright by trade 

 and followed that pursuit for many years. 

 In 1844 he purchased a farm in Hilltown 

 township and continued its cultivation and 

 improvement up to the time of his death, 

 which occurred in 1876. He was a Demo- 

 crat in his political affiliation, was a mem- 

 ber of the Reformed church, and lived a 

 useful and upright life. He married Mag- 

 daline Roth, a daughter of Abram and 

 Mary (Cramer) Roth, and they had two 

 children, Charles R. and Frederick R. The 

 former married Diana Housekeeper, a 

 daughter of Samuel Housekeeper, and they 

 have three children, Samuel, Harvey and 

 Erasmus. 



Having mastered the common branches 

 of learning in the public schools of Hill- 

 town township, Frederick R. Void worked 

 with his father on the home farm, gaining 

 practical knowledge of the best methods of 

 cultivating the fields and caring for the 

 stock. When he was married he began 

 farming for himself and in 1884 purchased 

 a farm adjoining his father's land, while in 

 1877 he bought the old homestead farm. 

 He carries on general agricultural pursuits, 

 having placed his land under a high state 

 of cultivation, while neatness and thrift 

 characterizes the entire place. Mr. Void 

 is a member of the Reformed church of 

 Hilltown, and is interested in the sub- 

 stantial improvement of his locality, giving 

 his co-operation to many movements for 

 the general good. He was married in April, 

 i88r, to Miss Mary Alice Cope, who was 

 born January 10, 1861. a daughter of 

 Charles and Elizabeth (Kile) Cope. Her 

 father was born October 23, 1814. His first 

 wife was Elizabeth Hackman, a daughter of 

 John and Catharine Hackman. She was 

 born June 4, 181 r, and by her marriage he- 

 came the mother of four children, namely: 

 Catharine, born April 3. 1844; Andrew J., 

 born November 5. 1837. died at the age 

 of one vear and ten months; Malinda, born 



