FLICKENGER

There were many Flickinger families lived in Perry County. Most lived in Ickesburg. However Joseph Flickenger and his wife, Nancy Campbell,  apparently made their residence in Markelville.  John N. Flickenger and D.C Flickenger, and his wife, remain a mystery. If you know or learn anything either e-mail me or call Ann Smullen 567-7295.

Joseph Flickenger was born 1817 in Ickesburg. He was the son Henry Flickenger and Margaret Yohn and the grandson of Peter Flickenger. According to the printed archives of the colony of PA, Peter Flickinger (1730-1807)was enrolled in Rotterdam, Holland, as a Palatine (a resident of Rhine) in Bavaria in southwestern Germany. He sailed on the Edinburg, an English vessel. Below is an extraction copied from The Flickinger Family History by Robert Elliott Flickinger - pages 140, 141, and 142.

Henry Flickinger, of Ickesburg, Perry Co., Pa., was a son of Peter Flickinger, who emigrating from the Palatinate in Germany in 1753, located in eastern Pennsylvania. Henry was a native of Berks Co., and was born Jan. 10, 1765. In his boyhood he moved with his parents to Schuylkill Co. A few years later he returned to Berks Co. and remained four years. During this period he learned the art of making shoes, that he might have steady employment during the winter months. Here he met Thomas Stock of Perry Co., and, about the year 1796, accompanied him and worked for him three years on the Stock farm, a few miles southwest of Ickesburg.

Henry Flickinger, of Ickesburg, Perry Co., Pa., was a son of Peter Flickinger, who emigrating from the Palatinate in Germany in 1753, located in eastern Pennsylvania. Henry was a native of Berks Co., and was born Jan. 10, 1765. In his boyhood he moved with his parents to Schuylkill Co. A few years later he returned to Berks Co. and remained four years. During this period he learned the art of making shoes, that he might have steady employment during the winter months. Here he met Thomas Stock of Perry Co., and, about the year 1796, accompanied him and worked for him three years on the Stock farm, a few miles southwest of Ickesburg.

In May, 1798, Henry married Margaret Yohn, a native of Montgomery Co., and the next year located on a farm near Ickesburg. This village, his home in later years, was located south and near the foot of Tuscarora mountain. The healthful and beautiful country around it was settled by pioneers, who were in full sympathy with the highest and best ideals of American civil and religious institutions.

The steady and rapid increase in the family of Henry and Margaret soon became a heavy tax on his industry and resources. His first purchase of land was sixty acres, known as the Deavor farm. Later he improved some unseated land north of Ickesburg, near the foot of Tuscarora mountain. Three years later he returned to the Stock farm, where Daniel, Lydia and Joseph were born making thirteen in the family. In 1818 he moved to a farm at Ickesburg Mills. In 1833, after two more changes he located in Ickesburg. He then devoted his attention to shoemaking, and had Peter, his oldest son, as an assistant.

On the death of both of his parents during his first year, grandfather, Henry, accorded the courtesy and comforts of a home to Wesley Fuller, the only child of Lydia, his youngest daughter. This courtesy was extended to him until he completed a thorough teacher's course of study at Airy View academy, Port Royal. During the last eight years of his life Henry and his wife made their home with his son, David, on the Nesbit and Yohn farms near Ickesburg. Henry died Nov 10, 1853, in the 89th year of his age and Margaret, his wife, at the age of 74 died the same year - Apr. 27, 1853. Both were life long-members of the Lutheran church, and were buried at Eshcol. Their lowly graves are marked by marble headstones, two by three feet.

 

Below is the extraction from www.rootsweb.com . The web 'hyperlinks' have been retained so you can try to follow the families!  They make for very interesting reading.

