The second oldest child of Henry & Margaret (Hawbecker) Appenzellar, in 1860 he was a blacksmith living with his family in Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the stated age of nineteen in Greencastle August 2, 1862, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 7 as a corporal with Co. K, 126th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 20, 1863. He is in the company register as "Appenzeller" but spelled it "Appenzellar" in his pension index. His obituary in the Chambersburg Public Opinion (attached here) claims that he was present on Sherman's march to the sea, but that is demonstrably false. David had discharged a year and a half prior to Sherman's march, and there is no evidence he served a second enlistment.
He married Elizabeth R. Fohl and fathered Paul (b. 10/24/75), Donald Cameron (b. 10/26/77), Russell (b. @1880, d. 10/01/85), and David Kenneth (b. 08/29/84). On July 26, 1901, he applied for a disability pension and received it. Near the end of his life, he moved to his son Donald's home in New York where he died at a private hospital. He had been a member of Chambersburg's Housum Post No. 309, G.A.R.
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100th Anniversary of the Sunday school
First Church of the United Brethren in Christ Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, May 16, 1943
His maternal grandfather, Peter Hawbecker, was an ordained minister of the United Brethren Church at whose home in Greencastle our first church there was organized. His father Henry Appenzellar was what was called a local "exhorter" of our church . . .
After his discharge from the army he [David] entered the employ of Jacob and Elias Hoke, dry goods merchants of Chambersburg and within a short time was admitted into the firm as a partner. Later, withdrawing from the firm he purchased and operated the Chambersburg Woolen Mills for over a quarter of a century. He was elected to the office of County Treasurer of Franklin County, Penna. and served a four year term commencing in 1912 . . .
David Kiesecker Appenzellar was identified with and active in our local church from the time of his locating in Chambersburg until claimed by death. He was active in the building of our last two church edifices and served in many church official capacities. His term of twenty-six years as General Superintendent of our Sunday school is second only to that of David Oaks with twenty-nine years in length of service. A sister, Mrs. John F. Croft, and a brother, W. O. Appenzellar, were also lifelong and active members of our local church.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the stated age of nineteen in Greencastle August 2, 1862, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 7 as a corporal with Co. K, 126th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 20, 1863. He is in the company register as "Appenzeller" but spelled it "Appenzellar" in his pension index. His obituary in the Chambersburg Public Opinion (attached here) claims that he was present on Sherman's march to the sea, but that is demonstrably false. David had discharged a year and a half prior to Sherman's march, and there is no evidence he served a second enlistment.
He married Elizabeth R. Fohl and fathered Paul (b. 10/24/75), Donald Cameron (b. 10/26/77), Russell (b. @1880, d. 10/01/85), and David Kenneth (b. 08/29/84). On July 26, 1901, he applied for a disability pension and received it. Near the end of his life, he moved to his son Donald's home in New York where he died at a private hospital. He had been a member of Chambersburg's Housum Post No. 309, G.A.R.
Original post [edited] from:
100th Anniversary of the Sunday school
First Church of the United Brethren in Christ Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, May 16, 1943
His maternal grandfather, Peter Hawbecker, was an ordained minister of the United Brethren Church at whose home in Greencastle our first church there was organized. His father Henry Appenzellar was what was called a local "exhorter" of our church . . .
After his discharge from the army he [David] entered the employ of Jacob and Elias Hoke, dry goods merchants of Chambersburg and within a short time was admitted into the firm as a partner. Later, withdrawing from the firm he purchased and operated the Chambersburg Woolen Mills for over a quarter of a century. He was elected to the office of County Treasurer of Franklin County, Penna. and served a four year term commencing in 1912 . . .
David Kiesecker Appenzellar was identified with and active in our local church from the time of his locating in Chambersburg until claimed by death. He was active in the building of our last two church edifices and served in many church official capacities. His term of twenty-six years as General Superintendent of our Sunday school is second only to that of David Oaks with twenty-nine years in length of service. A sister, Mrs. John F. Croft, and a brother, W. O. Appenzellar, were also lifelong and active members of our local church.
