Taken from the book A Living Legacy - The Life and Times of David K. Burkholder 1909-1989 by David G. Burkholder, pages 22 and 23.
"Another young man who came under Grandpas's (David K. Burkholder, of Hinkletown) wing was a young man by the name of Amos Hoover told me about by the name of Nick. About 1912, Nick came from Ephrata, three miles to the west, as homeless young man. He was sent there about harvest time and somehow became sort of a permanent resident in the Burkolder home. Grandma Burkholder fed him well, made and washed his clothes just like she did for her own children. Nick was very appreciative and a notably good worker. he was said to be able to shock twice as much corn as anybody else. Therefore he became the measuring stick for speedy workers.
Sadly, Nick had a weakness for strong drink. Grandpa called them 'drinking sprees.' When he came back from one he would sleep in the pump house because he knew he was not welcome in the house. During World War I, Nick was drafted into the Army. On the German battlefield he was subjected to gas warfare and was discharged from the army a disabled man.
So Nick came back to Ephrata and married. He still came to Hinkletown on occasion but died shortly thereafter. Grandpa took some of his boys to the funeral. It was rainy and when they got there, the grave had about eight inches of water in it. Grandpa said they could not put Nick in it like that so he put his eight year old son down into the grave to bucket the water out. Uncle Bill remembered that experience a long time. Nathaniel Nicholas (Nick) was buried at the Hahnstown United Zion Cemetery."
-Mountaineer (#47498729)
"Another young man who came under Grandpas's (David K. Burkholder, of Hinkletown) wing was a young man by the name of Amos Hoover told me about by the name of Nick. About 1912, Nick came from Ephrata, three miles to the west, as homeless young man. He was sent there about harvest time and somehow became sort of a permanent resident in the Burkolder home. Grandma Burkholder fed him well, made and washed his clothes just like she did for her own children. Nick was very appreciative and a notably good worker. he was said to be able to shock twice as much corn as anybody else. Therefore he became the measuring stick for speedy workers.
Sadly, Nick had a weakness for strong drink. Grandpa called them 'drinking sprees.' When he came back from one he would sleep in the pump house because he knew he was not welcome in the house. During World War I, Nick was drafted into the Army. On the German battlefield he was subjected to gas warfare and was discharged from the army a disabled man.
So Nick came back to Ephrata and married. He still came to Hinkletown on occasion but died shortly thereafter. Grandpa took some of his boys to the funeral. It was rainy and when they got there, the grave had about eight inches of water in it. Grandpa said they could not put Nick in it like that so he put his eight year old son down into the grave to bucket the water out. Uncle Bill remembered that experience a long time. Nathaniel Nicholas (Nick) was buried at the Hahnstown United Zion Cemetery."
-Mountaineer (#47498729)
Taken from the book A Living Legacy - The Life and Times of David K. Burkholder 1909-1989 by David G. Burkholder, pages 22 and 23.
"Another young man who came under Grandpas's (David K. Burkholder, of Hinkletown) wing was a young man by the name of Amos Hoover told me about by the name of Nick. About 1912, Nick came from Ephrata, three miles to the west, as homeless young man. He was sent there about harvest time and somehow became sort of a permanent resident in the Burkolder home. Grandma Burkholder fed him well, made and washed his clothes just like she did for her own children. Nick was very appreciative and a notably good worker. he was said to be able to shock twice as much corn as anybody else. Therefore he became the measuring stick for speedy workers.
Sadly, Nick had a weakness for strong drink. Grandpa called them 'drinking sprees.' When he came back from one he would sleep in the pump house because he knew he was not welcome in the house. During World War I, Nick was drafted into the Army. On the German battlefield he was subjected to gas warfare and was discharged from the army a disabled man.
So Nick came back to Ephrata and married. He still came to Hinkletown on occasion but died shortly thereafter. Grandpa took some of his boys to the funeral. It was rainy and when they got there, the grave had about eight inches of water in it. Grandpa said they could not put Nick in it like that so he put his eight year old son down into the grave to bucket the water out. Uncle Bill remembered that experience a long time. Nathaniel Nicholas (Nick) was buried at the Hahnstown United Zion Cemetery."
-Mountaineer (#47498729)
"Another young man who came under Grandpas's (David K. Burkholder, of Hinkletown) wing was a young man by the name of Amos Hoover told me about by the name of Nick. About 1912, Nick came from Ephrata, three miles to the west, as homeless young man. He was sent there about harvest time and somehow became sort of a permanent resident in the Burkolder home. Grandma Burkholder fed him well, made and washed his clothes just like she did for her own children. Nick was very appreciative and a notably good worker. he was said to be able to shock twice as much corn as anybody else. Therefore he became the measuring stick for speedy workers.
Sadly, Nick had a weakness for strong drink. Grandpa called them 'drinking sprees.' When he came back from one he would sleep in the pump house because he knew he was not welcome in the house. During World War I, Nick was drafted into the Army. On the German battlefield he was subjected to gas warfare and was discharged from the army a disabled man.
So Nick came back to Ephrata and married. He still came to Hinkletown on occasion but died shortly thereafter. Grandpa took some of his boys to the funeral. It was rainy and when they got there, the grave had about eight inches of water in it. Grandpa said they could not put Nick in it like that so he put his eight year old son down into the grave to bucket the water out. Uncle Bill remembered that experience a long time. Nathaniel Nicholas (Nick) was buried at the Hahnstown United Zion Cemetery."
-Mountaineer (#47498729)
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