Red Lion Area High School - Lion Yearbook (Red Lion, PA)

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ltllll Lltlll Centennial Q- ii Jacobs, Bart. Wife - Maggie. Children - Wiley, Anne, Sadie. Keeger, Cass. Servant of Catherine Meyer. Keener, Andrew. Wife - Elizabeth. Children - Chris- tian, Jacob, Alice, f?J, f?l. Knaub, George. Wife - Amanda. Knaub, William. Wife - Rebecca. Children - Edward, Lydian, William, Theodore. Mate, Edward. Servant of Nathaniel Neiman. Meyer, Catherine. Children - Charles, Henry, Bertha. Miller, Jacob. Minnich, Seth. Wife - Annie. Children - Daniel, Howard. Neff, Charles. Wife - Matilda. Children - Nathaniel, Catherine, Lizzie, Martin, Wesley, Jean, Aby, Matilda, Alice. Neff, Henry. Wife - Sarah. Children - Emma, James, Amanda, Luke. Ness, Daniel. Wife - Lydia. Children - Cornelius, Daniel, Mary. Neiman, Nathaniel. Wife - Henrietta. f?l son. Olp, Noah. Wife - Sarah. Children - William, Lewis, James, Noah. Overdorff, George. Wife - Amanda. Pam, Walter. Boarder of Jacob Gohn. Paules, Henry. Wife - Charlotte. Children - Samuel, Kate, Ellen, Mary. Paules, William. Wife - Mary. Children - Frank, Reuben, Ammaline. Poet, John. Wife - Mary. Children - Nathaniel, Allen, Ida, Eli, Cora. Poet, Sam. Wife - Alice. Children - William, Charles. Poet, Samuel. Servant of William Taylor. Ream, Rebecca, Boarder of Sam Poet. Rost, Henry. Wife - Clara. Children - Emma, Lucy, Charles, Thomas. Runkle, Maggie. Servant of John Wise. Sevis, Julia. Widow. Shaeffer, Henry. Wife - Christiana. Children - Wil- liam. Shenk, Henry. Wife - Amanda. Children - George. Smith, James. Wife - Jane. Children - Charles. Smith, Jerimiah. Wife - Henrietta. Children - Frank- lin, Sevilla. Smith, John. Boarder of Catherine Meyer. Smith, Moses. Wife - Mary. Children - Daniel, Zachary. Smith, Wesley. Wife - Eliza. Children - Annie, Walter, Allen. Spangler, Daniel. Boarder of Jacob Gohn. Spangler, William. Boarder of Jacob Gohn. Spatz, Daniel. Wife - Annie. Children - Rufus, Ulisis, Daniel, William. Sprenkle, Samuel. Wife - Fannie. Children - Annie, Alice, Benjamen, Lizzie. Taylor, William. Wife - Lydia. Children - Henry, John, Barbara fwidowl. Wagner, i?l. Boarder of Catherine Meyer. Wallick, A.D. Wife - Jane. Children - Sally. Wallick, Henry. Children - Rebecca, Lydian, Ellen, William, Catherine. Weaver, Daniel. Wife - Mary. Children - Leah. Wegman, Henry. Wife - Catherine. Children - Annie, Henry, Selina, Martin. Wegman, John. Wife - Amanda. West, John. Servant of Henry Neff. Williams, E.G. Wife - Mary. Children - Eliza. Williams, Garver. Wife - Mary. Wilson, Joseph. Servant of John Wise, Jr. Wise, John, Jr. Wife - Christiana. Wise, John, Sr. Wife - Catherina. Children - John, Sarah, Annie, Ida, Edward. Wright, James. Servant of John Wise, Jr. Young, Jacob. Wife - Lucian. Children - Emmaline, John, Lucinda, Henrietta, Noah, Adam, Agnes, Lillie, Charles. RAPID GROWTH OF BOROUGH BEGINS Although much land was lost by the secession fsee next pagel, Red Lion's growth period had begun. lts population nearly doubled each 10-year census period during the first 30 years of the town's incorporated history. This mushroom growth slowed somewhat after that, but Red Lion continued to grow at a steady pace. RED LION POPULATION According to U.S. Census Figures Year Population Increase 1880 241 - 1890 524 283 1900 1,337 813 1910 2,098 761 1920 3,198 1,100 1930 4,757 1,559 1940 4,891 134 1950 5, 119 228 1960 5,594 475 1970 5,645 51 1980 fnot availablel The First One Hundred Years