The second oldest child of Henry & Margaret (Hawbecker) Appenzellar, in 1860 he was a blacksmith living with his family in Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the stated age of nineteen in Greencastle August 2, 1862, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 7 as a corporal with Co. K, 126th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 20, 1863. He is in the company register as "Appenzeller" but spelled it "Appenzellar" in his pension index. His obituary in the Chambersburg Public Opinion (attached here) claims that he was present on Sherman's march to the sea, but that is demonstrably false. David had discharged a year and a half prior to Sherman's march, and there is no evidence he served a second enlistment.
He married Elizabeth R. Fohl and fathered Paul (b. 10/24/75), Donald Cameron (b. 10/26/77), Russell (b. @1880, d. 10/01/85), and David Kenneth (b. 08/29/84). On July 26, 1901, he applied for a disability pension and received it. Near the end of his life, he moved to his son Donald's home in New York where he died at a private hospital. He had been a member of Chambersburg's Housum Post No. 309, G.A.R.
Original post [edited] from:
100th Anniversary of the Sunday school
First Church of the United Brethren in Christ Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, May 16, 1943
His maternal grandfather, Peter Hawbecker, was an ordained minister of the United Brethren Church at whose home in Greencastle our first church there was organized. His father Henry Appenzellar was what was called a local "exhorter" of our church . . .
After his discharge from the army he [David] entered the employ of Jacob and Elias Hoke, dry goods merchants of Chambersburg and within a short time was admitted into the firm as a partner. Later, withdrawing from the firm he purchased and operated the Chambersburg Woolen Mills for over a quarter of a century. He was elected to the office of County Treasurer of Franklin County, Penna. and served a four year term commencing in 1912 . . .
David Kiesecker Appenzellar was identified with and active in our local church from the time of his locating in Chambersburg until claimed by death. He was active in the building of our last two church edifices and served in many church official capacities. His term of twenty-six years as General Superintendent of our Sunday school is second only to that of David Oaks with twenty-nine years in length of service. A sister, Mrs. John F. Croft, and a brother, W. O. Appenzellar, were also lifelong and active members of our local church.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the stated age of nineteen in Greencastle August 2, 1862, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 7 as a corporal with Co. K, 126th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 20, 1863. He is in the company register as "Appenzeller" but spelled it "Appenzellar" in his pension index. His obituary in the Chambersburg Public Opinion (attached here) claims that he was present on Sherman's march to the sea, but that is demonstrably false. David had discharged a year and a half prior to Sherman's march, and there is no evidence he served a second enlistment.
He married Elizabeth R. Fohl and fathered Paul (b. 10/24/75), Donald Cameron (b. 10/26/77), Russell (b. @1880, d. 10/01/85), and David Kenneth (b. 08/29/84). On July 26, 1901, he applied for a disability pension and received it. Near the end of his life, he moved to his son Donald's home in New York where he died at a private hospital. He had been a member of Chambersburg's Housum Post No. 309, G.A.R.
Original post [edited] from:
100th Anniversary of the Sunday school
First Church of the United Brethren in Christ Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, May 16, 1943
His maternal grandfather, Peter Hawbecker, was an ordained minister of the United Brethren Church at whose home in Greencastle our first church there was organized. His father Henry Appenzellar was what was called a local "exhorter" of our church . . .
After his discharge from the army he [David] entered the employ of Jacob and Elias Hoke, dry goods merchants of Chambersburg and within a short time was admitted into the firm as a partner. Later, withdrawing from the firm he purchased and operated the Chambersburg Woolen Mills for over a quarter of a century. He was elected to the office of County Treasurer of Franklin County, Penna. and served a four year term commencing in 1912 . . .
David Kiesecker Appenzellar was identified with and active in our local church from the time of his locating in Chambersburg until claimed by death. He was active in the building of our last two church edifices and served in many church official capacities. His term of twenty-six years as General Superintendent of our Sunday school is second only to that of David Oaks with twenty-nine years in length of service. A sister, Mrs. John F. Croft, and a brother, W. O. Appenzellar, were also lifelong and active members of our local church.
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