The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-21
"UNCLE" LEWIS.
h Of the Life Of Lewis
BergstreSSer, Jr,
HIS ANCESTRY.
ting Incidents in Connection With
the Family History.


ief notice of the death of Lewis
resser, Jr., or "Uncle Lewis" as
more familiarly known, APP
in the New Grenada correspon-
in last weeks Fulton County
San of SO many sterling qualities
i,mind and heart as those pos
by Mr.. Bergstresser, is entitled
iore extended notice, and for the
n the following article, we are
ed to Theodore j. Thompson of
ace, a nephew of the deceased.
Wis Bergstresser, Jr., was born at
! Mills, Center county, Novem-
1920. He was the fourth child
5is Bergstresser, Sr., and his
atie Snyder Bergstresser. His
was daughter of Henry Sny-
,r many years miller at Spring
His grandmother, Henry Sny-
wife's name was Eve, and she
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
er, among the early settlers of
county.
eldest child in the family of
S father, was Isabella. She
ed James N. Thompson and be-
The mother of 7. j. Thomspon of
Hace and grandmother of Harry
lompson of the Tyrone Times.
time after the death of Mr..
pson, she married Benjamin Boz
:, we'll and favorably known to
ople of this town and vicinity.
S29 Lewis Bergstresser, Sr., re-
l with his family from Spring
to near Manor Hill, Hunting
county, where he put up several
including the Neff mills. At a
meeting near Manor Hill Lewis,
was converted and joined the
bdists In his teens.
father, when young man at his
one day, was so impressed with
ought of eternity that he was led
k the salvation of his soul, and
nited himself with the Lords peo-
md became a useful man in the
III. He was an earnest pleader
God in prayer. Old people still
3 in Huntingdon county, remem-
ne prayers uttered by him sixty
ago.
1887 Lewis Bergstresser, Sr.,
ht farm in Germany Valley,
Shirleysburg, and removed his
,y there, remaining until lS45. In
leantime having discovered a fine
power and mill site on Sideling
creek one mile east of the old
nill Gap along the dividing line,
sen Huntingdon and Bedford
ties, he bought 275 acres of land
l)hraim Shore, sold his farm be-
'shirleysburg to William McKin-
and made his last move with his
ly to the home at Waterfall, April
10. Fifteen days after this move,
ed leaving his wife, Kate, and
sons and daughters, namely, Is
'la, Theodore, Maria, Lewis, AS
Elizabeth, Wilson and Foster.
Ie last survivor of the eight is
'on Bergstresser, proprietor OF
erfall Mills.
e wife survived her husband sey-
years, making her home with her
Lewis and dying at Waterfall
la her S4th year.
1916, w aterfall was wild Sec
OF country, compared with what
now. The nearest church was
INT seven to nine miles. Fort Lit
% seven miles away was the near
lost once, and you had to send a
r without an envelope and pay
We cents postage-mail once a
iere was an old log house, known
40 Barndollar school house along
bank OF Sideling Hill creek, where
iwelling house of Alex. McClain
stands two miles east OF the old
mill Zap. Here the Rev. Jacob
Der, q plain old-fashioned Metho-
preached sometimes. He preach
q the log barn of Lewis Bergstress.
nut more frequently, in fair weather,
pen air, under the branches of a
2 locust tree, in the meadow, hall
between the house and barn.
1913 Lewis Bergstresser, Jr., and
Rachel Cunningham were marri.
In 1893 a lot of ground was sur
Cd oil the Bergstresser tract and
led TO the trustees of the NJ. f..
rch, who at that time were Andrew
re, John McLain, Sr., Lewis Berg.
sser, Jr., Michael Barndollar, Sr.,
Joshua Shore. In 1854 Zion
rch was built. The above board
fusteos are now all dead-Lewis
gstresser being the last one. II
~ his humble church that oui
: brother worshiped the God oi
fathers for "A years-always pres,
70 meet his class, which he lee
% years, during which time, fift,
nbers of his class died. He wa,
ays present, as long as his health
sfreueth of body would permit, tc
part in all the services of tn,
'tnary Scores of ministers still