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Bill Llllll Centennial Q- ij On January 16, 1880, the Court of Common Pleas of York County confirmed the action of the Grand Jury, whereby the prayer of the petitioners, representing a ma- jority of the free-holders residing within the limits set forth therein, was granted and Red Lion incorporated into a borough. The signers of the petition were the following: H. Wagman, Charles Neff, Seth Minnich, Herman Neff, J. M. Hyson, Catherine Meyer, Nathaniel Neiman, Jacob Miller, Samuel Poet, Moses Smith, Andrew Keener, William Knuab, John Poet, Henry Shaffer, Henry Rost, William Taylor, John Wise, Sr., John Wise, Jr., Daniel Spots, Henry Neff. FIRST ELECTION The Court further decreed that the first election shall be held at the public house of Catherine Meyer on yen!! cffcfeerb ZWZQQM, BOROUGH. Chief,Burgess, 1 Henry Wagman. 99' i Uouncilmen, i Dr. J. M Hyson, R Daniel Spatz, R ' f James 0. Smith, Q 1 Nathaniel Neiman, A William H. Algire,3 Jacob W. Young. 3' Justice of the Peace, Henry Wallick, 3' Seth Minnich. Q Judge Jacob Miller. W Inspectors, Wesley W. smith, -19' Benjamin F. Paules. fi, Assessor, Hamilton s. Grim. H Constable, John Wagman. oz' School Directors, William Taylor, 3 year -7? Hin-am Dill, 3 years, Bla William Knaub, 2 years, 4? Matthew Gable, .2 years, 25 Moses Smith, 1 year, 2' Henry Neff, 1 year. Q Auditors, Samuel Poet., 3 years, R John Wise 2 years, C77 A D. Wallibk, 1 year. ca- 7:00 A.M. lnspecto made ug presente the 17th day of February, 1880, between the hours of and 7:00 P.M., and designated Henry Wallick to give due notice of said election and Henry Wagman to be the J dge and Charles Neff and John Wise Sr the 1 of said election. To 'mplify matters of the election to avoid any possible Slriction and preserve harmony and good will among the citizens of the young borough a slate was and the following Union Borough Ticket fsee below, leftl. There being no opposition, the nomination of the various c ndidates meant their election to the respective ence, to these men goes the honor of con stituting the first official family of Red Lion Borough According to the U.S. Census of 1880 there were 241 peo le living in the new borough. A list of these peo ple is sh wn below. However, the physical size of the offices. IE 'l w borough as soon to decrease dramatically 1880 CENSUS OF RED LION BOROUGH Taken from records on microfilm at the York County Historical Society. A few names, indicated by question marks, were illegible. Blocknn er, Lewis. Wife - Ellen. Cramer, Jacob. Wife - Mary. Algire, William. Wife - Emma. ' 9 e Dietz, G Emma. orge. Wife - Amanda. Children Adam Edwin. Dill, Hiram. Wife - Eve. Children - William Feger, ffl. Servant of Daniel Spatz. Folkomer, Kate. Servant of John Hermann Ford, f'?l. Boarder of Catherine Meyer Fredeneb, John. Boarder of Catherine Meyer Gable, flatthew. Wife - Ruth. Children Berdie Sallie. Gebhar , Adam. Wife - Dorthea. Children Eliza beth, arah, John. Gohn, George. Boarder of Jacob Gohn Gohn, J cob. Wife - Annie and a son Pl Grim, H milton. Wife - Emma. Children Salender Emma uel, Riley, Titus, Daniel, Isaac Haines, mmanuel. Ambrose f?l - Boarder of Haines Herman , John iDoctorl. Wife - Sarah Children Vergie Heisler, Frederick. Wife - Elizabeth George Abe John, i?l Holleman, Wilson. Boarder of Catherine Meyer Hyson, John iDoctorl. Inners, Clharles. Wife - Mary. The First One Hundred Years

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RED LIUN Centennial f wsu-ioao - F W tion of the town as well as the land the borough lost from secession. As can be seen, Red Lion went from 756 to Not long after the establishment of the borough, dissatisfaction grew among some of its inhabitants. lt is not clear today exactly what the problems were, but it is clear that they had to do with a large area of the borough being purely farm land. Also, there were some problems with taxation. At any rate, in 1884 a large por- tion of the borough again became township land. No at- tempt will be made to judge this secession because infor- 497 acres The areas area is sho the -0- l in size as a result of the secession. f Red Lion in 1880, 1884 and 1980. Red Llon's 1980 En by the shaded area. The original survey is outlined by ine, and the areas lost by the secession are shown with D l slanted lin s. Those who withdrew their lands from the borough matl0n that does not Seem bla5ed C3l'm0t be found. The and the ardgount of acreage are shown at the upper right portion of map tbelowl shows the original survey for the incorpora- the map. PETITIONERS ' , SCHEDULE AL 5, I ENRY N. NEFF at 117 if NAFTIN NEFF 9 14: X CNIRLES NEFF I IJ4 CNIRLES NEFF 43 I4 - .. .1oNN Farr .s as f ncaa vouna J so 5 Z'Z5?fZ1C5ffi 'LE' 'f if LE-V, -. i?fi',4i f'fff0 n Q5 'i I NFNNY Nosr I9 l00 KALTREIDE NENNr SHAEFFERSUM :Zi Sl ..-.LQ- ' DRGINAL CONTENT rss .9 ENRY AAD Hgplyf LAND o Nfns A5 0F .!fl0fll04 N . t -' -. . ' - -- ER .- X7 I . :ur . Xxfx .f .-' f F f 2 ,IJ w X 'J7w6,Y9HjEfF7? V. 1 l M! new soununnv-Q 5 EN I ! . nj OLD sounnnnv 1. xfofffw- r' - 'Y 2 1 new 711 f X f 3 i SFAW LE f 7 5 -- S -Y X 5,L1f1.74N xx - 5 .wmv ws: an Z f ff V rnyfvnfy i --,xx . w z. f X - X X f ' f X X .ucoa rouua I 'ir .1oNN wise' . '-' ' - ..,. xr JOHN - t, IAQZZDA ff! ! a sa., ff NPOET I My ,. NEFF clue ES I l ' XN fr 8 Hrfgffgs X, ig f X f 7 K - 'h if 7X MARTIN V , - ! 1 DANIEL SPOTTS , JOHN WISES. NEFF X f X ' h Nsmvr weawmv hd X f V-Q Hg Rl fnlf ' R50 LION BORO ,. , f 7 f .I , .. '. X -iq., II- - SHOWING new nounnanr I, j X K j f' PRESENT BOUNDARY- - X RIGINAL BORO LlNES-- .I 1. ' X .. nE.1EcrED AREA --- L,-ff L--X ll- I l y . SCALE 1 - 1000 l0f79 -,. 2 lu-1: - illllihlill '- - - - The First One Hundred Years 22