Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with an introductory historical sketch . ather of the subject of this sketch, was anative of Germany, and became one of theearlv settlers of the northern part of Mont-gomery county, where his grandson, JamesBardmau, was born September 11, 1809,and died December 3, 1887. James Bard-man was a farmer and blacksmith in NewHanover township, where he was a memberof the Swamp Lutheran church. He wasmarried four times, and reared in
Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with an introductory historical sketch . ather of the subject of this sketch, was anative of Germany, and became one of theearlv settlers of the northern part of Mont-gomery county, where his grandson, JamesBardmau, was born September 11, 1809,and died December 3, 1887. James Bard-man was a farmer and blacksmith in NewHanover township, where he was a memberof the Swamp Lutheran church. He wasmarried four times, and reared in all afamily of nine children. By his first wife,Polly Shoenly, he had one son, John , who was born in Douglas town-ship, February 2, 1834. John S. Bardmauis a blacksmith by trade, and since attain-ing his majority, has resided in Fredericktownship, where he owns and cultivates asmall, but productive farm. He is a mem-ber of Keelors Lutheran church ; Zieglers-ville Lodge No. 247, Knights of Pythias;and Perkiomenville Lodge No. 367, Inde-pendent Order of Odd Fellows. He is aDemocrat, and served two terms as schooldirector, while he is now serving his fifthvear as constable and tax collector of his. J V <r^ l < wo / // r I Biographical Sketches. 295 township. Mr. Bardman married MatildaSamsel Hauck, whose father, Simon BoyerHanek, is a comfortably situated farmer ofFrederick township. Mr. and Mrs. Bard-man have reared a family of four children,one son and three daughters. Irvin H. Bardman was reared on thesmall farm, received his education in thepublic schools of Frederick township, Potts-town, and Washington Hall Collegiate in-stitute, of Trappe, and taught in the publicschools from 1876 up to 1883. In the lastnamed year he succeeded Rev. N. B. Grubbas editor and publisher of the Schwenks-ville Item, which was founded in 1877. TheHem was started a four-column folio, 15x22,but now, under Mr. Bardmans manage-ment, it has been increased to eight columnsto the page, 2
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