. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . tt, daughterof Joseph Hulett, of Monmouthshire, Wales, andthey have had James, Hannah L., William J., Sam-uel W., Elizabeth Simpson, and Leonidas, of whomfour are living. He is a director of the Miners De-posit Bank of Lykens, and president of the CentralPennsylvania Conservatory of Music. chased a large number of lots and erected the firsthouses at Baldwin (now Steelton). In 1871 he laidout an extension to Steelton, now known as UpperSteelton, the same year the village of H
. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . tt, daughterof Joseph Hulett, of Monmouthshire, Wales, andthey have had James, Hannah L., William J., Sam-uel W., Elizabeth Simpson, and Leonidas, of whomfour are living. He is a director of the Miners De-posit Bank of Lykens, and president of the CentralPennsylvania Conservatory of Music. chased a large number of lots and erected the firsthouses at Baldwin (now Steelton). In 1871 he laidout an extension to Steelton, now known as UpperSteelton, the same year the village of Highland, andin 1872 what was lately known as Lower Steelton,all now comprised within the limits of the borough ofSteelton. In 1876 he laid out the Baldwin Ceme-tery, for the burial of white persons, and MidlandCemetery for colored persons. Mr. Dunkle erected asubstantial market-house, and was the prime moverin the building of a public hall at Steelton. As oneof the pioneers of this thriving town, of which he wasthe first burgess, his enterprise and energy are pre-eminent. Apart from his real estate interests, he is. JJ~. tf. Out** JOSIAH A. DUNKLE. Josiah A. Dunkle was born Sept. 11, 1834, in Hali-fax, Dauphin Co., Pa. In 1846 his parents removedto a farm in Swatara township, where the son resideduntil 1853. He then learned the trade of a carpen-ter, and as contractor and builder was thus activelyengaged until 1872. The same year he relinquishedhis coal and lumber business, in which he had largeinterests. He was the first to purchase a plot ofground where Churchville is located, and where heresided several years. When the Pennsylvania SteelCompany were first constructing their works he pur- largely engaged in merchandising. Mr. Dunkle mar-ried Mary Bishop, daughter of William Bishop, andthey had two sons and five daughters. * WILLIAM H. EGLE. , Henry Egle, son of John and ElizabethEgle, was born Sept 17,1830, at Harrisburg, Pa. Hisfather dying when he was four y
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