• Joseph Flickinger

• Sex: M

• Birth: 9 DEC 1817 in Ickesburg, Perry Co., PA ¹

• Death: 25 DEC 1901 in Newport, Perry Co., PA ¹

• Burial: Markelville, PA ¹

• Residence: Markelville, PA

• Religion: Lutheran

• Reference Number: 81573
  Father: Henry Flickinger b: 10 JAN 1765 in Berks Co., PA
  Mother: Margaret R. 'Peggy' Yohn b: 4 MAR 1779 in New Hanover, Montgomery Co., PA
  Marriage 1 Nancy Campbell b: 20 NOV 1820 in Markelsville, PA

  • Event: 8 OCT 1840 in res Perry Co., PA ¹

  Children

  1. William Henry Flickinger b: 25 OCT 1841 in Ickesburg, Perry Co., PA

  2. Joseph Martin Flickinger b: 30 JUN 1850 in Ickesburg, Perry Co., PA

  3. Darwin Crawford Flickinger b: 7 FEB 1855 in Ickesburg, Perry Co., PA

  4. Miller Emory Flickinger b: 28 AUG 1866 in Ickesburg, Perry Co., PA

  5. Levi Hiram Campbell Flickinger b: 20 AUG 1843 in Ickesburg, Perry Co., PA

  6. Margaret Angeline Flickinger b: 22 FEB 1857 in Ickesburg, Perry Co., PA

   

more about the Flickingers......

THE FLICKINGER ( FLICKENGER, ETC. )FAMILIES
Submitted by Lennore Hummel

From: " The History of Perry County, Pennsylvania".

Page 740--"Henry Flickinger, of Ickesburg was the worthy ancestor of the Flickinger Families of Perry and Juniata Counties. Henry was the son of Peter Flickinger 1730-1807, the Immigrant, who was enrolled at Rotterdam, Holland, as coming from the Palatinate in Germany and, sailing on the 'Edinburg'. James Russell, Captain, arrived at Philadelphia, September 14, 1753, Peter Flickinger according to the best information available was a farmer and, passing up the valley of the Schuylkill River, tarried awhile at Pottstown, but soon afterward located on the frontier in the vicinity of Reading, Berks Co. Here he married Mollie DERR. Later he moved to East Buffalo Twp (near Lewisburg), Northumberland Co. now Union Co, raised a family of seven or eight children, and died at 77, in 1807. His wife died at the home of his son, Henry, at Ickesburg, four years later, and was taken for burial to the grave of her husband. Henry Flickinger was a native of Berks Co, and was born January 10 1765. In his youth he made good use of his limited school privileges and learned the art of making shoes, that he might have steady employment during the winter months. About 1796, meeting Thomas Stock of Perry County, he accompanied him and worked for him three years on the Strock farm, a few miles southwest of Ickesburg. In May, 1798, he married Margaret Yohn, a native of Montgomery Co, and the next year located on a farm near Ickesburg. In 1833 he became a resident of Ickesburg and, assisted by Peter, his oldest son, devoted his entire time to shoemaking. Henry died November 10 1853, in his eight-ninth year: and Margaret, his wife, died at 74, on April 27th, of the same year. Both were life-long, loyal and faithful members of the Lutheran Church, and were buried at Eshcol. Henry early in life formed the habit of reading useful books, and had a well-stored memory. He supplied his home, in that early day in which he lived, with a library that included some excellent works on history, biography, natural history, a German Bible and Scott's complete commentary on the Bible. In his effort to surround his home and family with the best moral and religious influences, he was heartily seconded by his noble wife. It is interesting to note the remarkable result. They raised a family of fourteen children. All of these growing to manhood and womanhood, became active members and highly esteemed workers in the Lutheran, Reforms, Methodist, and Presbyterian Churches. Such a beautiful record of the beneficent influence of moral and religious training in the home, in point of numbers and widely extended influence, has not likely been surpassed by many Pennsylvania families. Large families and long lives are two other noteworthy characteristics of Henry and wife, their children and grandchildren. Their large families and great ages indication inheritance of physical vigor, that presages a life-long period of usefulness. The children of Henry and Margaret married and located as follows:

(1). Peter married Margaret Ritter, lived in Perry County.
(2). Mary M. married William Shreffler, lived at Peoria, Illinois;
(3). Bandina married Henry Long, lived in Perry County
(4). John married Elizabeth Bixler, lived in Perry County.
(5). Nicholas married Rebecca Rice, lived in Ohio
(6). David married Rebecca Bousum, lived in Perry County.
(7). Elizabeth married Jacob Reisinger, lived in Perry County.
(8). Margaret married Erasmus Yocum, lived in Huntington County.
(9). Henry married Elizabeth Reisinger, and later Betsy Paden, lived in Perry Co Pa
(10) Isaac married Mary Blain, lived in Juniata County
(11) Daniel W. married Julia Ann Saylor, lived in Juniata County
(12) Lydia Ann married Jeremiah Fuller, lived in Perry county
(13) Joseph married Nancy Campbell, lived in Markelville
(14) George married Susan Jacobs, lived in Perry county.

Public service has been rendered by this family as follows:

John Flickinger served three years as a director of the poor of Perry county. Superintended the erection of the county almshouse, and was an honored official of the Methodist church.

Dr. Junius R., his son, served a term as county superintendent, two terms in state legislatures--one in each of two different states, and fifteen years as principal of two state teachers' institutions.

Major Daniel W. Flickinger enlisting at Ickesburg with three older brothers, as a member of the Green Mountain Riflemen, was soon promoted and served several years as a major for training the militia of Perry County. Later he served three years as a commissioner in Juniata County.

Rev. Robert E., his son, became a Presbyterian minister and author of several historical books.
Joseph Flickinger served three years as a director of the Perry County Almshouse, and Levi Hiram, his son, served three years as auditor, and four years as treasurer of Perry County.

Professor H. W. Flickinger, a son of Peter, in recognition of his genius and skill as a pen artist and life-long service as an instructor, has been accorded the honor of being one of the best and most popular penmen of this country."

Page 974 Miller E. Flickinger was an early storekeeper in Markelsville,
Page 975 --In 1898 M. E, Flickinger had a general store and was postmaster of Markelsville.

In 1882 Joseph Flickinger was on the building committee of the Lutheran church at Markelsville:

Page 901 -- R. E. Flickinger, a retired Presbyterian minister of Rockwell City, Iowa has ready for the press " The Flickinger Ancestry". having devoted several years to pursuing the work. He is the author of many noted books.

Page 1000,--Emory Methodist-Episcopal church in Madison Twp was built in 1838, John Flickinger giving the land upon which it was built:

Page 441-- In 1875 E. A. Flickinger was president of the county Association.

Page 737- Dr. Junius Rudy Flickinger, educator. He was a grandson of Henry Flickinger of Ickesburg, being a son of John and Elizabeth (Bixler) Flickinger. He was born at Bixler, Madison Twp, almost within the shadow of Centre Church. October 19, 1854. He graduated from Princeton. He then became principal of the New Bloomfield Academy. December 18, 1888 he married Caroline Milligan Rice. Upon his marriage he located in Colorado for his health. In 1889 he became trustee of the first state normal school at Greely. In 1893 he returned to Pennsylvania. February 17, 1912 he died and is buried at New Bloomfield. He was survived by his wife who became custodian of the public library at Dalton, Mass: and an only daughter Jean Flickinger was born at Pueblo, Colo., who graduated from Vassar.

Page 807 --Dr. William H. Flickinger was born at Loysville. May 10 1886, the son of Newton F. Flickinger and Minnie (Oxenford). He graduated from the Medical College of Virginia in 1917. He is a member of the Medical staff of the Westinghouse Company in Pittsburgh. During World War 1 he was an acting assistant surgeon of the U. S. Public Health Service. 

Page 808 --Charles D. Flickinger was born at Wila. Juniata Twp, January 3, 1883. The son of Willaim Harrison and Margaret Jane( Kroh) Flickinger. He graduated from State College in 1906 and is chief draftsman with a noted New York construction company.

Page 768-- Henry W. Flickinger, expert penman was born near Ickesburg, August 30, 1845., the son of Peter and Margaret (Ritter) Flickinger. During the Civil War he enlisted with Company D. 1St Battalion.

Pages are references from History of Perry County, Pennsylvania by H. H. Hain